Part two of however many I feel like writing. Happy Easter!! YAAAY! This is one of my least favorite holidays ever! The vambunnies are EVERYWHERE, stalking helpless victims and waiting to strike!
(I hate rabbits... with a passion...)
2
'What do you do in this situation?' She made an effort to recall her self defense training, but nothing for her current circumstances really came to mind. She was quite certain nobody had ever taught her how to defend her self in case of being attacked by three psychos at the same time. The tall boy, Kanda, had her feet, and the short kid, Moyashi(?), and Komui got an arm each. She was dragged like a sack of potatoes through her own property and her own patch of forest, back to the old fort. As hard as she tried to kick or punch, it was useless. No amount of squirming made any difference. Nor did cussing, as she quickly realized.
It was only a very short walk, but by the time the four made it back to the broken fort, the girl's throat was dry, and two of the three males were mentally scarred from the language that had tainted their ears.
"Alright!! ALRIGHT ALREADY!!" Komui waved his hands next to her face a few dozen times and his eyes bugged out of his head. "Dear Lord, do your parents KNOW you use such foul language?!"
"Uh... yeah. My dad's basically the one I learned it all from. Mom just doesn't care." What she meant to say was "Mom doesn't mind as long as I don't swear at her", but that was less-than important.
Kanda dropped his end of the prisoner and she went flying into the dirt, quickly followed by his inattentive comrades. "Komui, you're an idiot. This is the worse idea you've ever had. EVER."
"Ah, now that's not entirely true. Is it, Allen?"
"Um... well... No, Komui-sama, I'm afraid I agree with Kanda here."
"Now, now! She was just a little scared, that's all! I'm sure if we just show her what's going on, she'd be fine with everything!"
"Please don't talk about me like I'm somebody's pet," she grumbled, no longer so much frightened by the events as she was annoyed by the participants. "You make it sound like I'm a gerbil who just bit your finger or something."
"... Do I really? I thought I was being perfectly polite." He stared at the girl, very confused as to what he'd said wrong. She just sighed and shook her head. "Well, never mind that now. Kanda, can you get the door, please?"
'Door?' Her eyes darted around the clearing. Sure enough, there was a door. The rickety old thing was propped up against a tree. Its paint was chipped and one of the hinges looked like it had been ripped right off. But, upon closer inspection, it looked familiar...
"Oh... my... GOD! You STOLE the shed's door?! (Why didn't I notice that earlier?) YOU'RE THEIVES!!"
"Shut up. It's just a stupid door! It's not like you people were using it."
"That is completely beside fucking the point!" She broke free of the other capturers' grip, only to waste the spare time flipping Kanda the bird and shouting heartily. "What the fuck is wrong with you people?! Are you even FROM this planet?!"
Allen and Komui reclaimed their grasp and gulped. "Well, technically yes... and no. By, mostly yes! "
"I've being attacked by aliens?! HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK?!"
"Please, PLEASE will you stop swearing?!" The white-haired kid's eyes were watering from the mental pain. "PLEASE?"
"Fuck no! You think you can get away with this, you kidnappers?! No fucking way in the pits of hell! This shit is NOT going to just fly over my fucking head and be forgotten!" While she rambled on, they dragged her back into the door. "What are you going to do, bash my head in with it?! Just wait until the police find my body, then you're all SCREWED!! BASTARDS!! PEDOPHILES!!"
"Shut up already!" Kanda opened the door and the two other guys tossed her through the frame. Expecting to hit the tree, she grabbed the back of her head. But, nothing happened, even after she was sure she had slid a good three yards. But, when she stopped to realize she had in fact slid on the ground, things got complicated. Under her bruised legs was a hard, cold, stone floor. She reached out and patted it like a puppy, brain overloaded with confusion.
"H-holy... wha... HOLY WAA!" The teenager jumped up to her feet and looked around with horror. She was in a desolate town, filled with sparkling buildings in a beautiful Nineteenth-Century style. The roads weaved around all of the little houses. It seemed to be what somebody had envisioned as the perfect town. The hair on the back of the girl's neck bristled uncomfortably.
Moyashi came up and put a hand on her back. "Relax! Nothing here is—"
She grabbed his wrist, spun him around, and put the other hand on his elbow. Before Allen even understood what the captive was doing, she had him locked in her grip, and it was quite painful. "GYAAAH! Stop! STOP IT!! OOOUGH!"
"Tell me what the fuck is going on here, or I will break his arm!!"
Kanda made that strange noise again. "Go ahead."
"Kanda!!" Allen wailed from his uncomfortable and rather embarrassing position. He was forced down, head almost touching the ground, with his arm being twisted around high above his head. And, there wasn't a whole lot he could really do. She seemed to be very well balanced, and tripping the female wouldn't help too much.
Komui waved his hands. "No! Hang on now! We were going to do that! I swear!" He came closer, but not enough so that it threatened his subordinate. "We're not from your time period."
"...?"
"We're from the Nineteenth Century. The three of us are part of an organization that fights Akuma, which are like demons, and the Millennium Earl, their creator."
"... Alright, somebody has been watching way too fucking much Sci-Fi on the internet."
"Sci-Fi?"
"What's an internet?" The prisoner of the prisoner inquired.
"... I almost bought that. ALMOST."
"... Bought what? We aren't selling anything."
The girl felt her will to put up with the three stooges wavering. She let go of that Moyashi kid and put a hand to her head, rubbing a throbbing temple. "Fine. You're from another time. Sure. Whatever. How the hell did you all get here?" She tapped her lip. "And more importantly, why?"
Komui opened up a door with the liable "Black Order Headquarters" and made a motion for her to go through. "We used the Ark, that's how."
"Ark?"
"See, right in there is our Headquarters. Came look, I'll prove it."
"Oh hell no! That's just about the worse tactic ever! You might as well be saying 'Come here little kid! We have candy!' and I'm not doing this shit." Kanda walked up behind her, sword drawn and ready. "... You know, I don't think one little peek would hurt, would it?"
"Good answer," the boy sneered.
She took a deep breath, sure that she'd just caused her own assured death and possibly worse. It didn't feel at all strange, going through the door. It was just like a normal walkway. But, it was much warmer and brighter on the other side. It appeared to be some kind of science lab, and people of all kinds were passing by quietly. However, as soon as both of her feet were positioned on the other side of the passage, there wasn't a soul to be seen without huge, surprised eyes and an unbreakable stare in her direction.
Komui and Allen, followed a few seconds later by Kanda, stepped through and waved at all of the confused men in white coats.
"Head Officer!!" A man with bags under his eyes and a bit of an Australian accent rushed up to the door. "Head Officer, what is going on here?! Who is she?!"
"Ah well this is... I'm sorry; I don't think I caught your name."
"Good, because I didn't tell you." She grumbled, arms crossing her chest protectively. Her eyes were probably just as wide and focused as theirs' were, and that embarrassed her. Her face turned a bit pink; in spite of the fact she knew she ought to be very afraid. "It's Abigail."
"Thank you. This is Abigail. She's a citizen from the Ark's new doorway~!"
"YOU BROUGHT A KID FORM THE FUTURE HERE?! Head Officer, do you know what Central is going to say when they find out about this?!" He started pulling on his own hair. "Komui, this isn't good!"
"Hm? She's not hurting anything, are you Abigail?"
"..."
The Chinese man cleared his throat. "Abigail? Are you hurting anything by being here?"
"..."
When no response came, Komui poked her on the shoulder. "Hey, are you alright?"
"..."
He walked around and got a good look at her expression. "Abigail-san, you aren't injured, are you?"
"... No."
"Well, what's wrong then?"
She growled. "That's the dumbest question I've ever been asked! You drag me through the woods, toss me into a door, drag me through a town, and toss me into another door, and you think I'm FINE with that?! My God! I can't be here!"
"What?! You just got here! What's wrong with staying for just a little while and I'll explain things, and then you fill us in on the future?"
"No! I have to get home, dammit! I have a little brother who's probably wondering where the hell I went, and I'm standing here being interrogated by a bunch of freak that I've never even heard of before!! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ALL OF YOU?!"
"We'll send some Finders over to keep an eye on him for you," he offered.
"Are you fucking insane?! Wait, scratch that, yes you are! You think I'm going to let complete strangers baby-sit my little brother?! Child Molesters!!"
"WHAT?! No—"
"Komui! What did you do to her?!"
"She was like this when we found her!!" he snapped at the Section Chief. "Abigail, please, please, will you settle down and cooperate for just a moment?"
"... I doubt it."
Allen cleared his throat. "Abigail-san, we promise that nothing is going to hurt your brother. But right now, we need help. If we don't find out some things quickly, the Earl might go forward with his invasion plans."
"Invasion?! What invasion?!" She jumped and stared at the lot of them. "Nobody said anything about an invasion." Her index finger, in all its accusing glory, darted back and forth between all three kidnappers.
He nodded. "The Earl is planning on using his Akuma to invade your time period. With all of the technology there, he'd have no problem finishing us off in the past."
"... So that's what the crazy peoples meant by 2012..."
"What?"
"Ugh? Nothing! Just talking to my self, that's all." She smiled falsely. "So, what do you guys need? I'll hear you out and make my choice."
"What?! Really?! That wasn't so hard! What's with the sudden change of attitude?"
She kept grinning. "Well, first, I happen to like existing, and I'm sure you people enjoy it too. It would be cruel for me to just sit by and do nothing while the Nineteenth-Century gets wiped out by nuclear war. Second, I think you have way too many strange chemicals mixing around in this room. Is it just me, or does everything smell kinda fruity?"
"... I don't smell anything."
"Hm, well, I guess it's just me then." She stretched out and took a gander about. There were all kinds of metal weapons, guns and switches and remotes, being fashioned out on the various tables. A robotic carcass or two was scattered in pieces around the room. "So, what exactly do I have to do?"
Komui leaned in and grinned at her, just as delighted as could be. There was a quiet twinkle in his eyes. "Well, first, I think Allen and Kanda should take the time to show you around, and I'll arrange for some government officials to talk to you, alright?"
"WHAT?! WITH HIM?!" Both boys pointed at the other and made a disgusted face.
"I don't want anything to do with that jerk!" Allen crossed his arms as Kanda grumbled furiously.
"Now, now! You two should be on your best behavior around such a guest! Abigail, would you like to leave your jacket here?"
"Ah? No thank you." She pulled the hoodie closed tighter. "I prefer not to walk around arrogantly, thank you very much!"
"Arrogantly? What are you wearing under that?" The white haired boy was a tad too inquisitive in the matter. Once the question escaped him, he already regretted it.
"A tank top... A low-cut tank top..."
Allen blushed a bit. "S-sorry, I didn't... I mean... uhm..." His face was beat red. Kanda smirked.
"Tongue tied, Moyashi?"
"Wh-No! And my name is Allen!" He glared at the completely satisfied swordsman without any decent reaction. "Err... Abigail, are you ready to go look around?"
"Sure," she replied dryly. She stared back once more at the unfamiliar doorway.