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Nova
Chapter 6:
Talks
Milly
Now that Mr. Knives was awake, Mr. Vash seemed torn between being relieved and worried. Relieved that his brother was alright, and worried for Meryl and my safety.
Mr. Vash barely had any time for himself now, he didn't go out and play with the children we passed or run towards the doughnut shops. He seemed tired, weary. Like life was pushing him back like the typhoon he was named for.
But I think that finally knowing Meryl loved him, made him happier.
We were travelling again. Meryl drove and I sat in the passenger seat, while Mr. Vash and Mr. Knives sat n
the back. The two seemed to be talking about something, or arguing, I couldn't tell. The noise of the engine, and the sound of the tires on the road made it hard to hear them.
Meryl was taking the long way to January, on a well driven road, so as not to aggravate Mr. Knives' wounds. We had left the last town early this afternoon, Mr. Knives had said nothing the whole time, he just glared.
The poor man probably wasn't used to being around other people, every time I accidentally touched or
came near him he flinched back.
Mr. Vash said it was just because he didn't like humans. It's really very sad that he doesn't like us.
But if Mr. Vash says he can change then I believe he can too.
Meryl still seems skeptical though.
"Milly?" Meryl's distant voice reached my ears.
"Yes, Meryl?"
"Milly, why do you think Vash never did his whole woman chasing thing with me?"
I smiled, she was worried, naturally, "Oh, Meryl, I think Vash just has a lot of respect for you. He knew he didn't need that for you. Besides if he had done that, you would have kicked him all the way back to The Great Fall."
Meryl laughed, "Yeah, you're right."
"Don't worry Meryl, Vash loves you very much, he'll never do anything to hurt you."
"Can't say the same for Knives though." She muttered.
"Mister Vash thinks he'll change."
"Yeah, well not in our lifetimes. It's take a lot to change a 130 year life's mission. "
"Oh, you never know, Meryl. You never know till you try."
Knives
"If it wasn't bad enough, now you've got us stuck in a car with two humans!" I was saying to my idiot brother, "Why do you insist on hanging around with these vermin? I quite surprised that you haven't yet been corrupted by their vulture-like ways."
Vash peered at me over the edge of his glasses, I was beginning to hate the way he did that all the time, "How many time do I have to say it? Not all humans are the same. Some are very good natured."
"Oh, yeah, name five." I leaned back a little and challenged him with my eyes.
"Ok, Meryl--" he started.
"That conniving little witch?"
"Knnniiivesss." Vash said in a whine.
"Next you're going to say that that tall human female is another. She's just so stupid that she doesn't know any better."
"She's not stupid. Play chess with her, and you'll find that she's really intelligent."
"No, thanks." I ran my fingers through my hair and looked back out into the desert.
"You're not even willing to give them a chance are you?"
"A chance to do what? Put a bunch of scars in me like they did you?"
Vash let out an exasperated sigh, "Knives you just--"
"Where are we headed anyway?" I asked interrupting him.
Vash gave me a strange look, then said in almost a whisper, "The City of January."
"Ah. Why January? More good humans there you want me to meet?"
Vash's strange look changed to confusion, "I would think that you would know. We were thinking that it was one of yours that did it."
Did what? "Vash stop beating around the bush. What the hell are you talking about? Who or what of mine did what?"
Vash lifted his chin, "January was destroyed. In almost the same manner as July and Augusta."
"When?"
"Almost two weeks ago."
I shook my head, "Vash the only people who would be capable of destroying a whole city like July or Augusta, is just you and me. And even if they could have done it, all of the Gung-Ho-Guns are dead."
"So it wasn't you."
"I wish."
Vash sighed and scrutinized the passing desert with
faraway eyes.
So. January was destroyed. Interesting. And in the same way as the other two cities.
Could it be possible that another Plant was out there, carrying on my work?
I would think that I would be aware of another free-borne plant from my sisters in the bulbs.
Evidently not.
This was good, but I cant help but wonder...
"Vash, you said that it was in almost the same manner of the other cities."
"Yeah?"
"What was different?"
"In July and Augusta there was rubble left over after the blast, and also no one died. But from hat we've gathered, in January there was nothing left, just flat charred ground, and only one survivor.
"Plus, the other two were only about 25 square iles of destruction. January was over 400 square iles."
400 square iles. Good god, if it's a plant, which it has to be, then his or her angel arm would have to be at 208 percent output.
Both Vash's and my guns only went up to 13 percent.
I smiled to myself, if I could find this person...
Then maybe I could convince him to join me.
Myuch thankees to almighty foo.
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Except for the poem though.