To Duo: Gomen Nasi! I'm so sorry, Sheesh I hope Duo will forgive me. Hey if anyone else noticed my `fatalistic' error in the misspelling of Duo's name (Dou - I honestly don't know how I did that one *sigh*) I apologize and if you notice any other things please feel free to let me know. Again I'm sorry. Now on to chapter five, oh and what ids being put up first is a rough draft...later I'm going to revise it all and re-upload it. (I know this is not my best work by far...oh well.) R&R! One more thing how the heck do you spell Trieze's (sp?) last name?
Chapter Five:
"Mr. Kushrenada?"(sp?) a girl in her late teens asked.
"Yes? This had better be good." He was in the midst of meditating from his office chair. The window behind him sent strange shadows around the room.
"Sir, the Gundams are moving sooner than expected. I ran into one, and later encountered two similar types of suits made of Gundam-Alloy if my memory serves me correctly.
"Where?" She had his full attention now.
"One of our stations in the Congo. Sector eleven-four."
"I see." He was slowly running a finger around his face, pausing at his chin to lean on it. "Have you found you're friend yet?"
The girl stiffened. "No we have not. And she is not a friend; she is a fugitive. We came here to bring her back before the general public finds out about our clan." The blonde clasped her necklace - a cat's eye. "I swear I will catch her."
"I admire your devotion to the mission, but patience dear one, patience. Anger leads to rash decisions that could end up in your failure."
"Yes."
He smiled although there didn't seem to be anything lighthearted about the matter. "You are dismissed Katherine. I'll send for you later."
"Sir." she murmured.
"Hey Katy!" A cheerful voice called out.
"What do you want now?"
The newcomer stopped in her tracks, mild annoyance clearly evident on her face, "Well, fine crab. Nice to see you too."
"We haven't a trace of Tiany, and now the Gundam pilots are on to us. I think that'd qualify as a good reason to be peeved."
"Well, yeah, but" she started fingering her necklace, identical to Katherine's. "But, what do you have against Tiany? I mean she is one of us after all."
"She deserted us. Now we must find and eliminate her before she becomes a major threat."
"She's a friend, don't deny that."
"She was." Katherine disappeared, the conversation obviously over.
~~~~~*****~~~~~
Tiany had been recovering rapidly now, as was typical of her kind. Easily wounded, but they rebounded quickly.
"Tiany?" It was Heero.
"Yes?"
"I think you should explain to us about your past. It has now become our business."
She smirked; the other Gundam pilots had congregated around her bed, waiting expectantly. "What if I said no?"
"You do not have that option."
"Why do you need to know, I have a right to that information don't I? After all it must concern me." Tiany was definitely feeling better. Rash stupidity, and hot-headedness, had replaced her earlier weakness.
"And we have a right to your information. After all it concerns us."
"What do you need to know?" The least she could do was answer they're questions. They had treated her quite well.
"How many others are they're like you?" WuFei fired.
"I am the only one."
"You lie."
She had a sad smile, "No, I tell the truth. There is only one like me. But, twelve have my abilities, well now it's down to twelve, there used to be more. However, they're not a powerful as I am. They depend too much on their talismans. So much potential, too thick-headed to sense it." Bitterness crept into her voice. "Why do you want to know?"
Duo interjected, "We encountered one."
"Who?" The lazy drawl had left, replaced with urgency. Electric sparks radiated from her, everyone could feel the pulsation.
"Blonde hair, cats-eye stone, athletic looking, blue eyes, seemed to be in a rush about something."
"Straight or curly?"
"Straight."
She sighed, "It was either Katherine, or Zalia. Either way it's bad news for me."
"Are you going to tell us now?" Quatre's voice coaxed.
"Not much too tell. That cats-eye you saw, that's the talisman, everyone has one."
"Where's yours?" Heero immediately noticed, his hunch had been correct.
"It was taken from me before I was banished. They thought I would be powerless without it, no longer a threat. They were wrong. That cats-eye enables us to disapparate and it amplifies our powers." She smiled at the irony, "They didn't know that I was so much stronger then them, I didn't know it." It was a joke that only she could comprehend.
The Gundams stared at her, disbelieving, not knowing what to believe. This was something that happened in science-fiction novels. The question was now, what did they do about it.
Quatre, whose mind had been going into overdrive finally spoke, "Do you mind telling us why you were banished?"
"Why not, you seem to need to know everything else about me." Never the less she complied, "I had a different belief system, different values. So they kicked me out. I wanted to learn more, and I didn't like the idea of being so dependent on a trinket."
"The cats-eye?"
"The one and only. I researched the history of our people and realized that we used to able to jump by far greater distances than what we could do now. I guess I was too ambitious for everyone's taste. In secret I began experimenting without the use of the necklace. At first I could achieve a few inches, if that. But with practice my range has been improving, of course moving through walls, and high security places makes it much harder and limits my abilities."
"But surely you couldn't have been banished for that."
There was that cocky smile again, "Not completely. I've also had a small reputation of `borrowing' some rather important objects." She saw the amused and accusing faces of the Gundams, "I was going to return them...eventually, they just found the stuff before I had a chance to put it back."
"Great, were keeping a klepto." Duo shook his head in mock solemnity. "Will the nightmares never cease?"
"Oh, you poor thing." Tiany mocked, "Anyway, I'm not a klepto, they just didn't know about it."
Heero was getting sick of this cat-and- mouse game. "What were you taking?"
"I took some artifacts to study, we really lost a lot of power, sad in a way. But with the combined effects the elders thought I was too much of a threat. They didn't like the idea of someone less studied to have more power then themselves. Very controlling in a way."
"Do you know why they would want to track you down again?"
"Yeah, to kill me. The necklace can also serve as a tracking device, without me having one I could go where I want and they wouldn't know. But, they didn't realize that I could use my powers without it. I guess that's all, does it help?"
"That tracking system, how does it work?"
This time she hesitated for a different reason, she truly didn't know. "I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with certain frequencies that are emitted by the cats-eyes and the receptor. Both of them send off pulses, and where the two waves conflict there's a distortion, not very distinct, but it's enough for the receptor stone to log, and record."
"Wait a minute little lady." Duo seemed a slightly perplexed, "Wouldn't the waves meet half-way? And why hasn't any of our equipment ever picked up these disturbances?"
"Like I said I don't know everything, but the necklace is much weaker the waves can only go about ten feet max before being absorbed by something else. But the receptor stone is amazingly powerful; the transmissions go halfway around the world. There are two of them stationed on opposite sides of the globe to prevent any conflicting messages, except for the predetermined boundary that the waves intercept each other and bounce back. "
"So say a person was on this boundary, would their transmission fail to be read?"
"It's feasible, I've never tested it before though. Anything else? I'm getting a little tired."
"I think that's all, if you think of anything else let us know."
Armed with new information the Gundams left, Heero last.
"Wait Heero." Tiany said.
He didn't answer, just turned to look at her. "There is something else, something I found while looking through the old records."
"What?"
"There was a prophecy, not very concrete I know, but I think it has some substance. It says that my clan will join the forces of evil in sheep's clothing, to destroy one soul that could bring them to great power once again. Either it's a coincidence, but isn't Oz the empire you're fighting against? And they don't seem to be that evil, on the outside. Just look at Trieze or Zech's Marquise. (sp?)"
"How do you know about that?" She was still hiding something.
"There's something I didn't say...The reason our numbers are so low is because Oz has been experimenting on us. They want to use our abilities to create a new type of mobile suit, one to defeat the Gundams."
"So then why are you here? I don't like traitors."
As Heero expression hardened so did she, "I didn't like the feeling I got from the Oz people, but I didn't know enough about the Gundam pilots to want to help you. Now I do, and I'm telling you this not because I have betrayed my people, but because they betrayed me."
"Why do they allow these experiments?"
"We have nothing but shame, countless tragedies have occurred because of our need for silence and anonymity. They thought that this way they could do mankind a favor, for the sake of science, even if it meant that out race would perish."
"You should have told us sooner."
"I didn't trust you, I wasn't going to explain this to someone I didn't think wasn't pure."
"I'm not pure, none of us are."
"That doesn't matter, your intentions are good, not like Oz's. Now you know, what you chose to do with this information is up to you."
Frustrated she sank back onto her pillow as Heero left, but found that she was restless. Time to do some more research.
A/N: Well? Good, bad, confusing, typos, name misspellings? Please remember that what is being posted is only a rough draft. When this is finished, I'll take it down, edit and re-post, but do tell me what you think. If it's confusing I'll be glad to explain. (I'm still figuring it all out as I write it) And if you have any suggestions let me know. Ideas are a good thing. Please Review, it means so much.
Ciao!
Ice Eyes
Chapter Five:
"Mr. Kushrenada?"(sp?) a girl in her late teens asked.
"Yes? This had better be good." He was in the midst of meditating from his office chair. The window behind him sent strange shadows around the room.
"Sir, the Gundams are moving sooner than expected. I ran into one, and later encountered two similar types of suits made of Gundam-Alloy if my memory serves me correctly.
"Where?" She had his full attention now.
"One of our stations in the Congo. Sector eleven-four."
"I see." He was slowly running a finger around his face, pausing at his chin to lean on it. "Have you found you're friend yet?"
The girl stiffened. "No we have not. And she is not a friend; she is a fugitive. We came here to bring her back before the general public finds out about our clan." The blonde clasped her necklace - a cat's eye. "I swear I will catch her."
"I admire your devotion to the mission, but patience dear one, patience. Anger leads to rash decisions that could end up in your failure."
"Yes."
He smiled although there didn't seem to be anything lighthearted about the matter. "You are dismissed Katherine. I'll send for you later."
"Sir." she murmured.
"Hey Katy!" A cheerful voice called out.
"What do you want now?"
The newcomer stopped in her tracks, mild annoyance clearly evident on her face, "Well, fine crab. Nice to see you too."
"We haven't a trace of Tiany, and now the Gundam pilots are on to us. I think that'd qualify as a good reason to be peeved."
"Well, yeah, but" she started fingering her necklace, identical to Katherine's. "But, what do you have against Tiany? I mean she is one of us after all."
"She deserted us. Now we must find and eliminate her before she becomes a major threat."
"She's a friend, don't deny that."
"She was." Katherine disappeared, the conversation obviously over.
~~~~~*****~~~~~
Tiany had been recovering rapidly now, as was typical of her kind. Easily wounded, but they rebounded quickly.
"Tiany?" It was Heero.
"Yes?"
"I think you should explain to us about your past. It has now become our business."
She smirked; the other Gundam pilots had congregated around her bed, waiting expectantly. "What if I said no?"
"You do not have that option."
"Why do you need to know, I have a right to that information don't I? After all it must concern me." Tiany was definitely feeling better. Rash stupidity, and hot-headedness, had replaced her earlier weakness.
"And we have a right to your information. After all it concerns us."
"What do you need to know?" The least she could do was answer they're questions. They had treated her quite well.
"How many others are they're like you?" WuFei fired.
"I am the only one."
"You lie."
She had a sad smile, "No, I tell the truth. There is only one like me. But, twelve have my abilities, well now it's down to twelve, there used to be more. However, they're not a powerful as I am. They depend too much on their talismans. So much potential, too thick-headed to sense it." Bitterness crept into her voice. "Why do you want to know?"
Duo interjected, "We encountered one."
"Who?" The lazy drawl had left, replaced with urgency. Electric sparks radiated from her, everyone could feel the pulsation.
"Blonde hair, cats-eye stone, athletic looking, blue eyes, seemed to be in a rush about something."
"Straight or curly?"
"Straight."
She sighed, "It was either Katherine, or Zalia. Either way it's bad news for me."
"Are you going to tell us now?" Quatre's voice coaxed.
"Not much too tell. That cats-eye you saw, that's the talisman, everyone has one."
"Where's yours?" Heero immediately noticed, his hunch had been correct.
"It was taken from me before I was banished. They thought I would be powerless without it, no longer a threat. They were wrong. That cats-eye enables us to disapparate and it amplifies our powers." She smiled at the irony, "They didn't know that I was so much stronger then them, I didn't know it." It was a joke that only she could comprehend.
The Gundams stared at her, disbelieving, not knowing what to believe. This was something that happened in science-fiction novels. The question was now, what did they do about it.
Quatre, whose mind had been going into overdrive finally spoke, "Do you mind telling us why you were banished?"
"Why not, you seem to need to know everything else about me." Never the less she complied, "I had a different belief system, different values. So they kicked me out. I wanted to learn more, and I didn't like the idea of being so dependent on a trinket."
"The cats-eye?"
"The one and only. I researched the history of our people and realized that we used to able to jump by far greater distances than what we could do now. I guess I was too ambitious for everyone's taste. In secret I began experimenting without the use of the necklace. At first I could achieve a few inches, if that. But with practice my range has been improving, of course moving through walls, and high security places makes it much harder and limits my abilities."
"But surely you couldn't have been banished for that."
There was that cocky smile again, "Not completely. I've also had a small reputation of `borrowing' some rather important objects." She saw the amused and accusing faces of the Gundams, "I was going to return them...eventually, they just found the stuff before I had a chance to put it back."
"Great, were keeping a klepto." Duo shook his head in mock solemnity. "Will the nightmares never cease?"
"Oh, you poor thing." Tiany mocked, "Anyway, I'm not a klepto, they just didn't know about it."
Heero was getting sick of this cat-and- mouse game. "What were you taking?"
"I took some artifacts to study, we really lost a lot of power, sad in a way. But with the combined effects the elders thought I was too much of a threat. They didn't like the idea of someone less studied to have more power then themselves. Very controlling in a way."
"Do you know why they would want to track you down again?"
"Yeah, to kill me. The necklace can also serve as a tracking device, without me having one I could go where I want and they wouldn't know. But, they didn't realize that I could use my powers without it. I guess that's all, does it help?"
"That tracking system, how does it work?"
This time she hesitated for a different reason, she truly didn't know. "I'm not sure, but I think it has something to do with certain frequencies that are emitted by the cats-eyes and the receptor. Both of them send off pulses, and where the two waves conflict there's a distortion, not very distinct, but it's enough for the receptor stone to log, and record."
"Wait a minute little lady." Duo seemed a slightly perplexed, "Wouldn't the waves meet half-way? And why hasn't any of our equipment ever picked up these disturbances?"
"Like I said I don't know everything, but the necklace is much weaker the waves can only go about ten feet max before being absorbed by something else. But the receptor stone is amazingly powerful; the transmissions go halfway around the world. There are two of them stationed on opposite sides of the globe to prevent any conflicting messages, except for the predetermined boundary that the waves intercept each other and bounce back. "
"So say a person was on this boundary, would their transmission fail to be read?"
"It's feasible, I've never tested it before though. Anything else? I'm getting a little tired."
"I think that's all, if you think of anything else let us know."
Armed with new information the Gundams left, Heero last.
"Wait Heero." Tiany said.
He didn't answer, just turned to look at her. "There is something else, something I found while looking through the old records."
"What?"
"There was a prophecy, not very concrete I know, but I think it has some substance. It says that my clan will join the forces of evil in sheep's clothing, to destroy one soul that could bring them to great power once again. Either it's a coincidence, but isn't Oz the empire you're fighting against? And they don't seem to be that evil, on the outside. Just look at Trieze or Zech's Marquise. (sp?)"
"How do you know about that?" She was still hiding something.
"There's something I didn't say...The reason our numbers are so low is because Oz has been experimenting on us. They want to use our abilities to create a new type of mobile suit, one to defeat the Gundams."
"So then why are you here? I don't like traitors."
As Heero expression hardened so did she, "I didn't like the feeling I got from the Oz people, but I didn't know enough about the Gundam pilots to want to help you. Now I do, and I'm telling you this not because I have betrayed my people, but because they betrayed me."
"Why do they allow these experiments?"
"We have nothing but shame, countless tragedies have occurred because of our need for silence and anonymity. They thought that this way they could do mankind a favor, for the sake of science, even if it meant that out race would perish."
"You should have told us sooner."
"I didn't trust you, I wasn't going to explain this to someone I didn't think wasn't pure."
"I'm not pure, none of us are."
"That doesn't matter, your intentions are good, not like Oz's. Now you know, what you chose to do with this information is up to you."
Frustrated she sank back onto her pillow as Heero left, but found that she was restless. Time to do some more research.
A/N: Well? Good, bad, confusing, typos, name misspellings? Please remember that what is being posted is only a rough draft. When this is finished, I'll take it down, edit and re-post, but do tell me what you think. If it's confusing I'll be glad to explain. (I'm still figuring it all out as I write it) And if you have any suggestions let me know. Ideas are a good thing. Please Review, it means so much.
Ciao!
Ice Eyes