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So here it is, the third chapter of Candidate Gundam!
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Relena quickly placed a hand over Heero's and made him lower the gun, "Heero no," He looked to her for an answer, "These are candidates."
He slightly raised an eyebrow, "These are candidates?" He asked.
"You know who we are, now could we kindly know who you are?" Hayama asked impatiently.
Heero growled and glared at the boy who shrunk back a bit, but Relena smiled, "It's only fair. I'm Relena Peacecraft."
"Heero Yuy." He stated, still glaring at Hayama.
The boys' eyes bulged as they stared at the two 18 year olds, "You are the queen of the world?????" Hayama gaped.
"Retired." Relena corrected.
All focus was turned on Heero, "Y-You're the Pilot of 01, Wing Zero, the 'Perfect Soldier'." Hayama stuttered, but when he mentioned perfect soldier, Heero winced, "Wow, what are you doing here right now?"
Heero's eyes narrowed and he swiftly picked Hayama by his shirt collar, "You had better keep your mouth shut, 'cause right now, you're on my shit list." He hissed and Hayama gulped. Then as quickly as he picked him up, Heero dropped him on his rear and turned to Relena, "I'm going to go check on Duo one last time before I round the others up." With that, he turned and walked down the hall and out the door.
When he was out of sight, the boys let out a breath they didn't know they were holding. Relena smiled at them, "I think you're pretty lucky."
"LUCKY?!?!?" Hayama shouted.
"That was lucky???" Asko asked.
She nodded her head, "Yup, usually he's got a gun to your head," She turned to Hayama, "But you might want to watch yourself. You just got put on Heero Yuy's shit list."
"Thanks for the warning Miss Peacecraft." Hayama bowed as they began to exit the room.
"Please don't call me that, there are no statuses like that here. There are soldiers, trainers and trainees, no one else." She explained.
"Wow," Gares whispered, studying Relena from head to toe.
They looked at him, "What?" Relena asked, a bit self-conscious.
"I thought you and the Gundam pilots were all in your thirties." He admitted.
She let out a laugh as she turned off the lights to the Wing Gundam storage area, "Tell that to the others and they'll rip your head off."
"What did Heero Yuy mean by 'rounding up the others'." Hein demanded with a cold stare.
Relena shut the large doors and turned to them. "You are to report to meeting room 11 in one hour for your first prep session." Hein glared at her and curtly nodded before stalking away.
'That girl is softening 01. She is an un-dealt with obstacle.' He thought as he disappeared down the hall. They watched him go and Gares sighed, "So cold and unemotional." He muttered.
She frowned at that and lowered to the ground to be at the boys' height, "You five must promise me that you will never become like Heero."
Asko spoke up, "But why? I thought that being the perfect soldier was an advantage."
She shook her head, "No, it's a disadvantage. Being without emotions is dangerous and even Heero knows it. He's trying so hard to take down the barricade that the ZERO system and Dr. J put up."
They all stared into her sincere eyes and nodded, "Yes ma'am!" The saluted to her as she stood up.
"Thank you," She turned to walk away, "See you in one hour." Relena took off running down a different corridor that belong to the trainers and pilots.
Kenichi whistled, "She's a babe."
Gares elbowed him in the gut, "Shut it, if Heero Yuy heard you say that, we'd be dead."
"C'mon, let's get back so we can get ready for the prep session." Asko suggested. As they returned to their dorm, Hayama gazed after Relena, 'What's going on between her and Heero Yuy?' He wondered.
"Hey Hayama!!" Kenichi called. He snapped out of his thoughts to see that his friends were almost out of sight. Quickly, he ran to catch up with them.
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All five boys were seated at a straight rectangular table facing a semi circle table. Each one was nervous as their 'instructors' filed in; each wearing their own style of clothes with a dark blue jacket and the Preventers symbol on back also carrying manila folders in their hands. They entered as follows; Wufei first, Quatre next, then Trowa, Heero followed with a glare, then Lady Une, Relena, Hilde, and lastly Howard who brought up the rear. They each sat down in a chair with an empty chair between Trowa and Heero and two empty chairs next to Howard.
Once they were all settled in, Lady Une stood up, being at the head of the table. Relena gave a reassuring smile to them, signaling that things were alright. Une cleared her throat and began, "Welcome candidates. This is where you start your training and everything you know about war and battles will be changed forever." She paused and looked at each one of the boys, "These are your instructors and guides. If you are unsure of something, these people will know about it. They may look young, but their knowledge expands even mine."
She began the introductions, "Pilot 05 of Gundam Altron, Chang Wufei," Wufei stood up and examined each of the boys, "He will be teaching you the tactics of planning and infiltrating enemy bases." Wufei sat down as Quatre stood, "Pilot 04 of Gundam Sandrock, Quatre Rababera Winner will hold daily lessons of war history and consequences of battles. This will be the only class where you are seated and not on the training grounds." He smiled at the young boys before sitting down and allowing Trowa the floor, "Pilot 03 of Gundam Heavyarms , Trowa Barton. His lessons are to be in the use of your suits, as in handling them and adjusting to different weight ratios of movement." Trowa sat and Lady Une continued, "Pilot 02 of Gundam Deathsyche, Duo Maxwell was injured today in battle, but will soon recover. His lessons, god help us, will be on space battles and flight battles. They have been postponed until he has recovered." Then, Heero stood and glared directly at Hayama, "Pilot 01 of Gundam Wing Zero, Heero Yuy and leader of the team. He will be in charge of making sure you learn hand to hand combat and weapon usage." He sat down, still not taking his eyes off Hayama.
"Be warned, these courses are not to be taken lightly." Lady Une reminded before continuing, "And these are also people who you'll see around." Relena stood, "Relena Peacecraft, you know as the retired queen of the world. She is in charge of the ZERO system. The pilots of the Gundams have been using the original version but Relena has come up with a less mind affecting version that you will be using." Relena took her seat as Hilde stood, "Hilde Schezbiker is the assistant mechanic around. She works on repairs for the Gundams when emergencies occur." She sat and Howard stood up, arching his back, "Lastly, Howard Percy, the chief mechanic. He will be the one in charge of the Wing Gundam's mechanical system. Howard will also be teaching you the schematics for the Gundams and how to repair them." The old man sat down. "The empty chairs to Howard's left belong to Milliardo Peacecraft and Lucretzia Noin. They were not able to attend the meeting but you might see them wandering around the halls on occasions. Now, this meeting is completed. Please follow Wufei to your first class."
The adults stood; and left the room with the exception of Wufei. He walked to the front of the table where the boys immediately stood and Wufei smirked, "Very good, you've been trained well, but now you're moving up a few levels. Follow me." He exited the room with the boys following him to a large room with a variety of objects including obstacle courses, tables with maps and mats across the floor.
"Woah." Hayama mumbled under his breath.
"Sit." Wufei commanded. Instantly, they were on the floor and Wufei stood in front of them, "Today the class is shortened due to orientation but tomorrow classes are full length so be prepared to start early. Now part of being a pilot means that…" Wufei continued his short half hour course.
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"ARGH!!" Hayama sighed as he flopped onto his bed at the end of the day. Truth be told, all five boys were exhausted from their first day of classes and were willing to flop into their beds. Wufei's class wasn't so bad, somewhat scary from his strict attitude, Quatre's classes were a nice relaxing period and very interesting, Trowa's first class was really boring since he couldn't do much in a half an hour. Heero's class was the worst; they had started with basic training immediately and he wasn't too happy with them for sneaking into the Wing Gundam's storage room. Anyhow, they had made it through the day and quickly readied for bed before the lights died and shortly they were asleep.
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The door slid open as the person walked in and flicked on the lights, "Get up! Training starts in half an hour!" Wufei bellowed into the room before turning on his heel and leaving.
The ten year old boys groggily slipped out of their beds to get ready for the day. The pulled on their gray shorts and matching shirts before running out of the room and to the cafeteria to eat before lessons. As they rounded a corner, they barreled through Relena and Heero who were overlooking blueprints to the Wing Gundam. Relena lost her footing and almost fell over when Heero caught her in his arms. She blushed as Hayama called back to them, "Good morning Sir, good morning Miss Relena!" He smiled at them before turning to catch up.
Heero glared at their retreating forms as Relena pulled out of his arms, "Thanks for catching me."
"Hn." Heero grumbled, not quite paying attention to Relena.
Meanwhile, Hayama sighed and gulped down a large lump in his throat, 'Oh hell, I just made my class with him even worse. I'm so dead.' He thought with a groan,
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Relena quickly placed a hand over Heero's and made him lower the gun, "Heero no," He looked to her for an answer, "These are candidates."
He slightly raised an eyebrow, "These are candidates?" He asked.
"You know who we are, now could we kindly know who you are?" Hayama asked impatiently.
Heero growled and glared at the boy who shrunk back a bit, but Relena smiled, "It's only fair. I'm Relena Peacecraft."
"Heero Yuy." He stated, still glaring at Hayama.
The boys' eyes bulged as they stared at the two 18 year olds, "You are the queen of the world?????" Hayama gaped.
"Retired." Relena corrected.
All focus was turned on Heero, "Y-You're the Pilot of 01, Wing Zero, the 'Perfect Soldier'." Hayama stuttered, but when he mentioned perfect soldier, Heero winced, "Wow, what are you doing here right now?"
Heero's eyes narrowed and he swiftly picked Hayama by his shirt collar, "You had better keep your mouth shut, 'cause right now, you're on my shit list." He hissed and Hayama gulped. Then as quickly as he picked him up, Heero dropped him on his rear and turned to Relena, "I'm going to go check on Duo one last time before I round the others up." With that, he turned and walked down the hall and out the door.
When he was out of sight, the boys let out a breath they didn't know they were holding. Relena smiled at them, "I think you're pretty lucky."
"LUCKY?!?!?" Hayama shouted.
"That was lucky???" Asko asked.
She nodded her head, "Yup, usually he's got a gun to your head," She turned to Hayama, "But you might want to watch yourself. You just got put on Heero Yuy's shit list."
"Thanks for the warning Miss Peacecraft." Hayama bowed as they began to exit the room.
"Please don't call me that, there are no statuses like that here. There are soldiers, trainers and trainees, no one else." She explained.
"Wow," Gares whispered, studying Relena from head to toe.
They looked at him, "What?" Relena asked, a bit self-conscious.
"I thought you and the Gundam pilots were all in your thirties." He admitted.
She let out a laugh as she turned off the lights to the Wing Gundam storage area, "Tell that to the others and they'll rip your head off."
"What did Heero Yuy mean by 'rounding up the others'." Hein demanded with a cold stare.
Relena shut the large doors and turned to them. "You are to report to meeting room 11 in one hour for your first prep session." Hein glared at her and curtly nodded before stalking away.
'That girl is softening 01. She is an un-dealt with obstacle.' He thought as he disappeared down the hall. They watched him go and Gares sighed, "So cold and unemotional." He muttered.
She frowned at that and lowered to the ground to be at the boys' height, "You five must promise me that you will never become like Heero."
Asko spoke up, "But why? I thought that being the perfect soldier was an advantage."
She shook her head, "No, it's a disadvantage. Being without emotions is dangerous and even Heero knows it. He's trying so hard to take down the barricade that the ZERO system and Dr. J put up."
They all stared into her sincere eyes and nodded, "Yes ma'am!" The saluted to her as she stood up.
"Thank you," She turned to walk away, "See you in one hour." Relena took off running down a different corridor that belong to the trainers and pilots.
Kenichi whistled, "She's a babe."
Gares elbowed him in the gut, "Shut it, if Heero Yuy heard you say that, we'd be dead."
"C'mon, let's get back so we can get ready for the prep session." Asko suggested. As they returned to their dorm, Hayama gazed after Relena, 'What's going on between her and Heero Yuy?' He wondered.
"Hey Hayama!!" Kenichi called. He snapped out of his thoughts to see that his friends were almost out of sight. Quickly, he ran to catch up with them.
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All five boys were seated at a straight rectangular table facing a semi circle table. Each one was nervous as their 'instructors' filed in; each wearing their own style of clothes with a dark blue jacket and the Preventers symbol on back also carrying manila folders in their hands. They entered as follows; Wufei first, Quatre next, then Trowa, Heero followed with a glare, then Lady Une, Relena, Hilde, and lastly Howard who brought up the rear. They each sat down in a chair with an empty chair between Trowa and Heero and two empty chairs next to Howard.
Once they were all settled in, Lady Une stood up, being at the head of the table. Relena gave a reassuring smile to them, signaling that things were alright. Une cleared her throat and began, "Welcome candidates. This is where you start your training and everything you know about war and battles will be changed forever." She paused and looked at each one of the boys, "These are your instructors and guides. If you are unsure of something, these people will know about it. They may look young, but their knowledge expands even mine."
She began the introductions, "Pilot 05 of Gundam Altron, Chang Wufei," Wufei stood up and examined each of the boys, "He will be teaching you the tactics of planning and infiltrating enemy bases." Wufei sat down as Quatre stood, "Pilot 04 of Gundam Sandrock, Quatre Rababera Winner will hold daily lessons of war history and consequences of battles. This will be the only class where you are seated and not on the training grounds." He smiled at the young boys before sitting down and allowing Trowa the floor, "Pilot 03 of Gundam Heavyarms , Trowa Barton. His lessons are to be in the use of your suits, as in handling them and adjusting to different weight ratios of movement." Trowa sat and Lady Une continued, "Pilot 02 of Gundam Deathsyche, Duo Maxwell was injured today in battle, but will soon recover. His lessons, god help us, will be on space battles and flight battles. They have been postponed until he has recovered." Then, Heero stood and glared directly at Hayama, "Pilot 01 of Gundam Wing Zero, Heero Yuy and leader of the team. He will be in charge of making sure you learn hand to hand combat and weapon usage." He sat down, still not taking his eyes off Hayama.
"Be warned, these courses are not to be taken lightly." Lady Une reminded before continuing, "And these are also people who you'll see around." Relena stood, "Relena Peacecraft, you know as the retired queen of the world. She is in charge of the ZERO system. The pilots of the Gundams have been using the original version but Relena has come up with a less mind affecting version that you will be using." Relena took her seat as Hilde stood, "Hilde Schezbiker is the assistant mechanic around. She works on repairs for the Gundams when emergencies occur." She sat and Howard stood up, arching his back, "Lastly, Howard Percy, the chief mechanic. He will be the one in charge of the Wing Gundam's mechanical system. Howard will also be teaching you the schematics for the Gundams and how to repair them." The old man sat down. "The empty chairs to Howard's left belong to Milliardo Peacecraft and Lucretzia Noin. They were not able to attend the meeting but you might see them wandering around the halls on occasions. Now, this meeting is completed. Please follow Wufei to your first class."
The adults stood; and left the room with the exception of Wufei. He walked to the front of the table where the boys immediately stood and Wufei smirked, "Very good, you've been trained well, but now you're moving up a few levels. Follow me." He exited the room with the boys following him to a large room with a variety of objects including obstacle courses, tables with maps and mats across the floor.
"Woah." Hayama mumbled under his breath.
"Sit." Wufei commanded. Instantly, they were on the floor and Wufei stood in front of them, "Today the class is shortened due to orientation but tomorrow classes are full length so be prepared to start early. Now part of being a pilot means that…" Wufei continued his short half hour course.
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"ARGH!!" Hayama sighed as he flopped onto his bed at the end of the day. Truth be told, all five boys were exhausted from their first day of classes and were willing to flop into their beds. Wufei's class wasn't so bad, somewhat scary from his strict attitude, Quatre's classes were a nice relaxing period and very interesting, Trowa's first class was really boring since he couldn't do much in a half an hour. Heero's class was the worst; they had started with basic training immediately and he wasn't too happy with them for sneaking into the Wing Gundam's storage room. Anyhow, they had made it through the day and quickly readied for bed before the lights died and shortly they were asleep.
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The door slid open as the person walked in and flicked on the lights, "Get up! Training starts in half an hour!" Wufei bellowed into the room before turning on his heel and leaving.
The ten year old boys groggily slipped out of their beds to get ready for the day. The pulled on their gray shorts and matching shirts before running out of the room and to the cafeteria to eat before lessons. As they rounded a corner, they barreled through Relena and Heero who were overlooking blueprints to the Wing Gundam. Relena lost her footing and almost fell over when Heero caught her in his arms. She blushed as Hayama called back to them, "Good morning Sir, good morning Miss Relena!" He smiled at them before turning to catch up.
Heero glared at their retreating forms as Relena pulled out of his arms, "Thanks for catching me."
"Hn." Heero grumbled, not quite paying attention to Relena.
Meanwhile, Hayama sighed and gulped down a large lump in his throat, 'Oh hell, I just made my class with him even worse. I'm so dead.' He thought with a groan,