Yet again, I've gone and done a revision of the original chapter 1. I think this is where I want to be. We'll see...

I'm happy to present to you, Chapter 1!

Little notes:
Italics denotes thoughts.

Disclaimer- well I never claimed to own any of this. Well I wish I did though… None of this stuff is mine!

Project: Eclipse

By Valysis

Preventers Headquarters, Earth

A woman sat at her desk reading the morning paper while sipping on a cup of coffee. Her brown hair was nicely braided and ran down the sides of her face. She continued to read the paper and sip her coffee until she noticed the clock. Hmmm, 8:31. Well, I'll be. He's late.

Shortly after that thought, a Chinese man stomped in. His hair was pulled back into a usual ponytail and was wearing normal Preventers attire. Black pants and a black and green jacket. As usual, his jacket was undone and beneath was a dark blue shirt that he usually wore. He appeared to be rather upset as he took his jacket off and headed to his desk mumbling under his breath.

"Good morning Wufei." Sally Po greeted cheerily.

Wufei turned and glared at his female partner. His look spoke volumes of his annoyance and frustration. Of course, Sally was uneffected by his glare since was used to his dour moods. Getting out of his desk, he grabbed a cup of coffee and returned to his seat.

"Injustice I say." He mumbled.

Sally looked confused for a moment. "Trouble this morning?"

Wufei Change ignored her question as he headed to the closest to put his jacket away. However, as soon as the door of the closet opened, stacks of garbage came heaping out and landed on top of the poor suspecting Preventer. Wufei merely brushed the garbage off of him and took a deep breath. Sally was in her desk somewhat taken aback from the mess and Wufei's overly calm manner.

"INJUSTICE!!!!!!"

"Oh good, you're acting normal. I was getting worried." Sally joked as she held back a chuckle.

"What is the meaning of this onna?!" Wufei yelled angrily.

Sally looked back at her partner sharply. "Who said I did this?"

Wufei stopped fuming for a moment. It was one thing to put up with his rants and curses, but he learned very quickly that with Sally Po's displeasure, push turned right back into a shove. Apparently never in his favor. "Who did this so I may serve justice?!" he growled.

"It's April Fools, Wufei. I thought you would have remembered. I mean remember last year when they filled your bike full of-"

"Quiet!" he interrupted, remembering exactly what had happened last year. "I am going to recitify this injustice" he resolved. He had his hand on the doorknob before Sally stopped him with one of her smiles.

"Even if you have no idea who it was?" she commented.

Wufei stood looking at her for another moment and finally stalked grumpily muttering injustices and weak women. Sally sat there another moment with amusement twinkling in her blue eyes. After another moment, she called for the janitorial workers to come and clean the garbage that had invaded their office.

An hour later, the mess was cleaned and Wufei had calmed down. Sally and the former Gundam pilot sat in their desks looking over paperwork. However, the doctor noticed Wufei acting somewhat anxious since he kept looking out the window or to check the clock. She suspected something was going to happen. Glancing past her partner, she peered out of the office window onto the rest of the floor.

Men in black suits walked in and did a quick search of the main room and then escorted a young woman into the room. Her cheeks were somewhat red, no doubt from the cool weather outside, as she fixed her navy business suit. Long brown hair was held neatly together by a pink bow and her blue eyes were friendly.

Sally and Wufei both stood up and headed outside of their office to greet the visitor. The young woman smiled excitedly as she saw two of her dear friends approach. As the two Preventers walked up to the woman, also known as Vice Minister Dorlian and former Queen of the World, Relena Peacecraft, they noticed two men enter as well. One was Heero Yuy and the other being Relena's brother, Milliardo Peacecraft. Each were best known in the military ranks as some of the war's greatest pilots. Heero was the pilot of Gundam Wing Zero and Milliardo, better known as Zechs Marquis, was the Lightning Baron.

"Relena, Zechs, Heero. Welcome back." Sally greeted warmly.

The two soldiers merely nodded, surprising her slightly. Years ago, the young man in front of her would acknowledge others by giving them a cool stare. Heero sure has mellowed out since I first met him, Sally mused. I wonder how Relena is doing with him.

"Sally, Wufei! It's so good to see you both. It's been too long." Relena walked over to the two Preventers and smiled. "I'm sorry I haven't done a good job of keeping in touch. I've been really busy lately." Relena explained.

"It's good to hear you've been keeping busy." Sally replied, "We Preventers have been doing the same hectic job."

"Unfortunately, things might not always stay that way" a voice informed suddenly.

The group turned their heads to see two more familiar faces. Trowa Barton, Pilot 03 of Heavy Arms and Major Lucrezia Noin now stood in the room. Trowa looked pretty much the same but his eyes looked older and wiser than it had so many years ago. He appeared before everyone in his usual attire, his green turtleneck and blue jeans. His brown hair still fell over his face on one side. His emerald eyes were guarded, a trait he was known for. However, his face seemed softer and more relaxed than the stoic look during the war. Lucrezia Noin was a Major under the Preventers who guarded the peace in any way they could. Her short black hair was longer than it had been years ago. She still wore her blue jacket that she had worn during her days as a soldier under the Sanc Kingdom.

"Welcome back everyone. It's been a long time." Noin greeted.

"Exactly what is going on here?" Relena asked curiously.

The room went silent at her question. Zechs decided to break the silence and spoke, "Everything should be explained once everyone gets here. There's been some activity of great urgency that needs to be discussed."

"We're here!!!" a voice happily called out.

Two young men entered the floor and walked up to the group. The blonde gave a friendly smile that showed his compassionate nature while the other gave a silly grin filled with mischief.

"Quatre, Duo." Noin welcomed with a tilt of her head.

Quatre Raberba Winner bowed graciously. His blonde hair fell down his face nicely. This young man, although somewhat hard to tell, was a soldier just like everyone except Relena. The young leader of the Magniacs and his family company was also Pilot 04 of Sandrock. Through his Arabic background, he was also known as 'Prince of the Desert'. His companion, Duo Maxwell, was Pilot 02 of Deathscythe. His long chestnut tresses fell down his back in a long braid. His clothes consisted of mostly black except for a small red collar of his shirt, which replaced the white priest collar he used in the past. He proclaimed himself as 'Shinigami' or 'The God of Death'.

"Wu-man! Man, it's been ages, we have a lot to catch up on." Duo Maxwell yelled happily as he draped his arm along his friend's shoulder.

"Do not call me that Maxwell!! I did not miss you all during the past three years!" Wufei spat as he brushed the friendly arm off of him.

"Awww… That was harsh Wu-man…"

Quatre had to divert the conversation between the two as Wufei looked ready to throttle the braided pilot. Duo sensed imminent danger had passed and stuck his tongue out at Wufei as he peeked out from behind Relena.

"How dare you hide behind a woman!" Wufei glowered. Duo snickered behind Relena and proceeded to greet the Vice Minister in his typical fashion.

"Well it's comforting to know that those two haven't changed at all." Noin admitted as she gave a polite chuckle.

"It might've been better if they did." Sally joked in response.

The door to the main office opened and everyone was greeted with the beautiful Lady Une. Her hair no longer was held up but instead, her hair fell down in long brown strands, framing her slender face. Although her femininity was shown more often, she had a presence about her that commanded everyone's attention. "Good. Everyone is here. I wish we could have met under better circumstances." Lady Une stated. She led the whole group into the conference room where they would hold their meeting. Each person took a seat and watched the lady for more information.

"I've asked each one of you to come here today to deal with a very important issue." She started. "A group of soldiers and scientists have gathered together for some time now and we received a message three days ago with talk of an organization called 'Silver Alliance'. They happen to have many soldiers from White Fang but with a new leader. They are talking about open rebellion."

"Shinigami just can't rest can he…" Duo muttered in a low voice as he digested this information.

Relena glanced at Duo sadly as she heard his mutterings. Why must everyone be brought back to the battlefield? "Can't we talk to them? We might be able to take care of things peacefully."

"That's one reason you're here Relena. We want you to talk to them first. If that doesn't work, we will have a war to deal with" Lady Une explained.

Everyone sat silently. Each had their minds on what might occur. It continued that way until there was a knock on the door. "Come in." Lady Une answered.

The door opened quietly and the head of a blonde woman, Relena's assistant, poked her head in. "I'm sorry. There is a phone call for you Miss Relena. It's very urgent" she reported.

"Thank you. I'll be back shortly everyone."

Relena politely excused herself and left the conference room. She went to the telephone where her secretary waited patiently. She quickly turned on the com-link. An older man, probably in his thirties, stared back smugly. His hair was short and his eyes were just as dark as his hair. Black rimmed glasses sat on the ridge of his nose. A look of arrogance and impersonality was clearly written on his face.

"This is Relena Dorlian. Can I help you?"

"Foreign Minister Dorlian. My name is Darien Shields and I'm the leader of the Silver Alliance. I've contacted you to give you a warning. We will not talk peacefully and our goal is to rule the Earth Sphere and the Colonies."

"Now wait a minute!" Relena yelled, "We can talk over this peacefully. We don't want to drag the people into another war!"

"No. You ruled the world once as its Queen, but even though you have stepped down, the people you serve still hail you as their leader. I know for a fact that you aren't the Earth's true ruler."

"What are you talking about?" Relena pressed. It was in vain, the man on the other end barely even acknowledged her.

"I'm sorry for having to resort to this." Darien apologized as he pressed a button. A timer appeared at the corner of the screen.

Realizing what the timer could mean, Relena made a grab for the intercom. "Everyone evacuate this building immediately! Evacuate immediately!"

Almost immediately, the door to the conference room opened and everyone rushed out. The pilots looked suspiciously at their surroundings. Preventors were already leaving their units in a mad dash to exit the vicinity. The Vice Minister headed towards the elevators when a hand shot out to stop her. Heero shook his head. "The stairs are safer. Come on." He ordered as he and everyone else began to run down the numerous steps in the fire exit.

Duo continued to run behind Heero with reflexes of a cat. Speeding up, his pace matched that of the Perfect Soldier. "Heero-buddy, I don't think we're gonna make it out using just stairs. We need a new plan. Relena, how long do we have?"

Relena, in her running was panting heavily from her exertions. "The timer said," she replied in between breaths, "three minutes."

Heero turned his head and yelled for everyone to follow. He immediately led them to a supply level where extra equipment was kept. He closed the door the behind them and ordered everyone to grab a zip line. Each opened a window and shot the dart across the street to a nearby business complex. Quickly they each put restraints on and partnered up. Less than a minute away from detonation of the bomb, several figures were zip lining out of the Preventers Headquarters and into a nearby building for cover.

A deafening blast shot through the area fourty-five seconds later.

Lab

It was a lab like any other, haunting, bright, and sterile. Immensely sterile and it bothered her. Eyes of varying blue hues opened to examine her surroundings once again. Technicians walked around, doing their job of observation. Observing who? Me.

The green liquid that surrounded her was cold and surprisingly comforting. However the headset was annoying her to no end; it was painful. Once that would be removed, a promise was made to smash that device into tiny pieces.

The other workers' thoughts rushed vaguely in and out of her head as she realized her current state of vulnerability. Concentration was needed to drown out the thoughts of others. Out of the corner of her eye, a door slid open with two older men walking in and attention immediately narrowed on them.

The first was a short, skinny, balding man whose glasses slipped down his nose several times. Proper ID and several tools were seen on his white lab coat which covered casual attire. A clipboard was held in his hand as he was relaying information to the other visitor. The other man, obviously the leader of the two, was very tall and had short black hair created a look of youthfulness in his serious demeanor. His attire consisted of an expensive business suit, complete with glasses hanging out the front pocket, which was also very dark. The companion was talking animatedly only to be ignored by this man who approached. Black eyes met with blue. Thin lips grinned and began to speak. The words that he spoke could not be heard with her ears, but with her mind.

"Welcome back to the living, Usako."


Author's Notes
I can't believe I just tried to kill all the pilots and all the good characters. Does that make me evil? )

Please review, I need constructive criticism to continue my learning journey that is writing!