I just got done watching the Kenshin series along with all the OVA's. Gundam and Kenshin have always been my favorite Animes and I thought it would be nifty to do a Kenshin/Gundam cross over. So here it is. I hope everyone enjoys it. I know that I am enjoying writing it so far. Please don't be to hard on me. I'm new to the whole writing fanfic's and I want to do a good job. I do however want to hear your thoughts so by all means give me what you got! ) Please enjoy.

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I do not own any of the characters from Gundam Wing or Rurouni Kenshin. However I do own the characters I bring into the story as well as the story that I write. Enjoy!

A Rift into Time

Chapter 1: Blue River

A.C 199

He cursed to himself for not pushing her out of the way in time. She was his mission and he failed to protect her. The attack came from all sides. That's the only problem with holding conferences outside and in the open. He should have been the one in charge of security or at least one of the other pilots. He didn't' have time to think about this, he had to get her out of here. He wrapped his left arm around her waist and brought her right arm around his neck for support. He slightly shook her, hoping to wake her. "Relena" he spoke her name hoping it would help. "Relena, I need you to help me. We need to get you out of here."

She groaned a little before responding to him. "Heero?" she asked. She did not need to open her eyes to know it was him. A slight smile tugged at her mouth before she winced in pain. She grunted out "I knew you would come, Heero".

Explosions and gun fire could be heard in all directions, people running and screaming in every which way. Heero looked for his other companions, knowing he would need their help. Duo and Wufie were running towards then, laying down as much cover fire as they could with Trowa and Quatra in tow.

"We have to get her out of here", Heero demanded in his monotone voice. They all nodded in agreement.

"Over there", said the ever so silent Trowa. He pointed to the tree line that laid 100 yards away. "The trees over there will act as cover. It's not much, but it's better then being out in the open like this."

Heero nodded in response as he started heading toward the tree line. The other pilots followed suit, acting as shields as bullets whizzed by and returning fire. Once they reached the tree line, Duo rushed to Relena's other side to help speed this process up.

Cold calculating eyes watched as the Vice Foreign Minister made her escape. "Mitchell, take the elite squad and bring her to me. I've changed my mind and I want her alive. As for anyone else, do as you please".

The man named Mitchell, standing next to him, turned to face him. Bringing his right hand to his head in a saluting manor, Mitchell shouted out "with pleasure sir." A sinister grin formed on his lips as he brought his hand down to his side. Mitchell turned and started to head towards his horse. He reached into the saddle pack and brought out a communication's device. Bringing it up to his face he began to bark out orders to the "elite squad".

"Rodriguez, Hendrix and O'Malley you three are with me. Meet me down at the stage. We're going after the target. She is to come back with us alive. Everyone else is for us to do as we wish. Is that clear?" Mitchell spat into his device.

A buzz came across the device then came the response, "Yes sir!" all three said at once. With that Mitchell mounted on to his horse and started to head to the meeting point.

Mitchell stood to be about 5'11, 189 lbs. He looked to be in his early 20's with short brown hair, almost in the style of a crew cut. His piercing green eyes were filled with a hunger. It was the hunger to kill.

He made his way to the center of the field. Bodies of politicians littered the battle field. It was a massacre. The target had gotten away with only a wound to the shoulder. With the plan that they came up with, there was no way she should have gotten out alive. However they did not anticipate such reliable security. No they did not expect the pilots to be there. Just thinking about it made Mitchell's blood boil.

"Sir, all of us are waiting. Shall we commence?" asked a petite woman who looked to be about the same age as Mitchell.

He nodded and turned his horse in the direction where the pilots headed to. Giving a good kick, his horse sped off with his squad behind him. The sun was going down quickly and that would make it almost impossible to track them at night. Specially since knowing who they were up against.

With each step they took, pain streaked across her body. Her teeth clenched together to help her from screaming out. She knew if she screamed it would give away their location. On top of the pain, she felt woozy and nauseated. She was loosing a lot of blood. She forced herself to remain conscious. To her it seemed like they were running for hours. The sun was nearly set, leaving the sky in a reddish twilight. It was getting harder for her to breath. 'If only we could just stop for a few moments. I just need to…catch my…breath', she thought to herself. But she knew they couldn't afford to stop.

"Shit, we're still being followed!" Duo mumbled to Heero. "We need to pick up the pace"

"There's a river up a head. We can loose them if we can find a place to cross", said Heero.

"We need to hurry Heero. Relena can't take much more of this. We've been running for over an hour. With the condition she is in it may cause her more harm. We will need to stop for her", interjected Quatra.

"Hn", nodded Heero.

They ran faster in hopes to get the young Vice Foreign Minister out of harms way, but they were without luck. Their pursuers gained on them with every second that passed. They dodged trees with ease and ducked from the occasional bullet that whizzed by their heads. Ten minuets had passed and the sun was now completely down. The sound of the raging river could be heard ahead of them. Quickly Heero picked Relena up into his arms and began to run with her, with Duo, Quatra, Trowa and Wufie in pursuit. The attackers began to close in on them, hoping to corner then at the river.

Heero was the first to notice the lack of land up ahead and stopped just in time to keep from falling into the rocks of the shallow waters 150 ft. below. He was quickly joined by Quatra, Trowa and Wufie. Duo had fallen behind to fire on the pursuers. Quatra's eye's widened when he realized Duo was headed straight at them. "DUO! STOP!" yelled Quatra, but it was too late. Duo realized his mistake. Quickly he tried to stop, but had no luck. Smashing into Heero and Wufie, all four were sent flying off the cliff.

Her eye's shot open when she realized the forces of gravity were pulling them down. She felt strong arms holding tightly onto her. A warm comforting feeling spread through her body. She had never been in his arms before, not like this. She brought both of her arms up and wrapped them around his neck and buried her face into his chest. "Heero", she whispered, before a blue light swallowed them.

Trowa and Quatra watched with a look of horror and amazement as blue light shot up from the river below, engulfing their friends. It was at that time the attackers had caught up. Quatra quickly looked to Trowa with a worried look on his face and then back to the blue light below. Trowa silently answered with a short nod. Quickly both pilots took another step towards the blue light and jumped.

"Shit, shit, shit. These gundam pilots are starting to piss me off", complained Rodriguez.

"Follow them", ordered Mitchell.

"What? You want us to jump off and possibly get ourselves killed? We don't even know what that blue light is or where its coming from. You want us to jump, you're fucking crazy!" retorted Rodriguez.

Mitchell pulled out his gun before Rodriguez knew what was going on. A single shot rang out through the small canyon as Rodriguez's lifeless body fell to the depths below. "Now follow them. Is that clear?" questioned Mitchell.

Hendrix turned to Mitchell with a stern look on her face, "Crystal! Sir!" She then turned towards the edge of the cliff and with a running start she jumped into the blue stream of light with O'Malley following behind. Mitchell stood there for a moment with a look of hatred on his face. Things were not going according to plan. Damn those gundam pilots. Knowing full well that if he returned with out the target his life would be forfeit. He closed his eyes and with speed unknown to a normal person he ran towards the edge. Air caressed him as he fell to the river below. Moments after Mitchell's decent the blue stream of light ceased. The sound of the river returned and no body's to be seen on the rocks below.