This idea came to me while I was thinking and slaving over how to exactly
write "First Blood". I know that I should focus more on actually
*finishing* my fics before starting something else, but I can't help it.
Shrugs This just gripped me, begging to be written down, so here it is!!!
^-^ Please be kind! Comments and reviews are very much welcomed! Domo
arigatou!
Warnings: Yaoi (since when did I not write anything of the sort?) 2x1, also a bit OOC in the characters, AU
Disclaimer: Aside from the fact that I barely own *anything* in the first place, who on earth would even bother to think that I would own a series as great as this?!?!
mutters: though that would be good. think of all the money. think of all the good looking guys. oops. You didn't hear that, right? Ehehe. just get on with it, shall we?
~ Wired ~
File XO-196582-A:
Name: Odin Lowe Jr., codename Speed Hacker
Abilities: could decode anything from cryptograms to image-pulses in record time
Crime: stole $ 42,000,000 worth of gold bars from the National Treasury
Current designation: Preventers Detention Center
Prologue:
AC 199, May 2nd
Preventers Head Quarters, Geneva, Switzerland
17:03 Zulu time
"Hmm. interesting."
"Of course you think it is!", snapped an irate Chinese man. "Anything short of a catastrophic disaster is interesting for you!"
"And what's the problem with that, Wu-man?"
"This guy stole from the most secure treasure volt in the world, broke through the most secure technology we've ever created in less than three minutes, created three major fights in his last holding cell, sending ten straight to the hospital, and is nineteen years old!"
"So? I'm nineteen."
"Duo! You're different! You're a Preventers officer and not a criminal!"
"Not much of a difference if you ask me.", came a muttered reply from the braided teen, as they continued walking down the empty corridors of the Preventers headquarters, their pristine black officer's uniform instead of the normal green and black fatigue, a sure indication that of their status as one of the elite.
No one stopped them as they entered a rarely-used elevator that went to the restricted areas of the higher offices.
*************
"Hmm. interesting."
Wufei resisted the urge to bang his head on the nearby wall. Even if it had been a very strong urge.
"Quatre, what on earth is interesting about it? This guy stole from the most secure treasure-"
"Yeah, yeah, I've heard it before, Wuffers.", Duo butted in, giving a conspiratorial wink to Quatre, who was seated in the chair across the vast glass table.
"It's Wufei.", came the resigned retort of someone who was used to it being ignored.
"But honestly, Wufei, don't you find it the least bit intriguing that someone as young as us could bypass securities, most would gladly die to even solve halfway through, like it was some child's game?"
Before Wufei could even form a suitable response, a quiet voice interrupted them. "Actually, I find it interesting too."
Duo threw a grateful look to the normally quiet man seated beside the blond, for his admission. The score was now 3 versus 1, basically a win for the long-haired man. With a smug smirk to the Chinese man, he flounced off to his chair and flopped down to await the start of the meeting, like his two other companions.
It was a rare occurrence for the American to win against his more logical-thinking partner, and he savored every moment of it, right down to the last bit.
Wufei shrugged and accepted the consoling smile of the Arabian, before going to his own seat beside his partner to stoically ignore his crows of victory.
At the very least, the decoder genius did pique his interest, as well. But he admitted it to himself very, very quietly. It would do no good to inflame his friend's ego any further than it already normally was.
************
AC 199, May 3rd
Nevada Correctional Facility, Nevada, New America [1]
05:45 Zulu time
"Lowe, get up."
The rough yell was immediately followed by the racket of the guard's nightstick being clanged repeatedly between the metal bars that separated the prisoner from the rest of humanity.
The Japanese boy barely had the time to put on the state-issued prison shirt, and glare at the burly intruder who woke him up at the crack of dawn, before the door opened and hands roughly grabbed hold of him.
It took a little more than a minute for two guards to suit him up and drag him out of the holding cell he had spent two days. In less than 30 minutes, he had been signed out and strapped to a state plane, headed towards Geneva, Switzerland, the world's most secure prison facility.
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So, how is it so far? Hope you're liking this coz I sure as hell enjoyed writing it! Hehe. this is really the first time I played with their characters, so please bear with me here.
[1] I actually have no idea what they called America back then in the GW universe, so I'm just guessing here that they somehow changed its name a little, you know to signify that it underwent changes in the future and stuff? Ah well, if someone actually knows the name of this place, please do tell me. Otherwise its gonna remain New America for now, alright?
As for why I stick to Zulu time, shrugs. I'm too lazy to go look up the different time zones, and compute it for each and every country and state I intend on stepping on. So what better way than to stick to one universal time set, ne?
Anyways, please review! I'd appreciate it very much! ^-^
Shin-chan
Warnings: Yaoi (since when did I not write anything of the sort?) 2x1, also a bit OOC in the characters, AU
Disclaimer: Aside from the fact that I barely own *anything* in the first place, who on earth would even bother to think that I would own a series as great as this?!?!
mutters: though that would be good. think of all the money. think of all the good looking guys. oops. You didn't hear that, right? Ehehe. just get on with it, shall we?
~ Wired ~
File XO-196582-A:
Name: Odin Lowe Jr., codename Speed Hacker
Abilities: could decode anything from cryptograms to image-pulses in record time
Crime: stole $ 42,000,000 worth of gold bars from the National Treasury
Current designation: Preventers Detention Center
Prologue:
AC 199, May 2nd
Preventers Head Quarters, Geneva, Switzerland
17:03 Zulu time
"Hmm. interesting."
"Of course you think it is!", snapped an irate Chinese man. "Anything short of a catastrophic disaster is interesting for you!"
"And what's the problem with that, Wu-man?"
"This guy stole from the most secure treasure volt in the world, broke through the most secure technology we've ever created in less than three minutes, created three major fights in his last holding cell, sending ten straight to the hospital, and is nineteen years old!"
"So? I'm nineteen."
"Duo! You're different! You're a Preventers officer and not a criminal!"
"Not much of a difference if you ask me.", came a muttered reply from the braided teen, as they continued walking down the empty corridors of the Preventers headquarters, their pristine black officer's uniform instead of the normal green and black fatigue, a sure indication that of their status as one of the elite.
No one stopped them as they entered a rarely-used elevator that went to the restricted areas of the higher offices.
*************
"Hmm. interesting."
Wufei resisted the urge to bang his head on the nearby wall. Even if it had been a very strong urge.
"Quatre, what on earth is interesting about it? This guy stole from the most secure treasure-"
"Yeah, yeah, I've heard it before, Wuffers.", Duo butted in, giving a conspiratorial wink to Quatre, who was seated in the chair across the vast glass table.
"It's Wufei.", came the resigned retort of someone who was used to it being ignored.
"But honestly, Wufei, don't you find it the least bit intriguing that someone as young as us could bypass securities, most would gladly die to even solve halfway through, like it was some child's game?"
Before Wufei could even form a suitable response, a quiet voice interrupted them. "Actually, I find it interesting too."
Duo threw a grateful look to the normally quiet man seated beside the blond, for his admission. The score was now 3 versus 1, basically a win for the long-haired man. With a smug smirk to the Chinese man, he flounced off to his chair and flopped down to await the start of the meeting, like his two other companions.
It was a rare occurrence for the American to win against his more logical-thinking partner, and he savored every moment of it, right down to the last bit.
Wufei shrugged and accepted the consoling smile of the Arabian, before going to his own seat beside his partner to stoically ignore his crows of victory.
At the very least, the decoder genius did pique his interest, as well. But he admitted it to himself very, very quietly. It would do no good to inflame his friend's ego any further than it already normally was.
************
AC 199, May 3rd
Nevada Correctional Facility, Nevada, New America [1]
05:45 Zulu time
"Lowe, get up."
The rough yell was immediately followed by the racket of the guard's nightstick being clanged repeatedly between the metal bars that separated the prisoner from the rest of humanity.
The Japanese boy barely had the time to put on the state-issued prison shirt, and glare at the burly intruder who woke him up at the crack of dawn, before the door opened and hands roughly grabbed hold of him.
It took a little more than a minute for two guards to suit him up and drag him out of the holding cell he had spent two days. In less than 30 minutes, he had been signed out and strapped to a state plane, headed towards Geneva, Switzerland, the world's most secure prison facility.
-----------
So, how is it so far? Hope you're liking this coz I sure as hell enjoyed writing it! Hehe. this is really the first time I played with their characters, so please bear with me here.
[1] I actually have no idea what they called America back then in the GW universe, so I'm just guessing here that they somehow changed its name a little, you know to signify that it underwent changes in the future and stuff? Ah well, if someone actually knows the name of this place, please do tell me. Otherwise its gonna remain New America for now, alright?
As for why I stick to Zulu time, shrugs. I'm too lazy to go look up the different time zones, and compute it for each and every country and state I intend on stepping on. So what better way than to stick to one universal time set, ne?
Anyways, please review! I'd appreciate it very much! ^-^
Shin-chan