Mobile Fighter G Gundam: Pawn Royale
Chapter II
"Has the Gundam been ordered?"
"Yes. It should be arriving any minute now."
"Good."
* * *
"I want you to remember that the Gundam does NOT belong to you, but to Neo- Russia. Understand?" Nicholas asked Katya as they stood on an open field, waiting for a Gundam to land.
Katya nodded her head. She hated this. Forced against her own will to fight.When was the last time she had fought a Gundam fight? Eight-ten-years ago. Back when she had been free, roaming outer space with her parents and the other space pirates. She had had her own Gundam then.Gundam Nebula. But it had been taken away when they were arrested.
The sound of crashing rocks and a loud boom brought her back to the present. Katya stared in awe as a Gundam came crashing down to Earth. She blinked, shook her head, and blinked again. But it can't be. she thought. That Gundam. "Gundam Nebula!" she whispered aloud under her breath. Katya started to run forward. Nicholas stopped her as he caught the back strap of her green trousers.
"Let go'a me!" Katya screamed and tried to loosen Nicholas's iron grip. "That's my Gundam over there! Lemme go."
Nicholas sighed in slight annoyance. "Don't you know anything?" he asked. "It needs to be checked for explosives and other devices before you can enter it. We don't want our Gundam fighter blown to pieces, do we?" he asked.
Katya stopped struggling. "But who would want to kill me?"
"Not necessarily kill you. Someone just might not want us to use another criminal in the next Gundam fight. As much as we'd like to forget it, there is a large underground resistance here," Nicholas replied calmly.
"Oh," Katya said. She knew that Nicholas was really referring to Argo. No one opposed the Neo-Russian government if he wanted to live.
Katya watched from a distance as her Gundam was searched. After about an hour, a voice came in over Nicholas's cell phone.
"It's all clear," a man said over the phone.
"Good," Nicholas replied. He turned the phone off and looked at Katya. "Now you can go. But if you try anything, I'll activate that bomb of yours," he informed her.
Before he could blink twice, Katya was at her Gundam. She looked up at it. Gundam Nebula. Katya clambered into the cockpit. For a moment she thought about destroying the army base around her and running free, but soon remembered the heavy bomb strapped to her chest and the lives of the other ex-space pirates. Katya sighed and closed her eyes, remembering the earlier days of her childhood when she had been free.
"Okay. Times up, prisoner," Nicholas called to her from the ground below. "Get out of your Gundam now or you'll be blown to pieces."
Regretfully, Katya jumped out of her Gundam. At least she'd be in it during the tournament. Nicholas had said that it was Neo-Russia's Gundam. But Katya knew better. Gundam Nebula would only obey her.
* * *
"What do you mean 'They are using Katya'?" Argo slammed his fist into a table, breaking it in two.
"Calm down, Argo. It makes perfect sense. Since you escaped right before the next tournament, they'd obviously need another fighter. Katya was the best out of all of them," Natasha said to Argo.
"But why Katya? She's only a girl!" Argo slammed the table again.
"I think you're still thinking of her as a child. She's grown now, Argo. I'm sure she can take care of herself," Natasha assured a worried Argo.
"I hope you're right," Argo said, not very hopefully.
* * *
"Move faster, dirt!" Nicholas yelled at Katya.
"I am NOT a piece of dirt!" Katya shouted back at her guard.
"Fine. Call yourself whatever you want. Just move faster," Nicholas ordered. They were heading down a hallway towards a training field. "You do remember how to pilot a Gundam, don't you?" Nicholas asked skeptically.
"Well.um.I'm not really sure," Katya admitted.
Nicholas stopped in his tracks. "How can you be 'not sure'? You have to remember how to pilot a Gundam! My life is at stake here!" He hit Katya on the cheek.
"Ow!" Katya screamed in pain. "That hurt. Don't do that!" she protested.
"Look, if you don't win this tournament I'm gonna pay for it. So you better try your hardest-no, better than your hardest! You better beat everyone else, or I'll make sure that you pay, too," Nicholas threatened.
"Are you actually blackmailing me?" Katya almost laughed. "I thought I was the one that was supposed to do all the dirty stuff." She smiled slyly.
The two continued walking towards the training arena. As they walked, Katya couldn't help but notice his profile. He had a strong chin, and a skightly pointed nose. Katya thought that if his green eyes weren't so cold, he'd be very handsome.
She shrugged off the thought as Nicholas pushed her through the door. He'd be a lot nicer too if he didn't handle me so roughly, she thought.
"Here. This is the training arena. You haven't battled in years, so you say. Start practicing.or else." There was a hint of fear in Nicholas's voice. "Get into that monstrosity fo yours. I'm gonna activate the system. And you better beat everything that's thrown at you. Understand?"
Katya watched as Nicholas disappeared into an ajoining room. She sighed and snapped her dirty fingers. Gundam Nebula suddenly appeared out of no where. Katya smiled at the sight of her beloved Gundam. She jumped into it and waited patiently for the MT system to start working.
Soon she was standing in her MTS suit,waiting impatiently for Nicholas to start what ever drill he wanted to use to test her. All of a sudden, a mist started to drift up from the floor.
"What the heck?" she mutterd under her breath. "I can barely see!"
"That is the point of this drill." She heard Nicholas's voice from somewhere. "To see if, by some bizarre chance of nature, and you have to battle in a heavy fog or mist, you can beat the opponent."
Katya saw a shadow move from the corner of her eye. Seems he started this idiotic drill. She turned, but then saw the shadow move from the opposite side. He's playing with me. She realized. She stood still, hoping the enemy mobile suit would be goaded into attacking. Her plan worked. No less than two minutes had passed when the mobile suit attacked.
"Burning Punch!" shouted a voice. Out of nowhere came a Gundam, fists burning red. She dodged to the side. I wonder who they're simulating. Whoever it is, they're good. She dodged another Burning Punch.
"Burning Machine-gun Punch!" he shouted. Then there were ten sets of burning fists flying at her. She managed to dodge two when one hit her, and another, and another. After the attack ended, Katya was on hands and knees.
"Get up! You can't win like that Ka-dirt!" Nicholas shouted. I almost called her "Katya"! he thought. No, the only way to save my own skin is to forget that she is even a person! She's lower than dirt!
"I. Am. Not. DIRT!" Katya shouted. Her Gundam flashed a blinding white, and standing there, Nebula Gundam was all white, like a Hyper form. She ran at the enemy Gundam in fromt of her, charging her attack. "Nucular Fusion!" she shouted. A white ball of enegy formed between her hands, and she hurled it at the fake Gundam Maxter. It hit dead on, taking the head out with no effort whatsoever.
"Wow." Nicholas whispered. The Gundam reverted back to normal, the white disappearing.
"I'm exhausted." Katya said. She tottered out of her Gundam, the MTS suit still on, and managed to jump out of her Gundam beforew collapsing on the ground of the arena.
"I think she passed that one." Nicholas said. Then he noticed her on the ground. "D***! If the Neo-Russian government sees her like that, they'll skin me for sure!" He ran out of the hall and picked her up gently. She muttered something incoherent. But to Nicholas it sounded like, "I'll save you, my friends."
Katya looked around. It looked like she was in a burning house. She ran out quickly, and again looked around her. The whole village was burning. Neo-Russian soldiers were rushing around with guns, and shot at everyone who got in their way.
"No! Don't take Nicholas! Take me instead!" she heard. Katya ran over. There was a woman, holding a child in her arms. A man lay dead in front of her. Katya tried to grab the gun, but her hands passed right through it.
I can't do anything! She thought helplessly. She watched in horror as the soldier shot the woman, his eyes cold and emotionless. Then he took the crying child from the lifeless arms of the woman.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy, help me!" the child screamed. "Mommy!"
Katya woke up in a cold sweat. "It was just a dream." She tald herself out loud. "Just a horrible nightmare."
But then where did the woman come from? Or the burning village, or the soldiers? A traitorous part of her mind asked. "It was JUST a dream." Then Katya lay back down to sleep. Thankfully, it was dark and dreamless.
Hey! DarkDragon and ShadowTide here! We're co-authoring on a story, he he. I hope you like it. R&R!
DarkDragon's writing all the romantic and depressing stuff. I (ShadowTide) am in charge of all the humor and other junk. Okay. Ya. Whatever. Just keep on reading this story.
~*DarkDragon*~
~* ShadowTide *~
Chapter II
"Has the Gundam been ordered?"
"Yes. It should be arriving any minute now."
"Good."
* * *
"I want you to remember that the Gundam does NOT belong to you, but to Neo- Russia. Understand?" Nicholas asked Katya as they stood on an open field, waiting for a Gundam to land.
Katya nodded her head. She hated this. Forced against her own will to fight.When was the last time she had fought a Gundam fight? Eight-ten-years ago. Back when she had been free, roaming outer space with her parents and the other space pirates. She had had her own Gundam then.Gundam Nebula. But it had been taken away when they were arrested.
The sound of crashing rocks and a loud boom brought her back to the present. Katya stared in awe as a Gundam came crashing down to Earth. She blinked, shook her head, and blinked again. But it can't be. she thought. That Gundam. "Gundam Nebula!" she whispered aloud under her breath. Katya started to run forward. Nicholas stopped her as he caught the back strap of her green trousers.
"Let go'a me!" Katya screamed and tried to loosen Nicholas's iron grip. "That's my Gundam over there! Lemme go."
Nicholas sighed in slight annoyance. "Don't you know anything?" he asked. "It needs to be checked for explosives and other devices before you can enter it. We don't want our Gundam fighter blown to pieces, do we?" he asked.
Katya stopped struggling. "But who would want to kill me?"
"Not necessarily kill you. Someone just might not want us to use another criminal in the next Gundam fight. As much as we'd like to forget it, there is a large underground resistance here," Nicholas replied calmly.
"Oh," Katya said. She knew that Nicholas was really referring to Argo. No one opposed the Neo-Russian government if he wanted to live.
Katya watched from a distance as her Gundam was searched. After about an hour, a voice came in over Nicholas's cell phone.
"It's all clear," a man said over the phone.
"Good," Nicholas replied. He turned the phone off and looked at Katya. "Now you can go. But if you try anything, I'll activate that bomb of yours," he informed her.
Before he could blink twice, Katya was at her Gundam. She looked up at it. Gundam Nebula. Katya clambered into the cockpit. For a moment she thought about destroying the army base around her and running free, but soon remembered the heavy bomb strapped to her chest and the lives of the other ex-space pirates. Katya sighed and closed her eyes, remembering the earlier days of her childhood when she had been free.
"Okay. Times up, prisoner," Nicholas called to her from the ground below. "Get out of your Gundam now or you'll be blown to pieces."
Regretfully, Katya jumped out of her Gundam. At least she'd be in it during the tournament. Nicholas had said that it was Neo-Russia's Gundam. But Katya knew better. Gundam Nebula would only obey her.
* * *
"What do you mean 'They are using Katya'?" Argo slammed his fist into a table, breaking it in two.
"Calm down, Argo. It makes perfect sense. Since you escaped right before the next tournament, they'd obviously need another fighter. Katya was the best out of all of them," Natasha said to Argo.
"But why Katya? She's only a girl!" Argo slammed the table again.
"I think you're still thinking of her as a child. She's grown now, Argo. I'm sure she can take care of herself," Natasha assured a worried Argo.
"I hope you're right," Argo said, not very hopefully.
* * *
"Move faster, dirt!" Nicholas yelled at Katya.
"I am NOT a piece of dirt!" Katya shouted back at her guard.
"Fine. Call yourself whatever you want. Just move faster," Nicholas ordered. They were heading down a hallway towards a training field. "You do remember how to pilot a Gundam, don't you?" Nicholas asked skeptically.
"Well.um.I'm not really sure," Katya admitted.
Nicholas stopped in his tracks. "How can you be 'not sure'? You have to remember how to pilot a Gundam! My life is at stake here!" He hit Katya on the cheek.
"Ow!" Katya screamed in pain. "That hurt. Don't do that!" she protested.
"Look, if you don't win this tournament I'm gonna pay for it. So you better try your hardest-no, better than your hardest! You better beat everyone else, or I'll make sure that you pay, too," Nicholas threatened.
"Are you actually blackmailing me?" Katya almost laughed. "I thought I was the one that was supposed to do all the dirty stuff." She smiled slyly.
The two continued walking towards the training arena. As they walked, Katya couldn't help but notice his profile. He had a strong chin, and a skightly pointed nose. Katya thought that if his green eyes weren't so cold, he'd be very handsome.
She shrugged off the thought as Nicholas pushed her through the door. He'd be a lot nicer too if he didn't handle me so roughly, she thought.
"Here. This is the training arena. You haven't battled in years, so you say. Start practicing.or else." There was a hint of fear in Nicholas's voice. "Get into that monstrosity fo yours. I'm gonna activate the system. And you better beat everything that's thrown at you. Understand?"
Katya watched as Nicholas disappeared into an ajoining room. She sighed and snapped her dirty fingers. Gundam Nebula suddenly appeared out of no where. Katya smiled at the sight of her beloved Gundam. She jumped into it and waited patiently for the MT system to start working.
Soon she was standing in her MTS suit,waiting impatiently for Nicholas to start what ever drill he wanted to use to test her. All of a sudden, a mist started to drift up from the floor.
"What the heck?" she mutterd under her breath. "I can barely see!"
"That is the point of this drill." She heard Nicholas's voice from somewhere. "To see if, by some bizarre chance of nature, and you have to battle in a heavy fog or mist, you can beat the opponent."
Katya saw a shadow move from the corner of her eye. Seems he started this idiotic drill. She turned, but then saw the shadow move from the opposite side. He's playing with me. She realized. She stood still, hoping the enemy mobile suit would be goaded into attacking. Her plan worked. No less than two minutes had passed when the mobile suit attacked.
"Burning Punch!" shouted a voice. Out of nowhere came a Gundam, fists burning red. She dodged to the side. I wonder who they're simulating. Whoever it is, they're good. She dodged another Burning Punch.
"Burning Machine-gun Punch!" he shouted. Then there were ten sets of burning fists flying at her. She managed to dodge two when one hit her, and another, and another. After the attack ended, Katya was on hands and knees.
"Get up! You can't win like that Ka-dirt!" Nicholas shouted. I almost called her "Katya"! he thought. No, the only way to save my own skin is to forget that she is even a person! She's lower than dirt!
"I. Am. Not. DIRT!" Katya shouted. Her Gundam flashed a blinding white, and standing there, Nebula Gundam was all white, like a Hyper form. She ran at the enemy Gundam in fromt of her, charging her attack. "Nucular Fusion!" she shouted. A white ball of enegy formed between her hands, and she hurled it at the fake Gundam Maxter. It hit dead on, taking the head out with no effort whatsoever.
"Wow." Nicholas whispered. The Gundam reverted back to normal, the white disappearing.
"I'm exhausted." Katya said. She tottered out of her Gundam, the MTS suit still on, and managed to jump out of her Gundam beforew collapsing on the ground of the arena.
"I think she passed that one." Nicholas said. Then he noticed her on the ground. "D***! If the Neo-Russian government sees her like that, they'll skin me for sure!" He ran out of the hall and picked her up gently. She muttered something incoherent. But to Nicholas it sounded like, "I'll save you, my friends."
Katya looked around. It looked like she was in a burning house. She ran out quickly, and again looked around her. The whole village was burning. Neo-Russian soldiers were rushing around with guns, and shot at everyone who got in their way.
"No! Don't take Nicholas! Take me instead!" she heard. Katya ran over. There was a woman, holding a child in her arms. A man lay dead in front of her. Katya tried to grab the gun, but her hands passed right through it.
I can't do anything! She thought helplessly. She watched in horror as the soldier shot the woman, his eyes cold and emotionless. Then he took the crying child from the lifeless arms of the woman.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy, help me!" the child screamed. "Mommy!"
Katya woke up in a cold sweat. "It was just a dream." She tald herself out loud. "Just a horrible nightmare."
But then where did the woman come from? Or the burning village, or the soldiers? A traitorous part of her mind asked. "It was JUST a dream." Then Katya lay back down to sleep. Thankfully, it was dark and dreamless.
Hey! DarkDragon and ShadowTide here! We're co-authoring on a story, he he. I hope you like it. R&R!
DarkDragon's writing all the romantic and depressing stuff. I (ShadowTide) am in charge of all the humor and other junk. Okay. Ya. Whatever. Just keep on reading this story.
~*DarkDragon*~
~* ShadowTide *~