Chapter 10: Heirs Of Fate 4: Light's Sacrifice 2

Back in the dark graveyard, George, Lil, Phil, Wally, and Nicole were facing off against Tommy, Rachel, Kiki, Susie, and Jesse, who looked like they were invisible soldiers to them.

"Relentless, aren't they? No sooner do we attempt to retreat than they give pursuit. Why on earth could they be dogging us so?" Kimi asked.

"It never ends, huh? But we can't give up yet!" George replied.

Suddenly, Tommy, Rachel, Kiki, Susie, and Jesse retreated from the scene.

"Huh? They changed their minds? Why?" George asked.

"Look past them. There's a small force approaching from the southwest. Our enemy may simply be opting to hunt easier prey." Kimi replied.

"Then those people are in danger! We gotta go after them!" George said.

Kimi shook her head.

"Not just yet." Kimi said.

"Why not?" George asked.

"I'm loath to admit it, but we could use a breather to prepare ourselves. We should still have plenty of time to join up with them afterward." Kimi replied.

"Oh... good point. If we rush in, we'd just hurt ourselves worse, huh? OK, everyone, let's hang back for now!" George ordered.

Everyone but Kimi retreated. She was about to do so, but noticed just who was in the other force.

"Wait, is that... Chuckie? Oh dear. My apologies, cousin. We'll come to your aid soon! Just try to hold out until then!" Kimi said.

She retreated from the scene. Meanwhile, over with Chuckie's group, he noticed Kimi with her group.

"Was that Kimi?" Chuckie asked.

"Kimi? She's here?" Savannah asked in surprise.

"I thought... but no. My eyes must be playing tricks on me. Then again, if I saw true, we'd be best served linking up with her forces. They may be able to fill in some of the gaps for us." Chuckie replied.

Chuckie, Savannah, Angelica, Darryl, and Dean suddenly found themselves in front of a super-fortress that was surrounded by a chasm, where they were attacked by more invisible soldiers, which included Tommy and his group. They started fending them off, and as they did so, George and his group showed up. Chuckie managed to fight his way over and headed over to Kimi.

"Kimi! I thought I recognized you!" Chuckie said.

Kimi smiled.

"My dear cousin Charles! I'm glad to see you hale and hearty." Kimi said.

"Likewise. But where's Uncle Hiro?" Chuckie asked.

"Father is... er, well, you see..." Kimi started to reply.

"Mm. Say no more. What could have driven our enemy to start this war? Have you learned anything?" Chuckie asked.

"No, alas. And however far we run toward safety, they hound us every step of the way. One would almost think that capturing us was their true aim all along." Kimi replied.

"Hmmm... you may be on to something." Chuckie said.

"Did you also get the feeling that their not quite heedlessly following orders? The way they act suggests that they may have wills of their own." Kimi asked.

"Interesting. Let's see what they have to say for themselves once we defeat them. With your forces and mine combined, it should be a simple enough task!" Chuckie replied.

"Quite. I'll go and inform the others that our numbers have grown." Kimi said.

She left.

"So they mean to capture us, eh? Or... you don't suppose... are they as keen to speak with us as we are with them? Are we really enemies at all?" Chuckie wondered.