Future Gundams
Part: 3
T.K. Hashiba


Rachel sat thinking in her room after she and the others listened to the tape. Taro had left to visit his sisters' graves, Trio wanted to be alone, Matthew & Halley went off to do "stuff". They were all very confused about what the men on the Tape had said about their fathers. She started to remember what happened that started all this, as a tear slipped down her cheek.

** 209 A. C. (Sixteen Years Ago) **


" Why do our dads gotta go, Mrs. Yuy?" Taro asked Relena as she carried the 5 year old boy to the bed room he currently shared with Rachel, Halley, Matthew, and the little baby called Trio.

" Why didn't you ask your mother?" Relena turned into the room where the children were sleeping.

" She wouldn't answer him." Wufei took his son from Relena. " I wouldn't either."

" Remember, Rachel. You are in charge of Trio." Duo smiled at the 8 year old girl. She looked like both her father and mother. She was the only person who could actually make Heero smile. She had been like a little mother to Trio, since Trio's mother died a month earlier.

" yes, Mr. Maxwell. Take care of my Daddy, please." She smiled.

" Of course I will." Duo turned to the bassinet his 2 month old daughter was sleeping in. Trio, I have a feeling I won't see you for a while, so I love you with all my heart.

" Good Bye, Halley." Quarte kissed his almost 2 year old daughter on the cheek.

" No want daddy go! Daddy stay with Halley!" She hugged him around his neck. " No leave."

Quarte made Halley look him in the eyes. Nose to nose he said, " I swear Halley, I will return to you and your mommy."

" No. Want daddy stay, no leave Halley 'gain." She squeezed him tighter. " Gramma say daddy might die. No want daddy die!" the little girl started to cry.

" He won't die, little one. Don't worry." Trowa and Matthew walked into the room. Quarte put his little daughter on the floor.

" My dad will watch him." Matthew said with confidence. He was very tall for a 4 year old, taller than Taro. " he won't be hurt." He smiled at the little girl.

" you sure! Daddy No get hurt! Mr. Trowa!!!"

" Yes, Halley, your daddy won't get hurt."

" Goody!" she hugged her teddy bear. " I gonna walk, for daddy." She got up on her legs, and wobbled a little, then she took a big step, and fell on her butt.

" She walked! She actually did it!" Quarte picked up the little child and Put her in her little crib. " When you wake up I'm gonna be back, and we'll go home to mommy and Gramma."

" Dad, you'll be safe right." Rachel asked her father, and he smiled.

" Yes, I'll be alright. When we get back I'll tell you all about it too. Now, kids it's lights out." The other Pilots walked to the door.

" Bye-bye, daddy." Rachel whispered as she fell asleep.

** A Day Later **

- Queen Relena Peacecraft-Yuy's husband, Heero Yuy, was assanatied, but it is confirmed that it is not connected to the assanation of Heero Yuy the peace-minded leader in the colonies many years ago. Also, Quarte Reberba Winner, of the Winner Family on Earth has also been assanatied, his wife, Danielle Winner, is one of the leaders in the Earth Council. They will be buried in space, from colony C539. - Relena turned off the monitor.

" Why do they say daddy is dead?" Halley started crying again. She had been crying since last night when Relena got that phone call from the main sector.

" They aren't dead!" Taro screamed. " My Father wouldn't die!"

" What about Trio, what will happen to her?" Rachel asked her mother as they saw Taro, Matthew & Halley's mothers walking out of the shuttle.

" I guess she'll stay here…" Relena walked away from her daughter, and towards Amanda, Danielle, & Theodora.

" Just tell me one thing… is Trowa really dead?" Amanda took both of Relena's hands in hers.

" I don't know. I heard they were lost in the war zone." A tear ran down Relena's cheek.

" Mommy!" Halley awkwardly ran to Danielle.

" Halley! Are you alright?" Danielle picked up her daughter, and hugged her.

" Daddy gone, I told him not to go… he no listen." Halley cried.

" Mother." Taro coldly stared at Theodora. Tears started to well up in his eyes. " I want to go home!" He grabbed onto his mother's waist as he cried.

" We'll go home, don't worry…"

" Rachel…" Trio walked into Rachel's room.

" What?" Rachel wiped the tears from her face.

" Were you crying?" Trio sat down next to Rachel.

" No. What do you want."

" I know where our fathers might be…" Trio sighed.