"Heyyy Axy-boy," I say as I hear the sound of Axis's voice. "Where have you been? You missed out on all the action...I could've shot you in the knee too!" I say deliriously. "All this blood loss, and to have someone I almost trusted shoot down a guy who could've had a pain-free life!" I pick up a rock, and try hurling it at Top, only to have it lazily skim the top of his shoulder. I hold my hand to my shoulder, and press slightly, only to find the bullet had been removed. "Shoot, someone? Anyone see a bullet anywhere?" I moan, looking on the ground for a bullet only to pass out again.
I landed with a devious smile, and drifted off again....
I let out a deep sigh. Meetings were always a drag for me. And of course Gwen was missing, again. I gritted my teeth, she was probably snooping where she didn't belong. Just then a messenger came bursting into the conference room. "Lady Gwen was attacked by her own kin!" he hastily said. The council and everyone else in the room became obviously unsettled and a chorus of nervous chatter erupted. The messenger then began to inform the council that she had been investigating a supposed Crystal Energy storage facility. I silently cursed. Once again Gwen had disrupted another of my side plans. But she hadn't done it alone. The messenger then said that she was injured, but able to make the meeting. "That's what you get for snooping." I thought to myself.
The chatter was getting increasingly annoying. I had hoped that Diablo would have had something important for me to take care of, but to my distaste he had said that it was important to attend the meeting. "Axis, you might want to check on her, she is family after all." I looked up at one of the council who had spoken. "Of course, I need to get to the bottom of this anyway." I said. Gwen was an annoying thorn in my side, but she was family. "If only things hadn't gotten so complicated." I muttered to myself as I flew off to the facility. A few minutes later I touched down, and with an annoyed look on my face approached Gwen. "What did you get yourself into this time?" I asked.