To The End
who: Chris, Jack, Alota
when: time flies when you're having fun...
where: the midget
Jack could do nothing but watch one of his best friends change before his
eyes... he too had lost someone special to him... but he'd never been as
close to her as Chris... part of him wished he had.
he stood up, and followed Chris to the back of the shuttle, and leant
against the wall, watching him check all the guns and swords the midget had.
"Dude..." he began. "Don't let the anger cloud your judgement, we all agree
that Jay should pay for this... but charging in haphazardly is not the way
to do it." he finished, and braced himself for the onslaught of Chris'
emotions that he knew was coming.
Chris stood there for a moment, pretending that he hadnt heard anything.
Then he thought better of it, and wheeled about to face Jack.
"DON'T tell ME what to do goddammit FeBuggre!" he yelled. "Whatever way it
ends it will end and at the end of it, no matter what any of you say, Jay
WILL be dead....by my hand" he finished. His right hand resting on the hilt
of the GunBlade that had formerly belonged to Jack.
Jack sighed, he knew there was no way to get him out of this... his mind
turned over, trying to think of something that would sort it out, but there
was nothing...
"i know... and i'll be right behind you all the way." he said, finally
giving in. "but i really think you shouldn't go charging in without
thinking first..." he said, trying to at least put some sense back into his
mind. no matter how crowded with emotions it might be right now...
"I'll do what I bloody want" said Chris coldly, turning his back away from
Jack again and re-examining the midget's weapon stash.
In Jacks mind, there was only one thing now that he thought might stand a
chance of working... but even that was a long shot... 'ahh well.... better
safe than sorry...' he said to himself before putting a hand on Chris
shoulder.
"Chris... i really think you should at least plan this thing, kanako was
special to me too, i don't wanna lose you as well." he said, thinking of
Melissa for long enough, his thoughts jumping track.
"what would happen to melissa if you charged in like this and got killed?"
he asked, knowing all too well that he'd be happy to look after her for the
rest of their lives.... but....
"You cant use my own daughter as a weapon against me Jack. To be honest, I'd
rather be dead, than feel like I do now!" he said, pulling away from Jack's
hand that was giving him very little reassurance.
He turned around and stared into Jack's eyes coldly. "Why do you persist in
trying to change my mind? It is set. Leave it. I shall do it by myself if I
have to". He said before turning around again
"hey, you don't need to do that, i'm with you here, i just think its a bad
idea to do it without thinking." jack said, "i will be right behind you all
the way, you can count on that, just don't go doing anything foolish......
okay?"
Within second's Chris' GunBlade was drawn with it's point held at Jack's
throat, Jack being pushed against the wall, "LEAVE IT!" he yelled, his face
contort with anger.
jack didn't even flinch though, he stayed, looking Chris in the eyes. he
knew there was no way he could kill him, and he also knew that Chris had
much more sense than this.
"fine. go and get yourself killed, see if i care." he said, turning round,
and began to walk back to the cockpit.
"this world would probably be a better place without you being like this,
and if being killed is what it takes to snap you out of it, then so be it."
he said, closing the door, and sitting in the co pilots seat.
Chris grinned to himself before lowering the end of his GunBlade so it was
level with his stomach. Holding the GunBlade so that the sharp end was
pointing towards him, before bracing himself.....
"Goodbye Jack" he said quietly on Jack's Nano frequency.
Jack froze for a split second, before throwing himself over the back of the
chair, and opening the door to the back room.
"NOOO!!!" he shouted, diving at Chris, hoping to be able to knock the blade
from his hands in time.
It worked perfectly, knocking the blade to Chris' feet. Chris smiled with
glee, and bent back down to pick it up again. He returned it to it's Sheath.
"Didn't really want me dead did you?" he sneered at Jack.
"smeg no.... dude, i never wanted you dead, you know that." he said, his
heart still racing.
"don't ever do that again..." he said, "out of everyone in the galaxy, you
are one of the few i care about enough to risk my life for. don't waste
that." he said, smiling a little for the first time in the last few days.
"I'm not planning on ending my life any time soon. At least, not before I've
fed Jay's nadgers to something that belongs in a zoo" he said, The darkness
reappearing in his eyes. Slowly but surely Chris was being Changed, he
didn't notice it, but Jack did, he was becoming just as bad as the man he
had grown to hate.
"Your weak Jack, you're losing your nerve" he said, playing with Jack's mind
again, as though determined to get a reaction out of him.
"yeah, i know..." he said, "nerves are bad when you're a rifleman..." he
added,
"plus, with you lot around, theres no need for it... i know its corny, but
together, we're stronger." he finished, laughing a bit,
"damn... that sounded much better in my head."
"I bet." he said, the icy chill not absent from his voice. "Do you not
remember what we said after we went into the base after K....K....Kanako was
injured?" said Chris, choking on the word that would haunt him for the rest
of him life.
"till the end." he said, suddenly turning very serious. "yes, i remember.
and that won't change." he said, holding his hand out to Chris.
"For kanako." he said quietly.
<to be continued or tag really...>
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