shakes fist at storm clouds outside P.Eco's home I think I'm going crazy, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! LALALALALA so much snow, can't take it anymore... Oshawa didn't get this much last year and now... PLEASE STOP!!!! WAAAAAAAAA!!! breaks down, curls into a ball and starts humming Old McDonald.
The End Of The World As We Know It
Chapter 4 : Fighter
I was lost.
Lost on the inside. My mind would start to play tricks on me, someone shouting my name and lifting me up. Them caughting on fire and dropping me to the ground, a body, another scream, talking of voices I didn't know and a blonde haired child.
"Cynder..." The voice of my commander talks softly, but my eyes wouldn't open to it. "Come on Cyn, I know you're awake... just show us that you are alive atleast."
"Her chest is moving up and down," Dexter calls out. "That means she's alive."
"Plus." CodeX spoke out from my left. "What she did to your back, that proves something right?"
"Fuck off." Erol growled, and placed his hands on my shoulders. He started to shake me. "Come on Cynder,"
"Don't shake her, she might be in a nightmare."
"So?"
"It'll cause another fire!" My eyes stayed shut as Erol and Dexter started aguring, I wasn't willing to open my eyes or listen anymore. My body hurt all over, the Blue Eco pumping in my veins were killing me slowly. I had to roll over onto my side or on my stomach, I shifted my hand and pushed off the bed slowly. The fighting stopped and it was all too quiet, I opened one eye and saw my group staring wide eyed at me.
"Cynder... lay down!" Erol shouted pushing my shoulders down to the bed, making me yelp. My vision shifted as Sunshine shoved a pillow on my face.
"Come on we have to kill her!!!" I couldn't breathe, they were trying to kill me!
"Get off of her!" Dexter shouted as the pillow was whipped off my face, Erol sat on my stomach holding me down. He held my wrist as CodeX trackled someone on the ground, Sunshine was shouting and swearing.
"Keep him down!" Erol shouted when I started to fight him, but he was too strong and kept my wrist on the bed. My legs were kicking and hurting.
"Get off me!!!" I shouted.
"Cynder! Clam down!" Erol shouted, I turned my hand and started to dig my nails into his wrist. He didn't respond or get off me but shouted to Dexter and CodeX. "Keep Sunshine down! He was trying to kill her!"
"Come on Erol!" Sunshine shouted. "She attacked you! Have you seen your back? It's a bloodly mess!!!" I shifted my head up to see Sunshine on the floor, Dexter sat on his feet and CodeX sat on his chest. He pointed to me. "It's a crime on the Precusors! Just look at her! She doesn't even know how to- AHHHHH!!!"
"Cynder!!!" Erol shouted when a flame came up around Sunshine's face, it went out as quickly as it came up but still did some damage. Sunshine's right eye was melted to his face and almost gone, when he started to scream. Dexter and CodeX jumped off of Sunshine and stepped back, my mind was looping again. Dexter sat down beside my head and CodeX sat down next to my hands, I stared at the celing until Erol said my name. I looked back at him, what was Sunshine talking about? Erol's back?
"Brother, you might want to get those monks to check your back." Erol whinced.
"I'll be fine Dexter," I swallowed, I did something to Erol.
CodeX yanked him off of me. "No. You're already going pale, Cynder is going to be knocked out again. She'll be sleeping when you come back, or we can ask the monks for help?" Erol looked down to me.
"Go ask them, they might be able to give her something to control the powers." Erol's gaze snapped to Dexter. "Watch her, make sure she doesn't set anything on fire anymore."
"You make me a cake, and we have a deal." I slapped the back of Dexter's head.
"Idiot." The males laughed at me before CodeX helped Erol out of the room, when the walked away I caught a glimpse of Erol's back. There were burn marks and blood, as if I just burned him.
The next couple of days were a big blur.
Supposely we were suppose to give a warning to an old friend of Baron Praxis, a warning that said: go away old Baron we have a new one and take your little monks with you!
The old Baron, Baron Damas, wasn't too pleased but said he'll help us before we left. It seems that he was the one who started the Eco Projects, but after a while didn't think it was a safe idea. Which was a prove fact. From what I have heard is that when I passed out, Erol carried me on his back but when a banned of Metal Heads came out they attacked Erol frist which freaked me out. Fire exploded from my body taking out the Metal Heads and my commander, he had second degree burns and a couple thrid but nothing green eco could fix.
Then ex-Baron Damas offered to fix me with the help of his monks, and then the blonde child. His son, I didn't catch his name but he was always with his mom so I named him Mama's Boy. His mother was the most beautiful women I have ever seen, she had long sliver hair with a tint of purple in it. Her dark purple eyes would always watch her son play and watch me, she always wore a purple dress with a cloak over it. I just wanted to talk to her, sit with her, ask her questions about... anything.
When I was healed I stood and walked down the huge stairs to find her, the monks had replaced my black dress with a nightgown style of a dress. It was blue and had no shoulders or shoes to go with it, my feet padded down the hallway to a big room with sliver china and a huge glass light hanging above me.
"You are Cynder, right?"
I turned, there she was. Mama's Boy standing beside her, I nodded and stepped to her. "I'm Lt.Cynder," I swallowed. "Blue Eco Project-"
She laughed out loud. "Do not worry Cynder, you do not have to tell what you are! I know what you are since I was the one who choosed you for the project!"
"What?!?!" She turned from me and motioned outside.
"Let's go outside and have some tea, and some cookies for Mar here." I nodded and followed behind her, I couldn't see her feet as they shifted underneth her. We walked down the stairs leading outside and sat down on them, Mama's Boy skipped off towards the graden. She poured the tea and passed the cup to me, then the cookies. I only ate the cookies.
"I am Bass Sheba. Daughter of the Crime Lord." I choked on my cookie.
"Krew's daughter?!?!" She laughed.
"That's right." I looked up and down her, she wasn't as big as him or... creepy. My father used to go to Hip Hog to visit his younger sister, Tess, and would bring me along. The fatty orb would float down to me and pinch my checks, then I would bite him. I shuddered.
"That's nice." Bass Sheba laughed.
"I know, it's not something I'm proud of either." Mama's Boy ran up and jumped in my lap, I looked at him werid as he stole a cookie from my plate. Bass Sheba smiled at him and offered him another cookie.
"He's taken a liking to you," Bass Sheba stood walking to down the stairs to the garden, I jumped up and followed. Mama's Boy on my six, Bass Sheba stopped in the graden and bent down. I stood near her as she pulled up flowers, I bent down and helped her.
"When I started the Eco Projects, I did not know they would turn out like this. Some many young ladies killed from eco and their powers, lucky you made it."
"I wish I didn't." I muttered, Bass Sheba passed my a white rose. I took it and it turned blackish blue. She smiled and picked up another one.
"And I also wish that I took everything with me, and didn't teach anyone how to do it. My greastest fear was that they would use my ideas to start the Dark Warrior Project. My biggesr project, when I looked over it I knew the ones choosen would die. So I throw it out, but someone found it again. My fear is that they will use it and the city will fall."
"But it's not your city anymore." Bass Sheba shrugged.
"Still. A soul is a soul, and we were all choosed by the Precusors to live on. I do not want anyone to die." She looked to me. "Cynder, please choose the right side. Baron Praxis or... ours."
"What?" I asked when Mama's Boy came back over with a bunch of roses, each different colors and shapes. He ran over and sat in her lap, he passed me a flower and I laughed. He was so cute.
"Cynder!!!" I jumped up when I heard Erol's voice, Bass Sheba nodded motioning to the door.
"Go ahead, young one. Have fun." I laughed.
"It's Erol, he is no fun."
"I will be sure to tell him that." I waved as I ran up the stairs, he wasn't waiting for me or standing by the door. I ran into the Dinning Room and saw him sitting with Dexter and CodeX, I placed the flowers on the table while they looked up to me. Dexter brust into laughter falling off his chair, CodeX rolled his eyes taking a flower.
"Smells nice."
"Thank you, CodeX."
Erol stood limping over to me, he picked up a flower and looked at me. "Why are you picking flowers?"
"Bass Sheba told me too, I have to listen to her."
"Who said?" Erol growled, I pointed to myself.
"I did." Erol rolled his eyes looking at the blackish blue rose in his hands, CodeX and Dexter left as Erol looked over it.
"This is a White Rose... why is it black?"
"Because I touched it, Bass Sheba said it turns this color when touched by Blue Eco." I looked down. "Hows Sunshine?"
Erol shrugged. "Could be worse."
"As in?"
"Blind in both eyes." I gasped, Erol shook his head. "Think nothing of it. He attacked you, it was your right."
"Not to make him blind!" I shouted Blue Eco sparking from my hair, Erol smirked.
"You're angry."
"Duh!"
"Good. Find another power so we can get out of here, Baron Damas said until you show signs of Blue Eco you're not allowed to leave."
"I hate you." I growled stomping out.
"Remember!" Erol shouted after me. "Don't play with fire!"
"Fuck off!"
I sat on a rock by the pond, there was no one around and only little gold fish swimming around at the bottom. My feet after being in soft tights all this time were finally getting used to being bare, only if I could find some socks then they wouldn't hurt so much. I watched the fishes that swam below me, they were playing tag or hide and go seek. My feet dipped in and the swam around it, I giggled watching them.
"F-I-S-H-E-S." I spelled out, I looked to the rock. It was big. A stepping stone in the water. I sighed, there was nothing wrong with it. I stepped onto it and stepped onto another one, I was in the middle of the pond looking all around me. Water spiders and fish were swimming all around me, jumping and swimming. "S-P-I-D-E-R-S." I spelled out again, before bending down. My dress slimming the water.
"So is that a power?" I turn my head to see Erol on the main rock at the shore, I turn away from him crossing my arms.
"Yes it is, the power of me running away from you."
"Haha." He mocked. "Not funny. Come on find something, you just can use fire everytime we are in battle... and destory everything."
"And the problem with that?"
"We want to save the city."
"G-O A-W-A-Y!"
"What?"
"Go away!" I shouted, I turned on my heel and slipped into the water. I came to the top gasping and coughing for air, when Erol jumped in after me.
"Can you swim?"
"Duh!!" I shouted splashing him, he rolled his eyes swimming back. He pulled himself up onto the rocks and glared at me. I stood up and looked behind him, a Metal Head Grunt was coming up behind him. I screamed and pointed behind him, Erol jumped up reaching for his weapon that wasn't there. I waddle to the rocks and pulled myself up, Erol stood infront of me. The Metal Head started to charge, running head first to us.
"Damn it." Erol growled. I looked to my hands, I could feel the Blue Eco starting to race. The angry feeling coming over me again, ready to set the Metal Head on fire! I put my hands to my head, no way. I'm not going to set it on fire, I had to find a new power. I just don't want to make everything burn when I touch it, I want a power that can be helpful! I closed my eyes, instead of black it was blue.
I re-opened my eyes to the see the Metal Head was gone, but the palace stood infront of me. Bass Sheba and Mama's Boy was walking up the stairs, she held flowers in her hands as Mama's Boy climbed the stairs.
"Erol!" I shouted standing, coming back to real world scared me. The Metal Heads were closer then before, I grabbed Erol's hand and let the Blue Eco take over. The next thing I knew we rolled infront of the palace, Bass Sheba screamed. Erol groaned rolling off of me.
Whoa. What a ride. Was that a power? Oh please Precusors let that be a power! I sat up looking to Erol on his side watching me, he smirked sitting up looking at me.
"That was amazing... how did you do that?" I shrugged.
"I wanted to go back to the palace, and then I saw Bass Sheba and Mama's Boy."
"Oh..." Erol said. "A tunnel of Blue Eco... yah that seems like Teleportation."
"What's going on?" Bass Sheba screamed, I smiled and pointed to myself.
"I found a new power!"
I sat up fast when I heard Erol hammering on my door, I groaned and got out of bed. I didn't care what time it was, and I was going to kill him anyways. I yanked open the door and standing there was Sunshine, half his face melted away. I covered my mouth looking at him, I thought I was going to vomit and that would make him more pissed off.
"Sunshine I'm so-" He punched me in the gut making me fall to the ground, he bent down to me smirking.
"Can it princess, you took my sight now I want something of yours. Life is too much, since you didn't take mine."
"Erol..." I groaned. "Dexter... CodeX..." He laughed.
"Calling for help again, princess? Not going to work,"
"Please forgive me, I didn't-" He kicked me. I screamed loudly, making him stop. I laid there as his shadow ran away, the fire burned inside of me. I wanted to kill him. I was going to kill him. I bit my lip sitting up on my knees and pushing off the ground, I stood onto my feet and walked down the hallway holding my ribs. He wouldn't take me down that fast, a door opened and Erol yawned.
"Cynder... do you know what time it is?"
"Maybe... it's not yesterday and it's not tomorrow."
Erol groaned. "I don't have time for your mind tricks, I want to sleep... why are you up?"
Lie. "I have to pee." Okay not a good lie, but still. Erol looked at me, and shook his head.
"Okay whatever go pee."
"In the bathroom?"
"Yes in the bathroom!" I rolled my eyes and walked down the hallway. "What!" Erol shouted running after me. "I'll escort you."
"I know how to pee."
"I'll walk you there and back," I smiled. He knew Sunshine was out here, or was he just one of those people who got a sick feeling of watching people pee? I had a feeling it was both.
"LET GO OF MY LEG!!!"
"CYNDER STOP ACTING LIKE THIS!!!"
"RAPE!!! RAPE!!!"
"WHY ARE YOU BEING SO IMMATURE?!?!?!"
"ARE NOT!!!"
"ARE TOO!"
"ARE NOT!!!"
"DON'T FIGHT WITH YOUR COMMANDER!"
"DON'T FIGHT WITH YOUR LT!!!"
"So who do you think is going to win?" Dexter asked CodeX, while he passed him an apple.
"I don't know." CodeX answered back. "Cynder has Blue Eco and she can go anywhere she wants now, and she can also climb trees. Take for exmaple the one she's holding onto."
"Maybe they like each other, Erol holding very close to her-"
"SHUT UP!!!" Erol shouted letting go of my leg, I held on tighter to the tree infront of the place as he shook his head. It was finally time to go and I didn't want to leave! Bass Sheba sat on the main stairs with the monks and her husband, Mama's Boy sat by the tree watching us. He was finding this funny.
"Come on Cynder, we have to go back to the city. You can't stay here for the rest of your life!!!"
"Yes I can!"
Erol growled. "It's not a choice, now get into that hellcat!"
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes!"
"N-O!!!"
"Y-E-S!!!"
"Do I hear wedding bells?"
"SHUT UP DEXTER!!!" Erol shouted, he sighed as I looked back at him. I stuck out my tounge and held on tighter.
"Hey Erol!" The driver of the hellcat shouted. "Can you play with fire?"
"Fuck off!" Erol shouted, looking back to me again. "Get me an axe."
"You cut my arms off, I'll set you on fire or send you to the flag poll ontop of the palace!" I shouted to him, Erol held the axe narrowing his eyes on me.
"Move your arms then." I groaned and let go of the tree, Erol came around lifting me up onto his shoulders as if I was a bag of meat. "Let's go boys." Dexter and CodeX followed behind me, as another man with a werid looking face stepped down. He wore a long jacket looking at ex-Baron Damas.
"This," He said motioning behind him, I looked back and saw a huge gun coming up. "Is from Baron Praxis." The gun started to charge when I pushed off of Erol and ran back for Mama's Boy, I grabbed him and ran back. Bass Shaba was screaming and then I tripped on a root, Erol grabbed my arm as we were driving away from the blast. I pushed my hands to the ground and thought of the port, soon enough the hellcat slid into the port making us all jerk out of the hellcat and into the grim waters.
I came to the surface looking around me, Mama's Boy was drowning beside me when I grabbed him. He clinged onto me as Erol came up to surface, Dexter and CodeX were splashing each other.
"Cynder I should kill you for what you just did!!!"
"What?" I shouted. "I just saved our lives!!!" Erol groaned.
"They really didn't blow up the place, it was just a joke..." I looked past him and saw the temple wasn't on fire or burning, I shrugged pulling myself up onto the docks. Erol followed behind me looking at Mama's Boy.
"You kidnapped a child," He groaned shaking his head. "Argh... we are so fucked."
"Errrrooooollll!!!" Dexter whinned, swimming up. "CodeX splashed me!"
"Then splash him back,"
"Eww..." I gagged pointing to the water. "It's greenish... something..." Erol leaned closer to the water.
"Eww your right, but there something esle..."
"Yah," I said. "Lean closer..." Erol did what he was told and looked closer, and SPLASH! I couldn't help but laughing, he was such an idiot!!! Dexter and CodeX were safe on the dock with me and Mama's Boy, but Erol had fallen in... okay not fallen.. I pushed him.
"You bitch," Erol gasped for air.
"Have a nice swim, Erol?" Dexter laughed.
"Instead of playing with fire and getting burned," CodeX said putting his arms around me. "You get wet!"
TBC...