Disclaimer: I own nothing of Dragon Flyz, which is owned by Gaumont Pictures. Only the plot is mine.
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Cifex felt he didn't deserve Apex.
She was so beautiful, so elegant, so strong and just so perfect.
Him? He wasn't even a real man. He was a weird form of cyborg, constructed of lab made flesh wrapped around a metal frame with a bio-organic brain full. Apex deserved someone who could truly make her happy, which Cifex felt he couldn't do, not as he was.
So when the Dragon Flyz found him during one of their patrols on Old Earth, it was to his utmost surprise that Apex practically threw herself at him as soon as Blaze Wind landed. As her arms wrapped around his neck and she buried her face in his shoulder, crying, Cifex felt that odd pulse in his chest (the one that he always thought of as his heartbeat) go racing.
He held her back, being mindful of his strength as he did so. This was the best thing he could ever ask for, to know that she still loved him as much as he loved her.
He'd brave Dread Wing all over again just because of that...or rather, in their current situation, the ire of her youngest brother and the irritation of her older ones. Cifex didn't care, as right then, no price was too great if it meant he would be with Apex again.