1 TITLE: Past and Present
SUMMARY: Jondy's heart is restless. Time to go to Seattle and maybe work out some other feelings while she's there....
DISCLAIMER: not mine (
Past and Present: Little sister's real life
Over the next hour or so, Jondy told them everything about her past, or at least the parts she wanted them to know about. On the surface, her story was pretty much the same as the others.
After the escape, she just ran, until she came to a large city. Jondy had no idea what city it was, because after the pulse hit, this town became just like all the others: places full of people just trying to stay alive. Jondy had no problem staying under the radar here, since by that time no one cared about an 11-year old girl who was by herself. For the next year or so she lived in an alley, stealing whatever she needed, and killing anyone that looked like a soldier.
At that point in her story, Jondy looked up and noticed that the look on her sister's faces suggested they'd all done the same thing after the escape.
"So what'd you do then Little sister?" asked Tinga "Is that when you moved to San Francisco?"
"No…not then," she answered in a sad, kind of wistful voice. And with that she began telling them about one of the happiest, and ultimately most upsetting times of her life.
After she'd had enough of that town, she wound up in New York, which was even crazier than the last city she was in. That was when she'd met Halley. She was one of those truly wonderful people we very rarely meet in our lives. Jondy learned so much from her.
Over the 2 years she lived with her, Halley taught her all about God and religion, about Christmas and thanksgiving, about all holidays, even Valentine's day. She learned about Birthdays and Family, and for the first time discovered that everyone had a 'mother' and a 'father', and that your brothers and sisters were the ones that came from the same two people. Halley could tell that Jondy had been troubled by this, so she quickly added that a real family is built on love, and it doesn't matter whether the members of it are blood related or not.
It was Halley who taught her how to sing. And for Jondy, who was still extremely troubled by everything that happened at Manticore, there was no better cure than Music. Believe it or not, there was still one radio station left in New York, playing all 'Pre-pulse' songs of course. Jondy would spend hours just singing along with the radio.
She never told Halley about Manticore, and only told her her real name once. When they first met, Halley had told her what her name was, and Jondy had quickly said that that was her name too. She didn't know what else to say. So they were just Halley and Halley, and no questions were asked.
She never again met someone else like her. It was hard to believe that she was really that wonderful, if you considered all the facts. On the outside, Halley was an old women who was blind, had bad hearing, and wasn't strong at all. But on the inside she was, what Jondy liked to call, a 'free spirit'.
Jondy loved her so much, she almost considered her as a mother. That's why it hurt so much when she died.
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Jondy ran quickly through the building. There was something wrong, she just knew it. Her body began to shake as she pushed open the apartment door and walked into the living room.
For a few seconds all she could do was stare around in shock. The apartment had been completely trashed. The windows where broken, and the furniture had been tossed aside. She noticed that all the picture of her and Halley had been taken. But that's not what scared her the most.
Jondy screamed as she noticed Halley lying on the floor, covered in blood. She ran to her body and began shaking her, trying to wake her up.
Jondy had never cried before, not when the Colonel yelled at her, not when they took Jack away, not even when she left Max behind. But now all the tears she'd been saving came out, and all she could do was cry, no matter how much she tried to stop.
"Halley …why are you crying?" Jondy looked down at her body, trying to figure out whether Halley had really spoken or if she'd just imagined it. "Listen to me child. There are Men looking for you, several men from what I could tell, they said they'd come to take you back."
Jondy stopped crying instantly and stood up in shock.
"You must leave now. Go and don't look back."
"No…I can't leave you!" Jondy began to shake even more, trying to work out what she should do.
"They'll be back soon. Please, just go. Don't worry about me. I'm going to die anyway."
Jondy knew she had to leave. She ran to the door, but before she left she took one last look at Halley's body.
"Before you go child…just answer one question. What's your real name?"
Jondy couldn't help smiling at that. "It's Jondy. My name's Jondy."
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Jondy didn't remember what she did after that, only that once more she was running, and somehow ended up in San Francisco. That was where Zack found her.
Jondy always figured it was Zack who set off her first heat; either that or it was just a big coincidence he happened to find her on that day.
Either way, she was in heat, Zack was there, neither of them knew what was happening and neither of them had the willpower to stop it.
Since then, Zack had been a regular visitor to San Francisco. Jondy still wasn't sure how she felt about that.
Krit came and visited her too, not regularly like Zack did, but when he did visit they always had a great time. Usually when he came, they'd sit on the bridge and watch the sunset, then talk all night, then watch the sunrise.
So what did that mean? Whose visits did she enjoy more? Zack's regular visits or Krit's impromptu ones?
SUMMARY: Jondy's heart is restless. Time to go to Seattle and maybe work out some other feelings while she's there....
DISCLAIMER: not mine (
Past and Present: Little sister's real life
Over the next hour or so, Jondy told them everything about her past, or at least the parts she wanted them to know about. On the surface, her story was pretty much the same as the others.
After the escape, she just ran, until she came to a large city. Jondy had no idea what city it was, because after the pulse hit, this town became just like all the others: places full of people just trying to stay alive. Jondy had no problem staying under the radar here, since by that time no one cared about an 11-year old girl who was by herself. For the next year or so she lived in an alley, stealing whatever she needed, and killing anyone that looked like a soldier.
At that point in her story, Jondy looked up and noticed that the look on her sister's faces suggested they'd all done the same thing after the escape.
"So what'd you do then Little sister?" asked Tinga "Is that when you moved to San Francisco?"
"No…not then," she answered in a sad, kind of wistful voice. And with that she began telling them about one of the happiest, and ultimately most upsetting times of her life.
After she'd had enough of that town, she wound up in New York, which was even crazier than the last city she was in. That was when she'd met Halley. She was one of those truly wonderful people we very rarely meet in our lives. Jondy learned so much from her.
Over the 2 years she lived with her, Halley taught her all about God and religion, about Christmas and thanksgiving, about all holidays, even Valentine's day. She learned about Birthdays and Family, and for the first time discovered that everyone had a 'mother' and a 'father', and that your brothers and sisters were the ones that came from the same two people. Halley could tell that Jondy had been troubled by this, so she quickly added that a real family is built on love, and it doesn't matter whether the members of it are blood related or not.
It was Halley who taught her how to sing. And for Jondy, who was still extremely troubled by everything that happened at Manticore, there was no better cure than Music. Believe it or not, there was still one radio station left in New York, playing all 'Pre-pulse' songs of course. Jondy would spend hours just singing along with the radio.
She never told Halley about Manticore, and only told her her real name once. When they first met, Halley had told her what her name was, and Jondy had quickly said that that was her name too. She didn't know what else to say. So they were just Halley and Halley, and no questions were asked.
She never again met someone else like her. It was hard to believe that she was really that wonderful, if you considered all the facts. On the outside, Halley was an old women who was blind, had bad hearing, and wasn't strong at all. But on the inside she was, what Jondy liked to call, a 'free spirit'.
Jondy loved her so much, she almost considered her as a mother. That's why it hurt so much when she died.
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Jondy ran quickly through the building. There was something wrong, she just knew it. Her body began to shake as she pushed open the apartment door and walked into the living room.
For a few seconds all she could do was stare around in shock. The apartment had been completely trashed. The windows where broken, and the furniture had been tossed aside. She noticed that all the picture of her and Halley had been taken. But that's not what scared her the most.
Jondy screamed as she noticed Halley lying on the floor, covered in blood. She ran to her body and began shaking her, trying to wake her up.
Jondy had never cried before, not when the Colonel yelled at her, not when they took Jack away, not even when she left Max behind. But now all the tears she'd been saving came out, and all she could do was cry, no matter how much she tried to stop.
"Halley …why are you crying?" Jondy looked down at her body, trying to figure out whether Halley had really spoken or if she'd just imagined it. "Listen to me child. There are Men looking for you, several men from what I could tell, they said they'd come to take you back."
Jondy stopped crying instantly and stood up in shock.
"You must leave now. Go and don't look back."
"No…I can't leave you!" Jondy began to shake even more, trying to work out what she should do.
"They'll be back soon. Please, just go. Don't worry about me. I'm going to die anyway."
Jondy knew she had to leave. She ran to the door, but before she left she took one last look at Halley's body.
"Before you go child…just answer one question. What's your real name?"
Jondy couldn't help smiling at that. "It's Jondy. My name's Jondy."
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Jondy didn't remember what she did after that, only that once more she was running, and somehow ended up in San Francisco. That was where Zack found her.
Jondy always figured it was Zack who set off her first heat; either that or it was just a big coincidence he happened to find her on that day.
Either way, she was in heat, Zack was there, neither of them knew what was happening and neither of them had the willpower to stop it.
Since then, Zack had been a regular visitor to San Francisco. Jondy still wasn't sure how she felt about that.
Krit came and visited her too, not regularly like Zack did, but when he did visit they always had a great time. Usually when he came, they'd sit on the bridge and watch the sunset, then talk all night, then watch the sunrise.
So what did that mean? Whose visits did she enjoy more? Zack's regular visits or Krit's impromptu ones?