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P.S. The chapter name MIGHT be changed.
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Chapter 7: Mysteries
Captain Exsony reached the edge of town just in time to see the retreating form of 5201disappear in the distance. Anger instantly started to build flushing his cheeks as he turned to one of the people of the group. He tried to keep calm as he spoke, but the tone of his voice gave away that he was pissed off.
"What exactly happened?"
"Uh...it got away." One of the men spoke, cautious as to what he just said.
Exsony snapped. "I know it got away! I just saw it disappear in the horizon!!!"
His men jerked back in surprise. He was glad for that. After, over than twenty-four hours of searching, they had it in their grasped. And they let it slip away. It gets frustrating after failing so many times, even though this one was his first time failing in getting 5201.
"Then we go after her."
One of his men stepped forward. "But sir, we've been searching without much rest. Can't we rest in town for the day?"
Most of the other men agreed. Exsony was outnumbered. He sighed. "Alright, but we leave as soon as the first double sun is up."
With that said, Exsony stalked back into the town and back to the inn.
*****
Vash, Milly and Meryl walked through the streets, gathering some supplies they'll need when they leave town. It seemed to have quiet lately. Before there were people, all wearing black, running through the streets, shoving people so they get wherever they were going.
They were all silent as they went about on their mission to get more supplies. Vash's mind, as usual, was wondering.
I wonder what made Devi leave. She seemed to be in a slight rush when we bumped into one another. He kept his thought to himself, it seems that Meryl gets a bit huffy with the mentioning of Devi. Then Vash remembered the man that entered the saloon and shoved Meryl to the side. Wasn't it the same man that walked up to them and asked a question? Vash didn't pay attention to the detail very well, especially when his mind was still trying to figure out where Devi disappeared.
Maybe it was because of him. It seemed a bit far-fetched. It could really be anyone that came in the saloon after they left. And then again, how could Devi know that someone was coming? It wasn't like she was able to smell someone coming from far away. Maybe she was a psychic and saw that he, or someone, was coming and knew to get away for some reason. Whatever the reason, Devi seemed to have known that someone was coming.
Vash sighed as they walked back to the saloon to get their vehicle and leave. Meryl looked over at him. "What is it now, Vash?"
"Nothing," Vash blurted automatically. "Except that I was just wondering what made-"
"Devi act so strange?" Meryl finished for him, annoyance dripping from each word like venom from a snake's fangs. She really didn't like Devi very much. Devi seemed like trouble to Meryl, and that was the last thing that Vash needed to get into. Trouble. "C'mon Vash, she's gone and we'll probably never see her again."
"But didn't she said that we'll see each other again?" Milly asked as she shifted the bags in her arms slightly.
"Like that's going to happen. She was probably saying that to get our hopes up. Now let's go."
Vash doubted that.
*****
Devi drove away in her motorcycle all that morning Time slipped away and soon enough, the first of the double suns started to set. She slowed to a stop at a short ridge. Getting off the motorcycle, Devi stretched out and popped some joints that were stiff. She walked around a bit because she was tired of sitting and her butt was sore.
She took off her trench coat and draped it over her motorcycle, which is now standing with the kickstand support. Sitting beside the motorcycle, Devi yanked off her boots and her socks and stretched her feet, allowing them to breathe. She watched as her claws slowly came out of her toes as she stretched them.
Now that no one was after her at the time being, Devi decided to try to figure out who it was that was after her. The scent was so familiar to her, but she just didn't have the time to put a face or memory to the scent. Devi leaned lightly on the motorcycle, folding her hands behind her head.
In her mind, it showed a mini version of herself digging through numerous filing cabinets. The filing cabinets represented her memories. Mini-Devi rummaged through most of the files of her later "childhood." The look on her face was one of pure concentration, sometimes breaking it when seeing a "good" memory. Then she picked up the memory she was looking for.
Devi's eyes widen a bit. "That's right! It's him."
~*Flashback*~
It was late and Devi, or rather 5201 at the time, snuck out of her cell using the air vents, that is before they out in smaller air vents, making it hard for her to move. She was walking silently through the halls towards the kitchen, where she knew she would get some "real" food besides that colorless nutrient goop that they give her. She does her best to avoid eating it. It tasted like old boots, if she even knew what they tasted like.
She turned into a hallway and nearly ran into a man. Like all the other humans that come into this facility, he was shorter than she was. He startled her and out of reaction, Devi swung her arm and swiped his cheek with her outstretched claws. Then she turned and ran back to her cell, using the air vents to get back.
~*End Flashback*~
Devi sighed. That was not one her favorite memories. She remembered the result from her swiping at him the next night when he walked by. The result was a patch on his cheek where she cut him only once, which eventually became a scar. Devi also remember the scent, like a mixture of wood and fresh air.
Now that she knew what, or more like, who she was up against, Devi will have to keep ahead of him and elude him like she did earlier today. If he located her that fast, no telling if he was on her tail now. But right now, she just wanted to rest and watch the suns set.
She breathed in deeply and a slight smile came to her face. The sunset. It was very beautiful just watching it, especially seeing the whole horizon instead of a part of it. And plus, she didn't have bars in her way either. The sunset had a calming effect on her. It was probably because of the mixture of colors. How the orange fade into pink and pink into purple and blue. The royal blue color was her favorite, a perfect mixture of blue and purple. The sunset was always so...colorful.
The wind picked up a bit as the last of the suns faded into the horizon. It made the shorter part of her hair blow into her face. It also sent a chill down her spine as she reached over and picked up a food bar that she snatched from the facility and ate it.
Upon finishing her "dinner," Devi pulled her trench coat off the motorcycle and moved her boots so she can use them as a pillow. Devi yawned as she stretched out on the sand. Note to self: get a blanket and pillow when I reach the next town. Oh yeah, and some food too.
P.S. The chapter name MIGHT be changed.
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Chapter 7: Mysteries
Captain Exsony reached the edge of town just in time to see the retreating form of 5201disappear in the distance. Anger instantly started to build flushing his cheeks as he turned to one of the people of the group. He tried to keep calm as he spoke, but the tone of his voice gave away that he was pissed off.
"What exactly happened?"
"Uh...it got away." One of the men spoke, cautious as to what he just said.
Exsony snapped. "I know it got away! I just saw it disappear in the horizon!!!"
His men jerked back in surprise. He was glad for that. After, over than twenty-four hours of searching, they had it in their grasped. And they let it slip away. It gets frustrating after failing so many times, even though this one was his first time failing in getting 5201.
"Then we go after her."
One of his men stepped forward. "But sir, we've been searching without much rest. Can't we rest in town for the day?"
Most of the other men agreed. Exsony was outnumbered. He sighed. "Alright, but we leave as soon as the first double sun is up."
With that said, Exsony stalked back into the town and back to the inn.
*****
Vash, Milly and Meryl walked through the streets, gathering some supplies they'll need when they leave town. It seemed to have quiet lately. Before there were people, all wearing black, running through the streets, shoving people so they get wherever they were going.
They were all silent as they went about on their mission to get more supplies. Vash's mind, as usual, was wondering.
I wonder what made Devi leave. She seemed to be in a slight rush when we bumped into one another. He kept his thought to himself, it seems that Meryl gets a bit huffy with the mentioning of Devi. Then Vash remembered the man that entered the saloon and shoved Meryl to the side. Wasn't it the same man that walked up to them and asked a question? Vash didn't pay attention to the detail very well, especially when his mind was still trying to figure out where Devi disappeared.
Maybe it was because of him. It seemed a bit far-fetched. It could really be anyone that came in the saloon after they left. And then again, how could Devi know that someone was coming? It wasn't like she was able to smell someone coming from far away. Maybe she was a psychic and saw that he, or someone, was coming and knew to get away for some reason. Whatever the reason, Devi seemed to have known that someone was coming.
Vash sighed as they walked back to the saloon to get their vehicle and leave. Meryl looked over at him. "What is it now, Vash?"
"Nothing," Vash blurted automatically. "Except that I was just wondering what made-"
"Devi act so strange?" Meryl finished for him, annoyance dripping from each word like venom from a snake's fangs. She really didn't like Devi very much. Devi seemed like trouble to Meryl, and that was the last thing that Vash needed to get into. Trouble. "C'mon Vash, she's gone and we'll probably never see her again."
"But didn't she said that we'll see each other again?" Milly asked as she shifted the bags in her arms slightly.
"Like that's going to happen. She was probably saying that to get our hopes up. Now let's go."
Vash doubted that.
*****
Devi drove away in her motorcycle all that morning Time slipped away and soon enough, the first of the double suns started to set. She slowed to a stop at a short ridge. Getting off the motorcycle, Devi stretched out and popped some joints that were stiff. She walked around a bit because she was tired of sitting and her butt was sore.
She took off her trench coat and draped it over her motorcycle, which is now standing with the kickstand support. Sitting beside the motorcycle, Devi yanked off her boots and her socks and stretched her feet, allowing them to breathe. She watched as her claws slowly came out of her toes as she stretched them.
Now that no one was after her at the time being, Devi decided to try to figure out who it was that was after her. The scent was so familiar to her, but she just didn't have the time to put a face or memory to the scent. Devi leaned lightly on the motorcycle, folding her hands behind her head.
In her mind, it showed a mini version of herself digging through numerous filing cabinets. The filing cabinets represented her memories. Mini-Devi rummaged through most of the files of her later "childhood." The look on her face was one of pure concentration, sometimes breaking it when seeing a "good" memory. Then she picked up the memory she was looking for.
Devi's eyes widen a bit. "That's right! It's him."
~*Flashback*~
It was late and Devi, or rather 5201 at the time, snuck out of her cell using the air vents, that is before they out in smaller air vents, making it hard for her to move. She was walking silently through the halls towards the kitchen, where she knew she would get some "real" food besides that colorless nutrient goop that they give her. She does her best to avoid eating it. It tasted like old boots, if she even knew what they tasted like.
She turned into a hallway and nearly ran into a man. Like all the other humans that come into this facility, he was shorter than she was. He startled her and out of reaction, Devi swung her arm and swiped his cheek with her outstretched claws. Then she turned and ran back to her cell, using the air vents to get back.
~*End Flashback*~
Devi sighed. That was not one her favorite memories. She remembered the result from her swiping at him the next night when he walked by. The result was a patch on his cheek where she cut him only once, which eventually became a scar. Devi also remember the scent, like a mixture of wood and fresh air.
Now that she knew what, or more like, who she was up against, Devi will have to keep ahead of him and elude him like she did earlier today. If he located her that fast, no telling if he was on her tail now. But right now, she just wanted to rest and watch the suns set.
She breathed in deeply and a slight smile came to her face. The sunset. It was very beautiful just watching it, especially seeing the whole horizon instead of a part of it. And plus, she didn't have bars in her way either. The sunset had a calming effect on her. It was probably because of the mixture of colors. How the orange fade into pink and pink into purple and blue. The royal blue color was her favorite, a perfect mixture of blue and purple. The sunset was always so...colorful.
The wind picked up a bit as the last of the suns faded into the horizon. It made the shorter part of her hair blow into her face. It also sent a chill down her spine as she reached over and picked up a food bar that she snatched from the facility and ate it.
Upon finishing her "dinner," Devi pulled her trench coat off the motorcycle and moved her boots so she can use them as a pillow. Devi yawned as she stretched out on the sand. Note to self: get a blanket and pillow when I reach the next town. Oh yeah, and some food too.
