Keemew2: Well, I've got five now! Sorry it took so long. I baically have been doing touchups on it for several weeks. Hope you like it. I'm real excited that I have gotten this far without flames! I'm glad you guys stuck with me! PLEASE! Do NOT ask me anything about Him. I my self am very confused. And I don't want people thinking that I don't know what I'm doing, because I do. Just because I have it planned out, does NOT mean I can't surprise myself. Too much creativity.
Zoids
Ptera&Shasta
Ch. 5: Friend, or Foe?
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Shasta watched in horror as the Zoid took a nose dive.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!?!" She screamed at Jerkface, "HE'LL DIE!"
"Calm yourself and watch." Jerkface replied. Shasta forced herself to look once more in the direction of the falling Zoid. She wanted to reach out and strangle this guy. But with a gun to her head, well, she couldn't. So, she watched the scene in front of her. She watched as they nose dived. Then, slowly the Zoid righted itself, just as it slammed into the ground.
"There. See?" he pointed to the Zoids hatch which popped open and Jamie came out, stumbled, and fell over.
"You monster." She seethed. "What is your point? What are you trying to accomplish?"
"I'll tell you once they bring in the boy." He said, not even looking at her. "Meanwhile, I'll have some one escort you to your new room."
"What?" She asked startled
"As I said before. The others won't be seeing you or the boy for a while."
"You know, he does have a name."
"Yes, but I don't really care. The name Jamie Hemeros has no meaning to me right now."
"What-ever." She replied. He smacked her.
"I will not tolerate your smart mouth!"
"Does it look like I really care right now?" She replied sarcastically. He glared at her so hard it made her shiver.
"I warned you." He said icily. With that, he abruptly hit her in the face so hard he sent her sprawling five feet away. He smiled as she got up and glared at him. Her cheek bruised by the impact. "Want more?" He cooed as he walked over to her, "I don't mind, really. In fact, I really rather enjoy it." He looked at her unervingly, yet she still didn't back down.
"You. Don't. Scare. Me." She emphasized each word.
"That's your problem." He said. Then he suddenly grabbed her by her hair and started dragging her.
"LETGO!" She screamed. He tossed her into the arms of a shocked soldier who had just entered the area.
"Take her to her new room." He smiled sadistically. " The dark room. Her new quarters should take the bite out of her. Also, once the boy is inside, keep him insight till he wakes. Once he does, bring him and the girl to my office." With that, he turned to leave, but not without a last glance at Shasta, making her shiver with his sadistically evil smile.
"Are you okay?" Startled she turned to the soldier holding her.
"Excuse me?" He smiled.
"I said, 'Are you all right?' It isn't that hard to answer, is it?
"Not normally, but I don't expect my abductors to ask that."
"Well, I'm not an abductor, I'm a keeper." She smiled in spite of herself. The soldier had a very charming personality. "Well, I think I better escort you to your room before I get in trouble." He said suddenly.
"Yeah, sure. Whatever."
"You should learn to hold your tongue ya know." He said as he escorted her."
"Why? What'll happen if I don't?" She asked sarcastically.
"Let me put it this way. That guy is General Marker. He has an anger management problem. The safest thing to do is to follow orders around here."
"And why should I care?"
"He won't hesitate to beat the crap out of anyone who defies him. That is, if he isn't allowed to kill them. Remember that lady they took to the cell where you were originally held?"
"Yeah, she's my sister."
"Oh, well, he did that himself."
"You're kidding."
"Nope. And he enjoys it too."
"What do you care anyway." She asked suddenly, almost like changing the subject.
"Because, I'm still a pretty descent person. Plus," He looked around the empty hall, then bent his head down to her ear, "I can get you and the others out." She looked at him in shock.
"Why would you do that?" She hissed as they walked.
"I'll explain later. Forget what I just said for now. Got it?"
"Sure." With that, he ushered her along with the gun till they reached a room. He opened it and revealed a dark cell. No windows or light.
"Whoa! Hold on a minute! You expect me to go in there?" She asked incredulously. After he didn't answer she turned around and saw him just staring at the room. She looked to see if anyone was coming. Seeing that the hall was empty, she raised her hand to his face, waving it. "Hellooooooo! Anybody home?" She snapped her fingers, which snapped him out of his trance.
"I'm sorry." He said sadly, "But, this is your room."
"Uhn-uhn! I ain't goin in there!" He looked at her.
"Sorry. You gotta." With that he pushed her in there and locked the door. With a last grim look, he trudged off to do the rest of his duty.
(I know, I know. She could have made a good escape. I never said she was smart. Just a smart-alik. Besides. It would ruin the plot if she did. ^_^)
General Marker walked down the corridors of the Whaleking. He had a very important person to talk to. He entered his office and turned on the screen. The shadowed figure appeared.
"Well?"
"You were right once again, sir."
"As I expected."
"But what of the others?"
"We'll deal with the others later. We have more pressing business to attend to right now." Shadow said, "What did you do with the girl?"
"I had her sent to her new…Accommodations." He said after a slight pause.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Shadow asked suspiciously. Marker smiled maliciously.
"I sent the brat to the dark room."
"Why?" It wasn't a demand or a curious question. It was simply 'why'.
"I'm sick of her smart mouth that's why. You can tell she's related to Pierce." He snarled. Shadow chuckled.
"Having problems are we?"
"Not for long." He said smiling again.
"Where's the boy?"
"Coming. Last I saw, he was unconscious on the testing field." Was his offhanded reply.
"I want him alive." Shadow said, who didn't sound too happy said. Rolling his eyes Marker replied.
"I said unconscious, Not dead. You should learn to listen."
"Just get me my information, you twit." Shadow replied irritably.
"Yes sir."
"Also, what did you get out of Pierce?"
"Nothing. Not a word. She's too tight lipped about where Stoller and Sanders are located. She doesn't know all of what the disk held. Only enough to spark her interest. That's all we got. She said she gave it to Stoller."
"Warriors. They have too much honor for their own good."
"Oooo. You better not let your higher ups here you say that. They might actually think your plotting against them." Marker cooed
"Just do your part of the plan. I'll deal with my…higher ups."
"Yes sir." With that both people clicked off.
Jamie slowly opened his eyes for the third time that day. He looked around him and saw two soldiers standing in front of him. A third one was sitting across from him, reading a magazine. He lifted his head and saw Jamie awake.
"Time to get the girl. The kids awake." He said softly, almost sadly. One of the soldiers turned to Jamie and pulled him up. He ushered with his gun to follow the others. Jamie just looked at him for a moment. Confused. He wasn't sure what was going on and his befuddled mind was only getting worse. He suddenly thought back to the drug they had used on him earlier. Was it still affecting him? After a moment the guy rolled his eyes and pushed Jamie ahead of him since he still hadn't budged.
"Move it kid." He said.
"What's going on?" Was Jamie's reply.
"You'll see." They walked down a corridor and stopped at a door. The soldier that had been reading opened the door. It was completely dark in there as far as Jamie could see. Were they going to put him in there? Jamie didn't want to think about it. He watched as the guy stepped inside slightly.
"All right I'm going to count to three. I hope you come out. I 'don't feel like going in after you." He said softly with the same sad undertones.
As if on que, Shasta calmly walked out of the room. She looked up at the guy holding the gun and simply clucked her tongue. Then she took her index finger and turned the barrel of the gun away from her face.
"I'd appreciate if you didn't put me in there again." She replied calmly. The guy looked at the other two soldiers. They looked at him and grinned. He looked back at her and glared.
"You're talking like you have a choice." He said
"Next time you put me in there, it will be a struggle."
"Next time, it won't be me." He replied. She looked at the soldiers around him and sighed.
"What ever you say." One of the soldiers started laughing.
"Sounds like you got a problem Williams, with people taking your orders." He said eyeing him a little, "It's almost like you sympathize."
"Maybe the rumors that you're a spy are true." The second guy said. Williams looked at them startled.
"What are you talking about? You know I don't like force. And just because I feel sorry for a brat that can't keep her mouth shut, does not make me a spy." Shasta's face grew red when she heard him say brat. Jamie wasn't to sure what was going on, but it looked like she was about to hit this Williams guy.
"You're a solder. You do what you need to, to get the job done." The first one said.
"Yeah? Well, you try getting this…brat, to do what she's supposed to." This time Shasta, kicked him in the leg."
"I am not a brat!" The first soldier grabbed her by the arm.
"Like Williams said. He won't be handling you anymore. Keep your tongue in check and you won't be hurt. Got it?" She glared at him for a moment.
"Maybe." She said finally. He glared at her for a couple of seconds then turned back to Williams.
"She isn't as tough as the red head that was captured under Major Palta's command. I was there. She was crazy. This one is just plane stupid."
'Must be talking about Leena.' Jamie thought when he mentioned the crazy red head.
"Just get going. General Marker want's to have private words with both of them," The second guy said, shoving Shasta down the hall and ushering the rest forward.
Jamie looked at Shasta and he noticed her bruised cheek.
"Are you okay?" He asked, softly. Williams watched out of the corner of his eye.
'Yes." She replied. He wasn't sure, but Williams thought he briefly caught sight of fear in her eyes. It was only a quick flash, but that's what he thought he saw. He really did sympathize for the poor girl. From what he'd heard so far, she was just on a picnic when she was kidnapped. She finds her sister only to realize she might be killed. And then there was the boy. He looked so much like his father. He had a bad feeling as to why they wanted the kid. And if it was true, he was in more danger then he realized.
They walked for about five minutes, then stopped at a door. Williams opened it and ushered the two kids in. Once they entered all three of them left. Williams hanging back a little to take one last look at the kids.
Bit was pacing the briefing room. He was really rather annoyed. He looked at Leena. She sat there fidgeting with her coffee cup. Just looking down into the depths of the black coffee. Then he looked at Brad. As usual, he was lying on the couch. As usual, you couldn't tell whether he was asleep or not.
'How can Brad just be so calm?' he thought to himself. He looked over to the door frame. Sanders was standing there. Looking at the three of them. Sometimes looking at the door to Toros private room. Bit looked over there as well. That was where Toros, Jamie's dad, and Stoller were right now. Bit thought about what happened a few minutes ago.
"Excuse me?" Bit had asked
"I said, it was us who had to be able to trust you." Stoller replied.
"What does that mean?" Bit demanded
"It is not meant to be offended. We just have to be careful." He replied. "I must speak with someone I can trust." He glanced over at Jamie's dad, "I didn't realize you were here. But now that I know, I know I can trust someone."
Oscar looked at Toros and back to Stoller.
"Why don't the three of us speak privately first." He suggested. When Steve gave him a wary look he replied, "I knew Stoller for a short time, but he is one of the most trust worthy people I know of."
Toros had agreed to trust him! Bit couldn't believe it. It seemed the only other person that didn't seem to mind was Brad! Bit looked at Sanders again.
"Would you like to ask me something, Bit Cloud?" He asked
"Yes, as a matter of fact I would. What are they talking about in there?"
"I don't know. All I know is that Pierce had found a little bit of information about something big. Something important. She said she was going through some old files a few days before she quit the Backdraft group. She spotted something that didn't look right. She said she was about to look through them, but didn't have time, so she downloaded them to a disk. After her battle with you, she had asked about the old files. The higher ups told her that it was none of her business and the next thing she knew the files were deleted. After a awhile she had forgotten about them until two weeks after she had quit the Backdraft. By that time, she was staying with us." He paused for a minute, as if remembering something then continued. "She had found the disk and asked Commander Stoller to review it. He reviewed it and told her it was nothing at first, just stuff he already knew. He asked her if she knew what was on it. She said she never really got around to looking at it. He was acting a little strange. Later he told us that he changed his mind and she should take a letter he wrote to the ZBC. If she got in any kind of trouble she should destroy the letter and hightail it out of there. I asked what was in the letter and he said we would be better off if we didn't know. It dealt with the top of the Back draft priorities. Something that would concern the ZBC. And you guys." He stopped there and closed his eyes. At first, Bit didn't think he would say any more and was about to ask why it would be important to them, but then, "That was the last time we saw her."
"What happened?" Leena asked. She had stopped staring at her coffee and was listening to the conversation.
"I-I don't know. We got a scattered message. It seemed to be being blocked, so we got pieces of it. Something about a Zoid in trouble. It had something to do with the Backdraft group." Bit realized that it was getting harder for him to talk about it. He had subconsciously balled his hands into tight fists.
"We caught pieces of her last few words. Bur, le, sis and dra. We could hardly make anything out at all." As he finished this last statement, the door to Toros' private room opened.
"I have agreed to help." Toros said as he stepped out.
"What's going on dad?" Leena asked.
"I think it would be best if you didn't find out for awhile." He said quietly as Oscar and Stoller stepped out of the room.
Keemew2: Okay. I know I'm evil. I just keep leaving this in bad spots. Oh, well. I hope this isn't getting to confusing for you. I have a lot of innuendo here because I'm not sure if this is a good idea yet. I want to see where I take myself. I just keep getting to many darn ideas! It's ridiculous! Anybody care to take some of my creativity? It always bugs me at the wrong time. Too many ideas will spoil a story. I don't want that, though they do make for good plot twists. Oh well.
