Chapter VI
Beams of gold and red collided. Magna and I were training in the mountains. Relena was back at the palace in a meeting. Magna's voice echoed into my mind
The two of us left streaks of light behind us until we reached the city and lowered to the ground. The people gave notice to me as we walked to the palace. Magna was becoming recognized now too.
I had a remote in my and Advance emerged from the hanger. "So, what's up with my Gundam again?"
"You'll see soon enough; just get in."
I took hold of the rope and I was lifted up to the cockpit. I sat and the door shut. Quickly my body became bright red with the amulet's energy. The energy flared out onto the Gundam.
Relena's meeting was over and she had heard I was in the hangar and wandered over. She watched as Gundam Advance changed. The armor became all black. Wings extended from the back, but of a new design: They rose like bat's wings and the actual wing seemed to be of chain that was linked from top to bottom and then by the sides. The armor bulked out. A helmet formed around the head. In all, the shape partially resembled a Virgo.
The cockpit was different, but the controls seemed familiar to me. It was as if this was the same Gundam I had build before. Magna's voice once again broke into my mind
Relena raised her hand to wave to me just as this new Gundam flew over her head and out of the hangar. The pair of chain wings beat, propelling it, along with the thrusters, into the sky. I hadn't seen her, but when a golden glow radiated onto the screen, I turned to face where she was. The moment I saw her she vanished into a blur, flying off away from the kingdom. I wondered what was going on and quickly followed.
Relena looked back at me and suddenly sped up. I matched speed, but we both continued to accelerate.
What I didn't know was that she had been ignored during most of the conference. Of course, she wouldn't tell me that. When I few by her without noticing, she lost it.
Suddenly she rapidly increased speed; I barely reached the same speed when she fell limp. Relena plummeted towards Earth. I brought the Gundam below her and caught her. I headed back towards the kingdom as fast as I could get the new Gundam to go, which was very fast.
The kingdom came into view so fast that I almost overshot the mobile suit landing field. The cockpit door flew open and I was running down the arm before it was fully open. The hand released Relena and I picked her up and flew towards the palace hospital. The doctors immediately took her from me and brought her into a room down the hall. This scene seemed too familiar.
Magna joined me in the chairs outside the room. The doctors questioned us for a few minutes on what had happened. Magna left, telling me he'd be back soon with something. I hoped that it was something to help.
He walked down the hallway, pulling a cart behind him. It was covered with different contraptions. "Hey, Slash, get the door for me."
I did as he asked and we went into the room with the cart. I could now see that all of it was medical equipment, but all more highly advanced than anything I had seen on Earth. He started to make scans over her. His face kept blank, hiding any results from me.
I placed my left hand on hers and pulled up a chair.
Her voice faintly entered my head.
Magna looked at me, his eyes totally serious. "She's getting worse. I'm guessing she'll only have two hours to live. When she tried to fly away from you, she used up her power. It's put her into a critical coma that is killing her fast."
I was stunned. All that went though my head was 'why her, why now' and 'how could something like this happen and nothing be done about it'. "Magna, are you sure we can't do anything? Don't we have these amulets?"
"The amulets aren't enough to heal her."
"WHY NOT!!!" I was furious. I couldn't do anything to save her. There were things I hadn't told her, but she was going to die before I would have a chance to tell her.
Her voice was so soft in my mind. I didn't want this to be the last time that I would hear her.
Magna was gathering his tools and left the room with the cart.
I. I'd like to be kissed, by the man who I've loved since the day I met him.
Trowa Barton ran into the room just as she finished her sentence, "Huh? Who are you?"
I looked at him, a little puzzled for a moment, "You're Trowa. one of the pilots. I'm Slash Andrews, Commander of the First Rank of the Sank Kingdom Royal Guard."
"Oh. so, you're the new guy? I saw your Gundam when I landed. What a piece of work. Looks like it's really strong."
"Yeah." I turned back to Relena, her words having faded to the back of my mind.
Trowa pulled up a chair next to me and sat down. "When I heard about her I came here as fast as possible."
"Word travels fast."
"Yeah, I was on an escort mission nearby when a broadcast came in that the queen of the world was going to die." His eyes fell to his waist when a beeping started. He stood up with a pager and walked out into the hall.
I placed my hand under Relena's and she gripped it a little, her mind speaking out to mine again, My eyes fell to the monitor. Her vitals were dropping. Magna's prognosis was off, way off. , a tear emerged from the corner of her closed eyes and I wiped it away, I I At that moment I began to think of what she was trying to tell me when Trowa came in. It finally returned to me. I smiled just slightly, and lowered my head over hers, then softly pressed my lips to hers. Her lips moved a little in response. The monitor next to me began to beep rapidly. After a few seconds she flat-lined. I stood up and took a step back, then punched a hole in the wall, though not into the next room. I turned from the bed and walked out the door. My mind was too blurred to take notices to the light golden train following behind me. Trowa was sitting with a cell phone in his hand. The door shot off its hinges and flew into the opposing wall in a golden explosion. I had been knocked over and I quickly stood up, having thought it was a bomb. A familiar figure stumbled out of the room in a hospital robe, seeming confused, but searching for something. someone. She tripped over a piece of ceiling and fell right into me. My arms went around her and it seemed like this was meant to be. She snuggled into my chest and we both seemed relaxed with Trowa, flipped over onto his back by the explosion, looking at us dumbfounded.
Beams of gold and red collided. Magna and I were training in the mountains. Relena was back at the palace in a meeting. Magna's voice echoed into my mind
The two of us left streaks of light behind us until we reached the city and lowered to the ground. The people gave notice to me as we walked to the palace. Magna was becoming recognized now too.
I had a remote in my and Advance emerged from the hanger. "So, what's up with my Gundam again?"
"You'll see soon enough; just get in."
I took hold of the rope and I was lifted up to the cockpit. I sat and the door shut. Quickly my body became bright red with the amulet's energy. The energy flared out onto the Gundam.
Relena's meeting was over and she had heard I was in the hangar and wandered over. She watched as Gundam Advance changed. The armor became all black. Wings extended from the back, but of a new design: They rose like bat's wings and the actual wing seemed to be of chain that was linked from top to bottom and then by the sides. The armor bulked out. A helmet formed around the head. In all, the shape partially resembled a Virgo.
The cockpit was different, but the controls seemed familiar to me. It was as if this was the same Gundam I had build before. Magna's voice once again broke into my mind
Relena raised her hand to wave to me just as this new Gundam flew over her head and out of the hangar. The pair of chain wings beat, propelling it, along with the thrusters, into the sky. I hadn't seen her, but when a golden glow radiated onto the screen, I turned to face where she was. The moment I saw her she vanished into a blur, flying off away from the kingdom. I wondered what was going on and quickly followed.
Relena looked back at me and suddenly sped up. I matched speed, but we both continued to accelerate.
What I didn't know was that she had been ignored during most of the conference. Of course, she wouldn't tell me that. When I few by her without noticing, she lost it.
Suddenly she rapidly increased speed; I barely reached the same speed when she fell limp. Relena plummeted towards Earth. I brought the Gundam below her and caught her. I headed back towards the kingdom as fast as I could get the new Gundam to go, which was very fast.
The kingdom came into view so fast that I almost overshot the mobile suit landing field. The cockpit door flew open and I was running down the arm before it was fully open. The hand released Relena and I picked her up and flew towards the palace hospital. The doctors immediately took her from me and brought her into a room down the hall. This scene seemed too familiar.
Magna joined me in the chairs outside the room. The doctors questioned us for a few minutes on what had happened. Magna left, telling me he'd be back soon with something. I hoped that it was something to help.
He walked down the hallway, pulling a cart behind him. It was covered with different contraptions. "Hey, Slash, get the door for me."
I did as he asked and we went into the room with the cart. I could now see that all of it was medical equipment, but all more highly advanced than anything I had seen on Earth. He started to make scans over her. His face kept blank, hiding any results from me.
I placed my left hand on hers and pulled up a chair.
Her voice faintly entered my head.
Magna looked at me, his eyes totally serious. "She's getting worse. I'm guessing she'll only have two hours to live. When she tried to fly away from you, she used up her power. It's put her into a critical coma that is killing her fast."
I was stunned. All that went though my head was 'why her, why now' and 'how could something like this happen and nothing be done about it'. "Magna, are you sure we can't do anything? Don't we have these amulets?"
"The amulets aren't enough to heal her."
"WHY NOT!!!" I was furious. I couldn't do anything to save her. There were things I hadn't told her, but she was going to die before I would have a chance to tell her.
Her voice was so soft in my mind. I didn't want this to be the last time that I would hear her.
Magna was gathering his tools and left the room with the cart.
I. I'd like to be kissed, by the man who I've loved since the day I met him.
Trowa Barton ran into the room just as she finished her sentence, "Huh? Who are you?"
I looked at him, a little puzzled for a moment, "You're Trowa. one of the pilots. I'm Slash Andrews, Commander of the First Rank of the Sank Kingdom Royal Guard."
"Oh. so, you're the new guy? I saw your Gundam when I landed. What a piece of work. Looks like it's really strong."
"Yeah." I turned back to Relena, her words having faded to the back of my mind.
Trowa pulled up a chair next to me and sat down. "When I heard about her I came here as fast as possible."
"Word travels fast."
"Yeah, I was on an escort mission nearby when a broadcast came in that the queen of the world was going to die." His eyes fell to his waist when a beeping started. He stood up with a pager and walked out into the hall.
I placed my hand under Relena's and she gripped it a little, her mind speaking out to mine again, My eyes fell to the monitor. Her vitals were dropping. Magna's prognosis was off, way off. , a tear emerged from the corner of her closed eyes and I wiped it away, I I At that moment I began to think of what she was trying to tell me when Trowa came in. It finally returned to me. I smiled just slightly, and lowered my head over hers, then softly pressed my lips to hers. Her lips moved a little in response. The monitor next to me began to beep rapidly. After a few seconds she flat-lined. I stood up and took a step back, then punched a hole in the wall, though not into the next room. I turned from the bed and walked out the door. My mind was too blurred to take notices to the light golden train following behind me. Trowa was sitting with a cell phone in his hand. The door shot off its hinges and flew into the opposing wall in a golden explosion. I had been knocked over and I quickly stood up, having thought it was a bomb. A familiar figure stumbled out of the room in a hospital robe, seeming confused, but searching for something. someone. She tripped over a piece of ceiling and fell right into me. My arms went around her and it seemed like this was meant to be. She snuggled into my chest and we both seemed relaxed with Trowa, flipped over onto his back by the explosion, looking at us dumbfounded.