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Chapter 15: Games and Politics
"Would the counsel please step forward," a lighthearted voice commands, "Please state your name and the organization you are representing here today."
A man stands with an annoyed look on his face and walks calmly to the podium. "I am Triage Arashi and I represent the Terranean company as its president of operations."
The woman nods and motions to the young woman standing behind the podium across from Triage. Triage looks over to the young blonde behind the other podium and looks at her. She glares back with fire almost emanating from her eyes and the gaze almost as penetrating as a hot laser-sharpened sword. She knows something and she is not going to hold back.
"I am Relena Darlian and I represent the people in both space and the earth," Relena begins boldly, "I have brought Mr. Arashi here before the universal congress to bring a charge before him to explain and give his defense."
"Enough with the formalities Ms. Darlian," Triage grunts not caring about his image, "I am a busy man and I can't have my time wasted for accusations that aren't well-founded."
"Yes, you have been a busy man, Triage," Relena confronts directly, "However, what you have been busy with is illegal and downright threatening."
"If you are referring to our prototype device, you have no reason to feel threatened," Triage angrily retaliates, "And business tactics are business tactics. If these are the charges, I will leave now because it is no concern of the universal congress." Triage begins gathering his things as if knowing what Relena will say.
"No, Triage, I am talking about your illegal production of mobile suits!" Relena drops on him.
Triage freezes looking down at his papers. His stunned look slowly turns to her.
"I'm afraid you better have pretty damn good evidence to tarnish my company's reputation with such an accusation, or I will destroy your reputation with a charge of slander," Triage darkly threatens regaining his composure.
Relena takes in a breath and shrugs her shoulders slightly, "Over the past six months we have been monitoring activities of your company. The initial reason revolved around the things you stated earlier. However, about two months ago, we lost two valuable people and friends who were monitoring your suspicious behavior of sending goods to strange areas and then disappearing. Earlier this week, upon a routine investigation mobile suits once again attacked our convoy and were subsequently destroyed. However before they were removed, we collected a sample of one of the suits, which was analyzed by a Noventa company device. The results came back and showed us the suits are made of Titranium that your company exclusively mines. What do you have to say in your defense?"
Triage hearing all of this is red in the face with anger. "You, you, you fools!" he manages, "What do you plan on doing, huh? It is too late anyway, we can still accomplish our goals!"
"Well Triage, I will be putting a request through this congress that economic sanctions be placed on Terranean until we investigate if you are using these suits or supporting someone else. Not to mention find out about the mysterious disappearance of your CEO, Audric," Relena informs, "All in all, we will probably break Terranean up and put an end to this threat."
Triage straightens up and fixes his hair. A muffled laugh becomes audible in the silent room awaiting his reaction. "You think you have won, but you haven't. You won't be able to stop me in time," Triage bellows, "PROJECT: STAR-BREAKER!"
A boom as heard as a giant hand plows through the wall and grasps Triage. A blue and black mobile suit reveals itself as the smoke clears. The hand pulls Triage out of the newly formed window and fires the engines. As the Taurus takes off Triage yelps, "You will never get the best of us!"
Relena stands with dust covering her white suit. 'I wonder what they are after?'
---Meanwhile (SM - Corner Cafe)---
"So Trowa, I don't know all that much about you. All I know is that you are from a different world, are a great warrior, and don't talk much," Makoto begins cheerfully, "Why don't we start with how many girlfriends you have."
"Girlfriends," Trowa muses to himself, "I've been too busy for that. The only girl in my life is my sister, Catherine."
"Catherine, huh," Makoto wonders.
"Yes, she isn't my blood sister, more like a surrogate," Trowa explains, "She worries about me when I go off to fight. But at least I have some place to return."
"That really nice, Trowa," Makoto acknowledges, "But, you never told me you had a sister."
"You never asked," Trowa states quickly and plainly, but was taken as a joke by Makoto who laughs. She smiles as her face almost glistens while laughing. Trowa catches himself starting and blushing. He quickly looks away to regain composure. As he turns back, Makoto is gazing upon him with her dreamy eyes. . "I think you like me, Trowa," Makoto drifts sweetly.
"Uh," Trowa stumbles knowing she is breaking his guard again, "That may be, but it doesn't matter because I'm on a mission and I have to go back eventually." 'Good, now my brain is working correctly.'
Makoto expression sullens and Trowa looks at her perplexed.
"Excuse me for a sec," Makoto mutters as she stands up and begins walking away. Trowa knowing he hurt her somehow, gets up and follows.
"Makoto, what is wrong," Trowa asks coming up behind her.
"Trowa, I really enjoy being around you," Makoto confesses, "I guess it just never hit me that our contact is only temporary. I just don't want to lose another great guy."
They walk together out of the cafe and start walking down the street silently trying to think of something to say. 'What do I do,' Trowa thinks, 'I haven't felt this way about anybody, but my mission still stands. I wonder if I will ever get something like this to work. I might never get anything like this if I don't try. This must be what Heero went through with Relena. I guess I will learn from his mistakes and I'll just let my mind sit still and see what happens.'
"Makoto, it is true that I like you," Trowa blurts out unexpectedly, "I think we should enjoy our time together while we have it."
"Trowa," Makoto replies confused.
"I haven't felt this way about anybody and I'm not sure at all what to do," Trowa confesses himself, "It doesn't make sense, but it is worth the risk for you." Trowa stands there looking at her, completely dumbfounded at what to do next. 'That sounded cheesy, but that is what my heart wanted to say, so let's see where this goes.' Makoto looks at him with an odd expression of dreamy eyes and excitedness.
"I know exactly what to do," Makoto whispers. She reaches up and lays her hands on his shoulders and reaches her face towards his. Trowa realizes what's coming and bends his head slightly to meet hers. As they get closer, both their eyes close, and screams blister though the streets breaking their focus.
---Meanwhile (SM - Fancy Diner)--- "Hey guys, over here," a high-pitched voice calls out to the dressed up Duo and Hilde.
"Hi Usagi, you look great!" Hilde squeals as she walks toward the table. Duo rolls his eyes and looks to Mamoru with a different suit than he wore last time he saw him. Mamoru looks to Duo and shakes his head.
"Good to see you again, Duo," Mamoru says.
"Yeah, same here, this is a pretty posh place you brought us to. If I wasn't the God of Death, I would be nervous if I could actually afford to eat at this place," Duo jokes.
"Not to mention muster the manners required for such an occasion," Hilde quips.
"Hey!" Duo gasps as Hilde just closes her eyes and smiles as she sits across from Usagi at the round table. Duo shakes his head and takes his seat. The group orders and continues small talk about the day's events. The food arrives and Mamoru is the first to get to the heart of the conversation.
"That reminds me Duo," Mamoru starts, "The girls really haven't been able to get much out of Heero and Trowa on why you fight so fiercely or the ethics behind it."
"If you can get anything at all out of Heero, you are ahead of the game," Hilde explains jokingly, "And Trowa speaks only for important things, which means he is almost impossible in everyday situations. I'm amazed you've gotten anything out of either of them."
"Wow, have they always been like that?" Usagi asks.
"They used to be much worse," Duo points out, "It took a girl for Heero, and it took Trowa to nearly die before his sister finally loosened him up."
"So, Trowa has been so drastic as to blow himself up before?" Mamoru asks.
Duo tilts his head acknowledging the half-truth, "Kinda, he tried that before but his sister was right there and he couldn't do it."
"Wow, you guys are drastic, but it seems there is always something stopping you from actually doing it," Mamoru ponders.
"Nope," Duo belts, "Heero actually blew himself up just like Trowa was about to in front of you. He was strong enough to survive it somehow."
"How horrible," Usagi sadly states, "You still haven't answered why you guys are that drastic as opposed to just not have the mission happen according to plan and regroup for another attack."
"There is no regroup in our vocabulary, we were trained from birth to ingrain in our minds that failure and try again are not options," Duo heavily states, "The mission or the world, that is why we fight as we do." Hilde reaches over to encourage her knight who in turn nods appreciatively.
Usagi smiles, "But underneath it all is the life and energy of an old softie." Hilde giggles as a commotion starts at the entrance.
Mamoru quickly judges the situation and looks to Usagi, "We've got trouble."
---Meanwhile (SM - Streets of Tokyo)---
"Well, a fulfilling life to me would be to become a doctor and help a lot of people with my knowledge," Ami explains to the pondering Heero walking beside her.
"That is quite noble," Heero responds, "It will definitely be a good skill for your job to learn to trust yourself.
"How about you Heero?" Ami responds to his answer.
"I feel as though I have been through enough to lead a fulfilling life," Heero states plainly.
"But what is there left for you to do," Ami asks intrigued, "There has to be something that you want to do to lead a life you want to live and would call fulfilling by your standards."
Heero gazes up at the sky and Ami watches him. She begins blushing at how cute and serene he looks thinking about what he is.
Heero mutters, "It is not so much a question of what to do with my life, but rather who I will spend it with. That is my fulfilling life."
"Heero, that is really pretty," Ami sweetly says admiring him. Heero looks down at her, but not with menacing eyes, but those soft innocent eyes that are trapped inside, trying to reach the surface of his hard walls. Ami is speechless as she stares into Heero's almost hypnotic gaze.
A low boom rattles the area as a car is blown apart and Ami leaps into Heero's arms in surprise. They turn together to see the cause and see a youma with triangle shaped cannons for arms. It fires into another car and screams start escaping the area and commotions start in every direction.
"What is it up to?" Heero wonders aloud.
"Well, I'm about to find out," Ami boldly says as she transforms into Sailor Mercury.
The two run up to the street where the youma is wreaking havoc.
"Mercury, over here," Moon calls from the other side of the street as Duo, Hilde, and Trowa jog across to Heero's side.
"Hey Heero, we ran into Trowa who was walking past our diner when this all went down," Duo explains.
"What is going on, Heero?" Hilde asks angrily.
"Simple, a youma is attacking the city and the girls are taking care of it," Heero states a little annoyed for spelling it out for her.
"Not that idiot," Duo chuckles calming his girl, "She's talking about Ami in your arms."
Heero glances toward the two noticing Hilde is quite upset, "It is not of your concern right now."
"Ha, ha, the winds of war are beginning to stir," the youma threatens, "All of you will soon perish under its torrential strength."
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon all stand together boldly and Moon steps forward.
"Hnn," Heero grunts.
"Here it comes," Trowa sighs disheartened.
"What is it?" Duo asks.
"Just watch," Trowa nods.
"Regardless of what you have planned we will stop you," Moon spouts proudly, "We fight for love and justice and in the name of the moon, we will punish you!"
Duo, Hilde, and the other two sweatdrop.
"That, that, that was so painful!" Duo complains.
"They even said it with a straight face," Hilde states embarrassed.
"I may not be the fight you are looking for, but be warned that wrath of enormous proportions is about to be dropped onto your pretty little heads," the youma scoffs as he fires at the group.
They scatter and try to gain the upper hand.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury starts but the youma, despite its bulkiness, easily evades.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter fires as she runs toward it waiting for it to sidestep right into one of her kicks. It sidesteps right on time and Jupiter lands a great kick sending the monster against a nearby wall.
"Not yet," the enemy barks as it raises its gun and fires at Jupiter who runs quickly away.
"I'll finish this now," Moon states as she begins her routine.
"Ha, not quite," the youma cackles as he turns his aim towards Moon. Just as he is about to unleash his attack a red flash occurs and a rose sticks into on of the arms. The arm subsequently explodes.
"Remember Sailor Moon, weaken the enemy and then finish it off so you don't waste your best moves," Tuxedo Kamen states heroically and jumps off to allow Moon to finish the battle.
"He saves her, says one thing, and leaves?" Duo shockedly asks.
"Interesting place don't you think," Hilde jokes.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Moon shouts as she hurls a heart at the wounded enemy who simply closes it eyes as the attack engulfs. The creature is vaporized and the world returns to a safe place.
"I wonder what he meant," Mercury wonders aloud as the group detransforms.
"I don't know, we should get everybody together and see what they think," Makoto suggests.
"Speaking of which, there is Ryo," Usagi notices and waves.
Ami turns and looks smiling. Ryo glares at her and then gives Heero a nasty look as he turns away and leaves.
"Ryo," Ami worries.
Chapter 15: Games and Politics
"Would the counsel please step forward," a lighthearted voice commands, "Please state your name and the organization you are representing here today."
A man stands with an annoyed look on his face and walks calmly to the podium. "I am Triage Arashi and I represent the Terranean company as its president of operations."
The woman nods and motions to the young woman standing behind the podium across from Triage. Triage looks over to the young blonde behind the other podium and looks at her. She glares back with fire almost emanating from her eyes and the gaze almost as penetrating as a hot laser-sharpened sword. She knows something and she is not going to hold back.
"I am Relena Darlian and I represent the people in both space and the earth," Relena begins boldly, "I have brought Mr. Arashi here before the universal congress to bring a charge before him to explain and give his defense."
"Enough with the formalities Ms. Darlian," Triage grunts not caring about his image, "I am a busy man and I can't have my time wasted for accusations that aren't well-founded."
"Yes, you have been a busy man, Triage," Relena confronts directly, "However, what you have been busy with is illegal and downright threatening."
"If you are referring to our prototype device, you have no reason to feel threatened," Triage angrily retaliates, "And business tactics are business tactics. If these are the charges, I will leave now because it is no concern of the universal congress." Triage begins gathering his things as if knowing what Relena will say.
"No, Triage, I am talking about your illegal production of mobile suits!" Relena drops on him.
Triage freezes looking down at his papers. His stunned look slowly turns to her.
"I'm afraid you better have pretty damn good evidence to tarnish my company's reputation with such an accusation, or I will destroy your reputation with a charge of slander," Triage darkly threatens regaining his composure.
Relena takes in a breath and shrugs her shoulders slightly, "Over the past six months we have been monitoring activities of your company. The initial reason revolved around the things you stated earlier. However, about two months ago, we lost two valuable people and friends who were monitoring your suspicious behavior of sending goods to strange areas and then disappearing. Earlier this week, upon a routine investigation mobile suits once again attacked our convoy and were subsequently destroyed. However before they were removed, we collected a sample of one of the suits, which was analyzed by a Noventa company device. The results came back and showed us the suits are made of Titranium that your company exclusively mines. What do you have to say in your defense?"
Triage hearing all of this is red in the face with anger. "You, you, you fools!" he manages, "What do you plan on doing, huh? It is too late anyway, we can still accomplish our goals!"
"Well Triage, I will be putting a request through this congress that economic sanctions be placed on Terranean until we investigate if you are using these suits or supporting someone else. Not to mention find out about the mysterious disappearance of your CEO, Audric," Relena informs, "All in all, we will probably break Terranean up and put an end to this threat."
Triage straightens up and fixes his hair. A muffled laugh becomes audible in the silent room awaiting his reaction. "You think you have won, but you haven't. You won't be able to stop me in time," Triage bellows, "PROJECT: STAR-BREAKER!"
A boom as heard as a giant hand plows through the wall and grasps Triage. A blue and black mobile suit reveals itself as the smoke clears. The hand pulls Triage out of the newly formed window and fires the engines. As the Taurus takes off Triage yelps, "You will never get the best of us!"
Relena stands with dust covering her white suit. 'I wonder what they are after?'
---Meanwhile (SM - Corner Cafe)---
"So Trowa, I don't know all that much about you. All I know is that you are from a different world, are a great warrior, and don't talk much," Makoto begins cheerfully, "Why don't we start with how many girlfriends you have."
"Girlfriends," Trowa muses to himself, "I've been too busy for that. The only girl in my life is my sister, Catherine."
"Catherine, huh," Makoto wonders.
"Yes, she isn't my blood sister, more like a surrogate," Trowa explains, "She worries about me when I go off to fight. But at least I have some place to return."
"That really nice, Trowa," Makoto acknowledges, "But, you never told me you had a sister."
"You never asked," Trowa states quickly and plainly, but was taken as a joke by Makoto who laughs. She smiles as her face almost glistens while laughing. Trowa catches himself starting and blushing. He quickly looks away to regain composure. As he turns back, Makoto is gazing upon him with her dreamy eyes. . "I think you like me, Trowa," Makoto drifts sweetly.
"Uh," Trowa stumbles knowing she is breaking his guard again, "That may be, but it doesn't matter because I'm on a mission and I have to go back eventually." 'Good, now my brain is working correctly.'
Makoto expression sullens and Trowa looks at her perplexed.
"Excuse me for a sec," Makoto mutters as she stands up and begins walking away. Trowa knowing he hurt her somehow, gets up and follows.
"Makoto, what is wrong," Trowa asks coming up behind her.
"Trowa, I really enjoy being around you," Makoto confesses, "I guess it just never hit me that our contact is only temporary. I just don't want to lose another great guy."
They walk together out of the cafe and start walking down the street silently trying to think of something to say. 'What do I do,' Trowa thinks, 'I haven't felt this way about anybody, but my mission still stands. I wonder if I will ever get something like this to work. I might never get anything like this if I don't try. This must be what Heero went through with Relena. I guess I will learn from his mistakes and I'll just let my mind sit still and see what happens.'
"Makoto, it is true that I like you," Trowa blurts out unexpectedly, "I think we should enjoy our time together while we have it."
"Trowa," Makoto replies confused.
"I haven't felt this way about anybody and I'm not sure at all what to do," Trowa confesses himself, "It doesn't make sense, but it is worth the risk for you." Trowa stands there looking at her, completely dumbfounded at what to do next. 'That sounded cheesy, but that is what my heart wanted to say, so let's see where this goes.' Makoto looks at him with an odd expression of dreamy eyes and excitedness.
"I know exactly what to do," Makoto whispers. She reaches up and lays her hands on his shoulders and reaches her face towards his. Trowa realizes what's coming and bends his head slightly to meet hers. As they get closer, both their eyes close, and screams blister though the streets breaking their focus.
---Meanwhile (SM - Fancy Diner)--- "Hey guys, over here," a high-pitched voice calls out to the dressed up Duo and Hilde.
"Hi Usagi, you look great!" Hilde squeals as she walks toward the table. Duo rolls his eyes and looks to Mamoru with a different suit than he wore last time he saw him. Mamoru looks to Duo and shakes his head.
"Good to see you again, Duo," Mamoru says.
"Yeah, same here, this is a pretty posh place you brought us to. If I wasn't the God of Death, I would be nervous if I could actually afford to eat at this place," Duo jokes.
"Not to mention muster the manners required for such an occasion," Hilde quips.
"Hey!" Duo gasps as Hilde just closes her eyes and smiles as she sits across from Usagi at the round table. Duo shakes his head and takes his seat. The group orders and continues small talk about the day's events. The food arrives and Mamoru is the first to get to the heart of the conversation.
"That reminds me Duo," Mamoru starts, "The girls really haven't been able to get much out of Heero and Trowa on why you fight so fiercely or the ethics behind it."
"If you can get anything at all out of Heero, you are ahead of the game," Hilde explains jokingly, "And Trowa speaks only for important things, which means he is almost impossible in everyday situations. I'm amazed you've gotten anything out of either of them."
"Wow, have they always been like that?" Usagi asks.
"They used to be much worse," Duo points out, "It took a girl for Heero, and it took Trowa to nearly die before his sister finally loosened him up."
"So, Trowa has been so drastic as to blow himself up before?" Mamoru asks.
Duo tilts his head acknowledging the half-truth, "Kinda, he tried that before but his sister was right there and he couldn't do it."
"Wow, you guys are drastic, but it seems there is always something stopping you from actually doing it," Mamoru ponders.
"Nope," Duo belts, "Heero actually blew himself up just like Trowa was about to in front of you. He was strong enough to survive it somehow."
"How horrible," Usagi sadly states, "You still haven't answered why you guys are that drastic as opposed to just not have the mission happen according to plan and regroup for another attack."
"There is no regroup in our vocabulary, we were trained from birth to ingrain in our minds that failure and try again are not options," Duo heavily states, "The mission or the world, that is why we fight as we do." Hilde reaches over to encourage her knight who in turn nods appreciatively.
Usagi smiles, "But underneath it all is the life and energy of an old softie." Hilde giggles as a commotion starts at the entrance.
Mamoru quickly judges the situation and looks to Usagi, "We've got trouble."
---Meanwhile (SM - Streets of Tokyo)---
"Well, a fulfilling life to me would be to become a doctor and help a lot of people with my knowledge," Ami explains to the pondering Heero walking beside her.
"That is quite noble," Heero responds, "It will definitely be a good skill for your job to learn to trust yourself.
"How about you Heero?" Ami responds to his answer.
"I feel as though I have been through enough to lead a fulfilling life," Heero states plainly.
"But what is there left for you to do," Ami asks intrigued, "There has to be something that you want to do to lead a life you want to live and would call fulfilling by your standards."
Heero gazes up at the sky and Ami watches him. She begins blushing at how cute and serene he looks thinking about what he is.
Heero mutters, "It is not so much a question of what to do with my life, but rather who I will spend it with. That is my fulfilling life."
"Heero, that is really pretty," Ami sweetly says admiring him. Heero looks down at her, but not with menacing eyes, but those soft innocent eyes that are trapped inside, trying to reach the surface of his hard walls. Ami is speechless as she stares into Heero's almost hypnotic gaze.
A low boom rattles the area as a car is blown apart and Ami leaps into Heero's arms in surprise. They turn together to see the cause and see a youma with triangle shaped cannons for arms. It fires into another car and screams start escaping the area and commotions start in every direction.
"What is it up to?" Heero wonders aloud.
"Well, I'm about to find out," Ami boldly says as she transforms into Sailor Mercury.
The two run up to the street where the youma is wreaking havoc.
"Mercury, over here," Moon calls from the other side of the street as Duo, Hilde, and Trowa jog across to Heero's side.
"Hey Heero, we ran into Trowa who was walking past our diner when this all went down," Duo explains.
"What is going on, Heero?" Hilde asks angrily.
"Simple, a youma is attacking the city and the girls are taking care of it," Heero states a little annoyed for spelling it out for her.
"Not that idiot," Duo chuckles calming his girl, "She's talking about Ami in your arms."
Heero glances toward the two noticing Hilde is quite upset, "It is not of your concern right now."
"Ha, ha, the winds of war are beginning to stir," the youma threatens, "All of you will soon perish under its torrential strength."
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon all stand together boldly and Moon steps forward.
"Hnn," Heero grunts.
"Here it comes," Trowa sighs disheartened.
"What is it?" Duo asks.
"Just watch," Trowa nods.
"Regardless of what you have planned we will stop you," Moon spouts proudly, "We fight for love and justice and in the name of the moon, we will punish you!"
Duo, Hilde, and the other two sweatdrop.
"That, that, that was so painful!" Duo complains.
"They even said it with a straight face," Hilde states embarrassed.
"I may not be the fight you are looking for, but be warned that wrath of enormous proportions is about to be dropped onto your pretty little heads," the youma scoffs as he fires at the group.
They scatter and try to gain the upper hand.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury starts but the youma, despite its bulkiness, easily evades.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter fires as she runs toward it waiting for it to sidestep right into one of her kicks. It sidesteps right on time and Jupiter lands a great kick sending the monster against a nearby wall.
"Not yet," the enemy barks as it raises its gun and fires at Jupiter who runs quickly away.
"I'll finish this now," Moon states as she begins her routine.
"Ha, not quite," the youma cackles as he turns his aim towards Moon. Just as he is about to unleash his attack a red flash occurs and a rose sticks into on of the arms. The arm subsequently explodes.
"Remember Sailor Moon, weaken the enemy and then finish it off so you don't waste your best moves," Tuxedo Kamen states heroically and jumps off to allow Moon to finish the battle.
"He saves her, says one thing, and leaves?" Duo shockedly asks.
"Interesting place don't you think," Hilde jokes.
"Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Moon shouts as she hurls a heart at the wounded enemy who simply closes it eyes as the attack engulfs. The creature is vaporized and the world returns to a safe place.
"I wonder what he meant," Mercury wonders aloud as the group detransforms.
"I don't know, we should get everybody together and see what they think," Makoto suggests.
"Speaking of which, there is Ryo," Usagi notices and waves.
Ami turns and looks smiling. Ryo glares at her and then gives Heero a nasty look as he turns away and leaves.
"Ryo," Ami worries.