Chapter 9
Planet Bound
A/N:
This is where the action and suspense begin! Action…Adventure… drama… fuzzy stuff…and sugar….
All the things you get when you combine:
1 sleep deprived writer + LOTS of sugar + all night anime-athon
Anyway, this is like a b-day present to you from me! Kate is sadly a year older tomorrow :( But hey! I got myself a great b-day present!! Anime!!! God bless my credit card! Happy Birthday to ME! I suppose now I won't make time to study for tests next week…. Stupid tests! Why can't I just watch anime all day??? Oh well- lack of sleep is getting to me…. Time to chug pixie stixs :D
Pixie stixs: The poor man's (or woman's) crack! Oh ya!
"Ok- I luv you Bye Bye"
Disclaimer: Me no own, but I do own a very purdy copy of "Record of Lodoss War!" Great show! But Kate's rambling… again….
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Tai didn't suffer from the horrific dreams this time as he slept. Instead he slept soundly with Sora beneath him.
Soon, however, his pager went off. He groggily got out of his bed- trying not to wake the angel sleeping there. Looking back at her splendor, he could only smile. Her long auburn hair cascaded down his pillow. He noticed the healthy glow on her creamy skin. She looked like she had never been injured or starved.
The continued ring of his pager made him take his attention off his sleeping beauty.
"What is it?" He asked as he stepped into the bathroom and switched on the communicator. It was more of a whisper- not wanting to wake Sora.
"We've arrived Tai." Matt responded.
"Ok- I'll be up there in a minute." Tai replied as he fumbled into some pants.
"I wasn't disturbing anything was I?" Matt smirked as he noticed Tai's lack of shirt.
"I said I'll be there in a minute." Tai hissed back at Matt, turning off the communicator and finished dressing. Before he left, he kissed Sora on the forehead and covered her with a sheet.
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"OK- report." Tai commanded.
"we've reached the destination Davis' crew gave us." Izzy said as he turned to the captain.
"But nothing is being picked up on the radar." Mimi whined.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Tai asked looking at Davis. The spiky haired man was conversing with his team at the moment.
"Hey! The captain is talking to YOU!" Matt yelled getting their attention.
"What? Oh sorry. Yes this is the spot where the patrol forces and your boss attacked. Have you talked to the girl? Will she find it for us?" He asked.
"I haven't asked her yet." Tai said uneasily. He didn't want to look like he was using Sora, he truly loved her. "Get your stuff ready and I'll do my part. Just remember our deal! She goes free got it?"
"And we get half." Matt added.
"Captain- do we land, or should we take a drop ship?" Izzy inquired.
"We'll take a drop ship. I want Joe and Mimi to stay aboard and keep on the look out. Just in case." The blue haired man nodded at Tai's order.
"Everyone else- get ready. We'll meet in the hanger in 20 minutes. Let's go!" Tai commanded.
The crew left to get prepared for the mission. Tai returned to his room to find Sora still asleep on his bed.
Tai didn't want to disturb her, but they had a job to do. The sooner they got what they came for- the sooner she would totally be free form everything.
As he sat down on the bed he looked at her face. It no longer held the peaceful look of slumber. She shifted in bed and whimpered.
"Sora." He whispered to her as he brushed her hair off her face. A clear look of fear covered her beautiful features. "Sora." He called to her again.
Slowly her crimson orbs opened. The were full of pain, but when she realized he was there they turned to a look of happiness.
"Sleeping beauty finally woke up." He said as she sat up clutching the sheet to her chest. "Are you ok?"
"Taichi… where are we?" She asked.
"Sora… I need you to do me something… once we're done you'll be free from everything…" He touched her arm and looked her straight into her eyes. "Please."
"I'll do anything for you, Taichi. You are my life mate, we've bonded… How could I deny you anything?" She smiled at him trying to shake off the visions she had seen in her dream. They all seemed dark and ominous, like some bad memories where people's souls called out to her for help.
"Come on, let's get you dressed. We're going on a trip." Tai kissed her forehead and got up. Gathering a shirt and pair of pants Kari had lent her, he handed them to Sora.
She sensed his uneasiness, but didn't read his mind. Being bonded they could now communicate to each other through a link they created. Reading his mind was a simple thing to do. But she wasn't sure if Tai wanted her to be looking in there with out him knowing. So deciding to let him tell her when he was ready, she dressed. Knowing he would protect her, she followed him out of the room.
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The group met at the hanger. Sora clung to Tai's arm at the sight of the researchers. Tai reassured her that they weren't here to hurt her, so she forced herself to relax.
The group of ten entered the small drop ship. Tai and Matt piloted the ship down to the surface. Kari tried her best to calm Sora in Tai's absence.
"So are you feeling better?" Kari asked Sora.
"Come off it Kari- she can't talk. She probably doesn't understand a word you're saying." Davis said coldly.
Sora glared at the young man.
"Shows how much you know." she growled at him and curled up closer to Kari for protection. Ever since that night she had been seeing visions and hearing voices. She couldn't understand them, but they warned her not to return.
Everyone but Tai and Kari were stunned. Kari squeezed Sora's hand and smiled. That sure shut everyone up.
"You can talk?" TK said.
"But when??" Yolei and Cody asked.
Sora didn't answer them. She closed her eyes and opened her mind to Tai. He still was worried about something.
'Taichi…' She spoke to his mind.
'It's alright Sora. We'll be there soon.' He replied to her by thought. She didn't feel relieved… she was still haunted by more voices.
The feeling of uneasiness washed over her stronger as the small shuttle landed. Everyone exited the ship- except Sora. The voices still called out to her mind as the blurry memories flashed before her. She pulled her legs to her chest tighter trying to block them out.
A warm hand touched her shoulder and she was awoken from the memories. She opened her eyes to be greeted by Tai's worried face.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly. Sora threw herself into his arms.
"Taichi." She sobbed. "I don't want to go out there- can't we go back to your ship?" She cried into his shirt.
"Sh… it's ok. We'll be back on the ship after we get something. We…I need your help… Sora will you help me? I promise nothing will hurt you." He tried to comfort her.
"I don't know if I can… all the voices… they are crying to me…"
After some time of holding her shaking form in his arms, Tai was able to convince Sora. And soon they exited the shuttle. Sora clung to Tai's arm even tighter than before. The barrage of images still in her mind as she looked out on the barren planet she was born on.
"There's nothing here." Izzy stated the obvious.
"The coordinates are right! There should be ruins of a village here." Ken spoke up with frustration.
"Are you sure?" Kari asked.
"This is exactly the spot where the raid occurred." Yolei replied.
"You guys- it's here." Davis said coolly. "The village is protected." He motioned fro the group to come where he was standing. His hand went up and felt an invisible wall before him.
"It's a wall?" TK asked as he and the others tried to get through the barrier.
Tai and Sora walked up to the group. Davis watched them with increasing interest.
Something inside Sora told her to touch the barrier. Half expecting to feel a wall there she passed right though it, and out of sight.
Planet Bound
A/N:
This is where the action and suspense begin! Action…Adventure… drama… fuzzy stuff…and sugar….
All the things you get when you combine:
1 sleep deprived writer + LOTS of sugar + all night anime-athon
Anyway, this is like a b-day present to you from me! Kate is sadly a year older tomorrow :( But hey! I got myself a great b-day present!! Anime!!! God bless my credit card! Happy Birthday to ME! I suppose now I won't make time to study for tests next week…. Stupid tests! Why can't I just watch anime all day??? Oh well- lack of sleep is getting to me…. Time to chug pixie stixs :D
Pixie stixs: The poor man's (or woman's) crack! Oh ya!
"Ok- I luv you Bye Bye"
Disclaimer: Me no own, but I do own a very purdy copy of "Record of Lodoss War!" Great show! But Kate's rambling… again….
-
Tai didn't suffer from the horrific dreams this time as he slept. Instead he slept soundly with Sora beneath him.
Soon, however, his pager went off. He groggily got out of his bed- trying not to wake the angel sleeping there. Looking back at her splendor, he could only smile. Her long auburn hair cascaded down his pillow. He noticed the healthy glow on her creamy skin. She looked like she had never been injured or starved.
The continued ring of his pager made him take his attention off his sleeping beauty.
"What is it?" He asked as he stepped into the bathroom and switched on the communicator. It was more of a whisper- not wanting to wake Sora.
"We've arrived Tai." Matt responded.
"Ok- I'll be up there in a minute." Tai replied as he fumbled into some pants.
"I wasn't disturbing anything was I?" Matt smirked as he noticed Tai's lack of shirt.
"I said I'll be there in a minute." Tai hissed back at Matt, turning off the communicator and finished dressing. Before he left, he kissed Sora on the forehead and covered her with a sheet.
-
"OK- report." Tai commanded.
"we've reached the destination Davis' crew gave us." Izzy said as he turned to the captain.
"But nothing is being picked up on the radar." Mimi whined.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Tai asked looking at Davis. The spiky haired man was conversing with his team at the moment.
"Hey! The captain is talking to YOU!" Matt yelled getting their attention.
"What? Oh sorry. Yes this is the spot where the patrol forces and your boss attacked. Have you talked to the girl? Will she find it for us?" He asked.
"I haven't asked her yet." Tai said uneasily. He didn't want to look like he was using Sora, he truly loved her. "Get your stuff ready and I'll do my part. Just remember our deal! She goes free got it?"
"And we get half." Matt added.
"Captain- do we land, or should we take a drop ship?" Izzy inquired.
"We'll take a drop ship. I want Joe and Mimi to stay aboard and keep on the look out. Just in case." The blue haired man nodded at Tai's order.
"Everyone else- get ready. We'll meet in the hanger in 20 minutes. Let's go!" Tai commanded.
The crew left to get prepared for the mission. Tai returned to his room to find Sora still asleep on his bed.
Tai didn't want to disturb her, but they had a job to do. The sooner they got what they came for- the sooner she would totally be free form everything.
As he sat down on the bed he looked at her face. It no longer held the peaceful look of slumber. She shifted in bed and whimpered.
"Sora." He whispered to her as he brushed her hair off her face. A clear look of fear covered her beautiful features. "Sora." He called to her again.
Slowly her crimson orbs opened. The were full of pain, but when she realized he was there they turned to a look of happiness.
"Sleeping beauty finally woke up." He said as she sat up clutching the sheet to her chest. "Are you ok?"
"Taichi… where are we?" She asked.
"Sora… I need you to do me something… once we're done you'll be free from everything…" He touched her arm and looked her straight into her eyes. "Please."
"I'll do anything for you, Taichi. You are my life mate, we've bonded… How could I deny you anything?" She smiled at him trying to shake off the visions she had seen in her dream. They all seemed dark and ominous, like some bad memories where people's souls called out to her for help.
"Come on, let's get you dressed. We're going on a trip." Tai kissed her forehead and got up. Gathering a shirt and pair of pants Kari had lent her, he handed them to Sora.
She sensed his uneasiness, but didn't read his mind. Being bonded they could now communicate to each other through a link they created. Reading his mind was a simple thing to do. But she wasn't sure if Tai wanted her to be looking in there with out him knowing. So deciding to let him tell her when he was ready, she dressed. Knowing he would protect her, she followed him out of the room.
-
The group met at the hanger. Sora clung to Tai's arm at the sight of the researchers. Tai reassured her that they weren't here to hurt her, so she forced herself to relax.
The group of ten entered the small drop ship. Tai and Matt piloted the ship down to the surface. Kari tried her best to calm Sora in Tai's absence.
"So are you feeling better?" Kari asked Sora.
"Come off it Kari- she can't talk. She probably doesn't understand a word you're saying." Davis said coldly.
Sora glared at the young man.
"Shows how much you know." she growled at him and curled up closer to Kari for protection. Ever since that night she had been seeing visions and hearing voices. She couldn't understand them, but they warned her not to return.
Everyone but Tai and Kari were stunned. Kari squeezed Sora's hand and smiled. That sure shut everyone up.
"You can talk?" TK said.
"But when??" Yolei and Cody asked.
Sora didn't answer them. She closed her eyes and opened her mind to Tai. He still was worried about something.
'Taichi…' She spoke to his mind.
'It's alright Sora. We'll be there soon.' He replied to her by thought. She didn't feel relieved… she was still haunted by more voices.
The feeling of uneasiness washed over her stronger as the small shuttle landed. Everyone exited the ship- except Sora. The voices still called out to her mind as the blurry memories flashed before her. She pulled her legs to her chest tighter trying to block them out.
A warm hand touched her shoulder and she was awoken from the memories. She opened her eyes to be greeted by Tai's worried face.
"What's wrong?" He asked softly. Sora threw herself into his arms.
"Taichi." She sobbed. "I don't want to go out there- can't we go back to your ship?" She cried into his shirt.
"Sh… it's ok. We'll be back on the ship after we get something. We…I need your help… Sora will you help me? I promise nothing will hurt you." He tried to comfort her.
"I don't know if I can… all the voices… they are crying to me…"
After some time of holding her shaking form in his arms, Tai was able to convince Sora. And soon they exited the shuttle. Sora clung to Tai's arm even tighter than before. The barrage of images still in her mind as she looked out on the barren planet she was born on.
"There's nothing here." Izzy stated the obvious.
"The coordinates are right! There should be ruins of a village here." Ken spoke up with frustration.
"Are you sure?" Kari asked.
"This is exactly the spot where the raid occurred." Yolei replied.
"You guys- it's here." Davis said coolly. "The village is protected." He motioned fro the group to come where he was standing. His hand went up and felt an invisible wall before him.
"It's a wall?" TK asked as he and the others tried to get through the barrier.
Tai and Sora walked up to the group. Davis watched them with increasing interest.
Something inside Sora told her to touch the barrier. Half expecting to feel a wall there she passed right though it, and out of sight.