Well hidey-hi campers! I hope you enjoyed reading the first chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! and here for part two :)
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After years of gruelling fighting, of battles won and lost, of lost comrades and the destruction of planets, finally the war had been won.
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The melodic sound of laughter filled the room.
Five misfits who found themselves thrown into a life they could never have imagined, twirled and laughed and danced.
Barely out of their teenage years with the weight of a world they needed to protect on their shoulders, it was a miracle that they came out relatively unscathed.
Z and Bridge danced in each other's arms to a ballad, her head resting on his chest, their faces only inches apart as he crooks his neck to whisper in her ear.
The world was invisible to the pair as they shared a private moment, something that had been almost impossible before today.
Syd teased Sky from the side of the dance floor, her dress twirling almost of its own accord as she moved in time to the music.
Sky stood rigid and uniformed, watching her, but in his eyes you could tell that any moment from now he was going to give in and danced with the girl he's idolised and fancied since the day they started at the academy together, many years ago.
There was joy and celebration being shared by all, even commander Cruger and his long-lost wife shared an intimacy as they sat alone in a corner of the room, oblivious to everything as they used this time to catch up on all that had been missed.
Only one didn't participate in the festivities.
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Snow fell to the ground in silence, covering the battlefield with a blanket of white, laying the fighting to rest.
Kat stood by the window, her elbows propped on the windowsill, the hand which clasped her glass hovered close to her lips. She breathed out a small sigh as she stared longingly out across the horizon, the sound of chatter and music drifting up from the room beneath.
She, too, should be celebrating the fall of the Troobian Empire and the containment of Emperor Gruumm, but her heart was not residing in the same high spirits as others.
A hand resting on her shoulder drew her out of her melancholy.
"Why are you up here, alone? You should be downstairs, celebrating with us and the rangers."
Kat forced as much of a smile as she could muster as she spun to look at her concerned counterpart.
"It's just been a long day, Doggie. The fighting and ultimately, the relief has left me somewhat drained."
Doggie tucked a strand of hair from Kat's face behind her ear and looked deeply into her eyes.
"There's nothing more to worry about now, the Earth is safe. Let yourself get some rest, you've been working so hard for such a long time. Take some time to look after yourself Kat, I'd hate if anything ever happened to you."
Kat's lips twisted into a genuine smile.
"I mean, where would be without the best technician this Earth has ever seen?"
Her smile faltered, her hopes crashing to the very bottom of her heart.
"Very well sir, I shall see you in the morning."
Kat turned quickly on her heel and headed toward the nearest exit, keeping her head level and trying to contain her tears.
Taking a left, she mentally kicked herself for being so stupid.
How could she possibly imagine that Cruger actually had feelings for her?
Her hyper-sensitive hearing caught a noise from behind her, she wiped her eyes quickly before spinning around to be greeted by the last person she wanted to see that night.
"Isina, should you not be at the party? It's been a long time, Doggie has missed you."
Before Kat had a moment to respond, she found herself thrown against the wall, Isinia's arm crushed into her throat.
She struggled against her superior strength, trying to pull her arm away so she was able to breathe.
"Don't ever call him Doggie again. You worthless scum, you shouldn't be allowed to shine his boots, let alone address him in such a way. Pathetic, you and your rangers. You just got lucky, you won't be so fortunate next time."
She dropped Kat to the floor and kicked her in the stomach for good measure.
"Consider yourself warned."
Isinia stalked off in the opposite direction, leaving Kat curled up in the fetal position on the floor, trying to catch her breath and clutching her potentially broken rib.
She stared after Isinia, trying to decipher what had just happened, before scrambling onto her feet and limping back to her room.
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