Chapter 17
~*~What We Feared, Is Now A Reality~*~
Even though my body felt numb, my desire to destroy this colony, wasn't. I felt myself dragged into the elevator, forced through the hallway then
pushed inside the office of the commanding officers. I lied there on the cold floor gritting my teeth in anger and in pain. Both emotions I've
been feeling for some time now. " Ah...miss Keense. Glad to see that you can make here on such short notice" said one of the cold creul voices from
the oldest commanding officer. I used my arms and pushed myself off the ground with such effort. I then glared at him angrily,' What do you want?'
" We want nothing from you Keense. We want nothing but to reward you for completing your mission. Please stand..." he replied. I thought for a
second. They wanted to reward me? Was I hearing right? Slowly I stood up and got to my feet. " I don't want to be rewarded. I know what you plan
on doing so don't play innocent with me" I said, spitting out some blood on the floor. " We have no idea what your talking about." said the second
in command. I whipped my head at him and growled,' You bastard. Don't play stupid! The only reason why you needed a gundam pilot was so that you
can blame him for what your about to do!'
" And that would be?" asked the third in command. I looked at him and gritted my teeth with fury,' You plan on blowing up the trade centre in
America. Using the time you'll transfer this colony somewhere else in space so that no one can find it. What this colony is producing are not
trained assassins! Your training killers! Murderers, to complete your disgusting ideas and make them a reality! We were to do what the people wanted
that the leaders wouldn't do! So we were suppose to take that risky step in taking the law in our hands if we knew what were were doing was the
right thing to do! But this organization has changed! You've manipulated so many minds and now you want to destroy the twin towers?!'
" SILENCE! How dare you speak like that to your masters! We've worked long and hard to keep a strong organization like this in succession! The
leaders of every colony have tried so desperately to find this colony and destroy it! And now we're going to give them a piece of our mind. We're
going to show them what we're cabable of! I.C.O.N Will live on! And no one, not even a soldier with your experience can stop us!" The oldest
bellowed. I growled and launched forward,' YOU BASTARDS!' " STOP!" He yelled. I stopped dead in my tracks. For some reason my gut instinct told me
to listen. The oldest commanding officer had his hand held above something on his desk. I couldn't tell what it was but I knew it couldn't be
anything good.
" If you take one more step, the American's will be exploded to bits" he said evily. *WHAT?! B-but how?*I said mentally " How? What did you do?"
I asked curiously. " Hm. We're not stupid. We may be old but with age comes wisdom. While you were out, hunting for the gundam pilot, we secretly
enrolled some of our older students to work in the trade centre. While the other people working there thought they were co-workers, they were
actually trained killers, planting bombs in each section of the towers. One near the foundation, the middle and the top. Each bomb was set to
explode for today. September 11th...if you take one step, I press this button which activates the bombs...so be wise and think before you act"
he replied.
I couldn't believe what I just heard. No matter what! They were already ahead of me! Even when I didn't know Duo was gundam pilot 02, they had the
bombs already set up where they needed them. All they needed was me to bring the gundam pilot so that he could take the blame. Who would believe
that he didn't do it? It was a gundam pilot and gundam pilots weren't to be trusted. " Damn you!" I yelled as I clentched my fists tightly. We
couldn't win. Even though we planned this out, we couldn't win because they were a step ahead of us. It was over.
" Even if I decided not to take a step, you'll destroy the towers anyway!" I said. " True, but right now what your mind decides also decides the
fate of the Americans right at this very moment." said the third commanding officer. I looked way in defeat. Everything that was happening right
now, was all my fault. I then realised that there was really only one thing I could do,' Blame it on me instead of the gundam pilot...' "Hm?"
said the first. I then thought about what I was saying. If I took the blame, I'd be hunted by Earth and the colonies. I wouldn't last out there
or anywhere.
" Hm! Even if we wanted to place the blame on you, it wouldn't work out as well. You see, to the people you'd just be a normal person that walks
the streets of Earth or roams the colonies. But if it were a gundam pilot, the hate of the people would be so strong that the people would leave
this colony alone and place their time on deciding what to do with the gundam pilot's life aswell as thinking about what to do about the incident
with the twin towers..." The second one hissed.
I looked away in shame. How could I have been so blind. I felt dishonour in my heart. For almost 3 years I've been working for an organization that
has now become nothing but the birth place of cold blooded killers.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of 3 guns loading themselves. I looked up with seriousness and saw each of the commanding officers pointing their guns
at me. Two on my sides and the one that not only threatened me, but the americans aswell. " So, your going to kill me..." I said closing my eyes.
" My dear Keense...we planned on killing you even before you started this mission. We knew you'd find out about our scheme so we couldn't take any
chances..." said the first. I smirked in defeat. " Well...so be it." I said sadly. My life was now going to be decided. I deserved to die anyway.
" Farewell Ms. Yukiko. A traditional I.C.O.N death is now going to be placed upon you" said the second.
I tightened the squeeze on my hands. I closed my eyes even tighter. My breathing became crazily fast. I've never felt so nervous in my entire life.
Knowing that you were going to be shot 3 times anywhere was a scary thought. With 3 short pulls I'd end up dead. Would it be slow and painfull? Or
fast and relieving.
I held my breath and thats when it happened. 3 shots fired into the air and hit fresh flesh. "AH!" I yelled as my eyes flared out widely. I fell to
the floor on my hands and knees and panted heavily as sweat fell from my face. " Shh...ssshhhh-hhhhh-iiiitt!...fuck..." I cursed trying to gain my
breathing back. 3 bodies were heard, falling to the ground. I stayed there on my hands and knees, thankfull...that I was still alive. I felt like
crying. Feeling that kind of fear was intense and morifying. A voice then spoke to me,' Are you alright?' It took me a few moments to reply. "Shit..
..damnit...ya...I'm...Phew...fine...Oh man!" I said as tears of fear fell from my face. I was happy yet scared at the same time. " Good. Now get up,
we don't have much time..." said the voice. I then reconized it as that other gundam pilot. " Give me some time. If you've noticed, I was almost
shot 3 times, which was the most scariest thing I have ever felt in my entire fucking life!" I yelled as I lied down on the floor.
" Listen. We don't have time to stall. We need to move. NOW" He insisted calmly. " Why now...I need sometime to be greatfull..." I said closing my
eyes tiredly. The boy growled,' Your life won't mean anything in the next half hour if you lie there' I opened my eyes with interest,' What do you
mean?' " While you and Duo were held captive, I decided that I'd have to finish where you and he left off. 3 bombs have been placed on the 3 popular
floors. If we don't move now, we'll be going down with the colony. Unless, thats what you want" he said smoothly. I quickly stood up and started
limping out into the hall with the boy close beside me. As I ran, a pinching feeling stopped me.
The boy turned around to see my disturbed posture,' What now...' I looked back at the room where the bodies of the commanding officers lied.
Something was wrong. I began limping back into the room to see what had bugged me so. There, forcing himself to live was the leader of the
commanding officers. Blood was leaking down the side of his mouth and his breath was heavy. He raised his arm into the air ready to slam it down.
" NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I launched forward, hoping that I would reach him in time.
At that split second, it felt as if everything stopped. Like it was a time freeze. So many people were going to die if that button was pushed. So
many innocent victums would be dead after this. But there was nothing I could do to stop it. I fell to my knees as I saw his now dead hand lieing
on the button. The old man then fell to the ground and exhaled his last breath. I then fell on all fours once again and closed my eyes. The sound of
steel and cement crashing at the same time. Children screaming and parents running for their lives. Smoke and fire enveloping everyone in its path.
White clouds of dust swallowing most of the city. The pain and mournfull cries of innocent people who had just died. They had nothing to do with
this and they were killed without warning.
Victums of something they were not involved in. Something that I had helped become a reality. Millions of children were now orphans. Women were now
widows. Some families no longer existed. People jumping from the top of the bulding instead of being burned. Couples holding hands in their last
seconds together. Babies crying hoping that warms arms would take them somewhere safe. Thousands killed in just one hit.
" No..."
" ...no..."
" GAWD DAMNIT NO!!!!"
All the pain. I could feel it. It was the same pain I felt when I lost Amina. And here I was. I had helped create that same pain when I promised
myself I would never do such a thing. All those people were now feeling the same sorrow I had felt and was still feeling.
"Keense get up!" Heero shouted angrily. I sat up looking out the huge walled window. There staring back at me was Earth. Even though the boy
couldn't hear it, I could. I could hear it all. Fire trucks emerging, ambulances approaching. People dieing and crying. Telephone calls.
Hellocopters, news reporters. It was all happening.
" There was nothing you could have done. SO GET UP" he growled at me angrily. I closed my eyes tightly and stood looking out at space. There was
only one thing left to do now. And I wasn't going to just sit and cry. " How much more time do we have until the bombs go off?" I asked seriously.
" We have about 25 minutes. We can use the same ship you used to get here. First we have to get Duo" he replied. I turned around. Never had I been
so determined about something, ' Right...lets do this then'
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A/N: So what did you think of this chapter? I hope it was good. I really hope I described that part well. Then again I wasn't there but I hope
it sounded at least like that. SO what ya waiting for? Review! hehehe :)
~*~What We Feared, Is Now A Reality~*~
Even though my body felt numb, my desire to destroy this colony, wasn't. I felt myself dragged into the elevator, forced through the hallway then
pushed inside the office of the commanding officers. I lied there on the cold floor gritting my teeth in anger and in pain. Both emotions I've
been feeling for some time now. " Ah...miss Keense. Glad to see that you can make here on such short notice" said one of the cold creul voices from
the oldest commanding officer. I used my arms and pushed myself off the ground with such effort. I then glared at him angrily,' What do you want?'
" We want nothing from you Keense. We want nothing but to reward you for completing your mission. Please stand..." he replied. I thought for a
second. They wanted to reward me? Was I hearing right? Slowly I stood up and got to my feet. " I don't want to be rewarded. I know what you plan
on doing so don't play innocent with me" I said, spitting out some blood on the floor. " We have no idea what your talking about." said the second
in command. I whipped my head at him and growled,' You bastard. Don't play stupid! The only reason why you needed a gundam pilot was so that you
can blame him for what your about to do!'
" And that would be?" asked the third in command. I looked at him and gritted my teeth with fury,' You plan on blowing up the trade centre in
America. Using the time you'll transfer this colony somewhere else in space so that no one can find it. What this colony is producing are not
trained assassins! Your training killers! Murderers, to complete your disgusting ideas and make them a reality! We were to do what the people wanted
that the leaders wouldn't do! So we were suppose to take that risky step in taking the law in our hands if we knew what were were doing was the
right thing to do! But this organization has changed! You've manipulated so many minds and now you want to destroy the twin towers?!'
" SILENCE! How dare you speak like that to your masters! We've worked long and hard to keep a strong organization like this in succession! The
leaders of every colony have tried so desperately to find this colony and destroy it! And now we're going to give them a piece of our mind. We're
going to show them what we're cabable of! I.C.O.N Will live on! And no one, not even a soldier with your experience can stop us!" The oldest
bellowed. I growled and launched forward,' YOU BASTARDS!' " STOP!" He yelled. I stopped dead in my tracks. For some reason my gut instinct told me
to listen. The oldest commanding officer had his hand held above something on his desk. I couldn't tell what it was but I knew it couldn't be
anything good.
" If you take one more step, the American's will be exploded to bits" he said evily. *WHAT?! B-but how?*I said mentally " How? What did you do?"
I asked curiously. " Hm. We're not stupid. We may be old but with age comes wisdom. While you were out, hunting for the gundam pilot, we secretly
enrolled some of our older students to work in the trade centre. While the other people working there thought they were co-workers, they were
actually trained killers, planting bombs in each section of the towers. One near the foundation, the middle and the top. Each bomb was set to
explode for today. September 11th...if you take one step, I press this button which activates the bombs...so be wise and think before you act"
he replied.
I couldn't believe what I just heard. No matter what! They were already ahead of me! Even when I didn't know Duo was gundam pilot 02, they had the
bombs already set up where they needed them. All they needed was me to bring the gundam pilot so that he could take the blame. Who would believe
that he didn't do it? It was a gundam pilot and gundam pilots weren't to be trusted. " Damn you!" I yelled as I clentched my fists tightly. We
couldn't win. Even though we planned this out, we couldn't win because they were a step ahead of us. It was over.
" Even if I decided not to take a step, you'll destroy the towers anyway!" I said. " True, but right now what your mind decides also decides the
fate of the Americans right at this very moment." said the third commanding officer. I looked way in defeat. Everything that was happening right
now, was all my fault. I then realised that there was really only one thing I could do,' Blame it on me instead of the gundam pilot...' "Hm?"
said the first. I then thought about what I was saying. If I took the blame, I'd be hunted by Earth and the colonies. I wouldn't last out there
or anywhere.
" Hm! Even if we wanted to place the blame on you, it wouldn't work out as well. You see, to the people you'd just be a normal person that walks
the streets of Earth or roams the colonies. But if it were a gundam pilot, the hate of the people would be so strong that the people would leave
this colony alone and place their time on deciding what to do with the gundam pilot's life aswell as thinking about what to do about the incident
with the twin towers..." The second one hissed.
I looked away in shame. How could I have been so blind. I felt dishonour in my heart. For almost 3 years I've been working for an organization that
has now become nothing but the birth place of cold blooded killers.
Suddenly, I heard the sound of 3 guns loading themselves. I looked up with seriousness and saw each of the commanding officers pointing their guns
at me. Two on my sides and the one that not only threatened me, but the americans aswell. " So, your going to kill me..." I said closing my eyes.
" My dear Keense...we planned on killing you even before you started this mission. We knew you'd find out about our scheme so we couldn't take any
chances..." said the first. I smirked in defeat. " Well...so be it." I said sadly. My life was now going to be decided. I deserved to die anyway.
" Farewell Ms. Yukiko. A traditional I.C.O.N death is now going to be placed upon you" said the second.
I tightened the squeeze on my hands. I closed my eyes even tighter. My breathing became crazily fast. I've never felt so nervous in my entire life.
Knowing that you were going to be shot 3 times anywhere was a scary thought. With 3 short pulls I'd end up dead. Would it be slow and painfull? Or
fast and relieving.
I held my breath and thats when it happened. 3 shots fired into the air and hit fresh flesh. "AH!" I yelled as my eyes flared out widely. I fell to
the floor on my hands and knees and panted heavily as sweat fell from my face. " Shh...ssshhhh-hhhhh-iiiitt!...fuck..." I cursed trying to gain my
breathing back. 3 bodies were heard, falling to the ground. I stayed there on my hands and knees, thankfull...that I was still alive. I felt like
crying. Feeling that kind of fear was intense and morifying. A voice then spoke to me,' Are you alright?' It took me a few moments to reply. "Shit..
..damnit...ya...I'm...Phew...fine...Oh man!" I said as tears of fear fell from my face. I was happy yet scared at the same time. " Good. Now get up,
we don't have much time..." said the voice. I then reconized it as that other gundam pilot. " Give me some time. If you've noticed, I was almost
shot 3 times, which was the most scariest thing I have ever felt in my entire fucking life!" I yelled as I lied down on the floor.
" Listen. We don't have time to stall. We need to move. NOW" He insisted calmly. " Why now...I need sometime to be greatfull..." I said closing my
eyes tiredly. The boy growled,' Your life won't mean anything in the next half hour if you lie there' I opened my eyes with interest,' What do you
mean?' " While you and Duo were held captive, I decided that I'd have to finish where you and he left off. 3 bombs have been placed on the 3 popular
floors. If we don't move now, we'll be going down with the colony. Unless, thats what you want" he said smoothly. I quickly stood up and started
limping out into the hall with the boy close beside me. As I ran, a pinching feeling stopped me.
The boy turned around to see my disturbed posture,' What now...' I looked back at the room where the bodies of the commanding officers lied.
Something was wrong. I began limping back into the room to see what had bugged me so. There, forcing himself to live was the leader of the
commanding officers. Blood was leaking down the side of his mouth and his breath was heavy. He raised his arm into the air ready to slam it down.
" NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I launched forward, hoping that I would reach him in time.
At that split second, it felt as if everything stopped. Like it was a time freeze. So many people were going to die if that button was pushed. So
many innocent victums would be dead after this. But there was nothing I could do to stop it. I fell to my knees as I saw his now dead hand lieing
on the button. The old man then fell to the ground and exhaled his last breath. I then fell on all fours once again and closed my eyes. The sound of
steel and cement crashing at the same time. Children screaming and parents running for their lives. Smoke and fire enveloping everyone in its path.
White clouds of dust swallowing most of the city. The pain and mournfull cries of innocent people who had just died. They had nothing to do with
this and they were killed without warning.
Victums of something they were not involved in. Something that I had helped become a reality. Millions of children were now orphans. Women were now
widows. Some families no longer existed. People jumping from the top of the bulding instead of being burned. Couples holding hands in their last
seconds together. Babies crying hoping that warms arms would take them somewhere safe. Thousands killed in just one hit.
" No..."
" ...no..."
" GAWD DAMNIT NO!!!!"
All the pain. I could feel it. It was the same pain I felt when I lost Amina. And here I was. I had helped create that same pain when I promised
myself I would never do such a thing. All those people were now feeling the same sorrow I had felt and was still feeling.
"Keense get up!" Heero shouted angrily. I sat up looking out the huge walled window. There staring back at me was Earth. Even though the boy
couldn't hear it, I could. I could hear it all. Fire trucks emerging, ambulances approaching. People dieing and crying. Telephone calls.
Hellocopters, news reporters. It was all happening.
" There was nothing you could have done. SO GET UP" he growled at me angrily. I closed my eyes tightly and stood looking out at space. There was
only one thing left to do now. And I wasn't going to just sit and cry. " How much more time do we have until the bombs go off?" I asked seriously.
" We have about 25 minutes. We can use the same ship you used to get here. First we have to get Duo" he replied. I turned around. Never had I been
so determined about something, ' Right...lets do this then'
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A/N: So what did you think of this chapter? I hope it was good. I really hope I described that part well. Then again I wasn't there but I hope
it sounded at least like that. SO what ya waiting for? Review! hehehe :)