CHAPTER 3
WHAT MUST BE DONE
Pang Tong was in the hangar, floating around due to the lack of gravity. It had been very difficult to convince the others that he had survived that explosion, and that the fire was nothing more than a product of their depression. Still, it somehow worked, and Pang Tong was left shocked at their gullibility. I wonder when that portal is going to appear again, he though. He had a room of his own, but he had discovered that the hangar was the place to think privately. Although it was true that he was treated better, he knew he couldn't stay here. It just wasn't working for him. Just as he was wondering if he would ever get out, a portal opened in front of him. "What the heck," Pang Tong said surprised. It was a portal, but he could tell from a strange feeling that it wasn't his portal. He grabbed his staff and got some distance between himself and the portal. He stared as a figure of a man came out of the portal. "Long time no see, Pang Tong," said a calm familiar voice. "Zhuge Liang," Pang Tong asked.
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"So, why did you come," Pang Tong asked as he gave Zhuge a glass of water. They were on top of the Freedom, trying to stay out of view from the others. "I came to warn you," said Zhuge. "Of," Pang Tong asked. "Pang Tong, you must leave here immediately," Zhuge said. "Why?" "Pang Tong, haven't you noticed the strange things occurring here," Zhuge asked. "Strange is an understatement," Pang Tong said. "Listen," said Zhuge, "Your presence here has altered the history of this universe. You must leave before something catastrophic happens." "How do you know all this," Pang Tong asked. "Have you forgotten," said Zhuge, "I am Zhuge Liang. There is little I don't know." "Yeah, well, I have stay a little longer." "Why is that," Zhuge asked. "Because I have a promise to keep," Pang Tong said.
Lacus had gone inside an office. She had received word that Pang Tong wanted to talk to her in private. When she got inside she saw not only Pang Tong, but Cagali, Kira and Athrun as well. Pang Tong was on a chair behind the desk with both Kira and Athrun standing on either side. "What's going on," she asked. Cagali shrugged. "Oh, I just wanted to talk about a certain photo I found in Cagali's possession," Pang Tong said. "What photo," Cagali asked suspiciously. Pang Tong gave the photo to Kira, who gave it to Cagali. She looked at it. It was obvious that she was shocked to see this. "So what," Cagali said, "This an embarrassing photo of Kira and Athrun. I plan to show it to everyone." "You bitch," Athrun said angrily. Pang Tong sighed. "I thought this would happen, so I went to Lacus's room and searched for something to use against you." "You mean, you--" Lacus said, suddenly frightened. "That's right," Pang Tong said, "I found highly embarrassing photos of you." He showed her three of the slide pics he had gotten. "One you're a sadistic psycho, the other you're a lesbian, and the other you're doing Kira while he was unconscious." "What," Athrun said horrified. He took the slide from Pang Tong's hand and looked at the date that was conveniently printed there. "Hey, wait a minute," Athrun said, "This was when I thought I killed Kira!" He looked at Lacus. "You sick bitch!" he yelled, "Not only were you cheating on me, but you were trying to do it with an unconscious guy!" "I was desperate," Lacus said, "You'd be too if your 'fiancée' was too busy with war to stay with you." "What a cheap excuse," Athrun said furiously. "I just can't believe Cagali's a lesbian," Kira said thoughtfully. "I am not a lesbian," Cagali shouted, then she folded her arms and said "I'm a bi." "That's not much better," Kira said. "Speak for yourself," Athrun said. "Okay, calm down," Pang Tong said, "The point is we have something that can damage your lives as well. Now, I am willing to negotiate a de--." Suddenly there was a sound of automatic fire, and Pang Tong's head exploded like a melon. The blood and brain fragments splattered on the wall and on Kira and Athrun. The rest of Pang Tong's body fell back on the floor. Everyone looked shocked at the corpse, than at Lacus. She had a smoking Uzi in one hand, the same one in the picture, and she was breathing fast. "Now nobody will know," she said. Suddenly, Pang Tong's body burst into green flames and was burned to ashes. Then Pang Tong came out again, clothes and all. "I REALLY wish you hadn't done that," he said. Everyone was staring at him with their mouths open in shock and horror. "You're not human," Lacus said, and fired another burst, this time bursting Pang Tong's chest wide open. Again, Pang Tong came out of the flames. "Now really, that's enough," he said, but Lacus fired again. Again Pang Tong revived. "Hey, stop tha--" He didn't finish, as Lacus fired again. And again Pang Tong came back to life. "Now that's getting real annoying," he said, but Lacus fired again. "Will you cut that out?" Pang Tong yelled after he came back to life again, but Lacus still fired. When Pang Tong came back he was ready. He pointed his staff towards her. The orb was sky blue this time. "Ice!" he said. An ice blast came from his staff, hitting Lacus's gun and freezing the muzzle. "Now, as you can see, I can't die," Pang Tong said. "Wow, really," Athrun asked. "Yes," Pang Tong answered. Suddenly, Athrun drew a gun and shot Pang Tong in the head. Pang Tong fell dead, then came back in a burst of flame. "What did you do that for!" Pang Tong asked. "Wow, you really can't die," Athrun said. "Hey, let me try," Kira said. Athrun passed Kira the gun and Kira fired at Pang Tong's heart. "You… bastard," Pang Tong said, then fell dead and came back to life. "Wow, this is pretty fun," Kira said, clearly enjoying himself. He fired again, but this time Pang Tong knocked it out of his way. They heard a grunt of pain and a thud of something heavy falling on the floor. Everyone looked at the door and saw Mu lying on the floor, with a shot in his head. Everyone remained silent for a moment. "Okay," Pang Tong said slowly, "Destroy the photos of Kira and Athrun, and they'll agree to not show the slides to anyone. Oh, and everyone will say that a Zaft spy did that." Everyone agreed. "Well, then, now that's that settled, I'll take my leave. Good bye." "Yeah, see you, Pang Tong," said Athrun. "Take care," Lacus said. "Bye," said Kira. "Yeah, be careful out there," Cagali said. Pang Tong waved and ran out of there. The others were still looking at Mu. "So, who will be the spy," Lacus asked finally. Then Dearka appeared by the entrance. "Hey, has anyone seen-- Oh my god! Mu!" Then he looked at the others, and gasped as he saw both Kira's and Athrun's clothes stained with blood, not to mention the wall. "There's our spy," Athrun said. "What?" Dearka asked confused, then saw Lacus aiming at him with a Uzi. "Hey, wait a--" There was gunfire, and Dearka fell dead.
Pang Tong ran straight for the hangar, where Zhuge Liang was still waiting. "So, how did it go," he asked. "Great," Pang Tong said sarcastically, "Let's get out of here." "I thought you'd never ask," Zhuge Liang said. He took from his robe a white feather fan and waved it at the air. Suddenly, a portal opened, and both men jumped in. They then found themselves in the colorful spiral of the universal pathway. "So, do you still plan to go to another dimension," Zhuge asked. "Of course," Pang Tong said. "I see," Zhuge said, "In that case, I will aid you." "What, Why," Pang Tong asked. "Because I have nothing better to do." Pang Tong chuckled. "Thanks," he said. "Your welcome," Zhuge said, "I will return to our universe. From there I will help you by giving you information on the universe you find yourself in." "Right," Pang Tong said, and left down the pathway. "I hope you find the peace you seek, old friend," said Zhuge. He then left for his own dimension.
Pang Tong was traveling through the pathway, looking for a dimension he could be interested in. He found one. "Oh," he looked at the place closely. "YU-GI-OH," he read slowly. "Sounds interesting," he said, and went to the dimension, wondering what adventures awaited him here.