January 1, A.C. 196 -

The war between the earth and the colonies finally comes to and end, marking the dawn of a new
era for all of humankind.

January 10, A.C. 196 -

Preparations are already underway for a celebration gala at which the treaty will be signed.

February 3, A.C. 196 -

One week prior to the event, a small importing company in China is blown up. It is later
discovered that this act was a terrorist attack, most likely a result of the tension that is still
lingering after the war. The signing of the treaty is postponed until further notice so that the
incident can be investigated.

February 20, A.C. 196 -

Despite efforts to keep the news of the attack quiet, word spreads quickly and the lingering
tensions rise. Not long afterward, independent businesses are hiring mercenaries to attack their
rivals on the colonies. Enraged, the people from the colonies attack businesses on earth in the
same manner, thus creating another war, only this one is fought only by the hired mercenaries.

March 4, A.C. 196 -

Queen Relena Peacecraft addresses the people of earth, begging for them to refrain from any
further retaliation in hopes that some kind of agreement can be reached. However, her attempts
were futile and the feuds continued on, preventing the finalization of the treaty.

June 13, A.C. 198 -

The treaty has been put on hold until some control can be maintained. During this time, Relena
Peacecraft travels the earth, campaigning for peace once more. By this time, the mercenaries
have grown rich and gained incredible power and influence because of all the jobs that they have
been receiving.

July 20, A.C. 198 -

Queen Peacecraft and the leaders of the colonies finally agree on a solution. They plan to hold a
secret meeting at which the treaty will be signed and a new law will be passed to prevent the
feuds from going on any longer.

August 16, A.C. 198 -

The day of the meeting has finally arrived. For protection, the former gundam pilots are hired to
guard the premise.




"Hikari, you there?"

The young girl stopped what she was doing and adjusted her headpiece, bringing the small
microphone in front of her mouth. "Hai.." she whispered, " I'm here. What's wrong?"

The first girl shook her head. "I just want to know what's taking you so long." she whispered
back as she clenched her fists, eager to get moving.

"It'll be a few more minutes," the girl at the laptop replied as she connected the last wire to the
wires in the wall. "They have a new wiring system and it's taken me a while to figure this one
out. I'm in now though. All I have to do is break into the mainframe."

The other girl nodded and waited patiently.

The girl at the laptop sighed. "Hoshi, why do I feel like we're the bad guys here?" she asked as
her fingers raced across the keyboard.

"Maybe because we're the ones breaking in?" Hoshi replied with a smile. "Don't worry, Hikari.
We're the good guys in this."

Hikari frowned. "Yeah, but what if Master U was wrong? We'd be taking the life of an
innocent..."

"Master U is never wrong!" Hoshi reassured her friend. "Don't worry, Kai. Everything will
work out fine."

Hikari gasped when she heard Hoshi use her nickname. "Hoshi! Someone could be listening!"

Hoshi smiled. "You worry too much, Bek. Besides, if anyone was listening, they would have
put a stop to us long ago. No one can find us, we're the best, remember?"

Hikari smiled. Hoshi's confidence was the only thing that ever kept her going. Ever since they
had received this mission, she had been losing sleep over it. What would happen if something
went wrong? This mission was very important and they had to be very delicate with every
detail.... not something that she was always good at.

A few minutes later, the computer bleeped and the screen flashed. Hikari smiled. "I'm in." she
said, "Stand clear."

Hoshi nodded and smiled. "Sugoi! Now time for some action!" she stepped away from the door
and took her gun into her hands. Only moments later, the door slid open on it's own and Hoshi
stepped through cautiously. "All right, I'm in. I'll meet you at point D in ten minutes."

Hikari nodded as she packed up her laptop and tossed the bag over her shoulder. "All right, see
you there." She took the headset off and clipped it to the side of her bag then took off quietly and
stealthily down the hall.

~*~*~*~*~

Blue eyes focused as the young queen entered the room. The hushed conversation that filled the
air stopped suddenly and all attention was turned to her. She nodded her head slightly and
stepped in slowly.

It was the slow part that tortured her. Part of her wanted to run ahead and get this done as soon
as possible. They had all waited so long for peace, and finally, that dream would be possible
with six simple signatures.

The other part of her however wanted to drop everything and run away. She was so afraid. Here
she was, at the young age of eighteen, the fate of the known universe resting on her shoulders.
Being the representative of earth, people would be watching her. Looking for her to slip. All
she had to do was say one wrong word and the war could happen all over again.

She clasped her hands together, hoping to disguise her trembling, but it didn't help much. Fear,
apprehension, joy and anticipation consumed her being and she felt as if she would explode.

Before she knew it, she was standing in front of a table with five other men sitting around it.
She was almost taken by surprise when Pagan pulled her chair out for her, catching her off
guard.

She smiled greatfully at the old man and took her seat at the table. She let her eyes scan the
room and analyzed her surroundings. This was not at all how she expected it to be. The signing
of the treaty was to be a grand event. There was to be a grand gala, open to the public for all to
witness the exciting event. However, due to the disruptions from the past two years, they had to
play it safe.

The meeting was held in the basement of an old storage building. One would think that that
would be the last place to have a meeting like this, but this building was once a high-security
government office with an elite security system. Perfect for such an event.

There were very few people present at the meeting. A delegate from each colony, along with
their body guards, Relena and her butler, Pagan and the five guards, the retired Gundam Pilots.

Relena smiled slightly as Hiiro met her gaze. What threw her off more was that he almost
smiled back.

The sound of a man clearing his throat interrupted her thoughts and brought her attention back to
the meeting. She blushed slightly and smiled. "Good evening, gentlemen."

The leaders bowed their heads respectfully and she continued. "First I would like to express my
gratitude for your patience and tolerance during these last couple of years. They've been very
hard for all of us, but we will not let them disrupt our chance at peace."

She paused, a bit nervous until she saw the men all nodding their heads in agreement. She
smiled as she felt her courage coming back. "Now, I know that most everything has been
discussed, so let's move on to the matter of the attacks. How shall we go about stopping the
mercenaries?" She folded her hands and waited for a response.

~*~*~*~*~

Hoshi sighed as she looked down at her watch. 'Where are you, Hikari?' she thought to herself
worriedly. They were running out of time. She was about to sit down when she felt something
on her shoulder. Immediately, she turned around just as another hand was clamped over her
mouth. She looked up to see Hikari, holding a finger over her lips.

"Sorry I'm late." she whispered, taking her gun out of her bag. "I got lost."

Hoshi shook her head. "Only you, Hikari. Only you..."

"So?" Hikari asked in a hushed whisper, "What's happening?"

Hoshi motioned to a hole in the floor which was actually a hole in the ceiling of the room where
the meeting was taking place. Hikari looked down and frowned. "There are more people than
we anticipated."

Hoshi shook her head. "Don't worry. They're just guards. We can handle them. We've been
specially trained for this."

Hikari shook her head. "I hope you're right."

"Ready?" Hoshi asked, kneeling next to the opening.

Hikari nodded and cocked her gun. "As ready as I'll ever be." She looked down and spotted her
target. Michael Peterson, the leader of the L3 colony just hired a new body guard because his
was found dead just three days ago. Hikari aimed her gun at the body guard and looked towards
her partner.

Hoshi nodded.

Hikari spotted a smirk on her target's face as he pulled something shiny from his coat pocket.
This was it. It's now or never. She pulled the trigger, sending the bullet flying towards his
hands, knocking the gun down as he cried out in pain.

Hoshi then jumped down into the room and gave the man a hard kick in the stomach, knocking
him down to the floor.

That instant, the five guards and five remaining body guards pulled out their guns, aiming them
at Hoshi who just stood there and smirked.

Relena's eyes widened at the scene. "What's going on here?!"

Hoshi took a step towards the queen but stopped when the sound of guns clicking surrounded
her. She raised her hands in the air as the Chinese guard approached her.

"State your name and business, onna!" he barked angrily.

Hoshi smirked. "I am an ally. That's all you need to know."

The chinese man scowled. "Answer me, onna!"

Hoshi just narrowed her eyes. "Iie."

The man growled and raised his gun at Hoshi.

"Wufei!" the blonde guard shouted, "NO!"

'Oh well,' Hikari thought, 'It's now or never.' she jumped into the room, accidentally landing on
the blonde guard.

"All right, Quatre!" the braided guard shouted.

Quatre turned bright red, so did Hikari, but she wasted no time in getting up and pointing her gun
at him. "Don't move! We're not here to hurt you!"

"ENOUGH!" Relena shouted as she stood up, slamming her hands against the table.
All eyes turned to her and the room fell silent. "You will stop this nonsense immediately!"

"Forgive us, your highness, but we tell the truth when we say that we are on your side." Hikari
said quietly.

Relena narrowed her eyes. "How am I to trust you when you just nearly killed this man?"

"He was a traitor!" Hoshi shouted, ignoring the glare that she received from Wufei. "He was
going to kill you!"

"Nonsense!" the man shouted, "I saw you two and pulled out my gun to protect everyone else
here!"

Hikari opened her mouth to say something but stopped herself when she heard a beeping sound
from her computer. She looked over to Hoshi, who nodded.

With a mighty kick, Hoshi sent Wufei flying backwards and ran towards the door, fighting off
the other guards on her way.

Hikari used the moment of confusion to knock Quatre's feet from under him and take off running
in Hoshi's direction. "Let's go!" she shouted, dodging bullets.

Hoshi smirked and held up a small vial, smashing it on the ground. It caused a large cloud of
smoke that choked everyone in the room for a few moments, allowing the girls just enough time
to escape.

Hoshi and Hikari ran and ran until they finally made it outside where there were two large
machines waiting for them. Hikari looked up and saw a fleet of Aries flying overhead.

Hoshi grinned. "Let the fun begin."