Norman held his chin in thought as Roger spoke quietly to him. He nodded and shook his head when appropriate.
"Yes Master Roger, Big O could definitely handle the trip. However, battling in conditions such as these is extremely risky."
"Don't worry about me Norman. I've done risky before."
...Dorothy's eyes were looking directly into the eye of the balloon in the sky. It was eerie how still it stood, and it had a malicious air about it. It wasn't until Roger took her hand that the eye contact she had been holding with it was disturbed.
"Are you all right Dorothy?" he asked.
"I'm not sure what I am right now. What do you suppose that thing is?"
"A lot of the people are calling it a demon, some are calling it an angel. I don't know what to believe, but whatever it is, let's hope it's on our side."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I'm going to need all the help I can get."
"Are you saying what I pray you aren't saying?"
"I'm afraid so...I'm going out there. Rosewater and I have a score to settle."
"No Roger, you...you can't...I won't let you!"
Roger tried to take her into his embrace, but Dorothy pushed him back and ran into their bedroom.
The sheets in which they had made passionate love were still warm. Dorothy cried into the pillow that had been kicked to the foot of the bed. A knock came at the door, but Dorothy ignored it.
Roger opened the door and walked in to see the love of his life sobbing on their bed.
"I knew you were going to be upset, but you have to understand Dorothy. I have to finish this."
"It's so dangerous Roger. If even one thing goes wrong with Big O, you'll be trapped out there. I would never forgive myself if I let you go."
Dorothy looked away as a tear fell in spite of her. Roger pulled her into his arms again. She fought him a little, but this time he didn't let go.
"The difference this time Dorothy, is that I have someone to come home to. That's something worth fighting for, and it's something worth winning for! I will come home, I promise."
Dorothy nodded.
"Let me go with you!"
"No Dorothy, this is something I think I was meant to do alone."
Dorothy's features turned blank as she snuggled herself into Roger's chest.
"I'll be with you, if not in body I will be with you in spirit. You will not be alone Roger. Everyone here is on your side. You've saved so many people, we won't let anything happen to you."
"I know."
Roger got up and walked over to his dresser. He opened a drawer and pulled out a little black box.
"I got this ring for you before all of this started."
"Oh my God...Roger?"
Roger got down on one knee.
"When this battle is over I have every intention of making you my wife..."
Dorothy gasped as he opened the box to reveal a three karat diamond ring.
"...That is," he continued. "If you say yes."
Dorothy threw herself into his arms.
"Yes Roger! God yes!"
...Rosewater looked upon the fiery hell that was once Paradigm City.
"This is the perfect way to build our Utopia. It's too bad Neilson went and offed himself though, he would have been quite useful to me now. And Beck must be dead. He never did return from the job I sent him on."
"Well sir," the woman behind him said quietly. "I didn't think Smith would let her die so easily."
"No," Rosewater replied. "Neither did I. What do you make of our little sky dweller here? It's something I didn't plan on."
"Would you like me to take care of it sir?"
"Don't bother. Let's see if He's with us or against us."
"Couldn't that be dangerous?"
"Whether God is on our side or not, I'll prevail. There are some things even He can't prevent. Besides, I think the negotiator is going to try to stop me. Once I get him out of the way, this will be easy."
"Should I prepare to send our secret weapons in?"
"Not yet, Ahren. Let me take care of Roger Smith first."
"Yes sir. I shall await your command."
The woman kissed Rosewater's hand and left the room. A cryptic smile found its way to his face.
"Roger Smith."
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Oki...that's the next chapter. I'll be working on more very soon. "Ahren" means Angel in Russian just to let you know. ^_~ Keep reading, leave me some reviews, and feel free to e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com. Thanks!
~*Tori*~
"Yes Master Roger, Big O could definitely handle the trip. However, battling in conditions such as these is extremely risky."
"Don't worry about me Norman. I've done risky before."
...Dorothy's eyes were looking directly into the eye of the balloon in the sky. It was eerie how still it stood, and it had a malicious air about it. It wasn't until Roger took her hand that the eye contact she had been holding with it was disturbed.
"Are you all right Dorothy?" he asked.
"I'm not sure what I am right now. What do you suppose that thing is?"
"A lot of the people are calling it a demon, some are calling it an angel. I don't know what to believe, but whatever it is, let's hope it's on our side."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I'm going to need all the help I can get."
"Are you saying what I pray you aren't saying?"
"I'm afraid so...I'm going out there. Rosewater and I have a score to settle."
"No Roger, you...you can't...I won't let you!"
Roger tried to take her into his embrace, but Dorothy pushed him back and ran into their bedroom.
The sheets in which they had made passionate love were still warm. Dorothy cried into the pillow that had been kicked to the foot of the bed. A knock came at the door, but Dorothy ignored it.
Roger opened the door and walked in to see the love of his life sobbing on their bed.
"I knew you were going to be upset, but you have to understand Dorothy. I have to finish this."
"It's so dangerous Roger. If even one thing goes wrong with Big O, you'll be trapped out there. I would never forgive myself if I let you go."
Dorothy looked away as a tear fell in spite of her. Roger pulled her into his arms again. She fought him a little, but this time he didn't let go.
"The difference this time Dorothy, is that I have someone to come home to. That's something worth fighting for, and it's something worth winning for! I will come home, I promise."
Dorothy nodded.
"Let me go with you!"
"No Dorothy, this is something I think I was meant to do alone."
Dorothy's features turned blank as she snuggled herself into Roger's chest.
"I'll be with you, if not in body I will be with you in spirit. You will not be alone Roger. Everyone here is on your side. You've saved so many people, we won't let anything happen to you."
"I know."
Roger got up and walked over to his dresser. He opened a drawer and pulled out a little black box.
"I got this ring for you before all of this started."
"Oh my God...Roger?"
Roger got down on one knee.
"When this battle is over I have every intention of making you my wife..."
Dorothy gasped as he opened the box to reveal a three karat diamond ring.
"...That is," he continued. "If you say yes."
Dorothy threw herself into his arms.
"Yes Roger! God yes!"
...Rosewater looked upon the fiery hell that was once Paradigm City.
"This is the perfect way to build our Utopia. It's too bad Neilson went and offed himself though, he would have been quite useful to me now. And Beck must be dead. He never did return from the job I sent him on."
"Well sir," the woman behind him said quietly. "I didn't think Smith would let her die so easily."
"No," Rosewater replied. "Neither did I. What do you make of our little sky dweller here? It's something I didn't plan on."
"Would you like me to take care of it sir?"
"Don't bother. Let's see if He's with us or against us."
"Couldn't that be dangerous?"
"Whether God is on our side or not, I'll prevail. There are some things even He can't prevent. Besides, I think the negotiator is going to try to stop me. Once I get him out of the way, this will be easy."
"Should I prepare to send our secret weapons in?"
"Not yet, Ahren. Let me take care of Roger Smith first."
"Yes sir. I shall await your command."
The woman kissed Rosewater's hand and left the room. A cryptic smile found its way to his face.
"Roger Smith."
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Oki...that's the next chapter. I'll be working on more very soon. "Ahren" means Angel in Russian just to let you know. ^_~ Keep reading, leave me some reviews, and feel free to e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com. Thanks!
~*Tori*~