AN: HERRO! did anybody miss me? ;D in the next chapter, i will be introducing some of the new characters! yay! :D also- i wanna mention this now- thank you everyone who is reading my story. it really means alot to me that you take the time out of your day to read my story- thanks again! o, ya, one more thing! whoever is my 30th reviewer- I WILL WRITE YOU A ONE-SHOT! alright, enough of my annoying babbling- HERE IS CHAPTER 12! :D
"Is everyone ready?" Poison said. I gulped but hesitantly nodded; it was time to do it now and do it loud. "Good. Kobra, you send a transmission to Dr. D telling him our position so he can do a broadcast about reinforcement. Street and Ghoul, go make sure all the rayguns and other weapons are ready. Everyone else, wait for the transmission."
I stayed put in the passenger seat of our car. Previously, Street had driven majority of the time, just until Poison got a hold of using the new controls of the car- he finally did. Right now, Poison has pulled us off the trail at the end of Zone 1 and the beginning of Route Guano. Poison climbed into the driver's seat next to me, never taking his eyes off me. I began to fidget anxiously beneath his gaze. "Hey, Rose?" he said, breaking the awkward silence that had formed.
"Yes?" "Look- I'm not sure how to say this, but, I need to. I may never get a chance like this again. Rose, I-I think I'm in love with…you." He said, struggling with his words. I stared at him and felt tears form and spill from my violet eyes.
"Rose? Oh my gosh- you're crying! I'm so sorry, I thought you felt the same way. God, I'm so sor-" but he didn't get to finish his sentence- I didn't let him.
I threw my arms around his neck and crashed my lips onto his; it was the most blissful moment of my life. He pulled me closer and kissed me back, but pulled away when the radio began to emit static. I turned up the volume and leaned my head onto Poison's shoulder, waiting to hear Dr. D's voice. Poison kissed the top of my head and pulled me closer. I looked up at him and saw that he was already staring at me, a twinkle in his gorgeous hazel eyes.
"Killjoys- it's time." The transmission began, "We're gonna get rid of Better Living- for good. Head out to Battery City; I hope you're ready for a firefight. This might be the last broadcast from us out here. This is Dr. Deathdefying- signing off." Then the transmission ended.
I turned off the radio for possibly the final time and turned around to see everyone gathered around the car, all looking rather depressed; C.C. wiped her glistening eyes on her leather jacket's sleeve. "I just want to say," Poison said, "that I'm glad I met you all. We're like a family- we stick together. And it's an honor to fight beside you." It wasn't much of a speech, but it was enough to make tears flood my eyes.
"Let's go." Poison said again. And with that, we climbed into the car and took off.
"We could leave this world,
leave it all behind.
We can steal this car
if your folks don't mind.
We could live forever
if you've got the time."
-Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back
"Jet- be careful! You don't have to do that! We have the weapons on the car now!" I shrieked. Jet was leaning out of the car window, firing at dracs that had been pursuing us all over Route Guano. "I got it- this is good practice anyways!" he yelled back.
I rolled my eyes but was still worried about Jet. Poison slipped his arm around my waist and gave me a peck on the cheek; this calmed me down a little. I looked in the rearview mirror and saw Jet had managed to get most of the dracs off out tail, only one remained. I breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in my seat, letting my mind wander. I can't believe Poison said he loves me- "AHHHH! FUCK!" Jet screamed, interrupting my thoughts.
I turned around to see why he was screaming- my mouth dropped open. Jet had his hand over his right eye, blood flowing from beneath it. C.C. looked at his injury before demanding Poison to stop the car. He screeched it to a halt and C.C. burst out and threw open the trunk, returning with the first aid kit and an eye-patch. She had Ghoul help her drag Jet out of the car, and began working to help him.
Poison asked Kobra, who was sitting next to Jet, what happened. Kobra explained that the drac Jet was fighting off had taken him by surprise because he began firing with two guns. Jet didn't have enough time to dodge both laser beams, and he got hit- in the eye. Poison has a look of remorse clear on his face, but it also revealed a feeling he had been hiding for far too long: pain. I watched as Poison stumbled away from his brother without another word.
I started to go after him, but decided to tell Kobra something first: "Tell Dr. D what happened and keep watch to make sure we're not hit by another drac attack." He nodded and I ran off to catch up with Poison. He hadn't managed to get very far, but he didn't look like himself. He looked…sad. "Poison, wait up!" I called to him. He didn't respond but did stop.
"What's wrong?" I asked, entwining our fingers and pulling him closer to me. Poison looked up, his eyes shiny from tears. "It's my fault." He said. I stared at him strangely, "What's your fault? You haven't done anything wrong. If anything, you've made my life better than it's ever been." I said with a warm smile.
He smiled back, but soon his frown returned. "Thank you. But everything bad that's happened is because of me. I was the one who let Missile Kid get taken. I was the one who took us all out on this obviously too dangerous mission. And it's my fault that Jet Star is now blind!" he exclaimed, bursting out into even more tears.
I shook my head and pulled him into a hug, whispering into his ear: "Nothing's your fault, hun. Everything that's happened- happened for a reason. I love you." He smiled and pulled away from the embrace, instead wrapping his arms around the small of my back and pulling me even closer to him. He bent his head down and our lips connected once again, moving in sync; I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him even more into the kiss.
"Umm…" I heard a nervous voice behind us. Without breaking the kiss, we turned to see who it was- Kobra Kid. "Ok, umm, eww… I don't want to see my brother doing…that… Can you guys do that in private, please?" Poison and I pulled apart and stared blankly at Kobra. Poison leaned down and kissed me once more; Kobra grimaced.
"Get a room!" he exclaimed, storming off. Poison and I pulled apart again and burst out laughing hysterically. "Thank you, Rose." Poison said once we calmed down. "Anytime, Poison." "Still- thanks. The only hope for me is you, Rose." He said with a wink.
I blushed and he grabbed my hand, walking back to the others. Jet was passed out on the ground when we got there; C.C.'s hands were covered with his blood. He was wearing an eye-patch and I asked her why. "Because it keeps the gauze in place. Besides, I think he looks kinda cool like that!" she said jokingly.
I laughed, "Hey, Ghoul! Maybe you should get an eye patch, too!" I said before bursting out laughing; everyone else laughed along as well. "Hey, Kobra Kid; anybody there?" Dr. D's voice suddenly emerged. Kobra stuck his hand in his red leather jacket's pocket and produced the transmitter.
"Yeah, we're here Dr. D." "How bad is Jet?" "He's passed out on the ground right now. C.C. patched him up, you should talk to her." Kobra handed C.C. the transmitter, "I put gauze over his eye after getting the bleeding to stop.
"We didn't have and surgical tape so I had to put an eye-patch on him to get the gauze to hold and stay in place. It's likely he'll never see out of the eye again…" she said gloomily. Everyone's previously joyful moods were shattered and morphed into sadness. "When he wakes up, make sure he gets some painkillers- he's gonna need 'em. Good luck, killjoys." And with that, the transmission disconnected.
"Looks like we're gonna be here for a while. Let's start setting up camp; but don't take too long- we're leaving as soon as Jet's good to go." Poison said. I walked over to Jet's still body and felt a solemn tear slide down my cheek; he was extremely pale because of all the blood he had lost. I wiped away the tear and walked to the car, pulling out as many of the items we would need as I could carry. After setting down the items, I began to wonder how Missile would react to seeing Jet like this.
Wait- would she be able to see Jet again? Would any of us be able to see her again? 'Don't think like that! You have to stay strong- for Poison and for Missile.' I thought, 'We can do this; we are killjoys.'
Just then the sound of a motorcycle came from the horizon. I pulled my raygun out of its holster and looked towards the sound, waiting for it to come into view. A girl sat on a red motorcycle and waved at us. I relaxed and put my gun away: I guess reinforcement is coming sooner than we expected.