This is the first part in a mini series I'll be doing. It wont be too long but I promise I'll do my best to keep it interesting. I am working on the next chapter of The Daughter of Valhalla, so don't sweat it. Anyway, enjoy!


They were scattered everywhere, some alone and some in pairs, with Locus and his men hot on their heels. They had been walking straight into a trap, go figure, with their luck they shouldn't be surprised, in fact they should have been prepared. After the ambush Carolina ordered them to scatter and they did without hesitation, Tucker didn't know who was captured and who wasn't as he ran through the trees as fast as he could. He never thought he'd be so thankful for Wash's training. Tucker skidded under the roots of a large tree and forced his breathing to quiet as he heard the soldiers run passed him, but he didn't dare move. He sat perfectly still for quite some time, his muscles cramped but he knew that if he moved he'd risk being heard and he couldn't take that chance. After what felt like hours he finally heard them running back toward where they came, when Tucker when sure they had gone he quietly and quickly crawled from his hiding place. He had a feeling in his gut that they others had been captured, or at least most of them, and he felt his stomach drop.

"Fuck," he muttered and stood up, turning and running away from them. He had to find the rebels or something, he had to help somehow, but how? Tucker stopped and turned to look behind him, going cold when he heard Caboose screamed in pain. No, he couldn't fall for it, they were luring him and whoever wasn't there in and he couldn't let them do that to him. Tucker took a deep breath and turned to run again, grunting when he rammed into thin air. "Ow, what the fuck?" Tucker backed up and looked in front of him, seeing nothing. "What the-" A deep, familiar growl made Tucker shiver. There was a soft click and Tucker watched in horror as the Meta slowly appeared in front of him. "Oh, heh, hi there. You're, uh, not still angry about that whole, cliff thing, right? Heh." The Meta snarled angrily. "I'm gonna take that as a yes." Tucker screamed and ran for dear life. He ran down the hill, trying not to trip to badly over the rocks, never stopping to look back. That didn't change a thing.

Tucker screamed as the Meta leaped over him and Tucker skidded to a halt, staring in horror at the muscle mass before him that snarled. The Meta's black hair was untamed and wild like an animals, his eyes completely black. His face was covering in scars and his armor was falling apart, but that didn't seem to stop him. Tucker chuckled nervously and crawled back. The Meta roared and Tucker scrambled to his feet and ran, hearing the Meta's heavy footsteps right behind him. Tucker screeched like an animal as he was grabbed by the back of the armor and swung around then into a tree. Tucker coughed and looked up at the Meta. Tucker didn't hesitate to grab his sword and stab it into the Meta's side. The Meta roared in pain and Tucker took the moment to bolt quickly. The Meta roared again, this time in fury, and followed behind. Tucker turned and ran downhill, the slope was deep and covered in rocks. Sharp rocks.

"Fuck!" Tucker cried out as he grabbed onto the trees around him as his feet struggled to keep him upright as he stumbled down the hill, the sharper rocks stabbing through his boots. He could hear the Meta coming up behind him, growling and roaring all the way. "This is not a good day to die damnit!" Tucker lept to lever ground and took off running again. Tucker stumbled from the vibrations that came from the Meta's impacted but he managed to catch himself and kept running. "Come on, come on." Tucker didn't know who he was talking to and he really didn't care, he just kept running as quickly as he could. "Whoa!" Tucker skidded to a halt as the Meta used a tree to swing around in front of him. "What the fuck?!" Tucker turned and ran downhill again. "You motherfucker!"

Tucker tripped over a rock and quickly turned it into a flip so he landed on level ground again. Tucker didn't have any time to relish in the fact that he landed on his feet before he was running again. Tucker looked back and instantly regretted it, the Meta was far closer than he would have liked. He looked forward and regretted it again. CLIFF! Tucker came to a skidding halt but it wasn't soon enough, he went sailing over the edge and fell. Crack! Tucker cried out in pain as his left leg gave out and he collapsed to the ground. Tucker heard laughter and looked up. Felix.

"Ah, there he is. That's the last one." Tucker looked right up at Wash, the fear was on his face and in his eyes and in his soul. Wash could sense it and his face drained of color. Tucker shoved himself up and scrambled back until he was against the rocks. "Yeah, you're gonna get real far on that broken leg." Tucker wanted to glare at Felix but his fear didn't let him.

"It's not you I'm getting away from." Felix and Locus looked at him. Everyone nearly fell over and Tucker covered his head as the Meta crashed into the ground, standing up dramatically slow. He looked at everyone around him with a low growl and the soldiers backed away slowly, guns raised. "It's him that I'm scared of." One of the soldiers fired and the Meta roared. "And you just made him mad. Better run." The soldiers screamed, some ran and some shot and some did both, but Wash and the Sim. Troopers all hit the floor and covered their heads if they could, letting the chaos overlook them for now. The Meta roared, killing many of the men that hadn't already retreated. When the noise ceased and silence came, a few of them braved to look up.

"He's gone." Tucker looked up when Wash spoke up and saw that he was right, the Meta was gone. "Come on. Caboose, help me get Tucker." Caboose nodded and followed Wash over, the two of them easily picking him up. The others grabbed what guns there were and made sure there were loaded before they headed off. Even though Tucker wasn't eager to repeat the experience, he was sure glad he ran into the Meta. Just this once.


And that's a wrap~ The next chapter will be out ASAP

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Petchricor, QotG, signing off ;)