Author: ~*SerenityMoon*~
Title: ~*Welcome to My World*~
Chapter: ~*Two*~
Disclaimer:
If you really wish to see the disclaimer, go to chapter one, I'm not typing it again.
Thanx for the wonderful, kind, loving, reviews! I got more than five! I personally was impressed considering the fact that I wrote that in half an hour. Kudos to all of you! Hugs and Kisses!
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LAST TIME
Once Serenity was in a full black body suit, with small cords attached to it every which way, she was given a visor, and instructed on how to put it on. Once she was situated in the machine it started to hum, and whirl to life. "This system is equipped with the Zero System.", Dr. J announced a small gleam in his eye. "What? Iie! She can't handle that! Get her out of there!", Lara yelled trying to go to the girl, but was held back surprisingly by Alex. "Koi, her Gundam has the Zero System in it, she needs to lean how to cope with it now.", Alex assured her. Dr.J stood infront of the computer where he monitored what Serenity did. With a smirk he stated, "Well, Lady Croft. Welcome to My World.".
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AN OZ BASE IN ASIA
"LOOK OUT IT'S THE GUNDAM'S!!", screamed the voice of a panicked soldier in a Leo mobile doll. Seconds later the man was no more as his suit burst out in flames. Chaos and destruction followed the five Gundam's which were destroying everything in their path. Anything that stopped them from completing their mission was obliterated. "Duo, take the North side. Trowa, the West side. I'll cover the East, while Wufei covers the South. Heero go in and retrieve that disk!", a golden blonde hared pilot directed, destroying three Aries in the process. "Sure thing Q-man!", pilot 02 called over the vid screen. "Watch your back, baka!", 05 snapped at 02, destroying a Pisces behind him. "You watch it Wu-man.", 02 called back nonchalantly destroying an unnoticed Aries behind 05.
Pilot 01 slipped quietly through the halls of the enemy base. Oz soldiers were running amok, in the frenzy to evacuate, all the while leaving the main computer room un guarded. 01 unconsciously smirked as he saw the disorder in the base, silently scolding them for not noticing him. Placing his hand on his gun he opened the computer room to find it empty. The large main computer beeped quietly, omitting a soft surreal glow on the walls. His fingers flew over the keyboard of the computer, causing small clicks to sound throughout the room. In seconds a small silver disk popped out of the hard drive, and just as quickly the man slipped in another disk. The computer read the disk and immediately started to erase all of the files that had been in the computer. 01 slipped back out of the room, planting bombs on his way out. Every corner, nook, and cranny had a destructive device that could be set off by the control in his hand. Walking cautiously out of the base a soldier shot at him, only grazing his shoulder due to 01's quick reflexes. "You're not supposed to be here!", the man shouted, quickly silenced as 01 pumped his head full of lead. 01 wasted no time in getting in his Gundam, and starting it up. He looked at the detonator in his hand and noticed that his comrades were out of the way, so he flicked the switch.
A loud explosion rang in pilot 03's ears as debris shot towards him. He realized 01 must have completed the mission, and quickly killed off the rest of the mobile dolls, rejoining 04, 02, and 01. 05 showed up suddenly as all five of them faced the flames. "Mission Accomplished.", 01 stated through the vid com, in an emotionless tone that sent shivers up 02's spine. "Let's go home.", 04 suggested quietly, blasting away, trying to not to show how much what they had just done affected him. 'It's the only way to bring about peace. We must fight. There is no other way.', 04 thought sadly to himself a grim determination in his eyes. The other pilots pulled up next to him and flew silently to the Winner Mansion in the Sahara Desert.
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IN THE CROFT MANSION
'Do you understand chibi one? War is not like the movies. People that are killed can not be brought back to life. Many people, sometimes even innocents, may be killed by your hand, you must learn not to grieve for them until your mission is over. If you grieve for them in battle, you will surely be killed.', came Dr. J's voice through Serenity's mind. ' I understand, Dr. J', Serenity replied in a strong voice, determination shining through. She had seen slips of the war, clips of the injuries, clips of the deaths through the virtual training system. 'Lady Croft, you are going to face a new world now. Your Kassan will not be there to pick you up when you fall. You will be fighting, with perhaps no chance of a normal life at all. Are you willing to accept this? To accept being a ruthless killer, and a Gundam pilot?', Dr. J questioned her, almost as if hoping for her to decline.
'Will I make a difference, Dr. J?', Serenity questioned before answering. She thought it wise, feeling an unfamiliar trust in the old man. 'Will I be helpful or just in the way?', Serenity continued, needing to know his answer. 'Lady Croft, chibi-one, I can not tell you that. Only you can ask yourself if your going to make a difference. And you can only tell yourself that by the way you act, and what you say.', Dr. J replied a slight smile forming on his lips. 'Dr. J?', she questioned a smirk sliding across her delicate features. 'Hai, little one?', Dr.J answered a smirk on his face rivaling her own. ' Let's do it.', Serenity affirmed, her voice serious, demanding direct attention. 'As you wish, Lady Croft.', Dr. J told her feeling an unfamiliar faith in the girl.
"What is going on in there?", Lara ranted watching her daughter in extreme worry. 'What's he saying to her? What's she responding? I knew I shouldn't have let her do this!', Lara ranted in her mind, pacing back and fourth. 'But it was what she really wanted. She wouldn't have been happy otherwise.', Another more reasonable voice inside of Lara whispered. Alex and herself had debated over her baby becoming a pilot for nearly six months. Serenity had ranted and raved, quite like her kassan, around the house, arguing with herself over the war. She wanted to help so much it seemed, that all she did was study about the war. Studying Oz's tactics and base plans was something she prided her self in. She had nearly had all the bases memorized. At least in location.
Finally, they had received a call from Dr.J, announcing that Serenity's Gundam was done. This puzzled Lara at first, she didn't know Dr.J and had never ordered a Gundam for Serenity. Then she found out Alex had requested it, for Serenity wanted to help in the war. But then wanting to help in the war wasn't nearly enough to be a pilot and assassin. She needed to have the skills to do it to. Serenity was ahead of her time in intelligence. She had amazing computer skills from being inside so often, and had mastered most if not all the ways of fighting. The only thing she had left to learn was how to pilot a Gundam.
"Lara stop pacing, you'll put a rut in the floor!", Alex mock scolded pulling her into a gentle hug. " Like you're one to talk!", she shot back, referring to his own pacing a few moments ago. "Opps.", he muttered a hand behind his head as he chuckled. "Hey you two she's starting!", Bryce called from a huge T.V. screen on one wall. It showed what Serenity was seeing and currently destroying.
'Remember Lady Croft keep your guard up!', Dr. J reminded as she fiercely battled the mobile dolls. 'Good Good, Serenity move back, and Fly!', Dr.J continued as Serenity let out nothing more than 'hnn's'. The assimilation took all of her attention, and all of her determination. Her controls were as hard to maneuver as an actual Gundam was. At least that's what J had said. As long as she paid attention it was no problem in piloting the machine, she hadn't even broken out a sweat yet. 'Let's turn it up a notch.', Dr. J suggested, and suddenly many more mobile dolls appeared, making her job harder.
" Is she really doing that?", Alex asked in shock as the level on the machine increased from five to six. "She sure is! That machine only goes up to ten, however I doubt she'll get that far.", Bryce observed. Lara only nodded, still worried over their decision, yet at the same time still having great faith in her daughter. Suddenly the level dropped down gradually on the view screen, showing that the session was over. The hatch on the assimilation system opened with Dr.J and Serenity stepping out. "That wasn't so bad.", Serenity told them making careful slow steps, for much of her energy was drained.
"Lady Croft, Lord West, I will assure you that you will not be seeing your daughter for nearly two months.", Dr. J stated walking towards them. "Why?", Lara demanded, voice edgy. "She will need other training besides the assimilation, and she must do so without you two hovering around her. She won't learn anything if you stay.", Dr. J stated bluntly. "We understand.", Alex spoke not trusting his wife to speak. Lara silently glared at him, sometimes he was far to mature. "When are you two starting?", Lara asked while Alex flinched under her stare. "Now, Say your good bye's.", J instructed going to converse with Bryce.
"Kassan, Tousan I'll miss you.", Serenity stated hugging both her parents at the same time. "Oh, Serenity.", Lara whispered. "Hey baby-girl just think of it as 'summer camp'. We'll see you as soon as 'camp' ends.", Alex tried giving Serenity a wink, who laughed and hugged them both individually. "You should get going, now.", Dr. J instructed coming back over seeing they were done. "Hai, we shall. See you soon.", Lara admitted reluctantly, while Alex held her hand. "See ya Baby-girl.", Her father replied truly sad to leave his little girl. He loved her, but he knew he had to let her go. Just a little, it wasn't like she was getting married. "See you!", Serenity called back till they were out of sight. "Let the real training begin.", Dr. J stated to her, who quickly got into a fighting stance.
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AT THE WINNER MANSION
The five pilots were stuck in the hanger, fixing their damaged Gundam's. "I don't believe they did that to poor Scythe's knee!", Duo exclaimed from the ladder, wiping some scuff marks of the knee cap. " It's not that bad Duo, it could have been worse.", Quatre assured Duo from inside his cock pit, double checking to make sure all the wires were completely together. Trowa finished refilling his ammo, and soon closed the hatch on Heavy Arms. With a graceful jump he landed almost silently on the catwalk. "Braided Baka.", Wufei snorted, while repairing a microchip in Shenlong. Heero Yui typed silently on his laptop, sending the contents of the disk to Dr. J. Then he deleted the information that was on the disk. With a swift motion he tossed the now empty disk in the garbage can, across the room. He leaned against Wing Zero's foot, and continued searching his e-mail for a mission. 'Relena ....', Heero thought absently, while deleting the three e-mails from her. At the second from the bottom of the list he saw Dr. J's. Opening it he read:
01,
I am to inform you that I will not be contacting you pilots for any missions, unless it is a dire emergency, for the next two months. During your absence, consider it a 'vacation' , however stick together. You never know what might come up. My mission for you five right now, is to avoid all contact with Oz, unless notified by myself or another one of the doctor's. Mission Accepted or Declined?
Dr.J
Heero a stared at the e-mail blankly, until he typed : Mission Accepted.
He quickly sent that e-mail to Quatre. He sent it to Quatre because he knew the kind hearted boy would immediately tell the others. Heero observed Trowa on the catwalk, hanging in the shadows. He suspected the silent boy was doing the same thing he was, watching. Heero closed his laptop, and stared at his hands. Hands that were most nearly always covered in blood. Very rarely was the blood ever his, however. He touched his shoulder, with a wry thought realized he had been too sure of himself in that base. As the 'Perfect Soldier' he couldn't make mistakes like that, he needed to be more cautious, more careful, more alert. He should have never been shot on a mission like that. Mission. What were they supposed to do without missions anyway? Just sit uselessly? He thought not.
*BANG*
He almost *almost* jumped. Glancing around the Gundam Shenlong, he saw Duo trapped under his ladder, a bit dazed. Quatre scrambled out of his cock pit to help the confused American boy, out from under his ladder. "Duo no baka.", Wufei grumbled pulling the stunned pilot out of the way while Quatre held up the ladder. Heero didn't see how Duo or Quatre had become Gundam pilots. Duo sure, he was a great pilot, but his personality matched that of a two year old. Quatre. Quatre was far to innocent to be a ruthless assassin like himself. The platinum hared blonde should have never been in the war in the first place.With a snort he passed Duo, and continued on until he got to Quatre. "Check your e-mail.", Heero told him in monotone, walking out the door. He had the sudden urge to be in the artificial park extending off of the mansion.
"Baka be more careful!", Wufei admonished angrily,"You could have scratched Nataku!". "Gee, I didn't know you cared Wu-man.", Duo proclaimed with an impish grin. "My name is WUFEI!", Wufei yelled back, grabbing a boku off the wall. "O~Kay Wu-man.", Duo responded. Ten minutes later Duo had many visible lumps on him, from the wooden practice katana. Trowa jumped down from the catwalk to land next to Quatre, who held his head in his hands shaking it back and fourth. "Trowa, will they ever get along?", Quatre asked softly glancing at the tall boy. Trowa stared at him blankly, giving no answer except mirth shown in the one visible emerald eye. "That's what I thought.", Quatre groaned leaning against Sandrock.
Heero sat under an artificial tree, next to a likewise pond watching the clouds roll overhead. 'Beautiful.', he thought surveying the awesome beauty of the garden. He closed his eyes as a slight breeze ruffled his unruly bangs. From inside he heard a crash, and instead of taking up his gun he merely smirked. Wufei and Duo were at it again. It had become a normal occurrence in the pilots lives, and for some it was a comic relief. When the noise died down he gave an unconscious smile, figuring Quatre must have put an end to it. He reveled in the silence of the area he was in. He welcomed it, considering the noise of war was always around him. Maybe it was a good thing they were given time off. He blinked and quickly shrugged off that thought, closing his eyes again.
When he opened his eyes he realized he must have dozed off, considering it was five minutes before dinner was served. Quickly he got up, if he wasn't on time Quatre's cook would skin him alive.
(Picture the Cook from the Little Mermaid.)
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4 WEEKS INTO SERENITY'S TRAINING
"You are no longer just Serenity Croft, but now you are pilot 06, owner of Tsuki Hoshi a.k.a. Moon Star. Shi Tenshi is your code name until further notice, understood?", Dr.J told Serenity in a serious tone. She barley nodded, but stared hard at the wall with her cornflower blue eyes, as if willing it to explode. A single light shone on her, while Dr. J paced around her in the shadows.
" I am presenting this to your in the form of a mission. Should you choose to accept or decline is your choice alone. You are to retrieve the disk containing the information on the Gundam pilots and return it to me. You must destroy the base, and anyone who sees your face must be terminated. Accept or Decline?", Dr. J questioned her awaiting a sure answer, from his newest creation.
"Mission Accepted.", came her cold reply as she walked out of the room.
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A BASE ON THE OUT SKIRTS OF ENGLAND
The one dubbed Shi Tenshi slipped past the guards at the front doors of the base quite easily. No one heard her. No one saw her face. She hid around the corner as a lone soldier sauntered slowly down the hall. In a quick movement the woman slumped to the ground unconscious, not dead. Quickly, cautiously she changed into the woman's uniform, and stuffed the body in a closet, she'd wake up soon. She noticed the woman was a lieutenant and quickly walked down the hall. No one stopped her, no one saw her face. She kept the hat pulled low over her eyes, and soon enough she came to the computer room. Two guards. Easily disposed of with tranquilizer darts. She then copied the information out of the computer, then she put in her own version of a virus. A white dog with blue eyes winked on the screen, then began to tear apart the screen, while in reality destroying the computers hard drive. She gave a smirk, and quickly turned to leave. Suddenly she noticed a red light flashing above her head. "Kuso.", she muttered racing down the still empty side of the hallway, disk in hand.
"Hurry, he went this way!", came the shouts from behind her. 'Guy?' 'Guy?', Shi Tenshi thought furiously, running faster. She then rolled her eyes as she realized she didn't have time to set bombs. She'd have to blow it up the hard way. Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming towards her. Spying large pipes above her, she swung herself up on them, pulling her legs up, just before both groups rounded the corner. "Hey, maybe he went in that door down there!", One of them shouted, while the other's argued. Shi Tenshi rolled her eyes, and threw down a smoke bomb. As soon as it exploded she was gone. She raced down the now empty hall, while shots, and coughs followed her. She blasted out the doors and cleared the enemy lines, avoiding all search lights. Soon enough, she got to her well hidden Gundam. The mecha transformed from a plane to a fully operational Gundam, in less than 15 seconds. Aiming her buster rifle at the base she whispered, "Good-bye." A white hot blast of energy shot through the air, and hit the base. As soon as it touched the base it exploded. "Mission Accomplished.", Serenity stated as she transformed it back into a plane, and flew back to the hanger.
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AT THE WINNER MANSION
Duo lounged in a floating chair in an indoor pool. "This is the life......", he murmured. They hadn't had a mission in WEEKS!!!! It was in his opinion wonderful, however he did miss his ol' pal Scythe. He back peddled his arms in the water making him go slowly backward. He smirked when he remembered when Heero had found his laptop missing. Being the dangerous pilot 01 is, he immediately stalked out Duo until he found him. Heero had stated his favorite phrase until Duo finally gave into the glare, and told him where it was. He swore to Kami that that boy had different glares for each day of the week. Not to mention, patented one's for the holiday's. Suddenly the pool room door burst open. "Duo, come quick! There ...... There's another ....... Gundam!", Quatre huffed to the boy. "Another WHAT!?!", Duo shrieked loudly, jaw dropped. "Another Gundam!", Quatre repeated running off to find Wufei. Duo quickly pulled himself over to the side of the pool, and pulled himself off the blow up chair. He raced into the pool room to put his pants on, and dragged the white shirt with him, hair undone flowing in waves of brown, as he ran down the hall, avoiding Servants on the way.
IN THE LIVING ROOM
*And yet another Gundam was spotted last night, at an Oz base.*, the announcer spoke looking at a screen in which a black and silvery white Gundam came on the screen. It showed the mecha destroying the base.
*The base was completely decimated, there were no survivors.*, the news caster stated seriously. *Back to you Aaron.*, she said, and the screen switched. *If I didn't know any better, Lynn, I'd say that this new Gundam is the fearsome Wing Zero with a paint job! Look at the similarities.*, the man stated with a quirky grin. Two pictures showed up on screen. One of Wing Zero, and one of the new Gundam. "Damn....", muttered Duo looking over the new Gundam appreciatively. *Hai, I do see the similarities. Now for the weather report......*, the anchor woman started until Wufei shut off the T.V.
"Heero, please tell me Wing got a paint job.", Duo joked lightly, half hoping it was true. A death glare was sent his way, and he quickly backed down. "Does anyone have any clue who that might ........", Quatre trailed off suddenly, eyes growing blank, right before he collapsed.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Q-tra! Come play with me, Okassan said you could!", called a twelve year old girl, with long silvery- blonde hair. "In a minute!", Quatre found himself replying hopping over the low fence that separated their properties. The girl was on a black stallion horse, that neighed with delight as Quatre fed it a carrot before taking the girls hand to climb on behind the girl. "Ready?,she asked, taking hold of the reins, while he held onto her waist. "Yup!", he replied holding on for dear life. With a pull to the reins, the horse started off at an unimaginable speed.
LITTLE OLDER
"Okassan, can Quatre stay for dinner?", the girl asked a woman with a long brown braid. "Sure darling. Make sure to phone his parents.", the woman replied patting his head affectionately. Quatre blushed slightly then called his parents.
LITTLE OLDER
"Q-tra, this is Shiro, my new pet!", The girl called out exuberantly petting the tiger on the head, who in turn nuzzled her hand. "And that's Luna, you remember her!", the girl stated pointing at an unrecognizable black furry lump on a sunny spot on the bed. "I-It's a-a-a t-tiger!", Quatre stuttered backing away. "That's what I just said, silly!", she replied taking his hand and using it to pet the tiger. "See, he likes you!", she stated out happily, pulling him to the bed to wake Luna.
13 YEARS OLD
"I'm sorry, but I've got to leave.", Quatre stated to the teary eyed girl. "Why?", she demanded breaking out into tears and sobbing in his arms. "I've got to do this. So I can protect my family, so I can protect you.", Quatre replied softly, wondering why it hurt so much to part with the crying angel in his arms. "Promise to comeback?", she asked, staring up at him innocently. "I.... I...... Someday. Yes, I promise someday.", Quatre replied firmly, a smile gracing his face for her benefit.
END
Quatre shot up in bed in a cold sweat. "How .......", he trailed off. He remembered asking his friends........... something. He didn't remember anymore. It was night time now, 3:30 in the morning. It had been mid-day when he passed out. As he recalled his previous memory, a slight smile crossed his boyishly kawaii face. "Serenity.", he whispered into the dark. "Who's that?", came a monotone voice from beside the bed. He jumped out of bed, and the owner of the voice turned on a lamp. "By Allah, Heero, don't do that to me.", Quatre breathed, a hand over his fluttering heart. He sat back down and leaned against the headboard, staring at the white canopy. "Who's that?", Heero repeated still in the same monotone, a flicker of mirth in his eyes. "A friend..... a friend from long ago.", Quatre replied. "What was her name?", came a tired voice from the doorway. Quatre spotted the long loose brown hair and assumed it to be Duo. "I'll go get Wu-man and Trowa to tell them you're up.", Duo yawned rubbing his eyes, looking kawaii.
Ten minutes later he came back with a wide awake Trowa and a sleepy Wufei. Duo, obviously more awake with the cup of coffee clutched in his hand, plopped on the bottom of Quatre's bed, smiling happily. "Winner, you better have a good explanation for passing out like a weak onna.", Wufei stated sleep heavy in his voice. "So what's her name? Is she a babe? Q-man I never knew you had it in ya!", Duo rattled off grinning at Quatre. "First off, Duo, the last time I even laid eyes on her was when I was thirteen.", Quatre pointed out massaging his temples. "What are we doing talking about a weak onna?", Wufei demanded hotly. "I dare you to call her weak again, Wufei.", Quatre stated glaring at the Chinese boy. His blue eyes swirled with unknown emotions, all of which were focused on the slightly miffed pilot of Shenlong . "Quatre, my friend, you've been hanging around Heero too long.", Duo told him with sympathetic eyes, receiving a glare from Heero. "Well, it's true I'm not the only one who noticed that glare.", Duo defended.
"Back to the subject at hand....", Quatre suggested with a gesture of his hands. He was already feeling tired again, although he had slept all day. "O~kay, Name?", Duo questioned once more. " Serenity Usagi Croft.", Quatre replied unaware of the strange looks he was receiving. "Winner, did you just say Croft?", Wufei questioned, crossing his arms. "Hai, Why? Her Kassan is Lara Croft, and her Tousan is Alex West.", Quatre replied raising an elegant eyebrow. " THE Lara Croft?", Duo echoed. "Hai!", Quatre replied frustrated. "Your friend is the daughter of THE Lara Croft!", Duo repeated blinking is disbelief.
"That has nothing to do with as to why you passed out Quatre.", came Trowa's voice, soft and deep, pleasing to the ear. "Well, I was thinking about that new Gundam, and I just ......... passed out.", Quatre explained brow furrowed. "I don't understand as to what happened when the flash back occurred.", Quatre continued slipping off of the bed and pacing back and fourth. "What?", asked Duo now interested. "It was like a memory, or a flashback or something....", Quatre continued running a hand through his shiny golden hair. "Of what?", came a monotone voice. Heero was accustomed to these flashbacks, happening every so often. Although he always had them while awake.
"I was ........ twelve .......... I was supposed to be with Iria playing........ a game. I snuck out because I hated it, and I ran into Serenity on her horse. I had known her since I was eight, so we got along. I remember seeing her kassan, but the end was where I left to be a pilot. All I remember about that day is the fact that she cried.", Quatre stated softly, placing his hands over his eyes. " For the first time ever, she cried. She's been bucked off a horse, she fell out of her tree house, she tripped down the stairs. Each time she broke a limb, but never did she cry, but there she was crying away.", Quatre sighed and ran his fingers through his hair again. No one said anything, there wasn't much to be said. "Then that really doesn't explain it either, now does it.", Quatre mused aloud. After a few more moments Quatre shook his head. "All right, I give up. I for one am going back to sleep, I suggest you do the same, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.", he continued slipping back into bed. Goodnight's , and hnn's were exchanged, and soon enough Quatre clicked the lamp off.
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SERENITY'S ROOM IN THE HANGER
'My ceiling is so boring.', Serenity complained in her head. She had just gotten back from another minor mission, and had been wounded on her side. Apparently she had passed out when she landed, because when she woke up she was in her own bed. The wound was bound tightly, making it quite uncomfortable for her to move. She found a glass of water and two majorly huge pain killers on her desk with a note from Dr.J. In the note he had said not to get out of bed till morning. With a sigh she rolled over carefully, and stared out the small window. The moonlight entered the room, covering her in a ureatheal glow. Feeling suddenly comforted she gave a slight smile, then slipped into oblivion.
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IN THE CROFT MANSION
"How dare he send her on missions without our consent!", Lara raved from the shower, while Alex sat in bed reading a book. "Well, obviously he thought she was ready for it.", Alex replied pushing up his glasses. "After a MONTH!", Lara exclaimed coming into the room to brush out her hair. "If you have that much of a problem with it, pull her out.", replied Alex calmly, flipping the page. "As much as I'd like to, I can't. It's her decision to help in this war, and I'll be damned if I'm going to take it away from her.", Lara stated firmly leaving her hair down, as she climbed in bed. "Well then don't complain over J's decisions. He's a great man, I've known him for most of my life, and he knows what he's doing.", Alex lightly scolded, setting his book down, and taking of his glasses. Lara merely *humphed* while clapping her hands. The lights went off, while the moon still shown through the window, bathing them in it's comforting light.
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2 WEEKS LATER
"Kassan, Tousan?", Serenity called racing into the familiar foyer. She had finished her training early, and was granted permission to see her parents early. "Your Tousan is in the Library, I'm not sure where your kassan is. I never am.", Hilary announced from his spot on the table, he was changing a light bulb. Serenity stated her thanks and called out for her parents again. "Baby-girl? Is that you?", Alex called heading out of the Library on the second floor. "Hai, papa!", Serenity called racing up the stairs. As her tousan met her at the top, she hugged him tightly. "So, how have all your missions gone?", came a stern female voice from behind her. "Kassan!", Serenity shrieked squeezing her mother with all her might. Lara's face transformed from a frown, to a smile as her daughter hugged her. "So, are you up here to stay?", Lara questioned hopefully. "Hai, at least until my next mission.", Serenity replied disentangling herself from her kassan. "Well, that's good.", remarked Lara in relief.
"Lara, aren't you forgetting something.......", Alex hinted sounding much less than delighted. "What's going on?", Serenity asked confused, as a feeling of dread washed over her. "We have a mission coming up.", Lara stated her brow furrowed. "When's it start, normally your mission's aren't any more than a two weeks.", Serenity started feeling her hopes lift, as the feeling of dread passed away. "Serenity, this is a ...... long mission.", Alex started feebly. "What he's trying to say is we will both be leaving tomorrow morning. And we won't be back for--", Lara started watching her child carefully. "Six Months.", Alex finished for her. Serenity gaped for a second then quickly pulled herself back together. She wanted to scream, cry, and protest, but her recent training didn't allow her such outbursts. "I see.", she replied curtly instead. "I shall be out in the field with Apollo then.", Serenity continued turning on her heal, and walking calmly down the stairs. Her face displayed no emotion, and her eyes were solid as stone. She would grieve later, now was not the time.
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IN THE HANGER
"J, J, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE! ", called a man over the vid phone. "Yeah, yeah, what is it Dr. S?", Dr. J replied finally picking up the phone. "J you've got to send the Gundam Pilots on a mission! It's too advanced for you're new amateur, they're retrieving disk X095 from one of the most heavily protected bases in Oz. You must send them tonight, before the disk gets sent to Une!", Dr. S ranted loudly, pacing on the screen. "I understand, I'll get them on it right away.", Dr. J agreed his brow furrowed. "You better!", Dr. S glared hanging up. Dr. J quickly logged onto his computer and e-mailed Heero. 'That should do it.', Dr. J told himself in his mind. He waited fifteen minutes before he received the words: Mission Accepted.
"Sending them on a mission without me?", questioned a voice. J visibly flinched as he realized his charge wasn't going to be happy. "Hai, but they have the experience you lack, thus you will only be used as a reserve.", Dr. J stated reasonably, not to mention quickly. The silver hared girl wore her floor length hair in one long french braid, while her boots went up to her knee and ended in a sharp point. Her pant's were black, and skin tight, while she wore a stiff shiny silver top, which tied behind the neck. The material it was made out of was quite heavy, and tear resistant. If a bullet were to hit her, depending on where, depending on what kind of gun, the bullet would bounce off. Of course she never wore this outfit in front of her father, her father would flip, and her mother would egg her on. It was quite comfortable however.
(Picture Jade's outfit from Mortal Combat, except instead of the green top, Serenity has silver.)
Shi Tenshi stepped out of the shadows, flanked by a large white tiger, and a small black neko. A black falcon with piercing blue eyes sat on her shoulder, staring with the same fierce intensity as it's owner. J really didn't want to know how she had gotten the tiger down there, he really didn't. "Understood.", Shi Tenshi replied watching the screen like a hawk. Dr. J sat down in the chair next to her and also watched.
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THE COMPUTER ROOM IN THE WINNER MANSION
"We will only be able to take three Gundam's with us, but even then we probably won't even use them.", Quatre explained after reading the e-mail," We want to get in and get out, we don't destroy the base unless necessary.", he continued. "Who's taking their Gundam's.", Duo questioned leaning back on the couch. "How about Trowa, Heero, and you.", Quatre suggested. "Fine, Winner. I ride with Barton.", Wufei interrupted, stating his claim. He did NOT want to be stuck with the pest Maxwell, or Yui. "I'll go with Duo if everyone's all right with that.", Quatre replied looking serious, he would have rather went with Heero, but he respected Heero's privacy. Quatre sighed, it was going to be a long trip.
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IN THE CROFT HANGER
" Serenity, you should head upstairs to see your parents off.", Bryce suggested from behind the two of them. Serenity had just woken up and was prepared to watch for sign's of the pilots. It unnerved her greatly that Dr. J refused to state their actual names, but called them by their numbers. "I shall, Bryce, Arigatou for reminding me.", Serenity replied softly. Her voice was sweet like bells, however it sounded as if she didn't care one way or another. As soon as Serenity was out of the room Bryce commented," She sure has changed." "Iie.", Dr J replied. "What?", Bryce asked confused now occupying the chair Serenity previously had. "I understand the mistake I made with my first pilot. I erased all feeling from him completely. With Serenity she now just retains dual personalities.", J explained earning a nod from Bryce.
UPSTAIRS
"Good-bye mama, papa.", Serenity stated in a steady voice. She didn't want her parents to leave. They were supposed to stay at home, safe, under her protection. She sighed as she realized her mother and father would most definitely take care of themselves, but she just had a horrid feeling. It came and went leaving her feeling like she had just run a marathon. "Be careful Serenity, you're not angry with us are you?", Lara asked tentatively. Her daughters passive voice worried her greatly. There was no way her child had been turned into a perfect soldier in six weeks, it wasn't possible. She had heard of a perfect soldier, but she deemed even, that over-rated. "Hey we'll be back, maybe we'll even be back early.", her father stated positively, with a quirky grin. He too was worried about his chibi-girl, his only child. " I'm not worried. You two are the best at what you do. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself for a bit of time.", Serenity responded hugging her parents good-bye. "Ja ne, musuko of mine.", Lara stated climbing into a blue sports car. "See ya, princess.", Alex responded pulling her into a bear hug that she responded somewhat lax. 'Princess? How does that sound familiar?', Serenity questioned herself waving as etiquette had taught her. Sighing Alex climbed in next to his wife, and waved out the window, only to see Serenity with her back turned as she hadn't done in years.
"I will not cry, I will not plead, because before I can turn around, they will be back for me.", Serenity muttered under her breath. She had such a horrible feeling in her stomach, it was worse now than ever. Steeling her resolve she closed her eyes and wiped a single tear away. With that she walked back in the house hearing the engine roar in the distance. She ran in the house, and straight to her parents room. She climbed under the covers of the bed, and gazed blankly at the book on the desk. 'Why do I feel so awful, what is going on? Goddess help me.', Serenity whispered in her head before falling into an unexpected deep sleep.
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LATER THAT NIGHT
"Ready?", Quatre asked in a whisper to Trowa. They had been assigned to check the East corridor for the disk. Duo and Heero were with them for a time then they split off to the North corridor. Wufei opted to immediately go alone in the West corridor. There was no South part of the building. The two moved in the shadows, avoiding any type of confrontation. They were not there to kill anyone, just to get a simple disk. This was the relatively easy part, the hard part had been getting past the courtyard where hundreds of guards patrolled with huge spot lights on tall towers. Quatre and Trowa tiptoed down the hall, and finally spotted a room marked 'Computer Lab.' Quatre shook his head sadly, how novice could they be? They entered the room silently and both began looking for the light. Suddenly, the lights clicked on and numerous gun's were cocked. "Raise your hands above you're heads, and turn around slowly.", ordered an officer. They did as told and seconds later they felt sharp pain's in their shoulders. With a glance they realized they were tranquilizer darts, someone wanted them alive. Without another thought darkness consumed them.
"Oh, shit.", muttered Duo as he observed the guns pointing at him. "Drop your weapon's, and raise your hands above your heads.", stated an Oz soldier steadily, while smirking at the pair. Duo did so cursing repeatedly, while Heero reluctantly dropped his favorite gun, and repeated the process. Their hands were cuffed and they were thrown in a cell with one other body. "It's Trowa, he's been drugged.", Duo reported helping the prone boy into a more comfortable position. As comfortable as he could get him in a bare cell.
Minutes later another body was thrown in with them, although this one moved. "Injustice.", Wufei mumbled shaking the cloudiness from his head. He then realized his hands were cuffed too.
IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BASE
"Tell who you are!", came the deadly voice of his enemy. Quatre stared in defiance at the man holding a whip. "Never.", came Quatre's steady reply. "Tell the names of you're friends and I might let you live.", the man stated trying to sound nice, which really wasn't all that nice at all. "Never.", Quatre replied again staring at the man. He had woken up on the way to the cell's, and had been chosen to be questioned first. The man in front of him was growing angrier and angrier with him.
*CRACK*
Quatre winced slightly as the whip met his bare back for the fifth time. He would not cry out, he would not show them fear. He wasn't all that afraid of death, he knew it was a natural part of life. "You disgust me. Tell ME!", the man lashed out slapping his face. Quatre's face flew to the side because of the force the blow was delivered. 'That's going to leave a bruise.', Quatre thought to himself, spiting out the metallic tasting fluid in his mouth. The man questioned him again and again, yet Quatre gave no answer. He only stared at the man with unnerving blue eyes, that made the man want to falter in the giving of the punishment. This look infuriated the man.
*Crack*
*Crack*
*Crack*
The whip struck a final time. Instead of angry red welts, it now drew blood. "Boy you WILL tell me.", The soldier stated with conviction.
*Smack*
The soldier smacked his in the side of Quatre's head, with his powerful beefy hand. Quatre's vision swam, and soon he lost consciousness. The man struck him again, then realized he was no longer awake. "Useless, boy.", he muttered ordering the lesser soldiers to put his shirt back on then to throw him in the cell with the others. He wasn't going to question any of the others that night, oh no. He needed a new plan, a new tactic to get them to speak.
IN THE CELL
"I wonder where Quatre is Duo wondered aloud for the fifteenth time. "Are you sure he went unconscious?", Duo continued asking the newly awakened Trowa. "He fell before me. I'm positive.", Trowa stated almost silently. He blamed himself for the capture of Innocence. The boy didn't deserve to be pulled into the war. He was too innocent, too kind, too pure. Trowa was not bound anywhere, but could not find a way out of the cell. "This was all a setup. Surely those baka doctors knew.", Wufei started malice in his voice. "Iie. The doctors did not know.", Heero replied suddenly broken out of his thoughts. He too was worried about Quatre. It was unlikely that the boy was still free, after all the rest of them were captured. "How the hell do you know Yui.", Wufei snorted loudly. "Because we are the doctors shock troops, there isn't much better than us.", Duo commented. "Then tell me baka, why are we captured?", Wufei asked him eyebrow raised. "It's a 'minor' setback, nothing gets the Shinigami!", Duo proclaimed trying to lighten the mood.
Suddenly the door slammed open, and a guard carried in a prone figure, followed by four other men, heavily armed, who stood at the door. It was not wise to underestimate the Gundam pilots so they kept a gun trained on each of them. The guard carrying the comatose body laid it against the wall between Trowa and Heero. He did so almost gently, as he took great pains not to set it down too heavily. As the guard stood up he murmured to them, "Get him out of the war, there are far to few people like him left in the world. Get him out." the guard had witnessed the beating the boy had taken, and respected him for it. Even if he was an enemy, no child should be fighting a war. The man stiffly left the cell, and the other guards locked the doors securely behind them.
"Quatre?", Duo asked squinting in the dim lighting. He could faintly see a sticky substance on the boys face and shirt, and assumed it to be blood. "Injustice.", Wufei muttered his eyes adjusting to the darkness. "He's alive.", Trowa stated, he had checked the boys pulse. It was slower than it should be, but it was going strong. Heero hnn'ed and vowed to kill who ever did that to his friend.
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IN THE CROFT HANGER
"J the base was a fake! All the pilots were captured!", Dr. S ranted over the vid phone. "You've got to send you're amateur.", Dr. S sighed, "It's all we've got.", he continued. "Keep calling me an amateur and I'll show you what this amateur can do.", Shi Tenshi stated glaring at the man on the vid phone. "I doubt you could find me.", sneered Dr. S. Serenity smirked and sat at a computer. Two minutes later she called out,"You are on Colony L1, Quadrant 3, Apartment 1485, Broad St.", Serenity stated to the man on the screen. Dr.S paled greatly, then gave an uneasy smile.
"Do you accept this mission?", Dr. J asked her suddenly. "Mission Accepted.", Serenity replied gathering her necessary items. She was still wearing the same clothes from before, however she wore a concealing trench coat over it. It had small invisible pockets where medium sized gun's could fit, along with bombs and necessary items. When patted down you couldn't find the pockets of feel the weapons. She grabbed a wad of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth. With a smirk she strapped a few gun's to her thighs, just so Oz would have something to take off. Two black heart shaped clips in her hair were actually bombs. With a smirk she jumped into her Gundam and took off.
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Title: ~*Welcome to My World*~
Chapter: ~*Two*~
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LAST TIME
Once Serenity was in a full black body suit, with small cords attached to it every which way, she was given a visor, and instructed on how to put it on. Once she was situated in the machine it started to hum, and whirl to life. "This system is equipped with the Zero System.", Dr. J announced a small gleam in his eye. "What? Iie! She can't handle that! Get her out of there!", Lara yelled trying to go to the girl, but was held back surprisingly by Alex. "Koi, her Gundam has the Zero System in it, she needs to lean how to cope with it now.", Alex assured her. Dr.J stood infront of the computer where he monitored what Serenity did. With a smirk he stated, "Well, Lady Croft. Welcome to My World.".
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AN OZ BASE IN ASIA
"LOOK OUT IT'S THE GUNDAM'S!!", screamed the voice of a panicked soldier in a Leo mobile doll. Seconds later the man was no more as his suit burst out in flames. Chaos and destruction followed the five Gundam's which were destroying everything in their path. Anything that stopped them from completing their mission was obliterated. "Duo, take the North side. Trowa, the West side. I'll cover the East, while Wufei covers the South. Heero go in and retrieve that disk!", a golden blonde hared pilot directed, destroying three Aries in the process. "Sure thing Q-man!", pilot 02 called over the vid screen. "Watch your back, baka!", 05 snapped at 02, destroying a Pisces behind him. "You watch it Wu-man.", 02 called back nonchalantly destroying an unnoticed Aries behind 05.
Pilot 01 slipped quietly through the halls of the enemy base. Oz soldiers were running amok, in the frenzy to evacuate, all the while leaving the main computer room un guarded. 01 unconsciously smirked as he saw the disorder in the base, silently scolding them for not noticing him. Placing his hand on his gun he opened the computer room to find it empty. The large main computer beeped quietly, omitting a soft surreal glow on the walls. His fingers flew over the keyboard of the computer, causing small clicks to sound throughout the room. In seconds a small silver disk popped out of the hard drive, and just as quickly the man slipped in another disk. The computer read the disk and immediately started to erase all of the files that had been in the computer. 01 slipped back out of the room, planting bombs on his way out. Every corner, nook, and cranny had a destructive device that could be set off by the control in his hand. Walking cautiously out of the base a soldier shot at him, only grazing his shoulder due to 01's quick reflexes. "You're not supposed to be here!", the man shouted, quickly silenced as 01 pumped his head full of lead. 01 wasted no time in getting in his Gundam, and starting it up. He looked at the detonator in his hand and noticed that his comrades were out of the way, so he flicked the switch.
A loud explosion rang in pilot 03's ears as debris shot towards him. He realized 01 must have completed the mission, and quickly killed off the rest of the mobile dolls, rejoining 04, 02, and 01. 05 showed up suddenly as all five of them faced the flames. "Mission Accomplished.", 01 stated through the vid com, in an emotionless tone that sent shivers up 02's spine. "Let's go home.", 04 suggested quietly, blasting away, trying to not to show how much what they had just done affected him. 'It's the only way to bring about peace. We must fight. There is no other way.', 04 thought sadly to himself a grim determination in his eyes. The other pilots pulled up next to him and flew silently to the Winner Mansion in the Sahara Desert.
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IN THE CROFT MANSION
'Do you understand chibi one? War is not like the movies. People that are killed can not be brought back to life. Many people, sometimes even innocents, may be killed by your hand, you must learn not to grieve for them until your mission is over. If you grieve for them in battle, you will surely be killed.', came Dr. J's voice through Serenity's mind. ' I understand, Dr. J', Serenity replied in a strong voice, determination shining through. She had seen slips of the war, clips of the injuries, clips of the deaths through the virtual training system. 'Lady Croft, you are going to face a new world now. Your Kassan will not be there to pick you up when you fall. You will be fighting, with perhaps no chance of a normal life at all. Are you willing to accept this? To accept being a ruthless killer, and a Gundam pilot?', Dr. J questioned her, almost as if hoping for her to decline.
'Will I make a difference, Dr. J?', Serenity questioned before answering. She thought it wise, feeling an unfamiliar trust in the old man. 'Will I be helpful or just in the way?', Serenity continued, needing to know his answer. 'Lady Croft, chibi-one, I can not tell you that. Only you can ask yourself if your going to make a difference. And you can only tell yourself that by the way you act, and what you say.', Dr. J replied a slight smile forming on his lips. 'Dr. J?', she questioned a smirk sliding across her delicate features. 'Hai, little one?', Dr.J answered a smirk on his face rivaling her own. ' Let's do it.', Serenity affirmed, her voice serious, demanding direct attention. 'As you wish, Lady Croft.', Dr. J told her feeling an unfamiliar faith in the girl.
"What is going on in there?", Lara ranted watching her daughter in extreme worry. 'What's he saying to her? What's she responding? I knew I shouldn't have let her do this!', Lara ranted in her mind, pacing back and fourth. 'But it was what she really wanted. She wouldn't have been happy otherwise.', Another more reasonable voice inside of Lara whispered. Alex and herself had debated over her baby becoming a pilot for nearly six months. Serenity had ranted and raved, quite like her kassan, around the house, arguing with herself over the war. She wanted to help so much it seemed, that all she did was study about the war. Studying Oz's tactics and base plans was something she prided her self in. She had nearly had all the bases memorized. At least in location.
Finally, they had received a call from Dr.J, announcing that Serenity's Gundam was done. This puzzled Lara at first, she didn't know Dr.J and had never ordered a Gundam for Serenity. Then she found out Alex had requested it, for Serenity wanted to help in the war. But then wanting to help in the war wasn't nearly enough to be a pilot and assassin. She needed to have the skills to do it to. Serenity was ahead of her time in intelligence. She had amazing computer skills from being inside so often, and had mastered most if not all the ways of fighting. The only thing she had left to learn was how to pilot a Gundam.
"Lara stop pacing, you'll put a rut in the floor!", Alex mock scolded pulling her into a gentle hug. " Like you're one to talk!", she shot back, referring to his own pacing a few moments ago. "Opps.", he muttered a hand behind his head as he chuckled. "Hey you two she's starting!", Bryce called from a huge T.V. screen on one wall. It showed what Serenity was seeing and currently destroying.
'Remember Lady Croft keep your guard up!', Dr. J reminded as she fiercely battled the mobile dolls. 'Good Good, Serenity move back, and Fly!', Dr.J continued as Serenity let out nothing more than 'hnn's'. The assimilation took all of her attention, and all of her determination. Her controls were as hard to maneuver as an actual Gundam was. At least that's what J had said. As long as she paid attention it was no problem in piloting the machine, she hadn't even broken out a sweat yet. 'Let's turn it up a notch.', Dr. J suggested, and suddenly many more mobile dolls appeared, making her job harder.
" Is she really doing that?", Alex asked in shock as the level on the machine increased from five to six. "She sure is! That machine only goes up to ten, however I doubt she'll get that far.", Bryce observed. Lara only nodded, still worried over their decision, yet at the same time still having great faith in her daughter. Suddenly the level dropped down gradually on the view screen, showing that the session was over. The hatch on the assimilation system opened with Dr.J and Serenity stepping out. "That wasn't so bad.", Serenity told them making careful slow steps, for much of her energy was drained.
"Lady Croft, Lord West, I will assure you that you will not be seeing your daughter for nearly two months.", Dr. J stated walking towards them. "Why?", Lara demanded, voice edgy. "She will need other training besides the assimilation, and she must do so without you two hovering around her. She won't learn anything if you stay.", Dr. J stated bluntly. "We understand.", Alex spoke not trusting his wife to speak. Lara silently glared at him, sometimes he was far to mature. "When are you two starting?", Lara asked while Alex flinched under her stare. "Now, Say your good bye's.", J instructed going to converse with Bryce.
"Kassan, Tousan I'll miss you.", Serenity stated hugging both her parents at the same time. "Oh, Serenity.", Lara whispered. "Hey baby-girl just think of it as 'summer camp'. We'll see you as soon as 'camp' ends.", Alex tried giving Serenity a wink, who laughed and hugged them both individually. "You should get going, now.", Dr. J instructed coming back over seeing they were done. "Hai, we shall. See you soon.", Lara admitted reluctantly, while Alex held her hand. "See ya Baby-girl.", Her father replied truly sad to leave his little girl. He loved her, but he knew he had to let her go. Just a little, it wasn't like she was getting married. "See you!", Serenity called back till they were out of sight. "Let the real training begin.", Dr. J stated to her, who quickly got into a fighting stance.
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AT THE WINNER MANSION
The five pilots were stuck in the hanger, fixing their damaged Gundam's. "I don't believe they did that to poor Scythe's knee!", Duo exclaimed from the ladder, wiping some scuff marks of the knee cap. " It's not that bad Duo, it could have been worse.", Quatre assured Duo from inside his cock pit, double checking to make sure all the wires were completely together. Trowa finished refilling his ammo, and soon closed the hatch on Heavy Arms. With a graceful jump he landed almost silently on the catwalk. "Braided Baka.", Wufei snorted, while repairing a microchip in Shenlong. Heero Yui typed silently on his laptop, sending the contents of the disk to Dr. J. Then he deleted the information that was on the disk. With a swift motion he tossed the now empty disk in the garbage can, across the room. He leaned against Wing Zero's foot, and continued searching his e-mail for a mission. 'Relena ....', Heero thought absently, while deleting the three e-mails from her. At the second from the bottom of the list he saw Dr. J's. Opening it he read:
01,
I am to inform you that I will not be contacting you pilots for any missions, unless it is a dire emergency, for the next two months. During your absence, consider it a 'vacation' , however stick together. You never know what might come up. My mission for you five right now, is to avoid all contact with Oz, unless notified by myself or another one of the doctor's. Mission Accepted or Declined?
Dr.J
Heero a stared at the e-mail blankly, until he typed : Mission Accepted.
He quickly sent that e-mail to Quatre. He sent it to Quatre because he knew the kind hearted boy would immediately tell the others. Heero observed Trowa on the catwalk, hanging in the shadows. He suspected the silent boy was doing the same thing he was, watching. Heero closed his laptop, and stared at his hands. Hands that were most nearly always covered in blood. Very rarely was the blood ever his, however. He touched his shoulder, with a wry thought realized he had been too sure of himself in that base. As the 'Perfect Soldier' he couldn't make mistakes like that, he needed to be more cautious, more careful, more alert. He should have never been shot on a mission like that. Mission. What were they supposed to do without missions anyway? Just sit uselessly? He thought not.
*BANG*
He almost *almost* jumped. Glancing around the Gundam Shenlong, he saw Duo trapped under his ladder, a bit dazed. Quatre scrambled out of his cock pit to help the confused American boy, out from under his ladder. "Duo no baka.", Wufei grumbled pulling the stunned pilot out of the way while Quatre held up the ladder. Heero didn't see how Duo or Quatre had become Gundam pilots. Duo sure, he was a great pilot, but his personality matched that of a two year old. Quatre. Quatre was far to innocent to be a ruthless assassin like himself. The platinum hared blonde should have never been in the war in the first place.With a snort he passed Duo, and continued on until he got to Quatre. "Check your e-mail.", Heero told him in monotone, walking out the door. He had the sudden urge to be in the artificial park extending off of the mansion.
"Baka be more careful!", Wufei admonished angrily,"You could have scratched Nataku!". "Gee, I didn't know you cared Wu-man.", Duo proclaimed with an impish grin. "My name is WUFEI!", Wufei yelled back, grabbing a boku off the wall. "O~Kay Wu-man.", Duo responded. Ten minutes later Duo had many visible lumps on him, from the wooden practice katana. Trowa jumped down from the catwalk to land next to Quatre, who held his head in his hands shaking it back and fourth. "Trowa, will they ever get along?", Quatre asked softly glancing at the tall boy. Trowa stared at him blankly, giving no answer except mirth shown in the one visible emerald eye. "That's what I thought.", Quatre groaned leaning against Sandrock.
Heero sat under an artificial tree, next to a likewise pond watching the clouds roll overhead. 'Beautiful.', he thought surveying the awesome beauty of the garden. He closed his eyes as a slight breeze ruffled his unruly bangs. From inside he heard a crash, and instead of taking up his gun he merely smirked. Wufei and Duo were at it again. It had become a normal occurrence in the pilots lives, and for some it was a comic relief. When the noise died down he gave an unconscious smile, figuring Quatre must have put an end to it. He reveled in the silence of the area he was in. He welcomed it, considering the noise of war was always around him. Maybe it was a good thing they were given time off. He blinked and quickly shrugged off that thought, closing his eyes again.
When he opened his eyes he realized he must have dozed off, considering it was five minutes before dinner was served. Quickly he got up, if he wasn't on time Quatre's cook would skin him alive.
(Picture the Cook from the Little Mermaid.)
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4 WEEKS INTO SERENITY'S TRAINING
"You are no longer just Serenity Croft, but now you are pilot 06, owner of Tsuki Hoshi a.k.a. Moon Star. Shi Tenshi is your code name until further notice, understood?", Dr.J told Serenity in a serious tone. She barley nodded, but stared hard at the wall with her cornflower blue eyes, as if willing it to explode. A single light shone on her, while Dr. J paced around her in the shadows.
" I am presenting this to your in the form of a mission. Should you choose to accept or decline is your choice alone. You are to retrieve the disk containing the information on the Gundam pilots and return it to me. You must destroy the base, and anyone who sees your face must be terminated. Accept or Decline?", Dr. J questioned her awaiting a sure answer, from his newest creation.
"Mission Accepted.", came her cold reply as she walked out of the room.
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A BASE ON THE OUT SKIRTS OF ENGLAND
The one dubbed Shi Tenshi slipped past the guards at the front doors of the base quite easily. No one heard her. No one saw her face. She hid around the corner as a lone soldier sauntered slowly down the hall. In a quick movement the woman slumped to the ground unconscious, not dead. Quickly, cautiously she changed into the woman's uniform, and stuffed the body in a closet, she'd wake up soon. She noticed the woman was a lieutenant and quickly walked down the hall. No one stopped her, no one saw her face. She kept the hat pulled low over her eyes, and soon enough she came to the computer room. Two guards. Easily disposed of with tranquilizer darts. She then copied the information out of the computer, then she put in her own version of a virus. A white dog with blue eyes winked on the screen, then began to tear apart the screen, while in reality destroying the computers hard drive. She gave a smirk, and quickly turned to leave. Suddenly she noticed a red light flashing above her head. "Kuso.", she muttered racing down the still empty side of the hallway, disk in hand.
"Hurry, he went this way!", came the shouts from behind her. 'Guy?' 'Guy?', Shi Tenshi thought furiously, running faster. She then rolled her eyes as she realized she didn't have time to set bombs. She'd have to blow it up the hard way. Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming towards her. Spying large pipes above her, she swung herself up on them, pulling her legs up, just before both groups rounded the corner. "Hey, maybe he went in that door down there!", One of them shouted, while the other's argued. Shi Tenshi rolled her eyes, and threw down a smoke bomb. As soon as it exploded she was gone. She raced down the now empty hall, while shots, and coughs followed her. She blasted out the doors and cleared the enemy lines, avoiding all search lights. Soon enough, she got to her well hidden Gundam. The mecha transformed from a plane to a fully operational Gundam, in less than 15 seconds. Aiming her buster rifle at the base she whispered, "Good-bye." A white hot blast of energy shot through the air, and hit the base. As soon as it touched the base it exploded. "Mission Accomplished.", Serenity stated as she transformed it back into a plane, and flew back to the hanger.
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AT THE WINNER MANSION
Duo lounged in a floating chair in an indoor pool. "This is the life......", he murmured. They hadn't had a mission in WEEKS!!!! It was in his opinion wonderful, however he did miss his ol' pal Scythe. He back peddled his arms in the water making him go slowly backward. He smirked when he remembered when Heero had found his laptop missing. Being the dangerous pilot 01 is, he immediately stalked out Duo until he found him. Heero had stated his favorite phrase until Duo finally gave into the glare, and told him where it was. He swore to Kami that that boy had different glares for each day of the week. Not to mention, patented one's for the holiday's. Suddenly the pool room door burst open. "Duo, come quick! There ...... There's another ....... Gundam!", Quatre huffed to the boy. "Another WHAT!?!", Duo shrieked loudly, jaw dropped. "Another Gundam!", Quatre repeated running off to find Wufei. Duo quickly pulled himself over to the side of the pool, and pulled himself off the blow up chair. He raced into the pool room to put his pants on, and dragged the white shirt with him, hair undone flowing in waves of brown, as he ran down the hall, avoiding Servants on the way.
IN THE LIVING ROOM
*And yet another Gundam was spotted last night, at an Oz base.*, the announcer spoke looking at a screen in which a black and silvery white Gundam came on the screen. It showed the mecha destroying the base.
*The base was completely decimated, there were no survivors.*, the news caster stated seriously. *Back to you Aaron.*, she said, and the screen switched. *If I didn't know any better, Lynn, I'd say that this new Gundam is the fearsome Wing Zero with a paint job! Look at the similarities.*, the man stated with a quirky grin. Two pictures showed up on screen. One of Wing Zero, and one of the new Gundam. "Damn....", muttered Duo looking over the new Gundam appreciatively. *Hai, I do see the similarities. Now for the weather report......*, the anchor woman started until Wufei shut off the T.V.
"Heero, please tell me Wing got a paint job.", Duo joked lightly, half hoping it was true. A death glare was sent his way, and he quickly backed down. "Does anyone have any clue who that might ........", Quatre trailed off suddenly, eyes growing blank, right before he collapsed.
FLASHBACK
"Come on Q-tra! Come play with me, Okassan said you could!", called a twelve year old girl, with long silvery- blonde hair. "In a minute!", Quatre found himself replying hopping over the low fence that separated their properties. The girl was on a black stallion horse, that neighed with delight as Quatre fed it a carrot before taking the girls hand to climb on behind the girl. "Ready?,she asked, taking hold of the reins, while he held onto her waist. "Yup!", he replied holding on for dear life. With a pull to the reins, the horse started off at an unimaginable speed.
LITTLE OLDER
"Okassan, can Quatre stay for dinner?", the girl asked a woman with a long brown braid. "Sure darling. Make sure to phone his parents.", the woman replied patting his head affectionately. Quatre blushed slightly then called his parents.
LITTLE OLDER
"Q-tra, this is Shiro, my new pet!", The girl called out exuberantly petting the tiger on the head, who in turn nuzzled her hand. "And that's Luna, you remember her!", the girl stated pointing at an unrecognizable black furry lump on a sunny spot on the bed. "I-It's a-a-a t-tiger!", Quatre stuttered backing away. "That's what I just said, silly!", she replied taking his hand and using it to pet the tiger. "See, he likes you!", she stated out happily, pulling him to the bed to wake Luna.
13 YEARS OLD
"I'm sorry, but I've got to leave.", Quatre stated to the teary eyed girl. "Why?", she demanded breaking out into tears and sobbing in his arms. "I've got to do this. So I can protect my family, so I can protect you.", Quatre replied softly, wondering why it hurt so much to part with the crying angel in his arms. "Promise to comeback?", she asked, staring up at him innocently. "I.... I...... Someday. Yes, I promise someday.", Quatre replied firmly, a smile gracing his face for her benefit.
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Quatre shot up in bed in a cold sweat. "How .......", he trailed off. He remembered asking his friends........... something. He didn't remember anymore. It was night time now, 3:30 in the morning. It had been mid-day when he passed out. As he recalled his previous memory, a slight smile crossed his boyishly kawaii face. "Serenity.", he whispered into the dark. "Who's that?", came a monotone voice from beside the bed. He jumped out of bed, and the owner of the voice turned on a lamp. "By Allah, Heero, don't do that to me.", Quatre breathed, a hand over his fluttering heart. He sat back down and leaned against the headboard, staring at the white canopy. "Who's that?", Heero repeated still in the same monotone, a flicker of mirth in his eyes. "A friend..... a friend from long ago.", Quatre replied. "What was her name?", came a tired voice from the doorway. Quatre spotted the long loose brown hair and assumed it to be Duo. "I'll go get Wu-man and Trowa to tell them you're up.", Duo yawned rubbing his eyes, looking kawaii.
Ten minutes later he came back with a wide awake Trowa and a sleepy Wufei. Duo, obviously more awake with the cup of coffee clutched in his hand, plopped on the bottom of Quatre's bed, smiling happily. "Winner, you better have a good explanation for passing out like a weak onna.", Wufei stated sleep heavy in his voice. "So what's her name? Is she a babe? Q-man I never knew you had it in ya!", Duo rattled off grinning at Quatre. "First off, Duo, the last time I even laid eyes on her was when I was thirteen.", Quatre pointed out massaging his temples. "What are we doing talking about a weak onna?", Wufei demanded hotly. "I dare you to call her weak again, Wufei.", Quatre stated glaring at the Chinese boy. His blue eyes swirled with unknown emotions, all of which were focused on the slightly miffed pilot of Shenlong . "Quatre, my friend, you've been hanging around Heero too long.", Duo told him with sympathetic eyes, receiving a glare from Heero. "Well, it's true I'm not the only one who noticed that glare.", Duo defended.
"Back to the subject at hand....", Quatre suggested with a gesture of his hands. He was already feeling tired again, although he had slept all day. "O~kay, Name?", Duo questioned once more. " Serenity Usagi Croft.", Quatre replied unaware of the strange looks he was receiving. "Winner, did you just say Croft?", Wufei questioned, crossing his arms. "Hai, Why? Her Kassan is Lara Croft, and her Tousan is Alex West.", Quatre replied raising an elegant eyebrow. " THE Lara Croft?", Duo echoed. "Hai!", Quatre replied frustrated. "Your friend is the daughter of THE Lara Croft!", Duo repeated blinking is disbelief.
"That has nothing to do with as to why you passed out Quatre.", came Trowa's voice, soft and deep, pleasing to the ear. "Well, I was thinking about that new Gundam, and I just ......... passed out.", Quatre explained brow furrowed. "I don't understand as to what happened when the flash back occurred.", Quatre continued slipping off of the bed and pacing back and fourth. "What?", asked Duo now interested. "It was like a memory, or a flashback or something....", Quatre continued running a hand through his shiny golden hair. "Of what?", came a monotone voice. Heero was accustomed to these flashbacks, happening every so often. Although he always had them while awake.
"I was ........ twelve .......... I was supposed to be with Iria playing........ a game. I snuck out because I hated it, and I ran into Serenity on her horse. I had known her since I was eight, so we got along. I remember seeing her kassan, but the end was where I left to be a pilot. All I remember about that day is the fact that she cried.", Quatre stated softly, placing his hands over his eyes. " For the first time ever, she cried. She's been bucked off a horse, she fell out of her tree house, she tripped down the stairs. Each time she broke a limb, but never did she cry, but there she was crying away.", Quatre sighed and ran his fingers through his hair again. No one said anything, there wasn't much to be said. "Then that really doesn't explain it either, now does it.", Quatre mused aloud. After a few more moments Quatre shook his head. "All right, I give up. I for one am going back to sleep, I suggest you do the same, we have a long day ahead of us tomorrow.", he continued slipping back into bed. Goodnight's , and hnn's were exchanged, and soon enough Quatre clicked the lamp off.
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SERENITY'S ROOM IN THE HANGER
'My ceiling is so boring.', Serenity complained in her head. She had just gotten back from another minor mission, and had been wounded on her side. Apparently she had passed out when she landed, because when she woke up she was in her own bed. The wound was bound tightly, making it quite uncomfortable for her to move. She found a glass of water and two majorly huge pain killers on her desk with a note from Dr.J. In the note he had said not to get out of bed till morning. With a sigh she rolled over carefully, and stared out the small window. The moonlight entered the room, covering her in a ureatheal glow. Feeling suddenly comforted she gave a slight smile, then slipped into oblivion.
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IN THE CROFT MANSION
"How dare he send her on missions without our consent!", Lara raved from the shower, while Alex sat in bed reading a book. "Well, obviously he thought she was ready for it.", Alex replied pushing up his glasses. "After a MONTH!", Lara exclaimed coming into the room to brush out her hair. "If you have that much of a problem with it, pull her out.", replied Alex calmly, flipping the page. "As much as I'd like to, I can't. It's her decision to help in this war, and I'll be damned if I'm going to take it away from her.", Lara stated firmly leaving her hair down, as she climbed in bed. "Well then don't complain over J's decisions. He's a great man, I've known him for most of my life, and he knows what he's doing.", Alex lightly scolded, setting his book down, and taking of his glasses. Lara merely *humphed* while clapping her hands. The lights went off, while the moon still shown through the window, bathing them in it's comforting light.
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2 WEEKS LATER
"Kassan, Tousan?", Serenity called racing into the familiar foyer. She had finished her training early, and was granted permission to see her parents early. "Your Tousan is in the Library, I'm not sure where your kassan is. I never am.", Hilary announced from his spot on the table, he was changing a light bulb. Serenity stated her thanks and called out for her parents again. "Baby-girl? Is that you?", Alex called heading out of the Library on the second floor. "Hai, papa!", Serenity called racing up the stairs. As her tousan met her at the top, she hugged him tightly. "So, how have all your missions gone?", came a stern female voice from behind her. "Kassan!", Serenity shrieked squeezing her mother with all her might. Lara's face transformed from a frown, to a smile as her daughter hugged her. "So, are you up here to stay?", Lara questioned hopefully. "Hai, at least until my next mission.", Serenity replied disentangling herself from her kassan. "Well, that's good.", remarked Lara in relief.
"Lara, aren't you forgetting something.......", Alex hinted sounding much less than delighted. "What's going on?", Serenity asked confused, as a feeling of dread washed over her. "We have a mission coming up.", Lara stated her brow furrowed. "When's it start, normally your mission's aren't any more than a two weeks.", Serenity started feeling her hopes lift, as the feeling of dread passed away. "Serenity, this is a ...... long mission.", Alex started feebly. "What he's trying to say is we will both be leaving tomorrow morning. And we won't be back for--", Lara started watching her child carefully. "Six Months.", Alex finished for her. Serenity gaped for a second then quickly pulled herself back together. She wanted to scream, cry, and protest, but her recent training didn't allow her such outbursts. "I see.", she replied curtly instead. "I shall be out in the field with Apollo then.", Serenity continued turning on her heal, and walking calmly down the stairs. Her face displayed no emotion, and her eyes were solid as stone. She would grieve later, now was not the time.
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IN THE HANGER
"J, J, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE! ", called a man over the vid phone. "Yeah, yeah, what is it Dr. S?", Dr. J replied finally picking up the phone. "J you've got to send the Gundam Pilots on a mission! It's too advanced for you're new amateur, they're retrieving disk X095 from one of the most heavily protected bases in Oz. You must send them tonight, before the disk gets sent to Une!", Dr. S ranted loudly, pacing on the screen. "I understand, I'll get them on it right away.", Dr. J agreed his brow furrowed. "You better!", Dr. S glared hanging up. Dr. J quickly logged onto his computer and e-mailed Heero. 'That should do it.', Dr. J told himself in his mind. He waited fifteen minutes before he received the words: Mission Accepted.
"Sending them on a mission without me?", questioned a voice. J visibly flinched as he realized his charge wasn't going to be happy. "Hai, but they have the experience you lack, thus you will only be used as a reserve.", Dr. J stated reasonably, not to mention quickly. The silver hared girl wore her floor length hair in one long french braid, while her boots went up to her knee and ended in a sharp point. Her pant's were black, and skin tight, while she wore a stiff shiny silver top, which tied behind the neck. The material it was made out of was quite heavy, and tear resistant. If a bullet were to hit her, depending on where, depending on what kind of gun, the bullet would bounce off. Of course she never wore this outfit in front of her father, her father would flip, and her mother would egg her on. It was quite comfortable however.
(Picture Jade's outfit from Mortal Combat, except instead of the green top, Serenity has silver.)
Shi Tenshi stepped out of the shadows, flanked by a large white tiger, and a small black neko. A black falcon with piercing blue eyes sat on her shoulder, staring with the same fierce intensity as it's owner. J really didn't want to know how she had gotten the tiger down there, he really didn't. "Understood.", Shi Tenshi replied watching the screen like a hawk. Dr. J sat down in the chair next to her and also watched.
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THE COMPUTER ROOM IN THE WINNER MANSION
"We will only be able to take three Gundam's with us, but even then we probably won't even use them.", Quatre explained after reading the e-mail," We want to get in and get out, we don't destroy the base unless necessary.", he continued. "Who's taking their Gundam's.", Duo questioned leaning back on the couch. "How about Trowa, Heero, and you.", Quatre suggested. "Fine, Winner. I ride with Barton.", Wufei interrupted, stating his claim. He did NOT want to be stuck with the pest Maxwell, or Yui. "I'll go with Duo if everyone's all right with that.", Quatre replied looking serious, he would have rather went with Heero, but he respected Heero's privacy. Quatre sighed, it was going to be a long trip.
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IN THE CROFT HANGER
" Serenity, you should head upstairs to see your parents off.", Bryce suggested from behind the two of them. Serenity had just woken up and was prepared to watch for sign's of the pilots. It unnerved her greatly that Dr. J refused to state their actual names, but called them by their numbers. "I shall, Bryce, Arigatou for reminding me.", Serenity replied softly. Her voice was sweet like bells, however it sounded as if she didn't care one way or another. As soon as Serenity was out of the room Bryce commented," She sure has changed." "Iie.", Dr J replied. "What?", Bryce asked confused now occupying the chair Serenity previously had. "I understand the mistake I made with my first pilot. I erased all feeling from him completely. With Serenity she now just retains dual personalities.", J explained earning a nod from Bryce.
UPSTAIRS
"Good-bye mama, papa.", Serenity stated in a steady voice. She didn't want her parents to leave. They were supposed to stay at home, safe, under her protection. She sighed as she realized her mother and father would most definitely take care of themselves, but she just had a horrid feeling. It came and went leaving her feeling like she had just run a marathon. "Be careful Serenity, you're not angry with us are you?", Lara asked tentatively. Her daughters passive voice worried her greatly. There was no way her child had been turned into a perfect soldier in six weeks, it wasn't possible. She had heard of a perfect soldier, but she deemed even, that over-rated. "Hey we'll be back, maybe we'll even be back early.", her father stated positively, with a quirky grin. He too was worried about his chibi-girl, his only child. " I'm not worried. You two are the best at what you do. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself for a bit of time.", Serenity responded hugging her parents good-bye. "Ja ne, musuko of mine.", Lara stated climbing into a blue sports car. "See ya, princess.", Alex responded pulling her into a bear hug that she responded somewhat lax. 'Princess? How does that sound familiar?', Serenity questioned herself waving as etiquette had taught her. Sighing Alex climbed in next to his wife, and waved out the window, only to see Serenity with her back turned as she hadn't done in years.
"I will not cry, I will not plead, because before I can turn around, they will be back for me.", Serenity muttered under her breath. She had such a horrible feeling in her stomach, it was worse now than ever. Steeling her resolve she closed her eyes and wiped a single tear away. With that she walked back in the house hearing the engine roar in the distance. She ran in the house, and straight to her parents room. She climbed under the covers of the bed, and gazed blankly at the book on the desk. 'Why do I feel so awful, what is going on? Goddess help me.', Serenity whispered in her head before falling into an unexpected deep sleep.
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LATER THAT NIGHT
"Ready?", Quatre asked in a whisper to Trowa. They had been assigned to check the East corridor for the disk. Duo and Heero were with them for a time then they split off to the North corridor. Wufei opted to immediately go alone in the West corridor. There was no South part of the building. The two moved in the shadows, avoiding any type of confrontation. They were not there to kill anyone, just to get a simple disk. This was the relatively easy part, the hard part had been getting past the courtyard where hundreds of guards patrolled with huge spot lights on tall towers. Quatre and Trowa tiptoed down the hall, and finally spotted a room marked 'Computer Lab.' Quatre shook his head sadly, how novice could they be? They entered the room silently and both began looking for the light. Suddenly, the lights clicked on and numerous gun's were cocked. "Raise your hands above you're heads, and turn around slowly.", ordered an officer. They did as told and seconds later they felt sharp pain's in their shoulders. With a glance they realized they were tranquilizer darts, someone wanted them alive. Without another thought darkness consumed them.
"Oh, shit.", muttered Duo as he observed the guns pointing at him. "Drop your weapon's, and raise your hands above your heads.", stated an Oz soldier steadily, while smirking at the pair. Duo did so cursing repeatedly, while Heero reluctantly dropped his favorite gun, and repeated the process. Their hands were cuffed and they were thrown in a cell with one other body. "It's Trowa, he's been drugged.", Duo reported helping the prone boy into a more comfortable position. As comfortable as he could get him in a bare cell.
Minutes later another body was thrown in with them, although this one moved. "Injustice.", Wufei mumbled shaking the cloudiness from his head. He then realized his hands were cuffed too.
IN ANOTHER PART OF THE BASE
"Tell who you are!", came the deadly voice of his enemy. Quatre stared in defiance at the man holding a whip. "Never.", came Quatre's steady reply. "Tell the names of you're friends and I might let you live.", the man stated trying to sound nice, which really wasn't all that nice at all. "Never.", Quatre replied again staring at the man. He had woken up on the way to the cell's, and had been chosen to be questioned first. The man in front of him was growing angrier and angrier with him.
*CRACK*
Quatre winced slightly as the whip met his bare back for the fifth time. He would not cry out, he would not show them fear. He wasn't all that afraid of death, he knew it was a natural part of life. "You disgust me. Tell ME!", the man lashed out slapping his face. Quatre's face flew to the side because of the force the blow was delivered. 'That's going to leave a bruise.', Quatre thought to himself, spiting out the metallic tasting fluid in his mouth. The man questioned him again and again, yet Quatre gave no answer. He only stared at the man with unnerving blue eyes, that made the man want to falter in the giving of the punishment. This look infuriated the man.
*Crack*
*Crack*
*Crack*
The whip struck a final time. Instead of angry red welts, it now drew blood. "Boy you WILL tell me.", The soldier stated with conviction.
*Smack*
The soldier smacked his in the side of Quatre's head, with his powerful beefy hand. Quatre's vision swam, and soon he lost consciousness. The man struck him again, then realized he was no longer awake. "Useless, boy.", he muttered ordering the lesser soldiers to put his shirt back on then to throw him in the cell with the others. He wasn't going to question any of the others that night, oh no. He needed a new plan, a new tactic to get them to speak.
IN THE CELL
"I wonder where Quatre is Duo wondered aloud for the fifteenth time. "Are you sure he went unconscious?", Duo continued asking the newly awakened Trowa. "He fell before me. I'm positive.", Trowa stated almost silently. He blamed himself for the capture of Innocence. The boy didn't deserve to be pulled into the war. He was too innocent, too kind, too pure. Trowa was not bound anywhere, but could not find a way out of the cell. "This was all a setup. Surely those baka doctors knew.", Wufei started malice in his voice. "Iie. The doctors did not know.", Heero replied suddenly broken out of his thoughts. He too was worried about Quatre. It was unlikely that the boy was still free, after all the rest of them were captured. "How the hell do you know Yui.", Wufei snorted loudly. "Because we are the doctors shock troops, there isn't much better than us.", Duo commented. "Then tell me baka, why are we captured?", Wufei asked him eyebrow raised. "It's a 'minor' setback, nothing gets the Shinigami!", Duo proclaimed trying to lighten the mood.
Suddenly the door slammed open, and a guard carried in a prone figure, followed by four other men, heavily armed, who stood at the door. It was not wise to underestimate the Gundam pilots so they kept a gun trained on each of them. The guard carrying the comatose body laid it against the wall between Trowa and Heero. He did so almost gently, as he took great pains not to set it down too heavily. As the guard stood up he murmured to them, "Get him out of the war, there are far to few people like him left in the world. Get him out." the guard had witnessed the beating the boy had taken, and respected him for it. Even if he was an enemy, no child should be fighting a war. The man stiffly left the cell, and the other guards locked the doors securely behind them.
"Quatre?", Duo asked squinting in the dim lighting. He could faintly see a sticky substance on the boys face and shirt, and assumed it to be blood. "Injustice.", Wufei muttered his eyes adjusting to the darkness. "He's alive.", Trowa stated, he had checked the boys pulse. It was slower than it should be, but it was going strong. Heero hnn'ed and vowed to kill who ever did that to his friend.
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IN THE CROFT HANGER
"J the base was a fake! All the pilots were captured!", Dr. S ranted over the vid phone. "You've got to send you're amateur.", Dr. S sighed, "It's all we've got.", he continued. "Keep calling me an amateur and I'll show you what this amateur can do.", Shi Tenshi stated glaring at the man on the vid phone. "I doubt you could find me.", sneered Dr. S. Serenity smirked and sat at a computer. Two minutes later she called out,"You are on Colony L1, Quadrant 3, Apartment 1485, Broad St.", Serenity stated to the man on the screen. Dr.S paled greatly, then gave an uneasy smile.
"Do you accept this mission?", Dr. J asked her suddenly. "Mission Accepted.", Serenity replied gathering her necessary items. She was still wearing the same clothes from before, however she wore a concealing trench coat over it. It had small invisible pockets where medium sized gun's could fit, along with bombs and necessary items. When patted down you couldn't find the pockets of feel the weapons. She grabbed a wad of chewing gum and popped it in her mouth. With a smirk she strapped a few gun's to her thighs, just so Oz would have something to take off. Two black heart shaped clips in her hair were actually bombs. With a smirk she jumped into her Gundam and took off.
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