Finally, a second chapter! I've been working on my Zelda fic, cuz I haven't been in the mood really to write about OLS. I can only write (semi)well when I'm in the mood. Anyways, prepare for Sorn torture! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *Cough**inhaler* I gotta learn to stop doing that so much... *wheeze*
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"Two #19 and 3 #6," Jim handed the shells to Gene. "I really hope you don't plan on using all of these, or even any if you can help it, Gene. You know they're expensive."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Jim sighed. Gene was always like this, always throwing caution to the wind, letting a twelve year-old handle it instead. That was really pathetic, and he knew it would cost them someday. At least Aisha and Sorn would be coming along. It was hardly likely that anyone could get the best of a top class bounty hunter, a genius, and two amazingly strong Ctarl Ctarl. Yeah, they would be fine for now.
Gene finished loading his caster and stood up. "Let's go."
"About time," Sorn said and stretched. The two had been eager to go since they first heard from Jim about the bounty. They had been getting restless from just running around doing odd jobs for small amounts of money. They all headed out the door.
Then they stopped, as Gene did.
"Um...Jim?"
"What now?" Gene grinned sheepishly.
"Where exactly is Eden?"
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They sorted out where it was after about a half hour of looking through maps. An hout later, they finally found it. They got out of the car and looked around.
"Geez, Gene, you really are pathetic," Jim said.
"He really has a point there," Aisha supported.
"Aw, shaddup, at least we're here. Now what? All she said was that he hung out around here. Should we just wait or should we look for him?"
"Uh, I dunno. Maybe he'll pop up soon by himself."
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They were unaware of the figure in the tree watching them.
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"That source could have been bogus."
"But Clyde did suggest it, and he's never lied before."
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It moved slowly, so as not to attract any attention, as it shifted into a more comfortable position.
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"Maybe Clyde didn't know?"
"Maybe... Or maybe Wasp's already here."
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Wasp pulled out his dartgun, already loaded. He aimed. A slight rustle of leaves. He cursed inwardly and fired.
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Sorn and Aisha turned. They'd heard the unnatural sound. Unnatural because there was no wind today...
"Aisha, watch it!!" Sorn pushed her out of the way, and a dart pierced his arm. He roared with pain as a huge, fiery-colored welt rose up instantly. He yanked it out and turned, gritting his teeth. Wasp jumped out of the tree and moved quickly toward the group.
"Here he comes, look out!" Gene yelled. He took aim with his blaster and fired back.D**n! He was way too fast! Wasp fired three more darts, all in a row, then jumped over Gene and fired at his back. Gene dodged, but was grazed in the side painfully, and turned. Too slow. Wasp was already skittering towards the Ctarl Ctarls. Aisha growled and lunged at him, narrowly missing being hit by a dart. Even she wasn't quick enough to grab him! The hunted, now the hunter, rolled out of the way and shot at Sorn's head. The man swiveled his head away, and the dart passed just millimeters before his eyes. Sorn straightened and was about to go after Wasp, but suddenly, his body seized up. His arm twitched and the redness spread down it and over his chest and neck in tendrils. He fell.
"SORN!" Aisha yelled and ran toward him. Jim didn't know what to do. Was Sorn... Aisha was cut off by Wasp, shooting more darts at her.
"You b*****d!" She screamed and charged after the antagonist, but again, he was already gone.
Wasp ducked behind a tree for a moment and pulled another dart out of his pocket. He removed the cap and loaded it. No more playing...
"That's it!" Gene pulled out his caster and aimed it at the reemerging Wasp. Wasp aimed at him. They both fired. One hit home. The other spiraled off, a direct *miss*.
Wasp was gone, a piece of paper fluttering down behind him. Gene yanked the dart out, and bit back a scream of pain. Then he grabbed the paper and ran over to Sorn, where Aisha and Jim already were. Aisha was frantically checking for a sign, any sign, that he was still alive.
"Sorn, Sorn! C'mon get up! SORN!" She yelled, and collapsed over him, breath heaving with tears held back. Jim and Gene looked away. Suddenly, Aisha stopped. She pressed her ear closer to her love's chest, then sprang up.
"He's alive!" She yelled.
"What?" Gene and Jim chorused.
"His heartbeat- it's very faint but I can hear it! We have to get him to a hospital now!"
"Say no more!" They carried him into the car and sped off, not caring about stoplights.
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"If you'd like, I'll wait at the same place tonight for a rematch, 11:00 pm sharp. It is in your best interests to come... It would be a terrible shame for the tiger-man to die, and he will without the antidote. Damn!" Gene cursed as he finished the note, and winced. That dart had just grazed him, so he wasn't poisoned, and apparently the other one had been empty, or he would be in the same condition as Sorn. Sorn was on life support, and his heartbeat was a mere blip on the screen, with several seconds' pause in between. Aisha refused to leave his side. Footsteps tapped quietly, and Twilight Suzuka walked over.
"You'll need help," she said. Gene looked up.
"Yeah..." He looked away, and Melphina squeezed his gloved hand. Though they had only met Sorn a month ago, he had become a very close friend to all. Confident, joking, and faithful to Aisha, it was little wonder that he had charmed her so quickly. Her new, more mellowed personality had also been welcomed. Gene couldn't imagine living without him cracking jokes while shamelessly flirting with Aisha.
Jim stared at his laptop as Suzuka sat next to him. He felt pretty guilty, not having been able to help at all. He'd just sat there and watched. He now was trying to make up for it by finding information on Wasp, the poison, anything that would help. He was not having any luck.
Suzuka didn't let it show, but she was also beating herself up inside for not being there. She could've helped, but she'd been busy elsewhere. Even when she had heard from Melphina where they were, she had payed it little heed. She, like Jim, had expected them to be able to handle it.
Sighing, Melphina leaned on Gene's shoulder. He didn't mind anymore, like he used to. She was disappointed she could really do no more than just comfort everyone afterwards. And she felt she had been being demanding. They'd found out, soon after they'd left the Galactic Leyline, that there was more to her past. Before she'd been an android, she'd lived a short life, seventeen years, as a real human being. They'd tried to find out more, but all they'd found was the name Annalii. And as luck would have it, she'd died just before they could meet her. She was only eleven. Mel squeezed her eyes shut. She had wished that somehow, she might be able to take out the poison as she'd done with Gene before. But it hadn't worked. She felt truly useless.
Seeming to sense her tortured thoughts, Gene put an arm around her. She felt a little better when he did that.
Aisha was leaned over Sorn, carefully grooming his black hair with her rough, pink tongue. She wasn't going to let anything else happen to him. She would stay here and keep watch, not leaving his side until he was better... if he got better. Stop thinking like that! Aisha told herself severely. Maybe he's not getting any better yet, but he's definitely not getting worse.
"Stay with me Sorn," she whispered. "You can pull through this, I know you can." She continued grooming his locks of hair, unaware that Gene, Jim, and Suzuka were leaving for Eden again.
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Hm, well I was going to have more in this chapter, but it's long enough now. Don't worry, the next one won't take as long. Please keep reading and reviewing, and watch for the next chapter- "Fatal Snow"!!!
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"Two #19 and 3 #6," Jim handed the shells to Gene. "I really hope you don't plan on using all of these, or even any if you can help it, Gene. You know they're expensive."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Jim sighed. Gene was always like this, always throwing caution to the wind, letting a twelve year-old handle it instead. That was really pathetic, and he knew it would cost them someday. At least Aisha and Sorn would be coming along. It was hardly likely that anyone could get the best of a top class bounty hunter, a genius, and two amazingly strong Ctarl Ctarl. Yeah, they would be fine for now.
Gene finished loading his caster and stood up. "Let's go."
"About time," Sorn said and stretched. The two had been eager to go since they first heard from Jim about the bounty. They had been getting restless from just running around doing odd jobs for small amounts of money. They all headed out the door.
Then they stopped, as Gene did.
"Um...Jim?"
"What now?" Gene grinned sheepishly.
"Where exactly is Eden?"
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They sorted out where it was after about a half hour of looking through maps. An hout later, they finally found it. They got out of the car and looked around.
"Geez, Gene, you really are pathetic," Jim said.
"He really has a point there," Aisha supported.
"Aw, shaddup, at least we're here. Now what? All she said was that he hung out around here. Should we just wait or should we look for him?"
"Uh, I dunno. Maybe he'll pop up soon by himself."
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They were unaware of the figure in the tree watching them.
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"That source could have been bogus."
"But Clyde did suggest it, and he's never lied before."
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It moved slowly, so as not to attract any attention, as it shifted into a more comfortable position.
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"Maybe Clyde didn't know?"
"Maybe... Or maybe Wasp's already here."
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Wasp pulled out his dartgun, already loaded. He aimed. A slight rustle of leaves. He cursed inwardly and fired.
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Sorn and Aisha turned. They'd heard the unnatural sound. Unnatural because there was no wind today...
"Aisha, watch it!!" Sorn pushed her out of the way, and a dart pierced his arm. He roared with pain as a huge, fiery-colored welt rose up instantly. He yanked it out and turned, gritting his teeth. Wasp jumped out of the tree and moved quickly toward the group.
"Here he comes, look out!" Gene yelled. He took aim with his blaster and fired back.D**n! He was way too fast! Wasp fired three more darts, all in a row, then jumped over Gene and fired at his back. Gene dodged, but was grazed in the side painfully, and turned. Too slow. Wasp was already skittering towards the Ctarl Ctarls. Aisha growled and lunged at him, narrowly missing being hit by a dart. Even she wasn't quick enough to grab him! The hunted, now the hunter, rolled out of the way and shot at Sorn's head. The man swiveled his head away, and the dart passed just millimeters before his eyes. Sorn straightened and was about to go after Wasp, but suddenly, his body seized up. His arm twitched and the redness spread down it and over his chest and neck in tendrils. He fell.
"SORN!" Aisha yelled and ran toward him. Jim didn't know what to do. Was Sorn... Aisha was cut off by Wasp, shooting more darts at her.
"You b*****d!" She screamed and charged after the antagonist, but again, he was already gone.
Wasp ducked behind a tree for a moment and pulled another dart out of his pocket. He removed the cap and loaded it. No more playing...
"That's it!" Gene pulled out his caster and aimed it at the reemerging Wasp. Wasp aimed at him. They both fired. One hit home. The other spiraled off, a direct *miss*.
Wasp was gone, a piece of paper fluttering down behind him. Gene yanked the dart out, and bit back a scream of pain. Then he grabbed the paper and ran over to Sorn, where Aisha and Jim already were. Aisha was frantically checking for a sign, any sign, that he was still alive.
"Sorn, Sorn! C'mon get up! SORN!" She yelled, and collapsed over him, breath heaving with tears held back. Jim and Gene looked away. Suddenly, Aisha stopped. She pressed her ear closer to her love's chest, then sprang up.
"He's alive!" She yelled.
"What?" Gene and Jim chorused.
"His heartbeat- it's very faint but I can hear it! We have to get him to a hospital now!"
"Say no more!" They carried him into the car and sped off, not caring about stoplights.
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"If you'd like, I'll wait at the same place tonight for a rematch, 11:00 pm sharp. It is in your best interests to come... It would be a terrible shame for the tiger-man to die, and he will without the antidote. Damn!" Gene cursed as he finished the note, and winced. That dart had just grazed him, so he wasn't poisoned, and apparently the other one had been empty, or he would be in the same condition as Sorn. Sorn was on life support, and his heartbeat was a mere blip on the screen, with several seconds' pause in between. Aisha refused to leave his side. Footsteps tapped quietly, and Twilight Suzuka walked over.
"You'll need help," she said. Gene looked up.
"Yeah..." He looked away, and Melphina squeezed his gloved hand. Though they had only met Sorn a month ago, he had become a very close friend to all. Confident, joking, and faithful to Aisha, it was little wonder that he had charmed her so quickly. Her new, more mellowed personality had also been welcomed. Gene couldn't imagine living without him cracking jokes while shamelessly flirting with Aisha.
Jim stared at his laptop as Suzuka sat next to him. He felt pretty guilty, not having been able to help at all. He'd just sat there and watched. He now was trying to make up for it by finding information on Wasp, the poison, anything that would help. He was not having any luck.
Suzuka didn't let it show, but she was also beating herself up inside for not being there. She could've helped, but she'd been busy elsewhere. Even when she had heard from Melphina where they were, she had payed it little heed. She, like Jim, had expected them to be able to handle it.
Sighing, Melphina leaned on Gene's shoulder. He didn't mind anymore, like he used to. She was disappointed she could really do no more than just comfort everyone afterwards. And she felt she had been being demanding. They'd found out, soon after they'd left the Galactic Leyline, that there was more to her past. Before she'd been an android, she'd lived a short life, seventeen years, as a real human being. They'd tried to find out more, but all they'd found was the name Annalii. And as luck would have it, she'd died just before they could meet her. She was only eleven. Mel squeezed her eyes shut. She had wished that somehow, she might be able to take out the poison as she'd done with Gene before. But it hadn't worked. She felt truly useless.
Seeming to sense her tortured thoughts, Gene put an arm around her. She felt a little better when he did that.
Aisha was leaned over Sorn, carefully grooming his black hair with her rough, pink tongue. She wasn't going to let anything else happen to him. She would stay here and keep watch, not leaving his side until he was better... if he got better. Stop thinking like that! Aisha told herself severely. Maybe he's not getting any better yet, but he's definitely not getting worse.
"Stay with me Sorn," she whispered. "You can pull through this, I know you can." She continued grooming his locks of hair, unaware that Gene, Jim, and Suzuka were leaving for Eden again.
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Hm, well I was going to have more in this chapter, but it's long enough now. Don't worry, the next one won't take as long. Please keep reading and reviewing, and watch for the next chapter- "Fatal Snow"!!!