After Koji- Part 9- Betrayal

"Hmm?" Jun blinked at the figure standing in her doorway. "Koji? Are you alright? Why are you out of bed?"

"Jun, I'm fine. Much better, thanks to you. Listen, we really need to talk…in private. Is there somewhere away from the base we can talk?" Koji's voice sounded urgent.

"Uh…yeah, are you sure you can leave the base? Did the Doc release you?"

"Yeah, he did. Let's go…quickly…" Koji lied. He desperately wanted to get Jun off base for some reason.

Jun slipped on her shoes and escorted Koji down the hall.

They ended up near the seashore, looking out over the ocean.

"Remember this place?" Jun leaned up against Koji and gazed out over the clear sparkling water.

"Um, Jun, there's something you should know…I hit my head pretty hard in the accident and, well, some of my memories are missing…"

"What? Koji…this is where we first kissed…" She recalled sadly. "Did you tell the Doctor about your memory loss?"

"Yes, he was running some tests…"

Jun sat up and looked him in the eyes. "The Doctor would never release a patient while he was still running tests. So you weren't released from the hospital…you lied to me! What else have you lied about?" The Swan's ire was evident.

Suddenly, she heard the familiar click of guns all around her.

"This!" Koji stood up and in an instant; a swirling purple cape surrounded him as he removed his disguise.

Jun found herself surrounded by Gallactor goons. "Take the Swan!"

"Katse! This is too evil…even for you!" Jun was horrified and disheartened. A new nightmare had begun.

"But how did you know?" Jun staggered to her feet, hands raised in the air.

"I heard Koji's pitiful cries for you…just before you blew him to bits…I just put two and two together…you made it so easy…humans are so weak, giving in to emotions. Your guard was down, my dear, you wanted so badly for your precious Koji to be alive!"

Katse's evil aqua eyes peered straight through to her soul…he knew he was breaking the Swan. "What did he say again, boys?"

The goons taunted her mercilessly in chorus. "Jun, Jun, Please forgive me, Jun…"

Tears welled up in the Swan's eyes, but she was determined not to show that they had broken her spirit.

Meanwhile, the rest of the team finished their conversation in the commons area.

"We need to talk to Jun immediately. As long as there is some suspicion about Koji, we need to keep a close watch on him." Ken kept the others in a circle around him.

Joe spoke up. "Jun thinks I'm out to get Koji, I don't think I should be the one to talk to her."

"…and Koji knows I'm suspicious of him after our little discussion…" Ken glanced around at the others. "Ryu, she'll confide in you, and you're still pretty neutral in her eyes…Will you go talk some sense into her?"

"Sure thing, Commander…" Ryu lumbered out toward Jun's sleeping quarters.

Then, Ken looked at Jinpei. "How about checking up on our patient, Jinpei?"

"Got it!" Jinpei scurried out toward Koji's hospital room.

"So what's the plan, boss man?" Joe folded his arms and glared at Ken.

"I don't know, Joe, for once I'm at a loss…I need to discuss things with Dr. Nambu."

"She's GONE!" Ryu galloped around the corner, almost knocking over Joe.

"Watch it, Big Boy, will ya?" Joe sneered at the Owl.

"What do you mean…maybe she went to see Koji…?" Ken stiffened the hair on the back of his neck stood on end.

Soon after, Jinpei slid into the room. "Koji's not there!"

"WHAT? Search everywhere you can think of…I have a feeling those two took off together…I knew something was wrong!" Ken mentally chided himself for allowing this to happen. I'm sure Jun is in great danger…and it's all my fault…