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Chapter 3: Lost Memories, Forgotten People"You." Relena snarled.
"Yes, me." Lethe sighed mockingly, she tilted her head, knowing Relena and what she would first say. "Really, your too predictable." She shook her head disappointedly. "I was really expecting more from a world leader in today's bureaucratic society." Still shaking her head. "Really, you have a knack for shooting down people's dreams." She said, cocking her head sadly. "My life's goal has been shot down to the fiery pits of hell to which it fall's."
Relena glared at her. "Remind me of your other dreams to shoot them down too."
"Where is Heero." Une said through clenched teeth, asking the question everyone wanted to know.
Lethe smiled. "Oh, obviously, you haven't looked around your room yet I see." She smiled evilly. Relena looked at the last bed near the window and saw a lump lying on the covers. His brunet hair was recognizable anywhere. He had a peaceful look on his face, different from the person he was when awake...
'Sweet raspier life, it ends here tonight...' A haunting voice told her...Relena looked at the figure on the bed before rushing over. 'Is that his voice? Does he still want to die?'
"Heero!" Relena sobbed and rushed over his side, pleading for him to wake up. He had a bandage over the cut on his forehead and some other gashed. His green tank top was removed and placed on a bedside table. His chest was tightly wrapped in bandages, with a crimson streak on the abdominal part of his chest. There was a deep laceration underneath it that had been there since the capture. From all the struggling he was giving, it had to keep being recovered and dressed over and over again as it never really had time to heal.
"It won't work. He's been put under heavy sedatives and won't wake up well into tomorrow, or even tonight knowing him." Lady Une and Sally had sat down beside him, except the slight rise and fall of his well-toned chest he would have been mistaken for dead: what with that look on his face. All the emotionless looks washed away, revealing a young boy with a kind heart deep down, the person Relena and Dr. J knew about.
Relena got to her feet and rushed at Lethe. "You monster!" She shrieked before Une or Sally could do anything, running towards her.
Lethe easily dodged and then kneed Relena in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her. "Futile." She muttered.
"Ugh." Relena gasped as she fell heavily onto the floor.
Lethe's eyes turned cold. "I haven't become a commander for nothing you know. I'm the most skilled leader and soldier in my department. I'm much more than I look, being very strong myself in battle and war. That's why he's not for you. He's a deliver of death and destruction while you are a peace goddess." She spat out the word peace with such loathsome.
She cocked her head and looked at the curled up form of Relena, trying to stand up and face her while clutching her bruised stomach at the same time. "Only now, we've torn of your wings and sent you plummeting down to Hell." She stated coldly, "For the price of what you have down. I suggest you lot don't get too comfortable here. You will be moved before he waked up, or we'll move him. I'll be nice enough for you to see him through one-way glass maybe if you behave." She said coldly again.
"We will kill you if you try anything stupid. I hope you don't I'm sure that you wouldn't want to miss what's coming next." She smirked and snapped her fingers. Heero's body moved a bit. The soldiers restrained the girls as they took Heero away. "Take him to my room. Prepare dinner for him and me. Those sedatives won't last long on him."
"But you..." Relena said, gaping at the words saying he would be awake soon, since dinner was less than thirty minutes away.
Lethe turned and looked at them. "Oh! Yeah, right!" She snapped her fingers and then placed her fist in her palm in a 'I remember now!' motion. "I lied." She stated, smiling wickedly, and turned and left with the soldiers behind her.
Another came up and went into the room, carrying three food trays. "Here." He grunted.
Relena and the others looked at the food. They didn't look like prisoner food. Usually it was slop or in small amounts. This wasn't obviously either.
It consisted of a crab cake each, with bay fries, and coleslaw along with a cola to drink. Relena gaped at the food.
"Um..." Sally said as she watched the soldier briskly closed the door and made sure no one else was listening or around.
"These are leftover's from the meal for Miss Lethe and 01's pilot." He blushed and shoved the food at them. "I traded your food for this." He said shyly. "To let you know, not everyone hates you. Those who don't are kept away from here." He said, then turned to leave.
Sally put a hand on his shoulder and felt his muscle tense. "Why?" She asked.
"Because I had a brother who was given admission to the Sanc Kingdom during the war. He would have died if Miss Peacecraft didn't let him in. This is my thanks." He said, not turning to look at them.
"Please." Relena said. The soldier turned to look into her pleading eyes. "Please I don't care about food. Let me see Heero..." She clasped her hands together, as if in prayer and begged him once again.
"I can't. You'll stay in this room and the other captives will be joined with you. Tomorrow... or maybe sooner than that." He turned away. They knew he was hiding something.
"Thank you." Lady Une said, who had been keeping quiet. The others nodded in agreement and the soldier quickly left.
Over in Lethe's room, the drugged and drowsy Heero slowly opened his prussain blue eyes to take in his new surroundings. He saw crimson eyes first and his reflexes made him edge away.
"W-Where..." He looked around and noticed this room. It was hers. That Lethe person.
"I'm glad you're awake." She said cheerfully. "Here." She spread her arms out towards the table and revealed a feast of seafood and such with all the main food groups.
He looked at his bound arms and then shrugged before shooting a cold glare at the persistant girl. "I'm not hungry." He said without emotion.
"You've lasted without food for more than four days. You have to be hungry." She gazed intently into his face. Memorizing every line and angle of it, she had fallen in love with the perfect soldier and he was going to be hers, no matter what.
"I've been trained to withstand that." He said coldly, much like the tone he saves for Milliardo, who also hated him, at times. "Besides it's probably drugged." He glared at her, his icy eyes mesmerized her. Then he turned away, looking at the door.
"Well, its not drugged, see." She took a bite of everything. He looked as she ate it, hoping it was drugged so she would collapse. He looked away, noting that it wasn't drugged after all.
'Dammit, how am I suppose to get out of here...' he thought.
Lethe looked at him. "You had better eat." She said, loading a plate full of food for him to eat and give his empty stomach.
"And why would that be?" He said, no curiosity in his voice. He obviously didn't care.
"Because..." She leaned into him and then snuggled against his arm.
He turned to look at her in surprise and opened his mouth to tell her to get off, but only to have a large lump of the crab cake stuffed in his mouth. He nearly gagged, not expecting the sudden action, though the food was good for being a captive.
"Wha-wha-at in God's name are you doing?" He nearly choked out after eating the food jammed into his mouth.
"I'm giving you food." She smiled a sweet smile and then tossed him a fork. He stared at her, wearing his emotionless mask. "Food is good for you, and food is energy." She said. "You certainly need that." She said smiling.
"I told you." He turned away again, edging away from her this time. "I'm not hungry."
"Fine." She said defeated. "Suit yourself." She sat down and got a plate full of food and then brought it over to the bed where he was sitting on, looking into the courtyard. It was across the courtyard that Relena and the others were housed, though he wouldn't be able to see past the one way glass.
'How to get out...' Heero thought as she, once again, leaned against him. 'This girl is really getting annoying...' He thought annoyed at the very thought of her.
He muttered a barely audible "Hmph." And slouched against a pillow, not even bothering to wince at the pain in from his laceration and cuts all over his body. They didn't hurt like they would for other's.
"I'll be back." Lethe said, smiling sweetly and then flipped her bluish-purple hair and then left the room as the soldiers moved in to drug and use sedatives on him.
They rushed into the room, and she watched his futile effort to defend himself. He got down more than ten soldiers, despite being bound on the hands. More and more soldiers poured in and two held him down as he struggled.
They threw him hard onto the mattress, holding him down while looking down at the cloth as he struggled to get free and gasp for air at the same time, which he succeed in the part to get air and at the same time...
Behind him, a soldier poured a dark bottle over a cloth and folded it numerous times, then put it over his mouth. His struggles slowly stopped and then his muscles relaxed and then his head dropped at he fell into a dreamless sleep. The chloroform was working just as well as it had the first time if they increased the dosage for him since he had been trained probably to withstand it's affects of a normal dosage and beyond.
They carried him off.
"The stage is getting ready. Now all is left is the next act. Part two is next, welcome the audience, the Gundam pilots, Miss Relena, Lady Une, and Sally Po. Shall we have an applause for them?" She chuckled to herself. Walking down the hallway, she stopped at a heavy wood door. She stepped into the shadows and then snapped her fingers.
Guards came down with the other four Gundam pilots came down with the people dragging them. They struggled with much effort, but the guards held them hard.
"Let us go!" Duo screamed into the guard's ear so loud that he flinched and then glared angrily at Duo and pulled him even harder towards the door.
Quatre was the only one that stopped struggling when he knew someone was watching them and kicked Duo hard in the shins. "OW!" Duo yelled. "Have you turned to the dark side, Quatre?" He exclaimed, hopping up and down while being dragged towards the door.
One of the nearby guards unlocked the door and then opened it. The Gundam boys stopped struggling when they saw familiar faces look up at them. They were thrown into the almost dark room.
"D-Duo?" Sally asked. "Trowa, Quatre, Wufei!" She asked readily, then noticed the very long brunet braid on the young teen.
"In the flesh. So- what's up with you? Hope you had a better meal than us." He grumbled and plopped down on the spare bed. The other three did as he, they were tired. It had been a long night for them and it was already the next day, but it was only about one in the morning.
"We actually have a lot left over. We got a lot to eat. You want some?" Lady Une offered.
They looked at the meal they got, the crab cakes, everything. They gaped. They just got a small proportion of what looked like mush. Duo reached and grabbed a tray to start eating. Everyone chuckled as they watched him cram his big mouth with food.
"Duo," Relena said. Everyone turned to her. It was the first time she spoke. "We-We saw Heero." She said.
Duo nearly choked on his food. "Wha-What!" He half-asked and half-yelled.
Trowa looked at her, hiding whatever he was feeling behind a dam. "When, and better yet why."
Relena was about to tell them the whole story from the beginning. "Well, you see, there was this girl- her- ahem- it was that Lethe person."
"Yes?" came a twisted feminine voice from the shadows. "You called?" She said with an evil laugh.
"You!" Wufei said, jumping to his feet. Her crimson eyes bore into him and he sat back down. He glared back at her.
"Yes, me." She sighed. "This sounds so familiar..." She thought for a moment and then clapped her hands together. The lights came on and then she spoke again. "I remember! This is how the conversation started with Miss Relena." She lifted her slightly tan face a little and let out a chilling laugh.
"What do you want?" Lady Une said simply.
"Oh, I have come to see if you want tickets to the show. Would you, you can have a front row seat. It's a double feature today." She said sweetly towards them, giving them a mocking smile.
"You're insane woman! You talk in riddles." Wufei said sharply. He turned away from her, facing the door.
"Yes. I am insane. If I wasn't, then I wouldn't be able to fight the way I do, would I?" She said as she cocked her head to the side, waiting for his response.
Wufei, not expecting this, said nothing at the comment. "What?" Lethe questioned further. "Cat got your tongue?" She asked.
"Any ways..." She said and turned her eyes from Wufei alone to them all. "Would you love to see the announcement?" She clicked on the TV where a broadcast was showing.
"Today, we hereby declare WAR against the earth. They have oppressed us, stolen our goods, and some of our people including the missing Quatre Raberba Winner, one of the most important person in our colonies whom was to discuss peace today. By doing this, it is obvious that the Earth wants war with us, and will stand and fight. We will not let you get away with this." Back to Colony news "
She switched the channel:
"Today, we have received the broadcast of the colonies revolt. We would have beaten them to this, except only to confirm the rumors. We also declare war. Miss Relena Darlain was abducted over in the colonies and thus, we WILL get her back. We will not stand idle and the mobile suit and recruit facilities are open for those who wish to fight against these lying rebels. By God's will, we will bury you for your revolt against mother earth. You have made a grave mistake. Back to National News from Europe… "
"WHAT?" Relena and Quatre said at the same time.
"They are each blaming each other for one persons doing. Lovely isn't it. But this isn't even the double feature." Lethe snickered.
"What have you done?" Lady Une breathed. "The Commander will have died for naught! How could you!" Lady Une cried as tears filled her eyes.
"You, Quatre, and Miss Relena are obsolete and the new cause. War is wonderful, is it not?" She stated her crimson eyes full of joy. Sweet, sick and twisted joy.
"You have started another war! You did all this! The peace is gone, shattered like a mirror!" Duo shouted.
"No." Lethe said calmly.
They looked at her, shocked.
"I didn't cause the war. What did was the trust that was so easily broken. We didn't even report your absence, no one knows who took you, it could be earth people who took Relena, or even other colonists that took Quatre." She said, they looked at her in horror, knowing she was speaking the truth. "They blamed the people they always never believed. There never could be peace with this. With no trust, everything falls apart." She turned and stopped by the door handle.
"I'll be back in less than thirty minutes to let you reminisce this. Then the real show will begin." With that she left.
"She's insane. She can't be human. How can someone do this?" Quatre said in disbelief.
"All that we worked for is all going down the drain. All the lives that have been taken for a war. It was over and now, now its back again. All my nightmares, the faces, the pain, the blood." Sally Po said, looking at her bound hands and then placed her head into them and wept invisible tears.
Wufei remembered the last fight he had with the enemy he so long sought out.
"Don't give me that! How many people have died because of you!" Wufei shouted angrily at the enemy in front of him. The cause of his wife's death, his dear Nataku.
"You really want to know?" Treize told him calmly while blocking all of Wufei's blows.
"99, 822 people died through yesterday."
"WHAT?"
"I remember every single victim in the battle. Their deaths will not be in vain. Human history will be built upon them."
"Who do you think you are, God!" Wufei yelled back through gritted teeth.
"And now...my death." He moved his mobile suit towards Wufei quickly, but Wufei drew his weapon. He slashed Treize, splitting the suit into two.
"This won't be pointless either. Well done Wufei."
"You did this on purpose?"
"I'm proud of the battles I had with you boys, goodbye my friend."
"I WON'T ACCEPT THIS!" He shouted, tears threatening to spill.
Then to the fight with Marie-maia, when he was even willing to fight the perfect soldier, Heero.
"How many times do I have to see that little girl and her dog die?" He questioned calmly as sparks went off on his control panel for Wing Zero, "Tell me Wufei." He pressed the controls and dropped his Gundam into the atmosphere, bits and pieces falling apart because the shield wasn't up.
"Zero won't tell me." Wufei gasped, "Tell me, Wufei." The Gundam hit the water hard and sunk to the bottom of the ocean without any signs of life.
"Oh my god." Wufei said loudly, making every one turn and look at him. "That's what he meant. He..." He looked startled, he never understood who the little girl and the dog he was talking about was, but it must have made a scar on his life for him to mention her in a fight.
"What is it!" Sally asked, walking over to her comrade. "Are you okay?"
"I remember what he said." Wufei said. Lowering his head. Everyone looked at him confused. "When I was fighting him during Marriemaya's rebellion, I-he told me something."
They all knew he was talking about Heero. "What did he say?" Relena asked, sympathy in her voice, she walked over and sat on the bed that Wufei was on.
"He said." He paused. "'How many times do I have to see that little girl and her dog die'. I-I now understand what he meant about the little girl and her dog now..." He said slowly, letting the words sink into everyone just like they did for him. "He must have been scarred by that experience."
"Oh my god..." Relena said, remembering the small bit of information that Sally had been able to discover, whispering what he said over and over again. Tears filled in her eyes. "He's been through so much. How does he go on?" Relena asked. "He keeps everything locked up and nobody knows anything about him other than Doctor J and he still doesn't know anything really about him other than his training and such."
The heavy door slowly opened. Lethe's hair was visible as she turned around away from the door and then turned back to walk into the room. Her eyes showed happiness, not for the newly declared war, but for something else.
Something that they didn't know.
"What now, woman?" Wufei said, exasperated, he was getting tired of all these riddles and games.
Lethe walked into the room and dragged a person with her, who followed willingly. She clapped her hands, eager to show them her surprise the second part of the show.
Appearing before them was
"Heero!" Relena said and rushed to meet him He was awake and wearing his normal clothes, only blue jeans instead of his black shorts. She stopped rushing towards him, and shook with fear at the sight before her. Heero's blue prussain eyes stared at her, but they had the same icy cold look that they had when she first met him. He was pointing a gun at her.
Lethe snaked an arm around Heero's neck and lowered his head and kissed him on his cheek. The others looked at him, dumbfounded.
"Heero! What in God's name are you doing!" Duo yelled, trying to talk to him but then, the gun was pointed at him.
"What's wrong with you?" Sally asked, noticing how his eyes were also changed.
"Well," Lethe said, breaking the silence. "You can leave now," She kissed him on the lips as he turned to leave and he acted as if nothing happened. She smiled at them when the door closed. "Act II is finished." She said happily.
"What did you do to him, wench?" Wufei yelled at her, loosing his composure at what they witnessed.
"Why are you doing this?" Trowa ground out as he glared at Lethe. "What have you done to him?" In turht, he had never been one for words yet what this woman had done was unjust and cruel. People's lives were already torn as they were from the war!
"Tell us now!" Sally shouted, rising from her spot.
Relena walked towards her, with malice in her blue eyes. "Tell me now, right now or by God's name I will hurt you beyond belief." Tears were brimming her eyes.
Lethe looked at her and snorted at her. "Like you could. Like any of you could." Her eyes glimmered with victory as she lifted her head and laughed again coldly, arm still snaked around Heero's waist as she pulled him towards her body.
Relena continued as if nothing happened and tried to ignore how close Lethe was to Heero. "What did you do to him, what did you do to Heero?" She sobbed.
"You want to know?" She asked.
They looked at her.
"I'm not saying what I did to him," they all shot cold glares to her and she could see fire come off Wufei from aggrivation. Figures, the Chinese pilot always did have a strong temper. She contniued on as if nothing happened despite the looks that promised death to her by the worlds most dangerous terrorists and their little group, "but we gave him a little memory test. He doesn't remember you or you," She moved her finger, pointing them at the others, Or you. He doesn't remember any of you. He knows about the Gundam's and everything but the end of the war and you lot. He has me now, we used drugs and stuff on him. 'Course he'll have to take it again for as long as we need him to stay like this.
He's mine now." That was the understatement of the year, Relena clenched her fists as her nails dug into the fleshy part of her palm so deep enough to draw blood. Her body was practically seethy with anger, radiating from her tense form.
Heero would never be hers, this witch Lethe would never have him. Never.
"I have him and he has what he wants," Lethe triumphantly lifted her chin to look at the others down the bridge of her nose as if they were lowly peasants. A cold smirk crossed her stony features and her eyes twinkled with dark mirth.
That was enough, Relena couldn't take the pressure anymore and with those single words, she snapped. "No he doesn't! How do you know what he wants!" Relena shrieked at the thought of Heero in a prison of flesh, being controlled, not knowing so many things.
"Oh, not Heero, some one else. My boss." She stated while looking at them surprised at the clueless looks on their faces for her boss and who he was, "I NEVER told you about him? I tell everyone of my captive, then they all have to die though." She chuckled at this.
"Well, now that you pose no threat and you won't want to leave your beloved Heero, or now my beloved Heero here, would you like to join us? You'll be given your freedom's now and you can roam where you wish, but you will have a soldier accompany you at all times, except when, well," She blushed innocently. "You know." She turned and opened the door, Heero was outside, waiting to escort her down to the private dining quarters. "Ask one of the soldiers to escort you." She turned again, Heero stopped and waited for her.
"Oh, yes, breakfast is down in the Hall. There is an assortment of clothes in the closet. I believe you all should find something." She turned and left, snuggling close to Heero, her cheerful giggles wringing down the hall, she truly was happy loving him.
"She's evil..." Relena gasped and fell to the floor and let some tears roll down her eyes. "…She's pure evil."
TBC
