Rebel Love
Chapter 12-Lost Hopes
By Kitten Starr
Jamie left his room sulkily. He didn't want to think about what might happen after dinner. His mind kept running away with him. What would the others say? What would they do? How would they take this news? All he could do was to hope for the better. Leena wasn't dead; he knew that for sure.
Jamie let out a deep sigh and entered the kitchen. He looked gloomily at his friends. Surely, this was going to break their hearts. At least it was a lead to help figure out where Leena might be.
Jamie tossed the snapshots on the table after the dishes had been cleared. It was all or nothing. Brad was the first to pick one of the pictures up. He remained silent, though his color did pale somewhat. Bit looked at him curiously and then picked up another picture from the table. The minute he saw what the snapshot held, he dropped his glass. It shattered into tiny shards.
Bit looked at Jamie. "Where did you get these?"
Jamie swallowed and looked at his friend sympathetically. "I took them myself."
Bit gazed back at the horrible picture and his eyes filled with hurt. "Does this mean?"
Jamie knew exactly what he meant by that. "No, Bit, I don't think so."
Bit's features brightened a little but not much. "I'll be in my room. I have to think some things through." He handed the photo to Jamie and left the room. His head was bowed down and his walk didn't hold its once jaunty effect.
Brad and Jamie looked at Bit. Their hearts went out with him. Judging by the pictures, one would think Leena was dead.
Doc took that time to speak up. "Jamie, are you sure?"
Jamie only nodded.
"I wonder why there haven't been any reports out. Don't you think it's strange?" asked Brad.
"The Zoid had been reported, but the pilot wasn't around when the ground crew found it." explained Jamie.
"Then that means no one was found dead," reported Doc.
"Exactly." managed Jamie.
Brad left the room. "We can't lose hope you guys. Leena's counting on us. We can't let her down."
Jamie's face softened. Brad was right. They couldn't lose hope. They had to keep the spark alive if they ever expected Leena to come back. Deep down all three men knew that Leena was somewhere on Planet Zi waiting to be found. They just didn't know where or when this would take place.
-~*~-
Bit lay on his bed staring off into space. The moment he saw those awful photos his heart sunk like a rock in a lake. His chest had tightened and he had found it hard to breathe. He had wanted some sign as to how Leena was doing, just not a sign like this. She had been through a terrible ordeal and she was alone. That should have been him, not her. This was his fault.
Bit wasn't going to cry, but he couldn't hold them back. When they started flowing, he couldn't stop them. He cried for hours until he finally fell asleep. When he would awake, it'd just be a horrid nightmare. That's the only thing he could wish for right now.
-~*~-
Brad sat on a stool in the hangar. He had never seen Bit act like that. This just proved how much Leena meant to him. From this night forth, on up until Leena would join the Blitz Team again, Brad Hunter's prayers would stay with his friend. He could just hope for the best for Bit. If Jamie said she was alive, then there wasn't a doubt that she was.
-~*~-
The pictures had shocked Doc completely. They scared the hell out of him. All this time he had spent telling himself he had done the right thing had turned on him. If he was such a good parent, why did he let his little girl go off like that? What if she was badly hurt? He could never forgive himself. He'd parish in his own despair.
-~*~-
Jamie had gathered the pictures and stored them in a filing cabinet in his room. Everyone had taken the news strongly, except for Bit. He felt so sorry for Bit. The hurt was written all over his face. Bit was hurting and no one could help him. Jamie wished he could.
-~*~-
Vega stood by the only window in his room. He hadn't called Alena by her name. He had called her 'Leena.' Who was that? He wanted to bring the subject up to her, but he didn't know how. He didn't even know where the thought had come from. It had just popped out. He wondered if she had noticed it too. If she had, she hadn't mentioned it to him. He was sure she would have mentioned it if it was bothering her. After all, they had had that heartfelt conversation before her Lightning Saix Ultima had come to life. That still made him feel a little uneasy. A Zoid with a mind of its own. What would be next?
Chapter 12-Lost Hopes
By Kitten Starr
Jamie left his room sulkily. He didn't want to think about what might happen after dinner. His mind kept running away with him. What would the others say? What would they do? How would they take this news? All he could do was to hope for the better. Leena wasn't dead; he knew that for sure.
Jamie let out a deep sigh and entered the kitchen. He looked gloomily at his friends. Surely, this was going to break their hearts. At least it was a lead to help figure out where Leena might be.
Jamie tossed the snapshots on the table after the dishes had been cleared. It was all or nothing. Brad was the first to pick one of the pictures up. He remained silent, though his color did pale somewhat. Bit looked at him curiously and then picked up another picture from the table. The minute he saw what the snapshot held, he dropped his glass. It shattered into tiny shards.
Bit looked at Jamie. "Where did you get these?"
Jamie swallowed and looked at his friend sympathetically. "I took them myself."
Bit gazed back at the horrible picture and his eyes filled with hurt. "Does this mean?"
Jamie knew exactly what he meant by that. "No, Bit, I don't think so."
Bit's features brightened a little but not much. "I'll be in my room. I have to think some things through." He handed the photo to Jamie and left the room. His head was bowed down and his walk didn't hold its once jaunty effect.
Brad and Jamie looked at Bit. Their hearts went out with him. Judging by the pictures, one would think Leena was dead.
Doc took that time to speak up. "Jamie, are you sure?"
Jamie only nodded.
"I wonder why there haven't been any reports out. Don't you think it's strange?" asked Brad.
"The Zoid had been reported, but the pilot wasn't around when the ground crew found it." explained Jamie.
"Then that means no one was found dead," reported Doc.
"Exactly." managed Jamie.
Brad left the room. "We can't lose hope you guys. Leena's counting on us. We can't let her down."
Jamie's face softened. Brad was right. They couldn't lose hope. They had to keep the spark alive if they ever expected Leena to come back. Deep down all three men knew that Leena was somewhere on Planet Zi waiting to be found. They just didn't know where or when this would take place.
-~*~-
Bit lay on his bed staring off into space. The moment he saw those awful photos his heart sunk like a rock in a lake. His chest had tightened and he had found it hard to breathe. He had wanted some sign as to how Leena was doing, just not a sign like this. She had been through a terrible ordeal and she was alone. That should have been him, not her. This was his fault.
Bit wasn't going to cry, but he couldn't hold them back. When they started flowing, he couldn't stop them. He cried for hours until he finally fell asleep. When he would awake, it'd just be a horrid nightmare. That's the only thing he could wish for right now.
-~*~-
Brad sat on a stool in the hangar. He had never seen Bit act like that. This just proved how much Leena meant to him. From this night forth, on up until Leena would join the Blitz Team again, Brad Hunter's prayers would stay with his friend. He could just hope for the best for Bit. If Jamie said she was alive, then there wasn't a doubt that she was.
-~*~-
The pictures had shocked Doc completely. They scared the hell out of him. All this time he had spent telling himself he had done the right thing had turned on him. If he was such a good parent, why did he let his little girl go off like that? What if she was badly hurt? He could never forgive himself. He'd parish in his own despair.
-~*~-
Jamie had gathered the pictures and stored them in a filing cabinet in his room. Everyone had taken the news strongly, except for Bit. He felt so sorry for Bit. The hurt was written all over his face. Bit was hurting and no one could help him. Jamie wished he could.
-~*~-
Vega stood by the only window in his room. He hadn't called Alena by her name. He had called her 'Leena.' Who was that? He wanted to bring the subject up to her, but he didn't know how. He didn't even know where the thought had come from. It had just popped out. He wondered if she had noticed it too. If she had, she hadn't mentioned it to him. He was sure she would have mentioned it if it was bothering her. After all, they had had that heartfelt conversation before her Lightning Saix Ultima had come to life. That still made him feel a little uneasy. A Zoid with a mind of its own. What would be next?