Rai gulped. This guy meant business. He slowly stood, never taking
his eyes off of Scroop, and Scroop never taking his eyes off him. But
suddenly, Scroop went cross-eyed, his tongue stuck out, and he colapsed to
the ground. Rai looked behind him, to see Lirael with a metal shield that
she had apparently just hit Scroop over the head with. "Lirael!? I thought
we left you at Traverse Town!" said Rai in amazement.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." said Lirael with a smirk. She then tossed the shield aside.
"Well, I guess I have to thank you for stopping this spider dude. But he's still alive, so we'd best get out of here." said Rai, as the others slowly started to get up.
"So what now, people? They said they were going to Cleyra." said Zidane, getting to his feet.
"Then let's go!" cried Freya, getting to her feet and running towards the exit.
"She's a bit anxious. Hope she knows the way." said Zidane, running after her with the others at his heels.
Then Scroop slowly came back to consciousness. He pulled something out of his waistband, pressed a button on it, and put it back. Moments later, a small, open roofed ship (it looked like a small sailboat with rockets on the back) appeared in front of him. "You called?" said the voice of Myes. Myes was a small creature, only about three feet high, and he had no legs. He had two long arms with long fingers on the hands, and he walked on those. He had blue, almost slimy skin, and he had a red waistband near his rear. His round head was covered with oval-shaped eyeballs that stuck out on small little antennae. He could see in all directions because of this. He had no visible mouth, but he could talk anyways.
"Yes." said Scroop, pulling himself up. "The little brat just got away. One of his friends hit me over the head with a shield."
"I see." said Myes. "Well, what now?"
"I'm piloting the ship for now. That boy will not escape me, I've come too far." said Scroop menacingly.
Zidane and the others were now running across desert land. A few miles ahead, they could see a monstrous sandstorm. "That's the sandstorm protecting Cleyra." said Freya.
"Wow." said Rai, eyes wide.
Meanwhile, Scroop and Myes were almost within five miles of Rai and company, and high above, almost in space, Vincent was floating in his ship. He was scanning the planet for his prey, but he hadn't found him yet. What he had just found surprised him greatly though.
"What the!? Scroop!? What the hell is he doing here!? Seto... hired him too? But why!? Why hire that mangy piece of..." Vincent stopped as a meteor hit his ship. "I should probably enter more of the atmosphere." said Vincent, bringing his ship level with a mountain peak that was close to where he had seen Scroop. "Anyways... Why is he here!? Why would Seto hire another bounty hunter!? Damn!" he cried, hitting the dashboard with all his might. "I hate that insectoid! But I'll take care of him soon enough."
Rai and company was now climbing the trunk of the monstrous tree that Cleyra rested upon. They eventually had to go into the tree, and inside there was tons and tons of sand from the sandstorm that was swirling around the great tree. "This way!" said Freya, pointing to the first way the path forked. Hey made their way along the path, until Zidane fell over. He got back up, clutching his shoulder, and everyone looked back to see Scroop in the distance, followed by Myes.
"Well, he sure is persistent." said Rai. Then they all ran, pushing over mounds of sand to help slow down the pursuing Scroop. But Scroop was running like the wind on his six legs, and when he came to the first knocked over mound, he simply climbed up the wall, still going the speed he was before, onto the ceiling, and back to the ground, firing his laser- pistol every few seconds. Myes, on the other hand, was having a much harder time, especially considering the fact the he was hopping on one arm, as the other was grasping another laser-pistol.
"Where did he come from!?" cried Zidane as they flew down the sandy path.
"I've no idea! I think Seto hired him to try and catch me, like he hired Vincent!" answered Rai.
"Seto!?"
"He wants me dead, so he has no one to get in the way of his plans! But don't worry about that right now! Just run!"
They continued running, and they eventually found themselves outside again. Freya hurled her spear up, and dislodged several huge boulders, that almost totally blocked the exit from the inside of the tree. Then she took hold of her spear again, and they continued running, till they reached a rope ladder. One by one they climbed, some slower than others. Everyone except Rai and Zidane had reached the top now, but Scroop had managed to get past the rock barrier by now as well. He raced to the ladder, and immediately started to climb. Rai looked back, and his mouth opened and his eyes rounded and enlarged. He and Zidane went even quicker, but so did Scroop. Zidane climbed up to the others, and Rai was two feet away, when he felt Scroop grab his leg. He struggled, but Scroop had an iron grip. But then he quickly released and howled with pain, holding his claw. Lirael blew the smoke away from her gun nozzel. Rai climbed up, but Scroop wasn't going to give up that easily. He continued his climb, but Zidane pulled out one of his daggers and sliced the rope tied to their level. Scroop let out a yell as the ladder fell to the ground. He hit, and lay there unconscious. The others quickly flew, and entered Cleyra which had been a few yards away.
Meyes now appeared. "Are you okay? Scroop?" he said, looking down at Scroop and shaking his head. Scroop woke with a start.
"Get your hands off me!" he cried. "Curse that kid! He and his friends are good, but I'll get them... It's just a matter of time." he said, his furious face changing to a wicked grin once again.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." said Lirael with a smirk. She then tossed the shield aside.
"Well, I guess I have to thank you for stopping this spider dude. But he's still alive, so we'd best get out of here." said Rai, as the others slowly started to get up.
"So what now, people? They said they were going to Cleyra." said Zidane, getting to his feet.
"Then let's go!" cried Freya, getting to her feet and running towards the exit.
"She's a bit anxious. Hope she knows the way." said Zidane, running after her with the others at his heels.
Then Scroop slowly came back to consciousness. He pulled something out of his waistband, pressed a button on it, and put it back. Moments later, a small, open roofed ship (it looked like a small sailboat with rockets on the back) appeared in front of him. "You called?" said the voice of Myes. Myes was a small creature, only about three feet high, and he had no legs. He had two long arms with long fingers on the hands, and he walked on those. He had blue, almost slimy skin, and he had a red waistband near his rear. His round head was covered with oval-shaped eyeballs that stuck out on small little antennae. He could see in all directions because of this. He had no visible mouth, but he could talk anyways.
"Yes." said Scroop, pulling himself up. "The little brat just got away. One of his friends hit me over the head with a shield."
"I see." said Myes. "Well, what now?"
"I'm piloting the ship for now. That boy will not escape me, I've come too far." said Scroop menacingly.
Zidane and the others were now running across desert land. A few miles ahead, they could see a monstrous sandstorm. "That's the sandstorm protecting Cleyra." said Freya.
"Wow." said Rai, eyes wide.
Meanwhile, Scroop and Myes were almost within five miles of Rai and company, and high above, almost in space, Vincent was floating in his ship. He was scanning the planet for his prey, but he hadn't found him yet. What he had just found surprised him greatly though.
"What the!? Scroop!? What the hell is he doing here!? Seto... hired him too? But why!? Why hire that mangy piece of..." Vincent stopped as a meteor hit his ship. "I should probably enter more of the atmosphere." said Vincent, bringing his ship level with a mountain peak that was close to where he had seen Scroop. "Anyways... Why is he here!? Why would Seto hire another bounty hunter!? Damn!" he cried, hitting the dashboard with all his might. "I hate that insectoid! But I'll take care of him soon enough."
Rai and company was now climbing the trunk of the monstrous tree that Cleyra rested upon. They eventually had to go into the tree, and inside there was tons and tons of sand from the sandstorm that was swirling around the great tree. "This way!" said Freya, pointing to the first way the path forked. Hey made their way along the path, until Zidane fell over. He got back up, clutching his shoulder, and everyone looked back to see Scroop in the distance, followed by Myes.
"Well, he sure is persistent." said Rai. Then they all ran, pushing over mounds of sand to help slow down the pursuing Scroop. But Scroop was running like the wind on his six legs, and when he came to the first knocked over mound, he simply climbed up the wall, still going the speed he was before, onto the ceiling, and back to the ground, firing his laser- pistol every few seconds. Myes, on the other hand, was having a much harder time, especially considering the fact the he was hopping on one arm, as the other was grasping another laser-pistol.
"Where did he come from!?" cried Zidane as they flew down the sandy path.
"I've no idea! I think Seto hired him to try and catch me, like he hired Vincent!" answered Rai.
"Seto!?"
"He wants me dead, so he has no one to get in the way of his plans! But don't worry about that right now! Just run!"
They continued running, and they eventually found themselves outside again. Freya hurled her spear up, and dislodged several huge boulders, that almost totally blocked the exit from the inside of the tree. Then she took hold of her spear again, and they continued running, till they reached a rope ladder. One by one they climbed, some slower than others. Everyone except Rai and Zidane had reached the top now, but Scroop had managed to get past the rock barrier by now as well. He raced to the ladder, and immediately started to climb. Rai looked back, and his mouth opened and his eyes rounded and enlarged. He and Zidane went even quicker, but so did Scroop. Zidane climbed up to the others, and Rai was two feet away, when he felt Scroop grab his leg. He struggled, but Scroop had an iron grip. But then he quickly released and howled with pain, holding his claw. Lirael blew the smoke away from her gun nozzel. Rai climbed up, but Scroop wasn't going to give up that easily. He continued his climb, but Zidane pulled out one of his daggers and sliced the rope tied to their level. Scroop let out a yell as the ladder fell to the ground. He hit, and lay there unconscious. The others quickly flew, and entered Cleyra which had been a few yards away.
Meyes now appeared. "Are you okay? Scroop?" he said, looking down at Scroop and shaking his head. Scroop woke with a start.
"Get your hands off me!" he cried. "Curse that kid! He and his friends are good, but I'll get them... It's just a matter of time." he said, his furious face changing to a wicked grin once again.
