Chapter XX - That Good Ol' Paranoia Feeling ~Jade

Jade lay awake under the starry night. The others silently slept, or at least she was sure they were asleep from the soft, soothing breathing sounds she heard. It was quite late now: the sky was a crimson blue, painted with tiny speckles of bright stars. She gazed up at them, her mind amidst them...

She scratched her head silently and mumbled to herself. She didn't trust any of these freaks around her. Their species ranged from warm-blooded Yoshies to weird-looking robots. She had been keeping an eye on them all, watching them in case there were any false moves. The one that interested her most was that Scilas…she could tell he was an assassin of some sort; quiet and ominous but extremely powerful…she didn't trust him the most. Of course it was regular of Jade to not trust anyone.

"I'll keep an eye on that one..." she muttered, her two front hair bangs hung over her face, which was shadowed out in the darkness, leaving a mysterious air to her mood.

Her tail was curled up comfortably as she brushed her right hand against the scar on her face. Her claw tips softly traced the permanent badge of shame, as she continued to think to herself. But…she had that feeling that she was being watched.

She despised that feeling. Someone's feeble eyes dared to look at her, watching her every move. It made her growl in annoyance when she felt this feeling because it also brought on a feeling of helplessness....

Helplessness. Weak. Alone.

She hated and despised those words. And she hated it even more that these words bothered her. They were just... words. Weren't they?

She snapped out of her senseless thinking and ran her long reptile tongue over her fangs. Her mouth was dry, as she was thirsty. Her unexpected trip left her exhausted. She had already been captured by weird Archon things, frozen in a cell, and captured by giant ugly bugs. She was tired beforehand, as well, and needed to get a longer rest to be at full power.

She slowly got up and looked around the campsite.

"Thought I saw a pond of some sort not far..."

She brushed a strand of hair out of her face and floated gently towards an underbrush of weird plants. At least she thought they were plants...this was her first time going into space and she would only look out for one person: herself. Although...she had to thank that horrid human for saving her.

Her thoughts drifted away as she disappeared not too far away into the underbrush. She would find some water for herself and nobody else, and she'd keep her eyes open all the way. Avoiding any onlookers…