Heero was looking over a data pad in the hangar by his Gundam.
Duo walked in and leaned over Heero's shoulder. "What are ya up to, Heero?"
"A new system. One more powerful than the Zero System."
"What do you need a system more powerful than Zero for?"
"Zechs has Epyon."
"Had Epyon. Zechs is dead. Jeez, you are paranoid…"
"Maybe Trowa should have been so paranoid." Wufei said, walking into the hangar.
"What," asked Duo, really confused, "are you talking about?"
"A shuttle containing Trowa, Relena, and Dorothy has disappeared near that colony we've been watching."
"The old one?" Asked Duo
Wufei nodded. "Those three were due here to inspect the Falcon."
"We gotta find em!" said Duo, rushing towards his Gundam, "Shinigami is ready for action!"
"No." Said Heero, putting his data pad down.
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As they reached the prison cells, Trowa and Dorothy were each put in separate cells, but Relena was told to follow Miano.
"Queen Peacecraft," Miano began.
"My name is Relena Darlian. I am not Queen of the Sanc Kingdom. Lucretsia Noin is in charge of Sanc Kingdom affairs.
"A shame," Miano shook his head, "to hide your identity behind a mask. Must be a family tradition, what with your brother being Zechs Merquise and Milliardo Peacecraft. A pathetic thing to deny who you really are…."
"You shouldn't be so disrespectful. My brother is dead. He died so millions of others would live."
"Oh yes… He blew up the last portion of Libra, didn't he….? I seemed to have forgotten… how stupid of me…"
Relena looked away angrily.
Miano continued, "Queen Peacecraft, what is it you were doing all the way up here in space?"
Relena answered calmly, "I was sent on World Senate affairs."
"What are the Gundams doing these days, Miss Peacecraft? I thought the World Senate voted for total disarmament a year after the Great War."
"The Gundams aren't under World Senate jurisdiction. I have no idea what they are doing. They are probably independent peacekeepers."
"I see…" Miano stoked his goatee and then asked, "Miss Peacecraft…. What is the weapons capability of that new Falcon Base?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play stupid with me, Queen Relena." Miano pulled the briefcase out from under his desk. "We found this on your shuttle. There are plans in here for a Gundam base. Now… what is the weapons capability of the base?"
"I can't tell."
"Can't or wont?"
"Both"
Miano laughed a harsh laugh and stared Relena straight in the eyes. "Miss Peacecraft, we have -at the risk of a cliché- ways of making you talk." He exited the room laughing.
Guards led Relena to her cell and locked her in. In the silence, she could hear the engines of the colony's propulsion system humming and whirring.
Duo walked in and leaned over Heero's shoulder. "What are ya up to, Heero?"
"A new system. One more powerful than the Zero System."
"What do you need a system more powerful than Zero for?"
"Zechs has Epyon."
"Had Epyon. Zechs is dead. Jeez, you are paranoid…"
"Maybe Trowa should have been so paranoid." Wufei said, walking into the hangar.
"What," asked Duo, really confused, "are you talking about?"
"A shuttle containing Trowa, Relena, and Dorothy has disappeared near that colony we've been watching."
"The old one?" Asked Duo
Wufei nodded. "Those three were due here to inspect the Falcon."
"We gotta find em!" said Duo, rushing towards his Gundam, "Shinigami is ready for action!"
"No." Said Heero, putting his data pad down.
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As they reached the prison cells, Trowa and Dorothy were each put in separate cells, but Relena was told to follow Miano.
"Queen Peacecraft," Miano began.
"My name is Relena Darlian. I am not Queen of the Sanc Kingdom. Lucretsia Noin is in charge of Sanc Kingdom affairs.
"A shame," Miano shook his head, "to hide your identity behind a mask. Must be a family tradition, what with your brother being Zechs Merquise and Milliardo Peacecraft. A pathetic thing to deny who you really are…."
"You shouldn't be so disrespectful. My brother is dead. He died so millions of others would live."
"Oh yes… He blew up the last portion of Libra, didn't he….? I seemed to have forgotten… how stupid of me…"
Relena looked away angrily.
Miano continued, "Queen Peacecraft, what is it you were doing all the way up here in space?"
Relena answered calmly, "I was sent on World Senate affairs."
"What are the Gundams doing these days, Miss Peacecraft? I thought the World Senate voted for total disarmament a year after the Great War."
"The Gundams aren't under World Senate jurisdiction. I have no idea what they are doing. They are probably independent peacekeepers."
"I see…" Miano stoked his goatee and then asked, "Miss Peacecraft…. What is the weapons capability of that new Falcon Base?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play stupid with me, Queen Relena." Miano pulled the briefcase out from under his desk. "We found this on your shuttle. There are plans in here for a Gundam base. Now… what is the weapons capability of the base?"
"I can't tell."
"Can't or wont?"
"Both"
Miano laughed a harsh laugh and stared Relena straight in the eyes. "Miss Peacecraft, we have -at the risk of a cliché- ways of making you talk." He exited the room laughing.
Guards led Relena to her cell and locked her in. In the silence, she could hear the engines of the colony's propulsion system humming and whirring.