Disclaimer: Sorry about the last chapter being so messy. I wrote it late at night, so I was kinda hurrying through it. I just wasn't neat. This time I took my time through it, and I hope it's easier to understand.
Pay attention in this story! Even more of Anni's past is revealed! Also the mystery between Maude and Dr. B is revealed! Hop you likie!!!
-Loki
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The Lost Pilot
Chapter 14
The Gundam Pilots flew their Gundams into the Carrier Ship, where Howard was waiting for them. They had just closed the gate, when Howard came running towards them. "We have an unidentified aircraft headed towards us!"
Heero ran to the cameras and turned them on. Sure enough, it was just as Howard had said. Another ship, not as big as the Carrier they were in, but big enough. Heero hit the speaker and said, "Identify yourselves! If you don't we will have to shoot you down!"
A woman appeared on the screen. "Huh? A woman?" questioned Duo.
Wufei grunted and muttered something in Chinese. The woman smiled, and her dark purple lipstick glistened in the light. She brushed back a lock of light-purple hair and than fixed her glasses. "We mean you no harm. Actually, we want to help you."
"You keep saying 'we'. Who's the other person?"
An old woman, with short blue hair, looked into the screen. "Hi there."
"What business do you have with us, woman?"
B smiled and looked at the Chinaman. "Calm yourself, Wufei. We can help you find the one thing that you and your teammates search for."
"How do you know my name, onna?"
Quatre gasped and looked at the Doctor. "You mean you can tell us where Miss Anni is?"
Duo looked up at the word "find" and his face was filled with hope. "Than you know of Anni," said Maude, who gave a weary smile.
Howard stepped forward and began to speak. "Welcome yourselves aboard, ladies."
Dr. B smiled and bowed down. "Thank you."
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Taaria awoke when she was harshly thrown against a wall. Her mouth had been gaged, and she had just enough energy to see her kidnapper. Rasam.
She muffled out an angry scream, but that was all it was; a muffle. Rasam laughed and held her chin. "Taaria, my beloved niece. I will be happy enough to let you go... if you only tell me one thing."
He grabbed the cloth in her mouth and jerked it out. "Tell me the secret of your father."
"Jackass!"
Rasam frowned and slapped her in the face. "Show some respect, you child!"
"I'm old enough for you!"
This time, instead of a slap, he punched her. The power of the punch sent her flying into the wall again, hitting her back painfully. Taaria lifted up her head wearily, and trembled a bit. The side of her lip was bleeding, and the side of her cheek was red and bruised. Her mouth formed a smile, and she began to chuckle. "Really, Rasam. Is that how you should treat a woman?"
She gathered up her strength and attempted to break the rope that bound her hands. Within a matter of seconds, they did break. Rasam gasped, as Taaria's reddened hands clamped around his neck.
Soldiers tried to pry her off, but nothing would set her free. I... I will not give up!
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Duo rushed to the ship as it landed on the deck. When Dr. B stepped out, he grabbed her shoulders and began to yell at her. "TELL ME WHERE ANNI IS!!!"
B pushed off his hands, and answered him calmly. "You must be Duo, Anni talked about you a lot."
Duo gasped and stood there, shocked, as Dr. B and Maude walked past him. S..She talked about... me?
Howard greeted the ladies and invited them further into the ship. Just as this was happening, Dr. J was walking out of the laboratory, holding a vile of green liquid. He looked up and saw Dr. B as she walked down the hall with the Gundam Pilots. "I... It can't be!"
He ran down the hall, and accidentally bumped into B herself. They both fell to the floor, and when she saw Dr. J, she smiled. "J!!!"
She gave him a big hug. Everyone in the room sweat dropped. Dr. J called for the other Doctors, and soon, they all were having a big reunion. "How? How did you gt here?" asked Dokter S.
"Yes! We saw as OZ took you away! I tried to get to you!" Master O said happily.
Dr. B was about to tell the story, but decided to go in a room where everyone could hear the tale.
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Taaria continued to hold Rasam's neck, as many soldiers resorted to electrocuting and punching. Her body was weak, and any moment she would collapse. For just a quick second, her grasp on his neck loosened, but all it would take was a second. He brought up his fist and hit her as hard as he could in her stomach.
Taaria gaped as she tried to find some air. But there wasn't any. Slowly, the area around her turned black.
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Anni was still in the world of white. But something was wrong. Just a moment ago, she was feeling fine. In just a second, she fell to her knees, and grabbed her stomach. It hurt so bad! Anni tried to stand up, but she was too weak now. W..What's happening to m.. me?
It took her a long time before she could breath easily again, but her stomach now hurt, her lip was bleeding, she was partly exhausted, and the side of her face was red and bruised. "How did this happen?"
She looked in the distance and saw a body. It was just laying there, motionless. "Who's that?"
Anni would have run up to the body, but she still felt weak. Slowly, she walked up to the body, step by step. When she did reach her destination, she kneeled down and examined person. She gasped, and placed a hand over he mouth. "Th... this can't be!"
She was looking at herself! For some reason, the Anni, or Taaria, in the real world must have somehow gotten into this world!
Anni wondered what to do, but she didn't know. All she wanted to do was help her, for some reason. Looking next to her, she saw a bucket of cold water, and a wash cloth. Not bothering to think how it got there, Anni grabbed the dampened cloth and began to wipe it on Taaria's forehead.
Taaria groaned, but she still didn't wake up. Anni patted Taaria's cheek lightly. But the instant she did, her cheek started ti hurt! "W.. What?!"
Anni touched Taaria's bleeding lip, and when she did, her lip stared to hurt. She had found out that whatever pain Taaria feels, Anni feels as well.
Suddenly, Anni had an idea. She lifted her hand up in the air, and smacked her wounded cheek. (Just so you don't get confused, Anni smacked her own cheek, not Taaria's.)
Taaria cried out and stood up straight. "OWW!!!!"
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Dr. B sighed as she began to tell the story of how, in the beginning, there were six Gundam Operators, not five. She had been constructing the Gundam Revelation for OZ when they kidnaped her. While she was being held captive there, she had met a man named Mark. Mark Tanner. Dr. B closed her eyes as she remembered the memory.
"Doctor... can I speak with you for a moment?" asked Mark.
Dr. B had a look of disgust on her face, but she answered with, "If I must..."
He smiled and brought her into his office. She took a seat right in front of his desk, as he sat behind it. "What matters do you want with me, you filth."
He smiled and looked at a door, located in the corner of his office. "Cameile?"
A beautiful looking woman entered the room, holding a two year old in her arms. The child smiled and yelled, "Daddy!!"
He picked her up in his arms, and showed her to Dr. B. "This is why I called you."
"A... a child?"
"This is my daughter, Taaria. She is of my blood, and is therefore supposed to inherit my role as leader of LunarClyte. I have learned from the mistakes I made in the past... and one of them is co-incising with OZ."
Dr. B raised an eyebrow.
Mark placed Taaria down. The little girl saw Dr. B and smiled. She walked towards her, and lifted her hands up to her. Beckoning, B to pick her up. Dr. B looked at the child for a moment, and decided to place her in her lap. Taaria was quite happy that her lap was very comfortable, and rested her head on B's chest. She was soon asleep.
Dr. B smiled and placed a hand on the child's head. Mark smiled as well, and continued to speak. "Now you see how innocent my precious daughter is. I cannot allow her to have the same fate as me." He looked at Cameile. "... or my wife."
Cameile looked down sadly, and yet, with a face with such understanding. Taaria hic-uped in her sleep, and placed her finger in her mouth. "What do you want me to do?" questioned Dr. B.
"I.. I want you to give her a life... a real place where she can live happily, without the troubles that I burden. It is too late for me."
"How?"
Cameile took a step forward. The diamonds on her pink dress sparkled as the light his them. "We suspect that the colonies will attack us soon... the students of the very same doctors that Oz took you from."
B's face flushed with pain as she remembered that fateful day.
"I am sorry you went through that... I didn't order that fleet of soldiers to attack, but I did request that you should be sent here."
"Why?"
"If you were sent anywhere else, you would have been beaten and thrown to the soldiers. It's not often that a woman is handed over to them, and one as pretty as yourself. I think you know what I mean?"
Dr. B shook away unwanted pictures and looked at Taaria. Her blonde curls fell down her face, while her thumb was still in her mouth. She smiled and looked at the Tanners. "I will help you. This child...."
She brushed back a strand of her hair. "I always see her play in the gardens. She has no friends of her age, and is surrounded by crude soldiers, and yet, she still remains positive in life. Something as precious as her... should not be tainted by Oz."
Mark nodded. "I agree. That's why I called for you."
Her glasses glistened as the light hit them. "What should I do?"
Cameile's face lit up with joy and she thanked Dr. B for helping. After returning the thanks, she turned to Mark for an answer. "Down on Earth... is a woman named Maude. She will help both of you as you go to Earth. While you are there, you may train the child."
"Hmmm? Train her for what?"
"Train her to be a Gundam Pilot, of course. You are making a Gundam aren't you?"
B smiled. "How do I get there?"
"When the colonies attack us, it is more than likely that I will die. When the attack happens, I want you, Cameile, and Taaria to head for the pods. Go to Earth and meet up with Maude."
Dr. B handed over a sleeping Taaria to her mother and got up. "I understand."
The door swished open, and she left.
When B finished the memory, everyone in the room was silent. "Mark was right. The colonies did attack. I believe that it was Duo who did the attacking."
Duo looked down, suddenly wishing that it wasn't him.
"Anyway, Mark called for me, and all three of us ran through the destruction. Cameile tripped on a piece of rubble, and dropped Taaria, or Anni. The ceiling above the child was about to collapse, so I grabbed her and threw her towards her parents. I was cut off from them, but I could hear them call for me."
She smiled again. "They were worried about me. I can remember Mark asking if I was alright, and Cameile was trying to move some rocks. I told them to go on ahead without me. I'll complete the Gundam, but I won't ever give it to Oz. I would wait until I saw the child again."
She wiped away a tear falling down her cheek. "The only important thing was that Anni would live... that's what Mark wanted her to do."
"It was than, that two Oz soldiers grabbed me, and took me into their ship. I was sent to another part of space, not knowing wether they made it or not. I looked out a window, and I could see a final pod being sent out to Earth, before the whole colony exploded. I prayed that she was on that pod, and it seems that my prayers were answered."
She finished talking and sadly looked into the faces of the people around her.
Howard cleared his throat. "So I'm guessing that this lady with you is the Maude Mark was talking about?"
"Yes, I am. When I found Taaria walking around Earth, all alone, and without her parents, I knew that I had to take her in as my own. I changed her hair color, her eye color, and even her name. I taught her every trick in the book that I knew. She was especially good at picking locks..."
"We know..." said Heero, remembering the first time they met her.
"Do you know see why we have to save Anni? If she spends any more time in Oz's grasp, she will forever stay the person her father didn't want her to be!"
Duo stood up, and walked out of the room. "Duo!" yelled Trowa. "Where are you going?"
He turned around to his companion. "I'm going to save Anni. I won't ever let Oz have her! Never! I'd rather die!"
He ran out of the room, and went for Deathscythe. Dr. B watched him as he left. "He really cares about her? Doesn't he?"
Quatre smiled. "Yes... he really does."
Duo strapped himself in Deathscythe and opened the gate. As it slowly opened, he was lost in his thoughts. Don't worry Anni.... I'll get you out of there. I'm coming for you!"
The gate was fully open, and he rocketed out towards the signal he got from the device he placed on Revelation.
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A/N: Ah ha! Cool chapter, huh? I don't know wether to put romance in this story yet, so I want your opinion on it. Yea or nea? Si or no? Ya or nine? I might make the last chapter a bit neater and make it more understandable. But right now, I can't update anything till Aug. 12th.... that sucks... what happened anyway? Oh well... please R&R!!!
Ja ne!!!
-Loki
-Loki
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The Lost Pilot
Chapter 14
The Gundam Pilots flew their Gundams into the Carrier Ship, where Howard was waiting for them. They had just closed the gate, when Howard came running towards them. "We have an unidentified aircraft headed towards us!"
Heero ran to the cameras and turned them on. Sure enough, it was just as Howard had said. Another ship, not as big as the Carrier they were in, but big enough. Heero hit the speaker and said, "Identify yourselves! If you don't we will have to shoot you down!"
A woman appeared on the screen. "Huh? A woman?" questioned Duo.
Wufei grunted and muttered something in Chinese. The woman smiled, and her dark purple lipstick glistened in the light. She brushed back a lock of light-purple hair and than fixed her glasses. "We mean you no harm. Actually, we want to help you."
"You keep saying 'we'. Who's the other person?"
An old woman, with short blue hair, looked into the screen. "Hi there."
"What business do you have with us, woman?"
B smiled and looked at the Chinaman. "Calm yourself, Wufei. We can help you find the one thing that you and your teammates search for."
"How do you know my name, onna?"
Quatre gasped and looked at the Doctor. "You mean you can tell us where Miss Anni is?"
Duo looked up at the word "find" and his face was filled with hope. "Than you know of Anni," said Maude, who gave a weary smile.
Howard stepped forward and began to speak. "Welcome yourselves aboard, ladies."
Dr. B smiled and bowed down. "Thank you."
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Taaria awoke when she was harshly thrown against a wall. Her mouth had been gaged, and she had just enough energy to see her kidnapper. Rasam.
She muffled out an angry scream, but that was all it was; a muffle. Rasam laughed and held her chin. "Taaria, my beloved niece. I will be happy enough to let you go... if you only tell me one thing."
He grabbed the cloth in her mouth and jerked it out. "Tell me the secret of your father."
"Jackass!"
Rasam frowned and slapped her in the face. "Show some respect, you child!"
"I'm old enough for you!"
This time, instead of a slap, he punched her. The power of the punch sent her flying into the wall again, hitting her back painfully. Taaria lifted up her head wearily, and trembled a bit. The side of her lip was bleeding, and the side of her cheek was red and bruised. Her mouth formed a smile, and she began to chuckle. "Really, Rasam. Is that how you should treat a woman?"
She gathered up her strength and attempted to break the rope that bound her hands. Within a matter of seconds, they did break. Rasam gasped, as Taaria's reddened hands clamped around his neck.
Soldiers tried to pry her off, but nothing would set her free. I... I will not give up!
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Duo rushed to the ship as it landed on the deck. When Dr. B stepped out, he grabbed her shoulders and began to yell at her. "TELL ME WHERE ANNI IS!!!"
B pushed off his hands, and answered him calmly. "You must be Duo, Anni talked about you a lot."
Duo gasped and stood there, shocked, as Dr. B and Maude walked past him. S..She talked about... me?
Howard greeted the ladies and invited them further into the ship. Just as this was happening, Dr. J was walking out of the laboratory, holding a vile of green liquid. He looked up and saw Dr. B as she walked down the hall with the Gundam Pilots. "I... It can't be!"
He ran down the hall, and accidentally bumped into B herself. They both fell to the floor, and when she saw Dr. J, she smiled. "J!!!"
She gave him a big hug. Everyone in the room sweat dropped. Dr. J called for the other Doctors, and soon, they all were having a big reunion. "How? How did you gt here?" asked Dokter S.
"Yes! We saw as OZ took you away! I tried to get to you!" Master O said happily.
Dr. B was about to tell the story, but decided to go in a room where everyone could hear the tale.
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Taaria continued to hold Rasam's neck, as many soldiers resorted to electrocuting and punching. Her body was weak, and any moment she would collapse. For just a quick second, her grasp on his neck loosened, but all it would take was a second. He brought up his fist and hit her as hard as he could in her stomach.
Taaria gaped as she tried to find some air. But there wasn't any. Slowly, the area around her turned black.
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Anni was still in the world of white. But something was wrong. Just a moment ago, she was feeling fine. In just a second, she fell to her knees, and grabbed her stomach. It hurt so bad! Anni tried to stand up, but she was too weak now. W..What's happening to m.. me?
It took her a long time before she could breath easily again, but her stomach now hurt, her lip was bleeding, she was partly exhausted, and the side of her face was red and bruised. "How did this happen?"
She looked in the distance and saw a body. It was just laying there, motionless. "Who's that?"
Anni would have run up to the body, but she still felt weak. Slowly, she walked up to the body, step by step. When she did reach her destination, she kneeled down and examined person. She gasped, and placed a hand over he mouth. "Th... this can't be!"
She was looking at herself! For some reason, the Anni, or Taaria, in the real world must have somehow gotten into this world!
Anni wondered what to do, but she didn't know. All she wanted to do was help her, for some reason. Looking next to her, she saw a bucket of cold water, and a wash cloth. Not bothering to think how it got there, Anni grabbed the dampened cloth and began to wipe it on Taaria's forehead.
Taaria groaned, but she still didn't wake up. Anni patted Taaria's cheek lightly. But the instant she did, her cheek started ti hurt! "W.. What?!"
Anni touched Taaria's bleeding lip, and when she did, her lip stared to hurt. She had found out that whatever pain Taaria feels, Anni feels as well.
Suddenly, Anni had an idea. She lifted her hand up in the air, and smacked her wounded cheek. (Just so you don't get confused, Anni smacked her own cheek, not Taaria's.)
Taaria cried out and stood up straight. "OWW!!!!"
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Dr. B sighed as she began to tell the story of how, in the beginning, there were six Gundam Operators, not five. She had been constructing the Gundam Revelation for OZ when they kidnaped her. While she was being held captive there, she had met a man named Mark. Mark Tanner. Dr. B closed her eyes as she remembered the memory.
"Doctor... can I speak with you for a moment?" asked Mark.
Dr. B had a look of disgust on her face, but she answered with, "If I must..."
He smiled and brought her into his office. She took a seat right in front of his desk, as he sat behind it. "What matters do you want with me, you filth."
He smiled and looked at a door, located in the corner of his office. "Cameile?"
A beautiful looking woman entered the room, holding a two year old in her arms. The child smiled and yelled, "Daddy!!"
He picked her up in his arms, and showed her to Dr. B. "This is why I called you."
"A... a child?"
"This is my daughter, Taaria. She is of my blood, and is therefore supposed to inherit my role as leader of LunarClyte. I have learned from the mistakes I made in the past... and one of them is co-incising with OZ."
Dr. B raised an eyebrow.
Mark placed Taaria down. The little girl saw Dr. B and smiled. She walked towards her, and lifted her hands up to her. Beckoning, B to pick her up. Dr. B looked at the child for a moment, and decided to place her in her lap. Taaria was quite happy that her lap was very comfortable, and rested her head on B's chest. She was soon asleep.
Dr. B smiled and placed a hand on the child's head. Mark smiled as well, and continued to speak. "Now you see how innocent my precious daughter is. I cannot allow her to have the same fate as me." He looked at Cameile. "... or my wife."
Cameile looked down sadly, and yet, with a face with such understanding. Taaria hic-uped in her sleep, and placed her finger in her mouth. "What do you want me to do?" questioned Dr. B.
"I.. I want you to give her a life... a real place where she can live happily, without the troubles that I burden. It is too late for me."
"How?"
Cameile took a step forward. The diamonds on her pink dress sparkled as the light his them. "We suspect that the colonies will attack us soon... the students of the very same doctors that Oz took you from."
B's face flushed with pain as she remembered that fateful day.
"I am sorry you went through that... I didn't order that fleet of soldiers to attack, but I did request that you should be sent here."
"Why?"
"If you were sent anywhere else, you would have been beaten and thrown to the soldiers. It's not often that a woman is handed over to them, and one as pretty as yourself. I think you know what I mean?"
Dr. B shook away unwanted pictures and looked at Taaria. Her blonde curls fell down her face, while her thumb was still in her mouth. She smiled and looked at the Tanners. "I will help you. This child...."
She brushed back a strand of her hair. "I always see her play in the gardens. She has no friends of her age, and is surrounded by crude soldiers, and yet, she still remains positive in life. Something as precious as her... should not be tainted by Oz."
Mark nodded. "I agree. That's why I called for you."
Her glasses glistened as the light hit them. "What should I do?"
Cameile's face lit up with joy and she thanked Dr. B for helping. After returning the thanks, she turned to Mark for an answer. "Down on Earth... is a woman named Maude. She will help both of you as you go to Earth. While you are there, you may train the child."
"Hmmm? Train her for what?"
"Train her to be a Gundam Pilot, of course. You are making a Gundam aren't you?"
B smiled. "How do I get there?"
"When the colonies attack us, it is more than likely that I will die. When the attack happens, I want you, Cameile, and Taaria to head for the pods. Go to Earth and meet up with Maude."
Dr. B handed over a sleeping Taaria to her mother and got up. "I understand."
The door swished open, and she left.
When B finished the memory, everyone in the room was silent. "Mark was right. The colonies did attack. I believe that it was Duo who did the attacking."
Duo looked down, suddenly wishing that it wasn't him.
"Anyway, Mark called for me, and all three of us ran through the destruction. Cameile tripped on a piece of rubble, and dropped Taaria, or Anni. The ceiling above the child was about to collapse, so I grabbed her and threw her towards her parents. I was cut off from them, but I could hear them call for me."
She smiled again. "They were worried about me. I can remember Mark asking if I was alright, and Cameile was trying to move some rocks. I told them to go on ahead without me. I'll complete the Gundam, but I won't ever give it to Oz. I would wait until I saw the child again."
She wiped away a tear falling down her cheek. "The only important thing was that Anni would live... that's what Mark wanted her to do."
"It was than, that two Oz soldiers grabbed me, and took me into their ship. I was sent to another part of space, not knowing wether they made it or not. I looked out a window, and I could see a final pod being sent out to Earth, before the whole colony exploded. I prayed that she was on that pod, and it seems that my prayers were answered."
She finished talking and sadly looked into the faces of the people around her.
Howard cleared his throat. "So I'm guessing that this lady with you is the Maude Mark was talking about?"
"Yes, I am. When I found Taaria walking around Earth, all alone, and without her parents, I knew that I had to take her in as my own. I changed her hair color, her eye color, and even her name. I taught her every trick in the book that I knew. She was especially good at picking locks..."
"We know..." said Heero, remembering the first time they met her.
"Do you know see why we have to save Anni? If she spends any more time in Oz's grasp, she will forever stay the person her father didn't want her to be!"
Duo stood up, and walked out of the room. "Duo!" yelled Trowa. "Where are you going?"
He turned around to his companion. "I'm going to save Anni. I won't ever let Oz have her! Never! I'd rather die!"
He ran out of the room, and went for Deathscythe. Dr. B watched him as he left. "He really cares about her? Doesn't he?"
Quatre smiled. "Yes... he really does."
Duo strapped himself in Deathscythe and opened the gate. As it slowly opened, he was lost in his thoughts. Don't worry Anni.... I'll get you out of there. I'm coming for you!"
The gate was fully open, and he rocketed out towards the signal he got from the device he placed on Revelation.
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A/N: Ah ha! Cool chapter, huh? I don't know wether to put romance in this story yet, so I want your opinion on it. Yea or nea? Si or no? Ya or nine? I might make the last chapter a bit neater and make it more understandable. But right now, I can't update anything till Aug. 12th.... that sucks... what happened anyway? Oh well... please R&R!!!
Ja ne!!!
-Loki