Unexpected Acquaintance and Calculation
A/N: Sorry you guys this story took so long for me to post, my computer was giving me problems and then fan fiction had some dilemma that kept me from keeping up with the progress. So how've you been, this chapter is pretty long compared to my others, and I hope you enjoy it has a lot to do with the story lines persona, please review, if you guys know any one else who's interested in Xenogear fan fictions, please let them know, because I'm trying to reach a goal of a 1000 reviews by the time I finish with this story well I hope you like this chapter.
Billy sat in the corner of the dark room twiddling his gun around his fingers, his eyes showing clear boredom.
He kept his spare hand on his leg where the gun that was loaded was kept right by his ankle.
The roommate he had recently, never reappeared, so he kept his attention on full alert, ready to draw his gun at any given moment, if needed.
He set his gun on his lap, and then rapped his fingers gently on the floor of the earth devouring darkness of a room.
Billy began to hum quietly, stood up, feeling he had to do something before he lost all sanity in this new life of his life the solitary confinement. To him boredom was a burden and he hated it.
Billy heard footsteps pass by his room and faded away slowly, then only to rise back up a few moments later.
He heard people began to talk quietly, and then later the voices just rambled on and on. Billy put his head against the door, and then pulled away, it was useless, and he couldn't hear anything.
The talking came to a stop, but to Billy it was just a mutter. He heard more footsteps in the distance, about four sets. Billy went back to the dark corner of the room and sat down, pacing the gun that was loaded on his lap. He only had five shots left so that meant he had to use them wisely.
The footsteps stopped at the prison he was locked up in.
Billy clicked his gun to safety, because he felt like playing games with the people who held him captive.
The door swung open, Billy had his gun pointed squarely at the entrance, ready for the trigger to be pulled at any time.
"Put the gun down, it's useless" the guard said, giving a wave of his hand that gave a means of saying 'give up'.
Billy clicked his safety off, he was tired and cranky, and he hadn't got an ounce of sleep, since he set his foot in this hellish nightmare.
Billy lowered the gun when he saw someone he recognized. Thoughts rushed through his head, they were placing someone in the room with him, not taking him like they took the man that was his old roommate, but he kept alert, ready to attack at any opportunity they would try and advance on him.
His eyes scanned the room, then the people, like he was waiting for an explanation.
Citan stepped into the room, he looked cheerful considering the situation they were in. his glasses were crooked on the bridge of his nose, his eyes clearly showing he had something up his sleeve. He could have easily taken down three men single handedly.
He smiled when he saw Billy, and then fixed his glasses. The guards closed the door laughing to them selves, the room was quiet for some time before conversation and talk grew.
Billy and Citan exchanged stories, till the point where Billy told him about the guard's flaw and his plan with the gun.
"Hmmm" Citan said rubbing his chin, then removed his glasses inspecting them thoroughly for any spots or any other signs or specks of dirt.
"Don't waste your bullets, I'll take care of them…we might need them later" He sat down staring at Billy.
"There's only more to come" Citan muttered softly, while Billy latched his loaded gun back to his ankle, then pulled an empty one from his gun sachet around his waist.
Billy bunched himself up in the corner leaving his gun nearby so he could make a quick grab if needed.
Citan lay down for the first time. "Get some rest young one, you'll need it" Billy nodded finally closing his eyes, sleep beginning to take over.
(Flashback)
Elly and Fei sat at a table nibbling slowly on some bread; Bart and Sigurd were surveying the map of the desert around them.
Billy was off in the gun room examining guns along with Primera who was playing with a little ball of pink puff by the name of Chu-Chu.
Citan was in the bar with Maison, they were having a conversation about the functions of the Yggdrasil, while over a good drink.
"Look…over there" Bart pointed to the screen, a red line stretched across intersecting with a green flash, several dots standing out shifting from place to place.
"What do you think that is?" Bart asked Sigurd.
"Probably just gears excavating some ruins, it doesn't look all too suspicious, trying to gather parts, young master"
Bart nodded. They scanned the Aveh desert, they were true sand pirates.
They waited to use their expertise in plans of investigation, to gain whatever control they can over the vast expanse of sand.
A flash appeared before the screen.
That flash grabbed Sigurd's attention; Bart still examined the last scene on the map.
"Bart look" Sigurd said pulling on Bart's attention and shoulder tearing his eyes away from the last map.
A voice erupted from the speaker making the two flinch and look closer to the speaker trying to make out the voice that just rised from the air suddenly.
"Help-" The voice was immersed with static making it hard to hear it out. "Please-there everywhere th-…" More static emerged shrouding the voice with its haze.
'Before-…….mutating, -...Killing, my body….i-...bu" The voice stopped screams the only thing stealing over the speakers, they heard groans and other things that didn't sound all too normal.
They stared confusedly.
Citan walked up, Maison right behind him shining some silver object with a white rag. Citan must have heard the noise from the bar; his peculiar sense always brought him to the scene the moment before or after it happens.
"How did we get that message" Bart said moving his braid out of his eye view. His eyes strap the main detail that stole attention to his face.
"We must've intercepted it, probably sending a message to someone else" Sigurd said moving close to the rail, staring intently at the screen, Sigurd walked up to the computer but Citan beat him there.
He started typing real fast. "Maybe I can lock the message and pin point its location" Citan pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose with his right hands index finger.
"Good old Citan always reliable" Sigurd laughed slapping him on the shoulder.
"Its right across from the-" Citan didn't finish so Bart took the honor. "Right over there, I was right Sigurd" He moved his braid again. "But it's appearing different on the screen, those aren't gears, what could they be, our trackers can't inform us of what's going on inside, it's opposite to the right" He sighed. "Not where it's tracked" Sigurd nodded walking away. He yelled commands to the workers.
The Yggdrasil turned, shaking the insides a little; it rushed through the sand heading to its destination.
When they got to the sight, there was nothing there it was a desolate area, with a lone ship that looked as if it's been there for years, it could be mistaken for a building, it was huge.
When they sat there staring it seemed like a mirage from the heat, and the sand that flowed freely across the Aveh desert. It flashed times before there eyes, the only reaction were uncertain blinks.
"We should check that out" Fei said walking up to the surveillance screen, him sounding somewhat unsure himself.
Elly came and stood by him holding his arm.
"Let's go" came a growl from the corner.
Rico walked up. Billy polishing a gun strutted up his little sister by his side with a pink ball of fluff staring admiringly at Fei.
Sigurd spoke his voice rough but soft "Billy, Fei, Elly, Rico, Citan, you guys go check this place out, you'll stay with me Bart, Chu-Chu."
There were disapproving grunts.
The group got ready getting off the Yggdrasil ready to walk into the sandy storm and help whoever sent the nerving distress call across there speakers.
When they descended from the ship they walked up to the eerie building they hesitated before pushing the rusty door open.
The door groaned heavily it took all there strength combined to push the mass open, a few huffing after work was finished.
When they got in the room was dark, Billy had his gun ready, and Elly brought her rod up forth bringing it to her front. Citan was in a last stance but nevertheless ready, Fei just stood then walked in curiously along with the bulk of green Rico.
That's when it all began the first sight of the attacking Reaper, as if they made a reservation, and he was there to lead them to their table of death, what a mighty good host.
(End of flashback)
Later after hours Citan still lay awake eyes and ears alert.
Billy woke up to loud footsteps, on the pavement a few steps away from his room of captivity.
He stood up his gun ready. The unloaded one, Citan said he wouldn't be needing it.
Citan stood waiting anxiously like a cat ready to pounce upon its prey.
Citan eyes twinkled in the dark as the footsteps ended at their door.
The door swung open and three men approached, one stayed at the door and two walked over to Billy, Billy held his gun readily, and the two men laughed.
Citan crept from his bed and ran at the man at the door, who was about to shout out but Citan grabbed the man's head and covered his mouth, and pushed on the back of his neck sending him into the world of unconsciousness.
He let him drop on the floor with a soft thud.
Billy threw his gun hitting a man in the head who cussed heavily from the impact.
He ran at Billy along with the other.
Citan ran behind the two men, who just reached Billy and slammed their heads together, getting a loud clang and the men fell to the floor not moving.
Billy and Citan set off out of the room.
Billy looked back and ran back in grabbing his unloaded gun. Citan glanced back and beckoned him foreword with his hand.
They peered around a corner and men were talking.
Billy and Citan whispered plans of action to each other.
They then prepared for their mission.
Billy threw his unloaded gun down the hall and slid across the floor towards the men, approximately four, emitting a soft clinking sound as it landed and slid.
The men's attention was peeked and one started down the hall corridor after the gun was picked up slowly.
Citan hurriedly jumped onto Billy's shoulder's and grabbed onto a pipe line that stretched across the hall room splitting into intersections. "Take care of the first young one"
Billy nodded hesitantly, and then waited anxiously for the encounter to come, once the man turned the corner Billy brought up his gun, and slammed into the man's head with enough force to knock him out.
The man fell into the other men's view then Billy grabbed him pulling him out of view.
The men rushed over to a Billy smiling with a gun pointed steadily.
The men pointed all three of their guns at Billy who didn't even wince from the danger that lay before him.
Citan leaped down landing on the men by their shoulders bringing them down slamming them to the floor, then kicked with force to two of the men's side then slammed the third one again getting a painful grunt.
Billy walked over and did a full inspection of the unconscious men lying on the floor sprawled like hopeless maniacs.
Billy and Citan rushed down the hall and into the dark, Billy now pulled out his loaded gun ready to pull the trigger whenever he would need to unleash the death among someone.
They turned again and ran into the dark room a dark room.
While they walked through the dark, they saw a room that light was creeping from underneath their door, shining their way.
When they approached the door, they were both grabbed from the back. Citan brought his foot up past his shoulder hitting whoever attacked him square in the face, it turned out to be man who let out a yelp Billy shot the man who attacked him the stomach, he fell to the ground a few feet away from Billy and twitched a little on the floor then stopped moving.
Citan punched the guy in his throat, then kneed him in the stomach and threw him to the ground kicking him roughly.
Citan and Billy looked at each other then approached the door; Citan reached out his hand and turned the knob, their face lit with a bright light with a strong glow.
They saw a man lying on the table strapped up, his long dark brown almost black hair hanging over the table, his eyes closed.
A man stood over the table with a needle who was testing by letting a little of whatever chemical liquid squirt from the tube.
Citan snuck in stealthily. Billy watched the doorway, hoping Citan would stop the man from injecting him with a liquid substance they did not know.
A/N: Well i hope you liked the chapter and I'm so sorry it took me longer then ever to put this chapter up, I'll have chap. 12 up soon in a day or two, well enjoy and please review.