Lost
Whirling blades of metal and wind slice across the sky, the sun was setting on a concluding day that felt darker then even the rising moonlight. Citizens could see a chopper flying over their heads as it zoomed across the sky. Inside was 3WA soldiers, Chief Poporo, Yuri, and of course Kei, but they were missing one. One that had clearly meant more to them then just a simple protection mission, everyone sighed and sadly stared at a lost Kei.
Flashback
"That means you're no longer useful to use..Bye, bye"
BANG!
The green eyes continued to stare out as the world passed her by, unable to turn around and look at Kevin. The same Kevin she was supposed to protect, to guard, to take care of, the same Kevin that she..fell in love with. Yuri and Poporo just watched like a mirror watching Kei stare into depths of forever. She hadn't moved, twitched, or even opened her mouth since they left the battle scene. But the tears dripping from her cheeks said just enough.
Sprinkling drops of sadness filtered down on her red boots, continuing to fall there. It was as if something in her was broken, so broken that she couldn't even function properly. Just dead inside. Yuri sighed sadly to herself "Normally I'd be the first one to be scolding Kei for screwing up but, I just..can't, I'm so sorry Kei. Who would have guessed a warrior's only scar would be from her heart, just shows how powerful love and life can be".
A few minutes later the helicopter landed at the 3WA HQ, no one said a word. The whole chopper crew just left in complete silence. Slowly a pair of doctors rolled out of the front steps with a stretcher, and a black tarp. Kei's stone gaze widened as her teary jade eyes saw Kevin there, just dead. The boy's lifeless corpse was heaved onto the stretcher and covered with the black tarp. Eventually they pulled him away, with Kei just watching forever.
As I leave here today
apartment 1 0 A I'll always keep you in my heart
Anderson is cold tonight
the leaves are scattered on the ground
I miss the seasons
and the comfort of your smile
sometimes this all feels like a dream
I'm waiting for someone just to wake me up
from this life
as I look out at these fairgrounds
I remember how our families split apart
I don't think I ever told you
but I know you always stayed your best
and the hard times they only made us stronger
as I sit here all alone
I wonder how I'm supposed to carry on
when you're gone.
I'll never be the same without you.
I love you more than you will ever know.
So maybe now you finally know
sometimes were helpless and alone
but you can't let it keep you weighted down
you must go on.
Meanwhile on the second retreating chopper.
Scolaris screamed "YOU IDIOT do you have any idea what you've done? You killed the target, our mission was to bring him back alive you dolt". Orion simply smirked and twirled her little beaded hair braids in her black gloved fingers with a snicker, winking pink eyes to Scolaris. "Relax commander we didn't need him all we needed was the formula and we got it" Orion said. Scolaris shook his blonde shark headed hair in fury at her.
"Were in serious no matter how much you sugar coat it. The Black Cobra Alliance Network hired us specifically for the capture of the target Kevin, nothing more. Even if they didn't realize it was into a microchip placed in an eye contact, they weren't his orders" Scolaris said. Once again Orion shrugged a "What's the big deal?" Scolaris replied coldly "Don't you get it? Mr. Grishtar kills whoever disobeys orders, he can't stand subordination".
Frowns and flustered colored beads only further pissed off Orion, as she stuffed the formula chip into her pocket. The woman gave a final response to her so called commander, "Our job is done simple and clean, that is that. Grishtar wanted the formula and he got it, if that old fossil realized that the chip was the real target and not the kid, I bet you he'd see things my way". The chopper vanished into the darkened sky, heading back to BCAN base.
Yuri clicked her white boots as she knocked on the door to Poporo's office, she peeked her purple haired head in asking softly "Uh Chief?". Poporo sighed softly rubbing his black bald head as he looked to Yuri's face. "I know how everything's all ick and all but I was wondering if you could tell me where "you know who" is" Yuri asked. Poporo sighed "She's in an empty interrogation room by herself..with Kevin", Yuri suddenly gasped aloud. "Chief I know how hard this must be but she can't" Yuri tried to start.
"Dammit I know that Yuri but honestly do you wanna be the one who tells her that?" Poporo blunted. The Lovely Angel agent sighed seeing his point and she left the room, immediately heading towards her fallen partner. After a few sighs of sorrow and a stop to keep herself together emotionally, Yuri entered the lonely dark room where Kei was. Kei was in the far back corner, arms around her legs while her green eyes just stared at Kevin's body.
Kevin was laid across the interrogation table inside his black tarp, still zipped up though. As Yuri quietly noticed while her blue eyes tried to not look at her partner with such heart ache and sorrow, Yuri noticed something. Grasping something off the black body bag, Yuri examined it and saw it was Kei's 3WA agent card. "He deserved it more then I ever did" Kei quietly uttered. Kei's bare legs and red boots were soaked with drops of cold tears.
(Author's Note) For this segment I will be portraying the character's lines and actions in a different writing format then above. The rest of the chapter will be produced in this manner but this is just for certain reasons. There will be more talking then moving in this segment. Please don't be bothered it's simply an easier way to work this through, and now please enjoy)
Yuri spoke "Kei.look I know that no matter how many times I, the chief, or anyone else says this it won't change anything..I'm sorry".
Kei weakly smiled "Nice try though".
Yuri asked "He really made that much of a dent on you after just one day huh?".
Kei said nothing.
Slowly the purple haired beauty walked towards Kei, but kept her distance. Over all the years Yuri had been stuck with Kei she's always been a hard ass, now she looks so fragile she looks like she might crack with a touch.
Kei sighed "Right now I'd be happy if I never laid my hands on a gun again".
Yuri blinked "Wow Kei that's a pretty bold statement if you ask me".
Kei frowned "You think so huh? Well let me ask you this Yuri.you fire a gun at someone. I want you to fire it and I want you to listen to that big ass sound. The big BANG, the one that just silences everything in a flash of blood and smoke. And just think, just think. One sound was all it took to end a life that wasn't even supposed to end. You fire that gun and watch it shred through flesh and blood, and make a human being a corpse and then ask me that".
Yuri said nothing.
Kei shook her head "I've been blowing shit up all my life and yet all this time I never realized how much that sound can haunt you until your heart stops beating".
Yuri had to ask "What was he like?".
Kei chuckled "Sure proved my assumption wrong. He was one amazing guy, he could get caught being blasted by a thousand nuclear warheads and still have that big old dumb smile on his face. Kevin never worried, he never worried about anything at all. Kevin like worshipped me, he saw me as the only person he could truly be happy around. Talked with me, shared secrets together, he even confessed his dream about becoming a trouble Consultant".
Yuri slowly began "You know Kei it wasn't your".
Kei screamed "Bull shit, THAT'S BULL SHIT!".
A few seconds of silence after that scream, Kei turned her head away from Yuri. More tears started to come and Kei angrily cursed herself as she rubbed her already reddening eyes, beginning to get up and walk away.
Yuri shouted back "KEI STOP".
She did.
Yuri frowned "I bet you anything that wherever Kevin is he's not at all mad at you, not in the least bit. You meant everything to him and you were everything to him. Kevin studied up on every aspect of your life, every single mission, probation, and fist brawl you got into, Kevin knew all about it. Even when Rammalthon got killed by Flare while you were guarding them".
The cold dark memory of that failure sent further heart sobbing through Kei's heart, she coldly turned around and charged her gun at Yuri's face. Neither of the girls was fazed by the movements. Kei just stood there shaking her shivering hand as sobs poured out of her crumbling eyes.
Yuri continued "You think that bothered him? You think because of that he wouldn't think twice about coming to the 3WA for help? You think that? Bullshit! Kevin knew all about it and still he specifically asked for YOU Kei, not me, not Poporo, not even the entire 3WA staff JUST YOU. He had faith in you Kei, and he always did have faith in you. No matter how much you want to kill yourself up, it's not over a failure. Because Kevin wouldn't see that.
Kevin saw his dream realized through you. Even if he did die, there's no way in hell he'd blame it on your hands Kei. He loved you..and it's clear to me that you loved him too. What you gave to Kevin was more special and wonderful then even life itself, you gave him love. He has changed you inside and outside, and you have done the same thing for him. He's gone, but so will his memory if you keep destroying what he loved most in you".
Kei asked "And what's that?".
"You" Yuri said.
With that said and done Yuri sighed sadly as she shut the door again. Once more Kei returned to the darkly lit room, and once more she went towards the corner. Suddenly Kei uttered a small laugh, her green eyes being wiped clean of tears as she continued her gentle but quiet laughter. Kei smiled.
Kei laughed "Holy shit Kev..looks like you rubbed off on me, and I'm glad you did. Never thought I'd live to see the day old dip for brains Yuri would talk some sense into me. But she's right, you've changed my ammo. All this time I was convinced the world saw me as a butt ugly woman who acted like a girl with balls. Yet you knew all about me and saw none of that junk. You called me beautiful, Kei the macho bad tomboy girl lunatic nut beautiful.
You thought I saw was sexy, and here I thought I was just being butch. (Laugh) I just remembered what that geek Toma told me at World's world, awe Kev I remember it like it just happened 5 minutes ago. He said".
Flashback
Toma called out "Kei wake up, I need to talk to you".
Kei groaned "Awe what is it? If its sex sorry but I think I'll pass".
Toma smiled "You have nothing to fear. I have absolutely no intentions of sleeping with you now or ever again at all".
Kei growled (raised a fist) "IS THAT SO?".
BAM! OOF! POW!
Kei smiled "HA, HA, boy that was sure funny. When I look back on that mission I wonder why I did that. I mean I didn't care about Toma's sex life, nor did I care that he was drooling over that lesbian flower girl Lena. What bugged me is the fact that I sounded totally repulsive to him, like I was totally unattractive. But I never usually let things like that bother me before. In all honestly though Kev, you're the only one who deserves the right to say that.
To say if I look hot, or a dead fish, to say if these shorts make my legs look sexy, or just plain beefy and buff. It's all what you say Kev...(Kei pauses and slowly runs her bare tanned fingers over Kevin's cheek and sleeping face), your opinion is the only one that matters. I just wish I was more worried about opening up instead of blowing up, the bad guys that is".
Speaking of which.
Frowning a cold hate filled frown, Kei uploaded a turbo charged upgrade energy tube into her blaster. She then pulled out a tiny sheet of paper and quickly wrote on it, then placing it over Kevin's black bag. Right before she left though, Kei bent down and gave his cheek a final goodbye kiss. Shedding a final tear as well before zipping the bag up and saying goodbye, Kei turned towards the door with a raised gun and brave face as she said.
Kei nodded "Don't worry Kev, one Lovely Angel/Dirty Pair style ass kicking coming up".
Do you ever feel like crying
do you ever feel like giving up?
I raise my hands up towards the sky
and say this prayer for you tonight
because nothing is impossible.
As I sit here all alone
I wonder how I'm supposed to carry on
when you're gone.
I'll never be the same without you.
I loved you more than you will ever know.
So maybe now you finally know
sometimes were helpless and alone
but you can't let it keep you weighted down
you must go on.
The hardest part isn't finding what we need to be
its being content with who you are..
The screaming engines of a red hover bike soared across the steps of the 3WA HQ, Kei was off with a heap of weapons hauled across her back.
Kei nodded "There gonna pay for this; this is different then before".
STAY WHO YOU ARE!
Kei added "It's not about me, or my pride, or anyone else but for you Kev.. this is for you".
You must go on..
(A special thanks to The Atari's for the song "The Hero dies in this one")
To be continued..
