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Dragonflame by Shelly
CHAPTER EIGHT
A few hours later, they emerged from the suite to try and locate her mother who she finally found by asking around. They were happy to see one another after so many years, her mother exclaiming at how different she looked and how proud of her she was. Then Tania told her that she was engaged to the Colonel, and her mother's joy knew no bounds.
Next on their list was a stop by the clothing store to pick out a gown for Tania to wear to the celebration and a suit for Karl. Moonbay and Fiona happened to be there as well, and they helped each other pick out and try on various gowns before finding one that they agreed on. For Tania, they had chosen a lavender color to go with her eyes, a rose color for Fiona, and a red one for Moonbay that looked very good on her.
By the time they returned to the Palace, it was nearly time for the celebration and they hurried at getting dressed, each of them helping the other woman with her gown and hair. Before long, they were ready and found the men waiting for them outside, who they made some last minute bowtie adjustments to and smoothed the fabric so as to make sure they looked their best. Tania couldn't help but smile at seeing Thomas in a suit, but thought that Van and Irvine cut quite the nice figure, although neither of them had nothing on Karl as he was the best looking of them all.
They heard the music way before they arrived, and when they did all eyes were on them as they entered the hall to see the Empire's elite assembled here to take part in the celebration. Karl had warned Tania to keep her eyes open tonight as anything could happen during such a gathering, and he made sure to warn the others as well so that they might avoid a bad situation. As guests of Rudolph, they were invited to sit beside him at the dinner table where they were able to make a note of any suspicious behavior although they were supposed to be enjoying themselves outwardly.
After dinner, the dancing started and even Karl joined her which surprised her as he was revealed to be quite the good dancer. Before the evening was out, she had danced with Van, Thomas, and Irvine and rarely with anyone else as Karl didn't trust them with her life. Towards the end of the celebration, it seemed that nothing out of the ordinary had been spotted and tensions began to relax when suddenly one of the glass windows shattered when something was thrown into the hall. People scattered out of the way to reveal a small cylindrical object lying on the floor that quickly released a gaseous substance that was apparently just smoke as no one suffered any effects from it other than coughing and general blindness.
Tania was pressed to the floor by Karl, who stayed near her just as Rudolph's guards did the same for him. Seeing a dark shadow materialize beside her, Tania cried out just as Karl jumped to his feet and was flung aside by the attacker. He moved towards her next, and she slid backwards out of his reach until her back came up against a wall, and she thought she was done for but another flash appeared in front of her, roaring its defiance at her attacker. "Zeke," she breathed, never more glad to see him than now. He stayed by her side until the smoke cleared and everyone could see again, Tania looking around to see where Karl and the others were and relieved to find everyone okay. He rushed to her side and took her in his arms, glad that she was unharmed.
That night, Rudolph had guards posted at the doors to their suite, both inside the Palace and outside to make sure that nothing happened to her, although everyone was confused as to why someone wanted her dead. But the only thing they could figure out was that maybe it was one of Prozen's generals that had found out about her betrayal and sought to make her pay.
Karl slept close against Tania that night, almost afraid to sleep for fear that something might happen. He had suggested that they be moved to a room that had no windows, but it seemed that all but the Emperor's rooms had windows in them, leaving them no choice but to stay where they were. She ended up crying herself to sleep that night as she was frustrated over the fact that not only was there nothing they could do about these attacks, they didn't know who wanted her dead.
Her dreams that night offered her no solace as they only brought up more questions. She saw the planet as it was thousands of years ago when it was young and many different species of zoids walked upon the earth, many more than there were now. Then she saw men beginning to pilot the zoids and use them in battle against each other.
She had the feeling that she was in some type of dwelling and there was someone there with her, although she couldn't see who it was just yet. There was a metallic figure sitting in the corner, dark as midnight, and she got the feeling that whoever was there was showing it to her. The figure turned, and she gasped as she saw it was Shadow looking at her with its burning gaze, and when she looked away she saw an even more shocking sight as the person with her was none other than Raven, or someone who looked like him.
Then her dreams changed to show her what had to be an organoid, only this one favored the shape of a tiger and was silver in color, and the organoid faded away to be replaced by a shadowy figure with fiery eyes that conveyed no evil just strength and an unstoppable will. A name floated throughout her dream, one that she would always hear and wonder at what it meant. Dragonflame.
Waking with a gasp, she sat upright in bed as the dream slowly faded from her mind. She felt the sweat beading her forehead and dampening her hair, and she wiped it off with her hands as she looked beside her to see Karl lying there, his even breathing telling her that he was in a deep sleep. Sinking back below the covers, she kissed his cheek and settled back against him, hearing him mumble something in his sleep and wrap his arm around her waist before slipping once more into sleep.
Elsewhere, Raven had the same dream only in his he saw Tania and Shadow beside him as well as the same pair of fiery eyes, only these spoke to him of death and destruction. And his was the name that all zoids feared: Death Dragon.
And when he awoke, he felt an anxiety he had never felt before as he wanted to see this new zoid that had appeared in his dream, but didn't know what Tania had to do with it. Somehow it came as no surprise to him to learn that Riese was nearby as he always knew she was.
"So you know what it is we seek," she said.
"What is it?" he asked.
"We don't know that much about it, only that it is one of the two most powerful zoids to ever walk the earth," she replied.
He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Two? Is that why you want Tania dead? Cause you're afraid of her?" he scoffed.
"She's the only one who can come between us and our goal. With the Death Dragon, no one will dare oppose us as we will have absolute power. But keep this in mind as well that the other zoid harbors just as much power as the Death Dragon, maybe enough to stop it for good," she added.
Raven sneered. "She will be no problem," he said. "After all, she has no organoid to enhance her fighting abilities as I do."
Riese was quiet a moment. "She soon will," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
He wondered at what was going on and looked at Shadow who stood nearby looking out across the distance, realizing that the organoid knew something and was telling no one.
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Hmm, the plot thickens. And what did Riese mean by what she said? Find out next chapter! Oh, and please review!
Dragonflame by Shelly
CHAPTER EIGHT
A few hours later, they emerged from the suite to try and locate her mother who she finally found by asking around. They were happy to see one another after so many years, her mother exclaiming at how different she looked and how proud of her she was. Then Tania told her that she was engaged to the Colonel, and her mother's joy knew no bounds.
Next on their list was a stop by the clothing store to pick out a gown for Tania to wear to the celebration and a suit for Karl. Moonbay and Fiona happened to be there as well, and they helped each other pick out and try on various gowns before finding one that they agreed on. For Tania, they had chosen a lavender color to go with her eyes, a rose color for Fiona, and a red one for Moonbay that looked very good on her.
By the time they returned to the Palace, it was nearly time for the celebration and they hurried at getting dressed, each of them helping the other woman with her gown and hair. Before long, they were ready and found the men waiting for them outside, who they made some last minute bowtie adjustments to and smoothed the fabric so as to make sure they looked their best. Tania couldn't help but smile at seeing Thomas in a suit, but thought that Van and Irvine cut quite the nice figure, although neither of them had nothing on Karl as he was the best looking of them all.
They heard the music way before they arrived, and when they did all eyes were on them as they entered the hall to see the Empire's elite assembled here to take part in the celebration. Karl had warned Tania to keep her eyes open tonight as anything could happen during such a gathering, and he made sure to warn the others as well so that they might avoid a bad situation. As guests of Rudolph, they were invited to sit beside him at the dinner table where they were able to make a note of any suspicious behavior although they were supposed to be enjoying themselves outwardly.
After dinner, the dancing started and even Karl joined her which surprised her as he was revealed to be quite the good dancer. Before the evening was out, she had danced with Van, Thomas, and Irvine and rarely with anyone else as Karl didn't trust them with her life. Towards the end of the celebration, it seemed that nothing out of the ordinary had been spotted and tensions began to relax when suddenly one of the glass windows shattered when something was thrown into the hall. People scattered out of the way to reveal a small cylindrical object lying on the floor that quickly released a gaseous substance that was apparently just smoke as no one suffered any effects from it other than coughing and general blindness.
Tania was pressed to the floor by Karl, who stayed near her just as Rudolph's guards did the same for him. Seeing a dark shadow materialize beside her, Tania cried out just as Karl jumped to his feet and was flung aside by the attacker. He moved towards her next, and she slid backwards out of his reach until her back came up against a wall, and she thought she was done for but another flash appeared in front of her, roaring its defiance at her attacker. "Zeke," she breathed, never more glad to see him than now. He stayed by her side until the smoke cleared and everyone could see again, Tania looking around to see where Karl and the others were and relieved to find everyone okay. He rushed to her side and took her in his arms, glad that she was unharmed.
That night, Rudolph had guards posted at the doors to their suite, both inside the Palace and outside to make sure that nothing happened to her, although everyone was confused as to why someone wanted her dead. But the only thing they could figure out was that maybe it was one of Prozen's generals that had found out about her betrayal and sought to make her pay.
Karl slept close against Tania that night, almost afraid to sleep for fear that something might happen. He had suggested that they be moved to a room that had no windows, but it seemed that all but the Emperor's rooms had windows in them, leaving them no choice but to stay where they were. She ended up crying herself to sleep that night as she was frustrated over the fact that not only was there nothing they could do about these attacks, they didn't know who wanted her dead.
Her dreams that night offered her no solace as they only brought up more questions. She saw the planet as it was thousands of years ago when it was young and many different species of zoids walked upon the earth, many more than there were now. Then she saw men beginning to pilot the zoids and use them in battle against each other.
She had the feeling that she was in some type of dwelling and there was someone there with her, although she couldn't see who it was just yet. There was a metallic figure sitting in the corner, dark as midnight, and she got the feeling that whoever was there was showing it to her. The figure turned, and she gasped as she saw it was Shadow looking at her with its burning gaze, and when she looked away she saw an even more shocking sight as the person with her was none other than Raven, or someone who looked like him.
Then her dreams changed to show her what had to be an organoid, only this one favored the shape of a tiger and was silver in color, and the organoid faded away to be replaced by a shadowy figure with fiery eyes that conveyed no evil just strength and an unstoppable will. A name floated throughout her dream, one that she would always hear and wonder at what it meant. Dragonflame.
Waking with a gasp, she sat upright in bed as the dream slowly faded from her mind. She felt the sweat beading her forehead and dampening her hair, and she wiped it off with her hands as she looked beside her to see Karl lying there, his even breathing telling her that he was in a deep sleep. Sinking back below the covers, she kissed his cheek and settled back against him, hearing him mumble something in his sleep and wrap his arm around her waist before slipping once more into sleep.
Elsewhere, Raven had the same dream only in his he saw Tania and Shadow beside him as well as the same pair of fiery eyes, only these spoke to him of death and destruction. And his was the name that all zoids feared: Death Dragon.
And when he awoke, he felt an anxiety he had never felt before as he wanted to see this new zoid that had appeared in his dream, but didn't know what Tania had to do with it. Somehow it came as no surprise to him to learn that Riese was nearby as he always knew she was.
"So you know what it is we seek," she said.
"What is it?" he asked.
"We don't know that much about it, only that it is one of the two most powerful zoids to ever walk the earth," she replied.
He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Two? Is that why you want Tania dead? Cause you're afraid of her?" he scoffed.
"She's the only one who can come between us and our goal. With the Death Dragon, no one will dare oppose us as we will have absolute power. But keep this in mind as well that the other zoid harbors just as much power as the Death Dragon, maybe enough to stop it for good," she added.
Raven sneered. "She will be no problem," he said. "After all, she has no organoid to enhance her fighting abilities as I do."
Riese was quiet a moment. "She soon will," she said, her voice barely above a whisper.
He wondered at what was going on and looked at Shadow who stood nearby looking out across the distance, realizing that the organoid knew something and was telling no one.
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Hmm, the plot thickens. And what did Riese mean by what she said? Find out next chapter! Oh, and please review!