Yay! Many people like this fic, which means I can continue for now! Thank
you so much to my first reviewers. You guys are the best! Now, on with the
story, 'cause once I'm finished writing here, I'm gonna work on another
chapter for my other fic, Rurouni Kenshin Highschool Madness! Rurouni
Kenshin fans (and none fans too) are welcome to read it too! P.S.: To one of my reviewers, Van wasn't 18 at the beginning of the series. It was just an error. He's supposed to be 14 at the beginning of the series
when he met Fiona. But, thanks for your concern!
Disclaimer: Just like with Rurouni Kenshin. I don't own Zoids, okay? I only
own my several model kits, action figures, DVDs, etc. SO DON'T BUG
ME!!!!!!!
Chapter 02: Shadow of Darkness
Fiona woke up startled by the thunder. She couldn't sleep; she felt unsafe. But, why? She quietly exited the room and went to the living room. She looked out the window. Everything looked dark, gloomy, and scary. The rain was pouring, and the lightning was showering down almost as much as the rain. She was thinking how eerie all this was when she felt a hand grabbing her arm. She screamed for help before the shadow covered her mouth, and pulled her outside.
Van woke up, startled by Fiona's screams. He got up quickly and seeing Fiona was not in her bed, ran to the living room. The front door was open and the floor was wet and slippery. He started to worry.
"I don't like the looks of this." He said as he looked around. Then he called out. "Fiona? Where are you? Can you hear me? Fiona!"
He ran outside, the rain pouring stronger than before. He was soaking, but he wasn't going back inside without Fiona. A lightning bolt fell near and lit up the surroundings. Van looked up. Fiona was up in the graveyard, being held there by a shadowy figure. Okay. Whoever that was, he was dead meat. He went up the hill the side opposite where Fiona and the shadowy figure were.
* * * *
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Fiona asked terrified, once the figure uncovered her mouth. She tried to pull away from the shadowy figure. But the person had a good grip on her.
"They call me the Shadow and I'm here because I want to kill you for no reason at all." The figure whispered creepily, and Fiona started to tremble all over.
"You're the serial killer, aren't you?" she said to him, looking to where she supposed the man's face was.
The shadow smirked (although it wasn't visible to Fiona) and said in a smooth voice. "Precisely, my dear Fiona."
Fiona gasped. "How do you know my name?" she inquired.
Shadow chuckled. "Oh I know far more than that; born from a capsule, Ancient Zoidian, real name: Elisi Lynnette, organoid partner: Zeke and VERY CLOSE friend of Van Flyheit. Now, back to business." he said as he took out a dagger he had hidden among the folds of his clothes.
He started to get closer to Fiona. Fiona screamed, when suddenly she was pulled back and Shadow flew backwards.
"What the hell.?" yelled Shadow bewildered.
Fiona turned around. Lit by a thunderbolt, she saw Van standing there, with a dark look in his face.
Fiona had never been so happy to see Van in her entire life. "Van!" she cried out.
"Are you alright?" he asked her, then he turned to Shadow. "Who the heck is this guy?"
Shadow got up and ran away. He was laughing like a maniac. Fiona shuddered at his laughter.
Shadow looked back as he ran. "I'll be back! And I'll kill you!" he called out to Fiona.
"Oh yeah? Well, you'll have to get through ME first, JERK!" Van yelled at him.
He then turned to Fiona, who was obviously soaking wet. She ran to him, pushing herself into his arms. She was shivering, both by fear and by cold.
Van gently hugged her back. "There, there. Everything's gonna be alright." He assured her. But then Fiona started to sob uncontrollably.
"He tried to kill me. that man tried to kill me.I was so scared." she sobbed. Van was rubbing her back to calm her down.
"Nobody will lay a finger on you. Not while I'm around. I promise. Who was that guy, anyway?" he asked Fiona.
"He's an assassin called Shadow; the serial killer Maria was telling us about. Oh Van, I'm so scared." she whispered.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you. Now let's get you back inside. You're soaked. You'll catch pneumonia or something." He said in a whispering tone.
He hugged her closer. Then, carrying her in his arms, he descended the hill and made his way to his house where Maria was waiting for them, pacing back and forth. She looked really worried.
As soon as Van and Fiona appeared in the doorway, Maria fired away. "Where have you been? You must be chilled to the bone! What happened? Oh, Fiona, you poor thing!" she showered them with her questions and exclamations.
Van was the one that answered her. "We really don't want to talk about it. Now, Fiona, try to get some sleep." He said to her, who by now was wrapped in a blanket Maria had given her.
"But, Van, I'm afraid. I'm afraid to go to sleep. What if."
"Nothing's gonna happen. Don't worry. I'll be right by your side." He promised her.
Fiona felt grateful to Van. "Thank you." She said.
She gave him a grateful kiss on the cheek and went to the big bedroom (the one with the two beds). Van promised her he would look after her. She smiled at him, and Van turned around, blushing and facing a curious Maria.
"What was that all about?" she asked her younger brother.
Van stammered. "Um.What do you mean?"
"Hello, she just kissed you." She reminded him.
"It was just on the cheek. What's the big deal?" he said, sitting on the couch, drying himself with one of the kitchen towels.
Maria rolled her eyes. "Boys. they're so clueless." she thought out loud.
Van didn't like the tone she said that. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Maria giggled. "Never mind. Well, can you tell me what happened outside?" she begged.
Van sighed. "Okay. You know that serial killer you were telling me to watch out for?" he started, as Maria started to pour a hot drink for him.
"Don't tell me he's after you!" she exclaimed.
"I wish it was that way. He's after Fiona." He replied, taking a sip of the mug Maria handed him. "Youch!!! THIS IS HOT!!!!!!!!" he complained as he fanned his mouth.
"What could that assassin possibly want with her?" Maria wondered.
"Don't know. Well, let's go to sleep." He said. "But first, I guess I should change." He added, as he grabbed a handful of new clothes and went to the bathroom to change.
When Van came out, Maria went to bed, and he took his place in a couch, watching over the two girls in the room.
TO BE CONTINUED.
"Fiona here. This horrible man tried to kill me last night, and apparently, he won't stop until I'm dead! Van says he'll protect me, but I don't want him to be alone. Time to call our old friends. Next time on Zoids: Search for an assassin- Searching for help. See ya on the battlefield!
********** I'm glad there are people who like this fic! Let me tell you, this one is written all the way to chapter 16 already so, if you want more, review, and leave a good one! If nobody cares, I won't continue this fic. Now review, and make Sora-chan happy!!! ^_^x
story, 'cause once I'm finished writing here, I'm gonna work on another
chapter for my other fic, Rurouni Kenshin Highschool Madness! Rurouni
Kenshin fans (and none fans too) are welcome to read it too! P.S.: To one of my reviewers, Van wasn't 18 at the beginning of the series. It was just an error. He's supposed to be 14 at the beginning of the series
when he met Fiona. But, thanks for your concern!
Disclaimer: Just like with Rurouni Kenshin. I don't own Zoids, okay? I only
own my several model kits, action figures, DVDs, etc. SO DON'T BUG
ME!!!!!!!
Chapter 02: Shadow of Darkness
Fiona woke up startled by the thunder. She couldn't sleep; she felt unsafe. But, why? She quietly exited the room and went to the living room. She looked out the window. Everything looked dark, gloomy, and scary. The rain was pouring, and the lightning was showering down almost as much as the rain. She was thinking how eerie all this was when she felt a hand grabbing her arm. She screamed for help before the shadow covered her mouth, and pulled her outside.
Van woke up, startled by Fiona's screams. He got up quickly and seeing Fiona was not in her bed, ran to the living room. The front door was open and the floor was wet and slippery. He started to worry.
"I don't like the looks of this." He said as he looked around. Then he called out. "Fiona? Where are you? Can you hear me? Fiona!"
He ran outside, the rain pouring stronger than before. He was soaking, but he wasn't going back inside without Fiona. A lightning bolt fell near and lit up the surroundings. Van looked up. Fiona was up in the graveyard, being held there by a shadowy figure. Okay. Whoever that was, he was dead meat. He went up the hill the side opposite where Fiona and the shadowy figure were.
* * * *
"Who are you? What do you want with me?" Fiona asked terrified, once the figure uncovered her mouth. She tried to pull away from the shadowy figure. But the person had a good grip on her.
"They call me the Shadow and I'm here because I want to kill you for no reason at all." The figure whispered creepily, and Fiona started to tremble all over.
"You're the serial killer, aren't you?" she said to him, looking to where she supposed the man's face was.
The shadow smirked (although it wasn't visible to Fiona) and said in a smooth voice. "Precisely, my dear Fiona."
Fiona gasped. "How do you know my name?" she inquired.
Shadow chuckled. "Oh I know far more than that; born from a capsule, Ancient Zoidian, real name: Elisi Lynnette, organoid partner: Zeke and VERY CLOSE friend of Van Flyheit. Now, back to business." he said as he took out a dagger he had hidden among the folds of his clothes.
He started to get closer to Fiona. Fiona screamed, when suddenly she was pulled back and Shadow flew backwards.
"What the hell.?" yelled Shadow bewildered.
Fiona turned around. Lit by a thunderbolt, she saw Van standing there, with a dark look in his face.
Fiona had never been so happy to see Van in her entire life. "Van!" she cried out.
"Are you alright?" he asked her, then he turned to Shadow. "Who the heck is this guy?"
Shadow got up and ran away. He was laughing like a maniac. Fiona shuddered at his laughter.
Shadow looked back as he ran. "I'll be back! And I'll kill you!" he called out to Fiona.
"Oh yeah? Well, you'll have to get through ME first, JERK!" Van yelled at him.
He then turned to Fiona, who was obviously soaking wet. She ran to him, pushing herself into his arms. She was shivering, both by fear and by cold.
Van gently hugged her back. "There, there. Everything's gonna be alright." He assured her. But then Fiona started to sob uncontrollably.
"He tried to kill me. that man tried to kill me.I was so scared." she sobbed. Van was rubbing her back to calm her down.
"Nobody will lay a finger on you. Not while I'm around. I promise. Who was that guy, anyway?" he asked Fiona.
"He's an assassin called Shadow; the serial killer Maria was telling us about. Oh Van, I'm so scared." she whispered.
"Don't worry. I'll protect you. Now let's get you back inside. You're soaked. You'll catch pneumonia or something." He said in a whispering tone.
He hugged her closer. Then, carrying her in his arms, he descended the hill and made his way to his house where Maria was waiting for them, pacing back and forth. She looked really worried.
As soon as Van and Fiona appeared in the doorway, Maria fired away. "Where have you been? You must be chilled to the bone! What happened? Oh, Fiona, you poor thing!" she showered them with her questions and exclamations.
Van was the one that answered her. "We really don't want to talk about it. Now, Fiona, try to get some sleep." He said to her, who by now was wrapped in a blanket Maria had given her.
"But, Van, I'm afraid. I'm afraid to go to sleep. What if."
"Nothing's gonna happen. Don't worry. I'll be right by your side." He promised her.
Fiona felt grateful to Van. "Thank you." She said.
She gave him a grateful kiss on the cheek and went to the big bedroom (the one with the two beds). Van promised her he would look after her. She smiled at him, and Van turned around, blushing and facing a curious Maria.
"What was that all about?" she asked her younger brother.
Van stammered. "Um.What do you mean?"
"Hello, she just kissed you." She reminded him.
"It was just on the cheek. What's the big deal?" he said, sitting on the couch, drying himself with one of the kitchen towels.
Maria rolled her eyes. "Boys. they're so clueless." she thought out loud.
Van didn't like the tone she said that. "What's that supposed to mean?"
Maria giggled. "Never mind. Well, can you tell me what happened outside?" she begged.
Van sighed. "Okay. You know that serial killer you were telling me to watch out for?" he started, as Maria started to pour a hot drink for him.
"Don't tell me he's after you!" she exclaimed.
"I wish it was that way. He's after Fiona." He replied, taking a sip of the mug Maria handed him. "Youch!!! THIS IS HOT!!!!!!!!" he complained as he fanned his mouth.
"What could that assassin possibly want with her?" Maria wondered.
"Don't know. Well, let's go to sleep." He said. "But first, I guess I should change." He added, as he grabbed a handful of new clothes and went to the bathroom to change.
When Van came out, Maria went to bed, and he took his place in a couch, watching over the two girls in the room.
TO BE CONTINUED.
"Fiona here. This horrible man tried to kill me last night, and apparently, he won't stop until I'm dead! Van says he'll protect me, but I don't want him to be alone. Time to call our old friends. Next time on Zoids: Search for an assassin- Searching for help. See ya on the battlefield!
********** I'm glad there are people who like this fic! Let me tell you, this one is written all the way to chapter 16 already so, if you want more, review, and leave a good one! If nobody cares, I won't continue this fic. Now review, and make Sora-chan happy!!! ^_^x