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Gundam Wing & Sailor Moon

X Pi

Episode 2:

The Dream Watcher

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The Gundams and Senshi found themselves in a dark room, although the room was as dark as a patch of midnight that no one would want to look at, they felt warmth. Almost as if the room was crowded with people and their body heat was being given off. Still none of them heard the voices, breathing or even footsteps of people. All they heard was sounds like bubbles going through tubing, a constant blurp blurp noise.

Suddenly above them a light came on, like a ceiling lamp that was lowered a few feet above their heads. Each of them looked around to find themselves in the circle of light from the ceiling lamp; the Senshi and Gundams were on their feet while Johan was lying down on the floor still unconscious.

Duo kneeled next to Johan and felt his neck to make sure that he's still alive. He felt his pulse below his fingers, yup, he thought, he's alive.

"Hey, everyone." Duo called, "is everyone all right?"

In the light, Duo saw that the others were nodding their heads.

"Where are we?" Haruka asked

As soon as the question was asked another spot light came on and under that light was a girl approximately 13 years old. She was dressed in a fuku like the Sailor Soldiers, but her skirt was longer and it was green plaid. Her eyes were brown, while her hair was shortly brown except for one bang that came down the left side of her face. And that bang was wrapped with a single string.

Duo looked directly at the eyes of this girl.

"Who are you?" He asked

The girl spoke, "My name is Lain Iwakura and I am a dream watcher."

"A dream watcher?" Michiru asked turning towards the girl

"Yes." Lain answered, "My dreams will tell the future. And I have seen in my dreams a tear between two worlds. And it is that tear that has brought your groups together. Now that I have you on my side I can help fight the enemy."

"Who is the enemy?" Trowa stepped forward

"From what I can gather of the situation, a man from your world Trowa Barton, a man named Treize Kushrinada has been possessed. And it's because of this possession that has made this tear between the two worlds. Once we rid him of whatever's possessing him the tear will be sealed."

"I'm sorry Lain." Quatre apologized, "But we need to help our friend."

"You mean Johan Rodriguez?" Lain asked, "I know all about this, his wife. But actually his wife isn't dead."

"WHAT?" Duo shouted

"It's true."

Haruka Tenou who is Sailor Uranus felt extremely hot as the adrenaline rushed through her thinking that she's the one that's Johan wife. The idea of being with a guy didn't actually sound appealing to her, but for some reason Johan struck her as an interesting guy.

"You mean the Haruka Tenou whose Johan's wife?" Quatre asked

"Yes, she's being held prisoner by the possessed Treize Kushrinada."

"Treize possessed?" Wufei asked, "That sounds so ridiculous."

"Well, Wufei Chang." Lain placed her fists at her side, "If that's the case, then ask how you got to this place?"

Wufei didn't answer

"Very well." Lain smiled down at Johan, "First of all I'll wake up your friend."

As Lain walked out of the light and into the darkness only her shadow could be seen. Then she stepped into the light with the Gundams and Senshi.

"Can you tell us what happened to Johan?" Trowa asked

"He's basically in a state where he's deciding whether to live or die." Lain explained

"Will he live?" Heero asked

"Once he knows that Haruka's alive he will."

Lain knelt down beside Johan while the Senshi and Gundams made a circle around the two.

"Johan." Lain whispered, "I know you can hear me. Listen to my voice, listen and the answers will come."

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Johan was dreaming, he was lying down and he heard the song. The song he sang for Haruka at their wedding.

Hey Jude, don't make bad

Take a sad song and make it better

Remember to let her into your heart

Then you can start to make it better

Johan opened his eyes and saw blue skies and white clouds overhead. While there were red, pink, orange, and yellow rose petals were flowing in one direction. He heard the song and saw the petals flow by. He saw up and saw that he was sitting upon the surface of water, not just any kind of water but it looked the same shade as water in the Caribbean, sea foam green.

Johan sat up and looked to his left and saw the back of a woman, her hair was blond and short while here clothes were pure white. A white blouse and white pants.

"It's wonderful to see you Johan." The woman said, she turned around and Johan saw the face of Haruka. Her face was so lovely that Johan could almost feel his heart in his ears with it's constant boom, boom.

"Haruka." He whispered and got to his feet in a dash, "How could you leave me for a woman Haruka?"

"The one that you met Johan, is not the one that you fell in love with so long ago. And she isn't the one that fell in love with you."

"Who is she then?"

"That's not important. But I think you should know this, I'm still alive. I'll be waiting for you Johan. Follow your heart, find me and we will be returned to each other."

She began to fade.

"Wait, don't go!" Johan demanded, but it was too late, Haruka was gone all that was left was the water beneath and the sky above him.

"WAIT!"

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Johan woke up again with a gasp and this time there wasn't a window to his left, this time there was Lain next to him.

"Nice to see you awake Johan." Lain smiled

"Who are you?" Johan asked

"I am Lain."

Johan looked down at his waist, "It was just a dream. Haruka isn't alive, and this Haruka that I've met isn't the one that I knew and loved."

"That is true Johan." Lain agreed, "But the Haruka that you know and love is alive."
"ALIVE?!" Johan shouted as he got to his feet

"Please Johan, you have to relax." Quatre advised

"Who are you!" Johan demanded at Lain, "How do you know my wife?"

"There is a great deal that I know." Lain stared as she stood up, "The dead wife you held in your arms was a fake. Constructed by a possessed Treize Kushrinada. The only reason why it wasn't found to be fake was because no autopsy was conducted."

"Treize, that bastard!" Johan stewed, "I'll kill him."

"No, Johan." Lain advised, "You must calm down first."

"Very well." Johan gave up, "I'll listen."

Lain began to explain the depth of the situation

"Johan, I am a dream watcher, my dreams can tell the future. As I know, you and your co-workers of Preventer have been called to earth to investigate a tear. You see this tear is a result of Treize being possessed by something from the universe from the Senshi's universe. And as long as the tear remains the two worlds become unstable. And if the tear remains too long then both worlds might either merge or be destroyed. But the situation is too high to risk. That's why I need your help in this matter."

"Why can't you fight him?" Trowa asked

"I can't." Lain answered, "A dream watcher can't fight. All I can do is counsel. But if you are to fight this enemy, then you will need something. Follow me."

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The Gundams and Senshi followed Lain passed hallway after crammed hallway. And what they found both disturbed and amazed them. Through each hallway they found the walls strewn and overflowing with wires, all kinds of wires of different types and colors each serving a purpose to some great machine. Along with these wires they found tubes, different tube lines within the maelstrom of wires. Each tubes pumped a lime green liquid and it was this that was causing that constant blurp blurp.

This spectacle of wires and tube lines stopped and the Senshi, the Gundams and Lain were in a small square black room with one table. Above this table was a lamp just like the one that the Senshi and Gundams arrived under. It was suspended above the table about five feet. Lain walked around this table to its other side while the Gundams stood side by side with the Senshi in a line along the wall.

On the table were seven swords, each sword was a different kind and era. At the right end going to the left the swords were in this order; first there was a rapier. The rapier looked like something out a Shakespearean play in which the hilt was a silver steel color while it's blade was long and thin that was tucked away in it's sheath. Next to the rapier was a broadsword that looked like it should have belonged to some kind of medieval barbarian with it's thick double edged blade and long hilt with it's leather sheath lying next to it.

Lying next to the broadsword was a Japanese Katana that was curved at least from what can be seen from it's black sheath which was offset by it's ivory handle. But something was next to the katana that wasn't a sword, rather it was a small triangular piece with rounded edges that had small electronic components slightly sticking up from within it. And connected to it was a small strap that looked large enough for a wrist.

Next to this rounded triangle was a scimitar that looked a little bit like the sword that was the Talisman belonging to Sailor Uranus. Except its blade was a little longer and a bit more of a straight edge while the end of the sword was bent backward just a little bit. Its hilt was golden and its sheath was jeweled like Haruka's Talisman. Along with this scimitar was a sword that was very similar to a Scottish claymore with it's hilt edges bent upward towards the blade. While it's handle was just as long as a katana.

Finally at the other end of the table was a sword encased within a silver sheath and it was a saber. This saber looked like it belonged to some kind of Civil War general that would lead some kind of glorious charge on a battlefield.

Lain spoke, "These swords were used by some of the greatest soldiers ever known. And each sword has taken on a life of their own, and now with this new enemy and the fate of two worlds resting on seven of you. Let the sword choose you, because the swords have a mind of their own, and the sword will choose its user. Who among you will be the first?"

"I'll go ahead." Quatre volunteered and he stepped forward to the table. He was as confused as everyone else in the room as to what Lain meant by let the sword choose you. But he went ahead and he held his hand out while he started at the end of the table where the saber was laid. As he held his hand over it, nothing happened. But he moved along with his hand held out hoping that somehow the sword will choose him. Still nothing happened, until he was ready to give up his hand passed over the rapier. Just as he did the rapier jolted upward to Quatre's hand and thanks to Quatre's hand he caught it. And he held the rapier close feeling something from the sword, a warmth, a warmth like that of a human and he was feeling this from a sword.

Quatre stepped back along the wall looking very deeply at the sword in his hand, he felt the leather belt coming from the sheath and he wrapped the belt around his waist. He fastened the belt buckle and held the sword at his side.

Rei was the next one up, she passed along the six remaining swords, and nothing happened with her. So that meant that none of the swords chose her, she stepped back thinking that it was pretty sad that none of the swords chose her. Even she thought that at this point she would take the broad sword even though she didn't like the site of it.

Next was Heero, who didn't exactly like this idea but she decided to play along, and nothing happened with him. But he didn't mind since he didn't want to be chosen, because he already has a weapon called Gundam.

The next few were Minako, nothing happened.

Then Trowa, nothing.

Finally, Wufei, with his pride hurt, nothing happened.

The next one for the swords to choose was Makoto, she passed from the saber to the katana and nothing happened. But as she reached the broadsword, her hand stopped as the broadsword jiggled then stood up on end and leapt in the air and brought itself down against Makoto's back and strapped itself to her. The Broadsword had chosen her.

Ami went next, but she didn't go through the table, she felt a strong attraction to the rounded triangular object. She watched it from a distance and she felt that somehow the weapon was calling to her. She stepped across the room to the object and as she reached her hand out, the object jumped to her palm. And as if the straps that were connected to the object were arms they threw themselves around Ami's wrist and tightened themselves to it. Ami was not afraid but rather curious as to what this thing is. And as the triangular object set it self in her palm she held out her hand and from both ends of her hand came out two blades of light, both were a light blue color like a double-ended lightsaber. As Ami and the others watched she let her fist go back to palm and the lightsaber was gone leaving only the triangular object to be left.

"It's a chi blade." Lain explained

Ami said nothing she only stared at the object in her palm as she walked back to her friends.

Haruka had a similar idea of which sword would be hers. She laid her eyes on the scimitar; she had a very distinct feeling that the sword would be hers because of the fact that her talisman was just like it. So she went up to it and sure enough the sword leapt off the table and onto Haruka's waist and using the straps it hugged itself to her waist. Haruka, she wasn't too surprised about this so she went back along the wall.

Next Michiru went ahead, but with only a few swords left, she only had three choices; the saber, the claymore, and the katana.

Michiru reached for the saber and she felt the saber jump into her hand and she felt the wave of warmth in the saber as if it were alive. She held it close trying to find out what the source of this heat it. Is the sword alive?

Next was Duo. He looked for a sword that would be the most appropriate for the God of Death. And he laid his eyes on the claymore and he reached for it and the claymore came to him and he strapped it on and patted it thinking that the sword made a good choice.

Finally, Johan was up, he knew immediately that the katana would already be his. SO he simply walked over to the table to grab the katana. But before he even took his last step the katana already jumped off the table and it sped right at him like an oncoming car.

Johan raised his hand and he felt the sword land in his palm. With the force of the impact his palm closed it's fingers around the sword.

Johan had his eye's closed for a moment then he opened them and looked at the sword in his hand. The amazement he felt bordered between awe and confusion. How is it that this has happened? It was as if the sword was sensing Johan's thoughts.

"The swords have chosen." Lain spoke softly but with the demeanor of some kind of evangelist.

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The Gundams and the Senshi were returned to the Sank Kingdom, but whiel they were in the company of the Dream Watch Lain, the question of where they are was brought up.

"This is a place where time doesn't exist." Lain has explained she also went onto explain how she'll see the Gundams or Senshi again, "I will see you in your dreams." She said

The explanation didn't satisfy anyone among the Gundams or the Senshi. In fact one thought described the feeling down to a tee.

"How Zen-ful." Duo thought

Since the Gundams and the Senshi would be working together they had decided to become more aquatinted with each other. Although there were still some rough spots, such as the one between Wufei and Haruka Tenou of the Senshi. Then again, these two are probably some of the most prideful between the Gundams and the Senshi.

Although the Gundams and the Senshi were becoming aquatinted, Johan was standing outside along the balcony looking out towards the forest, sky and sea.

"How?" He thought, "How could my Haruka still be alive?"

He looked at the forest that stretched alongside of the beach toward the horizon becoming smaller and smaller. Until he looked to his left and saw a set of stairs that led down to the ground and a pathway into the forest. He pushed himself away from the balcony he was leaning on and headed towards the forest. He felt his white trench coat blowing with the wind against his legs as he stepped down to the ground. Along with the sword under his coat and at his side, banging against his hip as he walked into the forest.

Meanwhile behind him Duo peeked around the corner to find Johan heading towards the forest. He didn't say anything, because he remembered when Johan left the battle field in Siberia to be alone since he heard his fiancé Amara had died. Duo respected this of Johan, and decided not to do or say anything. So he went back inside to where the Senshi and Gundams were speaking with each other in what looked like a student commons area with tables and chairs. But not cheap ones, each of them looked like they came right out of a Henry James novel of British tastes and elegance.

Duo walked back in and Minako was there, she saw the concerned look in his face.

"What's wrong Duo?" She asked

"Johan's left for the forest." Duo reported while leaning against the door frame

"Why?"

"Hey," Duo's eyes looked sharply into Minako's, "I've seen Johan like this, so it's best to leave him be."

Haruka and Michiru overheard this and one of them had to ask, and one of them was Michiru.

"Why leave him alone, Duo?" She asked

"When you've known Johan as much as I have Michiru, you would know what I mean."

"I haven't known him that long, so why are you leaving him alone?"

Duo too a deep breath and exhaled with annoyance, "You see when I first met Johan, he was wild and yet calm at the same time. But hiding beneath that he had a fiancé back home, but what had happened was she was killed, but her name was Amara Yumi. When she died he was really crushed, because he had promised her that he'd come back home alive. But she didn't stay alive." Duo shook his head, "That's when he left to be alone. And that's why at this time I'm going to let him be alone."

"My God." Minako gasped, "He's been through… so much."

"I know." Duo whispered and then looked out towards the forest where Johan was walking towards, "He's suffered more than any of us. But I wonder how much more he can take."
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Later that day, the Senshi had become very well aquatinted with the Gundams. They swapped stories, the Gundams told them their stories of how they fought the Alliance, Oz, The Romafeller Foundation, and the Colony Federalists. While the Senshi told them their adventures against the Negaverse, the Doom Tree, The Death Busters, The Dream Stealers, and the Sailor Wars.

Both sides were amazed at each other with what each of them had been through. Although the stories that surrounded Usagi did raise a few eyebrows among the Gundams. Thinking that such a goofy girl could be such a hero among the Senshi.

As the story swapping continued, Haruka and Michiru looked out the doors towards the forest and the sun that was setting.

"He's been out there along time." Michiru whispered

Haruka nodded

"Shouldn't we go after him?" Haruka asked

Duo stood up within a flash, "Like I said you two, just drop it. He'll be just fine."

Quatre looked up at Duo; "I have to agree with them Duo. I'm a little bit worried about Johan. This latest situation must have really struck Johan."

Wufei, along with Heero and Trowa agreed silently.

Duo shrugged, "Alright, let's go."

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Johan was by himself, he sat on a fallen and dead log in the middle of a small clearing in the woods that surrounded the Sank Kingdom's institute. Perhaps it was the same clearing where he landed his Gundam Dragon. Since it was falling into night, he built a fire in the middle of this clearing. He sat and stared silently into the fire and the flames. He thought that he should be overjoyed that his wife Haruka is alive. But still his skepticism was still there and he doubted of whether what the 13-year-old dream watcher told him was the truth. The thought made him reach for the katana at his side, just the feel of the cold sheath near his natural body heat made him rethink the situation.

"What reason's would the dream watcher have to lie?" He questioned, "Perhaps none. But what if she was lying, then why would she give me a weapon like this."

He pulled the katana out from under his trench coat and looked at its radiance with the light of the fire. It had a glow that was unlike any blade he had ever seen. He looked back down to the log he was sitting on and saw a stump sticking out of the log. He raised the sword and swiped at it. At first it seemed as though the sword went through it, in bewilderment Johan looked back at the sword and wondered just what happened. Then he looked back at the stump that stuck out like a sore thumb fall off of the log.

Johan thought in amazement, "I barely felt the sword hit it." He looked back at the blade, "What on God's green earth could this sword be?"

To be continued…

Author's Notes: I got some inspiration for this story from the movie called, "X", in which there are seven warriors each having a special power as well as a shield. I applied that to this story. As far as Lain is concerned I added her simply for the fact that I had seen Serial Experiments Lain before I had begun writing this story. Plus I wanted to add some diversity when it came to Anime series. Now that we know that Haruka is alive all that needs to be done is to go after her.

Come back for more chapters of this exciting story.