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It was early morning when Skyler was woken up by the sound of a car horn. He let out a loud groan as he tried to block the sun's rays from the window from hitting his face with his arm. After several minutes of trying to fall back to sleep, pain began to swell up in his stomach.
"Uh, jeez… I think I'm going to be sick." Skyler mumbled. He tried to ignore the pain, but started to feel something climb up his throat. "Oh crap." He said as he struggled to his feet then stumbled his way to the bathroom.
"Finally the idiot is awake." Remilia thought. "I still cannot move, but I have regained feeling in my body. Most of it at least. I still feel that tingling sensation."
In the bathroom, Skyler was dry-heaving over the toilet. "Great… What a time to be sick." He thought. After dry-heaving several times, he sat down then tried to catch his breath. "The hell was that all about? Didn't throw up anything." He got up then looked at himself over. "I should have cleaned myself before going to sleep. All I can smell now is dry blood. Other people's blood…" He thought back to the day before for several minutes to try and remember some missing spots in his memory. "Why are my memories all messed up?" He asked himself. He sighed then walked out the bathroom. He jumped a little in surprise when he saw Remilia lying in the bed. "Shit. I almost forgot about you."
"He's as dumb as a fairy." Remilia thought.
"Okay. You slept long enough. Wake up." Skyler said then started to lightly shake Remilia.
"I said don't touch me you filthy fool!" Remilia thought.
"Wait… Did I escape with a dead girl?" Skyler thought to himself with a worried expression. He placed his ear up to Remilia's mouth, leaving it there for a moment before moving his ear close to her chest. "Well I think she's alive. Can hear her heart beating. Wonder why her skin is so damn cold and why she isn't waking up?" He walked back into the bathroom, closing the door then stripping his blood stained trousers off. "Well I need to wash myself and try to clean these pants before doing anything. Wish I had a shirt and some shoes. Going to have to look for a store and get a set of clothe for me and little Miss Sleeping Beauty." He turned the shower on then waited for the water to reach a confortable temperature before getting in. After washing himself of blood and dirt, he filled the bathtub then tried to clean the trousers the best he could. He lifted the once white trousers out of the water then looked at them. "Great. I'ma look gay in this." He said as he stared at the pink trousers. After rinsing the trousers of water as much as he could, he put them back on then walked back into the bedroom. "Don't go anywhere." He said to Remilia before going outside.
"Smart ass." Remilia thought. "The moron better not do anything stupid. Like it or not, I need to rely on him for protection until I can move once again."
Skyler stood outside the door to the room and observed his surroundings. "Doesn't look like a very busy town. Don't see anyone." He thought. "Oh good. That looks like a general store over there, but I need money first." He continued to scan the area, spotting some vending machines at the end of the motel. "Maybe there is some lost change around there." He thought then walked over to the vending machines. He looked around the ground near the vending machines, only finding a nickel and a dime. "Damn." He said with a disappointed look. He looked at the area of the machine where you put money in then grabbed a hold of it. "I wonder if I can open this with something without getting caught." He thought to himself as he shook the machine a little. Suddenly, he accidently ripped the case out with some coins and dollars flying out. "Oh shit." He said as he quickly started to look around him to see if anyone was looking. He then started to pick up the cash on the ground. "Wish I had known these things could be pulled out so easily sooner." After stuffing the cash into his trouser pockets, he headed for the nearby store. "God damn it's hot out. Feels like my skin is burning and the sun isn't even all that high in the sky yet."
Skyler causally entered the store while ignoring the look he got from another customer then walked up to one of the counters. "Uh… Excuse me." He said, getting the clerk's attention.
"Woh! Cool eyes, bro." The young man said.
"Uh… Thanks?" Skyler said while looking a little confused. "Got any clothe here?"
"Yeah, man. Right at the end of that aisle." The young man said while pointing behind Skyler.
"Thanks." Skyler said then proceeded to the end of one of the aisles. He came to some clothe then began looking through them. "Figured they wouldn't have much of a selection." He grabbed a set of clothe for himself then started looking through some clothe for girls. "Shoot. How big was that girl…? Whatever, I'll just grab something and hope they fit her." He thought. "No pants so she'll have to make do with a skirt." He grabbed a white skirt and shirt then went to head for the counter to check out, but stopped. "Whoops. She'll need one of these also." He thought then grabbed a pair of panties. He walked back to the counter then sat the clothes down, letting the clerk scan them.
"Crazy night?" The boy asked as he scanned the items one by one.
"You could say that…" Skyler replied as he scratched the back of his head.
"I didn't think there were any kind of parties like that around this dull town. You need to hook me up, man. I'm dying for some fun."
"I wasn't at no party."
"You don't need to be secretive with me, bro. I have a cool pair of teeth back home myself." The boy said with a slight laughter. "I don't got the contacts yet though. Need to order a pair online." He said. He picked up the pair of panties then looked at the set of girl clothes. "Yeah. My girlfriend is kinda small too." He said then started to ring them up.
"They are for my little sister…" Skyler lied.
"Woh! You take your little sister to that kind of party? That's hardcore." The boy said with a surprised look.
"Uh… Yeah… Hardcore…. How much for these?" Skyler said.
"Oh, uh… Just a second." The clerk said. After ringing up all the items, Skyler paid him then grabbed the bags of clothe then headed out the door to return to the motel. "See you around, bro!"
"Well there goes all that stolen cash." Skyler thought as he entered the motel room then tossing the clothes on the bed. He went into the bathroom to change into his new clothes. When he stepped back out, he was now in a plain black t-shirt and blue jeans. "Okay. Now for you." He said to Remilia.
"What does he mean by that?" Remilia thought.
"This is going to be so frikin awkward…" Skyler mumbled as he grabbed the pair of panties then proceeded to put them on Remilia.
"This man is dressing me? I'll kill him!" Remilia thought as a discomfort look appeared on her face.
Skyler finished putting the panties on Remilia, followed by the skirt. He went to put the shirt on her, but remembered her wings. "Are these things even real?" He thought as he rolled her on her side.
"Have you not molested me enough?" Remilia thought.
"They really do look like they are attached to her. Maybe they come off…" Skyler thought. He grabbed a hold of where Remilia's wings attached to her back then started to gently pull.
"What are you doing? You're ripping them, you're ripping them!" Remilia cried out in her mind.
Skyler suddenly heard a small cry from Remilia. "Oh shit! They're real! I'm so sorry, kid!" He exclaimed. "But how the hell do I get this shirt on her then? Oh, the damn thing has an open back to it. Why on earth do they make such revealing clothes for young girls? Oh, well…" He sat Remilia up then pulled the shirt down over her before lying her back down.
"I feel so violated… I can only hope Flandre is doing better than I am." Remilia thought.
Skyler sat down on the bed then let out a long, drawn out sigh. "Okay… Now to get some help." He said. "Wish this weird girl would wake up so she can tell me who and where her parents are so I can take her to them. As for me… I wish I could remember where my mom lived or her number at least. Hell… I'd settle with being able to remember her face." He thought to himself for a few minutes, remembering growing up an only child with only his mother. He remembered being in his last year of high school and had just celebrated his eighteenth birthday with his friends. "Ah! My idiotic friends! One of them could help." He exclaimed. "Shit. Need a phone now."
"Oh no. You will not get anyone else involved. Especially if they are friends of yours, you creep." Remilia thought.
Skyler quickly turned his head towards the sound of knocking. He stood up then walked over to the door. He peered into the peep hole before opening the door. Outside stood a short, older man. He was bald and wore a pair of shades. "Uh… Can I help you?"
"Yeah. You can help by telling me what you are doing in this room. I sure as hell don't remember renting it out to you." The man said in an irritable voice.
"Uh, yeah… About that…" Skyler said as he tried to think of an excuse.
"Get outa here before I call the police, yuh hear me boy?" The man said angrily. He then looked over into the room, spotting Remilia on the bed. "Hey… What are you doing in here anyways?" He asked.
Skyler clicked his teeth then jabbed the man in the face, knocking him a few feet backwards to the ground with his sunglasses flying off his face. He looked in awe at how far he knocked the man back. "Wow... I didn't mean to hit him that hard." He said. He looked around the area to see if anyone saw him. Seeing no one around, he grabbed a hold of the unconscious man's legs then pulled him into the room while shutting the door behind him.
"What did this retard do this time?" Remilia thought.
"Uh… Okay." Skyler said then began to rummage through the unconscious man's pockets. "Cellphone. Wallet. Keys to a vehicle. Score!" He thought. He flipped the cellphone open then stared at the screen. "I can remember names of some of my friends but not their faces. Those whose faces I remember, I can't remember their names. What the hell is wrong with me?" He thought to himself while looking a bit gloomy. "I know of one number, but no idea who it belongs to. Well let's hope someone that knows me picks up." He thought then began to press some buttons on the phone. It rang a few times before someone picked up.
"Hello?" A girl said on the other end.
"Yeah, hi. Um… This is Skyler Keese and uh-"
"Oh my gosh! Skyler! How are you? Why didn't you call me on your cellphone? How is the military treating yuh? Staying out of trouble?" The girl said quickly and excitedly.
"Um… I'm doing fine. Listen. I need-"
"You don't sound fine. What's wrong, honey?"
"I said I'm fine. I need a place to crash. Know of a place?"
"You're coming home to visit? Oh I'm so happy! It's been so lonely not being able to talk to you for the past three months."
"Three months?" Skyler thought. "Yeah I'm sure it was. Now about a place that I could stay?"
"My brothers, duh. I've told you that you can stay there anytime you want. Dave doesn't care as long as you don't destroy it."
"Alright, cool. What is the address to it?"
"The hell you need the address for?"
"I forgot where it was."
"You forgot? How the hell do you forget? You've been there a bunch of times. Not to mention we had our first time together there. Are you sure you're alright?" The girl said with a hint of concern in her voice.
"The hell is this girl talking about?" Skyler thought. "I lied. I didn't forget. I need the address so I can toss it into a GPS and find my way there easier."
"You got a car? That's awesome!" The girl shouted, forcing Skyler to move the cellphone away from his ear a bit. "What kind of car is it? Or is it a truck?"
"I'll show you later now tell me the address. I really need to get going."
"Oh okay. So do I, now that you mention it. These classes really suck, yuh know?" The girl said then giggled.
"Address." Skyler said as he started to become increasingly annoyed.
"Oh. Hmm… What was it again?" The girl asked herself. Skyler started to squeeze one of his fists as his annoyance began to turn into anger. "Oh! B48 Flint Street."
"And the state?"
"Oklahoma, duh."
"Alright. Thanks and goodbye." Skyler said.
"Hey! What do you say?" The girl shouted.
"For Christ's sake." Skyler thought. "What?"
"You know what."
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"Don't be an ass. Tell me you love me."
"The hell for?" Skyler thought. He let out a sigh then spoke. "I love you."
"I love you too!" The girl said cheerfully.
Skyler closed the cellphone then tossed it in his pocket. "Jeezus Christ…" He mumbled to himself. "Was she a friend I just can't remember or what? Well hopefully I can get some help from her." He thought. "Okay we need to get out of here."
"Was he just talking to himself? I didn't hear anyone else…" Remilia thought.
Skyler ran outside. He stopped when he spotted the pair of sunglasses on the ground. He picked them up then cleaned them with his shirt. "God damn sun is brighter than usual." He said as he placed the sunglasses on his face. He walked up to the only vehicle in the parking lot, a red F150 pickup truck. He placed the key into the lock and to his relief, it fit. He opened the door then looked inside. "Sweet. It even has a full tank of gas. Time to leave." He ran back to the motel room to get Remilia then ran to the truck with her in hand. He looked up in the air to see a helicopter flying by.
"Don't just take me outside in the sun without an umbrella you nitwit!" Remilia thought.
Skyler sat Remilia in the passenger seat then jumped into the driver seat. "Please tell me this dude has a GPS on his phone… Oh thank god it does." He said. "Alright. First we'll stop at an ATM real quick and get some cash. This idiot left his pin number and card in his wallet."
After quickly stopping at an ATM and withdrawing some cash, Skyler and the paralyzed Remilia set off on the road.
"Where in the world is this fool taking me?" Remilia thought.
After about two hours of driving, a state police car appeared in Skyler's rear view mirror.
"God damn it." Skyler mumbled.
"What is that weird sound?" Remilia thought.
Skyler pulled the truck over to the side of the road then parked it. "Well. Looks like this is it, kid. Really didn't think we would get far with a stolen truck, but was worth a try." He said to Remilia. "At least the police can get you back to your parents."
"Police? Outside world law enforcement he means? I am going to end up back where I was because of this idiot."
"But a girl with strange wings… I don't know if I can trust the police to not hand her back over to the military. Shit. What do I do?" Skyler thought.
"Sir." The policeman said as he stepped up to the truck, noticing Remilia in the passenger seat.
"Sup?" Skyler said.
"We've received a report on a stolen red F150. May I see your license and registration, please?" The policeman asked.
"Um… Uh…" Skyler tried to think of something to say, but could only move around nervously in his seat. "Damn…" He said.
The policeman nodded. "Please step out of the vehicle." He said. Skyler stepped out of the truck with a sigh and placing his hands behind his back. "You are under arrest of assault and grand theft auto." He said as he placed a pair of handcuffs on Skyler's wrists.
"Yup…" Skyler said.
"Who's the kid?" The policeman asked as he patted Skyler down.
"Sister." Skyler replied.
"Uh huh. Did you dye her hair like that?" The policeman asked as he lead Skyler to the police car.
"I didn't."
"You put those weird wings on her also? You into that kind of thing aren't yuh?"
"No I am not."
"It looks like assault and stealing a vehicle isn't the only crimes you've committed."
Skyler tried to ignore the policeman as he clenched his teeth in frustration. "I'll end up in jail or worse at this rate. Who knows what will happen to the kid if the police take her. Damn it. What do I do now?" Skyler thought. Suddenly, an intense, burning sensation swelled up in his chest, causing him to hunch over.
"Stand up!" The policeman commanded.
"My chest… it hurts…" Skyler struggled to say. He lost strength in his legs then fell to the ground.
"What are you? A drug addict as well? Don't make me drag you." The policeman said. He suddenly felt a painful sensation in his right hand. "Ah! Damn!" He exclaimed as he quickly let go of Skyler. He looked at his right hand. The skin had turned white as if it was dead. "The hell…?" Skyler broke the handcuffs then rose to his feet. He slowly turned his head towards the policeman, revealing his hatred filled expression. "Hey! You-" He froze as Skyler glared at him, stunning him with his chilling scarlet eyes that glowed behind the sunglasses. He tried to mumble something, but was silenced when Skyler clawed him across the face with great force, tearing half of it off and sending him to the ground. Blood splattered across the road and more blood gushed from the policeman's face as he laid on the ground, lifeless.
Skyler's hate filled expression slowly faded, as did the glow in his eyes. He stared at the dead policemen for a few seconds before he realized what he was looking at. He shook his head then looked at the policeman again. "What? What just happened?" He said while looking baffled. He looked at his hand to see it covered in blood. He stepped back away from the dead body then fell down. He tried to remember what had just happened, but without success. He looked at the blood that was on his hand, with a strong thirst growing within him. He went to lick the blood, but stopped when he realized what he was about to do. He shook his head in disgust then wiped his blood covered hand on the shirt of the policeman. He ran back to the truck then sped off.
"What just happened out there? And what was that sudden chill I felt?" Remilia thought.
A couple hours later in an underground military base somewhere in the middle of a desert, a military commander and other military personnel and civilian researchers were sitting around a large table.
"So… Not only did you lose the prototype, but one of the original vampires as well. Do you remember how much work it took to capture those vampires in the first place?" Commander Giovanni asked. His expression was calm, but he was clearly upset as he twiddled a pen with his fingers.
One of the scientists coughed to clear his throat. "Yes, sir, but there was no way to predict that the prototype would-"
"Save your excuses." Giovanni said, interrupting the scientist. "Has there been any sighting of him? Surely it can't be that hard to find a boy with a little girl with bat wings?"
"There was, sir." A lieutenant said as he entered the room then handed Giovanni a document.
Giovanni looked over the papers before speaking. "Seems like he's heading towards his previous place of residence. Good. Makes it much easier to find him." He said. "Check every motel, hotel or anywhere else he could stop to rest in the northeast parts of New Mexico and west parts of Oklahoma."
"How are we supposed to confront him, sir?" A captain asked. "Last I checked, he took out an entire troop of soldiers."
"We believe he wasn't aware of what he was doing at the time." A scientist commented. He hasn't properly fed on anyone so his thirst for blood is distorting his thinking, causing his emotions to go out of control. The tiniest provocation could send him into a frenzy. The unstable blood causes further disruptions in his brain."
"Meaning he could start killing civilians unknowingly?" The captain asked as he glared at the scientist.
"Possibly." The scientist said, never minding the glare he was receiving from the angry captain.
"He's just a wild animal then." The captain added.
"A wild animal that needs to be captured and tamed." Giovanni said. "Is that new serum ready?"
"Yes, sir, but we need more time to test it to make sure it doesn't kill-"
"Good." Giovanni said, interrupting one of the scientists. "Just like when hunting any other beast, you need to not let it know you are there. He won't be provoked if he doesn't even know he is in danger."
"But what about that other vampire that is with him?" The captain asked.
"She is still immobilized." A scientist answered. "If we can get to the prototype quickly we'll only need to collect her without any needed effort."
"And if we don't get to the prototype before it is able to move again?" The captain asks.
"Hope she decides to kill the prototype, leaving only her for us to recapture. We would have to start over with the project, but it would be better than having two vampires to deal with. We can't have her cooperating with that prototype and helping him develop as a vampire." Giovanni said. "Worst case scenario is that the young man realizes his potential. If he shows any awareness of his new found abilities, we'll need to dispose of him as quickly as possible by using any means necessary. It is your job to make sure that doesn't happen, Captain."
"Yes, sir." The captain said with a nod.
"We came too far to have this project shut down do to stupidity. It took us forever to even be allowed to go near that backwater land." Giovanni said as he stood up out of his chair. "Unless there is anything else that needs to be addressed, everyone is dismissed."
With the sun high in the sky, the rocky lands were hot and getting hotter. Having ditched the truck a while back, Skyler was walking far from the road, but parallel to it. He carried Remilia, who was sweating in to sunlight. The few clouds in the sky provided only occasional shade from the sun. Skyler ignored the burning thirst in his stomach as he made his way towards the nearest town.