GUNDAM W

OVA SERIES 2

Episode 3 THE REUNION OF THE FATES

Heero arrived at the Peacecraft Mansion in the nick of time. So far as he could see, Duo had arrived in his new Deathscythe Hell Gundam and Lt. Noin was fighting in her white Taurus mobile suit. The damage to the Mansion itself was not that great, but the surrounding areas were destroyed completely.

Heero suddenly became enthralled in the battle. The moment he had to assess the situation was just that; a moment. With incredible speed, he pulled out his twin sabres and began to destroy mobile suit after mobile suit. He sped straight through a line of Serpents, his beam sabres out cutting through each one of them. He flew towards a Leo suit that was right before him. He looked as though he would run into it, but he stopped just short and flew upwards instead. When it reached its desired height, the Wing Zero Custom pulled out its twin Buster rifle. He fired one small shot at the small group of mobile suits that had quickly gathered, destroying them all.

Heero sped to the ground once more, ready to kill as many of these annoyances as possible. The Wing Zero was untouchable as it moved with ease and grace. It flew around the ground, destroying all of the mobile dolls and killing all of the manned suits. Through the sounds and explosions of the battle, Heero heard a scream. Heero turned Wing Zero around to see a Leo mobile suit standing over Relena. His anger flowed through him like the blood in his veins. He was lost in a mixture of emotions. Remorse for killing his friend and fellow Gundam pilot. Anger for the same reason. Hatred for whoever stated this new war. And fear. Fear for the Queen and leader of the Earth Sphere. Fear for his best friend. Fear for the woman he loved. And he would not let her be destroyed like this. He would not let Relena Peacecraft die.

Heero suddenly lost control of his emotions, letting the ZERO System take complete control over him. His eyes went wide; letting the ZERO System take him to a new dimension. Everything around him was oblivious. All he saw before him was the task at hand.

"I will not let her die!" Heero screamed. Without thinking, he slammed the controls forward.  He flew towards the Doll as fast as he could, ramming it with his immense power. The mobile suit exploded on impact, washing the Gundam in fire and metal. All the commotion and fighting suddenly appeared before him once more. He was suddenly shaken out of his trance by the faint sounds of a com-link transmission.

"Impressive, pilot 01", came the voice, distinctly female and in an almost taunting tone. Wing Zero stood up and faced its new adversary. It was a Serpent Custom mobile suit, but it was different. It seemed larger than the others, and much more capable of a fight with the Wing Zero than the other puny mobile dolls. "Most impressive", the voice continued, " your fighting skills have improved over the very few months you have had to train."

Heero began to let the ZERO System take control of him once more. He had had enough of fighting and was ready to end these wars right now. " Who are you and what do you want?" Heero asked, his tone unable to mask his hatred for these people.

" You should know me, Heero Yuy. And judging by the location, you should know by now what I want" replied the voice. It suddenly hit Heero. " …What happened to Lady Une after Dekim Barton was killed…I thought she disappeared…" Heero thought. It must have been her.

" Lady Une…" he replied in his monotone voice. "Very good, Heero. You remember me. It's a shame you had to kill one of your fellow pilots like that. He was, evidently, a good asset to you and your friends" Lady Une teased.

Heero thought for a moment before he recognized a clear transmission coming through that private link. "Hey, Heero, buddy….", said the familiar voice of Duo Maxwell, "hey man long time no see eh?" Duo paused. " Ok, listen…you take her head on, while I get her from behind."

Heero responded quickly. " Duo, this is between me and her", he said, "I need you to take care of Relena." Heero knew what he had to do.

" Ok man", came he cheery voice of the American, " I'll take her away from here. See ya' around buddy!"

With that Heero closed the private link and continued with his foe. " Are you going to fight me or not, pilot 01?" came the taunting question.

Heero's hands were trembling; his whole body was shaking with fear, hatred, and anger. " How many people have to die before this world can forget their fears?" he shouted back at her. And with the ZERO System as his guide, he shot towards the mobile suit before him, using his twin Beam sabres to slash and cut at its outer armor. Lady Une was caught by surprise from the immense power exerted in the attack.

Heero suddenly shot up; the angel's wings on the Gundam beating with such ferocity that had never been seen. The Serpent raised its machine gun arm and let loose with a barrage of bullets. Wing Zero dodged them with ease, spinning this way and that, each bullet missing every time. Heero turned around and plunged the controls forward, moving his gigantic Gundam towards the other standing before him. Lady Une then threw her gun aside and fired missile after missile to the flying Gundam. She then jumped in the air, waiting to intercept Heero, retracting her beam sabre. She waited in the smoke and dust, waiting for the Gundam to find her. Suddenly, her mobile suit was hit violently from behind. She whirled around, but nothing was there. Nothing.

This game of cat and mouse was beginning to annoy her quite a bit. Then she saw it, the huge Wing Zero flying towards her, but only for a second before it rammed the Serpent head on straight towards the ground. As the two Gundams were hurtling towards the earth, Lady Une fought to regain control of the situation. She quickly maneuvered her way out from underneath the large Gundam. She was in control of the battle now, or so she thought. As soon as she escaped, Heero turned his twin Buster rifle ready and aimed. Heero waited until he locked on. Lady Une was scared for her life now. She remembered the escape hatch that was in the back of the mobile suit. She quickly pressed the red button on the right side of her control panel. A hatch opened up in the back of her mobile suit and she was released into the air. She watched as the Wing Zero hit her Serpent with an incredible shot.. Slowly she fell to the ground, waiting and wondering how she was going to get back to her base.

Then she saw the Leo mobile suit. It was a bit damaged, but was in good enough condition for an escape. When she hit the ground, she ran for it, reaching the hatch just in time. Wing Zero turned as the Leo flew off in the distance.

"Damn!" Heero shouted as he watched his opponent fly away. He hung in the air, thinking about what Wufei had said and how it was connected to Lady Une. He was soon interrupted by a calm, soothing voice.

" Heeroooooo" it called to him. "Relena…" he thought. He switched off the ZERO System and opened the hatch. When the rush of air hit him, he felt dizzy, almost like he was sick. He keeled over, stopping himself on the side of the cockpit while covering his mouth. But he couldn't stop it. He released his hand and coughed up blood. He saw the same red substance rolling down his arm. He suddenly felt weak. His arm gave out on him, and he tumbled to the ground like a rag doll.

He could feel the force of the impact, but no more than that. He felt a cool touch scoop him up as soon as he hit. The last thing he remembered seeing was the face of his love…then all went black.

TO BE CONTINUED…