The sick feeling in my stomach returned. Dan and I were still stunned from the net flying out of nowhere, that we weren't really prepared for what came next. And you guys know, what came next, I'm sure. Don't you? Yeah, Marucho.
I felt strong arms wrap around me, as guards began to hold Dan and I against our own strength. I grimaced as they tightened their grip around my arms, squeezing almost a little bit too tight.
"Marucho!" Dan shouted, probably louder than he intended to "Where have you been? You scared all of us half to death!"
Marucho pushed the rim of his glasses back unto his nose. (And in my book, he acted like a nerd) He then folded his arms, looking as pleasant as ever, smiling apon Dan and I, who currently in pain due to the guard's hold on us. Is this all he likes to do, cause pain to others?
"Well, I'm deeply sorry to worry you guys," Marucho began sincerely "But as you can see, I do have some, important, business to attend to" He gestured toward Shun who shot him a death glare from behind the net, whipping his wings out in front of him.
"Marucho, I don't want to hear it!" I screamed "He can't take this. Shadow is a real person. Possibly someone you might even have a connection to! And if you won't let him go, then you've really just made a horrible enemy" I struggled against the guards hold, kicking where I thought their legs would be.
"Fabia, listen to yourself!" Marucho crooned "You're acting like this, creature, is one of the brawlers"
I closed my eyes tightly, letting tears flow freely from my cheeks, while Marucho only smirked at my reaction, turning his attention away from me. I hated him for this, for all that he had done.
I watched in horror, my eyes wide, as Marucho walked across the room, coming to stand right in front of Shun, whose eyes glowed a bright shade of gold, radiating the power of the shining sun. Yet his eyes almost immediately began to dim, as Shun gasped for air, confused at what was happening.
"Oh, guess I forgot a tip about that net," Marucho told him coldly "You see, I got it straight from Millennia, so whenever you begin to power up, that net drains your powers and energy at the same rate, immersing a powerful poison into your veins.
Shun slumped against the wall, closing his eyes dreamily.
"And I'm guessing, that you won't talk to me either," Marucho assumed "So let's get right to work" Marucho held out a scalpel from a pocket in his lab coat, lowering the tool at the top of Shun's right wing.
Shun winced in pain as the blade sliced through his wing, a golden liquid draining from the wound. Marucho held out a test tube, letting the liquid seep into it. He hurried over to one of his tables, placing the glowing tube into a rack.
"What did you do to him?" Dan asked confused, his voice weary and small.
"Echellis," Marucho answered "The blood of immortals. I need at least 'a' smaple of his DNA"
Marucho set his lab tool thingy down on the table, hurrying back over to Shun. He released the net holding Shun against the wall, who almost immediately fell to the floor exhausted.
"Let them go," Marucho told the guards holding me and Dan, waving a hand as a signal.
As soon as the guards released us, I dropped to the floor, sprinting to get next to Shun.
"Oh gosh, are you alright?" I questioned him worriedly "What did he do to you?" Shun sighed, seemingly still dazed from the net. His skin was pale white, and as I took his hands into mine, they felt as if they were as cold as ice.
"Now did I not say I didn't want you becoming a science experiment?" I asked forcefully, taers streaming from my eyes. Shun rolled his own, as I helped him to stand on his feet stand up.
I hugged Shun tightly, trailing my hands up and down his back. I felt around for his right wing, catching the bottom feathers of it in my fingers, while I cautiously began to move my hand upward, feeling for the wound, courtesy of Marucho.
"You'll be fine," I soothed softly, trying to get my hand on the wound of his wing. Shun brought his wings against his back almost instantly, as if he knew what I was intending on.
"Hey," I said in a whispering tone of voice "Come on, let me see" Shun shook his head, folding his wings behind him, obviously trying to keep them away from me. I only smiled, and laid my head aginst his shoulder, happy that he was alright. Of course happiness doesn't last forever, but that didn't matter then.
Nevertheless…
I felt Shun tense, only to be pushed back away from him by Marucho's guards. Marucho was standing right behind Shun, his hands positioned along his wings, one of them caught in an awkward position in his arms.
Marucho had a syringe in his hand, with the needle plunged into Shun's left wing. He pressed on the plunger, sending whatever the syringe was holding, deep into Shun's veins.
"Shadow!" I screamed, using my leg to kick Marucho's arm away from Shun, causing him to drop the syringe along with it. The syringe made a satisfying "smash" against the floor, sending shattered glass across the floor.
We all turned our heads to watch Elright plunge through the door, rolling over the ground and standing on his feet, his hands anchored firmly around a long silver spear. He spun it in front of him, fighting off the guards in front of him, while more of the Castle Knights crashed through the windows behind him.
"Shadow!" Elright called out "Get the Princess and Dan out of here!" Elright pointed upward, while Shun only nodded, grinning scarcely, before Wrapping his arms around Dan and I.
"What do you think you're doing?" Dan screeched "I don't want to do this!"
"Okay then," Shun said, loosening his grip around him "Do you want to stay here, while I escape with Princess Fabia?"
Dan glanced around the buliding, seeing the everyone else was ingaged in a tight head to head combat. Glass from the windows were shattered everywhere, along with many wounded guards, laying across the floor.
"Uh, you know what?" Dan said at last "I think I'll go with you guys"
"Just what I thought," Shun muttered "Now, keep your heads down, and everthing will be just fine, trust me, alright?" Both Dan and I tucked our heads downward, waiting for the impact, as Shun sped upward like a flaming bullet.
"You'll be okay," Shun whispered, angling the his wings so that we would crash through one of the windows at the top of the building. Dan and I kept our heads low, as I felt a sudden gush of fresh air, along with hearing glass shatter beneath our feet. We soared into the sky, hovering above the lab facility.
"Okay, okay," Dan coaxed himself "Dan, it's just a few thousand feet in the air, you've done this before too, remember?" I rolled my eyes, holding on tightly to Shun, who looked down on us, as we seemed to float in mid-air.
"It's alright," Shun whispered, obviously begining to lose his balance, his wings seeming to weaken with every passing second. I laid my head against him, not whishing to fall at the moment.
I pointed out my bedroom window, mentally telling Shun to arrive at that precise location. And just as I had hoped, Shun flew us downward, at a slower speed, heading straight for my bedroom window.
Please do not smash my window, I thought I'm fully aware that you are capable of doing that.
Shun descended farther into the air, coming to stop at the large window, connected to my room. He held my hand tightly in his own, as if he had already anticipated what I was going to do.
I jumped onto the window sill, unlatching the handle, and pulling the rest of the brawlers inside. (Meaning Shun and Dan)
I took one last look across the feilds of the Palace grounds, before I closed the windows, and locked them tightly behind me.
Me: Hi everyone, I hope you liked the edited version of the chapter
Shun: Not that it's any better than the first version
Me: (Mockingly) Right
Fabia: I like it, and I'm glad you're back from Utah
Me: Uh, Fabia, I got back three months ago, we're giving out different commentairies
Fabia: Oh
Me: Yeah, well, I'll update the next chapter tommorow! (Personal Note for Teagen as follows: PLEASE! Do not read ahead, I'm going to do the whole editing thing bit by bit!) Okay, see ye'll later! have a great day everyone, you guys really deserve it! Oh! And the quote of the day is-
Shun: (cutting in) Hang on, we're doing qoutes now?
Me: (Mishceviously) Maybe... Okay, buy guys! ;D