Chapter Seven: Like old times
Act One: Meteor Mk II
By: Knux19 {So, where is the plot gonna go this time? I think I'll play it
by ear.}
"Entry course set.....all systems green......now all we gotta do is fall with style." Duo said as he ran his fingers across multi-colored panels. He had relieved Lance of his piloting duties while he went to check the cargo bay. The shuttle was mostly crew, but the cargo bay held a large crate that only Lance seemed to know the contents of.
Wufei breathed a heavy sigh. Thoughts of the past ran through his head. It was in the atmosphere that he and Heero had fought nearly to the death. Though he tried not to make it public, he still wanted to know who would have won. Staring out into space, he could have sworn it was the exact same spot as their battle, but he knew the odds of that.
"HEY! Earth to Wufei! You still awake?" Duo shoved Wufei's arm.
"Huh? What?"
"Throw that switch dude. I don't wanna burn up before I get to fight."
"Oh. Right." Wufei pulled a lever down and returned to his silent state. Breathing another sigh, he almost didn't notice a red blip on the radar. "What? This can't be right......."
Back in the Cargo bay, Lance had allowed Akihiko and Londona to step in to do some "maintenance" on the Leo Type Mobile Suits they had been given. Lance had stepped into the rear bay, which was restricted to all but him.
"Okay, now this switch brings up the radar's target display. Basically, it show's you the nearest enemy." Akihiko had very little time to teach her the controls, and no idea of when his first battle would be. "This one over here will throw the mech into a full reverse movement for evasive manuevers."
"And Heero makes it look so easy......" For Releena, this was like learning politics all over again. So many possible outcomes from every switch, and the wrong one meant disaster.
"I'm sorry Miss Rel...I mean Londona, but this is the way they made them. It's hard to teach knowing I'm going to be in my first battle, and I heard we're going to be using Talgeese type's soon." Akihiko drew a bandana from his pocket and wiped it across his forehead. The heat of the cargo bay was enough, but atmospheric entry would make it beyond human durability. "Man, I wish they'd put an air conditioner in the cargo bay."
"If they did, who would use it?"
"Point taken." He looked down to his wrist and checked the time. "It's sixteen hundred. We'd better get back to the passenger bay before we enter the atmosphere."
"Okay. I think I know enough to move one of these now. Shouldn't you go get Lance?"
"Oh, he knows what he's doing. I've heard he's the best we've got, with all respect to Mister Yuy of course."
Releena laughed. "You don't need to call him Mister just because your in my presence."
"Okay Miss Londona."
She chuckled again. "And don't call me "Miss" either."
Wufei's voice came over the intercom. "Attention! Enemy signal from six o' clock!"
"WHAT?!" Releena was shocked. She didn't know much about mobile suits, but she did know that attacking another person in the atmosphere was suicide. "Who can attack when we're just about to enter?"
Lance's voice followed Wufei's "Don't worry. I'll take the new type Aeros out and handle it. Continue along the set entry course."
Akihiko snapped to attention "The Aeros?! I thought it was still in it's developmental stages. Did they actually bring it with us?!"
Lance's voice again came over "Trowa! Open the rear cargo bay doors and seal off the central cargo bay from the rear. We've got some soldiers working on the Leo's."
They could hear the bay doors opening and themselves being sealed in. "C'mon Miss Londona. We'd better get back to our seats."
Lance was out in space again. This time he wouldn't have to run. He could hold his ground and maybe even score a victory with the Aeros. The proud blue and white suit had a similar build to the old Talgeese, but with smaller and a more aerodynamic design. With this, he could even enter the atmosphere, but that aspect had not yet been tested.
"Okay. I see the enemy. One suit, looks like.....!" It was the same suit that had assaulted he and Heero during their mission to recover the Zero System. "Well! I finally get to pay you back, but being a nice guy, I think I'll give you a chance to surrender. How about it?"
The pilot gave no response. He or she was as silent as a mobile doll. Cold, emotionless, and ready to fight...a perfect killing machine.
"Well then" The Aeros' left arm erupted with a wave of light as it projected a brilliant beam shield. The right arm held a beam rifle, ready to pierce anything in it's path. "Shall we get started?" He swayed to the left and fired two volleys. His opponent dodged with ease and returned fire. This suit not only looked like the Epyon, but it had a familiar flight pattern. It was as if Lance had known the skills of this person to a point where he could read his mind.
"Lance!" It was Wufei on the radio. "You'd better return in two minutes. We're about to enter!"
"Two minutes? I don't get to have any fun, do I?" He returned his attention to his target, who was now right in front of him. The mech raised it's arm and ignited a beam saber and brought it down hard. It crashed against the beam shield. Sparks flew in every direction imaginable. "This is too familiar for my tastes....It's like he can read my every move.....almost as if it were one of us."
"Hey! Get back in here! If you stay out much longer, you'll burn up in the atmosphere!" This time, it was from Trowa.
"Don't worry about me! I'm fine!" A red aura-like light began to surround the dueling suits. "Dang.....Sorry to make this fast, but I'm in a hurry!" Lance discarded his rifle in favor of his beam saber. Throwing the shining blade against the chest of his adversary, he cut away and began to head for the shuttle. "We'll finish this another time."
"If I go down I'm taking you with me!" A female voice shot over the radio.
"WHAT?!" He recognized the voice right away. "It can't be.....Saori?! What the hell are you doing over there?!" He was interrupted by a violent shake. Something had latched onto his leg. "What now?" A heat rod was coiled around his leg. "Damn!..............Wufei! I'm going to make my own entry preparations. You guys go ahead and I'll meet up with you in Iceland!"
"Okay. Don't go getting killed now."
The boys had all been watching the fight from the passenger bay. "You sure we shouldn't go back for him?" Quatre asked sounding worried.
"He's a big boy Quat." Duo didn't sound worried at all. "Looks like he can take care of himself."
Heero was lost in thought. "He's so much like me back then.......who knows? If I could survive entry during the first Meteor, maybe he can survive his own." The men continued to watch on as the mechs fell to the Earth, glowing a fierce red.
"Entry course set.....all systems green......now all we gotta do is fall with style." Duo said as he ran his fingers across multi-colored panels. He had relieved Lance of his piloting duties while he went to check the cargo bay. The shuttle was mostly crew, but the cargo bay held a large crate that only Lance seemed to know the contents of.
Wufei breathed a heavy sigh. Thoughts of the past ran through his head. It was in the atmosphere that he and Heero had fought nearly to the death. Though he tried not to make it public, he still wanted to know who would have won. Staring out into space, he could have sworn it was the exact same spot as their battle, but he knew the odds of that.
"HEY! Earth to Wufei! You still awake?" Duo shoved Wufei's arm.
"Huh? What?"
"Throw that switch dude. I don't wanna burn up before I get to fight."
"Oh. Right." Wufei pulled a lever down and returned to his silent state. Breathing another sigh, he almost didn't notice a red blip on the radar. "What? This can't be right......."
Back in the Cargo bay, Lance had allowed Akihiko and Londona to step in to do some "maintenance" on the Leo Type Mobile Suits they had been given. Lance had stepped into the rear bay, which was restricted to all but him.
"Okay, now this switch brings up the radar's target display. Basically, it show's you the nearest enemy." Akihiko had very little time to teach her the controls, and no idea of when his first battle would be. "This one over here will throw the mech into a full reverse movement for evasive manuevers."
"And Heero makes it look so easy......" For Releena, this was like learning politics all over again. So many possible outcomes from every switch, and the wrong one meant disaster.
"I'm sorry Miss Rel...I mean Londona, but this is the way they made them. It's hard to teach knowing I'm going to be in my first battle, and I heard we're going to be using Talgeese type's soon." Akihiko drew a bandana from his pocket and wiped it across his forehead. The heat of the cargo bay was enough, but atmospheric entry would make it beyond human durability. "Man, I wish they'd put an air conditioner in the cargo bay."
"If they did, who would use it?"
"Point taken." He looked down to his wrist and checked the time. "It's sixteen hundred. We'd better get back to the passenger bay before we enter the atmosphere."
"Okay. I think I know enough to move one of these now. Shouldn't you go get Lance?"
"Oh, he knows what he's doing. I've heard he's the best we've got, with all respect to Mister Yuy of course."
Releena laughed. "You don't need to call him Mister just because your in my presence."
"Okay Miss Londona."
She chuckled again. "And don't call me "Miss" either."
Wufei's voice came over the intercom. "Attention! Enemy signal from six o' clock!"
"WHAT?!" Releena was shocked. She didn't know much about mobile suits, but she did know that attacking another person in the atmosphere was suicide. "Who can attack when we're just about to enter?"
Lance's voice followed Wufei's "Don't worry. I'll take the new type Aeros out and handle it. Continue along the set entry course."
Akihiko snapped to attention "The Aeros?! I thought it was still in it's developmental stages. Did they actually bring it with us?!"
Lance's voice again came over "Trowa! Open the rear cargo bay doors and seal off the central cargo bay from the rear. We've got some soldiers working on the Leo's."
They could hear the bay doors opening and themselves being sealed in. "C'mon Miss Londona. We'd better get back to our seats."
Lance was out in space again. This time he wouldn't have to run. He could hold his ground and maybe even score a victory with the Aeros. The proud blue and white suit had a similar build to the old Talgeese, but with smaller and a more aerodynamic design. With this, he could even enter the atmosphere, but that aspect had not yet been tested.
"Okay. I see the enemy. One suit, looks like.....!" It was the same suit that had assaulted he and Heero during their mission to recover the Zero System. "Well! I finally get to pay you back, but being a nice guy, I think I'll give you a chance to surrender. How about it?"
The pilot gave no response. He or she was as silent as a mobile doll. Cold, emotionless, and ready to fight...a perfect killing machine.
"Well then" The Aeros' left arm erupted with a wave of light as it projected a brilliant beam shield. The right arm held a beam rifle, ready to pierce anything in it's path. "Shall we get started?" He swayed to the left and fired two volleys. His opponent dodged with ease and returned fire. This suit not only looked like the Epyon, but it had a familiar flight pattern. It was as if Lance had known the skills of this person to a point where he could read his mind.
"Lance!" It was Wufei on the radio. "You'd better return in two minutes. We're about to enter!"
"Two minutes? I don't get to have any fun, do I?" He returned his attention to his target, who was now right in front of him. The mech raised it's arm and ignited a beam saber and brought it down hard. It crashed against the beam shield. Sparks flew in every direction imaginable. "This is too familiar for my tastes....It's like he can read my every move.....almost as if it were one of us."
"Hey! Get back in here! If you stay out much longer, you'll burn up in the atmosphere!" This time, it was from Trowa.
"Don't worry about me! I'm fine!" A red aura-like light began to surround the dueling suits. "Dang.....Sorry to make this fast, but I'm in a hurry!" Lance discarded his rifle in favor of his beam saber. Throwing the shining blade against the chest of his adversary, he cut away and began to head for the shuttle. "We'll finish this another time."
"If I go down I'm taking you with me!" A female voice shot over the radio.
"WHAT?!" He recognized the voice right away. "It can't be.....Saori?! What the hell are you doing over there?!" He was interrupted by a violent shake. Something had latched onto his leg. "What now?" A heat rod was coiled around his leg. "Damn!..............Wufei! I'm going to make my own entry preparations. You guys go ahead and I'll meet up with you in Iceland!"
"Okay. Don't go getting killed now."
The boys had all been watching the fight from the passenger bay. "You sure we shouldn't go back for him?" Quatre asked sounding worried.
"He's a big boy Quat." Duo didn't sound worried at all. "Looks like he can take care of himself."
Heero was lost in thought. "He's so much like me back then.......who knows? If I could survive entry during the first Meteor, maybe he can survive his own." The men continued to watch on as the mechs fell to the Earth, glowing a fierce red.