BLACKOUT

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I do not own any of the characters from the movie Troy and any of the characters from the books related to Troy. I do own my own characters and plot.

C14

All Our Days

Asha pumped the gas hard, almost lurching Hector off the back of the bike. If that was the Sun, then they had to get out of there. She pushed the bike hard, flying over obstacles, a branch swiped at her face and her eyes stung from the sting of it. But she dare'nt move her hands off the handlebars for she need all the balance she could muster. Using her skills in counter-steering Asha flew around a corner and over a small bump in the road, Troy nowhere in sight, afterall, they were far from it and Asha didn't want to lead a dragon towards it.

Hector tapped her on the shoulder, "Asha, you can slow down now, we got away."

Releasing the gas, she glanced back, her forehead colliding with Hectors, the bike wobbled from underneath her and they fell off into the dirt. Asha groaned, "Sorry."

Grumbling she opened her eyes, finding that she was on top of Hector, who was staring wide eyed at her, "Ugh, sorry." She slumped down beside him, clutching her head and laughing, "So, that was fun, is your head ok?"

Hector chuckled, "My head is fine, yours?"

"Eh. Could be worse. Lucky I slowed down, otherwise we would have been road kill. Where are we?" Asha rubbed her temple and glanced around, finding that they were surrounded by tree's, the moon was slowly reaching up into the sky and the air around them was getting fridged with cold.

"A while away from the city." Hector said, sitting up and laughing at her, "Is the bike ok?"ridged

She groaned, getting up and wiping the dirt from her clothes, "I'll check it." She walked over to where the bike was, lying down with it's wheel still spinning, she groaned when she found that the wheel was bent, she could easily hammer it back into place, if they were at Troy, "No riding it until we get back to Troy, I need to hammer it back into place, and that takes a big hammer." She lifted it up and leaned it against a tree, walking back over to the prince she offered a hand for him.

He took it, giving her a smile.

"Well this is nice." A voice said from the tree's.

Asha was so surprised that she left go of her grip and Hector landed back on the ground with an 'ofh' she glared into the forest, "Diomede's." She growled, recognising the sound of his voice.

He urged his horse forwards so they could see him in the dimming light, he was wearing a light tunic and legging's, "Asha and Prince Hector, what are you both doing out here?"

"I heard you were headed out for a hunt." Hector stated, getting up and standing in front of Asha protectively.

"We decided to prolong it, we have a camp set up just a while away, you are welcome to join us," His eyes shot to Asha, "Both of you."

"We will take that offer."

"I would rather freeze."

Hector glanced at Asha as she glared dagger's at Diomede's, "I will start towards Troy." She straightened her shoulders and started to walk away from them.

Diomede's laughed, "You won't make it before freezing, these part's get deathly cold at night."
"I'll be fi-" Asha sneezed, glaring at herself she shrugged, "ne."

"Asha." Hector said, his eyes worried.

Just then a stray wind brushed past and Asha shivered, she turned around and walked up beside Diomede's, her bike with her, "Just this one time, because hellfire is it cold."

Hector laughed, walking to be beside them as Diomede's lead the way, "Your very stubborn in these matters."

"Hush you." Asha snapped, falling into step beside the prince, "I'm not used to the cold."

"Our camp is nice and warm," Diomede's stated, walking right beside Asha, his shoulder casually brushing against hers, he leaned in and whispered so only she could hear, "And so is my bed."

"It will be when I set your tent on fire." Asha growled out, Diomede's just chuckled and led his horse onwards. Asha stuck her tongue out at him when he wasn't looking.

"Asha." Hector said suddenly in her ear and she looked sideways at him, his face was full of mirth and he was clutching his stomach as if something was hurting him, "You keep saying and doing things like that I will die of laughter."

She blinked, almost tripping over a branch, "Oh, well, maybe. I miiight be inclined to stop, but he started it!" Asha said the last part and emphasised it by stomping her foot.

Diomede's raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything, Hector just shook his head becoming used to her strange ways.

The forest grew eerily quiet and Asha decided to whistle a tune, the Star War's theme song, the men stared at her, but dint break the noise. When she got to the chorus Hector tapped her shoulder, "What's that?"

"A song from my 'land'." She grinned, "Imperial March. It's what the soldier's march to. Isn't that what we are doing? Marching to war?"

"With whom shall we be fighting?" Diomede's asked and Asha glared at him and pointed a finger at his offensively gorgeous face.

"You of course." She laughed, flipping her hair, her hand getting caught in the knot's, making the gesture fail to impress the men. Asha coughed and looked away, grabbing her hair brush out she started to stroke it through the knot's after she untied it.

The silence returned, only being broken when Diomede's gestured to some tracks.

"Those aren't a boar's." Hector agreed, Asha had missed the whole conversation and decided to ignore what they were talking about.

Threading her finger's through her hair she shivered slightly, the night had turned brisk and the wind had picked up, her skin was covered in goose bumps. She clutched the handle bar's of the bike, "How long til the camp Diomede's?"

He turned to her, seeing the goose bumps on her arm's, "Cold are we?"

"It's just that this forest seems like it's haunted by something. Or that something is following us." She looked over her shoulder quickly, feeling eyes upon her.

"Well those track's weren't human, so maybe something is stalking us." Diomede's stated, he drew his sword, the sound was loud against the quiet forest. Hector followed his example, standing in front of Asha.

Nothing sprung out at them, no monster baring it's horrible teeth and breath came rearing out of the bush to strike at them.

Asha sighed, walking forwards and onto a litter of leaves, Diomede's beside her and Hector walking on ahead, he turned a corner, his form marred by the huge tree's and the dark.

"Ah!" Came a frightened sound and the sound of something heavy falling a long distance into water.

"Hector!" Asha called, jogging over to where they had last seen him and clutching her necklace, ready to attack whatever had tried to eat Hector. Then came a surprised gasp from her lips as she down, a strong hand grasped her arm and Asha looked up at Diomede's.

"It seems the forest is littered with traps." He stated calmly, "Hold on." Diomede's got ready to yank her forwards but a shadow appeared behind him, Asha tried to yell out a warning but she felt her brain grow fuzzy. Then she felt that she was falling.

Groaning Asha woke up, her damp clothes clinging to her and the cold draft making her shiver uncontrollably, "What happened?" She asked no one in particular.

"Something pushed me in." Diomede's stated, he was lying beside her, his body heat seeping into her.

She shot up like a bullet, looking around for her motorbike, but it wasn't down with them, "I got knocked out. Where's the bike?"

"Up in the forest. My horse wasn't so lucky." He gestured to a the limp body that floated in the water. Asha looked away quickly.

"I'm sorry."

He blinked, confused, "It's ok. Your freezing, get back here."

Asha growled, placing her hands on her hips she glared down at him, "Don't tell me what to do." Then she huffed, grabbing her necklace she turned it into a sword and started towards the only light in the area.

"Asha! Get back here!" Diomede's shouted after her, she heard him get up and follow her.

She turned back to him, raising an eyebrow, "Do you have any weapon's on you?"

He showed her a dagger and she rolled her eyes, "I lost the sword in the water, it's pitch black down there and I would prefer not to go swimming with a dead horse."

Asha softened her eyes, "I understand," Then she grinned and laughed, "I will protect you my prince!"

He rolled his eyes, glancing at the light, "Where are we?"

"A cave." Asha stated, "Underground, near Troy. So maybe we stumbled across a secret entrance. I hope so. I want a nice hot bath." She grumbled under her breath and strode onwards. The prince followed on her heel's like a good dog. The area around them was almost pitch black but she could make out the wall's which were a deep onyx rock, water trickled down the wall's sides and onto the slippery ground. She almost cursed as she fell forwards only to be caught around the waist by Diomede's. He left his hand's there for much too long and Asha growled, "Thank you but no thank you." She then strode off, making sure to be more careful where she placed her feet, she glanced ahead at the light that came from what looked like a corridor.

Giving out a girlish eep she gritted her teeth when a huge spider fell from the ceiling. It was about the size of a horse and clacked it's fang's, "Oh I haaaaate spiders!" Asha grumbled, before circling the hideous hairy thing. Diomede's circled the other way, his dagger in hand.

"Don't try. Get too close and it will hit you with that web on it's leg's. Let me take it out." She called over to Diomede's, when he didn't stop his circling Asha called out, "I have the reach! My sword is longer then yours! God's stop being a man and back away from the creepy spider."

Diomede's raised an eyebrow, "I can't stop being a man Asha."

"Try it!" She growled, circling over to get to him, bumping him with her hip she pointed to the wall, "Go and be a non-man over there."

He shook his head in exasperation, Asha nodded in triumph when the spider suddenly leapt at them. She rolled towards it and cut up with her blade, feeling the sword pass through the beast. There was a dull thud and Diomede's gave a oof. She turned around and found that the dead spider had shrivelled up on top of him.

"I did tell you to move." She shrugged and grinned at him, pushing the spider off him she offered him a hand. He took it giving her a smile of gratitude.

"I don't listen to girls." He laughed.

"Well this is awfully cosy." A smooth voice drawled. They spun around to meet beautiful blue eyes. A man stood at the corridor of light as Asha called it, his hair was a midnight blue that swept across one eyes, "Considering that you just killed a creepy."

"A creepy?" Asha asked, "Who are you?"

"You know me already. But not in this form." The man yawned, stretching, the short tunic he had on lifted up to reveal smooth unblemished skin, with no belly button.

"Lupaz?" Asha asked.

"In human form!" The dragon god nodded his head, he gestured around them, "I really couldn't fit in my true form."

"But why exactly are you here for?" Asha said. Diomede's was staring at Lupaz, the same face he had on when she had started to pull him up, "Wait!" She looked around, finding the water dripping down the wall's were hanging mid-air, she curiously walked over to them, the sound of her footstep's loud to her ears as the world's sounds had stopped. The tear drop shaped water was beautiful and reflected her face at her, "Lupaz did you.."

The dragon's face appeared in the reflection behind her, his blue eyes the most beautiful colour Asha had set her eyes upon, "Pause time. Yes. It's part of my job. And I didn't want your boyfriend knowing I was here."

"He's not-" She sighed, "That's not the matter. Can you get us out of here?"

"Are you willing to leave the dashing prince to his untimely death? I didn't peg you to be heartless Asha." Lupaz tsked, turning around and walking to Diomede's.

"I didn't know you were into guy's." Asha stated casually, leaning against the wall which was no longer damp, "Can you tell me where we are at least?"

One moment Lupaz had been in front of Diomede's the next he was in her face, a hand grasping her chin and bending her head to look up at him. He was tall and his body radiated power, "I am not into men, Asha." He narrowed his eyes, the startling blue becoming slit's, he released her, "You are in Johad's domain."

"Who's?" Asha asked, rubbing the burning skin on her chin.

"Johad, he's a Troll God. Terrible beast's they are. They prowl through forest's and set traps. He keep's spider's as pets. I think you just killed Tracy." Lupaz laughed, the sound too musical.

"What a pity." Asha drawled, pushing away from the wall she went to go to the hallway of light but Lupaz stopped her with a hand around her waist and pulled her back.

"You go over there and I stop this wonderful magic. Don't you want to do naughty thing's to the defenceless King?" Lupaz stated, releasing her.

Asha sighed, "I would rather get going and find Hector."

"So you like him more?" The god was getting on her nerves so she narrowed her eyes and stepped up on a rock right near them, now that she was at his eye level she growled.

"I. AM. NOT. HERE. FOR. ROMANCE. NOW. AM. I?" Asha ground out slowly, as if talking to a child.

He blinked, "Your here to save the world. A little bit of fun is allowed, cranky pant's."

Asha sighed, "What's beyond the light. And where is Hector?"

"So many question's. You mortals annoy-" Lupaz stopped himself, "There is a maze beyond the 'light', filled with traps I may say. And Hector is beyond that, being served to Johad on a silver platter."

"Lovely." Asha closed her eye's and placed a hand on her forehead, she urged her body to stop shaking, but the cold had gotten to her and she saw that her finger tip's had turned to blue.

"Blue becomes you." Lupaz murmured and she jumped as his voice was in her ear, his warm breath tickling her freezing skin she felt something warm and heavy be draped across her shoulder's, glancing down she found that Lupaz had placed a blue trench coat on her.

"Funny one. But," She broke off, feeling a tag on the back of her neck, "You got this from a SHOP!"

"Time Lord guy." Lupaz shrugged, he walked in front of her and tied the cord around her waist, "And I couldn't resist. The clothing of your time is very nice." He gestured to himself and Asha finally realised that he was wearing a dark grey t-shirt, with one arm sleeveless and the other full length, it was cut in half and split into two tail's, showing off his long finger's. He wore designer jeans and combat boot's. A silver chained necklace was around his neck, the pendant a bright lapis luzil stone. The earring in his uncovered ear flashed silver, catching her attention, it was the same as the necklace.

"You clean up nicely." Asha nodded, then stopped her roving eyes, her cheek's burning, she had just been checking him out. Coughing and ignoring his laughter she walked to Diomede's, "Can we get him something. He's probably colder then me."

"Hmm." Lupaz shrugged, "Why don't you cuddle with him." Then he grinned at the venomous look she shot at him and opened his hand's, a fur lined jacket fell on top of the King's head, "I don't like him."

"Join the club." Asha shrugged, "But I'm guessing that since he is still alive and you just gave him a jacket, that he is important to the future."

Lupaz nodded, "Your very astute. Good girl."

"Woof." Asha said, then she smiled slightly, "Thank's for your help."

He nodded, clicking his finger's. Asha instantly cringed when she heard the sound of Diomede's slamming back to the earth.

"Ow, Asha really?" He asked looking up and not finding her.

"Over here. Sorry. I forgot." She waved at him, "I have a lot to tell you."

"What... are you wearing?"

"Longer story. Not much time."

Story of my life Asha, story of my life.

Extremely sorry about my absence from this realm. I hope this will tide you over until I come back with the biggest chapter yet. Which might take a couple of days.

My mum has been extremely ill.

I have a motorbike so if I don't reappear it is because I am dead.

I am being bullied at tafe because I am a girl in a man's world. Kind of like Asha. No wonder, I model her to my character. :,(

I was reading a fan fiction before, and I cried so badly. It was horrible. I had a friend read 4 chapter's and he said, "It's so bad I want the writer to stop writing as they are a threat to humanity."

And that's when I started to choke. Thank's friend.

Anyway. If my writing is ever horrible, tell me immediately! I mean it!

SB7 Reporting Out!