Title: Trojan
Genre: Action/Adventure
Spoilers: None really.
AU/Cannon: AU
Author: Seadragon
Dedicated to: The story I wrote, and lost in Europe.
Ship: Not telling!
Slash: None.
Summary: After a mission that claimed the lives of all her partners, Holly must face anger and hate at work. Tears fall in secret, where no one will see them. When the enemy from the first mission returns for revenge; no one believes her, to fight it; she'll need a little help.
A/N: Hi everyone, this is my first piece of AF fanfiction that I have actually posted, but I have written lots of other pieces in other categories, please feel free to read them! *hint hint*
Alright, this is going to be mostly Action/Adventure, with a TEENY bit of Romance later. But I'm not telling what the ship is. And I don't think you'll be able to guess. My friend read it and she couldn't tell. But if you can, congrats!
I don't own anything. Really. Except for the poem/song, but that's beside the point.
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Chapter 5: Guess Who's Back
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"I regret that I have to say this, but Trouble Kelp is missing."
A shocked silence spread throughout Police Plaza.
Holly bit her lip sharply. Some of the other officers had silent tears running down their faces. Grub was sobbing into his sleeve. Even Root, who was making the announcement, had sadness etched into his face. Of course, until a body was found, they couldn't prove he was dead, but it wasn't likely he would have survive. They all knew what had happened. And that only Capitan Holly Short had escaped.
"We have already confirmed the deaths of Captain Vine, Captain Pine, Captain Thorn, Captain Arkerson, Corporal Vine, Corporal Tyrel, Private Pine, and Private Ryan."
More sadness all around. Some of the LEP's most respected officers had gone on that mission, and none of them had returned. Except for one.
"Captain Holly Short managed to beat the odds, and come home safely."
This time the silence was cold. Holly could feel the glares on her, but kept her eyes trained on Root. She had nothing to be ashamed of. Her face was hard and determined. She remained like that until a private's comment reached her pointy ears.
"Wonder what [or who] she sacrificed to do that?" He muttered angrily and glared harshly at her.
Holly felt the tears fill her eyes, but remained determined to ignore them.
"Only my brother's life." The corporal next to him said bitterly, his eyes shining from tears.
Holly bit back a sob, and ran.
You see her try to hide,
Looking away,
Trying to escape all the lies,
The one left behind.
As you glare,
She looks straight ahead,
Keeping her determined stare,
The one left behind.
Angry words spoken behind her,
Tears build in her eyes,
But she won't give up ever,
The one left behind.
Sympathy never comes her way,
Everyone wishes she would leave,
The tears shall forever stay,
The one left behind.
Holly ran. And ran. Half blinded by the tears that had been threatening to fall for sometime, really ever since she had escaped. She just wanted to get away from everyone. She couldn't take this, this //Ihate/I//. It had a bitter feeling, like the whole world except for her little space was falling apart.
Holly locked herself into the first office she came to.
The registration office.
More tears.
They were having to take on about twenty new recruits to make up for the loses.
And it wasn't her fault.
This was one of the worst places she could have chosen to lock herself into. The other being the memory room, where all the memorials of all the fallen officers were.
Which now had the memorials of her team.
But she hadn't locked herself in there, but in the registration office. There was a checklist on the desk, with only three checkmarks. She looked at it carefully and bit back a sob.
Replacements Needed For:
Captain Kelp [?]
Captain Vine
Captain Pine
Captain Thorn
Captain Arkerson
Corporal Vine
Corporal Tyrel
Private Pine
Private Ryan
She just had to lock her self in here. She shook her head. No. It wasn't her fault. This wasn't that bad. She would live.
Live.
Living.
That was what had gotten her into this mess in the first place. Living. When everyone else had fallen, she had returned. And now she was hated for it. How could they blame her? It wasn't like she had used the other officers for shields as she ran out to leave them to die!
No one understood. It was a cruel world. She only had two people, if you could call them that, on her side now; Root, and Foaly. Everyone else, well, they wished she had died too. She could still feel the anger in their gazes now, as they cut deeper and deeper into her soul, rendering her helpless, lost in memories and pain.
Corporal Pine was struck down with a bullet. Holly watched him fall, helpless. All around her, her comrades were dying, and she couldn't do a thing. She watched as Captain Vine fell right in front of her and felt her heart wrench. This was cruel, making her watch this, knowing very well what she would do…
A pale gleam of moonlight shifted onto her and she let it calm her... Furiously, she shook her head. She couldn't sleep now. If she fell asleep now, she would never wake up again.
But what else could she do? She was trapped, unable to escape, or even help, and she certainly didn't want to watch her friends being killed.
A tear slid unbidden down her cheek and she bit back the helpless feeling. She inhaled deeply and nearly choked. The smell of blood was strong and unpleasant, and all too familiar.
"Holly." A voice whispered.
She looked cautiously to her side and gave Trouble a faint smile.
"Do you have a plan?" He asked quietly. About to shake her head, all of a sudden ideas flooded into her head. She smiled grimly. It was payback time.
"Yes. Yes I do."