Armageddon—Chapter 4
By wingtaichi
Rated PG-13
Disclaimer: I'm just expressing myself on Gundam Wing through my fics.
Armageddon—Chapter 4
Heero had still been getting used to the idea that a tornado had hit L3 when the earthquake hit. The seismic waves had been that strong that they had torn all the way across colonies.
But now the shaking was over leaving the doctors terrified. The staffs was likewise scared, but shouted above the chaos: "everybody, we must get to the hills! A tsunami may be coming!"
Heero began walking toward the door along with the other doctors, all too shocked to do little more than obey.
As he walked out the door a little girl that couldn't have been any older than six inquired of him: "what's the matter?"
Heero looked down to the girl with the large inquisitive green eyes and shock of brown hair surprised and queried: "how did you get here?"
The little girl shrugged dismissively as they walked down the hall and replied: "I'm Ashley. Who are you?"
Heero hesitated a moment, but told Ashley his name before asking again how she had gotten into the doctor J's lab.
But the girl only shrugged again and did not answer. Heero tried asking why she was there, but received no answer.
Now Heero was beginning to get a tad annoyed at how this girl was ignoring his questions.
Why can't I get a six-year-old to answer any of my questions, he wondered.
"Six and a HALF," the little girl loudly stated.
"Six and a half what?" Heero replied.
"I'm six and a half years old. Not six. That's what you said."
"But I never--"
Then Heero didn't see Ashley anywhere.
~*~
"What's going on?" Duo demanded of a man that was rapidly shouting orders into a walky-talky.
He along with Catharine, Sally and the still unconscious Takeru had finally found one of the makeshift hospital sites. Helicopters were airlifting many of the patients away and there wasn't a doctor in sight.
"Didn't you kids hear the tsunami warning?" the man replied. "We've got about fifteen minutes to get all these people out of here before the wave comes. Anybody still here is going to get wiped out. Get out of here! Get to higher grounds!"
"But our friend needs help!" Catharine argued, motioning toward Noin.
"I'll put him on the next helicopter then," the man replied. "Leave him with me."
Sally questioned: "why can't we come, too?"
"We've got to save as much room as possible for these people. Go! Now!"
Catharine thought for a moment, then replied: "how do we know you'll get Noin out of here in time?"
"Look, kid. You don't for sure. You've got to trust me. Now get out of here before it's too late."
"I'm not leaving until I see Noin on a helicopter and the helicopter is in the air!" Catharine retorted.
Duo added: "if Catharine doesn't leave then I don't leave."
"Hey, I'm not going anywhere by myself!" Sally stated.
The man looked at the three teenagers before muttering: "it's your decision, not mine."
~*~
Trowa was thinking hard, considering his options. The stairs were not going to be of much help and there weren't any windows in this basement. The walls seemed pretty sturdy as well. In short, it seemed they were trapped.
"Whatcha doing?" a little girl's voice queried.
Trowa jumped and looked up to see a small girl with bright green eyes and brown hair standing before him.
The woman who had not been crying raced over to the child's side and exclaimed: "hello! Why were you hiding all this time?"
"You were fighting. I don't like fighting."
The dark haired man looked over at the woman before blandly stating: "come on, lady. Forget about the kid and get back to thinking of a way out of here."
Trowa saw the girl's eyes flicker for a second. The look had scared him, though. It was a look of pure hate that was unfitting for such a young child. And something was strange about the air around the girl. It was shimmering in an odd way that was difficult to see unless you looked at it in a certain way.
But then the woman was shouting: "will you just shut up already?" before turning back to the girl and inquiring: "what is your name?"
"Ashley," the girl responded. "And I'm six and a half years old."
Something is strange about that girl, Trowa thought to himself. Something is definitely strange about that girl.
But for the moment he began worrying more about how all of them would be getting out of the basement…
Authors note: More coming, please review
By wingtaichi
Rated PG-13
Disclaimer: I'm just expressing myself on Gundam Wing through my fics.
Armageddon—Chapter 4
Heero had still been getting used to the idea that a tornado had hit L3 when the earthquake hit. The seismic waves had been that strong that they had torn all the way across colonies.
But now the shaking was over leaving the doctors terrified. The staffs was likewise scared, but shouted above the chaos: "everybody, we must get to the hills! A tsunami may be coming!"
Heero began walking toward the door along with the other doctors, all too shocked to do little more than obey.
As he walked out the door a little girl that couldn't have been any older than six inquired of him: "what's the matter?"
Heero looked down to the girl with the large inquisitive green eyes and shock of brown hair surprised and queried: "how did you get here?"
The little girl shrugged dismissively as they walked down the hall and replied: "I'm Ashley. Who are you?"
Heero hesitated a moment, but told Ashley his name before asking again how she had gotten into the doctor J's lab.
But the girl only shrugged again and did not answer. Heero tried asking why she was there, but received no answer.
Now Heero was beginning to get a tad annoyed at how this girl was ignoring his questions.
Why can't I get a six-year-old to answer any of my questions, he wondered.
"Six and a HALF," the little girl loudly stated.
"Six and a half what?" Heero replied.
"I'm six and a half years old. Not six. That's what you said."
"But I never--"
Then Heero didn't see Ashley anywhere.
~*~
"What's going on?" Duo demanded of a man that was rapidly shouting orders into a walky-talky.
He along with Catharine, Sally and the still unconscious Takeru had finally found one of the makeshift hospital sites. Helicopters were airlifting many of the patients away and there wasn't a doctor in sight.
"Didn't you kids hear the tsunami warning?" the man replied. "We've got about fifteen minutes to get all these people out of here before the wave comes. Anybody still here is going to get wiped out. Get out of here! Get to higher grounds!"
"But our friend needs help!" Catharine argued, motioning toward Noin.
"I'll put him on the next helicopter then," the man replied. "Leave him with me."
Sally questioned: "why can't we come, too?"
"We've got to save as much room as possible for these people. Go! Now!"
Catharine thought for a moment, then replied: "how do we know you'll get Noin out of here in time?"
"Look, kid. You don't for sure. You've got to trust me. Now get out of here before it's too late."
"I'm not leaving until I see Noin on a helicopter and the helicopter is in the air!" Catharine retorted.
Duo added: "if Catharine doesn't leave then I don't leave."
"Hey, I'm not going anywhere by myself!" Sally stated.
The man looked at the three teenagers before muttering: "it's your decision, not mine."
~*~
Trowa was thinking hard, considering his options. The stairs were not going to be of much help and there weren't any windows in this basement. The walls seemed pretty sturdy as well. In short, it seemed they were trapped.
"Whatcha doing?" a little girl's voice queried.
Trowa jumped and looked up to see a small girl with bright green eyes and brown hair standing before him.
The woman who had not been crying raced over to the child's side and exclaimed: "hello! Why were you hiding all this time?"
"You were fighting. I don't like fighting."
The dark haired man looked over at the woman before blandly stating: "come on, lady. Forget about the kid and get back to thinking of a way out of here."
Trowa saw the girl's eyes flicker for a second. The look had scared him, though. It was a look of pure hate that was unfitting for such a young child. And something was strange about the air around the girl. It was shimmering in an odd way that was difficult to see unless you looked at it in a certain way.
But then the woman was shouting: "will you just shut up already?" before turning back to the girl and inquiring: "what is your name?"
"Ashley," the girl responded. "And I'm six and a half years old."
Something is strange about that girl, Trowa thought to himself. Something is definitely strange about that girl.
But for the moment he began worrying more about how all of them would be getting out of the basement…
Authors note: More coming, please review