This chapter is for Nanashi Tsurunaji, Saotoshi, and nekomoongirl, my only reviewers. But I don't mind. Feedback is feedback. Also, Nanashi, you had one interesting review. I'm still deciphering it. On with the fic!

Miaka

Repent All Ye Sinners

A GWing Fanfic by Miaka Kennyuuki

Repent (2/?)

Problem

As they were rousing Trowa from his shocking faint attack, a call came in on the vidphone from none other than Relena herself. Apparently a little problem rose up at about the same time Trowa began acting strangely.

[Oh Heero, something went terribly wrong! I need you to come to the San Andreas Fault immediately!] Relena cried.

"I am currently off duty, Miss Darlian. Unless you are going to an important public event, my services are not required," Heero said coldly. "Now if you would excuse me, I have a soldier to tend."

[But Heero, the fault is going crazy! The numbers are off the scale! And there is a huge crowd here. You have to come and protect me!] This time Relena sounded sort of childish and petulant.

"Hn," Heero said, thinking.

"Hey Hee-chan, Tro's more important than some stupid fluctuations in the space-time continuum or whatever," Duo said. "Besides, she can ask the Mad Five to handle it."

"Doctor J and the others can't stand her," Quatre whispered.

"And?" Duo said, grinning.

"Maxwell has a logical point. Miss Darlian, I am sure the Gundam scientists are willing do some readings on the site. I am busy. Good day." Heero cut the connection and immediately began dialing another one. Doctor G's weathered face came into view. "Miss Darlian will be calling with a problem. Help her. 01 out." Heero cut that connection also.

"Smooth, Hee-baby," Duo said, laughing. "Pestilence and the others won't be happy with you for a good long while though."

"That is a risk I am willing to take," Heero said. He turned to Trowa. "Let's deal with this, and then maybe we can see what the problem was." The others nodded and went back to tending Trowa. The tall boy groaned and opened his one visible green eye.

"What happened?" he whispered.

"You started babbling during our little meeting, then collapsed." Quatre provided. "You said something about Mother Earth being angry."

"Yeah. And you kept referring to her as if you spoke about God or somethin'," Duo said. "It was really creepy."

"Do you think something might be in your drink?" Wufei questioned, looking down into his mug of tea. "We all took from the same kettle. But I'm not affected."

"Don't worry," Trowa said quietly. "It is just my abilities going haywire again." He sat up and ran a hand throw his mussed hair, then noticed the stares his partners were giving him. "Oh, you need and explanation, don't you," he muttered. "Later. We need to be...somewhere...right now."

"Uh, right," Duo said. "Somewhere, huh? No offense, Tro, but you're starting to scare me."

"Pardon," Trowa said, a bit of his French accent bleeding through. Though Trowa knew German, Arabic, Spanish, and Italian, in the end, French was what he reverted back to when he was distracted. Same with the others. Heero would lapse into Japanese, Wufei started spewing Mandarin, Quatre had his Arabic curses to fall back on, and Duo spoke some serious British-American slang. Contrary to popular believe, the braided boy wasn't entirely American.

Before any of them could respond, the vidphone beeped again, signaling an incoming call. Quatre went to answer it.

"Winner residence, may I help you?" the blond boy asked.

[Yes you can damn well help me, you thrice damned Gundam pilots!] Came a familiar yell. [The next time you damned kids through that crazy girl off on me; I'll will skin you alive and tie you to your Gundams!]

"What Gundams?" Wufei muttered.

"Nice to hear from you, too, Pestilence," Duo said affectionately. The video feed on the other side switched on, showing Professor G and Master O in their lab coats wearing sour expressions. "Yo, Mo."

[It's Master O, Duo. How many times must I tell you?] snapped the bald old man.

"Until you get a new name. Mo sounds so weird," Duo quipped. Master O growled in annoyance.

[That's the nickname you gave me, Braid Boy] O said.

"Braid boy, huh? Okay Mo, things won't change if you don't want 'em to," Duo said, grinning.

[That is not why we called] G interrupted. [There has been a disturbance in the force...] He was interrupted by Duo's snort. [What now, Duo?]

"Sounds like something from a Pre-Colony film I once watched. 'There is a disturbance in the Force, Obi-Wan'. Oh God." At this point, Duo was dissolved in giggles on the floor.

[Glad you thought it was funny. Now can we please get back to the point of this call?] G was beginning to sound seriously grumpy.

"Of course, Professor G," Quatre said sunnily. "Go on."

[Right. Ok. So, Yuy sent that crazy peace chick calling us. We answered. She gave us some freaky story about the San Andreas Fault glowing. Glowing, for God's sake. So, being the good Samaritans that we are, we headed over there to have a look-see.]

"And this brought to the conclusion that there was a disturbance in the force?" Wufei asked, not really sure what the force was. Duo still snickered on the floor.

[[Actually, we meant plate tectonic force and Earth's gravitational force. Apparently, that big hunk of metal Relena sent into the core, without our consent, screwed up a few choice functions of the Earth] Master O said. The pilots looked a bit apologetic. They'd forgotten to tell their superiors about Relena's plan.

[Also, we have a few crackpots spouting freaky stuff about Mother Nature being angry and wanting revenge. A few mentioned some stuff about the Knights of Atonement, or something] G added. Wufei, Duo and Quatre gasped. Heero remained stolid, and Trowa watched their reactions with little interest.

"Trowa did all that!" Quatre said.

"Except for the Knights part. Don't know where the hell that came from," Duo said.

[On of our pilots had one of those episodes? That's not good, G. It means we actually have to take this seriously] O said. He turned back to the pilots. [Okay boys, here's what we have. There is a large purple cloud hanging directly over the Fault that seems to trigger these episodes. Also, some of the people say something about a prophecy and Armageddon. I want all of you to research any old prophecies that mention Mother Nature being angry, and destroying the world, and any mention of these Knights of Atonement. You have until 1100 hours tomorrow, then meet us at the Fault. G out. ]

Before the boys could say anything even resembling a negative response, the connection was cut. They stood there for a minute, and then Heero fell into soldier mode without any trouble.

"Mission objectives, locate any information referring to Knights of Atonement and prophecies describing an angry Mother Earth. Allotted time, until 1100 hours tomorrow afternoon," he said, as if he was a computer writing a report. "Ninmu, ryoukai."

"Yeah, I guess I accept," Duo said, pouting, There went his Saturday. He'd planned on going skinny dipping in Quatre's pool. Oh well.

"I will assist," Wufei said. Trowa and Quatre nodded.

"Okay, then!" Duo said. "Let's go! Last one to the limo buys us all dinner!" He took off quickly as the others followed distractedly, deep in thought.

TBC