Chapter 10: A Riddle Unraveled
Trowa and Jack couldn't shake the feeling that this was a rally of some sort, and then following an invasion. They walked into the room slowly, and luckily, they were clearly out of sight behind a large wall. They could see a screen with the picture of Belam, speaking to his men with fury and enthusiasm. Jack wanted to shoot him on the spot, but held back his urge and kept silent. "Come on, we have to keep moving, There is a way around these people, but we need to be completely silent." Trowa whispered. Jack nodded his head, and they moved from behind the wall to behind a stack of crates with the sign, "Danger" written on the side. They continued on, first going prone and sneaking past some idle guards standing watch, and then rolled past a security camera moving back and forth. "I think we can make it to that door if we cause some kind of distraction." Jack advised. Trowa nodded, and decided to throw a kind of explosive device near on of the boxes labeled with the warning symbol. He made a good throw, the arch being a little off, but unnoticeable. They small explosive went off and made a cackling sound. They attention of the crowd was immediately drawn to the explosive thrown by Trowa. When no one was watching, they scampered to the other side of the crowd, and ducked into a hall of more boxes with the warning symbol listed. "Good throw Trowa." Jack complemented, and Trowa just nodded. Then, they saw something awkward near the top of the structure. And air duct frame was moving, and soon it was pulled inside of the shaft and then, to their surprise, two men climbed out silently and landed behind the metal wall they were previously standing at. Jack was curious, and signaled to Trowa to follow him. They climbed a stack of crates, and reached the top. "Listen, Trowa, do you have a radio and some binoculars?" Jack asked. Trowa looked a little surprised, but reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of binoculars.
"I have no radio. Sorry." Trowa responded apologetically. Jack smiled, and then looked out from the binoculars. Then to his great surprise, he saw who he had been hoping to see the entire time. It was Chris and some stranger talking to one another behind the safety of the wall. Jack heart filled with joy to be reunited with his comrade. Jack made a small signal, and the soldiers did not notice, but Chris could see on top of the crates that something was moving, and he took a close look, and sure enough he saw Jack waving at him from high up. Him and Smith began to move about and try and sneak past the guards. But then something stopped them cold when they looked on stage. "We have found two very intriguing people today. These are the ones responsible for those dead friends we had to bury in the courtyard. Well, we get our revenge today!" Belam yelled over the crowed. They all cheered, and Belam walked over to the side of the stage and yanked both Melfina and Heero onto the stage, both in towels and nothing else, and placed them at the center of the stage. Jack was shocked to see such mockery of his friends. Trowa was also burning with rage, at the sight of his fellow pilot being ashamed like this. "We shall see who will die today, once we execute these two murderers, and finalize out plan for getting of this city under out control!" Belam roared, and the crowed followed. Belam proudly walked over to where the two captives were huddled together, and ripped the towels from their bodies, each one standing naked. Humiliated. Accused. Heero stood silent while Melfina tried to expose herself less to the laughing soldiers. Jack was holding back a tremendous urge to strangle Belam, but held it back, for they had to get them out without alerting anyone else. But the plan fell around them like shattered glass. "Look men, there! Spies! Kill them!" Belam yelled. The men turned to where Trowa and Jack were crouched. Their cover was blown, and there was no escape.
Trowa and Jack couldn't shake the feeling that this was a rally of some sort, and then following an invasion. They walked into the room slowly, and luckily, they were clearly out of sight behind a large wall. They could see a screen with the picture of Belam, speaking to his men with fury and enthusiasm. Jack wanted to shoot him on the spot, but held back his urge and kept silent. "Come on, we have to keep moving, There is a way around these people, but we need to be completely silent." Trowa whispered. Jack nodded his head, and they moved from behind the wall to behind a stack of crates with the sign, "Danger" written on the side. They continued on, first going prone and sneaking past some idle guards standing watch, and then rolled past a security camera moving back and forth. "I think we can make it to that door if we cause some kind of distraction." Jack advised. Trowa nodded, and decided to throw a kind of explosive device near on of the boxes labeled with the warning symbol. He made a good throw, the arch being a little off, but unnoticeable. They small explosive went off and made a cackling sound. They attention of the crowd was immediately drawn to the explosive thrown by Trowa. When no one was watching, they scampered to the other side of the crowd, and ducked into a hall of more boxes with the warning symbol listed. "Good throw Trowa." Jack complemented, and Trowa just nodded. Then, they saw something awkward near the top of the structure. And air duct frame was moving, and soon it was pulled inside of the shaft and then, to their surprise, two men climbed out silently and landed behind the metal wall they were previously standing at. Jack was curious, and signaled to Trowa to follow him. They climbed a stack of crates, and reached the top. "Listen, Trowa, do you have a radio and some binoculars?" Jack asked. Trowa looked a little surprised, but reached into his pocket and pulled out a set of binoculars.
"I have no radio. Sorry." Trowa responded apologetically. Jack smiled, and then looked out from the binoculars. Then to his great surprise, he saw who he had been hoping to see the entire time. It was Chris and some stranger talking to one another behind the safety of the wall. Jack heart filled with joy to be reunited with his comrade. Jack made a small signal, and the soldiers did not notice, but Chris could see on top of the crates that something was moving, and he took a close look, and sure enough he saw Jack waving at him from high up. Him and Smith began to move about and try and sneak past the guards. But then something stopped them cold when they looked on stage. "We have found two very intriguing people today. These are the ones responsible for those dead friends we had to bury in the courtyard. Well, we get our revenge today!" Belam yelled over the crowed. They all cheered, and Belam walked over to the side of the stage and yanked both Melfina and Heero onto the stage, both in towels and nothing else, and placed them at the center of the stage. Jack was shocked to see such mockery of his friends. Trowa was also burning with rage, at the sight of his fellow pilot being ashamed like this. "We shall see who will die today, once we execute these two murderers, and finalize out plan for getting of this city under out control!" Belam roared, and the crowed followed. Belam proudly walked over to where the two captives were huddled together, and ripped the towels from their bodies, each one standing naked. Humiliated. Accused. Heero stood silent while Melfina tried to expose herself less to the laughing soldiers. Jack was holding back a tremendous urge to strangle Belam, but held it back, for they had to get them out without alerting anyone else. But the plan fell around them like shattered glass. "Look men, there! Spies! Kill them!" Belam yelled. The men turned to where Trowa and Jack were crouched. Their cover was blown, and there was no escape.