[Ok peeps...here we are with chapter 2. Now...disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, though I do wish I owned Duo and Zechs...*wink*. Sadly though, I don't. I do own Jenni, Lilith, Silver Cat, and Red Dragon and everything and one associated with Red Dragon. Reviews are greatly appreciated.
And to my two wonderful reviewers, Lorimlowe2 and Silentheaven…*tackle glomps* THANK YOU!!!! I love you guys. I hope you keep reading.]
Summary: Two years after Endless Waltz. Just when the Gundam pilots thought they could finally get some rest, the Earth and Colonies are again in trouble. There's also a new Gundam, and the pilot is Quatre's twin sister. What other new surprises await them? Rating may go up.
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It's A Family Thing - Chapter 2
Jenni sped down the highway at full speed. Her motorcycle was full of gas, so it was only her and the open road. As well as a cat like Gundam in air mode flying next to her. Music by Meredith Brooks blared in her helmet as she rode.
There was a sudden ringing in her left ear as the phone built into her helmet rang. Reaching to the side of her helmet, she pressed a button.
"This is Jenni. W. How may I direct your call?" she asked with a thick Irish accent.
"Very funny Jenni." a voice said. "It's Lilith. You've got a cliff coming up in the next mile or so. Use that to take off onto Silver Cat. Head up about sixty degrees. That gives you two minutes to get inside. Once in, go up another twenty degrees and keep going straight. You should reach the L4 colony in about two hours. They know that you're coming, so you shouldn't have any problem with security and what not."
"Thanks Lil. You're a peach." Jenni said. "So, this twin brother of mine is a Gundam pilot along with four other guys huh?"
She heard Lilith laugh on the other line.
"Don't let them get to you Jenni. They're only little boys who think with the wrong heads. You'll be fine. A little intelligence on the team would never hurt."
Jenni laughed back at that comment. "Yeah. Anyway, I see that cliff up ahead."
"Right then. Have a safe trip. Lilith out."
When Jenni turned off the phone her music came back on. Up ahead lay a large cliff face. With the push of a button on her handle bars, Silver Cat flew up ahead.
As she came closer to the edge of the cliff, adrenaline flowed through her. She sped up as the cliff came closer and closer.
A cry of excitement escaped her lips as she flew threw the air. For a split second she felt weightlessness before she started falling. Suddenly, Silver Cat appeared below her rising quickly. She landed on the back of the Gundam with a thud, nearly falling over the edge. A press of a button and Silver Cat started to rise slightly. A push of another button and Jenni's bike was fastened to the Gundam as a cover of Gundanium alloy slid over to protect it.
Walking a couple feet away Jenni reached the hatch that would let her inside the Gundam. The door slid open when she input the access code. Once she was comfortably seated and strapped in, and the hatch was locked tightly, she took off her helmet and shook her hair free.
"Time to head to the stars, Cat." she said to the Gundam as she pressed various buttons, setting her destination to the L4 colony. "Wake me when we get there." she said, leaning back with her hands behind her head and her feet propped up on the control panel as she closed her eyes and went to sleep for the two hour trip.
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The five Gundam pilots arrived at the Winner mansion. They waited in anticipation for Jennifer to arrive. Each was excited to meet Quatre's sister, and new Gundam pilot. Well...with the exception of Wufei.
"She's late." Wufei said from the chair he was sitting in.
"She'll be here." Quatre reassured them as he looked out the window.
Without warning, the floor of the mansion started to shake. The windows rattled, blurring Quatre's view of the colony.
"Do you guys hear something?" Trowa asked as he stood from his spot at the table.
There was silence for a few moments as the five of them listened.
"Yeah, I hear it." Duo said, breaking the silence. "It's like a rumbling, or a plane."
"How about a Gundam." Heero said as he stood at the window with Quatre.
Duo, Wufei, and Trowa ran to the window. Their jaws dropped when they saw the huge silver, cat shaped Gundam flying down the street.
"What kind of a Gundam is that?" Wufei asked, "Kinda obvious it was designed by a woman."
"Shut up Wufei." the other four said as they watched the Gundam race towards the mansion at a great speed.
"Looks like it's chasing something." Trowa said, indicating the motorcycle riding in front of the Gundam. "Actually, the person on that bike doesn't seem very worried that he or she is being followed by a Gundam."
"You're right Trowa." Quatre said. "It kinda looks like the Gundam is following the bike."
There was a moment of silence after Quatre said that. When it finally sunk into their heads, they dashed out of the room, down the stairs, and out the front door. The five of them watched as the motorcycle zoomed towards them, followed by Gundam Silver Cat.
The motorcycle sped up the drive and skidded to a stop ten feet away from them. The Gundam slowed to a halt and, after hovering for a few moments, it gently touched down on the ground.
"Sure knows how to make an entrance." Duo whispered to the others.
The motorcycle revved a couple times, and then fell silent as it shut down.
The five guys watched as the driver climbed off the bike. They looked on in anticipation as the helmet came off and a head of dirty blonde hair was shook free.
"Jennifer?" Quatre asked slowly, not sure how to react to meeting his twin for the first time.
Jennifer was wearing tight black leather pants, a white tank top, and a black leather jacket. On her feet she wore a pair of black boots. She turned to the others and walked over.
"That's my name, don't wear it out." she said before throwing her bike helmet to Wufei. "Put that somewhere would ya."
Wufei glared at her and was about to say something when Quatre interrupted and took the helmet.
"It's good to finally meet you Jennifer." he said with a smile.
Jennifer eyed him a moment with a raised eyebrow as she peeked over the sunglasses she wore. "You're Quatre?" Quatre nodded and a smile quickly spread across her face. "You have my eyes, so you must be my twin brother."
An awkward silence followed as neither brother nor sister knew what to do next."
"Well...would you like to come in?" Quatre asked after a few moments.
Jennifer smiled and nodded. "Yeah, that'd be great. But, do you have anywhere I can stash my stuff?" she asked, tilting her head back to indicate her bike and Silver Cat.
Quatre smiled and nodded his head. "Yeah."
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Jenni walked around the large family room while she waited for Quatre to return. She felt the eyes of the pilots on her as she looked at the pictures.
"So why don't you guys tell me your names." she said as she turned to face them. "It would be nice to know the names of the people I'm going to be working with."
There was nothing but silence as the four of them stared at her.
"Okay, I'll start then." she said as she leaned back against the wall. She took off her sunglasses and stuck them in the pocket of her leather jacket.
The others continued to stare at her.
"Hi, my name is Jennifer and I've been a Gundam pilot for six months now." she said with a cheesy smile.
"This isn't a support group you know." Heero said flatly.
"He speaks." Jenni cried with mock surprise. She turned to the others. "What about you three. You're not mute, are you?"
"No." came a course of voices.
"Heero and Trowa are pretty much the strong silent type, and Wufei doesn't like girls." Duo said with a smile.
Jenni nodded. "Uh huh. So what about you?" she asked.
"Duo's the one who tries to drive us all insane with his inane babble." Wufei said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Duo grinned like an innocent child. "No I don't. I just try and bring a sense of humour into the group. All work and no play is really boring."
Jenni smiled at the comment. "Amen to that brother." she said with a wink.
There was another silence as they waited for Quatre. Jenni moved from her spot at the wall and went to sit in the chair that was next to Duo.
"Sooo." she said as she drummed her fingers on the arms. "How long have you all been Gundam pilots?" she asked, trying to make conversation.
"Do you know what Operation Meteor was?" Heero asked.
"Pretty much yeah. Lil never explained it all very thoroughly though." Jenni said.
"Lil?" Trowa asked. "Who's Lil?"
"Cats designer. She's wicked cool. Lil's a girl who knows how to party." Jenni stopped when she saw the guys staring at her again. "Anyway, what about O.M.?"
"It was our first mission with our Gundams." Trowa said.
Jenni's eyes opened wide. "You serious? That must have been...what...three or four years ago. I was only fifteen at the time."
"So were we." Duo said.
Jenni was speechless a moment. "Wow...four years as Gundam pilots huh? I'm definitely an amateur among veterans." she said as she scratched her head.
"Amateur is right." Wufei muttered under his breath.
Jenni cast a glare at him. "You got a problem?"
Wufei was about the say something when Duo interjected.
"So...Jennifer..." he started.
"Jenni," she interrupted, not taking her glare from Wufei, "Call me Jenni."
"Right, Jenni," Duo continued, "why don't you tell us a little about yourself?"
Jenni's gaze finally left Wufei and landed on Duo. She smiled. "What would you like to know then?" she said, crossing her legs and resting her hands on one knee.
"What training do you have? What is your level of expertise?" Heero asked.
Jenni was about to speak when the door opened and Quatre walked in.
"That's an awesome Gundam you have Jennifer. Really well designed. Instructor H's daughter has a very good sense for mechanics. We couldn't get inside to move it though. Had to bring in a crane and flat bed."
"It would have been easier if you'd had the brains to as me to help." Jenni said with a grin. "To get inside you have to do finger print and retinal scans. After that to even start her you need voice identification. From what Lil said, you guys were prone to getting your Gundams stolen and used against you. The scientists obviously never took that into account when building them. Lil came up with that idea while still doing the preliminary work for Cat."
The five pilots stared at Jenni as she smiled and leaned back on her chair.
Duo turned to Wufei. "What was it you said about the scientists letting a woman design a Gundam, Wufei?" he said.
Wufei remained silent as the others laughed. He was definitely was eating his words at that moment. Grumbling, he crossed his arms.
There was silence again as the laughter subsided. Jenni found it obvious that the five pilots were not used to having a girl among their ranks. She could tell right off the bat that Wufei wasn't thrilled and was going to give her the most trouble. She didn't mind, she was used to dealing with chauvinist pigs. She looked forward to future confrontations with him.
Jenni has a little trouble figuring Heero and Trowa out though. While their outside appearances were seemingly detached, she could see that they were thoroughly examining the situation. Whether they accepted her or not, she couldn't tell.
Duo on the other hand, well, she knew that they would get along just fine. He had let her into the group without a second thought. She knew that if she was stuck in a rut he would be there to help her. She knew that any bad mood she would be in would instantly melt away the moment he walked into the room.
Jenni looked at her twin brother. Aside from having the same eyes, they didn't look much alike. Her hair was a couple shades darker than Quatre's, and her face was a little smaller. And she was noticeably shorter than him, ranging around six inches.
The silence in the room quickly turned awkward. No one seemed to be able to think of anything to say. Each had a question to ask, but knew not the words to use.
"Well now, look at the time." Duo said, looking at a watch that he wasn't wearing. "It's getting rather late and I want to check out my new Deathscythe Hell-fire. Maybe the four of us should get going and let the brother and sister get acquainted."
The others mumbled their agreements and they stood to leave.
Duo smiled as he passed Jenni. "Don't worry. We'll be back in a couple days to save you from imminent boredom. It was good to meet you Jenni."
Jenni smiled back in response. "It was good meeting you all too." she said, and Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei left.
Once the door had closed, Quatre turned to Jenni and smiled. "Would you like some tea?"
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[HA!!! I lied. Looks like I ended up posting with less than 10 reviews...lol. I couldn't help it. I had to post. Anywho...don't forget to review. You don't even have to say anything big. The review could consist of one word...I wouldn't care, as long as I know people are reading my fics. Anywho, we shall meet again my faithful readers. Ciao.]
And to my two wonderful reviewers, Lorimlowe2 and Silentheaven…*tackle glomps* THANK YOU!!!! I love you guys. I hope you keep reading.]
Summary: Two years after Endless Waltz. Just when the Gundam pilots thought they could finally get some rest, the Earth and Colonies are again in trouble. There's also a new Gundam, and the pilot is Quatre's twin sister. What other new surprises await them? Rating may go up.
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It's A Family Thing - Chapter 2
Jenni sped down the highway at full speed. Her motorcycle was full of gas, so it was only her and the open road. As well as a cat like Gundam in air mode flying next to her. Music by Meredith Brooks blared in her helmet as she rode.
There was a sudden ringing in her left ear as the phone built into her helmet rang. Reaching to the side of her helmet, she pressed a button.
"This is Jenni. W. How may I direct your call?" she asked with a thick Irish accent.
"Very funny Jenni." a voice said. "It's Lilith. You've got a cliff coming up in the next mile or so. Use that to take off onto Silver Cat. Head up about sixty degrees. That gives you two minutes to get inside. Once in, go up another twenty degrees and keep going straight. You should reach the L4 colony in about two hours. They know that you're coming, so you shouldn't have any problem with security and what not."
"Thanks Lil. You're a peach." Jenni said. "So, this twin brother of mine is a Gundam pilot along with four other guys huh?"
She heard Lilith laugh on the other line.
"Don't let them get to you Jenni. They're only little boys who think with the wrong heads. You'll be fine. A little intelligence on the team would never hurt."
Jenni laughed back at that comment. "Yeah. Anyway, I see that cliff up ahead."
"Right then. Have a safe trip. Lilith out."
When Jenni turned off the phone her music came back on. Up ahead lay a large cliff face. With the push of a button on her handle bars, Silver Cat flew up ahead.
As she came closer to the edge of the cliff, adrenaline flowed through her. She sped up as the cliff came closer and closer.
A cry of excitement escaped her lips as she flew threw the air. For a split second she felt weightlessness before she started falling. Suddenly, Silver Cat appeared below her rising quickly. She landed on the back of the Gundam with a thud, nearly falling over the edge. A press of a button and Silver Cat started to rise slightly. A push of another button and Jenni's bike was fastened to the Gundam as a cover of Gundanium alloy slid over to protect it.
Walking a couple feet away Jenni reached the hatch that would let her inside the Gundam. The door slid open when she input the access code. Once she was comfortably seated and strapped in, and the hatch was locked tightly, she took off her helmet and shook her hair free.
"Time to head to the stars, Cat." she said to the Gundam as she pressed various buttons, setting her destination to the L4 colony. "Wake me when we get there." she said, leaning back with her hands behind her head and her feet propped up on the control panel as she closed her eyes and went to sleep for the two hour trip.
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The five Gundam pilots arrived at the Winner mansion. They waited in anticipation for Jennifer to arrive. Each was excited to meet Quatre's sister, and new Gundam pilot. Well...with the exception of Wufei.
"She's late." Wufei said from the chair he was sitting in.
"She'll be here." Quatre reassured them as he looked out the window.
Without warning, the floor of the mansion started to shake. The windows rattled, blurring Quatre's view of the colony.
"Do you guys hear something?" Trowa asked as he stood from his spot at the table.
There was silence for a few moments as the five of them listened.
"Yeah, I hear it." Duo said, breaking the silence. "It's like a rumbling, or a plane."
"How about a Gundam." Heero said as he stood at the window with Quatre.
Duo, Wufei, and Trowa ran to the window. Their jaws dropped when they saw the huge silver, cat shaped Gundam flying down the street.
"What kind of a Gundam is that?" Wufei asked, "Kinda obvious it was designed by a woman."
"Shut up Wufei." the other four said as they watched the Gundam race towards the mansion at a great speed.
"Looks like it's chasing something." Trowa said, indicating the motorcycle riding in front of the Gundam. "Actually, the person on that bike doesn't seem very worried that he or she is being followed by a Gundam."
"You're right Trowa." Quatre said. "It kinda looks like the Gundam is following the bike."
There was a moment of silence after Quatre said that. When it finally sunk into their heads, they dashed out of the room, down the stairs, and out the front door. The five of them watched as the motorcycle zoomed towards them, followed by Gundam Silver Cat.
The motorcycle sped up the drive and skidded to a stop ten feet away from them. The Gundam slowed to a halt and, after hovering for a few moments, it gently touched down on the ground.
"Sure knows how to make an entrance." Duo whispered to the others.
The motorcycle revved a couple times, and then fell silent as it shut down.
The five guys watched as the driver climbed off the bike. They looked on in anticipation as the helmet came off and a head of dirty blonde hair was shook free.
"Jennifer?" Quatre asked slowly, not sure how to react to meeting his twin for the first time.
Jennifer was wearing tight black leather pants, a white tank top, and a black leather jacket. On her feet she wore a pair of black boots. She turned to the others and walked over.
"That's my name, don't wear it out." she said before throwing her bike helmet to Wufei. "Put that somewhere would ya."
Wufei glared at her and was about to say something when Quatre interrupted and took the helmet.
"It's good to finally meet you Jennifer." he said with a smile.
Jennifer eyed him a moment with a raised eyebrow as she peeked over the sunglasses she wore. "You're Quatre?" Quatre nodded and a smile quickly spread across her face. "You have my eyes, so you must be my twin brother."
An awkward silence followed as neither brother nor sister knew what to do next."
"Well...would you like to come in?" Quatre asked after a few moments.
Jennifer smiled and nodded. "Yeah, that'd be great. But, do you have anywhere I can stash my stuff?" she asked, tilting her head back to indicate her bike and Silver Cat.
Quatre smiled and nodded his head. "Yeah."
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Jenni walked around the large family room while she waited for Quatre to return. She felt the eyes of the pilots on her as she looked at the pictures.
"So why don't you guys tell me your names." she said as she turned to face them. "It would be nice to know the names of the people I'm going to be working with."
There was nothing but silence as the four of them stared at her.
"Okay, I'll start then." she said as she leaned back against the wall. She took off her sunglasses and stuck them in the pocket of her leather jacket.
The others continued to stare at her.
"Hi, my name is Jennifer and I've been a Gundam pilot for six months now." she said with a cheesy smile.
"This isn't a support group you know." Heero said flatly.
"He speaks." Jenni cried with mock surprise. She turned to the others. "What about you three. You're not mute, are you?"
"No." came a course of voices.
"Heero and Trowa are pretty much the strong silent type, and Wufei doesn't like girls." Duo said with a smile.
Jenni nodded. "Uh huh. So what about you?" she asked.
"Duo's the one who tries to drive us all insane with his inane babble." Wufei said as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Duo grinned like an innocent child. "No I don't. I just try and bring a sense of humour into the group. All work and no play is really boring."
Jenni smiled at the comment. "Amen to that brother." she said with a wink.
There was another silence as they waited for Quatre. Jenni moved from her spot at the wall and went to sit in the chair that was next to Duo.
"Sooo." she said as she drummed her fingers on the arms. "How long have you all been Gundam pilots?" she asked, trying to make conversation.
"Do you know what Operation Meteor was?" Heero asked.
"Pretty much yeah. Lil never explained it all very thoroughly though." Jenni said.
"Lil?" Trowa asked. "Who's Lil?"
"Cats designer. She's wicked cool. Lil's a girl who knows how to party." Jenni stopped when she saw the guys staring at her again. "Anyway, what about O.M.?"
"It was our first mission with our Gundams." Trowa said.
Jenni's eyes opened wide. "You serious? That must have been...what...three or four years ago. I was only fifteen at the time."
"So were we." Duo said.
Jenni was speechless a moment. "Wow...four years as Gundam pilots huh? I'm definitely an amateur among veterans." she said as she scratched her head.
"Amateur is right." Wufei muttered under his breath.
Jenni cast a glare at him. "You got a problem?"
Wufei was about the say something when Duo interjected.
"So...Jennifer..." he started.
"Jenni," she interrupted, not taking her glare from Wufei, "Call me Jenni."
"Right, Jenni," Duo continued, "why don't you tell us a little about yourself?"
Jenni's gaze finally left Wufei and landed on Duo. She smiled. "What would you like to know then?" she said, crossing her legs and resting her hands on one knee.
"What training do you have? What is your level of expertise?" Heero asked.
Jenni was about to speak when the door opened and Quatre walked in.
"That's an awesome Gundam you have Jennifer. Really well designed. Instructor H's daughter has a very good sense for mechanics. We couldn't get inside to move it though. Had to bring in a crane and flat bed."
"It would have been easier if you'd had the brains to as me to help." Jenni said with a grin. "To get inside you have to do finger print and retinal scans. After that to even start her you need voice identification. From what Lil said, you guys were prone to getting your Gundams stolen and used against you. The scientists obviously never took that into account when building them. Lil came up with that idea while still doing the preliminary work for Cat."
The five pilots stared at Jenni as she smiled and leaned back on her chair.
Duo turned to Wufei. "What was it you said about the scientists letting a woman design a Gundam, Wufei?" he said.
Wufei remained silent as the others laughed. He was definitely was eating his words at that moment. Grumbling, he crossed his arms.
There was silence again as the laughter subsided. Jenni found it obvious that the five pilots were not used to having a girl among their ranks. She could tell right off the bat that Wufei wasn't thrilled and was going to give her the most trouble. She didn't mind, she was used to dealing with chauvinist pigs. She looked forward to future confrontations with him.
Jenni has a little trouble figuring Heero and Trowa out though. While their outside appearances were seemingly detached, she could see that they were thoroughly examining the situation. Whether they accepted her or not, she couldn't tell.
Duo on the other hand, well, she knew that they would get along just fine. He had let her into the group without a second thought. She knew that if she was stuck in a rut he would be there to help her. She knew that any bad mood she would be in would instantly melt away the moment he walked into the room.
Jenni looked at her twin brother. Aside from having the same eyes, they didn't look much alike. Her hair was a couple shades darker than Quatre's, and her face was a little smaller. And she was noticeably shorter than him, ranging around six inches.
The silence in the room quickly turned awkward. No one seemed to be able to think of anything to say. Each had a question to ask, but knew not the words to use.
"Well now, look at the time." Duo said, looking at a watch that he wasn't wearing. "It's getting rather late and I want to check out my new Deathscythe Hell-fire. Maybe the four of us should get going and let the brother and sister get acquainted."
The others mumbled their agreements and they stood to leave.
Duo smiled as he passed Jenni. "Don't worry. We'll be back in a couple days to save you from imminent boredom. It was good to meet you Jenni."
Jenni smiled back in response. "It was good meeting you all too." she said, and Heero, Duo, Trowa, and Wufei left.
Once the door had closed, Quatre turned to Jenni and smiled. "Would you like some tea?"
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[HA!!! I lied. Looks like I ended up posting with less than 10 reviews...lol. I couldn't help it. I had to post. Anywho...don't forget to review. You don't even have to say anything big. The review could consist of one word...I wouldn't care, as long as I know people are reading my fics. Anywho, we shall meet again my faithful readers. Ciao.]