Chapter 5 The First Cut is always the deepest
"Ha ha ha! Thank you for the food and the money! You folks are just too kind. Ha ha ha! Right boys?". link turned to his men and could see them packing the stolen goods into their jeeps. "RIGHT BOSS!" said his gang members. Link started to walk back and forth in front of the town folks and stop and smiled. "…for being so kind to us in our hour of need, we'll give you a nice present! Oh boys! Bring out the toy!". "RIGHT BOSS!". six soldiers went into a large truck and took out a what looks like a washer machine but had a timer on it. "I hope you like fireworks! Hahaha! Tie them up boys!". "RIGHT BOSS!". half of the group walk over to capture people with rope but back away has three of them was knock out by a old fox with a cane. "what's wrong?" ask Link as he turned to his men. "you won't get away with this!". Link started to laugh and pointed his gun at Alex. "never bring a knife…well a cane at a gun fight old man!". just then Alex rush at Link and smash his cane at Link big nose. Link step back in pain as his nose started to blood. "I may be old but…how do you young people say it these days? I can still threw it down with the best of them!….right?". "YOU! YOU BROKE MY NOSE! DIE!" yelled Link as he fired his gun. BANG!. Everyone on both sides couldn't believe what just happen. The bullet melted away before it could have reach Alex. "WHAT!" yelled Link. Just then Blaze wearing a cloak jump in front of Alex and turned to link. "Link the pig! You are under arrest for crimes against the people of Solar! Come along peaceful and-". Link fired his again at the ground near Blaze's feet. "Hahaha! Well it looks like its our lucky day! Not only do we destroy a town but we'll be killing a Guardian as well!". link started to spin his around and shot a round into the air. "GET HER AND THE OLD MAN!". ten of the member rush at Blaze and Alex but they was blasted back by Sara as she landed next to Alex. "Sara!". "Long time no see Alex. Sorry we couldn't meet under better conditions". "its okay…so this little girl is the next guardian then?". "yup!" spoke Blaze as she gave Alex the thumb up. Sara could hear the sadness in Alex voice as he spoke. "…I see…". "…Blaze listen! Take the people to safely while I'll take care of Link and his gang!". "Sara are you sure? There too many of them!". "I'll be fine Blaze, now go!". "…fine! Lets go old man!". Blaze turn around and took the people to safely outside of the town but before Alex left he turn to Sara. "…Blaze was her name…it's the daughter of the king and queen isn't it?". Sara said nothing, so Alex ran off. "pretty dumb to face us alone guardian !" said Link as he started to spin his gun again. "yeah its dumb alright but at least no one will get hurt when I kick your ass!". Sara rush at Link but was block by his men. Two of them grab Sara but they quickly let go as they got burn from Sara flames. Sara fire boost into eight gang members and did a spin kick into the ninth member. Soon Sara was under fire by four enemies from a near by rooftop. Sara was able to block each shot with a wall of flames and as they reloaded, Sara shot a fireball at them and took them out. Unaware to Sara a few enemies was about stab her with swords but Sara jump behind them and did the spark dash and knock them down like blowing pins. "Strike!" yelled Sara as she turn around to them. Just then Sara could hear clapping. "nice! I can see why you was once called the "knight of fury" guardian but today you will die!". link fired his gun while Sara dodge each shot. Sara did a upper cut on link but he was able to recover and smile as he press a button on his belt. "countdown active. 60 59". Sara quickly turn to the bomb and was about to defuse it but was shot in the shoulder. Soon everything became dizzy and burry. "how do you like my venom bullet guardian?". "…you fool you'll die with me…". "Hahaha! Your wrong there. Thanks to the nice doctor who gave us the bomb he also gave us a warping device. See ya!". link press a other button on his belt and him and his men disappear. Sara tried to crawl to the bomb but was badly weak thanks to the poison. Sara was able to take out the sol emeralds but couldn't use them. "…is this how…I die?" thought Sara as the timer reach sixteen. "Sara!". Sara slowly look up and saw Blaze in front of her. "w-what…what are you doing…here! Run! Its going to blow!". "I never thought you'll give up so easy Sarah" said a male voice. "Sarah? Only one person calls me that!". Sara then felt someone picking her up as she lost her vision. "get her to safely!". "what about you kid? You can't defuse that bomb! You better come with me!". "I can't! I just got info from a capture pig member how this bomb has a long reach after blowing up. Everyone is still in danger". "so how are you going to stop it?". Sara could hear Blaze picking up the sol emeralds. "…I think I know how…". "…then good luck kid!". Sara wanted to tell her savor to stop but she couldn't as the poison got worse. Blaze ran up to the bomb and rose two emerald into the air. Then the other five hover around the bomb. "I hope this works!". "5 4 3 2 1 0". everyone outside the town could see a huge blast and can see five color lights spinning around the explosion. Blaze was trying to drain the fiery explosion into her body. The explosion slowly disappear into Blaze body in till it was gone complete. Sara vision slowly came back as she drink a cure from her savor. Sara could see it was Raynor who saved her. As everyone return to the town, Sara could see Blaze resting next to the burn windmill. "hey Sara! Glad your better!". Sara walk up to Blaze and gave her a mean look. "NEVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT!…". just then Sara hug Blaze. "I'm sorry Sara". just then a rock hit Blaze in the forehead. Sara and Raynor turned to see the town folks mad as hell. "Sarah! Get out of here!". "right!". Sara carried Blaze to a near by rooftop and quickly bandaged the wound. "…why?" whisper Blaze. "…remember what I said before…people fear or hate us…even when we save them". Sara look down to see Raynor holding back the town people. "STOP!" yelled Alex. Everyone turned to Alex. "stop this at once! They save our town and the young one save our lives! If that bomb went off, we'll be all dead! Besides is this how we treat our future queen!". everyone couldn't believe what they just heard. "The new guardian was the king and queen daughter?. Sara is that true?" called out Raynor. Sara didn't say anything as she remember that the king said five months ago and what Blaze said back on the beach. "fine…but don't reveal the name of the new guardian to the people…you know how they still fear you…My parents fear if the people learn how their next ruler was a guardian, there could be a uprising". "its okay Sara" said Alex. Sara brought down Blaze and remove her cloak. Soon everyone became quit as they saw Blaze. To the surprise of Blaze and Sara, everyone bow to Blaze and spoke. "PLEASE FORGIVE US YOUR HIGHNESS!". Blaze got up from Sara arms and walk over to the people. "rise! Your forgiven and please don't call me highness…okay" said Blaze as she smile. Alex walk up to Blaze with his wife and spoke. "don't worry your highness. Your secret is safe with us". A hour later and the knights finally arrived to the town. A few of links men was taken away as Sara, Blaze and Raynor look on from a hillside. "good thing I spotted that message bird as I was passing through the woods. well I better get going". "wait! Raynor!" said Sara as she grab Raynor by his arm. "what's wrong?". "…Seeker had forgiven you for years…why don't you return to the order of the knights?". Blaze watch in confusing. "what's going on?" thought Blaze. Raynor push away Sara hand and spoke. "even if he forgiven me for what happen six ago…I can never forgive myself…not only did I hurt my best friend but…I hurt someone who I cared the most…". Sara withdrew and grab her chest. "…farewell Sarah". Raynor ran off and disappear into the woods. Sara turn to Blaze and spoke. "…lets go home". back at the temple, Sara enter her room and remove her jacket and walk up to the mirror. There was a scar across her chest. Sara started to cry.
*end of flashback
Marine return the book back into her pocket and wipe away a tear from her eye and look over to Blaze who was sleeping peacefully. "…that's why you shut people out…I'm so sorry Blaze".
End of Chapter 5