HNG: Hallo. OK, I'm getting about one review per chapter but I'm happy as long as I get 'em! 'Grins'
Anyway, some bad news guys, I've been banned from my PC for a while, BUT, I have a nice mom, and while my dad is out she's letting me write this next chapter, so you owe a lot to her. But there probably won't be another chapter up tomorrow, maybe. But most likely during the week, except on Friday, so basically once I've proven myself everything will be back to normal. Enjoy this chapter!
Torn's brow creased. "What kind of premonition?"
"It was us…not far from now. I think we were breaking up…" Cat literally saw Torn's heart shatter.
"What?" he managed to choke out.
"That's what I think…I was refusing to go but you were telling me it's for the best. Torn, all this hiding's gonna tear us apart." Cat's eyes filled up as she looked down at her feet at the end of the bed.
"I won't let that happen. I promise." He rested his hand on hers and leaned over, kissing her cheek lightly. He turned around and headed for the door, just then, Keira and Tess sprinting in.
"Are you ok!" Tess wanted an answer from Cat.
"Yes, I'm fine…just a little shook up." Cat sighed, smiling lightly.
"Oh thank god, we thought we lost you out there." Keira sighed in relief. "Why did you go down there?" she continued.
"Just needed some cool water to calm me down…I was a little mad…." She grinned scratching the back of her head. The three friends giggled and hugged. "Ouch…watch my leg…" Cat complained lightly but forced a grin out.
"Sorry!" her two friends laughed.
"Hey kid, how are you doing?" Ashelin walked into the room.
"I'm fine. Thanks." Cat smiled to her.
"You owe a lot to Torn; you shouldn't give him the cold shoulder." Ashelin said trying to talk you out of arguing with him.
"Heh…it's alright now Ashelin. We're not best friends or mortal enemies either…" Cat replied to her as Ashelin smiled.
"Good, cause that's the last thing we need right now." Ashelin turned on her heel to leave.
"What do you mean?" Cat's brow fell onto her eyes.
"Nothing, I'm not going to worry you right now." She left, leaving Cat in wonder; she looked at Tess and Keira.
"Sorry Cat…Samos told us that we weren't allowed to tell you either…" Tess exhaled. Cat tutted but nodded, accepting that she'd have to find out later.
'One month later'
Cat awoke and Samos was sitting in the room with a woman, wearing strange white make-up. From what she could gather, she was wearing Precursor Armour.
"Cat, there's someone I want you to meet, this is Seem." Samos introduced her.
"Good morning, blessed one." She said, her voice was as calm as the sea.
"Hi…Samos, why is she here? Who is she?" Cat said slowly.
"Seem is a monk, she will be helping you with your light eco poisoning." Samos stated.
"You're blood is contaminated with light eco. There is little we can do." Seem said, moving her fingers around.
"You're making sound like it's a bad thing." Samos rolled his eyes lightly.
"Yes, well it could be, if she does not control it soon enough she will evolve, becoming a precursor."
Cat's eyes widened. "Isn't that a good thing?" Cat slowly said, thinking what it would be like.
"I have seen the face of the Precursors; I doubt you would be able to handle it." Seem said quietly, everything she said could be believed, she sounded so honest all the time.
"Alright then." Cat murmured.
"Come, blessed child, we must go to the Precursor temple." Seem said rising to her feet.
"But that's in the Wasteland!" Samos protested.
"Yes, but she will be cured." Seem argued back. "Come child, before you evolve." Cat nodded and slid out of bed and limped over.
Torn glanced over and saw Cat and the monk leaving. "Where are they going?" he asked Samos bitterly.
"To cure Cat." He said nothing more, sitting down in one of the booths as Seem and Cat got in a zoomer outside and drove off.
"And they couldn't cure me." Daxter whined loudly.
"Can it, rat!" Torn hissed, picking up a lamp and threatening to throw it off Daxter.
"Where are we?" Cat asked Seem as they walked through the sandy arches.
"We are at a Precursor temple; here you will learn how to control your light eco powers."
"So I won't be cured?" Cat asked coldly.
"Young child, there isn't a 'cure' for light eco, it is a gift." Seem assured her as they walked through numerous corridors.
"Where do you exactly come from?" she asked Seem, trying to make some conversation.
"That is irrelevant." Seem quickly replied as they came through a door into a large room. There stood in front of them was a large Precursor statue, with two arms with stands on.
"By the Precursors…" Cat murmured quietly.
"Step forward, chosen child." A voice boomed as the eyes of the statue glowed blue. Assuming that was her, Cat shuffled forward. "We sense that you have been blessed with light eco, and so we are willing to show you how to control this gift."
"Why did it say 'We'?" Cat wondered, but then she felt calm, and a sense of joy channelling through her body. She felt her feet leave the ground.
"Now young one, channel your energy, and heal your wound." It boomed, as Cat rolled up the leg of her jeans. She activated her light eco powers, her feet left the ground again and the slight stinging pain in her leg was withdrawn. "Well done, now try this…" it began explaining how to summon wings, and being able to slow down time.
"Where is she? Why is this cure taking so long?" Tess huffed, missing her best friend.
"Yeah. This is taking ages." Keira agreed. The pair flopped in one of the booths and began mindlessly chatting when the door to the Naughty Ottsel opened.
Cat walked in, the limp in her leg was gone. "I'm back!" She grinned as Tess and Keira looked at each other then Cat.
"Cat, there's something you have to know…" Keira slowly started getting out of the booth. Cat's smile fell.
"They know."
"The thing is, there's Metal heads attacking, and its really dangerous, so we think you should leave Haven…until the fighting backs down a little." Keira said slowly. "It's just so you don't get hurt." She continued.
Cat felt as if she was going to be sick. She was going to be sick. She ran into the back of the bar and into the toilets, slamming the cubicle door behind her.
"It's not fair…" she sobbed with her head in her hands, leaning up against the door.
"Cat, come on. If you got seriously hurt during all this we would never forgive ourselves…" Tess told her. She knew they were right. It was Torn she didn't want to leave though. Out of all people she couldn't bear leaving him behind most.
Torn, and another member of the Underground, Jinx, were sitting in a cruiser, as Cat heaved out a case and threw it on one of the back seats and sat beside it. She neither Torn dared looking at each other. They arrived at the port just outside the city and parked near the wall. The ground began to rumble.
"Jinx, take care of it." Torn told him as he leaped out the zoomer.
"Right on it boss!" he ran toward the metal heads that were arriving, and airborne metal heads shot at Cat and Torn.
"Come on Cat! Move move move!" he grabbed her case and ran towards the boat.
Cat looked at the boat and shook her head. "Cat you have to go!"
"No! I won't!"
"You have to!" Torn said trying to persuade her, this was her chance to survive, he placed his hands on her shoulders and shook her lightly.
"I'm not going to!" She pushed his arms down and cried into his chest.
"This won't work Cat! They'll find out if I tell them why you stayed! Let's just leave it here!"
"I can't…I won't leave you…" she sobbed hard. A rock hit close by, sending soil flying, Torn turned her and faced his back to the soil, most of it landing on his back.
"If you stay now you'll be killed! I can't have that!" Torn practically cried in her ear. "Go, when it's all over I'll have you back here as soon as I can!"
"Torn!" Torn's radio muffled. "Torn is she on the boat yet?" Jak asked, some of it getting cut out. He took it out of its holster and put it close to his lips.
"Just reasoning with her Jak, she'll be on it soon." He turned it off and put it back.
"Torn I can't hold these things off much longer!" Jinx screamed over, shooting what metal heads he could.
"You'll come back, I promise, I'll see you again before I die." He promised. Although she didn't like the idea of losing him, she nodded slowly.
"I love you." She whispered in his ear and turned on one heel.
"Cat…" she stopped and looked at him, his hand holding hers, he pulled her back and told her the same, and kissed her like the world was ending in minutes. "Go." She began sobbing and picked up her case, and heaved it onto the ship. It pulled away; Cat was stood at the end of the ship, staring at Torn with her eyes swelled with tears. He waved at her and turned around to save Jinx from death, both jumping into the zoomer and flying back to the city. The boat was full of civilians, mostly women and children. Cat looked around the ship for her room, upon finding it she closed the door behind her, and locked the door, placing a picture of the gang beside her bed, and a single photo of her and Torn alone. Tear's tumbling down her face.
'Back in Haven City'
Torn and Jinx walked back into the Naughty Ottsel. "Did she make it!" Jak practically leapt out his seat.
"Yeah…she got on the boat." Torn had no emotion in his voice, it just wasn't the same with Cat not around. He felt so empty, while Jinx stared at him curiously, replaying what he saw at the dock in his head over and over.
HNG: Rawr. There's the next chapter. Now review. Go on. You know you want too. 'Devil horns appear' MUAHAHAHAHAHA! 'Cough'
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