A small girl was crying in a dark, wet room. She was alone. Raven went up
to her. This was so familliar to him. He kneeled down beside her. "Whats
wrong?" The girl continued to cry. "Hey..." raven reached out a hand to
draw her attention, but his hand came into contact with nothing. It simply
went right through her body... The door to the room suddenly opened, and to
Raven's surprise, it was a younger version of himself that had entered,
along with Shadow.
The younger Raven approached the crying girl. "Prozen's looking for you... What's wrong? Are you hurt?" The crying girl just shook her head. "Stop crying." The younger Raven looked around frantically, as if looking for something. Then from his pocket, he produced a small toy ring, which had a glass jewel on the top. "Here, don't cry."
The little girl stopped crying. She wiped her face. "That face." Raven seemed stunned for a while, this was so familliar, somehow.
The younger Raven gave her the ring and she stood up. She looked at Shadow, smiled and left. Then it was only Raven and shadow in the room. Although it felt stupid, Raven tried to get shadow's attention. "Shadow?" Shadow turned and looked directly at Raven.
"Shadow, Come!" The young Raven had called and shadow was gone, leaving Raven in the room alone.
Suddenly, Raven was surrounded by the murmering sounds of Shadow. He flung his arms around him, in hopes of ridding himself of this sound, when he awoke from yet another dream, to find shadow looking down on him.
******
Fiona and Dr D Lead Julia through the base towards the cafeteria. "So what's the situation so far? What do I need to do?"
"Right now, we're trying to prepare the Ultra-saurus. We need to get rid of the Death Stinger as soon as possible. You might have heard that New Helic City was evacuated because of the death stinger..." Dr D let out a sigh and sipped his tea. "Theres nothing left... Ah... nice and salty, just the way I like it."
"So are you going to fill me in on the battle stradegy?"
"It's called the delta formation. Irvine, Thomas and Vann will create a electromagnetic sheild around the Death stinger to lock it into place. This should give us enough time to fire the Gravity cannon's shells. The shells will create something similar to a black hole, strong enough to destroy the Death Stinger. According to my calculations, if the shell hits, the mission will be a success."
"That's all very fascinating... but where is my part in this?"
"Right... I'm getting to that...you see. there are some factors in the equation that are.. give or take.. if you know what I mean... So if the mission fails, you're the back up plan... After Irvine, Thomas and Vann use the electromagnetic sheild, their zoids will be weakend somewhat."
"Right, so lets do it then."
"Um... Theres just a small problem before we..."
Julia looked confused. "So what's the problem?"
Dr D continued to sip on his salty coffee. "We don't know where the Death Stinger is at the moment."
******
Raven pushed Shadow aside and laid back on the grass, staring up at the night's sky. "... The stars look so close tonight I feel as though I can reach out and touch them!" Raven thought back to his childhood... a happy one where the stars mattered so much to him then, than they did now. He raised a hand towards the sky, as if to take a star from the heavens and keep it for himself. But couldn't reach them. He chuckled for a while to himself... And soon drifted off to sleep...
"Come! I'll show it to you!" A little girl held Raven's hand and lead him up onto a grassy hill. It was night, the moon was full and the stars so bright. They reached the top. "This is my favourite place to be. Do you know why?" Raven stared blankly at her, but the girl just laughed at this and smiled. "It's because the stars are so close, its as if they are watching over me, I feel as though I can reach out and touch them! This is where I come when I feel sad. It's a place where Prozen can never find me!"
"Prozen?... Julia?"
"Hm...?"
"How do you know Prozen?" Julia turned and smiled at Raven, but gave no response. In a matter of seconds, her vision disappeared and was replaced by another scene.
The same girl was being dragged into a car by Prozen and Driven away. Raven approached Prozen. "Where are you taking her?"
Prozen had the same expression on his face... of confidence and power. "Never you mind... You have yet to finish your training. Go now." As Raven was lead away from Prozen, he eyed a small ring on the ground. The same toy ring he had given to Julia. As he went to pick up the ring, he watched the car leave. Julia's face in the window... Stained with tears...
The younger Raven approached the crying girl. "Prozen's looking for you... What's wrong? Are you hurt?" The crying girl just shook her head. "Stop crying." The younger Raven looked around frantically, as if looking for something. Then from his pocket, he produced a small toy ring, which had a glass jewel on the top. "Here, don't cry."
The little girl stopped crying. She wiped her face. "That face." Raven seemed stunned for a while, this was so familliar, somehow.
The younger Raven gave her the ring and she stood up. She looked at Shadow, smiled and left. Then it was only Raven and shadow in the room. Although it felt stupid, Raven tried to get shadow's attention. "Shadow?" Shadow turned and looked directly at Raven.
"Shadow, Come!" The young Raven had called and shadow was gone, leaving Raven in the room alone.
Suddenly, Raven was surrounded by the murmering sounds of Shadow. He flung his arms around him, in hopes of ridding himself of this sound, when he awoke from yet another dream, to find shadow looking down on him.
******
Fiona and Dr D Lead Julia through the base towards the cafeteria. "So what's the situation so far? What do I need to do?"
"Right now, we're trying to prepare the Ultra-saurus. We need to get rid of the Death Stinger as soon as possible. You might have heard that New Helic City was evacuated because of the death stinger..." Dr D let out a sigh and sipped his tea. "Theres nothing left... Ah... nice and salty, just the way I like it."
"So are you going to fill me in on the battle stradegy?"
"It's called the delta formation. Irvine, Thomas and Vann will create a electromagnetic sheild around the Death stinger to lock it into place. This should give us enough time to fire the Gravity cannon's shells. The shells will create something similar to a black hole, strong enough to destroy the Death Stinger. According to my calculations, if the shell hits, the mission will be a success."
"That's all very fascinating... but where is my part in this?"
"Right... I'm getting to that...you see. there are some factors in the equation that are.. give or take.. if you know what I mean... So if the mission fails, you're the back up plan... After Irvine, Thomas and Vann use the electromagnetic sheild, their zoids will be weakend somewhat."
"Right, so lets do it then."
"Um... Theres just a small problem before we..."
Julia looked confused. "So what's the problem?"
Dr D continued to sip on his salty coffee. "We don't know where the Death Stinger is at the moment."
******
Raven pushed Shadow aside and laid back on the grass, staring up at the night's sky. "... The stars look so close tonight I feel as though I can reach out and touch them!" Raven thought back to his childhood... a happy one where the stars mattered so much to him then, than they did now. He raised a hand towards the sky, as if to take a star from the heavens and keep it for himself. But couldn't reach them. He chuckled for a while to himself... And soon drifted off to sleep...
"Come! I'll show it to you!" A little girl held Raven's hand and lead him up onto a grassy hill. It was night, the moon was full and the stars so bright. They reached the top. "This is my favourite place to be. Do you know why?" Raven stared blankly at her, but the girl just laughed at this and smiled. "It's because the stars are so close, its as if they are watching over me, I feel as though I can reach out and touch them! This is where I come when I feel sad. It's a place where Prozen can never find me!"
"Prozen?... Julia?"
"Hm...?"
"How do you know Prozen?" Julia turned and smiled at Raven, but gave no response. In a matter of seconds, her vision disappeared and was replaced by another scene.
The same girl was being dragged into a car by Prozen and Driven away. Raven approached Prozen. "Where are you taking her?"
Prozen had the same expression on his face... of confidence and power. "Never you mind... You have yet to finish your training. Go now." As Raven was lead away from Prozen, he eyed a small ring on the ground. The same toy ring he had given to Julia. As he went to pick up the ring, he watched the car leave. Julia's face in the window... Stained with tears...
