Here is the next Chapter…Please enjoy guys.

Literally Out Of This World

crystal-mist

Chapter 8

Ready For A Suicide Mission

The Helicopter arrived just as Masquerade said that it would and Alice boarded it quietly. It took off and gained height.

As it reached very high up it morphed into a spaceship and headed in the direction of a mother ship.

Inside the mother ship, a guard came and led Alice to Masquerade.

Alice continued without a word of protest.

A door opened and there he stood. "Welcome…little sister." He greeted with a smirk.

Alice's eyes shone bright with hatred. "You deceitful jerk."

"We'll save that for later Alice…I am glad to see that you have surrendered…So smart of you."

"Where is he?" she asked, her voice tinted with anger.

"Oh…you mean your little crush? Right this way." said the blonde commander as he opened a door or Alice. "I will give you some time alone with him. Take it as graciousness on my part. Enjoy."

Alice went in the room and gasped as her eyes fell on Shun's unconscious figure. She rushed towards him and knelt down beside him. His body was filled with cuts and bruises. Alice's eyes also fell on a whip laying on the ground; a whip that was possibly used to inflict pain on the one she loved.

She tenderly cupped his face in her hands as tears ran down her cheeks.

"I am so sorry." She muttered.

She gently brushed some hair out of his face. He coughed a little and then his eyes slowly fluttered open.

He smiled at Alice and muttered. "Even in my dreams you are so clear and vivid to me."

She stroked his cheek and whispered. "This is no dream Shun."

His honey coloured orbs widened. "No, then that means…You came back to…to."

She held her finger to his lips. "Say no more."

Tears rolled down her cheeks as she gazed at Shun's weak figure. She slowly pressed her lips to his and kissed him. She could taste his blood. Shun was kneeling down, his arms were tied up on either side and his body was aching. Yet, he was happy. He kissed back with all his passion.

She then parted. "I am so sorry Shun….Please take care of yourself…I love you."

"But Alice, what do you mean."

She touched his face. "This is goodbye." She said before standing up and leaving.

He was speechless. "Alice don't leave me…" he shouted; all in vain.

She reached where Masquerade was.

"Okay, so now that I have come…Let him go." She ordered.

"Alright little sis, you don't have to bite my head off."

"I wish that I could chop your head off." She responded. "But I knew that you would only send a hologram of yourself to face me… too ashamed are we?" she asked.

"I'll pretend that I did not hear that. I'll drop your boy-friend back in Japan…Happy?"

She did not answer…

"Please take a seat." Masquerade offered.

She knew very well what would happen when she did… Shun was dropped back in Japan; in his grand-father's house. Poor gramps was petrified when he saw Shun at the doorstep in such a bad condition. Shun was immediately rushed to a hospital.

Alice sat down on the chair and immediately a set of chains bound her so that she could not escape.

She closed her eyes, accepting her fate.

Over the next few weeks Alice was made guinea-pig to a number of weird experiments. Most of the time she was horribly shocked and at others she was suspended in liquids and she was unconscious. Her body was sore all over, the endless experiments were taking their toll on her.

Almost everyday they tried to pry the Eutonia crystal off of her neck. The crystal was very deeply embedded in her skin and it had tapped into her essential life processes and was entwined with her very life force.

Shun was slowly recovering, but not fast enough. He had taken a very bad emotional beating when Alice had left.

"Alice…where are you….Why did you leave me if you loved me?" he would mutter to himself, hoping that the Neptunian would somehow hear his calls.

Alice was back in Neptune by now. She was enclosed in a secluded location. She was next to unconscious. She was glad that she was back in Neptune.

In Neptune, she could send out telepathic messages.

"William….William can you hear me?" she concentrated her entire mind on this task.

"Alice?" she smiled slightly as she heard William's voice.

"I am back in Neptune….I am in the Apocalypse Knights' headquarters…I have been captured."

"What? No….."

"I am sorry….Commence Plan F…the final chance for our survival."

"Alice…you mean you….are going to…..to…self-destruct?"

"Hm…exactly… As soon as I am in contact with my brother I will activate the self-destruct sequence."

"But Alice….there should be another choice."

"No William….This is it for me. And I have come to accept it." She smiled it, "Besides, I have experienced all the emotions you told me of….Happiness, Joy, Contentment, uncertainty, wonder, and even a little bonus."

"What's that?" questioned William, suddenly surprised by Alice's happy voice.

"Love…." She answered. "I fell in love…And it was the most amazing feeling ever… This is goodbye William."

"Alice wait…" before he could complete she cut him off; but not before he took a little look at her memory.

"Shun Kazami? Well, he is our only chance." said William to himself as he made preparations and headed in the direction of the Earth.

William contacted Shun and told him of all Alice was planning. "No….no..no…no." Shun couldn't believe his ears.

"Well…you are the only one who can make her re-consider…Come with me to Neptune…Please, I beg of you."

Shun nodded.

William smiled. "Thank you…And as for your injuries I can help you recover by the time we reach Neptune."

Shun nodded and allowed himself to be carried into the space-craft.

"Alice….You had better not die before I reach there…." thought Shun to himself as he put on some gear that William had asked him to.

"Okay…Judging from your injuries, you will be out cold for about 3 days. After that it is go time…Do you get me Shun?"

"Yes I do….I thank you for this opportunity to save the one I love William." said Shun bowing.

William made some minor adjustments and Shun's eyes became heavier until they were consumed by deep slumber.

"Alice….Please Wait for me." He thought desperately before loosing consciousness.

End of Chapter 8… So how was this chapter? Is it just me, or are people starting to loose interest in this story? I wonder… It is probably because it is Sci-fi genre and there is next to no Sci-fi in this story….

I dunno. So please, to help me tell me what exactly is wrong with this story okay?

You know what I mean…Like some minor or major set-backs….I really need to know in order to improve this further.