Standard disclaimers: you all know them.
Hatikva Ch.13
Noin hurriedly parked the car in the underground parking lot of the
compound. Under normal circumstances, her driving would have been
called reckless, but she doubted things at the compound were normal.
She and Lady Une had gone out to get pizza for everybody. For
security reasons, the pilots had decided that delivery was out of
the question. So they drew straws, with Noin and Lady Une pulling the
short ones.
Once they were in the pizza place, Lady Une remembered the Mariemaia
had asked for a cheese and mushroon one with extra mushrooms, but she
hadn't said if she wanted a personal one of the children's combo.
So she called the compound, and got no answer. She tried four times
more before she tried the other numbers. When the security guards at
the entrance didn't answer, she voiced her concern to Noin.
And so they returned, to find a scene which sent Noin flashbacking
to Lake Victoria. Surprisingly, the few guards they had checked were
still alive, though badly hurt. They could only hope the rest were in
the same condition.
They ran to Relena's room expecting the worse.
Everyone was, apparently, still alive. And all were ignoring the
obviously dead, bleeding body in the middle of the room.
Quatre looked up from where he and Duo were tending Relena and
Wufei.
"Is your radio working?" the Arabian asked. When Noin nodded he
continued. "Good. Tell Sally get here as fast as possible, with as
much help as she can!"
When Noin left the room, Lady Une turned to Heero.
The Japanese boy was being held in Mariemaia's lap. his eyes were
closed, but he seemed to be muttering something.
"How is he?" She asked the girl.
Mariemaia looked up at her and shook her head.
"He's in some sort of shock." Trowa said. "He was programmed in
a certain way and it seems he acted against his programming."
Lady Une sighed, kneeled in front of Heero and took his hand.
Heero's eyes snapped open and looked around himself in fear.
"I killed him..." He muttered "I killed him... I wasn't suppossed
to... I didn't mean to... but I did... I just wanted him to stop..."
Lady Une froze. She was afraid that any sudden moves would make him
bolt like a scared rabbit.
"It's okay," Mariemaia whispered soothingly, her hold on the pilot
tightening. "It's over... You had to do it. No one will hurt you
again..." She buried her face in his hair, "We're free..."
"Free?" Heero asked softly. Mariemaia nodded against him.
Heero sighed and closed his eyes. After a while, his breathing
evened out.
"Does this mean you recovered him?" Lady Une asked softky.
"I'm not sure." Mariemaia said, shaking her head. "it will now
depend on his will to live."
"Then that's it." Duo said softly, "We've lost him. Heero has no
will to live."
"NO!" Mariemaia turned to the braided pilot. Tears started to build
in her eyes. "We can't." She looked down and wiped her eyes. "I know
he doesn't hold much value for his life... it's what Dekim taught him.
But... there has to be something... something he'll want to live for."
Sally walked into the room followed by two medics. After surveying
the scene, she was unsure on who should she tend first.
Relena tried to stand but Quatre stopped her.
"See to Heero first." She said softly, "He was hurt more than I was."
Sally knelt to check on Heero.
"He doesn't have any visible injuries. "She said then turned to
look at Relena. "And it looks like you were shot twice."
"The bullets went through cleanly," Relena explained. "Quatre and
Duo have already taken care of the wounds. But Heero... Mariemaia says
he was hit the worst."
Sally turned to the red-haired girl, who nodded.
"Alright. I'll take care of him." Sally signaled the two medics,
who carefully placed Heero on a gurney and left the room, followed by
Mariemaia.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
"So, how many did he kill?" Lady Une asked Sally in the hospital.
"Just one." Sally asked, "Dekim. All the security guards are surprisingly
alive. The only guard that remained unscathed is the one that was
taking care of the cat that caused the initial alarm. She says that
Heero was about to attack her, saw the cat in her arms and left the
room."
"Weird," Lady Une muttered and Sally nodded, "How's Relena?"
"I'll be able to release her in two days. The bullet went through
cleanly, like she said. They'll leave no scars."
"What about Heero?" Mariemaia asked.
"A few broken ribs, courtesy of Mr. Dekim Barton." Sally told her.
"We were able to stop the internal bleeding, so he's out of danger.
The problem is his mind. The nanochip in his spine shortcircuited
after he broke through his programming. I cannot remove it without
causing more damage than it has already done." She sighed, "He slipped
into a coma during surgery, and he doesn't show signs of waking up
soon."
"I see..." Mariemaia whispered, then looked up at Lady Une, "Can I
go see him?"
"Sure." Sally answered, "He's at the end of the hall."
Mariemaia shivered when she saw Heero strapped to all the monitors.
She wiped the tears that had started to form on her eyes and gathered
all the courage she could. She had to be strong for him. She had to be
strong for everyone.
She sat on the bed and took his hand.
"Heero," She said softly, "What will it take for you to value your
life and come back?" She placed her head on his chest and fell asleep,
listening to his heartbeat.
************To be continued**********
Hmmm... 'shortcircuited'... does that word exist, or did I just make it
up?
And so, this is how we got to the place where the fanfic starts. More
the title character on the next chapter! ^ ^x
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's feathers
Guardian of Heero's deadly beam-spork
Hatikva Ch.13
Noin hurriedly parked the car in the underground parking lot of the
compound. Under normal circumstances, her driving would have been
called reckless, but she doubted things at the compound were normal.
She and Lady Une had gone out to get pizza for everybody. For
security reasons, the pilots had decided that delivery was out of
the question. So they drew straws, with Noin and Lady Une pulling the
short ones.
Once they were in the pizza place, Lady Une remembered the Mariemaia
had asked for a cheese and mushroon one with extra mushrooms, but she
hadn't said if she wanted a personal one of the children's combo.
So she called the compound, and got no answer. She tried four times
more before she tried the other numbers. When the security guards at
the entrance didn't answer, she voiced her concern to Noin.
And so they returned, to find a scene which sent Noin flashbacking
to Lake Victoria. Surprisingly, the few guards they had checked were
still alive, though badly hurt. They could only hope the rest were in
the same condition.
They ran to Relena's room expecting the worse.
Everyone was, apparently, still alive. And all were ignoring the
obviously dead, bleeding body in the middle of the room.
Quatre looked up from where he and Duo were tending Relena and
Wufei.
"Is your radio working?" the Arabian asked. When Noin nodded he
continued. "Good. Tell Sally get here as fast as possible, with as
much help as she can!"
When Noin left the room, Lady Une turned to Heero.
The Japanese boy was being held in Mariemaia's lap. his eyes were
closed, but he seemed to be muttering something.
"How is he?" She asked the girl.
Mariemaia looked up at her and shook her head.
"He's in some sort of shock." Trowa said. "He was programmed in
a certain way and it seems he acted against his programming."
Lady Une sighed, kneeled in front of Heero and took his hand.
Heero's eyes snapped open and looked around himself in fear.
"I killed him..." He muttered "I killed him... I wasn't suppossed
to... I didn't mean to... but I did... I just wanted him to stop..."
Lady Une froze. She was afraid that any sudden moves would make him
bolt like a scared rabbit.
"It's okay," Mariemaia whispered soothingly, her hold on the pilot
tightening. "It's over... You had to do it. No one will hurt you
again..." She buried her face in his hair, "We're free..."
"Free?" Heero asked softly. Mariemaia nodded against him.
Heero sighed and closed his eyes. After a while, his breathing
evened out.
"Does this mean you recovered him?" Lady Une asked softky.
"I'm not sure." Mariemaia said, shaking her head. "it will now
depend on his will to live."
"Then that's it." Duo said softly, "We've lost him. Heero has no
will to live."
"NO!" Mariemaia turned to the braided pilot. Tears started to build
in her eyes. "We can't." She looked down and wiped her eyes. "I know
he doesn't hold much value for his life... it's what Dekim taught him.
But... there has to be something... something he'll want to live for."
Sally walked into the room followed by two medics. After surveying
the scene, she was unsure on who should she tend first.
Relena tried to stand but Quatre stopped her.
"See to Heero first." She said softly, "He was hurt more than I was."
Sally knelt to check on Heero.
"He doesn't have any visible injuries. "She said then turned to
look at Relena. "And it looks like you were shot twice."
"The bullets went through cleanly," Relena explained. "Quatre and
Duo have already taken care of the wounds. But Heero... Mariemaia says
he was hit the worst."
Sally turned to the red-haired girl, who nodded.
"Alright. I'll take care of him." Sally signaled the two medics,
who carefully placed Heero on a gurney and left the room, followed by
Mariemaia.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
"So, how many did he kill?" Lady Une asked Sally in the hospital.
"Just one." Sally asked, "Dekim. All the security guards are surprisingly
alive. The only guard that remained unscathed is the one that was
taking care of the cat that caused the initial alarm. She says that
Heero was about to attack her, saw the cat in her arms and left the
room."
"Weird," Lady Une muttered and Sally nodded, "How's Relena?"
"I'll be able to release her in two days. The bullet went through
cleanly, like she said. They'll leave no scars."
"What about Heero?" Mariemaia asked.
"A few broken ribs, courtesy of Mr. Dekim Barton." Sally told her.
"We were able to stop the internal bleeding, so he's out of danger.
The problem is his mind. The nanochip in his spine shortcircuited
after he broke through his programming. I cannot remove it without
causing more damage than it has already done." She sighed, "He slipped
into a coma during surgery, and he doesn't show signs of waking up
soon."
"I see..." Mariemaia whispered, then looked up at Lady Une, "Can I
go see him?"
"Sure." Sally answered, "He's at the end of the hall."
Mariemaia shivered when she saw Heero strapped to all the monitors.
She wiped the tears that had started to form on her eyes and gathered
all the courage she could. She had to be strong for him. She had to be
strong for everyone.
She sat on the bed and took his hand.
"Heero," She said softly, "What will it take for you to value your
life and come back?" She placed her head on his chest and fell asleep,
listening to his heartbeat.
************To be continued**********
Hmmm... 'shortcircuited'... does that word exist, or did I just make it
up?
And so, this is how we got to the place where the fanfic starts. More
the title character on the next chapter! ^ ^x
Blackthorn Hiei Yamato Iori Hibiki Sagara Yuy Ayanami
Warrior Spirit of the Quetzal bird
Keeper of the Xiuhcoatl, the Turquoise Snake sword
Guardian of Quetzalcoatl's tailfeathers
Guardian of Wing ZERO's feathers
Guardian of Heero's deadly beam-spork