CiaHottie: Okay, people. This chapter is going to be written half and half. I'll write the first half, PianZoe the second, so if the first half sucks, don't blame PianZoe. Usually I just come up with ideas, and she writes it all down, and I know she writes better than I do. Well, we best be getting started!
Kaitlyn rummaged around in her pack, beginning to force the sleeping team members' mouths open, stuffing breath mints inside. They began opening their eyes and standing up as Anthony stepped forward a few paces, shooting several rounds off at Giovanna from his shotgun/arm.
Giovanna glared at him, grinning. "Pitiful, absolutely pitiful, Anthony." Georgia scowled at her, aiming both pistols at her and firing several bullets. This time Giovanna was not happy. She knew, now, that Georgia was not scared of her. She didn't like that. Georgia noticed her displeasure, and smirked.
In unison Kaitlyn and her father aimed their rifles at Giovanna, shooting, and hitting their target. Giovanna let out a low growl, then sent a blast of black energy towards Georgia, just the she had done to Janice. Georgia didn't notice this, until she was suddenly knocked over. She looked up to see that Anthony had tackled her, keeping the energy ball from hitting either of them.
Giovanna was fuming now. It looked as though she would throw an adult size tantrum. She glared at Anthony, a red beam of light blasting at him from her eyes, hitting his arm. He did not feel it at first, but then his arm began to bleed furiously as a giant slit appeared out of nowhere.
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Georgia yelled out in rage, emptying her pistols at Giovanna. Kenji threw her some more ammunition, and she refilled her pistols lightning quick. Anthony's arm turned into a large cannon at this point, and Georgia winked at him, getting a light blush in return. He fired at Giovanna, a large, flaming cannon ball hitting her in the chest, knocking her over.
She screamed, and sent a bolt of lightning out of her hand at him, hitting Georgia instead. Anthony glared, shooting another canon ball at her, just as Jet fired the Airget-lahm B/V2 at her.
Virginia fired her pistols at her, Jet fired once more, Anthony fired another canon ball, Georgia healed herself, and Kaitlyn and Clive both fired once more. This large attack did much damage to her, but not near enough. She put Georgia to sleep with a large blast of red energy.
~ The form of a body lay on the ground in front of Georgia. All was dark, but she could tell that they were no longer alive. She could smell the stench of death, and blood. A small light then began to fill the room, if that's what it was. She looked down at the being's face, and saw that it was…her eyes widened in horror at the bloody mess.~
"ANTHONY!!" Georgia screamed out, just after Kaitlyn had forced a breath mint into her mouth. Giovanna chuckled, grinning. Georgia was in hysterics, crying her eyes out. She had seen Anthony's dead body, mutilated, like some beast had torn him apart. A beast like Giovanna.
She stopped crying, glaring up at her foe. She growled, standing up and walking towards Giovanna. She suddenly began to summon the power of Zephyr's medium, a scowl plastered on her lovely face. Giovanna glared, "I wouldn't scowl like that, my dear. You might spoil your good looks. Of course, I'm going to do that for you anyway!" Georgia growled, and then the form of Zephyr appeared. It rose high in the air, till it was out of sight, then came shooting down, taking out it's heart and throwing it on the ground.
Giovanna grabbed her stomach, falling backwards. She sat there for a moment, then sent another wave of red energy at Georgia, grinning. Georgia was ready for it this time, and casts 'Shield' on herself. The energy bounced off of her, and was sent strait back at Giovanna. She was not ready, and was hit strait on, falling asleep instantly.
"Perfect.." Georgia muttered, walking up to her and aiming her pistol at Giovanna's head. She was about to pull the trigger when Giovanna's eyes fluttered open, and she grabbed Georgia's hand. Georgia glared, pulling the trigger. The bullet did not hit her in the head, but did her arm, causing her to let go of Georgia.
"Please, I cannot be overtaken by my own powers!" Giovanna exclaimed, grinning, while also glaring. Georgia ran backwards to where everyone else was. She whispered something to Anthony, who whispered it to Kaitlyn, and they went along down the whole line. They all pointed their weapons at Giovanna at once, and all of them fired, almost at the same exact moment. Every shot hit her, and she was blown of her feet, smashing into a large boulder.
She screamed out in pain, but then blasted a ball of energy towards Virginia, who got hit in the head by it. She fell to the floor, rolling and screaming in pain. It felt like she was being ripped apart! Suddenly it stopped, and she was helped up by her husband. "That's only a small taste of what I can do, Enduro!" Giovanna growled, pointing her words towards Georgia.
She grinned, holding her palms towards Georgia. A large blast of the same energy she had sent at Virginia was sent flying directly towards Georgia, hitting her in the chest, knocking her onto her back. Anthony rushed over to her side, and dropped to his knees. She was screaming in pain, and beginning to sweat blood from the pain. Her eyes were closed, as if she were asleep.
Anthony looked up from Georgia towards Giovanna, growling. He stood up, walking towards her, then running. He reached her, then grabbed her by the neck, "Leave her alone, Giovanna!!" Giovanna smirked, coughing a little from loss of air. "I see you've fallen in love, Anthony! Good for you, but not for long! That's another thing to use against our pretty little Georgia!"
Anthony growled, and put his shotgun to her head. "Leave…her…alone!!!" her shot once, but Giovanna had gotten free of his grip right before that, escaping the bullet. Anthony motioned for everyone to attack, and they did so, several bullets hitting Giovanna, making her stagger. She screamed something to Anthony, but he didn't hear it. He knew what she was talking about, though. He could hear it…Georgia was calling out his name, screaming it.
He rushed over to her, wiping blood from her forehead. He took her head and put it on his lap. "Georgia, honey, wake up! Wake up! Come on, fight it! GEORGIA! WAKE UP!" he screamed, crying now from the pain he could see on her face. He leaned over her, kissing her lightly on the lips. She was no longer screaming, or moving, but asleep still. Pain was still etched into her beautiful features, but he could tell she had heard him. She was fighting.
Anthony slightly smiled, motioning for Kaitlyn to come over to him. She did so, without a fuss, and crouched low beside him. "Take care of her, I'm going back to fight." He told her, handing Georgia to her, and standing up. He walked forwards a ways, then shot at Giovanna several times, hitting her over and over, making her angrier and angrier.
Giovanna growled, spitting at Anthony's feet.
She glared at Anthony, then at Kenji who was staring at Georgia, unaware. She sent a blast of red energy at him from her eyes, causing him to fall asleep.
~Whom do you love, Kenji Enduro? The voice asked him. "Oriole…I love Oriole.." he answers. The voice giggles evilly. "Oriole Rhymeless…yes, I thought so…"~
" NO!!! ORIOLE! It's a TRAP!!" Kenji screamed out in his sleep. He was rolling, twisting and turning, screaming things to 'Oriole' saying things about a 'trap' and 'it's her!'
Anthony paid no attention to this, as he ran up behind the now occupied Giovanna. He shot her in the side, getting her attention. That was what he wanted, now he would get her. His arm was back to normal now, so he shot his 'Wire Fist' at her, hitting her directly in the face. "Ha!" he yelled, running backwards while shooting at her, for she now was unprepared from the attack he had just performed.
Giovanna screamed in rage, wiping blood from her face, and running towards Anthony, completely forgetting about everyone else. Kaitlyn saw her coming, and Anthony did not, for his back was now turned to her. Kaitlyn raised her ARM, shooting at Giovanna, getting Anthony's attention. He smiled in thanks towards her, and turned so he could run and shoot at the same time. Virginia had now gathered herself, and was sending a spray of bullets towards the enemy.
Georgia's screaming suddenly started again as Giovanna tortured her mind, much harsher than before. She could hear Anthony's words echoing through her head. 'Fight! I have to fight it! Come on, Georgia! Are you just a sissy like so many others!? No! I have to fight! Ahhh!'
(CiaHottie: Okay! From here on it's PianZoe writing!)
'Come on, Georgia, if you don't snap out of this, then you will never get to see your parents, brothers, friends, or Anthony ever again, and this whole thing would have been for nothing!! Snap out of it!' she screamed in her head, forcing herself to quit screaming in reality. Anthony glanced towards her, biting his lip, hoping... wishing that she was coming out of it.
"Hahahahahaha, you think you have a chance - I admire your will, but, I'm afraid it has no effect in this! So, why don't you just give up right now, and let me finish what my Mother started?" Giovanna floated a foot off of the ground, and then disappeared. Everyone, except for Kenji and Georgia, glanced around, searching frantically for any sign of the Dream Demon. With no warning whatsoever, a loud shrieking sound echoed in their ears, causing them to cover their ears in pain.
The cave began to grow dark, and one of the walls seemed to be swirling, like a whirlpool. They stared at it, some of them allowing their eyes to go wide. Most of their thoughts were things like, 'What on Filgaia-!?!' Soon, a large emerald colored hand reached out from the whirlpool of darkness, and held itself right above their heads. It made a swirling motion above them with it's index finger. Sleep waves, and dark blades shot out at everyone as it did this, causing several of them to collapse to their knees, half asleep. Then, it flattened out, palm down, and quickly smashed into the floor, getting all of them, hurting the sleeping ones the most. Soon, it began to lighten, and the hand disappeared, being replaced by the once again normal sized Giovanna.
Georgia was still in her nightmare, but she was slowly joining the real world again. 'Wake... up... fight it... wake.... wa-wake up!!' her mind screamed, and suddenly, as if Giovanna had just let go, she snapped awake. She jerked upright, grabbing her pistols, which had clattered to the ground. As she was about to shoot Giovanna in the head, a gentle hand touched her shoulder. She looked back, to see her Mother holding something in her hand. She glanced at her Mother's hand, then back up into her eyes - they were grinning with an idea.
"Georgia, take this. I would use it myself, but... well... I feel this is more your job, rather than mine." she took Georgia's hand, and then placed what she had held previously in her hand. "It's called a Violator. Equip it onto your medium." Virginia explained exactly what it did, and Georgia grinned, quickly equipping it onto her medium. She found that her ARMs were already empty, and she felt like she could do it. Finest Arts.
Giovanna was about to blast Becky with dark energy, when Georgia ran up to her. She kicked upwards, hitting Giovanna's head, then to the right, then left, spin kick, and then the largest kick she could think of. Giovanna collapsed to the ground, defeated, but not dead. She struggled to her feet, and she formed back into her original shape. She sent the most deadly glare towards Georgia - her eyes were glowing in hatred.
"Impossible." she hissed, her fists clenching together, her knuckles turning white. She backed away from Georgia, and shook her head in frustration. "I cannot lose. I cannot!! You must be the ones to lose, not me!"
Georgia just sneered, and took a couple steps towards Giovanna, loading her pistols, and then aiming then straight at her head. "It's time to die, Giovanna." she stated plainly, and before she could shoot, an evil smirk crossed Giovanna's face. The two bullets escaped the guns, and as they did, a loud sound like an eruption occurred, and Giovanna was gone.
Georgia looked around in shock. Everyone was awake, and there seemed to be no sign of Giovanna. Everyone searched. There was absolutely no sign of her anywhere. Georgia walked to Anthony, and gripped his real arm, her eyebrows furrowed in thought. "Anthony... what just happened? Where did Giovanna go? Did I kill her?"
Anthony just shook his head, knocking himself out of his thoughts, and looked down at her. "I don't know, Georgia." he glanced towards where Giovanna had previously been standing. Not a single clue as to what happen, not even a single drop of blood where she had been standing. "I... I think you killed her. But... there is no sign that she has ever even been here."
Suddenly, everyone heard David take in a sharp breath, and then fall to the ground, in a dead faint. Kaitlyn cried out in horror, and bent down next to him, to try and wake him up. "David - David, what's the matter?! Wake up! David!!" she cried, and lifted him up. She turned him over onto his back, and tapped his face. His eyes began to flutter open, slowly. She smiled at the fact that he was all right, lifted his head up, and pressed her lips against his.
"EW, STOP IT!!! I'VE SEEN ENOUGH OF THAT!!" Aleksey shouted at the top of his lungs, hiding his eyes with his arm. Meira smirked, and snuck over to him. She tapped his head, and bent down so she was at his eye level. He brought his arm away from his eyes, and his eyes widened, as his cheeks went aflame. "M-M-Meira...?" he asked when he saw the look on Meira's face. He could feel his insides fluttering more than butterflies - more like birds of prey. She grabbed his right arm, which was still over his nose, and brought it down to his side. He felt like he was going to collapse from shock. "Wh-wha-what..." before he could get his question stuttered out, he was interrupted when her lips connected with his.
Georgia laid her head on Anthony's shoulder, and grinned. "Isn't that so sweet, Anthony?" she inquired, and the only answer she got was a grunt. She frowned slightly, and looked up at his face. He had a bit of a smirk on his face, and he was looking at her. She blinked confusedly, then smiled, and he turned around, as she did likewise. They wrapped their arms around each other, and kissed as well.
Virginia placed her hands on her hips, turned, and glared at Jet. "Well?"
He glanced at her, and raised an eyebrow. "'Well,' what?" Virginia narrowed her eyes, and motioned her head towards the three couples. He looked in that direction, and then back to her, looking not quite so confused any more. "Oh, I see." he actually grinned, and grabbed her by the waist, pulling her to him. Then he pressed his lips against her, and she returned the kiss.
Razi looked at his parents, and made a disgusted face. "You aren't going to do that, are you?"
Becky and Gallows looked to each other, and decided not to, for their son's sake... only. Becky smiled down at Razi, and shook her head. He grinned in happiness, and pumped his fists in the air in triumph.
Kenji frowned, and snapped his fingers. Everyone here had someone to be with at the moment, but him. Then he heard a sighed to his right. He glanced in that direction, and realized that he wasn't the only one. Clive was all alone as well - he shouldn't feel so left out then. Clive hadn't seen his wife in at least 17 years.
The four couples all broke apart from their kisses, and they all began to head out of the cave, to find Lombardia just outside the entrance. Obviously, Giovanna had somehow transported her as well - how or why she did, know one could come close to guessing the answer. They entered Lombardia, heading to Baskar first, to stop by and let Shane and Halle (She's still alive?!) know that Gallows was doing fine.
They landed just outside Baskar, and then entered the town. Colby, Matt, and Kioko were outside, so when they saw the eleven enter, they immediately ran inside to tell their parents. Oriole glanced out the door of her hut, and gasped. She ran out the door, as fast as her legs could carry her, then as soon as she got only a few feet away from Kenji, opened her arms wide, and then embraced him. Kenji fell backwards, Oriole on top of him. The ten others looked down, and nine of them chuckled - well, for one of them it was more of a snicker than a chuckle (can you guess who? Yeah, Aleksey).
"KENJI, YOU'RE BACK!" she screamed, hugging the life out of him. Literally. He was beginning to turn blue, losing air, because of her tight grip.
"Or... iol... e... ca... can... yo... you... ple... please... le... le... let... go...?" he breathed, trying to peel the excited Baskar girl off of him. She giggled, and pulled away, looking into his face, smiling happily. He smiled up at her, and then pulled her face down to his. Their lips connected, and he heard his brother make gagging noises. 'Stupid Aleksey. No matter whether he has kissed someone before or not, he ALWAYS has to make fun of people when they kiss... oh well, forget him.'
They were interrupted by a surprised gasp. They looked in the direction of Shane's hut, and saw Shane standing there, his eyes the size of barrels. Gallows grinned, and stepped forward, Becky and Razi beside him. "Hello, Shane! I'm finally back! How's Granny? Is she still alive?"
"Brother?! But... but you were dead!" Shane exclaimed, stepping out of the doorway, towards Gallows and his family. He poked Gallows, and blinked. "You're really real. But... I heard.... and thought..." he stuttered, looking to Becky, then to Razi."Your family?" he asked, looking up into his brother's face. Gallows continued to grin, and nodded. Then it registered in Shane's mind that Gallows had asked a question, and he decided to answer. "Yes, she is still alive, but... well... you might not want to go see her right away."
"Yeah, she's probably in heaven since her 'imbecile of a grandson' was 'dead'." Gallows laughed, and turned when he felt Becky tap his shoulder. She glanced at Shane from the corner of her eyes, then back to Gallows. He slightly nodded, and turned back to Shane. "Shane, you know this is my wife and son, but I really should introduce you. Shane, this is my wife, Becky, and this is my son, Razi. Becky, Razi, this is my younger brother that I told you about, Shane."
Shane smiled, and shook Becky's hand. "Nice to meet you, Becky." he then bent down to Razi level, examined him, and then ruffled his hair. "Hey, Razi. I'm your Uncle Shane. How old are you?" he asked, and Razi held up four fingers.
"Two!" he exclaimed, making Shane chuckle, shaking his head. Suddenly, a loud chortle was heard from the right, causing everyone to look in that direction.
"I see he got his father's smarts!" Halle called, waddling forward, looking old and fragile, but obviously still going. She slowly waddled up to Gallows, and examined him, then Becky, then Razi, and then turned back to Gallows. "I see that you haven't done too badly, idiot."
Gallows smiled normally (PianZoe: O.o) and just placed his hands on his hips. "Hello Granny. I see you're still going, and thinking little of me. I hope you know, I missed you quite a bit while I was gone." he crossed his arms, and she raised an eyebrow up at him.
"Oh? Well, blockhead, I'll have you know, even though you ARE good for nothing, I did, somehow, miss you. And yes, I am still going! And will be for quite a few more years!" she whacked his right leg with her walking stick, causing him to grab his leg in pain, crying out. "Oh, don't be such a baby, I know you have been hurt worse than that."
"But Granny, what did you do that for?!" he asked, hopping up and down on his left foot.
She smirked, and shook her head. "Because, idiot, I knew what you were thinking - you were disappointed that I was still alive. I was teaching you a lesson."
"That is not true!"
"Oh? Then what were you thinking when you said that I am still going?"
"I was... um... HAPPY that you were still going! I thought, since, well, you're... old..."
Halle glared daggers and spears at Gallows, as he finally was able to put both feet down again. "I am going back to the hut, since my siesta was so rudely interrupted." she then turned and walked back into the hut.
Several of the group blinked, in silence, staring towards the hut. Then Shane broke the silence, by chuckling lightly. "Brother, don't listen to her. She missed you a lot. She was always talking to herself, saying things like, 'Where on Filgaia is that idiotic grandson of mine?' and 'That idiot better be alive!!'" he stated, and Gallows nodded his head, grinning, like normal.
Virginia looked to Clive, and then forward once again. "I'm sorry, but we have to get to Humphry's Peak - Clive has not seen Catherine for seventeen years, and she thinks he is dead. See you later, Shane. We will all be able to visit better later." they then all followed Virginia back to Lombardia.
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It had been about an hour after they had left Baskar. Virginia was reading a book called 'A Rose in the Wasteland' (PianZoe: Obviously a romance book - I couldn't think of a good name of a book so I made up that one), Jet was sitting next to Virginia sleeping, Gallows was playing 'Go Fish' with Meira, Aleksey, and Kenji, Kaitlyn was talking with David, Georgia was visiting with Becky, Razi was napping, and Anthony was sitting across from Virginia and Jet, thinking.
Anthony bit his lip when he thought of something. 'I probably have to ask Georgia's parents' permission to marry her...' he looked up at Jet and Virginia, and took in a deep breath. 'I REALLY hope they say I can... I hope, I hope, I hope...' he then stood up, and slowly walked towards them. Virginia noticed this, placed her book mark in her book, and looked up at him, a pleasant smile spread across her face. He bit the inside of his cheek, and begun to rub the back of his head. "May I help you, Anthony?" Virginia asked politely, and he just looked down at his feet.
"Um, yes, Mrs. Enduro." he said, sounding like a child that had been caught doing something bad. He looked back up, and to Jet. "I need to ask you and Mr. Enduro something." Virginia nodded, her face looking slightly confused, and jabbed Jet in the stomach with her elbow. He made a snorting sound, and he lifted his head, scowling at her.
"What is it?" he asked her, irritated at being woken up.
"Anthony wanted to ask us something." she stated, frowning at him momentarily, and then smiled, looking back to Anthony. "Ok Anthony, you can ask us now that Jet is among the living once again."
Anthony gulped, and scratched the back of his head again. "Um... well... I... I asked... I asked Georgia to marry me, and, well... do I have your permission to marry her?" he asked, glancing towards Georgia, who was laughing at the moment.
Virginia smiled wider, and glanced at Jet, who seemed to be smiling also. She looked up at Anthony, nodding her head. "Well, of course you have my permission!" she looked to Jet, and narrowed her eyes so only he could see. He noticed her threatening look, and nodded quickly.
"Yeah, you have both our permission. As long as you don't hurt her, that is." Jet said, glaring up at Anthony. He jumped back a bit, and shook his head, waving his hands frantically in front of himself in defense.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, I would NEVER hurt her!! I love her, a LOT!!!" he exclaimed, and then once he realized that Jet had realized this, his jaw dropped. They said yes. They actually said yes! He grinned, and ran to Georgia. "Georgia, I asked your parents for permission for us to get married, and they said yes!!!"
A few feet from where Anthony was happily exclaiming about how Jet and Virginia had said yes, Kaitlyn and David were conversing. Kaitlyn laughed at something that David had said, and once she stopped laughing, David suddenly grabbed her hand, shocking her. She blinked at him, and he just grinned. "Y'know, even though we've only known each other for a short time, I know I love you, and you told me you love me. And, well..." he reached into a first aid kit that he always kept with him, and pulled out a beautiful ring. "I want you to marry me. Please say yes?"
She gasped, covering her hand with her free hand. She looked to the ring, then up into David's eyes, then back to the ring. "David... oh my... this is so... wonderful... of course I will marry you! You're an idiot if you think I won't!" she exclaimed, and David's grin widened, as he slid the ring onto Kaitlyn's finger. (PianZoe: Sorry, I just had to add in the 'asking permission' and 'David and Kaitlyn' things, now I will go to meeting up with Catherine again)
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After landing Lombardia in front of Humphry's Peak, they all entered. Kaitlyn walked ahead of them, and rushed into the house with the blue roof. "Mom! I'm home! And I have wonderful good news!!" she exclaimed, and saw her mother look up at her from cleaning the table. Catherine smiled, and walked towards Kaitlyn, to hug her. "Well, I have lots of good news, actually! I am engaged!" she showed Catherine her ring, and she gasped, smiling happily for her daughter. "And more extremely good, and happy news shall walk in any minute now."
As she said this, they both turned towards the door. Kaitlyn walked over, and motioned for someone (PianZoe: *sarcastically* Oh, I wonder who it could be?) to enter. She backed away from the door, smiling happily. Soon, Catherine gasped, and her eyes widened, as Clive entered. "Oh my... Clive?!" she breathed, and Clive smiled, nodding his head slowly. She felt tears of joy stream down her face, and she ran forwards, embracing him. He hugged her back, feeling her tears soak his shoulder - not that he cared that his shirt was getting soaked. "I thought you were de-dead! I can't believe it - you're alive!" she cried, squeezing him harder. He nodded his head, rubbing her back. Before he could really reply to her, she pulled her head back from his shoulder, and planted her lips firmly on his lips. He was in shock for only half a minute, then returned the kiss.
Kaitlyn sighed happily at the sight, and then walked to the door. "You guys can come in now." she said, and backed out of the doorway. The rest of them entered, and Kaitlyn grabbed David, pulling him forward. "Mom, Dad, meet my fiancé - well, you've already met him, Dad, but I didn't tell you that he was my fiancé." Clive and Catherine pulled away, and looked directly at David, smiling. He smiled back at them, then stepped forward a few times.
"Hello, Mrs. Winslet, it is a pleasure to meet you." he said, giving her a slight nod, and then he looked towards Clive, then to Catherine again. "And, even though she says that I am her fiancé, it isn't a sure thing until I ask for your permission. May I marry your daughter?"
Clive and Catherine looked to each other, then back to David, and Clive answered, "Of course you may, David."
Georgia grinned, and stepped next to Kaitlyn. She whispered something in Kaitlyn's ear, and she grinned from ear-to-ear as well. "Yes! That is a wonderful idea, Georgia! A double wedding! So, it's settled then! What day?"
"How about... In exactly a month?" Georgia suggested, and Kaitlyn nodded happily, clasping her hands together.
Anthony and David glanced towards each other, then towards their women, confused looks on their faces. What were those two up to?
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PianZoe: So, how was it!? Horrible, good, wonderful!? I hope at least the second one. Please, please send reviews!