Chapter Three
Wufei played the tape over and over again as he thought about the events that had just occurred. Operation Dreamer was supposed to create the perfect partner for the user but instead had now created a problem. The testing phase had shown that the operation had brought out a being from a dream. Having never been much of a problem he threw his hands up in frustration.
"This completely throws things off track." He grounded out to an empty room.
After the incident Duo had been in a state of shock so Wufei had immediately agreed when Quatre suggested that he take the shaken boy to his house for the night and bring him back to the testing labs for assessment the next day. However this didn't seem to make the problem at hand from go away.
Wufei pressed the off button on the tape player. The problem was proving to be too big. He didn't want to think anymore. He wanted to sleep but he couldn't Wufei took a deep breath and picked up another pile of data. The faster he went through the information, the faster he could get some rest.
Meanwhile Quatre was having trouble trying to get to sleep for different reasons. Duo was currently jumping up and down on Quatre's expensive king sized waterbed and flicking the light switch on and off like a small child. His boundless energy and enthusiasm to touch everything in sight was driving the blonde insane.
"Hey Q dude! Have you tried this?" Duo asked as he jumped. "Cos its heaps fun. Did I ever tell you that you're real cool? Well you're real cool. Well maybe not even real cool. You're super cool!!!"
"No I haven't tried it before because I know that it will puncture the bed." Quatre said through gritted teeth. "Now could you please stop that and get some rest?"
Duo used his puppy dogface in full force. "Oh but I'm having so much fun. Just a little longer? Please Quatre?"
"If I let you jump a little longer the bed will explode and water will-"
RING RING RING RING
This time Duo landed flat on his ass on the floor.
"Oh my gosh! What was that Quatre?" He asked, voice shaking with fear.
"Nothing just the phone." Said Quatre as he picked it up. He was surprised to see Wufei's ashen face on the vid screen.
"Wufei?! What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine Winner but I'm afraid that there has been a miscalculation with operation Dreamer. I need you to bring Duo down to the testing labs." The Chinese man said.
"You want me to bring him down now?" Quatre asked incredously. "Wufei are you sure you're alright? Its three in the morning."
"Yes. I'm giving you half an hour to get you and him down here ok?" said the Chinese man before disconnecting.
Quatre turned around to find Duo uncomfortably close to him.
"Hey isn't that was the weird guy I saw today at that weird place."
"Yea and I don't think that he would appreciate it if you called him the weird guy. You see he's my boss. His name is Wufei and he wants me to take you down to the labs just to ask you a few questions I suppose. Do you think you're up to that?"
"Back to the white place?" Duo's shining eyes dimmed with fear. "I don't want to go but I have a feeling that its important...and you'll make me go sooner or later."
'He has a rather good sense of common sense.' Thought Quatre who nodded.
"Ok but you have to promise me that I won't get hurt."
"Duo I promise. Now lets get going."
Duo clung onto Quatre's arm tightly as they entered the main doors of Virtual Reality Inc. His violet orbs were shining with fascination and fear at the different types of machinery he passed on his way to the testing labs. Quatre opened the door to one of the rooms and motioned for Duo to enter first but the braided boy stood stock-still.
"What's wrong Duo?"
"Heero is here."
Quatre looked around and saw no one else. "How do you know that?"
"I can sense it. I just know that he's here and I'm afraid that he'll do something to hurt me like he's done in the past."
"Well how about this. I'll speak to Wufei and make sure that you are under full protection."
Duo nodded eagerly and Quatre pulled out his cell phone and rang Wufei to round up a few security guards to make Duo feel safe. After this was done he looked at Duo.
"It's all done. Security will be on full alert. Now will you go inside?"
Still clutching Quatre's arm, Duo nodded again and entered the testing labs. He waved when he Wufei.
"I remember you! You were the guy who was in the Quatre's little ringing device."
"He means the phone Wufei. What was so important that needed the entire team to be called out in the middle of the night?"
Wufei pointed to the stacks of data piled next to one of the nearby machines. "There has been a miscalculation in Operation Dreamer." He said grimly. "And we have some very important questions to ask Duo before we can begin to correct the error."
"Question me?" Duo asked pointing at himself. "But...but...hey that makes me important doesn't it?"
"Yes Duo, yes it does."
"Wow! I'm actually important." Beamed Duo and Wufei was glad to see him sporting a grin that stretched from ear to ear. "When does the questioning start?"
"It can start now if you are ready."
"Ok."
"Well I'll need to introduce you to a few people. These people will help determine the situation." Wufei said and introduced Dorothy and some of the security officers. Duo smiled and greeted each person with a smile and a good firm handshake and this surprised Quatre. He couldn't figure out how a person who didn't know what a phone be familiar with social customs.
"Duo, I'll be the one to commence the tests for today." Said Dorothy. "So if you'll please follow me this way." She gestured to her office.
"Ok." Duo waved to the rest of the group. "Bye guys. I guess I'll be seeing you a little later."
Wufei played the tape over and over again as he thought about the events that had just occurred. Operation Dreamer was supposed to create the perfect partner for the user but instead had now created a problem. The testing phase had shown that the operation had brought out a being from a dream. Having never been much of a problem he threw his hands up in frustration.
"This completely throws things off track." He grounded out to an empty room.
After the incident Duo had been in a state of shock so Wufei had immediately agreed when Quatre suggested that he take the shaken boy to his house for the night and bring him back to the testing labs for assessment the next day. However this didn't seem to make the problem at hand from go away.
Wufei pressed the off button on the tape player. The problem was proving to be too big. He didn't want to think anymore. He wanted to sleep but he couldn't Wufei took a deep breath and picked up another pile of data. The faster he went through the information, the faster he could get some rest.
Meanwhile Quatre was having trouble trying to get to sleep for different reasons. Duo was currently jumping up and down on Quatre's expensive king sized waterbed and flicking the light switch on and off like a small child. His boundless energy and enthusiasm to touch everything in sight was driving the blonde insane.
"Hey Q dude! Have you tried this?" Duo asked as he jumped. "Cos its heaps fun. Did I ever tell you that you're real cool? Well you're real cool. Well maybe not even real cool. You're super cool!!!"
"No I haven't tried it before because I know that it will puncture the bed." Quatre said through gritted teeth. "Now could you please stop that and get some rest?"
Duo used his puppy dogface in full force. "Oh but I'm having so much fun. Just a little longer? Please Quatre?"
"If I let you jump a little longer the bed will explode and water will-"
RING RING RING RING
This time Duo landed flat on his ass on the floor.
"Oh my gosh! What was that Quatre?" He asked, voice shaking with fear.
"Nothing just the phone." Said Quatre as he picked it up. He was surprised to see Wufei's ashen face on the vid screen.
"Wufei?! What's wrong? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine Winner but I'm afraid that there has been a miscalculation with operation Dreamer. I need you to bring Duo down to the testing labs." The Chinese man said.
"You want me to bring him down now?" Quatre asked incredously. "Wufei are you sure you're alright? Its three in the morning."
"Yes. I'm giving you half an hour to get you and him down here ok?" said the Chinese man before disconnecting.
Quatre turned around to find Duo uncomfortably close to him.
"Hey isn't that was the weird guy I saw today at that weird place."
"Yea and I don't think that he would appreciate it if you called him the weird guy. You see he's my boss. His name is Wufei and he wants me to take you down to the labs just to ask you a few questions I suppose. Do you think you're up to that?"
"Back to the white place?" Duo's shining eyes dimmed with fear. "I don't want to go but I have a feeling that its important...and you'll make me go sooner or later."
'He has a rather good sense of common sense.' Thought Quatre who nodded.
"Ok but you have to promise me that I won't get hurt."
"Duo I promise. Now lets get going."
Duo clung onto Quatre's arm tightly as they entered the main doors of Virtual Reality Inc. His violet orbs were shining with fascination and fear at the different types of machinery he passed on his way to the testing labs. Quatre opened the door to one of the rooms and motioned for Duo to enter first but the braided boy stood stock-still.
"What's wrong Duo?"
"Heero is here."
Quatre looked around and saw no one else. "How do you know that?"
"I can sense it. I just know that he's here and I'm afraid that he'll do something to hurt me like he's done in the past."
"Well how about this. I'll speak to Wufei and make sure that you are under full protection."
Duo nodded eagerly and Quatre pulled out his cell phone and rang Wufei to round up a few security guards to make Duo feel safe. After this was done he looked at Duo.
"It's all done. Security will be on full alert. Now will you go inside?"
Still clutching Quatre's arm, Duo nodded again and entered the testing labs. He waved when he Wufei.
"I remember you! You were the guy who was in the Quatre's little ringing device."
"He means the phone Wufei. What was so important that needed the entire team to be called out in the middle of the night?"
Wufei pointed to the stacks of data piled next to one of the nearby machines. "There has been a miscalculation in Operation Dreamer." He said grimly. "And we have some very important questions to ask Duo before we can begin to correct the error."
"Question me?" Duo asked pointing at himself. "But...but...hey that makes me important doesn't it?"
"Yes Duo, yes it does."
"Wow! I'm actually important." Beamed Duo and Wufei was glad to see him sporting a grin that stretched from ear to ear. "When does the questioning start?"
"It can start now if you are ready."
"Ok."
"Well I'll need to introduce you to a few people. These people will help determine the situation." Wufei said and introduced Dorothy and some of the security officers. Duo smiled and greeted each person with a smile and a good firm handshake and this surprised Quatre. He couldn't figure out how a person who didn't know what a phone be familiar with social customs.
"Duo, I'll be the one to commence the tests for today." Said Dorothy. "So if you'll please follow me this way." She gestured to her office.
"Ok." Duo waved to the rest of the group. "Bye guys. I guess I'll be seeing you a little later."
