[RL with Zechs, Tyki and Rufus]

[clockmaster]

Hakuba shivered, the weather wasn't any better now than when he left Gaia a few days ago. He nearly killed himself driving the iced road, he still needs more driving lessons. The detective couldn't use the flying broom, he gave it to that demon woman, Trish, anticipating that Elphaba would not mind. He imagined that the witch would symphatize with another woman who was being hunted like her, and, after all, the broom will fly back to it's original owner if something goes wrong. If not, he would just have to deal with another psychopathic friend.

The boy realy hoped that all was going well on the Ark...Tyki was really alive, and he remembered Zechs and the community. Such a relief. Hakuba was still worried and a bit scared, but damn him if he was going to left that kind of emotions to take control. Hakuba was in front of Zechs's door now, he had the keys of the apartmen, but he hesitated. Zechs was less than joyful when he prevented him to go to his lover's side for the second time. Knowing that trying to trying to delay the inevitable was useless, he opened the door carefully.

"Zechs?"

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Tyki watched silently, his expression solemn, then he looked at Rufus. "He didn't do it for your sake," he said. "He did it for mine. But so what? If he also used it to try to find plots against you, then he did at least spare a thought for you as well. My Zechs has been foolish, but he is not yet so far gone under that thing's influence that he has put Gaia at risk."

His tone and words were cruel. Tyki was drawing on all of the sadism he had, just to keep from caring about the effect that these words might have on Zechs. He didn't look at his lover, and spoke as if the man wasn't even in the room.

He glanced at Hakuba, then back to Rufus. "I'm sorry to put you both through this, Saguru, Rufus. I feel it is partly my responsibility. I knew of ZERO, and there were precautions I could have taken. Rufus, please, give me a few days to put him back together before you make a final decision about firing him. As you heard, ZERO is gone and is no longer a threat."