Shattered Reality Part 1
Deadly Beauty
by
Sailor Janus
Disclaimer: I do not on any of these characters. Their respected creators and/or companies own them.
Takes place two years after The Endless Waltz. The Gundam pilots are 19.
Special Note: I am not following the Sailor Moon series at all, so just think of this as an Alternate Universe. Their characters however are 18.
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The year is After Colony 199. Peace still reigns over Earth and the colonies alike even after the unfortunate events, which took place two years ago when a manipulated Mariemaia Khushrenada's attempt for world dominance was put to an end.
Since then, all mobile suits, including the gundams were destroyed, and never to be used again, or so they thought.
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"Hey Heero!" Duo Maxwell cheerfully greeted his friend as he raced up to the dark-haired guy with the dark Prussian blue eyes. "Long time no see! So did you miss me?"
Heero looked at his friend with the long chestnut brown braid. 'Hn, even after all these years, Duo just won't chop off that braid.' he thought. "What are you doing here?"
The teen with the cobalt blue eyes that almost appeared violet put on a hurt expression, "Come on, can't I say hi to my bestest buddy in the world?"
The Perfect Soldier rolled his eyes as he continued typing on his laptop.
Duo sighed, "Okay, fine. I got a little bored unloading the shipment of new supplies.... do we really need all that stuff?!"
"Duo."
"I'm getting there! So I decided to check and see what you were doing because well, we hardly ever talk, and I miss all the other guys," Duo rambled as he crossed his arms. "With some of them, it's been almost over two years."
"Wufei is still here," Heero said in a monotone voice without glancing up from the screen.
The chestnut brown-haired teen huffed, "Yeah, but he's always with Sally! Doing paper work with Sally, going on trips with Sally, doing inventory with Sally! Did they get married and not tell me?"
At that, Heero smirked slightly. It was true. Wufei, the one who calls women weak, and Sally, were indeed inseparable.
"Anyway, I was hoping maybe you could come up with a way to get us all back together," Duo suggested with a sigh as Heero continued typing away at his computer.
"Duo, they'll be here in a few days, remember?"
"They will!" Duo exclaimed as he stared at his friend. 'Did I fall asleep during that conversation or something?'
The darker haired teen was not even phased by Duo's response. "Yes, Relena wants all of us at her peace summit remember? She insisted on our attendance because she was going to honor us for our efforts back in AC 195 and AC 196."
"Begged was probably more like it," the 02 ex-pilot muttered under his breath. "That's great! Well, I guess I'll leave you to whatever you're doing," Duo grinned as he left the room.
Heero paused long enough to watch his friend leave before sighing in relief and returning to his work. It wasn't that he didn't like the guy, but Duo did tend to get on Heero's nerves especially when he acted like a needy puppy.
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Three days later
Several miles from the Preventer's Main Headquarters, a large building was brewing plans, which would not appease well with the ex-gundam pilots.
This tall, secluded building appeared to be a normal office building, but in reality, it was anything but. Nitol Stanz, a once member and follower of the OZ faction headed by the Romefeller Foundation, both of which were defeated, headed one of many buildings plotting the same projects, which were soon to begin. However, Nitol had tasted what can occur when power comes into play, and with a little effort, he believed that power could be swayed once again, except this time, into his own hands.
Nitol decided after witnessing the events, which took place in AC 195 and AC 196, that the first phase, which must be completed, was to destroy the Gundam pilots. They had proved themselves to very costly in his plans for world domination. In the past two years Nitol had acquired a number of followers, including scientists, pilots, even attorneys, and doctors to some degree. It took a large amount of planning but after meeting a scientist whom calls himself Prof. T, Nitol was fairly confident in his coming success.
Arrogantly, the tall dark-haired man strutted down the hall to Prof. T's laboratory, to inspect the results of his "Perfect Weapon."
Prof. T was a tall and willowy man with white hair and glasses. Many labeled the man as "brilliant" and "a genius," of course; the professor never focused much attention on his colleagues.
"Is she ready yet?" Nitol questioned the spectacled-man who appeared to examining a patient, a lovely teenaged girl with shoulder-length dark hair and violet eyes.
Glancing up at his leader, Prof. T nodded, "Yes. I have programmed the girl with all of the phases to Operation Evolution. Her first mission shall be to destroy the ex-Gundam pilots. Once they have been exterminated, possibility of failure in our goals will be minimal to none."
"Excellent. Send her out as soon as possible. I want those gundam pilots eliminated!" Nitol Stanz exclaimed as he dusted imaginary lint off his gray uniform. "You better not fail me, Professor. That girl has to be as strong if not stronger than the pilots and just as able."
"No need to worry. I have a few more tests I need to perform and then Code Name: Firefly, will begin her mission," Prof T, explained as he took off his glasses and rubbed his blue eyes. "After all, she has been trained for a number of years after she was obtained after a lab explosion when she was still a child, forsaking her an orphan. However, I knew her family quite well, and took the girl into my home, training her for such an event as this. Hotaru Tomoe, or Firefly, as she is called, has been equipped with the knowledge and ability in arsenal, hacking, as well as combat both on foot as well as in mobile suits. She is very quick-minded and agile, complete with excellent reflexes and speed. She is quite the perfect assassin if there was ever such a thing."
"Good, just start her mission as soon as you can. I need those pilots gone before we can begin Operation Red Dove, otherwise, it is more than likely that they will foil my plans," The dark-haired man said before abruptly leaving the room to go about other business.
"Looks like it is just you and me Firefly," Prof. T smiled. "Now, what is your mission?"
The girl dressed in black jeans and a purple tank top, blinked, but her face remained emotionless, "Phase 1. Eliminate the ex-Gundam pilots."
"Good. You know your mission. Once you have completed it, report back before beginning Phase 2, understand?"
Hotaru's violet eyes looked blank as she stood up. "Yes, sir. I destroy the five ex-Gundam pilots and report back to headquarters."
"Good girl. Now go and accomplish your mission." Prof. T said as he opened the door to the office, which Hotaru walked out through.
"Sir." the girl nodded as she left for her room, to get the needed supplies.
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Hotaru found herself at the airport where she suspected the rest of the pilots would show up at. The Prime Minister for Earth's Space United Nations, Relena Peacecraft was to honor the pilots as a surprise at the peace summit she was hosting. It was already reported by two well-known sources of Nitol Stanz's that Quatre Winner's jet had already made it safely to the airport and Trowa Barton was to arrive sometime in the afternoon that day.
All she had to do was identify them and then find a clue as to where they may appear next.
The violet-eyed eighteen year old, knew better than to shoot people in the middle of an airport, which would result in either her own death which did not cause a need of concern or her arrest in which detectives would probably trace her back to Nitol Stanz before he could even gain an ounce of power, destroying any hope of success.
Suddenly, Hotaru stole a glance at four young men, probably in their late teens or early twenties, greeting another young man who seemed to be around the same age.
"Hmm, there they are," she murmured as she watched the five boys. 'The silent one who just got off the plane must be Trowa Barton. The Chinese guy yelling at the one with the braid is Chang Wufei. Quatre Winner is the blonde. The talkative one dressed in black with the long braid must be Duo Maxwell no doubt. And the stoic one with the cold blue eyes has to be none other than pilot 01, Heero Yuy.' Hotaru thought to herself not taking her eyes off of her soon to be victims as they began heading her way. 'Too bad I have to kill them. They're all kinda cute, especially the one.'
"Hey, why is that girl staring at us?" Trowa asked as he pointed out the pretty dark-haired girl, who indeed didn't take her eyes off of the ex-Gundam pilots.
"She must be impressed by my good looks," Duo gloated with a smirk on his face.
"Ha! She must trying to figure out if you're a boy or a girl," Wufei snickered to the chestnut brown-haired teen gaping at the suggestion.
"Hey!" Duo finally managed to say, after the shock passed.
"Look, she's gone," Quatre softly said indicating to the empty chair, which the girl had vacated.
Heero glanced at the chair and felt there was something very strange going on. "Odd. Come on. Let's get out of here."
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It didn't take Hotaru too long to find the Preventer's Main Headquarters. Such a pity that they didn't do too well at their job since Nitol Stanz's Iron Fist was already well under way with their plans. Of course Hotaru was the one holding the key in her hand as far as whether or not Iron Fist would accomplish their goal of world domination, but she was not about to let Nitol Stanz's dream come to an end. In fact, she was programmed to not let such an occurrence happen.
The dark-haired teen, adjusted her thin black jacket on her body. Imitation leather no less, but it would have to do especially since Prof. T was not one to spend money on such a frivolous thing as clothes. At least her black leather pants were real, as well as her boots. The only color at all on Hotaru's body was her purple tank top. Not exactly an appropriate color for an assassin, but she didn't care.
Calmly she walked down the hall acting as if she owned the place, which was not an unusual trait for her. Hotaru was trained to be aggressive, which in reality, it was the only way she could survive those endless tests that bastard of a professor forced her to do. Blinking, the girl tried to clear her mind as pieces of her memory appeared before disappearing as quickly as they came. 'Where did that come from?' Hotaru thought as the boy with the long braided chestnut brown hair and cobalt blue eyes walked nonchalantly out one of the various rooms on either side of the hall.
'Hey, it's that girl again. I wonder what she's doing here?' Duo thought as he approached the dark-haired girl grinning. "Hey, do you need any help or anything?"
Hotaru blinked at the guy in front of her. "Are you Duo Maxwell?" she questioned him, examining his face with her eyes.
'How did she know my name?' Duo thought as he answered her, "Uh, yes I am. Why?"
The girl standing in front of him smirked slightly as she reached into the pocket of her jacket. "Good. Now you can die," she softly said, pulling out a gun and aiming it straight at Duo.
Duo's eyes grew big as he stared at the barrel of the gun and laughed nervously at the girl. "What?! Die?! You-you can't be serious," he stammered as she clicked the safety off. "Then again, perhaps you are."
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Author's Notes: This is my first Gundam Wing/Sailor Moon crossover fic. I have to say, the unedited version is so much better than what is on TV! The editing they did is really sad. The characters can't say kill but they can say crap? Oh well, let me know what you think. And believe me. I have quite a few twists to this story, which should prove to be one of my best.