Leaving Illusions Behind PART II:
SAGA OF HOPE AND SHADOWS
Written by Li Cruz
Chapter 13: Allies from the Sky
Author Notes:
Clue Two is here. After LIB is done, I plan to do a sequel...kukuku.
Li Cruz (rantermaster@yahoo.com)
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Relena paused in the middle of knocking on the apartment door. She didn't know if she could really face Q. She felt guilty for hurting him. She realized he had done it out of kindness, because his companions weren't exactly the kindest types. Seto Kaiba was so cold and the ruthless type. Draco seemed to be just as ruthless. Neville had been polite but she guessed yelling threats and kicking people can make anyone rather cold. And then there is Harry. He is so much like Heero in the old days but a bit warmer. She sighed.
She started when she saw Q in the doorway, looking at her funny.
"Are you coming in, Ms. Peacecraft?" His voice was rather neutral but his tail twitched nervously. She thought it was rather cute.
She walked in and took a seat. She saw a long slender long sword and it scabbard on the coffee table. A rag was wrapped around its handle. She turned to watch Q come in with a tea tray. He saw the sword.
"Sorry about that." He placed down the tray gracefully. "Forgot to put it away."
"What type of sword is it?" Relena asked.
"A specail longsword." His reply was terse as he put it away. It disappeared into thin air. She gasped but didn't ask. Q seemed a bit uptight.
They both drank their tea in silence. Quatre and Duo came in.
"Man, I've never seen anyone react so fast like that."
"I think Heero's meet his match, Duo."
"Oh, hey...oh. Hi, Relena." Dou said.
Q's lips twitched a bit when she started and looked at the pair. She realized she had spent a good part of the hour staring at Q's odd hair colors. She stood up and put the cup down.
"Oh. Look at the time. I must be going now. Quatre. Duo. Q." She left, trying to hide her blush.
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"She's rather odd." Q remarked cooly. "Spent the last hour or so, staring at me."
Quatre frowned. "Why did you say anything to her?"
Q thought for a moment. "It is rude for a Ryuto to point such an unimportant thing out."
With that he walked out of the apartment.
"What the hell is a Ryuto?"
The others came in. Duo turned to them.
"Hey, does anyone know what a Ryuto is?"
"It was unimportant?" Quatre said very softly.
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Q wandered around town again, this time hazarding the more dangerous parts of town. He stopped by a shop window. There was a simple small wood and steel enforced harp with a strap. Q went into the pawn shop to buy it.
He came back out with it. He had a soft smile as he slugged it over his back. He continued walking. So he turned into an alleyway. The sound of a beating was heard clearly. Turning into a side alley, Q saw the three thugs beating a tall blonde. There were others in the shadows.
Q coughed loudly into his fist and took a wide legged stance. The gang looked up as did their victim.
"Leave the man alone and go." Q commanded.
"Ay, look at the little kid trying to tell us off. Think you are a big man." One of the thugs advance on Q.
Q allowed his tail to drop to the ground under his long trench coat. He felt his Shadow blade at his hip. He simply looked on and his long dragon-tail moved back as he looked up at the thug.
"My, my. You are a little boy, thought you were a girl. You certainly pretty enough for one."
"Hey, maybe he'll fetch a good price or at least a nice toy." A feminine voice called from the shadows.
The blonde stared at Q as Q raised a brow.
"I said leave him alone and go or you are going to regret it."
They all laugh. The blonde stared this time amazed. The thug picked up Q by his collar.
"And if we don't?" The thug laughed.
"I gave you warning." Q simply said, unfazed.
"Why you little..."
The thug became angry at Q's behavior and dropped him. Q easily was on his feet. The thug almost inhumanely fast slashed Q's face. Q remained calm.
The thug raised his knife again to strike the kid down. Q seemingly disappeared.
"What the?"
"Was it a ghost?"
"Where'd he go?"
"Oh, my god!"
"Hardly a ghost." Q's voice floated out. The gang shuddered and armed themselves. The blonde fell to the ground. His leg was broken.
Q chuckled as the gang acted like quails with their backs to each other. The shadows reached out and grabbed their legs. They began trying to slash the shadows.
"I won't do that if I were you. You'll only end up cut up by your own hand." Q appeared next to the blonde.
"What the f+++ are you?" The leader yelled.
"Can you stand?" Q asked the blonde.
The blonde shook his head. Q sighed. He turned his attention back to the gang.
"What am I to do with you?" Q asked rather amused. "Ah, nothing painful. You just need a lesson."
The gang started to howl for help. Q casted a silence charms.
"Can't have people interfere can we?"
The gang stared at Q. Q waved his hand and they all became cats. Q smiled slightly.
"Oh, don't worry. It'll only last an hour." With that he port keyed himself and the blonde to the Preventer's infirmary. Q realized the blonde had been out for a few minutes. He sighed.
"Well, at least it will be easier to set your leg."
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Zechs woke up in the Preventor's infirmary at the sound of a harp playing. He wondered how he ended up here. Then he remembered the odd boy who saved him using magic. But magic wasn't real, right?
He sat up. The harp playing stopped when he sat up.
"How are you feeling?" The odd boy said.
"Fine. Who are you?" Zechs said.
"Q. Do you know where you are?" Q asked in the same tone he had used in the alley.
"Yes, Preventor's Headquarter. I work for them, but I never seen you."
"Why were you getting beaten then?"
"I was caught unaware. I haven't sleep for several days now." Zechs said snappishly. "Who the f+++ are you?!"
"I called Une-sama and Sally-sama in. They'll be here shortly." Q walked out.
"WHO ARE YOU?" Zechs yelled after him.
Une and Sally came in.
"I see you've met Mr. Snape." Une said dryly. "He's one of the new group."
"New group? What has been going on?"
"Heero and company came upon a group of teenagers about their age. They seem decent in fighting, stealth, acting, and so on. We've recruited them so to speak."
"And who is Q Snape?" Zechs asked, flinching when Sally touch a particularly soft spot on his arm.
"The biggest enigma next to his twin Harry Potter. Q seems to be the team leader."
"What's his specialty?"
"Not a clue. He isn't in top shape currently. He's recovering from some sort of explosion."
"He seems fine for someone who isn't in top shape. He took a cut from a knife and at least a three foot drop-throw from a very strong man."
Sally frown. "He might already be completely healed already. Perhaps we can ask him to allow us to investigate his abilities."
Zech listen thoughtfully as Une and Sally explained the situation with detail. They forgot to tell them of Q's unique trait.
The next morning found Q standing in a training room, gazing up at the black window up high. The others were there.
"Okay, Q. We're starting several training exercises."
Q nodded sharply. He shrugged out of his trench coat.
"Holy shit. He has a tail!" Came Zechs's voice over the intercom.
Q's mouth twitched for a moment. He tossed the coat at the wall. He stretched his body almost lazily. He could hear the footsteps of the men who volunteered for this exercise. He pretended to be unaware of them.
Harry turned to Seto with a questioning look. Seto shrugged. "I never really have seen him fight outside when he went against Voldemort and Darth."
Q could feel the men's emotions. All of them probably thought he was easy prey. He snorted mentally. He whipped around and ducked. The laser beams passed overhead harmlessly.
Q tackled the closest man to his left and applied a finger to one of the pressure points he knew would knock the man out. He rolled away as he sensed the laser shots. He sensed one of the men tried hiding his presence in the shadows. He commanded the shadows to immobilize him. Q heard the scream of fright. Rest of the men looked to the sound. Bad move. Q managed to knock out three of the men before they realized what was happening. He melted into shadows. He moved several feet from the point where he 'disappeared'.
The shadows whispered about the men's fear. Q smirked silently as he wrapped his tail around one of the four remaining men and yanked. The men yelp and dropped his gun as Q started dragging him into the shadows. His companions stared as their companion begged for aid. He disappeared into shadows barely visible. He reappeared unconscious on the other side of them. The men now were in a loose circle. Q came up from the floor's shadow. Q muttered a sleep spell at the third as he hit the other two in one of the sleep-inducing pressure points. They all fell in a heap. Silence prevailed. Q broke the silence.
"They'll be up in a few minutes." He waked off the course and grabbed his coat, heading to the locker room.
Silence continued in the control room until Duo spoke.
"Wow." He repeated that again. "Wow."
Zechs spoke finally, completely disturbed. "He used similar tactics with the thugs."
"Merlin's Beard! No wonder Darth and Voldemort want him dead." Neville exclaimed.
The Gundam boys exchanged looks. Q was definitely more than he claims to be. Harry nodded slowly in thought.
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Harry found Q playing the harp on the rooftop. Harry sat rather boneless next to him.
"That was both amazing and frightening knowing some of what you can do." Harry said listlessly.
"It's not even half, just like I know you didn't show anymore than I." Q said, staring out at the city.
"I know." They shared a companionably silence.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Riddle's dairy?" Q asked, fingers stilled the harp.
"No. Why?"
"Somehow it's important. Not sure though."
"Lucuis Malfroy has it, last time I saw it."
Q nodded and sighed, his fingers plucking strings again. After several minutes, Wufei came up.
"We have a mission." He went back down.
"Allies from the sky." Muttered Q. "Seesh, how obvious can I get?"
Harry laughed and tugged on Q's tail to make him follow.
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Next on Leaving Illusion Behind:
Chapter 14: The First Mission
SAGA OF HOPE AND SHADOWS
Written by Li Cruz
Chapter 13: Allies from the Sky
Author Notes:
Clue Two is here. After LIB is done, I plan to do a sequel...kukuku.
Li Cruz (rantermaster@yahoo.com)
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Relena paused in the middle of knocking on the apartment door. She didn't know if she could really face Q. She felt guilty for hurting him. She realized he had done it out of kindness, because his companions weren't exactly the kindest types. Seto Kaiba was so cold and the ruthless type. Draco seemed to be just as ruthless. Neville had been polite but she guessed yelling threats and kicking people can make anyone rather cold. And then there is Harry. He is so much like Heero in the old days but a bit warmer. She sighed.
She started when she saw Q in the doorway, looking at her funny.
"Are you coming in, Ms. Peacecraft?" His voice was rather neutral but his tail twitched nervously. She thought it was rather cute.
She walked in and took a seat. She saw a long slender long sword and it scabbard on the coffee table. A rag was wrapped around its handle. She turned to watch Q come in with a tea tray. He saw the sword.
"Sorry about that." He placed down the tray gracefully. "Forgot to put it away."
"What type of sword is it?" Relena asked.
"A specail longsword." His reply was terse as he put it away. It disappeared into thin air. She gasped but didn't ask. Q seemed a bit uptight.
They both drank their tea in silence. Quatre and Duo came in.
"Man, I've never seen anyone react so fast like that."
"I think Heero's meet his match, Duo."
"Oh, hey...oh. Hi, Relena." Dou said.
Q's lips twitched a bit when she started and looked at the pair. She realized she had spent a good part of the hour staring at Q's odd hair colors. She stood up and put the cup down.
"Oh. Look at the time. I must be going now. Quatre. Duo. Q." She left, trying to hide her blush.
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"She's rather odd." Q remarked cooly. "Spent the last hour or so, staring at me."
Quatre frowned. "Why did you say anything to her?"
Q thought for a moment. "It is rude for a Ryuto to point such an unimportant thing out."
With that he walked out of the apartment.
"What the hell is a Ryuto?"
The others came in. Duo turned to them.
"Hey, does anyone know what a Ryuto is?"
"It was unimportant?" Quatre said very softly.
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Q wandered around town again, this time hazarding the more dangerous parts of town. He stopped by a shop window. There was a simple small wood and steel enforced harp with a strap. Q went into the pawn shop to buy it.
He came back out with it. He had a soft smile as he slugged it over his back. He continued walking. So he turned into an alleyway. The sound of a beating was heard clearly. Turning into a side alley, Q saw the three thugs beating a tall blonde. There were others in the shadows.
Q coughed loudly into his fist and took a wide legged stance. The gang looked up as did their victim.
"Leave the man alone and go." Q commanded.
"Ay, look at the little kid trying to tell us off. Think you are a big man." One of the thugs advance on Q.
Q allowed his tail to drop to the ground under his long trench coat. He felt his Shadow blade at his hip. He simply looked on and his long dragon-tail moved back as he looked up at the thug.
"My, my. You are a little boy, thought you were a girl. You certainly pretty enough for one."
"Hey, maybe he'll fetch a good price or at least a nice toy." A feminine voice called from the shadows.
The blonde stared at Q as Q raised a brow.
"I said leave him alone and go or you are going to regret it."
They all laugh. The blonde stared this time amazed. The thug picked up Q by his collar.
"And if we don't?" The thug laughed.
"I gave you warning." Q simply said, unfazed.
"Why you little..."
The thug became angry at Q's behavior and dropped him. Q easily was on his feet. The thug almost inhumanely fast slashed Q's face. Q remained calm.
The thug raised his knife again to strike the kid down. Q seemingly disappeared.
"What the?"
"Was it a ghost?"
"Where'd he go?"
"Oh, my god!"
"Hardly a ghost." Q's voice floated out. The gang shuddered and armed themselves. The blonde fell to the ground. His leg was broken.
Q chuckled as the gang acted like quails with their backs to each other. The shadows reached out and grabbed their legs. They began trying to slash the shadows.
"I won't do that if I were you. You'll only end up cut up by your own hand." Q appeared next to the blonde.
"What the f+++ are you?" The leader yelled.
"Can you stand?" Q asked the blonde.
The blonde shook his head. Q sighed. He turned his attention back to the gang.
"What am I to do with you?" Q asked rather amused. "Ah, nothing painful. You just need a lesson."
The gang started to howl for help. Q casted a silence charms.
"Can't have people interfere can we?"
The gang stared at Q. Q waved his hand and they all became cats. Q smiled slightly.
"Oh, don't worry. It'll only last an hour." With that he port keyed himself and the blonde to the Preventer's infirmary. Q realized the blonde had been out for a few minutes. He sighed.
"Well, at least it will be easier to set your leg."
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Zechs woke up in the Preventor's infirmary at the sound of a harp playing. He wondered how he ended up here. Then he remembered the odd boy who saved him using magic. But magic wasn't real, right?
He sat up. The harp playing stopped when he sat up.
"How are you feeling?" The odd boy said.
"Fine. Who are you?" Zechs said.
"Q. Do you know where you are?" Q asked in the same tone he had used in the alley.
"Yes, Preventor's Headquarter. I work for them, but I never seen you."
"Why were you getting beaten then?"
"I was caught unaware. I haven't sleep for several days now." Zechs said snappishly. "Who the f+++ are you?!"
"I called Une-sama and Sally-sama in. They'll be here shortly." Q walked out.
"WHO ARE YOU?" Zechs yelled after him.
Une and Sally came in.
"I see you've met Mr. Snape." Une said dryly. "He's one of the new group."
"New group? What has been going on?"
"Heero and company came upon a group of teenagers about their age. They seem decent in fighting, stealth, acting, and so on. We've recruited them so to speak."
"And who is Q Snape?" Zechs asked, flinching when Sally touch a particularly soft spot on his arm.
"The biggest enigma next to his twin Harry Potter. Q seems to be the team leader."
"What's his specialty?"
"Not a clue. He isn't in top shape currently. He's recovering from some sort of explosion."
"He seems fine for someone who isn't in top shape. He took a cut from a knife and at least a three foot drop-throw from a very strong man."
Sally frown. "He might already be completely healed already. Perhaps we can ask him to allow us to investigate his abilities."
Zech listen thoughtfully as Une and Sally explained the situation with detail. They forgot to tell them of Q's unique trait.
The next morning found Q standing in a training room, gazing up at the black window up high. The others were there.
"Okay, Q. We're starting several training exercises."
Q nodded sharply. He shrugged out of his trench coat.
"Holy shit. He has a tail!" Came Zechs's voice over the intercom.
Q's mouth twitched for a moment. He tossed the coat at the wall. He stretched his body almost lazily. He could hear the footsteps of the men who volunteered for this exercise. He pretended to be unaware of them.
Harry turned to Seto with a questioning look. Seto shrugged. "I never really have seen him fight outside when he went against Voldemort and Darth."
Q could feel the men's emotions. All of them probably thought he was easy prey. He snorted mentally. He whipped around and ducked. The laser beams passed overhead harmlessly.
Q tackled the closest man to his left and applied a finger to one of the pressure points he knew would knock the man out. He rolled away as he sensed the laser shots. He sensed one of the men tried hiding his presence in the shadows. He commanded the shadows to immobilize him. Q heard the scream of fright. Rest of the men looked to the sound. Bad move. Q managed to knock out three of the men before they realized what was happening. He melted into shadows. He moved several feet from the point where he 'disappeared'.
The shadows whispered about the men's fear. Q smirked silently as he wrapped his tail around one of the four remaining men and yanked. The men yelp and dropped his gun as Q started dragging him into the shadows. His companions stared as their companion begged for aid. He disappeared into shadows barely visible. He reappeared unconscious on the other side of them. The men now were in a loose circle. Q came up from the floor's shadow. Q muttered a sleep spell at the third as he hit the other two in one of the sleep-inducing pressure points. They all fell in a heap. Silence prevailed. Q broke the silence.
"They'll be up in a few minutes." He waked off the course and grabbed his coat, heading to the locker room.
Silence continued in the control room until Duo spoke.
"Wow." He repeated that again. "Wow."
Zechs spoke finally, completely disturbed. "He used similar tactics with the thugs."
"Merlin's Beard! No wonder Darth and Voldemort want him dead." Neville exclaimed.
The Gundam boys exchanged looks. Q was definitely more than he claims to be. Harry nodded slowly in thought.
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Harry found Q playing the harp on the rooftop. Harry sat rather boneless next to him.
"That was both amazing and frightening knowing some of what you can do." Harry said listlessly.
"It's not even half, just like I know you didn't show anymore than I." Q said, staring out at the city.
"I know." They shared a companionably silence.
"Hey, do you know what happened to Riddle's dairy?" Q asked, fingers stilled the harp.
"No. Why?"
"Somehow it's important. Not sure though."
"Lucuis Malfroy has it, last time I saw it."
Q nodded and sighed, his fingers plucking strings again. After several minutes, Wufei came up.
"We have a mission." He went back down.
"Allies from the sky." Muttered Q. "Seesh, how obvious can I get?"
Harry laughed and tugged on Q's tail to make him follow.
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Next on Leaving Illusion Behind:
Chapter 14: The First Mission
