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Zidet: well one thing really fast. This has all been edited and such and I am pretty sure it looks a lot better now! so.. um! yes! Now you all can fee better! And me too! Nice and polished up now!
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"Mommy? Mommy, wake up... Please wake up. Mommy, I'm scared. Please open your eyes." A soft whisper sounded from a dark alley as a woman lay on the ground, dead. There beside her, a little girl cried, leaning against a wall. Sniffling slightly, she curled up next to her mother, taking off her small jacket and draping it over the still form.
"There you go, Mommy. Now you won't be cold. You are just taking a nap, huh? Like I do when I'm sleepy, and you cover me up with a blanket." She sniffled again, leaning against her mother. "But I don't have a blanket, Mommy. I only have my coat. I hope that's okay." Looking at the teddy bear in her arms, she smiled, putting it into her mother's arms, and stood up.
"There, Mommy. Now you have my teddy to protect you from scary monsters, okay? Teddy won't let anything happen to you now." She moved her long black hair out of her face. "Want me to sing you a lullaby, Mommy? When you did that, it always made me sleep better." The girl appeared deep in thought for a moment, and then raised her arm, coming to a conclusion. "I got it! I will sing that song you sang to me one time... You said it was from an old movie long ago called 'The Prince Of Egypt.' Okay... I'm not very good, but I'll try." The girl kneeled down next to her Mother and began to sing the words softly, her eyes holding a glimmer of tears.
"Hush now, my baby,
Be still love, don't cry.
Sleep as you're rocked by the stream.
Sleep and remember my last lullaby...
So... I'll be with... you.."
She trailed off, more tears falling as she hugged her mother again.
"When you... dream."
Uttering those last few words she, sat on the ground, hugging her knees. Trembling from the cold air, she looked up at the darkening sky as it was covered by a blanket of clouds. Standing once again, the little girl walked carefully over to her mother and tried the best she could to shield her from the oncoming storm.
"There, Mommy. You won't get wet now, either. Because if you do... you'll get sick. And then you'll have to go to the doctor's, and you might have to get a shot. But I will make sure you don't, okay?" Minutes passed, and finally the rain came down, soaking the small child, but with silent determination, she continued to act as a diminuative barrier to her loving mother.
Four passing figures heard the girl's whimpering. "Who's there! Answer us now!" one called out, walking closer. The girl looked up and stared at the four who were now directly in front of her. She did not move, other than to quickly swipe a piece of wet hair out of her face. One of the figures kneeled down next to her, carefully picking the girl up in her arms.
"What's a child doing out here...?" she asked rhetorically. The girl cried slightly at being picked up by the stranger.
"Stop it... My mommy will be sick. Put me down... please?"
The figure didn't move to do as she had asked. Instead, she looked down before silently walking away from the fallen form. The girl squirmed in her arms, flailing her arms wildly. "Let me go! Mommy is still sleeping! Stop!" she screamed. One of the others walked up to the figure who held the girl.
" Leviathan... What are you doing? We can't-"
"She's coming with us... You see she has no family, so..." The girl continued to sob and scream, but it wasn't to last as the one called Leviathan rocked her back and fourth, whispering calming words.
"Sssh. It will be alright. Just close your eyes."
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Inside of the Neo Arcadian base, Leviathan placed the small girl on a small bed, covering her up to make sure she was warm. Her blue hair tickled her little nose, causing her to stir slightly. "Leviathan... please tell me you are not going to go through with this. She's a human, and Master X probably won't approve, so I would advise that you don't get too attached," a voice spoke from behind her. Leviathan turned her head to see one of her partners in battle, Harpuia.
He continued, walking past her to gaze at the girl. "Don't you see? She will be frightened when she wakes up. She will recognize us. And she will probably not understand when you tell her..." He trailed off, looking back at Leviathan.
She shuddered, looking him in the eye with her sad blue ones. "But Harpuia, she'd die out there alone. We already evacuated all the humans from Neo Arcadia for this situation; she won't have anywhere to go. And she's so tiny, like a little doll," she finished, smiling at the thought.
Harpuia sighed, walking closer to her and putting a hand on her shoulder. "You would give anything to be loved, but is this really worth it"? he asked solemnly, his eyes not meeting hers. The room was silent, other than the soft breathing of the human girl. The dim light shined on Leviathan's eyes, making them sparkle with a mysterious glimmer. She sighed before nodding and walking out of the room to inform Master X about her findings.
Harpuia shook his head, looking back at the child with uncertainty. "Maybe Master X will find it in his heart to let you stay here, but even if that is so... Would you"? He wondered quietly. Without waiting for an answer which would never come anyway, Harpuia left, leaving the small girl in the room alone.
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At the resistance base, Ciel marched through the halls with a look of fear on her face. Her walking grew more hurried and panicked as she raced through the base, her blonde hair flipping back and fourth. The resistance members all turned her way as she passed, wondering what the problem was, but nobody's question was answered as Ciel continued through the hallway, her frustration growing.
"Zero? Zero? Where are you!" she called out, charging through the training room to see if he was in the middle of his daily workout. Of course, as she expected, he was nowhere to be found. She continued through the base, finally reaching the lobby only to see him speaking to one of the female reploids who was giggling wildly while blushing. Ciel's cheeks puffed in anger for a moment before she realized that wasn't the real reason she was searching for him. As she walked toward him, however, she couldn't help but feel the anger rise, since the female reploid's giggling was highly reaching an odd yet flirtatious pitch.
"Zero! What are you doing!" she called out before reaching him. Zero turned his head slightly to see Ciel, knowing already that he was in trouble. He closed his eyes, waiting for a hard slap to make contact with the side of his face, but instead of feeling the minor pain, he felt a hand on his as Ciel dragged him away, her eyes still filled with jealousy. "Why did I have to fall in love with an incredibly handsome and formerly infamous Maverick Hunter?" she grumbled, not expecting him to reply, but he did.
"Um... er... Because... you... did?" he answered, his eyes not meeting hers as he blushed slightly. Ciel, seeing his complete confusion, smiled. She could never stay angry with him, even though sometimes she felt that she could just grab his beam saber and knock the living- Her thoughts immediately stopped as she remembered the situation.
"Silly Zero... Don't worry about that. Anyways, we have a bigger problem. It involves a human... child," she explained, whispering at the word "child."
Zero glared, paying full attention. His duty was to protect humans with his life, and he most certainly would. He never changed his principles. "A child? What happened"? he asked with a stern tone. His eyes grew angrier as Ciel continued.
"well apparently, Neo Arcadia has a certain situation over there and had to evacuate all of the humans temporarily." She paused, seeing if he was still alert.
Zero looked down at her. "Go on..." he said shortly.
Ciel nodded as she continued. "All the humans were evacuated safely... except two of them. A mother and a child. Neo Arcadia seemed to be under attack, and that's why I suspect the humans were evacuated, but apparently... whoever attacked Neo Arcadia got to that mother. She didn't..." Ciel looked away, noticing from the corner of her eye that Zero's anger had turned into sadness for a moment. Instead of finishing her sentence, Ciel continued with her information. "Anyways, the child... was supposedly near her mother, but of course, she had already passed on. The Four Guardians found her, and I'm sure you know who they are Zero... They took her... to Master X, and I'm not sure if they are planning on giving her back. She must be scared."
Zero looked at Ciel one more time before walking past her. His eyes were narrow as his blond hair moved silently behind him.
"Zero? What are you doing? Surely your not going to go get her now. It's too dangerous. They'll probably be expecting it. Let's first get a plan together, okay?"
The former maverick Hunter looked back to her with thoughtful eyes. What should I do...? Is Ciel right? And if she is... what if Copy X decides to keep her? What then?
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"Master X, I beg of you... please? I will take care of her. I promise. She will be my responsibility. You won't have to do anything." Leviathan finished, kneeling down on one knee. Copy X looked down at her, an emotionless expression on his face. Instead of approving, he merely looked over to Fefnir, who was in the room as well.
"Fefnir... bring me the child," he said sternly. Fefnir looked shocked for a moment but quickly nodded before rushing out of the room.
In Leviathan's room, Phantom desperately tried to calm down the crying child, who had seemingly infinite tears. "Hey... stop... There's no reason to cry. It's okay," he exclaimed half heartedly with an annoyed tone, but the girl continued crying for her mother and shivering with fear. Her eyes were red, and her cheeks tear stained, and he lay her head on the pillow, sniffling. Phantom growled, staring at her for a bit longer before bringing out a shuriken and holding it in front of her. The girl immediately stopped crying as she glanced at the strange object with confusion and interest.
"What's that? It looks neat..." she whispered, wiping away a tear. Phantom sighed, quite proud of himself.
"It's a weapon... and it can be very dangerous. Now, will you stop crying"? he asked, his left eye twitching.
The girl sniffled again, looking up at him. "Well, why did you bring me here? I was trying to keep my mommy from getting cold.. Now she is probably getting sick. I need to make sure she is okay..." she muttered as another tear went down her face. Phantom looked away. He definitely didn't want to be the one who was going to tell her that her mother was gone; she was already crying enough. He didn't need to hear more.
As if hearing his silent plea, the door opened slightly, revealing an aggravated-looking Fefnir. Phantom stood up from his kneeling position beside the girl, knowing from Fefnir's facial expression that something was amiss.
"Let me guess, the girl goes to the dungeon? Okay, don't worry about it, Fefnir. I'll take her," he offered, grabbing the girl's hands and pulling her off the bed, causing her to whine in protest.
Fefnir merely shook his head, pulling the girl away from Phantom. "Don't worry about it. Master X told me to bring her to him. I have no idea what he wants with her, though. Just doing my job." Phantom shrugged, pushing the girl over to the red-clad Guardian. Fefnir picker her up, putting her over his shoulder before heading toward the room where Leviathan and Copy X were speaking.
"I want my mom! Put me down! Please! Let go!" she screamed as he went through the doors. Some soldiers looked up and stared confusion, but they didn't dare ask. Fortunately, the hallways were almost deserted since the majority of the troops were busy evacuating most of the humans to a safe area.
Fefnir grunted, shifting her weight to a more comfortable position. "Be quite. You aren't seeing your mother again, so stop dwelling on it," he replied with no emotion. The girl screamed louder, beginning to struggle, her black hair hanging over her face. Fefnir paid no attention to her screaming as he carried her to the room, finally entering. Leviathan looked over, immediately smiling at seeing the child. She was so innocent and sweet... but her happiness faded as she heard her Master speak, and her blue eyes closed, trying to hide her sadness.
Fefnir put the girl on her feet in front of Copy X before kneeling in respect and walking back to the end of the room. The girl stopped shaking and looked at the ground. Everything was silent. The rooms lights flickered as the storm outside raged on.
"Well then... You are the small child that Leviathan is begging me to keep. It would be hard to tell her no, but then again... you would have to stay here in the heart of Neo Arcadia, and surely the resistance base has already found out that this has happened." Copy X looked over at Leviathan, who had her head down in disappointment, and then back to the girl. She continued to shake violently and was still crying.
He stood up, walking over to her and putting one hand on her chin, lifting her head to look at him. "But of course, I may get attached to you as well," he whispered without letting anyone hear besides the small girl. Her eyes looked into his red ones with fear. She didn't say a word, merely looking away. Copy X sighed. "No... look at me," he commanded softly, wiping away one of her tears. The child whimpered before doing as he said, turning her soft eyes back to him.
He smiled as he continued. "But then... Zero will come for you... won't he? And we can't have that, can we?" His voice was soft as he moved the hair out of her face. "But, little one... we won't let him take you away. You will remain here as I have decided. Zero will not succeed. I know they are readying themselves, and we should too." He finished, looking over at Leviathan again.
"Get her dressed in something other than these rags. She will stay here as you have asked, but prepare yourselves," he warned before looking back to the girl. "Child... what is your name?"
The girl was getting ready to answer, but backed away as she realized that she had forgotten. "I... don't... know..." Her tears began to flood her eyes again, and she trembled violently as Omega X walked back over to her, grinning.
"You don't know remember, do you? That's quite all right, little one. It must be from the chaos you have been through, but don't worry. I have a name for you. Your presence reminds me of... innocence... so I shall call you... Camille," he stated, looking over to Leviathan before walking out.
Fefnir huffed, looking at the girl. "Great... Master X seems to grow soft around her. Damn pacifist!"
Leviathan glared at him, going over to the girl and carefully picking her up. Camille began to sob again, coming to a realization. Her eyes shut as she cried on Leviathan's shoulder as the Guardian slowly rocked her back and fourth, comforting her. "There, there, Cammy. It's ok. I know you want your mom, but... she's no longer here. She went far away, into the sky, but she's not sick. In fact, she's very happy right now, and she can hear you, too. She may not answer back, but... she will always be there for you," she said softly, making Fefnir's jaw drop.
"A child... She's the only thing in this world to make you turn soft. Even Master X! unbelievable! Humans cant be good for us... not healthy," he stated before glaring and following Master X.
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Zidet: well then! I have...well Rather my friend edited it all for me. Thank you Ri! Alot better, yes? Well hope you like it..Cause it's all going to be this way/ Thanks to Ri! Thank you again, Ri! Everyone thank Ri!