A/N: HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE! Well I thought "since I have another day off of school, I'll update for all these fine people." So here I am to present you with an update. Thanks again for being so patient. Now onto the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own zoids…I wish I did…
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Fiona awoke to the sound of a high-pitched scream as she felt the cold floor underneath her. She moved slowly, placing her hands on the cement to lift herself up. Suddenly she sat straight up as she realized exactly where she was and where the screaming was coming from.
She grabbed her head as she began to shake violently. It was just a bad dream, a terrible dream. This couldn't be happening? Turning to the right, hung against the wall, she realized the screaming was Maria. Afraid to see what the screaming was about, Fiona slowly took a look at the wall to the left of her.
No sound escaped her lips as she saw the love of her life, bleeding profusely onto the very cement she sat on a mere ten feet away. She fought the urge to vomit as she looked at this limp form.
"VAN! You must fight the white light. We need you! Zi needs you! Fiona needs you!" Maria said as the tears raced down her cheeks, fearful of her brother dying.
Maria looked over to see Fiona staring in shock at the sight of her brother hanging limply, his bonds the only thing keeping him up. Fiona tried standing and touched the very wall Van was chained to, supporting her weak knees. Using all of her strength she began to inch closer to Van, praying to the gods of Zi he was alive.
As soon as she was in reaching distance, she saw Van raise his head slowly. His hair blended with the dark color of his blood. His face was pale and accented by the blood on his face.
"Fiona," he said weakly as he saw her standing near him. Fiona raised her right hand to touch his face. His eyes widened in fear, "No!"
Fiona quickly took back her hand. "Why Van, I want to help you? Please, I don't want to see you suffer like this, not because of me." Fiona's tears grew larger and flowed faster.
"Cunning till the very end I see Flyheight," A dark voice filled the small room with intensity as Fiona quickly turned to face the person she knew would be there.
"I wont let you kill her," Van said as he spat out blood. "Especially not through me."
Fiona felt her knees give out as she let go of the wall and collapsed once again to the floor. "I…I don't understand…" Fiona whispered.
"His blood has been infected with highly poisonous toxin. It's a shame you just didn't touch him and die. Would've been much more peaceful. I was feeling rather generous when I thought of it." Blaire said with a sinister smile plastered across his face. "All you had to do was touch him."
Fiona looked at the ground, comprehending what he has said, and how his plan was to work. Looking up, she noticed the dark shadow that stood behind Blaire. Fiona's eyes widened as she saw a glint of metal.
Maria screamed as Blaire fell to the ground in a heap of mass. Dead of course. "That was easier then I thought it would be," Darkness said as he discarded the knife next to Blaire's corpse.
Reaching forward, he pulled Fiona to her feet by her throat. "It was quite the hunt to find you princess, but I shall be well rewarded when I bring you to my master."
Suddenly the room exploded with the sound of gunshots firing along the corridor. Suddenly a familiar shadow was in the doorway, pistol in hand. "Put her down right now."
"Irvine!" Maria said as she recognized the familiar mercenary from the few visits he had made to their home with Van and Fiona.
"Bingo. Put her down or I'll shot you." Irvine said as he pointed his gun to Darkness's back, which faced him.
Darkness, thinking quickly, placed Fiona back on her feet, turning to face Irvine, raised his hands in defeat.
"Now that's a good boy," Irvine said. Just as he began to walk foreword however, Darkness quickly retracted a smoke bomb from his belt setting it off, filling the small room instantly. As the smoke cleared, Darkness was gone.
"Fiona, are you alright?" Irvine asked as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"I'm fine, go free Maria, and call help for Van, he's been infected with a poison, you must find the antidote." Fiona said as she felt her breath deepen as once again, for the umpteenth million time, she blacked out.
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Van felt the cotton sheets around his body as he returned to the world of the living. Looking over, he spotted Fiona sleeping in the chair closest to his bed. Looking at the corner, he saw Irvine standing there.
"Hey buddy how ya feeling?" Irvine asked quietly as he came closer to the bed.
"Alright." Van said with a small smile as he tried to sit up.
"You've been out for almost a week now. Took the doctors forever to come up with an antidote, but they say you should be fine in a matter of days, that is after your wounds heal." Irvine filled Van in on everything that had happened.
Fiona stirred as she awoke. "Hey baby," Van said sweetly as Fiona quickly sat up.
"Van! I'm so glad you're alright." Fiona said as she jumped up to hug him, tears filling her eyes.
"Everything's going to be alright now, I promise. I'm here, and I'm never going to leave." Van said as he lifted Fiona's chin and gently kissed her on the lips. Irvine smiled as he left the room, leaving the two to talk.
"Irvine!"
Irvine turned after hearing the familiar voice of Moonbay behind him. "How's Van?"
"He's fine, like always, but don't disturb him, its Fiona's time now," Irvine said with a sly smile.
Moonbay laughed as she caught up to him, "Wanna get something to eat? You must be starving?"
"Sounds Good." Irvine said as he and Moonbay continued to the cafeteria.
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The dark plots of the forest shielded Darkness well as he made his way to the small house in the center of the woods. If his training had been better, he'd have disappeared with Fiona in hand. His boss wasn't going to like this.
Darkness placed his hand on the knob, and opened the door to the small cottage.
"Did you bring her?" A dark voice asked, shielded from view.
"I'm sorry master, they found us, and I barely managed to escape with my life," Darkness said as he bowed in deep regret.
"Its alright, my plan will be set in motion soon, until then, continue you're training."
"Yes Master," Darkness said as he disappeared, leaving the room as it was before he arrived.
"You will be mine Fiona Alisi Lynette, and the future will be written, just as it was prophesized"
The dark laughter filled the empty room as the sun began to rise over the woods, keeping the secrets of the hidden cottage away until they would be shown to the world.
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THE END! Holy crap! I can't believe I finished it. But you people all know I wouldn't leave ya hanging like that, don't ya? Of course there's going to be a sequel. But that's it for this part of the story. Thanks to all of you who've stuck with me this whole time! Leave me a nice review people to commemorate this story! I'll get on writing the squeal as soon as I can! I love you all dearly!
With Much Love,
Michiko
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