Disclaimer: Don't own zoids…*flat*
Shattered Rain
By: Crystal of Psyche
Chapter 9: The Unexpected Rescue
Author's Note: Hey I screwed up in the last chapter. It just wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. And I typed it when I was too tired. Don't do that people. It screws up your writing. Well I'll try to make up for the last chapter. And I apologize for the wait. I have little brother who loves staying on the Internet 15 hours a day. Well for those who waited here is chapter 9!
Darkness…
Sometimes your best friend…
Sometimes your enemy…Ashley opened her eyes slowly but couldn't see anything. She tried to move but she was shackled to a chair. Her head was killing her. Her memory slowly started coming back to her. Meeting Bit again, joining the team, meeting Leon, going to the beach, Bit stuck in the sand, and the dark fellow.
Darkness can help you…It can be your friend…
The voice went on in her head. She was desperately trying to get lose of her chains to escape the voice.
Why resist?…You know that it will take over eventually…
"NO!!!! Your wrong!!! I will fight no matter what you'll do!!!" Ashley yelled into the dark. Tears were coming down her frightened face.
The darkness is coming…Ashley was silent and was praying for dear life, 'Oh Leon come rescue me quick before I go insane.'
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Brad and Leena had just come out of the water to see Bit's head struggling a lot.
"What's wrong Bit?" Leena asked kneeling down to the ground.
"Less talk, more digging!" He simply said.
Moments later…
"Now can you tell us what's wrong?" Brad asked, as he pulled Bit out of the hole.
"I don't but some guy in black came and kidnapped Ashley and said he would come back for me later."
"What does all this mean?" Leena asked.
"I don't know but I have a feeling that it has something to do with our parents." With that Bit took a run for the Hover Cargo.
"Bit! Where are you going?" Leena asked.
"To contact Leon, he'll help find where they took Ashley."
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Leon was walking through the garage where his Liger was being prepared. He let a heavy sigh and a slight smile came on his face.
Can't wait to get back to the Toros Base, Leon said to himself. As he was close to the jeep he all of a sudden had a bad feeling. He shook it off thinking it was something he ate. Then he heard a voice calling his name.
Great! Now I'm going crazy! He thought as he hopped into the jeep and was ready to start it when Naomi came rushing out.
"Leon!"
"What is it Naomi?"
"Bit called! And he wants to talk to you, and it sounds very important!"
Leon got out and ran inside thinking what's so urgent. He went to the vid phone thingy, and turned it on.
/ Leon! \
"What's wrong Bit!?!"
/ Something's happened! \
"What!!"
/ Ashley's been kidnapped!! \
"WWHHHAATTTT!!!"
/ I know how it sounds, but we need your help in finding her! \
"All right I'll do my best near here, and you look in the area your in."
/ Okay! Call in when you find something! \ Then the link was disconnected.
Leon turned around to see Naomi leaning against the doorway.
"Naomi…"
"Aren't you going to ask me for help."
"Naomi, will you help me?"
"Sure, I don't want your heart to be broken."
"……"
"Then I would have to find someone else to replace ya on the team."
"Thanks."
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Ashley was struggling in a battle in her head. Images of her long forgotten past were rushing too fast in her head. It was making her head spin. She could barely see her chained feet in front of her.
CLANG!!
The darkness is here…Her dizzy head looked up to a now open door. New light shown in the dreary, empty room. A man came up to Ashley and stood in front of her. His features were not visible at the time.
"It's been awhile hasn't it my little Ashley."
Ashley looked up to the figure with empty eyes. She looked either sick or drunk.
"You probably don't remember my voice, but you would definitely remember…" He shoved his face right in front of Ashley's face, "THIS!!!" The man pointed to a scar running down the left side of his face.
Ashley's eyes went wide, but were still empty, "Y…y…you."
It's finally revealed after all these years…"Yes I'm alive, and healthy!" The man laughed evilly. (Author's Note: Or at least tried to *flat*)
"B…b…but…"
"Let's just say my partner helped me," He sneered.
"…. Who…are…. you…?"
"That's right I never got to say my name before you pushed me off the cliff!"
"……"
"Well now you'll finally know," He leaned closer to Ashley and whispered, "It's Streak."
"…….."
"I see you were left speechless. Now down to business, where is your mother's files on the organoid system!"
"The what?"
Don't resist it…"Don't play dumb with me!" He gave her a hard punch at her left cheek. Ashley cried out in pain. Streak seemed pleased.
"I don't know what you are talking about," Ashley panted. Streak didn't like that so he punched her in the gut. She curled over in pain.
"Won't talk. Have to turn it up a notch." A guard ran up to him a placed a whip in his hand.
"…Please…don't…" Ashley pleaded.
CRACK!!!
"AAHHHH!!!"
I tried to warn you…Again and again with the whip, ever slash a scream went with it. He stopped all of sudden and Ashley slightly opened her eyelids. Blood was dripping everywhere. Her legs, her arms, and her face. Her t-shirt was ripped and bloody.
"Are you ready to talk?"
"…Please…I don't…know…what..your looking for…"
"Hmmm…If you won't talk I'll have to got to…" Streak leaned closer to Ashley's ear again, "Drastic measures if you know what I mean."
Ashley's eyes went wide and a single tear came down from her eye. Streak caught the tear on his finger and looked at it for a while.
"A tear…. hmm…I guess that's enough for one day," Streak turned to the guard next to the door, "You can beat her a 'little'. But don't kill her and don't go over board."
Streak left and Ashley looked at the guard. A sly grin came on his face as he pounded his fist with his other hand.
"Your obviously one those guys who like to beat people who are helplessly tied up. That is really low." That made the guard mad and he made a quick contact with his fist to her face.
'Leon…Bit…help…me…'
Nothing can save you…******
Leon hasn't slept in days, hasn't eaten in days. Well if you include coffee.
He had been trying to dig information from what Bit had told him.
The Axis of Evil, no such system exists, Leon thought as he typed at his computer, unless it was like the first stage of the Back draft group.
He didn't notice someone put a cup of coffee next to him. Like a robot he grabbed it and took a big sip, not taking his eyes off the computer screen.
"Leon," Naomi was standing next to him to try to get his attention.
"Hmm," Still glued to the computer screen.
"You need to get some sleep."
"Hmm."
"LEON!!!"
"What!!!"
"Stop that!!"
"What I'm doing!?!"
"Getting yourself sick!"
"Well!! I'm trying to save someone's life!!"
"You can't if you get yourself bedridden!!!"
"I'm trying to find something called the Axis of Evil!!!"
"Axis of Evil!?!" Naomi gasps.
"Yeah you've heard of it?"
"……rumors.."
"Well," Leon motioned towards the chair next to him. She sat down and took a deep breath.
"They were an evil organization…"
"Like the Back draft?"
"No, worse. They would kill a lot of people. From what I've heard hundreds. They couldn't be stopped. Until one day…" The lights flickered and Naomi went on. "One of their plans finally failed and they disappeared about 13 years ago."
Leon jumped, "That's how long Bit and Ashley were apart, until they met at the dance."
"Do you think it's connected somehow?"
"I have a feeling that it is," he turned towards the computer but Naomi grabbed his arms and dragged him out of the room.
"No." She shut the door and locked it with a key, "Tomorrow morning, for Ashley's and your sake."
Naomi went towards her bedroom while Leon collapsed on the couch.
*****
Ashley was unconscious for about nine hours. She couldn't get the images out of her head: Of her mother, of Bit's father, of that tragic day. And the injuries and the bruises weren't helping either. The pain was overwhelming.
CLANG!!!
The door moving jolted her back to conscious. She looked up from her eyes that were weakened from the abnormal bright light. A man shaped person came up to her followed by a woman. They stood next to Ashley for a second.
"Please…*cough*…no more *cough. I don't know if I can take it *cough* today." Ashley said as she lowered her head. The two people looked at each other and nodded. The man bent down and began picking at the locks, while the woman watched the hallway.
Ashley was shocked, "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like," the man said as he finished the locks, "We're rescuing you of course." The man picked Ashley up in his arms and she let out a small moan.
The woman motioned him to come, "Hurry!"
"Amazing. No creepy voice in my head now," Ashley said lazily.
"We better get her wounds cleaned up quick," the man said as he walked out the door making sure he doesn't hurt Ashley as much.
"Who are you?" Ashley asked looking up at her savior.
"The names Stoller."
Author's Note: That was a little gory, but I had to make it sound like she got hurt bad enough so that she couldn't walk. How'd you like Ashley's savior? You probably know who the woman is. And question to all of you. Who's the guy with Stoller? You know the guy who has purple hair in a loose ponytail. He was the first to pilot the Elephander. I'm not that impressed with this chapter but not all chapters have to be good. Please Review! Bye!