Truth of a Pilot
Author's note: I'm glad that people like this story. I do wish that some would take up the challenge though. I want to see their ideas about this. Oh well, an author has to take what they can get.
Summary: In the changed future, a month after Chris died and the new Chris was born, the elders decided that they could not risk a chance of him coming to the past each time the future was not what he wanted. Therefore, to stop this threat, unknown that they were playing into an ancient prophecy bringing about the darkest evil of all into play, they decide to erase him for good. One elder, not liking the plan told Leo who warned the sisters. To protect Chris, they faked his death and sent him to live with the Bloom's, a family of circus performers.
Years later, Chris, thinking his name is Nanashi (No Name) or Trowa, helps the Gundam Pilots in their fights keeping any gifts he has hidden, so that they do not ostracize him. During an off chance routine scan of the Family Reconstruction act, a family is found for him and Heero Yuy. Surprised, as his family is one he encountered while acting as a bodyguard for Mariemaia Kushrenada-Barton, and wanting to know his birth family, the group heads to the San Francisco branch of Preventors, along with a letter being sent to both Chris' family and Heero's older half-sister, Bianca.
Once there, an attack happens and secrets become known. As the ancient prophecy reveals itself, the pieces fall into place as both groups fight to stop the end of the world.
Pairings:
Trowa (Chris)/Quatre
Heero/Duo
Wyatt/Bianca
Wufei/Zechs
Leo/Piper
Pheobe/Coop
Paige/OMC
For those who are wondering, the pilots will have gifts as well. I will post them here so that you will know what they are.
Gifts:
Quatre – Empathy (more to be revealed later)
Heero – the same as Bianca's; he has a small mark on his inner wrist in the shape of a phoenix
Trowa (Chris) – the same that he had in the show, but the empathy will be more with animals then humans, along with the lightning thing that Elders can do also some telepathy and a closed connection with Wyatt (for now)
Duo – his moniker suits his name, as it is similar to what he does. He works with shadows and can make a scythe appear to attack his enemies
Wufei – sense if someone has evil in their heart (thanks to Cyn Finnegan for their help with this)
Zechs – mild electrokinesis (will be able to jumpstart any machine or vehicle with a bit of concentration)
Key:
"Speech"
"Person on telephone and phone messages"
'Thoughts'
Television, Prophecy, and emphasis in thoughts and speech
Newspaper, letters, etc.
^Foreign language^ (I will put what they are speaking in front of it in parentheses)
Disclaimer: I do not own in any way, shape, or form.
Chapter 6~
Trowa looked out the window of the car he had followed his newfound family after the meeting. Despite it being mid-afternoon, the traffic wasn't very bad, and they made good time getting back to the manor. 'My home now,' Trowa thought, lost in thought.
It had startled him at first after he woke up there after his and Mariemaia's flight from the attack, old memories coming into play. Trowa knew that Leo and Piper were keeping something secret from Wyatt. He had started to remember a darker future when he had turned sixteen. It had the other pilots worried, as he had woke several nights in a sweat.
'I wonder what I would have been like if I had grown up with my family,' he mused silently. He shook his head, clearing it of those thoughts. If that had happened, then he never would have met Cole. He owed him his life. 'At least he isn't mad at me. After all, I didn't know until the Family Restoration Act came into play.'
Wyatt looked at his newfound brother. He was surprised that the silent teen that had appeared with a shoulder wound several months ago was his younger brother. 'You never would have guessed,' he thought. He wondered what he was thinking about, seeing the thoughtful look on Trowa's face.
"We're home," Piper said, breaking the two out of their thoughts. Trowa nodded in reply, looking at the house.
"Come on, I'll show you your room and let you get settled before dinner. It's just going to be the four of us and your friends, as I didn't think that you would want to be overwhelmed by all of your cousins," Piper said, getting out of the car. "We have a bit of a big family, so they usually come here to eat."
"That and you're the only one out of the group that can cook," Leo said, popping the back of the car to grab Trowa's suitcase.
Trowa took it from him silently and headed up to the manor, heading in as soon as the door opened. He saw one of Quatre's cars park down the road two houses away and he smiled faintly.
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(Later that day)
Trowa sat on the bed in the room that he'd been given. Leo, 'his dad' Trowa reminded himself, told him that it would have been his had they raised him when he was a baby. 'It's definitely odd being back in this room,' Trowa thought to himself after he finished unpacking.
He didn't have much to put away, as he had learned to pack lightly since he never knew when they would move. The room was bare, with just a few small mementos of his travels with the war going on, as well as the bed, a dresser, and a desk and chair. On the bed were forest green sheets with a black blanket on top. The bed itself, along with the dresser and desk were made out of black oak, and the walls were a dark blue. Trowa silently wondered if he could add some white paint to make constellations on the walls.
"Is everything okay, Trowa?" Wyatt asked from the door. He watched his brother turn to look. Even if Trowa's birth name was Chris, he had never gone by that name, and thus had requested that they called him by what he was familiar with until he got used to it. Leo and Piper looked sad at that but they nodded in agreement, seeing as they had missed a lot of his life growing up.
Trowa nodded silently at his brother. He knew that they could be over protective, but he chalked it up to his supposed death when he was a baby. 'I'll have to work on getting used to it,' Trowa thought.
"If you need help with anything, let us know. You're family, and we look after our own," Wyatt said.
"That's for sure," a voice said. Behind Wyatt was Bianca. She watched the two interact silently, her arms crossed.
Trowa nodded, breathing deeply. It was hard to see Bianca again, as he had flashes of her from a different future and he knew that this time it was different.
"Come on, we'll show you around," Wyatt said, breaking Trowa out of his thoughts. "You didn't get to see much on the manor last time you were here and it's only fair to give you another tour."
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Trowa followed the two around the house, making mental notes of where each exit was.
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(Elder Land)
"This is disastrous," a voice shouted. After Zola had reappeared with the prophecy, the elders had begun arguing about it. "We have no clue who the two in the first line refer, so how can we prevent them from meeting? The Source of all Good hasn't been seen in a long time."
"And how do we know that they haven't already met and started the prophecy?" Dageron asked as he sat in his usual spot. "The lines aren't clear about how they meet."
"It hasn't happened yet, Dageron," Michael said as he stood in the middle of the room. "We would be feeling the repercussions of it if they had."
"What troubles me is the fact about the 'Ancient Evil' that's mentioned," Zola said. "How do we know what that line means if it's not clear?"
Raphael and Michael shared a look, worry in their eyes. "Michael and I have a feeling about who it is," Raphael said. "If I'm right, then the ideals that set us apart as Whitelighters and Elders will not be helpful."
"Who do you think it is?" an Elder in the back of the room asked. Voices rose in agreement with the question, staring at the two oldest Elders.
"A brother of ours who was sealed a long time ago," Michael said. He clenched his fists. "He very nearly destroyed the world before being sealed, and if he gets out, I fear for the world."
"What about the last line, Michael? 'An old friend's death shall end the threat'? That could mean anyone, from anywhere," Dageron pointed out.
Zola shook his head. "I think it all ties into the line about the 'Changeling Child'. We don't fully know what will happen until the two Sources meet. We can't stop them from meeting, either, as a way will be found either way."
Raphael nodded. "We'll need to be careful. We'll have to warn the Halliwell's about the prophecy, as they'll most likely help us."
"After you tried to have their youngest son killed?" Zola growled, glaring. "How do you know that they'll even help us? They could just let us deal with it, and they would be in the right."
"That is enough, Zola," Michael said. "I know that it's dangerous, but I believe that they may already be warned, or at least one of them will. Don't forget that they have a Book of Shadows."
Zola leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms. "Of course, Michael," he said.
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(Halliwell Manor, Attic)
Trowa stood in the attic, looking around. After they had made their way through the tour, Piper had called for Wyatt to come help down in the kitchen, leaving him alone in the attic as Bianca followed her boyfriend.
He looked at the book on the podium, wondering what was in it. Approaching the book, he noticed that the pages began to ruffle, the book turning quickly to reach a blank spot in the book. As Trowa watched, swirling designs began to appear by the edges of the page while words appeared in the middle of it.
"Trowa, dinners almost ready," Leo said, standing by the door to the attic. "Trowa?" he asked, seeing the boy's attention on the book. Looking at the page, Leo's eyes widened when he saw the words. 'Not another prophecy,' he thought.
Trowa raised an eyebrow in a silent question at Leo. He wondered why Leo looked worried, but didn't want to intrude.
"Come on, we'll have to tell Piper about this," Leo said, indicating the page in the book. "Dinner's about ready anyway and your friends will be here soon as well."
Trowa nodded and followed his newfound father down the stairs out of the attic. He glanced one last time at the book before closing the door to the attic.
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(After dinner, Living Room)
"Another prophecy; are you sure, Leo?" Piper asked as the family sat in the living room. After dinner, Bianca and the other pilots had left, leaving the newfound family to get to know each other better. Leo had mentioned about words appearing in the book about a new danger coming.
Leo nodded. "I saw it myself, Piper," he said. He was just as worried as his wife was since they hadn't told Wyatt anything about the old future. He feared what the reaction might be.
Trowa watched them, silent. He didn't know what they meant by another prophecy, but he wasn't sure he wanted to find out. He looked over at Wyatt, who was deep in thought.
"What does it say?" Wyatt finally asked.
Leo told them then shook his head. "I'm not sure what the words mean, but I fear for the world if they come true."
Piper nodded. "I'll contact Pheobe and Paige and let them know. I guess you'll be meeting the family sooner then you thought, Trowa."
Trowa nodded, deep in thought. He wondered if he should contact Cole, see if he could help decipher the prophecy, but he wasn't sure how his new family would take it.
"When the Source of Light and old Darkness meet," Wyatt repeated, musing. "Does that mean one of your old enemies will meet the Source of Light and cause this gate to open?" he asked.
"Maybe," Leo said. "Prophecies are tricky things, and you never know what they truly mean. Besides, I doubt that any demon would truly want the Ancient Evil out. They like their lives to much."
Piper nodded. "What about the last line, though? That has me truly worried. Does that mean we'll lose a friend?"
"Someone most likely will," a voice said, startling the family of four. Turing their heads, they saw a man with short brown hair and gold eyes looking at them. "If the Evil is who I think it is, then a life will be sacrificed to return Him back to his cage."
"Gabriel," Leo said as he stood quickly. "What are you doing here?"
"I sensed a prophecy showing itself, Leo. I may have run away, but I still can tell when one appears. This prophecy is very old, most likely one of the very first prophecies made," Gabriel said.
"Who is it, then?" Wyatt asked.
"Patience, grasshopper," Gabriel said and Trowa snorted silently. "I see you found your missing family member. That was a neat trick to hide him. Let me just say that it took quite a bit just to keep him safe."
"What do you mean?" Leo asked.
"Kid has been in almost more trouble than Piper and her sisters have. Especially with that Zero accident," Gabriel said. "Trowa was lucky that he had someone to help take care of him after that stunt."
Trowa blushed faintly. "Kathy was helpful," he agreed.
Gabriel rolled his eyes. "Anyway, I can't tell you much, but I do know that the prophecy will be starting soon. Be careful, and try not to destroy any colonies again." With that warning, Gabriel orbed out of the room.
"What did he mean by that, Trowa?" Leo asked, turning to his youngest.
Trowa gulped, trying to think of a way to explain what Gabriel had meant. He didn't know how he would though, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't try. Therefore, as the family waited for the others to show, Trowa began to tell them some of his past, along with what he had been doing during both wars.
Author's note: Whew, that was a doozy. Sorry it took so long to come out, I couldn't decide if I should make it longer. Oh well, it's already at just over 2000 words, so that's good in my books. Now with more people knowing about the prophecy, things will start coming to a head. Hope you enjoy it. Auf Wiedershen!
~Selene-daughter of the sea