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Summary: Eighteen years have passed since the incident between the Princess of Bloodshed and the Princess of Disaster. However, in the comfort of the shadows, someone wants to re-create the nightmares from eighteen years past.
"Character speaking."
'Character thinking'
"Dark Side"
Chapter 12: Path of Blood and Disaster
Faye had spent her time watching as both Sniper and Micaiah exchanged stories of what happened during the past few days. She hadn't gotten much rest and was tired, but refused to get any sleep. She needed to stay awake to defend her friends incase ay kind of danger came their way.
It also made her jealous of how Micaiah and Sniper were getting along. Micaiah was getting used to calling him Sniper instead of Skye.
Faye had her arms across her chest and leaned against the Cave Entrance. She sighed and looked away. I wish I had that kind of charm that Micaiah has…all the boys seem to flock to her. Am I not attractive?
She silently yawned and closed her eyes. The sun bathing on her skin made her feel relaxed. She opened her eyes and walked back out into the desert.
It slightly hurt her when neither Micaiah nor Sniper had notice her leave. She let out a small sigh before walking over to a couple of large rocks. An oasis was nearby and provided plenty of water.
Faye held her chest, wanting the strange feeling she held to go away. She wanted someone to love. She hugged herself, trying to understand why everyone seemed to go to Micaiah.
She's a princess…that's why. I'm not nearly as attractive as her or related to any sense of royalty. Mother, how did you feel? She lifted her head towards the cloudless blue sky. Her mind began to bring up hope for the fact that her mother had nobody to love.
That all faded when she was reminded of Sig. Her mother loved him and he loved her. Faye knew that he loved her as a daughter, but she wanted more. She wanted a boy to love her.
A boy who would risk his life to protect her. She leaned her head against the rocks and closed her eyes. What could she do? She knew no male except for Skye and Izuka and both of them loved Micaiah.
Faye hadn't noticed that she had dozed off. To her, she was still sitting there.
"There you are!" The cheerful voice had made Faye open her eyes to see both Micaiah and Sniper looking at her.
"We didn't know where you went." He informed her. "We got a little worried,"
"Oh." Faye remarked slightly. She had noticed that the two were holding hands. Micaiah blushed slightly and moved her hand to her face. "I have great news, Blossom!"
Sniper had begun to blush himself and look away with a small smile. "We're…dating."
That created a giant hole in Faye's heart. "…What?"
"We're dating, Blossom! I've met the man who'll protect me always. You don't have too anymore." Micaiah said shyly. She placed her hand on his chest and stepped on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on the lips.
The sight made Faye feel as if her heart was being ripped to shreds right before her eyes.
She looked down, holding onto her chest. An overwhelming pain had filled her heart and was slowly turning her once kind feelings to steel. The two hadn't noticed the girls' reaction.
It wasn't until Faye stood did they turn to face her. "You alright?"
"Peachy." Faye hissed darkly. She walked away, fighting back tears and overwhelming hatred.
Micaiah had stolen away the man that she had just begun to fall in love with! Out of all the men she had to choose, it was HIM! It pissed her off greatly.
"We'll be together forever," Faye had stopped dead in her tracks. Sniper had whispered that to Micaiah to make her giggle.
She couldn't stop the tears from flowing down her face. "Blossom, you should return to your father. You don't need to protect anyone anymore. Sniper, my hero, will save my mother."
Faye wiped her tears and turned to face a grinning Micaiah and Sniper. Were they mocking her?
"You'll never find love." Sniper commented. "I've seen your attitude. You're ugly and unattractive. Not to mention sloppy! Just go back to your father and read the pathetic written made up stories of your mother!"
Micaiah began to laugh loudly as Faye let the tears run down her face. "Aww, did I strike a nerve?" Sniper pulled out a gun and grinned. "Shall I send her to her mother?"
"She always did want to be with her mother…" Micaiah giggled evilly.
"What…?" Faye murmured in disbelief. Were they going to kill her? As soon as he pulled the trigger, all faded into black. The only thing she heard left was their evil laughter.
Faye gasped and sat up straight. She was in cold sweat. She glanced around and didn't see either of the two.
She hadn't noticed that she had been panting. Was it all a dream?
"Faye!"
"Blossom! Please come out!"
Upon hearing the two voices, something snapped within Faye. The kindness that she once felt for her best friend and the man she loved had vanished. Her eyes thinned greatly with hate.
She slowly stood. I'm in a world where love doesn't exist. It does for everyone else except for me. I am a Warrior; my job is to fight and feel no remorse.
She made her way back to the cave, but kept her cold stare. "Oh!" Faye didn't bother to move or greet Micaiah as she hugged her. She merely stared straight ahead with her cold stare.
"I was so worried about…you…? Blossom…?"
Faye didn't answer. She shrugged Micaiah off and walked off into the cave. "Pack you things and lets go or I'm driving off without either one of you." She said in a harsh voice.
Sniper blinked a few times. What was the sudden change in attitude? He had seen the hurt expression on Micaiahs face from the corner of his eye. Why was Faye treating her so horribly all of a sudden?
Faye had packed her stuff back up in the vehicle and jumped right into the drivers seat. "Hurry up." She demanded.
Sniper didn't like the sudden change. Did they do something wrong to enrage the girl? Or was she just flat out tired and unknowingly taking out her anger on them?
Once they were ready she drove off. Micaiah was silent the entire ride, looking out into the desert. Sniper kept his eye on Faye as she glared at the desert. "What's with the attitude?"
She ignored him and continued to drive. He couldn't understand. What the hell was wrong with her?
"Are you mad at me…? Is it because of what my father did?" Micaiah whispered. "Just shut the hell up, I can't focus with you two idiots speaking."
Micaiah let out a horrified gasp. Sniper stared at Faye in shock. "What the hell?" he demanded.
"Idiot…?" Micaiah ask. "JUST SHUT UP!" Faye screamed at the two. "Keep your god damned love to yourselves!"
Micaiah shrank away a bit.
The rest of the ride was quiet. Faye had parked the vehicle near the racecourse and had carried things she needed most before rushing over to the blue vehicle. She glanced around to make sure that none of her enemies had seen her.
Micaiah didn't seem to care as she slowly followed after her. Sniper wanted an answer. Just what the hell was this all about? She obviously needed rest.
"Coast is clear…" he heard her whisper. She quickly pressed a button and waited on the side as the door slowly opened. She had her hand on the hilt of her sword.
When it was fully opened, she jumped over to examine it. "Good, nobody is here. Let's go." She ordered. Micaiah had gone into the vehicle without a word.
Sniper, on the other hand, grabbed a hold of Faye and dragged her over to the side of the vehicle. "What the HELL is wrong with you?" He growled.
Her cold gaze hadn't faded. "I just want to get the hell out of here and you two are slow. I don't care if the two of you are in love," she snarled.
He blinked a few times. "I heard it, you two are dating. I don't give a shit anymore. I am a warrior; my job is to fight and feel no emotion on the battlefield!"
"Dating…?" He asked. "We're not dating."
"Sure, whatever." She rolled her eyes and shoved his arms aside to walk into the vehicle. He grabbed her wrist and waist before pulling her back into his arms.
She squirmed, but he held tightly. "I don't love her. I see her as a friend. Someone else holds my heart."
Another strange emotion went through Faye. Was it hope?
"I realized that I am a commoner and that Micaiah can get better." He murmured. "Oh, I see, so it's another girl. I understand. Just leave me alone." She growled.
She began to struggle a little. She knew she was stronger than him and could break off his grip, but something was forcing her not to use her full strength.
"Sure, it's another girl. Someone who came from Spargus. She's always concerned to help a friend of hers. She also didn't know who her mother really was until the day she met me." He said. She was silent. Since her back was to him, he hadn't seen her eyes. They were wide with shock.
"…Me…?" She whispered.
"Yes, it's you." She turned slightly to stare at him. "You've been helping and fighting off anything to protect your friends. You fight with grace, as I am sure your mother did. You don't let anything get in your way, thus making you a strong warrior to be feared of." He smiled.
Tears were beginning to well up in her eyes. He continued, "How could I not fall in love with that? I've watched as you changed everything, name, look, and somewhat of your attitude. What was it all for? It was to save your best friend and protect us form that horrible monster!"
He was confused and shocked to see as the tears ran down her face. "Does that make you unhappy?" She hugged him and held him tightly. "No, it's the opposite." She whispered. Micaiah had glanced over her friend and smiled.
"Do you feel better?" Faye looked over to Micaiah who slowly made her way over. Faye looked away, unsure of what to say. "If you're worried about me falling in love, Faye, don't."
Faye looked at her in shock. "I want…" Micaiah looked down. "I want a complete makeover myself. I want to help. And," Micaiah lifted her head. "You aren't a commoner, Faye. You are a princess."
"You'll forgive me for my behavior?" Micaiah nodded. "Of course! I can guess that you're slightly tired and just want to be accepted by love. I can totally understand. If it makes you feel better, I already found someone that I can love. He just…needs some guidance."
"Izuka…?"
"It's not only uniting out people, but it's making us stronger." Micaiah answered. "Don't worry about me, I won't cry anymore. I am strong just like my mother."
The three were silent for a bit. "All has been forgiven, now let's go!" Micaiah said, breaking the silence. Sniper looked down at Faye who nodded. She took something out from her pocket and held it up. Micaiah gasped and smiled. She held up her finger to show the golden ring that Faye had given her.
Faye had put on the black ring that Micaiah had given her. The two walked over to each other before uniting the two fingers with the rings together.
"I feel weird." Sniper commented randomly. "Why?" Faye asked, looking over at him. He made his way to the vehicle. "I'm in the presence of two princesses. Can I just pretend that I'm just some random prince from far away?"
The two girls laughed and followed him. "If that's going to make you happy."
The ride to Haven City had been somewhat quiet. Faye had finally decided to get some rest. Micaiah was staring out the large window. This would be her first time to the City.
As for Sniper, he held Faye against him as she slept. He was thinking about what they'd all do now.
"Do you think she'll let me change my entire look and join the fight?" Micaiah asked. Sniper glanced over to her. "I don't know…she wanted to get you out of trouble. Whoever our enemy is could be stronger than the Marauders and she felt it'd be safer if you were with us." He answered.
"Hmm, well," She began. "I'm going to think up a new name for myself just in case!" He let out a sigh and watched her as she mumbled random names to herself.
Sniper had almost fallen asleep himself, but was awoken to Faye beginning to stir. He smiled at her as she lifted up her head and looked around drowsily. "We almost there?"
"I guess we are since I can see a large city over here." Micaiah answered. Sniper frowned a bit. "Jak may have contacted the others and they have a force there. What should we do? We can't have them seeing us treat Micaiah as a friend."
Faye stretched slightly. "You're right." She murmured. "Micaiah, we're gonna need you to act all scared and frightened of us if there is a force deployed there."
"Okay."
Micaiah turned her head back to the window. "Hey, can I join in the fight? I want to help out." Micaiah asked. Sniper glanced over to Faye who shook her head. "No, it'll be too dangerous."
"And if they find your secret hideout? It'll be dangerous either way." Micaiah said.
"She has a point," Sniper commented. Faye glanced at him and then back to Micaiah. She knew well enough that Micaiah could fight on her own. However, she knew that she wasn't strong enough to find off a hoard of foes like Faye could.
"What should we start calling you then?" She finally asked. Micaiah's face had lightened up.
"What kind of hairstyle do you want? What kind of colored hair? I'll give you some of my clothes and we can go shopping later on to get you a completely new set." Micaiah squealed and hugged her. Sniper laughed as Faye gasped out in shock. "Yay!"
"As for weaponry," She began. "Staffs." Micaiah smiled. "We've got you, a master of swordplay, Sniper as the master of gun force, and then…How about Roxie with the strong power of staffs? I could deflect bullets of some sort!"
"Roxie, eh?" Faye murmured. "Staffs are kind of pretty cool." Sniper commented. "It's always amusing to watch someone pull off moves with a twirling stick."
"I never knew you practiced with those." Faye said. "I did on the days you weren't with me back at the Palace." Micaiah grinned.
"As for the color of my hair…" She glanced at the light blue color of Faye's hair and then to the blonde that sat next to her. "Brown is obviously a no go." She chuckled. "How about white? White with pink, black, or whatever kind of colored streaks!"
"How about rainbow colored streaks?" Faye suggested. "Yes! I'd like that! As for the hairstyle…How about a simple ponytail?"
"We'll figure that out later," Sniper said. "Why?" The two questioned. "Because we're here and we've got company."
As soon as the door opened, Sniper let go of Faye and grabbed Micaiah. She quickly put on a face covered in sadness. Faye, on the other hand, placed her hand on the hilt of her sword. "Get her to a place where it's safe."
"You're coming with." He argued. "If I stay behind, I can fight them-"
"If you stay behind, you'll get caught! There is no way I'm letting that happen."
She grumbled, but let out a sigh. "Fine."
Ashelin, Torn, Daxter, and Samos were all standing there with guards around them. "Daxter!" Micaiah cried.
"Micaiah! Hang on we'll save you! Jak called that he saw the vehicle rush off."
"Save her?" Faye mocked. She walked out onto the pavement of the ground and grinned at the four that stood before her. "Now that's a joke."
As soon as Ashelin pulled out a gun and shot at her, Faye had pulled out her sword and deflected it. The guards gasped. She could keep up with Ashelins speed?
"Let's dance!" Faye yelled. She leaped onto the top of the vehicle before lunging at Ashelin. Sniper frowned himself. That left Torn and the other two glaring at him and Micaiah. "Oh crap…"
Faye had managed to get Ashelin far enough from the vehicle. She jumped backwards and shoved the old man out of the way before slashing her sword at Torn who jumped back. Sniper aimed a gun at Micaiah's skull. She cried out in fear. "Get out of the way or else I'll shoot her!" He yelled. Faye had shown a small frown as she glanced at him. She then dived into the crowd of guards and managed to create a path.
But it was a path of blood that had frightened Micaiah. Sniper had begun shooting at the guards and running through the crowd. Micaiah had her hands on her head and running in front of Sniper with Faye right in front of her. It wasn't long before Faye had managed to steal a vehicle and Sniper getting into the side with Micaiah being in the back sheet. It was one of the light green four seated vehicles. "After them!" Ashelin yelled.
Faye had managed to get away from the incoming Hellcats. "You do realize that once this is over, Samos is going to hurt you for shoving him aside later, right?" Sniper asked.
Faye had kept looking at the rear view mirror and the sides as she raced through the city. "Well, by then, he'll understand it's all part of the plan! Besides, how did you know his name?"
"Heard it from Daxter."
Micaiah looked around. "This is Haven? It's big and there are tons of people roaming the street!"
It wasn't long that the two had finally managed to get to the hideout and quickly get to their rooms. "There's probably going to be signs all over town for our heads. We kidnaped a princess." Sniper groaned. "Well, I am a princess too, so it shouldn't matter."
Micaiah walked around the room. "It's small." She turned and quickly caught a pair of clothing from Faye. "Okay, Roxie put on your new clothes and stay here. I'll go get the dye that we need. Can I borrow your coat, Snip?"
He smiled and handed it over. "Just be careful."
"Should be a piece of cake!" Faye winked as she left the room with the coat all buttoned up and with the hood over her head.
While she was gone, Micaiah and Sniper were all alone. He was sitting on the couch; worried that Faye was going to get herself into trouble. "Wow…" Micaiah groaned as she walked into the room. She had a giant blush on her face. "I feel so exposed…"
He turned and cried out before turning his head away. "That outfit looks really only natural on Faye." Micaiah giggled.
The two of them did sit together and chatted about what they were going to do and how things transpired.
"I'm a little worried, though." He had stated. "Izuka was basically forcing himself on you. How could you stay in love with him?"
"I could sense that something was amiss. I figured that his father put him up to the task. He was talking about how he was a prince and I was a princess and how we belonged together. It really did sound like something that someone else would have said. Although, if things do not work, I'll be looking for someone else." She answered.
He glanced at her form the corner of his eye. He thought that she was foolish to stay with the man.
She had a small smile on her face. She stared at the wall in front of her. He couldn't help but feel bad for her, Faye, her mother, and her father. They held a curse that they'd never get rid of.
He looked away silently. He felt especially bad for Faye. Her mother was murdered during the midst of it all and her father was a crazy maniac that raped her mother.
They remained silent for another half hour, both stuck in their own thoughts. Micaiah was the only one to lift her head at the sound of a door opening. Faye walked in with a few bags. A look of utter shock and somewhat amusement filled her features.
She placed the bags in front of Micaiah and placed her hands on her hips. "Good thing we decided to change your features. Your father and the cops are going crazy searching for you. They nearly caught me twice! They aren't half as bad!" She let out a loud laugh.
Sniper stared at her. After some time, she stopped laughing and flipped her hair away from her face. "Okay, here's the deal. We're going to form a group and mess with the person who is behind this entire thing. From this point on, you'll be known as Roxie." Faye walked around before looking over her weapons.
"If I'm not mistaken, you're good at both guns and swords?" Faye looked over at her from her shoulder. Micaiah nodded eagerly.
"Hmm," She frowned and placed her finger on her chin as she looked back at the weapons. "I'm the head sword master here…Sniper there is good with the guns… You can be a mixture of both. Yeah…that'll help greatly!"
Micaiah smiled and cheered silently. She watched as her friend went over each weapon carefully. "Blossom…" She murmured. Faye looked over at her to correct her, but went silent upon seeing Micaiah's face.
She looked like she was about to cry. "Promise me..." She began, wiping away a tear. "…promise me we'll find mom…and end this torture."
Sniper glanced over to see Faye staring at her. She turned away. Of course I'll make that happen, Micaiah…even if it costs me my life. She thought. She wanted so badly to say that, but knew what Micaiah would say.
Sensing what she may have been thinking, Micaiah spoke again. "…don't die on me either." Faye turned her entire body over to stare at Micaiah. Micaiah knew that she could tell her not to die, but if it were to protect them…she'd be all that willing.
She gave a false smile that even Sniper could see through. "…I promise."
Micaiah didn't look satisfied, but knew that there were no promises of keeping someone alive.
Turning, Micaiah picked up the bag. She walked towards the room that she had previously changed in. Once the door closed, Sniper spoke. "Faye?" He could hear the crack in her voice. She wanted to cry, but held the sob back to look strong.
With effort, she answered. "She knows…She knows that I can't keep that…"
Something suddenly arose in him. Perhaps it was a sense of fear? "No!" He got up and wrapped his arms around her. She turned her head and looked up at his worried face. "You aren't going to die. I won't allow it. You will not suffer the same fate as your mother. You will live happily after all of this. With a man that you love and your best friends. If I have to die to make sure you live, I will."
She turned around into his arms and wrapped her arms around him. This had shocked him slightly as she whispered, "Thank you."
Sorry that this took a while to post…Things have been crazy and I've lost interest in most of my writings. I've recently played the games of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Pokémon Ranger (all three) and keep getting ideas of what to write about.
As for the long awaited chapter of Secret Remedy…
And the long awaited chapter of The Steps to Becoming a Poketopia Champion…
Enjoy all the new chapters!
