I do not own any character in this fic that appeared in the original Gundam Wing TV show, manga, or the movie Endless Waltz.

Legato with vengeance

T.T= You took my job! Oh, well, this is his solo project, folks! T.T=

Sorry.

Legato with vengeance

AC 220

Two: The Road to War

It was two thirty in the morning, by Mack's clock, when the videophone beside Mack's bed began to ring repeatedly. Until the half-asleep teenager reached over, slamming the telephone back on the hook the minute he picked it up, it started ringing again instantly. "Fine, demon, I give up," decided Mack, picking up the telephone and looking at the person on the other end. "Hello, who is it?"

"This is Kat! I just wanted to say that the Changs are here!" declared his sixteen-year-old sister who seemed to be bouncing up and down, while looking at the video screen on her end of the line.

"That's great," said Mack unenthusiastically then asked, "Kat, did you have coffee this morning?"

"Yeah! I found a nifty expresso machine in the hallway." Kat smiled.

"Oh… Kat, how many cups did you have?"

"I had fifteen, brother dear."

"…"

"Well… aren't you going to go get ready?!"

"Ready for what?"

"The meeting with the Changs in five minuets!" she excitedly babbled while waving both of her hands in the air.

"They want to have a meeting at… two thirty-six in the morning?!"

"Brother dear, it's six fifty-five in the morning!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bye!" with that, Mack slammed down the telephone and ran out the door, throwing his glasses and a shirt with a pair of shorts over his pajamas.

*Why doesn't any body tell me when we're going to have a meeting before eight in the morning? thought Mack as he ran down the hall towards the dinning area of the Winner family.

Because, you aren't usually late? However, it's just a guess, answered a voice in his head that sounded oddly feminine.

Uh… who's there?

Me.

Who is me?

Whoever you are.

What…?

Think about it, you said, 'Who's me?' so obviously by 'me' you are referring to yourself, and by asking, 'Who's me?' then you are asking me who you are.

Okay then, what is your name?

That's better; it's Chang Sally.

Mack ran into the dinning hall, finding all five of the original Gundam pilots and Millardo Peacecraft, with their assorted families, sitting at a huge table.

"Ok, now that we are all here," began Quatre, "if there are any of us that some of us feel should introduce themselves, please stand up and introduce yourself."

That said, all of the Gundam pilot's children and Rika Barton nodded.

"Please, Rika, would you start?" requested Quatre.

"Sure, I am Rika León Barton, some of you former pilots may have known me as Treinta Lowe, a secret informer for the Gundam project." She then took her seat, allowing the next person beside her take their turn.

Then a girl about sixteen stood up, "My name is Ariel Barton, but if you see me in public, use the name Arial León." then she sat down.

"I am Kat Maxwell I'm sixteen and I am very pleased to meet you," now making Duo's patented grin, "I think that…." Kat was cut off as Mack pulled on her sleeve making her sit down and then standing up him self. "Hey I'm not done yet!" Kat said in an undertone.

"You are now, I know how long that speech was going to be," commented Mack as he cleared his throat. Now addressing every one at the table, he introduced, "I am Mack Maxwell son of Duo Maxwell," he finished.

"What about Mom, you're her son too, you know."

"Shush, you," Mack frowned at his sister.

"I am Chang Meiran, daughter of Chang Wufei," then the dark haired, periwinkle eyed, bespectacled girl sat down letting her sister stand.

"I am Chang Sally, sister of Chang Meiran," then the girl with her mother's hair and eye color, sat down.

It's her! thought Mack, a spark of recognition on his face.

That's right Mack.

He looked over seeing her smiling at him.

Now watch the rest of the introductions, okay?

Fine.

"My name is Seiko Peacecraft," then the young man sat down his blond hair waving in his dark purple eyes.

"Ok now that the introductions are over, let's go over why we have called this meeting. Heero?" Quatre guided the meeting, turning to the former Gundam Pilot of Wing Gundam.

"Thank you, Quatre. As many of you probably know from the news, many of the colony's head governmental offices where violently assaulted my mobile suits. The group that organized this attack I am still unsure of, but I have been tracking a terrorist organization for over three months now and I'm sure it's the correct one. Duo knows that when the attacks happened I tried to stop the attack on the L2 UESN headquarters with the remaining duplicate of Wing Zero. However, I was overpowered by their supped up MDs. Somehow they have found a way to create a suit stronger than we aging Gundam pilots can handle. That is why I propose that we test our children to see if they are capable of defeating these MD. Only with their consent of course." Heero spoke his words emphasized by the explosion on the main connector to the colony's hull.

"What are they doing!" screamed Quatre running to the window watching as the asteroid was carried off in the tow of twelve large shuttles.

What do you think Chang? Mack asked mentally.

Please call me Sally I have a feeling that we'll be seeing a lot of each other now.

Ok, Sally, what do you think?

We should help him.

Of course.

"Mr. Winner, Sally and I consent," said Mack aloud to the worried man.

"Now, Mack, I don't think you should go around saying yes for people, even if they are pretty," Duo scolded, smirking.

"It's ok, Mr. Maxwell, I want to help," consented Sally.

"I wanna help to!" bounced Kat excitedly.

"Did you get more expresso?" asked Mack warily.

"Yeah, what's it to you, punk?"

"Down, Kat, your dad is watching, you know," scolded Meiran.

"I know, but we act alike, so he's probably not batting an eyelash – heck, I bet your Dad is thinking, 'Dear Lord, there's another one!'"

To be continued…

*When people are thinking it is in these marks ok? They're just like quotation marks only for thoughts.