So I feel like I need to address something. It has been brought to my attention that there really aren't disclaimers being placed on chapters that contain things of a sexual or violent nature. That's because I put those disclaimers in the very beginning. I have stated time and time again that my stories are not for children. I have stated that my stories do contain gory scenes, sexual themes, or even controversial topics. Please view the beginning disclaimers and reminders throughout the story.
Parents,
Please do not let your children read this story. It does contain things that could cause nightmares or results in many questions being asked.
Without further rambling from me let's continue with the story
Chapter Twenty-Four
The hangar bay was surprisingly empty. There were a few fighters left in the hangar. Marcelo helped Finley and Annu down. "so why are we in here?" asked Marcelo. "there should be a control center for the glassing weapon. We need to be able to open the bay doors from there." Marcelo nodded. "makes sense." Finley put her hand on Annu's shoulder. "I'll go to the control room with her. You watch our back and make sure no one follows us." Marcelo grabbed his gun out of the plane. He made sure that there were bullets in the chamber.
He followed in behind them. The guards were busy manning the turrets on the outside. Annu felt a powerful aura down below them. "it's downstairs." She whispered. "I can sense huge amounts of energy below us." Finley loaded an arrow into her bow. Her instincts were screaming at her. "someone is below us." Whispered Finley. Annu nodded. She got behind Finley as they moved forward. Tuko had made himself invisible to hide from them. He drew out his energy sword. The white blade erupted from the hilt. He lunged forward from his hiding spot. Marcelo fired at Tuko shooting him across the side. The some of the bullets were reflected off of him. "your human weapons are no match for me." He growled. He lunged at Marcelo. Finley yanked back on her bow string. She let an arrow fly at Tuko. The arrow smashed against his armor shattering into little pieces. He turned around. He swung at Finley who dodged his attack. Marcelo saw this as a golden opportunity to fire at Tuko again. He fired at Tuko's exposed side doing damage. Tuko screamed in pain. He took a swing at Marcelo. Marcelo got lower to the ground. He dodged rolled off to the side. He fired at Tuko again completely damaging the armor on his left side. Finley aimed for Tuko's bleeding side. She figured one shot was all she needed. Tuko noticed this. He grabbed Finley by the front of her cloak. "No!" Marcelo fired shots into Tuko's back. Tuko flinched. He stabbed Finley in the stomach with his sword. Finley stilled in Tuko's grasp. Tuko tossed Finley aside giving her a solid kick in her side. Marcelo charged at Tuko. He fired at Tuko's wounded side again tearing it open. Tuko grabbed Marcelo by his arm. He chucked Marcelo away from him. Marcelo slammed his head against the railing. His vision blurred from the blow. Annu reached for Finley's bow. She quickly removed a vile that she had on her belt. She dipped the tip of an arrow into the vile. She loaded the arrow into the bow. She took aim at Tuko. She let the arrow go. The tip slammed into Tuko's back exploding. Blue fluid erupted from the lines in his armor. Tuko gasped and choked as he fell to his knees. He looked at Annu. "why has a moonblood like you chosen to help them?" he growled. Annu walked up to him. "these humans have helped me more than you realize." Tuko just laughed at her. "they're weak. Just like your kind. We would have made an empire out of this world." Annu picked up his blade. "your wrong, Tuko. Humans are far stronger than you think. They will continue to fight for what they believe in." She turned the blade on. "you aren't strong enough to kill me girl." He coughed. Annu shook her head. "I was taught by a human how to stand up to those who have hurt me. I won't feel any regret by killing you." She picked up his head. She jammed her blade into his skull twisting it. Tuko soon stilled in her hand.
Annu dropped the laser blade on the ground. Marcelo carefully got back on his feet. He rushed over to Finley tossing himself by her side. "Fin?" he asked. He took her hand. "Fin stay with me." He begged. She coughed up blood. She was bleeding out really badly. He put pressure on her wound. "stay with me." He begged again. "Marcel…it hurts." She whimpers. He kissed her cheek. "I know it does. Please hold on I'm going to get you back to the plane." Annu sat by Marcelo. "Let me see her." She whispered. She took Marcelo's place. "Finley, I'm going to try something. I want you to trust me." Finley whimpered a bit but she nodded. Annu closed her eyes. She began chanting something under her breath. A green glow came from her hands. Little green strands ran over the top of Finley's wound. They began closing it. Finley grunted in pain. "Annu…It hurts stop." She rasped. Annu kept it up. Finley felt her stomach go numb. The strands finished repairing the damaged tissue on her stomach. Annu moved her hands away. She smiled at Finley. "there. Now don't go rough housing." She helped Finley to her feet. Finley leaned on Marcelo for support. "I'm going to take the artifact down to the core. You take Finley back to the plane." Marcelo slung his gun over his shoulder. "will we see you again?" Annu gave a weak smile. "only time will tell." She took off down the stairs. Marcelo kept his arm around Finley's hips. Finley held her stomach. "the baby…it's gone." She whimpered. Marcelo kissed her neck. "shh Fin. We'll worry about the baby once we get back to the plane." Marcelo helped Finley sit up in one of the seats on the plane. "stay here." Marcelo handed her his gun. "use this to defend yourself." She nodded. "I'm going after Annu. I'll make sure she comes back." Finley crawled over to him. She kissed him long and hard. "go get her Tiger." He smiled at her as he pulled away.
Annu made it to the control room. She touched her hand to the control panel. The bay doors to the core opened. The arms lowered the core out into the air. Annu loaded the artifact arrow into Finley's bow. She aimed carefully at the glass core. She thought of Sam and everyone back in PontyPandy. She was going to miss them. She exhaled softly letting go of the arrow. The arrow sailed through the air. Marcelo grabbed Annu by the back of her shirt. He pushed her to the ground as the arrow contacted the core causing it to explode. The explosion tore the room apart.