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Chapter 10- Duo vs. Alex
Duo's mind flooded with anger upon seeing the aftermath of Trowa and Wufei's demise. The only thing he could have even thought of was getting revenge for them and nothing else. His body quivered and Duo only managed to say "WHY DID IT HAVE TO COME TO THIS!" a second time.
Deathscythe Hell hovered in space while it held out its beam scythe as though ready for an attack. BlitzWavine ignited its beam saber again and prepared to fight Deathscythe Hell. The colony was eerily dark in the background as the two mobile suits stood off in a showdown. The hesitation lasted for a few moments and allowed Alex to look over the damage BlitzWavine had sustained during the pervious battles. Alex pressed a single button and lights flickered on the screen. The lights eventually lit up the leg region of BlitzWavine.
"My leg thrusters are out. Without their added boost, I can't possibly out speed and out maneuver this gundam. This isn't good."
Duo calmed down enough to have spoken a little rationally.
"I'm the God of Death. I'll will not let my comrades be let unavenged."
"I don't care what you call yourself. You are my enemy now, and I'll defeat my enemies."
With that, Deathscythe Hell charged at BlitzWavine at full speed. The gundam then took a power slash at BlitzWavine, but BlitzWavine activated its shoulder thrusters and spun out of the way. Deathscythe Hell's attack threw itself forward, almost to the point of being sent on a drift. Alex saw another opportunity knocking; BlitzWavine thrusted full speed at Deathscythe Hell and took a swipe at it. Deathscythe Hell's hand spun around the beam scythe and blocked the attack dead in its tracks. Deathscythe Hell turned its head toward BlitzWavine and the neon, green eyes flashed up; the beam scythe forced the beam saber off. Deathscythe Hell jetted up and brought a powerful swing of the beam scythe down upon BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine just barely dodged the attack by using its shoulder thrusters at full force.
"How does this guy know how I'm going to move?" Alex panicked in his mind.
Deathscythe Hell jetted right after BlitzWavine and began to raise the beam scythe for another attack. Alex anticipating this, BlitzWavine brought up its beam saber to counter. At the peak of the beam scythe's arch, Deathscythe Hell freed its left arm and pointed it at BlitzWavine. Alex looked awkwardly at Deathscythe Hell and glanced at the left arm just as the pincers of the buster shield opened.
"That wasn't for decoration after all."
BlitzWavine turned around while it activated all of its remaining thrusters. The buster shield's beam weapon activated and Deathscythe Hell fired it after BlitzWavine. The chase was on. BlitzWavine swerved to the left and the buster shield adjusted for it, while Deathscythe Hell kept good pace on both of them. Alex thought of several ways to stop the buster shield, but none came out for a victory. Beam saber was useless in this chase. To smash into it, meant death. To make the thing drill into the gundam would take a miracle. A very strange idea came to him, but he realized that it was possibly the only idea that could have even given him success if it was short. BlitzWavine unignited its beam saber and, while it placed the saber grip away, pulled out the gundanium sabre. The mobile suit turned upside down and reversed its thrusters; this brought BlitzWavine to a stop then a sudden boost toward the buster shield. The gundanium sabre struck its target with precision and knocked back the buster shield, except the shield forced upward and yanked the sabre out of BlitzWavine's hands. The sabre and buster shield drifted out of control in space, yet Deathscythe Hell came up and retrieved the buster shield while it left the gundanium sabre to drift in space. Alex switched the thrusters back and began to gain distance from Deathscythe Hell. BlitzWavine took a look back at Deathscythe Hell.
"Risky, but worth it." Alex saw his sabre as it drifted in space. "Darn it, I wish that thing hadn't have been knocked it away. If I only could get it back... It's heading toward Orion, I'll recover it later then. For now though, I need to get to that colony."
BlitzWavine continued on its course toward the colony, and only now did Duo realize what Alex wanted to do. The colony was the only place BlitzWavine could have retreated and have gotten excellent cover. Deathscythe Hell's thrusters maxed out as it tried to catch up to BlitzWavine before it could have gotten inside. Deathscythe Hell saw a closing docking bay entrance, but landed on top of the entrance without getting it. Duo was frustrated from BlitzWavine's escape to the entire battle in general. Deathscythe Hell put its beam scythe on the entrance. It then knelt down and began to pry the docking bay entrance open.
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Two Leos wandered around the colony streets that have the look of being under construction. The buildings were in the final phases of being completed and lights have yet to be put into the colony streets and buildings.
"I thought we were supposed to be supporting the attack on that battleship."
"I know, but we have orders to find the construction crew and escort them out."
"What if something happens though?"
"Don't worry, the gundams and our buddies are handling everything outside. The enemy will concentrate on that battleship, anyway."
The two Leos continued on their march when BlitzWavine appeared on top of a building behind them. The Leos' radar picked up BlitzWavine, and they turned around. BlitzWavine jumped off the building and headed toward them. It landed on the street and left a huge gash behind it, while the Leos opened fire on BlitzWavine with their Leo rifles. BlitzWavine reached them and got inside of their firing pattern.
"Don't hurt yourselves."
BlitzWavine grabbed an arm of both, and forced the Leos to point their rifles toward the other's cockpit. The guns continued to fire and riddled the cockpits with bullet holes. BlitzWavine let both go and the Leos collapsed to the ground. BlitzWavine reached down and grabbed both Leo rifles.
" I told you not to hurt yourselves, but did you listen?"
BlitzWavine began to walk forward then dashed behind a building for cover. Deathscythe Hell arrived in the area, and used a building as a landing pad. Duo gave a death glare when he saw the two Leos lying on the ground.
"I know he is here." Duo thought. "Using the buildings as cover; smart, very smart, Alex."
Suddenly, the building beneath Deathscythe Hell collapsed and sent Deathscythe Hell crashing into the ground. BlitzWavine appeared from concrete, dust smoke and opened fire with the Leo rifles. Deathscythe Hell got up and saw the bullets fly, but wasn't afraid at first. One of the camera screens went dark; Deathscythe Hell put up its right arm as a shield for its cameras. While Deathscythe Hell had its right arm up, its left arm rose up and pointed at BlitzWavine; the buster shield launched at BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine threw its Leo rifles at it and knocked the buster shield away into the ground. The buster shield then returned to Deathscythe Hell and BlitzWavine backed up a little. Deathscythe Hell let down its arm. The right, green camera eye of Deathscythe sparked off electricity from being hit by the bullets.
"Your going down now."
Deathscythe Hell pulled out its beam scythe and ignited it. Deathscythe Hell took a step forward and a communication link popped up in Duo's cockpit.
A sixty-year-old man was on the other side of the link. "Duo Maxwell, one of the five sent to earth for Operation Meteor. I'm pleased to finally have a talk with you."
"Who are you? Why are you interrupting this battle?" Duo snapped back annoyed.
"My name is Renjio Ito, and I have contacted you to relay a message and give an offer to you."
"What might that be?"
Duo glanced over at BlitzWavine, but Alex's mobile suit didn't make a move.
"The one you know as Hilde Schbeiker is currently aboard Battleship Orion as a humble guest."
"Hilde.... Don't give me that, I know your holding her hostage."
"You misunderstand me. I'm here only to bring joy back into your life." Ito said with extreme smoothness and Duo hesitated at his words. "I'm offering you a deal."
"What do you mean by a deal?"
"If you manage to destroy your opponent, I'll allow you into this battleship and escort her to you without any strings attached. You can then fly off, and be bothered by anyone again."
"What if I don't?" Duo ground his teeth together at the offer.
"She will be executed by the pilot who you failed to defeat."
Duo had a look of despair on his face from what he heard from the final part of the deal.
"Of course, I don't doubt your ability to kill him. Its just a necessary precaution to ensure that nothing goes wrong." A small smile came over his face. "I wish you luck for her sake." Ito chuckled as he closed the link down.
His mind ran with idea of how good it would be to have avenged Wufei and Trowa while he got Hilde back, but at the same time Alex wasn't in his right mind. Which is more important though? Another thought came across his mind. "I bet that guy is behind everything up to this point. But, why would he want me to do such a thing to one of his men?"
Duo came out of his thoughts and looked up for BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine was nowhere in sight, and Deathscythe Hell looked around deseparately for the suit. Deathscythe Hell turned around to find BlitzWavine was practically on top of it, and BlitzWavine's thrusters cranked up to full power. Deathscythe Hell was helplessly with what happened next as it was flung into a nearby building at full force, and BlitzWavine let go at the last moment. The building's foundation was rocked from the impact of the gundam, and the building gave way as it buried Deathscythe Hell. Duo was violently shaken up in his cockpit and passed out.
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Duo woke up and saw nothing but a black void.
"Duo."
He turned in the direction of the voice and Trowa appeared.
"Trowa. I thought you were killed."
"Duo. Why didn't you help me out?"
"I didn't know you were in that much trouble."
Another voice spoke out, "That shouldn't have mattered."
Duo looked to his left and saw Wufei. "Wufei."
"Your sense of integrity is pathetic, and it got us killed."
"I swear, I tried my best...."
"Duo, why bother? We know you are useless as a gundam pilot." Trowa and Wufei said in unison while faded away.
Duo ran over to where they had been and waved his arms around as he tried to find them. He got nothing.
"You lost the battle." Heero appeared in front of Duo.
"I didn't."
"You also put me in my grave." Quatre in a wheelchair appeared next to Heero.
"What are you guys talking about? Heero, you are still fighting that yellow mobile suit and Quatre is in the hospital."
"Because of your failure, I was ganged up on by the mobile suit you were fighting. I couldn't win at any rate against them, so I activated the self-destruction device and took both of them with me."
"That can't be, I'm still fighting that mobile suit."
"So you think." Heero faded away.
"Quatre...."
"After the battle, the colony, I was on, was destroyed by the battleship Orion." Quatre started to fade away. "You couldn't even protect your friends."
Duo tried to grab Quatre, but he faded away. Duo held back his tears as he tried to make sense of this void.
"Duo."
Duo turned around and saw Hilde running toward him. She had a space suit on, and looked like she was very happy to see him.
"Hilde, I'm so glad to see you...."
A shot rang out and Hilde collapsed into Duo's arms. He felt her back and saw blood on his hand. He looked up and saw Alex in his space suit pointing a gun at them.
"Alex?"
Alex faded away along with Hilde.
Duo got up and watched as the blood evaporated from his hands. Duo looked around and saw Alex staring at him. He was in the same clothes he had wore the day before he and Quatre had gone off to the concert.
"Hey Duo."
"Alex... what happened to you?"
"Nothing happened to me, I got these tickets in a contest I had apparently entered a few weeks ago. Though quite honestly, I don't remember entering a contest. I have an extra, you want to go with me?"
"No way." Duo replied with anger. "Explain to me, why you killed Wufei and Trowa!"
"Whoa, man. If you didn't want a ticket, you should have just said something. Accusing me of killing two gundam pilots, that's just outrageous."
"It's true. I didn't see it, but I know you did it."
"What's with the accusing manner all of the sudden? I know Quatre would love to see this group, anyway. I'm sorry, but I will have to leave you with that attitude of yours behind. I'll see you in a few days. I have a concert to go to."
"No, Alex wait...." Alex faded away. "I remember that conversation now. Why didn't I go with him? No, it's not my fault."
"I shouldn't have given you Deathscythe." Doctor G appeared behind Duo.
Duo turned around and faced Doctor G. "What do you mean?"
"You are pathetic compared to the others. You want attention a lot yet never get it. You are nothing but a child. Deathscythe was designed for grown ups, not children."
"Don't you dare say that about me! I helped out with my share of things!"
"Why do you react, if I'm so wrong?" Doctor G faded away.
"I'm starting to hate this place. I wish I could go now." Duo mumbled.
A hand appeared on Duo's shoulder. "I know how you are feeling Duo. This isn't an easy time for you, but please do what you think is right."
Duo turned around and saw Hilde. "Hilde...."
"Don't say another word." Hilde put her right hand on Duo's mouth. "Just listen. This is where your nightmares live and grow. It lurks in everyone, and when you get here; it's supposed to be the end. But, you can't stay here; otherwise your nightmares will become the nightmares of everyone. You don't have much time. Go."
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Duo woke up and saw rubble from the building had covered his cameras.
BlitzWavine stood over the rubble as it looked for any signs that Deathscythe Hell was functional. There was nothing to indicate the gundam had survived the building's collapse. BlitzWavine started to walk away and the rubble started to rise up a little. BlitzWavine turned around to get one last look, and then the pile of rubble erupted like a volcano. Deathscythe Hell outstretched its wings in a show of terror, and its beam scythe ignited, shining through the cloud of falling debris. BlitzWavine ignited its beam saber in response to the new show of force.
"This is it."
Deathscythe Hell and BlitzWavine charged at each other, while Duo and Alex yelled at the top of their lungs.
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Location: Battleship Orion
One of the north docking bays
Time: Thirty Minutes later
BlitzWavine slowly drifted into the docking bay. Its left arm was completely gone, and when it landed the left leg joint gave out. This forced the crew of the docking bay to assist the mobile suit with cranes. The process takes several minutes, but finally BlitzWavine was docked in and ready for repairs. A crewmember opened the cockpit door to have found Alex gasped for air in his helmet.
"Are you okay?"
Alex glanced up at him and stopped gasping for air. "That pilot was harder than I thought. He almost got me."
Alex pushed his feet against the seat and glided out of BlitzWavine's cockpit. He looked at the head for a second and saw electricity sparked out of the neck and the camera area.
"We'll have it fixed in no time, sir." The crewmember saluted.
"I want it done in twenty."
Alex continued to glide toward a catwalk. He grabbed the rail and did a slide under the rail to gain a footing on the catwalk. Alex headed toward an airlock and went through it. On the other side, he met two men; one of them had a gun for him.
"Ito wants you to execute the girl you helped bring in now."
Alex nodded and then pulled up his window on his helmet. "Alright, but I wish he hadn't made me do this to someone who might have trusted me as a captor."
The three of them walked down a long corridor that led to the prison block. Each step seemed like hours to Alex, but the trip only took two minutes. One of the men pressed a button and the cell door opened.
"Lets do this." The two men walked in first. Alex followed shortly behind them.
Hilde got up off of her bed. She stared right into Alex's eyes; they were still unsympathetic and cold to her. Alex raised his gun to her.
"Alex. Please don't do this."
"I'm sorry, Hilde. But, I have no choice in the matter. I wish there was another way."
Alex pulled the trigger, and then pulled the trigger again a fraction of a second later.
Chapter 10- Duo vs. Alex
Duo's mind flooded with anger upon seeing the aftermath of Trowa and Wufei's demise. The only thing he could have even thought of was getting revenge for them and nothing else. His body quivered and Duo only managed to say "WHY DID IT HAVE TO COME TO THIS!" a second time.
Deathscythe Hell hovered in space while it held out its beam scythe as though ready for an attack. BlitzWavine ignited its beam saber again and prepared to fight Deathscythe Hell. The colony was eerily dark in the background as the two mobile suits stood off in a showdown. The hesitation lasted for a few moments and allowed Alex to look over the damage BlitzWavine had sustained during the pervious battles. Alex pressed a single button and lights flickered on the screen. The lights eventually lit up the leg region of BlitzWavine.
"My leg thrusters are out. Without their added boost, I can't possibly out speed and out maneuver this gundam. This isn't good."
Duo calmed down enough to have spoken a little rationally.
"I'm the God of Death. I'll will not let my comrades be let unavenged."
"I don't care what you call yourself. You are my enemy now, and I'll defeat my enemies."
With that, Deathscythe Hell charged at BlitzWavine at full speed. The gundam then took a power slash at BlitzWavine, but BlitzWavine activated its shoulder thrusters and spun out of the way. Deathscythe Hell's attack threw itself forward, almost to the point of being sent on a drift. Alex saw another opportunity knocking; BlitzWavine thrusted full speed at Deathscythe Hell and took a swipe at it. Deathscythe Hell's hand spun around the beam scythe and blocked the attack dead in its tracks. Deathscythe Hell turned its head toward BlitzWavine and the neon, green eyes flashed up; the beam scythe forced the beam saber off. Deathscythe Hell jetted up and brought a powerful swing of the beam scythe down upon BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine just barely dodged the attack by using its shoulder thrusters at full force.
"How does this guy know how I'm going to move?" Alex panicked in his mind.
Deathscythe Hell jetted right after BlitzWavine and began to raise the beam scythe for another attack. Alex anticipating this, BlitzWavine brought up its beam saber to counter. At the peak of the beam scythe's arch, Deathscythe Hell freed its left arm and pointed it at BlitzWavine. Alex looked awkwardly at Deathscythe Hell and glanced at the left arm just as the pincers of the buster shield opened.
"That wasn't for decoration after all."
BlitzWavine turned around while it activated all of its remaining thrusters. The buster shield's beam weapon activated and Deathscythe Hell fired it after BlitzWavine. The chase was on. BlitzWavine swerved to the left and the buster shield adjusted for it, while Deathscythe Hell kept good pace on both of them. Alex thought of several ways to stop the buster shield, but none came out for a victory. Beam saber was useless in this chase. To smash into it, meant death. To make the thing drill into the gundam would take a miracle. A very strange idea came to him, but he realized that it was possibly the only idea that could have even given him success if it was short. BlitzWavine unignited its beam saber and, while it placed the saber grip away, pulled out the gundanium sabre. The mobile suit turned upside down and reversed its thrusters; this brought BlitzWavine to a stop then a sudden boost toward the buster shield. The gundanium sabre struck its target with precision and knocked back the buster shield, except the shield forced upward and yanked the sabre out of BlitzWavine's hands. The sabre and buster shield drifted out of control in space, yet Deathscythe Hell came up and retrieved the buster shield while it left the gundanium sabre to drift in space. Alex switched the thrusters back and began to gain distance from Deathscythe Hell. BlitzWavine took a look back at Deathscythe Hell.
"Risky, but worth it." Alex saw his sabre as it drifted in space. "Darn it, I wish that thing hadn't have been knocked it away. If I only could get it back... It's heading toward Orion, I'll recover it later then. For now though, I need to get to that colony."
BlitzWavine continued on its course toward the colony, and only now did Duo realize what Alex wanted to do. The colony was the only place BlitzWavine could have retreated and have gotten excellent cover. Deathscythe Hell's thrusters maxed out as it tried to catch up to BlitzWavine before it could have gotten inside. Deathscythe Hell saw a closing docking bay entrance, but landed on top of the entrance without getting it. Duo was frustrated from BlitzWavine's escape to the entire battle in general. Deathscythe Hell put its beam scythe on the entrance. It then knelt down and began to pry the docking bay entrance open.
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Two Leos wandered around the colony streets that have the look of being under construction. The buildings were in the final phases of being completed and lights have yet to be put into the colony streets and buildings.
"I thought we were supposed to be supporting the attack on that battleship."
"I know, but we have orders to find the construction crew and escort them out."
"What if something happens though?"
"Don't worry, the gundams and our buddies are handling everything outside. The enemy will concentrate on that battleship, anyway."
The two Leos continued on their march when BlitzWavine appeared on top of a building behind them. The Leos' radar picked up BlitzWavine, and they turned around. BlitzWavine jumped off the building and headed toward them. It landed on the street and left a huge gash behind it, while the Leos opened fire on BlitzWavine with their Leo rifles. BlitzWavine reached them and got inside of their firing pattern.
"Don't hurt yourselves."
BlitzWavine grabbed an arm of both, and forced the Leos to point their rifles toward the other's cockpit. The guns continued to fire and riddled the cockpits with bullet holes. BlitzWavine let both go and the Leos collapsed to the ground. BlitzWavine reached down and grabbed both Leo rifles.
" I told you not to hurt yourselves, but did you listen?"
BlitzWavine began to walk forward then dashed behind a building for cover. Deathscythe Hell arrived in the area, and used a building as a landing pad. Duo gave a death glare when he saw the two Leos lying on the ground.
"I know he is here." Duo thought. "Using the buildings as cover; smart, very smart, Alex."
Suddenly, the building beneath Deathscythe Hell collapsed and sent Deathscythe Hell crashing into the ground. BlitzWavine appeared from concrete, dust smoke and opened fire with the Leo rifles. Deathscythe Hell got up and saw the bullets fly, but wasn't afraid at first. One of the camera screens went dark; Deathscythe Hell put up its right arm as a shield for its cameras. While Deathscythe Hell had its right arm up, its left arm rose up and pointed at BlitzWavine; the buster shield launched at BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine threw its Leo rifles at it and knocked the buster shield away into the ground. The buster shield then returned to Deathscythe Hell and BlitzWavine backed up a little. Deathscythe Hell let down its arm. The right, green camera eye of Deathscythe sparked off electricity from being hit by the bullets.
"Your going down now."
Deathscythe Hell pulled out its beam scythe and ignited it. Deathscythe Hell took a step forward and a communication link popped up in Duo's cockpit.
A sixty-year-old man was on the other side of the link. "Duo Maxwell, one of the five sent to earth for Operation Meteor. I'm pleased to finally have a talk with you."
"Who are you? Why are you interrupting this battle?" Duo snapped back annoyed.
"My name is Renjio Ito, and I have contacted you to relay a message and give an offer to you."
"What might that be?"
Duo glanced over at BlitzWavine, but Alex's mobile suit didn't make a move.
"The one you know as Hilde Schbeiker is currently aboard Battleship Orion as a humble guest."
"Hilde.... Don't give me that, I know your holding her hostage."
"You misunderstand me. I'm here only to bring joy back into your life." Ito said with extreme smoothness and Duo hesitated at his words. "I'm offering you a deal."
"What do you mean by a deal?"
"If you manage to destroy your opponent, I'll allow you into this battleship and escort her to you without any strings attached. You can then fly off, and be bothered by anyone again."
"What if I don't?" Duo ground his teeth together at the offer.
"She will be executed by the pilot who you failed to defeat."
Duo had a look of despair on his face from what he heard from the final part of the deal.
"Of course, I don't doubt your ability to kill him. Its just a necessary precaution to ensure that nothing goes wrong." A small smile came over his face. "I wish you luck for her sake." Ito chuckled as he closed the link down.
His mind ran with idea of how good it would be to have avenged Wufei and Trowa while he got Hilde back, but at the same time Alex wasn't in his right mind. Which is more important though? Another thought came across his mind. "I bet that guy is behind everything up to this point. But, why would he want me to do such a thing to one of his men?"
Duo came out of his thoughts and looked up for BlitzWavine. BlitzWavine was nowhere in sight, and Deathscythe Hell looked around deseparately for the suit. Deathscythe Hell turned around to find BlitzWavine was practically on top of it, and BlitzWavine's thrusters cranked up to full power. Deathscythe Hell was helplessly with what happened next as it was flung into a nearby building at full force, and BlitzWavine let go at the last moment. The building's foundation was rocked from the impact of the gundam, and the building gave way as it buried Deathscythe Hell. Duo was violently shaken up in his cockpit and passed out.
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Duo woke up and saw nothing but a black void.
"Duo."
He turned in the direction of the voice and Trowa appeared.
"Trowa. I thought you were killed."
"Duo. Why didn't you help me out?"
"I didn't know you were in that much trouble."
Another voice spoke out, "That shouldn't have mattered."
Duo looked to his left and saw Wufei. "Wufei."
"Your sense of integrity is pathetic, and it got us killed."
"I swear, I tried my best...."
"Duo, why bother? We know you are useless as a gundam pilot." Trowa and Wufei said in unison while faded away.
Duo ran over to where they had been and waved his arms around as he tried to find them. He got nothing.
"You lost the battle." Heero appeared in front of Duo.
"I didn't."
"You also put me in my grave." Quatre in a wheelchair appeared next to Heero.
"What are you guys talking about? Heero, you are still fighting that yellow mobile suit and Quatre is in the hospital."
"Because of your failure, I was ganged up on by the mobile suit you were fighting. I couldn't win at any rate against them, so I activated the self-destruction device and took both of them with me."
"That can't be, I'm still fighting that mobile suit."
"So you think." Heero faded away.
"Quatre...."
"After the battle, the colony, I was on, was destroyed by the battleship Orion." Quatre started to fade away. "You couldn't even protect your friends."
Duo tried to grab Quatre, but he faded away. Duo held back his tears as he tried to make sense of this void.
"Duo."
Duo turned around and saw Hilde running toward him. She had a space suit on, and looked like she was very happy to see him.
"Hilde, I'm so glad to see you...."
A shot rang out and Hilde collapsed into Duo's arms. He felt her back and saw blood on his hand. He looked up and saw Alex in his space suit pointing a gun at them.
"Alex?"
Alex faded away along with Hilde.
Duo got up and watched as the blood evaporated from his hands. Duo looked around and saw Alex staring at him. He was in the same clothes he had wore the day before he and Quatre had gone off to the concert.
"Hey Duo."
"Alex... what happened to you?"
"Nothing happened to me, I got these tickets in a contest I had apparently entered a few weeks ago. Though quite honestly, I don't remember entering a contest. I have an extra, you want to go with me?"
"No way." Duo replied with anger. "Explain to me, why you killed Wufei and Trowa!"
"Whoa, man. If you didn't want a ticket, you should have just said something. Accusing me of killing two gundam pilots, that's just outrageous."
"It's true. I didn't see it, but I know you did it."
"What's with the accusing manner all of the sudden? I know Quatre would love to see this group, anyway. I'm sorry, but I will have to leave you with that attitude of yours behind. I'll see you in a few days. I have a concert to go to."
"No, Alex wait...." Alex faded away. "I remember that conversation now. Why didn't I go with him? No, it's not my fault."
"I shouldn't have given you Deathscythe." Doctor G appeared behind Duo.
Duo turned around and faced Doctor G. "What do you mean?"
"You are pathetic compared to the others. You want attention a lot yet never get it. You are nothing but a child. Deathscythe was designed for grown ups, not children."
"Don't you dare say that about me! I helped out with my share of things!"
"Why do you react, if I'm so wrong?" Doctor G faded away.
"I'm starting to hate this place. I wish I could go now." Duo mumbled.
A hand appeared on Duo's shoulder. "I know how you are feeling Duo. This isn't an easy time for you, but please do what you think is right."
Duo turned around and saw Hilde. "Hilde...."
"Don't say another word." Hilde put her right hand on Duo's mouth. "Just listen. This is where your nightmares live and grow. It lurks in everyone, and when you get here; it's supposed to be the end. But, you can't stay here; otherwise your nightmares will become the nightmares of everyone. You don't have much time. Go."
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Duo woke up and saw rubble from the building had covered his cameras.
BlitzWavine stood over the rubble as it looked for any signs that Deathscythe Hell was functional. There was nothing to indicate the gundam had survived the building's collapse. BlitzWavine started to walk away and the rubble started to rise up a little. BlitzWavine turned around to get one last look, and then the pile of rubble erupted like a volcano. Deathscythe Hell outstretched its wings in a show of terror, and its beam scythe ignited, shining through the cloud of falling debris. BlitzWavine ignited its beam saber in response to the new show of force.
"This is it."
Deathscythe Hell and BlitzWavine charged at each other, while Duo and Alex yelled at the top of their lungs.
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Location: Battleship Orion
One of the north docking bays
Time: Thirty Minutes later
BlitzWavine slowly drifted into the docking bay. Its left arm was completely gone, and when it landed the left leg joint gave out. This forced the crew of the docking bay to assist the mobile suit with cranes. The process takes several minutes, but finally BlitzWavine was docked in and ready for repairs. A crewmember opened the cockpit door to have found Alex gasped for air in his helmet.
"Are you okay?"
Alex glanced up at him and stopped gasping for air. "That pilot was harder than I thought. He almost got me."
Alex pushed his feet against the seat and glided out of BlitzWavine's cockpit. He looked at the head for a second and saw electricity sparked out of the neck and the camera area.
"We'll have it fixed in no time, sir." The crewmember saluted.
"I want it done in twenty."
Alex continued to glide toward a catwalk. He grabbed the rail and did a slide under the rail to gain a footing on the catwalk. Alex headed toward an airlock and went through it. On the other side, he met two men; one of them had a gun for him.
"Ito wants you to execute the girl you helped bring in now."
Alex nodded and then pulled up his window on his helmet. "Alright, but I wish he hadn't made me do this to someone who might have trusted me as a captor."
The three of them walked down a long corridor that led to the prison block. Each step seemed like hours to Alex, but the trip only took two minutes. One of the men pressed a button and the cell door opened.
"Lets do this." The two men walked in first. Alex followed shortly behind them.
Hilde got up off of her bed. She stared right into Alex's eyes; they were still unsympathetic and cold to her. Alex raised his gun to her.
"Alex. Please don't do this."
"I'm sorry, Hilde. But, I have no choice in the matter. I wish there was another way."
Alex pulled the trigger, and then pulled the trigger again a fraction of a second later.
