Death Wing
Chapter 11: Usurpers
Archsage Soren: Well, time for chapter 11 everyone. I hope to start some more action this chapter. Thanks to Anonymous Void for continuing to beta and, along with Anime-StarWars-fan-Zach, reviewing. You guys have not failed me in reviewing since you started, thanks for being so loyal and consistent. Heero has recovered from the initial fear and shock of Void's threat, and will NOT mouth him off anymore. Not even jokingly.
Duo: Let's get this thing moving!
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Mello: I get to do the disclaimer again? Cool. Archsage Soren owns shit, zip, nada, Jack diddily squat, nuthin. Kind of owns the plot, but not really anymore; Anonymous Void has been helping out a lot with the basic outline. Also, since every time Arch separates the chapter and the notes and uploads, the separation is deleted; he is trying one last trick.
DWC11 STARTS BELOW HERE!
Okay, I'm doing well so far, a certain blonde girl thought to herself. Epyon is about 20 yards away from my position. 01 is out of the house. No one else is around here. Slowly, she moved cautiously toward her target, on the lookout for any guards or obstacles. Eventually she came across an ordinary looking patch of land, but according to her GPS data, this was the spot. She took her shovel and dug for a few seconds before finding a hatch with a password consol. From what she heard, the goofy 02 had programmed the password for this. She knew about his obsession with death and satanic like things.
I hope this works. She thought as she quickly typed in 666. The hatch opened, and the land in front of the girl rose up, revealing a storage area for mobile suits. She went in the dark hanger, quickly located Epyon, and entered the suit hurriedly. The blonde powered Epyon up, shifted it into its dragon form, and jetted out.
"Mission complete Lady Une, I have secured the Epyon." The blonde reported.
"Roger that. Well done Dorothy," came Une's reply. (1)
Meanwhile, a rebellious organization bent on world domination was introducing itself to the world in a T.V. broadcast. "Attention peoples of the planet Earth and the Colonies; My name is Sothe Shakanami, leader of the Earth Liberation League and we are here to end OZ's totalitarian rule over the Earth. We urge all who desire freedom to join our cause and we are certain the Gundam pilots themselves will support our cause as well." Sothe announced. As a leader of an organization planning to free Earth, Sothe was surprisingly young. He had somewhat long, jet black, disheveled hair, his body strong and his face handsome, the only thing marring it being a scar below his left eye. His eyes were full of charisma, leaving no doubt he would have little trouble captivating the world.
Many groups like ELL soon announced themselves within the hour. They were the Peoples for a Free Earth, the Union of Asian Patriotic Warriors, the Neo Harmonious Fists, the North American Liberty Chasers, and many other smaller groups as well.
Over at the Kira investigation headquarters, everyone was working diligently. When these announcements came on, they were ignored by everyone except the three pilots. Wu-Fei was the most suspicious about these organizations, and knew he could get information from L if he worded his interest just right.
"Ryuzaki. Kira IS kind of childish in his ways and desires power, right? If we can assume that, wouldn't it make sense that he is part of one of these rebel organizations, then once his faction takes power he would reveal himself as Kira, god of the world or something?" Wu-Fei asked.
"Hn. Yes, that does make a lot of sense. To gain power, he would have an easier takeover if the world was in a chaotic state. OZ usurpers can cause such chaos. We should gather all the information on them that we can," L reasoned out loud. "If any supports or may have Kira in their ranks, we should aim to eliminate those organizations immediately."
"Wait, does that mean as a Gundam pilot I should side with OZ!?" Duo burst out, astonished. His face was that of shock and rage.
"No, Duo. You have crippled OZ enough, now you should destroy it. What should be MORE important though is, while you're fighting, you aim to kill off the younger groups that are corrupt and aiming for world domination," L clarified.
"Hn. Kira has to have left some kind of clue… No one is perfect. I think investigating, or better yet, INFILTRATING those organizations has a large possibility to lead us to a clue like that. We should keep in mind that he is probably in one of the more powerful factions. As an added bonus for infiltrating, while we are at various headquarters we can bug them; adding an endless stream of information that might be useful," Heero stated, and it was obvious that he would not stop pressing this idea until it was a done deal.
"Yes… I believe you are right, Heero. Each of you can decide which group to infiltrate. Heero, since it was your idea, you should take the largest one, I believe at the moment that would seem to be the ELL," L decided.
"We should look out for other organizations working behind the scenes too," Light deduced. "They can be more dangerous by far than the open ones."
"Maybe we should try to add to our investigation team. You know, so we can get in more of these places and have more minds on the case," Matsuda suggested.
"Not a bad suggestion," Heero admitted. "But who can we honestly trust?"
"I can get two people on the case," L said. Then he mumbled to himself "They need the experience if they hope to be able to succeed me one day."
"I'll see what I can do," Light promised. Now I can get in a scapegoat. If a new person gets in and L dies, then the new person will be suspected, not Misa or I.
"Hey, Light!" Ryuk yelled. "I come bearing news. Some of the rebel people are snooping around your family's house in Japan. I think they plan to kidnap someone, maybe your sister, and force you to join them. Now that I played watch dog, you owe me more apples."
Of course, the only other people who could see or hear Ryuk besides Light was Heero, who was unemotional, and Misa, who wasn't there. His strong sign of alarm did not go unnoticed, but it seemed to have no source to everyone else.
"What is wrong, Light?" L inquired.
"I… Those rebels… what if they do something to FORCE me to join them? What if… they kidnap my sister? Or Misa? Or Mother? Who's to say they will only take one of them? My fame as Japan's Brightest now might be my darkest curse!" Light franticly cried. "Father, who's to say they won't go for Grandma also, and Grandpa? Who knows what they will or won't do! They need protection; all our loved ones do! We are not just facing Kira anymore; we are facing a worldwide civil war! Ryuzaki, if they find out you are L, they will want you to join them even more than they might want me! We have to protect all who are close to us, more than ever." Light continued to rant. "What if…"
"Stop it, Light bulb. Your Japan's Brightest, but you're reacting like a 5 watt!" Wu-Fei snapped. "We have a GUNDAM PILOT on our side, meaning we have all the Gundams protecting us. Our families and friends are safe."
"He is right, Light," Chief Yagami reassured his son.
"That and my vast resources are protecting your loved ones as well, and I hear Ms Peacecraft's are as well. You can thank Heero for that," L said.
"I…see your point. It's just that I had just thought of those possibilities, and it scared me," Light said, his cheeks turning a bit red in embarrassment.
"If I had any loved ones left, I think I would have reacted the same way, actually." Duo admitted. "By the way, good name Wu-Fei. Sounds like a joke I would have made! Light, being the brightest, that's just it! Your new name is Light Bulb!" Duo joked, and cracked up.
"Let's be serious now," Heero reprimanded.
"Fine, Heero," Duo sighed.
Elsewhere, Misa had taken it upon herself to keep eliminating criminals while Light worked. "Now he is quite ahead. He should have more free time now to spend with me." Misa giggled.
"This just in, breaking news live, from CNN news. A sixth, never before seen Gundam is attacking a rebellious faction Headquarters. The European Union for Human Reforms now does not seem to be the group that may one day wrest power from OZ in this worldwide civil war. We at CNN refuse to take sides, so we may continue providing you with the latest, unbiased news. Now back to you, Catherine."
Interesting. Misa thought. But… three of the Pilots are with Light, and the other two took their Suits out for a mission. So someone must have stolen the new Mobile Suit? What was it called, Elipse, no, Elyon, no… EPYON! Yeah, Epyon has been stolen. This is bad! I have to tell Light and the others.
Misa picked up her phone and called Light.
"Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana" came from Lights phone. (2)
"It's my cell solely for Misa. I hope you don't mind that I left it on, it is for emergencies," Light apologized as he opened his phone. "Yes, Misa."
"That Epyon thing, Misa thinks it has been stolen," Misa said.
"Really, why?" Light asked.
"Well, all the pilots are accounted for, and on the news they said a new Gundam wiped out a Rebel group's headquarters," Misa answered truthfully.
"I see. Later, I love you. Stay safe," Light said, and hung up.
"It appears Misa was watching the news, and found out something that might disturb you, Gundam Pilot," Light said.
"Oh, really? She looks out for me because I live with you and Heero and them now?" Duo asked. "That girl is so nice."
"According to reports, 04 and 05 are currently accounted for on one of their 'missions'. I know you, 02 are here. Do you know where 01 and 03 are?" Light asked
"Yeah, they are off duty like me right now," Duo answered. "So, get to the point. What does that mean?"
"A new gundam has attacked a rebel base. The one you said you hauled back after taking Treize out," Light informed. "Meaning, your new Suit has been stolen. Maybe your own as well."
"Son of a…" Duo began to swear.
"And since we were letting you keep it at our palace, of course Relena wasn't told, she would have thrown a fit… But as I was saying, since it was at the Palace, where our little group of you, Light, Wu-Fei , and I are all staying for now, we might want to leave and see just what all is missing," Heero suggested, having overheard Light's revelation. "Maybe send a statement to the public that the new Gundam is rouge."
"Agreed. L-man, could you take care of that for me? Use your really cool voice scrambler, say the new one is not with the other Gundams, and we are against OZ but these new groups are even more corrupt, and must be weeded out before they grow in and infest this earth, or something like that. So even though it is fighting with our will right now, we cannot tell what it plans to do for Earth. That the new Gundam may not be Earth's ally for very long and that we REAL Gundam pilots will set up a true democracy when we have the power to do so," Duo asked. "As a BIG favor, I'll be in your debt biggy-biggy, you hear?"
"I suppose. Also add you are anti-Kira?" L inquired.
"Sure, he is the opposite of a Gundam. We kill danger, he kills criminals who are already meeting their fate. He is kinda cruel," Duo elaborated.
"Go home then, you guys. We will continue today without you, this is clearly important. I won't hold it against you guys for leaving early today," L promised.
"Understood," was all Heero said, as he left the room.
The rest of the ride home was uneventful, excluding the beautiful scenery of all the trees and flowers which no one paid attention to. As they pulled up to the palace, the first thing Heero did was rush toward their hanger for the Gundams.
"So only Epyon was taken," Heero said after he checked inside. "I'm going on a mission. Epyon's tracker device has a lock on one spot, I'm heading out to investigate, and hopefully retrieve Epyon."
"I'll go with Ya, Heero," Dou offered. "In fact, I won't take no for an answer."
"An oddity, but I am with the braided Baka on this one, we stand a better chance in a group," Wu-Fei added.
"Okay then, let's launch," Heero ordered, climbing into his Gundam.
They all went full speed to the location. A giant building was in the middle of nowhere, it HAD to be a hiding place for Epyon.
"Where ARE we?" Duo asked.
"America, maybe… Ohio," Heero guessed. "See that building? It has to be hiding Epyon. I am eliminating the structure."
At that moment in time, Near had just got off his cell from a talk with L. So I wait for this Heero guy and work with him infiltrating some ELL. Whatever. I will think more on the Kira case until he shows up. Wait a minute, what is outside?
Then Near realized WHAT was out there. Making the ultimate error, he yelled the words that equated to "Kill Me" in this world. Near yelled at the top of his lungs "IT'S A GUNDAM!"
"Fire!" Heero yelled, and his buster rifle beam pierced the building.
Inside, Near was pierced slightly by the beam. He might have lived, if a nearby gas tank would not have exploded from the buster rifles shot. Near DID live to feel the excruciating pain of having part of his body disintegrated by a laser beam from a Gundam and being blown to smithereens shortly after.
"The Hell?" Duo exclaimed from his Gundam. "The tracker is down there, it clearly survived the shot. But… no Gundam? The THEIF TRICKED US!"
"True," Heero muttered. He only allowed one outlet of his anger. He hit his Gundams hand to the ground in disgust. "Damn them!" He yelled. He yelled it until he could yell no more. Until they arrived to the palace, he said no more.
CHAPPIE ENDS HERE. AUTHOR NOTES AND NUMBERED NOTES START HERE
(1) This was to be a big shocker to those stubborn people who foolishly skip my author notes XD Maybe now they will look closer at them.
(2) These would be the beginning lyrics to the full song that was Death Note's first opening; The World, by Nightmare
Archsage Soren: Review now, please. I really hope you enjoyed the latest installment of Death Wing. Thanks to Anonymous Void for being my Beta reader, you readers should thank him as well! Until next time, may the Muses bless you all.