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Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or their characters. I own Raven, Zero, Quatre's OCCness, and Galazy Corp.
Chapter Five
Heero sat there, gazing at the two figures tied to chairs, their arms wrapped around the back of the chairs. Heads were bent down, chins touching their chests, as they stayed in their deep subconscious.
Why did they call me a traitor, he asked himself, I haven't betrayed anyone. The only one doing the deceiving was her, Zero. She clouded and brainwashed Quatre into doing as she pleased. She almost had the rest of us in her grasps.
Duo had liked her because she was like them, yet seemed to be able to have a good time. Wufei respected her for her experience in Martial Arts and her immense knowledge. Trowa had just started seeing her in a new light. Heero, himself, had thought she could bring them out of their soldier lifestyles and give them something to truly live for. Like she had done with Quatre.
He watched as Raven, or Zero, shifted in her slumber. Her face was contorted with pain and guilt.
"No...not again. I don't want to. I don't want to remember. Go away. Stop. No. Don't do it. Please I don't want to see it." she mumbled as she continued shifting uneasily.
She began to wake up the other three teenagers. Her heart-filled pleads ate at their hearts. She was seeing something that she didn't want to.
"NO!" she yelled, jerking awake.
Her eyes were clouded with thought, breathing was heavy labored. She looked like she wanted to cry, yet again, the tears never came. The crimson orbs looked up and gazed at the four of them, flashing with remembrance of what happened. They darkened to a dark, blood red color.
"What did you do to me?" she demanded.
"We tranquilized you." Duo answered.
She glared at the wall behind him before turning her gaze to the unconscious blonde beside her. Her eyes held guilt and regret.
"Why did you do it to him?" she again, demanded.
"He sided with the enemy. He knows our faces." Heero replied coldly.
Her eyes darkened but her glare honed onto the white tiles of the floor.
"That's right. I'm Zero. I'm the enemy. I've been running around, killing thousands on top of thousands, not shedding a single tear for those I've killed. The blood that stains my hands are that of people I once knew as friends. The very friends I've been forced to kill at a point. Forced to kill so they can rest peacefully, after being used by the enemy. I'm the enemy on whose terms. The Old Man's? Then yeah. I'm the enemy if your siding with him." she trailed off.
"You're not the enemy Raven. You've never been the enemy." Quatre's voice mumbled.
"No Quatre. I'm not Raven. I've returned to being Zero. Creator of a psycho machine that caused you to kill your father. Creator of a machine that wasn't meant for what he used it for. I'm Zero. A mass murder. I'm sorry Quatre. I never wanted you to get in the middle of this." she replied, her voice stuck in a monotonous sound.
"I know. Like it or not, I've been a part of this since I remembered exactly who's the enemy." he replied.
A gun was placed to the crown of her head. Her eyes never moved to meet Heero's. They stayed, honed onto the tiled floor.
"Who are you really?" he demanded.
"My full name is Aurora Raven Tenshi. Aurora died when my father did. I wondered around and became nameless. I was given the name Zero when I turned seven. At ten years old I made a vow that Zero had died, and I became Raven. Soon after when I turned fifteen, and I became top soldier of Galaxy Corporation, I was dubbed the name Shade." the silver haired girl stated, eyes never moving, voice never wavering.
"What is Galaxy Corporation?" Heero asked.
"Galaxy Corporation is like Preventers, yet we only take up matters on the five Outer Colonies, L6, L7, L8, L9, and L10. Unlike Preventers we protect the people of the Colonies, not the government." Zero replied.
"What are you talking about?" Duo asked, slightly ticked off.
"Exactly who are you sent to protect on your missions? Government Officials. We make sure not a single person is harmed. Granted Colony L7 is on the brink of war with L11, but that isn't as important as our people." she replied.
"Why is this coming out so easily?" Trowa asked suspiciously.
A smirk formed on the girl's lips.
"He knows that I've never been one to break a vow. I have yet to do so." her voice darkened with the last sentence.
"What vow?" Heero demanded.
"I made a vow to someone, a long time ago, that I'd never lie to them. I haven't done so." she replied.
"What about the vow of never becoming Zero again?" Wufei questioned.
"I also made a vow that I'd kill Dr. J, and at the time I was Zero. So I'm not breaking anything." she replied.
"Who did you vow that you'd never lie to?" Duo asked.
She went silent.
"Him." she said simply.
"Who?" Heero demanded, eyes narrowing, his finger clicking off the safety.
Her eyes turned upward, and gazed at the ceiling.
"A boy I once knew, who died at the age of eleven and was replaced by a killing machine that follows every order from the old man." she answered.
Everyone gained a look of confusion.
"A boy I once knew, who was at the time named by only a number as well, 01." was all she said.
Everyone's eyes, except for her's and Quatre's, widened.
"You knew Heero when he was a kid?" Duo asked.
"No." she growled out.
At the looks of confusion she glared at the ceiling.
"I never knew anyone by the name of Heero Yuy. I only knew 01." she finished.
"Raven. You know he's not going to remember anything." Quatre stated as if trying to remind her.
Heero growled.
"We are done with you for the moment. Maxwell, Chang, pick up Quatre's chair and take him to the room next door. Trowa you are to ask questions. I will stand guard." he instructed.
The tiny uplift of both Quatre's and Zero's lips could be seen, but disappeared, as if it was a figment of their imagination. Zero's eyes then gained a guilty look again.
"Just don't hurt him." she pleaded.
They didn't know what to say, so the three left. Heero stood there, gazing at her. Her eyes never met his. He growled.
"Why wont you look at me?" he demanded.
"I don't gaze upon traitors such as yourself." she said simply.
He growled and stalked out of the room. He slammed the door shut and locked it from the outside. There were no windows in the room, and the only door had a lock that was on the outside of the room. He walked over to the room next door and stood there.
"You all haven't changed. I would've figured you four would've actually gotten lives outside of fighting, battles and bloodshed." Quatre's voice said softly.
He noticed Heero standing there and a grin formed on him lips.
"You really don't remember anything about her do you?" he asked the stoic boy.
"What are you talking about?" Heero demanded.
"If you actually remembered anything about her, you'd know not to leave her alone, unwatched, and seemingly tied down." Quatre stated, his hands suddenly unwrapping from around the back of the chair.
In his hands he grasped a rope which had held his wrists together.
"There's no way out, I locked the only way out." he replied.
"Yeah. The only way out for any normal soldier. Raven, isn't a normal soldier. She's a Galactic Soldier for a reason." the blonde stated.
The four standing pilots dashed out of the room, Quatre following at his own pace, already knowing the outcome.
He arrived to see the four boys gaping at the empty room. Heero turned around when he heard the usual sound of dial tones. Gazing at the blonde boy who placed a cell phone to his ear.
"Hey. Where are you now?" he asked, as the other person picked up.
His eyes widened.
"Wow. Your speed with Jumping has become a lot faster. I'll follow up on my own speed thank you very much." he told the other person.
He hung up the phone and smiled at the four confused boys.
"She's on a shuttle, destined for Colony L7. She said she would've stayed for the chat, but things are urgent at home and they need her." he stated.
Heero growled.
"You will get us on a shuttle to Colony L7, and you will lead us to her." he demanded.
Quatre smiled softly, which caught them off guard.
"She knew you'd follow after, so she left five chips for us to board the shuttle. Besides, I'm worried about Nikolai. News on him hasn't come to us yet, so she's probably going to go straight there." was the reply they received.
Quatre pushed himself on the wall, he had leaned on for support as the others gaped at the empty room. He walked away, calling over his shoulder, "two days" and he disappeared around the corner.