"As I was saying, I've been waiting for you Mystic, waiting for many
years." Gun flying from beneath its cover I fire four rapid shots in the
direction of the voice. Calloused fingers gently tracing my cheekbone the
silken voice whispers, heated breath tickling my ear, "Not too bad, for a
girl." Elbow driving backwards I grunt as my momentum forces me onto my
back. Cool lips brushing my forehead I catch a glimpse of amethyst in the
darkness, before the night claims the intruder. "Follow the directions
Mystic, I know you can't resist the intrigue." Mind blanking as an oddly
inviting scent seeps into my nostrils I fall away, helpless as I drift through
the remainder of the night.
Grumbling to herself the tall, thin young woman tugs her fiery red hair up into
a sloppy tail about half way up her head. Pulling a crumpled slip of
paper out of her pocket she glares down at it, green eyes snapping.
Glancing up at the imposing Winner family building she turns to double check
the slip of paper. Shrugging she raps on the door before her, shoulders
tensed. "Knock once on the Winner door and follow the golden angel," she
mutters under her breath as she waits for the door to be opened.
"What kind of directions are these you sick little fiend? I swear I'll-"
Door opening she stares at the brightly grinning face of Mr. Winner
himself. Blond hair framing his face he appears rather angelic, though he
was once one of the most dangerous terrorists alive. Beaming he turns and
motions for her to follow him. Softly she mutters, "Golden angel, check."
Chuckling softly Mr. Winner replies, "Shinigami's out at the moment but you can
use the time you have to get to know the others Mystic." Pulling the
double doors to a room open he proceeds into the room without pausing to make
sure she still follows. Taking a deep breath Mystic glances up and down
the halls before she steps through the swirled glass doors.
Gathered around a circular table of dark oak three other young men plus the
newly arrived Winner stare expectantly across the tabletop at the view screen
on the far wall. Glancing briefly at each one of the other three Mystic
identifies them as three of the other former Gundam pilots, the pilot of 02
being the only missing. "I guess I over estimated the other's time of
waking," Mr. Winner comments apologetically. Brows furrowed in question
she frowns as he refers to the others once more. Taking the courage to
ask who the heck he's referring to she twists to face the doors as loud chatter
and laughing grows from the other side.
Tramping through a group of three young men and one young woman fall silent as
their eyes rest on Mystic's foreign form. Staring at her they jump as a
cheerful voice comments from the shadows of the room, "Stop gapping and sit as
you should." Nodding sheepishly the group quickly settles into some of
the chairs around the table. "Remember, trainees never stop to stare at
the new things around them or they might end up caught," the same joyful voice
says after the four sit.
"Back early, hey Maxwell," a rich oriental voice comments as the four former
terrorists seat themselves in varying chairs. Stepping from the shadows
the thin young man dressed in priestly attire shrugs as he makes his way to one
of two seats remaining free. Settling into it he flicks a hand at Mystic,
motioning for her to take the other empty spot.
Piping up from beside the pilot of 03 Mr. Winner murmurs, "The Dark Lords are
finally complete Duo, now we can begin to train them as the Vice Foreign
Minister desires." Violet eyes flashing with dark fire the one in black
nods slowly.
Fingers tapping the glossy top of the table the braided one speaks calmly, "You
five are the hand picked youths who display unusual amounts of skill in many
areas, thus making you the perfect choices for the first squad of DL's
trained. All the knowledge you will need on the DL's will be provided
now, so listen up and no dozing."
Typing rapidly on the keyboard implanted in the tabletop he calls the screen to
life. "This is WENDY, a system developed by your commanders and the few
of the VFM's people who have joined this project. WENDY holds all the
possible information on the DL's that anyone could ever have use for. As
you can see there are different sections of WENDY, each of which will allow
greater depth into the different sections of our organization.
"PETER is the system of security which was created by myself and Heero with the
design to keep intruders out and important files in. You will have
complete access to all files in PETER at any time of your training and life
with in DL. Once out, you will be cut off of the system by it though.
"Lost_Boys, or L_B, will give you information on your schedules, missions,
political functions, etc. This segment of WENDY is partially encrypted, but
mostly open to your access. For security though we have only allowed
access by officers into the VFM segment of L_B.
"Tigr_Lily will require identification to access, but contains all information
gathered on you, the future trainees, and your commanders. Your
identification will be given to you as you complete the necessary tasks
ahead. Within Tigr_Lily there is also a segment called PW, which holds
all info on the suits you will be using and the weapons you will become
associated with.
"Tinker_Bell contains secure information on the DL's which can only be accessed
through specified identification. It contains a selection of lists on people
who fit any of these categories: problem, trainee, commander, supporter,
etc.
"More segments will be added to WENDY as we see it necessary to do so and if
you think we should add a segment you designed feel free to contact us on the
matter which we will definitely consider. Oh, one more segment I think
you should know about is CROC. CROC will hold encrypted files for each
one of you to record what information you deem important from various
experiences. In other words, CROC is your mission log." Fingers
tapping over the keys he closes down the screen, shutting WENDY once more into
some secret hold.
"We leave tonight by way of VFM transport to our home base, located on the
planet Chimeisho, just beyond the mineral satellite Rua 13. There you
will begin your training as a DL," a cold voice recites as the violet-eyed one
finishes his portion of the briefing. Standing Heero Yuy adds, "Pack all
you want or think you will need because you won't be leaving the base for a
while."
Laughing softly the blond owner of the entire Winner millions concludes with,
"We will be your commanders in all that you do and learn and we will punish you
if we find you disobeying the rules laid out to you." Nodding he exits
the room followed by the other four former pilots, leaving the five youths,
teenagers really, alone in the room.
Staring at the screen which just moments ago was full of green words, Mystic
snorts, emerald eyes full of distrust and loathing. Turning to regard her
solemnly the brunette shakes his head and introduces himself as Kane
Flamesoar. Following suit the oddly colored young boy with red eyes puts
his name as Brenten Gylill. The young man with ebony hair falling to his
shoulder blades states that his name is Chiote Kurumi. And with slight
embarrassment the other female in the group introduces herself as Racheal
Avalon.
Scowling at them with her bright gaze she shrugs and replies, "The name's
Mystic, don't even ask for a last name cuz you won't get unless you gain my
trust."
Cheerily Brenten throws back, "Alright Pistol, we can wait for that to come,
can't we guys and girl?" Nodding in agreement the others regard her deep
scowl with little or no fear. Climbing to his feet the orange haired
youth speaks once more. "Best get packed fellow trainees, ya coming back
tonight Mystic?"
"Wouldn't miss it for the universe," she answers tartly before stalking out of
the room.
