Basic Instinct, Part 4
Chapter 25
The officer dropped the phone to the table. It gave a dull thud.
The cool metal pressed up against his neck. Teasing him with a little
tickle.
"I don't want to die," he whispered. The man behind him laughed.
"You won't die coward, all I want is the Vice-Foreign Minister
and her little pilot friend." The soldier slowly brought his fingers
to the buttons on the phone. As quietly as possible he pressed a few,
the number for the Preventers. When it had stopped ringing, he pressed
five more buttons, r a n d q.
"What are you doing you fool!" shouted the soldier and he pulled
the trigger. It seemed to go in slow motion, the bullet exploded threw
the officers neck and sent blood spattering on all who stood in front of
him. Quatre pulled Relena down as the bullet went vollying their way.
It hit the back wall and loged itself in the woodwork. "Let that
be a warning to all of you, try anything else stupid and your fate will
be the same."
Quatre slowly reached behind him for the officer's gun who was
standing behind him. He pulled it out and hid it behind his back.
Saying a quick prayer he pushed Relena out of the way and fired.
It hit the soldier in the hand and he dropped the gun. Cursing he dropped
down to grab it with his other hand.
Quatre watched and sent another bullet to the other hand. His
mark was true and the soldier sat there on his knees slumped over. He
stared at his bloodied hands with disbelief.
"Yes, your hands are bloodied. But not from the two shots, they
are bloodied from the innocent lives you have taken. You can be forgiven
by us, but you must tell us everything you know once the Preventers arrive."
Quatre gazed at him, his voice like a steel vice.
"Dream on," spit the soldier. "You'll never get anything out of
me," with that out he picked up the gun with what little he had left of
his hands and swallowed a bullet.
Quatre looked away. He was trembling. "He took his own life, he
could of live, yet he stayed honorable to his legion."
Chapter 26
Meanwhile at the Preventers, a recruit was going ballistic.
"Lady Une, we just recieved an unkown message. R A N D Q, what
do you think it means?"
"When did this come?" she asked.
"Just a few seconds ago."
"R and Q, Relena and Quatre," exclaimed Wufei suddenly. "Thats
the only possible thing I can think of."
"Go Wufei! Ane here I always thought you weren't that quick,"
joked Duo.
Wufei sent him a look that could of meant, "I'm going to kill you
Duo." But he said nothing.
"Good job Wufei, I was thinking the same thing myself," replied
Lady Une, ignoring the hostility between the two former Gundam pilots.
"Where was this call located from?" she asked the recruit.
"Montana, section 232, police office in the outer limits of the
city," he answered promptly.
"Alright, Wufei, Duo, get a plane ready, we're going to head out
there now."
"Mr. Mactor, I want you to contact Trowa Barton and Milliardo
Peacecraft right away and tell them the news," she said to the recruit.
"Yes sir," he saluted. A few minutes later Lady Une, Duo, and
Wufei were on their way to Montana.
Chapter 27
"Should we call the Preventers again," asked the sheriff. Quatre
shook his head.
"No, knowing them they already have figured out what your late
officer typed and are on their way here."
"What are you talking about Mr. Winner?" asked the sheriff, clearly
confused.
"When the gun was pointed at his neck, he dialed the number and
then typed a few more things, most likely they already know what is going
on. Didn't you wonder why the soldier shot him?" replied Quatre.
"Well, yes I did, but I didn't realize what was going on. You
pilots are sure perceptive."
"Its one of the curses that comes along with being a pilot," Quatre
answered dryly. He sat back into one of the plush chairs. He was dead
tired.
"Wake me when the Preventers get here," he asked them. Relena
nodded and sat down beside him.
"Me too please." The weary late teens were asleep in minutes.
The policemen just shook their heads. For two nineteen year olds
they had held their own in the rugged wilderness. So much for so young
of people to go through.
A few hours later three Preventers came rushing into the building.
"Where are they," asked a very stern Une. The officer just pointed
to the two sleeping forms. Lady Une's eyes softened, they looked pitiful.
They were both gaunt, pale, and very dirty.
"Whoah, Relena, Quatre, they look awful," said Duo. Wufei just
glared at him and gave him a disapproving look.
"What? Its true," he defended himself.
Quatre blinked his eyes, "Duo can you keep it down, I'm trying
to sleep," he moaned.
"Sorry buddy. Hey wait! Quatre you're awake," he yelled and
ran over to the blonde pilot.
"Watch it Duo," Quatre screamed as Duo ever so clumsy kicked his
broken leg accidently.
"Oh my gosh, Quatre, I am so sorry," said Duo sheepishly. All
the noise had woke Relena up and now she moaned.
"Relena," Duo ran over to her and then stopped suddenly, "you
don't have a broken leg do you?"
"No, but I do have a broken arm, so please, don't hug me," she
smiled.
"What's your report," asked Lady Une, ever to the point.
"Our plane crashed about fifty miles north, I think it was intentional.
The control panel was malfunctioning. We crashed into a lake, only Relena
and I survived, the pilot was dead. We camped for awhile then made our
way down south to hear. Along the way as we traveled down a river we
were shot at by some unidentified soldiers, probably the same organization
who made our plane crash. We escaped and then found a cabin about ten
miles from here. The residents had been shot by the same organization,
Relena witnessed it. They were looking for these we think, they were hidden
in some apples in the fridgerator," said Quatre wearily and pulled out
the three small devices. "Afterwards we walked here, then tried to call
you but a soldier in disguise held an officer at gun point during which
he sent you the message. I killed him and now here we are."
"Thank you Quatre, you and Relena will now be coming with us back
to the Preventer headquarters for medical attention and information."
"Thank you for your cooperation officers, we will want a report
from you also. Just send it to headquarters." With that she turned and
strode out of the building with Wufei, Duo, Quatre, and Relena behind her.
As soon as they saw the plane, Relena started to shake. All of
a sudden she just dropped to her knees. Quatre knelt beside her and
asked her, "Relena, whats wrong?"
"I, I, I, I can't get, get on that plane," she stuttered. "I'm,
I'm af, afraid."
"Shhh," he soothed her, "you can do it, just take my hand and
close your eyes."
"NO! I won't get on that plane," she yelled at him and pushed him
away.
Lady Une sighed and pulled a needle out of her pocket. Coming
slowly behind Relena, she injected the substance into her arm.
"Tranquilizer," she said as Relena passed out. Quatre nodded,
not bothering to hide the sorrow in his eyes. Duo picked up Relena and
they boarded the small jet.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.
Well, a short chapter, I know. But I won't get to work on it this weekend
so I thought I would at least try to get a chapter out for all of you
so you wouldn't have to wait too long. Thanks once again for reading!
Chapter 25
The officer dropped the phone to the table. It gave a dull thud.
The cool metal pressed up against his neck. Teasing him with a little
tickle.
"I don't want to die," he whispered. The man behind him laughed.
"You won't die coward, all I want is the Vice-Foreign Minister
and her little pilot friend." The soldier slowly brought his fingers
to the buttons on the phone. As quietly as possible he pressed a few,
the number for the Preventers. When it had stopped ringing, he pressed
five more buttons, r a n d q.
"What are you doing you fool!" shouted the soldier and he pulled
the trigger. It seemed to go in slow motion, the bullet exploded threw
the officers neck and sent blood spattering on all who stood in front of
him. Quatre pulled Relena down as the bullet went vollying their way.
It hit the back wall and loged itself in the woodwork. "Let that
be a warning to all of you, try anything else stupid and your fate will
be the same."
Quatre slowly reached behind him for the officer's gun who was
standing behind him. He pulled it out and hid it behind his back.
Saying a quick prayer he pushed Relena out of the way and fired.
It hit the soldier in the hand and he dropped the gun. Cursing he dropped
down to grab it with his other hand.
Quatre watched and sent another bullet to the other hand. His
mark was true and the soldier sat there on his knees slumped over. He
stared at his bloodied hands with disbelief.
"Yes, your hands are bloodied. But not from the two shots, they
are bloodied from the innocent lives you have taken. You can be forgiven
by us, but you must tell us everything you know once the Preventers arrive."
Quatre gazed at him, his voice like a steel vice.
"Dream on," spit the soldier. "You'll never get anything out of
me," with that out he picked up the gun with what little he had left of
his hands and swallowed a bullet.
Quatre looked away. He was trembling. "He took his own life, he
could of live, yet he stayed honorable to his legion."
Chapter 26
Meanwhile at the Preventers, a recruit was going ballistic.
"Lady Une, we just recieved an unkown message. R A N D Q, what
do you think it means?"
"When did this come?" she asked.
"Just a few seconds ago."
"R and Q, Relena and Quatre," exclaimed Wufei suddenly. "Thats
the only possible thing I can think of."
"Go Wufei! Ane here I always thought you weren't that quick,"
joked Duo.
Wufei sent him a look that could of meant, "I'm going to kill you
Duo." But he said nothing.
"Good job Wufei, I was thinking the same thing myself," replied
Lady Une, ignoring the hostility between the two former Gundam pilots.
"Where was this call located from?" she asked the recruit.
"Montana, section 232, police office in the outer limits of the
city," he answered promptly.
"Alright, Wufei, Duo, get a plane ready, we're going to head out
there now."
"Mr. Mactor, I want you to contact Trowa Barton and Milliardo
Peacecraft right away and tell them the news," she said to the recruit.
"Yes sir," he saluted. A few minutes later Lady Une, Duo, and
Wufei were on their way to Montana.
Chapter 27
"Should we call the Preventers again," asked the sheriff. Quatre
shook his head.
"No, knowing them they already have figured out what your late
officer typed and are on their way here."
"What are you talking about Mr. Winner?" asked the sheriff, clearly
confused.
"When the gun was pointed at his neck, he dialed the number and
then typed a few more things, most likely they already know what is going
on. Didn't you wonder why the soldier shot him?" replied Quatre.
"Well, yes I did, but I didn't realize what was going on. You
pilots are sure perceptive."
"Its one of the curses that comes along with being a pilot," Quatre
answered dryly. He sat back into one of the plush chairs. He was dead
tired.
"Wake me when the Preventers get here," he asked them. Relena
nodded and sat down beside him.
"Me too please." The weary late teens were asleep in minutes.
The policemen just shook their heads. For two nineteen year olds
they had held their own in the rugged wilderness. So much for so young
of people to go through.
A few hours later three Preventers came rushing into the building.
"Where are they," asked a very stern Une. The officer just pointed
to the two sleeping forms. Lady Une's eyes softened, they looked pitiful.
They were both gaunt, pale, and very dirty.
"Whoah, Relena, Quatre, they look awful," said Duo. Wufei just
glared at him and gave him a disapproving look.
"What? Its true," he defended himself.
Quatre blinked his eyes, "Duo can you keep it down, I'm trying
to sleep," he moaned.
"Sorry buddy. Hey wait! Quatre you're awake," he yelled and
ran over to the blonde pilot.
"Watch it Duo," Quatre screamed as Duo ever so clumsy kicked his
broken leg accidently.
"Oh my gosh, Quatre, I am so sorry," said Duo sheepishly. All
the noise had woke Relena up and now she moaned.
"Relena," Duo ran over to her and then stopped suddenly, "you
don't have a broken leg do you?"
"No, but I do have a broken arm, so please, don't hug me," she
smiled.
"What's your report," asked Lady Une, ever to the point.
"Our plane crashed about fifty miles north, I think it was intentional.
The control panel was malfunctioning. We crashed into a lake, only Relena
and I survived, the pilot was dead. We camped for awhile then made our
way down south to hear. Along the way as we traveled down a river we
were shot at by some unidentified soldiers, probably the same organization
who made our plane crash. We escaped and then found a cabin about ten
miles from here. The residents had been shot by the same organization,
Relena witnessed it. They were looking for these we think, they were hidden
in some apples in the fridgerator," said Quatre wearily and pulled out
the three small devices. "Afterwards we walked here, then tried to call
you but a soldier in disguise held an officer at gun point during which
he sent you the message. I killed him and now here we are."
"Thank you Quatre, you and Relena will now be coming with us back
to the Preventer headquarters for medical attention and information."
"Thank you for your cooperation officers, we will want a report
from you also. Just send it to headquarters." With that she turned and
strode out of the building with Wufei, Duo, Quatre, and Relena behind her.
As soon as they saw the plane, Relena started to shake. All of
a sudden she just dropped to her knees. Quatre knelt beside her and
asked her, "Relena, whats wrong?"
"I, I, I, I can't get, get on that plane," she stuttered. "I'm,
I'm af, afraid."
"Shhh," he soothed her, "you can do it, just take my hand and
close your eyes."
"NO! I won't get on that plane," she yelled at him and pushed him
away.
Lady Une sighed and pulled a needle out of her pocket. Coming
slowly behind Relena, she injected the substance into her arm.
"Tranquilizer," she said as Relena passed out. Quatre nodded,
not bothering to hide the sorrow in his eyes. Duo picked up Relena and
they boarded the small jet.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or any of its characters.
Well, a short chapter, I know. But I won't get to work on it this weekend
so I thought I would at least try to get a chapter out for all of you
so you wouldn't have to wait too long. Thanks once again for reading!
