Title: Nobody's Shadow
Chapter Three: Arrival at Battle School
Author: Prophetess Of Hearts
A.N: meep? ummmmm.... sorry for the long wait?
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"Mamoru and Usagi seem to be getting along well."
"Too well"
"I thought you might say that. You want us to seperate them from one another similar to what Graff did to Ender and his groups?"
"Not yet, spring it on them once they get in their next phaze"
"Why?"
"it will tear them apart more"
"or bring them closer together"
"Whatever, we just can't have them attached at the hip."
"I know, how well I know."
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The next morning they awoke, stomach's empty, and brains just waiting for a chance. Meanwhile the others had their stomach's and brains empty. Thats just the way it was. Then again it's not like it mattered after all, they were already sperated by this time so it didn't really matter one way or another which way the other kids were turning, after all they had each other and thats all that really mattered.
They shook their head mutually at one another as they looked over the other kids while being led out and to be changed, after all the other kids seemed to be worrying alot about missing their parents, not that they'd openly say it of course, but then again Usagi and Mamoru had had time to get used to such a thing, although all Mamoru remembered of his past was Usagi and the time before her. He didn't want to repeat that again, he didn't like being without her. thats when usagi choose to turn to hima nd smile and hold out her hand as they walked, her pinky the oinly one that was extended. "Mamo-chan, no matter what we're together, right?" usagi asked, her voice still a little childish as she asked, after all, she really didn't want to lose her only friend.
"Right Usa-chan, no matter what." Mamoru said in return meaning to keep that beyond a doubt. 'No matter what...' he thought silently, 'we'll be together Usa. No matter what.'
They looked up at the looming ship now and folowed the instructions climbing up the ladder and into the craft, their minds not really on anything, yet they both noticed the carpeted walls on all sides. they knew what this was for, and they knew even then that they wouldn't like the flight. So when they reached their seats, the last ones in a row they buckled their seatbelts and then grabbed hold of one anothers hand. They decided that they should just smile at one another and try and keep the other reasured, after all, it didn't matter about themselves as long as the other one was alright, at least thats what they thought sitting there strapped in and hoping for the best.
That is until the I.F officer that was to instruct them came into the room, head held high. They just knew then that this would be some weird form of torture, and it was as they watched a stupid video saying this and that about the glory tyhat would await them after their battle school days. They both believed then that that was jsut propaganda. After all, what did it matter that some got officers jobs and others top secret, all that really mattered was that they survived it all. They knew also that the others were bored with the video as well, thats when the rude noises entered the cabin where they sat. The other kids may be smart, but that didn't make them mature.
The officer used to this kind of thing turned off the video and then proced to stand infront of them all and proceeded to inroduce them to the 'world' as they were taking off. "Hello KIDS. And let me assure you, You ARE kids. Some of you might be thinking of doing something other then talking to your friends that you no doubt made last night. And let me be the first to say 'DON'T!, Dameyo...' or whatever word you may use for it! We do NOT accept harassement and any other horseplay and that involves 'getting out of your seat, whining about the lack of food and and crying over MOMMY!!" The officer paused and looked at Mamoru and Usagi, giving the look that he already knew that they didn't have a 'mommy' as he put it. "The LAST kid who decided to be a tough guy ended up picking on the wrong kid and got himself flown across the cabina dn into a bulk head where they suffered a broken arm! And you know HOW COME this kid was the wrong one?!?" There was a course of No's and nah uh's and and from Usagi a squeek in ger innocent manner of an 'iie'. This was enough for the officer to continue.
"The kid that the 'bully' decided to pick on was the best of that batch, he was the smartest, not nessasarly the storngest, but he knew exactly how to predict the oponients moves! So, you think you may be smart, but let me assure you there is at least 2 people smarter then the lot of you this time around. And do you know WHY I said TWO?" again he was met with shaking heads and no's. "Because you are all graced with two of the smartest and yet under-privledged kids there is. That would be Mamoru and Usagi for those of you who are too dumb to tell your ass from a hole in the ground!" At this mamoru and usagi looked to one another and tightened their grip on one another's hands. The adult was setting them up to a great fall, and that meant that something fishy and untrustworthy was up. Yet they let the officer continue.
"Now that you have all been put down to where you RIGHTFULLY belong and Usagi and mamoru have ben priased let me now say to Mamoru and Usagi that I don't give a flipping care about if they had a hard life or not. DEAL WITH IT! Now I shall be leaving you kids to your own devices for the remander of the trip, so as Mamoru and Usagi would say: 'Ja ne!'" And with that the officer climbed 'down' the ladder to where he no doubt would be monitoring the group just in case his little lecture didn't work. There was a slience for the moment as the officer left, then veryone turned to their little group and regained their 'gift' of speech at which point Usagi and Mamoru sighed in joint happiness.
The rest of the trip went as well as can be exspected with the kids all talking amongst themselves, that is witht he minor exception of Mamoru and Usagi, but that was to be exspected from the way that things were going. And so they arrived a short time later and were proceeded to be 'herded' to the mess hall where foot was shoved into them at an alarming rate and they were informed that their 'new mommy' would be a woman named 'Kahlan' after her parents favorite story character Mother Confessor Kahlan, from the 'Sword of Truth' novels and their colors where now 'Yellow, Brown, Yellow' and that they would be allowed 15 minutes after they are finished the meal to either search around or go to their new 'home' for the year.
Usagi with her fast eatting skills and Mamoru with his being around Usagi and learning some of them was soon finished and elected to follow the lit path to their new 'home', yet it wouldn't be a hom, it could never be one. It would change too soon for it to be one. But that didn't bother them as they chose the bunk bed furthest from the door that seemed to be hidden and could see everything. After all, they needed to be awere.
Things were goiung smoothly as the first students other then them arrived, they had by that time also coded the lockers to their selves and logged intot he desks using Mamoru and Usagi-chan as their logins. By that time they learned how to send messages to on another easily and to encrypt them so that only thy would b able to read them just in case. After all, adults like snooping on what your doing, they already KNEW this.
And so that is roughly how the first day went with them being able to sleep and rest. In the morning there would be a new obsticle.
Chapter Three: Arrival at Battle School
Author: Prophetess Of Hearts
A.N: meep? ummmmm.... sorry for the long wait?
------- ------- ------ ------- ------- -------- -------
"Mamoru and Usagi seem to be getting along well."
"Too well"
"I thought you might say that. You want us to seperate them from one another similar to what Graff did to Ender and his groups?"
"Not yet, spring it on them once they get in their next phaze"
"Why?"
"it will tear them apart more"
"or bring them closer together"
"Whatever, we just can't have them attached at the hip."
"I know, how well I know."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The next morning they awoke, stomach's empty, and brains just waiting for a chance. Meanwhile the others had their stomach's and brains empty. Thats just the way it was. Then again it's not like it mattered after all, they were already sperated by this time so it didn't really matter one way or another which way the other kids were turning, after all they had each other and thats all that really mattered.
They shook their head mutually at one another as they looked over the other kids while being led out and to be changed, after all the other kids seemed to be worrying alot about missing their parents, not that they'd openly say it of course, but then again Usagi and Mamoru had had time to get used to such a thing, although all Mamoru remembered of his past was Usagi and the time before her. He didn't want to repeat that again, he didn't like being without her. thats when usagi choose to turn to hima nd smile and hold out her hand as they walked, her pinky the oinly one that was extended. "Mamo-chan, no matter what we're together, right?" usagi asked, her voice still a little childish as she asked, after all, she really didn't want to lose her only friend.
"Right Usa-chan, no matter what." Mamoru said in return meaning to keep that beyond a doubt. 'No matter what...' he thought silently, 'we'll be together Usa. No matter what.'
They looked up at the looming ship now and folowed the instructions climbing up the ladder and into the craft, their minds not really on anything, yet they both noticed the carpeted walls on all sides. they knew what this was for, and they knew even then that they wouldn't like the flight. So when they reached their seats, the last ones in a row they buckled their seatbelts and then grabbed hold of one anothers hand. They decided that they should just smile at one another and try and keep the other reasured, after all, it didn't matter about themselves as long as the other one was alright, at least thats what they thought sitting there strapped in and hoping for the best.
That is until the I.F officer that was to instruct them came into the room, head held high. They just knew then that this would be some weird form of torture, and it was as they watched a stupid video saying this and that about the glory tyhat would await them after their battle school days. They both believed then that that was jsut propaganda. After all, what did it matter that some got officers jobs and others top secret, all that really mattered was that they survived it all. They knew also that the others were bored with the video as well, thats when the rude noises entered the cabin where they sat. The other kids may be smart, but that didn't make them mature.
The officer used to this kind of thing turned off the video and then proced to stand infront of them all and proceeded to inroduce them to the 'world' as they were taking off. "Hello KIDS. And let me assure you, You ARE kids. Some of you might be thinking of doing something other then talking to your friends that you no doubt made last night. And let me be the first to say 'DON'T!, Dameyo...' or whatever word you may use for it! We do NOT accept harassement and any other horseplay and that involves 'getting out of your seat, whining about the lack of food and and crying over MOMMY!!" The officer paused and looked at Mamoru and Usagi, giving the look that he already knew that they didn't have a 'mommy' as he put it. "The LAST kid who decided to be a tough guy ended up picking on the wrong kid and got himself flown across the cabina dn into a bulk head where they suffered a broken arm! And you know HOW COME this kid was the wrong one?!?" There was a course of No's and nah uh's and and from Usagi a squeek in ger innocent manner of an 'iie'. This was enough for the officer to continue.
"The kid that the 'bully' decided to pick on was the best of that batch, he was the smartest, not nessasarly the storngest, but he knew exactly how to predict the oponients moves! So, you think you may be smart, but let me assure you there is at least 2 people smarter then the lot of you this time around. And do you know WHY I said TWO?" again he was met with shaking heads and no's. "Because you are all graced with two of the smartest and yet under-privledged kids there is. That would be Mamoru and Usagi for those of you who are too dumb to tell your ass from a hole in the ground!" At this mamoru and usagi looked to one another and tightened their grip on one another's hands. The adult was setting them up to a great fall, and that meant that something fishy and untrustworthy was up. Yet they let the officer continue.
"Now that you have all been put down to where you RIGHTFULLY belong and Usagi and mamoru have ben priased let me now say to Mamoru and Usagi that I don't give a flipping care about if they had a hard life or not. DEAL WITH IT! Now I shall be leaving you kids to your own devices for the remander of the trip, so as Mamoru and Usagi would say: 'Ja ne!'" And with that the officer climbed 'down' the ladder to where he no doubt would be monitoring the group just in case his little lecture didn't work. There was a slience for the moment as the officer left, then veryone turned to their little group and regained their 'gift' of speech at which point Usagi and Mamoru sighed in joint happiness.
The rest of the trip went as well as can be exspected with the kids all talking amongst themselves, that is witht he minor exception of Mamoru and Usagi, but that was to be exspected from the way that things were going. And so they arrived a short time later and were proceeded to be 'herded' to the mess hall where foot was shoved into them at an alarming rate and they were informed that their 'new mommy' would be a woman named 'Kahlan' after her parents favorite story character Mother Confessor Kahlan, from the 'Sword of Truth' novels and their colors where now 'Yellow, Brown, Yellow' and that they would be allowed 15 minutes after they are finished the meal to either search around or go to their new 'home' for the year.
Usagi with her fast eatting skills and Mamoru with his being around Usagi and learning some of them was soon finished and elected to follow the lit path to their new 'home', yet it wouldn't be a hom, it could never be one. It would change too soon for it to be one. But that didn't bother them as they chose the bunk bed furthest from the door that seemed to be hidden and could see everything. After all, they needed to be awere.
Things were goiung smoothly as the first students other then them arrived, they had by that time also coded the lockers to their selves and logged intot he desks using Mamoru and Usagi-chan as their logins. By that time they learned how to send messages to on another easily and to encrypt them so that only thy would b able to read them just in case. After all, adults like snooping on what your doing, they already KNEW this.
And so that is roughly how the first day went with them being able to sleep and rest. In the morning there would be a new obsticle.