Chapter-7 Arrival, Attacks, and Deception
This chapter is once again, centered around Hayley and Gizmo's journey to the Pahoran Protection Home, and things are yet again not going as planned. But, enjoy it anyways! Tee-Hee! Okay, this fic has about four to five chappies before it's through! WHOOOO! However, Accident, and Two Sisters, WILL BE UPDATED ASAP! Now, on with the fic!
The very next day, Hayley and Gizmo awoke to the loud crashing sound of thunder and pouring rain.
"God damn it!" Hayley cried out as she and Gizmo walked out to where the edge of the cliff was, down below, it was beginning to flood quickly in the crevice about twenty feet or so, by now, it had supposedly already reached up to about 4- feet.
"C'mon, they're going to be expecting us anytime now." Hayley said as she took Gizmo's hand and led the two down the muddy, narrow pathways.
As they made their way down, the rain kept on coming down even harder.
About an hour or two had passed, and they small group was now shivering due to the cold, harsh rain and the steadily howling winds. But just when the two thought that things couldn't get any worse, boy were they wrong!
Gizmo had let go of Hayley's hand and was about to walk forward, when Hayley ran up and snatched the child up into her arms.
"Hey! What'd you do that for?" He cried, as Hayley ignored his constant struggles, and then set him back down. "That, is what I stopped you from!" Hayley stated, as she and Gizmo found themselves, staring at a large crevice, like the one they'd seen earlier, filled more than halfway with rushing water.
"Ah, don't worry, it's just a good- um- eight, or, ten foot jump." Gizmo realized in resentment.
"Hey! Can't you like, fly us over or something!" Gizmo thought aloud, but Hayley simply shook her head.
"But why?" He asked. (As he'd not brought his tech along, and couldn't carry her with him anyways.)
"Because, my powers are driven completely by my electric abilities, and water conducts electricity, therefore, I'd be electrocuting us both." Hayley pointed out.
"Oh. That sucks." Was Gizmo's reply.
"Well, we'll have to find some way to cross it sooner or later." Hayley pointed out in disappointment, as she and Gizmo sat down for rest and some thoughts on how to escape the torrent.
Meanwhile, back at the Hive Academy.
The class had a substitute, as Miss Sherry was out, as she oddly enough, had been for nearly five days, now.
Jinx was gazing longingly out the large window, with her chin propped in her left hand. Then she turned to face the front of the room.
A single empty desk and chair sat in front of her- Gizmo's place in the room.
She gave a sad, inaudible sigh, before Steffauri, to her right, finally noticed the look on her friend's face.
The young princess then folded a note into a paper football style, and flicked in Jinx's direction.
Jinx then felt the small piece of paper hit her gently on the upper arm, as she picked it up, she looked to Steffauri, who smiled and gestured for her to open it.
As Jinx did so, she smiled, tears formed in her pink catlike eyes.
Steffauri was an artist, and had drawn her a picture of she and Gizmo, set to almost four years ago, when they'd first met. Jinx's hair was hanging down to almost her breasts, and a black headband adorned her head.
And little Gizmo stood by her. He had on normal clothes, and his green goggles were hanging down below his neck to his chest. He had a messy head of light brown hair, and the same ominous black eyes.
Jinx began to cry softly when the teacher finally noticed.
"Miss Taeip, are you alright back there?" He asked. "Um, can I please go to the infirmary?" Jinx asked, as the teacher rolled his eyes and nodded.
Jinx ran out, and to the infirmary.
Back with Hayley and Gizmo- The rain was still coming down steadily from the dark skies, and they still hadn't figured out any possible way to make it across.
When Hayley finally stood up.
"W-what're you doing?" Gizmo questioned as Hayley turned back to face him.
"I'm gonna try and jump it." She replied. Gizmo's eyes went wide with shock.
"You're kidding, right?" Gizmo asked, but Hayley looked very serious. The blonde's hair was matted down from the rain and her ponytail was coming out in unkempt wisps. As she then stepped back, to get a running start.
"Yaa-AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Hayley cried out as she jumped, she made it across, but was now hanging onto the edge of the other side. Luckily, she managed to swing herself back up.
Gizmo, still on the other side, looked on nervously, as Hayley waved her arm around in the air, gesturing for him to come as well.
Gizmo slowly stepped back, and then, closing his eyes, he ran forward, but the next things he felt were absolutely horrifying.
A sudden burst of intense adrenaline rush, and then- water.
Gizmo opened his eyes, and gasped for breath as he bobbed up and down into in cold, deep water.
"Gizmo! Hayley screamed, attempting to grab him, only falling in herself. "AHHH!" She cried out as she landed a few feet across from him.
She managed to grab Gizmo by the arm and pull him over next to her.
"So, what now?" Gizmo asked.
"I dunno, really. But as of now, the most important thing is to stay together. And then we'll be okay." Hayley reassured him.
"I hope so." Gizmo replied, as the two washed down the rushing waters, to more unknown locations.
Back in the Hive's infirmary- Jinx lay on a white bed, talking to the nurse.
"Now Jinx, what seems to be you're problem?" She asked, looking over to the crying girl.
"Boyfriend troubles, period cramps, anything?" The nurse coaxed once more, trying to get an answer.
Jinx then sat up and turned to face the nurse. Wiping away her tears and handing the nurse the smudged up picture.
"Oh, this is, you and, um, Gizmo Agino, right?" She asked.
"Yes, he, disappeared, awhile ago. When we were on a mission, and we were fighting the Teen Titans, some creepy guy shows up, and tries to take US out! And we all ran with the things we took for Hive, and, and we thought Gizmo was right behind us, but. Nothing." Jinx said, fighting off tears once more.
"Hmm, I know, the loss of a friend is a terrible thing indeed." The nurse said placing a hand on Jinx's shoulder.
"So what do you think I should do?" Jinx asked. "Well, my advice to you, is to take a headache pill, and go back to you're dorm home, and rest." The nurse said, handing her a white pill and a glass of water.
Jinx took the pill, thanked the nurse, and left for her dorm home for some rest.
Meanwhile, the rain had finally let up, and Gizmo and Hayley had washed up on the shore, about three MILES away from where they were before.
Hayley was the first one to wake up, she rolled over in the mud and sand, and saw Gizmo. She grabbed his wrist to check his pulse, he was still alive, and breathing. So Hayley simply assumed he was still resting.
Hayley picked him up, and looked around, the skies, once black, were now decorated with stars, slightly hidden away in the haze and clouds.
"Whoa." Hayley said to herself, as she started up the hill, and soon found out, that the two were much closer to their destination than anticipated.
Right over the hill, was the Pahoran Protection Home.
"Oh, finally!" Hayley stated to herself, as Gizmo suddenly awoke. She placed him back down on the ground. And the two headed on.
A few minutes later, they reached the large, intricately decorated building. Knocking on the door, a kind looking young woman, and a few others, some young some old, answered the door.
"Hello?" The black haired girl asked with a smile as she thrust the door open fully.
Hayley nearly cringed at the young woman's appearance. Her face was pale and pointed at the chin, she had on a think layer of blackish red lipstick, sort of resembling the color of dried blood, and she was gaunt, and uncannily thin.
"Oh! Uh, I was supposed to drop him off here yesterday, but, yeah, we got a little, sidetracked." Hayley chuckled as the woman looked them over.
They were a mess, Gizmo's turtleneck collar was now hanging down to his shoulders, their clothing was shredded and torn up, and both of them were covered from head to toe in all manner of mud, sand, twigs, and anything else gathered along the way.
"Well, goodbye Giz, I guess, now that the rain's stopped, I'll be flying back home." Hayley said, kneeling down to say goodbye.
"Goodness no! You can't be seen going home like that! Come in! Come in1 I'm Dao Ma by the way." The woman said, closing the doors behind them.
"Wow, this is a really nice place you've got here!" Hayley exclaimed, looking around in awe.
There, the two were bathed, fed, and had their clothes mended.
"Well, I'll be seeing you around Gizmo. Good luck! And thank you Dao!" Hayley called as she flew off for Titans Tower.
"Come my darling." Dao Ma said, pushing him gently back into the house and closing the door.
However, as she headed home, a strange feeling fell upon her- a bad feeling.
"Something's not right here." Hayley said to herself, as she zipped back to the PPH at alarming speed.
"Gizmo?" She cried out as she opened the door forcefully.
When suddenly, Dao Ma appeared from behind one of the columns and greeted Hayley.
"What is the meaning of this?" She questioned.
"It's almost midnight hour for God's sake! What brings you here?" Dao asked. "Well, I just wanted to see if Gizmo's doing alright here." Hayley said, as Dao nodded and led her up the stairs to a room, and slowly pushed the double doors open.
The room was amazingly large, and round, Gizmo was fast asleep in the large bed in the middle of the room. Hayley walked over to him and smiled, ear to ear with relief and happiness.
"So, Dao, what exactly is that thing you're protecting Gizmo from?" Hayley asked.
"Well dear, if you must know- Dao said, turning around so that her back was to Hayley – I, am that thing, they're protecting him from!" With that Dao's voice became manly, and sinister. And her short, womanly body, took the form of the black-hooded assassin.
Gizmo shot up awake, wide eyed at what he saw.
"Gizmo! RUN!" Hayley cried out, but the assassin merely dashed past her, and followed Gizmo. "I don't think so!" Hayley cried out, flying rapidly through the halls and down the stairs. The assassin snatched up Gizmo in the vast courtyard, when Hayley had finally caught up.
"Agh! Put me down! LET ME GO!" He cried out, as Hayley punched him in the stomach, and he dropped Gizmo and doubled over, wheezing. Hayley then took his left arm, and used her electric powers to burn a long line down it.
"AGGHH!" The man cried out in agony, as he then disappeared through a blue lighted portal he'd created in the ground.
"What the HELL was that? Hayley cried out, as Gizmo shrugged.
"C'mon, I think it's time we got you back to Hive Academy." Hayley stated, as she flew off with Gizmo. With little knowledge, to the fact that the same assassin they'd been fighting, was someone they'd long known.
And was now watching them, plotting the destruction, of Alaya Pahora- Their home.
2 B Continued!
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