" 'A' is for accomplice, who pretends to steal the artifact," Dark grinned
to himself as he punched in the override code to the storage wing, "and 'B'
is for."
Bad! Daisuke complained, stealing is bad.
"Stealing? Me? Never!" Dark replied in mock shock, "No. 'B' is for bag. This is what I am going to put the real thing in."
Click. He opened the door with minimum noise and damage, peering round the frame. The corridor was quite. Maybe a little too quiet, but it didn't bother Dark as he strolled along in the dark. As he walked past, he counted the doors on either side. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10! He looked up at the square outline in the ceiling. Air vents. Every phantom thief's best friend. Not including Wiz. It took little effort to pry open the grate and seconds later, the piece of rectangular metal slid back and clicked into place. Only when he had made his way to the first intersection, did he take the time to contact his accomplice. The communicator crackled to life.
"Wiz, what's your position?" Dark whispered into the earpiece as he adjusted the setting. New technology, new equipment, new times. This is what he loved about being genetic. He lived, practically, forever. Nothing like never getting old and keeping that ass forever.
You're a real narcissist you know that? Daisuke commented impatiently, I don't think other phantom thieves check themselves out in the mirror every time they transform.
"You're just jealous because I'm taller than you."
...That's not fair, Dark. Besides, I'm still growing. You're not.
"Stop it! You're distracting me. Wiz, what's your position?"
The phantom thief waited for a couple of seconds for a reply. Static. Damn new, unreliable technology! This was the last time he listened to the mother.
Maybe Wiz is in trouble.
"No way, Wiz never gets in trouble," Dark replied, reassuring himself as well as the boy.
* * * * *
Satoshi smiled, and removed his glasses, wiping the sweat from his forehead. It had taken him a record 10.34 seconds to climb six sets of stairs to the third level, where the Ivy's Embrace stood in all its glory. The Embrace was an artifact from the Hikari family. It was a miniature statue, made of the whitest marble, with dark green streaks trickling across her skin. Something definitely worth stealing, not that he was encouraging the behavior.
The decoy had been taken care of. Decoy Dark, he liked to call the creature in the corner. He glanced over again, a small smile beginning to twitch its way into existence. No, the real Dark would not be afraid of-
"-is for Cats. What kind of name is Cat for an animal? Nothing deserved to be called a 'cat', Dai-Dai. Oi, Hikari, you have gone too far this time."
Handcuffs, fine. Cages, fine. Strange positions that involved Hikari on top, fine. But evil devil fluffy things with triangular heads and long tails cornering Wiz, is not fine.
They're called cats.
Right. Whatever.
"And D is for Dirty. Hikari's are prone to fight dirty. They make you take pills, right? Evil pills that have side effects like Iamanerditus. Glasses make you look like a square. 2D object."
Satoshi simply turned around, as calm as spring, and raised his eyebrows.
"I wouldn't be trying to come up with insults if I were you," he replied, "I would be more worried about where you are standing."
Dark looked down. A puddle of water, so what?
"Oooh, look, I'm scared now," Dark mocked, his attention focused on the tasks ahead, "so scared that..." it was then he saw it, "that I didn't realize that the lights on this level had been turned off, you're standing near the switch, and there's some sort of wire trailing into the water."
"E is for Electricity."
"Nazi!"
"Sticks and stones."
Waaaaaaa, Daisuke screwed up his eyes, shutting them tight, Hiwatari-san is so scary.
"Shut up, I'm trying to think!" Dark mumbled.
He looked around. The nearest dry land was at least five steps away. Ivy's Embrace was at least another ten. Satoshi was standing with his hand resting gently on the switch. There was no way he could reach safety in time, let alone steal the target and save Wiz from the evil four legged, sneaky creature.
They're called cats.
Wiz and Satoshi, on the other hand, were closer to Dark. Closer to the puddle.
"Dai, tell me more about these cat thinggies."
Well, they eat mice, and they're descendent form lions and stuff. They spend most of their days sleeping and eating and they don't like water very much. They-
Dark didn't wait for the boy to finish. He dropped, sliding his feet out underneath him. A spray of water showered the room; bring chaos with every droplet that landed on the animals. Wiz included. Satoshi narrowed his eyes as droplets landed on his glasses and obscured the vision. When the mist settled, the cats had gone. Dark was no longer confined to the puddle.
"Switch on the lights now, pretty boy," Dark jeered as he balanced on the stand where Ivy's Embrace should have been standing.
This put the thief out of danger. Satoshi looked down, and realized what Dark had done. The water was everywhere now. A fine sheet covered most of the ground, including the part where Satoshi stood. He snorted in disgust, expecting no less from such a villain. When he looked up again, Dark was gone.
Why do you keep letting him go, master?
Satoshi didn't reply. Instead, he gazed outside the window at the dark shape flying into the night.
I can give you wings, Satoshi-sama. Wings to fly away from the pain you feel.
He walked to the window, and leaned out, breathing the night air.
"I'd like that," Satoshi nearly smiled, "But pain is what keeps me real."
* * * * *
B.B.: I know, I know, just don't kill me. Tosh: Took you bloody long enough to write the chapter. B.B.: Well, actually I wasn't going to continue with this one. But I got like, 5 reviews. *tear* thank you guys. Tosh: Ah yes. Let's hand out the thanks. First to JMJV. B.B.: heheh. Yeah, I have relatives. Woopie. But thank you for being the first to review. Tosh: Snow Man of Doom *lighting flashes thunder crashes* ha! I grow bold, and I speak his name! B.B.: It seems funny replying to revies written so long ago, but thanks again Snowman for bother here and Portals on FP Tosh: Melody. B.B.: Thank you for the compliment. I do try. Most of the time. Tosh: Keitorin B.B.: I'm glad you chose to read my fic. So that makes too glad people. I just hope you didn't have to wait too long. Again, very very sorry. Tosh: And Wizzu. B.B.: I'm glad you like it. To everyone, I will try to update as soon as as often as possible. Tosh: Right after Portals, of course. You need to write more of that too B.B.: yeah. Right after Portals. If anyone's interested in reading some original fiction, read my story on fictionpress.com. The story is called Portals and it's also by me. Yay. But in the meantime, adieu.
Bad! Daisuke complained, stealing is bad.
"Stealing? Me? Never!" Dark replied in mock shock, "No. 'B' is for bag. This is what I am going to put the real thing in."
Click. He opened the door with minimum noise and damage, peering round the frame. The corridor was quite. Maybe a little too quiet, but it didn't bother Dark as he strolled along in the dark. As he walked past, he counted the doors on either side. 4. 5. 6. 7. 10! He looked up at the square outline in the ceiling. Air vents. Every phantom thief's best friend. Not including Wiz. It took little effort to pry open the grate and seconds later, the piece of rectangular metal slid back and clicked into place. Only when he had made his way to the first intersection, did he take the time to contact his accomplice. The communicator crackled to life.
"Wiz, what's your position?" Dark whispered into the earpiece as he adjusted the setting. New technology, new equipment, new times. This is what he loved about being genetic. He lived, practically, forever. Nothing like never getting old and keeping that ass forever.
You're a real narcissist you know that? Daisuke commented impatiently, I don't think other phantom thieves check themselves out in the mirror every time they transform.
"You're just jealous because I'm taller than you."
...That's not fair, Dark. Besides, I'm still growing. You're not.
"Stop it! You're distracting me. Wiz, what's your position?"
The phantom thief waited for a couple of seconds for a reply. Static. Damn new, unreliable technology! This was the last time he listened to the mother.
Maybe Wiz is in trouble.
"No way, Wiz never gets in trouble," Dark replied, reassuring himself as well as the boy.
* * * * *
Satoshi smiled, and removed his glasses, wiping the sweat from his forehead. It had taken him a record 10.34 seconds to climb six sets of stairs to the third level, where the Ivy's Embrace stood in all its glory. The Embrace was an artifact from the Hikari family. It was a miniature statue, made of the whitest marble, with dark green streaks trickling across her skin. Something definitely worth stealing, not that he was encouraging the behavior.
The decoy had been taken care of. Decoy Dark, he liked to call the creature in the corner. He glanced over again, a small smile beginning to twitch its way into existence. No, the real Dark would not be afraid of-
"-is for Cats. What kind of name is Cat for an animal? Nothing deserved to be called a 'cat', Dai-Dai. Oi, Hikari, you have gone too far this time."
Handcuffs, fine. Cages, fine. Strange positions that involved Hikari on top, fine. But evil devil fluffy things with triangular heads and long tails cornering Wiz, is not fine.
They're called cats.
Right. Whatever.
"And D is for Dirty. Hikari's are prone to fight dirty. They make you take pills, right? Evil pills that have side effects like Iamanerditus. Glasses make you look like a square. 2D object."
Satoshi simply turned around, as calm as spring, and raised his eyebrows.
"I wouldn't be trying to come up with insults if I were you," he replied, "I would be more worried about where you are standing."
Dark looked down. A puddle of water, so what?
"Oooh, look, I'm scared now," Dark mocked, his attention focused on the tasks ahead, "so scared that..." it was then he saw it, "that I didn't realize that the lights on this level had been turned off, you're standing near the switch, and there's some sort of wire trailing into the water."
"E is for Electricity."
"Nazi!"
"Sticks and stones."
Waaaaaaa, Daisuke screwed up his eyes, shutting them tight, Hiwatari-san is so scary.
"Shut up, I'm trying to think!" Dark mumbled.
He looked around. The nearest dry land was at least five steps away. Ivy's Embrace was at least another ten. Satoshi was standing with his hand resting gently on the switch. There was no way he could reach safety in time, let alone steal the target and save Wiz from the evil four legged, sneaky creature.
They're called cats.
Wiz and Satoshi, on the other hand, were closer to Dark. Closer to the puddle.
"Dai, tell me more about these cat thinggies."
Well, they eat mice, and they're descendent form lions and stuff. They spend most of their days sleeping and eating and they don't like water very much. They-
Dark didn't wait for the boy to finish. He dropped, sliding his feet out underneath him. A spray of water showered the room; bring chaos with every droplet that landed on the animals. Wiz included. Satoshi narrowed his eyes as droplets landed on his glasses and obscured the vision. When the mist settled, the cats had gone. Dark was no longer confined to the puddle.
"Switch on the lights now, pretty boy," Dark jeered as he balanced on the stand where Ivy's Embrace should have been standing.
This put the thief out of danger. Satoshi looked down, and realized what Dark had done. The water was everywhere now. A fine sheet covered most of the ground, including the part where Satoshi stood. He snorted in disgust, expecting no less from such a villain. When he looked up again, Dark was gone.
Why do you keep letting him go, master?
Satoshi didn't reply. Instead, he gazed outside the window at the dark shape flying into the night.
I can give you wings, Satoshi-sama. Wings to fly away from the pain you feel.
He walked to the window, and leaned out, breathing the night air.
"I'd like that," Satoshi nearly smiled, "But pain is what keeps me real."
* * * * *
B.B.: I know, I know, just don't kill me. Tosh: Took you bloody long enough to write the chapter. B.B.: Well, actually I wasn't going to continue with this one. But I got like, 5 reviews. *tear* thank you guys. Tosh: Ah yes. Let's hand out the thanks. First to JMJV. B.B.: heheh. Yeah, I have relatives. Woopie. But thank you for being the first to review. Tosh: Snow Man of Doom *lighting flashes thunder crashes* ha! I grow bold, and I speak his name! B.B.: It seems funny replying to revies written so long ago, but thanks again Snowman for bother here and Portals on FP Tosh: Melody. B.B.: Thank you for the compliment. I do try. Most of the time. Tosh: Keitorin B.B.: I'm glad you chose to read my fic. So that makes too glad people. I just hope you didn't have to wait too long. Again, very very sorry. Tosh: And Wizzu. B.B.: I'm glad you like it. To everyone, I will try to update as soon as as often as possible. Tosh: Right after Portals, of course. You need to write more of that too B.B.: yeah. Right after Portals. If anyone's interested in reading some original fiction, read my story on fictionpress.com. The story is called Portals and it's also by me. Yay. But in the meantime, adieu.