A/N: Major Relena bashing in this.Maybe some OOCness. Probably some yaoi along the way as well. Rated PG for later parts, may move up to R. If I finish this depends on the reviews I get! So please, R&R! Arigato minna-san!
The five Gundam pilots sat on the patio of Quarte's mansion, silence surrounding them.Well...silence if you tune out Duo's continuous blathering, which the four pilots had done.
"...Wouldn't that be so cool?" Duo said, and then noticed he wasn't getting a reply."Guys...? Guys...? GUYS!"
"Merasu karetada!" was the first thing that came from Quarte's mouth.
"Nani?"Heero asked in a monotone voice.
"...?" That was Trowa, quiet as usual.
"Injustice!You ruined the serenity and tranquility!" Wufei glared at Duo.
"As I was saying, wouldn't it be so cool if there was ANOTHER Gundam pilot and they came from some far off galaxy to kill Relena?" Duo laughed, grinning widely.
"Duo...that would not be cool. If there were another Gundam pilot and they were evil, it would be hard to defeat them," said that monotone voice again.
"No, but they weren't evil! It was their MISSION to destroy Relena!" Duo knew that Heero couldn't make a fuss if it were someone's mission.
"Duo,that's crazy. There are only five Gundam pilots, you, Heero, Trowa, Wufei, andI. You know that, so stop coming up with such silly ideas," Quarte said pointedly.
"Oh, you guys are no fun," dejectedly, Duo sat in his chair and pouted.
* * *
Relena sat at the head table of the conference. Really, she didn't want to be there. However, she had no choice. She had to hear what the colonies had to say. She didn't realize each representative was filing out, one by one, until she was the last one there. Suddenly, the lights went out. Relena, being the little girl that she is, screamed and whimpered.
"You, this small whimpering sorry excuse for a girl, are the one that killed the people of The Lost Colony Z3?" a female voice said in a haughty and arrogant manner. "I can't believe they made me come on this mission. Why they didn't just order a normal assassin is beyond me. But that's okay, since it doesn't matter. I'll finish my job and be out of here."
"Who...who are you?" Relena said.
"Me? Does it truly matter, Relena Peacecraft?"
"Yes, yes it does," she tried to sound braver, though failed miserably.
"Call me Atsuko if you must." The lights returned to reveal a girl probably the age of sixteen, like Relena and the Gundam pilots. Her hair was blue with tips of silver and was pulled back in a tight ponytail. Her bangs nearly covered her wide, violet eyes. On her slim and shapely body, she wore tight black leather pants that hung on her hips. A black tank top hung softly on her upper torso, though her belly button could be seen with a silver ring pierced into it. A loose chain hung around her hips and in her hand was a sword. Her ears were pierced twice each. From the first holes hung a ruby red diamond-shaped earring and from the second holes hung a diamond.
"Atsuko...?"
"Yes,Atsuko. Pilot of Gundam 0X, Phoenix Star."
"A Gundam pilot?" Relena's eyes went wide, and then another thought came to her. "Gundam 0X?!"
"Oh, so you have heard of my beloved Phoenix Star," Atsuko smirked. "Wonderful. Then I know you really are Relena Peacecraft."
"Why...why have you come to kill me?"
"For what you did on TLC [The Lost Colony] Z3."
"TLC Z3?"Relena blinked for a moment, then paled dramatically. "But...there were no survivors!"
"Except for two. A small girl and the scientist Dr. Zell."
"And let me guess...you've come to avenge the deaths of your family and so many more?"
"My dear, you are very quick."
"Well, you know what? I am the Queen of the Earth. There's nothing you can do to hurt me. I've got more bodyguards than you could ever have!"
"Ah, but that's because you need them. I do not. And if I'm not mistaken, there is no one else but us in this room."
"Heeeeeeeeeero!"Relena shouted loudly.
* * *
From down the hall, Heero and Duo heard Relena's dramatic – and Duo thought annoying –scream.
"Heeeeeeeeeero!"
"Can't we just leave her there?" Duo asked.
"Absolutely not." Heero said and ran down the hall. Duo sighed and followed.
* * *
"Now you're in for trouble," Relena smirked at Atsuko. "Heero is the Perfect Soldier andthe pilot of Wing Zero. He's undefeatable."
Atsuko rolled her eyes just as the door burst open. There stood a boy, or young man,with unruly brown hair and deep Prussian blue eyes. Next to him was a young man with a meter long braid and violet eyes that danced.
Atsuko spun around, getting into a fighting stance at once. She eyed her opponents with a careful eye. They were taller than her, both probably by a few inches. From what she could judge, the blue eyed one had a gun and the violet-eyed one had no weapon.
"Oh, Heero! Please help me!" Relena said in her ugly voice. Duo rolled his eyes at the same time Atsuko did. Heero, however, looked at Relena then at Atsuko. He cocked his gun and pointed it at the other Gundam pilot.
"Coward's weapon," Atsuko spat. She hated guns with a passionate loathing.
"Shoot her!Hurry! She was going to kill me!" Relena urged. Heero ignored Relena's pleas and looked at Atsuko.
"Why are you here?" He asked.
"Like she said, to kill her," Atsuko jerked her head at Relena.
"Why?"
"Because it's my mission."
"Why?"
"Because she killed the people of TLC Z3."
"TLC Z3..."Duo murmured while Heero said, "She would never do something like that. She's a damned pacifist."
"Well she did. I never run and hide and I never tell a lie." She had used a different version of Duo's 'I may run and hide, but I never tell a lie'.
"Hey,that's--" Duo started but was interrupted by Heero. Heero had noticed the way she stood, much like the rest of the Gundam pilots. "Are you a Gundam pilot?"was his blunt question.
"Yes, Pilot 0X of the Phoenix Star." Atsuko said calmly. Duo, however, didn't take it quite as calm.
"Look at that! Oh! I am the man!" Duo said, laughing.
"Shut up, Duo," Heero glanced at Atsuko.
"Well, it was nice meeting you two," Atsuko said with a fake smile. She turned and bowed mockingly towards Relena. "Until we meet again, Queen of the Earth." With that, Atsuko jumped up, flipping backwards in the air, and disappeared through an open window.
The three left in the room went to the window. Surely she had at least broken an arm. Even Heero Yuy –the Perfect Soldier – couldn't jump nearly 70 stories without breaking something! Yet, she was nowhere in sight. A sudden noise made them look up as they saw a Gundam rise from behind the hangar. How in the name of the Goddess had it gotten there so fast?! It was a beautifully made machine, possibly even nicer than Wing Zero. It had wings of gold and it looked very much like a mechanical phoenix. It rose gracefully and into the sky. And then it was gone with it's beautiful pilot.