The Gundam Guys meet...Lara Croft.
Part Four
They walked up the hallway a short distance and got to a door. Duo keyed in a pass code and it opened with a swoosh.
Lara shuddered involuntarily with a sudden chill - the air from the room was cold. Through the doorway there was a patch of light from the corridor, then all was dark, shrouded in the shadows.
Quatre put his hand on the main switch, but Duo gave him a look. He knew what it meant - leave Heero and Wufei's till they were ready.
Then he walked into the blackened room and disappeared.
"Duo, be careful. I can't see a thing in there."
"Don't worry Quatre, I know where I'm goin'"
Duo strode purposefully across the darkened hall and to the wall mounted spotlight controls. These were what they used when working on their suits, as it gave them brighter light to see what they were doing. They could be turned on singularly, so if only one of them was in there than they could work without putting unnecessary strain on the generator and power supply.
Outside in the hall Trowa moved closer to the doorway. Lara and Quatre stood in front.
"Right. Do you want me to do it now?"
"No, wait a minute." Quatre turned to Lara. "It'll be over there, alright?"
She nodded, though still unsure what all the fuss was about.
"Ok Duo."
"Now?"
"Now."
"Sure?"
"Yes."
"Definite?"
Trowa, growing tired and impatient with Duo's games flicked the main switch.
The lights flickered on, and the Hangar was brightly lit.
Lara stood in the doorframe and looked into the room. It was enormous. And it appeared to be empty. She looked around. Quatre stood next to her, and Duo was walking towards them.
"What's the big idea? I was gonna - "
"What am I looking at here?" she asked.
Duo and Quatre stared at her. Trowa said nothing, but looked vaguely surprised.
"What're ya lookin' at? What are you looking at?!" He stood before them amazed.
Then he shook his head in disbelief.
"Mobile suits." Said Quatre, trying to help. "Gundams."
Duo took her arm and led her into the room. She looked around, but still couldn't see what they were talking about. The architecture was a bit strange though.
Then Duo realized what the problem was - she was looking at eye height.
"Look UP! Up there!" Duo pointed basically towards the ceiling, waving his arm around in frustration. Finally Lara understood. Above her were five giant sized humanoid robots. The 'weird architecture' was merely their feet.
"Whoa...bloody Hell!"
"No - Deathscythe actually." Duo smirked widely.
"What?!"
"Deathscythe. Deathscythe Hell. My Gundam."
"Yours?!"
"Sure." Quatre replied for him, as Duo ran off towards the massive black figure.
"Hi Angel!" He cried, and leapt upwards as a hatch on its chest opened outwards.
Lara stared. Partly out of shock that these things existed, and belonged to these, these 'teenagers', and partly because one of these 'teenagers' had just jumped up to it, at least 10 meters. ~ And people say I'm athletic... ~
Trowa sighed. He knew what was coming next.
The black hatch folded back up, and gently clanged shut. Then it spoke - well, it seemed to anyway, but it was Duo's voice from inside it over a speaker.
"Wanna see some fun?"
Lara was still partially in a state of confusion, and it was easier to nod than to shake her head. Trowa looked to the ground as Duo whooped with excitement. As far as he was concerned he hadn't flown Deathscythe for ages - well, at least a few days anyway.
'C'mon Deathscythe, lets show 'em what we can do.'
He strapped himself fully into the seat, allowing him maximum control.
'Oh yeah - let's play.'
Heero sat and watched as Duo disappeared into his Gundam. They weren't going anywhere, just showing Lara the Gundams. Lara. She was an interesting one that was for sure. Where was she from? Earth yes, but she didn't have a clue about the colonies, and she didn't seem to know what mobile suits were either.
~ Well, she didn't before anyway...~
He thought she was true, either that or she was a very convincing actor.
~ Maybe I should contact Dr. J...~
He watched as Duo tried some small movements in the Hangar, below his view from the camera, installed just below the ceiling, above the door.
"Duo, are you sure there's enough room in here?"
"Yeah, I'm not gonna try anythin' fancy."
'That'll be the day.' Trowa murmured to himself.
Duo stood the Deathscythe Hell straight; up to it's full height of 16.3 meters. The wings wouldn't open fully in the enclosed space, but he'd certainly give them a shot. They lifted up and back, opening to about half their span. Then he drew the scythe from its resting-place in a slot on the back, underneath the reactor. The telescopic shaft withdrew itself from the head, and the tip flipped open. He activated the beam scythe. A green glow shot from the end. The eyes matched it, although no where near as brightly, they glowed with a dull gleam of intelligence. He finished showing the main attributes of his mecha, and positioned it back against the wall, between the WingZero and HeavyArms.
He looked down at the other three; they were standing talking about something.
He shivered, someone was watching them.
~ An Intruder?! No way, we destroyed them all. As far as we know...Oh, I know. ~
He flicked through to the DCS, and pulled up a view screen.
He smiled, his blue eyes glinting mischievously.
~ Yep. I thought so. Trespassing Heero? ~
He looked down on the seated pilot, wondering whether to shoot the camera he was watching through, or the pilot himself.
~ Neither. I want to keep this new cam a secret. ~
Wufei had successfully trailed Lara's movements back from the Mess hall, to entering Duo's room. Of course, in rewind they seemed to be leaving it, but he must be almost there now, as his room would be the first place he'd take her, wouldn't it? He hoped so, watching everything in reverse was giving him a headache - Quite literally.
They strolled rather awkwardly backwards down the hall, and past the systems control.
One of the double doors opened, and then Duo held it. He then patted his pocket as
Lara walked past him and looked around on the floor. He walked to the front of her, and then she lowered herself to the floor. He drew his gun and spoke to her. They seemed to have a short conversation. Then Duo put his gun away as she lay still on the floor, the doors opened and she flew out of them backwards. He jumped to the doors as they slammed shut. Duo began to walk backwards down the hall to the docking bay. Wufei switched the camera view to outside the doors. There was no sign of her anywhere. Playing it forwards he found there was an instant when she appeared, in mid air, then flew into the doors. They slammed open and on the other side Duo had jumped back out of the way. Lara lay on the floor, Duo's gun pointed at her. Wufei frowned, and played it again.
Lara stood and watched as the massive black machine walked back to its place and was still. Then the hatch opened again, and Duo appeared in the doorway.
"Now that's a mobile suit." He grinned.
He dropped back down and landed on his feet, just like a cat. Then he walked over as if it was nothing. Indeed to him and the other two it was. Trying to cover herself she restarted the conversation.
"So, which one's yours then Quatre?"
"Sandrock." He said proudly. "That one." He pointed towards the large white, gray and yellow mecha, opposite Duo's black 'Deathscythe'.
She turned to Trowa. Before she had the chance to ask him pointed and announced.
"HeavyArms."
This was the red and orange one on the right of Deathscythe. Opposite it, was an empty space. She looked at it, then around the Hangar once more, at the towering giants named 'Gundams'. They were similar, yet so different.
~ Just like their pilots. ~
Trowa left them there and strolled over to HeavyArms. The hatch opened, surprisingly gently for such an enormous metallic robot. Then he rather casually leapt into the hole there, and disappeared from sight as it closed behind him.
"Bye Trowa!" Duo yelled as he watched it close. He turned back to the others.
"Well I guess that's it from him then."
"I remember he said he'd have to go visit Kathy." Quatre said, informatively.
"Guess we'd better go then."
Lara looked puzzled. Quatre explained while Duo went off ahead.
"Can you see those big doors in the roof? They'll open to let him out in a bit."
"An' anythin' in here that need's air to breathe and don't have a mask on, could find themselves a little short of the old O2." Duo finished from the doorway.
"C'mon, let's leave him to it."
They left the hangar, the doors closing behind them.
Trowa's Gundam flew past outside the window, and headed for L3.
"Let's go watch a movie."
They started towards Duo's room, and walked on down the hall.
~ Sam ^_^
Part Four
They walked up the hallway a short distance and got to a door. Duo keyed in a pass code and it opened with a swoosh.
Lara shuddered involuntarily with a sudden chill - the air from the room was cold. Through the doorway there was a patch of light from the corridor, then all was dark, shrouded in the shadows.
Quatre put his hand on the main switch, but Duo gave him a look. He knew what it meant - leave Heero and Wufei's till they were ready.
Then he walked into the blackened room and disappeared.
"Duo, be careful. I can't see a thing in there."
"Don't worry Quatre, I know where I'm goin'"
Duo strode purposefully across the darkened hall and to the wall mounted spotlight controls. These were what they used when working on their suits, as it gave them brighter light to see what they were doing. They could be turned on singularly, so if only one of them was in there than they could work without putting unnecessary strain on the generator and power supply.
Outside in the hall Trowa moved closer to the doorway. Lara and Quatre stood in front.
"Right. Do you want me to do it now?"
"No, wait a minute." Quatre turned to Lara. "It'll be over there, alright?"
She nodded, though still unsure what all the fuss was about.
"Ok Duo."
"Now?"
"Now."
"Sure?"
"Yes."
"Definite?"
Trowa, growing tired and impatient with Duo's games flicked the main switch.
The lights flickered on, and the Hangar was brightly lit.
Lara stood in the doorframe and looked into the room. It was enormous. And it appeared to be empty. She looked around. Quatre stood next to her, and Duo was walking towards them.
"What's the big idea? I was gonna - "
"What am I looking at here?" she asked.
Duo and Quatre stared at her. Trowa said nothing, but looked vaguely surprised.
"What're ya lookin' at? What are you looking at?!" He stood before them amazed.
Then he shook his head in disbelief.
"Mobile suits." Said Quatre, trying to help. "Gundams."
Duo took her arm and led her into the room. She looked around, but still couldn't see what they were talking about. The architecture was a bit strange though.
Then Duo realized what the problem was - she was looking at eye height.
"Look UP! Up there!" Duo pointed basically towards the ceiling, waving his arm around in frustration. Finally Lara understood. Above her were five giant sized humanoid robots. The 'weird architecture' was merely their feet.
"Whoa...bloody Hell!"
"No - Deathscythe actually." Duo smirked widely.
"What?!"
"Deathscythe. Deathscythe Hell. My Gundam."
"Yours?!"
"Sure." Quatre replied for him, as Duo ran off towards the massive black figure.
"Hi Angel!" He cried, and leapt upwards as a hatch on its chest opened outwards.
Lara stared. Partly out of shock that these things existed, and belonged to these, these 'teenagers', and partly because one of these 'teenagers' had just jumped up to it, at least 10 meters. ~ And people say I'm athletic... ~
Trowa sighed. He knew what was coming next.
The black hatch folded back up, and gently clanged shut. Then it spoke - well, it seemed to anyway, but it was Duo's voice from inside it over a speaker.
"Wanna see some fun?"
Lara was still partially in a state of confusion, and it was easier to nod than to shake her head. Trowa looked to the ground as Duo whooped with excitement. As far as he was concerned he hadn't flown Deathscythe for ages - well, at least a few days anyway.
'C'mon Deathscythe, lets show 'em what we can do.'
He strapped himself fully into the seat, allowing him maximum control.
'Oh yeah - let's play.'
Heero sat and watched as Duo disappeared into his Gundam. They weren't going anywhere, just showing Lara the Gundams. Lara. She was an interesting one that was for sure. Where was she from? Earth yes, but she didn't have a clue about the colonies, and she didn't seem to know what mobile suits were either.
~ Well, she didn't before anyway...~
He thought she was true, either that or she was a very convincing actor.
~ Maybe I should contact Dr. J...~
He watched as Duo tried some small movements in the Hangar, below his view from the camera, installed just below the ceiling, above the door.
"Duo, are you sure there's enough room in here?"
"Yeah, I'm not gonna try anythin' fancy."
'That'll be the day.' Trowa murmured to himself.
Duo stood the Deathscythe Hell straight; up to it's full height of 16.3 meters. The wings wouldn't open fully in the enclosed space, but he'd certainly give them a shot. They lifted up and back, opening to about half their span. Then he drew the scythe from its resting-place in a slot on the back, underneath the reactor. The telescopic shaft withdrew itself from the head, and the tip flipped open. He activated the beam scythe. A green glow shot from the end. The eyes matched it, although no where near as brightly, they glowed with a dull gleam of intelligence. He finished showing the main attributes of his mecha, and positioned it back against the wall, between the WingZero and HeavyArms.
He looked down at the other three; they were standing talking about something.
He shivered, someone was watching them.
~ An Intruder?! No way, we destroyed them all. As far as we know...Oh, I know. ~
He flicked through to the DCS, and pulled up a view screen.
He smiled, his blue eyes glinting mischievously.
~ Yep. I thought so. Trespassing Heero? ~
He looked down on the seated pilot, wondering whether to shoot the camera he was watching through, or the pilot himself.
~ Neither. I want to keep this new cam a secret. ~
Wufei had successfully trailed Lara's movements back from the Mess hall, to entering Duo's room. Of course, in rewind they seemed to be leaving it, but he must be almost there now, as his room would be the first place he'd take her, wouldn't it? He hoped so, watching everything in reverse was giving him a headache - Quite literally.
They strolled rather awkwardly backwards down the hall, and past the systems control.
One of the double doors opened, and then Duo held it. He then patted his pocket as
Lara walked past him and looked around on the floor. He walked to the front of her, and then she lowered herself to the floor. He drew his gun and spoke to her. They seemed to have a short conversation. Then Duo put his gun away as she lay still on the floor, the doors opened and she flew out of them backwards. He jumped to the doors as they slammed shut. Duo began to walk backwards down the hall to the docking bay. Wufei switched the camera view to outside the doors. There was no sign of her anywhere. Playing it forwards he found there was an instant when she appeared, in mid air, then flew into the doors. They slammed open and on the other side Duo had jumped back out of the way. Lara lay on the floor, Duo's gun pointed at her. Wufei frowned, and played it again.
Lara stood and watched as the massive black machine walked back to its place and was still. Then the hatch opened again, and Duo appeared in the doorway.
"Now that's a mobile suit." He grinned.
He dropped back down and landed on his feet, just like a cat. Then he walked over as if it was nothing. Indeed to him and the other two it was. Trying to cover herself she restarted the conversation.
"So, which one's yours then Quatre?"
"Sandrock." He said proudly. "That one." He pointed towards the large white, gray and yellow mecha, opposite Duo's black 'Deathscythe'.
She turned to Trowa. Before she had the chance to ask him pointed and announced.
"HeavyArms."
This was the red and orange one on the right of Deathscythe. Opposite it, was an empty space. She looked at it, then around the Hangar once more, at the towering giants named 'Gundams'. They were similar, yet so different.
~ Just like their pilots. ~
Trowa left them there and strolled over to HeavyArms. The hatch opened, surprisingly gently for such an enormous metallic robot. Then he rather casually leapt into the hole there, and disappeared from sight as it closed behind him.
"Bye Trowa!" Duo yelled as he watched it close. He turned back to the others.
"Well I guess that's it from him then."
"I remember he said he'd have to go visit Kathy." Quatre said, informatively.
"Guess we'd better go then."
Lara looked puzzled. Quatre explained while Duo went off ahead.
"Can you see those big doors in the roof? They'll open to let him out in a bit."
"An' anythin' in here that need's air to breathe and don't have a mask on, could find themselves a little short of the old O2." Duo finished from the doorway.
"C'mon, let's leave him to it."
They left the hangar, the doors closing behind them.
Trowa's Gundam flew past outside the window, and headed for L3.
"Let's go watch a movie."
They started towards Duo's room, and walked on down the hall.
~ Sam ^_^