Stranded Chapter 2 – Interesting beginnings

Remember, Trowa's narrating the story!!!

Recap: "Hey TROWA!!!!" They both yelled.

I cringed. "Yes?"

"You don't mind if we click on this, right?"

"No, not at all."

"Great, thanks Trowa."

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            When Duo clicked on the link, the page zoomed right out of view. "Oh oh. Was that supposed to happen?" He asked just as the website rebooted and flashed onto the screen.

Thank you for choosing SHADY as your one stop travel agency. Let us help you with your vacation decisions. You'll never regret a decision made by us.

"Sure we won't," Quatre rolled his eyes. He never believed Internet ads, they were all backstabbing liars and no one knew that better than Quatre. I remember this one time…at band camp…hehehe, sorry, I couldn't help it. Adding stupid things like that always makes a story more interesting. I may be Trowa Barton, but I am NOT boring. Anyway, like I was saying, Quatre tried ordering his sisters' birthday presents off some website. Not only did they not deliver the gifts, but they also stole his money. Ever since then, Quatre has been wary of buying things off the Internet. But I'm getting off topic again.

Quatre took the mouse from Duo and manoeuvred it to the Q&A section. "Let's just see how much help they can give us."

"What are you doing?" Heero came over. Wufei wasn't far behind. It seems like boredom had finally kicked in. They were actually interested in the shenanigans of Quatre and Duo. That's a first. Wufei leaned closer to the screen as Heero read the instructions aloud.

"If you were stranded on a deserted island what would you bring with you if you had a chance to choose? We have all the answers. The top 5 things to bring are: matches (you want to be warm and have light, don't you?), fresh water (you're not likely to survive long if you drink salt water), tents (unless you can build a house out of sand and leaves because there aren't any 5 star hotels), non perishable food (there isn't going to be a fridge with food just waiting for you), and a book (to pass the time waiting for a rescue party)."

"Wow! They're pretty sarcastic aren't they?" Duo pointed out when Heero finished.

"This is stupid! With our technology, we don't even need their useless suggestions." Wufei exclaimed. Man, this guy has a problem with everyone, doesn't he? The other boys cleared off and went back to whatever they were doing before. Duo stayed on the computer. I went back to the kitchen. Duo's a big boy, he can handle himself, I thought to myself. Big mistake! You'll see why in a second.

"Hey. This looks interesting," Duo had found a page where you could fill out a form. He scanned its contents, and then imputed his information. Exactly an hour later, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" I called out. It was my house after all. But when I opened the door, there wasn't a person in sight. I was about to turn back when something on the floor caught my eye. "Hmm, what's this" I picked the white envelope up. Strange. No address, no logo. Nada. Nothing.

"Wahoo! They came!" Duo yelled as he skids past me, swiping the strange envelope out of my hands. Oh no.

"What came?" Heero raised an eyebrow (hey, he stole my move!). Heero could sense it too. I think everyone who has lived with Duo knows how to sense the dangers Duo manages to bring about.

"The travel agency sent the plane tickets I applied for!" Duo had ripped open the envelope, and lo and behold, there really were five plane tickets inside it. "I filled out a form and they sent me these, free of charge. This is a sure fire way of never getting stranded on an island." He flashed us his goofy grin.

"And just how is this 'plan' of yours supposed to work?" Quatre was sceptical…the whole getting things off the Internet thing still sits in the back of his mind.

"Oh. It said that we keep these tickets with us all the time, and if we ever need to get out of trouble, we just flash these babies and we're on the next plane home." He paused. "Why are you all staring at me like that? It'll come in handy, you'll see." He retired to his bedroom, leaving us behind.

"Right, like we'll ever need to rely on Maxwell's 'foolproof' plan." Wufei stated. As it turns out, we were supposed to fly over to the Sanc Kingdom this week end for Relena's reunion. My initial thought was: why do I feel uneasy about this entire thing?