Alex stared hard. Was this the woman who called herself Julia's mother? "You're not my mother." "Oh, but I am. We have the matching DNA to prove it." "The only person whose DNA matches mine is my father's. And the only person who shares the same blood type is that cowering cad bastard Zero." The blonde woman grinned menacingly. Her eyes seemed to glitter like blue diamonds, still heated by the fire that had created them. "I didn't think it would work to this extent. Controlling Sally and Wufei like that, ha! And he calls himself strong." "You-" BOOM! Alex and Julia raised their arms and looked to the east wall that had been blown out. As the dust and debris settled Julia gasped in shock at the picture that stood before her. "Daddy?" "Duo?!" Alanis glared and raised a gun to aim at Duo's head. "What the hell are you doing here?! I thought we got rid of you when Yuy's brat blew up the-" "Now Lani, you can't be that half witted, can you?" He smirked and inched over to the two girls. "Come on, now, you know I'm not that easy to get rid of." "Daddy? I thought you were dead...." Julia looked to Alex, who turned her eyes from them. She wouldn't look at Julia, couldn't.... "Alex, you knew? You saw my dad in the Oz base, didn't you... and you didn't tell me?" "I couldn't let you lose him again." "Aw, now isn't that sweet. She only wanted to protect you, dear daughter. You should be grateful." The blonde laughed shrilly and cocked the gun. "However, it didn't help. You still found out and you're still going to lose him once more!" Julia shoved her father out of the way as Alanis fired. The bullet dug deep into Julia's breast and she cried out, hitting the floor with a sickening thud. Alanis screamed in a mad rage and threw the gun down as Duo and Alex went to Julia's side. "Come on, Jules, use the power thing." "I... I can't..." her vision went fuzzy and she coughed up blood. Duo leaned over her and held her, putting pressure to the gaping wound in his daughter's chest. "What'd you put in the bullets to make it not work?!" Alex screamed. "An antidote to what gives Lunarians their power. I... I didn't want to hurt her... it wasn't meant for her.... It'll only last an hour, but-" "You evil witch! She doesn't have that long!" Duo cried. He hugged his daughter gently and told her he loved her as Alex stood up with her gun in her hands. She glared a death glare Heero would have been proud of and dropped the gun. "You can't hurt me." Alanis said as she inched slowly towards an intercom button. She hit it and immediately a dozen or more soldiers came into the destroyed room. "You see, even during a great emergency such as this, guards still come to my rescue as soon as I beckon." Alex's eyes glistened. "You will no longer hurt anyone." She raised her hands and Alanis shrunk down, shaking with fear. It was getting hotter in the room, and Alex had the same fire in her eyes as Alanis. A sudden burst of flame erupted into the air, sweeping over the soldiers like waves from a tormented sea. Screams were heard from all corners, and as the fire escaped the room the things that were left standing were ashen husks that soon crumpled in upon themselves. "You... you have...." "Lunarian power." Alex stepped forward to the woman who was now cringing on the floor, who was trying with all of her will to make Alex leave her alone. "You see, Alanis, we no longer have use for Gundams. Our strength doesn't come from machines anymore, because as we are a new generation, we are a new power. And you are no longer needed. This war you started fourteen years ago is over. "And it's over now."