The Escape

Raven screamed once more, the most gut-wrenching sound any of them had ever heard. "Shadowww!!" He fell back on the bed and lapsed back into unconsciousness. "Well, Grandpa, I think you were right about the mental scars." Irvine whispered, for fear of starting another dream like the one before. He was bleeding from smashing against the wall. "Yes, the poor boy." "The question," Irvine thought, "is where did he summon enough strength to hurl me across the room?" Suddenly, two amethyst flint-like eyes snapped open. Raven shot up his hand and grabbed Irvine's wrist in a vise-like grip. They heard a snapping. Raven's grip had just broken Irvine's wrist. Irvine howled and tried to wrench his wrist away from Raven's steel grasp. " Hiltz will pay." he whispered.

"Hiltz will pay." I heard a whimpering. Well, what do you know; Irvine's wrist is broken. I loosened my grip and noticed the whole Guardian Force was standing in the room. Fiona is slumped across the room on the wall, her leg sticking out at an odd angle. Irvine's head is fractured. Van, the transporter, and the old guy are bruised and look slapped around. "What happened here?" My voice sounds unfamiliar. I haven't used it in days. "You really don't know, do you?" Van croaked. "No, I don't." I snap at him. "You were screaming. It looked like you were asleep. You were totally berserk! You hurled Irvine and Fiona across the room at the same time. And then you screamed once, became unconscious, and then grabbed Irvine's wrist and broke it. What was so traumatic that you became berserk?" I lay back. I can remember everything. So, I have a double reason to kill Hiltz and Ambient. "I, I don't remember." I lie. Van seems to accept this. Irvine is still whimpering and hopping around in pain. I stare at him and laugh hysterically. Why am I laughing? Why? I'm just shielding myself from the fact that I caused this pain. Every time I destroyed something, I laughed. That way, I didn't have to face the bodies and lives I destroyed. So, what now?

Van was freaked. Raven was laughing. Him, the dark soldier, laughing? "Uh, we're going to leave now." Everyone nodded mutely. Raven bored into him with those dead eyes. "Fine." They walked out and down the hall. Dr. D put Irvine's arm in a splint that would do for now. They went into a meeting room and got an orderly to write down the meeting.

Being a transcript of the Meeting concerning the Elite Soldier Raven

Van: What do we do now? We can't keep him here, or let him go. Dr. D: I suggest we keep him here for further observation. Irvine: So he's a lab rat? Dr. D: (Shuffles feet and clears throat noisily) Not at all. But he's very interesting. Mentally. Moonbay: So, what do you propose we do, Grandpa? Dr. D: Keep him here and study him. I have never heard of something so traumatic that a person is berserk in their sleep. Van: All in favor of keeping him here, say aye. Van, Fiona, Irvine, Thomas, Dr. D, Moonbay: Aye. Van: Very well.

I stare at the door. Hmm. Time to make a plan. A. Escape. B. Find a zoid. C. Find Zoids Eve. D. Get Shadow back. And E. Revenge! Ok. Escape. That'll be simple. I jerk the I.V. out of my arm and change into my old clothes. I inspect the lock. Suckers, thinking a normal lock can contain me! I grab a pin off of the I.V. stand. The door swings open without a sound. I slip out and blend into the darkness. So, hangars are usually aft. But first, to get some supplies. I slip into an office. Not much here. I shrug and move on. 5 offices later, I'm starting to get annoyed. Do they have nothing of value here? I riffle through some papers. For some reason, one catches my eye. It's blueprints! I whistle softly. This zoid is awesome! It's large, white and feline. Name: Liger Zero. Only one weapon, but the ability to add armors and other weapons. But apparently, this zoid refuses to let anyone pilot it. When anyone's tried, they've died. Somehow, I know. This zoid was meant for me. They've hidden it, but that's no problem. I can get in. BLEEP! BLEEP! Lights are flashing and alarms are blaring. Look's like they've discovered I'm missing. I grab the blueprints and slide along the wall. Time for the fun to begin.