Okay, chappy 2. This is a vasriation of Trowa's Ep.Zero that'll fit into ym story in the end. Some things have been changed of course. SPORKS RULE


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In a part of the colony's forest, bright explosions were illuminating the night, sending little forest creatures scattering. Once again a spray of bullets hits an immobile mobile suit. The suit had been battered and was near destruction.
"This is Nanashi. Damage to various parts has rendered this Mobile Suit non-operational. I'm leaving the line of battle." a voice called from the mobile suit.
A friendly face appeared on the screen and stared at the child," Understood. Good work out there."
The nameless child jumped out of his suit and brought his gun up to an offensive position. He did this because the Federation soldiers were still in the area. He was walking quietly under the shelter of the trees when he heard a rustling sound. "Come out!" he yelled.
A blond girl, around the child's age, walked out with her hands up. She look tattered and worn, like a war orphan.
"What are you doing out here?" he asked while examining her. She seemed to be his age, and cute. He also noticed some electronic gizmo around her neck, but didn't say anything.
"I'm...I'm Midii Une." she replied shakily, completing the image of an innocent girl.
"I repeat, what are you doing out here?" he asked, his hold on the gun loosening.
"I....I got lost after we were attacked by a giant mobile suit. I can't find my family and I'm scared." she replied, tears were starting to form in her eyes.
He held onto his gun and walked towards her. "Follow me, we'll feed you until you become well enough to find your family."
The young soldier found it questionable for a moment that she didn't question the "we" but continued walking. Suddenly, another explosion rocked the ground and the boy knocked Midii down and shielded her body.
Midii panted under the weight of of the soldier. She suddenly felt safe for a moment. No sooner than it had started, it ended and the boy stood.
"What was that?" she asked
The child scanned the horizon and recognized a missing figure. " My mobile suit."
The child led her to the rebel installation and left her for a moment to use the bathroom. When he came back, he found her fooling with her electronic gizmo.
"There's work here if you want it," the young soldier said to her
"Why did you rescue me?" she asked curiously
"Because we're the same," he replied, sitting down beside her," we're both war orphans."
The child then went into a story about how he was yanked away from his family because of the war, a story told to him by his comrades. Midii noticed that his facial expression didn't change throughout the whole story.
"Here," she said, handing him a cross necklace.
"What's this?" he asked, holding the cross in his hand.
"It's to thank you for rescuing me. Wear this, and God will protect you." she replied
He sat there staring at the cross for a while when a soldier calld out,"Hey, Nanashi, we're leaving."
Nanashi helped Midii off of the crate they were sitting on and they left to join the others.
As the convoy drove along, they passed a circus. The bright lights and music made Trowa look down and sigh. Midii looked at him and asked," Does it bring back memories?"
"No, what makes you ask?"
"You look like you were remembering."
"There's nothing to remember. I've been a soldier ever since I was born."
"I guess so," Midii replied before going back to her gizmo.
When they reached their location, the boy bid farewell to Midii as he climbed into a mobile suit and left her at the camp.
Hours later, Nanashi returned. Midii noted that he looked tired and weary. Midii did not need to ask, rumor around the camp was that some of their own had betrayed them and were defeated.
As she ladled him some soup, she asks,"Why don't you feel sad? You killed your comrades, didn't you."
To which he replied,"I used up all my sadness as a baby."
"And you're going to keep on acting like this, killing your own heart, aren't you?"
The boy remained silent.
"How long do you plan to wear that mask that never cries?"
"For as long as I manage to live."
The nameless child walked out of the building and into the night.
Not far in the future, the rebel camp was attacked. Midii was out looking for her friend when an explosion rocked the ground and knocked her off her feet. The boy suddenly showed up and stuck his hand down to her. She accepted it and they jumped on a motorcycle and drove out to the forest.
"I'm not going to thank you!"
"Don't worry, I'm not expecting you to."
"I...I have no right to live..."
"Neither do I."
They drove around for a bit until they came upon a wreck. A mobile suit lay burning as it's master lay bleeding on the ground. The young soldier ran over and kneeled over his Captain.
The child looked up, his eyes showed hints of flames," How much did you get?"
Midii looked at the ground," Enough so that my three little brothers and my sick father will be able to eat for a while."
"That game around your neck is a transmitter, isn't it...? The Federation could hear every move we made."
"That's right... But you're still alive. You're the only one."
He reached up and yanked the cross off and threw it on the ground,"Because of this?"
"I'll tell you, that cross is also a transmitter"
Nanashi pulled out his gun.
"Even you can get angry, Nanashi."
"You once said that I was you. But really I'm completely different. I'm not happy like you." She said, her voice remaining calm.
"You're saying I'm happy?"
She took the gizmo off. "You have freedom. You're lots happier than me. You have nothing that can be taken away from you. No name, no past, right now, not even companions. I have the name Midii Une. I have a sick father and three little brothers. Because of that, I had to become a spy and cause the deaths of lots of people. I can't even say 'I love you' to the person I love! Do you understand why?!"
Throughout her speech, Trowa stood there, contemplating his situation.
"Because I'm not empty like you! I have too much! Family! A home! The knowledge of what bad things I've done! That's why I hate empty people like you!"
"Is that all you have to say?" he replied calmly as if she never even poured her heart out
She stared at him with a mix of hate and anger.
"You're better off than me, you have somewhere to go home to. Goodbye, Midii."
She closed her eyes and said," Goodbye, Nanashi."
She heard two gunshots and when she opened her eyes, the cross and the electronic gizmo lay smoldering on the ground. The boy started walking off into the night.
"Wait..wait...Nanashi!" she yelled
"That's not me." he said while looking up at the stars," I have a name. I am a traveler looking for a home to return to."
As he walked off into the night, Midii bent down and picked up the burning cross, she let the pain run throught her body, knowing that she deserved it. She held the cross in her hand and walked off into the night.
Days later, she ran into her front door carrying medicine and a bag of groceries. "Daddy, I've got the medicine from an L2 dealer."
When she arrived, her three little brothers were staring down at something on the floor. She dropped her groceries and sobbed inside. She kept her tears inside and called to her brothers.
"He's dead," sobbed one of them.
"I know," she replied," now we need to ensure your safety."
She gave the medicine to her three little brothers and saved some for herself. She knew she didn't deserve to live but her siblings needed her.
In a large room, Dr.Ubel stood looking up at Dekim once again. "Test number three has been completed on the Federation colony." he said
"Excellent," said Dekim," begin production.
Ten years in the future, in 200 AC, Midii sat in her room on colony X-18999. She stared at the video phone in front of her and pondered. Finally she came to a conclusion and picked it up. She began dialing a number that would change her life.