Fiona suddenly became very afraid of what she was going to see if she
turned around. She looked to her side to see Matt scowling at the person
that had walked into the room. Turning only slightly, she saw Irvine and
Thomas with thankful looks in their eyes. Then finally, she looked at the
one person she both hated and loved at that moment. The one who still had a
part of her heart and wouldn't let go. 'How could he,' thought Fiona
angrily.
Moonbay figured that things weren't going to turn out good if this tension continued on. She looked at Van as he slowly limped a bit towards Fiona. She could tell he was still hurt but nothing as bad as he had been when they had found him. "Things aren't as they seemed Fiona," whispered Moonbay but she was sure that no one heard her because everyone's attention was on Van.
Van slowly made his way forward without saying a word but keeping his eyes one Fiona. She looked absolutely gorgeous in her wedding dress but he wished she were wearing it for him rather than someone else.
Van stopped when only a few steps away from Fiona. He was still unable to find the words to say to Fiona at that moment. He had waited for nearly four years and now he was standing with Fiona only a few steps away.
Matt knew exactly who it was that was standing before them at that moment. He had seen many pictures so he knew that it was Van Flyheight. An anger came up in him and before anyone realized what happened he stepped forward and punched Van in the stomach. He would have done more but Moonbay held him back.
Fiona was seriously tempted to step forward and slap Van as well but as she watched him and a piece of her heart seemed to constrict in pain as she watched him on the ground holding his stomach.
"Why don't you stand and say something or fight back?" Matt taunted as he let out some of the anger that had built up over time. Moonbay continued to hold him back before Van was hurt any more.
"Its not that he won't fight back, it's that he can't fight back!" yelled Moonbay and she watched Fiona, as she seemed a little startled by Moonbays words. Fiona turned her head slightly towards Moonbay in questioning so Moonbay figured that she should explain. "He's hurt Fiona. That is the way he was when we found him," she said with a little softness in her voice as she let go of Matt since he had calmed down.
"What?" asked Fiona very quietly as she turned to look at Van. She saw him still in the same position holding his stomach. She then saw something that made her worry even more. A small amount of blood fell down the hand that Van was using to clutch his stomach. All her anger seemed to be slowly fading away as she slowly took a step forward and knelt down towards him.
"Perhaps it would be better if he told you everything," said Moonbay taking a few steps forward to held Van up as she led him back through the door and to a small room where they could quietly talk without anyone listening in.
Fiona got up and followed but Matt stopped her. "Fiona, what about the wedding?" he asked but he received a glare from a number of people who knew that something was wrong.
Fiona turned on him a little angry. "My friend is hurt and all you can think about is the wedding?" she asked as she turned and followed after Moonbay and soon disappearing through the door and into the room. Fiona didn't know why she was being so forgiving with Van after what happened but something told her that she needed to listen to what he had to say.
Moonbay watched as Fiona quietly walked into the room as she set Van in a chair while he was still clutching his stomach whose bleeding had slowed down greatly so far. Moonbay gave a sigh before she stood up. It would probably be best if I just left the two of you so you can talk," Moonbay said before she walked out of the room.
It was a deadly silence that filled the room after Moonbay had left. Both of them were unsure of what to say to the other at that moment. It was a good while before Fiona worked up enough strength to say what she had on her mind. "Why did you come here?" she asked a little more coldly than she meant to say it.
"I-I'm sorry Fiona. I didn't want things to turn out the way that they did. I wanted more than anything to come back but I was not able to because of problems," said Van quietly not looking up towards Fiona because of fear of what she would do. He couldn't blame her for being angry but he hoped that she would listen to him before she did anything.
Fiona looked off to the side not looking at Van either. "Some excuse," she said before completely turning her back towards him crossing her arms over her chest. She kept a strong persona but she felt like crying at that moment. Seeing van was hurting her more than she thought it would.
"Fiona, please look at me. I have to show you something," said Van and was glad when she slowly turned around. "Look at this Fiona," said Van lifting his shirt slightly. He saw Fiona blush a little and almost look away until she noticed what it was that he was showing her.
"Oh my god," said Fiona lifting her hand to her mouth in shock as she noticed all of the scars that were all over his chest and back. It made her very scared to even think about the ways in which he got them. "How did that happen?' she asked figuring that that was what caused him not to come back.
"I don't know what it is you saw that caused you to lose faith in me but it was all a lie. I wanted to come back more than anything. I tried to be as quick as I could because there is something that I didn't get to say. Before I could come back, I was ambushed and taken captive. For four years I was held captive and tortured constantly. Most would have died from it long before but I held a hope that seemed to prove false," he said looking away.
Fiona didn't know if what she was hearing was right or not. Her beliefs shattered once again when she finally learned the truth about what had happened to Van. 'Why couldn't I see that something had to be wrong about all of this," said thought as she let a few tears roll down her face. She didn't know what compelled her but she rushed forward and took Van into a small hug.
Van was very content to just remain where he was but he knew it was wrong and sadly separated from her warm embraces. He had something to say but he didn't care if it was wrong to say or not because he held them in for four years and he knew that he wouldn't be able to hold them in anymore. "I know this may be wrong to say because you are getting married but my one hope during that whole time was that I would get free and come back to you, and that I could tell you what I didn't get to tell you before I left. To tell you that I loved you like you said that you loved me," he spoke softly and Fiona seemed in shock by it.
Fiona's heart quivered a bit in her chest upon hearing the three words that she wished to hear all of those years ago. It was far too late for them though and she knew that. There was someone right outside the door waiting for her and she had promised to marry him. "I don't know what to say Van," said Fiona with a soft tone to her voice. She found that she could no longer hate him like she thought she would for a while.
"You don't have to say anything. What you decide to do is your choice. I came because I really wanted to just talk to you and get these things that I wanted to say for so long off of my chest. I don't think I can stay though. You promised to marry him. It would be too painful for me to watch you get married to someone else. I will support whatever you do though," said Van standing up and walking towards Fiona.
Fiona looked down at the floor because she felt she couldn't look at Van. When he walked up to her he placed his finger under her chin to lift her head so she was looking at him. She was scared at that moment, scared of what he would do.
Van lowered his head and captured her lips in one last kiss before he left. It was wrong and he knew it but he didn't care at that moment. He wanted something to remember her by. The way that he kissed her seemed even better than when they first kissed, and she didn't seem to be stopping it either. He broke away after a much needed breath of air. "I'm sorry," he said before he turned and walked quickly out the door leaving a stunned Fiona in the room.
Fiona's mind was a complete mess at that one moment. She was so out of it that she didn't even hear Moonbay enter the room until she felt Moonbay's hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Irvine, Thomas, and Matt standing behind her as well. Fiona gave them a small smile, which caused a small smile to appear on only Matt's face.
"Well then, why don't we just start this wedding over from the beginning," Matt said with a smile despite the frowns that Irvine, Moonbay, and Thomas had on their faces at that moment. They seemed to know exactly what was going on with Fiona at that moment but it was her choice to go through with this.
Fiona just nodded her head but she kept a small smile on her face that people could tell was forced. She was very confused but she did promise him that she would marry him after all even if Van seemed to take away more of her heart when he left.
Everyone filed out of the room and once again took their places once again. Moonbay couldn't help but feel disappointed that Fiona didn't follow Van so that they could be together. She took the position that she had been standing at. "You shouldn't do anything that you don't want to do Fiona," she whispered to Fiona before she walked down the aisle like before and took her position next to where Fiona would stand a few seconds from then.
Fiona just stood there behind the doors doing some thinking before she had to go out and become Matt's wife. She was having some serious doubts at that moment. 'This doesn't feel right but I did make a promise,' thought Fiona sadly. "That's right, a promise," she said as a hint of a true smile crossed her face.
Moonbay couldn't help but look away as the sound of wedding music started to play. She knew that this wasn't right for either Van or Fiona. They had gone through so much and they deserved to be together. She looked up when she heard slight gasps. She didn't see why though. Then again, she didn't see anything, or anyone.
Van looked through the blade liger very sadly looking for the package that he had placed in it. He may not have been able to use it but it still meant a lot to him. It wasn't anywhere though. He figured that Fiona hadn't seen it because then she might have not of lost faith in him back then. Someone else must have taken it and that didn't make him feel too good because it belonged to his mother. Van hung his head a bit but then he heard footsteps behind him.
"Looking for something Van?" came Fiona's lovely voice from behind him causing him to turn around very fast to see her standing the with a calm yet happy smile upon her face. She was wearing her normal clothes at that moment. He wasn't sure how she could have gotten out of the dress so quickly but it didn't matter to him.
"It's the package that I was sent to pick up when I was taken captive. It was for me and not Crougar. It also means a lot to me though. By the way, why aren't you back there getting married? You did promise to marry him," he said curiously but kind of happy.
"I figure that while it is true that I did promise to marry him, I also made a promise to you before I even met him. I also just don't have the feelings for him that I had for you," she said with a true smile while taking a few steps towards Van. She then wrapped her arms around him in a comfortable hug. "You're really here aren't you?" she asked figuring this had to be some sort of a dream that she would wake up from at any moment.
Van was surprised at first from the hug but he slowly wrapped his arms around Fiona and laid a kiss on her forehead. In answer to her question he lightly pinched her and then laughed. "See? I am still here, this is not a dream although it is something that I have dreamed of for so many years since I was forcefully separated from you," said Van enjoying the feel of her once again in his arms. He only seemed to grip a little tighter out of fear that it might actually be a dream and he would wake up in his cell ready to be tortured.
Although she wasn't too happy about him pinching her, she was happy that this wasn't a dream. Even before she found out what actually happened, she had dreams like this before despite the pain that went through her heart because of him.
"Lets get away for a while Fiona. Just the two of us," Van whispered into her ear. To just be alone with her for a while is all that he could dream about before now. Now that he was with her, he intended to make every moment of it worth all that he had gone through.
Fiona looked up with a bright smile on her face as she nodded her head enthusiastically. "Nothing would make me happier," she said wrapping her arms tightly around him. "I love you Van," she whispered with her forehead pressed against his chest.
The sound of those words on her lips made Van happier than he had ever been. He may have heard her say it before but it felt like it had so much more meaning to it than it did when she said it the first time. "I love you too," he whispered back into her ear. "Come one," he said grabbing her hand. He led her towards the blade liger but they were stopped by the voice of Irvine.
"Ahhhhh, how sweet," said Irvine causing the two of them to turn towards him and his smirking face. "Before you go, there is something I have to talk to about Van, alone," he said and saw the disappointed look on their faces but Van did reluctantly walk towards him leaving Fiona a few steps behind.
"What is it Irvine, because I am in a bit of a hurry right now and you had better not do anything to waste of any of my time," Van threatened Irvine because it pained him to have Fiona so close yet not being able to hold her.
"Don't worry it won't take long. I just thought that you might want to bring this along with you," said Irvine holding out the package that Van had been given when he was kidnapped. "Crougar gave it to me before we left to give to you if I found you," said Irvine keeping it low enough so that Fiona couldn't see it. He knew what it was, and hoped that it would be used soon.
Van quickly took it and slipped it into his pocket hoping that Fiona didn't see it. "Thanks Irvine. This means a lot to me," said Van giving him a high five before he turned around walked to Fiona and wrapped his arms around her before getting into the blade liger and running off before Irvine could say anymore.
Irvine couldn't be happier for his best friend and the person he thought of as his little sister. He had a smile on his face that was soon shattered when he saw the blade liger suddenly get hit very hard in the side by something.
Van slowly got the blade liger back to its feet. He thought for sure that Raven would have taken care of anyone that was trying to stop them. He looked around for the source of the attack but all her found was one dark red lightning saix very similar to Irvine's. He heard Fiona gasp from behind him and turned to her. "What's wrong Fiona?" asked Van seeing her hurt look on her face.
"That's Matt's zoid," said Fiona quietly and it was confirmed when a screen popped up to show his face. "What's going on Matt? Why did you just attack us?" asked Fiona trying to find out the reason behind her ex-fiancés behavior at that moment.
"Shut up Fiona," he said with a very stern face. "Didn't I give you everything? I gave you a love greater than he could have ever given you, I would do anything for you and you just run off on our wedding day," he said making an emphasis on the word wedding.
"It was you wasn't it?" asked Van with a scowl confusing Fiona. "You were the one that ordered me to be kidnapped," said Van causing another gasp to come from Fiona making her look towards Matt asking if it was true or not. All they received was a laugh.
"Can't get anything past you can I?" he asked with a loud laugh. "Yes, it is true. I was the one that ordered it all. I am curious as to how it is that you found out about it?" said Matt with a smirk.
"Simple it is something that bald guy said. 'We want nothing to do with that stupid girl. It is her fiancé that we are actually after,'" said Van trying but not making a very good impression of the man. "I thought it was strange that they took me when I didn't even know you at the time. Maybe you should have come up with a better story," he said but with a serious face.
"Power is everything you know. Having the power of a zoidian at my disposal would have done wonders and then having children with zoidian powers would have been better. I was at the party that night. I saw what went on between the two of you and I knew I would have to get you out of the way to get to Fiona. I was so close too, but then you had to show up and take away the woman that promised to be mine," he growled out revealing everything since they already knew the truth.
Fiona was furious that he was just using her during the entire time that they were together. If they weren't in any zoids she would of strangled him but Van was there to calm her down a bit at that moment. "I made a promise to Van long before I ever promised to marry you. No, I made the promise to someone that is anything besides you, someone that was not real," she spat out at him.
"If that is your choice then so be it. This time I won't let him live just for your sake. He will die and you along with him," he snarled out as he prepared for the battle with his super fast zoid. He had done so many modifications to it that it was even faster than Irvine's lightning saix. He was a little overconfident at that moment that he would win the battle.
Van prepared to get the blade liger moving but he found that he was unable to move it even close to full speed. "What the," said Van looking the computer over. What he saw didn't reassure him too much. One of the front legs was so badly damaged by the surprise attack that it was almost inoperable at that moment. "Damn it," said Van as the blade liger was rammed in the side by the super high-speed zoid.
"Van, just stay calm. The blade liger may not be in the best shape to fight but I am sure that you will be able to think of something to get us out of this," said Fiona as she placed a comforting hand upon his shoulder.
Van looked out of the canopy as he watched the red lightning saix circle around them like an animal after his prey. He looked out further and saw Irvine and Thomas already out and ready to help the two of them. He didn't want anyone else to get involved. This was his and Fiona's fight. "Irvine, Thomas. Stay back, this is our fight," warned Van and then shut off all communications before they could even respond.
Van somehow managed to dodge one attack but he didn't know how. An idea suddenly popped up in his head. He was well aware of the entire area's geography and he was hoping that he could use it. "Fiona, I have a plan but it could be very dangerous. I want to know if you will be up to it even if it will put us in danger," said Van waiting for her reply.
"I trust in you more than anything Van. I somehow forgot that overtime while you were gone. Actually, now that I think about it, it was really only after I met Matt that I really forgot about it," she said realizing that while she was with him, he had been putting bad thoughts within her head. 'It's all his fault,' she thought bitterly.
"I get the point. Thanks for having confidence in me until that happened," he said with a small smile. He got the blade liger moving to the best of its ability at the moment. He knew at their current speed that they wouldn't be able to escape him but that was the plan at that moment.
A very powerful jerk hit the side of the blade liger harder than ever before. It flung the two occupants around the lot. Unfortunately for Van, His arm hit against the computer very hard and there was a distinct cracking sound at that moment filled with cries of pain.
Van clutched his now broken arm in pain. "Damn it, no, I can't stop," he said while using his good hand to grip the controls. He couldn't control it with only one hand though. He then felt the warmth of a hand on his as another went to the other side. He looked to see Fiona with a sad smile on her face. He couldn't help but smile at this. "Thank you Fiona," he whispered.
The blade liger finally came to a stop at the edge of a deep chasm a number of miles out of the city. They were trapped there because Matt was on the opposite side of them. 'Talk about being trapped between a rock and a hard place,' thought Van with a laugh. He looked directly at the red zoid that was perfectly ready to attack and throw them into the chasm at any moment.
"Quite a predicament you are in here. I think that now it is time to end this. If I can't have her then you won't have her either," he said as the red zoid sprung forward into the air directly towards the blade liger.
"Just what I was waiting for," said Van moving forward and bending the blade liger as the red zoid came down directly above it. The blade liger came up hard hitting away the red lightning saix.
The red zoid went flying down the chasm with the blade liger watching on the edge. It didn't go down easily though. Before it was out of sight it fired its guns at the cliff breaking it apart and sending the blade liger down with it.
Moonbay and Irvine came to watch the battle that Van wanted to do alone. They saw all that happened including when the blade liger fell off as well. "Van! Fiona!" yelled Moonbay running to look down but she saw nothing there.
Moonbay figured that things weren't going to turn out good if this tension continued on. She looked at Van as he slowly limped a bit towards Fiona. She could tell he was still hurt but nothing as bad as he had been when they had found him. "Things aren't as they seemed Fiona," whispered Moonbay but she was sure that no one heard her because everyone's attention was on Van.
Van slowly made his way forward without saying a word but keeping his eyes one Fiona. She looked absolutely gorgeous in her wedding dress but he wished she were wearing it for him rather than someone else.
Van stopped when only a few steps away from Fiona. He was still unable to find the words to say to Fiona at that moment. He had waited for nearly four years and now he was standing with Fiona only a few steps away.
Matt knew exactly who it was that was standing before them at that moment. He had seen many pictures so he knew that it was Van Flyheight. An anger came up in him and before anyone realized what happened he stepped forward and punched Van in the stomach. He would have done more but Moonbay held him back.
Fiona was seriously tempted to step forward and slap Van as well but as she watched him and a piece of her heart seemed to constrict in pain as she watched him on the ground holding his stomach.
"Why don't you stand and say something or fight back?" Matt taunted as he let out some of the anger that had built up over time. Moonbay continued to hold him back before Van was hurt any more.
"Its not that he won't fight back, it's that he can't fight back!" yelled Moonbay and she watched Fiona, as she seemed a little startled by Moonbays words. Fiona turned her head slightly towards Moonbay in questioning so Moonbay figured that she should explain. "He's hurt Fiona. That is the way he was when we found him," she said with a little softness in her voice as she let go of Matt since he had calmed down.
"What?" asked Fiona very quietly as she turned to look at Van. She saw him still in the same position holding his stomach. She then saw something that made her worry even more. A small amount of blood fell down the hand that Van was using to clutch his stomach. All her anger seemed to be slowly fading away as she slowly took a step forward and knelt down towards him.
"Perhaps it would be better if he told you everything," said Moonbay taking a few steps forward to held Van up as she led him back through the door and to a small room where they could quietly talk without anyone listening in.
Fiona got up and followed but Matt stopped her. "Fiona, what about the wedding?" he asked but he received a glare from a number of people who knew that something was wrong.
Fiona turned on him a little angry. "My friend is hurt and all you can think about is the wedding?" she asked as she turned and followed after Moonbay and soon disappearing through the door and into the room. Fiona didn't know why she was being so forgiving with Van after what happened but something told her that she needed to listen to what he had to say.
Moonbay watched as Fiona quietly walked into the room as she set Van in a chair while he was still clutching his stomach whose bleeding had slowed down greatly so far. Moonbay gave a sigh before she stood up. It would probably be best if I just left the two of you so you can talk," Moonbay said before she walked out of the room.
It was a deadly silence that filled the room after Moonbay had left. Both of them were unsure of what to say to the other at that moment. It was a good while before Fiona worked up enough strength to say what she had on her mind. "Why did you come here?" she asked a little more coldly than she meant to say it.
"I-I'm sorry Fiona. I didn't want things to turn out the way that they did. I wanted more than anything to come back but I was not able to because of problems," said Van quietly not looking up towards Fiona because of fear of what she would do. He couldn't blame her for being angry but he hoped that she would listen to him before she did anything.
Fiona looked off to the side not looking at Van either. "Some excuse," she said before completely turning her back towards him crossing her arms over her chest. She kept a strong persona but she felt like crying at that moment. Seeing van was hurting her more than she thought it would.
"Fiona, please look at me. I have to show you something," said Van and was glad when she slowly turned around. "Look at this Fiona," said Van lifting his shirt slightly. He saw Fiona blush a little and almost look away until she noticed what it was that he was showing her.
"Oh my god," said Fiona lifting her hand to her mouth in shock as she noticed all of the scars that were all over his chest and back. It made her very scared to even think about the ways in which he got them. "How did that happen?' she asked figuring that that was what caused him not to come back.
"I don't know what it is you saw that caused you to lose faith in me but it was all a lie. I wanted to come back more than anything. I tried to be as quick as I could because there is something that I didn't get to say. Before I could come back, I was ambushed and taken captive. For four years I was held captive and tortured constantly. Most would have died from it long before but I held a hope that seemed to prove false," he said looking away.
Fiona didn't know if what she was hearing was right or not. Her beliefs shattered once again when she finally learned the truth about what had happened to Van. 'Why couldn't I see that something had to be wrong about all of this," said thought as she let a few tears roll down her face. She didn't know what compelled her but she rushed forward and took Van into a small hug.
Van was very content to just remain where he was but he knew it was wrong and sadly separated from her warm embraces. He had something to say but he didn't care if it was wrong to say or not because he held them in for four years and he knew that he wouldn't be able to hold them in anymore. "I know this may be wrong to say because you are getting married but my one hope during that whole time was that I would get free and come back to you, and that I could tell you what I didn't get to tell you before I left. To tell you that I loved you like you said that you loved me," he spoke softly and Fiona seemed in shock by it.
Fiona's heart quivered a bit in her chest upon hearing the three words that she wished to hear all of those years ago. It was far too late for them though and she knew that. There was someone right outside the door waiting for her and she had promised to marry him. "I don't know what to say Van," said Fiona with a soft tone to her voice. She found that she could no longer hate him like she thought she would for a while.
"You don't have to say anything. What you decide to do is your choice. I came because I really wanted to just talk to you and get these things that I wanted to say for so long off of my chest. I don't think I can stay though. You promised to marry him. It would be too painful for me to watch you get married to someone else. I will support whatever you do though," said Van standing up and walking towards Fiona.
Fiona looked down at the floor because she felt she couldn't look at Van. When he walked up to her he placed his finger under her chin to lift her head so she was looking at him. She was scared at that moment, scared of what he would do.
Van lowered his head and captured her lips in one last kiss before he left. It was wrong and he knew it but he didn't care at that moment. He wanted something to remember her by. The way that he kissed her seemed even better than when they first kissed, and she didn't seem to be stopping it either. He broke away after a much needed breath of air. "I'm sorry," he said before he turned and walked quickly out the door leaving a stunned Fiona in the room.
Fiona's mind was a complete mess at that one moment. She was so out of it that she didn't even hear Moonbay enter the room until she felt Moonbay's hand on her shoulder. She turned around to see Irvine, Thomas, and Matt standing behind her as well. Fiona gave them a small smile, which caused a small smile to appear on only Matt's face.
"Well then, why don't we just start this wedding over from the beginning," Matt said with a smile despite the frowns that Irvine, Moonbay, and Thomas had on their faces at that moment. They seemed to know exactly what was going on with Fiona at that moment but it was her choice to go through with this.
Fiona just nodded her head but she kept a small smile on her face that people could tell was forced. She was very confused but she did promise him that she would marry him after all even if Van seemed to take away more of her heart when he left.
Everyone filed out of the room and once again took their places once again. Moonbay couldn't help but feel disappointed that Fiona didn't follow Van so that they could be together. She took the position that she had been standing at. "You shouldn't do anything that you don't want to do Fiona," she whispered to Fiona before she walked down the aisle like before and took her position next to where Fiona would stand a few seconds from then.
Fiona just stood there behind the doors doing some thinking before she had to go out and become Matt's wife. She was having some serious doubts at that moment. 'This doesn't feel right but I did make a promise,' thought Fiona sadly. "That's right, a promise," she said as a hint of a true smile crossed her face.
Moonbay couldn't help but look away as the sound of wedding music started to play. She knew that this wasn't right for either Van or Fiona. They had gone through so much and they deserved to be together. She looked up when she heard slight gasps. She didn't see why though. Then again, she didn't see anything, or anyone.
Van looked through the blade liger very sadly looking for the package that he had placed in it. He may not have been able to use it but it still meant a lot to him. It wasn't anywhere though. He figured that Fiona hadn't seen it because then she might have not of lost faith in him back then. Someone else must have taken it and that didn't make him feel too good because it belonged to his mother. Van hung his head a bit but then he heard footsteps behind him.
"Looking for something Van?" came Fiona's lovely voice from behind him causing him to turn around very fast to see her standing the with a calm yet happy smile upon her face. She was wearing her normal clothes at that moment. He wasn't sure how she could have gotten out of the dress so quickly but it didn't matter to him.
"It's the package that I was sent to pick up when I was taken captive. It was for me and not Crougar. It also means a lot to me though. By the way, why aren't you back there getting married? You did promise to marry him," he said curiously but kind of happy.
"I figure that while it is true that I did promise to marry him, I also made a promise to you before I even met him. I also just don't have the feelings for him that I had for you," she said with a true smile while taking a few steps towards Van. She then wrapped her arms around him in a comfortable hug. "You're really here aren't you?" she asked figuring this had to be some sort of a dream that she would wake up from at any moment.
Van was surprised at first from the hug but he slowly wrapped his arms around Fiona and laid a kiss on her forehead. In answer to her question he lightly pinched her and then laughed. "See? I am still here, this is not a dream although it is something that I have dreamed of for so many years since I was forcefully separated from you," said Van enjoying the feel of her once again in his arms. He only seemed to grip a little tighter out of fear that it might actually be a dream and he would wake up in his cell ready to be tortured.
Although she wasn't too happy about him pinching her, she was happy that this wasn't a dream. Even before she found out what actually happened, she had dreams like this before despite the pain that went through her heart because of him.
"Lets get away for a while Fiona. Just the two of us," Van whispered into her ear. To just be alone with her for a while is all that he could dream about before now. Now that he was with her, he intended to make every moment of it worth all that he had gone through.
Fiona looked up with a bright smile on her face as she nodded her head enthusiastically. "Nothing would make me happier," she said wrapping her arms tightly around him. "I love you Van," she whispered with her forehead pressed against his chest.
The sound of those words on her lips made Van happier than he had ever been. He may have heard her say it before but it felt like it had so much more meaning to it than it did when she said it the first time. "I love you too," he whispered back into her ear. "Come one," he said grabbing her hand. He led her towards the blade liger but they were stopped by the voice of Irvine.
"Ahhhhh, how sweet," said Irvine causing the two of them to turn towards him and his smirking face. "Before you go, there is something I have to talk to about Van, alone," he said and saw the disappointed look on their faces but Van did reluctantly walk towards him leaving Fiona a few steps behind.
"What is it Irvine, because I am in a bit of a hurry right now and you had better not do anything to waste of any of my time," Van threatened Irvine because it pained him to have Fiona so close yet not being able to hold her.
"Don't worry it won't take long. I just thought that you might want to bring this along with you," said Irvine holding out the package that Van had been given when he was kidnapped. "Crougar gave it to me before we left to give to you if I found you," said Irvine keeping it low enough so that Fiona couldn't see it. He knew what it was, and hoped that it would be used soon.
Van quickly took it and slipped it into his pocket hoping that Fiona didn't see it. "Thanks Irvine. This means a lot to me," said Van giving him a high five before he turned around walked to Fiona and wrapped his arms around her before getting into the blade liger and running off before Irvine could say anymore.
Irvine couldn't be happier for his best friend and the person he thought of as his little sister. He had a smile on his face that was soon shattered when he saw the blade liger suddenly get hit very hard in the side by something.
Van slowly got the blade liger back to its feet. He thought for sure that Raven would have taken care of anyone that was trying to stop them. He looked around for the source of the attack but all her found was one dark red lightning saix very similar to Irvine's. He heard Fiona gasp from behind him and turned to her. "What's wrong Fiona?" asked Van seeing her hurt look on her face.
"That's Matt's zoid," said Fiona quietly and it was confirmed when a screen popped up to show his face. "What's going on Matt? Why did you just attack us?" asked Fiona trying to find out the reason behind her ex-fiancés behavior at that moment.
"Shut up Fiona," he said with a very stern face. "Didn't I give you everything? I gave you a love greater than he could have ever given you, I would do anything for you and you just run off on our wedding day," he said making an emphasis on the word wedding.
"It was you wasn't it?" asked Van with a scowl confusing Fiona. "You were the one that ordered me to be kidnapped," said Van causing another gasp to come from Fiona making her look towards Matt asking if it was true or not. All they received was a laugh.
"Can't get anything past you can I?" he asked with a loud laugh. "Yes, it is true. I was the one that ordered it all. I am curious as to how it is that you found out about it?" said Matt with a smirk.
"Simple it is something that bald guy said. 'We want nothing to do with that stupid girl. It is her fiancé that we are actually after,'" said Van trying but not making a very good impression of the man. "I thought it was strange that they took me when I didn't even know you at the time. Maybe you should have come up with a better story," he said but with a serious face.
"Power is everything you know. Having the power of a zoidian at my disposal would have done wonders and then having children with zoidian powers would have been better. I was at the party that night. I saw what went on between the two of you and I knew I would have to get you out of the way to get to Fiona. I was so close too, but then you had to show up and take away the woman that promised to be mine," he growled out revealing everything since they already knew the truth.
Fiona was furious that he was just using her during the entire time that they were together. If they weren't in any zoids she would of strangled him but Van was there to calm her down a bit at that moment. "I made a promise to Van long before I ever promised to marry you. No, I made the promise to someone that is anything besides you, someone that was not real," she spat out at him.
"If that is your choice then so be it. This time I won't let him live just for your sake. He will die and you along with him," he snarled out as he prepared for the battle with his super fast zoid. He had done so many modifications to it that it was even faster than Irvine's lightning saix. He was a little overconfident at that moment that he would win the battle.
Van prepared to get the blade liger moving but he found that he was unable to move it even close to full speed. "What the," said Van looking the computer over. What he saw didn't reassure him too much. One of the front legs was so badly damaged by the surprise attack that it was almost inoperable at that moment. "Damn it," said Van as the blade liger was rammed in the side by the super high-speed zoid.
"Van, just stay calm. The blade liger may not be in the best shape to fight but I am sure that you will be able to think of something to get us out of this," said Fiona as she placed a comforting hand upon his shoulder.
Van looked out of the canopy as he watched the red lightning saix circle around them like an animal after his prey. He looked out further and saw Irvine and Thomas already out and ready to help the two of them. He didn't want anyone else to get involved. This was his and Fiona's fight. "Irvine, Thomas. Stay back, this is our fight," warned Van and then shut off all communications before they could even respond.
Van somehow managed to dodge one attack but he didn't know how. An idea suddenly popped up in his head. He was well aware of the entire area's geography and he was hoping that he could use it. "Fiona, I have a plan but it could be very dangerous. I want to know if you will be up to it even if it will put us in danger," said Van waiting for her reply.
"I trust in you more than anything Van. I somehow forgot that overtime while you were gone. Actually, now that I think about it, it was really only after I met Matt that I really forgot about it," she said realizing that while she was with him, he had been putting bad thoughts within her head. 'It's all his fault,' she thought bitterly.
"I get the point. Thanks for having confidence in me until that happened," he said with a small smile. He got the blade liger moving to the best of its ability at the moment. He knew at their current speed that they wouldn't be able to escape him but that was the plan at that moment.
A very powerful jerk hit the side of the blade liger harder than ever before. It flung the two occupants around the lot. Unfortunately for Van, His arm hit against the computer very hard and there was a distinct cracking sound at that moment filled with cries of pain.
Van clutched his now broken arm in pain. "Damn it, no, I can't stop," he said while using his good hand to grip the controls. He couldn't control it with only one hand though. He then felt the warmth of a hand on his as another went to the other side. He looked to see Fiona with a sad smile on her face. He couldn't help but smile at this. "Thank you Fiona," he whispered.
The blade liger finally came to a stop at the edge of a deep chasm a number of miles out of the city. They were trapped there because Matt was on the opposite side of them. 'Talk about being trapped between a rock and a hard place,' thought Van with a laugh. He looked directly at the red zoid that was perfectly ready to attack and throw them into the chasm at any moment.
"Quite a predicament you are in here. I think that now it is time to end this. If I can't have her then you won't have her either," he said as the red zoid sprung forward into the air directly towards the blade liger.
"Just what I was waiting for," said Van moving forward and bending the blade liger as the red zoid came down directly above it. The blade liger came up hard hitting away the red lightning saix.
The red zoid went flying down the chasm with the blade liger watching on the edge. It didn't go down easily though. Before it was out of sight it fired its guns at the cliff breaking it apart and sending the blade liger down with it.
Moonbay and Irvine came to watch the battle that Van wanted to do alone. They saw all that happened including when the blade liger fell off as well. "Van! Fiona!" yelled Moonbay running to look down but she saw nothing there.