Sorry for such a boring chapter last time but this one is a little better! And I'm very sorry for not updating for a long time! I had a case of writers block plus loads of homework to do not to mention finals this week.
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Stand in the Rain
Chapter Eleven:
Follow
Kenji led the five soldiers to a dark ship yard. Katsumoto stood by an airship waiting in his hooded red cloak. Zen stood behind Kenji and Seto stood beside Zen as so forth.
"Lieutenant Kenji aided by squad seven reporting."
"Here's your airship and the Master's also sendin' a ship full of heartless and nobodies. Who knows how well they'll work together in real combat so watch yourse;f." Katsumoto handed Kenji a black book and headed back inside.
"Load up!" Kenji jumped in and the others followed as the pilot took off. He waited till his squad settled down and then sat in the corner to look at the book. It was completely empty and Kenji flipped through it back and forth. Not noticing anything, he tossed the book aside and relaxed. Seto shoved Kai out of his way as he walked towards the front of the ship. Kai growled at him and Seto growled back they bared their viciously sharp teeth at each other.
"Watch where you're going next time!" Kai's fur on his back began to rise along with his anger.
"Sorry I'm not used to being around shitheads." Seto provoked his anger and Kai was about to jump at him but Zen appeared in front of him.
"We're all on the same team and I don't recall you being superior." Zen stared Seto down and kept his cool. Seto huffed and turned to sit towards the front of the small ship. Zen turned the other way and Kai followed him while Ruji joined Seto. The red and white wolf-like beast sat alone and carefully watched everyone. Zen sat by Kenji. "So, who's the target?"
"There's more than one and I rather not speak them in such an open area." Kenji glanced at the unknown pilot.
"Sorry, it's been a few years since they've let me out." Seto became bored and moved to where the new guy was laying.
"Move it." He growled and the new guy moved without a word.
"Hey don't pick on the new guy ass hole." Kai barked at him and the new guy sat across from Seto.
"He's got a name. What is it kid?" Zen tried to get him to talk.
"…it's Cody…" He was the youngest out of the bunch and felt uneasy around them. Kenji observed and tried to learn their behaviors. Fortunately he already knew Zen, Kai, and Seto which left only Ruji and Cody. They started to discuss how things are run with the Master when the ride began to take on some turbulence.
"Sir, we're coming up on another ship."
"Follow them but stay hidden."
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Glowing red eyes stared into his and he desperately called out for his keyblade that wouldn't appear. Darkness surrounded him and the faces of his friends disappeared. He was all alone with the fear taking over. Another pair of glowing eyes appeared next to the first. This pair was full of pain, confusion, and despair. It began to growl and sharp white teeth were visible. Sora stuck out his hands in front of him and closed his eyes as the creature came towards him. He felt a jolt instead of pain from sharp claws. His eyes slowly opened to see the keyblade in his hands, stabbing its heart. The beast looked into his eyes; with the pain and suffering vanishing. Sora's heart dropped as guilt and agony filled him. It fell to the ground and Sora let go of the keyblade causing it to vanish. His eyes… they looked at him as if saying thank you. Sora fell to his knees and a sharp pain shot threw his chest. A cold sticky substance dripped and the glowing red eyes faded…
The ship rocked and Sora jolted from his bed. Riku and Cloud were already up but the girls were still asleep. He stood up and put some pants on. Cloud and Riku were sitting at the controls in nothing but their pants as well which means they were in a hurry too.
"What's going on?"
"We're being followed." Cloud kept his cool with Riku stressed and tried to focus the weapon controls. Sora jumped into his seat and looked over the situation.
"By who?" Sora quickly rubbed a hand through his hair.
"How am I supposed to know?" Riku's voice sounded frustrated while he searched for an answer. Cloud watched the signal of the unknown ship closely and how it stayed at the exact same distance from them at a steady pace. As Riku and Sora argued, Cloud watch as it suddenly disappeared. He reset all the programs but it still wasn't there.
"Hey… we got a bigger problem." They both turned to look at Cloud. "…we're too late, they're already— BANG!" The ship vibrated but then fell silent after they held on to their seats.
"The girls!" Sora ran back towards the sleeping quarters and Cloud made Riku sit back down in his seat to help him. There was a smaller vibration and the power went out. Sora stopped running and desperately tried to feel his way down the hall. Cloud and Riku couldn't see which buttons were which and tried to think of a plan fast.
The pounding of his heart filled his ears…thump, thump...Thump, Thump...THUMP,THUMP… an intense, stabbing pain shot through his heart; he's knees gave in and fell to the floor. He grasped his chest for the pain was so great he couldn't yell for help.
Thump, thump…the same pain shot through Riku and his body became weak and helpless just like Sora. He clenched his chest in pain. His body buckled over, hitting his head on the dash board on the way down.
"Riku?! Hey are you ok?" Cloud's voice began to fade in Riku's ears and his vision became blurry right before he past out. Cloud ran to get Sora but the warning alarms all went off at once and he ran back to his seat.
"Dammit!" Cloud tried to see what was going on but his head started to become dizzy. Their ship was getting closer to an unknown world and Cloud set the ship for an emergency landing. He made his way to the hall despite the dizziness. "Sora?!" He stumbled over to Sora and found him in the same state as Riku. "Dammit! What's going on?" He went into the sleeping quarters and Kairi was the same with Tori by her side.
"C-Cloud…what's going…on…" She started to pass out and Cloud fell beside them.
"I…don't know…" His eyes became blurry as darkness took control.
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Rain drops pounded on the steel of the ship. Sora opened his eyes to be greeted by blackness of the night sky. He slowly pushed himself to his shaky feet and a sudden flash of memories hit him. Immediately his racing mind searched for his friends. The night sky was pitch black with a blanket of black storm clouds. The ship's wreckage was hardly visible as Sora searched its damaged structure. Sounds of movement came from his left. While keeping his eyes toward the sound, he gently pulled out his pocket knife after thinking his keyblade would draw attention. A piece of steel began to move and Sora walked towards it. The steel burst across the wet ground. Cloud appeared with Kairi on his back.
"You ok?" Sora put his knife back and rushed to help.
"Yeah we'll be ok, she's just sleeping." Cloud sat down after they laid her under a tree. The cold rain continued to strike the earth's surface while they listened for more movements. Their soaked hoods stuck to their heads and water dripped from their drenched hair.
"I can't just sit here; I'm going to look for them." Sora left before Cloud could say anything but he decided it was better to jut let him go. After all, he could still watch him since they weren't very far from the wreck. If anything did come out, he would have the upper hand.
Sora's ears strained to listen for anything besides the rushing rain. He began to dig from the spot Cloud came from and continue into the sideways, broken ship. Cautiously he climbed up and under making his way down the dripping hallway.
"Riku! Tori! Are you there?!" Only his echo returned and he crawled through a door and entered the sleeping quarters. "Hello! Any one here?!" Again, only the company of his echo returned to him. After double checking, he made his way back through the door and into the hall again. The next door he came upon opened to the cockpit but was pinned down by collapsed debris. While water continued to drip through the wreckage, Sora summoned his keyblade and destroyed the debris and knocked open the door.
"Riku?" Nothing made a sound. Sora turned back and searched for the entrance he came through. Cloud grabbed his shoulder and rushed him out of the small passage.
"We need to find a place to hide." Kairi wore Cloud's sweatshirt.
"Something is hunting us." Cloud kept his voice low.
"But we haven't found Riku and Tori yet."
"They'll be ok. Knowing Riku, they'll be fine." Cloud reassured him and they headed off into the forest. While their attention was forward, glowing yellow eyes reverted back into the shadows of the forest.
Red and white fur blurred as Cody ran through the deep forest. His fur was muddy and smelt like wet dog. He skidded to a stop after reaching a dead, giant, redwood tree. The area was slightly more open than the rest of the forest but only enough to gather more rain. His cold nose sniffed the air which resulted in nothing but wet rain. He sat by the redwood tree and waited like he was ordered to. Not even a minute later, Ruji flew from a tree and landed in the cold mud in front of Cody.
"They're here." Ruji hardly spoke so Cody wasn't expecting an answer.
"Your new orders are to track them and keep their trail fresh but to never be detected." Ruji accepted Cody's nod as understanding. His great black wings shook water from their surface and Ruji flew off into the forest. Cody was happy with his orders of not engaging in battle. Usually he was pushed around anyway because of his small stature compare to the others. Rain trickled down his nose and he shook his body of access water. The comfort of working alone settled his nerves and he ran back the way he came to continue track their path.
A strange scent caught his nose despite the rain and he stopped in his tracks. His red ears strained for sounds as they moved in all directions. Hot breath came from his panting mouth while he listened. An awkward shake in the ground reached his padded paws. He turned around but then rushed into a patch of undergrowth and lay hidden. Hooves pounded on the beaten trail and stopped in Cody's line of site. Thankfully the pouring rain had drowned the sound of his panting, giving him a slight advantage.
A human like being jumped down from the horse and walked to where Cody had previously stood. The rain wasn't pouring fast enough to wash away his heavy paw prints. The being examined the paw prints like they were a detailed map. It continued to examine the prints which made Cody a little more nervous. If he blows his cover all because of a few paw prints, he'd be the laughing stock of all of the master's creations. There was only one thing he could do to ensure his secrecy; kill it.
He dug his claws into the soft ground and readied himself for the kill. Without hesitation, Cody sprung from hiding and locked his jaws around it throat, gushing crimson blood onto the muddy path. They landed in a puddle and Cody bit down harder until he could feel the life leave its body. He unlocked his powerful jaws and looked at his kill. The horse had already taken off at the first sight of Cody, leaving no witnesses.
His kill was in fact human. It was an adult male whole seemed to be in fantastic shape. Cody grabbed him by the shoulder and dragged him into the forest. After hidden his kill, he continued back and covered his trail. The copper taste of human blood made him uncomfortable but he continued on. Foot prints of his prey were easy to find in the sticky mud, making his job easier. After catching up to them, he kept a safe distance of about a half a mile from them. Cody then began to worry after seeing another human on a horse about two miles out on a hill.
'This won't be easy anymore'