Code: "" = duh, they're talking out loud; Italics = thinking; ''= telepathy, thought speak.
Disclaimers: I don't own Gundam Wing (sob) or Ranma ½ (sob more) I'm also poor (on the ground bawling) don't sue! ^-^v
"Remind me again why we're here."
"We're here for Wufei, Duo," replied the ever-cheerful Quatre. The Gundam boys and Relena hiked through the mountains of China. Wufei proudly lead the small caravan through his homeland. Duo looked at the fearless leader, and saw… a smile?
"Whoa! Is that Wu-man looking, happy?" Duo thought out loud.
"Shut up Maxwell," Wufei said, still smiling.
"So, were exactly are we going?" wondered Trowa.
"To the legendary training ground of the accursed springs. It's found in the Mt. Quanjing Bayankala range," answered Wufei without looking away from the path before him.
"Accursed springs? That doesn't sound good," whispered Relena, inching closer to Heero.
"I'm with Relena on this one," chimed the braided boy, "just the name sends chills up my spine. They've got to be called accursed for some reason."
"Come on Mr. Death, how can you be afraid of some water?" Mocked Heero. Duo was silent, then he ran up in front of Wufei.
"I am the god of death! No cursed springs are going to scare me!" He flexed his arm muscles. Heero rolled his eyes while Relena and Quatre burst out laughing. Trowa just looked on, thinking how stupid his companion was. Wufei grabbed a pretty good-sized rock and threw it at the American's head.
"Ow! What was that for?!?" Duo stopped walking and rubbed his head.
"Like I said before, shut up Maxwell." Wufei passed the ailing pilot. Relena was holding back another fit of giggles. Duo walked next to her, his hands behind his head.
"So why did you come?" He asked
"I wanted…needed to get away from my work," the honey blond said, quickly glancing at Heero. Duo saw the small gesture.
"Ah, I get it," he winked at her. She blushed and looked down at her feet. The group stopped abruptly. Relena looked up, the sight before her was breath taking.
Hundreds of small springs stretched for miles. The beautiful cloudless sky reflected off the sparkling ponds. Bamboo poles towered above the water. The mountains surrounded the area like protectors. A sign announced the name of the area and warned against being there without a guard.
"Um… I don't see a guard. Maybe we should wait for someone," suggested Relena, but it was too late. Wufei was already balanced on one of the bamboo poles, arms crossed over his chest.
"Does anyone challenge me?" He invited. Trowa did a back flip landing perfectly on a pole facing the Chinese boy. Heero jumped up on a neighboring pole. Duo attempted to do the same, but ended up hugging the pole half way down.
"Go on Quatre," urged Relena.
"Um…is this necessary?" The blond boy looked uneasily at the others. Relena nodded. Reluctantly Quatre climbed up one of the poles.
"The last person standing is the victor," announced the confident Wufei. "Don't be to mad when you're all wet," he added with a smirk.
With that last comment the boys charged at each other. Wufei lunged at the calm Trowa, who flipped out of the way onto a nearby perch. The Chinese pilot caught him self just as Heero flew at him. Wufei dodged sending Heero flying into the pole Duo was hugging onto. The startled god of death was flung into the water below. Quatre looked on as Duo's braid wrapped around Heero's ankle sending him in to a different pool. Wufei and Trowa didn't notice as they went at each other.
Relena watched the pool her perfect soldier had fallen into, and when he didn't come back up she ran and jumped pole to pole to his resting place, were she dove in after him. Quatre was so astonished by the spectacle that he lost balance and fell into the waiting water. Two small forms emerged from the spring that held Relena and Heero. Another pulled itself form beneath the water of Duo's pond. A rather large beast dragged its way onto shore.
"Had enough circus boy?" Wufei mocked. Trowa jumped, knocking Wufei from his perch. The falling Chinese boy bumped the pole, throwing Trowa into the water as well.
Wufei came up coughing. He looked to see Trowa, only it wasn't Trowa that came out of the water, it was a… duck?!? "What the…" he stopped short. Why was his voice so high? He stood up on dry land and looked down at himself. "WOMAN!!" He shrieked, then promptly passed out.
Alrighty people, there's the first chapter. Good? Bad? Ugly? R&R please! Maybe even throw in some suggestions. Thanx! ^-^