Defenders of the Earth: This Is Their Side Story
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Presented by Marzena
Rick spends a lot of time with Amy and her sick mother and has to think about Dale a lot.
"The Coming Storm"
She ran frantically to the top of the cabin, her thin coat beginning to slow her down. She stopped upon reaching her mother's room. The door was open. The air was cold. The woman on the bed looked weak and pale. "May..." she whispered.
Her mother turned.
Amy walked over and knelt by her. "I came as soon as I got your call." She could feel her tears welling up already. This was the woman who'd shown her love. May was never frightened by Amy's 'gifts.'
"...Ames," she choked. "That wasn't me."
"What do you mean?" she asked with a squint. The voice on the phone sounded just like her.
"You have to run... They're after you."
"I..." She paused, glancing up — casting her gaze on the windowsill. She could hear the sound of a plane above.
Rick rushed over the dark-green field, swinging his gaze toward the graying clouds. A noise had caught his attention now.
He jerked in horror as a sight grew clear. A roboship had arrived on-scene. It was aiming straight at the wooden house.
"Ames!" he yelled, increasing his speed. He never should have let her get ahead of him. He pulled a device straight up to his mouth. "Amy!" he shouted. "Get out of there! Get- -"
The roboship fired two noisy blasts. Twin cutter missiles shot down on the home.
Seconds before either missile struck, a small burst appeared at the top of the house. A hole had been blown right into the roof — a hole that was made from inside of the home.
Like an eruption from the old volcano, Amy soared out of the opening, holding her mother within both arms.
The missiles hit. The house blew up.
Rick raised his hands, shielding himself.
A mass of smoke filled the area. The crackle of the fire was loud and bold.
Then he noticed Amy looking toward the plane. Even from a distance, her scowl was clear.
A little glow appeared underneath her bangs. The hovering ship started falling apart, ripped asunder by Amy's wrath. First went the wings, then came the engine, then the gray cockpit was ravaged to bits. Each of the pieces shattered on the ground. Rick stepped away from the mighty thuds.
The ship's lone pilot hovered in the air; Amy appeared to be holding him.
Garax ranted, shouting something, probably a series of vicious threats. Then he pulled a weapon from his sparkling side, pointing the blaster at the girl and her mom.
Amy glared, destroying the weapon, breaking it telekinetically.
Then she started sporting a new expression. She appeared cocky, more relaxed. She didn't seem threatened in the very least. Rick noticed something within her eyes — something much darker than he'd seen before.
Garax stiffened. His arms grew limp. Within a few seconds, his head went flying right off of his body, soaring much farther than Rick could see.
Rick's jaw dropped. He couldn't move. Garax's remains crashed onto the ground.
Amy and her mother touched down by Rick.
"You okay?" she asked of him.
He nodded slowly. "I'm fine," he said. She appeared to be more mellow now. It looked like the 'normal' Amy was back. "Are you all right?"
She glanced at her mom, who'd fallen asleep. "This wasn't a natural illness, Rick. They made her sick just to lure me here."
Rick placed a hand on the woman's head. "I think we've got to get her to Queen Hadea."
Scene Commentary
The woman on the bed looked weak and pale. "May..." she whispered.
I imagine that the "mother" Marzena referred to in the synopsis was Amy's birth mom, Cathleen. I just thought it'd be interesting to explore her bond with a foster mother whom she had a good relationship with.
Then she started sporting a new expression. She appeared cocky, more relaxed. She didn't seem threatened in the very least. Rick noticed something within her eyes — something much darker than he'd seen before.
The title of the chapter, of course, refers to the possibility of Amy developing a darker side, which is something that Marzena has presented in other synopses.