Chap. five
Raven stood in a cleared field. Fresh dew collected on the blades of grass. The sun escaped from the horizon and shed her brilliant golden light over the fresh field. There was the silhouette of a Zoid in the distance. It reflected an amber color. Raven tried to see what it was, but he couldn't. Then the dreaded words echoed again in his mind.
"The world has moved on, Kahn-Tang."
Raven opened his eyes out of a deep sleep, and found himself looking into deep, inquisitive green eyes. Startled, he pushed himself back and away from the eyes. He scrambled into a sitting position and let his eyes roam over Fenix. She was dressed differently, not in her traditional worn out pants and shirts. She had faded blue jeans, a faded white shirt, and an even more faded jean jacket. Two belts crisscrossed over her waist, and there were pouches hanging from both belts.
"Am I interesting?" Fenix sat back and proceeded to pick up a bowl of watery soup. "You're staring at me like a visitor at a zoo."
"No." Raven was silent for a few seconds. He didn't ache at all. He felt as good as was to be expected. His wrist only throbbed slightly, and his head didn't hurt. "What did you do to me?"
"Just fizziced ye."
"Physic?"
"Aye, that's the word. Do ye have any objections?"
"I feel fine. I have no objections."
Fenix smiled sweetly. "Then I'm going to adventure over there. Nice to see you again, Raven. Hope you have better luck than I did." She turned around, and was about to step into her Zoid's cockpit when Raven's voice stopped her.
"You havn't lived out here long, have you?" Raven's voice wasn't as cruel sounding, but more questioning.
"Wot are you talking 'bout?" Fenix had suddenly turned on the defensive. "I lived there all my life."
"You couldn't have. With the variety of accents you're giving me, I'd judge you were there for less than a month."
Fenix stiffened. "What's it to you?" She turned and stepped into the Zoid's cockpit, trying to shrug it off.
"Where were you before that?"
"Do I look like a book to you? Guess what, you aren't going to read me like a book. Now, I pray you leave me alone, and you go along your own way." There was a creaking groan, and the Dragon Bone stood up. It ambled off on its two front legs, its skull head turning back to look sorrowfully at Raven.
"I have a feeling there's more to my fine little friend than she wants to tell," Raven sighed, falling back into the cool sand at the foot of his Genobreaker.
Raven stood in a cleared field. Fresh dew collected on the blades of grass. The sun escaped from the horizon and shed her brilliant golden light over the fresh field. There was the silhouette of a Zoid in the distance. It reflected an amber color. Raven tried to see what it was, but he couldn't. Then the dreaded words echoed again in his mind.
"The world has moved on, Kahn-Tang."
Raven opened his eyes out of a deep sleep, and found himself looking into deep, inquisitive green eyes. Startled, he pushed himself back and away from the eyes. He scrambled into a sitting position and let his eyes roam over Fenix. She was dressed differently, not in her traditional worn out pants and shirts. She had faded blue jeans, a faded white shirt, and an even more faded jean jacket. Two belts crisscrossed over her waist, and there were pouches hanging from both belts.
"Am I interesting?" Fenix sat back and proceeded to pick up a bowl of watery soup. "You're staring at me like a visitor at a zoo."
"No." Raven was silent for a few seconds. He didn't ache at all. He felt as good as was to be expected. His wrist only throbbed slightly, and his head didn't hurt. "What did you do to me?"
"Just fizziced ye."
"Physic?"
"Aye, that's the word. Do ye have any objections?"
"I feel fine. I have no objections."
Fenix smiled sweetly. "Then I'm going to adventure over there. Nice to see you again, Raven. Hope you have better luck than I did." She turned around, and was about to step into her Zoid's cockpit when Raven's voice stopped her.
"You havn't lived out here long, have you?" Raven's voice wasn't as cruel sounding, but more questioning.
"Wot are you talking 'bout?" Fenix had suddenly turned on the defensive. "I lived there all my life."
"You couldn't have. With the variety of accents you're giving me, I'd judge you were there for less than a month."
Fenix stiffened. "What's it to you?" She turned and stepped into the Zoid's cockpit, trying to shrug it off.
"Where were you before that?"
"Do I look like a book to you? Guess what, you aren't going to read me like a book. Now, I pray you leave me alone, and you go along your own way." There was a creaking groan, and the Dragon Bone stood up. It ambled off on its two front legs, its skull head turning back to look sorrowfully at Raven.
"I have a feeling there's more to my fine little friend than she wants to tell," Raven sighed, falling back into the cool sand at the foot of his Genobreaker.