New Pilots part 5
Fight for Life
Joseph stared at the huge Wing Zero sitting in the hangar below the palace.
Heero: Beauty isn't it?
Joseph spun around quickly.
Heero: I know it was you who fought in the Wing Zero that night.
Joseph: So?
Heero: I'm tired.
Joseph: What do you want a medal?
Heero: I know what you want.
Joseph took a step back. He knew the way Heero worked. He might have to make a break for it. Fighting Heero was like fighting the Epyon with a nerf gun.
Heero: You want that gundam.
Joseph breathed a sigh of relief. Heero was more dense than he took him for. Though, he was still nervous.
Joseph: It's fine except for the visions.
Heero: Than take it. I'm sick of fighting.
Joseph: And sick of making Relena worry.
Heero: I don't care about her.
Suddenly, there was a loud rumble and Joseph immediately leaped into the Wing Zero. Heero watched it go into flight mode and take off.
Heero: I really hope I didn't make a mistake.
Joseph flew and fired the two rifles on the Wing Zero destroying two mobile dolls coming to shore from the sea. Joseph turned the Wing Zero so that it was in fight mode. He looked around and saw the other four gundams coming up behind him.
Joseph: Where is she?
He looked to the ground and the palace and saw the pilots standing with Relena and the other guests he had finished serving for just an hour ago. Though, Dorothy was missing.
Jim: Is that you ,Heero?
Joseph stayed silent as a blast hit him. He took off and cut through a Virgo with the beam saber. Jim attacked with his own beam scythe. Several shots then came from the Heavyarms's gun and destroyed several more. The visions suddenly came up onto Joseph.
Joseph: No, stop this please.
Joseph saw the Wing Zero destroy a Taurus.
Jim: Who's piloting what suit? I'm the mini god of death!
Julie: This is Julie in the Nataku.
Beth: This is Beth in the Heavyarms.
Dorothy: This is fun. This Sandrock is quite powerful. This is Dorothy.
Joseph: I'm here.
Suddenly the Epyon appeared flashing its blade. Joseph stared at it.
Joseph: That can't be.
The Epyon had a new feature though. There was a double buster rifle under the shield on the right arm. Joseph yelled and attacked the Epyon with the buster rifle. The Epyon took off and landed on a large flying saucer over the palace.
Zechs: I will use this to destroy the palace unless the Wing Zero is turned over to me.
The Heavyarms fired its several missiles at the saucer. All 24 were destroyed by a large energy shield around the saucer.
Joseph: Heero?
Heero: Don't turn it over to him! Don't worry about us!
Joseph: I have to fulfill my duty.
Joseph's gundam stared out across the sea from which the Epyon attacked him. Joseph turned around and opened up the doors of the gundam. He came out with his hands up.
Zechs also opened his Epyon and walked to the edge of the saucer.
Joseph: I have to fulfill my duty.
Joseph brought his hands down and pressed the self detonation button.
Dorothy: Joseph!
Joseph flew forward as the Wing Zero exploded. His whole body glowed yellow like when Heero first piloted the Wing Zero.
Zechs: That wasn't Heero but it was just as honorable. There's no point in destroying this palace. Next time though... I'll kill him myself.
Zechs took off in the Epyon with the dolls and saucer following him. The whole group took off into space. Joseph's body lay in the water and was pulled into the ocean by the tide. Dorothy leaped out of the Sandrock and into the water. She dragged him out and stared at him. His eyes glowed yellow as did his skin. The pilots climbed out of their suits and ran to the two.
Duo: Just like you ,Heero.
Heero: What was his duty?
Relena: What?
Heero: He told me he had some sort of duty.
They dragged Joseph into the palace and bandaged his wounds.
Days later.
Relena sat reading a book in a chair near Joseph's bed where he lay unconscious.
Relena(thinking): He gave his life so we could live. Why?
Joseph: Father?
Relena: He's talking in his sleep.
Joseph: Don't go father. That person piloting the mysterious gundam... He's a madman. He destroyed two colonies... he's dangerous... you can't win...
The gundam pilots walked in at that time.
Joseph: Father! Watch out for that rifle... father... look out... father!
Relena tried to wake Joseph up realizing that he was having a bad dream.
Joseph: Mother... why can't I stay with you and my sisters? Why do I have to go to my uncle's? These are dangerous times... You should come to... the Libra... it's been sighted near here... mother... I'll follow your wishes... I'll protect her... mother... get out of the city... Get out! Get out now! Mother!
Joseph grabbed the bars on the side of his bed and suddenly woke up. He flew forward sweating.
Joseph: Mother!
His skin and eyes still glowed yellow. Relena grabbed his hand. He wrenched it away and grabbed his head with both hands.
Joseph: No, I don't want that in my head! Get out!
Joseph screamed in pain and horror as the rest of the guests so arrived worried about Joseph.
Relena: Joseph, are you okay.
The glow around Joseph intensified as he continued shaking.
Joseph: Heero, tell the others... tell them to stay away from me or I'll destroy them to.
Quatre: What's he talking about.
Heero: You said that to me.
Joseph: This is battle 001. Pilot's name Trowa for the record. Fine then next time I'll give the invitation to you instead of ripping it up.
Heero: I remember saying that. Joseph! Come to it!
The glow dissipated as Joseph continued shaking.
Joseph: I saw it all. The memories of all that piloted the Wing Zero every memory, thought and everything said or said to the pilot. I saw the life of Zechs and Dorothy. The Wing Zero downloaded it into my mind. It read my thoughts and knew I would self detonate. It wanted to preserve itself.
Relena: What about the memories that came before that?
Joseph: The deaths of my family. Before I came to work here. My father was killed by Quatre when he first piloted the Wing Zero. When the Libra fired its laser at the earth my mother sent me to the palace of Treize Kushrenada. My uncle. My whole family was killed by the Libra's blast. My mother told me that I should protect you Relena. She knew you would bring peace to the earth and space.
Wufei: So your name is?
Joseph: My name is Joseph Kushrenada.
Joseph looked at his completely healed wounds. Tomorrow he would get back to work.
Will Joseph ever be normal again? Why is Zechs attacking earth again?
Read on in part six
Fight for Life
Joseph stared at the huge Wing Zero sitting in the hangar below the palace.
Heero: Beauty isn't it?
Joseph spun around quickly.
Heero: I know it was you who fought in the Wing Zero that night.
Joseph: So?
Heero: I'm tired.
Joseph: What do you want a medal?
Heero: I know what you want.
Joseph took a step back. He knew the way Heero worked. He might have to make a break for it. Fighting Heero was like fighting the Epyon with a nerf gun.
Heero: You want that gundam.
Joseph breathed a sigh of relief. Heero was more dense than he took him for. Though, he was still nervous.
Joseph: It's fine except for the visions.
Heero: Than take it. I'm sick of fighting.
Joseph: And sick of making Relena worry.
Heero: I don't care about her.
Suddenly, there was a loud rumble and Joseph immediately leaped into the Wing Zero. Heero watched it go into flight mode and take off.
Heero: I really hope I didn't make a mistake.
Joseph flew and fired the two rifles on the Wing Zero destroying two mobile dolls coming to shore from the sea. Joseph turned the Wing Zero so that it was in fight mode. He looked around and saw the other four gundams coming up behind him.
Joseph: Where is she?
He looked to the ground and the palace and saw the pilots standing with Relena and the other guests he had finished serving for just an hour ago. Though, Dorothy was missing.
Jim: Is that you ,Heero?
Joseph stayed silent as a blast hit him. He took off and cut through a Virgo with the beam saber. Jim attacked with his own beam scythe. Several shots then came from the Heavyarms's gun and destroyed several more. The visions suddenly came up onto Joseph.
Joseph: No, stop this please.
Joseph saw the Wing Zero destroy a Taurus.
Jim: Who's piloting what suit? I'm the mini god of death!
Julie: This is Julie in the Nataku.
Beth: This is Beth in the Heavyarms.
Dorothy: This is fun. This Sandrock is quite powerful. This is Dorothy.
Joseph: I'm here.
Suddenly the Epyon appeared flashing its blade. Joseph stared at it.
Joseph: That can't be.
The Epyon had a new feature though. There was a double buster rifle under the shield on the right arm. Joseph yelled and attacked the Epyon with the buster rifle. The Epyon took off and landed on a large flying saucer over the palace.
Zechs: I will use this to destroy the palace unless the Wing Zero is turned over to me.
The Heavyarms fired its several missiles at the saucer. All 24 were destroyed by a large energy shield around the saucer.
Joseph: Heero?
Heero: Don't turn it over to him! Don't worry about us!
Joseph: I have to fulfill my duty.
Joseph's gundam stared out across the sea from which the Epyon attacked him. Joseph turned around and opened up the doors of the gundam. He came out with his hands up.
Zechs also opened his Epyon and walked to the edge of the saucer.
Joseph: I have to fulfill my duty.
Joseph brought his hands down and pressed the self detonation button.
Dorothy: Joseph!
Joseph flew forward as the Wing Zero exploded. His whole body glowed yellow like when Heero first piloted the Wing Zero.
Zechs: That wasn't Heero but it was just as honorable. There's no point in destroying this palace. Next time though... I'll kill him myself.
Zechs took off in the Epyon with the dolls and saucer following him. The whole group took off into space. Joseph's body lay in the water and was pulled into the ocean by the tide. Dorothy leaped out of the Sandrock and into the water. She dragged him out and stared at him. His eyes glowed yellow as did his skin. The pilots climbed out of their suits and ran to the two.
Duo: Just like you ,Heero.
Heero: What was his duty?
Relena: What?
Heero: He told me he had some sort of duty.
They dragged Joseph into the palace and bandaged his wounds.
Days later.
Relena sat reading a book in a chair near Joseph's bed where he lay unconscious.
Relena(thinking): He gave his life so we could live. Why?
Joseph: Father?
Relena: He's talking in his sleep.
Joseph: Don't go father. That person piloting the mysterious gundam... He's a madman. He destroyed two colonies... he's dangerous... you can't win...
The gundam pilots walked in at that time.
Joseph: Father! Watch out for that rifle... father... look out... father!
Relena tried to wake Joseph up realizing that he was having a bad dream.
Joseph: Mother... why can't I stay with you and my sisters? Why do I have to go to my uncle's? These are dangerous times... You should come to... the Libra... it's been sighted near here... mother... I'll follow your wishes... I'll protect her... mother... get out of the city... Get out! Get out now! Mother!
Joseph grabbed the bars on the side of his bed and suddenly woke up. He flew forward sweating.
Joseph: Mother!
His skin and eyes still glowed yellow. Relena grabbed his hand. He wrenched it away and grabbed his head with both hands.
Joseph: No, I don't want that in my head! Get out!
Joseph screamed in pain and horror as the rest of the guests so arrived worried about Joseph.
Relena: Joseph, are you okay.
The glow around Joseph intensified as he continued shaking.
Joseph: Heero, tell the others... tell them to stay away from me or I'll destroy them to.
Quatre: What's he talking about.
Heero: You said that to me.
Joseph: This is battle 001. Pilot's name Trowa for the record. Fine then next time I'll give the invitation to you instead of ripping it up.
Heero: I remember saying that. Joseph! Come to it!
The glow dissipated as Joseph continued shaking.
Joseph: I saw it all. The memories of all that piloted the Wing Zero every memory, thought and everything said or said to the pilot. I saw the life of Zechs and Dorothy. The Wing Zero downloaded it into my mind. It read my thoughts and knew I would self detonate. It wanted to preserve itself.
Relena: What about the memories that came before that?
Joseph: The deaths of my family. Before I came to work here. My father was killed by Quatre when he first piloted the Wing Zero. When the Libra fired its laser at the earth my mother sent me to the palace of Treize Kushrenada. My uncle. My whole family was killed by the Libra's blast. My mother told me that I should protect you Relena. She knew you would bring peace to the earth and space.
Wufei: So your name is?
Joseph: My name is Joseph Kushrenada.
Joseph looked at his completely healed wounds. Tomorrow he would get back to work.
Will Joseph ever be normal again? Why is Zechs attacking earth again?
Read on in part six