Chapter 8: Hunter or Hunted
Location: Labook
David stepped out of the scanner and walked to the computer.
"OK what now."
"Time to take down John Scout" said Ikin.
"You're sure he's human this time"
"Positive, he's on Voltaic. You need to take the ship again, I need to check and make sure the Dodrando army is in position.
Location: Voltaic
David landed the ship out of sight. He spotted scout on the way in, on the other side of a dam (A/N: you MYST fans should know where). He was banging his head on a large metal door as David emerged from the tunnel. He drew his sword and proudly said,
"Turn around, Scout" John slowly turned to look "long time no see".
"I failed him" he mumbled "but I know, it was you who did this, and I can at least kill you for it" John turned around and raised his arms "you forget the powers I have!" But his over confident smile slowly turned into a worried frown, "where did they go?"
"While I was turning off books I was also turning off your powers" David said with a smug.
"I don't need flames to kill you" Scout drew his two laser guns and fired. But David had dodged thousands of lasers before, he rolled right in front of Scout and grabbed one of his blasters. But Scout being the successful bounty hunter he was, kicked the sword out of David's hand. It got wedged in the metal flooring. John raised his gun and laughed, David's gun was at his side. "You know...all my life I was told I was an insult to the human race, but looking at you... freack, that title should be passed"
David simply said "Thousand bucks says I hit you square between the eyes."
"Clank!" John turned his head to see David's tail rip the sword out of the flooring, come around, and strike him in the leg. Scout fell and dropped his laser gun. He opened his eyes to see David holding both guns, one at his side, the other pointed at him...square between the eyes. Scout sighed and pulled out a slip of paper and handed it to David.
"It's the activation code to my ship...the money is under the seat...take it all."
"You know...you're...really not an insult to your species" David fired without another word.
(A/N: later...)David left the grave site to drown what was left of the bounty hunters ship. The grave was circled with personal belongings David found...including a roll of his money...minus one thousand. The grave had a makeshift tombstone that read:
John Scout
A compliment to his species
Location: Labook CLYOTO
Aileta sat on the top platform in the tower, awaiting the message from Ikin to de-activate the tower and release the powerful boundary that contained Lord Sicrons powers. It had been a while and the message could come at any time. She heard something...familiar. Aileta looked over the edge in case something was down there...but there wasn't anything. She looked at the screen in case the signal had arrived, but something blocked it...something that filled Aileta's heart with fear. Since receiving her personal disc, she had fought along side with David, and learned that what she did long before on LYOKO was nothing compared to fighting. She had gotten over the fear though...except when her old friend, the virtual Metroid decided to make an appearance. Once again the creature mocked her, looking over her. Aileta would have simply drawn her disc and pelted the thing, except she never could get over that one day, and David took care of it anyway, but David wasn't here. Aileta couldn't move, and seeing the opportunity the Metroid reared back and lunged, and it finally struck home. Her fears were right...it was unbearable. The pain was immense. She screamed like never before. But it was strange; it didn't feel like her strength was being drained, but like she was being injected with a virus. She was simply growing tired...and despite the pain...she fell asleep.
Location: LYOKO: Hell region
Aileta was shivering when she awoke, even with the...familiar heat, and burning chains. Aileta opened her eye's, and saw the second thing she'd least like to see.
"No"
"YES" Aileta turned her head toward the voice...there sat Lord Sicron in all his flaming glory, looking disappointed, "REALLY AILETA, GO AHEAD AND KEEP ME BORED FOR TWO MONTHS WON'T YOU."
"You m-mean after your M-Metroid attacked me?"
"METROID?" said Sicron with a confused look "MY DEAR YOU WENT INTO A COMA, IT WAS ALL A DREAM. YOU WERE MUMBLING SOMTHING ABOUT TOWERS...AND SOMEONE NAMED DAVID. LET ME TELL YOU NOW YOU WERE BROUGHT BACK UP HERE AFTER YOU FELL OUT THE WINDOW. EVERYTHING YOU SAW WAS A WORLD YOUR MIND MOST WANTED. BUT ENOUGH WITH EXPLANATIONS, DANCE FOR ME!" The chains burned more as he got angrier through his speech.
She had no choice, she danced, but she also cried. Aileta awoke just before Sicrons defeat. She wouldn't see Ikin or David anymore. It had to be real, but he was right, a boy like David was just what she wanted. So she cried, the chains grew hotter but she didn't care, she simply cried
Location: Labook
"Aileta...Aileta do you read me. If you can hear me...you can de-activate the tower now", but the status screen on the tower didn't change, it continued to read: ACTIVE. "I don't like this, if my worst fears are realized...David get in the scanner, I need to talk with my father in case Sicron is behind this."
"What dose your dad have to do with anything?"
"My father is the great Electrifying." Ikin said proudly.
"...oh"
"Get in the scanner, when you get to CLYOTO look for Aileta, and take this with you" Ikin handed David a cell-phone like object ",direct contact to me, since I won't be here. It will virtualize with you. Call me if you find anything"
"You got it". David stepped in the scanner.
"Transfer David, scanner David, Virtualization!
(A/N: Man did I make an evil villain or what, next chapter: The gang came back, the very next day)