Disclaimer: I really do appreciate the reviews that I got on my last chapter! It really makes me happy.
Wufei: ... yeah, right.
Loki: ::glares daggers at him::
Wufei: ::shrugs them off::
Loki: Anyway, I know I kinda left you off on a cliff hanger on the last chapter. If there's one thing I learned about being an authoress, it this:
1. I hate Cliffhangers..
2. There so much fun to write!
So whenever you are mad that an author/authoress had put a cliffhanger, just remember that it brings them joy. ::smile::
Enough talking! Chapter 13, people!!!
The Lost Pilot
Chapter 13
"A-Anni.." stuttered Duo. When he was thrown into the wall, Duo had hit his back really hard, so he could barely move.
"I have no idea who this.. Anni is. My name is Taaria Tanner. I am the daughter of Mark Tanner, and will lead Oz to the utmost power of the universe," Taaria said, and smiled at him.
She caught the gun that Rasam had tossed her, and aimed it at Duo. "Since you have amused me all this time, I will give you a choice. Die by my hands, or die by his?" she asked, pointing a finger at Rasam.
He laughed evilly and exclaimed, "That's right, Taaria, hurt him where it hurts the most... his heart."
Duo stared at her and yelled, "THIS ISN'T WHO YOU ARE!!! YOU'RE ANNI!! NOT THIS MONSTER!"
He ran up, and gave her a strong hug. "This isn't you... come back."
Taaria was shocked for a second, and just stood there. A... a voice... in my... my head... Who are you?
::Please don't kill him!!!::
Who are you?? What are you doing in my head?
::I am the person you really are... I am Anni::
Taaria yelled and pushed away Duo. She dropped her gun and then grabbed her head. "GET OUT!!" she yelled. "I AM NOT YOU ANYMORE!!! GET OUT!!!!!!"
Duo looked up from the ground and stared at her. She's... fighting herself... "Fight Anni!" Duo cheered. "Fight her and come back!!"
Taaria yelled once more, and fell to her knees. Sweat fell from her head, and she breathed heavily. After the pain subsided, she stood up. She stared into Duo's eyes and smiled.
Duo smiled to, and with all his might, got up to walk towards her. "A..Anni?"
"Duo.." she smiled, and ran into his arms. "I was so scared!!!"
He comforted her. "It's over now.."
She opened her eyes, and smiled dangerously. Pulling back her hand, she hit him straight in the stomach. Duo groaned and fell down. "Anni.. why?"
"Ha ha ha!!! You think that she could overpower me??" Taaria laughed.
"Now Taaria," interrupted Rasam. "Take care of the pest, and then we an go ahead with the plan of overtaking Earth."
"No."
"What?"
"I don't care if 02 dies or not. I am just thinking... why take over Earth, when we could take over the colonies?"
Rasam looked at her, confused. "Think about it, Earth is surrounded by hundreds of colonies. So what if we were able to obtain them? Earth would have to give in, giving us control of both Earth and the Colonies."
He smiled and said, "You're thinking just like your father did. But how do you expect to take over ALL of them?"
Taaria smiled, and turned around. "I am the daughter of Mark, after all. He told me a little secret before he died," she winked at her uncle, "but I'm not about to tell you that, now am I?"
She walked out of the room, after saying to a soldier, "Take him to the prison hold. Keep him there until I'm in the mood to kill him."
"Understood," he said.
She closed the door after her. That cadet looked somewhat familiar... she shrugged. I might have seen him in the hallway. Nothing to worry about...
Rasam went back into the control room, smiling to himself. "So she does have Mark's secret in her head. I must find out what it is... it may hold the key to absolute power and strength."
The soldier saluted to Rasam as he left the room. He then turned to Duo, and slung him on his shoulder. Being careful that he did not get hit as he walked through the door, he started down the hall. Another soldier, that was in a higher rank than he, looked at him and asked, "You there, cadet! What are you doing with the prisoner?"
"I'm taking him to the prison hold. If I'm correct, than it should be a little bit more down the hall. Is it not?"
The soldier nodded, "Yes it is. Make sure that all weapons are removed from him."
"Roger."
He proceeded walking, but instead of heading towards the cell, he turned into the shuttle launch. Duo, who had regained consciousness, immediately tried to kick the soldier. But he blocked the kick, and threw him to the ground. Duo was on his back, and looked behind him. He saw Heavy Arms. With a quick reaction, Duo shot out his gun, and fired at the rim of the cadet's hat. The Oz hat flew from the cadet's head, completely showing his face. Duo smiled and said, "Trowa.."
Trowa also smiled, and helped Duo up. Duo accepted the help, and then went looking for Deathscythe. "Now where'd they put my buddy?"
"Over there, in the corner."
Duo started to run towards his, as Trowa did to Heavy Arms. He was about the close the hatch, when Duo saw something in the other corner. "It's Anni's Gundam..." he whispered to himself.
Quickly, Duo pulled out a little device from his priest outfit, and ran towards Revelation. "Duo!" yelled Trowa. "We don't have time for this!! What are you doing!!"
"Don't worry," Duo called back. "I'll meet up with you in a minute! Go now!" He stuck the device on the leg of Revelation, and hit a green button on it three time. It started blinking, meaning that it was working. Duo looked on his watch, and saw the exact same blinking light. "Yes."
The door, in which Trowa locked, started to shake. Soldiers on the other side were busting it down. "Open this door!" they yelled.
"What idiots," he told Trowa, as he strapped himself in Deathscythe. "Do they really expect that we would open it?"
"They're Oz soldiers," responded Trowa with a smile.
Duo laughed as both of them blasted through the gate. Heero and the others were waiting outside for Trowa to come out with Duo. Wufei, who was practically mad at Duo, flew in front of him in Nataku. "You complete baka!! I have now missed a perfectly good nights sleep. We are going back to the hotel, NOW!!"
"Sorry, Wu-man, but we can't sleep now. Oz is planning to take over the colonies and threaten Earth."
"What about Miss Anni?" asked Quatre, who was worried about her condition. "Did she escape?"
Duo frowned and looked down. "There is no Anni. She's Taaria now."
"Oh god," cursed Heero, who knew the capabilities and dangers of Anni when she changed.
"But we will get Anni back," said Duo, as he cheered up a bit. "I'm sure of it!"
The Gundam Pilots smiled and answered together, "Yeah."
Dr. B punched in some numbers on the ship, walked towards Maude. Ever since they left Anni, she hadn't spoken a word. B handed her a cup of coffee. "Here, drink this."
Maude slapped away her outstretched hand, sending the coffee flying in the air. The cup landed on the floor with a crash, and the liquid ran down the floor. "Why did you leave her?"
Maude wasn't even looking at Dr. B. She kept her face down at the floor. Dr. B cleared her throat and tried to find a good answer.
There wasn't.
"Why? She's just a girl... why did you leave her." Maude's shoulders went up and down. B knew that she was crying.
"I trained her with the best equipment I had. She was eager to learn, and was a very good student. She is almost better than any pro gun shooter, and can fly any kind of air craft. She also--"
Maude slammed her hand against the wall she was leaning on. "I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT YOU TRAINED HER WITH!!!"
Tears started to run freely down her face. "I DON'T CARE IF THE DAMN GOVERNMENT TRAINED HER!!!! WHY DID YOU LET HER GO ALONE!!!!!!"
The purple haired woman staggered back, but just for a second. "She can handle this on her own. Nothing can stop her."
"NO!! THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN STOP HER!!! IF SHE GOES IN THEIR, SHE WON'T COME OUT THE SAME!!!!"
"What?"
Maude fought to keep the tears from falling anymore... She answered more calmly, "If Anni goes into that base, she will turn into the person that Mark tried to keep her from becoming.."
Dr. B smiled. "Yes... I knew that he wanted her to stay Anni. I knew that he wanted you to find her. I knew--"
"He wanted her to live!!!" Maude yelled, and wiped away a falling drop of a tear. "And you just took that life away by letting her go."
Dr. B looked down, suddenly regretting her decision. Maude saw that she was making an impact. "Mark gave each of us a mission in case something should happen to him. Both you and me have filled in PART of that mission.." Dr. B knew what she was going to say next... "Now we have to complete it."
"I know why you're reluctant to save her... Biyanca," Maude said.
Dr. B winced slightly at the sound of her real name. "I'm a little scared to do it too, but we have to do it.. for Mark..." Maude looked up at B.
Now it was Dr. B's turn to have tears. She looked at Maude, with such sorrow, and yet, with such happiness. "Ok. I'm ready to fulfil my... our destinies."
Taaria heard the intruder alert, but did nothing. She chuckled to herself. "Now I know why that cadet looked so familiar... I must be losing my touch."
She crossed her arms over her stomach, and walked down the hall. She turned into the control room, to see her uncle yelling at soldiers. "If you were doing you job than they wouldn't have escaped!!!" he yelled.
"Easy, Rasam. If won't harm anything if they escape."
"The hell it won't! They know some of our information!!"
"Watch your mouth!" screamed Taaria. The whole room went quiet. "Don't you ever yell at me!"
"Or wha--"
She grabbed his neck and rammed him into the wall. Rasam was gaping for air, as Taaria asked dangerously, "I dare you to finish your statement."
She let go to hear him. He fell to the ground, clutching his throat. He didn't say anything. Taaria could just hear the wheezing gasps of air he made. "And it better stay that way, uncle.." she warned, and exited the room.
Rasam clenched his fists and growled. She thinks she can command me!! he thought.
He thrust his hand out and punched a nearby machine. Sparks and metal pieces flew everywhere, but Rasam stayed in place, not even blinking once. Soldiers working nearby stopped and stared at their commander. Some were shocked, while others frightened. "WHAT ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT??" Rasam demanded. "DID I SAY YOU COULD STOP WORKING?"
The soldiers, suddenly finding the adrenaline to work faster, started doing their jobs 10x as fast as normal. Rasam sighed, once he had calmed down, and leaned against a wall, lost in thought. So. My dear niece does have Mark's secret that he would even tell me, his brother. Maybe it's the secret that enabled Taaria to become so strong so fast! It has to be... but how could I make her tell me? The BrainWasher failed me in letting me be able to command her, and now she is doing everything that she wishes. Why? Maybe I didn't shock her brain with enough power. Maybe all I did shock her with was just enough to bring Taaria to life...
Rasam smiled as he thought of a plan...
Taaria continued to walk down the corridor. She walked until she stopped in front of her room. "Well," she said, "If I have to prepare for battle, I might as well get some sleep..."
After closing the door, she locked it and took out her gun. She sat down on the bed, looking at the weapon. "Where did I get this?"
In just a second a memory appeared, but it wasn't her memory... it was someone else's. Taaria grabbed her head, as the pictures quickly swarmed her mind. A man was there... no, he wasn't a man. He was a teenager... Duo! Duo gave the gun to her, he smiled at her and laughed... she smiled too, but it wasn't her.. It was Anni...
Quickly, Taaria shook her head, and drove the memory away. Stop it, she thought. Anni is gone... leave me alone.
::I won't leave until you give me back my body.::
It's that voice again! Taaria grabbed her head and shook it wildly.
After being dizzy momentarily, Anni's voice deceased. Taaria sighed and washed her face. When she dried her face for the final time, she fell on the bed and fell asleep, dressed in her clothes and all.
Anni sat in the very same place where she was when she saw her mom. Everything was white, but she did not feel scared like she did last time. Because she knew her mom was somewhere here. "Mom!" she called out.
No answer.
"Mom! Where are you?" she tried again, but with the same result. "Mom..."
Anni walked around a bit, hoping to see something. She didn't.
Anni was starting to feel scared again, but she wouldn't let herself. Several times she tried to contact her evil self, but rarely did she ever manage. She was lucky that one time to get two sentences out! Anni sighed again and wished that would know how to keep a full conversation going and get her body back.
Anni laughed slightly and hit her knee. "I DO sort of have my body right now, but at the same time, I don't. It's too confusing."
Anni thought back to the time when she was happy at the Winner Mansion. She thought about the great food they served, the wonderful fight she had with Wufei, and the fun time she always had with Duo.
Suddenly, her face tightened and she held back a tear. That's right, she thought. He no longer is a friend to me. He killed my father.
The hatred that she hated, and yet, loved at the same time came back. It seemed like there was a red aura around her that appeared whenever she became mad in this place.
And after she calmed down, it disappears. Sometimes, she would try and get angry just to see the aura, but it never happened when she wanted it to happen. Only when she didn't think about it.
As Anni sat there, she thought, Maybe I'll never leave this place... what would happen if that happens! No! I do NOT want to stay here! I will find a way out if it's the last thing I'll do!! The red aura appeared around her again, but Anni didn't even notice.
Rasam placed the copy key into the lock, and opened up the door. He looked across the dark room for a certain thing. Or should I say, a certain person. He looked at the bed and saw Taaria's sleeping figure. He smiled and walked towards her. "It's time for you to start listening to me, my dear niece..."
A/N: I'm sorry that this chapter was a little short. I have the next chapter all ready to go, but I just have to type it out. You see, it's ready to go in my head. I think I also have a good ending, but I need to work out some hazy parts. You won't be learning the secret that Mark told Anni until a couple chapters... but hey, why don't you think of what it might be and see if your right!
Well, please review!!
-Loki