Unknown Past, Unknown Future
Chapter 3
New Friends
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Soldiers kept on their guard as Lia replaced her ruined glove with a fresh one. They then led Lia to the Whale King that they had arrived in. When she was put in the secured room with soldiers standing guard at the door, Lia didn't know whether to cry because she captured or to laugh with joy because she knew she was safe, a feeling that was not listed among the feelings that Lia felt daily. She ended up doing both.
The two who were guarding Lia stood at attention and saluted to Thomas. His hand had been bandaged when he entered the Whale King. "How is she?" Thomas asked the two men.
"She was laughing for awhile and then cried," one of the soldiers began. "We haven't heard anything for a while."
"Let me in," Thomas ordered. The men quickly obeyed. The room Lia was in was dark; it took a minute for Thomas to adjust to the dim light. When he had, he saw that Lia was in the corner. Quietly approaching her, Thomas saw she was a sleep. After a few tries, Thomas finally woke her up. "We need to question you," Thomas said as he placed a new set of handcuffs on Lia. She didn't argue just got up quietly and followed Thomas to another room.
In there Karl, Herman, Van and Fiona waited to question Lia. Thomas removed the handcuffs and gently forced her into a chair. Herman was the first to speak. "Who are you?"
"Lia."
"We know that," Van explained. "What we need to know is your full, or real, name, your date of birth, your place of birth, your age, the place where your home is, why you became a drifter, people you associate yourself with, where you got your powers…"
Lia didn't answer. Then Karl noticed she stayed silent so she didn't have to answer, so he tried a new approach. "When did you meet Wind Speaker?" The Imperial Colonel had a feeling that if Lia talked of her lone companion, she might answer some of their questions.
"I met Wind Speaker when I received my powers. He was a regular wolf back then. He got mixed up in some experiments and his DNA was messed with. The end result was Wind Speaker being able to speak and he grew wings. His pack left him and then he joined me," Lia explained.
Karl smiled. She had nearly explained her story to them while telling Wind Speaker's. He wasn't the only one who hadn't been experimented on. And in turn that explained how Lia got her powers. The end result: Lia could shoot blue lightning out of her hand, no one could touch Lia's hands without being injured, and most likely more capabilities.
Fiona caught onto Karl's plan. "What kind of experiments did they perform on Wind Speaker?" she asked.
"The scientist never wanted to do experiments on animals. Wind Speaker came into the lab one day and accidentally got something into his blood stream, so they decided to continue with him. I believe the experiments were to see if they could recreate the Ancient Zoidian race from normal humans," Lia continued.
Herman eyed the young woman. He couldn't believe some had tried to turn her into and Ancient Zoidian. "Who did this to yo…I mean Wind Speaker, and how long ago?"
"How long ago…I lost track how long ago those experiments were," Lia said. "As for who did them, it was the Empire."
"Prozen," Thomas growled.
Lia turned away from the people. "I didn't get Moonbay and Irvine in trouble, did I?"
"No, they explained why Moonbay called you a drifter. We didn't want them here because, like Irvine said, neither are apart of the Imperial or Republican army," Herman explained. "That and the fact that you're their friend, and we would have learned nothing from you because of Moonbay's big mouth."
Lia tried to stifle a laugh. She quieted when Thomas placed his bandaged hand on Lia's shoulder. "Who are you running from, Lia?"
"The Black Star Gang," Wind Speaker had answered. He had followed the Whale King to rescue Lia. Before he could cause panic to sweep through the Whale King, Moonbay and Irvine led him to where Lia was being questioned.
Herman looked at Lia. If you were an enemy of the Black Star Gang, you wouldn't live to see the next month. He wondered how long she had been running from them. "We are heading towards the capital of the Empire, but first you can show us where your zoid is so we can we retrieve it. When we get to the capital, we'll find a way to protect you."
Lia stared at the man who had just answered a prayer. The Imperial and Republican officers with Moonbay, Irvine, and Wind Speaker discussed what to do next. Lia fell asleep in her chair. "Hey, let's wrap this up, Lia just fell asleep," Thomas said.
Karl glanced at the young drifter. "Lt. Schubaltz please take Lia to the room we have ready for her."
Everyone left as Thomas tried to wake Lia up; Windy stayed with Thomas. Windy looked on in amusement while the frustrated blond began to muter torturing ways to wake people up.
"It's impossible to wake Lia at the moment," Wind Speaker finally said. "She is spent physically, spiritually, and magically." Thomas looked blank. Windy sighed. "A person has two different parts to him or herself, the body and the soul. Sometimes these two parts can work closely together, like during a battle or a big race. Most of the time they are not as closely linked. When you are physically tired, you simply over worked your body. Being spiritually tired means your emotions have run high and then dropped low. Lia walked half way to Red River Base from her wrecked zoid and those questions of yours have tired her spiritually."
"Magically tired?" Thomas asked.
Windy nodded. "Because of the experiments preformed on Lia, she can also be tired magically. In truth, Lia has been magically drained for a good month and a half."
Thomas sighed and gently picked Lia up, surprised by how light she was, and carried her to her new room. Windy followed close behind Thomas, as watchful and alert as an older brother. When they got to the room, Windy made Thomas remove Lia's boots, shawl, and black chocker necklace. After that Thomas was made to cover up the sleeping woman and then he was dragged out of the room by Windy.
Wind Speaker then gave directions to Lia's fallen zoid, Ice Shield. After the wrecked shield liger was brought into the whale king, Windy made sure no one came near Ice Shield as the wolf finally got a chance to mourn his fallen comrade, and wonder what the future might hold.