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Fixed it, and it's finished! The longer version, it's really just a couple extra lines in some parts, and an extra scene or two. It's not getting any longer, but it's a full 16 pages, so I figure that's long enough for a one-shot. Vani/Ven is seriously one of my most favorite pairings right now, I love them almost as much as I do SoRox, there should really be more fics about them. :( Maybe after BBS comes out over here, because then people will actually know the game and characters better.
... I hope so... at least... D:
Anyways, hopes it makes you smile! (Sorry, bad pun...)
It was a wide smile, playfully mischievous, showing all of his teeth in an overly obnoxious manner, but it glowed. It really did, glowed so bright, like it was plugged into the same socket as the Christmas lights hanging around his room. The outside blocked by a bed sheet over his window; it was the only source of light for the room.
His smile was—the lights weren't all that bright to begin with.
His eyes gleamed in the multicolored lights, the rich gold seeming to change into a vomited rainbow. But that matched him just as well as the gold—although, I preferred the gold, but the rainbows, those were his thing. Along with those "Gay Pride" bands and just being loud and proud in general.
Everyone knows him, he makes sure people hear and see him.
His lean body moved nearly cat-like as he sprung out of his bed, a tangle of sheets flung from his body as he leaped to his feet. He moved through the darkness of the room like he was cutting it, like he was a real knife, and that space was really possible to slice to pieces.
He was just that though, he wasn't like a knife; he is a knife.
His lips let breath breeze over my own, making me hold my own breath in panic. My heart thumping heavily in my chest, those soft, pink lips, just so close to mine, barely connecting in any way. It didn't count as a kiss, and I could tell he wasn't about to make it count. His lips deceived people, not him.
No one ever considered the possibility that it was all a game.
Features twisted into an expression he was obviously confident was seductive, something he knew was seductive. Something he knew I thought was seductive. But it was robotic, painful; it looked as foreign to him as everything else. Everything looked foreign when compared to him.
He is something else entirely, he knows it, and he abuses it with debt.
Cold freezing, icy hands gripped my wrist, goosebumps rushed up my skin. Earthquakes wracked my spine, my knees shook like I was on the verge of collapse, and I was a building without a steel frame. I would go down, hard, fast, in flames, dust, and carnage.
He looked forward to it, he waited for it, he anticipated it, and smiled.
I shot out of my bed, breathing coming out in heavy, rough pants, my soft blue eyes snapping open to be blinded by the light of day. I didn't dare to squeeze them shut though, I didn't dare blink away from the wall across from me, I didn't dare flinch as a strong gust of wind hit my face from the open window next to my bed.
I was too scared to close my eyes again, too scared to see him when my eyes were closed.
And he loves it.
Spinning in the office chair behind the counter, I found my eyes glued to the ceiling as I sweated out the working hours of my day. What kind of sadist makes you work on a Saturday night? Everyone knows that's party night! Like Friday night! And every other night that doesn't have school following it the next day!
Scrunching up my nose, I glanced out the window and groaned, watching the sun slowly start to dip below the horizon, watching my freedom waste away with the last rays of daylight, damning my boss to eternal hellfire with the hopes that he'll be an unemployed hippie in his next life. Fluorescent lighting was soon the only lighting in the store; burning my corneas and inducing an ache upon all my senses, making my eyes catch on its reflections off the bags of potato chips on the first shelf. Seriously, if you asked me a couple months back to go to a 7-11, I would be jumping up and down in my seat in excitement for a Slurpee.
Now, don't even mention that damn place, not when I have to waste most of my days sitting in that damn office chair and getting the Slurpees I can't resist deducted from my paycheck. Why the hell would I ever even think about working at this place? Oh, that's right, Terra, my so-called best friend thought it would be cool to have a friend working there, to have someone use their worker's discount to get his shit cheaper.
The bastard never mentioned he already had two friends working here, two friends that spent half their time doing unmentionable things in the bathroom and smoking in the alley behind the store. And it's not like Larxene and Marluxia are quiet, either.
Assholes, the lot of them, all for making me go through the torture of these damn lights giving me headaches, and these fucking office chairs making my ass sore. Damn them all.
The bell sounded throughout the store, making me jump a bit in my chair. I snapped my eyes immediately out to the store, but the person must either be really short or crawling on the floor, because they were already hidden by the shelves. Instead, I turned my attention to the windows, glancing around the numerous advertisement posters taped to the glass to the outside world. It was dark, so I gripped the bat beside me and sincerely hoped it wasn't some drunken bum.
I hate the night shift.
Turning my attention back to the store, I nearly jumped out of my chair at the sight of rich gold, making me gulp and stare for a moment. How did he ever manage to get through the door, through the shelves, and up to the register without me seeing him?
(His eyes gleamed in the multicolored lights, the rich gold changing into a vomited rainbow.)
A smile jumped to his features, all wide, and bright as usual, as he placed a couple things on the counter between us, but I could barely recognize where I was anymore—never mind what I was supposed to do in this kind of situation.
(It was an obnoxious smile, playfully mischievous, the only source of light for the room.)
He pushed a box of Cheez-Its and a soda forward, and his face turned into an amused expression, as I looked down at his things and found my eyes caught on that same rainbow bracelet.
(I preferred the rich gold, but the rainbows, those were his thing.)
I jumped up from my chair, and as I began to ring his stuff up in the nauseas silence, I glanced up to see his lips curving ever so sharply, I couldn't keep my eyes on it.
(I would go down, hard, fast, in flames, dust, and carnage.)
Why did he have to do this to me? He knew he was torturing me, he knew what I was thinking, and he enjoyed doing this to me all the time.
(He looked forward to it, he waited for it, he anticipated it, and smiled.)
I finished and bagged the box and soda, I avoided his eyes, I tried to avert my focus, and his lips parted with some whispers, before he smoothly swayed out of the store.
(His lips deceived people, not him.)
My eyes were shut. But I saw him there, too.
(He is a knife.)
I saw him everywhere and he counted on just that, it was his revenge. He knew what hurt me the most; it was why he continued to breathe.
(No one ever considered the possibility that it was all a game.)
"I love you, too."
And he loves it.
The air swelters in his room, only becoming more heated as his hands lift my shirt up. His icy hands running up my chest, making me shiver at the contrast to my heat, I bite my lip, hard, to keep in control of myself.
His hands leave me, reaching up to my shirt, just barely pulled over my head, still on my arms, and he grabs it roughly, yanking up so that my trapped arms follow. He twists it tightly, I can feel the pressure as it becomes tighter, and soon I think he may be trying to cut off the circulation in my arms, but instead he hooks part of it on one of those edges in his head board, and I find myself unable to move those limbs.
My mouth opens, to protest this, I didn't want him to go so fast, I wasn't sure this is really the right thing, but his mouth smashed against mine, and my mind spins wildly as his tongue slips in. I try not to moan, as his tongue plays with mine, as his hands map out my chest, as he clearly overpowers my thoughts with just his touch.
His tongue leaves, and I ignore the small line of saliva that is stretched between us as his fingers touch my nipples. I bite down on my lip again as his lips attack my neck, savagely biting it, I know now that there would be ugly red marks and bruises all over it later, but I also knew there was nothing I can do to stop him at this moment.
Even if I didn't want it, I can't fight him.
His hands rush to the waistband of my jeans, and I can feel his fingers slip under it. Suddenly, everything stops. His attack on my neck, his hands, even his breathing, I couldn't hear it anymore. So I let my eyes slide open, let them peer curiously through the dimly Christmas lit room, to those colors glimmering in his golden eyes.
A smirk is over his face, raw, stubborn, lust painted in those eyes, and his smugness is being shoved in my face. He lets his fingers tug at the waistband playfully, almost like he was trying to pretend he was asking for my permission, maybe if I was a girl, or if I was a gullible and naïve guy, maybe then I would actually have believed the act.
But we know each other, and to prove this, I bite my lip and look away, like I'm about to deny him, like I really should, but I fight my amused grin as I hear his angry grumbling. And then my pants are ripped from my legs, and he is crawling up between them again, and my breathing is picking up much too fast to be healthy.
I know what he's planning, he knows I know, and he shows this with his hands, touching everywhere, anywhere, with light and hard presses, making me squirm and writhe beneath him, but I refuse to make any of those embarrassing sounds. I wouldn't give in that easy.
I can't fight him, only resist.
His hand grips me roughly through the underwear, and my mouth drops open as one loud moan rips from my throat.
And I can't even resist him properly.
His icy hands slip beneath the underwear, forcing it off, and those fingers are touching all around there, gliding over everything, finally coming to a stop at my hole, rubbing around it ever so softly. But he can't fool me with this gentleness, I know who he is, and he knows I won't stop him.
And he knows I can't resist him.
Three are shoved in at once, making me yelp in pain, the sting rushing up my back as I arch. It doesn't make me masochistic, the pain doesn't bring me any pleasure, but it's the touch, the act that brings it, the fact that he is the one doing this to me that makes me masochistic.
I wouldn't be able to stop him, even if I wanted to.
His fingers jab roughly all around my inside, and it feels like he's stabbing right through my body, every jab an extra stab, every stab another moan, every moan another jab. And the cycle continues a couple more times until, finally, he jabs the right spot. And I arch higher, I buck my hips as he rubs that spot, presses hard against it, I nearly want to cry from the way he treats it.
Even if I was able to think properly, I wouldn't think to stop him.
He stops, he pulls his fingers out, and while a couple seconds stretch out in between the acts, I can only think of one thing as he lines himself up.
He knows everything.
He shoves in all at once, I scream in pain, he doesn't give me time to adjust, but my screams turn into pleasured ones soon enough anyways.
He knows me.
His hands are gripping my hips so hard, I feel like they're going to break under the pressure as he holds me as still as he can, shoving into me again and again and again like I'm just a doll. But I groan anyways, because I want that, I want him to use me.
And he knows it before even I did, before I could admit it to even myself.
My eyes crack open ever so slightly, and I know those grunts and moans are coming from me, but I wouldn't stop even if I wanted to.
He knows it all.
White, hot flashes through my body.
He knows I wouldn't stop him.
He knows I can't resist him.
He knows he can do anything he wants to me.
And he loves it.
Gulping heavily, I just stood outside the classroom and stared at the door. I was late, the halls were empty already, and the only sound was voices of students and teachers leaking out of their rooms. My grip on my book bag tightened, my knuckles turning a knobby white.
On the other side of this door was just another hour long class, inside just another school classroom, with just another teacher, and just another textbook to read. Just more students to whisper around me, just more ticks of the clock to watch intently, just more breathing slowly so that I wouldn't vomit up-(rainbows)—
I shook my head violently and backed away, letting my back touch the hallway's wall across from the door. I could feel the cool tile against my sweaty back, and I let myself slowly slide down to the floor. Couldn't I just stay here? Couldn't I just skip and wait to continue the rest of my day after this class?
"Ven?" I flinched and snapped my stare up to see him.
But, suddenly, I relaxed, because those were blue eyes, not gold. Not rich gold. It was Sora. The brunette stared down at me in confusion, and I looked away because I knew I would be too obvious if he looked me in the eyes.
This is Sora, Roxas's best friend, not him, Sora. Tan little blue-eyed Sora, the kid Roxas plays video games with in his room. Not him. Soft smiled, gentle, considerate, kind Sora, the guy that drags Roxas to canned food drives at 7 am on a Saturday morning.
Not him. Don't think it's him. Don't think of him. Because it's not him.
Instead, I focused my gaze to the hall pass in his pocket. Of course I wouldn't be able to wait out the class here. Surely an Administrator would walk by eventually, and catch me without a pass. And I can't just skip this class forever, it's a required course.
It's called rationalizing; it's more healthy than you think sometimes.
"What are you doing?"
I flinched again, suddenly remembering that Sora was still here. I look up quickly, but meet his blue-eyed gaze and quickly turn away. Why is he talking to me, the guy who did that to his brother? Why is he bothering with me?
"No shit? I couldn't tell."
I try not to snort; he sounded so much like his brother in that moment, except that his brother probably would've been more blatantly perverted or something, he probably would say something more like, "No shit? I thought your ass would hurt too much for you to sit."
I shake the thoughts from my head, I couldn't start thinking stuff like this, this is why I'm having those nightmares, this is why I can't sleep at night. Wobbling slightly as I stand, Sora reaches out, as if to steady me, but I brush his hand away. I'm afraid it'll feel like him, and if Sora's hand felt like his then…
What would I do?
The brunette stared at me for another moment, as if calculating something in his mind, but Sora isn't that observant, he isn't cold enough to be able to step back and just analyze a person for who they are. He's too nice, he's too good.
His brother is an entirely opposite story.
He takes one look at a person, and he can tell you half their life story, especially the dark stuff. It's like he can look into your heart and find out all your secrets.
I gulped, because I knew. He can do the same thing to me, and he probably has already.
Sora blinked at me, then nodded and began walking away, I made sure to not stare after him, because even if they weren't twins like me and my brother, their likeness was just too uncanny. I don't want to see if he walks with the same attitude as his brother.
Before he disappears around the corner though, he spins around and looks at me for another quick moment, "You… You have to talk to Roxas, alright? Please."
And then he turns the corner and runs off. Leaving me to stare after him like a lost puppy, wondering just why the hell he wants me to talk to my twin. Did they have a fight, or was he referring to me and… him?
No. I shake it off, and I turn my attention back to the door in front of me. I have to do this, I have to go to class, even if I do know what's on the other side, even if I do know that I could really hide in the second floor bathroom and not have to be worried about being caught skipping, even if I could totally vomit right now because I feel so sick and so get a pass to go home… even if I had another excuse, I would still have to face him again someday. It just happens to be today.
Sighing, I slowly let my breath out, attempting to relax myself somewhat. Blinking slowly, I grabbed the door knob, chilled metal making my sweaty palms heat even more, I turned it and quickly walked into the class. Hoping, begging, praying that I didn't look as sick as I felt.
"Glad to see you finally deciding to join us, take your seat," I just nodded at my teacher, letting my eyes hesitantly drag across the room.
My pulse could nearly choke me. I realized it before I even saw it—there, in the far corner of the room, beside the windows; it was the only seat, right in front of those rich gold eyes.
(Arsenic rushed through that rich gold.)
I could feel my feet moving me, could feel my mind begin to rattle inside my skull, and my throat went so dry that I thought it possible for me to really be dehydrating from this. From that sharp, bright smile, more blinding than the sun.
(Laced with chloroform.)
I took the seat, the sound of the sickening screeching of the over-worked metal sympathizing with my stomach. I faced the front, my back stiff, feeling my shoulders freezing already because of him. In front of me, the teacher talked on monotonously, the students whispered quickly to each other, and notes were flying between them at the speed of light. The whispers were about us, just like before, just like they always will be.
… Vanitas… Ventus… VanitasandVentus?Together?
(Whispers laced the air with needles.)
"You can hear them, can't you?"
(More dangerous.)
"What was the point of it all? Nothing changed."
(More biting.)
"Did it make you feel any better?"
(I didn't dare look behind me.)
"Did it make them feel better?"
(I didn't dare see that bright smile.)
"Did it matter in the end?"
(Those rich gold eyes.)
"Tell me how much you regret it."
(That painful,real, expression.)
I turned around with a smile for him to see, but it was robotic, painful, it looked foreign.
And he loves it.
Furtive whispers laced the air with needles, dragging along our ears lightly enough to make us well aware of their presence, but not enough to harm just yet. Just whispering our names to each other, as that was threat enough.
… Vanitas… Ventus… Vanitas and Ventus?Together?
I clenched my jaw and looked around slowly at their scathing stares, feeling the ice form on my shoulder before I even could recognize their gazes, but whether the ice was from them, or the freezing hand on my shoulder, I couldn't be sure.
All I knew was that I didn't want it anymore.
I didn't want their glares, or his stare, I didn't want their scowls, or his smile, I didn't want to walk around the corner and see a bunch of guys waiting there for me, and I didn't want his greeting every afternoon in his room. I didn't want the fear, and so I didn't want his love.
That has to be right, that is logic.
It is right, right?
Please… someone say it's right.
I closed my eyes, because I wouldn't be able to do it if I saw that smile, laced with chloroform, if I met those eyes, arsenic rushing through the rich gold, if that expression turned from the stiffness that came with his deceit to something real painful.
Every moment I took felt like an infinite decade, every extra second I stretched this out I could see my damned future behind my eye lids. But I still didn't open my eyes, I knew what I would see if I opened them, and I wouldn't be able to live with myself if that happened. Then, again, would I be able to live with myself even if my eyes were closed?
But does that really matter at the moment?
I have to do this.
I opened my eyes.
I whispered the few words, I didn't wait for a response, and I shoved myself against him. His lean body, not very cat-like at all in this moment, still sliced the air to pieces, and he landed in the water of the fountain, an ungraceful splash ripping the water up instead of his knife-like tendencies.
Their stares turned lighter, more dangerous, their whispers turned to laughter, more biting, and I turned around with a smile for them all to see. For them all to appreciate, this me, not his me.
I didn't dare look behind me; I didn't dare see that bright smile, those rich gold eyes, that painful, real expression. He knows I can't forget him, he knows I can't just brush him off like this; he knows that even if I did betray him, I wouldn't go one night without regretting it. He knows, because I told him,
"I love you."
And he loves it.
Roxas just stares at me as I stare at him. Our identical eyes drilling into each other with identical, stubborn gazes, and neither of us seems about ready to back down. Then something on the TV screen blows up, and our attention is diverted for a moment to watch the fire and our gazes immediately lock again the moment it is over, and we go back into the battle. Roxas brings one eyebrow up, frowning a bit more as he seems to think something over, "Hey, Sora… He said something today."
I nodded, our gazes still not breaking.
"He told me to talk to you… why?"
Roxas doesn't scowl, like usual when it comes to Sora telling people to do stuff, because the guy just doesn't know how to ask properly for something. Sora, like his brother, doesn't ask for things, he gets them.
A shiver runs down my spine as I remember the moment where that had been sufficiently drilled into my mind, and Roxas then scowls, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing. What did Sora say?"
We're still not blinking, our gazes still locked, and Roxas's face doesn't give anything away, "He says you and Vani have had a fight. I don't believe it."
My eyes snap to the TV, pretending like they had been distracted by something, but both of us know that is a lie. I shrug, "Whatever, doesn't matter."
Roxas frowns, I can feel it, and he also turns his gaze to the TV, but not his attention, and he dwells over it obviously for awhile. With a couple more explosions flashing across the screen with colorful words coming from the people in the show, it seemed like the subject had been dropped. So I would be pushing along without hesitation, I wouldn't be talking about him to my brother anytime at all. Not when I was so easy to break on the matter.
"Sora wanted you to talk to me because he wants you to convince me to have sex with him."
I choke on air, my eyes going wide as my gaze snapped over to him. That was too blunt, too surprising, especially when just in the middle of a TV show with explosions, it was too much of a surprise, "I-huh, what?"
Roxas didn't look away from the screen, but the triumphant tone in his voice showed his smugness, "Well, since you have done it already, he wanted me to talk to you so I won't be ner-"
"WHAT? How does-I mean-I never-"
"Vani fucked you loud, we could hear you guys from outside the house, in the backyard," My face was red, and I just began to bite my lip.
Suddenly, the situation struck me, "Wait, you… You and Sora."
"Huh? Oh, yeah…"
They're together, and they're happy? Roxas isn't embarrassed? Aren't people talking about him? Shouldn't he be like me? Sora wanted me to talk to him because of this, meaning that he knows what happened between me and him, meaning he wants me to do something. Sora isn't like him, he wouldn't torture me by haunting me with the happenings forever.
I yawn, feeling my jaw crack, making me wince, and I found my sight becoming blurry. But I can't fall asleep, I can't because I would be haunted there, haunted with him. That's what he wants, in the end, what he is aiming for with all this. He could do anything he wants to me, he could do anything at all, and I couldn't stop him.
Then… I did. I pushed him away, and this was his revenge, his hate, his anger. He was torturing me slowly, making me torture myself.
He knew, even now, that I was still letting him do whatever he wants to me.
And he loves it.
I was standing next to my friends, listening to them laughing, listening to them joking, all the while with my smile plastered to my face. Fake, painful, robotic, just like his. We hadn't always been this way, glancing across the Mez, straight into that rich gold and the painful smile. Sometimes I would be able to see that smile he used to have, the haphazard, don't-give-a-damn, dangerous and crazy smile.
But I killed it; I did something horrible, didn't I? I made those sharp,weak, eyes, that painful,fake, smile. And the worst part about it was that I did it knowing what the outcome would be, that I would be unhappy, that he would hate me so much. I love him, and I know it, and he knows, but my friends don't.
Those friends next to me, laughing, joking around with each other, having fun with their lives, they don't know how I really felt, in that moment that I pushed him into the fountain and gained the respect of the school once again. Or when we would kiss in that dark, Christmas lit room of his. I was the only one who truly understood how I really was in the end, and him. He knew me well by now, too well… And that's probably why he hates me so much.
He knew the real me, he knew the truth about me, not this fake person that the school knows, that my friends know, he knows how I really feel and what I really think and what I am going to think or feel. He knows it all, he knows me before even I do. It's not that I'm predictable; it's not that I'm an open book, because the only one who can read me like that is him.
He's the only one who would ever be able to read me like that, understand me like that, to see this darkness in my heart and accept it completely, to love it just as much as me. He would be the only one, and I know it. There will never be another one of him and I had pushed him away, into a fountain more specifically.
So he would smile.
He would act like it didn't matter to him, that none of it affected him, and that was how he would hurt me in the end. It was what would hurt me the most, to see him like this. Smiling despite the anger, grinning despite his hate, a mischievous twinkle in his eyes having turned to a gleam of sadistic intent. He wants to hurt me, I've realized it, and it hurts me all the more that he isn't even trying to hide it.
It hurts me deep down, all the time, worse than anything else I've ever felt.
And he loves it.
I lay in bed, my eyes wide as I stared at the ceiling. It was the same thing every morning, I would wake up, I would stare at the ceiling, and I would wish so desperately that I could sleep. But I can't, I can't go through this over and over again.
I brought my hands up, pressing against my eyes with my palms, I rolled over to my side and curled into myself, feeling the pressure in my throat. I was choking, I couldn't breathe, and it felt right.
I jump, flying up into a sitting position and looking up to the doorway, Roxas and Sora stood there, Roxas scowling at me, and Sora wouldn't meet my eyes. But that didn't matter, I got out of bed and wandered over to my dresser, tugging it open and beginning to look for some clothes.
Roxas and Sora, I could feel them staring at me, but I tried to pretend they weren't there. That they weren't together, that they weren't happy. I ignored them, until Roxas wouldn't let me, "Hey, what's the matter with you? You're a fucking zombie."
"Roxas!" Sora snapped quickly, his jaw dropping from the anger he had displayed.
But Roxas shrugged him off, walking away as he shouted back, "He's a dumbass! Living like this without him, it's stupid! It's not living!"
A door slammed, making me flinch, but I still didn't turn around. Sora just stood in the same place, just stared at me. I wanted to turn around and shove him out, shove him away, because I wanted to blame him, for making what was supposed to be wrong alright.
It can't be like this; it can't be that I screwed up because I was being a dumbass. They can't be right, because that wouldn't make sense, it would mean that what I did was wrong, that I screwed up royally, that I'm going through this torture without good reason.
It can't be like that, it just can't.
His eyes were drilling into my back, though, and I could feel their intensity. If I let myself drop my guard for even a second, I'd be fooled into mistaking those eyes for his. So I can't relax, not with those eyes, because then I'd do something that I would most definitely regret, and I know it.
"He's just as bad… in his own way."
No he's not. That wouldn't make any sense. He's taking out his revenge like this. I'm being tortured. He's putting me in pain.
And he loves it.
Lying in his bed, my cell phone was vibrating on the pillow next to me, again. Friends, they were calling me, trying to talk to me, trying to ask me if the rumors were true. Did those people really see me and Vanitas together at The Usual Spot, a make-out spot for teens? Did we really get caught by an administrator kissing in a utility closet at school?
Did I really take it up the ass?
Yeah. I did.
He lay next to me, one arm thrown over my waist, the other under his own head, and I had to fight the urge to curl up against his cool body. For one, he didn't like cuddling very much, and two, it would hurt like a mother fucking bitch.
Technically, it had been rape. Technically, I had tried to tell him to stop. Technically, I had been held against my will. Technically, I did bleed a little. But to hell with technicality, it was fucking good and I really didn't regret it happening.
I watched his face, turning so much gentler in his sleep. Like a mask hiding his true self. Or maybe it was the other way around? Was his cruelty a mask for this gentleness?
Ha, yeah right. He was all sharp edges; there was no gentleness in his personality. He even deceives people in his sleep…
I shift, ever so slightly, and wince, biting my lip, as I feel the stabs running up my spin. It stings, and I feel a little wet sticky stuff drip out, I couldn't tell if it was blood or…
My cell phone vibrates again, and I suddenly feel disgusting.
I've been hiding this from them, because it's wrong, and I know it is, and I know they would hate me. But right now, despite it all, why do I feel so happy that this has happened? It doesn't make any logical sense, and I just wanted one damn reason for it to all be right.
Just one damn reason for this all to be right. For it all to be okay.
I hiss as a finger is jabbed into my side, making me jump, and making more pain race up my spine. My eyes snapped over to the golden pair, gazing back to me, burning me. He grinned, devilish features making a knot form in my stomach.
My cell phone vibrates again, and he frowns, reaching over to the pillow and picking it up. He glanced at the screen and threw it over his shoulder, letting me hear the smack it makes against the floor before he jumps up, straddling me and digging his hands right back into those hand-shaped bruises on my hips.
"Ready to go again?"
He knows I'm confused. He knows that I'll let him do anything to me. He knows that this is the time where taking advantage of me will hurt me. But he does it anyways, because it's like he can hold onto me tighter that way. As long as I'm caught in between trying to figure out why this feels right when it's wrong, and just forgetting about it all together, as long as I'm stuck between choosing him or my friends, as long as I still love him… he can take advantage of me all he wants.
And he loves it.
I sat in the lunch room, holding the soda can up to my lips, but my eyes were locked on the corner of the table, my mind shutting down slightly as I felt my ears ringing. I hadn't slept properly in weeks, the dreams of him, of us, of what happened, repeating again and again in my sleep. This was some kind of medieval torture, I had researched sleep deprivation, and I knew that soon I would be involuntarily sleeping; my mind wouldn't be able to keep me up like this.
I wasn't built for this. I can't do this anymore. I just can't. I can't live like this. If that meant sacrificing my friends for him, for my sleep, for my sanity and happiness, then what was wrong about it in the end? Roxas had done it. And right now, he's giggling with Sora at an empty lunch table in the corner of the cafeteria, no friends with them, but just happy with each other. What was wrong with that?
Was there anything wrong with it to begin with? I can't even remember why I did it then. But by this point, would he ever take me back anyways?
A hand was slapped on my back, making me jolt forward and start coughing uncontrollably. I put the can down, looking to my side with a glare at Terra, but he was just smirking and looking behind me. My eyes widened a bit, knowing that nothing good would be waiting for me when I turned around. Call it instinct or just figuring how my life has been going for the past couple weeks or so.
Turning, I looked over my shoulder to see just what I expected. That rich gold, painful smile, and anger. The anger was different; it was usually another expression, an expression that usually held a vengeful feel, not anger exactly. So I sat still, not sure what to say, not sure what to do. This would be a moment, I knew, one that would haunt me for the rest of my life, he knew, something I would never be able to forget about, like him, and despite that, I couldn't tell if I should try and mend things or keep up my own torture.
Could I mend things anyways? Would he ever forgive me?
"Tell me how much you regret it."
Nothing, I didn't know what to say, I didn't know how to say it, so I did the same thing as before: I smile. Painful, robotic, fake, and he knows it.
He kisses me, I let him, and the face he makes tells me everything. It wasn't anger, it wasn't vengeful, I knew what it was.
He told me so.
"I love you, too."
And I love it.


text: Instruction Manual • Bedienungsanleitung • Manuel d'utilisation • Manuale di Istruzioni ® EN Super Cub S NOTICE All instructions, warranties and other collateral documents are subject to change at the sole discretion of Horizon Hobby, LLC. For up-todate product literature, visit www.horizonhobby.com and click on the support tab for this product. Meaning of Special Language: The following terms are used throughout the product literature to indicate various levels of potential harm when operating this product: NOTICE: Procedures, which if not properly followed, create a possibility of physical property damage AND little or no possibility of injury. CAUTION: Procedures, which if not properly followed, create the probability of physical property damage AND a possibility of serious injury. WARNING: Procedures, which if not properly followed, create the probability of property damage, collateral damage, and serious injury OR create a high probability of superficial injury. WARNING: Read the ENTIRE instruction manual to become familiar with the features of the product before operating. Failure to operate the product correctly can result in damage to the product, personal property and cause serious injury. This is a sophisticated hobby product. It must be operated with caution and common sense and requires some basic mechanical ability. Failure to operate this Product in a safe and responsible manner could result in injury or damage to the product or other property. This product is not intended for use by children without direct adult supervision. Do not use with incompatible components or alter this product in any way outside of the instructions provided by Horizon Hobby, LLC. This manual contains instructions for safety, operation and maintenance. It is essential to read and follow all the instructions and warnings in the manual, prior to assembly, setup or use, in order to operate correctly and avoid damage or serious injury. Age Recommendation: Not for children under 14 years. This is not a toy. WARNING AGAINST COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS: If you ever need to replace your Spektrum product found in a Horizon Hobby product, always purchase from Horizon Hobby, LLC. or a Horizon Hobby authorized dealer to ensure authentic high-quality Spektrum product. Horizon Hobby, LLC. disclaims all support and warranty with regards, but not limited to, compatibility and performance of counterfeit products or products claiming compatibility with DSM or Spektrum. Safety Precautions and Warnings As the user of this product, you are solely responsible for operating in a manner that does not endanger yourself and others or result in damage to the product or the property of others. • Always keep a safe distance in all directions around your model to avoid collisions or injury. This model is controlled by a radio signal subject to interference from many sources outside your control. Interference can cause momentary loss of control. • Always operate your model in open spaces away from full-size vehicles, traffic and people. • Always carefully follow the directions and warnings for this and any optional support equipment (chargers, rechargeable battery packs, etc.). • Always keep all chemicals, small parts and anything electrical out of the reach of children. • Always avoid water exposure to all equipment not specifically designed and protected for this purpose. Moisture causes damage to electronics. • Never place any portion of the model in your mouth as it could cause serious injury or even death. • Never operate your model with low transmitter batteries. • Always keep aircraft in sight and under control. • Always use fully charged batteries. • Always keep transmitter powered on while aircraft is powered. • Always remove batteries before disassembly. • Always keep moving parts clean. • Always keep parts dry. • Always let parts cool after use before touching. • Always remove batteries after use. • Always ensure failsafe is properly set before flying. • Never operate aircraft with damaged wiring. • Never touch moving parts. • Always inspect the battery before charging and never charge dead or damaged batteries. • Always disconnect the battery after charging, and let the charger cool between charges. • Always constantly monitor the temperature of the battery pack while charging. • ONLY USE A CHARGER SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO CHARGE LI-PO BATTERIES. Failure to charge the battery with a compatible charger may cause fire resulting in personal injury and/or property damage. • Never discharge Li-Po cells to below 3V under load. • Never cover warning labels with hook and loop strips. • Never leave charging batteries unattended. • Never charge batteries outside recommended levels. • Never attempt to dismantle or alter the charger. • Never allow minors under the age of 14 to charge battery packs. • Never charge batteries in extremely hot or cold places (recommended between 40–120° F or 5–49° C) or place in direct sunlight. Charging Warnings CAUTION: All instructions and warnings must be followed exactly. Mishandling of Li-Po batteries can result in a fire, personal injury, and/or property damage. • By handling, charging or using the included Li-Po battery, you assume all risks associated with lithium batteries. • If at any time the battery begins to balloon or swell, discontinue use immediately. If charging or discharging, discontinue and disconnect. Continuing to use, charge or discharge a battery that is ballooning or swelling can result in fire. • Always store the battery at room temperature in a dry area for best results. • Always transport or temporarily store the battery in a temperature range of 40–120º F (5–49º C). Do not store battery or aircraft in a car or direct sunlight. If stored in a hot car, the battery can be damaged or even catch fire. • Always charge batteries away from flammable materials. ® 2 EN Super Cub S Included in the Box Bags A B C Includes Transmitter For more information and to register your product online, visit www.hobbyzonerc.com Flying Tips 600 feet (183 m) • Sensor Assisted Flight Envelope (SAFE™) technology is designed as flight assistance, not an autopilot. The pilot is always in control and required to fly the aircraft at all times. • Start in Beginner mode (SAFE switch position 0). As you learn and become more confident, change modes to advance your flying skills. • Always keep your aircraft in plain sight and upwind from you. • Do not attempt your first turn at low altitude. Higher altitudes allow for greater possibility of correction. • Always make deliberate and steady control stick movements for smooth control of your aircraft. mph Wind 0–7 ) /h m k 1 1 – (0 Fly in this area (upwind of pilot) Stand here Preflight Checklist 3 1. Find a safe and open area. 2. Charge flight battery. 3. Install flight battery in aircraft. 4. Perform Control Direction Test. 5. Plan flight for flying field conditions. 6. Have fun! BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Charging the Flight Battery CAUTION: When connecting the battery to the battery charger, make sure the connectors are aligned as shown. Failure to connect the battery properly could cause the terminals to short and result in fire, personal injury and/or property damage. Flashing (Charging) Solid (Charged) 1 hour Charger Specifications • Input power: 10–14V • Max output voltage: 11.1V • Fixed charge current: 1.3A • Balances and charges 3S Li-Po cells with a minimum capacity of 1250mAh This charger may be connected to the AC adapter (included with your model). DX4e Transmitter Remove the battery cover, install the four included batteries (noting proper polarity) and reinstall the battery cover. SAFE Mode Switch Elevator Trim Panic Recovery Button Elevator/ Steering Throttle Trim Steering Trim Throttle Low Battery Alarm When the battery voltage drops below 4.7 volts, an alarm sounds and the voltage LEDs flash. The batteries must be replaced immediately. If this happens while flying, land your aircraft as soon and as safely as possible. Power Switch Mode 2 shown WARNING: Do not pick up the transmitter by the antenna. Do not alter or put weight on the antenna. Damage to antenna parts can decrease transmitter signal strength, which can result in loss of model control, injury or property damage. ® For more information on the transmitter, go to www.horizonhobby.com/products/SPMR4400 and click on the support tab for the Spektrum DX4e to download the instruction manual. 4 EN Super Cub S Transmitter Binding Binding Procedure Reference Table 1. Make sure the transmitter is powered off. 2. Make sure the transmitter controls are neutral, the throttle and throttle trim are in the lowest position, and the aircraft is immobile. 3. Install bind plug in the receiver bind port. 4. Connect the flight battery in the aircraft. The receiver LED will begin to flash. 5. Power on the transmitter while holding the transmitter bind button. 6. When the receiver binds to the transmitter, the light on the receiver will turn solid. The motor will arm with throttle and throttle trim at the lowest position. 7. Release the Bind button and remove the bind plug from the receiver. 8. Disconnect the flight battery from the aircraft, then power off the transmitter. The receiver should retain the binding instructions received from the transmitter until another binding is done. BIND PLUG The included RTF transmitter should be bound to the aircraft at the factory, but if you need to re-bind, follow the binding procedure as shown. You need to 'bind' your chosen Spektrum™ DSM2®/ DSMX® technology equipped aircraft transmitter to the receiver for proper operation. Please refer to the optional parts list in this manual or visit www.bindnfly.com for a list of compatible transmitters. 5 2 2 4 5 Assembly Landing Gear Installation x4 Bag A 5 BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Assembly continued Gently flex Tail Installation x2 Bag C Clevis adjustment Elevator Control Linkage Install Rudder Control Linkage Install Control Horn Clevis Clevis Control Horn Wing Installation x2 Bag B x4 Bag B IMPORTANT: The rubber bands prevent wing damage from impact. Always replace worn or broken rubber bands. ® 6 EN Super Cub S Installing the Flight Battery Lower the throttle and throttle trim, then power on the transmitter for at least 5 seconds. CAUTION: Always disconnect the Li-Po flight battery from the aircraft receiver when not flying to avoid over-discharging the battery. Batteries discharged to a voltage lower than the lowest approved voltage may become damaged, resulting in loss of performance and potential fire when batteries are charged. The Rudder and Elevator will move, then return to center when the aircraft is ready to fly. Keep immobile and out of the wind for 5 seconds The aircraft can be held immobile for 5 seconds at any angle convenient for you to connect the battery. 7 BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Control Direction Test Perform the Control Direction Test with the transmitter SAFE flight mode switch set to Experienced mode (position 2). Up Elevator (climb) CH 5 Down Elevator (descend) Experienced SAFE Flight Mode Restrain the aircraft so it does not escape your control while you are testing your transmitter controls. Move the sticks on the transmitter* to ensure the aircraft responds as shown. Turn Right If your model does not respond as shown, DO NOT FLY! Refer to the Troubleshooting Guide in this manual for more information. If you need more assistance, contact the appropriate Horizon Hobby Product Support department. If the aircraft responds as shown, move the SAFE flight mode switch to Beginner mode (position 0) to prepare to fly. Turn Left CH 5 Beginner SAFE Flight Mode * Mode 2 transmitter shown. For Mode 1, Elevator control is on the LEFT stick. Trimming ® Required Trim Aircraft drift Rudder If you move a trim slider more than 8 clicks in one direction, land and adjust the clevis. Observe the rudder or elevator surface while the trim slider is off center. Center the slider. Disconnect the clevis, then adjust and connect it again so the surface is in the position you observed. Perform test flights as needed. Aircraft drift Elevator If your aircraft does not fly straight and level at half throttle with the steering stick at center, switch to Intermediate or Experienced mode, then fly into the wind and move the trim sliders. 8 Required Trim EN Super Cub S Takeoff Hand Launch Hand launch in Beginner mode for first flights. Get help to hand launch your aircraft so you can concentrate on flying. If you must hand launch the aircraft alone, hold the model in your dominant hand and the transmitter in your other hand. An optional neck strap (SPMP610, sold separately) can help you hold the transmitter. Climbs at 100% throttle CH 5 Wind 0–7 mph (0–11km/h) Beginner Mode (SAFE Switch Position 0) Easy Launching Launching is easier in Beginner mode if you hold the Panic Recovery button. Press and hold the button, then increase the throttle to 100%. Launch the aircraft. When the aircraft is up where you want to fly, release the button and decrease the throttle to 50–60%. CH 5 Ground Launch Wind 0–7 mph (0–11km/h) Use the Beginner mode for takeoff in first flights. If the ground is not hard and level, get help to hand launch your aircraft. Gently pull back on the elevator stick to lift off of the ground 30 ft (10 m) 9 BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Flying In Beginner mode, when properly trimmed, your aircraft will climb at full throttle without use of the elevator stick. • The aircraft flies 7 minutes or more on a battery charge, using proper throttle management. • If the motor pulses, land the aircraft immediately and recharge the flight battery. • Make small and steady control stick movements for smooth control of your aircraft. • Let the aircraft climb at full throttle, into the wind, until the aircraft gets about 150 feet (46 meters) above the ground, then decrease the throttle to half (50%). Full throttle 50% throttle R d d throttle th ttl Reduced • Flying with the nose pointed toward you is one of the hardest things to do when learning to fly. To practice piloting the aircraft, try flying in large circles high off the ground. SAFE™ Technology Flight Modes CH 5 Beginner Mode: Pitch (nose up and down) and Roll (wing tips up and down) angles are limited to help you keep the aircraft airborne. Self-leveling Pitch Roll Pitch Roll Pitch Roll Beginner Mode (Switch Position 0) Intermediate Mode: The pilot is only prevented from entering extreme flight conditions. CH 5 Experienced Mode: Unlimited Flight Envelope Panic Recovery Mode If you feel you have lost control in any mode, hold the Panic Recovery button. The SAFE technology will CH 5 return the aircraft to a stable attitude (wings level with a slight climb). Always fly at a safe altitude, as Panic Recovery may cause the aircraft to lose some altitude when leveling the wings. Release the Panic Recovery button to turn off Panic mode and return to the current SAFE flight mode. ® Intermediate Mode (Switch Position 1) CH 5 Experienced Mode (Switch Position 2) 10 NOTICE: If the aircraft is upside down when the Panic Recovery button is pressed, sufficient altitude is required for the aircraft to return to straight and level flight. EN Super Cub S Setup for Optional Transmitters Non Computerized Transmitter Setup (DX4e and DX5e) SAFE SAFE Flight Transmitter mode Panic Recovery Switch Modes Supported switch Throttle, Aileron, Elevator and Rudder in Normal Position DX4e ACT/AUX Trainer Button 2 Pos Flight Mode (2pos switch) switch DX4e (3pos switch) CH 5 switch DX5e (2pos switch) DX5e (3pos switch) CH 5 switch CH 5 switch Trainer Button 3 Pos Flight Mode Trainer Switch 2 Pos Flight Mode Trainer Switch 3 Pos Flight Mode To operate the SAFE system in this aircraft, set up your optional DSM2/DSMX transmitter using the chart below. - SAFE Flight mode is selected using Channel 5 signal (high, middle, low) - Panic Recovery mode is selected with Channel 6 signal (high, low) IMPORTANT: A transmitter with a 2-position Channel 5 switch will only allow the use of position 0 or position 2 flight modes. If possible (refer to your transmitter manual) assign Channel 5 in your transmitter to a 3-position switch to operate all 3 flight modes. Refer to your transmitter's manual for more information about transmitter setup. Computerized Transmitter Setup (DX6i, DX7S, DX8, DX9, DX18 and DX18QQ) Start all transmitter programming with a blank model (do a model reset), then name the model. HIGH 100% LOW 70% Set Dual Rates to: DX6i DX7S DX8 DX9 DX18 DX18QQ 1. Go to the SETUP LIST MENU 2. Set MODELTYPE: ACRO 3. Set REVERSE: Gear Channel 4. Go to ADJUST LIST MENU 5. Set TRAVEL ADJ: Gear/Fmode (0)100%; Gear/Fmode (1) 40% 6. Set FLAPS: Norm 100; LAND 100 7. Set MIX 1: ACT; Gear Gear ACT, RATE D 0%; U + 100%, SW MIX, TRIM INH Resulting in: The Gear and Mix switches operate the 3 SAFE modes Gear 0; Mix 0 = Beginner Mode Gear 1; Mix 0 = Intermediate Mode Gear 1; Mix 1 = Advanced Mode The Trainer switch operates Panic Recovery 1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP 2. Set MODEL TYPE: AIRPLANE 3. Set SWITCH SELECT: Change all to INH then GEAR: AUX1, FLAP: GEAR 4. Go to the FUNCTION LIST 5. Set SERVO SETUP: Reverse AUX1 Resulting in: Flap/Gyro Switch operates the 3 SAFE modes (0 beginner/1 intermediate/2 advanced) The Trainer/Bind button operates Panic Recovery 1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP 2. Set MODEL TYPE: AIRPLANE 3. Set CHANNEL ASSIGN: click NEXT to go to Channel Input Config: GEAR: D, AUX1: i 4. Go to the FUNCTION LIST 5. Set SERVO SETUP: Reverse AUX1 Resulting in: Switch D operates the 3 SAFE modes (0 beginner/1 intermediate/2 advanced) The Bind/I button operates Panic Recovery 11 BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC) NOTICE: Repeated flying to when the motor pulses will damage the battery. For your first flights, set a timer for 7 minutes to avoid flying until the motor pulses. Adjust your timer for longer or shorter flights once you have flown the aircraft. • The aircraft protects the flight battery from accidental over-discharge by applying LVC, removing power supplied to the motor. • LVC causes the motor to pulse, but power remains to steer the aircraft. • If the motor pulses, land immediately and recharge the flight battery. • After use, disconnect and remove the battery from the aircraft to prevent trickle discharge. • If the Li-Po battery is discharged below 3V per cell, it will not hold a charge. Landing Land the aircraft in Beginner mode. CAUTION: Never catch a flying aircraft in your hands. Doing so could cause personal injury and damage to the aircraft. Easy Landing Landing is easier if you hold the Panic Recovery button. Line up for your landing, decrease CH 5 the throttle to 0% and press and hold the Panic Recovery button. The aircraft will glide down wings level with the nose up (flared) for landing. NOTICE: If a crash is imminent, reduce the throttle. Failure to do so could result in extra damage to the airframe, as well as damage to the receiver and motor. NOTICE: Crash damage is not covered under warranty. Wind 0–7 mph (0–11km/h) Post Flight NOTICE: When you are finished flying, never leave the aircraft in direct sunlight or in a hot, enclosed area such as a car. Doing so can damage the foam. Always decrease throttle at propeller strike. Prolong Battery Life • Before storage, charge your battery to about half capacity. Capacity decreases with use and age. • During storage, ensure the charge does not fall below 3V per cell. ® Descends at 0% throttle Post Flight Checklist 1. Disconnect flight battery from the aircraft. (Required for Safety) 2. Remove flight battery from the aircraft. 3. Power off transmitter. 4. Recharge flight battery. 5. Repair or replace all damaged parts. 6. Store flight battery apart from the aircraft and monitor the battery charge. 7. Make note of flight conditions and flight plan results, planning for future flights. 12 EN Super Cub S Troubleshooting Guide Problem Aircraft oscillates Possible Cause Damaged propeller or spinner Loose or damaged spinner, propeller, motor or gear box parts Loose receiver Loose aircraft controls Worn parts Trim is at extreme and aircraft does not fly Trim is not at neutral straight or level Throttle not at lowest position or throttle Aircraft will not retrim too high spond to throttle but responds to other Throttle channel is reversed controls Motor disconnected from Receiver/ESC Damaged propeller and spinner, shaft or motor Extra propeller noise or Propeller is out of balance extra vibration Prop nut is too loose Spinner is damaged or loose Flight battery charge is low Reduced flight time or Propeller installed backwards aircraft underpowered Flight battery damaged Flight conditions may be too cold Transmitter too near aircraft during binding process Aircraft will not Bind Aircraft or transmitter is too close to large (during binding) to metal object, wireless source or another transmitter. transmitter Refer to the transmitter manual for binding Flight battery/transmitter battery charge is too low instructions Bind switch or button not held long enough during bind process Transmitter too near aircraft during connecting process Aircraft or transmitter is too close to large Aircraft will not connect (after binding) metal object, wireless source or another transmitter to transmitter Refer to the transmit- Flight battery/Transmitter battery charge ter manual for binding is too low instructions Transmitter may have been bound to a different aircraft using different DSM protocol Control surface, control horn, linkage or servo damage Control surface does Wire damaged or connections loose not move Flight battery charge is low Receiver is damaged Controls reversed Transmitter settings are reversed Motor power pulses then motor loses power Normal Low Voltage Cutoff (LVC) Weather conditions might be too cold Battery is old, worn out, or damaged Battery C rating might be too small Solution Replace propeller or spinner Replace parts or correctly align all parts and tighten fasteners as needed Align and secure receiver in fuselage Tighten or otherwise secure parts (servo, arm, linkage, horn and control surface) Replace worn parts (especially propeller, spinner or servo) If you need to adjust trim more than 8 clicks, return the trim to neutral and manually adjust the clevis to mechanically remove trim Reset controls with throttle stick and throttle trim at lowest setting Reverse throttle channel on transmitter Make sure motor is connected to the Receiver/ESC Replace damaged parts Balance or replace propeller Tighten the prop nut Repair or replace damaged spinner Completely recharge flight battery Install propeller with numbers facing forward Replace flight battery and follow flight battery instructions Make sure battery is warm before use Move powered transmitter a few feet from aircraft, disconnect and reconnect flight battery to aircraft Move aircraft and transmitter to another location and attempt binding again Replace/recharge batteries Power off transmitter and repeat bind process. Hold transmitter bind button or switch until receiver is bound Move powered transmitter a few feet from aircraft, disconnect and reconnect flight battery to aircraft Move aircraft and transmitter to another location and attempt connecting again Replace/recharge batteries Bind aircraft to transmitter Replace or repair damaged parts and adjust controls Do a check of wires and connections, connect or replace as needed Fully recharge flight battery Replace Receiver Perform the Control Direction Test and adjust the controls on transmitter appropriately Recharge flight battery or replace battery that is no longer performing Postpone flight until weather is warmer Replace battery Use recommended battery 13 BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Service and Repair NOTICE: If you replace the receiver, install the new receiver in the same orientation and manner as the original receiver or damage may result. H I Thanks to the Z-Foam™ material in the wing and fuselage of this aircraft, repairs to the foam can be made using virtually any adhesive (hot glue, regular CA (cyanoacrylate adhesive), epoxy, etc). However, use only foam-compatible CA, foam-compatible accelerant or epoxy on the vertical and horizontal tail material. G F E D A B J O C N M Disassembly CAUTION: DO NOT handle the spinner, propeller, motor or Receiver/ESC unit while the battery is connected to the Receiver/ESC. Personal injury could result. L K 1. Remove the spinner (A) from the hex nut. P 2. Remove the hex nut (B), washer (C) and propeller (D) from the gear shaft (E). Q 3. Remove 3 screws (F) and the cowling (G) from the fuselage. 4. Remove 4 screws (H), 4 washers (I) and the gearbox (J) from the firewall. 5. In the fuselage, disconnect 2 bullet connectors of the motor (K) from the ESC connectors (motor wire colors align with ESC wire colors) and remove the motor wires from the fuselage. 6. Remove the hex nut (L), spacer (M) and front bearing (N) from the gear shaft. 7. Remove the gear shaft and rear bearing (O) from the gearbox. 8. Remove 2 screws (P), 2 rubber washers (Q) and the motor from the gearbox. ® 14 Super Cub S EN Limited Warranty What this Warranty Covers Horizon Hobby, Inc., (Horizon) warrants to the original purchaser that the product purchased (the "Product") will be free from defects in materials and workmanship at the date of purchase. What is Not Covered This warranty is not transferable and does not cover (i) cosmetic damage, (ii) damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or due to improper use, installation, operation or maintenance, (iii) modification of or to any part of the Product, (iv) attempted service by anyone other than a Horizon Hobby authorized service center, (v) Product not purchased from an authorized Horizon dealer, or (vi) Product not compliant with applicable technical regulations. 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BNF • RTF EN Super Cub S Warranty and Service Contact Information Country of Purchase United States of America Horizon Hobby Horizon Service Center (Repairs and Repair Requests) Horizon Product Support (Product Technical Assistance) Sales United Kingdom Service/Parts/Sales: Horizon Hobby Limited Germany Horizon Technischer Service Sales: Horizon Hobby GmbH France Service/Parts/Sales: Horizon Hobby SAS China Service/Parts/Sales: Horizon Hobby – China Contact Information servicecenter.horizonhobby.com/RequestForm/ www.quickbase.com/db/ bghj7ey8c?a=GenNewRecord Air 888-959-2305 [email protected] Air 888-959-2305 [email protected] +44 (0) 1279 641 097 [email protected] +49 (0) 4121 2655 100 [email protected] +33 (0) 1 60 18 34 90 [email protected] +86 (021) 5180 9868 Address 4105 Fieldstone Rd Champaign, Illinois, 61822 USA Units 1–4 , Ployters Rd, Staple Tye Harlow, Essex, CM18 7NS, United Kingdom Christian-Junge-Straße 1 25337 Elmshorn, Germany 11 Rue Georges Charpak 77127 Lieusaint, France Room 506, No. 97 Changshou Rd. 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Champaign, IL USA March 26, 2014 HBZ Super Cub SAFE BNF HBZ8180EU, HBZ8180UK 1 Signed for and on behalf of: Horizon Hobby, Inc. Champaign, IL USA March 26, 2014 Robert Peak Chief Financial Officer Horizon Hobby, Inc. Robert Peak Chief Financial Officer Horizon Hobby, Inc. Instructions for disposal of WEEE by users in the European Union This product must not be disposed of with other waste. Instead, it is the user's responsibility to dispose of their waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collections point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment. 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Not at the bar: last week (23 February) The Lawyer hosted a lunch for 40 senior clerks and practice managers at the top chambers in the country, and it felt like
a party.
The modernisation of the commercial bar has gone unnoticed by many solicitors, who tend not to see sets as proper businesses. This may be a hangover from the 1990s, when the bar reacted with horror at the prospect of oikish solicitor-advocates encroaching on their territory. That convulsion of competition did the bar good, and the change from 1990s dinosaurs to a profession eager to embrace the post-LSA world has been dramatic – take Outer Temple Chambers' move to set up an entirely new vehicle for international work, as reported by The Lawyer last week (22 February). All the talk is of procurement vehicles and international expansion, from the US to Singapore. It sure ain't Rumpole.
Law firms are so pressurised by clients on cost that they are occasionally ditching barristers without notice if they find another set willing to do it cheaper. The top-end commercial bar isn't routinely subjected to fee pressure, but the strain has crept into the relationship. As we report today, One Essex Street and Herbert Smith had a major falling-out, which is now on the mend, but it is emblematic of the tensions between solicitors and barristers at the moment over fees.
It doesn't help that chambers are now increasingly in direct competition with law firms.
I lost count of the number of clerks who said that they were being inundated with instructions for juniors; in-house counsel love them.
However, some sets will need to look at their QC-junior splits quite carefully, particularly in the wake of this year's silk round. There are some sets that are becoming unsustainably top-heavy – and with precious little natural wastage of silks onto the bench they could start to look bloated at the top end.
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Morphological characteristics and development of coastal nabkhas, north-east Kuwait
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The coastal aeolian nabkhas, in Kuwait, are mostly elongated, with an average length of about 10 m, an average width of 3.7 m, and an average height of 0.65 m. The horizontal component of the nabkha dune (HC: the mean of the length and width of nabkha dune), developed around Nitraria retusa, was measured and compared with the height of the shrub. A second-polynomial function was found to best fit the set of data. The fitting identified three trends of the development of the nabkhas. Initially, as the height of shrubs (H) increases, the HC increases linearly until it reaches approximately 10 m. When H exceeds 2 m, the effect of shrub height becomes ineffective in trapping more sediments; that is, reaching an equilibrium condition, before a decrease in shrub height effectiveness occurs. Sediments of the nabkha crest and wings, left and right sides, are subjected to high energy winds, and therefore, they are generally coarser and better sorted than those of the tail or the nose. Minor differences are noted in the textural characteristics and the mineral composition of nabkha sediments and those of other aeolian landforms found in upwind nabkha field; this indicates that the sediments were derived from the nearby sources.


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An electricians union in Vancouver says changes to B.C.'s apprenticeship system have fragmented training and deskilled workers, while the open shop association argues unions are forcing workers to receive unnecessary training.
"Traditionally, when someone sponsored an apprentice, they entered a bona fide four year program," said Rick Dowling, business manager and financial secretary for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
"It was incumbent on the sponsor to make sure the apprentice had an opportunity to learn all facets of the trade.
"Apprentices were scheduled to go to school, once a year, for 10 weeks of study.
"They received the full scope of training to become a journeyman or electrician," he said.
In the mid 1990s in B.C., trades were promoted by the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission, through which apprentices were registered, tracked and scheduled for technical training and exams.
The commission was dissolved in 2003 and a new approach to training adopted, where trades were divided into smaller skill components.
Some view the approach as a positive for the industry.
"Basically, the craft unions are traditionalist in how people are trained and what they should be trained in, despite the fact the industry has changed dramatically since the introduction of the electrical trade," said Philip Hochstein, president of the Independent Contractors and Business Association (ICBA).
"There are now a raft of contractors, who operate in specialized niche markets. They want to train their employees to fit this niche."
He said it isn't necessary for all electricians to obtain the full spectrum of skills through four years of training.
Hochstein said some electricians only need to know how to do small installations like a vacuum system or perform low voltage work, such as wiring door bells.
"These training needs are real and the apprenticeship needs of these firms should be met in the same way they are for high-voltage industrial work," he said.
Hochstein said he believes the unions are forcing electrical workers to obtain a level of training that is not needed or necessary.
In sharp contrast, Dowling argued that the compartmentalized training ensures electricians are never fully trained.
"This is deskilling, which makes it no longer a compulsory trade," he said.
"Compulsory used to mean anybody who installs wiring was a bona fide apprentice, who was working under the supervision of a journeyman electrician. The journeyman would sign off on work and make sure it was installed properly. He was responsible for making sure everything was up to code."
According to Hochstein, the union approach puts too many limits on who can become an electrician and how contractors can staff jobs.
He said this is a problem, because the electrical trade is already heavily regulated.
The IBEW local 213 maintains the traditional approach to apprenticeships at its training centre, where 600 apprentices are currently being trained in all aspects of electrical work.
This includes in-class training that will allow them to obtain Red Seal certification.
Dowling said that workers without this level of training will get pigeonholed and have difficulties finding new employment.
He added that securing work in other provinces would also become more difficult.
Hochstein said the union concerns have nothing to do with safety, training or quality of work.
Instead, he said that he believes the unions are trying to impose their collective agreement and rules on the open shop sector.
"Union contractors are in cahoots with the unions because they see it as a competitiveness issue," he said.
"They want to stick the cost and unproductive parts of their contract on the open shop sector."
The IBEW also offers a 15-week pre-apprenticeship program that includes a 10-week job placement.
As part of the program, the union receives a report from the contractor that assesses the individual's readiness to enter a full apprenticeship.
Hochstein said this program is just a way of getting around the rules.
"The IBEW is talking out of both sides of their mouth, because they have unskilled workers running around their sites," he said.
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Technical Specifications
Compatibility Information
|Compatible with
|HP Deskjet 1110, 1112, 2130, 2131, 2132, 2134, 3630, 3631, 3632, 3633, 3634, 3635, 3636, 3637, 3638 ¦ HP Envy 4512, 4516, 4520, 4521, 4522, 4523, 4524, 4525, 4526, 4527, 4528 ¦ HP Officejet 3830, 3831, 3832, 3833, 3834, 3835, 4650, 4652, 4654, 4655, 4656, 4657, 4658
|Dye-based black
|Consumable Type
|Ink cartridge
|Printing Technology
|Included Qty
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