Shadow: Well, chaps and chapesses. This is a story about two Original Characters.
R.M.T: Mine – Rose
Shadow: and mine – Duette. It's set in AC197… two years after the Mariemaia rebellion.
R.M.T: All hell's gonna break loose… again.
Shadow: Indeed… well. Enjoy!
-= Shadow and R.M.T do NOT own Gundam wing. Though they would BOTH like a Gundam, and maybe a Gundam pilot too. =-
-=But they do own Rose and Duette, and any other thing which wasn't in the OVA, TV series or the movie. *nods* =-
Authors Note: After reading this first chapter, you may, recognize this as a story called, 'The Final Step' That I must say is Very true, because this IS the story formally known as 'Final step'. Due to a certain person's dislike of the story no names mentioned, SHADOW, (Shadow: eh heh…) the title was changed. (Shadow: You can't add a 4th step to a waltz! It'll become a square dance!)
WE gladly present to you… The Dance Continues (Formally known as The Final Step)
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Chapter 1 – Reunion on the Moon
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"AC197, all weapons of mass destruction were disposed off, and the name Gundam faded from existence…" a slow voice said from a shuttle. A black 'Blue bird' slowly flew towards the white moon. Off in the distance seven colorful streaks of light shot past the upper left side of the ship. In the shuttle five watchers from five windows moved slowly back resting in their chairs. From the light of the sun, reflecting off the moon, five silhouettes are seen, cast by the five watching people. A clawed hand from the first row tapped the window then clicked it's own metal digits together. In the middle row a large pointed nose stuck out of a very large mushroom cut. The owner of the hair sighed.
"Now, AC200, the Preventers are holding a reunion for the pilots who fought against the rebellion or Mariemeia, on the moon…" A voice from the back row, spoke up.
"It's only been four years." Master O looked up and out of the window again, "four years, and it seems that the U.E.S.N is in trouble again." He shook his head slowly.
"And now that the boys don't have their Gundams..." Dr. S said from the second seat.
"It is the perfect time to attack." Dr. J clenching his metal hand once again.
"It's time to bring out D…" Professor G said casually.
"And time for our Wild Rose to bloom, eh J?" Instructor H laughed lightly.
"Yes, it is time for those two to awaken." Master O sighed as their shuttle came into dock at the moons port.
"Duo!" A blond haired boy laughed waving as he glided over towards someone with long chestnut brown hair, which surprisingly was a guy.
"Quatre!" Duo laughed and stopped his friend from flying off. "How very nice to see you again." He said putting on an accent, trying to make himself sound sophisticated, he failed quite nicely as he burst into laughter a few seconds later.
"It seems ya haven't changed Duo." Quarter laughed lightly. Duo nodded his head
"Do ya have a problem with that bub?" Quatre shook his head still laughing, the two walked over to where the Gundam makers had landed.
"I hear that Sally Po, and Wufei were flying them in." Quatre said walking up towards the docked shuttle door.
"Really?! This will be something." Duo laughed. The door opened and the 'doctors' walked out. "Welcome to the moon!" Duo laughed.
"Duo Maxwell…" Professor G sighed shaking his head
"Well hello!" Sally Po walked out and gave the two a light hug each.
"Hiya Sally." Duo said rubbing the back of his head.
"How are you?" Quatre said as the two started to walk off.
"Where's Wufei?" Duo blinked looking into the shuttle.
"He decided not to take the task of transporting these guys, he's been here for a while. You haven't met up with him?" Sally looked at the two they shook their heads.
"No, I only just got away from work today." Quatre laughed. "A project was coming to a close. And it needed my full attention"
"Uh huh…" Duo sighed. "Well, I've been down here a week, haven't seen Chang. Though he could be avoiding me..." He laughed and walked after the two.
"That would seem most likely." Sally Po laughed. "He didn't think much about you did he."
"I still don't." Wufei stood there at a doorway and looked at the three. "Hello Sally, pleasant flight?"
"It wasn't bad." She laughed.
"Hello Quatre, Duo." He gave Duo and Quatre a quick nod and was off with Sally. "Our rooms are over here…" He walked with her out of the shuttle port and they jumped into a transport and they sped off towards the Preventers hotel rooms.
"I'm going to check in as well." Quatre smiled and walked off.
"Kay..." Duo sighed and looked around. "I guess I'll hit the shops..." He shrugged and walked off.
Duo slowly walked into town, it was of course crowded with tourists.
Walking the opposite way was a girl who seemed to be getting a lot of attention. People passing were glancing at her nervously as she walked by. This girl had a band-aid on the bridge of her nose, two on her right arm and one on her left arm. Her pants were tattered and ripped, her shirt looked slightly scruffy, the only thing that looked neat was her chestnut brown mid length braid.
"I wonder what everyone's looking at…" she said casually as she continued to walk along the large sidewalk, looking around. Duo looked at the shops as he walked,
"Looks like there nothing here again…" he said slowly as he continued to look around. Before anything else could be said or done by both of the chestnut brown braided people, they walked into each other, knocking each other over onto the floor.
"Watch it buddy!" the two yelled at each other in unison and looked up.
"What did you say?" they asked in unison once again, shaking their heads.
"Never mind, I'm out of here…" the girl said as she quickly stood up and turned around.
"Hey! Give my wallet back!" Duo yelled as he basically jumped up off the ground and started to head over to the girl.
"Wallet?" she said quickly as she looked down, in her hand there was a black wallet with 'Duo' written on it.
"Oh shoot…" she said slowly as she suddenly dashed through the crowds.
"Come back here!" Duo yelled as he ran after her.
"Duette, you have to get yourself out of that habit!" Duette said to herself quickly as she dodged people in front of her.
"Man, she's fast…" Duo thought quickly as he followed Duette's path.
A girl with short, spiky purple hair walked out of the town's shooting gallery.
"Nothing like a good 'work-out' after a long flight!" she said with a laugh as she looked at her black gun and then up. She saw Duette bolt by right in front of her, and she shrugged. Then, the purple haired girl tossed the gun into the air and was about to catch it when Duo grabbed it.
"Thank you!" he yelled as he ran off, leaving the purple hair girl standing there.
"My gun you… you… braided baka!" she yelled as she ran after Duo, who was running after Duette, who was running away from Duo.
"Give back my wallet!" Duo yelled as he turned a corner that he saw Duette turn quickly, he found she had disappeared in a rather large crowd.
"What an idiot… when I catch that guy, he's going to pay…" the purple haired girl said as she continued to run strait ahead, right past Duo.
"Good… I lost him…" Duette said slowly as she looked around the crowd to see Duo not it site.
"But, he's going to be looking for me, so… I have to find somewhere to hide…" she said as she walked across the 'river' of people and went through the back door of a rather large black building.
"Duo…" a voice said from behind Duo and he spun around to see Heero.
"Heero, long time no see!" Duo said quickly and Heero nodded.
"The reunion is about to start, Quatre sent me to get you" Heero said in his calm voice and Duo nodded.
"Yeah, you can say that, when I just got robbed by some girl with chestnut brown hair and a braid" Duo said quickly as Heero started to walk away, leaving Duo to complain to the crowd.
"And then…" said Duo as he turned to see Heero was leaving, "hey, wait up!" he then ran over to Heero and the two continued towards the black buildings entrance, where Duette had gone in a different door and the purple haired girl had gone towards the entrance.
"Excuse me" a person said to the girl with purple hair and she turned to face them.
"Which party are you with? The Preventers or The Gundams?" the man asked as the purple haired girls eyes quickly rolled up.
"I'm… uh… with the… The Gundams…" she said quickly and the guy nodded.
"What were you? A pilot, a technician or did you help plan their attack?" he asked as the girl stood there, baffled.
"I… was… err… helping plan the attack" she said slowly and the guy nodded.
"And Miss, your name please" he said casually and the purple haired girl nodded.
"Right, my name is Rose" Rose said with a small bow and the guy smiled.
"Thank you, now, just head into that room strait ahead, I hope you enjoy the reunion" he said and Rose nodded.
"Ri-ight… reunion! It's going to be a 'blast'!" Rose said in a sarcastic voice as she was handed a pass and walked over to the room she had been shown. She slowly entered the room to find the reunion, she smiled slightly as she looked around and slowly walked further into the crowd.
Duette slipped in from the fire exit,
"What the hell…" Duette said slowly as she saw the crowd of people in the room,
"Where the heck am I…" she asked herself slowly as she too headed into the crowd.
Quatre stood talking to the Doctors as Duo and Heero came into the room.
"Quatre, it looks like Heero found Duo, why don't you go talk to them?" Instructor H suggested to Quatre who nodded.
"Sure" Quatre said quickly as he turned around and started to walk away.
"Good, now we can talk about this 'problem'…" Master O said slowly as Doctor S nodded.
"J, G, is there something wrong?" Doctor S asked as Dr. J and Prof. G turned around to the other Doctors.
"No, no… nothings wrong, I just saw someone who looked oddly familiar" Professor G said slowly and Doctor J nodded.
"Yes, I did to, but it couldn't have been them, could it" Doctor J said slowly.
"Who did you think you saw?" Instructor H asked quickly.
"D…" Professor G said as he looked at his fellow Doctors,
"and Wild Rose…" Doctor J said calmly, clenching his metal hand.
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Shadow: Chapter one done!
Duette: *pouts* I'm not a thief…
Rose: could of fooled me…
R.M.T: I knew this wasn't a good idea…
Shadow: … eh heh….
Rose: Any way.. R&R! Or you will dearly pay… *shakes fist*
Duette: eh heh…she doesn't mean that.
Rose: I do!
Duette: do not!
*the two continue bickering*
Shadow: Oh bother… this will be a long story….