We've reached a climatic chapter of Kacey's journey. I tried my best to make it a memorable one. I would like to thank all of you for going for the ride. There will be only a couple of more chapters after this one as we bring My Beautiful Rising Star to a close. But do not fret, Kacey's journey will continue at the end of this story.
Author's notes: italics denote comlink chatter, '...' denote bond chatter
Now, I normally don't do this for my action or angst fics. I reserve using song lyrics for my love stories only and will be doing so for the love story with Kacey and Bee. But when I heard this song I had to post the chorus lyrics of the song. They just screamed Kacey for this climatic chapter. So lets ROCK!!!
Kaceystar versus Venom
"Because when I arrive, I…I bring the fire. Make you come alive. I can take you higher. What this is, forgot? I must now remind you. Let it Rock, Let it Rock, Let it Rock." - Let It Rock by Kevin Rudolf & Lil Wayne
Kaceystar
I had a feeling I wasn't going to be able to lose Venom and Starscream this time. Starscream I could out fly. He was fast but not as fast as me. But Venom, he was surprisingly fast! So instead of cloaking and hiding like I did last time, I just turned on the speed which actually used less energy than my cloaking system. Besides, I was getting warnings from the power-link with Roller that I was drawing too much energy too quickly from him and needed to slow it down.
Of course, conserving energy wasn't that easy with two fast flying Decepticons on my aft! But no way in pit was I going to let them capture me! I'd rather die than be taken prisoner again.
After transforming into my jet mode I flew for the deck, blasting over the rocky terrain below. It was all I could think to do at the moment while I tried to come up with a plan. I had to lift a wing up every now and then to avoid slamming into some of the larger rocks that protruded up from the surface.
My sensors were locked on the two rapidly approaching 'Cons. Frag, my energy levels were nowhere near the level they should be enabling me to out run even Starscream right now. At this point, my options were very limited because of my energy levels. My weapons systems were out, except for my swords. I couldn't fly much longer before my thrusters became inoperable.
"Rema, this is Kacey. Come in please."
"Is the battle over?"
"No it's not. Soon I suspect. However, if you do not hear from me by the time this battle is over than you are to deliver the sparkling to my father or to Prowl. Either one of them will know what to do with my little cousin."
"We understand. It will be done. Take care young Kaceystar."
"I'm working on it. Kacey out."
I checked on Starscream and Venom's position behind me. They were getting closer by the astrosecond…too close.
"Come on Kacey…think!" I said to myself.
"I'm going to get you Kaceystar if it's the last thing I do!" Starscream shouted from behind me, interrupting my thoughts.
He fired at me but I easily lifted up and rolled several times avoiding the plasma shots.
"With aim like that I don't have to worry about a thing from an ancient rust bucket like yourself! Open your optics next time, you might actually hit something."
"I'm going to rip both your arms off this time you piece of slag!"
I heard a roar behind me but not from Starscream.
"WHAT THE FRAG ARE YOU DOING, VENOM?!"
Starscream's words were quickly followed by a scream and then I heard him crash. My sensors confirmed it too. Venom drove Starscream into the ground! I wasted no time and pulled away as fast as I could.
'Now it's just between you and me, cousin,' he said coldly over our bond.
My spark quivered. The feeling reminded me too much of Megatron's callousness.
"Give me a little more power Roller!"
"We're already at maximum power transfer. I cannot give you more. My programming will not allow me to bypass the energy out put."
"Yes you can. Execute subroutine one, four, delta, nine, eight, zero and then override."
An astrosecond later I felt an energy surge and shot forward.
"I do not know how long I can keep this up, Kacey."
"Just do it as long as you can. Warn me before you have to lower your output."
'Do you think you can out fly me, femme?' Venom laughed over our bond.
'Shall we test that?' I countered as my sensors detected a deep canyon up ahead.
I pushed on as fast as I could, daring to get even closer to the ground. Sand blew up behind me in my wake, as was intended. Hopefully it pelted that fragger and stung him a bit. At this point, I needed every advantage I could get over him.
"Kacey, there is a big drop three hundred meters ahead."
"I know Roller. Don't be a backseat driver. I need to concentrate if we're going to get out of this alive."
"My apologies. Shutting up now."
"COME ON!" I growled at my thrusters when my sensors indicated that Venom was gaining on me.
Less than thirty meters from me now.
It was clear in a flat out sprint he was faster than me. Of course, I probably could go faster if I was at optimum energy levels. But I wasn't. So, my only hope was that he couldn't maneuver as well as me with those big wings of his.
Twenty meters behind me.
I hugged the ground closer than before knowing if he wanted to grab hold of me he would have to do so as well. I was so low now that I could feel the heat off the sand as I rose up and lifted, slipping rapidly over the undulating dunes below me.
Forty-five meters to the drop off according to my sensors. And Venom was…oh slag!
"You're mine now!" he shouted.
"ROLLER!"
I felt an energy surge through my systems and lurched forward. Venom's claw scrapped my left wing just as I pulled away. I flinched causing my wing to dip and scrape the ground. It fraggin stung but luckily it didn't slow me down and I was able to maintain control.
"HANG ON ROLLER!" I shouted over our private comlink as I went totally vertical over the edge.
As planned, Venom followed me.
"The canyon zig zags and is ideal for you and what Wheeljack calls your crazy flying capabilities."
"My thoughts exactly," I responded.
"There is more room to the south, less chance of you injuring yourself or me with you."
"I was thinking of heading northwest."
"Why? The canyon narrows in the direction."
"Precisely. It narrows. I'm confident I can slip between the crevices. My cousin will not. Trust me, my friend," I said as the rocky ground at the base of the canyon was rapidly getting closer.
"I have no choice," he responded, making me laugh.
I pushed it as hard as I could then at the last possible moment I pulled up, veering northwest. My thrusters blasted the rocks and sand spraying them up in the air. As a result I heard Venom cry out.
It worked!
He slowed down to avoid slamming into the ground. The thunderous boom of my thrusters barely drowned out his angry roar as each echoed through the canyon. Once again Venom did as I assumed he would. He picked up his pursuit and came after me.
Zig zag was…an understatement!
I was constantly twisting, rolling, or banking as I sped through the canyon. But I was right about Venom not being agile enough to maneuver. He was still going fast but wasn't gaining on me. In fact, I was pulling away from him.
"Whoa!" I yelped when my wing scraped the rocky wall.
I'd barely turned sideways just in time to slip into a narrow passage. I was starting to get a little nervous for the passage way seemed to be shrinking. My vertical stabilizer was mere inches from the wall as was the underbelly of my fuselage!
"This is going to be close!" I exclaimed when my sensors detected an opening just up ahead. My spark was pumping so fast but not from fear, from pure excitement. "WOOOHOOO!"
I slipped out from the crack without so much as a tiny scratch and spun on my axis multiple times!
"Do not do that again!" Roller yelled at me. "If I had a spark I would have died from a spark attack!"
I laughed wildly at my friend, "Oh, come on that was awesome!"
The fun was over an astrosecond later. My sensors suddenly sounded the impact alarm. A vertical cliff face was directly a head of me when I made a sharp turn.
"Oh slag! Hang on!" I screamed and pulled up as hard as I could.
Only I didn't have the kind of power required to pull the maneuver off successfully. But I was fragging close. Still, it hurt like the pit when the nose of my jet form smacked into the top of the cliff. The impact hurtled me through the air. I slammed hard on the ground and bounced twice before transforming. That wasn't any better and I ended up skidding across the dirt and rocks on me front side before finally coming to a stop.
"What was that?" Roller quipped, as I coughed and got to my feet. "That didn't seem too awesome to me!"
"I know…it didn't feel so awesome either," I grimaced, trying to regain my senses.
"Kacey look out!"
I turned but didn't have a chance to react.
"Who's the ancient rust bucket now?!" Starscream cackled just as he flew at me, lifting me off the ground. "And what I see with my optics is one beautiful femme!"
"Take a picture it lasts longer!" I bark, spitting lubricant into his optics.
He released me and I wasted no time transforming. I blasted off burning his faceplates with my thrusters. His battle shout was reverberating.
Oh, it was on now!
Venom
"OW!" I yelled when my wings clipped the narrowing canyon walls for about the fifth time. "Enough of this slag!"
I slowed down to a stop and looked up. When my optics spotted an opening large enough for me, I went for it and shot up out of the canyon. The femme had already gotten far from me according to my sensors. I also spotted that aft far a head of me too closing in on Kaceystar's energy signature.
"You won't have her Starscream," I growled to no one, flying off towards them. "I'm taking her myself then my father will have no choice but to favor me most!"
This was my day after all. My first time in battle. My first real chance to establish myself as a true Decepticon warrior. Not to mention it was a wonderful opportunity to make my mother proud of me. She promised me one day I would make her proud. Well today's that day.
"Too bad you're an Autobot, femme. You have moves better than Starscream," I said watching as she out maneuvered my fellow 'Con with sheer grace and style in the air.
She easily veered off and spun avoiding Starscream's weapons fire. I could even hear him growling with irritation as I was getting closer to them. He didn't even singe her! Then I saw something…well, I had to say was beautiful. Something only a true flyer could appreciate. And a move I'd never seen before.
Kaceystar hit her brakes. The very action caused her to gracefully float up. As this occurred, she started transforming. I was much closer now and could see her hand change into her blade. Starscream was quick but not quick enough! The femme swung her weapon down as he flew beneath her even as she was still finishing her transformation sequence. He had veered off just enough to avoid have his entire wing sliced off. Only the end of it got chopped off but it was enough to send him off course. I helped him off course permanently, firing at his damaged wing which then caused him to crash to the ground.
As I said before, he wasn't getting in my way!
I flew straight at the femme's back and collided with her. Her head whipped back, slamming into my chest armor from the force of the impact. But she was quick to recover and surprisingly strong. With lighting speed and strength I had not expected, she tore out of my arms.
I chased after her and grabbed hold of her leg stopping her from transforming into her jet mode. I whirled around a few times before I flung her hard towards the ground below. The moment I released her I I knew I made a mistake. I shouldn't have let her go! The femme was able to transform and correct herself before hitting the ground.
Instead of crashing, she rocketed off!
Once again, I chased after her, choosing my angle carefully since my altitude was higher than hers. After a brief sensor check, I realized she was heading back towards the battle. I had to act quickly before she got close enough for her fellow Autobots to assist her.
My arm transformed quickly and I fired my plasma cannon.
Debris exploded up around her over and over! I kept blasting at her, growing more frustrated by the astrosecond. The femme was annoyingly good at moving out of my target lock just as I'd fire!
"Ah! I got you now!" I snickered and fired rapidly up ahead of her.
The boulders exploded into chucks, shooting into the air. Several slammed against her wings knocking her off course. I laughed when she transformed during an out of control flat spin and crashed. She made quite the dust cloud when she smacked into the ground. As I approached, sensors detected that her power levels had dropped and that her thrusters were now inactive. The deed was done.
"FRAG YOU STARSCREAM! I GOT HER…ALL BY MYSELF!" I said excitedly into a private comlink to my former mentor.
"You're full of slag!"
I laughed, transforming my plasma cannon back into my hand and landing at where Kaceystar lay unmoving, "You wish! I have her and I'm taking her to my father. See you there…rust bucket!"
He growled back before severing the connection, making me laugh even harder. I didn't know exactly what a rust bucket was but I got a sense it was insulting by the way Kaceystar had used it earlier.
"Silly femme, I told you I would get you," I smirked, kneeling down beside her.
I scanned her form slowly, noticing the feminine curves and slender arms and legs. She was beautiful, even more so with her Cybertronian armor. Honestly, I actually preferred the traditional Cybertronian armor as opposed to the colorful armor many Decepticon's have after spending time on Earth. The only exception being my mother. Her purple armor suited her beautifully.
"This is odd?" I mused, touching the out of place blue armor on her back. It looked like an attachment of some kind.
Whatever it was, it was damaged. Thinking nothing more of it I flipped her over to see her optics dimly lit. I wasn't sure if she saw me or not. She was probably heading into an automatic recharge so her repair systems could work on the damage.
'Venom…'
My mother's voice and her presence suddenly filled me. Out of habit I stood up tall and proud as if she were actually looking upon me.
'I'm coming mother. I have the Autobot. You'll be proud of me. I did it all by myself. I even made Starscream crash so I could go after her without him getting in my way.'
'You did well my son. Your father is most pleased. I can see it.'
'Really?!' I asked excitedly, my spark pulsing wildly.
'Yes. Get here quickly and see for yourself.'
'Be there in a few klicks!'
Without further delays, I bent down and lift up the femme into my arms and then quickly rose up high off the ground. I had barely started on my way when my father's voice startled me over our bond.
'Venom!'
'Yes, father!'
'Kill her now!'
I smiled. I had been waiting for a command such as that from my father. Ever since I failed to kill Optimus Prime father has not ordered me to do anything except train hard. Things were different this time. This time I was not going to fail.
'With pleasure, father!' I said and I could feel the pride he felt for me.
Pride for me…not anyone else…just me.
Ever so slowly, I extended my fangs as I opened my mouth. Then I bit Kaceystar hard on the neck, piercing her armor. My fangs easily penetrated deeper, puncturing the main energon line in her neck. As the lethal virus was released, Kaceystar cried out surprising me. After which, I lost my hold on her when her body suddenly convulsed so hard.
For a moment I thought I failed as I watched her fall. It felt like my spark was going to explode from its chamber I was so scared. But then I quickly noticed she still had not activated her thrusters. Even her optics were still dimmed to the point where they were barely on. And father didn't seem mad at me from what I could feel which was a tremendous relief!
"Finish her, Venom! Do it now!" father's voice ordered from my communicator.
"Yes, father!" I quickly responded back.
I adjusted my course then dove straight for her. Knowing my father and mother were watching, I felt compelled to show them what I could do. This was my first time in a battle and as the first born of the Decepticon leader I still had to prove myself. What better way then to kill the first born of the Autobot Leader.
With that in mind, once I was in range of the femme's falling form, I transformed my hand into a mace just like my father's. Then with a quick flick of my forearm the chain extended and the ball wrapped around the femme's ankle. Once I knew it was secure I used my strength and yanked the femme's form up towards me.
"You are going to enable me to get the respect I deserve…Kaceystar," I said, extending my claws on my left hand, preparing to strike.
Just then her optics flashed brightly, her power levels shot up, and a smirk appeared on her face plates.
"Not today, cousin!"
Prowl
I swear to Primus it felt like my spark was in my throat as I watched Kacey tumbling down through the sky. It didn't make sense. Why wasn't she fighting or even trying to fly away? Unless…
"Ratchet did give Kacey the antivirus, did he not?" I questioned Red Alert who appeared as anxious as me as we watched helplessly.
"Yes, she was the first youngling to get it per your orders."
"Then why isn't she fighting back?" Ironhide asked.
"My medical scanners indicate that Roller is offline," Red answered. "He appears to have been damaged. I have no doubts that Kacey was relying on him for energy via their power-link. Ratchet relayed to me that her energy levels were already dangerously low and that I was to get her to him as quickly as possible once this battle was over. He gave the same orders to Sockets and Wheeljack."
"Oh no!" Chromia cried out, covering her mouth.
I saw it too only I clenched my fists. Venom was playing with Kacey like she was some toy on a string. Frag it! If I could I would have blasted the young mech. Not that it would do any good. She'd still be falling from the sky.
"There it is!" Red Alert shouted just as Kacey's thrusters activated.
Thank Primus for Wheeljack's inventiveness and enabling Roller to have a self-repair system like our own!
The femme used her momentum and rocketed over Venom yanking him around as she literally flew in circles. The mech was struggling to retract his mace. Only Kacey wouldn't let him get away so easily as she had a hold of the mace's chain in one hand. Then at the right moment I saw her sword extend in a flash and cut the chain.
Venom was pitched out of control towards the ground below. He tried to right himself but his wings were big and cumbersome, not meant for agility in the air. Kacey on the other hand had agility on the ground and in the air. But she also had power and she used it by flying straight at Venom. They clashed in mid air. The two were even more savage than Optimus and Megatron! They seemed oblivious to the danger they both were in!
"Venom!" Thunderblast yelled, her motherly concern causing her to forget about her captive.
Ironhide took advantage shooting her weapon from her hand while Chromia and Red Alert hurried in to retrieve Elita. Optimus took advantage too by elbowing Megatron hard in the abdomen then wrenched himself free of his brother's grasp. The Decepticon leader actually didn't put up much of a fight for he too seemed concerned for his son. Just as Optimus and Elita were concerned for Kacey.
Instead of fighting, the two factions ran towards the falling younglings. From the rate of their descent and the distance we had to travel I calculated that there was no way we'd reach them in time. Still we all hurried.
Thunderblast was the fastest, followed by Optimus with me right behind him and his brother beside him. Chromia and Red actually helped Elita to hurry as fast as she could on one good leg and were actually able to keep ahead of Ironhide who was covering our rear, keeping his optics on 'Cons trailing us.
As predicted, we didn't get there in time.
The impact was spark stopping! Dirt exploded up high into the air! There was a loud metal crushing thud that I felt in my feet and up my spine. My processor had briefly recalled the day long ago when I first laid optics on the face of Kaceystar as she emerged from the dust.
And like long ago, she popped up first only to get yanked back by the same arm that Starscream had ripped off when she was a mere youngling of ten. Only this time Kacey was not that youngling. She was more…much more.
To counter, Kacey leapt up and whipped one leg then the other at Venom. Both her feet hitting him square in the face. During his brief lapse in concentration he released his hold on her. Venom was nearly twice Kacey's size yet she did not shy away from him. She was aggressive, quick, and strong.
A punch cracked his chest armor. A kick knocked the spikes off his left thigh and caused his knee to buckle. Another punch knocked off a piece of armor from his chin.
With a roar Venom rose back up and threw a hard punch at Kacey's head, connecting with a punishing blow that made me wince. A piece of armor went flying off from her face. As she staggered, turning to stay on her feet I saw that her battle mask was gone, energon streamed from her mouth.
My instinct was to help her. She was my Prime's offspring, his first born, and the possible future of the Autobots. Plus, Kacey…well she was more than just a friend…she was like family. The loss of Jazz had hurt me deeply and so the other officers, especially Optimus and Elita, had gone out of their way to forge a deep bond that went beyond friendship. What Ironhide said a short time ago, calling us brothers, was how I felt whenever I was with them. And with Kacey it was no different. I loved her like a daughter. Hence, the strong need to want to protect her.
"No, this is her fight," Ironhide said, holding me back. "I never interfered when Optimus was fighting his brother unless his life was in immediate danger." He nodded towards the small ridge nearby where I noticed Ultra Magnus, Hound and a couple of dozen Autobots were descending from. "We must do the same with Kacey…it is her birth right and is necessary if she is to lead us one day."
I nodded glancing towards my fellow Autobots. Each one of them had their optics focused on the fight before me. Ironhide was right. If Kacey was to be Prime one day battles such as this were necessary to give her confidence in her abilities and more importantly to give the Autobots confidence in her.
I had confidence in her. I've watched her matured before my very optics as I trained her. It would have been a proud day for me to serve as her second in command. Alas, that was not my destiny but another's. But when I leave this realm, I leave with my spark and processor at peace. I know the future was safe with Optimus or Kacey in charge of the Autobots.
"Come on Kacey, kick the fragger's aft!" Chromia cheered breaking my train of thought.
"Kacey needs no encouragement, Chromia," I commented. "She is her father's daughter."
True to my words, Kacey growled, crouching low to the ground and was more than ready for the challenge as Venom stalked to and fro calculating on where to strike. The Cybertronian armor on her shoulders back rose up slightly like I'd seen her father's do many times when we fought on Cybertron.
Venom lunged at her, swing his forearm. Kacey ducked easily avoiding the spiked armor. Then she rolled and popped up onto her feet, throwing a sharp jab at his exposed side section where the armor was much thinner.
The mech hissed and growled, spinning around. His leg came up and caught Kacey by surprise hurtling her through the air. To my amazement she was able to activate her thrusters and right herself in mid tumble, safely landing on two feet.
Many of the Autobots cheered loudly, Ironhide's mate being one of the loudest even let loose an audio receptor piecing whistle. I even found my own spark pulsing rapidly with excitement as I watched. My normally reserved self was adamantly hoping she would…as Chromia said…kick Venom's aft. Of course, I kept it all inside. I did still have a reputation to uphold!
With a bestial howl, Venom charged. Two swords erupted from Kacey's forearms. I blinked in surprise. The only bot I've ever seen duel wield was…frag it was Optimus when he was very young. I quickly saw the logic of why Kacey did what she did. It made her arms longer, keeping her further away from Venom, enabling her block each blow he tried to pound through.
After several failed advances Venom started getting frustrated and started making mistakes by leaving himself open to attack. That's when Kacey struck. She spun fast on her heel. One blade sliced through Venom's thigh armor. The trailing blade sliced through part of his chest armor. Neither was deeply penetrating but enough to cause the mech to back pedal a few steps and look down to see the energon trickling down his armor.
Kacey, never one to lack aggression during a sparring match, charged straight at him. My optics widened in surprise! What the frag was she doing? She was too small to take him down by running him over. He was easily twice her weight, probably more. Frag, even I would have a hard time trying to use brute strength against Venom's size.
Then I quickly discovered all my worrying was for nothing as her thrusters suddenly activated in mid stride and she launched herself up into the air. While upside down and over him she gracefully pirouetted around, her arms spread out as she started to come down behind him, and her blades ripped right through Venom's wings…cutting them off.
Venom fell to his hands and knees, howling in agony.
I glanced over to see the proud look on Optimus and Elita's faceplates. I shared it too.
"Let us go, Megatron, it is over," Optimus said to his brother.
"It is never over, brother!" he growled wrapping both hands around Optimus' neck. Ironhide and I raised out weapons at the Decepticon leader. "One move and I'll snap his head off!"
"MEGATRON! Release my father!"
Megatron only tightened his grip and was literally starting to choke the lift out of Optimus!
"RELEASE HIM OR I WILL KILL VENOM!"
"Kacey no! That's not our way!" I reminded her, seeing the look in her optics as she stood over Venom with her blade at the back of his neck. From that look I knew she wasn't bluffing!
"She's weak like Prime, she's bluffing," Starscream commented.
"Megatron knows I'm not bluffing. He knows because I too am a direct descendant of Telamus, my great-grandfather!" she said. And I noticed that Megatron's grasp loosened a bit. Optimus even started breathing better. "I know exactly how ruthless and cunning of a mech he was on the battlefield. You seemed to have inherited many of his traits, dear uncle. Do not think for one moment that they have not bypassed me! Now release my father!"
"You are out numbered this time, Megatron," I said and this time our numbers were not matched as my brethren all hurried down the slope, weapons drawn and primed.
With a look of disgust, Megatron shoved Optimus away and signaled for his troops to fall back. At the same time Kacey moved away from Venom as Thunderblast came over and help her son to his feet.
Finally, the battle on this day was over. Yet, I would not relax until we were all safely back on Earth.
"Don't think this is over," the Decepticon femme growled at Kacey.
Kacey merely frowned at them. The recognition was in her optics. Yes, she knew the war was far from over for her. But it was her destiny. She knew it as she had discussed it with me on several occasions.
"Prowl, we have an incoming shuttle…not one of ours," Hound informed me as he hurried to my side.
I looked up to see a shuttle was rapidly descending on our position.
"Please, do not open fire on it," Kacey quickly said, rushing over towards me. "It's my friends. I asked them to come here."
"Stand down!" I quickly ordered and moved back as the shuttle slowly landed a few meters away. The back door immediately opened.
"Uncle!" Kacey shouted, moving towards the shuttle's ramp.
Megatron ignored her call. But I saw the determined look on Kacey's faceplates and I knew she was more adamant about getting his attention and used their spark bond to do so.
To my surprise a sparkling came running down the ramp and into Kacey's arms. Its red optics and familiar facial feature told me it was another offspring of Megatron's. I turned surprised to see the Decepticon leader actually had a worried look on his face as he came towards us.
"She is unharmed, I promise," Kacey said, setting the sparkling down on her feet.
The little femme giggled and cheered while running towards Megatron. He lifted her up and held her close, much like I'd seen Optimus do to his sparklings. He exchanged a brief look with Kacey before flying up into the air and heading towards his base.
"Now I've officially seen it all," Ironhide commented.
"I don't know…she's kind of cute," Chromia commented.
"Great, are you going to start asking for another sparkling again?"
Chromia punched him in the arm.
"Ow!"
"Kacey, you could have used the sparkling to stop all this fighting long ago," Chromia said, ignoring her sparkmate's whimpering as he rubbed his arm.
"Because, as Prowl said, it is not our way," Kacey said, then looked over and winked at me.
"And all that slag with threatening Venom?" Ironhide asked.
"Pfft, I've out bluffed my own father! Do you guys think I can't out bluff my uncle?" she countered with that cocky look I've grown accustomed to seeing on her face whenever we play poker.
I chuckled shaking my head as she hurried off to her parents. I should have known. While I can beat her on most occasions during games of strategy, I have not been able to beat her at poker. I can never tell when she's bluffing.
"Primus, Jazz…you would have loved this femme as I do," I whispered to myself. "I'll be sure to tell you all about her when I finally meet up with you." I sighed looking up to the heavens. "Soon my love. Soon."
Up next: Kacey is reunited with friends and loved ones. The difficult healing process has begun for her.