Title: ShadowHawk's Rage
Author: Mieko Kagetaka / Meela (Meela76@aol.com)
Chapter: Part 6/?
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and all it's components aren't mine. So, don't sue me. Strictly entertainment. Although, the other original characters and gundams/mobile suits are mine.
Pairings: None for now.
Warnings: None
Notes: This is an AU with my Tiana who interacts with the G-boys. She's a unique character and so is her past.
Feedback: Please!!! :)

"..." = speech
//...// = thoughts
~*...*~ = flashbacks
***...*** = visionary advice
*~*...*~* = computer voice
~~~...~~~ = visions

ShadowHawk's Rage - Part 6
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[3 months later]

~~~A black hawk flies high over the hot desert terrain. Eyes searching, wings gliding off windswirls, taking her towards the sun. Awwwwwwwwk!!!! An arrow spears into the air. The hawk starts plummetting from the sky. Awwwwwwwwwwwk!!! The hawk cries out in agony! The hawk spins out of control, falling helplessly towards the sand. Feathers shedding as the sand beckons the hawk. Eyes locked with the sun and not looking away, the hawk cries helplessly. Suddenly, a dark form comes and rescues the hawk. Looking at the rescuer, the hawk strains to see but goes unconscious.~~~

Tiana shot straight up from her bed - once again, soaking wet. She grabbed her blanket and stared her window. Dawn was breaking in the sky. Wary eyes blinked, heartbeats skyrocketed, mouth bone dry. She shook the eerie feelings off and got out of bed. It was one of the most disturbing visions she's had and it scared her. Raking a shaky hand through her hair, she grabbed her things and head for the showers.

* * * * *

Quatre, Rashid and the other Maganac soldiers had been on Vega for the past six months on a secret infiltration mission on Project: SCORPIO. Posing as a routine maintenance check on the site, Quatre and his men were able to take a closer look at the Scorpio Mobile Suits. These red suits were like none he'd ever seen before. As tall as the Taurus Space Suits, the metal alloy was called Tycolium. Scorpios resemble the Epyon in that they are agile and have the ZERO system integrated into them. A thing that made Quatre flinch. Armed with energy fields surrounding them, buster guns, vulcan cannons and the Scorpian pilots themselves, the Scorpios seemed almost indestructible - almost.

"Rashid, I'm curious about the energy fields on these Scorpios. Are the fields independent per suit or is there a control center for them?" Quatre asked while he squinted at his uplink screen.

"I believe, Master Quatre, that there is a control center on the Capricorn, Scorpio's carrier, that controls both the energy grid and ZERO system." nodded Rashid.

"Perfect! That's just what we needed to know. If we can destroy Capricorn, then the Scorpios would be vunerable."

"Problem is, Master Quatre, is that the Capricorn itself has an energy field itself. We can't touch it!" a Maganac solider added.

Quatre winced and looked over the soldier who spoke. Crystal green eyes glanced back at him and were then lowered respectfully, "Are you sure, Ananda?"

"Yes sir, quite certain," Ananda spoke confidentally. Her honey brown face held a look of complete assurance of her findings.

"Then Tiana needs to know this as well. This could cause a problem indeed." Quatre nodded.

During this interlude, Rashid held a concerned look to his daughter, Ananda. He didn't agree to her becoming a Maganac soldier, but he couldn't deny her that - it was in her blood. //Just like her sister//

* * * * * *

[Back at the Sweeper's yard on L2]

Duo sat back against the Deathscythe eating an apple. He was doing some advance relaxation before getting to work on recruiting some of his contacts. He already got 21 of his old comrades from the K'NAR battles to join in. //This is a worthy fight. Ain't gonna be easy.. Just right up my alley!// The alarm set him back into the cockpit. //Geez, can I even eat an apple?// The vid-message came up with Quatre.

~Duo, it's Quatre. It's imperative that we all meet up. Found out some things about that Tiana needs to know. We need a good strategy and we need one now! Things are looking too good. We'll have to do a vid-conference because I can't leave here for another month or two. Not safe to leave before then. Tell Tiana find a time for everyone to do the vid-conference and it'll be on the secure channel I'm sending you. Quatre out.~

"Uh oh, this don't look too good, Ol' Buddy. Sounds like our Scorpian buddies aren't gonna be easy to beat." Duo noted to Deathscythe and himself. Duo sent out vid-messages to Tiana, Heero, Trowa and Wufei on the vid-conference with Quatre then left to go to recruit more pilots.

* * * * * *

Heero received Duo's somewhat frantic vid-message with a grim look. He'd been uneasy since he first saw the Scorpian soldiers data 3 months ago. Lips pressed into a straight line, Heero grunted at the message. //This is not good.// He sent his brief response back to everyone before going back to the Scorpian database. Looking assessed their chances. //Not a whole lot to the suits themselves. Basic weaponry, nothing special besides the ZERO system and the pilots. No data on what the suits are made of or its capability. Need more information.// He switched over to the Scorpian pilot analysis. He reviewed the pilots' psychological profiles. They were emotionally unstable, psychopathic in nature. Trained to kill regardless of self, for the sake of OZ. //That means they are irrational. That means they can be defeated. Mission accepted.// He turned off his laptop and went to work on Wing Zero.

* * * * * *

Tiana got the urgent vid-message from Duo. //A vid-conference? Quatre must have found out something.// Confirmations of Heero, Wufei and Trowa showed a possible meeting next week. The whole battle wouldn't take place for another 5 months when the peace treaty talks were supposed to take place. //No need to slack up because we've got time to spare.// She had recruited 16 others to join the fight - JoAnn excluded. Most of the pilots were from the secondary nursery who grew up surviving in OZ military with bitter hatred toward OZ like her. She swore them to secrecy though did not disclose too much information for their own safety for now. They need all the soldiers they can get.

* * * * * *

[The following week: ShadowHawk's Lair]

Tiana felt safer doing the vid-conference in the safety of her Gundam. Less chance of discovery due to curious ears. She linked her laptop into the interactive console in the cockpit. She opened up communications on the secret frequency Quatre gave her and waited for the others to log on. Wufei was first to log on.

"Long time, no see, Wufei."

"Been busy." Wufei nodded on her screen.

"Same here. Do you know what's going on?"

"Not a clue."

Trowa and Heero both logged in as well a few moments later.

"I wonder what Quatre has found. Must be important to our success in this mission." Trowa noted.

"Agreed," Heero said, grimly.

Just then Quatre appeared on the screen. Finally Duo smiled sheepishly when he logged on a little tardy. Tiana bent her hat down to stifle a snicker before she looked back up to the screens in front of her.

"Good, we're here," Quatre smiled, "good to see you all."

"Good to finally catch up with you, Quatre," Tiana smiled back.

"What have you found out," Heero asked, cutting the formalities short.

"Well, we found out some key things," Quatre started with a concern look, "I'm sending you all my data to look over now. First of all, the Scorpio may not look much but it's made of Tycolium alloy, similar to Gundanium. Also each suit is protected by an energy field and has the ZERO system grid among the suits."

"An energy field? Hmmph, that just shows that the suits must not be that strong without it." said Wufei.

"Right, but get this," Quatre added,"the energy field and ZERO system are controlled by the Scorpio's carrier, the Capricorn."

"Easy! Destroy the control center in Capricorn and the Scorpios become more vunerable. Piece of cake!" chimed Duo.

"Thing is, the Capricorn itself has its own energy field so we can't easily destroy it." sighed Quatre.

"That would prove difficult although there could be a way to defeat them." nodded Trowa.

"By destroying the Capricorn from the inside," Heero noted dryly.

"How is that?" asked Tiana.

"By getting one or two of us access to the Capricorn. Quatre, you and the Maganacs are already on Vega. Do you know when the Scorpios will be ready to load Capricorn?" Trowa asked.

"According to our sources, not for a couple more months. Why?" Quatre looked puzzled.

"You or some of your soldiers can steal on board Capricorn and disable the control center. Since OZ knows of your presence on Vega for the maintenance check, they won't mind you on board." Heero nodded.

"That can work. Quatre, do you know if there are more than the 75 original pilots? My data is 6 years old so you're essential to this mission's success by keeping us informed." Tiana stared at the screen.

"It was increased to 115 pilots altogether. I got to interact with some of them. It's like they're brainwashed or something. No soul in their eyes all." Quatre's face briefly held a sad look that vanished as soon as it appeared.

"They are irrational in thought, that means we have a chance to defeat them." Heero noted.

"Right," Wufei nodded,"that means they're more weak than crazy. We better not take that for granted though. Irrational or not, they are still dangerous and should not be underestimated."

"Then it's agreed," Tiana concluded, "we have several strategies at hand. A team for Capricorn and several teams for the pilots themselves. We need to gather as many capable pilots as possible."

"I suggest we meet once a month and bring our teams up to par with this. Can't afford to meet too many times because of the limited channels we can talk one." Duo suggested.

"Good idea," Wufei nodded,"no need to bring more attention to ourselves. Until next month."


TBC...