Prologue
Hein pulled back the lever again, but he did not feel the shudder of electricity under his hand like before, but for some reason it did feel awfully warm for space. Behind him the ship detached, but his gray-green eyes were searching madly for anything that might be wrong, but nothing on the scanners before him registered any cause for this sudden short out of power.
Under his hands, which were clasped onto the bar and the lever, he felt a clunk, making him look back and see the Zeus exploding before his eyes; "Oh."
A moment later the sound of the final explosion filled his ears, he starting coughing from the gas-smelling smoke, forcing himself to his knees. Coughing again, his vision started to go hazy as his mind started to forget about his dangerous situation and passed out from the thick gases filling his lungs.
From outer space, you could see the Zeus, a proud weapon to use against the enemy, explode in a shower of magnificent gold and the shock wave; the only thing left of it were the few parts floating through space, most knocked into the atmosphere, but others floating far away.
The actual fire didn't last longer then three seconds, for the lack of oxygen in space killed it away, leaving nothing behind.
Aki Ross looked down at the lifeless body resting in her arms; Gray. He was gone from her life. The only sound was the cables pulling the platform into the ship. His skin was pale and extremely cold against her fingers, his bright hair dulled. She wanted to see his dark brown eyes again, but fear kept her from touching the eyelid. The memory of his eyes seemed to dull away with his life, unable to see the colors and shades and detail of his eyes, his smile, the touch of his warm skin…
She looked up as the platform reached the ship into the expecting eyes of Dr. Sid; the only other that survived to her knowledge.
He smiled when he saw her, "Well, how'd you do it?" He asked eagerly, coming down the ramp.
She felt a tear trickle down her face, "We did it… Gray did it…"
Dr. Sid's face contorted to horror when he first saw the lifeless body in her arms, then a look of immense pain. His light blue eyes seemed to glaze with unshed tears, but he kept his gaze strong.
He went over and gripped her shoulder; "He did the right thing, Aki…"
She let out a soft sigh, and suddenly a thought struck her, "And the Zeus cannon?"
"It overloaded." He said gently, "As far as out knowledge goes, General Hein was killed in the explosion. His wife and daughter died at the hands of the phantoms, and his sadness and mourning turned into his deadly obsession; he died because of it."
Aki felt extremely cold, all of the sudden. She realized that he was trying to comfort her by this fact, the fact of his death, but it suddenly made her angry. Though General Hein had nearly cost them their lives and their spirits, she could see exactly what his motives were. They were almost the motives of any other human being. He was too much of a realist to believe in Gaia, so he did the one most logical thing at that moment; attack.
She didn't realize she was glaring at Dr. Sid until he inquired what the matter was, looking puzzled, "Nothing. I was just thinking." She said quickly, drawing in a sharp breath.
Dr. Sid helped her on her feet, and she looked back on Gray's body, a tear trickling down the side of her pale face. She backed away, trying to shove the thoughts of Gray, Neil, Jane, Ryan, Hein… all of them needed to leave her overwhelming conscious.
"Where are we going now?" She asked feebly as she went up to the cockpit with Dr. Sid.
"The Denver Shelter. The council knows what happened; I sent a message to them not too long ago." He said, setting in the coordinates.
She sighed and leaned back on the cold metal, her thoughts, or lack of, starting to make her edgy. She could barely feel the pain she had felt when he had first dropped, lifeless.
Suddenly she was just numb, as though someone had put a block of ice where her heart should be, but it was so cold it ached. So this is what General Hein felt? She couldn't help but think he had worse, since losing a child was like losing a huge part of yourself.
She felt the ship hum under her as she staggered in, the hatch closing behind her; "I'll be there in a moment." She muttered, walking off into the room which held the dream recorder.
She turned it on, the screen flickering and finally focusing on her and Gray on the strange alien world. As she looked at him, she felt so cold inside, no emotions going through her mind except shock. That's all she felt.
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A/N: Okay, that is the PROLOGUE! That means there will be more then just this. There is more to come soon, we have chapter 1 done, but it's kinda short. Raine is working on Chapter 2 and we will have it done within a few days.
Chapter 1: The Threat
Chapter 2: Alive ~That title has not been clarified yet, so it may be changed!~
-Severus
Prologue was written solo by Severus
Chapter 1 started by Raine editted by Severus
Disclaimer: The Plot is not ours. We're just grabbing a few characters and stuff. Sid working here out of kindness, Aki is bored, and General Hein working under conditions of unlimited free Movie Rentals from Hollywood Video.
Rated: This chapter is PG. I have no clue what the others will be, but to be safe we'll say PG-13.
God I love writing these -Severus
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Hein pulled back the lever again, but he did not feel the shudder of electricity under his hand like before, but for some reason it did feel awfully warm for space. Behind him the ship detached, but his gray-green eyes were searching madly for anything that might be wrong, but nothing on the scanners before him registered any cause for this sudden short out of power.
Under his hands, which were clasped onto the bar and the lever, he felt a clunk, making him look back and see the Zeus exploding before his eyes; "Oh."
A moment later the sound of the final explosion filled his ears, he starting coughing from the gas-smelling smoke, forcing himself to his knees. Coughing again, his vision started to go hazy as his mind started to forget about his dangerous situation and passed out from the thick gases filling his lungs.
From outer space, you could see the Zeus, a proud weapon to use against the enemy, explode in a shower of magnificent gold and the shock wave; the only thing left of it were the few parts floating through space, most knocked into the atmosphere, but others floating far away.
The actual fire didn't last longer then three seconds, for the lack of oxygen in space killed it away, leaving nothing behind.
Aki Ross looked down at the lifeless body resting in her arms; Gray. He was gone from her life. The only sound was the cables pulling the platform into the ship. His skin was pale and extremely cold against her fingers, his bright hair dulled. She wanted to see his dark brown eyes again, but fear kept her from touching the eyelid. The memory of his eyes seemed to dull away with his life, unable to see the colors and shades and detail of his eyes, his smile, the touch of his warm skin…
She looked up as the platform reached the ship into the expecting eyes of Dr. Sid; the only other that survived to her knowledge.
He smiled when he saw her, "Well, how'd you do it?" He asked eagerly, coming down the ramp.
She felt a tear trickle down her face, "We did it… Gray did it…"
Dr. Sid's face contorted to horror when he first saw the lifeless body in her arms, then a look of immense pain. His light blue eyes seemed to glaze with unshed tears, but he kept his gaze strong.
He went over and gripped her shoulder; "He did the right thing, Aki…"
She let out a soft sigh, and suddenly a thought struck her, "And the Zeus cannon?"
"It overloaded." He said gently, "As far as out knowledge goes, General Hein was killed in the explosion. His wife and daughter died at the hands of the phantoms, and his sadness and mourning turned into his deadly obsession; he died because of it."
Aki felt extremely cold, all of the sudden. She realized that he was trying to comfort her by this fact, the fact of his death, but it suddenly made her angry. Though General Hein had nearly cost them their lives and their spirits, she could see exactly what his motives were. They were almost the motives of any other human being. He was too much of a realist to believe in Gaia, so he did the one most logical thing at that moment; attack.
She didn't realize she was glaring at Dr. Sid until he inquired what the matter was, looking puzzled, "Nothing. I was just thinking." She said quickly, drawing in a sharp breath.
Dr. Sid helped her on her feet, and she looked back on Gray's body, a tear trickling down the side of her pale face. She backed away, trying to shove the thoughts of Gray, Neil, Jane, Ryan, Hein… all of them needed to leave her overwhelming conscious.
"Where are we going now?" She asked feebly as she went up to the cockpit with Dr. Sid.
"The Denver Shelter. The council knows what happened; I sent a message to them not too long ago." He said, setting in the coordinates.
She sighed and leaned back on the cold metal, her thoughts, or lack of, starting to make her edgy. She could barely feel the pain she had felt when he had first dropped, lifeless.
Suddenly she was just numb, as though someone had put a block of ice where her heart should be, but it was so cold it ached. So this is what General Hein felt? She couldn't help but think he had worse, since losing a child was like losing a huge part of yourself.
She felt the ship hum under her as she staggered in, the hatch closing behind her; "I'll be there in a moment." She muttered, walking off into the room which held the dream recorder.
She turned it on, the screen flickering and finally focusing on her and Gray on the strange alien world. As she looked at him, she felt so cold inside, no emotions going through her mind except shock. That's all she felt.
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A/N: Okay, that is the PROLOGUE! That means there will be more then just this. There is more to come soon, we have chapter 1 done, but it's kinda short. Raine is working on Chapter 2 and we will have it done within a few days.
Chapter 1: The Threat
Chapter 2: Alive ~That title has not been clarified yet, so it may be changed!~
-Severus
Prologue was written solo by Severus
Chapter 1 started by Raine editted by Severus
Disclaimer: The Plot is not ours. We're just grabbing a few characters and stuff. Sid working here out of kindness, Aki is bored, and General Hein working under conditions of unlimited free Movie Rentals from Hollywood Video.
Rated: This chapter is PG. I have no clue what the others will be, but to be safe we'll say PG-13.
God I love writing these -Severus
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