I've noticed my writing mojo is coming back greatly thanks to this story. It's only strange because I liked the other story more, and thought I'd write better for it. Am I the only one who noticed the different style between the two...?
You all probably don't care to much about this and just wanna read the story huh? X3 Well enjoy.
" Wait. Thatch had a crush on Mantha? "
Richard asked the ghost gently, looking truly worried by this fact. Casper nodded sadly in response.
" Yeah. He's pretty broken up about it too... "
" Zeke probably didn't even know Thatch liked her... he'd never have gone after her... h-he's not like that... "
Richard and Casper were walking around the lake right now, and it was around noon. Richard had called the ghost out here to see if he knew what was wrong with Thatch. Why the vampire had run off like he did yesterday. After all, even though Scare School was used to seeing him around, he still couldn't go there without it being an emergency. But of course Richard was worried about his friend, and asked if the ghost could fill him in.
Thatch hadn't been in a very good mood today either... he was moping, and he refused to talk to Zeke at all. When Casper confronted him about it, he simply said he needed time to calm down, and if he spoke to Zeke, he might say something he'd regret later. Looking back on it now, it was very mature of him to hold his tongue. But at the same time Casper was really hoping the silent treatment wouldn't last long. After all, Zeke wasn't stupid. He'd soon figure out something was up, and start asking questions. It wouldn't be long before Zeke knew what was going on...
" I never knew Thatch liked Mantha... "
Richard said, looking down in what seemed like mild sadness.
" I'm surprised he never told me... he usually talks about everything with me... he's... kept so many secrets since we've been reunited... "
Casper flinched at this, feeling a bit sorry for the human. He knew that he was close to Thatch- they'd been friends since they were kids. And Casper could understand why Thatch was a little... hesitant... to tell the human some things, but he also understood it was a little disheartening knowing your best friend was hiding something from you...
Casper placed a gentle hand down on the humans shoulder. He hated to have to say this, but it was true...
" Hey, I gotta go back to school. Take care, ok? "
Richard looked at him sadly, but slowly nodded, mustering a soft smile.
" Right. Bye... "
The human watched as the ghost took off running back to his school, sighing silently as he continued his walk. He had nothing left to do, he just hadn't wanted to go home yet. Again, his mind was still on Thatch.
He couldn't help but feel sorry for his poor friend... he'd never experienced it himself, but he knew it was terrible to have the one you love not only love someone else, but to love one of his best friends as well. He could only imagine how difficult this was on poor Thatch... but at the same time, Richard knew the vampire would bounce back quickly. He usually did.
Suddenly the boy felt something metallic take hold of his upper body, pinning his arms to his sides. Richard yelped a bit and began to wiggle frantically from the grasp of the metal. A sharp pain etched through his skull, causing his vision to fade considerably. Opening his eyes a bit, forcing himself to focus. He briefly saw an alien in front of him with many antennae piercings and the color purple, before he completely blacked out.
Mantha smiled as Zeke took hold of her hand, blushing brightly at it. It honestly felt a bit awkward holding his hand, as he only had 3 fingers, but she still loved the feeling. She almost wanted to know what what his hands felt like- as he always wore gloves- but didn't ask yet. After all, there was obviously a reason why he wore them.
The two were with all their friends now eating dinner at Scare School, sitting by each other happily. Their friends all knew of their relationship, and they were all happy for them. Admittedly Casper and Thatch appeared to be a bit more hesitant with their congratulations, but the two didn't mind. After all, it WAS very sudden. They would've probably been a little hesitant as well.
To be honest, Mantha didn't even care if anyone didn't agree with their relationship. She'd always thought Zeke was sweet, strong, and definitely loyal. He also had a pride that proved he was willful and strong on an emotional level. Even better, he was a genius, and could probably find a way out of any situation. Definitely someone she wouldn't mind being in a relationship with.
She looked over at Zeke, finding him blushing, and using a metal spoon from his L.S. to eat. She smirked, always a little fascinated by his alien features. Particularly his antennae. The black scythes were pinned back currently, and the right one was twitching a bit. She remember him saying that they were the center behind his senses. Meaning they were also very sensitive. The girl also remembered that Zeke's mother, Paulina, calmed him down by a simple touch. Smirking a bit, she gently took hold of the scythe part and gently stroked it with her thumb.
Zeke sat ridged for a moment, the blush on his intensifying greatly before his eyes closed, a soft whirring sound emanating from his L.S.S. Mantha found herself giggling at this, finding Zeke's kitten like expression adorable.
The sound of a chair scraping amongst the ground caused the two to calm down, Zeke's blush fading away, and they looked up to see Thatch had stood up, glaring softly before simply walking off. Zeke and Mantha looked at each other, confused to say the least.
" Is something wrong with him? "
Zeke asked softly.
" Is he maybe feeling sick again? "
" I don't know... "
Mantha admitted sadly, looking to where the vampire rushed off before getting to her feet.
" I'm gonna go check on him... "
" Eh, maybe that's not a good idea Mantha. "
Casper said softly, almost going unheard by the zombie girl.
" Casper, he's our friend. If something's wrong, I wanna help him. "
Casper smiled warmly at this, completely forgetting why Thatch had stormed off in the first time. It was nice to see Mantha cared this much about the vampire, especially considering it took a while for her to trust him.
She moved to head out in pursuit of the vampire, when she felt Zeke grab her hand, instantly getting her attention.
" Hey, I've got something to do out in Deedstown. "
He said sweetly, standing up and giving her a quick peck on the cheek.
" I'll see you soon, ok? "
Mantha blushed and nodded, unable to speak. As the two parted ways, and left the cafeteria, Lexi let out a cute aww, getting Casper's attention.
" They're so cute together! "
The shadow girl cooed, taking her boyfriends hand.
" Oh, I just know they'll be happy together! Don't you agree Casper? "
Casper smiled warmly, wrapping an arm around her waist and bringing her closer to him.
" I do. "
Mantha walked out into the hallway, surprised to see Thatch wasn't there. ' Geez. For someone who's still recovering, he certainly moves fast. ' She thought sarcastically. But she WAS relieved to know he was well enough to move quickly. She was about to start walking again when she heard footsteps from behind her. Had Thatch gone done the other end of the hall? Slowly she turned, and found that she was soon pressed into the brick wall behind her.
Looking at her attacker, she was surprised to find it was a purple male Novian. His eyes had a faraway look to them, the normally larger part of the gloss in a Novian's eyes dilated, and black outlined the lower part of his eyes. His black antennae had multiple hoop piercings in the sides of them, he wore a purple shirt with a black collar, two thin lines through it, a golden dot on his chest, and gold and black striped sleeves. And as it was seen on every Novian Mantha had yet to meet, he wore black gloves, and black boots/pants.
The man in question suddenly lifted her high off the ground and threw him over his head, obviously trying to slam her into the ground. However, when the cold floor never came into contact, Mantha began to recognize what had surrounded her. Warm arms held her, hands resting on her left shoulder and leg. And if this person hadn't had five fingers, she'd have assumed it was Zeke. She was going to look when she felt another sensation of falling, indicating whoever had caught her couldn't balance the sudden weight. She was just relieved she didn't fall on the floor, rather she fell into the persons lap.
Finally she found she couldn't stand not knowing who caught her. Opening her eyes, she was VERY surprised to find it was Thatch who caught her. His cheeks were a rosy hue, and she personally found it quite adorable, but she couldn't focus on it right now. The children quickly got to their feet, glaring angrily at the alien before them.
" What do you want with us?! "
Mantha hissed, amazed when the alien showed no sign of emotion. No indication he was even intimidated by her. He simply blinked and answered blandly.
" Well, I was trying to knock you out, but bat-boy here decided to play "hero"... "
The man used the two fingers that weren't his thumb to do quotations when he said "hero", but it wasn't nearly as affective had he had more fingers. Luckily it got the point across though.
" So I guess I'll have to do this the fun way. "
The man reached into his L.S.S., something the children had yet to see a Novian do, and in a swift motion he fired a blue beam from some kind of gun. Mantha was once again left confused when she felt herself being pushed to the ground, hearing an unusual sound behind her. Looking up, she found Thatch had taken her place, and he was frozen from the neck down.
Mantha immediately pounced up and tried to free him of the icy prison.
" F-f-forget about me! "
Thatch stuttered through gritted fangs, one eye clenched shut in an attempt to cease the shaking.
" Run! "
Mantha was quite against it, but took off running anyway. She had no other ideas on how she could've freed him with the Novian still there, and found the best course of action would've been to run.
Needless to say, the man was less than pleased by this. Yet he showed no indication of his frustration and simply traced a gloved finger along Thatch's jaw line.
" Well... "
He said calmly, blinking in what seemed to be deep thought.
" You're not the girlfriend bait, but I believe I've seen you hanging around Zeke once or twice... "
Suddenly a very wide, very sadistic grin spread across the man's face, chilling Thatch to the bone.
" Yes... "
The Novian purred, glaring and poking Thatch's nose, getting the vampire to clamp his eyes shut.
" You'll still do nicely... "
Richard squirmed a bit, feeling his head spinning greatly, attempting to open his eyes. Upon his lack of sight, he realized he was blindfolded. He tried to pull his hands up to remove the cloth, only to find both his hands AND feet were tied up. He was immobile, and blind. Two of the worst things for a psychic. Not being able to use his hands meant he couldn't focus his ability to move things, and sight meant he couldn't see what he was levitating, meaning he wouldn't be able to use his powers at all. Occasionally he could lift things with just his eyes, but if he couldn't see...
The sound of sobbing filled his ears, meaning he wasn't alone. There were other captives here, and judging by the tonality, they were girls. He turned his head in their direction, calling out into the darkness.
" Wh-who's there? "
The sobbing stopped, and it seemed like they were a bit startled to find the human awake at all. He must've been out for a while...
" M-Mishelle, Melody and me; Paulina. "
Zeke's family...? Did the Novian who kidnapped them have some form of connection with them, or did he simply kidnap them because they were royalty? He wanted to know the answer to this, but found he had more pressing matters to deal with right now.
" A-are you tied up too? "
" 'Fraid so. "
He heard Mishelle say sadly.
" Our L.S.S. are shot too. "
Melody added softly.
" Meaning we can't use them anytime soon... "
Darn... so they really were trapped...
" Where are we...? "
Richard asked, instinctively turning his head around. Although, he knew it wouldn't do any good, as he couldn't see...
" I think it's a starship... "
He heard Paulina say softly.
" But it looks odd... like... it was made with human technology... and gems... "
" What does that purple Novian want with us anyway? "
He heard the girls gasped, and he immediately feared he'd said something wrong. Did the purple Novian hold some sort of significants to them...?
" You saw him?! "
He heard Paulina yelp, sounding truly panicked. It was making him a bit nervous as well to be honest.
" O-only the antennae piercings and the color purple! "
" ... No... "
The woman cried, sounding terrified and heart broken at the same time.
" It can't be... "
Suddenly Richard jumped upon hearing a metal door slamming open, and hearing the girls shriek shortly after. The sound of something skidding across the ground filled his ears, and he wished more than ever he could see what was going on. The door slammed once more, and when he found he couldn't stand not knowing anymore, he called out.
" Who's there? "
The newcomer remained silent for a split second before he said in a chattered and concerned tone.
" R-Richard? "
Richard's head pulled back a bit; he knew that voice ANYWHERE.
" Thatch?! "
He called out.
" Are you ok?! W-why do you sound so... off? "
" Heheh... fr-frozen solid fr-fr-from the neck do-own... "
Thatch chuckled softly, sounding truly cold. It wasn't often his fangs chattered that furiously.
" D-do you know what's going on? "
" Afraid not buddy. "
Richard said with a shrug, a new voice filling his ears.
" The man who brought you kids here... "
Paulina mumbled, almost sounding like she was crying.
" ... He's my ex husband... "
Zeke smiled as he sipped his litter of cherry cola, savoring its flavor. He'd always wonder why pure water hurt him, yet human body fluids and carbonated drinks didn't.
The Novian had planned on meeting up with Richard at this concession stand around now, but the human was now 10 minutes late. He couldn't help but wonder what was taking his human pal so long. Richard was one of those people who were NEVER late, so the fact he was late now was concerning. He hoped the human wasn't being bullied like back in Twilight Town. The bullies there bruised the psychics ribs pretty good, and Zeke never wanted to see the human in that condition again...
Slowly Zeke stood up, deciding he should probably go off in search of the human. After all, maybe Richard was in trouble. The alien's super strength could be of some use if that were the case. As he went to take a turn, he felt someone latch onto his arm, causing him to freeze. Now, due to all of his military training, his first instinct was to grab the persons arm and pull them to the front. When he found he'd only brought the ARM to the front, he immediately knew it was Mantha who grabbed him. He blushed greatly, turning and handing the breathless zombie her arm back.
" S-sorry Mantha. "
He said sheepishly, chuckling a little.
" You jumped me. "
As as he laughed, he finally took in her panicked expression, now growing very serious.
" Wh-what's wrong? "
Mantha breathed in once more and looked like she was about to tell her story, when a thick shadow covered the ground, causing the two to look up. There, in the sky, was a VAST amount of Novian ships, and due to it, a lot of humans began looking up and pointing at them, while others simply ran and screamed. Zeke, however, could only stare in awe.
The lead ship opened up the bottom and projected an image. And Zeke could feel every fiber in his body go numb at who's image he saw.
" People of earth! "
The image began in a voice so loud it was almost deafening.
" I have been observing you- and stealing from you- for years now, and it's finally time I came in for the attack! I have brought my people here to take over your planet! Either surrender now, or I'll be forced to eliminate you! That is all. "
With that, the image faded, and Zeke slipped to the ground, his antennae drooping to the ground. Mantha soon bent by his side, hands hovering just near his shoulder.
" Zeke? "
She asked softly.
" What's wrong? "
" ... Mantha... "
Zeke muttered in a monotone, almost not even acknowledging the fact he'd spoken at all.
" That... was my dad Brady... "
Boom. X3
Also, I am aware the alien invasion thing is not only cliché, but it was also poorly described. I'm so sorry... -_-"
