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Hiro Chronicles Chapter 9 Freedom

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Chapter 9
Freedom part 1

That night, back in Haven, after everything has happened, Hiro sat alone on the roof of Head Quarters thinking about everything Master Nivek had told him. It was hard for him to believe that his father was the original Crusader and the fact that he and the others encountered powerful enemies known as the Reapers. Not to mention the fact that there are Crusaders who might be infected like Lily. He also can’t wrap his mind about what happened to his home. He then laid back and looked up at the night sky. The only thing he can see is a full moon.  He remembered that Yule told him that there weren’t many stars here in Haven. Suddenly he hears a familiar voice saying, “There you are.”
He sat up and sees Lily approaching him.

“Hey, Lily, what’s up?”,Hiro said as he stood up.

“Everyone’s looking for you.”, she said.

Hiro: Really? Sorry about that. I just had too much on my mind about all this.

Lily removed her glove and sees a blue flame mark on her hand and felt what he felt about everything happening too fast.

However Hiro smiled and says, “Well, at least we can still find your home, right?”

Lily was surprised that he said that. After everything that was happening, he still thought about helping her finding her home.  

Lily: W-What? Wait, you’re still thinking about that?

Hiro: Sure. Why you ask?

Lily: Because of everything that’s been happening, with those monsters, and having to deal with the Reapers. And…after what happened to Redtail, I’m not sure if my world is out there.

“I’m sure it’s out there somewhere, Lily.” , he said.

“But how do you know that?”, she asked.

Hiro: Okay, I don’t know, but still we won’t know ‘til look. I promise you, we will find it one day, you’ll see.

She was touched that he said that.

Lily: Hiro…

“If you two lovebirds are done talking, maybe we should head to the Main Room now.” ,Yule said.

Hiro and Lily turned around and were shocked to see she was standing there. When the word lovebirds came up; they blushed.

Lily: W-what?! Wait a minute!

Hiro: W-We’re not lovebirds!

Yule laughs and says “I’m just messing with you. C’mon, everyone’s waiting.”

Minutes later, the trio made it to the Main Room with only Snow was waiting on them. Hiro looked around and notices that Roku isn’t here.

“About time you show up.”, Snow says.

Hiro: Roku hasn’t come back, yet?

“He’s busy for the moment. He says he’ll patrol the town; while the four of us leave on a mission. We’re supposed to go to a planet called Estheim.” Snow said.

Suddenly a hologram of the planet appears in the middle of the room. While it was projecting, a big red dot was blinking in the middle of the planet.

“What’s that?”, Hiro asked

Yule: That signal usually means there’s something powerful on that planet. More than likely it’s the Soul Eaters.

Hiro: I wonder if Shadow’s there too.


Minutes later, after the Eagle left Haven, everyone on the ship were anxious about what will happen when they get to Estheim. They all wondered whether or not the Reapers will appear. Yule sets the ship on autopilot.

Yule: It will take eight hours to get to Estheim. The ship is on autopilot heading there now. Everyone rest up until we get there.

Lily sat alone in the lobby staring at out the window seeing all the sea of stars passing by. She never imagined to fly through space and was a little excited to see another world. However, at the same time, she didn’t like the price of it. Losing a place she called home, losing her grandfather and seeing Hiro in more pain. She couldn’t help but remember everything the two of them went through in Redtail and Eden.  

“Hey, you okay?”, Yule asked as she sits next to her.

Lily: Yes, I’m fine. I just had a lot on my mind.

Yule:  I can imagine after everything you and Hiro went through. Can I ask you something?

Lily: What is it?

Yule: I heard Hiro say something about finding your world. What did he mean?

Lily: That I’m neither from Eden nor Redtail. The problem is I don’t remember anything about my home or anything about my past.

“It must be tough not to have any memories of your past.”, Yule said with concern.

Lily smiles and says, “Yes, but I had my Grandpa Sama and my friend that helped me along the way.

Yule: Hiro, huh?

Lily: He’s been helping me trying to piece together my memories.

“Piece together your memories?”,Yule asked.

“See, whenever the Crystal glows….bits and pieces of memories appear in my dreams. The problem is I can’t piece them together.”

Yule: I see…and Hiro is willing to help you find out?

Lily nods her head. “No matter what happens, he always finds a way to make people happy.”

Yule: I see.

Suddenly she sees Lily’s eyes filled with tears.
“What’s wrong?” she asked

“Grandpa. After everything that’s happened, I’m worried if something may’ve happened to him.”, She says with a tear running down her cheek.

Yule was concern about her. “Lily…”

“Look at me; sitting here bumming you out. Don’t worry about it, k?” Lily said as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

Yule: You’re not bumming me out. I’m sure out there somewhere, you’ll see.

Lily: You think so?

Yule: Yeah. You and Hiro will be happy to see him alive and well again.

“Thank you, Yule. It really means a lot.” She says with a smile


In the training facility, Hiro and Snow just finished sparring each other for over forty minutes.

“Hey, can we take break?”,Hiro asked as he fell backwards to sit down.

“Yeah, sure.”, Snow said as he did the same.

Hiro (panting): You’re…really good.

Snow: Thanks. You...too.

“So are you excited? ”Hiro asked

“Hmm? Oh, y-yeah.”, Snow said in a hesitant voice.

“Is something wrong?”, Hiro asked.

Snow: I’m just a little nervous, that’s all.

Hiro: Nervous about what?

“This is the first time that I’m leading a team on a mission. I just hope I don’t screw up.”

Hiro: I’m sure you’ll do well, Snow.  You’ve been training for this, right?

Snow: Yeah, I guess.

The room was a moment of silence in the room. A moment later, Hiro tried to break the ice of silence.

Hiro: Hey, what do you think this world is going to be like?

Snow was confused about what he said.

“What? Aren’t you afraid that Shadow might come after you again or if we might run into
those Reapers again?”

“Yeah, kinda, but as long as there is something to look forward to, it seems less scary.”

“Where did you get that from?”, Snow asked.

Hiro: My dad. He once told me that’s what kept him going during his travels. I just never thought his journey involved traveling to different worlds.

Snow: Your dad….he was a good man.

Hiro: Yeah. I hear that a lot.

Snow: I wish mine was-

Hiro: Hmm?


“Hey I’m going to see how much longer till we get there. So rest up till then, okay?” Snow said as he leaves the room.

Hiro was confused about what Snow was going to say, but he shrugged it off.
Moments later, he ends up in the lobby and sees Lily sitting alone starring out the window.

“Hey, you feelin’ all right?”, he asked as he sat next to her.

Lily: Yeah. I just have a lot on my mind.

Hiro: Same here. So are you excited?

Lily: Huh?

“To see a new world, of course.”, Hiro says.

Lily: Kind of. I’m just nervous if we run into those The Reapers and Souleaters again.

Hiro: Hey, as long as we work together, I’m sure we’ll find a way to be them.

“We here.” Yule says as she entered the room.

Moments later, before Hiro was going to the transporter Snow pulls him away to talk to him personally.

“What is it?” Hiro asked.

Snow:  We’re not going to have a repeat of last are we?

“You mean the whole headache thing? I guarantee you it won’t happen again.” Hiro says.

Snow: You’re sure?

Hiro: *sighs*  Tell you what; I’ll let you know, okay?

“All right, let’s go.” , Snow said as he leaves.

Minutes later they were transported in the middle of a small town. The town was sort of like Redtail to Hiro and Lily. As the group was walking through the town, a young humanoid raccoon, known as a Raccoonus, was spying on them I the shadows. He had his eyes on Lily’s pendent.

Hiro looked around wondering if Shadow or the Souleaters would appear. He remembered the last time he encountered Shadow, how he was almost killed by Shadow.

“Something wrong, Hiro?”, Lily asked.

Hiro: Uh... nothing wrong.  

Lily: Sure about that?

Hiro waited until Yule and Snow was farther away so they can’t hear him.
“Okay, honestly I’m a little paranoid about Shadow.”

Lily: Why?

Hiro: Well…It’s just…I ran into him three times. During those times, he kept targeting me for some reason. That guy is very powerful and I don’t know what to do if he shows up again.

“It’s like what you said before. As long we work together, we’ll find way to beat him and the Souleaters.” Lily said.

“Yeah, you’re right, Lily.”, Hiro says in relieve.

Then Lily looked around the area.

Lily: Uh-oh.

“What’s wrong?”, Hiro asked.

“I think we lost Snow and Yule.”, she says.

Hiro: Oh boy, and knowing Snow, he’s probably freaking out right now. Let get goin’.

As they were about to leave, they hear someone from behind saying a “Ya new around here?”
They turn around and see a Raccoonus close to their age standing close behind them.

“W-who are you?” Lily asked.

???:  Sorry, where are my manners? The name’s Preed Kaiser, a local in Valley.

Hiro: Uh… I’m Hiro Vangard.

Lily: I’m Lily Highwind.

“Good to meet ya.”, Preed says as he put his arms around their shoulders.

Preed: If you guys are lost, I’d be happy show guys the town and possibly the hotspots around here as well.

For some reason Hiro and Lily had an uneasy feeling about Preed, they wondered if he was up to something.

“Ah, you know, w-we’re good.”, Hiro says as he and Lily moved his arms from them.

Lily: Yeeeah. How about you just tell us if you see two others that were with us.

Preed: You mean that pink haired girl and that big long-eared dude? Looks to me they were heading towards Valley Central.

“Where’s that?” Hiro asked.

Preed: Straight ahead, of course.

“Thanks, we’ll head there now.” Lily says as she and Hiro were leaving.

Hiro: Yeah thanks a lot, Preed.

“No problem.” , Preed says as Hiro and Lily were far away.

Then an eighteen-year-old humanoid fox known as a Vulpe approached him.

“You got it?” he asked.

“Sure thing, Dean.” Preed says as he shows him Lily’s pendent.

Preed: Do I pick ‘em or what?

Dean: Damn man! Viktor will love this.

Minutes later Hiro and Lily found Snow and Yule at the Valley Central like Preed said before.

Yule: Where have you two been?

Hiro: Sorry about that guys.

“Don’t worry about it. So Lily, can use that gem like Nivek said before?”, Snow asked.

Lily was about use her pendent, but she was shocked to realize that  it’s not around her neck.

Lily: It Gone!

Hiro/Yule/Snow: WHAT!!?

“How did that happen?!” Yule said.

Lily: I had it just before-

Hiro: Wait a sec.

Hiro and Lily both began to realize that the last time they saw the pendent just before they met Preed.

Hiro/Lily: Preed!

Snow: Wait, you don’t mean Preed Kaiser?

Hiro: You know him?

“No, but the people here kept warning us about Preed.” Snow says.

Yule: Apparently he is a well-known thief around here.

“Whatever he is, he better pray that I don’t find him!”, Hiro says.

Snow notices that Lily was visibly upset that her pendant was stolen.

“Hey Lily, don’t you worry. We’ll get it back. All we need to split up and find Preed.

Hiro and I will take the north end and Yule and Lily will take the south end.” Snow says.

Yule: All right let’s goin’.

The group went their separate ways to search the town for Preed. As he and Snow were heading up north, Hiro was steaming mad that Preed not only tricked them but he took something important to Lily.

Hiro: Preed had better pray that I don’t find him!

Snow notices how angry he was. So he tries to calm him down.

“Easy, man. We’ll find Preed and get Lily’s necklace back in no time flat.”, Snow says.

Hiro: We’d better. ‘Cause if we don’t find it….

Snow: Look I know important to find the crystals, but…

Hiro: It’s not about the crystals.

Snow: Hmm?

“That pendent is important, because it’s the only thing that can help Lily regain her memories.”

Snow: Her memory?

Hiro: You see, Lily isn’t from Eden nor Redtail. She says every time her pendant glow some of her memories but she can’t piece them together. That pendant is the key to her memory.

“Had no idea.” Snow says.

They looked around the area until Hiro spots Preed a mile away.

“There he is!” Hiro yelled as ran towards him.

“Wait hold up!” Snow yelled as he ran after him.

Suddenly Preed notices Hiro running towards him.
“Ya-oh gotta go!” he says as he ran for his life.

Hiro and Snow chased him through the town central. Snow reaches out to grab him and he was only a fingertip away. Suddenly an instant, Preed’s body was surrounded by a white aura. Hiro was surprised to see this. Suddenly Preed ran faster than a speeding bullet, leaving Hiro and Snow dumbfounded.

Hiro: What the hell?

Snow: You gotta be kiddin’ me! That guy has super speed?!

Hiro: Snow, you don’t think that guy might be…

“No way! There’s no way that punk is one of us!” Snow yelled.

Hiro: Whatever.  Look let’s find him quick-

Suddenly a dozen Souleaters appeared out of nowhere. Hiro and Snow were ready to fight. At the same time they’re frustrated about them.

Hiro/Snow: Perfect.

Meanwhile, Lily and Yule search though the south end of town for Preed. There was one thing Yule wondered about,

Yule: You know what I don’t get?

Lily: Hmm?

“You said that you don’t have memories of your home, right?”, she asked.

Lily: Yes.

Yule: I was wondering, did you ever talk to your Grandpa about your memories?

Lily: Well….I’ve been asking him for years about where I came from, but every time I asked he always tried to avoid the question.  The more questions I have the more I keep having these dreams. There were more questions than answer. I…I couldn’t take it anymore.

“What happened?”, Yule asks.

Lily: Right before Nero’s guards came and got me……..

**********



A few days ago before Nero took her away; Lily confronted Sama about her past.

Lily: Grandpa, why won’t you tell me?

Sama: Lily, you’re not ready to know the truth yet.

Lily: Will you stop telling that?! I’ve been wondering about the dreams I’ve been having for years and you dismissed them as nothing more than dreams. I’m in those dreams walking through a town and two others. And suddenly my birthmark started to glow just like the pendent.

Sama remained silent. He saw the tears in her eyes.

Lily: Look I know you know something! Just tell me-

Sama: Finding out the truth isn’t always the best!

Lily: What makes you so sure about that! I have the right to know the truth!  Who am I? Where did I come from? Who are my parents? Are they even alive? Why does my birthmark glow?

Sama: Lily, you have to trust me on this. Neither you nor Hiro are not ready for the truth just yet.

Lily turned away from him and says, “I don’t”

Sama was shocked about her response. “Lily.”

Lily: How can I trust you if you keep hiding my past from me? How can I ever trust you!?

I don’t who I really am and I don’t know if my home is there or not. How can I know if you don’t tell me?


She turned to with tears running down her cheeks.
“What is so wrong with wanting some answers!?”

Sama remained silent. He was sadden by Lily’s words

                                       **********



Yule: Whoa.

Lily: What was I thinking? For talking to him like tha-
She suddenly sees Preed from a distance. As she saw him, her rage began to build up.

“There he is!!!” , she says as she ran toward at full force.

“Wait hold it!”, Yule yelled as she runs after her.

Preed turns around and was surprised to see Lily and Yule running towards him.

“Not again!”, he says as he runs for his life

Lily and Yule chased him through the town central. Snow reaches out to grab him and he was only a fingertip away. Suddenly an instant, Preed’s body was surrounded by a white aura. The girls were surprised to see this. Suddenly Preed ran faster than a speeding bullet, leaving Lily and Yule dumbfounded.

Lily: No way…..

Yule: What the hell? What now?

Moments later Hiro and Snow caught up with them.

Snow: Lost him, too?

Yule: Yeah. What now, Snow?

“I’m thinkin’. I’m thinkin’.” Snow says.

Hiro: Why don’t ask the people in town if they know where Preed’s hideout.

Snow: I was thinking the same thing. Let’s head out, team.

The group went all over town asking the people about Preed’s whereabouts. However, when asked, the only responses they gave them whenever they mention Preed’s name were;

Man #1: Preed Kaiser!? Don’t mention that lowlife’s name to me!

Woman#1: He’s a deadbeat just like his father!

Boy#1: Tell Preed I got a bat with his name on!

Hiro: Whoa…..

Snow: Yikes!

Lily: Oh my God…..

Yule:……

Man#2:  That nuisance!

Girl: No one wants him here!

Woman#2: I know who he is! A deadbeat! A low down thief!

Man#3: Like father, like son. Deadbeats and Lowlifes!


Minutes later they all took a break from looking for Preed. They all sat on bench thinking about what everyone the interviewed about Preed.

Hiro: Wow. I-I mean, wow!

Snow: Man that was harsh to the max.

Yule: Honestly I’m not surprised.

Hiro, Lily, and Snow looked at her in confusion.

“Hold on, are you actually agree with them?”, Lily asks

Yule: I’m not saying that about the things they’re saying about him. It’s just the way acted. Don’t get me wrong, but I’m not going to feel sorry for Preed.

Snow: Yule, I don’t think he deserved to be treated like that. Hell, there’s a kid over there wants to hit him with a bat!

“If we see him again, maybe we can ease up on him?”, Hiro asks.

Yule: Ten minutes ago, you wanted to beat him up.

Hiro: At first, but I think we just at least try to talk to him, y’know.

“Hiro, you’ll be wasting your time trying to someone like him.” Yule says.

Suddenly they hear a voice saying, “Excuse me, young man.”
They turn around and sees an elderly woman with a smile on her face.

“Y-yes ma’am?” ,Hiro says.

??:  My name is Agnes. I hear you and friends are looking for Preed.

Snow stood up in excitement and says, “Yeah, you know where he is?”

Agnes: I can take to him for one condition.

Lily: Sure anything!

Agnes looks at Hiro. “Young man, your name is Hiro, right?

Hiro: Yes.

Agnes: Will you promise me that you will talk to not hurt him?

“Sure.”, he said without hesitation.

Yule: That depends if he listens to us.

“He will. Preed’s a good boy. Trust me. Come with me please.” Agnes says as she leads them away from the town central. As they were following, they were surprised that she said something nice about Preed.

When the made it to her house, she opened the door. Inside Preed sits alone in the living room.

Hiro: Preed…

Preed smiles nervously and says, “Oh h-hi you guys. Heh-heh-heh.”

Introducing Preed Kaiser

Though later in the chapter maybe harsh

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I don't see Chapters 6-8......