The Unknown
Heero stretched and flipped down his laptop. He had been working all night trying to find information on Draconis, but there was nothing. He walked over and pulled back the curtains. Draconis was out on the lawn, with her bandoliers and all on. 'What is she doing?'
She thrust her hand into her pocket and came out with 4 daggers gripped between her fingers. Draconis flicked her hand once and the daggers whizzed through the air, burying themselves to the hilt in the tree, each in the bulls-eye. She smiled and suddenly turned and flipped a dagger towards Heero's face. It came closer and closer, and then she jerked it back.
"I see you've found my little practice session, Odin." He nodded. "Affirmative." Draconis leaped into the air, and suddenly was on the window ledge. Heero didn't blink. "Where did you sleep?" She grinned. "Wouldn't you like to know?" She flipped backward and loped into the forest, her gait the steady, mile-eating jog of a wolf.
Heero waited for 5 minutes and followed her. She continued to a grove in the forest and sat down. Heero froze and waited for new developments. She pulled out a small transmitter and flipped a switch.
A roaring sound was heard and suddenly the black wolf gundam set down in front of her. Draconis ran up and waited. The gundam kneeled down and extended his hand. She climbed on and the gundam lifted her up into the cockpit. The Unknown snapped his wings out and leaped into the air, rapidly disappearing. Suddenly, the whip slashed down and sliced through the tree he had been hiding in.
" COFFEE! COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!" Duo ran around the safehouse screaming for coffee. Heero walked in, shot out his arm, and stopped Duo in his tracks. "I have information." Duo gaped and screamed loudly, "INFORMATION!" The others came running in. "What is it, Yuy?" Heero sat down. "You know that gundam that nearly destroyed us?" They nodded. "I know who it's pilot is."
"Who?" "Draconis." Everyone looked surprised except for Trowa. Wufei started yelling about how a weak onna shouldn't be piloting a gundam, and so on. Quatre said nothing, just stared. And Duo.. Duo was Duo. "Let's find her!" They activated the gundams and followed the unknown.
Draconis waited silently, hidden beneath the surface of a lake. She watched the blips on her screen fly toward her. "Well, Slash, ready for some action?"
"I don't get it, she should be right here." Duo was confused. (An: What a surprise!) Suddenly, a whirlpool started forming on the lake. He looked down, but nothing was causing it.
A loud roar erupted from the lake and the unknown flew up to meet them. " You're better than I thought." Duo asked, "How good are you?" Draconis appeared on screen. " Why don't we decide that by a duel? You five against me at one time. I assure you I can handle it." She extended the wings to their full spread and waited. "Okay."
The unknown accelerated and suddenly was straight behind Quatre. He turned and fired several bullets. She dodged and grabbed Sandrock in a lock. Wufei fired Nataku's dragon arm and hit Draconis. The unknown ignored the dragon arm and bent his fangs to chewing on Sandrock's neck. He ripped the wires for the guns and weapons to pieces. "You're out, Quatre."
Wufei started hauling Draconis in, while Trowa started firing with Heavyarm's machine gun. Draconis dropped, and twisted the wings, sending her gliding down. She grabbed the glaive and charged it, while flicking her whip at Duo, sending his scythe falling into the lake.
Suddenly, the glaive came shooting at Trowa with the blue flame flickering. Draconis turned and flicked the whip at Nataku. The glaive plunged into Heavyarm's at the same time the whip neatly separated Nataku's lower body from his torso. "Duo, Wufei, Trowa. You lose."
Heero came forward and fired the buster rifle. Draconis dropped, and targeted the engine. She turned the whip around and threw it. It burrowed into the engine. " Do you want to see my top speed?" Without waiting for an answer, she accelerated and dwindled into a black dot.
Heero flew after her, but to no avail. A black blur slipped by him and grabbed Wing Zero in a lock. The buster rifle was right at his throat. "You lose. But I'll do the ritual strike." The unknown plunged a claw into Wing Zero.
Heero slowly maneuvered Wing to a standstill on the shore with the rest. Draconis leaped down from the unknown and surveyed the pilots. Everyone except Heero was gaping at her, surprised that she had done in two minutes what OZ could not. She had stopped the gundams.
"Uh, what is your gundams name?" Duo inquired. "His name is the NightWolf. Besides the weapons, he is equipped with a system like the Zero, but better. It is called the X system. I designed NightWolf myself. Now, stop gaping, or I'll use you for target practice, and I never miss. Ask Odin." Heero nodded. "Affirmative."
Draconis walked over to the damaged gundams. She inspected them and turned to NightWolf. "Hand me the aceltyne welding torch." NightWolf grabbed the torch and bent down. He passed it gently to her. Draconis turned and glared at the pilots. "Stop staring, or I won't repair the gundams." She turned back and commenced working.
The pilots were sitting on a log watching Draconis repair the gundams. That wasn't amazing. What was amazing was that NightWolf was helping her. He grabbed tools from a compartment and passed them to Draconis, often without being told. "Hold this blue wire, buddy." The hiss of welding came from Wing Zero. She turned and washed her face of the smudges. "He's finished. I added a thermal imaging chip and a reaction enhancer. He can now respond to your commands 50% faster."
NightWolf and Draconis moved onto Nataku, the last one and most damaged. "This will take an hour." She finished and they flew back to the safehouse.
Heero stretched and flipped down his laptop. He had been working all night trying to find information on Draconis, but there was nothing. He walked over and pulled back the curtains. Draconis was out on the lawn, with her bandoliers and all on. 'What is she doing?'
She thrust her hand into her pocket and came out with 4 daggers gripped between her fingers. Draconis flicked her hand once and the daggers whizzed through the air, burying themselves to the hilt in the tree, each in the bulls-eye. She smiled and suddenly turned and flipped a dagger towards Heero's face. It came closer and closer, and then she jerked it back.
"I see you've found my little practice session, Odin." He nodded. "Affirmative." Draconis leaped into the air, and suddenly was on the window ledge. Heero didn't blink. "Where did you sleep?" She grinned. "Wouldn't you like to know?" She flipped backward and loped into the forest, her gait the steady, mile-eating jog of a wolf.
Heero waited for 5 minutes and followed her. She continued to a grove in the forest and sat down. Heero froze and waited for new developments. She pulled out a small transmitter and flipped a switch.
A roaring sound was heard and suddenly the black wolf gundam set down in front of her. Draconis ran up and waited. The gundam kneeled down and extended his hand. She climbed on and the gundam lifted her up into the cockpit. The Unknown snapped his wings out and leaped into the air, rapidly disappearing. Suddenly, the whip slashed down and sliced through the tree he had been hiding in.
" COFFEE! COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE!" Duo ran around the safehouse screaming for coffee. Heero walked in, shot out his arm, and stopped Duo in his tracks. "I have information." Duo gaped and screamed loudly, "INFORMATION!" The others came running in. "What is it, Yuy?" Heero sat down. "You know that gundam that nearly destroyed us?" They nodded. "I know who it's pilot is."
"Who?" "Draconis." Everyone looked surprised except for Trowa. Wufei started yelling about how a weak onna shouldn't be piloting a gundam, and so on. Quatre said nothing, just stared. And Duo.. Duo was Duo. "Let's find her!" They activated the gundams and followed the unknown.
Draconis waited silently, hidden beneath the surface of a lake. She watched the blips on her screen fly toward her. "Well, Slash, ready for some action?"
"I don't get it, she should be right here." Duo was confused. (An: What a surprise!) Suddenly, a whirlpool started forming on the lake. He looked down, but nothing was causing it.
A loud roar erupted from the lake and the unknown flew up to meet them. " You're better than I thought." Duo asked, "How good are you?" Draconis appeared on screen. " Why don't we decide that by a duel? You five against me at one time. I assure you I can handle it." She extended the wings to their full spread and waited. "Okay."
The unknown accelerated and suddenly was straight behind Quatre. He turned and fired several bullets. She dodged and grabbed Sandrock in a lock. Wufei fired Nataku's dragon arm and hit Draconis. The unknown ignored the dragon arm and bent his fangs to chewing on Sandrock's neck. He ripped the wires for the guns and weapons to pieces. "You're out, Quatre."
Wufei started hauling Draconis in, while Trowa started firing with Heavyarm's machine gun. Draconis dropped, and twisted the wings, sending her gliding down. She grabbed the glaive and charged it, while flicking her whip at Duo, sending his scythe falling into the lake.
Suddenly, the glaive came shooting at Trowa with the blue flame flickering. Draconis turned and flicked the whip at Nataku. The glaive plunged into Heavyarm's at the same time the whip neatly separated Nataku's lower body from his torso. "Duo, Wufei, Trowa. You lose."
Heero came forward and fired the buster rifle. Draconis dropped, and targeted the engine. She turned the whip around and threw it. It burrowed into the engine. " Do you want to see my top speed?" Without waiting for an answer, she accelerated and dwindled into a black dot.
Heero flew after her, but to no avail. A black blur slipped by him and grabbed Wing Zero in a lock. The buster rifle was right at his throat. "You lose. But I'll do the ritual strike." The unknown plunged a claw into Wing Zero.
Heero slowly maneuvered Wing to a standstill on the shore with the rest. Draconis leaped down from the unknown and surveyed the pilots. Everyone except Heero was gaping at her, surprised that she had done in two minutes what OZ could not. She had stopped the gundams.
"Uh, what is your gundams name?" Duo inquired. "His name is the NightWolf. Besides the weapons, he is equipped with a system like the Zero, but better. It is called the X system. I designed NightWolf myself. Now, stop gaping, or I'll use you for target practice, and I never miss. Ask Odin." Heero nodded. "Affirmative."
Draconis walked over to the damaged gundams. She inspected them and turned to NightWolf. "Hand me the aceltyne welding torch." NightWolf grabbed the torch and bent down. He passed it gently to her. Draconis turned and glared at the pilots. "Stop staring, or I won't repair the gundams." She turned back and commenced working.
The pilots were sitting on a log watching Draconis repair the gundams. That wasn't amazing. What was amazing was that NightWolf was helping her. He grabbed tools from a compartment and passed them to Draconis, often without being told. "Hold this blue wire, buddy." The hiss of welding came from Wing Zero. She turned and washed her face of the smudges. "He's finished. I added a thermal imaging chip and a reaction enhancer. He can now respond to your commands 50% faster."
NightWolf and Draconis moved onto Nataku, the last one and most damaged. "This will take an hour." She finished and they flew back to the safehouse.