Chapter 17 True feelings

Hehe sorry about the long ass delay in posting the chapter but I had a crap load of stuff to deal with.

Sez awoke in the hospital. He sat up proping himself up against the

headboard. His right bicep was bandaged from the wound. His clothes were

hanging on

a hook to his right. He quickly hopped out of bed and got dressed. Upon

leaving his room he was confronted by Agent Mord. "Sezidan. How are you

feeling?"

"Im alright I guess. I could be dead. You didnt catch Tsiras did you?" Mord

shook his head. "Damn. Well we will find him again." "You wont be finding

him right now corporal. You are to return to the Freedom. There has been

attacks of some sort. Two people you know are injured." Sez's eyes narrowed.

"Who?" "Well they didnt say. All I was told was to tell you to get back to

the Freedom immediatly. A ship will meet you at Dock 92. You should know

where that is since it is almost right by 94." Sez nodded to Mord and walked

quickly from the hospital traveling to Dock 92. When he arrived he found

an ASF-3 waiting for him. A man was standing outside of it. When Sez walked

up the man introduced himself. "Hey there. My name is Odius Klavatan. Im

a friend of one of the people attacked. Im not your pilot though. She is."

He gestured to a tiger girl. "Her name is Solrilya. Look I have business

to attend to here on Zoness so when you get there tell..." His pocket

started ringing. He pulled out a phone and started talking. He waved to Sez,

and

walked off. The girl was inspecting the fuel line going to her ship. "So

your my pilot back to the freedom?" She turned around. "Yes sir. Ensign

Solrilya

Corl. I belive you know my brother." Sez thought for a minute. "Wait...your

brother...and you..." She smiled at him. "I was adopted." "Ah I see. Well

shall we get going?" She nodded at him and unhooked the fuel line. With ease

she jumped into the seat of the ASF-3. Sez was only half way up the ladder.

"Wow you can jump!" "I was a gymnist in school." Sez sat in the back seat

and buckled his harness. The hangar door opened and she gunned the throtle.

"WHOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!" She shouted as the ship flew at breakneck speed

between the buildings of Capital City tilted up on its side. "You know

Solrilya I know a guy who you would get along with great." She laughed and

pulled the stick up pulling them out of the city and up into space.

"Hang on sir im engaging Hyper Engines." She pressed a button on the throtle

stick and the jet fire turned to the blue that Sez knew now. He was

pushed back into his seat as the ship continued through the lylat system.

5 hours later

The CS Freedom was in view as they rounded Titaina. "CS Freedom this is

Ensign Corl requesting landing clearence. My cargo is the soldier

which was ordered to come back." The comm system crackled on. "Roger that

Ensign. You are granted clearence in Hangar 1."

She pulled the ship into the hangar and landed, a little rough, in the back.

The canopy slid open and Sez hopped out. "Corporal you are supposed

to go to Med Bay 1." Sez waved at her as he ran off. When he entered the med

bay his worst fears and come true. On one table lay Lieutenant Vixo McCloud

on the other lay Captain Felina Cartivan. Vixo was badly injured. Many

slashes covered his body.Steady breathing

told Sez that he was stable although unconscious. Felina was awake though.

Sez walked over to her. "Captain are you ok?"

She looked up at him. "Im alright Sez. Im just glad to see that your safe. I

heard about your fight with your brother. If you want to talk..."

Sez cut her off. "Felina Im sorry I walked out on you. You needed support

and I didn't give it. I should have though. Im sorry." Felina shifted

her view to look down at the floor. "Sezidan. I should be the one giving you

support through your hard times not the other way around."

"Felina it should be both ways. Remember when you said that you would be

here for me and i said I would be here for you to. I meant it. If you

need to talk to me just say so." She stared up at him. "Thank you Sez. Look

Vixo is starting to wake up so im going to let you talk to him.

I know how hes your best friend." Sez nodded at her and smiled. When he

turned around Vixo was indeed starting to awaken. He sat on a chair that was

beside Vixos bed. Vixo looked up at Sez with a sleepy look on his face.

"Sez. How did everything go?" "Straight to the point eh Vixo. Well I found

the spy." Sez hesitated. "He got away though. But Vixo I have a more

important question for you. What attacked you?" Vixo looked like he was

concentrating.

"It was strange. It was like a shadow or something." Sezs face changed to a

more serious expression. "Did you see where it went?" "No it attacked me

and I was knocked out by its attacks." "I see. Well Vixo I hope you get

better but I need some time to think for a while." He stood up and walked

over

to the door. As he left he waved at Vixo and Felina. "This shadow is

starting to get out of hand." Sez thought outloud. "Im gonna have to find

someway to stop it." He reached his barracks and went inside. It was empty.

He found his bed and laid back on it. He fell asleep with shadows running

through his mind.

That night

Sez had woken up in the night. Still in his clothes from earlier he walked

the halls to find the mess hall. As he neared he saw someone standing near

the drink machine. "Felina?" She looked up at him. "Sez. I was just on my

way to see you." "Huh?" She stepped up to him. "Sez what you said earlier.

Made me realize how i really feel for you. Sezidan...I love you." Sez stared

into her eyes. "Felina I...I think I love you to. But we cant be together

I told you that." Shes hugged him. "I dont care why. All I want is to be

with you now." Sez wrapped his arms around her. "Dont let go of me Sez."