Sacred Library Medical Ward, Capital of Xadia
Abby's vision was blurry and she couldn't hear much. She looked around to see where she was, all she saw were Anthony and Xara in beds with the jaeger controls still attached. She then saw a nurse and faintly said "W-what happened."
The nurse then ran to Abby's side and said "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine, i'll call Onya and she will explain everything."
Onya then walked in and saw that Abby was awake. She walked over and told the nurse to get more medicine. "You gave us quite the scare, but we were able to stabilize you." Onya said.
"What happened, did we saved the city?" Abby said in a weak tone.
"Well you were injured and Xara took your place, but they were able to take down Skrill." Onya said.
"W-why are they in beds right next to me?" Abby said.
"When they tried to disconnect something happened, and now they're stuck in the drift." Onya said.
"WHAT!" Abby then jumped up and got out of bed. "Why are they still in the drift?!"
"Abby slow down, your wounds need to heal." Onya said.
"I'll get back in bed if you explain what in the world is going on!" Abby yelled.
"We don't know why their still connected, but I do have a theory." Onya said.
"Then spill it!" Abby said.
"Okay, okay." Onya said. "Human and Elf brains are similar in a lot of ways, but the Frontal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, and Motor Strip are vastly different."
"So you're saying that Human and Elf brains are incompatible?" Abby said.
"In a sense yes, when they tried to disconnect their brains must have gone into shock due to the sensory and neurological overload." Onya said.
"So are they going to be stuck like this forever?" Abby said.
"We don't know, all we can do is watch." Onya said.
Abby was heartbroken, she knew Anthony for a long time and to see him like this reminds her of her mother. She looked at Anthony and Xara and fell to her knees. The nurses helped her up and got her back into bed.
"Anthony please, don't leave me." Abby said. "Please come back."
Xara's POV
When she woke up she felt like a avalanche hit her at full force. She looked around and saw nothing but a black room. She then remembered what had happened and called out for anyone and everyone. "Anthony! Abby! Onya! Where am I!" She yelled. She then heard a voice come from behind her, when she turned she was in a public square. The first thing she noticed were all the humans walking around and talking.
Is this Earth, where Abby and Anthony come from? She looked around and tried to find Abby or Anthony. She then heard Anthony's voice and saw him with a girl, they were both young, especially Anthony.
"Anthony there you are!" When she tried to hug him she phased right through him. She was shocked that she couldn't touch him, and that he couldn't hear her. He followed him and the young girl to a house on a beach. When the door opened they were greeted by an older woman with a tray in her hands.
"Anthony, Tera, you just make it to lunch." The older woman said.
"Like I would miss your great cooking." Anthony said.
"Come in and help us set up." The older woman said.
They walked in and Xara saw many people in the house. A few older people, many young kids, and many young adults. She walked through the house and saw Anthony talk to a older gentleman.
"How are you doing dad?" Anthony said.
"Oh you know, watching the game and having a blast." The gentleman said with laughter.
Xara instantly knew that these people were Anthony's family, and the older woman must have been his mother. She then saw kids run through her and tackle Anthony.
"Hi uncle Anthony, did you get up presents!" The young kids said.
"Let me think…...YEP!" Anthony said then pulling out a bag full of toys. He handed the kids their toys and they loved them.
"Thank you uncle Anthony, you're the best." One of the kids said.
"No problem, now go have fun with them." Anthony said. But before the kids could go they were stopped by Anthony's mother.
"You can play with them after lunch, now go wash up." The mother said.
The kids then left the wash their hands and get ready for the big meal. All of the family member were then seated and were ready for the food. Xara was shocked by the amount of food that was presented. Pork, steak, fish, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, salads, and bread, she was hungry just staring at the food. All the family members started eating and telling stories.
"So, how you and your girlfriend Anthony?" Anthony's cousin said.
"You mean my now fiance." Anthony said.
"You sly dog, how long were you keeping this from us?" Anthony's father said.
"He did it yesterday on out date, and I gladly said yes." Anthony's fiance said.
"Cheers to the new married couple!" Anthony's sister said.
"CHEERS!" The entire room was filled with happiness until a siren went off. Everyone then went silent and were wondering what was going on. Then out of nowhere a blast hit the house, Xara covered her face but then found herself in the center of a city. She didn't know where she was until she turned around. She saw a man sitting on a sidewalk bench and noticed many empty canister next to him. She looked closer and saw it was Anthony, she then noticed something in his hand.
When she looked at what it was she saw a picture of his family. She then pieced the puzzle the together and stood in fear. He was the only one to survive the house falling onto the family. She didn't know what to say, she just saw a happy family killed in just one shot. She then heard a loud voice come say *Join the Jaeger Program, the defence against the kaiju is hear, join now!*. The voice said this over and over again, she then turned and was now in a room with Anthony and another man.
"So you want into the Jaeger Program because your family was killed on K-Day?" The man said.
"Yes sir, and I know i'm not the most stable man on the planet but you said that you need the best of the best." Anthony said. "Well i'm the best construction worker in the state."
"Son, you would be better in building the jaeger, not piloting them." The man said.
"I know, but look back at my record, I've done Karate and Aikido, you need me." Anthony said.
"But you have not done well in mental health, i'm sorry, you're not joining." The man said.
"NO!" Anthony yelled. "What if it was your family!"
"Don't bring them up in this." The man said.
"I'm not leaving until I get in!" Anthony said.
"The answer is no." The man said. "Now get out before I call security."
"I am already a broken man, and I don't care what you throw at me." Anthony said. "I will not break because you tell me to, I WILL GET INTO THIS PROGRAM!"
Xara was taken aback by Anthony's outburst, she didn't think of him as the angry and serious type. She took a breath and listened to the conversation again. The man then sat down in his seat and said "You really want in this program?"
"Yes sir." Anthony said giving a salute.
"Then you are in effective immediately, you may now call me Major Pentecost." The man said.
Xara was shocked by what had just happened, Anthony pulled through and got into the program. Then suddenly a white light consumed the room and she yelled "ANTHONY!" before being swallowed by the light herself.
Anthony's POV
Anthony opened his eyes and saw he was in a black room. He quickly got up and assessed his situation. "Okay i'm in a dark room and don't know how to get out, what would Abby do?" Anthony said. He then heard a young girl's voice and turned to see he was now in a forest. He was confused on how he got there until he heard the voice again. He followed where it was coming from and found two individuals. One of them was a thirty-ish looking Fire Elf and the other was a young Fire Elf girl.
"Now, attack again." The man said. The girl attacked with a fury of slashes and strikes, but her attacks weren't getting through the man's defences. The man then slapped her away and she fell to the ground. "Your attacks are getting better, but you still need years to refine it Xara."
'The young girl is Xara!' Anthony thought. He was then cut off when Xara threw her sword straight at him. He braced for the sword but he didn't feel any pain, he looked and saw the sword was in his stomach but didn't hurt. He then looked behind him and the sword went through him and hit the tree. He walked to the side and noticed that the sword phazed through him.
He thought that he was going to pass out but then heard the man say "You must control your anger, if you don't then you will die."
"I know father, but it's so frustrating that it takes so long to learn anything." Xara said.
"What you need is patience, that is the key to success." The man said.
'So that guy is her father, kinda harsh on the kid there man.' Anthony thought. He walked toward them to see if they would attack, but it's like they didn't see him at all. He then heard laughter behind him, when he looked he was in a house. He noticed there was a fire place and Xara and her father on a seat. Her father was reading her a kind of book, he saw the cover and it read 'The Fire of Hope'.
"Can you read the next chapter dad?" Xara said.
"Tomorrow honey, you need to go to bed." Xara's father said.
"Fine, night." Xara said. She got up and went up the stairs, but something caught her eye. "Dad, who is that?" She pointed to a group outside. Her father looked and had a look of fear on his face.
"Xara, get to the woods and find help, NOW!" Her father said.
Xara didn't know what to do but she got her sword and ran out of the house and into the woods. Her father also got his sword but stayed to face the group of men. "Xara, whatever you do don't stop running!" Her father said.
He unsheathed his sword and went to the front lawn. He was met with about a dozen men with military grade armor. "What do you want?" Xara's father said.
"Isn't it obvious, we want the girl." One of the men said. "She could sell for a lot of money on the black market."
"You humans will not take my daughter, i'll kill every last one of you before you can lay a finger on her." Xara's father said.
"Then you'll have to die." The man said.
They all attacked him and three fell instantly to his blade. He blocked two blades with his sheath and sliced their heads clean off. He was then blindsided by a flail hitting him in the face knocking him over. He got up fast enough and blocked a spear, then using the momentum he took the spear and impaled the man who wielded it. Now it was a six to one, and he didn't break a sweat. "You came unprepared for this fight." Xara's father said.
"Oh, did we?" The man said.
Xara's father then felt a sharp pain in his back and fell to his knees. He looked at his back and saw an arrow, shot by a person in the bushes. He got up and pulled it out and said "It will take more than an arrow to kill me."
"Look again." The man said.
Xara's father then looked at the arrow's tip and saw a dark sappy substance, it was poison. He threw the arrow away and said "Then i'll have to kill you be for the poison takes-" he then fell to his knees once more and his vision went blurry.
"Hydroxus sap, extremely dangerous to the touch." The man said. "But in the body, it kills you faster than a Sun Forge Blade on a hot day."
Xara's father tried to get up but fell straight to the ground and couldn't move at all. He tried to use all his strength to keep on fighting but to no avail. He was then stepped on by the man and the man said "It is a shame that you'll never see your daughter ever again, but take note that i'll treat her like my own." he said with a laugh.
"Hey!" A voice said behind the group. They all turned around and saw Xara with her sword out. "Let my father go!"
"What are you going to do little girl, there are six of use here and one in the bushes." The mans said. "What is a little girl like you going to do except make us filthy rich?"
"I'm not the one that you should be worried about." Xara said. Then out of nowhere ten shadowy figures then jumped out of the trees and attacked the group. They killed four of them in a second, and wounded the man and the other person there. Then another shadowy figure brought out the archers body and dropped it. Xara then walked up and killed the person next to the man, she then turned to the man and gave him a death glare.
"Okay kid you proved your point, now please don't kill me!" The man said.
"You killed my father, why should I spare your life." Xara said cutting his head off and watching it roll. She then looked at her dead father and fell to her knees and started to cry. The other Elves then gathered around her and comforted her.
"Xara, i'm sorry we weren't able to be faster." One of the Elves said.
Then there was a bright light that took up Anthony's vision. "XARA!" He said before being consumed by the light.
Sacred Library Medical Ward, Capital of Xadia
Onya was looking at data that she could use to try and get Anthony and Xara out of their coma. She then heard a faint voice from both Anthony and Xara. She looked and saw that they were waking up, she ran to their side and said "Anthony, Xara, you're awake!"
"W-what happened?" Anthony said.
"You both had a neurological and mental overload and went into a coma, i'm so glad that you guys are awake." Onya said.
"H-how long were we out?" Xara said.
"A few hours, i'll get Abby and the other nurses." Onya said. She went to inform the others that they woke up and they got out of the drift. Onya, Abby, and the nurses ran into the room and aw Anthony and Xara try and get up. Abby then body slammed Anthony with a hug and they both fell.
"YOU IDIOT, don't you ever scare me like that again!" Abby said.
"Wha-Abby I just got up, please get off of me." Anthony said.
"Let me have this, you could have died!" Abby said hugging him tighter.
"Well you're the one killing me, now please get off." Anthony said.
"Well, she has a better grip than you." Xara said.
'Later that day'
"Ugh, that was a pain." Anthony said on a balcony getting fresh air.
"Hey, you okay?" Xara said.
"Oh Xara, yeah i'm doing fine, you want to join me?" Anthony said.
"Sure." Xara then walked and joined him on the balcony.
"Hey, did you see anything in the drift?" Anthony said.
"Y-yes." Xara said with hesitation. "You?"
"Yeah, it must be hard having your father die." Anthony said.
"But not as bad as losing your entire family, you don't have to put up the Charade anymore." Xara said.
"That is what you saw!" Anthony said.
"Yes, and i'm so sorry for your loss." Xara said. "I couldn't even imagine going through that."
"But you did with your father." Anthony said.
"He trained me so when someone I care about dies, I just move on and keep fighting." Xara said. "You were a civilian when it happened, that usually destroys a person's mind."
"Y-yup." Anthony said starting to cry. He gave Xara a hug and said "I-I don't want to go through that ever again."
Xara just embraced the hug and said "I don't either, but we all must go forward and remember those we have lost."
Anthony then let Xara go and wiped the tears from his eyes. "Y-yeah, move on."
Xara then walked away, but before she walked off the balcony she said "Hey, come to my room tonight, I have something to show you." She said with a wink. She then walked into the other room and left.
"I'll be there." Anthony said. "I-I'll be there."
Hey guys, finally done with this chapter, hope you guys like it and please send feedback, have a great day.