Heartless or is She?
Well here is the 9th chapter. First chapter where Light enters in the story. This is the final chapter of the story. Well I don't own zoids so please don't sue.
Chapter 9: Life, Death, and Promises
Flashback
" Be careful," whispered Ebony as she had watched Raven and his new zoid, a Genosaurer, disappear.
" I'm always careful," Raven had said. He had left with that and didn't look back.
End Flashback
That had been a week ago and Ebony was starting to get worried. Always before Raven had returned in one or two days. " Mommy? Where's Daddy?" asks Vega. He is five years old and used to his father being gone once in a while, but he is worried.
" I don't know V, I just don't know," says Ebony. Something else is worrying her. The tracker system she had installed on the Genosaurer had disappeared last night. Ebony feels a small tug on her pants and looks down at her brown haired daughter Light.
" What's wrong?" asks Ebony. Light smiles and points to the computer screen and to Zero who is sitting quite protectively by the surveillance screen.
" Intruder," hisses Ebony and then looks at the person. He appears to be about 30 or so years old. Ebony is now 24-25, she had stopped keeping track awhile ago.
" Miss, please open the door, your husband sent me," says the man. Beside him stands a yellow organoid.
" What's your name?" asks Ebony. She doesn't trust intruders and he is not an exception.
" It's Zero, and this is my organoid Sunstone," says Zero.
" OK, you may enter," says Ebony. She opens the door to the hidden hanger and Zero walks in closely followed by Sunstone. " So what did Raven say?" Zero looks at her and sighs.
" Miss you may want to sit down," says Zero.
" My name's Ebony and I'll stay standing," says Ebony harshly. Zero nods and looks at Freelance, Yau, and Zero in amazement. He points to Zero and raises an eyebrow.
" Oh, she's Zero," says Ebony and looks at him. She motions for Vega to take Light out of the room. " So what did you come to tell me?"
" At 12:00 o'clock last night, your husband Raven was killed," says Zero quietly. Ebony moves her hand behind her back and presses a button on the wall. The whole room starts to glow an eerie purple and a bunch of capsules come out of the floor.
" Thought so," whispers Ebony and points her hands to the east and west. Freelance and Yau nod and go to find the others. In a couple of minutes the reappear with Ignite, his son Matt, Siroka, Gabriel, and the others. " Raven's dead."
" What!" exclaims Ignite as he looks at his sister and then his one year old son Matt who he is holding.
" He was killed," says Zero quietly. He moves of the just in time to avoid Fury, the white and black dragon organoid that belongs to Vega.
" Fury!" yelps Vega and grabs onto his organoid.
" Berserk," whispers Ebony and suddenly a huge black zoid appears.
" V, listen to me, your dad left this zoid to you. Fury is the integrated organoid that is to go with it." Vega nods quietly and looks at Fury.
" Fury, that's your new body," whispers Vega as the organoid nods and goes into the Berserk. " Berserker Fury, the Ultimate Dinosaur zoid." Ebony looks at her two year old daughter Light.
" Light where's Angel?" asks Ebony. Light points to the doorway to her room and Ebony walks in. There laying on her daughters bed is a big white wolf like organoid with two wings. Ebony whistles and the organoid slowly gets up. It stares at her and yawns. " Angel in." Ebony points toward Snow Storm. The organoid balks and shakes her head.
" Get!" When the organoid ignores her Ebony tries to kick the organoid, but doesn't even touch her. Angel avoids the foot and then looks at the big white and black zoid named 'Phantom'. " What you want to go into Phantom?" Angel nods and Ebony sighs and nods. The organoid yips and goes into the big zoid.
" Mommy?" asks Vega. He is tugging at Ebony's pant leg trying to get her attention.
" Yes V?" asks Ebony.
" What about the others?" asks Vega pointing to Freelance, Yau, Zero, and Turn. Ebony sighs and points to the capsules.
" Freelance, Yau, and Zero will be in those for 100 years," says Ebony and suddenly slams her hand onto a button. " Ignite and all of you get out of here." The nod and run out of base. " You don't need to share our fate." She takes out her flute and looks at the computer. She puts the flute inside a Command Wolf and smiles. " Light ,in 100 years this will be yours." She walks up to a machine and steps in with Vega and Light. They shimmer and Ebony's body changes back to 15, Vega turns back into a three year old, and Light turns into a 5 month year old. Ebony puts Vega in one capsule and Light in another. She nods the three organoids as they jump into private capsules. " Good bye." Ebony smiles as she pushes a button to close her capsule. The lights turn out as the group go into a hibernation like state. In a blink of an eye 100 years pass.
100 years later
Inside a dark room a hissing sound breaks the serenity of a once quiet room. Someone mumbles something and light turns on the reveal Ebony. " So it's been 100 years," says Ebony and turns around and looks at a bunch of capsules. She looks at Lights capsule and suddenly notices that Vega's has disappeared. " How?" She turns around to see her organoids looking at her. " Come on you three we have to find a home for Light." The three look at her and follow her as she opens up Lights capsule and wraps her up in one of her old capes. Ebony looks down at her little daughter and smiles sadly. " Well, Light, it looks like our legacy will continue in you." She whispers a couple of words and suddenly the huge zoid that Angel had gone into appears. " So Phantom, it looks like you're free."
" Growl," says Phantom.
" Free at last," says a voice inside of Phantom.
" Angel," says Ebony. The huge zoid nods it head and runs outside and into the distance. " May you have a safe journey...my friend." Ebony then turns and looks at the Command Wolf that was for her daughter.
" Star, looks like your journey is to begin." A light passes over the zoids eyes and it growls. " Come on Freelance." Freelance nods and then growls.
" Yes, Ebony," says Freelance. Ebony smiles and looks at her mothers organoid who was now at least 150 years old.
" Still eating voice chips," says Ebony.
" Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks," says Freelance. Yau laughs in her own way.
" Hey Freelance can you track down a relative of Van, Fiona, or maybe even Moonbay or Irvine?" asks Ebony. Freelance nods and runs up to an old computer and starts to access data.
" Van's, great-great nephew-in-law Hawk Eye Madurai and his great-great niece Chelsea Stream," says Freelance. Ebony nods and Star lowers her head and Ebony jumps in.
" Take me to the house of Hawk Eye Madurai and Chelsea Stream," says Ebony. Star nods and bounds off toward the city.
Five Hours Later
" Hey Ebony wake up," says Freelance and Ebony lashes out at the organoid. " Hey careful!" Ebony sighs and jumps out of Star, Light in tow. She walks up to the door and knocks twice. She looks down at her dirty clothes in disgust and sighs.
" Mommy, there's someone at the door for you!" shouts a young voice.
" Coming Bronze," says a woman's voice. A few seconds later the door opens to reveal a brown hair lady with crystal green eyes, dressed in a light pink dress.
" Hello, how may I help you?" asks the woman.
" Are...Are you Chelsea Stream?" asks Ebony. The woman nods and looks at her. " I have a big favor to ask you."
" What is it?" asks Chelsea. She appears to be about 21 years or so old. Chelsea looks past Ebony and notices Star and the organoids. " You're a zoid pilot I see." Ebony nods and looks at her.
" Yes, I am," says Ebony.
" I used to pilot before I got married," says Chelsea. She watches as the girl looks down a bundle in her arms.
" My name's Ebony Shadow Harp, and this may sound crazy, but I'm from Guardian Force time," says Ebony. Chelsea looks at her and doesn't flinch or move an inch. " Will you adopt my daughter for me? Please." Chelsea looks at Ebony and notices the fear and terror in the girls eyes.
" You know this may sound stranger, but I adopted Bronze the same way," says Chelsea. She see's relief wash over Ebony's face, but then the fear comes back.
" De, was his fathers name De?" asks Ebony. Chelsea nods and she notices relief finally settle on Ebony's face. " De, was my brother and well this is Light. She's my daughter, but never tell her." Chelsea nods and then Ebony point to the Command Wolf. " That's hers and if you ever see her playing with a big black and white wolf zoid don't be afraid. That'll become hers someday." Ebony then smiles and turns to leave.
" Wait," says Chelsea. Ebony turns around and looks at Chelsea and wonders what she wants. " How old are you?"
" Mind or body?" asks Ebony.
" Mind," says Chelsea and studies the girl. She was only 15 or so in body.
" 24 or 20," says Ebony and turns to leave again.
" Where will you go?" asks Chelsea.
" Wherever the wind takes me," says Ebony, but hears laughter behind her.
" That's what your brother said," says Chelsea.
" You really want to know?" asks Ebony her back still turned to Chelsea.
" Yes," says Chelsea wanting to know what this girl will do.
" Back to hibernation, until destiny brings me out again," says Ebony and points to Star. " That's your daughter." Ebony then tosses a moon shaped pendant over her shoulder. " So is this, and give it to her at the right time." Then Ebony smirks and tosses something else over her shoulder. " Oh and just in case she has a streak of her father in her give her this." Suddenly a strong wind blows and Ebony disappears in the dust. Chelsea runs and picks up whatever it was that Ebony had thrown and looks at it. There right before her eyes are the designs of three zoids. One is a huge white winged angel like wolf, another is a huge black dinosaur, and last of all was a white liger. Under each read a name, 'Angel Wolf', 'Berserker Fury', and 'Liger Zero'.
" Angel Wolf, Berserker Fury, and Liger Zero," says Chelsea. " Wonder if they're real?"
" Of course they're real, Liger Zero and B. Fury are Ultimate X's and the Angel Wolf is a Created Ultimate X," says Ebony's voice over the winds. " In times of need the king of the northern forests will get wings and fly like an eagle. Hence my daughter will create Angel Wolf, the kind of the skies."
" So these are the plans," says Chelsea and picks up the other things and walks into the house carrying Light with her as she goes.
With Ebony
" 13 more year of hibernation," whispers Ebony, but doesn't program the pods to open in 13 years. Meanwhile some far away another child has started his destiny and another warrior is back in hibernation.
" Until the light falls on a night less world I will continue to be only a shadow," says a figure as he goes back into his capsule. A black organoid nods and stands guard in front of the capsule, as a huge black something runs around free at night.
So how did you like it? This is the last chapter of Heartless or is She? Well at least I think it is, but now there's the 13 years between Saga of Light Madurai and this chapter to fill in, so how will that go? Well use your imagination I know you have one.
