Vandread Fanfic - Until the End
Chapter VII - The Pain Within
Rating - G / Romance / Sci-Fi
Author's Note - Erick kissed Barnette..?
Special Note - This chapter is based on the episode 'Togetherness'
Come with me to the star on your wing in your dream
It's now for departure
Take you out to the place that we can be alone
It's far and far away
TWO-MIX - Meeting on The Planet
Meia and Rick were walking across a lush, green grass field, holding each other's hands. Then, a little boy ran towards them. The boy had a pair of blue eyes and short, blue hair.
"Mom! Dad!" The boy hugged Meia tightly. Rick gave a smile.
"Seems he likes you more than me."
"Dad! That's mean! I love you both!" The boy then went over to Rick. He picked the boy up.
"I'm just kidding, Axel. Isn't that right, dear?"
"Of course. Your father likes to tease everybody, including me." Meia leaned at Rick.
"And you're attracted to me because of that." Rick said, smiling.
"Yeah, and I'm such a fool." Meia said. Then, they had a long, passionate kiss.
After their lips parted, Rick smiled again.
"You're not a fool, dear. You're lucky to have a man like me."
Meia looked longingly into his eyes.
"Oh, Rick..."
"Meia, I LOVE YOU."
Suddenly, Meia opened her eyes and rose from her bed. She looked at the clock. It's still two hours before dawn.
"The same dream. It's been a week now..."
She quickly changed into her Dread suit and walked towards the park. When she arrived, she saw Erick standing near the lake, looking up at the stars. Then, he turned and looked at her.
"Oh. It's you. Isn't it a little too early for you to wake up?"
"I...just want to check that everything is in order." Meia replied, hesitantly.
"Well, it's okay then. I'll be going now."
Erick almost left the area when Meia stopped him.
"Wait. When will Rick return?"
Erick paused for a while. Then, he replied,
"Beats me. Guess I have to wait until he wants to. Now, if you'll excuse me..."
Erick walked out of the area and disappears at the end of the corridor.
"AKAI-SAN!!"
Erick almost stumbled to the floor when he heard what Dita called him.
"A...Akai-san? Can you just call me Erick?"
"I never used to call a man by name. Sorry."
Erick sighed.
"Well, it's okay then. Just call me anything you like."
Dita smiled.
"Then it's settled then, Akai-san!!"
Akai means Red in Japanese
Paiway was watching the whole scene nearby. She took a picture and wrote something on her trusty notebook.
"Pai check!"
Erick was walking along the corridor when he saw Bart coming from the opposite direction. Erick widened his eyes when he sees Bart wearing a wig and a female's dress.
"Hey Bart, what's with the girly dress?"
"Hehehe. I'm going to impress those women with this. I'm sure they will respect me."
Erick tried to contain his laughter.
"Well...I don't know about that. First of all, you don't even look like a woman."
"Huh. Say whatever you want. Don't get jealous if I get to blend in with those women."
"I promise you, I won't."
Erick walked away from Bart. A while later, he heard Erick laughed hysterically.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
Erick was approaching VX4 when he sees Parfet is in the cockpit.
"Hey, is there anything broken? I thought I...no...Rick already repaired it."
"No. Nothing is broken. I just installed a device called 'Synchro Counter'. This will calculate your synchronization rate with VX4. And...Rick for that matter."
"I see..."
"Well, I'm finished. Go ahead and take a look."
Parfet quickly packed her tools and walks out of the area. Erick scratched his head.
"Is she afraid of me?"
Hibiki run as fast as he could. He found a men's toilet and hide in there. He sighed.
"Man...this can go on for the rest of my life..."
Then, he heard a voice.
"UCHUUJI-SAN!!"
He smiled. A smile of victory.
"Heh. There's no way she could find me in here."
Erick was sleeping soundly in the cockpit of VX4 when Pyoro screamed in his ears.
"WAKE UP!!"
"Be careful of what you just said, squirt. Or I'll flush you out in deep space." Erick gave a cold gaze at it.
"Sorry. Have you seen Hibiki?"
"Not today. You're joining Dita to 'hunt' him down?"
"Eh? No. I'm just curious where he is."
"Well, as you can see, he's not here. If you have nothing else, get out of here."
Erick closed his eyes, trying to fall asleep but he sensed that Pyoro was still beside him.
"What? Want me to knock the motivator out of you or something?"
"I've been wondering to ask you...no...Xero for sometime now."
"About what?"
"The first time Xero and I met. How did he get the password for the room of VX4 from me?"
Erick smiled.
"Heh. That? Look at this."
Erick formed a small energy ball using his index finger. Pyoro looked in awe.
"How did you..."
"We have this power since we're 3 or 4. The shock that he gave you was nothing compared to mine. So, does that answer your question?"
"Ah...probably. I'll be going now."
"Good. Make sure you don't wake me up. Or else..."
Pyoro hurriedly hopped out of the hangar.
"Why's my heart aching? It's been like this since Rick disappeared. Does it have anything to do with it?"
Meia is in her room, trying to cope with the pain inside.
"Why's the pain doesn't subside? Am I going to be like this forever?"
Then, she heard Barnette's voice from the outside.
"Meia, we're having a meeting now."
"Concerning what?" she asked.
"About those men."
Hibiki sprints towards his Vanguard. Erick heard the sound he made and yawned.
"Hey. Where are you going?"
"Those no good women. They're going to lock us up!!"
"Why's that? I had a feeling that you're the one that caused them to do so."
"I didn't do anything! Anyway, I'm getting out of here."
Hibiki activated his Vanguard. Moments later, a small group of females led by Barnette entered the area.
"Don't let him escape!!" She gave a shout but it was too late. Hibiki already launched himself into space, leaving Erick in VX4.
"Hey ladies. What's going on?"
Barnette looked at him.
"Capture him!!" She shoots at Erick with her blaster. Erick jumped to avoid it and the shot hit harmlessly at the wall.
"Care to explain what happened?" He asked.
"Hmph. There's no need to explain."
She's about to give another shot at him when Erick suddenly appeared before her.
"You're not going to hit me with that poor aim, cutie." Erick then planted a kiss on her lips. The kiss shocked her for a few seconds.
Erick then did a backward jump towards VX4's cockpit.
"Shoot him!!"
At Barnette's command, her followers started to shoot at Erick. More than a dozen shot fired straight at him who is still in mid air. He smiled.
"As I said before, you're not going to hit me."
Then, by using the gesture of his hands, he caused the shots to miss him completely. The females looked at him in astonishment.
"Ha. See you again, cutie." Erick winked at Barnette and launched VX4 into space.
Hibiki was cruising as fast as he could when he saw Erick's image on the monitor.
"Hey kid. Where are you going?"
"Anywhere other that women infested ship."
"I'm going with you."
"Sure. Follow my lead."
"Heh. Sure kid. As long as you didn't drag us into trouble."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Hibiki and Erick escaped with their Vanguards." Barnette reported to Jura.
"How could you let them escape?" Paiway screamed in frustration.
"At least we got the other two." Jura said.
"Yeah...huh...huh..."
"What's wrong, Barnette? You're panting." Jura asked her.
"No...I'll be fine."
Meia didn't say a word. She's worried and glad at the same time. She's glad that Erick managed to escape and worried what will happen to
him and Rick.
"Guess I have to believe in fate..." She said to herself.
The mist across the window hides the lines
But nothing hides the colour of the lights that shine
Electricity so fine
Look and dry your eyes
Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
