It is one year after the Trinity/Acire Incident. Battles are beginning to arise once more and the pilots are in the center of it all. However, they are taken out of battle by Dr. J and sent to Los Angeles to look for the mysterious 'rebels' that had been cleaning up the streets.
The alarm siren wailed - the security system had been tripped. The two men, both dressed equally in black, ran out of the back door of the jewelry shop; both carried backpacks filled with stolen jewels. It hadn't taken them long to run through the alley, around some buildings and come out on the opposite side of the street from the jewelry store. They watched the police cars speed by from the safety of a dumpster and grinned, thinking they were home free. Turning to run, however, they came across an unexpected obstacle. The obstacle was a tall shadow, blocking their way.
"Hey, move aside," the taller of the men growled and the shadow chuckled, the face hidden in the darkness. Four more shadows detached from the building's wall and joined the first one.
"I think I told you to move!" the man reached out to shove the silhouette aside, but the person was too quick for him. His arm was grabbed and twisted painfully behind his back, he was then shoved into the dirt, his hands immediately being tied and a blindfold pulled over his face. By a thud accompanied with a groan, he knew his partner had undergone the same fate.
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"No sir, no leads so far," the officer spoke tiredly into his walkie-talkie. As he stepped out onto the front steps of the police station he froze. Two men, tied up, with blindfolds placed over their eyes, sat on the steps. Two backpacks laid before them with a short message written in spray paint on the front.
'Robbers of Bill's Jewels. The merchandise is inside'
"What the hell…"
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"So this is LA, huh?" Duo Maxwell's voice sighed over the intercom as they soared over nighttime Los Angeles, masqueraded by the clouds. There was no amusement, no excitement in his voice, it was plain blank. In response, Wing Zero began descending, the other gundams following its lead.
The roof of a large warehouse opened and side-by-side they landed.
A/N: Short, I know, I know. What happened was, it didn't fit with either the Prologue or the next chapter, so it became a lil mini chappy all on its own. *sweatdrop* Don't worry, the next chapter is almost done and is much longer. Consider this a teaser.
~Arion