Ch. 4 First mission mistake

as the sun warmth her body, she awoke to a dead silence in the morning. She got dressed and roamed the place she was staying at; she came across a room, which wasn't a room at all. It looked like a meadow with a single tree in the middle of it. She walked to the tree and touched it. Then a strange vision accorded, it showed a baby near the tree but the tree in the vision was different the baby cried and other people surrounded the crying baby, " someone get the nurse this child needs care" an old man said as he warped the baby in a cloth, " what shall we call her?" they asked " Well that will be due in time but first let's get her into a health state" the man replied. Karen jotted from the tree and started to pant, the vision was strong and she didn't know why. She turned to see Legato standing there in silence. "Come we have the mission today" he said quietly, Karen nodded and followed then a woman with brown hair that was pinned up, in a dark blue salon dress came to Legato. " Legato, I was hired to entertain men and I haven't even entertain the man who you say has hired me" She replied with a smirk, Karen was confused " Are you a clown?" she asked innocently, the woman was taken aback by her comment " How dare this immature girl call me a clown" she snapped

" Marie, I have told you countless time the master will not see you he has no need for such entertainment " Legato replied smoothly " Master, Oh you mean Knives" Karen replied with a smile " so the brat is his new play thing works for me now I know he wants to save the best for last" Marie replied rudely Karen growled low " First I owe the Master my life, and second he won't give an old lady like you the time of day" Karen replied with a smirk, even though Marie looked about a young woman in her 30's. Marie lifted her hand to smack Karen, however Legato caught the hand. " No one's to touch her Marie this is an order" he replied Karen smirked then walked away then pulled out her gun and shot at the wall that Marie was near. "Next time hag I won't miss" She replied and followed Legato out.

Karen got into the carriage, and waited "you will watch Dominique work to give Vash pain and suffering" Legato said " understood" she replied and continued her sightseeing remembering old memories. Karen remembered the time where she saw her first desert flower; it was a purple flower looks like a tulip. "Nii-san, Am I Like that flower?" she asked still childish Knives laughed," Yes, Karen you are exactly like that flower" he replied. Karen smiled as she shows a bush of those desert flowers pass by. "We're here" Legato said Karen nodded and grabbed her gun. She waited on the hill with Dominique with this huge pile of dead men next to her. "Wow? You did this?" Karen asked Dominique simply smile and ignored the question for a red coated man approached.

Vash had this look of deep sadness, Karen never saw a man seem so broken. "Did you kill these men Karen?" He asked " Nope" She replied," I did Vash the stampede" Dominique replied Vash got angry and pointed his gun at her, Dominique pushed Karen away," Don't interfere" she replied Then started to fight. After awhile, Karen started to feel uneasy and worried about her companion's safety then Vash shoot at her eye and was aim at her chest. "Go Ahead Vash kill me "she taunted, "Are you crazy Dominique??" Karen shouted Vash shock his head and walked away "I Try to spread love and peace" He said with a big grin and cross his fingers together.

Karen became very confused was Knives wrong about Vash or has Vash change Karen was not sure about it. " Well Vash, I admire your Acts of good but you have 5 seconds to run before I start shooting" Karen replied with a smirk ' it's ashamed we could of been friends' she thought as she watched him run off. Then Legato showed up, "Dominique you have failed your mission " he replied " Well there's always next time" Karen replied with a child's smile Everyone was in silence " Since you are new Karen you will carry out her punishment" He replied " which is?" Karen questioned "Death" Dominique whispered Karen's blue eyes widen with fear, she never killed anyone before. " I-I-I CANT I WONT " She screamed, Legato sighed then smacked her, and grabbed Karen's gun " Then she will die by your gun" He replied with Karen being held back by some of the men and Legato shot every round in the gun, " STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT!!" She screamed over and over but no matter what he didn't until he was out of bullets then he toss the gun to Karen's feet "You are no longer a child Karen" He said as his men let go out of her.

Karen shakily picked up her gun and looked at the corpse of what could be her only friend in the gang lifeless. She touched the blood around Dominique and looked up in anger and ran towards Legato and lifted the gun to use as a bat but he caught her in midair and bends her arm back. "You sure are spirited aren't you" He remarked with a smirk She growled and glared at him. "Now we go home the master wishes to speak with you" he replied and picked her up and threw her into the carriage.

Karen kicked and tried to escape, but no matter how she couldn't something told her something scary was going to happen. When they arrived Legato grabbed Karen and took her to a dark room then threw her in and left. Karen looked around for some shred of light but failed she crawled into a dark corner and fell asleep.

In her dream, She looked around the age when Knives found her looking into clouds on a ship " Karen be careful" an old man called out, She turns and smiles at the old man, " Don't worry grandpa I'm perfectly fine over here" She started then started to fall into the typhoons, Falling into nothing.

Karen woke up, were this dreams real? Or illusion? Then she heard the door swing open Karen looked up, She saw Knives. She stood up and ran to his side and hugged him. "Knives, Why Did I have to kill I didn't want to why did you wanted her dead, "She wept into his chest." The reason is simple" he started then punched her into the stomach. Karen jointed back in terror, " You can't have failure in my gang because that show weakness and you humans are beyond weak, showing failure is another way of showing how useless you garage area" he replied tears formed and fell down Karen's cheek. The one person she cares for was treating her like the rest of the world who ignored her. Karen wiped her tears away, and then stared into his blue dead eyes.

Karen's body began to feel hot and different, "your eyes??" He questioned stepping back "Their glowing" He replied I looked in a water puddle nearby. They were glowing a neon blue color, and then Karen lost her control, lunged at him then kicked him to the other wall." Don't like the pain Knives your healing not complete" She replied with a smirk " You called your own kind as a human you have some nerve Knives" She replied " Your not Karen " he said kicking her off. " No, I'm her plant side the dominated side that has come to join her fully but you need to know she is not like you and your brother" She replied " She is as fatigue as a human but this side of her is there as well " She said " After some hundred years a ship stayed in orbit and a girl was born underneath a tree she was born to reproves she is not a sister but created to give life to children of plants " She replied " So she is a mate?" He question "Yes she is but not to a man of insensitive Your brother is also in the race and marking her will be difficult since both of you don't know how" She replied with a smirk

" Knives this was a big mistake on your end so ill leave you to your pity " She replied. Karen's eyes stopped glowing and she collapsed on the ground. Knives punched the wall in anger, How could he not have seen it. He walked out of the dark room " Legato Put Karen in my room " He said then fell to his knees "Master!" He shouted the caught him before he fell on his face. Legato took Knives back to the healing room then went back for Karen and put her on the bed of his master's.