Chapter 9: Chaos

Yue walked down the halls looking at the people in the rooms she passed. They all looked like bloodthirsty killers or thieves. She wasn't sure she wanted to stay on this ship now. She continued down the hall when suddenly the intercom turned on. "Attention all pilots. Repeat attention all pilots. Enemy ships approaching from starboard side, prepare to engage." Yue gasped at the report. She realized that if the enemy ships shot the starboard bow there was a chance that Ryu would be hit as well. She begins to run to his room remembering that L locked it behind her. Tears flowed from her eyes as her mind contemplated the many fates her brother could face. This made her run even faster.

Ryu heard the announcement as well only he didn't consider the danger of his location. He stayed in his bed fully aware that he couldn't do anything, even if he thought he was in trouble. He knew if something was wrong, Yue would run in and tell him. Almost immediately after he thought this he heard pounding on the door. He heard Yue screaming his name from the other side. "Ryu, Ryu, are you in there?" she sounded worried. He responded "Yes, Yue, I'm here. What is it?"

"The enemy is…"Yue sputtered. "…On the starboard side of the ship and closing, right." Ryu finished Yue sentence, as he began to walk towards the door. He reached out to open the door, but soon realized it was still locked.

"Come on Yue, unlock the door." Ryu said calmly. Yue was silent for a moment than said, "I'm sorry Ryu, but I don't have the keys." Ryu quickly was thrown into a sea of fear. He couldn't escape… his thoughts were interrupted by Yue's words. "I'll be right back; I just need to get the keys from L." Ryu heard the sounds of her foot steps moving away. "No, no, don't leave me alone…" Ryu quickly found himself muttering. Within moments he was enshrouded with darkness. He could hear the nightmarish battle song, stood up and ran towards the door. He pounded on the door screaming, "Don't leave me alone, please! I don't want to die! Please!" but he was answered by silence. He pounded on the door until his hands began to bleed. Blood dripped down the door as Ryu collapsed and tears flowed from his eyes as he waited for a response. His spirits lifted when he heard someone coming but they ran past. Just then he heard screaming and loud crashing noises. Just then Ryu heard clicking noises from the other side of the door. He backed away quickly, remembering what the noise symbolized. The door bust open and a swarm of Pawns stood in the door staring Ryu down.

Yue ran down the hall and into the command bridge. She was immediately bombarded with news. She couldn't make out most of what the crewman where saying, something about a breach and minor damage, nothing that really concerned her. She scouted through the crowd and spotted L. she quickly dashed over and looked up at her. "Hey L, can I have the keys to Ryu room?" L looked down at Yue with a grim face.

"Yue, I'm sorry. Your brother's medical wing has been invaded. We are attempting to recapture it now, but the chances that he's still alive are slim." This threw Yue into shock and she collapsed. She felt L's hand on her shoulder and she threw it off.

"It's a lie… Brother can't be gone. He promised he wouldn't leave, like they did…" Yue said with a saddened face.

"Who are they?" L asked looking very concerned.

"They where supposed to stay, like everyone else…"

"Yue you're not making any sense."

"Our parents… they abandoned us." L looked both shocked and sad. At the same time L looked uneasy. Just then a loud crashing sound ruptured metal around them. "What was that!" L screamed loudly.

"An armor piercing round was fired. It hit."

"I can clearly hear that soldier but where and how bad?"

"Port side, horrible damage, if we take another round like that, we won't survive." L looked worried. She placed her hand over her forehead and muttered, "That's great timing. We had to be attacked while C is away." She sighed heavily and went on giving orders. Yue started back to her brother's room praying that he was alright. She made it to his wing undetected but she stopped when she heard voices around a corner. "Take the boy to the main ship. His skills could prove useful to the king." Yue glanced around the corner to see Ryu being carried off, unconscious, by a Pawn talking into a comm. system. Yue quickly ran up to the man shaped enemy and jabs her fingers into an opening in the bone structure. The Pawn let out a yelp of pain and fell to the ground. The book informed her of non-lethal ways to take Pawns down. Pressure points where a big weakness. She lifted up Ryu body and began to haul him back to the bridge. She heard noises behind her and began to run. As she rounded a corner soldiers pointed their rifles at them. One of whom was the man who directed her to the bridge. Yue pointed down the path she had just come from and in the path of the enemies pursuing them and walked on quickly. The man nodded as she moved past. As she kept running she heard gunfire and then silence. She continued to run until she reached the bridge. Ryu was beginning to wake up once they got there.

Yue set him down on one of the chairs in the corner of the room and then sat down herself. She had a sudden feeling of fear while she watched the crew dashing about the bridge, looking for something to do. She couldn't help but think about how she had almost lost another person who was close to her. She heard noises next to her and looked over to see Ryu waking up. She dove onto him and began crying. Ryu, having no clue what was going on, wrapped his arms around her in a reassurance. Her crying continued but she looked up at him. He noticed that she was soaked with sweat and tears. He remembered seeing the Pawns but after that it was a blur. After he gained full conciseness and stood up, gently pushing Yue away from him. She was sleeping very soundly as he moved her. He suddenly became aware of noise surrounding him. Screams and shouts could be heard more than clearly but he couldn't make them out. He heard L booming voice over the rest and sighed. She could really be loud when she wanted to be… Ryu noticed the hunger he was suddenly overcome with. He began to walk to the galley when he remembered that the galley had been captured by the enemy. Why did they have to take the galley now, while he was this hungry. His stomach doubled over as the hunger got worse. The world around him began to darken and he realized that the nausea he felt must be worse than he thought. He struggled to balance himself on the wall but it was no use. He couldn't hold his body up and he collapsed. Upon his impact with the ground, he saw Yue rushing towards him. She was saying something but he couldn't hear what.