Authors Notes: Last chapter for this part. Part 3: Gold Fields will be out next week Sunday as usual. Theirs five chapters to it.
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Between Sea and Sky
Fragmented Code
Chapter 14
Never
Zareth looked from one person to the next. Slightly confused by what was going on. But luckily he didn't really have to know. All he knew was Cryptor, and Mindroid were coming after them. His Inky and Danny where on the other side of them. He needed to get to them.
"How about this Zareth? I'm in a good mood tonight. So I'll let you choose. Inky…" Zareth watched as Inky fell to the floor with a gross splat. Gaya stood over her. A spear in hand. Her foot raising up resting on the suitcase. "Or your Danny."
Zareth watched the nindroids circling him.
'This is bad.' Zane whispered
'Zman...Danny would kill us all if we chose her over Inky.' Zareth knew that. It was a no brainer and it hurt.
Dodging to the left moving away from Cryptors attack kneeing him in the stomach bringing his fist down on the back of his neck. Mindroid jumped up latching onto Zareths back punching at him.
"Give me back my baby!" Zareth yelled throwing Mindroid over his shoulder. He went right through Gaya. So that means she was a lot like the overlord when he first existed.
"You know these two weren't always working for me. When Cryptor was in that sorry state on Captain Vans ship I got to him there. Just a little virus that grew and festered. He himself spread the virus into Mindroid there. Slowly but surely he became mine too. Both corrupt and once again working for the Overlord." She ran her fingers over Cryptor who leaned into her touch.
"Danny...wouldn't be to happy about this." Zareth spat the oil and blood from his mouth.
"Oh and whys that?"
"They are our brothers." River said from the door. Her eyes bronzed with anger.
"Oh look...one of the rogue hornets."
"I am not a hornet. Neither was Danny. We are angels. One of the original six. I am River, and you have my sister and her offspring."
"Offspring!" Gaya yelled. "This is just an excuse obtained by one of my puppets!"
"Puppets…" River smiled and looked around at her mother who was hiding behind a door. She took a deep breath and shook her head. "I can not stop you. But I can insure they get away." River said. Zareth looked up at River who looked at Zareth apologetically.
"She loves you three so much. I can feel in through the connection." Zareth realized what was going on...all to late. With a bright flash. "I could feel her laughing." River whispered. It was the last thing he heard. He woke up with Inky, and Danny in a box car going someplace else. Without any idea as to how he even got there. He reached over touching Inkys forehead. There was a bit of a fever there. He reached over to open the suitcase. Danny lay there as she normally did. Quiet. Peaceful looking but her eyes were slightly opened. Zareth sat up and touched her face.
"You were scared...weren't you?" He said smiling. "Its okay babe. Your brothers here." He said kissing her forehead. "Everythings alright."
With a loud pop both nindroid and human sat there. Back to back.
"Hey Zane?" Dareth asked. Zane turned his head a little.
"You okay with this choice? I know you miss Pixal."
"She knows we're alright. I send her progress reports." Zane reached over running his fingers over Inkys tired face. Her eyes were sunk in and her breathing came in slow hiccups. "For right now...Inkys my main priority. Pixal has inquired on her desire to perhaps have children." He said. This was music to Dareths ears.
"Good luck man...they're a blessing...and a curse. Specially teenagers." He said and leaned back again. "Guh...I could kill for a puffy potsticker."
"You would." Zane chuckled.
"Just what did she do anyways?"
"EMP...knocked me out cold and in doing so knocked out Zareth and any nindroid around. Luckily those black boxes the CPUs were in...were shielded with lead."
"You okay?"
"No lasting damage. But River...she's gone."
"Gone…" Dareth took a deep breath and ran his fingers over the suitcase. "She knew you'd be okay. Lead lined. Midnights idea. She's sm…" Dareth fell sideways and started to snore lightly. Zane smiled down at him.
"Humans…"