Chapter 1: The Price?
July 20th AC 197 0800hours Outside the Capital Building (Senate)
It was a media frenzy, today the Senate Judiciary Committee would begin the hearings on war crimes. Beginning with the Gundam Pilots. Families of fallen soldiers were demanding the Gundam Pilots be held accountable for there "war crimes." It wasn't all bad news for the Gundam pilots, most people were indifferent and thought they deserved a fair trial; some even went farther and were outright supporting the Gundam pilots. The two most notable supports were the new foreign minister Relena Darlian, and a member of the Judiciary committee, Sylvia Noventa.
Inside Sylvia's office…
"I don't like it Greg, the committee already has made up it's mind, without anyone but the Foreign minister to speak up for them the pilots are going to have their reputations lynched."
"Her support isn't anything to slouch out, between the two of you a lot of attention has been drawn to the good that the Gundam pilots did. But you're right, without any legal representation the committee is going to try everything it can to tear them down."
"So what's stopping the former Alliance Judge Advocate General from representing them?"
"Aside from the huge conflict of interest of my sister being on the committee? I'm only going to represent someone who approves of me being their legal counsel. And by the way I was only the acting JAG."
"Still isn't there anything you can do for them?"
"There is, and I'm going to do it."
"What is it?"
"Nothing you need to worry about for now, just be ready to make a motion to end the investigation into the Gundam pilots."
"You think it has a chance of passing? It will be 6-3, with both know that."
"After today every member of the committee is going to be unanimously against a further public investigation of the Gundam pilots."
"I'd like to see how you are going to pull that one off."
"I doubt it, but you will, now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take care of some things, and you have a committee to get to."
"Alright, good luck Greg."
Outside the Senate building
There was a mass of reporters, cameras, and microphones outside, asking questions and getting comments by anyone who so much as looked towards the building. Then something happened which got everyone's attention. A young man, about 18 came out dressed in a green tank top and black shorts. Anyone who had seen him before knew exactly who they were looking at instantly. Since he walked out of the senate building he had everyone's attention, and reporters began throwing out questions right and left. Once he was sure that he had the full attention of the crowd he began to speak.
"My name is Heero Yuy, at least that was the name given to me at the start of Operation Meteor, the launching of the Gundams and sending them to earth. I never knew my original name or any family, since the time I was given the name Heero Yuy I have used it, mainly during the wars. I was the pilot of Gundam 01, named 'Wing Gundam' and I was the pilot who attacked the alliance leaders shuttle which included Marshall Noventa. I can't go back and correct the mistakes I made, but I can offer my apologies to all the families.
"Later I was the pilot of Wing Zero, and I take full responsibility for all the actions of it. The Gundams have all been destroyed and the other Gundam pilots are dead. There was a flaw in the Gundams' design, which exposed to pilots to radiation; this flaw was corrected in Wing Zero, which is why I am the only surviving pilot. The remains of both the pilots and their Gundams' were flown into the sun, I have sent proof of everything I've said to both the Senate and the Preventers. I wish that all of you will continue with the peace we fought for, and they died for. There is nothing left for me to say now, except that with my own hands' I will remove the last trace of the Gundams."
Without he took out a syringe needle, and injected his arm. Everyone witnessing his speech, now witnessed as his heart stopped and he collapsed to the ground. A Preventer who was nearby quickly ran up and checked the pulse and breathing of the fallen pilot, shaking his head he announced to all that the pilot was dead. The Preventers took away the body and it was announced within two hours the identity of the pilot was confirmed, and the last of the Gundam pilots was officially pronounced dead.
Shortly after that, a tearful Sylvia Noventa moved to close the hearings into the Gundam Pilots. The motion passed unanimously.
