Chapter 9
Woo, hello, its me, Lora Helen. I am SO sorry it has been such a long time, but I have been totally sunk in college work and my mates and.. Stuff.. So yeah. I'm back now.. and it was a review from Natea yet again that got me to update.. But anyway.. I'm sure you guys have had enough of me already.. But before I can commence with this chapter (and I really hope you like it) I have thank you's to do...
Before that even. (Yes I DO go on somewhat!) I would like to state that this is a happy birthday chapter to Banshee0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUN!!!!!! (Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you¸ happy birthday dear Julia, happy birthday to yooou!!!)
Thank you to...
Natea - Hey no worries, it should be me saying sorry for taking so long to update, your review has perhaps saved the story! Wu-Feis timing was rather bad wasn't it.. but I am sure all will be explained soon, and there was a reason for the interruption.. Sleeping does get rather hard when you know reviewers may be after your blood.. but then I just think.. if they kill me they will never know! Lol! Well, I am really glad you are still liking the story and I hope this chapter is up to standard!
Shin-chan - Sorry about the sentences, I try to get them all but due to work and college I end up writing at horrid times of the night, so meh. but I hope they don't put the story down TOO much.
Mistress Of Anime - Yay! Random reviews are the best! They keep the mind occupied for hours! Lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well, just another step on the ladder of excitemant! ^___^
Halogazer - Wheee! Amber! Thank you so much for reviewing! I am really glad you liked the story and I hope that you will come back and take a look at this next chapter! Talk to you soon hun!
Reaper02Angel - YAY! Thanks! I am so happy you like it!
kaori-chan - You like ^__^ thanks! I am very glad! Sorry the update took so long!
Duo-js - Sorry if I kept you waiting, I really wasn't sure how good this fic was when I started to post it, but I love all you reviewers so much! I am very glad you liked this story and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
SHINIGAMIAOD - Well, as usual, thanks anyway! ^^ I am so happy you like it, and I swear, there will be more of Stranger very soon!
Violet Yuy-Maxwell - Yes, more sap than action indeed, but well, theres a happy mix of the two from now on I think.. I hope that you enjoy this chapter! ^^ C ya!
Banshee0 - Hello my dear! Long time no see, well, I read an e-mail from you today but, ya know! ^^ We really do have to get a visit worked out soon don't we.. Don't hurt me for the e-mail hun, I just love being vague, if I told you all it would spoil all the fun! ^^ I am glad you liked the chappie, and I'm sorry for the ever present horror of cliff-hangers.. but they are a fixture I am afraid! Well, that's about all for now m'dear, I'll write to you soon! *glomp*
Ink2 - Glad you liked it all, it took me forever, but then.. not as long as this one. hope it was worth tha wait!
Kuiya - Thank you! Its really nice to hear that you writing is enjoyed! I hope this chappie is good enough!
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Well, that's all the thank you's done and I now present, Stranger, Chapter 9! I hope you all enjoy!
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Heero frowned. This wasn't going his way. This wasn't going his way at all.
Stranger knew that the others were in the building, of that Heero was sure. But did Stranger know that they were trying to find a way out? That was the question.
If he was totally honest with himself, Heero didn't rightly know what to do, never having been in a situation like this before. But a moments thought can often offer up the correct answers.
So Heero stopped, leant against a whitewashed wall and let his brain run over everything he knew about the current situation.
He wanted to kill Stranger, a task that would doubtless require enormous amounts of stealth and heaps of skill, but a task that he believed was still manageable.
But.. And it was a big but. He needed the other four ex-pilots to get out of the building first, for if he came upon Stranger alone he was sure the psycho would become suspicious. It was entirely possible that in such a frame of mind, Stranger would attempt to cause the others harm, if of course they were still in the vicinity.
He took a brief pause, glancing around him to make sure that no one was around; satisfied he let his thoughts continue.
If he wanted the others to get out of the building safely Strangers attention would need to be diverted, for if the five of them were silent and seemingly still for two long, Stranger would, once again, become suspicious. He needed to distract Stranger himself, for a long enough to allow the others to get out.
And all this had to be done BEFORE he tried to kill Stranger.
Heero opened his eyes. The brief pause he had taken to collect his thoughts had helped. He would see if Wu-Fei was right and if there was in fact a trail left by the drips of blood.
It was the only thing he could really do. Heero ran a hand through his bangs.
He would use himself as live bait so to speak. Maybe if he could cause Stranger enough bother and became a big enough nuisance and distraction the others would have the time they needed to get out, if not unscathed then at least alive.
Heero smirked. God Bless the perfect soldier, he though. (Well), his mind added. (Sometimes.)
Now secure in the knowledge that he had a plan, Heero set of at a jog down the corridor intent on finding his way to the closet where Wu-Fei had stashed the man.
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Soon, still jogging, he spotted a few splashes of blood on the floor, and also a set of slightly bloody footprints that he recognised as Wu-Feis.
Heero smiled slightly.
Though he hadn't been consciously taking in his surroundings as he had followed Quatre into the hospital on his first visit, his mind could now recall exactly where he was, he even knew how to find his way to the closet Wu-Fei had mentioned. Mental maps can be very useful.
Heero now began to sprint down the corridor.
As he neared the stretch of corridor where Wu-Fei had locked the man away Heero began to look around him.
He peered into the various rooms and wards, just in case there was anyone within them who might have seen where the man had gone, and maybe even who the person was that had helped him.
But to Heeros disappointment the wards on either side of the corridor were empty..
Wait..
Empty?
That couldn't be right
Heero stopped dead.
Hospitals were always busy, full of doctors and nurses... but come to think of it, he hadn't seen any of them here either.. Only the lady on reception, but, now he thought back on it, had she been there this time?
Heeros eyes widened and realised he had made a horrible mistake. With a disgusted oath, he set off at a top speed sprint down the corridor.
As he ran he checked each doorway he passed to make sure that he hadn't just been on a deserted ward.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
All the wards and private rooms were empty; Duo had been the only patient.
Heero was disgusted, both with himself and the bastard who had set this whole situation up.
"FUCK!!"
He swore out loud, as he carried on sprinting down the corridor.
"How could I have been such an idiot..?"
He couldn't believe that he had been so stupid, this was not the usual state for hospitals, particularly on busy colony's like L4. This was all one big set up.
Why hadn't he checked the hospital out? How on earth could he have been so careless? He had left so many questions unanswered and he had never even considered doing a background check on the staff or the hospitals history. He had accepted on face value, that out of the goodness of his heart some total Stranger had taken Duo's wounded body to a hospital.
(Stranger indeed!) Heeros mind spat at him.
He had been so wrapped up in his worries about seeing Duo again and then having to leave three days after, that he hadn't taken into consideration the fact that Stranger had attempted to murder Duo and was also not the kind of person who would leave a job half done, no matter what he said. Heero had also neglected the fact that Stranger seemed to be waging his own private war against him, for seemingly no reason.
Heero could have punched himself for being so blind. But at least now he had his answers. Well, a couple of them anyway.
Who had had Duo brought here after he had been shot? Stranger of course, so that Heero would come a running, as he had, to ensure that Duo was alive, and walk straight into the next level of Strangers twisted little game.
Heero sighed and clenched his teeth.
Just who the fuck was Stranger? What kind of person did it take to come up with a plan like this? And what kind of sick problem did he have with Him any way?
For, Heero admitted to himself with a grim look, it was almost certainly him that Stranger was after, the psycho was just using anyone he could get his hands on to aid him on his mission, and, at the moment, it was Duo.
Why did Stranger have to have such a major problem with him?
Heero stopped running yet again, not through tiredness for despite the exertion there was only a light sheen of sweat on his face and limbs. No, he wasn't even slightly tired and thus needed no rest, but he did need something else.
He needed to think. Again.
(Duo would be disgusted with me..) Heero thought with a wry smile, (He'd probably threaten to kill me for not acing on impulse.. But sometimes things are too precious to risk on rash actions.)
And thus he had paused for thought.
What was he doing? Why had he started running anyway? Stranger had dogged his steps for months so what was the point of rash action? Where was he running too?
Was he running away...?
Heero gave himself a disgusted look and slapped himself on both cheeks.
Hadn't he been a Gundam pilot? Didn't he love Duo? Yes on both accounts... So, why was he still playing Strangers game? He had been running away for long enough.
Something had to be done.
Heero took a step foreword and felt something crunch under his foot. It was wood.
Quickly Heero looked around him and was moderately pleased to find that he was evidently at the closet where Wu-Fei had shut away their one time prisoner, it had indeed been busted open from the outside; the shattered pieces of wood and metal littered the floor around him. Much like piece he had trodden on.
With a grim smile, that soon turned into a smirk, Heero saw a trail of blood on the floor, the drips had been smeared around as if someone had made a half hearted job of covering their tracks, but it was enough for Heero. Mind back on track he felt more at ease.
He was about to set off after the trail of blood when a voice once again broke through his thoughts. A voice he loathed and dreaded.
"Its time for a new game Heero, its time for hide and go seek, the first one to find your friends is the winner, I hope they are ready and well hidden, because, ready or not, here I come."
Heero went pale, and he felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead, chest and back.
Quatre, Trowa, Wu-Fei and Duo. They were all in trouble, and it was all because he had dragged them back here. If only he had come alone.. No, it was too late for regrets, he HAD to find the others, he had to find them before Stranger or they were done for, he knew Stranger wouldn't think twice about killing them. He had already failed to kill Duo twice.. He would not miss a third time.
Abandoning the trail of blood he had just found, and his new sense of ease, Heero set of at a run towards the entrance. That was where they had been heading. They were trying to get out.
He ran and ran, turning corners he could vaguely remember and others he didn't recall at all. On the surface Heero was calm, but inside he was seething.
How was it that every time he though he had things sorted out, Stranger managed to pull it all to pieces again? How was Stranger always one step ahead?
Oh God please.. he thought. Please, let them have gotten out already..
Heero ran, and ran, it seemed to him that these corridors would never come to an end, well, that and they were becoming less and less familiar.
But despite his doubts Heero carried on running.
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Heero was lost and he knew it. He had been following the signs that said that they would lead him to the entrance, but it became evident when they told him to go up to the fifty second floor, or some such other nonsense, that someone had switched them.
(Perfect..) he thought, sarcasm was always abundant in stress filled moments. (Just bloody perfect..)
Left, right, Right, down, down, down, left, left, straight on, left, straight on, left again, right, right.. Heero soon lost track, he had long ago stopped trying to re-trace his steps back to Duo's room, it was impossible, he really hoped that the others hadn't been hampered by the false signs.
Suddenly, rounding one final corner, Heero found himself standing in the entrance hall, but it was not how he remembered, well, unless he had somehow managed to over look four dead bodies, some bullet holes in the walls and three broken windows.
Luckily, none of the bodies were those of his friends. So where were they?
Heero looked around the entrance hall once more. There was no sign of any of them, but Wu-Fei had evidently put up a fight, Heero highly doubted that strangers men had shot themselves, although, knowing Stranger, one could never be sure.
Heero very carefully stepped out from behind the wall where he had been skulking.
He had hoped to have been able to find out something more, but there was no way of telling how the others had fared. He should have gone with them. He should have thought things through better; his worries were clouding his judgment.
(You've GOT to avoid distraction.) His mind informed him angrily. (You've gotten them all into trouble now..)
A low moan from behind a very large potted fern caught his attention. And upon edging carefully over to it he found Wu-Fei, sprawled on the floor.
Heero sat by him, alternately pinching his nose, ears and cheeks in an effort to wake him, and in no time Wu-Fei was fully conscious again.
It took the Chinese man a few seconds to register that he wasn't alone, and a few more to remove the gun he still held from Heero's forehead. But once this was done he was quick to report.
"We were ambushed Yuy. There was a large group of people hiding over there."
He gestured over to the reception desk which was conveniently set back into an alcove, thus meaning that the four ex-pilots wouldn't have seen their assailants until they themselves were well out in the open.
"Well, obviously I jumped behind this plant, useful I must say, and yelled to the others to move it, I could cover them if they got away from my targets. But they weren't fast enough, Maxwell, not meaning anything by it of course.."
He added cautiously.
"Was a burden, and he hampered their speed, it was easy for a group of our assailants to take him, and well, Barton tried to stop them taking Winner, and went and got himself knocked out, Winner got all worried and thus didn't put up much of a fight, those four tried to come for me but, well, you see what happened to them.
"I would have gotten away Scot free and gone after the others, but, well, one of them got a lucky shot in with a sling of some kind as he was going down.. I'm surprised that they didn't send some people back at the sound of gunshots, but, well, I got lucky I guess..."
Heero nodded. This was bad. Stranger had Trowa, Quatre and Duo. He had his gun, and well, Wu-Fei..judging by the number of shots marks around the room, had about three rounds left. This was not going to be easy.
Heero had just helped the still slightly dazed Wu-Fei to his feet when once again Strangers voice sounded over the announcement system.
"Well Heero, game over I believe, and as usual, I won."
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Was gonna make this spread over two chapter, but cuz you were all so nice I decided to make it a little longer! Once again I am SO sorry for the nasty cliffie.. But, it happened. Also I might add I am very disappointed in BEN! Who bugged me for days and never reviewed! *pouts*
But oh well, I've said it before and I say it again, I only write cuz I love it, and reviews are just nice to read. Review if you wish and I hope to see you all soon!
Woo, hello, its me, Lora Helen. I am SO sorry it has been such a long time, but I have been totally sunk in college work and my mates and.. Stuff.. So yeah. I'm back now.. and it was a review from Natea yet again that got me to update.. But anyway.. I'm sure you guys have had enough of me already.. But before I can commence with this chapter (and I really hope you like it) I have thank you's to do...
Before that even. (Yes I DO go on somewhat!) I would like to state that this is a happy birthday chapter to Banshee0 HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUN!!!!!! (Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you¸ happy birthday dear Julia, happy birthday to yooou!!!)
Thank you to...
Natea - Hey no worries, it should be me saying sorry for taking so long to update, your review has perhaps saved the story! Wu-Feis timing was rather bad wasn't it.. but I am sure all will be explained soon, and there was a reason for the interruption.. Sleeping does get rather hard when you know reviewers may be after your blood.. but then I just think.. if they kill me they will never know! Lol! Well, I am really glad you are still liking the story and I hope this chapter is up to standard!
Shin-chan - Sorry about the sentences, I try to get them all but due to work and college I end up writing at horrid times of the night, so meh. but I hope they don't put the story down TOO much.
Mistress Of Anime - Yay! Random reviews are the best! They keep the mind occupied for hours! Lol. I hope you enjoy this chapter as well, just another step on the ladder of excitemant! ^___^
Halogazer - Wheee! Amber! Thank you so much for reviewing! I am really glad you liked the story and I hope that you will come back and take a look at this next chapter! Talk to you soon hun!
Reaper02Angel - YAY! Thanks! I am so happy you like it!
kaori-chan - You like ^__^ thanks! I am very glad! Sorry the update took so long!
Duo-js - Sorry if I kept you waiting, I really wasn't sure how good this fic was when I started to post it, but I love all you reviewers so much! I am very glad you liked this story and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
SHINIGAMIAOD - Well, as usual, thanks anyway! ^^ I am so happy you like it, and I swear, there will be more of Stranger very soon!
Violet Yuy-Maxwell - Yes, more sap than action indeed, but well, theres a happy mix of the two from now on I think.. I hope that you enjoy this chapter! ^^ C ya!
Banshee0 - Hello my dear! Long time no see, well, I read an e-mail from you today but, ya know! ^^ We really do have to get a visit worked out soon don't we.. Don't hurt me for the e-mail hun, I just love being vague, if I told you all it would spoil all the fun! ^^ I am glad you liked the chappie, and I'm sorry for the ever present horror of cliff-hangers.. but they are a fixture I am afraid! Well, that's about all for now m'dear, I'll write to you soon! *glomp*
Ink2 - Glad you liked it all, it took me forever, but then.. not as long as this one. hope it was worth tha wait!
Kuiya - Thank you! Its really nice to hear that you writing is enjoyed! I hope this chappie is good enough!
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Well, that's all the thank you's done and I now present, Stranger, Chapter 9! I hope you all enjoy!
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Heero frowned. This wasn't going his way. This wasn't going his way at all.
Stranger knew that the others were in the building, of that Heero was sure. But did Stranger know that they were trying to find a way out? That was the question.
If he was totally honest with himself, Heero didn't rightly know what to do, never having been in a situation like this before. But a moments thought can often offer up the correct answers.
So Heero stopped, leant against a whitewashed wall and let his brain run over everything he knew about the current situation.
He wanted to kill Stranger, a task that would doubtless require enormous amounts of stealth and heaps of skill, but a task that he believed was still manageable.
But.. And it was a big but. He needed the other four ex-pilots to get out of the building first, for if he came upon Stranger alone he was sure the psycho would become suspicious. It was entirely possible that in such a frame of mind, Stranger would attempt to cause the others harm, if of course they were still in the vicinity.
He took a brief pause, glancing around him to make sure that no one was around; satisfied he let his thoughts continue.
If he wanted the others to get out of the building safely Strangers attention would need to be diverted, for if the five of them were silent and seemingly still for two long, Stranger would, once again, become suspicious. He needed to distract Stranger himself, for a long enough to allow the others to get out.
And all this had to be done BEFORE he tried to kill Stranger.
Heero opened his eyes. The brief pause he had taken to collect his thoughts had helped. He would see if Wu-Fei was right and if there was in fact a trail left by the drips of blood.
It was the only thing he could really do. Heero ran a hand through his bangs.
He would use himself as live bait so to speak. Maybe if he could cause Stranger enough bother and became a big enough nuisance and distraction the others would have the time they needed to get out, if not unscathed then at least alive.
Heero smirked. God Bless the perfect soldier, he though. (Well), his mind added. (Sometimes.)
Now secure in the knowledge that he had a plan, Heero set of at a jog down the corridor intent on finding his way to the closet where Wu-Fei had stashed the man.
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Soon, still jogging, he spotted a few splashes of blood on the floor, and also a set of slightly bloody footprints that he recognised as Wu-Feis.
Heero smiled slightly.
Though he hadn't been consciously taking in his surroundings as he had followed Quatre into the hospital on his first visit, his mind could now recall exactly where he was, he even knew how to find his way to the closet Wu-Fei had mentioned. Mental maps can be very useful.
Heero now began to sprint down the corridor.
As he neared the stretch of corridor where Wu-Fei had locked the man away Heero began to look around him.
He peered into the various rooms and wards, just in case there was anyone within them who might have seen where the man had gone, and maybe even who the person was that had helped him.
But to Heeros disappointment the wards on either side of the corridor were empty..
Wait..
Empty?
That couldn't be right
Heero stopped dead.
Hospitals were always busy, full of doctors and nurses... but come to think of it, he hadn't seen any of them here either.. Only the lady on reception, but, now he thought back on it, had she been there this time?
Heeros eyes widened and realised he had made a horrible mistake. With a disgusted oath, he set off at a top speed sprint down the corridor.
As he ran he checked each doorway he passed to make sure that he hadn't just been on a deserted ward.
Empty.
Empty.
Empty.
All the wards and private rooms were empty; Duo had been the only patient.
Heero was disgusted, both with himself and the bastard who had set this whole situation up.
"FUCK!!"
He swore out loud, as he carried on sprinting down the corridor.
"How could I have been such an idiot..?"
He couldn't believe that he had been so stupid, this was not the usual state for hospitals, particularly on busy colony's like L4. This was all one big set up.
Why hadn't he checked the hospital out? How on earth could he have been so careless? He had left so many questions unanswered and he had never even considered doing a background check on the staff or the hospitals history. He had accepted on face value, that out of the goodness of his heart some total Stranger had taken Duo's wounded body to a hospital.
(Stranger indeed!) Heeros mind spat at him.
He had been so wrapped up in his worries about seeing Duo again and then having to leave three days after, that he hadn't taken into consideration the fact that Stranger had attempted to murder Duo and was also not the kind of person who would leave a job half done, no matter what he said. Heero had also neglected the fact that Stranger seemed to be waging his own private war against him, for seemingly no reason.
Heero could have punched himself for being so blind. But at least now he had his answers. Well, a couple of them anyway.
Who had had Duo brought here after he had been shot? Stranger of course, so that Heero would come a running, as he had, to ensure that Duo was alive, and walk straight into the next level of Strangers twisted little game.
Heero sighed and clenched his teeth.
Just who the fuck was Stranger? What kind of person did it take to come up with a plan like this? And what kind of sick problem did he have with Him any way?
For, Heero admitted to himself with a grim look, it was almost certainly him that Stranger was after, the psycho was just using anyone he could get his hands on to aid him on his mission, and, at the moment, it was Duo.
Why did Stranger have to have such a major problem with him?
Heero stopped running yet again, not through tiredness for despite the exertion there was only a light sheen of sweat on his face and limbs. No, he wasn't even slightly tired and thus needed no rest, but he did need something else.
He needed to think. Again.
(Duo would be disgusted with me..) Heero thought with a wry smile, (He'd probably threaten to kill me for not acing on impulse.. But sometimes things are too precious to risk on rash actions.)
And thus he had paused for thought.
What was he doing? Why had he started running anyway? Stranger had dogged his steps for months so what was the point of rash action? Where was he running too?
Was he running away...?
Heero gave himself a disgusted look and slapped himself on both cheeks.
Hadn't he been a Gundam pilot? Didn't he love Duo? Yes on both accounts... So, why was he still playing Strangers game? He had been running away for long enough.
Something had to be done.
Heero took a step foreword and felt something crunch under his foot. It was wood.
Quickly Heero looked around him and was moderately pleased to find that he was evidently at the closet where Wu-Fei had shut away their one time prisoner, it had indeed been busted open from the outside; the shattered pieces of wood and metal littered the floor around him. Much like piece he had trodden on.
With a grim smile, that soon turned into a smirk, Heero saw a trail of blood on the floor, the drips had been smeared around as if someone had made a half hearted job of covering their tracks, but it was enough for Heero. Mind back on track he felt more at ease.
He was about to set off after the trail of blood when a voice once again broke through his thoughts. A voice he loathed and dreaded.
"Its time for a new game Heero, its time for hide and go seek, the first one to find your friends is the winner, I hope they are ready and well hidden, because, ready or not, here I come."
Heero went pale, and he felt a cold sweat break out on his forehead, chest and back.
Quatre, Trowa, Wu-Fei and Duo. They were all in trouble, and it was all because he had dragged them back here. If only he had come alone.. No, it was too late for regrets, he HAD to find the others, he had to find them before Stranger or they were done for, he knew Stranger wouldn't think twice about killing them. He had already failed to kill Duo twice.. He would not miss a third time.
Abandoning the trail of blood he had just found, and his new sense of ease, Heero set of at a run towards the entrance. That was where they had been heading. They were trying to get out.
He ran and ran, turning corners he could vaguely remember and others he didn't recall at all. On the surface Heero was calm, but inside he was seething.
How was it that every time he though he had things sorted out, Stranger managed to pull it all to pieces again? How was Stranger always one step ahead?
Oh God please.. he thought. Please, let them have gotten out already..
Heero ran, and ran, it seemed to him that these corridors would never come to an end, well, that and they were becoming less and less familiar.
But despite his doubts Heero carried on running.
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Heero was lost and he knew it. He had been following the signs that said that they would lead him to the entrance, but it became evident when they told him to go up to the fifty second floor, or some such other nonsense, that someone had switched them.
(Perfect..) he thought, sarcasm was always abundant in stress filled moments. (Just bloody perfect..)
Left, right, Right, down, down, down, left, left, straight on, left, straight on, left again, right, right.. Heero soon lost track, he had long ago stopped trying to re-trace his steps back to Duo's room, it was impossible, he really hoped that the others hadn't been hampered by the false signs.
Suddenly, rounding one final corner, Heero found himself standing in the entrance hall, but it was not how he remembered, well, unless he had somehow managed to over look four dead bodies, some bullet holes in the walls and three broken windows.
Luckily, none of the bodies were those of his friends. So where were they?
Heero looked around the entrance hall once more. There was no sign of any of them, but Wu-Fei had evidently put up a fight, Heero highly doubted that strangers men had shot themselves, although, knowing Stranger, one could never be sure.
Heero very carefully stepped out from behind the wall where he had been skulking.
He had hoped to have been able to find out something more, but there was no way of telling how the others had fared. He should have gone with them. He should have thought things through better; his worries were clouding his judgment.
(You've GOT to avoid distraction.) His mind informed him angrily. (You've gotten them all into trouble now..)
A low moan from behind a very large potted fern caught his attention. And upon edging carefully over to it he found Wu-Fei, sprawled on the floor.
Heero sat by him, alternately pinching his nose, ears and cheeks in an effort to wake him, and in no time Wu-Fei was fully conscious again.
It took the Chinese man a few seconds to register that he wasn't alone, and a few more to remove the gun he still held from Heero's forehead. But once this was done he was quick to report.
"We were ambushed Yuy. There was a large group of people hiding over there."
He gestured over to the reception desk which was conveniently set back into an alcove, thus meaning that the four ex-pilots wouldn't have seen their assailants until they themselves were well out in the open.
"Well, obviously I jumped behind this plant, useful I must say, and yelled to the others to move it, I could cover them if they got away from my targets. But they weren't fast enough, Maxwell, not meaning anything by it of course.."
He added cautiously.
"Was a burden, and he hampered their speed, it was easy for a group of our assailants to take him, and well, Barton tried to stop them taking Winner, and went and got himself knocked out, Winner got all worried and thus didn't put up much of a fight, those four tried to come for me but, well, you see what happened to them.
"I would have gotten away Scot free and gone after the others, but, well, one of them got a lucky shot in with a sling of some kind as he was going down.. I'm surprised that they didn't send some people back at the sound of gunshots, but, well, I got lucky I guess..."
Heero nodded. This was bad. Stranger had Trowa, Quatre and Duo. He had his gun, and well, Wu-Fei..judging by the number of shots marks around the room, had about three rounds left. This was not going to be easy.
Heero had just helped the still slightly dazed Wu-Fei to his feet when once again Strangers voice sounded over the announcement system.
"Well Heero, game over I believe, and as usual, I won."
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Was gonna make this spread over two chapter, but cuz you were all so nice I decided to make it a little longer! Once again I am SO sorry for the nasty cliffie.. But, it happened. Also I might add I am very disappointed in BEN! Who bugged me for days and never reviewed! *pouts*
But oh well, I've said it before and I say it again, I only write cuz I love it, and reviews are just nice to read. Review if you wish and I hope to see you all soon!