"You aren't going anywhere�" said a husky male voice.

"So don't try to run away on me here." Continued the voice as it ended with a very haunting laugh.

The wind started to howl (do you notice that this always happens when evil guys come isn't?)� The male was dressed in unusual grab. He was actually dressed in a very old tuxedo in fact; it was so old that the original colour of it, which was black, has now turned to grey� His eyes were blood-shot and his hair greasy. He also had a certain death like skin colour, which incidentally matched the skin colour of Cammy's.

"You can't run anywhere Viki� Give me the rune� or those boys over there are going to get it," he said in a deathlike whisper.

"Astharoth� we know you don't speak in 'deathlike' whispers, so cut the crap OK! Get to the point," said Cammy, as her axe was ready in her hand. Her purple crystal eyes now filled with dangerous passion, probably just waiting for the right moment to hack Astharoth's head off. The sands of time soon filled by and nobody did anything. Viki, T'Qyeah and Cammy were afraid to make the first move in case Astharoth decided to 'dispose' the boys. He is a very powerful mage you know. In fact the most powerful mage on the land, which is called Tamane. Astharoth too was waiting for one of them to make the first move. Must have been all those 'aikido' lesson he was learning from Kasumi the ninja. Instead of bloodshed, the fight was moved more towards a staring game. Each person was glaring and staring at the enemy, neither one wanted to make the first move. To signify time passing by slowly, a crow flew passed by while cawing into the distance. Well usually it was a Cyrp (a small bird in Tamane) that was usually used to signify time passing, but knowing very well that most 'earth people' would be reading this, the Cyrp has been changed to a crow. According to the 'Tamane Encyclopaedia', there are no crows in Tamane� ^_^

After what seemed like eternity (it wasn't eternity but probably close to it) Duo made a move. He began to whisper to the others in the cage and outside. Knowing Duo anyway, he couldn't keep quiet for 30 minutes even if his life depended on it.

"It's very obvious that these people are enemies" he whispered to the others.

"Let's make a run for it while they're busy killing each other. Literally speaking that is�"

"To where? We are in a land that we don't know, with really really strange people," said Wu Fei as he eyed cautiously at the little staring game that Astharoth, T'Qyeah, Viki and Cammy were playing.

"This is stupid. I've got a plan." Said Heero as he fished around his pockets for his gun while whispering to the others the plan.

"Got it� Follow me after the first shot"

*Bang!*

That 'bang' certainly surprised everyone because all of them started to run around the campsite like a group of mice that were being chased by a cat.

*Thud*

"Owwww� What the bacchai?"

A dead crow fell on top of Astharoth's head. It appears that Heero's bullet had hit a crow and now Astharoth was out cold. Lucky thing too or this ridiculous staring game would have never ended would it?

"Let's get out of here� Viki, get us away. No� on second thought you always get lost with one of 'them' spells so we'll run away. We'll meet you at the Gahzu port OK� You help us explain to Elza� Or you'll be on my hunting list the next time around." said Cammy as she put her feet contiguously to use. Obviously using them to run away. What did you think she used them for? To eat?

"Good idea" T'Qyeah continued as she used her massive wings to transport herself and Cammy away from the scene.

"Guess you guys have to come with me isn't? Hope you don�t mind�"

"What? Wait not you again�" said Quatre as he and the rest of them were pulled into a vortex.

A murmur was heard from the ground that was then followed by a loud groan.

"What happened?" Astharoth had wakened up when everyone else had left and he was all alone at the campsite. He was not in a bright and cherry mood.

Notes: Why Cammy and T'Qyeah call the Gundam Pilots 'kids'� Simply because Cammy is 46 and T'Qyeah is 53� They're pretty old OK. And their kind can live up to a 150 to 200 years� Yikes! So in fact Cammy and T'Qyeah are considered as adolescents.