The Mercenary and the Perfect Soldier
A/N: If the investigator had a name, I don't remember it. He dies anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Chapter Five: Surrender
(Reiki's P.O.V.)
'How much longer is this gonna take?' Whined Reiki in her head. 'I've been like this for hours! My back hurts, my feet are killing me, I can't feel my legs...' She wriggled around in the large crate, careful not to make too much noise. She leaned up against one of the walls of the crate and looked at the time of her watch.
It was just 11:55 a.m. 'The cargo ship is supposed to leave at noon... I'll wait fifteen more minutes and then I'll escape and find Heero. Hopefully it won't be in a mobile suit... This is gonna be a long, long fifteen minutes.'
I let myself sigh, I was bored to tears. I fiddled around with my watch and the small and hidden video camera popped up. I began to focus on myself and got the tiny camcorder centered on my face. I pressed a small button on the side so I could record myself. I scowled and whispered softly, "Note to self, bring a book or something the next time I hide in a crate. And pain reliever, this is unbearable."
I stopped recording and soon after I felt the crate being lifted. I looked at my watch and saw that only two minutes had passed. I sighed again.
Soon, I reached my final destination, the cargo hold, after being mishandled by the OZ soldiers. I gathered from all the talking that the Romafeller Foundation was investigating Zechs. I am guessing it hand something to do with the "Gundam" Zechs destroyed.
'I guess he must not have destroyed it. There's no other reason for Romafeller to investigate one of it's own top pilots. Guess that that's why everyone's on edge here, Aderton's one of the best, I hear.'
(Aderton's [Investigator's] P.O.V.)
"Has the cargo ship left the port yet?" questioned Aderton.
"No, sir, it's still at the docks. It's due to leave at soon, sir." Replied an OZ soldier, who stood on the bridge of the investigator's ship.
"I see. Put the Aries mobile suits on standby and we'll follow Noin's ship. If there's any sign of a Gundam or it's pilot, be prepared to destroy that ship." I demanded. The soldier nodded in agreement and then left the bridge. "Radio for reinforcements, would you?"
'You've really done it this time Zechs, rebuilding the destroyed Gundam. But when I attack Noin, there will be full proof that you're doing something with that Gundam. It would seem that you've fallen out of the Foundation's good graces. That's okay though, cause once you're out, I am in...'
(Several Hours Later, Zechs' P.O.V.)
"How are the repairs coming along?" Asked Zechs as he looked at Zero-One. The mobile suit was almost ready to make its way to the battlefield again. 'Something I would greatly enjoy.'
"Zechs, the repairs on Zero-One are almost done. But there are a few parts missing-" A nearby repairmen answered, suddenly being cut off.
"Then take the necessary parts from the Tallgeese! I want this Gundam to be absolutely perfect! Understand?" He ordered loudly, so all the workers could hear him.
(Noin's P.O.V.)
"Lt. Noin, we've got something here on radar." Someone said over the intercom. "I think you should come to the bridge."
"What? ...It must be Aderton! Dammit!" I cursed. I abandoned Heero and Trowa and went to the bridge, like I was asked. 'Why now? We were just about to get off this bucket of bolts.'
Within a matter of minutes, I was at the bridge and looking at the radar. There were multiple targets. "So, it is Aderton."
"Deploy all of the Aries mobile suits! Save one for me." I ordered. Without question, my orders were carried out and I went to get my own mobile suit. Within a matter of five minutes, the mobile suit resources of both cargo ships were hovering protectively around each ship.
(Reiki's P.O.V.)
The violent shaking of the ship confirmed my first thought as to what was going on. 'A battle... Here, now?' Another series of violent shaking and loud explosions answered my question.
I groaned inwardly and outwardly. 'There's nothing worse than a battle a sea.' I thought. I snuck around carefully, or so I thought when I heard the worst clicking sound you ever want to hear from behind you.
"Don't even blink." He said. I didn't blink, but I raised my hands as he nudged me with his gun. He led me to the bridge, which took quite a while to get to. The cargo hold was at the very bottom of the ship and the ship itself was built like a maze almost.
Finally we reached the bridge. There was a battle raging between, what I assume were Aderton's men and ... "Noin..." As I heard a voice shout over the radio.
I looked out of the glass windows on the bridge to see much of the fighting had calmed somewhat. Over the radio I heard an announcement for the surrender of the investigator. It was definitely Noin.
(Noin's P.O.V.)
"Investigator Aderton, most of your men have been destroyed. I'd appreciate your unconditional surrender." I said confidently. I waited impatiently for his response. I fully inspected him to surrender, but when he refused, I wasn't surprised really. Aderton was always a pigheaded prick, but this reached an entirely new level.
But then I saw exactly why it was he was so confident and smug. It seemed from out of nowhere, Aries after Aries appeared. I don't think I'd ever seen so many mobile suits in my life.
We all must have been in shock for at least a few minutes. Finally, I roused myself, and I decided to do the one thing I could do. "I-We surrender..."
"I don't think so. Noin, you have helped facilitate Zechs' disobedience of direct orders from the Romafeller Foundation. You will be executed." He replied to me coldly.
A/N: If the investigator had a name, I don't remember it. He dies anyway, so it doesn't really matter.
Chapter Five: Surrender
(Reiki's P.O.V.)
'How much longer is this gonna take?' Whined Reiki in her head. 'I've been like this for hours! My back hurts, my feet are killing me, I can't feel my legs...' She wriggled around in the large crate, careful not to make too much noise. She leaned up against one of the walls of the crate and looked at the time of her watch.
It was just 11:55 a.m. 'The cargo ship is supposed to leave at noon... I'll wait fifteen more minutes and then I'll escape and find Heero. Hopefully it won't be in a mobile suit... This is gonna be a long, long fifteen minutes.'
I let myself sigh, I was bored to tears. I fiddled around with my watch and the small and hidden video camera popped up. I began to focus on myself and got the tiny camcorder centered on my face. I pressed a small button on the side so I could record myself. I scowled and whispered softly, "Note to self, bring a book or something the next time I hide in a crate. And pain reliever, this is unbearable."
I stopped recording and soon after I felt the crate being lifted. I looked at my watch and saw that only two minutes had passed. I sighed again.
Soon, I reached my final destination, the cargo hold, after being mishandled by the OZ soldiers. I gathered from all the talking that the Romafeller Foundation was investigating Zechs. I am guessing it hand something to do with the "Gundam" Zechs destroyed.
'I guess he must not have destroyed it. There's no other reason for Romafeller to investigate one of it's own top pilots. Guess that that's why everyone's on edge here, Aderton's one of the best, I hear.'
(Aderton's [Investigator's] P.O.V.)
"Has the cargo ship left the port yet?" questioned Aderton.
"No, sir, it's still at the docks. It's due to leave at soon, sir." Replied an OZ soldier, who stood on the bridge of the investigator's ship.
"I see. Put the Aries mobile suits on standby and we'll follow Noin's ship. If there's any sign of a Gundam or it's pilot, be prepared to destroy that ship." I demanded. The soldier nodded in agreement and then left the bridge. "Radio for reinforcements, would you?"
'You've really done it this time Zechs, rebuilding the destroyed Gundam. But when I attack Noin, there will be full proof that you're doing something with that Gundam. It would seem that you've fallen out of the Foundation's good graces. That's okay though, cause once you're out, I am in...'
(Several Hours Later, Zechs' P.O.V.)
"How are the repairs coming along?" Asked Zechs as he looked at Zero-One. The mobile suit was almost ready to make its way to the battlefield again. 'Something I would greatly enjoy.'
"Zechs, the repairs on Zero-One are almost done. But there are a few parts missing-" A nearby repairmen answered, suddenly being cut off.
"Then take the necessary parts from the Tallgeese! I want this Gundam to be absolutely perfect! Understand?" He ordered loudly, so all the workers could hear him.
(Noin's P.O.V.)
"Lt. Noin, we've got something here on radar." Someone said over the intercom. "I think you should come to the bridge."
"What? ...It must be Aderton! Dammit!" I cursed. I abandoned Heero and Trowa and went to the bridge, like I was asked. 'Why now? We were just about to get off this bucket of bolts.'
Within a matter of minutes, I was at the bridge and looking at the radar. There were multiple targets. "So, it is Aderton."
"Deploy all of the Aries mobile suits! Save one for me." I ordered. Without question, my orders were carried out and I went to get my own mobile suit. Within a matter of five minutes, the mobile suit resources of both cargo ships were hovering protectively around each ship.
(Reiki's P.O.V.)
The violent shaking of the ship confirmed my first thought as to what was going on. 'A battle... Here, now?' Another series of violent shaking and loud explosions answered my question.
I groaned inwardly and outwardly. 'There's nothing worse than a battle a sea.' I thought. I snuck around carefully, or so I thought when I heard the worst clicking sound you ever want to hear from behind you.
"Don't even blink." He said. I didn't blink, but I raised my hands as he nudged me with his gun. He led me to the bridge, which took quite a while to get to. The cargo hold was at the very bottom of the ship and the ship itself was built like a maze almost.
Finally we reached the bridge. There was a battle raging between, what I assume were Aderton's men and ... "Noin..." As I heard a voice shout over the radio.
I looked out of the glass windows on the bridge to see much of the fighting had calmed somewhat. Over the radio I heard an announcement for the surrender of the investigator. It was definitely Noin.
(Noin's P.O.V.)
"Investigator Aderton, most of your men have been destroyed. I'd appreciate your unconditional surrender." I said confidently. I waited impatiently for his response. I fully inspected him to surrender, but when he refused, I wasn't surprised really. Aderton was always a pigheaded prick, but this reached an entirely new level.
But then I saw exactly why it was he was so confident and smug. It seemed from out of nowhere, Aries after Aries appeared. I don't think I'd ever seen so many mobile suits in my life.
We all must have been in shock for at least a few minutes. Finally, I roused myself, and I decided to do the one thing I could do. "I-We surrender..."
"I don't think so. Noin, you have helped facilitate Zechs' disobedience of direct orders from the Romafeller Foundation. You will be executed." He replied to me coldly.