The Seventh Element
I don't own 'Things I've Seen' by Spooks. I'm not putting the lyrics in here just for fun, Things I've Seen in the4 song the Diva is singing. So no abuse reports or anything please! In the actual movie, she does the real opera, where you can't understand a word, but I think 'Things I've Seen' would be a good song for the Diva, although I do cut a lot of it out.
Chapter 13
Night of Opera
The curtain in front of Tea and Pegasus rose, and the stage before them was revealed. Thick glass around the back showed off an amazing view of the stars beyond the ship's hull. Standing the center of the stage was the famous Diva, Plava Laguna. Her 'hair' consisted of a dozen thick, slick blue tendrils that hung from the back of her head and fell to the floor. Her skin was a light blue, and her lips and eyes was a striking navy. The Diva raised her head and stared Tea in the eyes. Tea froze, and swore she felt a chill.
"You won't believe the things I've seen…Far beyond your wildest dreams…" The Diva sang. "I've seen chaos and order reign supreme…I've seen the beauty of the universe…so peaceful and serene…"
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"Go go!" A Mangalore shouted. 2 kicked down the doors to the Diva suite. Inside, Zigfried and Leon quickly jumped to their feet, and a wave of gunfire shot them to the ground. The Mangalores burst into the suite and fanned out.
in seconds turn to violence and screams…
"Look everywhere, find those Items! The Mangalores will find them!" one shouted. Two pulled out the Diva's cabinet drawers and tossed piles of antique china across the room, rifling through the drawers. Another pulled out a serrated knife and sliced into the pillows of the bedspread. Peeking around the doorframe was Yami. Yami narrowed his eyes and pulled back. He clenched his fists as memories assailed him.
"I found them! The Millennium Items!" A Mangalore cheered, standing up with the golden case.
-Flashback-
"Are we there?" Yami asked, stepping up. Mirojathyne nodded and piloted the craft forwards. His scanners came alive, and Mirojathyne gasped.
"What is it?" Yami asked, looking over the Monocheawan's shoulder.
"We're under attack by Mangalores!" Mirojathyne shouted. "Protect the Millennium Items!"
-End Flashback-
"Mangalores…" Yami whispered. He growled and stared into the room for a moment before marching in. He grabbed one Mangalore by the back of neck and spun around, whipping the creature into the wall. The other Mangalores looked up and roared angrily.
I've seen true
genius, too often to lose the meaningless
appreciation of this
mediocre nation
A Mangalore loaded his gun and opened fire. Yami ran forward and leapt into a flip, spinning into a series of backflips. The stunned Mangalore stumbled back as Yami pitched forward, catching the Mangalore's neck between his feet, and reversing the flip, sending the alien into the hall head-first.
Yami jumped to his feet and caught a punch, lashing out his other arm and slamming it into the elbow. The Mangalore roared in pain as Yami twist, then spun and used the creature as a battering ram to knock away another behind him. The two fell to the floor writhing.
Yami spun and kicked, catching another Mangalore in the knees. The creature fell to the ground, and Yami gave a hard kick to the head. He turned and chopped another in the neck, watching as his grabbed his neck and fell to his knees.
I've heard the
mind is repetition,
of empty words without tradition
Yami looked around and glared at a lone Mangalore holding the case with the Millennium Items. Four others were guarding him. Yami smiled and held out a hand, beckoning the four bodyguards forward. They growled and charged. Yami ran forward and leapt, catching an overhead bar and swinging up. A Mangalore ran under him and stared up as Yami came back down, landing both feet in his stomach. He slammed backwards and hit a second Mangalore behind him. The 12th Mangalore emerged from a closet, took one look, and ran away down the hall.
Turned
original verbs into submission
I smelled this malignerance
addiction
Coming to fruition!
Yami kicked and caught a Mangalore in the beck, sending him down. The Mangalore holding the case with the Millennium Items gulped and ran for the door. Yami ducked and spun, landing a sweeping kick, knocking the second-to-last Mangalore down. In the same motion, Yami grabbed a knife from a fallen Mangalore's belt, turned up and threw, lodging it in the back of the fleeing Mangalore's head. The final one went down, the case with the Millennium Items skidding across the floor. Yami smiled and stepped forward to pick it up, not noticing the Diva's private elevator was coming up.
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The Diva bowed, and Tea stared before the entire opera house rose to its feet and clapped. Pegasus laughed.
"Bravo, bravo!"
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"Bravo, bravo." Yami stood with the case and turned as Drake stepped out from the Diva's elevator, a RB-96A in his left hand. "Good work to you sir, from the looks of the morons here I'd say you did pretty well. Thanks so much for doing the dirty work for me." Drake smirked and held out his golden hand. "Hand over the Items." Yami took a step back and shook his head. "I was asking." Drake growled, turning on the gun. Yami looked down at the case and glared at Drake.
With a fluent motion, he lifted the case overhead and threw it. Drake stumbled back, the RB-96A falling from his hand as he caught it. Yami ran forward and jumped, planting both feet on the case. Drake grunted and dropped to the ground. Yami wrenched the case from his grasp and ran. Drake sneered before grabbing his gun and climbing to his feet.
"Why do the good guys always do these things the hard way?" He snarled.
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The 12th Mangalore entered the servant's quarters, and Darek climbed to his feet.
"Well?" The Mangalore leader snapped.
"We were outnumbered, there was an ambush!" The Mangalore protested. Darek narrowed his eyes and pulled a gun from his belt.
"If these humans want to fight a war…we shall give them one!" The Mangalores behind him cheered.
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Drake aimed and fired. Yami dove out of the way as a stream of bullets tore through the air. He dropped the case and knelt to grab a knife from the Mangalore corpse in the hall before spinning around and firing. Drake ducked into the Diva suite as Yami fired clumsily, before picking the case back up and running down a side hall. Drake smirked and stomped after him, turning and firing. Yami yelled and fell as a bullet grazed his knee. He climbed to his feet and ran, an elevator just a few feet away. Drake fired again, and Yami hit the button to call the elevator. He turned and gasped and Drake called up secondary fire.
"Say goodnight!" Drake snarled, firing a rocket. Yami gulped and looked down. He let out a cry and hurled the case forward. The rocket slammed into the case, exploding. Yami cried out as his head slamming into the doors behind him from the force. Drake skidded along the floor, coughing. The doors opened, and Yami ran forward, falling as he stepped. He looked down and stared at a shard of the case's golden lining stuck in his knee. Yami pulled it out with a cry of agony before limping to his feet. Drake followed suite, and Yami realized that by the time he made his way to the case and back, Drake would be more than ready to fire again. Yami crawled into the elevator and hit the DOOR CLOSE command, the image of Drake marching forward vanishing,
Drake slapped a hand against the doors and cursed before turning and picking up the case with the Millennium Items. With a smile, Drake made his way back to the Diva Suite. Bakura would be pleased.
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Darek kicked down the door to the Control Room. Inside, Malik, Valentino and Falk jumped to their feet. Darek fired, nailing Valentino in the heart. Falk dove into a corridor as Darek looked around angrily.
"We are taking over this ship!" He yelled. He looked at Malik and glared.
"Hands up!" He snapped. Malik swallowed and held up his hands- bound securely in handcuffs.
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The doors to the Opera House swung open, and the Mangalores burst in. Tea and Pegasus spun around as the creatures opened fire. Tea growled and looked up at the Diva.
"Get down here!" She yelled. The Diva looked up and gasped. It was then that Tea noticed the 3 bullet holes in her chest. With a moan, the Diva collapsed on stage.
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Drake hit the elevator button, and perked up at the sound of gunfire. He took a few steps back and glared at the Mangalores herding passengers. He looked around and realized he wasn't that far from the control room. He smiled and reached into his pocket as he walked to a ventilation hatch on the right of the door.
"Mangalores and that freak with the hair." Drake whispered. He stuck a black device on the hatch and punched up a timer. "Two birds with one stone." Drake smiled and walked away, the explosive behind reading a 20 minute countdown.