"I will…" came the voice.
"I WILL SURVIVE!" yelled Heero as
he destroyed the last remaining part of Libra.
What was left of the Battleship
Libra had been destroyed and the Earth had been saved. The White Fang had been
defeated and Zechs Merquise was now dead, taking out a chunk of Libra himself.
Peace had been restored as the Earth and Colonies had reached a peace
agreement. It was now a time for peace…or was it?
GUNDAM EVIL 2
It had been
almost a month since Libra had been destroyed and the White Fang was defeated.
Relena Dorlian, formerly known as Relena Peacecraft, was leading the Colonies
and Earth down the road to peace. There were no longer any threats to the world
and the people. It was a time for rejoicing and celebration. The peace had all
ready lasted a month as the Earth delegates and Colonies worked out the rough
spots to prevent any further problems.
After the
war had ended, the pilots had gone their separate ways. Trowa went back to the
circus with his sister Catherine, Duo had gone back to the colonies with his
new girlfriend Hilde, Quatre
was now in charge of the Winner Corporation, Wufei had left unannounced, and Heero Yuy had just disappeared.
No one knew of his whereabouts, not
even Relena. It was just as if he had never existed. The only thing that
remained of the Gundam Pilot 01 was his name. The populace remembered him well,
along with the other Gundam pilots. His name would go on, even through his
absence, for to the people, he was the savior of Earth.
Trowa
Barton had gone back to the circus to work with his sister Catherine. He had
once again gone back to the simple life of being a clown and having knives
thrown at him. Despite himself, Trowa loved every bit of it. He loved every
cheer that he received. It gave him a sense of purpose, pleasing people, not to
mention, Trowa was a sucker for a cute kid. He usually spent most of his time
with the circus; being a clown, getting knives thrown at him, and tending to
the lions.
Duo Maxwell
was currently on L2 with his girlfriend Hilde. During the war Duo hadn't been
able to have a relationship, but now that it was open, he wasn't restricted
anymore. He was now working in a scrap yard and it was very profitable,
considering once people knew you were a Gundam pilot they flocked to you. Duo
didn't have any worries and that was how he liked it.
All three
of these pilots have something in common, besides piloting Gundams. They all
experienced the horror that was Crestfalls, Florida. That was where they had
encountered things that were only thought to be fiction. The living dead walked
the streets, along with various mutations of evil. That's all that could be
used to describe them: Evil. The three pilots had pushed it into the back of
their minds though, the White Fang had arisen and that had to be dealt with.
They thought they had won, but they were wrong.
After the
destruction of the lab in Crestfalls and the retrieval of the G-Virus, Umbrella
had continued in its business. That business was the manufacturing of B.O.W.'s
more commonly known as Bio-Organic Weapons. Umbrella created three viruses;
there was the T-Virus that had taken the Spencer Estate. There was the
NET-Virus used in Raccoon City. There was the G-Virus, which out broke in
Raccoon City to start the mess. There were at least two other viruses that
Umbrella knew of. They knew that former employee Albert Wesker had taken one
and that Alexia Ashford had created one. That was all they knew. But even
still, the experiments continued.
It had been
a simple coincidence that Trowa was on L2 when performing for the circus. Duo
had spotted the flier and immediately decided to say hi to his old buddy. After
the act the two had met outside the tent.
"Hey Trowa!
How's it been?" Duo asked, a little too eager to see his friend.
"I'm fine
Duo. How has the business been?" Trowa answered.
"Same'ol,
same'ol. When everyone knows you're a Gundam pilot they just flock right over
to get a glimpse."
"It's nice
to see you again in good health Duo. When was the last time we met?" Trowa
asked.
"Wasn't it
after Heero blew up Libra?"
"Yeah,"
Trowa agreed.
"So where's
your next performance?" Duo asked.
"I believe
it's L7."
"Whoa! When
are you leaving?" Duo asked, getting excited.
"Tomorrow,"
Trowa answered simply.
"Cool! I'm
going to L7 tomorrow on a supply run. I guess we'll bump into each other
again."
"I guess we
will," Trowa said as Catherine emerged from the tent.
"Hello.
You're Duo right?" she asked.
"The one
and only!" he answered.
"Yeah. Well
anyway, Trowa we have to get ready to leave for tomorrow. See you later Duo,"
Catherine said with a wave.
"Okay then
Duo. I've got to go," Trowa said as he started to walk away.
"Hey Trowa!"
Duo called.
Trowa
turned around to face Duo, "What?"
"Did you
ever get over it?" Duo asked.
"No. No I
didn't Duo. Good-bye," Trowa said as he continued off.
Duo frowned
and started to walk home. Trowa had known what Duo was referring to: Crestfalls.
That town kept plaguing Duo with nightmares. While life may have been good to
Duo, it still left a lot to be desired. Silently, Duo walked back home,
thoughts of that night running through his mind.
As he
walked back, Duo stared at the ground, kicking a loose pebble that was on the
ground. It had been almost a whole year since that incident at Crestfalls had
occurred; whole year since the zombies and the creatures.
It was
my fault. I should've never suggested that we go on vacation. If I didn't, none
of this would be happening. I wouldn't be having these damn nightmares all the
time. I…no, we would've been much better off that way.
Even
when he argued with himself, he knew that it wasn't his fault. How was he
supposed to know about an evil corporation, creating biological weapons for the
purpose of making money? But upon that thought, he was glad they had gone
because now they knew about an enemy that they wouldn't have known of before.
They now knew of Umbrella and they knew they had to be stopped.
Trowa
stepped silently into his trailer a frown etched on his face. Trowa had almost
forgotten because he wanted to. He didn't want to remember the faces and the
smells. The life he lived was all ready bloodstained enough. With OZ and the
Alliance gone, Trowa had figured that Umbrella went bankrupt.
"Besides,"
he reasoned, "We blew up their lab."
While Trowa
said the words, he didn't believe a single one. Life had taught Trowa that it
was never that easy. If Trowa's instincts were right, then Umbrella wasn't out
of the game yet. But he could only hope that it would show up soon.
During the
night, the former-Gundam pilot 02 stirred in his sleep. A sleep plagued with
zombies and infestations of menacing proportions. He was in the town again and
he had a gun with him, but no matter how many rounds he fired, they'd never
die. They just lurched closer and closer and Duo couldn't move an inch. The
zombie had reached him and lunged forward with its jaws ready for its next
meal.
As always,
Duo awoke at this point. Sitting up in his bed, sweat beading down his
forehead. The white bed sheet clung to his body like a second skin in the
night. Duo looked around for his clock and saw it on the nightstand. It read
five-thirty in the morning. Duo groaned and lay back down on the bed, but as
always, he knew he wasn't going to be able to sleep for the rest of the night.
"Damn it,"
he murmured. "Well, Trowa would probably be up by now and I have to get an early
start today. Looks like I'm not getting anymore sleep anyway."
With that
he turned and looked at his side where Hilde lay. She appeared to be sleeping
peacefully, a small smile gracing her features. Duo leaned over and brushed a
strand of hair off her face, and then in its place, he gave a kiss. He got out
of the bed as discreetly as he could and headed for the shower, he'd need one
before he did any traveling.
When Trowa arrived at L7 of the
next morning, he didn't expect Duo to be right there waiting for him.
Since
when does Duo wake up this early in the morning? He must have gotten up at the
same time I did, which seems unlikely for Duo.
Trowa
shrugged it off and greeted his partner with a handshake. The two exchanged
pleasantries and Duo ran off to finish his business. Trowa meanwhile, helped
set the circus grounds up with the rest of the entertainers and crew. Catherine
and the other performers had to take a separate shuttle that would get them at
the colony an hour later.
Duo drove
in the truck he had taken with him aboard the shuttle and was heading for the
customer. Currently he was shipping spare parts from an old car, along with
some other miscellaneous junk that the guy might be interested in buying.
Normally Duo wouldn't travel anywhere for a customer, but for what this guy
wanted, if he did buy the parts, it would be worth it.
That's when
Duo realized it: he was lost. He hadn't even considered where he was going. All
he knew is that it was on the other side of the colony and not much else.
"Damn it.
Better get directions," he mumbled.
As he
pulled over to the side of the road, he walked out and into the gas station.
Inside were the usual, assorted snack cakes here and there with other junk food
and some sodas in the back. A counter was up front with a clerk behind it. As
Duo walked up, he leaned over and looked at the man.
"Excuse me,
do you know where the Une residence is?" he asked.
The man
looked at him for a moment and then nodded. Giving Duo the directions, Duo
started to walk out the door when it struck him, "Do you know where the circus
is setting up?"
The man
once again gave Duo the directions and let the youngster on his way. As Duo
drove to the Une residence, he thought of what the man would look like. All
different thoughts flashed through his head from fat to skinny, short to tall
and others. But when he pulled up, he was most certainly surprised.
"Um, excuse
me miss, I'm looking for an M. Une. Do you know where he could be?"
Standing in
front of the house, was a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. Duo had thought
that the buyer was a man, but he realized he'd never talked to him, only
received letters.
"I'm not a
man. The name is Midii, Midii Une. I believe you're Duo Maxwell?" she inquired.
"Uh, yeah I
am. So you said you were interested in some parts…"
As Trowa
rode through the town in the truck carrying the equipment, he looked at the
colony's neighborhood they passed through. It wasn't a slum, but it wasn't a
rich neighborhood either. It was just a simple neighborhood with small shops
and stores on the corners. Kids were playing on the sidewalks, running,
chasing, and yelling.
This is
the way it should be. Peace has finally been achieved. Now it's up to Relena to
hold onto this peace.
Now
these days when he thought of Relena, his thoughts turned to Heero's
disappearance. The lone figure named Heero Yuy had just taken off into the
sunset like some kind of hero from a movie.
He just
disappeared. One moment he was there and the next, he was gone. Not even Relena
can find him. I wonder where he is and what he's been doing all this time…
As
Trowa pondered that, the truck came to a stop in front of an empty lot. Patches
of grass were few and far between, but it didn't matter. This was where the tent
was going to be set up. Just as Trowa hopped out of the truck, Duo walked up.
"Hey. The
store guy said this was where you'd be setting up, so I stopped by and decided
to help you out," Duo said with a grin.
"Thanks
Duo. You can go help him," Trowa said, pointing to a man behind him.
Duo nodded
and headed over in that direction. Trowa sighed and looked around. It was going
to be a long day, just like everyday, filled with work and then the small
benefit at the end of the day from the crowd. That was Trowa's life now though.
Trowa and
Duo were helping putting up the center rod to hold up the tent. It was huge and
heavy at that, standing nearly forty feet into the air.
"Man this
thing is heavy!" complained Duo.
"Just help would
you?" Trowa asked, rather annoyed at the hard work.
Yes, it was
going to be a long day.
Later that night…
With
a loud clunk, the knife embedded itself in the wooden cross next to Trowa's
head. The crowd roared with applause and delight as Trowa bowed, along with a
few suggestive comments from some women in the audience. The feeling of the
crowd cheering was the feeling that Trowa loved to have. This was why he was in
this business. As he took one last bow, Trowa walked into the back area and sat
down on a crate.
No sooner
than had he taken his half-mask off, then Duo came around applauding.
"Nice job
Trowa!" he yelled enthusiastically.
"Thanks
Duo," Trowa said.
"I still
can't believe what you do with the lions. Aren't you scared that they'll attack
you?"
"Beasts only bare their fangs at
enemies, they are true to their feelings. Anyway, shouldn't you be back on L2
all ready?"
"Nah. I
told Hilde I decided to stay and she understood. Besides, it's not like
everyday I get to see your act."
"Duo, you
saw it yesterday, remember?"
"Oh. It's
still good though! Besides, after the deal I made today, Hilde was so pleased
she didn't really mind," Duo remarked.
"Hmm? Who
was your customer?" Trowa asked inquisitively.
"It was
some girl named Mi…" Duo started, but never got to finish.
Trowa
didn't say anything while listening to Duo and that's when the vid-phone next
to him rung. Holding up a finger to stop Duo from talking, Trowa clicked the
button and the person's picture came up. Duo's eyes widened, along with
Trowa's. Duo was the first to say it.
"Heero?"
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A/N: Hey people! It's me, Bardock, back with the sequel to
Gundam Evil! I told you that every ending has a new beginning and this is that
new beginning. I decided to start the chapter off with a bang, literally. Ever
since I finished the first one, I kept thinking about a sequel and how to start
it, and that just popped into my head. Now please, be kind to poor 'ol me and
leave a review.
Preview of Next Chapter: Trowa and Duo have gotten a call
from Heero. What does Heero have to say? Is it good news or is it something
that could distort the peace that has been attained? Find out in the next
chapter of Gundam Evil 2!
Another Note: For those that didn't read the original Gundam
Evil, here's the link.
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=226051