CHAPTER 8- TARGET
Duo looked down to the girl around his waist. She was fast asleep draped over the chair. He looked back to the screen just as an image of Heero popped up. "Hey, what's going on? Anything new? Elizabeth fell asleep," he glanced down at the sleeping girl. "Ann is drifting off, too, I think we'll make camp," Heero replied then shut off the communicator. Slowly both Gundams lowered onto their knee's closer to the ground. Heero slowly loosened the belts that strapped him in, trying not to wake the light sleeping Ann. His attempt failed as she stirred and sat up rubbing her eyes. She let out a small, short yawn and looked up at Heero, "We stopping to camp?" Her answer was a simple nod as Heero got out of the door and jumped to the ground. She slowly stood up, using the chair to balance. She got out of the Gundam and helped Heero set up camp; it consisted of one big tent; was the only one that was found in the time they had available. Heero looked at Ann for a moment, "Are you alright?" he asked as she staggered slightly. "Uh, yeah, just a little tired," Ann answered as she sat down on a small bag. Just then, Duo brought a sleeping Elizabeth over towards the two. "She's been asleep for a while, practically passed out," he said laying her down on one of the mattresses. Then he let out a hardy yawn himself, "I think its time to hit the sack; I'm dead beat tired after all this work." He took off his jacket and lay down next to Elizabeth. Ann soon accompanied him, placing herself next to the form of Elizabeth. Heero stayed up, "I'll be first watch tonight." He then turned and left, sitting himself down onto a stump of an old tree. The forest they had been traveling through was very quiet, except a rustle of leaves by the breeze.
It was getting onto early morning as the fire's embers slowly died down. Heero was still out for watch, but was tired himself. He yawned slightly, trying to push back the oncoming sleep. Crack His eyes snapped open as his ears became acute, listening to the sound of sticks and leaves crackling. Someone, or something, was walking towards the camp. He slowly trailed his eyes around, looking for any sign of something unusual. There was a slight growl as his eyes caught a glimpse of a reflection of light off of something. *Might just be a wolf* he thought, slowly placing his hand towards his back where he kept his pistol. He pulled it out and crouched down, moving slowly towards the tent. *It should be blended enough for the normal eye to see* he thought, creeping into it. He shuffled over to Duo, shaking the boy slightly to wake him. "Hmm? Wha-," he was cut short by Heero's hand. Heero gestured towards the door with his eyes. Nodding his understanding, Duo slowly got up and reached for his gun he placed with his jacket. Heero went and woke Ann as Duo tried Elizabeth. He walked back to the door in attack mode. Looking through a small peek whole in the fabric, he saw it wasn't a wolf at all. It was a totally different thing; he concluded as his eyes widened.
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"Are both of you alright?" Quatre asked in his concerned tone. "Yes," came Trowa's voice from the containment room next to him. The one over from that only gave off a moan. "Wufei, you alright?" Quatre said in an even more worried tone, "Wufei can you hear me?" He strained his ears for the boys answer, hoping that the young man was okay. "It's all my fault. If I had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened. I left the whole area unguarded," he mumbled to himself. But in these halls, even a mumble can trail. "You're…. right…. Quatre," came Wufei's faint voice. "Huh? Wufei are you okay?!" Quatre asked in a slightly panicked tone. "Yeah, just…. a couple of scratches…. here and there," Wufei said with a slight chuckle, trying to make himself feel better. One of his ribs were broken, he was sure of it; and his head was pounding. "Wufei, I'm sure," Trowa began, but went silent as the sound of an explosion was heard. "Do you think that's the guys?" Quatre asked with a little hope. "Not sure," Trowa answered, trying to listen hard to everything that was going on beyond the boundaries.
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Heero looked at the thing that was standing in the middle of the campground, trying to figure what exactly it was. *Believe it's a robot* he thought to himself. It was armed, heavy duty with guns and small beam canons. *Interesting technology* was another thought that crossed his mind. Meanwhile, Duo was trying to wake Elizabeth, "Hey, hey Elizabeth, c'mon wake up," he whispered the best he could. But the girl stayed sleeping, as if bewitched with it forever. Ann looked over to her, trying hard to focus herself. Everything was still blurry from waking up. She fought to stay awake, slowly getting her jacket and equipment on; joining Heero at the entrance. "What is it?" she asked in a whispered voice. Heero aloud her to look through the peek whole he was using. "It's a MD, smaller model 5997. It has a camera attached to it, allowing the controller to see without being in the cockpit. That's its only week point," Ann informed him. He nodded, understanding her; this wasn't going to be that easy. *She's a lot more peaceful when she's asleep* Duo thought to himself as he shook Elizabeth again. She just rolled over, exposing what she was clenching in her hand. "Huh?" Duo sputtered, realizing what it was she was holding. He reached around to his back pocket, "Yep, that's the one I was missing from my pocket, didn't even realize she took it. Good thing she did, it's the only one I have left right now," he mumbled as he took the small grenade out of the girl's hand. She clenched it tighter, but then let go as Duo tried to wake her again. He joined Ann and Heero by the door, "Will this work?" he asked in a whispered tone, holding the small bomb up. Ann nodded her thank you and took it from him. Duo went back to try his luck on waking Elizabeth again. Ann threw the grenade as soon as she pulled the pin. A couple of seconds later, the robot was reduced to scraps with a big explosion. "Yee-haw! Not that's what I call using resources!" Duo exclaimed in triumph. "Hmm? What's going on?" Elizabeth asked, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. "Finally your awake. We just blew away a MD 59…. Uh, a robot with that extra grenade," he answered. "Extra?" she looked around. Duo waited a second, and then added, "The one you took out of my pocket," he snickered. Elizabeth blushed horrendously; knowing he had found out her hands had trailed that far down to his pocket on the ride over to where they made camp. Duo burst out laughing, as Ann and Heero walked over. "We'll have to move out now," Ann commented. "The base was close enough to hear the explosion," Heero also inputted. They packed up camp and started on the short journey to the base ahead of them.
A/N: Here is chapter 8. Phew, I'm beat, too much to do in so little time. Not a lot of computer writing either. Please let me know what you think, review! –Darken Angel
Duo looked down to the girl around his waist. She was fast asleep draped over the chair. He looked back to the screen just as an image of Heero popped up. "Hey, what's going on? Anything new? Elizabeth fell asleep," he glanced down at the sleeping girl. "Ann is drifting off, too, I think we'll make camp," Heero replied then shut off the communicator. Slowly both Gundams lowered onto their knee's closer to the ground. Heero slowly loosened the belts that strapped him in, trying not to wake the light sleeping Ann. His attempt failed as she stirred and sat up rubbing her eyes. She let out a small, short yawn and looked up at Heero, "We stopping to camp?" Her answer was a simple nod as Heero got out of the door and jumped to the ground. She slowly stood up, using the chair to balance. She got out of the Gundam and helped Heero set up camp; it consisted of one big tent; was the only one that was found in the time they had available. Heero looked at Ann for a moment, "Are you alright?" he asked as she staggered slightly. "Uh, yeah, just a little tired," Ann answered as she sat down on a small bag. Just then, Duo brought a sleeping Elizabeth over towards the two. "She's been asleep for a while, practically passed out," he said laying her down on one of the mattresses. Then he let out a hardy yawn himself, "I think its time to hit the sack; I'm dead beat tired after all this work." He took off his jacket and lay down next to Elizabeth. Ann soon accompanied him, placing herself next to the form of Elizabeth. Heero stayed up, "I'll be first watch tonight." He then turned and left, sitting himself down onto a stump of an old tree. The forest they had been traveling through was very quiet, except a rustle of leaves by the breeze.
It was getting onto early morning as the fire's embers slowly died down. Heero was still out for watch, but was tired himself. He yawned slightly, trying to push back the oncoming sleep. Crack His eyes snapped open as his ears became acute, listening to the sound of sticks and leaves crackling. Someone, or something, was walking towards the camp. He slowly trailed his eyes around, looking for any sign of something unusual. There was a slight growl as his eyes caught a glimpse of a reflection of light off of something. *Might just be a wolf* he thought, slowly placing his hand towards his back where he kept his pistol. He pulled it out and crouched down, moving slowly towards the tent. *It should be blended enough for the normal eye to see* he thought, creeping into it. He shuffled over to Duo, shaking the boy slightly to wake him. "Hmm? Wha-," he was cut short by Heero's hand. Heero gestured towards the door with his eyes. Nodding his understanding, Duo slowly got up and reached for his gun he placed with his jacket. Heero went and woke Ann as Duo tried Elizabeth. He walked back to the door in attack mode. Looking through a small peek whole in the fabric, he saw it wasn't a wolf at all. It was a totally different thing; he concluded as his eyes widened.
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"Are both of you alright?" Quatre asked in his concerned tone. "Yes," came Trowa's voice from the containment room next to him. The one over from that only gave off a moan. "Wufei, you alright?" Quatre said in an even more worried tone, "Wufei can you hear me?" He strained his ears for the boys answer, hoping that the young man was okay. "It's all my fault. If I had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened. I left the whole area unguarded," he mumbled to himself. But in these halls, even a mumble can trail. "You're…. right…. Quatre," came Wufei's faint voice. "Huh? Wufei are you okay?!" Quatre asked in a slightly panicked tone. "Yeah, just…. a couple of scratches…. here and there," Wufei said with a slight chuckle, trying to make himself feel better. One of his ribs were broken, he was sure of it; and his head was pounding. "Wufei, I'm sure," Trowa began, but went silent as the sound of an explosion was heard. "Do you think that's the guys?" Quatre asked with a little hope. "Not sure," Trowa answered, trying to listen hard to everything that was going on beyond the boundaries.
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Heero looked at the thing that was standing in the middle of the campground, trying to figure what exactly it was. *Believe it's a robot* he thought to himself. It was armed, heavy duty with guns and small beam canons. *Interesting technology* was another thought that crossed his mind. Meanwhile, Duo was trying to wake Elizabeth, "Hey, hey Elizabeth, c'mon wake up," he whispered the best he could. But the girl stayed sleeping, as if bewitched with it forever. Ann looked over to her, trying hard to focus herself. Everything was still blurry from waking up. She fought to stay awake, slowly getting her jacket and equipment on; joining Heero at the entrance. "What is it?" she asked in a whispered voice. Heero aloud her to look through the peek whole he was using. "It's a MD, smaller model 5997. It has a camera attached to it, allowing the controller to see without being in the cockpit. That's its only week point," Ann informed him. He nodded, understanding her; this wasn't going to be that easy. *She's a lot more peaceful when she's asleep* Duo thought to himself as he shook Elizabeth again. She just rolled over, exposing what she was clenching in her hand. "Huh?" Duo sputtered, realizing what it was she was holding. He reached around to his back pocket, "Yep, that's the one I was missing from my pocket, didn't even realize she took it. Good thing she did, it's the only one I have left right now," he mumbled as he took the small grenade out of the girl's hand. She clenched it tighter, but then let go as Duo tried to wake her again. He joined Ann and Heero by the door, "Will this work?" he asked in a whispered tone, holding the small bomb up. Ann nodded her thank you and took it from him. Duo went back to try his luck on waking Elizabeth again. Ann threw the grenade as soon as she pulled the pin. A couple of seconds later, the robot was reduced to scraps with a big explosion. "Yee-haw! Not that's what I call using resources!" Duo exclaimed in triumph. "Hmm? What's going on?" Elizabeth asked, sitting up and rubbing her eyes. "Finally your awake. We just blew away a MD 59…. Uh, a robot with that extra grenade," he answered. "Extra?" she looked around. Duo waited a second, and then added, "The one you took out of my pocket," he snickered. Elizabeth blushed horrendously; knowing he had found out her hands had trailed that far down to his pocket on the ride over to where they made camp. Duo burst out laughing, as Ann and Heero walked over. "We'll have to move out now," Ann commented. "The base was close enough to hear the explosion," Heero also inputted. They packed up camp and started on the short journey to the base ahead of them.
A/N: Here is chapter 8. Phew, I'm beat, too much to do in so little time. Not a lot of computer writing either. Please let me know what you think, review! –Darken Angel
