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Discovering the Sun, chapter 7 part 5 (Kamen Rider Kabuto AU)
This is the last of the bunch. I started "Discovering The Sun" in 2006 for National Novel Writing Month, got to Chapter 7, part 4 sometime last year, and lost inspiration. But I thought it would be fun to see if I could start it up again, so here is the newest part to the story.
For those just tuning in, most of the fic is collected here, while part 4 can be found here.
The universe itself is based on the simple premise that the Worms and ZECT are known to the general population.
Discovering the Sun
by Estirose
c 2008
Chapter 7, part 5
Kagami woke up with a huge headache, an I.V., and no idea how long it had been or what had happened before he'd woken up. No, wait. There had been random flashes, vague memories.
"And Shinoda Aya goes on to win the 100 meter... Calabee potato chips... he suffered a concussion, broken ribs and bruises all over his body... I am Superman...."
There was tight wrapping around his ribs, where Gattack had butted him, and he no doubt had a concussion as well, not to mention all over where Gattack had hit him. Maybe he was lucky to be alive. Probably was lucky to be alive.
"How do you feel, Kagami-kun?" Misaki-san asked. He focused upon her, though it took an effort, as if it hurt to move anything. Maybe the doctors would give him more pain meds.
"Sore," he admitted. "What happened?"
"All we know is that you were in isolation for a while, and then they brought you here," Misaki-san said. "What happened, Kagami-kun?"
"They...." He probably wasn't supposed to talk about it. "I met ZECT's new Zecter." It occured to him that he was in the ZECT portion of the hospital anyway, due to the nature and cause of his injuries.
The squeak of a wheelchair interrupted his thoughts. "Gatack," Tadokoro-san said, still looking the worse for wear, also a victim of the Zecter. Tadokoro-san's expression was unreadable. "So it didn't choose you either."
Kagami thought of the voice in his head, the confused voice. Had it been Gattack, or his imagination? He wondered how close it had been to choosing him as a host, and was suddenly glad that it hadn't. If he was going to leave ZECT, after Makoto was rescued, then he needed not to be Gatack Zecter's host. Of course, he had to wondered why they'd gone through the trouble of forcing him into an attempt to bond with Gattack - after all, he'd been abandoned once - or abandoned, or both - TheBee. Why would he be considered reliable enough to bond to Gatack?
Maybe somebody high up, not his father, had decided that he was a good Zecter host after all and he just needed the right Zecter. He shuddered, and then remembered he was in the hospital with two other ZECT agents, both of which outranked him, both of which would probably think it was a great idea for him to be a Zecter host again. "No."
He coughed, and realized how dry his throat was. As if realizing this, Misaki-san poured him a cup of water. He took the water gratefully, sipping at it until he felt he could talk again.
"You still have a mimic out there," Misaki-san said, "So you have two guards outside."
He'd forgotten about the mimic, he realized. His hopes for getting Makoto out of there before the factory blew up were slim and none. If they wanted to prevent his fake from assuming his life, he would be guarded and escorted until they were sure the fake was dead. In the meantime, there was an innocent boy in that factory who didn't know that they were planning to blow his adopted home up.
Of course, he could hardly get in more trouble, given that he was going to leave the organization anyway, so maybe it was worth it to sneak out. "Kagami-kun," Misaki-san said, "You have a look on your face. Are you going to...."
"Makoto's still in there," Kagami said, to head the conversation in a different direction. He congratulated himself on not being that obvious on what he was thinking about, or at least trying to make it so people didn't realize he was talking about.
"Kagami-kun," Misaki-san said, "You're injured *and* you have a Worm mimicing you. Now's not the best time to go into a factory that's about to be blown up, and where your mimic was last seen."
"Misaki," Tadokoro-san said, "If he's that determined to go...." Kagami looked over, surprised to see his boss supporting him. Or kind of supporting him. "We shouldn't stop him." He turned to Kagami. "You wouldn't be Kagami if you didn't have your absolutely stupid moments, but you have to live your own life. And if you survive, and you want to leave, then that's your choice too."
Kagami felt like Tadokoro-san was trying to tell him something, but he had no clue as to what. But at least his boss approved of his plan, or at least thought he wouldn't get killed doing his plan, or maybe hoped that this might calm Kagami down a bit.
Of course, the whole thing depended on being able to sneak out of the hospital, and he could hardly involve Tadokoro-san and Misaki-san in that. Tadokoro-san thought he was being stupid and still supported him; it would be a good idea to do the whole thing independently. And Misaki-san was opposed, so he couldn't involve her. So he was going to have to do it alone.
And get the hell out of ZECT as soon as possible. There was a growing buzz in his head, having nothing to do with a concussion or any other medical condition. He had felt it briefly when he'd been forced into the container with Gatack Zecter; he was still connected enough to it to feel it in his mind. If he didn't get out of there, Gattack might make its choice before he resigned from ZECT, and then he'd have to figure out how to reject it.
Maybe he'd get lucky. Maybe he'd safe Mikoto and resign and Gatack would choose someone else. But a little voice in his head said he wasn't going to be so lucky, and maybe he might think about resigning there, in his hospital bed. After all, he'd be a civilian, and therefore safe... right?
For those just tuning in, most of the fic is collected here, while part 4 can be found here.
The universe itself is based on the simple premise that the Worms and ZECT are known to the general population.
Discovering the Sun
by Estirose
c 2008
Chapter 7, part 5
Kagami woke up with a huge headache, an I.V., and no idea how long it had been or what had happened before he'd woken up. No, wait. There had been random flashes, vague memories.
"And Shinoda Aya goes on to win the 100 meter... Calabee potato chips... he suffered a concussion, broken ribs and bruises all over his body... I am Superman...."
There was tight wrapping around his ribs, where Gattack had butted him, and he no doubt had a concussion as well, not to mention all over where Gattack had hit him. Maybe he was lucky to be alive. Probably was lucky to be alive.
"How do you feel, Kagami-kun?" Misaki-san asked. He focused upon her, though it took an effort, as if it hurt to move anything. Maybe the doctors would give him more pain meds.
"Sore," he admitted. "What happened?"
"All we know is that you were in isolation for a while, and then they brought you here," Misaki-san said. "What happened, Kagami-kun?"
"They...." He probably wasn't supposed to talk about it. "I met ZECT's new Zecter." It occured to him that he was in the ZECT portion of the hospital anyway, due to the nature and cause of his injuries.
The squeak of a wheelchair interrupted his thoughts. "Gatack," Tadokoro-san said, still looking the worse for wear, also a victim of the Zecter. Tadokoro-san's expression was unreadable. "So it didn't choose you either."
Kagami thought of the voice in his head, the confused voice. Had it been Gattack, or his imagination? He wondered how close it had been to choosing him as a host, and was suddenly glad that it hadn't. If he was going to leave ZECT, after Makoto was rescued, then he needed not to be Gatack Zecter's host. Of course, he had to wondered why they'd gone through the trouble of forcing him into an attempt to bond with Gattack - after all, he'd been abandoned once - or abandoned, or both - TheBee. Why would he be considered reliable enough to bond to Gatack?
Maybe somebody high up, not his father, had decided that he was a good Zecter host after all and he just needed the right Zecter. He shuddered, and then remembered he was in the hospital with two other ZECT agents, both of which outranked him, both of which would probably think it was a great idea for him to be a Zecter host again. "No."
He coughed, and realized how dry his throat was. As if realizing this, Misaki-san poured him a cup of water. He took the water gratefully, sipping at it until he felt he could talk again.
"You still have a mimic out there," Misaki-san said, "So you have two guards outside."
He'd forgotten about the mimic, he realized. His hopes for getting Makoto out of there before the factory blew up were slim and none. If they wanted to prevent his fake from assuming his life, he would be guarded and escorted until they were sure the fake was dead. In the meantime, there was an innocent boy in that factory who didn't know that they were planning to blow his adopted home up.
Of course, he could hardly get in more trouble, given that he was going to leave the organization anyway, so maybe it was worth it to sneak out. "Kagami-kun," Misaki-san said, "You have a look on your face. Are you going to...."
"Makoto's still in there," Kagami said, to head the conversation in a different direction. He congratulated himself on not being that obvious on what he was thinking about, or at least trying to make it so people didn't realize he was talking about.
"Kagami-kun," Misaki-san said, "You're injured *and* you have a Worm mimicing you. Now's not the best time to go into a factory that's about to be blown up, and where your mimic was last seen."
"Misaki," Tadokoro-san said, "If he's that determined to go...." Kagami looked over, surprised to see his boss supporting him. Or kind of supporting him. "We shouldn't stop him." He turned to Kagami. "You wouldn't be Kagami if you didn't have your absolutely stupid moments, but you have to live your own life. And if you survive, and you want to leave, then that's your choice too."
Kagami felt like Tadokoro-san was trying to tell him something, but he had no clue as to what. But at least his boss approved of his plan, or at least thought he wouldn't get killed doing his plan, or maybe hoped that this might calm Kagami down a bit.
Of course, the whole thing depended on being able to sneak out of the hospital, and he could hardly involve Tadokoro-san and Misaki-san in that. Tadokoro-san thought he was being stupid and still supported him; it would be a good idea to do the whole thing independently. And Misaki-san was opposed, so he couldn't involve her. So he was going to have to do it alone.
And get the hell out of ZECT as soon as possible. There was a growing buzz in his head, having nothing to do with a concussion or any other medical condition. He had felt it briefly when he'd been forced into the container with Gatack Zecter; he was still connected enough to it to feel it in his mind. If he didn't get out of there, Gattack might make its choice before he resigned from ZECT, and then he'd have to figure out how to reject it.
Maybe he'd get lucky. Maybe he'd safe Mikoto and resign and Gatack would choose someone else. But a little voice in his head said he wasn't going to be so lucky, and maybe he might think about resigning there, in his hospital bed. After all, he'd be a civilian, and therefore safe... right?
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Hahahahahahaaa. You can -hope-, Kagami-kun. <3
Wanted to say that I'm really enjoying this fic, the way that things are different, yet not different. Looking forward to seeing more of this, and hopefully things with Tendou eventually being cleared up and/or explained.
Random question, is Jyuka going to make it into the story?
Thanks!