Disclaimer: I own Gundam Wing like I own the world. In other words, it
doesn't happen.
*****
Colonel Tndarion found that Robyn Goodfellow was elusive. He could not find her when it was time for her to fight. He sighed, wondering if she would willingly accept forfeiture of her match. He needn't have worry. He found her in the hangar, humming to herself and tinkering with her Mobile Suit. He found the beat rather catchy and couldn't control his foot tapping.
"Do you really have to do that?" Her voice resounded from somewhere above him. "It messes up my singing."
"Do you really have to sing?" His voice was slightly amused.
"It makes me feel better when I'm nervous. Got a problem with that?"
His lip curled into a smile. "Never said that. You ready for your fight? Its in about five minutes you know."
Her voice was mocking. "Is it now?"
He sighed and closed his eyes. "Yes. Get down. Now. Your opponent is almost ready."
"Fine. I'm coming. Just gimme a sec."
He turned and faced the door, waiting for Sai to arrive. He came in a moment later, blinking as his eyes readjusted to the dark. He jogged over and looked around. "Is she here?"
His voice cracked with his nervousness.
"Yes. She'll be down in a minute." He raised his voice for the last part so she could here him.
"Hold your horses." She sounded cross. A moment later she dropped rather unceremoniously to the ground. "What?"
Sai looked at her critically. "She's a woman."
She shot back. "And you're a kid. What of it?"
The Colonel shook his head. "Break it up. You can take out your aggressions in a minute. But first, here's a copy of each other's blueprints. Take five minutes to look, and then you fight."
Sai immediately grabbed the set he was given and wandered off to his Gundam. Robyn looked at the Colonel. "Where'd you get these?"
He scoffed. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
"Actually yes. Cause if you were touching my Suit."
"Can't tell you. What's a great man without his secrets?" He smiled secretly.
She eyed him warily and grabbed the blueprints and proceeded to ceremoniously burn them.
"What was that?"
"If he wants an advantage, let him have it. I don't need to see his plans to win."
"No matter. The five minutes are up anyway." He flicked his wrist and the Cantaria's blueprints rested in his hands, followed by a startled shout from across the hangar. He caught her look and grinned. "Like I said, what's a great man without his secrets?"
*****
She drifted in space, grinning from ear to ear. It was so beautiful to behold the earth. It gleamed like a perfect sapphire in the distance. She diverted her attention, however, as Sai appeared in the distance and began his rush.
She readied herself and drew her glaive. As he approached, she fired off a constant stream of fire from her Vulcans to halt his approach and get in some early damage. When he was close enough, the glaive ignited. She brought it up in a defensive stance and twirled, creating an ever present, ever dangerous barrier.
The Dragon Gundam fired off a blast from its flame-thrower, and under the cover of the fire moved in close to pulled out his javelin. When the fire cleared he was surprised to himself facing a relatively unscathed opponent. All he had done was stir up a hornet's nest of anger, and it all boiled out through the glaive, as he could only watch in stunned silence as the weapon stunned his systems blow after blow, and methodically picked his suit apart. He tried to jerk the controls and found that he no longer had the capability to. His thrusters were out. He cursed to himself and looked for the button.
*****
Cantaria beeped a warning. "Enemy self-destruct mechanism engaged. Approximate time: five seconds."
Robyn grinned maniacally. Obviously her opponent had not counted on her superior speed. She hit the reverse thrusters and jetted away, watching her opponent kill himself in a most spectacular way.
*****
She jumped out of Cantaria, pumped over her victory. She felt like cheering, she was so happy. She began to run out of the hangar to her room to celebrate, but tripped in her clumsiness. From the ground she looked up and saw several pairs of feet looking at her. Her eyes began to burn wit humiliation at the laughter coming from the onlookers.
"Stop laughing."
She looked up again and saw a pair of military boots in front of her face. They shifted as the Colonel bent down and offered her some help. She gratefully took his hand and stood, regaining her balance. She smiled at him and turned to look at the now stunned onlookers. She grinned at them and left the hangar, arm intertwined with the Colonel's.
*****
Okay. With this post I am halfway done with the first round. Then all the good stuff comes and the fights get real interesting. And Seasyngr, happy now? Took me long enough, but its up now! Yay!
The Colonel
*****
Colonel Tndarion found that Robyn Goodfellow was elusive. He could not find her when it was time for her to fight. He sighed, wondering if she would willingly accept forfeiture of her match. He needn't have worry. He found her in the hangar, humming to herself and tinkering with her Mobile Suit. He found the beat rather catchy and couldn't control his foot tapping.
"Do you really have to do that?" Her voice resounded from somewhere above him. "It messes up my singing."
"Do you really have to sing?" His voice was slightly amused.
"It makes me feel better when I'm nervous. Got a problem with that?"
His lip curled into a smile. "Never said that. You ready for your fight? Its in about five minutes you know."
Her voice was mocking. "Is it now?"
He sighed and closed his eyes. "Yes. Get down. Now. Your opponent is almost ready."
"Fine. I'm coming. Just gimme a sec."
He turned and faced the door, waiting for Sai to arrive. He came in a moment later, blinking as his eyes readjusted to the dark. He jogged over and looked around. "Is she here?"
His voice cracked with his nervousness.
"Yes. She'll be down in a minute." He raised his voice for the last part so she could here him.
"Hold your horses." She sounded cross. A moment later she dropped rather unceremoniously to the ground. "What?"
Sai looked at her critically. "She's a woman."
She shot back. "And you're a kid. What of it?"
The Colonel shook his head. "Break it up. You can take out your aggressions in a minute. But first, here's a copy of each other's blueprints. Take five minutes to look, and then you fight."
Sai immediately grabbed the set he was given and wandered off to his Gundam. Robyn looked at the Colonel. "Where'd you get these?"
He scoffed. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
"Actually yes. Cause if you were touching my Suit."
"Can't tell you. What's a great man without his secrets?" He smiled secretly.
She eyed him warily and grabbed the blueprints and proceeded to ceremoniously burn them.
"What was that?"
"If he wants an advantage, let him have it. I don't need to see his plans to win."
"No matter. The five minutes are up anyway." He flicked his wrist and the Cantaria's blueprints rested in his hands, followed by a startled shout from across the hangar. He caught her look and grinned. "Like I said, what's a great man without his secrets?"
*****
She drifted in space, grinning from ear to ear. It was so beautiful to behold the earth. It gleamed like a perfect sapphire in the distance. She diverted her attention, however, as Sai appeared in the distance and began his rush.
She readied herself and drew her glaive. As he approached, she fired off a constant stream of fire from her Vulcans to halt his approach and get in some early damage. When he was close enough, the glaive ignited. She brought it up in a defensive stance and twirled, creating an ever present, ever dangerous barrier.
The Dragon Gundam fired off a blast from its flame-thrower, and under the cover of the fire moved in close to pulled out his javelin. When the fire cleared he was surprised to himself facing a relatively unscathed opponent. All he had done was stir up a hornet's nest of anger, and it all boiled out through the glaive, as he could only watch in stunned silence as the weapon stunned his systems blow after blow, and methodically picked his suit apart. He tried to jerk the controls and found that he no longer had the capability to. His thrusters were out. He cursed to himself and looked for the button.
*****
Cantaria beeped a warning. "Enemy self-destruct mechanism engaged. Approximate time: five seconds."
Robyn grinned maniacally. Obviously her opponent had not counted on her superior speed. She hit the reverse thrusters and jetted away, watching her opponent kill himself in a most spectacular way.
*****
She jumped out of Cantaria, pumped over her victory. She felt like cheering, she was so happy. She began to run out of the hangar to her room to celebrate, but tripped in her clumsiness. From the ground she looked up and saw several pairs of feet looking at her. Her eyes began to burn wit humiliation at the laughter coming from the onlookers.
"Stop laughing."
She looked up again and saw a pair of military boots in front of her face. They shifted as the Colonel bent down and offered her some help. She gratefully took his hand and stood, regaining her balance. She smiled at him and turned to look at the now stunned onlookers. She grinned at them and left the hangar, arm intertwined with the Colonel's.
*****
Okay. With this post I am halfway done with the first round. Then all the good stuff comes and the fights get real interesting. And Seasyngr, happy now? Took me long enough, but its up now! Yay!
The Colonel