Friday, February 20, 2009
New Girl In Town
Part 8
The time was 7pm. Leah knew as she saw a clock tower located beside a company, SmartBrain. She had arrived at the place itself after hours of being captured in a small van. By taking a glimpse of the company, she could reminisce all the bad things that she did a long time ago. But those memories were only for a short time before Mr.Sunday took her to the highest floor of SmartBrain.
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"Ding dong", sounded the elevator. As the elevator began to open, Leah could sense the fear in herself. She could even barely move her body to escape. It was that particular floor that caused her to be in that situation. The internal place was built in a dome-like shape. The walls were painted with pictures of reptiles and swamps. The ceiling was covered with a transparent glass, allowing anyone to see the stars. It was not all those walls and furnitures that weakened Leah, but the one man sitting at the opposite side of the room, on a royal chair. It was Crocodile.
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"Long time no see, Leah", greeted Crocodile with a faint smile. He was a very big man, always wearing the coat which was made of bear skin. His hair was of classic type, combing every strand to the back with gel. He was smoking a cigar while sitting on his chair so calmly.
"Now, now. Don't get so excited. I am still alive", he added.
"But how? I saw it with my own eyes. You were dead. I took you down with a bullet pierced through your chest", opposed Leah.
"Well, almost dead. Let's just say I'm a very lucky person. Now let's get to the point. Where..is..the gem?", demanded Crocodile.
"I don't have it with me. You will never find it!", asserted Leah, looking away.
"Then I guess have to take it from your friends, starting with that female friend of yours".
Leah was shocked to hear about the bad news that was going to happen. She tried not to involve her friends, but she failed. She was then locked up in a prison cell, having no power to stop Crocodile from carrying his plan.
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Back at home, Aeonex and Ryuuziq were covered in bandages, telling a grandmother story to the couple. "And that was the whole problem", told Aeonex. At first, the Mal and Tiqi found it hard to believe. But in the end, they managed to get the idea. Suddenly, something made the group to act quick.
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"Riing", was the sound of the telephone. As Aeonex was the nearest to it, he picked up. It was Rinoa. She was crying over the phone. Aeonex started to feel uneasy. Even the others could hear what was going on.
"Aeonex! Come quick! There's a group of gangsters trying to barge into my house! Please", pleaded Rinoa.
"I'll be there before you know it", he replied.
The group then rushed there. But Aeonex was too worried for Rinoa, so he doubled up his pace. He did not want her to get hurt nor die.
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"Alright, I'm here at last", muttered Aeonex. He was ahead of the others as well. However, it was already too late. The place looked like it was hit by a tornado. Rinoa was captured by the bad guys. It was the first time that Aeonex had lost her. Minutes later, the others reached the place, seeing Aeonex kneeling down on his knees. He gave a loud shout, "Noooo!".
Ryuuziq then thought, it might be the same people who took Leah as well.
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The friends were encountering too many problems at once. Leah and Rinoa were already captured by an evil organisation. On the other hand, Zahn was all alone by himself at a cliff. He was sitting at an old wooden bench, watching over a landscape of his neighbourhood. He was still thinking about the previous event. It was so painful, yet he could not take the pressure.
Z.N { 10:26 AM }
