Chaos's Daughter

The Assassin (Part 2)

Cosima woke later in a home, tied to a chair with metal cuffs. Her head began pounding again, causing her to groan in pain. The last thing she remembered was her father trying to break through and then the figure of a girl above her before she blacked out.

"Hello?" Cosima looked around.

"Quiet." A voice snapped from a different room.

"Sorry, I don't do the quiet. Who are you?" Cosima worked on trying to melt the chains with her energy.

"My name is Kitty, also, what you're trying to do is pointless. They're made to hold things like you." The voice responded.

"Did you just call me a 'thing'? Excuse you, kitty cat, I don't come from a children's book, and I am a woman. I have lady parts. Do you even know who you are talking to? I am Cosima! Princess of Chaos and soon to be ruler of this world!" Cosima tried to intimidate her captor.

"That's not what you said last night." A figure exited the shadowed door to reveal the girl from last night, only without her headpiece on.

"I didn't even speak to you last night! You slammed my head with something!" Coisma examied Kitty as she walked past the chair.

"You passed out at my feet, snapped awake within the second with red and blue fire eyes and started to attack everyone, except Lin Chung, unfortunately." Kitty explained, getting a glass of water.

"But... Wait... Flames.... Fa- Twin Masters.... Did I hurt anyone?" Cosima questioned.

"Yeah. You beat the crap out of the short electric one. He wasn't moving when you finished." Kitty offered the cup.

"Mighty Ray! Is he okay? What did I do? Did I kill him? My father is getting a stern talking to after this." Cosima ranted.

"Last I remember seeing is First Squad carrying him back." Kitty set the cup of water down and watched as Cosima continued to rant for several minutes.

"And then! Then I'll have Lin harmony blast the blue out of him!" Cosima finished.

"Are you done?" The girl yawned, bored.

"Yes. Now can you untie me?" Cosima watched as Kitty chuckled.

"No can do. I was paid to bring you in a while ago, I just wasn't feeling up to it. Now that you're caught, why not collect some more money?" Kitty grabbed several pieces of paper from a desk. "The Zebra Brothers should be here soon to pick you up. And deliver my money."

"No. Nonononononononono.... Please don't do this, you don't understand. I cannot go to High Roller's castle. Do you hear me? I know you can hear me. It is- like... As important as the fate of the world for me to avoid High Roller's castle." Cosima became instantly afraid.

"Don't worry. That snobby brat can't do much to you. Might make you clean something." Kitty stood and moved to the door when knocking was heard.

She opened the door to reveal the two zebras, holding a bag of money. They handed her the money and she set it down before unlocking my chains.

"You just made a mistake." Cosima jumped away but was slammed into the opposite wall.

"We brought our new lanterns so you can't escape!" The brothers were holding those two small lanterns with patches now on them, and began laughing.

"I AM GOING TO MAKE A ZEBRA SKIN RUG WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU BOTH!" Cosima yelled and struggled to move.

"Nice try, Cosima. Your dad's been missing you and thats been taking a toll on Master High Roller, so we need you to come back." They spoke.

"My father will kill me if he gets his hands on me, please. Don't do this." Cosima became frantic.

"Your dad is High Roller?" Kitty looked shocked.

"No! My dad is Twin Master's, the one who has been terrifying the whole kingdom as of late. High Roller is one of his jockies." Cosima explained.

"That explains the hair... Well, I've got my money. Won't hurt to help you out." Kitty slapped one of the lanterns out of the hooves of the Zebra Brothers, giving Cosima enough time to jump out of their grip.

"Hey! Thats not fair!" The white one whined.

"Run, Cosima!" Kitty began attacking the Zebra brothers while Cosima ran from the area.

Soon, she was in sight of Big Green and she slowed, huffing from the long run. Cosima carefully approached the large shell and opened the door. Alarms started going off and Cosima held still as First Squad appeared in front of her.

"C-Cosima?" Jumpy sounded afraid.

"It's okay, Jumpy. I'm me again. I just came to say goodbye and collect my things." Cosima sighed and pat the rabbit's head.

Cosima gathered her things and looked as Lin Chung stood between her and the door out.

"Cosima, please..." Lin tried to reason with his teammate.

"Lin, I'm sorry. But I can't risk hurting you again. With my father being able to take control at random times, who knows if the next time will be worse... I nearly killed Mighty Ray. I can't hurt anyone else. I'm going to leave Big Green and join my father. Then when the time comes, hopefully I'll be able to help." Cosima sighed.

"Its too dangerous. I don't want to lose you. We are already down a teammate... I don't want to be down another." Lin argued.

"And what about that assassin?" Sonya appeared from behind Cosima.

"I'm not to worried about her. She's only really after Lin." Cosima pulled her cloak out of her bag and began towards the door.

"Promise me you'll visit?" Lin looked at her, his eyes watery.

"I can't promise anything since I'll be with my father. Chaos doesn't really like commitments. I'm going to be surprised if I leave the cave at all while I'm still aliv-... I'll try." Cosima sent a reassuring smile over her shoulder as she tied her cloak on.

"I'll be careful." Cosima kissed his cheek quickly before slipping by and pulling her hooded cloak on over her hair and disappearing out the door.

The silence was defening after the door clicked shut and Cosima was possibly gone from Big Green for good.

"Welcome home. T r a i t o r."