Chapter 4 – New Planet, New Things, New People
Note: Yeah, I know. The chapters are short and it seems like two different stories. Don't worry, though. Vash, Wolfwood, and Knives (yes, and Knives) will meet Heero, Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei.
Vash glared as he drove on. He didn't want Knives here. He also couldn't help in noticing something was different about him. "Why are you here, Knives."
Knives looked up. "Awe! My –hic- little brother don't –hic- want me anymore!"
Vash looked at Wolfwood, then at his brother in the mirror. "You're drunk! How did you get drunk!"
Knives laughed. "Your –hic- silly, Vash. Have you –hic- always been this –hic- silly?" Knives jumped up and put his hands over Vash's eyes. "Peek-a-boo!"
Vash spun out of control. "KNIVES!"
Wolfwood tried to grab the wheel. "Damnit Knives! Oh shit-"
The car slammed into an old, run-down house leaving the three of them unconscious.
Vash woke up to a nurse patting his head with a damp towel. "Nick?"
The nurse smiled. "No, I'm a nurse. You're at a hospital. The doctors are extremely worried about you! You have so many cuts, scars, and a grate! We didn't want to do any surgery on you until the doctor talked to you."
Vash nodded. "Don't worry about anything. I've had all of them for a while. I'm used to it. Don't feel sorry for me either. I don't like that."
"What about your arm?" She picked up Vash's left arm. "It seems to have some kind of metal in it. We didn't know what it was."
Vash laughed. "Are nurses always this clueless? I'm surprised you don't recognize me."
The nurse looked at Vash curiously. "I've never seen you before, I've never even heard of you."
Vash was about to tell her his name when the doctor came in. "Is he able to talk? Good. I've got this pretty angry guy out here." The doctor stood out of the way as a man came in. He had brown, butt-length hair tied in a braid.
"I got it!" Quatre ran down the hall to the door bell. "Yes? Trowa!" He gave Trowa the biggest bear hug he could give. Trowa returned it.
"Hey Quatre, listen. We need to go to Earth with Duo and Heero. Wufei just got mail that something happened down on Earth. Are you ready to go? We really don't have much time. The ship leaves in an hour."
Quatre smiled. "I've been ready to go since yesterday after your show."
"Well, we have to go now, so go get your stuff. I'll wait here, koi."
Quatre ran to his room, grabbed his bag, and ran back to Trowa. He yelled a goodbye to his parents and sisters and left before they could say anything back. Quatre looked up at Trowa. "Why are we going to Earth? What happened?"
Trowa's eyebrows jerked in and he looked mad. "Some jerks ran Heero over with a car. It was an odd car according to Wufei. There was a blonde, a spiky-haired guy, and what looked like a priest. Wufei didn't sound worried. I'm sure he wouldn't since Duo will probably kill the driver anyway."
Quatre looked ahead. "Is Heero going to be okay? I know he's gotten into worse situations, but this is bad."
Trowa gave a weak laugh. "He tried popping his arm back into place, but the medical guys stopped him. They took him and the three jerks to the hospital. That's where Duo is right now. Wufei would get there today, if his work hadn't interfered. He'll be there tomorrow. As for us, we'll be there shortly. I'm just worried at what Duo will do."
"Leave us alone." Duo stared coldly at Vash. The doctor nodded and he and the nurse left.
"What are you, a therapist?" Vash looked at Duo with curiosity.
Duo shook his head. "No, but after I'm done with you, you're going to need therapy. Maybe it will teach you a lesson about how to not run over people when driving." Duo cracked his knuckles. "What's your name so I can tell my friends who ran over Heero."
Vash stared at Duo wide-eyed. "V-vash the Stampede. And I didn't even know I ran over somebody. All I know is that I was driving Nick and myself to the church so we could work. Then I saw my brother, who was drunk. Then he put his hands over my eyes and we crashed into an old, run-down building. Next thing I knew, is you coming in yelling at me." Vash grabbed the sheets and pulled it up to his chin.
Duo stood there. "If you were going to a church, you were going the wrong way." Duo walked over to the window and pointed to the church.
Vash started to get up when he noticed all he had on was a skimpy hospital gown. He looked out the window without getting up and he almost fainted.
Duo looked at him funny. "What is it?"
Vash looked at Duo. "Are those, trees?"
Duo just stared at him.
