Hey people!
I haven't been able to do much of anything lately, so please have patience with me! And every time I try and upload something here, something always goes wrong, and the chapter, for some reason, won't get on the site, so I give up, forget, and end up doing it much later than I should!
I would just like to say that the next few chapters will mainly be just transition chapters, to get to the main plot of this story and what have you.
I promise things will get better later on…at least I'll try.
Thank you all so much for the wonderful reviews I've recieved! I hope I won't disappoint anyone, though, as time goes on...
Anyway...here's the next chapter.
Enjoy if possible...
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Chapter III: Trouble
Hours had passed since the BladeBreakers left the lounge and fell into a peaceful sleep in their rooms. But not everyone was enjoying a peaceful slumber. The crewmen on the cruise were all busy attending to the ship, running about in a frenzy. The captain had his hands full as well, trying to keep the ship on its scheduled course.
The strange cloud that Hilary had seen had indeed been a storm, and it was headed straight toward the cruise ship. But this was a storm unlike anyone on board had seen before! Waves lapped up onto the deck, rain beat down in all directions, with and against the violent wind that rocked the boat.
"What the hell!" The captain shouted as sparks of red and purple clashed in front of his eyes.
"Sir! All our instruments are down!" A crewman cried, backing up against the far wall as the glass covering the ship's instruments shattered and smoke poured out.
Suddenly, a loud voice echoed in the sky, chanting a strange language. There was a violent flash of purple, and then a cry of pain.
"It sounds like a war out there!"
Before anyone could say any more, a streak of red shot down and hit the deck at the end of the ship, creating a small hole were water quickly flowed in as it washed up over the deck's railings.
"Quick! Alert the passengers! We have to abandon ship!"
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A horrible racket awoke the passengers onboard, followed by a violent jerk.
"What the heck!" Hilary shot straight up in her bed, her hands clenched into fists in the thin covers around her. The boat jerked suddenly, sending her flying out of her bed.
"Hilary!" Someone shouted as her door flew open.
"Rei! What's going on!" She exclaimed, clawing her way through all the sheets that landed on top of her.
"Hurry up! The captain's ordered everyone to evacuate! This ship is in trouble!" He helped her get free and pulled her to her feet.
"Where are the others!" The brunette grabbed her jacket and backpack, and rushed out of the room with Rei. Her question was answered as she saw Max, Kenny, and even Tyson, standing at the end of the hall, fighting against the flood of people that crowded the stairway to the deck.
"Turn around! We'll have to find another way to go up!" Max shouted, breaking free from the mass of people.
The team all began to run back in the opposite direction, hoping that they would find a way to get onto the stormy deck and into a life boat.
"Over here!" Rei called, finding a small ladder that went up to the second floor.
The roof, only a few feet away, had been smashed open, rain pouring inside and creating a pool of water along the floor.
"Oh my God!" Hilary gasped, seeing the path of destruction before her.
Whatever had busted through the hole had skidded across the floor and smashed into the adjacent wall, shattering it on impact.
Suddenly, a dark figure floated down through the hole and landed in the pooling water. She was so mesmerized by its appearance that she was only vaguely aware of someone calling her name from behind her.
The figure turned toward her, eyes glowing with an evil color.
"It is you…" It growled, two large shadows unfolding before her.
A flash of lightning from the sky above illuminated the hallway, giving light to the creature before her.
The shadows were wings! Huge, black wings! And their owner's face was contorted in pure rage.
"Hilary! Get away!" Someone came from behind her and pulled her back toward the ladder. "What the hell are those things!"
The creature took a few steps toward her, but was suddenly engulfed in a stream of fire, sending him into the wall next to him.
The two teens gasped, staring at the area where the blast came from.
"There are two of them?" The brunette exclaimed in disbelief. All she could see was another shadow, from the destroyed room stand up slowly, and the last thing she saw before being pushed up the ladder was a pair of glowing crimson eyes.
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The short battle taking place below was nothing compared to what the teens saw once they got on deck. The magical storm that Hilary had witnessed was now in full force overhead, jerking the ship every way possible.
"This way!" Tyson shouted, seeing a crewman flag them over.
The wind and thunder was deafening as the team made their way toward a growing crowd of people. Crewmembers were trying in vain to keep order, but the people had decided to all rush for the lifeboats, some people even being pushed overboard for their place.
A woman suddenly screamed, pointing up to a shadow in the sky. "We're under attack!"
All the crew already knew that, but the passengers all stopped to look up and the sky.
"RUN!" Someone screamed, and at that word, people began to scatter, throwing themselves into the violent waves below to escape.
Seconds later, the figure in the sky unleashed a ball of energy, aiming it straight at the deck. The attack hit directly, shattering the ship in an instant.
Everyone screamed as loud as possible, those still alive running toward the far end of the ship. It was now sinking quickly, the previous blast splitting it in two.
"Hold on!" Rei yelled over the wind, grabbing onto the railing as the remaining end of the ship began to rise at a dangerous angle.
Each member of the team grabbed onto the railing, holding on for dear life, but it was useless.
The figure began to power up another attack, and shot it directly into the center of the remaining ship. The people that were holding on to something all went flying in random directions, landing into the dark ocean below.
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Okay, I'm stopping here for now.
I'm sorry if things were a little vague and/or rushed. I guess I just want to get to the main action in this story already. More details will be given later anyway…
Heh…someone said they thought the ship would sink like the Titanic last chapter…and guess what happened! (cough) but it didn't hit an iceberg though…
Oh well…I hope the chapter wasn't too bad…PLEASE REVIEW!