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Rift Wars

Chapter 4

Dreams or memories

Their as fire everywhere, the whole place smells of burnt tires, and blood. Their were people running everywhere. When one came into view she would stab them, or shoot them. Their was a large pile around her. No one got passed her. She couldn't figure out why she was kiling these people, but that doesn't matter. As long as it made mother happy it would be alright.

It had been a long time since people had run by her. The sun was coming up over the small mud and grass buildings. She began to walk back toward the town square. It was a lovely place this village. It was a shame she had to kill everyone.

Their was a sound of something near the fountain. She turned to look at a large bin for trash. She threw the top off and pointed her gun inside. Their were two children being hugged to her by their mother. Her gun began to charge.

'No what are you doing...stop.' Danny thought. 'Thats children in there!' It was like Danny was forced to watch herself pull these crimes.

The laser fired. But she never seen the deaths. She jerked awake. She was on her chest on top of Dareth. Zane was on her other side and Zareth on her other side. The tube that had been in her mouth earlier wasn't there anymore and she was breathing evenly. Zanes hand was on her neck still, but the coldness was gone. He probably fell asleep keeping her cool. She slowly sat up pushing passed the arms and legs keeping her there. Dareth just let off a little grunt and a groan as her light weight went missing from his chest.

She placed a blanket onto her shoulders and she went out into the hallways. She wasn't to sure where she was going. The placed was quiet and she guessed it was night time. She wasn't to sure what any of these rooms were. She looked inside the command center. Ava was asleep lightly sleeping on the console. A small blue blanket placed onto her shoulders. Merlock even looked to be asleep. She walked a bit further into the command center their was a small staircase that led up. She walked up them and out onto the top of the Fortrex. She smiled seeing the lights of the capital city from up this high looked so brilliant to her. That and the breeze was wonderful. She climbed up onto the side of the fortrex and sat down swinging her legs.

"Couldn't sleep?" Danny gasped. She looked around seeing Clay. She touched her head and shook it. She should have known he was there. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you."

"Oh its alright, I should have known you were there." She said and looked around at the lights. "Kind of reminds me of home. Just...shorter." She said to Clay.

"You miss it?" Clay asked. Danny thought about that for a second and then shook her head.

"No...not really. Just the people. I have an adopted daughter and I don't even know if she's alright. The people that would have taken care of her live in a huge flying ship. She can't get to them. I know she's streetwise but I...well she's...on her own."

"Can't you go home?" Clay asked. Danny shook her head.

"I don't even know the first thing about going home much less where it is. We're just kind of jumping through rifts trying to find it. Maybe your Merlock friend c…"

"Uncle...he's my uncle." Clay said. Danny looked almost like she were about to question it. Then she just shook her head and looked back at the city. "So how does it feel to be human?" Clay asked. Danny turned almost to fast for Clay to see.

"I'm...I'm hu…" She looked down at her arm and gasped. "I'm human!" She screamed.

Zane jumped up and looked around for Danny who he heard scream. Dareth and Zareth were still sleeping like babies. It was up to Zane then. He ran toward the scream. Running down the hallway and up through the hatch in the command center. Zane looked on at his sister. She had tears running down her face.

"Zane...I'm human? Ho...How?" she ran over to him and hugged him. He bent down and pulled her to him.

"You are human yes, but not for much longer I'm told. Just don't stress yourself out alright? I will stay by your side till you are back to normal. I promise." Clay looked on at the nindroid. The one who swears he has no emotions. His eyes grew wide and he laughed as Dannys stomach growled loudly.

"Well it would seem your hungry. So shall I show you to the kitchen?" Clay said motioning to follow him.

"What are you doing up?" Zane asked.

"I hardly sleep."

"Yeah and I don't know where he gets the energy from." Ava said having been woke up by Dannys yells. She stood up holding the blanket out for Clay. "Thanks."

"You fall asleep here all the time." Clay said "You should get some sleep." Ava just waved over her shoulder at him. Clay just chuckled. He looked around at Zane who had Danny in his arms. Her legs were hurting her. Having regular bones and cartilage were something she wasn't used to. Once inside the kitchen Zane placed Danny down in a chair. She put her head on her hand and watched him. It wasn't much just something for her to munch on until breakfast. So a few potstickers it was and a bit of rice. She took a bite of the potstickers and gasped and looked up at Zane.

"I think my tastebuds are dead…" She looked at the potstickers and then up at Zane. "I don't like potstickers…" She whispered.

"Don't like Potstickers!" Dareth yelled from the doorway almost in shock.

Cryptor ran into the building crying Inky. He lay her down on the table and ran into the freezer pulling out a hand full of ice and grabbed a towel. He handed the towel to Mindroid who put it under Inkys arm. The ice was placed into the towel and it was closed off.

"Sah...what happened?" Cygnus asked having just came back in from bathing.

"Bitten by a snake!" Cryptor said scanning her again. Inkys heart beat was so slow.

"Yeah okay this what we gonna do." He walked over pulling the ice from around her arm and latched his lips over the wound. He began to suck out the poison through the tubing in his body. His back began to steam. He honestly began to sound like a steam train.

"Whats he doing general?" Mindroid asked not seeing anyone do this.

"Looks like he's...filtering out the poison."

Inky gasped feeling her blood being pulled through the wound. It felt uncomfortable at first almost painful, but after a few moments she almost looked like she were falling asleep. Cryptor chuckled as he saw his sons eyes too begin to close on their own. He knew his son worked at a cooler temperature then him. His son had a tendancy to fall asleep easily if warmed up.

"General her heart rate is normaling." Mindroid scanning her. "Her blood pressure is good. You may stop now Cygnus." Cygnus however beeped a few times to tell them he was still tasting the venom. Inkys head tossed a little. The suction was getting less and less. Finally Cygnus unlatched and sat up. His teeth and tongue were black. Inkys eyes fluttered and closed. Cygnus picked Inky up and put her down on the blankets they had been using as a bed. He looked like he were about to fall asleep where he stood. He lay her down and curled up behind her. Mindroid looked up at cryptor with a chuckle.

"What would we have done without him?" Cryptor asked. Mindroid shrugged his shoulders and went to cook lunch. He turned to point at his general beeping a few times to ask just what was he doing to scare Inky so bad.

"Seasoning. She saw me...what?! I had to. Being in that salt water I'm beginning to rust up." Cryptor threw a cup at Mindroid and it bounced off the stove with a light tink noise.