Future Gundams
Part: 4
T.K. Hashiba
" You really think you know where our father's are?!" Halley questioned the younger girl's judgement about the subject.
" Yes." Trio closed her eyes.
" Well then where are they?" Matthew stared skeptically at the young girl.
" Well…" she ripped her shirt sleeve off, revealing a number tattooed on her arm. " This is from C579. The Prison colony, that is the source of my first memories. I was war orphan number 2,000."
" You were in prison?"
" That's not the point! Once when I was very young, before I was transferred to earth for psychological rehabilitation, I heard two soldiers talking about a man with my last name, called Duo. They said something about his insanity and some other stuff. Later that day when I was being taken for a walk, I ran off, I did not know where I was going, or what I was doing it for, I just ran. When I finally stopped I was in-front of a cell door, it was one for the dudes who weren't insane. The men inside asked me who I was, and when I answered them they suddenly got real happy like, and told me to go down a series of corridors and I would find that Duo guy…"
" Wait one minute…" Taro picked up his wallet and sifted through it quickly. " did any of them look like these guys." He showed her the picture of the five Gundam pilots, with their wives and chibi-Taro & chibi-Rachel.
" yeah… those four were there, but he wasn't." She pointed at Duo. " Who are they?"
" Those are our fathers: Heero Yuy, Wufei Chang, Trowa Barton, Quarte Reberba Winner, and Duo Maxwell, your father." Rachel pointed at each of the men as she said their names. "Now finish your story." Rachel handed Taro the picture.
" When I found my way to where I was supposed to be, I felt fear, like I had never felt. I heard a voice, a deep voice, it was somehow soothing, yet scary at the same time. I knew this was that man those 4 men told me to find. I asked him his name, and he said it was 'Shinigami'. I then asked him if he was Duo Maxwell, and he said yes and asked me who I was. When I answered him he reached his hand out of the bars on the top of the door, and took mine. He said that he was my father and asked if I knew where you guys were. I had no clue who he was talking about and he muttered something in English. He then told me he was on death row, for being a Gundam pilot.
" then the guards found me and the carried me back to my cell, where I stayed for about a month, then I was taken to earth."
" Wow. Then you were raised in an orphanage for 10 years when Jon found you." Rachel finished, and Trio nodded.
" Where is Jon, any ways?" Halley asked.
" How are we gonna get into that prison?" Taro asked.
" I know…" Rachel got an evil smile on her face.
** A week later in the Senk Kingdom **
" It is so good to see you well, Miss Rachel. The kingdom has been in total chaos since your mother died. It is good to see you taking responsibility for your birthright." A gentleman spoke.
" Yeah… I guess I'm back… I'd rather be off in outer space though." Rachel sighed. " What the hell are you doing Trio?" she looked at her young friend who was just staring at the ceiling in the palace.
All of a sudden Trio started to dress like her dad. You almost couldn't tell she was a 16 year old girl, except for the black ribbons in her pigtails. "wow it's so big." Trio leaned back more and fell down.
" who is that girl Miss Rachel?"
" I guess you could call her my "ward"." Rachel sighed as she helped Trio. " be careful."
" OK Rachel." Trio dusted her self off, as the gentleman started walking again.
" She looks like Duo Maxwell. Your mother didn't trust him. Do you think you can trust her?"
" Of course I can trust her. She is my friend." Rachel stopped walking.
" Uh… excuse me, but where will I be staying." Trio asked kindly.
" Jamie ( pronounced: Hamie ) will show you where you can stay." The man clapped his hands, and a young Hispanic boy walked up to Trio.
" Hola señorita." Jamie took Trio's bag and started to walk up a set of stairs. " follow me please."
" Of course." She smiled. " I'm really gonna like livin here." She winked at Rachel, and walked after Jamie.
" Oh, gods, I should've had her go with Halley, Matthew, and Taro." Rachel sighed.
