Chapter 6: Backstabbed Janus an Enemy
Virginia quickly ran into the next room. And we quickly followed her. Janus quickly stepped in front of the group. "The eternal sparkle…only a select few have actually come in contact with it." "But one thing is for sure…It's much greater then any jewel or Precious Metal known to man." Janus quickly made his way up to the first seal. It looks more like a mask then anything.
"A great power is be stowed upon a spear that can destroy all life." "That is the eternal sparkle's true Essence." I couldn't believe my ears. That couldn't be true. The eternal sparkle is really an ancient weapon? Janus took the blue mask off of the wall in front of him.
"But that's all rubbish if you ask me." "There are, however, a varicious people in this sick world that would do or pay anything to get their grubby little hands on it." Just as I thought; but Virginia was the only one to look surprised by Janus. "Janus…what do you think you're doing?" Virginia asked as Janus started to laugh a bit. "Coming all the way here, hired by some dust…I guess you can call me a Varicious…" Janus slowly turned around to look toward us.
"Thank you, princess…" he said with a huge grin. "I really enjoyed your company. Now, if I may, I must go cash in my Treasure." Virginia was filled with hate toward him. I told her, he was going to do this to begin with. But she wouldn't listen. "Janus…you tricked us…you double-crosser!" Virginia yelled pointing at him. Janus headed toward us a bit. "Tricked you? Heavens no!" "Oh, I almost forgot my end of the bargain…" he said waving the mask like thing in front of him.
"This here is a shield, which bears the name of the demon, 'Hieraco.' It's kind of like a good luck charm." "A side from this 'Hieraco', there are two more shields: The 'Andro' and 'Crio.' The eternal sparkle is aid to be sealed by all three." He whispered putting the shield away. "I now hold one of the three shields scattered though out the world. The second one is currently being excavated, and…" I glared at Janus. He was giving drifters a bad name how he is.
"The third one seems to be in the hands of a certain drifters. Of course I plan on stealing that one in the near Future." I slowly step up to Virginia side. "I'm sorry I made a fool out of you. But I was just doing my job." "As I've told you before, we drifters are neither good nor evil…we're either winner or losers." Janus slowly starts down the steps toward us. "Now, make way before I'm forced to hurt you." Janus said with a laugh.
"I tried my best to trust you…all my comrades had doubts, and yet I went a head and Joined forced with you." "I wanted to try my best to believe…I wanted so badly to trust…and then…I…" Virginia shook her head a bit. Virginia really like Janus, I couldn't believe it. I shook my head a bit at Virginia. I watched Janus pull his arms out. "Save the sob story, princess. That's just how the game's played in the wasteland." Janus had a point Virginia had to learn from this.
"I won't let anyone make a mockery of people who are trying so hard!" Virginia yelled pointing at Janus again. "That's what I like about you, Princess. But the thing is…" Janus slowly looked angry toward Virginia. "You're starting to get on my Nerves! You're rubbing me the wrong way by carrying all that inexperienced weight into the wasteland!" "You remind me of my youth, back when I was still green!" "You're a reflection of the old me…You're just a figment of my past!" "Now watch, as I trample over you!" he yelled moving closer to the group.
"Ginny!" I yelled to her. "No…Sara I need to fight this one…" I slowly nodded to her. I would stand back up. But I would help if needed too. Virginia fire at him head on. Jet did a Gatling on him to finish it. Janus took out his watch to look at it. "Tch…! I'm going to be late…Dario, Romero!" "You two hold them off while I go back and report." Janus said looking to the blond and hat wearing drifters.
Janus put his watch away as he looked to them. But boss, that's Suicide! You know we can't use the Trinity without you!" Dario cried acting worried. "Are you just using us as pawns so you can make your Escape?" Romero asked looking worried as well. "Quit your whining! If I don't bring back the Hievaco shield, then who will?" He asked waving his hand to his side.
"Listen up! For once in your life, fight like you've never fought before. And if you're still alive, meet me at the usual place." Janus turned and waved his hand fleeing. "So it's just you and me, huh bro..?" Romero asked Dario waving his hands around. "You know, I've read somewhere that. In times of crisis, people have the power to accomplish the impossible." "It's do or die now. Let's go all out, or else the boss will have our heads for sure!" Dario said sweating a bit.
"It's gonna take burning house for me to build up that power. And it ain't gonna amount to much." "Anyways, let's just make sure we don't die out here." "That's the best we can do." Romero said still waving his hands in front of him. Virginia started out by casting shield on her self. Jet fired some shots at the two as did Clive and Gallows. Romero threw a dagger at Virginia, but she quickly dodges it.
Next turn jet and Clive both did Gatling on the two finishing them off. "Waahhh! If only boss were here, you guys would been dead meat!" Romero yelled holding his arm. "Sounds like an excuse from a sore loser! I'm sure there's more where that came from!" Gallows whispered with a grin. "Ah, get off your high horse! We'll make you regret you ever met us!" Dario yelled shaking his hand toward the group. The two quickly fleed away from the group.
"Argh, those guys make me sick to my stomach!" Gallows whispered holding his stomach. For once Gallows was right. I slowly nodded to him. "What is the matter…?" Clive asked looking toward Virginia. I was sure she was just upset, she had been tricked. "I'm…sorry. If only I hadn't trusted them…" Yup I was right. I think I know her too well sometimes. "I'll say…" jet whispered placing a hand on the top of his head. "You cannot let mistakes here and there get you down. Just remember; you are the team leader." Clive finished saying as a small smile appeared on his face.
"You're right…if the eternal sparkle really is that deadly artifact, we can't let them have it." I couldn't believe what I just heard. She sounds like she was planning on stopping him. "And from what Janus was saying, they haven't obtained all the shields yet, right?" "Then if we act now, we can still stop those thugs from obtaining the eternal sparkle!" I shook my head just listening to her.
"Most likely…" Clive whispered looking toward Virginia. "When what are we doing standing around with our heads hung low?" "Let's go back to Jolly Roger and find out more about the remaining shields!" I slowly sighed, with that we left the ruin of memory and started back toward Jolly Roger.
We finally got back to Jolly Roger and it was started to get late. "Well…" Clive started to say we all looked at him. "I believe we should rest before ask about the other two shields…" Clive had a point it had been a long day. With that we head back to the saloon they had an inn up stairs. We rented two rooms; one for the boys and one for me and Virginia.
After a bit of dinner the five of us head to are rooms. I was just glad not to be in the same room with gallows at night. I mean who can sleep with all the loud? Makes me glad Virginia doesn't make loud noise like that. We said goodnight to the boys and head into are room. Virginia locked the door behind us, worried that gallows may try sometime. I'm glad she locked it!
We changed into are night cloth. And got ready for bed; Virginia looked a bit nervous maybe because it was her first night not sleeping at home? I was combing my hair a bit as Virginia looked over to me. "You know…" she started to say. I quickly stop combing my hair and looked over to her. "Hmm?" I asked, "Jet kept staring at you a bit…" I rolled my eyes at her. "You always say that about every guy that looks at me!" I yelled placing my comb on a table next to the bed.
"I told you before..! I don't need a boyfriend…!" I yelled crossing my arms. "Don't need or don't want?" Virginia asked with a little grin. "They are both the same thing to me!" I hate when she does this! I could hear Virginia giggling. "Your. Not funny…" "I could always be asking you the same thing!" I am so turning the tables on her.
"Well I have had a boyfriend before. Unlike you…" she did have a point but still! "So? As I said I don't need one, I can shoot arms better then any guy. In are town..." well aside from my uncle that is. "Ok ok...I'll stop butting in…" finally she said that. I have been waiting for years to hear that. "Good. Glad to hear it..." I whispered lying down.
"But…why did jet punch Janus…?" why did she care about that now? She yelled at him without getting the real reason. And now she wanted the real reason? "Well…" I started to say feeling unsure of if I should even tell her. "Well…saw janus feeling my butt up…" I didn't hear Virginia say anything at first maybe she was in shock? "Oh god what a sicko he is!" Virginia yelled I could hear her lay down on her bed as well.
I Shrugged as I slowly closed my eyes. "But…that means he was protecting you…." My eyes quickly opened. "No he wasn't! He was just watching out for me!" I yelled rolling on my side to face her. "Hehe sure sure…" Virginia said with a giggle. I so hate her sometimes! She's too nosey for her own good! I growled to my self as I rolled into my other side facing away from her. As I slowly fell asleep.
But in the boy's room. Jet wasn't getting a sleep from the loud going on in there. "…." He glared looking toward Gallows. "Why. Cant he just keep his mouth closed…?" he whispered to him self with a growl. He sat up and threw his pillow at him. Gallows didn't really react. Jet knew he would never get sleep in here like this!
The noise was somehow louder now; but he didn't understand how it could get any louder. Or how Clive could sleep with that loud sound. "God…!" he said covering his ears with his hands. But it wasn't doing any good. He started to wonder if there's was another bed in the girl's room. Well it was better then staying here, he thought. With that he stood up and left the room.
He closes the door behind then and head over to the girl's room. And softly knocked on it; Virginia heard the knock and put her book down on the bed. "Hmm..? I wonder who that could be…?" she whispered going over to the door and unlocking it. She slowly opened it to find jet standing there. He looked somewhat angry. "Jet…?" she asked looking confused at him.
"…can. I sleep in here..? I can't sleep with all of gallows' noise." Virginia laughed a bit hearing this. "Well as long as you aren't planning anything…" jet could only look confused at her. He didn't understand what she was talking about. "Huh…?" she shook her head a bit. "Nothing…" she step aside letting jet in. Jet saw a bed in the middle of Sara's and Virginia's with nothing on it.
"Great…" he whispered under his breath. He slowly sat down on it. Virginia locked up the door again with a shrug. "She's asleep…" jet nodded to her. She was facing away toward the wall lying on her side. "…." Jet just stared a bit not saying a word. Virginia giggled a bit watching him. She slowly sat back down on her bed picking up her book again. "I heard. How you protected her…that was cute of you…" she whispered quietly.
Jet quickly snapped out of it heard that. "I wasn't protecting her! I was just watching out for her!" Virginia started to laugh again. "Funny that what she said as well…" jet looked a bit lost. "Huh…?" he asked turning to look at Virginia. "She doesn't normally like guys. At all. She normally just hates them all…so if she talks to one what that means a lot in her book…" jet still didn't understand what she was talking about. "What…?" Jet was so lost. What Virginia talking about him? Or not? He didn't know. And he really didn't see the big deal too.
Virginia shook her head a bit placing her book on a table next to her bed. "Nothing…nothing forget it…" she said turning the light off. She slowly lay down on her side facing away from him. "Night!" she said with a giggle.
Jet started to feel hate for Virginia. Why did she have to confuse him? Not to say much but he was confused as it was. When it came to this Sara girl. He didn't understand why he even protected her to start with. And it didn't help for a person to make a big deal out of it! He only hopes that stupid Virginia would forget about it by morning.
He slowly lays down feeling his eyes becoming heavy, he was started to fall asleep and here no stupid big and tall would wake him with that loud noise. Soon after that morning came, jet could feel the warm sun on his face. "Mmm..?" he whispered slowly opening his violet eyes. He blinked a bit feeling the warm morning sun on his face.
He started to rub his eyes a bit. He found the bed to his left made. Meaning Virginia was up; great he thought. He looked to the bed to the right of him. He found her still asleep. "…." Jet found him self staring at her; Again but he didn't know why. What was so special about this one girl? Nothing he could see. She was just another girl in this world. Well aside from what happened inside the ruins and to them. She back out for a minute or too. He was pretty sure that wasn't normal.
Wait. Why what he even thinking about this? He only cared about making more gella. Why even think about a girl? He shook the feeling off. "Hmp…I'm sure it because of what Virginia said…" he whispered to him self standing up. He fell asleep last night with his jacket and scarf still on. He shrugged a bit as he walked over to the door opening it and closing it quietly behind him self before heading down stairs.
He found the other three up. They were sitting at a table talking. Jet quietly walks over to them sitting down as well. They were talking about something but jet wasn't really listening. He just closed his eyes getting lost in thought as he normally did.
Then Sara came down the stairs, Virginia quickly stood up. "About time!" she yelled pointing at her. "You shouldn't talk. You're normally the last up…." I whispered rolling my eyes at her. "So? I wasn't today!" she yelled crossing her arms. I shook my head as I head over to the table the group was sitting at. "Did we find any info out so far…?" I asked looking to Clive.
He shook his head a bit, "The leader wanted to worry for everyone to be up first…" Clive whispered but it looked like gallows was trying to fall asleep again. Jet quickly gave gallows a kick in the knee. Gallows quickly woke up. "OUCH!" he yelled rubbing his knee glaring at Jet. "Well then…we should head out and ask some people now!" Virginia said with a giggle. Jet rolled his eyes at gallows glare. With that we left the saloon and inn to ask some people in town.
We head around town asking some people; we found a person Name Dennis. "The Dune creatures aren't happy. They lend no ear to the plight of ships." "These days, land routes are more practical then sea ones. It's safer to take a 'train'" I looked surprised hearing that. I didn't know a train station was around here.
"Train station around here?" Virginia asked. Dennis nodded to her. "Midland station is to the 'Northwest.'" "Ever since monsters started showing up, they can't repair the trains quickly enough, so right now they just go west." "But long ago, that place was the central Junction for railways from all over Filgaia." We nodded to each other.
We headed for the exit of town. "Hmm…we are getting no leads here…" Clive whispered placing a hand under his chin. "Should we go to midland station, we may find something over there…" I said as the others nodded. "It isn't a bad idea." "We aren't going to find anything here anyways..." Jet whispered with that we started out to the train station.