A/N Here is the next chapter. This one has a lot more action in it, so it
shouldn't bore you to tears.
Disclaimer: Galactica belongs to AlphaBlades.
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Maki faced her opponent, her fists up and in front of her chest. She studied her opponent, Rift. He moved into a similar stance but kept his fists lower. His jade eyes looked cautious and he held himself in a cautious manner. He was not going to take her lightly. It seemed that he had a great deal more sense than his younger brother.
Davis stood between them, ready to give the go-ahead for the fight. A lot was at stake, well to Maki there was, and they would both make sure the fight was fair so as not to complicate anything.
"Ready..." Davis held up his arm and backed away from between them. He dropped his arm. "Begin!"
Rift made the first move. He feinted to the right and brought his heel into Maki's side with a powerful hook kick. It winded her, but did not knock her over. She countered with roundhouse to the right side of his head, causing him to stumble a few feet back. He was strong, or she was just not used to fighting again. It had been thirty years since she had really fought, with the exception of the three pirates that assaulted her in the alleyway.
Rift lunged at her, trying to hit her middle, but she was too short and he was too tall, and his fists colliding with hers. Sharp pains traveled up his arms and caused him to withdraw them from Maki's fists. She took the opportunity to perform her favorite move: an uppercut between his legs.
He groaned in pain slightly and backed away, obviously winded. This is why he hated fighting women: they would always try that move. Maki was already coming at him, her fists ready to do some more damage. He waited until she was only a few feet from him and he dashed past her, got behind her, and wrapped his arms around her middle. Well, it wasn't her middle that his one arm was around.
Maki felt Rift's one hand place itself on her chest and then be taken away quickly. But the damage had been done. Everything in Maki's mind went black except for memories of what Hazanko had done to her decades ago. The memories played as if they had just happened, each crystal clear in her mind. Then, the surroundings went back to normal, but instead of Rift holding her, it was Hazanko.
With a scream she broke his hold and backed away from him, her arms extended in front of her. "Get away from me!"
Rift had no idea of what was going on. She had just gone ballistic all of the sudden. Well, he had accidentally grabbed her "there" but he removed his hand as soon as he realized it. He knew she'd be mad, but he never expected this. "Whoa! Wait a minute! I didn't mean to do that. You don't have to go ballistic on me!"
Maki heard this, but she saw Hazanko saying it, not Rift. "You lying bastard! That was intentional, and you damn well know it!"
Rift stepped towards her and extended his arm, his hand just barely brushing against hers. Very bad idea.
Maki let out a piercing scream and energy seemed to build up within her and then it was released. She was temporarily blinded by a flash of light. When the light faded she saw what the energy had done. Rift and Davis laid on the ground, unconscious, and their clothes in tatters.
She sank to the ground. What had she done? Hazanko was never there. It was just a nightmare in mental form. She though Rift was Hazanko. She quickly picked both of them up and slung them over her shoulders. Her ship was not too far away, so she would take them there to treat any wounds they may have.
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He woke up groggily and tried to sit himself up in the small bed, but found it a bit difficult. His muscles ached all over. What had that woman done to him? And where was he? He placed a hand on his forehead and leaned against the metal wall.
The door slid open and allowed the woman to enter holding a small tray. She closed the door and pulled a chair up to his bed, sitting down next to him. "What did you do to me?"
She lowered her head. "I'm not quite sure, but I'm sorry about that. I really didn't mean to."
"How can you not mean to do something?" He shivered a bit and rubbed his arms, finding no sleeves. He then inspected his chest, finding it bare. He looked under the covers. "Um... Why am I naked?"
She blushed at this. "Oh. Sorry about that too. When I did that energy blast thing, which knocked you unconscious, it took your clothes with it. Fortunately, your brother only received a fragment of the blast and most of his clothes were intact. He woke up before you did and went to get some clothes for you."
"And, why did you do that energy thing?" He was now gripping the covers to hold them around his waist, afraid that they would slide down.
"Well, when you grabbed my chest, and I believe it was only accidental, you triggered some really bad memories. Let's just say that I did not have a very good childhood. And, I saw you as the man that.... Anyway, I saw you as him and went a bit crazy. And I don't know how I did the energy blast, but fortunately it didn't do that much damage. Seems all it really did to you was destroy your clothes and bruise a few muscles."
Maki looked up at Rift now. He was very handsome, with a well built body and short black hair framing his kind face. She unintentionally blushed and then looked down at the tray of food she had brought him. "Um, I brought you some food. It's only an MRE, but it's edible enough."
Rift sat up to take the tray with a bowl filled with what looked like beef stew. He took a small spoonful and ate it, his face contorting into odd shapes. "No wonder you stay so thin. You can't eat much of this shit."
She blushed even harder. "Well, I've gotten used to it. Besides, I don't need to eat every day anyway."
"What do you mean you don't need to eat everyday?"
"Well, I'm a bio-android. That's how I was able to get you and your brother here to my ship."
"Wait a second. You're a bio-android and you own a ship?" She nodded. "How is that possible? I thought bio-androids assisted the crew of a ship, but didn't own one themselves."
"I'm the only one on this ship. My other crew member died thir....Never mind." She stood up and took the tray with her, leaving Rift alone in the room.
"What a weird woman," he said under his breath.
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A/N There's still a lot I haven't explained about Maki yet, so just keep reading to find out.
Disclaimer: Galactica belongs to AlphaBlades.
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Maki faced her opponent, her fists up and in front of her chest. She studied her opponent, Rift. He moved into a similar stance but kept his fists lower. His jade eyes looked cautious and he held himself in a cautious manner. He was not going to take her lightly. It seemed that he had a great deal more sense than his younger brother.
Davis stood between them, ready to give the go-ahead for the fight. A lot was at stake, well to Maki there was, and they would both make sure the fight was fair so as not to complicate anything.
"Ready..." Davis held up his arm and backed away from between them. He dropped his arm. "Begin!"
Rift made the first move. He feinted to the right and brought his heel into Maki's side with a powerful hook kick. It winded her, but did not knock her over. She countered with roundhouse to the right side of his head, causing him to stumble a few feet back. He was strong, or she was just not used to fighting again. It had been thirty years since she had really fought, with the exception of the three pirates that assaulted her in the alleyway.
Rift lunged at her, trying to hit her middle, but she was too short and he was too tall, and his fists colliding with hers. Sharp pains traveled up his arms and caused him to withdraw them from Maki's fists. She took the opportunity to perform her favorite move: an uppercut between his legs.
He groaned in pain slightly and backed away, obviously winded. This is why he hated fighting women: they would always try that move. Maki was already coming at him, her fists ready to do some more damage. He waited until she was only a few feet from him and he dashed past her, got behind her, and wrapped his arms around her middle. Well, it wasn't her middle that his one arm was around.
Maki felt Rift's one hand place itself on her chest and then be taken away quickly. But the damage had been done. Everything in Maki's mind went black except for memories of what Hazanko had done to her decades ago. The memories played as if they had just happened, each crystal clear in her mind. Then, the surroundings went back to normal, but instead of Rift holding her, it was Hazanko.
With a scream she broke his hold and backed away from him, her arms extended in front of her. "Get away from me!"
Rift had no idea of what was going on. She had just gone ballistic all of the sudden. Well, he had accidentally grabbed her "there" but he removed his hand as soon as he realized it. He knew she'd be mad, but he never expected this. "Whoa! Wait a minute! I didn't mean to do that. You don't have to go ballistic on me!"
Maki heard this, but she saw Hazanko saying it, not Rift. "You lying bastard! That was intentional, and you damn well know it!"
Rift stepped towards her and extended his arm, his hand just barely brushing against hers. Very bad idea.
Maki let out a piercing scream and energy seemed to build up within her and then it was released. She was temporarily blinded by a flash of light. When the light faded she saw what the energy had done. Rift and Davis laid on the ground, unconscious, and their clothes in tatters.
She sank to the ground. What had she done? Hazanko was never there. It was just a nightmare in mental form. She though Rift was Hazanko. She quickly picked both of them up and slung them over her shoulders. Her ship was not too far away, so she would take them there to treat any wounds they may have.
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He woke up groggily and tried to sit himself up in the small bed, but found it a bit difficult. His muscles ached all over. What had that woman done to him? And where was he? He placed a hand on his forehead and leaned against the metal wall.
The door slid open and allowed the woman to enter holding a small tray. She closed the door and pulled a chair up to his bed, sitting down next to him. "What did you do to me?"
She lowered her head. "I'm not quite sure, but I'm sorry about that. I really didn't mean to."
"How can you not mean to do something?" He shivered a bit and rubbed his arms, finding no sleeves. He then inspected his chest, finding it bare. He looked under the covers. "Um... Why am I naked?"
She blushed at this. "Oh. Sorry about that too. When I did that energy blast thing, which knocked you unconscious, it took your clothes with it. Fortunately, your brother only received a fragment of the blast and most of his clothes were intact. He woke up before you did and went to get some clothes for you."
"And, why did you do that energy thing?" He was now gripping the covers to hold them around his waist, afraid that they would slide down.
"Well, when you grabbed my chest, and I believe it was only accidental, you triggered some really bad memories. Let's just say that I did not have a very good childhood. And, I saw you as the man that.... Anyway, I saw you as him and went a bit crazy. And I don't know how I did the energy blast, but fortunately it didn't do that much damage. Seems all it really did to you was destroy your clothes and bruise a few muscles."
Maki looked up at Rift now. He was very handsome, with a well built body and short black hair framing his kind face. She unintentionally blushed and then looked down at the tray of food she had brought him. "Um, I brought you some food. It's only an MRE, but it's edible enough."
Rift sat up to take the tray with a bowl filled with what looked like beef stew. He took a small spoonful and ate it, his face contorting into odd shapes. "No wonder you stay so thin. You can't eat much of this shit."
She blushed even harder. "Well, I've gotten used to it. Besides, I don't need to eat every day anyway."
"What do you mean you don't need to eat everyday?"
"Well, I'm a bio-android. That's how I was able to get you and your brother here to my ship."
"Wait a second. You're a bio-android and you own a ship?" She nodded. "How is that possible? I thought bio-androids assisted the crew of a ship, but didn't own one themselves."
"I'm the only one on this ship. My other crew member died thir....Never mind." She stood up and took the tray with her, leaving Rift alone in the room.
"What a weird woman," he said under his breath.
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A/N There's still a lot I haven't explained about Maki yet, so just keep reading to find out.