Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood ❯ Double Vision ( Chapter 25 )

The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood

Part Twenty-Five: Double Vision

By Bekka Mouri

(Trigun doesn't belong to me and I am not making any money from this so please don't sue. Nagato gets his plan started and Wolfwood runs into one of his last adversaries.)

The hydraulics on the door hissed to life causing Vash, Milly and Meryl to look at it. They all caught their breath when they saw Nagato. He smiled at them as he walked into the room. " Are you ready to play? "

**

Monique looked at the keypad and furrowed her brow. ~How long should I set this for? ~

~Set it for thirty-five minutes, Monique. That should be long enough for me to finish my plan and for us to get out of here. Now, do you know what you are supposed to do? ~

Monique nodded, ~Yes, Master Nagato. What are you doing right now? Are you okay? ~

~I'll be fine. I am escorting our guests to the roof. Make sure you wear the preacher out but don't kill him. I wish to have that pleasure. ~

~Yes, Master. I understand… ~ Monique typed the codes into the pad but stopped when she heard a scraping noise in the air duct directly above her. She shivered and shook her head, " Damn rats, " She muttered and finished setting the timer.

**

Wolfwood walked up the stairs; the pain in his body was nothing more than an annoying throb that let him know he was still alive. He decided he would stay that way too because dying was not an option, he had come too far to even think about such a thing. ~I'll make it and no one is going to stop me! ~

He stopped when he reached the next floor and leaned against the wall. He narrowed his eyes as he heard footsteps coming towards him. The sound of crying soon reached his ears and then the person both sounds were coming from became visible. It was Cathy; her hair was tousled a bit, her bangs covered her Demon Eye and she was still in the clothes he had last seen her in.

" Cathy! I'm over here! " Wolfwood called out. She looked like she hadn't been hurt too much since parting ways with him. She looked towards him and ran for him, wrapping her arms around his waist when she got to him. " Are you okay? " He asked, shutting his eyes.

Cathy sobbed as she clung to Wolfwood, " I'm so glad I found you, Mr. Wolfwood! I thought I'd be lost forever! "

" It's okay, " He whispered, stroking her hair. " I shouldn't have automatically assumed you were out to get us. I should have realized when you apologized that you were on our side. "

" They made me do it, Mr. Wolfwood. I couldn't help it! " Cathy sobbed.

Wolfwood cracked his eyes open and looked down at Cathy's back, ~Hold on a sec. She's never called me by my name and she looks a little TOO clean compared to the last time I saw her… Something's not right here… ~

Cathy looked puzzled as Wolfwood shoved her away and forced her to turn around. He lifted up the back of her bra and then pulled the left side of her jeans down her hip. " What are you doing? Just what kind of churchman are you, Mr. Wolfwood? "

" I'm not a stupid one! " Wolfwood growled. " I can tell you aren't Cathy! "

" But how? We're the same right down to the mole on our left breast! " The girl insisted.

~Too much information… ~ Wolfwood thought. " You two are exactly the same… except now that I look at you, Cathy is prettier than you. "

The girl turned and looked at Wolfwood, " How can she be? We're the same! "

" No you're not. It's true Cathy and you look alike and I wasn't sure at first. Now that I look at you so closely I can feel the evil that envelops you like a shroud and your scar makes you different from her as well. "

The girl narrowed her visible eye, " So, you've seen her scar, eh? Now I really wonder what kind of churchman you are. I heard about the ones who like to 'save' pretty girls and I find that disgusting. "

" Who are you? " Wolfwood reached for one of his guns as the girl flipped her bangs out of her face. He blinked and the girl had a gun to his head. He jerked away as she pulled the trigger, the bullet going into the wall next to them.

" My name is Monique Angelina Harry. I was the loyal student of Dominique The Cyclops, " The girl smiled. " Don't make me miss again because I hate it when I do. I heard your blonde headed friend really pissed my teacher off because he wouldn't stay still. "

Wolfwood blinked and Monique was behind him and he could feel the gun barrel at the base of his skull. He ducked a moment before she pulled the trigger and was certain the move would have made Vash proud. He turned to face her and ripped his bandage from his leg. Fresh pain washed over him but it would help him keep her eye from working on him.

She watched as he tossed away the bloody bandage and sneered. " You think I'll be easy on you just because you're injured? "

She moved and Wolfwood saw it this time. He put his gun right in her face and smiled. " Your little game is over, Monique. "

Monique took a step back, " But how? No one can see through the Demon's Eye! "

" Didn't your teacher tell you? " Wolfwood said, focusing his mind on the pain in his leg. He didn't want to give her a chance to use the eye again.

" Tell me what? " Monique took another step back. " She told me nothing could stop the Demon's Eye. "

" Didn't she tell you how Vash defeated her? " Wolfwood asked.

Monique shook her head, " I was in Jenora Rock when she faced him but I didn't see the fight… and I never saw her again after it… Oh no… "

" Then you don't know that one thing can stop you and that wretched eye of yours. Do you know where all my attention is focused right now? " Wolfwood tilted his head to one side. " Just take a guess. "

Monique looked down at the wound and back at him, " Your perceptions are being numbed by that, aren't they? Are you saying pain stops the eye from working if you focus all of your attention on it? "

Wolfwood nodded, " You got it. "

Monique shook her head, " No! That can't be right! Dominique said nothing could stop the eye! "

Wolfwood made a grab for Monique as she stepped back, unaware that she was at the top of the stairs. She put her foot back and gasped as she tumbled down the stairway. Wolfwood ignored his leg and followed her as she fell but when she reached the landing, it was too late. Her neck was at an unnatural angle and it looked like she had been pretty well beat up by the fall.

He leaned over her and checked for a pulse. It wasn't there and he knew that there was no hope for her. He saw a spreading pool of crimson from the corner of his eye and looked to find the side of her head had a large gash. " What did you have to go and do that for? " He muttered and started to unbutton his shirt.

He pulled it off and covered Monique's upper body with it after ripping a fresh bandage from it. She may have been a Gung-Ho Gun but she was just a kid. He stood up and rewrapped his leg. He was certain there was only one person left and he was ready to take him on… right after a real quick cigarette.

**

Knives stared down at the girl as he held her to the floor by her shoulders. She stared back with confusion and fear. ~A… human… helped… me… ~ He thought. ~Why did she help me… why? ~

" Mister? Could you get off of me please? " The girl whispered. She had adjusted the plant and even went as far as hooking it into an outside power line to speed up the process that gave Knives enough strength to break out of it.

" Not until I get some answers, " Knives shook his head.

" We don't have time for questions. Mr. Vash and the others are in trouble… and you're making me really uncomfortable. "

" Forget about them for a moment, " Knives shut his eyes. " Tell me why you saved me? Don't you even know who I am? "

The girl shook her head, " No, sir. I don't. I just know you look a lot like Mr. Vash and you are naked. "

" Are you one of the Gung-Ho Guns' students? " Knives asked.

" Yes. I was Dominique's student up until a year ago. "

" Then why don't you know who I am? " Knives gripped onto her shoulders tighter. " Don't you even have the faintest idea? "

" I don't know… I have never seen you before today, " The girl winced in pain as Knives fingers dug into her flesh. She didn't wear much except for a bra, a pair of tight jeans and some boots. Her blood-smeared skin was marred by gouge marks and she was covered in dirty sweat. She held her right eye shut and Knives realized why.

" So you have the Demon's Eye, little girl? "

The girl nodded, " Please don't make me use it on you. I really need you to help me save Mr. Vash and the others before Nagato hurts them. "

" You can't do it by yourself? " Knives arched an eyebrow. ~She's so weak but she is determined to help them anyway… typical human. ~

" No, I can't. Please help me, " The girl whispered. " Please? "

Knives loosened his grip a little bit as he thought about the choice he had to make. His brother had let him live so did that mean he owed Vash a favor in return? Had he really made up his mind about destroying the humans even though everything Vash had said made a lot of sense and he had almost (but not quite) decided to give them half a chance? He looked down at the girl, " My name is Knives. "

The girl blinked up at him, " My name is Cathy… " Her voice trailed off as her open eye got wide. " Did you just say your name is Knives? "

" Yes, Cathy. That is my name. Do you know who I am now? " Knives made no motion to move.

Cathy nodded, " The master Legato served… All of the students knew of you but we never saw you. "

Knives stared at her intensely, " What makes you think I want to help you? I would much rather see all humans wiped away from this place. They are parasites sucking the life out of my brothers and sister. They are trash… I should kill you right now because you are one of those humans! "

" I just saved you… doesn't that mean anything to you? Does that mean a piece of trash just saved you? " Cathy narrowed her eye at him. " Not everyone is trash, Mr. Knives. I admit there are some real pieces of shit out there but come on… you can't judge EVERYONE based on them! "

Knives shut his eyes as he remembered all of Vash's stories all at once. He fought the tiny bit of compassion he had started to feel for the humans (even thought it was only a half-hearted attempt) and opened his eyes. He frowned at Cathy, " You haven't seen what I have seen and you don't know what has been done to me. Humans are trash! They are garbage leeching off the lifeblood of my siblings! "

" Maybe so but there are things I have seen that you probably haven't and perhaps some things we do share. If you aren't going to help me, I'll do it on my own, " Cathy pushed Knives off of her with a mighty shove. " Excuse the fuck out of me for wanting you to live! "

Knives was surprised at the girl's true strength as he fell off of Cathy and she scrambled to her feet before dashing towards the area under the air duct. He got to his feet but she was too quick as she jumped upward, grabbing onto the duct and pulled her body upward. He made it to the duct and made a grab for her ankles but she used the eye on him as she shimmed into the passageway. When he came back around, he could hear her scraping through the pipe.

" Have it your way, human trash! " Knives screamed and headed for the door. He stopped when he spotted a gun out of the corner of his eye. He looked and shook his head. " She'll never get anywhere if she doesn't get that back… stupid girl, " He muttered and went to the gun.

He picked it up and looked at the keypad by the door. He walked to it and fired two bullets into it. The circuits crackled and the door slid open. He flipped out the chamber and frowned; only three bullets remained. ~ I have to be careful with these… I can't waste them. ~

**

Nagato silently cursed the pain medicine for not kicking in sooner. If he had to wait any longer, his plan would not have been successful and he would have to fight Wolfwood with the others still on solid ground. The pain subsided and he looked over at his tightly bound victims. " The time draws closer… prepare yourselves. "

Vash and the girls gasped as they rose from the floor…

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