Part Nine
Relena awoke peacefully finding herself somewhere. There were no signs
of people anywhere and Relena had this shameful gut feeling.
*Heero....* She sat up immediately at the sound of his name ehoe
throughout her.
"Heero?" She looked around afraid that Mr. Crystal and his ugly face
would pop up and freak her out. There was no answer to her question and
she soon knew she was alone. "Where am I?" She moved a little to the
left and a little to the right finding that she was not on the
boat...She screamed as she realized she was on a tiny float being
dragged by the boat!
***
"Relena?!" Heero sat up with a groan as he realized he was still a bit
bruised and hurting from the recent fight with Mr. Crystal and his men.
"She's not here..." A voice called out...Mr.Crystal's voice.
"What did you do with her??!! Tell me...now..." Heero stated flatly.
"Well, do you really want to know?" Mr.Crystal smiled as his shadow
disappeared behind his face, showing it once again...the disgusting
thing!
"Dammit...TELL ME!!" Heero ran over to him about to give Mr. Crystal a
punch that he deserved, when a forcefield pushed Heero back...he groaned
as little shocks of pain went through him. "Do you like it? I really
hope you do...I made it up myself...something all geniuses do!" He
laughed.
"......................." Heero couldn't speak...personally, he felt he
had already lost this war. *Relena...*
"Anyway, Relena's out on a tiny float that's being dragged by the boat
right now....I knew she didn't really want to marry me, which hurt me so
much. I couldn't help it, but I have to kill her somehow!" He cringed at
the thought.
"No......Damn you!! Why didn't you put me out there??!! She's more
important than I'll ever be!" Heero started to get up, but fell back on
one knee. Mr. Crystal considered the offer, but he didn't like having
Relena alive...she's was nothing, but hell to all people, especially the
rich.
"I'm sorry Heero, but I guess you'll have to die a different death,
something more slow and painful!" He smiled politely and bowed as he
started to leave.
"Wait!! What about the others?? Where are they!??!"
"The others?! Oh, them....they're doing fine.....they're all locked up
in some little dungeon thing that I built...Hahaha...Im soo intelligent
for being -"
"A madman!!" Heero cried out.
"A what?! Madman?!!!? Heero, you've pushed yourself to the limit...you
die at sunrise!!" He slammed the door as he left.
"Shit, now what....now what...." Heero groaned as leaned up against the
wall. For another once in his life, he had no idea what the hell he was
going to do to get Relena, the others and himself out of this mess!
***
"Oh god....oh god..." Hilde breathed moving closer to Duo. "A rat....a
huge rat!"
"Don't worry, you'll be okay...I won't let that little bastard bite
you!" Duo moved a little away from Hilde who's breathing became more
short and less smooth.
"Hilde...don't move....the rat won't attack you, just stay calm!" Sally
whispered to her.
"Okay, I'll try...I'll try..." She breathed a little.
"Damn, where are the lights in this place?" WuFei muttered as he shook a
little.
"Ow! That was my foot WuFei!" Dorothy cried out.
"Well, get use to it weakling..." He shot back.
"Excuse me?! Well, maybe if you would have done something about those
men, we wouldn't be here right now...would we? Who's weak now?!" Dorothy
snapped.
"Please, you guys, we shouldn't be fighting now....it's not right...."
Quatre replied from a corner.
"Quatre's right...Our lives are in danger as we know it...and God only
knows where Relena and Heero could be...let's hope they're alive and
well...." Trowa whispered.
"Actually, Heero is to die at sunrise and well, Relena is on a tiny
float being dragged by the boat!" Mr. Crystal sneered as he opened the
door. A bright flash of light beamed through and everyone covered their
eyes from the pain.
"What?! What do you mean Heero's to die at sunrise?" Sally stood up
looking a Mr.Crystal.
"Now, I wouldn't try anything girl...you keep your distance, because I
got some lovely gentlemen behind me that wouldn't mind to kill you...."
He stated.
"Gentlemen? You guys are more like savages to me!" Dorothy stood up
flicking off Mr. Crystal who laughed in reply.
"Is that all you can do?! Hahahaha!!" He smiled.
"Freak..." WuFei mumbled.
"What was that boy?! Freak? I'll show you a freak when I see one!" He
took his foot and jabbed it hard into WuFei's back who cringed with
reply.
"Mr. Crystal, why is Heero to be killed at sunrise?" Trowa's voice rose
up.
"Well, he didn't honor me and personally, I never really liked
him...he's just another fool in my way, as are the rest of you..." Mr.
Crystal bowed once again showing gratitude for no apparent reason.
"Relena, she's on the tiny float because she doesn't really want to
marry me even if she agreed to it! It hurts me a lot to see a young girl
diss me like that and not go for a young, charming guy as myself!" He
flashed a smile.
"I don't blame her..." Hilde replied. Duo covered her mouth and tried to
smile and play it cool, but Mr.Crystal was beyond the fun and games.
"Excuse me? Now, now, young lady...that's no way to talk to a
captain...." He sneered moving towards her.
"Leave her alone, tubby!" Duo sneered.
"You guys just don't understand...pushing your limits is not a good
thing and so far, you've done a lot to lose my temper....push yourself
further, prepare to die! Got it?" He hit Duo across the face, he fell
upon Hilde who cried out for his sake...."Pay attention....all of you!
As soon as I get rid of Heero and Relena, you guys shall be next!" Then
he stormed out gruffing slamming the door.
"Relena.....Heero.....they need us! We have to do something..."
Catherine whispered.
"I really wish we could do something...." Quatre replied.
***
"It's so cold...I wish I had a blanket!" Relena shivered as she looked
on at the sea of blue. It was almost sunrise. *Heero......* She burst
into tears at the thought of his name. *Please, be okay...* Looking up
towards the boat, there wasn't a single to person to call too.
"Ms. Peacecraft!!!! Goodmorning!!!" Relena jumped a little and noticed a
small walky talky in the float. She picked it up and noticed who had
just called to her...Mr.Crystal....
"What do you want!!??" Relena cried back.
"It's almost sunrise...and I wanted to bid you a farewell..."
"What?"
"You heard me, a farewell, as if saying, goodbye...but in my terms!" He
laughed. "Anyway, your boyfriend here, Heero, is with me right
now...he's tied up and is about to die..."
"No!! How could you?!"
"Relena, Relena....common sense, dear...you didn't choose to marry me -"
"Yes I did!! To save Heero's life!!!"
"Yes, but, it's not true love...I wanted you from the start, but I'm too
old...and you don't love me, you chose to marry me to save Heero!! USE
COMMON SENSE RELENA!!!"
"Heero!!! God, LET HIM GO!!!"
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that! He must die...in about 20
minutes....here, you can talk to him..."
"Heero?"
"Relena...Im sorry...I wish I could have been a better bodyguard..." He
muttered into the walky talky.
"Heero...I...I love you...don't you ever forget it....we'll make it
through!! I promise!" Relena cried.
"I wish it were true...I wish you could keep that promise...don't cry
Relena..."
"Heero!!! I LOVE YOU!!! Don't LEAVE ME LIKE THIS!!!"
"I wish I could hold you right now, Relena, but -"
"OKAY! It's time to get off now Heero!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Mr.Crystal's
voice ehoed.
"NOOO!!! HEERROOO!!!!!!!! NOOOO!!!!" Relena touched the walky talky as
if she were touching his face...
"Ms. Peacecraft, Im leaving the walky talky on so you can hear the ring
of the shot...I thought it might be something you would like to listen
to!" Mr.Crystal laughed placing it down.
"HEERO!! NO...oh god, no!!" Relena sobbed. She could hear the gun being
put together, and before she could scream his name, the rope to the
float unlatched and she went flying down the water, screaming her lungs
out in fear.
"RELENA?!! Dammit, what's happening?!" Mr.Crystal's voice boomed through
the walky talky.
"HEEERRROOOO!!!!!!!" She cried out as she flew into the freezing water
gasping for breath.
Relena awoke peacefully finding herself somewhere. There were no signs
of people anywhere and Relena had this shameful gut feeling.
*Heero....* She sat up immediately at the sound of his name ehoe
throughout her.
"Heero?" She looked around afraid that Mr. Crystal and his ugly face
would pop up and freak her out. There was no answer to her question and
she soon knew she was alone. "Where am I?" She moved a little to the
left and a little to the right finding that she was not on the
boat...She screamed as she realized she was on a tiny float being
dragged by the boat!
***
"Relena?!" Heero sat up with a groan as he realized he was still a bit
bruised and hurting from the recent fight with Mr. Crystal and his men.
"She's not here..." A voice called out...Mr.Crystal's voice.
"What did you do with her??!! Tell me...now..." Heero stated flatly.
"Well, do you really want to know?" Mr.Crystal smiled as his shadow
disappeared behind his face, showing it once again...the disgusting
thing!
"Dammit...TELL ME!!" Heero ran over to him about to give Mr. Crystal a
punch that he deserved, when a forcefield pushed Heero back...he groaned
as little shocks of pain went through him. "Do you like it? I really
hope you do...I made it up myself...something all geniuses do!" He
laughed.
"......................." Heero couldn't speak...personally, he felt he
had already lost this war. *Relena...*
"Anyway, Relena's out on a tiny float that's being dragged by the boat
right now....I knew she didn't really want to marry me, which hurt me so
much. I couldn't help it, but I have to kill her somehow!" He cringed at
the thought.
"No......Damn you!! Why didn't you put me out there??!! She's more
important than I'll ever be!" Heero started to get up, but fell back on
one knee. Mr. Crystal considered the offer, but he didn't like having
Relena alive...she's was nothing, but hell to all people, especially the
rich.
"I'm sorry Heero, but I guess you'll have to die a different death,
something more slow and painful!" He smiled politely and bowed as he
started to leave.
"Wait!! What about the others?? Where are they!??!"
"The others?! Oh, them....they're doing fine.....they're all locked up
in some little dungeon thing that I built...Hahaha...Im soo intelligent
for being -"
"A madman!!" Heero cried out.
"A what?! Madman?!!!? Heero, you've pushed yourself to the limit...you
die at sunrise!!" He slammed the door as he left.
"Shit, now what....now what...." Heero groaned as leaned up against the
wall. For another once in his life, he had no idea what the hell he was
going to do to get Relena, the others and himself out of this mess!
***
"Oh god....oh god..." Hilde breathed moving closer to Duo. "A rat....a
huge rat!"
"Don't worry, you'll be okay...I won't let that little bastard bite
you!" Duo moved a little away from Hilde who's breathing became more
short and less smooth.
"Hilde...don't move....the rat won't attack you, just stay calm!" Sally
whispered to her.
"Okay, I'll try...I'll try..." She breathed a little.
"Damn, where are the lights in this place?" WuFei muttered as he shook a
little.
"Ow! That was my foot WuFei!" Dorothy cried out.
"Well, get use to it weakling..." He shot back.
"Excuse me?! Well, maybe if you would have done something about those
men, we wouldn't be here right now...would we? Who's weak now?!" Dorothy
snapped.
"Please, you guys, we shouldn't be fighting now....it's not right...."
Quatre replied from a corner.
"Quatre's right...Our lives are in danger as we know it...and God only
knows where Relena and Heero could be...let's hope they're alive and
well...." Trowa whispered.
"Actually, Heero is to die at sunrise and well, Relena is on a tiny
float being dragged by the boat!" Mr. Crystal sneered as he opened the
door. A bright flash of light beamed through and everyone covered their
eyes from the pain.
"What?! What do you mean Heero's to die at sunrise?" Sally stood up
looking a Mr.Crystal.
"Now, I wouldn't try anything girl...you keep your distance, because I
got some lovely gentlemen behind me that wouldn't mind to kill you...."
He stated.
"Gentlemen? You guys are more like savages to me!" Dorothy stood up
flicking off Mr. Crystal who laughed in reply.
"Is that all you can do?! Hahahaha!!" He smiled.
"Freak..." WuFei mumbled.
"What was that boy?! Freak? I'll show you a freak when I see one!" He
took his foot and jabbed it hard into WuFei's back who cringed with
reply.
"Mr. Crystal, why is Heero to be killed at sunrise?" Trowa's voice rose
up.
"Well, he didn't honor me and personally, I never really liked
him...he's just another fool in my way, as are the rest of you..." Mr.
Crystal bowed once again showing gratitude for no apparent reason.
"Relena, she's on the tiny float because she doesn't really want to
marry me even if she agreed to it! It hurts me a lot to see a young girl
diss me like that and not go for a young, charming guy as myself!" He
flashed a smile.
"I don't blame her..." Hilde replied. Duo covered her mouth and tried to
smile and play it cool, but Mr.Crystal was beyond the fun and games.
"Excuse me? Now, now, young lady...that's no way to talk to a
captain...." He sneered moving towards her.
"Leave her alone, tubby!" Duo sneered.
"You guys just don't understand...pushing your limits is not a good
thing and so far, you've done a lot to lose my temper....push yourself
further, prepare to die! Got it?" He hit Duo across the face, he fell
upon Hilde who cried out for his sake...."Pay attention....all of you!
As soon as I get rid of Heero and Relena, you guys shall be next!" Then
he stormed out gruffing slamming the door.
"Relena.....Heero.....they need us! We have to do something..."
Catherine whispered.
"I really wish we could do something...." Quatre replied.
***
"It's so cold...I wish I had a blanket!" Relena shivered as she looked
on at the sea of blue. It was almost sunrise. *Heero......* She burst
into tears at the thought of his name. *Please, be okay...* Looking up
towards the boat, there wasn't a single to person to call too.
"Ms. Peacecraft!!!! Goodmorning!!!" Relena jumped a little and noticed a
small walky talky in the float. She picked it up and noticed who had
just called to her...Mr.Crystal....
"What do you want!!??" Relena cried back.
"It's almost sunrise...and I wanted to bid you a farewell..."
"What?"
"You heard me, a farewell, as if saying, goodbye...but in my terms!" He
laughed. "Anyway, your boyfriend here, Heero, is with me right
now...he's tied up and is about to die..."
"No!! How could you?!"
"Relena, Relena....common sense, dear...you didn't choose to marry me -"
"Yes I did!! To save Heero's life!!!"
"Yes, but, it's not true love...I wanted you from the start, but I'm too
old...and you don't love me, you chose to marry me to save Heero!! USE
COMMON SENSE RELENA!!!"
"Heero!!! God, LET HIM GO!!!"
"I'm sorry, but I can't do that! He must die...in about 20
minutes....here, you can talk to him..."
"Heero?"
"Relena...Im sorry...I wish I could have been a better bodyguard..." He
muttered into the walky talky.
"Heero...I...I love you...don't you ever forget it....we'll make it
through!! I promise!" Relena cried.
"I wish it were true...I wish you could keep that promise...don't cry
Relena..."
"Heero!!! I LOVE YOU!!! Don't LEAVE ME LIKE THIS!!!"
"I wish I could hold you right now, Relena, but -"
"OKAY! It's time to get off now Heero!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Mr.Crystal's
voice ehoed.
"NOOO!!! HEERROOO!!!!!!!! NOOOO!!!!" Relena touched the walky talky as
if she were touching his face...
"Ms. Peacecraft, Im leaving the walky talky on so you can hear the ring
of the shot...I thought it might be something you would like to listen
to!" Mr.Crystal laughed placing it down.
"HEERO!! NO...oh god, no!!" Relena sobbed. She could hear the gun being
put together, and before she could scream his name, the rope to the
float unlatched and she went flying down the water, screaming her lungs
out in fear.
"RELENA?!! Dammit, what's happening?!" Mr.Crystal's voice boomed through
the walky talky.
"HEEERRROOOO!!!!!!!" She cried out as she flew into the freezing water
gasping for breath.