What if: Myth

By Rachel

A gundam wing fan fiction

Rating: PG 13- R for swearing, violent situations and POSSIBLY some suggestive dialog.

Notes: this is a non-yaoi, AU, action/romance story, Possible OOC.

Disclaimer: I do not own gundam wing or any of its characters. I also do not own Felina or Jasmine they were so gratefully lent to me by my dear role-playing friend Ashley.

Claimer: I DO own Fiora and JinChi, so please don't use them unless you ask me first. Thank you!

Keys:

"…" Denotes Speech

'…' Denotes Thought

(Notes from me)

Chapter 9

Time stood still for only but a moment as everyone held a collective breath and let reality seep in. It was right about then that everyone, be they lord, lady or servant, rushed about every which way. That is, all except a select few.

King Milliardo, with his wife right behind him, rushed over to his little sister and, hurriedly, escorted her to a safe place, all the while telling her "It's not safe! Please, you have to stay here; it's the only way! Lucrezia will be there with you! I have to lead my men! Go!" and with a final push in the right direction, he turned around, and at the top of his lungs he shouted above the crowd "Everyone! HOLD!"

'And to think that he actually thought that that would work' Fiora thought with a laugh as she slinked unnoticed into the servants quarters.

Milliardo let out a loud battle cry and ripped his sword from the wall and went to fend off the attack.

Those that weren't running around shared a look between themselves before taking off after him. With feet seemingly light as feathers, they ran out into the courtyard, and into a battlefield like no other. King Milliardo's men lay scattered upon the bloodied ground and more of the offending army continued to flood in through a large gaping hole in the side of the castle gates.

Quatre, at once realizing the danger, took the Princess Jasmine and, after being ordered by Wufei, Wong through the hidden doorway in which Princess Relena had been lead to. Felina refused to go with them, saying that she wanted to help.

Fiora, meanwhile, had just crept out of the servants quarters, dressed once again in mans garments, which consisted of a dark blue vest, a puff sleeved red shirt, with strings that laced up to the low collar. Puffy bleachers, and worn, knee high, lace up, boots.

"Play time…" Fiora snickered as she walked over to a window and slowly climbed out of it and down the castle walls.

Down below, Trowa had told Cathy to guard the princesses as he grabbed a crossbow from a fallen soldier and was now using a rather large chunk of debris as a shield while he showered the oncoming soldiers with arrows.

Wufei was busy taking them out one-by-one with his bare hands, shocking everyone with his quick reflexes and skill.

Heero and Felina were taking a different approach. They made their way up to the guard tower and were now unleashing their magic onto the enemies outside of the gates below.

'Hey, Where's Duo?' Fiora thought as she looked around for the thin, longhaired, street rat.

And as if on cue, Duo jumped out of the shadows, wielding a scythe over his head, and chopped down a man from behind on one fatal swoop.

"Damn! Street kid know how to fight after all…" Fiora exclaimed with a whistle as she finally touched ground.

Things were starting to look up for King Peacecraft and his men, but that was all too soon to change for the battle had taken a turn for the worst when suddenly, another wave of men came charging down the hillside behind the castle and broke though in a matter of moments!

Prince Quatre could hear the men braking in as he, along with the maiden Catherine and Ambassador Wong, watched the doorway into the hidden room for the slightest hint of them being found.

"If they find this place I see no use in trying to defend ourselves, we would be hideously out numbered" Wong said as she seated herself back onto the floor once they had passed.

"Maybe so, but we can't just give up. The others are still out there fighting for us, if we were to just give up now, all of their fighting would be in vain" Quatre replied softly as he sheathed his sword.

"Do you think that they'll be okay, Prince Quatre?" Catherine asked, worried about her friends and her adopted younger brother.

"I, I don't know, Lady Catherine, I don't know" he replied sadly.

The room fell into silence once again, and all they could do was wait and look on, hoping against all hope that they all survived this.

As it turned out, the savor of this battle was a little dryad by the name of Felina. In a last ditched effort, she released what all was left of her magic and completely devastated the last of the attacking army in an bright exploding light that left nothing but bare earth in it's wake. She fell to the floor in an unconscious and battered heap.

Fiora stood stock still in shock as she let out a long high pitched whistle and let a slain man slide off of her blade and onto the ground with a sickening THUNK-SQUISH.

The battlefield was quiet but for only an instant before everyone irrupted in cheers! They won!

Heero picked his cousin up off the floor, being mindful of her now tattered and torn human dress, and gingerly carried her from the tower to Trowa, who was waiting to help below.

Upon hearing the cheers, Quatre, Jasmine, Cathy, Lucrezia, and Relena, hurried out to see what all had happened. Wong, complaining that "It doesn't matter if I run or not" and that "Everyone would still be there when I arrive" followed them not far behind, although only saying so because she really couldn't run even though she wanted to.

Fiora took this moment of cheer to creep away; only this time; not only Duo, but also king Peacecraft spotted her.

"Halt!" Milliardo commanded his eyes tuned in on her position.

Fiora smirked as she stopped walking and slowly turned around, "Yes, your all mighty high-nee-ass?" she said, bowing.

King Milliardo's men took offence and action at once, they charged at her, and with will little difficulty, captured her.

"Oh… you have NO idea how sorry I'm going to make you for doing this! Ugh! Let me GO!" Fiora struggled.

"That's a pretty bold statement for a DEAD MAN!" one of him men replied.

"Yeah well, what can I say? Other then…I AIN'T DONE NOTHIN' TO YOU PEOPLE!" Fiora screamed.

"Hey! Let her go!" Duo yelled as he rushed over and started trying to pull the men off of her.

"Duo? Do you know this man?" Quatre asked as he walked over to his friend.

"You bet I do! His' Fiora!" Duo replied, finally wrenching her away from Milliardo's footmen.

Murmurs of shock and gasps of surprise filled the air.

"A woman? Let me see about this!" Wufei said as he marched on over.

"Yeah that's right pal! A woman! You got a problem with that?" Fiora said, pulling herself out of Duo's firm grip.

Wufei looked at her carefully, looking her all the way around before replying, "She's no woman, she's a pirate!"

More sounds of surprise filled the night sky before Fiora turned around and yelled, "AW SHUT UP!" the noise died down almost at once after that.

"And what brings a pirate to my lands?" Milliardo asked.

"He does!" Fiora said, tilting her head at Duo, "LOOK! I ain't saying that this was my bright idea! Quite frankly, I want outta here, the sooner the better! But SIR Maxwell insisted that I join him, so I pull the old blindfold over his friend's eyes and what do you know? I end up here! Look kingie, I ain't looking for no trouble, at least not here at any rate, and if you think that I had something to do with all this… well THINK AGAIN! I don't know what the hell is going on here, but ya'll saw me! I was fightin' them with ya! Killed a few all on my own too! You can take what I have to say and make whatever you want out of it! Don't believe me for all I care! That's your problem! Not mine!" Fiora replied, loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Duo? Is what she saying true?" Quatre asked softly, placing a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

Duo could only nod.

King Milliardo cleared his voice, "As touching as this story is, Fiora is still a pirate, and a wanted one too I gather. But in light of her deeds to aid us in this battle, I grant her Immunity in my lands! So let it be known that She, Fiora…" he paused to try and remember her full name.

"Eleri!" Fiora shouted out to him.

"That She, Fiora Eleri, is welcome in my courts"

"Thank ya Kingie!"

"Don't push it"

"Right right! King Milliardo" Fiora laughed as she bowed deeply.

"Now that that is settled. You there! How fairs the Dryad?" Milliardo said, turning to Heero and Trowa.

"Dryad?" Trowa mumbled as he looked down upon Felina's form in his arms.

"She needs rest, and magic, I'll take her home after she is rested" Heero replied, still somewhat insecure around the humans.

"I shall send a some of my men to accompany you, Prince Quatre, if you would do the honor of leading my men"

"I would be delighted your majesty"

"Sir Maxwell, you have proven to be worthy of your title, you shall join him"

"Yeah? No sweat!" Duo replied.

"Ambassador Wufei, I would very much like you to join them"

"Your majesty! I must object! If Master Wufei goes I must follow!" Wong said.

"I accept" Wufei said to Milliardo, ignoring Wong completely.

"I want to come with…" Trowa said suddenly.

"Trowa!" Cathy said, shocked.

"Very well, you four shall accompany the Dryads to their destination"

"Heero…" Relena whispered as she stared out at him with eyes filled with sadness and worry.

'What if he never comes back?' Relena asked herself, watching the steam and smoke distorted her vision of him in the starless night air. Fear creeping it's way into her bones.

"Milliardo, I want to go with!" Relena spoke up.

"WHAT? Relena! You are a Princess!"

"I don't care! I want to help; I'm tired of sitting back and watching people live my life for me! Please! Let me do this!" Relena argued.

"Impossible! Relena, I can't allow you! If anything happened to you…" Milliardo started to say.

"Your majesty, I will go with her and take it upon myself to insure her safety" Wong said, cutting him off.

"You most certainly will not be going woman!" Wufei firmly, glaring at her until she relented silently to his words.

*****

With the subject settled and the conversation over with, everyone who was not staying at the castle went home. Leaving our young adventures and the king and queen, for the most part, to themselves.

"Trowa, are you sure you want to do this? What if something happens to you? It's dangerous out there all alone!" Catherine was clearly fearful for her brother's safety.

"Don't worry, I'll come back… this is something that I feel that I must do" he replied in his ever-calm way.

"I understand. But please be careful out there Trowa!" Cathy begged.

"I will"

And with that Cathy and Trowa parted ways for the first time since they first met, and hopefully, it wouldn't be their last.

*****

"Master Wufei, I said that I am coming with you!"

"You are not Wong, and that is an order!"

"Master Wufei, please! See reason here!"

"No! You see reason! I will not be having you gallivanting all over creation, following me like a lost puppy! Woman!"

"I cannot just simply stand by and watch you go! I have already lost Meiran because I did as I was told, I will not lose you the same way!"

"Do not speak about my wife in that manner woman, or so help me I'll…"

"You will do what? Strike me down? Only cowards and weaklings dare to beat a mere woman"

"You will stay here!"

"I will not! Command me all you like, strike me down if you must, but I will not stay here knowing full well of what dangers await you out there! I can't do that Master Wufei!"

This continued on long into the night, fortunately, no one was close enough to their rooms to hear them.

*****

"Must you go Quatre?"

"I must, I'm sorry that I have to do this, but I was asked by a king, and a good friend of my father, I can't refuse"

"I know, I just wish that there were some other way, with all of the bandits, thieves, and countless other evils out there, I just know that I won't be able to sleep well until you are back, and safely in my arms again"

"Oh Jasmine, I promise, nothing will happen to us, we'll be back before you know it" he replied sadly as he kissed her before continuing with packing the things that he thought that he would need, only this time, Jasmine busied herself with helping him silently.

*****

She woke up slowly, only letting her eyes flutter open at first before sitting up and looking around the room she was in, her eyes landing on a masculine form framed by the moonlight.

"Heero" she chirped.

"You're awake," he stated tonelessly as he turned around to face her.

"Uh hum! Yep! And as soon as I get my magic back, I'll be as good as new" she replied cheerfully.

"We'll leave in the morning"

"Okie-dokie!" she said, trying to hide her disappointment in having to leave so soon.

"Hun" he said, turning his attention back to the window.

Felina snuggled under the sheets and curled back up in the human bed and went back to sleep.

*****

"OH NO! I don't think so! Forget it! I've already done more then enough! Uh, uh no way! Give it up Duo Maxwell I ain't going!"

"But…"

"No! N…O… NO! What part of NO don't you understand? I'm not helping and that's that! I'm going back to my father's ship and I'm getting the hell away from you people before you come up with some new idea to get me hanged!"

"But I…"

"No buts! Keep my butt out of this! I want nothing to do with it!"

"I just thought that…"

"NO! The answer is NO!"

"I really think that we could…"

"What does it take for me to get through to you? My answer is NO!"

"They need your help, I need you…"

"Why am I even arguing with you? Ain't nothing here that's keeping me! I'm gone! Get yourself a new sidekick! I want nothing to do with you pal!"

"PLEASE?"

Fiora had barely touched the door handle before stopping and letting out a sigh. "…Fine, I'll go, but in my own way, I'll be there, but I gotta get some things together first…"

Duo could only cheer as she opened the door and left his room.

*****

"Heero…" she sighed as she looked out the window.

"If ya want to come so much, why don't you listen to my little plan and tell me what you think"

Relena spun around and came face to face with the little pirate girl.

"Whatever do you mean?" Relena stammered.

"I'm gonna pretend that you didn't say that and that you already know exactly what I mean… care to hear me out?"

"…Alright"

*****

"I see, so you want to disguise me as a commoner of these parts, tie me inside a smelly sack, and let the servants toss me out with the trash?" Wong said, clearly disgusted by the girl's suggestion.

"…You say that like it's a bad thing!" she laughed.

"And I suppose that I am not the only one that you are going to be putting this through?"

"Oh no! I would NEVER dream of making you do all that ALONE!"

"Sure you wouldn't… Who else is joining us?"

*****

"What if we can't catch up with them in time? Or what if we lose our way? Or what if…"

"What if this, what if that! Jeez! You are such a worrier! Relax! I have everything under control! Don't you trust me?"

"…"

"Never mind… don't answer that!"

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What on earth is Fiora up to? And why does she need to sneak Wong, Relena, and Jasmine out to do it? What will the guys think of all this? The plot thickens! Okay… I know the fight scene sucks, but this is my first adventure fic! What do you want with me? ^_^; please read and review my E-mail is FioraEmbyr@aol.com thanks!