OK, I'm in a weird mood at the moment, and decided to be evil to Seeiah.
If you're a Seeiah fan, sorry, but I can't resist! If you hate Seeiah,
enjoy! I know I said there would be gore in the last one, but I couldn't
do it cos my little sis was watching, so this chapter is different, and I'm
gonna try and make it gory, but I dunno how well I did, so tell me what you
think. Is it not gory enough, or too gory? Any comments would be
appreciated. Now, on with the show!
As they came onto the main track once more, Kaori started to be less anxious, and concentrated on trying to keep her leg comfortable, which was becoming increasingly difficult as they flew round corners and over the bumpy track. Seeiah seemed confident though, as she sped across the track She didn't notice the tree that had begun falling in front of them until it was too late. Psymon was just inches behind the snowmobile, and didn't have time to move out of the way. The tree fell onto the snowmobile, and Seeiah tried to jump out, but didn't make it. The tree collapsed on her, crushing her skull against the front of the vehicle, and flattening it. Shards of bone slid onto the snow, drenched in a mixture of blood and mangled brain. Her eyes hung out of the sockets, still connected to the head by the nerves. The tree threw the back of the vehicle up, and Kaori was jolted up, slamming her leg hard against the seat in front of her. Her already snapped bone tore straight through the skin and muscle, and she screamed and passed out. Psymon slammed into the back of the snowmobile, and glass flew at him. He tried to block himself from impact with his arm, but couldn't and his stomach was sliced by a sharp bit of metal on the back. He pushed himself away, hurriedly untying his board. He stepped back, looking down at his top. The white material was stained crimson, and a painful, burning sensation shot through his stomach, causing him to stumble backwards slightly, clutching his abdomen. He walked slowly to the front of the crushed vehicle, trying to ignore the almost unbearable pain, but decided not to move any further forward when he spotted the blood dripping from underneath the fallen tree, already guessing what had become of Seeiah. He walked over to where Kaori was, and seeing that she was still breathing, gently lifted her up, then put her down quickly as his stomach started throbbing, and the blood flow increased. He took off his top, seemingly unaffected by the cold, and tore it in half, using both halves as bandages. He wrapped one half around his waist, and the other around Kaori's leg, then sat next to her, trying to figure out what to do next.
Zoe paced around anxiously as the officials questioned boarders and spectators about what they saw. There was still no sign of Psymon or Kaori, and Seeiah hadn't come back. She didn't like to admit it, but she was trying to choose between Psymon and Moby. She liked them both, but knew she couldn't go out with them both. Right now, she was desperate to know if Psymon was alright. She looked over at Marty. He was equally worried about Kaori, rushing to different people and the officials and asking about Kaori. Suddenly, he ran over to the nearest snowmobile, and leapt inside.
"What are you doing?" One of the officials asked, jogging over.
"I'm gonna find Kaori!" He replied simply, and sped off before anyone could stop. Zoe jumped into another snowmobile, and slammed on the engine.
"Now what?" The official asked, running up to Zoe.
"Same as Marty," Zoe shouted over the engine, and zoomed after Marty.
Psymon sat on the soft snow, his head buried in his arms, trying to make sense of things. It was getting dark now, and he knew from experience that Elysium Alps was twice as dangerous to ride at night, when it became too dark to see any trees and rocks that might be blocking the way. He looked over at Kaori, who was still out cold. The silhouette of Seeiah's corpse lay spread across the debris, the large pool of blood glistening in the moonlight. As he was drifting off to sleep, he thought he saw lights heading towards them, but assumed it was merely his imagination. He had seen more than enough things to screw his brain up in that one day, and just wanted to sleep through it and forget it. He closed his eyes and sighed, but after opening them again, the lights were still present, and were growing larger. Psymon subconsciously blinked, and looked down at Kaori, who was finally waking up. As her eyes slowly came into focus, she too saw the lights, and tried to stand up, forgetting about her leg. The bone pushed against the skin surrounding it, causing great pain, and Kaori fell back down and let out a loud yelp. The lights stopped moving, and Psymon could hear voices in the distance as the lights moved closer. This has to be a dream, he thought to himself, but then he heard it.
A small voice was calling his name in the distance. He strained his ears to hear it, and heard another voice calling for Kaori. He pinched himself, and realized that this was reality. By now, Kaori had heard it too, and was looking around nervously, wide awake with a mixture of excitement and apprehension.
"What is it?" She asked Psymon, glancing over at him, trembling slightly. She looked around, and suddenly screamed. Psymon instantly knew what the problem was; she'd seen what was left of Seeiah. The body was still laid out across the front of the battered snowmobile, and as the tree had slowly crushed it more, her chest was now crushed as well, with splintered ribs sticking out of her back in all directions. Kaori whimpered, and pulled herself closer to Psymon, ignoring the painful sensations in her leg, and buried her head in his lap, crying silently. This was not something Psymon had expected, but he did his best to comfort the girl, stroking her hair gently.
"I wish this was all just a bad dream," she sobbed, looking up at Psymon, tears streaking down her cheeks.
"It's ok," Psymon said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Soon we'll be out of here, and we'll get your leg sorted out." Kaori smiled faintly, then her head suddenly jerked to where the lights were.
"I hear something!" She exclaimed, and listened intently to where the noise came from. She heard it again, and this time she could tell what it was.
"Kaori!" A faint voice cried out. Marty's voice. Kaori's eyes widened, and she let out a gasp, not quite believing what she heard, until she heard another voice.
"Psymon, where are you?" a female voice called, who both Psymon and Kaori recognised as Zoe. Psymon stood up, and waved to them.
"Guys! Can you hear me?" In response, the vehicles sped up, crashing over the bumps. Kaori looked up at Psymon, and smiled with relief. Help was coming.
Zoe was nearly jumping up and down with joy. She had been terrified that they hadn't made it, but knowing that at least Psymon was okay filled her with excitement. She beamed at Marty, who smiled back.
"You were right," she said, grinning. "They made it." The smile went from her face though, when she noticed that up ahead, the two slopes on either side of the track were beginning to cave in. Psymon saw this too, and ran forward. They came too late. Ice, snow and rock blocked the way, and Zoe groaned in desperation. Psymon sighed. This was just great. He walked back to Kaori, who was close to tears.
"Now what?" She moaned. Psymon shook his head.
"I don't know. There must be some way past.." His voice trailed off as he studied the obstruction thoughtfully. He noticed a voice coming from behind the wall of snow, and walked over.
"Psymon, can you hear me?" Zoe asked, worried if he was alright.
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied, and Zoe smiled.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, and Kaori's with me. Her leg is injured, but other than that, she's fine."
"What about Seeiah?"
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"What?" Psymon paused for a moment, and sighed.
"She didn't make it." Zoe stumbled back in shock, and Marty rushed over to help steady her. They both listened in horror as Psymon continued.
"We were escaping from the avalanche, and her snowmobile was crushed. She tried to get out, but the tree hit her mid-jump, and." Psymon stopped, not wanting to go into any further detail. He heard Zoe sigh, and tried to make a small hole in the snow. He gave up halfway through, and slouched onto the floor. He felt a bit of snow fall on him, and looked up, to see that Zoe had completed the hole. He looked through the hole at her and smiled.
"What happened to your stomach?" She asked, peering down at the bandage.
"Nothing," he replied simply, and looked into her eyes. They were full of sorrow and concern he had never seen Zoe show before. He reached over and touched her cheek lightly. She smiled faintly, her eyes brimming with tears. She quickly wiped them away, and looked around.
"Where's Kaori?" She asked, and Psymon pointed over to the small girl, who looked up.
"Psymon, help me come over there!" Kaori called out, and Psymon walked over to her and gently picked her up, taking her to where the snow-wall was. She looked through the hole to Marty. "Hi Marty!" She said, and Marty scampered to the hole.
"Are you okay?" He asked, relieved to see that his friend was okay.
"Yeah," she smiled, and drifted off to sleep again. Zoe looked down at her. Psymon laughed.
"Poor girl had a rough day," he said, and looked back at Zoe. "You should get some sleep too. We'll sort this out in the morning. Same goes for you, Marty." The three boarders settled down, and slowly went to sleep, except for Psymon. He looked through the opening at Zoe, and smiled. He knew there was a way out now, and he would do whatever it takes to get himself and Kaori out, so that the gang could be reunited once more. And with that though, he finally slept, knowing that everything would be okay.
As they came onto the main track once more, Kaori started to be less anxious, and concentrated on trying to keep her leg comfortable, which was becoming increasingly difficult as they flew round corners and over the bumpy track. Seeiah seemed confident though, as she sped across the track She didn't notice the tree that had begun falling in front of them until it was too late. Psymon was just inches behind the snowmobile, and didn't have time to move out of the way. The tree fell onto the snowmobile, and Seeiah tried to jump out, but didn't make it. The tree collapsed on her, crushing her skull against the front of the vehicle, and flattening it. Shards of bone slid onto the snow, drenched in a mixture of blood and mangled brain. Her eyes hung out of the sockets, still connected to the head by the nerves. The tree threw the back of the vehicle up, and Kaori was jolted up, slamming her leg hard against the seat in front of her. Her already snapped bone tore straight through the skin and muscle, and she screamed and passed out. Psymon slammed into the back of the snowmobile, and glass flew at him. He tried to block himself from impact with his arm, but couldn't and his stomach was sliced by a sharp bit of metal on the back. He pushed himself away, hurriedly untying his board. He stepped back, looking down at his top. The white material was stained crimson, and a painful, burning sensation shot through his stomach, causing him to stumble backwards slightly, clutching his abdomen. He walked slowly to the front of the crushed vehicle, trying to ignore the almost unbearable pain, but decided not to move any further forward when he spotted the blood dripping from underneath the fallen tree, already guessing what had become of Seeiah. He walked over to where Kaori was, and seeing that she was still breathing, gently lifted her up, then put her down quickly as his stomach started throbbing, and the blood flow increased. He took off his top, seemingly unaffected by the cold, and tore it in half, using both halves as bandages. He wrapped one half around his waist, and the other around Kaori's leg, then sat next to her, trying to figure out what to do next.
Zoe paced around anxiously as the officials questioned boarders and spectators about what they saw. There was still no sign of Psymon or Kaori, and Seeiah hadn't come back. She didn't like to admit it, but she was trying to choose between Psymon and Moby. She liked them both, but knew she couldn't go out with them both. Right now, she was desperate to know if Psymon was alright. She looked over at Marty. He was equally worried about Kaori, rushing to different people and the officials and asking about Kaori. Suddenly, he ran over to the nearest snowmobile, and leapt inside.
"What are you doing?" One of the officials asked, jogging over.
"I'm gonna find Kaori!" He replied simply, and sped off before anyone could stop. Zoe jumped into another snowmobile, and slammed on the engine.
"Now what?" The official asked, running up to Zoe.
"Same as Marty," Zoe shouted over the engine, and zoomed after Marty.
Psymon sat on the soft snow, his head buried in his arms, trying to make sense of things. It was getting dark now, and he knew from experience that Elysium Alps was twice as dangerous to ride at night, when it became too dark to see any trees and rocks that might be blocking the way. He looked over at Kaori, who was still out cold. The silhouette of Seeiah's corpse lay spread across the debris, the large pool of blood glistening in the moonlight. As he was drifting off to sleep, he thought he saw lights heading towards them, but assumed it was merely his imagination. He had seen more than enough things to screw his brain up in that one day, and just wanted to sleep through it and forget it. He closed his eyes and sighed, but after opening them again, the lights were still present, and were growing larger. Psymon subconsciously blinked, and looked down at Kaori, who was finally waking up. As her eyes slowly came into focus, she too saw the lights, and tried to stand up, forgetting about her leg. The bone pushed against the skin surrounding it, causing great pain, and Kaori fell back down and let out a loud yelp. The lights stopped moving, and Psymon could hear voices in the distance as the lights moved closer. This has to be a dream, he thought to himself, but then he heard it.
A small voice was calling his name in the distance. He strained his ears to hear it, and heard another voice calling for Kaori. He pinched himself, and realized that this was reality. By now, Kaori had heard it too, and was looking around nervously, wide awake with a mixture of excitement and apprehension.
"What is it?" She asked Psymon, glancing over at him, trembling slightly. She looked around, and suddenly screamed. Psymon instantly knew what the problem was; she'd seen what was left of Seeiah. The body was still laid out across the front of the battered snowmobile, and as the tree had slowly crushed it more, her chest was now crushed as well, with splintered ribs sticking out of her back in all directions. Kaori whimpered, and pulled herself closer to Psymon, ignoring the painful sensations in her leg, and buried her head in his lap, crying silently. This was not something Psymon had expected, but he did his best to comfort the girl, stroking her hair gently.
"I wish this was all just a bad dream," she sobbed, looking up at Psymon, tears streaking down her cheeks.
"It's ok," Psymon said, putting a hand on her shoulder. "Soon we'll be out of here, and we'll get your leg sorted out." Kaori smiled faintly, then her head suddenly jerked to where the lights were.
"I hear something!" She exclaimed, and listened intently to where the noise came from. She heard it again, and this time she could tell what it was.
"Kaori!" A faint voice cried out. Marty's voice. Kaori's eyes widened, and she let out a gasp, not quite believing what she heard, until she heard another voice.
"Psymon, where are you?" a female voice called, who both Psymon and Kaori recognised as Zoe. Psymon stood up, and waved to them.
"Guys! Can you hear me?" In response, the vehicles sped up, crashing over the bumps. Kaori looked up at Psymon, and smiled with relief. Help was coming.
Zoe was nearly jumping up and down with joy. She had been terrified that they hadn't made it, but knowing that at least Psymon was okay filled her with excitement. She beamed at Marty, who smiled back.
"You were right," she said, grinning. "They made it." The smile went from her face though, when she noticed that up ahead, the two slopes on either side of the track were beginning to cave in. Psymon saw this too, and ran forward. They came too late. Ice, snow and rock blocked the way, and Zoe groaned in desperation. Psymon sighed. This was just great. He walked back to Kaori, who was close to tears.
"Now what?" She moaned. Psymon shook his head.
"I don't know. There must be some way past.." His voice trailed off as he studied the obstruction thoughtfully. He noticed a voice coming from behind the wall of snow, and walked over.
"Psymon, can you hear me?" Zoe asked, worried if he was alright.
"Yeah, I'm here," he replied, and Zoe smiled.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, and Kaori's with me. Her leg is injured, but other than that, she's fine."
"What about Seeiah?"
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"What?" Psymon paused for a moment, and sighed.
"She didn't make it." Zoe stumbled back in shock, and Marty rushed over to help steady her. They both listened in horror as Psymon continued.
"We were escaping from the avalanche, and her snowmobile was crushed. She tried to get out, but the tree hit her mid-jump, and." Psymon stopped, not wanting to go into any further detail. He heard Zoe sigh, and tried to make a small hole in the snow. He gave up halfway through, and slouched onto the floor. He felt a bit of snow fall on him, and looked up, to see that Zoe had completed the hole. He looked through the hole at her and smiled.
"What happened to your stomach?" She asked, peering down at the bandage.
"Nothing," he replied simply, and looked into her eyes. They were full of sorrow and concern he had never seen Zoe show before. He reached over and touched her cheek lightly. She smiled faintly, her eyes brimming with tears. She quickly wiped them away, and looked around.
"Where's Kaori?" She asked, and Psymon pointed over to the small girl, who looked up.
"Psymon, help me come over there!" Kaori called out, and Psymon walked over to her and gently picked her up, taking her to where the snow-wall was. She looked through the hole to Marty. "Hi Marty!" She said, and Marty scampered to the hole.
"Are you okay?" He asked, relieved to see that his friend was okay.
"Yeah," she smiled, and drifted off to sleep again. Zoe looked down at her. Psymon laughed.
"Poor girl had a rough day," he said, and looked back at Zoe. "You should get some sleep too. We'll sort this out in the morning. Same goes for you, Marty." The three boarders settled down, and slowly went to sleep, except for Psymon. He looked through the opening at Zoe, and smiled. He knew there was a way out now, and he would do whatever it takes to get himself and Kaori out, so that the gang could be reunited once more. And with that though, he finally slept, knowing that everything would be okay.