Chapter Eleven - Perspective
A scream filled her head. Fearfully she realized that it was her own. Her body stiffened from the searing pain crossing her spine. Suddenly a new presence came to life inside of her, it was the most evil spirit she had ever sensed...
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Hotaru shot up from a short, dreamless sleep, she panted heavily and tears streamed down her cheeks. She could feel that something horrible would happen soon, if they did not save Princess Akahoshi in time, her vision had left no doubt.
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Akahoshi cramped together. Dazedly she glanced up at Baal who was staring right down on her. Slowly she sat up turning her face away from him; she had passed out because of the strong vision that had just stricken her mind, it highly embarrassed her, how could she show such feeble reactions in front of the enemy?
Of course Baal picked up her troubled feelings at once. "Your weakness disappoints me", he challenged her, "I hoped you would sustain more than merely words."
"You see, I'm useless for you", she said in a quiet, sharp tone.
He took offense from it, "Don't even try to change my mind. This is not your pathetic, little game we're playing here."
The princess turned to face him, piercing him with cold eyes full of defiance. "It isn't?"
Now Baal got sort of furious, slowly and threatening he began walking toward Akahoshi. "Your impudence is sickening. I'll give you this one and only chance to arrange yourself with me",
his hand brushed across her shoulder toward her neck, "Cooperate and I won't hurt you ."
Akahoshi merely stared at him as his hands approached her left cheek and he spoke on.
"But if you don't, I can be very different", his fingers dug into her hair forcing her head backwards as he continued to talk, "and I won't be distracted by your looks."
Then his lips closed her bare neck and she could hardly defend herself. Then he abruptly released his grip and she crashed to the floor violently landing on her back.
"I'm waiting", he grinned down on her full of mock amusement.
"Never would I cooperate with you", the princess yelled, "not over my rotting corpse."
Angrily he grabbed her arm pulling the princess to her feet, "You have chosen your fate", he told her coldly.
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"The Tok'ra have an intel on where Baal is currently staying. This planet is an entire fortress. Nobody ever got in there and they can't help us with that, either", Jack informed Haruka and Setsuna with a sigh.
"And what do we do now?" Haruka exquired.
"Good question", the colonel returned dropping his head..
"Let's hope we'll find a solution quickly", Setsuna said, "I've just spoken to Hotaru and you don't want to know what her latest vision was about."
"What has she seen?" Sam inquired worriedly.
"The implantation of a symbiote", she responded emotionlessly.
"On the Princess?" Jack exclaimed, it was obvious how shocked he was.
"God, that's the worst that could happen", Sam stated quietly.
"There's a chance that we can track her exact location and get to her with our powers ", Haruka said after a moment of thought
"You can't do that", Jack intervened.
"And why not?" she exquired not getting his point.
"If any information on you senshi and on what you did with your powers would get out of there, and it surely will, you'll not only have Baal on your backs, but the whole rest of the System Lords."
"He's right", Setsuna noted sighing, "We can't act this offensively in a situation like this."
"And what else can we do?" her friend questioned impatiently.
"Let's talk to Michiru and Hotaru", Setsuna calmed her, "I've got the feeling that there's another option left for us."
Almost immediately Haruka turned around and grabbed Setsuna's arm, "Let's go", she said simply. Then the two of them left returning to Michiru and Hotaru to discuss their limited possibilities.
"Oy", Jack moaned as they were gone, "I hope they won't do anything stupid."
Sam lay a hand on his arm, "They won't", she held on adding more quietly, "as long as Setsuna's reason is enough to hold Haruka back."
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Aw-key, a little short, but I hope it's enough for the moment. It's all because of this stuuuupid Chemistry exam...
Love, Baalsgirl
