TITLE: Innocence of a Soldier
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing.
NOTES: For my sister, Anika. This fic takes place a year after Endless Waltz ends.
Chapter 1: Alone
Alone. That's what I am now. The others have managed to get on with their lives, but not me. Quatre sighed. I've been looking for Heero Yuy, but haven't found him. I just feel that he can help me overcome the demons of my past. He sighed again as he looked out over the colony. There was a sudden bright flash of light accompanied by a deep rumble. An explosion! The teen reverted to the actions of a Gundam pilot. He leapt over the railing of his balcony and lit on his feet. He raced off to the location of the explosion.
As Quatre got there, he saw a raging inferno. Although the heat was intense, he didn't waver. The young man plunged right into the flames, and, in the middle of the inferno, he found a young woman close to his own age.
The pilot grabbed her about the waist and drug her out of there. He then took the injured girl to his home and laid her on a spare bed. Then he filled a basin with cool water and began to soak a cloth in it. "Hey, little brother, what have you got there?" a voice inquired.
"Hi, sister. I pulled this girl out of a fire. I think she'll be all right." he replied while placing the cloth on her feverish forehead. The girl moaned and stirred. Her eyes flew open, their blue depths showing fear.
"Tousan, no!" she screamed in fear. The other two in the room stayed silent as the girl cried. After she had quieted she looked around the room she was in, apparently disoriented. "Where am I?" she inquired.
"You're in the Winner house. My name is Quatre Raberba Winner. What is yours?" the young man stated. She looked at him, tears still streaming down her face.
"My name is Selena Lowe." the young woman replied while wiping the tears from her face. Suddenly, she stood up and walked over to the mantle. The two Winners followed her over. "Where was this taken?" Selena inquired in a quivering voice.
"This was taken at a Renaissance Festival." Quatre replied while taking it down so they could look at it more easily. "That was the last time we all saw each other. This one," he said while pointing to a boy with a long braid, "is Duo Maxwell. This one is Heero Yuy. The girl next to him is Relena Peacecraft-Darlien. The one with the green eyes is Trowa Barton. I'm standing next to him." he explained. "The Chinese boy is Chang Wufei. The girl with the black hair is Hilde. It all feels like it was so long ago." He sighed. Then they noticed Selena looking intently at Heero in that picture. "What is it?" Quatre inquired in confusion.
"The one you called Heero Yuy, he is my cousin. His name is Odin Lowe." Selena replied while she shook slightly, more from exhaustion than from fear. The Sand Rock pilot helped the girl back to bed.
"Hey, sis, could you keep an eye on Selena for me? I have a feeling that someone's coming." he explained.
"Sure, little brother. Go be a pilot." she replied.
He rolled his eyes as he walked away. Why doesn't she understand? That part of my life is over. The lives of those I took weighs heavily on me. Now that Sand Rock is gone, I sleep more easily, knowing that I won't be tempted to fight. And yet, at times, I still act like the war is going on. Like earlier. How did Selena get in there anyhow? He walked into the living room, only to see Duo standing there. Quatre rubbed his eyes to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating.
The Braided One turned around, for he had seen his friend's reflection in the window. "Hey, Quatre! Good to see you again."
"Duo, it's good to see you too, but why did you come here?" the blonde boy inquired.
"Well, I've been noticing a problem with the new alliances. There is so much tension and conflict that war could break out again. Maybe we should call the other pilots here." Duo explained.
"Good idea. If what you say is true, then we're going to need the Gundams again. Come with me." Quatre commanded. The two walked into a communications area, near where the original Zero had been built. There they opened a secure frequency. "Zero, Shenlong, Heavy Arms. Come to the Winner satellite as soon as possible. Trouble may be on the way, so we need to talk with you." the Sand Rock pilot spoke into the intercom. Then Duo pressed the transmit button.
"Now we wait for them to show." Duo declared. He leaned back, apparently relaxed and confident that they would answer the summons.
AUTHOR: Echo the Nymph
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Wing.
NOTES: For my sister, Anika. This fic takes place a year after Endless Waltz ends.
Chapter 1: Alone
Alone. That's what I am now. The others have managed to get on with their lives, but not me. Quatre sighed. I've been looking for Heero Yuy, but haven't found him. I just feel that he can help me overcome the demons of my past. He sighed again as he looked out over the colony. There was a sudden bright flash of light accompanied by a deep rumble. An explosion! The teen reverted to the actions of a Gundam pilot. He leapt over the railing of his balcony and lit on his feet. He raced off to the location of the explosion.
As Quatre got there, he saw a raging inferno. Although the heat was intense, he didn't waver. The young man plunged right into the flames, and, in the middle of the inferno, he found a young woman close to his own age.
The pilot grabbed her about the waist and drug her out of there. He then took the injured girl to his home and laid her on a spare bed. Then he filled a basin with cool water and began to soak a cloth in it. "Hey, little brother, what have you got there?" a voice inquired.
"Hi, sister. I pulled this girl out of a fire. I think she'll be all right." he replied while placing the cloth on her feverish forehead. The girl moaned and stirred. Her eyes flew open, their blue depths showing fear.
"Tousan, no!" she screamed in fear. The other two in the room stayed silent as the girl cried. After she had quieted she looked around the room she was in, apparently disoriented. "Where am I?" she inquired.
"You're in the Winner house. My name is Quatre Raberba Winner. What is yours?" the young man stated. She looked at him, tears still streaming down her face.
"My name is Selena Lowe." the young woman replied while wiping the tears from her face. Suddenly, she stood up and walked over to the mantle. The two Winners followed her over. "Where was this taken?" Selena inquired in a quivering voice.
"This was taken at a Renaissance Festival." Quatre replied while taking it down so they could look at it more easily. "That was the last time we all saw each other. This one," he said while pointing to a boy with a long braid, "is Duo Maxwell. This one is Heero Yuy. The girl next to him is Relena Peacecraft-Darlien. The one with the green eyes is Trowa Barton. I'm standing next to him." he explained. "The Chinese boy is Chang Wufei. The girl with the black hair is Hilde. It all feels like it was so long ago." He sighed. Then they noticed Selena looking intently at Heero in that picture. "What is it?" Quatre inquired in confusion.
"The one you called Heero Yuy, he is my cousin. His name is Odin Lowe." Selena replied while she shook slightly, more from exhaustion than from fear. The Sand Rock pilot helped the girl back to bed.
"Hey, sis, could you keep an eye on Selena for me? I have a feeling that someone's coming." he explained.
"Sure, little brother. Go be a pilot." she replied.
He rolled his eyes as he walked away. Why doesn't she understand? That part of my life is over. The lives of those I took weighs heavily on me. Now that Sand Rock is gone, I sleep more easily, knowing that I won't be tempted to fight. And yet, at times, I still act like the war is going on. Like earlier. How did Selena get in there anyhow? He walked into the living room, only to see Duo standing there. Quatre rubbed his eyes to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating.
The Braided One turned around, for he had seen his friend's reflection in the window. "Hey, Quatre! Good to see you again."
"Duo, it's good to see you too, but why did you come here?" the blonde boy inquired.
"Well, I've been noticing a problem with the new alliances. There is so much tension and conflict that war could break out again. Maybe we should call the other pilots here." Duo explained.
"Good idea. If what you say is true, then we're going to need the Gundams again. Come with me." Quatre commanded. The two walked into a communications area, near where the original Zero had been built. There they opened a secure frequency. "Zero, Shenlong, Heavy Arms. Come to the Winner satellite as soon as possible. Trouble may be on the way, so we need to talk with you." the Sand Rock pilot spoke into the intercom. Then Duo pressed the transmit button.
"Now we wait for them to show." Duo declared. He leaned back, apparently relaxed and confident that they would answer the summons.