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Okay, for the readers' sake, I'm going to put all author's notes at the end of the chapter. All I want to say is that this chapter has a lot of scene changes, but it won't be like this next chapter. On to the fic!
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Beytanic - Chapter 8
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As Rei and Kai floated below deck, Lee wandered about on the deck, looking for a life plank he could board.
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Also on deck, Bryan was standing behind a large group of passengers who were shoving to get to a plank.
As he stood, boredly leaning against a large pipe thing, a small cry rose from nearby. Bryan looked back to see Max cowering behind the pipe.
Bryan smirked down at him then walked off.
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Lee stood near a life plank, screeching at boat officials.
"America! America America!" [ Translation: "You sadistic bastards!" ] Lee yelled, pointing to planks and people. The officials just stared at him, wondering what he was yelling about.
Bryan approached Emily again, intent on talking about their deal, but as he opened his mouth to speak, Emily took his money out of her pocket and threw it into Bryan's face.
"I don't have the time or patience to deal with you, sir," she shrieked at him. She turned back to face the large group of people, pulling out a massive stick in the process.
She then whacked a man who was climbing the ropes to a life plank, making him fall into the water.
The group of steerage passengers surged forward, pushing on Emily. She gave in and snapped. She spun around with an insane glimmer in her eye, and knocked the nearest steerage passenger out. She then barked out a laugh and hit herself over the head, knocking herself overboard.
Lee stood over the unconscious steerage passenger, tears in his eyes.
"America America... America," [ Translation: "I will always remember you, though I only knew you for a short time... friend." ] he murmured. Lee proceeded to yank off the man's floatation devices, an inflatable ring and a pair of arm floaties, to put on himself.
As Lee finished preparing himself, Bryan went back to the spot where he had seen Max. Sure enough, the boy was still there, weeping. Bryan leaned over and heaved Max onto his shoulder, then ran back over to the life planks.
"I have a child!" he yelled to the plank official.
"So?" the official replied, not casting another look Bryan's way.
Bryan huffed and pushed his way to the front of the crowd.
"Let me on the plank," he stated angrily, glaring at the guard near the plank.
"Why?" the guard asked, returning the glare.
"Because I have..." Bryan glanced front Max to a wad of money in his hand and back to Max. "Lots of money."
The guard took the cast, stuffed it into his jacket, and motioned Bryan past. As Max attempted to walk past, too, the guard moved back into place.
"No cash, no plank."
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As they passed through a smoking room, Rei and Kai came across Robert. He was standing in front of a mantle, fixing the clock.
"What are you still doing in here? You're rich, Kai. You should be on a life plank by now," Robert said as the pair stopped next to him.
"Well, I tried--" Kai began, but was cut off by Rei.
"But he couldn't leave me behind," Rei finished for him. Kai sighed in defeat and hung his head sadly.
"Well, whatever the case is, take this. It will serve you well," Robert said, handing Kai a fork. Without another word, he parted ways with them, cackling as he headed for the stairs.
Kai stared at the fork in his hand, shrugged, and began toward the stairs also. Rei followed closely as they made their way to the deck.
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Kenny walked into the captain's quarters and locked the door behind himself.
"Dizzi, I'm ready to go down with my ship," Kenny stated lamely, staring that the computer that was set into the console.
"Well, I'm not," Dizzi replied. And with that, the computer bid him good-bye and shut herself off, muttering something about moving to Bill Gates's computer.
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"Look out! That life plank is falling!" a random guy on deck yelled.
Lee looked up to see the passengers of one life plank slowly being crushed by a plank above them.
"America!" [ Translation: "I'll help!" ] Lee shouted as he leapt onto the ropes of the lower plank. He then began to gnaw at them, attempting to release the plank before it was crushed.
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Back in the captain's quarters, Kenny was watching the chaos from the cabin window. Suddenly, a small leak sprung in the corner of the room.
"Nooo! I'm not ready!" Kenny shrieked, running in circles. He stopped, looked around, and collapsed.
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Meanwhile, Rei and Kai had made their way to the back of the ship, which was beginning to rise out of the water.
And, at the other end of the ship, Lee was swimming away from what seemed to be near disaster.
A smokestack was creaking dangerously, threatening to fall on anyway nearby. As the smokestack gave way, it made a massive wave, pushing Lee and others to relative safety.
"America!" [ Translation: "Woo hoo!" ] Lee cried as he and another guy gave each other high fives.
Back on the other end of the ship, Rei and Kai had arrived at the back rail. Rei grabbed the railing and held Kai by the waist.
"Oh, man! This is where you tried to kill me!" Kai said, looking around at where they were.
"This was where we first met!" Rei exclaimed happily, trying to kiss Kai's head.
"Damn death barge," Kai muttered, folding his arms as Rei held him up.
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From the farthest life plank, Tala Brown and Voltaire watched the tail end of the Beytanic rise. As Tala moved to comment, a loud roar behind them stopped him.
"Good-bye, semi-rich people!" Robert cried as he, Enrique, and Johnny sped past on their motorized life plank.
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Ian grasped the railing desperately as the ship tilted dangerously. Suddenly, the ship cracked... right where Ian was standing. He held on for a moment before plummeting to the ocean below.
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"Climb over, quick!" Rei said, pushing Kai over the railing for the second time on their trip.
"I'm going. Stop touching my butt," Kai growled over his shoulder.
Both boys climbed over the rail as the ship's end flipped completely horizontal with the water.
"Hold your breath... and don't--" Rei began giving Kai instructions and was quickly cut off.
"Shut up. I can think for myself... Jesus," Kai said angrily.
Both were quiet as the ship sank, slowly lowering them to the water below. Soon enough, they hit the water. People sank and resurfaced, spitting water and yelling for people they knew.
"Hey, this water is warm!" yelled a guy floating near Rei. A slow murmur went through the bobbing crowd as they all came to the same realization.
A silence fell over the group and someone took this time to yell, "Shark!"
Pandemonium broke out as people attempted to get away from the so-called shark.
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Okay, that's over... now on to the many author's notes. Please take time to read them, 'cause some are important! -^^-
For one, this is the second to last chapter. Yup, the next one's the last, for sure. T__T It's ending all too soon. The final chapter should be up by next week, since I've already started on it.
Also, as another shameless plug, Becky-sama had written another Rei/Kai romance fic, "Dinner". Read it now!
And, probably the most important note out of all of these, as we said before, we plan on writing something special once we get to 100 reviews. We're at 96 right now, I think. If you want us to write something, just review and tell us what you want. We'll write pretty much anything (except for any unusually tall orders), so go ahead and request something.
We'd like to thank those who reviewed recently. :D
Okay, that's it! Now, PLEASE REVIEW!! -weeps over three reviews for last chapter-
Okay, for the readers' sake, I'm going to put all author's notes at the end of the chapter. All I want to say is that this chapter has a lot of scene changes, but it won't be like this next chapter. On to the fic!
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Beytanic - Chapter 8
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-
As Rei and Kai floated below deck, Lee wandered about on the deck, looking for a life plank he could board.
-
Also on deck, Bryan was standing behind a large group of passengers who were shoving to get to a plank.
As he stood, boredly leaning against a large pipe thing, a small cry rose from nearby. Bryan looked back to see Max cowering behind the pipe.
Bryan smirked down at him then walked off.
-
Lee stood near a life plank, screeching at boat officials.
"America! America America!" [ Translation: "You sadistic bastards!" ] Lee yelled, pointing to planks and people. The officials just stared at him, wondering what he was yelling about.
Bryan approached Emily again, intent on talking about their deal, but as he opened his mouth to speak, Emily took his money out of her pocket and threw it into Bryan's face.
"I don't have the time or patience to deal with you, sir," she shrieked at him. She turned back to face the large group of people, pulling out a massive stick in the process.
She then whacked a man who was climbing the ropes to a life plank, making him fall into the water.
The group of steerage passengers surged forward, pushing on Emily. She gave in and snapped. She spun around with an insane glimmer in her eye, and knocked the nearest steerage passenger out. She then barked out a laugh and hit herself over the head, knocking herself overboard.
Lee stood over the unconscious steerage passenger, tears in his eyes.
"America America... America," [ Translation: "I will always remember you, though I only knew you for a short time... friend." ] he murmured. Lee proceeded to yank off the man's floatation devices, an inflatable ring and a pair of arm floaties, to put on himself.
As Lee finished preparing himself, Bryan went back to the spot where he had seen Max. Sure enough, the boy was still there, weeping. Bryan leaned over and heaved Max onto his shoulder, then ran back over to the life planks.
"I have a child!" he yelled to the plank official.
"So?" the official replied, not casting another look Bryan's way.
Bryan huffed and pushed his way to the front of the crowd.
"Let me on the plank," he stated angrily, glaring at the guard near the plank.
"Why?" the guard asked, returning the glare.
"Because I have..." Bryan glanced front Max to a wad of money in his hand and back to Max. "Lots of money."
The guard took the cast, stuffed it into his jacket, and motioned Bryan past. As Max attempted to walk past, too, the guard moved back into place.
"No cash, no plank."
-
As they passed through a smoking room, Rei and Kai came across Robert. He was standing in front of a mantle, fixing the clock.
"What are you still doing in here? You're rich, Kai. You should be on a life plank by now," Robert said as the pair stopped next to him.
"Well, I tried--" Kai began, but was cut off by Rei.
"But he couldn't leave me behind," Rei finished for him. Kai sighed in defeat and hung his head sadly.
"Well, whatever the case is, take this. It will serve you well," Robert said, handing Kai a fork. Without another word, he parted ways with them, cackling as he headed for the stairs.
Kai stared at the fork in his hand, shrugged, and began toward the stairs also. Rei followed closely as they made their way to the deck.
-
Kenny walked into the captain's quarters and locked the door behind himself.
"Dizzi, I'm ready to go down with my ship," Kenny stated lamely, staring that the computer that was set into the console.
"Well, I'm not," Dizzi replied. And with that, the computer bid him good-bye and shut herself off, muttering something about moving to Bill Gates's computer.
-
"Look out! That life plank is falling!" a random guy on deck yelled.
Lee looked up to see the passengers of one life plank slowly being crushed by a plank above them.
"America!" [ Translation: "I'll help!" ] Lee shouted as he leapt onto the ropes of the lower plank. He then began to gnaw at them, attempting to release the plank before it was crushed.
-
Back in the captain's quarters, Kenny was watching the chaos from the cabin window. Suddenly, a small leak sprung in the corner of the room.
"Nooo! I'm not ready!" Kenny shrieked, running in circles. He stopped, looked around, and collapsed.
-
Meanwhile, Rei and Kai had made their way to the back of the ship, which was beginning to rise out of the water.
And, at the other end of the ship, Lee was swimming away from what seemed to be near disaster.
A smokestack was creaking dangerously, threatening to fall on anyway nearby. As the smokestack gave way, it made a massive wave, pushing Lee and others to relative safety.
"America!" [ Translation: "Woo hoo!" ] Lee cried as he and another guy gave each other high fives.
Back on the other end of the ship, Rei and Kai had arrived at the back rail. Rei grabbed the railing and held Kai by the waist.
"Oh, man! This is where you tried to kill me!" Kai said, looking around at where they were.
"This was where we first met!" Rei exclaimed happily, trying to kiss Kai's head.
"Damn death barge," Kai muttered, folding his arms as Rei held him up.
-
From the farthest life plank, Tala Brown and Voltaire watched the tail end of the Beytanic rise. As Tala moved to comment, a loud roar behind them stopped him.
"Good-bye, semi-rich people!" Robert cried as he, Enrique, and Johnny sped past on their motorized life plank.
-
Ian grasped the railing desperately as the ship tilted dangerously. Suddenly, the ship cracked... right where Ian was standing. He held on for a moment before plummeting to the ocean below.
-
"Climb over, quick!" Rei said, pushing Kai over the railing for the second time on their trip.
"I'm going. Stop touching my butt," Kai growled over his shoulder.
Both boys climbed over the rail as the ship's end flipped completely horizontal with the water.
"Hold your breath... and don't--" Rei began giving Kai instructions and was quickly cut off.
"Shut up. I can think for myself... Jesus," Kai said angrily.
Both were quiet as the ship sank, slowly lowering them to the water below. Soon enough, they hit the water. People sank and resurfaced, spitting water and yelling for people they knew.
"Hey, this water is warm!" yelled a guy floating near Rei. A slow murmur went through the bobbing crowd as they all came to the same realization.
A silence fell over the group and someone took this time to yell, "Shark!"
Pandemonium broke out as people attempted to get away from the so-called shark.
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Okay, that's over... now on to the many author's notes. Please take time to read them, 'cause some are important! -^^-
For one, this is the second to last chapter. Yup, the next one's the last, for sure. T__T It's ending all too soon. The final chapter should be up by next week, since I've already started on it.
Also, as another shameless plug, Becky-sama had written another Rei/Kai romance fic, "Dinner". Read it now!
And, probably the most important note out of all of these, as we said before, we plan on writing something special once we get to 100 reviews. We're at 96 right now, I think. If you want us to write something, just review and tell us what you want. We'll write pretty much anything (except for any unusually tall orders), so go ahead and request something.
We'd like to thank those who reviewed recently. :D
Okay, that's it! Now, PLEASE REVIEW!! -weeps over three reviews for last chapter-