Okay people This is most likely going to be a very long chapter so i'm
going to keep my conversation brief First order of business, Bets. Here
are the bets thus far.
Trowa- $4,000,000 from Terry Yuy
Quatra- $1490 from anime angle0
Wufei- A mountain of pokey from Chara
Heero- $100,000 from carrielmyers
Second, votes. Here are the votes for couples
( ) How many votes for each person
Heero/ Chasity(2), Trinity(2), Donna(0)
Trowa/ Chasity(1), Trinity(2), Donna(1)
Quatra/ Chasity(1), Trinity(0), Donna(3)
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of it's characters.
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Tyler sat out on the balcony of his hotel room looking at the night 'sky' of L2. He was sent her looking for two girls. He knew the descriptions of the two girls, but not their names. Dr. J didn't specify, but he needed them to pilot two of the new Gundams that were created. His older brother, Alex, was sent to Saint Gabriels to get three girls from there. He was to meet them at the old remains of the famous Maxwell church.
"How am I going to find these two girls in this place? For all I know J sent me on a wild goose chase." He sighed and glanced to the side when he saw a young girl of about 15-16yrs step out onto her balcony with a blanket wrapped around her.
The colony created a slight breeze and blew around the girl causing her ponytail to sway. She stood there looking out over her balcony obviously deep in thought due to the look on her face. The wind blew her blanket around then completely blew it off. The blanket hit Tyler in the face.
* * *
Ashleigh tried to grasp her blanket as it blew off of her.
"Damn, for a colony the wind sure is strong." She cursed under her breath as she reached for it before it landed on the next balcony or down to the street below.
Ashleigh cursed under her breath when she saw that it had hit the person who was sitting on the next balcony.
"I'm sorry." She said as he handed her blanket back to her, "I would have never guessed that the colony winds could get a good gust like that."
"It's okay. Is this your first time on the colonies?" He inquired as he looked her over and made a mental note, 'Brown hair, 15-16yrs, about 5ft 9in, and gray-blue eyes.'
"Yes. I'm Ashleigh." She stuck out her hand to shake his.
"Tyler." He took her hand and gave it a light kiss.
Ashleigh got a little color in her cheeks as she looked at him.
'He sure is polite.' Ashleigh smiled at him when he let go of her hand, "Hajimemashite Tyler."
"Ah, you speak Japanese."
"Iie, not really. Just bits and pieces. I was hoping once the war was over that my friend could help me with it though." Ashleigh smiled sheepishly as she wrapped her blanket around her bare shoulders seeing as she was wearing a white tank top and black pajama pants (courtesy of Duo ^_^; {no more rummaging through his drawers for her.}).
"That would be nice once the war is over." Tyler nodded his head to her as he headed to his door, "It was nice meeting you Ashleigh. I hope you sleep well." He bided to her as he walked into his room and closed his door.
"Interesting person." Ashleigh turned back to her spot leaning against the railing of the balcony, 'I wonder what this letter means.' Ashleigh pulled a letter out of her pocket from her pants and read it over again.
Miss Ashleigh Berry,
You must go to the remains of the Maxwell church at 11am on December 10. You will be meted by an escort to bring you to us. Your future will be helped decided if you attended. If not you will meet an unbearable fate. You must come with only your friend Trinity.
The letter was not signed. This left Ashleigh confused.
'Why the remains of the church? Man is this going to be hard to ditch Trowa. Maybe if we leave without him knowing we can go, but that leads to one problem. Trinity is sleeping in Trowa's room. How am I going to get her out of there without him knowing?' Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard someone clearing their throat.
Ashleigh turned around to see Duo leaning against the doorway.
"Don't do that. At least you aren't pulling me into an abandon walk way like Trowa did." She shook her head and turned back around, "Did you enjoy consuming my bed?"
"Huh?" He looked at her strangely before he walked up beside her.
"Which part are you 'huh'-ing about?" She looked up at him.
"Both parts."
"When I arrived this morning Trowa pulled me into an abandon walkway at the docking bay or whatever and nearly got his ass kicked." Ashleigh explained as she looked back over the balcony, "When you fell asleep you kind off took over my bed and left no room for me to sleep. Trinity gave up her bed for me and is staying with Trowa."
She saw Duo's muscles sort of tighten at the mention of Trinity staying with Trowa. Ashleigh then slipped her arm around Duo's and leaned against him in a comforting gesture.
"No need to go protective big brother mode Duo. She's fine." Ashleigh looked up at him trying to look too cute to argue with.
He gave into her look and sighed, "You have to stop copying me."
"Why? If you can do it so can I." She blinked at him cutely then giggled when he rolled his eyes at her, "Do you know you've started to talk in your sleep? You had Trinity cracking up on the floor when I got out of the shower. And you have started snoring."
"The talking thing no I didn't know and the snoring, well I kind of did those on purpose." He then chuckled when Ashleigh swatted his arm.
"You can be a pain sometimes ya know."
"You said that earlier."
"And I said it again. Man i've missed not being able to argue with you and everyone else for the past 2 weeks. Heck I want out of that school ASAP."
"I honestly think that Wufei is going crazy not having a 'onna' to criticize since he has grown used to you. I honestly think that cooking lesson you gave him helped him to like you more." Duo put his chin on top of her head and put his arm around her.
"Hn. I can triumph at changing people some what." She gave a triumphant smile, "One question. How many deja vu moments are we going to have?"
"Ah yes. Earlier with the sitting thing and now the balcony thing. Don't ask me I don't see the future." He shrugged.
"No duh. I'm Duo the psyhic. You will be eating in the morning." She let go of Duo and stood in the middle of the balcony with her index fingers pointing at her head, eyes closed, and her blanket dropping to her feet.
"Really. Can you predict this?" Before Ashleigh could respond Duo captured her in a kiss.
She put her arms around his neck and smiled as their kiss deepened. Duo wrapped his arms around her body and brought it closer to his and held her tight. Everything was oblivious to them at the moment. All that was on their minds was each other.
* * *
The next morning Ashleigh woke up and found Duo lying next to her with his shirt off. She laid there and replayed last nights events in her head. She remembered her make out fest with Duo, sitting on the balcony with him, giving him his pajama pants for him to sleep in, and finally both going to sleep.
Then another thought hit her head. She had to be somewhere. Ashleigh looked at the clock. It was already 10:23am!! She had an 35mins to get to the place and she had no idea where it was. Getting up as quickly as humanly possible without waking Duo Ashleigh went to her bag and got some clean clothes out.
After about 2 mins (it's been done before. I had to do it the other day. ^.^) Ashleigh was next door knocking on it. When it opened she found Tyler standing there. Ashleigh got a dumbfounded look and sweat dropped.
"Uh........sorry wrong door. I'm in a rush and I meant to go to the other door." Ashleigh apologized several more times before going to Trowa's door.
Tyler, still standing in his door was, watched Ashleigh closely as she went to the door she meant to go to. She waited impatiently and when the door opened she started speaking rather quickly and dragged another girl out then they raced to the elevators.
* * *
"What are we going to do?" Trinity asked rather annoyed that she was dragged out of Trowa's room when she was having a nice conversation with him.
"Read this. I found it in my stuff when we got here." Ashleigh handed the note to Trinity and she scanned it over.
"Why would they choose this place for a meeting? I mean, don't these people know I have bad memories of this place?" Trinity managed to sputter out as she started to lead the way to the meeting spot.
"I don't know, but I hope this is important tho'. And who ever we are meeting had better bring some food. I'm starving."
"When did you get up?" Trinity handed her a breakfast bar that was in her coat pocket that Ashleigh had grabbed on her way out of the room.
Ashleigh looked at her watch, "5mins ago."
"Wha? 5mins to ago and you are already panicky."
"Well we are supposed to meet this person at 11 and I want to be there early just in case he or she is there early." Ashleigh sighed as the relief of food filling her stomach washed over her.
The two chatted on and on about random thing as they went to their destination. When they were almost there they saw what looked like a robbery taking place. A girl of about 17yrs of age was being hit and kicked by 2 brutal looking men. Ashleigh and Trinity ducked behind a nearby building.
"We can't just let them do that. We have to do something to help her." Trinity said peeking out from the corner.
"Your right. Here take this." Ashleigh pulled Duo's gun from her jacket and handed it to Trinity, "I'm going to try to help. If it looks like i'm having any difficulty feel free to come out and help."
Ashleigh walked out from behind the building and began to walk towards the people.
* * *
"Come on sweetheart. All you have to do is come with me and my friend here and you won't get hurt." One of the thugs grinned at her smugly as he hit her.
"Yeah. Jovi would really like to meet you." The other hovered above her fallen form.
"Leave her alone!" Ashleigh yelled as she stood 50ft away from the thugs.
"Lookie what we have here. Aren't you a pretty little girl? Why don't you go running back to your mommy girly." The first guy grinned at Ashleigh then looked at his friend, "What are you going to do if we don't huh? Scream your head off?" He mocked.
"No. You'll make me result to drastic measures." Ashleigh gave the famous Yuy death glare and removed her jacket, "And don't call me little."
"Look Keith. This little girl thinks she can have a chance against us." He laughed to his friend.
"Didn't you hear me the first time? Don't call me little. I'm at least a few inches shorter than y'all, but that doesn't make me a little girl. Oh I get it now. You're afraid that you don't stand a chance against someone a little shorter than you. Men are so caught up in their pride that they are blinded. You only see what you want to see. I bet you see me as an innocent teenage school girl bent on pacifism right?" Ashleigh mocked putting her hands on her hips and smirking at them.
"As a matter a fact I did." He sneered.
Ashleigh burst out laughing, "My god. Do I look like Relena Peacecraft? It's men like you that should be disposed of out there in that war not the innocent people. Honestly they shouldn't be risking their necks for assholes like you.
How would you like it if you were the ones out there fighting and someone was trying to hurt you girlfriend, sister, daughter, or whatever? Didn't your mothers teach you any decency?" Ashleigh's laugh turned into a tone of disgust.
"What would you know bitch?!" The second guy yelled as the first guy cracked his knuckles.
"One, i'm not a bitch, i'm THE bitch and two, my boyfriend nearly died the other day fighting for your sorry excuse for a hide."
The guy threw a punch and Ashleigh caught it with no hesitation in her right hand. She twisted his arm and glared right into his eyes.
"Don't you know it's rude to hit a lady?" She said monotonely as she twisted his arm one last time before throwing him to the ground.
"You made a big mistake there." The second guy went charging after Ashleigh.
Ashleigh dropped to avoid his punch and swung her right leg right under him causing him to fall on his friend. Ashleigh stood up and picked up her jacket and walked over to the girl.
"Are you okay?" She asked in a nice tone as she helped her up.
"Yes thank you. You are a superb fighter. Where did you learn to fight like that?" She picked up her purse from the ground.
"It's what you get when you live with some of the best fighters of the colonies and Earth. I'm Ashleigh."
"Hilde. Wait. You came into the office at the junk yard yesterday didn't you?"
"Yes. What are you doing on this side of town?" Ashleigh raised a eyebrow at her.
"I'm looking for a friend. When he disappeared a few days ago I found him here. I thought that he might be here since he didn't come home last night." Hilde got a look of shock when she looked at Ashleigh.
"What?"
Hilde pointed behind her. Ashleigh took the hint and just stood there counting.
"3,2,1....." Ashleigh spun around and punched one of the guys in the jaw and the other in the nose. They both fell to the ground unconscious, "They never give up. I'd say dislocated jaw and broken nose along with a broken arm. Serves them right. Hilde, I thought you were a former solider, how come you didn't fight back?"
"They just jumped out at me and I had no time to retaliate." Hilde explained as Ashleigh and her started to walk towards Trinity.
"I see. Most men are jerks like that." Ashleigh added as she slung her jacket over her shoulder, "Hey Trinity. Meet Hilde. Hilde this is Duo's little sister Trinity."
"Nice to meet you." Hilde looked at Trinity who looked a little mortified of seeing Ashleigh take down 2 full grown men and the fact that Ashleigh had handed her a gun, "Uh.... Ashleigh...sorry about-"
"It's okay Hilde. I understand that you were just trying to protect him I would do the same. Trinity?" Ashleigh wave her hand in front of her face and when she didn't respond Ashleigh took the gun out of Trinity's hand and put it in her coat pocket, "Trinity!"
"Huh?" Trinity shook herself out of her daze and looked at Ashleigh.
"This is Hilde. Maybe I shouldn't have given you that thing." Ashleigh scratched her head in frustration.
"Sorry. I'm not used to guns. Nice to meet you Hilde."
"I'm afraid I have to leave now. I still have to find Duo. The parts he needed for Deathscythe came in." Hilde gave her head a slight nod and began to walk off.
"Oh Hilde, really quick. Duo is at our hotel. He came to visit last night and decided to fall asleep on my bed. When we left he was still asleep. He might be up, but i'm not sure tho'. He normally gets up around 11." With the mention of time Ashleigh looked at her watch and freaked, "Shit Trinity we need to split. Can you please tell Duo that if he insists on staying that we don't know when we will be back and to make himself at home?"
"Sure. Bye!"
Ashleigh and Trinity then took off down the street. It was almost 11 when they arrived. Instead of seeing a person there they saw a white piece of paper tacked to a piece of cement.
Ashleigh and Trinity,
Gather you things and go to the loading docks. I will be holding a sign with Renaze on it. Be there by 2pm.
Once again the note was not signed.
"Great all that panicking for nothing but a piece of paper." Ashleigh slumped against a piece of concrete.
"How are we going to leave without Trowa noticing? We obviously can't tell him about this. He'd want to come with. No scratch that he'd becoming no matter what." Trinity sighed.
"I guess we are just going to have to find a way around that." Ashleigh looked at Trinity with a little hope.
* * *
1:45pm
Ashleigh and Trinity looked around the docks for their mystery person. Ashleigh spotted him and they both walked over.
"Tyler? You were the one who was giving us these notes?" Ashleigh looked dumbfounded at him.
"Yes. My trainers would like to speak with both of you." He explained.
"What do they want?" Trinity looked just as confused as Ashleigh.
"I'll let them explain that. Come now. The shuttle waits." He began to walk off.
The three of them boarded the shuttle and were greeted by 3 shocked faces.
"A-ashleigh?" One of them stammered.
"Donna? Chasity? Me Li? What are you all doing here?" Ashleigh sat down as fast as she could with out fainting.
"Alex said that we had to pick up two other people, but I didn't think it would be you two." Donna managed to say from her bewilderment.
"Alright. Talk. Where are you guys taking us?" Me Li looked at Alex and Tyler.
"Our trainers would like to meet you and do something for them. They will explain when we get there." Alex said simply before taking his seat.
Everyone sat down and all was quiet except for Ashleigh and Trinity talking about their trip. About an hour later they arrived at their destination. The girls walked off the shuttle into a big hangar. With their bags draped over their shoulders the girls followed Alex and Tyler to meet their trainers. They were greeted by 5 men in lab coats.
Ashleigh and Chasity looked at them then at each other before looking back at the men.
"If it isn't Dr. J, Professor G, Doktor S, Instructor H, and Master O. Never thought i'd be meeting these guys." Chasity said as she looked at Ashleigh.
"Me neither."
"I assume that you are the girls we sent for?" Professor G looked them over.
"In the flesh. What do you guys exactly want?" Chasity put her hands on her hips.
"Come with us." O said as the scientists turned and walked to a nearby wall.
"We have been working on these since the Gundams were finished and we need someone to pilot them." J explained as he hit a button and five new types of Gundams appeared.
The girls looked at them stunned not knowing what to say. Only Ashleigh spoke up after a few moments of gawking.
"Is-is t-that Noble Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Gundam Scimitar, Mummy Gundam, and Shadow Gundam?" She said happily.
"How did you know their names?" Donna looked at Ashleigh still amazed.
"They are Mobile Suits from the show 'Mobile Fighter G Gundam'. They have a more advanced technology of any Gundam show. They don't have buttons and knobs, whatever the pilot does the Gundam does. Basically the pilot is the Gundam and the Gundam is the pilot. I can't believe i'm saying this, but i'm honored actually be asked to pilot one of these." Ashleigh dropped her bag and stared at the one she seemed to like.
"I assume that you are one of the girls from the past." O watched them skeptically.
"Yes. As are Donna and Chasity here." Ashleigh looked over at the doctors.
"Then that leaves Me Li and Trinity." S said nicely.
"I don't think I can do this." Trinity said shakily, "I mean I can't even handle a gun none the less a mobile suit. Just because my brother can handle one doesn't mean I can."
"Come on Trin. Live up to the Maxwell name. No one said you had to be like Duo, if this will help stop the war would you do it?" Ashleigh walked over to Trinity and put an arm around her shoulder in a comforting gesture.
"Yes. It's just that...."
"Forget about your worries. I'm gonna do it and I can be right there next to you, well sort of, the whole time." Ashleigh smiled down at the younger girl.
"We'll all be there for you. We promise." Chasity came up next to them, "Besides wouldn't you like a Gundam that surpasses Deathscythe?"
"Actually he's working on Deathscythe Hell now." Ashleigh corrected.
"Alright, Deathscythe Hell. I mean that's the second best Gundam of them all. Heck these surpass Wing Zero."
"Not quite that far. Wing Zero is still the best Gundam since Heero insists on grading it all the time." J corrected.
"Fine whatever you all get my point right?" Chasity threw her hands up in annoyment.
"Yea. You all are right. I'll do this to help stop the war."
"Wait, wait, WAIT!" Me Li shouted.
"What?" Everyone looked at her.
"You mean all the guys you were with at the club that night, including Wufei, are the Gundam pilots?"
"Yea. He didn't tell you?" Ashleigh looked at her in amazement.
"No."
"Well now you know. Happy Birthday. You can kill him later." Ashleigh smiled and scratched the back of her head.
"Good idea." She growled to herself.
"Can we please get back to business?" H said impatiently.
"Sorry. Go ahead." Chasity said brightly.
"We have an agreement then?" S crossed his fingers.
"Yea, but if any of you put zero system into them take them out now or you'll feel my wrath and that's not good." Ashleigh added.
"I'd say. Today she beat the crap out of 2 full-grown men. And she was just pissed off. Broke a nose, jaw, and an arm."
"I'd really hate to see her with the Zero system. It's just scary imagining it." Chasity shivered.
"Don't get in my way when i'm in a bad mood. I'm scarier then Quatra with the Zero system." Ashleigh said proudly.
"None of the suits contain Zero system. Now as far as which person gets which suit-" O started.
"I want Shadow Gundam!" Ashleigh said happily.
"I'll take Dragon Gundam." Me Li added.
"Noble Gundam." Chasity put in.
"Gundam Scimitar here."
"I guess i'm stuck with Mummy Gundam." Donna shrugged.
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Okay. I know it wasn't that long, but I felt I needed to get it up. N-e- way. This is your last chance to vote for couples. In the next chapter I will be announcing the couples (we'll not really. Further in the story you'll find out.)
Ian (dopey little brother): Ash dinner.
animeprincess1: KNOCK BEFORE YOU COME IN!!!!!!
Ian: --rolls eyes at her as she fumes. Shuts the door--
animeprincess1: Man I hate it when he does that. Yea gotta go. We're having burritos and I made Guacamole!!! It's mine all mine!!!!!
Trowa- $4,000,000 from Terry Yuy
Quatra- $1490 from anime angle0
Wufei- A mountain of pokey from Chara
Heero- $100,000 from carrielmyers
Second, votes. Here are the votes for couples
( ) How many votes for each person
Heero/ Chasity(2), Trinity(2), Donna(0)
Trowa/ Chasity(1), Trinity(2), Donna(1)
Quatra/ Chasity(1), Trinity(0), Donna(3)
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or any of it's characters.
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Tyler sat out on the balcony of his hotel room looking at the night 'sky' of L2. He was sent her looking for two girls. He knew the descriptions of the two girls, but not their names. Dr. J didn't specify, but he needed them to pilot two of the new Gundams that were created. His older brother, Alex, was sent to Saint Gabriels to get three girls from there. He was to meet them at the old remains of the famous Maxwell church.
"How am I going to find these two girls in this place? For all I know J sent me on a wild goose chase." He sighed and glanced to the side when he saw a young girl of about 15-16yrs step out onto her balcony with a blanket wrapped around her.
The colony created a slight breeze and blew around the girl causing her ponytail to sway. She stood there looking out over her balcony obviously deep in thought due to the look on her face. The wind blew her blanket around then completely blew it off. The blanket hit Tyler in the face.
* * *
Ashleigh tried to grasp her blanket as it blew off of her.
"Damn, for a colony the wind sure is strong." She cursed under her breath as she reached for it before it landed on the next balcony or down to the street below.
Ashleigh cursed under her breath when she saw that it had hit the person who was sitting on the next balcony.
"I'm sorry." She said as he handed her blanket back to her, "I would have never guessed that the colony winds could get a good gust like that."
"It's okay. Is this your first time on the colonies?" He inquired as he looked her over and made a mental note, 'Brown hair, 15-16yrs, about 5ft 9in, and gray-blue eyes.'
"Yes. I'm Ashleigh." She stuck out her hand to shake his.
"Tyler." He took her hand and gave it a light kiss.
Ashleigh got a little color in her cheeks as she looked at him.
'He sure is polite.' Ashleigh smiled at him when he let go of her hand, "Hajimemashite Tyler."
"Ah, you speak Japanese."
"Iie, not really. Just bits and pieces. I was hoping once the war was over that my friend could help me with it though." Ashleigh smiled sheepishly as she wrapped her blanket around her bare shoulders seeing as she was wearing a white tank top and black pajama pants (courtesy of Duo ^_^; {no more rummaging through his drawers for her.}).
"That would be nice once the war is over." Tyler nodded his head to her as he headed to his door, "It was nice meeting you Ashleigh. I hope you sleep well." He bided to her as he walked into his room and closed his door.
"Interesting person." Ashleigh turned back to her spot leaning against the railing of the balcony, 'I wonder what this letter means.' Ashleigh pulled a letter out of her pocket from her pants and read it over again.
Miss Ashleigh Berry,
You must go to the remains of the Maxwell church at 11am on December 10. You will be meted by an escort to bring you to us. Your future will be helped decided if you attended. If not you will meet an unbearable fate. You must come with only your friend Trinity.
The letter was not signed. This left Ashleigh confused.
'Why the remains of the church? Man is this going to be hard to ditch Trowa. Maybe if we leave without him knowing we can go, but that leads to one problem. Trinity is sleeping in Trowa's room. How am I going to get her out of there without him knowing?' Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard someone clearing their throat.
Ashleigh turned around to see Duo leaning against the doorway.
"Don't do that. At least you aren't pulling me into an abandon walk way like Trowa did." She shook her head and turned back around, "Did you enjoy consuming my bed?"
"Huh?" He looked at her strangely before he walked up beside her.
"Which part are you 'huh'-ing about?" She looked up at him.
"Both parts."
"When I arrived this morning Trowa pulled me into an abandon walkway at the docking bay or whatever and nearly got his ass kicked." Ashleigh explained as she looked back over the balcony, "When you fell asleep you kind off took over my bed and left no room for me to sleep. Trinity gave up her bed for me and is staying with Trowa."
She saw Duo's muscles sort of tighten at the mention of Trinity staying with Trowa. Ashleigh then slipped her arm around Duo's and leaned against him in a comforting gesture.
"No need to go protective big brother mode Duo. She's fine." Ashleigh looked up at him trying to look too cute to argue with.
He gave into her look and sighed, "You have to stop copying me."
"Why? If you can do it so can I." She blinked at him cutely then giggled when he rolled his eyes at her, "Do you know you've started to talk in your sleep? You had Trinity cracking up on the floor when I got out of the shower. And you have started snoring."
"The talking thing no I didn't know and the snoring, well I kind of did those on purpose." He then chuckled when Ashleigh swatted his arm.
"You can be a pain sometimes ya know."
"You said that earlier."
"And I said it again. Man i've missed not being able to argue with you and everyone else for the past 2 weeks. Heck I want out of that school ASAP."
"I honestly think that Wufei is going crazy not having a 'onna' to criticize since he has grown used to you. I honestly think that cooking lesson you gave him helped him to like you more." Duo put his chin on top of her head and put his arm around her.
"Hn. I can triumph at changing people some what." She gave a triumphant smile, "One question. How many deja vu moments are we going to have?"
"Ah yes. Earlier with the sitting thing and now the balcony thing. Don't ask me I don't see the future." He shrugged.
"No duh. I'm Duo the psyhic. You will be eating in the morning." She let go of Duo and stood in the middle of the balcony with her index fingers pointing at her head, eyes closed, and her blanket dropping to her feet.
"Really. Can you predict this?" Before Ashleigh could respond Duo captured her in a kiss.
She put her arms around his neck and smiled as their kiss deepened. Duo wrapped his arms around her body and brought it closer to his and held her tight. Everything was oblivious to them at the moment. All that was on their minds was each other.
* * *
The next morning Ashleigh woke up and found Duo lying next to her with his shirt off. She laid there and replayed last nights events in her head. She remembered her make out fest with Duo, sitting on the balcony with him, giving him his pajama pants for him to sleep in, and finally both going to sleep.
Then another thought hit her head. She had to be somewhere. Ashleigh looked at the clock. It was already 10:23am!! She had an 35mins to get to the place and she had no idea where it was. Getting up as quickly as humanly possible without waking Duo Ashleigh went to her bag and got some clean clothes out.
After about 2 mins (it's been done before. I had to do it the other day. ^.^) Ashleigh was next door knocking on it. When it opened she found Tyler standing there. Ashleigh got a dumbfounded look and sweat dropped.
"Uh........sorry wrong door. I'm in a rush and I meant to go to the other door." Ashleigh apologized several more times before going to Trowa's door.
Tyler, still standing in his door was, watched Ashleigh closely as she went to the door she meant to go to. She waited impatiently and when the door opened she started speaking rather quickly and dragged another girl out then they raced to the elevators.
* * *
"What are we going to do?" Trinity asked rather annoyed that she was dragged out of Trowa's room when she was having a nice conversation with him.
"Read this. I found it in my stuff when we got here." Ashleigh handed the note to Trinity and she scanned it over.
"Why would they choose this place for a meeting? I mean, don't these people know I have bad memories of this place?" Trinity managed to sputter out as she started to lead the way to the meeting spot.
"I don't know, but I hope this is important tho'. And who ever we are meeting had better bring some food. I'm starving."
"When did you get up?" Trinity handed her a breakfast bar that was in her coat pocket that Ashleigh had grabbed on her way out of the room.
Ashleigh looked at her watch, "5mins ago."
"Wha? 5mins to ago and you are already panicky."
"Well we are supposed to meet this person at 11 and I want to be there early just in case he or she is there early." Ashleigh sighed as the relief of food filling her stomach washed over her.
The two chatted on and on about random thing as they went to their destination. When they were almost there they saw what looked like a robbery taking place. A girl of about 17yrs of age was being hit and kicked by 2 brutal looking men. Ashleigh and Trinity ducked behind a nearby building.
"We can't just let them do that. We have to do something to help her." Trinity said peeking out from the corner.
"Your right. Here take this." Ashleigh pulled Duo's gun from her jacket and handed it to Trinity, "I'm going to try to help. If it looks like i'm having any difficulty feel free to come out and help."
Ashleigh walked out from behind the building and began to walk towards the people.
* * *
"Come on sweetheart. All you have to do is come with me and my friend here and you won't get hurt." One of the thugs grinned at her smugly as he hit her.
"Yeah. Jovi would really like to meet you." The other hovered above her fallen form.
"Leave her alone!" Ashleigh yelled as she stood 50ft away from the thugs.
"Lookie what we have here. Aren't you a pretty little girl? Why don't you go running back to your mommy girly." The first guy grinned at Ashleigh then looked at his friend, "What are you going to do if we don't huh? Scream your head off?" He mocked.
"No. You'll make me result to drastic measures." Ashleigh gave the famous Yuy death glare and removed her jacket, "And don't call me little."
"Look Keith. This little girl thinks she can have a chance against us." He laughed to his friend.
"Didn't you hear me the first time? Don't call me little. I'm at least a few inches shorter than y'all, but that doesn't make me a little girl. Oh I get it now. You're afraid that you don't stand a chance against someone a little shorter than you. Men are so caught up in their pride that they are blinded. You only see what you want to see. I bet you see me as an innocent teenage school girl bent on pacifism right?" Ashleigh mocked putting her hands on her hips and smirking at them.
"As a matter a fact I did." He sneered.
Ashleigh burst out laughing, "My god. Do I look like Relena Peacecraft? It's men like you that should be disposed of out there in that war not the innocent people. Honestly they shouldn't be risking their necks for assholes like you.
How would you like it if you were the ones out there fighting and someone was trying to hurt you girlfriend, sister, daughter, or whatever? Didn't your mothers teach you any decency?" Ashleigh's laugh turned into a tone of disgust.
"What would you know bitch?!" The second guy yelled as the first guy cracked his knuckles.
"One, i'm not a bitch, i'm THE bitch and two, my boyfriend nearly died the other day fighting for your sorry excuse for a hide."
The guy threw a punch and Ashleigh caught it with no hesitation in her right hand. She twisted his arm and glared right into his eyes.
"Don't you know it's rude to hit a lady?" She said monotonely as she twisted his arm one last time before throwing him to the ground.
"You made a big mistake there." The second guy went charging after Ashleigh.
Ashleigh dropped to avoid his punch and swung her right leg right under him causing him to fall on his friend. Ashleigh stood up and picked up her jacket and walked over to the girl.
"Are you okay?" She asked in a nice tone as she helped her up.
"Yes thank you. You are a superb fighter. Where did you learn to fight like that?" She picked up her purse from the ground.
"It's what you get when you live with some of the best fighters of the colonies and Earth. I'm Ashleigh."
"Hilde. Wait. You came into the office at the junk yard yesterday didn't you?"
"Yes. What are you doing on this side of town?" Ashleigh raised a eyebrow at her.
"I'm looking for a friend. When he disappeared a few days ago I found him here. I thought that he might be here since he didn't come home last night." Hilde got a look of shock when she looked at Ashleigh.
"What?"
Hilde pointed behind her. Ashleigh took the hint and just stood there counting.
"3,2,1....." Ashleigh spun around and punched one of the guys in the jaw and the other in the nose. They both fell to the ground unconscious, "They never give up. I'd say dislocated jaw and broken nose along with a broken arm. Serves them right. Hilde, I thought you were a former solider, how come you didn't fight back?"
"They just jumped out at me and I had no time to retaliate." Hilde explained as Ashleigh and her started to walk towards Trinity.
"I see. Most men are jerks like that." Ashleigh added as she slung her jacket over her shoulder, "Hey Trinity. Meet Hilde. Hilde this is Duo's little sister Trinity."
"Nice to meet you." Hilde looked at Trinity who looked a little mortified of seeing Ashleigh take down 2 full grown men and the fact that Ashleigh had handed her a gun, "Uh.... Ashleigh...sorry about-"
"It's okay Hilde. I understand that you were just trying to protect him I would do the same. Trinity?" Ashleigh wave her hand in front of her face and when she didn't respond Ashleigh took the gun out of Trinity's hand and put it in her coat pocket, "Trinity!"
"Huh?" Trinity shook herself out of her daze and looked at Ashleigh.
"This is Hilde. Maybe I shouldn't have given you that thing." Ashleigh scratched her head in frustration.
"Sorry. I'm not used to guns. Nice to meet you Hilde."
"I'm afraid I have to leave now. I still have to find Duo. The parts he needed for Deathscythe came in." Hilde gave her head a slight nod and began to walk off.
"Oh Hilde, really quick. Duo is at our hotel. He came to visit last night and decided to fall asleep on my bed. When we left he was still asleep. He might be up, but i'm not sure tho'. He normally gets up around 11." With the mention of time Ashleigh looked at her watch and freaked, "Shit Trinity we need to split. Can you please tell Duo that if he insists on staying that we don't know when we will be back and to make himself at home?"
"Sure. Bye!"
Ashleigh and Trinity then took off down the street. It was almost 11 when they arrived. Instead of seeing a person there they saw a white piece of paper tacked to a piece of cement.
Ashleigh and Trinity,
Gather you things and go to the loading docks. I will be holding a sign with Renaze on it. Be there by 2pm.
Once again the note was not signed.
"Great all that panicking for nothing but a piece of paper." Ashleigh slumped against a piece of concrete.
"How are we going to leave without Trowa noticing? We obviously can't tell him about this. He'd want to come with. No scratch that he'd becoming no matter what." Trinity sighed.
"I guess we are just going to have to find a way around that." Ashleigh looked at Trinity with a little hope.
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1:45pm
Ashleigh and Trinity looked around the docks for their mystery person. Ashleigh spotted him and they both walked over.
"Tyler? You were the one who was giving us these notes?" Ashleigh looked dumbfounded at him.
"Yes. My trainers would like to speak with both of you." He explained.
"What do they want?" Trinity looked just as confused as Ashleigh.
"I'll let them explain that. Come now. The shuttle waits." He began to walk off.
The three of them boarded the shuttle and were greeted by 3 shocked faces.
"A-ashleigh?" One of them stammered.
"Donna? Chasity? Me Li? What are you all doing here?" Ashleigh sat down as fast as she could with out fainting.
"Alex said that we had to pick up two other people, but I didn't think it would be you two." Donna managed to say from her bewilderment.
"Alright. Talk. Where are you guys taking us?" Me Li looked at Alex and Tyler.
"Our trainers would like to meet you and do something for them. They will explain when we get there." Alex said simply before taking his seat.
Everyone sat down and all was quiet except for Ashleigh and Trinity talking about their trip. About an hour later they arrived at their destination. The girls walked off the shuttle into a big hangar. With their bags draped over their shoulders the girls followed Alex and Tyler to meet their trainers. They were greeted by 5 men in lab coats.
Ashleigh and Chasity looked at them then at each other before looking back at the men.
"If it isn't Dr. J, Professor G, Doktor S, Instructor H, and Master O. Never thought i'd be meeting these guys." Chasity said as she looked at Ashleigh.
"Me neither."
"I assume that you are the girls we sent for?" Professor G looked them over.
"In the flesh. What do you guys exactly want?" Chasity put her hands on her hips.
"Come with us." O said as the scientists turned and walked to a nearby wall.
"We have been working on these since the Gundams were finished and we need someone to pilot them." J explained as he hit a button and five new types of Gundams appeared.
The girls looked at them stunned not knowing what to say. Only Ashleigh spoke up after a few moments of gawking.
"Is-is t-that Noble Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Gundam Scimitar, Mummy Gundam, and Shadow Gundam?" She said happily.
"How did you know their names?" Donna looked at Ashleigh still amazed.
"They are Mobile Suits from the show 'Mobile Fighter G Gundam'. They have a more advanced technology of any Gundam show. They don't have buttons and knobs, whatever the pilot does the Gundam does. Basically the pilot is the Gundam and the Gundam is the pilot. I can't believe i'm saying this, but i'm honored actually be asked to pilot one of these." Ashleigh dropped her bag and stared at the one she seemed to like.
"I assume that you are one of the girls from the past." O watched them skeptically.
"Yes. As are Donna and Chasity here." Ashleigh looked over at the doctors.
"Then that leaves Me Li and Trinity." S said nicely.
"I don't think I can do this." Trinity said shakily, "I mean I can't even handle a gun none the less a mobile suit. Just because my brother can handle one doesn't mean I can."
"Come on Trin. Live up to the Maxwell name. No one said you had to be like Duo, if this will help stop the war would you do it?" Ashleigh walked over to Trinity and put an arm around her shoulder in a comforting gesture.
"Yes. It's just that...."
"Forget about your worries. I'm gonna do it and I can be right there next to you, well sort of, the whole time." Ashleigh smiled down at the younger girl.
"We'll all be there for you. We promise." Chasity came up next to them, "Besides wouldn't you like a Gundam that surpasses Deathscythe?"
"Actually he's working on Deathscythe Hell now." Ashleigh corrected.
"Alright, Deathscythe Hell. I mean that's the second best Gundam of them all. Heck these surpass Wing Zero."
"Not quite that far. Wing Zero is still the best Gundam since Heero insists on grading it all the time." J corrected.
"Fine whatever you all get my point right?" Chasity threw her hands up in annoyment.
"Yea. You all are right. I'll do this to help stop the war."
"Wait, wait, WAIT!" Me Li shouted.
"What?" Everyone looked at her.
"You mean all the guys you were with at the club that night, including Wufei, are the Gundam pilots?"
"Yea. He didn't tell you?" Ashleigh looked at her in amazement.
"No."
"Well now you know. Happy Birthday. You can kill him later." Ashleigh smiled and scratched the back of her head.
"Good idea." She growled to herself.
"Can we please get back to business?" H said impatiently.
"Sorry. Go ahead." Chasity said brightly.
"We have an agreement then?" S crossed his fingers.
"Yea, but if any of you put zero system into them take them out now or you'll feel my wrath and that's not good." Ashleigh added.
"I'd say. Today she beat the crap out of 2 full-grown men. And she was just pissed off. Broke a nose, jaw, and an arm."
"I'd really hate to see her with the Zero system. It's just scary imagining it." Chasity shivered.
"Don't get in my way when i'm in a bad mood. I'm scarier then Quatra with the Zero system." Ashleigh said proudly.
"None of the suits contain Zero system. Now as far as which person gets which suit-" O started.
"I want Shadow Gundam!" Ashleigh said happily.
"I'll take Dragon Gundam." Me Li added.
"Noble Gundam." Chasity put in.
"Gundam Scimitar here."
"I guess i'm stuck with Mummy Gundam." Donna shrugged.
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Okay. I know it wasn't that long, but I felt I needed to get it up. N-e- way. This is your last chance to vote for couples. In the next chapter I will be announcing the couples (we'll not really. Further in the story you'll find out.)
Ian (dopey little brother): Ash dinner.
animeprincess1: KNOCK BEFORE YOU COME IN!!!!!!
Ian: --rolls eyes at her as she fumes. Shuts the door--
animeprincess1: Man I hate it when he does that. Yea gotta go. We're having burritos and I made Guacamole!!! It's mine all mine!!!!!
