Now I know I said I do updates every Thursday but I was too excited to have you all read the next part. Even though I bawled writing this chapter, it had to happen.. RIP YANCY BECKET!! :(
DISCLAIMER IS IN THE FIRST CHAPTER!!! READ IT THERE!! JUST REMEMBER IEUTENANT LILA YALE IS MINE!!!! :3 Please Enjoy!!!
“Alright, boys, let‘s do this.” I mumbled to myself, keeping an eye on the radar and the vitals.
Zooming in on Gypsy and the Kaiju, the boat was a small dot compared to the others. It quickly registered with Gypsy’s signal, telling us they picked up the boat and shielded it from the Kaiju’s first strike.
“The boat‘s been moved, sir.” I said as the boat’s signature moved about 10 meters away from the fighting zone.
There wasn’t much action to be seen from the radar and vitals side. You couldn’t see the Kaiju attack or see the Jaeger land powerful blows but if the hydraulics in the fists went off, that meant they just dealt a powerful blow. Or if the Ranger’s vitals suddenly jump and the J-Techs shout out damages, then the Kaiju landed a hit.
“What the-?!” There was a shockwave on the radar, then two more before the Kaiju’s signal went dark.
“Discharge reading. Plasma cannon in the shallow region 7 miles off the coastal line.” Tendo called out. I started running scans to try and track the Kaiju’s body to have it harvested.
“Gypsy, what the hell is going on?” Pentecost jumped on the mic once again, anger evident in his voice.
“Job‘s done, sir. Lit it up twice. Bagged our 5th kill” Raleigh spoke breathless, sounding cocky and proud.
“You disobeyed a direct order.” Pentecost roared, even more angry now.
“Respectfully, sir. We intercepted a Kaiju and saved everyone on that boat.” Yancy tried to cool the situation but his short laugh at the end didn’t defuse the Marshall’s anger.
“Get back to your post Now.” Oh yes, he was pissed.
“Yes sir.” Raleigh just had to have the last word as he turned off his comms.
“Kaiju signature rising.” Tendo jumped from his screen to another as he double checked.
“What?” I rolled over to the monitor he was looking at and sure enough, there was the Kaiju’s signature, rising fast.
“That thing‘s not dead, sir.” Before Pentecost could even reach his mic, I turned on my headset.
“Boys, that Kaiju‘s still alive. Get the boat and get out of there now!” I instructed. When Gypsy’s signal didn’t budge, I felt anticipation grow and I quickly checked to make sure they still had communication with us.
“Do you hear me? Get the boa-” I tried again but it was too late.
The Kaiju jumped from the water and, by the sound of all the shouted damages at once, by surprise.
“Shit!” I cursed, trying to reroute energy where needed as much as I could. A painful scream filled my ear and my blood froze in my veins.
“L-left arm‘s gone cold.” I spoke out.
Raleigh. The damn Kaiju had ripped Gypsy’s left arm off.
“The Hull‘s been compromised!” I shouted, feeling my body start to shake in fear.
More screams came from the brother’s as they tried to communicate. Yancy was trying to give last minute orders before another painful scream sounded. I was still hooked to Yancy’s helmet headset and it took several seconds and Raleigh’s pained cries for his brother to realize what had happened.
“YANCY!” I screamed, nearly ripping the headset off my head as I continued to hear Yancy’s screams through his helmet.
“The Right Hemisphere has gone completely dark. Raleigh doesn‘t have his left arm.” I kept typing shakily and my mind was working on overdrive.
I had lost Yancy.
He was eaten by this son of a bitch. And if I didn’t get my head cleared, I was going to lose Raleigh as well.
“Yancy, I don‘t know if you can hear me, but I love you and I‘m so sorry! I have to try and save Raleigh! I‘m so sorry Yance! I‘m so sorry!” Tears poured down my face now as I disconnected from Yancy’s headset, as he still screamed, and focused solely on Raleigh.
“Raleigh, your going to have to switch arms.” There was lots of panting and groans of pains.
“If there is any pilot in this whole program that can do this, it‘s you Rals.” I encouraged, trying to not let him hear me crying.
“Switch to your controls to your right arm and light him up.” I rose from my chair, and my voice grew in tone as well. Still the youngest Becket didn’t respond.
“Now, Raleigh!” I screamed and finally my words reached the greif stricken man enough to where the right cannon started charging up. When it discharged, I screamed in anger, pain and grief. Ripping the headset off my head, I threw it hard at the nearest wall and crumbled back into my chair.
“Second discharge fried the comms, I‘m not getting any signals.” Tendo picked up where I left off as my face rested in my hands.
“Lila?” I couldn’t stop my body shaking sobs as someone said my name.
“I-I” I tried so hard to talk but it was lost in my choking sobs.
“Y-Y-Yancy..” Just saying his name now made my whole body ignite in painful grief.
I felt hands on my upper arms lift me from the chair and all but drag me from the LOCCENT. When we exited the room, I looked up to see it was the Marshall, leaning me gently against the wall. I grabbed the arms of his jacket and made him look at me.
“A-And what about Raleigh? He can‘t be dead to! There‘s no way!” I screamed, more tears coming.
“Miss. Yale.” Pentecost tried the cool, calm approach but it wasn’t reaching my brain. Nothing but pain was running through my head.
“Lila!” His more direct and stern voice got me to at least look at him again.
“I need you to calm down.” I gulped and tried to subdue the tears.
Yancy. Here came the tears. That was no way for anyone to die. Especially the sweetest guy to walk the Earth. His extremely brotherly protective side had saved my ass more times than I could count. Yancy had plans after this war, settle down and have kids. And it was all ripped away from him…
Raleigh. Here came the sobs. Raleigh and I had been even more close than Yance and I. There wasn’t anything Raleigh didn’t know about me, and vise versa. He even knew when I lost my V-card. His hugs were the best and he never turned down giving me a piggy back ride. And his kisses…
Yancy, Raleigh…
Raleigh, Yancy…
Rals, Yance…
Pentecost never left my side, no matter how uncomfortable it obviously made him, as I slid down the wall right outside the LOCCENT room and let out all my screaming rage filled grief.
I hated Kaiju’s even more now.
I hated Jaegers for not being better.
But most of all, I hated myself.
Because I couldn’t save the two most important people I’d ever had in my life.
I eventually made it back to my room. I can’t remember if I did it by myself or if someone helped me. I just remember opening the door to the room and the first thing that hit me was Yancy’s aftershave. Once inside the room, I crumbled against the door and sobbed even more. Being surrounded by their stuff was so hard. Our pictures hung on the walls everywhere.
I loved taking pictures. Especially of happy moments. Because with so much death and destruction, we needed to have good things to look back on and help us through the hardships. Going through this hardship, I wanted to rip all the pictures from the wall and hide them so I’d never have to look at them.
Moving away from the door, I crumbled into my bed and turned my back to the room. When I opened my watery eyes, I came face to face with one of my favorite pictures.
It was of Yancy and I at a Christmas party we’d been invited to a few years ago. Raleigh told us to make funny faces and Yancy refused to do it so I used my hands to give him cat whiskers on his face and he gave me bunny ears. The brightly lit smile on his face was rare, full of pure joy and happiness.
“Yance” I rubbed his face as well, remembering the last thing I said to him
Yancy, I don‘t know if you can hear me, but I love you and I‘m so sorry! I have to try and save Raleigh! I‘m so sorry Yance! I‘m so sorry!
Another picture hung beside Yance and I’s and I stared at it with watery eyes.
It was of Raleigh and I. The three of us were fresh graduates and the boys had pooled some money together to buy my camera, the very one I still use today. It was the best gift I’d ever gotten and I was so happy I cried. Raleigh felt bad about making me cry, so to congratulate me and make me stop crying, he pulled me into his chest and pressed his lips to the top of my head. His eyes were looking down at me while I tried to look up at him, my eyes still slightly watery and the start of a bright smile was on my face.
“Rals.” I sobbed, touching his face lightly with my fingertips.
If there’s any pilot in the whole program that can do this, it’s you Rals.
Curling up in a ball, I shoved my face as far as it could go in my pillow and sobbed till I had absolutely no energy left. Which took hours. When I lifted my head, the pictures still caused the sharp stab in my body but I had no more tears to give out. My pillow was soggy and I was dehydrated.
I dragged myself to the mini fridge and grabbed one of my vitamin drinks the boys could never stand to touch. They said it tasted like cough syrup their mom used to give them for colds. I took my cough syrup drink and, without thinking, crumbled into Raleigh’s bed. Sleep took me quickly, giving me nightmarish dreams for years to come.
Wow, it really killed to write this chapter, no pun intended. I loved the screen time Yancy got, and loved the bond between the brothers. But, the show must go on, and go on it shall!! Follow, rate, vote and comment PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PPLLEEAASSEE!!!!! :D
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