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Chapter two
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Duo was in the co-pilot's chair. Hiiro was in the pilot's. However, the braided boy was the one flying the ship. His partner was busy typing on that damned laptop. "Hiiro, What are you looking for?"
"Communications."
Duo made a face, "What for?"
"Who ever did this was very well organized." The serious boy explained, "They should have extensive plans somewhere on line." Duo nodded, but didn't press any further. They flew in silence, minus the sounds of Hiiro's fingers flying across the keys. "So what is it?" Hiiro demanded abruptly.
"hmm?" The braided boy snapped out of whatever train of thought he had been lost in.
"What's bothering you, Duo?" Hiiro rephrased, not looking up from his screen.
"Who said anything was wrong." The boy frowned.
Hiiro cast him a side glance, "You're quiet."
The boy shrugged, "Nothing's wrong, Hiiro.I just got stuff on my mind." He frowned at the other boy. "I do think on occasion, you know."
Hiiro looked at the defensive boy, and found that he was fighting a smile from breaking through the perfect mask that the 'Perfect Soldier' usually wore. Duo always made keeping a straight face difficult. To cover for his impending failure at keeping an apathetic mask on, the Japanese boy turned back to his computer, "If you say so."
Duo bit on his lower lip thoughtfully, "Hiiro." The braided boy began, not looking at Wing Zero's pilot.
"Hn?"
"What are we going to do if they are." The braided boy wasn't able to finish his question.
Hiiro's brow furrowed as he looked at the boy. Duo was really depressed about this situation and the boy was letting it show. That was highly unusual for the pilot who made a joke about everything. He turned back to his computer. "Duo, if you don't want to come, you don't have too."
The boy's head whipped up, anger flashing in his amethyst eyes, "Who said I didn't want to come?" He snapped, "Jeeze, Hiiro! What is with you today?"
Cerulean eyes narrowed dangerously, 'What is with me today?' He asked himself. He stole a glance at the sulking boy, 'Better yet, what is up with him? He is so defensive.'
"Take a picture. It'll last longer." Duo glared as he pushed himself out of his chair and floated towards the cockpit hatch. The long braid of chestnut hair lashing out after him. "You're in the pilot's seat, so pilot."
Hiiro flinched as the door slammed shut. "Damn." He swore looking behind him at the cold metal door. "And he says there's nothing wrong?"
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"Three days of this." The Chinese boy shook his head as he uncovered yet another body, "And still no sign of them."
"It wouldn't have been so bad except that we failed to account for the servants, Orchestra and guards." Sally sighed, leaning down for a futile check for pulse. After a moment, she shook her head, "That's number ninety-seven." She told a medical personal who was recording data of where and occasionally who, the bodies were. "Wu Fei," She called suddenly, "I need to take a break; this is too much."
Wu Fei nodded looking at the woman, with genuine concern. "Are you okay, Sally?"
Sally shook her head, as she covered her mouth with her hand. "No."
Wu Fei was standing by her and helping her over, away from the grisly scene, in an instant, "It's okay, Sally." He soothed, pushing back some of her loose hair, "Why don't I take you home?"
The physician shook her head slowly, "No, I just needed to sit for a moment. I'll be fine. Really." She pulled in a few deep breaths.
"The doctor told you not to over do it." Wu Fei frowned.
"I'll be fine." Sally repeated, "I just." She buried her head in her hands as a wave of dizziness and nausea swept over her.
"Sally, I want you to go home, at least for a little while." Wu Fei frowned. "Please?" Sally looked at the young man who knelt before her and miserably nodded her head. "Thank you." Wu Fei kissed her forehead, "I'll go get the car and we can get out of here." Gratefully, the young woman nodded again, wiping away at tears that threatened to escape her control. Wu Fei kissed her again and left for the car.
"Preventer Po?" A woman addressed.
Sally looked up, "Preventer Une."
"Are you alright?" Sally's boss asked sitting down beside her.
"I've been better." She admitted.
"I wanted to let you know that Hiiro and Duo have arrived on earth and will be here by tomorrow." The lady raised an eyebrow towards her employee and friend, "Sally, I want you to take the rest of the day off. We have plenty of personal today, and the boys will want to double everyone's efforts in finding Miss Relena and the others."
Sally nodded. "Thank you." She offered a small smile as she pushed herself to her feet and walked over to where Wu Fei had the car waiting.
"Tell Wu Fei that he may have the rest of today off as well." Lady Une called after her.
"Thank you, but you know him. work is everything."
Lady Une smiled, as the young man drove away from ground zero. "I don't think that's the case as much anymore, Sally."
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To be continued.
Chapter two
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Duo was in the co-pilot's chair. Hiiro was in the pilot's. However, the braided boy was the one flying the ship. His partner was busy typing on that damned laptop. "Hiiro, What are you looking for?"
"Communications."
Duo made a face, "What for?"
"Who ever did this was very well organized." The serious boy explained, "They should have extensive plans somewhere on line." Duo nodded, but didn't press any further. They flew in silence, minus the sounds of Hiiro's fingers flying across the keys. "So what is it?" Hiiro demanded abruptly.
"hmm?" The braided boy snapped out of whatever train of thought he had been lost in.
"What's bothering you, Duo?" Hiiro rephrased, not looking up from his screen.
"Who said anything was wrong." The boy frowned.
Hiiro cast him a side glance, "You're quiet."
The boy shrugged, "Nothing's wrong, Hiiro.I just got stuff on my mind." He frowned at the other boy. "I do think on occasion, you know."
Hiiro looked at the defensive boy, and found that he was fighting a smile from breaking through the perfect mask that the 'Perfect Soldier' usually wore. Duo always made keeping a straight face difficult. To cover for his impending failure at keeping an apathetic mask on, the Japanese boy turned back to his computer, "If you say so."
Duo bit on his lower lip thoughtfully, "Hiiro." The braided boy began, not looking at Wing Zero's pilot.
"Hn?"
"What are we going to do if they are." The braided boy wasn't able to finish his question.
Hiiro's brow furrowed as he looked at the boy. Duo was really depressed about this situation and the boy was letting it show. That was highly unusual for the pilot who made a joke about everything. He turned back to his computer. "Duo, if you don't want to come, you don't have too."
The boy's head whipped up, anger flashing in his amethyst eyes, "Who said I didn't want to come?" He snapped, "Jeeze, Hiiro! What is with you today?"
Cerulean eyes narrowed dangerously, 'What is with me today?' He asked himself. He stole a glance at the sulking boy, 'Better yet, what is up with him? He is so defensive.'
"Take a picture. It'll last longer." Duo glared as he pushed himself out of his chair and floated towards the cockpit hatch. The long braid of chestnut hair lashing out after him. "You're in the pilot's seat, so pilot."
Hiiro flinched as the door slammed shut. "Damn." He swore looking behind him at the cold metal door. "And he says there's nothing wrong?"
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"Three days of this." The Chinese boy shook his head as he uncovered yet another body, "And still no sign of them."
"It wouldn't have been so bad except that we failed to account for the servants, Orchestra and guards." Sally sighed, leaning down for a futile check for pulse. After a moment, she shook her head, "That's number ninety-seven." She told a medical personal who was recording data of where and occasionally who, the bodies were. "Wu Fei," She called suddenly, "I need to take a break; this is too much."
Wu Fei nodded looking at the woman, with genuine concern. "Are you okay, Sally?"
Sally shook her head, as she covered her mouth with her hand. "No."
Wu Fei was standing by her and helping her over, away from the grisly scene, in an instant, "It's okay, Sally." He soothed, pushing back some of her loose hair, "Why don't I take you home?"
The physician shook her head slowly, "No, I just needed to sit for a moment. I'll be fine. Really." She pulled in a few deep breaths.
"The doctor told you not to over do it." Wu Fei frowned.
"I'll be fine." Sally repeated, "I just." She buried her head in her hands as a wave of dizziness and nausea swept over her.
"Sally, I want you to go home, at least for a little while." Wu Fei frowned. "Please?" Sally looked at the young man who knelt before her and miserably nodded her head. "Thank you." Wu Fei kissed her forehead, "I'll go get the car and we can get out of here." Gratefully, the young woman nodded again, wiping away at tears that threatened to escape her control. Wu Fei kissed her again and left for the car.
"Preventer Po?" A woman addressed.
Sally looked up, "Preventer Une."
"Are you alright?" Sally's boss asked sitting down beside her.
"I've been better." She admitted.
"I wanted to let you know that Hiiro and Duo have arrived on earth and will be here by tomorrow." The lady raised an eyebrow towards her employee and friend, "Sally, I want you to take the rest of the day off. We have plenty of personal today, and the boys will want to double everyone's efforts in finding Miss Relena and the others."
Sally nodded. "Thank you." She offered a small smile as she pushed herself to her feet and walked over to where Wu Fei had the car waiting.
"Tell Wu Fei that he may have the rest of today off as well." Lady Une called after her.
"Thank you, but you know him. work is everything."
Lady Une smiled, as the young man drove away from ground zero. "I don't think that's the case as much anymore, Sally."
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To be continued.