Authors note: Umm, yeah. Im late, I know, im really sorry. My friend Jon
introduced me to kingdom hearts the week after finals, and I played it the
weekend that I stayed at his house. Then, my friend Ryan came over and
introduced me to another fine game called phantasy star. And he let me
borrow Star fox adventures. He spent the night last weekend, and we stayed
up till like, 3 am watching serial experiments Lain.
Something really serious happened at school today that I saw from the begining to the end, and im not going into detail because I don't feel like being sick all over again. Im going to type this chapter to try and take my mind off of it. Conner (Sbiggster/ Cloud), I told you what happened already on Aim.
Anyways, heres the next chapter.
CHAPTER 17
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Will said, shaking his head. He had one of the guards uniforms on, all except the helmet, which he held at his side, "And I really, really don't want to do this."
"Stop complaining Will." Shiro demanded, he had piled the two unconscious guards over in a corner.
"But Shiro..."
"No buts." Shiro interrupted, running a hand through his dark hair and sighing, "Listen. Do you want that Sin guy, and that freak Gabrielle, or whatever the hell her name is, to use us?" He scanned Will's eyes and watched as the young raynos pilot looked down to the floor, "I didn't think so."
"Ok, lets do this!" Kristen said, completely disguised by the guard uniform she was wearing. The helmet covered most of her face, and she had tucked her dark blue hair into it.
"Ok everyone, you know the plan." Shiro instructed. He took one of the torches off the wall and set it on the ground where no straw lay. Then, he took bits and pieces of straw, and laid it in a line, a small line from the torch to a larger pile across the room. That way, it the flames would slowly eat away at the straw until it reached the pile. Then, it would set the entire room ablaze.
Hikari and Shiro left the room first, with the disguised Will and Kristen following them, seeming to lead them down the hallways. The two "captives" had loose shackles around their wrists, that could be easily removed for emergency. If asked where they were headed, Kristen or Will would reply that Sin had given them special orders to move these two captives, to keep them separated from their friends.
"Lets try and find your mom and Naomi," Shiro whispered to Will through the corner of his mouth, "And Koh. Those two guards said he was somewhere on the second level..."
Will nodded slightly as they turned a corner, coming face to face with the one person they had least expected.
The demonic demi-human known as Gabrielle.
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"Damn it all!" Jessie yelled, as another piece of rock crumbled underneath his bloody fingertips. Unfortunately, the pounding of the rain had drowned out his yell. He was chasing after they young Konig wolf pilot who had dashed out of the base earlier, and she had taken off up the cliffs of the waterfall. Obviously, she was a much more experienced climber than he was, and she was so far ahead of him.
Not to mention the never ending beat down of the rain hadn't given him a break. The rock face was very slippery, and it kept crumbling when he tried to get a good hold. Lighting kept gracing the sky, and the wind was blowing his dark green hair and clothes, making it even harder to climb.
He watched as Nadia had almost slipped, barely catching herself, something he had done many time's now. But at the height they were at, if one of them fell, they could be seriously hurt.
"Nadia!" Jessie yelled, "Damn it Nadia! Stop, this is way to dangerous!"
There was no answer, as the wind, rain, and thunder had quieted his loud yell to nothing but a whisper. Nadia continued to climb, never slowing, and slipping quite occasionally.
"Nadia!" He yelled again, still trying to get her attention, but to no avail. She continued to climb, and eventually made it to the top. From what Jessie could see, she pulled herself over the edge slowly, and stood up wobbly. As soon as she regained her balance, it seemed as though she had taken of at a sprint.
Jessie cursed and continued to climb, eventually making it to the top. He pulled himself weakly over, and took the time to catch his breath. Once it had returned to him, he looked up and found the girl he was looking for no where in sight.
"Jeese." He stood up and looked around. To his right was a large wall of rocks that went forward for quite a distance, various trees and vines wrapped themselves around. To his left and ahead of him slightly was a large crater.
"Nadia where the hell are you!?" Jessie hollered at the top of his lungs. No answer.
He walked along the wall of rocks, brushing the water from his eyes and stumbling forward slightly. Eventually he came to an arch way in the rocks, and walked through, suddenly finding himself facing the full force of the wind. His dark green hair whipped, and his clothes billowed out behind his body.
He stared forward into the darkness when suddenly a large streak of lightning illuminated the entire sky. Almost at the exact same time the roar of thunder made itself present.
But the light had brought something to his watery eyes. The silhouette of a lone, thin, figure standing on a large flat rock, next to a small tree. Her back was to him, and her long silver hair whipped out behind her, much like the trench coat-like outfit she was wearing. Her head was tilted toward the sky, and the rain beat down on her small form. She had her hands hanging down at her sides, and she just stood there.
"Nadia!" Jessie called, but cursed when he realized she probably couldn't hear him. He began to dash over to her, when another streak of lightning appeared.
It illuminated the sky, and the crack of it's speed could be heard. While the light was still present Nadia turned her head and faced the oncoming Jessie. Even in the rain and darkness he could tell she had been crying.
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"Cloud..." Doctor Tauros said, placing a comforting hand on the Light- Feathers shoulder, "If you go... you do realize he'll just use you. The he'll have exactly what he wants."
Cloud was silent and was standing at the glass wall of the base, staring down at the zoids below.
"He knows." Hiro said quietly. Cloud nodded and turned to face the group. Of the original MCME incident group, only a fraction of them remained uninjured or uncaptured so far.
Goji sat, his once cold, emotionless eyes had changed a bit from when they had all first met. Now they did show some emotion, not much, but some, and he had become quite a bit "warmer" with the group.
Tyra was very much the same, being one of the youngest of the original MCME group. She hadn't changed in personality much at all, and still cared deeply for all her friends. The way she acted kind of made her like a mediator in arguments. She sat in a comfortable chair, keeping her eyes on Cloud.
Ryuji was probably the one that changed the most if you considered the whole Copper thing. He had become quite successful with his junk dealing business, but his original personality had remained; his kindness and caring. He stood, deep in his own thoughts.
Zack had also changed a bit. Once their enemy, now one of their most precious friends. He no longer went by the name Zero, and had said that he never again would, unless he felt that he truly needed to for some reason or another. If he was forced to fight for his friends or son till the death, or if he was the last of them, he would become Zero once again. But, only if the need were to arise.
Bit, Jemie, and Doc were much the same as they used to be, just older. Doc's old age had began to show it's face, and his hair had grayed a bit, but he was the same old doc... if not just a bit forgetful at times. Jemie looked older of course, being the youngest of the original blitz team. He hadn't changed much at all in personality. Bit was still as Bit, with a personality that was completely unique. and his looks had changed almost zero percent. The three of them were standing next to Cloud for support.
The rest... They were either injured or captured. Lavender... Leena... Izumi... Leon... Brad... Each of them lay in the infirmary, Izumi being the only one who had so far woken up.
Orihime and Naomi were captured. Somewhere deep within the Chaos-sin, in Sin and Gabrielles clutches. Rain was there as well, but for a much different reason. Sin absolutely needed her. She was, after all, the Tenshi.
LightStrike, the organoid that had belonged to the Light-Feather family since he was discovered by Koh Light-feather, Rain and Cloud's father, and stayed the same completely.
The last of them was Cloud. He had changed a bit in looks over the past 21 years, his face now appeared older, more mature. He was 42 years, and until now he seemed to still hold his 21 year old self. He was 21 when the MCME incident had brought them all together 21 years ago, and was 22 when he became a demi-human 20 years ago.
They were the original group who had been together since the start. And now 21 years later from the very beginning of it all, only some of them remained able to fight.
But... there group had become quite a bit larger since then.
"You guy's..." Cloud said, his eyes on the floor. Thoughts flowing through his head...
Their kids. So youthful and energetic each in their own way, had suddenly been thrown into this mess. Of the total of nine, only 4 were completely accounted for. Will, Hikari, Shiro, Kristen and Koh had been captured.
Chris was the newest of them all. A ZBC official, and ancestor to the famous Van Fly-height, the legendary defeater of the deathsoarer. He had an organoid partner, Zeke, who was also the same zoid that Van had been with. He had become an immediate ally.
"Im going to end this once and for all." Cloud finished, "I won't let him have the kids, Ori or Naomi, Rain, or any one else. I won't let him. I promise."
"Cloud..." Rei Sighed, but was interrupted.
"I promise." Cloud repeated, "I will end it. And we can live normal lives again."
Chris noted his determination and looked over at the two present kids. He only hoped he could help. The ZBC had prepared for something like this, and if all else failed, he had a plan that might be able to save the world from Sin... but he had to wait, it wasn't quite ready yet.
~~~~~End of Chapter 17~~~~~
Authors note: As I said earlier... Something happened at school today that really got to me. I typed this chapter after I told Sbiggster on Aim (The person who submitted Cloud Light-Feather way back when) about it, trying to get my mind off of it.
Unfortunately it didn't work. So im gonna go take a nice, long, hot shower, and probably go to bed right after, seeing as though im not hungry.
Once again sorry for the delay in the chap. Next one won't have such a delay I promise.
Something really serious happened at school today that I saw from the begining to the end, and im not going into detail because I don't feel like being sick all over again. Im going to type this chapter to try and take my mind off of it. Conner (Sbiggster/ Cloud), I told you what happened already on Aim.
Anyways, heres the next chapter.
CHAPTER 17
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Will said, shaking his head. He had one of the guards uniforms on, all except the helmet, which he held at his side, "And I really, really don't want to do this."
"Stop complaining Will." Shiro demanded, he had piled the two unconscious guards over in a corner.
"But Shiro..."
"No buts." Shiro interrupted, running a hand through his dark hair and sighing, "Listen. Do you want that Sin guy, and that freak Gabrielle, or whatever the hell her name is, to use us?" He scanned Will's eyes and watched as the young raynos pilot looked down to the floor, "I didn't think so."
"Ok, lets do this!" Kristen said, completely disguised by the guard uniform she was wearing. The helmet covered most of her face, and she had tucked her dark blue hair into it.
"Ok everyone, you know the plan." Shiro instructed. He took one of the torches off the wall and set it on the ground where no straw lay. Then, he took bits and pieces of straw, and laid it in a line, a small line from the torch to a larger pile across the room. That way, it the flames would slowly eat away at the straw until it reached the pile. Then, it would set the entire room ablaze.
Hikari and Shiro left the room first, with the disguised Will and Kristen following them, seeming to lead them down the hallways. The two "captives" had loose shackles around their wrists, that could be easily removed for emergency. If asked where they were headed, Kristen or Will would reply that Sin had given them special orders to move these two captives, to keep them separated from their friends.
"Lets try and find your mom and Naomi," Shiro whispered to Will through the corner of his mouth, "And Koh. Those two guards said he was somewhere on the second level..."
Will nodded slightly as they turned a corner, coming face to face with the one person they had least expected.
The demonic demi-human known as Gabrielle.
*********************************
"Damn it all!" Jessie yelled, as another piece of rock crumbled underneath his bloody fingertips. Unfortunately, the pounding of the rain had drowned out his yell. He was chasing after they young Konig wolf pilot who had dashed out of the base earlier, and she had taken off up the cliffs of the waterfall. Obviously, she was a much more experienced climber than he was, and she was so far ahead of him.
Not to mention the never ending beat down of the rain hadn't given him a break. The rock face was very slippery, and it kept crumbling when he tried to get a good hold. Lighting kept gracing the sky, and the wind was blowing his dark green hair and clothes, making it even harder to climb.
He watched as Nadia had almost slipped, barely catching herself, something he had done many time's now. But at the height they were at, if one of them fell, they could be seriously hurt.
"Nadia!" Jessie yelled, "Damn it Nadia! Stop, this is way to dangerous!"
There was no answer, as the wind, rain, and thunder had quieted his loud yell to nothing but a whisper. Nadia continued to climb, never slowing, and slipping quite occasionally.
"Nadia!" He yelled again, still trying to get her attention, but to no avail. She continued to climb, and eventually made it to the top. From what Jessie could see, she pulled herself over the edge slowly, and stood up wobbly. As soon as she regained her balance, it seemed as though she had taken of at a sprint.
Jessie cursed and continued to climb, eventually making it to the top. He pulled himself weakly over, and took the time to catch his breath. Once it had returned to him, he looked up and found the girl he was looking for no where in sight.
"Jeese." He stood up and looked around. To his right was a large wall of rocks that went forward for quite a distance, various trees and vines wrapped themselves around. To his left and ahead of him slightly was a large crater.
"Nadia where the hell are you!?" Jessie hollered at the top of his lungs. No answer.
He walked along the wall of rocks, brushing the water from his eyes and stumbling forward slightly. Eventually he came to an arch way in the rocks, and walked through, suddenly finding himself facing the full force of the wind. His dark green hair whipped, and his clothes billowed out behind his body.
He stared forward into the darkness when suddenly a large streak of lightning illuminated the entire sky. Almost at the exact same time the roar of thunder made itself present.
But the light had brought something to his watery eyes. The silhouette of a lone, thin, figure standing on a large flat rock, next to a small tree. Her back was to him, and her long silver hair whipped out behind her, much like the trench coat-like outfit she was wearing. Her head was tilted toward the sky, and the rain beat down on her small form. She had her hands hanging down at her sides, and she just stood there.
"Nadia!" Jessie called, but cursed when he realized she probably couldn't hear him. He began to dash over to her, when another streak of lightning appeared.
It illuminated the sky, and the crack of it's speed could be heard. While the light was still present Nadia turned her head and faced the oncoming Jessie. Even in the rain and darkness he could tell she had been crying.
***********************************
"Cloud..." Doctor Tauros said, placing a comforting hand on the Light- Feathers shoulder, "If you go... you do realize he'll just use you. The he'll have exactly what he wants."
Cloud was silent and was standing at the glass wall of the base, staring down at the zoids below.
"He knows." Hiro said quietly. Cloud nodded and turned to face the group. Of the original MCME incident group, only a fraction of them remained uninjured or uncaptured so far.
Goji sat, his once cold, emotionless eyes had changed a bit from when they had all first met. Now they did show some emotion, not much, but some, and he had become quite a bit "warmer" with the group.
Tyra was very much the same, being one of the youngest of the original MCME group. She hadn't changed in personality much at all, and still cared deeply for all her friends. The way she acted kind of made her like a mediator in arguments. She sat in a comfortable chair, keeping her eyes on Cloud.
Ryuji was probably the one that changed the most if you considered the whole Copper thing. He had become quite successful with his junk dealing business, but his original personality had remained; his kindness and caring. He stood, deep in his own thoughts.
Zack had also changed a bit. Once their enemy, now one of their most precious friends. He no longer went by the name Zero, and had said that he never again would, unless he felt that he truly needed to for some reason or another. If he was forced to fight for his friends or son till the death, or if he was the last of them, he would become Zero once again. But, only if the need were to arise.
Bit, Jemie, and Doc were much the same as they used to be, just older. Doc's old age had began to show it's face, and his hair had grayed a bit, but he was the same old doc... if not just a bit forgetful at times. Jemie looked older of course, being the youngest of the original blitz team. He hadn't changed much at all in personality. Bit was still as Bit, with a personality that was completely unique. and his looks had changed almost zero percent. The three of them were standing next to Cloud for support.
The rest... They were either injured or captured. Lavender... Leena... Izumi... Leon... Brad... Each of them lay in the infirmary, Izumi being the only one who had so far woken up.
Orihime and Naomi were captured. Somewhere deep within the Chaos-sin, in Sin and Gabrielles clutches. Rain was there as well, but for a much different reason. Sin absolutely needed her. She was, after all, the Tenshi.
LightStrike, the organoid that had belonged to the Light-Feather family since he was discovered by Koh Light-feather, Rain and Cloud's father, and stayed the same completely.
The last of them was Cloud. He had changed a bit in looks over the past 21 years, his face now appeared older, more mature. He was 42 years, and until now he seemed to still hold his 21 year old self. He was 21 when the MCME incident had brought them all together 21 years ago, and was 22 when he became a demi-human 20 years ago.
They were the original group who had been together since the start. And now 21 years later from the very beginning of it all, only some of them remained able to fight.
But... there group had become quite a bit larger since then.
"You guy's..." Cloud said, his eyes on the floor. Thoughts flowing through his head...
Their kids. So youthful and energetic each in their own way, had suddenly been thrown into this mess. Of the total of nine, only 4 were completely accounted for. Will, Hikari, Shiro, Kristen and Koh had been captured.
Chris was the newest of them all. A ZBC official, and ancestor to the famous Van Fly-height, the legendary defeater of the deathsoarer. He had an organoid partner, Zeke, who was also the same zoid that Van had been with. He had become an immediate ally.
"Im going to end this once and for all." Cloud finished, "I won't let him have the kids, Ori or Naomi, Rain, or any one else. I won't let him. I promise."
"Cloud..." Rei Sighed, but was interrupted.
"I promise." Cloud repeated, "I will end it. And we can live normal lives again."
Chris noted his determination and looked over at the two present kids. He only hoped he could help. The ZBC had prepared for something like this, and if all else failed, he had a plan that might be able to save the world from Sin... but he had to wait, it wasn't quite ready yet.
~~~~~End of Chapter 17~~~~~
Authors note: As I said earlier... Something happened at school today that really got to me. I typed this chapter after I told Sbiggster on Aim (The person who submitted Cloud Light-Feather way back when) about it, trying to get my mind off of it.
Unfortunately it didn't work. So im gonna go take a nice, long, hot shower, and probably go to bed right after, seeing as though im not hungry.
Once again sorry for the delay in the chap. Next one won't have such a delay I promise.