Disclaimer: I own Hawk, Terr, Ty, Rock, Ben, and Phantom. Everythin else belongs to the creators of Gundam Wing.
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Hours later the ship approached a station; Ben guided the ship into the hatch and landed it gently.
"Come" Ben, said gesturing for Hawk to follow.
As they climbed down the stairs of the ship, they where swarmed by people.
"Master Hawk"
"Master Hawk you've returned too us."
"We've worried about you since your disappearance sir." They where saying. Crowding around Hawk shaking his hand and patting him on the back. Hawk didn't know what too say he just smiled and nodded. Ben waved his hand nodded, he held Hawk's arm and guided him away from the crowd down a corridor.
"Ben" Hawk said "Ben who where those people, and why did they keep calling me Master? And Sir?"
"Your father was an important man, very important. He worked hard too achieve his goals. Making many friends and allies along the way. Those people knew your father very well and you also."
"I don't know them," Hawk pointed out following Ben trying too keep up with his long strides.
"You will, you many you don't remember but they remember you. You where only young when your father was killed. I don't expect you too remember everything." Ben stopped and faced Hawk "everything about your father, its faded and unclear isn't it?"
Hawk nodded
"Yes, I've tried I've tried so hard just too remember him a little. But every time I get close it just fades away."
"Yes" Ben said. He continued walking then stopped in front of a door. "Do you remember even a tiny bit, your father working on a special project?"
Hawk shook his head.
"No"
Ben nodded. He pressed a button on the control panel besides the door it slide open too a dark room.
"Hawk I was not your fathers only close friend." Ben smiled "There was one individual he trusted even more then me and you are about too meet him." He stood too a wall and pressed another button. The entire room filled with lights. Hawk could see they where standing on a platform. And standing eyelevel with them was. A Gundam. Hawk stared in shock.
"My father, he, he, he owned a Gundam?" Hawk sputtered
"Owned, befriended, rebuilt, and operated." Ben said, "This Gundam was your fathers closest friend. Before he died, he made me promise that if anything was too happen too him. I would take care you and teach you too fly it. So you could continue what he started." Ben put his hand on Hawk's shoulder "but you disappeared right after we got news of your fathers death. No one not one of us could find you it was like you had disappeared out of space. We had friends of your father, enlist under different names, into OZ, we hoped that they would spot you and bring you home. However every time someone got close too talking too you and explaining too you who they where, you'd disappear again." Ben smiled "now that we've finally found you, I can finally introduce you." Ben gestured too the Gundam. "Hawk, this is your Mobile Suit Gundam Phantom Hawk."
Hawk grinned up looking the Gundam over, he had dreamed of this, he knew this was his destiny too fly a Gundam; too fight for the Colonies Freedom.
"Hawk er, we have done all the repairs on the outside of Phantom, however no one can do the repairs inside."
"How come?" Hawk asked.
"Well your father actually we blame a mix between your father and the Gundam itself. No one except your father was able too enter the Gundam, he was the only one the Gundam would permit inside. Its as if Phantom has a mind of his own. And we feel that Phantom knows that your father is gone, and we believe that it will only let you inside."
"But its just a Mobile Suit, how can it tell the difference how can it know." Hawk asked staring at Phantom.
Ben shrugged
"That is one of the mysteries that may never be solved." Ben smiled "if you would like you may try entering Phantom."
"How"
"Well your father always talked too Phantom, like it was a real friend."
"Talk too a machine?"
"Too your father Phantom was more then a machine or a weapon of war. It was a best friend a comrade in war."
Hawk understood
"Ph-Ph-Phantom?" Hawk stammered.
Suddenly the Gundam burst into life a whirring sound echoed through the room and lights began glowing from Phantom's face. It moved and looked down at Hawk.
Ben was right, this is more then a machine, this is almost human.
"Phantom this is Jack's son. Hawk!" Ben called too Phantom.
It looked down at Ben then looked back at Hawk. It appeared too be studying him.
"He-he-hello" Hawk said stumbling.
"Ask him too open the pilot control, lets see if he'll let you. Then we will know if it is true or not."
Hawk nodded and swallowed nervously.
"Phantom. Please open the pilots control!"
There was more whirling noises and the hatch opened slowly. Phantoms gigantic hand lifted up and was gently placed at Hawk's feet.
Hawk grinned and looked at Ben who nodded smiling. Giving a nod Hawk jumped on too Phantom's outstretched hand. The Gundam waited a few moments before lifting up again and coming too rest in front of the open hatch.
"Now what?" Hawk called from high above the floor.
"Go inside!" Ben's small figure said.
Hawk gulped once again and stepped inside the Gundam. Though he had never entered a Gundam Hawk suddenly knew what too do what to say how to operate Phantom Hawk.
"Phantom ignitionate full body motion." Hawk didn't even have too move the control sticks. Phantom moved according too his voice commands. When Hawk tried to use the controls they worked moving Phantoms arms but Hawk realized he had much more control of Phantom with his voice alone. It was as if Hawk had always been a pilot. Hawk looked around the Gundam it was just his dreams, as far back as Hawk could remember he had dreams about Gundams, in the dreams he'd be sitting inside the Gundam getting a visual of every inch of the pilots control.
"Phantom flip on the communication telescreen." Hawk commanded, "Commence visual with our main base."
A telescreen flashed on. And Ben's face filled the screen.
"How does everything look?" Ben asked
"Fine, its weird its like I know what to do what I'm supposed too say with out knowing how I know."
"Hawk you know what that means right?"
"Er that Phantom's helping me out?"
"That and it also means you're a natural pilot, meaning you where destined too be a Gundam Pilot."
Hawk grinned.
"This is wonderful, I was supposed to teach you all about flying the Gundam but I may only need too teach you battle tactics."
Hawk shrugged he really didn't think that any lessons would have an effect; Phantom seemed to know what to do and when to do it.
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