Capture the Flag
Life went on, as always, life at school seemed normal. Well, as normal as having Gundam pilots at school. The girls never truly wondered why the boys were there. In fact they never wondered why people from an anime show existed at all. That is till one evening Miroki was sitting in front of the TV doing homework. Her father was watching the news; Miroki of course was paying any attention to it. That is until a scene appeared on the TV.
"Today in World News, people are reporting of a large robot machine…"
Miroki's head shot up in time to see the Wing Zero on the news. For a moment Miroki's mind was numb with thought. Too many questions ran through her mind, but one thought came through loud and clear, "Oh god, am I living in Gundam Wing?"
The reporter continued, "No one has been reported hurt during these sightings, but local police are investigating this mysterious machine."
Miroki had stopped what she was doing to watch the news. The screen showed police searching through what looked like a burned down factory. Though Miroki seriously doubted it. At that moment the phone rang, Miroki was the one to pick it up.
"Hello?"
"Miroki, is that you?"
"Ya, it's me."
"It's Kara, did you watch the news?"
"The thing about the Wing Zero? Sure did."
"This is getting weird, I know the G-boys have to be here for a reason, but why here? Why our home?" Kara asked.
"I don't know, but I know a way we can find out," Miroki said knowingly.
"No." Kara stated.
"No what?"
"No, you will not ask them what they know." Ordered a worried Kara.
"Why not? They know what's going on." Miroki insisted.
"Are you nuts? You're asking for a death wish."
"Okay, but I will drop hints." Miroki stated mater-of-factly.
Kara groans, "Just don't do anything stupid.
Miroki grins, "Don't worry, I won't."
With that Kara hung up, and sighed to herself.
"This is going to be a long year."
Figuring that there wasn't anything else she could do, Kara headed to bed. If she had stayed a bit longer, Kara would have seen some Leos disappearing into the forest on the TV screen.
The next day both girls arrived at school a bit earlier than usual. They saw Adam Deling standing by the lockers.
"Girls Wus'up?" Adam waved.
Kara grinned, "Not much Adam."
"And you?" Miroki added.
Adam lowered his voice, "They say that the after school activity is paintball."
"Paintball! I can't believe this! If the paint is permanent then it'll get stuck in my hair!" Miroki complained.
"Don't worry it's probably not permanent paint, but still I'm not too sure I'm keen on the idea." Kara replied.
"Still you have any idea how long it takes to get paint out of your hair? You have short hair Kara, it isn't a problem for you." Miroki frowned.
Kara raised a brow, "How do you know how long it takes?"
Miroki sheepishly grins, "I have a baby bro, remember?"
Adam nudges Kara, "I think you shouldn't ask, I won't."
Kara rolls her eyes at him, "Ditto."
"Opps, I'm gonna be late, you girls better hurry, or else…"
Rrrrrinnng!
"We're late!" both girls cried.
Being late wasn't that bad, but being in TAP was. TAP or the 'Teacher Advisor Program' was supposed to help students thought their daily highschool career. Having teachers talk about study skills, homework skills, and other things. The program was just introduced that year, so everything was introductory. Unfortunately the program itself was so boring that even the teachers cringed at doing it. Slowly, as if hoping that maybe, just maybe it would be cancelled for the day, the girls walked to their classroom. There, in class was Heero, who was glaring at the teacher, Wufei, who was reading a book, Duo, who was doodling on a piece of paper, and Trowa, who was staring blankly into space. Miroki and Kara took their seats in front of the boys.
"Hey, where's Quatre?" Kara asked.
Trowa snapped out of his glaze, "Quatre is helping set up the after school activity."
"Lucky." Miroki muttered under her breath.
"Will someone tell me again, why we are all here?" Wufei said impatiently.
Kara shrugged, "One of those things to help the students, or so they think."
"Who thinks?" Wufei shot back.
"The government." Miroki added her two cents.
"Come on already! We've done those get-to-know-you activities so many times, I could tell you in detail about everyone in this room!" Duo complained.
"What do you suggest we do? Sneak out?" Miroki glared at Duo.
"Not a bad idea."
Everyone turned to the speaker, Heero looked at each of them in the eye.
"Heero, you of all people are saying that we could sneak out? Do I see something wrong with this picture?" Duo nearly exclaimed.
"Anything is better than staring at the teacher for twenty minutes." Trowa looked at the teacher.
"Even if we wanted to, the teacher's desk is right beside the door. How are we going to past her?" Kara looked at the door, then to the teacher.
Duo gasped, "Kara? You too? I thought you wouldn't go for that kind of thing?"
Kara gave a smirk, "And I thought you wouldn't pass up the chance."
"Of course not! I just wonder if you're up to this." Duo scoffed.
"If Kara's going, then I'm going." Miroki nodded, then adding, "Well Wufei? Are you in?"
"Sure woman, if it means getting out of here."
"So then, back to my question, how do we get past her?" Kara pointed to the teacher.
"We just need a distraction." Heero stated as if the answer was obvious.
Miroki looked over her shoulder, "No prob, I have this guy that owes me."
Curiously Kara wondered out loud, "Who?"
"See that guy over there? His name is Nick, he's called the class clown, I helped him awhile back, so I think he can help."
Without another word, Miroki got up from her sit, and scrolled to where Nick was. Bending down she whispered in his ear, he nodded grinning from ear to ear. As if it was a normal conversation, Miroki promptly walked back to her desk. On cue Nick stood up, taking a rubber band aimed it at a girl, and fired. The whole thing set off a chain reaction. The angry girl tried tossing her book back at Nick, Nick ducked, and the book hit the boy behind him. The girl that got hit called Nick a jerk, but the boy thought she meant him. He swore at her, and the girl's friends came to her defense, to say the least. Within a few minutes the whole room was full of chaos, swearing, booking throwing, and one teacher at her wits end. During all this time, the group sneaked out. When they got down the hall, out the door they grinned, most of them anyway.
"Finally free!" Miroki stretched.
"Good plan woman." Wufei nodded in agreement.
Kara checked her watch "We better get going, see you later, and Trowa…"
"Yes?"
"Remember the last practice is at my house."
Trowa nodded.
Like always everyone met up after school of the activity. Both girls saw the person in charge, but after being with the G-boys they didn't batter an eyelash.
The lady cleared her throat, "Everyone! My name is Noin, and from now on, I will be taking care of the activities."
Miroki whispered, "Just great, a mobile suit instructor for a teacher."
"Some of you are familiar with paintball, but this will be different. Each of you will get a paintball gun, but you will all be on your own. There is a building in these woods behind me. In the building are several flags, you must get a flag, and bring it back to me without getting shot. Everyone, but Heero's, Duo's, Trowa's, Quatre's and Wufei's goal is to get a flag. These boys' goals, including with some of the volunteers their goal is to keep you from getting the flags. You all have half an hour."
When Noin had left Kara looked to Miroki, "Well she didn't say we couldn't partner up."
"Huh?"
"Think about Miroki, if the G-boys are guarding the building we won't have a chance…"
"But if we team up…" Miroki started smiling.
Kara grinned, "Then we will get those flags no prob."
They walked up to a bin, grab a gun, and head to the forest. Getting there wasn't a problem; there weren't a lot of guards, just a few. Nothing that two girls couldn't handle, they kept going till they were a few meters from the building. The building itself was a two story, brick building with a few windows. It was guards by several adults near the door and lower windows. Of course this is where teaming up comes in handy.
"Hey Miroki, what's the game plan?" Kara asked softly.
"We need two flags. Kara, I need you to shoot down the guards and watch my back." Miroki replied back.
"Count on me. If you need me, I'll be up in a tree."
Kara straped the paintball gun over her shoulder, to climb up the tree. Miroki ran ahead, listening to the rustle in the trees. Knowing htat Kara was climbing from tree to tree. They both got to the edge of the forest. Almost like it was second nature both girls they started their plan. Kara raised her gun, and fired, taking out the guards near the door. Miroki took her cue, and ran into the building. Inside the building were many doors. After some time, Miroki found out that all of the doors on the first floor were locked. On the second floor Miroki made her way down that long hallway, only find Duo heading in her direction. She decided that the best idea was to back track, but she turned to find Heero walking down that way! Stuck between two boys, who would spot her any minute Miroki backed up for a minute. Noticing the door on her left, Miroki had to make a quick decision.
"Okay, either a) get shot by either Heero or Duo, or b) face the unknown and hide behind that door. Not a hard one, b)," Miroki figured to herself.
Quickly, quietly, she slipped into the room. Closing the door behind her, Miroki realized two things. First there was a pile of flags in one corner of the room, second there were no windows out of the room.
Meanwhile outside the room Heero and Duo met in the middle of the hall, right in front of the door that Miroki had entered earlier before.
"Hey Heero! What's up?" Duo grinned.
Heero just shrugged, "No one's in the building yet, so far so good, but I want to check this room first."
"Why? Don't we normally catch people in the hall?"
That's when Heero smirked, and not one of those good smirks mind you, "That's where Oz fails, they don't check rooms, and even when they do, they don't check it very well."
"Tips from the expert." Duo just shook his head.
During this time Miroki heard the whole conversation that was going on outside. With no quick way out, and knowing that they would probably walk into the room instead of just peering from the outside, Miroki's chances were getting slimmer. Kara was still in the tree waiting for Miroki. She made sure to shoot anyone within eyesight of the already paint splattered people. By then she knew where most of them were, she also knew that Wufei and Quatre were on the roof, so she couldn't take her head out of the treetop. Trowa, she noticed was leading a group of guards to make sweeps of the forest.
"Miroki, what's taking so long?" Kara whispered.
Inside the building Heero opened the door, Duo getting ready to fire. Out from where the boys stood there was no one in the room, cautious they stepped in. No one. No sign of life at all in the room as they split up to search the room. Miroki looked down at Heero's and Duo's heads, she could feel herself sweat. Her gun was dangling from her, as she grabbed the pipes that were running on the ceiling. Miroki figured they wouldn't notice her, unless they looked up, which she prayed they didn't.
"Please don't look up…" Miroki thought franticly.
Duo waited for Heero, who was checking the flags at the corner.
"Well, no one here." Duo stated.
"Not so fast, see this flags?" he pointed to the corner.
"Ya, so?" Duo looked to where Heero was pointing.
Heero cocked his paintball gun; "Quatre said there was no less than 20 in each room. There are only 18 in this pile."
"Uh oh, I didn't think they would keep count." Miroki panicked.
Duo shut to door behind him, "Which means the person either is already gone or is still here."
Heero nodded.
Franticly Miroki looked around the room for anything that might help her. On one side of the wall, not too far from where Miroki was, there was a vent. It was pretty small, but she figured she could fit in there. Carefully she made her way over to the vent, and then she tried to pull the screen off.
"Where in the heck is that person, or maybe he's not here." Duo said aloud.
Heero was about to agree when he thought he heard something. It seems that the pipes were very old indeed, and creaked as Miroki tried to get the screen off. Duo looked up to see Miroki near the vent.
"Miroki! What cha doing up there?" Duo hollered.
Giving up on the screen Miroki jumped down from the ceiling, dashing out the door. This was followed by several paintballs, which splattered against the wall. Everyone in the building knew that someone had gotten in; Quatre left his post on the roof to cut off Miroki. Picking the nearest door, Miroki when into another room. This time it had a window, with a tree nearby. Without thinking Miroki climbed out the window, and down the tree. By the time Quatre got there, she was already out. From where Kara was she noticed Miroki getting out of the building through a tree. Though that wasn't the only exiting the building. Heero and Duo exited the building too, and where getting ready to shoot Miroki. Kara shot first, the boys ducked at the hail of paintballs.
"Hey! I thought it was everyone for himself." Duo complained.
Heero didn't look surprise, "No one said they couldn't."
Wufei watched where the shots where coming from. Taking a guess, he shot the trees. She stopped her shooting to see it rain paintballs, which mostly splattered on the leaves. Since it wasn't safe to stay in the trees anymore, Kara quickly, mostly tumbled down from her spot, just in time to have Miroki grab her hand, dragging her into the forest.
"That was to close, just a few more meters and we're home free." Miroki panted.
Kara shook her head, "Uh, uh, Trowa has been taking a group of guards patrolling the place. They know we need to get to Noin first, and Trowa is an excellent strategist," Kara grumbled, "Whoever called this fun, has another thing coming to them."
"Sh…"
"Duck!"
Both girls hit the ground, two meters before them was Trowa and no doubt the guards.
"We need a plan…" Miroki muttered.
"How about this, I shoot and distract them. You run with the flags." Kara suggested.
Miroki frowned, "There's a good chance you'll get hit."
"Yea, no doubt, but if one of us gets through with both flags, then in some sense we win." Kara smiled.
"Are you sure?"
"Pretty sure, my aim is good for someone who's ever held a gun of any sort in her life." Miroki's friend joked.
Again Kara climbed up a tree.
"No offense Kara, but how in the hell are you planning to do this?"
"Like they say take out the leader."
"You're nuts, smart, but nuts." Miroki got ready to run.
Taking aim Kara fired at Trowa, Miroki took her cue to run for it. Trowa knew that something was moving in the forest, he barely moved out of the way in time. He returned his fire to the trees at the unknown shooter. Miroki ran as fast as her legs would carry her, ignoring everything else around her. Kara was having more than a hard time moving out of Trowa's line of fire, since trees didn't give her much room to move around in. Moving back further into the trees, Kara finally jumped down, taking this last chance to shoot. Two of the paintballs hit Trowa in the shoulder, Kara grinned. That didn't last long as Kara heard something snap behind her. She turned just in time to get hit in the chest by a paintball. The owner of that shot smirked.
"You should watch your back more carefully." Heero lowered his paintball gun.
Miroki saw Kara come out of the forest, her chest covered with yellow paint.
"You didn't get him?" Miroki was a bit upset.
"No, I got him alright, but Heero got me." Kara smiled sheepishly.
Both girls grinned, and laughed. That day was definably something to remember.
Author's Note: Tired of me yet? Anyway I really like this, but it would have been longer if I wasn't suffering from a lack of sleep. Real school doesn't help much either.
I once again give credit to Female Mewtwo, for her ideas, her character Miroki Sekkio, and her encouragement. Seriously I wouldn't have gotten this far, if she didn't keep me on track. With her help I'll finish this.
That's it for now, Please read and review, please, pretty please with a cherry on top? Now what will happen? Why are the Gundams here? And are there any more people from the Gundam Wing universe going to show up? Next time on Wing School.