Forward and Prelude

The year is AC 256, after the Scorpio Colony had been destroyed by the force known as the New Generation Gundam Pilots: Kiyoshi Yuy, Scarlet Erin Maxwell, Max Barton, Basim Atif Winner, and Lian Chen. Believed to be dead, the pilots split into factions.

Kiyoshi Yuy, aged eighteen and the grandson of Heero and Relena Yuy concentrated his efforts as both a guerilla soldier and Gundam pilot of Raidon in the cities of Kyoto and New Tokyo. Single-handedly, he destroyed several Scorpion-loyal "nests" in those two cities, freeing the islands of Japan from any Scorpion power.

Scarlet Erin, the genetically altered daughter of Duo Maxwell and Lyla Moore-Maxwell retreated to the Amazon basin of South America, her efforts mainly to tear the mining and logging teams that "Lord Scorpion" had set up. Using OZ mobile suits from years ago, the teams had began to strip the entire area of any plant or animal life for precious metals that could be used in making the Scorpion Dolls. Once her mission had been completed, she went about and found out about local culture and educating herself on new battle tactics from the natives. She stays in the village where she almost crash-landed her Gundam, Bran.

Max Barton and Basim Winner went to eastern Europe and the Middle East, their battle prowess used in defeating unruly lords the Scorpion had backed and freeing the people who had been held in servitude since the Scorpion came to Earth. The two lived together for some time, and yet no one had seen them outside their Gundams, Blaze and Faris respectively.

Lian Chen, the young charge of Wufei Chang returned to the home of his ancestors in China, finding naught but corruption and pain there. He spread the word of honor and valor among the people, earning the respect and honor he felt he deserved in his fighting, and the title of his Gundam, Shen-Li.

As for the elder pilots, Heero, Duo and Lyla, Trowa, Quatre and Wufei, believing their young charges had, in fact, died (save Duo who had seen them walking away from their own funerals), returned to their home colonies all the more somber. Their pain would not last very long.

Deep in space, there was a force stronger than the Scorpion; someone who knew what the Scorpion truly had in store for the planet and the colonies. She had her own plan; and she knew just how to tear apart the New Generation Gundams…

… after all, what are they without the spirited second pilot?

*~*

Nightmares… again the nightmares.

She's alone… she's scared…

She walked down the hallway; her footsteps echoing in the now destroyed corridors of the Scorpio colony. She drew the blanket tighter around her shoulders, shivering with fear. There was a scream, and the girl turned suddenly, her green eyes shining behind the lenses of her glasses, freckles fading on her cheeks with age. From the darkness, an almost elderly woman… now she knew it was Lyla rushed past.

L… Lyla! Mom! Wait up!

She called desperately, running after the woman; though Lyla had been running in slow motion, it deemed the girl just couldn't keep up. The pounding of her shoes on the metal floor echoed in her mind as she ran, just in time to catch up, to see the woman and a man facing each other. She knew the man; she knew him as the Scorpion…

"Give it back, Scorpion!" Lyla growled, the green eyes turned to the tall, frail-looking man…

He smirked evilly, holding up a tiny tube…

She's in there… that's her…

And he disappeared; the entire vision changed. It was dark, it was cold, and the green eyes closed for a second as a bright light came through… there was screaming. A girl was screaming.

She stood there, her head shaved, screaming at the top of her lungs…

Is that me? Is that me there? My hair… I was five… it looks wrong! She doesn't have green eyes… who are you? Why are you crying? Where are you?

The vision faded, it was older now. There were two shadows, both were women… they both looked the same. White stuff fell… feathers? Snow? The seer couldn't tell. The two shadows faced each other, a pair of green eyes glowed, a pair of icy white eyes glowed… both of the shadows fell… more white stuff… feathers? Snow?

Stained red…

And then a warm, orange light interrupted.

Nightmare… is it a nightmare?

Iris… Iris… Iris…

To be continued…

For the full prelude chapter, please visit http://www.angelfire.com/gundam/nggwing/home.html, where the rest of the chapter, and perhaps a few surprises await a reader!