Disaster

Chapter One (1)

Another Day. Another Witch. This time a hostage. The team is out searching. Nothing to do. The whole team busy.... except... Amon. He seems to be working, but lately... he cant concentrate. He stares at the computer screen as it continuously replays some hidden camera footage. "Hm.." he stares at it, not really seeing it. "... Robin.." he wonders where she is, but trying not to seem interested. Michael glanced up at Amon as he typed away for more information. Amon was usually the one first out to go get the witch. It confused Michael. Amon mumbling to himself under his breath also confused Michael. He stopped typing and the sudden change in sounds woke Amon up from his daydream. He looked up at Michael who was looking at him. "Michael.. is something up?" he looked at his computer screen noticing that he'd been playing something over and over and over again, but not showing it on his face. "No..." Michael kept glancing looks at Amon while he finally got back to work. "uh... Amon.. Your acting kinda strange.. is something wrong...with you I mean.." Michael started talking a bit faster as he got through that sentence. He was afraid he would set off a cord in Amon. Amon looked up at him, a usual cold uninterested look in his eyes. "No, what made you think that?" Amon said in his usual drone, as if he hadn't a secret in the world. "Nothing.." Michael quickly went back to work. Amon lost in thought and in work. Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen.. Robin...

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Robin walked down a sidewalk to a store house with Haruto to check out a possible witch hide out. "Gosh, do they all have to hang out in creepy buildings?" Haruto complained. Robin looked around as they walked into the building. She didn't really mind what he said, the place wasn't at all homey or welcoming. "Lets try this way." Robin finally spoke when they came to a hallway with many different paths leading off it.

"16 ways you can go and she picks has to pick the last one" Haruto complained under his breath. though he quickly had to swallow his words.

There was the hostage, tied up, gagged, and hung on a coat hook. "MMMM! Mmmm! MMMM!" he tried speaking. Robin stood shocked a bit, Haruto Surprised beyond wonder. "Wow Robin, I guess there is such a thing as a woman's intuition." he gapped. "Hurry Haruto. We have to get him down and out of here." Robin ordered. It was highly unlike her so Haruto took another few seconds to get up there and help. After the hostage was down, Robin had already gotten a hold of the rest of the team and everyone was on their way. Robin still looked worried about something. "Something wrong Robin?" Haruto asked. "No.. It's just.. I couldn't get to Amon.. He wouldn't answer." she helped finish untie the guy. "Now.. Haruto.. Go ahead and take him out of the building. I'm gonna keep looking." Robin turned to leave. "But wont you need some help?" Haruto was trying not get in trouble. "No, I'll be fine.. if I get in trouble.. I can always call you.." she pointed to the ear piece. She walked off. Seeing as he couldn't argue, he helped the man up and headed for the exit.

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Amon was taking his time driving to the location of the witch. Robin could handle it... he hadn't answered her call but Michael told him where to go none the less. "Michael. what's the update on the witch?" "Well, the haven't found him yet. But they did find the hostage.. and Robin headed out to find the witch on her own now tat the hostage is safe. But still no sign of the.. what's this? *beep beep*.. Amon, hurry an... fsst...." "Michael? Michael! No good.. signal down... darn it... I cant contact anyone.. Must be that darn witch.." Amon sped up as he headed toward the store house. Hope everyone's ok.

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Robin walked down the corridor. "hm..." she looked down the next two hallways as she came to a fork. "which way?" she wondered allowed.. "which way? witch way!" a voice called from the left hall. The Witch! Robin took a step, then stopped. She was.. scared. Something about this witch.. no... she was afraid.. of herself. To capture this witch she'd have to use her own powers... and using them.. that's what scares her. I'm not a witch, I'm not.. she took a deep breath and started forward.

"Hehehehehe! So, my fellow witch comes to the party?" the witch cackled, in a high pitched voice. The voice was in Robin's head. She glared down the passage. "I'm not a witch." she just kept glaring. "Oh, but Robie poo is." the witch acted like he was talking to a baby. "Get out of my head!" Robin spun around and back. "Robin... you do know that 'all witch's should be hunted.' ..right?" the voice said as she spun again and spotted someone down the hall. "You... Amun doesn't believe I'm a witch. He doesn't believe I need to burn.. You speak Falsely and nothing but lies.." she started walking toward the person. Her eyes wide in terror, and her mind suddenly blank, she stared at the one person she was truly afraid of.. "Amon.." she breathed.. She was frightened. Had he heard her.. of course he did.. how could he not have .. she waited for him to speak, the fear building in her. He raised his gun to her, and finally spoke. "Maybe you should ask that of ME next time. Instead of your own beliefs. All witches must be hunted.. ALL" he shot. She felt a jolt of pain in her side. Is this how it feels.. to die?.. To be shot?.. her whole world swam. no.. this wasn't a bullet... was it? Another shot fired. And another. 6 shots.. "Amun.. why?.. was I.. so terrible.. a witch.. I deserved... 6 shots.." she could hardly breathe. He took a minute to answer. "Yes" he spat.

That was it. Her eyes flashed as she stood up. Suddenly life burst in her again. "You are NOT Amon!" she yelled, fire streaking the higher walls. Amon began to laugh. a strange devious, high pitch cackle. "So vigilant. Even in her last hours." it cackled. Robin was once again filled with fear. Fire sparks falling from the walls. Explosives lining the bottom of the wall. "No!" Robin shrieked. One spark hits. Life.. it ends here? my path.. forever?.. I must leave the STNJ for good?.. never really apart? the fuse is lit and will blow in 5..4..3..2...1.. No! Robin's mind called out in a desperate search. trying to find this not to be true either, but nothing.. nothing denies truth. Amon... Explosion.

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Amon was almost there. Smoke? he stopped the car and got out to look. suddenly the whole thing blew. "...fsst.. Amun.. fsst.. can you hear me?...fst.. Amon?" it was Michael. "Yes Michael. I can.. what just happened?" "Well.. whatever made us lose contact was destroyed, obviously...It might have been..." "The witch?" Amon cut him off. "well.. ya.. but... my only problem with that is.. the witch.. the last I heard from Robin.. she'd found him.." Amon jumped back in the car and sped off to cover the little distance between him and the wreck site.

There was Haruto with the hostage standing outside. His eyes wide as he looked back at where the building had been. Only about 30 feet away from the blast. The rest of the team was arriving as he gapped. "Haruto!" Dojima called as she ran from her transportation to his side and also gapped. "What happened?" Karasuma took the hostage and leaned him against the nearest wall. "He's unconscious, Amon" she looked over her shoulder. "Some bruises but he should be fine." her voice had some fear in it as she went to wake Haruto from his daze. Her hand hit his shoulder and he was shaken from his stare. He collapsed to his knees, then sank to sit. He was shaking as he put his palms on the concrete. "...." he tried speaking, looking at his knee against the cold cement. Amon stepped up behind him. "What happened? Is everyone here?" he asked, looking around though he knew the answer. Everyone looked around except Haruto and Dojima, who was still stupidly transfixed on the air above the buildings wreckage and debris.

"Where's Robin?" Dojima finally out of the trance looked around at everyone to see if she'd get an answer. "She..." Haruto stuttered "This has never happened before.. sure a room or two to be blown.. but... a whole building.." he started getting off the subject in his stuttering, obviously trying to avoid something. "Spit it out Haruto. Where is she?" Amon almost snapped. He was getting impatient, as was everyone else. He raised his hands to look at them before grabbing his shoulders like he was freezing. "She.. was in the building." Haruto shook his head once. "I should have never left her in there." he punched the sidewalk. Small water drops hit the concrete. Dojima sat down by him and put her hand on his shoulder. If Haruto had liked Robin, he was sure showing it. But everyone seemed to know how he felt. They all felt bad as though they had failed Robin, Haruto felt he had failed everyone. He failed Robin, the STNJ, and himself. He could've done better. He felt he could've helped her. Maybe even saved her. Amon finally broke the earsplitting silence. "Everyone. We wont help anyone by standing here. Spread out and search the remains." With that everyone got to looking. Haruto taking a bit longer. Amon walked up to Haruto. "Look up. You wont be helping if you kill yourself by walking into a razor sharp debris. Besides, I'm sure she's still here.. somewhere" He walked off. He knew Robin was here. He could feel it. But where?

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Ending, Beginning, Life, Never living. Famine, Bloated, Lies, Sugar coated.

Is this truly the end of the fight?

Beaten? Never to wander another night?

Death, departure.

Just another adventure.

Never ending.

No beginning.

Ending, Beginning, Life, Never living. Famine, Bloated, Lies, Sugar coated

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Dojima moved a big boulder of rubble as she searched. "Gosh.. this stuff is heavy." Haruto digging franticly. "She has to be alive." Amon searches for a specific thing. Karasuma walked over to see him. "Something wrong? You aren't digging...... Haruto sure is.." she tried smiling at the last bit. "No.. I'm searching... for something burnt.." he replied. "Burnt? right! brilliant." she headed over to the others to give the advice. Amon kneeled down and found a spark on a pipe. "Robin?" he thought about something that had happened just that morning. She asked him a strange question.. or.. it was strange to him.

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"Amon?" "Hm?" "What do you think of witches?" "hm?.. I think they need to be caught. depending on the status they were given, is what decides if the live or die.." she had looked at her computer screen. "Status?" "Yes. how many convictions they've done. If they've slaughtered a new record. Everyone else kills then asks questions later. We capture witches." she glanced up at him. "Burning.. isn't it the same as killing?" "No.. in some cases the witch isn't affected by fire at all. And you haven't killed any by burning them. You've never killed one. Why the sudden interest?" "No reason" She gone back to work.... About a half an hour later... "Amon" "Hm?" "You think ALL witches must be caught?" "yes... I haven't known of a witch that deserved freedom." he got up and looked at her. "Again. Why so interested?" "No reason." and she'd gone back to work. He gotten up to throw something away and when he came back she had another question. "Amon?" "What?" "What if someone you knew was a witch... and you had trusted them.. what then? would they still have to be hunted?" He looked up at her. He'd had a witch partner before. He didn't want her to start thinking the way his last one had. He didn't want to have to hunt another partner. "Robin. is this leading somewhere?" she didn't respond. "Out of all the searching we done Robin. we haven't found anything linking you to a witch." he sat down. "You didn't answer the question." she had stated it quite plainly. And he'd gotten up and left, to Robin's surprise. Even so. She'd dropped the subject.

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Why.. would she ask something like that? he gazed at the spark. And why.... why didn't I answer? Amon, king of all steel, was softened by the thought of Robin gone from his life forever. If he wasn't so neutral all the time, he would've shed at least one tear right then. Instead... he stood up. "Find anything?" nope no one had. "Try over here. I found a flame." he moved as the others came to look around. Even Amon moved things around. "Amon! Over here!" Dojima called. "I think I found her!" she moved a bit more rubble to reveal an arm. Haruto was the first over followed by the other two. "Come on. Lets get her out." Haruto had already started uncovering the body. It was definitely Robin.

She had dirt on her face. Her clothes were torn in several places, both sleeves four times, her skirt several times in various spots, as only to name a few. Nothing too bad. She had many cuts on her arms and legs. She'd been on only the 3 floor of 5 after all. Her eyes were closed and her mouth slightly open but nothing inside. Presumably it had opened when she had been turned over after being found.

"She looks bad." Dojima said. "Of course she does. She was in a explosion and crushed by 3 floors, including the one she was on!" Haruto replied, pacing and throwing his arms in the air. He seemed overly active about the whole thing. They took great care in getting her in Amon's car. He was the only one who would have enough space. On the drive back to headquarters, he glanced back at her in his rearview mirror. Her head hidden mostly by the passengers seat and her legs mostly by his seat. one arm hanging off the seat, the other on her stomach. She lay on her back, like she was already in her coffin. He couldn't stand it so he didn't look at her for the rest of the ride.

He was ordered to see her to the emergency room and followed through. When he got to the hospital, she was taken into extensive care. He had also been ordered to stay there unless called and informed otherwise. As he sat there, in a special room, all by himself, he got a call. Hoping he wouldn't have to stay here anymore, he answered it. It was Michael... like always. "Ya? What's up?" "No one's spirit's that for sure. Everyone worried about Robin. How is she?" "I don't know. she's 'not available for visitors' at the moment. Is that what you called for?" "Yes, and no. I thought you'd want to have something else to do than just sit there and wait, so I had people check out the site again. They found another body." "Really." "Ya. A young male. he was just barely conscious. he talked too.. about.. 'The Witch'." "Where is he now?" "He being taken to one of our doctors. Don't want him leaving." "What did he say? Got anything direct?" "No.. just mumbles... about madness, and how he was so close.. oh ya.. and here's what might interest you.. he said.. what was it.. 'I found it. The Witches worst nightmare.. The Female's Worst Nightmare.' I think it was. I think he's talking about..." "No.." Amon cut him off. His voice was usual and calm. "Robin's not a witch. And from what you've said.. The guy had gone crazy from all that concrete he got hit with." "True.. I'll get back to you later if your still there." "Alright. bye" and he hung up. He knew there was a big possibility that Robin 'was' a witch. But right now, he didn't care to believe it....

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Life lives and dies.

Life laughs and cries.

Love brings back what was lost.

Love is something with no cost.

I feel life in me again.

How happy I should be,

But I'm not.

I'm alive but not free,

I have lost what I sought.

But life brings those little surprises.

And I will make it until the sun rises.

After that I am not sure.

For I am not rich in health, but poor.

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"Sir?" Amon was being woken up by a doctor. It was four in the morning. "What?" "Sir. It's the girl you brought in." The lights in Amon's head turned on as he remembered what had happened. "Is she ok?" "Well sir. If you step out the doors.." Amon got up and out the doors. Sitting there, in a wheel chair was Robin. but she was either dead or asleep. "Huh?" "She was awake earlier. But she needs the rest. You can take her home now... or where ever she goes.." Amon walked over to Robin and stood there, waiting to be told he cold leave. "We weren't going to let her leave till noon but she insisted we wake you and let her leave. Said she thought you might be getting bored waiting on her." Amon looked at her and smiled to himself. She should stay in here and rest, but thought of him and decided to leave. Touching really.. "You can take her home now.. or you can come pick her up later." the doctor informed him. "I think now is ok." she's not a piece of furniture on lay away after all.

He took her out of the wheel chair and sat her in the car, seat belt and all. On the long drive home she woke up. "Amon?" he looked at her.. her eyes were still closed. "Hm?" "Do all witches have to be hunted? to die?" He was shocked. She really thought she was a witch. He didn't want her to feel unwanted. For she might be half witch like himself and didn't want her to die. He smiled slightly and answered. "No Robin. No."

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