"Long time no see, eh?" She offered a smile. Heero looked up, prussian oculars wandering over the girl.
"Hn." Was the mere reply. Ikasu blinked, slowly returning to her walk. Well, he hadn't changed much.. Still as quiet as ever. Ikasu shrugged as she came up to Lancet. Grabbing the boarding cable, she rode her way up to the cockpit and climbed inside. The female buckled herself into the seat and closed the hatch as the suit hummed to life.
"All right, let's see if that studying paid off." Ikasu cracked her knuckles and let her hands fall across the controls. The screens around her flashed on, giving the pilot a view of the outer world. Standing to the side were Heero and Doctor J, who directed her to go outside.
Now or never. Ikasu noted mentally as she closed her eyes momentarily. A swivel of the controls and Lancet turned toward the opening before moving forward. The walk wasn't a march now, but smoother. The two observers watched, following the suit outside. Lancet went off further, to where targets were to be fought. Ikasu stopped, turning back toward Doctor J and raising Lancet's right arm.
"Ready when you are!" She called, before thrusting Lancet into the air. Doctor J reached over to a small panel and hit a few buttons. An alarm briefly sounded, announcing the oncoming missiles. Ikasu took one last glance toward Heero as she drew Lancet's beam saber.
About a dozen of the objects launched into the air, locked onto the Gundam as their target. They were weak missiles, but missiles none the less. Ikasu vaulted into action, bringing up the twin machine cannons within Lancet's shoulders. A shower of bullets fell on the first line of attackers, neutralizing four of them. As the rest closed in, Ikasu jerked the controls, causing her suit to duck and weave as beam saber lashed out. Small explosions filled the sky as one missile was detonated after the other.
As the air cleared and Ikasu realized she'd hit them all, she blinked. She got them all? Without a scratch to her own suit? Ikasu couldn't help but to let a smile erupt across her features as she landed LunarLancet. She guessed the studying surely had paid off. Or perhaps it was because of who as watching. Either way, the pilot had put on a perfect performance.
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Off in the L3 colony area, as well as some time later, Kawa swung Orion's beam saber in a tight arc, demolishing the target before her. She too was working hard and this was her last day of practice before she was to be sent to Earth. The girl had come a long way in her training with the Gundam since she'd first recieved it. Her first test-drive was clumsy and somewhat difficult, but now it looked as if Kawa had grown up in that suit. Another target fell to Orion's saber before a message popped up on the viewscreen.
"That's all for today Kawa, you should get some rest."
Kawa flicked her attention to the familiar face of Doktor S and nodded.
"Yeah, big day's tomorrow after all." Kawa pulled on a few controls, walking the Gundam back to the hanger. She brought it to a stop beside the catwalk and shut it off, hopping out of the cockpit. Slow strides carried her along the metal pathway as gaze wandered throughout the room.
She'd be leaving this all behind tomorrow. Leaving it all to a place she'd never even been before. And to do what? Fight. To destroy an organization that planned on taking complete control if given the chance. Well, she wasn't going to give Oz that chance. Kawa nodded to herself, a spark of determination now in her eyes. Yes, that was a promise she intended to keep.
Exiting the hanger, Kawa slipped down the hall and into her room. She quickly changed into her pajamas and ran a brush through her blonde hair. The girl then slid into the bathroom briefly to brush her teeth before climbing into bed. She stared up at the ceiling as she lay in the dark, absently thinking.
"I'll sure miss this place.." She whispered to herself, accompanied by a small sigh. But perhaps she'd meet some interesting people on Earth.. and it's not like she wouldn't be able to come back. Humans could travel freely between the colonies and Earth. Kawa closed her eyes, smiling as she drifted off toward slumber.
Morning eventually came, and Kawa eagerly climbed from bed. She cleaned up and got dressed before grabbing some breakfast. Morning routine finished, her and Doktor S headed for the hanger.
"There's your suit." Doktor S nodded toward a space suit hanging on the wall. Kawa slipped over, plucking it from it's perch and pulling it on over her clothes, excluding the helmet. The pair made their way over to Orion, which was all ready loaded into a space capsule. The young pilot climbed in, buckled up, and pulled on her helmet.
"Farewell." Kawa smiled as she waved down to Doktor S.
He waved back as the hatch closed. Doktor S retreated from the hanger, moving to a control room. Fingers ran along the buttons, opening a door that would lead directly into space. A final command was punched in, and the capsule surged forward, disappearing from view.
"Good luck."