Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Quest for Nagifar ❯ Chapter 2
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By: Vinyl-Koneko 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.05.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 314 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.05.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.8K | Visits: 314 | Status: Completed
+ Title: The Quest for Nagifar - Part 2
+ Author: Vinyl Koneko (Emily), roguegirl@att.net
+ Rating: PG-13
+ Couplings: 1x2, 3x4, 11+13
+ Warnings: action, adventure, language, angst, yaoi
+ Archive: Want it? Take it. Just give me credit, please.
+ Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Don't own Indiana Jones, either. Both belong to something bigger than I could ever comprehend. ^_^
+ Comments: //Lyrics// and *emphasis* and 'thought' and [flashback], some may not be used in this fic...it's just a heads-up. Sequel to "Heero Yuy and the Eye of Horus". Starts up maybe two or three months after its epilogue. You don't need to have read "HYatEoH" in order to understand this fic, but it would be nice.
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Lima, Peru
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Doctor Odin Lowe watched as Duo Maxwell carried on a conversation with an old woman sitting outside a clay house on the outskirts of the city. The woman's skin was a dark, leathery color and she was missing more teeth than she had, but the longhaired young man had seemed convinced that she would be able to help. "Nosotros necesitamos descubrir el monstruo de la mar."
She squinted her eyes, but whether it was at Duo's statement or because of the intense sunlight, Odin couldn't tell. "¿Qué?"
"¡El monstruo!" Momentary disbelief seemed to flash across Duo's face. He was illustrating his message with his hands as he explained. "Está una cuenta con un monstruo blanco. Lo vino de la mar. Los incos piensaron que lo fue un dio."
The woman just continued to stare with narrowed eyes until the information suddenly seemed to dawn on her. "Ahhh...sí, el monstruo de la mar. No lo veo pero pienso que vivían con el rey de los incos."
"¿Con el rey?"
"Sí. El monstruo querían muchas cosas de los incos. Lo trajó hombres más guapo. Los incos amorában los hombres muchos y ellos fueran muy triste cuando los cuerpos de estos dios muertó y sus almas volvieron al cielo."
Duo looked over at Odin, a questioning look in his blue-violet eyes. "Gracias, señora."[1]
"Well, what did she say?" Odin asked when Duo started walking down the street back towards the city.
"An archaeologist and you don't even understand Spanish?"
Odin looked like Duo had ruffled his feathers. "Japanese was all I ever needed to know."
"Huh. Naze?"[2]
Odin leveled a dark glare in the younger man's direction. "I'm already aware of your fluency in several languages, Mister Maxwell, which is one of the reasons why you are here. And to answer your question... Quite frankly, it is none of your business." Odin regained his calm composure. "Now what did the old woman say?"
Odin could tell that the other man had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes. "She said that the demon brought beautiful men with it, and these men were treated like gods. The Incas were very sad when these men died and their spirits returned to heaven. She also said the demon lived with the king."
"Do you believe her?"
Duo shrugged. "No reason not to. I mean, the older people would remember the old stories better, which is why I asked her to begin with."
"We'll find someone else to ask, just to be certain. I have an old contact in the city; she's viewed as the local witch doctor, if that term is still valid. If anyone can verify the old woman's story, it'll be her."
The city grew to life as they continued to walk, street vendors selling fruit, llamas, and the beautiful feathers of exotic birds. A boy of about nine or ten approached the pair, holding out a bag full of trinkets that he claimed, in broken English, that they were unique gems found at the sites of the Incan cities. Odin raised an eyebrow, skeptically examining the piece of gold the boy held in his outstretched hand.
It was in the form of a panther, crouched near the ground as if watching its prey and calculating the perfect moment to attack. The eyes appeared to be made out of a piece of turquoise that was a darker blue. It looked too new to be from any of the Incan cities, and Odin had to wonder which jewelry cart the boy stole his items from. He was about to tell the boy to run off and scam someone else when Duo kneeled in front of the boy, fast hands pulling a piece of currency from his pocket as he told the boy that there was something behind his ear.
Saying the boy was surprised when Duo appeared to pull the money from behind his ear was an understatement. The longhaired American handed the money to the boy, who handed him the trinket and took off in the opposite direction before Duo could change his mind.
"You've just been scammed," Odin thought he should suggest, but Duo's expression was a little smug.
"Nah, worst he'll do with that is buy some candy. Or possibly brag to his friends about el gringo[3] he cleverly tricked. Besides, it reminded me of someone I knew. Once he starts after something he isn't satisfied until he gets it."
After a few more minutes of walking through the market, Odin led them back into a shadier alley parallel to the market street, entering a home that had strands of teeth and pearls hanging near the door as windchimes. Odin knocked briefly before opening the door and motioning for Duo to enter.
"Doctor Lowe," came a heavily accented voice from one of the rooms. He turned to meet dark eyes and rouged lips. "Was my grandmother expecting you?"
"No, Anacleta, I don't think so. Can you tell her that I'm here and in need of her assistance?"
"Of course, but I'm rather curious, who is your companion? Surely *that's* not Hikari's son..."
"No, it isn't," Odin said sharply, clearing his throat before continuing. "This is Duo Maxwell, who is helping me on this search."
She pursed her lips, seeming to mentally appraise Duo. "Pues, el señor es muy guapo." She said more to herself, seeming to think that no one else in the room knew her language.
"Gracias, señorita. Pero yo ya tengo un amorado quien no sería muy contento si yo fui abandonarlo."[4]
Anacleta blushed heavily in response, and Odin could only assume that it had more to do with Duo's knowledge in Spanish than what had actually been said. She seemed a little flustered, turning suddenly. "I'll go get Grandmother."
When they couldn't hear her footsteps, Odin turned to Duo. "What the hell did you say to her?"
Duo shrugged casually. "I thanked her for the compliment but told her I was already in a committed relationship that I don't plan on backing out of anytime soon. I didn't say anything crude, believe me. Being inappropriate to women certainly doesn't make me feel better about myself."
Odin still wasn't positive. 'What could he have said to make her react like that?'
"I can tell you still doubt me, but I'll let you in on a little secret: I don't lie. Ever. Also, Anacleta may be a pretty girl, but trust me, she isn't my type."
She appeared at the bottom of the staircase moments later. "Grandmother is ready to see you now."
They followed Anacleta in relative silence, Duo yelping out in surprise when señora Brujito's tamed ocelot jumped out of the shadows at the strangers. The señora herself was at the end of the hallway in a room, sitting on a rug on the floor with her legs crossed in front of her. She was a small, fragile looking woman who seemed much older than anyone's grandmother.
"Señora Brujito," Odin greeted, nodding his head reverently. "It is good to see that you are well."
"I'm old, Odin," her accent was much thicker than Anacleta's, and it was nearly impossible to distinguish particular words. "Stop with the pleasantries; I know you're here about the Incan demon."
"Do you know anything about it, señora?" Duo asked, kneeling down on the ground - prepared to take in any information señora Brujito had to offer.
"The old stories say: When the demon came, it carried beautiful men on its back, and the Incans treated these men like gods. The men demanded items from the Incans. Gold, jewels, women...whatever they could take. And the Incans truly held respect in these men, trying to keep them benevolent towards their people. One evening an Incan warrior crept into the building where the men slept and killed them all. The king believed that the men died in an attempt to return to heaven with the other gods, and a ceremonial sacrifice was held to aide the men in their journey to heaven. It says, though, that the demon got angry and destroyed several families in its rage before they were able to combine it." She leaned back slightly. "That is all I know."
Odin left, hearing Duo mutter a quick thanks before hurrying after him. "It looks like we have conflicting details," Odin's gaze seemed far off, as if he was deep in thought.
"Either way we have to go to Cuzco," Duo narrowed his eyes at the older man. "Why didn't it seem like señora likes you very much?"
"It doesn't matter. We need to borrow a car to get to Cuzco. We'll uncover more as we get closer to the ruins of the ancient cities."
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End Part 2
[1] "We need to find the monster of the sea." ~ "What?" ~ "The monster! There is a story with a white monster. It came from the sea. The Incas thought that it was a god." ~ "Ahhh...yes, the monster of the sea. I haven't seen it but I think that he lived with the king of the Incas." ~ "With the king?" ~ "Yes. The monster wanted many things from the Incas. It brought very beautiful men. The Incas loved the men very much and they were very sad when the bodies of these gods died and their souls returned to the sky." ~ "Thank you, ma'am."
[2] "Why?"
[3] The Spanish equivalent of gaijin although I can't remember if gringo refers to just Americans or foreigners in general.
[4] "Well, he (señor more being used for formality than anything) is very handsome." ~ "Thank you, miss. But I already have a lover (note the "o" at the end of "amarado" signifying masculinity of the said lover) who would not be very happy if I was to abandon him."
+ Author: Vinyl Koneko (Emily), roguegirl@att.net
+ Rating: PG-13
+ Couplings: 1x2, 3x4, 11+13
+ Warnings: action, adventure, language, angst, yaoi
+ Archive: Want it? Take it. Just give me credit, please.
+ Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. Don't own Indiana Jones, either. Both belong to something bigger than I could ever comprehend. ^_^
+ Comments: //Lyrics// and *emphasis* and 'thought' and [flashback], some may not be used in this fic...it's just a heads-up. Sequel to "Heero Yuy and the Eye of Horus". Starts up maybe two or three months after its epilogue. You don't need to have read "HYatEoH" in order to understand this fic, but it would be nice.
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Lima, Peru
*~**~*
Doctor Odin Lowe watched as Duo Maxwell carried on a conversation with an old woman sitting outside a clay house on the outskirts of the city. The woman's skin was a dark, leathery color and she was missing more teeth than she had, but the longhaired young man had seemed convinced that she would be able to help. "Nosotros necesitamos descubrir el monstruo de la mar."
She squinted her eyes, but whether it was at Duo's statement or because of the intense sunlight, Odin couldn't tell. "¿Qué?"
"¡El monstruo!" Momentary disbelief seemed to flash across Duo's face. He was illustrating his message with his hands as he explained. "Está una cuenta con un monstruo blanco. Lo vino de la mar. Los incos piensaron que lo fue un dio."
The woman just continued to stare with narrowed eyes until the information suddenly seemed to dawn on her. "Ahhh...sí, el monstruo de la mar. No lo veo pero pienso que vivían con el rey de los incos."
"¿Con el rey?"
"Sí. El monstruo querían muchas cosas de los incos. Lo trajó hombres más guapo. Los incos amorában los hombres muchos y ellos fueran muy triste cuando los cuerpos de estos dios muertó y sus almas volvieron al cielo."
Duo looked over at Odin, a questioning look in his blue-violet eyes. "Gracias, señora."[1]
"Well, what did she say?" Odin asked when Duo started walking down the street back towards the city.
"An archaeologist and you don't even understand Spanish?"
Odin looked like Duo had ruffled his feathers. "Japanese was all I ever needed to know."
"Huh. Naze?"[2]
Odin leveled a dark glare in the younger man's direction. "I'm already aware of your fluency in several languages, Mister Maxwell, which is one of the reasons why you are here. And to answer your question... Quite frankly, it is none of your business." Odin regained his calm composure. "Now what did the old woman say?"
Odin could tell that the other man had to restrain himself from rolling his eyes. "She said that the demon brought beautiful men with it, and these men were treated like gods. The Incas were very sad when these men died and their spirits returned to heaven. She also said the demon lived with the king."
"Do you believe her?"
Duo shrugged. "No reason not to. I mean, the older people would remember the old stories better, which is why I asked her to begin with."
"We'll find someone else to ask, just to be certain. I have an old contact in the city; she's viewed as the local witch doctor, if that term is still valid. If anyone can verify the old woman's story, it'll be her."
The city grew to life as they continued to walk, street vendors selling fruit, llamas, and the beautiful feathers of exotic birds. A boy of about nine or ten approached the pair, holding out a bag full of trinkets that he claimed, in broken English, that they were unique gems found at the sites of the Incan cities. Odin raised an eyebrow, skeptically examining the piece of gold the boy held in his outstretched hand.
It was in the form of a panther, crouched near the ground as if watching its prey and calculating the perfect moment to attack. The eyes appeared to be made out of a piece of turquoise that was a darker blue. It looked too new to be from any of the Incan cities, and Odin had to wonder which jewelry cart the boy stole his items from. He was about to tell the boy to run off and scam someone else when Duo kneeled in front of the boy, fast hands pulling a piece of currency from his pocket as he told the boy that there was something behind his ear.
Saying the boy was surprised when Duo appeared to pull the money from behind his ear was an understatement. The longhaired American handed the money to the boy, who handed him the trinket and took off in the opposite direction before Duo could change his mind.
"You've just been scammed," Odin thought he should suggest, but Duo's expression was a little smug.
"Nah, worst he'll do with that is buy some candy. Or possibly brag to his friends about el gringo[3] he cleverly tricked. Besides, it reminded me of someone I knew. Once he starts after something he isn't satisfied until he gets it."
After a few more minutes of walking through the market, Odin led them back into a shadier alley parallel to the market street, entering a home that had strands of teeth and pearls hanging near the door as windchimes. Odin knocked briefly before opening the door and motioning for Duo to enter.
"Doctor Lowe," came a heavily accented voice from one of the rooms. He turned to meet dark eyes and rouged lips. "Was my grandmother expecting you?"
"No, Anacleta, I don't think so. Can you tell her that I'm here and in need of her assistance?"
"Of course, but I'm rather curious, who is your companion? Surely *that's* not Hikari's son..."
"No, it isn't," Odin said sharply, clearing his throat before continuing. "This is Duo Maxwell, who is helping me on this search."
She pursed her lips, seeming to mentally appraise Duo. "Pues, el señor es muy guapo." She said more to herself, seeming to think that no one else in the room knew her language.
"Gracias, señorita. Pero yo ya tengo un amorado quien no sería muy contento si yo fui abandonarlo."[4]
Anacleta blushed heavily in response, and Odin could only assume that it had more to do with Duo's knowledge in Spanish than what had actually been said. She seemed a little flustered, turning suddenly. "I'll go get Grandmother."
When they couldn't hear her footsteps, Odin turned to Duo. "What the hell did you say to her?"
Duo shrugged casually. "I thanked her for the compliment but told her I was already in a committed relationship that I don't plan on backing out of anytime soon. I didn't say anything crude, believe me. Being inappropriate to women certainly doesn't make me feel better about myself."
Odin still wasn't positive. 'What could he have said to make her react like that?'
"I can tell you still doubt me, but I'll let you in on a little secret: I don't lie. Ever. Also, Anacleta may be a pretty girl, but trust me, she isn't my type."
She appeared at the bottom of the staircase moments later. "Grandmother is ready to see you now."
They followed Anacleta in relative silence, Duo yelping out in surprise when señora Brujito's tamed ocelot jumped out of the shadows at the strangers. The señora herself was at the end of the hallway in a room, sitting on a rug on the floor with her legs crossed in front of her. She was a small, fragile looking woman who seemed much older than anyone's grandmother.
"Señora Brujito," Odin greeted, nodding his head reverently. "It is good to see that you are well."
"I'm old, Odin," her accent was much thicker than Anacleta's, and it was nearly impossible to distinguish particular words. "Stop with the pleasantries; I know you're here about the Incan demon."
"Do you know anything about it, señora?" Duo asked, kneeling down on the ground - prepared to take in any information señora Brujito had to offer.
"The old stories say: When the demon came, it carried beautiful men on its back, and the Incans treated these men like gods. The men demanded items from the Incans. Gold, jewels, women...whatever they could take. And the Incans truly held respect in these men, trying to keep them benevolent towards their people. One evening an Incan warrior crept into the building where the men slept and killed them all. The king believed that the men died in an attempt to return to heaven with the other gods, and a ceremonial sacrifice was held to aide the men in their journey to heaven. It says, though, that the demon got angry and destroyed several families in its rage before they were able to combine it." She leaned back slightly. "That is all I know."
Odin left, hearing Duo mutter a quick thanks before hurrying after him. "It looks like we have conflicting details," Odin's gaze seemed far off, as if he was deep in thought.
"Either way we have to go to Cuzco," Duo narrowed his eyes at the older man. "Why didn't it seem like señora likes you very much?"
"It doesn't matter. We need to borrow a car to get to Cuzco. We'll uncover more as we get closer to the ruins of the ancient cities."
*~**~*
End Part 2
[1] "We need to find the monster of the sea." ~ "What?" ~ "The monster! There is a story with a white monster. It came from the sea. The Incas thought that it was a god." ~ "Ahhh...yes, the monster of the sea. I haven't seen it but I think that he lived with the king of the Incas." ~ "With the king?" ~ "Yes. The monster wanted many things from the Incas. It brought very beautiful men. The Incas loved the men very much and they were very sad when the bodies of these gods died and their souls returned to the sky." ~ "Thank you, ma'am."
[2] "Why?"
[3] The Spanish equivalent of gaijin although I can't remember if gringo refers to just Americans or foreigners in general.
[4] "Well, he (señor more being used for formality than anything) is very handsome." ~ "Thank you, miss. But I already have a lover (note the "o" at the end of "amarado" signifying masculinity of the said lover) who would not be very happy if I was to abandon him."