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Chapter 8: Confessions
After Bubba had saved everybody from the renaissance festival-turned evil- turned battlefield, he led them back to his hideout.
Walking into the room, he saw all the authors but Master Link scattered around the room, silent.
Shrtys Sk8er broke the silence, "Why did you do it?" he asked.
"Do...what?" Bubba looked at him.
"Get us out of there!" he replied.
"Well, guys. It's a long story..."
"We've got nothing else to do at the moment," said Spirit Dragon, "So you might as well go ahead!"
Bubba nodded, "First of all, I'm not really a gangster as you may think,"
Avlis scoffed.
"It's true!" Bubba defended, "It's just a cover-up! What we really are, is a group of researchers trying to fix what the Agency has done wrong. Ever since Alpha appeared, it's been one problem after another."
Smoke Rulz just nodded, "So why didn't you go after him, and kill him or something?"
"It's impossible!" said Bubba, "That place is heavily guarded, it would kill us all before we even get close to it!"
Grandma Gangster entered, "However, if you guys can team up and assault that fortress, then maybe you could destroy the defenses and we could enter!"
"Sounds like a plan," said Super Hurricane.
"If we need to attack, it should be soon, since the Agency has probably lost many of their staff in the battle with the nomads, they will be a bit vulnerable, therefore easier to bring down!" said Grandma.
"Hey, where's Master Link?" asked Super Hurricane.
Bubba coughed, "He's with Leona in the other room,"
"I'll go call him," said Smoke Rulz.
In the other room, Master Link sat on a chair next to Leona's bed, her hand in his.
He looked at her sleeping form, lost in thought.
She stirred and opened her eyes slowly.
He smiled, "Hi,"
"Hi," she smiled back.
"How're you holding up?"
"I'm feeling better," she said, "Thank you!"
Smoke Rulz opened the door, "M.L, we're going out. Care to join the fun?"
He looked at him, then turned back to Leona, whose eyes widened with knowledge of the decision he'll make.
"I'm afraid I can't. I'll catch you guys later!"
"Suit yourself! I'm going to get you the leftovers!"
"Sounds good enough!" he chuckled, and Smoke Rulz closed the door.
"Why did you do that?" asked Leona.
Master Link sighed and turned away, "I felt a bit...strange back then, when I saw you get hurt..."
She opened her mouth to speak, but Master Link raised his hand, "I...don't want to leave you this way..."
She raised her hand, and touched his face, "I am sorry for once thinking you destroyed my home..."
"Don't..." he started.
"I think we should team up, and fight the bastard who pit us against each other!"
"Whoa! You want to fight against Mazada? You're wounded!"
"No, I'm not..." she said, "Compared to what I've been a month ago!"
Master Link raised an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?"
Leona closed her eyes, and remembered what happened...
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FLASHBACK
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It was a typical field trip to collect some samples of space dust, which I took frequently.
I piloted the vessel into the meteorite field, searching for any unusual elemental readings.
I got a reading of a strange element full of energy. Looking at the visual, I saw it was a metallic sphere heading towards Poseidon, my home planet.
"Leona, come in! Do you read me?"
"Yes, father, I read you! I've spotted something at ten o'clock. I'm heading to collect some samples!"
Setting course at the sphere, I got out of the cockpit and opened the "toolkit", which was the room where the mechanical arms and gadgets were stored.
Preparing it, I pulled a switch, and it started moving outside of the ship.
I headed back to the cockpit and sat down, looking at my destination through the window.
Suddenly, a hatch opened in it, and a large barrel appeared, aiming towards Poseidon!
I ran my hand through the control panel, looking for the telecommunicator as I watched the strange sphere in terror, "Dad, come in! There's a strange reading..."
The sphere shot a single beam of energy at the planet.
It struck, and before my very eyes, the blue surface started turning red as the core of the planet turned unstable!
I watched helplessly as my entire planet, along with everybody I ever knew, exploded!
Suddenly, the sphere turned its barrel at my ship. I realized that if it had destroyed a whole planet that easy, my ship will be just like a bug to them.
"Mechanical arm, detach!" I commanded through the voice recognition system, and it did, getting between me and the laser gun.
For a moment, the sphere object seemed to hesitate as it had two targets. A meteorite moved between us, and I frantically pressed the buttons, hoping to go into hyperspace!
They fired at me, and I closed my eyes...I have failed.
...
I opened my eyes, and saw that I was still alive.
I saw the barrel charging up for another blast, and quickly pressed the buttons, "HYPERSPACE!" I yelled.
I set myself for a hyperjump, and sat back, closing my eyes.
The gun fired at me, but I entered hyperspace just in time to avoid it.
Sighing, I then realized the reality of the situation: My home was gone, my friends and family were gone.
It seems like I was the last human in the world.
The last thing I remembered was a green forest coming closer and closer...
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Leona started to cry, and Master Link looked at her, then closed his eyes, "I'm...sorry,"
She sat up, and looked at him, sobbing still.
He sat on her bed, sobbing still.
Master Link came closer, standing next to her bed.
She fell into his arms, crying.
He put his hands around her, comforting her.
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When I woke up, I found myself in a bed.
I tried to get up, but found that I couldn't. I moaned in pain, feeling that my body was in pieces.
The door opened, and a man in a white suit entered, "You're awake!"
I tried to speak, but couldn't for some reason. He sat by my bed, and looked at me, "It's a miracle you're still alive, considering you've crash landed into the forest, and you're vessel blew up!"
I looked at him in shock, wondering how he found out.
"Well, I've always believed in extraterrestrial life, and when I saw your spacecraft felling toward the Earth, I knew I had found what I was looking for!"
Oh, great. I'm going to undergo experiments now and whatnot.
"I'm glad I got to you in time, before the government agencies did. Since you're human, er, human enough to me, you deserve a normal human life!"
My doubts were put to rest, and I smiled. I found that even that hurts.
"Unfortunately, you might have to stay in bed for a while. You made it, but not without a lot of injuries. Virtually every bone in your body was broken, some even shattered. Don't worry, I'll do everything in my power to try and nurse you back to health. Welcome to Earth!"
I looked up to him, guessing that my jaw was broken too.
Within the next few months I healed, and all my bones were mended, but I couldn't speak still.
Sure, I had to use a cane to walk, and had a special suit designed to hold me together, but being mute was the worst of them to me. I had a supply of pens and paper to write whatever I needed to say, and the doctor, who goes by the name Doc, was very patient and nice, it was a shame what happened to him...
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"Doc?" Master Link asked, surprised.
"Yes, Doc! He was part of the reason I got my voice back!"
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One day, he ran in with a small sample of blood he had thought was immune to everything, and gave anybody super strength. Explaining that there was a strange risk in taking the blood, he was trying to eliminate it before injecting it into me.
I was impatient, but very intelligent. I entered his lab when he wasn't there, and struggled to find the blood.
After about an hour of searching, I had finally found it, and mixed a formula I had learned in my home planet to unlock the true potential of any DNA samples.
Of course, I injected myself with it, and instantly felt incredible power surge through me.
For the first time in several months, I raised my hands, letting go of the cane, and screamed out loud.
The pain of my bones reforming was immense, I fainted.
When I got up, I found that I had become my old self again, completely healed and able to speak.
One thing felt different, though, and that was the strange feeling of power, which felt like it was in my veins.
Doc burst through the door, furious. He yelled at my being irresponsible and risking dire consequences by taking strange blood like that. I tried to explain that I was desperate, but he wouldn't listen.
My powers...I couldn't control them yet, so they took over.
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Leona sobbed, "Then...I killed him!"
Master Link comforted her, fascinated by the story she just said.
He helped dry her tears, and she looked up, "That's when I met Mazada..."
Master Link nodded, "You don't need to say any more..."
"Oh, my god he has tricked me into teaming up with her, er, him!"
"It happens to the best of us, Leona," he said.
She pulled back and looked at his face.
They stood in silence, facing each other.
"It looks like you're completely healed!"
Leona took off the bandages on her leg, revealing unbroken skin, as if nothing had happened, "Yes, I did!"
Master Link smiled, and so did Leona.
She was happy it didn't hurt.
"Now, don't you think we should go help your friends?" Leona asked.
"I don't see why not, if it makes you feel better!" Master Link said.
"This is gonna be fun!" she exclaimed, and walked out, hand in hand with Master Link.
Master Link was lost in thought again.
(Leona, Doc had been in a lot of trouble to get my blood. If it had been meant for you...then why was he that angry when you took it?)
He sighed, and walked out.
End of chapter!
I know it's angsty, and all that. Coming next: Assault on the Agency HQ (Got a better title? Let me know)
Chapter 8: Confessions
After Bubba had saved everybody from the renaissance festival-turned evil- turned battlefield, he led them back to his hideout.
Walking into the room, he saw all the authors but Master Link scattered around the room, silent.
Shrtys Sk8er broke the silence, "Why did you do it?" he asked.
"Do...what?" Bubba looked at him.
"Get us out of there!" he replied.
"Well, guys. It's a long story..."
"We've got nothing else to do at the moment," said Spirit Dragon, "So you might as well go ahead!"
Bubba nodded, "First of all, I'm not really a gangster as you may think,"
Avlis scoffed.
"It's true!" Bubba defended, "It's just a cover-up! What we really are, is a group of researchers trying to fix what the Agency has done wrong. Ever since Alpha appeared, it's been one problem after another."
Smoke Rulz just nodded, "So why didn't you go after him, and kill him or something?"
"It's impossible!" said Bubba, "That place is heavily guarded, it would kill us all before we even get close to it!"
Grandma Gangster entered, "However, if you guys can team up and assault that fortress, then maybe you could destroy the defenses and we could enter!"
"Sounds like a plan," said Super Hurricane.
"If we need to attack, it should be soon, since the Agency has probably lost many of their staff in the battle with the nomads, they will be a bit vulnerable, therefore easier to bring down!" said Grandma.
"Hey, where's Master Link?" asked Super Hurricane.
Bubba coughed, "He's with Leona in the other room,"
"I'll go call him," said Smoke Rulz.
In the other room, Master Link sat on a chair next to Leona's bed, her hand in his.
He looked at her sleeping form, lost in thought.
She stirred and opened her eyes slowly.
He smiled, "Hi,"
"Hi," she smiled back.
"How're you holding up?"
"I'm feeling better," she said, "Thank you!"
Smoke Rulz opened the door, "M.L, we're going out. Care to join the fun?"
He looked at him, then turned back to Leona, whose eyes widened with knowledge of the decision he'll make.
"I'm afraid I can't. I'll catch you guys later!"
"Suit yourself! I'm going to get you the leftovers!"
"Sounds good enough!" he chuckled, and Smoke Rulz closed the door.
"Why did you do that?" asked Leona.
Master Link sighed and turned away, "I felt a bit...strange back then, when I saw you get hurt..."
She opened her mouth to speak, but Master Link raised his hand, "I...don't want to leave you this way..."
She raised her hand, and touched his face, "I am sorry for once thinking you destroyed my home..."
"Don't..." he started.
"I think we should team up, and fight the bastard who pit us against each other!"
"Whoa! You want to fight against Mazada? You're wounded!"
"No, I'm not..." she said, "Compared to what I've been a month ago!"
Master Link raised an eyebrow, "Why do you say that?"
Leona closed her eyes, and remembered what happened...
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FLASHBACK
------------------------------------------------------------------------
It was a typical field trip to collect some samples of space dust, which I took frequently.
I piloted the vessel into the meteorite field, searching for any unusual elemental readings.
I got a reading of a strange element full of energy. Looking at the visual, I saw it was a metallic sphere heading towards Poseidon, my home planet.
"Leona, come in! Do you read me?"
"Yes, father, I read you! I've spotted something at ten o'clock. I'm heading to collect some samples!"
Setting course at the sphere, I got out of the cockpit and opened the "toolkit", which was the room where the mechanical arms and gadgets were stored.
Preparing it, I pulled a switch, and it started moving outside of the ship.
I headed back to the cockpit and sat down, looking at my destination through the window.
Suddenly, a hatch opened in it, and a large barrel appeared, aiming towards Poseidon!
I ran my hand through the control panel, looking for the telecommunicator as I watched the strange sphere in terror, "Dad, come in! There's a strange reading..."
The sphere shot a single beam of energy at the planet.
It struck, and before my very eyes, the blue surface started turning red as the core of the planet turned unstable!
I watched helplessly as my entire planet, along with everybody I ever knew, exploded!
Suddenly, the sphere turned its barrel at my ship. I realized that if it had destroyed a whole planet that easy, my ship will be just like a bug to them.
"Mechanical arm, detach!" I commanded through the voice recognition system, and it did, getting between me and the laser gun.
For a moment, the sphere object seemed to hesitate as it had two targets. A meteorite moved between us, and I frantically pressed the buttons, hoping to go into hyperspace!
They fired at me, and I closed my eyes...I have failed.
...
I opened my eyes, and saw that I was still alive.
I saw the barrel charging up for another blast, and quickly pressed the buttons, "HYPERSPACE!" I yelled.
I set myself for a hyperjump, and sat back, closing my eyes.
The gun fired at me, but I entered hyperspace just in time to avoid it.
Sighing, I then realized the reality of the situation: My home was gone, my friends and family were gone.
It seems like I was the last human in the world.
The last thing I remembered was a green forest coming closer and closer...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leona started to cry, and Master Link looked at her, then closed his eyes, "I'm...sorry,"
She sat up, and looked at him, sobbing still.
He sat on her bed, sobbing still.
Master Link came closer, standing next to her bed.
She fell into his arms, crying.
He put his hands around her, comforting her.
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When I woke up, I found myself in a bed.
I tried to get up, but found that I couldn't. I moaned in pain, feeling that my body was in pieces.
The door opened, and a man in a white suit entered, "You're awake!"
I tried to speak, but couldn't for some reason. He sat by my bed, and looked at me, "It's a miracle you're still alive, considering you've crash landed into the forest, and you're vessel blew up!"
I looked at him in shock, wondering how he found out.
"Well, I've always believed in extraterrestrial life, and when I saw your spacecraft felling toward the Earth, I knew I had found what I was looking for!"
Oh, great. I'm going to undergo experiments now and whatnot.
"I'm glad I got to you in time, before the government agencies did. Since you're human, er, human enough to me, you deserve a normal human life!"
My doubts were put to rest, and I smiled. I found that even that hurts.
"Unfortunately, you might have to stay in bed for a while. You made it, but not without a lot of injuries. Virtually every bone in your body was broken, some even shattered. Don't worry, I'll do everything in my power to try and nurse you back to health. Welcome to Earth!"
I looked up to him, guessing that my jaw was broken too.
Within the next few months I healed, and all my bones were mended, but I couldn't speak still.
Sure, I had to use a cane to walk, and had a special suit designed to hold me together, but being mute was the worst of them to me. I had a supply of pens and paper to write whatever I needed to say, and the doctor, who goes by the name Doc, was very patient and nice, it was a shame what happened to him...
------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Doc?" Master Link asked, surprised.
"Yes, Doc! He was part of the reason I got my voice back!"
------------------------------------------------------------------------
One day, he ran in with a small sample of blood he had thought was immune to everything, and gave anybody super strength. Explaining that there was a strange risk in taking the blood, he was trying to eliminate it before injecting it into me.
I was impatient, but very intelligent. I entered his lab when he wasn't there, and struggled to find the blood.
After about an hour of searching, I had finally found it, and mixed a formula I had learned in my home planet to unlock the true potential of any DNA samples.
Of course, I injected myself with it, and instantly felt incredible power surge through me.
For the first time in several months, I raised my hands, letting go of the cane, and screamed out loud.
The pain of my bones reforming was immense, I fainted.
When I got up, I found that I had become my old self again, completely healed and able to speak.
One thing felt different, though, and that was the strange feeling of power, which felt like it was in my veins.
Doc burst through the door, furious. He yelled at my being irresponsible and risking dire consequences by taking strange blood like that. I tried to explain that I was desperate, but he wouldn't listen.
My powers...I couldn't control them yet, so they took over.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leona sobbed, "Then...I killed him!"
Master Link comforted her, fascinated by the story she just said.
He helped dry her tears, and she looked up, "That's when I met Mazada..."
Master Link nodded, "You don't need to say any more..."
"Oh, my god he has tricked me into teaming up with her, er, him!"
"It happens to the best of us, Leona," he said.
She pulled back and looked at his face.
They stood in silence, facing each other.
"It looks like you're completely healed!"
Leona took off the bandages on her leg, revealing unbroken skin, as if nothing had happened, "Yes, I did!"
Master Link smiled, and so did Leona.
She was happy it didn't hurt.
"Now, don't you think we should go help your friends?" Leona asked.
"I don't see why not, if it makes you feel better!" Master Link said.
"This is gonna be fun!" she exclaimed, and walked out, hand in hand with Master Link.
Master Link was lost in thought again.
(Leona, Doc had been in a lot of trouble to get my blood. If it had been meant for you...then why was he that angry when you took it?)
He sighed, and walked out.
End of chapter!
I know it's angsty, and all that. Coming next: Assault on the Agency HQ (Got a better title? Let me know)
