Wow, I hope I didn't scare anyone!! Then again, they'll be all right. I still put in a high level of suspense, huh? Well, I won't delay things any longer! Enjoy! ^_^
Resolution
There was a thunderous crash as the two Leos landed hard on the ground beneath the cliff. For about an hour, there was no movement. Then, one of the Leos opened its hatch.
Zechs gasped in pain as he climbed out of the Leo. His ribs hurt like hell, and he had no doubt they were broken. And he had the worst headache of his entire life. He staggered from the wreckage, dazed and confused. When he got a good look at it, ice shot through his veins.
His Leo had taken serious damaged, but Noin's was worse off. He remembered how she had made sure his Leo stayed above hers. She took the full-force of the fall.
Ignoring the pain shooting through his body, Zechs climbed onto the mess, fearfully noting that his Leo covered Noin's Leo's hatch.
No, this can't happen!! He thought. He put his back to the Leo and started to push. Why did you have to take the full-force of the fall?! I may not be walking if you didn't but...dammit, you're a human being too!!! You deserve to live!!
He gritted his teeth as he pushed, silently praying that he could dig her out of her Leo. Then lady luck shined on him. He managed to move his Leo a tiny bit, but it was enough. It slid off of Noin's and hit the ground next to it.
The hatch looked like a smashed egg. Zechs kneeled over it, trying to get it open with his bare hands.
"Noin!!!! Please be alive!!!" he gasped, trying to move it. "Noin!!"
With some effort, he managed to lift the hatch little bit, but enough to lean in and see.
Noin was a mess. Her head was bleeding from a horrid gash. Her left arm was lopsided weirdly, like it was broken. She looked really beat up and unconscious.
Zechs tried not to panic as he lifted from the Leo. She made no signs of moving.
Few hours later...
Noin groaned, awaking to severe pain. Her arm hurt, her head hurt, her chest hurt.
"You okay?" asked someone. She cracked open an eye to see Zechs. He had started a fire, and it was nighttime.
"What..." she groaned.
"We fell. You're hurt, so don't move."
She saw her left arm bounded and tied to a stick. She knew it was broken, and this helped. She put a hand to her head and felt cloth there. He had tied up her head.
"How are you?" she asked.
"I have a few broken ribs, and a minor concussion," said Zechs. "I'm fine, though. I'm worried about you."
"Why..."
"Because you took the full force of the fall. You might have internal injuries, and I can't treat that. They may not find us, but I want to help you anyway I can."
Noin closed her eyes slowly. "You...treated my wounds...thanks..."
"It's alright. But don't ever do that again. You're worth a life, like everyone else."
"..."
"HEY!!!!!!"
Zechs opened his eyes. It was morning, and the fire had gone out. He had given his jacket to Noin so she wouldn't catch a cold, but he was freezing. He looked up and saw an Aries floating above him.
"There you are!!!" it was one of the superior's from yesterday. "I hope you know that you two failed!!!"
I'm gonna fucking kill him, thought Zechs. He painfully stood. "Don't just sit there in that MS, you dumb shit!!!!!! She's injured!!!!! We fell off that cliff!!!!!!! Get a damn doctor!!!!!"
Other Aries's floated down. They saw them. "Holy shit!!!" One turned to the first one there. "You idiot!!!! Get them help, dammit!!!!!!"
"You have bruised shoulder blades," said the doctor. "But your other wounds have been well treated. That gash on you head was well treated, as was your arm. If they hadn't been treated, you would be worse off."
Noin looked at her. "So...he saved my life?"
"In a matter of speaking, yes. He was a bit injured too, but he'll be fine."
"That...that's good..."
There was a knock at the door. The head of the Lake Victoria Base said, "Come in," without looking up.
The door opened. Treize walked in, his expression serious. The head gasped in shock and darted to his feet. "Your Excellency?!"
"Sit, sit," said Treize. The head sat back down. Treize sat in the seat across from the desk. "I need to talk to you."
"Of course, sir. What about?"
"The incident that happened during the examination."
"Oh, that. We're looking into it-"
"I know everything. Lucrezia Noin's Leo's controls were sabotaged. Out of pure jealousy by her peers."
"I didn't know-"
"Now you do. She was severely hurt during the examination, so was Zechs Marquise. As you know, Zechs is a good friend of mine."
"I know-"
"I could just fire you for your lack of actions towards this incident." The head stiffened. "But you've been a loyal soldier to me, so I'll spare you the embarrassment. However...this will not go lightly. So the responsible party will be punished."
"As you say, sir."
"I want the boys who sabotaged her controls to be expelled. And, I want you to inform the other OZ bases so they can't get in there."
"Sir, that's a bit harsh-"
"I will not have such childish behavior in my army. What if they were to get jealous of another soldier, were they to become soldiers? What if they decided to sabotage their controls? That action would cost lives. Lives I can't afford to lose. You understand."
"Yessir. I will expel those boys."
"And those lieutenants during the examination...lower their ranks."
"What?"
"Superior's who don't care for their soldiers aren't worth my time. I'll have them have a taste of humiliation so they won't make the same mistake."
"If that's what you want..."
"It is. And if it happens again, I will have you fired. Got it?"
"...Yessir..."
Zechs stared out the window, seeing the plane take off. He knew Treize had come there of his own free will, but it felt good knowing his friend was watching out for him.
"Um, Marquise?" asked someone. He turned to see Noin take a seat beside him.
"You should be in the infirmary," he said.
"So should you."
"Well...seeing nothing but white is irritating."
"I guess...listen Marquise. I wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"The doctor said if you hadn't treated my wounds, I would be worse off right now. She said you saved my life."
"Well, a life for a life. You took the full force of that fall, and you did it willingly. You saved me there. So I owed you one."
"Yeah...um, I'm sorry I've been mean to you. I know that it's annoying for someone to scream in your face."
"Well, I probably would find it annoying, but you're tough. You're very equal to me in strength and in intelligence. No one else here is like that."
"Thanks...it would be pretty pointless to keep feuding with you. You're better than me, I know that. So I want to call a truce. What do you say?"
"Sure. Truce."
Aww!!!!! Well, is it over? Nope! Their tale has yet to end!! I love all the reviews, and I hope everyone is happy with the punishments!! Tune in again!! ^_^
Resolution
There was a thunderous crash as the two Leos landed hard on the ground beneath the cliff. For about an hour, there was no movement. Then, one of the Leos opened its hatch.
Zechs gasped in pain as he climbed out of the Leo. His ribs hurt like hell, and he had no doubt they were broken. And he had the worst headache of his entire life. He staggered from the wreckage, dazed and confused. When he got a good look at it, ice shot through his veins.
His Leo had taken serious damaged, but Noin's was worse off. He remembered how she had made sure his Leo stayed above hers. She took the full-force of the fall.
Ignoring the pain shooting through his body, Zechs climbed onto the mess, fearfully noting that his Leo covered Noin's Leo's hatch.
No, this can't happen!! He thought. He put his back to the Leo and started to push. Why did you have to take the full-force of the fall?! I may not be walking if you didn't but...dammit, you're a human being too!!! You deserve to live!!
He gritted his teeth as he pushed, silently praying that he could dig her out of her Leo. Then lady luck shined on him. He managed to move his Leo a tiny bit, but it was enough. It slid off of Noin's and hit the ground next to it.
The hatch looked like a smashed egg. Zechs kneeled over it, trying to get it open with his bare hands.
"Noin!!!! Please be alive!!!" he gasped, trying to move it. "Noin!!"
With some effort, he managed to lift the hatch little bit, but enough to lean in and see.
Noin was a mess. Her head was bleeding from a horrid gash. Her left arm was lopsided weirdly, like it was broken. She looked really beat up and unconscious.
Zechs tried not to panic as he lifted from the Leo. She made no signs of moving.
Few hours later...
Noin groaned, awaking to severe pain. Her arm hurt, her head hurt, her chest hurt.
"You okay?" asked someone. She cracked open an eye to see Zechs. He had started a fire, and it was nighttime.
"What..." she groaned.
"We fell. You're hurt, so don't move."
She saw her left arm bounded and tied to a stick. She knew it was broken, and this helped. She put a hand to her head and felt cloth there. He had tied up her head.
"How are you?" she asked.
"I have a few broken ribs, and a minor concussion," said Zechs. "I'm fine, though. I'm worried about you."
"Why..."
"Because you took the full force of the fall. You might have internal injuries, and I can't treat that. They may not find us, but I want to help you anyway I can."
Noin closed her eyes slowly. "You...treated my wounds...thanks..."
"It's alright. But don't ever do that again. You're worth a life, like everyone else."
"..."
"HEY!!!!!!"
Zechs opened his eyes. It was morning, and the fire had gone out. He had given his jacket to Noin so she wouldn't catch a cold, but he was freezing. He looked up and saw an Aries floating above him.
"There you are!!!" it was one of the superior's from yesterday. "I hope you know that you two failed!!!"
I'm gonna fucking kill him, thought Zechs. He painfully stood. "Don't just sit there in that MS, you dumb shit!!!!!! She's injured!!!!! We fell off that cliff!!!!!!! Get a damn doctor!!!!!"
Other Aries's floated down. They saw them. "Holy shit!!!" One turned to the first one there. "You idiot!!!! Get them help, dammit!!!!!!"
"You have bruised shoulder blades," said the doctor. "But your other wounds have been well treated. That gash on you head was well treated, as was your arm. If they hadn't been treated, you would be worse off."
Noin looked at her. "So...he saved my life?"
"In a matter of speaking, yes. He was a bit injured too, but he'll be fine."
"That...that's good..."
There was a knock at the door. The head of the Lake Victoria Base said, "Come in," without looking up.
The door opened. Treize walked in, his expression serious. The head gasped in shock and darted to his feet. "Your Excellency?!"
"Sit, sit," said Treize. The head sat back down. Treize sat in the seat across from the desk. "I need to talk to you."
"Of course, sir. What about?"
"The incident that happened during the examination."
"Oh, that. We're looking into it-"
"I know everything. Lucrezia Noin's Leo's controls were sabotaged. Out of pure jealousy by her peers."
"I didn't know-"
"Now you do. She was severely hurt during the examination, so was Zechs Marquise. As you know, Zechs is a good friend of mine."
"I know-"
"I could just fire you for your lack of actions towards this incident." The head stiffened. "But you've been a loyal soldier to me, so I'll spare you the embarrassment. However...this will not go lightly. So the responsible party will be punished."
"As you say, sir."
"I want the boys who sabotaged her controls to be expelled. And, I want you to inform the other OZ bases so they can't get in there."
"Sir, that's a bit harsh-"
"I will not have such childish behavior in my army. What if they were to get jealous of another soldier, were they to become soldiers? What if they decided to sabotage their controls? That action would cost lives. Lives I can't afford to lose. You understand."
"Yessir. I will expel those boys."
"And those lieutenants during the examination...lower their ranks."
"What?"
"Superior's who don't care for their soldiers aren't worth my time. I'll have them have a taste of humiliation so they won't make the same mistake."
"If that's what you want..."
"It is. And if it happens again, I will have you fired. Got it?"
"...Yessir..."
Zechs stared out the window, seeing the plane take off. He knew Treize had come there of his own free will, but it felt good knowing his friend was watching out for him.
"Um, Marquise?" asked someone. He turned to see Noin take a seat beside him.
"You should be in the infirmary," he said.
"So should you."
"Well...seeing nothing but white is irritating."
"I guess...listen Marquise. I wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"The doctor said if you hadn't treated my wounds, I would be worse off right now. She said you saved my life."
"Well, a life for a life. You took the full force of that fall, and you did it willingly. You saved me there. So I owed you one."
"Yeah...um, I'm sorry I've been mean to you. I know that it's annoying for someone to scream in your face."
"Well, I probably would find it annoying, but you're tough. You're very equal to me in strength and in intelligence. No one else here is like that."
"Thanks...it would be pretty pointless to keep feuding with you. You're better than me, I know that. So I want to call a truce. What do you say?"
"Sure. Truce."
Aww!!!!! Well, is it over? Nope! Their tale has yet to end!! I love all the reviews, and I hope everyone is happy with the punishments!! Tune in again!! ^_^