Disclaimers: You all know them, so I won't bother. I don't own Gundam
Wing.
This fic takes place seven months after Endless Waltz.
HATIKVA (prologue)
Heero was free. Free from the orders, the killing and the hurting.
He was free to do as he wanted, and all he wanted to do right now was
die.
He wasn't the least bit religious. Yet he believed that neither
Heaven nor Hell would want him. And he didn't care what happened to
him as long as he was allowed to see her again one last time. To make
sure that she was happy.
"Are you lost?" He heard a well remembered voice call him.
He opened his eyes, surprised to find himself lying on the grass
of the park, with her smiling down at him, just like the first time.
He sat up and looked away. "I've been lost since the day I was
born." He repeated, wondering if was going to have to see her die
over and over again.
"Do we have to go through this again?" She said as she sat down
next to him. Mary barked to catch his attention, then climbed on his
lap.
Heero looked at the puppy first, then at the girl. "What do you
mean?" He asked.
"I mean that once was bad enough for you. You still haven't been
able to forgive yourself." She looked down at Mary, "The worst thing
is that you're unable to see the blame in others, only in yourself."
Her eyes moved up to his, "Think back. The Leo that crashed into my
home, was it there when you planted the bombs? It wasn't. Someone
moved it there."
"I was taught that if a mission failed, I would be the one to
blame."
"Stop it!" The girl said, "The man that forced you to believe that
is dead. YOU killed him!"
"I did... but..." Heero shook his head, "I- I killed Dekim
Barton... I shouldn't have..." His body started shaking as his mind
recalled the events that had brought him to this state.
The girl slapped him and he was brought out of his shock. As he
stared at her, she looked angry.
"I know you refused an order!" She said sharply, "At that moment
you were facing two conflicting orders. You can't bring any harm to
Dekim Barton. You must obey and protect any member of the Barton
family at all costs, even if it means your life." Her gaze softened
as she took his hand. "But there was an order for those situations.
One of which you know nothing about, but it's implanted in you; if
you ever face conflicting orders, follow your emotions. And that's
what you did. Protecting Mariemaia was more important in your heart
that Dekim's life was. You killed him because you knew that if you
didn't he would return to hurt the two of you again."
Heero felt confused. Though everything the girl said made sense,
it still didn't convice him.
"How do you know about my implanted orders?" He asked softly.
"When we first met, my name was Hatikva. It means Hope in Hebrew,"
the girl smiled gently, "But know you know me as Wing ZERO."
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TO BE CONTINUED...
Well? What do you think? This is my first GW fanfic. I took some
ideas other sources, one from Gundam Blue Destiny and one from The
Vision of Escaflowne. There's a bit of Robocop here,too. See if you
can guess which I took from which, when I write the first chapter.
Wing.
This fic takes place seven months after Endless Waltz.
HATIKVA (prologue)
Heero was free. Free from the orders, the killing and the hurting.
He was free to do as he wanted, and all he wanted to do right now was
die.
He wasn't the least bit religious. Yet he believed that neither
Heaven nor Hell would want him. And he didn't care what happened to
him as long as he was allowed to see her again one last time. To make
sure that she was happy.
"Are you lost?" He heard a well remembered voice call him.
He opened his eyes, surprised to find himself lying on the grass
of the park, with her smiling down at him, just like the first time.
He sat up and looked away. "I've been lost since the day I was
born." He repeated, wondering if was going to have to see her die
over and over again.
"Do we have to go through this again?" She said as she sat down
next to him. Mary barked to catch his attention, then climbed on his
lap.
Heero looked at the puppy first, then at the girl. "What do you
mean?" He asked.
"I mean that once was bad enough for you. You still haven't been
able to forgive yourself." She looked down at Mary, "The worst thing
is that you're unable to see the blame in others, only in yourself."
Her eyes moved up to his, "Think back. The Leo that crashed into my
home, was it there when you planted the bombs? It wasn't. Someone
moved it there."
"I was taught that if a mission failed, I would be the one to
blame."
"Stop it!" The girl said, "The man that forced you to believe that
is dead. YOU killed him!"
"I did... but..." Heero shook his head, "I- I killed Dekim
Barton... I shouldn't have..." His body started shaking as his mind
recalled the events that had brought him to this state.
The girl slapped him and he was brought out of his shock. As he
stared at her, she looked angry.
"I know you refused an order!" She said sharply, "At that moment
you were facing two conflicting orders. You can't bring any harm to
Dekim Barton. You must obey and protect any member of the Barton
family at all costs, even if it means your life." Her gaze softened
as she took his hand. "But there was an order for those situations.
One of which you know nothing about, but it's implanted in you; if
you ever face conflicting orders, follow your emotions. And that's
what you did. Protecting Mariemaia was more important in your heart
that Dekim's life was. You killed him because you knew that if you
didn't he would return to hurt the two of you again."
Heero felt confused. Though everything the girl said made sense,
it still didn't convice him.
"How do you know about my implanted orders?" He asked softly.
"When we first met, my name was Hatikva. It means Hope in Hebrew,"
the girl smiled gently, "But know you know me as Wing ZERO."
****************************************
TO BE CONTINUED...
Well? What do you think? This is my first GW fanfic. I took some
ideas other sources, one from Gundam Blue Destiny and one from The
Vision of Escaflowne. There's a bit of Robocop here,too. See if you
can guess which I took from which, when I write the first chapter.