Chapter 11: A dark plan
Somewhere in the darkness~~~~~~
"Master Dyne. All is prepared as you commanded." A small, hunched creature approached a man sitting on a high, black throne.
"Good. Now go and wait for my signal." The man commanded. The creature bowed and backed away into the darkness. The man, Dyne, chuckled to himself. "Excellent. Everything will soon be put into action." A small orb floated up from the floor. Inside it, two figures walked side-by-side.
Rei's P.O.V.
"That's how it's always been. We hear about a hole breaking in the dimension, we go to it, and beat up whatever comes through." Rei looked up into the sparkling night sky. "It's what we do."
Wufei nodded silently. "I understand. Do you have to leave often?"
Rei sighed. "Sometimes I do, but other times, weeks go by without any attacks. It all depends."
Wufei stopped. "Only a few days more."
Rei stopped a few feet ahead of him. "Yeah." She turned her head and snorted a laugh. "It is so strange. Two weeks ago, I was dreading that day, but now..." She smiled softly. "I can't believe what I'm saying. I'm actually..." She frowned, at a loss for words.
Wufei stepped up beside her and closed his eyes. "I know. I feel it too."
Rei lifted her eyes and saw her temple stairs a little bit down the street. "Almost home."
"Yes." He looked down the other street and saw his own home in the distance.
"Well, good night, then." Rei turned to Wufei. He was still looking away, down the street. She smiled quietly and leaned up. With a quick kiss on his cheek, she ran towards her stairs, tossing a careless wave over her shoulder. She dashed up the steps and into her room. Sliding the door shut, she suddenly laughed at herself. (Why am I acting so foolish?) She shook her head and dropped into bed.
Rei's dream~~~~
Rei sighed heavily, looking around at the empty star-scape around her. The stars twinkled happily and even the dark space between them seemed to be lighter. (Only three days more and I'll be handing my life over to someone else.) Her thoughts echoed through the space.
A ghost of white shimmered in front of her. It sharpened and focused and took the form of Wufei. He had a partially concerned expression and he reached out for Rei.
She smiled and reached back for his hand. (My future.) The words echoed endlessly and they seemed to hurt Wufei. His face twisted and his image was suddenly thrown away from Rei. She gasped and ran after him. But his image continued to shoot away from her, as if drawn by an invisible line. Rei ran with all her strength, but he faded away in the darkness. A cruel laugh cut through Rei's ears.
"Better wake up, little Mars. Wake up and check on your husband!"
The laugh continued in Rei ears even after she shot up in her bed and ran out of the shrine. Her nightshirt fluttering in the small breeze, Rei ran down the street towards the Chang temple.
There wasn't a soul awake and Rei silently sprinted to Wufei's room. Sliding open the door, she dropped down at his bedside. Sifting through the empty sheets, she found a small note.
Mars,
If you want to see your precious human again, go to the corner of second and main. Look for dogs. And hurry, little Mars. Your human is waiting.
Rei dashed down the street. Streets flashed by. (Fourth...third...second!) She halted to a stop, looking up and down the street, looking for any dogs.
She rubbed her bare feet against each other. Her breath came ragged as she glared at a nearby bush. (No! There aren't any dogs here!) She looked up and her eyes fell on a street sign. (Canine alley?) Her mind clicked and she dashed across the street to the small side street. She hesitated. (This could be a trap. Better transform.) She pulled her power around her, and plunged along the dark path, lined by tall trees, blocking the slim moonlight of the night.
Rei continued to run, even as her legs tired and ached. Finally, she came to the end of the path and she looked around the clearing. Her eyes locked onto a small light glowing in the depths of the trees to her right. Tearing into the woods, Rei came across the light. It was a small portal.
(No!) The portal was closing! She dashed through a small bush and into the portal just before it snapped shut. Gasping for breath, Rei fell to her knees. She was in a dark room, black as the night she had just come from. Merciless laughter erupted around her.
Rei stood, looking around the darkness warily.
"Who's there?! Come out, coward!" She called. A bright light clicked on above her, illuminating a glowing circle around her.
The laughter died down to an amused chuckle. "Very good, little Mars." A man dressed in a black suit and a flowing black cape walked the circle of light. "I almost didn't think you would make it."
"Where is he?!" Rei cried, almost desperate.
"Don't worry, he's here." The man waved a hand and another light clicked on. It revealed a massive hourglass, with blue sand trailing down inside.
"Wufei!" Rei ran up to it. Sure enough, Wufei was inside, unconscious, half-buried in the sand. "What did you do to him?!"
"I merely knocked him out. Do you like the hourglass? I thought it was rather fitting." He stepped up next to Rei and ran his hand across the glass surface.
Rei snarled and backed away. "Let him go."
The man threw back his head and laughed. "And why would I want to do that?"
Rei pulled a fire arrow and aimed it at him. "Because I'll destroy you if you don't."
The man continued to laugh. "I would refrain from hurting me if I were you. Only my command can open this hourglass, and no other force can break it." His laugh faded into a malicious smile. "And unless I stop it soon, your poor human will be buried in sand." The smile remained.
"Let him out." Rei's voice wavered.
The man looked over at her. "And what do I get out of it?"
Rei pursed her lips. The man twisted his smile wider. "Before I let the boy out," He turned away. "You will surrender your powers."
Rei's jaw dropped. "Surrender my powers?"
"Yes. Give up your powers to me, or the boy dies."
So, how was that little chapter???? Hope you liked it. Um, not many AN's today.... Well, review me 'kay?
Somewhere in the darkness~~~~~~
"Master Dyne. All is prepared as you commanded." A small, hunched creature approached a man sitting on a high, black throne.
"Good. Now go and wait for my signal." The man commanded. The creature bowed and backed away into the darkness. The man, Dyne, chuckled to himself. "Excellent. Everything will soon be put into action." A small orb floated up from the floor. Inside it, two figures walked side-by-side.
Rei's P.O.V.
"That's how it's always been. We hear about a hole breaking in the dimension, we go to it, and beat up whatever comes through." Rei looked up into the sparkling night sky. "It's what we do."
Wufei nodded silently. "I understand. Do you have to leave often?"
Rei sighed. "Sometimes I do, but other times, weeks go by without any attacks. It all depends."
Wufei stopped. "Only a few days more."
Rei stopped a few feet ahead of him. "Yeah." She turned her head and snorted a laugh. "It is so strange. Two weeks ago, I was dreading that day, but now..." She smiled softly. "I can't believe what I'm saying. I'm actually..." She frowned, at a loss for words.
Wufei stepped up beside her and closed his eyes. "I know. I feel it too."
Rei lifted her eyes and saw her temple stairs a little bit down the street. "Almost home."
"Yes." He looked down the other street and saw his own home in the distance.
"Well, good night, then." Rei turned to Wufei. He was still looking away, down the street. She smiled quietly and leaned up. With a quick kiss on his cheek, she ran towards her stairs, tossing a careless wave over her shoulder. She dashed up the steps and into her room. Sliding the door shut, she suddenly laughed at herself. (Why am I acting so foolish?) She shook her head and dropped into bed.
Rei's dream~~~~
Rei sighed heavily, looking around at the empty star-scape around her. The stars twinkled happily and even the dark space between them seemed to be lighter. (Only three days more and I'll be handing my life over to someone else.) Her thoughts echoed through the space.
A ghost of white shimmered in front of her. It sharpened and focused and took the form of Wufei. He had a partially concerned expression and he reached out for Rei.
She smiled and reached back for his hand. (My future.) The words echoed endlessly and they seemed to hurt Wufei. His face twisted and his image was suddenly thrown away from Rei. She gasped and ran after him. But his image continued to shoot away from her, as if drawn by an invisible line. Rei ran with all her strength, but he faded away in the darkness. A cruel laugh cut through Rei's ears.
"Better wake up, little Mars. Wake up and check on your husband!"
The laugh continued in Rei ears even after she shot up in her bed and ran out of the shrine. Her nightshirt fluttering in the small breeze, Rei ran down the street towards the Chang temple.
There wasn't a soul awake and Rei silently sprinted to Wufei's room. Sliding open the door, she dropped down at his bedside. Sifting through the empty sheets, she found a small note.
Mars,
If you want to see your precious human again, go to the corner of second and main. Look for dogs. And hurry, little Mars. Your human is waiting.
Rei dashed down the street. Streets flashed by. (Fourth...third...second!) She halted to a stop, looking up and down the street, looking for any dogs.
She rubbed her bare feet against each other. Her breath came ragged as she glared at a nearby bush. (No! There aren't any dogs here!) She looked up and her eyes fell on a street sign. (Canine alley?) Her mind clicked and she dashed across the street to the small side street. She hesitated. (This could be a trap. Better transform.) She pulled her power around her, and plunged along the dark path, lined by tall trees, blocking the slim moonlight of the night.
Rei continued to run, even as her legs tired and ached. Finally, she came to the end of the path and she looked around the clearing. Her eyes locked onto a small light glowing in the depths of the trees to her right. Tearing into the woods, Rei came across the light. It was a small portal.
(No!) The portal was closing! She dashed through a small bush and into the portal just before it snapped shut. Gasping for breath, Rei fell to her knees. She was in a dark room, black as the night she had just come from. Merciless laughter erupted around her.
Rei stood, looking around the darkness warily.
"Who's there?! Come out, coward!" She called. A bright light clicked on above her, illuminating a glowing circle around her.
The laughter died down to an amused chuckle. "Very good, little Mars." A man dressed in a black suit and a flowing black cape walked the circle of light. "I almost didn't think you would make it."
"Where is he?!" Rei cried, almost desperate.
"Don't worry, he's here." The man waved a hand and another light clicked on. It revealed a massive hourglass, with blue sand trailing down inside.
"Wufei!" Rei ran up to it. Sure enough, Wufei was inside, unconscious, half-buried in the sand. "What did you do to him?!"
"I merely knocked him out. Do you like the hourglass? I thought it was rather fitting." He stepped up next to Rei and ran his hand across the glass surface.
Rei snarled and backed away. "Let him go."
The man threw back his head and laughed. "And why would I want to do that?"
Rei pulled a fire arrow and aimed it at him. "Because I'll destroy you if you don't."
The man continued to laugh. "I would refrain from hurting me if I were you. Only my command can open this hourglass, and no other force can break it." His laugh faded into a malicious smile. "And unless I stop it soon, your poor human will be buried in sand." The smile remained.
"Let him out." Rei's voice wavered.
The man looked over at her. "And what do I get out of it?"
Rei pursed her lips. The man twisted his smile wider. "Before I let the boy out," He turned away. "You will surrender your powers."
Rei's jaw dropped. "Surrender my powers?"
"Yes. Give up your powers to me, or the boy dies."
So, how was that little chapter???? Hope you liked it. Um, not many AN's today.... Well, review me 'kay?