Too Sad To Cry
Summary: Disaster strikes leaving Linka feeling lost. A short W/L fic
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, I'm just borrowing it for a while and will make no money whatsoever from this fic.
Chapter One
The Geo-cruiser rocked, buffeted by both the strong winds produced by the storm, and the energy beams that lanced through the sky from Blight's ship.
"She's crazy!" Gi exclaimed, struggling to keep hold of the controls while dodging the attack.
Beside her, Wheeler was proving himself to be an able co-pilot. "You've only just worked that out?"
"We need to get out of this weather front before we are struck by lightening."
Wheeler rolled his eyes at Kwame's comment. "What is this? International State the Obvious Day?"
"I can't get away from her." Gi's voice showed her rising fear a little too clearly. "She counteracts everything I do."
"It is probably Mal flying." Linka replied, sure that only a computer's reflexes could account for the manoeuvres the other ship was making.
A lucky shot scraped along their hull with a sickening screech causing a terrified Suchi to hide his face against Ma-Ti's neck.
"Kwame, take over." Wheeler got out of his seat and made his way over to the door to open it. "Gi, bring us around."
The young African did as he was bid but Linka's eyes went wide and there was a hint of panic in her voice. "Wheeler what do you think you are doing?"
Wheeler grinned at his lovely friend, and wedged himself against the doorframe so that he could lean out as the water planeteer turned them. "What do you think I'm doing Babe? I'm returning FIRE!"
His ring burst into life and a beam of red shot out towards Blight's ship. It found its mark but did little more than scratch the surface.
"Get closer." Wheeler called. "I'm gonna take that sucker out!"
"Yankee be careful!" The Russian admonished him, annoyed once again by his recklessness.
Ignoring her, Wheeler's ring responded to his command once more and this time it hit one of the enemy craft's engines causing billows of black smoke to rise from it.
Unfortunately the mad doctor was still able to make one last parting shot, and she made it count. One of the geo-cruiser's wings was suddenly half gone and they lost sight of the fleeing criminal as they began to plummet towards the ocean below.
"WIND." Linka struggled to level them off as she concentrated her power around the falling craft. In the naturally violent winds of the storm it was that much more difficult.
Ma-Ti spoke. "We need to call Captain Planet!"
"I cannot!" Linka exclaimed. They were still a long way up but there was no guarantee that their hero friend could catch them before they hit the water. "Kwame can you make land for us? I do not know how long I can hold us up here!"
The Earth Planeteer shook his head and replied guiltily. "The Ocean bed is too deep here, too far away for me to control, and I do not know what damage I might do by trying it. You must take us back towards the land, and shallower waters."
"I've got incoming!" The Asian girl shrieked, indicating a missile that had no doubt come from Blight's vessel. "She's trying to finish us off!"
"I cannot move us away fast enough!" Linka's words were partially drowned out by the impact of the small projectile taking out their other wing.
The wind planeteer screamed in horror. "Wheeler!"
The door had still been open and the last shake had loosed his grip and thrown him out, but not before his skull cracked against the side.
The American fell unconscious into the sea below and the wind planeteer was powerless to do anything to help...
To be Continued…
