Author's note: Hi there~! Shadow-Assassin here. This is my attempt at keeping up with Tommi Gurrl. Like I could ever do that... -_-;; When I asked her to do a story with me I never knew how good she was... I'm not as into detail as her but I will try my best. Good thing I am really good at copying other people's writing styles. Anyways, on with the fic!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing... If I did I would make Trowa the main character! (Huggles Trowa plushy).
Chapter two- The Road To WarAfter Colony (AC) 198- L2 Cluster:
Narrator Guy: The year is after colony 198. Two years after the assault made by Marimeia's troops. Since the banning of all Mobile Suits made two years ago by the former Queen of the World, Relena Peacecraft/Darlian, the lives of the former Gundam pilots have been peaceful. The former soldiers have started new lives and are content in them. Recently, however, it seems that someone has begun to collect parts from Mobile suits that had been destroyed in the wars three years earlier. Those that know of this, now fear that another war lies on the horizon.
Two figures, a man with long blond hair and a woman with short navy blue hair, stood with their backs to the wall of a long hallway. The man held a gun in his left hand as he slowly let himself peek around the corner down the other hallway. He could see two men standing by a door in black and red uniforms with guns at their sides. He backed up a bit so as not to be noticed and shook his head to his companion, "I think we can take them Noin. There's only two."
The woman nodded as she held her own gun at her side, "I'm with you as always Zechs."
They both nodded to each other, then like a flash of lightning stepped into the other hallway and fired at the two men standing guard.
Each fell to the ground in a heap, dead before their heads even hit the ground.
They were soldiers of an organization that was thought to have been scattered long ago. The organization was known as Zeon.
The man and woman slowly crept towards the door, which they knew was the control room for the entire facility. With guns at the ready they jumped into the room...but no one was there.
"Huh?" the woman uttered in confusion, "Where are they? What's going on?"
Her companion didn't reply, however, and she soon found out why when she turned towards him. Several men aimed guns in her direction while several others had guns on Zechs. Neither really knew what they wanted with the Terra Forming Project but they knew it couldn't be anything good.
"That's better...And you are sure these two are the last of the workers?" a man asked as he looked the two of them over, "Hmmm...They look rather familiar...Never the less they are a threat and should be terminated."
"Why are you doing this? What is so important here on Mars that you would attack this base?" Zechs asked hoping that since this man didn't seem to know who he was he would see him as no threat and tell him.
"Nothing really. Nothing that concerns you that is," the man said then turned to his men, "Get rid of them."
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Heero sighed as he drove down the street in his rather ordinary looking car. He was heading towards another conference where Relena would be speaking. He stopped the car about two blocks away from the building and headed towards it keeping to the shadows as he did so. Relena still had no idea that he was always watching over her. There was something that always drew him to her. He had this feeling that no mater what he had to protect her. Whether it was out of duty or not, he wasn't sure.
He soon found himself behind a bush by the large convention center where Relena would be giving her speech in just a short while. He quietly made his way towards the back of the building just as Relena's limo pulled up in front of the building. He looked back as she stepped out taking in her beauty. He shook himself out of his daze then continued to the back. He soon found an open window and made his way inside the building taking his usual spot in the rafters to watch over the former queen of the world.
Ten minutes later a man walked on stage and introduced Relena. The young dirty blond haired woman walked onto the stage from the back and nodded a thank you to the man as he handed her the microphone. She nodded to the onlookers as she began her speech.
Heero, however, was too distracted to listen to her speech. As always he looked through the crowd of people looking for anyone who looked as if they might be a threat. He could see the usual aristocrats, secretaries of this and secretaries of that and ministers of this and that and other government officials...nothing out of the ordinary...or so he thought until he saw a older looking woman heading towards the front in a bit of a hurry. He squinted his eyes a bit to see better and noticed as she put her hand in her pocket and began to pull something out of it.
* * *
Duo pulled up in front of a small cafe that he often went to. He and Hilde stepped out of the vehicle and Hilde looked the place over. Duo smiled to her and opened the door for her then walked in himself. It was a small place and kind of homey and the food wasn't too bad. The owner had a bit of a rough side to him but he wasn't that bad once you got to know him.
"Get off your asses and get to work you lazy bums. I don't pay you to socialize," a balding man said as he glared at two waitresses who seemed to be on break. They shuttered slightly and quickly got up to get back to work.
"Ohhh...Hey there Ernie," Duo said with his usual sunny smile as he sat down at the bar. Hilde sighed and sat next to him.
"Hey there Maxi," the man said then turned to look at one of the waitresses, "Could you stop sitting around and serve our customers over here?"
"Maxi?" Hilde mumbled trying not to laugh.
"So who's your lovely looking companion Maxi?" Ernie asked with a gentle smile.
"This is Hilde. She's the other half of the company," Duo replied.
"So this is the partner you've been talking so much about," he said with a chuckle.
Hilde's face went slightly red. Duo talked about her? Her eyes soon found their way to his and he grinned in his goofy way then shrugged.
Duo then turned to a small TV that was mounted in the corner of the small cafe. Hilde glared at him slightly then stopped when she noticed what was on. It was a conference that was being held on colony L2. Relena was giving a speech but the sound on the TV was too low to hear it.
"Is there any way you could turn up the sound on the TV," Hilde asked a bit nervously. This Ernie fellow was just a bit intimidating to her.
"Sure sweet," the man said as he walked over to the TV and turned up the volume. He then went to scold another one of his employees.
"Is there a reason you like this place Duo?" Hilde asked not expecting an answer from the dazed pilot. Duo was too busy watching the conference on the TV to hear her.
* * *
Quatre sat at his desk with his elbows on the table and his head in his hands. He was still thinking about the shuttle he'd seen and what it had been doing. He just couldn't seem to brush the vision of it from his mind. It kept playing through his mind like a movie along with clips of the appalling war that had led to his seeing the shuttle.
He eventually got up from the desk with an exasperated sigh clenching his fists. He looked at the phone for several seconds before picking it up and dialing the number that would contact the Preventers headquarters. He couldn't stand around while someone might be getting ready to start another war.
After several rings he heard a click as someone picked up the phone.
"Hello, Preventers Headquarters," came the reply from the secretary.
"This is Quatre Winner. I need to speak to Lady Une please. It's important," Quatre said in a calm voice.
"She's in a meeting right now. You'll have to call back," the secretary said in a kind voice.
"No, I have to speak to her now. It's important," Quatre repeated. His gut feeling was nagging at him and he just couldn't ignore it for a moment more. Something was going to happen and he knew he had to warn the Preventers of it.
The secretary sighed but replied, "One moment please," then she pressed the button that would patch him in to Lady Une's office where she was having her meeting.
It felt like forever as Quatre waited on the line with what seemed like elevator music playing in the background. He looked over at his clock and watched as she second hand slowly made its way around. Finally he heard the click that indicated that Une had finally answered the phone.
"Hello?" Lady Une asked, "Is something wrong, Quatre?"
"I'm not sure, Lady Une...I just thought that you should know," Quatre replied.
"Know what?" she asked in a slightly worried tone. What could be so important that Quatre would call her in the middle of a meeting?
"Someone's collecting old Mobile suit parts. I saw them around colony L3 while I was working..." Quatre finally said after several seconds. He was slightly worried that Une would think he was overreacting but was relieved when he heard the reply.
"I'll send Wufei and Sally to check it out just in case. We can't be too careful," Une said, "Thanks for the warning Quatre. Take care. I have a meeting to get back to."
With that Lady Une hung up leaving a rather relieved Quatre on the other end. It felt as it a large weight had been lifted from his shoulders.
"Who would be collecting mobile suit parts?" Lady Une asked herself as she pressed the button that would contact her secretary.
"Yes ma'am? What can I do for you?" the woman on the other end asked as the sound of gum chewing was heard.
"Contact Wufei Chang and Sally Po. Tell them to meet me in the office as soon as possible for a mission briefing," Une replied.
* * *
"So I need a reason for everything I do?" the tall blond haired woman asked as she placed one hand on her hip, "I was in the neighborhood and thought I'd stop by to see an old friend."
Trowa narrowed his eyes, "We're not friends...and how did you find me?"
"Oh please. You gundam pilots are famous. Everyone knows where to find you," she replied rolling her eyes.
"Well you found me...now you can get lost. I don't know what kind of scheme you're up to but I don't want any part of it so just turn around and don't ever look back," he said in his cold voice.
Midii closed her eyes for a second then opened them again, "I made a mistake, ok...and I paid for it. Besides you're not exactly innocent yourself."
"No I'm not, but at least I fight on the side that's actually out for peace," Trowa shot back.
"Oh that's rich...you want to take sides now? From what I saw, most of the sides were out for peace. Just because they sought peace differently then your little groupies did, doesn't mean they're evil," she growled just as a tear began to form in her eye, "This was a bad idea...I thought maybe we could put the past behind us. Move on."
Trowa was slightly surprised at what she'd said. He remembered the last time they'd seen each other.
They may have only been children but they were up to their necks in the war. He was with the mercenaries then, having been raised by them since he was a baby.
He'd been near the forest by the mercenary's base when he saw a little girl step out of the trees. He immediately grabbed his gun pointing it at her looking at her suspiciously. He then dropped his hand to his side when he saw that she was only a frightened little girl. He looked her over slightly from her blond hair to her tiny shoed feet.
He then decided on something that he would forever regret later on. He took her hand and led her to the base. The people she would later betray. For some reason, however, she hadn't betrayed him. She'd given him a cross that was to be a beacon to her superiors. It was her only thing that would keep her from being attacked by her own people.
He could remember the roar of the mobile suits and the screams of people, who'd taken him in, dying. It was a massacre and it was all because of her...because of Midii Une.
He'd been furious and vowed that he would find her...And he did. Soon enough he had his gun pointed at her slender body. He watched as she shook with fear. He couldn't do it. He slowly lowered his gun, still glaring at her in anger. He would give her another chance in hopes that she would change...in hopes that she would grow up to be a good person.
Midii narrowed her eyes when he didn't reply, and turned to walk away.
"Wait!" Trowa said as she grabbed her by the wrist. He couldn't let her walk away without knowing whether or not she'd changed.
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Author's Note: I have no idea where I'm going with the Heero part but lets see what Tommi Gurrl comes up with. It could go many ways and I can't wait to see how she decides to fix it up. I took even longer then she did on her chapter I think...I tried but I can't seem to get into the mood anymore. I hope you liked this chapter though and I REALLY hope you review and tell us what you think. We take constructive criticism only...flames will only be used to keep us warm during these darn cold nights. Well...see ya next time! =^-^=