AC 201 Heero and Wufei are preventors called in for an accident on a sweeper ship captained by Duo. However it was no accident there's a killer on board and it isn't human. If you like suspense and gore you'll like this horror story. (At least I'm hoping to create suspense I believed I managed it.)
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters I only get my jollies off on torturing them and my readers with horrible gory stories like the one below. Bandia and a bunch of other rich and talented folk own these characters. Please don't'sue me.
Warnings: Rated R just to be on the safe side contains yaoi, gore and minor amounts of smut.
Secondary warning: I don't think my stories are scary, not to me personally but I have gotten that in my feedback (few as there was but there was some). A kind reviewer wrote to me and said, "don't change your style of writing. It's yours. There are people out there that will appreciate it." I thank that person. So I haven't toned it down or changed how I write but I am giving you fair warning.
Jaaku na Gundam
(English Translation The Evil Gundam)
Chapter 24 Mars"There is a terra-forming plant near Mount Olympus. The crew that mans the plant observed our descent. They are sending a ship to pick us up." Quatre told them.
"I thought all terra forming projects for Mars were cancelled," Duo said as he hobbled over to the edge of the ship. He sat down carefully his legs hanging over the edge dangling in the air. "You know…due to the fear of Phobos falling."
"Yes but the plants are not completely empty," Quatre explained.
"Lucky for us," Duo said. His tone indicating he was feeling far from lucky.
They had made their way to the top of the ship and managed to climb through an escape hatch. Wufei had stayed below watching the others since Sally was still unsteady. Heero looked out passed Duo to the surface of the planet. Wufei's landing was impressive Heero thought as he looked at the scorched trail the ship had made as it plowed into the surface. There were bits of debris along the trial still smoking but majority of the top decks were intact.
Heero heard a rumble. They all turned and breathed a sigh of relief at the sound of an approaching ship. The relief was short lived when they saw the ship. It looked like something from a history book. The ship was shaped as a rocket. It landed with legs extending from the body. They all stood there agape.
"If his name is Neil Armstrong, I want an autograph," Duo said looking down at the much smaller craft.
The old guy that got out of the ship wasn't Neil, his name though was Nile much to Duo's amusement.
The terra forming plant was as old as the ship. Its giant machines churned the Martian soil for ice. The ice was melted and the water was converted to air and drinking water. The plant itself was over 5 miles long yet it could barely sustain an area one fourth of its size.
The crude dome was semi transparent reaching only 400 feet above their heads. As they drove into the domed area Heero noted that most of the land the plant covered was used for farming. There were a few even animals seen walking or flying around.
The remaining area was for the terra formers's living and recreation. The whole complex consisted of half dozen buildings-built of metal sheathing imported from earth. The dark metal blocks were dull and pitted.
"When the project was in full swing there was over a hundred persons living here," Nile told them as they drove in an old truck from the air locks. His companion Alex Hale was not nearly as old, his salt and peppered hair put him at about fifty.
"What powers the machines," Sally asked.
"Olympus," the old man said indicating the huge volcano in the distance.
He continued to smile at Sally ignoring the other eight men and even his companion. He had demanded that Sally ride shotgun and everyone else had to ride in the back. Sally didn't seem to mind the old man's attention.
"How many people are there now," Heero shouted to the old man over the noise of the truck.
The guy reminded him of Relena's butler. He glanced back at Heero his thick white bushy eyebrows nearly covering his eyes. Heero wondered how he saw through the things.
"There's seventeen of us now," he told him. "Last transport three of our guys high tailed-it for some fancy colony looking for chicks. Young men today, what do the colonies have that we don't."
Obliviously woman, Heero thought. He kept silent and saw Duo glanced at him his eyes dancing with mirth. Alex noticed the exchanged and gave them an embarrassed shrug. As they rolled up to the living area Heero looked at the three story building.
No, it wasn't just women Heero corrected himself. It was everything. Heero didn't realize that he had murmured it out loud until he got a sharp poke from Quatre. He ignored the sharp elbow. He was too busy focusing on the two men and the large woman that came out to greet them. She was nearly as thick as the men and only a few inches shorter. The group were in their forties all dark eyed and tall. The men stared at Sally with open interest. Nile cackled at their boldness. Duo shot Heero another look.
"Boys, Mable we gots company," Nile laughed.
A crew of six was at the plant. There were always six people needed to monitor the huge facility. Nile had gotten too old to climb the ladders that led to the different levels so he stayed at the living area monitoring the planet and surrounding space. That was why he had known of their crash. That was why he was able to get a rescue together so quickly.
"And not only do we have company but we gots ourselves a doctor," Nile boasted as if he had a hand in bringing that about.
After a brief introduction the men surrounded Sally describing to her all their symptoms some Heero was sure were made up. Mable watched with amusement on her face. She looked over the group and noticed how tired they were.
"These people just survived a horrendous experience let's get them washed up, put some food in their bellies and in a comfortable bed before we start plaguing them."
The men looked contrite and Mical the smaller of the two dark haired men escorted them to the dorms. Benson had come around soon after and Sally, while Ace had revived on the trip in. His injuries were not as bad as they feared. He had sustained a couple of broken ribs. Amos was still unconscious and in a stretcher.
Inside they provided them with soft cotton shirts and pants all in a soft gray color. Heero was surprised to see they were real cotton. The material was hard to come by if you weren't on earth.
On the third floor they were shown three empty dorm areas. Each area had ten pairs of beds. The mattresses for the bunk beds were stacked against walls. Mable joined them with towels and bedding.
Sally took one of the dorms for herself. Mable had offered to share her quarters but Sally was comfortable sleeping alone. Quatre and Trowa took the other dorm area while Heero, Wufei, Duo and his two sweepers the last. Amos was placed in the facilities medical area. It seems the group's doctor was one of the young men, 'who went to look for chicks.'
TBC
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