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Gundam Wing

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Chapter 10:

Who is the Enemy?

Johan and Haruka stood along side of Relena in the main office of the institute, all three of them heard the news that Quatre and Heero have come to the institute. They were just sitting there like soldiers waiting for the wave of battle to come. The door opened and in they came.

Relena stood, "On behalf of this institute I welcome you both to the Sank Kingdom."

Quatre noticed Johan and Haruka

"So," He said, "You two had the same idea as us right?"

"Not really." Johan pointed out, "I came here to be reunited with a dear family member."

"Who?" Heero asked

"Relena." Johan answered

"Relena? Then…" Quatre trailed, "You're a Peacecraft?"

"I am."

"How ironic," Heero droned, "A Gundam pilot a member of a pacifist family and you defeated me."

"True, Heero," Johan agreed, "But there are more important things to worry about."

"Like the search for Trowa Barton." Relena added

"Don't you think that Gundam pilots will be a burden to your country?" Heero asked

"At this point this nation needs protection," Johan explained, "Having us on its side shifts the power to the Sank Kingdoms favor. Since the Sank Kingdom is promoting pacifism it means that its an obstacle for Oz and Romafeller."

"At least stay here," Relena pleaded, "I have taken on the search for Trowa, stay here until the search is over."

Heero didn't say anything he just stood with his eyes closed hoping that something will make sense out of all this.

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Fencing class: Heero and Quatre stood in the doorway of the fencing room, along with Johan all in their fencing uniforms.

"I guess it's true," Quatre stated, "All the students here are women, they say that women can talk things out better then men."

"Don't be so sure," Johan pointed out, "In my experience some women enjoy fighting just as much as men."

"Mind if I challenge you?" A sweet yet terrifyingly calm voice asked.

Johan turned to find a woman in her late teens with light blue eyes and blonde hair that reached down to her lower back. She had on her fencing uniform along with her mask in the crook of her arm.

"My name is Dorothy Catalonia," the blonde girl introduced, "I'm a direct relative to the head of the Romafeller foundation."

Johan knew that Dorothy was challenged him. He felt as though that history was repeating itself. He picked up his fold and both he and Dorothy placed on their masks and headed for the fencing floor. Johan introduced himself,

"My name is Johan Rodriguez."

"I know that part, but I challenged you because I heard you hate weak women!"

She made her trust at Johan but he carefully blocked her attack. Dorothy looked and saw that Johan was fighting with his eyes closed. In a foil lock Dorothy witnessed Johan open his eyes and she was terrified when she looked into his deep green eyes.

"You misheard Miss Dorothy," Johan corrected, "I hate weak people!"

He continued his attack, even though Dorothy was terrified she tried to keep her fake cool. She decided to try to find out Johan's true identity.

"Once upon a time," she started still thrusting at Johan, "There were two boys named Johan, one made his reputation by defeating one who was stronger then him. The other will make himself a legend by defeating another. Isn't that right, Johan Rodriguez?"

Just then something happened to Johan, it was like the Zero system, he lost all track of anything else and could only concentrate on defeating his enemy. He kept thrusting his foil aggressively against Dorothy backing her up to the end of the fencing pad.

"Shut up." He commanded quietly, "Shut up" he commanded again louder this time, "SHUT UP!" he shouted making his foil thrust at Dorothy's fencing mask.

He closed his eyes only hearing Dorothy scream, he opened his eyes to see that his foil had make it through the mask and right to Dorothy's forehead making one huge scratch. Dorothy was in shock, even though in a subtle way she was trying to find out Johan's identity by pushing his buttons. Now she realized that she pushed one hell of a button, and she got scratched for it. Johan pulled the foil out as Dorothy dropped to her knees like Heero before her.

"My apologizes Miss Dorothy," Johan apologized, "I lost track of myself in the heat of the battle, but I don't exactly understand what you're telling me. You must be thinking of another man named Johan."

He reached down to pull the rest of the foil out.

"I know why you're here," Johan whispered to Dorothy, "It's not to learn about the pacifist way's of the Peacecraft's, you're here to find the Gundams. Believe me, you won't find them. Also don't cross me again, if you do, I'll kill you." He jerked out the last of the foil from Dorothy's mask.

Dorothy was in absolute shock and terror, she couldn't' believe that someone like him could defeat her. Dorothy was beyond excellent at fencing and yet this stranger not only defeated her but robbed her of her own pride.

"Who is he?" she thought on her knees.

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Two days later: Oz' Virgo mobile dolls had significantly diminished the Treize Faction, until the remaining survivors entered the Sank Kingdom as refuges. After that there was a battle in Luxembourg that called for the Gundams help. Heero Johan and Haruka wen there in their Gundams, while Quatre headed for the Middle East to pick up his Sandrock. Once the three Gundams got to the battlefield they found more Virgo mobile dolls that had defeated the Treize Faction. Immediately all three of them tore though the mobile dolls. Haruka in her Nemesis, using the heat rod she sliced and diced the mobile dolls like potatoes.

While Johan cut through all of them using the different choices of weapons, the beam sword, spear, scythe and trident. At the same time he used his head rod and buster rifle.

Heero on the other hand was finding it difficult to fight the Virgo mobile dolls, since all of them had beam rifles and mobile shields like the Mercurius and Vayeate combined. Just as he was about to wipe out a line of mobile dolls a shot was fired at the Gundams right leg. Heero fell just as Aries troops made their Kamikaze dive at the mobile dolls.

"Protect Master Treize," Heero heard

He hopped out of the Wing Gundam and saw a small mansion in the distance. Suddenly Heero looked up and saw Dragon Zero come down and like a knight appearing before a king it knelt down and out of the chest came Johan. The two of them saw the mansion in the distance.

They didn't say a word to each other, as warriors the two of them knew what they had to do. The two of them went to the mansion Heero went with a small handgun in his right hand. While Johan had his favorite handgun even though he wanted to fight with a sword. It was a .45 automatic, gold plated with a dragon on one side of the handle and the mother of Christ on the other.

Both came into small steel walled hallway and at the end of it was a door and there was a red eye over the door with a green console on the right of the door. Both heard a computer voice,

"Voice recognition and finger print analysis please."

Heero went first, he placed his hand on the console, "Heero Yuy," he stated

Then Johan he placed his hand on the pad, "Johan Rodriguez," he stated

"Authorization acknowledged, please enter."

Beyond the large steel door Johan and Heero found a small elevator, which lead them down and down to a large room or what seemed to be a library. Nearly all the lights were off except for the few open windows that was letting in the light, keeping their guard up they pointed their guns into the darkness.

"Thanks for coming Heero Yuy and Johan Peacecraft Rodriguez." A voice said

Johan and Heero turned around and in the little light that was there; they found Treize Kushrinada the former leader of Oz. He pointed the gun at the high dressed noble.

"I welcome you both with my heart, dear messengers of peace." Treize greeted

"You must be Treize." Heero stated

"That part should be obvious." Treize answered, "Now just go ahead and shoot me. Put an end to this battle, either of you can do it."

Neither of them fired, both Johan and Heero stood in the darkness with their guns at Treize in silence. Both Johan and Heero knew that it was Treize that caused the death of the alliance's pacifists, and it was him who started the war, there should be good enough reason to fire, still neither one fired. In Johan's mind he wanted to know how it is that Treize knows about his true identity.

"What's that matter?" Treize asked, "The battle won't stop as long as I am alive, isn't that right?"
"Why did you let us in?" Johan asked, "And how do you know my true name?"

"I don't think that part is important Johan, but I programmed the computer to accept you both a few months ago. I thought that one of these days I thought that I might have a long discussion with you two and the other Gundam pilots."

"We have no interest in you Treize." Heero pointed out

"Of course not," Treize agreed, "you pilots should be thinking about peace, peace that will spread through the Earth, or rather peace that will spread through out the universe."

"True," Johan said, "Now I don't think that peace should be a part of me now. I speak for Heero and myself when I say that fighting is the only thing either of us can do now."

"Peace," Heero added, "Is nothing more then an outcome after the fighting is over."

"Then let me ask you this," Treize said, "Who are your enemies, how about you Heero? Is it Oz or I? Is it Romafeller or is it your home the colony that betrayed you? And you Johan, who is your enemy? Is it me, Oz, Romafeller, the colony that betrayed you, or the ones that killed the woman that you loved."

"Right now," Johan said, "I don't care who my enemies are, if anyone is willing to fight me then they are my enemies."
"Same with me," Heero agreed, "Those who stand before me with the intention of killing me are my enemies."

"In that case both of your battles will never end, your enemies are destiny" Treize stated keeping his straight face and glaring eyes

"Perhaps," Johan slightly agreed, "Heero and I will keep fighting, personally I don't give a damn if I die today or tomorrow."

"Hmm," Heero said, "It seems you understand me better then I thought Johan."

"Yes, it is amazing that a Peacecraft can have an attitude of a solider." Treize commented, "But don't either of you want to try to enjoy your destinies, especially you Heero Yuy, in my opinion, Johan is a much stronger person then you and so is Relena Peacecraft." Treize walked down the steps of a giant staircase to meet with Johan and Heero,

"Heero," Treize continued on his philosophical thought of debate, "I never thought you would be feeling the limitations of continuos battle, but it's a fact that no one is able to change the course of our times."

"Didn't you have that power?" Johan asked, "You were the one that started this war, you were the one that falsified the information hat led Heero to kill the alliances pacifists."

"You used to be able to change the course of the future." Heero agreed, "You just have to repeat what you did."

"I have no intention of doing that." Treize backfired

"I see." Heero said

"My greatest pleasure was to be able to talk to people like you two." Treize had his back turned now, then he turned around with a fancy handled gun. It was the one that the head of Romafeller, Duke Dermal, gave to Treize when he resigned from Oz. He pointed the gun at both Gundam pilots who stood there pointed their guns at him. "And now I truly understand that my death must coincide with both of yours. Now that we've met each other let's put all three of us in God's hands."

"He's not a very good looser is he Heero?" Johan asked

"You're right on that point." Heero said, "But it makes no difference to me."

"Nor me."

"Both of you are willing to die," Treize commented, "In my opinion that is the most correct attitude for anyone who wants to fight, but unfortunately for both of you, you've lost sight of your enemies. That makes you both the same as myself, but my battle has come to an end."

"No," Johan corrected, "Your battle hasn't ended."
"Right," Heero agreed, "As we speak countless soldiers are fighting, dying and sacrificing themselves for you. I know for certain that your battle hasn't ended. If anything has ended, or rather if anything should end it should be our retaliation."

"Heero Yuy," Treize backed down and laid his gun at his side, "Don't disappoint me any further, you two mustn't be in the same position as myself," he turned around to a bookcase, "I have a guide that will show you, Heero Yuy how to live from now on."

Treize went to the large bookcase and pulled out a book and the large bookcase opened and there stood a new mobile suit. To Heero he didn't recognize it, but to Johan he knew exactly what it was. In the brightness of the mobile suit garage he saw what Treize has built, the Gundam Epyon.

"He's done it." Johan stated

"Done what?" Heero asked

"He's built the Epyon."

"A new model?" Heero asked stepping closer to it.

"Yes, and that's the name that I've given it," Treize introduced, "Epyon."

"Treize," Johan asked, "Aren't you curious as to how I know about this mobile suit?"

"No," Treize answered, "Because I allowed you to copy the plans for it, because I knew that some parts of it would be added to your mobile suit, so you already have a guide to show you how to live Johan. This is for Heero, this suit has the ability to show the pilot the image of his enemy and the pilots own future. Regretfully there wasn't any future for me to choose from, after you Heero have piloted this suit if you end up just like me then let us both part with our lives. You on the other hand Johan already know what future to choose from, so you haven't ended up just like me."

"Why did you decide to make this thing?" Heero asked

"All my life," Treize explained, "I always thought that humans sense their own existence through continuous battle, however I couldn't come to any conclusions. My battle's now over, but I still have yet to determine the reason for battle, and to find that reason I figured that a Gundam would be the most appropriate mobile suit. In addition I would like to give my blessings to the winner and the looser, this mobile suit allows me to do so."

"Do you think that you've built a God or something?" Heero asked

"Maybe I have," Treize answered, "As long as the warrior has a genuine will to fight, the Epyon will eliminate all distractions. There is nothing more beautiful or noble then a warrior with no distractions. One could say he's the closest thing to God."

"Anyone can be God, Treize." Johan stated, "Within the confinements of their own head, all present, all knowing, and yet powerless beyond the confines of there own heads."

"Personally," Heero said, "I don't believe in God."

"Show my your abilities to fight and your future Heero," Treize requested

Heero suited up and got into the Epyon leaving Treize and Johan behind.

"Heero Yuy," Treize called, "I must warn you of one thing, you mustn't be a winner when you pilot that suit. The Gundam Epyon is not a weapon, I hope you return here as a looser."

"So do I" Heero agreed
"I won't permit you to die until you kill me first, so I have disarmed the self detonation device."

"Understood." Heero took wing and flew off into the distance in the new Gundam.

"Treize." Johan called, "I have to know one thing, how and why did you allow me to take the plans for the Epyon?"

Treize stood in the library, while Johan put away his gun, silent waiting for the answer.

"You see Johan," Treize began, "You and I are more alike then you realize, you want peace and so do I, however you're trying to find your own peace through battle. I would suggest that you head to the battle field in your Gundam, and allow it to show you your future if you haven't already seen it."

"I hope I do have a future to choose from Treize." Johan said as he ran out of the mansion back to his Gundam hoping that no one has stolen it, once he thought of that he realized that he left the key in the Gundam.

"Damn it!" he cursed, he ran as fast as he could back to Ryu.

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Johan knew what Treize meant by seeing the future, he knew that he had to turn the Zero system on inside Ryu. He knew what happened to him last time, but he had to know what future is in store for him, and he had to know if there is any future for him to choose.

He finally arrived at Ryu's feet and climbed back up into the cockpit breathing heavily and he turned everything on, closing the cockpit door he got Dragon Zero back to it's feet. Then looking up at the same yellow and black stripped square with that red button in it he reached up to press it.

"Do I really want to know what my future it?" Johan wondered, but then when he was questioning this he had already turned the Zero system on.

"Ryu," Johan called to his Gundam, "You've shown me my enemy, now show me my future!"

He headed for the mobile dolls that were fighting the Treize faction, there he found the Epyon. HE fought along side of it, with the yellow field generating around him Johan began to see the images of what could be his future. So was Heero, he was finding out that the Epyon is just like the Wing Zero. Just then the system had control of him,

"Anyone who fights me is my enemy." He stated to himself making his attacks on both the Virgo mobile dolls and the Treize faction troops.

Johan was already seeing his future, in it he saw a great battle ship in the sky, and five dark soldiers standing there, and behind the soldiers he saw five mobile suits.

"Who are they?" he thought, "Ryu, please tell me, is this my future?" Then he saw it, he saw a new enemy arise from the colonies of space. Just as that disappeared he saw the face of Haruka, in the yellow light.

"Is she part of my future?" Johan asked, "Show me more!"

Johan saw Haruka dressed in white, almost like a bridal dress, then it faded away to where he saw her in a black dress. She was crying, why, Johan wasn't sure.

"My future," Johan said, "It's my life or my death. Thank you Ryu." He reached up and pressed the button again to turn the Zero system off. "I'll keep fighting he said, I'll stay alive long enough, and Haruka will be waiting for me."

Just as the Zero system was shutting down Johan saw the damage that the Epyon has done. However he also saw the damage that he's done, he opened a channel to Heero.
"Heero." He called, "What the hell are you doing?"
"I'll kill them all." Heero answered, but then Johan heard Heero conflict with himself, "Is my future my death?"

"That suit is just like the Wing Zero, Heero." Johan stated, "If you want to control it you have to master the Zero system like I have. If not then destroy it, before it kills you."

"I understand." Heero answered, "Thank you, my friend."

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Heero piloted the Epyon back to the same mansion where it was given to him, and he hopped out of it with his knees shaking and his eyes wide open. In front of him was Treize waiting for him to come back.

"So tell me," Treize asked, "Did you see your future?"

Heero didn't answer he was just standing there with his knees still shaking and breathing heavily.

"I see," Treize said, "Then let's get started, shall we?"

"Treize," Heero said still shaking, "I don't… have the right… to do it."

To be continued…

Author's Notes: For this particular chapter I had to actually hand write out the whole scene between Heero and Treize. However I had to add some lines here and there for Johan in this act. Actually I think it's because I like to discuss certain ideas that are of a philosophical nature. I think it's because when it's all over no one is any closer to the answer than those before them.

Come back soon for more chapters.