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Fight of a Lifetime
Part 9
Written By Rae
"So you were going to escape were you?
It wasn't good enough for you here? Don't think you'll get away like your
friends, no, you will pay, especially you Princess." Machiavellian snarled.
Heero glared. If this man hurt Releena
in any way Heero planned to personally make sure that he met a fate worse than
death. Machiavellian snapped his fingers and two guards appeared.
"Take them to their new quarters,"
Machiavellian ordered.
"Yes sir," the soldier replied
monotonously.
Heero and Releena were taken down to
what appeared to be a dungeon. The bars were covered in rust and the floor was
dirt. The only lighting in the building came from a small window located on the
roof. Suddenly Releena gasped and Heero quickly turned to make sure she was
alright.
"What is it?" he asked.
Releena pointed to a skeleton that
must have belonged to child of 4 or 5.
"How could any one be that heartless?"
she thought.
"You all'll be sharing a cell ya
hear?" a soldier told them in a southern accent as he threw them into an empty
(meaning there was no skeletons or any thing in the cell) cell.
He
locked them in securely and left. Heero walked over to the bars to see how
sturdy they were. If he could bend them they'd be able to escape. The second he
touched the bars a powerful electrical surge shot through his body knocking him
to the back of the cell. Releena rushed over to him.
"What
happened? Are you okay?" she asked worriedly.
Heero
groaned and sat up painfully.
"I'm
fine. There's an electrical shock running through the bars to prevent escape."
He said in the usual monotone. "Lay down, we should probably get some sleep."
Releena
obeyed even though she knew she wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
"Heero?
What do you think he plans to do to us?" she whispered.
"I
don't know. Go to sleep."
Finally
after what seemed like hours, sleep came.
**Begin Releena's
dream**
A 2-year-old
Releena ran over to a 6 year old Millardo.
"Found you! Now it's my turn to hide!"
"Okay, Okay."
"Releena, Millardo how many times do I
have to tell you? Your mother and father are holding a party tonight go get
ready!"
"Yes Nana," said Millardo.
Releena followed, pouting. Then with
no one looking she turned and stuck her tongue out at the strict nanny and then
toddled up to her room. Later on at the party Releena hid behind her mother's
skirts as Queen Peacecraft talked to Duchess Dermail.
"Mama," she tugged on her mother's
gown trying to catch her attention.
"Run along Releena, Mommy will be
there in a moment."
"Okay."
Shyly Releena entered the nursery. It
was pitch black; there was no one in the room. Releena was scared; she didn't
like being alone in dark rooms. Turning to leave she ran into the butler,
Pagan.
"Miss Releena what's wrong?" the kind
old gentlemen asked.
"There's no one to play with," she
told him grumpily.
"That's because it's bedtime. Come
on."
In the middle of the night Releena was
awoken by her brother.
"Leena, come on."
"What, What's wrong?" Releena was
scared.
"The palace is on fire. We have to
escape."
"Where are mommy and daddy?" she asked
bewildered.
"Never mind," he grabbed his little
sister's hand and ran out the door. "Okay you go that way I'll go this way. Be
safe now run! Don't worry about me."
Little Releena ran as fast as she
could until she was outside. The she passed out from exhaustion and from
inhaling so much smoke. Then the scene shifted and Releena was 20. She was in a
rose garden. She walked through the garden admiring the flowers. She came to a
beautiful lake that glimmered like crystal. As she gazed into the lake she saw
another reflection besides her own. She turned around and saw a man. His skin
was pale- ghostly pale- like he'd risen from the dead and his hair was blacker
than the devil's heart. His eyes were cruel and heartless, gleaming blood red.
"You escaped from me Princess. But
I've caught up with you now and I will make everyone you love and care about
suffer! You thought you were safe. Once you are gone I will claim what is
rightfully mine and banish the foolish idea of pacifism."
Suddenly
the roses disappeared and the lake dried up. The beautiful garden was a barren
wasteland. With a flick of his hand a fire started at Releena's feet, within
seconds she was engulfed in flame with the sound of his shrill, heartless, evil
laughter ringing in her ears."
**End Releena's
Dream**
Upon
hearing Releena scream Heero awoke with a start. Though still asleep she was
tossing and turning. Her cheeks were stained with tears and she kept screaming
as though in pain and begging for mercy. Heero lifted her gently and held her
against him.
"Shh,
Releena wake up. Shh, it's alright." He stroked her head and tried to comfort
her. During the years he'd protected her from the shadows he seen her have
nightmares but none like this. "Releena, shh, it's okay."
Suddenly
Releena's eyes shot open and she looked around, breathing heavily. Then she
started to cry all over again. Heero held her close to him.
"Shh,
it's okay Releena. What's wrong?"
Releena
told him the dream and he listened, stroking her head and holding her close the
whole time.
"Heero,
the man was Machiavellian." Releena said starting to cry again.
Heero
pulled her closer to him, he hated seeing her cry. He continued to hold Releena
until they both drifted off into a dreamless sleep. When morning came Releena
was the first to wake up. Heero's arms were still wrapped around her, holding
close to his chest. She looked at him. He looked so peaceful when he slept no
one would ever have guessed he was an assassin. Releena laid her head back down
on his chest and went back to sleep. A few hours later Heero awoke and looked
down at the angel he was holding in his arms. Her hair was covering her face
like a veil and he brushed it aside gently so he could see her face. He'd been
a fool to leave her before but he had to, the Perfect Soldier and the Angel of
Peace? It would never work. Besides, he'd just ring her more trouble. It was
better for him to protect her from the shadows. She'd find someone else who
deserved her more and everything would be fine. She'd be happy, and Heero would
hide in the shadows, keeping her safe. He was used to dealing with pain, he'd
be fine.
"Good
Morning!" Machiavellian's voice echoed through the dungeon loudly startling
Releena awake. "I hope you slept well." He said with an evil glint in his eyes.
"So
he gave Releena that nightmare!" Heero thought.
"My
Releena you're looking lovely this morning." Machiavellian continued.
Heero
glared furiously and moved in front of Releena. He'd die before he'd let this
man harm her.
"Well
someone's in a bad mood this morning Mr. Yuy. Well time to get to work." He
threw an old-fashioned French maid outfit at Releena. "Put it on Princess."
Reluctantly
Releena obeyed. The skirt was awfully short. Machiavellian grinned malignantly.
"Perfect
fit!" he took Releena upstairs and took her over to what was apparently his
throne. "Stay here until I come back to give you your orders." And he returned
to the dungeon.
He
threw Heero an executioner costume and took him to another room. He handed
Heero an ax. Then he snapped his fingers and about 100 children ranging from
ages 2-12 were lined up against the wall. Machiavellian pointed to a block
where there was a place carved for the head.
"Place
the prisoners head there and then chop it off like this." And he demonstrated
on a little girl with red hair who looked about 4 years old. "If you do
otherwise the Princess will be electrocuted with 1,000 volts." And he returned
to where he'd left Releena.
Heero
looked at the kids. Their eyes were wide with fear as they stared at him.
Suddenly Heero had a flash back of when he killed the little girl and her
dog. He was a trained assassin; a job
like this should have had no effect on him. He'd had his emotions drained so
that killing wouldn't bother his conscious. Yet his hands were shaking as he
held the ax. He thought of Azalea, and Hallie's kids. He thought of the little
girl. If he did this he'd never forgive himself but if he didn't Releena would
suffer. He knew that Releena would rather die than have these poor kids harmed
but then again Wufei did describe Releena as "too nice for her own good". These kids didn't deserve to die. Wufei had
told them that Machiavellian was pure evil. Now Heero knew this to be true.
Machiavellian Adroitvitch gave a new meaning to the word heartless.
Meanwhile
Releena was doing as much work as would normally have been expected of 50
servants. Yet some how she knew that this man, not that he was worthy of being
called a man- demon was a better description, had worse in store for her. In
her dream he said he'd make those she loved and cared about suffer. Right now
the only person in his possession who fit that description was Heero.
"I wonder what Machiavellian is making
him do?" she thought. Then she was snapped out of her daydream by a guard
yelling for her to bring him his lunch and a beer.
Heero looked down at the child who had
been chosen to go first. The little boy had placed his head on the block. With
an empty feeling growing inside of him Heero positioned the ax, then closed his
eyes and brought it down. His eyes forced themselves open against Heero's will
just in time to see the head roll off the executioner's block into the shadows
of the room.
At 10:00 p.m. Releena and Heero were
thrown back into their cell and told to get some sleep cause punishment would
start early tomorrow. Releena, though exhausted, was in fine condition. She
looked over at Heero who was breathing heavily. He had his back towards he and was looking at the floor but she
could see that he looked pale. She walked over to him and kneeled at his side.
Then she placed her hand on the side of his head and turned it to face her. She
was used to his emotionless expressions but this was different. He was deathly
pale and his eyes were filled with emptiness, but beyond that she could see
agony, pain, and a strange sort of fear. Releena was scared. The look on
Heero's face was worse than the Yuy Death Glare. In a voice little more than a
whisper she asked,
"What happened?"
He told her. As he began to describe
it he started shaking violently. Until finally when he finished the story he
passed out. Dr. J had told Releena that deep down Heero was a kind hearted
person and this proved it. Heero was in so much pain Releena's heart ached. She
turned Heero over on to his back and lay down beside him. She lay there resting
her head on his chest and running her fingers through his unruly dark brown
hair until at last his breathing was calmer and his sleep more peaceful. Then
she fell asleep with her head still resting on his chest.
Author's Note: Okay, last time I said that you'd
find out what kind of torture the other pilots went through. Well that wasn't
it. I came up with that idea and I couldn't resist using it. I promise in one
of the upcoming chapters you'll find out what Machiavellian did to the others
when they "paid". Hope you liked it. Any way same as always:
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-Rae-