Chapter seven- To Earth
The ship soared through space going thousands of miles per hour. Stars and planets were a blurs in the windows.
Earth was in site, the blue and green globe reminded them of all the memories of the war.
The ship flew around the shining moon, where once the lunar base used to be.
The ship sailed straight into the atmosphere, without slowing. Heat hit the walls of the ship, and the atmosphere pushed against it trying to throw it out. The ship pressed on, even though everyone inside was burning up from the intense heat.
They broke through and the weight of the gravity pulled them faster to the earth's surface. They broke speed, slowing down as they flew through the sky in a 45-degree angle. Closer and closer they came to the surface.
They flew over cities and the people of earth. They flew over the desert where Quatre had been once with his olds friends. They flew over the ocean where Heero landed on his first mission. Soon they over came they over came the many acres of lands where many battles had been waged on.
"Cirrus city is thirty kilometers away. Lock seatbelts we are coming into a landing. Cirrus tower come in. This is 192 Preventers ship"
"Copy, that, 192."
"We are twenty kilometers out, coming in for a landing, repeat, landing."
"Loud and clear 192. a strip is clear for landing. Welcome back from space."
"Roger that, 192 clear."
"Cirrus tower clear."
There was a loud rush off air, from the back of this ship, and it jerked.
Cirrus city was below them.
"Descending. To landing strip. Seatbelts locked. Strip clear. Let bring her down."
"Her? You call this ship an onna? Baka onna!"
Beep
Beep
Beep
"There it is."
The ship slowly descended to the strip below the jets blasted hot air out the back as it descended. Dirty and dust on the landing below then picked up with the rush of air and was sent into the wind.
People waiting for the ship to land covered their faces to protect their eyes.
The ship hit the strip slowly and smoothly. The jet continued to run for five minutes before the engine was cut off, and everything was calm.
Crew workers raced to the ship as the side door opened. One by one each person from inside came out. The last one out was Duo who was carrying his suitcases.
Sally Po walked up to the owner of Cirrus tower, and the two walked off to the tower talking.
Wufei turned and Joined Duo, Trowa, Quatre and Heero. A man in a black tux and white dress shirt underneath joined the group of young men.
He was older than, with a small patch of gray hair, a thick mustache covered most of his thin upper lip. His eyes were small and squinted.
Quatre softly smiled, "Ranshid." (I'm not sure if that's his name).
The old man bowed, "A car is waiting. Relena expects you."
Duo rolled his eyes, 'she's always expects us, I swear she sees the future.'
Wufei hit Duo in the shoulder, when he didn't move to the pink limo like everyone else.
Duo blinked in confusion before shaking his head and following. Ranshid opened the back door and Quatre, Trowa, Heero, Wufei, and finally Duo Climbed in. Ranshid shut the door and walked around to the front driver's door. He opened it and climbed in. He shut the door, started the ignition and hit the gas.
Duo stifled a yawn. "It's been a long day."
Quatre nodded, "It sure has. We should be at the Peacecraft academy in an hour or so. So about 8 or 9. Enough time to enroll us into the school and get to class."
Trowa nodded silently, his eyes moved to the window Quatre sat next to.
Heero crossed his arms and her stared at Duo who sat across from him. Wufei was at his right, with his kantana out and was inspecting it.
Duo looked at Heero, he was still the walking dead, looked as if he was somewhere between the dream world and the living.
Duo inhaled deeply then relaxed, his eyes moved to the window next to him. They were just now leaving Cirrus city and going towards the Sank kingdom.
Duo rubbed his eyes as he yawned. He had braided his hair as he had headed to the cockpit with Heero, and now it wasn't as long as it used to look when it was down and free.
Duo picked up the thick braid and he stared hard at it. The silver strands were there but hardly noticeable, only if you looked hard enough.
Trowa glanced at him and then at the braid. He had always noticed the silver in it, but now it was more noticeable then when he had first met Duo. It was odd, that a man with chestnut hair would have such light highlight like silver in his hair. And Trowa also had noticed when Duo had come for him five days ago was that his eyes had become lighter, more blue than violet, and it looked more natural. Trowa shook off his thoughts and looked out the window again.
Duo dropped the braid and rested his head in his palms. He couldn't forget what happened, what he did.
The past was a haunting nightmare that came to his dreams and reminded him that it was there. He hadn't been able to save the Maxwell church. He hadn't been able to save the poor people that died there. He would never forgive himself.
He barely noticed when the car came to a halt, and the doors opening. He barely noticed someone tapping his shoulder.
"Duo."
Duo jerked up, he had dozed off to the dream world, and the nightmare had almost come. But now his eyes stared into dark Prussian blue ones. "We're here."
Duo's gaze flew to the open door. Heero pushed past him and climbed out. Duo stared at the large Kingdom Relena lived in.
"Duo."
Duo shook his head, "Oh right." Slowly he climbed out and shut the door.
The ship soared through space going thousands of miles per hour. Stars and planets were a blurs in the windows.
Earth was in site, the blue and green globe reminded them of all the memories of the war.
The ship flew around the shining moon, where once the lunar base used to be.
The ship sailed straight into the atmosphere, without slowing. Heat hit the walls of the ship, and the atmosphere pushed against it trying to throw it out. The ship pressed on, even though everyone inside was burning up from the intense heat.
They broke through and the weight of the gravity pulled them faster to the earth's surface. They broke speed, slowing down as they flew through the sky in a 45-degree angle. Closer and closer they came to the surface.
They flew over cities and the people of earth. They flew over the desert where Quatre had been once with his olds friends. They flew over the ocean where Heero landed on his first mission. Soon they over came they over came the many acres of lands where many battles had been waged on.
"Cirrus city is thirty kilometers away. Lock seatbelts we are coming into a landing. Cirrus tower come in. This is 192 Preventers ship"
"Copy, that, 192."
"We are twenty kilometers out, coming in for a landing, repeat, landing."
"Loud and clear 192. a strip is clear for landing. Welcome back from space."
"Roger that, 192 clear."
"Cirrus tower clear."
There was a loud rush off air, from the back of this ship, and it jerked.
Cirrus city was below them.
"Descending. To landing strip. Seatbelts locked. Strip clear. Let bring her down."
"Her? You call this ship an onna? Baka onna!"
Beep
Beep
Beep
"There it is."
The ship slowly descended to the strip below the jets blasted hot air out the back as it descended. Dirty and dust on the landing below then picked up with the rush of air and was sent into the wind.
People waiting for the ship to land covered their faces to protect their eyes.
The ship hit the strip slowly and smoothly. The jet continued to run for five minutes before the engine was cut off, and everything was calm.
Crew workers raced to the ship as the side door opened. One by one each person from inside came out. The last one out was Duo who was carrying his suitcases.
Sally Po walked up to the owner of Cirrus tower, and the two walked off to the tower talking.
Wufei turned and Joined Duo, Trowa, Quatre and Heero. A man in a black tux and white dress shirt underneath joined the group of young men.
He was older than, with a small patch of gray hair, a thick mustache covered most of his thin upper lip. His eyes were small and squinted.
Quatre softly smiled, "Ranshid." (I'm not sure if that's his name).
The old man bowed, "A car is waiting. Relena expects you."
Duo rolled his eyes, 'she's always expects us, I swear she sees the future.'
Wufei hit Duo in the shoulder, when he didn't move to the pink limo like everyone else.
Duo blinked in confusion before shaking his head and following. Ranshid opened the back door and Quatre, Trowa, Heero, Wufei, and finally Duo Climbed in. Ranshid shut the door and walked around to the front driver's door. He opened it and climbed in. He shut the door, started the ignition and hit the gas.
Duo stifled a yawn. "It's been a long day."
Quatre nodded, "It sure has. We should be at the Peacecraft academy in an hour or so. So about 8 or 9. Enough time to enroll us into the school and get to class."
Trowa nodded silently, his eyes moved to the window Quatre sat next to.
Heero crossed his arms and her stared at Duo who sat across from him. Wufei was at his right, with his kantana out and was inspecting it.
Duo looked at Heero, he was still the walking dead, looked as if he was somewhere between the dream world and the living.
Duo inhaled deeply then relaxed, his eyes moved to the window next to him. They were just now leaving Cirrus city and going towards the Sank kingdom.
Duo rubbed his eyes as he yawned. He had braided his hair as he had headed to the cockpit with Heero, and now it wasn't as long as it used to look when it was down and free.
Duo picked up the thick braid and he stared hard at it. The silver strands were there but hardly noticeable, only if you looked hard enough.
Trowa glanced at him and then at the braid. He had always noticed the silver in it, but now it was more noticeable then when he had first met Duo. It was odd, that a man with chestnut hair would have such light highlight like silver in his hair. And Trowa also had noticed when Duo had come for him five days ago was that his eyes had become lighter, more blue than violet, and it looked more natural. Trowa shook off his thoughts and looked out the window again.
Duo dropped the braid and rested his head in his palms. He couldn't forget what happened, what he did.
The past was a haunting nightmare that came to his dreams and reminded him that it was there. He hadn't been able to save the Maxwell church. He hadn't been able to save the poor people that died there. He would never forgive himself.
He barely noticed when the car came to a halt, and the doors opening. He barely noticed someone tapping his shoulder.
"Duo."
Duo jerked up, he had dozed off to the dream world, and the nightmare had almost come. But now his eyes stared into dark Prussian blue ones. "We're here."
Duo's gaze flew to the open door. Heero pushed past him and climbed out. Duo stared at the large Kingdom Relena lived in.
"Duo."
Duo shook his head, "Oh right." Slowly he climbed out and shut the door.