A Normal Life
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter Ten: The Endless Battle
Jeremiah groaned as he struggled to move. When he found that he couldn't, he
opened his eyes, only to close them tightly again. The bright light was too much, and he
began to get a headache again. After the headache left, he tried again, only this time he
slowly opened his eyes, letting them adjust to the light. When he was able to make out
objects, he found that he was laying on a bed in a small room somewhere. He struggled
to sit up, and in the process he heard someone turning the doorknob to the room.
"Well, good evening," a girl said as she walked over to him. She pushed him
back down, causing him to grumble.
"Where am I?" he asked, as she began to lift up the covers. He noticed at that
moment that he had no shirt on, and he shoved her hands away. She smiled at his action,
and pushed a loose tendril of brown hair behind her ear.
I've seen her before. She's my angel! Jeremiah thought, staring at her brown
eyes. When she cleared her throat, he snapped out of it, blushing slightly.
"Excuse me, but I need to inspect those wounds of yours," she said, moving the
sheets. He smiled and let her do so, still staring at her beauty.
"What's your name?" he asked, smiling flirtatiously at her. She blushed a little,
and walked across the room.
"Jade. And yours is Jeremiah, is that correct?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Relena told us," she answered simply, grabbing some new bandages. She
walked back over to him, and began to remove the old ones.
"Us? Who's us?"
"Well, there's ten of us. You already know Heero and Relena, and now me, but
there are still eight others," she explained. She finished with his side, and moved to his
arm.
"Sit up please," she commanded, pulling him upright. He obeyed.
"So, why are so many people here?" he asked. She shook her head slightly.
"I'm sorry, but that is confidential. The only way you'll find that out is if you talk
to Relena or Dr. Hino." When he was about to knag on, she quickly changed the subject.
"So, you wanna tell me how you got these wounds?" she asked.
"If I do, will you answer my question?" he asked, raising a brow. She frowned,
and got up to leave.
"Nope. Come to the kitchen when you're done getting dressed. Everyone else is
already there. It's across the hall," she said, before shutting the door. He sighed, and
reluctantly got up.
"Sure thing, Angel," he whispered.
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Relena paced back and forth as Dr. Hino explained the meaning of this mission to
her.
"So when you were both sent there, it was to get Jeremiah Kinsley to come here,"
he finished. Relena shook her head in dismay, as did Heero.
"Then why did you need both of us?" Heero asked.
"Yeah, I mean isn't it more sensible to have just one?" Quatre asked, as he and
the others listened. They were all seated at a large table, except for Dr. Hino, Relena, and
Heero, who were standing against the wall.
"Well, Heero truly was sent to protect Millardo Peacecraft, and Relena was sent
to lure Jeremiah and part from her past. We felt that it would only disturb her if she held
on to those two other people she had been."
"Why Jeremiah?" Shiri asked.
"Because we knew his father was one of the top ranking pilots in Oz. The best
actually, before, uh-"
"Before I killed him," Relena finished, anger in her voice. Dr. Hino slowly shook
his head.
"Well, anyway, we also knew that his father trained him at a young age, hardly
though, but enough. And we were hoping to complete that for him, and add him to the
team."
"So everything was a setup," a voice said. Everyone looked at the doorway, to
find a tall, well built dark red head with piercing emerald green eyes staring at Dr. Hino.
"Welcome, Jeremiah. How long were you there?"
"Long enough," he chirped. Everyone stared at him.
"This is him?" Duo asked. He laughed, and Shiri hit him in the back of the head.
"Knock it off Duo!" she warned. He rubbed his head and groaned.
"Ow, that hurt!"
"Um, Jeremiah, allow me to introduce everyone. This is Duo, Shiri, Trowa, and
Quatre," Relena said, pointing to each person.
"Hello," he said. Everyone nodded, as Relena continued.
"And this is Isis, Wufei, Amara, Alondra, and-"
"Jade. We already met," he said, smiling at Jade. She smiled back, and Relena
raised a brow before continuing.
"So, I'm sure you'd like to know why everyone's here?"
"Yes, I would," he said, sitting next to Jade. Relena sat across from him.
"Well, in a nut shell, we're all pilots," she said.
"I knew about the boys, but why are you girls Gundam pilots?" The boys were
wide eyed, except Heero, and they listened as the explanations continued.
"Well, Dr. Hino and the other scientists wanted another team, so we were
chosen."
"Okay, but why?"
"Well that's a good question, actually," Relena said, turning to Dr. Hino. She
looked at him expectantly, awaiting an answer, as did the others.
"It's about time I explain things to you all," he said nervously. He began pacing
back and forth, deciding where to start.
A couple of hours later, everyone was upset and deep in their thoughts. It was so
quiet that if a pin was dropped, it would be heard.
"So, that's it, huh?" Relena said, shock in her voice. Dr. Hino nodded his head
slowly. Relena shook her head, letting a long sigh escape her lips.
"Well, what are we going to do about this new rebel group, what was it called
again?" Isis asked.
"They call themselves the Independent Citizens of Space, ICS for short."
"And once again someone wants to destroy the peace we've all worked so hard
for," Quatre stated, referring to he, the original Gundam Pilots, and Relena.
"Well, we won't allow them to. We can't," Relena stated. Everyone nodded their
heads in agreement.
"What do we do now?" Jeremiah asked.
"We prepare for war, only now they have to deal with twelve expert Gundam
pilots, instead of five," Trowa said. Once again everyone silently agreed.
"Well, I suggest you all get a good night's rest before we begin," Dr. Hino said.
"Agreed. Let's go to bed, and tomorrow we'll begin to increase our training,"
Heero said, leaving the room. Everyone else followed in suit, unnaturally quieter than
usual.
By: Jade Starlight
Chapter Ten: The Endless Battle
Jeremiah groaned as he struggled to move. When he found that he couldn't, he
opened his eyes, only to close them tightly again. The bright light was too much, and he
began to get a headache again. After the headache left, he tried again, only this time he
slowly opened his eyes, letting them adjust to the light. When he was able to make out
objects, he found that he was laying on a bed in a small room somewhere. He struggled
to sit up, and in the process he heard someone turning the doorknob to the room.
"Well, good evening," a girl said as she walked over to him. She pushed him
back down, causing him to grumble.
"Where am I?" he asked, as she began to lift up the covers. He noticed at that
moment that he had no shirt on, and he shoved her hands away. She smiled at his action,
and pushed a loose tendril of brown hair behind her ear.
I've seen her before. She's my angel! Jeremiah thought, staring at her brown
eyes. When she cleared her throat, he snapped out of it, blushing slightly.
"Excuse me, but I need to inspect those wounds of yours," she said, moving the
sheets. He smiled and let her do so, still staring at her beauty.
"What's your name?" he asked, smiling flirtatiously at her. She blushed a little,
and walked across the room.
"Jade. And yours is Jeremiah, is that correct?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Relena told us," she answered simply, grabbing some new bandages. She
walked back over to him, and began to remove the old ones.
"Us? Who's us?"
"Well, there's ten of us. You already know Heero and Relena, and now me, but
there are still eight others," she explained. She finished with his side, and moved to his
arm.
"Sit up please," she commanded, pulling him upright. He obeyed.
"So, why are so many people here?" he asked. She shook her head slightly.
"I'm sorry, but that is confidential. The only way you'll find that out is if you talk
to Relena or Dr. Hino." When he was about to knag on, she quickly changed the subject.
"So, you wanna tell me how you got these wounds?" she asked.
"If I do, will you answer my question?" he asked, raising a brow. She frowned,
and got up to leave.
"Nope. Come to the kitchen when you're done getting dressed. Everyone else is
already there. It's across the hall," she said, before shutting the door. He sighed, and
reluctantly got up.
"Sure thing, Angel," he whispered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~```
Relena paced back and forth as Dr. Hino explained the meaning of this mission to
her.
"So when you were both sent there, it was to get Jeremiah Kinsley to come here,"
he finished. Relena shook her head in dismay, as did Heero.
"Then why did you need both of us?" Heero asked.
"Yeah, I mean isn't it more sensible to have just one?" Quatre asked, as he and
the others listened. They were all seated at a large table, except for Dr. Hino, Relena, and
Heero, who were standing against the wall.
"Well, Heero truly was sent to protect Millardo Peacecraft, and Relena was sent
to lure Jeremiah and part from her past. We felt that it would only disturb her if she held
on to those two other people she had been."
"Why Jeremiah?" Shiri asked.
"Because we knew his father was one of the top ranking pilots in Oz. The best
actually, before, uh-"
"Before I killed him," Relena finished, anger in her voice. Dr. Hino slowly shook
his head.
"Well, anyway, we also knew that his father trained him at a young age, hardly
though, but enough. And we were hoping to complete that for him, and add him to the
team."
"So everything was a setup," a voice said. Everyone looked at the doorway, to
find a tall, well built dark red head with piercing emerald green eyes staring at Dr. Hino.
"Welcome, Jeremiah. How long were you there?"
"Long enough," he chirped. Everyone stared at him.
"This is him?" Duo asked. He laughed, and Shiri hit him in the back of the head.
"Knock it off Duo!" she warned. He rubbed his head and groaned.
"Ow, that hurt!"
"Um, Jeremiah, allow me to introduce everyone. This is Duo, Shiri, Trowa, and
Quatre," Relena said, pointing to each person.
"Hello," he said. Everyone nodded, as Relena continued.
"And this is Isis, Wufei, Amara, Alondra, and-"
"Jade. We already met," he said, smiling at Jade. She smiled back, and Relena
raised a brow before continuing.
"So, I'm sure you'd like to know why everyone's here?"
"Yes, I would," he said, sitting next to Jade. Relena sat across from him.
"Well, in a nut shell, we're all pilots," she said.
"I knew about the boys, but why are you girls Gundam pilots?" The boys were
wide eyed, except Heero, and they listened as the explanations continued.
"Well, Dr. Hino and the other scientists wanted another team, so we were
chosen."
"Okay, but why?"
"Well that's a good question, actually," Relena said, turning to Dr. Hino. She
looked at him expectantly, awaiting an answer, as did the others.
"It's about time I explain things to you all," he said nervously. He began pacing
back and forth, deciding where to start.
A couple of hours later, everyone was upset and deep in their thoughts. It was so
quiet that if a pin was dropped, it would be heard.
"So, that's it, huh?" Relena said, shock in her voice. Dr. Hino nodded his head
slowly. Relena shook her head, letting a long sigh escape her lips.
"Well, what are we going to do about this new rebel group, what was it called
again?" Isis asked.
"They call themselves the Independent Citizens of Space, ICS for short."
"And once again someone wants to destroy the peace we've all worked so hard
for," Quatre stated, referring to he, the original Gundam Pilots, and Relena.
"Well, we won't allow them to. We can't," Relena stated. Everyone nodded their
heads in agreement.
"What do we do now?" Jeremiah asked.
"We prepare for war, only now they have to deal with twelve expert Gundam
pilots, instead of five," Trowa said. Once again everyone silently agreed.
"Well, I suggest you all get a good night's rest before we begin," Dr. Hino said.
"Agreed. Let's go to bed, and tomorrow we'll begin to increase our training,"
Heero said, leaving the room. Everyone else followed in suit, unnaturally quieter than
usual.
