Gundam Wing Episode 4 *An Immature Fox* 8:00am

Hilde walks into the living room hoping to find Fox awake, but she was disappointed. She opens the window letting the light shine in his eyes. "Fox come on wake up." Hilde shakes him awake.

"Can't I wake up at ten, Hilde?" Fox mumbles something else as he places the pillow over his head. Hilde pulls the pillow off his head but he manages to get a hold of it with his teeth when Duo walks in.

"Fox, come on it's eight, wake up!" She pulls the pillow to get it away from him, but he had a decent grip on it.

"Come on give me at least one more hour." Fox says though clinched teeth. If you only knew how long I was up last night, you'd leave me alone right now.

"No!"

"Thirty minutes!"

"Nooo!"

"Fifteen!"

"Oh! Fox, you're impossible!"

"I thought foxes acted like to cats, not dogs." Duo knowing he got Fox's attention stands their watching. Fox glares at him. "Hey don't look at me you're the one who's acting like a rabid dog." Fox lets go of the pillow and leaves the room, but not before giving him a dirty look.

Hilde makes sure Fox wasn't ease dropping. "Thanks Duo, you're the only one who can get him up, but did you have to be so mean. It's not good to get Fox angry." "Don't worry Fox will be ok, I won't hurt him too much," Duo says playfully, "Besides I can take care of myself."

"You won't be saying that when Fox takes out her sword." Hilde leaves the room.

Duo watches Hilde leave. Wait a minute; what does she mean by that? "Sword?"

:P "Swords? Yes she did have a fascination with swords." An old man rocks back and forth in a rocking chair. "She was always sweet, never smiled or even talked much for that matter, but she smiled for the first time when I gave her my Cobra sword."

"Do you know where she went?" Sally relieved to find someone who actually encountered Sophia.

"She said something about visiting a friend on this colony for a while." Wufei looks up at from the display case of swords and walks over.

"How log did she say she was going to stay."

"For about three weeks." The old man stops rocking. "Is she in some kind of trouble?"

"I'm afraid she is." Sally comes closer to him. "We need to know everything you might know that can help."

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that." Kim enters from the back room with a gun in his hand aimed at the old man. "Put your hands up and I won't shoot grandpa. Now Fox, tell me where the girl is and I won't kill you."

Sally looks over at Wufei who was just as surprised as she was. "I think you have the wrong person."

"Don't try and trick me, lady! I know Fox when I see him." Sally and Wufei look at each other confused. "Tell me where she is now or did you finally ditch her . . . I don't have all day! Tell me or he dies!" Before an answer could be given, he pulls the trigger and the side of the old man's head gets blown off, but the bullet doesn't stop and it hits the wall next to Sally. The lifeless body falls to the floor and lies in a continuous flow of dark red blood as Sally closes her eyes for a moment. "Your friend is next if you don't tell me."

He points the gun at Sally. As, what seemed to be an endless pool of dark red blood reaches her feet Sally moves to one side just missing another bullet. Suddenly, Min walks into the room; upon seeing the dead body, he turns green. "I thought I said no shooting people until we actually get answers. Mom always said you were trigger happy." He turns somewhat greener.

"He's going to pay for cutting off Jeff's hand and I'm going to make sure he does."

His brother looks at Wufei carefully. "You idiot, that's not Fox!"

"What do you mean that's not Fox? Look at him!"

"Fox has long, black hair not short," Kim gets his color back as he argues with his brother. "Now kill them both since we're all looking for the same person. We can't have any competition. Now we need another source since you killed ours!"

Angry with his triplet he leaves the room as Min points the gun at Wufei and fires. As the bullet penetrates his chest near his heart, his body resists it and his body falls to the floor with a sickening thud.

"Wufei, NO!" Sophia appears unexpectedly alone in the room as it goes black.

"You're next." He points the gun at Sophia and fires.

"Noooo!" Sophia screams as the bullet flies for her head, then wakes up on the floor in a cold sweat breathing heavily. Hilde runs into the room.

"Sophia, what's wrong? I heard you scream." Hilde looks at her friend worried as she helps her to her feet and walks her to the kitchen.

"I'm . . . I'm fine, just had a bad vision, that's all." Sophia breaths heavily as she sits down at the table. "I have to leave before I get you involved in this, as well Hilde . . . They're close so I can't stay more than a few more days. I won't be able to forgive myself if anything happened to you; my best friend."

"I've noticed that you haven't been getting enough sleep lately." Hilde looks Sophia straight in the eye. "You've been working on something again, haven't you?"

"Maybe. I guess you can say that. . . I think I might leave tonight, after all."

"At least stay three more days before leaving ok." Hilde sits down next to her noticing how quickly she changed the subject.

"Sure, why not." Just then Duo walks in. he looked half-asleep. He yawns as they look up.

"What're you guys doing up so late? And what's with the screaming?" Duo yawns again this time his eyes close more when he finishes.

"It's really none of your business." They all head back to bed, but Hilde stops by the couch to talk to Fox.

"Fox, I wish you'd sleep in a bed instead of the couch then you'd actually wake up on time."

"I refuse to share a room with Mr. Sarcastic, and I don't want to share a room with you, Hilde because I don't want to hear his mouth." Fox closes his eyes. "What ever, I'll try it, but in the morning."

:-) After breakfast, Fox was fixing Duo's computer when Hilde walks in. "I never thought I'd find you two in the same room without fighting. Surprisingly, there are no sword marks anywhere in the room."

"We can get along at times as long as he isn't running his mouth," Fox moves from behind the computer. Or acting stupid.

"So why don't you two share a room? Besides you two seem to be getting along."

"What are you now, my mom? . . . Fine, I'll share the room with Duo as long as he doesn't say anything." Hilde leaves satisfied.

;-P "Mother she can't be as bad as you say she it, really." A young man looks at a picture of Sophia as he sits down cross-legged on a pillow in the tearoom. I see mother made herself at home. He looks around the room seeing different decorations all over most being Chinese symbols and statues. They were the only two in the room.

"She's responsible for your older stepsister's death." The woman's face turns cold as she looks at the picture.

He looks at her confused. "I don't remember you mentioning an older sister."

"Mei was killed before I adopted you, Li." Her face changes as she looks at him only this time she looked like any other normal mother talking to her child. "You'll get to met Sophia soon enough, don't worry, and don't be tricked by her beauty. She's a wolf in sheep's clothing." The woman stands up rather rapidly and leaves the room.

"If she's as bad as mother says she is than she'll have to be persuaded to help us." Unfortunately, I've already met her, before. Li gives a devious smile as a servant girl enters with some tea.

She looks around when she notices Li was the only one left in the room. "Did ma lady leave so soon." She pours a cup of tea for him.

"Yes, it seems she had some unfinished business." He looks at her a moment. "You're new here aren't you?" Li stands up taking the teakettle away from her.

"Um. yes I am." She watches him put the kettle down. She looks down shy as he stares at her. He lifts her chin up with his hand. "You're very beautiful. You know that." She blushes at the compliment. Without warning, he kisses her.

Surprised she pushes him away. "No" She turns to run, but he grabs her by the wrist and in response, she slaps him in the face. He lets her go and watches her run out the room. Another devious smile forms on his face.

It's been a while since I had a good game of chase. The girl runs through the long hallways. She makes it out of the house into the night and doesn't stop for breath until she reached the back gate of the property. "Do you want to know why there weren't any other girls in the tea room or any other person in the house for that matter?"

She turns around to see Li behind her. She looks at him terrified beginning to back up. How did he get here so fast?

"I've had a bad few months." Li starts to walk towards her as his black eyes begin to change to a bright yellow color almost giving off there own light in the dark. "Today's really wasn't a good day to cross me." She walks past one of the lights on the gate. He enters the light and she screams as he bears his claw to rip out her throat.

*_*; Heero and Trowa have been looking for Fox for almost a week, now. They kept a sharp look out, but only found few clues from his lab top computer before Fox retrieved it. They enter a store to restock on supplies. "Who would have thought I'd see you two here." They turn to see Duo and Hilde carrying a few bags. "So, what have you guys been up too lately? Chasing down suspicious characters again"

"You can say that"

"Hey, I was just joking, looks like you guys haven't changed. What is it this time?' another kid trying to take over the world." Duo looks at their faces seeing that they're serious. "Well if you guys are looking for someone. I can sure give you a hand." Just then, Fox comes out of the ale holding a new giant toolbox filled with up to date tools for machinery.

"Did you find what you wanted, Fox." "I have to admit you were right." Fox smiles at Hilde before noticing Heero and Trowa. "I found all the tools I needed and mor . . ." NNOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fox stops when he sees them then his face goes cold. I can't believe this!

Hilde looks from Fox to Heero and Trowa confused. "Is. there . . . something wrong?"

"No! No! No! I am not sharing a room with them! It's hard enough sharing a room with him." Fox points at Duo.

"Hey!" Duo offended sits down looking unpleased.

"What's the matter, Fox; you never act like this?"

"Would you believe me if I said I don't trust them, and that they're in the way." Fox begins turning a little red that was surprising to since his completion was unusually dark for a Chinese boy.

"So, they're the ones you've been having trouble with. Just because you found a worthy opponent doesn't mean you can't trust them, Foxy."

"Don't call me that, Hilde. Don't use my nick name like that." Fox blushes.

"Sorry, Foxy." Just then, Heero and Trowa walk in the kitchen.

"I've known these guys a while and whatever you did you might as well give up now because there's no escaping us and we don't give up until we get what we want."

"Well, I don't give up that easily either." Fox growls at Duo and they both stand up.

"It's ok to trust them." Hilde tugs on Fox's jean jacket playfully. "Is there something more you're not telling me, Fox?"

"Yes, but I can't tell you; I don't want you involved." Fox eases up a little. "I'll just tell you enough to get you off my back."

Day 1 "Fox! Wake up." Hilde looks at her friend annoyed.

"Hum. I'll get up in . . . five minutes." Fox grumbles putting the pillow over his head. Hilde walks in the kitchen seeing Duo, Heero, and Trowa just starting breakfast.

"What's the matter Hilde? Isn't Fox up yet?" Duo walks up to Hilde.

"Fox just won't. . . " She stops and looks at Trowa as if something clicked, "Trowa would you mind doing me a favor?" Everyone looks at her confused.

"Fox, I'll give you one more time to wake up."

"I'll be there I'm just not quite awake yet." Fox puts the pillow over his face. "I'll be up in five minutes at the most." He hears footsteps of a person coming toward him.

"So what's your little plan to get Fox awake, anyway?" Duo walks to the kitchen door and peeks through.

"It's a little strange, but it has always worked." Hilde begins cleaning the breakfast dishes. "You'll see soon enough Duo."

As Hilde finished the last dish, they heard a terrible scream followed by the sound of breaking glass. Duo stands in the corner laughing. "Hilde! You Dirty Snake!" Fox runs into the room with a slight limp still breathing hard. "You know I can't handle people in my face!"

"I knew it would work." Hilde dries her hands satisfied.

"That wasn't funny, Hilde." Fox gets his composure back. "Besides I broke your vase and lamp not to mention the table they were on."

"So, did you like your wake up call?" Duo asks playfully.

"No! I didn't like my wake up call." Trowa enters the kitchen unphased.

Day 2 "Fox! Wake up." Hilde looks at her friend annoyed.

"Hum. I'll get up in . . . five minutes." Fox grumbles putting the pillow over his head. Hilde walks in the kitchen seeing Duo, Heero, and Trowa just starting breakfast.

"What's the matter Hilde? Fox still not up" Duo walks up to Hilde.

"Fox just won't, . . . " She stops and looks at Heero as if something clicked, "Heero would you mind doing me a favor?"

"Fox, I'll give you one more time to wake up."

Fox opens one eye as Heero walks up to him; Fox turns over on his back pulling the covers over his head "Go away, Heero!"

Heero takes out his gun and peels the covers off his head. "What do you want!"? Heero puts the gun to his neck. "Ok! Ok! I'm up! I'm up!" Fox quickly gets out of bed. Satisfied he puts the gun back in his pocket and leads fox into the kitchen.

"Hey, that was quick." Duo watches astonished as they sit at the table.

"You'd wake up too if you had a gun to your neck." Fox grumbles as he started his eggs and bacon.

Heero finishes his last pancake on his plate. "It wasn't loaded."

Day 3 "Fox! Wake up."

"Hum. I'll get up in . . . five minutes." Fox grumbles putting the pillow over his head. Hilde walks in the kitchen seeing Duo, Heero, and Trowa just starting breakfast.

"This is it, Fox, this is the last time I wake you up!" Hilde walks in the kitchen seeing Duo, Heero, and Trowa starting breakfast.

"What's the matter Hilde? Isn't that lazy Fox up yet?" Duo sits at the table.

"Heero, would you mind waking up Fox, again?" Heero looks at her briefly before getting up and leaving the kitchen.

Fox opens one eye as Heero walks up to him. "I'm not getting up in a while Heero, so you might as well finish your breakfast." Fox turns over putting the pillow over his head as he usually did. "It's bad enough Hilde made me share a room with you guys, I don't need you people waking me up." Heero takes the gun out of his pocket as Fox turns over and takes the pillow off his head. "You wouldn't dare." Fox challenged.

"Roger that." Heero points the gun and fires.

"Fox! You startled me . . . what's the matter?" Hilde asks Fox as he appeared in her room.

"Sorry, I didn't know you were still getting dressed and I didn't mean to startle you." Fox walks to Hilde's dresser.

"So?"

"Hmm?"

"So, when are you going to tell them?"

"I'm not going to tell them because I'm leaving."

"Why? Nothings happened-"

"And I prefer it to stay that way!" Fox interrupts her firmly. "Plus I don't want to deal with . . . them."

"Where are you going?" Hilde hopes to get a solid answer.

"As always, I'll call you when I get there," Fox hands Hilde a friendship bracelet and climbs through her window.

:-}) "It seems. traffic isn't working in our favor, Master Quatre." Rashid stares into traffic after being stuck in it for two hours. "I just don't understand how it got so bad."

"Maybe there was an accident or one of the lights are out." Auda looks out the window.

"How about, we take a detour to get to the airport." Quatre's blue green eyes look out the window curious. His platinum blond hair is dulled by the dark of the car as he suggests to Abdul.

He drives until he reaches a small three-story inn almost all surrounded with bushes. "Well this is where it ends unless you want to go shopping."

"Maybe they'll let us use their phone so I can tell Ms. Lan that we might be a little late and to schedule a later flight." Quatre exits the limo. Afmahd and Abdul stay behind as the three enter the house. "Hello?" Quatre walks into a well-furnished room. To his right he notices a darkened staircase, but quickly brings his attention to the man at the counter. "Sorry for intruding, but we need to borrow your phone."

"No problem, you can use the phone over there." He points to the phone by the window across the counter.

"I just hope we decide to stay here and actually get a decent nights' sleep." Afmahd yawns and lies back in the seat, but jumps suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Abdul looks at him curious to why he jumped.

"I thought I heard something."

"You really are tired. Might as well rest your eyes, they won't be coming out any time-" Abdul is cut short by a roar of a gunshot from the house. They both jump out of the limo and race for the house then a cloaked figure jumps from the limo and retreats into the bushes beside the house.

Quatre instantly hangs up the phone when he hears the shot. "What was-?"

"It's ok, I'll check it out. It's probable my brother shooting targets again." He disappears in the side room where some shouting is heard.

Just then, Afmahd and Abdul come bursting through the door wide eyed, "Master Quatre, are you all right?"

"It's ok, you two, I'm fine."

"At least for now." The man returns aiming a gun at Quatre. "So, you're Mr. Winner; what a surprise, you just saved us the trouble of tracking you down to kill you."

Suddenly a cloaked figure jumps in front of Quatre from the darkened stars as the man fires. The bullets are blocked by the figure's sword.

"Not while I'm here!" The cloaked figure stands his ground. "Go now, if you value your life."

Suddenly, an identical man sticks his head in from the side room. "Min, what's with all the noise?" The cloaked figure moves closer to Min as his brother distracts him and instantly throws his sword at Min's brother stabbing him in the chest.

"No, Kim!" Min watches in horror as Kim falls to the ground in shock. He looks at the cloaked figure angrily. "Bastard! You'll pay for that!" Min raises his gun, but Fox kicks the gun out of his hand then kicks him against the wall. The cloaked figure swiftly takes a two bladed sword out of belt with two cobra snakes wrapped around a rose as a handle. He raises his sward.

"Wait!" Quatre yells stopping him.

"I thought I told you to leave," he says without looking at Quatre, but as Quatre walks over to Kim on the floor. The cloaked figure glances over. "What are you doing?"

"We can still save him if we get him to a hospital." Quatre looks at him with pleading eyes. "If you care at all you'll spare him."

The cloaked figure puts his gaze back on Min then his sword. He dives his sword though the wall millimeters from his neck. Taking the sword out of the wall, the figure turns it's back on him. "Do what you want."

Just then, Wufei comes from the side room. Seeing Wufei, the cloaked figure slowly removes the hood from his head. "Sophia?" They stare at each other as Sally enters from the side room. Suddenly, six ninjas and a burly man enter from the front door. "I want Mr. Winner and Sophia alive. Kill the rest!" Min exits though the front door.

Wufei takes the sword out of Kim's, now, dead body and prepares to fight as the ninjas take out swords as well. They attack first, but Sally ends the assault after emptying her gun on them. Only two escaped the deadly onslaught unscathed; they're either dead or dying. The remaining ninjas discard their swords as she puts her emptied gun away. The burly man like an angry elephant plunges toward Quatre after Wufei throws the sword in Quatre's direction landing inches away. Before Quatre could reach the sword, the burly man steps in front of him and grabs his neck lifting him off the ground like a living room lamp. He begins to squeeze his neck as he struggles to get free.

"Master Quatre!"

Sophia puts a blade to the burly man's neck and he stops squeezing, "Put him down unless you want a new air hole." Suddenly, there are some explosions and the room starts to fill with smoke then the burly man throws Quatre into her, and he is thrown to the ground by the impact of the sword goes flying. The smoke gets thicker driving everyone from the house except Quatre, Sophia, and the burly man.