First Flight
"Flames everywhere, it burns… Licking my whole body, but suddenly it stops. Two purple eyes appear and then the rest of the face. It is a boy, and he's calling out something"
That's a dream I'm trying to identify.
"Miss Zharm," a voice said.
"No need to be so formal, Josh"
The black haired boy took some steps inside her room.
She looked gorgeous in her little white tank-top and a pink mini-skirt. She was brushing her red hair…
"Ami, Hurry up already!" Josh shouted
"Coming, Coming… Just need to put some lip-gloss on!" she smirked at him. Then she put her red sandals on and looked in the mirror. She felt almost satisfied with her look.
"God, Ami! We're not going on a date!"
"I bet you'd wished that," Ami giggled.
He blushed and looked at her grey-silver eyes. They smiled.
It's been a long time since they had a break from work. It was hard training in the Earth Alliance, even when it wasn't war.
"Serious, Ami," he murmured and grabbed her arm.
The weather was hot and shiny. Ami licked the sun and glanced out over the sea.
"Lucky us," The black haired boy said.
"I mean… being out in the free instead of that ship, working. This is your second time on Orb, right?
"Yes, it is," Ami said.
"Maybe I've been here before." She whispered.
"Do you think you were born here? Josh questioned.
"Don't know…"
They went to the beach hand in hand; Ami leaning her head on Josh's shoulder. She felt insecure of her past, but it changed knowing that she's with her friends; Master Boris, Betty, Yolaya and Josh. Plus more of course…
Some children played in the sand. Laughing and shouting overwhelmed the shore. Ami felt happy again… she felt like laughing too.
Quickly she undressed her feet and went in the water, splashing at Josh. He got wet and splashed back. In the end they had to go back because the free-day was over. From fun to work they thought.
A red haired girl was lying on her bed. Her grey eyes felt almost empty. She had no past, no soul…
"Is my name really Ami?" she whispered carefully. And soon more questions popped up in her head. She closed her eyes tightly to stop the tears.
"I won't cry… I can't…" Ami felt a tear stroll down her cheek.
"How can I cry for something I don't even know of!"
"Ami…" Josh had entered the room. He felt worried about his friend, his close friend.
"Everything is going to be alright, you know…"
"Josh… What will be alright? …I'll tell you: NOTHING!
"Ami…"
"Nothing will be alright…" she cried.
The black haired boy went a little closer to his friend. His green eyes were shocked. He had never seen Ami cried before.
"Maybe you can tell me how the hell I got here! How am I still able to live when I was dead! …I am… I am a zombie!
"No you're not! How can you say that? You're the most beautiful girl on Earth! No, in the universe…!"
He sat down beside Ami and hugged her.
"You're gorgeous, Ami…" he whispered in her ears. Their eyes met; His emerald-green eyes and her silver-grey ones. She began to cry for a second time, but Josh kissed the tears away.
"You must stay strong…" he said quietly.
Their lips met…
Later the same day, Ami and Josh went down a hall-way. She was herself.
"Before was just then and it will never happen again," she thought.
"I must stay strong…"
"Hey you two!" Agirlish voice called from behind them.
"It's almost time now…"
Ami looked at her and smiled. A little girl with great courage she thought.
Her name was Yolaya, only 14 years old. She had short blond hair like Stellar. That's may be the reason why Ami and Yolaya became friends. …Because Ami missed Stellar…
"We've located the ship." Another voice said.
"Master Boris" Ami smiled at him. He was almost a father to her.
"Get ready now… meet me in my office before launching," He said gently.
"Master… Is it the legged ship?"
"Yes, Ami. Go now. We don't have the whole evening." Boris pushed them in the direction to their room.
Ami changed her clothes. Not to a uniform, but to casual clothes; a light pink half-sweater, under it she wore a dark red top and a black skirt. Her shoes were also black with low heels.
She glanced at her desk and saw a piece of paper…
Flashback:
"Heard you are going to Orb, Ami" Stellar smiled at her.
"Yes, Stellar. Have you been there?"
"Stellar likes it there…"And her eyes turned dreaming.
She held a piece of paper in her hands and gave it to Ami.
"What is this?" Ami questioned Stellar.
"If you meet a boy named Shinn, give it to him… Say it is from Stellar…"
"Stellar, "Ami whispered.
"Freedom, it is payback time!" she said and grabbed the note before she went to Boris's office.
The other pilots were already there as Ami entered. They looked shocked at here for not wearing a uniform.
"What? I don't like uniforms, okay?" she shouted at them.
"Calm down already…" It was Josh with a smile on his face.
The pilots saluted Boris when he came.
"I have only one thing to say; Take down the legged ship! And Ami… I know what you feel about the Freedom, but he's known as a very big pilot you know…"
"Master, I know, but…"
"Be careful," he said softly.
"The nuclear weapons are going to be sent in, right?" Yolaya asked.
"Yes, Yolaya. Everyone get launched now! Dismissed!"
"My first flight…" Ami thought to herself.
She only remembered her two last year as a living person. From all the cables stuck in her, the medicine and all the training to now.
"Captain Murrue!" Mirrially shouted.
"There's a ship approaching us!"
"What! Identify it now," she called her.
Suddenly Mirrially's screen showed a large number of heat sources coming towards them.
"Lasers at 4 o'clock," She said.
"It's too late to avoid them!"
The lasers hit one of the ship's left foot. The whole ship rumbled.
"Kira get launch, NOW!" The captain shouted to him.
"Ami Zharm, launching Laser! Let's go!"
She looked around on the up-coming battlefield. Then she looked down in the sea and smiled.
The screen showed that Freedom had launched.
"This is for you Stellar" she said and smiled a horrible smile.
She fought her way towards Freedom, destroying several mobile suits. Ami knew Freedoms way to fight and tried to bug him by killing his Orb mates.
Kira got shocked over the way Laser fought. He knocked down some mobile suit nearby (not killing them) and disabled their weapons.
"Why are you doing this?" Kira shouted, but he knew that the pilot didn't here him.
"Kira! You are the only one left!" Mirrially appeared on the screen.
The purple eyed coordinator gazed around and got more surprised.
He watched the grey and green mobile suit take down the last Orb mobile suit.
The battlefield was empty. There were only two mobile suits facing each other, Freedom and Laser. Both pilots waited for their enemy to attack. Suddenly Laser flew fast towards Freedom and tried to knock his gun off, but Freedom evaded. Kira shot against Laser's arms but missed. Ami almost bit her lip off as she fired missiles at Freedoms cockpit.
"Why won't you die?" She shouted.
The missiles didn't even make a scratch at the PS armor.
Once again she flew towards him. Kira thought the pilot was thinking of knocking of his gun again so he fired his other lasers. To his amassment, Laser avoided the attack and flew behind him, but Kira reacted fast and turned around and fired. Ami blocked it with her shield and tried to fly behind him once more, but Kira was prepared. He ducked away and kicked the mobile suit.
Ami breathed heavily. This time she was furious.
"Why won't you die...!" she repeated even louder.
"Fllay..?"
Kira thought he heard Fllay's voice. Memory of her appeared in his mind. He became unfocused.
Flashback:
The escape shuttle got shot by one of Reu's DRAGOONS.
"FLAAAAAY…!" Kira shouted as he watched his Love burn away.
Her spirited shape suddenly appeared. She was… happy!
"This time I got you, bastard!"
Ami disabled his weapons and kicked Kira in the ocean. She took up her laser sword and flew in Freedoms direction.
The saber was only few meters from him…
