The Mask of Zero
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Chapter 3
The hours of darkness were quickly falling within the L2 colony. A huge golden car was driving
down a dirt-paved rode toward the unkempt castle ahead. Relena sat upon her horse, a Victoria's Secret
bag tied to the hot pink sattle, waiting for the approaching car. The car stopped and a cloaked figure
stepped out of the car, Relena dismounted and joined the cloaked figure that entered the dreary castle.
The guard mumbled in her sleep and she drooled on her pillow. She was startled awake when the
water covered her.
"What the hell!" she yelled, she turned around and jumped back when she saw the cloaked figure. "Who
are you?" she asked as the figure approached.
The hood of the cloak was pulled back, Hilde's eyes widened in shock "M…miss Dorothy!"
"Hello Hilde."
The prisoners were herded into the large musty chamber prisoners lined the walls. Clothed in rags
and filthy many didn't care what happened to them. Hilde entered the chamber dressed in full military
uniform her hair was still dripping. Another figure entered silently behind her, a pair of green eyes
widened as they recognized the blond haired woman. Trowa's eyes blurred not with rage, but with tears of
sorrow as the painful memories returned.
'Oh Quatre my beloved how I miss you'
"Quiet all of you," yelled Hilde the room fell into silence. Dorothy moved threw the room searching.
Trowa knew she was looking for him but he looked different then when she had last seen him. He was a bit
taller, his eyes a paler green, and a piece of cloth plastered his uni-bang to his face. 'I can't let her
recognize me'
Dorothy now stood in front of Trowa, she looked up into his eyes 'Hmm…those eyes something
familiar about them.' Dorothy turned away when Hilde began talking, "Alright if anyone here is or ever
was that mask wearing Gundam pilot called Zero come forward now." For a moment there was no
response. Some one from the back of the chamber yelled out "I am Zero!" Dorothy moved to regard the
man. He was short, filthy, and bald "They took my mask and my sword" Dorothy looked at the man
skeptically. Another voice yelled out "No I am Zero" Dorothy looked toward the tall dark man. An old
man hobbled over to him "No you are to tall and too ugly." Suddenly everyone in the room started
shouting and arguing except for one man who stood in a darkened corner watching with weary eyes.
Relina and Dorothy walked out of the castle. "I told you there would be nothing to worry about,"
boasted the pink wonder (Ack!) as they walked towards Dorothy's car. "What ever, you reject from the
land of Barbie Dolls" Dorothy replied sarcastically as she got in her car and drove off.
Hilde and her guards were retuning the prisoners to their grimy cells. Trowa was one of the last to
be taken back to the cells. 'I have to escape' he thought, a smirk grossed his face as he thought up a plan.
The guard shoved Trowa into his cell, Trowa hit the wall full on and fell to the ground unmoving. The
guard sighed and walked over to the body, he nudged the body with his foot. "Oh just great…" the guard
turned to the door and shouted "Hey we've got another dead one, get the burial team over here." The guard
turned to look at the body but it was gone "What the…"there was a crack against the base of his skull and
his world fell into darkness. Trowa took the guards key and opened the cuff on his ankles. Less then a
minute later Trowa was dressed in the guards uniform and the guard wore tattered rags. Trowa stepped put
of the cell and into the shadows as the burial guards arrived to take the body away. 'Now for my escape'
Trowa remembered a window on the guard level that would be easy to get to.
This was it no one had stopped him, now he stood below the window. Still agile he leapt
gracefully though the window to his freedom and toward his vow of revenge. 'First things first ditch the
uniform' he thought 'second kill Dorothy'
The Next day…
A large crowd had gathered by Lake Voyena in the L2 colony. Many savants stood on the hillside
waiting for the ruler of the Earth to arrive. The rich colony leaders sat comfortable in the shade sipping at
their glasses of champagne, they stood and put down the glasses as a boat approached shore. The music
flared as Dorothy stepped out of the boat and walked to the shore, Noin was the first to greet her. "It is
good to see you again Miss Dorothy" Noin handed Dorothy a computer chip of some sort Dorothy smiled
and tucked the chip into her pocket. The other council leaders moved to greet Dorothy "It is good to see
you again Mr. Autto and you as well Mr. Wayridge."
"A crowd has gathered to greet you," said Wayridge
Dorothy moved to great the crowd the council members looked at her as if she had gone mad
'what is she doing, is she actually going to talk to them?' the council members though simultaneously. A
man moved though the crowd trying not to be noticed he wore a blue green turtleneck and tight blue jeans
he held a small dagger in his right hand.
As Dorothy walked toward the crowd they began clapping "Stop clapping, I know you're not really happy
to see me so don't pretend," the crowd stopped clapping "I know that you've been paid or threatened to
come and greet me." The man with a brown uni-bang made his way down the hillside.
"I understand how you feel, you don't care about your leaders past or present. The people of Earth ignored
you and the council members seem content to cheat and lie to you. In fact I ask you who has ever helped
you."
"Zero, Zero helped us" voiced a priest from the crowd, the people started to chant Zero, Zero, Zero.
Dorothy eyebrow started to twitch with anger.
"Ah yes Zero, where is he now father? Your masked hero hasn't been around for 15 years" Trowa moved
closer to the front. "People of the colonies the time has come for us to take destiny into our own hands.
You have my word the word of Dorothy Catolonia, that I will not abandon you and that I will fight for free
and independent colonies."
The crowd cheered. Trowa now ran though the crowd toward Dorothy with the dagger poised to strike. A
voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Mother"
The Council members parted to let someone though. A beautiful creature with long wavy chestnut hair and
large violet eyes ran to Dorothy and gave her a quick hug, "Ladies and Gentlemen allow me to introduce
my son, Duo."
Duo turned to greet the council members. Both men and women were eyeing the lovely boy who looked
like a dream in the violet dress he wore. A girl ran up to him and handed him a flower. "Thank you" Duo
brought the flower to his nose, "can anyone tell me what this flower is I know this scent."
"Of course, it is a violet space lily, but it only grows here in the L2 colonies and I do believe it is your first
visit to the colonies," said Noin.
"Yes, it is" he responded smelling the flower once again.
Trowa stood still eyes wide with one thought repeating in his head 'Duo, my son.'
To be continued
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'...' Characters thoughts
(…) Occasional comment by me
Chapter 3
The hours of darkness were quickly falling within the L2 colony. A huge golden car was driving
down a dirt-paved rode toward the unkempt castle ahead. Relena sat upon her horse, a Victoria's Secret
bag tied to the hot pink sattle, waiting for the approaching car. The car stopped and a cloaked figure
stepped out of the car, Relena dismounted and joined the cloaked figure that entered the dreary castle.
The guard mumbled in her sleep and she drooled on her pillow. She was startled awake when the
water covered her.
"What the hell!" she yelled, she turned around and jumped back when she saw the cloaked figure. "Who
are you?" she asked as the figure approached.
The hood of the cloak was pulled back, Hilde's eyes widened in shock "M…miss Dorothy!"
"Hello Hilde."
The prisoners were herded into the large musty chamber prisoners lined the walls. Clothed in rags
and filthy many didn't care what happened to them. Hilde entered the chamber dressed in full military
uniform her hair was still dripping. Another figure entered silently behind her, a pair of green eyes
widened as they recognized the blond haired woman. Trowa's eyes blurred not with rage, but with tears of
sorrow as the painful memories returned.
'Oh Quatre my beloved how I miss you'
"Quiet all of you," yelled Hilde the room fell into silence. Dorothy moved threw the room searching.
Trowa knew she was looking for him but he looked different then when she had last seen him. He was a bit
taller, his eyes a paler green, and a piece of cloth plastered his uni-bang to his face. 'I can't let her
recognize me'
Dorothy now stood in front of Trowa, she looked up into his eyes 'Hmm…those eyes something
familiar about them.' Dorothy turned away when Hilde began talking, "Alright if anyone here is or ever
was that mask wearing Gundam pilot called Zero come forward now." For a moment there was no
response. Some one from the back of the chamber yelled out "I am Zero!" Dorothy moved to regard the
man. He was short, filthy, and bald "They took my mask and my sword" Dorothy looked at the man
skeptically. Another voice yelled out "No I am Zero" Dorothy looked toward the tall dark man. An old
man hobbled over to him "No you are to tall and too ugly." Suddenly everyone in the room started
shouting and arguing except for one man who stood in a darkened corner watching with weary eyes.
Relina and Dorothy walked out of the castle. "I told you there would be nothing to worry about,"
boasted the pink wonder (Ack!) as they walked towards Dorothy's car. "What ever, you reject from the
land of Barbie Dolls" Dorothy replied sarcastically as she got in her car and drove off.
Hilde and her guards were retuning the prisoners to their grimy cells. Trowa was one of the last to
be taken back to the cells. 'I have to escape' he thought, a smirk grossed his face as he thought up a plan.
The guard shoved Trowa into his cell, Trowa hit the wall full on and fell to the ground unmoving. The
guard sighed and walked over to the body, he nudged the body with his foot. "Oh just great…" the guard
turned to the door and shouted "Hey we've got another dead one, get the burial team over here." The guard
turned to look at the body but it was gone "What the…"there was a crack against the base of his skull and
his world fell into darkness. Trowa took the guards key and opened the cuff on his ankles. Less then a
minute later Trowa was dressed in the guards uniform and the guard wore tattered rags. Trowa stepped put
of the cell and into the shadows as the burial guards arrived to take the body away. 'Now for my escape'
Trowa remembered a window on the guard level that would be easy to get to.
This was it no one had stopped him, now he stood below the window. Still agile he leapt
gracefully though the window to his freedom and toward his vow of revenge. 'First things first ditch the
uniform' he thought 'second kill Dorothy'
The Next day…
A large crowd had gathered by Lake Voyena in the L2 colony. Many savants stood on the hillside
waiting for the ruler of the Earth to arrive. The rich colony leaders sat comfortable in the shade sipping at
their glasses of champagne, they stood and put down the glasses as a boat approached shore. The music
flared as Dorothy stepped out of the boat and walked to the shore, Noin was the first to greet her. "It is
good to see you again Miss Dorothy" Noin handed Dorothy a computer chip of some sort Dorothy smiled
and tucked the chip into her pocket. The other council leaders moved to greet Dorothy "It is good to see
you again Mr. Autto and you as well Mr. Wayridge."
"A crowd has gathered to greet you," said Wayridge
Dorothy moved to great the crowd the council members looked at her as if she had gone mad
'what is she doing, is she actually going to talk to them?' the council members though simultaneously. A
man moved though the crowd trying not to be noticed he wore a blue green turtleneck and tight blue jeans
he held a small dagger in his right hand.
As Dorothy walked toward the crowd they began clapping "Stop clapping, I know you're not really happy
to see me so don't pretend," the crowd stopped clapping "I know that you've been paid or threatened to
come and greet me." The man with a brown uni-bang made his way down the hillside.
"I understand how you feel, you don't care about your leaders past or present. The people of Earth ignored
you and the council members seem content to cheat and lie to you. In fact I ask you who has ever helped
you."
"Zero, Zero helped us" voiced a priest from the crowd, the people started to chant Zero, Zero, Zero.
Dorothy eyebrow started to twitch with anger.
"Ah yes Zero, where is he now father? Your masked hero hasn't been around for 15 years" Trowa moved
closer to the front. "People of the colonies the time has come for us to take destiny into our own hands.
You have my word the word of Dorothy Catolonia, that I will not abandon you and that I will fight for free
and independent colonies."
The crowd cheered. Trowa now ran though the crowd toward Dorothy with the dagger poised to strike. A
voice stopped him in his tracks.
"Mother"
The Council members parted to let someone though. A beautiful creature with long wavy chestnut hair and
large violet eyes ran to Dorothy and gave her a quick hug, "Ladies and Gentlemen allow me to introduce
my son, Duo."
Duo turned to greet the council members. Both men and women were eyeing the lovely boy who looked
like a dream in the violet dress he wore. A girl ran up to him and handed him a flower. "Thank you" Duo
brought the flower to his nose, "can anyone tell me what this flower is I know this scent."
"Of course, it is a violet space lily, but it only grows here in the L2 colonies and I do believe it is your first
visit to the colonies," said Noin.
"Yes, it is" he responded smelling the flower once again.
Trowa stood still eyes wide with one thought repeating in his head 'Duo, my son.'
To be continued