Krazy Kor. Before I try to send it to you, can you please check again, say the next day. This has happened to me before, and all I had to do was wait a day. If you fail, review me and I'll try to send it to you, but my email is bugged up. I can receive emails just fine, but it rarely sends through successfully.
Anyway, here's the next chapter. The raid on Cruxis, where there's gonna be a surprising twist there. Can Sheena save Lloyd? Will the Renegades triumph over Cruxis? Is there any point asking these questions? Read and find out.
"Increase speed to maximum!" yelled Yuan from his leading Rheaird. "No-one should see us at that speed."
"But won't they hear us?" asked a confused Sheena, who was flying right behind Yuan.
"Yes, but when they look up, we won't be there anymore." He replied, as if the answer was obvious.
"Not very smart are you princess?" laughed Botta, as he pulled up next to her. He had a very black eye from where Sheena had hit him.
"Watch it you, or I'll punch the other eye. It'll make your face nice and symmetrical." She shouted back, not wanting her temper tested at this dyer moment.
About ten minutes later, Yuan had signalled them to go down to land. What worried Sheena the most was that they landed right outside the cursed Garroachi Forest.
"What?" asked Sheena, "Why would they build their base in this haunted place? The forest where no-one's ever returned from?"
"Open your mind." Replied Yuan, "Wouldn't that old legend be the perfect excuse for Cruxis to kidnap travellers and force them to work as slaves?"
"Oh...yeah." Sheena was really embarrassed.
"Well, lets go. Troops! Move out!" he ordered, and all the Renegades started to march into the dark, dreary forest, lead by Yuan, Botta, and Sheena.
Noticing Lucrus was right behind her, Sheena slowed her pace to walk alongside him. "Lucrus?" she asked, trying to keep her voice down. He ignored her. "Come on Lucrus. You gotta be able to snap out of this." She egged on, but still he just stared, blankly, and emotionlessly into the area in front of him, showing no response what so ever that he recognised her. She sighed helplessly, and continued to walk on without a word.
"Now remember princess," stated Yuan, after a while of complete silence, "as soon as we're in, you're on your own."
"Is that a sense of concern I hear in your voice?" she asked.
"Don't even try to joke." He replied coldly, "You know I don't give a damn about you, or your boyfriend. All I care about is stopping Yggdrasil."
"I assume that's the head honcho of Cruxis." He nodded, "Fine, I'm ready."
After what felt like a lifetime of walking, well at least a lifetime for Sheena, as she couldn't stop thinking about saving Lloyd, Yuan held up a hand. Everyone stopped.
He walked up to a tree, which, in Sheena's opinion, did not look very real, and he pulled down the lower branch. A number key emerged from the tree trunk, and he entered the code, 1344.
The ground in front of them seemed to open up, as a stairway headed down appeared. Without a word, Yuan and Botta led the way down, the surprisingly short stairs.
"If you want to find Lloyd," Yuan started, "I suggest you head that way," he pointed to the hall way to the left, and head down as far as you can."
"Thank you Yuan." Sheena answered, as she started to move in the direction he showed.
"Don't think this means anything, it's so you don't get in our way." He called behind her, but she wasn't listening, she was now concentrating on what she had to do. Save Lloyd.
"I bet she'll be dead before she gets half way there." Botta laughed evilly.
"Don't be too sure," replied Yuan, "don't forget most of Cruxis will try to stop us, so she'll have an easier route. Besides, she seems really determined to at least meet that boy again." They started to head out through the never-ending corridor.
Just then, a Cruxis soldier walked out of a door in the corridor, and stared in amazement, "L-Lord Yuan!" he finally stuttered, "Renegades?" he then took a step back, then started to run away from the intimidating army. "RENEGADES! RENEGADES IN THE BASE!" he yelled throughout the corridor, "SOMEONE WARN LORD YGGDRASIL!"
"Soldier," ordered Botta, "silence him."
"Yes sir!" he responded, raising their crossbow. He pulled the trigger, and an arrow shot out at an amazing speed, and pierced the centre of his back, making the poor soldier scream in agony.
Meanwhile, a man with blonde hair that extended down to his middle back, and was dressed completely in white, was watching the Renegade army advance, on a large projector screen, but he wasn't angry, or worried, or anything else like that. He was smiling.
"Looks like that fool Yuan has finally showed the fact he is a traitor." He said, in a perfectly calm voice.
"Yes my Lord." Replied the voice of Pronyma, "But may I ask, why did you not come front him? Why did you allow him to make an army of Angelus Soldiers?"
"My dear Pronyma. Why would I go through the hassle of creating an army my self, when another source is willing to create and deliver them straight to my doorstep?" he laughed quite maliciously. "How is our Lloyd doing?"
"He is ready to have his emotions removed sir." She replied hastily, "He'll then be completely under your command."
"Good. Put the speakers in Corridor 10-L on, to listen to what is happening in the lab Lloyd's...visiting."
"Why that corridor my Lord?" She was very confused.
"So our other guest can hear what's going on." The screen image changed, to reveal Sheena running down another corridor. "Make sure her path to the boy is clear."
"Huh? But why?"
"For two reasons; 1. She believes it will be clear as she thinks that I'll be sending all my men to stop Yuan, and his band of useless fools, and 2." He laughed evilly, "what better way to get rid of her, than to let her die by the hands of the one she loves most."
Pronyma stood shocked for a moment, but then answered, "As you wish my Lord, I'll start the process now." And with that she left the room.
"If she fails me one more time, she'll be the one who pays the price." He said under his breath.
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Lloyd was finally coming to, but he couldn't move any part of his body. He had to look down with his eyes, to realise he was trapped to a chair, but he couldn't see anything else, apart from the door in front of him.
"Sheena?" he asked in concern.
"Oh don't worry," mocked a familiar voice, "your girlfriend will be here soon."
"You!" he said angrily, even being unable to see her, he could tell it was Pronyma.
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Sheena froze. She swore she just heard Lloyd's voice. But how could she?"
"Don't you dare harm Sheena!" It was definitely Lloyd's voice. But where was he?
"Lloyd?" she called out, in hope that he heard her.
"Oh don't worry," this was from another voice, "we won't touch a hair on her." Then the voice laughed.
"What do you..." but then an ear-piercing scream cut him off. It was Lloyd, screaming out in pain.
"LLOYD!" Sheena yelled, but it was no good. She couldn't hear any voice at all. 'No!' she thought desperately, 'I CAN'T be too late!'
"Well, well, well." A voice said from behind her, "What have we here?"
She turned to see a single Cruxis soldier. "I warn you, don't get in my way!"
"So you don't recognise me, aye? Well, I best remind you, you feisty girl."
It clicked. "You!" she said, disgusted, it was the soldier who caressed her breasts.
"I think it's time for me to have my fun, don't you?" he drew his sword, smiling devilishly at what he thought he was about to get.
He charged, but was unprepared for what Sheena had in plan. She drew her short sword, jumped over him. She slashed the back of his knees, leaving him in excruciating pain.
"Be glad I'm in a hurry," stated Sheena, "or I might have cut off what you'd like to keep." And she started to run back down the corridor.
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Yuan and the rest of the Renegades were charging down the corridor, some covered in blood from where they had killed Cruxis soldiers. Suddenly they all came to a halt, as a man, with long blond hair, dressed in white, appeared before them.
"Yggdrasil!" yelled Yuan.
"Yuan." He replied quite calmly, "I'm pleased to see you've finally shown your true colours as a traitor."
"You knew?" he asked shocked, "Oh well, it doesn't matter. I have an army of Angelus Soldiers on my side, you cannot win."
Yggdrasil started to laugh, "You'd really think I'd let you create an army to destroy me? When I knew you were a traitor. Come now, you know me better than that." He snapped his fingers.
Screams of pain filled the corridor, as Renegade soldiers were slaughtered by the Angelus Soldiers, leaving only Yuan, Botta, and three Renegades left to fight.
"No!" yelled Yuan, "How can this be?"
Yggdrasil was laughing like a maniac, "Your precious scientists who helped create your army, were under my control, and they made sure they'd listen to me above all else, even Lucrus there."
There was nothing else the five could do. They were out numbered, and overpowered. They all knew the end was near.
"When I give the word," Yggdrasil started, "finish them all off." He waited for a moment, but it seemed like hours to the doomed Renegades, and then snapped his fingers.
And there you have it, hope you enjoyed. Pleased to except any and all reviews. See ya!