Chapter 16- Welcome To A New Life
"Is she asleep?"
"She might be, I'm not sure. All I know is she's in her bed and at least trying to sleep."
"Good."
"What was it you wanted to discuss about Major Takara Nokozan?"
"When we shot Knightsaber down from space, he was on the team that assisted the mission."
"What?!"
"Yes, and he knows something's wrong. I've kept him from conversation with Gilly, but that won't stop him from figuring out what's going on. He's a smart young adult, and loyal to you, sir, but that doesn't change that fact that he may tell Gilly what he knows. The question is, should we tell him?"
"Yes. If he believes in me, he will trust what we are doing. Plus, he could turn out to be our most powerful ally in this."
"Sir?"
"Did you see the way he watched her before he saw the Gundam?"
"I see your point, sir."
"Good, I'll speak to him about it tomorrow, you just make sure he doesn't talk to Gilly before hand. Just keep her with you, show her around, and I'll let you know the instant I'm done."
"What if he disagrees, sir?"
"Than he will be returned to outer space," Trieze sighed and added, "with no way back until either he dies, Gilly dies, or something goes wrong."
"Okay, sir." Troit saluted and began to leave for her own quarters.
"Sienna?"
"Yes, sir?" She turned.
"Thank you, I'm sorry, and sleep well."
"Yes, sir." Troit didn't ask, she knew what he meant by 'Thank you' and 'I'm sorry'. He knew how she felt about this, and he respected her for that.
* * * * *
She raced down the dark corridor, passing Knightsaber. No matter how she tried, Gilly could not keep from looking at the shadowed figures watching her. They seemed familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She ran right into who she thought was Tak when she looked back at Knightsaber. The arms that held her were warm and safe, so safe that she allowed herself to be held.
Gilly looked up to see Tak's steel blue eyes, but she screamed and jumped back. It wasn't Tak that caught her heart, it was another. The thought occurred to Gilly that it was entirely possible that before she got amnesia, she had someone special waiting for her.
The youth still held out his arms to Gilly, but when she started circling him, he dropped them to his sides and stood straight.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Who are you? You remind me of Tak." Gilly replied as she continued circling.
"Tak?"
"Major Takara Nokozan."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure of what?" Gilly stopped behind him momentarily.
"If I remind you of him. Are you not sure he reminds you of me?"
"What?!"
The youth disappeared and Gilly felt the warm hands of Trieze around her neck. She screamed as she began to choke.
"Father! What are you doing?" She gasped.
All of a sudden the hands along with their owner vanished. The bright white replaced with a burning blackness that Gilly could feel inside her. It sucked and squeezed and pulled the air out of her. Attempting to breathe Gilly clung to her throat.
Screaming, Gilly shot up in her bed. She gasped for air and felt her throat. Collecting the thought that she was awake, Gilly clutched her knees to her chest and cried. Her head hurt terribly and she felt the black unknown burning her through. She shuddered convulsively and rubbed her face on her knees. No one was there to help her, at least not the one she longed for. She wished for the youth from her dream, but it was an impossible wish.
* * * * *
"Rise and shine, sleepy head!" Troit threw the blankets off of Gilly.
"Is it morning already?" She asked.
"It sure is, now get up and get dressed. We're gonna eat breakfast and than I'll show you around the mansion." Troit smiled and walked out of the room.
Gilly dressed quickly and made her bed. The questions she had asked had killed off her hunger last night, but now she was starving. She came out and Troit led her down the hallway to the dining area. Gilly yawned and stretched her arms above her head. When Tak walked toward them, Gilly's arms froze in the air as she watched him. Her eyes only followed him, and she bumped right into Troit who had stopped.
"Major Nokozan." Troit said sternly.
Tak stopped and saluted.
"Col. Trieze is looking for you in the garden."
"Yes, ma'am." Tak said plainly.
Tak saluted again and walked off towards the garden, or so Gilly presumed. As he walked passed her, Tak smiled, and Gilly slowly dropped her arms. She began walking again and again bumped into Troit. Troit was looking at her and shaking her head with a sly smile. Gilly blushed briefly and the two continued their sojourn.
* * * * *
Tak walked into the central garden. It was a beautiful place that seemed to glow in the early morning sunlight. The trees all around and the fountain at its center only added to its majesty.
"Col. Trieze?" Tak called as he reached the fountain.
"I am right here." Trieze said as he walked around the center fountain.
"Lt. Col. Troit said you needed me."
"Yes."
Tak waited.
"I am going to ask you some questions and I want you to be honest." Trieze sat next to the fountain.
"Yes, sir."
"You are suspicious of Troit, are you not?"
"Sir?" Tak joined
"You were a part of the team that shot down Knightsaber. Troit organized it; therefore you are suspicious of her. Be honest."
"Yes, sir."
"You have every right to be suspicious, other than I am at the head of these plans."
"What?!"
"Yes, Gilly is not my daughter, but this plan may prove beneficial."
"Under my loyalty to you, I won't ask why, sir."
"Than you won't leave?" Tak nodded, "Good. Since you're staying, I have a special assignment for you."
"Anything, sir."
"I want you to act as if there were no suspicions, that Gilly is my daughter."
"Sir?"
"I've seen the way you look at her."
Tak blushed a deep crimson.
"I want you to act as if you never helped shoot her Gundam down. You're just a fellow Major for OZ, who happens to be able to find her past."
"OZ, or the Trieze Faction?"
"The Trieze Faction is just disgruntled OZ soldiers. They think they're loyal to me, but what they are doing is not in my wishes."
"Very well, sir. I will do as you request as a loyal follower of you," He than added, "who is not disgruntled."
"Wonderful, Major Nokozan. When this is over there is a promotion in store for you."
"Cool."
"I'd suggest you get to the field."
"Yes, sir."
Tak stood up straight and gave his salute to Col. Trieze Kushrenada. As he began to leave, Tak realized he wanted to know who Gilly really was.
"Sir?" He turned.
"Yes?" Trieze asked as he stood.
"Could you tell me how you got her to get amnesia?"
"A dart with an amnesiatic drug in it was placed on her. We've created a Gilly Kushrenada that no one ever knew about. The daughter that left to study, but had enormous potential in mobile suit piloting."
"What of her Gundam, sir?"
"The Gundam 06, Knightsaber. Designed only for her with the use of a system similar to the one called 'Zero'."
"I've heard of it. If it was designed only for her, doesn't it have to know her?"
"The system knows her inside and out. It uses her and pushes her to her full potential using synapse pulses."
"Than how are you going to keep it from 'telling' her?" He used his fingers to quote the word telling.
"When we repaired it after its fall, we also placed a jamming device to put its memory part of the system on hold."
"Why not the whole system?"
"She needs her full potential. The downside is that the system leaves uncertain feelings in her, causing her to doubt. She needs the potential to help her fight the doubt."
"Can't she fight it herself?"
"Her mind was messed with when she was younger. With her parents dead, she changed her name, seeking to avenge them."
"Has she?"
"In a way. I shouldn't be giving you my opinions on her past. If ever we drop this, ask her, and I'm sure she'd tell you."
"If she doesn't hate me..."
"Don't worry. She's a good person. Is that all?"
"Yes, sir." Tak saluted once more, turned and left for the field.
"Is she asleep?"
"She might be, I'm not sure. All I know is she's in her bed and at least trying to sleep."
"Good."
"What was it you wanted to discuss about Major Takara Nokozan?"
"When we shot Knightsaber down from space, he was on the team that assisted the mission."
"What?!"
"Yes, and he knows something's wrong. I've kept him from conversation with Gilly, but that won't stop him from figuring out what's going on. He's a smart young adult, and loyal to you, sir, but that doesn't change that fact that he may tell Gilly what he knows. The question is, should we tell him?"
"Yes. If he believes in me, he will trust what we are doing. Plus, he could turn out to be our most powerful ally in this."
"Sir?"
"Did you see the way he watched her before he saw the Gundam?"
"I see your point, sir."
"Good, I'll speak to him about it tomorrow, you just make sure he doesn't talk to Gilly before hand. Just keep her with you, show her around, and I'll let you know the instant I'm done."
"What if he disagrees, sir?"
"Than he will be returned to outer space," Trieze sighed and added, "with no way back until either he dies, Gilly dies, or something goes wrong."
"Okay, sir." Troit saluted and began to leave for her own quarters.
"Sienna?"
"Yes, sir?" She turned.
"Thank you, I'm sorry, and sleep well."
"Yes, sir." Troit didn't ask, she knew what he meant by 'Thank you' and 'I'm sorry'. He knew how she felt about this, and he respected her for that.
* * * * *
She raced down the dark corridor, passing Knightsaber. No matter how she tried, Gilly could not keep from looking at the shadowed figures watching her. They seemed familiar, but she couldn't put her finger on it. She ran right into who she thought was Tak when she looked back at Knightsaber. The arms that held her were warm and safe, so safe that she allowed herself to be held.
Gilly looked up to see Tak's steel blue eyes, but she screamed and jumped back. It wasn't Tak that caught her heart, it was another. The thought occurred to Gilly that it was entirely possible that before she got amnesia, she had someone special waiting for her.
The youth still held out his arms to Gilly, but when she started circling him, he dropped them to his sides and stood straight.
"What is it?" He asked.
"Who are you? You remind me of Tak." Gilly replied as she continued circling.
"Tak?"
"Major Takara Nokozan."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure of what?" Gilly stopped behind him momentarily.
"If I remind you of him. Are you not sure he reminds you of me?"
"What?!"
The youth disappeared and Gilly felt the warm hands of Trieze around her neck. She screamed as she began to choke.
"Father! What are you doing?" She gasped.
All of a sudden the hands along with their owner vanished. The bright white replaced with a burning blackness that Gilly could feel inside her. It sucked and squeezed and pulled the air out of her. Attempting to breathe Gilly clung to her throat.
Screaming, Gilly shot up in her bed. She gasped for air and felt her throat. Collecting the thought that she was awake, Gilly clutched her knees to her chest and cried. Her head hurt terribly and she felt the black unknown burning her through. She shuddered convulsively and rubbed her face on her knees. No one was there to help her, at least not the one she longed for. She wished for the youth from her dream, but it was an impossible wish.
* * * * *
"Rise and shine, sleepy head!" Troit threw the blankets off of Gilly.
"Is it morning already?" She asked.
"It sure is, now get up and get dressed. We're gonna eat breakfast and than I'll show you around the mansion." Troit smiled and walked out of the room.
Gilly dressed quickly and made her bed. The questions she had asked had killed off her hunger last night, but now she was starving. She came out and Troit led her down the hallway to the dining area. Gilly yawned and stretched her arms above her head. When Tak walked toward them, Gilly's arms froze in the air as she watched him. Her eyes only followed him, and she bumped right into Troit who had stopped.
"Major Nokozan." Troit said sternly.
Tak stopped and saluted.
"Col. Trieze is looking for you in the garden."
"Yes, ma'am." Tak said plainly.
Tak saluted again and walked off towards the garden, or so Gilly presumed. As he walked passed her, Tak smiled, and Gilly slowly dropped her arms. She began walking again and again bumped into Troit. Troit was looking at her and shaking her head with a sly smile. Gilly blushed briefly and the two continued their sojourn.
* * * * *
Tak walked into the central garden. It was a beautiful place that seemed to glow in the early morning sunlight. The trees all around and the fountain at its center only added to its majesty.
"Col. Trieze?" Tak called as he reached the fountain.
"I am right here." Trieze said as he walked around the center fountain.
"Lt. Col. Troit said you needed me."
"Yes."
Tak waited.
"I am going to ask you some questions and I want you to be honest." Trieze sat next to the fountain.
"Yes, sir."
"You are suspicious of Troit, are you not?"
"Sir?" Tak joined
"You were a part of the team that shot down Knightsaber. Troit organized it; therefore you are suspicious of her. Be honest."
"Yes, sir."
"You have every right to be suspicious, other than I am at the head of these plans."
"What?!"
"Yes, Gilly is not my daughter, but this plan may prove beneficial."
"Under my loyalty to you, I won't ask why, sir."
"Than you won't leave?" Tak nodded, "Good. Since you're staying, I have a special assignment for you."
"Anything, sir."
"I want you to act as if there were no suspicions, that Gilly is my daughter."
"Sir?"
"I've seen the way you look at her."
Tak blushed a deep crimson.
"I want you to act as if you never helped shoot her Gundam down. You're just a fellow Major for OZ, who happens to be able to find her past."
"OZ, or the Trieze Faction?"
"The Trieze Faction is just disgruntled OZ soldiers. They think they're loyal to me, but what they are doing is not in my wishes."
"Very well, sir. I will do as you request as a loyal follower of you," He than added, "who is not disgruntled."
"Wonderful, Major Nokozan. When this is over there is a promotion in store for you."
"Cool."
"I'd suggest you get to the field."
"Yes, sir."
Tak stood up straight and gave his salute to Col. Trieze Kushrenada. As he began to leave, Tak realized he wanted to know who Gilly really was.
"Sir?" He turned.
"Yes?" Trieze asked as he stood.
"Could you tell me how you got her to get amnesia?"
"A dart with an amnesiatic drug in it was placed on her. We've created a Gilly Kushrenada that no one ever knew about. The daughter that left to study, but had enormous potential in mobile suit piloting."
"What of her Gundam, sir?"
"The Gundam 06, Knightsaber. Designed only for her with the use of a system similar to the one called 'Zero'."
"I've heard of it. If it was designed only for her, doesn't it have to know her?"
"The system knows her inside and out. It uses her and pushes her to her full potential using synapse pulses."
"Than how are you going to keep it from 'telling' her?" He used his fingers to quote the word telling.
"When we repaired it after its fall, we also placed a jamming device to put its memory part of the system on hold."
"Why not the whole system?"
"She needs her full potential. The downside is that the system leaves uncertain feelings in her, causing her to doubt. She needs the potential to help her fight the doubt."
"Can't she fight it herself?"
"Her mind was messed with when she was younger. With her parents dead, she changed her name, seeking to avenge them."
"Has she?"
"In a way. I shouldn't be giving you my opinions on her past. If ever we drop this, ask her, and I'm sure she'd tell you."
"If she doesn't hate me..."
"Don't worry. She's a good person. Is that all?"
"Yes, sir." Tak saluted once more, turned and left for the field.