Disclamier: I don't own Eureka Seven or any and all things related. If you still think so, go shoot yourself in the head or call the loony bin.
Chapter 8: Danger life
"EUREKA!" Renton yelled desperately. Eureka had lost consciousness, but Renton himself wasn't doing much better. Having pushed out Unit seven his mind was badly injured. But the sight of Eureka in danger kept him from going unconscious himself. He tried to get back to the Gekko-Go but the KLF units were not going to let him. He needed to get rid of them all without moving WaveRider much. Though it was a desperate idea, he needed to do something. He reached to the compact drive column and pulled it up like he was using the amita drive. Expecting nothing to happen, the compact glowed. Renton could feel he was getting weak, but Eureka was in danger and he couldn't let her suffer. With his need to protect Eureka, Renton's anger and will to protect grew. As it did, the compact formed a pink orb around WaveRider. Trusting WaveRider, Renton placed his hand on the compact drive again and the pink light expanded. When it touched the FAC's KLFs a bright image appeared behind them. Then it scattered, as soon as that happened the enemy KLFs began dropping. With no time to waste Renton flew to the Gekko-Go, though he could feel his body going numb he couldn't let himself fall asleep. He some how made it back in the Gekko-Go, the debris that covered the door to the hall was removed by the crew of the Gekko-Go. Renton picked up Eureka and opened the hatch; he jumped out of WaveRider and ran for the door. He needed to get Eureka to Mischa, his body was killing him. Every bit of it felt as if it was falling apart, but Eureka came first. Renton had finally reached the infirmary.
"Mischa!" Renton yelled.
"Eureka lost consciousness!" Renton was out of breath. Renton laid Eureka on the bed as Mischa examined her.
"She's ready to give birth" Mischa said quickly.
"So soon…" Renton clenched his fists.
"You should wait outside" Mischa said as she got the equipment.
"No, Eureka needs me. I can't leave her, if I leave her now. She'll get lost and miss dinner" Renton said as he held Eureka's hand.
"I can't win against you can I?" Mischa said. Renton remained silent. Eureka was slowly regaining consciousness, but she could feel the pain. Renton could sense she was in pain, he held her hand and this seemed to have calmed her down. Not long after Eureka was ready to bring a new life to the planet.
"You have to push Eureka" Mischa said calmly.
"Eureka, don't worry, I'm here" Renton gently said to her. Even with that she was still in a lot of pain, all Renton could do was be there for her. But knew what he had to do, he knew if he unified with Eureka's mind even for a bit, it might lessen the pain. He slowly felt his body being torn apart. He knew he was taking some of Eureka's pain, her screams and lessened. As Mischa was delivering the baby she could see a blue and red light blinking, slowly the lights synchronized; the color became purple and both were blinking in sync. Renton had taken half the pain, every muscle in his body except his hands began to cramp up but he knew he had to. For Eureka Renton would do anything, and this is what he could do for her. Eureka finally brought the child to the world, but she fainted from the pain. The light that had come from her forehead died out as well, Mischa expected Renton to pass out as well. He just sat there looking at Eureka, he turned and faced Mischa.
"So how is she, and the baby?" Renton asked slowly.
"They're both fine, and it's a girl" Mischa said.
"I'll take care of them both now, thanks" Renton said with a small smile. For that week Eureka was resting, Maurice and the kids visited to see the new born child. They were jealous and happy at the same time. Renton reassured them that they won't be replaced by the baby. Eureka woke up in one week, when see opened her eyes she saw Renton looking down at her. He was holding their daughter.
"Eureka, are you alright" Renton said with a smile.
"Renton…I'm- I'm alright" Eureka said as she got up.
"Look, she's a girl" Renton said as he moved the baby closer to Eureka.
"She looks like her mother" Renton added. This was true; the baby had aqua blue hair, and pale skin. But she wasn't as pale as Eureka, she had darker skin. The baby was sleeping.
"She's so peaceful" Eureka said softly.
"Did you pick a name yet" Eureka asked.
"No, I wanted to wait for the mother to wake up first" Renton said.
"Thank you Renton…" Eureka said in a shy voice. They looked at the child for a while and couldn't come up with a name. Renton and Eureka then looked at their rings; it reminded them of the moon, the moon that the Nirvash had engraved their names in. As they thought of a name, Maurice, Maeter and Linck showed up.
"Mama! You're up" Maeter said.
"Mama, we got you something" Maurice said as he took out a blue blanket.
"It looks nice, thanks Maurice" Eureka said taking the blanket.
"All we need is a name" Renton added softly. They looked at each other and just like that they thought of one.
"Let's call her Mitsuki" they said together.
"I'll get something for us to eat" Renton said as he got up. He walked for 4 steps and had clasped on the floor.
"Renton?" Eureka said in shock.
"Maurice, get Holland please" Eureka said franticly. Maurice quickly ran out side and with in minutes Holland came in and carried Renton to the bed beside Eureka. Omega walked in not long after.
"So he finally clasped" Omega said as he strolled in.
"What do you mean?" Eureka was confused.
"He didn't sleep for the whole week that you were out" he said with a straight face.
"I'll explain, Renton forced Unit seven out. But that was an amazing feet, he should have gone unconscious after that. But he didn't, and then he used the compact drive to push the other Unit in the KLFs out as well" Omega said crossing his arms.
"This would have also knocked him out, but he still stayed conscious" Omega continued.
"Renton… Really did all that?" Eureka said with a concerned face.
"That's not all, he also took some of the pain when you gave birth to that child" Omega responded.
"Yet another thing on both the mind and body" he added quickly.
"I'll leave Eureka here and you can explain I have to check something" Holland said as he left.
"You should feel really lucky, Eureka" Omega said just as Holland left.
"Huh?" Eureka asked.
"After you gave birth he didn't leave your side at all" he said.
"The fact is he took care of you while you were out. Every time your daughter woke up or did anything Renton would go to her and keep her quiet" he said.
"I'll say this, he went to great lengths to make sure you recover well" Omega said as he began walking out.
"Renton is an amazing person, and you're lucky to have him love you so much" he said as closed the door. Eureka by now looked at Renton who was sleeping beside her, she felt she was lucky. Renton, who seemed to make miracles when it really mattered, was her's. She loved the idea of Renton being her's, the thought had a pleasing sound; and now, Renton would never leave her because of their child. She then reached to the gold flower hair pin that Renton had given her, it was a normal hair pin before but now it held so much. It made a pair with the ring, the gold and silver ring; both were from Renton. Both showed Eureka how much he loved her and she could leave this in her heart, nothing in the world could stop Renton from loving her.
"I wonder what he's dreaming about" Eureka said as she smiled. As she looked at Mitsuki a flash of pictures appeared, the first was of a green orb, and then the second was of a weird looking wall, the third scared her the most; it was of Renton in her lap dying. She looked over to Renton who was quietly sleeping next to her. Some how, Renton's face seemed to clear her mind of all things that were bad. Even so, the thought that Renton would disappear in front of her scared her a lot. She told herself if that happened, she wouldn't be able to live with herself. But for now, Renton was all her's.
"Eureka…" Renton was talking in his sleep. He seems to be smiling too; Eureka knew he was dreaming about her. Maurice, Maeter and Linck were playing with Mitsuki when Eureka was thinking. Eureka looked at the kids and Renton and said to herself "This is mine and Renton's family."
"Maurice can you help me get the axle in place?" Renton asked from the underside of WaveRider.
"Where is it?" Maurice asked. Renton recovered after a few hours of sleep, but it took 4 days before he could move around. His body and mind was placed under huge amounts of pressure but he made it through it all. With Unit seven gone everyone thought Omega would be less tense, but it seemed he was working even harder now. No one knew what he was doing but Holland grew tired of the rumors and asked Omega himself.
"Why are you working so hard?" Holland asked.
"When a scientist makes a discovery, doesn't he want to work on it some more" Omega replied.
"Then what are you working on" Holland was becoming annoyed.
"Going by the data I recorded, Renton not only pushed out Unit seven; but the other KLF pilots seems to have a unit soul programmed into them" Omega said as he typed away into his computer.
"Unit soul…" Holland's suspicion grew.
"It's a personality that can be placed in a person" Omega replied.
"But why does it take the form of trappar" Holland saw what had happened.
"I don't know…" Omega said in a disappointed voice.
"So what is that you're working on" Holland saw the small machine in the computer was hooked up to.
"Using the data I got from Renton and the typeWAVE, I'm making a device that can push the Unit souls out" Omega said returning to his work.
"I understand, I'll make sure you get a quiet working time" Holland said. Holland knew he can't keep using Renton and Eureka to help them. If they lose them, then they lose the war; the war was a fight to see who gets Renton, Eureka and Mitsuki.
"Hey where's Renton?" Mathieu asked.
"I guess he's with Eureka" Gidget responded. This was the answer you'll get if you ask where Renton or Eureka is, Renton didn't leave Eureka's side. They would spend their time with the kids playing with Mitsuki or talking with WaveRider. It was quite peaceful after Renton had pushed Unit seven out; when Omega did a scan of his mind he gave him the clear. Even with all that had happened, Omega still seemed tense about something. He knew something but he wouldn't say.
"Finally, it's done" Omega said to himself.
"So is that and that" he continued.
"I hope I can save you my friend" Omega said quietly. For a random reason Omega returned to his normal, nice, always smiling self. The Gekko-Go was planning on what to do next, they didn't have a plan. They didn't know how to end this, or what Renton and Eureka had to do. Holland came up with an answer; it was to bring down the FAC. Not only was it a real war, they started a media war too. Stoner used a picture of Renton, Eureka, Mitsuki and the kids, saying that this was a human-coralian family.
"Hey Holland, I need a favor" Omega said as he ran to the bridge.
"What is it?" Holland asked.
"Do you have a ref board I can destroy" Omega said.
"Destroy? Why" Holland asked in surprise.
"I'm really going to destroy it, but I need one" Omega said.
"I'm not going to see it again, am I?" Holland looked a little annoyed.
"You will, just not in the same shape as before" Omega added.
"I guess there's one in the store room, but why do you need it" Holland said.
"Oh, you'll see" Omega said in a rather childish voice. Omega walked out to collect his materials, everyone on the ship was gossiping on what Omega was making. Everyone knew if you damage a ref board too much it'll become useless, and what can you make from a ref board? These rumors soon reached Renton and Eureka and the kids, but they decided not to bug Omega about it. Omega called Renton and Eureka to the hanger one day.
"Okay, I know you're aware that I've been working with a ref board" Omega said as contained his excitement.
"I didn't want you to know what it was until I was finish" Omega added quickly.
"So what is it?" Renton asked. Omega placed his hands on the sheet that covered his hidden project. He pulled off the cover in side was a longboard, a beautifully crafted longboard.
"Wow, its amazing Omega" Eureka said as she touched the board.
"And it's all your's" he said with excitement.
"Really?" Renton and Eureka said together.
"Yeah, everyone's been up tight for so long. I thought hey, why not go reffing for a bit" Omega said.
"I guess you're right Omega, we have been stressed" Renton said.
"Holland found a spot" Omega said with a large smile. Holland was aware of Omega was making from a few days back, Omega told him to keep it a secret until a good wave came around. The Gekko-Go was headed for a spot where a wave was going, it's said to be a huge one.
"The trappar here is great!" Mathieu said as he reffed around. The area was really on the inside crust, or earth. It was a nice rocky area with a few trees, there was a huge mountain on the back and a forested area not far from the base. Renton took this chance to teach Maurice how to ref and to have fun. However, while Renton was on the board with Linck, he saw a man come up from behind Eureka; Eureka then knew that someone was behind her. It was a weird feeling, it was as if she saw from Renton's view; she turned around and backed off. The man was carrying a gun, Renton saw this and got the longboard on the ground and placed himself between the man and Eureka and the kids.
"What do you want" Renton said.
"Killing that coralian monster" the man replied. The man was injured in the arm and he wore a FAC uniform, he was one of the KLF pilots that he disabled from a fight before.
"She's not a monster" Renton replied bitterly.
"Why are you defending such a thing" the man asked.
"Because she's my wife" Renton replied with s serious look.
"Then I guess I have to kill you too" the man said as he prepared to fire.
"I'll give you one last chance, take the kids with you and let me kill that monster" the man said.
"I won't abandon Eureka" Renton said, but he knew he was in trouble. Holland was too far to see them and he didn't have anyway to defend Eureka. Renton was thinking but he saw a ref board not far from his foot. He brought that ref board so Maurice could practice on it.
"I said move" the man said angrily. Just as he was about to fire Renton placed his feet on the board and used it as a shield against the bullet. He flipped on the board and took the bullet on the board then he caught the trappar under the board and ran into the man. He leaped off and pinned the man down.
"Eureka! Get Holland, I'll hold him here" Renton yelled as the man struggled under him.
"But-" Eureka was cut off.
"He's after you so if you escape now, Holland can help" Renton said as he struggled.
"O-Okay!" Eureka said she ran off with the kids. Renton continued to struggle with the man, as he tried to pin him down the man grabbed the gun and shot upwards. This cut the skin on the side of his forehead, knowing how dangerous this is; Renton took control of the gun and shot the man. About 1 minute after he shot the man, Holland arrives. Renton stood up brushing the blood off his face.
"What happened?" Holland asked. Renton looked down.
"I had to shot him" Renton replied. Just then Mischa and Greg came up to the man, they said he was dying anyways.
"I didn't expect that to happen" Holland said.
"Sorry for leaving you guys alone like that" Holland said. Renton didn't seem to respond, after that the Gekko-Go took off once again. Renton was alone in the hanger when Eureka came up to him with Mitsuki.
"Renton, it's alright. It's not your fault" Eureka said nervously.
"No Eureka, it's mine. I should've waiting a bit longer" Renton replied looking down at his feet. They were sitting on WaveRider.
"But it's because of me that he attacked, so it isn't your fault" Eureka was protesting.
"If he wanted to attack you it's his fault, but me killing him like that. It's mine" Renton replied.
"But you did it to protect us, and that's what counts right now" Eureka said as she leaned against him.
"Eureka… How's Mitsuki doing" Renton asked returning to his normal smile.
"She's sound asleep" Eureka replied looking at the bundle in her arms. Renton and Eureka sat there looking at their child.
"It's amazing" Eureka said breaking the silence.
"You're amazing Eureka" Renton said as he smiled. Maurice, Maeter and Linck were resting in their rooms so this gave Renton and Eureka so alone time.
"I guess we should get some sleep too" Renton said gently.
"We've been through a lot today" Eureka added. With that the couple went off, Renton was about to go into his room when he saw Omega sleeping on the floor.
"What-What are you doing here" Renton asked.
"Oh, um, this is my room now. I moved your stuff to Eureka and the kids' room" Omega replied in a sleepy tone.
"You-you can't do this" Renton was nervous.
"Yes I can, besides aren't you and Eureka married" Omega's voice was childish now. Renton nervously looked at Eureka. Renton and Eureka went to their room, and Renton was thinking of places he could sleep.
"The floor, get one of the kids to sleep with Eureka, stand up?" Renton thought as he walked to the room. In it he saw that there was a crib and not other places to sleep. The kids had made their territory their's. Renton had to share a bed with Eureka, who didn't seem to mine the idea. Eureka, in her mind seemed to enjoy the idea. Eureka carefully placed Mitsuki in the crib and Renton placed a cover over her.
"Let's go to bed" Eureka said.
"Uh…sure" Renton said nervously. Eureka got into the bed first and Renton slowly gets next to her. She seemed to fall asleep quickly, Renton however, couldn't. He was too nervous, until about 5 minutes later Eureka rolled her head on to Renton's shoulder. Renton's nerves began to calm down, he seemed to enjoy this. He rolled over a bit and placed his arm over Eureka and they fell asleep together. As he fell asleep Renton could see Eureka not far from him, slowly he walked but as he got closer he could see Eureka holding him. Renton was surprised, it was him in Eureka's arms but he was right there. But when he got closer he could see Eureka crying and himself in her arms covered in blood. When he saw this he quickly ran to Eureka, when he got there his image shattered. He then found himself laying there with Eureka over him crying, he then lifted his arm and said "Eureka it's alright, I'm here".
"Renton, you're okay" Eureka said as she wanted to smile. As he got up to hug Eureka she saw a black LFO coming. It was the one he saw when he pushed Unit seven out, but why was it here. Renton held Eureka close to him and braced for an attack, but one never came. They looked up and saw WaveRider had blocked the attack, Renton and Eureka ran to WaveRider and as they did it glowed. Large wings came out of the back and took flight and used its ref board as a sword. The battle continued and WaveRider hit the black LFO's face plate, it had no face. There was no eyes, no nose, no cheek nothing, the face was empty.
"Renton, please don't leave me!" Eureka yelled. Renton then looked and saw his arms and legs bound to the black LFO.
"Eureka!" Renton yelled back. The LFO was taking Renton with it.
"Let…go…of…me…now!" Renton yelled again. Just as he did, he could feel himself disappear. He felt a familiar feeling, the feeling of Eureka and the Nirvash. When he opened his eyes, he was in the Nirvash spec-3 with Eureka beside him.
"Eureka, let's go" Renton said. Eureka nodded. The Nirvash glowed and just like that the black LFO was blown away. What had this battle mean? But the even stranger part was when they found themselves in a beautiful hill. Though Eureka also seemed confused, she leaned against him and he held her close to him. They began to talk.
"Renton…Please don't ever leave me" Eureka said in a sad voice.
"I won't, I promised you that I wouldn't" Renton said as he comforted her.
"I promised that I'll protect you no matter what and that I'd be with you forever, remember" Renton said kindly. Eureka nodded in his arms.
"If you disappear, I don't know what I'll do" Eureka said.
"I'll find my way back, no matter what" Renton said. He could smell her sent, it was a nice smell. Eureka to him smelled sweet and gentle, she was the perfect match for him. Everyone was alerted when there was an attack on the Gekko-Go, someone was there and what they want is unknown. Renton knew that they were after him and they were going to kill Eureka, he took them to the brig. As they made their way to the brig Renton stayed at the back to watch if anyone was behind them. There wasn't any trouble, yet.
To be continued…
The young man has a family to protect, but who and what is the enemy. Next time: Flying high.
