NIGHTSHIFT 37: M41-50 HALLWAY

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A click and the dry crackle of static was all it took to get Depth Charge on his feet. I’m coming for you, X. Checking his equipment and maps one last time he switched the flashlight on and opened the door.

The hallway was darker than it had been when he last entered it, and Depth Charge found himself hovering uncertainly by the door until his optics became accustomed to the shadows- a fact that immediately riled him up more than it should have done, since his usual optics sensors would have adjusted themselves instantaneously. As it was, it served as yet another reminder of how fragile this body was. Almost completely reliant on the light of his flashlight, he’d have to be vigilant if he wanted to keep himself in one piece.

Barely a klik later and he was off again, sizing up his options; according to his map, on his left was a dead end and on his right a door. Not the most difficult decision he’d ever faced. He turned right and paced purposely towards the end of the corridor and the next hallway, keeping one suspicious eye fixed on the doors he passed by.

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Sanzo scowled at Goku from behind the cigarette. When the hell did the chimp get the balls to try and bargain with him?

He wasn't having it. It was Goku tagging along that had gotten them into this. It wasn't the kid's fault that he'd ended up in the arena or been targetted , but - as much as he hated to admit it- the monkey was a chink in his defenses. Sanzo wasn't about to allow the Institute another chance to use him against him like that.

"No. You aren't in any position to be setting conditions for me. You're the dumb ape here, not me."

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Sanzo removed the cigarette angrily. Goku was already testing his patience. There was reason the monk didn't want him going down there, and the kid was too dense to see it. Goku had been at risk, and he'd put Sanzo into a corner because he'd made the same pigheaded decision to come along.

He wouldn't allow it to happen again.

"No, you fucking aren't!" he snapped."I survived before I met you. I can manage by myself."

Sanzo stuck the cigarette back between his lips, taking a drag.

"You'll only get in my way." he added.

Not entirely true; Goku was inhumanly strong, and despite the immaturity, even Sanzo could see he was a natural fighter.