Hiyas Guys! I'm learning quick the ins and outs of Fanfiction, and it's making me a little giddy ^_^. For one I learned pretty quickly that if you put even a small AN at the top before you start the next chap... for some unspoken reason, more people review! How odd o~o... I've also learned that a lot of people HATE OC stories. (Just deleted mine, for more than one reason (They SSUUCCCKKED). Anywhoo, thanks for reading!
He stared out the window, eyes wide, still screaming bloody murder as the carriage hurtled through the forest at full speed, almost (but not) hitting every tree as it flew past. He yanked and pulled desperately at the broken break, glancing back at the window occasionally to make sure he knew about his imminent destruction by tree impact before it happened. The broken break held fast, not budging more than half a millimeter under his desperate yanks and tugs. As he glanced at the window once again, a quick glint of silver and purple caught his eye off to the side. He dropped the break attempts (as they weren't doing any good anyway), and squinted at the blurred silhouettes in the distance. They were rather quickly growing in size as he flew toward them, and it didn't take much time for him to realize the silhouettes were none other than Aradia and Feferi, jabbing and slashing at each other, a murderous aura almost spewing from their very pores. He leaned forward, watching in horror as Feferi struck over and over, swinging her trident wildly, driving Aradia back. They grew larger still as Aradia slipped, Feferi landing atop her, lifting her trident for the Final Blow. He was almost right next to them when Aradia slammed both her hands into Feferi's chest, pushing upward.
That was about when it got nuclear. Karkat did not have time to shield his eyes or turn away before the explosion reached the carriage, sending the whole vehicle spinning sideways, Karkat slamming into every wall and object possible as Explosion and Inertia battled for control over the carriage and its contents.
He had only lasted for a few seconds before he was knocked unconscious by a sharp blow to the head by who-knows-what. The world grew black around him as he faded away, glad that he didn't have to be conscious for the spinning any longer.
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They looked like a battle baton of fierce warriors, forced into defense as the army 5-fold advanced on their limited numbers. Dave stood in the front, wielding his sword in front of him, his shades glinting red, the muscles in his arm tensing in preparation for the first wave of attacks.
Kanaya and Rose stood on either side of him, sneaking side glances at each other holding their weapons at ready. Rose flicked her wand in her hand, biting her lip in anticipation, forcing the thoughts of "Abscond" to the back of her mind. Kanaya applied her lipstick, almost cutting her head off when the green balm turned into the silver saw. She pulled back, revving her weapon and staring one of the drones straight in the optic lense.
Eridan, for once in his life, looked cool as his own hipster glasses glinted a light purple as he leaned his gun against his shoulder, a wand in his other hand. He growled, his ear fins folding back across his ears. He clacked his teeth together in a menacing snarl, dropping the gun from its resting position to a ready position, pointing it toward the waiting army, his finger flirting lightly with the trigger.
Terezi's walking stick disconnected into three parts, connected by rope, and she held one section in each hand, letting the final end hang loosely toward the ground. She flicked her wrist, and the loose end began to spin. In a matter of moments, she had the last segment spinning at very dangerous speeds. She smiled, allowing her tongue to lull outward for a few seconds, happily tasting the determination of her comrades.
Jade snored behind them, a small pile of drool collecting under her face, watering the moss and grass underneath her.
As if called by an unheard cry, the drones floated forward, their eyes glowing menacingly. Dave was the first to react, bending his knees in preparation to jump on the closest drone's head.
That was about the exact time that Aradia exploded.
The earth shook under the trolls feet as the explosion shook the foundation of the roots below them. Each troll jerked their heads at the same time, in the same direction, just in time to be blinded by the billowing red of the explosion. Moments later, their very own carriage came hurtling into view, spinning through the air.
It flew onward, crashing first into only the heads of the drones closest to its hull. But as Gravity joined the battle of Explosion VS Inertia, the carriage began to tilt downward, taking out more and more robots as it tumbled through the army. Heads, arms, and torsos flew in every direction, slamming into trees, sending debris flying in all directions. The 5 warriors shielded their eyes as bark, metal, and dust flew in their direction.
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"There, see, my motherfucking Tavbro? Hear that shit? That would be Jade working her motherfucking Miracles." Gamzee let his dopey smile spread across his face as he stared at the orange cloud in front of him, his face lit up by the emitted luminescence. Tavros stared with saucer eyes as the orange expanded, swallowing up the forest in front of him. His jaw dropped open, and his awe slowly turned into panic as the fire grew closer and closer to where they sat. He sat up straight, pressing his hands into the dirt, ready to stand and flee. Gamzee lightly touched his hand. "Don't worry, bro. We're far enough away. I got this shit." He smiled, and Tavros relaxed, looking back at the fire. Gamzee was right. It stopped before it reached them, leaving quite a comfortable buffer zone between them and the fire. He only felt a small amount of heat brush against his face before the red slowly dissipated, replaced with the grey smoke it always left behind.
Tavros let out the breath he didn't know he was holding. "Wow... Good thing this forest is...uhh... Humid. Else this place would be really scorching right now."
"S' a motherfucking Miracle." Gamzee replied, yawning.
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She wished she understood what exactly happened when these coincidences occurred. She wished she could say that every moment, every second, every motion was her own planning, her own creation. But she couldn't. She only knew one thing. Aradia had to die at this time. Exactly this time. And if she didn't, all her comrades would perish.
Thus, she was just as shocked to see the clouds above her taint red as Aradia Bot exploded, the explosion curling outward, singing Nepeta's tail. She was just as surprised to see the explosion knock the passing carriage sideways, sending it trapezing into a waiting army of Imperial Drones, flying over them, and through some crazy stroke of luck (or coincidence), sweeping all but 3 heads off the bodies. She felt her own jaw drop as the carriage slammed into a tree, and came to a jeering stop, drone heads falling like snow as each decapitated drone slowly shut down, slumping in a deactivated heap.
Her own body slumped as well as three words slammed into her conscience. She collapsed on the Spider Girl's bead, letting out a sigh of exhaustion and relief.
They are safe.
Those three words rang like soothing bells in her ears as she flopped back, ignoring Vriska's evil laughs and pestering.
They are all safe.
She thought for a moment. That one added word pulled against her mind, and she felt her stomach tighten. It never worked this well. She knew that well enough. There was always something that died when she felt that nagging need. When coincidences occurred all around her, somehow saving herself or Bec, something died. Whether it be a wandering troll or even a lusus, she knew well enough the cost of saving her own skin.
Eye for an eye. Tooth for a tooth. Life for a life.
Jade tried to ignore the biting pain in her stomach, and the riding conscience piercing at her thoughts. Aradia's death counted, didn't it?
Didn't it? Jade couldn't help but laugh wryly at her hopeful attitude. That wasn't how the troll society worked. There were no loopholes. Revenge, death, and hatred ran through the troll's blood. Jade guessed that if she were human like the Jake boy she always pestered, then maybe she might be more lucky, and maybe more happy. But it was the painful truth to her that she was not human, she was not lucky, and she was not as happy as she assumed she should be.
Watching things die had a tendency to do that to you. Take away your happiness (or at least some of it). Jade felt mentally and physically caput as a small tear escaped, rolling down her grey cheek.
Vriska had been poking Jade for the past few minutes, attempting with all her might to get one good "annoy her" in before the time came for them to wake, and for Jade to get back in her "Laughs at everything" mood. It wasn't working very well, and Vriska's verbal and physical jabs became steadily more assaulting as her temper and impatience grew. With a final jab, Vriska looked up at Jade's face just in time to see the tear. She froze up for a second, but then smiled even wider. "Woah. Jade. Who died? You're leaking!" She teased, flicking Jade's face. Jade blinked a few times, and looked up at her, unable to find the humor in just how ironic Vriska's last comment was. She stared at her for a few moments before shaking her head back and forth and smiling at Vriska.
"Oh sorry." She wiped the tear away. "I just have a rather bad premonition."
"Whatever. Can we wake up now? It's boring as fuck here."
"Yeah okay sure!" Jade smiled up at her, attempting to return to her previously happy state. Vriska ignored her as she dropped to the floor, her dream self now asleep. Jade sighed, but quickly followed suit.
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After quite a while, the noise and flying debris died down.
Gravity, Friction, and Very-Heavy-Objects-Slamming-Into-The-Hull-Of-The-Carriage had won against Explosion and Inertia.
The only sound that floated through the air was the quiet ticking of the carriages engine as it cooled down, and the slightly louder snores from Jade. Dave blinked a few times from behind his shades, staring at the utter destruction in front of him. Not a drone was left standing, and only a few were even moving slightly, still attempting to get to the Warriors by dragging the useless hull of their body with the remaining arm they had left.
He quickly dispatched them as the other trolls turned around, wiping the dust from their faces and staring at the destruction. Terezi blinks a few times, sniffing the air.
"Well that was... convenient." She says, licking her lips. Rose nods her head, looking at the destroyed carriage as it tinks and rumbles slightly.
"Karkat and Vriska were in there."
"Hmm. True. We should probably get them out." Kanaya responded, walking over to the carriage and observing the crushed hull. She plastered lipstick all over the metal, breaking it apart and stepping through the debris. She quickly found Vriska, and lifted her from her seat, dragging her into the open. Dave went in next, pulling out Karkat.
"You have to admit though. That wwas rather unclimactic. I wwas expecting a battle of epic proportions. It wwas a slight let dowwn, if you ask me." Eridan shot the gun through a dead hull, leaving a smoldering hole behind him.
Jade and Vriska opened their eyes at the same time, sitting up simultaneously, and staring at the destruction. Vriska sniffed. "Well damnit. Not a robot left to spar with."
"Oh. Looks like you have decided to wake up." Kanaya looked at Vriska, smiling slightly. Vriska stretches, standing.
"Yeah. I was hoping for a little fun with the leftover robots. I was apparently too late. Damnit!" She cursed, putting her hands on her hips.
"Oh don't be so upset! I'm sure we'll have some other time to battle drones!" Jade spoke, rubbing her eyes, smiling slightly. She looked around at each person as they stared at her. "What?"
"How did you sleep through all that? Vriska makes sense, since she was in her capchalogued room, but you were just snoring away. Like some sort of sleeping goddess who can be only awakened when all danger has disappeared. You're like a-"
"Wwell Hell! You got him started again! It took me forevver to get him to shutup last time! Dave! SHUT THE GLUB UP!"
"Fine." Dave fell silent. Rose and Kanaya walked over to Jade.
"You okay?" Rose asked, holding her hand out to Jade. Jade takes it, and Rose helps her stand.
"Uhh. Yes! I'm fine! Thank you!" Jade said. "But who are you, exactally?"
"Rose."
"Ahh. Right. I'm jade!"
"Nice to meet you." She smiles slightly. Jade smiles in return, and turns to Dave. "And you?"
"Dave. As you already heard from our fishy friend. I'm the king of ironic lingos and sick metaphors. I can rap better than-"
"SHUT UP!"
"..." Dave stared at Eridan, and was about to retort with what everyone knew would blast Eridan out of the water and set him straight with Ironic lingo, when another troll came bursting through the brush.
"MREOW! HELP HELP!" Nepeta shouts as she tumbles through the brush, and into the clearing, hopping over the heaps of metal, and screaming the whole way. "It's Feferi! Feferi! She's... Feferi! Help!" She screeches.