Operation: Mobile Suit!
Episode Two: Aftermath
Disclaimer:
*Dimitri comes out on center stage before the fanfic can start. He puts on his "Duo Shades" and crosses his arms*
Dimitri: This is Chapter 2. Read it, or die. *calls off to stage left* Did I do that right, Daddy?
*Duo slaps a hand to his forehead, then sweatdrops.*
Duo: *calls back* Yes, Dimitri. Now pull down the curtain. And don't forget the disclaimer! *mutters* Aiyaiyai.
Dimitri: Oh, yeah. Winter owns none of the characters in this story. Don't sue her.
Duo: WRONG! *Tromps out on stage* Sunset Agency owns all the Gundam Wing Characters that are mentioned in this story, but any original characters *and the plot* belong to Winter!
*Picks up Dimitri and takes him off*
Dimitri *trailing off*: But that's what I said, Daddy!
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Operation: Mobile Suit! Episode Two
Hildi and Minami haven't talked to one another since "The Incident". Sandy sits in front of the TV with Troy Yuy, who happened to get dropped off that morning. Troy is holding a huge bowl of popcorn, and Sandy gets up to go get some more stuff from the kitchen when she walks past Quatre, who is on the phone with Trowa.
Quatre: So Hildi and Minami refuse to speak to one another. *Sandy begins to tug on her father's pant leg.* Not now, sweetie.
Sandy: I'm thirsty.
Quatre: *covers the receiver on the phone* And so are children in Afghanistan, but there's nothing I can do about that. Now go play with Troy or something. *Goes back to talking to Trowa.* Huh? I don't know what happened! Dimitri was-
Sandy: I beat Dimitri up, Daddy. *Quatre looks down at Sandy.*
Quatre: What do you- *she gets down from the counter she just climbed on.*
Sandy: Sorry daddy. Can't talk. You're on the phone. *Starts walking back to the living room.*
Quatre: Sandy, you come back here!
Troy: *looks at Sandy as she seats herself back on the couch.* What was that all about?
Sandy: He wanted to know why I beat up Dimitri and the like. *Troy starts flicking through channels.*
Troy: Blah, blah. Maxwell probably deserved- *Minami comes running through the living room, putting on her earrings.* it?
Sandy: Mommy, where are you going? *Minami stops briefly and blinks.*
Minami: Huh? *Both of the children are now looking at her strangely.* Oh, I forgot to tell you: Ferio went over to Belle and Tre's house, and I need to go pick him up.
Sandy: Okay. *Minami kisses her on the forehead.* Bye mommy.
Minami runs out the front door, not bothering to stop and tell Quatre where she's going. Ferio comes down the stairs just then, sleepy-eyed.
Ferio: Who was making that din of noise, sister mine? *Troy and Sandy look at each other, confused.*
Sandy: Mom said she was going to go pick you up.
Ferio: Me? From- *stops in realization* She went shopping. *Troy sighs, then gets up.*
Troy: Must go pisster. Mother's coming to get me anytime soon.
Quatre *in the kitchen*: Troy! I refuse to let you use that kind of language in this house!
Troy: Yeah, yeah. *goes toward the bathrooms. Ferio sits on the couch next to Sandy*
Ferio: So.
Sandy: *starts crying suddenly* I want Duet to come back! *Ferio starts blinking nervously.*
Ferio: Uhm, well. I don't think there's anything we can do about that. I mean, you did throw Dimitri up on the chandelier. and Miss Hildi was awfully mad about that.
Sandy: *starts choking her brother* I didn't say anything about wanting Dimitri back! I want DUET BACK! *lets him go and starts running towards the stairs when Troy is heading back to the living room.*
Troy: . I'm guessing she misses Duet.
Ferio: *sighs* Yep.
Meanwhile, over at the Maxwell house, Duet is quietly reading something on the computer when her mother comes into the room.
Hildi: Duet?
Duet: Can't talk. Busy reading. *Keeps scrolling down*
Hildi: Duet, I just wanted to ask you what happened at the house that day.
Duet: *sighs* Dimitri changed the channel during Neo-sun's death and infuriated Sandy. In turn, Sandy lost her calm and threw Dimitri up onto the chandelier. I took cover behind the couch with Ferio, and you and Miss Minami came into the den. Because of the events that occurred, you and Miss Minami are no longer on speaking terms. *looks up at her mother* Is there anything else that you wanted to know?
Hildi: Uh, no sweetie. that's all. *opens the door and knocks over Dimitri, who's on the other side with a glass held up to it* Dimitri?!
Dimitri: Everything that Duet just said was a lie! A lie, I tell you! *suddenly pulls on a pair of sunglasses and takes out a large silver object* You shall remember no more of this. *points it at her and clicks the button that turns on the flashlight and makes the "flashy thing" noise.* Ha! *runs off down the hall*
Duo: Dimitri, you still watching Men in Black? I wanted to watch the swimsuit show before your mother got home!
Hildi: -_-;
The sound of leather meeting skin is heard outside the door, and Hildi turns to look out the window, an eyebrow raised. Outside on the front door step are Pearl and Wufei, Pearl holding a heavy looking leather bag, which she's been using to beat on Wufei.
Pearl: Where's my Hana-chan!
Wufei: Onna! Stop hitting me with your frilly little handbag and listen to me!
Duo: Oi, Wufei, what'd you do this time? Lose a kid? *he starts laughing at the stupidity of this statement.*
Wufei: Actually- OW! - Yes. *Duo stops laughing and looks at Wufei as if he's crazy.*
Pearl: I can't believe you lost Hana! What if she drowned in the lake? What if she got kidnapped! What if she was eaten by rabid overly-sized radioactive frogs?! *Hildi has joined Duo at the door, and she stops to look at Pearl with a "what are you talking about" look.*
Hildi: Pearl, what's wrong? *For good measure, she hits Wufei again with her purse before speaking.*
Pearl: What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?! As if it weren't painfully obvious, Mr. Chang lost our daughter! *Smacks Wufei one more time.*
Wufei: Pearl, if you'd just listen to me, I was trying to tell you that I wasn't exactly sure where she is! I saw her out on the lake. *SMACK*
Pearl: That's not good enough! I want my daughter back!
Hildi: *Stops Pearl from hitting Wufei again* Well, we haven't seen her. Where was the last place you saw her? *Vizphone rings just then, and Hildi leaves to answer it.*
Pearl: *crosses her arms and glares at Wufei, fingering her purse handle* Saturday. When we went on a trip to the park on Colony L3.
Duo: Yikes! You mean it's Tuesday and you're just now noticing this? *shakes her head*
Wufei: She kept asking me where Hana was. so I told her that she was out playing. *Hildi comes back with a mini Viz.*
Hildi: Uh, Pearl, I think someone wants to talk to you.
The Viz screen pops up, and Hana's doll-like face appears.
Pearl: *plows through both Duo and Wufei* Hana-chan!
Hana: Mama!
Pearl: Oh, I was so worried about you, Hana-chan! Where are you?!
Hana: With Mili-chan and Miss Noin and Shannon. *Pearl picks Wufei up by the collar*
Pearl: HOW DID SHE END UP WITH THE PEACECRAFTS?!
Wufei: Injustice! Let me go! I guess when we were out picnicking, the Peacecrafts were there, too. Hmph. Had you simply called them, we wouldn't have had to deal with Maxwell.
Duo: Deal with me? I've barely said a word!
Hana: Hana miss you, Mama! *Pearl turns back to the Viz phone, dropping Wufei.*
Pearl: Mommy misses you too, Hana. We'll be right there to pick you up. You are in Sinq right now, correct? *Hana nods*
Hana: Bye Mama! *Zip. The screen's off.*
Pearl: Come on, Wufei.
Wufei: *pauses* Will I still have to sleep on the couch?
Pearl: Oh, you can bet your sweet China ass you will!
Wufei: INJUSTICE!
Pearl and Wufei leave the front door step, where they've remained the whole time. Pearl is yelling at Wufei the whole way to the car, and Wufei somehow manages to tune her out. Hildi grabs hold of Duo's hand.
Duo: Are you sure Duet and Dimitri are in the house?
Hildi: Positive. I think I should go call Minami. Right now. *Hildi kisses Duo's cheek, then goes into the house, ignoring Dimitri chasing around his sibling with a "Noisy Cricket" Super Soaker, even as Duet screeches she's not an alien. Picking up the phone, she dials the Winner household.*
Quatre: Hello?
Hildi: Hi, Quatre, is, uh, Minami there?
Quatre: Uh, no. she kinda ran out-
Hildi: You mean she left you? Oh, Quatre, I'm so sorry. I knew this was going to happen! The lousy skank!
Quatre: Huh? No! I mean she left. As in went somewhere without telling me.
Hildi: Oh, uh. Never mind the skank part, then. Do you know when she'll be back in? I kind of need to talk to her.
Quatre: Probably around noon. Oh yeah, that reminds me! Minami and Lani have kinda suckered me and Trowa into it, but we're supposed to write to everyone and send them invitations.
Hildi: *blink* Invitations? To what?
Quatre: It's for Belle's birthday. She'll be 8 in two weeks, and we're throwing her a birthday party. So I guess since I told you, I don't have to write out an extra invitation!
Hildi: Extra?
Quatre: Minami was against you coming. She said Dimit- *Crash*
Troy: Uh oh.
Sandy: Daddy, Miss Relena just crashed into the car!
Quatre: WHAT?! *to Hildi.* Uh, gotta go, Hildi!
Hildi: But Quat- *dialtone* Oh well.
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Yay! Second Episode complete! Laterz!
*Dimitri comes out on center stage before the fanfic can start. He puts on his "Duo Shades" and crosses his arms*
Dimitri: This is Chapter 2. Read it, or die. *calls off to stage left* Did I do that right, Daddy?
*Duo slaps a hand to his forehead, then sweatdrops.*
Duo: *calls back* Yes, Dimitri. Now pull down the curtain. And don't forget the disclaimer! *mutters* Aiyaiyai.
Dimitri: Oh, yeah. Winter owns none of the characters in this story. Don't sue her.
Duo: WRONG! *Tromps out on stage* Sunset Agency owns all the Gundam Wing Characters that are mentioned in this story, but any original characters *and the plot* belong to Winter!
*Picks up Dimitri and takes him off*
Dimitri *trailing off*: But that's what I said, Daddy!
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Operation: Mobile Suit! Episode Two
Hildi and Minami haven't talked to one another since "The Incident". Sandy sits in front of the TV with Troy Yuy, who happened to get dropped off that morning. Troy is holding a huge bowl of popcorn, and Sandy gets up to go get some more stuff from the kitchen when she walks past Quatre, who is on the phone with Trowa.
Quatre: So Hildi and Minami refuse to speak to one another. *Sandy begins to tug on her father's pant leg.* Not now, sweetie.
Sandy: I'm thirsty.
Quatre: *covers the receiver on the phone* And so are children in Afghanistan, but there's nothing I can do about that. Now go play with Troy or something. *Goes back to talking to Trowa.* Huh? I don't know what happened! Dimitri was-
Sandy: I beat Dimitri up, Daddy. *Quatre looks down at Sandy.*
Quatre: What do you- *she gets down from the counter she just climbed on.*
Sandy: Sorry daddy. Can't talk. You're on the phone. *Starts walking back to the living room.*
Quatre: Sandy, you come back here!
Troy: *looks at Sandy as she seats herself back on the couch.* What was that all about?
Sandy: He wanted to know why I beat up Dimitri and the like. *Troy starts flicking through channels.*
Troy: Blah, blah. Maxwell probably deserved- *Minami comes running through the living room, putting on her earrings.* it?
Sandy: Mommy, where are you going? *Minami stops briefly and blinks.*
Minami: Huh? *Both of the children are now looking at her strangely.* Oh, I forgot to tell you: Ferio went over to Belle and Tre's house, and I need to go pick him up.
Sandy: Okay. *Minami kisses her on the forehead.* Bye mommy.
Minami runs out the front door, not bothering to stop and tell Quatre where she's going. Ferio comes down the stairs just then, sleepy-eyed.
Ferio: Who was making that din of noise, sister mine? *Troy and Sandy look at each other, confused.*
Sandy: Mom said she was going to go pick you up.
Ferio: Me? From- *stops in realization* She went shopping. *Troy sighs, then gets up.*
Troy: Must go pisster. Mother's coming to get me anytime soon.
Quatre *in the kitchen*: Troy! I refuse to let you use that kind of language in this house!
Troy: Yeah, yeah. *goes toward the bathrooms. Ferio sits on the couch next to Sandy*
Ferio: So.
Sandy: *starts crying suddenly* I want Duet to come back! *Ferio starts blinking nervously.*
Ferio: Uhm, well. I don't think there's anything we can do about that. I mean, you did throw Dimitri up on the chandelier. and Miss Hildi was awfully mad about that.
Sandy: *starts choking her brother* I didn't say anything about wanting Dimitri back! I want DUET BACK! *lets him go and starts running towards the stairs when Troy is heading back to the living room.*
Troy: . I'm guessing she misses Duet.
Ferio: *sighs* Yep.
Meanwhile, over at the Maxwell house, Duet is quietly reading something on the computer when her mother comes into the room.
Hildi: Duet?
Duet: Can't talk. Busy reading. *Keeps scrolling down*
Hildi: Duet, I just wanted to ask you what happened at the house that day.
Duet: *sighs* Dimitri changed the channel during Neo-sun's death and infuriated Sandy. In turn, Sandy lost her calm and threw Dimitri up onto the chandelier. I took cover behind the couch with Ferio, and you and Miss Minami came into the den. Because of the events that occurred, you and Miss Minami are no longer on speaking terms. *looks up at her mother* Is there anything else that you wanted to know?
Hildi: Uh, no sweetie. that's all. *opens the door and knocks over Dimitri, who's on the other side with a glass held up to it* Dimitri?!
Dimitri: Everything that Duet just said was a lie! A lie, I tell you! *suddenly pulls on a pair of sunglasses and takes out a large silver object* You shall remember no more of this. *points it at her and clicks the button that turns on the flashlight and makes the "flashy thing" noise.* Ha! *runs off down the hall*
Duo: Dimitri, you still watching Men in Black? I wanted to watch the swimsuit show before your mother got home!
Hildi: -_-;
The sound of leather meeting skin is heard outside the door, and Hildi turns to look out the window, an eyebrow raised. Outside on the front door step are Pearl and Wufei, Pearl holding a heavy looking leather bag, which she's been using to beat on Wufei.
Pearl: Where's my Hana-chan!
Wufei: Onna! Stop hitting me with your frilly little handbag and listen to me!
Duo: Oi, Wufei, what'd you do this time? Lose a kid? *he starts laughing at the stupidity of this statement.*
Wufei: Actually- OW! - Yes. *Duo stops laughing and looks at Wufei as if he's crazy.*
Pearl: I can't believe you lost Hana! What if she drowned in the lake? What if she got kidnapped! What if she was eaten by rabid overly-sized radioactive frogs?! *Hildi has joined Duo at the door, and she stops to look at Pearl with a "what are you talking about" look.*
Hildi: Pearl, what's wrong? *For good measure, she hits Wufei again with her purse before speaking.*
Pearl: What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?! As if it weren't painfully obvious, Mr. Chang lost our daughter! *Smacks Wufei one more time.*
Wufei: Pearl, if you'd just listen to me, I was trying to tell you that I wasn't exactly sure where she is! I saw her out on the lake. *SMACK*
Pearl: That's not good enough! I want my daughter back!
Hildi: *Stops Pearl from hitting Wufei again* Well, we haven't seen her. Where was the last place you saw her? *Vizphone rings just then, and Hildi leaves to answer it.*
Pearl: *crosses her arms and glares at Wufei, fingering her purse handle* Saturday. When we went on a trip to the park on Colony L3.
Duo: Yikes! You mean it's Tuesday and you're just now noticing this? *shakes her head*
Wufei: She kept asking me where Hana was. so I told her that she was out playing. *Hildi comes back with a mini Viz.*
Hildi: Uh, Pearl, I think someone wants to talk to you.
The Viz screen pops up, and Hana's doll-like face appears.
Pearl: *plows through both Duo and Wufei* Hana-chan!
Hana: Mama!
Pearl: Oh, I was so worried about you, Hana-chan! Where are you?!
Hana: With Mili-chan and Miss Noin and Shannon. *Pearl picks Wufei up by the collar*
Pearl: HOW DID SHE END UP WITH THE PEACECRAFTS?!
Wufei: Injustice! Let me go! I guess when we were out picnicking, the Peacecrafts were there, too. Hmph. Had you simply called them, we wouldn't have had to deal with Maxwell.
Duo: Deal with me? I've barely said a word!
Hana: Hana miss you, Mama! *Pearl turns back to the Viz phone, dropping Wufei.*
Pearl: Mommy misses you too, Hana. We'll be right there to pick you up. You are in Sinq right now, correct? *Hana nods*
Hana: Bye Mama! *Zip. The screen's off.*
Pearl: Come on, Wufei.
Wufei: *pauses* Will I still have to sleep on the couch?
Pearl: Oh, you can bet your sweet China ass you will!
Wufei: INJUSTICE!
Pearl and Wufei leave the front door step, where they've remained the whole time. Pearl is yelling at Wufei the whole way to the car, and Wufei somehow manages to tune her out. Hildi grabs hold of Duo's hand.
Duo: Are you sure Duet and Dimitri are in the house?
Hildi: Positive. I think I should go call Minami. Right now. *Hildi kisses Duo's cheek, then goes into the house, ignoring Dimitri chasing around his sibling with a "Noisy Cricket" Super Soaker, even as Duet screeches she's not an alien. Picking up the phone, she dials the Winner household.*
Quatre: Hello?
Hildi: Hi, Quatre, is, uh, Minami there?
Quatre: Uh, no. she kinda ran out-
Hildi: You mean she left you? Oh, Quatre, I'm so sorry. I knew this was going to happen! The lousy skank!
Quatre: Huh? No! I mean she left. As in went somewhere without telling me.
Hildi: Oh, uh. Never mind the skank part, then. Do you know when she'll be back in? I kind of need to talk to her.
Quatre: Probably around noon. Oh yeah, that reminds me! Minami and Lani have kinda suckered me and Trowa into it, but we're supposed to write to everyone and send them invitations.
Hildi: *blink* Invitations? To what?
Quatre: It's for Belle's birthday. She'll be 8 in two weeks, and we're throwing her a birthday party. So I guess since I told you, I don't have to write out an extra invitation!
Hildi: Extra?
Quatre: Minami was against you coming. She said Dimit- *Crash*
Troy: Uh oh.
Sandy: Daddy, Miss Relena just crashed into the car!
Quatre: WHAT?! *to Hildi.* Uh, gotta go, Hildi!
Hildi: But Quat- *dialtone* Oh well.
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Yay! Second Episode complete! Laterz!