Watching the Sky
Chapter 8
Thunder (Part 2)
Disclaimer – I do not own these very interesting, complex, characters. And the plot that originally came with it.
Summary - With time, Watanuki became use to his new job. But soon, a spell of monotony falls over his life, the only thing changing is the time around him. That is, in the spring of his life, there is a new occurrence to look into.
Pairing – Yuuwaku (Yuuko/Watanuki)
Author's Ramblings – Well, I have another chappie up now. I might have to stave off the chapters (again) due to summer, blah, blah, blah, you know. But here's another to enjoy!
Shout Outs –
Encyser – Geh…. Sounds like the movie? Ummm…. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?
Yuuko's Angel – Why thank you, that was what I was going for!
Kiki Momitichi – Meow, hope you contribute!
GrenFairyHime – Thank you GreenFairyHime! You always compliment and review me. It touches my soul :P (Unfortunately, my soul isn't worth very much.)
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Yuuko-san! Watanuki screamed in his head. Falling down he desperately tried to find something to cling onto. Clawing about he could find nothing. I have to get back…. But despite his strong will, there was no physical way to get back.
Thud.
"God damn…." But he had to admit, the pain burning in his back was distracting any thoughts from getting through now. The landing wasn't the best he had, wasn't the worst.
"The fall was a short one, you should be fine." A voice spoke from behind him.
Swinging his head around, Watanuki found sitting behind him. "Oh, it's just you." He sighed.
Domeki ignored the comment. "Don't take all day. We're still not safe." The words were rather sharp and would have normally caused him bite, but his words brought him back to reality.
"That's right we're still in this building….." He mumbled to himself. I can't believe I forgot that. Watanuki thought bitterly. Maybe if I hadn't forgotten, then we wouldn't be in this situation. It might have helped. His mind flashed to the last images of Yuuko shrouded in light.
"We have to head out now."
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"And I suppose, that's suppose to kill me?" Yuuko stared at the throbbing light in front of her. She had to push Watanuki and Domeki through another doorway, the would have been a liability. Although she had to admit, she planned it from the start. But she didn't think they would have been useless so early on, so very soon.
The first trial we went through was to get into the building. They probably put up a basic security you would find in another building. The second trial was one with the falling tiles. That was more of a physical test of agility, stealth, and reflexes. Something important for a person doing a break in. But the most recent trial…. Yuuko had on a twisted smile. That was a test to see what would happen when you take the much needed light form a human. They wanted to see how much a person was use to or relied on the light, or how much darkness was in one's heart. Quite clever.
Finishing that thought, she brought her full attention to the projectiles firing at her. "I'm sorry, were you trying to hit me?" She asked. Even in her thoughts, she had been unconsciously dodging the things fired at her. The movement was so natural for her.
Wasting no time, she advanced forward toward the light. The projectiles stopped, and although most would deem it safe, she did not.
Another flash.
They were trying to blind her again. "That's not going to work anymore." She flung herself forward, dodging the the large beam that was aimed. Yuuko had dodged it by the tip of her hair. And even with the "risk" involved, she accomplished her goal swiftly with a quick strike. Striking the target, she manuevered out of the way of it's explosion. She had destroyed the light that gave off the eerie glow, revealing several cameras attached with discharge beams.
"So that's how you've been watching us." She was talking directly to the people across the camera lenses the whole time. The cameras came out of the wall, as the tile had lifted and slid into it. As the people realized that the opposition was talking to them, they quickly pulled the cameras back.
But just before the last one pulled in, Yuuko grabbed it. Immediately it shot a beam at her, but she tilted her head to avoid the shot. Yuuko leaned down, as if to get a better look at the people watching her. "Better get ready," she said, "It's not going to be peaceful anymore." And she let go of the camera.
The camera pulled back, the image of Yuuko and her words would come to haunt them.
Seeing the final camera gone from sight, she softly touched the wall. The passageway was suppose to continue here. But she was not surprised. The second trial already told her that. They can move and change the shape of the passages. Her mind flashed back to when the fall fell down. The wall was rather thick, but not for the protection of any break-ins. It was the width of one of the square tiles. She glanced at the walls. And there is not a single, incomplete tile, installed here. All of them are whole.
Yuuko smirked. "Finally, a challenge."
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In a dark room, silent figures rewatched the last moments of their last defense mechanism. In awe, distress, or grudging respect, they talked about the most recent event.
"So this is the famous, Time Witch?" One spoke out.
"Not very impressive, is she." Another voice said.
"Idiot, she dodged all the beams and successfully disarmed our cover! Of course she is." Sitting next to the person who said that, this person disagreed.
"I could name other's that could do that." Other people around the room joined in the conversation.
"But look at what she did! More specifically, what she didn't do! This 'Time Witch' didn't use any fancy manuevers or technology to disarm our defense system. We have barely any data on her even after this trial"
"I agree, the only reason she doesn't look impressive is because she isn't showing any of her skills off. She doesn't need to, and she's incredibly smart."
"What should we do? It's possible she could complete the trials we have with ease."
"Yes, when she leaves through the final passage we might have insufficient data."
"What about the other's."
"Yes, what about the two boys."
"They are probably not a threat, they fell early to that last defense."
"I think they could still be useful."
"To who? Us, or the Time Witch?"
"Maybe they are her partners, and we could use them as hostages."
"Wait, the teenagers could be something to distract us while she reeks havoc on the place.
"No, in that case they would have been useful. They're probably just lackeys or partners that are helping her."
"In either situation, they would have to be useful."
Thunk.
"Huh?" While the many people had been debating about these new intruders, something was happening on the screen. They all swung back to their stations to look up the disturbance.
It was Domeki and Watanuki on the screen. Both of them were smashing through the sea of mechanical arms coming out of the walls.
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"HOW LONG" Grunt. "IS THIS" Smash. "GOING" Crunch. "TO TAKE!" Boom.
Watanuki was yelling to Domeki while fending off another problem in the road. Mechanical arms reached out, and tried to attack them but they were easy to get rid of. Domeki easily pulled them from the socket, and Watanuki slashed them up with some daggers that he had brought form the shop. The biggest problem of their delay was the multitude, their were so many. That wasn't the only problem. These arms tended to grab, to stop the intruders, but this grabbing led to uncomfortable situations for both the boys.
"AAAAAARRRRRGGG!" Watanuki screamed, completely pissed off at the useless, time consuming, groping machines. He had once again been man-handled in an unmentionable place.
"Can't we do something about this?" He yelled at Domeki.
Domeki grunted before answering. "Not really, all we can do is move forward." Even Domeki was showing signs of irritation. Sometimes his eye would twitch, and he was violently ripping the machines to shreds.
Luckily, their efforts were not in vain. Slowly, but surely, they made their way across the hallway. All the while, they smashed the mechanical arms, and reached the fork in the hallway. But when they finally reached the end, both guys pointed in the opposite direction.
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"So they are useful to her… In a way." The multiple voices in the dark room started to talk again.
"Who should we concentrate on? The Witch? Or the boys?"
"We should concentrate more on the Time Witch. Those boys are nothing but brute strength. We don't need much to stop them."
"But we should still keep watch on them."
"True."
They brought their full attention back to the screen, watching as Watanuki and Domeki ran through the halls , destroying everything their way. And Yuuko was on other screens, calmly walking through the halls until she was met with another defense, in which she swiftly took out.
"They're traveling rather fast, aren't they?" One voice couldn't help but mention.
"I agree. It seems that they all have a good reason to be on that list." Said another, still watching the screen.
"Well, you know what we have to do."
"That's only if they pass the first stage."
"Stop talking about it, as if it was a game."
"But it is similar to a game."
"And these three are the opposing player's."
"It's only when they get past the automated system, will they really begin to see everything in a new light."
"They'll have to show everything if they want to survive."
"Yes, when they finally pass these first stages will we be able to finally join in the fray."
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Meow.
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