Zoid Academy
Chapter 5: Out of Darkness
The last thing Sky remembered before he blacked out was the sudden earthquake below his feet. He had just arrived to the Academy and now this happens. He was trying to escape when the ceiling fell and that's when the darkness hit.
Sky felt no pain nor did he really feel at all. He opened his eyes some and saw nothing besides the warm bright light around him. He was in a blank world of nothingness. He remained laying there in this empty word not knowing what to do, "Am I dead?"
"No, you're in a world trapped of the living and the dead. Many come here when they are unconscious though you somehow manage to actually wake up in a place like this," a voice reply.
Sky cocked his head some, thinking about the sound. It sounded like the voice he heard in his dream. His hands clutched together as he felt a pain rush into both his arms, "If I'm not alive or dead why do I feel thing?"
"You're sensing your real body. You are still connected to it after all."
Sky decided to just lay there to avoid the pain, "Who are you?"
"I am from your dreams. I've been trapped here a long time."
"So you're telling me you're that Command Wolf I saw?"
"I am. Is it so strange to speak to a zoid? I have seen your dreams often and you talk to many without even knowing."
"This is number one on my weird list. Why are you talking to me? Why not someone else?"
The voice was silent for a moment, "I cannot tell you. That's something you have to learn on your own."
"Great another lesson to learn."
"Tell me how badly you want to pilot."
Sky raised an eyebrow slightly to his question, "More then anything." "Prove yourself by standing up."
"Fine then," Sky put his hands down as he slowly pushed himself upright. As he did his mind flashed back to the real world.
His body was pinned under a heavy piece of concrete that had fell. Luckily his body didn't take the full impact. Blood ran from his head from all the gashes he took and his arms were mangled. One was cut so badly Sky couldn't even tell if he had an arm left while his other was broken. Sky looked around seeing broken wires spinning around, shooting sparks. He saw no sign of Kane and he couldn't hold on much longer as he slipped back unconscious.
Sky was back in the white realm lying back against the ground. His eyes were glazed, as he felt completely drained.
"It's not as easy as you think, will you fall into darkness as so many others?"
Sky's arms moved under him as he pushed himself up, his eyes were starting to see the real world again as he was getting back to his feet, "I'm not going to fall. Not so easily either. . .I've gotten so far now I'm not going to let a little set back through me out."
"You'll probably die."
Sky looked up above him with a grin, "I'm not going to, so don't worry."
The Command Wolf was taken aback by his carefree expression. The Wolf watched as Sky faded back to the real world. There was more to this boy then he thought.
Sky woke up again, but this time in the real world. He moved his injured arm and found he could use it. It only looked bad, but his broken arm was something he couldn't help. Sky pushed away the rubble from himself as he got up. He felt a bit dizzy at first, but that soon past. As he looked around, the entire garage around him had caved in. The original entrance was blocked off with the fallen concrete. Sky pushed against it some, but found that it wasn't going to budge an inch. A lot of wires were exposed and sparking everywhere. Sky had to be careful as he walked forward a little bit at a time. The Command Wolf was still in its original spot with a bit of concrete on it, but none of the larger chunks had hit it to damage it at all. Sky cocked his head back to see a little better; there was still no sign of Kane.
"Kane?!" Sky shouted as he looked around again.
"Hey! Over here," Kane replied from under some ruble.
Sky hobbled over slowly to where he heard Kanes' voice, "Are you under there?"
"Last time I check I was." "Nice, I take it you're not that hurt then."
"And you're correct."
Sky sighed lightly as he slowly began to move the concrete on top first. He rolled them down slowly with his one good arm being careful that the entire pile crumbles down on Kane. After a good hour or so Sky moved enough of the debris for Kane to crawl out. Kane wasn't hurt much; he had a few bruises and cuts. Kane hugged Sky, "Thank you, I didn't know how much longer I could stay there."
"Ah! Not so hard, my arm is broken," Sky yelled as he tried to get Kane off him. The two stood in the middle of the mess, "Now what?"
Kane looked up, "I don't know, but check out the walls and ceiling. One more good shake and we're sure done for."
Sky glanced around for a moment, "What's that sound?"
Kane shrugged, "I don't hear anything."
Sky walked forward to the wall and pressed his hand against the wall, "It's vibrating."
Kane followed after Sky and pressed his head against the cold cement, "It sounds like a battle. Something must be happening to the Academy. Maybe that's why they haven't found us yet."
Sky nodded as he stepped back some, "The sound is getting louder. If the battle gets any closer, we're going to be crushed."
Sky and Kane stood in silent listening to the raging battle from outside. They could hear the shooting of missiles and rumbling of the mighty beasts. Sky tilted his head some as he felt a bit of water leaking. Kane remained still as all of a sudden the sounds were silent. Sky couldn't even hear his breath as he grabbed Kane by the collar, "Run!"
A huge explosion from outside and the shockwave had extended out, shaking the buildings around it. The wall above gave away as it began to descend upon the boys. Kane ran right behind Sky, "There's no where to run! We're done for."
"No," Sky muttered, "It's not supposed to end like this. Not now! I'm not giving up even if there's no hope."
Kane and Sky ran as far as they could as they could. Sky turned around looking at the wall, but all he saw was a blur of white. Was he in that white realm again? No, he wasn't. He could still feel the cold stinging in his arm. Sky opened his eyes fully to see the White Command Wolf had picked them up just in time and was now blowing it's ways through the cement with its cannons. Kane was beside him who was just as shocked as he was, "It really does work."
Chapter 5: Out of Darkness
The last thing Sky remembered before he blacked out was the sudden earthquake below his feet. He had just arrived to the Academy and now this happens. He was trying to escape when the ceiling fell and that's when the darkness hit.
Sky felt no pain nor did he really feel at all. He opened his eyes some and saw nothing besides the warm bright light around him. He was in a blank world of nothingness. He remained laying there in this empty word not knowing what to do, "Am I dead?"
"No, you're in a world trapped of the living and the dead. Many come here when they are unconscious though you somehow manage to actually wake up in a place like this," a voice reply.
Sky cocked his head some, thinking about the sound. It sounded like the voice he heard in his dream. His hands clutched together as he felt a pain rush into both his arms, "If I'm not alive or dead why do I feel thing?"
"You're sensing your real body. You are still connected to it after all."
Sky decided to just lay there to avoid the pain, "Who are you?"
"I am from your dreams. I've been trapped here a long time."
"So you're telling me you're that Command Wolf I saw?"
"I am. Is it so strange to speak to a zoid? I have seen your dreams often and you talk to many without even knowing."
"This is number one on my weird list. Why are you talking to me? Why not someone else?"
The voice was silent for a moment, "I cannot tell you. That's something you have to learn on your own."
"Great another lesson to learn."
"Tell me how badly you want to pilot."
Sky raised an eyebrow slightly to his question, "More then anything." "Prove yourself by standing up."
"Fine then," Sky put his hands down as he slowly pushed himself upright. As he did his mind flashed back to the real world.
His body was pinned under a heavy piece of concrete that had fell. Luckily his body didn't take the full impact. Blood ran from his head from all the gashes he took and his arms were mangled. One was cut so badly Sky couldn't even tell if he had an arm left while his other was broken. Sky looked around seeing broken wires spinning around, shooting sparks. He saw no sign of Kane and he couldn't hold on much longer as he slipped back unconscious.
Sky was back in the white realm lying back against the ground. His eyes were glazed, as he felt completely drained.
"It's not as easy as you think, will you fall into darkness as so many others?"
Sky's arms moved under him as he pushed himself up, his eyes were starting to see the real world again as he was getting back to his feet, "I'm not going to fall. Not so easily either. . .I've gotten so far now I'm not going to let a little set back through me out."
"You'll probably die."
Sky looked up above him with a grin, "I'm not going to, so don't worry."
The Command Wolf was taken aback by his carefree expression. The Wolf watched as Sky faded back to the real world. There was more to this boy then he thought.
Sky woke up again, but this time in the real world. He moved his injured arm and found he could use it. It only looked bad, but his broken arm was something he couldn't help. Sky pushed away the rubble from himself as he got up. He felt a bit dizzy at first, but that soon past. As he looked around, the entire garage around him had caved in. The original entrance was blocked off with the fallen concrete. Sky pushed against it some, but found that it wasn't going to budge an inch. A lot of wires were exposed and sparking everywhere. Sky had to be careful as he walked forward a little bit at a time. The Command Wolf was still in its original spot with a bit of concrete on it, but none of the larger chunks had hit it to damage it at all. Sky cocked his head back to see a little better; there was still no sign of Kane.
"Kane?!" Sky shouted as he looked around again.
"Hey! Over here," Kane replied from under some ruble.
Sky hobbled over slowly to where he heard Kanes' voice, "Are you under there?"
"Last time I check I was." "Nice, I take it you're not that hurt then."
"And you're correct."
Sky sighed lightly as he slowly began to move the concrete on top first. He rolled them down slowly with his one good arm being careful that the entire pile crumbles down on Kane. After a good hour or so Sky moved enough of the debris for Kane to crawl out. Kane wasn't hurt much; he had a few bruises and cuts. Kane hugged Sky, "Thank you, I didn't know how much longer I could stay there."
"Ah! Not so hard, my arm is broken," Sky yelled as he tried to get Kane off him. The two stood in the middle of the mess, "Now what?"
Kane looked up, "I don't know, but check out the walls and ceiling. One more good shake and we're sure done for."
Sky glanced around for a moment, "What's that sound?"
Kane shrugged, "I don't hear anything."
Sky walked forward to the wall and pressed his hand against the wall, "It's vibrating."
Kane followed after Sky and pressed his head against the cold cement, "It sounds like a battle. Something must be happening to the Academy. Maybe that's why they haven't found us yet."
Sky nodded as he stepped back some, "The sound is getting louder. If the battle gets any closer, we're going to be crushed."
Sky and Kane stood in silent listening to the raging battle from outside. They could hear the shooting of missiles and rumbling of the mighty beasts. Sky tilted his head some as he felt a bit of water leaking. Kane remained still as all of a sudden the sounds were silent. Sky couldn't even hear his breath as he grabbed Kane by the collar, "Run!"
A huge explosion from outside and the shockwave had extended out, shaking the buildings around it. The wall above gave away as it began to descend upon the boys. Kane ran right behind Sky, "There's no where to run! We're done for."
"No," Sky muttered, "It's not supposed to end like this. Not now! I'm not giving up even if there's no hope."
Kane and Sky ran as far as they could as they could. Sky turned around looking at the wall, but all he saw was a blur of white. Was he in that white realm again? No, he wasn't. He could still feel the cold stinging in his arm. Sky opened his eyes fully to see the White Command Wolf had picked them up just in time and was now blowing it's ways through the cement with its cannons. Kane was beside him who was just as shocked as he was, "It really does work."