Return of the Angels

She took him back to the zoid where the blonde was already waiting. As of yet he hadn't heard her name, but he's heard of the girl he was still linked to. He kept his eyes on the blonde, who refused all kinds of contact. A gun still remained in her hands and he examined her suppleness from the distance. She wore shorts that accepted the humid temperature to touch her legs. Her navel was showing, revealing that creamy coloured skin and the shape of her stomach. The material covered her breasts like a bra, but worked its way over her shoulders and half way down her biceps. The large V showed a portion of her cleavage and the gem that hung from her neck, it rapidly changed colours and it had angel wings folded against it.

No matter how much he looked, he was able to see the muscles in her structure but he could definitely see the luscious curves of her delicate looking body. He especially checked out the largeness of her chest and he couldn't believe how well grown they were. When her eyes looked over at him, they narrowed and he gave a frown of his own in response. He was not about to let the girl know that he was checking her out. Storm pushed him forward and he must have totally been absorbed in her to not realize that the silver haired female got behind him. He looked back and frowned at her, even tempted to growl but he knew that she would place that gun to his temple again if he tried.

But how was he supposed to escape the situation? The blonde was far too observant even if she tried not to pay attention to him at all. Storm was one of those over confident ones; he knew he could get passed her easily. But the blonde… it's going to take a lot more to get around her. Her defences and her guard were on the all time high. He wondered if she was even a virgin. Now where the hell did that thought come from? He shook his head and did as he was told and got into the sky zoid's hanger. It was a giant eagle, lethal and deadly he discovered. Maybe he could steal the zoid from her and be on his way.

His eyes travelled over to the blonde. No, there was no way he was stealing this zoid. He sat in the passenger seat and waited till the silver haired girl jumped inside the hanger. She strapped him in, smirked and sat in her own seat. She began flicking switches, pressing buttons and doing things to the zoid. The hanger closed and he was once again trapped inside of the zoid with this annoying silver haired bitch. He watched as she strapped herself in and was then pressing more buttons and doing stuff he didn't have a clue. Is that just to operate the damn zoid? Complex piece of junk, he thought.

XxX

Celine seated herself in the zoid and just focused on breathing. There was no way she would expect him to sit there quietly and let them take whatever's coming to him. She knew he was planning something, she knows him. Raven hasn't changed for all the years she's known of his existence, there was no way she could be wrong about him. If Storm wasn't careful enough, Raven was going to escape. Her job was to bring him in and she would not fail. She doesn't accept failure, besides; it's for the best of the citizens of Planet Zi if he were in prison. But the best for Raven so that he doesn't have to be in contact with the damn demons again.

She made a link up with the Guardian Force base. Kristen appeared on the screen.

"Raven's been captured, we're bringing him in." She reported.

"Well down Celine, we'll get the preparations ready for when you arrive back at the base." He replied to her.

She gave a nod of acknowledgement and confirmation. "We'll be a while, so wait for us." He nodded and she smiled. "Don't worry, he won't be a problem. If he escapes I'll just captured him again. I don't settle until the mission is done." He smiled.

"That's good to hear. I've just heard that he can be a very difficult person to keep under control."

"Well there are others more difficult than him." He laughed.

"Yeah, she's sitting right in front of me." He replied with a smirk. "See you when you return." She nodded and the connection disconnected. All that was left was to bring him in and the mission would be done. So far, Raven is the only one to be the biggest threat to the peace on Planet Zi. But soon enough, there would be more dangerous threats, ones that she would have to deal with personally. But there was something that concerned her. Would anyone interfere whilst she did her job? She could name a few people that would do just that.

XxX

The day was far from ending and the constant heat made the horizon look blurry. Herald looked over the mass amount of sand and frowned. She now knew of their connection, he also knew that she felt like avoiding him for the secrets that he kept away from her. She had every right to know, and he would understand if she had done that. But something was different with the girl. She accepted it all without a single showing of that impressive anger of hers. Through her stage of finding out what she truly is, she had awakened in some parts and maturity was one of them. He was proud of her, so dead proud that although he never doubted her from the start, he knew he would always remain by her side.

He looked to the skies, searching out further through the universe, feeling something out in the atmosphere. It was strong and getting stronger. Kept past a veil that sealed them away from access to this world, he could feel the churning of the beasts beyond the barrier. If he could feel it, then he was most definitely sure that Celine can too. This kind of beast was going to be difficult, he knew he would struggle with it, but Celine's abilities and powers were unsure of at the moment. She never really stayed put to practice or for him to help her advance in control of her powers.

A knock sounded on the door and he turned to see Van and Fiona enter the room.

"I've heard from Kristen that she's returning back with Raven in her custody." Van informs him and he nods in thanks and acknowledgement. He turned back to the window. "Is there something the matter, Herald?"

He closed his eyes with his back still turned to the young soldiers. How was he going to say that they would soon be attacked by beasts far stronger than anything ever seen before? He couldn't! This mission was for him and Celine alone, no humans should be mixed up in the midst. Besides, Herald wasn't exactly his real name. It was just a name that he could take on in this human form of his. He turned to Van. "There is nothing that you should worry about, Flyheight. Just focus on Raven and protecting those you declare as dear to you."

"Herald, I was wondering if there is something you're hiding from us." Fiona speaks up with confidence, but when his eyes exchanged from Van's to hers, that confidence diminished slowly.

"Good gracious child, what on earth are you on about?"

"It's just…" she suddenly stopped and then shook her head. "It's nothing, never mind."

So this was why Celine was so observant of this girl. She was onto something and that could reveal much more than intended. She was sharp, especially for an ancient Zoidian. He should keep an eye on this female, just as much as he should keep an eye on Celine. But right at the moment, Celine was his of most importance. He nodded and turned back to the window and his gaze reached out past the sky and clouds and into the black universe. So much to prepare for with so little time!

Celine might not be ready to battle them, but he would have to train her in the art of her powers as much as possible. There was no use denying anything any longer, but with Celine accepting his secrets and understanding what he is; there should be no troubles with her. She'll arrive back with Raven and the boy would be held as their captive until judgement is passed or if he escapes. Herald went with the latter, he was smart like that. Or just too damn determined!

"We'll see you in the food hall, if you care to join us. We know Celine won't be back until tomorrow." Van offered him.

"I'll see you in there, Van." Herald answered as he dismissed them.

No further words were exchanged in the air and Van and Fiona left without another word passed. Herald sighed in relief as their energies left his space. The remainder of the two that visited him stuck to him and he caught the whiff of their scents. He wasn't going to like becoming human any more than Celine. But she can no longer become human; she had lived life as a human for far too long. She wouldn't be able to deal with being powerless. She fought too much and dived into danger without thinking of the consequences. She'd do anything for those that she thinks deserves her devotion to.

If only he could come to terms with her feelings. She may seem hard to understand but he has a feeling that she really is simple. It just takes time to get to know her and adjust to capture what it is that she actually feels. He'd hope that he would be able to understand her. He loved her like she was his own family.

XxX

The darkness was eternal within the confines of space. Stars littered everywhere at every turn, the sun blossomed in brightness in the middle of the planet's orbits. The burning flames were dangerous when reached closer, but nothing would. The gravitational pulls kept the planets at a distance and orbiting around the sun. Further out, heading for Planet Zi, were strange meteorites that appeared to be like molten rock. They had come through a veil that had split the barrier, allowing the strange rocks access to the space in which they are refused from entering.

They rotated as they headed towards the planet, a replica of Earth, but there being a difference. Before any impact could be made or the rock to be set on fire, the rocks stopped and hovered in the middle of the space, approaching no further towards the planet. Almost with watchful and observant eyes, the rock glanced with stillness at the planet, considering when and where to strike down towards it. As if knowing the rock was there, something shifted in the air and the rock was battered with a force unable to be seen by the naked eye.

Something curled inside, uncoiled and stretched. The rock appeared more to be an egg of some sort, instead of being a meteorite. The glow was a dull red, but there was a dark shape within, curled up but appearing to stretch inside. Then it curled back up and appeared to go to sleep, waiting the time for it to awaken from its slumber. The other rocks stopped short and away from the equal length towards the planet. So the rock, appearing to be an egg, up front was the leading one that commanded the others. A thump, like a pulse, from the leading egg stretched to nothing in the soundless vacuum of space. But something was happening, something dangerous and horrible, but all the same. Something devastating!