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The Forgotten Experiment: Chapter 1:
By GoddessHitomi
Feminine ruby red eyes glanced around the pub they were in looking for something in particular. From a glance the woman looked like an average girl however looking into her unusual ruby eyes you could tell there was a story behind her. She was a beautiful lady with a slim yet curvaceous body, pale and smooth ivory skin and long black hair that reached the middle of her back which was held up in a simple ponytail with a few wisps of hair hanging around her face. She was dressed in dark hip-hugging blue jeans with a black tank top with a matching dark jean jacket over top as well as a pair of black boots that were hidden under her jeans. Her eyes soon lit up with recognition when they spotted two familiar figures sitting at the back of the pub. She looked around her surroundings to check for any possible dangers as she was trained to do.
The pub itself was a small local bar where there were mainly men, which had finished work and wanted to stay away from there nagging wives a little longer, went. It had scattered wooden tables and chairs on the cheap brown carpeted floor. The lights were dim in the room and the sound of the radio could be heard over chat of the locals in the pub.
The ruby eyed continued her way to the booth with confident steps, as she approached the eyes of the two figures or should I say two men looked at her. The men looked around the age of late 20s to the 30s. The one on the left had short spiky blonde hair with hazel eyes; he wore a pair of faded jeans and a light blue top with a black jacket over top and a pair of trainers. The man sitting next to him seemed to give a wise aura off; it was like he knew knowledge of things people didn't even want to know. He had short black hair with a pair of hazel eyes; he wore a pair of dark blue jeans with a long sleeved black shirt over top and a pair of black shoes.
"Hello Kia!" said the blond in a happy tone you could tell that he was younger than the one sitting next to him by the way he acted.
"Hi Lucas!" she replied to the blond in a calm tone she then turned to the black haired man. "Hi Rio!" she said as she slid down into the seat next to him.
"Hello Kia, so when are you going to finish the job with Mark?" he replied in the same calm tone.
"Straight to the point as usual aren't we?" Kia replied.
"Guys I gotta go coz there someone I gotta meet okay?" Lucas interrupted as he stood up and went to the exit to the pub without waiting for acknowledgement from the other two. Kia and Rio just watched him leave knowing he was just going after the pretty blonde girl that had just left. After Lucas left they turned their attention back towards each other.
"In answer to your question I am going to this weekend. Mark is taking me to his beach house just out of town for the weekend, he told his wife that he is out on a business trip and she obviously bought it. She is so gullible!" Kia replied with a slight smirk on her lips.
"Be careful Kia you may have had experience in this sort of stuff but it is not as much as the rest of us and you are only 18. I don't want you to get hurt or get carried away!" said Rio in a fatherly tone. Kia just rolled her eyes after all she had this lecture a thousand times ever since her first mission at the tender age of 14.
She raised her hand and brushed some of her bangs behind her ear, which revealed the black bracelet around her wrist. It was the only thing that she had from her home wherever that was. It was a simple black bracelet which had engraved on it her name and a few words that were in a total different language so she couldn't read them however they looked strangely familiar. She was found when she was only little, she had been told that she had been transported by a pillar of blue light. However try as she might Kia couldn't remember anything before the pillar and the only thing she had to go on was the bracelet even though the language was not any on earth.
Kia sighed. "Rio I know you are worried about me but you don't have to be you have raised and trained me well to handle any situation so don't worry. I have done this a thousand of times. I will be back by Monday perfectly fine, okay?" Kia replied in an exhausted tone.
Rio looked at her in deep thought; he knew something big was coming up that he could not prepare her for. Rio then let out a deep breath deciding that he should just enjoy the time he had with her now. He had felt very protective over ever since she landed at his feet, she was like the daughter he had never had. "Okay, I trust you to come back safe and away from the weird government agents. Now away form business lets have a drink then go and find the others." He replied.
"Now you are talking, besides I need to check that Rex has got my wig ready it got a little tangled from when I was with Mark." Kia replied with a light blush on her cheeks. Rio just raised an eyebrow at her and went to get the drinks.
On the Zeibach floating fortress and inside the communication room stood Folken the Stratgoes of the Zeibach Empire listened to Emperor Dornkirk drone on. Folken was about to fall asleep when Dornkirk brought something to his attention, something that was very important.
"Folken, there is a powerful element coming to Gaea in a couple of days. I want you to investigate it; it could be the key to Zeibach's victory. It seems to be coming from the Mystic Moon and is very powerful." Dornkirk said in an old and dying voice.
"Yes sir, I will investigate the matter as soon as possible. I will send the Dragon Slayers to handle the matter since it is of this much importance." Folken replied in a monotone voice with no expression. With that said he terminated the transmission and headed to tell General Dilandau Albatou of the upcoming mission.
A/N: Here it is the next part to the story. Sorry it took so long but school just started again and I haven't done any of the homework.
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