Learning to Live

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story except the idea. That means I don't own Jiemi or Reinosu... well, not THIS Reinosu, since I do have a model of it, so I own A Reinosu... or the... other story and characters that show up.

And, er, the line that the girl thinks... yes, I stole that from the story she's from... it just fit perfectly.

What has gone before:

Jiemi was piloting Reinosu and a storm came up, and he got hit by lightning, and Reinosu disappeared.

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"Alright," an Irish voice announced to the assembled group. "We know the aircraft came down in this vicinity, but we can't trace it further due to the electrical interference. Everyone will split up, and if ye find anything, report back immediately. Our first priority is the pilot, and making sure he or she is alright. Our second priority is the aircraft, and not letting the military get ahold of it? Hank and I will remain in the jet, so we can pick up the pilot and the plane." The Irish man signalled for the group to move out, and six teenagers exited the jet and spread out.

A young, dark-haired girl started off into a thick stand of trees. She didn't know why, but she felt something calling her toward the area. She wandered for about a half an hour, until she came to a clearing. In the middle of the clearing stood a battered, banged up green aircraft.

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Jiemi groaned as he opened his eyes. His entire body hurt, but his head hurt the most. No doubt a concussion, he thought. He looked down at his body. Nothing looked broken, but who could tell what the electric shock would have done to his system. He tried to look to see where he was, but he could see little outside the dark cockpit. A movement at the edge of the clearing caught his eye, but he couldn't see what caused it. He tried to reach for the controls for the external cameras, but he could barely move. If only he could see what was going on...

The video screen for the camera popped up, and Jiemi could make out a girl with short, dark hair. "Help!" he called as loud as he could.

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The girl saw movement in the cockpit of the aircraft. I should report back to Sean like he said... emphasis on the word 'should', she thought. She ran to the plane, and gracefully climbed up it. Grey-green eyes met blue eyes, and both the girl and Jiemi felt something. "Please... help..." Jiemi said weakly, then passed out.

The girl reached for her com-link. "Sean, I found the plane. The pilot passed out, and he might need medical attention."

"I hear ye, lass. Send up a paff so we can pick ye up." Sean leaned toward his furry blue companion. "Hank, Jubilee found the aircraft. We'd better go pick it up."

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Well, that's it for chapter two. I'll hopefully get some more written by the end of the weekend.