"Whatever..."
"you…"
"say…"
The big man responds laughing
"Just what is going on here?!?!"
Xavier thinks
"C'mon kid!"
The big guy says approaching the child
"That guy…"
Xavier thinks
"H-He Killed her!!!"
"…"
-silence-
"…"
Dead silence fills the centre as recent memory of the old lady's voice being cut off by the bang! of the gun and cold thud that followed when her lifeless body hit the ground make Xavier go stiff.
".."
-silence-
"…Pfft…"
"HahahaHA!!!"
The bigger guy continues to laugh.
"I still can't believe he went straight into it."
"What a savage."
He laughs
"If you don't stop messing around like that you'll be next 'Bo'."
The scrawnier man says to his colleague from afar
"Hmmmm…"
The bigger man pretends not to hear him
He appears to look down on his colleague…
"Hmph…"
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves…"
The man named Bo scoffs.
His smile completely wiped off his face by his colleague's addition
Bo reaches the now scared stiff little girl…
"What a bunch of buzzkills…"
He mumbles
"Well little lady sorry but you heard the man."
He says pulling the gigantic sword off his back
"Ah…--"
Aisha just barely exclaims shivering as she faces the corpse of the old lady.
Somehow both unsure and sure of what just happened.
An instinctual fear for her life takes over her.
And as the gigantic sword starts to fall
Big enough to slice her perfectly in half…
"AH…"
"Wait."
The calmer blonde man says stopping Bo!!!
"Tsk…"
He clicks his tongue
"Tie the kid up she'll sell well to those sickos in the capital when we get to Gomorrah…"
The man says
"OH!"
Bo sounds.
"Hear that little lady, you're going to live."
He says staring the little girl in the eye with a big grin on his face as he lowers his weapon
She shivers uncontrollably as her eyes evoke something of someone who had already died twice in that one instance…
Her body is frozen stiff.
"Haa…HahahaHA!"
Bo laughs out loud facing the sky.
"Sicko…"
The scrawny man mumbles looking back in disgust at his colleague.
"The world sure is full of some sick people."
The blonde haired man thinks also beginning his walk back.
"Ew…. She wet herself."
Bo says in disgust looking at Aisha
"Oh well…"
He says a big grin on his face reaching for her collar.
As she gets pulled off the ground with ease…
Aisha's fear begins to build when eyes meet with Bo's
And with no way for her to escape her current predicament and her adrenaline building…
She opens her mouth to let out a big scream when…
('Thud!!!')
Aisha is knocked out by the brunt of the sword.
"Tch… no need for that."
"Noisy brat."
Bo exclaims in disgust before aggressively tossing her back to the ground.
The scene is horrifying!!
"Why must this happen??"
Quivering where he stands Xavier feels weak.
His knees buckle and give way as he watches the sand and fountain stained red by the old lady's blood.
Feeling every part of him scream out for him to run.
To save himself!!
He can't seem to move though…
Why??
Why can't he run?
Why won't his body move even though his life might be on the line?
Even though he might end up like the old lady…
His breath gets shorter.
His chest tightens...
Eyes… blurry
Tears begin to fill his eyes once more.
And on instinct alone…
He starts to slowly back away.
No courage to depend on.
His adrenaline a hindrance as it makes his body stiff
He moves slowly by his body's will to save itself
Stiff movements….
Mind racing to figure out the situation and best way to save himself.
Tracking back ever so silently.
Watching the men chat as Bo ties up Aisha.
The leader of their pack only watches on from a distance
No longer visible when suddenly...
('bam!')
The noise isn't loud.
But in that one instance its apparent to Xavier that it just echoed in this surrounding.
Everyone heard it.
Looking behind.
He knocked over a watering bucket.
"Oh no… oh no… no… no… NO!!!"
His mind races.
"Aaaaaahhhhhh…. Why now???"
It panics
"What now???"
It races
"Am I about to die too???"
The thoughts rush a frozen stiff Xavier.
What's to become of him?
His blood rushes…
Cold sweat courses down the side of his head.
A cold that also burns.
His eyes are now bloodshot.
All he can see is red…
Indeed.
… 'This is the end' …
"Ooooh… looks like we had an audience"
Bo laughs to himself
"A hero huh??"
The scrawny man says.
"Oi what's taking you guys so long."
The leader's voice comes through.
"There's a--"
The scrawny man starts to respond when Bo other covers his mouth.
"What are you doing?"
Bo whispers to his colleague.
(sighs) "No what are YOU doing??"
The scrawny says taking his hand
"Think for a second Barry what if it's a girl."
Bo whispers back
(sighs) "Yeah?
"What if?"
The scrawny man, Barry responds disgust in his tone.
"W-well y'know.."
Bo says smirking
(sighs) "We already caught a girl Bo."
Barry says
"I-i mean an older one you dolt."
Bo says
"Unless you're into the smaller ones."
He says cheekily before facing the unconscious Aisha
(sighs) "You're disgusting."
Barry responds
"Just a man trying to fulfil his manly urges."
Bo says
(sighs) "So…"
"What's your point?"
Barry says now facing Bo.
"Am saying..."
"Oi!! I said what's taking you so long?"
Both flinch at the sound of the leader's voice
"Ah-ah Jeremiah…"
"Sir… we were just making sure the knot was tight enough…"
"hehe"
Bo replies in ridiculous fashion signalling to Barry to say something too.
(sighs) "They're slippery the little ones."
Barry adds lazily
"Oh and how would you know that?"
Bo whispers to Barry with a huge grin.
"eh."
Barry exclaims in disgust…
"AaaahahahahaHA!!!""
Bo's laughter echoes the area while Barry looks away in disgust
"Enough."
The leader now known to be Jeremiah responds cold and sharply.
"Just get over here we have to move on over to the next place."
Jeremiah says.
"Ri-right sir we'll be there right away hehe."
Bo says.
(sighs) "C'mon…"
"Let's make this quick."
He says
"Aaah…yeah…"
Bo responds
The two subordinates begin to make towards Xavier.
Frozen in fear all he can do is watch.
And hope….
"Please…."
He thinks
"Somebody…"
He panics
"Anybody!!!"
He mutters to himself in fear shivering on the on his back
Hearing their footsteps in the sand get ever so close.
Louder with every step.
NO!
What did he do to deserve such a cruel fate?
He thinks to himself.
Up until now…
Up until now his only crime was ducking Lucy and her crazy peacock!!!
How did it all come to this?!?!
As their shadows loom ever closer and closer…
The footsteps come to a halt.
"Well you heard what 'The Damion' said before leaving for here…"
Bo says chuckling to himself as they tower over the bin…
"No prisoners."
He says a disgusting grin stretching ear to ear!!
"Hey you."
He shouts at the bin
"Just come out from behind there and we'll make this fast kay."
He says cockily
"Ah!"
Xavier exclaims startled
"I guess…"
"I guess this is it..."
He thinks to himself
"right…."
"am sorry…
"Mom…"
Xavier thinks to himself eyes shut steeling himself to stand when…
"Hey we're talking to you behind the trash can."
Barry sounds out.
"Move."
Bo says with a huge grin pushing passed Barry.
"I said come ou-"
He shouts reaching and tossing the trash can.
"Ah…"
Xavier exclaims in shock when he is exposed!!
"Eh what the it's just a…"
Bo begins to say when…
"NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A squeaky but warm…
And overly familiar I might add…
Voice is heard as an explosion goes off!!!
The next moments are like time has slowed.
"AAH!!!"
Bo and Barry exclaim, shouting in shock and turning to the direction of the explosion!!!
…The fountain…
Xavier stares the way as well in equal confusion and shock
"What the…"
Barry begins to say shielding his eyes
The sand begins to rain down slow.
("PA!!!!!!!!!")
Another sound is heard!
This time that of hands clapped together in a self-five!!!!
Before it is immediately followed by a simple exclamation!
"!!!!!!!!!!!(souls)!!!!!!!!!!"
`("BZZZT!!!!!!")
The voice shouts as small glowing figure flies right over them at shoulder height in slow motion!!!!!!!
Glittering as the golden grains of sand fall slow beside her!!!!!
"Huh?!?"
"HUHHH?!?!!"
Both men exclaim loud!
Eyes wide in shock!!!
Reaching for their weapons in reflex!!!!
But alas.
Landing right between them.
The figure immediately breaks into a short sprint!!!
And in the blink of an eye.
The distance between herself and Xavier is covered!!!!!
Leaving only a small dust cloud in evidence.
Before anyone can understand what's happening.
She reaches Xavier flings him over her shoulder!!!!!
("PA!!!!!!!!!!")
She claps once more!
"One!"
This time uttering one word as everyone looks on in shock!
"eh…"
Xavier exclaims at how easily he gets flung over her shoulder
"Ah!!"
Both men look on in shock at the small figure.
With a glow like steam flowing consistently off her body
"Heh."
She exclaims smugly looking at them and smirking
"SHIT!!"
Bo pulls his sword off his back when!!!
("!!!!")
She jumps into the air with Xavier on her shoulder!?!?!
Leaving yet another dust cloud in her wake!
And unlike the leap from before….
She…
SHE!!!!
CONTINUES TO ASCEND?!??!
("......….")
"Huh?"
"Huuuuuhhhhh?!?!"
Xavier exclaims in shock turning his head back to the cloud where he was lifted from.
He can see the two men stare on in awe and frustration.
"Wait!"
He thinks
"Waaaaiiiiiiittttt!!!!"
"Why do they look so small???"
He thinks to himself in an instant!
Scanning the area around him something is even odder
"A-ARE THOSE CLOUDS!?!?!"
Right above him!!!
Some beside him!!!!!
And before he can even begin to fathom what's going on!
"Who-whoa there don't move around too much or you'll fall."
The high pitched tone is heard once more.
He tightens and squirms in reaction!!
Putting his hands over his face!!!!
"Ple-PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!!!"
He shouts mid-air!
Looking through his fingers to face the person before a gust of wind blows his hands away from his face!!
("Are they--")
("ARE THEY STILL ASCENDING!?!?!")
"Heh."
The girl holding him chuckles.
"You really are super wussy aren't ya Xavi."
The voice responds!!!
Even more familiar than before.
This voice!
Feminine and high pitched…
A little cocky for his liking in all honesty (-_-)
But there's no way he'd ever be able to forget this voice!
Not in a million years!!!
"Lu-Lucy??"
Xavier finally asks!!!!
Struggling to open his eyes due of all the wind!!!!
He finally comes face to face with the gap toothed little demon!!!
"Well who else ya idiot."
Lucy responds smile across her face eyes closed.
There's no denying it!
Its Lucy!!!
Well I mean not exactly…
What with all the glowing eyes and odd tattoos that mark her body….
But still!
It's her!!!!
She might look a little different but this…
This is Definitely that little gap toothed demon.
This…
Is Lucy Beyaz!!!
"…."
"…."
-To Be Continued-
-7 HOURS TILL THE INCIDENT-