Wing Warriors

Author: Abby Ebon

Beta: Alara Moonrunner

"I am Queen Selenay of Valdemar, and the Companion's Field is Royal Property… mind telling me why you've chosen to invade it."

Duo decided he liked her then, but he wasn't going to tell her the truth... the whole truth anyway. "I, uh, got lost?"

Queen Selenay chuckled, amused, and turned to Eldan. "Would you Mindspeak to Teren?" : And tell him the situation here: - remained unspoken by the Queen, even as Duo looked curiously on, Eldan's eyes unfocused for a second, and then he was 'back'. "He says he'll be right out, he hadn't noticed the...uh...commotion." Eldan said carefully.

: Who is Teren? : Duo thought, but as Sartra nuzzled his shoulder reassuringly – Duo noticed all eight (even Talia – who had a very weak Mindspeech Gift) had jumped when he had 'thought' this.

"He is the Dean of the Collegium." Talia answered automatically, leaving Duo baffled on how she had 'read' his mind. : She didn't read-your-mind Chosen, you Mindspoke. Loudly. : Sartra explained, none-the-less, she was proud of her Chosen.

: Sorry. : "Sorry." Duo said and 'thought', bemused, Eldan eyed him curiously. : I wonder… have you ever done this before? : Eldan Mindspoke to Duo, carefully- because the boys mind was like a death-trap, especially with the Gundam 'watching' and 'listening' to everyone.

"Uh, I talk to my friends like that …sometimes." Duo purposely answered aloud, some of the others nodded, having heard Eldan's question- as the Herald hadn't chosen to Mindspeak so only Duo could hear him.

Then what Talia had said about Teren snapped back into Duo's mind – it didn't take long for him to piece what they were planning- and happening, together. : Dean…as in Headmaster, as in Principle…as in school! : Duo 'thought' again making the collective group winch.

"Stop that!" Talia hissed, having had enough of both listening to the boys thoughts, and feeling his emotions- as well as everyone else's emotions.

: Sorry…again. : Duo thought at her vaguely amused at what was happening to him.

"I don't think I'm going to need to go to your school." Duo stated -his disgust for the place – and word, unhidden. They seemed amused.

: What about your Gifts? : Eldan 'asked' – again including everyone, much to Talia's annoyance.

"Yes, you'll have to learn to control your Mage-Gift and Mindspeech, and whatever other Gifts you hold." Nyara said – bringing Duo's attention to her. As the pilot had been mostly concerned with the others- and hadn't really seen her- well, seeing her was a bit of a shock.

So much so he 'barred' everyone from his mind and thoughts (with the help from Deathscythe) - including Sartra, who became frantic. He stumbled a few steps away from them, careful not to fall – even as he considered all his options.

He didn't notice Deathscythe suddenly move, and activate its double-bladed scythe- sending green sparks down.

The rest did.

It was then that Teren decided to show up.

--

Quatre watched as Wing Zero landed next to his Sandrock, and Heero get out of his Gundam to greet him. Much to the surprise of his 'captors' their 'prisoner' had been right about his friend coming to them.

"Hello Heero, would you like to…." Quatre paused, Feeling Duo's sudden lack of presence. His mind jumped to the worse possible outcome- Duo had never shut him out, never, therefore…he was dead. The blonde's blue eyes went icy, and he radiated a killer's intent, making Heero come up short from him in his surprise.

"Duo's in trouble." Quatre told Heero briskly- Heero needed no other explanation, Quatre turned to his 'captors'.

"Forgive us Kethry- Tarma; it seems we are needed elsewhere." There was no arguing with his tone- not that the women wanted too, the blond had changed- he was no longer kind-hearted, but someone who would stop at nothing to see that his friends were alright- or to avenge them.

"Quatre- please be careful, don't do anything you'll regret." Tarma warned Quatre, the blond smiled sadly at them.

"I think someone has already done that…" Quatre and Heero left then, they were heading north, to Duo and Valdemar.

In an effort to get to Duo quicker, Quatre and Heero had advanced into outer space. They noticed two things before Deathscythe activated its own distress beacon, which told all the Gundams where Duo was – exactly. One was there was a huge forest – and two, there were two unnatural attributes to the landscape- the two huge circular craters – a 'grasslands' and a 'lake'.

--

Trowa blinked awake by the insistent blaring of the Deathscythe's emergency beacon. It took him a moment more to figure out why he was outside Heavyarms (he had pulled open the emergency hatch before being transported here) - and then to wonder why he was surrounded by giant Gryphons.

…And if he had hit his head harder then was repairable.

"Would you ssshut that thing up?" One of the Gryphons hissed –at him. Trowa blinked at it.

'Giant talking Gryphons…' The same Gryphon who had spoken 'huffed' its feathers - annoyed. Trowa hastened to obey- even as he wondered if he should just get in his Gundam and go to Duo- while forgetting this had ever happened.

His curiosity of the talking lion-bird beasts got the better of him.

Besides, he saw Wing and Sandrock headed to Deathscythe's emergency beacon- and he was far enough south that the signal was faint- none the less Trowa knew information at this point was vital. He soothed his conscious and worry over his friends, by promising them silently that if another emergency beacon went off, he'd go- distance or no distance.

'Giant talking Gryphons' - or no.

AN: Actually DragonSteel the last chapter was longer then the others I've written. If you mean the story in general… –cringes- yes it is short- scarcely 22 pages on word –new times roman font- 12... –sigh-

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