Codename: Kamikaze
Chapter 7
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All righty then, decided to continue. I'm still unsure of how this story is going, but it was either type more or sit around my house in my pajamas depressed that I have writer's block watching All My Children with my mom. That's more pathetic than it sounded in my head. Sigh. So hopefully, this story will inspire me some and I can continue the story to my standards. Thanks for the support! Ja~ne!
"…And now for tonight's news..." Heero clicked of his television. The news no longer concerned him. With all the strange going-ons in Tokyo, life for the perfect soldier became a bit dull. Two weeks prior, there was a massive attack from an unknown enemy. But it wasn't soldiers, Mobil dolls, or even the Gundams that saved earth. It was a girl with long blonde hair in a strange style, compassionate blue eyes, and the weirdest outfit ever seen. After the battle, a glass tower rose in the middle of the city and the strange girl claimed to be queen of Crystal Tokyo. What was odd was that no one objected. What was even more odd was that all fighting stopped, namely the war between the colonies and Earth. This meant that the perfect soldier's job was obsolete.
Heero checked his email. Nothing from Dr. J. Nothing from the other pilots. That didn't really bother him. It was the fact that a certain blonde all of a sudden completely stopped writing and calling. It had been close to two years since Haruka Tenoh left the mission. The woman was probably the most trifling, stubborn, and opinionated rookie he had been assigned to train. She was relentless in her training and completely unafraid of the ominous soldier. The girl was strong and unwilling to listen to any reason other than her own. She took pleasure out of annoying the hell out of the pilot. "God, I miss her," Heero muttered as he fell back into bed.
Heero wasn't aware that he had fallen asleep, but realized it when frantic knocking pulled him out of his slumber at a later hour. He pulled himself together and answered the door of his one bedroom apartment. "Duo," the pilot stated simply. "Yo, Perfect Soldier! Why aren't you answering your emails? We've been trying to get hold on you for the past five hours," the braided pilot responded as he pushed past Heero and into the apartment. 'Five hours? Have I been asleep that long?' "What's so important that you've been emailing me?" the Japanese man inquired. "I'm about to make you so happy," the American smirked. "Nani?" "We've been assigned a new mission." The god of death saw a small flicker in his comrade's eyes. "What is it?" "Don't know. Dr. J wants us to us to report to him and find…" the youth hadn't even finished. Heero grabbed his laptop and headed out the door. "Same old Heero," the brunette smirked and followed his fellow pilot.
Dr. J surveyed the pilots before him. Trowa Barton, Quatra Raberba Winner, and Wufei Chang sat in uncomfortable silence awaiting the other two Gundam pilots. 'Duo will be here. And Heero wouldn't miss a mission for the world,' the elder scientist thought with a strange satisfaction. He knew the perfect soldier would quickly grow weary of a civilian life. Any mission the older man gave the pilot, he would gladly accept and complete. As if on cue, the pilots 01 and 02 walked into the base of the creator of Wing Zero. "We're here," the braided boy said in a singsong voice. Dr. J hid his amusement and cleared his throat to attain attention. Five pairs of eyes locked on him, eager to hear their new mission.
"Gentlemen. As you know, because of the events in Tokyo, your expertises haven't been needed. But it seems that this girl who claims to be queen could use a little help. You are to go to Crystal Tokyo and assist her any way she needs," he stated frankly and to the point. "Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Why does this crazy chick that would be queen need our help? Doesn't she have people or something?" Duo interrupted. Wufei smacked the braided youth with the hilt of his katana. He didn't like the idea of working under an onna either, but the dragon found it hard to adjust to life without war. Any mission would be fine with him. He was sure they all felt the same. "Well, if you don't want the mission, don't take it," Dr. J grinned. They would take it, he was certain. At his proposition, the men snapped to attention. By then, they knew well enough what the others were thinking. It was agreed. "Mission accepted," Heero stated.
The Gundam pilots stood outside the huge glass tower. "I'm bored," Duo whined as he leaned against the irritated Wufei. "Baka, get off me." "I wonder when they'll let us in," Quatra pondered aloud. "Argh! They said they'd send somebody! We've been out here forever!" "Patience is a virtue." The tiny voice came from nowhere. Two cats, one black and one white, with strange marks on their foreheads came into the pilot's view. "Kittens!" Duo yelled like an excited child. "Who are you calling kitten?" the white cat responded in a sassy tone. "Yikes! It talks!" the braided boy leaped ten feet in the air. "Enough of this, follow us," the black cat ordered in the same voice they heard before. The soldiers looked at each other baffled and followed the felines into the tower. "Um, can I ask, how can you talk?" Quatra inquired sheepishly. "What's so strange about talking cats," stated a girl with long blonde hair in a red bow and an outfit that looked similar to the girl who claimed to be queen wore when she fought. She smiled brightly at the confused young men, "We've been waiting for you. I'll take you to Neo Queen Serenity." She led the pilots through the beautiful palace. "Excuse me, can you please explain some things to us." "The queen will explain everything. Don't worry," the black cat stated. "Why do I have a totally creepy feeling about this?" the American mused.
The young men stepped into a vast and shimmering room. The girl with the strange hairstyle was dressed in an even stranger gown and sat on a throne. Three women, each wearing the same strange outfit as before, stood by her side. "Serenity, these are the pilots sent by Dr. J." Serenity stood and, with a kind smile, greeted her guests, "Nice to meet you, I am Neo Queen Serenity." She gestured to the girls, "These women are my guardians. Mars." A woman with long, raven hair nodded her head. "Mercury," a girl with short, blue hair and wise eyes bowed. "Jupiter," the brunette crossed her arms in front of her and smirked. "And Venus," the blonde girl winked. "Aren't you forgetting some one?" "Oh, yes," the queen looked down at the cats. "These are my feline advisors Luna and Artemis." The cats meowed in turn. "This is freaky," Shinigami muttered under his breath. "Thank you for coming, Gundam pilots. With my new reign, there is bound to be some resistance from military groups. Hopefully, if that happens, we can resolve it peacefully. If not…" she trailed off. "If not, we'll take care of them," Jupiter picked up as she ground her fist into her palm. "Thank you for the introduction, your highness," the Arabian began, "But we have a few questions. Like how exactly did you come to be queen?" The petite woman's face became grim "Yes, I suppose you should know if you are to be serving under me." Her eyes became distant and they seemed to reflect eons of knowledge. "It all began long ago in a place called the Silver Millennium."
After the young queen wove her tale of love and war between the ancient planets of their galaxy, the boys were a little dumbfounded. "So, you're actually reincarnations of planet princesses." "Hai, that is right, but our duty has continued to this life time. We are to rule and protect the universe." "Um…Okay." "It's a lot to digest," Mercury stated sympathetically. "Yes," agreed Serenity, "You must be tired. Luna, Artemis, please show them to their rooms." "Hai, Serenity." They began to leave but were stopped by their queen. "Matte kudasai, Luna. Where is Uranus?" Venus chuckled slightly and the other senshi attempted to cover their amusement. The cats sweat dropped. "Last time I saw, she had her hands full with Neptune, Saturn, and Pluto," Luna answered. The queen did something very unroyal; she broke into a fit of giggles. "Poor her," she managed to say.
Luna and Artemis led the pilots down the shimmering halls of the palace. "This is just creepy," the god of death kept muttering. "Be quite, Baka," Wufei ordered. Before an argument could break out, a girl roughly ten years old with long, dark green hair and a seven year old with aqua hair rushed past them. "Come and get us, Uranus," they taunted, A girl of six with violet black hair entered their sight, but was quickly swooped up by and unseen force. "Let me go. Uranus!" "What did I tell you about running in the palace?" Her capturer entered their line of sight. She held the young girl upside down and had a stern yet playful look on her beautiful features. She ruffled her short, blonde hair in frustration at the girls. "What am I going to do with you three?" she hissed teasingly. The pilots were a bit more than shocked. "Haruka," Heero whispered surprised. At the voice, Haruka noticed her company. The senshi of the wind dropped the girl she captured. "Heero?" she responded confused.
There it is. Hope you like it. Hope it didn't suck. Well, even if it did, review or email me at the regular address and let me know what suggestions you might have. Thanks! Ja~ne!