Chapter 8

"Holland," Talho called, "There's been reports of a boy and girl with wings traveling together to Gianas." "Do you think its Renton and Eureka?" Holland questioned. "Bakka, of course it's them!" Talho scolded. Holland smirked, "Alright, Moondoggie, set course for Gianas!" Moondoggie pulled down on the wheel, causing the Gekko-Go ship to ascend. "Y-Yes sir!" The ship picked up speed and soon the ground became small and blurred. Holland signaled Hap over, "Prepare the weapons, there might be some trouble." Hap nodded and turned, "You know that the LFO's aren't prepared for fighting yet." Holland rubbed his temples, "I know that." Gidget announced to the crew, "We are now one mile away. What…?" She began tapping the screen. "Um, trapar levels appear to be very unstable and low..." The ship rocked suddenly causing everyone to fall. Hap regained his balanced and looked over to Holland. "What happened?" Holland cursed, "Damn it, the trapar is unstable here, probably because of the Scrab Coral breaking up about a month ago." Talho gritted her teeth, "Moondoggie! Lower the ship! Hurry!"

"But-"
"JUST DO IT!"

Everyone braced themselves as the ship rocked back and forth while descending. The landing was not as smooth as Moondoggie wanted. The Gekko-Go bounced and skidded from the impact and created chaos on the ship. All the crewmembers screamed as the ship skid to a stop. "Whew…" Holland sighed and swiped off the sweat on his forehead. "Matthieu, Hilda, and Hap come with me town." He walked to Matthieu and Hilda and handed them pistols. "Use them only when necessary. You two will go together in the blue LFO. All our LFO's are in no condition to fight so try to avoid battles." Holland walked up to Hap who was cocking his SMG. Holland grabbed the automatic gun and placed a pistol in Hap's hands. "SMGs will blow our cover. Remember the message from Jurgens? There are groups out there that are still a potential danger to us. Anyways, you'll be going with me in the orange LFO." He turned to the rest of the crew, "Alright, the rest of you watch the ship and wait for us to get back! Talho, you're in command while I'm gone." Talho smirked, "Gotcha, just come back in one piece!" The hatch of the ship lowered as two LFOs sped out, their wheels throwing up clouds of dust as they headed towards the city.

Within two minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the city. The city was smashed up and had obvious signs of poverty. "What the hell? The city was never like this before." Matthieu whispered. Holland's face appeared on his LFO monitor, "It was one of the cities that had a tower that was destroyed. Anyways, we are looking for Renton and Eureka. You and Hilda cover the West side. Hap and I will cover the East side. By the way, park your LFOs somewhere because walking through town them will cause some problems." They parked their LFOs and continued into the city on foot.

Renton walked into Gianas. "Eureka! Eureka! EUREKA!" He yelled as he ran around the town. A familiar voice caught his attention. "Hey Renton." Holland called. "Hey kid, how are you?" Hap said. "Fine." Renton said in a low voice. Holland looked around, "Where's Eureka?" Renton's eyes met Holland's.

"She's not here! She was taken away by some people!"

"What!? Who did this?"

"How should I know!?"

Holland sighed; He knew something was happening. "Could this be the doings of my brother?" He thought to himself. "Hap," Holland called, "Tell the crew what's happen. Ask Woz to search for a location where there has been activity recently." They all sat down on the curb, Renton was still unhappy. He began to talk in a low voice. "After all we have been through… Why!?"

In a firm voice, Holland reassured him, "Renton, get a grip. We're gonna go rescue her and we can't do that if you're like this." Renton looked up, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. Holland sighed and handed Renton a Glock18, "Here, use it only when necessary." Woz's voice called out of the walkie-talkie in Holland's hands, "Found the location, it's just North of you, a quarter mile way. It's in some kind of old underground apartment." Holland smiled and called Matthieu and Hilda, "We found them, and I'm sending the coordinates over to you. Position yourself at the entrance of the building. Also, prepare your weapons." The five arrived at the entrance of the building. At first glance, the building did appear old and not in use, but after close inspection, it was obvious that it's been under recent activities.

Hap pulled on the door handle. "It's not opening." Holland walked up to the door and began kicking it. It crashed down with a loud boom. "Now it is." Holland smirked at his handiwork. Suddenly a blaring beep rang throughout the building. "Damn it! Hilda and Matthieu guard this entrance, Hap and Renton follow me!" Everyone had a look of bewilderment on their faces. Holland, Hap, and Renton ran in the building. Soon after running in, Hap, Holland, and Renton heard gunfire outside. They ran into a group of three surprised guardsmen. Within three seconds, they were all dead, each with a bullet through their head by Holland. Being the ace of the SOFs, Holland took down the guards with little resistance. The three turned a corner, barely dodging a hail of lead. "Damn, there must be 10 guys down there!" Holland cursed, "Renton, continue on and get Eureka! Hap and I will handle things here!" Renton ran on, yelling over his shoulder, "I'll be back with Eureka!" Renton ran down the hallway, he could hear Holland firing he pistol. "Eureka! EUREKA! Where are you!?!" He called out as he ran. He skidded to a stop at a door and yanked it open. "Eureka!" He gasped, ran up to her, grabbed her shoulders and shook lightly. She was tied to a chain, which was connected to the wall. Renton pulled but it would not budge. He flipped out Holland's pistol, pulled the trigger and blew the chains off. "Eureka, I'm here!" Her body was limp in his hands and no reply came from her. "Eureka!?" He hugged her; she was not warm as she was before. Instead, she was cold and clammy. She was still breathing but faintly. "Renton…" She whispered faintly. "Hang on, Eureka. We're going to get you out of this dreadful place." Renton gently put her onto his back. Something was wrong though; the gunfire had stopped.