Disclaimer: I never have and I never will own Gundam Wing. I'm not that
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much different from PG-13 movies.
Gundam Wing: Phases of Memory Phase 12: Eclipse By Sailor Celaeno
Arliss Linner couldn't sleep that night. His nightmares never went away and all he could think of was her. Eugenia. "EUGENIA!!!" he screamed in his empty room. Those long ago days were gone forever, but there was no greater Hell for him. "Could you really hate me?" Climbing shakily from his bed, Linner quickly wrote a quick entry in his journal. "I will write this one entry before my madness eats away what is left of me. Eugenia haunts me still and she will destroy me, just as I have destroyed her. Must we live like this my Eugenia? Must we destroy what we love and have our greatest lover be our own destroyer? Can't you forgive me?"
*****
Trowa spent the night trying to locate Kelly Gallagher. "Kelly Gallagher was a male from L5. His only relative is paternal aunt's daughter. Andie Morrison." Trowa stared the screen. "So. you're hiding among the dead to carry out your plans. How convenient." There was irony for him. It was a trick he knew all too well. Who would ever suspect dead people of being terrorists. Trowa sighed, "I really need to stop reading those 19th century novels. All this analysis stuff is getting to me." Trowa had taken a shower and he noticed a slip of paper by the door. He picked it up.
"Dear Stranger, I don't understand where life is taking me. If I'm really Midii Une, then I must leave your life so I can find her. Perhaps Midii loves you. I don't know if I do, but if it means anything to you, then she does care. If I'm not her, then so be it. I know you won't follow after me to the ends of the Earth. I don't know who I am. Maybe memories are like phases of the moon. They are bright one day, but then the memory fades into darkness. But then even when it's dark, it becomes bright and beautifully lit again. I don't know what phase I am living in. Have my memories faded away? I'll find out what phase of memory I'm in."
"A phase of memory. phases of memory, huh?" Trowa had a slight smile. "It's almost poetic. Cathy would like that." He stared at the note again reading the familiar handwriting. He quietly folded the note and tucked it away in his pocket. Maybe he might want to read it again, to make sure she wasn't some crazy dream.
*****
Quatre had healed and was released in very little time. Dorothy had been worried sick over him. Quatre reluctantly told Dorothy the truth about the explosion. "Quatre! You mean." Dorothy sank in a chair. "Oh my God! My boyfriend is not only empathic, he's also telekinetic." She only stared at him. "Look. if you think that I'm too strange or that I'm. well a freak." Dorothy stood up in front of him and put her hand over his mouth. "Don't. don't think that I'd leave you here alone," she replied with feeling. Soon a mischievous smile on her face. "Besides. do you think that I'd let another woman get to gloat over being the girlfriend of a multimillionaire?" Quatre couldn't help but smile. It was rather funny because she was never the sort to let anyone get the upper-hand over her. "I do have to warn you that if we have children, they will have powers." Dorothy smirked as she interrupted. "And how far are you planning on letting this relationship go?" Needless to say, Dorothy enjoyed teasing and bantering endlessly the rest of the day much to Quatre's dismay.
*****
Days passed. It was now July, almost three weeks after Quatre was released from the hospital. It was the night of awards banquet and a huge gala with the most prominent members of the scientific community were attending. Linner was very silent as he usually was. Trowa was nearby standing guard over his charge. Quatre and Dorothy, along with Heero and Relena sat with the guests. Wufei and Sally checked out the stage crew and inside the hotel. Duo and Hilde were outside. Hopefully things would go smoothly. Dinner had three courses as was expected. There was tossed salad with an Italian vinaigrette, followed by a choice main course, and a slice of tiramisu for dessert. The dinner part of the festivities was for the most part uneventful. A man approached the podium and began his speech. "I welcome you all to this special occasion in which we honor a renowned member of our scientific community."
*****
Duo stretched his arms as he returned to his post with Hilde. "All clear so far." Hilde nodded as continued monitoring the lobby security cameras. She could survey all the main rooms of the hotel's convention rooms. "I don't see anything suspicious." There was soon a knock on the door. Duo turned to open the door. "Preventer Coles, reporting." Duo nodded, "Well Hil, we got our replacement here." Duo and Hilde knew Coles and were certain he wasn't a fake. Hilde got up from the chair and walked out with Duo. "Well, Let's take a walk around." They walked out towards the lobby. It was a pleasant summer evening and they decided to take a stretch outside. They only walked out a few feet when a woman in a dark black coat walked up. "Hi, I was wondering if you could help me." Duo replied, "What's the trouble?" Hilde kept a watchful eye on this woman. Something was wrong. "I'm here for a convention this weekend and I was looking for the Westborn Hotel." "This is the Westborn, but no convention." The blond woman sighed. "That's a shame. Oh. well!" she shouted as she hit Duo with a hard high kick.
"Ugh!" he moaned as he fell. Hilde, here bright blues eyes brimming with vengeance as she ran to fight the lady in black. No one got away with doing something to hurt her Duo.
*****
Sally checked her earpiece. She could hear chatter from other agents. "Wufei!" "What's happened?" Wufei turned to his partner. Sally looked worried. "I'm getting reports that Hilde and Duo are in trouble. "Damn it." grumbled Wufei. He pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Everyone, intruder alert."
*****
". And now it is a great honor to." "Pardon for this interruption, but I'm afraid that Dr. Linner has another appointment!" sneered a strange man as other strangers appeared and began firing gas into the crowd. "Heero, we have to get Linner." began Quatre. Heero only nodded as he quickly said something to Relena. She nodded back and he gestured for Quatre to follow. Trowa quickly pulled Linner out of the room. "No doubt you know who's responsible." Linner was grim. "I knew that I had this coming." Trowa didn't say anything as he saw Heero and Quatre waiting. "We'll need to." "Leaving so soon? I'm disappointed that you can't stay," replied a woman as she appeared. Quatre frowned and became wary. "You. I've felt you before." She only smirked. "So, you're the catch that got away. No matter, I don't need you for my plans." Heero only grunted as he whipped out a gun from his jacket. "Hold it." The woman only stared at his gun, and it flew out his hand. "That won't be necessary." With a clench of her fist she made the three ex-gundam pilots fly against the wall. Linner tried to run, but he found his feet were stuck to the ground. She walked closer towards the doctor. "I will make you pay for what you did to my mother. You're going to pay in full for all the evil you've caused." Linner remained silent as she roughly grabbed him. With a bright flash, Linner and the woman were gone. Heero got up first. His comrades stumbled on their feet. "Do you know where she would have taken him?" Quatre thought for a moment. "From what I can sense from her before, she is obsessed with her past. Especially gravitating around her mother." Trowa nodded. "Of course. it all adds up." Trowa should have seen this coming from before. After he located the original Kelly Gallagher, he realized that Andie Morrison was a former member of PAGE. A little talk with Sally and Wufei about their interview with Morrison. "What does?" asked Quatre. Heero also looked at the other man for an answer. "I think I understand who she is. Her name is Cassandra Taylor." "Taylor? Isn't that the name of Linner's assistant?" replied Quatre. "Of course. Sally told me about this. Maria Taylor was implanted with a Newtype embryo without her permission. Cassandra was born and they were pursued for years. Maria died in a warehouse fire." Quatre nodded. "So she took him to the warehouse."
*****
Linner was angrily watching Cass. "What are you going to do? Torture before you kill me?" Cass smirked. "I have a purpose for you still." "Oh?" he replied with bitterness. "And what's that Miss Taylor?" "Your medical expertise is going to help someone for a change." "And what sort of procedure did you want?" "You've been perfecting Dr. Eichenbauer's Nerve Regenerative Procedure, correct?" "What exactly do you want?" Cass pulled a curtain to reveal a body carefully laid on a surgical table. "Fix her." Linner's eyes widened. "I can't regenerate a dead body. Especially a body as dead as hers." Cass glared. "You don't smell decay, do you? An accident forced her into a form of suspended animation. Eichenbauer's procedure can revive her. You're going to do that for me." Linner fiercely yelled, "Why should I bother? I'm dead no matter what favors I perform for you Miss Taylor." "I know about Eugenia. And I know about what you did to her." Linner's eyes widened. "How could." Cass smiled and tapped her temple with her index finger. "Don't you remember the photograph that Eugenia showed you?"
*****
Thirty years-ago flashback
"What's that Genie?" "Oh! That's a letter from Mum. She sent me a photo of everyone." Arliss examined the picture. There was a man, a lady that resembled Eugenia, and a pretty young girl. He turned over the back that read "Dads, Mum, and Azzie at the Eiffel Tower."
****
"The picture of her family." He stared at the patient, and horror struck him. "Oh dear God. I've ruined Genie again." Cass spat angrily, "That's right bastard! And you're going fix it, by saving her!" She pointed at the unconscious woman. Linner looked at Cass pitiably. "All right. I'll do it."
Next time: The final chapter is up. Who is the patient? What is the patient's connection to Eugenia, Linner's lost love? What is the tragic history with Eugenia? Will our heroes save Linner in time, or will Cass create chaos even more deadly than her late sister Kari? Find out in the final chapter! Phase 13: The Crash. Phase 13 will be followed by an epilogue to resolve things, and possibly bring in a teaser to the next story. ^_~
Gundam Wing: Phases of Memory Phase 12: Eclipse By Sailor Celaeno
Arliss Linner couldn't sleep that night. His nightmares never went away and all he could think of was her. Eugenia. "EUGENIA!!!" he screamed in his empty room. Those long ago days were gone forever, but there was no greater Hell for him. "Could you really hate me?" Climbing shakily from his bed, Linner quickly wrote a quick entry in his journal. "I will write this one entry before my madness eats away what is left of me. Eugenia haunts me still and she will destroy me, just as I have destroyed her. Must we live like this my Eugenia? Must we destroy what we love and have our greatest lover be our own destroyer? Can't you forgive me?"
*****
Trowa spent the night trying to locate Kelly Gallagher. "Kelly Gallagher was a male from L5. His only relative is paternal aunt's daughter. Andie Morrison." Trowa stared the screen. "So. you're hiding among the dead to carry out your plans. How convenient." There was irony for him. It was a trick he knew all too well. Who would ever suspect dead people of being terrorists. Trowa sighed, "I really need to stop reading those 19th century novels. All this analysis stuff is getting to me." Trowa had taken a shower and he noticed a slip of paper by the door. He picked it up.
"Dear Stranger, I don't understand where life is taking me. If I'm really Midii Une, then I must leave your life so I can find her. Perhaps Midii loves you. I don't know if I do, but if it means anything to you, then she does care. If I'm not her, then so be it. I know you won't follow after me to the ends of the Earth. I don't know who I am. Maybe memories are like phases of the moon. They are bright one day, but then the memory fades into darkness. But then even when it's dark, it becomes bright and beautifully lit again. I don't know what phase I am living in. Have my memories faded away? I'll find out what phase of memory I'm in."
"A phase of memory. phases of memory, huh?" Trowa had a slight smile. "It's almost poetic. Cathy would like that." He stared at the note again reading the familiar handwriting. He quietly folded the note and tucked it away in his pocket. Maybe he might want to read it again, to make sure she wasn't some crazy dream.
*****
Quatre had healed and was released in very little time. Dorothy had been worried sick over him. Quatre reluctantly told Dorothy the truth about the explosion. "Quatre! You mean." Dorothy sank in a chair. "Oh my God! My boyfriend is not only empathic, he's also telekinetic." She only stared at him. "Look. if you think that I'm too strange or that I'm. well a freak." Dorothy stood up in front of him and put her hand over his mouth. "Don't. don't think that I'd leave you here alone," she replied with feeling. Soon a mischievous smile on her face. "Besides. do you think that I'd let another woman get to gloat over being the girlfriend of a multimillionaire?" Quatre couldn't help but smile. It was rather funny because she was never the sort to let anyone get the upper-hand over her. "I do have to warn you that if we have children, they will have powers." Dorothy smirked as she interrupted. "And how far are you planning on letting this relationship go?" Needless to say, Dorothy enjoyed teasing and bantering endlessly the rest of the day much to Quatre's dismay.
*****
Days passed. It was now July, almost three weeks after Quatre was released from the hospital. It was the night of awards banquet and a huge gala with the most prominent members of the scientific community were attending. Linner was very silent as he usually was. Trowa was nearby standing guard over his charge. Quatre and Dorothy, along with Heero and Relena sat with the guests. Wufei and Sally checked out the stage crew and inside the hotel. Duo and Hilde were outside. Hopefully things would go smoothly. Dinner had three courses as was expected. There was tossed salad with an Italian vinaigrette, followed by a choice main course, and a slice of tiramisu for dessert. The dinner part of the festivities was for the most part uneventful. A man approached the podium and began his speech. "I welcome you all to this special occasion in which we honor a renowned member of our scientific community."
*****
Duo stretched his arms as he returned to his post with Hilde. "All clear so far." Hilde nodded as continued monitoring the lobby security cameras. She could survey all the main rooms of the hotel's convention rooms. "I don't see anything suspicious." There was soon a knock on the door. Duo turned to open the door. "Preventer Coles, reporting." Duo nodded, "Well Hil, we got our replacement here." Duo and Hilde knew Coles and were certain he wasn't a fake. Hilde got up from the chair and walked out with Duo. "Well, Let's take a walk around." They walked out towards the lobby. It was a pleasant summer evening and they decided to take a stretch outside. They only walked out a few feet when a woman in a dark black coat walked up. "Hi, I was wondering if you could help me." Duo replied, "What's the trouble?" Hilde kept a watchful eye on this woman. Something was wrong. "I'm here for a convention this weekend and I was looking for the Westborn Hotel." "This is the Westborn, but no convention." The blond woman sighed. "That's a shame. Oh. well!" she shouted as she hit Duo with a hard high kick.
"Ugh!" he moaned as he fell. Hilde, here bright blues eyes brimming with vengeance as she ran to fight the lady in black. No one got away with doing something to hurt her Duo.
*****
Sally checked her earpiece. She could hear chatter from other agents. "Wufei!" "What's happened?" Wufei turned to his partner. Sally looked worried. "I'm getting reports that Hilde and Duo are in trouble. "Damn it." grumbled Wufei. He pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Everyone, intruder alert."
*****
". And now it is a great honor to." "Pardon for this interruption, but I'm afraid that Dr. Linner has another appointment!" sneered a strange man as other strangers appeared and began firing gas into the crowd. "Heero, we have to get Linner." began Quatre. Heero only nodded as he quickly said something to Relena. She nodded back and he gestured for Quatre to follow. Trowa quickly pulled Linner out of the room. "No doubt you know who's responsible." Linner was grim. "I knew that I had this coming." Trowa didn't say anything as he saw Heero and Quatre waiting. "We'll need to." "Leaving so soon? I'm disappointed that you can't stay," replied a woman as she appeared. Quatre frowned and became wary. "You. I've felt you before." She only smirked. "So, you're the catch that got away. No matter, I don't need you for my plans." Heero only grunted as he whipped out a gun from his jacket. "Hold it." The woman only stared at his gun, and it flew out his hand. "That won't be necessary." With a clench of her fist she made the three ex-gundam pilots fly against the wall. Linner tried to run, but he found his feet were stuck to the ground. She walked closer towards the doctor. "I will make you pay for what you did to my mother. You're going to pay in full for all the evil you've caused." Linner remained silent as she roughly grabbed him. With a bright flash, Linner and the woman were gone. Heero got up first. His comrades stumbled on their feet. "Do you know where she would have taken him?" Quatre thought for a moment. "From what I can sense from her before, she is obsessed with her past. Especially gravitating around her mother." Trowa nodded. "Of course. it all adds up." Trowa should have seen this coming from before. After he located the original Kelly Gallagher, he realized that Andie Morrison was a former member of PAGE. A little talk with Sally and Wufei about their interview with Morrison. "What does?" asked Quatre. Heero also looked at the other man for an answer. "I think I understand who she is. Her name is Cassandra Taylor." "Taylor? Isn't that the name of Linner's assistant?" replied Quatre. "Of course. Sally told me about this. Maria Taylor was implanted with a Newtype embryo without her permission. Cassandra was born and they were pursued for years. Maria died in a warehouse fire." Quatre nodded. "So she took him to the warehouse."
*****
Linner was angrily watching Cass. "What are you going to do? Torture before you kill me?" Cass smirked. "I have a purpose for you still." "Oh?" he replied with bitterness. "And what's that Miss Taylor?" "Your medical expertise is going to help someone for a change." "And what sort of procedure did you want?" "You've been perfecting Dr. Eichenbauer's Nerve Regenerative Procedure, correct?" "What exactly do you want?" Cass pulled a curtain to reveal a body carefully laid on a surgical table. "Fix her." Linner's eyes widened. "I can't regenerate a dead body. Especially a body as dead as hers." Cass glared. "You don't smell decay, do you? An accident forced her into a form of suspended animation. Eichenbauer's procedure can revive her. You're going to do that for me." Linner fiercely yelled, "Why should I bother? I'm dead no matter what favors I perform for you Miss Taylor." "I know about Eugenia. And I know about what you did to her." Linner's eyes widened. "How could." Cass smiled and tapped her temple with her index finger. "Don't you remember the photograph that Eugenia showed you?"
*****
Thirty years-ago flashback
"What's that Genie?" "Oh! That's a letter from Mum. She sent me a photo of everyone." Arliss examined the picture. There was a man, a lady that resembled Eugenia, and a pretty young girl. He turned over the back that read "Dads, Mum, and Azzie at the Eiffel Tower."
****
"The picture of her family." He stared at the patient, and horror struck him. "Oh dear God. I've ruined Genie again." Cass spat angrily, "That's right bastard! And you're going fix it, by saving her!" She pointed at the unconscious woman. Linner looked at Cass pitiably. "All right. I'll do it."
Next time: The final chapter is up. Who is the patient? What is the patient's connection to Eugenia, Linner's lost love? What is the tragic history with Eugenia? Will our heroes save Linner in time, or will Cass create chaos even more deadly than her late sister Kari? Find out in the final chapter! Phase 13: The Crash. Phase 13 will be followed by an epilogue to resolve things, and possibly bring in a teaser to the next story. ^_~