A Normal Life
By: Jade Starlight

Chapter Six: Mission...Complete


Relena was sitting around her living room upstairs five weeks after the slumber
party. Everyone was gone, but Duo, who was sleeping peacefully in his room. Well,
almost.
*SNORE!!!* Relena sighed heavily. I can't take much more of his noises! she
thought, turning up the volume of the television. She was about to wake him up, when
the vid phone rang.
"This is Relena," she said, sighing at the noise she still heard. Shiri's face appeared.
"Hey, Lena! How's it going?"
"Horrible! Duo's snoring is driving me nuts!" she said frustratingly. Shiri cringed
and frowned.
"Sounds like ya need a break. Why don't you go shopping with me and the girls?
We're going for new clubbing clothes!"
"Clubbing clothes?"
"Yeah. We're going to a club tonight, and we want you to come!"
"Sure! Anything to get out of here! When ya coming?"
"Two. That gives ya half an hour."
"K."
"And Lena?"
"Yeah?"
"Can we use your place to get ready?"
"No prob! See ya soon!" The girls hung up with each other, and Relena rushed to
take a shower. Fifteen minutes later she was done. She threw on a bright blue knee
length skirt and a blue flowered tank top. Then she threw her hair up into her usual
braided style, and slipped on her white flip flops. Ten minutes later she had her purse and
spring jacket on, and was out the door. She sat outside, waiting for the girls to arrive.
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Jade sighed heavily.
"Someone needs to call Dr. Hino and let him know our plan's getting carried out
tonight," she said. Shiri nodded.
"Alondra, you do it," she said, handing her the hand held screen. Alondra
punched the numbers in, and waited for Dr. Hino's face to appear.
"Hino here," the young man said.
"Dr. Hino, it's Alondra. I'm informing you that we'll have them tonight," she said
exasperatingly.
"Are you positive?"
"Yes. We'll have all six of them tonight by midnight."
"Excellent! See you at midnight!" His face disappeared. The four girls stood
there, frowning deeply.
"I wish we didn't have to do this to her! To them!" Jade shouted. Everyone
nodded.
"I know. We're about to ruin her life," Isis said quietly. Then Amara sighed
heavily, and silently headed out the door to the jeep. The others followed quietly, and no
one spoke a single word the whole way to Relena's.
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Around seven, the girls started getting ready for their night out. They were all in
Relena's room, putting on their new outfits.
"This is stellar you guys!" Amara said, looking in the mirror. She had on dark
purple leather pants, a black shirt that said "Fallen Angel" in purple lettering, and black
boots. Her hair was half up and curled in ringlets.
"Definately!" Alondra said. She was wearing a black skirt with red roses all over
it that was mid thigh length, blood red tank top with the words "Devilish" in black, and
knee high black boots.
"I know! I love my new outfit!" Shiri said. She had on a light blue skirt with a
flowers in the lower right corner, a white sequenced halter top, and white open toed
platform sandals. He hair had two braids in the front, one on each side, and the rest was
straight.
"How do I look?" Isis asked. She twirled around.
"Awesome!" Amara said, giving her two thumbs up.
Isis wore dark brown suede pants, a light green suede halter-top, and brown boots.
Her hair was in one braid, reaching her waste.
"And what about me?" Jade asked. She was wearing pink bubble gum colored
pleather pants, a black belly tee that said "Rocker Babe" in pink letters, and black boots.
Her hair was half up in a clip, and curled nicely under. She also had a plain silver belt
around her waste, hanging to her side.
"Excellent! Say, is Lena out yet?" Shiri asked. Everyone shook their heads, as
Shiri knocked on the door. "Lena, come on!" she said.
"No!"
"Come on or I'll drag you out myself!"
"Fine! But I don't like this!" Relena stepped outside of the bathroom, holding her
stomach. Shiri pried her hands away.
"Don't cover it up! You look great!"
"Yeah, all the boys will be after you tonight!" Jade said.
"Really? If you say so," Relena shrugged. She was wearing a black mini skirt, a
black belly haulter top, and black knee high boots. Her hair was down, and in spiral
curls.
"Let's go," Amara said, leading the way out of the house.
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Around about eleven thirty, Amara, Jade, and Isis left the club to get the car,
which was parked a block away.
"Do you think the boys are home yet? They've been gone since four," Relena said
to Alondra. She smiled, and faced Relena as they stood on the sidewalk, waiting. Shiri
nodded to Alondra, and Relena didn't take notice.
"Oh I'm sure they are. They probebly just went out for dinner or something.
They'll be fine."
"Well, I sure hope s-" Relena was cut off as a hand covered her mouth and nose
with a dampened cloth.
"We're so sorry Relena," Shiri whispered, as Relena fought, and slowly passed
out. Tears streamed from Alondra's eyes, as she and Shiri gathered the former princess
up, and piled into the jeep.
"On to faze two," Isis said sadly. The thirty-minute ride to the compound training
base was deadly silent.
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Relena awoke, only to find herself tied to a chair. Her vision adjusted to the
bright light. She glanced around and saw that she was in a large room, with some chairs,
and a couple of computers. A large screen was in front of her, and to the side their were
swinging doors.
What hap-I remember! Relena thought angrily, remembering what her friends did.
"Make that ex-friends," she said aloud.
"Don't say that, Lena," a voice said. She knew it was Jade.
"Why not? You kidnapped me!" she screamed.
"We had to! It was our mission! Do you think we actually want to hurt you!" Isis
shouted. Relena struggled with the rope around her wrists, cutting them up a little.
"If you promise to sit and listen, I'll untie you," Alondra said. They were behind
Relena, so she couldn't see them.
"Fine, just get me out of this!" Alondra untied her, and she sprang up, glaring at
the five girls in front of her now. She also noticed a young man in a lab coat sitting at a
table, watching everything.
"Ah, Miss Relena Dorlain, or should I say the former Queen of the World, how
nice to meet you," the brown haired man with glasses said.
"And you are?"
"Dr. Hino, these five girls' trainer. And soon to be yours," he said, walking over
to her. He held a folder in his hand with papers sticking out of it.
"What do you mean? And how did you know it was me?" she asked, backing
away.
"Now, Relena, you musn't leave. I have something very valuable to you."
"And what is that?" she asked bitterly. The other girls looked on, sadness in their
eyes, as the five former Gundam pilots were dragged in by some security officers. They
were tied and gagged.
"What?! What did you do?!" she asked, running towards them. They were now
seated in some chairs against the wall.
"Nothing, yet. I actually need them, and you as well. I knew they wouldn't
cooperate though, so I had them kidnapped," the scientist explained, walking towards
Relena.
"Lena, listen to what he has to to say. It's very important," Jade said. Her eyes, as
well as the others, were pleading with her to cooperate. Relena turned to the boys, who
were shaking their heads no, and trying to say stuff, but it came out as muffled sounds.
"Fine, I'll listen to what your little explanation is," she said bitterly, taking the
folder. As she started flipping through, Dr. Hino began to explain things.
"You see Relena, you have an interesting past. Yes, it was true that you once
belong to the late King of the Sank Kingdom, and yes, you were found by someone the
day it was destroyed, but it wasn't by Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain." He paused, to
make sure she was listening, and she definitely was. Her eyes were practically popping
out of her head.
"Ex-excuse me?" she stumbled out.
"You were taken in by Dr. J, who later turned you over to me." Heero's eyes were
huge, as well as the other Gundam pilots. They all knew what he meant by "taken in."
"You mean, I was-"
"Yes, my dear. You were trained to be an assassin, until the age of ten. That is
when I handed you over to the Dorlain's."
"And I don't remember this why?"
"Because I invented a memory syrum that completely buried your memory of
combat and your past, until I would bring you back to resurface it."
"And that time is now," Relena stated quietly. She looked down, and then back
up again. "You want me to join your team."
"Yes, but there's more than that. You will join and be the leader of my Gundam
team."
"And if I don't?"
"If you don't, I'll let you leave. But Relena, I know for a fact that there are some
people who know about this that should not. People who remember you when you
destroyed their loved ones, and they will hunt you down, and they will kill you. Also,
your memories will resurface soon, and that means you will have to live with the burden
of your sins the rest of your life, unable to do anything about it."
Relena simply stared at him, and then the other girls, and down at the folder she
held. She thought this over thoroughly, and finally came up with an answer.
"I will do it, on one condition."
"What?"
"I get to leave, and visit whomever I choose, whenever I choose."
"Very well, I shall allow it. Untie the boys," Hino ordered. The girls untied them,
and resumed their positions on the other side of the room
"Relena, this is suicide! Your life will be forever stained!" Heero yelled, shaking
her. She looked at him, tears in her eyes.
"Heero, you heard him. I have no choice. I've done this before," she whispered.
Heero embraced he tightly, as the others watched. Then, finally someone spoke up.
"What do you want with us?" Quatre demanded.
"I want you to form my other team. I have your trainers on their way, to help
retrain you, as well as Relena. My girls will also help."
"Very well. Let me just inform you of one thing. We're doing this for Relena, not
you, not them, or anyone else," Duo said, gritting his teeth.
"I know. I'll show you to your rooms, where you'll stay while working on
missions, and then you can leave, and go back to your home."
"Fine," was all Heero said, as he and the others followed Dr. Hino out of the
room.
"Mission...Complete," Isis whispered.
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In the training base, the five Gundam boys and Relena were given a brief tour of
the place. In the middle of examining the equipment, an alarm sounded.
"What is it Dr. Hino?" Jade asked.
"I'm not sure. Come with me," he said, leading the eleven teens into a room. It
appeared to be a security room, for there were camera pictures everywhere, exposing
every hallway and the Gundam hanger.
"Dr. Hino, we have a problem," a young man said, joining the group.
"What is it?"
"Well, sir, it appears that someone is after Relena already. They sent this," the
young man handed him a piece of paper.
"It says 'You will pay, Relena, for everything you did.' and it's signed 'L.'" Relena
just looked at everyone, fear showing in her eyes.
"Shiri, Jade, you know what to do," Dr. Hino said, nodding towards the combat
room. The girls grabbed Relena, and led her to the room across the hall. The boys started
to follow, but stopped when Dr. Hino shut the doors.
"Boys, let Relena go for a minute. She can't have any distractions while they
refresh her memory."
"What are they going to show her?" Heero asked, anger hinted in his voice. Dr.
Hino pointed to the screen monitor to the left, and pushed a button. The room the girls
went into popped up, and they saw the three of them.
"Just watch," was all Dr. Hino said. They turned around and did so.
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"What is this?" Relena asked, as she was directed into a chair in front of a screen.
The girls took wires and stuck them to her head, on her temples, and her neck.
"Relena, just trust us, and sit still," Jade directed. She reached over and turned on
the screen.
"Please type in a code," the voice directed. Jade typed in "Weaponry," and images
started flashing on the screen, followed by words and numbers.
"Wh-what's going on?! Ah!" Relena screamed as the information was transferred
to her brain, resurfacing her memory on weapons.
"Hey, you're hurting her!" Duo yelled.
"No we aren't. Just sit still and watch," Dr. Hino said. The boys glared at him and
continued watching, as Relena's eyes shut. She remained motionless for a few minutes
while the screen finished flashing.
Relena moved her head up, looking at the screen, which was now black. Her head
was pounding, and she could hear her heart in her ears.
"My head...ow," she mumbled, standing up. Shiri detached the wires, and took
her hand, placing a gun in it. Relena's eyes went wide, but then she started inspecting it.
"This is a gun," she stated.
"Yep, now, shoot the bulls eye over on the wall," Shiri said, pointing to a black
and white board. Relena turned, and without a second thought, fired. She hit her target,
right in the middle. Jade and Shiri smiled.
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"That's it, Lena. Remember your training," Isis whispered. The boys were all
shocked. They never thought that Relena would do anything like that, let alone so well.
"I'm taking her home," Heero said. He left the room to get her. The others
followed, equally angry and still somewhat shocked.
Relena turned abruptly when she heard the doors swing open to the room. The
gun was still in her hands.
"We're leaving Relena," Heero said, grabbing her arm. She struggled, and
somehow broke free.
"Wait a minute guys," she said. A smile crept across her face. She turned to Shiri
and Jade. "Can I-"
"Yeah, sure. We've got plenty more. Oh yeah, and guys, here's your guns," Shiri
said, pointing to a small table with five guns on it. The boys reluctantly took them, and
left, Relena following. Alondra stopped Relena and handed her a labtop.
"We'll contact you when you're to come back," she said. Relena nodded, and left.
"I hope she survives her first test," Amara said.
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The boys and Relena were about a block from home. Heero was beside Relena,
and every few minutes he was turning around.
"You have that feeling too, huh?" Relena said, also looking back. Heero
immediately looked forward.
"What feeling?"
"That someone's following u-" she never got to finish, because someone shot her
in the arm, and she was down.
"Guys! We have an attacker!" Heero yelled, as he dropped to Relena's side. She
held the wound as he ripped off part of his shirt, wrapping it around her arm.
"Ow, I never knew how much getting shot hurt. Ow!" she grunted as he finished
tying it. The other four were standing around them, searching the dark streets for
anyhting. Relena made her way to her feet, and Heero supported her until she was
standing.
"Well, I don't see any-" this time Quatre was cut off, as Relena fired at him, or so
he thought. Relena held the gun up, and Quatre realized it was pointed behind him.
"Move and you're dead," Relena growled. The figure behind Quatre stood still,
and stared at the group. The boys were in complete shock, piling behind Relena and
Heero in a line.
"Drop the gun and move into the light," Relena commanded. The unknown figure
did so, stepping into the street light. Her eyes went wide when she saw the culprit.
"Well done, Miss Relena. Now you are ready to begin. You passed the test,"
Dorothy Catalonia said.
"They sent you?" Heero said disbelievingly. Dorothy smiled.
"Yes, they did. You passed the test, and now you are going to begin training.
They will inform you of when soon!" she yelled, running away.
"A test?! I was put to test?! I got shot for a STUPID test?!" Relena screamed.
Duo snickered, but stopped when Relena gave him a death glare.
"Man Relena, you look like Heero when you do that! Stop!" he said. Heero
glared at him as well, and then the two of them continued on their way home, the others
following behind.