I don't own Gundam Wing or Escaflowne. These are my interpretations of their characters. I don't want to make any money. Etc........
One year after Escaflowne...
"Emperor Wufei!" a man dressed in full, black body armor dropped to one knee on the metallic floor of the largest of the Flying Fortresses in the massive fleet. "My lord, your forces are reporting in. Everything is in place and awaiting your command," he informed his superior.
"Very well," Chang Wufei, one of the five emperors of the Dragon Clan replied, "Proceed with the countdown."
"Yes, sir!" the general saluted, leaving the private assembly room as swiftly as he had entered.
"So everything is finally in place," Trowa Barton, one of the quieter of the inner circle members murmured in a hushed tone.
"It's about time!" Duo Maxwell complained, "If you ask me, we were ready for this operation a long time ago."
"Yes, but we want to be absolutely prepared before we launch. To limit losses on both sides we have to be as terrifying as possible so many of the countries will surrender without a fight." Quatre Reberba Winner explained unnecessarily.
Wufei snorted, leaning back in his well-adorned throne, "Only the weak fear casualties."
"And only the foolish wish for them!" Duo shot back, smiling wolfishly.
"What did you call me?" Emperor Wufei stood angrily, his hand already fingering his decorative sword handle dangerously.
Lord Quatre shifted uncomfortably, disliking the constant bickering between the warlords. Before he could open his mouth to try to calm his comrades, the door leading to the Sanctum opened and High Lord Heero stepped through. The room quickly came to a silence as all eyes turned to the leader of the pentad.
Heero's face was expressionless as always, but his eyes captivated the fire that informed all who saw them that a battle was not far away. As he moved to his seat at the head of the table, Wufei and Duo, who had been leaning across the table toward each other, sat down quietly.
"What are our orders?" Emperor Trowa asked quietly.
"I assume you've started the countdown as previously instructed," Lord Heero said calmly.
When Wufei gave his affirmation, the corner's of Heero's mouth lifted in a small but dangerous smile. "Then we proceed with the operation."
As he spoke, the five lords could feel the brief sensation of being weightless and a blinding light came streaming through the single small window. As quickly as it came, the feeling and light faded and everything was back to normal.
"We've arrived," Quatre breathed.
"Mission accepted," Heero spoke aloud.
"Yukari, wait up!" Hitomi cried after her friend as they walked home from school. It was an unnecessary gesture; the well trained sprinter caught up easily.
"Hi, Hitomi!" Yukari greeted her friend, "How was your day?"
"It was fine!" Hitomi replied.
"Did anything interesting happen?" Yukari asked, trying to make conversation as they walked along the nearly abandoned streets of their home town. Ever since Yukari and Amano had officially become a couple, she hadn't had as much time to spend with her childhood friend and she sorely missed her confidant.
"Not really," Hitomi replied. But it was lie, something had happened. Or at least was going to. Ever since she woke up this morning, Hitomi had felt a nagging sensation that something important was going to happen. It had grown stronger all day and now was at her every thought. Yukari was talking and Hitomi nodded in agreement, feeling guilty for her lack of attention to her friend. But that feeling was impossible to ignore. Suddenly, Hitomi realized she had to be someplace. Without knowing where it was she was going, the sixteen-year-old turned suddenly.
"I'm sorry, Yukari," she blurted out, already beginning to move back the way she had came, "but I have to be somewhere!"
"Wait Hitomi!" Yukari called after her friend, taking off in pursuit. So intent was she on catching her friend, she didn't notice the glowing beam that had appeared in the sky less than a mile away in front of them.
As the blinding glare from the pillar of light faded, Van's found himself standing in the middle of a familiar clearing. "This is where Hitomi and I met for the first time," he thought, remembering the close call in his Dragon slaying ceremony. Hitomi had saved him by calling out a warning before the dragon had stabbed him with its tail. Van shook his head and smiled; a lot had happened since then, and he and Hitomi had finally confessed their feelings to each other. Though he hadn't seen her in a year, Van was confident that their feelings remained the same. Just as he was about to begin his search, Van heard a familiar voice calling his name. "Van!"
"Hitomi!" he yelled back, turning quickly to where the sound was coming from. There she was, dashing towards him as fast as she could. Van quickly ran forward to meet her. The two sweethearts met in a tight embrace and Van lifted the light weight girl and held her in his arms.
"I missed you," Hitomi whispered in his ear, much to the young king's relief.
"Hitomi," Van breathed, burying his face in her soft hair. Van inhaled deeply, smelling the familiar and sorely missed scent that always put him at ease. When the pair finally, reluctantly parted, both were smiling.
"I came to return this to you," Van explained, taking Hitomi's hands in his and gently pressing the pendant into them.
"Is that the only reason you came?" Hitomi asked disappointedly.
"That depends on whether you're willing to come back with me," Van explained caressing Hitomi's cheek with one hand.
"Hitomi!" Yukari cried out as she finally burst into view of the track. At first she didn't recognize the figure standing close to her best friend. "Are you all right?" she asked, beginning to walk towards the couple. When she got closer, her eyes widened. "But you are-" she stuttered.
Van smiled at the other girl, "Well," he said quietly, turning back to Hitomi, "Do you want to visit Fanelia with me?"
"Yes," Hitomi agreed, "It'll be nice to be able to see Gaea again."
"Are you leaving?" Yukari asked, now only a few feet away, "How long are you going to be gone?"
Hitomi looked at Van for a moment before replying, "I don't know, but I'll come back." Hitomi tried to give Yukari a reassuring look, "It's all right. Just think of this as a temporary vacation."
Slowly a light began to form in the clouds above them. Van took a step forward and reached down to take Hitomi's hand in his own. "I'll bring her back," he called out to the resident of the Mystic Moon, "You have my word."
Yukari watched as the stream of light burst from the sky and enveloped Van and Hitomi. The couple rose into the air as the pillar of light lifted them into the sky. Hitomi had time to give one wave to her friend before the pair was lifted out of sight. Yukari stood in the sudden darkness for a while watching the place where they had disappeared. Then, smiling to herself and silently wishing good luck to her friend, she began the long walk to her original destination.
One year after Escaflowne...
"Emperor Wufei!" a man dressed in full, black body armor dropped to one knee on the metallic floor of the largest of the Flying Fortresses in the massive fleet. "My lord, your forces are reporting in. Everything is in place and awaiting your command," he informed his superior.
"Very well," Chang Wufei, one of the five emperors of the Dragon Clan replied, "Proceed with the countdown."
"Yes, sir!" the general saluted, leaving the private assembly room as swiftly as he had entered.
"So everything is finally in place," Trowa Barton, one of the quieter of the inner circle members murmured in a hushed tone.
"It's about time!" Duo Maxwell complained, "If you ask me, we were ready for this operation a long time ago."
"Yes, but we want to be absolutely prepared before we launch. To limit losses on both sides we have to be as terrifying as possible so many of the countries will surrender without a fight." Quatre Reberba Winner explained unnecessarily.
Wufei snorted, leaning back in his well-adorned throne, "Only the weak fear casualties."
"And only the foolish wish for them!" Duo shot back, smiling wolfishly.
"What did you call me?" Emperor Wufei stood angrily, his hand already fingering his decorative sword handle dangerously.
Lord Quatre shifted uncomfortably, disliking the constant bickering between the warlords. Before he could open his mouth to try to calm his comrades, the door leading to the Sanctum opened and High Lord Heero stepped through. The room quickly came to a silence as all eyes turned to the leader of the pentad.
Heero's face was expressionless as always, but his eyes captivated the fire that informed all who saw them that a battle was not far away. As he moved to his seat at the head of the table, Wufei and Duo, who had been leaning across the table toward each other, sat down quietly.
"What are our orders?" Emperor Trowa asked quietly.
"I assume you've started the countdown as previously instructed," Lord Heero said calmly.
When Wufei gave his affirmation, the corner's of Heero's mouth lifted in a small but dangerous smile. "Then we proceed with the operation."
As he spoke, the five lords could feel the brief sensation of being weightless and a blinding light came streaming through the single small window. As quickly as it came, the feeling and light faded and everything was back to normal.
"We've arrived," Quatre breathed.
"Mission accepted," Heero spoke aloud.
"Yukari, wait up!" Hitomi cried after her friend as they walked home from school. It was an unnecessary gesture; the well trained sprinter caught up easily.
"Hi, Hitomi!" Yukari greeted her friend, "How was your day?"
"It was fine!" Hitomi replied.
"Did anything interesting happen?" Yukari asked, trying to make conversation as they walked along the nearly abandoned streets of their home town. Ever since Yukari and Amano had officially become a couple, she hadn't had as much time to spend with her childhood friend and she sorely missed her confidant.
"Not really," Hitomi replied. But it was lie, something had happened. Or at least was going to. Ever since she woke up this morning, Hitomi had felt a nagging sensation that something important was going to happen. It had grown stronger all day and now was at her every thought. Yukari was talking and Hitomi nodded in agreement, feeling guilty for her lack of attention to her friend. But that feeling was impossible to ignore. Suddenly, Hitomi realized she had to be someplace. Without knowing where it was she was going, the sixteen-year-old turned suddenly.
"I'm sorry, Yukari," she blurted out, already beginning to move back the way she had came, "but I have to be somewhere!"
"Wait Hitomi!" Yukari called after her friend, taking off in pursuit. So intent was she on catching her friend, she didn't notice the glowing beam that had appeared in the sky less than a mile away in front of them.
As the blinding glare from the pillar of light faded, Van's found himself standing in the middle of a familiar clearing. "This is where Hitomi and I met for the first time," he thought, remembering the close call in his Dragon slaying ceremony. Hitomi had saved him by calling out a warning before the dragon had stabbed him with its tail. Van shook his head and smiled; a lot had happened since then, and he and Hitomi had finally confessed their feelings to each other. Though he hadn't seen her in a year, Van was confident that their feelings remained the same. Just as he was about to begin his search, Van heard a familiar voice calling his name. "Van!"
"Hitomi!" he yelled back, turning quickly to where the sound was coming from. There she was, dashing towards him as fast as she could. Van quickly ran forward to meet her. The two sweethearts met in a tight embrace and Van lifted the light weight girl and held her in his arms.
"I missed you," Hitomi whispered in his ear, much to the young king's relief.
"Hitomi," Van breathed, burying his face in her soft hair. Van inhaled deeply, smelling the familiar and sorely missed scent that always put him at ease. When the pair finally, reluctantly parted, both were smiling.
"I came to return this to you," Van explained, taking Hitomi's hands in his and gently pressing the pendant into them.
"Is that the only reason you came?" Hitomi asked disappointedly.
"That depends on whether you're willing to come back with me," Van explained caressing Hitomi's cheek with one hand.
"Hitomi!" Yukari cried out as she finally burst into view of the track. At first she didn't recognize the figure standing close to her best friend. "Are you all right?" she asked, beginning to walk towards the couple. When she got closer, her eyes widened. "But you are-" she stuttered.
Van smiled at the other girl, "Well," he said quietly, turning back to Hitomi, "Do you want to visit Fanelia with me?"
"Yes," Hitomi agreed, "It'll be nice to be able to see Gaea again."
"Are you leaving?" Yukari asked, now only a few feet away, "How long are you going to be gone?"
Hitomi looked at Van for a moment before replying, "I don't know, but I'll come back." Hitomi tried to give Yukari a reassuring look, "It's all right. Just think of this as a temporary vacation."
Slowly a light began to form in the clouds above them. Van took a step forward and reached down to take Hitomi's hand in his own. "I'll bring her back," he called out to the resident of the Mystic Moon, "You have my word."
Yukari watched as the stream of light burst from the sky and enveloped Van and Hitomi. The couple rose into the air as the pillar of light lifted them into the sky. Hitomi had time to give one wave to her friend before the pair was lifted out of sight. Yukari stood in the sudden darkness for a while watching the place where they had disappeared. Then, smiling to herself and silently wishing good luck to her friend, she began the long walk to her original destination.