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And now…


Outlaw Star: Shadows of Destiny




Gene stands alone in a pitch-black room he can't see noting around him. He begins to walk slowly and looking around him, suddenly… "Gene!" A familiar voice is heard, "huh?!? Who's there?" Gene said as he looked around him. "Gene, it's me" the voice said. "Aisha?!?!?" Gene said as his eyes widened. "Yes, behind you" As Gene turned around he saw the familiar silhouette of his loved one before finally stepping forward to reveal her self. "Aisha! You're alive!!!" Gene said. "Why shouldn't I be?" Aisha said as started to smile and walk forward. Gene smiled back, as Aisha was walking toward him with a big smile on her face; Gene too began to walk toward her as well. Then both of them started to move in a slow motion kind of style but still smiling and still with their eyes locked on each other when the room was filled with a bright white flash that blinded Gene, which caused him to take his hands to his face. As he slowly reopened his eyes he saw Aisha standing there, still, not moving, with a vacant look on her eyes and with her mouth slightly open. As Gene recovered he saw something come out of her moth, roll down to her chin and fall to the ground… It was blood, as he saw this his eyes widened, then her eyes rolled up hiding under her eye lids as she stated to collapse forward, falling first to her knees closing her eyes then continuing to fall face first. As Gene saw this he started running toward her yelling out her name, "AISHA… NOOOOO!!!!!!" as she was about to impact the floor he stretched out his arms allowing them to slide under hers and pulled her up avoiding her to hit the ground with her face and turned her quickly around to see her slightly open her eyes and say with a soft and wasted voice, "gene… do… do… do you… l… l… l… love me?" letting out a sigh at the end and dieing in his arms as her head slid back making her mouth open. "Aisha?… Aisha!!?… AISHA!!!?… nnnnnNNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" Screaming the final part as he looked up.
"* gasp * * breathing heavily * oh … … … it was … … … it was just a dream … … …" Gene had been having these dreams for a while now, and they were almost the same, they always started with him finding Aisha, losing her always in a different way and never being able to tell her his feelings on time before she dies. Gene got up his bed, entered the hallway and headed to the kitchen to eat something and try to ease off the pain. On his way he passed by Aisha's room or former room and stopped, he turned to face the door, touched it and began to think of her once again; her presence on the ship, his memories of her before and after the leyline incident, and as his memories kept on wandering he slid his hand down to meet the lock console and pushed it. As the door opened he popped out of his thoughts and saw the empty room with nothing in it, after letting out a breath of agony he closed the door and continued to the kitchen. Jim, who was sleeping in the room next to Aisha's, was awakened by the sound of the air lock opening next door, went into the hall to investigate and caught a glimpse of what appeared to be Gene entering the kitchen.
"What's Gene doing up so late?" Jim thought out loud as he exited his room and headed toward the kitchen. Gene was scanning the fridge looking for something to chew on as his eyes caught a stew, a Ctarl Ctarl stew, Aisha's stew to be precise, the stew which she had made a few days before the day she died and which Gene still refused to eat. "He he, hmmm" Gene mumbled and he began to remember that day, "WHY DON'T YOU EAT IT!!!!?" Aisha used to yell at him, "IT WILL MAKE YOU STRONG!!!" "Nah it looks disgusting and besides I don't think my stomach can take it" Gene would generally reply. "hmpf all you terrans are the same you're all so weak" She would say to finish the conversation. "Hmmm, I wonder if it tastes good" Gene said as he took out the stew from the fridge and popped it into the particle accelerator oven. After setting the time he went to take a seat at the table, as he sat down he felt something that made him uncomfortable in his pocket and pulled it out, it was one of his guns, the Piston Hurricane gray pistol, so he took it out and laid it on the table. Waiting for the stew he began to think once again in Aisha, and the reminder of her no-more existence in this world made him mad and bitter, and while he was thinking his eyes began to wander around and stopped on an object laying on the table, his gun, immediately his mind began to think a thousand things; should I do it? Will it make this feeling go away? Will I see her on the other side? But wait, what about Jim and Melfina? Will they be ok with out me? Who will protect them?
As his mind kept whirling in this tantrum of questions, his hand reached out to get a hold of the gun. As he brought it to his face and examined it, Jim unnoticed stood at the door and watched Gene before he finally said, "Gene, what cha doing?" His voice startled Gene, which made him drop the gun that fired upon impact awakening Melfina in her quarters. "Oh Jim, you scared me" Gene said as he saw Jim standing by the door. Jim just threw a mild glace at him as he began to walk forward, bend down to pick up the gun and say, "what were you planning to do with this?" Gene just sat there looking down without saying a word. "I never expected that from you Gene. Taking the easy way out? Screwing Mel and me both?" He began to say as he took a seat in front of him. "C'mon Gene, GENE!!! YOU!!? No I never expected this from you" "YEAH!!!! WELL I BET YOU WOULD DO THE SAME IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU!!!…" "IT DID HAPPEN TO ME, EVEN WORSE!!! I, KILLED MY LOVED ONE, I DID!! REMEMBER!!?!!?! And I didn't go around aiming guns at my head to blast it off…She meant a lot to me, a lot" Jim lowered his head and began to cry softly as Gene stared in sadness remembering what Jim went thru when he found out after the Leyline incident, that the yellow ship was piloted by the girl he fell in love with. Unnoticed also, Mel entered the kitchen and sat next to Jim as she started to brace him and stare at gene with a glance of disappointment. "Jim, I'm… I'm sorry… I'm really sorry" Jim raised his head and smiled thru the tears and red eyes. Gene got up and hugged him as he said, "don't worry, I'll never even think of doing that again, I'm sorry" And kissed him gently on his forehead sending him to bed accompanied with Mel. Gene sat down once again and looked at the oven that was now finished reheating the stew, so he got up and went to taste it, "well here goes nothing" * gulp * "mmmmm, that does taste good" So he kept on munching on the stew as the XGP kept on cruising to the professor's location in search of an answer of all the strange stuff that have happened starting with Suzuka's disappearance.


To Be Continued…



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