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"Hold on, Relena. It might get a little bumpy." Heero said.
Relena grabbed hold of the bar once again and they descended toward the moon-like asteroid.
"It looks dead, Heero" Relena said as she observed its gray, rock surface.
"I think it is. I don't think anyone would want to live here. Imagine the neighbors." Heero said, smiling.
"Funny, Heero, very funny."
After a few minutes the finally touched ground. They got out and slid down the rope that hung down. Relena insisted on going first. Heero after much arguing finally let in. He watched carefully as Relena climbed down. .
'If anything happens to her, I would never forgive myself and neither will the world.' He though 'I have to be extra careful.'
He went down next, quicker then Relena.
"Where do you think your dad hid that thing?" Heero asked.
"I…I don't know, Heero. I can't remember. I'm sorry."
Heero looked at Relena. "What are you sorry for?"
"I brought you hear only to tell you that I have absolutely no clue to where that giant thing is hidden." Relena said. She hung her head low.
"Don't worry about it. Maybe after a little searching, your memory will click." Heero told her, encouraging.
Relena looked up. She was astonished at his unusual behavior. 'Is Heero ok? I have never heard him act like that before. It's like his feelings are finally coming out of that prison in him.' She smiled at that thought.
"Ok Heero. Lets go." She said and she started to walk.
"Wait Relena. Just in case someone comes along, I'm going to hide this Gundam in that canyon over there." He pointed to a narrow opening in the ground. It was about 2 miles away.
Relena's eyes lit up. "Heero! Heero, that is. The Gundam is in that canyon!"
"Really? How can you tell? I mean, how do you know?" He asked.
"When we were descending down, I looked outside and observed that there were many flat surfaces. Well, when people are looking for a big object they are usually looking for places that can hide it. What a better place to put it then a flat place with a small, almost invincible canyon." She explained excitedly.
"Hmmm," Heero said, "I see your point. Well, we can start there. When I get back in my Gundam, I can give you a ride down there." Heero said.
Relena's mouth dropped. "What?!" She stammered, "are you crazy? What if I fall of?"
"Don't worry, if you stay still and hold on tight, then I promise you won't fall. And if you do, I'll catch you." He said.
Relena sighed deeply and nodded.
Heero wasted no time and climbed the rope. When he got in and the cockpit door closed, Relena took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She jumped when the green lights of the eyes lit up and looked down at her.
'The things I go through for lov…' She stopped dead in her tracks. 'Did I just think love?' she asked herself, 'oh my. Am I in love? If I am then why…'
Her thoughts were cut short when the giant hand came and set down right in front of her. She hopped in and went to the middle.
'I cannot believe I am doing this' she thought as the long fingers closed around her. She shut her eyes tight and held on to a metal part of the thumb.
In the cockpit Heero sat and hope he was gentle enough and didn't hurt her. 'Sheesh. I hope she is all right.' He thought as he started toward the small canyon.
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"I still can't believe you SHOT him!" Duo yelled at Trowa. They were still at the entrance of the captain's clubhouse. Duo was wordless as Trowa put away his gun and bent down to take the Captain's. Duo stepped on his hand.
"Hey! You just killed him for no apparent reason and now you are going to take his weapon?" Duo said to Trowa who was now looking up at him.
Trowa shrugged and said. "Yeah. Why not?"
"Because Trowa, my pal, " Duo started, "You already have one and now I want one so I am going to take it."
Duo stuck his tongue out and took the gun out of the Captains cold hands.
They walked into the club and looked around. It was a mess. People ran out pulling tablecloths and pushing dishes to the floor. Shattered glass covered the red carpet. The only thing that seemed untouched was the podium that the captain was making his speech from. Duo seemed to notice this.
"Hey look, Trowa!" He said as he ran onto the stage and behind the podium. He posed and mocked the captain. He stuck his hand in the air and said
"I HAVE A DREAM!"
Trowa was on the floor laughing.
"You stupid nut! That was Abe Lincoln of the 20th century! You dumb idiot!"
Duo looked at Trowa.
"Damn! That guy is dead…I mean old"
Trowa shook his head and turned around. He stopped dead in his tracks. There in the door stood to women about their age. They were dressed in black. (Duo approved of this) and their hair was slicked back into a ponytail that ended at their lower back. They were armed and behind them stood 20 men, armed and angry.
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Relena let out a gasp as she felt like she was falling but very slowly.
'We must be heading down. That was quick' she thought.
When it felt as if they touched ground, she stood up. As soon a she did, she fell again. "Oh! I forgot I was in his hand. He needs to lower me too." She chuckled at her own foolishness. Those huge fingers opened up to the canyon floor. It was dry and cracked. She jumped down onto the hard surface of the gorge. There was a small river not far away. She could hear it.
"What is a river doing here?" she thought.
"What did you say, Relena?" Heero asked as he touched ground.
"Nothing. It's just that, there is a river here. Actually over there." She pointed over behind a thorny brush that was black and dead. (*A*N*~plants on an asteroid?! Sheesh!).
'A river? That is strange.' He thought.
"Come Heero! Look!" Relena called from behind a huge rock.
When he walked over to her he saw that river flowing into a small cave.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Do you see above? It's all brush! Father and I put it there to make it look like it was a small cave. The Gundam is in there." Relena said.
"Are you sure?" Heero asked.
"Yes, I'm positive." Relena answered confidently.
"All right. Lets go back…I am going to go alone. I want you to stay at my Gundam. I will bring Heavyarms over and set the autopilot. The we can get out of this dump." He said looking around.
Relena agreed and started back. Just as Heero turned his back, Relena let out a scream. He swung around just in time to see her disappear behind a rock. Heero ran after her. He met up with a soldier. He had the uniform just like the soldier.
"You know where the Gundam is, boy? Tell, me or little miss princess here won't live to be queen." He said. He held a gun to her head. Relena shook her head furiously. 'Don't tell him' she mouthed to him and then winked.
'Please God!' she thought, 'let it have worked. Please let him think that I have a plan'.
"Yeah, I know where the last Gundam is." Heero said.
Relena's heart sank.
"Well, boy. Where is it?" The soldier demanded.
Before he could answer. Relena screamed to Heero. He turned around and saw the end of a rifle coming to his face. He tried to move but it was to late. The rifle connected and Heero fell through blackness. Down, down…down.
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"Hold on, Relena. It might get a little bumpy." Heero said.
Relena grabbed hold of the bar once again and they descended toward the moon-like asteroid.
"It looks dead, Heero" Relena said as she observed its gray, rock surface.
"I think it is. I don't think anyone would want to live here. Imagine the neighbors." Heero said, smiling.
"Funny, Heero, very funny."
After a few minutes the finally touched ground. They got out and slid down the rope that hung down. Relena insisted on going first. Heero after much arguing finally let in. He watched carefully as Relena climbed down. .
'If anything happens to her, I would never forgive myself and neither will the world.' He though 'I have to be extra careful.'
He went down next, quicker then Relena.
"Where do you think your dad hid that thing?" Heero asked.
"I…I don't know, Heero. I can't remember. I'm sorry."
Heero looked at Relena. "What are you sorry for?"
"I brought you hear only to tell you that I have absolutely no clue to where that giant thing is hidden." Relena said. She hung her head low.
"Don't worry about it. Maybe after a little searching, your memory will click." Heero told her, encouraging.
Relena looked up. She was astonished at his unusual behavior. 'Is Heero ok? I have never heard him act like that before. It's like his feelings are finally coming out of that prison in him.' She smiled at that thought.
"Ok Heero. Lets go." She said and she started to walk.
"Wait Relena. Just in case someone comes along, I'm going to hide this Gundam in that canyon over there." He pointed to a narrow opening in the ground. It was about 2 miles away.
Relena's eyes lit up. "Heero! Heero, that is. The Gundam is in that canyon!"
"Really? How can you tell? I mean, how do you know?" He asked.
"When we were descending down, I looked outside and observed that there were many flat surfaces. Well, when people are looking for a big object they are usually looking for places that can hide it. What a better place to put it then a flat place with a small, almost invincible canyon." She explained excitedly.
"Hmmm," Heero said, "I see your point. Well, we can start there. When I get back in my Gundam, I can give you a ride down there." Heero said.
Relena's mouth dropped. "What?!" She stammered, "are you crazy? What if I fall of?"
"Don't worry, if you stay still and hold on tight, then I promise you won't fall. And if you do, I'll catch you." He said.
Relena sighed deeply and nodded.
Heero wasted no time and climbed the rope. When he got in and the cockpit door closed, Relena took a deep breath and let it out slowly. She jumped when the green lights of the eyes lit up and looked down at her.
'The things I go through for lov…' She stopped dead in her tracks. 'Did I just think love?' she asked herself, 'oh my. Am I in love? If I am then why…'
Her thoughts were cut short when the giant hand came and set down right in front of her. She hopped in and went to the middle.
'I cannot believe I am doing this' she thought as the long fingers closed around her. She shut her eyes tight and held on to a metal part of the thumb.
In the cockpit Heero sat and hope he was gentle enough and didn't hurt her. 'Sheesh. I hope she is all right.' He thought as he started toward the small canyon.
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"I still can't believe you SHOT him!" Duo yelled at Trowa. They were still at the entrance of the captain's clubhouse. Duo was wordless as Trowa put away his gun and bent down to take the Captain's. Duo stepped on his hand.
"Hey! You just killed him for no apparent reason and now you are going to take his weapon?" Duo said to Trowa who was now looking up at him.
Trowa shrugged and said. "Yeah. Why not?"
"Because Trowa, my pal, " Duo started, "You already have one and now I want one so I am going to take it."
Duo stuck his tongue out and took the gun out of the Captains cold hands.
They walked into the club and looked around. It was a mess. People ran out pulling tablecloths and pushing dishes to the floor. Shattered glass covered the red carpet. The only thing that seemed untouched was the podium that the captain was making his speech from. Duo seemed to notice this.
"Hey look, Trowa!" He said as he ran onto the stage and behind the podium. He posed and mocked the captain. He stuck his hand in the air and said
"I HAVE A DREAM!"
Trowa was on the floor laughing.
"You stupid nut! That was Abe Lincoln of the 20th century! You dumb idiot!"
Duo looked at Trowa.
"Damn! That guy is dead…I mean old"
Trowa shook his head and turned around. He stopped dead in his tracks. There in the door stood to women about their age. They were dressed in black. (Duo approved of this) and their hair was slicked back into a ponytail that ended at their lower back. They were armed and behind them stood 20 men, armed and angry.
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Relena let out a gasp as she felt like she was falling but very slowly.
'We must be heading down. That was quick' she thought.
When it felt as if they touched ground, she stood up. As soon a she did, she fell again. "Oh! I forgot I was in his hand. He needs to lower me too." She chuckled at her own foolishness. Those huge fingers opened up to the canyon floor. It was dry and cracked. She jumped down onto the hard surface of the gorge. There was a small river not far away. She could hear it.
"What is a river doing here?" she thought.
"What did you say, Relena?" Heero asked as he touched ground.
"Nothing. It's just that, there is a river here. Actually over there." She pointed over behind a thorny brush that was black and dead. (*A*N*~plants on an asteroid?! Sheesh!).
'A river? That is strange.' He thought.
"Come Heero! Look!" Relena called from behind a huge rock.
When he walked over to her he saw that river flowing into a small cave.
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Do you see above? It's all brush! Father and I put it there to make it look like it was a small cave. The Gundam is in there." Relena said.
"Are you sure?" Heero asked.
"Yes, I'm positive." Relena answered confidently.
"All right. Lets go back…I am going to go alone. I want you to stay at my Gundam. I will bring Heavyarms over and set the autopilot. The we can get out of this dump." He said looking around.
Relena agreed and started back. Just as Heero turned his back, Relena let out a scream. He swung around just in time to see her disappear behind a rock. Heero ran after her. He met up with a soldier. He had the uniform just like the soldier.
"You know where the Gundam is, boy? Tell, me or little miss princess here won't live to be queen." He said. He held a gun to her head. Relena shook her head furiously. 'Don't tell him' she mouthed to him and then winked.
'Please God!' she thought, 'let it have worked. Please let him think that I have a plan'.
"Yeah, I know where the last Gundam is." Heero said.
Relena's heart sank.
"Well, boy. Where is it?" The soldier demanded.
Before he could answer. Relena screamed to Heero. He turned around and saw the end of a rifle coming to his face. He tried to move but it was to late. The rifle connected and Heero fell through blackness. Down, down…down.
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