Umm…I really don't know what to say about this fic except it may be sad and it may not be it may be a god sent sign to some this is definitely a fic for Releana lovers and Haters
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Chapter 5
By The Pretty Penwriter
"So…if we find Releana we'll find them and make them pay." Heero said a silent fury burning in his eyes his hands on the table balled into tight fists.
Wearing all black the two figures headed into the base weapons drawn knocking every guard unconscious on their way only when they split up did we know their names.
"Lena…start the self detonation give them enough time to get out but not enough time to disarm the bombs I have to take care of some business I'll be out of here in less than five minutes." Cressa told her masked comrade as she headed in the opposite direction.
What business do you have to handle…Cressa I really don't know you. Releana thought as she ran down the hallway quickly to the control room knocking the men out and laying bombs she looked each way making sure she was in the clear but a question still nagged her.
What business did Cressa need to take care of?
Cressa ran as fast as possible she needed the man in charge of this military facility answer a question she needed an answer to.
She soon found herself at two large oak doors and pushed them open inside stood a man a decades older than herself already holding a broadsword another lying on the table as if he was expecting her.
"If you defeat me I shall tell you all you need to know and if it is I who defeats you then you and your partner will die yet in death all of life's questions are answered." He said
Cressa didn't understand but she picked up the sword it almost slipped out of her hand it was heavier than it looked she steadied herself into a fighting position.
"On guard." He simply said as he advanced on the unsure woman who reacted quickly by stepping back.
He swiped his sword as it nearly scratched it's target which flipped back her feet touching the wall then she pushed herself forward rushing at him he swung as she spun his sword narrowly missing her as she unsheathed her dagger and plunged it into his back. He faltered and slumped forward as she pulled back her dagger using it as a second weapon he was now angered she had managed to wound him he swiped angrily blinded by rage. She stepped back and almost tripped and fell but she steadied herself she was cornered as he advanced she plunged her broadsword into his chest he stood there in shock then let out one last angry swipe at her she felt it tear the flesh over abdomen.
"As I die here…your questions will be answered not by me and I have the satisfaction of knowing that soon it will be the end of the line…" he said and exhaled his last breath.
Cressa didn't understand anything he said but it still troubled her she placed her hand over her wound sheltering it as she walked out of the base. Where Releana was waiting she didn't see Cressa's wound until she was a few feet from her the base then exploded behind her she didn't even flinch Releana ran to her.
"Cressa you're injured come on we have to bandage it." Releana said as she led Cressa over to their jeep she sat Cressa in the passenger seat then gunned the engine they headed to the city.
Heero cracked his knuckles two days ago a military facility was destroyed so far only one body was recovered and as far as he knew it was the only one. The facility was storing mobile suits and other lethal weapons but they didn't know how they operated because they were all destroyed this was irritating him every time they got close to who kidnapped Releana something new popped up and confused them even further. He scanned over the file for about the fifth time that day there was no evidence left except some tire tracks they didn't even know what type of car made those tracks probably an all range vehicle which wasn't very rare out there out in the desert.
He pounded his fist on the table startling his two partners that looked at him cautiously afraid he might lose it at any moment Duo was about to say something when Quatra stepped into the room evident by his pale face he hadn't gotten any sleep ever since the bombing he had stayed up looking for any type of clue as to who was behind the bombing they looked up at him.
" The only sort of clue I have may or not be related to the bombing but is related to the kidnapping the two women that rescued Lena stayed at a hotel less than two miles from the hospital under the name Rachel Crofton they checked out on the same day their visit wasn't very long as if they came here for a matter at the hospital but the footage showed that they visited no one that they only rescued Lena and left. It was like they were only here to rescue Lena maybe it was some set up for them to rescue her and then want us to trust them." He explained
"Thank you Quatra…but I think you should go home and rest."
Lady Une mentioned from her position sitting at the large table.
He nodded stiffly and proceeded out the door.
"So now we have to suspect those two women…that doesn't help us any." Duo mentioned
Cressa looked about her the world was blurry through her vision she didn't know the date or even where she was all she knew was that she was walking somewhere. She continued her trudge through the ice cold rain yet she didn't feel it she didn't even feel her wound which still had no sign of healing even though it wasn't a deep wound. She was barely aware of where she was walking she continued blindly as she came to a gate and wearily opened it and continued walking she stopped in front of a tombstone she couldn't make out the words though. She fell to the ground and sat there staring at it but not really seeing it she started to cry not knowing why but she continued crying as her body slumped forward her head resting on her arms and drifted into an unwelcome slumber.
Quatra decided to take a detour from his house and went to the cemetery picking up Releana's favorite flowers violet irises along the way he stepped out his car unfolding his umbrella to shield himself from the relentless rain. He closed the door and locked it. He walked towards the gate and opened it he stepped inside the sanctuary and walked towards her grave he stood in front of Releana's grave.
"Well Releana I don't think that you are dead and now neither do the others so this will be the last time I come here." He said as he laid the flowers on the ground he was about to leave when he saw a figure lying there on the ground on top of a grave a few away from Releana's he moved over to the figure seeing it was a young woman he gently shook her.
"Miss…miss?" he asked
There was no response to his question. He gently rolled her over to face him her eyes were closed and had shallow breathing her sky blue shirt had a bright red stain across the abdomen she was wounded. Quatra quickly abandoned his umbrella and picked the lifeless form up off the ground carrying her to his car he unlocked back door and gently laid her in the backseat.
He closed the door and hastily ran to the drivers' side getting into the car he put the key into the ignition and drove to his house.
Iris was sitting in the den catching up on some last minute paper work when she heard a car come to an abrupt stop outside she quickly rushed to the front door to see a water soaked Quatra carrying a limp form in his arms he quickly rushed into the house she closed the door and rushed after him he headed to the first bedroom that he saw and rushed into the room he laid the young woman on the bed.
"Quatra what happened?" she asked
"I don't know I was visiting Releana's grave when I saw her on the ground just lying there…she has a wound on her stomach I don't think it's deep though but it is bleeding." He said
Iris nodded and grabbed her black bag from another room as he grabbed some clothes from his closet they had to get her into some dry clothes and quickly.
Iris shooed Quatra out of the room as she and his other sister Danielle clothed the young woman in their younger brothers pajamas Iris checked the wound it had been bandaged already by a professional but there was no sign of healing her blood was not orange which mean that she wasn't anemic so the wound should be healing why wasn't it?
Iris took the girl's temperature she had a temperature of 99.5* she looked worried why did this girl have a fever…was she sick?
Cressa walked on unsteady legs through an empty and eerily silent hallway
"Mommy?" she called out in a voice that didn't sound her own she passed a mirror and saw a smaller younger version of herself maybe at the age of 4 but she couldn't go back to the mirror and look it was as if she was trapped in a solitary trance. She continued her trek down the long hallway when she heard a cackling noise in front of her. Cressa began to panic but her body didn't stiffen or run away instead it ran forward Cressa wanted to turn and go back she didn't want to know where the sound came from but she kept running in that direction when it began to get hot she slowed a bit but came to a room and placed her hand on the knob it was hot an uncomfortable hot not a dangerous one yet she pulled back her hand then slowly reached out again and pushed the door open. She felt like vomiting but she didn't she just stood there the sight was enough to make one cry and yet she did nothing body upon body were scattered about the room as the room was engulfed in flames. She stepped pass them carefully as if she didn't want to wake them from their slumber when she came upon two bloodied figures lying upon a bed. One wasn't moving she didn't want to go near the figures yet she did she climbed the large king size bed and stared down at a man's face she could still clearly make out his distinctive platinum blonde hair with a few touches of gray she touched his face it was warm but the warmth was fleeting she removed her hand and shook the figure.
"Daddy wake up it's time to go there's fire daddy come on." she pleaded
Cressa knew he was dead but why was she asking him to wake up she felt movement to the other side of her and turned she stared into the brown eyes of a light brown haired woman who reached a hand up and gently touched her face.
"It's time for you to go now." She said softly
"Not without you and daddy." Cressa heard herself say.
"No you must go and you must live…you don't want to be a bad girl do you?" she asked
Cressa felt her headshake.
"Good then do what mommy tells you sweetheart okay." The woman said as a dribble of blood slid pass her lips.
She felt her own head bob up and down as she climbed off the bed.
"That's good Juliana live." She heard the woman whisper.
Cressa was almost out of the room when the space around her burst into flames. She felt the flames lick across her skin marring her back as she let out a blood-curdling scream.
Quatra was sitting near the bed the woman fit the description of one of the two at the hospital she was sleeping there peacefully and it calmed his nerves a bit to watch her sleep he was starting to nod off when he heard her scream. His eyes snapped open and he walked quickly to her gently shaking her by the shoulders to wake her up her body was jerking back and forth from the forcefulness of her screams when Iris, Danielle and Rashid rushed into he room hearing the screams.
"Danielle get the sedatives out of my bag." Iris shouted over the screams
The woman kept tossing back and forth when finally her gray eyes snapped open she struggled weakly against Quatra then settled and asked.
"What are you going to do to me?" then fell back asleep
Danielle hadn't even gotten back with the sedatives the woman had fallen back asleep.
"Master Quatra I believe we should take her to the hospital." He said
"I don't know Iris can we move her?" he asked
"Yes her wound was already stitched up and cleaned like it was done by a professional and there's no sign of infection but the wound is not healing and she doesn't have pneumonia so I don't know why she has such a high fever." Iris explained.
"Fine then…tomorrow if her wound does not show any sign of improvement we'll move her." He said
"But why not now?" Iris asked
"I was sent home to rest and that's what I need to do and the other reason I'm not at liberty to say due to security matters." He explained
Iris merely nodded during the past few days her brother had become more and more secretive around her she couldn't even tell what he was going to say or do next she sighed. Her gaze drifted back to the young woman did he know who she was and just wasn't telling the others she turned and left Quatra sat back down into his chair and nodded off to sleep.
Releana was frantic she couldn't find Cressa she remembered that they were about to board their shuttle and Cressa was sitting next to her when she stood Cressa was gone as if she had wandered off into the crowd for a moment Releana wasn't worried but then came into a panic she remembered how off Cressa had been lately as if she were lost.
Releana shook her head there was something wrong with Cressa luckily Releana had taken a blood sample and it was now in the lab being tested. When Jen the head scientist came walking through the big sterile doors wearing a white lab coat she handed the results to Releana and she read over the paper.
"She's been poisoned Releana it's biochemical ¾ of it is made out of the venom of a black mamba while ¼ is some type of chemical it's not even found on our charts Releana it's…going to kill her soon my guess she had less than a week." Jen explained
Releana stared at her shocked the paper shook in her hand.
"Unless we can find an antitoxin…right?" Releana asked in a voice so soft it sounded like a child's voice
"If there is one…" Jen stopped talking realizing that Releana had silently left quickly
Releana ran down the hallways to her room real quick she turned on her laptop and began searching for any means to helping her friend she had to help Cressa she was her best friend she couldn't let her down.
TBC
"Hey um well what can I say…nothing I guess."
