Chapter 35: Cat and mouse game.
Bleylock saw the rage in Sonny's eyes, as he charged against the wall. Bleylock knew there were points where Sonny could easily make the climb up to where he was. That thought had also crossed Sonny's mind. The rage was evident. Bleylock shot against sonny. But none of the beams hit. Sonny kept moving towards him like a raging bull. At a distance, Bleylock had no problems handling Sonny, but this looked to become an up close and very personal confrontation. Bleylock was not ready for that. Sonny would overpower him with the greatest of ease, and Bleylock knew. He took a few more shots, before he realised that he was unable to stop Sonny at this point. Bleylock threw his gun away, and started running. Sonny was just behind him. Corso could see them disappear into the hallways..
He turned to Duke Maddox, he had realised, just like Sonny, what would happen if they didn't immideately stop the match.
«We have to stop the match» he told the Duke.
Duke Maddox however, did not share his objective.
«Stop the galactik football final over mare rumours? Don't even concider it'» he said.
It was frustrating that after all this, the Duke still didn't understand the danger they were all in.
«But I am» stated Corso.
«Well, you're wrong my friend, take them immideately» ordered the duke.
The pirates were backing, but before long, they were forced to go in front of the droids, hands in the air...
In the lockerroom, the snowkids were astounded by the last events on the pitch. D'Jok didn't feel like celebrating.
«D'Jok, you put that wicked spin on the ball, you have to teach me how you do that» said Rocket.
Micro-Ice looked at him. D'Jok didn't look like a happy camper.
«Jeez D'Jok, it's like you're not even happy you scored» he exclaimed.
D'Jok had enough. They had no idea what that goal meant. Sure, it meant they could still win, but it meant that Sonny was most likely dead by now. D'Jok felt a pain like never before within. If they made galactik football cup champions now, he had paid a far higher price for it than it was worth, by sacrificing his own father. D'Jok stood up and went to the middle of the room.
«Lay off allright!».
Then, head down, he continued.
«If you really want to know, I would have rather not scored the goal» he said in a silent tone.
Aarch came in at that exact moment and heard D'Jok's last comment.
«That would have been a shame».
He went over to D'Jok and placed his hands on to the young and clearly devestated teens shoulders, and spoke in a mild voice.
«Your father's safe and sound D'Jok, he was freed by corso and the technoid» said Aarch with a smile.
«Re – really?» stottered D'Jok. He was at the verge of tears.
Micro- Ice was now officially confused.
«What's all this about? D'Jok, what's it all about?» he demanded to know.
D'Jok looked around, all of his teammated wanted an explanation.
He started telling, of everything, and lately, of the fact that when they had the metaflux removed, Sonny had revealed to him that he was infact his father, the father D'Jok had always wished he had. When he finished, he saw the snowkids had questions around the subject.
«So, Sonny Blackbones is your father?» asked Thran amazed.
«And you were playing poorly to save him» stated Tia.
But Rocket was even more puzzled.
«What I don't get is, why did you score that goal anyway?» he asked.
It was a good question, with a surprising answer, an answer that would show in full that D'Jok truly knew his place. He turned away from the team, as he replied.
«I couldn't betray you guys» he said silently.
Then, as if he was talking to Mei, he said in an even lower tone, clearly stating his love for her.
«I couldn't betray you».
Despite the shock this was to everyone, Micro- Ice quickly danced around and made a funny act around this revelation. Aarch smilingly reminded him that they still had to play the extra time, and asked him to save his energy for there.
As the snowkids went back out on the pitch, it was like a reborn team. Sinedd noticed the change in D'Jok and the way he played. He approached D'Jok.
«What's going on D'Jok? Do you really intend to sacrifice your father for a football match?» he said.
D'Jok looked at him, there was determination in his eyes, and a will to win, at all cost.
«My father's safe and sound Sinedd, you must be happy, now, we finally get to see who's best, you, or me» he said. The rivalry between them had been evident for some time. It was time to determine the winner in that feude...
Sonny was storming after Bleylock down the hallways. He turned a corner. Now, where was he? Sonny had absolutely no intentions of letting him get away. There, Bleylock was in the elevator, clearly on his way up and out. Sonny stormed against him. As a stroke of luck, he managed to grab on to the cables underneath it. Sonny had no idea on how high they would reach, but he could not allow Bleylock to get away, not with a weapon like the metaflux. The danger in that was far too dire. Sonny felt it was straineous on his arms, but he refused to let go. It was aching. But before long, the cables gave way under Sonny's weight and sent him plunging down the elevator shaft. Somehow, Sonny managed to grab hold of a cable, and stop his fall. He swung over to the side of the shaft and climbed into the shaft. The hunt was still not over...
Bleylock held a solid grasp on the metaflux. There was no sign of Sonny anywhere. Good, he had to have given up, and fallen into the shaft. Good riddens thought Bleylock to himself. If Sonny could be controlled, and reasoned with, they stood a chance that things could turn out well. But Sonny was uncontrollable, that was why he had to get rid of him somehow. A pity really, Bleylock was confident that given the right incentives and time, he could have made Sonny Blackbones do whatever he pleased. After all, they had a past that told him that Sonny would go to extremes to please others. Bleylock shook his head. That was another time, back when Sonny went under a different name, I'Son. I'Son had been far weaker than Sonny, easy to persuade into things. But when he met his wife...Not only had it crushed Bleylock's heart when he ended their relationship, but he had also been aware that something had changed. Sonny had pulled away more, though he had still showed affection and love in the time they spent together, but the changes had started to show gradually. When he joined the pirates.. that had just been the end of I'Son. Sonny had been trained by ruthless pirates, who had helped him change, to channel his inner rage and to use his skills and knowledge to aid them. Wich he had done. That's when he became a threat to Technoid and Bleylock. They had tried to stop him, time and time over, but Sonny had been protected. Bleylock suspected a lot of the people he had talked to over the years, either knew where Sonny could be found or at least had an idea. But no one told them. They had formed an invicible ring of protection round him, and as he became their leader, that ring was made stronger. You had to know Sonny personally to come in contact with him. If not, Sonny would contact you. Bleylock knew he was carefull. It was a stroke of luck that he had learned of Sonny's son, and used it to finally capture him. Without that knowledge, Bleylock knew the sphere he was holding, would have been destroyed by now. Sonny would have seen to it. But the metaflux was his now, Sonny had given it to him, to save his son. Bleylock decided to strike the Shiloh archipellago first of all when he used the flux. Sonny and his men had to be ridden from the galaxy, and fast...
Sonny kicked out the barrs that blocked the ventilation duct and jumped out. Fresh genesis air. He could like that. Now, where was Bleylock? Sonny looked around. There, one level down. It seemed as if Bleylock would escape this time. Well, not if he could help it. Sonny spotted a three and used the branch to swing himself down on to the same level as Bleylock, where he once again followed Bleylock in hot pursuit...
Bleylock was running cross the same area of the bridge as the exchange had taken place. He was gonna make this, make his getaway.
«Not so fast Bleylock».
Bleylock stoped as he heard Sonny's voice behind him. How had he managed to catch up with him?
«Blackbones!»
Sonny clenched his fists, as he stood before Bleylock.
«You know what I want, so the easiest thing to do is to give it to me..Now!» he said.
Bleylock laughed as he took a few steps closer.
«ha ha ha ha, you've changed Blackbones. I can still remember the insignifficant little scientist you were when I dragged you from your hole. Look at you now, the chief of the pirates».
Sonny had enticipated this move. The old guiltcard huh? Too bad it wouldn't work this time. He had risen above all of that, and it stood to show Bleylock just how far above he had risen.
«You, on the other hand, haven't changed Bleylock. Still the same, lawless scum you always were» he said in a calm tone.
It didn't throw Bleylock of the tracks, instead, he continued to move closer.
«I take that as a compliment, cominng from a man that made an iceage cover an entire planet»
Bleylock moved yet a bit closer, before he threw the next punch.
«Not to mention what it meant for your wife» he said with a smirking smile on his face.
That was the drop. Sonny made a sound, like a wild animal, and threw himself at Bleylock, and knocked him over. Sonny was about to deliver a solid punch in his face, when he looked up and saw the metaflux. The sphere that contained the liquid, was rolling towards the edge of the bridge. All of a sudden, the memories of what had happened last time the sphere with the metaflux had rolled over and fallen, struck Sonny. He pushed Bleylock aside, and chased after the metaflux. Not again, the catastrophy would not repeat itself and put the blame on him again. Sonny leapt forth and managed to grab the sphere and secure it, before it rolled over. But there was no time to rest. Bleylock jumped him, and grabbed him in a chockehold. Smirkingly, the general bent forth and spoke softly to him.
«What if you dropped it again, and caused a new catastrophy?»
«Not on your life» hissed Sonny, and with one hand on the sphere, he managed to turn around.
A fierce fight between Sonny and Bleylock began. Bleylock tried to choke Sonny, who was desperately trying to break free from his hold. But he could not get control with only one arm free. Suddenly, Sonny felt the sphere started rolling the other way. Panic gripped him. He had to stop it. Sonny pushed Bleylock so he flew quite far away, and got up. The sphere rolled on the edge, and fell off.
«NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!» screamed Sonny, and jumped after it.
Bleylock slowly rose to his feets. He went over to the edge, expecting to see Sonny's dismembered body some levels down.
A shocked yell came from him. Sonny had indeed mangaged to grab the sphere, but he had also managed to get hold of a flagpole, and hung on to it with one arm. Bleylock clenched teeths. This was not according to his plan. Sonny should be dead by now. There was only one thing to do, and that was to help things.
Sonny saw Bleylock crawl out on the pole. He secured his grip by pulling himself more up. In the nick of time. Bleylock put his hand to his head and started pushing. Sonny knew there would be limits as to how long he could do this. He quickly freed his head, and, as a last resort to even the odds, he turned to a primitive way of selfdefense. He bit Bleylocks hand, hard. With a scream, Bleylock grabbed his hand, and lost balance. He then hung next to Sonny.
«It's over, give up Bleylock» commanded Sonny.
«Never, the metaflux is mine, mine» said Bleylock.
Sonny watched as Bleylock's grip loosend, and he fell, 50 levels down. Sonny remained hanging for a few minutes, as he tried to catch his breath. Then, with a secure grip on the sphere with the dangerous fluid, he eased himself back in to the building, inch by inch. He placed the sphere carefully on top, as he pulled himself up. Then, he just sat at the rooftop, looking out over Genesis.
«I failed the first time, at at terrible price, one I'm still making downpayments on today. But not this time. I'll see to it that this weapon is disposed of properly this time» he said.
Seeing Genesis, was a beautiful sight. Sonny pulled the air deep into this lungs, and closed his eyes. Before his inner eye, he could see the image of Niobe. If he kept his eyes closed, it felt as if she was just beside him. Sonny Blackbones, for the first time in years, finally took some much needed time, to come to peace with some of his past that had haunted him for years. It was time, to close the door on the past, and start off living again...
The end of season one will follow, and also what I think happened in the aftermath. I will focus on the timegap between the season 1 and 2 with the following chapters, as D'Jok will develop bonds with the pirates and his father, also, how Mei came in the strange possition of being the informant to Corso on how D'Jok was doing, will be adressed, and how the pirates immunity was presented to them, I got some visions on that as well. So far, I hope my followers has enjoyed the story. There is still lots more to come. But be sure, I'll stick to the original story as much as I can. What do you guys think so far? Does this sound like the pirates, in any way that you would know them? Corso is probobly the worst to get a grip on, but the others will be more in the light in the time to come, especially Micro- Ice and Artie. There is a few fun stories on them too, so if you want to know more, keep reading, and do rewiew.