Disclaimer: I do not, nor will I ever own Gundam Wing. Sunrise, Ban Dai, ANB, and Sotsu own them. But, damn I wish I were the owner.
Author's Notes: This is, now, my second fic, if you can call it that. I'm not sure if there is a fic like this one on FanFiction.Net. I haven't checked. But if there is, let me know.
You Choose the Ending- A Gundam Wedding…Or Is It?
By Southern Shinigami
(Duo Maxwell and Hilde Schikeber look over Southern Shinigami's shoulder as he writes)
Duo: What do you mean by "Or Is It?"
Double S: (Sighs) I thought I explained this to you two already.
Hilde: You did. But, shouldn't you explain it to the readers, though?
Double S: Who said I wasn't going to, Hilde?
Hilde: No one. It's just that they're here.
Double S: They are?
Duo: Yep. They sure are.
Double S: (Does a double take, and looks toward readers) Oh, hi, and welcome to the first edition of "You Choose The Ending"! What's that, you ask? Well, it's like this: I wrote a story, but I couldn't decide on an ending. So I wrote four different alternate endings: One happy, one sad, one funny, and the other, well…that's kinda screwy.
Duo: I'll say.
Double S: So, I let my friend Kushinada Kaede look it over, and she told me "why don't you let the readers decide?", and I said "Hey, that's not a bad idea." So, now here are Duo Maxwell and Hilde Schikeber to explain the rules. Go ahead, you two.
Hilde: Well, the first chapter is the opening and body of the story. After you read that, jump to the next chapters to check out the endings. After you've read all of them, review the story to cast your vote for which ending you like the best.
Duo: After 90 days, or whenever the hell Southern Shinigami feels like it, he'll tally up the votes. The ending with the most votes, wins. It's that simple, even Gokou can understand.
Double S: Thank you. And now without further adieu, A Gundam Wedding…Or Is It?
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Year: After Colony 209 Place: Sank Kingdom
Heero Yuy sat out on a hill, looking out into the ocean, in sadness. Today was a day he knew was coming, but wished that it wasn't. The one he loved for so long, was getting married, and there was nothing he could do about it. She's better off He thought. She's better off without me. I don't deserve her. I never did He didn't want to infringe on her happiness. He couldn't stop the ceremony, as much as he wanted to. All that mattered to him, was that Relena was happy. "Relena…" he muttered to himself.
Just at that moment, Heero's fellow pilot, and friend, Wufei Chang, and his girlfriend Sally Po, drove by the spot Heero was at. "I feel real sorry for him." Sally told Wufei as they looked at him.
"Poor guy." He replied. "He looks as if he isn't going to the wedding."
"Do you blame him? I mean, if I was to get married to someone else, what would you think?"
"It would be complete and pure injustice." He said sternly.
"Uh…yeah, sure. Anyway, maybe you should go and talk to him." Sally suggested.
"Good idea." Wufei stepped out of the car, and went over to the hill Heero was on.. "Hey Heero," he said, "you're not dressed for the wedding. Why not?"
Heero was wearing a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, and his boots, whereas Wufei was in his traditional Shaolin outfit. "I'm not going." Heero said.
"Why not? Everyone's gonna be there, and don't forget, Duo's performing the ceremony, so something's bound to happen."
He sighed. "As entertaining and interesting as that may seem, I'm still not going."
Wow Wufei Thought. He never passes up a chance to see Duo make fool out of himself. Now know something's wrong "Heero, I don't like that guy as much as you don't, but even though Sally's dragging me along, I think that we should all be there for her."
"You're wrong." Heero replied. "I hate that son of a bitch."
"Okay…you hate him."
"Exactly. I might kill him, and that would make Relena sad."
Wufei looked at his fellow Gundam pilot. Why am I not surprised? He thought, raising an eyebrow.
Meanwhile at the Peacecraft Mansion…
Duo Maxwell was getting prepared to perform the Marriage ceremony for Relena and her fiancée. "Heh Heh." He laughed as he put on his priest's collar. "This Shinigami is one fine bishonen!"
Just then, there was a knock at the door. "Hey Duo!" It was Quatre's voice. "It's me and Trowa. Is it safe to come in?"
"Yeah fellas, come on in." He replied to them.
They entered the room, and immediately looked at the Deathscythe Hell Pilot. "Uh Duo," Trowa said, "you do know what you're doing, don't you?"
"Of course I do." He replied. "I've been an ordained minister since I was a kid." He pulled his wallet from his pocket, and showed his "Minister's License" to Trowa and Quatre. "See?"
Trowa grabbed the card from Duo and examined it himself. "Yep. It's legal, all right. Un fortunately."
"Hey!" Duo exclaimed. "That was not cool. What do you guys want anyway?"
"Duo," Quatre began, "I have a strange feeling about this wedding."
"Whaddya mean, Quatre?"
"I mean, that there's a greater than 70% chance that something, good or bad, is going to change this wedding."
"I told him it's probably because you're doing the ceremony." Trowa said.
Duo glared at him. "Ha ha, Barton." He went sarcastically.
"It might go as bad as Relena not marrying that Seifer guy out there." Quatre continued.
"Wait now, think about it." Duo said. "Would that really be so bad? I mean, none of us really like him, right?"
"You do make a valid point, Duo." Trowa said. "I, do, seem to remember some comments from that loser, about the year After Colony 195. He, actually, called what we fought for stupid, and a waste of time."
"That's nothin' compared to what I heard him say." Quatre said. "How can someone, who's never been to the Colonies, call them ridiculous, and Space boring?"
"Ha!" Duo went. "Did you hear what he said about Treize Khrushrenada? He called Treize a fool for trying to unite Earth and the Colonies, and that his death didn't mean anything!"
(Author's notes: For the record, I do not think about Treize like this. Treize, just happens, to be one of my favorite characters. So, please, stop the flames. In fact, all the comments you're reading, are the opposite of mine. Thank you.)
"I wanted to kill him on the spot for that one." Lady Une said, as she walked into the room, followed by Catherine, Hilde, Mariemaia, and Zechs. "He knows nothing of Mr. Treize."
"Yeah," Zechs said, "and I don't appreciate what he said about Noin, either."
"What did he say?" Mariemaia asked.
"Nothing you should hear."
"Well, he called me a little dumb brat." She said. "How do you think I feel?"
"I just don't like him." Hilde said.
"Same here." Catherine replied.
"Is there anyone among us that doesn't hate Seifer Almasy?" Quatre asked. There was no answer. "Just as I thought."
Back at the beach with Heero and Wufei…
"This really sucks." Heero said.
"Then, do something about it!" Wufei exclaimed. "You're looking really weak, right about now."
"I would, but I can't." he replied. "Relena would be sad, if her day got ruined."
"What about yourself, Heero? How do you feel right about now?"
He said nothing. He knew that he was hurting inside, and that he wanted to do something about it. But he felt that he couldn't. And that's what hurt him the most.
Back at the Peacecraft Mansion, Relena was getting prepared for her big day, with the help of Dorothy and Noin.
"Okay, Miss Relena. One more adjustment." Dorothy said, as she fixed Relena's gown. "There! Now, let's look in the mirror."
She turned to the mirror. "So, how do I look?" she asked.
"You look so beautiful, Relena." Noin replied.
"It's like you're Queen of the World, again, Miss Relena." Dorothy told her.
"I hope Heero will like it."
Dorothy and Noin looked at each other, and then, at Relena. "Heero, Miss Relena?" they both said.
"Uh…uh…I mean Seifer." She replied nervously. "Who did I say?"
"You said Heero." Noin put her arms around Relena. "You still love him, don't you?"
She sighed. "I don't know. I mean, I still have feelings for him, and he'll always hold a place in my heart. But, there's just something about Seifer that attracted me to him, he treated me so much better than Heero ever did, and…and…I don't know what the hell to do. Dorothy, Noin, what do you think?
"About who?" Noin asked.
"Heero or Seifer?" Dorothy added.
"Both."
They sighed. "Well, you and Heero are our dear friends, and we love you two dearly." Dorothy said. "Quite frankly, we all thought that you and him were going to be together for a long time."
"Look Relena," Noin said, "we all know that Heero loves you and you love him. But this isn't our decision. You have to decide who you want to be with for the rest of life, and make sure the decision you make is the right one, okay."
She smiled. "Thank you." She said. "And what about Seifer?"
"Um…uh…I'd rather not say." Dorothy replied.
"Same here." Noin agreed.
Back at the spot where Heero and Wufei were talking, Sally was at the car, when she got a call on her cell phone.
"Hello?" she said as she answered the phone. "Sally Po speaking?"
"Sally!" It was Catherine. "Where in hell are you and Wufei at?"
"We're at the beach, Catherine."
"THE BEACH?" She yelled. "Po, this is no time for you and your boyfriend to have one of your flings. Your friend is getting married in, about two hours, and you're one of the bridesmaids. But no, you and Wufei are-"
"Catherine," she interrupted, " do me a favor, and would you, please, shut the hell up? First off, we were on our way, when we spotted Heero out here by the beach, looking toward the ocean. Second, Wufei is talking to him right now, because it doesn't look like he's gonna attend the wedding."
"Do you blame him?'' She replied. "I mean, think about it. We, all, know that he loves Relena, and for this to happen is, probably, screwing with his head worse than the ZERO system ever could."
Sally sighed. "You're right." She looked over to the pair of Mobile Suit Senshi. "I feel sorry for the both of them. Heero, because he's gonna lose her forever, and Relena, because she's marrying an extreme jackass of a person."
"That's true. I really don't wanna deal with Seifer on a constant basis. In fact, that's the last thing I want."
"You, me, and the entire gang."
Back with Heero and Wufei…
"Well, if you're not going to the wedding," Wufei asked, "what are you going to do, eh?"
Heero thought about it. "I don't know. I'm not sure what I'll do. Maybe I'll check up on Wing Zero. Maybe I'll just sit here and think."
Wufei sighed. "Heero, I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say to you." He said. "But I'll say this. If you don't show up, people are gonna question if you really love Relena, like we all know you do. Then, they'll question your integrity and how much a friend you really are, because you weren't there for her."
Heero looked at him in disbelief. "You really think so, Wufei?"
Wufei stood up. "I know so. Look, I don't really like that dork Seifer that much myself. But I have to admit that Relena is my friend, so therefore, I have to be there for her on this day. Just because it's right."
"WUFEI CHANG!" Sally yelled out to him. "We have to get to the mansion, now! The wedding gonna start in about an hour and a half!"
"INJUSTICE WOMAN!" He yelled at her, as he ran up the hill. He turned back to Heero. "I really hope to see you there, Heero. Because if you really love her like you say you do, then you'll stop this crime against justice. If not, then I gave you too much credit for being the strongest out of all of us." He left Heero, and ran up to Sally, got in the car, and drove off.
Heero went back to staring out into the ocean, thinking about what Wufei had told him. He's right he thought. He suddenly remembered something he once said: The only way to lead a good life is to act on your emotions. I certainly haven't been doing that He really loved Relena, and he knew he had to do something. Besides, if anyone was gonna marry her, it sure as hell wasn't Seifer Almasy! He left his place, and ran to his car. "It's a good thing I have that suit in my car." He said as he opened the trunk, and pulled out the suit. "Mission accepted."
A hour later, at the Peacecraft Mansion…
The wedding was set to begin. All the guests had been seated, and the minister, Duo, had taken his place at the head of the altar. This is so cool! he thought. I can see everything, and everyone from here He searched around for Heero. Damnit, he isn't here! If he isn't here soon, then that asswipe will be here for a long time!
Wufei had arrived five minutes earlier, and had sat down next to Quatre and Trowa. "So," Trowa said, "you saw Heero?"
"Yeah." Wufei replied. "He's at the beach, feeling sorry for himself."
"I would've expected him to show up," Quatre said, "since he loves Relena so much."
"True, but he's really upset that she's marrying that S.O.B. up there." He pointed to Seifer. Seifer was a tall European blond-haired man, wearing a black tuxedo. He wasn't really liked by the pilots and their friends. What Relena saw in him, no one could understand. "I told Heero, that if he really cared about her, he'd show up do something about this injustice."
"He'll show up." Zechs, who was sitting behind them, said. "Knowing him, he's just picking his moment." I hope that's what he's doing, at least. It would be injustice being related to him
"Um geniuses," Hilde, who was next to Zechs, said, "why don't you guys just kill him?"
"Hilde, killing someone because they annoy you is wrong." Quatre said. "There has to be more reason to it."
"Like what?"
"If he's hurting the people you care about." Lady Une, who was in front of Quatre, said.
"Or, if they threaten the place you live in." Trowa said.
"Or, if they threaten justice and integrity." Wufei added.
"Or, if it's necessary to maintain peace." Zechs finished. "That's when you kill people."
Hilde sweatdropped. Sheesh, conscious senshi She thought.
Soon, the wedding began. The escorts Seifer picked out walked the bridesmaids (in order), Dorothy, Catherine, Sally, and Noin, down the aisle.
"Did you two talk to Relena liked we planned?" Sally whispered to Noin and Dorothy.
"Yeah," Dorothy replied, " but she's so undecided. She doesn't know what to do."
"If Heero showed up," Catherine whispered, "things would change in an instant."
"I have faith in that guy." Noin said. "He'll show up and do the right thing." I hope
Then, Mariemaia came down the aisle as the flower girl, and took her place by the bridesmaids. "Look at him over there snickering." She said about Seifer. "I wish my father were still alive. This would've never happened."
"It sure as hell wouldn't have." Dorothy agreed.
Outside the sanctuary, Relena was about to walk down the aisle, escorted by her grandfather, Marquise Weridge.
"Are you ready Relena, my dear?" Weridge asked.
"As ready as I'll ever be." She replied. Just then, a person bumped into Relena on the way into the sanctuary.
"Pardon me." The person said in a male monotone voice, as he made his way into the room.
Relena's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard the voice. That voice… she thought, it's Heero! Her emotions suddenly ran faster than they already were. Suddenly, she knew what she had to do. "Grandfather, I'm ready."
Heero sat down next to Zechs and Hilde. "So," Heero said, "did Duo do anything embarrassing yet?"
Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei turned around. "Heero!" Quatre said. "You made it!"
"You were right, Wufei." He said. "I had to be here. I just couldn't stay away."
"Psst, Zechs." Trowa whispered, as he held out his hand.
"Son of a bitch." He went into his pocket, and handed 20 dollars to Trowa.
"What the hell?" Heero said. "Did you two bet on if I would show up?"
"No." Zechs said. "We knew you'd show up. We were just betting on when. I had during the ceremony."
"I had just before." Trowa replied.
Suddenly, the organist played "The Wedding March", and all of the guests stood up, as Relena was walked down the aisle by her grandfather.
Relena… Heero thought, as she walked down.
Heero… Relena thought, as they met eyes.
Alright, Duo thought, it's showtime! Relena arrived at the altar, and everyone sat down in their seats. Duo, then, began the ceremony. "Dearly beloved," he said, "we are gathered here, today, in the sight of God, to join these two, Relena Darlian and Seifer Almasy, together in Holy Matrimony."
"I hope not." Wufei said.
"Indeed." Trowa agreed.
"Now, marriage is a sacred union," Duo continued, "so if anyone feels, that these two should not be joined together,"
As Duo said that, each member of the Mobile Suit Senshi, and their allies looked toward Heero. Okay, Heero, They all thought. Time to make your move
TO BE CONTINUED…
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Double S: That's the end of the first part of this story. Now, all that's left is for you readers to select your favorite ending.
Duo: Just click over, to the next chapter, for the first ending.
Hilde: Remember, the only to pick your favorite ending, is to review.
Double S: So, don't forget to review, and…HAVE A NICE DAY!!!!!!