Disclaimer – I don't own Gundam Wing. Though, Maceria, Adrina, and all the other characters are my own.

Frozen – Prologue

He suddenly woke. But he was too late. The chamber had already started. He felt it creeping up his legs. It was so cold. He even felt it through the suit. It was like the ice was alive, in a way it was. The frosted air reached his lungs and it became hard to breathe. It hurt…

He tried to scream. He tried so hard to scream, but his efforts were fruitless. His throat produced no sound. With fear in his eyes, he realized that his vocal chords were paralyzed. He looked around anxiously for a way out. But no avail! The walls of his cell were smooth steel and no screw or bolt scarred its surface.

He wanted out. He wanted out! He beat against the glass with his fists until they throbbed and started to bruise. Defeated, the teardrops began to fill his eyes. But only one tear managed to begin its journey down his face before it froze on his cheek. He closed his eyes with a shudder and then was stilled.

The scientists looked in upon him. "We shouldn't have done…" the young woman shook her head. She looked at her fellow scientist with a sad look on her face. "It's for the good of mankind. Preserving the best for the good of mankind…" the older man said then trailed off in the regret of his statement. "Maybe we should take him out, return him to his family... or at least get the others…" she said. "It has already started. If we open it now, we would kill him or turn him into a vegetable. And room is few…" the man turned a few knobs. After a long silence, the man said, "We should go Claire, we've done our job." Claire gave a sad glance at the young man in the freezing chamber. The older man touched her shoulder. She looked up into his face. He just shook his head with the offer of comfort. With her eyes to the floor, Claire started towards the door behind her comrade. When she reached the doorway, she turned to flip the lightswitch. The freezing chamber caught her eye. She stared at it a few moments before moving her hand down. The room went dark. The freezing chamber glowed blue in the unlit room. Claire left the doorway.