AN: I thought I'd take this opportunity to answer some questions some of my
readers had.
To Eunc: Sally Po and Wufei are partners at the end of Endless Waltz, so therefore, I figured Sally had to have some significance by him. This information I had maintained through spoilers since I had fully written this fic before actually seeing Endless Waltz. Hence why I know Sally and Wufei are partners, and why I didn't know that the Gundams had been destroyed. _
As to who Ms. Winner is, it is one of Quatre's sisters. We were introduced to her in..oh hell, I don't remember the episode number, but she had a cameo roll. So I don't blame you for missing her.
PS: I, too, am a fan of Escaflowne ^_^ Feel free to send Dilly after me any day. I wouldn't mind!
To Soo Mee: Wufei is there, I just didn't note his prescence ^_^ Don't worry, I wouldn't forget the great pony-tailed one. ::grin::
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! We're in the home stretch for this story, only two more chapters to go after this one.
Chp 11
When she opened her eyes they encountered unfriendly iron bars. Prison. How did she get here? That's right, she had been watching the news when someone had come up behind her and made her inhale the fumes of chemicals that would knock her out. She remembered nothing past that moment.
She stood up to assess her surroundings, in a dazed state of confusion. But not panic. That in itself was a tad confusing for Relena, because she didn't even feel concerned. She noticed then that she was tingly all over. Ah, so this strange dullness is a side effect of the chemical. It was convenient for whoever had kidnapped her. She didn't even have the energy or interest to raise a little hell.
Clear blue eyes absorbed the image of her holding. It was a standard prison cell. One dingy light burned on the ceiling, a rickety cot in the corner and a clean but worn sink and toilet. Well at least they had the decency to give her a place to relieve herself. Relena decided to find out if she was alone , if this was a hell for one.
"Hello!?" Despite the effort she had put into projecting her voice it seemed small and insignificant, easily swallowed up by a place like this. All of a sudden a tiny feminine voice could be heard.
"Relena...is that you!?" It sounded very much like Dr. Sally Po.
"Sally!?" Relena asked barely able to believe that her trusted friend was there
"Yes! What are you doing here! And while we're on that subject where exactly is here!?"
"I don't know. The chemical they used to knock me out has made me fuzzy."
"You got a chemical? Lucky you. I got hit over the head."
Relena mentally winced at this, a few embarrassing memories where she hadn't anticipated the height of a ceiling in a car or shelf, coming to mind as a reference.
"Yipes. I can almost hear your pain."
"Yeah. Hey Relena, why do you think whoever it is that planned this wants us? I mean, you, I can understand, but me?"
"I don't know Sally. But I can guarantee that it probably has something to do with the Gundam Pilots. That's the only thing I can think of."
But Relena was unsure of this. After all, she didn't tell a soul about Heero and she'd bet anything that Heero didn't either. So how did they know? Relena shook her head. She didn't understand any of this.
*******
The battlefield was cold and misty. After months of hit and run tactics it had come to this last final stand off. Heero glanced at his comrades beside him. They had been fighting so very, very, long. He was so tired. Before he had time to meditate on this thought, the mobile doll carriers came into view.
"Let's roll!" Heero shouted through his com link, signaling for the fellow Gundam pilots and the troops of mobile suits behind them to advance on the enemy. From there it was instinct and adrenaline.
Heero fought fiercely. But the Mobile Dolls kept coming. Endless seas of cold, calculating metal. 'I must end this for the colonies. I must end this for her. I must protect her.'
He turned swiftly putting his beam saber through a Taurus doll that was trying to sneak up on him. He heard an explosion behind him and turned around to see Duo swipe his sythe through a Mobile Suit that had been coming at Heero while he had been busy.
"I owe you one, Duo" Heero said, barely able to show his gratitude before turning his mind to the battle once again.
" No prob, but next time you might want to keep that side guarded. I mean, I know that I'm the best pilot here and everything, but I can't save everyone!"
Heero rolled his eyes. He had heard the grin in Duo's voice, and that usually meant he was teasing or pissed off. Duo was kinda funny that way. Zero and Deathsythe both boosted away from each other, eager to find more fights. Heero geared his Gundam in the direction of Altron.
Wufei seemed to be having some difficulty handling this. Heero didn't blame him, the sheer number of Mobile Suits here were staggering. But he knew they'd be able to cope. They'd have to.
******
Relena looked up sharply when she heard footsteps echo down the hall. A familiar voice was clearly showing that she was displeased with the current situation.
"You bastards! You think I'll just sit here and let you keep me here! Well you got another thing coming to you buddy! You'll wish you'd have thought twice before pulling something like this on me!"
So, they had got Hilde. Relena was now certain that they were here because of their connections to the Gundam pilots. But one thing still bothered. How had they known about her and Heero?
Hilde was put in the cell directly in front of her.
"I suggest you hold your tongue, unless you want more than a little bump on your head." the solider said darkly.
"Bite me!" Hilde spat.
The solider heaved a weary sigh before shutting the cell door. He turned to Relena.
"So you're awake." Then he nodded and walked out.
Relena looked at Hilde. She didn't seem to notice that Relena was even there. She had crumpled to the floor the minute the guard had left, rocking back and forth.
"Hilde," Relena said gently.
Hilde's head jerked up at the sound of her voice.
"Relena?"
"Yes, it's me."
There was a long pause as the full depth of the situation sunk in.
"At least I'm not alone."
The silence in the room stretched taut, like a stifling blanket, as the three women sat lost in their own thoughts.
********
Heero grunted in pain as the mobile dolls showered bullets on him. It had been five days since the battle had begun. Each time they gained any ground the mobile dolls seemed to double in number.
Despite the fact that the soldiers took shifts they were all worn and weary. Heero himself had gotten less than six hours of sleep the past five days, doing his best to organize troops, make battle strategies and fight all at the same time. The number of casualties that they had suffered were beginning to take its' toll on their ranks. Firepower and ammunition was running low. It was looking very grim for them.
Heero smirked "A losing battle. Now I definitely know we can win."
*********
In the days Relena had been confined in her cell two others had joined their sad little party. Quatre's sister, Iria, and Trowa's sister, Catherine.
Relena was getting restless. Besides the soldiers that had brought her meals and other essentials, no one had spoken a word to her about why she was being held here.
She flopped down on her cot, wishing she could think of some way to escape. But for now, the only thing she could seem to do was wait, and hope.
*********
To Eunc: Sally Po and Wufei are partners at the end of Endless Waltz, so therefore, I figured Sally had to have some significance by him. This information I had maintained through spoilers since I had fully written this fic before actually seeing Endless Waltz. Hence why I know Sally and Wufei are partners, and why I didn't know that the Gundams had been destroyed. _
As to who Ms. Winner is, it is one of Quatre's sisters. We were introduced to her in..oh hell, I don't remember the episode number, but she had a cameo roll. So I don't blame you for missing her.
PS: I, too, am a fan of Escaflowne ^_^ Feel free to send Dilly after me any day. I wouldn't mind!
To Soo Mee: Wufei is there, I just didn't note his prescence ^_^ Don't worry, I wouldn't forget the great pony-tailed one. ::grin::
Thank you all for your wonderful comments! We're in the home stretch for this story, only two more chapters to go after this one.
Chp 11
When she opened her eyes they encountered unfriendly iron bars. Prison. How did she get here? That's right, she had been watching the news when someone had come up behind her and made her inhale the fumes of chemicals that would knock her out. She remembered nothing past that moment.
She stood up to assess her surroundings, in a dazed state of confusion. But not panic. That in itself was a tad confusing for Relena, because she didn't even feel concerned. She noticed then that she was tingly all over. Ah, so this strange dullness is a side effect of the chemical. It was convenient for whoever had kidnapped her. She didn't even have the energy or interest to raise a little hell.
Clear blue eyes absorbed the image of her holding. It was a standard prison cell. One dingy light burned on the ceiling, a rickety cot in the corner and a clean but worn sink and toilet. Well at least they had the decency to give her a place to relieve herself. Relena decided to find out if she was alone , if this was a hell for one.
"Hello!?" Despite the effort she had put into projecting her voice it seemed small and insignificant, easily swallowed up by a place like this. All of a sudden a tiny feminine voice could be heard.
"Relena...is that you!?" It sounded very much like Dr. Sally Po.
"Sally!?" Relena asked barely able to believe that her trusted friend was there
"Yes! What are you doing here! And while we're on that subject where exactly is here!?"
"I don't know. The chemical they used to knock me out has made me fuzzy."
"You got a chemical? Lucky you. I got hit over the head."
Relena mentally winced at this, a few embarrassing memories where she hadn't anticipated the height of a ceiling in a car or shelf, coming to mind as a reference.
"Yipes. I can almost hear your pain."
"Yeah. Hey Relena, why do you think whoever it is that planned this wants us? I mean, you, I can understand, but me?"
"I don't know Sally. But I can guarantee that it probably has something to do with the Gundam Pilots. That's the only thing I can think of."
But Relena was unsure of this. After all, she didn't tell a soul about Heero and she'd bet anything that Heero didn't either. So how did they know? Relena shook her head. She didn't understand any of this.
*******
The battlefield was cold and misty. After months of hit and run tactics it had come to this last final stand off. Heero glanced at his comrades beside him. They had been fighting so very, very, long. He was so tired. Before he had time to meditate on this thought, the mobile doll carriers came into view.
"Let's roll!" Heero shouted through his com link, signaling for the fellow Gundam pilots and the troops of mobile suits behind them to advance on the enemy. From there it was instinct and adrenaline.
Heero fought fiercely. But the Mobile Dolls kept coming. Endless seas of cold, calculating metal. 'I must end this for the colonies. I must end this for her. I must protect her.'
He turned swiftly putting his beam saber through a Taurus doll that was trying to sneak up on him. He heard an explosion behind him and turned around to see Duo swipe his sythe through a Mobile Suit that had been coming at Heero while he had been busy.
"I owe you one, Duo" Heero said, barely able to show his gratitude before turning his mind to the battle once again.
" No prob, but next time you might want to keep that side guarded. I mean, I know that I'm the best pilot here and everything, but I can't save everyone!"
Heero rolled his eyes. He had heard the grin in Duo's voice, and that usually meant he was teasing or pissed off. Duo was kinda funny that way. Zero and Deathsythe both boosted away from each other, eager to find more fights. Heero geared his Gundam in the direction of Altron.
Wufei seemed to be having some difficulty handling this. Heero didn't blame him, the sheer number of Mobile Suits here were staggering. But he knew they'd be able to cope. They'd have to.
******
Relena looked up sharply when she heard footsteps echo down the hall. A familiar voice was clearly showing that she was displeased with the current situation.
"You bastards! You think I'll just sit here and let you keep me here! Well you got another thing coming to you buddy! You'll wish you'd have thought twice before pulling something like this on me!"
So, they had got Hilde. Relena was now certain that they were here because of their connections to the Gundam pilots. But one thing still bothered. How had they known about her and Heero?
Hilde was put in the cell directly in front of her.
"I suggest you hold your tongue, unless you want more than a little bump on your head." the solider said darkly.
"Bite me!" Hilde spat.
The solider heaved a weary sigh before shutting the cell door. He turned to Relena.
"So you're awake." Then he nodded and walked out.
Relena looked at Hilde. She didn't seem to notice that Relena was even there. She had crumpled to the floor the minute the guard had left, rocking back and forth.
"Hilde," Relena said gently.
Hilde's head jerked up at the sound of her voice.
"Relena?"
"Yes, it's me."
There was a long pause as the full depth of the situation sunk in.
"At least I'm not alone."
The silence in the room stretched taut, like a stifling blanket, as the three women sat lost in their own thoughts.
********
Heero grunted in pain as the mobile dolls showered bullets on him. It had been five days since the battle had begun. Each time they gained any ground the mobile dolls seemed to double in number.
Despite the fact that the soldiers took shifts they were all worn and weary. Heero himself had gotten less than six hours of sleep the past five days, doing his best to organize troops, make battle strategies and fight all at the same time. The number of casualties that they had suffered were beginning to take its' toll on their ranks. Firepower and ammunition was running low. It was looking very grim for them.
Heero smirked "A losing battle. Now I definitely know we can win."
*********
In the days Relena had been confined in her cell two others had joined their sad little party. Quatre's sister, Iria, and Trowa's sister, Catherine.
Relena was getting restless. Besides the soldiers that had brought her meals and other essentials, no one had spoken a word to her about why she was being held here.
She flopped down on her cot, wishing she could think of some way to escape. But for now, the only thing she could seem to do was wait, and hope.
*********
