Chapter 14: The victorer
The Aarch academy was lid up. The rescueteam had just returned, bringing with them the two rescued pirates. Tia had been cautious and documented what she had seen in the Technoid controlled area. Dame Simbai had the two pirates brought to her lab for medical treatment. Corso had recovered fast, but Sonny seemed exhausted. They had all seen the strong green light in the camera when Tia showed them the footage she had. They had big problems. Dame Simbai imideatly made contact with Brim Balarius of the flux society. He had arrived at the Academy fast, to see to Sonny, and evaluate the situation. Corso was still freezing, and remained in bed for that reason alone. The cold in the Akillian mountains was enough to break a man if you weren't equipped for a longer stay. And neither he or Sonny had been. Sonny had been wrapped in heating blankets on top of all the other, just to stay warm. He was consious, but physically drained after the energy explotion that had smashed Technoid into the walls. Brim Balarius finished his mental check up on the pirate chief. Clamp and D'Jok stood next to Sonny, who could barely sit up. He was totally drained. Slowly, they lay him back down, and pulled the covers round him. D'Jok took Sonny's hand in his and clenched it hard. «Get some rest Dad, you need to recover your strenght. I'll be here when you come too» whispered D'Jok. He felt a clench back, Sonny was alert enough to respond. Corso looked at them. «What seems to be the problem?» he asked. Brim Balarius looked at them all. «Sonny once again experienced the flux of shiloh to manifest in his body. We can't remove it from him this time, but he will need help to learn how to control it». Dame Simbai watched her screens. She had ran tests on Sonny the minute she learned what had happened. «He's stabile, but very weak» she turned to them and said. Brim Balarius nodded. Clamp seemed to think out loud. «Could the medication Corso and I made for him, play a role in this?». All the eyes in the room turned to look at him. «Was the seed of Shiloh a part of the mix? Even as an insignifficant part?» asked Brim Balarius. Clamp and Corso, wich had just wrapped a blanket around himself, looked at eachother. «It's true» sighed Corso. Clamp agreed. «We did use a small sample of the seed of shiloh, to strenghten Sonny, not for this». Brim Balarius nodded. «The fact remains, the flux that is signifficant to Shiloh, has manifested in Sonny's body again. But I can't remove it». Clamp looked worried. «But, why?». «Sonny had that done once, by Brim Simbra. He was warned that if the flux surfaced again, he had to learn to control it. The question is, can Sonny do that?». D'Jok seemed to be in deep thought. «If anyone can, it's dad»...
Mei sat watch by Sonny's bed. He was sound asleep, wrapped up in blankets. Mei held his hand gently. The door slid open. Mei looked up. It was mr. D'Arish. «You shouldn't be here Sir. He needs to rest» she said in a warning tone. The old man rolled closer. For the first time ever, if one pulled the wanted poster aside, he was able to have a good look at his grandson. No doubt, Sonny was most definately a D'Arish. All his facial features showed just that. Then, D'Jok entered the room. «How is he doing Mei?» he asked. «He's been asleep the whole time D'Jok, whatever caused him to get this drained? I don't understand it. Sonny was always so strong..». D'Jok sat down next to her. «He still is Mei, he just needs to recover». Mr. D'Arish looked at the young expectant father. He was Sonny's mirror image, except from the colour of his hair. «You are most definately your fathers son D'Jok» he said in a calm voice. D'Jok's green eyes looked at him. He took a hold of Sonny's arm. « Granddad, or may I call you that?» asked D'Jok. The old man nodded agreeingly. «For 16 years, I thought i was an orphan. All I knew from my fostermother, Maya, after I put pressure on her, was that my birthmom died when giving birth to me. Of my fahter, there seemed to be no trace, Maya thought he had been killed in the ship that exploded. But, when we were starting to get to the first ever final that we won, we all got sick. We didn't know what this was. Not untill Clamp told us, that it was due to an invention called The Metaflux. We all thought this was his invention, untill Sonny visited us and told us, along with Clamp what had gone down all those years back. I needed to think things through and went by myself. For Sonny, this must have been a perfect timing. He found me in the hallways of this hotel, and we got to speak. This..» D'Jok showed his bracelet to the old man, « was the thing that clued him in». Mei interrupted. «D'Jok, Sonny already knew who you were, remember the interwiew you did with Calleigh, to get Micro- Ice back? We all know micro- Ice saw it, but Sonny told me, so did he. And when he saw that bracelet on your wrist, it changed everything for him, all he had believed, his reason to fight with such a fury against technoid. He knew you were his son D'Jok». D'Jok looked at her. «How do you know this Mei?» he asked gently. Mei looked at him. «Sonny told me D'Jok, when I asked him when he found out». D'Jok nodded. «Then, he followed me in the hotel, didn't he?». Mei nodded. «You were the only one that could answer certain things for him D'Jok, can you blame him?». D'Jok all of a sudden, after all the years that had passed, had a clearer idea on why things had gone down as they had. Another shock just hit D'Jok. He all of a sudden clashed his hands before his eyes. «He was hoping my mother was still alive, wasn't he?» he asked. But before Mei could respond, Sonny's calm voice was heard. «Yes D'Jok, I had raised my hopes, I didn't know how she felt about things today, or of who I had become, all I knew, was that I had been alone for possibly too long when I found you. I hoped we could make it work, as a family» Sonny slowly pushed himself up to a sitting position. D'Jok could see the tears in his hazel eyes as he spoke of this. «Dad..» he leaned forth, and hugged Sonny, hard. Sonny placed his arms around D'Jok in a tight grip. «I'm sorry for this D'Jok..». «Dad, don't be, even if we wished for it. Mom is dead and gone, I never blamed you for that». Sonny looked at him. « I am to blame for it D'Jok». «No Dad, if Technoid had not given chase..». «It wasn't technoid D'Jok, it was general Bleylock». Both father and son clenched fists at the sound of the name. Bleylock had nearly killed Sonny two times, wich truly would have made D'Jok an orphan. But Sonny had made it through, and now, D'Jok knew his mother through the stories told by his father. He knew that he had the best from the both of them. General Bleylock had also at one point kidnaped D'Jok. It had been an experience that left scars in D'Jok and an irrational fear. Sonny had feared this would happen, and had taken precautions. D'Jok had recieved protection from the pirates in total secretsy, and when the pirates were awarded immunity by technoid and Duke Maddox, Sonny used it for whatever it was worth.. He spent time with his son, as much as he could, and had made him the promise that he would never be far if his son happened to need him. To D'Jok, this had been the fullfillment of an old dream, of having a father that cared, and would be there for him. D'Jok didn't mind Mr. D'Arish watching, this was his family, and he had no problems admitting to anyone that the infamous pirate chief was his father. But Sonny noticed the newcomer. He freed himself from D'Jok's hug. «And who may you be Sir?» he asked in a polite manner. Mr. D'Arish sighed. «Who I am by bloodlines, and who you'll see me as, depends on what you've been told, and what you choose to believe in, Sonny». Sonny frowned. This was a strange way of putting things. He looked at his son and Mei. They seemed to accept this man, whoever he was. Sonny leaned backwards. «Dad?» D'Jok looked worried. «I'm fine D'Jok, to asess wheter I should trust you or not, it will take time. I know some, but not all. So, why should I trust you, grandpa?»...
Clamp and Corso were in Clamps lab with Brim Balarius. Clamp brought forth what was left of the mix they had injected Sonny with. «This is the exact mix we gave him. I just hope we didn't harm him in any way with this» said the old man with trembles in his voice. Corso barely said a word, the possibillity that this mix could endanger Sonny, had not occured to him at that point, and it troubled him a great deal. «Master..». Brim Balarius turned his attention to Corso. «yes Corso?». Corso looked down, it felt hard to admit a possible mistake to this being, but he had no choise. «Can you please tell me, will the presence of this flux, the seed of shiloh be of danger to Sonny's safety?», «In some ways, yes Corso». «and is it so that Technoid can track him down by this?», Again, Brim Balarius nodded. Clamp looked at him. «If anyone can tell me in what way Sonny will be tracked down as a result of this flux, I'll create a device to help him block the trail, that should give him a chance to get away». Brim Balarius looked at them both. «It may not be necessary, as Sonny's verdict is coming soon». Corso looked at him. «With Judge Allegi kicked off the case, you can be sure it's someone more «Technoid- friendly». They'll convict him, and when they got him, it's only a matter of time, before they will do something to him that will make Sonny lash out in another enegy explotion. It will kill many, and Sonny would unwillingly become a murderer. I can't sit around and watch that. Sonny is my best friend, I love him like a brother, there is no way I'll allow this to happen to him». Brim Balarius looked at him. «The verdict will fall in three days from now, may the mighty forces of the universe show Sonny mercy»...
The following days, the pirates watched the news vigilantly. Sonny had grown stronger over night and was moving around. Brim Balarius was helping him train to control the untamable flux of the pirates. To find a secure place for Sonny to train, they decided to use the spare holotrainer, where the snowkids had once had their tryouts. Sonny had dressed up in training outfits. But when Aarch offered him an old Akillian team suit, Sonny politely turned it down. «I've got too much respect for the old Akillian team to do that Aarch. I was never good enough to play a team in that league, so, I'll wear the outfit of my own kind» Sonny said with a smile. «Off course Sonny» smiled Aarch. Sonny entered the lockerroom, and put on the suit. When he came out, all that was there, smiled at the sight. The pirates uniform was perfect for Sonny. In his hands, he held the headpiece that went along with it. «I won't be needing this Corso» he said and handed it to his friend. Then, he went into the holotrainer. « Good luck Sonny» said Clamp in the earpiece they had made him wear. Sonny smiled. The holotrainer closed around him...
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Clamp put in a specially designed program for this session. This session was not about football, or tackling a holographic team. This session was about controlling an incontrollable flux. Brim Balarius took the mike to communicate directly with Sonny, as Dame Simbai was monitoring his vitals and Clamp the holotrainer. «Now, what would cause Sonny the most stress to be subjected to meeting?» asked Brim Balarius. The snowkids had different ideas. «A technoidroid?» suggested Micro- Ice. Artie sniggered. «Well, it would be an easy start, but it wouldn't make Sonny break a sweat. He's used to dealing with them» commented Arite. «Duke Maddox then?» Mei suggested. «Nope, Sonny doesn't trust him,but the old grouch is too sat in his habits, Sonny wouldn't really face any test at all, with a confrontation like that» Said Bennet. Then, D'Jok stepped up to the plate. «There is one enemy that would pose a risk to Dad, one he has every reason to hate, the one person that claimed my mothers life, and almost mine». Corso nodded. «Bleylock». Clamp nodded. If there ever was a test that would put the pirate chief to the test with his newfound gift, it would be Bleylock. Aarch agreed, as did Judge Allegi. «Send in general Bleylock, and let's see how this affects Sonny»...
Sonny was preparing mentally for what was to come. Whatever came, he had to control his flux. Make sure no one would get hurt. But to harness the seed of shiloh.. It struck him, from all he had read of it, and what was known, it would be a tremendous task to do. But he had to. He was trying to prepare for what they would throw at him. Sonny knew it would be something that would stress him out. All of a sudden, the pixels in front of him started to form a pattern. Sonny knew they would use the range of a football field, as this holotrainer was built for that, to train teqniques to help him stay calm. All of a sudden, it was clear to him who he was up against in there. « Welcome to hell Sonny» he mumbled...
Dame Simbai saw how things started to climb rapidly on her screeen. «He's not coping» she said. Not before had she said it, an alarm went of. «What is that?» screamed D'Jok. Clamp struggled with the controls for the holotrainer. «I've lost control of the holotrainer, and I can't reach Sonny» he yelled. Helplessly, they all witnessed how a greenish energy surrounded Sonny's body, and vibrated, like it was alive. Sonny was just waiting for General Bleylock's next move...
Build up to show just why the pirates never use their flux, more is coming. Please, give me a rewiew on this.
Should I drop using the seed of Shiloh, or is it usable? Any suggestions?