Crisis Wind
NOTES: Hey, what can I say? I love Outlaw Star, you can't get me to talk about any other anime (or anything else for that matter) without me saying something about Outlaw Star or staring at a picture of Gene Starwind. (glomps onto Gene) ^.^=
DISCLAIMER: Outlaw Star doesn't belong to me, but Gene Starwind *should* belong to me ^.~ Crisis Wind is the name of my made up 'sister' ship of the Outlaw Star. Any characters that weren't originally from Outlaw Star belong to me, and yes, Gene will fall in love with a girl that is one of my made-up characters. ^__________________^; BTW, I've only watched the dubbed episodes, but they're close enough to the Japanese ones (with the exception of Fred Luo, that is, and thank god for that!), so the names, etc., are American style.
- Otaku-chan\Gene no Koibito
Episode 3: Hellfire Ignition
"Oww..." groaned Jessica, clutching her bleeding arm. She fell to the ground in pain, head hung. It wasn't really a fatal cut, but a deep scrape that Aria's dagger had made ran across the width of her right arm. The blood flowed freely, as the dagger had ripped her shirt as well. The blade was stuck deep within the wall, and only the hilt protruded.
Only one word came from Jessica's mouth before she collapsed on the ground. "Aria."
"Jessica Oberon. Or should I say, 'Ikaina'?" smirked Aria, head held down. Her red eyes still glared hatred at Jessica as she withdrew her gun. Gene flattened himself against the wall.
"'Ikaina'? You told me your name was Jessica!" exclaimed Gene. A smirk formed upon Aria's thin lips.
"Ikaina, whom you call Jessica, is half Myrian. Her mother, Telei, gave her that name. Telei was a revered priestess of Amante, our god. She gave up her postion to follow a human man, Ikaina's father," replied Aria. Crystal ran out to help her sister. The elder girl wrapped one arm protectively around her younger 'sister' and held a strip of cloth where the gash was to stop the bleeding.
"Then what about Crystal?" wondered Gene. Aria shook her head and loaded a bullet into her gun.
"Crystal is completely human. I have no quarrel with her unless she stands in the way of my prey." Crystal sighed.
"It's true, Gene. Jess and I aren't really sisters by blood, not even half-sisters. We're cousins. Jessica is the daughter of my late uncle, who died when I was ten. When he did, my father adopted her," said Crystal. She looked up at Aria. "Aria is a Myrian bounty hunter. Their law decrees that no Myrian can have a child, or even marry, a person of the different species. Anyone who dares to disobey that law will die. Any child as a result of inter-species marraige has to be killed. Because Jess is half-Myrian, by law, she must... pass away." Tears streamed from Crystal's green eyes, tears of anger and sadness. "Aria was the one who murdered Telei, Jess' mother."
"Myrians are normally gentle elves by nature, but they also have warrior blood in them. That's why they are so proud of being their own species and won't let any cross-bloods in," frowned Jessica from her position on the ground. She struggled to sit up, but failed. Crystal propped Jessica against the wall and kneeled by the half-Myrian's side.
"Great," chuckled Aria, "Glad you understand that. Prepare for extinction, cross-blood." With the added statement, Aria rid the pistol of its ammunition. The bullet sped towards Jessica's limp body, making sure that it wouldn't miss.
***
Aisha cocked one ear towards the window. "Sounds like they're having fun out there!" she commented. Suzuka stood up and headed for the door.
"Stay here," she ordered, pointing the end of her sword at the CtarlCtarl. Aisha gulped and nodded hastily. Then Suzuka pointed her blade at Jim. "You too."
"Aw, I hardly ever get to join in the action!" complained Jim.
"Cheer up, you're just a kid," replied Aisha, rubbing his hair, but she continued to look sullen. Jim scowled and turned away, snorting derisively.
"And a proud CtarlCtarl like you is gonna take orders just like that?" he teased. Aisha suddenly stood up, fist clenched.
"You're right! Who says that Terran can make me do whatever she likes? I'm going out there!" Jim chased after Aisha, hiding a secret smile.
"Wait for me!"
***
Jessica squeezed her eyes tightly, waiting for the bullet to tear through her neck, into the veins that nearly popped through her skin with strain. She heard a whack, as if something hit the bullet and slowly opened her eyes to see Suzuka's wooden bokken held in front of her neck.
"Leave. Now," ordered the "twilight" assassin. Aria raised a single eyebrow.
"Well, aren't you Suzuka?" Suzuka's calm expression twisted into a frown. Aria laughed as she replaced her pistol.
"Don't worry. I'll go," she conceded, and continued, "But don't think I'll give her up so easily." She flipped backwards into the air, over the railing and disappeared into the shadows below. Gene peered underneath for a trace of her green hair or the eerie red eyes.
"Not a trace. She's gone," he muttered and continued off in the direction he had been heading in, adding a last statement to tell them why he was leaving. "I'll be making preparations to go to Blue Heaven.We leave tomorrow." Jessica was dragged into headquaters by Crystal, wet towel placed upon her wound.
"Come along, you two," said Suzuka, and she grabbed hold of Aisha's and Jim's ears, bringing the kicking and squirming duo along with her.
***
"Clearance to launch requested by the Outlaw Star and Crisis Wind."
"Clearance granted," came the reply. Gene grinned. "We're heading off!"
"Uh, Gene, just *where* are we going?" asked Jim, rubbing his sore ear.
"Blue Heaven. I've got a few things to do there, plus we've gotta pick up some caster shells." The Outlaw Star shot off from its dock, followed closely by the Crisis Wind.
"Set a course for Blue Heaven," he told Jessica over the transmission. Jessica nodded and hurriedly pressed various buttons on the console. Several hours later, in the middle of space, Gilliam started to speak.
"Gene, I th-" Gilliam's announcement was interrupted by Gene's impatient outburst.
"Not now!" Gilliam coughed once, twice, and continued.
"I believe I may have caught a virus. Systems shutting down now to prevent further spread of said virus." The lights dimmed and Melfina came out of her bio-android containment chamber. Harry caught his "beloved" and guided her to a seat.
"Okay, so we drift around in space for a couple of days, big deal!" Gene shrugged and hopped out of the captain's seat only to be greeted by Jim's stern face.
"The Outlaw Star won't be able to fly until two weeks, Gene. And we can't fly back to Sentinel III." The Outlaw Star rocked as a loading tube slammed into it's hull and locked. Crystal dropped lightly on her feet and grimaced.
"Crisis Wind can act as a tugboat for a while, but it's going to take longer than usual to get to Blue Heaven." Gene sighed, until he heard Aisha's scream.
"Hey, look! Another ship's heading straight towards starboard side!" Jessica dropped in through the tube and took a look herself. A growl escaped her lips.
"It's the Hellfire, Aria's ship."
***
TO BE CONTINUED...
GENE: Next time, on Crisis Wind... Aria's chasing after us again! And she's with Ron McDougall! I don't know what he wants from me this time, but he sure as heck isn't gonna get it! And the history between Aria and Jessica goes much farther than what we've already seen. It'll all come down to a dueling match on an asteroid... Next time, on Crisis Wind, Myrian Deathmatch! You'd better get ready.
NOTES: Yes, the ending theme song is still the same. For those fanfic artists who want to send me pics of Jessica and Crystal, their hair looks lik the last painting and the second-to-last painting in the first ending theme. And I just thought of this... if this were to be made into an anime, I'd like Hilda's seiyuu/voice actress to play the part of Aria. The two sound exactly alike in my mind - distant... cold... but Aria doesn't have too many feelings besides rage and revenge. ^^; I thank Rampant so much for his (her?) review, I honestly didn't believe anyone would appreciate the "Gene *doesn't* fall in love with Melfina" idea! But Gene and Jess? I dunno... how 'bout some irony and I pair him with Aria for awhile? Or maybe Crystal?
- Otaku-chan
NOTES: Hey, what can I say? I love Outlaw Star, you can't get me to talk about any other anime (or anything else for that matter) without me saying something about Outlaw Star or staring at a picture of Gene Starwind. (glomps onto Gene) ^.^=
DISCLAIMER: Outlaw Star doesn't belong to me, but Gene Starwind *should* belong to me ^.~ Crisis Wind is the name of my made up 'sister' ship of the Outlaw Star. Any characters that weren't originally from Outlaw Star belong to me, and yes, Gene will fall in love with a girl that is one of my made-up characters. ^__________________^; BTW, I've only watched the dubbed episodes, but they're close enough to the Japanese ones (with the exception of Fred Luo, that is, and thank god for that!), so the names, etc., are American style.
- Otaku-chan\Gene no Koibito
Episode 3: Hellfire Ignition
"Oww..." groaned Jessica, clutching her bleeding arm. She fell to the ground in pain, head hung. It wasn't really a fatal cut, but a deep scrape that Aria's dagger had made ran across the width of her right arm. The blood flowed freely, as the dagger had ripped her shirt as well. The blade was stuck deep within the wall, and only the hilt protruded.
Only one word came from Jessica's mouth before she collapsed on the ground. "Aria."
"Jessica Oberon. Or should I say, 'Ikaina'?" smirked Aria, head held down. Her red eyes still glared hatred at Jessica as she withdrew her gun. Gene flattened himself against the wall.
"'Ikaina'? You told me your name was Jessica!" exclaimed Gene. A smirk formed upon Aria's thin lips.
"Ikaina, whom you call Jessica, is half Myrian. Her mother, Telei, gave her that name. Telei was a revered priestess of Amante, our god. She gave up her postion to follow a human man, Ikaina's father," replied Aria. Crystal ran out to help her sister. The elder girl wrapped one arm protectively around her younger 'sister' and held a strip of cloth where the gash was to stop the bleeding.
"Then what about Crystal?" wondered Gene. Aria shook her head and loaded a bullet into her gun.
"Crystal is completely human. I have no quarrel with her unless she stands in the way of my prey." Crystal sighed.
"It's true, Gene. Jess and I aren't really sisters by blood, not even half-sisters. We're cousins. Jessica is the daughter of my late uncle, who died when I was ten. When he did, my father adopted her," said Crystal. She looked up at Aria. "Aria is a Myrian bounty hunter. Their law decrees that no Myrian can have a child, or even marry, a person of the different species. Anyone who dares to disobey that law will die. Any child as a result of inter-species marraige has to be killed. Because Jess is half-Myrian, by law, she must... pass away." Tears streamed from Crystal's green eyes, tears of anger and sadness. "Aria was the one who murdered Telei, Jess' mother."
"Myrians are normally gentle elves by nature, but they also have warrior blood in them. That's why they are so proud of being their own species and won't let any cross-bloods in," frowned Jessica from her position on the ground. She struggled to sit up, but failed. Crystal propped Jessica against the wall and kneeled by the half-Myrian's side.
"Great," chuckled Aria, "Glad you understand that. Prepare for extinction, cross-blood." With the added statement, Aria rid the pistol of its ammunition. The bullet sped towards Jessica's limp body, making sure that it wouldn't miss.
***
Aisha cocked one ear towards the window. "Sounds like they're having fun out there!" she commented. Suzuka stood up and headed for the door.
"Stay here," she ordered, pointing the end of her sword at the CtarlCtarl. Aisha gulped and nodded hastily. Then Suzuka pointed her blade at Jim. "You too."
"Aw, I hardly ever get to join in the action!" complained Jim.
"Cheer up, you're just a kid," replied Aisha, rubbing his hair, but she continued to look sullen. Jim scowled and turned away, snorting derisively.
"And a proud CtarlCtarl like you is gonna take orders just like that?" he teased. Aisha suddenly stood up, fist clenched.
"You're right! Who says that Terran can make me do whatever she likes? I'm going out there!" Jim chased after Aisha, hiding a secret smile.
"Wait for me!"
***
Jessica squeezed her eyes tightly, waiting for the bullet to tear through her neck, into the veins that nearly popped through her skin with strain. She heard a whack, as if something hit the bullet and slowly opened her eyes to see Suzuka's wooden bokken held in front of her neck.
"Leave. Now," ordered the "twilight" assassin. Aria raised a single eyebrow.
"Well, aren't you Suzuka?" Suzuka's calm expression twisted into a frown. Aria laughed as she replaced her pistol.
"Don't worry. I'll go," she conceded, and continued, "But don't think I'll give her up so easily." She flipped backwards into the air, over the railing and disappeared into the shadows below. Gene peered underneath for a trace of her green hair or the eerie red eyes.
"Not a trace. She's gone," he muttered and continued off in the direction he had been heading in, adding a last statement to tell them why he was leaving. "I'll be making preparations to go to Blue Heaven.We leave tomorrow." Jessica was dragged into headquaters by Crystal, wet towel placed upon her wound.
"Come along, you two," said Suzuka, and she grabbed hold of Aisha's and Jim's ears, bringing the kicking and squirming duo along with her.
***
"Clearance to launch requested by the Outlaw Star and Crisis Wind."
"Clearance granted," came the reply. Gene grinned. "We're heading off!"
"Uh, Gene, just *where* are we going?" asked Jim, rubbing his sore ear.
"Blue Heaven. I've got a few things to do there, plus we've gotta pick up some caster shells." The Outlaw Star shot off from its dock, followed closely by the Crisis Wind.
"Set a course for Blue Heaven," he told Jessica over the transmission. Jessica nodded and hurriedly pressed various buttons on the console. Several hours later, in the middle of space, Gilliam started to speak.
"Gene, I th-" Gilliam's announcement was interrupted by Gene's impatient outburst.
"Not now!" Gilliam coughed once, twice, and continued.
"I believe I may have caught a virus. Systems shutting down now to prevent further spread of said virus." The lights dimmed and Melfina came out of her bio-android containment chamber. Harry caught his "beloved" and guided her to a seat.
"Okay, so we drift around in space for a couple of days, big deal!" Gene shrugged and hopped out of the captain's seat only to be greeted by Jim's stern face.
"The Outlaw Star won't be able to fly until two weeks, Gene. And we can't fly back to Sentinel III." The Outlaw Star rocked as a loading tube slammed into it's hull and locked. Crystal dropped lightly on her feet and grimaced.
"Crisis Wind can act as a tugboat for a while, but it's going to take longer than usual to get to Blue Heaven." Gene sighed, until he heard Aisha's scream.
"Hey, look! Another ship's heading straight towards starboard side!" Jessica dropped in through the tube and took a look herself. A growl escaped her lips.
"It's the Hellfire, Aria's ship."
***
TO BE CONTINUED...
GENE: Next time, on Crisis Wind... Aria's chasing after us again! And she's with Ron McDougall! I don't know what he wants from me this time, but he sure as heck isn't gonna get it! And the history between Aria and Jessica goes much farther than what we've already seen. It'll all come down to a dueling match on an asteroid... Next time, on Crisis Wind, Myrian Deathmatch! You'd better get ready.
NOTES: Yes, the ending theme song is still the same. For those fanfic artists who want to send me pics of Jessica and Crystal, their hair looks lik the last painting and the second-to-last painting in the first ending theme. And I just thought of this... if this were to be made into an anime, I'd like Hilda's seiyuu/voice actress to play the part of Aria. The two sound exactly alike in my mind - distant... cold... but Aria doesn't have too many feelings besides rage and revenge. ^^; I thank Rampant so much for his (her?) review, I honestly didn't believe anyone would appreciate the "Gene *doesn't* fall in love with Melfina" idea! But Gene and Jess? I dunno... how 'bout some irony and I pair him with Aria for awhile? Or maybe Crystal?
- Otaku-chan