This chapter is dedicated to my friend Jen for being a beta-reader, and Dawn for being a beta-reader and the suggestion for Trowa's curse (The only real suggestion). Unfortunately the spring of the drowned gerbil does not suit my needs for this fic, at least not now, but I'll keep it mind for later.
Only 1 person reviewed since Chapter 2, I hope that's not a reflection of how many people like my story.
An Unfortunate Occurrence pt4
Quatre broke the surface of the pool with his eyes closed. He was afraid to see what he had become.
"QQQuatre?" Duo mumbled in obvious shock. Quatre opened his eyes and looked down to see Duo and Wufei's faces with their jaws brushing the ground. With a start, Quatre realized how far down he had to look, and discovered that he must be at least at least 9 feet tall.
The Jusenkyo guide popped up. "Oh, too bad, blond-haired-gentle boy fall in.... " The guide stopped speaking as he stared at Quatre in awe.
Unable to take the suspense anymore, Quatre walked like a condemned man to the guides hut in order to find a mirror. The other three followed him, too much in awe to be able to think straight.
Inside the hut Quatre did find a full-length mirror and gasped. He looked like ... himself, except for 3 differences: 1) He was 9 ft tall, but not that he'd just grown in height, his body had the same proportions as he normally had.
2) He was glowing gently
3) He had 2 broad feathered wings growing from his back.
The guide finally found his voice. "Boy fall in the Spring of the Drowned Angel. Most tragic legend of Jusenkyo. At the beginning of time, an angel and a demon fought here, and Demon won. Angel formed first cursed spring. Now whoever fall in spring, take form... and powers... of an angel. But no one ever fall in spring before."
Duo and Wufei still couldn't say anything.
Quatre had had more stress than he could take, even in his "angelic" cursed form. "I don't care about the history of this place. I. Just. Want. To. Go. Home.
Duo and Wufei found their voices in time to scream.
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Heero (Still in Duo's form) had started out stalking through the Chinese forest, but now had fallen back to simply walking. He was noticing the beauty of the forest, something he hadn't, or couldn't, have noticed before. Suddenly a bright light surrounded him, and he vanished.
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Heero, Duo, and Wufei landed in the living room of the safe house with a thud. Quatre gently materialized.
"What the hell just happened?" snarled Heero. But found it his turn to stare in awe at Quatre's new form.
"How can there be two Maxwell's?" demanded Wufei, who just wasn't having a good day.
"Um, gee, did I forget to mention Heero got cursed to?" laughed Duo, who was enjoying the Chinese pilot's confusion.
"I demand to be told what is going on."
"Whatever you say, m'lady." Duo bowed with an even more mischievous grin.
Wufei's face burned red in a mixture of anger and embarrassment. He ran to the bathroom.
"What was that about?" asked Heero.
Duo snickered. "Wu-man found Jusenkyo all on his own and fell in the Spring of the Drowned Girl."
"Not exactly" Quatre interrupted, "I don't know how, I think it's this "Angel" thing, but I knew Wufei was cursed, and what his cursed form was, just by looking at him."
"But I saw him turn into a girl" Duo protested.
"He does turn into a girl, but he didn't fall into the Spring of the Drowned Girl." Quatre lowered his head, "He fell into the spring of the Drowned Amazon Princess"
"Amazon...and he said...no wonder they were so ticked" Duo collapsed from laughing. Heero was about to ask for an explanation when a female shriek rang from the bathroom.
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"Forget about the cold water Wufei?"
"I WAS using warm water!"
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The Basement:
Quatre sighed. The water heater's blown, guys. I guess Heero, Wufei, and myself are stuck like this."
Wufei looked abhorred, "You mean I'm stuck in this weak body, and Maxwell gets to be normal?"
"I'm afraid so"
Duo studied the water heater, "Can't you just miracle it fixed the way you miracled us here?"
"I don't know how I did that in the first place, I wouldn't know how to begin."
"Just great" Heero groaned at the prospect of staying so long on Duo's body.
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4 hours later:
Wufei glared at Duo, It wasn't right that they should have to stay in cursed form and Duo didn't.
Quatre sighed, his angelic senses telling him it was going to be a long night.
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1 hour after that:
Duo was reading comic books in his bed when an alarm went off, the alarm that some one was in the hanger where Deathscythe was kept! Duo leapt off the bed and ran to the hangar. He burst through the door...... and was doused by the bucket that had been precariously balanced on the door. He tried to wring out his braid before he remembered he didn't have one. His eyes became Heero's death glare as his gaze darted around the room looking for Wufei, this time the China man had gone to far. Hearing laughter he quickly spotted the culprit and gave chase.
The two pilots ran through the corridors of the safehouse, with Duo quickly closing in on the object of his chase. He finally outran him and tackled the offending boy.
"You've gone too far this time, you braided baka."
"Aw, Duo, ya needed to lighten up. You should have seen your face." The water bandit collapsed laughing.
"Why I ought to ...Heero? YOU played a practical joke on me?"
"Who else would have...OH MY GOD" cried Heero as he finally snapped back to himself. "I just, I just. I couldn't control myself, didn't want to control myself. I was becoming.."
"You were becoming me. D@mn, this thing is affecting our minds, and you were probably more susceptible, since you aren't used to having emotions. I'll probably become a clone of you soon, though. God, I called you a "Braided Baka."
Heero swallowed, "I'm sorry Duo."
"I know you are that's what worries me. Man I don't sound like myself anymore do I. The change is happening quicker"
Heero nodded. "I feel strange, empty, unsure. I've never felt this before."
"Fear, Heero, its called fear."
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Quatre smiled, Heero was learning emotions, and Duo was beginning to understand Heero. He also didn't doubt that Wufei was learning just how weak women were, especially Amazons. Maybe these curses weren't as bad as they were...educational. Quatre frowned, while he was on Earth, his new senses didn't reach beyond the planet and he had no clue how Trowa was doing. He hoped he was okay.
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Trowa was not doing well. His last battle had damaged Heavyarms beyond repair and he was going to have to eject as soon as he got past Earth's atmosphere. The ride down was shaky and Trowa feared that the Gundam would break up, but Heavyarms held together just long enough for Trowa to eject. Fortunately his landing was softened by a spring of water. (Ten guesses)
TBC
That was a little serious, wasn't it? I'm sorry, but I couldn't do anything mean to Quatre. And I certainly would drop him in the spring of the Drowned Yeti riding a Bull holding an Eel and a Crane. As a matter of fact I'm trying to be original and stay away from springs used in Ranma1/2. But that doesn't mean I won't make my own combination pools. BWAHAHAHAHA.
Servo: She's insane.
No duh.
Only 1 person reviewed since Chapter 2, I hope that's not a reflection of how many people like my story.
An Unfortunate Occurrence pt4
Quatre broke the surface of the pool with his eyes closed. He was afraid to see what he had become.
"QQQuatre?" Duo mumbled in obvious shock. Quatre opened his eyes and looked down to see Duo and Wufei's faces with their jaws brushing the ground. With a start, Quatre realized how far down he had to look, and discovered that he must be at least at least 9 feet tall.
The Jusenkyo guide popped up. "Oh, too bad, blond-haired-gentle boy fall in.... " The guide stopped speaking as he stared at Quatre in awe.
Unable to take the suspense anymore, Quatre walked like a condemned man to the guides hut in order to find a mirror. The other three followed him, too much in awe to be able to think straight.
Inside the hut Quatre did find a full-length mirror and gasped. He looked like ... himself, except for 3 differences: 1) He was 9 ft tall, but not that he'd just grown in height, his body had the same proportions as he normally had.
2) He was glowing gently
3) He had 2 broad feathered wings growing from his back.
The guide finally found his voice. "Boy fall in the Spring of the Drowned Angel. Most tragic legend of Jusenkyo. At the beginning of time, an angel and a demon fought here, and Demon won. Angel formed first cursed spring. Now whoever fall in spring, take form... and powers... of an angel. But no one ever fall in spring before."
Duo and Wufei still couldn't say anything.
Quatre had had more stress than he could take, even in his "angelic" cursed form. "I don't care about the history of this place. I. Just. Want. To. Go. Home.
Duo and Wufei found their voices in time to scream.
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Heero (Still in Duo's form) had started out stalking through the Chinese forest, but now had fallen back to simply walking. He was noticing the beauty of the forest, something he hadn't, or couldn't, have noticed before. Suddenly a bright light surrounded him, and he vanished.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Heero, Duo, and Wufei landed in the living room of the safe house with a thud. Quatre gently materialized.
"What the hell just happened?" snarled Heero. But found it his turn to stare in awe at Quatre's new form.
"How can there be two Maxwell's?" demanded Wufei, who just wasn't having a good day.
"Um, gee, did I forget to mention Heero got cursed to?" laughed Duo, who was enjoying the Chinese pilot's confusion.
"I demand to be told what is going on."
"Whatever you say, m'lady." Duo bowed with an even more mischievous grin.
Wufei's face burned red in a mixture of anger and embarrassment. He ran to the bathroom.
"What was that about?" asked Heero.
Duo snickered. "Wu-man found Jusenkyo all on his own and fell in the Spring of the Drowned Girl."
"Not exactly" Quatre interrupted, "I don't know how, I think it's this "Angel" thing, but I knew Wufei was cursed, and what his cursed form was, just by looking at him."
"But I saw him turn into a girl" Duo protested.
"He does turn into a girl, but he didn't fall into the Spring of the Drowned Girl." Quatre lowered his head, "He fell into the spring of the Drowned Amazon Princess"
"Amazon...and he said...no wonder they were so ticked" Duo collapsed from laughing. Heero was about to ask for an explanation when a female shriek rang from the bathroom.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Forget about the cold water Wufei?"
"I WAS using warm water!"
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Basement:
Quatre sighed. The water heater's blown, guys. I guess Heero, Wufei, and myself are stuck like this."
Wufei looked abhorred, "You mean I'm stuck in this weak body, and Maxwell gets to be normal?"
"I'm afraid so"
Duo studied the water heater, "Can't you just miracle it fixed the way you miracled us here?"
"I don't know how I did that in the first place, I wouldn't know how to begin."
"Just great" Heero groaned at the prospect of staying so long on Duo's body.
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4 hours later:
Wufei glared at Duo, It wasn't right that they should have to stay in cursed form and Duo didn't.
Quatre sighed, his angelic senses telling him it was going to be a long night.
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1 hour after that:
Duo was reading comic books in his bed when an alarm went off, the alarm that some one was in the hanger where Deathscythe was kept! Duo leapt off the bed and ran to the hangar. He burst through the door...... and was doused by the bucket that had been precariously balanced on the door. He tried to wring out his braid before he remembered he didn't have one. His eyes became Heero's death glare as his gaze darted around the room looking for Wufei, this time the China man had gone to far. Hearing laughter he quickly spotted the culprit and gave chase.
The two pilots ran through the corridors of the safehouse, with Duo quickly closing in on the object of his chase. He finally outran him and tackled the offending boy.
"You've gone too far this time, you braided baka."
"Aw, Duo, ya needed to lighten up. You should have seen your face." The water bandit collapsed laughing.
"Why I ought to ...Heero? YOU played a practical joke on me?"
"Who else would have...OH MY GOD" cried Heero as he finally snapped back to himself. "I just, I just. I couldn't control myself, didn't want to control myself. I was becoming.."
"You were becoming me. D@mn, this thing is affecting our minds, and you were probably more susceptible, since you aren't used to having emotions. I'll probably become a clone of you soon, though. God, I called you a "Braided Baka."
Heero swallowed, "I'm sorry Duo."
"I know you are that's what worries me. Man I don't sound like myself anymore do I. The change is happening quicker"
Heero nodded. "I feel strange, empty, unsure. I've never felt this before."
"Fear, Heero, its called fear."
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Quatre smiled, Heero was learning emotions, and Duo was beginning to understand Heero. He also didn't doubt that Wufei was learning just how weak women were, especially Amazons. Maybe these curses weren't as bad as they were...educational. Quatre frowned, while he was on Earth, his new senses didn't reach beyond the planet and he had no clue how Trowa was doing. He hoped he was okay.
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Trowa was not doing well. His last battle had damaged Heavyarms beyond repair and he was going to have to eject as soon as he got past Earth's atmosphere. The ride down was shaky and Trowa feared that the Gundam would break up, but Heavyarms held together just long enough for Trowa to eject. Fortunately his landing was softened by a spring of water. (Ten guesses)
TBC
That was a little serious, wasn't it? I'm sorry, but I couldn't do anything mean to Quatre. And I certainly would drop him in the spring of the Drowned Yeti riding a Bull holding an Eel and a Crane. As a matter of fact I'm trying to be original and stay away from springs used in Ranma1/2. But that doesn't mean I won't make my own combination pools. BWAHAHAHAHA.
Servo: She's insane.
No duh.