The Unknown Enemy
Returns
Saturday 11:39 p.m. May 3 The old city was dark. There were few lights from the buildings and street lamps. Clouds hung low almost engulfing the whole city. It had been pouring all day and by evening thunder and lightning joined in. Normally there wasn't much going on however this night was different.
They were chasing him. He wasn't sure what they wanted but he wasn't going to bother finding out. All he knew was that they knew his name and needed his help. It didn't matter though because what they were planning to do he didn't want any part of.
Tokyo was dark, except for the lightning that flashed every couple of minutes. Just when he thought he had lost them they would be right behind him. He hid in an alleyway as they past him. He walked farther in, to find a side door to one of the buildings. He opened it, looking inside. He wasn't sure if it was wise to enter. A flash light caught sight of him.
"There he is, don't let him get away." He heard one of them say. He dashed inside the door and slammed it shut. He locked it as well, then turned to see where he could hide. There really wasn't much there. He ran up a couple of stairs and hid in the shadows. It felt somewhat appropriate.
The door was smashed in and several men came in wearing brown trench coats and uniforms. He recognized the uniforms at once. They separated to search for him. The leader of the group called out.
"We know all about what happened to Shwartz. And we know you're true identity too. Why do you think you didn't have an alias like last time this happened." He called out. "Your better off coming out Kyoji Kashuu. It would make things easier for us all." Kyoji didn't move from his hiding place. They knew so much, but how? And he could see that they were from the Neo-Germany government but what did they want from him?
He went to back away from the edge but somehow lost his balance. He regained it but they had heard him by now and made their way over to where he was. He saw a boarded up window nearby and slammed his shoulder into it. It broke opened instantly and he was now falling towards the ground below. There was no time to straighten himself before landing. He landed hard on his stomach, unable to move. The window wasn't up very high but high enough for someone to get hurt falling from it. He lay there and the rain soaked his clothes and hair even more. He suddenly wished that he had gone with Domon and Rain back to the colony.
He closed his eyes as the men came out and surrounded him. No one bothered to help him up. The leader spoke again.
"You should have just cooperated with us." He said shaking his head. Kyoji didn't bother getting up. As they began to move him, he faded from consciousness.
~*~
"What, it's gonna take how much longer to fix?" Domon stood up from the table in shock. He and Rain were discussing the repairs on Burning Gundam. She shook her head before speaking.
"The whole cockpit was destroyed, Domon. And the parts are going to have to be shipped here before I can do anything." She explained. Domon sat down and let out a low sigh. "It's not like we need it right now anyway." She reminded him. He leaned on the table. "Yeah I guess not." He said in final defeat. Rain cocked her head to the side. "Why would we need it right now anyway? Did something come up." She asked him back. "Well, Karato did call the other day. He's already talking about the next Gundam fight. He makes me mad sometimes. Guess I just don't understand politics." He answered. Rain gave him a slight smile. "Would you want to compete again?" She inquired. He just shrugged back as though he didn't really want to be having the conversation. "I don't know the last one was kinda stressful, I don't see wanting to get involved again. They can find someone else to do it. Besides we've got enough planning for ourselves." He remarked. It was the first time in awhile he had mentioned any of their marriage plans to her. She was glad he had brought it up, but just like every other time it would not be discussed any further. "So has dad looked at Burning Gundam at all?" He asked her. She shot him a look. "What? He might be able to help." He added. "How is it that every time you mention the wedding, you also manage to change the subject. These things don't plan themselves yah know." She pointed out. "Okay fine, let's talk about it then. What do you need my impute on?" He said back. "There's everything, the music, invitations, where to have it, the reception dinner, honeymoon plans...everything." She told him. "Why would you want my opinion on that stuff, whatever you do is fine with me." He explained. She gave him another glare.
"Because I want to know what you want too." She mentioned. Domon leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "Rain, I'm sorry but I really don't know the first thing when it comes to weddings. I'd just mess it up." He replied closing his eyes. Rain sighed in defeat. "Okay so while I am planning this wedding and fixing your Gundam, what will you be doing?" She questioned him. He just shrugged back. Rain fell back in her chair. Domon figured by now he should show some effort to help her out. "Okay how's this sound. I'll figure out all our honeymoon plans and help you with Burning Gundam when the parts come in. Does that sound better?" He asked her. She sat up and nodded in agreement. "Sounds reasonable." She admitted. He smiled at that. The phone rang loudly on the wall and Domon got up to answer it. "Hello?" He spoke into the receiver. "Yes is Rain Mikamura there?" He didn't recognize the voice on the other end.
"Yeah, but who is this?" He asked back. They hung up before answering him. He hung up the phone. "That was weird." He mentioned. Rain stood up and gathered up some of her things from the table. "Well I had better get back to the hangar. I still have some work to get done." She told him. "I'll come help." He offered and they headed in the direction of the hangar. "So was there anything salvageable in the cockpit?" He asked as they walked. Rain had to think for a moment. "Well all the screens have to be repaired and the most damage was done to the mobile trace system. But other then that it's all small repairs that we already have parts for." She answered. "Sounds like we've got our work cut out for us." Domon sighed at the thought. He put the code in at the doors of the hangar and the doors started opening. "It'll be done before we know it." Rain told him. "Yeah, we work pretty fast." He added. Rain suddenly covered her mouth and stared into the hangar.
"Rain, what's wrong?" Domon asked her, the followed her gaze. Burning Gundam was gone, as was all their equipment. "What, but how could anyone get in here to steal it?" Domon pointed out heading inside. "Maybe no one stole it, maybe your dad has it or even Karato." Rain suggested. "No, I don't think that dad would just take it and Karato doesn't have any need for it." Domon mentioned trying to think. "What about Akino? Maybe she heard about what happened and wanted to help out." She suggested. "Naw, she knows better then that. We don't get along too well." He remarked. "Guess all we can do for now is try to find any clues to where it would be." He decided. But it still didn't make any sense why someone would want Burning Gundam especially in the condition it was in.
~*~
It had now been a couple of days and there had been no sign of Burning Gundam. Rain and Domon were now sitting in his living room still trying to come up with possibilities. They also continued getting phone calls where the person would ask if Rain was there and then hang up. Domon was finally to the point that he didn't want Rain going anywhere unless he knew about it. It was evident that someone was looking for her.
"So have we even thought about why anyone would want Burning Gundam? We've already considered what state it was in but why would anyone want it to begin with?" Rain thought outloud. She had spent alot of time on this the past couple of days and this question had been bothering her for some time now. "I don't know, maybe it has something to do with last years tournament." Domon suggested. "Yes but what good will it do someone now?" Rain wondered. "Maybe this person thought that we cheated somehow." Domon suggested but Rain found it very unlikely. The phone rang disturbing her thoughts. Domon gritted his teeth and picked it up.
"Now what do you want?" He demanded with an angry tone. "Mr. Domon?" There were two people on the line. "Hey I know you two." Domon recognized their voices. It was the two priests that were always with Sai Saici. "We have a favor to ask of you and Miss Mikamura. You see a couple of days ago, Sai went missing." The one told them. "We thought that he would return like he always did but this time he never came back." The other said. "So what do you want us to do about it." Domon asked them. They started crying over the phone. He pulled the receiver away from his ear. They got a grip on themselves. "Do you think that you could look for him. Maybe he came to visit you." "We've already tried that one little girl friend of his and she doesn't know where he is either."
"You're our last hope. If he's not with you then we don't know what happened to him. Please help us." They both said at the same time. "Okay ,okay, if we see him, we'll let you know." He told them. "Thank you, we knew we could count on you." They ended the conversation. "Well that's strange." Rain mused catching Domon's attention. "What is?" He asked back. She was amazed that he hadn't caught it yet. "That Sai Saici and Burning Gundam both disappeared at the same time. Don't you find that somewhat more then a coincidence?" She asked him "Sai Saici has run off before yah know." Domon pointed out as he stood up. "But Domon, they seem more concerned this time." Rain answered. Domon still didn't seem too worried. He headed for the front door.
"Sai is a Gundam Fighter, he can take care of himself. They always treat him like a kid, so this time he just decided to take off for a little longer. It's no big deal." He explained opening the door. There was someone standing right there. "Funny, I wish that was what happened." Sai Saici said looking wearily up at Domon. He must have been there for sometime considering he overheard their conversation.
Saturday 11:39 p.m. May 3 The old city was dark. There were few lights from the buildings and street lamps. Clouds hung low almost engulfing the whole city. It had been pouring all day and by evening thunder and lightning joined in. Normally there wasn't much going on however this night was different.
They were chasing him. He wasn't sure what they wanted but he wasn't going to bother finding out. All he knew was that they knew his name and needed his help. It didn't matter though because what they were planning to do he didn't want any part of.
Tokyo was dark, except for the lightning that flashed every couple of minutes. Just when he thought he had lost them they would be right behind him. He hid in an alleyway as they past him. He walked farther in, to find a side door to one of the buildings. He opened it, looking inside. He wasn't sure if it was wise to enter. A flash light caught sight of him.
"There he is, don't let him get away." He heard one of them say. He dashed inside the door and slammed it shut. He locked it as well, then turned to see where he could hide. There really wasn't much there. He ran up a couple of stairs and hid in the shadows. It felt somewhat appropriate.
The door was smashed in and several men came in wearing brown trench coats and uniforms. He recognized the uniforms at once. They separated to search for him. The leader of the group called out.
"We know all about what happened to Shwartz. And we know you're true identity too. Why do you think you didn't have an alias like last time this happened." He called out. "Your better off coming out Kyoji Kashuu. It would make things easier for us all." Kyoji didn't move from his hiding place. They knew so much, but how? And he could see that they were from the Neo-Germany government but what did they want from him?
He went to back away from the edge but somehow lost his balance. He regained it but they had heard him by now and made their way over to where he was. He saw a boarded up window nearby and slammed his shoulder into it. It broke opened instantly and he was now falling towards the ground below. There was no time to straighten himself before landing. He landed hard on his stomach, unable to move. The window wasn't up very high but high enough for someone to get hurt falling from it. He lay there and the rain soaked his clothes and hair even more. He suddenly wished that he had gone with Domon and Rain back to the colony.
He closed his eyes as the men came out and surrounded him. No one bothered to help him up. The leader spoke again.
"You should have just cooperated with us." He said shaking his head. Kyoji didn't bother getting up. As they began to move him, he faded from consciousness.
~*~
"What, it's gonna take how much longer to fix?" Domon stood up from the table in shock. He and Rain were discussing the repairs on Burning Gundam. She shook her head before speaking.
"The whole cockpit was destroyed, Domon. And the parts are going to have to be shipped here before I can do anything." She explained. Domon sat down and let out a low sigh. "It's not like we need it right now anyway." She reminded him. He leaned on the table. "Yeah I guess not." He said in final defeat. Rain cocked her head to the side. "Why would we need it right now anyway? Did something come up." She asked him back. "Well, Karato did call the other day. He's already talking about the next Gundam fight. He makes me mad sometimes. Guess I just don't understand politics." He answered. Rain gave him a slight smile. "Would you want to compete again?" She inquired. He just shrugged back as though he didn't really want to be having the conversation. "I don't know the last one was kinda stressful, I don't see wanting to get involved again. They can find someone else to do it. Besides we've got enough planning for ourselves." He remarked. It was the first time in awhile he had mentioned any of their marriage plans to her. She was glad he had brought it up, but just like every other time it would not be discussed any further. "So has dad looked at Burning Gundam at all?" He asked her. She shot him a look. "What? He might be able to help." He added. "How is it that every time you mention the wedding, you also manage to change the subject. These things don't plan themselves yah know." She pointed out. "Okay fine, let's talk about it then. What do you need my impute on?" He said back. "There's everything, the music, invitations, where to have it, the reception dinner, honeymoon plans...everything." She told him. "Why would you want my opinion on that stuff, whatever you do is fine with me." He explained. She gave him another glare.
"Because I want to know what you want too." She mentioned. Domon leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. "Rain, I'm sorry but I really don't know the first thing when it comes to weddings. I'd just mess it up." He replied closing his eyes. Rain sighed in defeat. "Okay so while I am planning this wedding and fixing your Gundam, what will you be doing?" She questioned him. He just shrugged back. Rain fell back in her chair. Domon figured by now he should show some effort to help her out. "Okay how's this sound. I'll figure out all our honeymoon plans and help you with Burning Gundam when the parts come in. Does that sound better?" He asked her. She sat up and nodded in agreement. "Sounds reasonable." She admitted. He smiled at that. The phone rang loudly on the wall and Domon got up to answer it. "Hello?" He spoke into the receiver. "Yes is Rain Mikamura there?" He didn't recognize the voice on the other end.
"Yeah, but who is this?" He asked back. They hung up before answering him. He hung up the phone. "That was weird." He mentioned. Rain stood up and gathered up some of her things from the table. "Well I had better get back to the hangar. I still have some work to get done." She told him. "I'll come help." He offered and they headed in the direction of the hangar. "So was there anything salvageable in the cockpit?" He asked as they walked. Rain had to think for a moment. "Well all the screens have to be repaired and the most damage was done to the mobile trace system. But other then that it's all small repairs that we already have parts for." She answered. "Sounds like we've got our work cut out for us." Domon sighed at the thought. He put the code in at the doors of the hangar and the doors started opening. "It'll be done before we know it." Rain told him. "Yeah, we work pretty fast." He added. Rain suddenly covered her mouth and stared into the hangar.
"Rain, what's wrong?" Domon asked her, the followed her gaze. Burning Gundam was gone, as was all their equipment. "What, but how could anyone get in here to steal it?" Domon pointed out heading inside. "Maybe no one stole it, maybe your dad has it or even Karato." Rain suggested. "No, I don't think that dad would just take it and Karato doesn't have any need for it." Domon mentioned trying to think. "What about Akino? Maybe she heard about what happened and wanted to help out." She suggested. "Naw, she knows better then that. We don't get along too well." He remarked. "Guess all we can do for now is try to find any clues to where it would be." He decided. But it still didn't make any sense why someone would want Burning Gundam especially in the condition it was in.
~*~
It had now been a couple of days and there had been no sign of Burning Gundam. Rain and Domon were now sitting in his living room still trying to come up with possibilities. They also continued getting phone calls where the person would ask if Rain was there and then hang up. Domon was finally to the point that he didn't want Rain going anywhere unless he knew about it. It was evident that someone was looking for her.
"So have we even thought about why anyone would want Burning Gundam? We've already considered what state it was in but why would anyone want it to begin with?" Rain thought outloud. She had spent alot of time on this the past couple of days and this question had been bothering her for some time now. "I don't know, maybe it has something to do with last years tournament." Domon suggested. "Yes but what good will it do someone now?" Rain wondered. "Maybe this person thought that we cheated somehow." Domon suggested but Rain found it very unlikely. The phone rang disturbing her thoughts. Domon gritted his teeth and picked it up.
"Now what do you want?" He demanded with an angry tone. "Mr. Domon?" There were two people on the line. "Hey I know you two." Domon recognized their voices. It was the two priests that were always with Sai Saici. "We have a favor to ask of you and Miss Mikamura. You see a couple of days ago, Sai went missing." The one told them. "We thought that he would return like he always did but this time he never came back." The other said. "So what do you want us to do about it." Domon asked them. They started crying over the phone. He pulled the receiver away from his ear. They got a grip on themselves. "Do you think that you could look for him. Maybe he came to visit you." "We've already tried that one little girl friend of his and she doesn't know where he is either."
"You're our last hope. If he's not with you then we don't know what happened to him. Please help us." They both said at the same time. "Okay ,okay, if we see him, we'll let you know." He told them. "Thank you, we knew we could count on you." They ended the conversation. "Well that's strange." Rain mused catching Domon's attention. "What is?" He asked back. She was amazed that he hadn't caught it yet. "That Sai Saici and Burning Gundam both disappeared at the same time. Don't you find that somewhat more then a coincidence?" She asked him "Sai Saici has run off before yah know." Domon pointed out as he stood up. "But Domon, they seem more concerned this time." Rain answered. Domon still didn't seem too worried. He headed for the front door.
"Sai is a Gundam Fighter, he can take care of himself. They always treat him like a kid, so this time he just decided to take off for a little longer. It's no big deal." He explained opening the door. There was someone standing right there. "Funny, I wish that was what happened." Sai Saici said looking wearily up at Domon. He must have been there for sometime considering he overheard their conversation.