DarkJupiterAdept: Thanks for the praise. I'm glad you like so here is the next part.
Mia the water alchemist: Glad to see I got you hooked too. And for the pairings? You'll have to wait and find out.
Chapter 1.
Chosen Path
It has been three years since the power plant outside Vale was destroyed. Chaos ensued shortly after and many people died. Many more lived however. And of those that live some turned evil building slave run corporations or gangs that ruled towns with an iron fist. Monsters ravaged the country side decimating crops and livestock. In this chaos a few have stood up and try to bring order to chaos…
Felix hated this part. The waiting. He was in the back of an armored truck. It had benches along the side walls. Under the benches were chests full of the weapons he used to do his job. He wore brown pants and a short sleeve white shirt over which he wore a brown vest. At his side was his Excalibur, the psyenergy powered sword.
"Relax, Felix," his partner sighed. She wore a dark red skirt that went down to the knees and a sleeveless black shirt with a dark red vest over it. She had scales on her shoulders which Felix had become accustomed to over these past three years. Her skin was a pale blue and her red eyes were full of amusement. "We'll be there shortly."
"I am, Karst," he sighed. He pulled out the pendant he went to retrieve those thugs three years ago. "I wonder what Jenna is doing at the moment."
"Jenna!" Garret came running up. "Isaac said a boat is coming into the harbor!"
"So?" Jenna intoned. Garret had filled out more in these past three years. She mused as she continued. "What does have to do with me?"
"Isaac says it's a Lemurian ship!" Garret explained. He had on a shirt that read: Pyro on the loose! And a pair of shorts on.
"Alright…" Jenna sighed. Her red skirt was embroidered with a dragon across it and he shirt looked like a raging fire. Her auburn hair was tied back in the ponytail that she liked so much. "I suppose I should come."
A few minuets later Jenna and Garret passed a sign that read Tolbi harbor. Garret walked until he found the pier he was looking for. Jenna followed him onto pier thirteen. She shuddered as she passed the sign. Down at the end was a boy with blonde hair stand at the end of the pier. When he heard them coming he turned around. He wore a simple pair of pants and a black shirt. Over that was his favorite brown leather jacket.
"Isaac!" Garret waved as he ran over. "I brought Jenna here just like you asked me to!"
"Isaac!" Jenna ran up and hugged Isaac. Then pulled away blushing slightly after realizing that Garret was still there. "You asked me to come here to see a ship?"
"A Lemurian ship," Isaac said as he smiled. "I was sent a message to meet the captain from Hamma."
"Hamma?" Jenna frowned. "Is there monsters on the ship?"
"No," Isaac tried his best not to laugh. Garret however lacked that particular discipline.
"Garret," Jenna said in a low tone that she only used when she was angry. Isaac tried to back up but he was at the end of the pier. He knew how wild Jenna got when she was angry. Garret had stop laughing and now started to panic. She was between him and the only way out.
"I'm sorry," Garret apologized as he moved toward Isaac. Finding there was no one else to go Garret sighed with a grin. Just then Isaac turned around.
"Look!" Isaac's jaw practically fell through the pier when he saw the ship getting pulled into the harbor. It was a large sleek ship with a dragon shaped figure head. It towered over the smaller trading ship and the gun emplacements looked bran new. The name Hydra was painted in red across the metal hull of the ship.
"It's a battleship!" Garret exclaimed with wide eyes.
"Is it going to attack?" Jenna asked having forgotten about Garret's transgression.
"I don't think so," Isaac shook his head. "For one thing there should be about thirty or more people on deck getting things ready for docking. I only saw one person so far."
"But it high above us how would we be able to see thirty sailors from here," Garret still couldn't take his eyes off the large piece of metal pulling into the harbor.
"For once Garret has a point, Isaac," Jenna turned to her friends with a smirk.
"For once," Garret huffed but quickly quieted down under Jenna's withering glare.
"Most of them are usually at the sides of the ship," Isaac replied in his know it all tone that Garret hated so much. They all stayed silent as the shadow of the ship covered them. Slowly the big ship was pulled to its spot at pier thirteen. There seemed to be no activity on the ship until the gang plank was lowered. In front of it stood two kids. On wore just a pair of shorts and his skin was tanned. His black hair was a mess and his green eyes looked full of delight. The other was a girl wearing an red shirt with denim overalls. She was covered in grease and oil. She held a wrench in her hand and her blond air was tied back out of the way.
"Hello," Isaac greeted them uncertainly. "I'm Isaac and these are my companions Garret and Jenna."
"I'm Rachel and this is Zack," she almost giggled. Are these the 'protectors' Piers asked us to escort? "If you'll follow me I'll lead you to where the captain is waiting."
Piers sighed as he tied his headdress around his head. He had on a white short sleeve shirt and blue pants. His golden eyes looked about the room and he pushed a stray lock of blue hair from his face. He was in his room on his ship. On one side he had a bookshelf full of different tales and myths about the different places he'd been to since his banishment. He sighed as he remembered that particular event. Then a knock on the door snapped him back to reality.
"Yes?" Piers asked as he took an empty plate off the table and hid it under the bed. Carl often scolded him for doing that because he sometimes forgot that he'd put them there.
"I brought them like you told me to," Rachel's voice was muffled by the door. "Do you want them to wait here or the mess hall"
"Here will be fine," Piers said. There was only supposed to be one for the first meeting. At least that's what the message from Hamma said. Piers shrugged. "Go ahead and come in."
The door opened and Rachel led the visitors into Pier's room. Zack walked into the room and closed the door behind him. Piers smiled and motioned for them to have a seat.
"Why are there kids on a battle ship?" Jenna could no longer contain her curiosity. "And why did you bring a battle ship here?"
"Jenna!" Isaac gave her a scolding look and she stuck her tongue out at him in response. "Sorry about that. I'm Isaac that's my best friend Garret and Jenna is the outspoken one."
"Outspoken is an understatement Isaac!" Garret had a playful grin on when he turned to Piers. "She can be a witch at times but she's manageable."
"Well if you like me being a witch so much I guess it wouldn't hurt to be one a little more often!" Jenna huffed. She was about to jump out of her seat to throttle the young man but Isaac cleared his throat bringing an end to the fighting between them. The two kids who were watching to whole thing were failing miserably at keeping their laughter under control.
"Zack, I want the preparations triple check along with a manifest of supplies in an hour," Piers said making both kids stop laughing and causing Zack to groan. He got up and left closing the door behind him.
"Rachel," Piers turned to her and stared hard into her gray eyes. "I want an overhaul on the engine and a list of supplies your low on."
She, too, groaned like Zack and left to do as she was told. Piers turned back to the three teens and caught the looks of astonishment on their faces.
"Do those two kids run this entire boat?" Isaac finally managed to speak after a moments shock. After some of the things he had been through these past few years he didn't think anything would shock him.
"They aren't kids," Piers replied coolly. "They may not be much older then thirteen on the outside but on the inside they are adults. And this ship is run by eight kids, myself, and Mia."
As if on cue the door opened and what looked like an angel walked in. She wore a white dress with blue along the edges. Her light blue hair was left loose and her blue eyes while full of compassion they also held a bit of annoyance. She looked over at Piers and he practically withered in his seat.
"Are you making Zack and Rachel do extra work again?" Her tone while soft and pleasant had a menacing effect. One that was not lost by Jenna as she watched Piers, captain of a battle ship, squirm under Mia's scrutinizing gaze.
"It was only while I talked to our…guests," Piers wanted to say what they really were but that would cause trouble with the others on the ship. "I was going to tell them to stop after I had a chance to talk."
Mia turned and now noticed the trio of friends that had sat there patiently through the whole ordeal. Garret sat as still as a statue with a look of horror plastered on his face. Isaac had a neutral look on his face as he sat quietly waiting for the conversation to continue. Jenna had an mischievous grin on her face as she watched Mia.
"I-I'm sorry," Mia looked away as she blushed slightly in embarrassment. "I didn't mean to disturb your conversation."
"It's alright," Jenna was still grinning as she thought all the new ways to annoy Garret. "We hadn't gotten to far into the conversation yet."
"Why did you contact the Protectors?" Isaac asked leaning forward a little now. "You have all these big guns on the ship so why call us?"
"Because we can't fire the guns," the door opened yet again. This time a kid who looked about ten walked in. His black hair was cut short and he wore a black jumpsuit. His eyes were two different colors. One was a ruby red and the other was a deep blue.
"Why not?" Garret asked as he turned to face the new person walking in. "They looked fine when we saw them."
"They were clogged when a monster attacked us on the way here," the boy shrugged then turned to Piers. "Do we really need help from these…people? We've handled everything before ourselves."
Piers was silent and deep in thought and Mia was rummaging through one of the cupboards for something. Jenna looked over at Isaac who just sat there waiting. She didn't know how he was able to just sit there and wait at times. Looking over at Garret he seemed to be ready to leave.
The truck screeched to a halt snapping Felix awake. He looked around while gripping Excalibur Until he saw Karst. She had grabbed up her scythe and was already opening the door to step out. Felix stood up and followed her out when the door was opened. He covered his eyes as the bright sunlight filled his vision. After a moment he was able to see again.
"This is it?" Karst asked a little hurt. They had been sent a little ways outside Tolbi to find and destroy a secret laboratory that had been producing some very dangerous monsters. Once they got to the site all the say was a bunch of grass, a few trees, and an outhouse. I expected a huge mansion or something like we usually get."
"Lets check out the outhouse," Felix said making his way over to the said object. He looked around for any switches but didn't find any. He stood back and scratched his head, "Odd…"
"Maybe we got bad intel," Karst shrugged as she leaned on the door. "I'd rather not leave without any-Ah!"
Felix came around to the front where she had been. Looking around he didn't find any trace of her except her foot prints by the door. Felix smirked. She always found her into trouble. That's why he liked her. After this mission…I'll tell her then. He thought to himself. And with that thought out of the way he opened to out house door and stepped in…
And he fell.
Isaac sighed as he walked on the deck of the Hydra. A cool afternoon wind was messing with Isaac's hair. He had sent Jenna home to get the supplies and Garret went to his home to send Hamma a report. He leaned against the metal railing and looked into the water.
"Why do you always look so glum?" Rachel said walking up next to Isaac.
"Long story," Isaac replied not really wanted to talk about it. "This is a nice ship."
"She is the best!" Rachel wanted to know the story but didn't think probing the young warrior was a good idea. "I've lived here ever since I can remember."
"Why are there so many kids running a ship like this?" Isaac asked. "No offense but it usually takes a lot of strong adults to keep something like afloat."
"This boat is a foster home to those who don't have a home anymore," Rachel replied somberly before her eyes came alight. "But we aren't ordinary kids. If something needs to be done then you can count on us."
"I'm glad to hear that," Isaac smiled. "If there is anything I can do to help with the work around here you let me know and I'll do what I can."
"I'll do that," Rachel nodded. She liked Isaac. He wasn't like most monster hunters. He cared about the people he protected. It was a rare quality that his friends seem to share as well. She turned to leave and then stopped. "What's it like?"
"Huh?"
"What's life like with parents…?" The look in her eyes was pleading as though she needed to know for something that was bugging her for some time.
"I only have my mom for the last three years," Isaac sighed and did his best to push the emotions back to the recesses of his mind. "And she has been ill these past few years…"
"I didn't mean to…"
"Its alright."
"And what about Jenna? She looks like she's been through hell."
"How could you tell?" Isaac raised an eyebrow at the language the young mechanic used.
"There is a deep sadness in her eyes."
"Lunch!" a boy ran out in a white apron that was stained from being used a lot. "Your favorite Rachel!"
"Coming!" Rachel replied and started off then turned back to Isaac. "Thanks for coming to help us."
"Its what I do," Isaac said as he watched her disappear through the door that led below decks.
"Isaac!" Jenna had a big pack that was almost over flowing with clothes and tools they used to hunt monsters. She also carried his Gaea Blade and her Blazing sword. "Sorry it took so long. Aaron stopped by earlier and decided that he had to see our cool monster hunting gear!"
Isaac laughed as he stepped down and took his sword and the pack from Jenna. He opened it to see if everything was still there. It wasn't that he didn't trust Jenna. Better safe then sorry.
"That ran off with the harpoon springs," Isaac sighed. Every time they got a new job Aaron would lose the most vital piece to the missions vital item. "Never fails does he?"
"Maybe he works with the monsters?" Jenna grinned. She loved how Isaac could keep a cool head in just about any situation. A reasonable, calm, and patient leader. That is what Hamma said made the best leader.
"Well, he is a monster himself," Isaac was grinning now too. He brought the pack up the gang plank and he relished being with Jenna by himself.
"That's true," Jenna nodded. "I'm still waiting to see how much his bounty will be."
Together they walked around in the ship until they came to their room. It had a bed and two cots. The room was big enough for all three hunters to bunk even though one would always be awake. There was a small table by the bed and a drawer for clothes underneath it.
"Here we are," Isaac said putting the bag down on the bed. He opened it and started pulling things out. He set the armor up against the wall and he pulled out a small yellow device that was a little bigger then both his hands put together. He unfolded it and it looked like a hand held laptop. The screen showed a small round yellow creature with big blue eyes. It was sleeping soundly until Isaac touched the screen.
"What…?" it asked groggily. "Isaac…are you going to give me coffee?"
"Sorry, Flint," Isaac said. "We have a job."
"Another one?" Flint asked as he started running the program checks he usually does. "We've been getting more and more work lately…"
"That's because we're the best!" another voice piped up from Jenna's hands. "Besides, Flint, its something to do."
"Cannon!" Flint exclaimed as they began linking up. Soon a small armless creature appeared on Flint's screen. Cannon's red body was a little taller then Flint's but wasn't as round. Her tail waved back and forth as they chatted about things they did in their spare time.
"And then I ate the cookies…" Cannon droned on as Isaac and Jenna set the Djinn on the table and left the room.
Felix landed on his feet and looked around. Everything was dark. He pulled out a glow stick and activated it. Now he saw that he was in a narrow corridor that was littered with the bodies of kobolds and their blood covered the walls. Karst always had fun with the over used monsters. He followed the scorched path of carnage and he finished off any stragglers along the way. Finally he came to a door that was slightly ajar.
"I applaud you for getting this far, Karst," an old man's voice echoed through the hallway. "But I cannot let you live to ruin my plans."
As if on cue a bunch of Kobolds howled. Felix wanted to bust in but he was going to wait for the right moment to rush in there and bust some heads.
"You think those mangy mutts will take me down?" Karst taunted. "I could kill them just by blinking like this…"
An explosion was followed by the screams of some of the Kobolds as the were sent into the air. The room looked like a big training room so the Kobolds, or what was left of them, didn't have a soft landing.
"So," Felix could only see Karst's back but he could imagine the smirk she wore on her face at the moment. "How many monsters do you plan to lose?"
"Whatever it takes to kill you!" the old man snapped his fingers and a small army of Kobolds stepped out armed with swords and shields. "Go! Go my pets! Kill her!"
Felix had enough. This was his time to step in. He stepped out and shot a spire into the first Kobold. The next one suffered the wrath of Excalibur. It became a dance to Felix.
Thrust…
Sidestep…
Vertical slash…
Sweeping kick…
Then Karst joined the fray. Their attacks becoming one as they continued to kill the army of Kobolds. Even as their arms and legs burned the continued the dance. Together they became a light in the darkness. And the light dispelled the darkness. Slowly at first then faster until at last the darkness was dispelled.
"That…was…fun…" Karst panted as she whipped the sweat from her brow.
"How…many…was…that…old man…" Felix panted. He was vaguely surprised that he was still here. He was a Proxian like Karst but he was much older.
"I'm Dr. Alban not some old man you've come to capture!" he said this as he typed something into the computer. "Good bye. We will never meet again!"
"Five minuets to self-destruct," the computer's monotone voice rang out through the entire complex.
"You up for a run?" Felix turned to Karst with a smirk.
"If you can keep up!" Karst smirked back. They started running through the halls. Many Kobolds were in the hallways ready to slow them down. Together Felix and Karst cut their way to the surface. They ran toward the armored truck to find it surrounded by Kobolds.
Felix and Karst exchanged smiles before jumping into yet another fight.
Isaac was getting bored. He had nothing to do. Garret was told he had to stay home. Something about watching Aaron. Isaac didn't care all that much. This mission was a lot different then most of the missions he led. His job was to protect a small group of kids on a battle cruiser. Usually it was a snatch and run or a destroy them all type of mission. He was glad Garet wasn't here. He needs something to do or he resorted to lame jokes and pranks.
"Isaac," Jenna walked up next to him. It was late afternoon and Isaac was leaning against the iron railing of the ship. "What are you doing up here?"
"Just grabbing some fresh air," he replied looking over the railing to the almost never ending water that was the ocean. "Its quiet without Garet around."
"Yeah," Jenna nodded and smiled. Isaac liked it when she smiled. It helped him forget about what happened three years ago. "The question is, What do we do without him here to cause trouble?"
"I thought you wanted to go on a mission without him," Isaac teased.
"I did?" Jenna pretended to think really hard for a moment. "That's right, I did say that didn't I?"
"You should know," Isaac retorted. "You said it only yesterday!"
"You got me there," Jenna pretended she was dying before she heard a splash coming from the pier they were docked at. Her eyes narrowed as she tried to pinpoint the location. Isaac followed Jenna to find Rachel being surrounded.
"Give us the part and we won't hurt you," on of the boys said stepping up. They all wore the same blue shirt and blue pants. There were eight of them blocking any escape for Rachel.
"You'd hurt me anyways," She replied turning her blazing red eyes on each of the offenders ending with the one that made the threat. She set the bag down and pulled out two wrenches. "Now if you want the part then you have to take it from me."
"You'll regret that, right boys?" he stepped forward and brought his fists into a defensive stance. "After we get the part we'll have some fun!"
A roar of agreement came from the other seven young thugs. Jenna moved to step in but stopped when Isaac stuck out his hand and shook his head.
"Isaac?"
"Not yet."
"I hope you know what your doing."
"Coward," Rachel sneered. "All your going to do is run and cover?"
"I'll show you!" he ran up to punch her but Rachel simply stepped to the side and let him fall into the water.
"Is that really all the Colloso wannabe's got?" Rachel turned and glared at each of the combatants. She readied her wrenches and stood there. "If that's all you have then you should leave now!"
"I don't think so," the man that fell into the water growled as he climbed back up onto the pier. "What are you bastards waiting for! Get her!"
They all started advancing toward her grabbing pieces of wood and metal along the way. Rachel got tired of waiting and broke into a run. She slammed a wrench into some ones stomach. She did watch him fall over as the next swing caught another in the groin. He collapsed effectively knocking him out of the fight. The next one was smart and dodged her first wrench only to take the second one it the back. Rachel picked him up and threw him into the guy who'd just pulled himself out of the water sending them both into the water. She tripped another one and then spun around to catch the thug behind her in the jaw. She went to swing at another but found one of them holding her arm. She pulled her hand free but it was to late. A sharp piece of metal was already headed her direction. She didn't have time to dodge so she closed her eyes and waited for the moment of pain before she went to oblivion. She waited and waited and nothing happened. Slowly she opened her eyes to see Isaac and Jenna standing in front of her.
"Isaac…Jenna…" Rachel was really glad that they had shown up when they did. Rachel stood up and gripped her wrenches. "Let's finish this!"
"No," The man pealed himself out of the water again. "We'll leave for now. But don't think you'll be so lucky next time."
"Are you alright?" Jenna turned toward Rachel.
"Yeah," Rachel nodded after she checked herself for injuries. "I'm thanks to you two."
"I'll see you two later," Rachel smiled as she grabbed the bag the presumably held a part of something. "I have a ship to fix and a captain to talk to."
"Bye," Jenna waved as Rachel walked off. She turned to Isaac and sighed. "Why don't we get something to eat?"
"Alright," Isaac nodded. "After you."
"Thanks"
Felix was underneath the steering wheel of the armored truck messing with some wires that were now hanging down.
"I think you should really hurry, Felix," Karst said calmly as Felix worked.
"It's cramped down here and it wasn't me who lost the key now was it?" Felix growled as he continued working with the wires. "Besides, we've always made it out in time before haven't we?"
"You have a point," Karst sighed. They had dispatched the 'Kobs' as everyone called them. They were genetically enhanced dogs or wolves. They were usually made in small numbers because it required a lot of breeding and special drugs to speed up the mutation process. Most don't have the gold to make them on such a large scale like it was done here. Sure it had been fun to kill all the kobs but he probably had the resources to have half that army rebuilt in three months.
"Aha!" Felix crowed as he sat back into the driver's seat when the engine roared to life. "Lets go!"
He shifted into gear and floored the gas pedal. They were making good progress until the engine made a grinding sound and smoke started pouring out from under the hood. Both Felix and Karst sat in silence as the truck grinded to a halt.
"Damn it!" Felix cursed not because they were still in the blast radius of the base they had infiltrated but because he hotwired the truck for nothing. He opened the door and saw the explosion starting. He hoped in and sighed.
"This is gonna hurt in the morning," Karst sighed as she leaned back and closed her eyes. Menardi said that if they got caught in another explosion they would have to take some time off. She hated taking time off. There was nothing to fight and Agatio would make passes at her. She shuddered at the thought.
Piers was enjoying the evening meal when he saw an explosion outside. As far as he could tell it was outside Tolbi. Putting his fork down he got up and grabbed a mace off the wall. After that he left a note on the door to his room and he left. He slipped off the ship unseen.
The town of Tolbi was big and bustling. Everywhere he went merchants and peddlers tried to sell him stuff. He ignored them and continued on. Soon he had reached the town gates. He saw two guards in uniform talking. Their uniforms consisted of a green shirt, green trousers, brown boots, a green helmet, and brown gauntlets. Both gripped their spears nervously.
"Did you see that explosion?"
"Of course I did you moron! I was right here!"
"Well, what do we do about it?"
"Nothin' for the moment."
"But I want to know what blew up!"
"Are you new to this outfit?"
"I got assigned here last week…why?"
"There are a few things you should know then! First: Don't flirt with the ladies while your on duty! Second: You don't go checking out those explosions unless you want to die!
"But those rules take all the fun out of life!"
"That's the point of rules you moron!"
"Excuse me," Piers said stepping up. "What could kill you after the explosion?"
"Usually the explosions are the results of failed experiments in secret underground facilities," the guard explained. "They use lots of hazardous chemicals that can cause…pain if you go in there without protection."
"Thank you," Piers nodded to the guard and left through the open gate. He was going to find out what caused the explosion one way or another.
Felix groaned as he opened his eyes. Everything was blurry and his ears were ringing. Slowly sat up and looked over at Karst. She seemed to be alive. For now. Felix stood up and started to pull Karst from the wreckage of the truck.
"Felix!" a voice roared. A voice that was all to familiar to Felix.
"Why are you here, Agatio?" Felix frowned. He was in no condition to fight and Agatio wanted Felix out of the picture so he could have Karst. But would Agatio actually try to kill him here and now?
"Take your hands off of Karst you dirty animal!" Agatio roared. His blue skin was almost purple from rage. He wore a black short sleeve shirt and black pants. His black gloved hands drew his sword from its scabbard. "You never should have been brought back to Prox!"
"Well I was," Felix drew his Excalibur and readied himself for battle. "And I'm not an animal. Just another adept like yourself!"
"I don't talk with corpses," Agatio said with a smirk. "And being as you died in the explosion you won't be coming back to Prox with Karst!"
Felix stood his ground and waited as Agatio gathered as much psyenergy as he could. Felix would have launched a psyenergy attack by but he couldn't focus. Agatio created a flaming dragon head that grabbed Felix and lifted him into the air before exploding, dropping him back to the ground with a sickening thud.
"To easy," Agatio muttered as he pulled Karst out of the wreckage. He started to carry her to the vehicle when she stirred. He set her on the ground and crouched down beside her.
"Ungh…" Karst moaned as she opened her eyes. Looking up she saw a figure crouched next to her. "Felix…"
"I'm afraid he's dead," Agatio said in a neutral tone. "He died in the explosion."
"Wh-what…?" Tears started pouring down her cheeks like water falls. "He…he always…why now?"
"We have to go back to Prox," Agatio said standing up. "We should leave now and leave the body here."
"Why leave the body here!" Karst ignored the pain standing up and spinning around caused her as she faced Agatio. "He is a hero of Prox! He deserves a proper burial. Not to become the next bit of monster bait!"
"But if we take him we won't be able to get home!" Agatio snapped. "I was only able to get a hold of a two seat light armor truck!"
Karst bit her lip and looked over at Felix. Then she looked back at Agatio. Finally she nodded and walked over to Agatio. Without a word they walked away in silence.
Piers stepped out from behind the tree he was hiding behind. He quickly ran over and checked Felix over. He was alive but barely. Piers picked him up and ran for Tolbi. His healing powers wouldn't cut it against such wounds. Only Mia and her healing abilities would be able to save the badly burnt adept he was carrying.
Jenna paced back and forth. She was to take the first watch until midnight when she'd wake Isaac up and she'd get some sleep. But she was bored. They had found a note on the door to the captain's cabin that said Piers was going for a little walk. This seemed to unnerve the crew especially Mia. Rachel said not to worry and Zack said that he'd hold down the fort while the captain was gone. They both seemed not to care. Isaac told her otherwise later though.
"They may not say it but they are just as worried as Mia is. After all, to Rachel and Zack, Piers is their father and Mia is their mother."
His words echoed through her head and she sighed. As always he pointed out the flaws to what she was thinking and as always she had to admit he was right. Then she saw Piers holding carrying a very badly injured man.
"Tell Mia we have a patient!" Piers said as he ran by Jenna. "And tell her its critical!"
Jenna raced down the stairs by the door and made a mad dash for the sickbay. She ran by a few of the kids that ran the ship until she got to the sickbay.
Mia was sleeping peacefully until Jenna kicked the door open. She came in gasping for air.
"What's going on?" Mia asked slightly annoyed that her nap was disturbed.
"Emergency…Piers…Critical…" Jenna said between breaths. Mia's eyes widened in horror as she took a step back.
"Piers is hurt?" Mia asked after a moment. She started to step to the door when Jenna shook her head.
"Some one he saved," Jenna replied. "He's badly burnt and covered with cuts and bruises. I didn't get a good look at him but he seemed familiar."
Jenna walked out followed by Mia. The walked in silence as they made their way to the deck. Jenna wracked her brain trying to figure out why that man Piers brought back was so familiar. Brown hair…It couldn't be him…He died three years ago when the psyenergy plant chain reacted!
They reached the deck where Isaac was helping Piers treating the most immediate wounds. Jenna and Mia walked over to look at the person in question.
"I-It can't be…" Jenna gasped shaking her head. "He's supposed to be dead…"
"What is it Jenna?" Isaac stood up and faced Jenna. "Who's supposed to be dead?"
"That's my brother, Felix!" Jenna started crying as she pointed to the man laying on the ground. "The same one that died three years ago!"
Well I'm sure that you guys probably seen that one coming but its there. The next update may take awhile. I had this one partly written when I posted the prolog. So you are warned. I hope you all enjoyed the story so far.
Don't hit your head on the way out.