Trigun Fan Fiction ❯ The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood ❯ A Brother's Revenge ( Chapter 16 )

The Resurrection Of Nicholas D. Wolfwood

Part Sixteen: A Brother's Revenge

By Bekka Mouri

(Trigun doesn't belong to me and I am not making any money from this so please don't sue me. Nagato learns that Wolfwood is still alive and is in the company of…)

Nagato narrowed his eyes as he lifted his fork, the sound of approaching footsteps coming to him. A blonde man carrying a saxophone case came running in and he was as white as a sheet. " What is it, Victor? " Nagato sighed, sticking the fork into the center of the cheesecake he had been eating but not looking at Victor.

" Master Nagato, " Victor bowed quickly, " I have some really important news. "

Nagato clasped his hands and put his elbows on the table. He sighed and looked at Victor, " Do you expect me to read your mind or are you going to tell me? "

Victor jerked his thumb over his shoulder, " I was at the sand steamer dock and I saw… I saw HIM! Nicholas D. Wolfwood isn't dead. "

Nagato stared at Victor for a long moment before a slow smile spread across his lips. He started laughing and leaned back in his chair. Victor furrowed his brow, " I am not kidding, Master! I saw him with my own eyes… he was with… "

Nagato stopped laughing and became serious, " I understand that you saw him, Victor. What I don't understand is why Midvalley trained such an excitable young man who jumps to conclusions. "

Victor hung his head, " I am sorry, Master. "

Nagato chuckled, " Yes, I know you are. Now, back to the subject at hand. I was not laughing at you but I was laughing because my plans have been sweetened ten fold by the fact the preacher in black is still amongst the living. "

" So we are still going to… " Victor started.

" Yes. It will be much more fun, " Nagato picked up the fork and started eating the cheesecake again. He swallowed and smiled, " It may even be interesting. "

" He was with… " Victor stammered.

" Leave. I have to make some plans, " Nagato waved his hand.

Victor bowed, " Yes, master. "

**

Milly looked in the rearview mirror again to see Wolfwood as he rode behind the car and sighed. " This is so wonderful and so odd at the same time, don't you think? " Meryl asked.

Milly looked at her, " Huh? "

" Well, it's wonderful because he's back and all but it's weird because of where we left him. He covered a lot of ground in so quickly, it is almost impossible to grasp. Steele is so far away but it's only been a little over two weeks since the incident at the bank, " Meryl shook her head.

Cathy leaned over the back of the seat and sighed, " It's amazing how fast you can go on the wings of an Angelina II. "

Meryl shook her head, " Even on a bike, Cathy. Steele is a twenty-day trip on a Thomas away from here. "

" But Miss Meryl, " Cathy said, " They looked like they traveled non-stop when I met them. "

Meryl sighed, " You do have a point there. "

Milly looked up again, " I don't care about any of that. I am just happy Mr. Wolfwood and Mr. Vash are both back. "

Cathy looked out the window and back at Milly, " What? "

Meryl nodded, " Yes. I don't know what name you know him by but his name is Vash. "

" You mean Vash The Stampede? " Cathy stammered.

Meryl giggled, " Yes. That is the one and only humanoid typhoon. He carries the dubious title of Mankind's First Localized Disaster. "

Cathy threw herself back against the seat and let out a frustrated sigh. Meryl looked at Cathy out of the corner of her eye and grinned, " Don't worry. He's really a good guy. "

Cathy nodded, " Uh huh, I believe you. "

**

Nagato typed an access code into a keypad, the doors to the room in front of him opening with the slow hiss of hydraulics. He stepped inside and typed another code into a keypad on an inside wall. The doors slid shut and he continued down the path until he reached another room.

He stopped as if he were listening to someone and smiled, " Oh no. I will avenge him. When I am finished with the preacher and everything he loves, you will be next because you are just as guilty. "

He listened some more and started laughing as he walked into the room. In the center of it was a dimly lit plant and there was a visible outline of a man's body inside of it. Nagato looked up and smiled, " Oh no, Knives. The way I have this plant set up, you will never heal. "

Blue eyes opened and tried to focus on Nagato as they narrowed in anger. Muscles tried to flex but it was no use because Knives was still too weak. A tear slipped from the corner of his eye, frustration evident on his face as Nagato took a seat next to the plant. A deep frown creased his lips and he shut his eyes, what little energy he had was now gone.

Nagato's smile deepened, " Don't you hate your brother for what he did to you? If he hadn't rendered your limbs useless, you would have a chance. He should have killed you but he is too weak and wanted to save you. "

Nagato listened and frowned. He reached down and typed in something on the plant's control panel. Knives' body jerked and he would have probably screamed if he had the energy to. " You let that sap get to you… I am so ashamed. "

Nagato watched as Knives jerked for a few moments then readjusted the plant. Knives relaxed visibly and Nagato shut his eyes, " As much as I would love to kill you right now I can't. I have to keep you alive and I must keep the others alive until he gets here. All of you will be pawns in my game and each one of you will be important to my success. "

Nagato arched an eyebrow as he opened his eyes, " Well of course I am expecting guests, Knives. What fun would a party be without as many guests as possible? Who you ask? Well, your brother and two girls will arrive first then Wolfwood will make his appearance… fashionably late of course. "

Knives forced his eyes open for a moment but couldn't keep them that way for long. Nagato laughed, " Of course Vash will come and I will make sure he behaves… that is what the girls are for. He will have to behave or I will hurt them as well. I will keep them alive until the preacher in black comes to rescue them and I will force him to make a choice. "

Nagato growled and turned away from the plant, " You really should watch that mouth of yours, Knives. It's too bad that you are a vital part of my plan or I would cut you off right now. Of course, it does give me great pleasure to know that your brother and his friends will probably blame you for all of this and never know the truth. "

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