Aww, only one review, I thought I would have gotten at least two.
Chapter nine reviews:
-Hyper monkey
-::Still in chair and didn't fall but is dizzy:: wow...that IS a lot of "XJ" but wow seriously that has to be the worst watching people suffer...but yet this is an awesome story! What happened to Sheldon that made him be in his silver shell outfit? Hehe thanks for untying me ;; next chapter! Whee! Lol
There was a reason they sometimes called themselves "6" or "4" now and then, to reduce that number a bit. As to what happened to Sheldon will be revealed soon enough. Your welcome for untying you, sorry about the torn shirt, I'm not perfect with a greatsword.
A quick note, in addition to the already mentioned titles, I also don't own Soul Caliber, or any of the sequels that came off it.
One more thing: review-wise, how is it that nine chapters of an action packed, horror and angst ridden, thrill ride of a fic get almost outdone by two chapters of a humorous interview series I made with half the effort? It boggles the mind.
Anyway, thought I'd try my hand at a little Jenny/Brad fluff, tell me how I did, k?
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Jenny was very much enjoying her time out.
Clothes shopping had been a bit difficult, seeing as her frame was hard to work with, leaving many things (especially shoes) hard to get. Brad also was not so keen on the idea of spending there time that way, and later talked her into joining her at the arcade.
Brad had soundly beaten her at a game of "Soul Caliber 7: Inferno's Resurrection"
After a few hours at the mall, they decided to head out for a simple walk. They were strolling through the park, Jenny carrying a full shopping bag, when Brad spoke up"
"Well" Brad said as "Overall I'd say this has been one awesome day. You taking down that robot, seeing those cool people from a whole other world, getting of school for the day, hanging out at the mall all day, AND kicking your but at video games" he said, with much emphases and a punch into the air on the last part.
"Heh, Brad. You've gloated enough, can we drop it now?" Jenny asked, looking mildly annoyed, while keeping an even pace with Brad.
They sat down on a park bench for a moment. Jenny sat on the left, and set her bag down beside her. For a moment they both just looked off into the distance, there were no other humans (or robots) as far as the eye could see.
"Brad" Jenny said, turning to him, "What were you doing when you slinked around toward the battle like that?" she said, an inquisitive look on her face.
Brad looked over at Jenny, dawned a sheepish grin, and said "I haven't the foggiest idea, I just saw you in trouble and...I just HAD to try to help out..." he looked a bit embarrassed, and blushed a bit.
'He put himself in a suicidal situation...just to try and save me?' Jenny thought.
"Brad, that was very sweet of you, thanks" Jenny said in a kind voice, looking deep into his eyes.
Brad blushed a bit more; looked back into Jenny's eyes, and said "you know I'd do anything for you Jenny"
Jenny paused a moment, then said "I know, that's what's so great about you, almost no one else is this nice to me..." She blushed blue a bit and continued "you're a great friend, Brad"
Brad's mind raced, he was trying to decide what to say next.
'I almost lost her today, and with her line of work, it might just happen one day.' he though, coming to a bold conclusion, he though 'I have to tell her now'
After what seemed like forever, he choked out "So Jenny, do you think...are we...just friends?"
Jenny's world stopped. Was this really happening? Did Brad...
For the longest time, they just looked into each other's eyes, and then Jenny tried to answer.
"Well, I..." she started, but fell silent. After another pause, Jenny gently reached her hand out to place it on Brads own.
Jenny half expected him to pull back, but after a brief look of shock, he looked happy.
(Sorry folks, it can't stay that way)
They leaned a little closer, still looking at each other, and then Jenny started "Brad, I really-"
Just then, Jenny got a scared look on her face. A split second later she grabbed Brad and threw both of them to the ground.
A split second later, a laser bolt tore through the bench, as well as the clothes Jenny had bought earlier.
A four-armed robot identical to the four encountered earlier today had been crouched behind a nearby tree, and had just fired off its weapon.
Jenny, now on top of Brad, got off quickly and glared at the other robot. Seeing that it had been spotted, the robot ignited a pair of jet boots ant took off.
Jenny lit her pigtail jets and followed, zooming in a streak across the sky. She never saw how much Brad blushed when she had gotten on top of him.
Brad, still blushing, stood up and brushed himself off. As he did this, he suddenly remembered what that assassin had interrupted.
He fell to his knees, swung his arms up into the air, and shouted "NOOOOOoooooo..."
Meanwhile...
The alternate Silver Shell was on a rooftop in a different section of the city, the suburbs to be exact. They had seen most of what there was to see in a single day, and had learned quite a bit, and were almost ready to head over to Jenny's house, but the Silver shell had one last stop to make first.
After instructing Tuck to get XJ-6 and meet him near Jenny's house, he had headed off to the one person he wanted to see most of all.
With a swift move, he switched to disk mode and hovered to the garage door of a nearby house. He was rather grateful that no one was around.
After switching back to robot mode, he noticed that there was no car in the driveway, which meant the parents were not home. It did not matter, he had no intention of encountering them, they were not who he had come to see. He carefully opined the garage door, and just as he had expected there was a pimply-faced boy, a screwdriver in his hand.
He had been working on (ironically) his Silver Shell outfit, but when he saw that very same being standing before him, he dropped his screwdriver and stared.
"Please" the alternate Shell said, holding his hands up "don't be afraid, I just want to talk"
"Who...what...are you?" Sheldon asked, still a little scared.
"This may be hard to believe, but I'm you." The Shell said, stepping around a bit as he talked.
Sheldon, who was in a sense a superhero, and was in love with a robot, was not as skeptical as most people would have been.
"Um" he said, "ok, are you like...from the future or something?" he asked, looking scared and skeptical.
"Not quite, kid" he said "I'm you, from another dimension" he stated simply.
"Wow, umm...you know this is strangely not as much of a surprise...do you want to come out of there?" he said, looking more at ease.
"I can't," he said, looking a bit sad.
"What? Why not?" Sheldon asked, looking perplexed and tilting his head slightly to one side.
"You should sit down, I'll tell you everything"
Sheldon was panicked, the robot forces he had helped fight for the past 3 years were now on the loose; tearing through the outpost he was in.
Sheldon, and his alter ego Silver Shell had both been serving in the rebellion since it's formation, his secret being kept by the highest ranked officials and his closest friends. He was not sure why he kept it a secret, but something told him it was for the best.
Now his "alternate identity" was just beyond this hallway he was running down, if he could just reach it, He could get in the fight and make a difference!
Sheldon was dressed in a red and white uniform of unusual cut, (think "Gundam Wing" flight suite) the standard outfit for the rebel members. His hair had remained uncut over these past three years, and now was tied behind him in a ponytail, which flapped behind him as he ran.
Finally, he reached the door. He started typing in the code in the consol...
...And he heard the enemy missile fire down the corridor just before it hit.
The last thing he recalled before blacking out was seeing bits of his own body flying away.
As the Silver Shell said this, Sheldon let out a shudder
"Wow" he said, "how did you live through that?"
Silver Shell stood silent for a moment, and then said "I almost didn't, I lost the entire lower half of my body up to my ribs, my left arm up to the elbow, and my right eye."
After a pause, he continued, "Just after my injury, they drove the enemy away, and found me. The only way to save me was to cyberneticly enhance me. The normal practice was to attach the crippled patent to a new robot body, I chose the Silver Shell. I became part machine that day, they put my name down on the casualty list." He finished with a sad note in his voice.
For the longest time there was silent, during which the Silver Shell looked at the floor sadly.
Sheldon had so many questions, so he launched into asking them then and there.
After a short time, they were happily talking about just about everything, and were both much happier.
Meanwhile...
Jenny rocketed over the city, she had been following this robot for a few minutes now, and she was tiring it out. Its clumsy attempts to kill her had failed time and again; it was annoying, and nothing more.
Suddenly, it dived down and snatched a man up from the street. He yelled, but could not get free. The robot held a gun to his head, making his point clear.
Jenny stopped, unable to endanger the person's life. For a moment, there was silence...
Then a plasma bolt blasted the bots head off. XJ-6 hovered there, her plasma cannon outstretched.
For a moment, the man fell to the ground, but the 15-year-old Tuck flew out of nowhere and caught him. After gently setting him down he rocketed back up alongside XJ-6.
XJ-6 then said "Putting peoples lives in danger again, Jenny?"
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WOOT! Gotta love the flashbacks, oh and the fluff too.
Everyone tell me what you think in your review, I gotta know!
