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Chapter 34: I have to go after her

That evening, Slash and Green sat on the couch in the living room, both with horrified and saddened looks on their masks as they watched the live news feed of Makutacons attacking the city area in Reederburg. Each passing moment only got more depressing as they watched citizen after citizen getting shot or torn apart. The gory attacks were blurred over of course, as this was the news, but that didn't make either of them feel better for having to wait until possibly the next day to fight back.

To be honest, Slash still wasn't sure how he, and a few Autobots and Toa were going to last against thousands of Makutacons, which had been much more than what they had fought in Maya. Slash would've tried to make armor for everyone out of the min of the dead Makutacons(which as sick as it sounded, desperate times would call for desperate measures), but the Makutacon corpses had all been taken off of the battlefield and confiscated by an unknown group. Slash had originally assumed that it was the Turaga so he gave Jala another call to see if he could've made that armor plan a possibility. But Jala had said that there was never a confiscation, per say. Though Jala had sent a crew to take the bodies and keep them from getting into the hands of anyone with ill intent, the second that crew had gotten there, the bodies were gone. 'Who has the bodies then'? Slash thought. Slash shook his head then, deciding to focus on the matter at hand for now. Though once they had gotten Paradox back and won this war, he would definitely tell him about this.

But plans were the last thing on Green's moment at the moment. 'Why was I so unprepared'? Green wondered. Green had known that the Makutacons knew where he had lived, he knew that the Makutacons could've attacked at any moment. 'Why didn't I ask them all to come with me'? Green wondered. They would've been much safer then. Sure, they had also had Ketongu, but what was he going to do if an army of Makutacons had arrived there?

But that wasn't the only mistake that Green had felt weighing heavily on him. There was also the fact that Paradox was imprisoned somewhere, by Makutacons that saw him as their worst enemy, mostly because of him. Because Green hadn't tried any harder to persuade Paradox out of finding and possibly killing Xanthium. 'What was I thinking just letting him go without arguing with him further'? Green thought. Sure, Xanthium had to be stopped, but he could've talked him into waiting just a little more for the right opportunity to arise.

Then there was the fact that his family never would have been out of danger if Green had just stayed out of the war after their first encounter. Sure, Green loved the Toabots and each of them were like family to him, but he could've just remained friends and stayed out of the war part. As far as Green knew, he was the only Matoran around with a Makutacon kill count, and considering his first had been Killer, it made him dangerous as far as the Makutacons were concerned. So they had kidnapped his fiance to keep him in check, so he wouldn't tell the truth and keep the Toabots around. If Green had only stayed out of the war, and remained the zoo owner that he was months prior, his little brother and fiance would never have been put in danger.

Unable to fight the tears that were threatening to emerge from his eyes anymore, Green placed his head in his hands and sobbed into them, catching Slash by surprise. "I...I never should've left".

The expression on Slash's new Kanohii Miru saddened as he continued to watch the Le-Matoran cry. No doubt, Green had blamed himself for his family being taken hostage, and for not stopping Paradox, as Green had admitted this earlier. But that didn't necessarily make everything his fault. Yes, Green had been threatened as he was a valuable ally to the Toabots, but that didn't make any of this his fault as he had done what almost anyone would have done in his situation.

Slash waited for the Le-Matorans crying to quiet down a bit before calmly explaining: "Green, the Makutacons do this for a living. It's not your fault".

Green lifted his head then, and turned it in Slash's direction as he responded: "No Slash. Don't you see? They wanted to get me out because I'm one of the main threats against them. It's been that way since I killed Killer. And whether that was luck or not, I'm willing to do it again if I have to. I'm going with you to Reederburg and no one's gonna stop me".

Despite all of the depressed emotions Green had been going through, he had put a lot of thought into this. Matter of fact, he had been thinking about this ever since he had threatened Edward the previous night, and though he was definitely going to try to follow up on that promise, he still needed to be there to rescue his fiance. He needed to be able to hold her tightly and tell her that everything was going to be okay again. After that, Green may not stop helping the Toabots, but he would always try to keep Angela by his side to make sure this would never happen again.

"You sure Green"? Slash asked with a opticridge raised in concern. "I know you've told me many times already that you wanted to go, but I'll tell you one last time: You don't have to".

Though Green was certainly skilled with a firearm, far more than he had expected for a Matoran, this wasn't your average battlefield. They were going to be outnumbered a hundred to one very quickly once they got there, and Slash wasn't sure if everyone was going to make it out alive. Sure, one more person on their team would be great as they needed as much help as they could get, but death was still a much greater risk in this battle. Plus, as a friend, there was no way Slash was going to let Green go in just because he thought he had to because he still owed them something. In fact he didn't, for the Bible said to do good things and not expect anything in return, and that was a rule the Toabots had all tried to follow closely. Green's help would still be great, and Slash knew that he knew the risks, but he still was still going to offer a way out, as long as Green was convinced that he needed to fight simply because he thought he had to.

"They've got Angela, Slash". Green responded, giving Slash a more determined expression. "She's my FIANCÉ. I DO have to, and if I CAN save her, I WILL. Whether or not I have to risk my life".

Slash opened his mouth to argue, but then he actually began to consider what he was saying, and the reason as to why he wanted to help out. Sure, he knew how much Green cared about them, but Angela was the woman he had loved ever since he was in middle school. The two had even gotten engaged a couple days ago, and when you proposed to a woman, that meant you were willing to support and protect her, even if it meant to die trying. Now that Angela was in danger, of course she was going to be Green's priority in this mission.

Slash let out a sigh then deciding to accept defeat as he responded: "Very well". Then with a stern look: "But you have to do EVERYTHING I say. You hear"? Though Slash understood Green's reasons to go in, Slash was still going to let him know that if were going into this fight with them, he was going in as a soldier. Which meant no running off without back up or permission. And although he knew Green could fight, he also knew how hard Angela would take it if he died on battle. Therefore, once Slash found a quiet and private place, he would pray to God for his protection. For even in situations like this, The Lord could accomplish the impossible. With that very fact in mind, Slash smiled as he decided to pray for everyone's safety later.

Green nodded. "Alright then. Where's everybody meeting"?

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Galem: It's official. Green is ten times better than Sam Witwicky.

Biomarvel740: lol! What makes you say that?

Galem: Green shows how much he cares about Angela and presses about why he has to go save her. To my memory, I do not recall Sam ever saying or showing how important it was for him to get to Carly.

Biomarvel740: Really? He didn't?

Galem: Not that I remember.

Biomarvel740: Ah, okay. (To the readers) How did you all like the chapter?

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