Star Struck Encounter
By: Sailor Tami (cherryblossoms_05@hotmail.com)
Chapter 5: "The Gift"
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Razz smiled evilly. He had done it, it had worked! He held the small clear diamond-like case that held within it a spark of navy blue energy--a sample of Uranus's powers--to the light, before brining it down, and setting it in the machine.
"Is everything ready, Razz?" Kaori Night asked from the doorway of the laboratory, her long nails tapping anxiously on the doorframe.
"Yes, master. I was just waiting for your approval before I started the machine up," Razz replied nervously, hoping that the Magnus wasn't angry with him for reasons he did not know.
Kaori Night's reply was a simple nod before she turned and walked in the direction towards her chamber.
Razz took a deep breath, praying this would work, for he was scared of what Kaori Night might do if it failed. Queen Beryl had simply banished him, but Kaori Night was more ruthless than the queen of the Dark Moon Kingdom was. Slowly, he pulled the switch that started the machine.
***
The prisoner was not too happy to be going back the America's, Duo could tell. He kept struggling when Duo tried to strap him to the back wall of Deathscythe's Cog-pit. Duo kept looking to Amara, about to ask her to use some of her 'alien magick' on the guy to keep him still. But he didn't. He knew that Amara wanted to keep her powers and who she really was a secret, and he didn't blame her. Heck, he'd seen that old 21st century show called Roswell; particularly one episode about Max being held in the white room by the FBI. No, he didn't want that for her, even though he guessed that if they did catch her she'd probably pull some aparating trick on them a high tail her ass out of there.
Amara had been feeling weak after the incident where her planetary symbol had appeared, so Duo suggested she go home and he would turn in both of their reports to Lady Une. He turned their reports in and after chatting with Lady Une about some other Preventer business, he left.
Just as he stepped out Lady Une's door, he collided with some woman in a lab coat with blue hair. "Oh, I'm sorry ma'am," Duo said as he stood then helped her up.
She smiled sweetly and shook her head. "No, it was my fault. I was in too much of a rush to notice where I was going. I am sorry, but I really have to find someone and--"
"Who are you looking for? Maybe I can help."
"Major Amara Tenou."
"Ah, she's my partner! Oh...but, she wasn't feeling well and went home early." A look of worry appeared on the woman's face at the mention of Amara being ill, but it quickly vanished.
"Since you are her partner, I assume you are going to be seeing her sometime soon. Would you mind doing me a favor?"
"Sure, why not," Duo said with a small shrug.
She reached into the pocket of her lab coat and pulled out a small box and handed it to him. "Can you please give this to Major Tenou? It is of extreme importance that she get it as soon as possible."
Duo took the box from her and placed it in his own pocket, "I'll give it to her first thing in the morning."
She smiled, "Thank you," then walked away.
***
"Excellent, Razz. I think you might've actually done something right for once." Kaori Night paced around Razz's creation, smiling at the striking resemblance it held.
"Should I test it?" Razz asked, itching to see what his creation could do.
The Magnus stopped pacing and looked to her servant with a wicked smile. "Yes. I'm curious to see what this thing can do."
***
"And this is?" Amara asked holding the box at eye level, peering over it to look at Duo.
Duo shrugged. "I don't quite know. The woman who asked just asked me to give it to you and said that it was of 'extreme importance' that you get it."
"Could you possibly describe this woman to me?" Amara inquired.
"She had shoulder length blue hair, had a lab coat on--I think she was a doctor, or maybe a scientist, wore glasses...oh, and she had a British accent."
"Hmm... sounds like, no. It couldn't be." She took the lid off and pulled out a folded piece of paper. She set the box down on her desk, unfolded the paper, and read it silently to herself.
Amara,
I know that Queen Serenity summoned you and asked you to fight once more. She summoned me to, but I told her no. I don't want to fight anymore. To tell you the truth, I never wanted to fight in the first place. I have a family and a life that doesn't need to be destroyed like we were once upon a time. I just want to live a normal life for a change. I don't know if the others will help you fight or not, but I want you to have this. Since I am no longer fighting, you would put it too much more use than I would. I wish you the best of luck.
~Amy
Amara set the letter down then pulled the object out of the box. "Amy..."
"What is it?" Duo asked, looking back and forth between the object in her hand, the letter, and the strange expression upon Amara's face.
"Amy, this is or was, her computer. If I recall correctly, Luna gave it to her."
"Is she one of--"
"Like me? Yes, she's like me. Mercury, that's her. She was the brains of the outfit. Always one to get us out of sticky situations. I always knew she'd turn out to be a doctor."
"What's that computer thingy do?"
"I'm not quite sure. I never really asked Amy what it did before, all I knew was that it some high tech computer." She pulled the screen up and pressed one of the buttons of the keypad. The screen flickered for a moment, before beginning to flash red.
"Red...that can't be a good thing." Duo said, taking notice of the screen, and the sudden appearance of a look upon Amara's face that he'd seen the night of the supposed 'phaser malfunction'.
"No it isn't." She shut the computer and stood up, walking to the window, then glancing back at Duo. "Been wondering what I'm capable of? Well, you're about to find out."
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A/N: Special thanks to Darkstar for e-mailing me about Uranus's death! *huggle* Thanx! ^.^
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon. I also don't own the word apparate, which belongs to the great J.K. Rowling, or Roswell and Max, which belong to Jason Katims. (Not sure if I spelled that right, but hey.)
~Tamika~
