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"Water."
Heero looked left and then to the right. No water could be found.
"Hn." Heero grunted in frustration.
He calmly walked over to the closet door and kicked it open.
"Water?" Heero queried the still cackling form.
The onna simply shrugged her shoulders and continued to laugh.
"Onnas!" Heero ranted. Pausing, "I mean, hn!"
He then slammed the door shut and continued walking. Before long he came to a ridge of a lush green valley. Meandering through its center was fine sparkling river.
"Hn." Heero was clearly pleased with this development.
He made his way to the riverside and quickly dug a hole to plant the beans. Once done, he made his way over to the river. Cupping his hands, he scooped up the water and carried it back over to the beans. Unfortunately, most of the water had seeped through and only a tiny dribble finally made it to the soil mound. Back and forth he worked. Each time only a small amount made it to its destination. After an hour's worth of work, the ground was barely wet let alone saturated.
Heero took a moment's break to reassess his tactics.
A laugh from behind him prompted him into action. Quickly turning while pulling his gun from spandex-space, Heero focused onto a tall young man with a single green-eyed gaze.
"What are you trying to do, Yuy?" Trowa was clearly amused. He kept stifling his laughter and kept looking away from Heero to catch his breath.
"I'm on a mission."
"To what? Sprinkle the ground."
Heero gave his patented "omae o korosu" glare.
"Here." Trowa pulled bucket from behind his back and handed it to Heero.
"Hn?"
"I'm your backup. If you fail to complete your mission, I'm here to make sure there are no witnesses and retrieve the goods. But until that happens, I'm your partner."
Heero grabs the bucket and turns back to the river.
"How did you know you would need a bucket?"
"I have my sources." Trowa replied with a smile.
"You read the script, didn't you?" Heero countered with a knowing glance.
"Like I said I have my sources."
The bucket was quickly filled with water and brought back to the planted beans. The ground was then thoroughly saturated.
"So, how long is this supposed to take?"
"Treize said to wait till sunset."
"Really," Trowa was thoroughly impressed, "that fast?"
"Yeah, apparently his family has spent generations grafting and splicing different bean species together to get the height, strength, durability, and Giant's Castle homing ability needed to create 'Jack's Beanstalk'. I heard they won First Prize at the county fair three years in a row."
"Amazing."
It wasn't long before the sun had set and a low rumble was heard. Heero and Trowa looked at one another and then backed up as a small leaf popped up from the ground. The rumble grew louder and louder. The leaf grew bigger and bigger. They looked at one another again and together jumped onto the leaf clutching it tightly. The rumble became an explosive roar and the sprout shot up at g-forces akin to those found when doing tactical maneuvers in their gundams. Wind lashed at them, but their grip was strong.
Before the sun had finally set, the beanstalk had reached its zenith. The breeze was cool and slightly humid.
The boys took in their surroundings. Fluffy white clouds supported a vibrant green field that led to an enormous castle. Below them, far, far, below them, they could just make out the serpentine river.
"Climb the beanstalk, he said. Is he FUCKING NUTS?!!!"
Trowa looked pointedly at Heero.
"Oh, I mean...HN?!!!"