I watched as Zoom circled the glass ball on his motorcycle. Pain was shining in my eyes, and Zoom's eyes were icy on mine. I glanced over to my possessed father with nervous eyes. What was I going to do? I looked back at Zoom, and slowly took a few steps forward. Dark Battle Force 5 watches me with suspicion as I continued to walk towards the ball. I had betrayed them. All of them.
I rested my forehead on it, placing my hands next to my head. Closing my eyes, I listened intently to humming of the motorcycle. It made me feel calm and relieved, and I opened my eyes slowly. My hands turned into clenching fists. I lifted my head, and see the real battle in front of my eyes. I gritted my teeth in fury. "Release him!" I barked at my father. He merely looked at me with clouded eyes before looking back at Zoom.
"You asshole! You disgusting snotty asshole!" I shouted, and the rest watched me with wide eyes. "I can't believe you're my father! This is complete bullshit! MY father is a kind and loving man who loved the whole family even though the whole family was a complete shithole! Not at ALL did his love falter for us all. Now give me back my father and let go all of my friends, Kryptus!" I screamed. I was completely pissed off now, and I absolutely didn't want to deal with his riddles and all of his other crap.
Kryptus? Who is that? "Very well. I'll just kill them all. This one was becoming very tiresome and an eye-sore." He replied coldly, and raised his hand. The sight of the red lightning made me freeze. As it began to charge, I lunged forward. "No!" I shrieked. I tackled Kryptus. "Get away, Zoom!" I demanded, "And as a princess, I command all gates to open and release his friends and enemies this instant! Or I'll rip your bloody heads off!"
My threat had worked for the real Battle Force 5, the Sarks, and the Vandals poured out. I looked at Zoom to see him still there. "What are you-"I stopped as he drove the motorcycle through the glass, and in mid-air his hand reached for mine. "Not without you!" He exclaimed. I heard and saw the smile creep up on him. I smiled back, and grabbed his hand.
My sleep had been dreamless. I was thinking about one dream four nights ago, and it made me confused to be honest. I had no idea what to do if that even happened the way. I laid there, next to a sleeping Zoom at five in the morning. I was tired nonetheless, but I couldn't fall asleep after my dreamless one. I was relieved to have someone next to me as I slept throughout the night, holding me tight and waking me up when I need to be awake. Zoom was that person right now.
I smiled to myself as I snuggled closer to him, but instantly remembered that Zoom could have a thing for me. I sat up, and looked at him. "Zoom." I whispered. He stirred, but didn't wake up. "Zoom." I said, shaking him. His eyes fluttered open, and I stared at him. "Alana?" He said, his voice slurred with grogginess. "Morning, sleeping beauty." I teased.
Zoom chuckled, and sat up next to me. "Did you have a dream?" He asked, and I shook my head with a smile. We got up with both smiles planted onto our faces. But then, silence ate us with its wide mouth. I twitched inwardly. This silence was really getting to me. I can't stand it! Ugh… what to do, what to do? Zoom's face suddenly turned serious.
Zoom opened his mouth, and his words carved an 'I', but I stopped him, knowing what was coming. "Give me some time to sort out my feelings. And when I discover my feelings, I'll choose that one person. But please, just wait." It sounded like I was pleading. And I think that I was. Zoom nodded. "I'll wait." He promised.
I smiled, and I noticed Agura, who was grinning. That grin seemed to yell 'HA! I was right!' at me, and I glared at it. "I can't wait until you realize your true feelings. I can already see you with Zoom." Agura stated, and Zoom blushed. I smacked him in the arm. "Don't get any dirty ideas, Zoom!" I scolded, and Zoom grinned. "Already did." He said, and I blushed. Agura laughed at us, and we looked at her.
"You two are so cute." She squealed, and leaned against the doorframe. I smiled as Zoom grinned. Agura left us alone, and we stared at where she originally was. Zoom captured my hand, and I looked at him. "Should I tell Vert?" He asked. "It's all up to whether you want to tell Vert or not."I replied. Zoom nodded in thought, and dragged me out of my room. Stanford seemed shocked that I was awake this early and Zoom was dragging me from my domain. Literally. He held my hand, and dragged me while I was just letting him without any sign of resistance.
"How come you guys wake me up, but let Vert sleep in?" I asked in a loud voice. "Because Vert doesn't like anyone in his room period." Spinner replied. I grumbled evil threats about Vert. "So… uhm… how long are two going to hold hands?" Sherman asked, smirking widely at us. "Shut up, Sherman." I spat, and he chuckled. Zoom blushed, and squeezed my hand at a thought. "Zoom!" I exclaimed. "What?" He exclaimed back. "I said don't get any dirty ideas!" I shouted back.
"I already did." He replied. I glared at him while the on-lookers watched in amusement. We argued about anything that came onto our minds, but it was mostly about Zoom's dirty thoughts. "Will you two just shut up?" Vert growled, and we stopped in mid-sentence. Whoops. Did not expect that to happen, I thought.
We looked at each other then back at Vert. "Good morning, Vert." We said in unison, grinning brightly at Vert, who glowered at us. Agura chuckled. Sherman and Spinner laughed. Stanford snickered. "I. Am. Going. To. Kill. You. Two." He spat, and Zoom looked at me as I looked at him. "Wanna go for a run?" He asked, and I nodded. We ran with Vert on our tail. Sage appeared, and she looked full of grim. She stared at us: Vert's hands wrapped around Zoom's neck and me trying to pry his hands off of Zoom's neck. She tilted her head. I gave a look that read 'don't ask'.
"Today is going to be a solar eclipse. So, you may even visit your doppelgangers again." She announced, and Zoom and Vert stared at me. "Can I come?" I asked. Zoom frowned. "I don't see the problem to why not." He replied. "I guess. I see no problem in it." Vert answered, and I grinned. "And let me guess. I'm riding with Zoom." I stated, and Zoom nodded as Vert did. "Whoo!" I exclaimed, jumping in joy. Vert arched an eyebrow as I and Zoom high-fived each other.
"I can't believe you guys have doppelgangers." I stated. Zoom chuckled. "Yeah. And they aren't friendly." Spinner replied. I snickered. "Figures. You guys are the most possible awesome people I've met. And if that's what I think, then they are the exact opposite." I said, and they all laughed. "Oh, you have no idea." Agura said. I felt a grin crawl up onto my lips. "Then shall we go?" I asked. Zoom nodded, and Vert murmured a 'let's go, Battle Force 5'. I giggled. "Don't count me as a part of the gang." I muttered sarcastically.
Zoom shook his head as he chuckled. I blushed as the rumbling sensation shot through me. "Oh, so I can't have dirty thoughts, but you can?" Zoom asked with hint of laughter. I glared at him. "I wasn't having any dirty thoughts." I defended. Zoom laughed. "Yeah, right." He replied. I glowered. Zoom laughed. I remembered Vert's actions a few minutes ago. I turned on the comlink. "Vert, are you feeling alright? And don't blame it on me and Zoom. You were really odd yesterday too." I asked.
"I'm fine, Alana. Nothing is wrong. I'm just tired." He replied. I snorted. "He's odd." Spinner muttered. "Spinner, you do know that the comlink is on, right?" I asked. "Yeah." Spinner replied. "So, do you know you just said that into the comlink, right?" I questioned. "I muttered it -oh." Spinner had just realized what he just did. "Zoom, hold on to Alana, and make sure she doesn't-" He pauses." fall off." He finished. I arched an eyebrow at the statement.
I noticed that his voice faltered when he paused. I frowned. "Stop lying." I murmured silently for only Zoom could hear. Zoom nodded his head in agreement. I watched as we entered a storm shock. I held tighter against Zoom. The next thing I knew, we were in some clockwork battlefield-thingy. I didn't pay attention when they talked about these things. I scowled when cars drove over us. "They're here." Zoom muttered, and he drove up to Vert's side. "You know what to do, Zoom." Vert nodded. Zoom responded with yell of 'woohoo! Here we go!', and I stared at Vert as we drove by him.
I waited patiently for Zoom to find the key, so we can get home. I was bored already. "Is it always like this?" I asked. Zoom laughed. "Bored, are we now?" He replied. I nodded my head, closing my eyes. "Well, I look for the key, and if possible, get some action in too." Zoom stated, and I listened to him talk. "So, who's the hottie?" I froze. "What was that, Zoom?" I asked, ready to smack him. "That wasn't me." He replied, his eyebrows furrowed. Then his eyes widened. "Oh god. It doesn't even matter now since we found the battle key." Zoom said, and I nodded. We swerved, and then we sped off to where our teams awaits.
A familiar looking motorcycle landed next to us, and I stared at it before realizing it looked like Zoom's expect that it was darker. "So, this is your doppelganger." I said, and Zoom nodded. "Hold on tight. The rest will be busy too, so it'll be a rough ride until we get to them in time." He explained. "In time?" I repeated. "Well, my doppelganger seems to like wasting time on his opponents." He replied. I held tighter, and knew right away if Fake Zoom starts a fight; it's going to be rough. "I'll call you Zoom and the fake Zoom, Fake Zoom." I decided, and Zoom let out a laugh. Don't ask why I decided to name them that. We kept dodging Fake Zoom's attacks, and we were on track until we hit by something. I gasped. Zoom swore under his breath. "Back off!" We yelled in unison. Fake Zoom laughed at us. "Zoom, remain on course. Just keep dodging his attacks." I ordered.
Zoom nodded in acknowledgement, and we soared through the spirals, the bumps, and towers. Nonetheless, we did make it to the rest in time, and helped Stanford. Sherman and Spinner were actually doing pretty good. Agura was kind of struggling, but was keeping up a good front. Vert was actually having fun facing his doppelganger. "We found the battle key!" Zoom and I shouted at the team, and they all responded with grunts and slight praises. Fake Zoom had done the same thing. I glared at Dark Battle Force 5 harshly as they all grinned at us from the rides. How do I know that they're grinning? I could hear it through their laughter.
"Shut the hell up!" I snapped. "Heheh. This is weird. Seems like goody-goodie Zoom has a hottie for a girlfriend." The voice from my dream teased. I snarled. "So what? I'd rather be with Zoom than be with you assholes." I snapped. "Ha-ha. You're one of the feisty ones. I like you already." He laughed. "Shut it, Vert." I spat. Vert looked at me. I rolled my eyes. "Not you." I replied, and turned back to see the opposites getting out of their rides. Fake Zoom snickered as we mimicked. I glared at him to shut up. He only smirked back.
"It sucks that we don't have someone like you." Fake Vert said, and Vert glared. "Yeah. Aside from Sage, I wouldn't have to be the only girl to deal with you knuckleheads." Fake Agura sneered, and Agura frowned. Fake Sherman and Fake Spinner snickered, and Sherman and Spinner sighed at their hostile ways. Fake Stanford laughed at us. Stanford scowled at the ugly Fake Stanford. I snorted. My friends inched closer to me, knowing their intentions. I grew guarded and aware of the fact that they were getting closer as well. I narrowed my eyes. But then, I had another dream.
I was running with a metal lion on my trail. I could see the bright blue balls that held my captive friends. I gritted my teeth as I tightened my grip on the battle key. "Come on, come on." I murmured. I jumped down, and landed on another road. I side-stepped the lion's pounce. Also, its metal, so if I hadn't done so it would've hurt. I tripped, and the battle key slide from me. I cursed, and crawled over to it.
I grasped it, and noticed the lion was getting ready to lunge. I stood quickly, and jumped over another ledge. I landed perfectly, and the lion went over the ledge across from me. As soon as it landed, it crashed and exploded. I sighed in relief. Limping while running, I made my way to catch up with the captives. I now made myself sprint as the crusher came into view. "Alana!" I glanced to my right with a smile. Zoom stared at me with a weak gaze.
"These balls have no air holes! You have to hurry!" Vert ordered, and I pressed myself to sprint faster. I saw the key hole coming closer and closer until I tripped. I yelled out as I tripped, scraping my knee."Alana!" They all shouted my name at once. It gave me courage. But do they forgive me for betraying them? I hope they do. "Shit!" I exclaimed, panting in pain. I just fell on metal, and a bolt tore of a good chunk of skin. I gasped in and out sharply.
"We forgive you! We hadn't realized that he tricked you into doing so. But please, Alana, forgive us for not believing you when you were speaking the truth." Vert apologized, and a crowd of murmurs of agreement went around. I stood up slowly, holding my injured knee. As the balls rolled past me, they caught sight of my encouraged grin. "Here we go!" I shouted, and sprinted again. I raised the key, and slammed it into the hole.
A silence was passed around, and we waited as the balls opened. They all climbed out, gaining their breaths as I dropped to the floor trying to capture my breath. "Thanks, Alana." Zoom said, and my grin grew. "No problem." I replied.
I blinked twice, and when I came back, they were fighting. I tilted my head to the side as I tried to remember what happened before I blanked out. I shrugged unsuccessful. I cleared my throat, and they didn't pay attention. They continued to fight, and it began to get on my nerves. I grumbled. "STOP!" I screamed, and they stopped, staring at me as they did so. I sighed, and sat down. "Can we go get the key then go home?" I asked, and Vert nodded. I smiled. "I'll wait here then. Have fun." I waved as they drove off in a flash.
I fell onto my back, and sighed. If only someone had stayed behind with me. I closed my eyes, and shrieked when a rumble was sent through the ground. Zoom's motorcycle then soared through the air, but he wasn't on it. I panicked. I went over to it, and checked for damages. None from my vision. I got on it, and revved it to life. I grinned widely, knowing that this will be fun. "Sage, I need some information about these guys. Also, tell me how to snag the battle key?" I asked into the battle key. "Understood." She replied. I glanced down at the comlink.
I listened to the comlink intently for any sign of life. I gritted my teeth when no voice contacted me. Then laughter boomed through it. "Why, hello there." I glared at it. "What the hell happened?" I seethed. "You're sharp." The voice replied. "Stop stalling." I shot back. "Whatever. We want all of the battle keys you have, and we'll give you your friends back." I snorted. "Yeah, right. Mission before man." The voice laughed.
I groaned as I heard shouts of 'don't listen to them', 'you go, Alana', and 'she's right'. "Shut up!" The voice barked at them. "Hey, you better watch your mouth 'cause if I ever get my hands on you, I'll slug you one! You asshole!" I snapped. I then heard 'whoa! You go Alana!'s. I laughed in joy to know that they're alright. "Sage, how long until the solar eclipse ends?" I asked. Sage looked at me. "We have until tomorrow." She replied. I nodded in acknowledgement. "Got it." I responded. I blinked.
I drove off, nice and easy. I yanked to stop as I examined the battleground. How did the Sark get here? I sighed, and another dream. I put my hand to my lips. I was going to kiss Fake Zoom? And why did I say that he was a great kisser? AGH! What is wrong with me? I feel so sluttish!
I dropped my head, and sighed. What is wrong with me? Then a static reached the comlink, and I sent several glances to it. "Alana… you…..okay..." I arched an eyebrow. "Uhm… are you guys okay?" I asked. "We're…."A groan."…fine, Alana. Don't worry." I sighed. Rolling my eyes, I drove off once again. I scanned the area.
I chewed on my bottom lips, and remembered the recent vision. What the hell was that all about? Zoom and Vert glared at their counterparts when I came up. "What happened?" I asked, sighing in annoyance. I sighed.
"To answer your question, the Sark ambushed us while we were fighting, and Zoom's motorcycle went to you. And then while you were on your way here, those two started fighting then their doppelgangers argued with them about you. And here we are now." Agura explained.
"I see." I replied, and stared at them. I snorted, and walked up to them. Fake Zoom and Real Zoom caught me walking up, and they grinned at me. Vert and Fake Vert noticed me eventually and they both waved at me. I smiled back. I glanced back at Agura, who shrugged. "So then, who has to battle key? Agura didn't tell me." I asked.
"We do." Fake Zoom answered.
"And if you guys want it, sweet thing over there has to kiss one of us, and get the battle key from us." My jaw slackened, Zoom glared, Vert groaned, and the others snickered at us. "You're kidding, right?" I asked, and they all turned to me. Fake Zoom laughed, shaking his head. "Nope. We're being honest for once." I frowned. "Great." I said sarcastically.
Strangely, the doppelgangers were nice to give us the battle key if I kissed one of them. Definitely not Stanford, not Spinner or Sherman, most absolutely not Agura, so I'm left with either Zoom or Vert. I glanced to the real Agura for help, but she merely looked at me. I cleared my throat, clearly uneasy and nervous. Fake Zoom snickered. I glared at him.
"I bet she hasn't even had her first kiss yet." He inquired. I laughed bitterly inwardly. "I had my first kiss." I shot back. "Really?" He chided teasingly. I nodded, and I coughed sheepishly. "Then prove it." He challenged. I scowled. "Fine." I choose him. I walked up to him, and held my laughter at Zoom's astonished reaction and Vert raised an eyebrow. I grabbed Fake Zoom's shoulders timidly, and pulled his lips to mine.
He willingly obliged to my choice as the real Zoom stumbled back with a blush sprinting on his cheeks. Fake Zoom's arms snaked around my waist as my hands remained on his shoulders. I could hear the real Battle Force 5 murmuring things to Zoom and his faint attempts to shut them up. If I hadn't been making out with Zoom's doppelganger, I would've been telling them to shut up as well. But Fake Zoom was totally a great kisser. Maybe Zoom was, but something tells me that I should've chosen the fake Vert.
I felt hands pull me away, and looked up to blushing Zoom. Vert walked up to my side. "The battle key." Fake Vert laughed. "She had to kiss me not him." I glared at him. He's just asking for it. I sighed in frustration, and stalked up to him. He smirked smugly at me as I glowered at him. "Asshole." I muttered, and kissed him for several minutes. "Give us the battle key." I ordered after I pulled away, and he shrugged. He took my hand, and put the battle key in it. "See you next time, hot thing." I blushed, and ran back to Vert and the others.
"I am never doing this again." I murmured as I shoved the battle key into Real Vert's chest. Agura laughed as I stalked past her with the blush still there. "I wanted to kiss her." I heard both Vert and Zoom say under their breaths. I wanted to scream at them, but held it in. Agura walked next to me, and smiled down at me. "Love triangle." She sang, and I glared at her. I stopped, and spun on my heel. Glaring at Fake Vert, I walked over to him. I raised my fist, and smiled.
"Does this hurt?" I asked, and slugged him square in the jaw.
Fake Zoom laughed, and Zoom snickered. Vert grinned, and laughed. "That's what you get for pushing it." I snapped, and walked away. The real Battle Force 5 ran up to me, and they praised me. I grinned back at all of their bright expressions, especially Vert's.
