(RING RING)
"Ugh! Shut up!"
(RING RING)
"Damnit whoever is on the phone just go away!"
(RING RING)
"Just leave me alone..."
(RING RINGR)
"Fine I'll answer it!" Zangulus crawled out his bed and went over to the telephone that bothering him so much. "What?!"
"Hello I'm Sheri Woolson from Revue Shoppers. Would you be interested in -- "
"NO!" (SLAM!) Zangulus slammed down the phone hard risking breaking it, but he didn't care. The clock clearly showed what time it was, on it was about two hours before he was planning on getting up. Right now he was angry, very angry. He was awake now and wouldn't be able to fall back to sleep even if he tried really hard. "Damn you Martina!" Now Martina wouldn't be responsible for Revue Shoppers calling about a survey ... well at least you would think that. Only about a few months back Zangulus had played a little prank on her that made her far beyond mad. As revenge she sort of gave out Zangulus' phone number out to several companies dealing with telemarketing. So needless to say this isn't the first time that Zangulus had been rudely awoken by the phone. Of course he couldn't complain and fume at Martina because if he did then Martina would get the satisfaction of knowing that something she did was bugging the hell out of him.
"Well if I'm going to be awake I might as well make you suffer as well." Zangulus grinned evily picking up the phone and dialed up Martina's phone number.
Martina was smiling contently all curled up in her bed and she would have been woken up by the phone if she hadn't turned off the ringer before she went to bed last night.
"Grr..." Zangulus scowled. "She probably turned off her ringer." And he set down his phone and went searching for something else to do.
Zelgadis himself was up bright and early was about to go out for breakfast. His mind was still swimming from everything that he had been told the previous day. He hadn't told anyone and since the initial shock had settled in he felt like sharing the news with someone.
"Hmm maybe I could invite someone out to eat breakfast but who?" Zelgadis mused as he picked up the phone. He really couldn't think of anyone that would be up at that hour. So he blindly pointed his finger down on his speed dial buttons and pushed it. He ended up pushing Zangulus' number. He cringed, Zangulus wasn't a morning person in the least. Oh well I guess I'll just have to hope for the best.
"NO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A DAMN SURVEY!" Is what Zel heard Zangulus yell very loud over the phone as he answered it.
"Zangulus?" Zelgadis timidly spoke.
"Huh? Oh hi Zel. Sorry about that, haven't had a great morning."
"I didn't wake you, did I?"
"No been up for a little while now..." Zel could hear a faint bit of bitterness in Zangulus' tone.
"Anyway Zangulus, I'm going out for breakfast, do you want to join me?"
"Sure. How about we go to Taylors?"
"Okay meet there in fifteen minutes?"
"Alright I'll see you there. Bye."
"Bye" (Click)
About an hour and a half later Zelgadis and Zangulus were finishing up their meal and Zel had just finished telling Zangulus about yesterday.
"Whoa so both your parents work at STF? Geeze that's just plain weird." Zangulus stated gulping down the last bit of his coffee.
"Yeah but I guess I should have figured it out sooner. How many other professions could my dad be in that would be dangerous to him and his family?"
"Working with the mafia?"
"Ha ha."
"Oh well so now you can see either of them anytime you want."
"..."
"Planning on visiting your mother today?"
"Um..." Zelgadis fiddled with his cup avoiding eye contact. He had been wrestling with that question all the day before. He wanted to go see her but in some ways he was afraid and nervous. Would she be proud of me? Or would I be a disappointment to her?
"Hello? Earth to Zelgadis? Is there intelligent life in there?" Zangulus waved his hand in front of his face. Zelgadis had gone into a daze, staring off into space.
"Ah, sorry. Well I don't think I'll be seeing her today..." Zangulus just shook his head waving a scolding finger at Zelgadis.
"That's bad, you don't even want to visit your own mother who gave birth to you. I'd hate to be your mother. But seriously Zelgadis you should go see her and soon. The longer you wait the harder it's going for you to do it."
"I know, I know. But this isn't exactly the most easiest thing for me to do." Zelgadis drank some more of his coffee rolling his eyes.
"Yeah I guess. So how many dates have you been on with Lina?" Zangulus spoke coyly and Zelgadis spat his coffee wide-eye and blushing furiously.
"WHAT?!"
"Oh come on you must have gone on at least one date." Zangulus gave him a tired glance.
"Um, ah um no why would you think that?!" Zelgadis said a bit too loudly causing most of the other customers to stare at him. He shrunk down in embarrassment.
"You haven't even gone on one yet? Are you trying to tell me that you two are just friends?"
"And what's wrong with us only being friends?"
"Oh for Pete's sake Zelgadis... don't you like her more then a friend? I mean you two are flirting with each other all the time that everyone thinks you are dating anyway!"
"Yeah but everyone thinks that you and Martina are engaged, does that mean that you are?" Zelgadis tried his best to look coy and mischievous but that doesn't usually work when you are already embarrassed and blushing. But at least now Zangulus was in the same boat as Zelgadis.
"Good point. Nevermind Zel forget what I said."
And two of them came to a mutual silence.
In a dark lab somewhere underground...
"Hmm... now what would happen if I tried this..." Vernas mused as he mixed chemicals. The test experiments were not turning out well, they just didn't have the materials they needed. The way things were looking Vernas and Ozer wouldn't be able to do their main plan unless they wanted the experiment to fail so that meant waiting till they got their materials. Vernas was stressing over this quite a bit. He knew that he was working on borrowed time. The longer he worked illegally like this the less time he had till the authorities found and arrested him again. Ozer on the other hand was very calm and didn't seem care that much. He just sat there watching Vernas with no expression on his face. It was unnerving because he kept this cold stare with absolutely no expression. He didn't even blink which wasn't even humanly possible.
"Argh! This isn't going to work at all!" Vernas threw a beaker against the wall in a fit of rage and annoyance.
"You were never a patient person growing up were you?" Ozer still glared at Vernas.
"How the hell can you be so damned calm?! What are we going to do if the police or better yet if the STF finds us, huh?!" Vernas waved his hands in the air over dramatically. He was stressed but he was also tired. He hadn't been sleeping that well lately. In fact he hadn't slept at all for the last two days. Vernas' eyes were bloodshot and his hair wild and not to mention that he bore the facial expression of a crazy person.
"Simple, we leave."
"Oh we leave huh?! And just how would we manage that?!"
"I have my ways..." Ozer didn't elaborate on that, not that Vernas cared much.
"Damned STF! If it hadn't been for their meddling then the plan would have been put underway a long time ago!"
"I wonder if they know what our plan is yet..." Ozer smiled darkly. "And how would they know what it is?! It's not like we have been advertising it out to everyone!"
"True, but I bet they have their guesses and they are probably not that far off. They found out about what we were going to purchase and stopped us before we could get them. Plus the fact that I would chose you of all people for this little... 'project'. I bet they know a lot, but we can only speculate on how much. Not that it matters anyway..."
"How's that?"
"Oh the STF are sometimes very secretive, even to their own people. I mean how long is it going to take for them to tell their little pawns that I escaped? Then from there on how long till they tell the public? If they know exactly what we are up to they'll keep it to themselves and take the time to formulate a plan. Off course by the time they think of a good one, it will be too late. That is unless they haven't already thought of a plan. Meaning we might not have a lot of time left." Ozer darkly laughed. He found it all too amusing.
"How can you laugh?! If what you are saying is true then we might be already beat!"
"Yes I know. But it's the danger and the challenge that amuses me. I wonder what little plan they have stored away in their little minds..."
Xellos fidgeted nervously with his sleeve as waited for the elevator to reach his floor destination. His master Zellas had called him to meet with all the senators one of the daily conferences that they have been having ever since the whole incident with Ozer started. The elevator doors opened and Xellos stepped out and walked the outstretched long hallway to the conference room.
"Come in Xellos." A voice spoke from inside the door before he could knock. The room was dark and many serious faced people were staring at him. There were all the senators, as well as various other high status people in charge of both Vald and the world.
"Please sit down." Senator Zellas motioned for her subordinate to sit in the empty seat near her.
"May I please inquire to why it is that I have been summoned here?"
"Ahem yes I can answer that question," Senator Cassandra cleared her throat and continued, "You have been briefed about the current case involving Elbor Vernas and the one referred to as Ozer, correct?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Well since you are a member of the monster race I have a task for both you and De Tanga. It involves the case. I do believe that your 'master' has already told you a bit about the task."
"Yes she has. I am to protect Zelgadis Greywers as well as the others whom he is working with on their section of the Vernas case."
"But do you know why?" Senator stared coolly at the nicknamed 'Trickster Priest' by those who knew him.
"No I do not. I may know a bit more then a lot of the agents at STF but even I am in that dark about that one." Xellos said that with a straight face but with a lot of effort. Nothing annoyed him more then having going on that is a secret to him.
"Which is why you have been summoned here. It's about time that you were told the full conditions of what we are planning to do." Senator Cassandra took a deep breath before she started explaining.
Filia paced around the medical lab angrily. Xellos was supposed to be there with her but due to his special meeting he had left her high and dry without much of an explanation. He just told her that he had to leave and that he would be back later. Now Xellos leaving her alone in the lab was not a bad thing, she welcomed getting some time away from the purpled haired monster. What was pissing her off was that he left without really telling her why. But he was being like his usual secret loving self by being as mysterious or as vague as he could possibly be.
"He could be going out for donuts for I know! Damn weasel! Grr... why do I have to work with that thing?! I could have been a normal doctor, working in a normal hospital, but noooooo I had to become a STF yellow agent instead! More work, better pay, and more meaningful for the society, yeah but no one ever told me I'd end up working with the lowlife scum! AGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!" Filia kicked a nearby cabinet just to cry out in pain.
"So do you understand all of this Xellos?"
"Yes I do, but isn't that a bit... um dangerous for them to do? He's only been a red agent for a day and a half now."
"We are well aware of the dangers. But I've been assured by many members of Zelgadis' family that he'll do fine." Senator Dynast said with his back turned to Xellos. "You should probably go back to STF HQ now Xellos. Don't want to keep Dr. Filia waiting now do you?"
"Um yes sir." Xellos phased out and teleported to the medical lab where Filia was currently cursing up a storm hopping around in pain from her foot.
"Ah Filia-dear you should really stop doing that." Xellos chuckled and dodged a few items thrown by Filia.
Lina stared out into space. She was depressed. After what she ate after yesterday's match up with Zelgadis she had been banned from the cafeteria for a full week. And what made matters worse was that she forgot her money at home and she was hungry.
"This is not fair I'm hungry..." Lina grumbled sitting on a bench in the relaxation indoor garden. Her stomach grumbled in agreement. A large sac pelted Lina in the stomach. She was going to yell at whoever threw it at her but she instead gasped when she saw who it was.
"You're too stupid sometimes Lina." Luna looked down at her little sister with her usual cold glare. Lina was going to ask what the sac was but Luna turned around and left.
"Now what is this?" Lina peered through the sac to find that it contained food much to her delight and quite a bit on top of that. There was even a note on the top of the bag. "'Lina don't make a habit of this, love Dad and Mom.' Yeah like I planned this to happen. Hee hee but at least I get a free meal out of this!" And thus Lina started wolfing down the food not noticing that someone was watching her on a video screen.