Mobile Suit G Gundam: Gathering Shadows
Cold Blood: Sai Sici Disappears
Rhia and Thomas were on the road again, this time with Chibbody instead of Domon and Rain. Rhia had to admit, Shirley, Janet, Cath and Bunny were great traveling partners.
Rhia had taken over Thomas's sword training, and he was advancing very well. Rhia smirked when she unarmed him, more because of the thrill of actually fighting than goading over winning. She wasn't sure if Thomas understood that though. For some reason, he had become a bit shy of her, and even though her heart pumped every time she was near him, she didn't let it show.
Thomas himself was starting to doubt what Domon and George had said. Rhia had not so much as batted an eyelash in his direction. Most of it was playful flirting with Chibbody. Thomas wished they were with Domon again, but Rhia and Chibbody had argued so vehemently that they had caved. And of course Rhia wouldn't let them be separated. Oh, no. He had to endure the torment of Rhia and Chibbody everyday. He was lucky they hadn't gotten drunk yet. Well, Rhia couldn't drink, but Chibbody sure could, and he was told it wasn't a pretty sight.
So far, each of them had had about half of their battles, and won all of them. Rhia was adept at anything that had to do with fighting, and now Thomas could tell why she was the Queen of Hearts, second only to Domon himself. Thomas wished he had a higher position, but he was happy just to be a member, and a member with telepathic powers.
One thing that bothered him, though, was that every night, Rhia and Chibbody would disappear for a few hours, then come back and fall asleep. The girls didn't mind as long as they came back, but Thomas couldn't help but observe how at ease they were with each other. How they could carry a conversation all by themselves, sometimes humorous, sometimes grave, sometimes spiteful, sometimes teasing. Once in a while, Chibbody would make Rhia blush, and in turn then make him blush, and he was pleased to see that the subject was usually on him.
As the nights wore on, nothing much happened. Things became routine-- though how anything could be routine with Chibbody was beyond Thomas's knowledge--and soon Thomas didn't notice their little disappearances until both came back flushed and angry, though neither would say anything about it.
Some nights, Rhia would wake up in pain, clutching her shoulder, and blocking him from her mind. He never understood why she did that, nor what was causing her so much pain. Then, even though his crest was burning like hell, and Chibbody's too, they would go over and comfort her. Usually Chibbody went first. It helped a little, Rhia said, but when Thomas came over, she relaxed and listened to him. Maybe she would ask for a story, or a bit of his life. Sometimes she would tell of a memory of her own, and rarely would she tell her dreams to him. The dreams were usually about upcoming matches for different Alliance members, but when she woke up with the pain in her shoulder, she refused to tell. All the same, Thomas always eased the pain she woke up with, and every once in a while, she would fall asleep in his lap.
Then one day a message came to Chibbody, for Rhia, from Domon.
"Rhia, get over to the Shaolin Temple." Then he cut the transmission. They had no choice but to get to the temple as quick as possible. And when they got there, Keoi and Zuisen were pacing so that you could see a groove starting in the floor. Domon was leaning against the side of a building, Rain next to him.
"Hey, Domon! What's all the rush?" Chibbody called over to the silent Neo- Japanese fighter. Keoi, Zuisen, Rain and Domon all looked up at the same time.
"Sai Sici." Domon replied. Something about this doesn't bode well. Could it be that my dream actually came true.again.? Rhia thought. She had never told anyone about the dream with Sai and Schwartz, not even Chibbody. But suddenly, the ground started to waver, and darken. Her knees were weak and she crashed to the ground.
"Rhia.?" she heard Thomas question. She didn't have the strength to keep him out of her mind, just to set up a block to the part about the UDG cells. Then she fainted.
"Hello, Rhia." Said a voice. Rhia opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a red haze over everything. Then she saw the Berserker system.
"What do you want? Why'd you bring me here? Did you make me faint?" Rhia asked.
"I want to tell you some things. That is why I brought you here. And yes, it was me who made you faint." She answered.
"What do you want to tell me? Is it so important that you had to have me unconscious?"
"Yes, it might be even more important than that."
Rhia realized that even though she had fought at least five battles, the system hadn't interfered with one.
"I see you have realized why you're here."
"Why haven't I."
"Because I have refused to control you."
"Is that all you came to say?"
"No. Because I refused to control you, Neo-Germany and Neo-Finland have agreed that Schwartz would be a much better subject."
"Oh, god. So."
"Yes, he will be kidnapping more than just Sai Sici."
"How can I stop him?"
"You can't. If you do, you risk being taken by the cells."
"So you're saying that I have to just sit back and WATCH?!"
"Yes. You will see how each is taken in your dreams."
"I woke up before I got to see how Sai was kidnapped."
"That might happen. Your crest reacts strongly to UDG cells or anything to do with the Ultimate Dark Gundam, despite the fact that you yourself are infected."
"You just have all of the good news for me today, don't you."
The Berserker system smiled. "You must return to the real world now, and tell some of what you know."
"About time."
"Ugh." Rhia mumbled a curse as she sat up. She rubbed her eyes. Damn Berserker system. She could have waited till I was asleep at least.
"Rhia, you're awake!" Thomas shouted. Rhia looked at his gray eyes. His eyes are so.perfect. Just like wells. I think I could drown in them if I'm not careful.
"Yah, and no worse for the wear." She mumbled. Despite how much she loved the Neo-Englishman in front of her, her mood pushed through. And with all of the bad news the system had given her, she was in a very bad mood and when she was in a bad mood, she tended to be a bit sharper than she wanted to be. She sighed. She hated being sour. She hated this whole scene in general.
"Rhia, are you okay?" came Chibbody's voice from behind. He probably thinks I fainted from the UDG cells. If only that were the case.Rhia thought sadly.
"Fine." She said. She looked at Domon, who was in the corner, gazing at her, as if trying to read her mind. "Though a certain little red-head visited me in my dream."
Domon's eyes widened slightly. "What'd the system say?" he asked.
"Nothing good, I can assure you."
"Is it ever?"
Rhia massaged her temples. She could feel a headache coming. "No, but this time it's unexpectedly worse. I know who kidnapped Sai Sici."
"How did you know Sai was kidnapped?" Thomas asked. The monks had told Chibbody and him about Sai Sici's disappearance. It was definitely spooky. Not to mention it has a certain ring to it. he thought.
"The Berserker was just full with good news, like I've said. This time, as previously stated, it was much worse."
"Well?" Domon prompted.
"It was Schwartz, but it was odd.Seems Neo-Finland has had some dealings with a devil. I think Schwartz can be controlled at will by an new Dark Gundam." Rhia said. Rain gasped involuntarily.
"No! Damn, no!" Domon yelled, his fist breaking through the wooden wall. Then he stalked out.
"I think he took that well." Chibbody said dryly.
"You complement him too much." Rhia answered. "Thomas, maybe you should challenge him to a duel, maybe get some of his anger out? Before he destroys the whole temple."
"I guess." Thomas said reluctantly, and went after Domon. Rain soon took her leave, and that left only Chibbody and Rhia. Chibbody stared at the back of her head intently.
"Okay, Rhia. Spit it out. I know there's more." He finally said. Rhia turned to look at him. Again she sighed.
"Damn, Chib, you know me too well." She said. "By the end of the month, Sai won't be the only one missing."
This time Chibbody's eyes widened. "You mean.Argo? And George?"
"And maybe you and Domon. I'm not really sure. All I know is that I can't stop it. If I do." Rhia gestured to her arm, and Chibbody nodded grimly.
"This is going to be one damn hell of a tournament."
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Ooooookay, then. Yah. I'm feeling bad, stayed home from school and stuff, and finished chappie. Sorry it took so long, started some others and was sorta reluctant to go on with this one (minor writer's block). Ah well, all's well that ends well!
~*DarkDragon*~
Cold Blood: Sai Sici Disappears
Rhia and Thomas were on the road again, this time with Chibbody instead of Domon and Rain. Rhia had to admit, Shirley, Janet, Cath and Bunny were great traveling partners.
Rhia had taken over Thomas's sword training, and he was advancing very well. Rhia smirked when she unarmed him, more because of the thrill of actually fighting than goading over winning. She wasn't sure if Thomas understood that though. For some reason, he had become a bit shy of her, and even though her heart pumped every time she was near him, she didn't let it show.
Thomas himself was starting to doubt what Domon and George had said. Rhia had not so much as batted an eyelash in his direction. Most of it was playful flirting with Chibbody. Thomas wished they were with Domon again, but Rhia and Chibbody had argued so vehemently that they had caved. And of course Rhia wouldn't let them be separated. Oh, no. He had to endure the torment of Rhia and Chibbody everyday. He was lucky they hadn't gotten drunk yet. Well, Rhia couldn't drink, but Chibbody sure could, and he was told it wasn't a pretty sight.
So far, each of them had had about half of their battles, and won all of them. Rhia was adept at anything that had to do with fighting, and now Thomas could tell why she was the Queen of Hearts, second only to Domon himself. Thomas wished he had a higher position, but he was happy just to be a member, and a member with telepathic powers.
One thing that bothered him, though, was that every night, Rhia and Chibbody would disappear for a few hours, then come back and fall asleep. The girls didn't mind as long as they came back, but Thomas couldn't help but observe how at ease they were with each other. How they could carry a conversation all by themselves, sometimes humorous, sometimes grave, sometimes spiteful, sometimes teasing. Once in a while, Chibbody would make Rhia blush, and in turn then make him blush, and he was pleased to see that the subject was usually on him.
As the nights wore on, nothing much happened. Things became routine-- though how anything could be routine with Chibbody was beyond Thomas's knowledge--and soon Thomas didn't notice their little disappearances until both came back flushed and angry, though neither would say anything about it.
Some nights, Rhia would wake up in pain, clutching her shoulder, and blocking him from her mind. He never understood why she did that, nor what was causing her so much pain. Then, even though his crest was burning like hell, and Chibbody's too, they would go over and comfort her. Usually Chibbody went first. It helped a little, Rhia said, but when Thomas came over, she relaxed and listened to him. Maybe she would ask for a story, or a bit of his life. Sometimes she would tell of a memory of her own, and rarely would she tell her dreams to him. The dreams were usually about upcoming matches for different Alliance members, but when she woke up with the pain in her shoulder, she refused to tell. All the same, Thomas always eased the pain she woke up with, and every once in a while, she would fall asleep in his lap.
Then one day a message came to Chibbody, for Rhia, from Domon.
"Rhia, get over to the Shaolin Temple." Then he cut the transmission. They had no choice but to get to the temple as quick as possible. And when they got there, Keoi and Zuisen were pacing so that you could see a groove starting in the floor. Domon was leaning against the side of a building, Rain next to him.
"Hey, Domon! What's all the rush?" Chibbody called over to the silent Neo- Japanese fighter. Keoi, Zuisen, Rain and Domon all looked up at the same time.
"Sai Sici." Domon replied. Something about this doesn't bode well. Could it be that my dream actually came true.again.? Rhia thought. She had never told anyone about the dream with Sai and Schwartz, not even Chibbody. But suddenly, the ground started to waver, and darken. Her knees were weak and she crashed to the ground.
"Rhia.?" she heard Thomas question. She didn't have the strength to keep him out of her mind, just to set up a block to the part about the UDG cells. Then she fainted.
"Hello, Rhia." Said a voice. Rhia opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a red haze over everything. Then she saw the Berserker system.
"What do you want? Why'd you bring me here? Did you make me faint?" Rhia asked.
"I want to tell you some things. That is why I brought you here. And yes, it was me who made you faint." She answered.
"What do you want to tell me? Is it so important that you had to have me unconscious?"
"Yes, it might be even more important than that."
Rhia realized that even though she had fought at least five battles, the system hadn't interfered with one.
"I see you have realized why you're here."
"Why haven't I."
"Because I have refused to control you."
"Is that all you came to say?"
"No. Because I refused to control you, Neo-Germany and Neo-Finland have agreed that Schwartz would be a much better subject."
"Oh, god. So."
"Yes, he will be kidnapping more than just Sai Sici."
"How can I stop him?"
"You can't. If you do, you risk being taken by the cells."
"So you're saying that I have to just sit back and WATCH?!"
"Yes. You will see how each is taken in your dreams."
"I woke up before I got to see how Sai was kidnapped."
"That might happen. Your crest reacts strongly to UDG cells or anything to do with the Ultimate Dark Gundam, despite the fact that you yourself are infected."
"You just have all of the good news for me today, don't you."
The Berserker system smiled. "You must return to the real world now, and tell some of what you know."
"About time."
"Ugh." Rhia mumbled a curse as she sat up. She rubbed her eyes. Damn Berserker system. She could have waited till I was asleep at least.
"Rhia, you're awake!" Thomas shouted. Rhia looked at his gray eyes. His eyes are so.perfect. Just like wells. I think I could drown in them if I'm not careful.
"Yah, and no worse for the wear." She mumbled. Despite how much she loved the Neo-Englishman in front of her, her mood pushed through. And with all of the bad news the system had given her, she was in a very bad mood and when she was in a bad mood, she tended to be a bit sharper than she wanted to be. She sighed. She hated being sour. She hated this whole scene in general.
"Rhia, are you okay?" came Chibbody's voice from behind. He probably thinks I fainted from the UDG cells. If only that were the case.Rhia thought sadly.
"Fine." She said. She looked at Domon, who was in the corner, gazing at her, as if trying to read her mind. "Though a certain little red-head visited me in my dream."
Domon's eyes widened slightly. "What'd the system say?" he asked.
"Nothing good, I can assure you."
"Is it ever?"
Rhia massaged her temples. She could feel a headache coming. "No, but this time it's unexpectedly worse. I know who kidnapped Sai Sici."
"How did you know Sai was kidnapped?" Thomas asked. The monks had told Chibbody and him about Sai Sici's disappearance. It was definitely spooky. Not to mention it has a certain ring to it. he thought.
"The Berserker was just full with good news, like I've said. This time, as previously stated, it was much worse."
"Well?" Domon prompted.
"It was Schwartz, but it was odd.Seems Neo-Finland has had some dealings with a devil. I think Schwartz can be controlled at will by an new Dark Gundam." Rhia said. Rain gasped involuntarily.
"No! Damn, no!" Domon yelled, his fist breaking through the wooden wall. Then he stalked out.
"I think he took that well." Chibbody said dryly.
"You complement him too much." Rhia answered. "Thomas, maybe you should challenge him to a duel, maybe get some of his anger out? Before he destroys the whole temple."
"I guess." Thomas said reluctantly, and went after Domon. Rain soon took her leave, and that left only Chibbody and Rhia. Chibbody stared at the back of her head intently.
"Okay, Rhia. Spit it out. I know there's more." He finally said. Rhia turned to look at him. Again she sighed.
"Damn, Chib, you know me too well." She said. "By the end of the month, Sai won't be the only one missing."
This time Chibbody's eyes widened. "You mean.Argo? And George?"
"And maybe you and Domon. I'm not really sure. All I know is that I can't stop it. If I do." Rhia gestured to her arm, and Chibbody nodded grimly.
"This is going to be one damn hell of a tournament."
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Ooooookay, then. Yah. I'm feeling bad, stayed home from school and stuff, and finished chappie. Sorry it took so long, started some others and was sorta reluctant to go on with this one (minor writer's block). Ah well, all's well that ends well!
~*DarkDragon*~