What the Future Holds

Chapter 18

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Hi and thanks for the reviews. And the rating might go up to PG-13 but I'm not sure.

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 Lady Une couldn't stop screaming. It was like she was a child and her worst fears had come true. And in a sense, they had. She soon went into hysteria and she continued to scream until her voice and throat was too hoarse to do so. What she saw was to remain in her mind until the day she was to die.

 In the small dim room, William stood by the bed that Mariemaya laid in, with a knife in his hand ready to strike. And Mariemaya lay in the bed blood everywhere. Across her forehead was a long cut that blood spewed freely from. Her face was covered in so many cuts that her face was covered with blood, so much that you couldn't see her skin. Her clothes were torn and her arms and chest were covered in blood.

 And the knife. The knife was stained with blood. Blood dipped from it in rivulets and William's hand, that held the knife, was encased in blood. And William's gaze found Lady. And his smile frightened her.

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 Leanna slowly lead the group to the third level of the boat. She still felt awkward about the whole thing and began to wonder it any of the gundam pilots ever felt the same. 'This is about to get on my nerves' she thought. The first room she led them to was the one that contained the kids.

 When she stuck the key in the lock, it refused to turn.

 "What?" she said and tried again.

 "What's wrong?" Heero asked.

 "The key won't turn. Oh God, he knows," Leanna said with her eyes wide.

 "Who knows?" Sally asked.

 "William knows we're here. He probably change the locks and...Mariemaya," Leanna said.

 "Duo, you, Quarte and Zech check on Lady Une and Marie. Leanna are their any guns down here?" Heero asked. Duo and the other two headed toward the stairs.

 "There were but he might have moved them," Leanna said.

 "Well take us to were they would be," Heero said. Leanna led them to the end of the hall and knelt down beside a pile there. The pile was covered with a canvas. Leanna removed the canvas. There sat wooden crates full to the brim with guns and such.

 "Watch, they won't be loaded," Jake said. Leanna opened the gun cartridge.

 "I can't tell in the dark," she said.

 "Hand it here," Heero said. Leanna handed him the gun.

 "They're all used ones," Heero said.

 "He didn't use those on here," Leanna said.

 "Then where?" Heero asked.

 "Is it possible he used them while you went to get us?" Wufei asked.

 "I don't see how. There are three boxes full of them and we were only gone for an hour. Do you think you can pick those locks?" Leanna asked.

 "I think so," Trowa said. He and Wufei began to work on them.

 "We need to check the rest of these. Think you can help?" Heero asked the others. They nodded and got down next them. Five minutes later the doors were unlocked.

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 Duo, Quarte, and Millardo were running though the boat, looking for Lady and Marie anywhere. Duo stopped for a breath. His hands rested on bended knees.

 "Where are they?" he asked to no one in particular. Quarte and Millardo stopped next to him.

 "It we knew that, we wouldn't be running all over the place, now would we?" Quarte asked.

 "Since when do act like a jerk?" Duo asked.

 "Since I went on this stupid rescue mission," Quarte fired back.

 "Children, we still have to find them and avoid Radcliff at the same time. Now can we please move?" Millardo asked.

 "And since when were you are father?" Duo asked.

 "Since you started acting like five-year-olds. Now, move," Millardo said. Duo and Quarte did as he said and began walking. As they turned the corner they heard someone screaming. Immediately they ran toward the sound. They're hearts pounded at what could make someone scream so often and oh, so loudly. It was madding.

 When they reached the sound they saw Lady on the floor against a wall and William above her with a knife in his hand and an intense expression on his face. As he brought the knife down Quarte yelled, "STOP."

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 Amber rose as the door opened. Relena and Hannah were already sitting and Janie was still asleep. All three gasp when they saw Trowa. Trowa practically ran over to Amber. He knelt before her, asked if they were all right and began to kiss her. Amber's eyes widen but she soon closed them. Relena looked at Hannah and Hannah looked back. They seem to have a conversation with their eyes. They seem to decide something, nodded, and both hit Trowa in the back of the head hard. Trowa head rose up immediately and looked at both women.

 "Are you just going to kiss her or are you going to get us out of here?" Hannah asked, indignantly

 "Both," Trowa said and went back to kissing Amber. Hannah looked and Relena as she rolled her eyes.

 "Is it safe to go out there?" Relena asked. Trowa made a noise that sound like yes. Both women rolled their eyes and began to shake Janie awake.

 "Janie, honey, you need to wake up," Hannah plead with the sleeping form. Janie refused to wake. Relena got a worried and Hannah said, "Trowa, we have a problem."

 Trowa didn't hear her. Hannah got mad and grabbed a handful of his hair and pulled. Trowa drew back and immediately asked, "What was that for?"

 "Stop kissing her and help us wake her up," Hannah said and pointed at Janie. Trowa rolled his eyes and yelled, "Jake, get in here."

 Jake ran into the room and asked, "What is it?"

 "Janie won't wake up," Trowa said. Jake walked walk over to Janie and began to shake her.

 "Janie, it's me Jake. Janie please wake up. Janie," Jake said as he tried to wake her. Trowa touched her neck and began looking for a pulse.

 "She so cold," he said softly. After five minutes he began to look alarmed.

 "Jake, go get Heero," he said. Jake, to scare to do otherwise, did as he was told.

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 Heero opened the door to that held the kids. It was dark and Heero could hardly see inside.

 "Reuben, are you in here?" he asked. Cathy, Sally, and Hilde looked over his shoulder. Wufei stood in front of him. Jj

 "Dad? Is that you?" Reuben's voice called out.

 "Yeah, it's me. Are you and the girls alright?" Heero asked.

 "Yeah. They're asleep," Reuben said.

 "Alright hang on a second," Heero said and turned to the others.

 "Did anyone bring a flashlight?" he asked. Reuben cried, "Oh my God help me."

 "Shut up," Heero said, "Well?"

 "No," Catherine moaned and smacked her head.

 "Great," Heero said took out a ligher and lit it.

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I would have made this longer but it was taking to long. Please review and thanks to those that did.

Ja ne,

Pinkmoon