Disclaimer-I don't own the characters in Gundam Wing, but I wish I owned Duo and Hilde! I'd put their relationship a little…bit…CLOSER!

Summary-King Duke Dur Male and his partner, Tuberoff, declare war on the Sanq Kingdom! With roles reversed, can the Gundams pull together and defeat their greatest enemies?

Threats

14-year-old Princess Relena of the Sanq Kingdom stood in her large, spacious room, staring out her window. Behind her stood her future sister-in-law, 17-year-old Lucretzia Noin, whom everyone called Miss Noin. That is, except for Relena's brother Milliardo, who called Lucretzia 'Noin'. Noin called Milliardo 'Zechs', though no one was sure where Noin came up with the nickname.

"Miss Noin," Relena said, crossing her arms against her chest, "did my father send you?"

Noin laughed in her throat. "How well you know him. He has three young noblemen all waiting for you in the throne room."

Relena scoffed. "I've told Father time and time again, I have no interest in these suitors he brings me!"

"Are you still holding on to that old playmate of yours?"

"Miss Noin, he was not just any playmate!" Relena exclaimed, whirling around to face Noin. "I felt a connection to Heero!"

"It's not wise to pin your hopes on childhood dreams," Noin advised wisely.

Relena sighed and turned back to the window, pressing her fist against it and leaning her head on her fist. "I figured you'd say something like that."

"Hey, I'm just looking out for you," Miss Noin said, putting a hand on Relena's shoulder. "I don't want anything to hurt you."

" I know when my instincts are correct, Miss Noin, and when they aren't." Relena made a sudden turn on her heel, the ruffles to her white dress swirling around her ankles. "Miss Noin, if you had one wish, what would it be? I'd wish to see Heero again."

Noin was silent for a time, sitting down on the sofa. "I'd wish…I'd wish to see my sister again."

Relena took Noin's hand and gripped it sympathetically. "Don't give up. I'm sure you'll find Hilde one day."

"I hope so," Noin said, looking away. "She's the only family I have left."

Relena, sensing that Noin wanted to be alone, went for the door. "I'd better go spurn those boys before they get their hopes up." She gently shut the door and walked out.

Inside, Noin still sat quietly. The terrible war, known as the Liberation War, had been fought between the space colonies and Earth to free the space colonies. In the end, the Sanq Kingdom had claimed the space colonies. Noin, who had been 15 at the time, had been a soldier in the war. That was where she'd met Zechs. But when she returned home, she found her parents dead and her sister missing. Since then, she'd never given up the hope that she'd find her sister, Hilde.

Outside, Relena walked down the hall. Just as she passed a door, she heard a thumping coming from behind it.

Taking off her high-heels, she padded towards the door in silence and peeked in the crack.

"We cannot allow the Sanq Kingdom to keep the colonies under their control for any longer!" exclaimed King Dur Male, the elderly king from a neighboring country, called Romefeller. He was here for some political meeting with King Peacecraft. Politics held no interest with Relena, so she hadn't paid it much attention.

"Indeed," King Dur Male's advisor, Lord Tuberoff, agreed. "The Sanq Kingdom would soon gain economic superiority and utterly control the Earth!"

"That's why we have to commence our attack as soon as we gain the old fool's trust," King Dur Male said with a nod, as if he was granting some childish request and not turning traitor to an ancient alliance.

Relena gasped, her hand flying to her mouth. Not sticking around to hear more, she ran to the throne room, forgetting all about her high-heels on the brick floor. She flung open the doors in a state of dishevelment, gasping for breath, hair tossed about, and barefoot.

"What's this?" her aging father, King Peacecraft, demanded. "Relena, what permits you to come in such a state?"

"Father, it's King Dur Male!" Relena exclaimed, ignoring the three young noblemen and running up to the throne. "He's planning on destroying the Sanq Kingdom!"

"Relena, if you are bored, fill your time with meeting these young noblemen. I don't have time to listen to the imaginings of a young girl."

"Father, I'm not lying! I swear to you, I heard it with my own two ears!"

"No, Relena, I will not hear of it," King Peacecraft. "Your illusions will only give me trouble. Now, go back to your room and have Miss Noin help you dress yourself properly."

"But…"

"No!" King Peacecraft yelled, shaking his fist at her. "I will not hear of the silly goings-on in your head! Go back to your rooms and dress, then present yourself to these young men like a princess and not a beggar!"

Relena, furious at her father's disbelief, turned on her heel and flounced out of the room, making sure to slam the door shut.

"Relena?" Noin asked, looking up when she heard the door shut. "What's wrong?"

Furiously, Relena began her tale, starting with King Dur Male's conversation and ending with her father's stubborn disbelief.

Noin gasped. "Oh my God!" she yelled. "Here, let me help you dress like your father wanted. Then, I'll go find Zechs. He's visiting with the Prince Trieze at the Oz Kingdom, I think."

"Yes, he is," Relena said, picking up her hairbrush. "You go ahead and warn my brother. I'll stay here and make sure nothing happens. I'll contact you immediately should an emergency arise."

"Yes, of course," Noin said, scurrying out of the room and towards one of the many exits in the palace.

King Dur Male and Tuberoff stepped out. King Dur Male raised his eyebrow and picked up one of the shoes Relena had abandoned in the hall. "Fine product," he informed Tuberoff. "It's royal cut. It must belong to Princess Relena."

"Should I keep an eye on her, your majesty?" Tuberoff asked.

"No." King Duke Dur Male said. With a single fist, he crushed the shoe into the palm of his hand. "Get rid of her."

In a far off laboratory, Dr. J fixed his goggles as he looked at the screen to the hidden camera in the Sanq Kingdom palace. "Hmm," he muttered agitatedly. "It seems my hunch was correct. King Dur Male is going to attack the Sanq Kingdom. But that's not a problem, is it, Heero?"

A 14-year-old boy with chocolate brown hair and Prussian blue eyes stepped out of the shadows. "No," he said.

"Heero Yuy," Dr. J said. "What is your mission?"

"Protect Princess Relena. Destroy King Dur Male."

"Right," Dr. J said, giving Hiro a single nod with his head.

Wow, a semi-cliffy! This is my first Gundam story, so please, review and tell me if you think my characters are OOC. Aw, just REVIEW ANYWAY!

Your devoted author,

Sailor J-chan