CHAPTER 4: Things You Do For The Ones You Love
"NO!" Van cried as he rushed toward the window. Looking down he saw Wendy being clutched tightly in a yellow armor's fists.
"Van help me!" she cried frantically.
Van turned back and looked at the bulky man who was smiling smugly. "You messed with the wrong guy." he spoke lowly. Putting his finger through the ring on his hat, he turned it to the other side. Whipping out his sword he slashed a V with it in the air and summoned Dann (one of the most powerful armors in the world). The bulky guy's eyes widened as he looked at Van. His eyes were dark and had the look that he was about to kill anything that got in his way. Van took one quick step, and one quick slash and the man was dead on the floor.
He looked back out the window, to see that Wendy was still fortunately there. Suddenly Dann came thudding down onto the top part of Wendy's house, destroying most of the upstairs. "Shit… Wendy's going to murder me once I save her" he thought disappointingly. Jumping into Dann's cockpit he had him step toward this giant yellow armor.
Wendy looked at her broken house sadly. "My poor house… wait where's Kameo?" she thought frightened. She looked down to see Kameo thankfully hiding his big shell under one of the larger bushes by the house. Suddenly she felt the armor hand she was being held by, started to be pulled slowly back to where the rider was located. Looking up she thankfully saw Dann jump up and slash down on it. This armor was three times Dann's size. It was huge, and it didn't look like just one blow from Dann's sword was going to take it down.
The grip on Wendy tightened every time Dann slashed at the armor. "Van stop!" she choked " Every time you slash at the armor it tightens it's grip on me!"
He stopped and looked at her, he had no clue what to do.
Suddenly a noise came from the the armor, as it's cockpit opened and it's rider came out.
The man was young, tall, and lanky with greasy slicked back hair, wearing a black business suit and tie. He smiled innocently, like there wasn't anything that had just occurred.
"Well hello Van of the Dawn, I can see you have taken out two of my loyal companions" he said waving his hand toward the slightly damaged house.
Van opened his own cockpit and looked at the man with rage. Wendy was squirming in the extremely tight grip of the armor holding her body. The man looked down at Wendy wriggling about.
"Pretty thing isn't she?" he said delightfully "She seems like she is important to you." he eyed Van sinisterly as Van looked at Wendy in sadness and sympathy as there was nothing he could do.
"Well, this is terribly rude of me, I haven't introduced myself, I am Riccardo Ritivoola, a major steel business man and the world's greatest armor rider." the man boomed concededly.
"You aren't the greatest armor rider! Van is!" Wendy yelled up at him.
Riccardo's smiled disappeared as he looked down angrily at Wendy.
"Well aren't you just a brave one you.. cute thing you… I could use you around for my.."
"Don't you touch her you son of a bitch!" Van shouted
Riccardo ignored Van's threat, and summoned his armor to bring up Wendy to his level. He brushed her face gently with the back of his hand, as she turned away in disgust. "Such a pretty face… and you are with this slum? … Tsk tsk tsk ...such a waist." he chuckled.
Van growled and gripped his sword "What do you want?"
"There are many things I want Van; world power, all the riches in the world.." he replied, turning to inspect Wendy, "A woman to love me…. but no what I want from you… what I want from you is... your armor."
"You mean Dann? You can't have him, armors are made for their riders, you can't just take an armor and expect it to work for that rider. Only idiots don't know that." said Van angrily. So many people had wanted to take Dann for so many years but they were all stupid, for they didn't know that Dann wouldn't work for them, he wasn't made for them.. he was made for Van.
"Do you not think I know that?" he laughed "I am a master mechanic, I can fix your armor to command under me!"
"Don't do it Van! Don't give up Dann!" Wendy pleaded up to him. She was starting to lose consciousness for her air ways were being closed under the tight clutch of Riccardo's armor.
Ignoring her plea, Van shouted out "Why do you want Dann! You armor seems to be in perfectly good shape since I can't take it down that easily!"
The man smiled, he had a strange twinkle in his eye..."O you don't know do you. You see, your armor has a special gift, your armor is strong... but when there is a full moon, it absorbs all of the moons light as a energy source, making it THE STRONGEST ARMOR IN THE WORLD!" he roared crazily. "Now just hand it over.. and Ms. Gorgeous won't get hurt."
Van look at Wendy, who was slowly closing her eyes, fighting so hard to stay semiconscious. "Put her down! She is losing air! You'll kill her!" he thundered.
Looking down at Wendy in surprise. He wasn't aware of how tight his armor's grip was on her. Slowly he lowered her down on a bush. At the same moment, Van had already quietly got back into his cockpit. Summoning Dann back to life, he took Dann's sword and swung down hard on the oblivious Riccardo, killing him instantly. The giant yellow armor began to slowly tip and fall. Wendy, gulping in large breaths of air, gazed up in terror to see the armor falling down right on her. Swiftly Dann pushed it out of the way, and scooped her up, cuddling her close to his metal chest.
Setting her down safely on the ground Van jumped out of Dann and rushed toward her. "Wendy... Wendy I'm so sorry... I never wanted this to happen to you. Are you hurt?" He looked at the red marks on both of her arms. Trying to touch them gently to make sure nothing was broken she screamed in agony. His eyes widened in sorrow and regret.
"DAMNIT! Wendy I can't believe that bastard did that to you... I should have been there with you... why did you leave my side?" he said with his head down ashamed to look at her.
"Van, it's fine... I'm just bruised... you saved me, yet again and that is all I care about... thank you." she said quietly, touching his face softly with care.
He looked up at her to see her smiling, this made him feel so much better. She was always happy, even in the worst times. "Good, at least there isn't anything broken.. and there are no fatal injuries." he whispered with a half smile, brushing some hair out of her creamy coloured face.
She looked at him starry eyed, she loved him so much, and was so grateful to have him as her own. Leaning in she slowly, yet painfully, kissed his sad lips. He kissed her back, this time with passion and love hinted in the kiss.
He was so happy that she was his. Thank God she wasn't extremely hurt.. that was all he cared about in this world. She was his forever... his Wendy.
