Fiona stood staring at her mother who she hadn't seen for many years. It
was odd but Fiona felt little respect for the woman despite her being her
mother. It was something that she couldn't quite put. It was something that
happened in the past but it all seemed like a blur to Fiona when she
thought about it.
"Why don't you sit down Fiona because we have a lot to talk about," said Fiona's mother Amber. She looked up Fiona to see that she was just standing there looking at her with dull eyes. "What's the matter? Aren't you glad to see your mother after so long?" asked Amber standing up and walking over to Fiona's side. "It would be best for you to sit down, being pregnant and all," said Amber taking Fiona completely by surprise.
Fiona wasn't sure how she could have possibly have known about her pregnancy when she was sure that it never left the base up until then. This sent a strange feeling of dread spiraling into the pits of Fiona's stomach. "H-how did you know about that?" asked Fiona finally taking a seat.
"I have my resources. So tell me, are you planning on marrying its father because I know that you aren't married yet?" said Amber with a smirk on her face because she was hoping to get certain things out of Fiona.
Fiona now knew something strange was going on but she couldn't quite place what it was. "I don't even know who its father is," said Fiona not really liking where the conversation was going at that moment. She stood up with an intent to leave but the next thing her mother said took her by surprise.
"You already know that it is Zack's. He did it to you when he had his control over you," said Amber with a smirk on her face when she saw Fiona freeze in place with a look of fear on her face.
Fiona didn't know what to say. Her hands clutched her ears so she wouldn't have to listen to something like that again. "No it isn't! It has to be Van," said Fiona, which made her mother very angry.
"I met Zack, he told me everything about what happened so I really don't think that is even possible for the child you are carrying to be the child of the human Flyheight," growled out her mother.
"Yes Fiona. How could it be Flyheights child when it was me that had you," came Zack's voice from behind Fiona, which made Fiona jump far into a direction that was away from both her mother and Zack.
"It can't be," Fiona stuttered out as she fell to the ground and crawled as far away as she could from Zack to keep him from touching her. "Keep away from me!" yelled Fiona as she grabbed the nearest chair and chucked it at him. She hoped that it would definitely do a little damage to him for all that pain that he had caused to her.
Zack very easily knock the chair out of the air before it even managed to hit him. "Now that wasn't very nice to do to the father of your baby," said Zack with a hurt look on his face but Fiona could tell the he was actually smirking and merely backed away from him a few more feet.
"Y-You're working for him?" Fiona asked her mother while pointing a very shaky at Zack while still trying to keep herself as far away from the repulsive man as she could.
"No," said Amber as if it were the simplest thing that was capable of being said. "The truth is that he is actually works for me," said Amber taking a bit of pleasure in seeing the shocked look upon Fiona's face.
It was far more information than Fiona needed to hear. She just couldn't take it, her head was spinning so fast that she was becoming very dizzy, and then she just passed out right in front of them.
*****
Van was walking through the base like he for the past few weeks when a strange feeling hit him like a ton of bricks. 'Fiona,' Van thought to himself having a feeling that something might have happened to her. He had no idea why he had thought this but a feeling inside of him told him that something was wrong with her.
"Something the matter?" asked Irvine when he noticed that Van had stopped when Irvine was in the middle of telling him something very important that they had to do. "Hello, Zi to Van," said Irvine since Van had spaced off.
Van snapped back to his senses the moment that Irvine had said that. "Oh sorry. I guess I just spaced out for a second," said Van with a nervous chuckle while rubbing the back of his head with a cheesy grin on his face.
"Uh, yeah, you did. Something up?" asked Irvine trying to get to the bottom of what was wrong. He noticed that Van had spaced out again and he really got annoyed. Using all of his strength, he brought his elbow up and brought it down upon Van's head very hard.
"Ouch," yelled Van clutched the top of his very sore head. "What the hell did you do that for?" Van yelled through gritted teeth. He just knew that there was either going to be a bump or a very sore head in his near future.
"You kept spacing out! What the hell is wrong with you today? No, wait, never mind that question. It is the same as it has been for the past few weeks, Fiona," said Irvine knowing that he had hit the nail on the head with his statement and the look on Van's face confirmed it.
"I don't now why, but I have this bad feeling like something bad has happened to her. Despite her not wanting me anymore I still want her back. I have never felt like this before and it is driving me nuts. It is like I can feel her emotions now and just a moment ago I got this very bad feeling, like something bad might have happened to Fiona," said Van in a solemn tone.
Irvine hated to admit it but in a way he believed Van. He had seen so many strange things in his time that happened between the two of them that made him not doubt Van's words. It was like they did have a bond with each other and that bond was what kept dragging them back together despite what each of them go through. Irvine was kind of hoping that it would work sometime soon so that the two of them wouldn't be so miserable without each other.
"I want her back Irvine, I want her back so badly that it hurts. Why is it that we aren't able to be happy together? Why is it that there is always something standing in the way of our happiness?" asked Van leaning against a wall with his arms crossed.
"I am guessing that it is because Zack is still around. He needs to be stopped. Maybe then the two of you can actually live happily if she wants you back," said Irvine doing the same thing as Van. "Despite what she does all the time, everyone can tell that she loves you. She wouldn't have agreed to marry you if she didn't, even if it didn't last," said Irvine rubbing his forehead as a headache was starting to form.
"I know she does, which is why I can't figure out why she did what she did. I don't care if something stands in our way, as long as there is hope for happiness then I will take it. Fiona is what makes me happy and I would do anything for her," said Van once again standing on his feet. "I made a decision. When Fiona comes back I am going to talk to her. I will makes sure she doesn't try to avoid me again," said Van when he started to once again walk.
"You should have done that in the first place. Might have saved you from so much heartbreak over the past few months. Actually, what you should have done was stopped her before she left all those years ago. That would have saved much more pain," said Irvine keeping a calm expression on his face.
"What's done is done. That is all in the past now and I am trying to get by that. If I were able to change the past then I would have done it a long time ago. I would have woken myself up and stopped her, but I can't. I managed to get by that and have forgiven her for it," said van with his head downcast. "I wish there was a way to change the past though," he muttered to himself.
"Unfortunately we can't, just like you said, but what we can do is make the best of the present. You love her then you had better go and get her back before she is gone from your life completely. You have been through so much so far to give up now. If you love her as much as you say then you know what to do," said Irvine and Van could only nod in response.
*****
Fiona's eyes fluttered open to only to find her in a room that was not her own. The walls were pink and the bed she was sleeping on was much softer than her normal bed but her normal bed wasn't exactly too bad, in fact it was actually very soft which made this one feel even softer though.
Fiona panicked. She could remember all that had happened and now she was worried that Zack and her mother might have done something to her. All that she knew at that moment was that she wanted to get out of there. Get back to the base, get back to her daughter, and get back to... Van. She could only fool herself for so long before she knew it was a mistake to leave him but she wasn't going to go back because although she hated herself for it, as long as she was with Van there would only be more heartbreak and suffering.
'Face it Fiona, he will be much better off without you in the long run. He can be happy and get married to someone that can actually make him happy,' thought Fiona but it brought a pain to her heart to merely think about it. The thought of Van with someone else hurt her but she knew it was for the best.
'For now, why don't I just try to find a way out of here before I am forced to come face to face with that bastard Zack and my loving mother,' thought Fiona making sure to put an emphasis and the word loving. A true mother would have never tried to put her through all of this. She had been the one that had been operating Zack all this time, the one to bring about her suffering all because she was in love with Van.
Fiona walked around the room looking for some escape. It was very surprising to her when she was able to open up the doors to the room so easily because they were not locked. 'What is going on?' Fiona asked herself as she stepped out into the lighted hallway. Sun shined through the window that outlined the hallway. It gave a warm feel to the place but Fiona merely ignored it as she carefully walked through the halls.
Although Fiona wanted to get out of the place as fast as possible, she was also kept there because she wanted to talk with her mother in an attempt to get her to stop all of this. It was merely a fool's hope but it gave her a little amount of comfort in hoping that she could succeed.
She walked down hall after hall while eventually backtracking a few times. She now found herself standing in front of a large double door. It was made out of white wood and was beautifully carved with many different type of flowers carved along the front of the door.
Fiona knew that she was going to end up finding her mother on the other side of the door so she worked up her courage and opened the doors. She walked into the room that was painted a white color and had flowers all over the place.
Sure enough, Fiona's mother was in the room seated behind a desk. Unfortunately for Fiona so was Zack and another woman that she had not seen before. She was very beautiful with her long purple hair and violet eyes, which held a look of hatred towards Fiona. She could also see Zack staring at her with a look of longing in his eyes that made her want to throw up. Her mother just remained calm as she watched Fiona walk into the room.
"So you are finally awake I see," said her mother with her head leaning against her hands. "You already know Zack," said Amber motioning towards Zack but Fiona didn't even bother to look at him out of repulsion. "This is Rachael, another zoidian that is under my control. Except for maybe the traitor Reese and a handful of other zoidians, we are the last of our kind Fiona, the last of the full-blooded zoidians," said Amber in a calm tone.
"I don't care about that. I don't want to be here. Why are you doing this? Why is it that you won't leave me alone?" Fiona asked her while leaning against the side of the door to keep her balance because she was starting to feel a bit weak and she also felt like throwing up.
"I am not going to force you to stay here, at least for now. It is time that you stood by my side Fiona. Take your place where you should have been from the beginning. Help me revive the zoidian race. You and the child you are currently carrying are both full-blooded zoidians, so you are some of the keys to my plans," said Amber looking at Fiona with a needing gaze.
"No! If you think I am just going to leave my child just so that I will be with you then you are sadly mistaken. Even if Kristi weren't alive I still wouldn't help you. You have caused me nothing but pain ever since you started this foolish crusade," yelled Fiona as she backed up a few feet.
"I will give you a bit more time to think about it. I am sure that you will choose the wise choice in the matter and join with me and leave the disgusting half-breed and the human behind you. Just come back to me when you decide to join me," said Amber with a smirk as she watched Fiona run out of the room as fast as she could.
Zack was about to follow her when Rachael grabbed his arm to stop him upon Amber's request. "Let her go. I realize that you want her and you shall have her. It is only the right thing to do considering that she is carrying your child. Just give her a little time before you talk to her," said Amber in a calm voice as the echoing of Fiona's feet died away.
"Why don't you sit down Fiona because we have a lot to talk about," said Fiona's mother Amber. She looked up Fiona to see that she was just standing there looking at her with dull eyes. "What's the matter? Aren't you glad to see your mother after so long?" asked Amber standing up and walking over to Fiona's side. "It would be best for you to sit down, being pregnant and all," said Amber taking Fiona completely by surprise.
Fiona wasn't sure how she could have possibly have known about her pregnancy when she was sure that it never left the base up until then. This sent a strange feeling of dread spiraling into the pits of Fiona's stomach. "H-how did you know about that?" asked Fiona finally taking a seat.
"I have my resources. So tell me, are you planning on marrying its father because I know that you aren't married yet?" said Amber with a smirk on her face because she was hoping to get certain things out of Fiona.
Fiona now knew something strange was going on but she couldn't quite place what it was. "I don't even know who its father is," said Fiona not really liking where the conversation was going at that moment. She stood up with an intent to leave but the next thing her mother said took her by surprise.
"You already know that it is Zack's. He did it to you when he had his control over you," said Amber with a smirk on her face when she saw Fiona freeze in place with a look of fear on her face.
Fiona didn't know what to say. Her hands clutched her ears so she wouldn't have to listen to something like that again. "No it isn't! It has to be Van," said Fiona, which made her mother very angry.
"I met Zack, he told me everything about what happened so I really don't think that is even possible for the child you are carrying to be the child of the human Flyheight," growled out her mother.
"Yes Fiona. How could it be Flyheights child when it was me that had you," came Zack's voice from behind Fiona, which made Fiona jump far into a direction that was away from both her mother and Zack.
"It can't be," Fiona stuttered out as she fell to the ground and crawled as far away as she could from Zack to keep him from touching her. "Keep away from me!" yelled Fiona as she grabbed the nearest chair and chucked it at him. She hoped that it would definitely do a little damage to him for all that pain that he had caused to her.
Zack very easily knock the chair out of the air before it even managed to hit him. "Now that wasn't very nice to do to the father of your baby," said Zack with a hurt look on his face but Fiona could tell the he was actually smirking and merely backed away from him a few more feet.
"Y-You're working for him?" Fiona asked her mother while pointing a very shaky at Zack while still trying to keep herself as far away from the repulsive man as she could.
"No," said Amber as if it were the simplest thing that was capable of being said. "The truth is that he is actually works for me," said Amber taking a bit of pleasure in seeing the shocked look upon Fiona's face.
It was far more information than Fiona needed to hear. She just couldn't take it, her head was spinning so fast that she was becoming very dizzy, and then she just passed out right in front of them.
*****
Van was walking through the base like he for the past few weeks when a strange feeling hit him like a ton of bricks. 'Fiona,' Van thought to himself having a feeling that something might have happened to her. He had no idea why he had thought this but a feeling inside of him told him that something was wrong with her.
"Something the matter?" asked Irvine when he noticed that Van had stopped when Irvine was in the middle of telling him something very important that they had to do. "Hello, Zi to Van," said Irvine since Van had spaced off.
Van snapped back to his senses the moment that Irvine had said that. "Oh sorry. I guess I just spaced out for a second," said Van with a nervous chuckle while rubbing the back of his head with a cheesy grin on his face.
"Uh, yeah, you did. Something up?" asked Irvine trying to get to the bottom of what was wrong. He noticed that Van had spaced out again and he really got annoyed. Using all of his strength, he brought his elbow up and brought it down upon Van's head very hard.
"Ouch," yelled Van clutched the top of his very sore head. "What the hell did you do that for?" Van yelled through gritted teeth. He just knew that there was either going to be a bump or a very sore head in his near future.
"You kept spacing out! What the hell is wrong with you today? No, wait, never mind that question. It is the same as it has been for the past few weeks, Fiona," said Irvine knowing that he had hit the nail on the head with his statement and the look on Van's face confirmed it.
"I don't now why, but I have this bad feeling like something bad has happened to her. Despite her not wanting me anymore I still want her back. I have never felt like this before and it is driving me nuts. It is like I can feel her emotions now and just a moment ago I got this very bad feeling, like something bad might have happened to Fiona," said Van in a solemn tone.
Irvine hated to admit it but in a way he believed Van. He had seen so many strange things in his time that happened between the two of them that made him not doubt Van's words. It was like they did have a bond with each other and that bond was what kept dragging them back together despite what each of them go through. Irvine was kind of hoping that it would work sometime soon so that the two of them wouldn't be so miserable without each other.
"I want her back Irvine, I want her back so badly that it hurts. Why is it that we aren't able to be happy together? Why is it that there is always something standing in the way of our happiness?" asked Van leaning against a wall with his arms crossed.
"I am guessing that it is because Zack is still around. He needs to be stopped. Maybe then the two of you can actually live happily if she wants you back," said Irvine doing the same thing as Van. "Despite what she does all the time, everyone can tell that she loves you. She wouldn't have agreed to marry you if she didn't, even if it didn't last," said Irvine rubbing his forehead as a headache was starting to form.
"I know she does, which is why I can't figure out why she did what she did. I don't care if something stands in our way, as long as there is hope for happiness then I will take it. Fiona is what makes me happy and I would do anything for her," said Van once again standing on his feet. "I made a decision. When Fiona comes back I am going to talk to her. I will makes sure she doesn't try to avoid me again," said Van when he started to once again walk.
"You should have done that in the first place. Might have saved you from so much heartbreak over the past few months. Actually, what you should have done was stopped her before she left all those years ago. That would have saved much more pain," said Irvine keeping a calm expression on his face.
"What's done is done. That is all in the past now and I am trying to get by that. If I were able to change the past then I would have done it a long time ago. I would have woken myself up and stopped her, but I can't. I managed to get by that and have forgiven her for it," said van with his head downcast. "I wish there was a way to change the past though," he muttered to himself.
"Unfortunately we can't, just like you said, but what we can do is make the best of the present. You love her then you had better go and get her back before she is gone from your life completely. You have been through so much so far to give up now. If you love her as much as you say then you know what to do," said Irvine and Van could only nod in response.
*****
Fiona's eyes fluttered open to only to find her in a room that was not her own. The walls were pink and the bed she was sleeping on was much softer than her normal bed but her normal bed wasn't exactly too bad, in fact it was actually very soft which made this one feel even softer though.
Fiona panicked. She could remember all that had happened and now she was worried that Zack and her mother might have done something to her. All that she knew at that moment was that she wanted to get out of there. Get back to the base, get back to her daughter, and get back to... Van. She could only fool herself for so long before she knew it was a mistake to leave him but she wasn't going to go back because although she hated herself for it, as long as she was with Van there would only be more heartbreak and suffering.
'Face it Fiona, he will be much better off without you in the long run. He can be happy and get married to someone that can actually make him happy,' thought Fiona but it brought a pain to her heart to merely think about it. The thought of Van with someone else hurt her but she knew it was for the best.
'For now, why don't I just try to find a way out of here before I am forced to come face to face with that bastard Zack and my loving mother,' thought Fiona making sure to put an emphasis and the word loving. A true mother would have never tried to put her through all of this. She had been the one that had been operating Zack all this time, the one to bring about her suffering all because she was in love with Van.
Fiona walked around the room looking for some escape. It was very surprising to her when she was able to open up the doors to the room so easily because they were not locked. 'What is going on?' Fiona asked herself as she stepped out into the lighted hallway. Sun shined through the window that outlined the hallway. It gave a warm feel to the place but Fiona merely ignored it as she carefully walked through the halls.
Although Fiona wanted to get out of the place as fast as possible, she was also kept there because she wanted to talk with her mother in an attempt to get her to stop all of this. It was merely a fool's hope but it gave her a little amount of comfort in hoping that she could succeed.
She walked down hall after hall while eventually backtracking a few times. She now found herself standing in front of a large double door. It was made out of white wood and was beautifully carved with many different type of flowers carved along the front of the door.
Fiona knew that she was going to end up finding her mother on the other side of the door so she worked up her courage and opened the doors. She walked into the room that was painted a white color and had flowers all over the place.
Sure enough, Fiona's mother was in the room seated behind a desk. Unfortunately for Fiona so was Zack and another woman that she had not seen before. She was very beautiful with her long purple hair and violet eyes, which held a look of hatred towards Fiona. She could also see Zack staring at her with a look of longing in his eyes that made her want to throw up. Her mother just remained calm as she watched Fiona walk into the room.
"So you are finally awake I see," said her mother with her head leaning against her hands. "You already know Zack," said Amber motioning towards Zack but Fiona didn't even bother to look at him out of repulsion. "This is Rachael, another zoidian that is under my control. Except for maybe the traitor Reese and a handful of other zoidians, we are the last of our kind Fiona, the last of the full-blooded zoidians," said Amber in a calm tone.
"I don't care about that. I don't want to be here. Why are you doing this? Why is it that you won't leave me alone?" Fiona asked her while leaning against the side of the door to keep her balance because she was starting to feel a bit weak and she also felt like throwing up.
"I am not going to force you to stay here, at least for now. It is time that you stood by my side Fiona. Take your place where you should have been from the beginning. Help me revive the zoidian race. You and the child you are currently carrying are both full-blooded zoidians, so you are some of the keys to my plans," said Amber looking at Fiona with a needing gaze.
"No! If you think I am just going to leave my child just so that I will be with you then you are sadly mistaken. Even if Kristi weren't alive I still wouldn't help you. You have caused me nothing but pain ever since you started this foolish crusade," yelled Fiona as she backed up a few feet.
"I will give you a bit more time to think about it. I am sure that you will choose the wise choice in the matter and join with me and leave the disgusting half-breed and the human behind you. Just come back to me when you decide to join me," said Amber with a smirk as she watched Fiona run out of the room as fast as she could.
Zack was about to follow her when Rachael grabbed his arm to stop him upon Amber's request. "Let her go. I realize that you want her and you shall have her. It is only the right thing to do considering that she is carrying your child. Just give her a little time before you talk to her," said Amber in a calm voice as the echoing of Fiona's feet died away.