Chapter 2
"Hey Ami, how was your
date yesterday?" Minako asked as she sat down with her at a table during
lunch. "Had fun huh?"
"Eh?"
"You know who we're
talking about… that tall, dark and handsome guy you were with yesterday?"
Makoto said when she opened
up her lunch box.
"Eh?"
"Common Ami, spill, you
ditched us yesterday to go with that guy to the library remember..." Rei
added. "So… how was he?"
"Eh? Oh you mean
Trowa-kun? We just went to the library to finish up our science report on the
stars diagram…its really amazing how an American and Danish people work
together and found out how stars are really like…."
"AMI! We didn't ask you
about the scientists, we were asking about how your date was!" Rei said.
"Eh? There was no date.
Two students working on a project, that's it." Ami said as she searched
around for Usagi. "Hey have any of you guys seen Usagi lately today?"
"Come to think of it…
no I didn't." Makoto said as she looked around the dinning hall.
"Meat ball head is
probably in detention because she talked too much." Rei commented.
Suddenly Anostu, a friend of
Relena, ran up to the four girls, "Usagi… hospital… Relena… Heero…
Duo…" He panted as he said it. "Come with me… Federation Naval
hospital."
"DUO?!" Rei gasped
as she dropped her fork onto the floor and shot out of her seat.
"Let's go!" Minako
said as she grabbed her book bag case.
"So I see that we are
constantly always one step behind them aren't we Zechs?"
On the view screen,
"Their true objectives are still unclear to us, but if you want to take
the chance, I suggest you watch in the Mediterranean
Sea."
"Maybe its time for us
to give a little help to the Federation Armed forces." Treize said as he
looked at his rifle he was holding.
"We could send the
Middle East Aries Unit… but considering the obvious difference in the Mobile
suits performances it will be quite difficult for us to cooperate with the
federation Armed forces."
"It seems to me that
you want to go, do not disappoint me."
"Treize! I…"
"What is it?"
Treize said as he suddenly pointed the gun to a peasant and triggered the
bullet of death. "Is there something you need to tell me?"
"I… Yes, Tuskino Usagi
has not been found yet, but Tuxedo Kamen is still under our control."
Treize looked thoughtful
then said, "Find her and then
bring her to me, understood?"
Zechs saluted to him and
nodded. "Yes sir."
"I'll be waiting for
the good news." With a flash of
the screen, Treize was gone.
"Relena-sama!"
As she turned around she saw
5 people coming up to her. "Relena-sama do you know where Usagi is?"
A girl with blue hair said as they came up to her.
"I… think so… she is in
room 45, on the 50th floor. Go find her." She said as she
entered the hospital. "Tsukino Usagi right?"
"Yeah, thanks!"
Rei said as they rushed through the doors and climbed onto the elevator.
"Hmm… interesting
boy." The doctor said as he checked his pulse. "Breathing rate: 27,
Pulse, 57, Body temperature, 34.5 degrees and rising… and numerous bones
broken."
Heero closed his eyes as he
thought, "Am I captured… Third Federation Naval Hospital… District J-B
South, 50th floor… Intensive Care Unit… Tsukino Usagi."
"Major Sally, a
call."
"Thanks." Sally Po
went to the phone as she answered. "The boy had this disk… I thought the
Federation main Computer can open up any files."
"I'm thinking that he
is one of the secret agents' rebels." The doctor said as he took out
something in a small capsule, containing clear liquid in it. "Shall I used
the relaxant drug on him?"
"No I do not want a
that strong poison on that boy!" Major Sally said.
"Now then…time to visit
the patient." The braided boy said as he entered the hospital.
"Rei!"
"Hmm… now this one is
moving slowing than any mobile suit." Zechs observed.
"Lt. Zechs, are there
so many types of Mobile dolls?" A soldier asked as he flickered on a
monitor to get a closer look at the mobile suit that was moving along a very
slow pace.
"This one wont show up
at the ceremony at Corsica… it heads straight at the Federation doorsteps then
backs away. Its okay if we can still view its objectives." Zechs said as
he took a closer look at the monitor. 'What is its objectives…."
"So unprepared!"
Chang Wu Fei declared as he destroys the mobile suits in its way to demolish
the Indus Supplement Base. "So disappointing…"
"Heero… Heero!"
Usagi yelled out as she sat up and gasped onto her breathing control.
"Are you alright
dear?" A nurse asked as concern came over her.
"I'm fine… do you know
where Heero is?" She asked as she sat to the side of her bed and glanced
down at her arm, where the bullet was taken out. 'Duo Maxwell…'
"Oh yes him, Major
Sally and a doctor is with him in the Intensive Care Unit… but if you want to
see him, I think that is possible. Is he your boyfriend?" The nurse smiled
at her as she helped her to a wheelchair but she refused.
"No… he's just a friend
of mine." She smiled back as she walked to his room and opened the door.
"Heero Yuy… Operation Meteor… gundam pilot 01 of Wing Gundam." She
whispered softly.
"What did you say? Do
you need anything?" The nurse asked as she helped her.
"No thank you, this
would be all, please leave me." As the nurse left, Usagi looked around the
room, she saw a little camera on the corner. 'Duo Maxwell…'
"Ai-yah! Its
Usagi!" Duo said, as he looked right back into her blue eyes. ' The gundam
pilot.'
Usagi looked at the monitor
then at Heero's closed eyes then back into the monitor. "Hmmm…"
She brushed up hand upon his
cold face as she reached the steel straps that held him down; she pushed down a
button and released him within its grasp. "Heero, wake up." She said
as she saw his eyes open and stared coldly at her. "Usagi…"
"Duo is here, leave
here at once." She said to him as she tried to help him up, but he struck
back his hand. "Don't let Major Sally and the rest of the OZ soldiers get
you."
"What are you
doing?" Duo shouted out as he blasted into the room.
"Get out! Duo, take
care of Heero! Your gundams will be right outside! Leave before Major Sally and
Relena are here!" She shouted as she then collapsed onto the floor as the
pain of the bullet thrived through her.
"But how did you know
all about this!" Duo shouted as he grabbed hold of Heero and was about to
jump out of the hole. "Hey are you okay? Oh yeah… I'm sorry that I shot
you."
She smiled weakly at him
then gestured them to leave. "Hurry… there isn't much time."
"No… take her with
us." Heero said as he got up himself. "Take Usagi."
"What are you
crazy?" Duo shouted as he heard a rumbling of pounding people coming to
him.
"Fine, but if she is
one of the OZ soldiers, its your fault!" He shouted as he helped her up.
As they ran through the
corridor, Heero kept his eyes on Usagi. As they reached a window, Duo threw a
bomb at it as glass shattered into a million pieces. "JUMP!"
Duo jumped first as he
reached mid-air he threw open a pen and turned into a little helicopter fan
above him. "We don't have time!"
Heero closed his eyes and
plunged down into the rocky beach below his death. "You coming!"
Usagi looked back at the
running doctors and soldiers then closed her eyes and jumped to the white sand
that awaited her. 'Ami… Rei… Makoto… Minako… I'm sorry."
"HEERO! NO!
HEERO!" Relena screamed out his name as she saw what happened to them.
"You idiot! Open the
parachute!" Duo shouted after him.
Suddenly Heero opened up his
eyes and was about to open up his parachute, but when he did it was too late.
He bounced off the rocky cliffs and onto the beach then stands up as he brushes
off dust. "Relena…"
Usagi landed on her
sneakers, but the gravitation pull of the Earth was too much so she fell flat
on her behind. 'Damn!' She thought as she got up and ran with the rest of the
guys.
At
the Corsica base, Berker said, "I'm going to see Lt. Zechs. I'll be back
in two hours."
"I guess I made it in time for the ceremony then." Zechs said as he
stepped into the base.
"But, Sir, this is too dangerous!" A soldier cried out.
"Stupid fool! This is the best way to show our commitment to both our
enemy and the Specials! Who needs help from the damn Specials?! This way, we
can tempt the enemy, and they'll emerge right before us!"
"But
Lt. Zechs is not going to be satisfied…" The soldier said timidly.
Commander
Bonapa looked at the frighten soldier. "For them, war is just one of their
amusements. They are making trouble all over the place because they want to
fight more. There's no need to be afraid. Just stay calm, and we can avoid
unnecessary casualties. I'll show the damn Specials that there is a way to
achieve victory without spilling blood!"
"Lt.
Zechs!"
"Berker!
Long time to see!" Zechs said as he greeted his friend off the motorbike.
"Lt.
Zechs, I'm glad to see you again."
"Do
you have a suit I can use?"
"I
would like you to see something." Berker said as he presented him with
Tallgeese.
Zechs
came up to the suit and gazed at is greatness. "Its huge."
"It
looks like a prototype of all the Mobile Suits. It's larger than Leo in all
dimensions. It's an old machine, but... When you sent us the data on Gundam, it
reminded me of this one, which the local engineers call a 'museum
exhibit'." Berker continued.
"You're from Corsica too, right?" Zechs asked.
"I used to be an engineer myself. This machine is the only one having features
comparable to those of the Gundam's. I don't know the details of how it was
designed. The only thing I know is that, in order to strengthen the structural
integrity, the Mobile Suit has to be this large. Engineers in the past decided
that there was no need for a stronger body, so they came up with the current
standard size of Mobile Suit. Tallgeese -- I believe that was its name."
Berker said as he looked at the admiration on Zech's face.
"If we can somehow complete this machine, do you think we can compete with
Gundam?"
"Please take this with
you." He said.
"You're thinking of
dying for me, aren't you?"
"You told me once:
Fight for the future generation... That is my principal now." The old man
said
in a proud tone.
"You are much braver
than myself now. How many can you handle?" Zechs said with a smile.
"As you told me, I'm
always prepared for the maximum number of enemies."
"There will be four.
The other one is missing. That's all I know. Sorry, Berker."
"Don't be, that's good
enough. Lt. Zechs..."
"The gundam has
arrived…"
"Specials!
Confirming enemy attack. Everyone, come with me!" Berker yelled out.
"But there's only
one." A soldier replied.
"Never mind! One may
be enough..."
Trowa said, "In terms
of strategy against fewer enemies, it is generally regarded as effective to
cut off their retreat,
surround them, and lay down intense fire. Surround and exterminate... The
enemy commanders' decision
should be considered a textbook maneuver. But... He should have
waited to see what his
enemy is capable of doing.
"How
could it be?! What a mess!" Commander Bonapa yelled out.
"Help
the commander's ship retreat! The rest of you, keep attacking the enemy!"
Berker ordered. "Yes, sir!"
The mobile suits pilots replied.
"You bastard...!" Commander Bonapa hissed at him.
"The enemy shall destroy us all. Make sure to obtain all necessary data
from the battle. For the future generation!" Berker yelled.
"Forgive me..."
"Get close to it! There's no other way."
"Yes sir!"
A
soldier reported, "It's all set. ready to go anytime."
"How's Bonapa doing?" Zechs asked him.
A soldier went up to Lt. Zechs and said, "He seems to be fine. Lt. Zechs,
I'll fight with you in the Leo!"
"No. Don't give me such a hard time. To save Tallgeese... I can barely do
it at this moment. Sorry, but be patient for now."
"Yes, sir."
More
of the battle continues, but Heavyarms and the Mobile suits are unknown that
they are being watched very carefully. Suddenly Heavyarms run out of ammo and
stops to fight.
"Looks like it's out of bullets! Great! We have a chance!" A soldier
cried out.
Berker looked at the advanced mobile suit and said to him, "Don't assume
anything!"
"I'll show you what Specials are capable of!" The soldier said as he
attacked Heavyarms.
"You fool! Why do you have to make such a mistake now?!" Berker said
to the soldier.
Trowa awaits his death as he thinks, " I guess this is my end...?"
"D I E !"
Suddenly
a blast of mystic bubbles covered up the battlefield as the mobile suit that
the soldier was using to attack Heavyarms froze in mid combat.
Trowa
looked through his view screen and saw that there was s figure within the fog
but couldn't distinguish who it was… "Could it… no, it cant be."
More mobile suits appeared in the scene as fury fumed out of the ears of
Berker. Then the base is then under a heavy fire.
"Come on! Damn it! I want to see their strength, before I die..."
Berker said as he gripped onto the controls of his mobile doll.
"I'm sorry." A 15- yr old boy said as he gripped Berker within his Sandrock's
twin blades.
"You won't be forgotten." Zech said as he looked at his proud friend.
"Quatre-sama..."
"Leave him to me." He replied to Maganac.
Maganac looked at Heavyarms that was covered in this mysterious white fog, and
then to his master, "That one seems to be out of bullets."
Quatre looked at the gundam then told Maganac, "The pilot won't rely on
firearms anyway…" Then suddenly he sees Zech flies away in a shuttle.
"Damn! That's the…" As Trowa saw a distraction, he attacked Sandrock,
unknown that they were on the same side.
"What should we do?"
"Should
I…"
"No,
let them be, I'm sure they will resolve it one way or another. Don't
worry."
The
girls smiled at the battling gundams as a girl with loose blond hair looked at
Sandrock.
'Quatre…
be careful.'
'Trowa…
I'm sorry, but that is all I can do.' A girl within the group thought as she
watched them.
"This is wrong. Wrong... " Quatre steps out at the hatch of Sandrock.
"We must stop fighting against each other!"
Trowa steps out of Heavyarms with his hands raised above him.
Quatre looked at him with a smile on his face, "Please stop! I'm the one
who came out first to show my trust in you."
In
the hanger, Usagi looked out into the open sea, next to where Heero is.
"There it is. It's all yours, now. At least, show me a little
appreciation. What are you doing?" Duo said as he sees Heero is setting
his own broken bone. " I've had enough. Who else treats his own broken
bones? Please… I just had lunch."
"Don't
worry Duo, Heero is strong." Usagi said as she walked towards him.
"Relena-sama…"
"Yeah,
I've been wanting to ask you, how the heck do you know all about Operation
Meteor and the gundams? Seriously…"
"I…
don't know, I don't even know myself to tell you."
"Usagi?"
"Eh?"
She turned around and saw an old man in a tacky Hawaii shirt and funky black
glasses. "H… Howard?"
"Usagi!
What are you doing here? This is no place for a girl here."
She
gave him a weak smile as she replied, "Don't worry, I think I'll-"
Suddenly she stopped short as darkness covered her eyes…. 'Heero…'
"Damn
it, where is Usagi!" Minako said as she walked away from the battlefield.
"She
should be here… but she doesn't know what we know." Rei said as they
reached the exit.
"Who
are you and what are you doing here?" Four soldiers said as they appeared
from the sides of the exit and pointed their guns at them.
"Uh-oh…
um we got lost and we got here … and we didn't know how to get out, and so if
you be so kind to let us out, we greatly appreciate it." Makoto said with
a fake smile.
Suddenly
a man came behind the soldiers and looked at the girls. "Very believable
story."
"But
its true!" Ami said as a soldier began to surround her.
"Commander,
should we kill them?"
"No…
I think I'll have some fun with them then hand them over to col. Treize."
He said as he touched the gentle cheek of the frightened Ami.
"Hey!
Get your hands off her!"
"Who!"
Two
figures came as dust covered their features, but as they were blown away, their
identities are revealed. "Trowa!"
"Let
her go." Quatre said as he approached the soldiers. "Now."
"And
what if I don't…" The commander said as he eyed Ami. "Why is she your
girlfriend?"
"…
this is none of your concern, now let her go!"
"NEVER!"
The soldier yelled out as he thrust his rifle at the back of Minako, who
screamed out in pain. "Run Quatre!"
"No!"
Quatre lunged towards him as he fired strokes of unbelievable punches at them
as Trowa jumped in the air, performing a semi circle then plunging down and
kicked the commander, who landed on his butt. "Get them!"
When
Ami was out of their grasp, she saw a soldier trying to shoot at Trowa, but she
kicked the gun up high and when it landed in her hands, she pointed it at him
as he backed away. As Trowa realized what she done, he nodded at her as she
smiled back.
"They
must die!" Makoto yelled out. "For the sake of the future
generation…" She said as she elbowed a soldier in its face then tripped
him on their feet.
As
the soldiers retreated, Minako didn't notice that her leg was injured.
"Minako-san!" Quatre ran over to her. "You… you're bleeding!
Hold on…"
"Its
okay Q-" She gasped onto her breath as she collapsed onto the floor.
"Ugh…"
"We
must get out of here." Rei said as she helped Minako up and searched for
the exit.
"But
how?" Makoto said as she held onto Minako. "Hang on…"
"Trowa,
Quatre, take your gundams before OZ find you." Ami said as she helped the
other girls lead out of the battlefield. "Hurry, you don't have much
time."
"But…
how do you know about the gundams?" Quatre asked as he looked up from
bandaging her injuries. "You… are a rebel within the colonies…?"
"I… can't tell you right now, but in time, you will know." She
replied. "Take care…"
'Ami…'
Trowa looked at them as they escaped the mobile suits. "Let's go
Quatre."
Aboard
Zechs' ship…
"A report from the Corsica Base just came in. There are no more signs of
the enemy at the site. The damage is as much as 55% to all the
facilities." A soldier told Lt. Zechs.
"Berker...
Thank you for the data on the two new Mobile Suits." Zechs thought.
"Lt. Zechs, I have the Victoria Base on the line."
On viewscreen, a woman with purple hair appeared, "Long time no see, Lt.
Zechs."
"You look well, Noin." Zechs replied.
"I
hear lots of stories about you. The fame of the 'Lightning Baron' has reached
even here in Victoria." She said as she screen switched to the combat
hall.
"I don't like such a name. Fame makes you a visible target for enemies. It
also makes your colleagues expect too much from you."
"Sometimes fame is good. I wonder what I'm famous for...?" She said
with a smile.
Zechs said, "You are famous for your excellence in educating and training
space pilots. Your graduates are always regarded as the best. But, Noin, you
used to hate war. How come a person like you became such an excellent
instructor at the Academy?"
"I am honored that you remember I dislike war. I just... like
space..."
When
Zechs' plane landed on the Victoria Base, he sees that students of the Academy
are graduating… 'just like when he and Noin was.' Zechs thought as memories
filled his mind.
As
the two old friends gotten acquainted with one another, they were unaware that
they were in a great surprise by one gundam pilot.
"What?
What happened?!" Noin yelled out as she reached the control room of the
base.
"Enemy
attack!" A soldier replied as he monitored the screen. "The
dormitories are bombed."
"This
is terrible…" Noin muttered in disbelief. "Search for the enemy! Find
him and you may open fire! Enemy Mobile suits are around! The Leo Unit is to be
advance!" She yelled out the orders.
"Is
Lt. Zechs all right?"
"The
south wing of the base, is not damaged." A soldier reported.
"The
enemy's objective must be to destroy the Taurus'. Get them off this base!"
She said into a microphone. "We can't allow the enemy to attack us! I will
take command of the Mobile Suit unit!"
Noin jumps into a Mobile Suit. "Where did it go? Turn all the thermal
sensors on the base on!!" As her screen gets the results, she sees the
enemy. "There it is! Anyone available, join me! Prepare the Aries'! Chase
the enemy!" Then multiples of Mobile suits starts to join up.
Noin
finds Wu Fei, who's escaping on a motorbike. "Stop! Or I'll shoot you!
There's no way you can get away from me. Are there anymore...? The Gundam!
She then alerts the control room. "There's a chance of a Gundam in that
direction. Prepare the Space Beam Cannon!"
"But it's not designed for a ground battle." A soldier protested.
"Never mind that! One shot is all I need!" Noin said back to the
control room.
Zechs sees her in her Aries and thinks, "Noin is chasing the enemy?"
"You are heading for that forest ahead of you? I won't let you!" She
shouted at him. "Stop, you dirty conspirator! Going after pilots instead
of Mobile Suits? Noin then grabs control of her controls and locks target on Wu
Fei, and sending a blast of the beam cannon on him. Wu Fei gets thrown off the
bike and surrenders. "What kind of man are you?"
"I
know that line from somewhere." Wu Fei thought as he raised his arms.
"A child? It can't be!" Noin said as she looks at him. "That
child single handedly destroyed our base?"
Wu
Fei looks to who he surrenders to and sees, "A woman...? Then it's not
over yet!"
"And
he's alone... Around 14 or 15 years old?" Then she sees something on the viewscreen] is that him? Suddenly the
gundam Shenlong stands up with Wu Fei in it.
"I
found the enemy! FIRE!" The soldier shouted out as he prepared to open
fire.
"No
wait!" Noin said into the microphone that connected to all the other
Mobile suits.
"But
Lt. Noin… why?"
Wu
Fei looks at the woman as he heard what she said, "She's a woman, that's
why!" Then with a flick of the controls, Shenlong thrust out his open arms
and crashed into two mobile suits.
"Bastard!"
In the Mobile suits hanger,
soldiers are trying to take the Taurus' out of the hanger as soon as possible.
"Hurry! As soon as the loading of the Taurus' are complete, the cargo
plane will take off!"
Zechs appears in the hanger
as he watches the soldiers work. "The enemy is not heading this way. Calm
down.
"We
will take care of matters here concerning the base. Lt Zechs, please move your
plane sitting in front of cargo plane #1.
"Even
if it is a direct order from Noin, I will not obey. Do not bring the Taurus
out."
Soldier
looks at Zechs then back to the cargo planes. "Never mind."
"At
this moment, I am more in control than you are. As long as you make a decision
with a controlled mind, you won't have to regret making that decision after,
even if that decision turns out to be a bad one." Zechs told him.
The cargo plane filled with Mobile suits leaves the hangar and take off.
"Move! What the... Aries!" Noin shouted out as she pounds the
controls.
Wu Fei spots the plane at a distance, and shoots it down.
"Weaklings…"
A soldier in hangar sees what happens to the plane and screams out, "The
Taurus'!"
"WOMAN!
Are you listening to me! WOMAN! You underestimated me because of my age. You
proved yourself to be inexperienced. I do not kill weaklings and women!"
Wu Fei yelled out.
Noin glared at Wu Fei as she screamed out "Shit! S H I T!!!"
On
the ship's hanger…
Heero, sitting on Wing, mutters to himself, "Insulation: 2800...? It can
be fixed." 'Usagi…'
"Hey you! Hey, listen! Why do you have to be so stubborn? I told you it'd
be much easier to let us repair your Mobile Suit along with mine!" Duo
shouted at him.
"I just don't want any strangers to touch my Suit. It's that all pal. He
said without looking at him.
"No
matter how good an engineer you are, without part, there is no way you can
repair this. Machines are not the same as your broken arms and legs. You
understand?"
Heero
keeps on typing on this computer as if he heard nothing from him. "Why do
I even bother?"
"What
was I thinking? Antisocial, uncooperative, unpredictable... God, I hate this
guy! If I were you, man, I'd hate my personality so much that I would shoot
myself!" Duo yelled out in agony.
"HEY!"
"What? If you're asking for my help, it's too late." ]
"Could
you keep it down…" Heero said to him as he returned to his computer and
kept on typing.
"It
would take a miracle to fix that thing you know?" Duo said as he got up to
his mobile suit.
"It
would take a miracle for you, but I can handle it."
"Well…
excuse me for being a mere mortal." He said as he got back down and went
to the ship's quarters. "I'm going to check out Usagi-san, coming?"
"…"
Heero kept his gaze at the computer screen without acknowledging what he said.
Back on the cliff near the
hospital…
"Heero! Please… come
back and kill him! HEERO!" Relena shouted out into the dawning light.
At
a political meeting, plans on dealing with the rebel colonies are plotted out,
but Mr. Darlin opposes to these plans.
"They want to seek
peace more than us!" Mr. Darlin said as he got up.
"Thank
you for sharing you opinion, Mr. Vice Foreign Minister Darlin, you may leave
now."
"But
don't you see! Isn't it time you have realized that the real dangerous men are
you people…"
"I
THINK YOU HAVE SAID ENOUGH…" An angry representative from a colony growled
at him.
"Assembling
the Armed forces at the Lagrange Point? I could not agree more." Treize
said as he bathes in a tub, talking to Lady Une.
"And leaking
information from there would be very efficient."
"As always… our Lt.
Zechs is always doing an excellent job…"
Treize turns to Lady Une as
she stifles… "Now about Vice Minister Darlin… and Tsukino Usagi…"
"As you wish... I will
prepare you a bath with rose-fragrance next time." Lady Une said.
Treize turns around and
relaxes within his tub… "Usagi…princess of the Moon kingdom. "
"Heero?"
He looks down at from fixing
his mobile suit and saw Usagi. "What are you doing here?"
"I… want to tell you…
be careful when fighting with OZ." She said as she looked down.
"I do not need you to
tell me what to do. You are supposed to be in bed." He said as he returned
working on his mobile suit. "Go to sleep."
"But… I got to tell
you-" Suddenly she collapsed onto the floor as Heero leaped from his
gundam and brought her to his arms. "Heero… I-"
"Usagi…" He glared
out to the night skies as he carried her back into the room and covered her
within her blanket. "Good night."
Duo came out of his
dormitory and saw that Wing Gundam took off. "WHAT?! I can't believe this! What
a guy! He fixed that shit in one night?" He shouted in disbelief.
"Oh
no! He took the parts from this mobile suit!"
"What?!
I trusted you! TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Usagi
woke up in her bed as she saw a glimpse of Wing Gundam fly by her.
"Heero…"
A
ship within the earth, Noin lands her Mobile suit upon its hanger.
A
man with blond hair comes over to her as he greets her with warmth. "Noin,
you alright?"
"I'm fine. I am just… torn apart, both physically and mentally." She
said as she got off her MS.
Zechs looked at her purple
eyes and said to her, "Noin, I'm just glad you're alive."
"Because if I died in the
line of duty, I would be respectfully promoted two ranks ahead of you?"
She said with a small laugh, then Zechs laughed too. "You seem alright to
me."
"Zechs,
let me join you in your fight against the gundam pilots, I have to wipe away my
disgrace."
He
looked at her with admiration then said, " I have to get back at those
Gundams, too. It looks like I can no longer just let them do whatever they
want."
"Zechs…"
"Besides,
I will feel more secure with you supporting me." He said with a smile.
"Thank
you…." She said as she looked out into the skies. "Millardo
Peacecraft." She whispered.
"Mr. Vice Foregin
Minister Darlin, it is my honor to escort you back to Earth." Lady Une
said as she helps them to their seats.
"… I have nothing to
say to the Specials' officers." He said as he sat down in his seat.
"Relena, take a good look how Earth looks from above…."
"Yeah well, you better
take a good look from here too…" Lady Une muttered.
"Target: North Pacific OZ
supply base... Mission acknowledged."
In
a spaceport, on a colony, a man sees Mr. Darlin and approaches him.
"Mr.
Darlin, now I know the stories about Earth's economic crisis are just a rumor,
but they could afford to launch a space shuttle just for you and your daughter…"
"
Those kind of rumors are rather innocent ones. But the rumors spreading within
the Federation are serious ones." He replied as he got through him.
" Why would the people of
the Earth believe we would start a war against them... The people of the
colonies live in such a peaceful society. Why?" Relena thought in her
hotel room.
In a conference room, a man at a counter talks to Lady Une, "Excuse me my
lady, but your diplomatic credentials have not been officially accredited by
the Federation Government. Therefore, you are technically not eligible to
attend this meeting."
Lady Une looks at the man and said, "I understand. But I would still like
a report of the meeting."
"Of course."
"Thank you. Then I'll excuse myself. " She said as she leaves the
room.
Then outside conference room, Lady Une fiddles with an electronic device, and
puts it on a drawer. 'Good bye… Relena Peacecraft!' She thought.
"In ten minutes it will be finished... No, just beginning..." Lady
Une said to herself.
Relena arrives at a room and knock on it, " It's Relena."
"What
is it?" A man answered.
"I'm going out shopping." She said to him.
The man looks at her then said, "Please be careful. I'll arrange a
bodyguard for you."
"No, there's no need. This place is much safer than the Earth."
"Huh… this looks likes her's." Relena said as she picks up a device
that belongs to Lady Une.
Then
Inside conference room, a man at the table stand up with fury, "The whole
thing is just ridiculous. Operation Meteor, the new Mobile Suits... Everything
they say, we've never heard of."
"Mr. Darlian, Why do you think the Federation suspects us of this?"
Another man ask.
Then outside building, Lady Une looks at her watch and started to count…"
Ten seconds left."
Suddenly Relena rushes out of the building and finds Lady Une.
"Excuse me. Did you forget this?" She said as she hands her the
device.
"AHH!
What the hell!" She grabs the device and throws it into the conference
room.
Suddenly
that little device exploded into a great ball of fire.
"FATHER!"
Relena yelled out as she ran into the building. "Father! Can you hear
me?"
"Get
that little bitch! If she gets inside, all our plans are screwed up! Find her,
then kill her!"
Then
inside the demolished conference room, a frantic Relena search through the
ashes for her father.
"Father!
Father! Where are you?"
"Relena…" A voice grunted out as he tried to reach his daughter.
"Father! Father!" Relena sees him and rushes over to him as she brush
off dust.
"Is Vice-Minister Darlian alive?" A man in a mask asks them.
Another man answers, "They're all dead."
The
man picks up the unconscious Mr. Darlian as they carry them out.
"Relena-sama, please come with us.
"What are you doing with him?" She said in a quivering tone.
"All right, lets get Vice-Minister Darlian to a safer place!" He
shouted out to another man.
"Yes, sir."
Suddenly an OZ Soldier spots them and shouts out "You there! What are you
doing?"
"RUN!"
A new voice yelled out as 4 dark figures jumped from the ceiling and landed on
the ground, surrounding the vice foreign minister. "Get away from
here!"
"But…
who are you?" The man who was holding Mr. Darlin asked them.
A
girl around the same age as Relena with loose blonde hair, looked at the
frightened people and said, "Don't worry, we do not work to promote
injustice and war. Hurry and bring the vice foreign minister to a safe place!
To the same with his daughter Relena!"
The
men nodded at the 4 girls with gratitude then escaped to the exits.
"WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE!" An OZ soldier asked them as he points his rifle at
them.
Makoto
smiled at them, then leaped into the air and as she landed, she kicked the
rifle out of his hands and punched him to the wall.
"Call
Lady-" Suddenly his communicator was thrown off with a high kick from
Ami's leg. "Now you can't call!" The OZ soldier looked at her with
grave and lunged towards her, striking her with every move he knows, but he
missed her by mere inches. "Mercury… Bubbles Blast!"
"What
the hell!" The OZ soldiers were suddenly met with a green lighting… that
soon formed in a picture of a dragon. "Oh holy S H I T!!!!!!!!!!!!"
They cried out in pain as they were electrocuted.
In
a garage, one man holds a firm grip on the frightened Relena, "Please let
go of me."
"You
must come with us. I can't just leave you here in the midst of the enemy."
He replied.
Relena looked at her unconscious father and said, "Don't worry about it.
What are you going to do with my father?"
"I
don't have time to explain right now. Get in."
As they got in the car and speeds away, OZ trails them in a fiery race.
"Ready?"
The
dark figures nodded to and shouted out some words as elements of fire and
lighting struck the car that was pursuing the Vice Minister.
"What the fuck!" Lady Une yelled out as she pulled out another gun
and shot it to where the fire and lighting came. Then her attention was turned
to the car… that seems vanished.
Inside the car, a man helps Relena with some medication with a syringe.
"Here this will help calm you down."
"Please take my father to a hospital at once!" Relena pleaded with
her watery blue eyes.
Another man turned to her and said, " A hospital is even more
dangerous."
"But…how? That can't be."
"They
would've sent assassins to every hospital nearby. There are very good doctors
in our organization." The man who gave her the medication said to her.
"Don't worry."
"Who are you?" She asked with a hint of fright in her voice.
Suddenly Mr. Darlian starts to mutter, "Relena..."
"Father!" She cried out as she came to his side.
"Listen to me Relena..." He whispered softly.
"Don't talk father." She cried softly on his shoulder.
Mr. Darlian grasped onto her hand as he was about to reveal her true identity,
"Please stay calm. I am... not... your real father... Your real name is...
Relena Peacecraft. The heiress of the house of Peacecraft, the once highly
admired and peaceful monarchy."
"What
are you talking about?" She said in shock.
"I was a young member of the Kingdom's senate. But the Kingdom was
attacked and destroyed by the Federation. We were among the few survivors. I
adopted you as a baby to hide your true identity." Mr. Darlin
continued…
Relena looked at her father as she whispered, "That can't be true."
"OZ. Beware of OZ..." He said as he passed out.
"Father!
Father! NO!!!!!" Relena screamed out in terror. "Father…."
"He's just unconscious. You need to rest also." A man reassured her.
At the Naval base, Howard had just finish up on repairing his mobile suit.
"Thanks man! I really appreciate it!" Duo said with a smile.
Howard looked at his young friend and replied, "No need to thank me. Just
pay me as usual. You're my biggest client you know."
"We've
managed to get it ready for the next mission."
"By
the way… how is Usagi?"
"Eh?
Oh yeah the girl… I checked up on her last night and I found her okay. Don't
worry."
"That's
not what I am worried about… it's just that…"
"What?"
Duo asked with concern.
He
smiled at him as he patted his back. "It's really nothing, concentrate on
your next battle."
At the Maganac Base, Quatre is by the window as he watches Trowa leaves.
"Do you have to go? I won't ask you to stay. But at least tell me your
name. My name is Quatre Raberba Winner."
He looked back to the window and said, "I don't have such a presentable
name. But you can call me Trowa. Trowa Barton, that is." And with a nod he
headed off.
Quatre smiled at him as he leaves, " Thank you, Trowa. Good luck."
Suddenly Rasid comes in and alerts him "Quatre-sama. Are you sure it's alright to just let him go like
that? Now that he knows where our base is..."
Quatre looked through the window and sees the back of him as he replies to his
worried comrade, "Don't worry. He doesn't seem to be a guy with a big
mouth."
Rasid goes up to him as he asks," What if he comes back with enemy troops?"
"I'd like that. I'll be able to see him again then." He said to him
as he heads out of the room.
In a forest, Heero is on a silver rock, as he checks out his Gundam. "All
systems normal. Heading to the target point to execute the mission."
Then
as he looks into the open skies, the memories of a certain girl filled his
mind. "Relena…"
In the ship, Zechs looks at the Mobile suit as Noin is by his side.
Zechs called out to his friend, "I'm counting on you, Otto!"
Otto looked back at Lt. Zechs and replied, "Leave it to me. The staff of
this factory is the best. We'll upgrade your mobile suit with great care."
Noin takes a look at the aged suit and stared at Zechs, "Are you sure
something designed more than twenty years ago is still even usable?"
Zechs looks back into those familiar concerned eyes and said, "This mobile
suit is probably better than any of OZ's newer models."
"I see... Could it really be?"
Back in the garage, Relena awakes and finds her heart broken.
"Father…"
"Please
accept my deepest condolences... Had we detected the Federation's conspiracy
sooner this would never have happened." One of the men said as he found
her awake.
Suddenly
Lady Une appears on the screen, and with a reporter asking her questions about
the kidnapping of Mr. Darlin and Relena Darlin.
"
We are investigating that possibility now. The motive is unclear at this
moment, but if this incident represents the overall will of the colonies. I
must say that the Federation will have to consider certain retaliatory
measures, including the use of arms." She said as she turns to leave.
A
man switched off the TV as he pounded his fist at the remote. "Damn it!
They turn it into an act of terrorism."
Relena got up and screamed at them. "She's right to call you terrorists!
You let my father die by not taking him to a hospital."
Another man got up and tried to calm her down, "I explained the
hospitals..."
"That's
enough." The one who covered Mr. Darlin with a white cloth, "I
sincerely apologize."
Suddenly
Relena spots a gun as she lunged towards it and grabbed it into her hands.
"What
are you doing Ms. Peacecraft!"
"OZ was the one who
killed my father! I shall revenge his death if it is the last thing I will
do!" She shouted out in rage.
"Don't be silly! OZ
could kill you before you even get near their base!" A man said as he
tried to take the gun away from her, but failed to do so.
As Relena closed her eyes,
flashbacks of her times with Heero were launched into her mind.
"Heero…Heero, I want to see you again…"
"Eh? Heero Yuy?" A
man of old age said as he came to her.
Relena: Do you... Do you know Heero Yuy?
In
Noin's Apartment, Zechs is on a comfy couch with Noin.
"That lady Une is a very good actor." Zechs commented as he watched
the TV.
Noin takes a look at her then towards him, "What do you think happened to
Vice-Minister Darlian? He must have been killed."
"But Relena..." Zechs said that name with familiarity.
Noin gaze upon her friend as she thinks, "Open your heart to me... You are
a man with too many secrets."
"GUNDAM!"
'Time
to die….'
As Relena sat down to talk with Dr. J; he starts to tell her how he trained
him, as a very young boy, to be a terrorist. "He is to be our voice… to
kill all of the federation."
"But…
it's so cruel!"
"OZ
has tried to take away our freedom in the colonies, then after that, he will
take over the Federation under its treachery!" He said to her. "Back
in time, Heero Yuy was a great leader of the colonies, but one group… by the
name of OZ dislike him and killed him, leaving the colonies in a great
disorder." Dr. J continued.
"But
in some way… they stop in a middle of their evil plans… and I wonder why… could
it be another allies forces?" He wondered. "But that's what we have
to prevent. OZ…."
Relena looked at him as if he were mad, "But... But why Heero? Why does he
have to bear such an enormous responsibility?"
Dr J looks back at her and said in a gentle tone, "I don't have an answer.
The only thing I know is that he knows the pain that all of us in the colonies
feel."
At the North Pacific OZ supply base, Duo lands with his gundam. 'Looks like
we're on the same mission.' He thought as he sees Wing Gundam. "What?
Don't you want to say hello to me?"
"Target: Lock on." Heero said to himself as he aims his buster rifle
at Deathscythe.
Duo: So we have to fight this out after all?
As the car arrives outside a building in the dark colony, Dr. J helps Relena
out.
Dr J looks her in the eyes and said to her, "The people in this building
will help you get back to Earth safely."
"Why did you save my life? Is it because I'm Darlian's... Darlian's
daughter?" She said to him.
Dr. J smiles at her as he leads her to the building. "No.... It's because
you have the same kind of eyes Heero used to have. Clean, pure, and kind eyes.
I want you to remember this. He was a nice, kind boy, just like you."
Relena looks at the building and to Dr. J. "Heero… Yes I know."
"But no one can stop Heero now. If you don't want to die, don't try to get
close to him again." He warns her before he leaves into the night. 'Heero
Be Careful.'
