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Evolution Lost	By : Xeo123 Category: +M through R > Parasite Eve Views: 1387 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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                “Xeo…” said a now calm and refresh Aya whose emotions and worries were being washed away from the effects of Xeo’s words. He nodded as a sign of responding without saying anything back to her to not break the silent any further. “…are you going to finish that?” she said while now looking at the oriental food Xeo was having trouble ingesting from the wasabi. Xeo was getting a hint from Aya as her head moved away from his eyes. The Jedi had forgotten about his breakfast and could tell he wasn’t full yet.
            “I…forgot all about it,” Xeo said as he used his other hand to manipulate The Force to hover his sushi container on his lap. “I’ll be ready for the wasabi now…” he said with a tone of dedication. With his chopsticks in hand he slowly takes one piece and another without falling victim to the spice.
            “You got a tolerance for it now?” Aya said now looking back at him as he kept on eating. On the other hand, Aya thought of having water that Xeo had moments ago. Drinking it she was able to know how Xeo tasted like before it was diluted away from the water. It didn’t bother her but was able to know more of the Jedi on a personal level; however, her mouth and throat felt a sudden rush of heat that only lasted for a second or more. She ignored it as if it was another episode of her powers acting up but soon it was gone. By that time Xeo was on his last piece of sushi and swallowed it whole. Putting the empty container on the floor of the import store with the used chopsticks he looked back at Aya. “Now you feel better?” Aya said.
            “Are you?” Xeo said trying to ask her about how she was mentally and emotionally. She smiled and nodded as they both started to get up. Aya, still feeling weird about what they went through, thought about owning him rather than hearing his story out.
            “I still think I should owe you. Even after what…you did for Daniel and even…me for that matter. I just think…” she said while Xeo shook his head and put one hand up.
            “You don’t have to, Aya. It’s what I can do as a Jedi. Believe me…the time that we had together was enlightening and even more informal that it should have been. Still…there are other questions about what this power of yours is. You don’t have midi-chlorians and yet be able to know The Force through me. It still eludes me but…still…I need to know.” Aya nodded to agree with Xeo. As she nodded to him she had a chance to look at Xeo’s outfit and thought of a favor for himself.
            “You know…I thought of something. You’re outlook…is that part of being a Jedi?” she said while Xeo took a step back from her and looked at his outfit. Once his head came back up his eyes went back to Aya.
            “Uh…not really. This is just what I ware back where I live…”
            “Really…?” Aya said while raising an eyebrow.
            “I mean I could where New Republic commander rank outline armor pieces with my clothes but this is pretty normal for me to have on?”
            “But…you kind of stand out of the crowd,” Aya told Xeo while double checking on his clothing and what could be a wrong idea for the Jedi to have on in the middle of Manhattan. He could understand if he had a trench coat on him still but in his current getup he would be notice; although, with everyone out of the city it wouldn’t matter.
            “What crowd now? Daniel said everyone is gone from the city and there is sure signs of it.” Xeo explained while Aya thought of another reason.
            “NYPD?” Xeo forgot about how the NYPD might mistake him as a criminal still.
            “…Right…even if I was with you and Daniel I would be taken in,” he said as Aya agreed with him.
            “Ya. Now you have us to make sure of that. At least I can from what you told me of that night.” Xeo, now not being defensive about his outfit, listen to what Aya had to do or planned for him.
            “Okay, Aya…what about my…outlook…?”
            “Stand still for a moment…” Aya said as she began to walk around Xeo looking up and down to get a sense of what would bring attention from the NYPD as being foreign or sketchy to their eyes. It didn’t take her long to figure out what needs to be done with the Jedi’s look but to do she thought only in her mind as she wasn’t able to execute her plan. “Well…I know what I can say for you but we need new clothing for your upper ware.” Xeo thought to himself about trying his powers to seek out another store that could be nearby for them to walk too.
            “Give me a second…I’ll search for one.” With that said Xeo closed his eyes and felt the flow of The Force within his mind. His thoughts started to fly away from his body as his point of view floated around outside the store. In a clouded vision he was able to make out other buildings as he passed through some of the already destroyed doors and windows to seek out what could be clothing. It didn’t take long for the Jedi to be able to pin point a store out that was only on the other side of the road and near the end of the block. “I…see a place we could try,” he said as his eyesight was able to be unclouded and clear to see Aya in front of him. Xeo, leading the way out as Aya followed, trekked his way out of the store as they both walked to the other side and down the block. Now that the Jedi had his fill he was able to feel the currents of The Force strong as before. The flows of little energies of insects could be felt as demising aura footprints of what the people on this block were doing as everyone tried to pillage and leave the city after Eve’s second attack on humanity in Central Park happened. He had nothing to say about what anyone else could have done in a situation similar back where The Vong and Dreazin’s forces were pointing their weapons at their hometown or home world. Minutes later after walking from the food import store they both arrived at the clothing store. Again, Aya pulls out her Beretta and aims for her protection while covering Xeo, who also was trying to sense anyone or anything inside the store. Xeo paused for a moment and waved his hand for Aya to lower her weapon while he turned his head to say, “It’s clear…” At that moment a shadowy shaped formed near Xeo’s position from within the store. Aya spotted it as raised her weapon at Xeo’s chest. Not understand why she pointed the gun at the Jedi but could only see in her expression that she was being serious. Xeo only could at on a instant that an NMC was about to strike him. Not taking a chance of readying his lightsaber, he dropped to the ground as he felt was another mutated rat crashing through the window. “Shit!” was the only thing he could get out as Aya caps off a few rounds as the mitochondrial creature’s blood started to spew out of its body. Xeo’s eye looked back up to Aya as she kneels down to check on him.
            “You okay?”
            “Ya…I think,” he said as he grabs Aya’s hand as she helps him back up. “You’re reaction times serves you well. Too bad I couldn’t…” he kept saying as Aya interrupted him.
            “Well…now you owe me a favor. I know what it is,” she said as if it wasn’t too obvious for Xeo to figure out. They both walk into the store as she kept her weapon at the ready for anymore NMCs to come out of the shadows; however, Xeo could look near the wall for a switch to turn on the lights. Once the lights were on they were able to see rows of mangled and misplaced clothing all over the store. The store was small and had about 30 ft of clothing lines for shoppers to look at with a desk for checkout near the door, which was shattered from the vandalism. Xeo didn’t know where to start looking but Aya was already checking out the clothing as she put her gun away in her leather jacket pocket. “So…you need to change out of that top of yours,” Aya said while he shrugged his shoulders at her. He didn’t know what to have on so that he could blend in with the people on Earth; however, the idea came to him as he kept looking at Aya. His head went up and down from the way Aya’s outfit was like while she was beginning to catch on to Xeo’s eye movement.
            “Xeo…uh, hey? Hey!” she yelled at him while making a frustrating look and crossing her arms in front of her chest. Xeo thought for a moment of what he did but had to reason with her of why he was looking at her from top to bottom.
            “Sorry, Aya. I was only seeing how you look…” he said while she her eyes tightened up more. Xeo than thought back to what he said and rolled his eyes while saying, “I didn’t meaning like that…your clothing style. I was only looking at that.” Aya, still feeling like she was being peeped at, dropped her arms and walked over to one side of the clothing store. Xeo followed her as he tried to look for anything that had the same style as what Aya was wearing. Romping through the piles of clothing they were able to find a shirt that wasn’t too dirty. “That looks good…it’s in black too,” Xeo said as Aya throws it to him. Aya kept looking for other possible wares but then the Jedi eyed on another top that would suit him well and could remind him of whose idea it was to change Xeo’s upper garments. “I think this will do…hold on a second,” he said as Aya looked up to see another piece of clothing in his hands; however, she wasn’t able to get see what it was as Xeo started to put the clothing aside near the checkout desk area. Aya walks over for just a moment as he started to undo his belt and take off his heavy leather vest, then his gloves, then his long sleeve shirt he made himself, and then his under shirt which smell bad from the blood of the NMCs and sweat from himself. Aya, only from a few feet away from Xeo, was able to take in this chance to see his body without the limitations of clothing. His skin wasn’t tanned but not deathly pale white from his earlier of being out in the sun had effects on his pigmentation. A built up muscle tone was visible but not rock hard and bulging like most men she has seen before back in the days of the ROTC program, which made her think about him.
            “He’s not…chiseled. I thought he went through training with his power and yet…not too much muscle to show. I mean he isn’t a body builder like those I’ve seen back in the days of the ROTC program. Even then…they tried so hard to express there…well…manliness. I grew over that…all they wanted was for me to drool over them. It didn’t work because I know why…all that muscle and kept complaining about other things in life they couldn’t deal with. Even if they could get into the army…it’s all they were good for. But…Xeo…he’s has this power and shows little muscle tone…and…yet it still feels like he…” she said as Xeo was trying to get the shirt over his head. A thought of something she never could think of began to influence her mind. “…Aya…what the hell is wrong with you! This is not the time.” Aya’s head turned away from Xeo as she got her mind straight. She wasn’t able to think about what she thought of while looking at him. Her sense of duty came back as she was able to look back at Xeo again who now has his shirt new black shirt on.
            “Now here’s something that will make sure I was looking at you for a reason,” Xeo said as he gets the other piece of clothing on. Slipping his arms in and pulling it to cover his back, Xeo was able to get his upper clothing to fix and showed it off in front of Aya. She would never guess that he was keeping his word. “I thought about the leather jacket that you have on and…well…I have something close to what I was warring before. This can work for me.” Aya was surprised about the leather jacket he wanted to have on at his top outerwear.
            “So you were looking at me as an example?” she said in a questionable fashion tone in her voice. Xeo walked over while moving his arms around to get a feel for the jacket.
            “You were telling me to change and I was thinking about how you’re outfit was kind of close to mine. It feels different but I can get use to it. Just need to break it in so it can be useful for any means of encounter with those NMCs. Plus…I thought it would reflect on the one who gave this suggestion.”
            “But still…you looked at me just for that?” Aya said while Xeo nodded
            “Yes…that and…well.”
            “Well what?” she said as Xeo knew that he had to be nice to her while already setting himself up to answer her after his last sentence.
            “Don’t get me wrong, Aya…but, even with the jacket as an idea of my new look from you, I also looked at you and pondered…”
            “Pondered about?” she said while waiting for his answer.
            “That pass the jacket, the boldness of your training, the problems of your past…that…” he kept saying as Aya walked closer to him.
            “What?” she said while only a few feet away from him. Xeo could only think about how she yelled at him and could only guess it would happen again.
            “…that I was not just looking at how you dress for work but…just you,” Xeo said to Aya.
            “Just me? As in?” Aya said while trying to get him to talk.
            “I feel like I’m being interrogated again…heh,” he said as in laughing for a moment and then felt like he should just come out with it. “I mean as in you…how you look. Past everything I just said about you…” Xeo spoke while Aya cuts him off.
            “Wait…about how I look?” she said while trying to get Xeo to know what he was talking about.
            “Yes…” he said while Aya could understand what he was saying. Xeo waited for Aya let out another yell at him but to his experience with looking at Aya…that didn’t happen.
            “So it wasn’t just my clothing style. You…were looking at me. Seeing how I look?” she said while looking dead straight into his eyes.
            “This is true…” he said while waiting for the enviable yelling that would happen again.
            “I see…you mean like…how I am?” Xeo nodded to Aya’s question as she kept chipping away at Xeo’s mind about what he meant by “how I am”.
            “I can’t…really explain it that much…” he said while trying to give her a simple answer after all that he spoke of before. His mouth wasn’t capable of continuing on but Aya, on the other hand, was.
            “You mean…you see me as being…nice looking?” Aya said while Xeo just nodded without any emotional expression. Aya didn’t know what to do. She thought of walking over and telling him to not even think like that while the city was under siege by Eve; however, a bit of her wanted to tell Xeo it was okay to say that. Looking back on what she just said Aya also had to take into consideration about what Xeo said about The Jedi Code and feelings like that. Even if she didn’t feel anything for him and could care less, but that would also mean she was lying to herself. As for Xeo he felt worst as Aya didn’t answer back at him after giving her a sign of yes from his gesture. Aya could only do is smile on the inside while keeping herself in check to be alert of anything while the store could have any other possible NMCs hiding. “I see, Xeo…” she said while still looking at him. “Oh…I do think the boots you have on should go too,” she said and pointed to his leather black boots while Xeo had an answer for that. He pulled out his pants that were tucked in and let them go over them to imamate them as if they were leather shoes. Once that was done he put his leather gloves back on his hands. The only problem left for him was his lightsaber but by hiding it in one of the jacket pockets it would be left out of prying eyes. As he was trying finish up his “modern Earth look”, Aya walked outside to see if she was able to spot Daniel’s car on the road. Xeo at this point could have a moment to himself.
            “Xeo…you need to understand. Even thought she is with some kind of power you need to know. It’s not in your best interest to…let her get to you. You’re a Jedi. You know those kind of feelings…would only lead to more inner conflicts. Dreazin and Eve are your only main consiers but…but…” he said as he got up with this other cloths in hand and walked towards Aya; however, midway walking to Aya he stops and kept thinking. “…Damn it, Xeo…just because she had a past like yours doesn’t mean you can have feelings for her. Maybe to the point of not feeling alone but…oh…what the hell is wrong with me!? I need to be strong…as a Jedi I need to be…” he kept saying to himself while his eyes couldn’t bear to look at Aya after agreeing to that question she said before. The more he tried to argue with himself…the more he was being to see Aya. Being alone by herself with no one to look out for while knowing her past even made Xeo’s mind hurt more. To even think those thoughts that Xeo was trying to deny kept calling out to her…to comfort her. Aya then turned around to see Xeo as he was able to notice her looking at him. He kept walking at her to not let her know about why he was just standing there with a blank stare on his face.
            “I have something to say too,” she said to Xeo as he was ready for anything. “About you…I know what you said and…I don’t want to make you feel bad or misjudging. You…what you did for me about my past and helping me through was very nice of you. Honestly! But…if what you say about your ways of being a Jedi…then…please don’t. I could even think to make you felt like something…” Aya kept saying while Xeo cut her off as he could tell he wasn’t the only one having trouble with their feelings.
            “…I could tell, Aya. You acted different when my back was turned. I thought about it but now it’s clear to me…about nice looking,” Xeo said as Aya felt sorry for him and about how her emotions were getting the best of both of them. “Aya…say no more. I know what you’re thinking…and we both know we have Eve to go after. We should stick to that for now…once that and Dreazin have been taken care of…then…” he said while not being able to find a define answer for after both Even and Dreazin were dealt with. All of a sudden Xeo’s mind was able to feel a presence coming at him and Aya. Not taking a chance he gets his lightsaber and readies it for any possible opposition. Aya just looked at him and wonder why he would act like this.
            “Xeo…?” she said while getting her hand in her jacket pocket and pulling back on the hammer of her Beretta.
            “Something is coming fast…it’s to our…left. Very fast,” he said while moving closer to Aya as she was taking the safety off the gun. From a distance the entity that Xeo was able to sense coming very fast at them was in a form of a car with only two people inside of it. It didn’t take a genius to figure out by the time the car was visible for Aya to see. She puts her hand onto Xeo’s own as he took this as a sign of knowing something he doesn’t know. Sure enough, Xeo and Aya were greeted by Daniel and Maeda.
            “Aya! Xeo! Oh boy did we find a lot!” Daniel yelled out while still having the car engine on. Maeda didn’t have a happy expression while he shook his head after Daniel just said.
            “Really…? What did you find?” Aya said as Xeo slowly walked over to the car.
            “We…found…nothing!” he said while being sarcastic at first but then he followed up by another sentence that was just more crud. “We ain’t found shit!”
            “I told you, Daniel…” Maeda said while trying to get his head out the window for Aya to hear. “If this place was vandalized already…shouldn’t those places be cleaned out too?” Aya just put her hand on her forehead and shook it in shame while Xeo just sighed.
            “Should of saw that coming,” Xeo said as Daniel look towards him.
            “Ya well…maybe next time you should have come with me…it would have been a lot more informal with those powers of yours! At least Maeda could help Aya out with something…” Daniel said while Xeo looked at Aya after what happen in the last hour or two.
            “I…don’t think anything to major would of happen,” Aya said while walking to the car.
            “Well hop in you two. Road rules don’t apply here anymore. We can take routes through Manhattan that would be dangerous if anyone was around…even me behind the wheel!”
            “Believe it…” Maeda said as Aya and Xeo got into the car. Aya sat shotgun while Maeda was next to Xeo. Daniel started to drive away from the clothing store and headed back towards Mid-Town. Maeda was able to take notice to Xeo’s new look. “Hey…uh Xeo…” he said while Xeo looked at him. “Like what you did…now you’re one of us. An Earthling!” Aya moved her head towards Maeda and Xeo as Daniel looked from his review mirror to see his leather jacket.
            “Damn, Xeo. For a second there I thought I was seeing two of my partner. You going for the same style as hers? Heh that’s something new for Aya to do…for someone else.” Aya looked back at Daniel.
            “Oh come on…it isn’t what you’re thinking…” Aya said while Daniel laughed.
            “Okay okay…sure Aya…”
            “So…what did you two do anyways?” Maeda said as Xeo and Aya tried to think of a simple answer.
            “We ate!” they both said at once as Xeo followed up to not make it seem obvious that something happened.
            “…sushi…with wasabi. Ya I had some of that stuff…it was bad but I was able to deal with the wasabi. I love it!” Daniel thought of the last time he had that stuff and it made him feel ill.
            “Oh god. That stuff was horrible. Just give me cooked food…none of that oriental stuff would make me feel anymore human. Uh…nothing against you Aya.” She just gave him a bad look and then viewed the windshield.
            “None…taken.” Xeo just kept looking at Aya while getting a sudden feel of being watched by Maeda.
            “Yes, Maeda?” he said while take his eyes off Aya and towards the Japanese scientists.
            “You remind me of someone from one of my Japanese animes. I know it,” he said
            “This might be a long ride…so…I’ll just say yes to that seeing how Aya got me to agree that I am your…” Xeo sighs and saids, “Your cosmic samurai warrior.”
            “Ha! I knew it!” Maeda said with joy in his voice while Daniel looked back and mouth off at Xeo.
            “Well I knew that was going to be answer for. Now how did you agree to that…” Xeo just rolled his eyes.
            “It’s a long story but it has to do with what I am and Aya got me to agree with Maeda’s subjective questioning.” It was silent for a moment as Daniel and Maeda were waiting as Xeo could tell. “What? You want me to explain it?”
            “Ya!” Daniel said while Maeda nodded. Aya was just thinking to herself at the time.
            “Well…here we go again.”
            Xeo begin his past story again with Daniel and Maeda to here. He told about his Jedi ways and his brother. He told about his parents and how they were viewed by Luke Skywalker. He explained more about the fall of his brother and how he ended up here. It took him over an hour to tell it all in great detail to the point that even Daniel had to slow down just to taken in the grand view of Xeo’s life and what he has been thought. By the time he was done Daniel was the first to talk back to Xeo by saying, “You’re…some one man army?”
            “Never was…” Xeo said. “…The Jedi can work in teams but most of the time…I did things on my own…and that is why I need to find Dreazin and Eve as much as you all have to.”
            “Well I don’t know about me finding Eve…” Maeda said to state a correction in Xeo’s sentence.
            “But we do…” Aya said to him to get the point across. Daniel kept driving along closer to Mid-Town as he thought about going after Eve but didn’t have a clue.
            “So, where to? I’m stump in trying to look for the next big clue to help us…unless our Jedi Knight friend back there can lead us a hand?” Xeo looked up to him.
            “I’m just in much in the dark as any of you. Not able to sense Dreazin out…even if everyone has left the city I’m still clouded by The Dark Side emanating all around the city…I wonder why…” he said.
            “Anyone else with a bright idea?” Daniel demanded while struggling to find an answer for himself. Aya couldn’t think of anything at the time as Xeo wasn’t able to help out with his Jedi talents being nullified by The Dark Side of The Force, which has been increasing ever since heading back into Mid-Town.
            “So…tell me how you constructed a lightsaber, Xeo? What metals are used and what is its power source? Does The Force have anything to do with building a weapon of such class that only you and your enemies have come to use through training and…” said Maeda trying to know how the technology of a Jedi’s weapon is forged but it didn’t take long for Daniel to scream out at him.
            “If that isn’t a “bright idea” then can it!” Daniel said as he looked back into the review mirror to only see Xeo giving him a look of disappointment. “Sorry, Maeda…we just need to focus.”
            “We need to find out about what Eve is capable of or finding a weakness for her. Something that can lead us to stopping her,” Aya said while Daniel nodded.
            “True that! So what we know is Eve is this mitochondrial creature thing and can use her powers on those who aren’t immune…but what is making you immune to her human combustion? What about you too Xeo?” he said while looking at him.
            “I still don’t know about this mitochondria business, detective. However I need to know what I am dealing with…we need to know.”
            “Is there any place with a research facility?” Maeda asks out loud to Aya and Daniel as he turns his head to speak to Maeda.
            “Research facility? Why?” he said back to him
            “I’d like to conduct an experiment…and test something. It might be relevant.”
            “How about the facility in the museum where Klamp is at?” Aya said to Daniel as viewed away from the windshield on to him. Xeo thought it would also be best for him to understand how the mitochondria are similar to the midi-chlorians in his body if there is such a connection. “They had really extensive equipment there.”
            “No fucking way, man!” Daniel said after having relapse of his last visit to Dr.Klamp. “Anywhere but there!”
            “He should have been evacuated by now. It should be okay,” Aya said as Maeda nodded
            “Err…yes…that sounds good. Daniel, is that okay?” Maeda spoke as Xeo help him out.
            “Daniel…it’s for our own good to know what we are dealing with. Including other questions I need to get answered for.”
            “Fine…will go, for the both of you,” Daniel said while driving even faster to get to the museum. “And Xeo…if you see that Dr.Klamp…do your best to make him shut up.” The Jedi just sat back and said nothing; although, he did thought of agreeing to him.
            “You and me both…unless he knows something I don’t know.”
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