Chapter Two: Blood Runs Deep
She took off running towards the restricted areas. "Hey where are you going!" Duo yelled chasing after her. She slid to a stop in front of the door.
"Open this door. She snapped pointing to the keypad.
"Why?" Duo asked confused.
"Incoming threat... Incoming threat... Prepare to launch defense assault." An electronic woman's voice said over the intercom system.
"That's why..." She responded intensely. "I know my uncle was building mobile suits here now open this damn door!" Duo immediately opened the door and they both rushed in.
"Harea stay here. Leave this to me." Duo said holding her back with one arm as the interior door opened. On the other side were ten massive loading bays each stocked with mobile suits. "GET DEATHSYCTHE READY!" He yelled taking off down the platform to the right.Harea gazed around as tarp after tarp was pulled of of the mobile suits. A man rushed up to Harea's side and ushered her back through the second door.
"You can't be out her when the launch doors open Miss Harea." He said gently.
"But Duo... Where is he going?"
"Don't worry Miss. Duo's one of the best mobile suit pilots around. In fact he piloted one of those Gundams in the battle for peace years ago. He's the best we've got."
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"I can't believe it's come down to this..." Duo gritted his teeth as he slid into his Gundam. "I can't believe it's only been 14 fucking years and I have to do this all over again... Heero buddy, I could really use you now..."
"Launch sequence activated." The electronic voice rang out. The doors in front of Duo opened wide.
"Well here we go..." He said blasting off into space. "What the... There's got to be a hundred of them!" He exclaimed eyeing the force they were up against. "We've got 20 and we're facing a hundred... More fun for me I guess..." He smiled and shot off towards the nearest opponent. "Gah! These must be those new Rogue models. They're faster than I though they would be and it's making them hard to hit." Even with Duo's expertise, these suits were faster than any he'd been up against and almost as fast as Deathscythe. They were definitely faster than the 56 models which were no more than redesigned Tallgeese built more for short consicive fights than all out battle. The Gun Cannons stationed on the asteroid were bulky and slow and of no real use because their heavy arm guns couldn't follow the Rogues fast enough to aim and fire.
There was a sudden explosion right behind him that pushed him forward. He shot up to his screen and saw a white and blue blur blaze passed him. "Who..." He thought as he drilled his scythe into an oncoming Rogue mobile suit. "Pilot identify yourself." He said addressing the Wing Zero. No answer but it was clear they hadn't had much experience with a mobile suit let alone a Gundam. "I just hope you're careful whoever you are." He shook his head.
The battle raged on for about 20 minutes until there were about 50 Rogues left versus two Gundams. "This is not looking good." Duo said finally nailing the one he'd been chasing. "At least they seem to have gotten the hang of things." He eyed the Wing Zero maneuvering like a pro was driving it now as it zipped around the Rogues. It seemed to be herding them up for some reason. "The cannon! They're going to try to blast them all at once with the cannon!" Duo exclaimed flying over and waiting for them to fly by. "You charge the cannon up and I'll keep them busy." He said flying up next to Wing Zero.
"You don't have the speed." A low female voice said over the speaker. "I'm charging as I go now get the Hell out of my way." She said barreling past him. He dipped out of the way and stuck out the scythe in time to have three fly straight through it and blow up before the fourth figured out to dodge. He started hacking and shooting at everything that came passed him. In this manner he took out about 10 more ships. Suddenly the Wing Zero spiraled straight up and the other ships pursued for a few seconds before stopping and preparing to shoot. Before they could get one shot off, Wing Zero spun around and let out one mighty blast from its double cannons. Duo shot out of the way at the last second narrowly avoiding being blown up himself.
"Watch where you're aiming that thing!" He shouted as he got caught in one of the explosions and rocketed away.
"Come on we can take the rest..." The low voice responded flipping one cannon on to its back and whipping out its energy sword. Wing Zero lunged downward toward the remaining Rogues and in one pass took out three.
"WOO HOO! Now these odds are a cake walk." Duo shouted as he lunged forward and took out the two nearest him. They finished off the last few remaining Rogues and headed back to the base. They stood staring each other down on a flat spot in front of the launch bays. Frantic workers inside gawked out the huge windows wondering who had the audacity to go against orders and pilot one of the Gundams. "Who are you?" He probed again.
"You were supposed to tell me..." The pilot responded turning and walking towards the bays.
"HAREA!!!" Duo shouted chasing after her. The Wing Zero pilot flipped on the screen revealing a helmeted figure. "Oh come on! That was a cruel joke!" Duo teased. The pilot stopped and took off the helmet slowly as long dusty blonde locks poured out and finally bright brown eyes appeared. Duo looked on in shock as in that moment he swore he saw Heero sitting there.
"So are you going to tell me what I want to know?" She said continuing her walk to the launch bays. Duo snapped out of his shock and followed her.
"Where did you learn to do that?!" Duo exclaimed running over to her and hugging her.
"I didn't..." She said solemnly. He looked at her funny and backed away a bit. He looked at her hard and long as she stood with her head dropped and a sad expression on her face.
"Poor kid you got the best and the worst of the most opposite worlds. Come on let's talk over some food." He said quietly as he took her by the arm and led her away.
She took off running towards the restricted areas. "Hey where are you going!" Duo yelled chasing after her. She slid to a stop in front of the door.
"Open this door. She snapped pointing to the keypad.
"Why?" Duo asked confused.
"Incoming threat... Incoming threat... Prepare to launch defense assault." An electronic woman's voice said over the intercom system.
"That's why..." She responded intensely. "I know my uncle was building mobile suits here now open this damn door!" Duo immediately opened the door and they both rushed in.
"Harea stay here. Leave this to me." Duo said holding her back with one arm as the interior door opened. On the other side were ten massive loading bays each stocked with mobile suits. "GET DEATHSYCTHE READY!" He yelled taking off down the platform to the right.Harea gazed around as tarp after tarp was pulled of of the mobile suits. A man rushed up to Harea's side and ushered her back through the second door.
"You can't be out her when the launch doors open Miss Harea." He said gently.
"But Duo... Where is he going?"
"Don't worry Miss. Duo's one of the best mobile suit pilots around. In fact he piloted one of those Gundams in the battle for peace years ago. He's the best we've got."
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"I can't believe it's come down to this..." Duo gritted his teeth as he slid into his Gundam. "I can't believe it's only been 14 fucking years and I have to do this all over again... Heero buddy, I could really use you now..."
"Launch sequence activated." The electronic voice rang out. The doors in front of Duo opened wide.
"Well here we go..." He said blasting off into space. "What the... There's got to be a hundred of them!" He exclaimed eyeing the force they were up against. "We've got 20 and we're facing a hundred... More fun for me I guess..." He smiled and shot off towards the nearest opponent. "Gah! These must be those new Rogue models. They're faster than I though they would be and it's making them hard to hit." Even with Duo's expertise, these suits were faster than any he'd been up against and almost as fast as Deathscythe. They were definitely faster than the 56 models which were no more than redesigned Tallgeese built more for short consicive fights than all out battle. The Gun Cannons stationed on the asteroid were bulky and slow and of no real use because their heavy arm guns couldn't follow the Rogues fast enough to aim and fire.
There was a sudden explosion right behind him that pushed him forward. He shot up to his screen and saw a white and blue blur blaze passed him. "Who..." He thought as he drilled his scythe into an oncoming Rogue mobile suit. "Pilot identify yourself." He said addressing the Wing Zero. No answer but it was clear they hadn't had much experience with a mobile suit let alone a Gundam. "I just hope you're careful whoever you are." He shook his head.
The battle raged on for about 20 minutes until there were about 50 Rogues left versus two Gundams. "This is not looking good." Duo said finally nailing the one he'd been chasing. "At least they seem to have gotten the hang of things." He eyed the Wing Zero maneuvering like a pro was driving it now as it zipped around the Rogues. It seemed to be herding them up for some reason. "The cannon! They're going to try to blast them all at once with the cannon!" Duo exclaimed flying over and waiting for them to fly by. "You charge the cannon up and I'll keep them busy." He said flying up next to Wing Zero.
"You don't have the speed." A low female voice said over the speaker. "I'm charging as I go now get the Hell out of my way." She said barreling past him. He dipped out of the way and stuck out the scythe in time to have three fly straight through it and blow up before the fourth figured out to dodge. He started hacking and shooting at everything that came passed him. In this manner he took out about 10 more ships. Suddenly the Wing Zero spiraled straight up and the other ships pursued for a few seconds before stopping and preparing to shoot. Before they could get one shot off, Wing Zero spun around and let out one mighty blast from its double cannons. Duo shot out of the way at the last second narrowly avoiding being blown up himself.
"Watch where you're aiming that thing!" He shouted as he got caught in one of the explosions and rocketed away.
"Come on we can take the rest..." The low voice responded flipping one cannon on to its back and whipping out its energy sword. Wing Zero lunged downward toward the remaining Rogues and in one pass took out three.
"WOO HOO! Now these odds are a cake walk." Duo shouted as he lunged forward and took out the two nearest him. They finished off the last few remaining Rogues and headed back to the base. They stood staring each other down on a flat spot in front of the launch bays. Frantic workers inside gawked out the huge windows wondering who had the audacity to go against orders and pilot one of the Gundams. "Who are you?" He probed again.
"You were supposed to tell me..." The pilot responded turning and walking towards the bays.
"HAREA!!!" Duo shouted chasing after her. The Wing Zero pilot flipped on the screen revealing a helmeted figure. "Oh come on! That was a cruel joke!" Duo teased. The pilot stopped and took off the helmet slowly as long dusty blonde locks poured out and finally bright brown eyes appeared. Duo looked on in shock as in that moment he swore he saw Heero sitting there.
"So are you going to tell me what I want to know?" She said continuing her walk to the launch bays. Duo snapped out of his shock and followed her.
"Where did you learn to do that?!" Duo exclaimed running over to her and hugging her.
"I didn't..." She said solemnly. He looked at her funny and backed away a bit. He looked at her hard and long as she stood with her head dropped and a sad expression on her face.
"Poor kid you got the best and the worst of the most opposite worlds. Come on let's talk over some food." He said quietly as he took her by the arm and led her away.