Gundam Steel
Chapter 6
Infiltration
Duo and Wufei kneeled behind a rather large and dense bush, as they quietly looked over the town entrance. The town was surrounded by a wooden wall about 10 feet high and the only way in was through a double door gate that was guarded by 12 elven archers on the top battlement. The town also surrounded the stone castle. The archers each had a full quiver of arrows and their eyes were constantly searching for targets. Inside of the gates was something Duo had always dreamed of. There were Dwarves, Gnomes, more elves, and many other types of life forms, but no humans, "Strange," Duo pondered.
"How do we get in?" Wufei asked.
"Simple." Duo said. He was eager to get inside of the town and have a look around. So, placing his hat upon his head and tucking his ears underneath it, to give the appearance of long ears, he stepped out from behind the bush and started to walk towards the town. His scythe was off and he used it like a walking stick.
"Wait you fool!" Wufei warned.
"Come on Wufei we can't hide here all day. Might as well make the best of it." Before Wufei could protest, Duo pulled him out from the bush and started to drag Wufei towards the town. Not wanting to look weak, Wufei broke from Duo's grasp and started to walk on his own.
"This is not a good idea." Wufei whispered to Duo. The elven archers had spotted the two Gundam pilots and were watching them with a mixture of suspicion and interest.
"Time to mingle with the crowds." Duo could hardly hold his excitement. Wufei fingered his sword while eyeing Duo with annoyance.
Meanwhile…
Heero, Quatra, and Trowa were standing guard over the still unconscious elf girl. Heero's right arm kept twitching in the direction of his gun every time he looked at the girl, but then would remember his promise, to Quatra, and his arm would relax. Trowa bent next to the girl and gently nudged her to see if she was awake, he got no response.
"I wish I had my violin with me." Quatra though to himself. "Do you think they have violins and flutes here Trowa?"
"Hmm," Trowa thought, "Possibly."
"Trowa is something wrong?" Quatra asked with unease.
"Something doesn't seem right." Was Trowa's mild reply.
"I feel it too." Heero approved.
"What is it? Trowa? Heero?"
The three just stood in silence and listened. Soon the sound of thunder could be heard in the distance, but there was only a few scattered clouds and none of them big enough to generate thunder. Then the ground started to shake violently. Throwing all three pilots to the ground.
"Head for cover!" Heero shouted to the others as he sprinted off in the direction of the castle, followed closely by Trowa and Quatra, who was carrying the girl. They hadn't go far when apiece of the ground exploded outward suddenly and created a dust cloud. Quatra dared to look back, It was a giant worm the side of a freight train. It's mouth opened to show 4 lines of teeth like steak knives and bigger than a person's arm.
The three pilot's ran on, but the worm was fast, it rushed after them, tearing up the ground where it slithered, as it let out an inhuman scream that sounded like something out of your worst nightmare. But even thought the thing was fast for its size, it still wasn't fast enough to catch the 3 pilots. So it ate a hole back into the ground and went under.
"Keep running! It'll try and come up in front of us." Heero instructed the other two.
The worm let out another soul piercing screech, it was muffled a bit by the ground, but it meant the thing was still close.
Onward the pilots ran, coming closer to the castle and even closer as the worm chased them.
Chapter 6
Infiltration
Duo and Wufei kneeled behind a rather large and dense bush, as they quietly looked over the town entrance. The town was surrounded by a wooden wall about 10 feet high and the only way in was through a double door gate that was guarded by 12 elven archers on the top battlement. The town also surrounded the stone castle. The archers each had a full quiver of arrows and their eyes were constantly searching for targets. Inside of the gates was something Duo had always dreamed of. There were Dwarves, Gnomes, more elves, and many other types of life forms, but no humans, "Strange," Duo pondered.
"How do we get in?" Wufei asked.
"Simple." Duo said. He was eager to get inside of the town and have a look around. So, placing his hat upon his head and tucking his ears underneath it, to give the appearance of long ears, he stepped out from behind the bush and started to walk towards the town. His scythe was off and he used it like a walking stick.
"Wait you fool!" Wufei warned.
"Come on Wufei we can't hide here all day. Might as well make the best of it." Before Wufei could protest, Duo pulled him out from the bush and started to drag Wufei towards the town. Not wanting to look weak, Wufei broke from Duo's grasp and started to walk on his own.
"This is not a good idea." Wufei whispered to Duo. The elven archers had spotted the two Gundam pilots and were watching them with a mixture of suspicion and interest.
"Time to mingle with the crowds." Duo could hardly hold his excitement. Wufei fingered his sword while eyeing Duo with annoyance.
Meanwhile…
Heero, Quatra, and Trowa were standing guard over the still unconscious elf girl. Heero's right arm kept twitching in the direction of his gun every time he looked at the girl, but then would remember his promise, to Quatra, and his arm would relax. Trowa bent next to the girl and gently nudged her to see if she was awake, he got no response.
"I wish I had my violin with me." Quatra though to himself. "Do you think they have violins and flutes here Trowa?"
"Hmm," Trowa thought, "Possibly."
"Trowa is something wrong?" Quatra asked with unease.
"Something doesn't seem right." Was Trowa's mild reply.
"I feel it too." Heero approved.
"What is it? Trowa? Heero?"
The three just stood in silence and listened. Soon the sound of thunder could be heard in the distance, but there was only a few scattered clouds and none of them big enough to generate thunder. Then the ground started to shake violently. Throwing all three pilots to the ground.
"Head for cover!" Heero shouted to the others as he sprinted off in the direction of the castle, followed closely by Trowa and Quatra, who was carrying the girl. They hadn't go far when apiece of the ground exploded outward suddenly and created a dust cloud. Quatra dared to look back, It was a giant worm the side of a freight train. It's mouth opened to show 4 lines of teeth like steak knives and bigger than a person's arm.
The three pilot's ran on, but the worm was fast, it rushed after them, tearing up the ground where it slithered, as it let out an inhuman scream that sounded like something out of your worst nightmare. But even thought the thing was fast for its size, it still wasn't fast enough to catch the 3 pilots. So it ate a hole back into the ground and went under.
"Keep running! It'll try and come up in front of us." Heero instructed the other two.
The worm let out another soul piercing screech, it was muffled a bit by the ground, but it meant the thing was still close.
Onward the pilots ran, coming closer to the castle and even closer as the worm chased them.