Rain stood up immediately. "We have to do something now." She decided.
Kyoji knew she was right but how would they do it. Some time later there
was a knock on the door and then someone came in.
"Miss Mikamura, we wanted to know if you are ready to go see the Gundam.
They wanted to get your professional opinion on some things." The man
said. This was the moment they were waiting for. She agreed and headed to
the door. Before she made it out though she said lightly to Kyoji:
"I'll get in contact with the rest of the Shuffle Alliance. They'll come
help us out." She told him.
"Hope you can get a hold of them." He whispered back. She left the room and the door was locked behind them. They headed for a large hangar in the base. Dr. Mastings greeted her with a smile. "I'm glad you could make it. As you can see we've restored Burning Gundam to its original state." He explained as she came in. She glared at him, unimpressed with all their hard work.
"And where is Domon?" She brought up. "He's still sleeping." He lied. Rain didn't want to blow her cover so she went along with it. "How did you get all the parts for Burning Gundam? They aren't easy to come by." She mentioned, looking up at it. "Especially for the cockpit." "We are very resourceful. It wasn't that hard. Would you like to take a look inside?" He inquired, wanting to show off all their hard work. This was it; this would be her chance to get in touch with the Shuffle Alliance. She nodded and he helped her up to the platform and was about to get on as well but she stopped him. He asked her why she was so determined to go alone.
"Well I don't want you to tell me all you fixed. Don't you want me to be impressed?" She pointed out. Dr. Mastings was flattered and allowed her to go alone. She got inside and didn't even take note of the repairs. She quickly went to the back and placed a headset on. "Please someone has to be there." She thought outloud. There was nothing but static though. Suddenly just when she was about to give up a voice came online. "Hey who's this?" She recognized Chibodee's cheerful voice. "Chibodee, it's so good to hear from you." She said as relief swept over her. "Rain? Hey how's it going?" He asked her.
"I don't really have time to talk. We're in Neo-Germany. Their government is up to something. It had to do with DG cells. We really need your help. I need to send you our coordinances and then could you please get in contact with the other Shuffle Alliance members." She sounded desperate. "Sure no problem. They should have known better then to mess with the Shuffle Alliance. We'll get there as soon as possible." He promised her. She typed in the coordinances from Burning's computer and sent it. Then she left the cockpit as though nothing had happened. "Well?" Dr. Mastings asked her when she was back at ground level.
"Oh it looks brand new. I'm amazed you got it finished so quickly." She lied. Dr. Mastings beamed with pride. "So when can I see Domon?" She asked impatiently. "In the car you made it sound as though you would allow me to be with him whenever I wanted to." She added. "I said so long as he cooperates. He certainly hasn't." He answered her. "I thought you said he was still sleeping." She brought up. A flash of anger crossed his face when she brought that up. He got dangerously close to her. "That was also before I found out the two of you were engaged." He said back. "I think I want to go back to my cell." Rain decided.
"Suit yourself." He replied and got the guards, who were standing by. Rain was relieved they were so close otherwise who knows what might have happened. 'Domon, where are you? I hope you're okay.' She thought as they headed back to the room where Kyoji was also being kept. The guards let her in and locked the door. "Did you get a hold of someone?" Kyoji asked her as soon as they were alone. "Yes, I spoke to Chibodee and he said they'd be here as soon as they could. I sent them the coordinances too." She told him. "I only hope they make it on time." Kyoji thought outloud. Rain looked down and silently agreed. *~*
Domon felt a throbbing pain in his head as he came to again. He was really getting tired of being knocked out or whatever they did to him. He first realized that he was on the ground, lying on his stomach. He pulled his hand up to his face. It was covered in a thin layer of blackness. He quickly got up to realize he was in Burning's cockpit. Was this another illusion or was it for real? He couldn't figure it out. He scanned the area. He was on the outskirts of Berlin. But how did he get out here. Something wasn't right about this. The next thing he knew, the radar had picked something up. He followed the faint signal. He headed to an area where there were some destroyed buildings. He landed and listened for any sound. That's when he saw her. In the midst of the debris, clothes torn and hair messes up. He almost couldn't move. The next thing he knew he was out of his Gundam, their Gundam, and was running towards her.
"Rain!" He called out but it didn't sound loud enough to him. He made it to her side and held her close. "Rain, what happened? Please answer me." He said gently. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. It pierced his heart. Her eyes were so blue and the tears now streaming down her dirty cheeks made her look so innocent and small to him. Domon could feel the sorrow of seeing her like this eating away at his core. "Ra..in, please hang in there." His words got caught in his throat and he knew his emotions were about to come out.
"Domon...I'm sorry." She managed out. Her voice, the thing that had encouraged him so many times, was now causing pain. "What are you sorry for?" He asked trying to keep her with him. "W..we made so many plans bbut now.." She trailed off. 'No stop it, I don't want to hear this! I don't want to be here,' Domon was yelling inside. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. The thought of loosing her was overwhelming. Tears, he was holding back got the better of him. He shook his head, trying to ignore the wave of sorrow coming.
"Don't talk like that Rain...Puh..lease. I need you to be all right." He was now trembling and his voice came out weaker now. She brought her hand up to touch his face. 'No, I can't let it end like this. I have to save her.' He said to himself. "Rain, we'll get you help, you're going to be okay." He said using the last bit of strength he had. She actually smiled at him. "No Domon...You're on your own now. I know we wanted to be together. I..have always loved you." More tears streamed down her face. Her eyelids became heavier. "No, Rain! Stay here with me. I can't go on without you. No." He told her, as she became limp in his arms. A tidal wave of emotions now hit him.
"Noooo." He held her closer, unable to move. "Not Rain,...don't take Rain." He couldn't hold back the anguish he was feeling any longer. She was now gone and nothing he could do would bring her back. "Mmm." He heard someone behind him. He glanced back. Mastings stood there.
Note-okay what a time to have writers block. But anyway, I figured you could sweat this one out. And since you've read this far into the story, you probably know what's going on. Well I need to get back to writing. Later!
"Hope you can get a hold of them." He whispered back. She left the room and the door was locked behind them. They headed for a large hangar in the base. Dr. Mastings greeted her with a smile. "I'm glad you could make it. As you can see we've restored Burning Gundam to its original state." He explained as she came in. She glared at him, unimpressed with all their hard work.
"And where is Domon?" She brought up. "He's still sleeping." He lied. Rain didn't want to blow her cover so she went along with it. "How did you get all the parts for Burning Gundam? They aren't easy to come by." She mentioned, looking up at it. "Especially for the cockpit." "We are very resourceful. It wasn't that hard. Would you like to take a look inside?" He inquired, wanting to show off all their hard work. This was it; this would be her chance to get in touch with the Shuffle Alliance. She nodded and he helped her up to the platform and was about to get on as well but she stopped him. He asked her why she was so determined to go alone.
"Well I don't want you to tell me all you fixed. Don't you want me to be impressed?" She pointed out. Dr. Mastings was flattered and allowed her to go alone. She got inside and didn't even take note of the repairs. She quickly went to the back and placed a headset on. "Please someone has to be there." She thought outloud. There was nothing but static though. Suddenly just when she was about to give up a voice came online. "Hey who's this?" She recognized Chibodee's cheerful voice. "Chibodee, it's so good to hear from you." She said as relief swept over her. "Rain? Hey how's it going?" He asked her.
"I don't really have time to talk. We're in Neo-Germany. Their government is up to something. It had to do with DG cells. We really need your help. I need to send you our coordinances and then could you please get in contact with the other Shuffle Alliance members." She sounded desperate. "Sure no problem. They should have known better then to mess with the Shuffle Alliance. We'll get there as soon as possible." He promised her. She typed in the coordinances from Burning's computer and sent it. Then she left the cockpit as though nothing had happened. "Well?" Dr. Mastings asked her when she was back at ground level.
"Oh it looks brand new. I'm amazed you got it finished so quickly." She lied. Dr. Mastings beamed with pride. "So when can I see Domon?" She asked impatiently. "In the car you made it sound as though you would allow me to be with him whenever I wanted to." She added. "I said so long as he cooperates. He certainly hasn't." He answered her. "I thought you said he was still sleeping." She brought up. A flash of anger crossed his face when she brought that up. He got dangerously close to her. "That was also before I found out the two of you were engaged." He said back. "I think I want to go back to my cell." Rain decided.
"Suit yourself." He replied and got the guards, who were standing by. Rain was relieved they were so close otherwise who knows what might have happened. 'Domon, where are you? I hope you're okay.' She thought as they headed back to the room where Kyoji was also being kept. The guards let her in and locked the door. "Did you get a hold of someone?" Kyoji asked her as soon as they were alone. "Yes, I spoke to Chibodee and he said they'd be here as soon as they could. I sent them the coordinances too." She told him. "I only hope they make it on time." Kyoji thought outloud. Rain looked down and silently agreed. *~*
Domon felt a throbbing pain in his head as he came to again. He was really getting tired of being knocked out or whatever they did to him. He first realized that he was on the ground, lying on his stomach. He pulled his hand up to his face. It was covered in a thin layer of blackness. He quickly got up to realize he was in Burning's cockpit. Was this another illusion or was it for real? He couldn't figure it out. He scanned the area. He was on the outskirts of Berlin. But how did he get out here. Something wasn't right about this. The next thing he knew, the radar had picked something up. He followed the faint signal. He headed to an area where there were some destroyed buildings. He landed and listened for any sound. That's when he saw her. In the midst of the debris, clothes torn and hair messes up. He almost couldn't move. The next thing he knew he was out of his Gundam, their Gundam, and was running towards her.
"Rain!" He called out but it didn't sound loud enough to him. He made it to her side and held her close. "Rain, what happened? Please answer me." He said gently. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. It pierced his heart. Her eyes were so blue and the tears now streaming down her dirty cheeks made her look so innocent and small to him. Domon could feel the sorrow of seeing her like this eating away at his core. "Ra..in, please hang in there." His words got caught in his throat and he knew his emotions were about to come out.
"Domon...I'm sorry." She managed out. Her voice, the thing that had encouraged him so many times, was now causing pain. "What are you sorry for?" He asked trying to keep her with him. "W..we made so many plans bbut now.." She trailed off. 'No stop it, I don't want to hear this! I don't want to be here,' Domon was yelling inside. He opened his mouth but nothing came out. The thought of loosing her was overwhelming. Tears, he was holding back got the better of him. He shook his head, trying to ignore the wave of sorrow coming.
"Don't talk like that Rain...Puh..lease. I need you to be all right." He was now trembling and his voice came out weaker now. She brought her hand up to touch his face. 'No, I can't let it end like this. I have to save her.' He said to himself. "Rain, we'll get you help, you're going to be okay." He said using the last bit of strength he had. She actually smiled at him. "No Domon...You're on your own now. I know we wanted to be together. I..have always loved you." More tears streamed down her face. Her eyelids became heavier. "No, Rain! Stay here with me. I can't go on without you. No." He told her, as she became limp in his arms. A tidal wave of emotions now hit him.
"Noooo." He held her closer, unable to move. "Not Rain,...don't take Rain." He couldn't hold back the anguish he was feeling any longer. She was now gone and nothing he could do would bring her back. "Mmm." He heard someone behind him. He glanced back. Mastings stood there.
Note-okay what a time to have writers block. But anyway, I figured you could sweat this one out. And since you've read this far into the story, you probably know what's going on. Well I need to get back to writing. Later!