"Sir, we found them. They are all dead…" the longcoat said, over the radio. Zero sighed. "I'll be right there…" he said. He clicked off his radio. His forehead was creased in anger. When he had found out that the two princess's were still alive, he knew that they had to be killed immediately. He knew he had to kill them before they killed him.
Especially Julia. He had taken the life of her fiancé, and held her back as the baguns killed her child. He knew Rodney would also be after him, for giving the order for the baguns to kill her dearly beloved. Not only was he worried about the two princess's, but also those that were traveling with them. Wyatt Cain, had imprisoned him in a tin suit, but now that he was free again he knew that Cain would only try to do justice again.
Then there was DG and Azkadellia, along with Cain's son and the alchemist, Glitch. They all were his enemies, and they all would kill him. If they were not to kill him, he would be considered lucky. He approached the two longcoats standing above the four dead ones. The one longcoat handed him the arrows. Zero studied them. They were perfectly carved, the symbol for the Ligark Kingdom showing on the center of the wood. The tips were golden, and the feathers as white as snow.
He snapped them out of anger. "Its them alright…. If we are lucky we will reach them when they get to the spot where their kingdom once stood. Come on, let's move…" Zero said, turning on his heel and walking towards the horses…
The group stopped running and Glitch bent over. "Wow. Can we not do that again?" he asked. "You'll get cramps by doing that…" Rodney spoke up. Glitch sat down on the nearby rock. Aiden took a moment, and laid down on the ground. Rodney crouched down. "Are you okay?" she asked him. "I'm tired, Mommy. Can we rest?" Aiden asked. "For alittle bit Aiden…" Rodney replied. "I'll carry him…" Glitch said, standing up.
"Are you sure? You still haven't caught your breath yet…." Rodney said, looking over at him. Glitch dismissed the thought with a simple hand motion. "Its no problem," he said, lifting up the small boy. Rodney smiled over at him in thanks, and Glitch returned the smile.
Julia turned to look at the two princess's. "Are you both okay?" she asked. They nodded. She looked at Jeb. "What about you?" she asked. He nodded. "I'm good. Thanks…" he said. Julia turned to Cain. "And you?" she asked. "Been better, but there's no time for rest. We have to get moving…" Cain said. Julia held a hand up to Cain's chest. "If your not feeling well, we can take a break…" she said, her eyes lingering on his face.
He looked down at her and sighed. "Trust me. I'll be fine…" he said. Julia took her hand away and shrugged. "Okay then…" she said, turning away. Cain looked at the back of her blonde head, thoughtfully. His hand traveled subconsciously to where she touched him on his chest.
"Alright then. Are we ready?" Julia asked. Everyone nodded. "You're sure you are okay with carrying him?" Rodney asked, turning to Glitch. Glitch smiled. "I told you…its okay…" he said, in a gentle tone. Rodney smiled and turned away. "So how much more time till we get to…" Rodney paused, to look at Julia. Julia shot her a side glance. "Tomorrow Morning…" Julia replied. "How do you guys know the way so well?" Jeb piped up.
"Its not hard when you used to run to Central City all the time growing up…" Rodney replied, looking at him. "Oh…" Jeb said, looking away. His gaze traveled to DG. She smiled simply at him, and he quickly looked away, blushing slightly. "So…where we gonna spend the night. Another cave?" Azkadellia asked. "If we can find one…" Julia replied.
"You guys always do. Cave finders!" Glitch said, stopping to get a better grip on Aiden. He resumed walking shortly after. The group had been walking for a good half hour, if not more.
Julia looked over at Cain. "You've suddenly gone quiet…" she said. Cain's blue eyes looked over at her. "Guess I just don't feel like talking much…" he said. Julia made a face. "Well if you're gonna be that way…" she started. "No… I didn't mean…." He paused to see Julia giving him a teasing smile. He raised an eyebrow. "Okay, what?" he asked.
"So what are you going to do when you get back home?" she asked him. "Probably go back to castle guard again. Why do you ask?" he questioned, looking over at her again. "Not planning on taking anymore 'quests'?" Julia asked, with a small smile. "I think I'll lay off of those for awhile…" he said, a smirk on his face. He looked at the group. "Right guys?" he asked.
"Yea…" Azkadellia, DG, and Jeb replied. Glitch shrugged, and shifted Aiden to his other shoulder. "I don't know. I mean…who knows what other kinds of people we can meet. I mean…we met two amazing people…" Glitch said about both, but looking at Rodney. Rodney smiled, but raised an eyebrow. "We weren't so amazing at first sight now were we?" she asked.
Glitch smiled. "No I wouldn't say you were 'amazing' in the fact of being nice and opening up to us. But you were a pretty amazing fighter…" Glitch said. Aiden buried his face in Glitch's shoulder. Rodney laughed slightly.
Julia looked at Cain. "Well, you know. If one of your…. 'quests'…" she paused to smile, which he returned. "Gets you near our cave, feel free to stop by…" she said. Cain tilted his head. "You're going back?" he asked. "I don't think we have much of a choice…" Rodney spoke up. "No, we love you guys…" Azkadellia said, and DG nodded in agreement.
"Wait! You guys can't leave us…" Glitch said, sad eyes looking over at Rodney. Rodney had to pull her gaze away from his puppy dog eyes. "Again, we don't have much of a choice…" she repeated. "You guys can live with us!" DG spoke up. Glitch's eyes lit up again. "Yea! Then we can…oh… I don't know. But it would be fun…" Glitch said. Rodney smiled at the ground at the child-like spirit.
"Cain, wouldn't that be great?" Glitch asked, looking over at him. Cain's eyes met Glitch's. He nodded. "It would be nice…" he said. He looked at Julia. "Would you live in the castle with all of us?" he asked her. She just stared at him for a second, and then she smiled. "Would I?" she teased. Aiden lifted his head. "You mean I could live with Mr. Cowboy and Mr. Zipper forever?" he asked.
Glitch chuckled slightly. "You could, Aiden…" he said. Aiden smiled. "Yay…" he said. He looked at Glitch. "Can I get down, Mr. Zipper?" he asked. "Sure Aiden…" Glitch said, gently lowering Aiden to the ground. Aiden picked up a stick and began pretending it was a toy sword. Glitch began to rub his arms. "You okay?" Rodney asked. "Yea…" Glitch said, with a nod.
Aiden paused. "What's that?" he asked, pointing his stick forward. The group looked up. "Looks like some kind of…fog…." DG said. Cain shrugged. "We can use it as cover for the longcoats. Besides, it would take longer to try to walk around it…" he said. Julia nodded. "Let's go…" she said. The group slowly began to walk into the fog.