Hello Everyone! Thank you to everyone that reviewed the beginning of my first fic. Actually, this was supposed to be the first one, but I ended up putting the other one up. Anyway, I'm going to put what I have done of this one up for you to enjoy. There is a reason why I'm doing this. The stuff going on in Hidden will actually given away too much for Elements. Same could be said about the other way around, but I wanted this out first before the prequel.
I'm also putting up my other fanfic (my very first that I posted a while back on some website). I hope you enjoy that one too.
Ages:
Inner Senshi = 23
Heero, Quatre, Wufei, Duo = 23
Trowa = 24
Michiru, Haruka =24
Hotaru = 22
Setsuna = old
Blaze = 20
Jade = 25
Couples:
Quatre/Ami
Wufei/Sally
Duo/Hilde
Trowa/Mina
Haruka/Michiru
Yuuchirou/Rei
SW=AU
GW = 7 years after endless waltz
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. ::sob::
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Chapter 1 - The Beginning
To: Gundam Pilots
From: Lady Une, Leader of the Preventers
Date: September 9, 202 AC
Subject: Meeting regarding a new threat
Pilots,
We recently found evidence that a new group is being formed that will threaten
the peace. We need you help once more. There will be another group of people
here as well to help as the new group is using more than just technology. My
people will pick you up at the airport as you arrive. We meet in one week's time.
If you can contact Heero Yuy about this meeting, we would appreciate it. We
have not been able to contact him since the Barton Foundation Incident.
Lady Une
"I'm coming with you this time, Duo."
Duo looked up from packing a duffle bag to the person standing in the doorway. His eyes softened at the sight of his fiancee with her arms crossed leaning against the doorframe. With a sigh, he rose to his feet and crossed the room to encircle her waist with his arm.
"Hilde, someone's gotta watch the salvage yard. We both can't go." He leaned forward to rest his forehead on her's, gazing down into her deep blue eyes.
"Glenn can watch the yard." She argued, "he's been with for a long time and you know very well that he's capable of opening his own yard if he so chooses! And I'm not going to let you go scurrying on yet another mission without me because I want to make sure nothing happens to you!"
"Hilde ..." Duo protested.
"No ands ifs or buts, Duo Maxwell. I'm coming whether you like it or not." With that said, she leaned up to give him a passionate kiss before disentangling herself from his arms and leaving him there. Cobalt blue eyes stared at her disappearing figure before grinning and going back to packing.
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To: Sailor Senshi
From: Lady Une, Leader of the Preventers
Date: September 9, 202 AC
Subject: Meeting regarding a new threat
Senshi,
We recently found evidence that a new group is being formed that will threaten
the peace. We need you help once more. There will be another group of people
here as well to help as the new group is using more than just magic. My people
will pick you up at the airport as you arrive.
We meet in one week's time.
Lady Une
"Do you think we'll be able to find Usagi in time, Haruka?"
Haruka joined her partner to stare out the bay window's into the horizon. Her arm wrapped around her lifemate's waist, brushing against her long, wavy, aqua-colored hair. Her hair is getting long again, was her idle thought before going back to the question.
"I don't know, Michiru. There hasn't been any sign of her when we were reborn into this era. Not even Setsuna can find any traces of her. Even the ginzhishou is missing." She scowled, watching her reflection in the window scowl back. All the Senshi, with the exception of Usagi, and Mamoru had met up with each other thirteen years ago. They had to fine their princess. Haruka couldn't bare the thought of her being hurt.
There was one point six years ago that they thought they saw her, but it was just an illusion of hope. It was when they had fought against a small resurgence of youmas.
"We'll find her," Michiru said, hoping to reassure not only her partner, but herself as well. "She won't let Earth or the colonies suffer."
I only wish we could find out why the Inner Senshi and Mamoru look so guilty when we say Usagi's name, thought Michiru staring out the window.
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AC 202: September 16
Location: Preventers Headquarters
He watched from his shadowed corner as everyone trickled into the conference room. So far no one had noticed him standing there, even his friends. He could call them that now, thanks to his wife and his brother. At the thought of his wife, a small smile graced his lips before disappearing. There would be time for that later. Instead, he choose to study his friends, pilots he hadn't seen in over seven years, and the Senshi that attended the meeting.
His eyes travelled to where Quatre Rebarba Winner was standing next to his wife, Ami Mizuno-Winner. It had been all over the news that the head of the Winner Corporation had married the head of the L4 Memorial Hospital. The same head that was responsible for many advances in medicine in the last five years. Quatre was no longer small either, but was still lacking inches compared to Trowa. The past years had been kind to him, filling him out. He looked more the part of the CEO of his corporation.
Quatre's dainty wife, stood beside him, making her look even more petite. She was slender with short cropped blue hair. Even from here, he could see her blue eyes sparkling as she spoke to another couple. Her glasses could be seen in her hand.
The couple Quatre and Ami was talking to was none other than Trowa and his woman, who he recognized as Minako Aino from pictures he'd seen. Trowa couldn't have grown more than a few more inches from when he last saw him. His unique unibang hairstyle was still there, he thought with an inward grin. If he was not mistaken, only one of his emerald green eyes would be visible to stare out at the others.
Minako was a few inches talled than Ami, her blonde hair having been pulled up into a french twist. There was a serious and carefree air about her that indicated a change in moods depending on situations.
He recognized Rei Hino-Kumada as she stood by the window with her husband and another woman who looked as disgruntled as the Senshi of Fire. It didn't take him long to figure out this was Makoto Kino, the famous chef of a well known line of restuarants. Rei's purple highlighted ebony tresses swayed in agitation as she shifted from one foot to another. Her violets colored eyes would gaze out at the others before returning to her two companions. Makoto's green eyes were pensive as she listened to Yuuchirou, her usually ponytail bound hair was down in brown waves.
Yuuchirou had changed most from the pictures he had seen of him. He no longer had the long hair that was always in his face. His gray-green eyes were quite visible under tamed locks of light brown hair, looking all the more like the CEO of his own business. His low voice was trying to soothe his two female counterparts, trying to coax them into a better mood. Judging from his face, Heero concluded that he would be successful if he was given the time to do so.
Across the room was Duo Maxwell with his fiancee Hilde Scheibker. He had found that little tidbit when he had visited colony L2 on one of his missions. He could see that Duo's coveted long dark brown braid was several inches shorter than the last time he saw him 4 years ago. Not that Duo knew he was in the vicinity then. He could see him gesticalting wildly as he was explaining something to Wufei. Amazingly, the Chinese wasn't out to kill the American.
Hilde was grinning at the story, her dark blue hair brushing against her shoulder. It seems like that pair will never change. He would bet that both Duo's cobalt blue eyes and Hilde's deep blue were sparkling with laughter. Even their laughter, intermingled with Wufei's and Sally's reached his ears.
Wufei? Laughing at something Duo was saying? He certainly had missed a lot in the seven years he was gone from his friends. Gone was Wufei's tight ponytail. It now hung loose a little past his shoulder. His dark eyes was still as serious as ever, but he had relaxed. He couldn't say that he hadn't either. The difference in Wufei could probably be caused by the grinning Sally next to him.
Sally, always the one to confront Wufei, was standing beside him in content with Wufei's arm around her waist. It seems that those two had finally gotten married as was rumored in the Preventer's headquarters. Her blonde hair was still wrapped in those pigtails of hers and her light green eyes laughing.
There, at the table sat four people, quietly conversing. They made no moves on joining the others. Setsuna Meioh, famous fashion designer and mother to one of his best friends. He could tell where his friend got most of her looks from. Setsuna's dark coloring added to her mysterious aura. Her maroon colored eyes were serious as she spoke. The odd dark green hair was the exact same as Tia's.
Across from her was the famous racer, Haruka Tenoh and the famous violinist Michiru Kaioh. The two looked like, as his wife would say, a cute couple. Haruka still looked like a male, especially with her suit like attire and very short cropped hair. Her sandy blonde hair reminded him of Relena's. Michiru on the other hand looked as feminine as they come. Her hair had been put into a french braid for the moment.
Next to Setsuna was a quieter person, Hotaru Tomoe. He didn't know much about her except for her name. Her shoulder length black hair shown a purple sheen to them. Her violet eyes taking in all the words that her companions were saying. Something about her screamed magic on the level of his wife's and a power that one could find in Lord Hade's domain. Her help to the cause would be grateful, but like his brother, she would be dangerous should they brainwash her to join their enemy's side.
Just then, the door opened and he turned to study the three that just entered. Lady Une. She was looked almost exactly like he last saw her after the Barton Foundation Incident. She was still calm, confident and bore the aura of leadership. If she wasn't the head of the Preventers, he had no doubt his own leaders would try to persuade her to join them. Next to walk in was the Vice Foreign Minister, Relena Darlian. What did surprise him was the man that came in with Relena.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the man, who was about the same height as Trowa. His black hair was mussed from what could have been the wind outside. His head was turned away from where he stood, but he could bet that those ocean blue eyes were looking into Relena's own cornflower blue ones. His wife did warn him that he would show up. Heero shook himself. Why not? She did say that he was a remarkable speaker, a innate leader and who best to help Relena guide the world?
He grinned to himself wryly as he turned his attention to Relena. She had certainly grown up, matured into the strong leader the Gundam Pilots always believed her to be. All the vid news and the careful planning that were implemented would attest to that. Relena's demeanor, her bearing showed her strength and belief. Heero was glad she had finally moved on and had stopped searching for him.
"Has anyone been able to contact Heero Yuy?" Une asked as she stood at the head of the table. Everyone took that moment to sit at the table as well. The pilots shook there head.
"No one has been able to find him since he left, Une." Quatre said, audibly saying their regretful 'no's. "We've all tried."
"I'm here." He finally stepped away from his corner to stand before his friends, surprising them.
"Heero!" was the odd chorus from several of the occupants around the room.
"How did you know about this meeting?" Duo asked curiously looking at this missing friend. Deathsythe's once pilot studied his missing comrade, noting the same messy brown hair and cold prussian blue eyes. He wouldn't be surprised if Heero had a gun ready to point at anyone. Yet there was something amiss about him, something had changed.
"Hn." Typical answer.
"And Usagi isn't here either." Hotaru spoke up in the silence. That brought discomfiture to the Inner Senshi and to Mamoru, though none of them were willing to say anything. Heero filed that away for later. When no one answered, Une shook her head slightly before gathering her notes before her.
"As you know, I am Lady Une, the head of the Preventers." She spoke into the uneasy silence. "And since we will be working with one another on this particular mission, I suggest that everyone introduce themselves."
"I am Quatre Rebarba Winner, pilot 04 of Gundam Sandrock." Quatre was the first one to speak up when no one else did.
"I am Ami Winner, Senshi of Mercury." She gave a soft smile to her husband before looking at the Senshi showing that it was okay to reveal who they were.
"Haruka Tenoh." A smirk graced her lips. "Sailor Uranus."
"Michiru Kaioh, Senshi of Neptune." Her voice was calm as she looked at Haruka.
"Makoto Kino, also known as Sailor Jupiter." Her voice held frustration and anger. At what, no one could guess.
"Trowa Barton. Pilot 03. Heavyarms." Succinct and to the point as always.
"I am the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Sailor Venus!" Minako grinned from where she sat next to her boyfriend, Trowa. There was an answering of rolling eyes to her introduction and one cheeky grin. "More commonly known as Minako Aino."
Trying to top the last intro, "I am the great Shinigami, Duo Maxwell!" Childish to the end, was Heero's errant thought. "Also pilot 02 of Gundam Deathscythe Hell."
Hilde smacked his arm as she traded a look with Une "Hilde Scheibker."
"Duo no baka." Wufei grumbled before introducing himself and his partner. "Wufei Chang, pilot 05 of Gundam Altron and this is my wife, Sally, a Preventer."
"Setsuna Meioh, Sailor Pluto and Guardian of Time." Her eyes were eerily studying each person.
"I'm Hotaru Tomoe," She flashed a smirk in Duo's direction, "Senshi of Destruction, Death and Rebirth, Sailor Saturn." Hilde quickly put Duo's braid into his mouth before he could say anything.
"Rei Kumada, Sailor Mars." She all but snapped. Worried, Yuuchirou looked at her. She's been this way since that fire reading a week ago.
"Yuuchirou Kumada, CEO of the Kumada Industries." He added quietly.
"Relena Darlian, Vice Foreign Minister." Relena said softly.
"Mamoru Chiba, Earth Representative." Mamoru calmly added.
"Heero Yuy. Pilot 01, Gundam Wing Zero." They did not need to know about his wife just yet. If the rumor did come out to be true, they would eventually meet her. Of all the people in the room, he was probably the only one who understood and fully knew of the enemy that was to come.
"Since we are missing a person, it will be one of the objectives of this mission." Une said gazing at everyone of them. "Make no mistakes. We will need as much help as we can to go against this organization, especially the one named as the Tsuki no Hime. I have reports coming in as far as Colony Z-999 to as close to this very building. This new enemy has been stockpiling mobile suits and various other weaponry."
"Then what need do you have of the Senshi, Lady Une?" Minako interuppted. "I am aware, as is all the other Senshi, that the Gundam Pilots and your Preventers are more than capable of taking on this new enemy. I'm not saying we do not want to help, but why us in particular."
"I can answer that, Minako." Rei said quietly before Une can say a word. Rei's haunted eyes contacted every single Senshi and Mamoru before she uttered one word. "Chaos."
Whatever Une was about to say, the way Rei said it gave more of an immediate reaction. Whoever this Chaos is and judging from the reaction of the Senshi, she had been right about calling upon their help. Magic and technology ... this was going to give her a bigger headache from the President than the Eve War.
It wasn't hard for the Senshi to guess how Rei found out. One look at the Outer Senshi confirmed Minako's guess. They had known the answer as well. With a slight nod to her team mates, she turned to Une. "We're in."
Needless to say, the others were lost to what this implied, with the exception of Heero. During the time he first met his wife and her team, he had found out many new things. His world of technology had suddenly expanded to also include the mysterious workings of magic. It was why all the teams the Triad assigned consisted of at least one magic user and one well versed in technology.
"I am unsure what this or who this Chaos is, Miss Minako," Une replied, "but I am glad to see that we have your cooperation on this." She turned to the others, knowing they would at least need to know this particular part of this mission. "What this organization is capable of is what people have thought did not exist, magic."
She smiled grimly at the looks she recieved from the pilots, except for Heero, and their counterparts. They ranged from disbelief to shock to thinking she was crazy. "As much as I would like to not believe this is the case, I cannot discount the many reports that have this in them. If I had only received three or four reports, I would have. I cannot however ignore it when the majority of the reports that had reached me and the reporters all mentally stable. That is why it is so important to have the Senshi help at this time."
She turned to the two that had not been addressed so far. "Relena, Mamoru ... I would ask the both of you to use your influences in the political world to keep panic down to a minimum and help the President."
The two nodded their acceptance to their part. By now, Heero was only half listening to the conversation, more intent on the information that he was receiving at the moment. The small communicator he had in his ear was unnoticble by the others, but it allowed him to keep in contact with the supervisor of the security team.
~Heero, the building is under attack! We'll try to evacuate all the Preventers, but it may be a while before we can get to your floor. Already I've had several reports saying the level you are on and the one below and the one above you are heavily guarded by Dark Kingdom soldiers. Your charm will not be able to keep the dark arts users out much longer.~
Outwardly he remained calm. His eyes darting from one corner to the other in the room trying to find a way to keep everyone here safe. He allowed his reply to sit in his public mind since the others would wonder why he was suddenly speaking outloud.
~We'll stay put~ He replied. ~I'll keep them safe as well as they are more than capable of handling what comes our way. Keep me updated.~
~Roger. I'll send teams Sunburst and Reaper to get you. No matter what, keep Mamoru and Relena safe. They are essential in keeping the peace. Triad says we are to take the Preventers, the Senshi and the Pilots to Ceres Point. We'll debrief them there ...~
There was a moment of silence before Heero felt the communicator disconnect. ~Heero ... be careful.~
You too, he thought.
Meanwhile, Une was explaining they were up against a organization called the Dark Kingdom and how no one has managed to find out who the leader was. She told them what little they knew of them, how they worked and how to recognize some of them. Just as she was able to tell them about their capabilities, a tremor interrupted her and they could hear explosions outside and below them followed by screams.
Everyone rose to their feet at once ready to look peer our the door to find out what was happening when Heero stood in front of them all. "We stay here. We won't be able to help anyone else on this floor if we leave."
They all looked at him, wondering what was happening. Heero's hand crept up to his ear, pressing his hand against it. He looked at them all as he began to speak. "Eclipse One reporting. Explosions out in the hall, conferencees will be detained in room. Charms are weakening drastically"
~Roger that, Eclipse One. Sunburst converging on 22nd floor.~
~Reaper on 24th. Will commence in securing room below you, Yuy. Set signal for us to figure out which room to operate from.~
The first voice came back. ~Alpha Leader says to have Saturn set up a defense wall.~
"Hn. Sunburst, Reaper ... keep an eyeout for dark mages. Eclipse One out."
"Heero?!" Quatre was the first to speak up. "You know what's going on? What's happening down there? And who is Sunburst and Reaper? And who were you talking to!?"
They all wanted to know. The Outer Senshi stood in the back, the Inner off to the side. Relena and Mamoru for the most part was intermingled with the Pilots and their women. Heero's eyes went past them to connect with the one named Hotaru.
"Saturn. We need a defensive wall, the protective charm I have is weakening fast from the onslaught of magic." Startled at finding Heero speaking to her, she nodded before a flash of light occured and she in her Senshi uniform. There was no time to see the reactions of the others when she pulled her Silence Glaive from her subspace pocket.
"Silence wall!" Soon the walls and the ceiling of the room was aglow in purple.
Then Heero's attention went back to everyone else. "I'll explain once we're out of here. Une, your Preventers are being evacuated as we speak and will be brought to Ceres Point for any medical attention and to await your arrival."
"He speaks in sentences." Duo said in an awe filled voice, in attempts to lighten the tense atmosphere. Hilde slapped him upside the head with a relieved smile. Heero looked at him, not bothering with his patented death glare.
Outside in the hall, they could hear a lot of shouting and things thumping against the wall. Hotaru stood there impassively, straining to keep the wall up. It had been years since she had to last use her powers like this. Now she was being put to the test to see if she could keep the wall up to protect her friends and her new comrades. Michiru and Haruka stood by her to begin transferring their energy to her to help her. The other Senshi and transformed to their alter ego.
The Pilots were were relaxed, but with a dangerous edge. Nothing was going to harm their loved ones, their friends or their new collegues. Quatre and Trowa stood together speaking to each other in low voices on different strategies to get out of the building. Wufei was speaking with Sally, wishing that she had allowed him to bring his katana with him. Duo was doing his best to keep the atmosphere light and relaxed, at least with Hilde, Ken, Minako and Une.
Suddenly a light shot through the floor near Heero in a circular form, before that piece of floor disappeared. A grinning face with dancing blue green eyes gazed up at the stoic ex-pilot. "Hey, Yuy. Sunburst and Reaper here. We're securing the line down for everyone to ride."
A look of relief flickered through his expressionless mask, one only the other man saw. A brief nod before the face disappeared to speak to a few others that was on the floor with him. A hook was soon thrown up and Heero caught it. By now the others were watching him place it securely on the ceiling and giving it a brief tug.
"Secure, Jade." He called back to the other man. There was a few more inaudible comments made before a shout of bring them down.
He looked at the others just as a bag landed on the floor by the hole. "We'll be sliding down. My team mates has put up a walled tunnel leading from this floor straight down. The equipment in the bag will allow you to slide down without burning your hands."
"Team mates, Yuy?" Wufei questioned as everyone pulled out gloves and a harness from the bag.
"Hn." Heero clearly gave Wufei a "I'll explain later" look. Wufei scowled before slipping the harness on and putting the gloves on. After securing himself on the line, he jumped down the hole after Sally. One by one they went down, with Heero making sure they were attached correctly. Then he too joined the others going down just as the Silence Wall collapsed under the barrage of magic. The ceiling with the hook fell, causing the others on the rope to scream in fear, before it was secured again.
Beneath the Preventer's Headquarters, chaos reigned in the underground garage. Orders were shouted and countermanded. Trucks were loaded with Preventers and members of the Teams. In the center of the madness stood three people. One giving orders, another keeping her upright and the third trying to get her to sit down and allow another person to handle the rest of the evacuation.
All through it all, Alpha Leader refused to relax until he knew that all the Preventers they were able to save was evacuated to Ceres Point. A shout from above sent people scurrying to secure a line of supporters to help those coming down.
"Teams Trickster, Wyvern, Tears, Starlight ... get those trucks out of here now!" He turned away from those helping the newcomers and continued to organize the mess of Preventers, civilans and team members. "Kleon, Mace, make sure a medical team is on stand by at Ceres Point. Baron, I'm fine ... go help the others."
"I don't care if you are Alpha Leader ... you are going to ..." Baron was interuppted by a shout from across the garage and a rumble throwing some to their feet.
"We don't have time for this, Baron. Now. Go." He growled out at the stubborn medic. Baron looked ready to retaliate before giving a nod and running towards the communications booth.
His companion gave a snort, helping him move towards another cluster of chaos. "Baron needs to stay at West Point." His low voice only heard by the Alpha Leader.
"He's needed in situations like these, as long as he doesn't concern himself with just one person." He argued back. "Team Beacon, make sure Une and her group arrives at the rendanvous point unharmed. Take two units with you. Eclipse One will help you out as well."
The two that made up Team Beacon saluted her and took off running towards the last of the ropes. In matters of minutes, the garage was now quiet with three trucks and a handful of people waiting. Soon the signal came when the garage started to collapse from the sheer weight of the falling headquarters. "Alright people, move out! Meet back at Ceres Point!"
I'm also putting up my other fanfic (my very first that I posted a while back on some website). I hope you enjoy that one too.
Ages:
Inner Senshi = 23
Heero, Quatre, Wufei, Duo = 23
Trowa = 24
Michiru, Haruka =24
Hotaru = 22
Setsuna = old
Blaze = 20
Jade = 25
Couples:
Quatre/Ami
Wufei/Sally
Duo/Hilde
Trowa/Mina
Haruka/Michiru
Yuuchirou/Rei
SW=AU
GW = 7 years after endless waltz
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing. ::sob::
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Chapter 1 - The Beginning
To: Gundam Pilots
From: Lady Une, Leader of the Preventers
Date: September 9, 202 AC
Subject: Meeting regarding a new threat
Pilots,
We recently found evidence that a new group is being formed that will threaten
the peace. We need you help once more. There will be another group of people
here as well to help as the new group is using more than just technology. My
people will pick you up at the airport as you arrive. We meet in one week's time.
If you can contact Heero Yuy about this meeting, we would appreciate it. We
have not been able to contact him since the Barton Foundation Incident.
Lady Une
"I'm coming with you this time, Duo."
Duo looked up from packing a duffle bag to the person standing in the doorway. His eyes softened at the sight of his fiancee with her arms crossed leaning against the doorframe. With a sigh, he rose to his feet and crossed the room to encircle her waist with his arm.
"Hilde, someone's gotta watch the salvage yard. We both can't go." He leaned forward to rest his forehead on her's, gazing down into her deep blue eyes.
"Glenn can watch the yard." She argued, "he's been with for a long time and you know very well that he's capable of opening his own yard if he so chooses! And I'm not going to let you go scurrying on yet another mission without me because I want to make sure nothing happens to you!"
"Hilde ..." Duo protested.
"No ands ifs or buts, Duo Maxwell. I'm coming whether you like it or not." With that said, she leaned up to give him a passionate kiss before disentangling herself from his arms and leaving him there. Cobalt blue eyes stared at her disappearing figure before grinning and going back to packing.
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To: Sailor Senshi
From: Lady Une, Leader of the Preventers
Date: September 9, 202 AC
Subject: Meeting regarding a new threat
Senshi,
We recently found evidence that a new group is being formed that will threaten
the peace. We need you help once more. There will be another group of people
here as well to help as the new group is using more than just magic. My people
will pick you up at the airport as you arrive.
We meet in one week's time.
Lady Une
"Do you think we'll be able to find Usagi in time, Haruka?"
Haruka joined her partner to stare out the bay window's into the horizon. Her arm wrapped around her lifemate's waist, brushing against her long, wavy, aqua-colored hair. Her hair is getting long again, was her idle thought before going back to the question.
"I don't know, Michiru. There hasn't been any sign of her when we were reborn into this era. Not even Setsuna can find any traces of her. Even the ginzhishou is missing." She scowled, watching her reflection in the window scowl back. All the Senshi, with the exception of Usagi, and Mamoru had met up with each other thirteen years ago. They had to fine their princess. Haruka couldn't bare the thought of her being hurt.
There was one point six years ago that they thought they saw her, but it was just an illusion of hope. It was when they had fought against a small resurgence of youmas.
"We'll find her," Michiru said, hoping to reassure not only her partner, but herself as well. "She won't let Earth or the colonies suffer."
I only wish we could find out why the Inner Senshi and Mamoru look so guilty when we say Usagi's name, thought Michiru staring out the window.
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AC 202: September 16
Location: Preventers Headquarters
He watched from his shadowed corner as everyone trickled into the conference room. So far no one had noticed him standing there, even his friends. He could call them that now, thanks to his wife and his brother. At the thought of his wife, a small smile graced his lips before disappearing. There would be time for that later. Instead, he choose to study his friends, pilots he hadn't seen in over seven years, and the Senshi that attended the meeting.
His eyes travelled to where Quatre Rebarba Winner was standing next to his wife, Ami Mizuno-Winner. It had been all over the news that the head of the Winner Corporation had married the head of the L4 Memorial Hospital. The same head that was responsible for many advances in medicine in the last five years. Quatre was no longer small either, but was still lacking inches compared to Trowa. The past years had been kind to him, filling him out. He looked more the part of the CEO of his corporation.
Quatre's dainty wife, stood beside him, making her look even more petite. She was slender with short cropped blue hair. Even from here, he could see her blue eyes sparkling as she spoke to another couple. Her glasses could be seen in her hand.
The couple Quatre and Ami was talking to was none other than Trowa and his woman, who he recognized as Minako Aino from pictures he'd seen. Trowa couldn't have grown more than a few more inches from when he last saw him. His unique unibang hairstyle was still there, he thought with an inward grin. If he was not mistaken, only one of his emerald green eyes would be visible to stare out at the others.
Minako was a few inches talled than Ami, her blonde hair having been pulled up into a french twist. There was a serious and carefree air about her that indicated a change in moods depending on situations.
He recognized Rei Hino-Kumada as she stood by the window with her husband and another woman who looked as disgruntled as the Senshi of Fire. It didn't take him long to figure out this was Makoto Kino, the famous chef of a well known line of restuarants. Rei's purple highlighted ebony tresses swayed in agitation as she shifted from one foot to another. Her violets colored eyes would gaze out at the others before returning to her two companions. Makoto's green eyes were pensive as she listened to Yuuchirou, her usually ponytail bound hair was down in brown waves.
Yuuchirou had changed most from the pictures he had seen of him. He no longer had the long hair that was always in his face. His gray-green eyes were quite visible under tamed locks of light brown hair, looking all the more like the CEO of his own business. His low voice was trying to soothe his two female counterparts, trying to coax them into a better mood. Judging from his face, Heero concluded that he would be successful if he was given the time to do so.
Across the room was Duo Maxwell with his fiancee Hilde Scheibker. He had found that little tidbit when he had visited colony L2 on one of his missions. He could see that Duo's coveted long dark brown braid was several inches shorter than the last time he saw him 4 years ago. Not that Duo knew he was in the vicinity then. He could see him gesticalting wildly as he was explaining something to Wufei. Amazingly, the Chinese wasn't out to kill the American.
Hilde was grinning at the story, her dark blue hair brushing against her shoulder. It seems like that pair will never change. He would bet that both Duo's cobalt blue eyes and Hilde's deep blue were sparkling with laughter. Even their laughter, intermingled with Wufei's and Sally's reached his ears.
Wufei? Laughing at something Duo was saying? He certainly had missed a lot in the seven years he was gone from his friends. Gone was Wufei's tight ponytail. It now hung loose a little past his shoulder. His dark eyes was still as serious as ever, but he had relaxed. He couldn't say that he hadn't either. The difference in Wufei could probably be caused by the grinning Sally next to him.
Sally, always the one to confront Wufei, was standing beside him in content with Wufei's arm around her waist. It seems that those two had finally gotten married as was rumored in the Preventer's headquarters. Her blonde hair was still wrapped in those pigtails of hers and her light green eyes laughing.
There, at the table sat four people, quietly conversing. They made no moves on joining the others. Setsuna Meioh, famous fashion designer and mother to one of his best friends. He could tell where his friend got most of her looks from. Setsuna's dark coloring added to her mysterious aura. Her maroon colored eyes were serious as she spoke. The odd dark green hair was the exact same as Tia's.
Across from her was the famous racer, Haruka Tenoh and the famous violinist Michiru Kaioh. The two looked like, as his wife would say, a cute couple. Haruka still looked like a male, especially with her suit like attire and very short cropped hair. Her sandy blonde hair reminded him of Relena's. Michiru on the other hand looked as feminine as they come. Her hair had been put into a french braid for the moment.
Next to Setsuna was a quieter person, Hotaru Tomoe. He didn't know much about her except for her name. Her shoulder length black hair shown a purple sheen to them. Her violet eyes taking in all the words that her companions were saying. Something about her screamed magic on the level of his wife's and a power that one could find in Lord Hade's domain. Her help to the cause would be grateful, but like his brother, she would be dangerous should they brainwash her to join their enemy's side.
Just then, the door opened and he turned to study the three that just entered. Lady Une. She was looked almost exactly like he last saw her after the Barton Foundation Incident. She was still calm, confident and bore the aura of leadership. If she wasn't the head of the Preventers, he had no doubt his own leaders would try to persuade her to join them. Next to walk in was the Vice Foreign Minister, Relena Darlian. What did surprise him was the man that came in with Relena.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the man, who was about the same height as Trowa. His black hair was mussed from what could have been the wind outside. His head was turned away from where he stood, but he could bet that those ocean blue eyes were looking into Relena's own cornflower blue ones. His wife did warn him that he would show up. Heero shook himself. Why not? She did say that he was a remarkable speaker, a innate leader and who best to help Relena guide the world?
He grinned to himself wryly as he turned his attention to Relena. She had certainly grown up, matured into the strong leader the Gundam Pilots always believed her to be. All the vid news and the careful planning that were implemented would attest to that. Relena's demeanor, her bearing showed her strength and belief. Heero was glad she had finally moved on and had stopped searching for him.
"Has anyone been able to contact Heero Yuy?" Une asked as she stood at the head of the table. Everyone took that moment to sit at the table as well. The pilots shook there head.
"No one has been able to find him since he left, Une." Quatre said, audibly saying their regretful 'no's. "We've all tried."
"I'm here." He finally stepped away from his corner to stand before his friends, surprising them.
"Heero!" was the odd chorus from several of the occupants around the room.
"How did you know about this meeting?" Duo asked curiously looking at this missing friend. Deathsythe's once pilot studied his missing comrade, noting the same messy brown hair and cold prussian blue eyes. He wouldn't be surprised if Heero had a gun ready to point at anyone. Yet there was something amiss about him, something had changed.
"Hn." Typical answer.
"And Usagi isn't here either." Hotaru spoke up in the silence. That brought discomfiture to the Inner Senshi and to Mamoru, though none of them were willing to say anything. Heero filed that away for later. When no one answered, Une shook her head slightly before gathering her notes before her.
"As you know, I am Lady Une, the head of the Preventers." She spoke into the uneasy silence. "And since we will be working with one another on this particular mission, I suggest that everyone introduce themselves."
"I am Quatre Rebarba Winner, pilot 04 of Gundam Sandrock." Quatre was the first one to speak up when no one else did.
"I am Ami Winner, Senshi of Mercury." She gave a soft smile to her husband before looking at the Senshi showing that it was okay to reveal who they were.
"Haruka Tenoh." A smirk graced her lips. "Sailor Uranus."
"Michiru Kaioh, Senshi of Neptune." Her voice was calm as she looked at Haruka.
"Makoto Kino, also known as Sailor Jupiter." Her voice held frustration and anger. At what, no one could guess.
"Trowa Barton. Pilot 03. Heavyarms." Succinct and to the point as always.
"I am the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Sailor Venus!" Minako grinned from where she sat next to her boyfriend, Trowa. There was an answering of rolling eyes to her introduction and one cheeky grin. "More commonly known as Minako Aino."
Trying to top the last intro, "I am the great Shinigami, Duo Maxwell!" Childish to the end, was Heero's errant thought. "Also pilot 02 of Gundam Deathscythe Hell."
Hilde smacked his arm as she traded a look with Une "Hilde Scheibker."
"Duo no baka." Wufei grumbled before introducing himself and his partner. "Wufei Chang, pilot 05 of Gundam Altron and this is my wife, Sally, a Preventer."
"Setsuna Meioh, Sailor Pluto and Guardian of Time." Her eyes were eerily studying each person.
"I'm Hotaru Tomoe," She flashed a smirk in Duo's direction, "Senshi of Destruction, Death and Rebirth, Sailor Saturn." Hilde quickly put Duo's braid into his mouth before he could say anything.
"Rei Kumada, Sailor Mars." She all but snapped. Worried, Yuuchirou looked at her. She's been this way since that fire reading a week ago.
"Yuuchirou Kumada, CEO of the Kumada Industries." He added quietly.
"Relena Darlian, Vice Foreign Minister." Relena said softly.
"Mamoru Chiba, Earth Representative." Mamoru calmly added.
"Heero Yuy. Pilot 01, Gundam Wing Zero." They did not need to know about his wife just yet. If the rumor did come out to be true, they would eventually meet her. Of all the people in the room, he was probably the only one who understood and fully knew of the enemy that was to come.
"Since we are missing a person, it will be one of the objectives of this mission." Une said gazing at everyone of them. "Make no mistakes. We will need as much help as we can to go against this organization, especially the one named as the Tsuki no Hime. I have reports coming in as far as Colony Z-999 to as close to this very building. This new enemy has been stockpiling mobile suits and various other weaponry."
"Then what need do you have of the Senshi, Lady Une?" Minako interuppted. "I am aware, as is all the other Senshi, that the Gundam Pilots and your Preventers are more than capable of taking on this new enemy. I'm not saying we do not want to help, but why us in particular."
"I can answer that, Minako." Rei said quietly before Une can say a word. Rei's haunted eyes contacted every single Senshi and Mamoru before she uttered one word. "Chaos."
Whatever Une was about to say, the way Rei said it gave more of an immediate reaction. Whoever this Chaos is and judging from the reaction of the Senshi, she had been right about calling upon their help. Magic and technology ... this was going to give her a bigger headache from the President than the Eve War.
It wasn't hard for the Senshi to guess how Rei found out. One look at the Outer Senshi confirmed Minako's guess. They had known the answer as well. With a slight nod to her team mates, she turned to Une. "We're in."
Needless to say, the others were lost to what this implied, with the exception of Heero. During the time he first met his wife and her team, he had found out many new things. His world of technology had suddenly expanded to also include the mysterious workings of magic. It was why all the teams the Triad assigned consisted of at least one magic user and one well versed in technology.
"I am unsure what this or who this Chaos is, Miss Minako," Une replied, "but I am glad to see that we have your cooperation on this." She turned to the others, knowing they would at least need to know this particular part of this mission. "What this organization is capable of is what people have thought did not exist, magic."
She smiled grimly at the looks she recieved from the pilots, except for Heero, and their counterparts. They ranged from disbelief to shock to thinking she was crazy. "As much as I would like to not believe this is the case, I cannot discount the many reports that have this in them. If I had only received three or four reports, I would have. I cannot however ignore it when the majority of the reports that had reached me and the reporters all mentally stable. That is why it is so important to have the Senshi help at this time."
She turned to the two that had not been addressed so far. "Relena, Mamoru ... I would ask the both of you to use your influences in the political world to keep panic down to a minimum and help the President."
The two nodded their acceptance to their part. By now, Heero was only half listening to the conversation, more intent on the information that he was receiving at the moment. The small communicator he had in his ear was unnoticble by the others, but it allowed him to keep in contact with the supervisor of the security team.
~Heero, the building is under attack! We'll try to evacuate all the Preventers, but it may be a while before we can get to your floor. Already I've had several reports saying the level you are on and the one below and the one above you are heavily guarded by Dark Kingdom soldiers. Your charm will not be able to keep the dark arts users out much longer.~
Outwardly he remained calm. His eyes darting from one corner to the other in the room trying to find a way to keep everyone here safe. He allowed his reply to sit in his public mind since the others would wonder why he was suddenly speaking outloud.
~We'll stay put~ He replied. ~I'll keep them safe as well as they are more than capable of handling what comes our way. Keep me updated.~
~Roger. I'll send teams Sunburst and Reaper to get you. No matter what, keep Mamoru and Relena safe. They are essential in keeping the peace. Triad says we are to take the Preventers, the Senshi and the Pilots to Ceres Point. We'll debrief them there ...~
There was a moment of silence before Heero felt the communicator disconnect. ~Heero ... be careful.~
You too, he thought.
Meanwhile, Une was explaining they were up against a organization called the Dark Kingdom and how no one has managed to find out who the leader was. She told them what little they knew of them, how they worked and how to recognize some of them. Just as she was able to tell them about their capabilities, a tremor interrupted her and they could hear explosions outside and below them followed by screams.
Everyone rose to their feet at once ready to look peer our the door to find out what was happening when Heero stood in front of them all. "We stay here. We won't be able to help anyone else on this floor if we leave."
They all looked at him, wondering what was happening. Heero's hand crept up to his ear, pressing his hand against it. He looked at them all as he began to speak. "Eclipse One reporting. Explosions out in the hall, conferencees will be detained in room. Charms are weakening drastically"
~Roger that, Eclipse One. Sunburst converging on 22nd floor.~
~Reaper on 24th. Will commence in securing room below you, Yuy. Set signal for us to figure out which room to operate from.~
The first voice came back. ~Alpha Leader says to have Saturn set up a defense wall.~
"Hn. Sunburst, Reaper ... keep an eyeout for dark mages. Eclipse One out."
"Heero?!" Quatre was the first to speak up. "You know what's going on? What's happening down there? And who is Sunburst and Reaper? And who were you talking to!?"
They all wanted to know. The Outer Senshi stood in the back, the Inner off to the side. Relena and Mamoru for the most part was intermingled with the Pilots and their women. Heero's eyes went past them to connect with the one named Hotaru.
"Saturn. We need a defensive wall, the protective charm I have is weakening fast from the onslaught of magic." Startled at finding Heero speaking to her, she nodded before a flash of light occured and she in her Senshi uniform. There was no time to see the reactions of the others when she pulled her Silence Glaive from her subspace pocket.
"Silence wall!" Soon the walls and the ceiling of the room was aglow in purple.
Then Heero's attention went back to everyone else. "I'll explain once we're out of here. Une, your Preventers are being evacuated as we speak and will be brought to Ceres Point for any medical attention and to await your arrival."
"He speaks in sentences." Duo said in an awe filled voice, in attempts to lighten the tense atmosphere. Hilde slapped him upside the head with a relieved smile. Heero looked at him, not bothering with his patented death glare.
Outside in the hall, they could hear a lot of shouting and things thumping against the wall. Hotaru stood there impassively, straining to keep the wall up. It had been years since she had to last use her powers like this. Now she was being put to the test to see if she could keep the wall up to protect her friends and her new comrades. Michiru and Haruka stood by her to begin transferring their energy to her to help her. The other Senshi and transformed to their alter ego.
The Pilots were were relaxed, but with a dangerous edge. Nothing was going to harm their loved ones, their friends or their new collegues. Quatre and Trowa stood together speaking to each other in low voices on different strategies to get out of the building. Wufei was speaking with Sally, wishing that she had allowed him to bring his katana with him. Duo was doing his best to keep the atmosphere light and relaxed, at least with Hilde, Ken, Minako and Une.
Suddenly a light shot through the floor near Heero in a circular form, before that piece of floor disappeared. A grinning face with dancing blue green eyes gazed up at the stoic ex-pilot. "Hey, Yuy. Sunburst and Reaper here. We're securing the line down for everyone to ride."
A look of relief flickered through his expressionless mask, one only the other man saw. A brief nod before the face disappeared to speak to a few others that was on the floor with him. A hook was soon thrown up and Heero caught it. By now the others were watching him place it securely on the ceiling and giving it a brief tug.
"Secure, Jade." He called back to the other man. There was a few more inaudible comments made before a shout of bring them down.
He looked at the others just as a bag landed on the floor by the hole. "We'll be sliding down. My team mates has put up a walled tunnel leading from this floor straight down. The equipment in the bag will allow you to slide down without burning your hands."
"Team mates, Yuy?" Wufei questioned as everyone pulled out gloves and a harness from the bag.
"Hn." Heero clearly gave Wufei a "I'll explain later" look. Wufei scowled before slipping the harness on and putting the gloves on. After securing himself on the line, he jumped down the hole after Sally. One by one they went down, with Heero making sure they were attached correctly. Then he too joined the others going down just as the Silence Wall collapsed under the barrage of magic. The ceiling with the hook fell, causing the others on the rope to scream in fear, before it was secured again.
Beneath the Preventer's Headquarters, chaos reigned in the underground garage. Orders were shouted and countermanded. Trucks were loaded with Preventers and members of the Teams. In the center of the madness stood three people. One giving orders, another keeping her upright and the third trying to get her to sit down and allow another person to handle the rest of the evacuation.
All through it all, Alpha Leader refused to relax until he knew that all the Preventers they were able to save was evacuated to Ceres Point. A shout from above sent people scurrying to secure a line of supporters to help those coming down.
"Teams Trickster, Wyvern, Tears, Starlight ... get those trucks out of here now!" He turned away from those helping the newcomers and continued to organize the mess of Preventers, civilans and team members. "Kleon, Mace, make sure a medical team is on stand by at Ceres Point. Baron, I'm fine ... go help the others."
"I don't care if you are Alpha Leader ... you are going to ..." Baron was interuppted by a shout from across the garage and a rumble throwing some to their feet.
"We don't have time for this, Baron. Now. Go." He growled out at the stubborn medic. Baron looked ready to retaliate before giving a nod and running towards the communications booth.
His companion gave a snort, helping him move towards another cluster of chaos. "Baron needs to stay at West Point." His low voice only heard by the Alpha Leader.
"He's needed in situations like these, as long as he doesn't concern himself with just one person." He argued back. "Team Beacon, make sure Une and her group arrives at the rendanvous point unharmed. Take two units with you. Eclipse One will help you out as well."
The two that made up Team Beacon saluted her and took off running towards the last of the ropes. In matters of minutes, the garage was now quiet with three trucks and a handful of people waiting. Soon the signal came when the garage started to collapse from the sheer weight of the falling headquarters. "Alright people, move out! Meet back at Ceres Point!"