Chapter 16- How it Ended
Noble Gundam came to a screeching stop, stirring up a massive cloud of smoke and dust. Sven and the others shielded themselves.
Senator Green saw the dust and his mouth dropped. "What.just happened?"
Allenby fell to her knees and struggled to catch her breath. To her amazement, her gundam also slipped to the ground. "Eh?" She slowly raised a hand and made it into a fist. Noble Gundam did the same. A smile worked its way onto her face. "I.I did it! I DID IT!!!!"
"Allenby! Allenby!!!" Someone was calling her from outside.
It was a someone she knew well. "SVEN!!!"
She opened up her cockpit and leapt. "SVEN!!!"
She hit the ground hard enough to nearly break her legs, but she didn't care. Her thoughts centered around one thing: to find him. And she didn't have to look far as he appeared through the rubble.
They stood there for a long, silent moment in the dust, staring at each other. The only sounds they could hear were of their friends helping the other pilots and the wind blowing across the battlefield.
Then, Allenby charged, opening her arms wide and laughing joyously all the while. Sven grinned and ran forward as well. In a small tornado of dust, they caught each other.
Allenby pressed herself as close as she could to him, closing her eyes. "Oh Sven."
He stroked the back of her head like she was a child. "I'm glad.you're alright Allenby."
Pulling back slightly, she smiled tearfully. "I'm.glad you came back."
They inched their faces closer and closer. Allenby closed her eyes to kiss him, but once again, they were cut off.
"BROTHER! BROTHER, ARE YOU OKAY??"
Allenby pulled away and cocked an eyebrow at him inquisitively. "Brother?"
Out of the clouds of brown came two boys, who pounced on Sven so hard that they just about knocked him over. They were followed by a man slightly older than Sven, who smiled at Allenby. "Allenby Beardsly I presume?"
She nodded. She suddenly knew who they all were. "Yeah.hi!"
.........
The Gundam Fight Battle Royale was ended at 2:30 in the afternoon. The pilots were taken into a hospital for treatment. The gundams, mangled and torn, were hauled away by their nations' clean-up crew. By nightfall, the smoke was beginning to clear, leaving a blue and purple sky.
From the deck of an all-too-familiar boathouse, Sven and Allenby watched the activities going on to and from Lantao Island. Allenby leaned against Sven's chest as he held her in his arms, his sweatshirt slung over her shoulders. The contentment she had once had by being in his presence had returned. Once again, she felt like she could just melt. But then, a question popped into her head. "Sven?"
He looked down at her and smiled. "Yes?"
"What brought you back here?"
He took a deep breath and looked back out to sea. A vessel was bringing back God Gundam now. "My brothers helped me see the light, Allenby. They helped me to realize how much I."
She blinked. Blushing, he continued. "How much I love you."
Allenby sighed contently rather than gasp in surprise. She was thankful that he was the one who had said it first. So she decided to let it out to. So, turning so that she gazed at him fully, she said it. "I love you too, Sven."
This time, there was no one else there to stop them. Allenby jumped up, threw her arms around his neck, and pushed her lips against his. Caught by surprise at first, Sven quickly closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her, deepening the kiss. It lasted for a long moment until they couldn't hold their breath any longer. Reluctantly, they pulled away, but continued to stare at each other longingly.
Meanwhile, Garth, David, and Erik had been on their way down the docks towards the boathouse when they had spotted the couple.
Garth quickly placed his hands on the boys' shoulders. "Well.what say we three go get some ice cream?"
"Ice cream? Oh boy!" The two shouted. Grateful they hadn't asked about Sven and Allenby's kissing, the older man led his brothers away.
Breaking the spell of quiet, Allenby said. "I'm kind of tired. We should probably go to bed."
Sven caught the suggestive expression on her face and blushed. "W-What.? Are you sure that.?"
"Come on!" She seized him by the hand and dragged him into her room. Once inside, the door was slammed shut.
...........
And so, the 14th Gundam Fight ended. Senator Green was turned in to the Swedish government and punished for his acts against Allenby and the other gundam fighters. The pilots all recovered from the battle and resumed their normal lives. Domon and Rain went back home and were expecting the birth of their first daughter. George de Sand became king of France. Argo and Nastasha went off into space once again. Sai Saici proposed to Cecil and they married within a few months.
As for Allenby and Sven; they moved to Earth to start a new life. Married, they too were expecting their first child.
After all, sometimes another chance is all one needs. The two had finally found themselves.within each other.
THE END
Noble Gundam came to a screeching stop, stirring up a massive cloud of smoke and dust. Sven and the others shielded themselves.
Senator Green saw the dust and his mouth dropped. "What.just happened?"
Allenby fell to her knees and struggled to catch her breath. To her amazement, her gundam also slipped to the ground. "Eh?" She slowly raised a hand and made it into a fist. Noble Gundam did the same. A smile worked its way onto her face. "I.I did it! I DID IT!!!!"
"Allenby! Allenby!!!" Someone was calling her from outside.
It was a someone she knew well. "SVEN!!!"
She opened up her cockpit and leapt. "SVEN!!!"
She hit the ground hard enough to nearly break her legs, but she didn't care. Her thoughts centered around one thing: to find him. And she didn't have to look far as he appeared through the rubble.
They stood there for a long, silent moment in the dust, staring at each other. The only sounds they could hear were of their friends helping the other pilots and the wind blowing across the battlefield.
Then, Allenby charged, opening her arms wide and laughing joyously all the while. Sven grinned and ran forward as well. In a small tornado of dust, they caught each other.
Allenby pressed herself as close as she could to him, closing her eyes. "Oh Sven."
He stroked the back of her head like she was a child. "I'm glad.you're alright Allenby."
Pulling back slightly, she smiled tearfully. "I'm.glad you came back."
They inched their faces closer and closer. Allenby closed her eyes to kiss him, but once again, they were cut off.
"BROTHER! BROTHER, ARE YOU OKAY??"
Allenby pulled away and cocked an eyebrow at him inquisitively. "Brother?"
Out of the clouds of brown came two boys, who pounced on Sven so hard that they just about knocked him over. They were followed by a man slightly older than Sven, who smiled at Allenby. "Allenby Beardsly I presume?"
She nodded. She suddenly knew who they all were. "Yeah.hi!"
.........
The Gundam Fight Battle Royale was ended at 2:30 in the afternoon. The pilots were taken into a hospital for treatment. The gundams, mangled and torn, were hauled away by their nations' clean-up crew. By nightfall, the smoke was beginning to clear, leaving a blue and purple sky.
From the deck of an all-too-familiar boathouse, Sven and Allenby watched the activities going on to and from Lantao Island. Allenby leaned against Sven's chest as he held her in his arms, his sweatshirt slung over her shoulders. The contentment she had once had by being in his presence had returned. Once again, she felt like she could just melt. But then, a question popped into her head. "Sven?"
He looked down at her and smiled. "Yes?"
"What brought you back here?"
He took a deep breath and looked back out to sea. A vessel was bringing back God Gundam now. "My brothers helped me see the light, Allenby. They helped me to realize how much I."
She blinked. Blushing, he continued. "How much I love you."
Allenby sighed contently rather than gasp in surprise. She was thankful that he was the one who had said it first. So she decided to let it out to. So, turning so that she gazed at him fully, she said it. "I love you too, Sven."
This time, there was no one else there to stop them. Allenby jumped up, threw her arms around his neck, and pushed her lips against his. Caught by surprise at first, Sven quickly closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her, deepening the kiss. It lasted for a long moment until they couldn't hold their breath any longer. Reluctantly, they pulled away, but continued to stare at each other longingly.
Meanwhile, Garth, David, and Erik had been on their way down the docks towards the boathouse when they had spotted the couple.
Garth quickly placed his hands on the boys' shoulders. "Well.what say we three go get some ice cream?"
"Ice cream? Oh boy!" The two shouted. Grateful they hadn't asked about Sven and Allenby's kissing, the older man led his brothers away.
Breaking the spell of quiet, Allenby said. "I'm kind of tired. We should probably go to bed."
Sven caught the suggestive expression on her face and blushed. "W-What.? Are you sure that.?"
"Come on!" She seized him by the hand and dragged him into her room. Once inside, the door was slammed shut.
...........
And so, the 14th Gundam Fight ended. Senator Green was turned in to the Swedish government and punished for his acts against Allenby and the other gundam fighters. The pilots all recovered from the battle and resumed their normal lives. Domon and Rain went back home and were expecting the birth of their first daughter. George de Sand became king of France. Argo and Nastasha went off into space once again. Sai Saici proposed to Cecil and they married within a few months.
As for Allenby and Sven; they moved to Earth to start a new life. Married, they too were expecting their first child.
After all, sometimes another chance is all one needs. The two had finally found themselves.within each other.
THE END
