Nothing Can Stop Us On The Road To Glory!
A Gundam Wing Fanfic
By Mr. Crash
Part One: The Knight of Justice
Set in After Colony 205
Disclaimer: I don't have copyright on most of the characters in this fic. I do own Gem and his Gundams, but I don't own anything else. They all belong to Sunrise and Toonami, and I promise to return them in the best condition a character can be after being in one of my fics.
***
"Fools! You shall be dealt your justice!" Wufei yelled as he ducked an incoming missile.
Wufei was, at the moment, fighting a squad of Mobile Dolls in the space above Earth. He had been sent to deal with a small terrorist uprising on Earth. So far, the battle had been, by Wufei's standards, pathetically easy. There had been an unusually small amount of Mobile Dolls for the weapons of terrorists. On top of that, the group had unusual, to say the least, tactics. They had first appeared when they attacked an inter-colony meeting on Earth, but there had been absolutely no deaths. Three Mobile Dolls had appeared above the building in which the meeting was taking place, all weapons trained on the building, but simply sat there as everyone evacuated. Once everyone was out of range, only one Suit fired a single rocket at the complex, and then it quickly released a gas that put out the fire. It made absolutely no sense to Wufei. Why attack, just to deal minimal damage, and then repair the damage? It made Wufei uneasy, as if he was missing something.
Pushing the thoughts out of his head, Wufei slowly dispatched every Mobile Doll. But as he fought, Wufei noticed something quite odd. Every Doll would always attack his grappling arm. And, if they could survive the first hit they received, they would continue to focus they grappling arm. Why? Why focus on the grappler? Most of the damage Wufei dealt came from his pike. It definitely gave Wufei the sense he was missing something.
Within fifteen minutes, he had destroyed the final Mobile Doll. "Hmph," Wufei snorted, showing his contempt for the now-floating space debris. "Well, time to report back. Justice has been served."
Just as he was about to leave, Wufei was hailed by a ship that he saw was approaching him. Wufei turned on the comm-signal.
"Greetings, Chang Wufei. I see your reputation as a fighter is not all bravado. You destroyed my Mobile Dolls faster than I expected."
"What?" was all Wufei could say. The man had said that Wufei had destroyed _his_ Dolls faster than expected. Did that mean he was the one who had attacked with the Dolls?
"Are you the leader of the terrorist group?" Wufei asked the man on the video screen. The man looked about 20, with neatly combed brown hair, and piercing blue-green eyes. When Wufei looked out at the approaching ship, he saw it was a sliver-colored Mobile Suit. The man smiled lightly.
"I would hardly call that group of Mobile Dolls a terrorist group. After all, I only had them appear to grab a Gundam pilot's attention."
"What do you mean?" Wufei asked, his eyes narrowing. He didn't like the man's tone. "Who are you?"
The man's smile faded. With a serious face and tone, he said, "My name is Gem Lightblade. And I challenge you, Wufei, to a duel."
"What!" exclaimed Wufei in outrage and surprise. "You are a terrorist! You do not deserve the right to challenge me to a duel!" Wufei was beyond stunned. He had _never_ been challenged to a fight by a criminal!
Gem sighed. "Wufei, I'm _not_ a terrorist! The only reason I even _made_ those Mobile Dolls is to get a Gundam to come here! I have no interest in killing diplomats, or destroying the Earth, or trying to start a new war! I came here to fight a Gundam pilot and test my strength! If I wanted to, I could have ordered the Dolls to just destroy the building as soon as they got there, and then deal as much damage as possible to the rest of the city! But I didn't, because all I wanted was to fight a Gundam! And," he continued, "the reason they were all Mobile Dolls is due to the fact that I didn't want anyone to die."
Wufei was surprised, but at the same time, realization dawned on him. It all made sense: everything done by the Dolls fit Gem's explanation.
"Alright, I realize you are not a terrorist. I'll allow the duel," Wufei growled, "despite the fact you don't have a Gundam, and have only a normal Mobile Suit…"
"Wufei," Gem cut in, "I do have a Gundam."
For the first time, Wufei got a good look at the approaching Mobile Suit. It _was_ a Gundam! Clad in silver armor with light blue covering the torso, it looked almost as though it were a person wearing chain mail. Swirling around it was a dark blue cloak. Its face bore a surprising resemblance to that of Wing Zero. Also, Wufei saw a sword strapped to on the Gundam's waist, like those used in medieval times.
With a smile, Gem said, "This Gundam is known as the Knight Of Justice."
It was an impressive sight to see. It was almost two heads taller than NAACO, and was a lot wider as well. The Knight came to a halt before NAACO, looking down upon the Chinese man's Gundam.
"So, you still except my challenge, Wufei?" Gem asked mockingly.
Wufei scowled at him through the video screen. However, Wufei didn't feel so confident. Over the years, Wufei had learned to control his arrogance, knowing that it could cost him one day. The Knight Of Justice was huge, and even though Wufei had great skill in wielding a Gundam, he knew that it would be a dangerous fight.
"Any rules for the fight?" Gem prompted, interrupting Wufei's thinking.
Wufei took a sighing deeply, he started, saying, "First, only one weapon may be used. I will be using my pike, and you will be using your sword, I presume?" Gem nodded. "Second, all cowardice shall forfeit the duel. Third…well, I need to know if you plan for this to be a fight to the death." Gem chuckled at this.
"No, it won't be a fight to the death."
"Well, than that's about it. Now, we prepare for the fight."
The two stepped apart a short distance. Gem drew his sword, and twirled it around a bit. Meanwhile, Wufei transformed his grappling hook into an arm, allowing him to fight with his pike with much more efficiency.
The two Gundam's faced each other. Wufei took an offensive position, pointing his pike forward, and looking like he was about charge forward. He then tilted slightly forward, bowing to Gem. Gem, however, took a large and gracious bow, reaching for his feet with one hand, throwing his sword arm out behind him, pointing it to the stars. He only said one thing; "Good luck, Wufei," before shutting off the comm-link. The Knight then took up a defensive position.
The two opponents circled in space, each looking for a weakness in the other's defense.
*He has an excellent defensive stance,* Wufei thought.
*I'm in for a fun time,* Gem thought.
***
Meanwhile, back at Preventers HQ…
"Where _is_ Wufei?" Hilde asked Sally.
Sally looked disturbed. "I don't know. He should have been able to get rid of those Mobile Dolls by now. And he would have called in if he was ambushed…I just don't know."
"Maybe we can find out," Hilde said. "Sally, isn't there a way we can patch into that camera we installed onto the Gundam's?"
Sally snapped her fingers. "Yeah! You're right! That way, we can check on Wufei!"
Hilde nodded, and walked over to a computer console. After about a minute or two, she stood back, and started to nod, but then gasped.
Sally rushed over. "What is it?" she asked urgently.
"Uh…why is Wufei locked in hand-to-hand combat with a silver Gundam?"
The two women could only stare at the screen.
***
Wufei grunted in pain as another one of his instruments exploded, showering him in hot sparks. He had already lost a number of systems during his fight with Gem. The boy was fast.
At the beginning of the fight, the two had immediately realized they were fighting an adversary of equal power. They had traded blows, and both Gundams were in pretty shoddy condition. NAACO had a number of slashes along its arm from the Knight's sword, and the Knight was missing chunks from his legs, evidence of where Nataku's pike had gotten through.
Wufei was worried. Despite his skill, he really hadn't expected to fight this long. Even when he had clashed with Heero (Editor's Note: In Endless Waltz-Crash), he hadn't had such a challenge. Also, the one fact that worried was very dangerous: in about twenty minutes, his life support would fail, and he would die from lack of oxygen. He would have to either win quickly, or surrender to Gem and land on Earth to be able to breathe.
Gritting his teeth, Wufei prepared to block Gem's latest attack.
***
Gem was quite pleased with himself. Wufei was being forced to take up a defensive stance, proof that Gem was a skilled fighter.
With a grin, Gem charged forward. He pulled off a lightning fast combo: he swiped upward, then turned it into a downward swipe then swiped up _again_, and slashed down again, did a diagonal swipe up towards Wufei's right shoulder, pulled his sword back, and thrust forward at Nataku's left shoulder.
Wufei avoided the up and down swipes, but the diagonal slash opened up the hull on Nataku in a long, disfiguring wound. But he managed to pull up his left arm to avoid the thrust.
This is why he lost.
When Wufei pulled his arm up, the sword went _behind_ NAACO. Reacting quickly, Gem pulled up the sword so that it was forced up into Nataku's shoulder. He then pivoted around, and, keeping the sword under Nataku's shoulder, slammed the Knight's free elbow into Nataku's _other_ shoulder. With a huge spasm, the arm fell limply at Nataku's side.
Gem turned back to the other shoulder. He then, to Wufei's great surprise, tried to pull his pike from Nataku's grip.
Wufei started to pull the pike away, but as soon as he did, Gem forced the sword up even more. The arm shook as circuits were severed. Wufei immediately stopped resisting. If he sustained much more damage, his life support would immediately fail, and he would be condemned to a grave within a Gundam.
After a moment or two, the Knight's huge hand came forward and plucked the pike from Nataku's grip. The Knight stood back and took another large bow. Then, he turned around and shoot off into space.
End Part One
A Gundam Wing Fanfic
By Mr. Crash
Part One: The Knight of Justice
Set in After Colony 205
Disclaimer: I don't have copyright on most of the characters in this fic. I do own Gem and his Gundams, but I don't own anything else. They all belong to Sunrise and Toonami, and I promise to return them in the best condition a character can be after being in one of my fics.
***
"Fools! You shall be dealt your justice!" Wufei yelled as he ducked an incoming missile.
Wufei was, at the moment, fighting a squad of Mobile Dolls in the space above Earth. He had been sent to deal with a small terrorist uprising on Earth. So far, the battle had been, by Wufei's standards, pathetically easy. There had been an unusually small amount of Mobile Dolls for the weapons of terrorists. On top of that, the group had unusual, to say the least, tactics. They had first appeared when they attacked an inter-colony meeting on Earth, but there had been absolutely no deaths. Three Mobile Dolls had appeared above the building in which the meeting was taking place, all weapons trained on the building, but simply sat there as everyone evacuated. Once everyone was out of range, only one Suit fired a single rocket at the complex, and then it quickly released a gas that put out the fire. It made absolutely no sense to Wufei. Why attack, just to deal minimal damage, and then repair the damage? It made Wufei uneasy, as if he was missing something.
Pushing the thoughts out of his head, Wufei slowly dispatched every Mobile Doll. But as he fought, Wufei noticed something quite odd. Every Doll would always attack his grappling arm. And, if they could survive the first hit they received, they would continue to focus they grappling arm. Why? Why focus on the grappler? Most of the damage Wufei dealt came from his pike. It definitely gave Wufei the sense he was missing something.
Within fifteen minutes, he had destroyed the final Mobile Doll. "Hmph," Wufei snorted, showing his contempt for the now-floating space debris. "Well, time to report back. Justice has been served."
Just as he was about to leave, Wufei was hailed by a ship that he saw was approaching him. Wufei turned on the comm-signal.
"Greetings, Chang Wufei. I see your reputation as a fighter is not all bravado. You destroyed my Mobile Dolls faster than I expected."
"What?" was all Wufei could say. The man had said that Wufei had destroyed _his_ Dolls faster than expected. Did that mean he was the one who had attacked with the Dolls?
"Are you the leader of the terrorist group?" Wufei asked the man on the video screen. The man looked about 20, with neatly combed brown hair, and piercing blue-green eyes. When Wufei looked out at the approaching ship, he saw it was a sliver-colored Mobile Suit. The man smiled lightly.
"I would hardly call that group of Mobile Dolls a terrorist group. After all, I only had them appear to grab a Gundam pilot's attention."
"What do you mean?" Wufei asked, his eyes narrowing. He didn't like the man's tone. "Who are you?"
The man's smile faded. With a serious face and tone, he said, "My name is Gem Lightblade. And I challenge you, Wufei, to a duel."
"What!" exclaimed Wufei in outrage and surprise. "You are a terrorist! You do not deserve the right to challenge me to a duel!" Wufei was beyond stunned. He had _never_ been challenged to a fight by a criminal!
Gem sighed. "Wufei, I'm _not_ a terrorist! The only reason I even _made_ those Mobile Dolls is to get a Gundam to come here! I have no interest in killing diplomats, or destroying the Earth, or trying to start a new war! I came here to fight a Gundam pilot and test my strength! If I wanted to, I could have ordered the Dolls to just destroy the building as soon as they got there, and then deal as much damage as possible to the rest of the city! But I didn't, because all I wanted was to fight a Gundam! And," he continued, "the reason they were all Mobile Dolls is due to the fact that I didn't want anyone to die."
Wufei was surprised, but at the same time, realization dawned on him. It all made sense: everything done by the Dolls fit Gem's explanation.
"Alright, I realize you are not a terrorist. I'll allow the duel," Wufei growled, "despite the fact you don't have a Gundam, and have only a normal Mobile Suit…"
"Wufei," Gem cut in, "I do have a Gundam."
For the first time, Wufei got a good look at the approaching Mobile Suit. It _was_ a Gundam! Clad in silver armor with light blue covering the torso, it looked almost as though it were a person wearing chain mail. Swirling around it was a dark blue cloak. Its face bore a surprising resemblance to that of Wing Zero. Also, Wufei saw a sword strapped to on the Gundam's waist, like those used in medieval times.
With a smile, Gem said, "This Gundam is known as the Knight Of Justice."
It was an impressive sight to see. It was almost two heads taller than NAACO, and was a lot wider as well. The Knight came to a halt before NAACO, looking down upon the Chinese man's Gundam.
"So, you still except my challenge, Wufei?" Gem asked mockingly.
Wufei scowled at him through the video screen. However, Wufei didn't feel so confident. Over the years, Wufei had learned to control his arrogance, knowing that it could cost him one day. The Knight Of Justice was huge, and even though Wufei had great skill in wielding a Gundam, he knew that it would be a dangerous fight.
"Any rules for the fight?" Gem prompted, interrupting Wufei's thinking.
Wufei took a sighing deeply, he started, saying, "First, only one weapon may be used. I will be using my pike, and you will be using your sword, I presume?" Gem nodded. "Second, all cowardice shall forfeit the duel. Third…well, I need to know if you plan for this to be a fight to the death." Gem chuckled at this.
"No, it won't be a fight to the death."
"Well, than that's about it. Now, we prepare for the fight."
The two stepped apart a short distance. Gem drew his sword, and twirled it around a bit. Meanwhile, Wufei transformed his grappling hook into an arm, allowing him to fight with his pike with much more efficiency.
The two Gundam's faced each other. Wufei took an offensive position, pointing his pike forward, and looking like he was about charge forward. He then tilted slightly forward, bowing to Gem. Gem, however, took a large and gracious bow, reaching for his feet with one hand, throwing his sword arm out behind him, pointing it to the stars. He only said one thing; "Good luck, Wufei," before shutting off the comm-link. The Knight then took up a defensive position.
The two opponents circled in space, each looking for a weakness in the other's defense.
*He has an excellent defensive stance,* Wufei thought.
*I'm in for a fun time,* Gem thought.
***
Meanwhile, back at Preventers HQ…
"Where _is_ Wufei?" Hilde asked Sally.
Sally looked disturbed. "I don't know. He should have been able to get rid of those Mobile Dolls by now. And he would have called in if he was ambushed…I just don't know."
"Maybe we can find out," Hilde said. "Sally, isn't there a way we can patch into that camera we installed onto the Gundam's?"
Sally snapped her fingers. "Yeah! You're right! That way, we can check on Wufei!"
Hilde nodded, and walked over to a computer console. After about a minute or two, she stood back, and started to nod, but then gasped.
Sally rushed over. "What is it?" she asked urgently.
"Uh…why is Wufei locked in hand-to-hand combat with a silver Gundam?"
The two women could only stare at the screen.
***
Wufei grunted in pain as another one of his instruments exploded, showering him in hot sparks. He had already lost a number of systems during his fight with Gem. The boy was fast.
At the beginning of the fight, the two had immediately realized they were fighting an adversary of equal power. They had traded blows, and both Gundams were in pretty shoddy condition. NAACO had a number of slashes along its arm from the Knight's sword, and the Knight was missing chunks from his legs, evidence of where Nataku's pike had gotten through.
Wufei was worried. Despite his skill, he really hadn't expected to fight this long. Even when he had clashed with Heero (Editor's Note: In Endless Waltz-Crash), he hadn't had such a challenge. Also, the one fact that worried was very dangerous: in about twenty minutes, his life support would fail, and he would die from lack of oxygen. He would have to either win quickly, or surrender to Gem and land on Earth to be able to breathe.
Gritting his teeth, Wufei prepared to block Gem's latest attack.
***
Gem was quite pleased with himself. Wufei was being forced to take up a defensive stance, proof that Gem was a skilled fighter.
With a grin, Gem charged forward. He pulled off a lightning fast combo: he swiped upward, then turned it into a downward swipe then swiped up _again_, and slashed down again, did a diagonal swipe up towards Wufei's right shoulder, pulled his sword back, and thrust forward at Nataku's left shoulder.
Wufei avoided the up and down swipes, but the diagonal slash opened up the hull on Nataku in a long, disfiguring wound. But he managed to pull up his left arm to avoid the thrust.
This is why he lost.
When Wufei pulled his arm up, the sword went _behind_ NAACO. Reacting quickly, Gem pulled up the sword so that it was forced up into Nataku's shoulder. He then pivoted around, and, keeping the sword under Nataku's shoulder, slammed the Knight's free elbow into Nataku's _other_ shoulder. With a huge spasm, the arm fell limply at Nataku's side.
Gem turned back to the other shoulder. He then, to Wufei's great surprise, tried to pull his pike from Nataku's grip.
Wufei started to pull the pike away, but as soon as he did, Gem forced the sword up even more. The arm shook as circuits were severed. Wufei immediately stopped resisting. If he sustained much more damage, his life support would immediately fail, and he would be condemned to a grave within a Gundam.
After a moment or two, the Knight's huge hand came forward and plucked the pike from Nataku's grip. The Knight stood back and took another large bow. Then, he turned around and shoot off into space.
End Part One