Story by SinisterMarmalade.
I intend no copyright infringement. I have great respect for Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Beyond Oasis and their authors. I own none of this, except this particular story.
This plot idea came to me while I was playing an old Sega Genesis game called "Beyond Oasis." One of the things I thought was funny about it was the main character was another blonde arabian.
Enough of this, on with the show.
SENSHI BEYOND OASIS
The morning dawned bright and cheerful, and Quatre Raberba Winner did his best to ignore it. The rays of the sun penetrated his expansive window, and alighted his face. With an uncharacteristic grumble, Quatre rolled onto his other side, facing the wall. The sun would not be daunted, however, as a cheery radiance filled the room. Pilot 04 pulled the covers over his head and buried his face in the pillow. There was peace and quiet for a full half minute, until...
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Q-BEAN!!!!" Duo's voice seemed to come out of a loudspeaker on full blast, and the force of the noise flung Quatre out of bed and onto the floor. Looking around, he gaped at the scene outside the window. There was Deathscythe Hell waving at him cheerfully (as only a Gundam piloted by Duo could wave) and in its other hand holding an undamaged and quite pretty Red Oak tree that had appearantly been uprooted. As he watched, the braided one hopped out of the cockpit, jumped onto Deathscythe's hand, pried open Quatre's window, and helped himself inside.
"Happy Birthday Q-Bean!" Duo repeated. "Do you like what I got ya?" he asked with gleeful anticipation.
"Duo... I...," Quatre began, then took a breath and gathered his thoughts. "You got me a tree."
"Not just any tree. This is a Red Oak, endangered since the mid 23rd century. I figured you'd like it, since its dignified and beautiful at the same time. You do like it, don't ya?" Pilot 02 asked hopefully.
"I like it. It's very pretty. Where did you get it?" Quatre asked, knowing that he would regret it but unable to stop himself.
"Well," began Duo, "It turns out that Treize Kushrinada has this really nice lawn in front of his mansion in Marseilles..."
"That's enough answer for that question. Now, one more thing: who told you when my birthday is?" This last question was asked with a slight hint of venom.
"Umm, pretty much all the Magaunac made sure we knew," the braided one replied with a smile.
"Who's we?" the blonde asked, now apprehensive.
"Me, Heero, Wu Fei and Trowa. That's all," Duo said with a shrug. Quatre's hopes of letting it slip by fizzled.
"Anyway, I talked to the Magaunac and we agreed that if you plant the tree yourself you'll appreciate it more. It will also keep you from killing yourself with paperwork," he added helpfully. "Oops, gotta go, I have some repairs to do on 'Scythe. See ya, Q-Bean." With that, Duo bolted.
Quatre let out a melodramatic sigh.
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As he worked, Quatre started to like digging in the dirt a bit. It took his mind from other troubles and occupied his body with something constructive. It seemed that maybe this day wouldn't be so dismal after all.
"That about does it," he remarked, spreading out the last of the mulch around the base of the tree. He stepped back to admire his handywork.
"That's beautiful," a female voice breathed behind him.
"Yes, it really is such a lovely oak," he replied, then stopped and looked around. There seemed to be noone around. That same female voice giggled... from above him?
I intend no copyright infringement. I have great respect for Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Beyond Oasis and their authors. I own none of this, except this particular story.
This plot idea came to me while I was playing an old Sega Genesis game called "Beyond Oasis." One of the things I thought was funny about it was the main character was another blonde arabian.
Enough of this, on with the show.
SENSHI BEYOND OASIS
The morning dawned bright and cheerful, and Quatre Raberba Winner did his best to ignore it. The rays of the sun penetrated his expansive window, and alighted his face. With an uncharacteristic grumble, Quatre rolled onto his other side, facing the wall. The sun would not be daunted, however, as a cheery radiance filled the room. Pilot 04 pulled the covers over his head and buried his face in the pillow. There was peace and quiet for a full half minute, until...
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Q-BEAN!!!!" Duo's voice seemed to come out of a loudspeaker on full blast, and the force of the noise flung Quatre out of bed and onto the floor. Looking around, he gaped at the scene outside the window. There was Deathscythe Hell waving at him cheerfully (as only a Gundam piloted by Duo could wave) and in its other hand holding an undamaged and quite pretty Red Oak tree that had appearantly been uprooted. As he watched, the braided one hopped out of the cockpit, jumped onto Deathscythe's hand, pried open Quatre's window, and helped himself inside.
"Happy Birthday Q-Bean!" Duo repeated. "Do you like what I got ya?" he asked with gleeful anticipation.
"Duo... I...," Quatre began, then took a breath and gathered his thoughts. "You got me a tree."
"Not just any tree. This is a Red Oak, endangered since the mid 23rd century. I figured you'd like it, since its dignified and beautiful at the same time. You do like it, don't ya?" Pilot 02 asked hopefully.
"I like it. It's very pretty. Where did you get it?" Quatre asked, knowing that he would regret it but unable to stop himself.
"Well," began Duo, "It turns out that Treize Kushrinada has this really nice lawn in front of his mansion in Marseilles..."
"That's enough answer for that question. Now, one more thing: who told you when my birthday is?" This last question was asked with a slight hint of venom.
"Umm, pretty much all the Magaunac made sure we knew," the braided one replied with a smile.
"Who's we?" the blonde asked, now apprehensive.
"Me, Heero, Wu Fei and Trowa. That's all," Duo said with a shrug. Quatre's hopes of letting it slip by fizzled.
"Anyway, I talked to the Magaunac and we agreed that if you plant the tree yourself you'll appreciate it more. It will also keep you from killing yourself with paperwork," he added helpfully. "Oops, gotta go, I have some repairs to do on 'Scythe. See ya, Q-Bean." With that, Duo bolted.
Quatre let out a melodramatic sigh.
*****************************************************************
As he worked, Quatre started to like digging in the dirt a bit. It took his mind from other troubles and occupied his body with something constructive. It seemed that maybe this day wouldn't be so dismal after all.
"That about does it," he remarked, spreading out the last of the mulch around the base of the tree. He stepped back to admire his handywork.
"That's beautiful," a female voice breathed behind him.
"Yes, it really is such a lovely oak," he replied, then stopped and looked around. There seemed to be noone around. That same female voice giggled... from above him?