……The conclusion

Preventer Headquarters

The storm had been going for three days now and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. They had not heard a single word from Sarah, nor had they been able to find any trace of her. All they could do was guess at what they were doing.

Nothing new had shown up on D.E.A.T.H.; with the exception of several bodies of known members, with a variety of causes of death. Some were burned beyond recognition, buried alive and then unburied for them to find, or their windpipe had been crushed. The ones that had been burned had only been identified because someone had very nicely left a scrap of paper with their names on it, and of those were Derek, second in command, and third in command, the man that they had been unable to find a name for. Though what was going on with Kyoto, they had no idea.

The days dragged on, as did the storm, until almost two weeks had passed. The boys all sat in their office not doing anything. It seemed that the constant rain was not only damaging to their spirits, but to any potential terrorists as well. They had caught up on all backlogged paperwork and there were no new threats to generate more paperwork. So they gathered in the lounge room since there was nothing else to do, and from there they had a nice little view of Sarah, Megan, and Anna's cubicles, which everyone seemed to be avoiding carefully. They all stared at it, remembering how Sarah had been the last time they'd seen her. She had seemed so……beaten, torn down, worn out. Anything along those lines.

It was Duo who noticed her computer blinking, and they all crowded around. Her image popped up on the screen when Heero hit enter.

"Hey guys." She said. "If you're watching this, then I'm either dead or so close to it that I probably won't live much longer. If I've succeeded in what I had to do then life will go on as usual, and no one will know what we did. If I didn't succeed, well then, you'd know. Think of it this way: If you have to ask the question, then I won." Sarah took a deep breath and rubbed the bridge o her nose. "In the top right hand drawer of my desk you'll find a small handheld computer." Quatre opened the door and pulled it out, opening the screen to reveal the layout of the city with a blinking red dot in an abandoned section. "That red dot you see is where I am. If I'm dead, cremate me and pour me over the ocean. If I'm not, well, then, we'll just have to see." The computer clicked off, and they all stood looking at each other.

"Hey look! It finally stopped raining." Sally called out from the front of the office. The boys took off, grabbing her by the arm and dragging her with hem. "Hey! What the hell!" She protested.

"Sarah may be dying." Wufei said as they piled in a van. There was complete silence, broken only by Quatre giving Heero directions.

Before they knew it they had arrived at the site and fanned out in a search pattern. They found Kyoto's body first, at least, they found his body parts first. They all winced at the gruesome way he had been ripped apart.

"Reminds me of a cat playing with her food after they kill it." Duo commented as he held his shirt over his nose to try and block out the smell. "But not a house cat. More like a cougar."

"It's defiantly gruesome." Quatre said. "But if you could feel the raw power that's lingering here you'd agree that this wasn't the worst way he could go."

"I'll take your word for it."

"Hey guys, over here!" Trowa called out. They all raced to where he was and found Sarah, Megan, and Anna, unconscious. Sally immediately began to examine them while Wufei called for ambulances. Within ten minutes they were on their way to the hospital.

Wufei's POV

They've disappeared. Right under our noses. And I'm not talking about just from the Preventers hospital wing, they've completely disappeared. Sarah's bags were gone from our place when we got home, and all of their things were gone from their apartment. They spend three days in the hospital on the brink of death and then they just disappear. Unbelievable. They did leave a not with their resignation papers on Lady Une's desk, but all it said was 'It's been fun but it's time to move on. And remember: Bouncy ball is the source of all goodness and light.' Crazy till the end. Damn Onnas.

So, the End! How'd you like? Please tell me! Oh, and I'm sorry for this, I meant to explain the meaning of 'battle-rattle' in my last chapter but completely forgot so here it is: battle-rattle is an army term that simply means everything you will need for the fight. Any more confusion please ask! And I hope you enjoyed! Keep an eye out for my next fic, The reason the g-boys don't like the conference room! MWWWWHHHAAAAAA!