The Assassin
Heero glanced back at Draconis, who hadn't swayed once in Wing Zero's flight. ' She strange, and this gift of empathy makes her dangerous. But I can't help feeling she's familiar, and somehow, she'll help us. '
"Draconis?" She looked down. "Yes?" "So, you can hear people's thoughts?" She sat down on the floor beside him and looked at the radar. "Yes, but my gift of empathy is minor. Quatre is better at it." Quatre, who had been listening from Sandrock, choked in surprise.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard. A dome of fire ripped the soil, shredded the trees. Heero glanced at Draconis. She had her eyes closed and was listening to the roar of the fire. She had an expression of happiness on her face, and was grinning slightly. Two long fangs pointed from her mouth, and shined silver in the glow of the screens.
Finally, they reached the safehouse. Draconis leaped lightly down, and landed on her feet. Her ponytail flew up in the wind, revealing a black smudge on her neck. Heero reached out and grabbed her ponytail. "What is that black mark on your neck?" he asked in his monotone. She turned and glared. "It's a barcode, for identification. Look, let's go in the house, and I'll explain everything there."
They walked in, and Draconis shed her coat. Everyone stared; even Heero was impressed. She had two bandoliers of black leather across her chest, with knives hanging from them. She also had a belt with two pistols in holsters, and knives ranged around the inside of her boots. Plus, several proton-shift bombs were in a pouch on her belt. And two swords were on an X position on her back. Each artifact was stamped with a wolf's head crest. She was a walking arsenal.
Trowa and Quatre sat on the couch, Duo plopped down in a armchair, and Heero and Wufei leaned against the wall. Draconis seated herself in a chair facing all of them. "What do you want to know about first? The barcode, or how I know Dr. J?" Heero spoke first. "The barcode."
" Let's see. I was born on July 12, with a twin brother. Dr. J was a family friend." Duo and Quatre exchanged glances. This was starting to sound like when they hacked onto Heero's laptop to find out what his training had been like. Since then, Trowa, Quatre, or Duo hadn't been able to forget what he had written.
"There's a better way to do this. Wait." A green light spread out and they disappeared. They came back to themselves in a dark room. "We are here. Dr. J abducted me when I was 11 months old. He left my brother behind." Suddenly, the lights flicked on. Quatre had to stuff his fist in his mouth to keep from screaming.
A large tube filled with blue fluid dominated the room. Computers and machines filled almost every other square inch of space left. Draconis escorted them towards the tube. Inside, hanging suspended, was a baby version of her. "Shh, watch. I'm going to be. " Suddenly, she became silent. A metal claw lowered into the tank and picked up the baby Draconis. It lifted her out and proceeded into the next room. They followed the claw.
The baby was on a metal table, watching Dr. J. "Perfect." He smirked. "I'll call her Lupus Sapiens." A nurse approached and gave him a syringe with fluid. He jabbed the baby in the arm, and swept out. The claw lowered and took the kid away.
"So, you see." Duo was trembling. "Lupus Sapiens. That means human wolf!" She smiled sadly. "Yes, Duo, you are correct. I am not human, nor am I wolf. I am a mixture. A girl with human features, wolf fangs, wolf eyes, wolf abilities, and human mind. Therefore, I am an outcast. Neither of one world, or the other."
The green light expanded again. "Here we are, 12 years later." They were in a small cell. The younger Draconis was asleep on the bed, lost in fitful dreams. Suddenly, the door swung open. "You, girl, get up!" Draconis sat up. Her eyes glittered with cold fury. She leapt forward on all fours and swiped with a claw, growing from her finger.
The great vein in the neck of the guard severed and blood poured to the floor. " This was not my first kill. Nor was it my last." The light crept out and they were back in the safehouse.
"My other abilities are my eyes and hands. I see heat signatures and I can see through thin materials, like leather. I grow claws, when I have need." She flexed her fingers and silver claws shot out.
She looked up. "You may think you know me, but you do not. Everything I have told you is true. So, you may wonder, who am I? I am a highly trained assassin. I am an outcast. I am Draconis, genetically altered Lupus Sapiens." She bowed and left the room. "I leave you to your thoughts."
The silence was broken by Duo. "So, Wu-man, think she's a weak onna?" Wufei shook his head. "No." There was grudging admiration in his voice. "No, not at all."
Heero glanced back at Draconis, who hadn't swayed once in Wing Zero's flight. ' She strange, and this gift of empathy makes her dangerous. But I can't help feeling she's familiar, and somehow, she'll help us. '
"Draconis?" She looked down. "Yes?" "So, you can hear people's thoughts?" She sat down on the floor beside him and looked at the radar. "Yes, but my gift of empathy is minor. Quatre is better at it." Quatre, who had been listening from Sandrock, choked in surprise.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard. A dome of fire ripped the soil, shredded the trees. Heero glanced at Draconis. She had her eyes closed and was listening to the roar of the fire. She had an expression of happiness on her face, and was grinning slightly. Two long fangs pointed from her mouth, and shined silver in the glow of the screens.
Finally, they reached the safehouse. Draconis leaped lightly down, and landed on her feet. Her ponytail flew up in the wind, revealing a black smudge on her neck. Heero reached out and grabbed her ponytail. "What is that black mark on your neck?" he asked in his monotone. She turned and glared. "It's a barcode, for identification. Look, let's go in the house, and I'll explain everything there."
They walked in, and Draconis shed her coat. Everyone stared; even Heero was impressed. She had two bandoliers of black leather across her chest, with knives hanging from them. She also had a belt with two pistols in holsters, and knives ranged around the inside of her boots. Plus, several proton-shift bombs were in a pouch on her belt. And two swords were on an X position on her back. Each artifact was stamped with a wolf's head crest. She was a walking arsenal.
Trowa and Quatre sat on the couch, Duo plopped down in a armchair, and Heero and Wufei leaned against the wall. Draconis seated herself in a chair facing all of them. "What do you want to know about first? The barcode, or how I know Dr. J?" Heero spoke first. "The barcode."
" Let's see. I was born on July 12, with a twin brother. Dr. J was a family friend." Duo and Quatre exchanged glances. This was starting to sound like when they hacked onto Heero's laptop to find out what his training had been like. Since then, Trowa, Quatre, or Duo hadn't been able to forget what he had written.
"There's a better way to do this. Wait." A green light spread out and they disappeared. They came back to themselves in a dark room. "We are here. Dr. J abducted me when I was 11 months old. He left my brother behind." Suddenly, the lights flicked on. Quatre had to stuff his fist in his mouth to keep from screaming.
A large tube filled with blue fluid dominated the room. Computers and machines filled almost every other square inch of space left. Draconis escorted them towards the tube. Inside, hanging suspended, was a baby version of her. "Shh, watch. I'm going to be. " Suddenly, she became silent. A metal claw lowered into the tank and picked up the baby Draconis. It lifted her out and proceeded into the next room. They followed the claw.
The baby was on a metal table, watching Dr. J. "Perfect." He smirked. "I'll call her Lupus Sapiens." A nurse approached and gave him a syringe with fluid. He jabbed the baby in the arm, and swept out. The claw lowered and took the kid away.
"So, you see." Duo was trembling. "Lupus Sapiens. That means human wolf!" She smiled sadly. "Yes, Duo, you are correct. I am not human, nor am I wolf. I am a mixture. A girl with human features, wolf fangs, wolf eyes, wolf abilities, and human mind. Therefore, I am an outcast. Neither of one world, or the other."
The green light expanded again. "Here we are, 12 years later." They were in a small cell. The younger Draconis was asleep on the bed, lost in fitful dreams. Suddenly, the door swung open. "You, girl, get up!" Draconis sat up. Her eyes glittered with cold fury. She leapt forward on all fours and swiped with a claw, growing from her finger.
The great vein in the neck of the guard severed and blood poured to the floor. " This was not my first kill. Nor was it my last." The light crept out and they were back in the safehouse.
"My other abilities are my eyes and hands. I see heat signatures and I can see through thin materials, like leather. I grow claws, when I have need." She flexed her fingers and silver claws shot out.
She looked up. "You may think you know me, but you do not. Everything I have told you is true. So, you may wonder, who am I? I am a highly trained assassin. I am an outcast. I am Draconis, genetically altered Lupus Sapiens." She bowed and left the room. "I leave you to your thoughts."
The silence was broken by Duo. "So, Wu-man, think she's a weak onna?" Wufei shook his head. "No." There was grudging admiration in his voice. "No, not at all."