Konnichiwa Minna-san! Wow I got that done fast…too fast actually. But whatever, I don't really have much to say about this aside from enjoy! I kept it short and sweet this time.
Disclaimer: I, Ex-Shark-Virtue-005, do not own Gundam 00, or the characters, Veda's just granting me permission to have fun with them for the time being.
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Chapter two: Failed Dissuasions
Setsuna waited a good six to seven hours for Tieria to wake up. Tieria stirred a bit, opened his eyes but then he just remained there staring at the ceiling.
"Tieria Erde…"
Tieria looked over at Setsuna but did not sit up, "Setsuna…" he muttered groggily, "What are you doing here?"
Feeling as though he probably shouldn't have come, Setsuna stood up and headed for the door.
"Setsuna wait,"
The younger boy turned, "What is it?"
"I'm sorry Setsuna," Tieria said softly, "I wasn't feeling well and I let my emotions control me." Tieria slowly sat up and winced as his side began to throb. He placed his hand to his side and bit his lip.
Setsuna walked up to the bed, "Are you alright?" He asked, "What's wrong?"
"I fractured two ribs in the last battle," Tieria said as the pain receded a bit, "I don't think I can do it anymore Setsuna. I've got nothing left to fight for. I've lost everything, Lockon, Veda…I'm not fit to be a Meister anymore."
"You're wrong," Setsuna said causing Tieria to look up, "You are fit to be a Meister Tieria Erde. We'd be unable to continue the plan if we were down another Meister. We need you to fight."
"Thank you Setsuna," Tieria muttered.
"Ian and Allelujah said that your stomach was sick," Setsuna said as he handed Tieria a small tray of rice, "But in case you're feeling better, I brought you some food."
Tieria took the tray. He wasn't feeling nauseous anymore but he really didn't feel like eating. Although he figured he should try to eat a little something. He took a few small bites of the rice, which he found to be completely unappetizing and he hoped that it wouldn't make him sick again.
Sumeragi was thoroughly annoyed. Setsuna had disappeared and she really needed to talk to him. Why did her remaining pilots seem to disappear without a trace when she needed to talk with them? //First Tieria now Setsuna?// Sumeragi thought, //What the hell is going on here?// She sighed as she passed Tieria's room. She figured that she would check up on Tieria then try to find Setsuna again. Just incase Tieria was asleep, She punched her access code in on the keypad near the door and what she saw when the door opened surprised her. Tieria was sitting up in bed picking at a small tray of rice while Setsuna sat at the desk just watching the other boy in complete silence.
"There you are Setsuna," Sumeragi said, "I've been looking all over for you."
"Sumeragi," Setsuna said, "What it is?"
"I need you to head to the containers for a bit," She said, "Just to help Ian with any last minute adjustments."
"Ryokai," Setsuna said he then turned to Tieria, "Don't die in vain, Tieria Erde."
Tieria nodded as Sumeragi sat down on the edge of his bed and he went back to picking at his food.
"Are you feeling alright Tieria?" Sumeragi asked.
"I'm alright," Tieria said as he abandoned his food.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Sumeragi asked. Tieria shook his head and Sumeragi sighed. It was difficult enough to get Tieria to talk on a normal day so getting him to talk today was going to be near impossible, "Is your stomach still bothering you?" She asked. Tieria shrugged. Sumeragi then placed her hand to Tieria's forehead. The boy's forehead was cool; however there was a faint hint of an unusual warmth to Tieria's skin, "Allelujah said that you were feeling a bit warm earlier but if you had a fever it seems to be down."
Tieria sighed, "I went to Moreno-san," He said. He just couldn't stand keeping it a secret anymore. He hated lying, especially to Sumeragi, "I underwent about eight hours of medical treatment."
"I know," Sumeragi said, "I came to check on you and you weren't here so I went to the observation deck and then to the medical room. Moreno-san told me everything. And Tieria, I'm really questioning whether or not you're well enough to sortie."
Tieria sighed. This was the precise reason why he didn't want Sumeragi to know that he had been ill earlier. "I'm feeling alright," He said.
"You certainly don't look alright," Sumeragi said, "I don't want you to sortie if you're feeling sick, Tieria."
"I need to fight," Tieria said, "We can't win with only two Gundams."
"But I can't tell you if you should fight or not," Sumeragi said as she placed her hand on Tieria's shoulder, "You need to make that decision. Only you know if you truly are well enough to fight or not. But please keep in mind that you'll be piloting the Nadleeh, Virtue's armor was damaged beyond what we had time to repair."
Sumeragi then left the room leaving Tieria lost in thought.
Allelujah stood in one of the observation decks overlooking the Kyrios. //I wonder if Tieria's feeling any better// he thought.
//I highly doubt it// Hallelujah answered, //It will be at the most, nine months before Tieria feels better//
//Will you cut that out!?// Allelujah said, //That is not the reason why Tieria is feeling sick!//
//Whatever you say Allelujah, whatever you say// Hallelujah said, //Just don't be surprised when we get a new little addition to our wonderfully screwed-up dysfunctional family in the next several months//
//I seriously don't know what I am going to do with you// Allelujah said as the door opened and Tieria walked in the room, //Enough of this now//
"How are the repairs to the Nadleeh?" He asked as he ignored Hallelujah's rude remarks.
"They're done," Tieria answered as he stood next to Allelujah.
"But will it be alright without the TRIAL system and Nadleeh's low particle storage…"
"It will be fine," Tieria said suddenly, "I have to do this."
"It would be best if you didn't get so worked up," Allelujah said.
"I can't do that," Tieria said, "I need to avenge Lockon."
Allelujah sighed as he looked at Tieria. He wasn't as pale and he didn't look as sick as he had earlier but Allelujah could tell that Tieria probably wasn't feeling the best. "Are you feeling better?" he asked as he removed his glove and placed his hand on Tieria's forehead, "You're not as warm as you were earlier, but you're still a bit warm."
"I'll be alright," Tieria said without diverting his vision away from the window.
"If you're still not feeling very well you really shouldn't sortie," Allelujah said, "I know you're probably still upset over what happened but please don't do something stupid and get yourself killed needlessly."
Before Tieria had the chance to respond the alarm went off //All crew members are to report to their stations//
Tieria went to turn for the door. And before he had the chance to walk towards it he felt something click in his left side and he sank to his knees in pain.
"Tieria!" Allelujah cried as he knelt next to the other Meister, "Tieria what's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Tieria gasped as he clutched his left side, "I just…moved the wrong…way."
"Well, whatever nothing is, it seems to have you in a lot of pain. Do you seriously expect to be able to fight in such a condition?"
"I have…to avenge…Lockon…" Tieria gasped.
"Ugh, you and Allelujah make me sick!" Tieria looked up and saw that the taller Meister's silver eye had been covered up revealing a gold one, "I Have half a mind to kick you in the side right now and knock you out but then Allelujah would friggin' annoy the hell out of my with his bitching if I did."
Tieria then double over again. The pain was almost too much, //It hurts…// He thought, //It hurts so much…Lockon…//
"Tieria! What did Hallelujah do to you?"
"Nothing," Tieria said as the pain began to recede a bit, "Two of my ribs were broken in the last fight."
"You really should rest then," Allelujah said as he carefully helped Tieria stand, "We don't need to lose another Meister."
"I'll be alright," Tieria said as he leaned against Allelujah. The pain had died down to a dull throb, "Just give me a minute."
"Tieria, I really don't like the situation you're in," Allelujah said, "It's bad enough that the Virtue's armor was broken and you have to sortie in the Nadleeh. But you're going out with two broken ribs and a slight fever as well? Tieria think about the massive risks you're taking going out in your condition." Allelujah sighed as Tieria pulled away from him, "Your ability to fight will be severely hindered."
"I understand the risks I am taking heading out in this condition," Tieria said, "However if we want to fulfill the plan, I need to fight. We're already down one Meister and we cannot take on the world with only two Gundams."
"Please, come back alive Tieria," Allelujah called.
"You as well," Tieria said as he left the room.
//I don't want him to fight// Allelujah thought as he headed to his own Gundam.
//Well, our stubborn little friend over there has quantum brainwaves// Hallelujah said.
"Really?" Allelujah asked, "How come Tieria's quantum brainwaves never bothered me then?"
//Tieria is a different kind of genetically screwed-up human// Hallelujah said, //There's no way in hell someone as pathetic as Tieria could be a Super Soldier. But as I was saying Tieria has quantum brainwaves and there are two things we can do. We can give him a headache so bad he can't see straight even with that modified helmet visor he has//
"Don't do that," Allelujah said, "Tieria's right, the three of us need to fight."
//Or we can check up on him every so often without t his knowledge// Hallelujah said.
"Let's do that," Allelujah said, "But you're sure Tieria won't realize what we're doing?"
//I don't think Tieria even knows he has quantum brainwaves// Hallelujah said, //He won't suspect a thing, he's not smart enough to//
"Whatever," Allelujah said, "Let's get going."
Tieria floated up to the Nadleeh and placed his hand on the Gundam's face, "Help me, please," He said softly as tears came to his eyes again, "I can't do it on my own, I'm just not strong enough to do it on my own…so please, give me strength…"
"Tieria!" Ian called.
"Ian Vashti," Tieria said as he turned away from his Gundam.
"How are you feeling kid?" Ian said, "Well, you're looking a lot better than you did earlier."
"I spent most of the past sixteen hour sleeping," Tieria said, "I'm feeling a lot better."
"That's good," Ian said, "Because I'll have you know if you get sick in the cockpit of your Gundam, you'll be the one to clean it up."
"I understand," Tieria said, "But I can assure you that I am not going to be sick again."
"That's good," Ian called as Tieria got into his Gundam, "Oh and, you had better come back alive, Tieria Erde!"
"I will Ian!" Tieria called as the cockpit closed. //At least I'll try to return alive//
//Kyrios and Nadleeh will make an emergency launch directly from the containers//
"Ryokai!" Tieria said the container opened and he mentally prepared himself for the painful battle ahead.
So two people tried to convince Tieria to rest, but it's Tieria, he's not going to divert his attention from the plan anytime soon. The next chapter will be kept in cannon and it'll probably be the last chapter to do so. I managed to keep two notes and even the chapter relatively short (like me, I'm not very tall) for your convenience. So let me know what you thought. Until next time Minna-san!
Ex-Shark-V-005
