As we rejoin our heroes, they are being held by Komand'r as they wait helplessly for the final destruction of Earth.
Fifteen: A Boy of Earth
Robin paced around the cell, nervously, like a trapped lion in a cage. The rest of them sat quietly, hoping for a miracle. Robin couldn't take it.
"You realize that once Komadn'r's done with you she'll kill you off," he said to X.
X merely laughed. "Anything's better then that rat hole of a planet!"
"Innocent people will die!"
"And this is my concern how?"
"Listen X, like it or not, you're still from Earth, and you have a responsibility to it!"
"Did any one have a responsibility to me? No. They let me rot on the streets like a piece of trash. They didn't care about me, so why should I care about them."
"I don't believe that. I don't believe that not a single person would take you in. There had to be someone who helped you!"
"Well, believe it, kid! And once this whole thing is over, I'll be living a fine life."
Robin pause and looked away.
"So that's it, then, is it?" he said. "You're going to let thousands of innocent people die because you have a grudge against a few people. Not to mention the prospect of living in the lap of luxury."
"Oh, is this the part where you convert me? Make me see the error of my ways? You're wasting your time."
There was a long pause.
"Maybe I am. But I guess it's my fault for believing there was some good in you."
"Sorry, kid, some guys don't like to play the hero."
Robin paused. "No wonder no one wanted you."
He turned away and X just kind of stood there, his face showing no emotion.
"What are we going to do?" asked Koriand'r as Robin sat next to her.
"I don't know…"
She hugged him and they sat there for a second.
"Sorry I couldn't take you to that park," he said.
"What?" she said, confused.
"I promised you I would take you to a park on Earth. I'm sorry I couldn't keep it."
She laid her head on his neck.
"It's all right."
He wrapped his arms around her and rested his chin on the roof of her head.
"I wish it was…"
They sat there for some time until –
Jingle, jingle, crrrreeeeeeeeekkk!
Robin looked up to see that Red X had opened the door. Robin smiled.
"I thought you didn't like to play the hero."
"Doesn't mean I don't know how."
They all stood up and began to quickly file out.
"What made you change your mind?" Robin asked as he took his large axe.
"I just think it'll be a lot more fun to play cat-and-mouse rather then kill you right off."
They smirked at each other.
"Where's your ship?"
"South side," said Raven.
Then, Red X took some kind of strange mike and shouted:
"The prisoners have escaped! The prisoners have escaped! They are heading for the North side of Azerath! They are heading for the North side of Azerath!"
Then, he set it down and looked at the shocked four.
"What are you waiting for? Go!"
They took off for the South side, not stopping for anything. Finally, they got to their ship. Huffing and puffing, they tumbled inside and Raven set the coordinates for Earth. The ship began to hover for a bit, and then it zoomed off into the abyss.
Why did Red X let them go? Will they make it in time to help the remainders of Earth? And why haven't we learned what a stinken gunther knife is? Tune in next chappie to find out!
PS - i may have to go on hiatus for a while. so, sorry if there's no chappie's for a short period of time...
T.