It was a cool, clear night. Heero Yuy walked slowly along the streets, deep in thought. Suddenly, he heard a yell and then some fighting sounds. They seemed to be coming from a darkened alley just off to his left. The brown-haired youth started to run towards the sounds. But when he rounded the corner, he stopped in amazement. A girl about his age was beating up two boys twice her size, her blonde hair flying with each kick.
"Hai!" she yelled, flipping one of the boys over her hip, then punching the other in the stomach. Heero snapped to his senses and ran at the boy she'd just flipped. He punched him in the side of the head, knocking him out, then turning to face the second boy. The girl had slammed the boy into the wall, then easily tossed him aside. She turned and glared at Heero.
She had long blonde hair, and blue eyes. Her face was mainly covered by a black scarf, but she was slender and graceful. She was dressed in tight black leggings, a too-small gray sweater and scruffy black boots.
"Thank you for your help. Although I didn't need it." There was a hint of amusement in her light voice. As she turned to go, Heero grabbed her arm.
"Who are you?" he asked, pulling her back. As he did, her scarf fell away from her face. Heero's eyes widened. The girl looked exactly like Relena Peacecraft.
She shoved his hand away and hurriedly covered her face again.
"Get away." She said, turning to go. Heero grabbed her arm again.
"I want to know who you are. Are you from OZ?" he asked, his eyes narrowed. The girl immediately stiffened.
"What do you know about OZ? Tell me now, boy." She said imperatively.
"No, I want to know who you are first. Where do you come from?"
"None of your business! Now let go of me, and tell me all you know of OZ." She pulled back, but Heero just tightened his grip. Her eyes darkened in anger and she pulled away again.
"Fine. You want to learn about OZ? Then come with me." Heero turned and started to walk casually towards the street. As he'd suspected, the girl was too curious not to pass up his offer. He heard light steps, then she slipped up beside him.
In a few minutes, they were back at the headquarters. The girl glanced around warily, then stayed close behind him as they entered the building. They climbed up the stairs toward a brightly lit room. A man moved around, looking at papers, checking charts and maps, and writing in a notebook.
"Doc, I've got someone I want you to meet. She wants to know about OZ." Unnoticed by the girl, Heero and Doc moved closer to the door as she looked around. Pictures and designs of Gundams covered the tables, along with maps of the space stations. She glanced suspiciously at them as they talked, then returned to her studying.
"Who is she, Heero?" Doc asked softly.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling she knows more than she lets on. I think she's from OZ, because she seems too interested in them, and also, she looks exactly like Relena! She has to be a spy." Heero whispered back.
"Relena Peacecraft? But how? I didn't think OZ knew how to clone people, and how would they get her DNA?"
"They don't. But we have to keep her here, and find out who she really is."
"Miss?" Doc asked the girl. "Sorry, I didn't catch your name."
"It's Relana. Relana Sank. Back to why I'm here. What do you know of OZ?" she asked, turning to look at them. She took in them both standing by the door, and her eyes narrowed. "Actually, I think I've been here long enough. Let me pass." She walked to stand in front of the two, and moved as if to push them out of the way.
"I'm afraid we can't do that, miss. We need to find out who you truly are." Doc's normally kind brown eyes were hard.
"I just told you who I am. Relana Sank. Why won't you believe me?" Even now, she showed no trace of fear, just anger and annoyance. "Now let me pass."
"No. You're staying here." Heero replied, stepping in front of Doc. The girl moved with amazing speed and silence. Within seconds, she had punched and shoved Heero, and pushed Doc out of the way. She threw herself out the door, rolled, and was up and running again. She glanced back to see where Heero and Doc were-and ran straight into another youth. He let out a startled 'hey' and grabbed her shoulders.
"Good job. Bring her back here." Heero yelled down the hall. Relana ducked her head as the youth looked at her, blue eyes curious. His blond hair was cut short, and he was taller than Relana.
"Who is it, Heero?" The boy asked. Relana had lost her scarf somewhere and kept her face carefully hidden.
"Just bring her over here." Heero snapped. "We'll find out soon enough." The blond youth shrugged and pushed Relana in front of him until they reached Heero and Doc. As she turned around, his mouth dropped open.
"Hey, it's Relena! I thought you didn't know who she is?" he questioned.
"Because it's not Relena, Quatre. She says her name is Relana Sank. She has to be from OZ, though." Heero replied.
"A spy? But then how can she look like Relena?" Quatre asked.
"We don't know. That's why she has to stay here, so we can find out who she really is." Doc said.
"Much as I hate to break this up, you're talking about me like I don't exist! My name is Relana Sank, and I want you to let me go! I don't belong to OZ, in fact I want to destroy them. Why do you care so much about OZ?" Relana snapped.
"Because the company's our enemy too." Quatre replied.
"Will you tell us who you really are?" Doc asked. Relana sighed.
"Again, I'm Relana Sank. That's who I've been my entire life, that's who I'll be until I die. Would you like my whole life's history? I'm the only daughter of the Sanks, my real parents died when I was a baby, and I was adopted. Happy now?"
"No. We need to find out whether you're telling the truth. If you are, then you'd be willing to let us check." Doc said.
"Fine, whatever. What do you want to do to me?"
"Just a fingerprint check. Relatively painless." Doc replied. Relana arched an eyebrow.
"Relatively? Yeah, nice. And I can go once you've seen that I'm really me?"
"Of course." Heero replied.
"Like I'm gonna believe you." Relana growled. Quatre smiled.
"You'll be let go, Relana." He said.
"Thank you, blondie." She replied, before walking off with Doc.
"Where'd you meet up with her?" Quatre asked, jerking a thumb at Relana's receding back.
"She was beating up two boys in an alley outside. Don't know what they did to her, but she knows how to fight. I'm still not convinced she's who she says she is."
"You're too suspicious, Heero. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding."
A few hours later, Doc called them down to his lab. By then, Wufei and Trowa had joined them and were curious to see the girl who looked like Relena.
"Well, she is mostly who she says she is. Her name is Relana, she's 15, and she was adopted. She's skilled with most weapons, and knows karate, tae bo, kick boxing, judo, and tae kwon do. But here's the funny part. According to her fingerprints, her last name's really Peacecraft. That means she's Relena's twin sister."
"Hai!" she yelled, flipping one of the boys over her hip, then punching the other in the stomach. Heero snapped to his senses and ran at the boy she'd just flipped. He punched him in the side of the head, knocking him out, then turning to face the second boy. The girl had slammed the boy into the wall, then easily tossed him aside. She turned and glared at Heero.
She had long blonde hair, and blue eyes. Her face was mainly covered by a black scarf, but she was slender and graceful. She was dressed in tight black leggings, a too-small gray sweater and scruffy black boots.
"Thank you for your help. Although I didn't need it." There was a hint of amusement in her light voice. As she turned to go, Heero grabbed her arm.
"Who are you?" he asked, pulling her back. As he did, her scarf fell away from her face. Heero's eyes widened. The girl looked exactly like Relena Peacecraft.
She shoved his hand away and hurriedly covered her face again.
"Get away." She said, turning to go. Heero grabbed her arm again.
"I want to know who you are. Are you from OZ?" he asked, his eyes narrowed. The girl immediately stiffened.
"What do you know about OZ? Tell me now, boy." She said imperatively.
"No, I want to know who you are first. Where do you come from?"
"None of your business! Now let go of me, and tell me all you know of OZ." She pulled back, but Heero just tightened his grip. Her eyes darkened in anger and she pulled away again.
"Fine. You want to learn about OZ? Then come with me." Heero turned and started to walk casually towards the street. As he'd suspected, the girl was too curious not to pass up his offer. He heard light steps, then she slipped up beside him.
In a few minutes, they were back at the headquarters. The girl glanced around warily, then stayed close behind him as they entered the building. They climbed up the stairs toward a brightly lit room. A man moved around, looking at papers, checking charts and maps, and writing in a notebook.
"Doc, I've got someone I want you to meet. She wants to know about OZ." Unnoticed by the girl, Heero and Doc moved closer to the door as she looked around. Pictures and designs of Gundams covered the tables, along with maps of the space stations. She glanced suspiciously at them as they talked, then returned to her studying.
"Who is she, Heero?" Doc asked softly.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling she knows more than she lets on. I think she's from OZ, because she seems too interested in them, and also, she looks exactly like Relena! She has to be a spy." Heero whispered back.
"Relena Peacecraft? But how? I didn't think OZ knew how to clone people, and how would they get her DNA?"
"They don't. But we have to keep her here, and find out who she really is."
"Miss?" Doc asked the girl. "Sorry, I didn't catch your name."
"It's Relana. Relana Sank. Back to why I'm here. What do you know of OZ?" she asked, turning to look at them. She took in them both standing by the door, and her eyes narrowed. "Actually, I think I've been here long enough. Let me pass." She walked to stand in front of the two, and moved as if to push them out of the way.
"I'm afraid we can't do that, miss. We need to find out who you truly are." Doc's normally kind brown eyes were hard.
"I just told you who I am. Relana Sank. Why won't you believe me?" Even now, she showed no trace of fear, just anger and annoyance. "Now let me pass."
"No. You're staying here." Heero replied, stepping in front of Doc. The girl moved with amazing speed and silence. Within seconds, she had punched and shoved Heero, and pushed Doc out of the way. She threw herself out the door, rolled, and was up and running again. She glanced back to see where Heero and Doc were-and ran straight into another youth. He let out a startled 'hey' and grabbed her shoulders.
"Good job. Bring her back here." Heero yelled down the hall. Relana ducked her head as the youth looked at her, blue eyes curious. His blond hair was cut short, and he was taller than Relana.
"Who is it, Heero?" The boy asked. Relana had lost her scarf somewhere and kept her face carefully hidden.
"Just bring her over here." Heero snapped. "We'll find out soon enough." The blond youth shrugged and pushed Relana in front of him until they reached Heero and Doc. As she turned around, his mouth dropped open.
"Hey, it's Relena! I thought you didn't know who she is?" he questioned.
"Because it's not Relena, Quatre. She says her name is Relana Sank. She has to be from OZ, though." Heero replied.
"A spy? But then how can she look like Relena?" Quatre asked.
"We don't know. That's why she has to stay here, so we can find out who she really is." Doc said.
"Much as I hate to break this up, you're talking about me like I don't exist! My name is Relana Sank, and I want you to let me go! I don't belong to OZ, in fact I want to destroy them. Why do you care so much about OZ?" Relana snapped.
"Because the company's our enemy too." Quatre replied.
"Will you tell us who you really are?" Doc asked. Relana sighed.
"Again, I'm Relana Sank. That's who I've been my entire life, that's who I'll be until I die. Would you like my whole life's history? I'm the only daughter of the Sanks, my real parents died when I was a baby, and I was adopted. Happy now?"
"No. We need to find out whether you're telling the truth. If you are, then you'd be willing to let us check." Doc said.
"Fine, whatever. What do you want to do to me?"
"Just a fingerprint check. Relatively painless." Doc replied. Relana arched an eyebrow.
"Relatively? Yeah, nice. And I can go once you've seen that I'm really me?"
"Of course." Heero replied.
"Like I'm gonna believe you." Relana growled. Quatre smiled.
"You'll be let go, Relana." He said.
"Thank you, blondie." She replied, before walking off with Doc.
"Where'd you meet up with her?" Quatre asked, jerking a thumb at Relana's receding back.
"She was beating up two boys in an alley outside. Don't know what they did to her, but she knows how to fight. I'm still not convinced she's who she says she is."
"You're too suspicious, Heero. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding."
A few hours later, Doc called them down to his lab. By then, Wufei and Trowa had joined them and were curious to see the girl who looked like Relena.
"Well, she is mostly who she says she is. Her name is Relana, she's 15, and she was adopted. She's skilled with most weapons, and knows karate, tae bo, kick boxing, judo, and tae kwon do. But here's the funny part. According to her fingerprints, her last name's really Peacecraft. That means she's Relena's twin sister."