*Author Notes: I decided to put out an extra chap today as well. Pretty long if ya ask me.*
Chapter 26:
Girl Power
"D.g. wake up!"
She blinked.
"Huh?"
It didn't matter how many times she blinked, it was still pitch black.
"D.g.!"
"Brat?"
"Yea, its me, Erika's here too, asleep."
"Where are we?"
"No clue."
D.g. sat up, trying to get the cramp out of her back.
"Whats all this stuff here too?"
D.g. could feel boxes and small things under her.
"I dont know. The room isn't very large. You cant even stand fully upright."
"Where are you?"
A hand touched her lightly on the arm.
"I'm over her with Erika."
"What happened?"
"You saw it. The wierd lady. The gas. Then I woke up here."
"Oh, okay. We're screwed."
"Yea."
D.g. felt the items around her. It felt like alot of little cylindars and large objects. She grabbed a large one and felt it with her hands, trying to figure out what it was. Long cylindar, stubby handle....!
"D.g., you have no clue where we are?"
"Yea, told ya already."
"I have a gun."
"What?"
"GUN! Bang, bang, Gun!"
"Where did you find a gun?"
"It was on the floor here!"
"Really, awww man, I wanted to find a gun."
A idea dawned on D.g..
"Hey Brat, I think I know where we are."
"Where?"
"In a box. Big cargo box."
There was a thump and a groan.
"When it rains it pours."
"No, this is a good thing. It means we might be able to get out."
"Yea right. These boxes are sealed shut. No way of getting out."
*CLICK*
"What was that?"
"I dont know..."
"Hey look, a light!"
Under D.g.'s feet was a light, or, more so, a number.
"It a 20."
"No, its a 19."
"Now its an 18."
"Its a bomb."
"No, its a........bomb?"
Screams.
Loud screams.
*Scramble**Scramble*
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
***
Naraku looked up from Cloud. He twitched in annoyence. He could have sworn he heard something. He listened for a minute, then resumed on Cloud.
***
"That was stupid."
"Shutup Brat. We're out, now lets get out of here."
They climbed out of the wreckage, D.g., and Brat with a sleeping Erika backpack. They ran behind a few boxes to hide.
Brat looked out from behind.
"You know, we really need to find the guys."
"What do you plan to do? Go up the control and shoot the lady with your little pistol? Politely ask for them back?"
"Do you have any better ideas?"
*Thump**thump*
"Run away from the scary noise?"
"Hang on D.g., it might be one of the guys."
"And it might be a monster."
"Chance we have to take."
Brat ran to the offending box. There was a loud thumping noise coming from inside. She looked back at her friends before popping the hatch. There was a pause, and then a hand came into the light. Brat backed up to get out of the way as the person stepped out. Brat gasped when she saw who it was.
"Ashitaka?!?"
He looked up.
"Brat!?!"
She huffed.
"What the heck are you doing here?"
He brushed himself off.
"I could ask the same."
She stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm here with my friends."
"Yea, well...wait, by your friends, do you mean..."
"Hey Erika, Ashitaka's here!"
*Scramble*
*Glomp*
"Ashitaka!"
Ashitaka faught to get his hands free from the girl who had clamped onto his body.
"H...h...hi...Erika..."
"Hi Ashitaka!" D.g. said as she came out from behind the box.
"H......*gasp*"
"Erika, dear, your hurting him."
Erika only let up a bit. He gasped in the air.
"D.g....permission...?"
"Any drastic measures, yea, yea, yea."
Ashitaka took a hand to the back of Erika's neck, touched three pressure points and....she fell asleep.
"Whew..."
He let her down slowly, so she leaned against the box.
"Effective."
Ashitaka sighed.
"Very. What the hell is going on around here?"
"There's no time to explain. We need to rescue our friends."
"Where are they?"
"That room over there."
D.g. pointed to the control room.
"Thats not going to be easy."
"We have to try."
"Lets go."
Ashitaka ran for the control room, leaving D.g. and Brat to run after him carrying Erika. They stopped at the elevator.
"We cant take it, its too obvious. We'll have to climb."
Ashitaka nodded. There was a ladder beside the elevator. He grabbed hold and started to climb. Below, Brat talked to D.g..
"What do we do with sleeping beauty here?"
"Lets put her behind those boxes."
They carried Erika behind a bunch of boxes and laid her down. They started climbing after Ashitaka. The ladder actually lead to the roof of the control room. When they came over the edge, Ashitaka was trying to take the maintnence cover off the roof as quietly as he could. They helped him slip it off. Ashitaka leaned down to look inside. He had a clear view from the back ceiling of the control room. There were two men in there lokking at Inuyasha and Cloud at the far tables. Kenshin was at the closest table. He came back up to let the others have a look.
"Now what?"
"Huh? I thought you had a plan, Ashitaka?"
"Darn." D.g. muttered.
"Maybe we can get Kenshin to wake up."
"How do you plan to do that?"
"Take the black thing off his head."
"What black thing?"
"Look, there's a black headband on him. I dont remember him ever having that."
"Okay, we have a plan, whose going to do it?"
"What plan? We dont have a plan!"
"It doesn't matter. Someone has to go get Kenshin awake. Who'll it be?"
D.g. jumped.
"Me!"
Ashitaka tried to argue.
"No, I think I should go. I would have a better chance if they saw me."
D.g. shook her head.
"No, if you went, who would protect Brat and me and Erika?"
"....."
"Its settled. I'm going."
Brat spoke up.
"Hey D.g., whats with the sudden courage? Is there something between you and Kenshin?"
D.g. smiled lightly.
"Wait and find out."
As quietly and slowly as D.g. could, she lowered herself down into the room.
Thoughts ran through her head at high speeds.
'What do I do if they see me?'
'What if he doesn't wake up?'
'What should I wear at the wedding?'
She smiled despite the situation. Best wait awhile before answering that one.
She dropped to the floor as quietly as she could. Niether of the two men turned and looked at her, so it might be okay.
She crawled over to where Kenshin was on the tablet. She looked up over the edge at him. His head faced her, and it looked like he was in a deep sleep. She reached a hand up, and gently, brushed the hair away from his eyes.
'D.g., get ahold of yourself. You have a job to do.'
She put one hand onto the head band. It felt hot. She pulled it off rather effortlessly. He didn't move.
'Aw crap!'
"Kenshin..."
She touched his face.
His eyes snapped open. They stared at each other. She motioned for him to be silent. He slowly spun his head and looked back at the two men. He discreetly rolled of the tablet. He hid there for a moment, hoping they didn't notice anything. D.g. motioned tward the ceiling hatch. He nodded, and crawled over. He gave her a stepping stool, his hands, to get out. Ashitaka gave her a hand and pulled her up and out. Kenshin glanced behind him, hoping they had not been seen yet. No change. He looked up to see AShitak giving him a hand and he jumped for it as quietly as he could. Ashitaka pulled him out.
There was a quick reunion on the roof. D.g. gave him a hug, and Kenshin nodded to Ashitaka and Brat.
"The plan is to save the other guys right?"
D.g. nodded.
"What about Kagome?"
D.g. frowned.
"I didn't see her in there."
Kenshin shook his head.
"I didn't either. But to rescue the guys...I think I have a plan."
"What is it?"
Kenshin nodded.
"Here's the plan. I'm going to..."
*Author notes: A bit of a cliffy. Should keep things happy.*
Chapter 26:
Girl Power
"D.g. wake up!"
She blinked.
"Huh?"
It didn't matter how many times she blinked, it was still pitch black.
"D.g.!"
"Brat?"
"Yea, its me, Erika's here too, asleep."
"Where are we?"
"No clue."
D.g. sat up, trying to get the cramp out of her back.
"Whats all this stuff here too?"
D.g. could feel boxes and small things under her.
"I dont know. The room isn't very large. You cant even stand fully upright."
"Where are you?"
A hand touched her lightly on the arm.
"I'm over her with Erika."
"What happened?"
"You saw it. The wierd lady. The gas. Then I woke up here."
"Oh, okay. We're screwed."
"Yea."
D.g. felt the items around her. It felt like alot of little cylindars and large objects. She grabbed a large one and felt it with her hands, trying to figure out what it was. Long cylindar, stubby handle....!
"D.g., you have no clue where we are?"
"Yea, told ya already."
"I have a gun."
"What?"
"GUN! Bang, bang, Gun!"
"Where did you find a gun?"
"It was on the floor here!"
"Really, awww man, I wanted to find a gun."
A idea dawned on D.g..
"Hey Brat, I think I know where we are."
"Where?"
"In a box. Big cargo box."
There was a thump and a groan.
"When it rains it pours."
"No, this is a good thing. It means we might be able to get out."
"Yea right. These boxes are sealed shut. No way of getting out."
*CLICK*
"What was that?"
"I dont know..."
"Hey look, a light!"
Under D.g.'s feet was a light, or, more so, a number.
"It a 20."
"No, its a 19."
"Now its an 18."
"Its a bomb."
"No, its a........bomb?"
Screams.
Loud screams.
*Scramble**Scramble*
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
***
Naraku looked up from Cloud. He twitched in annoyence. He could have sworn he heard something. He listened for a minute, then resumed on Cloud.
***
"That was stupid."
"Shutup Brat. We're out, now lets get out of here."
They climbed out of the wreckage, D.g., and Brat with a sleeping Erika backpack. They ran behind a few boxes to hide.
Brat looked out from behind.
"You know, we really need to find the guys."
"What do you plan to do? Go up the control and shoot the lady with your little pistol? Politely ask for them back?"
"Do you have any better ideas?"
*Thump**thump*
"Run away from the scary noise?"
"Hang on D.g., it might be one of the guys."
"And it might be a monster."
"Chance we have to take."
Brat ran to the offending box. There was a loud thumping noise coming from inside. She looked back at her friends before popping the hatch. There was a pause, and then a hand came into the light. Brat backed up to get out of the way as the person stepped out. Brat gasped when she saw who it was.
"Ashitaka?!?"
He looked up.
"Brat!?!"
She huffed.
"What the heck are you doing here?"
He brushed himself off.
"I could ask the same."
She stuck her tongue out at him.
"I'm here with my friends."
"Yea, well...wait, by your friends, do you mean..."
"Hey Erika, Ashitaka's here!"
*Scramble*
*Glomp*
"Ashitaka!"
Ashitaka faught to get his hands free from the girl who had clamped onto his body.
"H...h...hi...Erika..."
"Hi Ashitaka!" D.g. said as she came out from behind the box.
"H......*gasp*"
"Erika, dear, your hurting him."
Erika only let up a bit. He gasped in the air.
"D.g....permission...?"
"Any drastic measures, yea, yea, yea."
Ashitaka took a hand to the back of Erika's neck, touched three pressure points and....she fell asleep.
"Whew..."
He let her down slowly, so she leaned against the box.
"Effective."
Ashitaka sighed.
"Very. What the hell is going on around here?"
"There's no time to explain. We need to rescue our friends."
"Where are they?"
"That room over there."
D.g. pointed to the control room.
"Thats not going to be easy."
"We have to try."
"Lets go."
Ashitaka ran for the control room, leaving D.g. and Brat to run after him carrying Erika. They stopped at the elevator.
"We cant take it, its too obvious. We'll have to climb."
Ashitaka nodded. There was a ladder beside the elevator. He grabbed hold and started to climb. Below, Brat talked to D.g..
"What do we do with sleeping beauty here?"
"Lets put her behind those boxes."
They carried Erika behind a bunch of boxes and laid her down. They started climbing after Ashitaka. The ladder actually lead to the roof of the control room. When they came over the edge, Ashitaka was trying to take the maintnence cover off the roof as quietly as he could. They helped him slip it off. Ashitaka leaned down to look inside. He had a clear view from the back ceiling of the control room. There were two men in there lokking at Inuyasha and Cloud at the far tables. Kenshin was at the closest table. He came back up to let the others have a look.
"Now what?"
"Huh? I thought you had a plan, Ashitaka?"
"Darn." D.g. muttered.
"Maybe we can get Kenshin to wake up."
"How do you plan to do that?"
"Take the black thing off his head."
"What black thing?"
"Look, there's a black headband on him. I dont remember him ever having that."
"Okay, we have a plan, whose going to do it?"
"What plan? We dont have a plan!"
"It doesn't matter. Someone has to go get Kenshin awake. Who'll it be?"
D.g. jumped.
"Me!"
Ashitaka tried to argue.
"No, I think I should go. I would have a better chance if they saw me."
D.g. shook her head.
"No, if you went, who would protect Brat and me and Erika?"
"....."
"Its settled. I'm going."
Brat spoke up.
"Hey D.g., whats with the sudden courage? Is there something between you and Kenshin?"
D.g. smiled lightly.
"Wait and find out."
As quietly and slowly as D.g. could, she lowered herself down into the room.
Thoughts ran through her head at high speeds.
'What do I do if they see me?'
'What if he doesn't wake up?'
'What should I wear at the wedding?'
She smiled despite the situation. Best wait awhile before answering that one.
She dropped to the floor as quietly as she could. Niether of the two men turned and looked at her, so it might be okay.
She crawled over to where Kenshin was on the tablet. She looked up over the edge at him. His head faced her, and it looked like he was in a deep sleep. She reached a hand up, and gently, brushed the hair away from his eyes.
'D.g., get ahold of yourself. You have a job to do.'
She put one hand onto the head band. It felt hot. She pulled it off rather effortlessly. He didn't move.
'Aw crap!'
"Kenshin..."
She touched his face.
His eyes snapped open. They stared at each other. She motioned for him to be silent. He slowly spun his head and looked back at the two men. He discreetly rolled of the tablet. He hid there for a moment, hoping they didn't notice anything. D.g. motioned tward the ceiling hatch. He nodded, and crawled over. He gave her a stepping stool, his hands, to get out. Ashitaka gave her a hand and pulled her up and out. Kenshin glanced behind him, hoping they had not been seen yet. No change. He looked up to see AShitak giving him a hand and he jumped for it as quietly as he could. Ashitaka pulled him out.
There was a quick reunion on the roof. D.g. gave him a hug, and Kenshin nodded to Ashitaka and Brat.
"The plan is to save the other guys right?"
D.g. nodded.
"What about Kagome?"
D.g. frowned.
"I didn't see her in there."
Kenshin shook his head.
"I didn't either. But to rescue the guys...I think I have a plan."
"What is it?"
Kenshin nodded.
"Here's the plan. I'm going to..."
*Author notes: A bit of a cliffy. Should keep things happy.*