Chapter Two
Two days had passed, and Kaitaku remained with the pilots. Now, Trowa decided, was a good time to reveal his idea.
"How old did you say you were?" Trowa asked.
"Seven." Kaitaku replied.
I thought she was younger; my plan doesn't look too crazy now he thought.
Heero asked, "Did all your relatives live with you?"
"No, my big brother lives in the L4 area." the young comrade answered.
L4, the colonies that were first to go, we have got to contact her brother, he might be able to help us fight Quatre thought.
"Say, how old is your brother? Does he know anything about BRIVA?" he questioned.
"Yes, I think. When we first found out about them attacking cities on certain colonies. I don't know what he knows, but we can probably contact him and find out." Kaitaku stated, hopefully.
"Ok, Kaitaku, can you tell us his name, so we can try to reach him?" the Chinese pilot requested.
"Kazuhiko Shikako." she said.
Duo, "Great! Now we're getting somewhere. Maybe Kazuhiko knows how to pilot a Mobile Suit, I sure hope so."
Heero, "Still, it's not like he's a Gundam Pilot, and we have until next week to train him. That's not much."
"It's worth a try, isn't it?" Quatre said, hopefully.
"Umm, guys, I have a plan. I know it's going to be near impossible, but we must try. Ready?"
The braided pilot responded, "I don't know about you guys, but I'm as ready as I'll ever be!"
Trowa started, "Ok, well, Kaitaku seems to know an awful lot about the war, and Mobile Suits, especially since she's piloted one.."
"Are you.are you saying," Duo asked, astonished, "that Kaitaku should, WE should train her?"
Quatre gasped, "Training Kaitaku?! She's just a child! She-she."
Kaitaku, "Wha? Train to be a pilot? Wh-wh-why me? You have my brother, he's 18! Your age, right?"
Trowa, "I'm sorry, I just thought, I don't know. It took us a long time to train, almost 5 years. All we have is a little more than a week. I didn't mean to ask so much of you like this, but we are desperate."
"Desperate times can call for desperate measures, we really need help. We found Kazuhiko and asked him to meet us at the shuttle boarding deck of this colony. He agreed, and it appears your brother has fought in the past." Wufei said.
"We will protect you, plus your brother will be fighting along side you. If you are too scared, you don't have to, but we will need all the help we can get." Quatre reminded her.
"Yes, we need to know your answer so we can immediately start your training, what do you say? I know you're scared. We all do. We all went through the same thing, only we were younger than yourself." Duo said.
".Kazuhiko will fight also, that's what you guys said, right?" Kaitaku wanted to be absolutely sure.
"Of course, not as a Gundam Pilot, but as a Mobile Suit pilot, now that takes time, but we will do our best." Heero answered.
"Why not? I must go seek revenge for my parents!" she said.
So her training began. Heero rallied up all their comrades: the Preventers; Milliardo, Noin, Sally Po, the Maguanac Core, Kazuhiko and even former pilots from long dead organizations of the past. Any one who was willing to fight, and knew what they were up against, they wouldn't let people foolishly die, they admitted.
Kaitaku started piloting Tallgeese III, it turned out Kaitaku had had a year of fighting experience already, to their advantage. First, she battled Sandrock Custom, Quatre going easy, not too easy, then getting rougher & rougher each time. Sandrock Custom didn't have any type of extension weapon like Wufei's dragon, or Trowa's many firearms, with the exception of his gun or heat radiating blades he could throw. Those he didn't use right away. Still, she had quite a hard battle, it ending with her begging him to stop, and so Quatre and the others called for dinner. After, they battled again, this time blocking Quatre's moves, not them all, but it was a start. Far into the night, and the next morning, it went on.
"Ok, can we please stop? STOP!" Kaitaku pleaded.
"Normally I would, but these are special circumstances! Push yourself! Keep pushing yourself PAST your limit, farther, FARTHER! Don't stop now, you are doing great!" Quatre prided.
"But, but.."
"No talk! FIGHT!"
Quatre lunged at Tallgeese III, but Kaitaku stopped the huge blade with her whip. At lunch, Kaitaku concluded her training with Quatre.
She rested for just one hour, now to train with Trowa. Kaitaku will now face, another Gundam, but with different abilities. Heavyarms Custom has way more firepower, for distant range battles. Trowa didn't use the bullets a lot; he didn't want to destroy the Tallgeese with too much. Kaitaku thrust forward, seeking to grab Heavyarm's arm with her whip, but was hit with two torpedoes. She hadn't been told about the beam rifle, it would just about destroy a Gundam, no, that would be saved for Heero's turn. She tried to slice at him, but missed, she was confused by the line of fire. But when Trowa tried to blast her, she dodged and, with her beam saber, sliced partway through Heavyarm's right arm.
Kaitaku, "I'm tired! I want to eat! Come on!"
"You can rest for an hour if you use another hour of training!" the silent pilot said, delaying her down time.
The battle continued, Kaitaku getting better & better, Trowa using more and more ammo.
While Kaitaku trained with Trowa, Duo trained Kazuhiko.
"Kazuhiko improves with every blow." Duo says, happy.
Kazuhiko used a Serpent, more difficult, not as good as Deathscythe Hell Custom, or any Gundam, since he's had 4 years experience. Kazuhiko kept up with Duo, every time only occasionally when Duo caught him off guard. Duo came up on him with his beam scythe, about to slice the Serpent, but only got as far as the first 4 layers of the left foot.
Kazuhiko dodged & attacked with a machine gun, causing a large cloud of smoke, giving both what it seemed an advantage towards the other. Duo has experiences with a clouded enemy, and knew how to handle this. He flew out, appearing to leave his trainee in the smoke. Kazuhiko knew some, but before he could make another move, Deathscythe came up from behind, beam scythe raised. Duo would've let it fly straight down, but this was training, very intense training, not to kill the trainee, so caused a minor blow to the arm instead.
Kazuhiko was speechless, "I can't do this! I'm not as strong as you! I don't stand a -"
"Don't say that! You'll get better! You can't.I won't let you stop!" Duo yelled, as he started to fire at him.
"Ah!" Kazuhiko yelled as torpedoes came at him, but bravely blocked them & lunged at Duo with his beam saber.
Duo, "He's doin' just fine."
The two beams met, with a loud melting noise. The two suits struggled, Duo very surprised by his sudden action, but knew he'd make it sooner or later. It was apparently instinct. Kazuhiko was a gifted, superb soldier.
Back with Kaitaku, now training with Wufei, a hardy opponent indeed. There was something different about her skills, despite her age. They had been going at it for an hour, and Wufei, not giving his all, but being rough, had not yet laid so much as his twin beam fork on the Tallgeese. Kaitaku lashed her whip, trying desperately to catch Shenlong's dragon. The whip met with the twin beam fork with a clang.
"Show me what you're made up! Don't hold back!" Wufei encouraged.
"Uh! I won't..give up!" Kaitaku screamed and pushed a startled Wufei into the wall of the hangar where the Gundams were housed.
The other pilots ran out, to see the damage.
"Wow! Fantastic, well done Kaitaku!" Quatre called.
During every session, the remaining pilots observed. They would point out errors, and give tips. It resumed, and Kaitaku's saber caught Shenlong's dragon. What's with this girl? She's excellent with Mobile Suit combat and getting better with her strategy. She could just about be a.a Gundam Pilot! Wufei thought, shocked and bewildered. Her training with Wufei concluded, and her final session with Heero began, on Monday of the next week, the week of the big battle. The two suits faced each other.
"I know what you've been through," Heero explained, "all that training, it was tough, I know. With this training, with me, I will not hold back. I know what you're capable of, so give this battle everything you have got."
"Ok, I will fight like you are responsible for my parent's death!" Kaitaku said.
And so it started. Again and again Kaitaku tried to catch an arm, a leg, or Zero's gauntling, to no avail. When the two beam sabers came in contact, a long duel began. Heero was trying to catch her getting tired and distracted so he could knock her off. She was not. She was very active, and she blocked nearly all his lethal moves! But not them all, she missed one, a beam saber blow to the shoulder.
"Let's take it out of range of the colony, for more intense training. Follow me to get suited up." Heero directed.
When they got away from the colony, a good ways, Heero told Kaitaku she could attempt to use Tallgeese's beam cannon. Heero would as well. Why can't I hit him??? Kaitaku wondered.
"I use a powerful system called the ZERO system. It's extremely dangerous; it increases the pilot's fighting compatibility. I feel that you are ready for this. This system is the reason you haven't been able to hit me. I have to warn you, if you get out of control, it's natural, well, you'll do even better."
While Kaitaku rested, Heero temporarily installed the ZERO system in the Tallgeese. I don't really know how much she can take, she's only 7. I'll just have to rely on my instincts, he thought, a bit unsure as Kaitaku slept.
Two days had passed, and Kaitaku remained with the pilots. Now, Trowa decided, was a good time to reveal his idea.
"How old did you say you were?" Trowa asked.
"Seven." Kaitaku replied.
I thought she was younger; my plan doesn't look too crazy now he thought.
Heero asked, "Did all your relatives live with you?"
"No, my big brother lives in the L4 area." the young comrade answered.
L4, the colonies that were first to go, we have got to contact her brother, he might be able to help us fight Quatre thought.
"Say, how old is your brother? Does he know anything about BRIVA?" he questioned.
"Yes, I think. When we first found out about them attacking cities on certain colonies. I don't know what he knows, but we can probably contact him and find out." Kaitaku stated, hopefully.
"Ok, Kaitaku, can you tell us his name, so we can try to reach him?" the Chinese pilot requested.
"Kazuhiko Shikako." she said.
Duo, "Great! Now we're getting somewhere. Maybe Kazuhiko knows how to pilot a Mobile Suit, I sure hope so."
Heero, "Still, it's not like he's a Gundam Pilot, and we have until next week to train him. That's not much."
"It's worth a try, isn't it?" Quatre said, hopefully.
"Umm, guys, I have a plan. I know it's going to be near impossible, but we must try. Ready?"
The braided pilot responded, "I don't know about you guys, but I'm as ready as I'll ever be!"
Trowa started, "Ok, well, Kaitaku seems to know an awful lot about the war, and Mobile Suits, especially since she's piloted one.."
"Are you.are you saying," Duo asked, astonished, "that Kaitaku should, WE should train her?"
Quatre gasped, "Training Kaitaku?! She's just a child! She-she."
Kaitaku, "Wha? Train to be a pilot? Wh-wh-why me? You have my brother, he's 18! Your age, right?"
Trowa, "I'm sorry, I just thought, I don't know. It took us a long time to train, almost 5 years. All we have is a little more than a week. I didn't mean to ask so much of you like this, but we are desperate."
"Desperate times can call for desperate measures, we really need help. We found Kazuhiko and asked him to meet us at the shuttle boarding deck of this colony. He agreed, and it appears your brother has fought in the past." Wufei said.
"We will protect you, plus your brother will be fighting along side you. If you are too scared, you don't have to, but we will need all the help we can get." Quatre reminded her.
"Yes, we need to know your answer so we can immediately start your training, what do you say? I know you're scared. We all do. We all went through the same thing, only we were younger than yourself." Duo said.
".Kazuhiko will fight also, that's what you guys said, right?" Kaitaku wanted to be absolutely sure.
"Of course, not as a Gundam Pilot, but as a Mobile Suit pilot, now that takes time, but we will do our best." Heero answered.
"Why not? I must go seek revenge for my parents!" she said.
So her training began. Heero rallied up all their comrades: the Preventers; Milliardo, Noin, Sally Po, the Maguanac Core, Kazuhiko and even former pilots from long dead organizations of the past. Any one who was willing to fight, and knew what they were up against, they wouldn't let people foolishly die, they admitted.
Kaitaku started piloting Tallgeese III, it turned out Kaitaku had had a year of fighting experience already, to their advantage. First, she battled Sandrock Custom, Quatre going easy, not too easy, then getting rougher & rougher each time. Sandrock Custom didn't have any type of extension weapon like Wufei's dragon, or Trowa's many firearms, with the exception of his gun or heat radiating blades he could throw. Those he didn't use right away. Still, she had quite a hard battle, it ending with her begging him to stop, and so Quatre and the others called for dinner. After, they battled again, this time blocking Quatre's moves, not them all, but it was a start. Far into the night, and the next morning, it went on.
"Ok, can we please stop? STOP!" Kaitaku pleaded.
"Normally I would, but these are special circumstances! Push yourself! Keep pushing yourself PAST your limit, farther, FARTHER! Don't stop now, you are doing great!" Quatre prided.
"But, but.."
"No talk! FIGHT!"
Quatre lunged at Tallgeese III, but Kaitaku stopped the huge blade with her whip. At lunch, Kaitaku concluded her training with Quatre.
She rested for just one hour, now to train with Trowa. Kaitaku will now face, another Gundam, but with different abilities. Heavyarms Custom has way more firepower, for distant range battles. Trowa didn't use the bullets a lot; he didn't want to destroy the Tallgeese with too much. Kaitaku thrust forward, seeking to grab Heavyarm's arm with her whip, but was hit with two torpedoes. She hadn't been told about the beam rifle, it would just about destroy a Gundam, no, that would be saved for Heero's turn. She tried to slice at him, but missed, she was confused by the line of fire. But when Trowa tried to blast her, she dodged and, with her beam saber, sliced partway through Heavyarm's right arm.
Kaitaku, "I'm tired! I want to eat! Come on!"
"You can rest for an hour if you use another hour of training!" the silent pilot said, delaying her down time.
The battle continued, Kaitaku getting better & better, Trowa using more and more ammo.
While Kaitaku trained with Trowa, Duo trained Kazuhiko.
"Kazuhiko improves with every blow." Duo says, happy.
Kazuhiko used a Serpent, more difficult, not as good as Deathscythe Hell Custom, or any Gundam, since he's had 4 years experience. Kazuhiko kept up with Duo, every time only occasionally when Duo caught him off guard. Duo came up on him with his beam scythe, about to slice the Serpent, but only got as far as the first 4 layers of the left foot.
Kazuhiko dodged & attacked with a machine gun, causing a large cloud of smoke, giving both what it seemed an advantage towards the other. Duo has experiences with a clouded enemy, and knew how to handle this. He flew out, appearing to leave his trainee in the smoke. Kazuhiko knew some, but before he could make another move, Deathscythe came up from behind, beam scythe raised. Duo would've let it fly straight down, but this was training, very intense training, not to kill the trainee, so caused a minor blow to the arm instead.
Kazuhiko was speechless, "I can't do this! I'm not as strong as you! I don't stand a -"
"Don't say that! You'll get better! You can't.I won't let you stop!" Duo yelled, as he started to fire at him.
"Ah!" Kazuhiko yelled as torpedoes came at him, but bravely blocked them & lunged at Duo with his beam saber.
Duo, "He's doin' just fine."
The two beams met, with a loud melting noise. The two suits struggled, Duo very surprised by his sudden action, but knew he'd make it sooner or later. It was apparently instinct. Kazuhiko was a gifted, superb soldier.
Back with Kaitaku, now training with Wufei, a hardy opponent indeed. There was something different about her skills, despite her age. They had been going at it for an hour, and Wufei, not giving his all, but being rough, had not yet laid so much as his twin beam fork on the Tallgeese. Kaitaku lashed her whip, trying desperately to catch Shenlong's dragon. The whip met with the twin beam fork with a clang.
"Show me what you're made up! Don't hold back!" Wufei encouraged.
"Uh! I won't..give up!" Kaitaku screamed and pushed a startled Wufei into the wall of the hangar where the Gundams were housed.
The other pilots ran out, to see the damage.
"Wow! Fantastic, well done Kaitaku!" Quatre called.
During every session, the remaining pilots observed. They would point out errors, and give tips. It resumed, and Kaitaku's saber caught Shenlong's dragon. What's with this girl? She's excellent with Mobile Suit combat and getting better with her strategy. She could just about be a.a Gundam Pilot! Wufei thought, shocked and bewildered. Her training with Wufei concluded, and her final session with Heero began, on Monday of the next week, the week of the big battle. The two suits faced each other.
"I know what you've been through," Heero explained, "all that training, it was tough, I know. With this training, with me, I will not hold back. I know what you're capable of, so give this battle everything you have got."
"Ok, I will fight like you are responsible for my parent's death!" Kaitaku said.
And so it started. Again and again Kaitaku tried to catch an arm, a leg, or Zero's gauntling, to no avail. When the two beam sabers came in contact, a long duel began. Heero was trying to catch her getting tired and distracted so he could knock her off. She was not. She was very active, and she blocked nearly all his lethal moves! But not them all, she missed one, a beam saber blow to the shoulder.
"Let's take it out of range of the colony, for more intense training. Follow me to get suited up." Heero directed.
When they got away from the colony, a good ways, Heero told Kaitaku she could attempt to use Tallgeese's beam cannon. Heero would as well. Why can't I hit him??? Kaitaku wondered.
"I use a powerful system called the ZERO system. It's extremely dangerous; it increases the pilot's fighting compatibility. I feel that you are ready for this. This system is the reason you haven't been able to hit me. I have to warn you, if you get out of control, it's natural, well, you'll do even better."
While Kaitaku rested, Heero temporarily installed the ZERO system in the Tallgeese. I don't really know how much she can take, she's only 7. I'll just have to rely on my instincts, he thought, a bit unsure as Kaitaku slept.