Phase 21: Skipping phase 20, as its a flash back one
Chapter 26: Confused Angel
The sun began to rise on the day, as Meer was sneaking down the halls of the manor, in a pink night gown. It went down to her thighs, and went up to just above her breats, exposing both of her shoulders, as lonley straps went over her shoulders. Where the gown met upon the skin, were furry frills, as between both breasts were a pair of furry balls. However in her arms, was the regular gown of hers, as she snuck into Athrun's room, who was fast asleep in the queen sized bed. Meer took no head to him, as she slipped into the bathroom, and stripped down for her shower.
Athrun awakened to the sound of the falling water of the shower room. "What the?" he wondered getting up, and slipping on his uniform pants, before he went to investigate. He saw the steam coming from the crack at the bottom of the door, as he heard singing in the room next door. It was Quiet night, the song Lacus sang two years ago often. "Lacus?" Athrun wondered to himself as he slowly opened the door without a sound. He crept in, wondering if Lacus was truly here, or his mind was just playing tricks on him. "Lacus?" Athrun whispered.
"Athrun!" Meer called, having her head peer from around the curtain. "Don't you dare try to sneak a peak of me, Chris and the others wouldn't like that you know." Meer told him, as Athrun backed away shocked to see that Meer was in his shower. "Don't be such a perv, Aelan told me that you and Lacus were not like that before." Meer told him, as she went back in.
Athrun was blushing madly, seeing Meer like this, and left the bathroom, embarrased and confused. "Wha. . . What is she doing here?" Athrun asked himself still bewildered. Upon a few minutes later, Meer emerged from the bathroom, fully clothed, however he hair a bit wet. "What are you doing in here?" Athrun asked her, raising his voice.
"Easy, my job, I'm suppose to be your fiancee, and well to get that going, I should be acting like we slept together last night, while I actually came in about half an hour ago, and went for the shower." Meer told him, as she used her fingers to comb her hair with the water continueing to drip as she stroked the strands. With that a knock came to the door, as Lunamaria knocked upon it, as Aelan, and Nicola came walking towards her.
"Good morning commander!" Lunamaria called through the door saying it to both Aelan, and Athrun. "Are you awake Athrun?" She asked. "If it's okay, I was wondering if you would like to go to the dining hall with me this morning." she called through, as Meer rolled her eyes and walked towards the door.
"Hey!" Athrun called after her, as Meer opened the door seeing a surprised Luna infront of her, as Luna saw the pink haired girls hair continue to drip to the floor.
"Thank you for your offer miss Hawke." Meer said with a bright smile, as Aelan and Nicola came into view. "Hey guys, please go on ahead to the hall, well meet up with each of you there." Meer told them, "Athrun and I will be down within a few moments" and with that she closed the door, leaving Athrun a bit speechless.
He took her by both arms, still knowing what she was up to, her actions were definitly not like the real miss Clyne. "What are you doing?" he asked her, almost raising his voice, as outside, with the hearing of her agumentation, Aelan listened in on the conversation. "What was the meaning of that?"
Meer appeared to him almost frightened, as all she need to say was one thing to stop him, especially with Aelan so near. "Huh? But that girl was. . ." Meer began.
"That's not the point, what is your reasons for even being in this room?" Athrun asked her.
"I snuck in this morning, just to keep up the act of an engaged couple." She told him frightened. "Aelan and I shared a room, about eight rooms from here, and I snuck in earlier." Meer explained, telling him what was going on.
"Why are you doing things like this?" He asked her, letting go of her arms.
"But I thought this is what it would look like in the morning of an engaged couple?" Meer explained, in her own defence. "Wouldn't a girl who was just reunited with her fiancee be in the same room as him in the morning?" Meer asked him.
"Well Lacus wouldn't do such a thing!" Athrun almost screamed at her, as Meer looked surprised at him.
"Really, why not?" Meer asked him, as Athrun turned around smacking himself in the head.
With that, Aelan smirked, and continued towards the dining hall, as Nicola listing in on the conversation through her connection to Aelan, followed her, as Chris awakened without anyone with him. As Nicola already sent him a message through telepathy.
Aelan and Nicola came into the dining hall, where Luna was already there standing on top of the stairs, talking with Shinn. Chris walked down the steps waving at the two, and took a seat at one of the tables, and leaned back having the chair only on two legs, as his rested on the table. "The chairman left already?" Shinn asked as Chris heard the question down below, as the two began to come down the stairs.
"Yeah he is a busy man after all." Lunamaria answered him, as the two took a seat with Chris.
"Yeah, we were all lucky enough just to meet up with him yesterday." Chris commented about the topic they were speaking of.
"Yeah, and I'm envious of you Shinn." Luna told them, as Nicola jumped down from above them landing behind Chris. "Whoa, Nic, don't do that!" Luna scolded the older woman as Nicola just smirked at Luna.
"Hey, you got to be a bit more active, no idea when that spiral will suck you in." Nicola told her with a wink as Shinn looked confused.
"Spiral?" Shinn asked.
"Spiral of Death, the thing that revolves around the war taking anyone not lucky enough to come out of a battle alive." Chris explained to him.
"Yeah exactly." Nicola told him, taking the seat next to Chris. "So Luna why are you so envious of Shinn?" She asked with both hands on her face, as she leaned on the table.
"Even with such praise he got yesterday from the Chairman, he has the day off today!" She replied, slightly annoyed that Shinn was getting such a royal treatment these last two days. She then turned to Shinn. "You must be so happy that you could dance!" Luna told him, as Chris laughed at the gesture of hers.
"Aren't you two from the rookie pilots of the Minerva, and pilots of the Avalon?" Heine asked from his table taking a drink of his drink as Chris looked over.
"Well well, if it isn't Heine, whats up?" Chris asked, as he spoke to him from his own table.
"I am fine Mr. Nexus, tell me, where are the ones that are members of FAITH, Aelan and was the other ones name Athrun?" Heine asked them.
Lunamaria saw the emblem on Heines own collar which was the emblem of FAITH. This caused her to salute him "Please excuse us. Good morning." She told him. Shinn reluctantly did the same as Chris smirked, beign glad he was not part of the ZAFT forces.
"Aelan is off getting herself something to eat." Nicola replied to his question earlier.
"I believe commander Zala is still in his room with miss Clyne." Lunamaria answer for Athrun's whereabouts.
"I wouldn't be so sure Luna." Chris told her, as he pointed above him, as Luna could now see both Meer, and Athrun coming, with her latched onto his arms.
"And then, that soldier's face turns all red, and he tells me, "Thank you very much!" really louldy." Meer told Athrun a small story from her time being Lacus.
"I see." Heine replied to what Luna was telling him, seeing her ,and completely believeing that the two were together. "I understand now what you mean, thank you." He told her. With that, Heine whiped his mouth, and stood giving a salute to Meer. "Good morning, Miss Lacus" he told the two, as the both snapped back to reality as Athrun returned the salute to him.
"Oh my, good morning, nice to see you again Mr. Heine." Meer replied to him. "Chris, Nicola, its good to see the two of you could join everyone down here this morning." She told the two with a smile. "My where is Miss Aelan at?" She asked.
"Right here." Aelan called down, as she held a tray of an Egg sandwich.
"Thank you for your hard work yesterday Miss Clyne." Heine told Meer regarding her performance just a day ago. "The soldiers here were overjoyed to see the performance, even with the three G weapons of Legends Rising." Heine complimented. "This should definitely raise their morale."
"Were you able to enjoy yourself as well, Mr. Heine?" she asked him, as he nodded in response.
"Yes, Ma'am. Of course, all thanks to you." Heine replied to her as Meer gave a smile for the compliment. "Since things were so hectic yesterday, I haven't been able to properly introduce myself to you." he mentioned towards Athrun. "I'm Heine Westenfluss of the special forces." he informed the other soldier. "Its nice to meet you, Athrun" he said extending a hand to the man beside Meer.
"The pleasure is all mine." Athrun replied. "I'm Athrun Zala."
"I know, you're just as famous as Miss Clyne here." Heine replied. "However, it was only recently I heard you've re-enlisted." he commented, remembering Athrun's record. "You piloted one of the stolen G-Weapons when you were in the Creuset team with Aelan here, right?" he asked.
"Ah, yes." Athrun answered him.
"During the last war, I was in the Hawkings team." Heine told him, as Aelan smirked. "Looks like we just missed each other at Jachin Due." he commented.
That was when Meer's manager who wore orange sunglasses came up from behind the group. "Lacus Clyne." He said as Meer turned to him. "We must speak to you about our plans for today, so I'm sorry, but will you join us over there?" He asked, as Meer looked at Chris who nodded, almost as though she trusted his judgement more than her own. "Please." He pleaded.
"Alright, I suppose it can't be helped." Meer told them. "Well then, Athrun, Aelan, Nicola, Chris I'll see you all later during my departure?" Meer asked.
"Yes of course." Chris replied as Nicola nodded with a wink, with Aelan just giving a smirk.
"Uhh, yes." Athrun reluctantly replied, as Meer left with the two men.
"She sure does get along well with you Aelan." Heine told her as Aelan nodded.
"Yeah, long time friends is all." Aelan replied, as Chris nodded in agreement.
"And with you as well Athrun." Heine continued as Athrun turned around from watching Meer leave them.
"W-Well, that's not really. . ." Athrun began as Nicola put a hand on his shoulder.
"Duh, she is his fiancee after all." Nicola told them as Heine nodded.
"Well, it is good to get along after all." Heine said shrugging, as he went and took a seat again.
"Yes, well. . ." Athrun began.
"Well besides you five, theres a red head and a blonde, so there are eight of you in all." Heine commented. "The pilots for both the Minerva and Avalon that is." he told the six of them.
"Yes that is correct." Aelan replied, to the fellow member of the special forces.
"Red Queen, Crimson Blade, Black Lighting, ZAKU Warrior, Impulse, and Saviour." Heine began pointing at each person saying the name of the Mobile suit they piloted. "And the ones that are missing pilot the ZAKU Phantom, and the Avian correct?" he asked.
"Yes." Athrun replied, as Luna, Nicola and Shinn were clueless of what was going on, as Chris had an idea, while Aelan already knew from the conversation the two had after she left Chris and the others.
"The two of you are members of FAITH right? And the captain is also a member of FAITH as well?" He asked the two members of FAITH.
"Uh, yeah." Aelan replied.
"You are also a former member of that Abaddon group right Aelan?" He asked as she nodded.
"Yeah, I was a part of the group along side Lunamaria's sister, until the squad was whiped out by that Nuclear explosion." Aelan told him as Heine nodded.
"Indeed, its just amazing you survived that at all, even with the traitor that did it." Heine commented as Aelan nodded. "Its amazing, you have a lot in terms of numbers, and terms of military capability, with the Legends Rising included." He commented as he looked out the window. "So why is the chairman telling me to go join such a group?" he told them, as Luna and Shinn both gasped in surprise.
"You're boarding the Minerva?" Athrun asked him.
"That's right. I'll be assigned to it as soon as our shore leave ends." He answered the fellow member. "I'll be going over to the ship later, to introduce myself." he informed them. "However, it seems having four members of FAITH in one place seems like a bit to much." He told them.
"Uhh, no. . . Umm. . ." Athrun tried to bring out, as Chris just sat back down smirking at what was being exchanged.
"Well, never mind." Heine told him. "Once you're on the scene, all you can do is to run with what you have. And different people see things differently too. Either way, it's nice to meet you all." He admited. "The chairman has high hopes for both ships, lets all try to meet his expectations."
"Of course, we are pleased to have you join us Heine." Aelan told him, finishing off what was left of her sandwich. And with that everyone gave a salute.
Upon a while later, a VTOL Plane was starting up its engines, as Chris, Aelan, Nicola, and Athrun were all saying some farewells to Meer. "Well then Lacus." Chris began as Nicola was on his arm while eveyones hair was blowing in the wind.
"Please take care of yourself." Nicola told her.
"Yes of course." She told them, as her Haro jumped from Chris hands into her own. Meer hugged Athrun, then Aelan, and then Nicola, and finally Chris. "Please all of you take care will you." Meer told them.
"Of course, we will all see you again." Nicola told her.
"Tell us when you are head to the PLANTs, we will come by to see you off." Aelan told her as Meer smiled at that.
"Of course, I will give you a heads up about it." She told them, as she kissed Athrun on the cheek for her act. "Goodbye all of you!" She told them. As Athrun was feeling where her lips touched him, with and embarrassed look. With that she was off, and as the shuttle left, two DINNs followed the ship as escorts. Which gave Chris and the others some ease.
"Now Chris what should we do today?" Nicola asked him, as Chris shrugged.
"Come on, guess I can take you shopping." Chris told her as Nicola smiled to that. With that the two left, as Luna who was also around, left with a bewildered Shinn. Everyone came to an elevator, as Luna was speaking about going shopping, especially when Athrun got closer.
"I want to go out to town, but it'll be boring by myself." Luna commented. "However, I feel sorry for Rey, maybe I'll go back to the ship." she suggested, as Chris and his group came up.
"You don't have to Luna, go with Chris and Nic, they are heading into town, I'll go with Rey." Aelan told her, as she leaned near the panel waiting for the door to open.
"No, don't worry about it, besides, I should spend more time with Meyrin, as you should with your family." Luna told her.
"Luna, just go out with them, or go with Shinn, he has the day off." Athrun told her, as when Shinn turned, it was almost Luna was jealous knowing of Meer and the man that just spoke to her. However she didn't answer back, and the six of them went into the elevator. In the elevator, Chris and his group were in the back, as the other three were infront of them.
"Come on Luna, you should come with us, you to Shinn, it is your day off after all." Nicola pleaded, as Shinn blushed with a girl asking him to go shopping with her.
"Yeah, you should relax, I'll head to the ship so you don't have to worry about anything." Athrun told them. Luna was almost mad upon the expression upon her face.
"Huh? But. . ." Shinn began.
"That's right." Luna began sarcasticly. "The commander is okay, after all, he's already spent a lot of time with Miss Clyne." Luna commented, remembering seeing a wet haired Meer in Athrun's room. "You know what, you should've gone along with miss Clyne as her bodyguard." She remarked, remembering when she first met him, as miss Athha's body guard.
"Lunamaria!" Athrun told her, as Aelan was almost ready to burst out laughing with Nicola, who was trying to hid her laughter within Chris' shirt.
"Shouldn't be to hard for you being a member of FAITH after all commander." She told him. With that, the door opened and she began to storm off, with jealousy.
"Wait a minute, Lunamaria!" Athrun ordered the female pilot.
"Oh, Luna is in trouble!" Nicola playfully called out. When the rest left, Luna was turned to Athrun as he turned to the group.
"Please go on ahead." Athrun told them. With that the four of them left, looking back to see what was going on.
"Will you hit a woman too?" Lunamaria asked him, with definite anger in her voice.
"I was at fault this morning too, so I don't want to make excuses, but. . ." Athrun began to explain. "You're misunderstanding things, and I wish for you to not act the way you are right now because of that." He told her.
"A misunderstanding?" she asked. "I don't think there was anything for me to misunderstand, but I understand." She began to tell him. "I'll be more careful from now on, when miss Lacus is around."
"Like I was saying. . ." Athrun tried to get out.
"Don't worry, I understand the relationship between you two very well" She told him with a salute and left.
Later on, Chris and Nicola had met up with Youlant, Vino, Meyrin, and Lunamaria and all went to do some shopping. Each of them, in their enviroment of mens or womans, as Chris was looking through the shirts. Mainly of the ones of black and red, while the girls look through some clothing as well.
As at the same moment, Shinn was driving down a cliff side rode on a motorcycle. Thinking on what the Chairman spoke of the day before. Especially about people getting profits for the deaths of people, just like his own family. And with the events with Cagalli, Athrun, and Kevin during the time they were on the Minerva during its maiden voyage. And the battle at Orb, where the Legends Rising stayed with them, from then on. And of miss Connile pleading to them, to save her family, friends, and people from the Earth Forces. With this, he ended up at a cliff a short while later, as he watched out to the ocean, with seagulls flying above him. "la la la, la la la la la," Shinn began to hear a females singing, as he looked over to see a blond girl with a white and blue dress dancing on a cliff face not far from his own. "La la la la, la la la la," she sang as Shinn listened to the peaceful song of the girl. He looked away for a second when he heard, "Ahh!" and the a splash a moment later, as he looked over to where she was to see no one.
"Hey. . . Don't tell me. . .?" Shinn began as he realised what might of just happened. WIth out much thought, he ran and jumped in areas over to the cliff that the girl was on just a short while ago. He saw the girl below struggleing, as he went down onto the top of the cliff. "No Way! She fell in?" Shinn called. "She can't swim? Dammit!" Shinn yelled at himself, with that he took off his jacket, and jumped off the cliff to the water below. With that, he swam as fast as he could to the girl who was in quite a bit of distress. With that, he grabbed her by the waist to save her, but the thing was, she was trying now to get away from him. When he got her to the surface, the blonde woman began to fight with Shinn, trying to get him off her, like she was thinking he was a sick man trying to rape her or something. As she fought with him, her fingernails scratched his face drawing blood. Even with the wound, he continued trying to save her, dragging her from behind. "Damn it!" Shinn yelled trying to calm the girl down. "Calm Down!" he yelled. With that, she did, as he took her to a near by grove. While out of breath trying to take her to dry land. "Why the hell did you fight with me, you want to die?" Shinn asked, as the girl looked at him with a wide blank stare in her eyes as the girl he just saved was Stellar pilot of the Gaia. However Shinn did not know who she was, or even that they met before, "What were you doing in a place like that without paying attention, when you can't swim?" Shinn yelled and asked her. Stellar began to panic, backing away mumbling no.
"I don't want to die. . .!" She began terrified of the one that just saved her. "NOOO!" She screamed as she tried to get away from Shinn, by going back the way she came.
"Hey, wait! What is it?" Shinn called to her, as he got up to try to stop her.
"NO!" She called again, falling into the water once again. "I don't want to die! I'm scared!" She called in a panic, hoping one of her friends could hear her.
"Hey wait, I'm telling you, don't go!" Shinn called to her catching up, as she fell in the water once again. He grabbed her by the waist trying to pull her back.
"I don't want to die. . . I'll die if I'm shot!" she called out. With that, she elbowed Shinn on the side of the head knocking the both of them into the water.
"This girl. . .!" Shinn began as his wounds were bleeding again. As he watched her panic, thinking the Earth Forces must of done something to this civilian.
"No! Not that!" She called as though she was haluscinating. "I'm scared!" She called again. "I'm scared of dying!" She called again for anyone to hear her.
With that, Shinn embraced her in a hug. "Okay, I understand. You'll be alright. You won't die." Shinn told her. "Don't worry, I'll. . . I'll protect you!" he told her. Which in the end, Stellar calmed down, hearing his words, and in this brace. Even though, she began to cry in his arms. "I'm sorry." he told her. "This was my fault, I'm really sorry. It's okay now." he calmly told her. For hours, Shinn pondered of what to do as there was no way up, and she was not able to swim. "It's okay, It's alright now." he told her, as he could tell, she was could with the damp clothes on. "I'll protect you." she looked at him with innocent eyes.
"Protect?" she asked him.
"Yeah, so you are ok now." Shinn continued. "You, won't die, when I'm with you, No matter what." he told her.
She took the young mans hand, and placed it upon her face. "Protect" she repeated.
"That's right, protect." Shinn told her. "Are you okay? Aren't you cold?" Shinn asked her, worrying about her well being. He then saw her ankle, "Did you cut yourself on a rock, does it hurt?" he asked her. Without her answering, he soaked a hankerchief in the ocean, and afterwards tied it around her ankle. "I wonder what we should do now? you can't swim" he asked as he looked at the surroundings. "I don't know what they will say to me later." Shinn began as he brought out his dog tag. "But I guess it can't be helped." he told himself, breaking it in two, which made it into a distress call, and his location to the Minerva.
Now as to wait, he searched for what wood he could find, and set a fire, with the both of them stripping down to their underwear, and sat back to back. However, the thing was, Stellar was not wearing any bra. "Are you from this town?" Shinn asked her. "Whats your name? Do you understand me?" he asked.
"Name. . . Stellar." She replied. "Town, I don't know." She answered.
"Then, who are you usually with?" he asked her. "Your father? or your mother?" he continued trying to get to know the girl he saved.
"I'm with Neo. . . Sting. . . Auel. . . Starlene, I don't know my father. . . or mother. . ." she answered him.
"I see. . . You must've had something traumatic happen to you. . ." he came up with telling her.
"Traumatic?" She asked him.
"Oh, I'm sorry, theres nothing wrong with you." Shinn told her. "I. . . I mean. . .I'll stay here to protect you." he told her.
"You'll protect Stellar?" she asked him. "I won't die?" She asked.
"You're safe. You won't die." he told her. "Ah, my name is Shinn. . . Shinn Asuka. Understand?" he introduced himself.
"Shinn. . ." Stellar repeated.
"That's right, Shinn." he told her. "Can you remember it?" he asked her.
"Shinn. . ." She said with a smile on her face. She stood up, and walked over to the fire, as Shinn realized she was in her underwear and completely topless.
"Umm. . . I'm sorry." he told her, as she turned around to him.
"Here" She told him, showing him a shell in her hand.
"For me?" he asked looking at her, then quicly looking away when he noticed that she was facing him. He took it, then asked her. "You're giving this to me?" he asked. "Thank you." he told her. With that, she sat down beside him, keeping her legs up to her, as Shinn turned away from her to give her some privacy. The two just smiled for the rest of the time, as the both of them got dressed in now dried clothes, as Shinn heard a boat engined coming to their location.
Upon the boat, was a soldier, Athrun, and Aelan. "In trouble again I see Shinn!" Aelan called.
"What is up with you, and emergency call during your shore leave?" Athrun called and asked him. "When you do something, you sure manage to pull it off with some flair." He told the stranded pilot.
"Commanders!" Shinn called, shielding his eyes from the light.
"Just how did you get yourself stranded in a place like this?" Aelan asked him, getting some emergency blankets ready.
"Its not that I got stranded!" Shinn called to his commanders. With that, Stellar came out, and clinged to Shinn, scared of the newcomers. "She fell off the cliff into the ocean, and she can't swim." Shinn explained to the two commanders, as the two strandys were put on the boat, and given some rations and the blanket. "I rescued her, and pulled her ashore, but we couldn't find a way out." He explained.
"Is she from, Diocuia?" Athrun asked.
"I'm actually not too sure about that." Shinn answered. "I'm guessing she lost her parents in the war, and have gone through some pretty bad expereiences." he told them.
"Understandable." Aelan commented, as she looked up to the stars. "What's her name?" she asked him.
"It's Stellar." Shinn answered them, knowing that she would not really want to speak to military people she did not know.
"What of her home, do you know where she lives?" Athrun asked, as the boat was heading to shore.
"No." he replied.
"If we know only of her name, well have to take her to the base, and get her background checked out." Aelan told them, as she named the consolations in her head. Stellar then heard some familiar voices, on the cliffs. As she could barely make them out, seeing both Sting, and Aeul. A short while later, upon land, Aelan was in the drivers seat of a military Jeep, with Athrun in shotgun, with Shinn and Stellar in the back.
"There, Aelan stop thats them!" Sting told her, as Aelan nodded and brought the jeep to a stop as the car did as well. The occupants were Sting, Auel, and Starlene, with Starlene driving the vehicle.
"Sting!" Stellar called back to the car, as its occupants brought the car to just behind the jeep.
"A ZAFT Jeep?" Starlene wondered seeing the vehicle, as she brought the vehicle to the jeep.
"Stellar!" Sting called getting out, as Auel did as well.
"Thats a ZAFT red uniform." Auel pointed out to what Athrun was wearing. However, Stellar came over and hugged Sting like a long lost brother.
"What in the world happened to you?" Sting asked.
"She fell into the ocean, and I happened to be nearby." Shinn told the three of them, as Aelan looked upon the four people. "I'm glad though that I was there." he continued. "There is a lot we didn't know about her, so we were at a loss of what to do with her."
"I see, I must apologize, thank you for what you've done." Sting told the hero of his friend. While at the same time, Aeul just stared at Athrun, as Athurn finally recognized three of the four. They were at Armory one before it was attacked and the Gundams were stolen from it. Aelan turned the jeep around with a U-turn, while Sting looked upon the pilots. "Well we should be off, ZAFT has been taking really good care of us." Sting told them. With that, the ZAFT pilots returned to the jeep, with Stellar coming up to them.
"Shinn, are you leaving?" She asked him.
"Yeah, I'm sorry." Shinn answered her. "But your brothers and sister are here now." He informed her. "So, you'll be okay right?" He asked her. "Hey, I'm sure we'll meet again, okay?" he asked her.
"Shinn, its time we go." Aelan told him from the drivers seat, as she nodded to the four strangers. With that, the jeep began to leave.
"I'm sorry Stellar!" Shinn called back to them. "But I'm sure. . . Really. . . That we'll meet again!" he called back to them. "I'll come to see you again!" he called back, as the jeep went around the bend.
Stellar just watched as the vehicle drove away, as Sting and Aeul spoke to each other. "Oh man, what a bother, it sure gave me a scare!" Auel complained.
"Come on Stellar, time for us to return to Neo." Starlene told her.
However, Stellar whispered to herself. "Shinn, he said he will protect Stellar." she told herself, as she climbed in behind Starlene. And with that, it sped off to its own ship, as the occupants of both vehicles, wonder if they would ever meet the other group ever again.