Enemy Ship
When Stahn came to, he was chained to a wall in a small room. To his right were Rutee, then Leon, then Emilio. The door had one opening on it, and it was barred up, most likely to prevent escape, should a prisoner manage to remove the chains.
"Rutee, wake up," he pleaded, "We've got to find a way out of here."
Rutee started to stir. She looked into the eye of her best friend, and shot him a look of confidence. No doubt she would be able to solve this problem.
Just then, the door opened. A pair of Harpies - - humanoids with clawed feet and wings instead of arms - - entered the cell. One was a male with messy orange hair and had brown furred wings and claws. The other was female with blond hair with a red stripe down the middle, and black furred wings and claws. Both had on blood red uniforms that fit over their legs and torsos. Seeing Stahn and Rutee had already regained consciousness, they proceeded to slap Leon and Emilio awake.
"You will all come with us to see the captain. Try any funny business, and we'll shoot you dead," one of them said. To make his point, he put a gun to Rutee's face.
Stahn yelled, "Hey you bully! Leave her alone."
The second guard gave him a death glare. She then slapped him in the face with her wing. "Keep quiet or you'll get worse than that you little maggot."
One by one, the guards unchained the Neko Knights. After freeing them, they tied a new chain to attach their arms to their waists. Finally, a circular collar was attached to the four youths' necks. Each was then chained to a ring that the female guard held in her hand.
They were lead through the ship towards the receiving chamber. Along the way, Stahn could see Harpy soldiers all training for battle. His fear began to rise when he saw how many there were - - easily a hundred times their number. And this was only one ship.
Finally, they arrived at the receiving chamber. There, they saw the captain. He was a blond man wearing the same uniform as his soldiers. The only difference was that he had some strange emblem sewn over his heart. His wings and claws were black furred like the woman. He laid one eye on Rutee, and gave her a dangerous smile.
"Well, so you've finally arrived," he stated, "The key we so desperately need to conquer this universe. Child, what is your name?"
"My name is Rutee Katrea and man are my parents going to smite you when they find out you tried to mess with me. Since they're busy at the moment on a scientific journey, I guess I will have to do it for them," she told him. With that, Rutee concentrated on the collar around her neck. Suddenly, the restraints around her and her friends broke.
The captain laughed. "Your powers are indeed strong. I should expect it from you, it is part of your destiny. But so is helping us rule the universe."
Rutee said not a word to him. Instead, she began to concentrate. Suddenly, a blue aura surrounded her. The power reached out to cover Stahn and Emilio too. Then, they all disappeared in a blinding flash of light.
The captain ordered, "Laser, Lydon, go forth and find those little maggots. Kill the males if you have to, but bring the woman to me."
"Yes Master Kronos," Laser replied, "We will find her even if it costs us our lives."
"You can depend on us," echoed Lydon.
* * *
Stahn looked at his surroundings. He was in a water-recycling chamber far below the main decks of the ship. The youth looked around to see if his friends were ok.
Leon and Emilio were both nearby, holding onto each other for dear life. They had seen their sister blow up before, and if it was accompanied by an energy release, it usually meant that there would be some destruction involved. Both boys were quite amazed to see that no one had gotten hurt. Unless something had happened to the Harpies as a result of the attack.
Rutee was wading in what appeared to be a river. Stahn could see the same blue aura was still around her body. Her eyes were completely glazed over, as if she was in a trance. It soon died down, and she began to look around.
She asked him, "What do we do now Aileron?"
Stahn shrugged. "Dunno. Let's search around this place to see if we can find anything that's useful to our escape.
* * *
They wandered around the ship for about an hour. Soon, they came to the holding bay for the ships. Rutee and Stahn were filled with great joy to realize that their dragons were still there. Using an override code they had found while hacking into a database, the knights managed to get control over the airlock. The four warriors got in their dragons, and prepared for launch.
"Let's blow this Popsicle stand," stated Stahn, "I don't know how long it'll be until they find where we are." He imputed the code, and the four dragons blasted off.
As they headed back to the ship, Rutee was lost deep in thought. 'What did I do back there? Where did all that power come from? Who am I, and why are the Harpies so interested in me?' Her questions remained unanswered.
- - - -
What is with Rutee? Heck, not even I know yet. Well, I kind of used some of the gags from the episodes "First Contact" and "The Big Escape" of Robotech. I'll probably add in some gags from the episode "Blue Wind" in the next chapter. If you can figure out what I'm talking about. . .then you've been watching anime almost as much - - if not more - - as me.
When Stahn came to, he was chained to a wall in a small room. To his right were Rutee, then Leon, then Emilio. The door had one opening on it, and it was barred up, most likely to prevent escape, should a prisoner manage to remove the chains.
"Rutee, wake up," he pleaded, "We've got to find a way out of here."
Rutee started to stir. She looked into the eye of her best friend, and shot him a look of confidence. No doubt she would be able to solve this problem.
Just then, the door opened. A pair of Harpies - - humanoids with clawed feet and wings instead of arms - - entered the cell. One was a male with messy orange hair and had brown furred wings and claws. The other was female with blond hair with a red stripe down the middle, and black furred wings and claws. Both had on blood red uniforms that fit over their legs and torsos. Seeing Stahn and Rutee had already regained consciousness, they proceeded to slap Leon and Emilio awake.
"You will all come with us to see the captain. Try any funny business, and we'll shoot you dead," one of them said. To make his point, he put a gun to Rutee's face.
Stahn yelled, "Hey you bully! Leave her alone."
The second guard gave him a death glare. She then slapped him in the face with her wing. "Keep quiet or you'll get worse than that you little maggot."
One by one, the guards unchained the Neko Knights. After freeing them, they tied a new chain to attach their arms to their waists. Finally, a circular collar was attached to the four youths' necks. Each was then chained to a ring that the female guard held in her hand.
They were lead through the ship towards the receiving chamber. Along the way, Stahn could see Harpy soldiers all training for battle. His fear began to rise when he saw how many there were - - easily a hundred times their number. And this was only one ship.
Finally, they arrived at the receiving chamber. There, they saw the captain. He was a blond man wearing the same uniform as his soldiers. The only difference was that he had some strange emblem sewn over his heart. His wings and claws were black furred like the woman. He laid one eye on Rutee, and gave her a dangerous smile.
"Well, so you've finally arrived," he stated, "The key we so desperately need to conquer this universe. Child, what is your name?"
"My name is Rutee Katrea and man are my parents going to smite you when they find out you tried to mess with me. Since they're busy at the moment on a scientific journey, I guess I will have to do it for them," she told him. With that, Rutee concentrated on the collar around her neck. Suddenly, the restraints around her and her friends broke.
The captain laughed. "Your powers are indeed strong. I should expect it from you, it is part of your destiny. But so is helping us rule the universe."
Rutee said not a word to him. Instead, she began to concentrate. Suddenly, a blue aura surrounded her. The power reached out to cover Stahn and Emilio too. Then, they all disappeared in a blinding flash of light.
The captain ordered, "Laser, Lydon, go forth and find those little maggots. Kill the males if you have to, but bring the woman to me."
"Yes Master Kronos," Laser replied, "We will find her even if it costs us our lives."
"You can depend on us," echoed Lydon.
* * *
Stahn looked at his surroundings. He was in a water-recycling chamber far below the main decks of the ship. The youth looked around to see if his friends were ok.
Leon and Emilio were both nearby, holding onto each other for dear life. They had seen their sister blow up before, and if it was accompanied by an energy release, it usually meant that there would be some destruction involved. Both boys were quite amazed to see that no one had gotten hurt. Unless something had happened to the Harpies as a result of the attack.
Rutee was wading in what appeared to be a river. Stahn could see the same blue aura was still around her body. Her eyes were completely glazed over, as if she was in a trance. It soon died down, and she began to look around.
She asked him, "What do we do now Aileron?"
Stahn shrugged. "Dunno. Let's search around this place to see if we can find anything that's useful to our escape.
* * *
They wandered around the ship for about an hour. Soon, they came to the holding bay for the ships. Rutee and Stahn were filled with great joy to realize that their dragons were still there. Using an override code they had found while hacking into a database, the knights managed to get control over the airlock. The four warriors got in their dragons, and prepared for launch.
"Let's blow this Popsicle stand," stated Stahn, "I don't know how long it'll be until they find where we are." He imputed the code, and the four dragons blasted off.
As they headed back to the ship, Rutee was lost deep in thought. 'What did I do back there? Where did all that power come from? Who am I, and why are the Harpies so interested in me?' Her questions remained unanswered.
- - - -
What is with Rutee? Heck, not even I know yet. Well, I kind of used some of the gags from the episodes "First Contact" and "The Big Escape" of Robotech. I'll probably add in some gags from the episode "Blue Wind" in the next chapter. If you can figure out what I'm talking about. . .then you've been watching anime almost as much - - if not more - - as me.