Disclaimer: Ha ha!!! Chapter two!!! I am so proud of myself! The last chapter was kinda short... (at least I think so) so this one is slightly longer. I want to thank everyone who reviewed, and SHAME ON YOU WHO DIDN'T!!!!!!
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Heero: Women...
Wufei: That my line!!!!!
Loki: *sighs*
Children Can Be Such an Annoyance.... (but it's our job!)
Chapter 2: Explanations and Training
"Should we do it now?" asked Christine, looking at the innocent children.
"I think that now would be a wise time," answered Wufei. "Children!" he called out to them. "Settle down and sit together quietly. There is something we need to tell you."
With many confused faces, especially from the youngest ones, they listened. The children sat on the floor, while the parents took the sofas. "Now," started Naomi. "Who here knows about the Gundams?" Every single hand flew up.
"Good. Now who here want to become a pilot?" asked Trowa. Once again, every hand flew up.
"Can somebody tell me how many pilots there are?" asked Anya. Everyone called out five.
Quatre shook his head. "I'm sorry kids, but there are not five pilots. There are ten." Amy was amazed. "Are you sure Uncle Quatre? Because our books say that there were five."
"No. He's right, little niece," answered Wufei. "The names of the five pilots you know are: Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, and Chang Wufei. The other five are: Renei Vancoure, Elizabeth Artimea, Christine Barton, Anastasia O'Quinllivan, and Niomisuni Xulin."
Nobody moved; nobody breathed. This came as a complete shock to all 16 children. Some of the younger ones smiled, while the older ones were thinking about what they just heard. "Are.. are you saying that.. that our parents are the Gundam Pilots?" asked Warren.
Naomi nodded. "Yes, my son."
"Cool," breathed Cecilia. Quatre smiled at his daughter. "Why didn't you tell this to us before?" questioned Justin. "Why the secrets?" Renei sighed and answered, "It was because we were all protecting you."
"Does this mean that we are all going to get our own Gundams?" The question came from Andrew. "In time you will, sport. But right now, we want to train you with some Leos and Aries. On some days, Zechs and Noin will be teaching you, and on others, some of us will be teaching you. If you feel like you are up to the challenge, stand up. Remember, you have a choice in doing this," said Duo.
In answer, every child stood up. "Now that's what I like to see," Wufei said, proud of his nieces, nephews, and children.
For the next hour, everyone was answering any questions that the children had. When the last one was answered, Heero opened the door and walked in. "Daddy! Daddy! I can't believe you're a Gundam Pilot!" cried Amy as she gave him a great bear hug.
Expecting this, he hugged her back and smiled. "Yeah, and I hope all of you are going to become Gundam Pilots in training."
"We sure are!" cried the children happily.
"Ok then. Doctor J. has completed the Gundams and training areas, so when all of us are packed, just meet at his lab. I'm sure the parents know where that is?"
"Don't sweat it, pal," answered Duo as he slapped Heero in the back. He almost didn't recognize Duo, because Heero was used to seeing his hair in a braid.
"Does Doctor J have rooms for all of us there?" asked Quatre.
"Yeah, he does. There are five homes in which we can live in. So don't worry about it." After everyone had left, Amy and David began to pack. "Make sure you bring everything," reminded Renei. "We are going to be living in another home, so whatever you leave stays."
After much confusion and packing, they filled up the Toyota, and left to their new home. Instead of a full hour of 'Are we there yet?', they talked to their kids about the Gundams.
The eldest daughter and son would inherit their parents' Gundam. The children that are left, will choose among the ones Doctor J made. That cyborg was like a grandfather to all the kids, so they called him 'Gramps J'. He didn't mind. Sometimes, when the parents had to go on missions, he would gratefully baby-sit them, while telling stories about Gundams, Mobile Suits, and Mobile Dolls. Half of it was because the children needed this basic information if they were to ever go up into battles. But sometimes, he did it just to bring the kids' minds to awe. Doctor J would give everyone a Christmas present, birthday present, ect.... Like I said, he was almost like a grandfather to them. Their mothers and fathers didn't have parents of their own, so all the doctors and instructors were their grandparents. They are: Gramps J, Pappy G, Pops H, Grandfather M, and Guru O.
Here's the List: So:
David- Heero's: Wing Zero Kevin- Gets his own: Cantron
Amy- Renei's: Diamond Ice Matthew- Gets his own: HighWind
Molly- Elizabeth's: Star Fire Cecilia- Gets her own: Lunarous
Sarah- Duo's: Deathscythe Hell Harland- Gets his own: One Shot
Stacey- Christine's: Emerald Blaze Dan- Gets his own: Jaycint Ray
Justin- Trowa's: Heavy Arms Emma- Gets her own: Vaderice
Emily- Anastasia's: Ruby Smoke
Andrew- Quatre's: Sandrock
Mulan- Naomi's: Jade Dragon
Warren- Wufei's: Altron (Nataku)
When they reached Dr. J's labs, Heero went around the back. He stopped his car infront of an old, rusty garage. "Is this where we're going to be living?" asked Amy.
"Yup," answered Renei. David stared at her. "You have got to be kidding."
Heero typed in a combination of number and letters into the small pad next to the car. In seconds, the garage lifted up, and revealed a large tunnel. It was underground! "Now this is more like it," breathed Amy as she saw all of the weapons and machinery going on around them. Heero parked it next to another series of cars. The one that caught the children's eyes was the black jaguar, which has been taken care of very well. "I ain't going anywhere without my jaguar!" exclaimed Duo as he rolled out from under the car.
"Uncle Duo! That is your car!" yelled David. "It's beautiful!"
"Isn't she?"
"Duo," questioned Heero when he got out of the driver's seat. "Where's J?" Duo looked at his friend and frowned. "You know what, I have been here for a hour now, and I haven't seen that old guy anywhere."
"In what position are you to call me old man?" came a gruff voice from behind them. Dr. J was walking towards them, aided by his cane. "Gramps J!" cried the two children and ran to hug him.
"How are you two? My, your getting big! Are you ready to Pilot the Gundams, little ones?"
"Yes! Are they done? When came we see them?" The cyborg chuckled. "Soon. Very soon."
"J. Have you done what I asked you to do with Wing Zero?" asked Heero. He had his strong face on, and that meant that this was serious. At times like these, Amy and David learned to shut up and go to their mother. "Yes, yes. It has been done. Just tell me when you want to use it, ok Heero?"
"Yeah," he walked over to his son. Grabbing him by the arm, he tugged him away from Renei and Amy. When the little girl tried to follow, Renei held her back and shook her head.
Confused, David went where ever his father was leading him. To his surprise, it was just behind one of the buildings. "Now David," began Heero. "What do you know about Wing Zero from your books?"
"What I know is that is the most powerful Gundam created. It has this awesome beam cannon that helped save the Colonies and Earth. And that it's a killer to control."
"Do you know why?"
The boy shrugged his shoulders. The man sighed. "Wing Zero is equipped with the Zero System. That enables the Pilot to go to his limit and able to defeat the enemy. It will give him the power to predict the enemy's movements. But there is a downfall. Can you guess what it is?"
David closed his eyes and thought. "Judging on the amount of information that would take, it would probably have two outcomes. Either the Pilot would be experienced enough and dominate all, but if not experienced, it would probably drive him crazy, sending him on a killing spree; loosing his free will. Is that right?"
"Perfect. That is why I am going to have to train you a little more than the rest of them. As soon as the 16 of you go up into battles, you will be the leader, and I need to make sure you stay in control, ok? You have to work with me on this one. That means getting up earlier and sleeping later. I am going to mold you into a Perfect Soldier. Dr. J will help out as well. Any questions?"
"Yeah, I do." He looked at his dad. "Did you ever go out of control because of the Zero System?"
Heero was startled by his question. He turned away from the seven-year-old's gaze and sighed. "Yes I did." David saw his father's face and hugged him. "That's good. Because if you didn't, than I would feel really bad if I did. But don't worry, I'll work really hard."
Heero smiled and slapped his son on his shoulder. "Let's go back to your mom and sister. Just don't tell anyone about this, ok?"
"Ok."
An hour later, when everyone was gathered in the main hanger, all of the doctors introduced the Gundams to the children.
Dr. J walked in front of the youngsters. For three hours he explained to the children about each Gundam. They were expected to know this, because the might fight against each other for practice. David, as Heero told him, needed to know this information 100%.
When the lectures had been finished, tired children stumbled into their new bedrooms. Amy was sound asleep when David's head reached the pillow. "Now for some sleep," he mumbled to himself.
"Don't count on it, son," answered Heero from the shadows. He grabbed the blankets away from him and started for the door. "I said that you would have to sleep less," reminded Heero when he heard the seven year old groan. "Let's begin your training."
Staying quiet, Heero and David stealthily ran to the training hanger. The former Gundam Pilot flicked the light on and revealed an immense building with everything that would be needed. "Wow," David said.
"This is the exact same place where we trained Heero. But we moved it from colony L1 to Earth, just for this occasion," explained Dr. J.
David's first instinct was to run and give his grandpa a hug, but this didn't seem like the time to do that. "Where do I begin," he said seriously.
Both Heero and Dr. J smiled. "This way," Dr. J answered and pointed to a completely white room. His father entered the room with him, but the doctor went in another. He could still see his Gramps J through the window, but he couldn't hear him. "Dad? What are we going to do?"
Heero got into his fighting pose and answered, "I am going to teach you how to fight with no gravity in the room."
"But.. but you've only been teaching me how to fight for a week! I'm no where near as powerful as you are!" retorted David. He would have said more, but the cold glare Heero was giving him kept him quiet. "With that kind of attitude, you will never become a perfect soldier."
Ouch. That hurt. David winced at the comment, and got in his stance as well. Heero smiled and shouted, "Ok J! Turn the gravity off!" He obeyed, and David was soon lifted off the ground. He was startled at first, but regained his concentration. Heero lunged at him, and surprisingly, David dodged it. I never knew it was so easy to move in a 0 gravity room! he thought.
This continued for hours and hours. He had been hit a lot, but he was able to return some of the punches. Both of the Yuys returned home with bruises and sweating heads. The each had taken a nice shower, they prepared themselves for bed. Looking at his sleeping little sister, he groaned and fell on his bed, not even caring that he missed.
For three hours he slept peacefully on the hard floor until a very cold ice cube was placed inside his shirt. "God! That's cold!" he shouted and looked at the instigator. It was his father. Knowing why he was here, he looked at the clock on the table. 4:25AM.
"I let you sleep 25 more minutes because you looked so worn out, but that means 25 more minutes tonight. So get up!"
This is going to be a long day....... he thought to himself and prepared for yet another battle with his dad.
A/N: I hoped that you liked this chapter. I am finished chapter 3 so that will be up ASAP. (hey that rhymes)
Wufei: baka.....
Duo: I thought that it was cool that it rhymed.
Quatre: Me too.
Heero: Bakas...
Trowa: ......
Duo: Shut up Trowa!!!
Trowa: .....
Duo: I mean it!!!!!!
Trowa: ....
Wufei: That's going a little overboard, Barton.
Trowa: ....
Duo: *looses temper* Omae o Kasaru (I'll kill you in Japanese)
Loki: Duo! Don't kill Trowa!!!!! Put down that lamp, Duo!!!!
