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Valkyrie
By Animefreek
Part Ten: Death, Rebirth, Redemption
As Valerie's eye's closed she felt content and at peace. Everyone knew her secret now. No more secrets, her slate was clean. Unfortuanately, she wouldn't be around to enjoy it. In one simple sentence she was finally free of the ghost of Relena Peacecraft, but instead of feeling the warmth of freedom she was surrounded by death.
New World Memorial Hospital
"Get this woman to surgery stat! I want x-rays, blood typing, and DNA records yesterday!" Dr. Redding yelled as the gurney was raced into emergency. Heero and Milliardo attempted to follow into the inner sanctum of the hospital but were stopped by Sally. "I know you both want to be in there with her, but believe me you'd only be in the way. I'll go in as her physician and help. I'll let you know if there is anything you can do." She said as she ran after the gurney.
Milliardo and Heero nodded and headed toward the waiting room where the others were being checked over. "How is she?" Duo asked. No one answered. He took it to mean the worst. Connie and Quatre sat in the corner huddled close together. Connie was silently sniffling on Quatre's shoulder as he rubbed her back and rocked her slowly.
Milliardo walked over to Connie and Quatre. "I think we need an explination. Who is Valerie Storm?" He asked. Connie dried her tears and was about to speak when an older voice interupted. "She's more than you think."
"Peagan?" Milliardo questioned.
"Yes master Milliardo. I'm afraid that I am involved in this farse as well. I'll tell you what I can but there are secrets about herself that even Miss Storm doesn't know. Secrets that involve the Peacecraft name and the fall of the Cing Kindom. I was given orders by your father to only reveal these secrets to the both of you, if she dies there will be no need to say anything." Peagan said.
"Peagan who is she?" Milliardo asked. "She was your sister." Peagan said. Milliardo found a seat and perpared himself for the tale. The other Preventors gathered around to listen.
Meanwhile Connie excused herself and headed back to the Valmont Estates. Before she left she gave Quatre her cellphone number in case anything happened while she was away.
"Connie listened to the erie silence that existed in the mansion that she and valerie had just recently made her home. She walked toward Valerie's personal study dreading every step, but she had her orders and it was less than a slim chance that Valerie would survive her fall.
Flashback (The day after Valerie found her)
"Hey you look like a pretty smart girl need a job and a place to stay?" Valerie asked. "Yeah, you know anybody?" Connie asked. Valerie laughed slightly. It had been a long time since she'd laughed and really felt it. "Yeah, me. I need someone who is streetwise and a fast talker. You look like you could handle the training. I need a personal assistant, you know someone who can cover my corners and keep things from falling through the cracks." Valerie said. "What's the catch?" Connie asked. "No catches. I don't lead the safest of lives and I need someone who can watch my back and if need be take my place. So kid how does pent house apartments, high power business meetings, and world travel sound?" Valerie said. "Sounds good. You've got yourself an assistant." Connie said. She had no idea what she was getting herself into.
Flashing Forward Two Months
Connie stood in the center of a large fighting ring on the 90th floor of the Storm Industries with Valerie facing her. Connie's forehead was beaded with sweat. Valerie started the match as she and Connie matched blow for blow. Over the course of two months she found that the seventeen year old was somewhat of a genius. In two months she'd soaked up information that would have taken any normal teenager a year to absorb. Already attending board meetings and dazzleing clients with her wit, charm, and business savy. To say the least Valerie was impressed and that's saying a lot coming from a woman who could easily give the great Heero Yuy a run for his money.
Valerie was roused from her musing when Connie managed to land a blow to her stomach. "Hey Val getting tired." Connie stated. Valerie smirked and with a blindingly fast move Connie was on her back. "Okay maybe you're not getting tired." Connie said with a look on her face that said, 'I can never win.' "Okay get cleaned up. Thats enough for today and I have something important to discuss with you." Valerie said in her monotone voice. Connie flinched. Everytime Valerie's voice went flat like that something was up. Connie went to her shower to clean up before going to Valerie's office/den.
Connie was expecting the worst. **Maybe I haven't been doing my best and she's going to fire me. Maybe I'm not good enough. Great, I'm going to be on the streets again doing God knows what.** She thought to herself panicking. Valerie looked at the small girl as she walked in nervously and smirked. **She thinks I'm going to throw her out. Ha, won't she be surprised.** Valerie thought. Valerie cleared her throat.
"Connie you've been here with me for two months and in those months you've done nothing but try me. You've taken everything I've taught you and made it your own and that is the best thing you could ever do." Valerie said with a smile. Connie was not expecting praise. She hadn't recieved a single incouraging word in two months and now she was finally getting it. Valerie smiled at her shock. "I trust you, therefore I've decided to share with you two of the biggest secrets I have because I know you won't betray me or the life I've started to make for myself." Said Valerie with conviction.
"Okay, what's the big secret?" Connie asked. Valerie smiled. Without another word Valerie reached into her desk and pulled out a honey blonde wig and a case for contact lenses. Connie gasped as the blue contacts and wig were dawned. "Minister Peacraft?" Connie questioned. "No. Not anymore and not ever again." Valerie said as Connie waited for her to tell her tale. After that Connie just sat stunned. She couldn't imagine being someone else for most of your life or being a soldier from birth. "Heavy." Connie said. "Yeah it is." Valerie said. "And the second half of my secret is even heavier." With that Valerie pulled out a set of blueprints.
"You've got to be kidding!" Connie yelled as she picked up the blueprints. "What? Don't think you can do it?" Valerie questioned. "I can do it but why we're at peace now." Connie said. "Pacifism is a prize won by battle.", was all that Valerie said. "If we're caught it's the end of everything Valerie, we'll be put under Preventor HQ." Connie said. "Not to worry, we won't." Valerie said while handing her a large envelope. "Connie if anything should happen to me follow the instructions in this envelope. You'll have to be my redemption." Valerie said with a grave tone. Connie took the envelope and prayed she'd never have to open it.
End Flashback
Connie was in Valerie's study fingering the top of the envelope. "Shit Valerie it's too soon I'm not ready for this." Connie said to herself as she started to open the envelope.
Back at the Hospital waiting room
All of the Preventor Elites sat in awe of 'Peagan'or should they say Artemis'story. "Whoa. So you're telling us that 'Relena' never really existed, at least the one we knew." Duo said trying to clarify. "Yes. The real princess Relena died during the fall of the original Cinq Kingdom. In our own desparation we trained the child that would have been her companion and bodyguard to be her. We didn't tell you because it would have jepordized the future. We needed a leader to show the world the way. By day she was the daughter of Mr. Dorlain and by night she was the terrorist and spy known as Valkyrie." Artemis said. "Talk about duel personalities." Duo said as his head rested in his palms. Hilde nudged him for his ill chosen words.
"You should have told me. What you did to both of us was incredibly cruel. She was living a life that wasn't hers and now I have to loose a sister twice. The true princess and the false one." Milliardo said as a single tear ran down his face. "You haven't lost a sister." Artemis slipped. Milliardo and the others stared at him with questioning looks and just as they were about to question the man further when Sally burst in panting. "You're not going to believe this!" Sally said with a look of awe on her face.
The emergency room
The gurney had just rolled in and the doctors were at a loss for words. This woman, Valerie Storm, was still alive. Barely hanging on by a thread. "Miss Po, assist me please." Dr. Redding said in a stern tone that demanded respect. She was the head of Surgery in the hospital and reknowned nationally for her talent. "What can you tell me about this woman Miss Po?" She asked. "According to her medical files she has an increased metabolism, and increased stamina along with muscle and bone density. That's probably the only reason she's alive now. Her physical stamina matches if not exceeds that of the Gundam pilots." Sally stated calmly, although her heart was racing. "Dr. what are her chances of surviving surgery?" Sally asked. The Dr. only gave her a look that said, 'Don't expect much from me.'
Valerie's Mind
Everything was dark and silent. Valerie was standing in what looked like a long corridor of a castle. She decided to see where she was for she couldn't figure out how she got to where ever she was. **This place seems familiar. Where could I be?** Valerie said as her path became brighter and she heard talking and laughter. She picked up her speed and raced toward the sound. What she saw took her a little off guard.
She wasn't in a dark hall anymore but in bright lush garden full of roses, violets, and snapdragons. "Where the Hell am I?" She asked no one in particular. "Watch your language young lady. You weren't raised to have a bad mouth." Said a woman who looked hauntingly familiar to her. She looked like an older version of Valerie. Her hair was jet black with red streaks so dark they almost blended in. She was wearing a black silk ball gown with red trimming that matched the streaks in her hair and small tiara. "Well are you going to come closer or are you going to stare at me all day. Really you'd think you wouldn't be so surprised to see your own mother." The woman said.
The Operating Room
"Miss Po cartorize that artery now!" Dr. Redding yelled as Valerie's vitals were slipping. Valerie's blood was everywhere now and it seemed as though the more they pumped in the more she needed. **Shit Valerie live!** Sally thought as she helped Dr. Redding and the nurses. "Brain wave activity is slowing Dr." Said the nurse. "She's starting to seize Dr!" Another nurse said.
Valerie's Mind
"What do you mean my mother?" Valerie asked. "Exactly what I said. I'm your mother." Said the woman. "Ha Ha I told you she'd be surprised. See there are some emotions in the girl." A woman with long honey blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. She was wearing a long green formal ballroom gown and a small crown. Smiling as she came to sit beside the woman that claimed to be Valerie's mother. "Who are you?" Valerie asked. "Your aunt, and before you ask us anything else those answers depend on your's" She said with a sad smile.
"We're here to offer you three options life, death, or rebirth." Said Valerie's mother. "Well I already have death so what's the diference between life and rebirth?" Valerie asked. "Whatever you make of it." Said the blonde. Valerie quirked an eyebrow at her. She laughed and said, "You and those facial expressions, that's same look you gave me as a child when I didn't answer your questions to suit you."
"You haven't got much time so choose or one will be chosen for you." The dark haired woman said. "Then I choose rebirth. A new life has got to be better than this one." Valerie said. The dark haired and blonde haired women smiled triumphantly. "Dear one rebirth doesn't always mean a new life. For you its the beginning of a new chapter in your life." The blonde said. "When you wake up ask about Ariel and Celeste." The darked haired one called.
The waiting room
"Sally slow down! What happened?" Noin asked. "I don't how it can be but she's alive and awake. One minute she was seizing and the next all her vital signs were normal. she's asking about someone named Celeste or Ariel." Sally said excitedly. The Elites just stood there in amazement for a few seconds before Duo, Quatre, and Hilde let out a loud cry of joy. Artemis on the other hand had gone a shade pale from the shock. "Can we see her?" Milliardo and Heero asked at the same time. "Yes in a little while. They're still working on her but she's going to be okay. She's healing already." Sally practically chirped. Milliardo and Heero started walking to the secured hospital wing.
Storm Industries Complex
Connie was now dressed in a black cat suit with thigh high black leather boots. She walked down the cold steel corridor dreading every step as she came closer to a huge gundanium door. "I was hoping we would never have to use these guys again." Connie said as her cellphone began to ring. "Yeah. Connie here." She said. Then her face brightened. "I'll be right there Quatre! Oh and Quatre I could just kiss you I'm so happy!" Connie said hanging up. **Maybe we won't need these guys just yet.** She hoped to herself.
Who are those two women and what are they to Valerie and the others? What did Peagan mean by "You haven't lost a sister yet"? What was in that envelope? What was behind those doors at Storm Industries? What's the real story behind the fall of the Cinq Kingdom? The answer to these and many other questions in the next installment. So read and review guys its the only way I know you want me to continue and if you have any ideas on what should happen next or later in the story let me know. You never know I could use your idea. :)
Valkyrie
By Animefreek
Part Ten: Death, Rebirth, Redemption
As Valerie's eye's closed she felt content and at peace. Everyone knew her secret now. No more secrets, her slate was clean. Unfortuanately, she wouldn't be around to enjoy it. In one simple sentence she was finally free of the ghost of Relena Peacecraft, but instead of feeling the warmth of freedom she was surrounded by death.
New World Memorial Hospital
"Get this woman to surgery stat! I want x-rays, blood typing, and DNA records yesterday!" Dr. Redding yelled as the gurney was raced into emergency. Heero and Milliardo attempted to follow into the inner sanctum of the hospital but were stopped by Sally. "I know you both want to be in there with her, but believe me you'd only be in the way. I'll go in as her physician and help. I'll let you know if there is anything you can do." She said as she ran after the gurney.
Milliardo and Heero nodded and headed toward the waiting room where the others were being checked over. "How is she?" Duo asked. No one answered. He took it to mean the worst. Connie and Quatre sat in the corner huddled close together. Connie was silently sniffling on Quatre's shoulder as he rubbed her back and rocked her slowly.
Milliardo walked over to Connie and Quatre. "I think we need an explination. Who is Valerie Storm?" He asked. Connie dried her tears and was about to speak when an older voice interupted. "She's more than you think."
"Peagan?" Milliardo questioned.
"Yes master Milliardo. I'm afraid that I am involved in this farse as well. I'll tell you what I can but there are secrets about herself that even Miss Storm doesn't know. Secrets that involve the Peacecraft name and the fall of the Cing Kindom. I was given orders by your father to only reveal these secrets to the both of you, if she dies there will be no need to say anything." Peagan said.
"Peagan who is she?" Milliardo asked. "She was your sister." Peagan said. Milliardo found a seat and perpared himself for the tale. The other Preventors gathered around to listen.
Meanwhile Connie excused herself and headed back to the Valmont Estates. Before she left she gave Quatre her cellphone number in case anything happened while she was away.
"Connie listened to the erie silence that existed in the mansion that she and valerie had just recently made her home. She walked toward Valerie's personal study dreading every step, but she had her orders and it was less than a slim chance that Valerie would survive her fall.
Flashback (The day after Valerie found her)
"Hey you look like a pretty smart girl need a job and a place to stay?" Valerie asked. "Yeah, you know anybody?" Connie asked. Valerie laughed slightly. It had been a long time since she'd laughed and really felt it. "Yeah, me. I need someone who is streetwise and a fast talker. You look like you could handle the training. I need a personal assistant, you know someone who can cover my corners and keep things from falling through the cracks." Valerie said. "What's the catch?" Connie asked. "No catches. I don't lead the safest of lives and I need someone who can watch my back and if need be take my place. So kid how does pent house apartments, high power business meetings, and world travel sound?" Valerie said. "Sounds good. You've got yourself an assistant." Connie said. She had no idea what she was getting herself into.
Flashing Forward Two Months
Connie stood in the center of a large fighting ring on the 90th floor of the Storm Industries with Valerie facing her. Connie's forehead was beaded with sweat. Valerie started the match as she and Connie matched blow for blow. Over the course of two months she found that the seventeen year old was somewhat of a genius. In two months she'd soaked up information that would have taken any normal teenager a year to absorb. Already attending board meetings and dazzleing clients with her wit, charm, and business savy. To say the least Valerie was impressed and that's saying a lot coming from a woman who could easily give the great Heero Yuy a run for his money.
Valerie was roused from her musing when Connie managed to land a blow to her stomach. "Hey Val getting tired." Connie stated. Valerie smirked and with a blindingly fast move Connie was on her back. "Okay maybe you're not getting tired." Connie said with a look on her face that said, 'I can never win.' "Okay get cleaned up. Thats enough for today and I have something important to discuss with you." Valerie said in her monotone voice. Connie flinched. Everytime Valerie's voice went flat like that something was up. Connie went to her shower to clean up before going to Valerie's office/den.
Connie was expecting the worst. **Maybe I haven't been doing my best and she's going to fire me. Maybe I'm not good enough. Great, I'm going to be on the streets again doing God knows what.** She thought to herself panicking. Valerie looked at the small girl as she walked in nervously and smirked. **She thinks I'm going to throw her out. Ha, won't she be surprised.** Valerie thought. Valerie cleared her throat.
"Connie you've been here with me for two months and in those months you've done nothing but try me. You've taken everything I've taught you and made it your own and that is the best thing you could ever do." Valerie said with a smile. Connie was not expecting praise. She hadn't recieved a single incouraging word in two months and now she was finally getting it. Valerie smiled at her shock. "I trust you, therefore I've decided to share with you two of the biggest secrets I have because I know you won't betray me or the life I've started to make for myself." Said Valerie with conviction.
"Okay, what's the big secret?" Connie asked. Valerie smiled. Without another word Valerie reached into her desk and pulled out a honey blonde wig and a case for contact lenses. Connie gasped as the blue contacts and wig were dawned. "Minister Peacraft?" Connie questioned. "No. Not anymore and not ever again." Valerie said as Connie waited for her to tell her tale. After that Connie just sat stunned. She couldn't imagine being someone else for most of your life or being a soldier from birth. "Heavy." Connie said. "Yeah it is." Valerie said. "And the second half of my secret is even heavier." With that Valerie pulled out a set of blueprints.
"You've got to be kidding!" Connie yelled as she picked up the blueprints. "What? Don't think you can do it?" Valerie questioned. "I can do it but why we're at peace now." Connie said. "Pacifism is a prize won by battle.", was all that Valerie said. "If we're caught it's the end of everything Valerie, we'll be put under Preventor HQ." Connie said. "Not to worry, we won't." Valerie said while handing her a large envelope. "Connie if anything should happen to me follow the instructions in this envelope. You'll have to be my redemption." Valerie said with a grave tone. Connie took the envelope and prayed she'd never have to open it.
End Flashback
Connie was in Valerie's study fingering the top of the envelope. "Shit Valerie it's too soon I'm not ready for this." Connie said to herself as she started to open the envelope.
Back at the Hospital waiting room
All of the Preventor Elites sat in awe of 'Peagan'or should they say Artemis'story. "Whoa. So you're telling us that 'Relena' never really existed, at least the one we knew." Duo said trying to clarify. "Yes. The real princess Relena died during the fall of the original Cinq Kingdom. In our own desparation we trained the child that would have been her companion and bodyguard to be her. We didn't tell you because it would have jepordized the future. We needed a leader to show the world the way. By day she was the daughter of Mr. Dorlain and by night she was the terrorist and spy known as Valkyrie." Artemis said. "Talk about duel personalities." Duo said as his head rested in his palms. Hilde nudged him for his ill chosen words.
"You should have told me. What you did to both of us was incredibly cruel. She was living a life that wasn't hers and now I have to loose a sister twice. The true princess and the false one." Milliardo said as a single tear ran down his face. "You haven't lost a sister." Artemis slipped. Milliardo and the others stared at him with questioning looks and just as they were about to question the man further when Sally burst in panting. "You're not going to believe this!" Sally said with a look of awe on her face.
The emergency room
The gurney had just rolled in and the doctors were at a loss for words. This woman, Valerie Storm, was still alive. Barely hanging on by a thread. "Miss Po, assist me please." Dr. Redding said in a stern tone that demanded respect. She was the head of Surgery in the hospital and reknowned nationally for her talent. "What can you tell me about this woman Miss Po?" She asked. "According to her medical files she has an increased metabolism, and increased stamina along with muscle and bone density. That's probably the only reason she's alive now. Her physical stamina matches if not exceeds that of the Gundam pilots." Sally stated calmly, although her heart was racing. "Dr. what are her chances of surviving surgery?" Sally asked. The Dr. only gave her a look that said, 'Don't expect much from me.'
Valerie's Mind
Everything was dark and silent. Valerie was standing in what looked like a long corridor of a castle. She decided to see where she was for she couldn't figure out how she got to where ever she was. **This place seems familiar. Where could I be?** Valerie said as her path became brighter and she heard talking and laughter. She picked up her speed and raced toward the sound. What she saw took her a little off guard.
She wasn't in a dark hall anymore but in bright lush garden full of roses, violets, and snapdragons. "Where the Hell am I?" She asked no one in particular. "Watch your language young lady. You weren't raised to have a bad mouth." Said a woman who looked hauntingly familiar to her. She looked like an older version of Valerie. Her hair was jet black with red streaks so dark they almost blended in. She was wearing a black silk ball gown with red trimming that matched the streaks in her hair and small tiara. "Well are you going to come closer or are you going to stare at me all day. Really you'd think you wouldn't be so surprised to see your own mother." The woman said.
The Operating Room
"Miss Po cartorize that artery now!" Dr. Redding yelled as Valerie's vitals were slipping. Valerie's blood was everywhere now and it seemed as though the more they pumped in the more she needed. **Shit Valerie live!** Sally thought as she helped Dr. Redding and the nurses. "Brain wave activity is slowing Dr." Said the nurse. "She's starting to seize Dr!" Another nurse said.
Valerie's Mind
"What do you mean my mother?" Valerie asked. "Exactly what I said. I'm your mother." Said the woman. "Ha Ha I told you she'd be surprised. See there are some emotions in the girl." A woman with long honey blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. She was wearing a long green formal ballroom gown and a small crown. Smiling as she came to sit beside the woman that claimed to be Valerie's mother. "Who are you?" Valerie asked. "Your aunt, and before you ask us anything else those answers depend on your's" She said with a sad smile.
"We're here to offer you three options life, death, or rebirth." Said Valerie's mother. "Well I already have death so what's the diference between life and rebirth?" Valerie asked. "Whatever you make of it." Said the blonde. Valerie quirked an eyebrow at her. She laughed and said, "You and those facial expressions, that's same look you gave me as a child when I didn't answer your questions to suit you."
"You haven't got much time so choose or one will be chosen for you." The dark haired woman said. "Then I choose rebirth. A new life has got to be better than this one." Valerie said. The dark haired and blonde haired women smiled triumphantly. "Dear one rebirth doesn't always mean a new life. For you its the beginning of a new chapter in your life." The blonde said. "When you wake up ask about Ariel and Celeste." The darked haired one called.
The waiting room
"Sally slow down! What happened?" Noin asked. "I don't how it can be but she's alive and awake. One minute she was seizing and the next all her vital signs were normal. she's asking about someone named Celeste or Ariel." Sally said excitedly. The Elites just stood there in amazement for a few seconds before Duo, Quatre, and Hilde let out a loud cry of joy. Artemis on the other hand had gone a shade pale from the shock. "Can we see her?" Milliardo and Heero asked at the same time. "Yes in a little while. They're still working on her but she's going to be okay. She's healing already." Sally practically chirped. Milliardo and Heero started walking to the secured hospital wing.
Storm Industries Complex
Connie was now dressed in a black cat suit with thigh high black leather boots. She walked down the cold steel corridor dreading every step as she came closer to a huge gundanium door. "I was hoping we would never have to use these guys again." Connie said as her cellphone began to ring. "Yeah. Connie here." She said. Then her face brightened. "I'll be right there Quatre! Oh and Quatre I could just kiss you I'm so happy!" Connie said hanging up. **Maybe we won't need these guys just yet.** She hoped to herself.
Who are those two women and what are they to Valerie and the others? What did Peagan mean by "You haven't lost a sister yet"? What was in that envelope? What was behind those doors at Storm Industries? What's the real story behind the fall of the Cinq Kingdom? The answer to these and many other questions in the next installment. So read and review guys its the only way I know you want me to continue and if you have any ideas on what should happen next or later in the story let me know. You never know I could use your idea. :)