Disclaimer: I give up. Referred to the last 20 chaps for it.
Author's Note: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! **throws huge cookies to everyone** A huge thank you to MagicMan/SmokeGirl and Tandor!! You guys get the biggest cookies!
Sisters till the End
This is dedicated to Pablo/Cecil because he is such an awesome writer and he has inspired me to go farther. Thank you Pablo/Cecil for your awesome story and your awesome talent!
Chapter Twenty-One: Plans Don't Always Work"Strange," Solaris said as she stared at the screen in front of her. She had just received two almost identical transmissions directed to two different parties. Frowning, she opened them up and listened. It was basically the same transmission, only the words were different… "Clever," she said as she began typing on her consol. "Someone masks themselves as the opposing force to get one force to do something, then turns around and does the same thing with the other. But what could they possibly want? Why put the two against the other?"
"Easy," Riel's voice came as she entered the small control room with Issa. "They want something from one of them."
"Hmm, and that something would be the something we're looking for?"
"Of course. The only question is who is trying to get it?" Issa said.
Solaris turned back to her screen and typed something into it. Within seconds she had a positive match on the voice. "Coran Duskblade. Assassin, last seen with Katrina Albatou, wife and Protector of Gaea," she said, though none needed a reminder of who the woman was. "Then let's go and get the Second!" Riel said.
Fire… Fire was the life of every thing. Before the world was even livable, it was a flaming ball of fire. Fire gave birth to warmth, gave birth to man, gave birth to joy and light, but most importantly gave birth to destruction; beautiful, prized, and tasteful destruction. The kind of destruction he liked.
Dilandau surveyed the destruction of the field that he fought on. Large indents in the ground made moving almost impossible, the heat from circles of fire made sweat break out on anyone, and the sparks and sounds of crashing swords rang in his ears. In all, it was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen! However his attention was turned back to the battle as Naru rushed him for the billionth time.
"Why won't you give up, you pathetic woman? You'll never get into the Vione!" He growled as he blocked and swiped at her, forcing her back. Naru growled and rushed him again, this time with more force. "What? Why would we want the Vione? You're the one who wants to destroy our base!" She screamed as Dilandau parried her blow. This man and his insane blabbering were giving her a headache.
Dilandau laughed. "Your base? What ever gave you the-" suddenly he stopped, realization coming into his eyes. Their crimson depths darkened and became almost black as he suddenly attacked without warning, surprising Naru and knocking her blade from her hands. "IMBECILES!" He screeched. "BACK TO THE VIONE! NOW!"
Naru stopped and thought. What were they doing? They were retreating but… suddenly it hit her too. They had been set up! The Second was gone from Zaibach! That means that… "You idiot," she snarled at Dilandau as he started to turn. "General of the most feared force in all of Gaea and you couldn't even see through that plot! Well, it's your loss now."
"Shut up," he hissed, whirling around and drawing his sword again. That was when he saw Naru's superior smirk on her face. The look of she knew what was going on; the look of a secret that she knew. "Tell me what you know and I'll spare your life," he growled. He would not be upstaged by a stupid woman-not now and not ever! Naru laughed in his face and with a small pop, was gone from his sight. He'd get her next time.
Suddenly something caught his sight. Just beyond the roughage of the forest three women stepped out, dressed in light green tunics and gold armor. He frowned-whom was those women? Then he caught sight of the Fanellian crest. Ah, he thought happily. Fanellian bitches to play with.
Then he saw them point to the sky.
Looking up, he saw three figures falling from the Vione. Thinking they were to fall to their deaths excited him. Then, suddenly, a dark blue bubble formed around them and they glided into the forest. What? He looked to the women and saw that they were heading to where the figures had fallen. Who were those women… but suddenly that wasn't important. Growling, he knew what he had to do. "FOLLOW THOSE WOMEN!" He howled. "THEY HAVE THE SECOND!"
"Remind me NEVER TO LET YOU PLAN THE ESCAPE!" Coran yelled, brushing off the dead leaves and branches that clung to him. Scott lay on the ground, still knocked out, and Kat stood a few feet away, also brushing off her own foliage. "Hey, we're out aren't we?" She said, slightly annoyed. So she wasn't so good at landings but at least they weren't a splat on the ground. "We should-"
"Shh!" Coran hissed, motioning for silence. Kat frowned and listened. What was he hearing?
Or, what was he not hearing.
"Where's the battle?" She asked, fear coursing through her now like venom. They should still be fighting! "Obviously, not here. They must've realized it was a double-cross," Coran replied. He bent over and picked up Scott. "Let's go."
Kat had no quarrels with that. They started running but barely got half a mile before three women jumped out of the trees, landing in front of them. Kat screamed as one threw a dagger at her and fell back as it soared over her head and became implanted in the ground. "Give us the boy!" One yelled. She had red hair in a ponytail.
Just then the Dark Stars burst out of the bushes to Kat's right, followed closely by the Dragon Slayers and then the Star Dragons. All bore swords and lethal weapons pointed at her and Coran. "Smooth," Coran muttered, glaring at the people that surrounded them. "Real smooth."
Rolling her eyes at her companion, Kat stood up and faced as many people as she could as she backed up to Coran. "Keep back," she warned, raising her fists, her power flowing from them. Anika tried to step forward but a shot of energy from Kat forced her back. "I said stay back!" She yelled.
Apparently no one liked that option. In a second Naru was besides Coran and sent him flying back with a powerful kick. "CORAN!" Kat yelled, seeing her comrade sent flying. She whirled around and fired a powerful blast at Naru as she grabbed Scott's hand. But her blast missed and hit Philomel, for Naru was gone. She appeared behind Kat and hit her in the back with her elbow. Falling to the ground, Kat swung her leg and hit Naru, making her fall back.
Standing up, Kat saw that Miguel had rushed forward and was attempting to drag Scott away. "BEHIND YOU!" Coran's voice yelled and Kat whirled around to find one of the Fanellian women behind her. Unfortunately she almost met her fist. Falling back, Kat struggled to come back into the fight for a few seconds. The punch had been hard and sent her flying a little. Sitting up, she wiped her mouth and spit out the blood in it. That bitch!
Coran rushed forward and punched the woman back, kicking another who came up from the side. He turned and saw that Kat was sitting up but several Star Dragons and Dragon Slayers sneaking up on her. The sounds of someone behind him caught his attention and he turned, only to see that Scott was gone and two more were coming at him, swords drawn. Quick as a flash he had his Love katana out and blocked their attacks. "We need to get out of here!" He yelled at Kat, who had heard the others approaching her and erected a force field.
Nodding, Kat stood and ran over to Coran, keeping the force field up, took his arm and allowed the force field to envelope him, then levitated them up and away into the air.
After that the Dark Stars disappeared and Dilandau sent his team to try and find the women from Fanellia but after a few hours the search turned up nothing. That night, with angry thoughts and wounds in the process of healing, all knew what this meant. War was officially declared.
Author's Note: War! BWUAHAHAH! I laugh at all of you. Wait till you see the end! You'll simply… die. **laughs** Until next time, review, read, and be in suspense. **coughs** Yeah I need a better signature line. Oh well.
~The Shadow That Takes Form as a Kat~
~~ShadowKat~~