A/N: Here is the long awaited chapter 10! -Dance party music goes off in the background- Here are some special thank yous!
chancelor22: Sorry that I left you hanging for a while but here is the un-cliffy chapter! Thanks for the review; I'm glad you're caught up.
Kae-she Katsumi: Oh dear sweet heaven I can never thank you enough for everything that you've helped me with! You are one of the best people ever! I love you so much and thank you times a billion!
Cittygurl: LOL! Yeah I probably would too! Thanks for the review.
Xenodrake: Dang it! How did you figure that out? Oh well thanks for the review and I'm glad you think it's interesting.
Veriea Fornnan: Hahaha ok I have written more and thanks!
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Disclaimer: I own me, Mea, Mac, Cetanu, Merit, Kawn-ra, Draz'nar, She'bnari, Hark'uk'arak, Rick, Morris, Meera, Job, Ramse, Liz, Ry, Sessi'a, Guan-thwei, the council members, and other feds.
Xenodrake owns Kristen, a friend owns Jake, Kae-she owns Ally/Kae-she, and Lex, Scar and Grid are owned by Fox.
ONTO THE STORY!
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Merit looked around gleefully and sharpened his Ki cti-pa. This was the hunt he and his friends had been waiting for. Merit once again went over each of their stories and compared them.
He had been a wanderer all his life, for his mother died at birth and his father died not long after. As for his friends, Kawn-ra was a bit hard headed because he had been abandoned by his parents but unlike Merit got caught and was put into slavery.
As for Cetanu…he was the son of an Arbitrator. You'd think it was an honor…but Cetanu had explained that his father was very abusive and just loved the smell of Cetanu's pain and Thwei.
They had all met at the slavery compound. Kawn-ra was working, Merit was about to get dragged in there and Cetanu was just visiting by his fathers orders. Merit had no idea what made Cetanu walk up to the guards and violently tell them to let him and Kawn-ra go. But one thing was for sure, Merit and Kawn-ra did not get along as they grew up.
Merit was pulled from his thoughts of their past when the door to theKehrite opened and Cetanu walked out. He looked at his apprehensive friend and grinned. "Don't worry we're almost there."
"YOU SAID THAT A WHILE AGO AND WERE STILL NOT THERE!" Merit and Cetanu looked at each other and started to trill in laughter as a raging Kawn-ra stepped out from the Kehrite right after Cetanu.
The Gkinmaru went off and Cetanu rushed to the controls. Kawn-ra grabbed his Ki its-pa and mounted his burner onto his shoulder. Merit jumped up and waited for the doors to open.
"I bet I can kill more than you." Kawn-ra smirked. Merit rolled his eyes and put his mask on. "Yeah right, only in your dreams." Kawn-ra growled and was about to shove Merits shoulder when the sound of the ship landing caught their hearing. Cetanu walked causally in and looked at both of them. "Alright you two, you candtai'k-de after theKainde Amedha Chiva." Cetanu barked. Merit lowered his head while Kawn-ra hissed.
"Thin-de le'hasuan 'aloun'myin-del bpi-de gka-de hasou-de paya"
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"Hey Merit bet you can't bet that!" Kawn-ra yelled as he blasted a Kainde Amedha with his shoulder burner. Merit ignored him and dodged the deadly tip of the monsters tail.
Cetanu used his Ki cti-pa to slash off one of the Kainde amedha's head. He felt slight pressure in his head but ignored it and smacked another of the demons in the chest.
Merit glared at Kawn-ra and grabbed the damn thing by its tail and slammed it into a Dt, then threw it strait at Kawn-ra. "CATCH!" Kawn-ra looked just in time and ducked. The Kainde Amedha slammed into the opposite Dt and slide to the ground dead. "C'JIT ELL-OSDE!" He roared and charged at Merit.
Merit got into the Hiju as Kawn-ra's raging form neared him. Cetanu looked up from his kill and saw this. The pressure in his head grew just a little but Cetanu was to annoyed to notice.
Kawn-ra slammed into Merit full force. Merit grabbed his wrist and as he fell brought his knee up and it met with Kawn-ra's chin. His head snapped back and he pulled away from Merit.
Merit swiftly got to his feet but Kawn-ra punched him hard in the face. Merit stumbled back and yanked off his mask. He glared up at Kawn-ra who had a bit of Thwei flowing from his chin. Kawn-ra watched Merits mandibles turn up into a grin and spit out some thwei.
The smell of Thwei hit Cetanu like a brick. Now he noticed the pressure that was building up in his head along with a soft voice. Small bouts of pain bloomed with it and he put one of his hands to his head with a moan. "Ki'dte" He whizzed out but nether of the fighters heard him.
Kawn-ra roared and dodged Merits charge. He grabbed Merits arm and twisted it behind his back. Merit fought as Kawn-ra locked his other arm with his own, put his hand behind Merits head, and grabbed a handful of his dreadlocks.
"So Merit, give up yet you pauk-de?" Kawn-ra growled. Merit's lower mandibles flared and he hissed at the taller Yautja. As they continued to snap at each other Cetanu put his other hand to his head and shook it. The voices and pressure grew to the point were Cetanu snapped.
"I said KI'DTE!" he roared. Cetanu pulled out his Ki its-pa, whirled around, and struck out at the nearest thing.
Merit felt the metal tip slice through his skin. Kawn-ra sharply let go of Merit and stared at him. Merit had a blank look on his face and he crumpled to the ground without a sound. "By the gods…Merit!" Kawn-ra fell to his knees beside him. Cetanu dropped his spear and stared horrified at his friends. He slowly started to back up but a hand gripped his shoulder and roughly spun him around.
Cetanu's breathing became shallow as the red glaring eyes of his father came into view. Kawn-ra looked up sharply as other Yautja appeared behind the Arbitrator. He grabbed Cetanu's arm and forcefully pulled him closer. "I knew I couldn't leave you alone for a second." His mandibles flared and he shoved Cetanu away. "Get this trash away from my sight!" the Arbitrator roared and walked over to Kawn-ra.
Eight guards walked up and chained Cetanu's wrists. Cetanu stared shocked at his father for a second before the guards pulled him away.
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Two hours later
Kawn-ra shoved his way through the crowd. He got to a point at where he could see his friend standing alone in front of the high elders and Arbitrators. Cetanu was stripped of all his upper awu'asa and deep whip marks scared his back. Kawn-ra snorted, they were all probably 'gifts' from his father.
"We have discussed what your fate is to be Cetanu. You are to die a bad bloods death. Unless you have any evidence against the fact that you killed one of your hunting partners?" The Arbitrator known as Sessi'a stated. Cetanu hung his head even lower and closed his eyes.
Kawn-ra's eyes on the other hand widened. 'Killed' one of his hunting partners? They must have gotten him confused with someone else. Merit was still alive! Unless…
"Oh SHIT!" Kawn-ra shrieked and barreled back through the crowd.
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Cetanu's father, Guan-thwei, stared coldly down at his son. All would be just as he planed very soon.
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Kawn-ra pulled the scientist away from Merit and slammed his head into the wall. He picked up the syringe that the scientist dropped and snarled at him. "He's still alive dammit!" Kawn-ra roared and threw the syringe into the wall.
Merit moaned and opened one eye. Kawn-ra looked around and started to search the cabinets, then the unconscious scientist. "Wha…what's going on?" Merit choked out. Kawn-ra found what he was looking for and headed towards the door. "Can't talk right now…got to go save Cetanu's sorry ass."
The door hissed shut and Merit glared at the ceiling. What the hell was going on?
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"Well?" One of the high elders asked impatiently. Cetanu didn't answer. Merit was dead…that just couldn't be. Sessi'a sighed, "Take him away to be executed." The guards slowly walked up to Cetanu but suddenly the doors burst open and Kawn-ra came racing in.
"Pardon me but…" he bowed respectfully to the council and glared at Guan-thwei. "Merit is not dead!" Cetanu's head snapped up and he stared at Kawn-ra. The council members gave each other inquiring looks and then stared at Kawn-ra. "How can that be, we were informed that he was dead." Sessi'a snapped.
"Well you were informed wrong!" Kawn-ra snapped back. He pulled a small pouch from his waist and threw it to her. Sessi'a caught it and poured out its contents. Guan-thwei stiffened and looked away.
"I found that on a scientist that was about to inject Merit full of gods know what kind of poison. If you look closely at the symbol on one of the rings you will see Guan-thwei's symbol there." Cetanu's inner mouth fell open and he continued to stare at Kawn-ra.
Sessi'a leaned back, her eyes glistening dangerously. Every one else turned to look at Guan-thwei whose mandibles were clamped tight. "Is this true?" Sessi'a hissed and glared at him.
Guan-thwei opened his mouth but the doors opened again and Merit came stumbling through feeling like a complete idiot.
Everyone's eyes turned to him and Sessi'a leaned forward again. "Release him now." She hissed to one of the guards. He nodded and unchained Cetanu's wrists. Guan-thwei lost it.
Before anyone could stop him he had swiftly walked up to Merit and grabbed his throat. Sessi'a sharply stood up, and both Cetanu and Kawn-ra turned around. Guan-thwei turned his head in their direction. Merit gagged as he felt Guan-thwei's sharp talon scrape down the part of the scar that was on his neck, easily reopening the entire thing. "You are so pathetic Merit…you can't even push me away, can you?" He whispered. Merits self confidence shot down a hole and he gagged again as Guan-thwei's grip tightened.
Cetanu and Kawn-ra exchanged glances and they ran up towards the anger Arbitrator. "You go left, I'll go right!" Cetanu ordered and they split to each side until Cetanu's fist met with his fathers face and Kawn-ra's kick landing on his midsection.
Guan-thwei let go of Merit and fell back startled. Kawn-ra caught Merit before he fell and Cetanu stood defensively in front of his friends.
Sessi'a looked from the three of them to the fallen Arbitrator. "Get this traitor out of my sight NOW!"
Cetanu watched the guards chain his father and lead him out of the room. His gaze then fell back to the barley conscious Merit. "Sorry I'm so pathetic…" he whizzed. Cetanu and Kawn-ra shook their heads. "If anyone is pathetic it's me…will you ever forgive me?" Cetanu pled. Merit smiled, "I already have."
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Merit became silent and lowered his head. Kae-she had gotten up and started to pace in the middle of the story. Grid and Kristen were huddled together and were looking at Kae-she. Mea was staring wide eyed at Cetanu, and Draz'nar was looking at the floor. Kwan-ra looked around for a bit then just stared at the wall.
Merit felt sad and weak at how pathetic he must have been in their eyes. Kae-she looked down at his slumped figure and walked over to him. "What's wrong?" Merit lowered his head even more. "I must be pretty pathetic to you all now huh?" his words were full of misery.
Slowly Kae-she sat down next to him, leaned against his arm, and started to purr. Merit slowly lifted up his head and looked at her. A Yautja smile began to spread across his face and he leaned a bit closer to her.
Suddenly the cage window opened and Liz's face came into view. Merit and Kae-she's head snapped in her direction. "Such a sweet little story. Are you going to be his little bitch now?" Kae-she roared and stood up. "YOU BITCH!" She roared again and rammed against the barrier. Liz took a step back with a smile across her face. "You know that won't help you or your little friend." Liz laughed and the window closed.
Draz'nar's eyes widened and he roared too. He started to ram against the barrier with Kae-she. Rage boiled in his veins. Draz'nar looked at Kae-she, he didn't want her or Pred to get hurt. The thought of Pred made him bang on the barrier harder. "PRED!"
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My vision was swimming in darkness and my body felt numb. I tried to move something, anything, but nothing happened. Oh god…am I dead? Was one of my first thoughts. I tried to open one of my eyes. It opened a tiny bit and all that I could see was blurs of light and color. "PRED!" A voice tore through my head and made it pound. I slowly opened the other eye and still only saw blurs. Darkness creped back into my mind. "Dra..z'nar." I weakly called out with a ragged voice before my vision and mind fell back into darkness.
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A/N: I hope you liked this chapter but all the credit does not got to me. Some of it goes to Kae-she and her brilliant mind that helped me out of my writers block. I also hope that you will like chapter 11 which will be coming soon.
Other than that Please read and/or review.