Intro
Location: Very near the Earth: The final battle of the "Eve War"
Date: December 24, After Colony 195
Time: 11:30 P.M. SST
This was supposed to be the final battle, the battle to end all wars and conflicts on the Earth and in Space. This is where the armies of Earth and the armies of Space fought for the freedom of the colonies, for the safety of Earth, and for what was right. There were tens of millions of soldiers. Every last one from Earth and Space was committed in this final battle. Space lit up in flames. On one side, the Earth armies and allied forces prep themselves and readied their weapons. On the other side, hundreds of thousands upon thousands of Mobile Doll Virgos put up shields and charge up their weapons. And the two sides clashed.
Deathscythe spung 180 degrees dicing 5 Virgos in front of it. Then somewhere else in the chaos, Heavyarms was flying all over the place and shooting down as many Virgos as possible. Sandrock was flying nearby jumping up over two Virgos and did its infamous overhead slash, destroying the two Mobile Dolls. Altron was covering the two as he spun its trident around and launched one of its claws impaling an enemy suit.
A Virgo shot a Leo in the leg, in the chest, and then fired at some more suits. Another Leo managed to fire one shot at a Virgo, but when it tried to fire again, it was shot many times and exploded. Another Leo did a suicidal charge at a Virgo and destroys it along with itself.
We then see Excalibur doing a 360, dicing all the Virgos around him, who was flanked by a custom Dread and it lashed its heat-rod at some enemies destroying them and then fired its beam rifle. Then we go to Sazabi, which fires its shot-rifle and gets in close chopping up several Virgos with his beam axe. It was covered by the Valkyrie, which whiplashes its heat-rod at an enemy wrapping it around it and throwing it into a cluster of dolls destroying a lot of them. Then we go to the Thor and the Hydra, which double-teams on a group of Zeon Mobile Suits. The Thor fires its beam bazooka cannon and the Hydra fires its claws at three enemies and destroys them all at the same time. The Pendragon fires small bursts from its sword and shoots out missiles at the enemies from its shoulder pads, and was flanked by the Fong-Wong Custom and it fired its two chain blades at some enemies and stabbed right through them. The Dragos and the Nu, flying side by side. One fires its beam rifle and the other goes in for close combat. A customized Vayete, and the Inferno fired nonstop at the group of Mobile Dolls and penetrated their shields.
History is written like an "endless waltz" . As such, there are three steps to it...
WAR, that loomed over the Earth Sphere since the formation of the colonies. Colonist immigrated to Space to escape the conflicts of Earth, but the very greed and corruption they fled soon followed. The United Earth Sphere Alliance formed to govern Earth and the colonies, but the new government was effectively as extension of the old Earth government, and thus looked out for terrestrial interests at the expense of the colonists. By AC 150, dissident groups were arming themselves for revolt against Earth.
PEACE, came in the form of a single man - Heero Yuy. In AC 165, the colonist elected him as their leader, and his message of colonial autonomy and pacifism spread quickly throughout Earth. But some didn't welcome this peace. The Romefeller Foundation, the military industrial complex that comtroled the Alliance, had the great leader assassinated. In the unrest that followed, the Romefeller unvieled its elite military force, OZ, which brought order to the colonies with an iron fist.
REVOLUTION, that became the only option left for the colonies. The year was After Colony 195. This year, a group of colony citizens hostile toward the Alliance, sent young men toward Earth on five Gundams. The project name was Operation Meteor. At the end of an intricate battle the sole revolutionary leader, Trieze Khushrenda, took on the task on closing the curtains on an era, and died in battle. The colonies and Earth chose the path to coexistence and the hope of permanent peace that gave way to the birth of The Earth Sphere Unified Nation. After Colony 196, war-like weapons no longer exist in the Earth Sphere or in Space, however, as long as humanity exists, there will always be battles.
Gundam-Soldiers
Endless Waltz
"For what can war, but endless war still breed..."
John Milton
Location: Vega sector.
It is the closest star system to the Earth. In the span of one year the Federation Space Force had advanced its technology to the point where an object can travel from one point of Space to another very quickly. Travel to the nearest system with coventional Space travel would take decades, but the new technology cut it down to a few hours. A majority of the Federation fleet were sent of numorious exploration missions across the galaxy. There had been plans to establish human presence in the other solor systems. The systems of Capella, Vega, and Rigel are currently under exploration by the Federation armada that was used during the war. Since there had been no military need for such a large force after the war, other uses can be found for such a fleet.
The Federation's Mobile Suit chief technician, and Mobile Suit pilot, Carl Roels, invented the new Jump Drive technology. The advancement of Space technology after the war, turning wartime devised innovations, into useful things for the benefit of mankind.
With that, the colonization of Mars was underway on May 1st, After Colony 196. Months after that, several facilities for scientific and military purpose were created. There was also a Federation Technology Space station orbiting the Solar System within the asteroid belt as well.
In a desolute part of Sol sector, the Space station Vulkanis was being prepped for long range travel to the sun where it and its content of Mobile Dolls and the Gundams will be disposed of. This was the plan from the start. After the incidents a few months ago both involving two remnant factions of White Fang, the Gundam pilots decided to destroy their gundams for in this peaceful world there is no need for them. It was a bittersweet day even though most of the gundam pilots decided on getting rid of their gundams, only Quatre and Duo were present at the station. But the one other thing that is troubling was that Wufei's gundam wasn't there.
Five young warriors, sent from the colonies to bring peace...Their machines of war have folded their wings and powered down for the last time. Created to fight, they fought for peace and now...they sleep.
"Well, this is it." Duo said as he looked at his gundam, "Are you all set Quatre? This station got a one way trip to hell, and I don't want to be around when it reaches its destination."
"It's tough to part with them." Quatre said,
"Nah, I'm fine about it. Now that the people have embraced peace, we don't need our gundams anymore. Come on. Let's send them off to the sun in this piece of crap of a Space station."
They got into a shuttle and blasted off the station with their Gundams.
"Right." Quatre gets into a shuttle and Quatre activated the engines to the station. "Farewell, my Sandrock. "
"See ya, pal...." Duo waved to his parting gundam as well. Then as the two flew away in their shuttle, something dawned on Duo,
"So Wufei wouldn't bring his after all." Duo regarded.
"Yeah, but Heero and Trowa sent theirs right away"
"I wonder how everyone else is doing?"
Location: Just outside Earth's orbit, the resource sattelite, MO-II
At the natural resource satellite MO-II, the first anniversary ceremony of the end of the war was taking place. Inside, Lady Une and Noin watches Jacen, who used to hate politics, become the young President of the ESUN. Jacen stands in front of everyone and gives a speech, drawing everyone to his words. His position, political influence, and powers lead him to this point.
After the war, Jacen had taken upon himself to the responsibility of keeping the peace, and maintaining military activity. He led a double life. One being the peacemaker President of the world, and the other as the peacekeeper Supreme commander of all military forces. You might say he brings order into chaos and without him and Relena, peace might not have survived long after the postwar era. Not surprisingly, Relena herself has taken it to the next step and has become the next candidate for President. How time's change where the youth will lead a new path for humanity.
"A year ago, humans didn't have the ability to enjoy Christmas." Lady Une said, "How things have changed in such a short time."
Noin could only nod in agreement.
"That's true.By the way, do you know where Minister Dorlian is?"
"She's away on official business as usual."
"We have lost many lives because of the foolish act called war." Jacen said, "But surely their deaths were not in vain. The reason is that their lives have given us much to reflect on and learn from for the future. And then finally, we have attained peace."
Noin and Lady Une walked away.
"Does Jacen understand..." Noin said, "that it is a little harder to sustain peace than it is to gain it?"
"Oh, he knows. Otherwise, he wouldn't have founded the Preventer military force to keep balance between all other military powers on Earth. He's quite competent considering he was democratically elected."
But in the corner of her mind, Lady Une thinks deeply about the situation.
"Do people have the will to maintain peace?" she asked herself, "Trieze...I'll do what I can to see that your death was not in vain."
"It is our sincere hope that this peace will last forever," Jacen finished his speech, and the audience applauded him. Then he thought about what he just said, "I know that something like peace can never truly last forever. The people of Earth and Space still carry the scars of the war even now. But I hope that this peaceful time will last longer than the last one."
Flashback
Time/Date: A few days ago.
Location: At colony Giaea, at a gravesite.
Jacen stood at the graves of his father, his mother, and his twin brother. He stands there and remembers the time when they were all alive.
Someone was lurking in the shadows and crept up behind him. It was odd for somone to be good enough to get so close to him without notice. Jacen was usually in a sharp mood and can pick up the smallest details to an area, but today something was on his mind. He was taken surprised and was embraced.
The person was a beautiful woman about his age, with long blond hair and lavender eyes. She held him tightly and in one of her hands was a diamond ring around her third finger. It was Laura.
"Laura..." Jacen said calming himself down. "Don't do that."
Jacen and Laura had been married for about a year now. It was a day, which he wished his whole family was there to see, even his twin brother. He and David have inherited everything that belonged to their family, that included his home colony. He was appointed Duke of his household, a House that held a great amount of political influence and power.
"I see that you're not as good as you once were a year ago, Jacen or do I have to call you sir or Mr. President," Laura said sarcastically, "You seem distracted. Has a year of holding the fate of humanity over your shoulders have finally wore you down, or is it something else?"
"...It's been a year...so many died. How many that didn't deserved to die, died. I wished I could of done more...."
Laura kissed him on the cheek.
"You're doing fine, my love. You've maintained peace for about a year now. Your father and mother would of been proud of you..."
"Thanks..."
Later that evening, they took a walk on a cliff that overlooked the fake shores of his home Space colony. When his family built it, they wanted a large lake next to their mansion. The castle was placed over a cliff area that overlooked the lake. A false full moon bathed Jacen's family castle in silver, casting shadows of the turrets along the edge of the cliff that overlooked the troubled artificial sea. From the discreet vantage in the ornamental garden, David, head of security, saw Jacen and Laura strolling the verge of the precipice, which made him nervous.
David's constant surveillance irritated Jacen, who demanded some measure of privacy. But as Security Commander of their House, the young soldier did not care. Jacen had a troubling tendency to place himself in vulnerable positions, and to be too trusting of the people around him. David would rather incur his elder brother's disfavor by being too attentive, than allow a fatal mistake to slip past his scrutiny. David vowed to protect his brother, who IS the President and the Supreme Commander.
As Jacen and Laura walked in the chill night, David worried that the trail was too narrow, too close to a deathly drop into the rocky surf. Jacen refused to permit guardrails. He wanted the path exactly as his father had left it, since his father and forefathers had also walked along the headlands, pondering problems of state. It was a matter of tradition.
David scanned the darkness with infrared glasses and saw no movement in the shadows other than his own troopers stationed on the trail and along the base of the rock face. With a tiny black light he signaled two of his men to take different positions. He had to be constantly on the alert.
Jacen held Laura's hand and looked at her delicate features and her blond hair blowing in the night breeze. Her coat collar was turned up around her slender neck. As stunningly beautiful as any high-class lady, Laura carried herself like an Empress. Who would of guessed that she was an elite pilot of the Federation.
Pausing at the top of the trail that led down to the beach, Jacen smiled, knowing David was somewhere nearby, as always. He turned to the woman beside him. Then, he stared out at the moon.
"It's really been a long time since I've actually took the time to see the moon." Jacen said, "I remembered doing this when I was young, before the war brought me into it."
"But if you didn't join in the war, it would not have ended."
"A year sounded short, but all the misery of the war slowed down time. There didn't seem to be any chance that the war would end so quickly. Miracles do seem to happen."
Laura seized the opening she had been waiting for.
"Miracles, yes. And now I have one to tell you, my love." He looked at her with a blank expression. Laura's lips curved in a complex smile, "I'm going to have your child."
Stunned, he froze in place. Far out at sea, a pod of whales sang a deep song as a counterpoint to throbbing sonic buoys that marked the treacherous reef. Then, slowly leaning down, Jacen kissed Laura, felt the familiar moistness of her mouth.
"Are you pleased?" She sounded very fragile, "I didn't try to conceived. It just happened."
He stepped away from Laura, held her at arm's length so he could study her face.
"Of course!" He touched her stomach gently, "I've imagined having a child,"
"And our children shall see a world without war or conflict that had tortured our lives."
"It will be up to them to maintain it."
"Let's not think about that now, and enjoy the view," She kissed his cheek,
Jacen continues to look at her.
"I'm already am." and he kissed back.
And they kissed under the warm glow of the moonlight.
End of Flashback
Back at MO-II, Jacen step down from the podium.
"I will do my best to see that this peace do indeed last forever." Jacen thought, "So that my child will grow up smiling, and don't have to face the same pain that I have faced."
Jacen walked down the platform and then stopped. He looked up at the clear class ceiling panel. He had a disturbed look on his face. Jacen had the born power to sense the feeling of the atmosphere of the environment. He knows if someone was masking fear or up to something. It was a born trait that his father had before him.
Then, Daniel walked up to him.
"Jacen, I have a report from Carl at Mars." Daniel said
"Well, what is it?"
"He said that the assembly line at the Federation Space Station is completed and Mobile Suit production has begun."
"What about the decision of the Federation consol?"
"Federation command has begun changing its name and identity so that it could fit into this new era. We still have in Vega, Capella, and Rigel sectors, 60% of the former Federation fleet exploring there. With our new warp technolocy, we can travel anywhere we want."
"Good, see to that these new suits we ar ebuilding are piloted by people who will live out the motto, 'to serve and protect peace.' Better to keep it under wraps." Jacen, then thought and then said, "Have you seen Kai or even Drake lately?"
"No, actually now that you mentioned it, I haven't seen him, Helena, Wong-fei, and Drake in several months."
"Hmmm, strange, Kai and Helena always leave without a trace...and without even a goodbye letter this time." The two saluted and parted
Elsewhere, Noin and Sally talk.
"Are you sure you don't have to be at the ceremony?" Sally asked
"The Preventers are only firefighters. We're out of place there...and? "
"There's a high possibility that the Neo-Titanium I found is of the 13th constellation "
"A new type of Mobile Suit...but the Federation doesn't use Neo-Titanium in their newer models." Then, Noin thought for a second and then spoke quietly to herself, "Although there is not even suppose to be Mobile Suits at all."
"Yes...We're investigating all areas to pinpoint its origin. I've asked our Federation contacts to look into the matter as well. We must stop it while it's just a small flame."
"But this time I think it's going to be the biggest fire yet. "
"I agree with you."
Location: L-3 colony X18999. Federation name: New Berlin.
Relena was visiting there to check up on it. Laura was also there to both protect Relena and doing her other job as a representative. But today, there seemed to be something else on her mind. She looks out the window and sees how nice it is and remembers her wedding day was about the same, too. She then looks at her ring and thinks of the past.
Flashback
Time/Date: roughly one year ago Location: Colony L1:010019 Giaea Alpha
From a balcony, Jacen peered down into the grand ballroom. The preparation continued with a relentless momentum: servants, decorators, and caterers swarmed through the reconstructed castle at Jacen's home colony. It was like watching an army getting ready for a war.
The reconstruction of the entire colony was not yet completed, but his family castle mostly was done.
Though he seemed very confident, Jacen felt anxiety in the pit of his stomach. He observed unobtrusively, because if he were seen, a dozen people would assault him with endless questions about a thousand little decisions-and he had enough on his mind.
He wore a white tuxedo and a white glove on his left hand that covered his mechanical hand that is due for an upgrade. Despite a massive scar across his left cheek, he looked quite dashing. Exactly as a man should, on his wedding day.
All across the gleaming floor below, servants that had returned to the household after the war, bustled under the direction of the festival planner, an exquisitely attired woman with a narrow, dark face that gave her a look of intriguing contrasts. Her melodious voice cut through the clamor as she issued a steady stream of orders. Servants jumped to follow her commands, setting up baskets of blossoms and sprays of colored corals, arranging ritual articles on the altar for the ceremonial priest, cleaning up spills, straightening wrinkles. Overhead, in an unobtrusive enclosure between the beams of a curving, vaulted ceiling, a holoprojection crew set up and tested their equipment.
Immense chandeliers of crystal hung in tapered tiers, casting a golden glow over the congregational seating. An arrangement of exotic vine flowers climbed a pillar next to Jacen's perch, imparting a sweet perfume of rare violets.
As he stood on the high balcony, he became aware of the beating in his heart. He looked at the white glove covering his unfinished right hand. He then looked at his left hand and then at the naked third finger on it, over which Laura would soon slip a wedding ring.
He felt a slight regression today-perhaps from the stress of the occasion. He hopes he didn't do anything humiliating during the ceremony.
On a platform behind the altar, an orchestra practiced the processional from the Fanelian Wedding Concerto, traditional music by which all Fanel noblemen had taken their martial vows. And the time-honored practice would continue, no matter how far his House had fallen and raised back. The stirring music-with rhythmic, stringy sounds suggestive of peace, and calmness-filled him with nostalgia and strength. The song itself is very old, and has said to be in the family for generations.
A time long ago, Dante had talked to him about such a ceremony, and that one-day one of them will have it. If only he could still be here, if only things had been different and he made other choices...Jacen wrestled with the question everyday, as he dealt with the aftermath of his treachery. Despite the lingering pain, he had made up his mind to forgive him, but it was a continuing struggle.
Light flashed above, projectors hummed, and an almost solid looking holo-form appeared in front of him. He caught his breath. It was a recreation of his sister, Artisia, who was killed five years ago. The advance hologram technology at the time has developed an AI for the hologram. The image flickered, coming to life and moved to look at Jacen.
"What are you doing way up there? You can't hide from your own wedding. Get yourself into the dressing room for your boutonniere. Your hair looks like shit." The hologram glided through the open air toward the seating section, where his image would symbolically occupy one of the front-row seats.
Self-curiously, Jacen touched his head. Annoyed a bit, Jacen waved to the wedding coordinator and hurried into an adjoining room, where manservants attended him.
Shortly after the Fanelian fanfare sounded in the ballroom, the wedding coordinator appeared in the doorway.
"This way please, Duke Fanel." She extended her hand and led him to a flower-decked narthex.
For the past hour, invited guests had streamed in, wearing fine cloths, pressing into allocated seats. Uniformed members of the Federation Command, and Federation Consol, took their seats.
At the altar, Heero wore a formal black jacket. Though his eyes were somber and his face was seamed with tragedy, he brightened upon seeing Jacen. David stood as Jacen's head of guards; proudly hold one of the three family swords, ready to lop off the head of anyone who objected to the marriage. Jacen himself holds one of the family swords as well. The third was...destroyed.
Holo-relays glimmered across the ceiling, causing an image of Jacen's father to appear beside the young Duke as soon as he stepped into the aisle. Jacen's father wore a huge grin under his broad mustache, and his short brown hair.
Momentarily overwhelmed by the sight, Jacen swayed on his feet and whispered, as if the holo next to him could hear him.
"I have waited long enough, Father. Much too long, and I feel ashamed for it. The war might be over, but there are plenty of things for me to do. I feel stronger and more decisive, better in many ways than I was before. For you, for the sake of mankind, I will make sure this peace will last."
But the holo-image, if it contained any spirit of the Jacen's father himself, did not show it; the grin remained, as if the patriarch had not a care in the universe on his son's wedding day.
With a deep sigh, Jacen stepped forward into position. He was grateful to Laura for encouraging him, for demanding he to become strong. But he no longer needed to be chided by her; as he recover mentally, reminded everyday of his tragic decision that made him kill his own brother, he felt more and more determined. He will do his part in carrying out his father's legacy and make sure that this peace will last.
Catching the gaze of Heero, and his other friends at the altar, Jacen realized he must look too serious for such an occasion. So he smiled broadly, but not with the vacuous expression of the hologram of his father beside him. Jacen's smile was one of happiness tempered by a clear view of history. This wedding day, this bond with an incredible woman, was a stepping-stone. After this, he and Laura will occupy this grand colony, like his father and mother before him, as Duke and Lady. And even more so, as he took on Trieze's advice to get into politics. He seemed to be getting more powerful in the government more and more every day, and gain a lot of respect as well.
Many of the guests had dressed in finery that resembles the ones his family would wear, to join the famous holo-forms filing in the pews. Vivid reminders, both happy and sad. The only other living relative of Jacen was his uncle, Patrick, that some how survived, was there in the flesh, though his wife, Dina, was only a hologram. Next to them were their son, the one that help Jacen escape the colony during the attack, Jack. He fought Jacen before 5 years ago, and Jacen took his real left arm away during that fight, but with modern technology, Jack now has an artificial machinical arm. He smiled at the one who opened his eyes. Beside Jack was his fiance, Kaname.
Jacen remembered scents, sounds, expressions, and voices. During rehearsal the day before, he had touched his father's hand, but had felt nothing, only static and projected electricity. If only it could be real...but unfortunitly, he had
He heard rustling from behind him, and a whisper of indrawn breath from the audience and he sensed a familiar presence. Turning, he saw Laura gliding toward him from a arched alcove...Vibrant and smiling, she looked like an angel in a long gown of white silk, her head bowed behind an exquisite lace veil. Normally rather plain looking, with lavender eyes and brown hair, Laura summoned an aura of self-assurance and grace today that made her shine with an inner beauty.
The image of his mother walked beside the bride. Jacen had not seen his mother since they'd been separated during the raid seven years ago. She had always expected so much from her son.
Now the four of them came together in the center aisle, the holograms of his mother and father on the outside, Jacen and Laura at the center, and then Laura's parents, both dead as well due to the war. Behind them strutted the ceremonial priest, carrying a thick bound copy of the bible. The crowd fell into a hush. The House guards stood at attention, holding the Fanelian banner high overhead. David grinned, then took on a more serious look.
The bride, groom, and entourage proceeded down the carpeted aisle. Jacen walked with a flawless stride, his chest stood out in the manner of a proud nobleman. Jacen concentrated on moving without tripping, and said to himself that this is harder that most death-defying missions he's been on.
In the front row sat Relena, casting occasional glances at Heero, who stood near the altar. She focused on him and narrowed her eyes, trying to determine what he was feeling. But even with the power of observation that Jacen had taught her a while ago, she had trouble penetrating Heero's closely held thoughts. Now where had he learned that? From Jacen no doubt. Though Jacen doesn't seem to be much of a teacher to Heero, he still exercised great influence over Heero, who was much like another brother to him.
Reaching for the altar, Jacen and Laura moved apart, allowing the priest to pass between them. They then stepped together behind him, leaving the holograms of Jacen's parents next to Heero, who served as best man. The wedding music ended, and the ballroom fell into an anticipatory silence.
From a golden table on the altar, the priest took two jewel-studded candlesticks and lifted them up high in the air. After the priest touched hidden sensors, a pair of candles extruded from each base and burst into flames of different hues-one purple and the other blue. As he recited the wedding invocation, he handed one set of candles to Jacen, and the other one to Laura.
"We are gathered here to celebrate the union of Duke Jacen Slanzar de Fanel of House Fanel and Lady Laura Degin Zabi of House Zabi." Flipping through the thick, hand-lettered bible on its pedestal in front of him, he read a number of passages, some of which had been suggested by Kai, and Drake. They seem to have a thing for that.
Jacen and Laura turned and extended their candles toward each other. The color of the flames merged to become an entwined fire of purple and blue. He lifted Laura's veil to reveal her radiant, intelligent face, filled with compassion and love. Her brown hair shone with dark luster, and her wide-set eyes sparkled. Seeing his bride, he arched for her.
Heero stepped forward, holding the wedding rings on a crystal tray. Without breaking their love gazes, Jacen and his bride placed wedding rings on each other's fingers.
"It has been a long, hard road," Jacen said, "For us, and for all my people."
"I will always be with you..."
And the two kissed for the first time as husband and wife.
The triumphant, energetic recessional from the wedding concerto began, and the couple made their way backs down the aisle, with Laura's arm wrapped in Jacen's. Leaning close, she smiled.
"That wasn't so difficult, was it?"
"Well, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be."
Laura's throaty laugh caused several members of the audience to chuckle with her, and to wonder what her whispered response was afterward.
The Fanelian couple and their invited guests banqueted and danced far into the evening. On such a day, Jacen began to believe on fresh possibilities...but little is known of how short this peace will be...
End of Flashback
"Laura..." Relena said but Laura was spaced out, "Laura are you listening?"
"Huh? Yes?" Laura awoke from her daydream. "Sorry."
"Don't worry about it, I used to do that all the time..."
The two then divert their attention to the meeting at hand.
"As you know, our colony L3-X18999, New Berlin, was only completed seven years ago." a representative of the colony said, "We are trying to get immigrants from Earth but our unstable economy is preventing us from increasing our population. "
"The problem may be that your citizens need to be aware that they are all part of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation." Relena said, "Security will not come from a viewpoint that thinks only of this colony."
"But the citizens want a strong leader who will lead them into the future." another representative said,
Relena takes up a cup of tea and takes a sip.
"What a shame. Just as we finally gain...the freedom and...Peace... " she was beginning to loose consciousness, and then fainted.
"Relena!" Laura got up and tried to wake her, but then about a dozen guards ran into the room. Among then were Drake and Clara, "What is the meaning of this!?-"
Helena knocked out Laura from behind. She was shot by a dart.
"Sorry that I have to do this to you guys...Take them out gently." Helena said, and then Wongfei and Wufei walked in.
"Yes, Ma'am." a soldier said
"Our hand is complete, now." Wongfei said
"Yes!" Drake said, "Those who lack leadership abilities should step aside and make room for those who can. Go report to Her Ladyship."
Somewhere on the colony an old man stands next to a very young girl about the age of seven. The girl laughs a bit, after they watch the last parts of Jacen's speech, and then turns the TV off.
"A Lasting peace...Noble sentiments, Oh great Duke...There is nothing wrong with wishing for peace," the old man said, "But the question is, is humanity ready for it?"
"Then, well just have to teach them how to accept it, won't we Dekim?"
"Precisely, Miss Mariemeia."
Then, we see a whole hanger of strange looking suits that looked like they've just been made.
"My father entrusted me with these Christmas presents, I've got to deliver them to the people." and the girl laughs a bit more.
Somewhere else on the colony,
He was still using the name Trowa Barton. It wasn't because he had asked those around him to address him so, but rather it was the only name they knew to address him by. The star performer of the circus, Catherine Bloom, is also amongst those who call him Trowa.
"What are you saying Trowa? You are Trowa. You don't have any other name, right? If that's the case, just keep the name." Catherine would probably say that if he reminded her he had no name. She was kind to him and was always saying sisterly things, so that she felt like she was really his sister.
Truthfully, there were times when Trowa too, felt as though he was with his family when he was with Catherine. Even though he had never experienced such an emotion before, he felt a yearning for the warmth and closeness of a family.
"Since the time I was born, I had no family." Trowa had though many times. "Feeling this yearning, it's probably just a passing fancy."
Once in the past, Trowa had suffered from amnesia. He was now completely recovered, and he dismissed the feeling as being an after effect of the amnesia. On the other hand though, Catherine too was experiencing a similar feeling.
"Why is it that when I'm with Trowa, it feels like I'm with that child...." That child meant Catherine's younger brother, whom she thought had died when she was four years old.
Flashback
AC 182
An infant's cries could be heard from the Bloom family's covered wagon as it traveled down a country road.
"There, there, don't cry Triton...." Beneath the wagon's cover, a four year old Catherine is cuddling the crying baby.
"Catherine, why in the world did you name the baby Triton?" Catherine's father who was handling the reins up front, asked his young daughter. "Your younger brother is the second, not the third child."
"No, no. Triton is a handsome god from mythology."
"Is that so...." Catherine's father accepted his daughter's answer, not really comprehending what she was talking about.
"It's something from one of her picture books." His wife and Catherine's mother, who was sitting beside him, gently explained what Catherine was talking about.
"I see...but I wish I hadn't promised her that she could name the baby. I feel like I was cheated out of a father's joy of naming his child...."
The Bloom's occupation was being trapeze artists of a circus troupe. The two were the stars of the troupe, and at any locale, they were immensely popular. Due to Mrs. Bloom's pregnancy, they had temporarily left the troupe, but currently, the four of them were heading to a small city in Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, the small covered wagon would never reach its destination.
Near the country's boarders, the Bloom family was caught in a battle between the United Earth Sphere Alliance, and the opposing efforts. At the time, using mobile suits in battle was not yet mainstream. Instead battles were fought by the Alliance using bombers for aerial bombing, while the resistance used anti-aircraft missiles, and that was the scene that could be seen on the battlefield. The Alliance, with overwhelming military power, carried out carpet bombings. Gradually it turned the borderlands, which was supposed to be a safe zone, into a sea of flames.
Within the intense flames of the battlefield, the Bloom's covered wagon had no where to escape.
"Papa."
"Dear...."
"It'll be all right. You take the children and take shelter in a building somewhere."
The flames were closing in. Just when her mother lowered a frightened Catherine from the wagon, a shell that had swerved from its trajectory descended towards the wagon bed. The wagon that was carrying her father, mother and newborn baby brother, exploded right in front of Catherine's eyes. The unbelievable sight was etched in Catherine's mind.
"Papa, Mama.... Triton." The roof of the wagon, going down in flames. Catherine could only stand there completely petrified and speechless.
Catherine didn't know how long she stood there. However, a vigilante who found her by the wreckage took her to a small park, which served as a refuge. Catherine didn't suffer any burns, but due to the extreme shock, she was unable to speak for a while.
Young Catherine walked the path between the park and where the wagon wreckage was, over an over again, searching if her father, mother or little brother had survived. Yet no matter how much she searched, she was unable to even find remains, let alone any bones. Eventually the battle ended and the region fell to Alliance control.
Catherine ended up getting a ride from a truck, which was heading toward the city where the circus troupe was waiting. She was pursuing the last bit of hope she had left. They've all gone ahead and are waiting for me there. It was a fleeting hope.
The members of the troupe were still waiting at the city, but Catherine's family were no where to be seen.
"Cheer up, Catherine...you've still got us." The present circus manage, who was like an older brother to Catherine, tried to cheer her up. "We're all family...everyone here is a child of the circus." They were encouraging words, but all Catherine could do was nod in agreement. Since then, Catherine remained and traveled with the circus troupe.
Thirteen years later she met Trowa. Catherine can't help but think of Trowa as being her younger brother. She had met younger guys who were around the same age, yet only with Trowa she felt that odd sense of being with family.
End of Flashback
It is currently near the end of the year AC 196. The circus Catherine and Trowa work for is touring the L-3 colony cluster. The circus was a hit wherever they went, but colony X 18999 was an exception. The audience that came to see the show didn't even amount to one tenth of the audience that came on the other colonies.
"It's hard to believe that so few people came to the circus...." Catherine murmured looking out at the spectator seats. "Hey, Trowa...."
Trowa was wearing his lion tamer's outfit and had his back turned to her. There wasn't much to the 'outfit,' as it left his upper body almost completely bare, revealing his well toned body. On his back there were old small scars, acquired from many different battles scattered here and there.
Catherine happened to notice a large scare, apparently caused by a burn that covered Trowa's whole back. The scar was so old and paled, it almost completely blended with the regular skin tone, and was hard to see unless on looked very closely at it.
"On your back, is that from a burn? Where did you get it?"
"No idea....I have no memory of being burned." Trowa said over his shoulder. On his face he had his half mask on. For today's show he was performing his specialty of the lion-taming clown. Trowa continued, his expression unchanging like his mask. "I had it by I was old enough to know what was going on around me...it's probably something like a birthmark."
"That couldn't be," Catherine thought. "That is definitely a scar from a burn. Also, it's pretty old like it was cause when you were just born...."
Catherine still felt a nagging suspicion, but said no more on the subject.
Trowa stood beside Catherine and gazed out at the spectator seats. Just as Catherine had said, there were only a handful of people there.
Then, Trowa and Mike looked up to see a group of suspicious men.
"Looks like there's something else on this colony to be excited about." Mike said
"Something else exciting? What do you mean? "
"Look." Trowa said as Catherine looked up at the entrance with Trowa.
"Who are they?"
"It may be worth looking into." Trowa said, as his voice seemed to be far off. Catharine turned to see her "brother" and her cousin has disappeared, yet again.
"Trowa . . . Mike . . . "
Outside, the two gave the small party of men a beat down, and they were all beaten without the two even breaking a sweat. Trowa looks down to see some identification, and picked up an ID card.
"The Barton Foundation? Hasn't that man given up yet? No...Perhaps it's Leia's daughter, I think her name was Mariemeia."
Flashback
Location: a colony in the L3 area.
Trowa, who was not called Trowa at the time, was working on Heavyarms. Then, the real Trowa Barton floated up to him.
"Hey, 'No-name.' How's my Heavyarms?" Trowa asked,
"It's fine."
"Let me show you something special." Trowa takes out a picture.
The picture had a little girl with red hair and a woman holding her, most likely her mother.
"That's Mariemeia, my sister's daughter. I thought she died with my sister at the colony that was attacked. But they founded her. After we conquer Earth, she's going to be the leader. We're going make her into a Queen. I'm so envious. She's going to be queen of the world, while I'm just going to be a Baron of some small House."
End of Flashback
Elsewhere, Heero works on something and pulls up a file on Mariemeia.
"Mariemeia Barton, born in After Colony year 189. Mother, Leia Barton, who died 2 years ago at L3:X18999 in a terriorist attack. Father unknown. "
Duo and Jerry then walks in.
"The world's celebrating Christmas and here's some guy working his ass off." Jerry said. Duo was right behind him, with a party hat, ready to celebrate an early Chirstmas.
"You know, I didn't know Trowa had a niece." Duo said as he looked at the records.
"That's just for the records. Our Trowa is not the real Trowa Barton."
"Oh, that's right. I almost forgot," Heero gets up and then leaves, "You leaving? "
"Yeah..." Heero opens the door, "Relena's been kidnapped. "
"The things you would do for the one you love," Jerry said, "Just like old times, eh Duo."
Back at X18999, Dekim makes a speech in front of his soldiers.
"Comrades!" Dekim shouted at his troops, in the hanger area of the colony, "The time has come at last for us to stand up for Miss Mariemeia. I would like to briefly thank you all for enduring the last year. From now on you will follow the path of glory. The awakening of a new humanity will be trigger by the soldiers of Mariemeia and we will be their symbols of hope for the people-But before we start...we must decide the punishment of a disturbing element. Trowa Barton, come forward! "
Dekim draws his gun and shoots at Trowa, but he does his famous flip and lands in front of Dekim and expects a kill and draws his gun, but came face to face with a sword and another gun from his side. The weapons belonged to Wufei and Drake.
"Hold it!" Wufei said,
"Drop it Trowa!"
"What Wufei?! Drake?!" Trowa was a bit disappointed of himself and threw down his gun, "Kill me."
"He, we're not the brutes you take us for." Dekim said, "Why don't you join our cause like your friends here...and we'll spare your life, young Trowa."
"You know why I call myself Trowa Barton, Dekim."
"Of course I do, but I won't question you past. The future of humanity is more important thanany personal grudge."
"Then...if you ensure my safety...I'll swear my allegiance to your cause."
"Ha, ha, ha, very well my boy." Dekim turned to the crowd of soldiers, "You see everyone, we represent justice! Even these two gundam pilots choose to fight with us! Together, we'll fight for the future of all of Humanity!"
Elsewhere, on Noin's spacecraft.
"This is "water" calling on secret line to R."
"This is "fire" online. Go ahead."
"I've found out where the fire started."
"Was it L3? "
"You know, you're instincts still amazes me."
"I just guess, considering where you were investigating. So, have you determined which colony it is? "
"It's the main colony, X18999. "
"The leader's name?"
"Mariemeia Barton."
"Barton?" she pulled up some data on the Barton foundation.
"As I thought, we're already too late. In a few hours, they'll probably declare independence and war against Earth. And there's one more piece of bad news."
"What is it? "
"Vice Foreign Minister Darlian and Lady Fanel, has been missing since their visit to X18999."
"Relena and Laura!"
"We'd better hurry."
"Roger. We'll change our Rendezvous point."
At X18999, Relena wakes up on top of a bed, while Laura was already up sitting on a chair.
"You alright Relena?" Laura asked. Relena was dazed and doesn't know where she is and was about to ask Laura, but another female voice interrupted her.
"I hope you had a nice sleep... "
Relena gets up.
"Who are you?" and the chair spins around to reveal a girl about little more than half her age. "Were you captured too, Lady Barton?"
"No...I gave the orders to bring you here. "
"W...what are saying? "
"My name is Mariemeia Khushrenada. I'm the daughter of Treize Khushrenada." Relena was shocked.
"You can't be... "
"Don't you see the resemblence Relena?" Laura asked, "You can tell from her eyes. They burn the same light as Trieze's did."
"But..." Relena then looks square at Mariemeia, and their eyes met. Then, Relena sees something about the little girl before her, that reminds her of Trieze, and then a faint ghostly image of Trieze appears over Mariemeia, "...no...."
"I've been told there are circumstances that only adults understand." Mariemeia said, "So I couldn't even begin to explain why I've come to exist here. But truth is truth, and I intend to pursue my father's wishes."
"I don't know who's taught you all this, but you're mistaken-"
"Silence!" the girl jumps out of her chair, "Watch your tongue...I am the rightful heir to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. I will not tolerate such rude remarks!"
Then the doors to the room opened and a few guards ran in.
"It is nothing. Leave us."
"Yes, ma'am." the guard captain said
"This room is being constantly monitored. I suggest you do not try anything stupid. Because I respect the fact that you were once Queen Relena...I am granting you an audience with me. I advise you to be more careful in future. "
"Then, if I may ask. What do you intend to do with me?"
"I could use your support when I address the people...to declare my rule over the Earth Sphere!"
Elsewhere, at a Federation space station, Duo, Heero, and Jerry were in a fast high-speed Space Mobile suit carrier and it was being equipped with extra boosters. Duo was talking with Quatre on the comm.
"What are you guys planning to do?!" Quatre asked.
"I'm supposed to go to L3X18999 with Heero and Jerry. I'm sure we'll have a blast of a party there."
"Without your Gundams! How are you guys going to fight back?!!"
"Jerry's got that cover, we'll be fine. Come on, Jerry's got state-of-the-art Federation Mobile Suits, right here. No regular suit has ever really match Federation military technology...." Quatre gave off his usual sad 'I'm disappointed in myself' look. Duo then leans to Heero and whispers, "You know, if you leave him alone, Quatre always takes the blame for everything...I wouldn't be surprised that one day he starts saying, that his 'lack of effort'...is the reason that there is no air in outer Space..."
Quatre looks down and thinks to himself.
"We're facing great danger...and I'm the one who has taken the only means to counter it," Quatre said to himself and then looks up at Duo, "Duo...I'm going to get our Gundams back, it was a mistake to let them go this soon."
"What! Are you serious?! But we've already sent them toward the sun."
"If I start now, I'm sure to catch up with it!"
"Alright,"
"It's going to be hard to contact by real time, so we'll just sent out mail on our progress."
"Right, and good luck Quatre."
"Thanks Duo, and the same to you..."
The small carrier blasted off.
Sometime later, Duo was looking out at the stars and thought.
"Well, I guess I'm the god of Death again."
Flashback
Date: roughly 2 years ago.
Duo was just about finished planting explosives all over Deathscythe and then readies to blow it up.
"So long buddy." he pressed the button and it echoed throughout the complex, but nothing happen, and he pressed it again and again" What! -Happen! -Why-won't-it-explode! Jesus...what did I do wrong?!"
"Duo." Professor G said and drops some parts to the bombs from his hand, "Deathscythe is an excellent piece of work, think of a better way to use it than destroy it."
"Hey! I'm not going to use my buddy here as a tool for massacre, huh," Professor G took out Duo's gun.
"Hmmm, I see you were planning to kill me after you destroy Deathscythe."
"I was going to kill everyone here, including myself, if it means peace for this colony, I'd be the god of Death any day."
"If you're prepare to go that far...then try and outwit me."
"What?"
"Duo why don't you just steal Deathscythe...take it to Earth now, just ignore Operation Meteor...There is a man called Howard in the US Pacific coast. He can be very useful to you, but go as the god of Death." and he tossed back Duo's gun.
"The god of Death, well that's better than being the hero of a massacre."
End of Flashback
"We've worked so hard for this peace. Now someone's gonna have to help maintain it, right? Heero? " He shoved Heero a bit, "Huh? If you wanted to sleep, why didn't you say so? You act like a machine when you're awake, but when you're asleep, you almost...look human."
Duo himself took a nap.
Flashback
Time: Sometime right before Operation Meteor.
Heero had successfully infiltrated an Alliance base at his colony and then jumped over a very tall fence and landed nicely and then ran until he decided to stop and rolled on the soft grass of the park. He laughed at what he accomplished. Back in the day, Heero wore a bit more than he was during the war. He had a vest one and kaki shorts, not the tights and a single t-shirt.
Then, a little girl hovered over him. She had blue eyes and long red hair. The clothes she was wearing was not of a common shild would wear, they were far too expensive.
"Are you lost? I said, are you lost?"
"I've been lost since the day I was born."
"Oh, that's so sad, I'm not lost. I'm taking Mary for a walk. "Then she gave Heero a flower, "Here. This is for you. "
Then, her dog ran away,
"Wait, Mary! Mary! "
Late that evening, Heero pressed his usual detonation button and blew up the Alliance base.
"Mission...complete."
Then, a Leo fell down and blows up, causing a nearby Leo to fly toward an apartment building, destroying it. The blast caused a chain reaction of explosions that spread all over the city. When it turned day, it started snowing. Heero bends down and picks up the same dog that he saw the other day. Right next to it was a teddy bear. Heero began to walk away.
"I went to far..." Heero said to himself.
"Ridiculous! Do you intend to make the Gundams into weapons for mass murder?!" Dr. J asked someone
"This is war! Civilian sacrifices are inevitable. Listen, retrain him right away. It is unnecessary for our weapons to have human emotions, like kindness, or mercy."
"Of course not. But do you think Heero Yuy would be happy if we wiped out the human race? "
End of Flashback
Heero's dream was quickly interrupted by Duo.
"Heero...Hey, Heero, wake up, will ya!"
"What is it?"
"Seems like a little girl's gonna make a statement. " Duo said as a screen on the shuttle turned on to show Mariemeia. Right away, there was something strange and vaguely familiar about this girl he was looking at. Something was nagging to him that he should know her.
"It's her..."
"We of Colony L3:X18999, hereby wishes to declare independence from the Earth Sphere Unified Nation...and at the same time declare war on the Nation. I am the rightful heir to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. My name is Mariemeia Khushrenada; I am the daughter of Treize Khushrenada. "
"What she says?" Sally said
"Trieze's daughter?!" Noin said in shock
"I'm following my father's will. Humans have a meaningful existence because of their will to fight."
Jacen watches from his office and then stands up and leaves.
"So, it has begun," Jacen gets out and gets in a shuttle. "I guess there are still some people who just don't get it..."
He then heads toward the Mars space station. His shuttle was a gnat compared to the great base. It was a cylinder-like structure that was nearly as big as the nearby Mars moon Demos. Jacen's shuttle enters the huge station. When he got off, a crowd of soldiers greeted him. The soldiers parted and Carl walks up to him and shakes his hand.
"Jacen...nice to see you again old friend." The two started to walk.
"Is it ready?"
"Yes, but you do realize that this is in violation of several-"
"I'm well aware of the laws and treaties, having wrote a few of them myself."
"Ok, this way then."
Carl led Jacen to a secret hanger and it opened to revealed a customized Wing Gundam.
"There you have it, Wing Custom. The pride of my life's work, fitted with all the latest technology. And it took a hell of a time to put it back together." then Carl took out a pad.
"What's this?"
"The insurance form for your beautiful new suits..." Carl took out a pencil and was ready to check off the boxes on the pad, "Will you need collision coverage?"
Just as he said that, Jacen remembered all the times that happened to him that related to the word collision. Him running into walls, destroying his cars, mobile suits, ships, etc.
"...Yes." Jacen said after thinking about it.
"Fire?"
There were flashbacks of Jacen getting burned by Wufei, after pissing him off, then walking through flames in his suit, then himself walking through flames, and burning things with a flame cannon.
"Probably."
"Property destruction?"
Flashbacks of Jacen making a hole in one of Libra's engines. Then one with Jacen making a big crater on the moon, and the him destroying a lot of other things, such as his own team's suits, a carrier or two, and many other things.
"...Definitely."
"Personal injuries?"
Flashbacks of Jacen hurting himself, getting shot at, cut, and him blowing himself up in the Excalibur.
"...I hope not, but accidents do happen." Jacen takes the pad and looks at it.
"They frequently do with you..."
"Well, are there any other protections I would need?"
Carl took a deep breath.
"...Only from me Jacen, if you don't bring this thing back in pristine order."
Jacen smiles and gets in the suit.
"(Sigh) I swore I never would get back in one of these, but...I would rather be in Excalibur..."
Flashback
Date: Some months ago
On a remote location, Jacen customized his gundam once again. With the knowledge of his father, he had created a suit that is unmatch compared to the other gundams. He called the project "Deus Ex Machina" (Greek for "God from the machine")
The suit has a method of not getting stolen. Only people that shared his family DNA or bloodline can pilot it, or at least have access to it. This was the same with Dragon Excalibur and Angel Excalibur. And even if it is accessed, only a few hand full o pilots can operate the suit.
What the suit is missing is the twin Buster Swords that it was suppose to have, but because of the treaty that ban the uses if these weapons, it was not fitted with them, though most of the suit itself is the contradiction of some if not all the treaties made by Jacen to limit military power, but the Federation itself still has more power than any other military power that still exists.
The suit was surrounded with Mobile Doll Virgos. All aimed heavy energy cannons, and they fired at Jacen, but the Excalibur sustained no battle damage, and Jacen just laughed at the power of the suit. Jacen turned around and slashed off a Mobile Doll's head and then flew left and right and diced all of the surrounding suits in half. The dolls fired energy cannons at him, but he shielded himself from the shots, then he takes out his cannons and fired back at the enemies, and destroyed them all with one shot.
But in this peaceful time, Jacen swore to never use his gundam again. So he had he keep far away with his friend Daniel, who was in the Vega sector.
End of Flashback
Jacen blasted Wing Custom off toward X18999.
Back with Duo, Heero, and Jerry.
"We're almost in the L-3's area." Jerry said
"So, how are we gonna get in, anyway?" Duo asked
"We'll use the Mobile Suits that Jerry has provided for us, but we'd probably be shot down before we even land."
"Then, we'll just have to fly straight through." Jerry said
"We have no other choice." Heero said
"(Sigh) This time, try to use your brain for once... " Duo said
"Same to you."
"What?!"
Sally and Noin have detected the carrier ahead of them.
"There's an unidentified Federation carrier ahead of us, it's heading straight toward the troop of Mobile suits!" Sally said
"Calling to the craft ahead of us, this is a danger zone, retreat now!"
"Yo, long time no see," Duo, said as his face appears on their screen.
"Duo! Jerry and Heero, too?"
"Seems like there's gonna be a big Christmas party over here-so we decided to drop in and give them a present." Jerry said
"You don't even have your Gundams! You haven't got a chance!"
"I think we can manage it." Duo said "That is, if we can reach the colony."
"Come one guys, why don't we just join forces again?"
"We'll think about it when the time comes...Well, don't wanna be last ones to the party now do we! Oh P.S. don't blame us if they ran out of treats." and the carrier zoomed ahead.
"Well, they haven't changed one bit." Sally said, almost laughing.
"Sally, we have to get the enemy's attention."
"Roger...So we end up backing them up anyway."
"At the moment we only have them to rely on."
"Yes, and that's why it's so encouraging."
The small carrier evaded most of the enemy shots and then some, because of Duo's piloting skills.
"Now how's that for some skills."
"I was depending on your skills from the beginning."
"Ha! You've just made my day!"
But the carrier didn't escape damage, as a couple of Taurus's came from behind it and fired direct hits at it. Then, Noin, and Sally's shuttle fired upon the Mobile Suits. Then they released a lot of pods that were full of missiles and launched them all at the enemy troops, and destroyed a lot of them.
Then the Taurus's ganged up on Noin and Sally's shuttle and was about to fire, but then Jacen popped up and fired his buster rifle at the enemy troops, destroying a lot. He flies straight towards a closed hanger door, which was guarded by dozens of Taurus's.
"Out-of-my-WAY!!" Jacen shouted as he fired his buster rifle full blast at the hanger door and blew it open and destroyed most of the remaining Mobile Suits. Then flew right in.
Back with the carrier, Duo was about to fly the craft straight into the cluster of suits.
"Hold on tight! I'm gonna punch through! " Duo steers the craft and was then fired upon, but he pressed a button and released all the extra boosters of the craft and they hit the suits, and the craft crashed into the colony.
Duo and Jerry were in Vanguards and they blasted away with its attack rifle at the Space Leos, picking off one after another.
"I'm surprised they were able to hid this many Mobile suits without the Federation finding out." Duo said, as he and Jerry charged forward.
Elsewhere, Leo's tried to shoot at Heero and Jacen, but they dashed right at them with beam sabers and diced them up.
"It's getting hard in holding this position." Jerry said
"Disengage after on this last one. We'll have to act independently from here on in."
"Roger that," Jacen said, "Alright, let's go in pairs just to be safe."
Jerry and Duo head out and then a gate open up to reveal one Serpent suit and another suit that is not. The other one wasn't as bulky as the serpent, and had a beam gattling gun.
"They're new models!" Jerry shouted as one fire double gattling guns and the other fired its beam gattling.
Jerry and Duo retreated, because they enemy shots were too powerful and accurate.
"Damn! These guys are pretty good!" Jerry said, and then he and Duo realize something.
"Hey wait a minute, they way these two fight is...very familiar," Duo said and then he imagine Heavyarms and Valkyrie replacing the two suits and knew right away who were the pilots. "No questions now! Trowa and Helena are in those suits!!"
He and Jerry jumped from, hiding and fired back, but were suppressed by the two suits' heavy fire.
"Damn!" Jerry shouted, as he couldn't take much more.
Back with Heero and Jacen, they charged at some more suits, dicing up everything they see, and then, there were two more targets left, and just when they were about to strike, they saw Altron and Fongwong launched their claw and blade at the last Leos, but if Heero and Jacen didn't move, they would of gotten hit.
"I've always wanted to have a chance to fight you," Wufei said and takes out his trident and charges at Heero and clashes with him.
"What are you up to, Wufei?!"
"Are you guys doing the right thing?"
"What?"
"I'm asking, are you guys doing the right thing!?! " He clashes some more and then tried to stab him repeatedly, then Jacen tried to help, but was attacked by a suit that looks like the Fongwong, and blocked.
"I wonder who this asshole is?!" Wongfei shouted.
"Is that you Hung?!"
"Oh, it's you, Jacen!"
"Get out of my way!!" Jacen knocks Wongfei backward and then attacks him fiercely, "Where's Laura you bastard!?"
"Is that why you're here, to save your dearly beloved? And I thought you were here to save the colony!"
They clashed some more.
"I see that you've upgraded your suit again!" Jacen shouted
"This is the Yen-Lo-Wang." Yen-Lo-Wang is the Chinese god of the dead.
Back with Heero and Wufei.
"Is this the best you can do? I expected better from the pilot of Wing Zero."
"Wufei, explain your actions!" Heero shouted, but Wufei jumped back and sliced off an arm, then stabbed at the chest, but only grazed it. Heero backed off, but Wufei was still trying to kill him. Then Heero stopped and then gets out of his cockpit, "I'll say it again...what are you doing..."
Back with Duo and Jerry, they were getting their asses kicked.
"Damn you bitch!" Jerry shouted. Helena stopped.
"Oh, it's you Jerry! You're getting rusty. Get ready!" She charges at him and drew a short beam sword,
Her suit was faster than Jerry, and she knocked him to the ground and then jumped back and shot Duo's leg with her beam weapon.
Now, both their suits were then knocked down and disabled.
"Trowa! Why did you betray us!? Duo asked
"You got the wrong guy...I'm not Trowa," Trowa stopped and opened up missile launchers.
Helena aimed her forearm and popped out from the sides what would resemble a crossbow, and from the arm itself a pair of missiles.
"Wait! You're not serious!?" Jerry shouted.
"Bye-bye little man." And they both shot out missiles at the two downed units.
"So this will end everything will it?" Duo asked to himself.
The missiles flew straight toward the pair of down suits.
Location: Very near the Earth: The final battle of the "Eve War"
Date: December 24, After Colony 195
Time: 11:30 P.M. SST
This was supposed to be the final battle, the battle to end all wars and conflicts on the Earth and in Space. This is where the armies of Earth and the armies of Space fought for the freedom of the colonies, for the safety of Earth, and for what was right. There were tens of millions of soldiers. Every last one from Earth and Space was committed in this final battle. Space lit up in flames. On one side, the Earth armies and allied forces prep themselves and readied their weapons. On the other side, hundreds of thousands upon thousands of Mobile Doll Virgos put up shields and charge up their weapons. And the two sides clashed.
Deathscythe spung 180 degrees dicing 5 Virgos in front of it. Then somewhere else in the chaos, Heavyarms was flying all over the place and shooting down as many Virgos as possible. Sandrock was flying nearby jumping up over two Virgos and did its infamous overhead slash, destroying the two Mobile Dolls. Altron was covering the two as he spun its trident around and launched one of its claws impaling an enemy suit.
A Virgo shot a Leo in the leg, in the chest, and then fired at some more suits. Another Leo managed to fire one shot at a Virgo, but when it tried to fire again, it was shot many times and exploded. Another Leo did a suicidal charge at a Virgo and destroys it along with itself.
We then see Excalibur doing a 360, dicing all the Virgos around him, who was flanked by a custom Dread and it lashed its heat-rod at some enemies destroying them and then fired its beam rifle. Then we go to Sazabi, which fires its shot-rifle and gets in close chopping up several Virgos with his beam axe. It was covered by the Valkyrie, which whiplashes its heat-rod at an enemy wrapping it around it and throwing it into a cluster of dolls destroying a lot of them. Then we go to the Thor and the Hydra, which double-teams on a group of Zeon Mobile Suits. The Thor fires its beam bazooka cannon and the Hydra fires its claws at three enemies and destroys them all at the same time. The Pendragon fires small bursts from its sword and shoots out missiles at the enemies from its shoulder pads, and was flanked by the Fong-Wong Custom and it fired its two chain blades at some enemies and stabbed right through them. The Dragos and the Nu, flying side by side. One fires its beam rifle and the other goes in for close combat. A customized Vayete, and the Inferno fired nonstop at the group of Mobile Dolls and penetrated their shields.
History is written like an "endless waltz" . As such, there are three steps to it...
WAR, that loomed over the Earth Sphere since the formation of the colonies. Colonist immigrated to Space to escape the conflicts of Earth, but the very greed and corruption they fled soon followed. The United Earth Sphere Alliance formed to govern Earth and the colonies, but the new government was effectively as extension of the old Earth government, and thus looked out for terrestrial interests at the expense of the colonists. By AC 150, dissident groups were arming themselves for revolt against Earth.
PEACE, came in the form of a single man - Heero Yuy. In AC 165, the colonist elected him as their leader, and his message of colonial autonomy and pacifism spread quickly throughout Earth. But some didn't welcome this peace. The Romefeller Foundation, the military industrial complex that comtroled the Alliance, had the great leader assassinated. In the unrest that followed, the Romefeller unvieled its elite military force, OZ, which brought order to the colonies with an iron fist.
REVOLUTION, that became the only option left for the colonies. The year was After Colony 195. This year, a group of colony citizens hostile toward the Alliance, sent young men toward Earth on five Gundams. The project name was Operation Meteor. At the end of an intricate battle the sole revolutionary leader, Trieze Khushrenda, took on the task on closing the curtains on an era, and died in battle. The colonies and Earth chose the path to coexistence and the hope of permanent peace that gave way to the birth of The Earth Sphere Unified Nation. After Colony 196, war-like weapons no longer exist in the Earth Sphere or in Space, however, as long as humanity exists, there will always be battles.
Gundam-Soldiers
Endless Waltz
"For what can war, but endless war still breed..."
John Milton
Location: Vega sector.
It is the closest star system to the Earth. In the span of one year the Federation Space Force had advanced its technology to the point where an object can travel from one point of Space to another very quickly. Travel to the nearest system with coventional Space travel would take decades, but the new technology cut it down to a few hours. A majority of the Federation fleet were sent of numorious exploration missions across the galaxy. There had been plans to establish human presence in the other solor systems. The systems of Capella, Vega, and Rigel are currently under exploration by the Federation armada that was used during the war. Since there had been no military need for such a large force after the war, other uses can be found for such a fleet.
The Federation's Mobile Suit chief technician, and Mobile Suit pilot, Carl Roels, invented the new Jump Drive technology. The advancement of Space technology after the war, turning wartime devised innovations, into useful things for the benefit of mankind.
With that, the colonization of Mars was underway on May 1st, After Colony 196. Months after that, several facilities for scientific and military purpose were created. There was also a Federation Technology Space station orbiting the Solar System within the asteroid belt as well.
In a desolute part of Sol sector, the Space station Vulkanis was being prepped for long range travel to the sun where it and its content of Mobile Dolls and the Gundams will be disposed of. This was the plan from the start. After the incidents a few months ago both involving two remnant factions of White Fang, the Gundam pilots decided to destroy their gundams for in this peaceful world there is no need for them. It was a bittersweet day even though most of the gundam pilots decided on getting rid of their gundams, only Quatre and Duo were present at the station. But the one other thing that is troubling was that Wufei's gundam wasn't there.
Five young warriors, sent from the colonies to bring peace...Their machines of war have folded their wings and powered down for the last time. Created to fight, they fought for peace and now...they sleep.
"Well, this is it." Duo said as he looked at his gundam, "Are you all set Quatre? This station got a one way trip to hell, and I don't want to be around when it reaches its destination."
"It's tough to part with them." Quatre said,
"Nah, I'm fine about it. Now that the people have embraced peace, we don't need our gundams anymore. Come on. Let's send them off to the sun in this piece of crap of a Space station."
They got into a shuttle and blasted off the station with their Gundams.
"Right." Quatre gets into a shuttle and Quatre activated the engines to the station. "Farewell, my Sandrock. "
"See ya, pal...." Duo waved to his parting gundam as well. Then as the two flew away in their shuttle, something dawned on Duo,
"So Wufei wouldn't bring his after all." Duo regarded.
"Yeah, but Heero and Trowa sent theirs right away"
"I wonder how everyone else is doing?"
Location: Just outside Earth's orbit, the resource sattelite, MO-II
At the natural resource satellite MO-II, the first anniversary ceremony of the end of the war was taking place. Inside, Lady Une and Noin watches Jacen, who used to hate politics, become the young President of the ESUN. Jacen stands in front of everyone and gives a speech, drawing everyone to his words. His position, political influence, and powers lead him to this point.
After the war, Jacen had taken upon himself to the responsibility of keeping the peace, and maintaining military activity. He led a double life. One being the peacemaker President of the world, and the other as the peacekeeper Supreme commander of all military forces. You might say he brings order into chaos and without him and Relena, peace might not have survived long after the postwar era. Not surprisingly, Relena herself has taken it to the next step and has become the next candidate for President. How time's change where the youth will lead a new path for humanity.
"A year ago, humans didn't have the ability to enjoy Christmas." Lady Une said, "How things have changed in such a short time."
Noin could only nod in agreement.
"That's true.By the way, do you know where Minister Dorlian is?"
"She's away on official business as usual."
"We have lost many lives because of the foolish act called war." Jacen said, "But surely their deaths were not in vain. The reason is that their lives have given us much to reflect on and learn from for the future. And then finally, we have attained peace."
Noin and Lady Une walked away.
"Does Jacen understand..." Noin said, "that it is a little harder to sustain peace than it is to gain it?"
"Oh, he knows. Otherwise, he wouldn't have founded the Preventer military force to keep balance between all other military powers on Earth. He's quite competent considering he was democratically elected."
But in the corner of her mind, Lady Une thinks deeply about the situation.
"Do people have the will to maintain peace?" she asked herself, "Trieze...I'll do what I can to see that your death was not in vain."
"It is our sincere hope that this peace will last forever," Jacen finished his speech, and the audience applauded him. Then he thought about what he just said, "I know that something like peace can never truly last forever. The people of Earth and Space still carry the scars of the war even now. But I hope that this peaceful time will last longer than the last one."
Flashback
Time/Date: A few days ago.
Location: At colony Giaea, at a gravesite.
Jacen stood at the graves of his father, his mother, and his twin brother. He stands there and remembers the time when they were all alive.
Someone was lurking in the shadows and crept up behind him. It was odd for somone to be good enough to get so close to him without notice. Jacen was usually in a sharp mood and can pick up the smallest details to an area, but today something was on his mind. He was taken surprised and was embraced.
The person was a beautiful woman about his age, with long blond hair and lavender eyes. She held him tightly and in one of her hands was a diamond ring around her third finger. It was Laura.
"Laura..." Jacen said calming himself down. "Don't do that."
Jacen and Laura had been married for about a year now. It was a day, which he wished his whole family was there to see, even his twin brother. He and David have inherited everything that belonged to their family, that included his home colony. He was appointed Duke of his household, a House that held a great amount of political influence and power.
"I see that you're not as good as you once were a year ago, Jacen or do I have to call you sir or Mr. President," Laura said sarcastically, "You seem distracted. Has a year of holding the fate of humanity over your shoulders have finally wore you down, or is it something else?"
"...It's been a year...so many died. How many that didn't deserved to die, died. I wished I could of done more...."
Laura kissed him on the cheek.
"You're doing fine, my love. You've maintained peace for about a year now. Your father and mother would of been proud of you..."
"Thanks..."
Later that evening, they took a walk on a cliff that overlooked the fake shores of his home Space colony. When his family built it, they wanted a large lake next to their mansion. The castle was placed over a cliff area that overlooked the lake. A false full moon bathed Jacen's family castle in silver, casting shadows of the turrets along the edge of the cliff that overlooked the troubled artificial sea. From the discreet vantage in the ornamental garden, David, head of security, saw Jacen and Laura strolling the verge of the precipice, which made him nervous.
David's constant surveillance irritated Jacen, who demanded some measure of privacy. But as Security Commander of their House, the young soldier did not care. Jacen had a troubling tendency to place himself in vulnerable positions, and to be too trusting of the people around him. David would rather incur his elder brother's disfavor by being too attentive, than allow a fatal mistake to slip past his scrutiny. David vowed to protect his brother, who IS the President and the Supreme Commander.
As Jacen and Laura walked in the chill night, David worried that the trail was too narrow, too close to a deathly drop into the rocky surf. Jacen refused to permit guardrails. He wanted the path exactly as his father had left it, since his father and forefathers had also walked along the headlands, pondering problems of state. It was a matter of tradition.
David scanned the darkness with infrared glasses and saw no movement in the shadows other than his own troopers stationed on the trail and along the base of the rock face. With a tiny black light he signaled two of his men to take different positions. He had to be constantly on the alert.
Jacen held Laura's hand and looked at her delicate features and her blond hair blowing in the night breeze. Her coat collar was turned up around her slender neck. As stunningly beautiful as any high-class lady, Laura carried herself like an Empress. Who would of guessed that she was an elite pilot of the Federation.
Pausing at the top of the trail that led down to the beach, Jacen smiled, knowing David was somewhere nearby, as always. He turned to the woman beside him. Then, he stared out at the moon.
"It's really been a long time since I've actually took the time to see the moon." Jacen said, "I remembered doing this when I was young, before the war brought me into it."
"But if you didn't join in the war, it would not have ended."
"A year sounded short, but all the misery of the war slowed down time. There didn't seem to be any chance that the war would end so quickly. Miracles do seem to happen."
Laura seized the opening she had been waiting for.
"Miracles, yes. And now I have one to tell you, my love." He looked at her with a blank expression. Laura's lips curved in a complex smile, "I'm going to have your child."
Stunned, he froze in place. Far out at sea, a pod of whales sang a deep song as a counterpoint to throbbing sonic buoys that marked the treacherous reef. Then, slowly leaning down, Jacen kissed Laura, felt the familiar moistness of her mouth.
"Are you pleased?" She sounded very fragile, "I didn't try to conceived. It just happened."
He stepped away from Laura, held her at arm's length so he could study her face.
"Of course!" He touched her stomach gently, "I've imagined having a child,"
"And our children shall see a world without war or conflict that had tortured our lives."
"It will be up to them to maintain it."
"Let's not think about that now, and enjoy the view," She kissed his cheek,
Jacen continues to look at her.
"I'm already am." and he kissed back.
And they kissed under the warm glow of the moonlight.
End of Flashback
Back at MO-II, Jacen step down from the podium.
"I will do my best to see that this peace do indeed last forever." Jacen thought, "So that my child will grow up smiling, and don't have to face the same pain that I have faced."
Jacen walked down the platform and then stopped. He looked up at the clear class ceiling panel. He had a disturbed look on his face. Jacen had the born power to sense the feeling of the atmosphere of the environment. He knows if someone was masking fear or up to something. It was a born trait that his father had before him.
Then, Daniel walked up to him.
"Jacen, I have a report from Carl at Mars." Daniel said
"Well, what is it?"
"He said that the assembly line at the Federation Space Station is completed and Mobile Suit production has begun."
"What about the decision of the Federation consol?"
"Federation command has begun changing its name and identity so that it could fit into this new era. We still have in Vega, Capella, and Rigel sectors, 60% of the former Federation fleet exploring there. With our new warp technolocy, we can travel anywhere we want."
"Good, see to that these new suits we ar ebuilding are piloted by people who will live out the motto, 'to serve and protect peace.' Better to keep it under wraps." Jacen, then thought and then said, "Have you seen Kai or even Drake lately?"
"No, actually now that you mentioned it, I haven't seen him, Helena, Wong-fei, and Drake in several months."
"Hmmm, strange, Kai and Helena always leave without a trace...and without even a goodbye letter this time." The two saluted and parted
Elsewhere, Noin and Sally talk.
"Are you sure you don't have to be at the ceremony?" Sally asked
"The Preventers are only firefighters. We're out of place there...and? "
"There's a high possibility that the Neo-Titanium I found is of the 13th constellation "
"A new type of Mobile Suit...but the Federation doesn't use Neo-Titanium in their newer models." Then, Noin thought for a second and then spoke quietly to herself, "Although there is not even suppose to be Mobile Suits at all."
"Yes...We're investigating all areas to pinpoint its origin. I've asked our Federation contacts to look into the matter as well. We must stop it while it's just a small flame."
"But this time I think it's going to be the biggest fire yet. "
"I agree with you."
Location: L-3 colony X18999. Federation name: New Berlin.
Relena was visiting there to check up on it. Laura was also there to both protect Relena and doing her other job as a representative. But today, there seemed to be something else on her mind. She looks out the window and sees how nice it is and remembers her wedding day was about the same, too. She then looks at her ring and thinks of the past.
Flashback
Time/Date: roughly one year ago Location: Colony L1:010019 Giaea Alpha
From a balcony, Jacen peered down into the grand ballroom. The preparation continued with a relentless momentum: servants, decorators, and caterers swarmed through the reconstructed castle at Jacen's home colony. It was like watching an army getting ready for a war.
The reconstruction of the entire colony was not yet completed, but his family castle mostly was done.
Though he seemed very confident, Jacen felt anxiety in the pit of his stomach. He observed unobtrusively, because if he were seen, a dozen people would assault him with endless questions about a thousand little decisions-and he had enough on his mind.
He wore a white tuxedo and a white glove on his left hand that covered his mechanical hand that is due for an upgrade. Despite a massive scar across his left cheek, he looked quite dashing. Exactly as a man should, on his wedding day.
All across the gleaming floor below, servants that had returned to the household after the war, bustled under the direction of the festival planner, an exquisitely attired woman with a narrow, dark face that gave her a look of intriguing contrasts. Her melodious voice cut through the clamor as she issued a steady stream of orders. Servants jumped to follow her commands, setting up baskets of blossoms and sprays of colored corals, arranging ritual articles on the altar for the ceremonial priest, cleaning up spills, straightening wrinkles. Overhead, in an unobtrusive enclosure between the beams of a curving, vaulted ceiling, a holoprojection crew set up and tested their equipment.
Immense chandeliers of crystal hung in tapered tiers, casting a golden glow over the congregational seating. An arrangement of exotic vine flowers climbed a pillar next to Jacen's perch, imparting a sweet perfume of rare violets.
As he stood on the high balcony, he became aware of the beating in his heart. He looked at the white glove covering his unfinished right hand. He then looked at his left hand and then at the naked third finger on it, over which Laura would soon slip a wedding ring.
He felt a slight regression today-perhaps from the stress of the occasion. He hopes he didn't do anything humiliating during the ceremony.
On a platform behind the altar, an orchestra practiced the processional from the Fanelian Wedding Concerto, traditional music by which all Fanel noblemen had taken their martial vows. And the time-honored practice would continue, no matter how far his House had fallen and raised back. The stirring music-with rhythmic, stringy sounds suggestive of peace, and calmness-filled him with nostalgia and strength. The song itself is very old, and has said to be in the family for generations.
A time long ago, Dante had talked to him about such a ceremony, and that one-day one of them will have it. If only he could still be here, if only things had been different and he made other choices...Jacen wrestled with the question everyday, as he dealt with the aftermath of his treachery. Despite the lingering pain, he had made up his mind to forgive him, but it was a continuing struggle.
Light flashed above, projectors hummed, and an almost solid looking holo-form appeared in front of him. He caught his breath. It was a recreation of his sister, Artisia, who was killed five years ago. The advance hologram technology at the time has developed an AI for the hologram. The image flickered, coming to life and moved to look at Jacen.
"What are you doing way up there? You can't hide from your own wedding. Get yourself into the dressing room for your boutonniere. Your hair looks like shit." The hologram glided through the open air toward the seating section, where his image would symbolically occupy one of the front-row seats.
Self-curiously, Jacen touched his head. Annoyed a bit, Jacen waved to the wedding coordinator and hurried into an adjoining room, where manservants attended him.
Shortly after the Fanelian fanfare sounded in the ballroom, the wedding coordinator appeared in the doorway.
"This way please, Duke Fanel." She extended her hand and led him to a flower-decked narthex.
For the past hour, invited guests had streamed in, wearing fine cloths, pressing into allocated seats. Uniformed members of the Federation Command, and Federation Consol, took their seats.
At the altar, Heero wore a formal black jacket. Though his eyes were somber and his face was seamed with tragedy, he brightened upon seeing Jacen. David stood as Jacen's head of guards; proudly hold one of the three family swords, ready to lop off the head of anyone who objected to the marriage. Jacen himself holds one of the family swords as well. The third was...destroyed.
Holo-relays glimmered across the ceiling, causing an image of Jacen's father to appear beside the young Duke as soon as he stepped into the aisle. Jacen's father wore a huge grin under his broad mustache, and his short brown hair.
Momentarily overwhelmed by the sight, Jacen swayed on his feet and whispered, as if the holo next to him could hear him.
"I have waited long enough, Father. Much too long, and I feel ashamed for it. The war might be over, but there are plenty of things for me to do. I feel stronger and more decisive, better in many ways than I was before. For you, for the sake of mankind, I will make sure this peace will last."
But the holo-image, if it contained any spirit of the Jacen's father himself, did not show it; the grin remained, as if the patriarch had not a care in the universe on his son's wedding day.
With a deep sigh, Jacen stepped forward into position. He was grateful to Laura for encouraging him, for demanding he to become strong. But he no longer needed to be chided by her; as he recover mentally, reminded everyday of his tragic decision that made him kill his own brother, he felt more and more determined. He will do his part in carrying out his father's legacy and make sure that this peace will last.
Catching the gaze of Heero, and his other friends at the altar, Jacen realized he must look too serious for such an occasion. So he smiled broadly, but not with the vacuous expression of the hologram of his father beside him. Jacen's smile was one of happiness tempered by a clear view of history. This wedding day, this bond with an incredible woman, was a stepping-stone. After this, he and Laura will occupy this grand colony, like his father and mother before him, as Duke and Lady. And even more so, as he took on Trieze's advice to get into politics. He seemed to be getting more powerful in the government more and more every day, and gain a lot of respect as well.
Many of the guests had dressed in finery that resembles the ones his family would wear, to join the famous holo-forms filing in the pews. Vivid reminders, both happy and sad. The only other living relative of Jacen was his uncle, Patrick, that some how survived, was there in the flesh, though his wife, Dina, was only a hologram. Next to them were their son, the one that help Jacen escape the colony during the attack, Jack. He fought Jacen before 5 years ago, and Jacen took his real left arm away during that fight, but with modern technology, Jack now has an artificial machinical arm. He smiled at the one who opened his eyes. Beside Jack was his fiance, Kaname.
Jacen remembered scents, sounds, expressions, and voices. During rehearsal the day before, he had touched his father's hand, but had felt nothing, only static and projected electricity. If only it could be real...but unfortunitly, he had
He heard rustling from behind him, and a whisper of indrawn breath from the audience and he sensed a familiar presence. Turning, he saw Laura gliding toward him from a arched alcove...Vibrant and smiling, she looked like an angel in a long gown of white silk, her head bowed behind an exquisite lace veil. Normally rather plain looking, with lavender eyes and brown hair, Laura summoned an aura of self-assurance and grace today that made her shine with an inner beauty.
The image of his mother walked beside the bride. Jacen had not seen his mother since they'd been separated during the raid seven years ago. She had always expected so much from her son.
Now the four of them came together in the center aisle, the holograms of his mother and father on the outside, Jacen and Laura at the center, and then Laura's parents, both dead as well due to the war. Behind them strutted the ceremonial priest, carrying a thick bound copy of the bible. The crowd fell into a hush. The House guards stood at attention, holding the Fanelian banner high overhead. David grinned, then took on a more serious look.
The bride, groom, and entourage proceeded down the carpeted aisle. Jacen walked with a flawless stride, his chest stood out in the manner of a proud nobleman. Jacen concentrated on moving without tripping, and said to himself that this is harder that most death-defying missions he's been on.
In the front row sat Relena, casting occasional glances at Heero, who stood near the altar. She focused on him and narrowed her eyes, trying to determine what he was feeling. But even with the power of observation that Jacen had taught her a while ago, she had trouble penetrating Heero's closely held thoughts. Now where had he learned that? From Jacen no doubt. Though Jacen doesn't seem to be much of a teacher to Heero, he still exercised great influence over Heero, who was much like another brother to him.
Reaching for the altar, Jacen and Laura moved apart, allowing the priest to pass between them. They then stepped together behind him, leaving the holograms of Jacen's parents next to Heero, who served as best man. The wedding music ended, and the ballroom fell into an anticipatory silence.
From a golden table on the altar, the priest took two jewel-studded candlesticks and lifted them up high in the air. After the priest touched hidden sensors, a pair of candles extruded from each base and burst into flames of different hues-one purple and the other blue. As he recited the wedding invocation, he handed one set of candles to Jacen, and the other one to Laura.
"We are gathered here to celebrate the union of Duke Jacen Slanzar de Fanel of House Fanel and Lady Laura Degin Zabi of House Zabi." Flipping through the thick, hand-lettered bible on its pedestal in front of him, he read a number of passages, some of which had been suggested by Kai, and Drake. They seem to have a thing for that.
Jacen and Laura turned and extended their candles toward each other. The color of the flames merged to become an entwined fire of purple and blue. He lifted Laura's veil to reveal her radiant, intelligent face, filled with compassion and love. Her brown hair shone with dark luster, and her wide-set eyes sparkled. Seeing his bride, he arched for her.
Heero stepped forward, holding the wedding rings on a crystal tray. Without breaking their love gazes, Jacen and his bride placed wedding rings on each other's fingers.
"It has been a long, hard road," Jacen said, "For us, and for all my people."
"I will always be with you..."
And the two kissed for the first time as husband and wife.
The triumphant, energetic recessional from the wedding concerto began, and the couple made their way backs down the aisle, with Laura's arm wrapped in Jacen's. Leaning close, she smiled.
"That wasn't so difficult, was it?"
"Well, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be."
Laura's throaty laugh caused several members of the audience to chuckle with her, and to wonder what her whispered response was afterward.
The Fanelian couple and their invited guests banqueted and danced far into the evening. On such a day, Jacen began to believe on fresh possibilities...but little is known of how short this peace will be...
End of Flashback
"Laura..." Relena said but Laura was spaced out, "Laura are you listening?"
"Huh? Yes?" Laura awoke from her daydream. "Sorry."
"Don't worry about it, I used to do that all the time..."
The two then divert their attention to the meeting at hand.
"As you know, our colony L3-X18999, New Berlin, was only completed seven years ago." a representative of the colony said, "We are trying to get immigrants from Earth but our unstable economy is preventing us from increasing our population. "
"The problem may be that your citizens need to be aware that they are all part of the Earth Sphere Unified Nation." Relena said, "Security will not come from a viewpoint that thinks only of this colony."
"But the citizens want a strong leader who will lead them into the future." another representative said,
Relena takes up a cup of tea and takes a sip.
"What a shame. Just as we finally gain...the freedom and...Peace... " she was beginning to loose consciousness, and then fainted.
"Relena!" Laura got up and tried to wake her, but then about a dozen guards ran into the room. Among then were Drake and Clara, "What is the meaning of this!?-"
Helena knocked out Laura from behind. She was shot by a dart.
"Sorry that I have to do this to you guys...Take them out gently." Helena said, and then Wongfei and Wufei walked in.
"Yes, Ma'am." a soldier said
"Our hand is complete, now." Wongfei said
"Yes!" Drake said, "Those who lack leadership abilities should step aside and make room for those who can. Go report to Her Ladyship."
Somewhere on the colony an old man stands next to a very young girl about the age of seven. The girl laughs a bit, after they watch the last parts of Jacen's speech, and then turns the TV off.
"A Lasting peace...Noble sentiments, Oh great Duke...There is nothing wrong with wishing for peace," the old man said, "But the question is, is humanity ready for it?"
"Then, well just have to teach them how to accept it, won't we Dekim?"
"Precisely, Miss Mariemeia."
Then, we see a whole hanger of strange looking suits that looked like they've just been made.
"My father entrusted me with these Christmas presents, I've got to deliver them to the people." and the girl laughs a bit more.
Somewhere else on the colony,
He was still using the name Trowa Barton. It wasn't because he had asked those around him to address him so, but rather it was the only name they knew to address him by. The star performer of the circus, Catherine Bloom, is also amongst those who call him Trowa.
"What are you saying Trowa? You are Trowa. You don't have any other name, right? If that's the case, just keep the name." Catherine would probably say that if he reminded her he had no name. She was kind to him and was always saying sisterly things, so that she felt like she was really his sister.
Truthfully, there were times when Trowa too, felt as though he was with his family when he was with Catherine. Even though he had never experienced such an emotion before, he felt a yearning for the warmth and closeness of a family.
"Since the time I was born, I had no family." Trowa had though many times. "Feeling this yearning, it's probably just a passing fancy."
Once in the past, Trowa had suffered from amnesia. He was now completely recovered, and he dismissed the feeling as being an after effect of the amnesia. On the other hand though, Catherine too was experiencing a similar feeling.
"Why is it that when I'm with Trowa, it feels like I'm with that child...." That child meant Catherine's younger brother, whom she thought had died when she was four years old.
Flashback
AC 182
An infant's cries could be heard from the Bloom family's covered wagon as it traveled down a country road.
"There, there, don't cry Triton...." Beneath the wagon's cover, a four year old Catherine is cuddling the crying baby.
"Catherine, why in the world did you name the baby Triton?" Catherine's father who was handling the reins up front, asked his young daughter. "Your younger brother is the second, not the third child."
"No, no. Triton is a handsome god from mythology."
"Is that so...." Catherine's father accepted his daughter's answer, not really comprehending what she was talking about.
"It's something from one of her picture books." His wife and Catherine's mother, who was sitting beside him, gently explained what Catherine was talking about.
"I see...but I wish I hadn't promised her that she could name the baby. I feel like I was cheated out of a father's joy of naming his child...."
The Bloom's occupation was being trapeze artists of a circus troupe. The two were the stars of the troupe, and at any locale, they were immensely popular. Due to Mrs. Bloom's pregnancy, they had temporarily left the troupe, but currently, the four of them were heading to a small city in Eastern Europe. Unfortunately, the small covered wagon would never reach its destination.
Near the country's boarders, the Bloom family was caught in a battle between the United Earth Sphere Alliance, and the opposing efforts. At the time, using mobile suits in battle was not yet mainstream. Instead battles were fought by the Alliance using bombers for aerial bombing, while the resistance used anti-aircraft missiles, and that was the scene that could be seen on the battlefield. The Alliance, with overwhelming military power, carried out carpet bombings. Gradually it turned the borderlands, which was supposed to be a safe zone, into a sea of flames.
Within the intense flames of the battlefield, the Bloom's covered wagon had no where to escape.
"Papa."
"Dear...."
"It'll be all right. You take the children and take shelter in a building somewhere."
The flames were closing in. Just when her mother lowered a frightened Catherine from the wagon, a shell that had swerved from its trajectory descended towards the wagon bed. The wagon that was carrying her father, mother and newborn baby brother, exploded right in front of Catherine's eyes. The unbelievable sight was etched in Catherine's mind.
"Papa, Mama.... Triton." The roof of the wagon, going down in flames. Catherine could only stand there completely petrified and speechless.
Catherine didn't know how long she stood there. However, a vigilante who found her by the wreckage took her to a small park, which served as a refuge. Catherine didn't suffer any burns, but due to the extreme shock, she was unable to speak for a while.
Young Catherine walked the path between the park and where the wagon wreckage was, over an over again, searching if her father, mother or little brother had survived. Yet no matter how much she searched, she was unable to even find remains, let alone any bones. Eventually the battle ended and the region fell to Alliance control.
Catherine ended up getting a ride from a truck, which was heading toward the city where the circus troupe was waiting. She was pursuing the last bit of hope she had left. They've all gone ahead and are waiting for me there. It was a fleeting hope.
The members of the troupe were still waiting at the city, but Catherine's family were no where to be seen.
"Cheer up, Catherine...you've still got us." The present circus manage, who was like an older brother to Catherine, tried to cheer her up. "We're all family...everyone here is a child of the circus." They were encouraging words, but all Catherine could do was nod in agreement. Since then, Catherine remained and traveled with the circus troupe.
Thirteen years later she met Trowa. Catherine can't help but think of Trowa as being her younger brother. She had met younger guys who were around the same age, yet only with Trowa she felt that odd sense of being with family.
End of Flashback
It is currently near the end of the year AC 196. The circus Catherine and Trowa work for is touring the L-3 colony cluster. The circus was a hit wherever they went, but colony X 18999 was an exception. The audience that came to see the show didn't even amount to one tenth of the audience that came on the other colonies.
"It's hard to believe that so few people came to the circus...." Catherine murmured looking out at the spectator seats. "Hey, Trowa...."
Trowa was wearing his lion tamer's outfit and had his back turned to her. There wasn't much to the 'outfit,' as it left his upper body almost completely bare, revealing his well toned body. On his back there were old small scars, acquired from many different battles scattered here and there.
Catherine happened to notice a large scare, apparently caused by a burn that covered Trowa's whole back. The scar was so old and paled, it almost completely blended with the regular skin tone, and was hard to see unless on looked very closely at it.
"On your back, is that from a burn? Where did you get it?"
"No idea....I have no memory of being burned." Trowa said over his shoulder. On his face he had his half mask on. For today's show he was performing his specialty of the lion-taming clown. Trowa continued, his expression unchanging like his mask. "I had it by I was old enough to know what was going on around me...it's probably something like a birthmark."
"That couldn't be," Catherine thought. "That is definitely a scar from a burn. Also, it's pretty old like it was cause when you were just born...."
Catherine still felt a nagging suspicion, but said no more on the subject.
Trowa stood beside Catherine and gazed out at the spectator seats. Just as Catherine had said, there were only a handful of people there.
Then, Trowa and Mike looked up to see a group of suspicious men.
"Looks like there's something else on this colony to be excited about." Mike said
"Something else exciting? What do you mean? "
"Look." Trowa said as Catherine looked up at the entrance with Trowa.
"Who are they?"
"It may be worth looking into." Trowa said, as his voice seemed to be far off. Catharine turned to see her "brother" and her cousin has disappeared, yet again.
"Trowa . . . Mike . . . "
Outside, the two gave the small party of men a beat down, and they were all beaten without the two even breaking a sweat. Trowa looks down to see some identification, and picked up an ID card.
"The Barton Foundation? Hasn't that man given up yet? No...Perhaps it's Leia's daughter, I think her name was Mariemeia."
Flashback
Location: a colony in the L3 area.
Trowa, who was not called Trowa at the time, was working on Heavyarms. Then, the real Trowa Barton floated up to him.
"Hey, 'No-name.' How's my Heavyarms?" Trowa asked,
"It's fine."
"Let me show you something special." Trowa takes out a picture.
The picture had a little girl with red hair and a woman holding her, most likely her mother.
"That's Mariemeia, my sister's daughter. I thought she died with my sister at the colony that was attacked. But they founded her. After we conquer Earth, she's going to be the leader. We're going make her into a Queen. I'm so envious. She's going to be queen of the world, while I'm just going to be a Baron of some small House."
End of Flashback
Elsewhere, Heero works on something and pulls up a file on Mariemeia.
"Mariemeia Barton, born in After Colony year 189. Mother, Leia Barton, who died 2 years ago at L3:X18999 in a terriorist attack. Father unknown. "
Duo and Jerry then walks in.
"The world's celebrating Christmas and here's some guy working his ass off." Jerry said. Duo was right behind him, with a party hat, ready to celebrate an early Chirstmas.
"You know, I didn't know Trowa had a niece." Duo said as he looked at the records.
"That's just for the records. Our Trowa is not the real Trowa Barton."
"Oh, that's right. I almost forgot," Heero gets up and then leaves, "You leaving? "
"Yeah..." Heero opens the door, "Relena's been kidnapped. "
"The things you would do for the one you love," Jerry said, "Just like old times, eh Duo."
Back at X18999, Dekim makes a speech in front of his soldiers.
"Comrades!" Dekim shouted at his troops, in the hanger area of the colony, "The time has come at last for us to stand up for Miss Mariemeia. I would like to briefly thank you all for enduring the last year. From now on you will follow the path of glory. The awakening of a new humanity will be trigger by the soldiers of Mariemeia and we will be their symbols of hope for the people-But before we start...we must decide the punishment of a disturbing element. Trowa Barton, come forward! "
Dekim draws his gun and shoots at Trowa, but he does his famous flip and lands in front of Dekim and expects a kill and draws his gun, but came face to face with a sword and another gun from his side. The weapons belonged to Wufei and Drake.
"Hold it!" Wufei said,
"Drop it Trowa!"
"What Wufei?! Drake?!" Trowa was a bit disappointed of himself and threw down his gun, "Kill me."
"He, we're not the brutes you take us for." Dekim said, "Why don't you join our cause like your friends here...and we'll spare your life, young Trowa."
"You know why I call myself Trowa Barton, Dekim."
"Of course I do, but I won't question you past. The future of humanity is more important thanany personal grudge."
"Then...if you ensure my safety...I'll swear my allegiance to your cause."
"Ha, ha, ha, very well my boy." Dekim turned to the crowd of soldiers, "You see everyone, we represent justice! Even these two gundam pilots choose to fight with us! Together, we'll fight for the future of all of Humanity!"
Elsewhere, on Noin's spacecraft.
"This is "water" calling on secret line to R."
"This is "fire" online. Go ahead."
"I've found out where the fire started."
"Was it L3? "
"You know, you're instincts still amazes me."
"I just guess, considering where you were investigating. So, have you determined which colony it is? "
"It's the main colony, X18999. "
"The leader's name?"
"Mariemeia Barton."
"Barton?" she pulled up some data on the Barton foundation.
"As I thought, we're already too late. In a few hours, they'll probably declare independence and war against Earth. And there's one more piece of bad news."
"What is it? "
"Vice Foreign Minister Darlian and Lady Fanel, has been missing since their visit to X18999."
"Relena and Laura!"
"We'd better hurry."
"Roger. We'll change our Rendezvous point."
At X18999, Relena wakes up on top of a bed, while Laura was already up sitting on a chair.
"You alright Relena?" Laura asked. Relena was dazed and doesn't know where she is and was about to ask Laura, but another female voice interrupted her.
"I hope you had a nice sleep... "
Relena gets up.
"Who are you?" and the chair spins around to reveal a girl about little more than half her age. "Were you captured too, Lady Barton?"
"No...I gave the orders to bring you here. "
"W...what are saying? "
"My name is Mariemeia Khushrenada. I'm the daughter of Treize Khushrenada." Relena was shocked.
"You can't be... "
"Don't you see the resemblence Relena?" Laura asked, "You can tell from her eyes. They burn the same light as Trieze's did."
"But..." Relena then looks square at Mariemeia, and their eyes met. Then, Relena sees something about the little girl before her, that reminds her of Trieze, and then a faint ghostly image of Trieze appears over Mariemeia, "...no...."
"I've been told there are circumstances that only adults understand." Mariemeia said, "So I couldn't even begin to explain why I've come to exist here. But truth is truth, and I intend to pursue my father's wishes."
"I don't know who's taught you all this, but you're mistaken-"
"Silence!" the girl jumps out of her chair, "Watch your tongue...I am the rightful heir to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. I will not tolerate such rude remarks!"
Then the doors to the room opened and a few guards ran in.
"It is nothing. Leave us."
"Yes, ma'am." the guard captain said
"This room is being constantly monitored. I suggest you do not try anything stupid. Because I respect the fact that you were once Queen Relena...I am granting you an audience with me. I advise you to be more careful in future. "
"Then, if I may ask. What do you intend to do with me?"
"I could use your support when I address the people...to declare my rule over the Earth Sphere!"
Elsewhere, at a Federation space station, Duo, Heero, and Jerry were in a fast high-speed Space Mobile suit carrier and it was being equipped with extra boosters. Duo was talking with Quatre on the comm.
"What are you guys planning to do?!" Quatre asked.
"I'm supposed to go to L3X18999 with Heero and Jerry. I'm sure we'll have a blast of a party there."
"Without your Gundams! How are you guys going to fight back?!!"
"Jerry's got that cover, we'll be fine. Come on, Jerry's got state-of-the-art Federation Mobile Suits, right here. No regular suit has ever really match Federation military technology...." Quatre gave off his usual sad 'I'm disappointed in myself' look. Duo then leans to Heero and whispers, "You know, if you leave him alone, Quatre always takes the blame for everything...I wouldn't be surprised that one day he starts saying, that his 'lack of effort'...is the reason that there is no air in outer Space..."
Quatre looks down and thinks to himself.
"We're facing great danger...and I'm the one who has taken the only means to counter it," Quatre said to himself and then looks up at Duo, "Duo...I'm going to get our Gundams back, it was a mistake to let them go this soon."
"What! Are you serious?! But we've already sent them toward the sun."
"If I start now, I'm sure to catch up with it!"
"Alright,"
"It's going to be hard to contact by real time, so we'll just sent out mail on our progress."
"Right, and good luck Quatre."
"Thanks Duo, and the same to you..."
The small carrier blasted off.
Sometime later, Duo was looking out at the stars and thought.
"Well, I guess I'm the god of Death again."
Flashback
Date: roughly 2 years ago.
Duo was just about finished planting explosives all over Deathscythe and then readies to blow it up.
"So long buddy." he pressed the button and it echoed throughout the complex, but nothing happen, and he pressed it again and again" What! -Happen! -Why-won't-it-explode! Jesus...what did I do wrong?!"
"Duo." Professor G said and drops some parts to the bombs from his hand, "Deathscythe is an excellent piece of work, think of a better way to use it than destroy it."
"Hey! I'm not going to use my buddy here as a tool for massacre, huh," Professor G took out Duo's gun.
"Hmmm, I see you were planning to kill me after you destroy Deathscythe."
"I was going to kill everyone here, including myself, if it means peace for this colony, I'd be the god of Death any day."
"If you're prepare to go that far...then try and outwit me."
"What?"
"Duo why don't you just steal Deathscythe...take it to Earth now, just ignore Operation Meteor...There is a man called Howard in the US Pacific coast. He can be very useful to you, but go as the god of Death." and he tossed back Duo's gun.
"The god of Death, well that's better than being the hero of a massacre."
End of Flashback
"We've worked so hard for this peace. Now someone's gonna have to help maintain it, right? Heero? " He shoved Heero a bit, "Huh? If you wanted to sleep, why didn't you say so? You act like a machine when you're awake, but when you're asleep, you almost...look human."
Duo himself took a nap.
Flashback
Time: Sometime right before Operation Meteor.
Heero had successfully infiltrated an Alliance base at his colony and then jumped over a very tall fence and landed nicely and then ran until he decided to stop and rolled on the soft grass of the park. He laughed at what he accomplished. Back in the day, Heero wore a bit more than he was during the war. He had a vest one and kaki shorts, not the tights and a single t-shirt.
Then, a little girl hovered over him. She had blue eyes and long red hair. The clothes she was wearing was not of a common shild would wear, they were far too expensive.
"Are you lost? I said, are you lost?"
"I've been lost since the day I was born."
"Oh, that's so sad, I'm not lost. I'm taking Mary for a walk. "Then she gave Heero a flower, "Here. This is for you. "
Then, her dog ran away,
"Wait, Mary! Mary! "
Late that evening, Heero pressed his usual detonation button and blew up the Alliance base.
"Mission...complete."
Then, a Leo fell down and blows up, causing a nearby Leo to fly toward an apartment building, destroying it. The blast caused a chain reaction of explosions that spread all over the city. When it turned day, it started snowing. Heero bends down and picks up the same dog that he saw the other day. Right next to it was a teddy bear. Heero began to walk away.
"I went to far..." Heero said to himself.
"Ridiculous! Do you intend to make the Gundams into weapons for mass murder?!" Dr. J asked someone
"This is war! Civilian sacrifices are inevitable. Listen, retrain him right away. It is unnecessary for our weapons to have human emotions, like kindness, or mercy."
"Of course not. But do you think Heero Yuy would be happy if we wiped out the human race? "
End of Flashback
Heero's dream was quickly interrupted by Duo.
"Heero...Hey, Heero, wake up, will ya!"
"What is it?"
"Seems like a little girl's gonna make a statement. " Duo said as a screen on the shuttle turned on to show Mariemeia. Right away, there was something strange and vaguely familiar about this girl he was looking at. Something was nagging to him that he should know her.
"It's her..."
"We of Colony L3:X18999, hereby wishes to declare independence from the Earth Sphere Unified Nation...and at the same time declare war on the Nation. I am the rightful heir to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. My name is Mariemeia Khushrenada; I am the daughter of Treize Khushrenada. "
"What she says?" Sally said
"Trieze's daughter?!" Noin said in shock
"I'm following my father's will. Humans have a meaningful existence because of their will to fight."
Jacen watches from his office and then stands up and leaves.
"So, it has begun," Jacen gets out and gets in a shuttle. "I guess there are still some people who just don't get it..."
He then heads toward the Mars space station. His shuttle was a gnat compared to the great base. It was a cylinder-like structure that was nearly as big as the nearby Mars moon Demos. Jacen's shuttle enters the huge station. When he got off, a crowd of soldiers greeted him. The soldiers parted and Carl walks up to him and shakes his hand.
"Jacen...nice to see you again old friend." The two started to walk.
"Is it ready?"
"Yes, but you do realize that this is in violation of several-"
"I'm well aware of the laws and treaties, having wrote a few of them myself."
"Ok, this way then."
Carl led Jacen to a secret hanger and it opened to revealed a customized Wing Gundam.
"There you have it, Wing Custom. The pride of my life's work, fitted with all the latest technology. And it took a hell of a time to put it back together." then Carl took out a pad.
"What's this?"
"The insurance form for your beautiful new suits..." Carl took out a pencil and was ready to check off the boxes on the pad, "Will you need collision coverage?"
Just as he said that, Jacen remembered all the times that happened to him that related to the word collision. Him running into walls, destroying his cars, mobile suits, ships, etc.
"...Yes." Jacen said after thinking about it.
"Fire?"
There were flashbacks of Jacen getting burned by Wufei, after pissing him off, then walking through flames in his suit, then himself walking through flames, and burning things with a flame cannon.
"Probably."
"Property destruction?"
Flashbacks of Jacen making a hole in one of Libra's engines. Then one with Jacen making a big crater on the moon, and the him destroying a lot of other things, such as his own team's suits, a carrier or two, and many other things.
"...Definitely."
"Personal injuries?"
Flashbacks of Jacen hurting himself, getting shot at, cut, and him blowing himself up in the Excalibur.
"...I hope not, but accidents do happen." Jacen takes the pad and looks at it.
"They frequently do with you..."
"Well, are there any other protections I would need?"
Carl took a deep breath.
"...Only from me Jacen, if you don't bring this thing back in pristine order."
Jacen smiles and gets in the suit.
"(Sigh) I swore I never would get back in one of these, but...I would rather be in Excalibur..."
Flashback
Date: Some months ago
On a remote location, Jacen customized his gundam once again. With the knowledge of his father, he had created a suit that is unmatch compared to the other gundams. He called the project "Deus Ex Machina" (Greek for "God from the machine")
The suit has a method of not getting stolen. Only people that shared his family DNA or bloodline can pilot it, or at least have access to it. This was the same with Dragon Excalibur and Angel Excalibur. And even if it is accessed, only a few hand full o pilots can operate the suit.
What the suit is missing is the twin Buster Swords that it was suppose to have, but because of the treaty that ban the uses if these weapons, it was not fitted with them, though most of the suit itself is the contradiction of some if not all the treaties made by Jacen to limit military power, but the Federation itself still has more power than any other military power that still exists.
The suit was surrounded with Mobile Doll Virgos. All aimed heavy energy cannons, and they fired at Jacen, but the Excalibur sustained no battle damage, and Jacen just laughed at the power of the suit. Jacen turned around and slashed off a Mobile Doll's head and then flew left and right and diced all of the surrounding suits in half. The dolls fired energy cannons at him, but he shielded himself from the shots, then he takes out his cannons and fired back at the enemies, and destroyed them all with one shot.
But in this peaceful time, Jacen swore to never use his gundam again. So he had he keep far away with his friend Daniel, who was in the Vega sector.
End of Flashback
Jacen blasted Wing Custom off toward X18999.
Back with Duo, Heero, and Jerry.
"We're almost in the L-3's area." Jerry said
"So, how are we gonna get in, anyway?" Duo asked
"We'll use the Mobile Suits that Jerry has provided for us, but we'd probably be shot down before we even land."
"Then, we'll just have to fly straight through." Jerry said
"We have no other choice." Heero said
"(Sigh) This time, try to use your brain for once... " Duo said
"Same to you."
"What?!"
Sally and Noin have detected the carrier ahead of them.
"There's an unidentified Federation carrier ahead of us, it's heading straight toward the troop of Mobile suits!" Sally said
"Calling to the craft ahead of us, this is a danger zone, retreat now!"
"Yo, long time no see," Duo, said as his face appears on their screen.
"Duo! Jerry and Heero, too?"
"Seems like there's gonna be a big Christmas party over here-so we decided to drop in and give them a present." Jerry said
"You don't even have your Gundams! You haven't got a chance!"
"I think we can manage it." Duo said "That is, if we can reach the colony."
"Come one guys, why don't we just join forces again?"
"We'll think about it when the time comes...Well, don't wanna be last ones to the party now do we! Oh P.S. don't blame us if they ran out of treats." and the carrier zoomed ahead.
"Well, they haven't changed one bit." Sally said, almost laughing.
"Sally, we have to get the enemy's attention."
"Roger...So we end up backing them up anyway."
"At the moment we only have them to rely on."
"Yes, and that's why it's so encouraging."
The small carrier evaded most of the enemy shots and then some, because of Duo's piloting skills.
"Now how's that for some skills."
"I was depending on your skills from the beginning."
"Ha! You've just made my day!"
But the carrier didn't escape damage, as a couple of Taurus's came from behind it and fired direct hits at it. Then, Noin, and Sally's shuttle fired upon the Mobile Suits. Then they released a lot of pods that were full of missiles and launched them all at the enemy troops, and destroyed a lot of them.
Then the Taurus's ganged up on Noin and Sally's shuttle and was about to fire, but then Jacen popped up and fired his buster rifle at the enemy troops, destroying a lot. He flies straight towards a closed hanger door, which was guarded by dozens of Taurus's.
"Out-of-my-WAY!!" Jacen shouted as he fired his buster rifle full blast at the hanger door and blew it open and destroyed most of the remaining Mobile Suits. Then flew right in.
Back with the carrier, Duo was about to fly the craft straight into the cluster of suits.
"Hold on tight! I'm gonna punch through! " Duo steers the craft and was then fired upon, but he pressed a button and released all the extra boosters of the craft and they hit the suits, and the craft crashed into the colony.
Duo and Jerry were in Vanguards and they blasted away with its attack rifle at the Space Leos, picking off one after another.
"I'm surprised they were able to hid this many Mobile suits without the Federation finding out." Duo said, as he and Jerry charged forward.
Elsewhere, Leo's tried to shoot at Heero and Jacen, but they dashed right at them with beam sabers and diced them up.
"It's getting hard in holding this position." Jerry said
"Disengage after on this last one. We'll have to act independently from here on in."
"Roger that," Jacen said, "Alright, let's go in pairs just to be safe."
Jerry and Duo head out and then a gate open up to reveal one Serpent suit and another suit that is not. The other one wasn't as bulky as the serpent, and had a beam gattling gun.
"They're new models!" Jerry shouted as one fire double gattling guns and the other fired its beam gattling.
Jerry and Duo retreated, because they enemy shots were too powerful and accurate.
"Damn! These guys are pretty good!" Jerry said, and then he and Duo realize something.
"Hey wait a minute, they way these two fight is...very familiar," Duo said and then he imagine Heavyarms and Valkyrie replacing the two suits and knew right away who were the pilots. "No questions now! Trowa and Helena are in those suits!!"
He and Jerry jumped from, hiding and fired back, but were suppressed by the two suits' heavy fire.
"Damn!" Jerry shouted, as he couldn't take much more.
Back with Heero and Jacen, they charged at some more suits, dicing up everything they see, and then, there were two more targets left, and just when they were about to strike, they saw Altron and Fongwong launched their claw and blade at the last Leos, but if Heero and Jacen didn't move, they would of gotten hit.
"I've always wanted to have a chance to fight you," Wufei said and takes out his trident and charges at Heero and clashes with him.
"What are you up to, Wufei?!"
"Are you guys doing the right thing?"
"What?"
"I'm asking, are you guys doing the right thing!?! " He clashes some more and then tried to stab him repeatedly, then Jacen tried to help, but was attacked by a suit that looks like the Fongwong, and blocked.
"I wonder who this asshole is?!" Wongfei shouted.
"Is that you Hung?!"
"Oh, it's you, Jacen!"
"Get out of my way!!" Jacen knocks Wongfei backward and then attacks him fiercely, "Where's Laura you bastard!?"
"Is that why you're here, to save your dearly beloved? And I thought you were here to save the colony!"
They clashed some more.
"I see that you've upgraded your suit again!" Jacen shouted
"This is the Yen-Lo-Wang." Yen-Lo-Wang is the Chinese god of the dead.
Back with Heero and Wufei.
"Is this the best you can do? I expected better from the pilot of Wing Zero."
"Wufei, explain your actions!" Heero shouted, but Wufei jumped back and sliced off an arm, then stabbed at the chest, but only grazed it. Heero backed off, but Wufei was still trying to kill him. Then Heero stopped and then gets out of his cockpit, "I'll say it again...what are you doing..."
Back with Duo and Jerry, they were getting their asses kicked.
"Damn you bitch!" Jerry shouted. Helena stopped.
"Oh, it's you Jerry! You're getting rusty. Get ready!" She charges at him and drew a short beam sword,
Her suit was faster than Jerry, and she knocked him to the ground and then jumped back and shot Duo's leg with her beam weapon.
Now, both their suits were then knocked down and disabled.
"Trowa! Why did you betray us!? Duo asked
"You got the wrong guy...I'm not Trowa," Trowa stopped and opened up missile launchers.
Helena aimed her forearm and popped out from the sides what would resemble a crossbow, and from the arm itself a pair of missiles.
"Wait! You're not serious!?" Jerry shouted.
"Bye-bye little man." And they both shot out missiles at the two downed units.
"So this will end everything will it?" Duo asked to himself.
The missiles flew straight toward the pair of down suits.