Unseen Revenge: Chapter 21, Emerald's Day

-A/N: this is a short chapter on what's going on with Emerald while the battle with the Sabers is going on. On with the story.-

- Corneria, Military Base-

Emerald was running down the hall, looking for Ray. She had went to check on him because she hadn't seen him in a while, and she couldn't find him. She was scared since she knew Krystal had gone to fight the Saber's and she had no idea where Fox was. And now she couldn't find Ray. Emerald had asked everyone that she bumped into, but no one had seen Ray. She turned the corner and ran right into none other than Jack Emers. He could tell she was upset about something.

" Emerald, is everything ok?" Jack asked.

" No, everything is not ok. I can't find Ray or dad any where." Emerald said, close to tears. " Have you seen either of them?"

" I saw Fox last, in the cafeteria. But that was a while ago, he could be any where now." Jack said.

" Will you please help me find him?" Emerald asked, tears brimming her eye's.

" Well, uh..." Jack stepped back, he was afraid if he said no that she would start crying. " Sure, alright I'll help. I think I know who to ask."

" Really? Oh thank you Mr. Emers." Emerald said, calming down.

" No problem." Jack said.

Jack led Emerald down the hall to one of the many offices on the base. Jack just walked on in with Emerald behind him. There was a beagle sitting behind a desk, working on some paperwork. He looked up at the two who now stood in his office.

" What do you want Emers?" The beagle said, returning his attention to the paper in front of him.

" I was wondering if you knew where Fox disappeared to." Jack said,

" I believe he went with Todd on a supply drop to Macbeth. He probably just wanted to have a look at the crash sight." The beagle said, shrugging. " Why do you ask?"

" Well, Emerald didn't know, and she can't find Ray any where." Jack said.

" Ray, the little one? Hm, well, they should be in range to get in contact with. Fox might know where Ray is." The beagle said.

" Alright, we'll give it a shot." Jack said, as he and Emerald stepped out of the office.

" I really don't want to tell dad that I don't know where Ray is." Emerald said.

" You might be worried over nothing you know." Jack said as they entered the communication room.

Emerald just stood there as Jack worked on contacting Todd. She felt awful for not keeping a closer eye on Ray. Emerald began to pace as she thought of all the things that could have happened to Ray. After a minute, Jack got through to Todd.

" Todd Reint, is Fox McCloud on board?" Jack asked.

" Yeah, he is. Is something wrong?" Todd asked.

" Well, we can't find Ray, Fox's youngest son, any where and Emerald is worried about him." Jack said.

" Oh, you see, we have him. It's a long story, but tell Emerald not to worry alright." Todd said.

" Alright, thanks. Get back safe." Jack said before the signal closed. " There, he's safe with your father. Fell better?"

" Yeah, I do but I wonder how he wound up with them." Emerald said.

" You can ask them when they get back. I should get back to work." Jack said as he walked out the room.

Emerald stood there for a minute then left as well. She began to think about James. She figured he must be getting lonely. The guys who acted as the guards most likely didn't talk to him. She headed down the hall to the solitary cell where he was being held. Emerald began to feel a bit guilty that she hadn't been to see him since he had been locked up. She wondered if he had calmed down since he was locked up. She tried not to get in any one's way as she walked down the hall, but still managed to bump into a couple of people. One guy who wasn't paying any attention to those around him at all bumped into her and blamed her of not paying attention. He made her return to the rooms she had been staying in for the past few days. She wasn't too happy about that. The worst part about it was that he had the authority to do so. Now she had to wait to go and see James. Emerald sat on the bed closest to the door, waiting for her chance to leave.

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