Icafia

Chapter by Aniphx.
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\"So, how many people have you dropped with your sword, Akane?\" Mercedes asked, still driving.

\"Alot.\"

\"How many is alot?\"

\"I dunno, a few hundred?\"

\"Wow, that\'s more than my rail gun, \" Mercedes beamed, \"I think I have only dropped about a dozen, only because I knocked a building down on them. But they did deserve it. I am sure they killed plenty more than this thing did.\"

Mercedes patted her railgun like it was a puppy.

\"You don\'t seem like the type anyway,\" Akane said, \" All of mine were for a reason, and mostly for self defense. It isn\'t for personal enjoyment. I wouldn\'t recommend this for someone like you.\"

\"Huh?\" Mercedes said, \"What do you mean?\"

\"You seem more like the kind of person who blows up things just for the sake of mischief, not one who wants to hurt people yourself.\"

Mercedes looked down for a moment, a slight twinge of sadness coming to her eyes. She suddenly shook her head and looked back at the road.

\"I guess you are right, \" Mercedes finally said, breaking the short silence, \"But I will help out Bebe anyway I can can. She has always been there for me.\"

\"That\'s good reasoning I suppose.\"

In the back of the truck...

\"They sure are having a good conversation up there,\" Leo commented while rummaging through a box of parts, \"Are you sure you don\'t want any help with your wound, Bebe?\"

\"I\'m fine, thank you.\"

\"Alright then. You might want to consider cauterizing it to keep it from bleeding anymore.\"

\"I got it covered, really.\"

\"How come he didn\'t get hit?\" Sean complained.

\"Cause he didn\'t reach first and ask questions later.\"

Sean chuckled to himself and went back to staring out the back of the truck.

\"What? No way!!!!\"

Bebe and Sean looked towards the sudden outburst. Leo just stared at some small mechancial component in his hands. Leo blinked in disbelief.

\"Who would throw this away?\"

\"What\'s got your panties twisted all of a sudden?\" Sean asked.

\"I don\'t wear panties, they\'re uncomfortable...\"

\"What?\"

\"Nothing...\"

Sean shook his head and looked away. Bebe resumed her patch job. But within a few moments, Leo cried out again after his gauntlet emitted a high pitched hum.

\"Can\'t a guy stare out into space without getting bugged by some damn nerd?\"

\"Sorry, it\'s just that I finally got my gauntlet working a full capacity.\"

\"Well keep it down before you get aquainted with my fist.\"

\"Okay.\"

Sean resumed zoning out. Leo smiled and nudged Bebe. Before she said anything. Leo put his finger to his lips and motioned over to Sean. Bebe raised an eyebrow and watched Leo. He put on his gauntlet and activated it. He then pulled a pair of glasses from his jacket pocketand put them on. He chuckled quitely as he looked at Sean.

SMACK!

\"What the fuck?\" Sean cursed, \"Which one of you smacked me?\"

\"Huh?\" Leo replied, \"I don\'t know what you are talking about.\"

\"Yeah, \"Bebe continued, \"We can\'t reach you from back here. Have you been drinking again?\"

\"No, and I wish I was.\"

Sean turned back around in a huff. Then suddenly...

WHACK!

\"Dammit, I know one of you is doing that!!!!!!!\"

\"Are you sure you aren\'t drunk?\" Bebe asked again, \"We haven\'t moved from this spot.\"

\"Grrr...\"

Sean turned around again, obviously pissed.

\'I know one of them is doing something. And when did Leo start wearing glasses? Wait...\'

Sean quickly turned around to see a glowing blue hand in his face. The hand waved and retreated back into it\'s source: the gauntlet. Leo and Bebe burst out laughing.

\"What the hell was that?\"

\"Like I said before,\" Leo replied, \"I got it to work at full capacity. Someone was stupid enough to discard a perfectly good freeform modulator.\"

\"What the hell?\" Sean cursed again, \"I only know two languages: English and Bad English. And some Gaelic...\"

\"That\'s three...\"

\"Shut up and explain yourself.\"

\"I will put it this way. The device allows energy to be manipulated in any way I see fit. Basically, if I think it, it will appear. For example...\"

Leo held out his hand. Suddenly, a glowing blue sword formed in his hand.

\"I just thought of a sword.\"

The sword then turned into a gatling gun.

\"You get the idea?\"

\"Yeah...\"

\"Why did you put on the glasses?\" Bebe asked.

\"That creates the mental link between me and the gauntlet.\"

\"Hey, can I see the glasses?\" Sean asked.

\"Okay.\"

Leo handed the glasses to Sean.

\"Thanks, no I can do this...\"

WHAM!

Sean brought his fist down on Leo\'s head.

\"OW!!!\"

\"Can\'t hit a man with glasses ya know. Let that be a lesson to you.\"

Sean tossed the glasses back to Leo.Bebe shook her head. Leo rubbed his head and popped it through the cab window.

\"We there yet?\"

\"Almost,\" replied Akane, \"I think those are the woods up there.\"

\"We should pull the truck off back here and conceal it somehow, \" Sean suggested, \"We still have some time before ten so we should take this chance to rest.\"

\"So, what are we going to do once we find them?\" Mercedes asked.

\"Raise fucking hell and get info...in no particular order.\"

\"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?\"