Experiment Zero
Chapter Three: They've Awaken
"You know what to do."
He looked into the shadow where his employer hid. He could make out her curvy form and her glowing dark eyes that pierced his. However, he couldn't see her distinct features, but she had money. And money these days talked.
"Of course," he said, swinging his mass weapon around carelessly.
"Then go."
Firefly stood at the tip of the cliff, water crashing against the mighty rock, her shoulder-length hair dancing in the wind and whipping across her face. She wore a white dress, the right side cut up to her mid-thigh, and the silk material was carried by the wind to flow around her like a large cape. It was at least five times her size and it painted the sky white.She had her arms to the side as she stared out into the ocean with her dark, violet eyes and silently relived the past few days.
"You are no Esper," Shiva had said, right after she had gotten accustomed to her new name.
"Then what am I?" she had asked.
"A human."
"A real human?"
"Yes, and us Espers do not take humans kindly... not what happened before," the ice GF said while stirring ingredients in a wooden bowl.
"I see," she said, looking down, suddenly ashamed for being who she was.
"Do not fear, the others have slowly adjusted to your abrupt appearance from the sky."
"The sky?"
"Yes, you have fallen from above... glowing and tailing behind you violet butterflies... it was an event not soon to be forgotten," the Esper said.
"How...?"
"We do not know..." Shiva said, finally turning from her cooking to look at her companion. "You must leave soon, I fear that if the SeeD get to you, you may be subjected to experiments."
"Experiments?" she asked.
Unexpectedly, images flashed before her eyes. Needles. Fluids. Muffled sounds...
She tossed her head to the side and closed her eyes.
"Do not get me wrong. The SeeD are nice enough and treat us properly, but humans are known for their curiosity and they can do many unnatural things to others in order to find answers," Shiva explained.
"When do I go?"
"Soon."
Firefly wrapped her pale arms around herself to find what warmth she could from this wind. Leaving was emotionally hard for her, even if she had been in the Esper World for only a few days, she had a friend... or rather, an aquantince. Either one, she felt somewhat attached to the, not only Shiva, but also the others. Shiva had been certain when she introduced her to the others.
"This is Ifrit," Shiva had introduced when they met the giant beast with flowing red hair of flamed and eyes of hot coal. Very well built, black horns of the underworld adorned his head and razor teeth that glinted in the light.
"Hello," she had greeted meekly.
Ifrit just grumbled.
"You fell right in front of him when you came from the sky." It was another GF with pearl angel wings sprouting out of her head and unetheral blond hair. She had a pink complexion and carried a golden harp wrapped around glowing sparkles.
"Firefly, Siren. Siren, Firefly," Shiva had said curtly.
"It's nice to meet you," Siren had said.
"It's nive to meet you too," she said.
"Wow! So you're the floating girl!" a small, green and yellow animal exclaimed. It's large beady eyes and red jewel on his forehead glowed. He was jumping up and down, very hyper.
"Carbuncle, have you had chocolate again?" Siren asked.
"Nope!" he had lied. "Nope! Nope! Nope!"
"Quiet you insufferable being," a dark demon glowered at the dancing ball of energy. He had black, bat wings drawn close to him and vamparic fangs. His red eyes told of the thrill of making others suffer and the delight of horror. He held himself calm and solid, as if nothing really bothered him- except Carbuncle.
"This is Diablo," Shiva said.
Firefly nodded. She could feel their power resonating through her small body. Even Carbuncle- small as he is- almost shook her off her feet. She was over whelmed, so to speak.
She breathed in a deep sigh as the waves rolled onto each other. The Espers used their combined strength to rip a tear in their world that led to the Human World. Shiva regrets that they could not help her regain her memories and that she had not met Quezacolt and Bahamut, the king of the Espers.
"If you need help, call us," Shiva had said before she stepped into this world, the Human World. "Do not worry, you are powerful enough to summon so there is no need of you to junction any of us. Just think of us before calling for help."
She did not understand summoning or even junctioning to their fullest, so how could Shiva know how powerful she was? It doesn't matter, right now she was in the Human World, the world she belonged in to begin with. So... what to do now?
"Let's walk, there's nothing to achieve here," she thought as she turned around and started to make her way down the cliff.
Squall looked into a tank that held a woman with long black hair acting as a cape around her. She was Asian and had a perfect body. No scars or a birthmark marring the smooth skin. She had her legs drawn up to her chest and arms wrapped around her them. He could see her face clearly, her eyes closed in peace.
Another tank held a women with short, blue hair. Her arms to her side, legs crossed at the ankles.
Women with teal, curly hair; masculine-cut blonde hair; one with long, dark green in a bun and tanned skin; long blonde tied with a red bow; a brunette done up in a ponytail with a green elastic of sorts; there was one with long red hair and red eyeshadow; there where three that looked alike and had their brown, black and white hairs in horsetails; a woman with gold hair flowing to red; and a little girl with pink hair in a hairdo that resembled bunny ears.
There was a male with short black hair, that would look like blue in the lights. He was muscled and had his arms to the side. His legs were straight and his head was tilted upwards. He was so noble-like and seemed so sure of himself.
They all had their eyes closed and resembled goddesses or a god. They were perfect.
"Squall?" Rinoa questioned tentively.
He had been observing the Immortal Soldiers for an hour, and frankly, she was concerned with him. The Sorceress ordeal drove him to the brink of his exhaution, and this was more dangerous than any Sorceress.
"Are you alright?" she asked, putting a hand gently on his arm.
"Yes," was his only reply.
"Perhaps you could rest with us for awhile. I mean, staring at them won't help," she suggested.
Squall stood, unmoving and staring at the Elite. He may not seem to be paying much attention, but the truth was, he had heard everything she had said and was thinking it over in his head. He had been watching over the soldiers for a long time... maybe he did deserve a little, itsy break.
"Very well," he replied and finally took his eyes off of the experiments.
Rinoa smiled, took him by the arm and they walked out... a shadow watching them go.
"Finally Puberty Boy's gone," he thought, coming out of the shadow, his short, blonde hair illuminated by the many dim lights in the lab. He wore a grey trench coat with a big red X at the back. His gunblade, Hyperion, was strapped to his waist, glinting.
"Let's have fun," Seifer said, rubbing his glowed hands together.
Hilde, a teenage girl with short, purple hair and matching eyes, watched her friend swirl 'round and 'round in his computer chair. After getting sick of the same scene of Duo being his weird self, she looked around the room and saw that the rest of the Gundam Pilots were silent as well.
Heero was "supposedly" taking a nap in a chair. Trowa was leaning against the wall, silent. Quartre was staring out the window, eyes mournful. Wufei was looking at the wall with his arms crossed. Relena, the Vice Foreign Minister, was staring at the Gundam Pilots as well with her cornflower eyes, light brown hair in the same hairstyle as always.
The only one who had any idea of the silence was Sally Po. She had light, brown hair in two braids, blue eyes and red lips. She was wearing her Preventors' uniform and was just as silent as the Gundam Pilots. One thing was for sure, Hilde could feel that something was wrong.
"What's wrong?" Relena Peacecraft echoed Hilde's intuition, eyebrows furrowed in worry.
"Nothing," Sally was the one who answered for the Gundam Pilots.
"You're lieing, of course," Hilde said.
Silence.
"Tell me now," the Vice Foreign Minister commanded.
Duo stopped spinning in his chair and, instead, leaned against the back.
"Well?" Relena inquired.
"Well what?" 02 said.
"Tell me," she said calmly.
"What is there to tell?" Duo asked. "We're gonna die."
"What!" Hilde exclaimed in a whisper.
"That's not what he means Ms. Hilde," Quartre began, turning around to meet the others. "He means that we have another mission to go through."
"Oh," she said. "No biggie."
"All of them," Sally said.
Relena's eyes went wide, "All...?"
"Yes," Trowa confirmed.
"No biggie...?" Hilde repeated, losing confidence.
"No Hilde," Duo said, for once quite serious. "It's not a 'no biggie', it's the whole Earth in danger."
"Possibly even the colonies... No, it will definetly involve the colonies," Sally said.
"We still don't know what's wrong," Hilde said, getting irritated.
"Just another mission," Quartre reassured.
"I know that this is no ordinary mission if it involves all five of you," Relena said, refering to the Gundam Pilots.
"Well you see," Duo began dryly. "An experiment somehow broke free from the clutches of an evil scientist and now we have to retrieve it."
"How powerful?" Relena asked immediately.
"Remember Sorceress Ultimecia?" Sally asked.
"Yes?" Hilde replied.
"More so than her. Much more so," the Preventor said.
Relena grew pale, "What's the subject called?"
"Experiment Zero," it was Heero who answered. "And we will find it."
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes, were the machinery around her. The next, was the liquid around her quickly lowering. She wasn't curious, she knew what to do. Stretching herself out and stood in the tank, her silver-blue eyes concentrating on the glass around her. Putting a palm gently on the smooth surface, she willed to break free. Immediately, cracks and creases consumed the glass and then shattered, raining the metal floor with specks of glasses.
Seifer stood in front of the experiments, eyes wide in wonder and power. He watched as the silver-blonde woman destroyed her prison so easily, with nothing but her sinple will. Simontenously, the others broke free as well, and looked at him.
"Come, she awaits."
The sirens blared and Quistis looked up, alert. She had her hand hovering above the whip as she got up from her seat and replaced the strawberry smoothie back onto the table. Her other companions also grew stiff and ready for battle. Together the exited the Leisure Room in the Lab, making towards the Room.
Une unexpectedly opened the door too quick for comfort and said, "They've awaken."
It was the cue, the cue that got all five Gundam Pilots up and ready. Guns were in place and all their training were remembered. They exited the room with a breif instruction from Lady Une.
"Do not kill them."
"Ms. Relena, Hilde, Sally," Une refered to the girls when they got up to follow the boys, "Stay here."
With that, they were gone, leaving the girls worried.
Firefly froze in mid-step, a chill running up her spine. Not the calm, soothing chill she got from Shiva, but a it's-the-end-of-the-world kind of chill. She felt uncomfortable and everything around her felt different. Her stomach was queasy and her blood was clogged.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked the open air.
The cliff behind her loomed and the sky became infinit to her. Nothing seemed right anymore...
"Why do I get the feeling like something's wrong?" Firefly asked herself.
Pictures flashed before her.
A man with a glasses- a needle drawing her blood- a woman with long black hair covered in shadow- the man scolding her- tanks filled with people- a laugh in the distance-
"You can never be like them. They are stronger, more intelligent and more perfect than you. You will never conquer them..."
"Watch me."
The next thing she knew, Firefly went black.
Silver Author