Niki had gone to wake Trel up after hearing what had happened the night before , still laughing at their normally docile doctor going berserk and actually hitting someone. Even more strange was that Duo had taken her to his room , sure it sounded like it was safer then what was left of the trashed med room but if they start breaking ribs on you the last place you want them is sleeping in the same room.
Trel felt Niki shaking her gently and was almost tempted to pull the blankets up higher but thought different incase it was important. "Is the place on fire?"
"Nope , but it is almost lunch time" chuckled Niki at her sleepy friend.
"So you mean there is still the possibility it could catch on fire right?" she grumbled , knowing she should have just rolled over.
"Oh come on , got a surprise for you" she nodded excitedly , she doubted Trel had woken up since the night before so it was going to be a surprise.
Trel opened an eye and rolled over to look up at Nikita. "Is it a pop?"
"Well I'm sure we could find one of those along the way" Niki had almost forgot that Trel enjoyed her liquid sugar first thing in the morning , it was like coffee to everyone else.
"Oh man , wake me up for a surprise and it ain't pop ... this had better be good" she muttered as she rolled out of bed and reminded herself that she was gonna need a room soon , cause she felt out of place in Duo's room.
"I think you'll like it all right" was Niki's giddy response , she was happy that even though she hadn't been there as long as the others had, that she still managed to hold her own when it came to catching their friends.
"Where's Duo off to anyway , you guys didn't do anything mean did you ?" Trel said as she raised an eyebrow in Niki's direction , she wouldn't put it past her if there were more then one doing it.
"Got me , he took off with Quatre and Jason somewhere" said Niki innocently , which she was ninety percent of the time anyway.
"Duo and Jason together, now that just scares me ..." was all she could say. Jason came up with all kinds of ideas and Duo loved making things work which meant they were all in for a lot of trouble.
Niki turned to the cafe and Trel followed her , both grabbing a tray and following the line to pick what they wanted to eat before finding a seat.
"Okay , so you got me out of bed to see what was on the menu?" asked Trel.
"Well that too yeah , you have got to eat ..." she smiled back as her own eyes caught sight of Savanna and Amy walking in the other door.
"Great , what next ... fresh air?" recited Trel as she rubbed her face with her free hand.
"How 'bout surfing?" asked Savanna as she sat down with a laugh.
Trel turned to look at Savanna as Amy sat on the other side. " Or there is always mountain climbing"
She shook her head with a smile. "I do either of those and Po'll have my head , surprised they let me out of the ward without my mechanical prison ... unless they just ain't found it yet"
"Surprise" chimed Niki.
"That is one word for it yeah" grinned Trel as she looked from one to the other. "When did you two get in?"
"Um ... this morning" smirked Amy , still basking in the after glow from Heero's concerned eyes when she had finally woke up.
"Yeah , never seen two grown men move so fast , course it was a welcome sight to wake up too" snickered Savanna remembering the shock registering in Trowa's eyes.
"Don't quote me on this but ... I think they grew a little" Trel said in a hushed voice as the others laughed , making it seem like they hadn't been parted for the last few days.
"Well since Sally prescribed a good meal you had better grab a tray" said Heero who had now just joined them.
"Sally can be intimidating if she gets angry" added Trowa as he watched Savanna.
"Thinking about that gentlemen have you eaten yet , you wouldn't want her on your case for improper nutrition now" babbled Trel lightly as she started eating her own lunch.
The girls lead the other two up and handed them each trays as well , trying to keep from bursting out in laughter at the look they each wore.
Trel had finished before the others returned , she had light-heartedly faced off against Yuy twice and was not about to push her good luck , or his good mood any further. "I'm gonna go find Duo , make sure he's not in to much trouble"
"Okay , I'll hang around here for a little longer" replied Niki , watching as their team mates seem to be enjoying themselves at the boys expense.
Trel felt bad , she wasn't normally one for secrets and although she was going to look for Duo she knew the last place he would be was where she was going first , right to Sally which confirmed that the other two were just as much a mystery as what kept the machines from working on her.
But while she had been there it had not proved to difficult to retrieve her watch so at least there'd be one set of sensors that could find her next time something happened and with a few modifications maybe even able to stop her.
Once she was away from the office she checked but there seemed to be no problems with her communications with Ocasta so what was driving the other machines haywire. Okay so her next stop would likely not be anywhere near Duo but she at least looked while travelling the halls towards the main bay , looking for answers that still had not offered themselves up.
It hadn't taken long to do the modifications once she was in the Gundam but it would likely take the longest to manage a full scan and pin point exactly what was the cause of all their problem , but then there was no time like the present , she set it up and with the watch back on her arm she relaxed a little. That is when Duo had found her as she waited for the whole thing to finish.
"Hey , been wondering where you got off to , the others said you went looking for me" he smiled up as she looked down from the scaffolding.
"Yeah , figured I would get my bud here to scan the area for you since I was having no luck" she lied , but it seemed no one wanted her to know that something was wrong so why get them worried , or even bring it up for that fact.
"Well come down , I have a surprise for you" he said , still looking up.
'Great , and me in the middle of tracking this down' she thought , turning back in to have the scan paused till she could slip away and finish it then she was out. "I already know about Savanna and Amy"
"No , something totally different , but that was a part of it" he was trying not to spoil it but she wasn't helping any with her questions.
She reached the bottom of the stairs and had a seat , giving him her total attention. "Well , I'm all yours so surprise away"
He hadn't really planned this out but he felt if he just blurted it out it would look weird. "That's good news , so you wouldn't have a problem if we snuck off base for a party then right?"
"What do you mean sneak off base , you think 12 people are going to be unnoticed sneaking out of here ?" she laughed , it was not like they could just walk next door and have a party.
"Well you know what I mean , take a night off kinda ... it wasn't like you guys had a welcome back party or anything" he said as he scratched the back of his head. "And we do have them almost beat anyway , two really isn't a challenge"
"Yeah , guess it couldn't hurt , just no jumping on my ribs and we should be okay" she commented , hoping this was going to be an approved thing instead of just going AWOL on poor Une.
"Great ... by the way you don't have anything against bikes do you ?" he questioned , after all he didn't want her to drive alone.
They met up with every one else in the newly dubbed 'war room' where the others were chattering away happily , all problems having been forgotten in the upcoming buzz about getting off base , even if it was for just a few hours.