The Zoids Continuum: Fusion Organoids

Chapter III-Crow's Betrayal

Citri awoke with the sun warm on her face.Soft, she thought, that's odd. She sat up and found she was in a room furnished with soft armchairs and couches in a powder-blue color that reminded her of Lika's hair. With that thought came a whole barrage of questions. Where was she? Where were Ambient and Crow? Why was she here? Was Alaya okay? Did Lika, Brian and her daughter get away safely? What had happened? She stood and found she was still in her clothes. Then she remembered. They had been ambushed on the way to battle Imperial forces and the last blow she and the Blade Liger had taken had knocked her unconscious. She only hoped that the others were fine. She was fiddling with her hair, wondering what to do, how to get out, when she saw the door. It was just a shade darker than the walls, and blended almost perfectly. She tried the knob, open. Good. She walked in. The room she had walked into was not much different than the one she had left, save color and accessories. The color of this room was a deep crimson, and pacing the far end was Ambient, who looked now and then at the barred window. It took her a moment to realize that the dark shadow in the corner was Crow. It looked as if he had changed. It's been a long time since he wore anything that dark, she thought. Then Citri noticed his eyes. They seem to match perfectly with his eyes, though.

The strange thing was that he never got up to say hello, just shrewdly watched her and Ambient, as if trying to decide when to strike.

"This makes me so mad! Stuck here!" Ambient shouted angrily.

"Get used to it, it'll be your home from now on." Crow said. Citri could feel an argument coming on.

"What d'you mean, Get used to it?" Ambient practically shouted. Crow stood up.

"You'll be here by your will or not, you have no say." Crow said evenly.

"We're in a prison. D'you know that? A prison!" Ambient shouted.

"Like I said, you have no choice." Crow said. Citri could see the hurt in his eyes.

"How can you be so calm!? We're in danger, and you say we have no choice?" Ambient shouted.

"If you choose not to work with me--" here his voice broke, and Citri saw he didn't like what he was being forced to do. "Then I will be forced to exert my power."

"Crow...no..." Citri whispered. Both ignored her.

"But...You can only do so when angry!" Ambient said, his voice down to normal but full of surprise.

"I can do so whenever I want." He said evenly. "In this matter, I have no choice."

Crow's eyes started to glow with a violate light, and soon Ambient's were as well. When he looked at her she couldn't look away. Then all went black. "Citri, Ambient...I'm sorry." Crow said and sat on the chair to cry.

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Crow is sad. He doesn't want to control his friends. See what happens next chap!

~*DarkDragon*~