Emotion Enhancer
Written By: Awaiting Destiny
Author's Notes: Hehe...no spoilers here. You gotta read it.
Disclaimer: There are a couple of things used in this story that I own, but I won't tell you what it is. But as to characters, I don't own any of the characters that were used in the series Gundam Wing. ******************************************** Narrator: The year, is after colony 198. Humans and colonists have expanded their territory to the surface of Mars, using highly advanced mirrors, which direct solar energy towards the surface, thus creating an atmosphere. True, all mobile suits have been destroyed, and mobile suit production factories have ceased function. Still, there are rumors of a new threat and new weapons, although the weapons are not mobile suits. Using a number of tips, the Preventers have traced the rumors back to the L1 colony, only to discover...nothing.
Emotion Enhancer Episode One: Everlasting Nightmares
The voices...the same voices that he had heard since he was fifteen echoed in his head. "Here...I'll give you this flower...now retrain him at once...buried his humanity...flower...human feeling of kindness." The voices ratcheted inside his mind until he began sway in the darkness and began his long fall down. Bur just before the fires from the pit of hell could swallow his body, a calm voice reached out to him and pulled him into the light.
"Heero...finally it's over....Heero wake up!"
Heero groaned and flinched twice before his eyes actually opened, and the sight of Duo's annoyed face welcomed him. The two had met up in Germany by chance and decided to room together, in a city not to far from the Sanq Kingdom, which was currently being rebuilt.
"Heero, if you don't get up we're gonna be late for work. Sally found some new stuff for us to look at."
"Define 'stuff'." Heero said as he got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom.
"Well, when the patrol cruiser was circling Earth, they picked up something on the heat censor, and it wasn't the sun. A recently used mold was discarded in space, and from the testing, we can confirm that whatever was in that mold was tough."
"What metals did they find?"
"See, that's the thing. It was a mixture of Neo Titanium and Gundanium Alloy, which created a new metal that bullets, or a laser sword don't even scratch. From what they determined, only your old Beam Cannon would destroy this."
"Great." Heero grimly said. "So someone is producing mobile suits again?"
"No. Not even close."
Heero began to get frustrated with Duo's vagueness. "If they aren't producing mobile suit, what could it be? Why would anyone mix those two metals?"
"No one knows. The mold was extremely small. It almost seems as if someone is creating a human soldier."
Heero forgot about washing up and just threw his Preventer outfit on. "From how hot the mold was, could you confirm where it came from?"
"As you very well know, it ain't warm in space, so it had to be from the moon. But I don't understand that."
"Yeah. Preventer headquarters was stationed on the moon eight months ago. Why would preventers be manufacturing weapons?"
"We're not. Listen buddy, we don't have time to discuss this. We got paged about an hour ago, and we gotta be at Preventer headquarters in six hours. You ready yet?"
"Yeah. Question though."
"Shoot."
"Have there been any threats made against the Preventers or any other important officials?"
"By that you mean, is Relena in any danger?" Heero made a sour face and Duo smirked. "No, Relena is fine. But she is currently on a trip to L1. She's trying to trace a rumor of citizens planning a rebellion. Lady Une and Quatre escorted her there. Don't worry about it! Now let's go!"
Though still not fully awake, Heero headed grabbed the keys to his car and walked outside while Duo filled him in on minor details. Man, being a Preventer was no joke. And as if his job wasn't enough, he had to listen to Duo during it. Sure, Duo was the closest thing he had to a best friend, but his whining got on his nerves from time to time.
Heero could hear Duo's voice in the distance, but the yellow daises he saw blooming nearby distracted him. Would the nightmares ever end for him?
"...so Wufei decided to join Sally on her trip to the new colony, L4, because there was a recent....hey Heero...are you listening to me? HEY!"
Heero was shocked by Duo's sudden outburst, but his blank expression didn't change. "What is it?"
"Did you hear one word I just said?"
"No." he sheepishly admitted.
Duo groaned and slapped a hand over his eye. "You gotta stop drifting off like that. You're gonna kill us both one days because of those damn yellow daises."
Heero stopped in his tracks and glared and Duo. "How...did you know about that?"
Duo decided that opening the car door was the priority, so he did that before turning back to Heero and answering. "One, you always have a vase of yellow daises by your bed. Two, I talked to Wufei and put two and two together. And three, sometimes you talk in your sleep."
"Oh." Heero felt raw and exposed now that a part of his past that was kept so closely to his heart was now public knowledge. "Oh." he repeated.
"Oh what?"
Heero shook his head. "Nothing." he walked around the back of the car and opened the driver's door and got it. "Nothing." he repeated as he started the car.
"Heero. You have got to stop closing yourself off to the world. Sometimes expressing yourself helps."
Heero grunted. "I don't recall you making a confession to me lately. Why should I tell you anything?"
"Fine. We'll compromise." Duo imitated a teary face and clasped his hands in front of him. "I'll tell you one of my deepest darkest secrets."
Heero grunted and backed out of the driveway before gunning the Jeep towards the Urbania Preventer base, where an escort was surely waiting for the two. "Just leave me alone."
"No." Duo casually replied. "I'm serious though. I need to vent right now."
"Hilde?" he inquired.
"Close, but no cigar. But you can have a banana because that's part of the problem." Duo paused and Heero waited for him to continue. He knew that sometime was really bothering him because Duo was normally open about his feelings. He never hesitated about saying anything. Not even to Heero. Besides Relena, Duo was the only one who put up with his attitude.
Duo sighed wistfully and gazed out the window. "I got dumped for a military school flunky."
Heero blinked hard and restrained the smile that was pulling forcefully at his lips. "Are you serious?"
"Dead serious. I saw the weasel trying to eat her face at the supermarket." Heero knew that Duo was mad because his fist curled into a hard ball. He obviously wanted to hit something.
"What did you do?"
"I kicked his ass with one fist and the roll of pepperoni I had. Then I called Hilde a...*ahem*...female dog and told her to take a train to hell and don't forget to send me a postcard."
Heero did laugh then. "Then I guess she was the one who got dumped?"
"S'pose so. But I'm still mad about it."
"You want her back?"
Duo stared at Heero and if his question was ludicrous. "No way! She obviously wasn't worth my time if she felt the need to run off with a flunky. I'm satisfying enough. Greedy little b...ahh never mind."
They turned into the Urbania base and headed towards the space gates. "Thanks Duo."
His friend looked appalled by Heero's sudden thanks. "For what?"
He struggled to get out what was on his mind. Be open and honest was really hard for him since he'd confined his emotions for such a long time. "You always cheer me up."
"Seriously?" Duo's face became unreadable.
Heero nodded because he was beginning to feel raw again. "Wow. That's good to hear." The car stopped and the two headed for the gates. Duo couldn't stop grinning during their silent walk. By the time they got to the space gates, Duo was rubbing his jaw in pain, but the grin wouldn't disappear.
"Hello Preventer Heero, Preventer Duo." Jean greeted them with a salute. Jean was quickly promoted to Sergeant, the General after the Marimeia incident. In fact, Jean was the one who shot and killed Dacom Barton. For that, Heero was in his debt because Jean had saved Relena's life.
"Hey, what's up Jean?" Duo cheerfully asked.
"Nothing to report, sir!"
"Hey! Knock it off with the formal stuff! Think of me as your buddy rather than your superior."
Jean smiled. "I'll try to remember that si...ahh Duo."
"That's better. Is our aircraft ready?"
"Yes. You can leave for the Moon base anytime you like."
"Thanks buddy. Later."
Narrator: Currently at L1, the Vice Foreign Minister was at a meeting with other officials who ran the colony.
"Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain, we were aware of these rumors long before the Preventers knew. But we didn't report them because there were no active threats at the time. Besides, the production of all mobile suits has ceased. We have nothing to worry about." Marshall Patrick, the head official of L1 said.
"Perhaps. But there are other ways to retaliate against those you hate besides using mobile suits. You should always be on guard. Somehow, you need to make it known that all the colonists are a part of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation, and that there is no need for hostility." Relena replied.
"We understand your concerns, but no one has made and violent action against us, therefore we are not concerned." Relena opened her mouth to protest but the Marshall interrupted her. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave. You're wasting our time."
"Fine!" Relena nearly shouted. Her calm aura had long since vanished, and she was plain irritated right now. "But first, tell me. Do you have a name?"
The Marshall hesitated.
"You are already facing a trial for not reporting the rumors to the Preventers immediatley. Don't make it worse. Do you have a name?"
"I suggest you answer her." Lady Une interfered.
"I agree. I don't want to fight anymore unnecessary wars." Quatre commented.
Marshall Patrick gritted his teeth and handed Une a thick folder. "Go ahead and look through it if you want. You can even do a more thorough background check, but I assure you that you won't find anything. Her name is Lira Osaka. She was born in L1, and her name has popped up once or twice. But we can't find anything."
"Hmm...I don't understand. She looks like a normal girl. How was she connected to all this?"
"Some have claimed that she will lead the rebellion."
"What? This little girl? Why she looks like she's only eighteen! How could she lead a rebellion?"
"No clue. She's a twelfth grade science teacher and there is no way she could design a new model in her little cottage. As to how she could be a teacher at her age, she was extremely talented in the science department, and only needed to attend one semester of college science attain to her master's. We have even trailed her for a week and put cameras in the house. Nothing!"
Lady Une started rubbing her chin as she thought about what to do. With no way to retaliate, everyone in space and on Earth would fall slaves to the rebellious citizens if the rumors turned out to be true. Quatre's phone rang, snapping her out of her thoughts.
On sheer instinct, Quatre quickly dug the phone out of his pocket and flipped it open. "Preventer Quatre here."
There was a mumbling voice on the other line, and it went on for a minute or two before Quatre's face paled and his mouth dropped. "Are you sure? Is everyone okay?" Another pause. "Right. We're on our way!" He hung up faced Relena. "We have to get going to the moon base right away!"
"Why? What's going on?" Lady Une asked.
"Well, General Jean just called and told me that Heero and Duo's vessel came under attack right before they reached the moon base."
"Oh my god! Heero! Is he alright?"
"Yes. Apparently the enemy wasn't planning on them having an escort. The missile missed their vessel, though just barely. The enemy must have panicked."
"Were they able to spot him?"
"No. The area is currently being searched, but they haven't found anything. I doubt they will."
Relena jumped to her feet and grabbed her purse and the folder on Lira from Une. "Well come on, let's go!" ***********Preventer HQ**************** "Find anything?" Duo asked the Jean once he'd returned. Their vessel had been attacked when they were descending on the base. Obviously, the enemy wanted to cause massive damage. The missile was off by about ten feet, but when it exploded, Duo and Heero got quite the shaking.
"I'm sorry Duo, but we found nothing." Jean suddenly stopped as if he was about to say something that he shouldn't.
"Go on." Heero ordered.
"Well. From what I saw, the missile was time activated and not to explode on impact."
"So basically, someone is trying to scare us, but not destroy us?" asked Duo.
"That is what I, and the rest of the search team have agreed on. I believe you may have someone following you. Be on guard." With that, Jean left to make his report to Sally, who was currently on her way back from L4.
"Man," Duo began as he threw his hands behind his head. "who still hates us out there? I mean, its not like we've done anything wrong lately. This is garbage. I'm putting my ass on the line to protect the world, and someone is trying to kill us."
Heero silently agreed. Who could possibly still have a grudge against them? All enemies had been defeated two years ago. The Gundams and all mobile suits have been destroyed. The peace that the original Heero Yuy and the Peacecraft family had worked so hard for was attained, and maintained for two years now. Why would anyone want to start a rebellion?
"I'm getting really tired of you ignoring me." Duo's grim voice suddenly entered his mind.
"What?" asked Heero, a little dazed.
"See? That's exactly what I mean! You fly off to Heero-Heero land and leave me to chat with the walls."
"Don't make such a big deal about it. What were you trying to tell me?"
"Jean just came in a second ago and informed me that Lady Une, Quatre, and Relena are on their way here. Jean filled them in."
"That really isn't necessary." Duo began to laugh at his friend's obvious distress. "Stop that cackling Duo."
"Don't worry about it buddy! You were going to have to face Relena sooner or later. Why don't you just tell the girl you love her, so you two can have a normal relationship?"
Possibly, for the first time in his life, Heero's head went down and he blushed ferociously. "I....uh..." Truth is, he didn't know how to. Should he simply say 'I love you."? No....that wouldn't suffice for the assistance she has given him since they met. Um...how about a plane writing it out? ARGH! That was so lame....maybe a...huh?
"Duo! What are you doing?" One minute Duo was across the room cackling, and next he had a .45 stationary between Heero's eyes.
"I thought...maybe you would return from Heero-Heero land if I waved a gun in your face. Obviously not. I've been standing here for five minutes."
"So," Heero drawled. "you going to shoot me?"
Duo retaliated his friend's challenge by grinning. "Certainly not here. I don't want blood on my clothes." The two smirked cockily. They occasionally played games like this, and this time, Duo had gotten the drop on Heero.
"DUO NO!!!" A voice screamed. He was so shocked that he pulled the trigger, but his hand instinctively moved the gun up, so he wouldn't kill his buddy. "What were you going to shoot him for?"
"Oh please lady. Hee hee, I believe that's how we met, isn't it Relena? Heero?"
His comment got the reaction he wanted. Relena and Heero smiled. "You shouldn't go around shooting people Mr. Maxwell." she teased.
"Yeah. It's not nice." Heero agreed.
Quatre came through the doorway next. "Hey guys! Long time no see. Looks like the five of us will be working together in one place again."
"What do you mean?" Lady Une, who came in next, asked.
"Sally and Wufei are on their way back from L4, and I phoned Trowa to see if he could help out a little. His wife sure had a fit though." Quatre responded.
"Yeah. Catherine is one tough cookie. I know." Duo laughed. "When I first saw Trowa after he lost his memory, she started knawing on my head just because I talked to him. What a bi-ahh...never mind"
Quatre raised two fingers to his lips as he chuckled. "You should never curse in front of a lady." he said.
Duo wanted to tell the goody goody to kiss his ass and flip him the bird, but it wouldn't do any good to take his anger from earlier out on Quatre. "Uh...yeah. Sorry."
Out of the blue, Heero and Duo's heads snapped up, as if they were looking for something. No...not looking...listening.
"Heero? What's going o-" Relena began.
"Be quiet." he said, a little more harshly than he meant. "You hear that Duo?"
"Yeah. Sounds like a small vessel." Une, Quatre, Duo, and Heero shared a suspicious glance.
"You guys...all crafts were grounded from the colonies due to the rumors with Lira Osaka." Lady Une remarked.
"Lira? Who's dat?" Duo inquired.
Relena nodded and held out the folder Marshall Patrick had given her to Duo. "Apparently, she is the one who will lead the attacks against Earth and the Preventers."
Duo pulled out the photo of the suspect and made a face. "This scrawny chick? She couldn't knock out a bunny."
Relena scowled. "That's a sexist remark Duo, and I really didn't appreciate it. I'm sure the Lady didn't either."
Une nodded. "I could knock you out Duo."
Duo and Heero's heads snapped to the right, and they almost looked frightened. "GET DOWN!" Heero screamed before forcing Relena down. Quatre protected Lady Une while Duo pressed a button, which seemed to cover the room with a shield before diving down himself.
Seconds later...missiles, aimed for that exact room hit, and shook the entire Prevneter Base.
Minutes later...the room was silent.... ***********End Chapter One*********** Author's Notes: Something you should know, in case you recognize my style of writing. I'm just an alter self of an already existing author. I'm just posting some stories under this name, that I wouldn't normally post under my own. I'll tell you guys who I really am towards the end of this story. I just want to see how it fares.
~Awaiting Destiny
Author's Notes: Hehe...no spoilers here. You gotta read it.
Disclaimer: There are a couple of things used in this story that I own, but I won't tell you what it is. But as to characters, I don't own any of the characters that were used in the series Gundam Wing. ******************************************** Narrator: The year, is after colony 198. Humans and colonists have expanded their territory to the surface of Mars, using highly advanced mirrors, which direct solar energy towards the surface, thus creating an atmosphere. True, all mobile suits have been destroyed, and mobile suit production factories have ceased function. Still, there are rumors of a new threat and new weapons, although the weapons are not mobile suits. Using a number of tips, the Preventers have traced the rumors back to the L1 colony, only to discover...nothing.
Emotion Enhancer Episode One: Everlasting Nightmares
The voices...the same voices that he had heard since he was fifteen echoed in his head. "Here...I'll give you this flower...now retrain him at once...buried his humanity...flower...human feeling of kindness." The voices ratcheted inside his mind until he began sway in the darkness and began his long fall down. Bur just before the fires from the pit of hell could swallow his body, a calm voice reached out to him and pulled him into the light.
"Heero...finally it's over....Heero wake up!"
Heero groaned and flinched twice before his eyes actually opened, and the sight of Duo's annoyed face welcomed him. The two had met up in Germany by chance and decided to room together, in a city not to far from the Sanq Kingdom, which was currently being rebuilt.
"Heero, if you don't get up we're gonna be late for work. Sally found some new stuff for us to look at."
"Define 'stuff'." Heero said as he got out of bed and headed towards the bathroom.
"Well, when the patrol cruiser was circling Earth, they picked up something on the heat censor, and it wasn't the sun. A recently used mold was discarded in space, and from the testing, we can confirm that whatever was in that mold was tough."
"What metals did they find?"
"See, that's the thing. It was a mixture of Neo Titanium and Gundanium Alloy, which created a new metal that bullets, or a laser sword don't even scratch. From what they determined, only your old Beam Cannon would destroy this."
"Great." Heero grimly said. "So someone is producing mobile suits again?"
"No. Not even close."
Heero began to get frustrated with Duo's vagueness. "If they aren't producing mobile suit, what could it be? Why would anyone mix those two metals?"
"No one knows. The mold was extremely small. It almost seems as if someone is creating a human soldier."
Heero forgot about washing up and just threw his Preventer outfit on. "From how hot the mold was, could you confirm where it came from?"
"As you very well know, it ain't warm in space, so it had to be from the moon. But I don't understand that."
"Yeah. Preventer headquarters was stationed on the moon eight months ago. Why would preventers be manufacturing weapons?"
"We're not. Listen buddy, we don't have time to discuss this. We got paged about an hour ago, and we gotta be at Preventer headquarters in six hours. You ready yet?"
"Yeah. Question though."
"Shoot."
"Have there been any threats made against the Preventers or any other important officials?"
"By that you mean, is Relena in any danger?" Heero made a sour face and Duo smirked. "No, Relena is fine. But she is currently on a trip to L1. She's trying to trace a rumor of citizens planning a rebellion. Lady Une and Quatre escorted her there. Don't worry about it! Now let's go!"
Though still not fully awake, Heero headed grabbed the keys to his car and walked outside while Duo filled him in on minor details. Man, being a Preventer was no joke. And as if his job wasn't enough, he had to listen to Duo during it. Sure, Duo was the closest thing he had to a best friend, but his whining got on his nerves from time to time.
Heero could hear Duo's voice in the distance, but the yellow daises he saw blooming nearby distracted him. Would the nightmares ever end for him?
"...so Wufei decided to join Sally on her trip to the new colony, L4, because there was a recent....hey Heero...are you listening to me? HEY!"
Heero was shocked by Duo's sudden outburst, but his blank expression didn't change. "What is it?"
"Did you hear one word I just said?"
"No." he sheepishly admitted.
Duo groaned and slapped a hand over his eye. "You gotta stop drifting off like that. You're gonna kill us both one days because of those damn yellow daises."
Heero stopped in his tracks and glared and Duo. "How...did you know about that?"
Duo decided that opening the car door was the priority, so he did that before turning back to Heero and answering. "One, you always have a vase of yellow daises by your bed. Two, I talked to Wufei and put two and two together. And three, sometimes you talk in your sleep."
"Oh." Heero felt raw and exposed now that a part of his past that was kept so closely to his heart was now public knowledge. "Oh." he repeated.
"Oh what?"
Heero shook his head. "Nothing." he walked around the back of the car and opened the driver's door and got it. "Nothing." he repeated as he started the car.
"Heero. You have got to stop closing yourself off to the world. Sometimes expressing yourself helps."
Heero grunted. "I don't recall you making a confession to me lately. Why should I tell you anything?"
"Fine. We'll compromise." Duo imitated a teary face and clasped his hands in front of him. "I'll tell you one of my deepest darkest secrets."
Heero grunted and backed out of the driveway before gunning the Jeep towards the Urbania Preventer base, where an escort was surely waiting for the two. "Just leave me alone."
"No." Duo casually replied. "I'm serious though. I need to vent right now."
"Hilde?" he inquired.
"Close, but no cigar. But you can have a banana because that's part of the problem." Duo paused and Heero waited for him to continue. He knew that sometime was really bothering him because Duo was normally open about his feelings. He never hesitated about saying anything. Not even to Heero. Besides Relena, Duo was the only one who put up with his attitude.
Duo sighed wistfully and gazed out the window. "I got dumped for a military school flunky."
Heero blinked hard and restrained the smile that was pulling forcefully at his lips. "Are you serious?"
"Dead serious. I saw the weasel trying to eat her face at the supermarket." Heero knew that Duo was mad because his fist curled into a hard ball. He obviously wanted to hit something.
"What did you do?"
"I kicked his ass with one fist and the roll of pepperoni I had. Then I called Hilde a...*ahem*...female dog and told her to take a train to hell and don't forget to send me a postcard."
Heero did laugh then. "Then I guess she was the one who got dumped?"
"S'pose so. But I'm still mad about it."
"You want her back?"
Duo stared at Heero and if his question was ludicrous. "No way! She obviously wasn't worth my time if she felt the need to run off with a flunky. I'm satisfying enough. Greedy little b...ahh never mind."
They turned into the Urbania base and headed towards the space gates. "Thanks Duo."
His friend looked appalled by Heero's sudden thanks. "For what?"
He struggled to get out what was on his mind. Be open and honest was really hard for him since he'd confined his emotions for such a long time. "You always cheer me up."
"Seriously?" Duo's face became unreadable.
Heero nodded because he was beginning to feel raw again. "Wow. That's good to hear." The car stopped and the two headed for the gates. Duo couldn't stop grinning during their silent walk. By the time they got to the space gates, Duo was rubbing his jaw in pain, but the grin wouldn't disappear.
"Hello Preventer Heero, Preventer Duo." Jean greeted them with a salute. Jean was quickly promoted to Sergeant, the General after the Marimeia incident. In fact, Jean was the one who shot and killed Dacom Barton. For that, Heero was in his debt because Jean had saved Relena's life.
"Hey, what's up Jean?" Duo cheerfully asked.
"Nothing to report, sir!"
"Hey! Knock it off with the formal stuff! Think of me as your buddy rather than your superior."
Jean smiled. "I'll try to remember that si...ahh Duo."
"That's better. Is our aircraft ready?"
"Yes. You can leave for the Moon base anytime you like."
"Thanks buddy. Later."
Narrator: Currently at L1, the Vice Foreign Minister was at a meeting with other officials who ran the colony.
"Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain, we were aware of these rumors long before the Preventers knew. But we didn't report them because there were no active threats at the time. Besides, the production of all mobile suits has ceased. We have nothing to worry about." Marshall Patrick, the head official of L1 said.
"Perhaps. But there are other ways to retaliate against those you hate besides using mobile suits. You should always be on guard. Somehow, you need to make it known that all the colonists are a part of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation, and that there is no need for hostility." Relena replied.
"We understand your concerns, but no one has made and violent action against us, therefore we are not concerned." Relena opened her mouth to protest but the Marshall interrupted her. "I'm going to have to ask you to leave. You're wasting our time."
"Fine!" Relena nearly shouted. Her calm aura had long since vanished, and she was plain irritated right now. "But first, tell me. Do you have a name?"
The Marshall hesitated.
"You are already facing a trial for not reporting the rumors to the Preventers immediatley. Don't make it worse. Do you have a name?"
"I suggest you answer her." Lady Une interfered.
"I agree. I don't want to fight anymore unnecessary wars." Quatre commented.
Marshall Patrick gritted his teeth and handed Une a thick folder. "Go ahead and look through it if you want. You can even do a more thorough background check, but I assure you that you won't find anything. Her name is Lira Osaka. She was born in L1, and her name has popped up once or twice. But we can't find anything."
"Hmm...I don't understand. She looks like a normal girl. How was she connected to all this?"
"Some have claimed that she will lead the rebellion."
"What? This little girl? Why she looks like she's only eighteen! How could she lead a rebellion?"
"No clue. She's a twelfth grade science teacher and there is no way she could design a new model in her little cottage. As to how she could be a teacher at her age, she was extremely talented in the science department, and only needed to attend one semester of college science attain to her master's. We have even trailed her for a week and put cameras in the house. Nothing!"
Lady Une started rubbing her chin as she thought about what to do. With no way to retaliate, everyone in space and on Earth would fall slaves to the rebellious citizens if the rumors turned out to be true. Quatre's phone rang, snapping her out of her thoughts.
On sheer instinct, Quatre quickly dug the phone out of his pocket and flipped it open. "Preventer Quatre here."
There was a mumbling voice on the other line, and it went on for a minute or two before Quatre's face paled and his mouth dropped. "Are you sure? Is everyone okay?" Another pause. "Right. We're on our way!" He hung up faced Relena. "We have to get going to the moon base right away!"
"Why? What's going on?" Lady Une asked.
"Well, General Jean just called and told me that Heero and Duo's vessel came under attack right before they reached the moon base."
"Oh my god! Heero! Is he alright?"
"Yes. Apparently the enemy wasn't planning on them having an escort. The missile missed their vessel, though just barely. The enemy must have panicked."
"Were they able to spot him?"
"No. The area is currently being searched, but they haven't found anything. I doubt they will."
Relena jumped to her feet and grabbed her purse and the folder on Lira from Une. "Well come on, let's go!" ***********Preventer HQ**************** "Find anything?" Duo asked the Jean once he'd returned. Their vessel had been attacked when they were descending on the base. Obviously, the enemy wanted to cause massive damage. The missile was off by about ten feet, but when it exploded, Duo and Heero got quite the shaking.
"I'm sorry Duo, but we found nothing." Jean suddenly stopped as if he was about to say something that he shouldn't.
"Go on." Heero ordered.
"Well. From what I saw, the missile was time activated and not to explode on impact."
"So basically, someone is trying to scare us, but not destroy us?" asked Duo.
"That is what I, and the rest of the search team have agreed on. I believe you may have someone following you. Be on guard." With that, Jean left to make his report to Sally, who was currently on her way back from L4.
"Man," Duo began as he threw his hands behind his head. "who still hates us out there? I mean, its not like we've done anything wrong lately. This is garbage. I'm putting my ass on the line to protect the world, and someone is trying to kill us."
Heero silently agreed. Who could possibly still have a grudge against them? All enemies had been defeated two years ago. The Gundams and all mobile suits have been destroyed. The peace that the original Heero Yuy and the Peacecraft family had worked so hard for was attained, and maintained for two years now. Why would anyone want to start a rebellion?
"I'm getting really tired of you ignoring me." Duo's grim voice suddenly entered his mind.
"What?" asked Heero, a little dazed.
"See? That's exactly what I mean! You fly off to Heero-Heero land and leave me to chat with the walls."
"Don't make such a big deal about it. What were you trying to tell me?"
"Jean just came in a second ago and informed me that Lady Une, Quatre, and Relena are on their way here. Jean filled them in."
"That really isn't necessary." Duo began to laugh at his friend's obvious distress. "Stop that cackling Duo."
"Don't worry about it buddy! You were going to have to face Relena sooner or later. Why don't you just tell the girl you love her, so you two can have a normal relationship?"
Possibly, for the first time in his life, Heero's head went down and he blushed ferociously. "I....uh..." Truth is, he didn't know how to. Should he simply say 'I love you."? No....that wouldn't suffice for the assistance she has given him since they met. Um...how about a plane writing it out? ARGH! That was so lame....maybe a...huh?
"Duo! What are you doing?" One minute Duo was across the room cackling, and next he had a .45 stationary between Heero's eyes.
"I thought...maybe you would return from Heero-Heero land if I waved a gun in your face. Obviously not. I've been standing here for five minutes."
"So," Heero drawled. "you going to shoot me?"
Duo retaliated his friend's challenge by grinning. "Certainly not here. I don't want blood on my clothes." The two smirked cockily. They occasionally played games like this, and this time, Duo had gotten the drop on Heero.
"DUO NO!!!" A voice screamed. He was so shocked that he pulled the trigger, but his hand instinctively moved the gun up, so he wouldn't kill his buddy. "What were you going to shoot him for?"
"Oh please lady. Hee hee, I believe that's how we met, isn't it Relena? Heero?"
His comment got the reaction he wanted. Relena and Heero smiled. "You shouldn't go around shooting people Mr. Maxwell." she teased.
"Yeah. It's not nice." Heero agreed.
Quatre came through the doorway next. "Hey guys! Long time no see. Looks like the five of us will be working together in one place again."
"What do you mean?" Lady Une, who came in next, asked.
"Sally and Wufei are on their way back from L4, and I phoned Trowa to see if he could help out a little. His wife sure had a fit though." Quatre responded.
"Yeah. Catherine is one tough cookie. I know." Duo laughed. "When I first saw Trowa after he lost his memory, she started knawing on my head just because I talked to him. What a bi-ahh...never mind"
Quatre raised two fingers to his lips as he chuckled. "You should never curse in front of a lady." he said.
Duo wanted to tell the goody goody to kiss his ass and flip him the bird, but it wouldn't do any good to take his anger from earlier out on Quatre. "Uh...yeah. Sorry."
Out of the blue, Heero and Duo's heads snapped up, as if they were looking for something. No...not looking...listening.
"Heero? What's going o-" Relena began.
"Be quiet." he said, a little more harshly than he meant. "You hear that Duo?"
"Yeah. Sounds like a small vessel." Une, Quatre, Duo, and Heero shared a suspicious glance.
"You guys...all crafts were grounded from the colonies due to the rumors with Lira Osaka." Lady Une remarked.
"Lira? Who's dat?" Duo inquired.
Relena nodded and held out the folder Marshall Patrick had given her to Duo. "Apparently, she is the one who will lead the attacks against Earth and the Preventers."
Duo pulled out the photo of the suspect and made a face. "This scrawny chick? She couldn't knock out a bunny."
Relena scowled. "That's a sexist remark Duo, and I really didn't appreciate it. I'm sure the Lady didn't either."
Une nodded. "I could knock you out Duo."
Duo and Heero's heads snapped to the right, and they almost looked frightened. "GET DOWN!" Heero screamed before forcing Relena down. Quatre protected Lady Une while Duo pressed a button, which seemed to cover the room with a shield before diving down himself.
Seconds later...missiles, aimed for that exact room hit, and shook the entire Prevneter Base.
Minutes later...the room was silent.... ***********End Chapter One*********** Author's Notes: Something you should know, in case you recognize my style of writing. I'm just an alter self of an already existing author. I'm just posting some stories under this name, that I wouldn't normally post under my own. I'll tell you guys who I really am towards the end of this story. I just want to see how it fares.
~Awaiting Destiny
