Mobile Suit G Gundam: Gathering Shadows
The Duel: Death at His Doorstep
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Weeeel! It's me again! I hope you've liked the story so far, and please review!
Disclaimer: I AM DRUNK!! I OWN G GUNDAM!! Okay, no, I'm not drunk, and NO, I do NOT own G Gundam. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________
Rhia tossed and turned in her sleep, having a horrid dream. It was the day after Argo's disappearance. George had been kind enough to give them all rooms in his embassy, and now Rhia was having a dream about his demise.
"I will not let you win, you evil being!" George yelled. He went into Hyper Mode. "Rose Hurricane!"
The being cackled. "You think that will be enough to stop me? You are sorely wrong."
With a malicious grin, the being called the Ultimate Dark Gundam that was in control of Schwartz's body turned George's Rose Hurricane against him. Soon George fell to one knee. He saw the Shadow Gundam through blurry vision.
"Maria-Louise, I'm sorry." He whispered before blacking out.
Rhia woke in a cold sweat. She threw the rose-red covers off of her body and walked out of her room. She leaned on the railing, wondering what she would do until a decent time. She felt someone lean down beside her. She glimpsed Thomas out of the corner of her eye. He was bare-chested and in boxers. Just the sight of Thomas's well-built chest and almost sculpted- looking abs made her blush.
"You're up early." Rhia commented, struggling to keep her voice neutral.
"You can be very loud without knowing." He said absently. "I heard your thoughts next door."
"Oh! I woke you?" Rhia asked. Thomas nodded.
"Don't worry about it. You were thinking something about George. Mind telling me what?" Thomas asked.
"Well.I had another dream." Rhia said hesitantly.
"You were distressed. I felt that." Thomas said. Rhia turned her head to look at him. He caught her eyes in his. Never-ending wells.Rhia thought. He leaned down and she reached up. His lips met hers, and what started out as a shy peck soon became a passionate kiss. Rhia entwined her fingers in Thomas's slightly messed-up blond hair, and Thomas wrapped his arms around her. Both were too tired to really notice what they were doing. But once Thomas's tongue slid into her mouth, Rhia came to her senses and pulled away hastily.
"I-I-I-" Rhia couldn't think of anything to say, so she fled. Thomas stood there, astonished and not a little hurt. I guess I was right. He thought in despair. She doesn't love me. He turned and entered his room, knowing that she probably wouldn't be seen at breakfast. But he savored every memory of that short but passionate kiss.
Rhia sat in one of George's many rose gardens. Her face was red and she could still feel Thomas's arms wrapped around her body and his mouth against hers. How she had loved that feeling, and how she wished she could just be there with him, talk to him, spill everything. Maybe it would be better if people knew. No, she thought, they'll just think of me as a monster. She shook her head sadly, and picked a rose. With a sigh she smelled it.
"You are up early, mademoiselle." Came a French-accented voice from behind her. Rhia turned. There was George, thankfully dressed in his usual attire.
"I couldn't sleep." Rhia said. It was part true. She decided she needed to exercise. "George?"
"Yes, Miss Rhia?"
"I need to get my mind off of something, so, can we duel?"
"As you wish."
The two drew their swords and stood at the ready. George made the first move, and thrust. Rhia parried and swung in a downward slash. George met her, and they began a grapple, to see who would back down first. No way am I gonna loose this! Rhia thought fiercely. With a burst of strength, Rhia pushed him off. She jumped up as George swung low, and took a swing of her own. George blocked the swing and they began to grapple again. Rhia gritted her teeth. But before she could make another move, there was a searing pain her shoulder. Her vision became clouded in black. No! She thought. What is this? This never happened before! But she couldn't finish another thought as her primitive instincts took over. She didn't think, she just struck. George began to have trouble blocking her.
"Mademoiselle Rhia!" he yelled. She was acting strange. A moment ago she was fighting fairly, and a moment later, her eyes became clouded and she fought with a mad vengence. George dodged a blow, Rhia's sword grazing his shoulder. He gritted his teeth as cold steal met his skin briefly. "Rhia!"
Rhia wasn't listening, she was having trouble even seeing. The black threatened to envelope her, making her fight all the harder.
"Rhia, what's wrong?!" George desperately tried to get through to her. But Rhia remained unresponsive. Then his blade was caught in hers and she twisted it out of his grasp. George backed up. Her swordpoint was aimed at his neck, and George knew with a certainty that if she so chose, she could kill him in an instant. Rhia lunged. George closed his eyes, but then there was the clang of metal upon metal. He opened his eyes to see Thomas in front of him, sword blocking Rhia.
"Rhia, snap out of it!!" Thomas yelled. Rhia loosened the grip on her sword and she blinked. Her eyes unclouded slightly and she mumbled something.
"They're spreading." She mumbled, and collapsed into Thomas's arms.
"Let's get her to the medical ward." George suggested and they both dashed off for the small hospital located next to the embassy.
***
Rhia blinked a couple of times and focused on the room around her. It was white--startlingly so--, and looked like a.
"Hospital." Rhia murmured. She tried to remember how she got there. She drew a blank. The last thing she remembered was a black haze clouding her vision, and then her primitive instincts took over and she didn't remember anything more. "I hope George is alright."
"I am quite fine, mademoiselle." Came a very familiar voice. Rhia turned her head to him. "I trust you are fine as well?"
"Yeah, I guess. What.what happened?" Rhia asked him.
"We were sorta hopin' you could tell us that." Chibodee's voice made her shift in her bed to see Chibodee, followed by Domon, Thomas, Rain and the girls enter the room.
"I don't remember much." Rhia said uncertainly.
"Then tell us what you do remember." Rain suggested.
"Well, I woke up early. I couldn't sleep, and decided to take a walk through the rose gardens. I was sitting down, thinking, when George met me. I challenged him to a duel, and we began. We were into a grapple, when my vision became clouded by black. And then.it draws a blank." Rhia said.
"George? What happened from your point of view?" Cath asked.
"I was walking around my gardens," George started. He was an early riser by nature, though he didn't need to tell everyone that. "When I came upon Rhia. She challenged me to a duel and, of course, I accepted. We were fighting fine, until one moment she began to lash out, a bit like an animal. The one thing I did notice was that her eyes became duller, and clouded. I was having trouble blocking her blows, and one nicked me." Now George gestured to his arm. Rhia opened her mouth to apologize, but George held up his hand. "Wait, let me finish. After that, she managed to unarm me yet again. She was lunging for me, when Thomas intervened. He was able to snap Rhia out of her reverie, and then she fainted."
"Oh." Rhia looked down at the covers.
"You muttered a word though, before you passed out." Thomas said. "You said, 'They're spreading.' What do you think you meant?"
"I--I don't know." Rhia said, even though she knew quite well. Now she knew what happened. She mentally cursed the person who had infected her with UDG cells. But no one had much more time to ponder the statement when Maria-Louise rushed in.
"Rhia, your mother has disappeared!"
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OOOOOOOH! I'm bad! I left it hangin' there. But Allenby's gone missing, George nearly died, Rhia can now be possessed by UDG cells, what could possibly happen next? Find out next time.
~*DarkDragon*~
The Duel: Death at His Doorstep
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Weeeel! It's me again! I hope you've liked the story so far, and please review!
Disclaimer: I AM DRUNK!! I OWN G GUNDAM!! Okay, no, I'm not drunk, and NO, I do NOT own G Gundam. ____________________________________________________________________________ __________
Rhia tossed and turned in her sleep, having a horrid dream. It was the day after Argo's disappearance. George had been kind enough to give them all rooms in his embassy, and now Rhia was having a dream about his demise.
"I will not let you win, you evil being!" George yelled. He went into Hyper Mode. "Rose Hurricane!"
The being cackled. "You think that will be enough to stop me? You are sorely wrong."
With a malicious grin, the being called the Ultimate Dark Gundam that was in control of Schwartz's body turned George's Rose Hurricane against him. Soon George fell to one knee. He saw the Shadow Gundam through blurry vision.
"Maria-Louise, I'm sorry." He whispered before blacking out.
Rhia woke in a cold sweat. She threw the rose-red covers off of her body and walked out of her room. She leaned on the railing, wondering what she would do until a decent time. She felt someone lean down beside her. She glimpsed Thomas out of the corner of her eye. He was bare-chested and in boxers. Just the sight of Thomas's well-built chest and almost sculpted- looking abs made her blush.
"You're up early." Rhia commented, struggling to keep her voice neutral.
"You can be very loud without knowing." He said absently. "I heard your thoughts next door."
"Oh! I woke you?" Rhia asked. Thomas nodded.
"Don't worry about it. You were thinking something about George. Mind telling me what?" Thomas asked.
"Well.I had another dream." Rhia said hesitantly.
"You were distressed. I felt that." Thomas said. Rhia turned her head to look at him. He caught her eyes in his. Never-ending wells.Rhia thought. He leaned down and she reached up. His lips met hers, and what started out as a shy peck soon became a passionate kiss. Rhia entwined her fingers in Thomas's slightly messed-up blond hair, and Thomas wrapped his arms around her. Both were too tired to really notice what they were doing. But once Thomas's tongue slid into her mouth, Rhia came to her senses and pulled away hastily.
"I-I-I-" Rhia couldn't think of anything to say, so she fled. Thomas stood there, astonished and not a little hurt. I guess I was right. He thought in despair. She doesn't love me. He turned and entered his room, knowing that she probably wouldn't be seen at breakfast. But he savored every memory of that short but passionate kiss.
Rhia sat in one of George's many rose gardens. Her face was red and she could still feel Thomas's arms wrapped around her body and his mouth against hers. How she had loved that feeling, and how she wished she could just be there with him, talk to him, spill everything. Maybe it would be better if people knew. No, she thought, they'll just think of me as a monster. She shook her head sadly, and picked a rose. With a sigh she smelled it.
"You are up early, mademoiselle." Came a French-accented voice from behind her. Rhia turned. There was George, thankfully dressed in his usual attire.
"I couldn't sleep." Rhia said. It was part true. She decided she needed to exercise. "George?"
"Yes, Miss Rhia?"
"I need to get my mind off of something, so, can we duel?"
"As you wish."
The two drew their swords and stood at the ready. George made the first move, and thrust. Rhia parried and swung in a downward slash. George met her, and they began a grapple, to see who would back down first. No way am I gonna loose this! Rhia thought fiercely. With a burst of strength, Rhia pushed him off. She jumped up as George swung low, and took a swing of her own. George blocked the swing and they began to grapple again. Rhia gritted her teeth. But before she could make another move, there was a searing pain her shoulder. Her vision became clouded in black. No! She thought. What is this? This never happened before! But she couldn't finish another thought as her primitive instincts took over. She didn't think, she just struck. George began to have trouble blocking her.
"Mademoiselle Rhia!" he yelled. She was acting strange. A moment ago she was fighting fairly, and a moment later, her eyes became clouded and she fought with a mad vengence. George dodged a blow, Rhia's sword grazing his shoulder. He gritted his teeth as cold steal met his skin briefly. "Rhia!"
Rhia wasn't listening, she was having trouble even seeing. The black threatened to envelope her, making her fight all the harder.
"Rhia, what's wrong?!" George desperately tried to get through to her. But Rhia remained unresponsive. Then his blade was caught in hers and she twisted it out of his grasp. George backed up. Her swordpoint was aimed at his neck, and George knew with a certainty that if she so chose, she could kill him in an instant. Rhia lunged. George closed his eyes, but then there was the clang of metal upon metal. He opened his eyes to see Thomas in front of him, sword blocking Rhia.
"Rhia, snap out of it!!" Thomas yelled. Rhia loosened the grip on her sword and she blinked. Her eyes unclouded slightly and she mumbled something.
"They're spreading." She mumbled, and collapsed into Thomas's arms.
"Let's get her to the medical ward." George suggested and they both dashed off for the small hospital located next to the embassy.
***
Rhia blinked a couple of times and focused on the room around her. It was white--startlingly so--, and looked like a.
"Hospital." Rhia murmured. She tried to remember how she got there. She drew a blank. The last thing she remembered was a black haze clouding her vision, and then her primitive instincts took over and she didn't remember anything more. "I hope George is alright."
"I am quite fine, mademoiselle." Came a very familiar voice. Rhia turned her head to him. "I trust you are fine as well?"
"Yeah, I guess. What.what happened?" Rhia asked him.
"We were sorta hopin' you could tell us that." Chibodee's voice made her shift in her bed to see Chibodee, followed by Domon, Thomas, Rain and the girls enter the room.
"I don't remember much." Rhia said uncertainly.
"Then tell us what you do remember." Rain suggested.
"Well, I woke up early. I couldn't sleep, and decided to take a walk through the rose gardens. I was sitting down, thinking, when George met me. I challenged him to a duel, and we began. We were into a grapple, when my vision became clouded by black. And then.it draws a blank." Rhia said.
"George? What happened from your point of view?" Cath asked.
"I was walking around my gardens," George started. He was an early riser by nature, though he didn't need to tell everyone that. "When I came upon Rhia. She challenged me to a duel and, of course, I accepted. We were fighting fine, until one moment she began to lash out, a bit like an animal. The one thing I did notice was that her eyes became duller, and clouded. I was having trouble blocking her blows, and one nicked me." Now George gestured to his arm. Rhia opened her mouth to apologize, but George held up his hand. "Wait, let me finish. After that, she managed to unarm me yet again. She was lunging for me, when Thomas intervened. He was able to snap Rhia out of her reverie, and then she fainted."
"Oh." Rhia looked down at the covers.
"You muttered a word though, before you passed out." Thomas said. "You said, 'They're spreading.' What do you think you meant?"
"I--I don't know." Rhia said, even though she knew quite well. Now she knew what happened. She mentally cursed the person who had infected her with UDG cells. But no one had much more time to ponder the statement when Maria-Louise rushed in.
"Rhia, your mother has disappeared!"
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OOOOOOOH! I'm bad! I left it hangin' there. But Allenby's gone missing, George nearly died, Rhia can now be possessed by UDG cells, what could possibly happen next? Find out next time.
~*DarkDragon*~