Disclaimer: I don't own Vandread I own only my characters. Jack is from dmv128's series. This is like an alternate universe from that story.
Kagen's dream
(Kagen) opens his eyes to see a very familiar kid. He has black hair and brown eyes. The funny thing is there is a kid beside him that looks exactly like Hibiki, they are both watching TV. Kagen says,
"This must be a repressed memory of my childhood. Why is Hibiki a kid? Why is there a younger version of myself sitting next to him watching TV?"
Suddenly a woman walks in and says,
"Ok you two off to bed now." Both Hibiki and Kagen say,
"Can't we stay up longer, Mom? Please?"
(Kagen) gasps and says, "Me and Hibiki are brothers? Well that would explain a lot. But why were we separated, and how did I get the last name Furystorm?"
As if in explanation, the scene changes.
(Kagen) watches in horror as his parents arm themselves and call the babysitter. They then run out the door after Kagen's dad hands a knife to Kagen and says,
"Protect your brother!"
As Kagen nods in acknowledgement the blade glows green for a second. Kagen then settles into a battle stance that he was never taught. The babysitter arrives with a blaster rifle. The father whispers something to her and then runs to join the fighters.
An hour later
A creature in the shape of a metallic human walks in the door, the babysitter fires her blaster and it doesn't even scratch it.
"Damn, I'll have to change to EMP bolts." Kagen then lunges at the creature and plunges his knife deep into the creature's power core causing it to implode as the power is drained away by the knife.
Camina says, "That thing was a defense droid from the ship's security systems. So that is what your parents went to fight. The ship's droids have been turned against us."
She quickly finishes her adjustments to her rifle.
"EMP bolts may have a longer charge time but at least it will hurt them." As she says this Kagen has retreated back to the rear of the room.
(Kagen) then says, "Is it just me or is that knife getting longer?"
The battle goes well for an hour, and then Camina's blaster rifle runs out of power. Now Kagen has to fight them alone.
Camina says, "He might have a chance. Now that his knife has grown into a broadsword that is."
Kagen notices Camina has dropped her rifle and stepped back out of the fight. He then charges yelling,
"Alakor, Alakor, Alakor!"
His sword ignites with green flames as he yells his battle cry. He jumps into a crowd of the robots and with a horizontal slash he starts his attack. He is a blur of brown and black and green as he destroys droid after droid until with one last battle cry
"ALAKOR!"
He swings his sword and a massive shockwave goes from his sword crushing his remaining opponents against the wall destroying them as well. Kagen looks around still in battle mode searching for more foes. When he senses none he walks nonchalantly back into his room, drops the sword at the door, and falls into bed sound asleep. The sword shrinks down to the size of a dagger as it hits the ground.
A few more hours later
Camina is sitting in a place where she can see both Kagen and the front door. She thinks 'He really is an amazing kid. If he was older I would be crazy about him.'
The mother walks in the door and sees the destruction around her. "What happened here? Is Kagen and Hibiki alright?"
Camina calmly says, "Hibiki never even woke up. Most of this was not me either."
"Then who did this?"
"Kagen destroyed most of the droids after my blaster rifle ran out of power."
"How?"
"He used that." Camina points to the dagger on the ground.
"No one could've destroyed those droids with a dagger."
"It didn't start out as a dagger. It was a knife the first time I saw him use it."
"A knife wouldn't do much good against those things either."
"Well as he was using it, it grew to size of a broadsword. When I ran out of power, it was a sword so he dispatched all the rest of the droids in a storm of fury yelling the battle cry 'Alakor!'"
"That is all fine, but where are the kids?"
"In their rooms asleep."
"Well I guess it will be better for them that way. Help me carry them to the cryochamber room. There is a electromagnetic storm and we are leaving only the necessary amount of crew to pilot the ship, all the rest are going into cryosleep. Including you."
"Ok." Camina walks over and picks up Kagen and carries him to the cryotube, while his mother grabs Hibiki and puts him in a cryotube. As she shuts the hatch Hibiki wakes up and sees his mother one last time before the cryotube puts him to sleep.
(Kagen) says, "Hm, I see. So Camina came up with my last name and me and Hibiki were separated because of that. From what I've heard from Hibiki I'll have to thank her."
Back in the infirmary
Kagen wakes up and looks at the computer's chronometer.
"What! I've been asleep for 5 days!"
Kagen then gets up, finds his clothes, puts them on. He runs to Jack's room and bangs on the door.
"Wake up, Jack!" Jack wakes up and says, "Kagen? I'll be right there."
The door opens and Kagen is yanked in.
Jack scans the hallways for anyone and then shuts the door and says,
"Operation present was a success." Kagen says,
"Good. She doesn't know that you got it from me. Right?"
"She doesn't know. I told her I found it in an old storeroom."
"You what! Now she will want to know what storeroom you found it in."
"I'll just tell her I found it on Tarak and brought it onboard when I came."
"Ok, good. Oh no! I almost forgot about Christmas! I don't know what to get Camina or Meia."
"How about you give me another gun if I find out for you?"
"Oh and ammo costs extra."
"Ok so if I get the information on both, then you will give me the gun and some ammo. Deal?"
"Deal." Kagen then goes back to his room.
In Kagen's room
Kagen sits down at his terminal and says,
"Time for some hacking."
First Kagen inserts his ID upside down confusing the terminal into giving him complete access over the security system and files. He then inserts a program that will listen in and record whatever Camina and Meia say. Kagen thinks,
'I could also record video but I don't want to invade their physical privacy as well as their verbal. That would be just rude. Just the stuff I would hear if I was there. Now if one of the other guys had an opportunity to do this I don't know what they would do.'
He activates the program, turns his terminal off, takes his jacket and shoes off, gets in bed, and immediately falls fast asleep.
The next morning
Kagen wakes up, and sees Camina sleeping next to him. Kagen jumps out of bed and backs up against the opposite wall from his bed. Duero then walks in and surveys the room saying, "I'm guessing that you woke up with her next to you. Am I right?"
"Why is she here?"
"She missed you so much that she started to sleep in your bed just so she could feel that you were near."
"Well I guess that makes sense. I guess it was too dark for me to notice that she was there."
"Well lets get back to the infirmary, I haven't released you just yet and I still need to run some tests."
Kagen puts on his jacket and shoes and says, "Ok lets go get this over with."
Meanwhile Camina is in a dream
(Camina) says, "Where am I?"
A memory starts to play.
She hears a comm. beep and turns to see herself answering it.
The woman on the screen says, "I have a job for you. I want you to come to my room immediately."
The memory stops and (Camina) says, "This is how I meet Kagen."
The memory skips to the room. Camina runs into the room and says,
"What is it Ma'am?" Camina sees Kagen and says,
"Oh he is so cute!" The woman says,
"So you will keep an eye on him?" Camina says,
"I'll protect him with my life. On my honor as a Dread pilot."
The scene stops.
(Camina) says, "Why have you brought me here Paksis? I know this already. Is there something I missed?"
(Camina) walks around the room and sees a bed. She runs to the bed and gasps as she recognizes Hibiki as a kid lying there asleep. "How come Hibiki is here?"
She pulled into a one of Kagen's suppressed memories in response.
(Camina) says, "Wait this isn't one of my memories! It must be one of Kagen's."
Kagen and Hibiki are watching TV.
Suddenly a woman walks into the room and says,
"Ok you two off to bed now." Both Hibiki and Kagen say,
"Can't we stay up longer, Mom? Please?"
Camina wakes up with a gasp and says, "Those two are brothers?"
She then notices that the space beside her is warm. "Kagen must've gotten out of the infirmary and slept here last night. He must've been really surprised to find me in bed with him. I just couldn't stay away. I wanted to feel his warmth again. Duero must've found him by now."
Camina gets up, get dressed, and goes to the infirmary.
In the infirmary
Camina walks right up to Kagen and slaps him.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just found out myself."
"I'm sorry I…" She is cut off by Kagen putting his finger on her lips and shaking his head no.
She smiles, kisses him on the cheek, and runs out of the infirmary giggling.
Kagen smiles and says, "My, my, my, what a tangled web we weave." 'Where did that come from? Oh well.' Duero finishes his tests and says, "You are released with the same rules as last time, No strenuous activity and NO FIGHTING! Oh and do some more cooking."
"Why?"
"Your food was super-efficient. It gave you the energy to live after the blast you released demolished that fleet."
"Oh ok, I didn't know I was that good at cooking. Thanks." Kagen leaves the sickbay.
"Time to initiate phase two of Operation Christmas Present."
Sorry it took so long I was occupied playing my 30 free trial of Everquest and kept forgetting to post this. Flame me I don't care as long as you comment. Good, bad, or otherwise. I can take it all. I need it all.
