Chapter Five
In the kitchen, Milly is pacing, Vash is tracing his fingers over the designs of his gun, and Wolfwood seems determined to burn the wall down by staring at it. Kenna is holding the flower that is usually behind her ear and looking thoughtfully at Wolfwood.
"We should go look for her," Milly says.
"And how do you propose we go about it?" Kenna asks matter-of-factly.
"Well..." Milly starts.
"Kenna DOES have a point, Milly. We have no idea where to start," Vash says, looking over to the two girls. "Besides," he continues, "she COULD just be in the bathroom..." He trails off, a slight hint of hope in his voice.
"Your stupidity never ceases to amaze me, Mister Stampede," Wolfwood says. "We only have ONE bathroom in this place, and Milly said she already checked it. Are you saying that Milly can't check a bathroom?"
Vash shook his head and opened his mouth to speak.
"Wait a second," Kenna says suddenly, standing up. "Shut up..." She was listening intently to something.
The three others look at her. Wolfwood then realizes she staring at him.
"Follow me, I think I know where to start. How obvious." She heads outside.
- - -
Meryl starts from her sleep. Her mouth opens to scream.
"VA--" She is cut off by a sharp blow to the back of her head. "Help..."
The last thing she hears is an unearthly scream. The last thing she sees is a winged creature...
- - -
Kenna kneels on the ground, outside. She picks up some of the glass from Meryl's room window.
"Whatever it was..." she says, "...it wasn't human..." She was speaking to herself.
"We know that!" Wolfwood angrily reaches down and grabs the girl by the neck. "This is our friend we're looking for! Don't state the obvious, just say what NEEDS to be said!"
She frowns. Then, her face turns back to expressionless Kenna. Enraged by this lack of emotion, Wolfwood tightens his grip around her throat until she begins to choke.
"Wolfwood!" Vash snaps awake and reaches to get Wolfwood off of Kenna. Just as he touches Wolfwood wrist, loud shrieks are heard.
Gargoyle-like creatures appear in the sky. The four of them dive for the group with god-like speed. Even Vash cannot react as huge winged stone statues come hurling down upon them.
He and his friends are knocked unconscious and carried off into the night.
~*~
In the kitchen, Milly is pacing, Vash is tracing his fingers over the designs of his gun, and Wolfwood seems determined to burn the wall down by staring at it. Kenna is holding the flower that is usually behind her ear and looking thoughtfully at Wolfwood.
"We should go look for her," Milly says.
"And how do you propose we go about it?" Kenna asks matter-of-factly.
"Well..." Milly starts.
"Kenna DOES have a point, Milly. We have no idea where to start," Vash says, looking over to the two girls. "Besides," he continues, "she COULD just be in the bathroom..." He trails off, a slight hint of hope in his voice.
"Your stupidity never ceases to amaze me, Mister Stampede," Wolfwood says. "We only have ONE bathroom in this place, and Milly said she already checked it. Are you saying that Milly can't check a bathroom?"
Vash shook his head and opened his mouth to speak.
"Wait a second," Kenna says suddenly, standing up. "Shut up..." She was listening intently to something.
The three others look at her. Wolfwood then realizes she staring at him.
"Follow me, I think I know where to start. How obvious." She heads outside.
- - -
Meryl starts from her sleep. Her mouth opens to scream.
"VA--" She is cut off by a sharp blow to the back of her head. "Help..."
The last thing she hears is an unearthly scream. The last thing she sees is a winged creature...
- - -
Kenna kneels on the ground, outside. She picks up some of the glass from Meryl's room window.
"Whatever it was..." she says, "...it wasn't human..." She was speaking to herself.
"We know that!" Wolfwood angrily reaches down and grabs the girl by the neck. "This is our friend we're looking for! Don't state the obvious, just say what NEEDS to be said!"
She frowns. Then, her face turns back to expressionless Kenna. Enraged by this lack of emotion, Wolfwood tightens his grip around her throat until she begins to choke.
"Wolfwood!" Vash snaps awake and reaches to get Wolfwood off of Kenna. Just as he touches Wolfwood wrist, loud shrieks are heard.
Gargoyle-like creatures appear in the sky. The four of them dive for the group with god-like speed. Even Vash cannot react as huge winged stone statues come hurling down upon them.
He and his friends are knocked unconscious and carried off into the night.
~*~