Chapter 2

Heero got on his computer. Now to finish that virus. All I need is a way to put it together. As he logged on, the words "E-mail" flashed again. Heero clicked it, and read the note:

"Hey, Heero! We're going on that cruise Quatre's been talking about for my birthday. I tried calling you, but no answer. I guess you'll just have to miss out on all the fun, and meeting girls with my sexy braid. Oh well. See you later!

-Duo"

"Stupid braid," Heero muttered. "... Wait, that's it!" Heero closed the e-mail and started working on Duo's present. He finally finished and checked the clock. "It's really late. I should get some sleep." Heero went to bed and dreamt that Duo was shaved bald.

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"Wake up, Heero." Without opening his eyes, Heero turned and punched her stomach. Then he opened them and saw Sheina holding her rib.

"Sorry, I thought you were Relena."

"Well, we need to go. The flight leaves in 90 minutes."

"Alright." He took a shower and put on fresh clothes. Then they drove to the airport.

- - 70 minutes later - -

"Hello, what class will you be in?" A stewardess greeted them as they walked onto the flight.

"First." Sheina answered shortly.

"Okay, behind that door." She pointed, and then turned to greet a man and his son the same way.

"Uh, 4th," he whispered.

"I'm sorry, I can't hear you."

"4th," he said a little louder.

"Please speak up."

"4th!" the man yelled.

"In the back with the rest of you cheapskates!"

"Thank you." The man turned sadly and he and his son went to the back.

- - 1st class section - -

"Are you sure this is safe?" Heero asked as they buckled in.

"Yes, I'm sure," Sheina answered. "Just relax, things will go smoothly."

Then the pilot's voice came over the intercom. "I hope you people are buckled in, because the flight has started."

The engines started up, and the plane started to lift off the ground. The pilot's voice was heard soon. "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..."The plane was in the atmosphere in a matter of minutes. All of a sudden, a clicking noise was heard, and the plane lifted upward a little bit. Heero caught a glimpse of something metallic, but it exploded, and the plane was thrown out of the atmosphere. Then the pilot started talking, unaware that he was leaning on the intercom button.

"Wow! The plane sure is lighter since we dropped that second engine!"

"Yeah, we should get to that colony in no time." That was the copilot.

"Uh, do you remember which colony it was?"

"... No, I thought you did."

"Well, I guess it's a good thing this plane practically flies itself. Besides, I still have 400 more flight hours before I get my actual license."

"Man, I've still got 500. You know, that night shift has gotten me exhausted."

"Well, you could ask the stewardess to wake us up when we get there."

"Good idea!" There was a pause, and then a slapping noise was heard, and the copilot was heard saying, "Ow." Then another voice came on, a woman's voice.

"You idiots! You know you can't sleep on the job! And you wonder why you don't have that license." Another slapping noise was heard, and the intercom cut off as the pilot flinched.

Heero turned to Sheina. " 'Just relax and things will go smoothly.' "

"Well, sorry! I didn't know the pilots would be this stupid!"

Heero didn't reply. Instead, he looked around at everyone in the section. A few people were still staring at the intercom, eyes widened and mouth dropped, a couple people were talking quietly, and a baby was crying while the mother tried to stop it.

The pilot came on again, this time singing. "We love you. You love us. We're much better travel than a bus! Please come back and enjoy our hospitality. Marry one of us and you'll fly for free!... And we do have a single woman on the flight. She's a Sagittarius, her favorite color is clear, and she enjoys horseback riding and long strolls on the beach..."

Heero sighed. He'd rather be locked up with Duo in a room for a week- no, month then be on this plane at this time. He sighed again.

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After what seemed like hours, the plane finally landed. To everyone's (outside of the ship) amazement the passengers seemed to hurry out of it.

Once they got their bags and were outside, Sheina stopped and stretched. "Ahh, here we are on colony L8C325. I can't wait to see what happens next!"

Heero groaned. "I can," he muttered. With all that had already happened, Heero didn't know what was coming up.

this stuff actually happened to me on a flight once! (so no, I don't own it, either)