Tori: Finders Inc.! Geeze, I better get to work!

Kegawa: *whispers* This is where I come in… *louder* Well, looks like you'll be needing a bit of inspiration, then!

Tori: You're right.

Kegawa: *winks at camera*

Tori: *walking out front door* I'm off to get a pizza and some Mike's! Then, we write!

Kegawa: `(^-^)' I have got to be one of the luckiest muses…

Tori: And I'll pick you up some sesame seeds or something.

Kegawa: *facefaults* …take it back…

~*~*~*~

            Stepping closer to the edge of the cirrus, the pilots began testing the wings secured to their backs. They craned their necks to check on them, and yanked on the harnesses to make sure they were tight.

            "Don't worry. You'll get the hang of these. Consider them your training wings…" Duet reassured and they relaxed a bit.

            "Training wings, ne?" Wu Fei grunted, chasing them in a few circles before realizing how absolutely foolish he looked and stood still.

            "You'll have to wait for a double-click," she explained, preening her black feathers, a bit smug.

            "Double-click?" the five boys chorused and looked up from their self-inspections.

            "Heaven's gone digital. Ever see the pop-up ads that say 'Every time you click here, an angel gets its wings'?"

            "…why do I suddenly regret my ad-blocker…?" Quatre frowned, creasing his brow before the others burst into laughter.

            "That's twisted! If you click them, you go straight to the Red… Cross… Damnit, why didn't I figure this out myself…?" Duo complained, undoubtedly wishing that others weren't as quick as he on the "x" button..

            "You haven't left yet?" a new voice asked, and the former pilots turned to see Mr. Winner smiling good naturedly at them.

            "Father!" Quatre cried, on his toe to run to him.

            "Ah ah… You've got to leave. Now," he said and the cloud supporting them no longer did.

~*~*~*~

            They were falling. Quickly. Then, one by one, they made use of the wings and came to jerking halts in mid-air.

            "WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" the braided boy yelled and threw his fists in the air as he continued to freefall.

            "Open your wings, you moron!" Wu Fei yelled, fluttering about in the air above them.

            "Honestly… You people." Sighing, Duet snapped her fingers and above them they heard a faint "WHOOOOO!" growing louder and louder. A few seconds later, Duo fell right past them again, still whooping in delight. Fortunately for anyone cruising at an altitude of 120,000 meters who desired a little peace and quiet, Heero snagged the back of his robe, effectively strangling him.

            "Open your wings," the once Perfect Soldier snapped and Duo obliged, albeit shamefully.

            "Whoo," he whispered, raising his fist half-heartedly.

            "Now, first things first. We're cruising over Europe at the moment, so we'd best dump off Trowa and Heero…" Duet mumbled to herself, consulting a clipboard she'd magically produced from a place that I'm not creative enough to name at the moment. I know. I'm a slacker… "Who wants to go first?"

            Trowa and Heero pointed to each other and busied themselves by studying the local cloud structures.

            "Heero, you killed everyone, so it's only fair that you go first," Quatre explained and the boy's face fell.

            "I'm never going to hear the end of this, am I?"

            "NO!"

~*~*~*~

            "THREE-POINT LANDING!" Duo cried as he hit the ground on his side, rolled a few meters, and jumped to his feet with fists thrust proudly in the air. The others were equally successful, with the exception of Duet, who perched gracefully on an electrical wire.

            "Showoff…" Wu Fei murmured.

            "What I wouldn't give to see her step on the other wire…" Trowa added, watching as she ran the length of the cable before reaching the post and jumping gracefully off.

            "Well, we're off to find Tobias Marshall!" she smiled brightly and started off down the street whistling happily.

            With a look of pure and utter contempt on his face, Heero struggled to his feet and yanked the pine needles, one by one, from the porcupine-like coat he'd recently acquired. Looking back at the bush though, his eyes contorted. First, he saw the huge dent he'd left, but then he saw the bush as it had been before it had become his new landing strip.

            He experimented with this double vision, closing one eye, then the other. Duo, Trowa, Wu Fei, and Quatre joined him, similarly amused, and the five stood blinking at the bush, in the middle of someone's front lawn, dressed in white robes and huge feathery white wings…

            "What the hell are you doing?" Duet croaked, choked by the absurdity of the sight.

            "The… bush…" Wu Fei helpfully explained.

            "Oh. Astral bush, physical bush. Just focus your eyes."

            A collective "Oooooooo" rose from the group, followed by an equally amused "Ahhhhhhhh".

            Unfortunately for the people who find humor in such things, the front door to the house whose lawn they were standing in the middle of swung open. A boy about their age stepped out, shrugging his backpack on. He slanted a curious look in the angels' direction before heading off down the sidewalk towards the town.

            "That's our man!" Duet yelled and the boys looked up.

~*~*~*~

Tori: Yeah, I know it took a while, but here it is! And a bit longer than the last, too!

Kegawa: *dragging self across the table and feigning starvation* Can… I have… a bit of… pizza…?

Tori: *drains a Mike's lemonade and conks the ferret with the empty bottle*

Kegawa: *leaps to his feet and points at Tori* EVIL! EVIL! SATAN! EVIL! BITCH! EVIL!

Tori: Oh yeah… NOW I wanna give you a piece of pizza. *rolls eyes*