I OWN NOTHING BUT THE STORYLINE AND CHARACTERS YOU DON'T KNOW FROM THE MANGA/ANIME!

It's a shame that the anime cut so much from the Manga out. If they had kept to the story, Knives' hate for humans would have been explained a lot more deeply than it had been. In my opinion, Knives just seems like an asshole in the anime and nothing else. His true character wasn't...revealed too much lol

Chapter Seventeen

Rem Saverem

Rem told me that someone she loved died on Earth. She told me she boarded the ship to start over. What does it feel like to have someone you love die? I tried thinking of what it would feel like if Rem died. When it did, hot water came out of my eyes. It wouldn't stop. Rem, I'll be there for you! I won't leave you alone.

"I don't like them."

"Who, sister?"

"Any of them. All of them. I don't like any of them."

"Lighten up, Kyra. Stop being a baby."

"I'm not a baby, Kyri." The young girl closed her eyes. ~You just don't understand…You don't remember~

But Kyra did. She remembered everything that had happened, even if nobody else did. She remembered Tesla.

Kyra and her sister Kyri were on something called the SEEDS Ship with many, many frozen humans. The only ones on this ship that Kyra liked though were her sister and then the two brothers; Vash and Knives. The only reason she liked the brothers, though, was because they were just like her and her sister. Unlike the others on these ships, the four of them weren't humans, but Plants. She hated the humans, yet, but she had learned much from them in this short amount of time. The Plants were inter-dimensional beings that were tapped as a source of power and energy. Somehow they were 'born' as babies nearly a year ago from one of the special plants here on the ship. The sisters came second and then followed by the brothers a month or so later. But Tesla…Tesla had been first.

The four of them were independent Plants, meaning that they could survive outside of the special container that normal plants had to live in. From what Kyra had learned, this was something never heard of, and she also learned that they held strange characteristics like their ability to look like young teens in the first few months of life and some other superhuman like abilities.

Though the two of them were identical, Kyri had blue eyes while Kyra had green. It was the same with Knives and Vash. Blue and green. A woman named Rem Saverem had been the one to find all of them; including Tesla.

Tesla truly was the first of the Plant-borns. While playing one day, Knives, Kyra, and Vash stumbled across a restricted area aboard the ship and found something…something dreadful. They found Tesla and Kyri. Tesla, the first, had been studied by the currently frozen crew. Her body had been separated into three separate tubes. Her right arm, her body, and then her brain and eyes. She had been studied until she died, and Kyri was apparently next.

Seeing herself in the young girl on the table, Kyra broke her free, awaking her. Kyri didn't know anything about the tests and, when she had been introduced to the ship again, Rem argued over more tests and let her stay with the other Plant children.

Kyra didn't quite remember what happened next. Knives and Vash both disappeared for a while, leaving her to take care of her new sister, seeming as how she refused to let any of the humans touch her again. Knives returned with his own hate for the humans but Vash…

Along with Rem, there was the Captain, Joey, Steve, Mary, and Rowan. Everyone else was asleep. The humans were trying to find a place to live again, a place to survive.

The four were sitting in the wreck room, a virtual simulation showing them what the world of the humans old home looked like. Rem had been cutting hair earlier but Vash was the only one to get his done in a tall spiky look. Knives had taken off and the girls were going to let theirs grow out.

"Total slaughter…total slaughter…I won't leave a single man alive," Kyra let a huge smile spread on her face as she softly sang to herself. It was something that she had created after learning of what the humans had done to their sister. "La la la loo la, genocide…lee lee loo lee loo, an ocean of blood. Let's begin the killing time!"

"You're so weird, Kyra," Vash chuckled, crossing his arms behind his head as he stared at the blue sky. "Why create something like that?"

"Why not?" She asked him back.

"I like it," Kyri smiled, defending her sister. "Her imagination goes far. I love all her songs and her stories!"

Kyra felt her smile widen at her sister's words. She was so…innocent. The three of them sat there for about another hour before they decided to go and get some lunch in the kitchen. Vash went off to find his brother and the girls went on ahead of him. Everyone but the Captain was there. Kyra had to admit that she was surprised when Knives walked in with his new haircut; she also had to admit that she kinda liked it.

Apparently so did Mary. "Nice haircut, Knives."

"Thank you," the boy smiled. "It's strange to say it myself but I feel refreshed."

"You look very intellectual!" The woman smiled.

"Yeah, like a little philosopher." Rowan agreed.

"What about you guys?" Mary turned to the sisters. "No haircuts for you?"

"No," Kyri shook her head. "I like my hair long."

"I don't like others touching me," Kyra plainly told them. "If I want it done, I'll do it myself."

Knives shot her a smile and Vash gave more of a sad look as Rem, Rowan, and Mary exchanged looks.

"What do I look like?" Vash asked, trying to change the course of the subject.

"A momma's boy." Both Mary and Rowan teased.

"That's mean!" Vash told them but they all started to laugh.

"But not inaccurate," Kyri giggled.

Steve was apparently in a bad mood though and slammed his beer on the table as he stood up; he had been sitting across the room. "I'm amazed you can stomach eating at the same table with those little monsters."

"Monsters?" Kyri tilted her head and looked at her sister. "What does he mean?"

"Nothing, Ki, just ignore him."

"Steve," Mary frowned at him. "I think you've had one too many."

Steve came over and tossed his arms around her. "No, I haven't."

"Hey, don't you still have work to do?" Rowan glared as Mary tried to push Steve off.

"Shut up. I'll do it later."

"You're a disgrace." Knives' words brought a stop to everything. "Is that any way for a grown man like you behaves in front of innocent children?"

Steve began to laugh his head off and twirled from the room.

"He sure has been acting crazy lately," Mary sighed.

"It's because he's afraid." Knives told them, taking a drink from his mug.

"You shouldn't let him treat you like that," Kyra told Mary. "Allowing him to do it makes that pathetic mind of his think you enjoy it."

"Yeah, I know this, but-"

"If you get too tired of it, just kill him. It'll take care of all your problems." The girl commented with a blank face.

All three humans looked shocked. "We can't just kill him, Kyra," Rem told her.

She blinked. "Why not?"

The answer that she received was because it was wrong, but why was it wrong? Something causing that much problem should be taken care of quickly before it all progressed. It seemed that only Knives understood that though. As Vash hung out with Rem more and more, Knives had settled into a trio with the two sisters. Knives understood how Kyra felt and together they formed a plan. A plan to take care of these horrid creatures.

They decided to take care of Steve first, using the help of Mary and Rowan. Kyra found it was so easy to manipulate the humans; especially when they were angry. Mary accused Steve of raping her and with Rowan's help he was relieved of his duties and frozen. Rem, like normal, tried to argue it and save him but in the end it was no use.

Kyra only heard what happened after that. She and her sister had been taking baths when it happened. Rowan had proposed to Mary but she had refused; he shot her. The brothers and Rem heard the gunshots and ran too investigate. Rowan had gone crazy. Rowan had turned his gun on Knives, claiming that it was his fault. Rem stood in front of the child, trying to talk sense into the man, but he wasn't listening. Joey saved them by opening the hatch and sucking Rowan and Mary's dead body out into space.

It wasn't long after that the fleet had changed it's course and was about to crash. Knives ran to the sisters and grabbed them, sharing a secret confirmation with Kyra that their plan was in action. Both of them agreed that the humans and Plants could never coexist and decided to take things into their own hands. Little Kyri knew nothing and just smiled, following them as they headed for Vash and Rem.

"Warning. Warning. The ship is about to enter the atmosphere. Please proceed to the escape pods."

"Ki-Ki," Kyri gazed around worriedly as the group, having changed into some evac suits, ran down the hall with red lights blaring and the alarm sounding. "Are we going to be okay?"

"Of course we are," Kyra assured her, holding her hand. "Just stay with me and everything will be okay."

"Come on," Vash cried as they entered the escape pod. "We've got to hurry. Rem, what's the matter?!"

"You all go on ahead," Rem pulled the handle and locked the pod behind the children.

"But why?"

"I can't leave Joey here by himself, and I want to try to save everyone."

"But the program is already running!"

"You have got to come with us! Please, Rem, don't leave us!" But the door shoved Vash inside.

"I'm sorry, Vash. If Alex was still alive I believe in my heart that he would do the same thing. Vash, take care of Knives! And the girls! Don't worry, Vash."

As their pod took off, Kyri sat in the corner of the pod, rocking herself as she curled into a ball, trying to ignore everything that was happening. Knives and Kyra watched silently as Vash cried from the window, screaming for Rem.

Knives then began to laugh. "I'll never understand humans. So incomprehensible. To think they'd actually sacrifice themselves out of foolish sentiment for others. I was going to let her live because you were so attached to her but now I see she was imperfect. You're better off without her."

"Knives!" Vash cried, turning to stare at his brother.

"Like hell I'd let them immigrate. That would be like spreading germs across our healthy universe."

"Don't tell me you…" Vash stared at him in shock and anger.

"That's right," Knives grinned. "But don't worry. The plant ship will survive. We need to create our new home, after all. Only ships carrying the humans will crash."

With that, Vash attacked Knives, screaming for him to bring Rem back but Knives landed a firm kick, knocking his brother into the corner with Kyri.

"All ships commencing orbital correction."

"What?" Kyra whipped around in surprise as the computer continued to speak. "You mean she actually did it?"

"Reverse thrusters?" Knives frowned. "She got me. The bitch actually did it."

"I'm sorry, Rem." Vash cried.

Kyra placed a hand on Knives shoulder and squeezed it. "It's not over," She told him. "I won't let it be over." They locked eyes and shared a silent message. ~Not until all the humans are dead.~

She moved over to her sister and pulled her into her arms to try and calm her, humming the tune to her song.

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