Silver: The whole story is readable! To thank Shadow, I'll send him the deed to the bottom of the page. *drops the deed* Now I hope you all like the effort I put into this!

Duo: Yeah! It's hard work. Please review!

Silver: That belongs at the bottom.

Duo: I don't want to go down there, he put up a Beware of Cat sign! I don't invite danger.

Silver: It's okay baby. I own the animals and Taka, that's all. And to the Lawyers: to get to me, you have to go though Lynx. 8-)

Duo: I don't know who scares me more.

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Taka woke feeling excited and happy. She also felt more rested. "Why do I feel so rested? I've always had my hours, but I was always tired. What time is it?" she thought as she turned to the badly beaten clock. The hall she was in was so silent, you could hear a pin drop. Taka's reaction upon seeing the time was somewhat louder.

"WWWHHHAATTT!!"

The whole floor stopped for a moment to see what was wrong. However, by the time they looked at the cameras for her room, she wasn't there. The boss knew she'd do that. Taka ran blindly from her room, and nearly ran into the boss. Taka's eyes widened, and she fell to the floor and started to beg. "Boss, I am so sorry! I never meant to sleep in! Please forgive me!"

The boss was taking a kind of sick pleasure in this, although he would have liked it more if it hadn't been Taka, since she was his favorite. "Taka, Taka, my sweet girl. There is no reason to worry. Since you finished faster then we thought you would, we let you sleep in for two hours. It was a reward for all your hard work. "

Taka was happy to hear the praise. She got to her feet and bowed deeply. The boss put his hand on her shoulder, firmly calling her eyes to him. "I expect your best on your Gundam. Don't let me down, Taka. I have faith in you." Taka hugged him, fairly glowing from the praise, and went back to her room for a little training while she waited for word on her Gundam and Sonya's gift.

~*~

Hae woke up happy for the first time in a long time. She looked behind her bed to the bare wall that would soon open up into a Gundam hanger. "I am not looking forward to this," she thought but regained her happy mood. "I wonder what she got me?" Hae was happy to spend the time thinking about her gift.

~*~

Ana woke up happily. "I am now on my way to freeing my family and crewmates!" Ana held her necklace in her hand gingerly. "I promise you that I will work my hardest and be the best!" Ana had long since turned to the two silver charms for hope. She had always prayed with them, as she always held out hope that the ones who loved her would somehow hear. She knew it was childish, but if it kept her spirits up then she saw no problem.

~*~

Nanette woke up silently as she had always done. She brushed back her short blond hair, her green eyes betraying a fierceness not often seen. She grabbed a large book on Gundams and waited by the wall her new Gundam would soon appear.

~*~

Millicent got up fast and looked in the mirror happily. She never grew tired of the fact that she didn't have glasses. Her long brown hair was tangled from sleep. "I'm going to cut this off!" she thought. She went about getting ready and reading more about Gundams. She always grimaced about the damage they could do. She realized she was getting agitated, so she stopped and went to kick the crap out of the nearest punching bag.

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Sonya was inspecting the last of the Gundams before they went to the girls. "Taka did a great job," she observed. A young man around 19 ran up to her with something small and black. "What's that?" she asked him.

"It's Taka's. She is a rare black lion cub. Here's everything needed to keep her happy and healthy," he said, handing her another bundle. Sonya nodded and told him to get the other gift ready. She left quickly, looking at the bundle in her arms. She stepped on a platform with a Gundam skeleton and waited as the platform was lowered to Taka's room.

Taka had just entered her room when she saw the wall rise. When she saw Sonya, she ran to meet her friend. "Sonya! Sonya! Did you bring it? What's in your hand? I recognize the Gundam behind you, but not the other cat looking one."

Sonya smiled at her. "Your gift is both the lion cub in my arms and the Lioness Gundam." Sonya handed her the cub and the other bundle.

Taka took the cub happily. "Thank you! I'll name her Sooty. I will work very hard!" Taka started purring to the cub and Sonya just rolled her eyes. "Well, I must go. Farewell and good luck." Sonya walked back onto the platform and the wall closed. When it reopened, Sonya was nowhere to be seen.

~*~

Sonya went back to the main hanger and waited for the young man to return. When he did, he was holding something white in his arms. "Okay, now what do you have?" she asked him. The young man handed her an odd-looking fur seal pup. "It's a cross between a fur seal and a leopard seal. Great combo. Here's the stuff."

Sonya smiled at him as the platform that she was on went down, taking another Gundam with it.

Hae was sitting on her bed when the wall opened. She saw Sonya with something small and white in her arms and a large Gundam behind her.

"Hae, could you swim over here?" asked Sonya.

Hae swam over as fast as she could. As soon as she was out of the water she held out her arms to her new pet. Sonya smiled and handed her the seal. "Take good care of him. There is stuff in the water so it will be good for both of you. Oh one more thing, he knows who to use a litter box."

Hae was in heaven. "I'll take good care of little Huang." Sonya smiled sweetly. "Well, do you think you can live up to your name little Emperor?" Sonya left, glad to see Hae so happy. The wall closed, and once again, when it opened she had disappeared.

~*~

Sonya had no need to stop, so she went straight to the platform and down to Ana's room.

Ana turned when she heard her wall open up. "Oh, so this is my war machine?"

Sonya looked at her. "Pessimist, hmm?"

Ana looked down for a second. "Yeah, with this I can free my family and myself." Her voice did not sound as happy as it should have, but Sonya let it pass. "I must go," she said. "Please work hard."

~*~

Nanette was jumping though hoops to practice her agility when the wall opened with Sonya in the front. "Hey Sonya! I see you have my Gundam." Sonya nodded and answered, "Yes. I wish I could stay, but I can't. I really hope you win. And I must say, you look great! You really should grow out your hair."

Nanette just nodded. "I will. Bye." Everyone knew Sonya and Nanette weren't exactly friends, so the shortness was to be expected.

~*~

Millicent was so focused on beating up the punching bag and listening to music that she didn't hear the wall open. "Yo, four eyes! Over here!" yelled Sonya.

Millicent turned around in anger, but when she saw who it was her anger disappeared rapidly. "Sonya! I see that monster behind you. I am ready to work hard!"

Sonya smiled gently. "I'm glad to hear it. You're lovely without those glasses, Millie."

Millie giggled happily. "Thank you! I promise to do my best!"

Sonya encouraged her with a wider smile. "I know you will. You may want to cut your hair. Just a suggestion. Bye."

Millie waved and went to get scissors to give herself a haircut. When she returned, Sonya was gone.

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Shadow: All the hard work YOU put into this? I'M the one who has to fix all your mistakes! Oh, and thanks for the deed. *reads the deed* What?! No hentai?! Shit....hey Lynx, could you go up there and "negotiate" this clause out?

Lynx: I don't see why not. *disappears*

*reappears and runs to the corner, trembling*

Shadow: What the hell happened to you?!

Lynx: I d-d-don't want to talk about it.....

Shadow: .....that bad, hmm?

*Lynx only nods, crying like a baby*