Intruder - Part Twenty-eight
Wufei's Story...
Wufei's Story.
"Meiran prided herself as the strongest fighter of the clan, and called herself Nataku. Nataku was the name of a legendary Chinese mythology hero."
He moved in his chair, and sat back again. The others were listening intently.
"The Dragon Clan was once famed throughout Eurasia as the strongest fighting nation. But those in power, fearing the Dragon Clan, forced them to leave China, their homeland. They were exiled to Colony A0206, which was built nearly 170 years before."
He stopped again briefly, and took a sip of his water.
"Meiran hated me, she thought I was weak, since I read books instead of fighting, and she believed that I had no right to carry the line of her proud clan.
She wanted me to practice Martial Arts like all other men in the clan. She wanted me to fight for justice. She tried to show me her justice by fighting me, but I beat her, easily. She couldn't understand why. I said
'You think you're Nataku? You have a lot of nerve calling yourself that. There is no justice except in individual circumstances. A fight based on such a thing is meaningless'
She was slightly confused, but her pride was stronger, she told me
'I know that. But even so, I must fight! It is the way of our people!'
After the fight with Meiran, I went to talk to the engineer, Master O, who was building a Gundam. He asked me
'Why don't you change the course of history, with your strength and abilities.'
I told him that no one has the power to do that. But I realized that the engineer was building the Gundam in order to change the course of history. He didn't have a name for it yet, so he asked me what I thought.
I suggested Shenlong, which means Dragon God. He agreed.
He also said that they needed Shenlong to protect the colony, since Nataku was too weak, he was talking about Meiran."
He stopped to allow any comments.
"He was talking down your wife, and you didn't stop him?" Hilde said, surprised
"But it was the truth, babe, Wufei beat her."
"Yes. It was the truth, but she couldn't accept it." Wufei agreed.
"Please continue, Wufei." Quatre asked
"Sally told me recently that at this time, she had been ordered to attack the Colony A0206, and to kill all the inhabitants. She greatly disagreed with the order, but her superior officer, Commander Septem, told her that we had possession of YO-448 biological weapons, and that he wouldn't approve of such criminal actions. Commander Septem then ordered a biological warfare for a quick resolution. However, at the same time, Treize of the Oz organization had ordered an all-out mobile suit attack.
Since Sally was in no rush to do as she had been ordered, Treize's units got to the colony before the Federation."
Next to him, Trowa spoke.
"So your battle against Treize had been going on since before Project Meteor began."
"Yes. To protect the colony from Treize's Mobile Suit attack, Meiran went out in the strongest MS we had on the colony, the Tallgeese."
"Your clan had the Tallgeese!" Heero was actually surprised.
"Yes. Master O told her that the mobile suit wasn't made for a woman pilot. So she decided that to counter this problem, Meiran gave up being a woman and declared herself to be Nataku.
She was making her way outside to fight the Oz suits. I told her to come back, because she was too weak. She refused; she wanted to bring justice.
I had no choice, but to pilot the Shenlong. As I entered the cockpit, the engineer called out to me, 'Shenlong doesn't have any weapons!'
I told him that was fine; I wasn't fighting for justice.
He wanted to know what I was fighting for.
I told him that I was not such a coward that I'd stand by while my wife was getting killed.
He let me go, the Beam Naginata was working, so I had a small chance.
When I made it to space, I saw that the Federation Army had also arrived, with the biological weapon. I couldn't allow such massacre, so I fought and destroyed the Federation Leos.
Sally said that the Federation soldiers had reported that the mission was a failure. She lied and told them that Commander Septem has reported the mission a success. She also told them that there was no one alive on the colony. After that mission, Sally went down to Earth to work at the South JAP Point Federation Medical Center."
"That's where Heero must have ended up when he tried to drown himself, after he tried to blow up Wing and Deathscythe, the first time I met him."
"Yes. While the Federation left, the fight between the colony and Oz was still going on. Again, I told Meiran to retreat to safety, and also that a wife should do what her husband tells her to do. She refused. While I fought, I found out that Treize was the one behind the attack through a Leo's transmission.
The Naginata's energy ran out, so I could no longer fight. Meiran jumped into the fight and ran right into the enemy Leo. The explosion sent her flying, badly injured.
I shouted to her, 'Hang on Meiran!'
She struggled to tell me that she wasn't Meiran, she was Nataku.
I agreed with her, and said that I wouldn't call her Meiran anymore.
She said that she had saved the field of flowers, and asked me to take her there.
I took her to the field of flowers, which she loved so much. Meiran asked me if she was strong enough, and that he won't be ashamed to call her his wife. Wufei told her that she was the stronger than anyone. Then she fell into my arms and stopped breathing.
Ever since then, I stopped my studies and swore to bring justice. I told the engineer and the colony leader that Nataku's spirit lives on in Shenlong because she protected it.
Master O asked me if I should like to pilot the Shenlong, to fight for justice. I agreed."
There was a stunned silence, which again was broken by Duo. The solemnity of the situation was depressing, and he felt if was his duty to lift the morale of his friends.
"Whoa. Tough break."
"No tougher than yours, Maxwell, or any of ours."
This comment caused another hush, but this time Trowa broke it.
"You can't decide that, until you have heard each of ours. It must be my turn now."
"Trowa, if you don't want to-"
"No, I will. It is important that we know."
I know there's a whole bunch of Trowa fans out there, so the next part, # 29, is for you.
Wufei's Story...
Wufei's Story.
"Meiran prided herself as the strongest fighter of the clan, and called herself Nataku. Nataku was the name of a legendary Chinese mythology hero."
He moved in his chair, and sat back again. The others were listening intently.
"The Dragon Clan was once famed throughout Eurasia as the strongest fighting nation. But those in power, fearing the Dragon Clan, forced them to leave China, their homeland. They were exiled to Colony A0206, which was built nearly 170 years before."
He stopped again briefly, and took a sip of his water.
"Meiran hated me, she thought I was weak, since I read books instead of fighting, and she believed that I had no right to carry the line of her proud clan.
She wanted me to practice Martial Arts like all other men in the clan. She wanted me to fight for justice. She tried to show me her justice by fighting me, but I beat her, easily. She couldn't understand why. I said
'You think you're Nataku? You have a lot of nerve calling yourself that. There is no justice except in individual circumstances. A fight based on such a thing is meaningless'
She was slightly confused, but her pride was stronger, she told me
'I know that. But even so, I must fight! It is the way of our people!'
After the fight with Meiran, I went to talk to the engineer, Master O, who was building a Gundam. He asked me
'Why don't you change the course of history, with your strength and abilities.'
I told him that no one has the power to do that. But I realized that the engineer was building the Gundam in order to change the course of history. He didn't have a name for it yet, so he asked me what I thought.
I suggested Shenlong, which means Dragon God. He agreed.
He also said that they needed Shenlong to protect the colony, since Nataku was too weak, he was talking about Meiran."
He stopped to allow any comments.
"He was talking down your wife, and you didn't stop him?" Hilde said, surprised
"But it was the truth, babe, Wufei beat her."
"Yes. It was the truth, but she couldn't accept it." Wufei agreed.
"Please continue, Wufei." Quatre asked
"Sally told me recently that at this time, she had been ordered to attack the Colony A0206, and to kill all the inhabitants. She greatly disagreed with the order, but her superior officer, Commander Septem, told her that we had possession of YO-448 biological weapons, and that he wouldn't approve of such criminal actions. Commander Septem then ordered a biological warfare for a quick resolution. However, at the same time, Treize of the Oz organization had ordered an all-out mobile suit attack.
Since Sally was in no rush to do as she had been ordered, Treize's units got to the colony before the Federation."
Next to him, Trowa spoke.
"So your battle against Treize had been going on since before Project Meteor began."
"Yes. To protect the colony from Treize's Mobile Suit attack, Meiran went out in the strongest MS we had on the colony, the Tallgeese."
"Your clan had the Tallgeese!" Heero was actually surprised.
"Yes. Master O told her that the mobile suit wasn't made for a woman pilot. So she decided that to counter this problem, Meiran gave up being a woman and declared herself to be Nataku.
She was making her way outside to fight the Oz suits. I told her to come back, because she was too weak. She refused; she wanted to bring justice.
I had no choice, but to pilot the Shenlong. As I entered the cockpit, the engineer called out to me, 'Shenlong doesn't have any weapons!'
I told him that was fine; I wasn't fighting for justice.
He wanted to know what I was fighting for.
I told him that I was not such a coward that I'd stand by while my wife was getting killed.
He let me go, the Beam Naginata was working, so I had a small chance.
When I made it to space, I saw that the Federation Army had also arrived, with the biological weapon. I couldn't allow such massacre, so I fought and destroyed the Federation Leos.
Sally said that the Federation soldiers had reported that the mission was a failure. She lied and told them that Commander Septem has reported the mission a success. She also told them that there was no one alive on the colony. After that mission, Sally went down to Earth to work at the South JAP Point Federation Medical Center."
"That's where Heero must have ended up when he tried to drown himself, after he tried to blow up Wing and Deathscythe, the first time I met him."
"Yes. While the Federation left, the fight between the colony and Oz was still going on. Again, I told Meiran to retreat to safety, and also that a wife should do what her husband tells her to do. She refused. While I fought, I found out that Treize was the one behind the attack through a Leo's transmission.
The Naginata's energy ran out, so I could no longer fight. Meiran jumped into the fight and ran right into the enemy Leo. The explosion sent her flying, badly injured.
I shouted to her, 'Hang on Meiran!'
She struggled to tell me that she wasn't Meiran, she was Nataku.
I agreed with her, and said that I wouldn't call her Meiran anymore.
She said that she had saved the field of flowers, and asked me to take her there.
I took her to the field of flowers, which she loved so much. Meiran asked me if she was strong enough, and that he won't be ashamed to call her his wife. Wufei told her that she was the stronger than anyone. Then she fell into my arms and stopped breathing.
Ever since then, I stopped my studies and swore to bring justice. I told the engineer and the colony leader that Nataku's spirit lives on in Shenlong because she protected it.
Master O asked me if I should like to pilot the Shenlong, to fight for justice. I agreed."
There was a stunned silence, which again was broken by Duo. The solemnity of the situation was depressing, and he felt if was his duty to lift the morale of his friends.
"Whoa. Tough break."
"No tougher than yours, Maxwell, or any of ours."
This comment caused another hush, but this time Trowa broke it.
"You can't decide that, until you have heard each of ours. It must be my turn now."
"Trowa, if you don't want to-"
"No, I will. It is important that we know."
I know there's a whole bunch of Trowa fans out there, so the next part, # 29, is for you.