Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own Gundam Wing. I'm not special enough. But I bet they would like to be owned by me...*wicked grin*
A.N's: This is my first fanfic ever and my first time writing anything besides essays for school. I really hope you all like it. Small note: The pizza roll thing is an inside joke between some friends, so that is why it is in here. Enjoy!!! :-)
'…' Thinking/dreaming (these can also be in italics)
A Painful Past
Chapter 2
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Kaylee arrived at the airport by 11:00. Things were unusually crowded this morning, even though it was a major airport. But she didn't have time to think about anything but finding a transport on such short notice.
"Excuse me, Miss Kaylee Love?" Said a man behind her. She turned and there stood a man who was at least a half-foot taller than her 5'3" height. He had a black suit and tie with a white shirt, jet-black hair, and a strong build. He was very intimidating, but one thing Kaylee had learned is that if you no fear, and you wont be messed with. Small people pack a punch.
"Can I help you?", she asked, standing firm, although she wanted to back away.
"Your transport is ready. I have your ticket. We will be leaving shortly. Please follow me," the man said and clicked his heels in military style as he turned and walked briskly away. Kaylee had no choice but to follow him or she would lose him in the surging crowd. She didn't know if she believed him, but she kept her guard up, prepared to make a break if anything seemed fishy. They came to one of the terminals and Kaylee saw a familiar profile amongst a few more black suits. He was tall with dark brown hair. She soon recognized him as her co-mechanic on the Gundam. He would be about 22 now and the closest she would get to family, even though they weren't related. He turned his blue eyes on her. Before Kaylee could stop herself she was running into his arms, yelling "Robert!" and laughing like she had just won the lottery. (When you haven't seen your 'older brother' for nearly 3 years, you tend to over react. J) They both started talking at once:
"Oh my God! What are you doing here?"
"It's so good to see you!"
"I can't believe it! It's really you!"
(Well, you get the idea) People in the airport where starting to stare.
"I came because I wanted to make sure you knew to trust the telegram," Robert said.
"We're not going to the government house, are we?"
"No, that was just a decoy in case any enemies saw it."
"Well, lets go. I hope they feed us on this shuttle. I'm starving!" Kaylee said. Robert laughed. "As usual."
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"Ack! Is that a wedding ring?!" Kaylee asked after they had taken off. Robert blushed slightly.
"Yes, I married the girl from L2, the technician. Remember Tracy Jones? She worked for Dr. J for a while but was transferred. We kept in touch. She eventually came back here and we got married."
"I see that! Oh Robert. I'm so happy for you! But why didn't you tell me? I've never been to a wedding." she said and winked.
"No one knew where you had gone. You have to admit you never really elaborated on yourself too much, "he said. This was true. She didn't need pity in the form of friendship. And she felt it saved her breath for more important things. Soon they were served lunch and Kaylee decided to take a short nap before landing. It was 2:30 when a slight jolt woke her from a soundless sleep, and she realized they had landed. Gathering up her jacket, she got off the plane. She was back at the military base she grew up at.
"I'm back," she said in a singsong voice, more to herself than anyone else. Robert chuckled.
"Don't get too comfortable. I don't even know what he wants you for. They came to a short, wide, gray hallway, with doors in it all the way down to double doors in the end. That was the meeting room. She remembered having to go there many times to get her missions from Dr. J. The first thing Kaylee noticed as she stepped into the room were the walls. They were gone. In there place were large floor to ceiling windows that overlooked the hanger below. She let her mouth drop and Robert smiled. He knew about them already.
"I'm pleased you approve," said a man on Kaylee's left behind her blind spot. He was about as tall as her, with gray hair and goggle-like glasses. Kaylee knew who he was without turning around.
"Yes, I do, but this isn't why you called me here for," she said.
"Straight to the point. I always liked that about you."
"Then why did you let me go?" There was no love lost between these two. Dr. J was the closest Kaylee would get to a father and she owed him a lot for raising her, but that didn't mean she agreed with how she was raised. Dr. J smiled he wanted to continue the wit battle but they didn't have time.
"Can you think of any reason why I would ask you here?" he asked.
"No, but I figured I would hear you out before I decided to refuse."
"You may not want to refuse once you hear what I have to say."
"So spit it out already, and quit stalling. I had things to do today." They both knew she didn't, but neither mentioned it.
"Let's take a walk. Robert, you can come, but you can't," Dr. J said to his guards in the black suits. The three of them stepped out of the meeting room, leaving the guards looking slightly bewildered, but not about to argue with the man who paid them. Dr. J didn't waste time.
"As you know, Oz has increases their forces and continues to do dipicable things. Whether you understood the reasons for fighting before or not, I'm sure you do now, and you see that this is no small matter. Since we fight for the colonies, we need to increase forces as well. Five Gundams isn't enough."
"What do you mean five Gundams?"
"We never told her, sir. She doesn't know," Robert spoke up. 'So he is in on this little secret, too,' she thought. Kaylee looked questioningly at the two men.
"What's going on?"
Dr. J spoke up. "After you left—"
"Was fired!" Kaylee interrupted. Dr. J just ignored her and continued.
"—we, meaning my four colleagues and I, dismantled your Gundam and built five new ones using the features we each liked best. It would be best if I showed you what I meant. Come." Kaylee followed the two men in a state of shock down a flight of stairs leading to the hanger. 'What did they mean by dismantle? Why would they do that to the ultimate piece of machinery?' As Kaylee stepped before the two men thought the door, she turned to face them as they followed. Palms up in a gesture of confusion, she said:
"Look guys, if this is some kind of joke, I don't find it very…", she turned as she said this and froze at what she saw. "…funny, " she said weakly and her arms fell to her side. In front of her were five tall Gundams, previously out of sight in the meeting room because they were under it. Robert snickered, trying to suppress his laugh. Dr. J only smiled. The five Gundams were standing in a row; two of them with wires hanging from them and seemingly all lit up, and the other three looking dark in the shadows. A boy with platinum blond hair jumped down the short distance to the ground from a lift already in the process of lowering him. Dr. J nodded to him, indicating this was the girl they had been talking about.
"Hi! My name is Quatre," he said, "I hear we can trust you."
"Well, I should hope so! That's why she was brought here, wasn't?" came a voice from behind Kaylee. She started a bit and turned to see a boy with brown hair tied back in a braid. He had a half eaten drumstick in his hand, and a mouthful of food.
"I'm Duo." Kaylee took the drumstick out of Duos hand and took a bite...
"Nice to meet you both. I'm Kaylee Love." She said though a mouthful of food. Duo stared at her with a gaping mouth, and then smiled.
"Oi, I like her!" he said and gave her a half hug with one arm. Quatre just laughed and Kaylee grinned but something was still bugging her.
"Wait a sec. How did you know to trust me by a nod of a head. For all you know I could have held those two hostage."
"Dr. J said someone was coming to help us. But I don't think the other three like it much. Come on. We'll give you the introductions to them," Quatre said and they all walked towards the opposite end of the hanger. Dr. J and Robert headed back towards the meeting room.
"Do you really think it was a good idea to bring her back here? She never liked fighting to begin with and now she is out of practice, not to mention what happened last time. What if she wont help us?" Robert asked.
"She has to. It will be her home she will be fighting for as well as the colonists. This is apart of her. It is in her blood. And besides, what else will she do? She has to face her demons sometime, and whether it's now or later, I would rather have her back here to do it. I feel it will be the best thing for her. I'm just waiting to see the inevitable showdown between her and Wufei." The two men chuckled and went to the room.