KatDrama: MWA HA HA HA HA! I am back! Didja miss me?
Kitty: Huh? What? You were gone?
Rurouni KatDrama: Your absence was not noticed.
KatDrama: -- ha ha, very funny you guys. (other kats are stifling giggles)
KatD: Did you have fun?
KatDrama: Yes, I did. But now I'm tired, but I suppose I should update this story because.....I got lots of reviews!!! (confetti falls and music plays) Yay! I feel loved!
Other Kats: (roll eyes) It's been a l-o-n-g week, hasn't it.
KatDrama: (breaks down and cries) Yes! I missed my computer! I missed getting reviews! I missed you guys! (hugs other kats)
Other Kats: Ugh (gasping for air)
KatDrama: But now I'm back and updating. All is well. I wasn't quite sure how this was going, but now I've decided, so you guys that are reading this, just sit back and enjoy and let me work my magic with my keyboard!
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Chapter 36
On the Way...To Unicron!
The water gently lapped up around her body. Emrial spat out water and turned over in the moist sand raising a hand automatically to shield her eyes from the burning sun. Where was she? What had happened?
Drawing in a deep breath she sat up suddenly. The mini con! Where was it? She gathered her location quickly.
The ocean? She pondered while removing seaweed from her hair. How did I end up here?
The underground river! She painfully remembered as her bloody shoulder throbbed.
--
(Flashback)
The dark and icy water embraced her, not wanting to let her go. Emrial struggled to reach the surface of the raging waters. Who knew that in the bottom of the cave was an actual river! But where did it go?
Emrial didn't have time to think of where the river might be leading her. She had to concentrate on staying alive. She clasped the mini con panel to her and swam with the other arm. The rapids took turns dragging her down, spitting her back up again and crashing her against rock formations.
Emrial spat out water as the current popped her back up for a gulp of air. Suddenly she found her shoulder smashed into a sharp stalagmite. She gasped with pain as blood began to pour freely from the wound.
She swam towards a rock that stuck up and tried to hang on, but the current was pulling her down. Finally she lost her strength and had to let go. And she was lost in the darkness of the swirling water.
--
The river must have led to the ocean...and I've washed up here. Emrial gathered. She shuddered as she thought of what could have happened instead of ending up at the ocean and what could have happened if she hadn't washed up on shore.
Red Alert...Her heart throbbed as memories began to flood her. She stood up and walked dazed along the shore. She stopped as she stubbed her toe on something partially hidden by the sand. The mini con panel! A tinge of joy reached her as she unearthed the familiar green panel. But what of the Autobots? She hugged the panel to her chest. The wind stirred her hair as she monitored the sea in the bright sunlight. Several tears trickled down her dirty face.
Jet Fire...
She sniffed as the wind blew the crystal droplets into the breeze.
Suddenly a friendly glow began from her arms and the panel activated. Tears streamed down her face as the mini con formed in front of her. She set the panel down on the sand a few feet away from her. The bright colors formed a beacon to the sky. In the flashing lights a large army green mini con formed and set foot on the sand. He stepped forward.
"Greep?" It groaned as it searched the girl in front of him with his visored optics.
Emrial sobbed and fell to her knees in the sand. The mini con kneeled down beside her. She looked up at it with tear filled eyes. "Don't you know? It's over! We got you, but the Autobots have lost!" She sobbed. "It's over!"
The mini con extended a hand to her shoulder with confidence.
A voice from the distance startled them both.
"Shania?! Shania!!" A golden tanned teenage boy with bleached blonde hair was pounding along the wet beach.
"Huh?" Emrial stood up, drying the tears from her eyes. The mini con backed off to hide behind a rock.
"Shania!" The boy wrapped her in a warm hug.
"Do I know you?" Emrial pushed him away.
"Shania! It's me! Your boyfriend! Brian!" He smiled brightly. "Oh, it's so good to see you!" He hugged her again.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Emrial raised one eyebrow as she stepped backwards from the hugging force of the boy.
"Shania, come with me! My family's vacationing down the beach, this way! Oh Shania! You're family's going to be so happy! We've been looking for you for over a year!!" He grabbed her arm and began to drag her down the beach.
Emrial wrenched her arm away from the ecstatic boy. "I don't know what you're talking about. I have to get back to the base..."
The boy looked hurt. He gently caressed her face with his hand. "Shania...you must be more hurt than I thought. You've probably got amnesia."
Emrial backed away again. Now she was confused! What was this boy talking about?
"Don't you remember? You were riding your three-wheeler in the winter alone? You disappeared! All the experts assumed that either way you were frozen, even if you had survived a crash...oh Shania, we were so worried about you..." He moved in for a kiss.
Emrial pushed him away. "Three-wheeler accident? What are you..." Emrial's eyes widened with astonishment. "Old...Red..." Her eyes misted over and she began to cry. When the Transformers had found her she had been in a three- wheeler accident!
--
"Huh?" Chopper sat up straight when she heard a whirring noise coming from the other end of the med-bay table. "Trice?!" Her voice was excited as her friend began to come online.
"Oh Trice!" She hugged him firmly as he began to get his bearings. "It is time." She closed her optics in pleasure as she helped the mini con up. "Let us go." She helped him to the warp gate.
Trice's optics flashed open with a burning decisiveness. Yes, it was time. The two exited the base just as the warp gate was accepting new arrivals.
"Find their ship! I want to be out of here and on our way back to Cybertron as soon as possible!" Megatron boomed. "Put them in the hold." He sneered of their captives.
"Sir, this one won't move." Starscream kicked Red Alert.
"Get one of them to carry him!" Megatron snapped.
"Megatron, sir! It's those crazy kids! They're in here! What should we do?" Cyclonus pointed his gun at the surprised kids who had been doing homework in the base.
"Hmm...take them with! They could be great hostages against the Autobots!" Megatron smirked.
"Why, if I were out of these bindings I'd..." Hot Shot mumbled as he struggled against the energy bonds.
"Hot Shot. Cool it." Optimus ordered.
"That's right. One move against us and I'll slaughter these children one by one so you all can bear witness to their demises!" Megatron cackled.
"You, you're loyal to your leader's orders, aren't you? You carry the injured one!" Demolisher released Jet Fire's bonds.
"Hey, Red." Jet Fire smiled as he gingerly picked the med officer up. "What's wrong?" He asked as they began to move down the hallway.
"I...can't...move my legs." Red Alert said painfully. "The blast must have shattered my spinal column."
"Is it fixable?" Jet Fire asked.
"Yeah, but only a skilled surgeon could do it, and even at that there's a slim chance of surviving the operation..."
"And...all you have is me, eh?" Jet Fire tried to laugh, but the seriousness of the situation held him back. "Don't worry, ol' buddy. I'll take care of you." He promised.
--
"This can't be...this can't be!" Emrial shook her head unbelievably as she backed away from the boy. "I have a new life! The Autobots! They need me!" She shouted.
"Shania...don't do anything hasty...come with me..." He coaxed.
"No!" She shook her hand away. "My allegiance is with the Autobots. I am sworn to protect my comrades!" She stood defiantly.
"Autobots? You're not talking sense!" The boy tried to edge nearer to her.
Suddenly there was a bright light and beside her there stood two robotic figures. He gasped and backed off a few feet. From behind a rock came a third robot. Emrial looked at each of them. She didn't understand what was going on, but she felt a sudden urge to do something.
Emrial planted her feet apart and raised a fist to the sky. She stared up at the clouds and closed her eyes, feeling a peace that she had not felt for a long time. A green light began to swarm around her. It whipped her hair like a rising wind. In a flash the mini con figures launched like streaks of light into the sky and came back down into her. Through the haze of green they transformed and combined...to her!
Trice, the three-wheeler made up the chest and some arm plating. Chopper, the lawnmower, strapped unto her back with the extended flying blades out like those of a helicopter. The new green mini con transformed into a six- wheeler first then transformed again and attached to her legs. What was not covered by mini con was covered by armor that sprang forth from her body.
As quickly as it had begun the swirling light ceased and Emrial looked down at the boy. He gasped at the sight. Before him stood not his girl friend! It was something un-natural! Something he had never seen before! Maybe the girl really wasn't Shania! He quickly backed off and ran away.
Emrial looked over her new body. Was this really her? Underneath all that mech was there really a person? She looked like a complete Transformer! A little bit on the smallish side, sure, but she was...a Transformer! No part of her resembled a human any more! It was amazing. She felt the energy of the three mini cons pulsate through her.
A feeling of duty overcame her. She was to return to the base! But through the warp gate? No, the Decepticons would surely be expecting her through there! Jet engines came out of the sides of her large legs and rocketed her into the air. She thought silently and her feet came together, her arms did too! And the helicopter blades slid forward. Hey! She had just transformed! And with that the dark blue military style stealth helicopter flew off toward the base.
--
"Main boosters on! Prepare to launch!" Megatron sat in the command seat that had been intended to be for Optimus Prime. First they had captured the Autobots, and with them their base and ship! And now, Cybertron was soon to be his. Megatron smiled. Life was going his way.
--
"Rrr! I can't believe this is happening!"
"Calm down, Hot Shot. Putting dents in the wall isn't going to help." Blurr was sitting across the room from his 'cell mate.'
"I know, it just makes me so angry! How could we be defeated...so...so...easily?!" Hot Shot pounded another fist into the wall.
"Hey Hot Shot, could you be any louder? I can still hear myself think!" Hoist called from the cell next to him.
"Hot Shot, none of us are enjoying this, but we have to keep our cool for the kids." Jet Fire said from across the hall.
"Red, are you comfortable?" Jet Fire turned back to the bot in his care.
"Emrial!" Red Alert suddenly moaned.
"Wha?" Jet Fire got down beside the lying bot so he could hear him better.
"Emrial! What's happened to Emrial?" Red Alert grabbed the commander's chest plating in desperation.
"I don't know..." Jet Fire fretted. "I'll ask the others." He got up and went to the crackling energy bars of his cell. "Hey, does anyone know where Emrial is?" He shouted down the hall.
Blurr's optics widened. "Down in that hole!" He stood up. Crud! I was supposed to be protecting her! How could I have let her down? She's probably dead! He mentally slapped himself.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Hot Shot stopped pounding his head into the wall long enough to notice that his friend was worried.
Blurr groaned as he stared out the tiny window to their cell as they had begun to pass through the earth's atmosphere. He drew in a sharp breath. "Emrial." He hung his head. "I...gave in...I...didn't protect her. She's gone." He buried his face in his arm platings that were clasped about his knees.
"Buddy, you and I both know that Emrial is stronger than that. She's alive. I can feel it." Hot Shot stared out the window and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.
--
Emrial the helicopter arrived at the base just as the Autobot's ship was launching. "I'm too late!" She cried. "Wait!" She flew after it as it flew towards space. She transformed and grabbed part of the ship and pulled herself up. She stood on one of the engine legs and supported herself against the main body of the ship. "Here we go." She looked into space. "To Unicron..."
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KatDrama: So? Whatda think? Betcha weren't expecting THAT!!
Kitty: Now, if only you could think of what in the world you're going to do in the next chapters you'd have it made.
KatDrama: Suggestions are nice!!! Oh, and in case any of you are wondering, yes, there will be a sequel to this!! Actually, two sequels and two endings. But don't worry, the story isn't ended yet, im just telling you this ahead of time. I'll tell you more closer to the end of the story, but I'm having two sequels because the transformer sequel will be happening years after this story ends, but I wanted one in between. So I have a Teen Titans in between one. And, if u don't like Teen Titans that's okay because you don't have to read it. I'm making it so that nothing that happens in the Teen Titan sequel is relevant in the Transformer sequel. So, the Teen Titan sequel is just an extra story. I've already started it, and as soon as I'm done with this story I'll post it. Keep an eye out for it. It'll be titled 'Jet Titan' lol, are you seeing a trend? Im not sure wat the other sequel will be called, but be sure that it'll have Jet in it's title (and if u ask me why I won't tell you because it's a subtle secret that I've been hinting at in this story that'll be answered in the Transformer sequel (wink) (wink))
Kitty: And if any of you know of a place that lets you create a web site (or page, whatever you call it...) for free and that's faster than a snail please let me know. I've tried creating a Rurouni Kenshin website on Tripod but it's so slow that it's going to take me FOREVER to do it, so if you know of any good places, please let me know.
Rurouni KatDrama: If I find a good host I may even make a Transformer one!
KatD: So, anywhoo- review in suggestions and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I write it!!!
Kitty: Huh? What? You were gone?
Rurouni KatDrama: Your absence was not noticed.
KatDrama: -- ha ha, very funny you guys. (other kats are stifling giggles)
KatD: Did you have fun?
KatDrama: Yes, I did. But now I'm tired, but I suppose I should update this story because.....I got lots of reviews!!! (confetti falls and music plays) Yay! I feel loved!
Other Kats: (roll eyes) It's been a l-o-n-g week, hasn't it.
KatDrama: (breaks down and cries) Yes! I missed my computer! I missed getting reviews! I missed you guys! (hugs other kats)
Other Kats: Ugh (gasping for air)
KatDrama: But now I'm back and updating. All is well. I wasn't quite sure how this was going, but now I've decided, so you guys that are reading this, just sit back and enjoy and let me work my magic with my keyboard!
--
Chapter 36
On the Way...To Unicron!
The water gently lapped up around her body. Emrial spat out water and turned over in the moist sand raising a hand automatically to shield her eyes from the burning sun. Where was she? What had happened?
Drawing in a deep breath she sat up suddenly. The mini con! Where was it? She gathered her location quickly.
The ocean? She pondered while removing seaweed from her hair. How did I end up here?
The underground river! She painfully remembered as her bloody shoulder throbbed.
--
(Flashback)
The dark and icy water embraced her, not wanting to let her go. Emrial struggled to reach the surface of the raging waters. Who knew that in the bottom of the cave was an actual river! But where did it go?
Emrial didn't have time to think of where the river might be leading her. She had to concentrate on staying alive. She clasped the mini con panel to her and swam with the other arm. The rapids took turns dragging her down, spitting her back up again and crashing her against rock formations.
Emrial spat out water as the current popped her back up for a gulp of air. Suddenly she found her shoulder smashed into a sharp stalagmite. She gasped with pain as blood began to pour freely from the wound.
She swam towards a rock that stuck up and tried to hang on, but the current was pulling her down. Finally she lost her strength and had to let go. And she was lost in the darkness of the swirling water.
--
The river must have led to the ocean...and I've washed up here. Emrial gathered. She shuddered as she thought of what could have happened instead of ending up at the ocean and what could have happened if she hadn't washed up on shore.
Red Alert...Her heart throbbed as memories began to flood her. She stood up and walked dazed along the shore. She stopped as she stubbed her toe on something partially hidden by the sand. The mini con panel! A tinge of joy reached her as she unearthed the familiar green panel. But what of the Autobots? She hugged the panel to her chest. The wind stirred her hair as she monitored the sea in the bright sunlight. Several tears trickled down her dirty face.
Jet Fire...
She sniffed as the wind blew the crystal droplets into the breeze.
Suddenly a friendly glow began from her arms and the panel activated. Tears streamed down her face as the mini con formed in front of her. She set the panel down on the sand a few feet away from her. The bright colors formed a beacon to the sky. In the flashing lights a large army green mini con formed and set foot on the sand. He stepped forward.
"Greep?" It groaned as it searched the girl in front of him with his visored optics.
Emrial sobbed and fell to her knees in the sand. The mini con kneeled down beside her. She looked up at it with tear filled eyes. "Don't you know? It's over! We got you, but the Autobots have lost!" She sobbed. "It's over!"
The mini con extended a hand to her shoulder with confidence.
A voice from the distance startled them both.
"Shania?! Shania!!" A golden tanned teenage boy with bleached blonde hair was pounding along the wet beach.
"Huh?" Emrial stood up, drying the tears from her eyes. The mini con backed off to hide behind a rock.
"Shania!" The boy wrapped her in a warm hug.
"Do I know you?" Emrial pushed him away.
"Shania! It's me! Your boyfriend! Brian!" He smiled brightly. "Oh, it's so good to see you!" He hugged her again.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Emrial raised one eyebrow as she stepped backwards from the hugging force of the boy.
"Shania, come with me! My family's vacationing down the beach, this way! Oh Shania! You're family's going to be so happy! We've been looking for you for over a year!!" He grabbed her arm and began to drag her down the beach.
Emrial wrenched her arm away from the ecstatic boy. "I don't know what you're talking about. I have to get back to the base..."
The boy looked hurt. He gently caressed her face with his hand. "Shania...you must be more hurt than I thought. You've probably got amnesia."
Emrial backed away again. Now she was confused! What was this boy talking about?
"Don't you remember? You were riding your three-wheeler in the winter alone? You disappeared! All the experts assumed that either way you were frozen, even if you had survived a crash...oh Shania, we were so worried about you..." He moved in for a kiss.
Emrial pushed him away. "Three-wheeler accident? What are you..." Emrial's eyes widened with astonishment. "Old...Red..." Her eyes misted over and she began to cry. When the Transformers had found her she had been in a three- wheeler accident!
--
"Huh?" Chopper sat up straight when she heard a whirring noise coming from the other end of the med-bay table. "Trice?!" Her voice was excited as her friend began to come online.
"Oh Trice!" She hugged him firmly as he began to get his bearings. "It is time." She closed her optics in pleasure as she helped the mini con up. "Let us go." She helped him to the warp gate.
Trice's optics flashed open with a burning decisiveness. Yes, it was time. The two exited the base just as the warp gate was accepting new arrivals.
"Find their ship! I want to be out of here and on our way back to Cybertron as soon as possible!" Megatron boomed. "Put them in the hold." He sneered of their captives.
"Sir, this one won't move." Starscream kicked Red Alert.
"Get one of them to carry him!" Megatron snapped.
"Megatron, sir! It's those crazy kids! They're in here! What should we do?" Cyclonus pointed his gun at the surprised kids who had been doing homework in the base.
"Hmm...take them with! They could be great hostages against the Autobots!" Megatron smirked.
"Why, if I were out of these bindings I'd..." Hot Shot mumbled as he struggled against the energy bonds.
"Hot Shot. Cool it." Optimus ordered.
"That's right. One move against us and I'll slaughter these children one by one so you all can bear witness to their demises!" Megatron cackled.
"You, you're loyal to your leader's orders, aren't you? You carry the injured one!" Demolisher released Jet Fire's bonds.
"Hey, Red." Jet Fire smiled as he gingerly picked the med officer up. "What's wrong?" He asked as they began to move down the hallway.
"I...can't...move my legs." Red Alert said painfully. "The blast must have shattered my spinal column."
"Is it fixable?" Jet Fire asked.
"Yeah, but only a skilled surgeon could do it, and even at that there's a slim chance of surviving the operation..."
"And...all you have is me, eh?" Jet Fire tried to laugh, but the seriousness of the situation held him back. "Don't worry, ol' buddy. I'll take care of you." He promised.
--
"This can't be...this can't be!" Emrial shook her head unbelievably as she backed away from the boy. "I have a new life! The Autobots! They need me!" She shouted.
"Shania...don't do anything hasty...come with me..." He coaxed.
"No!" She shook her hand away. "My allegiance is with the Autobots. I am sworn to protect my comrades!" She stood defiantly.
"Autobots? You're not talking sense!" The boy tried to edge nearer to her.
Suddenly there was a bright light and beside her there stood two robotic figures. He gasped and backed off a few feet. From behind a rock came a third robot. Emrial looked at each of them. She didn't understand what was going on, but she felt a sudden urge to do something.
Emrial planted her feet apart and raised a fist to the sky. She stared up at the clouds and closed her eyes, feeling a peace that she had not felt for a long time. A green light began to swarm around her. It whipped her hair like a rising wind. In a flash the mini con figures launched like streaks of light into the sky and came back down into her. Through the haze of green they transformed and combined...to her!
Trice, the three-wheeler made up the chest and some arm plating. Chopper, the lawnmower, strapped unto her back with the extended flying blades out like those of a helicopter. The new green mini con transformed into a six- wheeler first then transformed again and attached to her legs. What was not covered by mini con was covered by armor that sprang forth from her body.
As quickly as it had begun the swirling light ceased and Emrial looked down at the boy. He gasped at the sight. Before him stood not his girl friend! It was something un-natural! Something he had never seen before! Maybe the girl really wasn't Shania! He quickly backed off and ran away.
Emrial looked over her new body. Was this really her? Underneath all that mech was there really a person? She looked like a complete Transformer! A little bit on the smallish side, sure, but she was...a Transformer! No part of her resembled a human any more! It was amazing. She felt the energy of the three mini cons pulsate through her.
A feeling of duty overcame her. She was to return to the base! But through the warp gate? No, the Decepticons would surely be expecting her through there! Jet engines came out of the sides of her large legs and rocketed her into the air. She thought silently and her feet came together, her arms did too! And the helicopter blades slid forward. Hey! She had just transformed! And with that the dark blue military style stealth helicopter flew off toward the base.
--
"Main boosters on! Prepare to launch!" Megatron sat in the command seat that had been intended to be for Optimus Prime. First they had captured the Autobots, and with them their base and ship! And now, Cybertron was soon to be his. Megatron smiled. Life was going his way.
--
"Rrr! I can't believe this is happening!"
"Calm down, Hot Shot. Putting dents in the wall isn't going to help." Blurr was sitting across the room from his 'cell mate.'
"I know, it just makes me so angry! How could we be defeated...so...so...easily?!" Hot Shot pounded another fist into the wall.
"Hey Hot Shot, could you be any louder? I can still hear myself think!" Hoist called from the cell next to him.
"Hot Shot, none of us are enjoying this, but we have to keep our cool for the kids." Jet Fire said from across the hall.
"Red, are you comfortable?" Jet Fire turned back to the bot in his care.
"Emrial!" Red Alert suddenly moaned.
"Wha?" Jet Fire got down beside the lying bot so he could hear him better.
"Emrial! What's happened to Emrial?" Red Alert grabbed the commander's chest plating in desperation.
"I don't know..." Jet Fire fretted. "I'll ask the others." He got up and went to the crackling energy bars of his cell. "Hey, does anyone know where Emrial is?" He shouted down the hall.
Blurr's optics widened. "Down in that hole!" He stood up. Crud! I was supposed to be protecting her! How could I have let her down? She's probably dead! He mentally slapped himself.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Hot Shot stopped pounding his head into the wall long enough to notice that his friend was worried.
Blurr groaned as he stared out the tiny window to their cell as they had begun to pass through the earth's atmosphere. He drew in a sharp breath. "Emrial." He hung his head. "I...gave in...I...didn't protect her. She's gone." He buried his face in his arm platings that were clasped about his knees.
"Buddy, you and I both know that Emrial is stronger than that. She's alive. I can feel it." Hot Shot stared out the window and placed a hand on his friend's shoulder.
--
Emrial the helicopter arrived at the base just as the Autobot's ship was launching. "I'm too late!" She cried. "Wait!" She flew after it as it flew towards space. She transformed and grabbed part of the ship and pulled herself up. She stood on one of the engine legs and supported herself against the main body of the ship. "Here we go." She looked into space. "To Unicron..."
--
KatDrama: So? Whatda think? Betcha weren't expecting THAT!!
Kitty: Now, if only you could think of what in the world you're going to do in the next chapters you'd have it made.
KatDrama: Suggestions are nice!!! Oh, and in case any of you are wondering, yes, there will be a sequel to this!! Actually, two sequels and two endings. But don't worry, the story isn't ended yet, im just telling you this ahead of time. I'll tell you more closer to the end of the story, but I'm having two sequels because the transformer sequel will be happening years after this story ends, but I wanted one in between. So I have a Teen Titans in between one. And, if u don't like Teen Titans that's okay because you don't have to read it. I'm making it so that nothing that happens in the Teen Titan sequel is relevant in the Transformer sequel. So, the Teen Titan sequel is just an extra story. I've already started it, and as soon as I'm done with this story I'll post it. Keep an eye out for it. It'll be titled 'Jet Titan' lol, are you seeing a trend? Im not sure wat the other sequel will be called, but be sure that it'll have Jet in it's title (and if u ask me why I won't tell you because it's a subtle secret that I've been hinting at in this story that'll be answered in the Transformer sequel (wink) (wink))
Kitty: And if any of you know of a place that lets you create a web site (or page, whatever you call it...) for free and that's faster than a snail please let me know. I've tried creating a Rurouni Kenshin website on Tripod but it's so slow that it's going to take me FOREVER to do it, so if you know of any good places, please let me know.
Rurouni KatDrama: If I find a good host I may even make a Transformer one!
KatD: So, anywhoo- review in suggestions and I'll get the next chapter up as soon as I write it!!!