You're Not a Bad Person
Chapter 31
The Prize Above
Sapphire stared at New Yolk City.
The city was deserted. The scrambled of dirt, unseen and barely heard. It was dead, lifeless and she hated it. All she needed to do was to wait for Bart, her enemy. She walked slowly down the broken path, her head hanging low from thinking. Everything was clouded up inside her head. She needed answers now. She wanted answers, but she was too busy thinking how to sort this out with Bart. He was on a rampage to kill her, and she's just threw herself into the deepest trap she could ever do. It was so deep; she now wished that she never even gotten involved with this.
She heard a sharp scrap. She halted and listened. Her hand ran up to her knife slowly and she pulled it out stealthily. She waited for a moment, concentrating hard. Sweat beaded on her forehead. Sapphire felt the drop gather, and then roll down her face.
She listened.
Something was coming.
From behind, a figure stood up. She narrowed her eyes and snapped her body around, her knife up and ready. She blinked. Nothing. So where did it came from? She heard a sudden crash from above and she glanced up—
---something whooshed over her head, and the figure dropped out from the roof of a building and landed directly before Sapphire. Sapphire jumped backwards. She felt something cold scrap across her tentacles. She crashed onto the floor. She glanced up and wiped the beck of her hand across her tentacles as it stung. Blood painted over her hand and she snarled at the figure. She watched as her blood dripped down from the tip of the bladed knife and it dropped onto the sandy cobbled flooring. She glanced further up. The figure stood up, smirking.
"Hello again, Sapphire." Bart smirked, his knife up and ready.
"Okay Bart, I don't know what you are trying to gain from this. This is pathetic."
"So you think I can fall for this again?" Bart asked. Sapphire tilted her head, her knife pointed towards Bart.
"Fell for what?" Sapphire murmured. Bart growled.
"You, working with Sekto to kill me…" he replied sullenly. Sapphire saw Bart moving slowly and Sapphire followed, they circled each other like vultures.
"Really? That's interesting, but I'm afraid I have to tell you that you fell for something even more stupid." She snarled. Bart shook his head.
"So Sekto doesn't need you anymore. He just wants Ruby. Not you, I must kill you." Bart grinned and with that, he advanced towards Sapphire, swinging his knife at her. Sapphire dodged continuously, gasping as the knife whistled past her face.
Again, again; narrow misses swiping past her, making her back off, not giving her room to swing her knife. Sapphire panicked. Sooner or later, she was going to make a mistake, and that would be the end. Sapphire then gritted her teeth; her arm drew back, a battle-cry escaping her lips, turning into a yell as they clashed each other knives. They staggered back, knives aiming.
"You leave Ruby out of this!" Sapphire snapped. Bart chuckled. He swiped for her again. Sapphire held her knife up like a sword. His knife scrapped across it, barely just protecting her. "Why are you doing this?"
"Sekto tells me that I can get paid good Moolah if I kidnap Ruby and give her to him. But in order for me to get paid, I must get rid of you because you're the only thing in his way. By doing this, I'll gain his trust. After all, I'm like you, I'm just a Slig." Bart darkly muttered, swinging for Sapphire. She dived out of the way. He then, snatched a wooden barrel and tossed it towards Sapphire. She swung her arm at it, smacking it away from her face. When the barrel dived away from her, Bart was already aiming his knife at Sapphire. He threw it down, but with a scream, she blocked it with her knife. Bart smacked his elbow into Sapphire's face, making her drop her knife. Her knife dropped and it clanged onto the dusty floor and it slid down a hill.
They were edging towards a ditch. Sapphire was on the edge as she drew her Punisher at Bart. He chuckled darkly and knocked it clean from her hand. Her body was trembling that her grip seemed slow. She fumbled for her TMP, but Bart grabbed it as soon as she drew it and twisted her wrist, forcing her to let go. She screamed in pain, dropping the gun and Bart smirked dirtily, kicking Sapphire into her stomach. She fell on her back, panting as she tumbled down into the small ditch. Bart leaped down and dived towards her, his knife aiming for her face. She screamed in horror, and she rolled to her left. Bart's arm slammed down to her left, preventing from her escaping. She noticed that Bart fights very well, but he was fighting dirty. He crouched over her and she rolled right. He smashed his hand there again, his knife pointing it blade at her. She lifted her leg up and kicked up with all her strength, planting both her front feet into Bart's crotch. She wasn't counting on Bart having a weak spot because of his pants. To her surprise, he roared in pain and collapsed down. Sapphire smirked and rolled away, getting back onto her feet. She had her back to him and she glanced over her shoulder Bart glared up, snarling angrily. Sapphire slowly stood up, anger boiling inside of her.
"You kidnapped Ruby just for that? Just for Moolah!" She screamed, raging. She bent down towards her knife and swiped at Bart when he stood up behind her. She felt the blade burn through Bart's chest and he staggered backward. Sapphire smirked, seeing the thin white line she create change colour into a deep blood-red and it bled. Bart's temper then exploded. He kicked again at Sapphire and she cried out, her body thrown onto the floor. Her knife flew out of her hand. She struggled to get back up, panting and gasping. Bart stood over her, anger clear in his yellow eyes.
"Oh for fuck's sake, you are one awkward bitch…" he growled. Sapphire panted.
"Bart, Sekto's lying! I wouldn't work with him to kill you! I can't believe you would believe such a lie just because he promised you millions of Moolah that doesn't exist." Sapphire narrowed her eyes. Bart looked up at the sky. Orange clouds hovered over them. By the gates, the sky changed colours into the velvety night sky. Dusk was falling and he shook his head.
"And I thought we'd be good working together…" he murmured lowly, clearly not believing Sapphire's protest. He glared down, his fists clenched tightly. "Enough talk, DIE BITCH!" he yelled a battle cry and dived onto Sapphire's body, his muscular weight holding her down. She screamed as she saw the knife aiming for her face.
She grabbed Bart's wrists and fought against him. The knife trembled between Sapphire's and Bart's face. Her hands trembled, smouldering energy raged in her veins. Her arms ached in suffering and she watched on baited breath as the knife slowly came closer to her face. If she stops now, the knife would slice through her face clear…
"Bart, Stop it! I'm…I'm not lying!" Sapphire cried out, not taking her eyes of the dagger. "Please, listen to me! I don't want to kill you!" The knife trembled as it inched closer to Sapphire. "Never again!" She screamed at the top of her voice. Bart's eyes widened…
…A gun shot fired loudly around them and suddenly, taken Bart and Sapphire back, a bullet smashed into the knife and the knife flew out of their hands, crashed onto the flooring. They both looked up to see a figure standing on the rooftops aiming a gun at Bart. Bart stood up, smirking.
"Well, if it isn't the bastard with the four arms…" he sarcastically said in a low voice. Sapphire staggered up. Dave smirked, his TMP aiming at Bart.
"Looks like you're out, Big-Cheese." Dave chuckled. Bart smirked, leaping backward several feet up in the air, leaping onto another rooftop. Sapphire gasped as Bart rushed away. "Get him Sapphire!" Dave cried out, shooting rounds of his TMP. Sapphire nodded. She snatched her guns and knife and followed Bart as he darted from roof-to-roof, rushing towards the gates.
"Sapphire!" Another voice cried out. She knew that voice and she glanced up. She saw Scuzz. "You can't get him with those. Use this!" he yelled, throwing a long gun down at Sapphire's feet. She swept her hair away from her face to see a Rocket launcher. She gasped. She has never used one of these before, but she always wanted to…but not like this.
Without hesitating, she grabbed the gun and aimed at Bart. She waited for a moment. "Now!" Scuzz ordered and Sapphire obeyed.
She fired and the rocket screamed out towards him. Sapphire flew backwards and crashed onto her back. The city then exploded with a deafening bang and flying rocks showered everywhere. Clumps of mountain rocks shattered everywhere. Sapphire screamed as the city instantly clouded into smoke.
Then, everything went silence and only the single clang of Sapphire's Ruby Shaman necklace hit the floor and it bounced onto the floor by the gates…
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DA-DA-DAAA! Sorry, I did it again. XD Yep the big battle done…well, second big battle. :S I wonder what's gonna happen…
Disclaimer:
In all respect to Lorne Lanning and his world of Odd, I do NOT own anything in this, I only own my OCs:
Sapphire the Big Sis Slig, Rose the Landlady Clakker, Billy the Landlord Clakker, Dave the 'Multitasking' Slig and Furlong the big bro Slig, Danni the Vykker and Ruby the Slig, Corey and Joey the Big bro Slig.
OCs owned by friends who allowed me to put them on this:
Bart the Big Bro Slig © My Good Friend Jason. :D
