Disclaimer: I don't own Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing nor its characters. Wish I did, but if I did, you would notice all of the 1x2 scenes present in the anime and manga. And Relena would most likely be dead. And GW would not be rated PG-13 anymore. Enjoy. I only own the plot.

Saisei: Shin Kidousenki Gundam Wing

by Hikaru

Chapter 3

It had taken 4 months of searching before they had found anything useful. It had been the son of a preventer who had seen someone who met the pilots' descriptions. Unfortunately the person had been headed for the worst side of the L2 colony, and the son hadn't wanted to follow. Many of the preventers were reluctant to even go on the colony, so in the end, only a few were on that colony searching.

Then catastrophe hit. Duke Dermail and Tsuberov realized that there were many rebels in that colony and had sent a few mobile suits there to cause some destruction as an example of what would happen to rebels. Fortunately, for the preventers, the suits and dolls only attacked the bad side of L2 and most of the preventers lived on the rich side. Unfortunately for them also, most of the known rebels were in the bombed section of the colony. However, the couldn't get anyone onto the colony to help the injured since all shuttles to L2 were shut down and the port allowed no one in. The only working telephones were in the government buildings and police stations, and they were overflowing with people wanting to call relatives out of the colony. Overall, it was generally a huge mess.

On the Poorer Side of L2 where the Pilots are at...

Shizen's POV

It was still early in the morning when I woke up. It was also quiet and dark outside. Normally I wouldn't wake up unless something was wrong. Hikari was still asleep on the bed next to me. Then there was a loud explosion and the ground shook. Hikari jumped up and looked around frantically.

"Wh-wha?" She was still half-asleep. There was another explosion. "What's going on?" She was now awake.

I looked out the window and saw the cause: mobile suits. The suits were still small from this distance but were getting bigger and bigger with each explosion. "It would seen that the colony is under attack." I said.

"What?" Hikari seemed panicked. "Whatarewegonnadowhatarewegonnadowhatarewegonnadowhatarewegonnado?" She had started rambling.

Then there were footsteps heard as they came closer and closer. They stopped in front of our door and the door burst open. it was Shinuru. "Everyone into the basement! We're under attack! Hurry!"

The few children who had fallen asleep in the same room as them woke up and scrambled to the basement.

"C'mon. Hikari, go to the basement too. Meiyo's already there. We need people to calm the kids. Shizen, we need someone to keep watch over when the suits arrive. Everyone else is collecting and moving supplies to the basement. Move!" Shinuru shouted.

It had been 4 months already since we had arrived at the church. Shinuru had convinced us to stay after she got to know us. She also assigned us numbers so we could help on raids. Meiyo decided to stay at the church and help take care of the children though. So basically, Shinuru gave me the number 03, Hikari was 04, and Seigi was 05. Shinuru and Seigi still argue a lot, mainly because Shinuru plays pranks on Seigi in her spare time. She seems to be the complete opposite of Katsudo though.

Katsudo seems to be continuously stotic. He glares a lot and is almost as quiet as me. Emotionless, too. Except when he's around Shinuru. Then he seems more like a person.

The explosions were closer now. Glass shook and cracked. Quickly, I walked over to the window to see how far the suits were now. They were about 5 miles away. Fortunately, they were firing the other way. They were quite close now, but abruptly, it stopped. It froze and an announcement was given: "This is a warning as to what happens to rebels." Then all the suits and dolls flew off.

Quickly, I went downstairs to find Shinuru and the others in the basement, but I was barely at the second floor before Shinuru ran up to me with Katsudo following her.

"What happened? Why'd it stop? And wh-MPH!" Katsudo had placed a hand over her mouth. A comic scene really, since Shinuru had tried to pry Katsudo's hands open and off her mouth, but still hasn't succeeded. Did I mention that Katsudo could bend steel bars with those arms of his? Shinuru apparently gave up after a while. Her attempts had only amused Katsudo.

Katsudo smirked, leaned over her shoulder, and whispered, "Oh, Shi-chan" in a singy-song tone of voice pratically purring actually. Of course, I had no idea at the time that that waws what he had said. I knew he had said something though because his lips had moved. Shinuru, however, had stiffened and froze. After a while, she started to relax. She glared at him and then turned to me.

"Well?" She sounded impatient.

"They're gone. Apparently, it was a warning to the rebels." I stated. I think I forgot to mention that this entire church and most people on this side of L2 are rebels.

Shinuru frowned. 'Get everyone out of the basement. Everyone meets in the mess hall. I'll be there in a while, I need to think."

I left and walked down to the basement. She had seemed worried. Katsudo was still there with her though. When I opened the door, it was all quiet. I opened the door fully and stood there for a while for the others to recognize me.

"Shizen!" A yellow blue flew at me and hooked her arms around my waist. "Shizen, you're alright! Where's Shi-chan and Katsudo-kun?" She asked.

"They're upstairs." I replied. Then in a loud voice, I said, "Everyone into the mess hall."

They all started murmuring and slowly walking out. When they arrived at the mess hall, Shinuru and Katsudo were already there, but somthing about them was a bit off.

"Is everyone here?" She asked. A chorus of 'yes's went up. "Anyone missing?" No one answered. It always went this way. If anyone was missing and someone knew, the person who knew had to speak up. Otherwise, everyone stayed quiet. "Alright, now, everyone 5 and under will stay here and help out the wounded when we bring them back if there are any. The rest of you, split yourselves into 6 groups, EQUALLY." She waited a while for everyone to do as told. "Alright, Meiyo, Hikari, you two will stay here and help also. The rest of us will go out and help. Is that clear?" She sounded like a commander. Of course, she wasn't the only one who decided how to do things as it looked like. Katsudo did most of it. Shinuru was just the spokesperson. She doesn't mind though. She seems satisfied with her position and listening to Katsudo. From what I know, they had come to the church one day at age 3 from being caught stealing. Back then, there was still a priest here taking care of the children. He and a lot of the children were killed in a raid when they had been 7. Only them, Shadow, and Mimic survived. They had been at the park when it had happened. Katsudo and Shinuru started gathering orphaned kids to live at the church. There were about 96 children here right now.

"Alright, let's go." Shinuru clapped her hands together once to show dismissal and they all filed out in groups.

Normal POV

Preventer Red had been searching for the pilots on the poorer side of L2. He had just come out of one of the better off buildings when the ground shook and buildings started collapsing. However, he was unable to stop himself from getting hurt. A slab of concrete had landed on top of his leg. The mobile suits were about to fire in his direction when they stopped.

Red sighed quietly before trying to free himself. A spike of pain shot through his leg as he tried to move. He decided to wait until someone came and helped him. He doubted that they would send paramedics this far into the so called 'bad side' of L2.

An hour later, he heard some people talking not so far away. He decided to risk it and call for them.

"Hello! Anyone there? Help!" He shouted.

Katsudo POV

We had been walking for almost an hour with no results. It seemed like everyone was killed in the attack. Then I heard a shout for help over the talking of the children.

"Hello! Anyone there? Help!" Came the shout.

I told them to quiet down before walking towards the shout silently. It had been a man who shouted. He had flaming red hair, small smoky-blue eyes, and wore a brown business suit. He had a slab of concrete on his leg and seemed to be trapped. 'Hmm...he doesn't seem like a bad person...much...'

"Hn. Let's get that slab off of you." I said and beckoned to the children. They came forward and helped lift the concrete.

"Thank you. Thank you very much kind sir." The man sounded relieved. "May I ask who you people are?"

"Hn." I gave him a long hard stare before answering. "Who are you?"

The man seemed startled. "Oh, well, I'll tell you if you answer my question first. Are you a rebel?"

We stared in silence. "Most people on this colony are."

The man sighed in relief. "Thank you. I am known as Preventer Red. You are?'

I was startled inside, but kept my face emotionless. 'This man was a Preventer? What would they be doing here?' "Hn. 01."

"We're the clean-up crew." One of the kids said.

"Especially after a huge raid or attack. We go out and find survivors." Another said.

I glared at the until they got the message. They all stayed quiet afterwards. "Let's go." I started back to the church with the man, Red, leaning on my shoulder. A few of the children came with me, while the older ones continued on. We only had about another half mile to go. When we arrived at the church, Shinuru and Shizen were already back.

"Who's that?" Shinuru asked.

"Preventer Red." I replied. Although her face was calm, I could tell that she had the same reaction that I did.

"Is he injured?" She asked. I nodded. "Come this way." Then she turned and walked back into the church. Shizen was quietly watching the exchange. I helped the man inside and into the infirmary. There were a few children ranging from ages 6-13 years old already in there.

She set up a bed and said, "Put him here." She bandaged up his leg and left afterwards. I followed after her.

Preventer Red's POV

I had hoped nothing would happen to me on this colony. I didn't really expect mobile suits to attack though. I couldn't believe that they would do this much damage just to warn them with a threat. My leg saws trapped under a large piece of concrete. I hope someone finds me. Then I heard voices nearby. I decided to risk it and take a chance, hoping they weren't from OZ.

"Hello! Anyone there? Help!" I called.

The voices quieted down and a boy of around 15 years old walked around the debris and up to him.

"Hn. Let's get that slab off of you." He said. Then he beckoned to the children I had heard earlier. They all helped lift the slab of concrete.

"Thank you. Thank you very much kind sir." I was relieved. " May I ask who you people are?"

"Hn." The boy's stare was very unnerving, almost to the point of glaring. A few minutes passed before he said anything. The children around him were silent, as if waiting for instructions, like earlier. "Who are you?"

'What?' I was startled. I hadn't expected him to ask me that without answering. "Oh, well, I'll tell you if you can answer this question." 'Just to be safe...' I thought, as a precaution. "Are you a rebel?"

He stared at me for a while more before answering. "Most people on this colony are."

'Whew, good.' "Thank you. I am known as Preventer Red." I said while sighing in relief. The boy's face stayed blank though. 'Wonder if he has any expressions...'

"Hn. 01." The boy stated quietly. 'What in the...doesn't he have a name?'

"We're the clean-up crew." One of the children who followed '01' said.

"Especially after a huge raid or attack. We go out and find survivors." Another said.

01 glared at the until they had quieted down. "Let's go." He said. Then he helped me walk off in the direction they came from. A group of the older kids kept going, while the larger group went back. 'I wonder where they're taking me...I hope they weren't lying when they said they were rebels.'

They stopped at a church. It was an old-fashioned one. We walked up to a seemingly 14 year old girl.

"Who's that?" She asked.

"Preventer Red." 01 answered. Her face was also expressionless like 01's. "Is he injured?" She asked. 01 nodded. "Come this way." She lead us to the infirmary. There were already several children ranging from ages 6-13 there.

"Put him here." She said, and bandaged up his leg. Then she left with 01 trailing behind her.

'Those kids are weird. They seem too mature for their ages. And what kind of name is 01? Hmm...That reminds me...I never got the name of that girl. Where are all the adults around here anyways? They shouldn't send kids to go out like this...' My vision slowly began to fade out as I fell asleep.

OMFG! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I didnt mean to take this long to post this up but my teachers had decided to load everyone up with tons of consecutive projects for the past two months! GOMEN NASAI MINNA-SAN!