AN- Hello, ShadowRebirth37 here! Ever since I changed the title from Shadow in the Smoke to The Dark Savior I have gotten a LOT more hits! Personally I like this title better. This was the original title I had named this fic, but as I was posting it thought up the new name. Well, I tried to write a Kingdom Hearts fic called Heart of a Wyvern last night and got it typed and published. It hasn't even bet hit on yet, so I'm kinda down that no one has even bothered to look at it, let alone review. T.T I was hoping that maybe someone might at least look at it, but it's been completely ignored. I had no idea that the Kingdom Hearts authors were so cruel and rude to new people (except you, randomcat and AntiMusicMan! You guys are great!XD). That pretty much broke my spirit and hope for all the Kingdom Hearts fics I was going to write. I can't even bring myself to look at the other fics, and I think I might just delete my fic there. T.T I'm going to stick with Zoids and stay here where I'm accepted and not completely ignored by everyone. Thank you, everyone, for taking the time to read and review m fics. My love for Kingdom Hearts has been broken, but my love for Zoids has ever been stronger! So as a thank you, I'm updating this fic early! Without further a due, chapter 5- The Spectral Sapphire! (I LOVE how the name of this chappie sounds!!XD)
.:Chapter 5: The Spectral Sapphire:.
Orkari snored softly as he slept, snuggled close against Ambient in the damp cold of the desert night. He began to twitch and mew pitifully as his dream turned into a nightmare.
Orkari watched in horror as his mother, Kai-annai, was killed by a group of soldier that had tried to steal her hatchlings. Orkari and his sister, Okamau, ran as fast as they could back into the cave. They huddled together deep in the cave, trembling with fear. She cried out loudly in fear and shock, and Orkari tried to comfort her, but she was too badly shaken. Footsteps approaching the chamber they were cowering in silenced her, for a soldier had followed them and was looking for them. Orkari pushed her behind a rock, hiding her as the soldier looked in and reached for him. It was too late for Orkari to hide, so he turned and roared as threateningly as a terrified hatchling could. All that came out was a loud squeak, but the sight of his teeth and spines covered body was enough to make the soldier second-guess grabbing him.
With a hiss, Orkari bit his hand, causing him to back up and shout. Orkari took the chance to push his dark-violet sister out and away from the threat. They ran out of the cave and tried to fly away, but Okamau lagged behind and was caught. Orkari turned and bit the soldier, flying around his sister's captor and clawing at him. He dropped Okamau, who quickly spread her yellow-orange wings and flew away, and Orkari started to fly after her, but the soldier grabbed his tail and pulled him down. He shrieked in surprise and clawed at the soldier's hand, but it was no use. Orkari screamed and struggled as he was forced into a cage, and caught a glimpse of Okamau, hovering a few feet away from the soldiers.
"Go Okamau! Or they'll get you, too! Find fahzer! Leave, you can't help me! Save yourself!" he screamed to his sister. She cried sadly back, flying away down the narrow gulch. His mortally wounded grey brother, Ouran, was in the cage with him, but he was on the verge of death. His belly and chest were horribly slashed by one of the human's thin little removable claws, and his eyes were just faintly flickering. Orkari laid down beside him and tried to comfort his failing brother, but he passed only minutes later. The humans put the cage on the ground as they searched another cave for more nests, and left him alone. He tried to unlatch it, but he couldn't.
Suddenly, Okamau appeared and turned the lock, opening the door. She quickly flew up and away, motioning for him to follow. He fired his boosters, but one of the soldiers saw him. He knew if he followed Okamau he would lead them right to her, so he flew off in the opposite direction, leading them away from her so that maybe she could escape and bring back father. He flew back to the cave and landed near his mother. Orkari nudged his mother's snout, but she was dead. He mewed sadly and hid in the same chamber he had with Okamau, and laid behind the same rock. He curled up and whimpered sadly, for his mother and clutch mates were all dead, and he was forever separated from Okamau. He almost wished the soldiers had killed him… for death was better than living alone…
Orkari was shook from his nightmare by a gentle nudge from Ambient.
"Orkari? Orkari, are you alright?" he asked, looking at the trembling hatchling with concern.
"Fahzer…" Orkari whined and hugged Ambient's snout, whimpering in fear and sadness.
"It's okay, little one, you're safe now…" Ambient soothed the frightened hatchling, closing his eyes and purring. Orkari settled down, but he still whined and clung to him. 'Must be the dreams again… this is the fourth time this week he's woken up screaming… poor thing…' Ambient thought, sighing slightly.
"Are… are the mean huemans going to take you away like mama, fahzer?" Orkari whimpered, looking at Ambient with blurry eyes.
"No they won't Orkari, I won't let them do that to you again, I promise…" Ambient whispered, opening his eyes, "Come on, let's get you to bed."
"Okay, fahzer." Orkari answered, crawling up on his adoptive father's snout and curling up. Ambient stood up and walked into the cave, carefully balancing the hatchling on his muzzle. He walked into a small chamber to his right and lowered his head, letting Orkari down. Orkari climbed off and walked over to his 'bed', a pile of soft leaves and a blanket taken from an abandoned building. Yawning loudly, he curled up into a ball on his soft bed and soon was fast asleep.
"Goodnight, Orkari…" Ambient whispered, "I promise I won't let anything happen to you…" Quietly, he walked out and made his way to his own chamber adjacent Orkari's. He laid down on the hard stone and curled up, his red armor making him virtually invisible in the low light of the cavern. Sighing, he too fell into a deep sleep.
Shadow was awoken by a loud crash and a roar of surprise and rage in the main chamber. Raven was also awakened, and he was looking down at him.
"What was that?!" he whispered loudly, probably afraid the Red had returned.
/I don't know. Stay here/ Shadow told him mentally as he got to his feet and looked out the doorway into the dark cavern. He slowly peered around the edge, and saw the form of an Organoid sprawled out on the floor.
"Helkat…" Copper groaned as he pulled his leg out of a hole in the floor.
"Way to go, Copper." Shadow said sarcastically, snickering at his friend.
"Shut-up Shadow and help me up!" Copper hissed at him, his shining green eyes narrowing as he glared at his friend. Shadow laughed and pulled Copper to his feet. That's when he saw his friend was ladened with a large bag.
"Copper? What's with the bag?" Shadow asked, cocking his head as he looked at what his friend was carrying.
"I went to my cave and brought back some medical supplies. Raven's condition is too bad to move him, so instead of moving him there I brought some of the supplies here." Copper answered, dropping the heavy bag to the ground.
"Good idea. We'll get him patched up tomorrow, right now let's let him rest and recover some strength." Shadow said as he turned back into the chamber he had come from. He laid back down where he had been.
"What was it?" Raven asked, looking down at the black Organoid.
/Copper fell/ Shadow chuckled at his friend's clumsiness.
"He fell? He about gave us heart attacks!" Raven couldn't help but laugh at the fact the golden Organoid had tripped and fallen. As if on cue, Copper walked into the chamber, bag in hand.
/You shouldn't be laughing, Raven, I fell because I was weighed down with medical supplies/ Copper said with a hint of mocking in his voice as he set the heavy bag down off in a corner.
"Well, you shouldn't scare Shadow and me like that!" Raven retorted sarcastically.
/I wasn't trying to scare you, I just couldn't help but roar when I fell, it surprised me/ Copper said back, emphasizing the last three words.
"Sure, Copper." Raven said sarcastically, "But why were you carrying supplies?"
/For you. I need to patch you up, and I can't do that without supplies/ Copper replied, motioning to his shoulder and arm.
/But we will do that tomorrow. Right now let's sleep. I'm tired, and I'm sure you are too, Raven/ Shadow said, yawning as he lowered his head back to the floor.
/But first, here Raven, it will get cold tonight/ Copper said, handing Raven a blanket that he had pulled from the bag.
"Thanks Copper." Raven thanked the gold Organoid, taking the blanket from his clawed hand.
/You're welcome/ Copper replied, turning as he walked out into the large center chamber. /You two get some rest. I'll be lookout/ He added, curling up in the middle of the large room and looking out the main entrance. Shadow and Raven were asleep in a matter of minutes, and unfortunately, so was Copper. With him asleep, no one saw the shadow of a little Organoid sneak past him and slip into Raven's chamber...
.:End of Chapter 5:.
AN- (winces) I know this chappie's short, but I wanted to wait leave another cliffhanger!! Sorry, I'm just evil like that!!XD Again, sorry it's so short; I sorta had to force myself to write today. I'm still upset about my Kingdom Hearts fic's failure. I think I may type one last chapter for it, but if no one cares about it I might just let it die. If you've red and reviewed it, thank you and sorry if I disappointed you. I think I'm just going to stay here in the Zoids section, where you guys actually read my beloved fics and accept me. Wow… I sound really depressed. I am in fact, and a review or PM would really help me out. If you want to know my decision about Heart of a Wyvern, see my fic progress section or the news section in my profile. I'll start work on chapter 6 immediately, 'cause I know you want to know who the visitor is. This is now my most-viewed fic, with nearly 130 hits, and also my most-reviewed, with 12 reviews. Kudos to everyone who's red and reviewed this fic! As thanks I'll update on the double!!XD
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