Chapter 19- Forget Your Memories
Gilly flew through space at her top speed. She used her hyper- jammers to keep 02 and 04 from noticing she was following them. She was silent, fast, and deadly as she whipped past the emptiness. Out of nowhere she saw where the two were headed. It was a giant white space ship, which she assumed to be Peacemillion.
She prayed that she could get into the ship without anyone knowing. She had to know what this Duo had been talking about. He seemed to know her and his voice had been that of the guy in her dreams. Perhaps, he was the key to unlocking her forgotten memories.
Deathscythe Hell and Sandrock flew into the docking bay on Peacemillion. Gilly did the same and to her surprise, no one stopped her. Inside there was plenty of space, but few mobile suits, and only the two Gundams. She was surprised, for she had thought there were five.
She landed close to the entry and climbed out of Knightsaber. She wore a space suit, so no one could see her OZ uniform. She crept behind the boxes to where 02 and 04 had landed. The pilot of 04 jumped out first, followed by the pilot of 02. Gilly gasped at seeing Duo. He was the guy from her dreams. Despite her desire to go talk to him, she stayed behind the boxes. Quatre walked over to Duo.
"So," He sighed, "what happened?"
"That Gundam we saw, it was Gilly's."
"Gilly's? As in the Gilly you've been searching for?"
Gilly gasped.
"Yes. It seems OZ is using her."
"I'm gonna go talk to Trowa, I'll let you think." Quatre walked off.
Duo stood alone, Gilly's eyes on him. She wanted to do something, she just didn't know what. He had been searching for her, the same as she had been searching for him.
Duo scratched his nose as he thought. He couldn't think, his head hurt too much right then. Something caught his eye and he looked up to see Hilde running towards him. Gilly saw the girl and wondered who it was. She was waving and looked happy to see him. When she got close enough, she didn't slow down and jumped at Duo. Duo was forced to catch her to keep her from falling on her face, but as he did, she reached up and kissed him.
Something inside Gilly snapped and she stood up where everyone could see her. Her head was down and the tears were coming to her eyes. Duo had pushed Hilde away, and was about to yell at her, when he saw Gilly standing there, head down, and fists clenched. He turned around swiftly and looked at her with surprise.
"Why?" Gilly asked as her memories flooded back into her.
"Gilly." Was all Duo could say.
Gilly turned and ran for Knightsaber. She jumped into the cockpit and fired up the engine.
"Gilly! Wait!" Duo called after her, but it was too late.
He ran from Hilde to where there was a crate. He opened it and looked inside. Inside were all sorts of different uniforms. He pulled out an OZ uniform and space suit. He put both on as fast as he could, than ran for one of the black Tauros suits. He had to hurry or he would lose Gilly for forever.
* * * * *
Gilly had remembered and then forgotten her memories. She was heading for Barge with a new hatred for the Gundam 02 and its pilot. She took off out of Peacemillion without looking back. She didn't even notice the Tauros suit that was following her. Her mind was in a blur as she raced through space. She couldn't think of why she hated him, just that she did. But it wasn't really hate; it was more so anger. She hurt too much to wonder why.
Gilly reached Barge. She gave her access code and I.D. No one from her team questioned her when she landed and got out. She looked to hurt to even dare talking to her. She stood just outside of Knightsaber when she collapsed to her knees. Her mind was spinning and she felt dizzy. She was too comatose to notice Tak giving orders for everyone to leave. Once everyone was gone, Tak helped Gilly up and led her to an open, but quiet area of the hanger.
The two sat on top of a crate, unaware of the figure that was watching them. Tak brushed away the hair that fell into Gilly's eyes. Gilly's head went up above her knees as she held them to her. She looked out at nothing in particular, just the void in her life that was unknown. Tak spoke.
"What happened?" He whispered.
"I don't know." Gilly managed between sobs; "I don't remember, I just want to..." She couldn't finish.
"It's okay. I'm here."
"Tak." Gilly whispered his name like it was a sin.
She leaned over onto Tak's shoulder as he stroked her hair. Gilly felt his soothing touch and leaned farther over and fell into his lap, face up, looking at his steel blue eyes. She knew not as to why her heart hurt. With the aid of the amnesiatic drug, she shut out the pain of what had happened, forgetting all of her encounter with Duo.
Tak stroked Gilly's hair with his right hand as he stared down into her eyes. Gilly smiled at him, and it confused Tak. A second ago she had been in tears, but now she was smiling at him with a smile she had never given him before.
Gilly rolled over and supported her weight with her right hand as her body extended over Tak's stomach. Her head was only a little below his, and she easily made the distance to his lips. The two kissed as Tak held Gilly close to his chest. So close that Gilly could feel his heart beat. Hers would beat and than his would. It was an almost perfect harmony.
Duo now knew how Gilly had felt when Hilde had kissed him. Things were different though. He pulled his hat down enough over his eyes, turned, and slowly walked away, hopeless and broken.
"What was that?" Tak asked.
"A kiss." Gilly replied as she buried her head in Tak's shoulder.
"How do you feel?"
"Fine, why?"
"Gilly, when you came back you..." Gilly gave him an odd look and he realized what had happened, "...seemed tired."
"I'm not."
"Good, cause I gotta go. I trust you can make it to the girl's quarters?"
"Sure, where're you goin'?"
"I just have something to do."
"Kay, see you later than."
The two said their good-byes and when Gilly reached up to kiss Tak good night, he put his finger to her lips to stop her.
"I really should go." Tak whispered.
Gilly gave him a hurt look, nodded, and walked off towards the quarters. Tak sighed as she walked away and he went on his own way. He had to talk to Trieze, if not in person, than by call.
* * * * *
Gilly walked through the quarters to her bed. She flung her body on the bed and stared at the ceiling. She smiled at her and Tak's kiss. It sent shivers up her spine for some reason.
As she lie there, Gilly closed her eyes and fell asleep. The dream that followed was a shadow of what had happened earlier . She stood in the middle of a stream. She wore a pair of shorts and a black tank top. The cold current on her toes felt good in the heat of the day. Reeds grew all around and almost came out to her in the middle, but stopped 1/4 the way on each side.
On one side of the river stood her father in his OZ uniform. He looked at her in way she'd never seen before. Next to him stood Sienna Troit and Takara Nokozan, also in uniform. They too shared the smile that Trieze had. It was one that said they knew something she didn't. About 10 ft. down the bank stood Sumire Okotta, except she stood in the shade of a giant tree, almost in the dark.
With a disappointed look she turned and looked to the other side. There stood the boy from her dreams, the pilot of Gundam 02, Duo Maxwell. His hand was extended to her. She felt an anger towards him, but she desperately desired to take his hand.
Gilly swiveled around to see Trieze and Tak. Trieze motioned for Tak to help Gilly. Tak held out his hand to offer her his assistance. When Gilly hesitated, Trieze swished his hand out and the water began to get deeper. It slowly climbed up her legs and she gave a loud gasp. She could turn around, but she couldn't move.
Sumire screamed for her friend's safety, but she too could not move, or didn't want to. Tak still held out his hand, but now Gilly was afraid to take it. It seemed to be death if she did, so she turned to Duo. Duo was reaching for her.
Gilly tried to reach for him, and as she did, the girl from earlier, Hilde, ran up behind him and grabbed his other arm. She pulled him back onto the bank and used her body to keep him from Gilly. With a spiteful smile she kissed him ever so passionately.
Gilly screamed as the water pulled her down to her waist. She reached for Duo, but Hilde held him away as he tried to reach for her. She looked to Tak who was still extending his hand, but she was afraid of Trieze, her own father. He was trying to kill her, but trying to save her at the same time.
The water crept up to her breasts and than her neck. Straining to keep her head above the water, Gilly began to cry. Dying was the last thing she wanted right now. With one last breath she screamed and the water swallowed her like the cat that ate the canary.
Screaming, Gilly awoke with tears bleeding down her cheeks. She had to know what was going on, what else could those horrible dreams be trying to tell her? Gilly sat in her bed for a few minutes before she put on her uniform. In that few minutes, Sumire sat on the bed next to her.
"Are you alright?" She asked nervously.
"I have to go." Gilly was looking at her hands in her lap.
"Go? Go where?"
"I just have to go." Gilly turned to Sumire and grabbed her hands in her own, "Look. I may not ever see you again, my friend, so I want to say good-bye, and..."
"And?"
"And I know you love Tak. He cares for you, just give him time to let me go. He'll see the light."
"Gilly, where are you going?"
"To find myself. I'll go see Tak first, than I'll leave."
"You're my best friend, so I hope you find what you're looking for."
"Me too."
The two embraced. Gilly got into her uniform and pulled her back into a ponytail, the way she always had it. She hugged Sumire once more than headed down the corridor to where she knew Tak would be.
Gilly flew through space at her top speed. She used her hyper- jammers to keep 02 and 04 from noticing she was following them. She was silent, fast, and deadly as she whipped past the emptiness. Out of nowhere she saw where the two were headed. It was a giant white space ship, which she assumed to be Peacemillion.
She prayed that she could get into the ship without anyone knowing. She had to know what this Duo had been talking about. He seemed to know her and his voice had been that of the guy in her dreams. Perhaps, he was the key to unlocking her forgotten memories.
Deathscythe Hell and Sandrock flew into the docking bay on Peacemillion. Gilly did the same and to her surprise, no one stopped her. Inside there was plenty of space, but few mobile suits, and only the two Gundams. She was surprised, for she had thought there were five.
She landed close to the entry and climbed out of Knightsaber. She wore a space suit, so no one could see her OZ uniform. She crept behind the boxes to where 02 and 04 had landed. The pilot of 04 jumped out first, followed by the pilot of 02. Gilly gasped at seeing Duo. He was the guy from her dreams. Despite her desire to go talk to him, she stayed behind the boxes. Quatre walked over to Duo.
"So," He sighed, "what happened?"
"That Gundam we saw, it was Gilly's."
"Gilly's? As in the Gilly you've been searching for?"
Gilly gasped.
"Yes. It seems OZ is using her."
"I'm gonna go talk to Trowa, I'll let you think." Quatre walked off.
Duo stood alone, Gilly's eyes on him. She wanted to do something, she just didn't know what. He had been searching for her, the same as she had been searching for him.
Duo scratched his nose as he thought. He couldn't think, his head hurt too much right then. Something caught his eye and he looked up to see Hilde running towards him. Gilly saw the girl and wondered who it was. She was waving and looked happy to see him. When she got close enough, she didn't slow down and jumped at Duo. Duo was forced to catch her to keep her from falling on her face, but as he did, she reached up and kissed him.
Something inside Gilly snapped and she stood up where everyone could see her. Her head was down and the tears were coming to her eyes. Duo had pushed Hilde away, and was about to yell at her, when he saw Gilly standing there, head down, and fists clenched. He turned around swiftly and looked at her with surprise.
"Why?" Gilly asked as her memories flooded back into her.
"Gilly." Was all Duo could say.
Gilly turned and ran for Knightsaber. She jumped into the cockpit and fired up the engine.
"Gilly! Wait!" Duo called after her, but it was too late.
He ran from Hilde to where there was a crate. He opened it and looked inside. Inside were all sorts of different uniforms. He pulled out an OZ uniform and space suit. He put both on as fast as he could, than ran for one of the black Tauros suits. He had to hurry or he would lose Gilly for forever.
* * * * *
Gilly had remembered and then forgotten her memories. She was heading for Barge with a new hatred for the Gundam 02 and its pilot. She took off out of Peacemillion without looking back. She didn't even notice the Tauros suit that was following her. Her mind was in a blur as she raced through space. She couldn't think of why she hated him, just that she did. But it wasn't really hate; it was more so anger. She hurt too much to wonder why.
Gilly reached Barge. She gave her access code and I.D. No one from her team questioned her when she landed and got out. She looked to hurt to even dare talking to her. She stood just outside of Knightsaber when she collapsed to her knees. Her mind was spinning and she felt dizzy. She was too comatose to notice Tak giving orders for everyone to leave. Once everyone was gone, Tak helped Gilly up and led her to an open, but quiet area of the hanger.
The two sat on top of a crate, unaware of the figure that was watching them. Tak brushed away the hair that fell into Gilly's eyes. Gilly's head went up above her knees as she held them to her. She looked out at nothing in particular, just the void in her life that was unknown. Tak spoke.
"What happened?" He whispered.
"I don't know." Gilly managed between sobs; "I don't remember, I just want to..." She couldn't finish.
"It's okay. I'm here."
"Tak." Gilly whispered his name like it was a sin.
She leaned over onto Tak's shoulder as he stroked her hair. Gilly felt his soothing touch and leaned farther over and fell into his lap, face up, looking at his steel blue eyes. She knew not as to why her heart hurt. With the aid of the amnesiatic drug, she shut out the pain of what had happened, forgetting all of her encounter with Duo.
Tak stroked Gilly's hair with his right hand as he stared down into her eyes. Gilly smiled at him, and it confused Tak. A second ago she had been in tears, but now she was smiling at him with a smile she had never given him before.
Gilly rolled over and supported her weight with her right hand as her body extended over Tak's stomach. Her head was only a little below his, and she easily made the distance to his lips. The two kissed as Tak held Gilly close to his chest. So close that Gilly could feel his heart beat. Hers would beat and than his would. It was an almost perfect harmony.
Duo now knew how Gilly had felt when Hilde had kissed him. Things were different though. He pulled his hat down enough over his eyes, turned, and slowly walked away, hopeless and broken.
"What was that?" Tak asked.
"A kiss." Gilly replied as she buried her head in Tak's shoulder.
"How do you feel?"
"Fine, why?"
"Gilly, when you came back you..." Gilly gave him an odd look and he realized what had happened, "...seemed tired."
"I'm not."
"Good, cause I gotta go. I trust you can make it to the girl's quarters?"
"Sure, where're you goin'?"
"I just have something to do."
"Kay, see you later than."
The two said their good-byes and when Gilly reached up to kiss Tak good night, he put his finger to her lips to stop her.
"I really should go." Tak whispered.
Gilly gave him a hurt look, nodded, and walked off towards the quarters. Tak sighed as she walked away and he went on his own way. He had to talk to Trieze, if not in person, than by call.
* * * * *
Gilly walked through the quarters to her bed. She flung her body on the bed and stared at the ceiling. She smiled at her and Tak's kiss. It sent shivers up her spine for some reason.
As she lie there, Gilly closed her eyes and fell asleep. The dream that followed was a shadow of what had happened earlier . She stood in the middle of a stream. She wore a pair of shorts and a black tank top. The cold current on her toes felt good in the heat of the day. Reeds grew all around and almost came out to her in the middle, but stopped 1/4 the way on each side.
On one side of the river stood her father in his OZ uniform. He looked at her in way she'd never seen before. Next to him stood Sienna Troit and Takara Nokozan, also in uniform. They too shared the smile that Trieze had. It was one that said they knew something she didn't. About 10 ft. down the bank stood Sumire Okotta, except she stood in the shade of a giant tree, almost in the dark.
With a disappointed look she turned and looked to the other side. There stood the boy from her dreams, the pilot of Gundam 02, Duo Maxwell. His hand was extended to her. She felt an anger towards him, but she desperately desired to take his hand.
Gilly swiveled around to see Trieze and Tak. Trieze motioned for Tak to help Gilly. Tak held out his hand to offer her his assistance. When Gilly hesitated, Trieze swished his hand out and the water began to get deeper. It slowly climbed up her legs and she gave a loud gasp. She could turn around, but she couldn't move.
Sumire screamed for her friend's safety, but she too could not move, or didn't want to. Tak still held out his hand, but now Gilly was afraid to take it. It seemed to be death if she did, so she turned to Duo. Duo was reaching for her.
Gilly tried to reach for him, and as she did, the girl from earlier, Hilde, ran up behind him and grabbed his other arm. She pulled him back onto the bank and used her body to keep him from Gilly. With a spiteful smile she kissed him ever so passionately.
Gilly screamed as the water pulled her down to her waist. She reached for Duo, but Hilde held him away as he tried to reach for her. She looked to Tak who was still extending his hand, but she was afraid of Trieze, her own father. He was trying to kill her, but trying to save her at the same time.
The water crept up to her breasts and than her neck. Straining to keep her head above the water, Gilly began to cry. Dying was the last thing she wanted right now. With one last breath she screamed and the water swallowed her like the cat that ate the canary.
Screaming, Gilly awoke with tears bleeding down her cheeks. She had to know what was going on, what else could those horrible dreams be trying to tell her? Gilly sat in her bed for a few minutes before she put on her uniform. In that few minutes, Sumire sat on the bed next to her.
"Are you alright?" She asked nervously.
"I have to go." Gilly was looking at her hands in her lap.
"Go? Go where?"
"I just have to go." Gilly turned to Sumire and grabbed her hands in her own, "Look. I may not ever see you again, my friend, so I want to say good-bye, and..."
"And?"
"And I know you love Tak. He cares for you, just give him time to let me go. He'll see the light."
"Gilly, where are you going?"
"To find myself. I'll go see Tak first, than I'll leave."
"You're my best friend, so I hope you find what you're looking for."
"Me too."
The two embraced. Gilly got into her uniform and pulled her back into a ponytail, the way she always had it. She hugged Sumire once more than headed down the corridor to where she knew Tak would be.