"So you do have a lighter side to you, Strife." Gillium's voice said
through the speakers in my room.
I sat up. DAMN THAT NOSY A.I.! "Gillium?! This isn't a peep show! Why were you watching?!"
"I am required to monitor all locations on this ship."
"So?! Can't you just turn away when you see that??"
I heard it laugh. "No, I cannot."
"Did you just laugh at me?"
"Yes....Is there a problem?"
I shook my head. "No forget it. I'm going back up to the bridge for take off. When we're back up in space I'm taking your 'eyes' out of my room."
I walked out of my room and headed towards the bridge. When I reached the ladder I saw Malashar just standing there, like he was waiting for me.
"Greetings Strife."
I tilted my head to the left. "Uh, hey....Did you need something before we left?"
"Yes I did. I need to talk with you."
"Ok, lemme just go get everyone else."
"No, I meant you yourself."
"Oh....Ok. What do you want to say?"
"Firstly we have sent Drake back and our whole planet is now in your gratitude. We all thank you."
"Heh, no problem. Is that it?"
"No....Do you know how you touched that device in our transporter and you received all that information about our planet?"
"Yeah I do. I was going to ask you abo-" I stopped talking and glared at him. "How did you know that?"
"I saw it in your mind."
My eyebrows shot up. "What?! How?!"
"It is as easy as looking with your own eyes, you just have to open your mind."
Wow, I was utterly confused now. "What the hell is going on, Malashar?"
He didn't say anything but he did show me something. He closed his eyes and stretched his arms out to his sides. Waves of clear energy of some kind radiated from his body. They soon stopped and showed his true form. He was even taller now, wearing weird clothes. Kind of like a blue suit only.....Different. I couldn't explain it. His arms were also longer, down to his thighs. His hair went from blonde to silver and his eyes became that of cat's eyes, the same blue color though. More importantly his white skin was colored into a light blue. Holy crap....He wasn't human....
Oh dammit! Not again! Don't talk in my head!
Malashar cleared his thought. "Oh, I am sorry. I forgot about your previous encounter with a telepath."
I sighed. "I haven't...."
He continued with his original conversation. "We are a race called Pathics. We are the race that supposedly disappeared from this planet long ago."
I gasped. "So you're saying that you guys really didn't leave?"
"Precisely. We merely hide out true forms from outsiders. We had to do this because at the time of early space exploration. Humans seemed to kill anything they did not understand. They even tried to destroy the C'tarl C'tarl. But after a great war with them they decided that fighting the C'tarl was not prosperous. So we made ourselves appear to be humans that already inhabited this planet so they would not destroy us. This worked well until Commander Drake found us. Well the rest, as they say, is history."
I shook my head. "Wow, I can't believe everything I heard about you guys were true. But hey, I should have caught on earlier. Humans are just not smart enough to make things like what you guys have."
Malashar nodded. "Indeed, humans are not the wisest race in this universe."
"Hey, watch it man."
"What? I am only speaking the truth. Humans are the only race known to start wars with itself over territory, pride, or in spite of one another."
I crossed my arms. "You may have a point..."
"Indeed, but that is not why I am here. I am here to tell you something."
"Ok, what is it?"
"Something is wrong with your mind."
Ok, that got me a little worried. "What do you mean?"
"I am not sure how it happened. Maybe it was the combination of Siefer's mind control and penetration of your being along with your contact with our devise that has done it but something has grown in your subconscious. I don't know what it is or how bad it will affect you but I wish to place a 'blocker' of sorts within your mind so it does not grow."
My worry was starting to grow. "Ok, put the blocker in. Will it hurt? Are you sure it won't kill me or something? Is there a permanent solution...."
Malashar held his hand up "Strife please stop. It won't hurt and it will help you. You know, you are a very complex person....On the outside you seem brash, hard, sly, and uncaring but on the inside dwells compassion and love that can hardly be matched. With but a light press of the right buttons your inside will explode to the surface. Whether this will come to help or hurt you I do not know. I just needed to tell you."
I sighed and shook my head. "Ok, whatever just give me the blocker."
Malashar nodded then placed his right hand on my forehead. After a while my head started spinning and flashes of things from my past started to swirl in my mind. The rush was so intense, I was actually reliving my whole life for a second time. From times I fought and killed people to just boring days where I sat around doing nothing, it was surreal. The longer he kept his hand on my head the farther back the memories went.
Finally it got all the way down to my infancy, these memories were somewhat blurred but were still existent. One memory stood out above all else but it only lasted a second. I was lying down in some crib, must have been only a couple months old. I was busy being mesmerized by stupid shiny things hanging over my crib. Suddenly I was picked up and was looking at two people, a male and female smiling at me but they weren't Volk and Sky. Who could they be.....? Were they my real parents?
Then something happened I wasn't expecting. A sharp pain seemed to flow through my head, forcing me to jerk left and right. My memories started to whiz by faster and faster into they blurred together. Something was happening in my thoughts, gunshots could be heard everywhere. I was being held by someone but I was old enough to walk on my own. Maybe five or six. My leg hurt badly, blood was pouring out of it. I was screaming like a banshee, the person holding me kept saying I would be fine. The voice was unfamiliar and I couldn't see that face. The next minute there was a flash in my mind then I saw myself lying down on a rainy street, still crying. I didn't know what was going on, I didn't know where that person holding me went, I was so alone. So confused. I wanted to scream.....They have to find me.Come find me....Please!!!
"PLEASE!!" I screamed and myself into a wall behind me.
Both Malashar and I looked at each other in shock. "Malashar.....What the hell was that....?"
"I don't know Strife. A forgotten memory.....Of something horrible. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up, I was merely looking through your subconscious to place the blocker."
"Did you put it in....?"
"Yes, I did."
"Good, now leave."
"Are you su-"
"Leave!"
Malashar stepped back. "Very well. Good bye, Strife. I surely hope I didn't do something wrong...." He hit a button on his belt and was covered by a golden light. It soon faded along with Malashar. Mini-Transporter....
A second later Jess came down the ladder. "Strife! What's with all the yelling?!"
I put my hand on my head. "Nothing, just forget it."
I got up and started going up the ladder, motioning for her to get up it too. We entered the bridge and sat in our seats. Still rubbing my head, I asked where our next destination is.
Aisha looked over at me. "Wherever it is, I'm going to stay there. I can't keep up with you youngins anymore." She smiled at me.
I looked back at her. "You sure?"
"Sure I'm sure! Going place to place fighting random people was in my past, I don't want to go back to that again."
I shrugged. "If that's what you want...."
Gillium's voice came into the bridge. "Strife, we are being hailed by Jay's ship, the Delerago."
"Oh man, what does he want? Alright, put em through."
Jay's face popped on my screen, somewhat worried. "Hey Strife! Can I ask you for some help? I heard from my dad who heard from Gene that you guys may or may not be able to help...."
Well, that was confusing. "What kind of help, Jay?"
He didn't respond. It looked like he was looking past me.....Almost behind me....I stood up to block his view from Mel. "Dammit Jay! Eyes on me! Tell me your problem before I give you a real one to worry about!"
"Um....Yeah, my problem....." He was still looking around the bridge. "Man, your whole crew is women." His face turned to Kitty. "Heya, cutie...." He winked.
Kitty growled and crossed her arms. "Say that again and I'll rip off your n- "
"Whoa, whoa! Let's not get personal now, Kitty." I cut her off. Turning back to Jay I said. "Ok, now I'm being serious. What the hell is the problem."
He was finally paying attention to me....Kinda.... "There's some kind of assassin after me, I WAS trying to tell you before but you didn't respond. Now I'm flying off to Heiphong V. Get there then I'll tell you where I am."
Aisha tilted her head. "What's you last name, kid?"
"Lou, why?"
She started to laugh. "This same thing happened to your dad! Suzuka was hired to kill him!"
He nodded. "Yeah, I know but this is different. This assassin has more of a personal matter with me...."
I scratched my head. "Personal? How....?"
"It seems that I was getting a bit TOO close to his sister....He's kind of pissed about that, saying that I disgraced his name or something so now he's vowing I'll die by his hands. Normally I wouldn't care but he attacked me once before and got by my security. It seems he was only using a wooden sword."
Aisha went from laughing to pure amazement. "That's what Suzu uses!"
Jay sighed. "Yeah, I know that too. I think her son is trying to kill me."
Now I laughed, hard too. "Thus history repeats itself!"
Jay growled. "Shut up Strife! I just need you to kill this guy! I'll give you whatever weapons, armor, or anything else you want! Just make sure he's DEAD!"
I shrugged. "Eh, I'll think about it. You got any caster shells?"
He tilted his head. "Yeah, why you have a caster?"
I nodded.
"Great! Then I'll give you a TON of caster shells! But only when you kill him!"
"Ok, this assassin have a name?"
"It's Hiro."
"Oh, no fancy name like 'Twilight Suzuka'?"
"No, he relies on people to remember his actions rather then his name. He has never lost a fight."
"Pfft, so you say. But a human's a human. None can live up to the legends that precede them."
"Eh, right.....Just get down here!!" His face disappeared from view.
Jess turned to me. "Are we really going to kill him?"
"Yep that's what we were hired for."
Aisha smacked me in the head. "You can't kill Suzu's son, idiot!"
"Why not?!"
"Did you hear me? He's SUZU'S SON!!"
"So what! He's also worth FREE ammo!"
"You're such an ass sometimes." She got up and walked off the bridge.
Kitty got up and ran for her. "Mom, wait up!"
Jess walked up to me. "I don't get you, Strife. Sometimes you're the sweetest guy I've ever meet, other times you're the biggest Jackass I've ever known. What's with that?"
"Hey, I may be a nice guy but I'm an Outlaw above all else. That being said, I want money and weapons above all else."
"Even me...?"
I didn't answer her, probably because I didn't KNOW how to answer her. She scoffed and walked down the ladder. The Outlaw Star was launched into space moments later then Melfina put in the coordinates to Heiphong V. "Gillium will tell us when we get there." She said before walking down the ladder.
I sighed, leaned back in my seat, and put my legs up on my panel while placing my hands behind my head. Maybe this was what Malashar was talking about before....Or maybe not, why should I care? I closed my eyes and soon was asleep.
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Author's note: AH-HAHAHAHA! They're off Galactica! And hey, there's story's plot is actually ADVANCING! Er....Sorry...Too much sugar today.
Yeah, I am going to have Dracon and Harry meet and team up at the Leyline. But they'll also team up a couple times before that, it just won't be a permanent thing.
And Mei, glad you liked how I used Maki. I also know how bad you want Strife and Jess to be together...Come on, don't deny it....Oh but hey, lookie there! Jess is pissed at him AGAIN! Gah-haha! Better just get used to the love/hate relationship.
Oh yeah, Suzu's son is coming into the story soon. And yeah, the chapter with him in it will be almost like the episode where Suzuka joined. I just wanted history to repeat itself....That'll be a running thing in this story. But they will ALWAYS be some kind of difference, you'll see that when Hiro and Strife might. Actually there's already a differene. Suzuka was simply hired to kill Fred. With Hiro, it's personal.
Ok, that's about all I got.....Hope you like it and just so you know, Hiro's going to be my kick-ass Bishounen of this story, man I can't wait to start writing about him....
"Good reading equals good times." I'm out.
I sat up. DAMN THAT NOSY A.I.! "Gillium?! This isn't a peep show! Why were you watching?!"
"I am required to monitor all locations on this ship."
"So?! Can't you just turn away when you see that??"
I heard it laugh. "No, I cannot."
"Did you just laugh at me?"
"Yes....Is there a problem?"
I shook my head. "No forget it. I'm going back up to the bridge for take off. When we're back up in space I'm taking your 'eyes' out of my room."
I walked out of my room and headed towards the bridge. When I reached the ladder I saw Malashar just standing there, like he was waiting for me.
"Greetings Strife."
I tilted my head to the left. "Uh, hey....Did you need something before we left?"
"Yes I did. I need to talk with you."
"Ok, lemme just go get everyone else."
"No, I meant you yourself."
"Oh....Ok. What do you want to say?"
"Firstly we have sent Drake back and our whole planet is now in your gratitude. We all thank you."
"Heh, no problem. Is that it?"
"No....Do you know how you touched that device in our transporter and you received all that information about our planet?"
"Yeah I do. I was going to ask you abo-" I stopped talking and glared at him. "How did you know that?"
"I saw it in your mind."
My eyebrows shot up. "What?! How?!"
"It is as easy as looking with your own eyes, you just have to open your mind."
Wow, I was utterly confused now. "What the hell is going on, Malashar?"
He didn't say anything but he did show me something. He closed his eyes and stretched his arms out to his sides. Waves of clear energy of some kind radiated from his body. They soon stopped and showed his true form. He was even taller now, wearing weird clothes. Kind of like a blue suit only.....Different. I couldn't explain it. His arms were also longer, down to his thighs. His hair went from blonde to silver and his eyes became that of cat's eyes, the same blue color though. More importantly his white skin was colored into a light blue. Holy crap....He wasn't human....
Oh dammit! Not again! Don't talk in my head!
Malashar cleared his thought. "Oh, I am sorry. I forgot about your previous encounter with a telepath."
I sighed. "I haven't...."
He continued with his original conversation. "We are a race called Pathics. We are the race that supposedly disappeared from this planet long ago."
I gasped. "So you're saying that you guys really didn't leave?"
"Precisely. We merely hide out true forms from outsiders. We had to do this because at the time of early space exploration. Humans seemed to kill anything they did not understand. They even tried to destroy the C'tarl C'tarl. But after a great war with them they decided that fighting the C'tarl was not prosperous. So we made ourselves appear to be humans that already inhabited this planet so they would not destroy us. This worked well until Commander Drake found us. Well the rest, as they say, is history."
I shook my head. "Wow, I can't believe everything I heard about you guys were true. But hey, I should have caught on earlier. Humans are just not smart enough to make things like what you guys have."
Malashar nodded. "Indeed, humans are not the wisest race in this universe."
"Hey, watch it man."
"What? I am only speaking the truth. Humans are the only race known to start wars with itself over territory, pride, or in spite of one another."
I crossed my arms. "You may have a point..."
"Indeed, but that is not why I am here. I am here to tell you something."
"Ok, what is it?"
"Something is wrong with your mind."
Ok, that got me a little worried. "What do you mean?"
"I am not sure how it happened. Maybe it was the combination of Siefer's mind control and penetration of your being along with your contact with our devise that has done it but something has grown in your subconscious. I don't know what it is or how bad it will affect you but I wish to place a 'blocker' of sorts within your mind so it does not grow."
My worry was starting to grow. "Ok, put the blocker in. Will it hurt? Are you sure it won't kill me or something? Is there a permanent solution...."
Malashar held his hand up "Strife please stop. It won't hurt and it will help you. You know, you are a very complex person....On the outside you seem brash, hard, sly, and uncaring but on the inside dwells compassion and love that can hardly be matched. With but a light press of the right buttons your inside will explode to the surface. Whether this will come to help or hurt you I do not know. I just needed to tell you."
I sighed and shook my head. "Ok, whatever just give me the blocker."
Malashar nodded then placed his right hand on my forehead. After a while my head started spinning and flashes of things from my past started to swirl in my mind. The rush was so intense, I was actually reliving my whole life for a second time. From times I fought and killed people to just boring days where I sat around doing nothing, it was surreal. The longer he kept his hand on my head the farther back the memories went.
Finally it got all the way down to my infancy, these memories were somewhat blurred but were still existent. One memory stood out above all else but it only lasted a second. I was lying down in some crib, must have been only a couple months old. I was busy being mesmerized by stupid shiny things hanging over my crib. Suddenly I was picked up and was looking at two people, a male and female smiling at me but they weren't Volk and Sky. Who could they be.....? Were they my real parents?
Then something happened I wasn't expecting. A sharp pain seemed to flow through my head, forcing me to jerk left and right. My memories started to whiz by faster and faster into they blurred together. Something was happening in my thoughts, gunshots could be heard everywhere. I was being held by someone but I was old enough to walk on my own. Maybe five or six. My leg hurt badly, blood was pouring out of it. I was screaming like a banshee, the person holding me kept saying I would be fine. The voice was unfamiliar and I couldn't see that face. The next minute there was a flash in my mind then I saw myself lying down on a rainy street, still crying. I didn't know what was going on, I didn't know where that person holding me went, I was so alone. So confused. I wanted to scream.....They have to find me.Come find me....Please!!!
"PLEASE!!" I screamed and myself into a wall behind me.
Both Malashar and I looked at each other in shock. "Malashar.....What the hell was that....?"
"I don't know Strife. A forgotten memory.....Of something horrible. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up, I was merely looking through your subconscious to place the blocker."
"Did you put it in....?"
"Yes, I did."
"Good, now leave."
"Are you su-"
"Leave!"
Malashar stepped back. "Very well. Good bye, Strife. I surely hope I didn't do something wrong...." He hit a button on his belt and was covered by a golden light. It soon faded along with Malashar. Mini-Transporter....
A second later Jess came down the ladder. "Strife! What's with all the yelling?!"
I put my hand on my head. "Nothing, just forget it."
I got up and started going up the ladder, motioning for her to get up it too. We entered the bridge and sat in our seats. Still rubbing my head, I asked where our next destination is.
Aisha looked over at me. "Wherever it is, I'm going to stay there. I can't keep up with you youngins anymore." She smiled at me.
I looked back at her. "You sure?"
"Sure I'm sure! Going place to place fighting random people was in my past, I don't want to go back to that again."
I shrugged. "If that's what you want...."
Gillium's voice came into the bridge. "Strife, we are being hailed by Jay's ship, the Delerago."
"Oh man, what does he want? Alright, put em through."
Jay's face popped on my screen, somewhat worried. "Hey Strife! Can I ask you for some help? I heard from my dad who heard from Gene that you guys may or may not be able to help...."
Well, that was confusing. "What kind of help, Jay?"
He didn't respond. It looked like he was looking past me.....Almost behind me....I stood up to block his view from Mel. "Dammit Jay! Eyes on me! Tell me your problem before I give you a real one to worry about!"
"Um....Yeah, my problem....." He was still looking around the bridge. "Man, your whole crew is women." His face turned to Kitty. "Heya, cutie...." He winked.
Kitty growled and crossed her arms. "Say that again and I'll rip off your n- "
"Whoa, whoa! Let's not get personal now, Kitty." I cut her off. Turning back to Jay I said. "Ok, now I'm being serious. What the hell is the problem."
He was finally paying attention to me....Kinda.... "There's some kind of assassin after me, I WAS trying to tell you before but you didn't respond. Now I'm flying off to Heiphong V. Get there then I'll tell you where I am."
Aisha tilted her head. "What's you last name, kid?"
"Lou, why?"
She started to laugh. "This same thing happened to your dad! Suzuka was hired to kill him!"
He nodded. "Yeah, I know but this is different. This assassin has more of a personal matter with me...."
I scratched my head. "Personal? How....?"
"It seems that I was getting a bit TOO close to his sister....He's kind of pissed about that, saying that I disgraced his name or something so now he's vowing I'll die by his hands. Normally I wouldn't care but he attacked me once before and got by my security. It seems he was only using a wooden sword."
Aisha went from laughing to pure amazement. "That's what Suzu uses!"
Jay sighed. "Yeah, I know that too. I think her son is trying to kill me."
Now I laughed, hard too. "Thus history repeats itself!"
Jay growled. "Shut up Strife! I just need you to kill this guy! I'll give you whatever weapons, armor, or anything else you want! Just make sure he's DEAD!"
I shrugged. "Eh, I'll think about it. You got any caster shells?"
He tilted his head. "Yeah, why you have a caster?"
I nodded.
"Great! Then I'll give you a TON of caster shells! But only when you kill him!"
"Ok, this assassin have a name?"
"It's Hiro."
"Oh, no fancy name like 'Twilight Suzuka'?"
"No, he relies on people to remember his actions rather then his name. He has never lost a fight."
"Pfft, so you say. But a human's a human. None can live up to the legends that precede them."
"Eh, right.....Just get down here!!" His face disappeared from view.
Jess turned to me. "Are we really going to kill him?"
"Yep that's what we were hired for."
Aisha smacked me in the head. "You can't kill Suzu's son, idiot!"
"Why not?!"
"Did you hear me? He's SUZU'S SON!!"
"So what! He's also worth FREE ammo!"
"You're such an ass sometimes." She got up and walked off the bridge.
Kitty got up and ran for her. "Mom, wait up!"
Jess walked up to me. "I don't get you, Strife. Sometimes you're the sweetest guy I've ever meet, other times you're the biggest Jackass I've ever known. What's with that?"
"Hey, I may be a nice guy but I'm an Outlaw above all else. That being said, I want money and weapons above all else."
"Even me...?"
I didn't answer her, probably because I didn't KNOW how to answer her. She scoffed and walked down the ladder. The Outlaw Star was launched into space moments later then Melfina put in the coordinates to Heiphong V. "Gillium will tell us when we get there." She said before walking down the ladder.
I sighed, leaned back in my seat, and put my legs up on my panel while placing my hands behind my head. Maybe this was what Malashar was talking about before....Or maybe not, why should I care? I closed my eyes and soon was asleep.
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Author's note: AH-HAHAHAHA! They're off Galactica! And hey, there's story's plot is actually ADVANCING! Er....Sorry...Too much sugar today.
Yeah, I am going to have Dracon and Harry meet and team up at the Leyline. But they'll also team up a couple times before that, it just won't be a permanent thing.
And Mei, glad you liked how I used Maki. I also know how bad you want Strife and Jess to be together...Come on, don't deny it....Oh but hey, lookie there! Jess is pissed at him AGAIN! Gah-haha! Better just get used to the love/hate relationship.
Oh yeah, Suzu's son is coming into the story soon. And yeah, the chapter with him in it will be almost like the episode where Suzuka joined. I just wanted history to repeat itself....That'll be a running thing in this story. But they will ALWAYS be some kind of difference, you'll see that when Hiro and Strife might. Actually there's already a differene. Suzuka was simply hired to kill Fred. With Hiro, it's personal.
Ok, that's about all I got.....Hope you like it and just so you know, Hiro's going to be my kick-ass Bishounen of this story, man I can't wait to start writing about him....
"Good reading equals good times." I'm out.