Through Time
Chapter Two: Cobra
Before them stood Relena, now known as Alleen. Instead of a sweet and kindhearted young women promoting peace, stood a dangerous and cold-hearted assassin.
"How could she have come to be an assassin?" thought Heero.
Heero was thinking that this was his fault and in a way it was. Duo was kinda shocked at what he was seeing. He'd never seen Relena in a skintight space suit before and he liked it. **Man what a babe** he thought.
"Women are easily deceived and persuaded to fight, especially women who once promoted peace". Wufei mumbled this and was surprised when Relena suddenly glared at him, coldly. Her eyes were narrowed and death was in her once pure eyes.
"I make my own choices", she said quietly with force. "Now that I think about it, she started turning to look at Heero. I don't see how you could have saved earth. Or why you call yourselves gundam pilots."
Her words were hurtful to Heero somehow. Relena's eyes were cold and robotic. Heero could once see feeling and life in her, but no longer. She was locked away, like him. And he didn't want to see this lovely girl change, mostly not to change in to him. **Did he say lovely** Like what Relena had thought of him once. A diary that would refuse to open even if you had the key. (Don't shoot me, I stole that diary thing from someone's fic -_-)
"That's enough Alleen", Dr.J said.
**Alleen? **, Heero said to himself.
"They are not here for insults. Remember we want their assistance in fighting the newfound threat, Cobra."
"What's that?" said Trowa, but not really asking the question at anyone in particular.
"You mean you need them", Relena turned to face Dr. J and narrowed her eyes at him. "I fight alone, always have and will continue to do so. Until I die."
"All I'm asking is that you give them the details. Just show them around tomorrow and tell them the basics. But I would prefer if you take them out to the colony to Claire. But of course get changed first. And have fun."
Relena pulled out a gun from her side and pointed it at him. Dr. J's emotions didn't change. He stood still not really caring.
"If you hadn't trained me so well and didn't have the information about Cobra, I would have killed you long ago. Or right now! But I will have fun."
"And I know you would!" he said.
She put her gun back at her side and started walking toward the shadows.
"Well are you coming or not", she called to the pilots.
"Fine", said Heero as the others and he followed.
Quatre was talking to Dr. J as they followed in a distance to Relena. Heero listened carefully to them as they talked, it only didn't seem like it.
"What happened to her?" Quatre asked worriedly.
"Nothing", he simply responded. "I simply helped her full fill her wish. Besides, at first I was easy on her about the training. But she absolutely insisted that I train her to be the best pilot ever. You see I had no choice, a gun was pointed right at my head. I wasn't sure if she would actually shoot me or not, so I did as I was told."
"You altered her whole personality", Heero continued to walk on slowly.
"Oh, well what's wrong with changing?"
"Nothing is wrong with changing", Trowa spoke. "But it's wrong to train a pacifist in the way of war. Especially Relena".
"I see. Well you better not call her Relena. She'll get very angry if you do; she gets carried away sometimes. Her code name is Alleen Peace." We both came up with that code name, it soot's her well. Fly is the name of her gundam. Alleen means alone in Dutch, and that's why I trained her, because she was alone. And peace is from Peacecraft. Alleen Peace."
**Her code name? ** Heero thought. **I could kill Dr. J right now, but why am I so concerned about her? ** **She is a pacifist, the world would go crazy if to long from her** He convinced himself that he needed to get Relena back for the earth, even though he really wanted her sweet self for him.
"Well if you ask me I think she's pretty hot, said Duo. I mean were are you finding these girls!"
"Hmm, I think you better keep your opinions to yourself Duo", said Dr.J.
"Oh come on. She had black lipstick on, two three strands of streaked black hair and purple mascara. Not to mention that space suit, you know Hilde would kill me right now. Call her gothic girl".
" She doesn't wear black to much in public anyhow, only when she fights. Anyway, would you all like your gundam repaired?"
"Are you not busy then", said Wufei.
"The crew and I have nothing else to do".
"What about Relena's gundam, don't you repair it?" Trowa was still looking straight ahead as if he had not just asked the question.
"No no. She doesn't want anyone to touch her gundam accept Claire and she doesn't touch it often either. She's really strict about, once she learned to repair it I can't even get close."
"You can repair all of them", Heero spoke for them all.
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The teenagers continued to follow Relena and then saw her stop in a locker room, they entered. She opened one and slowly took off her space suit to reveal a white sleeveless shirt that was higher than her belly buton and also blue jeans shorts. After taking off her suit she placed it in the locker and put the helmet she had been carrying between her arms at the bottom. Her hair was kept down and now was half way to her knees. As soon as she closed her locker the intercom spoke.
"Alleen", spoke Dr. J. "When I said have fun tomorrow, don't kill anyone without permission. Understand? No assassinations."
Relena pulled the gun from her side and pointed it at the intercom, ready to fire.
"And don't even think about shooting the COM", she lowered her gun. "We have enough things to do with the gundams here and we don't have time to fix things you occasionally brake".
Relena was a little disappointed when she lowered her gun.
"I take enough orders from you already", Relena slightly smiled as she pulled her gun back to the intercom and fired. After she put the gun back at her side and started to walk away. Smoke came from the intercom after it exploded.
**It's going to be hard to get her back as a pacifist** Heero thought.
Wufei watched Relena as she walked out so did the others. Duo on the other hand was getting a little freaked out by this chick. Maybe he'd stay with Hilde. Well he was still with Hilde, he just like checking out other girls.
"We should follow her", said Trowa as he crossed his arms and walked on.
* The next day:
After that hecktic day Relena took the pilots out to the colony. The night had been weird since Relena had stayed up most the night to repair her gundam. The others didn't really know what to say. Finally Heero decided to speak, which was weird since he's not a talker.
"Relena, the mobile dolls were aiming to destroy your base", he said not changing his voice or emotion.
"Correct", she responded harshly. "And it's Alleen, call me Relena and you have a death wish".
"Fine".
"Then why were they attacking the whole colony", asked Trowa.
"Yes, it seemed that way to me also", Wufei recalled the battle when the mobile dolls almost refused to attack them until they got in their way.
"Well they knew I would get in their way if they tried to attack the base. So they just decided to destroy the colony, but either way they'd have to deal with me," she stayed confident. "They basically decided that it was also to hard to single out the base and destroy it, so why not destroy the colonies".
"Who is they and what is the Cobra?' asked Duo.
"They are
"But what is the Cobra, what do they want", asked Quatre.
"The Cobra are rebels from the colonies and the earth. They believe that no one but they should live, that all humanity is shameful. Their mission and only mission, to destroy the colonies and the earth so they may start a new life in space for them and only them."
"Wouldn't they be out numbered? I mean threes earth and all five colonies"
"No, the numbers would be quite close. Half of each colony people are gone and one fourth of the earth's people are gone as well. There are also a few leaders under cover for the Cobra's, so it would be a glorious battle."
"Why would they use mobile dolls?" asked Duo.
"All they want is peace, but in the wrong way. The people of Cobra do not wish to fight, so instead they use lifeless mobile dolls to do their business."
"Alleen", yelled a young man. "Yo Alleen". The boy ran up panting, Heero assumed he was 17 or so. His age. Relena turned, as so did the others.
"What do you want?"
"Hey can't I just say hi, I mean what is with you babe".
"Who are you", Heero stepped forward.
"Oh yeah, I'm Charlie, Charlie Loft", he extended his hand.
"……" He sneered at Charlie's hand.
"My my. You must be Alleen's brother or something; you act just like her, silent, stubborn, cold and the works. Don't tell me the rest of you are the same", he put his hand by his side.
"Heck no", said Duo. "I'm Duo Maxwell, defiantly not like Heero, well hopefully."
"Hey you aren't bad, what about the rest of ya"
They each said their name.
"Quatre Rababa Winner, pleasure", Quatre smiled sweetly. (But he's always sweet ^_^)
"Trowa Barton".
"…….." Wufei was silent and looked away.
"Oh well. At least two of you aren't stiffs"; Charlie chuckled at his own little joke.
Relena thought of Charlie as an annoyance, but he was sweet.
"Lets go", she said.
As she started to walk away along with Heero, Charlie grabbed her wrist. She stopped and gave him a deadly glare. He grinned.
"Oh come off it Alleen", he said. "I know you wouldn't kill me".
"Don't be to sure. And my answer is no".
"Fine fine, but you know I'll just bug you about it tomorrow".
"What were you going to ask her Charlie?" asked Duo.
"The same thing I always ask for, a date. Well anyway I gotta go. You'll defiantly see me tomorrow Alleen". He started to walk away and Relena turned to walk again. The others followed.
"He seems nice", said Quatre.
"He is a nuisance", replied Relena. "He asks to many questions, he doesn't know what war truly is."
"Hmm, he likes you", Heero was almost sad in his observation. He hoped that Relena didn't like Charlie.
"What was your first clue", she was definitely getting annoyed. " Was it that he annoys me, is a stalker, or he straight out asked me for a date and said he liked me. I expected more from you, Yuy."
**What** he thought. **Why Relena, why? ** Were his last thoughts until she stopped.
Infront of them was a flower shop. "Claire's Boutique", said the words written in big blue letters. Relena slowly reached for the handles of the door, she opened it.
" I'm not going in to such a feminine place. It's for women", said Wufei.
"Oh I assure you, you will like this store", she slightly smiled as herself and the others walked in.
The man at the counter froze as Relena walked up to him. The man quickly turned and said to the women next to him, "Get Claire, NOW!"
The young women quickly ran in to the back room.
"Can I help--", he was cut off.
"Save it", she said simply. " No one else is here and you know what I want". The others looked confused.
"What could she want from a flower shop", asked Trowa.
"I know! She probably has threatened to kill them all and so they give her free flowers daily", Duo shouted.
"Quite different than that young man", said a women emerging from the back room. She was very beautiful with red hair and green eyes; she appeared to be 25 or so. But she also looked quite professional and intelligent wearing a white lab coat with a pair of spectacles. "I'm Claire. Alleen you came earlier than expected", suddenly an alarm rang ringing a cling noise that scratched at your ears. "Well you're not early anymore. It's ready. Who are these handsome devils", she walked toward Heero and smiled. "My, you are quite handsome, but wait a minute", she moved to Duo. "Aw I think we have a winner". Claire winked at Duo as he turned bright red.
"Stop flirting". ** Why do I care. Heero can take care of himself. **Relena thought.
"Oh jealous?" Claire turned to her. Relena became inpatient and gave her a "Get to business glare". "OK, sorry. It is all right for them to come; these are the ones that Dr. J mentioned to help in the war? The gundam pilots?"
"That's us", said Duo still a little embarrassed by Claire's earlier comments.
Relena just ignored his comments and responded by a simple "yes".
"OK then, shall we?" Claire turned and opened the door to the back door as Relena and the others followed.
The one-story building suddenly turned in to dozens. Below them you could see an endless amount of floors, as you would if you looked up. The entire building was lit up with a variety of shaped lights. Many mobile suits could be seen, but not only one style, but also four styles of suits, Virgo, Mobile Dolls, White Tauras, and Leo's. The railing they were walking across was made of steel and so was the elevator that Claire had stopped in front of.
"Please enter", she said coolly as she smiled and ushured them inside. As each boy (Relena didn't look, she's used to coming here ~__^) passed, their eyes fixed on her. Each one curious, and at the same time ready and waiting.
The elevator passed down slowly at first and then faster and faster, until it came to an even pace. Sudden flashes of light kept shooting in to the elevator as they passed each floor and it's mobile suits.
Heero swayed slightly as the slight movement of the elevator made him uneasy. He didn't know if it was the elevator or just lack of sleep. He moved one hand to hid forehead, pretending to move a strand of hair out of his face. As he did this quickly he noticed he felt warm, was he sick. If he was he could control it, he just needed to get off the elevator soon. Relena noticed this and was not fooled by his movements.
**Is he not feeling well? **She thought. **Stop it Relena**she told herself harshly. **He didn't want you and you don't want him. You've become strong this past year, perfect soldier**
"Excuse me Claire", began Quatre. "But what is all this".
"Not to mention were we going", said Duo.
"This is the main base of the resistance of Cobra"; Claire answered Duo's question. "We're going to the basement, the last floor. I gotta get Alleen her little present she's been waiting for." Claire turned and gave Relena a little wink.
"Let's just get there", Relena turned her head away.
"Cough, cough, cough", Heero coughed. (Well duh, stupid me, of coarse he coughed -_-)
"Are you all right Heero"? Asked Trowa reaching out to him. Heero avoided the help and replied "I'm fine. Leave me alone".
Relena turned her head and frowned. Her brows relaxed. Her expressions tensed when Heero's eyes caught here's. She narrowed her eyes, as she became cold.
**I've seen her face like that before** thought Heero. **Slightly worried, peaceful, yet sad. Can I still get her to be as she was, for the sake of human kind? ** (I get sick of the mankind thing, men aren't any better than women!)
**I remember how I used to feel when I looked in to his eyes. ** Thought Relena. **It was warm, like this, how I feel now. No, stop! I am a PERFECT SOLDER! But he looks almost worried, about me? Why? ** Relena could see that in his eyes he was worried, he was slightly different. She could see a few emotions in his eyes.
Suddenly reality shook her by the shoulders as the elevator finally stopped. She just noticed that they had probably been staring at each other for a few minutes now. Relena looked away, trying not to let a sliver of her old self-slip through her eyes for him to catch.
"This way", Claire ushered. Each walked off, Heero and Relena avoiding each other's cold eyes and now, souls. (Don't worry neither are completely bad, there is hope. ^_^)
"I'm just curious, but how many levels are there?" Duo asked once off the elevator.
"Around 62", she responded.
"Whooaa, no wonder it took so long to get down here". "But wait a minute, your flower shop is small and this building is huge".
"Well the boutique is secretly connected to the power plant, the building behind the shop and the one we're in now."
"The people don't know they are being deceived", said Wufei.
"Of coarse not, most of them don't even know or understand the attacks". She stepped up to a computer and pressed a button which made it pop out shiny blue disk marked AZS. She handed it to Relena. "It's all yours girlfriend, use it well. Just install it in your gundam and type the letters AZS. It should work, but not that you need it at all."
"Thanks", Relena said. "I will install it as soon as possible, hopefully before my next mission. What about the other."
"Every time you come here you want something. When ill it stop"! (Claire's being funny there ^_^)
"Hmmp, well that's why I let you help me with technical problems".
"Oh yes Alleen. And it's been a pleasure this last year trying to convince you to agree to my help."
"If I wasn't alive your company would have been destroyed".
"Your base is also trying to be destroyed. Is that also another reason the Cobra were trying to destroy L1?' asked Quatre.
"You seem pretty smart for a kid", Claire smirked. "Your new beam blaster laser cannon is just below, see?"All attention focused on the cannon. "It's unlike anything you've ever seen. New system and supreme power. Beautiful, no?"
"It's perfect", exclaimed Relena. "I have to have it, let's transport it on our way out".
"Cough, cough, cough", Heero gagged and choked as he fell on his knees.
Relena quickly knelt beside Heero as did Quatre and Duo.
"Are you all right?" asked Relena with no expression in her face. Heero breathed deeply and nodded, while coughing a little.
"What's wrong with you?" said Duo. "You've been coughing a lot". Heero stopped coughing, but still continued to breathe in deeply. Relena put a hand to his smooth forehead as well as brushing away a few strands of hair from his eyes. Heero looked at her confused as he began to relax and Duo and Quatre stood up.
"It's no big deal", said Relena. "Just a fever, probably from lack of sleep and over working. You will be fine".
Suddenly red lights started to flash and light the room as horrid sound followed. The building shook fiercely and railing began to split.
"Hold on tight to me Heero", said Relena. "It's an attack, right Claire?"
"Yes, let's get your stuff and we'll get you guys to your gundams."
"But how will we get to our gundams in time", Yelled Wufei over the massive railing and metal screeching.
"Hopefully the elevator will still work, come on get in", Claire ran to the elevator and opened the door.
Scraps of metal were starting to surround them as she prayed that the transport (elevator) would still work. Relena ran on one side of Heero as they entered with Duo behind them. It quickly transported them to the base were the gundams were stored. They each got off, Relena slightly supporting Heero.
"You guys should get to your gundams and fast!" yelled Claire as the base was shaking fiercely.
As the boys started to run Wufei looked back at Relena. "You coming woman?"
"Of coarse, I am not one to miss a battle", she smirked. Wufei ran towards Shen Long (Nataku) and jumped in to the cockpit. At that time all the gundams had taken off, except for Sandrock.
"Hey Heero, aren't you coming?" Quatre called.
"He will not attend this battle, so leave. I shall be there soon", Relena yelled back. With that Quatre took off, dust flew around the couple on the ground as Heero broke away from Relena.
"I will attend this mission, cough cough", Heero was harsh and determined to fight and win.
"You will not go on this mission, Heero", she responded just as cold.
"How do you intend to stop me?"
"With this", a shining black gun was now pointed at him.
"You will not stop me that way".
"I would kill you, but not in this type of situation". Relena turned her gun around so that the handle was outward to him. She slowly walked behind Heero. He followed her with his narrowed eyes as she leaned to whisper something in his ear. "It is for the better." She quickly stepped back and before Heero could react, he was hit with the handle of the weapon on the back of his head, hard enough to knock him out, cold. The last think he saw was the sweet smile on her face, then the image faded and his world went black.
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Okay so far? Better than the last parts don'ts you agree? Well just saying I don't own Gundam Wing etc. I'm not making money, blah, blah, so don't sue me. Got any comments, suggestions (please give me tons of ideas and suggestions for the story!!!!!!! ^_^) Don't bother sending Flames any real meen flames I delete, you'll just be wasting your time. Oh, duh! My e-mail is
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