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Lara grabs the box and carefully opens it to see a pair of guns. They looked to be new. In the box was a card, but Lara didnât care much about that. She examined her new guns with caution not knowing if it is loaded. Lara laid the guns down back into the box and struggled to get up. She clenched her side as she rose from the bed and fell to her knees. She crawled to the door and grabbed on to the doorknob to help her up. She toke a deep breath and walked up onto the deck of the ship. As she realizes how bright it actually was outside she squinted her eyes so they could adjust to the light better. She walked over to the ships side and leaned to the side to feel the mist of ocean touch her warm face. The salty air was refreshing compared to the stuffy cabin. Her eyes were now used to the suns warm glare as she looked over to see Kimmy Koe sitting on a lawn chair. She seemed to be really relaxed as she sipped her drink sitting next to her and laid back to view the ocean. Lara walked up to Kimmy and said âHey Kimmy, how are youâ?
Kimmy didnât even look away from the ocean as she said âIâm doing great. Iâm very calm todayâ.
Lara nodded her head then sat down on a lawn chair beside her. Lara then mentioned âI donât mean to be nosey and all, but how come you and Milo have an arranged marriageâ?
Kimmy looked at Lara as if she was from outer space. Kimmy then said âIs it any of your businessâ?
âWell yes. I have to listen to everyone who is on this ship with Milo and his father to make sure that they arenât apart of the airplane incidentâ. Of course Lara was lying. She was only asking out of curiosity.
Kimmy sighed and turned her body to face Lara âWell, Miloâs family has had arranged marriages for centuries. You can not meet your partner until you have 10 months before the wedding so if they had any disagreements, they could settle them. Me and Milo, well, we donât really get along that much and we only have 2 months before the wedding. We have a choice either to get married or not, but the only reason he is doing this is for my families reputation. If I donât bring it back, the rein of the Fermiumâs will have ended because of me. I donât want that weight on my shouldersâ.
Lara nodded for her to continue.
âIâm the only blood left of the Fermiums and If I fail this⦠I fail my family. When I and Milo get married we will both own 200 billion, in US dollars, as a coupleâ.
âWowâ¦thatâs a lot of money. How much will you receive for your familyâ?
âNot sure. I only know Iâm getting a good amount to restore my family honor. We will then divorce and go on with our livesâ.
Lara stood up and said âThanks for cooperating with me Kimmy. It was a great talkâ.
âIt wasâ.
Lara started to walk away when Kimmy said âLara? Would you like to join me and Miloâs family for dinner tonightâ?
Lara smiled and answered âYes. I would. Thanks for the inviteâ.
AT DINNER
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Lara walked into the dinning room only to see a huge table almost filled with people. Lara looked around to see if she could find a familiar face. No, no one yet. She leaned up against a wall waiting for a friend to show up. Someone finally did. Milo walked into the room with a huge bowl with what looked to be a salad in it. He turned to see Lara and made a weird face while asking âLara, what are you doing hereâ?
Lara answered somewhat confused âKimmy invited me. I will leave ifâ¦.â
âNo, no, no. Please stay. I just didnât expect to see you hereâ. Milo sat the bowl down and walked with Lara over to two seats. He pulled out her chair and then sat in the one next to it. Lara asked âSo how has your evening been goingâ?
âNot too shabby. Nice living quarters, nice crew, awesome friends. The only thing I havenât still gotten used to was the wavesâ.
Lara giggled and then said âWow, but I thought since your father owns almost a hundred boats that you would have been on one alreadyâ.
âI have, just havenât tried them on huge waves like theseâ.
âHow are things with Kimmyâ?
Milo sighed and then glanced away while saying âNot too good. I sometimes think she only wants to marry me for the money. She isnât the girl I met at firstâ.
âIâm sorry for asking. I jusâ¦â
âItâs ok Lara, really. Iâm glad you asked. I needed to get that off my chestâ.
âYou donât have to lie you knowâ.
Milo grinned. Then Kimmy Koe walked into the room looking for a place to sit. There were only a couple of seats open so she chose the one closest to Milo (which wasnât that close). Dinner started 20 minutes later, starting with enough food to feed an army. Then for dessert it was Crème Duvon which is just a rolled up flaky pastry croissant and filled with chocolate cream. Kins stood up and coughed to get everyoneâs attention to say âThank you for coming this evening. I would like to make a toast to the bride and groomâ. Lara then thought that this had to be an engagement party. They all stood up and lifted up their glasses to toast to Milo and Kimmy Koe. Then Kins added âAlso, I want to thank someone for saving my life when I really needed it most. Lara Croft⦠please stand upâ. Lara stood up and then nodded to thank Kins. She sat back down and continued to eat the yummy pastry.
WHEN DINNER ENDED
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Lara walked down to her cabin and went to change into her night time clothes when all of a sudden a person in a black mask grabbed Laraâs hair and put a knife to her neck. Then the stranger said âWe meet again Lara, seems Iâve got the upper hand this timeâ. Lara struggled trying to grab the persons arm but then the person picked her up from her hair and shoved her head on the bed. Lara felt like she was suffocating. She was running very low on breath. Then she kicked her back leg up and kicked the person on the knee. As they fell, Lara gasped for breath and leaned up against the bed post. The person got back up and ran towards Lara. She reached under her bed and picked up her knife. Lara thrusted the knife at the masked persons outer left leg. The person fell to their side as Lara then grabbed the knife from the persons leg and held it to their throat. Lara said while breathing heavily âWho are you and what is your business hereâ?
The person leaned up against a wall behind them at said âWhy in the world should I tell youâ?
âBecause I have a knife and you might want to answer quicklyâ. She drew it closer to their throat.
âOK! I work for S. I have no idea what the initial stand for but they asked me to get rid of youâ.
âWhat does this person get from killing meâ?
âI donât know! I was only hired to kill youâ!
âWe didnât meet. So I suggest you leave or you will get what Iâm going to give your bossâ.
He got up and ran out the door. She walked up after him and saw 5 other masked people on deck. Lara watched as her ânew friendâ approached someone and pointed towards her. They all turned towards Lara and pointed their guns at her. Lara then dashed down to her cabin to grab her new guns. She looked and saw that they were loaded. She ducked beside her bed waiting for them to come down. All she heard was screaming and yelling above. So Lara walked slowly up the stairs and saw them take Milo and his father aboard a helicopter. Lara dashed towards them but was stopped by someones foot tripping her. Lara glanced up to see the helicopter take off. She looked around and saw no one around. She carefully got up. Lara walked around the ship with gun firmly in hand. Then the Captain walked around the corner. Lara was startled and held the gun towards him. The Captain jumped and held his hands up. Lara then said âOh, Iâm very sorry. Milo and his father were captured and I was awake when it happenedâ.
The Captain put his arms down while mentioning âOh my gosh. I was asleep throughout this. Where are they goingâ?
âI have no clue but I saw them heading towards some mountains over the horizonâ.
âThey must be heading towards the caves hidden under the mountainsâ.
âHow do you know about thisâ?
âItâs an old folk tale, but I have heard of men going there when they are trapped in snow stormsâ.
âWell itâs worth a shot, do you know where in the mountains it isâ?
âDeeply hidden. It will be very tricky to findâ.
Lara sat on a lawn chair on the side of the ship. She wandered how Kimmy would take it. She then laid back and tried to forget about all the trouble she has gotten herself into. She then thought âMaybe I can look for some way to contact Zip and Alisterâ. Lara went to walk to her cabin, until she heard the Captain yell âTHEY ARE HEADING FOR KINSâ! Lara ran up to the front of the ship and asked âHow did you find outâ?
âI accidentally intercepted their radio conversation and heard them saying that they are taking them to the Palaceâ!
âThank you so much. Now I donât have to make another tripâ.
âWe will be there very soonâ.
Lara dashed downstairs and put on her black tank top with her camouflage shorts. She then braided her hair and got her weapons together. She then heard something buzzing, like a vibration. Lara glanced in her backpack to see her digitech buzzing! She answered.
âHelloâ?
Zip said in relief âLARA! Thank heavens youâre alive. Me and Alister have been trying to reach you for daysâ!
âWell Iâm alive and kicking. I will have to go soon. Someone kidnapped Milo and his father Kins and is taking him to the Palaceâ.
âAWWWW! Thatâs sad. Anyways, need anything from me and Alisterâ?
âUmm I will find my headset and get you guys hooked upâ.
Lara dug through her bag as she rustled through weapons and items. She then picked up and attached the head piece to her ear and then turned it on.
âHelloâ?
âWe are here and ready to help whenever we canâ.
Lara smiled and then turned on the camera. She walked up to the deck where she sees Kimmy crying. Lara walked over and put her hand on Kimmys shoulder while saying âYou alright Kimmyâ?
Kimmy flung her arm around trying to get Laraâs hand off of her shoulder while saying âNO! I just lost my soon to be husbandâ! Tears streamed down her face as she leaned over the ships railing. She sighed and then asked âDo you have any idea where he is goingâ?
âYes, and Iâm going to bring him back. Heâs going to his fatherâs palaceâ.
âWhy thereâ?
âIâm not sure. We heard them say they were heading thereâ.
âWe? And who is theyâ?
âThe Captain heard it actually but the people who captured Milo are heading to the Palaceâ.
Kimmy gripped her hands over her face and ran off towards her cabin.
Zip remarked âWell it was great to meet you Kimmy. BYEâ!
Lara giggled as she sat on a lawn chair. She sighed and waited to be at the palace.
WHEN THEY GOT TO TOWN
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The Captain yelled âWEâRE HEREâ!
Lara looked up and ran towards the ships side to see many people walking around with their children and friends. The city was so colorful and had a variety of shops and games going on. Lara waited for them to dock until she heard the captain say very loudly âYouâre going to inspect my boatâ? Lara ran and hid downstairs as she heard a very familiar voice. âI want you to find that girl and bring her to me NOWâ!
SERNARD!!!!!!
TUNE IN NEXT TIME AND FIND OUT THAT SOMEONE IS HOLDING SECRETS FROM THEIR PAST FROM LARA!!!!!
Thanks for reading and sorry it took 4ever to get this in. My life has been so hectic. So comment please and HAVE A GREAT DAY/NIGHT!!!!
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Created by nikki0187701 on 29.08.08
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