AN: Thanks to everyone for reviewing, you all are great. I finally got his
chapter mostly the way I want it, so I'm posting it now. I don't own gundam
wing or anything else worth mentioning- if I did I would be a very happy
woman, but I don't. so I'm sad. Thanks again, now read the story!
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Hilde revved the engine, gave it some gas, and they were off- headed straight for the most solid double doors she had ever seen. The plan had been to run right into the doors. Hopefully, they would open smoothly and they would be out. But now that they were actually racing towards them it took every ounce of self control and will power Hilde had to keep on course. An instant before they hit the doors, Duo's arms tightened around her waist and then- They were out. The doors opened so smoothly Hilde felt herself thinking about light curtains parted by a summer breeze.
Outside was a shock. It must have been about noon because the sun was at its artificial brightest, glaring at them from above. It blinded them both temporarily. When her eyes finally adjusted to the sun she screamed. There was a soldier standing right in front of her. The woman was paralyzed, just watching them rush towards her. There was no way Hilde would be able to miss her, the street here was still too narrow.
"Move! Move it!" Hilde screamed. Finally the woman seemed to come to herself. She jumped out of the way at the very last second. But she hadn't jumped far enough. Even over the roar of the engine and the pounding of her won heart Hilde could hear the sickening sound of breaking bone as she drove over the woman's ankle.
Then the woman was behind them. Duo leaned against her back and shouted into her ear, "Turn left now!"
Hilde took the turn. "Where are we going?" She yelled back at him.
"We are headed for the small side entrance, near the cafeteria." Duo bellowed in response.
Hilde nodded. She knew the place. It was, in many ways, the perfect place to escape. The base had 3 main entrances and exits. They were all heavily used and more heavily guarded. But, there was a fourth entrance, used to bring food to the kitchens in a fast, efficient manner. This gate was seldom remembered, usually guarded by only 1 or 2 men. With any luck those men would have been called away to help repair damage to the base, or look for her, or something else.
Hilde made another left turn, onto a large, very busy street. There were soldiers all down its length, doing all kinds of things. As they zoomed past not many men looked at them, they were to busy doing whatever it was they were doing. But a few of the men stopped to stare. Then a cry went up. Something to the effects of "Look! The Gundam pilot and the traitor! Kill them!". Hilde winced. Never hope for the best, she reminded herself, just she heard the patter of gunfire behind her.
Hilde took a moment to glance behind her. There was a line of men shooting at them, but what worried her the most was the 4 or 5 men piling into a jeep behind them. They were going to chase them!
"DRIVE!" Duo bellowed as Hilde almost ran into a very large van parked in the street. Hilde took his advice and tried to ignore the bullets and the small voice that kept saying, "Your going to die. They are going to shoot you. You are going to die."
Duo let go of her waist with one had and reached into one of her pockets. He pulled out her gun and turned to fire at the jeep. Hilde could feel every shot e fired. The vibrations traveled from the gun, down Duo's arm, and into her back.
Hilde took a right turn. Almost there, she thought. Almost there. But where were they going once they got out of the base? Where could they hide? They were recognizable a mile away. Duo had his longhair that was impossible to hide and she was still wearing her uniform. Even though it was coated with a weeks worth of grime and dust it stood out. AND Hilde would bet a million credits that both hers and Duos faces were on the front page of every newspaper on the colony. There was virtually no place to hide. Hilde was about to point this out to the man behind her, but he was too busy distracting the men in the jeep, so she left him alone. Obviously he had a plan of some sort. Hilde just hoped it was a good plan. A very good plan.
Bullets started to rain down harder than ever. She heard Duo yell something.
"What?" she shouted back at him.
"There is another car behind us," was the reply. "We need to get out of here now!"
Hilde didn't respond, but she did start to weave the bike from side to side. She had been taught that a moving target was harder to hit that a stationary target. Another right turn and they were at the gate- which was completely deserted. It was almost too good to be true- except of course for the bar which had been lowered over the road to prevent just anyone from driving into the base.
"Jump the curb!" Duo yelled at her. Hilde did just that, she jumped the curve and drove between the end of the bar and the high fence. It was such a small squeeze that her knees scraped on both sides. But Hilde wasn't really paying attention to that. She was planning her route.
"Where are we going now?" Hilde asked the man behind her.
"The Sisters Motel, on Chicago Street." Duo replied. Hilde didn't know the Motel but she did know the neighborhood. The colony was divided into three sections, with the hospital in the rough middle of them all. One was the military base, which was shaped like a large, lumpy, potatoe on one side of the colony. Another section was the businesses and the businessmen's homes. It was nice, if a bit boring. The third was the "bad side" of town. The rough life lived there, along with everyone who did not work at a bank. It wasn't necessarily a bad place, but it was a bit violent. Children were warned to keep away from that area. It was also home to Chicago street.
Behind her Hilde heard the crunch and splintering of a motor vehicle crashing through the barrier. Hilde groaned. She had been hoping it would have stopped them. There was the zing of more bullets around them. Duo began to return fire as Hilde turned, cutting across traffic onto San Diego.
San Diego was one of the busiest streets on the colony, stretching from one end to another in a long, continuous loop. Right now, it was jammed full of traffic. The voice in Hilde's brain suggested that this would the perfect spot to try to loose the soldiers. Hilde agreed. She cut in behind a small sports car that was going about 90 and weaving in and out of traffic.
A Bullet zinged past her left ear and right through the window of the sports car. Hilde watched, fascinated as the window crumbled. Then she came to her senses. She drove over 2 lanes of traffic to get besides a large moving van. Safe for the moment.
Duo was shouting at her again. "We need to dump the bike before we get there. I've got the key in my pocket - already got the room."
Hilde nodded, "Got it!". Then she heard Duo curse just as a bullet grazed against her thigh. It didn't really hurt, it was just warm. She looked down and saw blood, but nothing serious. Then Duo groaned.
"What?" she asked as she accelerated, and sped in front of the van.
"Keep going!" he shouted at her as he turned around to return fire. Hilde was doing some fast thinking. This was not working. The bike was a bit old, the enemy was gaining. What she needed to do was stop them completely.
Bullets whizzed by again. Hilde continued to weave between traffic. She mad a sharp turn onto Albuquerque Ave. Why were all the streets on the colony named after cities on earth? She was almost at their destination, but still being followed. What in the universes was she supposed to do. More bullets. This was not- then it hit her. What to do. A plan. It was a bit dangerous, okay a lot dangerous, and relyed mostly on good luck but it was better than nothing.
Hilde slowed down a bit. "What are you doing?" Duo yelled.
"Trust me!" The jeep was gaining, so was the other car. Just a bit closer.. There. This was it. Hilde said a short, mental prayer, and swerved into the oncoming traffic. She was almost hit by minivan and a large man on another motorcycle but managed to miss them. There was a quick patter of bullets, and then a huge crunching, screeching sound. The sound of metal on metal, of glass breaking, and the squeal of breaks. The jeep had tried to follow Hilde, but, being bigger and less maneuverable, it had collided with a large SUV, which was hit by a neon. Hilde glanced over her shoulder to see her other pursuers pull up besides their comrades and begin to try and pull them out of the wreckage. Hilde kept going, very pleased with herself.
She drove until she reached one of the small parks on the colony. This one was rarely used because of its local, in the center of the "Bad" part of town. It was not very large, but not too small either. With lots of trees and grass a tad too tall. I even had a large duck pond, complete with a once-picturesque-but-now-grimy bridge.
Hilde headed pond. She drove over the grass and right to the waters edge before jumping off of the bike. "Come on, get off." She said to Duo as she removed her helmet. Then she threw the helmet out as far as she could. It spun in a large arc, before landing with a huge splash in the center of the lake. "Give me yours." She said to Duo. When he didn't respond she looked over her shoulder at him. He was pale and clutching one shoulder. Hilde almost fell over with shock. The gundam pilot had been shot.
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AN: What do you think? I read it to myself and I think that my writing is weird, but I don't really mind. Review it!!! Please!!!! Even if you didn't like it, tell me why. Oh, yes, I did mean to leave it as a cliffhanger. But I am in the writing mood today, the muse has returned, so I might even finish the next chapter soon. Who knows? Anyway, thanks for reading. Review now! ---Langsiell
Hilde revved the engine, gave it some gas, and they were off- headed straight for the most solid double doors she had ever seen. The plan had been to run right into the doors. Hopefully, they would open smoothly and they would be out. But now that they were actually racing towards them it took every ounce of self control and will power Hilde had to keep on course. An instant before they hit the doors, Duo's arms tightened around her waist and then- They were out. The doors opened so smoothly Hilde felt herself thinking about light curtains parted by a summer breeze.
Outside was a shock. It must have been about noon because the sun was at its artificial brightest, glaring at them from above. It blinded them both temporarily. When her eyes finally adjusted to the sun she screamed. There was a soldier standing right in front of her. The woman was paralyzed, just watching them rush towards her. There was no way Hilde would be able to miss her, the street here was still too narrow.
"Move! Move it!" Hilde screamed. Finally the woman seemed to come to herself. She jumped out of the way at the very last second. But she hadn't jumped far enough. Even over the roar of the engine and the pounding of her won heart Hilde could hear the sickening sound of breaking bone as she drove over the woman's ankle.
Then the woman was behind them. Duo leaned against her back and shouted into her ear, "Turn left now!"
Hilde took the turn. "Where are we going?" She yelled back at him.
"We are headed for the small side entrance, near the cafeteria." Duo bellowed in response.
Hilde nodded. She knew the place. It was, in many ways, the perfect place to escape. The base had 3 main entrances and exits. They were all heavily used and more heavily guarded. But, there was a fourth entrance, used to bring food to the kitchens in a fast, efficient manner. This gate was seldom remembered, usually guarded by only 1 or 2 men. With any luck those men would have been called away to help repair damage to the base, or look for her, or something else.
Hilde made another left turn, onto a large, very busy street. There were soldiers all down its length, doing all kinds of things. As they zoomed past not many men looked at them, they were to busy doing whatever it was they were doing. But a few of the men stopped to stare. Then a cry went up. Something to the effects of "Look! The Gundam pilot and the traitor! Kill them!". Hilde winced. Never hope for the best, she reminded herself, just she heard the patter of gunfire behind her.
Hilde took a moment to glance behind her. There was a line of men shooting at them, but what worried her the most was the 4 or 5 men piling into a jeep behind them. They were going to chase them!
"DRIVE!" Duo bellowed as Hilde almost ran into a very large van parked in the street. Hilde took his advice and tried to ignore the bullets and the small voice that kept saying, "Your going to die. They are going to shoot you. You are going to die."
Duo let go of her waist with one had and reached into one of her pockets. He pulled out her gun and turned to fire at the jeep. Hilde could feel every shot e fired. The vibrations traveled from the gun, down Duo's arm, and into her back.
Hilde took a right turn. Almost there, she thought. Almost there. But where were they going once they got out of the base? Where could they hide? They were recognizable a mile away. Duo had his longhair that was impossible to hide and she was still wearing her uniform. Even though it was coated with a weeks worth of grime and dust it stood out. AND Hilde would bet a million credits that both hers and Duos faces were on the front page of every newspaper on the colony. There was virtually no place to hide. Hilde was about to point this out to the man behind her, but he was too busy distracting the men in the jeep, so she left him alone. Obviously he had a plan of some sort. Hilde just hoped it was a good plan. A very good plan.
Bullets started to rain down harder than ever. She heard Duo yell something.
"What?" she shouted back at him.
"There is another car behind us," was the reply. "We need to get out of here now!"
Hilde didn't respond, but she did start to weave the bike from side to side. She had been taught that a moving target was harder to hit that a stationary target. Another right turn and they were at the gate- which was completely deserted. It was almost too good to be true- except of course for the bar which had been lowered over the road to prevent just anyone from driving into the base.
"Jump the curb!" Duo yelled at her. Hilde did just that, she jumped the curve and drove between the end of the bar and the high fence. It was such a small squeeze that her knees scraped on both sides. But Hilde wasn't really paying attention to that. She was planning her route.
"Where are we going now?" Hilde asked the man behind her.
"The Sisters Motel, on Chicago Street." Duo replied. Hilde didn't know the Motel but she did know the neighborhood. The colony was divided into three sections, with the hospital in the rough middle of them all. One was the military base, which was shaped like a large, lumpy, potatoe on one side of the colony. Another section was the businesses and the businessmen's homes. It was nice, if a bit boring. The third was the "bad side" of town. The rough life lived there, along with everyone who did not work at a bank. It wasn't necessarily a bad place, but it was a bit violent. Children were warned to keep away from that area. It was also home to Chicago street.
Behind her Hilde heard the crunch and splintering of a motor vehicle crashing through the barrier. Hilde groaned. She had been hoping it would have stopped them. There was the zing of more bullets around them. Duo began to return fire as Hilde turned, cutting across traffic onto San Diego.
San Diego was one of the busiest streets on the colony, stretching from one end to another in a long, continuous loop. Right now, it was jammed full of traffic. The voice in Hilde's brain suggested that this would the perfect spot to try to loose the soldiers. Hilde agreed. She cut in behind a small sports car that was going about 90 and weaving in and out of traffic.
A Bullet zinged past her left ear and right through the window of the sports car. Hilde watched, fascinated as the window crumbled. Then she came to her senses. She drove over 2 lanes of traffic to get besides a large moving van. Safe for the moment.
Duo was shouting at her again. "We need to dump the bike before we get there. I've got the key in my pocket - already got the room."
Hilde nodded, "Got it!". Then she heard Duo curse just as a bullet grazed against her thigh. It didn't really hurt, it was just warm. She looked down and saw blood, but nothing serious. Then Duo groaned.
"What?" she asked as she accelerated, and sped in front of the van.
"Keep going!" he shouted at her as he turned around to return fire. Hilde was doing some fast thinking. This was not working. The bike was a bit old, the enemy was gaining. What she needed to do was stop them completely.
Bullets whizzed by again. Hilde continued to weave between traffic. She mad a sharp turn onto Albuquerque Ave. Why were all the streets on the colony named after cities on earth? She was almost at their destination, but still being followed. What in the universes was she supposed to do. More bullets. This was not- then it hit her. What to do. A plan. It was a bit dangerous, okay a lot dangerous, and relyed mostly on good luck but it was better than nothing.
Hilde slowed down a bit. "What are you doing?" Duo yelled.
"Trust me!" The jeep was gaining, so was the other car. Just a bit closer.. There. This was it. Hilde said a short, mental prayer, and swerved into the oncoming traffic. She was almost hit by minivan and a large man on another motorcycle but managed to miss them. There was a quick patter of bullets, and then a huge crunching, screeching sound. The sound of metal on metal, of glass breaking, and the squeal of breaks. The jeep had tried to follow Hilde, but, being bigger and less maneuverable, it had collided with a large SUV, which was hit by a neon. Hilde glanced over her shoulder to see her other pursuers pull up besides their comrades and begin to try and pull them out of the wreckage. Hilde kept going, very pleased with herself.
She drove until she reached one of the small parks on the colony. This one was rarely used because of its local, in the center of the "Bad" part of town. It was not very large, but not too small either. With lots of trees and grass a tad too tall. I even had a large duck pond, complete with a once-picturesque-but-now-grimy bridge.
Hilde headed pond. She drove over the grass and right to the waters edge before jumping off of the bike. "Come on, get off." She said to Duo as she removed her helmet. Then she threw the helmet out as far as she could. It spun in a large arc, before landing with a huge splash in the center of the lake. "Give me yours." She said to Duo. When he didn't respond she looked over her shoulder at him. He was pale and clutching one shoulder. Hilde almost fell over with shock. The gundam pilot had been shot.
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AN: What do you think? I read it to myself and I think that my writing is weird, but I don't really mind. Review it!!! Please!!!! Even if you didn't like it, tell me why. Oh, yes, I did mean to leave it as a cliffhanger. But I am in the writing mood today, the muse has returned, so I might even finish the next chapter soon. Who knows? Anyway, thanks for reading. Review now! ---Langsiell