5 Heart break

Despite almost midnight, spectators of the robot wars seems to be reluctant going home. They either flock around their own groups and have a chit chat, or flock around the participating team to either congratulate or offer consolation.

Most of the audiences are young people around Helen's age, however her outfit contrast those people there. When Helen is wearing a tidy white one piece jacket covering her entire body, the rest wore casual clothes like short jeans and torn t-shirts. One good example is Lilly. Her general cheerful attitude doesn't really reflect her gothic styled makeup, with black lipstick, mini denim jacket, purplish short skirt with striped leggings, and a matching sneakers. Its fairly easy to spot Helen from the distance, she was literally the light of the whole show.

"Look! Reid is over there! lets go over quick!"

Gazing to where Lilly points out, Helen saw the whole Battle Star Galactica team surrounded by fans. The two young girl hurriedly walk over and joined the crowd.

"Mister Reid, now that you have won the end of season tournament, what is your plan?"

Uncle steps in to answer the question.

"For now, no comments. Both Reid and ADAM is already very exhausted by the match today. You have seen yourself how ADAM needs to be repaired, and Reid needs to have a rest. Besides its already very late night, you guys should go back home and get some sleep."

At that moment, a huge door at the far end of the hall slammed open, everyone gasped and make way. Helen remember the person walking in is Terminator's operator, who still looked furious. He walked briskly towards Reid, and straightaway grabbed his collar and push him against the wall. Uncle immediately walked a step forward to help, but a couple of bodyguard held his hand tight to prevent him from interfering.

"The battle is not over yet Reid! You are lucky this time that my bot lost balance. You better prepare, next tournament Terminator will come in with a brand new build! You will be kneeling begging for mercy!"

Reid simply lift both his arm as a sign that he meant no harm. Nonchalantly he said while smiling "Sure thing Zalos, will be looking forward for the challenge".

Zalos is a young guy with a long flowing green hair. He looked like those rich kid with an attitude. The long vertical gash on his right eye matches the single earring that he wear on his right ear. Seeing how calm Reid is, he became more explosive. He has already lifted his right hand to punch, but stopped midway. Realizing the multitude pair of eyes watching, he knew if he continue, it will tarnish his reputation.

"Just you wait!" Zalos said while letting go of Reid. At the same time, the two huge body guard also released uncle, and together they walked away towards the exit.

Its obvious that Zalos is a bigger celebrity than Reid. All the crowd that previously surrounded Reid, follows Zalos while asking him many questions.

There are only a few people left in the big hall now. Reid immediately noticed the two girls.

"Lilly! ..." Reid's face suddenly turned bright seeing Lilly running close. Lilly too seems to be especially delighted, and pounced Reid just as she was pouncing Helen earlier. The two embraced tightly and straightaway their lips met. "Congratulation on your victory, honey.."

Helen was stunned at the scene developing before her. Confusion, shock, disappointment, anger and envy all mixed into one. She only managed to stare in disbelief.

Lilly then in turn hugged uncle, and said some congratulatory words that felt distant and vague in her ear. Once again she heard that bell rings three times, much clearer than before. Helen was fully conscious, yet she was so shocked that she lost all emotion and thought.

"Thanks for coming to watch the fight." Reid then shook Helen's hand. After that, he turned around, walking out with Lilly hand in hand, uncle following close behind them.

Still frozen in standing position, Helen suddenly felt weird. She felt as if time slowly but steadily slowed down to a halt. She started looking around, and true enough everyone seems to be moving slowly. She even saw a drinking glass fell off from the banquet table to the floor, and shattered equally slow.

Once again she heard the bell rang three times, this time it was very clear as if its on the same room where she is.

She quickly turned around to see where the sound comes from.

There at the corner of the room, behind figures of people frozen in mid air, she saw a dark figure wearing a cloak with its hood covering face. She then saw a pair of eyes looking back at her, just like the pair of eyes that she ran over on the road earlier.

Suddenly a firm hand grasped her shoulder, and she came back to her senses.

It was one of the bouncer who shook her : "Are you alright, little girl? Everyone has left, you should go home. Its almost midnight, we are going to close the place."

Helen looked back towards the shadow, but nothing is there. In fact no one is there in the hall, only the bouncer and herself.

Knowing that she needs to go home, she started walking lifeless like a zombie towards the exit.

Even the dark tunnel she came from doesn't scare her anymore. She was there alone in the dark, fully aware, yet she felt nothing.

When she was close to her hoverbike, she realized there were four nasty looking gangster hanging round the huge trash can. Most of them drunk, some smoking weed. All of them have a purple spiky mohawk hairstyle, with short black leather denim with metal spikes on its shoulder. Helen knew she got problem, yet she was too numb to react.

"Well well, look who we have here.." One of them whistled while tapping his friends to alert the oncoming beauty.

Immediately the four rose up to their feet, circling Helen like a shark circling its prey.

"You seemed lonely, girl.. shall we give you a little warmth tonight?" all four has a wide evil grin on their faces.

Helen on the other hand, simply stood there motionless.

At first, a pair of punk glanced toward each other. One of them then decided to initiate the advance. He stepped forward, flicking a pocket knife that emit a dull shine under the dim street light. Helen still stood there motionless, even until after that person roughly grabbed her shoulder.

"Hey guys, we got ourselves a sitting duck.. a fat juicy one at that"

Immediately all three of them pounced forward, ferocious like a wolf jumping in for the kill, devouring the prey.

Once more the bell rang three times, clear and crisp than ever. She knew it was midnight sharp, yet the dream she longed for, to have the first kiss from the love of her life, now shattered. That image of the glass of water crashing to the floor suddenly appear before her, as she fell to the ground, with four guys moving quickly tearing her outfit apart.

She then started to feel the sharp pain, both externally from those guys slapping, punching, and even stabbing her all over, and also internally from within her. As before she was fully conscious, aware of what happened, and more than that, aware that she couldn't form any thought. Tear started rolling down her right eye, as the bell rings again, this time much closer than before. The intensity of the pain inside suddenly burst exponentially, it was so painful that she was sure she is going to die.

At that moment, she saw that dark figure appear behind the four gangster busy with their prey. Then everything went pitch black.