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"There's nothing down here!" Piper hissed, looking around the room wildly. "We're trapped!" No sooner did the words leave her lips than the booming slam of heavy metal against metal suddenly reverberate through the room. Both human and Merb sharply looked up as at least four Cyclonian talons looked down, faces illuminated with red light produced by crystal equpped weapons held in their hands.
"There they are!" one of them shouted. The voice was peircing and for a moment, both of their hearts stopped. The echoing stampede of heavy feet racing down the fifty-foot high staircase was deafening, and as panic rose, so did their hearts; two blood-drums beating erratically with fear induced adreneline. The Merb sucked in a hissing breath, his mouth right by her ear.
"No, we're not." And with that he hopped off her back. It was more the fear of excruciating death and thusly will power that gave him the strength to stand and walk shakily rather than physical stamina and lack of aching pain in his every bone. Quickly he stumbled to the centre of the floor and fell to his knobby knees as Piper asked what the hell he was doing. "Come on," he muttered, feeling around with both of his four-digit hands. "Come on, where are you?"
"Shit!" The exclaimation was immeadiately followed by a whiz of mechanics as Piper grabbed a retractable energy staff from somehwere on her person, holding it at ready as six talons in total finally reached them at the bottom of the winding staircase. She stared hard at each one with gritted teeth, and took a grounded defensive stance before them that suggested deadly battle prowess.
The one standing nearest to her was staring. "I'll be damned," he said slowly, looking from her to the man on his knees behind her as the rest of the soldiers stopped behind him. A slow, wicked smirk split his pale face. "You two . . . I never would've imagined . . . Hmph." Some of the talons behind him wore masks of incredulousness mixed with dark humor, and as confusion spread through her head the question of who is he resurfaced in her mind yet again.
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A/N: Well, this one is a bit longer. A lot of them will be longer just because so many things are starting to happen. And as for romance . . . well, you'll all see eventually.
Thanks again for your wonderful reviews!! ♥
- hazel
