Disclaimer: The disclaimer isn't here. And no. I'm afraid this time it's not making merry in the truck. Magnet-Thorn scared it into hiding. The truck has been stolen by Magnet-Thorn and El Diablo, and they are chasing after my poor El Hustino minions... poor minions. Me: "HEY NO RUNNINIG OVER THE MINIONS!" El Diablo: Go faster, Thorn! Magnet-Thorn: Right!
Lol, I'm really weird. All hail weird people! HAIL!
Please excuse the title of this chapter. Couldn't think of anything better.
Nova
Chapter 25: Meeting: Part 2
Vash
"That pistol that you gave Knives couldn't have done this." I said quietly.
We'd found a creature. Dead. Its yellow blood splattered everywhere inside a charred crater almost fifty feels in diameter.
Wolfwood leaned down and lightly touched the singed ground, "Then what did?"
"Before I lost contact with Knives, he said that they were being attacked by humans." I said, looking around at the hundreds of boulders around us.
"So then--" Wolfwood started.
A sharp whistle cut him off, and we tuned to see a young man perched atop a high boulder at the edge of the crater. He smiled down at us.
"Your friends are safe!" He called down.
"Where are they?" Wolfwood demanded.
"Follow me!" The young man hopped up and began hopping from one boulder to the next making his way towards the mountains.
"A trap?" Wolfwood asked. Shifting his cross.
"Probably. But we have no choice. Let's go."
Knives
The human Shane led us past the underground river, and into a huge cathedral-like cavern, sunlight filtering through large openings in the ceiling splashing across an intricately carved floor.
The carvings swirled around on the floor snaking up onto the walls, some even reaching the ceiling.
"Can you walk now?" I heard Shane say to Kestrel, and looked their way.
"Yes, thank you." Kestrel smiled.
The other two humans stopped as Shane set her onto her feet, supporting her arm until she regained her balance. But she still didn't look well, her face though not as pale as it had been, was still a very sickly color.
I looked away, growling at myself, why the hell should I care. She's only human.
"I am Yulan." A tall human, dwarfing me by about a feel, met us at a pair of double doors set into the wall, "leader of these people."
"Hello." Kestrel said, "I'm Kestrel Bluesummers."
The short human stepped forward, "I'm Meryl Stryfe and this is my partner Milly Thompson."
The human, Yulan, looked at me pointedly, "Knives Millions." He said.
"How do you know my name?" I demanded.
He looked up and past me, ignoring me completely, "Ah, Geon."
I turned as a young human approached, the two people following him I immediately recognized as Vash and the priest.
"Meryl!" Vash rushed past me and pulled his human into his arms.
"Nicholas!" The taller female human rushed the other way and tackled the priest.
"Hey there big girl," The priest choked out, "Do ya think you could let me breathe now?"
"Oh, sorry."
I turned my attention away from them back to Yulan, who was speaking to 'Geon' in that odd language of theirs.
How did he know my name?
Kestrel
"You probably have many questions." Yulan said from behind his desk. We were now situated in his study or office whatever you wanted to call it, as Yulan spoke. Shane and Geon had long gone, to retrieve the body of the dead creature, Yulan had said.
"Unfortunately we have few answers. Please sit." Yulan continued and pointed to a couch and loveseat in the center of the room.
Vash, Meryl, Wolfwood and Milly took the couch, leaving only... the loveseat.
I swear I felt all the blood drain from my face. I heard Knives growl and mutter something about this being planned and took a seat. I hesitated.
"Is something the matter?" Yulan asked.
I smiled sheepishly, "Uh, no. Nothing." and sat next to Knives, not looking at him at all.
"Now--" a beeping noise cut him off and he picked a phone device, "Yes? Oh, OK. Send them in."
I looked over my shoulder as the door opened and an old man and a young woman came through. The woman led the old man along to a chair next to the wall and helped him sit. When he sat, was when I got a good look at his face. His eyes were milky and unseeing. The blue streaks in his otherwise silver hair let me know that this man was a Lanothian. The explorer who had supposedly gotten killed here.
Theo Redwinter.
"Theo, I wasn't expecting you for another hour." Yulan said.
The old man chuckled, "I felt... I needed to be here."
"Yes... well..."
"Don't worry, boy, my rheumatism isn't that bad."
"Uh, yes... these people are--"
"I know who they are." The old man literally looked in my direction, "Come here child."
I blinked, surprised, "M- me?" How did he know where to look? He's blind.
"Yes. You." He smiled "And you'll find that I know a great many things, child."
Oh, you can use telepathy?
I may be old, child, but I am not addled in the brain.
Oh! I'm sorry I didn't mean--
That's alright, come here.
I stood and went over to him, as I crouched next to him he took my face in his hands, and closed his sightless eyes, "Ahhhhh, yes. I see now."
"See what?" I whispered.
"I see... why he wants to destroy you." Theo.'s face turned sad, "Over..."
"Who? Who wants to destroy me? Over what?"
"Seldokas."
YES! I finally given a name to the lizard dude! Next chapter you'll find out what the creatures' name is uh... are... hmmm.
Now I've got a red truck and two evil sides to chase after.
ME: "HEY! GET BACK HERE YOU TWO!" "AND SOMEONE FIND THAT POOR DISCLAIMER!"
Magnet-Thorn: "Maybe clicking on the review button will bring it out."
Me: "Good idea." Blink. "Heeeeeyyy..."
Thorn: "Gotta go!" Jumps into red truck, with El Diablo, "DRIVE, DIABLO, DRIVE!"
Diablo: MUWAHAHAHHAAHHHAAahahahahahahaha.......
Red Truck: SCREEEEEECHHH! ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
ME: "Right." Rolls up sleeves, "You readers click on the review button, IIII've got work to do."
Reviewer responses(Pre-recorded, author is currently chasing her evil side).
Lord Hustino: Yes. My updates have been more frequent! I'm going to try and keep to a schedule of a chapter every three days. XD Lets just see if I don't break under this self induced pressure! Evil Diablo and Thorn. You know I've tried that before... you know nailing my evil side in a closet. Didn't work. Oh, she was in the closet but I think evil sides have special powers! She melted into a liquid and slid under the door! Lol.
Rosebud: Thanks! I really don't know how it got longer, but it's good that it was! - Oh, wow. You think so? There is going to be more of Shane later on in the story, nothing big and/or grand, but he will be here a bit. And yes Knives is a little jealous. But only a little, and he would never admit it, even to himself. Hehehe, I'm sure your hentai side is somewhere. I think I might have most of a chapter devoted to some fluff between the characters, but I can't say much or i might give something away. -
Chibi Chibi: Yes, thank you, I would love some! Oh, good, i'm glad something was explained. - If i understand you right, it's kinda not really what she did to them but what she will do to them. :) OH! Those evil lizard thingies! I'll protect you my skeletal friend! Breaks out a flashlight,... O.O Ooookay. Hmmm. AHA! This is a flashlight/lightsaber! POPbzzzzzzzzzzzz, swish swish! MUWAHAHAHAHA fear my lightsaber! Monster thingies: Eek!
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You know... speaking of this being a long fic. Whoowhe! It just keeps growing. Hell, I though i'd have them in Lanoth by chapter 18! What happened, I have no idea! Well this is agood thing but I wish i knew how to control the length... hmm on the other hand maybe some things are better off left alone...