Chapter 2: Waiting Games
Eagle sat by the Magic Knight's bed, waiting patiently for her to wake up. He knew it could be an hour or a day before she awoke. The NSX's defenses were hard to beat after a good night's rest, when you were half dead already it was impossible.
Eagle sat there considering. Geo's going to get the Princesses of Fahren and Chizeta online soon so I'll need to leave her here. Should I have Zazu watch her or let her wake up or sleep on her own? Zazu would be mad if I made him miss out on the action. And Geo will want to be there too.
I guess she probably won't wake up while I'm gone. She'll be too weak to do any damage anyway. We took her armor, and Lantis said something about the armor of Cephiro storing the weapons, so no problem there. The only thing that could hurt anyone would be her magic and from what I saw last time it costs to use magic in a wounded state.
Geo's head popped into the room, interrupting his commander's thoughts.
"Eagle? We've established communications with the Dream Child and the Bravada. Would you like to talk to them now or later?"
"Now is fine," Eagle got up his chair and left the room, softly shutting the door behind him.
"But, what about the Magic Knight?" Geo asked, looking back at the door as they walked away, concerned over the fact that Eagle hadn't even locked the door.
"I doubt she'll even be able to get out of bed." Eagle didn't even pause as he walked away.
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Hikaru's eyes opened slowly as the door shut behind the two men. She'd been awakened by their voices but had decided it would be better to wait to try and open her eyes at all. Trying to move proved extremely difficult as her muscles screamed in agony.
Deciding that getting up wouldn't be much of an option until she had more rest; Hikaru tried to move her head to look around.
Moving herself ever so slightly to the right she saw a chair and the door. On her left was a nightstand with a glass of water.
Water would be nice. But Hikaru decided that it would be better to try and sit up than try and pick up the glass of water.
As she tried to sit up, Hikaru came to two conclusions: That she hurt too much to be dead and hurt enough to wish she were dead. Finally succeeding in propping herself up on the pillows, Hikaru continued to think about what she should do.
Fuu would do something to attract attention and figure out some way of leaving once she had information. Umi would try to fight and blast her way out. I think I'll wait and see. Hikaru's eyes drifted softly closed and she fell back asleep, content with her strategy of waiting.
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Eagle fairly ran down the hall, quite pleased with himself. He had captured the invaders from the other worlds, and a Magic Knight. He'd also given the other countries a choice, "Go home and I'll release you, stay and fight me and Cephiro." Now they had eight hours before the Dream Child and the Bravada would have to answer. He really was happy with how the day was going.
When he reached the Knight's room the first thing he noticed was that she had managed to prop herself up, the second was that she had gone back to sleep.
Oh, well, it would have been nice not to wait anymore but I can wait a while longer. If she's woken up this soon than she must be stronger than I thought. I could have sworn that she wouldn't wake up for another hour or two. I guess I'll take a nap for a while, she won't take too long to wake up.
Zazu peered in from the doorway.
"Eagle? Geo wanted you to know that since we've got eight hours he's getting me something to drink. Is that okay?" Zazu looked at his commander hopefully.
"As long as this time you don't go running around the halls singing 'The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow' in a drunken frenzy like last time. I had to make all sorts of excuses for you, it was almost impossible to convince my father that we couldn't afford to lose you," Eagle glared at the little mechanic, reinforcing his words.
"Okay. Umm. Sorry about that one, Eagle, it wasn't intentional." Zazu winced at the memories of the riot act that he had been read. He was lucky, another commander might not have been as lenient.
"It's all right, you should go now and tell Geo I said it was okay," Eagle smiled at Zazu and turned back to the girl on the bed. Only to find her wide crimson eyes glaring at him.
"Eagle? What's the matter?" Zazu had heard Eagle gasp.
"Zazu, go get Geo, bring him here." Eagle didn't even away from the Knights eyes.
"O-okay." Zazu dashed off, assuming that the Knight was either awake, dying, or something.
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Hikaru swore every bad word she had ever heard her brothers use under her breath.
Damn! If he hadn't woken me up I would have had more time. Oh well, at least I'll find out what they want. She thought as she glared into the deep golden eyes that looked back at her.
Wonderful, is he going to talk and tell me what I'm doing here? That stare of his is slightly disconcerting...
It wasn't with some small amount of apprehension that Hikaru waited for the other to speak. And when he did, she slightly relaxed.
"Would you like some water?" his voice was soft, calming.
Hikaru unbent enough to nod carefully, wincing as she moved her bruised muscles. He stood up and went around the bed, over to the nightstand she had noticed earlier. Handing her the water he watched as a small, shaking hand grasped it carefully and lifted it to her lips.
I guess I really will have to wait and see. Hikaru was confused, he hadn't even told her his name yet, but was already acting like one of her older brothers. Unhappily, she shook off her confusion and sipped the water, keeping an eye on him the whole time.
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Eagle watched as the girl drank, noticing that she watched him warily, looking slightly confused.
What odd eyes; I've never seen anyone with such red eyes before. He considered what to do while waiting for Geo to come back. I'll wait and see if she'll relax enough to give me a chance to ask her name her name before I ask her anything else.
Eagle sat by the Magic Knight's bed, waiting patiently for her to wake up. He knew it could be an hour or a day before she awoke. The NSX's defenses were hard to beat after a good night's rest, when you were half dead already it was impossible.
Eagle sat there considering. Geo's going to get the Princesses of Fahren and Chizeta online soon so I'll need to leave her here. Should I have Zazu watch her or let her wake up or sleep on her own? Zazu would be mad if I made him miss out on the action. And Geo will want to be there too.
I guess she probably won't wake up while I'm gone. She'll be too weak to do any damage anyway. We took her armor, and Lantis said something about the armor of Cephiro storing the weapons, so no problem there. The only thing that could hurt anyone would be her magic and from what I saw last time it costs to use magic in a wounded state.
Geo's head popped into the room, interrupting his commander's thoughts.
"Eagle? We've established communications with the Dream Child and the Bravada. Would you like to talk to them now or later?"
"Now is fine," Eagle got up his chair and left the room, softly shutting the door behind him.
"But, what about the Magic Knight?" Geo asked, looking back at the door as they walked away, concerned over the fact that Eagle hadn't even locked the door.
"I doubt she'll even be able to get out of bed." Eagle didn't even pause as he walked away.
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Hikaru's eyes opened slowly as the door shut behind the two men. She'd been awakened by their voices but had decided it would be better to wait to try and open her eyes at all. Trying to move proved extremely difficult as her muscles screamed in agony.
Deciding that getting up wouldn't be much of an option until she had more rest; Hikaru tried to move her head to look around.
Moving herself ever so slightly to the right she saw a chair and the door. On her left was a nightstand with a glass of water.
Water would be nice. But Hikaru decided that it would be better to try and sit up than try and pick up the glass of water.
As she tried to sit up, Hikaru came to two conclusions: That she hurt too much to be dead and hurt enough to wish she were dead. Finally succeeding in propping herself up on the pillows, Hikaru continued to think about what she should do.
Fuu would do something to attract attention and figure out some way of leaving once she had information. Umi would try to fight and blast her way out. I think I'll wait and see. Hikaru's eyes drifted softly closed and she fell back asleep, content with her strategy of waiting.
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Eagle fairly ran down the hall, quite pleased with himself. He had captured the invaders from the other worlds, and a Magic Knight. He'd also given the other countries a choice, "Go home and I'll release you, stay and fight me and Cephiro." Now they had eight hours before the Dream Child and the Bravada would have to answer. He really was happy with how the day was going.
When he reached the Knight's room the first thing he noticed was that she had managed to prop herself up, the second was that she had gone back to sleep.
Oh, well, it would have been nice not to wait anymore but I can wait a while longer. If she's woken up this soon than she must be stronger than I thought. I could have sworn that she wouldn't wake up for another hour or two. I guess I'll take a nap for a while, she won't take too long to wake up.
Zazu peered in from the doorway.
"Eagle? Geo wanted you to know that since we've got eight hours he's getting me something to drink. Is that okay?" Zazu looked at his commander hopefully.
"As long as this time you don't go running around the halls singing 'The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow' in a drunken frenzy like last time. I had to make all sorts of excuses for you, it was almost impossible to convince my father that we couldn't afford to lose you," Eagle glared at the little mechanic, reinforcing his words.
"Okay. Umm. Sorry about that one, Eagle, it wasn't intentional." Zazu winced at the memories of the riot act that he had been read. He was lucky, another commander might not have been as lenient.
"It's all right, you should go now and tell Geo I said it was okay," Eagle smiled at Zazu and turned back to the girl on the bed. Only to find her wide crimson eyes glaring at him.
"Eagle? What's the matter?" Zazu had heard Eagle gasp.
"Zazu, go get Geo, bring him here." Eagle didn't even away from the Knights eyes.
"O-okay." Zazu dashed off, assuming that the Knight was either awake, dying, or something.
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Hikaru swore every bad word she had ever heard her brothers use under her breath.
Damn! If he hadn't woken me up I would have had more time. Oh well, at least I'll find out what they want. She thought as she glared into the deep golden eyes that looked back at her.
Wonderful, is he going to talk and tell me what I'm doing here? That stare of his is slightly disconcerting...
It wasn't with some small amount of apprehension that Hikaru waited for the other to speak. And when he did, she slightly relaxed.
"Would you like some water?" his voice was soft, calming.
Hikaru unbent enough to nod carefully, wincing as she moved her bruised muscles. He stood up and went around the bed, over to the nightstand she had noticed earlier. Handing her the water he watched as a small, shaking hand grasped it carefully and lifted it to her lips.
I guess I really will have to wait and see. Hikaru was confused, he hadn't even told her his name yet, but was already acting like one of her older brothers. Unhappily, she shook off her confusion and sipped the water, keeping an eye on him the whole time.
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Eagle watched as the girl drank, noticing that she watched him warily, looking slightly confused.
What odd eyes; I've never seen anyone with such red eyes before. He considered what to do while waiting for Geo to come back. I'll wait and see if she'll relax enough to give me a chance to ask her name her name before I ask her anything else.