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Relena tried to quicken her pace, but her wounded ankle kept her from accelerating any further. She winced each time she put pressure on it, but she wouldn't let Heero know how much it was hurting her. Heero was a few paces ahead of her as they made their way down the hallway.
Heero look back to make sure that she was still OK. She looked like she was in pain, but was doing a damn fine job of covering up the obvious. Her wounded ankle left a trail of blood with each step. The bandage was a bright red now. Heero sighed, he wanted to slow down for her but they couldn't take the risk. As for now, he could tell she was having a hard time, but she was still keeping up amazingly.
"Heero," she whispered. He stopped and turned around. With a cock of her head, she motioned toward a side hall. He nodded and they cleared the corner, just in time to feast their eyes on a nice display of carnage. Heero slowed to a hault, Relena doing the saw. She limped up beside him and they observed the hallway.
At least 20 men had been killed, brutally assaulted and gunned down. Some had nasty decapitations, others with missing limbs. The hallway was bathed in crimson.
"Some one else is here," Heero said. Relena tried to suppress a laugh.
"Duh," she said smiling. His eyes narrowed and she smiled. Suddenly there were footsteps at the end of the hallway. Heero slowly made his way down the hall followed by a still limping Relena.
He could hear the footsteps coming nearer and drew his gun. He quietly cocked the trigger and pointed the barrel in the on coming direction. Suddenly a figure emerged and Heero's gun was up to it's head.
"Don't say a word!" Heero commanded. To his suprise the person laughed.
"Why not Heero, are you afraid it will wake the dead?" Zechs said, gesturing towards the corpses on the floor. Relena laughed and walked over to her brother.
"Milliardo, I'm so glad to see you!" She said, giving him a hug. He submitted to the warm embrace before turning to Heero.
"Well, the bastard Constinople is not down THAT way!" Zechs said. Heero could since his anger.
"Relena got rid of Yokado for us," Heero said, gesturing to her. Zechs raised an eyebrow.
"It was nothing really. I....I just got lucky," she said. "I'm sorry that I haven't been upholding my duties as a pacifist Milliardo." He smiled and looked down at his little sister.
"It's alright. I never thought that you were a TRUE pacifist anyway. You just upheld your duties to the family." Her eyes widened. "What's wrong with you leg, you have a limp?"
"Oh, that. I was shot in the ankle. Don't worry, I'll be fine," she said. Zech's eyes widened.
"Well in that case, you shouldn't be here. Listen, Epyon is hidden in the Northern woods, near Denda Lake. Do you remember where that is?" She nodded in reply. "I happened upon a person while I was in this.. hell hole. Lucrezia Noin. She's in bad shape...I didn't get here in time...so," he took a breath, trying to stay calm. "So," he said, regaining his composure. "I put her in the pilot's seat of Epyon. She should be safe there. I want you to go and watch her for me...she's been hurt pretty bad." Relena absently brushed a tear away from her face. She knew that her brother had feelings for Noin, she'd always known that. She nodded and smiled at Heero.
"You two had better get along while I'm gone. If not, there'll be hell to pay!" She said. She pulled out her gun, checked to make sure she had enough bullets and cocked the trigger. Without another word she gave Heero and Zechs both a quick peck on the cheek and then she was gone. Dissapeared into the shadows as easily as a mouse.
"Well, she sure has changed," Zechs said. Heero could only nod while trying to suppress a smile.
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"Damn I'm tired," Duo said as he sliced through another R mobile suit. "This reminds me of the war!" He exclaimed. The Resurrection had almost been destroyed, but there were still a good number of mobile suits to go.
"This might take awhile!" Quatre said.
"MIGHT!" Duo replied. "It's already been 3 hours! I'm dying here, and I'm SOOOOOO hungry!!!" Even Wufei couldn't suppress a smile.
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Relena batted away another branch as she made her way through the dismal woods. Her feet padded on the soft pine needles as she limped along the old trail. Finally she heard the sound of moving water and realized she was near the Andrea falls. They were the water source to Denda lake, so she knew that she was close. She trudged on in the darkness.
As she walked her curiosity overcame her. She wondered what her brother's reaction had been towards Noin's attack. She wondered as to whether or not Noin would be alright. Suddenly, she walked into a clearing, and there in front of her was Denda lake. The vast water supply of the Sank Kingdom. It twinkled in the moonlight. She looked to the western ridge where her brother had instructed and there was Epyon. The great monster made the lake seem insignificant. It towered over the Northern woods like a great skyscraper in the middle of a corn field.
She started to walk towards it when she felt the ground shake. The sudden movement sent her to her knees. When she looked up she gasped.
"Noin!"
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Zechs nodded and Heero ran forward. Startled guards threw unsure hands to their firearms, but their actions were in vain. Zechs ended their lives in moments. Heero threw the knife hitting a square bullseye on the switch. The door flew open. They ran through it before the emergency alarm went off and the door automatically closed again.
With the emergency alarm set off, the halls glowed red and a loud siren rang through them. Heero dismissed the sound as he and Zechs made their way ever closer to the main control room.
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Constinople wiped a tear from his eye as he turned around to the anxious soldier.
"Dead, did you say?" He asked once more, praying he had gotten the information wrong. The soldier nodded solemnly.
"NO!!" He screamed. The messenger hastily left the room. He turned around, his whole body shaking. Yokado was dead. He couldn't believe it. He looked at the control panel, then scanned the monitors. His forces were deflating against those damned Gundams. He sighed, at least he still had the Sank Kingdom.
Suddenly red alarm went off. Constinople's eyes widened as he whirred around. The door to the room opened and two figures emerged. Constinople smiled.
"Well, well, it's you two!" He said. Zechs growled and stepped forward, but stopped when Heero put a firm hand on his shoulder.
"There's no one else here to defend him. He has no escape. His troops are dwindling down to the last few mobile suits. Before you kill him maybe we should have a little talk," Heero said in his usual monotone. Zechs looked down at the floor, hesitantly decided as to whether or not to listen to Heero. Finally he sighed and nodded his head.
"I'm going to kill him Heero!" Zechs said. Heero nodded his understanding.
"So, now that you two have determined my fate, I wish to ask you both a single question," Constinople said firmly.
"And," Zechs said, looking at the man with eyes full of hatred.
"Who killed Yokado?" Constinople said, looking at each man pleadingly. Heero smiled slyly.
"Neither of us did," he said calmly. Constinople's eyes widened.
"Then...who?" He said in anticipation.
"Relena," Heero replied. Constinople's eyes narrowed. Heero couldn't hide his smile.
Ok!!! The conclusion is ON IT'S WAY!! As in the NEXT chapter. ::sniff sniff:: I'm...gonna...miss...this story!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...okay, I'm better now...sides...It's a big world full of life love and BULL SHIT!! LOL I've got tons of crap to write!!!! So look forward to numero 16!
~JZero
Relena tried to quicken her pace, but her wounded ankle kept her from accelerating any further. She winced each time she put pressure on it, but she wouldn't let Heero know how much it was hurting her. Heero was a few paces ahead of her as they made their way down the hallway.
Heero look back to make sure that she was still OK. She looked like she was in pain, but was doing a damn fine job of covering up the obvious. Her wounded ankle left a trail of blood with each step. The bandage was a bright red now. Heero sighed, he wanted to slow down for her but they couldn't take the risk. As for now, he could tell she was having a hard time, but she was still keeping up amazingly.
"Heero," she whispered. He stopped and turned around. With a cock of her head, she motioned toward a side hall. He nodded and they cleared the corner, just in time to feast their eyes on a nice display of carnage. Heero slowed to a hault, Relena doing the saw. She limped up beside him and they observed the hallway.
At least 20 men had been killed, brutally assaulted and gunned down. Some had nasty decapitations, others with missing limbs. The hallway was bathed in crimson.
"Some one else is here," Heero said. Relena tried to suppress a laugh.
"Duh," she said smiling. His eyes narrowed and she smiled. Suddenly there were footsteps at the end of the hallway. Heero slowly made his way down the hall followed by a still limping Relena.
He could hear the footsteps coming nearer and drew his gun. He quietly cocked the trigger and pointed the barrel in the on coming direction. Suddenly a figure emerged and Heero's gun was up to it's head.
"Don't say a word!" Heero commanded. To his suprise the person laughed.
"Why not Heero, are you afraid it will wake the dead?" Zechs said, gesturing towards the corpses on the floor. Relena laughed and walked over to her brother.
"Milliardo, I'm so glad to see you!" She said, giving him a hug. He submitted to the warm embrace before turning to Heero.
"Well, the bastard Constinople is not down THAT way!" Zechs said. Heero could since his anger.
"Relena got rid of Yokado for us," Heero said, gesturing to her. Zechs raised an eyebrow.
"It was nothing really. I....I just got lucky," she said. "I'm sorry that I haven't been upholding my duties as a pacifist Milliardo." He smiled and looked down at his little sister.
"It's alright. I never thought that you were a TRUE pacifist anyway. You just upheld your duties to the family." Her eyes widened. "What's wrong with you leg, you have a limp?"
"Oh, that. I was shot in the ankle. Don't worry, I'll be fine," she said. Zech's eyes widened.
"Well in that case, you shouldn't be here. Listen, Epyon is hidden in the Northern woods, near Denda Lake. Do you remember where that is?" She nodded in reply. "I happened upon a person while I was in this.. hell hole. Lucrezia Noin. She's in bad shape...I didn't get here in time...so," he took a breath, trying to stay calm. "So," he said, regaining his composure. "I put her in the pilot's seat of Epyon. She should be safe there. I want you to go and watch her for me...she's been hurt pretty bad." Relena absently brushed a tear away from her face. She knew that her brother had feelings for Noin, she'd always known that. She nodded and smiled at Heero.
"You two had better get along while I'm gone. If not, there'll be hell to pay!" She said. She pulled out her gun, checked to make sure she had enough bullets and cocked the trigger. Without another word she gave Heero and Zechs both a quick peck on the cheek and then she was gone. Dissapeared into the shadows as easily as a mouse.
"Well, she sure has changed," Zechs said. Heero could only nod while trying to suppress a smile.
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"Damn I'm tired," Duo said as he sliced through another R mobile suit. "This reminds me of the war!" He exclaimed. The Resurrection had almost been destroyed, but there were still a good number of mobile suits to go.
"This might take awhile!" Quatre said.
"MIGHT!" Duo replied. "It's already been 3 hours! I'm dying here, and I'm SOOOOOO hungry!!!" Even Wufei couldn't suppress a smile.
*********************
Relena batted away another branch as she made her way through the dismal woods. Her feet padded on the soft pine needles as she limped along the old trail. Finally she heard the sound of moving water and realized she was near the Andrea falls. They were the water source to Denda lake, so she knew that she was close. She trudged on in the darkness.
As she walked her curiosity overcame her. She wondered what her brother's reaction had been towards Noin's attack. She wondered as to whether or not Noin would be alright. Suddenly, she walked into a clearing, and there in front of her was Denda lake. The vast water supply of the Sank Kingdom. It twinkled in the moonlight. She looked to the western ridge where her brother had instructed and there was Epyon. The great monster made the lake seem insignificant. It towered over the Northern woods like a great skyscraper in the middle of a corn field.
She started to walk towards it when she felt the ground shake. The sudden movement sent her to her knees. When she looked up she gasped.
"Noin!"
**********************
Zechs nodded and Heero ran forward. Startled guards threw unsure hands to their firearms, but their actions were in vain. Zechs ended their lives in moments. Heero threw the knife hitting a square bullseye on the switch. The door flew open. They ran through it before the emergency alarm went off and the door automatically closed again.
With the emergency alarm set off, the halls glowed red and a loud siren rang through them. Heero dismissed the sound as he and Zechs made their way ever closer to the main control room.
**********************
Constinople wiped a tear from his eye as he turned around to the anxious soldier.
"Dead, did you say?" He asked once more, praying he had gotten the information wrong. The soldier nodded solemnly.
"NO!!" He screamed. The messenger hastily left the room. He turned around, his whole body shaking. Yokado was dead. He couldn't believe it. He looked at the control panel, then scanned the monitors. His forces were deflating against those damned Gundams. He sighed, at least he still had the Sank Kingdom.
Suddenly red alarm went off. Constinople's eyes widened as he whirred around. The door to the room opened and two figures emerged. Constinople smiled.
"Well, well, it's you two!" He said. Zechs growled and stepped forward, but stopped when Heero put a firm hand on his shoulder.
"There's no one else here to defend him. He has no escape. His troops are dwindling down to the last few mobile suits. Before you kill him maybe we should have a little talk," Heero said in his usual monotone. Zechs looked down at the floor, hesitantly decided as to whether or not to listen to Heero. Finally he sighed and nodded his head.
"I'm going to kill him Heero!" Zechs said. Heero nodded his understanding.
"So, now that you two have determined my fate, I wish to ask you both a single question," Constinople said firmly.
"And," Zechs said, looking at the man with eyes full of hatred.
"Who killed Yokado?" Constinople said, looking at each man pleadingly. Heero smiled slyly.
"Neither of us did," he said calmly. Constinople's eyes widened.
"Then...who?" He said in anticipation.
"Relena," Heero replied. Constinople's eyes narrowed. Heero couldn't hide his smile.
Ok!!! The conclusion is ON IT'S WAY!! As in the NEXT chapter. ::sniff sniff:: I'm...gonna...miss...this story!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...okay, I'm better now...sides...It's a big world full of life love and BULL SHIT!! LOL I've got tons of crap to write!!!! So look forward to numero 16!
~JZero