28Second chapter post! Yayz! I'm still learning everything here, so bare with me if these aren't perfect. Now that I know how to install certain things, here: Warning: First few chapters are short [due to my handwritten version.] they are mostly 16 to 18 pages of notebook paper. I don't remember EXACTLY when the chapters start getting longer, but they WILL. Until then, enjoy! ~Lil Kitty Author
Chapter 2: Everything Is Different Now
"Oh Zeren, I'm so glad that-...WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU CARRYING IN MY HOUSE!?" Zeren's mother exclaimed as she saw her son walk in the house. Now that there was good light, Zeren saw what the girl really looked like.
-Death-
She was conpletely covered in ash and sut. Her scent was like a burning hell, her bare skin marked with cuts, scraps, bruises, and horrible wounds. Her dried golden blood stained parts of her gown, her arms, face, and feet.
"I found her in the alleyway near Liah's house. There was just this sudden flash of light, and there she was. She's been passed out ever since. She's terribly injured. Can we keep her?" Zeren asked kindly, as if she was a puppy dog. His mother was still staring at the dying girl in his arms.
"I must be out of my bloody mind..." She sighed out quietly, but nodded. "Alright, she can stay, but ONLY until she gets better, and we find out where she belongs."
Zeren let out a whoop of joy, but his mother glared at him to pipe down before he awoken their new guest. Suddenly there was a thunder of quick footsteps coming from the hall. They both looked over to see Zeren's older brother, Joey. He was rubbing an eye, though the other was blazing at his brother.
"Jeez Ren,what the hell?! You could wake up the whole neighborhood..-" He paused, seeing his brother holding a certain chick. "Hey, who's the new brood? Dump Li-what's her face?" He asked with interest, eyeing Zeren.
"Yes, I have broken up with her. And this, this is my new friend. I'm gonna call her Smokey." He said with a joking smile. Joey smirked a little. "Because it looks like she's been livin in a fiery hell pit?" Joey suggested. He broke into laughter, til his mother whacked him upside the head. Joey gave a small yelp and rubbed his head, giving her his red puppy eyes.
"Do NOT be rude to our guest. She's probably had a harsh life. The poor sweetie." She pouted in her motherly tone. She had a sorry look in her eyes as she looked at the girl again. "Joey, go back to sleep hun."
"Aww, c'mon Jackie, I want to help heal our new friend." He whined. "Jackie" was not pleased with her eldest child calling her by her first name. She raised her hand above her head, looking like she was going to hit him.
"Bed, NOW." She demanded, her pale blue eyes practically growing with serious anger. She wasn't taking no for an answer, or any crap. Joey held his hands up in defeat, his face paling.
"Fine, Im going...Just keep me updated on Smokey." He added quickly, before dashing back to his room and before he could get wacked again. With that son now gone, she headed into the kitchen to find the first aid kit."Lay her on the couch Zeren, spread her arms and legs." She mumbled tiredly. Zeren nodded and did what he was told. He gently layed her on the big brown couch.
"Wait a minute, the last time I touched her.." He thought, slowly looking at his hands. They were still smeared with the mysterious gold-like liquid. He stared at her gently. "What are you...?" He wondered softly. The girl was still a dead person. At a quick glance, you'd think she's be dead. But if you looked closely, her chest was moving up and down. Not by much, but moving all the same. Her breath was shallow though.
"Zeren, she's okay,right?" His mother asked, snapping him out of his trance. He nodded. She smiled lightly. "Im glad, we must tend to her wounds quickly before it's too late." She set down the kit inbetween her and her son. She first took out some proxide, and a cotton swab. "This might sting a little dear,brace yourself.." She said airly. Slowly, gently, she dabbed some proxide on the swab,and made it have contact with the guest's skin.
She winced once, moaning in pain, but then remained silent and unmoving. Both Zeren and his mother exchanged identical looks, both smiling a little seeing their friend showing signs of life. Jackie kept cleaning at her cuts and wounds, while Zeren tried cleaning her up with wipes. He kept trying to be gentle and slow, but any more firm contact she would yelp.
"Are you TRYING to kill her?!" His mother whispered in anger. He gave her a sheepish grin and apologized. With that said, Jackie continued to clean away, until she noticed faint glowling. "U-uh...Z-Zeren...is she bleeding...gold?!" She questioned in amazement. Zeren paused in his work. He didn't want to lie to his mother, but he didn't want her to know the truth.. not JUSTyet anyway...
"I'm not sure. I'm not all too good with elements, and minerals...and stuff." He replied. She eyed him with curious suspicion, but shrugged it off.
"That's true..and you've got the grades to prove it." She said, a faint smile growing on her lips. Zeren rolled his eyes at the statement, but didn't deny it. They continued to work in silence, once in awhile holding their breath if the girl stirred. After about five minutes, they have cleaned, and practically mummified the injured girl."We should probably get her into some new clothes while we're at it." Zeren said, noticing how the small gown she was wearing was literally covered in blood, ash, and was ripped and torn. Jackie nodded with agreement, and hurried off towards her room, trying to find something.
With his mother not watchin him like a hawk, Zeren finally got to observe his new guest better.
~She was breathtaking~
She was a hedgehog,and was just about taller than most female hedgehogs he's met. She had long,flowing hair. Even though they where still quills, it acted like hair. It was midnight black, though her short bangs where purple and red. Only her face,legs, (that could be seen above the bandages), and he's pretty sure her belly ( he couldnt check, Jackie would shoot him if she saw him trying to look under her gown), was a pale tan. Her pointed black ears, were a little bit bigger than regular hedgehogs. Their insides, were also tan. My, they looked so sweet and soft to touch..
Slowly, he moved his hand to the closest ear,which was her right one, which looked okay to him. No marks,cuts, or any wierd blood. "Almost..." he whispered,about to pet her ear.
"Zeren, leave the poor girl alone,she needs to rest." His mother's voice piped up angerly. He tensed up and froze. Damn, so close! He sweat-dropped a little.
"I'm sorry...I'm just curious..." He said shyly, looking up at Jackie. She sighed a motherly sigh, it clearly stating, "Oh, what am I going to do with you?" Jackie rubbed her temples, but she finally laid the clothes next to the sleeping girl.
"Hun, please go get a pillow and blanket for her please while I put these on her." She commanded her son. Zeren nodded, and headed upstairs to the closet. Jackie made a faint smile, but it faded as soon as it appeared. She then peeled her guest out of her raggity clothes, and quickly put some of her old pajamas on her before Zeren got back downstairs. Jackie smiled again, for they seemed to have fit her well. "Guess I still have my youthful figure." Jackie giggled silently to herself. Zeren finally came back with a pillow shaped like the Mine Turtle, and a blanket covered in pictures of cheese and pickles.
"You still have what Mum?" He asked with a curious voice. Jackie blushed for a moment, turning towards her youngest son.
"U-uh, nothing sweety." She studdered shyly. Zeren raised a brow at her, but shrugged none the less. He then glanced at "Smokey."
She looked like a regular teen.
Completely adorable.
Jackie had given her her old sleeping wear when she was in collage. They were the small T-shirt with the pandas on it, and the grey pants. He had a small grin growing on his face. He slowly put the pillow under her head, then wrapped her up in the blanket. She curled up instantly with the close contact of warmth against her body.
"Well, I'm going to bed, goodnight Zeren." She said gently, kissing his cheek. He heard her footsteps trail up the stairs, into her room, closing the door, and finally laying in her bed in a flash. Zeren looked back at Smokey and had shock plain on his face.
She was crying.
Little tears stained her cheeks, flowling slowly from her eyes. Yet, there was a certain shine to them. He leaned closer towards her face, observing the falling tears.
Silver
"She's...crying silver?" He said in an outstanded whisper. He glanced at her again. She had this sad puppy dog look. His face heated up quickly. To make it worse, she made small little mews. They had pain in them, but it was too soft and cute to think they meant harm.
"What should I do? What CAN I do?" he asked timidly. Smokey was shivering slightly, and was trying not to thrash around. Even ONE inch of movement could open up one of her hundreds of bandages, and start bleeding again. He sighed quietly.
"Maybe if I could just...calm her down." He thought. It was obvious she was having a nightmare, and could not be woken up from it. So, carefully, he let his hand glide slowly to her head, and started to stroke her ear.
She stopped shivering from the soft contact, but her tears would not stop flowing. He tried to pet both ears. Soon, her whimpering had become silent, and her eyes grew dry of crying too much. Slowly, her face uncurled from the sad look, and became blank. Zeren smiled to himself slightly, glad he was calming her down.
She slowly started to purr silently after enjoying the comforting contact on her ears. Zeren almost laughed when she tried curling up against him, but couldnt or she would fall off the couch. He enjoyed petting her ears, they're just as he imagined they would be 10 minutes ago. Soft texture, smooth insides, and absolute warmth. He was starting to doze off, getting quite sleepy from this calm moment. He gently moved her closer to the inside of couch to make room for himself. Quietly, not to disturb Smokey and still keeping his hands on her ears, he laid next to her sleeping form. She didn't mind, for she was finally calmly asleep.
"Goodnight Smokey." He whispered. His eyes where slowly closing on him. His mother would probably hit him if she saw this, but Zeren was far too calm and happy to care. Finally, his eyes closed and shut him out of reality, into a wonderful dream fantasy.
Raldo walked slowly down the halls of N.U.G. This was not one of his best nights, no. In fact, this might of been the worse mission nights of his life. Not only did he fail his mission for the 7th TIME, but somehow he managed to piss off the High Commander herself." WOW, someone give him a medal for most failed life right now." A little voice inside his head told him. He sighed.
Raldo had tried to please the High Commander by trying to be friends with the prisoner again, learn her weaknesses & secrets, and take her out for sure. But alas, the prisoner was smarter than he was, even at her young age. Then, she humiliated him by escaping for maybe forever. He sighed at his thoughts, preparing for the worst to come. He was just outside the Commander's office."Just take the pain, and leave.." He muttered before he entered her room.
The High Commander looked up sharply from her writing. Still as terrifing as ever. Not many knew this for none of the others have seen her, but their High Commander has an eyepatch on her left eye. Granted, that was a good thing, for her right eye was much better at seeing. She was a wolf, with her blazing yellow eye hooked on Raldo. You could hardly see her since her room was so dark, for she had dark fur. She had her paws placed carefully under her chin, as if she found Raldo interesting.
"Sit Raldo." She said. Not in a harsh voice, but not exactly a nice voice. (If she knew about them or had one.)
Timidly, as if the chair would explode if his bottom made contact with it, slowly sat down. He was trying not to make eye contact, yet he knew her eye was burning a hole in his skull. They sat in complete silence til High Command let out an airy sigh.
"Raldo, you know what I'm going to talk to you about?" she said in a less serious tone than she usually had. He grimanced. How could he forget? Her head was near a nagging explosion for explaining his failure. But, he wasnt letting his head ruin him even more. He nodded slowly.
"Yes sir, I belive so..." His voice had a small pause in it. The High Command stood up out of her chair, circling around her desk and the frightened captain.
"I would hope. Raldo, I've only asked you nicely so many times to keep her on lockdown, not let her escape, and keep her in order." She slammed her paw on the desk. Raldo even jumped slightly. "Yet, you FAILED! Many times I'm afraid to add." She said coldly. Raldo slowly let his eyes drift to the floor. "And to make things WORSE, THIS escape of her's might of been her LAST! From what I've heard from the men, she transported herself through a portal. This is truely an utter diseappointment from you Captain Raldo. So, I must say..." And for the first time ever when Raldo looked up, he saw the Commander smile. Not a full smile, more of a faint grin, but a way of happiness on her face all the same."Good Job." She said. Raldo did a double take. Wait, had he heard her correctly? Did she just give him a congrats? For failing? This, is not adding up.
"But, m-ma'am, I-I thought..." He studdered in utter confusion. High Command sat back in her chair, setting a look on Raldo.
"Since you seem lost on this matter, allow me to try and explain this to you. You see,seeing as she is teloprting now, her powers are more in order. This is what I intended to happen. As much as she hates this organization, she knows she can not escape her destiny from us!" Another not full smile pursed her lips before she continued. " Don't you see Raldo? We can use her powers for our own needs! Even after everything she has done, we now have an advantage on our side. But,this is all I can explain to you, for the rest of this plan is not under your order, nor your concern." she added quickly. Raldo could only stare.
"So, are you saying...my failures where apart of your plan? It was a good thing?" Raldo was trying to figure all of this out. She wanted the escaped criminal angry to have hatred on the organization,to activate her powers? She just...needed a push? Was this leader really as insane as the criminal? Command let out a sigh again.
"Well, perhaps your first few failures were what held my plan back. But with the last 2 and today's failure, that's all I needed. And, that's all she needed to be shoved closer in the corner. We must call down our sister organizations, they might know where she is now." She stood up again, walking toward another door, hidden in the back of the room. Raldo slowly stood up as well, but made no move to be closer to the High Command.
"But...our sisters are spread on all dimensions, how can they find her?" he piped out. Some of them didn't even have advance technology like they did. In fact, this is why they are the head organization of them all! He glanced at High Command. She was doing something in the other room, but she was very quiet at whatever she was doing. Being curious and suspicious, he made a single step towards the room. A single heartbeat later, she stepped out of the room, a mischevious glint in her eye. Raldo stepped back in fear, thinking he was about to step in the Commander's private living area. Her eye slowly met his, still the glint hidden in her's.
"That will not be a worry for us, Captain Raldo. For I have tracked her location in one of our sister's dimension." She stated slyly. Raldo paled out for a moment.
"How...how did you do that? She used some sort of teloport magic to escape us. And no one can ever track that kind of magic." He said in a confused voice. She held out her hand slowly at him.
"Do not forget Raldo, WHY I'm the High Commander here, and Highest Sister out of all the others." Her voice turned cold like ice, but still soft. The hand she held out began to spark and fizzle until flames were burning in the palm of her paw like hand. The glow of the flames reflected into her eye, which made it look like a burning hell...like she was hell herself. "I am the one with more powerful magic than all...possibly more than our little girl." Her face, for maybe a split second, was more than just a woman's face. It was the look they would call, " Myinta", or in simple words, " The One of Death." That's what concerned him on a high scale.
"S-so...where exactly is she?" He asked timidly, hoping this moment would end. And indeed it did. She snapped out of her trance, and focused on Raldo, then another faint grin appeared.
"She's in the 5th demsion... that means she's in THAT idiot's territory now. She appeared on the Northern Hemisphere on that blasted planet..." She sighed, putting a paw to her forehead. Annoyance, huh? So suspicious...
"So, that means...?" Raldo asked in amazement. She nodded her head grimly.
"Yes...she's trapped on Earth's twin planet, Marnt." her voice was grave, almost in complete worry for her escaped weapon. She sighed, lost in her own thoughts, then turned to the captain.
"Go try and make contact with that blasted imbacile, and tell him all the information he needs to have our friend in chains." She commanded Raldo. He nodded slowly, then gave a quick salute before she dismissed him.
"Everything is different now..." Raldo told himself quietly before he headed towards the communication towers.