Rai was quickly crawling through the vent. As soon as he had sliced
the cord, he had jumped up to an overhead ventilation shaft, knowing he had
not the skill to destroy Seto now.
Now that he was not in the midst of battle, the pain of his wounds was quickly returning. He had no bandages or anything to stop the blood- flow, so blood was currently leaking onto the cold metallic floor.
He reached a vent, and looked down through the slits. The corridor below was deserted. He stood back, and kicked the vent out. A loud clanging was heard, and Rai shrank back in case someone came. He waited for a few minutes, but no one came. He decided to chance it, so he dropped down to the floor. But almost as soon as his feet had touched the ground, he found himself surrounded by Heartless.
"Crap! I forgot they can become "one with the floor," so to speak." said Rai.
He winced from some of the pain of his wounds, then drew his keyblade. The Heartless took a step forward, all except for one.
"Strange. Why isn't that one getting ready to attack? But I can't worry about that now." thought Rai.
Then one of the Heartless leaped, but before Rai could dispatch it, it crumpled to the ground.
"What the!?"
But he had no time to investigate. The rest attacked, and Rai struck most of them to the ground, but a couple also crumpled to the ground like the first. Once they were all lying on the floor, a dark pool of black blood about the bodies, Rai looked 'round. There. It was the Heartless that hadn't moved before. And it was holding... a gun? The dead Heartless disappeared into nothingness, and Rai walked up to the Heartless.
"Ren? Is that you?" asked Rai.
The Heartless shook its head.
"I wondered what had happened to you. Sorry we left you on the ship. I was going to come back and get you after we had scouted the area, but we kinda got held up." explained Rai, smiling cheekily. "Sorry."
The Heartless just looked at Rai.
"You know, once we get out of here, I'm gonna teach you how to talk. I'd ask where you got the gun, but we'd better get out of here."
Rai picked up the small Ren, and ran down the corridor. They went down many hallways, trying to find a way out, when Rai heard something. It sounded like someone was pounding on a door. Rai went down the hall, trying to find the door the sound was coming from. This was not easy however, as there was quite a few doors in that hallway. Finally, he found the door (at least he though it was the right one), and he tried to push it open. Nothing happened. He saw a control panel by the door, and he opened it.
"Please input the password." said a electronic female voice.
Rai thought for a moment, then typed in a few letters: Seto Rules The Universe
"Password recognized." said the electronic female voice.
"What a conceded jerk that Seto is." Rai muttered.
The door flew open, and Rai stared inside. There was a young female, not past Rai's own age. She had beautiful brown hair, which hang down to her shoulders, and green eyes. She wore a black shirt and pants, with black boots to match. She was crying.
"Hey, what's the matter? Were you the one banging on the door a few moments ago?" asked Rai.
"W-what?" the girl looked up, and her eyes widened. "Y-you're with the Heartless!"
Rai looked down and realized he was still holding Ren. Ren looked back at him, and would've given him a cheeky grin if he had a mouth. Rai dropped Ren to the ground, and Ren looked up angrily at him and rubbed his head.
"He's... not a regular Heartless. A-heh." Rai said, cheekily smiling again.
"But then, if you're not with the Heartless, why are you on Kaiba's ship?" asked the girl.
"Kaiba?" said Rai.
"Don't tell me you don't know who Seto Kaiba is." said the girl.
"Oh, Seto. I didn't know his last name was Kaiba." said Rai.
"It is. But you haven't answered my question." said the girl.
"Oh! Well, me and my friends were captured by Andre and his Hoodlums down on the planet below us, and Andre said that Seto wanted me. So he sent me here, where I met Kaiba. Then Kaiba and I battled each other, and I ran after a while, and here I am." answered Rai.
"So that explains why you're so beat up." said the girl.
"Hey! I hurt him too!" said Rai angrily.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to anger you. I'm Lirael. I was captured by Kaiba back on my home planet, Hollow Bastion. He took it over a few months ago, and he used me to force my father to tell him information he wants." said Lirael.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Is your father okay?" asked Rai sypathetically.
"I'm sorry." said Lirael, wiping the tears from her eyes. "My father gave the information, and then Kaiba killed him, and my mother. I hope my sister Georgia got away. Kaiba didn't want to kill me, because he said I was too beautiful. Damn him! Everyone thinks I'm just body. But I'm not! I have a brain too you know! And I'm not bad with a gun."
"Hey, give me that." Rai took Ren's gun and handed it to Lirael. "Here you go. You'll be needing it."
"What?" asked Lirael.
"Hey, you know of any ships nearby?" asked Rai.
"Um, yes... I think so..."
"Great! Let's go!"
Rai picked Ren up again (Lirael looked doubtfully at the small Heartless), grabbed Lirael's hand, and started leading them down the dimly lit corridor.
Now that he was not in the midst of battle, the pain of his wounds was quickly returning. He had no bandages or anything to stop the blood- flow, so blood was currently leaking onto the cold metallic floor.
He reached a vent, and looked down through the slits. The corridor below was deserted. He stood back, and kicked the vent out. A loud clanging was heard, and Rai shrank back in case someone came. He waited for a few minutes, but no one came. He decided to chance it, so he dropped down to the floor. But almost as soon as his feet had touched the ground, he found himself surrounded by Heartless.
"Crap! I forgot they can become "one with the floor," so to speak." said Rai.
He winced from some of the pain of his wounds, then drew his keyblade. The Heartless took a step forward, all except for one.
"Strange. Why isn't that one getting ready to attack? But I can't worry about that now." thought Rai.
Then one of the Heartless leaped, but before Rai could dispatch it, it crumpled to the ground.
"What the!?"
But he had no time to investigate. The rest attacked, and Rai struck most of them to the ground, but a couple also crumpled to the ground like the first. Once they were all lying on the floor, a dark pool of black blood about the bodies, Rai looked 'round. There. It was the Heartless that hadn't moved before. And it was holding... a gun? The dead Heartless disappeared into nothingness, and Rai walked up to the Heartless.
"Ren? Is that you?" asked Rai.
The Heartless shook its head.
"I wondered what had happened to you. Sorry we left you on the ship. I was going to come back and get you after we had scouted the area, but we kinda got held up." explained Rai, smiling cheekily. "Sorry."
The Heartless just looked at Rai.
"You know, once we get out of here, I'm gonna teach you how to talk. I'd ask where you got the gun, but we'd better get out of here."
Rai picked up the small Ren, and ran down the corridor. They went down many hallways, trying to find a way out, when Rai heard something. It sounded like someone was pounding on a door. Rai went down the hall, trying to find the door the sound was coming from. This was not easy however, as there was quite a few doors in that hallway. Finally, he found the door (at least he though it was the right one), and he tried to push it open. Nothing happened. He saw a control panel by the door, and he opened it.
"Please input the password." said a electronic female voice.
Rai thought for a moment, then typed in a few letters: Seto Rules The Universe
"Password recognized." said the electronic female voice.
"What a conceded jerk that Seto is." Rai muttered.
The door flew open, and Rai stared inside. There was a young female, not past Rai's own age. She had beautiful brown hair, which hang down to her shoulders, and green eyes. She wore a black shirt and pants, with black boots to match. She was crying.
"Hey, what's the matter? Were you the one banging on the door a few moments ago?" asked Rai.
"W-what?" the girl looked up, and her eyes widened. "Y-you're with the Heartless!"
Rai looked down and realized he was still holding Ren. Ren looked back at him, and would've given him a cheeky grin if he had a mouth. Rai dropped Ren to the ground, and Ren looked up angrily at him and rubbed his head.
"He's... not a regular Heartless. A-heh." Rai said, cheekily smiling again.
"But then, if you're not with the Heartless, why are you on Kaiba's ship?" asked the girl.
"Kaiba?" said Rai.
"Don't tell me you don't know who Seto Kaiba is." said the girl.
"Oh, Seto. I didn't know his last name was Kaiba." said Rai.
"It is. But you haven't answered my question." said the girl.
"Oh! Well, me and my friends were captured by Andre and his Hoodlums down on the planet below us, and Andre said that Seto wanted me. So he sent me here, where I met Kaiba. Then Kaiba and I battled each other, and I ran after a while, and here I am." answered Rai.
"So that explains why you're so beat up." said the girl.
"Hey! I hurt him too!" said Rai angrily.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to anger you. I'm Lirael. I was captured by Kaiba back on my home planet, Hollow Bastion. He took it over a few months ago, and he used me to force my father to tell him information he wants." said Lirael.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Is your father okay?" asked Rai sypathetically.
"I'm sorry." said Lirael, wiping the tears from her eyes. "My father gave the information, and then Kaiba killed him, and my mother. I hope my sister Georgia got away. Kaiba didn't want to kill me, because he said I was too beautiful. Damn him! Everyone thinks I'm just body. But I'm not! I have a brain too you know! And I'm not bad with a gun."
"Hey, give me that." Rai took Ren's gun and handed it to Lirael. "Here you go. You'll be needing it."
"What?" asked Lirael.
"Hey, you know of any ships nearby?" asked Rai.
"Um, yes... I think so..."
"Great! Let's go!"
Rai picked Ren up again (Lirael looked doubtfully at the small Heartless), grabbed Lirael's hand, and started leading them down the dimly lit corridor.
