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Chapter 16: My name?
"You-you have blue eyes?" Renton was shocked; from his experiences most LFOs like the typeEX had red eyes or even none. He looked at the eyes some more and got a sense of sadness, this child was crying.
"You're-you're crying aren't you?" Renton asked.
"I can't cry you know that? So can I taste your blood now?" the voice asked, unlike the feelings of the eyes the voice was evil and twisted but Renton could tell this child was crying.
"You are crying aren't you, child" Renton said.
"I can't cry, I only kill and killers can't cry…" the voice was getting weaker.
"You're not all evil aren't you, in fact I think you are still good" Renton said.
"No, no…I can't be any good, not anymore…" the voice was shifty. Renton looked at the armor and saw a red blood stain on the armor in was located on the chest plate.
"You wanted to wash that stain off didn't you?" Renton said feeling sympathy for the LFO.
"I let a friend die and I let his blood fall on me" the voice said sadly.
"I let Omega die and I didn't even try to help him" the voice was more of a kid voice now.
"I'm a useless kid aren't I?" the voice said; it was a child's voice and Renton heard WaveRider talking.
What happened to you?
"Omega didn't know, but he still tried to help me" the voice said.
"Do you have a name?" Renton asked the child.
"I never had one; typeEX was given to me as a serial number. I never had a name to call my own" the voice said slowly.
"Do you want one?" Renton wanted to help this child.
"You can't give me a name…Your not the one to, the one that was going to give me a name is dead" the voice said sadly.
"Omega talked about you once, and he told us a story" Renton said gently.
"I guess I can give you one, and I think this name is what he would have chosen for you" Renton added.
"I guess I'll let you chose a name, if it washes off this stain then I'll keep it" the voice said sadly.
"But if it doesn't then I'll have to kill you" the voice continued.
"Omega said that he had friends, they were going to get a baby but they died" Renton said.
"But they wanted to name the baby Kicker" Renton added.
"My child, from now on; your name is Kicker" Renton said proudly.
"Kicker… Omega would choose it… I see now…" the voice was neutral.
"Renton… Thank you, thank you very much" the voice said softly. Renton watched the stain on the armor disappear.
"What are you going to do now?" Renton asked.
"I'm going to do what Omega was doing before he died. I'm going to help you!" Kicker said; Renton looked into the eyes once more and saw the sad blue eyes turned into green eyes of determination.
"Then let's go" Renton said. The two LFOs flew into the battle, at first when Kicker got to the battle of the KLFs the FAC thought he was there to help them. They were wrong and found he was attacking the FAC instead, Kicker and WaveRider needed to get to the FAC's base; that's what they intend to do.
"Renton, you won't get close to it so easily; I need to be your shield" Kicker said as they approached the base.
"But what will happen to you?" Renton asked.
"Omega made me tough, I won't get killed so easily" Kicker said proudly.
"Thanks Kicker" Renton said.
"No, thank you Renton" Kicker said as they got ready to enter the base. Kicker started attacking the weapon defenses and made openings for WaveRider to enter. Renton saw a good opening and fired off the trappar cannon to make a hole, immediately he dived in. He could remember some of the halls and areas as Unit seven but the memory is still a little faint; but he knew which route he needed to take. He got out of WaveRider and headed to the generator room himself, he found himself running through many corridors and halls; he then found the room he was looking for.
"There it is!" Renton said as he saw the green fragment.
"Not so fast" said a familiar voice.
"It's been a while, Reina" Renton said slowly. He turned around and Reina was pointing a gun at him; so were the Dewey kids.
"I see that monster changed you" Reina said mockingly.
"No, I chose to change like this on my own accord" Renton said with his hands in the air.
"Still in denial I see…" Reina said disappointingly.
"I won't let you hurt Eureka and I won't let you hurt my family or my friends" Renton said raising his voice.
"Look what that monster made you all think" Reina said shaking her head.
"I chose to be with Eureka and I chose to protect her no matter what" Renton said angrily.
"Why do you want to protect a monster?" Reina was trying to anger Renton.
"Eureka is someone I love and what ever you think, Eureka is still a person" Renton said.
"I see you won't change your mind then, then don't worry you'll see Eureka soon" Reina said. Renton knew what she meant, she was going to kill him then kill Eureka. Just as she fired the gun Renton ducked in time and the bullet cut a few hairs. From the excitement WaveRider crashed into the room and blocked the path between Renton and the Dewey kids. Reina on the other hand was tossed next to Renton and when realized that Renton was there she tried to shoot him. She pulled the trigger and shot Renton in the arm (Left arm), after being wounded he made it for WaveRider. He looked at the generator again and realized he had to destroy that too. But he didn't know how the trappar would take too long to charge and the only other option was to use WaveRider's self destruct bomb. He needed to pick an option soon because the base's reflector films were damaged from the attacks; he decided to charge the trappar cannon instead. But before he got on he heard WaveRider.
Renton, use the self destruct sequence.
"But you'll be destroyed with it!" Renton protested.
It's alright; I believe this is my destiny; to help you and Eureka.
"WaveRider…" Renton said.
"Won't let you escape to the monster!" Reina said running toward him. Just before she pulled the trigger, Kicker smashed into the room.
"Renton! You have to get out of here now!" Kicker yelled.
"Kicker! But I can't let WaveRider die!" Renton yelled back.
It's okay Renton, just go, return to Eureka and bring Nirvash back.
"But-but!" Renton couldn't find the words.
No buts Renton, I knew that I had to do this. Don't worry Renton; I'll always be in the waves. The waves that you and Eureka love, I will be with the waves; now go!
"WaveRider… Okay!" Renton yelled. He reached into the cockpit and got the Amita drive.
"WaveRider… I hope we meet again" Renton said as he got into Kicker's cockpit.
I hope so too, but Renton I'll be with you and Eureka always. I may not be there physically, but remember me and I'll remain in your hearts forever.
"WaveRider… Good luck" said Kicker.
"Let's go Kicker" Renton said. Kicker's back engines ignited and they were off, WaveRider now alone readied itself for its self destruct sequence. The count down began and WaveRider got close to the central core and the count down finished; WaveRider took the engine and most of the power out of the base. Renton now needed to get back to the ground but there was so many enemies in his way, and they were going to attack Eureka; and even destroy the Gekko-Go. Renton took on the controls of Kicker and began to fight, but the injury to his arm wasn't letting him fight at full alertness.
"What happened to WaveRider and Renton?!" Eureka yelled as she watched the black LFO exit the base alone.
"Looks like Renton used the self destruct sequence for the typeWAVE" Holland said.
"Renton can't die!" Eureka was yelling now. Eureka turned around to the black LFO again and saw it was attacking the FAC units and it wasn't just attacking them; it was disabling them. They all knew who was in there; Renton.
"Renton…I'm damaged from holding them off for so long" Kicker said.
"I have a question for you Kicker" Renton said.
"You should have two more weapon systems, but why don't you use them" Renton asked.
"Omega never let them finish with them" Kicker said.
"Look, I know this might kill you; but there's a drug in the compartment" Kicker started.
"It will cut off parts of your nervous systems and kill pain for a while, not only that the drug enhances the reaction time too" Kicker continued.
"I have a CFS system set to max on me" Kicker's voice sounded guilty.
"It's going to hurt a lot because all images and sounds around us will be sent to your brain; this will cause headaches" Kicker said.
"Kicker…But I can take them all down with it can't I?" Renton asked.
"Yeah… But it's dangerous, the drug will seriously hurt someone at top shape and you…you're badly injured. The drug might kill you…" Kicker said slowly.
"All injuries and new injuries would return 10 fold" Kicker added.
"Then let's do it" Renton said with determination.
"Renton…you shouldn't, you have to return to Eureka…" Kicker said.
"If I don't Eureka and everyone on the Gekko-Go might die, their losing a great battle" Renton said.
"If I can change that, then I will; even if it takes up my own life" Renton said calmly.
"I'm glad I was able to meet someone like you, Eureka is very lucky to have you" Kicker started.
"No, I'm lucky; Eureka let me believe in myself and to believe in others" Renton said slowly.
"I will deliver this fragment back to Eureka and I will bring back Nirvash and everyone" Renton started again.
"You're a very strong person" Kicker said.
"Let's go Kicker" Renton said as he reached for the vial in the compartment. He opened it and looked around for the CFS helmet.
"One more thing, the drug alters the body a lot so you need to breath in another drug to stay alive" Kicker said as Renton slowly opened the vial.
"I understand" Renton said. He opened the bottle and swallowed the green glowing liquid inside, he placed the face mask over his face and then placed the CFS helmet over his head; he felt a surge in his head. The drugs kicked in and his body felt numb but the pain was gone and he could see everything around Kicker without turning his head. His movements with Kicker increased. He began attacking even faster and more accurate; using the claws and trappar cannon in Kicker's mouth he blasted away the armor and ripped off legs and arms from the KLFs. Flying around Renton easily made the calculations that he would never get enough of the enemies down for them to be safe. He looked at the Amita drive once more, reached into his pocket and took out the compact drive Omega had given him when he needed to defeat Unit seven. He removed the compact from the socket in Kicker's compact socket and placed that one in; Renton then placed the Amita drive into the compact drive.
"Nirvash, theEND, WaveRider, Kicker, please give me strength, strength" Renton started slowly.
"Strength to protect Eureka and everyone precious to me on this planet!" Renton yelled. The compact glowed and Kicker started absorbing trappar into itself, the area's trappar was beginning to disappear and the KLFs and LFOs were dropping like flies. It didn't seem like the Seven Swell, but rather something all on its own. It was a large pink-ish sphere and those KLFs that entered it began falling, it was taking all the trappar around the area; and on top of that the light was taking the archetype's energy. By now Renton could feel Kicker's taken on too much trappar and he needed to release all of it. He spun around and pointed Kicker's mouth to the falling FAC base and launched a final attack on the falling base. A large green light came from the mouth of Kicker and when it hit the base the whole thing blew up; the Amita drive's reactions by now had ended and all the KLFs were disabled. Though Renton knew he just took many lives, he did protect many; both from the FAC and UF military. Kicker began falling, Renton used up every little bit of energy from every source Kicker's design had; both Kicker and Renton were very tired. Eureka watched in horror as the LFO fell to the ground, she quickly ran to where she think the LFO would drop and everyone else followed. Eureka saw the black LFO drop into a large open area with trees around it; however, when she reached it she dropped to her knees. Holland caught up to Eureka to see the black LFO damaged pretty badly; for one most of the armor was cracked and the arm blades were gone, another was the ref board hit it when it hit the ground. The ref board was sitting on top of the cockpit area.
"Everyone! We have to get Renton out of there!" Holland yelled to Gekko-Go crew. Even though the KLF pilots from the FAC were there, they just watched as they tried to clear the debris from the LFO's cockpit. Eureka finally got the last piece off the cockpit control; she nervously turned and pulled on the handle and the cockpit's door opened slowly. What she saw in the cockpit was the scariest thing she ever witnessed; blood covered the controls, there was an empty vial not far from Renton and Renton who was in the pilot seat wasn't moving. Eureka quickly placed herself in the cockpit to try and wake him up; she removed the CFS system and the face mask and shook him for a bit.
"Renton! Renton! Please wake up!" Eureka yelled desperately.
"Renton please!" Eureka yelled. Holland moved Eureka aside and took Renton out of the cockpit and placed him on the ground. The Gekko-Go was damaged from the battles and couldn't get there, plus they were very far from it. The Gekko-Go was about a 3 hour walk and all the trappar and LFOs and KLFs were unable to move anymore. Holland checked Renton's pulse and found it was still there, he was still alive but barely. Renton slowly opened his eyes to see Eureka crying over him.
"Hey…Eureka…I got the last fragment…it's in Kicker's cockpit" Renton said weakly.
"Kicker?" Holland asked.
"That child that protected me" Renton replied.
"You mean that black LFO did that?" Holland was confused.
"Yeah, he's a good child but he was just lost" Renton said smiling a little. Eureka looked to the injury in his arms and the various cuts and bruises from the CFS.
"Does it hurt?" Eureka asked trying to contain her tears.
"No, I can't feel pain right now" Renton replied.
"Holland I think you're familiar with this; but I used a drug to enhance Kicker's fighting style" Renton said.
"What did you use?" Holland asked looking angry.
"Kicker said it was a drug that's a pain killer and enhances the capabilities of the pilot" Renton replied.
"And when the effects are over the user feels every little pain 10 fold" Renton didn't seem to be afraid. He looked to Eureka who was shocked to hear Renton was going to be in serious pain; he body was covered in injuries and if the pain doesn't kill him, the blood lost would.
"I'm sorry Eureka…" Renton suddenly said.
"I know you have dinner ready for our friends but I can't make it" Renton said slowly.
"I promise I'll be back the next day though, so please don't be mad at me" he said smiling.
"Maurice and the kids don't like it when you're mad" he added weakly. Maurice and the kids had just arrived at the scene to see Renton on the ground all blooded up with wings.
"Papa!" they yelled.
"I'm really sorry everyone will be there but me" Renton said still with a smile. Eureka had placed him on her lap and it was just as the vision had shown her.
"Maurice…Remember to eat and not always think about stuff, and Maeter and Linck…Remember to leave some thing for Maurice too" Renton continued on weakly.
"The bus will leave soon so I can't stay for much longer" he said. He pulled Maurice's shirt and whispered something to him. Maurice quickly ran to Kicker and got out the Amita drive.
"Thank you Maurice" Renton said with a weak smile. He knew Holland had the 6 fragments with him so he told Holland to bring them out. He placed the Amita drive over the green fragment and looked to Eureka.
"I won't work if it's just me Eureka" Renton said smiling. She slowly reached out and placed her hand on the Amita drive and over Renton's bloody hand, the fragment glowed green and the other fragments glowed their respective colors too. The fragment floated into the air and seven rings formed, the Seven Swell was happening again. But just before the lowest ring hit the ground it stopped, they were in the sky and they began to over lap each other and started forming a sphere. Soon a huge boom was heard and a large hole appeared in the ground, not long after that, two pillars came up and a compact glowed between them. Six people walked out from it; the first was a young woman with white hair and jet sun glasses, she had pale skin just like Eureka and wore a striped orange and yellow T-shirt and she also wore jeans. The second was a tall male; he had darker skin and he wore a black jacket with a black pair of jeans, unlike the woman he didn't wear glasses and everyone could see he had green eyes. Everyone even the crew of the super Izumo was there to see this, everyone was around Renton and his family. After those came out, two very familiar faces came. One was Adrock and the other was Diane, following them to come out was a couple holding hands. The male was wearing a Voderak robe and the lady had purple hair and wears a flower-like dress. They slowly walked up to Renton and Eureka; all of them were shocked by this sight. Everyone wanted to cry but Renton; who just looked at them with a smile on his face he spoke weakly but everyone could hear the words clearly.
"Welcome back to our planet" he said.
To be continued…
Friends of the past, friends of the present and friends of the future gather around the dying young man, what will he reveal to the young woman? Next time: Am I late?
