"Relena's twin?!" Heero exclaimed. "But Relena doesn't have a twin."
"According to this, she does. I found some files that should have been deleted years ago. Apparently, twins were born in the Sank Kingdom, but there could be only one heir. After Miliardo left, they had to decide which of the two babies it would be. Relena was the obvious choice. She was the elder by two minutes, and Relana was far too active and defiant for their plans. Even as a baby, she wanted her own way, and was independent almost immediately. They put her up for adoption, and told the parents to only tell her she was adopted, not who her real parents were. The only link she had was her last name, Sank. However, there are some differences. Relana has green eyes, not blue, and her hair is a lighter shade of blonde. She's also more tanned, more fit, and much more powerful than Relena is." Doc replied.
"Thanks for the genealogy report, Doc, but can I leave now?" Relana asked, banging on the glass of the room she was in.
"I'm afraid not, Relana. You see, we can't just have one of the heirs to the Sank Kingdom running around."
Relana's mouth dropped open, and her eyes filled with anger. "Is that what they teach Gundam pilots now? How to lie to people?!" she snarled. "Oh, I know who you are." She added in response to their surprised looks. "Because I'm a Gundam pilot too. I was trained for it, then sent here to find the five other Gundams. Looks like it was just my luck to have met Heero here. As for you, blondie, you told me I could go. Was this all part of your plan? To keep someone against their will?"
"No way! I didn't know this would happen!" Quatre protested. Just then, another boy with long, braided brown hair walked in, eating a sandwich.
"What's all the yelling about? I could hear you halfway down the hall." He mumbled around the sandwich. Silently, the others moved so he could have a clear view of the room. His eyes bulged and he choked on his sandwich. After coughing, he could finally talk.
"What's Relena doing in there?" he asked.
"For the last time, I'm not Relena! I'm Relana, and I want to go home!" Relana yelled.
"Okay, cool down. Why can't you go home?" he asked. Relana glared at him.
"Because your friends won't let me. And why won't they let me? Because my sister's heir to the Sank Kingdom! And how does that matter to me? It doesn't, so let me go!" she yelled.
"We can't let you, because OZ would love to get their hands on you. As long as nobody knows you're alive, you won't be troubled." Doc explained. Relana eyed him.
"For one, as you yourself pointed out, it's not likely that I won't be able to defend myself. And for another, keeping someone against their will is illegal."
"You would never have stayed otherwise." Heero put in.
"Did anyone ask her?" Duo suddenly put in. Doc and Heero looked dumbfounded for a minute.
"Well, no, we didn't ask." Doc said slowly. Relana rolled her eyes and threw her hands in the air.
"Well, there you go!" she replied. "Looks like they're is at least one of you with some sense." Doc sighed and pressed the button that released Relana.
"Relana, you're staying here until we can get this sorted out." Doc said, expecting her to argue. To the surprise of everyone, Relana just shrugged.
"Whatever." She replied.
"Duo, go with Relana to get her stuff. I want you two back here as soon as you can." Doc told them sternly. Relana shook her head.
"No, that's fine. I can get it myself. I don't have much, really." she replied, looking slightly worried. "He doesn't have to come. I'll be back, I promise." Her eyes pleaded with them, making Heero wonder what exactly she had to hide.
"No, Duo's going with you." Doc said, with a note of finality. "Why shouldn't you have much?"
Relana's shoulders slumped, and she looked tired, as though she'd been controlling herself through sheer will.
"I guess you should know." She replied softly. "I don't have much because my parents abandoned me five years ago. They sent me to a boarding school and just disappeared. They said they couldn't handle my temper and I was too defiant. The boarding school was where I was trained as a Gundam pilot, and given my own Gundam. But it was horrible there. Many times we weren't even fed, and the kids that failed vanished. Only myself and another girl, Meg, got out. I don't know where Meg is, but I've been living on the streets since I was 13. And the reason I want to find OZ? Because they were the ones who ran that school. They wanted us to be their spies, and find you guys. We would pretend to fight OZ, but instead report your movements and plans. But I refused, and ran away. Luckily, no one there knew who Relena was, or I would have been killed." By the time she was finished, she was shaking. "So now you know. That's basically my whole life story. And now that you have heard it, forget about it. I'm starting over now, right? C'mon Duo, there are a few things I need." Relana started for the door, Duo following. Wufei's voice stopped her.
"What is your Gundam's name, anyway?" he asked. Relana turned with a mischievous smile.
"Her name is Kamikaze." Then she was gone.
"I have a feeling things are going to change around here, and fast." Trowa remarked gloomily.
Relana and Duo were back in an hour. Relana had been living in a small, abandoned cottage. She only had a pair of extra boots and a change of clothes, plus a tiny locket with a picture of her as a baby inside. When she saw Duo looking at it, she explained.
"It's the only picture I have of anything to do with my real family. In fact, I guess it could even be Relena. I wonder what she's like?" Relana had turned to grab her boots, and didn't see Duo's grin.
"Nothing like you, that's for sure." He had murmured, following her outside. Now they were climbing the stairs back to Doc's office. Relana opened the door-and stopped dead. It was like looking into a mirror. Her image stood on the opposite side, her hand also touching the doorknob. Her mouth was open in shock, and Relana idly wondered whether her mouth was open too. Relana moved first, walking into the room. The other girl followed.
"Are you Relana?" she asked.
"No, I'm a figment of your imagination." Relana replied sarcastically, before she could stop herself. Relena, who it had to be, looked taken aback, but quickly recovered her poise.
"I'm pleased to meet you. You will be staying with us, right?" Relena asked.
"No, I'm staying here." Relana replied.
"I thought this was a reunion of sisters." Duo drawled from the doorway. "You two sure don't act like it."
"Well, we've never seen each other before. Relena, where are the others?" Relana replied, making a face at Duo. As if on cue, Quatre rushed in, his eyes wild in a pale face.
"It's OZ!" he gasped. "They're attacking one of the colonies!"
A/N: Muchos gracias to Jade, Anime Princess, Silver Wing, and Star. You guys gave me some good ideas, and I hope you'll read and like this part!
"According to this, she does. I found some files that should have been deleted years ago. Apparently, twins were born in the Sank Kingdom, but there could be only one heir. After Miliardo left, they had to decide which of the two babies it would be. Relena was the obvious choice. She was the elder by two minutes, and Relana was far too active and defiant for their plans. Even as a baby, she wanted her own way, and was independent almost immediately. They put her up for adoption, and told the parents to only tell her she was adopted, not who her real parents were. The only link she had was her last name, Sank. However, there are some differences. Relana has green eyes, not blue, and her hair is a lighter shade of blonde. She's also more tanned, more fit, and much more powerful than Relena is." Doc replied.
"Thanks for the genealogy report, Doc, but can I leave now?" Relana asked, banging on the glass of the room she was in.
"I'm afraid not, Relana. You see, we can't just have one of the heirs to the Sank Kingdom running around."
Relana's mouth dropped open, and her eyes filled with anger. "Is that what they teach Gundam pilots now? How to lie to people?!" she snarled. "Oh, I know who you are." She added in response to their surprised looks. "Because I'm a Gundam pilot too. I was trained for it, then sent here to find the five other Gundams. Looks like it was just my luck to have met Heero here. As for you, blondie, you told me I could go. Was this all part of your plan? To keep someone against their will?"
"No way! I didn't know this would happen!" Quatre protested. Just then, another boy with long, braided brown hair walked in, eating a sandwich.
"What's all the yelling about? I could hear you halfway down the hall." He mumbled around the sandwich. Silently, the others moved so he could have a clear view of the room. His eyes bulged and he choked on his sandwich. After coughing, he could finally talk.
"What's Relena doing in there?" he asked.
"For the last time, I'm not Relena! I'm Relana, and I want to go home!" Relana yelled.
"Okay, cool down. Why can't you go home?" he asked. Relana glared at him.
"Because your friends won't let me. And why won't they let me? Because my sister's heir to the Sank Kingdom! And how does that matter to me? It doesn't, so let me go!" she yelled.
"We can't let you, because OZ would love to get their hands on you. As long as nobody knows you're alive, you won't be troubled." Doc explained. Relana eyed him.
"For one, as you yourself pointed out, it's not likely that I won't be able to defend myself. And for another, keeping someone against their will is illegal."
"You would never have stayed otherwise." Heero put in.
"Did anyone ask her?" Duo suddenly put in. Doc and Heero looked dumbfounded for a minute.
"Well, no, we didn't ask." Doc said slowly. Relana rolled her eyes and threw her hands in the air.
"Well, there you go!" she replied. "Looks like they're is at least one of you with some sense." Doc sighed and pressed the button that released Relana.
"Relana, you're staying here until we can get this sorted out." Doc said, expecting her to argue. To the surprise of everyone, Relana just shrugged.
"Whatever." She replied.
"Duo, go with Relana to get her stuff. I want you two back here as soon as you can." Doc told them sternly. Relana shook her head.
"No, that's fine. I can get it myself. I don't have much, really." she replied, looking slightly worried. "He doesn't have to come. I'll be back, I promise." Her eyes pleaded with them, making Heero wonder what exactly she had to hide.
"No, Duo's going with you." Doc said, with a note of finality. "Why shouldn't you have much?"
Relana's shoulders slumped, and she looked tired, as though she'd been controlling herself through sheer will.
"I guess you should know." She replied softly. "I don't have much because my parents abandoned me five years ago. They sent me to a boarding school and just disappeared. They said they couldn't handle my temper and I was too defiant. The boarding school was where I was trained as a Gundam pilot, and given my own Gundam. But it was horrible there. Many times we weren't even fed, and the kids that failed vanished. Only myself and another girl, Meg, got out. I don't know where Meg is, but I've been living on the streets since I was 13. And the reason I want to find OZ? Because they were the ones who ran that school. They wanted us to be their spies, and find you guys. We would pretend to fight OZ, but instead report your movements and plans. But I refused, and ran away. Luckily, no one there knew who Relena was, or I would have been killed." By the time she was finished, she was shaking. "So now you know. That's basically my whole life story. And now that you have heard it, forget about it. I'm starting over now, right? C'mon Duo, there are a few things I need." Relana started for the door, Duo following. Wufei's voice stopped her.
"What is your Gundam's name, anyway?" he asked. Relana turned with a mischievous smile.
"Her name is Kamikaze." Then she was gone.
"I have a feeling things are going to change around here, and fast." Trowa remarked gloomily.
Relana and Duo were back in an hour. Relana had been living in a small, abandoned cottage. She only had a pair of extra boots and a change of clothes, plus a tiny locket with a picture of her as a baby inside. When she saw Duo looking at it, she explained.
"It's the only picture I have of anything to do with my real family. In fact, I guess it could even be Relena. I wonder what she's like?" Relana had turned to grab her boots, and didn't see Duo's grin.
"Nothing like you, that's for sure." He had murmured, following her outside. Now they were climbing the stairs back to Doc's office. Relana opened the door-and stopped dead. It was like looking into a mirror. Her image stood on the opposite side, her hand also touching the doorknob. Her mouth was open in shock, and Relana idly wondered whether her mouth was open too. Relana moved first, walking into the room. The other girl followed.
"Are you Relana?" she asked.
"No, I'm a figment of your imagination." Relana replied sarcastically, before she could stop herself. Relena, who it had to be, looked taken aback, but quickly recovered her poise.
"I'm pleased to meet you. You will be staying with us, right?" Relena asked.
"No, I'm staying here." Relana replied.
"I thought this was a reunion of sisters." Duo drawled from the doorway. "You two sure don't act like it."
"Well, we've never seen each other before. Relena, where are the others?" Relana replied, making a face at Duo. As if on cue, Quatre rushed in, his eyes wild in a pale face.
"It's OZ!" he gasped. "They're attacking one of the colonies!"
A/N: Muchos gracias to Jade, Anime Princess, Silver Wing, and Star. You guys gave me some good ideas, and I hope you'll read and like this part!