Chapter 7: Terra's Breakdown
Priestess finished healing everyone else but becomes dead tired after that. The guardian bases also have their staff helped out as they were happy for the victory that they managed destroyed the Mavericks outside of Rhea and few people inside of Rhea finally got to their devices and attack as well. Trance smiled as he went down to see Priestess.
"Hey Priestess, you seem beat," said Trance as he still held a mini-gun that he have.
"I am fine what do you need a check up?" asked Priestess. Trance smiled at the exhausted Priestess.
"Here this is my E-Tank take it and use it well," said Trance. Priestess took the E Tank and used it. Her energy went back to normal.
"Thanks," said Priestess as she looked at Trance who is smiling as he then looked at the monitor.
"I came back to fix the problem again. Though that is a nice suit. Though I may whip out something for you to use when you are in that form if you want it," said Trance.
"That is fine," said Priestess, "I think Athena would need my help back at Callisto."
"Well do not overdo it yourself. And be careful out there. Majority of the people is down there with the exception of Iris, Alia, Lavender, Violet, and Daisy along with the other guardians who are helping out," said Trance.
"Do not worry. I will be sure that everyone returned safely," said Priestess as she again went to her armor. This time her clothes disappear as she was in a black body suit and the armor was on top. Priestess got back to Arwen's Spacecraft as they head to Callisto.
"Ok Priestess I am going to leave you here in Callisto. I meet up later after I get a bounty of this friendly guy here," said Arwen as the dog barked happily at Arwen. Priestess sighed as she got to Callisto.
"Ok Arwen let God speed with you," said Priestess. Arwen sighed as she smiled. Priestess got to the mini-transerver and head to the warp point that she saw the main damages. Aile runs and shoots at the mechanaloid that was following her and Alouette. The two have managed to dodge the mechanaloid. Priestess saved them two with her electrical attacks and the floral attacks that she had within her bionic suit. She then moved to get to the rest of the miners as they were being held. Priestess puts up a barrier and then use a mini-transerver and warped Athena, and the miners to Rhea. Leaving Fefnir, Zero, X, Leviathan, Harpuia, Kira, Lotus, Magician, Strider, Phantom, and Omega.
"Oh great an enemy," said Magician. Strider and the others looked at Priestess new form and was ready to attack when they got attack. Priestess took several hits as Vern looked at her.
"You are really annoying little flower are you?" asked Vern to Priestess. Priestess looked at Vern.
"Not as much as you taking people hostage," said Priestess. Vern looked at Priestess with a smile as everyone else looked confused.
"You still do not have my girl around here. Then again you took her away. I was going to take her home with me," said Vern.
"I do not know who you are talking about but whoever she is will not love you for what you have done," said Priestess. Vern then hits Priestess knocked out of her form and everyone now looked in shock.
"You little wrench of a religious person. I still do not know how you manage to survived me unlike your friend," said Vern as he picked up Priestess. A fire shot hits him as the others saw Alouette firing at Vern.
"Leave her alone!" shouted Alouette. Vern smirked as he looked at Alouette being his next prey. He threw Terra and tried to go after Alouette.
"ALOUETTE RUN!!!" shouted Priestess. Alouette did so as she was taken away. Priestess saw what he did and clinched her fist.
"SIS!!!" shouted Aile as she saw her sister disappeared. The others looked at Terra as she is not moving at all. Priestess walked towards Terra as she has tears after tears.
"He must of hurt her so bad that she is now in this state," said Priestess. The others looked at Priestess.
"Can you fill us in what is going on?" asked Kira. Priestess sighed as she picked up Terra and explain the rest of the way.
"So let me get this straight. He is looking for a girl who we may or may not know because he gave vivid information. He harmed females to the point where they are frozen. What did he do to them," said Kira.
"Practically, he hurt females both emotionally, physically, and mentally. I was on that category as he feed me information about something that degrades my past and my father," said Priestess.
"But what if there is nothing to degrade on. Alouette is my sister and survivor of a maverick raid like me," said Aile.
"I have been locked for so long as I heard many things about my father a side what most would called him or label him 'Maverick'," said Priestess.
"But if you know he was partially insane and that stuff you will not be so harsh on people believed he was," said Kira.
"That is true. That is why he could not broken me down to much but he did broken me down when he broke my priesthood. That part I am no longer anymore," said Priestess as she cried, "Even though I do not want him. He forced himself on me which that itself is considered a sin. All I wanted is now redemption even though I know I cannot be a priestess anymore because of that sin." Everyone else looked at Priestess as this means more to her than her own past.
"Just because you are no longer one does not mean that you cannot lecture us as one and practice your rituals," said Lotus.
"That is true. Though some are now restricted because of the sin," said Priestess. Coretha smiled as she saw Priestess in the halls with Terra.
"Hey it is not as bad Priestess. The other priest we have met done more longer and with multiple people. You however, asked for redemption. I do think that whoever is watching you will not dismiss your practice. Heck, redemption is what people needs and that second chance. You will have that chance Priestess," said Coretha as she held a dagger in her hand.
"Where were you all this time," said Kira to Coretha. Coretha smiled as she pointed towards the ceiling as Bomber was hanged with wires.
"Both him and I were fixing several areas from the previous damage. Heck if anyone can fix something temporarily until Trance figured out the camera problem it would have been me. Bomber is the guinea pig that does the labor for me," said Coretha. The others looked at Bomber as he looked at them.
"Can someone get me down from here?" asked Bomber. Coretha smiled at Bomber as he does not like that look.
"Oh no! you are not-" said Bomber as Coretha threw her daggers at Bomber. Bomber tried to move out of the way.
"Hold still so you won't get hit," said Coretha as she managed to cut the main wire as Bomber fell to the ground.
"NOT THAT WAY!" shouted Bomber as he hit's the ground. The others looked at them and continued on. Priestess sighed as she set Terra to her room. The room had many things and a personal shower.
"I leave you two be. Since you can find a way to bring her back," said Kira to Priestess as the others left for a check up. Priestess hold her hand towards Terra.
"Terra, you are safe now. I did not stop him like I promised I would but you are in good hands," said Priestess. Terra looked like she snapped and started to well in tears. She could not stop crying. Priestess hugged Terra.
"I am weak," said Terra softly. Priestess looked at Terra who is headstrong and take nothing from anyone. Priestess looked at Terra.
"You are not that weak. When I talk to you when you are human you were not weak. You cared for those around you and acted the way you want people to remind you of," said Priestess. Terra heard this information of Priestess and still holding her.
"I am fragile," said Terra softly. Priestess looked at Terra as she is not fragile as she said.
"I never saw you like that. Even in human you were tough person to get to. I have seen you go great lengths to save your two reploid comrades. You are not as fragile you think you are," said Priestess. Terra still in tears as Priestess tried to help Terra back up.
"I remember when I have a reploid body ready. You want to take your risk and become a reploid not for vengeance or for hatred. You want it because you want to help your friends. You want to change the world. You have change the world Terra. Look around you have change it just you being here," said Priestess.
"I have not. The world is still in turmoil and I have done nothing for it," said Terra "And I almost killed my friends out of my rage."
"We have our moments. You vent out more than anyone else. Heck if you did not we would be worried about you. Those things will never change within a person," said Priestess.
"I… I…" said Terra as she looked down as she knew what hurts the most of her life as a human and a reploid.
"If it deals with Derek, I know. I was with you when he cheated on you and tell you lies about it. You loved him when you were human and when you even become a reploid. That is the time when you stayed as a guardian for good. Though I know there will be someone better for you. He is out there we both know that it takes time for that," said Priestess.
"I am still-" said Terra as Lavender looked at Terra as she tried not to hide the fact she was snooping.
"You may come in if you want to," said Priestess interrupting Terra. Lavender looked at the two reploids in front of her.
"Are you saying what he says to me is not true either," said Lavender as she looked like she wanted to cry. Terra looked at Lavender.
"It is something he tried to use to control the rest of us. If you let it bother you, you will felt horrible and want the end the suffering. If you manage to ignore him and believe the positive about you, that will keep you living on regardless what truth you heard. That what makes us strong since the beginning," said Priestess.
"I see. I have to find that void. The void that only a person who can love me for," said Terra.
"I wish I can see a fortune teller right now. He told me that Ralph is alive but somewhere where I cannot see him at all," said Lavender as she sighs.
"Look for him. Keep searching until you find him. If possible hitch a ride with Arwen to find him. Even set a bounty for her to bring back alive," said Terra, "I have to be on a quest to find the person who love me for who I am."
"Thank you both. I might ended up doing so," said Lavender as she smiled out of the room.
"Athena. He is looking for Athena. Every beating he give me he keeps telling me that I can reach up to Athena," said Terra.
"Athena. There is few people who had that name. This includes Fefnir's wife as well. You still have his scent which you can track," said Priestess.
"Yes I do even though Shadow Devil is gone for good. I still have the scent and the shadow tracking abilities. Something that I thought was part of Shadow Devil not reploid body you gave me," said Terra.
"Well you are only tracking system we have and I know that somewhere he will find his girl and she might not want to be with him. I am going to check every person that is named Athena and also check the martial status of those Athena who are living. Deceased ones he will not go after. I know the Athena he wants is alive or else why would he would go after us within time," said Priestess.
"You do that and I keep a close watch. I know I will not be the same Terra as I was once was, but I am going to make sure that he pays for what he did without me trying to kill him. I have done that and all I did is feed his ambition wanting to use me even more," said Terra.
"It is wise for both of us to think that our situation is connected but we also have to worried about Alouette who is taken. If he wanted Athena whoever she is, we have to make sure that he will never find out that," said Priestess as Terra nodded.