Chapter 6 – Desert Planet

Heero leaned on Duo as they walked out of the hospital room and into the waiting room.

"Why did you torture me back there, Duo?"

"Consider it a punishment. Now, once we get into the waiting room, I'll let you pop that arm back into place."

Heero smiled and hugged closer to Duo as they walked. When they got in the waiting room, they saw Trowa and Quatre making out in a corner, some priest fainted in a chair, and Vash, Wufei, and a few doctors playing poker.

"Hey guy," Duo said as he came in. He placed Heero down by the poker game.

The doctors looked at Heero curiously as he started to run his hands down his arm looking for the broken bone. Vash looked up curiously too. In an instant, Heero popped his arm back into place with a snapping sound.

Vash suddenly went pale. "Awe man, what did he just do? I think I'm gonna be sick."

Duo laughed. "Don't worry, he's done that before with his leg." Vash turned a little green.

There was a sudden moan as Wolfwood woke up. "What the hell is going on? Vash, I had the weirdest dream."

Vash got up and walked over to his boyfriend. "Its no dream. At least when those two lovers kicked me it wasn't." Vash nodded in Quatre and Trowa's direction. They were now broken apart and leaning closely on each other.

Wolfwood looked around. "Then what the hell is this? And where is my damn cross!"

One of the doctors stood up. "If you mean that big hunk of metal, it didn't make it past security. You want me to get it for you?" Wolfwood glared so the doctor nodded and walked off.

Vash smiled. "Let me introduce you to these kids. That's Quatre with the blonde hair, Trowa is the one next to him. Wufei is the black haired guy, and those are doctors. Not to mention the guy with the braid is Duo. I don't know who that guy is that popped his arm back into place. Well, everybody, this is Wolfwood."

Heero stood up. "I'm Heero. Omae O Korosu."

Wolfwood and Vash stared at him and took a step back. Duo glared at Heero. "No you won't! You can't do that just because they hit you with a car!"

Wolfwood looked at them. "Wait a minute! When we crashed, all I saw was a run-down house that nobody lived in! The last this I saw was almost like a warp-hole. Then I woke up here to Knives running around my room screaming about something stupid!"

Quatre stood up and walked over to stand with Heero, Duo, and Wufei. "What do you mean?"

Trowa followed him. "I think they were probably brain washed not to believe they were driving. Or not to believe they ran into somebody."

Everyone looked at Trowa. Before anybody could respond, the doctor came back with Wolfwood's cross. He had four other doctors help carry it.

Wolfwood smiled and walked over to it. "Thanks." He took it one-handed and slung it over his shoulder.

Duo stared at him. "That's one big cross. What are you? A priest or a weight lifter?"

Wolfwood looked back at Duo. "A priest, so what? I'm the only one you'll find like me. I promise you."

Duo raised an eyebrow. "Really? And what's so special about you?"

Wolfwood grinned and started to answer, but Vash cut in. "You don't want to know."

Wolfwood glared. "Don't start that again!"

"Its your fault! You gave me doughnuts!"

"You shouldn't have eaten the doughnuts!"

"You shouldn't have offered me doughnuts!"

Vash and Wolfwood continued to fight. The five other guys just stared at each other. The doctors had left when the "fight" started.

Wufei was the first to speak. "We better continue with the mission. All four of you are to report to the enemy's base by tonight. If you are talking about this mission, call it 'Desert Planet'."

Quatre looked up. "Why 'Desert Planet'."

Wufei shrugged. "I don't know. I got a call on my way up here saying to call it 'Desert Planet'. Don't ask me how those weaklings think these things up."

The boys looked over to Vash and Wolfwood (who were now making out). Duo shook his head. "Wufei, you are going to take care of them. I don't think they will be okay walking around alone. I mean, they fainted at the site of trees."

Wufei nodded. "The professor told me to anyway. He said that he is worried that will ruin the mission. You guys go ahead and leave. I'll be fine dealing with them. It'll be easy."