Code name: Endless Waltz Continues

Memories and Shadows

Heero watched over the meeting from his position on the balcony. He glanced

briefly at his daughter, then turned his attention back to the conference and Relena below.

Especially Relena. Relena had been Earth Sphere President for two years, until she had

been hospitalized for stress and general exhaustion. After Relena's collapse, Heero made

sure to watch over her more carefully and scheduled regular vacations. Heero thought for

a moment and realized Relena had canceled the last two vacations he had scheduled. He

needed to make her take a break soon or she would end up overworking herself. "Hello,

any one home?" Heero blinked and looked at his daughter. "Dad, you were completely

spaced out. Mom's almost finished." Heero flashed a guilty grin at Hope. "Sorry."

Anything more Heero might have said was cut off by thunderous applause as Relena

finished her opening speech and stepped away from the podium.

Mariemaya stepped up to the podium. Without Deikem's influence, Mariemaya

had turned out to be a very sweet and kind girl. Mariemaya was a highly respected

political figure and considered a good friend of the family. At nineteen Mariemaya had

adopted a little six-year old orphan. The child bore a striking resemblance to Mariemaya.

She had very pale skin, and her hair was exactly the same color as Mariemaya's, though

her piercing green eyes were quite her own. When the girl had been adopted she had been

quiet and serious, but Mariemaya had helped her learn to laugh. Michele was now a

vibrant fifteen-year old with an easy smile and a diplomat's charm. Heero realized his

mind had been drifting again and swiftly focused his attention back on the conference

where it belonged.
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"Are the Gundams complete?"

"Yes."

"Very good. You are sure no one suspects anything?"

"Yes."

"The mobile dolls are programmed?"

"Yes."

"The selective targeting program is fully installed and operational?"

"Yes."

"Good. The pilots must be ready. The true enemies won't be testing, they will play for

keeps. The pilots must be prepared."
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing, any of the characters in this fan fiction, or any other things in my fan fiction, with the exception of my original characters that I have created and my plot. I am not making any money from this fan fiction.
Author's note: Sorry for the wait, I know this part is really late. I was really busy and I got no reviews for my previous part, so I didn't really feel like depriving myself of sleep when no one was reading this fic, or didn't care enough to review, even to tell me the part needed work and give advice. So now I have a new rule for updates: I don't get at least three reviews for a posting by the next Sunday, I don't post until I get four reviews or until the next week's posting day. I will otherwise be posting Mondays. Sorry if I seem really mean, I don't mean to be. There will also be a section after the author's note where I will reply to reviews now. If you are an author and would like me to read and review you fics, please leave a signed review and say in you review that you want me to r&r your fic. I don't mind being asked to read stories, but be warned that it may take me a few days to find the time. If you are going to rant and/or flame, especially if you have no point to your rant/flame other than to insult me, please make the review unsigned, because if you pointlessly insult me in a review I can't delete, I will respond in my reply section, e-mail you, leave signed responses on all of your fics to try and help you understand some of the review manners. Criticism with a point, and especially with advice will be greatly appreciated and I will thank reviewers in my review section. 'Positive flames' are allowed. (you know, the ones that go 'LOVE FIC, WRITE MORE PLEASE'). Any ideas for the fic are welcomed, in fact I will probably need input in later chapters if I want to stay on schedule. Sorry for this author's note being so long, but I needed to get this out.
Reviewer Replies: Thank you Meyow 16 for reviewing. You are the only person to have done so. I thought the holster in skirt would be an interesting way to continue Heero's habit of pulling a gun from the much- debated 'spandex space.'