Chapter 2
The year is After Colony 200. The L2 Colony Cluster has declared it's independence as the Principality of Zeon and begun a war against the Earth. They have also taken Vice Foreign Minister Relena Darlian hostage as the Earth braces itself for the upcoming conflict.
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"This is unit 01. I'm in position to eliminate my target." Heero's words were as cold as the glare from his eyes as he prepared to assassinate the president of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. Heero stood in the upper balcony of the chamber where the president was giving a speech in response to L2's declaration of independence. It's almost been five minutes. Heero carefully aimed the high power sniper rifle he was carrying. This all seems so familiar, he thought.
Suddenly, a memory resurfaced. A middle aged diplomat was walking down from the podium where he had just given a speech to greet several spectators, his young son at his side. The boy looked up and saw a man holding a gun. The man took aim and fired and the diplomat fell to the ground.
"What's going on!" Heero exclaimed silently as the applause of approval from the crowd below brought him back to his senses. His finger slipped and pulled the trigger. The noise from the gun alerted the security guards.
"Hey! Up there!" one of them yelled and pointed in Heero's direction, "There's someone up there! Get him!"
"Damn!" Heero cursed as he fled the conference hall, "Mission failed." He ran to his Gundam and took off.
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"We've got enemy troops closing in on multiple fronts!" yelled an exasperated Sally Po, "They've broken through our initial defenses and have opened fire on the main base." Colonel Une was afraid something like this would happen. "Begin evacuation procedures immediately," she instructed Sally, "There's too many of them for our soldiers to handle." Sally replied at once, "Yes, ma'am!"
Out on the battlefield, Zechs Merquise and his small battalion weren't fairing very well. They were outnumbered ten to one, and the enemy's new mobile suits were more than a match for any of the old OZ suits that made up the Preventer military.
"We're going to begin evacuation of the base, and we need you to hold them off for twenty minutes." Colonel Une's face appeared on the main viewscreen of the Tallgeese III.
"All right," Zechs said in reply, "we'll hold the enemy at bay while you evacuate the base."
"Thanks, Zechs."
There's only one problem with Une's plan, thought Zechs, We can't hold out for twenty minutes.
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"Now approaching Preventer HQ," Heero said coldly. "I'll complete my mission."
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"What's that?" a blip appeared on Sally's radar station display.
"According to our tactical computers, it's… the Wing Zero!" answered a technician.
Cries of joy spread throughout the room. With the additional help of Wing Zero, they would surely win.
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"Hey Heero, ol' buddy!" Duo shouted to his friend, "Boy am I glad to see you!"
Don't make this any harder on me than it already is, Heero thought as he took aim for the main base.
Duo watched in horror as he opened fire, destroying the building and everything near it. Why did he do that? Heero targeted a group of Preventer mobile suits and fired again. Suddenly it dawned on Duo. He's here to destroy us! I've got to stop him. Duo activated his Gundam's thrusters and sped towards the Wing Zero.
Heero noticed something headed straight for him. "Target confirmed: Gundam Deathscythe." He took aim and was about to fire when a transmission interrupted his concentration.
"Why are you doing this?" questioned Duo.
"I have no choice," the Perfect Soldier replied coldly.
Duo couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Bull shit! There's always a choice."
"Not this time…" Heero fired one last shot at Deathscythe Hell.
