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CHAPTER SIX: SHINJIRU.BELIEVE
"A Gundam?" Noin asked, shaking her head in disbelief. Une had told both Noin and Zechs about the woman she'd confronted the previous night, and about the disk she'd said could stop the revolution if Une chose to use it rather than destroy it.
"It must be a trap." Zechs eyed the disk Une had showed him, turning it in every way possible as if expecting to trigger an explosive device.
"She was my mother, Zechs. I know it. I could feel it."
"Then you have to believe it. Anna-"
Sally's face appeared on the VidaLink before Noin could say any more. No smiles accompanied her greeting. "Preventer Une?"
"Yes, Sally?"
"We're running out of time." Her statement was blunt but to the point. "They've already opened a number of communication channels that could span the Earth and colonies, but so far, they haven't said a word. We're still waiting to find out exactly who the leader is, and where the Neu-Ro's true intent lies."
"Who's there leader, I wonder," Preventer Fire ventured, and Une turned around to face her and Zechs.
"A new face, no doubt, but hopefully someone with a little more sense of fashion then the last one we dealt with." She was referring to Dekim, and for the first time in days, the tension seemed to lift, just a little, and all four Preventers laughed. Dekim did have quite a style running. Luckily, it didn't catch.
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"Who are you?" Heero demanded of the woman standing before him. His apartment was completely empty, except for these two beings, neither wanting to threaten or even confront the other. Heero would not accept it, but he feared this woman as much as she did him.
"You are Heero Yuy, no?"
"What does that matter?" The woman's clear blue eyes glowed, bemused.
"I thought for sure you'd make the connection, Heero, but then, Jay always wore those stupid glasses. Heero, my name is Atarii." The boy took a step back at the sound of her name. Not from fear or defensiveness, just shock. "Did he ever mention me?"
"Chigau! You're Doctor J's sister! One of the five female scientists that were acquainted with the five from Operation METEOR." The older woman nodded in agreement, her light grey locks of hair draping down her back, like Jay's did.
"What do you want from me, Atarii?"
"Have you heard about what is happening on the Earth?" She answered his question with a question of her own, and Heero accepted it.
"A new force is planning a revolution."
"Yes, and I need you to do the Earth a favour. Lady Une won't be able to do it on her own. Maraiya has already revealed her burden to the child. If she can't bring herself to accept it, there can be no more hope. You must back her up." Heero understood, and he nodded before following her back into the shadows from which she had mysteriously appeared.
"Besides, Heero, hasn't it been a while since you've seen Relena?"
"Excuse me?"
WuFei jumped back, his katana drawn. "Hotaru, are you insane, woman?" She stood there, not even flinching as he poised to strike out with his blade.
"No more than my husband was," she answered dryly. The Chinese boy laughed, despite himself, and slipped the blade back into its sheath.
"And no more than my fiancée is, I suppose." He nodded as she motioned for him to follow her. "I'll accept. Besides, it's my duty as a Preventer. Sally would be extremely pissed if I turned away from this."
Quatre looked out the window at his estates, a sadness piercing his heart as the woman behind him spoke. "I understand what you're saying, Kyuri," he whispered, lowering his head. "Once again I will have to leave this place. Once again I might have to watch its beauty go up in flames. We humans still have not learned the value of peace."
"It is a pity, Quatre-san."
"But this must be done. I will, Kyuri, I will." The woman tucked her hands into the pockets of her lab coat. Her violet eyes shone with gratitude.
"You still have such kind heart, Quatre. Such understanding of how much life is worth. Maraiya's daughter will need your help." Quatre turned around. "Maraiya's daughter?" "Yes. I'm sure you've met Lady Une.or Anna. before." He was taken aback at the woman's words. Lady Une of the Preventers? Could that mean.
"You mean that the legend of the Celestéon is-"
"Real? Yes, Quatre-san."
"And Preventer Une was destined to pilot it?"
"You don't believe me?" Quatre shook his head.
"It's not that, Kyuri. It's just. Celestéon was the Tallgeese's
counterpart. Everyone in the world can take it that she and Treize were once meant to fight together.to be together. Do you think she'll be able to-"
The woman nodded. "We'll see in time, when she decides what to do with Celestéon. Remember, she is, after all, Maraiya's daughter."
"Alright, Kyuri, ikou." "Thank you." He smiled and turned to follow the woman. "But Une has two choices, right? Use the Celestéon to fight off the Neu-Ro, or else destroy it." "No, she has three choices." "What?" "The third you shall learn when the time arrives."
"I never expected a woman to be a part of any of this, Ranna."
"That is because our service was to be preserved for only a time like this." Trowa nodded his understanding. "And it is because the people refuse to learn that hatred gives rise to only hatred that such action as this is necessary." "Correct. Did you get that line from the VFM, Trowa?" He grinned rather smugly. "Of course not."
"Be careful, Duo, please," Hilde whispered, and he nodded. "Don't worry." He slipped into the shadows with the woman who claimed to be Nanako. This was a destiny that would leave none of them alone. "For Hilde, Nanako, Une, and the Earth, we're coming!" Duo shouted to the stars as five points of light once again hurtled towards the blue-green planet called Earth.
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"Heero! Can you hear this?" Duo asked, turning on the VidaLink from his capsule. "The Earth's run out of time." Heero nodded, as did the others. At this moment, all eyes were turned upon the static blankness of the world's communication screens. This was the declaration of war.
"Shit!" Zechs muttered as he, Noin, Sally, and Une watched from the Preventers' Headquarters in Brussels. "They've decided they waited long enough." Une nodded, but her expression was blank. The rebels hadn't even spoken, yet she felt already she'd failed.
"Don't drop all the blame on yourself, Anna," Sally whispered as she placed a hand on Une's shoulder. "It's not-" But she could say no further. The revolutionist leader appeared on the VidaLink, and all citizens of the Earth and Colonies gasped, their eyes widening at the sight of his face.
"Oh my God!" Noin shouted, jumping from her seat. "Oh my God, that couldn't be." The young, blue-eyed Count Dreizehn sat before the people he sought to take control of. Only now, he wasn't just the Count Dreizehn. Duo had been right. The people of the Earth held their breaths, now truly afraid.
"It is in the human consciousness to fight," began the voice of past eloquence, "and to follow as one leads the way to whatever future there may be. It is a human desire to battle, to fight to gain power, and those who lack strength and lose these battles willingly fall to obey the victors. This power, this obedience of mankind before us is what we seek, and with us, the dawn of a new age will arrive. We will rule the EarthSphere." The voice did not waver, did not grow harsh, nor did it soften. His last words hung in the air as the final note of a chime melody would, echoing in the ears of all who heard. "This is Treize Khushrenada, leader of the Neu-Romefeller. It is our intent to retake our position as the leaders of the World Nation, and we hereby declare war against the EarthSphere. We do not wish for bloodshed, or civilian casualties, therefore we are giving the EarthSphere and the Preventers Organization seventy-three hours to hand over the power of authority and step down. If, by the end of this period, they do not surrender, we will begin our attack. And we assure you, we are completely prepared to do so." The communication link was cut, and the entire Earth had fallen silent. Treize Khushrenada had appeared before them, back from the dark solitude of his grave. His icy sapphire eyes brought the Earth to shudder violently, piercing the very souls of all who had heard his declaration. Again the Romefeller sought the centre stage of power. They had declared war.
"Was that Father?" Mariemaia whispered softly, but none in her presence seemed to hear. They were asking the same question.
The Preventers office was just as silent; its occupants still, as if frozen in this one moment of time. The ice in Treize's eyes was enough to stop them all in their tracks. Seconds ticked by like hours as they tried to comprehend; these hours could not help distinguish the emotions existing for only moments at a time. Initial shock was all that was needed. Une stood slowly. "It's a lie," she whispered hoarsely, as if she were choking back tears, and Noin saw the emotions that swirled like a storm in her eyes. "It's all just a lie. It's not him. It couldn't be. It just couldn't be!" "Anna," Zechs whispered, but she had turned and fled the room. "Anna!" "How dare they?" she cried as she slammed the door behind her. Zechs stood to follow her, but Sally put her hand out. "Leave her be, Wind." He whirled around to face Sally, at a loss for why any friend of Une's would allow her to run off and suffer alone. "Zechs, she took the Celestéon's disk with her." He nodded as he sat down. "Then she might have-" "She thinks they've tried to impersonate General Treize. I think that was the final straw for her. She could put a line of patience up for these rebels, she could handle their secret plots mobile suits, but she will not tolerate them posing as Mister Treize. That's just how she is." Zechs smiled slightly. "Then they've made one hell of a wrong move. Une's going to kick their rebel asses from here to the farthest colony, not for starting a war, but for impersonating Treize." Noin laughed aloud, but Sally's expression stopped her short. "Even if she did take the Celestéon, she wouldn't stand a chance alone against the rebel force." She shook her head. "We can't stop their aggression without some help." "And that's where we come in," a soft voice came from the shadows. Immediately, Zechs was standing in front of the two women with him, his gun drawn to protect them from the intruders. "Who's there?" Noin demanded, soon standing behind Zechs, her pistol in hand as well. The barrels of both guns were pointed to the shadowed back entrance of the room. "Who are you?" "We are the help you need," came a second woman's voice. "Yes," whispered the third. "All five of us have come, the bringers of hope with news. When your five old friends reach the Earth, Maraiya's daughter will have all the help she needs." The scientists stepped into the dim light; Sally and Noin gasped. "Then that means-" "The God of Death is back from Hell!" Duo's voice echoed through the VidaLink. "Yo, long time no see! You guys think you can hold out until we get there?" He winked as he spoke, and then Heero's face overtook the screen. "Hey, buddy, what do you think you're doing?" "These communication channels are for important broadcasts only, Duo." "Oh, and I'm not important?" Sally shook her head and sighed. "We're scheduled to reach the Earth within a few hours; our course ensures we'll land in the Mediterranean, as close to Brussels as we possibly can manage." Noin nodded. "Good. Une's already gone to retrieve the Celestéon. She'll need your help." Duo's face filled the screen again. "Lemme guess. She's pissed off because that rebel scum was impersonating His Excellency, and now she's gonna kick their asses for it." "No, shit, Duo," Heero muttered as he switched the screen again. "The leader of the Neu-Ro sure did a good job, though. He had me fooled for a minute, too." Noin shook her head in disbelief. "No way. Are all five of you coming back the Earth?" Duo nodded.
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All Une could hear was the sound of her footsteps beneath her, in rhythmic counterpoint to the rapid beating of her heart. They had discovered that Celestéon lay hidden at the foot of mountains only less than a mile from the office in Preveza. She was going to retrieve it.
"How dare they?" she cried out again, but the back roads were empty, the forest trails without a human or animal to here her desperate question. The moment his face appeared on the VidaLink, her heart jumped, but that happiness faded away as the seconds passed, replaced by boundless anger. anger and hatred. "How dare they steal his name-his identity-for their meaningless revolution?" She stopped in her tracks, breathing heavily. "Oh, Treize," she whispered onto the passing wind, gazing up at the stars that shone above her. Tears blurred her vision, but she fought to hold them back. "For a moment I had hoped that it was really you. I'm so sorry."
She began to run again, hatred boiling in her blood. She would not allow those-animals-to use Treize's name for gaining power. She would not allow it. At the foot of the mountain lay numerous cave entrances, the third from the south direction held the path to Celestéon's hangar.
"Darkness," she whispered as she stepped into the narrow passage. "Why is there always darkness?" It was cold and damp, the feeling lingered with her that these walls could close in at moment, but drawing in a deep breath, she ventured on.
"Celestéon." One word was all she said; its presence was already acknowledged before her. The gleaming metal creation sat against the back of the cave. or else, it looked like a cave. In reality, it was a metal hangar whose cathedral-like ceiling could open to reveal the night sky, and release Celestéon into the world.
"So what made you decide to come here?" Maraiya's voice was soft.
"I will not allow them to impersonate Mister Treize." Une's mother almost laughed.
"You don't' believe that's him?" Anna whirled around to face the woman, abhorrence glowing in her eyes.
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Little one, I told you that you'd need a strong heart. I warned you because of this man. When you were with Oz, you were always with that man. so I thought that maybe it was because."
"You lie," Une whispered dryly. "He isn't Treize."
"Anna, I've been a spy against the Neu-Ro since it formed. That's why the choice you make on how to use Celestéon is so much more complicated."
"He is not Treize." Une turned away, no longer able to face the woman she called mother. She believed Maraiya was toying with her mind. Shinjiru1. Believe what you've seen, child. That is all I can say. I warned you that this was coming. You need a strong heart. Shinjiru, little one." And she disappeared once again.
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1: Shinjiru: Roughly translated, it means "believe in it"
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Author's notes:
Whoa. I don't think anyone saw THAT coming. hehehe. Cool, ne? I really don't know
where this'll end up now. and NO, I DON'T know what I was smoking when I wrote
this.so. eh hehe. Anyways, whad'ya think of my "this is the final
straw that will mess Une's mind beyond recovery" scene? I really
thought most ppl would catch on when I wrote "It is in the human
consciousness to fight." You know, I think it's genetic. You know,
Mariemaia.Treize. Get it? NO?!? Oh, forget it; don't bother. But now,
the question remains: IS IT REALLY TREIZE? (If I am dedicating this
fic to screwing Une's psychological balance, do you really think so?)
Believe me, I've got a few more "surprises" tucked away somewhere in
this brain of mine. I'll try to get chapter seven done ASAP. but
considering the value of a grade nine biology course. (HA! Yeah right.
.) I'll have it in a week or so.
CHAPTER SIX: SHINJIRU.BELIEVE
"A Gundam?" Noin asked, shaking her head in disbelief. Une had told both Noin and Zechs about the woman she'd confronted the previous night, and about the disk she'd said could stop the revolution if Une chose to use it rather than destroy it.
"It must be a trap." Zechs eyed the disk Une had showed him, turning it in every way possible as if expecting to trigger an explosive device.
"She was my mother, Zechs. I know it. I could feel it."
"Then you have to believe it. Anna-"
Sally's face appeared on the VidaLink before Noin could say any more. No smiles accompanied her greeting. "Preventer Une?"
"Yes, Sally?"
"We're running out of time." Her statement was blunt but to the point. "They've already opened a number of communication channels that could span the Earth and colonies, but so far, they haven't said a word. We're still waiting to find out exactly who the leader is, and where the Neu-Ro's true intent lies."
"Who's there leader, I wonder," Preventer Fire ventured, and Une turned around to face her and Zechs.
"A new face, no doubt, but hopefully someone with a little more sense of fashion then the last one we dealt with." She was referring to Dekim, and for the first time in days, the tension seemed to lift, just a little, and all four Preventers laughed. Dekim did have quite a style running. Luckily, it didn't catch.
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"Who are you?" Heero demanded of the woman standing before him. His apartment was completely empty, except for these two beings, neither wanting to threaten or even confront the other. Heero would not accept it, but he feared this woman as much as she did him.
"You are Heero Yuy, no?"
"What does that matter?" The woman's clear blue eyes glowed, bemused.
"I thought for sure you'd make the connection, Heero, but then, Jay always wore those stupid glasses. Heero, my name is Atarii." The boy took a step back at the sound of her name. Not from fear or defensiveness, just shock. "Did he ever mention me?"
"Chigau! You're Doctor J's sister! One of the five female scientists that were acquainted with the five from Operation METEOR." The older woman nodded in agreement, her light grey locks of hair draping down her back, like Jay's did.
"What do you want from me, Atarii?"
"Have you heard about what is happening on the Earth?" She answered his question with a question of her own, and Heero accepted it.
"A new force is planning a revolution."
"Yes, and I need you to do the Earth a favour. Lady Une won't be able to do it on her own. Maraiya has already revealed her burden to the child. If she can't bring herself to accept it, there can be no more hope. You must back her up." Heero understood, and he nodded before following her back into the shadows from which she had mysteriously appeared.
"Besides, Heero, hasn't it been a while since you've seen Relena?"
"Excuse me?"
WuFei jumped back, his katana drawn. "Hotaru, are you insane, woman?" She stood there, not even flinching as he poised to strike out with his blade.
"No more than my husband was," she answered dryly. The Chinese boy laughed, despite himself, and slipped the blade back into its sheath.
"And no more than my fiancée is, I suppose." He nodded as she motioned for him to follow her. "I'll accept. Besides, it's my duty as a Preventer. Sally would be extremely pissed if I turned away from this."
Quatre looked out the window at his estates, a sadness piercing his heart as the woman behind him spoke. "I understand what you're saying, Kyuri," he whispered, lowering his head. "Once again I will have to leave this place. Once again I might have to watch its beauty go up in flames. We humans still have not learned the value of peace."
"It is a pity, Quatre-san."
"But this must be done. I will, Kyuri, I will." The woman tucked her hands into the pockets of her lab coat. Her violet eyes shone with gratitude.
"You still have such kind heart, Quatre. Such understanding of how much life is worth. Maraiya's daughter will need your help." Quatre turned around. "Maraiya's daughter?" "Yes. I'm sure you've met Lady Une.or Anna. before." He was taken aback at the woman's words. Lady Une of the Preventers? Could that mean.
"You mean that the legend of the Celestéon is-"
"Real? Yes, Quatre-san."
"And Preventer Une was destined to pilot it?"
"You don't believe me?" Quatre shook his head.
"It's not that, Kyuri. It's just. Celestéon was the Tallgeese's
counterpart. Everyone in the world can take it that she and Treize were once meant to fight together.to be together. Do you think she'll be able to-"
The woman nodded. "We'll see in time, when she decides what to do with Celestéon. Remember, she is, after all, Maraiya's daughter."
"Alright, Kyuri, ikou." "Thank you." He smiled and turned to follow the woman. "But Une has two choices, right? Use the Celestéon to fight off the Neu-Ro, or else destroy it." "No, she has three choices." "What?" "The third you shall learn when the time arrives."
"I never expected a woman to be a part of any of this, Ranna."
"That is because our service was to be preserved for only a time like this." Trowa nodded his understanding. "And it is because the people refuse to learn that hatred gives rise to only hatred that such action as this is necessary." "Correct. Did you get that line from the VFM, Trowa?" He grinned rather smugly. "Of course not."
"Be careful, Duo, please," Hilde whispered, and he nodded. "Don't worry." He slipped into the shadows with the woman who claimed to be Nanako. This was a destiny that would leave none of them alone. "For Hilde, Nanako, Une, and the Earth, we're coming!" Duo shouted to the stars as five points of light once again hurtled towards the blue-green planet called Earth.
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"Heero! Can you hear this?" Duo asked, turning on the VidaLink from his capsule. "The Earth's run out of time." Heero nodded, as did the others. At this moment, all eyes were turned upon the static blankness of the world's communication screens. This was the declaration of war.
"Shit!" Zechs muttered as he, Noin, Sally, and Une watched from the Preventers' Headquarters in Brussels. "They've decided they waited long enough." Une nodded, but her expression was blank. The rebels hadn't even spoken, yet she felt already she'd failed.
"Don't drop all the blame on yourself, Anna," Sally whispered as she placed a hand on Une's shoulder. "It's not-" But she could say no further. The revolutionist leader appeared on the VidaLink, and all citizens of the Earth and Colonies gasped, their eyes widening at the sight of his face.
"Oh my God!" Noin shouted, jumping from her seat. "Oh my God, that couldn't be." The young, blue-eyed Count Dreizehn sat before the people he sought to take control of. Only now, he wasn't just the Count Dreizehn. Duo had been right. The people of the Earth held their breaths, now truly afraid.
"It is in the human consciousness to fight," began the voice of past eloquence, "and to follow as one leads the way to whatever future there may be. It is a human desire to battle, to fight to gain power, and those who lack strength and lose these battles willingly fall to obey the victors. This power, this obedience of mankind before us is what we seek, and with us, the dawn of a new age will arrive. We will rule the EarthSphere." The voice did not waver, did not grow harsh, nor did it soften. His last words hung in the air as the final note of a chime melody would, echoing in the ears of all who heard. "This is Treize Khushrenada, leader of the Neu-Romefeller. It is our intent to retake our position as the leaders of the World Nation, and we hereby declare war against the EarthSphere. We do not wish for bloodshed, or civilian casualties, therefore we are giving the EarthSphere and the Preventers Organization seventy-three hours to hand over the power of authority and step down. If, by the end of this period, they do not surrender, we will begin our attack. And we assure you, we are completely prepared to do so." The communication link was cut, and the entire Earth had fallen silent. Treize Khushrenada had appeared before them, back from the dark solitude of his grave. His icy sapphire eyes brought the Earth to shudder violently, piercing the very souls of all who had heard his declaration. Again the Romefeller sought the centre stage of power. They had declared war.
"Was that Father?" Mariemaia whispered softly, but none in her presence seemed to hear. They were asking the same question.
The Preventers office was just as silent; its occupants still, as if frozen in this one moment of time. The ice in Treize's eyes was enough to stop them all in their tracks. Seconds ticked by like hours as they tried to comprehend; these hours could not help distinguish the emotions existing for only moments at a time. Initial shock was all that was needed. Une stood slowly. "It's a lie," she whispered hoarsely, as if she were choking back tears, and Noin saw the emotions that swirled like a storm in her eyes. "It's all just a lie. It's not him. It couldn't be. It just couldn't be!" "Anna," Zechs whispered, but she had turned and fled the room. "Anna!" "How dare they?" she cried as she slammed the door behind her. Zechs stood to follow her, but Sally put her hand out. "Leave her be, Wind." He whirled around to face Sally, at a loss for why any friend of Une's would allow her to run off and suffer alone. "Zechs, she took the Celestéon's disk with her." He nodded as he sat down. "Then she might have-" "She thinks they've tried to impersonate General Treize. I think that was the final straw for her. She could put a line of patience up for these rebels, she could handle their secret plots mobile suits, but she will not tolerate them posing as Mister Treize. That's just how she is." Zechs smiled slightly. "Then they've made one hell of a wrong move. Une's going to kick their rebel asses from here to the farthest colony, not for starting a war, but for impersonating Treize." Noin laughed aloud, but Sally's expression stopped her short. "Even if she did take the Celestéon, she wouldn't stand a chance alone against the rebel force." She shook her head. "We can't stop their aggression without some help." "And that's where we come in," a soft voice came from the shadows. Immediately, Zechs was standing in front of the two women with him, his gun drawn to protect them from the intruders. "Who's there?" Noin demanded, soon standing behind Zechs, her pistol in hand as well. The barrels of both guns were pointed to the shadowed back entrance of the room. "Who are you?" "We are the help you need," came a second woman's voice. "Yes," whispered the third. "All five of us have come, the bringers of hope with news. When your five old friends reach the Earth, Maraiya's daughter will have all the help she needs." The scientists stepped into the dim light; Sally and Noin gasped. "Then that means-" "The God of Death is back from Hell!" Duo's voice echoed through the VidaLink. "Yo, long time no see! You guys think you can hold out until we get there?" He winked as he spoke, and then Heero's face overtook the screen. "Hey, buddy, what do you think you're doing?" "These communication channels are for important broadcasts only, Duo." "Oh, and I'm not important?" Sally shook her head and sighed. "We're scheduled to reach the Earth within a few hours; our course ensures we'll land in the Mediterranean, as close to Brussels as we possibly can manage." Noin nodded. "Good. Une's already gone to retrieve the Celestéon. She'll need your help." Duo's face filled the screen again. "Lemme guess. She's pissed off because that rebel scum was impersonating His Excellency, and now she's gonna kick their asses for it." "No, shit, Duo," Heero muttered as he switched the screen again. "The leader of the Neu-Ro sure did a good job, though. He had me fooled for a minute, too." Noin shook her head in disbelief. "No way. Are all five of you coming back the Earth?" Duo nodded.
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All Une could hear was the sound of her footsteps beneath her, in rhythmic counterpoint to the rapid beating of her heart. They had discovered that Celestéon lay hidden at the foot of mountains only less than a mile from the office in Preveza. She was going to retrieve it.
"How dare they?" she cried out again, but the back roads were empty, the forest trails without a human or animal to here her desperate question. The moment his face appeared on the VidaLink, her heart jumped, but that happiness faded away as the seconds passed, replaced by boundless anger. anger and hatred. "How dare they steal his name-his identity-for their meaningless revolution?" She stopped in her tracks, breathing heavily. "Oh, Treize," she whispered onto the passing wind, gazing up at the stars that shone above her. Tears blurred her vision, but she fought to hold them back. "For a moment I had hoped that it was really you. I'm so sorry."
She began to run again, hatred boiling in her blood. She would not allow those-animals-to use Treize's name for gaining power. She would not allow it. At the foot of the mountain lay numerous cave entrances, the third from the south direction held the path to Celestéon's hangar.
"Darkness," she whispered as she stepped into the narrow passage. "Why is there always darkness?" It was cold and damp, the feeling lingered with her that these walls could close in at moment, but drawing in a deep breath, she ventured on.
"Celestéon." One word was all she said; its presence was already acknowledged before her. The gleaming metal creation sat against the back of the cave. or else, it looked like a cave. In reality, it was a metal hangar whose cathedral-like ceiling could open to reveal the night sky, and release Celestéon into the world.
"So what made you decide to come here?" Maraiya's voice was soft.
"I will not allow them to impersonate Mister Treize." Une's mother almost laughed.
"You don't' believe that's him?" Anna whirled around to face the woman, abhorrence glowing in her eyes.
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Little one, I told you that you'd need a strong heart. I warned you because of this man. When you were with Oz, you were always with that man. so I thought that maybe it was because."
"You lie," Une whispered dryly. "He isn't Treize."
"Anna, I've been a spy against the Neu-Ro since it formed. That's why the choice you make on how to use Celestéon is so much more complicated."
"He is not Treize." Une turned away, no longer able to face the woman she called mother. She believed Maraiya was toying with her mind. Shinjiru1. Believe what you've seen, child. That is all I can say. I warned you that this was coming. You need a strong heart. Shinjiru, little one." And she disappeared once again.
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1: Shinjiru: Roughly translated, it means "believe in it"
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Author's notes:
Whoa. I don't think anyone saw THAT coming. hehehe. Cool, ne? I really don't know
where this'll end up now. and NO, I DON'T know what I was smoking when I wrote
this.so. eh hehe. Anyways, whad'ya think of my "this is the final
straw that will mess Une's mind beyond recovery" scene? I really
thought most ppl would catch on when I wrote "It is in the human
consciousness to fight." You know, I think it's genetic. You know,
Mariemaia.Treize. Get it? NO?!? Oh, forget it; don't bother. But now,
the question remains: IS IT REALLY TREIZE? (If I am dedicating this
fic to screwing Une's psychological balance, do you really think so?)
Believe me, I've got a few more "surprises" tucked away somewhere in
this brain of mine. I'll try to get chapter seven done ASAP. but
considering the value of a grade nine biology course. (HA! Yeah right.
.) I'll have it in a week or so.