Chapter 2-Search for the Lost
As the Gundam pilots left toward Heero's house, no one spoke. None of them knew where to look first. During their return, they saw a car near the park that was surrounded by the police. Trowa immediately recognized it as Quatre's car. He told the driver to stop and headed there immediately.
At the crime scene, Trowa demanded to look at the driver, but the police wouldn't let him without ID. Then, Heero, as a General, ordered the police to let him see. He was, after all, known by all military men. Trowa recognized the driver's body then began to ask questions about the incident. Heero commanded them to answer all of Trowa's questions. They found out that an anonymous person killed Quatre's driver and that there was somebody's blood on the ground near the car. Trowa asked them to examine the blood on the ground. He was certain that it was Quatre's blood. Now, he is very worried. He thinks that Quatre had been kidnapped. All of his friends tried to comfort him, but he just wanted to start his search for Quatre.
They began to search for Quatre near the park. Quatre, please be all right and please send me a sign of where you are... Trowa pleaded as the search went on...
* * *
At the Senate Hall, Relena had just finished some paperwork regarding her country. She was ready to call it quits for the day, when she heard hissing sounds. As she remained in her seat, she began to doze off. At last, she became unconscious. Two uniformed men with gas masks on carried her out and took her away...
* * *
What the heck is going on here? Who are those men? After men took Relena into his cell, Quatre looked at Relena and found her unconscious. His head was still ringing from his wound. Now, Relena was a prisoner like him. What are they planning to do with them? What is their goal? Quatre still pondered over these questions. Based on his observation, the young Ambassador thought that these men were going to create another war. After all, Relena and himself were both pacifists. It should be apparent that more peacemakers were to be kidnapped to this place.
After a while, Relena woke up and found herself in a prison cell with another man, restrained.
"Quatre?" asked Relena.
"Yes?" replied Quatre.
"Where are we?"
"I don't know."
"Are we the only two here?"
"Yes."
"What happened to you?"
"I was shot and kidnapped. You were kidnapped as well."
"Trowa is very worried about you, so were the other pilots."
"I wonder who dares to take captive of us?"
"I can answer that for you," the door opened and a man was standing in the doorway.
"Duke Dermoil," said Relena.
"So I see the former queen still remembers me."
"I thought you were dead," said Quatre.
"So it appears so, but I'm very much alive."
"Why have you taken us here?" asked Relena.
"Why, to take control of the Colonies, of course. And you two are going to help me."
"I don't think so," said Quatre angrily.
"You don't have any choice. Take them."
Quatre and Relena both became unconscious after being injected drugs. They were taken to another part of the base and Duke Dermoil was happy with this plan.
Hmm, this plan will work, no matter what. Now, I just have to capture all the other Gundam pilots and the Alliance will crumple...
* * *
"What?! Relena's missing as well?" Milliardo said with shock. He was with the Gundam pilots when he got the phone call. The Gundam pilots needed his help in finding Quatre and now Relena as well. So far, they're not a step closer in finding the delegates and the Alliance would be in civil war if they were not found.
"Thank you for the information. I'm sure we will find them," Milliardo finished.
"Where are they? This is not good. Do you have any idea who might have taken them?"
"No. All we know is that both Quatre and Relena were taken," answered Duo.
"Well, then. I'd better call an emergency meeting."
* * *
What is this? Where am I now? What are they doing? Quatre woke up sooner than the Duke would have known. He was after all a Gundam pilot. Quatre saw that he was strapped on a piece of machinery perpendicular to the floor and so was Relena, although she hadn't wakened yet. Nobody knew that he was awake. He saw that both of them have tubes and wires all over their bodies and in front of him was a capsule containing a body, although he has no clue who it was.
What the heck? The body in the capsule was beginning to move and suddenly, he could see the face of the body. That body has his face. Quatre was beginning to freak out. So they are planning to use the cloning technology to replace the delegates. Cloning technology had been successful before the colonies were built, but this technology was criticized and the citizens were against it, so it was prohibited. Somehow, they managed to keep it under the public nose all this time. Damn it. Quatre knew that he needed a way to escape from this place and to reveal this horrible experiment to the public. But how?...
As the Gundam pilots left toward Heero's house, no one spoke. None of them knew where to look first. During their return, they saw a car near the park that was surrounded by the police. Trowa immediately recognized it as Quatre's car. He told the driver to stop and headed there immediately.
At the crime scene, Trowa demanded to look at the driver, but the police wouldn't let him without ID. Then, Heero, as a General, ordered the police to let him see. He was, after all, known by all military men. Trowa recognized the driver's body then began to ask questions about the incident. Heero commanded them to answer all of Trowa's questions. They found out that an anonymous person killed Quatre's driver and that there was somebody's blood on the ground near the car. Trowa asked them to examine the blood on the ground. He was certain that it was Quatre's blood. Now, he is very worried. He thinks that Quatre had been kidnapped. All of his friends tried to comfort him, but he just wanted to start his search for Quatre.
They began to search for Quatre near the park. Quatre, please be all right and please send me a sign of where you are... Trowa pleaded as the search went on...
* * *
At the Senate Hall, Relena had just finished some paperwork regarding her country. She was ready to call it quits for the day, when she heard hissing sounds. As she remained in her seat, she began to doze off. At last, she became unconscious. Two uniformed men with gas masks on carried her out and took her away...
* * *
What the heck is going on here? Who are those men? After men took Relena into his cell, Quatre looked at Relena and found her unconscious. His head was still ringing from his wound. Now, Relena was a prisoner like him. What are they planning to do with them? What is their goal? Quatre still pondered over these questions. Based on his observation, the young Ambassador thought that these men were going to create another war. After all, Relena and himself were both pacifists. It should be apparent that more peacemakers were to be kidnapped to this place.
After a while, Relena woke up and found herself in a prison cell with another man, restrained.
"Quatre?" asked Relena.
"Yes?" replied Quatre.
"Where are we?"
"I don't know."
"Are we the only two here?"
"Yes."
"What happened to you?"
"I was shot and kidnapped. You were kidnapped as well."
"Trowa is very worried about you, so were the other pilots."
"I wonder who dares to take captive of us?"
"I can answer that for you," the door opened and a man was standing in the doorway.
"Duke Dermoil," said Relena.
"So I see the former queen still remembers me."
"I thought you were dead," said Quatre.
"So it appears so, but I'm very much alive."
"Why have you taken us here?" asked Relena.
"Why, to take control of the Colonies, of course. And you two are going to help me."
"I don't think so," said Quatre angrily.
"You don't have any choice. Take them."
Quatre and Relena both became unconscious after being injected drugs. They were taken to another part of the base and Duke Dermoil was happy with this plan.
Hmm, this plan will work, no matter what. Now, I just have to capture all the other Gundam pilots and the Alliance will crumple...
* * *
"What?! Relena's missing as well?" Milliardo said with shock. He was with the Gundam pilots when he got the phone call. The Gundam pilots needed his help in finding Quatre and now Relena as well. So far, they're not a step closer in finding the delegates and the Alliance would be in civil war if they were not found.
"Thank you for the information. I'm sure we will find them," Milliardo finished.
"Where are they? This is not good. Do you have any idea who might have taken them?"
"No. All we know is that both Quatre and Relena were taken," answered Duo.
"Well, then. I'd better call an emergency meeting."
* * *
What is this? Where am I now? What are they doing? Quatre woke up sooner than the Duke would have known. He was after all a Gundam pilot. Quatre saw that he was strapped on a piece of machinery perpendicular to the floor and so was Relena, although she hadn't wakened yet. Nobody knew that he was awake. He saw that both of them have tubes and wires all over their bodies and in front of him was a capsule containing a body, although he has no clue who it was.
What the heck? The body in the capsule was beginning to move and suddenly, he could see the face of the body. That body has his face. Quatre was beginning to freak out. So they are planning to use the cloning technology to replace the delegates. Cloning technology had been successful before the colonies were built, but this technology was criticized and the citizens were against it, so it was prohibited. Somehow, they managed to keep it under the public nose all this time. Damn it. Quatre knew that he needed a way to escape from this place and to reveal this horrible experiment to the public. But how?...