As the warning sounds kept flashing out in red, workers all around the base gathered their necessary equipment and items before joining up in groups onto boats, with Glenn commanding each and every one of them simultaneously. It was hard work for the scientist, but he'd take doing that any day than having to hear Zeta be the boss. For a moment, he felt horrible for how he negatively talked towards his leader. Of course, he didn't mean to do it, but he hated being under-appreciated, and out of everyone he wanted to respect him, it was Zeta that he wanted the most from.
He knows she's probably going through some things, but it was unlikely, especially for a leader like her, to be going through problems. Debbie had always been that special extinguisher for whenever she was angry, and by how he has noticed that she never left her 'lair' for hours and that he began to worry for her, he knew that little assistant of hers was doing well with that.
Nonetheless, he didn't mind and didn't care at the same time about her issues and problems. This was his time to shine without her, and he wasn't going to waste it on concerns.
"Alright, everyone, those nasty birds are coming any moment, so we need to get all the defense tactics we need before they try to deflect them!" announced the determined eagle, pointing in different directions.
"Our spears our sharpened!" One hencheagle yelled out.
"Good! Keep sharpening more!"
"We got them in our reach." Another yells out.
"Then why are you wasting time talking about it? Go!"
One of the hencheagles suddenly salutes to Glenn, informing him about something. Amazingly, it was Axel. "I - uh, Glenn, sir, we've got our defenses ready - virtually, that is - but, we're still trying to physically get our defenses done!"
"O-oh uh, that's good enough for me. Now, go! We don't have the time!" He commanded. At a feeling's glance, he actually chuckled a bit from how much he was already doing so far. "H-heh. Heh. T-that was pretty nice to do."
"Glenn, just because you're leading us right now doesn't mean you're suddenly the new leader." Gera quickly mentioned to him as she ran out of the doors.
"Oh, be quiet, Gera," Glenn said, rolling his eyes.
As everyone else was getting ready ahead, Zeta was busy doing something that was far more important; Having a tantrum. The long therapy session with her assistant turned upside down once she had let her emotions get the better of her. Debbie dodged flying objects that broke into small shards. Pieces were unquestionably everywhere, with loud sounds emitting through her assistant's ears. She didn't even have to close her eyes to feel the burst of sentiments that were expelled out of her leader's system.
Trying to clean up the messes, she attempts to comfort the enraged eagle by gently touching her shoulder. "Just let it all out, Zeta," reassured Debbie before Zeta threw another object. "Eep! J-just let it all out!"
"Can't believe he's done this to me… that little ignorant - he's going to get what's coming to him someday!" retaliated Zeta, her loud stomps giving out tiny cracks into the ice.
I can tell her strain of keeping this quiet is slowly breaking apart more than ever. Maybe I shouldn't have told her to keep her mind still. She's not exactly the kind of eagle to do such a thing. Debbie nervously thought, seeing Zeta reach into a peak that she hasn't seen in years.
"Gosh darn it!" exploded out Zeta, ripping some of her feathers off.
Debbie suddenly holds her down, angrily shaking her back and forth. "Zeta, that's enough! You've broken enough ice - and feathers - now… I think it's time to rest."
Zeta paused after the violent shaking. She stared at Debbie in concern before pushing her away, still aggressively talking to herself as if she was in some sort of trace before going back to Debbie. "He was nothing but a lousy coward! All because of a simple question, he immediately just leaves me behind without even bothering to civilly talk it out!"
Her assistant quickly grabs her back, pressing her cheeks. "I know, and that's horrible. H-he's a bad man, Zeta. A bad man! But, we got bigger things to deal with - she points at the leaving hencheagles. - they're trying to help defend the island, and for now, you can't let this get the best of you. I understand that it hurts you, but letting it get in your head will only distract the more important situations. Once we stop these guys, you can vent all you want, and that I won't stop you! Okay?"
Zeta gave her an eyebrow. "You sure?"
Debbie quickly nodded. "I'm sure."
She loudly sighs, dropping herself onto her ice bed, not caring that it hurt her back. "Thanks, Debbie. You're really a good psychologist, you know that?"
"I learned it from the best," said Debbie, her cheeks brightening up.
"From who? Glenn? I'm not surprised since he's smarty and all that stuff."
"You, of course." She reminded her. "It's because of your rambling about Mighty Eagle's the reason I got into Psychology!"
"Wait, so you actually took something I usually ranted about every single day throughout these past fifteen years to an advantage?"
"Yes."
"And that you don't mind me doing all of this?"
"I don't mind. I mean, I always did wonder what was about him that made you despise him with a burning passion."
"Well… there is a reason, but I can't tell."
"Why not? You told me he was a coward, but I didn't get the rest of the story!"
"I just… can't, okay?" Zeta wanted to dismiss the topic, turning away from her as her mind wandered onto the multiple effects that would happen to the two if she ever brung it out. She didn't even care that Debbie was a psychologist. The leader wasn't ready to tell exactly everything about her issues. It wasn't the time. It would never be the time.
Debbie stared at her leader in worry, wanting to still comfort the distressed eagle. Before she could reach her hand on hers, the ice door suddenly slammed open, with a hencheagle dashing towards Zeta in a hurry, their faces filled with worry and panic. "Zeta!"
The two immediately turned to the hencheagles, with Zeta gently pushing her assistant away before she scolded at them. "What is it that you two want!? I am having a busy meeting with my assistant right now!"
"S-sorry, our queen! But, they've breached over our security walls!" One of them reported.
The concerned leader titled her head, sounding unamused. "Who breached what?"
"T-those birds and pigs who escaped their island!" They mentioned, grabbing a computer that seemed to be of Glenn's, turning on the map that revealed a red dot, indicating their whereabouts. "They've crossed our ice with some sort of drilling thing from their submarine!" The hencheagle motioned their hand around the screen, touching the red dot that began to slowly move in.
"That's it?" Zeta challenged them, raising another eyebrow.
"We also got the news that they're here to take down your superweapon…" The other hencheagle brung up, nervously chuckling.
The eagle's eyes narrowed from the last announcement. "WHAT!?" She exploded in shock, grabbing the hencheagle. "We need to take things up a notch then. Go tell Glenn for the other workers to retreat, I have a plan."
"Y-yes, ma'am!"
Yeah, I've been dealing with serious writer block. I thought I would get this done earlier, but no, I didn't. It took me over a month just to write 1,262 words, bleh. But, after taking lots of time trying to get back, I realized to take small steps. And, to do those small steps, Chapter 15 is going to be comprised of three different parts, with each one hopefully being longer than the last. I am extremely, heavily sorry for making you guys wait 11/2 months for something like this. But, it's a change that y'all will have to sadly deal with. I treated my writing as some sort of job schedule, and it did nothing but land me painful headaches and lots of doubt, but now since it's 2020, I do hope to be a little faster, but it will be done at my pace. Don't worry, it won't take over a month again... haha. Blaegh.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this short writing, and... yet again, I do apologize for the super late new chapter and for not coming up to my expectations for a long chapter.
Happy New Years, y'all, and I pray for the best of everyone!