Chapter 4: Partners
Finally, chapter 4. Sorry it's been so long since I updated but I finally got my service back. Enjoy the story and I'll try to bring up the next chapter soon. Also you know the regular warnings so I'm not going to repeat them and thanks to everyone that reviewed this story.
Chapter 4: Partners
"Ok, now for the briefing." Rai announced. They had just finished a small dinner that Trowa had prepared and were all seated in the living room. All attention shifted to him as the others heard the word briefing. The gray blue-eyed boy waited until he was sure that all thoughts were focused on him before he continued. "As you all know I was sent here as back up but I'm afraid that there was also another purpose to my joining you guys." Taking a deep breath, the Wing pilot spared a glance at Heero before speaking. "I have already told Heero a little about this information but about a month ago J and I had found something interesting while scanning one of the OZ data bases."
"What sort of information was it Rai?" Quatre prompted.
"Well. . ." Began the American. "As I reported to Heero, OZ has mentioned interest in destroying each and every colony. This would in fact push them much closer to winning the war and. . ."
"Hold on a minute! What do you mean that OZ wants to destroy the colonies? How are they going to put that plan into motion?" Wufei growled out angrily.
Rai sighed. "I mean just what I said. They want to annihilate every colony so that the war will shift in their favor. From what I gathered, all they are waiting for is some news that we have arrived on the colonies so that they can take us out at the same time. Further more, I believe that they have already set the explosives but the problem is where the exact location of each bomb is. Mission details involve all of us this time. Duo and Heero are to investigate L2, while Trowa covers L3, and Quatre L4. I, on the other hand, will be accompanying Wufei to L5 since there has been the most reported activity there. L1 has already been eliminated since that is too close to one of their bases for them to destroy without risk of damaging their own factory."
A collective silence followed as each of the young men processed all the information that they had received.
"So when do we leave?" Duo asked, breaking the uneasy calm.
Grimly Rai raised his head to answer. "Six days."
* * * * *
~Wufei and Rai~
Cursing under his breath, Wufei glared at the mission details once again. //Why is life so unjustified?// He groaned silently to himself. A moment later, Rai entered the room, face grinning and a small duffel bag in one hand.
"Guess we're roommates now, ne?" Rai asked, dropping carelessly onto one of the unoccupied hotel beds. They had just been assigned a mission and to Wufei's dislike, he had to sleep in the same room with Rai, his previous privacy now gone.
The Chinese pilot muttered a comment but the American couldn't distinguish what the other boy had said. "Speak up. Didn't catch a thing you said."
Wufei snorted and stood to leave the bedroom. "I'm going down to get something to eat."
Rai nodded even though the other's back was to him. "See you in a bit. I'm going to check in with the docs and see if they're gonna give us the rest of the mission plans yet."
Without an answer, Wufei shut the door firmly behind him leaving Rai to think.
//What the hell is wrong with him?// Rai thought, not angrily but rather frustrated at his friend's behavior. //He was pretty cool with me until now. He seriously couldn't be pissed off because we have to share a room right?//
Sighing, the brown haired pilot waited patiently for his laptop to boot up. A few seconds later, Rai entered the password and logged in.
. . . . . . .logging in. . . . . . .successfully logged in. . . .
. . . . .you have two new emails. . . . . .
Quickly opening the messages, Rai scanned the first one carefully.
Pilot 06, I know that you are new to actually working with another pilot but I have purposefully chosen pilot 05 since you are now to be partners.
This mission will require both, your skills as a hacker and 05's knowledge of your current surroundings and therefore allowing it to be easier to navigate through the colony. Details are enclosed in the attachment. Good luck.
J
//Oh, I bet Wufei's gonna be happy to hear this news.// Rai thought sarcastically as he reread the sentence announcing that the Chinese and him were to be partners throughout the rest of the war. //I just hope that we don't end up doing OZ a favor by killing each other before they get to us.// With a sigh, the American boy set to finish reading the rest of the information.
* * * * *
"Sir, we have lost track of all the pilots."
The man slammed his hand into the seat and fury radiated from his eyes. "Find them. Search all the colonies." He smirked evilly. "After all, we don't want to kill anyone without a reason."
T. B. C.
I know it's short but this seemed like a good place to end it for now so stayed tuned for the next chapter. Ja!
Finally, chapter 4. Sorry it's been so long since I updated but I finally got my service back. Enjoy the story and I'll try to bring up the next chapter soon. Also you know the regular warnings so I'm not going to repeat them and thanks to everyone that reviewed this story.
Chapter 4: Partners
"Ok, now for the briefing." Rai announced. They had just finished a small dinner that Trowa had prepared and were all seated in the living room. All attention shifted to him as the others heard the word briefing. The gray blue-eyed boy waited until he was sure that all thoughts were focused on him before he continued. "As you all know I was sent here as back up but I'm afraid that there was also another purpose to my joining you guys." Taking a deep breath, the Wing pilot spared a glance at Heero before speaking. "I have already told Heero a little about this information but about a month ago J and I had found something interesting while scanning one of the OZ data bases."
"What sort of information was it Rai?" Quatre prompted.
"Well. . ." Began the American. "As I reported to Heero, OZ has mentioned interest in destroying each and every colony. This would in fact push them much closer to winning the war and. . ."
"Hold on a minute! What do you mean that OZ wants to destroy the colonies? How are they going to put that plan into motion?" Wufei growled out angrily.
Rai sighed. "I mean just what I said. They want to annihilate every colony so that the war will shift in their favor. From what I gathered, all they are waiting for is some news that we have arrived on the colonies so that they can take us out at the same time. Further more, I believe that they have already set the explosives but the problem is where the exact location of each bomb is. Mission details involve all of us this time. Duo and Heero are to investigate L2, while Trowa covers L3, and Quatre L4. I, on the other hand, will be accompanying Wufei to L5 since there has been the most reported activity there. L1 has already been eliminated since that is too close to one of their bases for them to destroy without risk of damaging their own factory."
A collective silence followed as each of the young men processed all the information that they had received.
"So when do we leave?" Duo asked, breaking the uneasy calm.
Grimly Rai raised his head to answer. "Six days."
* * * * *
~Wufei and Rai~
Cursing under his breath, Wufei glared at the mission details once again. //Why is life so unjustified?// He groaned silently to himself. A moment later, Rai entered the room, face grinning and a small duffel bag in one hand.
"Guess we're roommates now, ne?" Rai asked, dropping carelessly onto one of the unoccupied hotel beds. They had just been assigned a mission and to Wufei's dislike, he had to sleep in the same room with Rai, his previous privacy now gone.
The Chinese pilot muttered a comment but the American couldn't distinguish what the other boy had said. "Speak up. Didn't catch a thing you said."
Wufei snorted and stood to leave the bedroom. "I'm going down to get something to eat."
Rai nodded even though the other's back was to him. "See you in a bit. I'm going to check in with the docs and see if they're gonna give us the rest of the mission plans yet."
Without an answer, Wufei shut the door firmly behind him leaving Rai to think.
//What the hell is wrong with him?// Rai thought, not angrily but rather frustrated at his friend's behavior. //He was pretty cool with me until now. He seriously couldn't be pissed off because we have to share a room right?//
Sighing, the brown haired pilot waited patiently for his laptop to boot up. A few seconds later, Rai entered the password and logged in.
. . . . . . .logging in. . . . . . .successfully logged in. . . .
. . . . .you have two new emails. . . . . .
Quickly opening the messages, Rai scanned the first one carefully.
Pilot 06, I know that you are new to actually working with another pilot but I have purposefully chosen pilot 05 since you are now to be partners.
This mission will require both, your skills as a hacker and 05's knowledge of your current surroundings and therefore allowing it to be easier to navigate through the colony. Details are enclosed in the attachment. Good luck.
J
//Oh, I bet Wufei's gonna be happy to hear this news.// Rai thought sarcastically as he reread the sentence announcing that the Chinese and him were to be partners throughout the rest of the war. //I just hope that we don't end up doing OZ a favor by killing each other before they get to us.// With a sigh, the American boy set to finish reading the rest of the information.
* * * * *
"Sir, we have lost track of all the pilots."
The man slammed his hand into the seat and fury radiated from his eyes. "Find them. Search all the colonies." He smirked evilly. "After all, we don't want to kill anyone without a reason."
T. B. C.
I know it's short but this seemed like a good place to end it for now so stayed tuned for the next chapter. Ja!