Warrior Wills
Will Two: To Fight
by Prettywitchiusaka
To some, it would seem odd that an incident such as Grandfather's reawakening would not stir the eerie hallways of Global Command. But to others, this little oddity didn't seem too out of place; to them, it almost seemed as though it blended in perfectly with the circumstances of the situation at hand, giving these hallways a much more eerie atmosphere than usual. Uninviting or not though, these hallways would not stay silent for long as Sector V's British bald leader Nigel, or Numbuh 1 raced through them as if he were a mildly frightened squirrel. Alongside him ran his mutant teammate and friend Alex, or Numbuh 273, who seemed just as anxious as her team leader and friend. The two continued to run as if there was a shared source of panic between them. But in all honesty, how could there not be when they were begin chased by their usually pathetic enemy; the Toilenator?
The old villain growled in aggression as he continued to chase his frightened victims through the hallways, feeling confident that he would be victorious against the bald boy and his powerful friend for once. Luckily for his victims though, their strong legs and mobility carried them far enough for the pair to safely rally behind the nearest doorway. It was only a matter of time before the Toilenator could reach his victory, only to have it literally slammed in his face as Nigel used all of his strength to close the heavy metallic door that imprinted his now old face.
"I will flush you", the Toilenator cried as he attempted to open the door the young bald boy attempted to keep closed.
"Shut the door Two-Seventy-Three! Shut the door", Nigel screamed in aggressive determination as he fought to keep the door closed.
As if on cue, Alex felt a surge of power overcome her body as she grabbed the giant safe handle with her telekinesis, beginning to turn the heavy knob clockwise. Using both hands to get it moving, she then resorted to using one hand soon afterwards, continuing to movie it in a spherical motion akin to the knob's design. Hearing a click in the lock was the bald boy's cue to let go of the knob as both him and his mutant friend fell back onto the door, allowing exhaustion to overtake them as they began to pant in heavy unison.
"I never thought it was actually possible", Nigel said in a tone of exhausted disbelief.
"You mean that we'd actually have to take on zombies a second time", Alex asked in a tone of blunt exhaustion.
"No, I never thought that the Toilenator could actually be threatening", he replied in disbelief once more.
"Oh yeah", she replied in a tone of mild amazement. "It's amazing what a little boost in power can do to you."
"Yeah...almost a little too amazing if you ask me", the young boy replied in mild disbelief once more as he began to walk forward once more, Alex immediately following him in pursuit as he did so.
"I sure hope Sector Z's okay though", the mutant girl said in a low tone of concern.
"I'm sure they're doing fine", the British bald boy calmly replied, causing a look of subtle surprise to appear on his friend's face.
"What makes you so sure", she asked.
"Just a hunch; Sector Z has become legendary for their straight cunning and sly wit and intelligence, traits they retained even as the Delightful Children. So with that in mind, I'm sure they'll be fine on their own", the British boy calmly explained to his friend.
"Hmm, I guess when you look at it that way, they probably will be okay on their own", the mutant brunette replied in a tone of subtle realization.
"Yeah...I just wish that they could stay as they are now...then that way, they'd be free of Father's influence", he replied in a somewhat saddened tone, a tone which brought a dead silence upon the surrounding area. A silence which brought deeper concern to the mutant brunette as she stared at her melancholy leader, concerned enough to open her mouth a break the sudden silence.
"Uno-san...", she began in a low, yet concerned tone.
"I've been thinking about this for awhile now...and I've realized that...even if your dad has legendary status, he might not want to stay in operation after Grandfather's defeat and fight along side us", she calmly replied, her response being all it took to bring her wide eyed friend to a halt.
"And for that matter...Even if he did wish to do so, I don't think that Global Command would allow him special status, given his age...Therefore, I have to ask; are you sure you'd be okay with that, enough that you'd want to continue your father's plan", the mutant brunette asked as she finished her answer, awaiting her friend's response in concern.
It took awhile, but the young girl found herself continuing to be overtaken by anxiety as Nigel turned to face her, a blunt yet determined look clear on his face as he did so.
"I won't lie to you Two-Seventy-Three...I love my dad very much as he is, even if we don't do the type of stuff that I'd consider fun...Now that I know of his legendary status however...I would like him to be my dad...and my idol...", the young bald boy calmly replied as he breathed a deep sigh.
"But I want to stop Grandfather just as much as he does...So regardless of what decision he makes afterwards...I'll just have to learn to accept it because of how I feel...", the suave British boy calmly replied, a reply which caused his mutant friend's face to light up with a small smile.
"Hmmhmm...How in character of you", she replied in a mild joking manner, causing him to return a small smirk.
"Thanks...Now let's get going, we don't have much time", Nigel commanded as he switched back to determined mode, which in turn caused Alex to return to determined mode along with him.
"Right", she replied in a determined tone as they began their journey, until that is, a giant metallic boom stopped them.
"What was that", Nigel asked in a determined yet panicked tone.
" I don't know...", the young mutant panickingly replied, only to become overtaken by surprise as her aura powers began to kick in. "But for some reason...I thought I sensed a Pure White Aura..."
"What", he surprisingly asked as he did a double take towards his friend. "But I thought you said that you and I were only Pure White Auras on this base!"
"Well I probably couldn't sense it at the time", she replied in a bewildered tone. And besides, who knows? Maybe it's a slight miscalculation on my part."
"Funny, I recall you telling us that you powers were always accurate", the young British boy replied in annoyed disbelief.
"I said my powers are only 95% accurate, I never said they were always accurate. You should've listened more closely", the mutant girl replied in an arrogant, yet annoyed tone which only furthered her friend's annoyance.
"I was listening-", Nigel began as he felt himself cut off as the two friends heard a pair of footsteps drop gracefully to the ground, beginning to walk in their direction.
Determined looks now adorned their faces as the British bald boy began to position himself to fight, only to become surprised by a prepared Alex stepping in front of him. Her eyes now glowed a menacing pink, and her hands were now shrouded in a deep pink glow.
"What are you doing", he asked her.
"Guarding you, just so that you don't run the risk of becoming someone you're not", she determinedly replied, only for Nigel to become further annoyed with her.
"Oh come on Two-Seventy-Three; if I've been this careful for this long, what makes you think I'd risk my life when we're this close", the young boy asked in a rather annoyed, almost angered tone.
"Well considering what got us into this mess in the first place, I'm wouldn't be surprised if you pulled a reckless stunt at this point", Alex replied in an equally annoyed manner.
Their banter however was cut off upon hearing the same steps move closer towards them, only further preparing the two friends. A moment of silence however allowed for their guard to slip, enough though for the attacker to sock the mutant girl hard in the face and collapse her to the ground.
"Two-Seventy-Three", Nigel replied in a panic as he collapsed to his knees, attempting to help her up.
"Daijobu", the mutant girl calmly replied as she rubbed her chin, all the while muttering the Japanese phrase for "I'm alright."
She may have been okay, but it didn't stop the alleged "enemy" from walking towards them, allowing for them to become over flooded by determination. But what appeared out of the shadows, came not only as a surprise to them. But also their "enemy".
"Numbuh 362", the British boy replied in a tone of obvious surprise.
"Rachel-san", the mutant brunette replied in his exact same tone.
"Alex...Nigel...You're both okay...Which means that...", Rachel replied in a tone relief and excitement, only to cut herself off upon remembering whom it was that she had socked in the face.
" Ah...Sorry about using my staff on you Alex, I wasn't sure if it was really you or you'd been transformed by this point...", the young blonde sincerely stated, only to stop herself short upon seeing the beaming look of happiness in her friend's eye. "Alex...are you okay?"
"Oh Rachel-san, I'm so happy to see you", she replied with happy glee as glomped her surprised blonde friend. "Oh, we were so worried about you and everyone else, but look at you, still your adorable self! Oh, I'm so happy!"
"Uh, Yes...I'm happy to see you too Alex...I think", the young girl replied in a somewhat embarrassed tone, one which quickly went away the instant Alex released the grasp she had on her slender body.
"Well, this certainly is a pleasant surprise, isn't it", Nigel asked in his usual calm yet suave tone.
"I'll say, I wasn't expecting to run into you two like this. But to be fair, I never gave up hope that members of Sector V would somehow be able to survive the massacre", she calmly replied, her words bringing a smile to the boy's face.
"Oh please, I'm even surprised he's lasted this long, what with how reckless he's been up here alone", the curly haired mutant replied in a sarcastic tone, one which both she and Rachel could not help but laugh at as the annoyance inside of Nigel grew.
"That's enough Two-Seventy-Three", the bald leader replied in a tone of great annoyance.
"No, it's alright Nigel; I needed a good laugh. Especially after all of that running and hiding I've been doing", she calmly replied, her words catching both the attention of the bald leader and the mutant child.
"Wait a minute, how long have you been in hiding", he asked in a tone of curious concern.
"Only the last hour or so", she calmly explained. "I went into hiding once I had escaped and overheard Grandfather ordering his minions to find and transform me, so that one of them could gain some of his will money as a reward. But that didn't stop me from phoning him up and sternly voicing my disgust and revelation towards his plans."
"You told Grandfather off! Oh, wait a go girl! I would have loved have been there, then I could have seen the look on his old face when you verbally pwned him", Alex replied with great excitement and fangirl gush.
"Was there anyone else who managed to escape with you Rachel", the young leader asked, only for a look of deep sorrow to form on the young Supreme Leader's face as he did so.
"I wish I could tell you that there were others that escaped along side me Nigel...but I'm afraid I wouldn't be honest if I did so", Rachel replied in a calm yet sorrowful tone.
"So no one else escaped with you", he calmly yet curiously asked.
"I'm afraid not...You see, I had chosen to fight Patton shortly before and had come out victorious. But once I had finished my battle with him, I noticed that Fanny was in trouble. I wanted to help her, but she told me to do the smart thing and leave her and Numbuh 2 behind", she sorrowfully replied as she shocked both Nigel and Alex with her answer.
"I didn't want to...but what other choice did I have? If I chose to stay and fight, not only would I have put both Fanny and Numbuh 2 in grave danger, I would also have run the risk of becoming one of Grandfather's puppets; and outcome which none of us wanted...", the young girl sorrowfully finished, her answer still provoking shock throughout her friends systems as she did so.
"So then 86-chan...", the mutant girl softly replied in shock, unable to finish her sentence.
"And Hoagie are...", the British bald boy softly replied in shock, unable to finish his sentence as well.
"I'm afraid so...", the young blonde replied in a tone of deep melancholy as silence encased the small area. It was a silence that did not last long however, given that the surprised, almost panicked looking Nigel opened his mouth to speak.
"What about Wally and Kuki?...Surely they must have gotten out unharmed, right?...Right...", the British bald boy asked in a shaky tone, trying his hardest to keep his faith as best he could. His answer however, seemed not so forgiving as the sorrow filled look on Rachel's face would suggest.
"They probably would've been...if I hadn't allowed them to retrieve an important item that Hoagie needed from your tree house...I'm sorry Nigel...", she replied in a soft, yet sorrow filled tone.
And yet she could not help but feel deep regret as she watched her good friend clench his fists in anger. For Nigel, it was the ultimate price he had to pay for his mistake, a price which both gave him great pain and great aggravation; the loss of his dear friends save for one.
"Let's go then", replied the determined mutant brunette, her answer surprising her leader enough for him to turn and face her. " That bastard...he's already consumed enough of what we love for today...but now that he has our dear friends, we have more reason to give him a Double Whammy Chop to the ass", she replied with fierce determination, the kind which brought a small smile of reassurance to the young boy.
"You're right. Let's get going then", Nigel replied in his usual tone of seriousness and determination.
"Wait a minute, just what exactly are you two planning to do", asked the young blonde whom had been temporarily forgotten.
But upon her asking that innocent question, it caused both the British bald boy and the mutant brunette to cringe in fear and nervousness; just how they explain a plan this big to her.
"Well, you see Rachel, we're not really sure if we can tell you what we're planning to do", the bald boy replied in a slight tone of nervousness.
"What to you mean", Rachel asked as she cocked her eyebrow in suspicion.
"Well, to be perfectly honest...", he began.
"You won't like it...at all", the mutant brunette bluntly finished, flexing her arms out in a crossing motion to exemplify this statement.
"Try me", the young blonde replied in an almost sarcastic tone as her two friends looked at each other in deep regret. If she really wanted to know, they might as well just get it over it, regardless of her reaction.
...
The many hallways of Kids Next Door Global Command; they always seemed so uninviting and eerie in their solitary silence. But if there was one thing most people were certain of with these hallways, is that they had great echoing capabilities. It was a feet that proved itself true as Rachel could be heard shouting the word "what", the re-verb it caused creating a beautiful echo that could be heard through the bases many corridors.
"You're going to plow my Moon Base into Grandfather, just so you can decommission him", Rachel asked in a tone of great anger and annoyance, one similar to her earlier argument with her bald friend.
"Well, that's technically the idea", Nigel calmly replied, showing only a small sign of slight nervousness in his voice.
"See, we told you you wouldn't like it", Alex replied, unable to hide the obvious nervous tone in her voice like her leader and friend could.
"Nigel Uno, you have said and done some pretty stupid things before, but this is by far the stupidest, most reckless idea I've ever heard come out of your mouth! Do you have any idea how much damage a base this size would cause if it impacted anywhere in the Earth, let alone how many lives operatives or otherwise you'd be putting at risk", she asked in a tone of deep anger, one which somewhat annoyed the mutant girl as she went to speak up.
"Look, we don't want any casualties either, but don't have any other options at this point", the mutant child replied in a tone of deep annoyance.
"Besides, it was all Numbuh 0's idea, blame him", she instantly replied in a now whiny tone, her words however, were what caused a look of surprise to wash over the young blonde's face.
"Numbuh 0...", she softly spoke, alerting the now more stern attention of her two friends.
"I take it that you still believe that he's a myth made to inspire dreamers", he asked in a clam yet stern tone as he stood to sternly face his good but sorrowful looking friend.
"I probably would...but to be honest...I've been re-analyzing my thoughts on the matter for quite some time now...There's still the more logical side of me that keeps proclaiming him as a myth...And yet...I can't help but feel that if Grandfather exists...he must exist as well", the young girl calm explained to her more calm yet stern friends.
"I see...but what is your conclusion on the matter", the British bald boy asked, giving her a small moment of silence to further determine her words as she opened her mouth to speak once more.
"Ultimately, I'm begging to believe that he must be real if you believe in him so much. Besides, Nigel, if you'd been lying, than Alex would have already called you out on your bluff", she calmly replied, her words bringing a small smile to the bald boy's stern face.
It was then a small but happy silence encased the now lightened mood, one which was only broken upon Rachel opening her mouth to speak once more.
"Now then...Am I to assume that Numbuh 0 shares the same identity of your father", the young girl asked in a slight cocky tone, one which brought a small smirk to Nigel's face.
"You'd be correct", he replied in a similar cocky tone. "What gave it away?"
"Just a hunch", she replied in a slight cocky tone.
"So, your idol was right underneath your roof this entire time, it must be rewarding to know that you're the son of the legendary hero himself", the young girl calmly stated in her usual confident tone.
"It is very rewarding...Although...it does have its drawbacks...", he began in a generally casual tone, only to switch to a tone of slight disappointment, one which confused the young blonde.
"What do you mean", she curiously asked.
"What he means is that Numbuh 0 shares a dark connection with Grandfather...and in turn...so do we...", Alex bluntly yet sorrowfully stated, only furthering the young blonde's confusion.
"We?...Why would both of you share a connection with that man", she asked in a very confused tone. She was only about to get her answer as the two friends began to stare at her, slightly sorrowful expressions now plastered on their faces as they did so.
"Well, to put it in simple terms...He is a part of me...and I am a part of him", the mutant girl replied in a somber tone as she revealed the fancy G marking tattooed on her right wrist, a mark which shocked her blonde friend.
"An that's not all...My father...is his son", the the bald leader replied in mild somber, a reply which ever increased Rachel's surprise.
"But then that would make you...", the young girl began, the ultimate surprise of this revelation too much for her to bear, or even complete her sentence with. All she really needed was a nod from Nigel for clarification that what she believed true was in fact correct.
"I...I don't know what to say", the young girl replied in deep tone of somber as she continued to search for words that could describe her feelings towards this revelation. But in all honesty, what really could be said? "I'm not, really sure what I can say...other than that I feel so sorry for both of you..."
"Don't be", he replied, his words giving her a great shock as she looked up to face him once more. "I'll deal with my heritage later, but right now all that matters to me is that we stop Grandfather and save the world."
His words were a clear indication of his feelings as he smiled a determination yet stern smile, when which Rachel could not help but smile at.
"I understand", she humbly replied. In no way do I approve of what you two are planning to do, but I can at least understand where both of you are coming from with this plan of yours..."
"After all...even I can understand attempting something that might seem crazy to someone else", she softly replied, her words sending confusion towards Nigel.
"What do you mean", he asked in obvious curiosity.
"Do you remember when I told you about my fight with Patton", she calmly asked.
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with anything", the mutant girl calmly asked.
"Well, you see...our fight was rather intense, even though my fore-knowledge of Patton's fighting style helped me out. But even I am not immune to making mistakes in battle, which I did. But there was something I noticed. There where many instances where I fumbled up, many instances where Patton could have transformed me and have gotten it over with, but he never took them. It was was almost as if he were trying to do his job, but he didn't want to, or rather...he couldn't...", the young girl calmly explained as her observations hit a now wide-eyed Alex with realization.
"Wait, are you trying to say that you think he's trying to fight the darkness overtaking him", she asked in great curiosity.
"I am, or at least that's what I've been hypothesizing for awhile now", the young girl replied.
"Are you certain about that", the young bald boy asked in stern curiosity.
"I am", the young girl replied. "You see, while I was scurrying the base for another hiding place, I overheard Patton talking to Fanny. They were arguing as usual, with Patton saying that he should be the one to conform me. When asked why, he said that he felt like only he could do it, that only he could give me a painless transformation and no one else could".
"So you believe that part of his true will is still inside of him, fighting with the darkness now in him", Nigel sternly asked.
"Precisely", she replied in a stern yet calm tone. "I will admit that I am happy to know this knowledge, but I am worried as to how much he can withstand. After all, battling yourself is not an easy task to overcome, even for someone as strong as Patton..."
"Well battling your inner demons is no easy task for anyone, especially if they have hidden sensitivity like Patton-san. But you don't believe that he'll last very very long...do you", the mutant girl calmly asked.
"I doubt it...My greatest fear is that he'll be driven towards madness if he continues to suffer like this...and I for one refuse to let it happen", the young girl replied in low yet fierce determination, a deep, determined fire clear in her soft voice and beautiful chocolate eyes.
"You're really determined to save him, aren't you", the British boy asked in calm surprise.
"Well of course she is, considering how she's so obviously in love with him", the mutant girl bluntly replied, her words bringing only light blush to her female friend's cheeks, and only furthering her male friend's annoyance with her.
"Two-Seventy-Three", Nigel yelled in deep anger and annoyance.
"Oh come on, someone had to say it sooner or later. And besides, her having romantic feeling for Freezer Boy is just about as obvious as Soul having deeper feelings for Maka", Alex replied in a tone of deep arrogance and snarkiness.
"Must you always tie your conclusions to a reference", he asked in a tone of deep annoyance.
"Well of course, I'm a Pop Culture geek. Besides, you know I can't keep my mouth shut for too long", she replied in a snarky tone.
"But that doesn't mean you should blurt out everything you're thinking! Besides, for all you know, you're opinion could be wrong. Isn't that right, Rachel", the British bald boy asked his friend in a much calmer tone, only for her to keep avoiding his eye contact, almost as if Alex had in fact been correct in her assumption.
"I know I shouldn't be admitting this, even to you two...but I'm afraid that Alex is right in this case...I love Patton...much more than he would probably ever care to know...", she admitted in a low, almost whispered tone, one which shocked her stubborn British friend, but only mildly enlightened her brunette friend.
"That's why I've decided to Patton and attempt returning him to his true self-conscious...I know that it goes against what I declared earlier to Grandfather...but because of how I feel towards him...I will gladly put my freedom on the line if it means saving his sanity", the young girl declared in in a soft, yet determined tone, one which encased the area with silence once more.
A silence which only felt itself break upon the young British leader now opening his mouth to speak, a calm, almost stern and observant aura now encasing his body as he did so.
"That's very brave of you Rachel, to take on a huge task such as what your attempting. But I must ask; are you sure that you can handle this", he asked in a calm, almost suave tone as he awaited his answer.
" I appreciate your concern Nigel. However, I don't need you to act as my Guardian Angel on every decision I make", she replied in a calm tone, continuing to stand her ground regardless.
"I understand that, I just want to you to be certain of what a huge risk you'll be taking", he replied, his voice seeming to raise itself a bit with obvious frustration.
"I've always been aware of the risk I'd be putting myself at, I've been aware of that risk since I made my decision. And in spite, I'm still prepared to take that risk regardless of consequence", the young girl replied, her voice continuing to rise in fierce determination.
"Again, I understand, but I think it's best for your safety that you don't take that risk", the young boy replied as his mild feelings of anger began to rise to the surface as he continued to stare at his good friend in deep frustration.
"Nigel, I can understand where your heart is in this situation, but I can't risk letting Patton loose himself to the clutches of human insanity", she replied, the deep frustration she'd been holding back now beginning to rise as if it had always been present.
"Wow, this is really starting to sound like something out of Soul Eater", the mutant girl replied in keen observation.
"Listen Rachel, I'd rather not see a great comrade like Patton loose himself either. But at this point, your safety is much more important than risking your life for him", the suave British leader replied in a tone of obvious frustration and concern.
His words however did not bring joy to his good female friend however. Instead, they left her with nothing more than a deep look of anger clear lit in her chocolate brown eyes as she continued to stare at her good friend.
"But you would do the same for Lizzie, wouldn't you", she asked in a tone of deep anger mixed with frustration.
"I would. But even if risked my life for my team, I would take my own safety into consideration, and I'm much more reckless than you are", he replied in deep frustration, one which continued to boil into hidden anger as she continued to stare at him in deep anger.
"Besides Rachel, even if you could withstand his power in the form that he's in, there's probably nothing you can do until we defeat Grandfather", he replied in deep frustration.
" I understand that, but I can't wait until then to know whether Patton is truly himself or otherwise. As it is, I've already made enough mistakes today, and I don't intend to make another", the young girl replied, her voice now clearly filled with anger and deep frustration as she continued to voice her opinion.
"Well I've already made enough mistakes myself for today, and I refuse to watch or know that another friend or comrade fall because of me", the British bald boy replied as his anger filled tone continued to seep through his usually suave sounding voice.
A tension felt itself arise amongst these two friends as they continued to stare at each other in anger, a tension which transformed into a deep moment of silence. The British leader and the Supreme Leader continued to stare in deep yet angered intent at one another, as if to say they would stand their ground. It was a tension of great decision, but also one of great discomfort on Alex's part as sh e went to break the silence for her friends.
"Wow, this was certainly a great conversation wasn't it", the mutant girl remarked as she placed her soft hands on her surprised male friend. "Well, if you two are done, Uno-san and I need to get going if we want to go hep his dad out."
"Don't we, Uno-san", she replied as her voice took on a more serious tone, reminding Nigel of their true intent.
"You're right Two-Seventy-Three...Besides, I doubt that our dear friend here won't be changing her mind any time soon", the young bald boy replied in a tone of mild, yet subdued annoyance as he looked back towards his friend.
"My mind has already been made up. Although, I will take your advice on putting my safety into consideration", the young girl replied in a stern, yet soft spoken tone as she too stared at her good friend.
"I see", he sternly yet calmly replied.
"Aww, that's great. Now let's get going", the mutant girl replied as she attempted to push her British friend towards the
exit. "The sooner we terminate you Son of a Bitch Grandpa, the better."
"You really hate him, don't you", the British boy asked in a tone of mild surprise.
"Of course", she replied. "Although to be fair, it is hard not to hate someone who's pretty much intent on destroying your life and everything you've ever worked for."
"I wouldn't be so sure about everyone Alex", the young Supreme Leader softly spoke, alerting her two friends.
"What", he asked in a similar soft spoken tone.
"I don't hate your Grandfather...or rather...I can't bring myself t hate him", she calmly , yet softly explained.
Her soft words however did not enlighten Nigel, if anything they made his already subsided anger rise as her words repeated themselves in his head over and over.
"How can you say that", the bald leader angrily asked as he clenched his hand into a fist, walking towards his female friend as he did so.
"Uno-san", the mutant girl replied in a panicky tone as she tried to stop him.
"Stay out of this Two-Seventy-Three", he replied in a tone of deep anger, one which surprised his mutant friend as he continued to walk over towards Rachel, surprising her as well as he tightly grabbed her arm and pulled her in close.
"How can you just say that so casually! I can understand if it were Chad or Father, but even what they've done to us and our kind is tame compared to what he's done! After all he's done, how can you say that you don't hate him! You must hate him! That man turned all of your tree houses into Tapioca Factories, transformed all of your operatives into Citizombies, and is forcing the man you love to the brink of insanity, just admit that you hate him", the young boy screamed at his leader, allowing his deep anger to finally surface.
And yet despite his his little outburst, the young blonde said nothing, she just stood there, staring at him until she finally managed to open her mouth and speak.
"It goes beyond hate for me Nigel...", the young girl explained, her words further confusing her already angered friend.
"What are you-"
"Because everything we believe in, everything we stand for, everything that makes our organization what it is, he stands against...And if he doesn't like it...he could change it with the flick of wrist...So when I think of what he's done
within the last few hours...it's not hatred, but rather fear and disgust that floods my heart...", the young girl calmly explained, the deep look of both fear and remorse clear in her eyes as she did so.
It was all she needed to say, all he needed to understand, and all that was necessary for him to see what a complete fool he had just been as he slowly released her slender arm from his grip.
"Rachel...I had no idea...", the young boy calmly stated, a low yet surprised tone clear in his voice as he continued to stare at his female friend in silence.
"I know...The angered look in your eyes made it clear", she calmly replied, causing her male friend to cringe in embarrassment.
"Yes, it would appear that way", he replied in a stern tone, attempting to cover up his mild embarrassment. "Anyways, I'm sorry Rachel-"
"It's alright, I understand", the young girl calmly yet sincerely stated as her words brought a smile to her good friend.
Now, it was as if the tension was never there at all. For now, all that seemed to exist was their loyalty as friends to one another, their smiles proving their friendly bond of trust and companionship as the case may be. It was a sight which warmed the heart of the petite mutant girl, and yet not enough to make her forget about the mission momentarily.
"Uno-san, we've got to get going", Alex sternly stated, alerting her friends once more. "If we don't get to the bridge soon, we'll miss our chance to enact our plan."
"Right", Nigel sternly replied as he turned to face his friend one last time in mild cockiness. " So, are you still confident in what you're attempting to do?"
"I am", she cockily replied back. "Think you two can accomplish such an enormous task by yourselves?"
"I feel confident that we can", he replied back in a slightly cocky manner as he'd done before.
"Oh totally. Besides, if Ivan Ooze can turn a bunch of brainless parents into brainless zombies, I'm sure we can crash thirty-nine gazillion tons of metal and duck tape into that black bearded egotist", the mutant brunette replied with great pride, only for her tow friends to look at her in modest surprise.
"You watched Power Rangers", the two friends asked in unison.
"Ah...Well, I watched it a little bit when I was younger, but I only started re-watching the first three seasons because Johnny Young Bosch plays the second...black...Power Ranger...", she explained in a tone of mild embarrassment, her friend staring at her with great disbelief.
"What? I like Johnny Young Bosch...and damn everyone who doesn't", she decreed in typical fan-girl wrath.
"Right...Anyways Nigel, I would like to apologize for-"
"Apology accepted Rachel", the young boy calmly stated, his words surprising his leader in the long run. "Now then, see you later."
"Uh, yeah...you too", the young girl replied in a tone of awkward expectancy as she watched him run off into the corridors, feeling happy yet surprised that he took her apology so well.
But before she could be free of surprises for now, the young girl felt her hands become grasped by her darling mutant friend. A wide smile was on her face as she caressed her hands tightly in her own.
"Gambaterezo...Rachel-san", Alex happily replied as she muttered the Japanese phrase for "Good Luck", her words bringing a small smile to the young blonde's face as she spoke them.
"Arigato", Rachel softly replied, muttering the Japanese word for "Thank you".
"Domotashimas", the mutant brunette replied, all the while muttering the Japanese word for "You're welcome."
With a small wink, the mutant girl rushed off to join her stubborn male friend. It was a sight which left a small smile, and a load of confidence in the young warrior's heart as she began to run in the opposite direction, feeling that by chance, she would get her next encounter with her dearly beloved.
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The hallways of Global Command; they seemed to keep their errieness as the two friends ran down the corridor, determination clear on their pleasant faces as they continued to run towards their destination. Things seemed to be going smoothly for them, that is until Nigel stopped dead in his tracks, a sight which confused the young brunette as she too came to a complete.
"Doshtano, Uno-san", Alex asked in deep concern, all the while muttering the Japanese phrase for "what's wrong."
"There's just something I don't understand...Why...Why would she have chosen now of all times to apologize to me...", Nigel asked in deep confusion.
"It's probably because...that's just who Rachel is", the mutant girl calmly replied, her words causing her bald friend to turn and face her in surprise.
"Rachel-san is the type to carry herself high and proud, a person almost gleaming with confidence and logic upon her shoulders. And yet, she neither arrogant, nor smug about it; she understands that she herself is flawed, and therefore seeks to apologize should she make a mistake...True, she might understand that now wasn't the most appropriate time for an apology...but her guilt probably lingered inside her long enough for her selflessness to overtake her regardless of appropriateness...At least...I think that's your answer...", she calmly explained to her bald friend, causing him to smile for just a solitary moment.
"You know, somehow I think you're right in saying that", the young bald boy replied in a tone of relief, one which brought a smile to his friend's face.
"Now, let's get going", the suave boy replied as his tone switched to his normal, authoritative voice, one which caused Alex to nod in determination.
"Hai", she replied in a determined tone, all the while muttering the Japanese word for "Yes".
And with a stroke of two words, the two friends began to run towards their destination once more, a fleeting pace of adrenaline, and determination clear in their hearts as they did so.
End Will Two