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A/N; no one helped me with the speeling on the Imperial academy so I spelled it the way it sounded. (if i ever get the right way ill fix it.)
Chapter 3: Taken
Once the partners and their zoids got to the now chaotic base, Col.
Kruger came walking up to them. Sara and Alex had just managed to get out of the command wolf.
"Sara, are you okay?" asked Alex with obvious concern.
"Yeah," replied Sara, "for now, at least."
"Nice job, you two," commented Kruger. Gesturing to Skye's parents, he asked, "Now, who are these people?"
"This is Sara," said Skye, "and the other one is Alex."
"And who attacked the base?" Kruger asked, not entirely sure that he wanted to know.
"Hiltz, sir," was Caitlin's unwelcome answer.
"And his little red dude was controlling the command wolf," continued
Skye.
"That was Ambient," Caitlin corrected.
"Whatever," Skye retorted irritably.
"Skye, now please," Sara pleaded, "tell us why you are here, of all places."
Kruger looked at them suspiciously, "Why do you want to know?"
"Because we're her parents, of course," Alex stated, amazed that he didn't know that.
Kruger said nothing, but the look on his face was enough to show that he was shouting, "WHAT?" inside.
Skye also said nothing, but flinched and contorted her face into a closed-eye grimace.
Still bemused, Kruger turned to Skye, "Is this true?"
Skye gritted her teeth and said coldly, "I don't know what he's talking about."
"Skye," Alex whispered, "how can you say that?"
Sara had almost no reaction to the words spoken by her former daughter, but by looking and listening closely, one could tell that she was whimpering.
All this time, Caitlin was trying her best (and failing miserably) to keep her face straight.
"Sometimes, I wish I could retire," grumbled the colonel.
"Let me put it very simply, Alex," Skye said, almost quaking with the fury of six years behind her words. "I – ran – away. I didn't, I repeat, did not want to go to that stupid zoid training place you wanted to send me to. The minute that you tried to force me into it, I knew that you were more concerned about me doing what you never had a chance to do rather than me doing what I wanted to do. Ever since then, as far as I'm concerned, you're not my parents anymore. True parents don't do stuff like that."
Both Alex and Sara were at a loss for words after that little speech of hers. "If you where in the empire," Caitlin stated, "then it was most likely Vasculyard Academy."
"Oh, thanks," Skye said sarcastically.
"You're welcome," Caitlin answered.
Skye just rolled her eyes. Caitlin stuck out her tongue; Sara was too distraught at this point to say anything.
"Quit bickering, you two!" commanded Kruger.
"Yes, sir," Caitlin said jokingly.
"Listen, we just came to get our daughter," Alex said, again, Skye flinched at his words. "She means the world to us."
Annoyed, Skye thought to herself, Yeah, that's why you decided to send me into battle training.
"If she wants to go," Kruger told them carefully, "then she may. If not, then you can take the zoid you came in and leave as soon as possible."
"Well," said Sara, starting to turn away. "Come on, then, Skye."
Skye stared at her like she was insane, then exploded, "Are you crazy!
Do you honestly think that I'd go back after all I've been through!" she was shouting at this point, "Believe it or not, it was all because of you two!"
After her anger had taken its toll on her voice, she turned away from the stunned couple that had once raised her and stormed off.
Caitlin was worried about her, so she asked Blitz and Guerra to follow her and to keep an eye on her. After nodding in acknowledgement, they obeyed.
Kruger looked after them for a minute, then turned to Skye's parents,
"I guess she didn't want to leave, but you two still may."
Alex went red in the face at his remark, "Fine, we will go. But know this: we will get our daughter back form you… people."
Then he turned away and Sara, still unable to speak, tearfully followed him out.
Cait watched them for a moment, and muttered to herself, "Only if she wants you to get her."
When Skye had walked off, she had not paid any attention to where she was going. Soon, though, she saw a thin passage that looked like it had not been walked down in years. As she walked into it, she collapsed against the wall, and slid down it, into a sitting position, and the tears that, up until now, she had kept inside poured out in two silent streams.
Blitz slowly walked up to her, "Rah?"
Alarmed, Skye jumped, then she relaxed.
"Oh, it's only you," she said, brushing her tears away.
Guerra concernedly walked up and growled soothingly.
"Aw, Guerra, why can't they just leave me alone?"
Blitz rumbled uncertainly. Guerra nudged Skye and growled to her.
"Your wrong Guerra," said Skye, shaking her head. "They'll never give up, especially not Alex."
Blitz pulls his head up, affronted, as if to say, "While you're here, they will have to get through me and Caitlin."
"I feel better now, are they gone yet?"
Blitz looked distracted for a moment, then nodded.
"Then let's go back out."
Guerra nodded and helped her up.
Blitz cocked his head as if to ask, "Want help getting back to the hanger?"
Skye walked back out with the two organoids. As Skye and Guerra tried to go down the wrong hall, Blitz called, "Hey, it's this way!"
Skye blushed deeply, then followed him. Blitz led the way laughing about how easy it would be to get those two lost in there. He opened the door into the hanger. Guerra growled at him to shut up or she'd really go berserk on him.
Blitz just did the organoid equivalent of sticking his tongue out at
Guerra.
Walking towards Cait and the colonel, Skye murmured, "Thank God that's over."
Upon entering, Blitz immediately plowed right over the Cait, nearly knocking her over.
Skye raised an eyebrow, asking, "What's his problem?"
"I think he's glad that those people didn't hurt me," answered Cait.
"Well, they didn't need to," replied Skye.
"He's a little over protective."
"Obviously."
"Nice to see you didn't get lost," said Kruger as Blitz laughed again.
"Oh, shut it! What did they say?" asked Skye.
"That they will get you back from us people," answered Kruger.
"We can't let that happen," Skye stated bluntly.
"Like they can beat the guardian force," said Cait sarcastically.
"If they have Hiltz on their side?" challenged Skye.
Blitz snickered and Cait replied, "Doubtful."
"Didn't he almost, like, destroy the world before?" questioned Skye.
"Yeah, but they won't ask for his help again," replied Cait.
"You got me there," said Skye.
"Didn't you here the comm. talk?"
"Yeah, but I forgot."
Cait rolled her eyes, "They thought Hiltz wouldn't hurt you, but when he fired I, think he lost their trust."
"And I concur," agreed Kruger.
"I dunno," said Skye uncertainly. "I think they'd go to anyone for help. They'll probably just pay him more."
"I still doubt it," said Cait.
Kruger then looked at the clock, "Lieutenant, take Skye over to the barracks."
"Yes, sir," Cait saluted, then she lead Skye to the barracks.
Later, when the entire base was asleep, someone silently slipped in through a window close to where Skye and Cait were sleeping. The shadowy figure took a quick look around the room, then proceeded over to Skye's bed. He tried to pick her up, but she was too light of a sleeper and woke with a start, sitting bolt upright. The first thing she tried to do was get out of the bed, but a strong hand forced her to lie back and pinned her down. She fought as hard as she could, but it was no use and soon, she felt a damp cloth being pressed over her mouth and nose, forcing her to breathe in the fumes. Her vision began to go blurry, and in only a matter of minutes, she had gone limp. While all this had been happening, Cait had gotten out of bed and just as the figure was turning around with the unconscious Skye in his arms, she ran at him. He dropped Skye back down on the bed, and as Cait ran into him, he caught her by the upper arms and pressed the cloth over her mouth and nose as well. Once both of them were out cold, he called quietly for another man to get Cait and then to find the other one they were looking for.
A/N what will happen to our two heroes? Stay tuned to find out.
