Unlocked Secrets-
Chapter Nine
Maxter Gundam grabbed Noble under both arms holding it still. It angrily thrashed around trying to get free but couldn't. This was it, the perfect moment. Burning Gundam got right infront of it. Noble went to kick forward but Dragon Gundam grabbed it by the legs.
"Oh no you don't." Sai sai shi said holding tight. Domon stepped out right infront of the steal door of Noble's cockpit. He pulled out an old rusted sword. Was that thing actually going to work? He pushed it into the metal. It made a horrible screeching sound as metal hit metal. He cut it down the middle and the kicked it opened. By now Rose Gundam came over close enough to help. Domon cut at the tentacles that held Rain. Once he had her, George got out of his cockpit too and Domon handed her to him.
"Now get out of here George." He told him. Rose Gundam took off. He couldn't help but feel relief that she was safe. But the moment didn't last long. Out of Nobles cockpit shot the tentacles. They hit Domon directly and pushed him back in his cockpit. He hit the back hard. They kept pushing him in. "No, you won't win so easily this time!" The voice yelled at him as he continued to be hit. Chibodee finally realized it and pulled Noble away. Dragon Gundam straightened up and hit Noble in the face. It stopped moving and fell over, lifeless. "Hey Domon, are you okay?" Chibodee asked going over to burning Gundam. It had fallen over as well. There was no answer. "Hey bro, come on, answer us." Sai sai shi added. Still silence from Burning Gundam. ***
Rose Gundam landed safely on the other side of the island. Rain was finally waking up. She focused on her surroundings and the first thing she saw was George standing over her.
"Are you alright?" He asked her as she sat up. She realized she was still wearing the formal blue dress from the other night. "George? Where is Domon?" She inquired looking around. "He still fighting. I was told to take you away." He explained. "But by now it should be okay to go back right? She asked pleadingly. George conceded to her request. They headed back in that direction. The first thing that came into view was Dragon Gundam and then Maxter Gundam. Neither of them were moving. George looked around for the two pilots. Then he spotted them. They were down near Burning Gundam that was lying on its back. Rose Gundam got down on one knee so that Rain and he could get out. She ran over to see the other two trying to pull the door off the cockpit. It was crushed in somehow. By the time George and her made it over, they had the door mostly off.
"Domon! Can you hear me?" She called inside. She waited to hear a response but there was nothing. The other three helped her inside. She searched quickly in the darkness for any sign of Domon. Then she found him against the far wall. She hurried over to see if he was all right. He was unconscious and his mobile trace suit was ripped in a couple of places. She tried desperately to wake him up. "Domon, come on, don't do this." She told him trying to evaluate his injuries. A sudden fear hit her. This island so much had been lost here. Would it now take Domon away too? No she wouldn't let it.
"Someone come help, quick!" She called to the other three. They all hurried in and helped her get Domon out. "There seems to be a boat coming over from the main land." George told her. Sai sai shi seemed more upset then the other two. The sound of the boat's motor told them it was coming closer to the island. It landed and the only person onboard got off. Kyoji ran over to where they were.
"I got here as soon as possible. If we hurry we can get him back to the main land in no time." He told Rain. She nodded as he picked Domon up and headed back to the boat. Rain looked down at Sai sai shi. "It'll be okay. Don't worry about it." She told him. He nodded back. Rain decided to follow Kyoji. Normally she would take care of the Gundam but this was different. She got in the boat and they went back to the main land. She sat down with Domon, hoping he would wake up. She couldn't fully diagnose his injuries. But she knew he needed help. What had happened? How did Noble Gundam get that way? The only thing that made sense was the Dark Gundam had something to do with it. Would that thing haunt them for the rest of their lives? She suddenly heard Domon and a wave of relief came over her. He moved slightly but not much.
"Domon?" She said softly. He opened his eyes a little and was greeted by her smile. "Are you okay?" She asked him. "What happened to Noble Gundam?" He asked her, rubbing the side of his head. "I don't know." She remarked. "But don't worry about it, you should rest." She added "I'll be fine, I think." He answered looking up at her. "Rain, I have to tell you something. It's about Allenby." He started but she shook her head back. "I already know about what happened. I don't care about that." She told him. He gave her a surprised look but settled down again. Eventually he fell asleep again. ***
They made it to the main land and got Domon to the hospital. Rain went to follow the other doctors in when one stopped her. "We're sorry but all family and friends must stay in the waiting room." He told her. "But I'm a doctor. Technically he is my patient." She said back but he stood his ground. Kyoji stood behind her. "We also don't let other doctors outside of this hospital do any practices in the facilities." He added and with that, headed through the double doors.
"It's okay, they can handle it from here." Kyoji told her and they headed into the waiting room. After awhile the other three Gundam pilots showed up. They all waited impatiently. Kyoji suggested that maybe Rain should go back to the hotel room to change but she didn't move from her seat. Later on one of the nurses came out, looking a bit nervous. "Um is there a Rain out here?" She asked them. Rain stood up and followed her through the double doors.
"You're being asked for, or I guess demanded for would be the better term." She explained as they walked. Rain wasn't sure what she was talking about until they got closer to the one hotel room. "Where is Rain? I'm not going to cooperate until you tell me where she is!" She could hear Domon yelling inside. She had to try hard in order to keep in her laughter. She entered the room behind the nurse. "Are you giving them a hard time?" She asked him. He turned to see her and couldn't help but smile a little bit. The doctor from before threw his hands up. "Fine, let her handle this, I have better things to do." And with that he left the room. Once they were alone, Rain sat down next to the bed.
"I guess you are feeling better now." She smiled at him. "Yeah, for the most part." He answered. She looked down at her lap, trying to hide the concerned look on her face. "Domon..." She started. "What happened? What did that to Burning Gundam?" She asked. "Noble Gundam did it when I got you out. I think that triggered something in it. Did the others destroy it?" He mentioned back. She shook her head.
"I don't know what happened to it. I think it just stopped working." She answered him, finally looking back up at him. "What about Allenby? Has anyone seen her around?" He thought outloud. Rain shook her head again. "No, we came here first so no one has had time to find her. So you think this is over yet?" She inquired. "If Noble Gundam was stopped then I think maybe it is. But where do we go from here?" He said back. "I don't know." She admitted. The other three Gundam pilots came into the room along with Kyoji.
"So we heard you were being a trouble maker. Sounds like you alright." Chibodee said as they came in. "We just got news that Allenby was also brought into the hospital today." George informed them. "They found her unconscious but they said she should be okay." He added. "Really, hey what happened to Noble Gundam?" Domon asked trying not to move too much as he leaned forward. "It just stopped attacking us. Like how it's suppose to be when there isn't anyone piloting it." Sai sai shi answered. "I think whatever was controlling it was destroyed towards the end of the battle." Chibodee said on a more serious note. Domon leaned back on the pillow. "Good." He responded.
Everyone stayed at the hospital until around dinnertime and then headed out. Rain was the only one aloud to stay in the room anyway. "So tomorrow when they allow you to leave, we'll head back to the island to get Burning Gundam." She suggested. "They better let me leave tomorrow." He mentioned. "They will if you behave." She teased him. He smiled back at her. There was a small knock at the door. They both turned that way. The door opened slowly and Allenby peeked in. She was waiting for one of them to tell her to leave but they didn't.
"Hey Allenby, we heard you were hear." Rain said cheerfully. She came into the room more. "You mean you're not angry at me?" She asked them. "No, we know what happened." Domon answered her. She pulled a chair up next to Rain. She didn't look up at either of them. "Are you feeling okay?" Rain inquired. Allenby looked at her from the side. "Yes, I just wished that things hadn't happened the way they did." She remarked.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save your Gundam. I did my best." He mentioned sadly. "It's okay, I've caused so much trouble that it seems right this way." She said with a small smile. "I'm just glad no one was injured too bad." She added and stood up. "Where are you going?" Rain said as she headed back to the door. "I just wanted to make sure that things were okay between us." She ended the conversation. Rain was going to invite her to stay but Domon stopped her. "Just let her go. I don't think she feels comfortable around us." He told her. ***
The next day they headed back to the island to retrieve Burning Gundam. Domon was too thrilled about the state it was in. "I hope Dad can fix this when we get back." He mentioned as they were leaving. "I can help out too. I don't think it will be too much." Rain replied. They met up with Kyoji on the main land for lunch. Once lunch was over they went to where they had left the gundam. Rain was making some final adjustments to it before they headed back to the colonies. Domon stood over her while she worked.
"Domon aren't you going to say goodbye to Kyoji?" She asked him. Kyoji was a couple yards away from them. "I really don't want to but I guess I'd better." He agreed with her and headed over to his brother. "So I guess you'll be leaving soon, huh?" Kyoji asked him. Domon nodded back. "Where will you go from here?" He asked curiously. "I might stay around here or even go over to Tokyo. I'm not too sure though." He answered. "You could always come with us, back home." Domon suggested. "I know but I don't think I am ready for that right now." He told him. Domon looked down when he said that.
"Okay, I understand. But I'm really going to miss you though." Domon remarked sadly. Kyoji put a hand on his shoulder. "You'd better take care of yourself. And her too." He added looking back at Rain. Domon could feel his eyes tearing up. He smiled and nodded back. Shortly after that he and Rain were on their way be to space.
*Fin*
Maxter Gundam grabbed Noble under both arms holding it still. It angrily thrashed around trying to get free but couldn't. This was it, the perfect moment. Burning Gundam got right infront of it. Noble went to kick forward but Dragon Gundam grabbed it by the legs.
"Oh no you don't." Sai sai shi said holding tight. Domon stepped out right infront of the steal door of Noble's cockpit. He pulled out an old rusted sword. Was that thing actually going to work? He pushed it into the metal. It made a horrible screeching sound as metal hit metal. He cut it down the middle and the kicked it opened. By now Rose Gundam came over close enough to help. Domon cut at the tentacles that held Rain. Once he had her, George got out of his cockpit too and Domon handed her to him.
"Now get out of here George." He told him. Rose Gundam took off. He couldn't help but feel relief that she was safe. But the moment didn't last long. Out of Nobles cockpit shot the tentacles. They hit Domon directly and pushed him back in his cockpit. He hit the back hard. They kept pushing him in. "No, you won't win so easily this time!" The voice yelled at him as he continued to be hit. Chibodee finally realized it and pulled Noble away. Dragon Gundam straightened up and hit Noble in the face. It stopped moving and fell over, lifeless. "Hey Domon, are you okay?" Chibodee asked going over to burning Gundam. It had fallen over as well. There was no answer. "Hey bro, come on, answer us." Sai sai shi added. Still silence from Burning Gundam. ***
Rose Gundam landed safely on the other side of the island. Rain was finally waking up. She focused on her surroundings and the first thing she saw was George standing over her.
"Are you alright?" He asked her as she sat up. She realized she was still wearing the formal blue dress from the other night. "George? Where is Domon?" She inquired looking around. "He still fighting. I was told to take you away." He explained. "But by now it should be okay to go back right? She asked pleadingly. George conceded to her request. They headed back in that direction. The first thing that came into view was Dragon Gundam and then Maxter Gundam. Neither of them were moving. George looked around for the two pilots. Then he spotted them. They were down near Burning Gundam that was lying on its back. Rose Gundam got down on one knee so that Rain and he could get out. She ran over to see the other two trying to pull the door off the cockpit. It was crushed in somehow. By the time George and her made it over, they had the door mostly off.
"Domon! Can you hear me?" She called inside. She waited to hear a response but there was nothing. The other three helped her inside. She searched quickly in the darkness for any sign of Domon. Then she found him against the far wall. She hurried over to see if he was all right. He was unconscious and his mobile trace suit was ripped in a couple of places. She tried desperately to wake him up. "Domon, come on, don't do this." She told him trying to evaluate his injuries. A sudden fear hit her. This island so much had been lost here. Would it now take Domon away too? No she wouldn't let it.
"Someone come help, quick!" She called to the other three. They all hurried in and helped her get Domon out. "There seems to be a boat coming over from the main land." George told her. Sai sai shi seemed more upset then the other two. The sound of the boat's motor told them it was coming closer to the island. It landed and the only person onboard got off. Kyoji ran over to where they were.
"I got here as soon as possible. If we hurry we can get him back to the main land in no time." He told Rain. She nodded as he picked Domon up and headed back to the boat. Rain looked down at Sai sai shi. "It'll be okay. Don't worry about it." She told him. He nodded back. Rain decided to follow Kyoji. Normally she would take care of the Gundam but this was different. She got in the boat and they went back to the main land. She sat down with Domon, hoping he would wake up. She couldn't fully diagnose his injuries. But she knew he needed help. What had happened? How did Noble Gundam get that way? The only thing that made sense was the Dark Gundam had something to do with it. Would that thing haunt them for the rest of their lives? She suddenly heard Domon and a wave of relief came over her. He moved slightly but not much.
"Domon?" She said softly. He opened his eyes a little and was greeted by her smile. "Are you okay?" She asked him. "What happened to Noble Gundam?" He asked her, rubbing the side of his head. "I don't know." She remarked. "But don't worry about it, you should rest." She added "I'll be fine, I think." He answered looking up at her. "Rain, I have to tell you something. It's about Allenby." He started but she shook her head back. "I already know about what happened. I don't care about that." She told him. He gave her a surprised look but settled down again. Eventually he fell asleep again. ***
They made it to the main land and got Domon to the hospital. Rain went to follow the other doctors in when one stopped her. "We're sorry but all family and friends must stay in the waiting room." He told her. "But I'm a doctor. Technically he is my patient." She said back but he stood his ground. Kyoji stood behind her. "We also don't let other doctors outside of this hospital do any practices in the facilities." He added and with that, headed through the double doors.
"It's okay, they can handle it from here." Kyoji told her and they headed into the waiting room. After awhile the other three Gundam pilots showed up. They all waited impatiently. Kyoji suggested that maybe Rain should go back to the hotel room to change but she didn't move from her seat. Later on one of the nurses came out, looking a bit nervous. "Um is there a Rain out here?" She asked them. Rain stood up and followed her through the double doors.
"You're being asked for, or I guess demanded for would be the better term." She explained as they walked. Rain wasn't sure what she was talking about until they got closer to the one hotel room. "Where is Rain? I'm not going to cooperate until you tell me where she is!" She could hear Domon yelling inside. She had to try hard in order to keep in her laughter. She entered the room behind the nurse. "Are you giving them a hard time?" She asked him. He turned to see her and couldn't help but smile a little bit. The doctor from before threw his hands up. "Fine, let her handle this, I have better things to do." And with that he left the room. Once they were alone, Rain sat down next to the bed.
"I guess you are feeling better now." She smiled at him. "Yeah, for the most part." He answered. She looked down at her lap, trying to hide the concerned look on her face. "Domon..." She started. "What happened? What did that to Burning Gundam?" She asked. "Noble Gundam did it when I got you out. I think that triggered something in it. Did the others destroy it?" He mentioned back. She shook her head.
"I don't know what happened to it. I think it just stopped working." She answered him, finally looking back up at him. "What about Allenby? Has anyone seen her around?" He thought outloud. Rain shook her head again. "No, we came here first so no one has had time to find her. So you think this is over yet?" She inquired. "If Noble Gundam was stopped then I think maybe it is. But where do we go from here?" He said back. "I don't know." She admitted. The other three Gundam pilots came into the room along with Kyoji.
"So we heard you were being a trouble maker. Sounds like you alright." Chibodee said as they came in. "We just got news that Allenby was also brought into the hospital today." George informed them. "They found her unconscious but they said she should be okay." He added. "Really, hey what happened to Noble Gundam?" Domon asked trying not to move too much as he leaned forward. "It just stopped attacking us. Like how it's suppose to be when there isn't anyone piloting it." Sai sai shi answered. "I think whatever was controlling it was destroyed towards the end of the battle." Chibodee said on a more serious note. Domon leaned back on the pillow. "Good." He responded.
Everyone stayed at the hospital until around dinnertime and then headed out. Rain was the only one aloud to stay in the room anyway. "So tomorrow when they allow you to leave, we'll head back to the island to get Burning Gundam." She suggested. "They better let me leave tomorrow." He mentioned. "They will if you behave." She teased him. He smiled back at her. There was a small knock at the door. They both turned that way. The door opened slowly and Allenby peeked in. She was waiting for one of them to tell her to leave but they didn't.
"Hey Allenby, we heard you were hear." Rain said cheerfully. She came into the room more. "You mean you're not angry at me?" She asked them. "No, we know what happened." Domon answered her. She pulled a chair up next to Rain. She didn't look up at either of them. "Are you feeling okay?" Rain inquired. Allenby looked at her from the side. "Yes, I just wished that things hadn't happened the way they did." She remarked.
"I'm sorry I couldn't save your Gundam. I did my best." He mentioned sadly. "It's okay, I've caused so much trouble that it seems right this way." She said with a small smile. "I'm just glad no one was injured too bad." She added and stood up. "Where are you going?" Rain said as she headed back to the door. "I just wanted to make sure that things were okay between us." She ended the conversation. Rain was going to invite her to stay but Domon stopped her. "Just let her go. I don't think she feels comfortable around us." He told her. ***
The next day they headed back to the island to retrieve Burning Gundam. Domon was too thrilled about the state it was in. "I hope Dad can fix this when we get back." He mentioned as they were leaving. "I can help out too. I don't think it will be too much." Rain replied. They met up with Kyoji on the main land for lunch. Once lunch was over they went to where they had left the gundam. Rain was making some final adjustments to it before they headed back to the colonies. Domon stood over her while she worked.
"Domon aren't you going to say goodbye to Kyoji?" She asked him. Kyoji was a couple yards away from them. "I really don't want to but I guess I'd better." He agreed with her and headed over to his brother. "So I guess you'll be leaving soon, huh?" Kyoji asked him. Domon nodded back. "Where will you go from here?" He asked curiously. "I might stay around here or even go over to Tokyo. I'm not too sure though." He answered. "You could always come with us, back home." Domon suggested. "I know but I don't think I am ready for that right now." He told him. Domon looked down when he said that.
"Okay, I understand. But I'm really going to miss you though." Domon remarked sadly. Kyoji put a hand on his shoulder. "You'd better take care of yourself. And her too." He added looking back at Rain. Domon could feel his eyes tearing up. He smiled and nodded back. Shortly after that he and Rain were on their way be to space.
*Fin*
