Splendiferous = Do you like it? It's my new favourite word this week or
day, whichever comes first.
Note: I just have to warn all Gundam Wing fans that I have never actually seen an episode of Gundam Wing/AC. So any thing that you find out of place in this fic please let me know and I will try to adjust it properly. ~ FantasyChick
Couples suggested so far are:
Minako Aino: Quatre Rabera Winner = 1 / Wufei Chang = 1
Ami Mizuno: Wufei Chang = 1 (I actually read an Ami/Wufei fic the other day, it was good.)
Rei Hino: Trowa Barton = 1 / Quatre Rabera Winner = 1
Makoto Kino: Hiiro Yuy = 1
Haruka Tenoh: Zechs M = 1 / Hiiro Yuy = 1
Michiru Kaioh: Hiiro Yuy = 1 / Zechs M = 1
Setsuna Meioh: Trowa Barton = 2 / Milliardo Peacecraft = 1
Fixed pairings are: Usagi and Duo, because I wanted to see them together and: Mamaru and Relena because they deserve each other.
Now on with the story . . .
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Duo Maxwell wandered aimlessly around Melbourne, Australia. Australia was one of the few countries on earth that hadn't been really affected by the war. Not that OZ or any of the other party's of the wars hadn't tried to drag them in, but Australia itself was an independent power having long ago broke free of all ties to other countries a thousand years ago when world war three ravaged Earth and Australia had been unwillingly caught between the different powers and religions. Being the largest multi-cultural country at the time the people had ousted the Prime Minister and Government at that time and created there own Democratic society.
It was really quite fascinating when you thought about it. The new parliamentary system they had created had been in place for the last thousand of years and they had rarely had any problems with it since the first few teething problems. It was a council made up of all the different minorities. Men and Women, Catholics and Buddhists, Gays and Lesbians, and even Teenagers represented their different peoples and interests, plus the many more minorities.
The war had ended over almost two years ago and now, at 18 years of age, Duo was unsure of what to do with him self unlike his fellow pilots. It was not a shock at how well they all worked together, considering the blood that ran through their veins.
Hiiro Yuy, former pilot of the Gundam Wing Zero was now a member of the Preventers under the command of Colonel Une. Bearing in mind how smart Hiiro is Duo was not at all surprised when he realised that Hiiro was of Mercurian descent.
Former pilot of the Gundam Sandrock, Quatre Rabera Winner, was now taking charge of his company from his home of L4, and sometimes helping the preventers. Duo was slightly surprised when he sensed the powers of Venus running through the Arabian.
Trowa Barton, once the pilot of the Gundam Heavyarms was currently travelling around in the circus with his adopted sister Catherine Bloom and doing part time work for the Preventers. Remembering the Princess of Jupiter well, Duo could certainly understand how Trowa had Jupiterian ancestors.
Wufei Chang or Wu_man, was also working for the Preventers. And still as bad tempered as he was when he used to fly the Gundam Nataku. The moment the Justice crazy Asian had first threatened to cut of his braid, Duo knew instantly the he was of Martian descent. Martians had such touchy tempers.
Relena Peacecraft, formerly Relena Darlian was now currently leading the rest of the world into a time of peace and was currently being courted by a current Beau, a young Doctor by the name of Mamaru Chiba.
Relena was one of the reasons Duo hadn't stayed in the Sanq kingdom. He remembered her as the sister of Serenity and it hurt to have a connection to his love without having his love nearby, to have the constant reminder. The only thing that hurt as much was the loss of his little firefly. And having already connected with his soul mate; Duo could never, would never try to fall in love with anybody else. He also recognized Mamaru Chiba as the reincarnation of Prince Endymion. Even in this new time and place the true clueless soul mates had once again found each other.
And then there was Duo Maxwell, the once Prince of Saturn known as Shinigami. It was strange how his name had become a name of legend. Of course Duo Maxwell never lied and when he called himself Shinigami and no one ever believed him, he just gave up telling them.
He'd known from the moment he was reborn exactly who he was and is. He was Shinigami, Senshi of Death and Rebirth, Prince of Saturn, beloved of Princess Serenity of the Whitemoon Kingdom and father of Princess Firefly of Saturn.
And then as he grew up all over again he became Duo Maxwell, orphan from the colony L2, only survivor of the Maxwell Church massacre, pilot 02 of the Gundam Deathscythe Hell, and currently unemployed wanderer.
Not that he hadn't lacked in job prospects.
Lady Une had offered him a position in the Preventers but he just couldn't see himself sticking to all of the rules Preventers are supposed to abide by.
Hilde had suggested a partnership in a salvage yard business, an interesting idea to begin with but rather unappealing in its mundanity later on.
Quatre had even offered to find him a position in his company, a respectable job. Even when he'd been a Prince he'd never really followed the grain of things and no matter how much he liked Quatre he doubted he could stand the complacency of settling for such a stable and routine job. No offence to the Q-man but a job in his company would be worse than working for the Preventers and in the salvage yard business combined.
And that's how he ended up here, restlessly searching for something he couldn't find, a place in this world.
Dizziness overwhelmed the braided young man and he braced him self on the park bench on which he had been sitting on as he felt a . . . a change flow through his very surroundings. It was as if a wave rippled through the streams of time and universe, interrupting they're normal flow and altering them until they were inevitably changed forever.
~~ Shini ~~ The nickname whispered in the back of his mind, in a voice achingly familiar.
Serenity . . .
A black mist quickly formed around Duo, obscuring him from view and when it dissipated, a man dressed head to foot in black skin tight pants, black leather calf high boots, a black silk shirt that was untucked in and a black ankle length jacket appeared. From his back sprouted purple wings, almost black where they were attached to his back and ending as a light royal purple at the tips. His hair was still tied back in its braid, although it now held purple highlights through it. Shinigami now stood in full royal regalia.
With a slightly maniacal grin he leapt up into the air saying the phrase "Saturn Teleport" and was gone within the blink of an eye.
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~~ Serenity . . . ~~
Usagi gasped as the name whispered in the back of her mind. Was it possible? Was Shini really . . . ?
Before she could even finish the thought, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
"Shini?" she asked half scared that she was imagining the handsome form standing there.
He looked as just as unsure as her until he heard her whisper the old nickname.
"Ren,' was the quiet reply and then they were in each others arms, holding on so tight as if they were afraid the other would disappear at any moment.
After some time had passed, Shinigami gently led Serenity to sit on the bed, still holding her close.
They spent hours just sitting there, telling each other their stories what had happened, what they remembered, the pain of their shared loss's and the sorrow over loosing Firefly.
"You know I actually got to hold, I got to play with her,' Usagi spoke quietly of Hotaru, 'she was such a beautiful young woman and I never knew she was my daughter, I should have known, I should have been there with her, she died protecting me,' by this time she was almost hysterical 'my baby girl died protecting me." By this time she was sobbing uncontrollably as she remembered the painful demise of her Senshi and Daughter.
She held onto Shini-Duo desperately the pain almost unbearable.
"Shhh . . . sweetling . . . shhh,' Duo whispered, patting her back soothingly, 'you couldn't have known Serenity, there was no way you could have known."
"You should listen to your beloved, Princess,' Setsuna said from where she had been observing the couple, 'If I the Guardian of Time and Space could not know of this then how could you."
"But I'm her mother, I should have known,' Usagi protested.
"No Usagi you couldn't have known, my father said that the Universe we have just came from was not supposed to happen at all. This Universe, the one we are in now is the one we should have been in originally." Setsuna paced the room as she spoke, gesturing as she went on, 'Usagi . . . Princess, it is not now nor has it ever been your fault. Daddy told me that something happening in the Universe next to us had something go wrong that changed our world to the one we were just in. When that problem was corrected it once again changed our world . . . this time to the one we are now in. If you want to blame someone, blame whoever it was that caused the changes in the first place and NOT YOUR SELF."
While Setsuna had been talking, Usagi had struggled and argued with herself about it, and then jumped as Setsuna shouted out not to blame herself. Setsuna knew her too well. And she wouldn't have it any other way she admitted to herself as she saw the logic in her older friend's words.
"Okay Setsuna I give you win, I am not to blame for not knowing and neither are you."
When Setsuna went to protest, Usagi interrupted her saying, 'Don't make me go all Royal on you Sets. You are not the Senshi of Universe's, you are the Guardian of Time, you could not have known."
The tall women bowed with a twitch in her lips, 'Yes your majesty."
Usagi groaned and buried her face in Duo's clothes. "Pu,' she whined. And they both chuckled.
"You two are hopeless you realise that don't you,' Duo spoke, causing the two women to glare at him menacingly. He quickly held his hands out in the "I surrender position", 'hey, hey calm down I meant that in a good way."
Usagi grabbed the nearest pillow and began to thump him with it. Duo then took another pillow and began to retaliate, speedily gaining the advantage. When Usagi felt herself beginning to lose she called to Sets for aide and the two joined forces against Duo. Soon they were all draped exhaustedly across the bed, giggling and struggling for breath.
"So . . . Setsuna . . . is there a reason . . . that you are here other then . . . to knock some sense into me." Usagi asked, finally catching her breath.
"Yes,' Setsuna suddenly became sober, 'I've located the other Senshi."
"What?"
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Okay I really, really wanted to make this chapter longer but I kept getting choked up with the powerful emotions coming through. That and I have a shit load of studying to get through and very little time for much else.
Next Chapter: The rest of the Guys and the Girls come into the picture.
Note: I just have to warn all Gundam Wing fans that I have never actually seen an episode of Gundam Wing/AC. So any thing that you find out of place in this fic please let me know and I will try to adjust it properly. ~ FantasyChick
Couples suggested so far are:
Minako Aino: Quatre Rabera Winner = 1 / Wufei Chang = 1
Ami Mizuno: Wufei Chang = 1 (I actually read an Ami/Wufei fic the other day, it was good.)
Rei Hino: Trowa Barton = 1 / Quatre Rabera Winner = 1
Makoto Kino: Hiiro Yuy = 1
Haruka Tenoh: Zechs M = 1 / Hiiro Yuy = 1
Michiru Kaioh: Hiiro Yuy = 1 / Zechs M = 1
Setsuna Meioh: Trowa Barton = 2 / Milliardo Peacecraft = 1
Fixed pairings are: Usagi and Duo, because I wanted to see them together and: Mamaru and Relena because they deserve each other.
Now on with the story . . .
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Duo Maxwell wandered aimlessly around Melbourne, Australia. Australia was one of the few countries on earth that hadn't been really affected by the war. Not that OZ or any of the other party's of the wars hadn't tried to drag them in, but Australia itself was an independent power having long ago broke free of all ties to other countries a thousand years ago when world war three ravaged Earth and Australia had been unwillingly caught between the different powers and religions. Being the largest multi-cultural country at the time the people had ousted the Prime Minister and Government at that time and created there own Democratic society.
It was really quite fascinating when you thought about it. The new parliamentary system they had created had been in place for the last thousand of years and they had rarely had any problems with it since the first few teething problems. It was a council made up of all the different minorities. Men and Women, Catholics and Buddhists, Gays and Lesbians, and even Teenagers represented their different peoples and interests, plus the many more minorities.
The war had ended over almost two years ago and now, at 18 years of age, Duo was unsure of what to do with him self unlike his fellow pilots. It was not a shock at how well they all worked together, considering the blood that ran through their veins.
Hiiro Yuy, former pilot of the Gundam Wing Zero was now a member of the Preventers under the command of Colonel Une. Bearing in mind how smart Hiiro is Duo was not at all surprised when he realised that Hiiro was of Mercurian descent.
Former pilot of the Gundam Sandrock, Quatre Rabera Winner, was now taking charge of his company from his home of L4, and sometimes helping the preventers. Duo was slightly surprised when he sensed the powers of Venus running through the Arabian.
Trowa Barton, once the pilot of the Gundam Heavyarms was currently travelling around in the circus with his adopted sister Catherine Bloom and doing part time work for the Preventers. Remembering the Princess of Jupiter well, Duo could certainly understand how Trowa had Jupiterian ancestors.
Wufei Chang or Wu_man, was also working for the Preventers. And still as bad tempered as he was when he used to fly the Gundam Nataku. The moment the Justice crazy Asian had first threatened to cut of his braid, Duo knew instantly the he was of Martian descent. Martians had such touchy tempers.
Relena Peacecraft, formerly Relena Darlian was now currently leading the rest of the world into a time of peace and was currently being courted by a current Beau, a young Doctor by the name of Mamaru Chiba.
Relena was one of the reasons Duo hadn't stayed in the Sanq kingdom. He remembered her as the sister of Serenity and it hurt to have a connection to his love without having his love nearby, to have the constant reminder. The only thing that hurt as much was the loss of his little firefly. And having already connected with his soul mate; Duo could never, would never try to fall in love with anybody else. He also recognized Mamaru Chiba as the reincarnation of Prince Endymion. Even in this new time and place the true clueless soul mates had once again found each other.
And then there was Duo Maxwell, the once Prince of Saturn known as Shinigami. It was strange how his name had become a name of legend. Of course Duo Maxwell never lied and when he called himself Shinigami and no one ever believed him, he just gave up telling them.
He'd known from the moment he was reborn exactly who he was and is. He was Shinigami, Senshi of Death and Rebirth, Prince of Saturn, beloved of Princess Serenity of the Whitemoon Kingdom and father of Princess Firefly of Saturn.
And then as he grew up all over again he became Duo Maxwell, orphan from the colony L2, only survivor of the Maxwell Church massacre, pilot 02 of the Gundam Deathscythe Hell, and currently unemployed wanderer.
Not that he hadn't lacked in job prospects.
Lady Une had offered him a position in the Preventers but he just couldn't see himself sticking to all of the rules Preventers are supposed to abide by.
Hilde had suggested a partnership in a salvage yard business, an interesting idea to begin with but rather unappealing in its mundanity later on.
Quatre had even offered to find him a position in his company, a respectable job. Even when he'd been a Prince he'd never really followed the grain of things and no matter how much he liked Quatre he doubted he could stand the complacency of settling for such a stable and routine job. No offence to the Q-man but a job in his company would be worse than working for the Preventers and in the salvage yard business combined.
And that's how he ended up here, restlessly searching for something he couldn't find, a place in this world.
Dizziness overwhelmed the braided young man and he braced him self on the park bench on which he had been sitting on as he felt a . . . a change flow through his very surroundings. It was as if a wave rippled through the streams of time and universe, interrupting they're normal flow and altering them until they were inevitably changed forever.
~~ Shini ~~ The nickname whispered in the back of his mind, in a voice achingly familiar.
Serenity . . .
A black mist quickly formed around Duo, obscuring him from view and when it dissipated, a man dressed head to foot in black skin tight pants, black leather calf high boots, a black silk shirt that was untucked in and a black ankle length jacket appeared. From his back sprouted purple wings, almost black where they were attached to his back and ending as a light royal purple at the tips. His hair was still tied back in its braid, although it now held purple highlights through it. Shinigami now stood in full royal regalia.
With a slightly maniacal grin he leapt up into the air saying the phrase "Saturn Teleport" and was gone within the blink of an eye.
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~~ Serenity . . . ~~
Usagi gasped as the name whispered in the back of her mind. Was it possible? Was Shini really . . . ?
Before she could even finish the thought, a familiar figure appeared in front of her.
"Shini?" she asked half scared that she was imagining the handsome form standing there.
He looked as just as unsure as her until he heard her whisper the old nickname.
"Ren,' was the quiet reply and then they were in each others arms, holding on so tight as if they were afraid the other would disappear at any moment.
After some time had passed, Shinigami gently led Serenity to sit on the bed, still holding her close.
They spent hours just sitting there, telling each other their stories what had happened, what they remembered, the pain of their shared loss's and the sorrow over loosing Firefly.
"You know I actually got to hold, I got to play with her,' Usagi spoke quietly of Hotaru, 'she was such a beautiful young woman and I never knew she was my daughter, I should have known, I should have been there with her, she died protecting me,' by this time she was almost hysterical 'my baby girl died protecting me." By this time she was sobbing uncontrollably as she remembered the painful demise of her Senshi and Daughter.
She held onto Shini-Duo desperately the pain almost unbearable.
"Shhh . . . sweetling . . . shhh,' Duo whispered, patting her back soothingly, 'you couldn't have known Serenity, there was no way you could have known."
"You should listen to your beloved, Princess,' Setsuna said from where she had been observing the couple, 'If I the Guardian of Time and Space could not know of this then how could you."
"But I'm her mother, I should have known,' Usagi protested.
"No Usagi you couldn't have known, my father said that the Universe we have just came from was not supposed to happen at all. This Universe, the one we are in now is the one we should have been in originally." Setsuna paced the room as she spoke, gesturing as she went on, 'Usagi . . . Princess, it is not now nor has it ever been your fault. Daddy told me that something happening in the Universe next to us had something go wrong that changed our world to the one we were just in. When that problem was corrected it once again changed our world . . . this time to the one we are now in. If you want to blame someone, blame whoever it was that caused the changes in the first place and NOT YOUR SELF."
While Setsuna had been talking, Usagi had struggled and argued with herself about it, and then jumped as Setsuna shouted out not to blame herself. Setsuna knew her too well. And she wouldn't have it any other way she admitted to herself as she saw the logic in her older friend's words.
"Okay Setsuna I give you win, I am not to blame for not knowing and neither are you."
When Setsuna went to protest, Usagi interrupted her saying, 'Don't make me go all Royal on you Sets. You are not the Senshi of Universe's, you are the Guardian of Time, you could not have known."
The tall women bowed with a twitch in her lips, 'Yes your majesty."
Usagi groaned and buried her face in Duo's clothes. "Pu,' she whined. And they both chuckled.
"You two are hopeless you realise that don't you,' Duo spoke, causing the two women to glare at him menacingly. He quickly held his hands out in the "I surrender position", 'hey, hey calm down I meant that in a good way."
Usagi grabbed the nearest pillow and began to thump him with it. Duo then took another pillow and began to retaliate, speedily gaining the advantage. When Usagi felt herself beginning to lose she called to Sets for aide and the two joined forces against Duo. Soon they were all draped exhaustedly across the bed, giggling and struggling for breath.
"So . . . Setsuna . . . is there a reason . . . that you are here other then . . . to knock some sense into me." Usagi asked, finally catching her breath.
"Yes,' Setsuna suddenly became sober, 'I've located the other Senshi."
"What?"
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Okay I really, really wanted to make this chapter longer but I kept getting choked up with the powerful emotions coming through. That and I have a shit load of studying to get through and very little time for much else.
Next Chapter: The rest of the Guys and the Girls come into the picture.