Darkness Returns

Chapter 19: Who?

Darkness Returns

Chapter 19

Who?

The room they had been in was concrete and steel walls. Probably easily cleaned of whatever happened behind those walls. But the hallway looked sickly familiar to Kairi and she hated it.

Zane felt Kairi begin to shake and shiver. She hated this place, she jumped at everything. Could this be...?

A loud explosion shook the building and caused it to sway. Kairi realized as they went up the stairs that they were on a ship. Oh no was it another ship like before? The looked over the side and realized they were surrounded by water.

"How did they find us?" Echo asked. Zane shook her head. At least until his eyes fell on the samurai X vehicle.

"Ah, Pixal tagged her equipment." She really wasn't the time to mess around with her stuff. She didn't like anyone else to mess with it after Nya gave her the suit a few years back. Something hit the ship again. Zane turned to look at the Bounty, and then the Samurai X suit that flew by.

Kairi leaned in and curled up against Zane. She was so tired, she just wanted rest. He pulled her in tighter, he could feel her fever, he ran his fingers over her head. She needed to go home. They all needed to go home. But the danger wasn't over yet. Zane realized the ships were all around them.

"They don't know which one we're in. We need to send up a flare or som..." Zane watched as Jay held his hand up and shot off a lightning bolt into the sky. "That'll work."

Kairi gasped and clung tighter to Zane as the ship began to list dangerously to its side.

"Jump in and swim away from the ship!" Kairi had only just learned how to swim. Zane jumped in trying his best to keep her afloat above the waves as she swam. Although the waves kept trying to push her around like an agitator in a washing machine.

Echo jumped looking around at the ship as it began to go down.

"Damn it ninja!" In their defense she started it.

Zane pushed Kairi toward the Bounty as it splashed and caused some waves nearly pushing them back to where they came from. Kairi almost thought it was fun, if it weren't for the bullets skimming the waters. Zane pushed Kairi against the hull of the ship. Bullets hit Zane a few times. He looked at his brother who pushed Jay up onto the platform. It looked as if one of his arms had a hole in it. It was sparking and buzzing as the salt water got inside.

"Hurry she's reloading." They hurried up onto the platform. Kairi looked up seeing Cole looking down at them. Concern and desire written all over his features. He needed them there, out of harm's way. He wanted to hold them, tell his heart they were okay. He could see the now wet bandage had blood on it. His baby was hurt and it looked like her climbing up the rope latter was hurting her. But she climbed, she was so brave. Jay pushed Kairi up onto the deck and into Coles waiting arms.

"Where did you go? I couldn't find you." He was trying to joke around like they were playing hide and seek. Just a simple game.

Jay helped Echo over the side and over toward cover. Cole placed Kairi next to them and came back over to help Zane over. He was well over the side anyways. He was running his fingers over his back panels.

"Hi there tin can." Cole kissed him and turned to pull him into the safety of the Bounty. More shots rang out and Cole pulled his husband to the floor and covered him. The higher caliber bullet was coming from one of the other ships.

"Cole?" Cole opened his eyes to see the nindroids optics flickering.

"Cole...I'm...I'm hit."

"Zane...Zane? ZANE!"