The Last of the Bloodshed – Part 3 Written By: LilWyvernGirl Chapter 11
Reisyira stirred and awoke. The day was going to be a terrible one, she could tell. The way her luck was going so far, she would run into one of the kids again and end up passing out in the midst of the fight. But, she knew it was something she couldn't control. Like the way she couldn't control her rabid thoughts from calming…
Silver Cat awoke and yawned, making creaking noises as her smooth, metal fur rubbed against the trees. Her huge claws dug into the ground as she stretched and tried to get the numb feeling out of her circuitry.
"'Morning Silver Cat. Could you be any louder?" Reisyira greeted in an annoyed voice.
"Sorry…" Silver Cat trailed off. She heard the leaves shift in odd directions. "Rei, something is coming our way." Silver Cat hissed in a low voice.
"I hear them too." Rei got up and walked over to Silver Cat. She put her hand on Silver Cat's body and the silver fur and body dissolved into a gaping hole. Reisyira entered and the hole disappeared. Silver Cat then laid herself out and flattened her body until she was hidden behind some of the ground plants nearby.
The sound became louder until a huge mechanical Leo crashed into view. It was quickly followed by air Leos and some other land-type Leos.
The lead Leo scanned the area quickly, searching for anything that resembled a Gundam and for anything that resembled a possible Gundam pilot. Finding nothing, he reported to the other pilots.
"I don't see anything here. Wherever he went, he's not here. Let's go back and report back to Zechs." The pilot of the lead Leo told the others.
"Yes, sir!" the other pilots shouted in reply.
All of the mobile suits turned and came back the way they had come from. Silver Cat and Reisyira waited until the thud of mechanical feet had dissipated into nothing. Quietly, Silver Cat stood up and scanned her surroundings for any troops that had stayed behind. When she found nothing, she sat down and stared at the sky.
"I wonder what they were talking about. Do you think one of those Gundam boys followed you here?" Silver Cat asked softly.
"No, I doubt it. If they'd followed us, we would have picked them up on your radars." Rei replied. She was very confident that there was nobody following them.
"Okay, if you say so… Where are we off to next then?" Silver Cat asked, hoping to get out of here as soon as she could.
"Let's go to China. There's more foliage for us to shade behind. Anyways, I heard that there's a good place we may be able to stay at, if it's still there."
"Okay then, we'll head out to China!" Silver Cat got up and started off toward the sea.
Little did they know that they were being followed.
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Chapter 12
Silver Cat plunged into the ocean and began to dive. The ocean was always a peaceful place, a refuge for Silver Cat and Reisyira. Despite Silver Cat's bulky appearance, she could swim forever if she wanted to and she'll never get tired nor would she fall to the thick, boggy earth under the sea. She was more at home in the crystalline waters of the ocean than she was on land or in air. She knew that Rei loved the ocean too. Every time they dove into the depths of the ocean Reisyira always seemed more relaxed than she usually was. She would stare out at passing sea creatures for hours…
This part of the ocean was still beautiful, despite the obvious injuries it has suffered. Seaweed glittered as it swayed effortlessly from side to side. The coral and sea fans took on all colors, ravishing to an onlooker's eyes. Other sea plants joined in the peaceful display as the shined and swayed to and fro. A small school of silvery fish swam peacefully by Silver Cat. Then, as if startled by some unknown force, they scattered and swam away. A lazy thresher shark swam by, obviously after an afternoon snack. Dolphins could be seen leaping and playing in their ocean home. They dove and chattered to Silver Cat then continued on with their playful jumping.
Rei stared out at the ocean depths like she always did, daydreaming about something unknown to her mechanical friend.
"What's wrong Rei? You haven't done anything besides stare out into the ocean." Silver Cat said in a worried tone.
"Huh? Nothing… I just like to gaze at the ocean, that's all." Rei's voice was quivery; almost tear choked.
"Are you sure nothing's wrong?" Silver cat inquired.
"Yes, I'm fine. Could you just leave me alone for a while, OK?" Rei's voice still wavered but there was a hint of annoyance in her reply.
"OK, I'm just worried, but if you want me to leave you alone I will." The speakers in the chamber Rei was in went dead. Rei walked over to her bed and plopped down onto it. She sighed quietly and closed her eyes.
I'm sorry Silver Cat she thought, whispering the words softly to herself. I'm sorry but I can't tell you now. You wouldn't understand. All I went through; all the pain, the torment, the hate, and the fear. You wouldn't understand, even if you tried. I'm sorry my friend, maybe I'll tell you one day why I stare at the ocean everyday I can, but today is not the time or the place to tell you. I am sorry.
Rei drifted into an uncomfortable sleep. Silver Cat whispered softly, not to wake Rei up: "I'm sorry too…"
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Her view slowly faded back to Reisyira as all of her senses numbed then re-entered themselves into her conscious. Rei gazed blindly into the fog around her until it cleared and an ocean appeared in front of her.
Everything was in shades of blue and gray, but despite that everything looked and felt real. She could feel the tiny grains of sand grinding into her bare feet. She looked down at the sand and saw a small crab creep along on its spiny legs, watching Rei's every move as it skittered past. Reisyira lifted her gaze and looked out over the ocean. The calm bluish-gray waves lapped along the strange shore, licking up anything that stood in its way. Rei turned her gaze to the right of the ocean and saw an endless stretch of sand and water. A little further she could make out a small peninsula of jagged rocks that protruded over the raging waves around it. When these torturous waves crashed against those rocks, Rei could almost swear that they would fall, but they stood tall despite the brutal beating they received. Reisyira then turned her gaze to the left of the soft blue ocean and another endless stretch of colorless sand. Not too far from her she could see a wooden pier. It protruded out away from the sand for about a mile. The wooden pillars that kept it over the water were becoming worn and looked as if they would give way any second. It was simply built and obviously very old. At the end farther away from the sand, metal braces could be seen; Rei guessed that the pier had to be repaired repeatedly. By the pier, she could see two young children playing in the water. Not too far from the children two shadowy adult-like figures stood silently. Rei walked over to where the children were playing.
When Rei got close enough for all her senses to work, she found that the children looked very familiar; too familiar. One was a young girl who resembled Reisyira greatly and the other was the young blue-eyed child that haunted all her dreams. She could now hear the children talking and the shadowy figures scolding them:
"C'mon sis, lets go to the pier."
"I dunno, does mama and papa say it's OK?"
"I dunno. Mama, papa, can we go on the pier?"
"I don't know, well I guess. Just be careful."
"OK mama! C'mon sis, lets go!"
"OK."
Something inside of Rei told her that something bad would happen. Don't go to the pier, Rei tried to say. But to no avail, for she couldn't speak out to them nor could they see her. Don't go to the pier. Something bad will happen. Don't go! Why can't you hear me?
Rei watched the two children as the got up on the pier and pretended to play cops and robbers. The young girl who resembled Rei ran down the pier as the blue-eyed child followed. The pier creaked hazardously under their feet. Rei watched as the girl stepped on a cracked board and fell through, screaming. As the girl's head hit one of the pillars with a sickening crack, Rei's senses stopped working and everything went black.
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Chapter 13
Chang Wufei had been wandering for a long time, wondering to himself. He believed in true strength and in the integrity of one's self. But somehow, somewhere along that line of life he had become lost. Wondering if he was really worthy of fighting alongside his Gundam, Nataku, even though he knew in his heart he must continue fighting.
He had lost to a match and now he couldn't even find himself anymore. He was so weak. So weak that he couldn't fight with Nataku. No, actually it was he wouldn't fight with Nataku. His conception of the strong and the weak was so strong that it phases his ability to make decisive decisions. He knew that he had to fight, but he also knew that he was weak. He believed the weak shouldn't fight. He knew the weak shouldn't fight… Fight along the strong. That's what he couldn't do: he couldn't fight alongside the strong. He knew that Nataku was strong and had proven that many a time, but now Wufei wondered about his own strength, his own worth, and his own desires. He wondered if he was truly strong enough. He wished he was, but he wasn't.
He wandered around trying to find the answers to all of his questions until he saw the strange-looking mechanical beast. It seemed to be very strong; the aura coming from it was immense. And yet, despite its strength it hid from confrontation. This confused Wufei, so he decided to follow the great silver beast to its destination. He followed it even when it plunged into the great depths of the ocean. He didn't know where it was headed and why it was headed there, but he had to get answers. He knew that if her fought that beast he would find the answers he needs. He knew that this was crucial for him, but he wasn't sure if the answers he would find are the ones he wants.
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Reisyira awoke with a start. Her heart was racing and she was sweating all over. What she had seen was something that will and has always haunted her dreams. She took in a deep breath to try to calm herself, but her breathing was so fast that no oxygen was supplied to her circulatory system. She leaned over the side of her bed and tried her best to get some oxygen and blood circulating again.
A banging noise came from the speakers as they turned back on. Silver Cat's voice flooded into the room.
"Reisyira! Are you OK? What happened?" Silver Cat stressfully yelled millions of questions per second into those speakers.
"I-I'm fine… don't worry about me Silver Cat." Rei said as she began to regain precious amounts of oxygen and blood circulation.
"Are you sure? I heard yelling!" Silver Cat stressed.
"Yes, I'm fine." Rei said slowly.
"OK, I just wanted to make sure that you're alright. We're almost to China."
"Thanks for telling me."
"Sure. Anytime."
Reisyira walked back to the view screen and stared out into the ocean again. This time the ocean was bare and dead. The ocean floor had no soft flowing seaweed and no playful sea fans. The coral that sat at the bottom of this part of the ocean was crushed and dull, not glittering and colorful. There were no dolphins leaping and playing around Silver Cat and there were no silver fish. A lazy shark would swim by once in a while, but it paid no attention to the Silver Cat. There were whales here in this underwater wasteland, but the song they sung was painful and sad. It seemed as if a warhead had landed here, making it inhabitable for even the strongest of the sea creatures. Even the sea creatures that were there seemed more dead than alive.
Rei sighed and turned away from the sea. She was about to go back to her bed when she remembered the dream. For some reason, the dream reminded her of something, something awful. She didn't know what it was, but it was something. She shook her head to try to forget the terrible dream.
"Reisyira, we've reached China." Silver Cat said softly.
"Good. Let's get going."
The Silver Cat resurfaced and crept out of the water. It was already the dead of the night in China so Silver Cat had no problem slinking out unnoticed. They started toward the forests until they were stopped by a voice from behind them.
"Stop right there!"
Silver Cat turned around to face another Gundam. This one was different. It was blue with an arm that has a dragonhead for a hand. Silver Cat noted that there were flamethrowers in that are as well as a propulsion latch. She also noticed its energy trident. The design was very much like the other Gundams, very complex looking but simple.
"Who are you to order us around?" Silver Cat growled.
"I only see one of you, and I'm Chang Wufei." The pilot of the Gundam countered.
"Humph. There's more in me than there is outside of me."
Silver Cat roared and transformed into her mobile suit form. Whipping out the energy scythes she crouched low to the ground in a battle stance. The Gundam did the same. The two stared down at each other for a while, sizing each other up. Then the Gundam made its move. It lunged forward with its trident, but missed Silver Cat as she took refuge in the air. The Gundam followed and the two attacked each other at the same time. The Gundam's Trident hitting Silver Cat's scythes, the two fought on strings as they attacked and backed out temporarily at the same time. It was as if watching two bucks fight each other. They would collide together at the same time then rear up for another attack at the same time also. It looked as though nobody would win until the Gundam got in a strike, slashing at Silver Cat's left side. She reeled backward, but caught her balance and countered, planting a well-thrown scythe into the Gundam's right side. Both backed away from the other to regain precious energy lost.
"You're strong, but not strong enough to defeat me!" Wufei yelled.
"That's what you think!" Rei and Silver Cat said in unison.
They began to fight again. Again the two collided with unbearable strength. But after some few hours of middle-of-the-road battle, Silver Cat began to get the upper hand. Rei and Silver Cat took advantage of this and struck the Gundam in the back with a blazing scythe. The Gundam collapsed from the blow.
"This is ov…" Rei didn't finish her sentence as a grinding headache struck her.
Silver Cat yowled and transformed back into her feline state and ran into the wood screaming at the top of her mechanical lungs with pain.
The Gundam Nataku lay on the shore beaten. "I lost again…" Wufei said softly. "I lost again… Why…"
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Chapter 14Deep within the forests of China, a plague lay dormant, almost dead. The trees rang out with song as the wind chimed within the softly colliding leaves. A small songbird maneuvered through the glittering trees, stopping its run only when it finds a good perch to survey from. As it explored the elegantly eerie forest, its strange but sweet song echoed throughout the forest, bouncing off cliff sides and tree trunks. A red panda scampered to the end of a limb, trying to get a better glimpse of the activity. The small little raccoon-like mammal maneuvered around on the branch, trying to get a better view of his environment. The wind came back and growled loudly, startling the red panda and sending it scampering away to the trunk of the tree. The little songbird continued its flight, singing softly with the trees as its orchestra.
Then suddenly, something odd caught its eye. It fluttered over to it and landed on the top of the strange thing. It was a shimmering silver color with soft glistening fur. The bird hopped along on its back trying to figure out what it was until the things huge tail came crashing down centimeters from the bird. Alarmed, it chirped with fear and fluttered away as fast as its little wings could carry it. The singing trees stopped its chorus. Everything fell intensely quiet.
A hole opened up on the neck of the glistening mammal and a young lady staggered out, crimson staining her already stained clothing. Blood frothed from her mouth and her walk was tremulous and pathetic. After a couple of steps, she finally collapses. A crimson pool formed around her head and stained her Indian red hair. The wind returned and brushed the strands of hair away from her face. The scarred face of Reisyira Mecya became visible.
Her companion, the sanguine Silver Cat, lay just as helplessly of to the side of her. Her tongue hung out of her gaping mouth. Her eyes were only half-shut but the burning topaz color that usually filled them was gone. Her claws were partially contracted but a slight tension in her paw kept them slightly visible. Her ears weren't pasted to her head nor were they poised and ready, they just hung limply from her head. Her whiskers flew with the wind, their restraints gone.
Rain clouds began to cultivate under the already dark skies. As the animals in the forest took cover from the coming storm, Rei and Silver Cat did not move. Their breaths were undetectable or nonexistent. Their hearts were either beating incredibly slow or they had stopped altogether. As the rain began to fall, neither body flinched when the water crashed onto their bodies. The wind stopped and the cheerful chatter of the forest animals became nothing more than the hushed whistle of breath.
The whole forest seemed dead as the sky cried with agony.
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Wufei and his Gundam were in the forest, getting ready for the next time they meet the strange mobile suit. Wufei cursed under his breath as his sight was once again blinded by the flurry of rain and scattered leaves. They had only been here for a few hours before and already a storm has struck. He remembered that in the colonies there was never any bad weather. Sighing he continued to cover his Gundam beneath a sheet of vines and undergrowth.
They were somewhere near the northeastern shore of China. He knew this because of the geographical design of the forest and of the other landscapes that he could see from the forest. He wasn't sure where exactly they were, but he could figure that out later. Right now he had to concentrate on the task at hand. Wufei wondered where that mobile suit went. It seemed as though it was headed the way he had went after he recovered, but so far he hadn't seen a single sign of it. Typical though, because in a war you would rather have the other people give their lives for their country, not you. So, theoretically it would have tried to cover up its tracks so as not to be followed.
Wufei decided that he'd try to find that mobile suit and challenge it once night fell upon China, but until then, he had to hide his Gundam and himself from OZ.
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Chapter 15
Wufei had been wandering in the dark of the night for three hours now. Still, he hasn't found a single sign of the strange mobile suit. He had searched every area of the forests around him, but hadn't found the mobile suit. He guessed that the pilot of the mobile suit had already left China, so he decided to head back. As he started on his way, something shiny caught his eye. Curious to if it was that mobile suit; he headed over in the direction of the shining light. As he approached, he found that the forest became very hushed and quiet. Nothing seemed to move except Nataku and him. All of the wildlife in the area were still and quiet until Nataku and he approached them. Then, they would yelp and scatter running as fast as their little paws would carry them. The birds in the trees would craw and flap up a flurry of feathers as they tried to sky over the Gundam. The other wildlife seemed oblivious to Nataku and Wufei though. They would just stand and stare blankly.
Wufei finally saw what had caught his eye, the shiny, silver tufts of fur that made up the outside of the Silver Cat. They were caught on a low bush, swaying and catching the light from the distant stars. Wufei decided that he wasn't too far from the mobile suit after all.
He started off again, following the trail of silver tufts, wondering why the pilot had been so lazy as to leave a trail behind.
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A small red panda wandered around on the ground, curious to what that thing in the forest was. It had never seen anything like that before. As it approached, it found something else that was just as new to it. It walked up to the thing and sniffed it tentively. The thing didn't respond to its movement so it guessed that whatever it was, it was sleeping or dead. The red panda sniffed the chest of the thing and shook with distaste. The thing smelled of blood and death. The red panda sniffed the things face and licked it. Like lightning, the red panda was thrown to the ground; a sickening crack following its fall as it back gave way to the hard-packed ground.
The thing sat up weakly, its hair covering its face. Then, it weakly brushed its hair from its face, burning amber eyes stared coldly at the corpse of the red panda. Indian red hair stained in blood and clothing torn and incapable of what they are supposed to do, Reisyira sat almost like a living dead. The other animals around her chattered angrily at her, but she just stared them down. Squealing, the other young red pandas ran up the trees for cover. The adults crouched and growled, ready to strike. Rei ignored them and stood up feebly. Then she turned and staggered to Silver Cat's side, putting her hand on her friend's side.
"Let's go Silver Cat. Let's go and finish what we started."
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