Beyond Sight.
Chapter 13:
"Angel?" a little boy with jet black hair and blood red eyes whined as he sat in his room, "why can't I come out and fly the ship with you?"
"Because the last time I let you in here you nearly flew us into the sun!" A purple haired young girl replied gritting her teeth, "Why don't you just read a book or something you brought plenty along?"
"But I'm bored!" He whined again.
"Why do I get myself into these messes?" Angel looked up at the ceiling remembering finding the old man on a nearly dead planet who'd asked her to look after his grandson Taro and to reunite him with his Aunt Miyuka. Of course the man was dying so what could shesay? 'Sorry gramps no kids allowed?' Ever since she was found three years before with no memory of anything but fighting that had been all she'd done and now she was the most feared bounty hunter in her universe. However they were no longer in thier universe and it had taken them six months to get to where they were now which was approaching a backwater planet that didn't even register on her systems. "Why does it have to be like this!" Angel herself whined to the air.
Wildwing checked his brother for what seemed like the hundreth time that day. His sibling had been running a fever for nearly two days now and it was getting worse. Tanya was getting more and more insistent that Dive should be in the infirmary but Nosedive had begged to stay in his own room so Wildwing had given in and told Tanya that he was staying there at least for a little longer.
"Dive?" Wildwing asked softly, no answer. "Nosedive?" Wildwing went into the room and perched in the side of the bed, "Divey" He said shaking him a little. His hand whiped back almost instantly, he was way too hot. "Tanya!" Wildwing picked up his brother and ran down the hall to the infirmary. He gently placed Nosedive on the nearest bed and switched the medicom unit on then ran to find some help. "Tanya didn't you hear me?"
"Ah Wildwing," Draganus grinned from the screen, "I assume from you demeour you have figured out your dear brother is not well."
"What have you done to him!" Wildwing yelled and nearly lunged at the screen, but Grin grabbed him before he could.
"I have a new associate who concocted a little gift for him," Draganus chuckled, "your brother has aproximately five days left to live. If you wish to save him however, I suggest you meet me alone, with the mask at the coordinates I transmit to you. Of course you are most welcome to try and create an antidote yourselves if you wish but I doubt very much you will create one in time." Draganus laughed and signed off.
Wildwing felt physically sick. He'd just got over losing Jessica he couldn't lose Nosedive as well!
"Tanya?" Canard asked looking at the scientist.
"I can get to work right now but he's right there's very little chance I could create an an. . . anti . . . a cure in such a short time." Tanya looked back at Wildwing, "I'm so sorry."
"Then I have to do as he says." Wildwing stared at the floor, "I can't let him die."
"Wildwing you can't Draganus'll kill you!" Duke implored.
"We should go with you and stay in the back ground till we can strike!" Mallory declared.
"No!" Wildwing said forcefully, "I won't endanger anyone else, not again. I'll go alone!"
Miyuka hid in the corner listening to the scary lizard man and resited the urge to rock herself. She remembered Loki speaking of a poison she had once forbbiden during her reign as empress and she had known the cure to it well as anyone who had forbidden a poison should. She got up once he had gone and made her way to her brother's chambers and his potions. All she had to do now was to remember the cure and the poor duck Draganus was speaking to who had looked so scared would be okay. She could cure his brother. Miyuka found all the ingredients she could remember needing and ran back down the hall to what served as her quarters where she began to mix the potions as best she could.
"Wildwing you can't be serious!" Canard said as he walked along the corridor alongside his best friend who was already in his battle gear, "You've got two kids to think about and Nosedive would never let you do it in the first place!"
"Dive's good with kids he'll take care of them better than I ever could," Wildwing said making sure his gauntlet was loaded, "and it doesn't matter what he would or wouldn't want right now he's dieing and I have to save him," Wildwing frowned, "that's my job, I failed Jessica and I am not going to fail Nosedive as well!"
"You never failed anyone Wildwing!" Canard spun him around, "Why can't you get that into your thick skull? At least wait for Cassidy, Chase and Darren to get back they can handle Draganus once and for all!"
"What's to stop Draganus detroying the antidote as soon as he realises what's happening?" Wildwing asked.
"What's to stop him not giving us the antidote at all?" Canard bit back.
"I'm going Canard and that's final!" Wing yelled and stormed off to find a duck cycle.
"I take it you heard that." Canard didn't even look back as the ex-thief came out of his hiding place, "make sure he doesn't get killed okay?"
"Sure thing boss!" Duke gave canard a mock salut and went after Wildwing.
Hey guys sorry this is another short one but my laptop's died and my sisters are telling me to get off the family computer! I hope you liked it even with the crummy ending, if you've read my other stories you may recognise one of the new characters (sorry but I love this character of mine and wanted to use her again!) Please review. Toodles Angel xxx.