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************************************************************ It was pitch black when Loni woke up suddenly. 'Something's wrong,' she thought as she sat up in her bed. Frowning, Loni got out of bed. She hadn't gone three steps when she caught sight of a fire, a rather large fire, in her window. 'Isn't that close to where Lalasa lives?' she thought as she ran toward her door.
Grabbing her cloak, she ran down the hall and out the back door. 'It can't be,' she thought desperately as she ran toward Lalasa's shop. A crowd of people had gathered, trying to put the fire out.
Loni ran up to a man that was directing the others. "Is the woman who lives here safe?" she asked the man, trying to keep her voice steady. He looked shocked. "There's someone inside the building?"
Loni looked at him, horrified. Without a word she ran towards Lalasa's burning shop. Running past the people trying to put the fire out, she entered the building shouting Lalasa's name.
She was answered by a loud bump that came from upstairs. Loni rushed up the stairs and into Lalasa's room. Loni eyes widened as she saw that Lalasa lay on the floor, as if she had rolled off of her bed.
Loni grabbed her shoulder, but there was no response. "Lalasa's...?" she asked, slightly panicked. Turning her over, she saw that her eyes were wide open, but she lay rigid as a board. 'It's like she's been paralyzed," Loni thought with realization.
Panic filled her as she thought, 'how the hell am I going to get her out of here.'
Looking around frantically, Loni noticed a hammock like structure hanging on the wall of the room. 'Must be a future dress,' she thought as she snatched it from the wall. 'Rope, rope...' she thought, 'where the hell are you.'
A flaming beam suddenly crashed through the ceiling to the place Loni had stood mere seconds before. 'Shit, the roof's about to cave in' she thought. Suddenly, she spotted a braided sash that was about thirty feet long. Smiling grimly, she secured one end of the sash to a bed leg, and the other around Lalasa, whom she had rolled onto the hammock and placed precariously on the window sill.
Slowly, Loni began to lower Lalasa down to the ground, while a crowd of people watched. Another beam crashed through the ceiling, throwing burning chunks of wood at Loni. Biting back a cry of pain as one hit her shoulder; she concentrated on getting Lalasa to the ground faster.
After what had seemed like an eternity, a group of men (that had been conveniently busy when she ran into the burning building) was able to grabbed her off the hammock and set her on the ground.
By now, Loni was about to faint from all the smoke she'd inhaled. Slowly, she lifted one leg after the other out the window. Gripping the rope, she began to lower herself down slowly. Her arms were so tired from Lalasa's weight, and her vision was becoming more blurred. 'C'mon,' she said silently, 'just a little more.' And that was her last thought as her hands fell limp from the rope as she fainted, plummeting to the ground thirty feet below.
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"Wow, he was awesome!"
"Where'd you think he learned to fight like that!?!"
"...Lilke, Grer, AND Fui Zhur, it was incredible!"
Luke grinned as he listened to the trainees discuss the fights that had taken place earlier that day. He winced, feeling his sore muscles and fractured shoulder more acutely than before. 'Painkillers must be wearing off,' he thought glumly.
At least the food was good. Between Loni's cooking and the food at Darkstrike, Luke had never had such a long string of good meals. 'Back home, I was lucky to get something edible,' he reflected.
Rhazier had been in deep conversation with Mac when he lent over to Luke. "Don't get too attached," he said, "we're leaving in three days."
Luke rolled his eyes. "So, basically, you just brought me down here to get my ass kicked by the new crop of agents."
Rhazier rubbed his chin in mock-thoughtfulness. "Since you put it like that..."
He never finished his sentence. Luke had taken the liberty of stuffing a roll into his mouth at that exact moment.
"So, any news from home?" Luke asked innocently as Rhazier glared daggers at him.
Rhazier's countenance turned grim. "Three men that were undercover at Fiddler's are missing," he said quietly. "The only man who could have given us a lead was murdered under our very noses."
Luke stared back at him "When did you find this out?"
"Last night," Rhazier said. "I didn't think it was a good idea to distract you before you had to fight today," he said quickly as Luke opened his mouth in protest.
"Well...damn," Luke said softly as he leaned back into his chair. He looked at Rhazier with a serious expression. "You think it's a good idea for us to stay here?"
Rhazier nodded. "I left Loni in charge, and she's perfectly capable of handling the situation in Corus."
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"...broken wrist, several fractured bones in her arm, broken collarbone, and a slightly fractured skull."
Loni's eyes fluttered open as she listened to the healer speak. She couldn't feel the left side of her body. 'Painkillers,' she thought as she turned her head to look at the two people talking.
Lila and Josua glanced down at her. Lila gave her a big smile as she said, "welcome back ma'am." Josua also smiled at her, but his was less warm. Suddenly, she was apprehensive. "What happened," she asked, looking at Josua.
He hesitated while Lila frowned. "Nothing for you to worry about," she said firmly.
Loni's eyes narrowed. "Lila, how long have I been asleep?"
After a moment of hesitation, she said, "three days."
It was all Loni could do to keep her voice steady. "Three days, and there is nothing for me to worry about?"
Lila glared at her, but Josua spoke up. "We found the missing agents."
Loni looked at him shocked. "W-Where?"
"Their headless corpses were found in a ravine next to a village two days north of Corus," Josua stated grimly, "about a day and a half ago."
Loni sat there, shocked. "Decapitated..." she whispered to herself, "why the new level of brutality?"
"They're warning us to stay the fuck out of their business," Josua said with a twisted smile. "They must be getting close to their endgame."
"Any leads?" Loni questioned.
"None," Josua reported. "The people from the village either didn't see anything or were scared into saying they didn't see anything."
"Damn," Loni said, sighing.
Lila stepped forward. "Don't you dare think about getting out of bed," she said, eyes narrowed. "If I have to strap you to that bed, I will."
Loni rolled her eyes, but didn't comment. Instead, she changed the subject. "How's Lalasa?"
Lila smiled. "Why don't you ask her yourself?"
Before Loni could ask what she was talking about, Lalasa strode in with a tray of food. "Good Morning Loni," she said pleasantly. "How are you feeling?"
"Lalasa," Loni said shocked. "What are you doing here?"
"Since I currently have no place to live," Lalasa said with a tight smile, "Lila was kind enough to let me stay here."
"Oh," was all that Loni could say.
"Having a party without me are you?" Trows said casually as he strode through the door.
"What are you doing here Trows?" Lila asked exasperatedly. "I thought you were waiting for Rhazier and Luke at the city gates."
"I was," said Trows. "They're here."
"Where?" questioned Loni.
"Close," said Trows. "Any minute now..."
Suddenly, what sounded like a feral roar was heard from downstairs.
"Looks like he found out about what's been going on the last three days," Trows remarked.
They were all silent as they watched Rhazier burst through the door, eyes blazing, "I LEAVE FOR FIVE DAYS, AND I COME BACK TO THIS!" he yelled, gesturing at Loni. "WHY THE HELL WAS I NOT TOLD UNTIL FIVE MINUTES AGO!"
"We didn't want to worry you..."Lila said in a small voice.
"Worry me...WORRY ME!" Rhazier exclaimed incredulously.
"I was unconscious," Loni muttered.
Rhazier whirled on her, "AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT!"
Just then, Luke strode in, a half eaten apple in his hand. "Looks like we missed a lot," he remarked. He caught sight of Lalasa. "Lalasa, so glad to see you again."
Lalasa smiled, looking at the group that was gathered before her. 'It's going to be an interesting experience living here.'
Disclaimer: No tengo nada.
************************************************************ It was pitch black when Loni woke up suddenly. 'Something's wrong,' she thought as she sat up in her bed. Frowning, Loni got out of bed. She hadn't gone three steps when she caught sight of a fire, a rather large fire, in her window. 'Isn't that close to where Lalasa lives?' she thought as she ran toward her door.
Grabbing her cloak, she ran down the hall and out the back door. 'It can't be,' she thought desperately as she ran toward Lalasa's shop. A crowd of people had gathered, trying to put the fire out.
Loni ran up to a man that was directing the others. "Is the woman who lives here safe?" she asked the man, trying to keep her voice steady. He looked shocked. "There's someone inside the building?"
Loni looked at him, horrified. Without a word she ran towards Lalasa's burning shop. Running past the people trying to put the fire out, she entered the building shouting Lalasa's name.
She was answered by a loud bump that came from upstairs. Loni rushed up the stairs and into Lalasa's room. Loni eyes widened as she saw that Lalasa lay on the floor, as if she had rolled off of her bed.
Loni grabbed her shoulder, but there was no response. "Lalasa's...?" she asked, slightly panicked. Turning her over, she saw that her eyes were wide open, but she lay rigid as a board. 'It's like she's been paralyzed," Loni thought with realization.
Panic filled her as she thought, 'how the hell am I going to get her out of here.'
Looking around frantically, Loni noticed a hammock like structure hanging on the wall of the room. 'Must be a future dress,' she thought as she snatched it from the wall. 'Rope, rope...' she thought, 'where the hell are you.'
A flaming beam suddenly crashed through the ceiling to the place Loni had stood mere seconds before. 'Shit, the roof's about to cave in' she thought. Suddenly, she spotted a braided sash that was about thirty feet long. Smiling grimly, she secured one end of the sash to a bed leg, and the other around Lalasa, whom she had rolled onto the hammock and placed precariously on the window sill.
Slowly, Loni began to lower Lalasa down to the ground, while a crowd of people watched. Another beam crashed through the ceiling, throwing burning chunks of wood at Loni. Biting back a cry of pain as one hit her shoulder; she concentrated on getting Lalasa to the ground faster.
After what had seemed like an eternity, a group of men (that had been conveniently busy when she ran into the burning building) was able to grabbed her off the hammock and set her on the ground.
By now, Loni was about to faint from all the smoke she'd inhaled. Slowly, she lifted one leg after the other out the window. Gripping the rope, she began to lower herself down slowly. Her arms were so tired from Lalasa's weight, and her vision was becoming more blurred. 'C'mon,' she said silently, 'just a little more.' And that was her last thought as her hands fell limp from the rope as she fainted, plummeting to the ground thirty feet below.
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"Wow, he was awesome!"
"Where'd you think he learned to fight like that!?!"
"...Lilke, Grer, AND Fui Zhur, it was incredible!"
Luke grinned as he listened to the trainees discuss the fights that had taken place earlier that day. He winced, feeling his sore muscles and fractured shoulder more acutely than before. 'Painkillers must be wearing off,' he thought glumly.
At least the food was good. Between Loni's cooking and the food at Darkstrike, Luke had never had such a long string of good meals. 'Back home, I was lucky to get something edible,' he reflected.
Rhazier had been in deep conversation with Mac when he lent over to Luke. "Don't get too attached," he said, "we're leaving in three days."
Luke rolled his eyes. "So, basically, you just brought me down here to get my ass kicked by the new crop of agents."
Rhazier rubbed his chin in mock-thoughtfulness. "Since you put it like that..."
He never finished his sentence. Luke had taken the liberty of stuffing a roll into his mouth at that exact moment.
"So, any news from home?" Luke asked innocently as Rhazier glared daggers at him.
Rhazier's countenance turned grim. "Three men that were undercover at Fiddler's are missing," he said quietly. "The only man who could have given us a lead was murdered under our very noses."
Luke stared back at him "When did you find this out?"
"Last night," Rhazier said. "I didn't think it was a good idea to distract you before you had to fight today," he said quickly as Luke opened his mouth in protest.
"Well...damn," Luke said softly as he leaned back into his chair. He looked at Rhazier with a serious expression. "You think it's a good idea for us to stay here?"
Rhazier nodded. "I left Loni in charge, and she's perfectly capable of handling the situation in Corus."
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"...broken wrist, several fractured bones in her arm, broken collarbone, and a slightly fractured skull."
Loni's eyes fluttered open as she listened to the healer speak. She couldn't feel the left side of her body. 'Painkillers,' she thought as she turned her head to look at the two people talking.
Lila and Josua glanced down at her. Lila gave her a big smile as she said, "welcome back ma'am." Josua also smiled at her, but his was less warm. Suddenly, she was apprehensive. "What happened," she asked, looking at Josua.
He hesitated while Lila frowned. "Nothing for you to worry about," she said firmly.
Loni's eyes narrowed. "Lila, how long have I been asleep?"
After a moment of hesitation, she said, "three days."
It was all Loni could do to keep her voice steady. "Three days, and there is nothing for me to worry about?"
Lila glared at her, but Josua spoke up. "We found the missing agents."
Loni looked at him shocked. "W-Where?"
"Their headless corpses were found in a ravine next to a village two days north of Corus," Josua stated grimly, "about a day and a half ago."
Loni sat there, shocked. "Decapitated..." she whispered to herself, "why the new level of brutality?"
"They're warning us to stay the fuck out of their business," Josua said with a twisted smile. "They must be getting close to their endgame."
"Any leads?" Loni questioned.
"None," Josua reported. "The people from the village either didn't see anything or were scared into saying they didn't see anything."
"Damn," Loni said, sighing.
Lila stepped forward. "Don't you dare think about getting out of bed," she said, eyes narrowed. "If I have to strap you to that bed, I will."
Loni rolled her eyes, but didn't comment. Instead, she changed the subject. "How's Lalasa?"
Lila smiled. "Why don't you ask her yourself?"
Before Loni could ask what she was talking about, Lalasa strode in with a tray of food. "Good Morning Loni," she said pleasantly. "How are you feeling?"
"Lalasa," Loni said shocked. "What are you doing here?"
"Since I currently have no place to live," Lalasa said with a tight smile, "Lila was kind enough to let me stay here."
"Oh," was all that Loni could say.
"Having a party without me are you?" Trows said casually as he strode through the door.
"What are you doing here Trows?" Lila asked exasperatedly. "I thought you were waiting for Rhazier and Luke at the city gates."
"I was," said Trows. "They're here."
"Where?" questioned Loni.
"Close," said Trows. "Any minute now..."
Suddenly, what sounded like a feral roar was heard from downstairs.
"Looks like he found out about what's been going on the last three days," Trows remarked.
They were all silent as they watched Rhazier burst through the door, eyes blazing, "I LEAVE FOR FIVE DAYS, AND I COME BACK TO THIS!" he yelled, gesturing at Loni. "WHY THE HELL WAS I NOT TOLD UNTIL FIVE MINUTES AGO!"
"We didn't want to worry you..."Lila said in a small voice.
"Worry me...WORRY ME!" Rhazier exclaimed incredulously.
"I was unconscious," Loni muttered.
Rhazier whirled on her, "AND WHO'S FAULT IS THAT!"
Just then, Luke strode in, a half eaten apple in his hand. "Looks like we missed a lot," he remarked. He caught sight of Lalasa. "Lalasa, so glad to see you again."
Lalasa smiled, looking at the group that was gathered before her. 'It's going to be an interesting experience living here.'