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I do not own Gundam Wing I do own the character Mendel Noin
Chapter 2 Dangerous Plans
"You need my help?" Mendel looked from one face to the next.
"Yes." Heero answered and looked up.
"Okay, so.what's wrong?"
"Well.Vice Foreign Minister Dorlian is being held hostage in the Sanc Kingdom. I've come up with a plan to stop the terrorist's from detonating a nuclear weapon also."
"Soooooo, this is what you do in your spare time." Mendel turned to Duo, and then to Trowa. "Hey. wait a second. Trowa, YOU'RE A GUNDAM PILOT!?" Trowa stared at her and Quatre cleared his throat.
"Right, well I was about to explain the plan." Mendel cut him off.
"Oh of course! Please go ahead." "Well, first Trowa get's into the monitor room, and sends a dummy image to the monitor screens. It's dangerous, but only you can do it." Trowa turned to him.
"I don't mind. I'm good with tight ropes." Mendel looked at him, puzzled. He only smiled slightly. Quatre continued,
"Meanwhile Wufei and Sally take the ransom money over."
"And I get killed by Duo, who's pretending to be a berserk soldier." Sally said. Duo smiled and said,
"Sure, that'll cause a riot!" Quatre's face became serious.
"The timing is crucial. Wufei must get away." Wufei looked up.
"I know that." He said, and looked amazed at himself. Mendel glared. She didn't like anyone talking to Quatre that way. Duo smiled and winked as he said,
"Want me to use real bullets?" Wufei smiled evilly and said,
"Hmph. I might end up killing you first."
"Wufei will remain in the castle," Quatre went on, "and meet me as I get through the basement. We'll wait in the underground shelter. Duo will be confined as a rebel.so we'll hope that Relena and the others will be there too." Heero looked unsure about this. He stared at Quatre and said,
"And if not?"
"That's why we've prepared the fake Wing Zero. You'll pilot it and say you've come to bring them under control. They'll probably say something like, 'W-wait! We have a nuclear weapon! You'll be killed too!' And you'll say something like, 'So what? That was my girl. It's not worth living anymore.' When they hear that, they'll run to the nuclear shelter." Wufei cut in,
"They might not take the hostages to the shelter."
"Then we can lock them up in the shelter and save the hostages at our own leisure."
"Okay, perfect!" Sally exclaimed happily.
"Alright, let's go!" Duo said.
"Hold it Quatre." Mendel said.
"Is there something wrong with the plan?" Trowa stared at her.
"No, no. The plan is exceptional. But, have you ever thought about the terrorist's actually detonating the nuclear weapon?" Quatre turned to her, a look of astonishment on his face.
"What I'm saying is that you have planned ahead, but not enough. The part where Duo is confined? If they're so violent, then why wouldn't they just kill him? And Trowa, the terrorists are sure to catch on to the dummy image thing. And Quatre, how will you get into the kingdom without them knowing it? The shelter that they will probably hide in, I bet it has a switch that detonates the bomb. Someone has to go in under cover and stop them when they go into it." She glanced slyly at Trowa.
"Oh no, you are not going." Trowa turned away from her. She stared hard at him.
"Yes I will."
"No, you will not!"
"Yes I will!"
"NO YOU WON'T!"
"YES I WILL!"
"NO YOU WON'T!"
"YES I WILL!!!" Mendel and Trowa were both red in the face. Trowa unclenched his teeth and said softly,
"Haven't you been through enough already?" He proceeded to walk over to the window and looked out it.
"Trowa," she cooed, "I have a sister, and I have you. There's no reason for me to die." Trowa stared hard at her, then nodded. He knew that there was no way of defeating her in a fight. He sighed and sat down. Mendel sat next to him. She smiled even though she knew that she would not live through this. Quatre declared that they leave now, and so they did.
Mendel sat beside Trowa on the far end of Duo's car. Duo drove like mad all along the many back roads that no one ever took until they came to a fork in the road. "Foiled." He said with clenched teeth. Mendel looked ahead. There were two airport signs. One said 'to' the other, 'from'.
"Go right." Mendel said. Duo nodded and drove all the way to the airport. They all stepped out of the car only to be greeted by two men in strange outfits. Mendel instantly became suspicious. She hissed in Quatre's ear,
"Who are those guys?"
"Oh! They are members of the Maganac Corp. I'll introduce them. Mendel, this is Rasid and this is Abdul." Abdul smiled and Rasid said,
"So happy to meet you, miss Mendel." Mendel smiled.
"Nice to meet you too." Rasid and Abdul both escorted all of them onto a small jet. Rasid took the controls while Quatre took the co-pilot's seat. Trowa made sure his seat was right behind Quatre's while Mendel Sat next to him. Duo sat directly behind them, and Wufei and Heero sat behind Rasid. The jet taxied, then slowly took off. Abdul came from a back seat and whispered in Mendel's ear,
"Are you Master Quatre's girlfriend?" Quatre, unfortunately, heard this and blushed, but waited for her to answer, and she did.
"Oh.no. I'm just giving him and the others a hand in their new mission." Everyone stopped. Rasid looked at Quatre, who was smiling weakly.
"Uh.no.it's not like that. This isn't a mission at all. We're just going to go visit Miss Relena, that's all." Quatre looked down. He hated lying, but he had to do it to ensure Rasid's and Abdul's safety. Rasid looked at him. He could tell he was lying. Not just because of his face, but because he was a horrible liar. How could they see Miss Relena when she was being held hostage in the Sanc Kingdom? He smiled and winked at Abdul, who was about to protest. Abdul closed his mouth and walked to the back room once again. Trowa looked out the window. He was slowly bringing back to memory all that happened when he lived with Mendel. She taught him how to fight and defend himself, and how to play the dented flute that she used to have. He laughed to himself when he remembered what she said to him once. 'It's best not to talk much. You live longer.' Is that why he doesn't talk much?
"Hey, what's so funny?" Mendel looked at him.
"Remember when you told me 'It's best not to talk much. You live longer'?" Mendel smiled.
"Yes. What was I thinking?"
"Hey! I bet that's why you don't talk much, eh Trowa?" Duo said brightly.
"Maybe." Trowa said, returning to his usual neutrality. About eight hours later, they arrived in an airport one mile away from the Sanc Kingdom. They all disembarked. Mendel, Quatre and Duo all waved good-bye to Rasid and Abdul while Trowa, Wufei and Heero simply nodded. The jet once again roared to life and it took off into the bleak night sky. They had chosen the evening to proceed with their plans because it would be a lot harder to sneak around the Sanc Kingdom during the day. Mendel instantly stopped dead in her tracks. Trowa turned and looked at her.
"What's wrong?" Mendel simply put her finger in front of her mouth; by this time the rest had noticed Trowa's absence and also turned around. Mendel ignored all of them as she slowly crouched to the ground. She motioned for them all to do the same. Voices were heard arguing far away. Trowa was surprised. The voices were very quiet, and they all had to strain just to hear, though Mendel had heard it perfectly. Heero suddenly covered his head with his hands and the rest observed that Mendel had also done the same. Suddenly, the first man threw a small egg-shaped metal thing their way. The two men drove off in haste as the bomb exploded. All the gundam pilots and Mendel were covered with smoke. Then another explosion issued, and then another. The explosions kept on coming until Mendel slowly rose. The smoke was thick and it seemed to billow from the ground.
The ground! There's smoke coming from the ground! Mendel thought.
"We've been set up!" she coughed. Soon the smoke cleared. Mendel gazed around only to find.
"NO! They're gone!" Mendel became frantic. What happened to them? "TROWA! QUATRE! HEERO! DUO! WUFEI! Where are you?" In her mind she knew from the start that they had been set up. All of it.a trap . She knew it in her mind. This was a setup so that they could get to her.
Well, at least I know who they are now. Stinking rebels, why do they continue to plague me? Well, I'll show them.
"Okay! I give up! You can come out, I have no weapons." As she said that, many a soldier with their guns pulled came out of the shadows and smoke.
"Ms. Mendel. we've been waiting for you." The first soldier said.
"Good." Mendel did a back flip and took one soldier down. At the same time she took his gun. The other men began to fire.
Amateurs. Mendel stepped back and then threw a grenade at them. The men yelled and scattered, just as it exploded.
"Heh, just as I thought. A bunch of cowards." Mendel smiled in spite of herself, then went to work. She reached the man's uniform and tore it off, slipping it over her own clothes.
Man! How can they work like this? This thing weighs a ton!
Mendel panted as she slowly buttoned the top. Then, it felt light.
"Oh." she said, looking funnily at the strange suit. Mendel shrugged and then proceeded to entering the base. She went at a run, following the guards. She soon caught up to them. Mendel instinctively changed her voice to that of a young man's.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing, leaving me behind like that?"
I hope this works.
"Sorry Neja, we thought you were knocked out." The nearest soldier said.
Ha ha! They fell for it!
"Well I wasn't, couldn't you tell I was acting?"
"Neja, listen, we've caught the gundam pilots."
"Excellent! This is all going according to plan."
"What plan? I thought that getting the pilots was just luck."
"Oh.right."
Busted.
"You know, you never did have a good memory." Mendel clearly reinstated this by scratching her head.
"I've been forgetting a lot of things lately. Sorry."
"That's all right, Neja, as long as you're willing to help us kill that annoying little brat Mendel." Mendel's face reddened.
"Yes. I will help kill Mendel." All the soldiers stopped when they came to a large beautifully carved door. The entrance to the Sanc Kingdom. Mendel stepped in lightly, then went about to finding where the gundam pilots were. She first went to the control room.
"Naja? What are you doing here? Get back to your post!" The soldier said. Apparently he had been working for a long time and was getting cranky.
"I have been reassigned to watch the gundam pilots, sir."
The man growled.
"And so why are you plaguing me with your incompetence?"
"I don't know where they are being held."
"They are being. used right now. Or at least one of them. Anyway, they are positioned in the west wing in the third door to the right. Now, do you need me to get Baja to grab your stroller for you or can you make it all by yourself?" Mendel once again became red. She wished she could punch him, but then her cover would be blown and she would also be confined.
Later. She told herself.
"Thanks." She said dryly. The man laughed cruelly after her as she left. His shrieks of laughter hung in her mind until she neared a door.
Third door to the right, west wing.
She opened the door, only to be greeted by a guard who was barely armed and half asleep. He rose with a start.
"Naja! Oh. what are you doing here?" Mendel paid no attention to him, as she was curiously looking around the room. She counted one head that was relaxed and down, one head that was erect, but relaxed; another head that held an annoyed expression, and the last, who seemed about to bite her head off.
One, two, three, four. where's Quatre?
"Where is the last one? The Winner boy?"
"Oh. him! They're running a few tests on him." Mendel could hardly speak; thankfully, she was a good actor and found that she could look triumphant. The guard seemed pleased with this, to Mendel's despair.
"I'm going to be taking over from here."
"Oh good! I'm beat. See ya!"
"Night!" She called cheerfully after him. When she shut the door, Mendel breathed a sigh of relief. Instantly Wufei blurted out,
"INJUSTICE! INJUSTICE!" Mendel smirked at him. She liked him better this way. Now if only she could find some duck-tape.
"So.what are you going to do with us?" Duo said, quite annoyed.
"What have you done with Quatre?" Trowa asked calmly, yet a hint of panic resided in his voice. Mendel looked at them all, then said,
"I have no idea." Trowa's eyes widened.
"Mendel?"
"Hey there. Oh, by the way Wufei, I won't save you if you continue to yell at me." Wufei reddened immensely and muttered to himself,
"Women. Nothing more than a plague to all men."
"What was that?" Mendel asked sweetly. Wufei humphed and turned away. Mendel smiled as she casually searched the room for a surveillance cam.
"That's strange." Mendel said lifting up a wrecked surveillance camera for them all to see. She shrugged and then pulled out a knife. Slowly she began to cut away at the ropes that bound Trowa.
"We have to get Quatre." He said. Mendel looked painfully up at him.
"I know." She tossed Trowa a knife and they both began to untie Duo and Heero. When Mendel got to Wufei though, she stopped.
"You know, I think I'll let you stay here. No use in having a useless man who will only get in my-"
"WOMAN!"
"Okay, okay. No need to yell." She smirked as she untied him. Wufei jumped up and turned to face her,
"WOMAN! IF YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN-" Mendel instantly yelled right in his ear,
"STOP CALLING ME WOMAN! I HAVE A NAME YOU KNOW!"
Mendel looked quite pleased at the blinking Wufei. She stepped to the door and said, "You guys get out of here. I'll go and get Quatre." Trowa started,
"But,"
"No Trowa. I already blend in. These guys are no smarter than Wufei here." That was it. Wufei lunged at Mendel while Duo and Trowa tried to hold him back.
"JUST WAIT WOMAN! I'LL GET YOU! YOU'RE DEAD!" Mendel coolly walked up to him and slapped his face.
"Hold your tongue, 'man'." She spun on her heel and triumphantly walked out the door.
*********** "Mrs. Johnson, is the pilot ready?" A woman in a white suit answered,
"Yes."
"Good. Now let's get to work." Dr. Narks and Mrs. Johnson walked over to a table where a struggling Quatre was bound.
"What do you want with me?" He glared at them all.
"We'll be asking the questions here, Mr. Winner." Dr. Narks said coolly.
"I don't mind having a conversation."
"Fine." The doctor turned to his assistant and nodded. Mrs. Johnson turned and presented a tray to him. He took a syringe and made sure there were no bubbles in it.
"Hey-" Quatre started, but was cut off when the syringe hit his skin. Instantly his limbs felt heavy and light at the same time.
"Get up." Dr. Narks said. Quatre obeyed and sat up. Mrs. Johnson smiled.
"It worked. He's ours now." Both smiled at each other for their success.
**********
Mendel slunk around the castle grounds. Unsure of where to go, she caught up with two soldiers off-duty.
"Hey, did you guys hear what their doing to that gundam pilot?"
"Which one?"
"The Winner kid."
"Oh, well.between you and me, their holding him up in that room there," the soldier said pointing to a three story window which was dark on the inside. "I don't know what exactly they're doing to him, but I'm sure glad that it's not me."
"What do you mean by that?" The soldier didn't answer her question for he was called to his post. Mendel growled and went to work trying to get to the building. She passed many a soldier who looked at her curiously, but other than that, no one really paid her much attention, which she was grateful for. She walked all around the building, but there was only one way in, and it was heavily guarded. No one was allowed through, not even the colonel. Mendel began to get frustrated.
How am I going to get into that place? I mean, come on Relena, the least you could think of was an escape route. Mendel's eyes became wide.
"That's it!" Mendel circled around the building once again, then noticed on the eastward side that there was an escape route. I was a simple door. So simple that it was easy to miss. The door itself was a masterpiece of disguise. There was no frame, and it was painted the exact same color as the walls. The brick pattern was brilliantly painted on to match also. Mendel opened the door only to be greeted by about fifty people at least. They all glared at her. One of the soldiers hailed for her to come over. Mendel walked over to the front. There a few soldiers greeted her warmly. She looked on in the crowd. Her eyes grew wide as she gasped. It was Relena Peacecraft. She was angrily death glaring them all when she walked up to her.
"Ms. Relena!" She whispered, "My name is Mendel. I'm here to save you." Relena's face lit up.
"You are?"
"No.of course I am! That's what I just said. Heero's here. They were being held up and I,"
"Heero's here? Is he alright?"
"Yes, yes. He's great. Listen, come with me." Mendel grabbed her hand and silently dragged her out of the hidden door. They both tromped across the extravagant lawn up to the west wing.
"Where is Heero?"
"Don't worry, we're almost there." Mendel looked one way, and then the other. The front door of the building where the gundam pilots were being held had a guard at the front. She stepped behind him as he exclaimed,
"Naja!"
"Shhhh! Hold your tongue if you value your life." With that, the soldier became quiet. He casually let Mendel and Relena pass. The two women rushed up the stairs and barged into the room where the pilots were.
Troooooowa! I'm back! And look what I've-" She suddenly stopped. Dead frozen, her jaw dropped.
"Wha.how." Mendel was at a loss for words. All five of the boys were on the ground and bloody. Quatre was staring at them all. His eyes were filled with hatred. They no longer held the happy boyish shine that they used to.
"Quatre.what are you doing?" But Quatre wasn't listening. Somehow, he had gotten hold of a dueling sword and jabbed it at her. Mendel leaped out of the way just in time, and he lunged again.
"Hey! Stop it! What do you think you're doing?" Qautre drove Mendel all the way straight into the corner. Her eyes grew wide as Quatre aimed straight for her heart. She looked around for a way out. Instead she saw a second dueling sword across the room. He lunged and she ducked. Mendel then ran with all her might towards that sword; but Quatre had soon caught on. He pulled out a gun and shot blind. Most of his shots missed but one hit her in the arm. Mendel collapsed to the ground, barely catching the sword with her injured right arm. She lay there, as cold and still as stone, when a feminine voice behind Quatre said,
"That'll be enough, Mr. Winner." Quatre, who was looming over Mendel stopped and dropped his sword as he fell to the ground. Mendel looked up.
"N-Naomi?"
***to be continued***
I do not own Gundam Wing I do own the character Mendel Noin
Chapter 2 Dangerous Plans
"You need my help?" Mendel looked from one face to the next.
"Yes." Heero answered and looked up.
"Okay, so.what's wrong?"
"Well.Vice Foreign Minister Dorlian is being held hostage in the Sanc Kingdom. I've come up with a plan to stop the terrorist's from detonating a nuclear weapon also."
"Soooooo, this is what you do in your spare time." Mendel turned to Duo, and then to Trowa. "Hey. wait a second. Trowa, YOU'RE A GUNDAM PILOT!?" Trowa stared at her and Quatre cleared his throat.
"Right, well I was about to explain the plan." Mendel cut him off.
"Oh of course! Please go ahead." "Well, first Trowa get's into the monitor room, and sends a dummy image to the monitor screens. It's dangerous, but only you can do it." Trowa turned to him.
"I don't mind. I'm good with tight ropes." Mendel looked at him, puzzled. He only smiled slightly. Quatre continued,
"Meanwhile Wufei and Sally take the ransom money over."
"And I get killed by Duo, who's pretending to be a berserk soldier." Sally said. Duo smiled and said,
"Sure, that'll cause a riot!" Quatre's face became serious.
"The timing is crucial. Wufei must get away." Wufei looked up.
"I know that." He said, and looked amazed at himself. Mendel glared. She didn't like anyone talking to Quatre that way. Duo smiled and winked as he said,
"Want me to use real bullets?" Wufei smiled evilly and said,
"Hmph. I might end up killing you first."
"Wufei will remain in the castle," Quatre went on, "and meet me as I get through the basement. We'll wait in the underground shelter. Duo will be confined as a rebel.so we'll hope that Relena and the others will be there too." Heero looked unsure about this. He stared at Quatre and said,
"And if not?"
"That's why we've prepared the fake Wing Zero. You'll pilot it and say you've come to bring them under control. They'll probably say something like, 'W-wait! We have a nuclear weapon! You'll be killed too!' And you'll say something like, 'So what? That was my girl. It's not worth living anymore.' When they hear that, they'll run to the nuclear shelter." Wufei cut in,
"They might not take the hostages to the shelter."
"Then we can lock them up in the shelter and save the hostages at our own leisure."
"Okay, perfect!" Sally exclaimed happily.
"Alright, let's go!" Duo said.
"Hold it Quatre." Mendel said.
"Is there something wrong with the plan?" Trowa stared at her.
"No, no. The plan is exceptional. But, have you ever thought about the terrorist's actually detonating the nuclear weapon?" Quatre turned to her, a look of astonishment on his face.
"What I'm saying is that you have planned ahead, but not enough. The part where Duo is confined? If they're so violent, then why wouldn't they just kill him? And Trowa, the terrorists are sure to catch on to the dummy image thing. And Quatre, how will you get into the kingdom without them knowing it? The shelter that they will probably hide in, I bet it has a switch that detonates the bomb. Someone has to go in under cover and stop them when they go into it." She glanced slyly at Trowa.
"Oh no, you are not going." Trowa turned away from her. She stared hard at him.
"Yes I will."
"No, you will not!"
"Yes I will!"
"NO YOU WON'T!"
"YES I WILL!"
"NO YOU WON'T!"
"YES I WILL!!!" Mendel and Trowa were both red in the face. Trowa unclenched his teeth and said softly,
"Haven't you been through enough already?" He proceeded to walk over to the window and looked out it.
"Trowa," she cooed, "I have a sister, and I have you. There's no reason for me to die." Trowa stared hard at her, then nodded. He knew that there was no way of defeating her in a fight. He sighed and sat down. Mendel sat next to him. She smiled even though she knew that she would not live through this. Quatre declared that they leave now, and so they did.
Mendel sat beside Trowa on the far end of Duo's car. Duo drove like mad all along the many back roads that no one ever took until they came to a fork in the road. "Foiled." He said with clenched teeth. Mendel looked ahead. There were two airport signs. One said 'to' the other, 'from'.
"Go right." Mendel said. Duo nodded and drove all the way to the airport. They all stepped out of the car only to be greeted by two men in strange outfits. Mendel instantly became suspicious. She hissed in Quatre's ear,
"Who are those guys?"
"Oh! They are members of the Maganac Corp. I'll introduce them. Mendel, this is Rasid and this is Abdul." Abdul smiled and Rasid said,
"So happy to meet you, miss Mendel." Mendel smiled.
"Nice to meet you too." Rasid and Abdul both escorted all of them onto a small jet. Rasid took the controls while Quatre took the co-pilot's seat. Trowa made sure his seat was right behind Quatre's while Mendel Sat next to him. Duo sat directly behind them, and Wufei and Heero sat behind Rasid. The jet taxied, then slowly took off. Abdul came from a back seat and whispered in Mendel's ear,
"Are you Master Quatre's girlfriend?" Quatre, unfortunately, heard this and blushed, but waited for her to answer, and she did.
"Oh.no. I'm just giving him and the others a hand in their new mission." Everyone stopped. Rasid looked at Quatre, who was smiling weakly.
"Uh.no.it's not like that. This isn't a mission at all. We're just going to go visit Miss Relena, that's all." Quatre looked down. He hated lying, but he had to do it to ensure Rasid's and Abdul's safety. Rasid looked at him. He could tell he was lying. Not just because of his face, but because he was a horrible liar. How could they see Miss Relena when she was being held hostage in the Sanc Kingdom? He smiled and winked at Abdul, who was about to protest. Abdul closed his mouth and walked to the back room once again. Trowa looked out the window. He was slowly bringing back to memory all that happened when he lived with Mendel. She taught him how to fight and defend himself, and how to play the dented flute that she used to have. He laughed to himself when he remembered what she said to him once. 'It's best not to talk much. You live longer.' Is that why he doesn't talk much?
"Hey, what's so funny?" Mendel looked at him.
"Remember when you told me 'It's best not to talk much. You live longer'?" Mendel smiled.
"Yes. What was I thinking?"
"Hey! I bet that's why you don't talk much, eh Trowa?" Duo said brightly.
"Maybe." Trowa said, returning to his usual neutrality. About eight hours later, they arrived in an airport one mile away from the Sanc Kingdom. They all disembarked. Mendel, Quatre and Duo all waved good-bye to Rasid and Abdul while Trowa, Wufei and Heero simply nodded. The jet once again roared to life and it took off into the bleak night sky. They had chosen the evening to proceed with their plans because it would be a lot harder to sneak around the Sanc Kingdom during the day. Mendel instantly stopped dead in her tracks. Trowa turned and looked at her.
"What's wrong?" Mendel simply put her finger in front of her mouth; by this time the rest had noticed Trowa's absence and also turned around. Mendel ignored all of them as she slowly crouched to the ground. She motioned for them all to do the same. Voices were heard arguing far away. Trowa was surprised. The voices were very quiet, and they all had to strain just to hear, though Mendel had heard it perfectly. Heero suddenly covered his head with his hands and the rest observed that Mendel had also done the same. Suddenly, the first man threw a small egg-shaped metal thing their way. The two men drove off in haste as the bomb exploded. All the gundam pilots and Mendel were covered with smoke. Then another explosion issued, and then another. The explosions kept on coming until Mendel slowly rose. The smoke was thick and it seemed to billow from the ground.
The ground! There's smoke coming from the ground! Mendel thought.
"We've been set up!" she coughed. Soon the smoke cleared. Mendel gazed around only to find.
"NO! They're gone!" Mendel became frantic. What happened to them? "TROWA! QUATRE! HEERO! DUO! WUFEI! Where are you?" In her mind she knew from the start that they had been set up. All of it.a trap . She knew it in her mind. This was a setup so that they could get to her.
Well, at least I know who they are now. Stinking rebels, why do they continue to plague me? Well, I'll show them.
"Okay! I give up! You can come out, I have no weapons." As she said that, many a soldier with their guns pulled came out of the shadows and smoke.
"Ms. Mendel. we've been waiting for you." The first soldier said.
"Good." Mendel did a back flip and took one soldier down. At the same time she took his gun. The other men began to fire.
Amateurs. Mendel stepped back and then threw a grenade at them. The men yelled and scattered, just as it exploded.
"Heh, just as I thought. A bunch of cowards." Mendel smiled in spite of herself, then went to work. She reached the man's uniform and tore it off, slipping it over her own clothes.
Man! How can they work like this? This thing weighs a ton!
Mendel panted as she slowly buttoned the top. Then, it felt light.
"Oh." she said, looking funnily at the strange suit. Mendel shrugged and then proceeded to entering the base. She went at a run, following the guards. She soon caught up to them. Mendel instinctively changed her voice to that of a young man's.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing, leaving me behind like that?"
I hope this works.
"Sorry Neja, we thought you were knocked out." The nearest soldier said.
Ha ha! They fell for it!
"Well I wasn't, couldn't you tell I was acting?"
"Neja, listen, we've caught the gundam pilots."
"Excellent! This is all going according to plan."
"What plan? I thought that getting the pilots was just luck."
"Oh.right."
Busted.
"You know, you never did have a good memory." Mendel clearly reinstated this by scratching her head.
"I've been forgetting a lot of things lately. Sorry."
"That's all right, Neja, as long as you're willing to help us kill that annoying little brat Mendel." Mendel's face reddened.
"Yes. I will help kill Mendel." All the soldiers stopped when they came to a large beautifully carved door. The entrance to the Sanc Kingdom. Mendel stepped in lightly, then went about to finding where the gundam pilots were. She first went to the control room.
"Naja? What are you doing here? Get back to your post!" The soldier said. Apparently he had been working for a long time and was getting cranky.
"I have been reassigned to watch the gundam pilots, sir."
The man growled.
"And so why are you plaguing me with your incompetence?"
"I don't know where they are being held."
"They are being. used right now. Or at least one of them. Anyway, they are positioned in the west wing in the third door to the right. Now, do you need me to get Baja to grab your stroller for you or can you make it all by yourself?" Mendel once again became red. She wished she could punch him, but then her cover would be blown and she would also be confined.
Later. She told herself.
"Thanks." She said dryly. The man laughed cruelly after her as she left. His shrieks of laughter hung in her mind until she neared a door.
Third door to the right, west wing.
She opened the door, only to be greeted by a guard who was barely armed and half asleep. He rose with a start.
"Naja! Oh. what are you doing here?" Mendel paid no attention to him, as she was curiously looking around the room. She counted one head that was relaxed and down, one head that was erect, but relaxed; another head that held an annoyed expression, and the last, who seemed about to bite her head off.
One, two, three, four. where's Quatre?
"Where is the last one? The Winner boy?"
"Oh. him! They're running a few tests on him." Mendel could hardly speak; thankfully, she was a good actor and found that she could look triumphant. The guard seemed pleased with this, to Mendel's despair.
"I'm going to be taking over from here."
"Oh good! I'm beat. See ya!"
"Night!" She called cheerfully after him. When she shut the door, Mendel breathed a sigh of relief. Instantly Wufei blurted out,
"INJUSTICE! INJUSTICE!" Mendel smirked at him. She liked him better this way. Now if only she could find some duck-tape.
"So.what are you going to do with us?" Duo said, quite annoyed.
"What have you done with Quatre?" Trowa asked calmly, yet a hint of panic resided in his voice. Mendel looked at them all, then said,
"I have no idea." Trowa's eyes widened.
"Mendel?"
"Hey there. Oh, by the way Wufei, I won't save you if you continue to yell at me." Wufei reddened immensely and muttered to himself,
"Women. Nothing more than a plague to all men."
"What was that?" Mendel asked sweetly. Wufei humphed and turned away. Mendel smiled as she casually searched the room for a surveillance cam.
"That's strange." Mendel said lifting up a wrecked surveillance camera for them all to see. She shrugged and then pulled out a knife. Slowly she began to cut away at the ropes that bound Trowa.
"We have to get Quatre." He said. Mendel looked painfully up at him.
"I know." She tossed Trowa a knife and they both began to untie Duo and Heero. When Mendel got to Wufei though, she stopped.
"You know, I think I'll let you stay here. No use in having a useless man who will only get in my-"
"WOMAN!"
"Okay, okay. No need to yell." She smirked as she untied him. Wufei jumped up and turned to face her,
"WOMAN! IF YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN-" Mendel instantly yelled right in his ear,
"STOP CALLING ME WOMAN! I HAVE A NAME YOU KNOW!"
Mendel looked quite pleased at the blinking Wufei. She stepped to the door and said, "You guys get out of here. I'll go and get Quatre." Trowa started,
"But,"
"No Trowa. I already blend in. These guys are no smarter than Wufei here." That was it. Wufei lunged at Mendel while Duo and Trowa tried to hold him back.
"JUST WAIT WOMAN! I'LL GET YOU! YOU'RE DEAD!" Mendel coolly walked up to him and slapped his face.
"Hold your tongue, 'man'." She spun on her heel and triumphantly walked out the door.
*********** "Mrs. Johnson, is the pilot ready?" A woman in a white suit answered,
"Yes."
"Good. Now let's get to work." Dr. Narks and Mrs. Johnson walked over to a table where a struggling Quatre was bound.
"What do you want with me?" He glared at them all.
"We'll be asking the questions here, Mr. Winner." Dr. Narks said coolly.
"I don't mind having a conversation."
"Fine." The doctor turned to his assistant and nodded. Mrs. Johnson turned and presented a tray to him. He took a syringe and made sure there were no bubbles in it.
"Hey-" Quatre started, but was cut off when the syringe hit his skin. Instantly his limbs felt heavy and light at the same time.
"Get up." Dr. Narks said. Quatre obeyed and sat up. Mrs. Johnson smiled.
"It worked. He's ours now." Both smiled at each other for their success.
**********
Mendel slunk around the castle grounds. Unsure of where to go, she caught up with two soldiers off-duty.
"Hey, did you guys hear what their doing to that gundam pilot?"
"Which one?"
"The Winner kid."
"Oh, well.between you and me, their holding him up in that room there," the soldier said pointing to a three story window which was dark on the inside. "I don't know what exactly they're doing to him, but I'm sure glad that it's not me."
"What do you mean by that?" The soldier didn't answer her question for he was called to his post. Mendel growled and went to work trying to get to the building. She passed many a soldier who looked at her curiously, but other than that, no one really paid her much attention, which she was grateful for. She walked all around the building, but there was only one way in, and it was heavily guarded. No one was allowed through, not even the colonel. Mendel began to get frustrated.
How am I going to get into that place? I mean, come on Relena, the least you could think of was an escape route. Mendel's eyes became wide.
"That's it!" Mendel circled around the building once again, then noticed on the eastward side that there was an escape route. I was a simple door. So simple that it was easy to miss. The door itself was a masterpiece of disguise. There was no frame, and it was painted the exact same color as the walls. The brick pattern was brilliantly painted on to match also. Mendel opened the door only to be greeted by about fifty people at least. They all glared at her. One of the soldiers hailed for her to come over. Mendel walked over to the front. There a few soldiers greeted her warmly. She looked on in the crowd. Her eyes grew wide as she gasped. It was Relena Peacecraft. She was angrily death glaring them all when she walked up to her.
"Ms. Relena!" She whispered, "My name is Mendel. I'm here to save you." Relena's face lit up.
"You are?"
"No.of course I am! That's what I just said. Heero's here. They were being held up and I,"
"Heero's here? Is he alright?"
"Yes, yes. He's great. Listen, come with me." Mendel grabbed her hand and silently dragged her out of the hidden door. They both tromped across the extravagant lawn up to the west wing.
"Where is Heero?"
"Don't worry, we're almost there." Mendel looked one way, and then the other. The front door of the building where the gundam pilots were being held had a guard at the front. She stepped behind him as he exclaimed,
"Naja!"
"Shhhh! Hold your tongue if you value your life." With that, the soldier became quiet. He casually let Mendel and Relena pass. The two women rushed up the stairs and barged into the room where the pilots were.
Troooooowa! I'm back! And look what I've-" She suddenly stopped. Dead frozen, her jaw dropped.
"Wha.how." Mendel was at a loss for words. All five of the boys were on the ground and bloody. Quatre was staring at them all. His eyes were filled with hatred. They no longer held the happy boyish shine that they used to.
"Quatre.what are you doing?" But Quatre wasn't listening. Somehow, he had gotten hold of a dueling sword and jabbed it at her. Mendel leaped out of the way just in time, and he lunged again.
"Hey! Stop it! What do you think you're doing?" Qautre drove Mendel all the way straight into the corner. Her eyes grew wide as Quatre aimed straight for her heart. She looked around for a way out. Instead she saw a second dueling sword across the room. He lunged and she ducked. Mendel then ran with all her might towards that sword; but Quatre had soon caught on. He pulled out a gun and shot blind. Most of his shots missed but one hit her in the arm. Mendel collapsed to the ground, barely catching the sword with her injured right arm. She lay there, as cold and still as stone, when a feminine voice behind Quatre said,
"That'll be enough, Mr. Winner." Quatre, who was looming over Mendel stopped and dropped his sword as he fell to the ground. Mendel looked up.
"N-Naomi?"
***to be continued***
