Chapter 3:
Attacks of Betrayal
I would like to thank my beta reader Rave for her great input and for letting me beta read her stories. (I know ALL her secrets...but...she...knows mine too....*sigh*...there goes my glory...) Thank you so much! (If you would like to be a beta reader, send me an e- mail...first come first serve...I only need two...Rave and ?) Well, read and review...and there's an author's note at the end if you want to read what I think. Thanks again. LOVE YA, RAVE a.k.a. Vash-girl!! =^.^=
Wolfwood's eyes widened at the mention of his name, then he smiled at her. "I guess my cover's blown..." he stated.
"I know Salis was a funny name," Zero mumbled.
Milly ran up and jumped on Wolfwood. She knocked him off of the motorcycle, bringing the motorcycle with them. The motorcycle fell onto Wolfwood's leg, but he didn't care. He had finally found the friends he knew, even if one was more than that...
"Wolfwood! I can't believe you're alive!" Milly seemed too excited to see him again. "I knew you weren't dead! I just knew you were out there somewhere!"
"You do realize you're screaming in my ear, don't you?" He said with his hand over his left ear.
Meryl smiled and ran toward them, tears streaming down her face. She was so happy to see Wolfwood again.
Zero, Rave, and Vash stayed behind. Zero had put her sunglasses down over her eyes. Rave knew all too well what that meant and she stayed behind. Vash noticed the serious looks on their faces and decided to stay behind.
"Something's going to happen," Zero stated. "That woman..." She pointed to her.
"Milly...?" Vash questioned.
"That's not Milly," Zero said. Zero then began to slowly approach the girls and Wolfwood.
They watched as a syringe appeared in Milly's hand. Milly thrust the syringe into Wolfwood's arm, sending into him the entire red contents.
Wolfwood cried out and pushed Milly off of him. "What the hell did you just do to me?"
Meryl stopped. "...Milly...?" Meryl questioned warily.
Vash and Rave quickly followed Zero.
Zero stopped in front of Wolfwood and aimed one of her handguns at Milly's head. "I can't believe you'd stoop to such a low," she growled.
Vash tried to stop her, but Zero pulled the trigger. Milly flew back to the sand. Zero approached Milly, ignoring Vash's cries. She knelt next to her and pressed on the back of her neck. A panel opened revealing a keypad of strange looking symbols.
"That....wasn't Milly?" Wolfwood questioned.
"No..." Zero answered as she pressed seven different symbols. The chest of the android opened up, revealing many more syringes. The right contained red, the left blue. Zero pulled out a box and placed inside all the blue syringes and one red one.
She had one of the blue ones in her hand as she approached Wolfwood. "Give me your arm," she demanded gently.
Wolfwood was reluctant, but he did so.
Zero injected the blue contents into his arm. "The red stuff was a strong poison, and this is the antidote. But it's only a weaker version. The real stuff is elsewhere, about five days away."
"But....what just happened?" Wolfwood questioned.
"Someone knows you're still alive, and knew about your relationship with Milly. They knew you would want to come after her, and for insurance, used an android to poison you to make sure you'd come." Zero pulled her sunglasses back to the top of her head. "They knew you'd meet up with the rest of us, too. Whoever they are, they sure did a hell of a job to insure our arrival." She handed the box of the antidote to Wolfwood. "When you start to feel sick, take another dose. Don't let it get too bad or it won't work. We can only hold off the poison, that's too weak to get rid of it. We need to go after the real stuff. It's enough to last around a week."
Zero approached the motorcycle and lifted it. Wolfwood was grateful to have the weight lifted off of his leg. He rose to his feet and dusted himself off.
Zero attached the motorcycle to the car. "So what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" She jumped into the driver's seat and waited for everyone to get in.
Rave looked around and saw everyone was situated. "We're ready, princess....let's go."
Zero smiled and pressed hard on the gas. Wherever they were going, they were getting there fast. **************************************************************************** *******************
Inan stared at his father. "You can't do it! I won't let you!" He ran at his father, but was stopped when his father slapped him across the face.
"Don't you tell me what to do, boy! I still own you!"
Inan was sent to the wall, clutching his bleeding nose. "But you can't!"
Inan's father grabbed Inan's collar and slammed him against the wall. Pain was sent down Inan's spine and he wished his feet were still on the ground. He cringed. He couldn't believe the force his father had.
"Alright..." his father snarled. "I'll find her alive so you can see her...and then watch her die at my feet." He threw Inan to the ground before going to the phone.
Inan's vision blurred but he was still able to hear what his father was saying.
"Hello?...I would like to place a bounty on someone...Alive, must be alive...Price? Name the price, money is no object....name?..." Inan felt his heart sink as he heard the name before he blacked out. "Zero...Zero the Soul Reaver."
A/N: Okay...I'm sorry this took so long to get out, but I 'misplaced' (STOLEN!) my notebook that this chapter was originally in, so I had to think real hard to remember what I had put. Lucky for me, I read my stories about five or six times before posting them to make sure I like them. I changed alot of things because I didn't like the original. In a way, I'm grateful that my notebook came up missing, but I want it back because I started Chapter 4 in it (and had alot of it done) and it had this sweet scene between Vash and Zero...but I remember that so it will still be there...I really like that part.
About the villan, (Inan's father) I REALLY wanted the readers to hate him...and I wanted Inan to be likeable...but kind of have that mysterious bad-ass thing about him. You'll get to know them both later. I have planned to have eight chapters, but it might have more...but if it's not popular enough, I might leave it incomplete...I'm writing about four other stories and could spend the time working more on them.
Please review this story. I would really like some feedback...and let me know certain things you don't like about these stories...just particular...please don't send flames because they will only be laughed at, printed, and burned in a huge bonfire.
Well...thank you for listening to my insanity...love you all...until next time...LOVE AND PEACE! ^_^
Attacks of Betrayal
I would like to thank my beta reader Rave for her great input and for letting me beta read her stories. (I know ALL her secrets...but...she...knows mine too....*sigh*...there goes my glory...) Thank you so much! (If you would like to be a beta reader, send me an e- mail...first come first serve...I only need two...Rave and ?) Well, read and review...and there's an author's note at the end if you want to read what I think. Thanks again. LOVE YA, RAVE a.k.a. Vash-girl!! =^.^=
Wolfwood's eyes widened at the mention of his name, then he smiled at her. "I guess my cover's blown..." he stated.
"I know Salis was a funny name," Zero mumbled.
Milly ran up and jumped on Wolfwood. She knocked him off of the motorcycle, bringing the motorcycle with them. The motorcycle fell onto Wolfwood's leg, but he didn't care. He had finally found the friends he knew, even if one was more than that...
"Wolfwood! I can't believe you're alive!" Milly seemed too excited to see him again. "I knew you weren't dead! I just knew you were out there somewhere!"
"You do realize you're screaming in my ear, don't you?" He said with his hand over his left ear.
Meryl smiled and ran toward them, tears streaming down her face. She was so happy to see Wolfwood again.
Zero, Rave, and Vash stayed behind. Zero had put her sunglasses down over her eyes. Rave knew all too well what that meant and she stayed behind. Vash noticed the serious looks on their faces and decided to stay behind.
"Something's going to happen," Zero stated. "That woman..." She pointed to her.
"Milly...?" Vash questioned.
"That's not Milly," Zero said. Zero then began to slowly approach the girls and Wolfwood.
They watched as a syringe appeared in Milly's hand. Milly thrust the syringe into Wolfwood's arm, sending into him the entire red contents.
Wolfwood cried out and pushed Milly off of him. "What the hell did you just do to me?"
Meryl stopped. "...Milly...?" Meryl questioned warily.
Vash and Rave quickly followed Zero.
Zero stopped in front of Wolfwood and aimed one of her handguns at Milly's head. "I can't believe you'd stoop to such a low," she growled.
Vash tried to stop her, but Zero pulled the trigger. Milly flew back to the sand. Zero approached Milly, ignoring Vash's cries. She knelt next to her and pressed on the back of her neck. A panel opened revealing a keypad of strange looking symbols.
"That....wasn't Milly?" Wolfwood questioned.
"No..." Zero answered as she pressed seven different symbols. The chest of the android opened up, revealing many more syringes. The right contained red, the left blue. Zero pulled out a box and placed inside all the blue syringes and one red one.
She had one of the blue ones in her hand as she approached Wolfwood. "Give me your arm," she demanded gently.
Wolfwood was reluctant, but he did so.
Zero injected the blue contents into his arm. "The red stuff was a strong poison, and this is the antidote. But it's only a weaker version. The real stuff is elsewhere, about five days away."
"But....what just happened?" Wolfwood questioned.
"Someone knows you're still alive, and knew about your relationship with Milly. They knew you would want to come after her, and for insurance, used an android to poison you to make sure you'd come." Zero pulled her sunglasses back to the top of her head. "They knew you'd meet up with the rest of us, too. Whoever they are, they sure did a hell of a job to insure our arrival." She handed the box of the antidote to Wolfwood. "When you start to feel sick, take another dose. Don't let it get too bad or it won't work. We can only hold off the poison, that's too weak to get rid of it. We need to go after the real stuff. It's enough to last around a week."
Zero approached the motorcycle and lifted it. Wolfwood was grateful to have the weight lifted off of his leg. He rose to his feet and dusted himself off.
Zero attached the motorcycle to the car. "So what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" She jumped into the driver's seat and waited for everyone to get in.
Rave looked around and saw everyone was situated. "We're ready, princess....let's go."
Zero smiled and pressed hard on the gas. Wherever they were going, they were getting there fast. **************************************************************************** *******************
Inan stared at his father. "You can't do it! I won't let you!" He ran at his father, but was stopped when his father slapped him across the face.
"Don't you tell me what to do, boy! I still own you!"
Inan was sent to the wall, clutching his bleeding nose. "But you can't!"
Inan's father grabbed Inan's collar and slammed him against the wall. Pain was sent down Inan's spine and he wished his feet were still on the ground. He cringed. He couldn't believe the force his father had.
"Alright..." his father snarled. "I'll find her alive so you can see her...and then watch her die at my feet." He threw Inan to the ground before going to the phone.
Inan's vision blurred but he was still able to hear what his father was saying.
"Hello?...I would like to place a bounty on someone...Alive, must be alive...Price? Name the price, money is no object....name?..." Inan felt his heart sink as he heard the name before he blacked out. "Zero...Zero the Soul Reaver."
A/N: Okay...I'm sorry this took so long to get out, but I 'misplaced' (STOLEN!) my notebook that this chapter was originally in, so I had to think real hard to remember what I had put. Lucky for me, I read my stories about five or six times before posting them to make sure I like them. I changed alot of things because I didn't like the original. In a way, I'm grateful that my notebook came up missing, but I want it back because I started Chapter 4 in it (and had alot of it done) and it had this sweet scene between Vash and Zero...but I remember that so it will still be there...I really like that part.
About the villan, (Inan's father) I REALLY wanted the readers to hate him...and I wanted Inan to be likeable...but kind of have that mysterious bad-ass thing about him. You'll get to know them both later. I have planned to have eight chapters, but it might have more...but if it's not popular enough, I might leave it incomplete...I'm writing about four other stories and could spend the time working more on them.
Please review this story. I would really like some feedback...and let me know certain things you don't like about these stories...just particular...please don't send flames because they will only be laughed at, printed, and burned in a huge bonfire.
Well...thank you for listening to my insanity...love you all...until next time...LOVE AND PEACE! ^_^