For The Soul of The Stars: Intro Three

Written By: Lynderia

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Outlaw Star Characters, however, I do own Donte and Kat and all other minor new characters.

This was the place. She looked at the building as she caught her breath. Why did she run all the way from the spaceport when she had her Proteus II? It was the only one of its kind and she had made it. She turned around and saw that her ugly fans were not far behind. She waited for them to approach her.

“Is this where I will find Donte?” Gene asked.

“If you want your friend alive stay out of my way.” She ran into the building.

The elevator ride was a bit long. Maybe it was for Kat since she was with four people that stared her down. 30^th Floor.

He heard the elevator ring. He must have guests. He was the only one on this floor. He paid the landlord for privacy, so he rented the whole floor. Donte had already injected Jim was curare. Damn! He would have to hurry up and get rid of them, especially the hellish bitch. Donte carefully put down the scalping knife. He made his way toward the door. Jim, if he could, uttered a sigh of relief.

Before moving anywhere, Kat sat in a corner on the floor. She opened her small blue case. To the naked eye it was empty, but she had designed and created this case to hold just about everything. She took out a small computer and began typing away.

“I thought that guy, Donte, was here. Is he here?!” Aisha asked.

Kat continued to type, “You followed me, so you tell me if Donte is here.”

“I don’t have time for whatever game your playing. Is Jim here or not?” Gene was getting upset. Jim’s life was in danger and he was helpless to do anything about it.

Kat started pulling guns out of her case. One by one they came. It was nothing the four had ever seen. “If I use this one it might…” She put it back. She then picked up another feeling the weight; seemingly deciding it was too heavy put it back. She decided on a rather small gun like weapon and a dagger. “Catalog and file.” It was a simple command. Her weapons disappeared and the case closed itself.

“What is that?” Melfina asked.

Kat didn’t answer and stood. She had only picked up one extra body signature. She didn’t know if it was Donte’s or Jim’s. Maybe Jim was dead already or somewhere in a secret hiding. Kat didn’t care. She knew Donte was here, and that was important.

Whatever Donte had injected into him, it was wearing off. Jim had to think. He was scared of what that guy was thinking on dong with that scalping knife. His body tensed slightly once again as he heard the door begin to open. “N…o No stay a…away.” He was getting back his speech.

“Jim?”

“Melfina?” He was happy to hear a friendly voice.

“Jim, are you okay?”

“Gene? Gene! Get me outta here, please!!” He knew Donte couldn’t kill his friends.

“Alright. Aisha, break those bonds!” Gene was going to make that Son of a Bitch pay. How dare he? From the looks of it, Donte was planning on cutting Jim open. This psycho was gonna get it.

“That’s four…” Aisha suddenly met the opposite wall.

Gene, Jim, and Melfina shouted for her. Was someone else here?

“Did you think it would be that easy? Jim is staying with me.” came a voice.

“Over my dead body!” Gene shouted.

Suzuka started attacking a dark shadow. The shadow had the upper hand in their match. Suzuka crashed into Melfina.

“Suzuka, are you okay?” Melfina was scared, no terrified.

“He’s using Tao magic.” Suzuka before passing out.

Gene started firing rounds. “Come one, face me!”

Donte appeared with a devilish grin on his face. “You can’t kill me Gene Starwind.”

Gene angrily pulled the trigger. He had gotten him, hadn’t he?

“Stupid mistake. I think Kat would agree with me.” Donte’s throat roared with laughter as he watched Gene gaze at Kat. “Don’t even look over there. She won’t help you. No one told you to come.”

Gene looked at her as she stood perfectly still in the dark corner. Was she afraid to fight him? Maybe she was… Something he never considered hit him like a ton of bricks. “Are you working with him?”

Again Donte laughed, “You’re a very funny man Gene Starwind. She’s here to kill me.”

In one breeze of air Kat had embedded her dagger perfectly into Donte’s heart. She knew she was no match for his strength, but she was fast and agile. “You got what you deserve.” No emotion was heard in her voice as she said it.

Donte was angry. “Little Bitch!” He kicked Gene in the gut sending him crashing hard into a wall. He was going to grab Kat, who quickly withdrew her dagger and kicked him onto the floor. He started laughing. “You’re an idiot. Didn’t you know?” Donte stood on his feet. He looked at her with crazed eyes. “You can’t kill me. I’m already dead!”

What? Already dead?! Was it possible? She didn’t know. Tao magic, that’s what Suzuka had said. But…

“Are you scared? You should be. I died and was reborn!” Donte grabbed her by the throat. “It’s amazing how small you are. Your throat fits perfectly in my hand.” He was laughing. He was going to kill her, finally she’ll be dead and he could do whatever his heart desired.

She was caught off guard. He was squeezing so hard she could hardly breath. She was about to use pressure points-something she had learned from a friend-when he anticipated and grabbed both her arms locking them in front of her. She then used her legs. Her kicks were weak, she simply didn’t have enough energy-enough air.

Aisha rose from the ground. Someone was going to pay big time for knocking her into that wall. She saw her victim. She hurled herself at him.

Donte smiled at the Ctarl-Ctarl woman. Donte threw Kat into the metal table. He didn’t want any interruptions. He kicked Aisha in the face, grabbed her head, and started to squeeze.

The metal table rolled toward the window making it shatter. It was still rolling. As luck would have it the table was out the window with Jim hanging by the wrist.

“Gene!” Jim was still weak from the curare injected into his bloodstream.

That bastard had gotten the better of all of them. Gene stood walking toward Jim. “Jim, I’m coming buddy!” Gene held is side; it was bleeding. He didn’t think Donte had kicked him that hard.

She had gotten air, but her throat was hurting; her arms too. She was the closet, “Jim don’t move, okay.”

He didn’t know that voice. Who was that girl? “Sure!”

Kat balanced herself on the table. “Alright, I got you.” It was too unsafe to try and move the table from the window by herself, and she rather not wait for Gene to help her. The bond on Jim’s wrist opened. Jim started to scream but Kat quickly grabbed his hand. “Got it.” She really had no upper body strength, but she had to try and pull him up.

Gene wanted to run to them but his legs were constantly giving way. Donte was a dominating opponent. The kick he gave him had almost paralyzed his entire body. “Melfina, help her.”

Melfina gently pushed Suzuka off. She stood, ready to head toward the two out the window. “No Melfina, let me.” It was his voice. Donte smiled at her as he slapped her hard knocking her out.

She could fell his grasp slipping from her hand. She could see from his eyes he was scared; he didn’t want to die. “I gotcha.” Luck was, as it seemed, never on her side. The table tilted all the way out making them both fall. They were falling to their deaths.

He jumped. He couldn’t die. “You can’t escape me. I’ll kill you before you hit!!”

She embraced Jim into her chest. Looking down at him into his terrified eyes, “I won’t let you die.” She used one hand to load her gun.

Jim took noticed. Her gun was not even from the black market. He had never seen anything like it. He watched her shove the bullet into the chamber. The bullet itself look like a stack of number 4’s. He then looked at her. She looked angelic and peaceful. Her eyes were warm towards him-warm ice blue eyes.

He finally caught up with them. The first thing he did was grab Kat by her neck. “I’m the one that will possess your soul.”

She saw it. He told the truth, the Donte she let live had died shortly after she left. He was a demon, a soul of pure perverse intent. He was neither man nor beast. He was hatred. His dark aura was choking her. She wondered how this dark soul escaped its bonds and came into this world. “Jim,” she held him tighter, “close your eyes tight.”

Jim did as he was told. She fired her weapon. It was a ball of light. The ball entered Donte’s body. “No. I don’t want to go back. Not just yet! I was so close to getting it. So close.” The light ripped apart his body leaving nothing, not even the smell of brunt flesh.

Kat watched as a dark mist rose from his body, and had no where to go, but back to hell, and that’s exactly what it did. Then there was pain, great pain that she didn’t express in anyway.

End

After Thoughts: For those who don’t know, curare is a muscle relaxer. People might be asking what was going to happen to Jim. Well, Donte was going to rape and torture him. After that, take Jim’s skin and make a stuff doll out of it and name it ‘Jim’- then he would play with it until he got bored, and get a new victim. Nasty isn’t it!! Good thing they got to Jim in time. Please tell me what you think. SailorRai@aol.com