Dog of War, Part 2
Again, I don't own these characters, the good people at
Bandi do (action satisfaction). Looks like this is turning into a little
series, well not little, the outline is 3 pages so far. It helps if you've read
the magna, you can find it at: http://www.gundamwing.net/lagrange02/epzero-wufei.html
All around Wu Fei could see the
little oxygen bubbles sliding over the surface of Shenlong as it crashed
through the water of the Indian Ocean. "I'm alive," he thought "I should have
burned up in the atmosphere, I should have been crushed by the impact, but I am
still alive. She wants me to live, to avenge her, to grow strong like her."
"The only way I can become strong is
to seek revenge on the man who ordered the sterilization of our colony. It wasn't the federation that did it. It was
OZ. I will get our revenge on OZ by cutting off the head of the dragon: Treize Khushrenada."
Wu Fei then turned his attention to more pressing
matters. The Federation Marine fleet that he saw would soon come to investigate
that 'meteor' crash. He reached under the panel and replaced the circuit
barker. The lights in the cockpit and main computer came back online. "I will
destroy the fleet in a public way, fulfilling the first goal of phase 2. Then I
will make my move on Treize.
After
attacking the Marine fleet, Wu Fei his Gundam in one of the many inlets of Sri
Lanka and waited for the news of his victory to be revealed to the public. The
point of the public battles, he was told by his mentor Dr. O, was to convince
the people of Earth that a war with the colonies would be an uphill battle
against an enemy with superior technology. This would force the Federation to
the bargaining tables with the colonies, the first step to independence and the
eventual demilitarization of space.
Unfortunately,
the public part of the plan was not going as expected. The Federation Marine
blamed a tsunami for the loss of communication with the 7th fleet.
What interested him more were the reports of explosions in a mobile suit
factory in America and a military spaceport in Greece. The news reports made it
clear that the causes of these explosions were still under investigation, but
Wu Fei's suspicion was piqued. "Could there be more like me?" he wondered "Are
there more Gundams? Were they given the same orders as me? Or are they just
saboteurs from Earth attacking the Federation? I need to track them down and
make sure that they do not interfere with my mission."
He
turned off the news program and loaded up a search program to find information
on the other two attacks. Wu Fei didn't fancy himself a much of a hacker, but
he did know how to get around most of the Federation's firewalls. Within ten
minutes he had found a classified order directing a Marine deep-sea search and
dive team to the J-A-P point in the Sea of Japan. The order also placed them
under the command of an OZ specials officer by the name of Zechs Marquise. He also found a report of a specialized mobile
suit land recovery team being decimated in a few minutes by an unknown force.
"If
these incidents were both caused by other mobile suits like mine, then there
are 4 others like me sent from the colonies. I need to find them and confirm
what their mission is."
He
next turned his attention to Treize's location. One of OZ's worst kept secrets
was where their headquarters was. Even a child knew that it was on the Normandy
braches of France. But one of their best-kept secrets was of the security
arrangements on the premises.
An
hour exploring the OZ computer system told Wu Fei that it was one of the most
protected places on Earth. In addition to the obvious contingent of Leo's
guarding the land and Cancers guarding the coast, the compound was split in over
30 sections, each of which could be sealed off with one-foot thick blast doors.
Attacking the base with Shenlong was out of the question, as the entire base
could sink over 50 into the ground, protected by shields that his Gundam could
never hope to penetrate, during an attack.
"There
is no way I can kill Treize and get out alive." That thought was immediately
followed by a reprimand for his cowardice. "Why do I care if I live or die?
This life is not mine to lead it is yours. Why didn't you let me burn up in the
atmosphere and let me die with out dishonoring the Long clan with my frailty?
Forgive me Nataku…I am to weak to serve you."
"I
need to survive because after Treize is dead, I need to prevent phase 1 of
operation meteor. I was too weak to prevent it when I first heard about it on
L5. But by avenging you Nataku, I will gain enough strength to do what I should
have done in the first place."
"I
need to find another way in then by frontal assault. I need to find a way to
get close to Treize with out arising suspicion. I must get within OZ its self.
I must gain the trust of Treize…No I cannot crawl to him like a bug, begging
for his trust. I need to gain the support of his immediate subordinate; I think
her name is Une. She will give me access to Treize. I will kill him, her, and
complete my duty to you Nataku."
Wu
Fei laughed, "Treize you fool, giving weak and easily manipulated women
positions of power. It will be your undoing, Treize Khushrenada"
Don't you hate it when they say To Be Continued….?