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Crog Eva- Broken Pawn

Canaletto POV on Crog Eva AU

He had woven the threads of time and fate, reworked them so many times, his plan had perfect

Eva was the perfect creation, the ideal pawn.

That Don Wei would rise back to fame quicker than before had been unforeseen, but it had been good, Eva’s despair had grown so much,  and with a little push the humans at the school she was at had just made it grow more

So much despair and anger and loss

She would have been perfect

 Except for that one fray in the threads

It had been an infinitesimal small chance

 That the Crog ship would get shot down was likely but usually irrelevant  

That Eva would escape that day, had been unlikely

That she travelled that way into the woods even less so

That so managed to take that exact path to meet the ship, had been almost impossible

 Those events caused the fabric of the strings to fray

Canaletto had tried to reweave the threads, but he couldn’t

They kept breaking

Fate would not let itself be reworked

It had set itself in motion and he watched his plan begin to unravel.

He’d been beginning again tugging at threads trying to recover his creation… rework it to make Eva the person she needs to be

And then that ritual

 That blasted damn ritual

He’d never apid attention to the Crogs dismissed them as warlike brute, a challenge that his pawn would overcome in the races…

Ironically it is one of those who should be her opponent who she now calls father

 It is that damn bond that breaks it

He can see Eva’s despair sink away, see her drive to bring her mother back dim as she has a new family

She finds happiness and he feels his plans break

 A ritual and adoption by blood, an ancient Crog ritual

 One that brings someone into a family

And protects them from dark forces.

 As soon as the ritual ends Canaletto felt his hold on the girl vanish, his influence around her gone.

As he reaches for her, tries to move those around her

He can’t

 All his work

His manipulation of fate and time everything

 Gone to waste

 She’s a usauless pawn now, her despair is gone, her flame burns but it won’t do the job Canalrtto needs

 She’ll be on Oban but it won’t WORK!

 He cries into the void

 He’ll still try to manipulate her, he can still try when she’s on Oban, and he’ll try to move the pieces…

He’ll still try to use his trump card…even if it will not be a winning hand

  And if this fails, he’ll just begin again, he’ll find another

 But he’ll bind the threads tighter not let anything fray

 Make sure nothing had destroy his creation

 And if that one fails he’ll make another

 And if that fails another

 And another

 He’ll  keep creating pawns

 No matter how many it takes

 He will have his powers back

 He will

 He just has to be patient

 A broken pawn doesn’t mean he’s lost

 He’ll win

 He has all eternity after all.

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Crog Eva AU- Reveals and Races

Hey here’s part 4 of Crog Eva AU Takes place in Will to Win

Vea is furious, Toros has gone too far.

Way to far

Not only had he destroyed her trident, disobeying the Imperium to be the pilot, destroying her communication devices so she couldn’t report to the Imperium or contact her father

And all that he’d done to Aikka and Rush.

He was violent and unstable.

Crogs may be warlike but they also had order and laws.

They had rules and morals, though they may differ from other species.

But what Toros was doing, it was wrong by all those standards.

And Eva was done.

She was taking her position back.

 Even if it meant helping the Earth team win.

And that made her feel sick to her very core.

She didn’t really have a problem with Rick, she’d talked to him a few times and even accepted after she broke his ship their initial races agreeing that he’d been cocky, underestimating her, he was …nice. Vea didn’t bemoaned helping him.

It was the fact this would help Don Wei that made bile rise in her throat.

 But she had to do it.

 She had to stop Toros.

 This was her only chance, she had to stop him here on Alwas because if she didn’t even slip into the finals and be untouchable.

 By Kramm would she let that happen.

 Even if it meant tearing off her masks revealing herself as biologically human.

 She heard all the shocked gasps around her as she pulled them off, and she pushed down the horror at the fact they all knew.

Rush knew, he’d hate her now she knew…she’d realised talking to him he didn’t know who she was, she’s glad he told her about Byrus, she’d not known just how ruthless Toros was, her father had only told her he’d been utterly brutal far more than was needed, setting a wildfire to do the job that a candle could do.

And Aikka…Vea can’t even look, he hates her she knows, he knows now and he’ll despise her. After what Toros did she’s not surprised, that he’d been treating Nourasia like that. They’re meant ot allies not hostages or slaves. Alliances are new for the Crogs yes but this is not how to handle it at all. She curses whoever on the Imperium let Toros have a say in the process, after this she’s going to have to ask her Uncle Iokois to look into it, he actually knows about diplomacy, he’ll sort it out.

That is if she survives, she can still see the blade in the ground out of the corner of her eye.

To the death.

 She keeps staring at Toros, his arrogance and confidence is radiating off of him.

Everyone’s still whispering, chattering staring at her.

She doesn’t pay attention to them.

Toros laughs “well well looks like the little pretender finally reveals her true traitorous colours you little human”

Vea bares her teeth and stands tall “I AM NOT HUMAN, I AM A CROG AND I AM THE PILOT THE IMPERIUM CHOOSE” she points at him “AND I WILL COMPLETE THE MISSION GIVEN TO BE EVEN IF THAT MEANS…WINNING FOR THEM”

Toros shifted “you won’t win you’ll die helping a hopeless cause don’t worry though” his eyes crinkled in dark amusement “all your human kin will be joining you soon enough”

She kept meeting his gaze the judges were stuttering someone out clearly lost on what to do

The 2 of them turning away from each other walking towards their ships

Well Vea walked towards the earth team’s ship, she’d only flown tridents for years she knew the disadvantage she was at, but this was also like the ship her mother had flown. She still remembered how it worked.

She wouldn’t lose

“WHAT THE HELL?” came the voice of the gunner Jordsomething she couldn’t remember

Vea glanced at him as he moved between her and the ship while Rick just stared at her wide eyed

“Like hell your flying OUR ship you…I don’t even know what you are!” the boy stumbled out “there’s no way a human would help the Crogs so I you’re the one who destroyed our ship before just NO you’re not flying it”

Vea glared at him “well who else on your team will fly it” she gestured to Rick whose arm was still bandaged the boy faltered looking between them “ I will win this for your team just get out of my way”

Rick was staring at her intently

“If she doesn’t race she forfeits the challenge automatically” one of the aliens in the stands called out to them

“It’s a death challenge the loser will die if she doesn’t race then..” another called out

The earth team both jolted staring at her in shock “are you kidding you…”

“I won’t lose” she snapped looking at Rick, the man met her eyes before reaching up ripping out the communicator in her ear turning it off and Vea could hear yelling on the other end before he did

“Go” he nodded towards the ship, Jordan that was it, moved out of the way and Vea ran past jumping in staring at the controls trying to remember all of them

She saw Jordan begin to move towards the ship also but Toros just laughed “I don’t think so boy, the challenge is between me and her no one else”

The humans gaped in rage and the crowd began chattering loudly

“It’s fine” Vea said firmly cutting off the protests she knew the humans were going to start yelling out “that’s how this works besides I don’t need guns to beat him”

She could feel rage radiating off of Toros at that comment

There was a moment of silence between the earth team “…do you know how to fly it?” Rick trailed off looking concerned

Vea nodded “don’t worry about me”

“You’re literally in a race to the death with a guy whose never lost in a ship you’ve never flown with no weapons” he chocked out

Vea smiled down “well he’s never raced against me before” she nodded down at them “thanks” she said before manoeuvring the ship to the starting point

She could feels eyes on her but she didn’t care, she tore open the control panel, ignoring the shouts of shock and offence form the crowd and earth team, instead she began moving wires around first silencing the radio and remote commands, she didn’t trust Don Wei and the rest of the earth team before starting on more important things (she remembered how the ship had worked in their race, their boosters had been impressive but maybe if she altered power flow to their then she could maybe, also removing powers from guns she could rework it to yes that would work)

She worked quickly, like her training for emergency repairs in crashing ships or during combat, Uncle Hoorus and Uncle Vox had taufght her the quickest ways to assess and rework all types of Crog ships, it was a similar principle with these ships just a little more.

She heard Toros’s yell “Start the race”

Petty asshole she thought to herself

She could hear the judges and crowds displeasure, but she heard the countdown begin

That was ok nearly

DONE.

She hit the power just the signal to start came barley closing the top of the cockpit in time.

But she speed on after Toros

She wasn’t going to lose.

  She was pretty sure the earth team wouldn’t be to pissed at her for upgrading their boosters as she activated them during the race speeding past Toros with a satisfied smile in place, tactically she should undo her work after the race, though that would be a dick move….but leaving it would help Don Wei.

She cut her musings off she saw Toros power up and she felt offence bubble up really, he was trying to cut through the ship, use her own move against her.

Vea just smirked and waited til the last moment before putting the ship into a spin.

Easily avoiding that move and using the momentum to toss his trident off course.

He was underestimating her, of course he was, he always had.

And now it would cost him dearly.

  The finally stretch was really just a game of chicken, the boosters of the earth ship were keeping pace with his trident and it was just who blinked first.

The thing is her Dad always said she’d stare death in the eye without flinching, and apparently she won’t blink either because he stopped first, she speed through, barley twisting out of the way of his speeding Trident and skidding to a stop.

All she could her was her own breathing and her heart beat in her ears adrenaline coursing through her blood stream.

She let herself smile, she won.

She beat him.

Letting out a laugh of shock she exiting the ship

Trying  not to the feel the hunderds of eyes on her.

She leaned moved away from the ship, she wasn’t sure what to do now she needed to call the imperium, to contact her father and her uncles and

“You” a dark rage filled growl echoed out and she spun to see Toros charging at her sword on hand “PATHETIC HUMAN” he screttched

Vea heard gasps and cries in the crowds but spun reaching for her dagger only for a flash of movement to stop her.

A black hand held the sword blade in places

The entire stadium was silence as the void of space

In front of her stood her father cape billowing behind him eye narrowed glaring at Toros in pure seething ice cold hatred.

Toros said nothing eyes wide

“get” Kross began “away” he continued as he forced the sword from the others hands “from” he reared back his fist “my” he punched the other in the gut sending him flying back “DAUGTHER!”

Vea smiled in relief, she hadn’t been able to contact him in days she’d had no idea what was happening with him where he was she felt the grin break her face and without thinking she throw herself at him arms his waist as she cried out “DAD!”

She hears the crowd erupt in a chorus of voices confused, shocked, offended she’s not sure.

Her dad’s here and for a moment

She lets herself not care

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