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: Personally, I don't think that my stories are scary. However, I have received feedback from a small amount of reviewers claiming that they were. "Don't change your style of writing, it's yours. There are people out there who will appreciate it." I thank that person. I decided to take their words to heart and I have not toned down or changed how I write. However, I am giving fair warning.
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Jaaku na Gundam
(English Translation: the Evil Gundam)
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Chapter 33
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The Explosion
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Heero walked out of the kitchen and stopped short. He was now staring down the barrel of a rifle. Behind the weapon, was Jules Tope and Heero frowned as he took in the man's nervous stance. The guy looked like he was going to shoot, if he so much as sneezed. He even had his finger on the trigger, a sure sign that he was terrified. Heero held his hands up and out at his side. Duo crashed into his back before he realized that Heero had stopped and why. Heero could tell by his sharp intake of breath that he saw they were not the only ones being held.
Wufei, Quatre and Trowa were all in the foyer. They too had been arrested. Their captors had them kneeling with their hands placed on their heads. Heero's first thought was that they had been betrayed. He sought out the trio and found Pol and Fad standing a little away from the others. They weren't at gunpoint, however they were not free either.
"What the hell is going on?" Duo asked.
"That's what we would like to know," Nile answered. The sneer in his gravelly old voice was evident. "What were you guys doing with those three probates? What were you doing in the barn and the hangar?"
"We weren't doing anything…illegal," Duo told him. "Why are we under arrest?"
"And why are we at gun point?" Wufei added.
"Why?" He growled incredulously. "Why are you all up and about, walking around as if nothing happened?"
The bottom line was they were afraid of them. Heero knew it. They hadn't done anything wrong but they were different. This group had known it the minute they realized they were moving around unhurt and it frightened them.
"They were building vehicles," Corbin Tope said bringing in Ky at gun point. "I found the two Hummers fitted for outside travel."
"To where, I wonder," asked one of the other men.
He didn't sound like he was really curious or cared. Heero could tell, they had all already formed an opinion about what was going on. He felt his exasperation reach its limit, he wasn't the only one.
"Look why don't we straighten this out later, there was an explosion," Duo said impatiently.
"Alright but first tell us how many troops you sent, Mister Space Rep?" Nile sneered.
Heero heard Duo moan in frustration. He silently echoed his sentiment. He saw Quatre give them a pained look.
"I never meant to hide my identity to you, any of you. But you are under a misconception, I have not sent any troops," he told them glancing at Duo. "I was only giving my support to a friend and colleague."
They all turned to stare at Duo. Heero glanced behind him and saw that Duo was staring them down with his hands on his hips. He was furious.
"We were fixing the hummers because, we needed transports to confirm if any of my cargo survived the crash. There was some rather dangerous machinery on board."
"Dangerous machinery, like maybe a mobile suit?" said Lorine Tope.
Another Tope, Heero moaned silently. They all turned to see the tall woman enter. She and Mabel said were the only females living in the dome. It looked like she was coming from the upstairs dorms that were assigned to them. She too was armed. Heero had a sinking suspicion that the trio had not betrayed them.
"What have you done with my men?" Duo asked stepping past Heero and walking boldly up to the woman.
"Duo," Heero warned.
Corbin had jumped between Duo and his mother. He pointed his rifle right at Duo but Duo ignored him. Heero was sure Duo wouldn't have hurt the woman but this group was already afraid of them. It wouldn't take much for someone to loose their nerve.
"I haven't done anything to them," she said quickly.
"So, you had a mobile suit on board," Corbin charged. It wasn't a question. "Aren't they illegal?"
"This plant may be out of the way but we still get news and current events," Nile said to them. "We still know who the space rep is and the rumors about his Barton lover."
"They had nothing to do with it," Duo snapped.
"We also know about a certain sweeper captain with a questionable history."
"It wasn't mine," Duo protested. He was nearly yelling. "It was what we were salvaging."
"Him just finding it might have been controversial. So no one was suppose to know," Quatre said to no one specifically. "It might have caused people to jump to the wrong conclusions."
"As all of you are doing," Wufei chimed in.
"Then a lot of good men and women, people of space. People, who depend on honest jobs that sweeper captains like Duo provide, could be out of work." Quatre continued ignoring Wufei's outburst. "So, we didn't want anyone to know."
"That's what they told us," said Pol.
"And the explosion?" asked one of the men.
"That's not our doing," Quatre answered honestly. "We were heading out to make sure there wasn't evidence of a suit in the wreckage."
"And what did they promise you," Nile asked looking at the trio.
"Jobs," Fad answered quickly.
"A ticket out of this damned bubble," Pol added.
"I was just looking to get laid," Ky said with a shrug.
"Then the explosion just now wasn't your doing," Lorine said. The sound of worry was starting to creep into her voice.
"We were heading out," Quatre repeated.
The group looked at each other. Now they were worried. They were still unsure but their story seemed plausible enough. The fact that they had fitted vehicles to travel outside added to that. Heero could see them trying to work out a plan.
"Take us with you," he suggested.
"Heero, Sally and the others are hurt," Quatre said.
"I'll stay with them," Lorine said. "All of you should go. If they are telling the truth then our companions may be in trouble."
"Alright, Corbin, James go get those hummers," Nile told the young man and another man that was standing by Quatre. After they both left, Nile turned to them. "If there is an army, then you'll be the first to go."
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TBC