As Crystal had Tobi in her arms, she looked at the jaw of the enormous Terrack and she eventually realizes that she is going to die...
[ I heard my name... ]
[ it was like my lungs were on fire ]
[ I could hear someone screaming ]
[ it was me ]
" ARGHHHH! "
Crystal screamed at the top of her lungs, everyone on the ship thought she had died cause they couldn't see that well,
* rumbling noise *
All of a sudden there were thunder sounds and in the blink of an eye, lighting came from the skies above... and stuck the beast down.
The ship waved as if it could be capsized at any moment due to the force of the fall of the Terrack. Nobody knew if Crystal was okay or if she was dead or alive but they knew the beast had been defeated.
Alfstrat ran towards where Crystal and Tobi were, his heart skipped a bit at the sight he saw.
Crystal was still holding Tobi in her arms, she breathing heavily as if she had run a long distance, you could see it in her eyes, she was frightened at something she saw.
Alfstrat tried to calm her down but he couldn't, he was worried about her, he tried taking Tobi away from her but she refused, it was as if she was in a state of shock. But then, he noticed something sizzling at the side of Crystal's left arm, when he saw what it was he blinked three times, his eyes squinted and he called out to Crystal.
" Crystal... calm down the monster is gone now, Tobi is safe, please put him down "
Crystal brought her head down at looked at Tobi, he was still fast asleep, after all this action, he was soaked in water, cold and extremely light!
Crystal let out a deep breath, closed her eyes, and passed out, thankfully Alfstrat held her before she could fall.
.......
Two weeks later...
It was late into the morning, the sea was calm, the sun was shining beautifully and the fresh breeze blessed the hardworking Tobi.
Tobi was cleaning out the deck of the ship with the supervision of Jasper, the head of the cleaning crew. He had short black straight hair, tanned skin, and dark brown eyes, nothing really special about him apart from the fact that he is quite the joker.
During the past two weeks after the attack, Tobi hasn't seen or heard from Crystal, he asked Alfstrat about her but in response, Alfstrat just told him, "She's busy ".
Tobi doesn't know what went down during the attack and after the attack, but he trusts the old man's advice.
' if he says she's busy, then she is busy '
"But, it's been two weeks! how busy can she get, she lazy and know that for a fact !"
Tobi said to himself to let off some steam...
In a fit of rage, he throws his broom on the floor and stomps his feet, in frustration.
" she better had not left me on this ship- "
"any news from Crystal, boy? " Jasper said.
Tobi tripped in his rage and fell to the ground but not that fast for him to not know that his superior was talking to him.
" huh? Oh! Mr. Jasper, no... not yet... " He said as he stood from the wooden ground, rubbing his back in pain.
ouch!
" don't you want to see her? "
" sigh, I do but... the old geezer said she's busy "
" Hmmm "
" what? "
" do you really think she's busy "
Jasper said whilst sarcastically pointing back at the door to the med-bay
"heh?"
Tobi's face got really small, he squinted his eyes as if he intended to be sure of what Jasper was pointing at, he looked back at Jasper and looked back the med-bay, he looked at Jasper again and the med-bay... and he looked back at jasper once again, the looked back at the med-bay, Tobi tilted his head and lifted an eyebrow?
but sadly, he falls for the trick...
" no way... wait!... don't tell me that Crystal is-"
"Why don't you check it out yourself, boy... " Jasper said with a smirk
Tobi hurriedly walks towards the md-bay and grabs the door nob forcefully
* slam !*
" Cry-! huh? there's no one here ?"
He searched the whole room but, there was nothing, not her scent nor her hair strand, not even her annoying aura but, Tobi thankfully caught up with Jasper's joke.
" hah, I should've known... you trickster " Tobi said with gloomy eyes...
'' HAHA, Don't be sad boy, " Jasper said as he patted Tobi's back
" I'm sure your sister is doing okay "
"But... where is she? " Tobi's face got really down at the thought of not seeing Crystal ever again.
" boy... don't worry, she's okay "
" ... I don't know ''
Truth is, after that incident the strange mark on Crystal's left arm had made her go berserk. when she first woke up, it was like she wasn't even in her body and a completely different person had taken over her, she was unstable. Tobi wasn't with her when she woke up, the only people who witnessed this were the captain, Alfstrat, and, Dona the healthcare leader.
" What are you doing here "
" oh....you startled me there- "
" you did not answer the question ''
" Sorry, Miss Crystal but the captain and his assistant wish to see you "
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Crystal had been kept under the watch of the normal crew in a place far away from the common grounds of the ship, not many people knew of that part of the ship except the normal crew, Lorenz and Alfstrat.
The reason she had been kept in that room for so long, was because Dr. Dona had been performing research on her to figure out what the mark on her left arm meant and why she has no control over herself, sometimes she's okay like she is now, other times she's just completely gone crazy, so most of the time she spent in the "room" she was strapped to a bed, which was pretty uncomfortable, being stuck to a bed for two weeks straight. she freshened up sometimes but, the majority of her time was spent in bed. She was also never told why she was held alone in the room and when she asked, she would be told. " orders from the Captain "
That response pissed her off.
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"Please, have a sit "
"Why did you lock me up? "
" hmm? What do you mean? "
* grab! *
Crystal grabs Lorenz by the collar tightly, turning his face red
" Don't joke with me here, WHY DID YOU LOCK ME UP ? "
* cough cough *
" ANSWER ME "
Lorenz was surprisingly struggling to speak at her grip, her face had already turned blue cause Crystal had held him tighter with every passing second.
' damn, it! she's too strong ! ' he thought to himself
Thankfully, Alfstrat comes into the office with Dr. Dona and is immediately shocked by what they see.
" Young Lady! "
" Miss, please calm down we need you to listen to us "
Crystal lets go of Lorenz and sits at the other side of the office desk, while the others sit at the opposite side.
" what do you want to tell me "
A droplet of sweat dripped from the face of Dr. Dona, she adjusts her glasses and straightens her dyed purple hair, she lays down a book on the table.
" The Last Ackerman "
" The mark on your arm Miss... ? "
" My name's Crystal, what mark? " Crystal said with her arms crossed tightly
" The sword mark on your left upper arm..." Dr. Dona replied
Crystal lets her hands down and takes a look at it...
" what is this? "
" It's the mark of an Ackerman " Lorenz interrupts
" And ? "
" There's a lot to explain but, we think you might be the last Ackerman on earth and that boy you brought with you is your Head," Dr. Dona tells Crystal
~ Extras ~
Tobi: where have you been ? !!
Crystal: Nowhere~
Tobi: What do you mean, 'nowhere~' !!
*Hugs*
Crystal: huh? let me go!
Tobi: waaaahh I thought you left me alone!!!
Crystal: urgh! get away from me! you got snot all over me!!