Gundam Wing
We Are Forever the Children of War
Disclaimer: I do not own Mobile Suit: Gundam Wing….so don't sue me. But just to let you know…I can think about owning it…MWA HAHAHA!..yep..that's definitely getting old. Oh well. However these are the things that I do own: the plot, the title(We Are Forever the Children of War), any new characters that you have never heard of (e.g. the bad guys…or good guys that I have made
Author's Note: Okay this is my first Gundam fanfic…so be nice. Well here you have the usual pairings 1xRP, 2xH, 6x9(I'm pretty sure that's Miliardo and Noin.) Um…if your looking for Yaoi or Yuri, you won't find it here…sorry. First of all the Prologue takes place one year before Operation Meteor (AC 194) and then in AC 202…so the pilots should be around 22 years of age. When words are in italics...that means that someone is talking, kinda like a subconscious thing or they are thinking. I had better be quiet now…so on with the story!
Prologue: AC 194
After Colony 194 was when the scientists were putting their final touches on Operation Meteor as well the five Gundam suits that would go down in history as both the Colonies and the Earth's saviors. The Gundam pilots were trained and only a year away from what would become one of the greatest wars known to man, not only on Earth but in space as well.
But one pilot was not included in this mission. This pilot was sent ahead to survey what the Gundams would have to deal with when they arrived at their destination, the Earth. The pilot's mission was very simple.
Go to Earth and survey what we will have to deal with. We also want you to somehow get
passed Oz and destroy their tracking systems so that the Gundams may make a safe entry to Earth without being detected. Do you understand your mission.
Yes. It is understood.
One more thing, stay on Earth and find and observe these pilots. I want to see how well the other Doctors have trained their pilots. I want to see for myself what Doctor J calls a perfect soldier. But remember one thing, do not let them know who you are and do not interfere with Operation Meteor. Is that understood.
It is understood.
Then go and complete your mission.
Before the pilot knew it, he or she was strapped to a chair in the cockpit of one of the first models of the Zero system. This system would prove to be stronger than that of Wing Zero or Epyon and was dangerous to any normal pilot. Even to the Gundam pilots. The sounds of the boosters could be heard as the pilot began the ignition sequence. Before the pilot pulled the control to jettison into space only two words were said. "Mission accepted."
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Chapter 1
"This is shuttle flight 1005 to colony L4. We now ask that all passengers please fasten their safety harnesses in order to begin docking sequence. Thank you and we hope you have enjoyed your flight." A woman, most likely to be a flight attendant, said over a loud speaker.
Relena Peacecraft sighed. Now a young woman of 22, her looks had changed tremendously. She still wore her hair in her famous ponytail but her face had aged more and she no longer looked like the foolish teenager she had once been. Her ideals of peace had changed since then as well. She still believed in pacifism, but realized that it could not be attained without war. She had learned that during the Marimaeia war.
She was jolted back to reality when she noticed that the space shuttle had docked. She looked out of the window and saw two men in Preventers uniforms were standing just outside waiting for her.This is probably thanks to Lady Une. She thought as she got up and disembarked from the shuttle.
Once she was off of the shuttle the two men bowed slightly. One was about to say something when a tall man appeared behind them. He was tall and around the age of 40. He had dark brown hair as well a goatee. He wore and Arabian type outfit and was extremely tall.
"It's nice to see you Rashid." Relena said. She had met Rashid as well as the rest of the Maguanaks a few years ago when Quatre had become the representative for his colony. Quatre reluctantly excepted, but the citizens were grateful when he did.
"It's nice to see you to Vice-Foreign Minister Dorlain."
"Miss Relena or Relena will do fine." She said and then turned to the two Preventers in front of her. "I will no longer be needing your service. Tell Lady Une thank you for her concern and that I will be
"If you'll follow me Miss Relena." Rashid said showing the way to a limo. "Master Quatre wishes to speak with you before you meet the new representative for the North American continent."
"Very well." Relena said as she and Rashid stepped into the limo.
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Chang Wufei sat at his console at the Preventers base. He sat at his chair oblivious to hissurroundings. He looked deep in thought as he stared at the monitor in front of him. Not so much as a blip for the past ten hours indicating that anything was wrong. The only blips that were seen were the many space shuttles leaving from ESUN air space. He thought it over some more. It had to be a good thing. Everything was at peace now, even though the Preventers chose to keep their armaments. All he wanted to do right now was go take a nice long nap.
An all to familiar voice sounded through his thoughts. "Wufei your shift is up." Major Sally Po said as she stood next to him.
"Finally, this is such a waste of my time." He said getting up.
"So I guess that means that nothing is wrong…..would you call that a bad thing Wufei?" He simply nodded to her and left the room.
"If you want I can give you a more challenging task!" She yelled after him.
"And what would that be!" He said turning back to her.
"Clean up. You know those kitchen guys have got their work cut out for them. Cleaning all those grimy dishes…" She said with a smirk. Wufei had given her his honest opinion about being on watch some days before, so Sally decided it was payback.
The former Gundam pilot gave Sally an evil eye and grumbled something about women. She just smiled at how easily annoyed he could get as he walked off.
"Hey Wufei! I could really use your help tuning up some mobile suits! We'll be in the hangar if you wanna come and do something useful!" She said as he continued to walk off. "He'll most likely go to sleep." She said and then rolled her eyes and made her way to the hangar.
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A young man sat at his desk trying to go through the mountain of papers that were stacked on each side of him. Only his computer, vidphone and a cup of coffee were visible on the desk. A beep could suddenly be heard as a voice came over the vid-phone. A girl just a few years older than the 22 year old on the opposite side of the screen came on.
"Excuse me Sir, Vice-Foreign Minister Dorlain has arrived. Shall I send her in?"
"Yes. And don't be so formal Savanna."
"You got it." The blonde haired, green eyed woman said. The vid-phone turned off and Relena stepped into the office.
"Hard at work as usual Quatre." She said with a smile.
"Miss Relena. I'm glad you came. We have much to discuss." Quatre said quickly shoving away the papers. "Please take a seat."
"Thank you. You might as well know that your sister informed me that you had received a message from the new Representative a few hours ago. Is this meeting still happening or not?"
"It is and I'm afraid that the Representative is not in good spirits." He said and then took a sip of his coffee. "I don't even know who this Representative is."
Relena looked surprised. "Has he or she not been on this colony for some time?"
"Yes he or she has, but has refused to meet with me. They have not even sent me a letter as to why they were here in the first place." He said as his sister came over the vid-phone again.
"Quatre the Representative for the North American continent has arrived." Savanna said.
"Please show them in." He said and Savanna nodded. Not a moment later the doors opened and in walked a woman following. The woman gave a quick thank you to Savanna and continued on. Both Quatre and Relena stood as the new Representative made her way into the room. The woman, who was the same age as both Quatre and Relena stood as she shook hands with them. She wore a female type business suit, minus the tie. It was black with gold lining around the collar and a business top was worn underneath. She was beautiful. She had blue eyes, auburn hair and wore a clear lip
gloss that made her lips shine. Her hair was placed in a braided bun on her head and a ponytail flowed from underneath down to her waist.
"It is a pleasure to finally meet you Mr. Winner, as it is you Vice-Foreign Minister Dorlain." The woman said with a smile as all three took a seat. "I am the newly appointed Representative of the North American Continent, Eve Noventa."
"Relena will do fine. Now if you'll excuse me for being blunt…but do you have any relation to the former Marshall Noventa?" Relena asked the young woman across from her.
"No, I regret to inform you that I do not. I respected Marshall Noventa a great deal and that is why I am now in politics."
"Well I'm pleased to meat you Miss Noventa, but what is it that you wished to discuss with Miss Relena and myself."
"Well Mr. Winner…."
"Quatre."
"Well Quatre and Relena I have come here to discuss certain things that have been happening in the Northern latitudes on Mars. It seems that our radar in Northern Canada has picked up a small base on the far side of the planet." She said opening her brief case that she had placed beside her chair. She soon pulled out a large file and handed two inferred pictures of a base on Mars to Quatre and Relena. "I have yet to confirm if this base is part of the terra-forming project and was wondering if you two knew anything of this base."
"No, but what made you think to come to us first and not present your findings at the next ESUN meeting." Relena said taking a closer look at the picture.
"Well I knew that you had family ties to the man now in charge of the project and I also knew that this project is being half supported by the Winner Foundation." She said as Quatre and Relena handed the pictures back to her. She placed them back in the folder. Relena looked lost in her thoughts. "Is there something wrong Miss Relena?"
"No. I was just wondering if the Preventers have had the same findings as you?"
"I'm afraid not Miss Relena. You see that's the other reason I have come. This base on Mars is undetectable…."
"What are you saying Eve, that our bases here on Earth don't have enough equipment to identify a threat?" Relena said.
"Yes, that's precisely what I'm saying. Our base in northern Canada has the most sophisticated tracking equipment on this planet and that's the other reason that I wanted to see you two in person."
"What are you trying to prove here?" Quatre asked. "If there is something that might endanger the terra-forming project I suggest you let us know."
"No there is not. This new base has not even gotten near the terra-forming base. I think they want to be invisible. What I came here to ask you is can I have more time to do research on this base. I want to know before hand if they pose a threat to the mission or this planet. I will of course let both of you know as soon as I find something, but I need your silence. I don't want the rest of the delegates or the World for that matter to know about this until I am certain."
"Could you please allow Miss Relena and I a moment to confer?" Quatre asked. Eve nodded, handed him the file and left the room.
"What do you think Relena?" Quatre asked sitting back in his chair and examining the file.
"I don't know? I think she does have a point about keeping this a secret until she can confirm there is a threat."
"Yes, but can she be trusted?"
"She seems like a genuine person and if she was elected to represent both the United States and Canada then she must have proven her worth to the people."
"Yes I agree. She does have a ton of information on this base….So it's settled, she has our silence."
Relena nodded. Quatre got up and walked to the door and opened it. Relena could here him asking for Eve to come back in. Soon Eve was back where she was before, in the seat beside Relena.
"Miss Eve, we have considered your request and after discussing the situation, you have our silence." Quatre said.
"But please report your findings either to me or Quatre directly. You have one week."
"Thank you. One week will do fine. Now if you'll excuse me," she said standing up and taking her briefcase. "Oh and you may keep that file for your perusal." She smiled and shook their hands. "I will be in touch with both of you within one week." She said and then exited the room. One week is more than enough for what I have planned. Eve thought as she exited.
I hope we made the right decision. Relena thought to herself as the young woman left the room. Because if we're wrong about this, it could lead to another war and we'll have to pick up the pieces once again.
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Chapter 2
A lone figure sat in a dark room contemplating the image before him. The Earth was so beautiful and even though he was on Mars, he felt like he could almost touch it. He smiled genuinely at the picture on the screen before him of the lushes blue planet. His thoughts were interrupted when a soldier walked into the room.
"Excuse me Sir," The young cadet started. "I think we might have a problem."
The shadowed man grunted with annoyance. The cadet continued. "We have reports from spies that someone has possibly located this base."
This base was perfectly camouflaged from the naked eye as well as inferred. It was built into the cold earth of the upper north quadrant on the red planet. Everyone knew that it was too cold to survive up there, or so they had thought. This shadowed man would surpass the inevitable to get what he wanted most, control.
He grunted again. "Sir?" The cadet asked.
"Send some more spies to Earth to find out who this person is and when you do interrogate them and then dispose of them."
"Yes Sir." The cadet said and then saluted.
"Oh and cadet…"
"Yes Sir."
"This operation has no room for failure."
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"Duo, Hilde! You guys got something in the mail!" A fellow scavenger yelled out to his co-workers. It was a beautiful day back on L2. Of course…almost everyday was beautiful.
Hilde and Duo appeared from behind a large pile of scrap mobile suit parts when they heard their names being called. Both now at the age of 22 didn't look very different. Oh their faces had changed and they had grown in height, but Hilde still had that child like look and Duo, his braid.
Hilde and Duo were both wearing mechanic's garments and they both had baseball caps on. Hilde wore hers backwards, her slightly longer hair creeping out of the front and Duo wore his forward pressing his long bangs into his face.
"Race ya?" Duo said as he and Hilde made their way around the pile of mobile suit scraps.
Hilde smiled. "Your on!" She said and then giggled.
"What's so funny?" Duo asked with a confused look on his face.
"This." She said as she pulled his baseball cap right over his eyes and ran off. Duo struggled with the hat and managed to get it off of his head just in time to see Hilde reach the office and obtain the mail. He smiled as she walked back towards him holding an envelope. Both were plain white, with only their names on it.
"Cheater." He said bluntly.
"Well you deserved it for what you did last time we raced." She said opening the enveloped to read its contents. Duo walked over to her and leaned over her shoulder so that he could read.
The note read:
To Hilde Schviker and Duo Maxwell, I request an audience with two of many who fought in the War of AC 195 and the Marimaeia War. Please be prepared to leave by Monday morning at the approximate time of 10 o'clock AM. Please meet me at this address; 2011 Liberty Rd, Sanq. Pack for an extended period of time. Please come, we have much to discuss.
"What is this all about?" Hilde asked as she handed Duo the letter.
"I don't know, but we're going to find out Monday morning."
"What day is it today anyway?"
"Tuesday, so that leaves us another five days to pack."
"Hopefully it isn't to discuss anything bad." Hilde said as she turned to Duo. " I absolutely hate wars. They're so pathetic…and so many innocent people get hurt."
"Everything will be fine…" Duo said as he gently hugged Hilde. I hope.
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Where are you going? A small voice asked.
I have meet with some very important people in space. Don't worry Thomas is here and he will take care of you. I won't be long, I promise. An older voice said to the smaller one. Please be careful, promise me that you will come back.
I promise I will come back. The older figure said as he or she hugged the smaller one before them. Here you keep this until I get back. The figure said handing some type of necklace to the smaller figure. I'll see you in a few days. Goodbye.
Wait come back! I don't want you to go! Please wait! The smaller figure cried out to the older one. But it was to late, whoever that other older figure was, was gone.
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I am so sorry my little one. It's better this way. You will never know the real me and you will never indure such pain as I have. I will never let anyone cause you any harm. I would give my life first. The pilot thought back to themself as they floated in space. Soon they would arrive at their destination and would carry out their mission.
The pilot looked up when something started blinking in front of them. The pilot pushed the flashing green button and a screen appeared on the side window. A man with gray hair and glasses appeared on the screen. He looked quite young for his age. His hair was short and he had blue eyes.
"What do you think you are doing?" The man asked.
"What…you finally decide to contact me after all of these years!" The pilot said angrily.
"We couldn't contact you before! We thought you had died when you were captured by the Specials. We also didn't want to endanger your life…as well as the rest of your family's."
"Well guess what! Part of my family is dead because of you!…Now what do you want?"
"We have received information that you have contacted the other Gundam pilots. You know that was not your mission!"
"Well guess what buddy my mission was over and done with five years ago! Now if you'll excuse me…I have to pay a visit to some friends. Chameleon out!" The pilot said as he or she hung up on the man on the other end of the screen. Pathetic. If he contacts me again he will surely be disposed of.
"Ten minutes until entry of Mars atmosphere." The computer voice said to the pilot. "Deploy heat shields."
The pilot did as they were told and pushed a button. Metal coverings appeared and covered the black, white and green Gundam, that had turned into a jet. Soon the windows allowing the pilot to view the vast sea that was stars, covered up leaving the cockpit of the Gundam black. The only lights that were seen were those of the controls.
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A lone figure creeped along the walls of the mysterious Martian base hidden beneath tones of ice and snow. The figure sprinted quickly down the hall to a lone door. He quickly looked around, noticing that the enemy was no where to be seen. He attached a small explosive to the lock on the door and stepped back. The grenade blew leaving the door to open wide.
He quickly stepped inside of the room. Lined up along the walls were new breads of mobile suits as well as dolls. The figure went to work immediately placing large amounts of explosives on as many mobile suits as he could. He stopped dead in his tracks when he felt the presence of someone behind him. The click of a gun could be heard as the figure turned around with his hands in the air.
The person standing in front of him wore a space suit. The solar visor on the helmet was down so that you could not see their face. The figured that had his hands up in the air could tell that the person in the space suit was smiling at him. The space suit clad person put down their weapon.
"I figured you would already be here…Nice job. I couldn't have done a better one if I do say so myself. Heero Yuy I presume?"
Heero lowered his hands. "How do you know my name?"
"Oh, I know all about you and the other Gundam pilots. I have been sent here to deliver this to you. You must come if you wish to save the Earth, as well as the colonies." The person in the space suit said pulling out an envelope and handing it to Heero. "I was also on my way here to give these people a welcoming present….but I see that you have already done that. If you wish, I can give you a ride out of here before the bombs blow. follow me." The person said and then ran out the door.
Who is this person? Heero thought too himself as he ran after the pilot. Both soon arrived in what looked to be a storage area for space suits. After the pilot told him to put one on he followed the pilot out into the barren ice lands of Mars.
"Where are we going?" Heero yelled over the communicator.
"Our ride is just above that hill." The pilot said as they quickly ran. Heero looked at the watch on his wrist. Another twenty seconds.
"Here we are." The pilot said jumping up onto the Gundam. Heero stood in awe. He knew it was a Gundam but he had never seen anything like this before…it was more advanced then the Wing Zero. It even had a cockpit that sat two people….and it was still standard size.
The pilot opened the hatch and both of them climbed in. Heero looked at the watch on his wrist. 5…4…3…2… Suddenly a bright explosion rocked the ground just as the space shuttle took off from the red planet.
Now in space Heero opened the letter and began to read it. It had the exact same message that Duo and Hilde and the other former Gundam pilots had received. Heero looked at the pilot before him and noticed the pilot had not yet lifted up their solar visor.
"Who are you? And how come you know about me and the other pilots?" He said coarsely.
"Everything will be revealed in time. Now I must get you to the Earth. You and the other Gundam pilots will be informed of your mission there." Heero grunted. He did not want to have to go back to Earth.
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It was a beautiful Wednesday afternoon when they reached the Earth. "Here's your stop Heero." The pilot said as she or he landed their Gundam just outside of the Sanq borders. Heero jumped out. As soon as he was on the ground the pilot closed the hatch and took off at a brilliant speed.
Heero turned and looked at the country side. Far off in the distance he could see the Sanq palace. Even though Relena no longer went by the name of Peacecraft, mush like her brother, she still stayed at the palace to oversee the terra-forming project. I wonder how she's doing? Heero thought to himself as he discarded his space suit and walked in the direction of the palace.
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Relena quietly jogged around the grounds of the palace. Every now and then a Preventer would pop their head out from somewhere to make sure she was okay. She knew that they were doing it for her own good…oh but how it annoyed her.
I wonder if Eve has found anything yet on that new base? She thought to herself as she turned and ran up a path that was located on the far side of the palace grounds near the woods. Hopefully they are just colony citizens wishing to participate in the terra-forming project…but then why wouldn't they have discussed this with the rest of the ESUN and the colony delegates? I hope Miliardo and Noin are okay.
Suddenly she felt herself hit something or someone and then fall to the ground. She landed hard on the dirt covered path. She made a quick recovery and stood up. She wanted to give this thing or person a piece of her mind.
"Sorry." Relena looked up startled. She knew that voice. She soon found her eyes looking into a pair that were a deeper shade of blue than the night sky.
"Heero?" She gasped out trying to catch her breath from jogging. She then blinked, as if to prove she was seeing things.
He nodded. She quietly looked him over. His hair had still remained the same mess it always was. He was taller now with an older face. He wore a black button up shirt and a pair of jeans. He looked more like a business man now, than a former Gundam pilot.
Little did Relena know that Heero was doing the same thing to her. She looked so different from the fifteen year old that she once was. In more ways than one. Her hair was longer and had lightened a bit. She wore a tank top showing off her semi-muscular arms, a pair of sweat pants and was also covered with perspiration.
"Seven years and not one word." She heaved. Heero just stood flabbergasted by what she said. Her eyes became cold as she continued her jog. Heero grunted out of sheer annoyance and ran after her.
When he caught up to her she made no effort to talk or look at him. He was surprised at how angry she had gotten. The expression on her face almost matched his. Both continued to jog until Relena stopped right in front of a green house and entered. Heero reluctantly followed her through the small plant house and out the otherside to a vast garden.
"What is it you wanted Heero?" She said monotonously.
"I came here to warn you about a new base…" He said. That's not the real reason he came to this palace and he knew it. But as stubborn as Heero was to admit that he did like Relena Dorlain, he maintain his façade.
"Located in the Northern Latitudes on Mars…yes I have already been informed about it." She said as she walked over to a chair and sat down. She began to admire the many flowers in front of her. "You know that I have grown tremendously since the last time you saw me."
"What do you mean by that?" He asked not sure what she was trying to get at. She looked at him with same expression on her face.
"If worst comes to worst and there is another war…I will fight. Not in a room full of delegates, but on a battle field, just the same as you will. I can't stand sitting on the sidelines watching the ones I care about get hurt." She said as her expression softened and she continued. "I have already begun training at the Preventers base with Sally and Wufei. Those Gundam skills come in handy quite often. Sometimes I really pity Sally having to deal with Wufei raving about 'unjust onnas.' " Relena said and then stood up to leave, but before she did she turned around and smiled at him. " I really would have liked it if you were there to help out…After all," She said more coldly as her gaze hardend once again. "You are the perfect soldier…See you on the battle field Yuy." She waved and then ran off.
She had never called him by his last name before. Now he really knew how much she had changed. If he wanted to admit that the glare she had been giving him scared him a little, he would, but Heero Yuy was too stubborn. He watched as she jogged on. His face had the same look on it as it always did, a person without emotion. He smiled coldly and then turned to leave. Time to find out what's going on. He said looking at the note.
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Back on Mars at the Terra forming base Zechs, which he preferred to be called, waited patiently as he awaited a very important call. It was getting late and he was getting tired. Noin had since retired to bed telling him that maybe something came up. But still, he waited. Since the Marimaeia War he had become more over protective of his younger sibling. He snapped out of his thoughts when the vidphone came on.
"I'm so sorry Miliardo, I had a little run in with someone." Relena said. She looked to be out of breath. "So how is everything going up there? How's Noin?"
"Everything is going great and Noin is fine. Actually the Terra forming is ahead of schedule and we are now able to breath on this planet." Zechs said with a hint of joy in his voice. "The plants seem to be growing at a steady rate and we have not yet detected any reason why they should not…Relena are you alright?" Zechs said looking at the worried look that was plastered on Relena's face.
"Oh I'm fine." She said lying. "I'm so glad everything is going well for you."
"You look tired."
"Well it comes with the job you know." Relena said sarcastically.
Zechs nodded. "Are you sure?"
"Yes! Now would you stop worrying about me! It feels like I'm suffocating. You know I'm not seventeen anymore Miliardo…you do know that don't you?" Relena said smiling.
"Yes I do…but worrying comes with the job." Zechs said smiling a bit.
Relena giggled. "You and Noin must come to Earth and visit soon…I miss you both very much. Promise me that you will come as soon as you both can."
"I promise."
"Now get some sleep, goodbye."
"Goodbye." Zechs said as he shut off the connection to the other end. Oh my dear little sister. Something is bothering you. I can see it in your eyes. He thought as he got up and walked into his room.
"Who was it Zechs?" Noin asked sleepily as he got into bed.
"Relena checking up on us." He said as he laid down beside his wife.
"That's a first." She said snuggling closer to him. "Goodnight Zechs."
"Goodnight."
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Monday morning came quickly. Wufei stood impatiently at the end of the drive way as he confirmed the address on the house with that on the note. Suddenly another car pulled up and out stepped a tall man with brown hair. His bangs were extremely long and covered his face. He wore a black jacket with a white T-shirt and a pair of jeans.
"What are you doing here?" Wufei asked nonchalantly.
Trowa simply held out an envelope. "I'm guessing the same as you."
Suddenly a taxi pulled up as the two former Gundam pilots were about to make their way up to the large mansion. Just as Quatre, Hilde and Duo pilled out of the taxi with their baggage, Heero appeared at the end of the road, slowly making his way up to the drive way.
"Is that Heero?" Trowa asked as they all stood awestruck.
"It has to be…look at the hair." Duo said and then was met with Hilde elbowing him in the stomach.
Heero finally made his way towards the rest of the of his fellow Gundam pilots. They all stood speechless. Quatre was the first to speak.
"So what brings everybody here? I already know about Duo and Hilde…." He said as the three remaining pilots lifted notes for him to see. "You mean you guys got them too?"
"Yes, now can we find out what's going on…this is such a waist of my time." Wufei said as he made his way up the drive way.
They all picked up their baggage, as they had been instructed, and made their way up the long drive way. "Kind of reminds you of the Dorlain mansion, doesn't it?" Quatre said looking at the house before him. Heero grunted.
"Well that's a fine 'Howdy-do'?" Duo said. "Ow! Hilde what was that for?" Duo asked rubbing his arm.
"That wasn't me." She said innocently.
"I did it Maxwell, no will you shut up. Your American non-sense is getting on my nerves." The former Chinese pilot said to Duo.
"You dare to insult the mighty Shinigami!" Duo retorted.
"Will you two be quiet." Quatre said as nicely as he could. Both were getting on his nerves. He walked up the steps and rang the door bell. A man in a penguin suit appeared at the door. He was tall and didn't look very old. He was around the age of forty with black hair and dark green eyes.
"How may I help you?" He asked politely.
"I am Quatre Rebarba Winner, and all of us received an invitation to meet with an anonymous party at this address." He said presenting the butler with the letter. The butler looked at it and then handed the letter back to Quatre.
"If you and your friends will follow me please Mr. Winner." The butler said as he opened the door to let the small group inside.
"Thank you." Quatre said as they stepped inside.
"May I take the lady's bags?" The butler said to Hilde.
"Oh um…yes, thank you." She said handing the man her bags.
He took them and nodded. "Please wait here for a moment." He said and them left the room. He soon returned with three other men, who he then instructed to take the bags. "Please follow me." He said to the pilots. They nodded and followed him into what appeared to be a type of lounge. It was a very large room with a skylight and a large picture window facing the backyard where there was a magnificent view of a fountain and a rose garden. They each took a seat.
"The mistress of the house will be with you in one moment." He said and then left the room just as the door bell rang again. "If you'll excuse me."
Hilde immediately got up and ran to the window. "Oh, it's so beautiful here!" She said looking out the window at the fountain and the yards of rose beds.
"I'm glad you like it." A voice came from the door way. Hilde turned as did everyone else. Quatre stood with wide eyes. "You…" He said.
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tbc….
I am so evil aren't I! MWA HAHAHA!!! You'll just have to wait for the next part…I'm getting sooo good at these cliffhangers….And yes, Noin and Zechs are married…they deserve a little happiness…stay tuned next time when the woman of the house is revealed. ~Ducky~