Chapter 1: The Symbologist
At the safe house the five pilots sat around the table, papers and floor plans covered the surface. Books, and old maps were stacked up next to each one of them.
Duo Maxwell stood up, he moved his waist length, chestnut braid over his shoulder. " From what I found the Grail is either here. in Jerusalem or Nazareth." Duo said, he pointed to the two cities on the enlarged map of the Middle East. The American was excited for the mission, for a while he had grown up in a Catholic church.
Many crusades had been sent to the Holy Land, but none had found the grail. "All we have to do is get in and get out. Its basically your Indiana Jones Move." He pointed out sitting down in the chair.
"Its not that simple, Duo." Quatre pointed out. "We need equipment, and any other resources we can find." Quatre leaned his forearms on the table and crossed his hands.
Heero finally stood up, "It'll be even more difficult than what either of you think." The other pilots froze, "Dr. J is sending a symbologist with us, I'm guessing there's more to this mission than what we know."
Wufei looked up at Heero, "When are we meeting him?"
Heero sent his Prussian eyes over to Wufei, "At 2330 hours.we have 2 hours to get to the lab. We should leave now." Heero instructed.
" Alrighty then! Lets get going!" Duo exclaimed.
All five of the pilots started out of the room. They all were equipped with their weapon of choice as they left the house.
~Two Hours Later~
The gundam boys had arrived at the lab. After the security/ Identity check they entered the main laboratory. Inside Dr. J was giving out instructions to the dark figure who was standing in the middle of the room.
"Do you understand?" He asked.
"Yes." They said in a monotone voice. The figure turned away from Dr. J, and walked down the hall. A door slammed and Dr. J shook his head.
Looking down another hall, Dr. J saw the pilots, "Ahh, Heero, glad you can make it!" He exclaimed.
Heero narrowed his eyes, "I didn't have much of a choice did I?"
"No, you didn't. Ah, yes, the symbologist!" Dr. J pressed a button with his non-mechanical hand. "Get out here!" He commanded.
There was no reply.
When no one came out of the room, Dr. J walked over and pushed the door open. " I told you to come out!" He yelled.
Heero flinched slightly at the sound of Dr. J's voice, no one noticed except Trowa. The sounds of a struggle caught everyone's attention. "I'm tired of you ignoring orders!" J yelled.
The lights flickered in the dark hallway. The pilots could hardly make out the figure Dr. J had by the neck. The hook tightened around the figure's neck and they gasped. Swinging his arm around Dr. J held the figure in front of him.
"You will obey me! I created yo-"
"You didn't create me! You can't destroy me!" The voice snarled back.
"Excuse me!" Quatre started.
Dr. J froze, "What?"
"Could we please get the mission briefing?" The Blond Arab asked politely.
".Yes." J, started. He let the figure go, "Shall we begin?" He walked over to the screen and touched a button. "You're newest member." He motioned over to the dark figure in the shadows, "Kylie McCloud." J. Finished.
"WAIT!!" Wufei yelled, throwing a hand out, "A woman is our newest crew member?!" He exclaimed.
"Yes, 05. Kylie is the worlds top Symbologist, cryptologist, and one hell of a battle strategist." Dr. J flipped on the lights.
Duo and Quatre gasped at the poor condition the girl was in. She looked like a hooker, for lack of a better word. She was wearing tight black, leather pants, and a shredded shirt. Blood ran down from her neck, where Dr. J had the hook around her neck.
Her light brown hair shimmered in the light. Her dark blue eyes looked exactly like Heero's, she was almost a mirror image of the Japanese man.
"She will lead you to the Grail." Dr. J finished. "Take her, Oh! And Heero, don't destroy my creation."
Kylie glared at Dr. J as she walked out of the lab.
Quatre immediately offered his jacket to the girl. She took it, as the blond lead her to the Z-350.
`8`8`8`
Back at the safe house, Kylie felt out of place. Duo, she found was too friendly for her liking, and Quatre was too polite. He kept treating her as if she were expensive glass that was about to break any second. Quatre showed Kylie to her room, and offered her some baggy shorts and a loose tee shirt for her to sleep in.
Once Kylie was changed Quatre started to patch up the four inch long cut on the back of her neck. "We wake up early." Quatre warned.
"I'm not worried." Kylie answered in a soft voice. "J usually had me up by 4:30."
Quatre smiled, "You'll fit in perfectly! Do you have any other clothes?" He asked.
Kylie shook her head.
Quatre sighed, "Tomorrow, I'll take you shopping and buy you some new ones."
"Thank you." Kylie whispered./
`8`8`8`
Downstairs, Wufei was ranting and raving, "NO! WERE NOT TAKING A WOMAN!! NO!!" He yelled.
Quatre walked downstairs. "What are you yelling about?"
"Were not taking a woman! No! I refuse!" Wufei yelled, he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Quiet!" Quatre snapped, "She just got to sleep, give her a break! You didn't see the bruises and cuts on her, Wufei. Dr. J did a number on her.and he did say she was the top symbologist and cryptologist. That's what we need for the mission!" Quatre added.
Trowa looked up from his book. "Dr. J did a number on her?" He asked. He could see the bruises on her tan skin, but he could only see so much.
Heero never looked over from the laptop. "J thinks he can control people by inflicting physical damage. It's the same reasoning for martial arts. IF you were hit with a bamboo stick for the wrong move, would you do it again?" Heero asked.
Trowa was quiet for a moment, "I see your point."
Duo looked over at Quatre from the table. "Did she say anything about the Grail?"
Quatre shook his head, "No, she'll tell us in the morning, after I take her shopping."
"Clothes?" Duo asked.
"Yep." Quatre said sadly, "That was the only pair of clothes she had."
Duo winced, "Sad." He sat back and crossed his arms, "To think that J would degrade her like that.its just.wrong!"
Trowa raised an eyebrow at Duo. 'What is he rambling about?'
"I agree with you, but there's nothing we could have done, all we need to do is help her-"
"We have a mission, Quatre." Heero interrupted. The others stared at Heero. "We have a schedule to keep, and we can't break it." When no one said anything, Heero spoke. "Get some rest, we got a busy day tomorrow.fall out."
Duo got up and grumbled, "You're harsh, Hee-chan."
Heero glared at Duo as the American walked out. "Braided baka."
`8`8`8`
The next morning Quatre and Kylie were gone before the others were up.
Trowa lay in bed for a few moments before he decided to start the day. After he took a shower, he walked down the hall in his jeans. Stretching he walked into the kitchen to be greeted by Wufei and Heero. He slipped the white tee shirt on and grabbed a piece of break, before he walked out of the room and into the hanger.
Just then Quatre and Kylie pulled in. Trowa noticed that she held then uncomfortable look in her eye.
Kylie saw Trowa and adverted her eyes from the dark emerald orbs. She would have to leave soon, she had to retrieve her gundam from the laboratory hanger. Stepping out of the car she breathed in the fresh air. She was dressed in jeans, and had a black sweatshirt on. The print on the sweatshirt was that of a dragon.
Quatre grabbed only one bag out of the back of Civic. He saw Trowa, who had an eyebrow raised, "What?"
"One bag?" Trowa asked a hint of teasing in his voice.
"Yes.she insisted that I shouldn't spend so much money on her." Quatre said sadly.
Trowa smiled slightly, "I like her already."
Quatre laughed, "Trowa, I think you just made a joke!"
Kylie walked over shyly. The hood was up covering her face. Quatre made a face, "Kylie don't pit the hood up you have a beautiful eyes and hair! Show it off!" He pulled the hood down.
Trowa stared at the face that was revealed. The intense blue eyes locked with his emerald eyes.
'There's nothing there.' Trowa thought to himself. 'No emotion.' In what seemed like slow motion, Kylie pulled the hood back on.
"It stays." She said before walking off.
Once she was out of sight Quatre spoke. "She's very quiet.just like Heero. Strange how people are like that."
"Yes, typically it means they're hiding something. She holds something close to her and won't let it go. Just like me." Trowa said.
Quatre made a face, "Yes, but you learned to let it go. You were only 7. You couldn't take on a fully grown mercenary on your own." Quatre pointed out.
"I know.but I think she holds something darker." Trowa said slowly.
Quatre turned to look where Kylie had exited. "Maybe."
`8`8`8
"Kylie, come here." Heero commanded.
Kylie froze on the stairs and turned, she walked down and stood next to the table. She could feel Wufei's glare on her back, but she dismissed it.
"What?" She asked staring at Heero.
"What do you know about the grail?" Heero asked.
'A lot more than you, that's for sure.' She thought to herself, "The Grail? What do you want to know?" She asked.
"Where is it located?"
"I don't know.its buried somewhere.England, France, Jerusalem, Nazareth, you name it.it could be anywhere." She answered.
Heero sat back down in his chair, "Great.they send us a grail expert and s- "
"Excuse me. I'm not a grail expert. I'm a symbologist, and cryptologist." She interrupted with a strong voice.
All movement in the house froze, Duo had stopped in mid chewing to look between the two. Wufei had almost fallen from his leaning post.
Heero stared at her, never had anyone spoken to him like that, "You still know more about the grail." He started.
"It doesn't mean I know where it is." Kylie answered sternly.
Quatre and Trowa walked in. The first signs of trouble came from Duo. He wasn't moving. Following his gaze, the two saw that Kylie and Heero were basically in a stare off.
Heero stood up and leaved over the table, "I am the leader of this group, what I say goes. If I say jump, you say how high, get it!? You will find us the grail and then you will return to Dr. J!" Heero was basically yelling.
Kylie stared at Heero, a look of horror in her eyes, "No! I'm not go-"
"You will go back when we're through with you, and that's an order!!"
Kylie stared at Heero, "Firya quelta!!" She exclaimed before she turned and ran up the stairs. No one spoke when the door slammed.
Wufei looked at Heero, "Umm.what did she just say?" He asked pushing off the counter.
Heero shook his head. "I have no idea."
Duo set his spoon down and stood up, "That.'Firya quelta' was an ancient language. The people that speak it, are immortal, it's Sindarian. The Elvan language of the Grey Elves of present day New Zealand, Whangapaaroa." Duo finished.
"How do you know this?" Quatre asked.
Duo shrugged, "I just do. One of the orphans that lived at the church told me, guess he was right." Duo laughed slightly to himself as if remembering the conversation with the boy.
"Alright, but what did she say?" Wufei asked again.
Duo smirked, "She just called Heero a, 'Human scum.'"
Heero glared at Duo, then he looked at the stairs, and growled.
`8`8`8`
In another place of the world, a dark man tightened a spiked belt around his leg.
A cilice.
Blood flowed down his leg as the spikes dug in deeper in his leg. He smiled cruelly at the pain. 'She is with them. She'll take them to the Grail and then the Opus Dei will rule all.' He thought to himself, 'Tonight.he'll die.'
To be continued.
Alright there's chapter 1! Hope you like it!
Review!!
At the safe house the five pilots sat around the table, papers and floor plans covered the surface. Books, and old maps were stacked up next to each one of them.
Duo Maxwell stood up, he moved his waist length, chestnut braid over his shoulder. " From what I found the Grail is either here. in Jerusalem or Nazareth." Duo said, he pointed to the two cities on the enlarged map of the Middle East. The American was excited for the mission, for a while he had grown up in a Catholic church.
Many crusades had been sent to the Holy Land, but none had found the grail. "All we have to do is get in and get out. Its basically your Indiana Jones Move." He pointed out sitting down in the chair.
"Its not that simple, Duo." Quatre pointed out. "We need equipment, and any other resources we can find." Quatre leaned his forearms on the table and crossed his hands.
Heero finally stood up, "It'll be even more difficult than what either of you think." The other pilots froze, "Dr. J is sending a symbologist with us, I'm guessing there's more to this mission than what we know."
Wufei looked up at Heero, "When are we meeting him?"
Heero sent his Prussian eyes over to Wufei, "At 2330 hours.we have 2 hours to get to the lab. We should leave now." Heero instructed.
" Alrighty then! Lets get going!" Duo exclaimed.
All five of the pilots started out of the room. They all were equipped with their weapon of choice as they left the house.
~Two Hours Later~
The gundam boys had arrived at the lab. After the security/ Identity check they entered the main laboratory. Inside Dr. J was giving out instructions to the dark figure who was standing in the middle of the room.
"Do you understand?" He asked.
"Yes." They said in a monotone voice. The figure turned away from Dr. J, and walked down the hall. A door slammed and Dr. J shook his head.
Looking down another hall, Dr. J saw the pilots, "Ahh, Heero, glad you can make it!" He exclaimed.
Heero narrowed his eyes, "I didn't have much of a choice did I?"
"No, you didn't. Ah, yes, the symbologist!" Dr. J pressed a button with his non-mechanical hand. "Get out here!" He commanded.
There was no reply.
When no one came out of the room, Dr. J walked over and pushed the door open. " I told you to come out!" He yelled.
Heero flinched slightly at the sound of Dr. J's voice, no one noticed except Trowa. The sounds of a struggle caught everyone's attention. "I'm tired of you ignoring orders!" J yelled.
The lights flickered in the dark hallway. The pilots could hardly make out the figure Dr. J had by the neck. The hook tightened around the figure's neck and they gasped. Swinging his arm around Dr. J held the figure in front of him.
"You will obey me! I created yo-"
"You didn't create me! You can't destroy me!" The voice snarled back.
"Excuse me!" Quatre started.
Dr. J froze, "What?"
"Could we please get the mission briefing?" The Blond Arab asked politely.
".Yes." J, started. He let the figure go, "Shall we begin?" He walked over to the screen and touched a button. "You're newest member." He motioned over to the dark figure in the shadows, "Kylie McCloud." J. Finished.
"WAIT!!" Wufei yelled, throwing a hand out, "A woman is our newest crew member?!" He exclaimed.
"Yes, 05. Kylie is the worlds top Symbologist, cryptologist, and one hell of a battle strategist." Dr. J flipped on the lights.
Duo and Quatre gasped at the poor condition the girl was in. She looked like a hooker, for lack of a better word. She was wearing tight black, leather pants, and a shredded shirt. Blood ran down from her neck, where Dr. J had the hook around her neck.
Her light brown hair shimmered in the light. Her dark blue eyes looked exactly like Heero's, she was almost a mirror image of the Japanese man.
"She will lead you to the Grail." Dr. J finished. "Take her, Oh! And Heero, don't destroy my creation."
Kylie glared at Dr. J as she walked out of the lab.
Quatre immediately offered his jacket to the girl. She took it, as the blond lead her to the Z-350.
`8`8`8`
Back at the safe house, Kylie felt out of place. Duo, she found was too friendly for her liking, and Quatre was too polite. He kept treating her as if she were expensive glass that was about to break any second. Quatre showed Kylie to her room, and offered her some baggy shorts and a loose tee shirt for her to sleep in.
Once Kylie was changed Quatre started to patch up the four inch long cut on the back of her neck. "We wake up early." Quatre warned.
"I'm not worried." Kylie answered in a soft voice. "J usually had me up by 4:30."
Quatre smiled, "You'll fit in perfectly! Do you have any other clothes?" He asked.
Kylie shook her head.
Quatre sighed, "Tomorrow, I'll take you shopping and buy you some new ones."
"Thank you." Kylie whispered./
`8`8`8`
Downstairs, Wufei was ranting and raving, "NO! WERE NOT TAKING A WOMAN!! NO!!" He yelled.
Quatre walked downstairs. "What are you yelling about?"
"Were not taking a woman! No! I refuse!" Wufei yelled, he crossed his arms over his chest.
"Quiet!" Quatre snapped, "She just got to sleep, give her a break! You didn't see the bruises and cuts on her, Wufei. Dr. J did a number on her.and he did say she was the top symbologist and cryptologist. That's what we need for the mission!" Quatre added.
Trowa looked up from his book. "Dr. J did a number on her?" He asked. He could see the bruises on her tan skin, but he could only see so much.
Heero never looked over from the laptop. "J thinks he can control people by inflicting physical damage. It's the same reasoning for martial arts. IF you were hit with a bamboo stick for the wrong move, would you do it again?" Heero asked.
Trowa was quiet for a moment, "I see your point."
Duo looked over at Quatre from the table. "Did she say anything about the Grail?"
Quatre shook his head, "No, she'll tell us in the morning, after I take her shopping."
"Clothes?" Duo asked.
"Yep." Quatre said sadly, "That was the only pair of clothes she had."
Duo winced, "Sad." He sat back and crossed his arms, "To think that J would degrade her like that.its just.wrong!"
Trowa raised an eyebrow at Duo. 'What is he rambling about?'
"I agree with you, but there's nothing we could have done, all we need to do is help her-"
"We have a mission, Quatre." Heero interrupted. The others stared at Heero. "We have a schedule to keep, and we can't break it." When no one said anything, Heero spoke. "Get some rest, we got a busy day tomorrow.fall out."
Duo got up and grumbled, "You're harsh, Hee-chan."
Heero glared at Duo as the American walked out. "Braided baka."
`8`8`8`
The next morning Quatre and Kylie were gone before the others were up.
Trowa lay in bed for a few moments before he decided to start the day. After he took a shower, he walked down the hall in his jeans. Stretching he walked into the kitchen to be greeted by Wufei and Heero. He slipped the white tee shirt on and grabbed a piece of break, before he walked out of the room and into the hanger.
Just then Quatre and Kylie pulled in. Trowa noticed that she held then uncomfortable look in her eye.
Kylie saw Trowa and adverted her eyes from the dark emerald orbs. She would have to leave soon, she had to retrieve her gundam from the laboratory hanger. Stepping out of the car she breathed in the fresh air. She was dressed in jeans, and had a black sweatshirt on. The print on the sweatshirt was that of a dragon.
Quatre grabbed only one bag out of the back of Civic. He saw Trowa, who had an eyebrow raised, "What?"
"One bag?" Trowa asked a hint of teasing in his voice.
"Yes.she insisted that I shouldn't spend so much money on her." Quatre said sadly.
Trowa smiled slightly, "I like her already."
Quatre laughed, "Trowa, I think you just made a joke!"
Kylie walked over shyly. The hood was up covering her face. Quatre made a face, "Kylie don't pit the hood up you have a beautiful eyes and hair! Show it off!" He pulled the hood down.
Trowa stared at the face that was revealed. The intense blue eyes locked with his emerald eyes.
'There's nothing there.' Trowa thought to himself. 'No emotion.' In what seemed like slow motion, Kylie pulled the hood back on.
"It stays." She said before walking off.
Once she was out of sight Quatre spoke. "She's very quiet.just like Heero. Strange how people are like that."
"Yes, typically it means they're hiding something. She holds something close to her and won't let it go. Just like me." Trowa said.
Quatre made a face, "Yes, but you learned to let it go. You were only 7. You couldn't take on a fully grown mercenary on your own." Quatre pointed out.
"I know.but I think she holds something darker." Trowa said slowly.
Quatre turned to look where Kylie had exited. "Maybe."
`8`8`8
"Kylie, come here." Heero commanded.
Kylie froze on the stairs and turned, she walked down and stood next to the table. She could feel Wufei's glare on her back, but she dismissed it.
"What?" She asked staring at Heero.
"What do you know about the grail?" Heero asked.
'A lot more than you, that's for sure.' She thought to herself, "The Grail? What do you want to know?" She asked.
"Where is it located?"
"I don't know.its buried somewhere.England, France, Jerusalem, Nazareth, you name it.it could be anywhere." She answered.
Heero sat back down in his chair, "Great.they send us a grail expert and s- "
"Excuse me. I'm not a grail expert. I'm a symbologist, and cryptologist." She interrupted with a strong voice.
All movement in the house froze, Duo had stopped in mid chewing to look between the two. Wufei had almost fallen from his leaning post.
Heero stared at her, never had anyone spoken to him like that, "You still know more about the grail." He started.
"It doesn't mean I know where it is." Kylie answered sternly.
Quatre and Trowa walked in. The first signs of trouble came from Duo. He wasn't moving. Following his gaze, the two saw that Kylie and Heero were basically in a stare off.
Heero stood up and leaved over the table, "I am the leader of this group, what I say goes. If I say jump, you say how high, get it!? You will find us the grail and then you will return to Dr. J!" Heero was basically yelling.
Kylie stared at Heero, a look of horror in her eyes, "No! I'm not go-"
"You will go back when we're through with you, and that's an order!!"
Kylie stared at Heero, "Firya quelta!!" She exclaimed before she turned and ran up the stairs. No one spoke when the door slammed.
Wufei looked at Heero, "Umm.what did she just say?" He asked pushing off the counter.
Heero shook his head. "I have no idea."
Duo set his spoon down and stood up, "That.'Firya quelta' was an ancient language. The people that speak it, are immortal, it's Sindarian. The Elvan language of the Grey Elves of present day New Zealand, Whangapaaroa." Duo finished.
"How do you know this?" Quatre asked.
Duo shrugged, "I just do. One of the orphans that lived at the church told me, guess he was right." Duo laughed slightly to himself as if remembering the conversation with the boy.
"Alright, but what did she say?" Wufei asked again.
Duo smirked, "She just called Heero a, 'Human scum.'"
Heero glared at Duo, then he looked at the stairs, and growled.
`8`8`8`
In another place of the world, a dark man tightened a spiked belt around his leg.
A cilice.
Blood flowed down his leg as the spikes dug in deeper in his leg. He smiled cruelly at the pain. 'She is with them. She'll take them to the Grail and then the Opus Dei will rule all.' He thought to himself, 'Tonight.he'll die.'
To be continued.
Alright there's chapter 1! Hope you like it!
Review!!