Hi. It's 12:00 in the morning, so I'm gonna make this snappy.
I decided to split this chapter into 2 parts, since putting it all together was just overwhelming and would have delayed update time. This and the next chapter will be the "season finale" of sorts, and after that will be another time skip.
Reviews:
Thanks again, Omega, for reviewing this for me.
Lonewolf685: I actually got the idea from my brother as I was forcing him to do his piano practice. And in answer to your question, Stella will probably get an Apostle variant of the cannon. Think of the Rock Cannon we saw in the OVA; The one that can also turn into a blade. Yeah, that one.
BRSFangilr109: Good to see you're back! You've survived exams, my dear friend, congratulations! Don't stress too much, I have worked out a schedule for this, so updates will come every 2-3 days. As for your questions: Right now there's still a lot of tension between the humans an aliens, so no peace as of yet. Think of this like Accutane; things will get worse before they get better.
BRSFangirl108: Hello hello you! Still haven't defeated packing I see. Don't worry, I have trouble too. Especially when I keep getting distracted by my phone. I would say stop reviewing so early in the morning, but...here I am posting a new chapter at midnight, so I'm not exactly what you'd call a roll model. Anyway, for YOUR question: Yes, Nafhe and Stella will have lots of Big sis-little sis moments together. As for what made me think that Zaha was Nafhe's father, I'M VERY GLAD YOU ASKED!
In the actual game itself, there are several cut scenes where Nafhe and Zaha are scene talking to each other. There relationship seemed typical of an overprotective father and a bratty preteen daughter. But what REALLY sealed the deal was when Zaha was trying to discourage Nafhe from fighting Stella and says "I can't afford to lose you." That basically convinced me that he was very close to her, so I got it into my head that he was her father, and the idea stuck.
To all of you: Thank you so much for showing so much interest in this story. I always look forward to feedback from all my reviewers and seeing how much you like this makes me so happy. There will be much more cutesy scenes, passionate romance, comedy, and White-cameos coming up!
November 15, 2044
Location: Mother Ship
5:30 A.M.
Nafhe was awoken by loud crashing and banging coming from the hallway outside her room. At first, she thought that maybe Stella had tripped on something and gotten hurt, until she heard the bathroom door-HER BATHROOM DOOR-slam shut, and the shower turn on.
Growling, she dragged herself out of bed and marched her way down about…two steps away from her room and pounded on the door.
The shower turned off and she heard Mazuma's voice scream "Yeah, what do you want?!"
"Why are you using my shower?" Nafhe demanded.
"Mine is broken and Lirio won't let me use his!" Mazuma shouted back.
"What about Shizu and Kali's?"
"You're kidding, right?" The water turned back on.
Nafhe sighed. "Fine, fine. Just do whatever you want." She trudged back to her room, closed the door, and crawled back into bed. It was too early in the morning for this, anyway. Slowly, she felt herself drifting back to sleep…
"I HEAR THOSE ICE CREAM BELLS AND I START TO DROOL!"
She was jolted awake by a loud voice. Startled, she flailed around, looking for her alarm clock.
"I KEEP A COUPLE TUBS IN MY LOCKER AT SCHOOL!"
Her hand slapped the button.
"BUT CHOCOLATE'S GETTING OLD; VANILLA JUST LEAVES ME COLD!
THERE'S JUST ONE FLAVOR GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME, YEAH ME!"
She hit the button again, and again.
"DON'T GIMMIE NO CRUMMY TASTESPOON, I KNOW WHAT I NEED."
She fell out of bed and pulled the cord out of the wall.
"SINGING; I LOVE ROCKEY ROAD!
HOW MUCH YOU GONNA BUY? HALF A GALLON BABY!
I LOVE ROCKEY ROAD!
SO HAVE ANOTHER TRIPLE SCOOP WITH ME!"
Nafhe pulled her self out from under her covers and her eyes narrowed. "Mazuma." She stood up and stomped back over to the bathroom, banging on the door and cutting off Mazuma mid-note.
"WHAT?!" She heard him yell. "I'm busy!"
"Stop singing!" She shouted. "I can hear you from my room!"
"Put in ear plugs!"
"Ear plugs give me headaches!" She sighed. "Can't you just shower quietly like a normal person?"
"No way, kid!" He replied. "Two things get to be free when I'm in the shower; my balls and my soul!"
Nafhe groaned. "I totally did not need to know that!"
"Too bad!" Mazuma replied, and went back to singing.
Nafhe sighed. "I guess that means it's time to get up." She went back to her room to get dressed.
…
When Nafhe walked into the kitchen that morning, she glared at Mazuma fiercely.
Mii immediately noticed. "Que paso?"
Nafhe pointed to him. "Using my shower. Five in the morning. Singing loud enough to wake a hibernating bear. That's deaf."
"I told you…" Mazuma said, swallowing the rest of his p[op tart "My shower was broken. I had to use yours. And the singing is just second nature."
"Yeah, well, it's weird and it's annoying, so don't do it." She crossed her arms. "And don't use my shower without asking, either."
"If I'd asked you, you would have complained about me waking you up at five in the morning!"
"At least I would have had advanced warning!"
As Mazuma was about to voice a reply, Stella came running in and latched on to Nafhe's legs.
"He Big sis!" She cried. "You said you'd take me to the park today, right?"
Nafhe's eyes widened. "Yeah…That's right, I did, didn't I?" She patted the little girl on her head. "Lemme just get dressed and we can go."
"Not without breakfast~" Mii said with a smirk. In response, Stella sat down at the table and Mii placed a bowl of cereal in front of her.
"Thank you, Mommy~" Stella said, before digging in.
Mii kissed her daughter's head softly. "Be careful out there with Nafhe, today."
"I will!"
…
November 15, 2044
Location: Koishikawa Korakuen, Tokyo, Japan.
11:00 A.M.
"Five, four, three, two, one, ready or not, here I come!" Nafhe called. She turned away from the tree she was facing and looked around. "Now where are you, you little bugger?"
Nafhe pushed her way through the thick branches and bushes, making her way down the overgrown path. She heard a noise from behind a rock and smirked. She snuck around to the back and pulled aside the brush…
To find a squirrel munching on a leaf.
She huffed and continued searching.
After twenty minutes and three more failed attempts, Nafhe put her hands on her hips and shouted "Alright kiddo, I give up. You can come out now."
No answer.
"Kiddo?"
Nothing.
"Stella?" She took a few steps forward, worried. "Stella?"
Then she heard a scream, and her heart leapt into her throat as she began to run.
"Oh gods oh gods oh gods…" She whispered as she sprinted down the path. "Hang on kiddo, I'm com-OOF!"
She felt her arm being yanked forcefully to the side, right as a large, sweaty hand held her in a tight body lock and covered her mouth. Nafhe struggled and tried to scream, but the person's hold was much to tight.
"Oi, boss!" The… man cried in an Australian accent. "We got another one!"
"Bring her over!" Another man with an accent called. The man holding Nafhe lifted her off the ground and, despite her kicking and squealing, managed to carry her over with ease.
Finally, he dropped her, roughly, back onto the ground. She landed on all fours next to a terrified Stella, who was holding Amigo and crying softly.
Nafhe stood up and saw they were surrounded by several big, burly human men in black leather jackets. They each carried various weapons that looked like they would be used for wild dog hunting, like whips, clubs and spiked objects.
Nafhe tried her hardest to make herself look bigger and intimidating, which was very hard seeing as she was a good two feet shorter than the smallest man there.
"I'm warning you!" She shouted at them. "You have no idea what you're dealing with!"
"Oh, I think we do, princess~" One of them, a big man with a buzz cut, replied. He walked up to her and pushed her back onto the ground, then grabbed her by her hair and forced her to look up into his eyes, which were hidden by a pair of mirror sunglasses.
"It's not everyday you run into the conquerors of earth." He said. "Especially ones this…fresh." He licked his lips. "You two'll fetch a pretty price on the black market, yes you will."
Nafhe's eyes widened. "You're gonna sell us?"
Another man laughed. "You've been living under a rock, girlie! You have any idea how much a soldier or sailor will pay for a good whore?!"
The man holding her hair chuckled. "Remember princess, these are people who haven't gotten any action for quite a while."
"Alright…" Nafhe continued, forcing her voice to stay steady. "But what about her?" She pointed at Stella. "She's only six, you can't possible be thinking of selling her!"
"That we are though, sweetheart." The man replied. "They younger they are, the faster they go and the more money they're worth~"
"Yeah well, you don't get good things without fighting for them!" Nafhe shouted, and she reached up and dug her sharp nails into the man's skin. He didn't cry out, but he loosened his grip just enough for her to twist out of it.
"STELLA RUN!" She shouted. Then she whistled. "CHIBI!"
Stella stood and pushed through one of the men's legs, tearing down the path as one of Nafhe's bunny droids showed up.
Right as Nafhe was about to jump onto the robot's head, she felt a sharp, electrical jolt run up her back and instantly recognized it as a taser. She fell to the ground just in time to see two of the men dragging Stella back to the group, and then everything went black.
The Chibi flew away, having recorded everything on the hidden camera built in.
…
November 14, 2044
Location: San Francisco, C.A.
6:00 P.M.
Rothcol stood in the doorway of Ekishou's tent, watching her sort through piles of paper. He quietly cleared his throat, and Ekishou looked up and smiled.
"Hi Rothcol!" She sang happily. "What's up?"
"I…uh…" Rothcol held up a tray of food. "I brought you some dinner."
"Oh…" Ekishou looked around and pushed aside some papers, making space on the desk. "You can put it right here, thanks." Rothcol set the food down and sat down.
"I was worried, since you were missing dinner so much." Rothcol said. "I worried you weren't eating."
"Well," Ekishou replied "I guess that's how I stay so thin~" She smiled at him.
"Well, yeah, but you should still eat something." He picked up a piece of bread and dipped it in gravy. "Here; the bread tastes awesome like this."
Ekishou looked at him, took the bread, and took a big bite out of it. She chewed for a minute, and then smiled. "It does."
She ate the bread in silence for a moment, before Rothcol said "The rest of the food tastes like horse shit, but they make good gravy."
"Maybe that's where all the flavor went." Ekishou replied. She finished a bit of the meal and stood up. "It's a full moon out tonight, I'm gonna go for a walk." She held her hand out to him. "Care to join me?"
"I…" Rothcol stuttered. "I…have to finish some things for Marion."
"Oh…" He could hear the disappointment in Ekishou's voice. "Okay then." She was prepared to leave before he stopped her.
"Eki, wait."
She turned around again, and as she did he pulled her into a hug.
"Uh…" She laughed slightly. "W-What's this for?"
"I…just felt like it." He replied. He let her go and smiled, patting her shoulder. "Well, goodnight." He left the tent.
Ekishou starred after him for a moment, before slowly trudging out the back door of the tent, her hands clasped against her chest. She walked slowly out past the guards on watch, who starred at her strangely, and out into the streets, walking aimlessly.
She had never had a boyfriend before, so the whole concept of liking and loving someone in that way was completely new to her. She was never sure how exactly to act around Rothcol, or if he found her antics cute or just annoying. She tried earnestly to be herself in hopes that Rothcol would like her, but more than anything she wanted to be perfect for him.
She stopped and sighed. She was now a decent way out of camp, and it was getting dark. She should get back before-
She didn't have time to finish her thought before a large, meaty hand clamped over her mouth and the electric shock of a taser bolted up her spine. She was paralyzed in an instant, just staying conscious long enough to see three burly men dragging her away, before the world went black.
…
November 14, 2044
Location: UNKOWN
Time: UNKNOWN
Nafhe awoke in a dark room, with her hands and legs tied and a gag in her mouth. Through the wall, she could hear someone faintly saying "We'll rendezvous with team two in Gilroy. That's where the next auction will be held. Make sure the girls don't give you any trouble."
Nafhe shuffled around and felt her foot hit something soft. It twitched and squeaked, then made a muffled cry, and looking around Nafhe could see a pair of big blue eyes in the dark.
"Thank the gods." She thought. "Stella is safe."
Then she looked around.
"Who the hell am I kidding? Stella's not safe! Hell, I'm not safe!"
She twisted around and nodded to the little girl, trying to look confident from behind her gag and ropes.
"I guess the only thing to do is wait."
They were kept like that for a few more hours, and Nafhe had fallen asleep before she felt a jolt, and she guessed whatever they were being transported in had landed. A door was opened and someone else was thrown inside, landing hard on her side. Ironically, her hands were not bound.
Nafhe saw the girl sit up and brush aside her long, white hair. She looked to be a bit older, and she was clearly an albino. Under her long bangs, in the dim light of the cargo hold, Nafhe could see and eye patch over her right eye.
The girl looked at Nafhe and Stella and her eyes widened. She went to Stella first, fumbling with the ropes before she managed to untie them, and removing the gag from her mouth. Stella whimpered and sat up hesitantly, before she pointed at Nafhe. Before she'd even said a word, the girl untied Nafhe and removed her gag.
Nafhe spat and gagged. "Holy hell, that tasted awful!" She looked up. "Why'd you untie me?"
The girl looked confused. "You…looked like you needed help."
"Yeah, well, I did." Nafhe replied, sitting up. "Don't rub it in my face."
The three were silent for a moment, before the girl held out her hand. "I'm…Ekishou." She said. "Ekishou Lee."
Nafhe starred at her hand for a moment and shook it. "I'm Nafhe."
Ekishou immediately stiffened up. "Y-You're one of the aliens?"
"Yeah." Nafhe replied. "I'm not gonna eat your soul, although I could." She lay down. "That taser shock made me wanna puke up my guts."
"Ah…" Ekishou stuttered. "No no, it's not that."
"Then what is it?"
"Uh…" She looked defeated. "Nothing."
A few minutes passed in silence, before Ekishou felt something on her legs and looked down to see the little girl in her lap.
She reached up and took a handful of Ekishou's hair. "You're hair's so pretty!"
"Why…thank you." Ekishou replied. "I always thought it looked a bit weird-"
"Stella, are you bothering her?" Nafhe called.
"No, it's okay." Ekishou replied. "She's fine."
Nafhe grunted.
Stella curled up in Ekishou's lap and stiffened up.
"Big sis!" She cried. "I can't find Amigo!"
"You probably dropped him when they took us." Nafhe said, sitting up.
Stella sniffled. "Can they go back and get him?"
"I highly doubt they're going to turn this plane around." Nafhe replied.
Stella sniffled again, and Ekishou, feeling pity on the little girl, handed her her beret. "Here." She set it on Stella's head. "I know it's not Amigo…but it is very special to me."
Stella managed to smile, if only a little. "Thank you, Miss Eki."
Ekishou turned to Nafhe. "Where are we heading?"
"I heard them say something about Gilroy." She replied. "There's some sort of auction there."
"Auction selling what?"
"Selling us." Nafhe turned over on her stomach. "We're gonna be sold into prostitution, honey. We stand out here in some skin tight hussy outfit, and the perverts all crowd around and look at who'll be the best in bed, and then they sell us off to whoever will buy us." She laid her head on her arms. "Believe me, honey. My dad's shut down enough brothels to know what goes on behind the scenes."
Stella whimpered and curled up in a ball in Ekishou's lap. "I'm scared." She sniffled. "I wanna go home. I want my Mommy."
…
November 15, 2044
Location: Mother Ship
5:45 P.M.
Mii paced up and down the living room, one hand pressed to her face. "Dónde están? They should have been home by now."
Lirio put down the phone and sighed. "Nafhe's not answering her cell phone."
Mii sat down on the couch and sighed, putting her head in her hands. "They probably just…lost track of time." She said with a shaky smile. "They're just having so much fun playing, that they lost track of time." She laughed, but it was a nervous laugh. "Eso debe ser."
"Guys," Shizu came rushing into the living room. "One of Nafhe's droids just came back."
"So?" Lirio asked.
"Nafhe's not on it."
"What?" Mii stood up, terrified. "¿Qué ha pasado? ¿Ha pasado algo? ¿Dónde está Stella?
Shizu wrung her hands. "I-It came back with some video footage, apparently Nafhe called it there on emergency…"
"Shizu what happened?!" Lirio demanded.
Shizu looked down, obviously distressed.
"Shizu?" Mii stepped forward. "Where. Is. My. Child?"
…
November 15, 2044
Location: Euthanasia Brothel, Gilroy
12:45 A.M.
The three girls were shoved out of the back of the truck, their hands tied, and marched down a dark alleyway toward a lit door. Since their arrival at the old Santa Cruz airport, more girls had joined them. A lot of them looked fairly young, many around Stella's age or just above, a few as old as Nafhe and Ekishou. Stella stayed close between Nafhe and Ekishou, holding Nafhe's hand.
"Get a move on!" A man from the back called out. A whip cracked, and a few girls screamed, but Nafhe pushed her two comrades forward.
"Don't stop." She told them. "Whatever you do, don't stop."
They got closer and closer to the door, and many of the girls began to hesitate, which lead to more thrashings.
Then, in an instant, the doors opened, a light flooded their eyes, and they were pushed inside.
The three girls held onto each other as best they could as they wormed their way through the crowed. The room was very crowded and glowed with a strange orange light, and the air smelled of whiskey and other…indescribable things. The crowed consisted of several scary looking, older men and women; men with bald heads and tattoos, women with flashy florescent hair and piercings, men with bagel foreheads, women with snaked tongues, people with blacked out eyes, and some that the three actually couldn't differentiate between man or woman.
One woman with black, cat like fingernails, bright green hair and many, many, many piercings sneered at them, then opened her mouth, held up two fingers, and stuck her snake-like tongue between them. One man grabbed Ekishou's hair and ran his greasy fingers through it, while another came up behind Nafhe and pretended to lead the girls along as he grabbed her backside. She growled and backed up, stepping on his foot, and they managed to get away from him.
As they were finally led to a dark corner with another door the girls were disappearing into, Nafhe and Ekishou turned back and surveyed the crowd one last time.
"Where are we?" Ekishou asked her.
Nafhe looked at her with solemn eyes. "Hell."
I got pretty risque with this chapter.
The song at the begining was "I love Rockey Road." A song by Weird Al Yankovic. It's so hilarious it's one of my favorites!
Part two will be coming in 2-3 days. Expect nightmares to ensue.
GOODNIGHT!