Monday, March 23, 2009
New Girl In Town
part 16
"Ughh", coughed Zahn. He was coughing out a moderate amount of blood; he could not counter the last hit done by Crocodile. It was terrifying to watch. Zahn was currently in a numb state whereby he could not even clench his fists. He lay on the floor almost motionless, struggling to move about. Maybe it was time to throw in the white towel, he thought. The pain was even bigger than Crocodile's laughter.
"Hahaha. Now that you just felt the true power that I hold, why don't you tell me a little about your relation with Leah? Why must you get involved in this matter together with your friends just to protect her? Why is she that important? After all, she's just a criminal", confirmed Crocodile. Zahn suddenly became quite furious. Hearing that last word was like a taboo for him. He forced himself up.
"Don't..ever..*cough*..say that..Leah's a criminal!", argued Zahn while trying to stand on his feet. Crocodile's mind then ran for a moment. He still had the will to fight after how much damage he took.
In a split second, the stomach was hurt deeply by a knuckle brass. Zahn fell again to the floor.
Outside the building's entrance, the friends rested , waiting for the last person to join them. Aeonex hated standing or sitting on the ground very much, so he climbed on the nearest tree and sat on one of the branches. Ryuuziq could not be bothered as he was listening some music from his handphone. Mal had the time to be on romantic situations with Tiqi. They were all so relaxing, except for Leah.
"You guys! How can you be so calm in times like this?!", shouted Leah. Her eyes began to glitter as tears dripped down her face. She then kneeled down on the ground, feeling such bad omen about the friends.
"How can you..How can you be..", she mumbled.
"Don't say it like that. We're not what you think we are really doing, but we feel the same way as you. I am really sure that Zahn will make it in time", interrupted Aeonex. Tiqi then walked towards her and rested her hand on Leah's shoulder. She looked up slowly.
"What Aeonex said was true. We may not look worried but deep inside, we are as every bit as what you are feeling right now. Just hold on for few more minutes", supported Tiqi.
Tiqi let go of Leah's shoulder and looked at her watch. Five minutes had passed; only less than 10 minutes left before SmartBrain exploded. Right after Tiqi's hand was released from her shoulder, Leah took the advantage to run back into the building.
"Stop. Leah!", halted Mal. He was too late. Tiqi only gave a faint smile.
At the top floor, Zahn was at the edge of losing while Crocodile was happily kicking. Leah was on her way up there. The rest of the friends only watched from outside. The timebomb still ticked under the Royal throne, showing only 8 minutes remaining. The probability of victims escaping without harm would be 50%.
Z.N { 10:46 AM }
