Following The Footsteps
Chapter Five - the day started good, but then what happened?
Fifteen years after Xin Ru Si Hui, Max and Zack's daughter goes off on an adventure of her own, and finds out some startling news.
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When Jonay woke up, she couldn't remember where she was or what had happened. She was in a large bed, with a blanket covering her, and she still had all her clothes on, as well as her shoes. She sat up, trying to identify where exactly she was.
"Good morning Jonay," the woman on the windowsill said.
That was all Jonay needed to remember. She was in Krit's apartment, with Krit, Lex, Teva and Jondy. Jondy had been telling her about the X-5's and Manticore, before she had fallen asleep.
"Morning? But... I have to go home, mum and dad will be worried. And I have school today!"
"Yes, you do have school, but you can't go home just yet. We need your help Jonay. And if you help us, you can't say a word of it to Max or Zack. I don't want them to have to involve themselves. They have a family to look after now."
"What do you want me to do?"
"A lot of things. The first thing is for you to go to school. But if you see Zack or Maxie, or any of your brothers or sisters, you have to get back here without them seeing you."
"But, what if mum or dad rings up the school? Then they'll know that I'm there, won't they?"
"You have a point there. Maybe it would be best if you didn't go to school. You can stay here with us for the minute."
"For how long? And when can I see my family again?"
"You'll have to stay here until we finish what we have to do, and you probably won't see your family until after then."
"But... Can't I just see them one more time, please?"
"I'm sorry Jonay, there is no way that you can."
"But that's not fair!"
"No where on your birth certificate did it say life would be fair, Jonay. So why do you expect it to be?"
"Oh, I don't know. Ok so I can't see my family, but can I at least tell them that I'm all right? And can I get some things from home?"
"I don't know about telling them anything, but you can get your things. We were planning on taking you tonight, but we might as well do it today. Will Max and Zack be at work?"
"You don't know? Amazing!"
"I didn't concern myself with what they do, I only watched over you. Will they?"
"Yeah, mum's teaching at a primary school, and dad got a job in the police. But dad might not have to go in today. It just depends on what's happening."
"We'll check if he is home, and if he is, then I'll get Krit or Teva to make a disturbance."
"Ok. When will we go?"
"After you have eaten some breakfast."
"What's for breakfast?"
"What ever you want. Krit doesn't have much in his fridge, so we'll go out and find something."
"All right. But do you have anything I can wear, cause I don't want to go out in this cat suit."
"I think I might have some things that you can wear. Just hold on a minute and I'll be back."
When Jondy left the room, Jonay got up and walked over to the window. It was snowing. It was only the end of autumn and it was snowing. Jonay sighed as she watched two small children who were having a snowball war.
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Jondy and Jonay sat in a little restaurant, in one of the window seats. It had taken them fifteen minutes to find it, and then another five to get a seat. Jonay had ordered some pancakes and a hot chocolate, while Jondy had ordered an orange juice.
They sat there for over half an hour in silence, while Jonay ate her breakfast. When they had finished, Jondy paid the waiter and they left. They stopped by one of the shops on the way, and Jondy told Jonay to stay outside while she went in and got something.
Jonay had been standing there for about five minutes when she heard someone calling out to her from some where behind her. She turned and saw Teva running towards her, her bright green hair making her stand out in the crowd.
"Jonay." Teva gasped for breath as she pushed Jonay into the shadows behind the shop Jondy was in. "Jonay. We have to get you out of here. Zack's patrolling these areas. You never said he was a police man."
"You never asked. But Jondy knows that."
"Never mind who knows, we have to get you back to Krit's place quickly, before Zack notices. Just stay here for a minute while I go get Jondy. Where is she by the way?"
"In that shop."
Teva raced back around the corner, and into the shop. Jonay stood in the shadows, waiting for them to come out. She began to hum a nonsense tune, when she felt a piece of cold metal hit her skin below her ear.
"My, my," a male voice proclaimed from behind her, "Look what we've got here my friends. I could've sworn I saw this one just last night, wandering around sector one. And what might a pretty little thing like you have been doing, hey?"
"That ain't none of your business," Jonay replied, trying to keep her voice even and calm, even though she was scared. This man was holding a gun to her head after all.
"I might have to make it my business, don't you think boys?"
"Yeah, sure boss," replied at least two other males.
Jonay felt the man reach up and stroke her hair. She jerked her head forward, and the man laughed.
"Now, now, pretty one. Can't have none of that now can we. I'm just trying to be nice, is all."
"I don't want you to be nice to me, I want you to rack off and leave me alone."
"That wasn't nice. Apologize, or I'll have to do something about it."
"Never." Jonay spat. She wasn't afraid any more. She'd show this man what a girl could do.
"Well then, if you put it that way." The man brought his arm around, and placed his hand over Jonay's mouth.
Jonay bite down on his hand, hard. The man pulled away, and Jondy spun around, kicking out as she did. She caught the man in the stomach, and he was knocked back. Now that she had turned around, she could see that there were four others with this man, but he was the only one with a gun.
Jonay shifted into a fighting pose, while the gunman stood up straight. He was tall and thick, but most of his men were thicker than him. He looked at Jonay, and spat at her. It missed, and landed at Jonay's feet.
"Is that all you can do? Come on, show me what you got." Jonay taunted.
The gunman lifted his gun, and pointed it at Jonay's head.
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So there you have it, another chapter of Jonay's mixed up, crazy life. Hope you enjoy.
Oh and Hanna - Jondy is still in love with Zack, and she doesn't want Max and Zack involved with what they're doing because they have a family to look after, and she doesn't want Jonay and siblings to grow up without parents. And Jondy knows almost nothing about Regan, she only knows that she didn't die when the doctor said.
Chapter Five - the day started good, but then what happened?
Fifteen years after Xin Ru Si Hui, Max and Zack's daughter goes off on an adventure of her own, and finds out some startling news.
~~
When Jonay woke up, she couldn't remember where she was or what had happened. She was in a large bed, with a blanket covering her, and she still had all her clothes on, as well as her shoes. She sat up, trying to identify where exactly she was.
"Good morning Jonay," the woman on the windowsill said.
That was all Jonay needed to remember. She was in Krit's apartment, with Krit, Lex, Teva and Jondy. Jondy had been telling her about the X-5's and Manticore, before she had fallen asleep.
"Morning? But... I have to go home, mum and dad will be worried. And I have school today!"
"Yes, you do have school, but you can't go home just yet. We need your help Jonay. And if you help us, you can't say a word of it to Max or Zack. I don't want them to have to involve themselves. They have a family to look after now."
"What do you want me to do?"
"A lot of things. The first thing is for you to go to school. But if you see Zack or Maxie, or any of your brothers or sisters, you have to get back here without them seeing you."
"But, what if mum or dad rings up the school? Then they'll know that I'm there, won't they?"
"You have a point there. Maybe it would be best if you didn't go to school. You can stay here with us for the minute."
"For how long? And when can I see my family again?"
"You'll have to stay here until we finish what we have to do, and you probably won't see your family until after then."
"But... Can't I just see them one more time, please?"
"I'm sorry Jonay, there is no way that you can."
"But that's not fair!"
"No where on your birth certificate did it say life would be fair, Jonay. So why do you expect it to be?"
"Oh, I don't know. Ok so I can't see my family, but can I at least tell them that I'm all right? And can I get some things from home?"
"I don't know about telling them anything, but you can get your things. We were planning on taking you tonight, but we might as well do it today. Will Max and Zack be at work?"
"You don't know? Amazing!"
"I didn't concern myself with what they do, I only watched over you. Will they?"
"Yeah, mum's teaching at a primary school, and dad got a job in the police. But dad might not have to go in today. It just depends on what's happening."
"We'll check if he is home, and if he is, then I'll get Krit or Teva to make a disturbance."
"Ok. When will we go?"
"After you have eaten some breakfast."
"What's for breakfast?"
"What ever you want. Krit doesn't have much in his fridge, so we'll go out and find something."
"All right. But do you have anything I can wear, cause I don't want to go out in this cat suit."
"I think I might have some things that you can wear. Just hold on a minute and I'll be back."
When Jondy left the room, Jonay got up and walked over to the window. It was snowing. It was only the end of autumn and it was snowing. Jonay sighed as she watched two small children who were having a snowball war.
~~
Jondy and Jonay sat in a little restaurant, in one of the window seats. It had taken them fifteen minutes to find it, and then another five to get a seat. Jonay had ordered some pancakes and a hot chocolate, while Jondy had ordered an orange juice.
They sat there for over half an hour in silence, while Jonay ate her breakfast. When they had finished, Jondy paid the waiter and they left. They stopped by one of the shops on the way, and Jondy told Jonay to stay outside while she went in and got something.
Jonay had been standing there for about five minutes when she heard someone calling out to her from some where behind her. She turned and saw Teva running towards her, her bright green hair making her stand out in the crowd.
"Jonay." Teva gasped for breath as she pushed Jonay into the shadows behind the shop Jondy was in. "Jonay. We have to get you out of here. Zack's patrolling these areas. You never said he was a police man."
"You never asked. But Jondy knows that."
"Never mind who knows, we have to get you back to Krit's place quickly, before Zack notices. Just stay here for a minute while I go get Jondy. Where is she by the way?"
"In that shop."
Teva raced back around the corner, and into the shop. Jonay stood in the shadows, waiting for them to come out. She began to hum a nonsense tune, when she felt a piece of cold metal hit her skin below her ear.
"My, my," a male voice proclaimed from behind her, "Look what we've got here my friends. I could've sworn I saw this one just last night, wandering around sector one. And what might a pretty little thing like you have been doing, hey?"
"That ain't none of your business," Jonay replied, trying to keep her voice even and calm, even though she was scared. This man was holding a gun to her head after all.
"I might have to make it my business, don't you think boys?"
"Yeah, sure boss," replied at least two other males.
Jonay felt the man reach up and stroke her hair. She jerked her head forward, and the man laughed.
"Now, now, pretty one. Can't have none of that now can we. I'm just trying to be nice, is all."
"I don't want you to be nice to me, I want you to rack off and leave me alone."
"That wasn't nice. Apologize, or I'll have to do something about it."
"Never." Jonay spat. She wasn't afraid any more. She'd show this man what a girl could do.
"Well then, if you put it that way." The man brought his arm around, and placed his hand over Jonay's mouth.
Jonay bite down on his hand, hard. The man pulled away, and Jondy spun around, kicking out as she did. She caught the man in the stomach, and he was knocked back. Now that she had turned around, she could see that there were four others with this man, but he was the only one with a gun.
Jonay shifted into a fighting pose, while the gunman stood up straight. He was tall and thick, but most of his men were thicker than him. He looked at Jonay, and spat at her. It missed, and landed at Jonay's feet.
"Is that all you can do? Come on, show me what you got." Jonay taunted.
The gunman lifted his gun, and pointed it at Jonay's head.
~~
So there you have it, another chapter of Jonay's mixed up, crazy life. Hope you enjoy.
Oh and Hanna - Jondy is still in love with Zack, and she doesn't want Max and Zack involved with what they're doing because they have a family to look after, and she doesn't want Jonay and siblings to grow up without parents. And Jondy knows almost nothing about Regan, she only knows that she didn't die when the doctor said.