Episode 05: "Nightfall"


Quatre held the unconscious Heero in his arms. He had fallen, and was just a tool, he thought. How could anyone do such a horrible thing to someone? Tears came to his eyes and they even fell only to burst on to the top of Heero's messy black hair.

Heero did not move, more then a mere succession of light breathes. He was somewhat burned, and blood dripped ominously onto the ground. Life was not long from slipping away.

Poly-Arms, and Hildi quickly rapped bandages as tight as they could around the fading body. Duo kept digging out of the first aid boxes they found to keep the supply of bindings up with the speed of their use. Releena was making her way slowly to them to lay a helping hand.

Wufei was attending to Meline off in the distance. She seemed to be partially awake to Quatres view. Wufei had complete focus helping his betrothed. He even had his glasses on, which is something that he would seemingly never do.

The tears continued poring from Quatre's eyes. His friends had been hurt. Even Heero was badly injured. All this was horrible. He needed to stop this.

Noin standing as part of a surrounding circle of his friends gazed over all that was being done to save Heero. She had her teeth gritted very tightly. Eventually she commented. "We need to get him to a hospital. Otherwise he won't make it."

"Your right," Poly-Arms said stoically. "We have enough on him to keep him sustanined. I will take him."

"I think not." Noin interjected. "My White Turus can fly, and is faster then your HeavyArms."

"Your, right." Poly-Arms said. "You take him. Hildi you go with him."

"I am going to go with him too." Quatre said.

"No! Master Quatre." Rasid yelled out.

"Just what I was going to say." Poly-Arms said.

"What? WE have to help him." Quatre yelled out, I need to be there.

"Master Quatre, you must go save sally, right now." Rasid pleaded.

"But.."

"We got to do it man." Duo said. If we don't I won't get to eat my midnight snake."

"Hay!.. What… Should… I… do… to… help?" Releena asked.

"Ok, we got to get things going." Poly-Arms said. "Releena, you, Wufei, Catherine, and Meline." He said facing all the respective individuals. "Sally said before she was being boarded. We must all head up and distract the Oz force while Quatre, and Duo can go free Sally. Rasid, Abdul, Ahmad, and Auda, can you also help out?"

"It will be a pleasure," they all said in unison.

"Alright. Lets do it!" Poly-Arms yelled.

"Wait!" Meline Shoughted out. She stumbled up to a stand, and Wufei jumped up to flank her, in case she may need help.

"What is it?" Poly-arms said.

"I want revenge. Heero, has shammed me. He deserved to fallen be my hand. Then Oz should burn."

Wufei fallowed her. "Yes. It would be just to take what we deserve."

"You can't hurt Heero" Quatre Yelled out.

"We have no time for this." Poly-Arms said.

"I will not let this go."

Poly-Arms drew one of his knives. He gazed straight into Meline's eyes. She prepared to fight, only with a slight limp. Poly-Arms then turned the blade in his hands taking hold of the blade its self. He then held it out offering it towards Meline. "He then. Use my own knife to kill him. After all, you defeated him honorably, and it is your right."

She showed her teeth like a wolf defending its pride. A glare off death was directed towards Poly-Arms. Quatre was not scared. He did not want any of his friends to fight. He saw Meline's fists tighten to the point that they began turn white. Quatre could not take it any more.

"Stop it! He yelled. We don't fight each other." He yelled. "That is why we are friends."

Quatre stood up, carefully setting Heero's head down. "We should not be fighting each other. We are all Friends. We just can't do this. It really makes me sad. You can't hurt Heero. He was tricked. He really did not want to hurt any of us."

"Remember too guys. "Duo added. "You all use to be enemies before. But because of Quatre we now all can get along. And Enjoy nice snacks." He said taking a bite out of a candy bar.

Hildi yanked on his braid. "Its not mid-night yet."

Duo waved his arms surrender. "Hay hay hay! I was just a little hungry ok!"

"He is right, you know." Poly arms said.

Meline calmed down. "Fine, we will, not fight. But we still need to rip Oz a new Ass."

"So dose this mean we actually get to move along?" Noin said sarcastically.

"Lets do it." Catherine suggested.

"OK!" Every one yelled.





The hallways were embroidered in fantastically beautiful gold leaf. The designed themselves were fantastic works of art. The walls were even rimmed at the corners in real wood. The amount of expense put into such a house was beyond unreasonable. It even was well over three hundred years old, and been preserved like a museum piece.

Sally was being escorted through these horrendously overpriced, artifact of a hallway. Eight Oz soldiers brought her forcefully. She was freighted at what they were doing with Lebra. With its firepower it could not be in the wrong hands, which horribly has happened now.

They reached an Oak well decorated double door. It was at the end of the long hall, to show how important it was. Two guards were standing gauntly at its sides, and only moved to open the door to let her in. No one else fallowed, they simply pushed her in. She nearly tripped onto her face. She steadily balanced herself and looked up to notice a tall handsome man.

This man looked quiet gentle but with eyebrows that showed a certain amount of viciousness. He was in a very decorated formal military dress. A short blue cloak hung from his shoulder. Sally new what this type of clothing was. IT was the formal wear of the Romafeller Foundation. A combine of greedy descendents of European nobility. This man was part of them

"So," He started saying really slowly and calmly. "Sally Po. It is wonderful that you could join me. Even if a little unexpected."

"It was not exactly my choice. I also do not appreciate that Lebra was stolen from me. And that your minion the so called "Lightning Baron" Zechs, deceiving me."

The man, who was no one else then Treis Kushrinada, looked away shortly, pinching his chin in thought. He whispered a short fraise to himself and returned his attention back to sally. "I am deeply sorry for all the hardship. If you must blame some one you can direct it at me. Zechs was simply fallowing orders, like a soldier should."

"Assessing blame is not what I am concerned about." Sally spoke loudly. "It is what you plan to do with Lebra, and while you would have risked so many lives. You essentially are conquering the world."

"Essentially. Yes." Treis verified. "But not for personal power."

"It seems you are diluted. You really are after the power, and you wont get it either." She commanded.

"I truly am not after the power. My dear goddess. I am merely after making the earth stronger." He said, offering Sally a chair at a small ornate table.

She did not move and simply crossed her arms. "It is not necessary for you to be curious. I am you prisoner."

"Old traditional chivalry I guess." He said taking his own seat. "Tea?" He asked.

"No, just tell me you selfish plan." She said.

"Well, I suppose I could. Your friends will not be able to do much. They still do not realize that they are still pawns in a larger chess game."

Sally bit her lip in some anger. She did not like the idea of his plan being larger. He was invading much of all the military defense satellites. Likely bases on the ground as well. IT seemed like a lot for her friends to care off, with out her. If she get through this she will have to be more careful in the future. "Well Treis tell me everything."

He gave a small laugh. "I can't do that, you know. No, soldier should tell there plans to the enemy. It usually is in compatible will victory. I will however tell you why I have done this."

"Well, I am the prisoner, I do not seem to be going anywhere. That is till I escape." She commented with a small smile.

"Well, basically humanity, and the earth need to be strong. With all the interstellar empires, and galactic federations, out there earth has become the backwaters, and disrespected. We have been invade countless times in just the last few years. It is offal."

"But Quatre, the defender of the galaxy lives here. And my selves I always protected the earth from attack." Sally pointed out.

"And that is exactly the problem." Treis said more seriously, even frowning his eyes bitingly.

"What?" She was shocked.

"With a goddess with her space battle ship, and a defender of the universe everyone on earth tends to feel safe. Too safe. There is no reason to be strong when there is others who are strong to protect you. Your presence dose not encourage the earth to achieve is full potential of greatness. Additionally more then half of those recent invasions we all have had to suffer from are a direct result of Quatre, the so called defender of the galaxy. How many hove come for their own personal grudges against that boy? In fact many of them are still here, even if the evidence of their destruction has since been cleaned up."

"I see." Say commented.

"Humanity simply sits, and lets other stomp on them because of you. I plan to change that. And do not think that I have over looked our little defender of the galaxy. I will tell you again. He is still a pawn, but in chess sometimes you sacrifice a pawn in order to gain an unexpected advantage."

"Quatre!" Sally whispered to her self. What is he going to do? Quatre you must be careful, it is a trap of some sort, she spoke in her mind. Hopefully he will hear it. She knew though he would not.





The White-Tarus raced to the closest hospital. Hildi in her Vaeate closely fallowed. Noin was starting to feel very tense. Her arm still hurt a bit from when Heero destroyed much of the school. She did want some retribution, but that was not what was important now. Quatre must always be protecting in all ways. So her own personal feelings did not mean much right now.

She flew fast, looking down at the night lit city. It was always very fascinating to see, no matter how many times she flew over. That however was in her heart as a pilot. However she could not look for beauty tonight. She needed to find the hospital, and fast.

"Where is the bloody hospital?" She yelled out.

"I see it." Hildi Yelled out. "The targeting eye for this big gun is nice for spotting."

"Let's get hero down there. You lead me." Noin command.

"Sure thing. Here I descend." Hildi said.

The two Gundems began there descent. Quickly making it to the ground in the street right outside the hospital, Emergency room.

Noin heard a grunt. She looked down to her lap, where Heero laid motionless bandaged like a mummy. Of course he looked offal, with the bandages half soaked in blood. "Don't worry, you just have to hold out a few more minutes." She tried to sooth him.

Suddenly her Mobile Suit beeped to her. She looked up and saw some blips on her radar. "Damn it. I knew this was not going to be easy."

"They are Oz Mobile suits. I think." Hildi yelled.

Out of the blackened night bright white streams of energy flew towards them. Noin dodge out of the way, jerking far to much for Heero's. Her response time was slower with him in her lap. Lucky she go out clean. That is for this first volley.

"Get Heero to the hospital." Hildi shouted. "I'll hold them off."

Another volley of blasts came from the blackness. Noin managed to dodge again but they came much closer this time. Hildy suffered from a very small graze. Her Gundem went spinning but she quickly got control.

"Your guns are strong!" Hildi yelled out as loud as she could. "Well so is mine! Take this!"

The Vayeate took aim with its huge gun and fired. The blast lit up the night just like the enemy fire. It blast forth and fragmented out after a sort distance. IT created al huge fire work effect that was as bright as lighting covering half the sky.

Noin direct her self downward much deeper. Heero grunted out in pain. These moves were to much for him, but she had no choice. Quickly she raced towards the ground. Building lights raced towards her fast . She swerved out of the way scraping the side of some building. She still was not exactly sure where the hospital was. However she would have to find it. Heero did not have much time left.

"My beam cannon was deflected." Hildi yelled over the radio. "They are using my same gun. Be very careful! And they got…"

Her voice cut out into static. Noin looked back to see be hind her and noticed a large ball of fire expanding in the sky. Roughly were she would guess Hildi would have been.

Noin closed her eyes a second. "Hildi, please don't be dead. Who else will control Duo's eating?" A tear came to her eye. This was not right.

Building exploded around her. Debris flaking out and hitting the side of her White-Turus. She was out numbered. At least it seemed like it. Her radar showed them close on to her. Five of them. Definitely not standard Oz Aries. If they were even Aries. However it did not seem un expected whit that one girl came with that unknown Mobile Suit back at the stadium.

Finally she pulled up avoiding crashing right into the street. Noin then pulled her mobile suit only tearing off a small part of some building ,and directed her self onto the street. She did not even flinch as stoplights rapidly were torn from their spots and thrown to the air.

Suddenly she saw it ahead of her. A tall standing ordinary looking Leo Mobile suit standing straight in he path. It had its mortar cannon aimed in her direction. She increased her speed, and began to fire. Such a thing would not stop her.

The Leo fire slowly and repeatedly it large shells sailing in the sky towards her. Suddenly a large blast cam from behind. Actually it was many. The building fell, and some caught on fire. She found herself hit, though. The Leos shells then also smacked into her mobile suit, and she went down crashing into the ground and then set into a spin.

The Leo jumped out of the way as Noin twirled passed and stopping halfway trough a building. She was not barely able to move. Although slightly better then Heero. Her suit could still move. She quickly changed into humanoid form. As the White Turus stood, one of its arms fell into the junk pile of the building remains. Unfortunately it was her gun arm.

"Eh!" She grunted. "I will not go that easily."

She charged at the coming enemy. The Leo just came into view, walking to inspect its work. The other unknown Mobile suits just came into view and landed in front of the Leo. Her charge was very slow, with her heavily damaged mobile suit it was the best she could do.

Noin pulled back her suits fist going for as much power as con be done. The black nameless suits stood their ground, but weird disked flew from one shoulder, the same for all of them, and formed a barrier of energy. She called out as her mobile's suit through its punch and saw its arm explode as it struck the shield.

"Damn shield!" She yelled out.

The black unknown suit in front of her slowly took aim that her and fired. Light blinded Noin for several seconds. She closed her eyes hoping to stave off any pain of death. The suit jerked all around her and then was motionless.

She opened her eyes to notice that she was not dead. The mobile suit she was in however was. All the power was gone, and nothing worked. She struggled to get the hatch open. Heero was on top of her making it very hard to move at all.

She paused a second to check on Heero. His blood was now soaking her own cloths. "Damn it," she yelled.

Noin struggle more fiercely to get the hatch open. It moved a little but not enough to even to get her hand trough. Faster she tried in desperation. Suddenly it opened up. The was that girl from the Talent show. Her long blond hair and double eyebrows. She put down a hand and spoke. "Come on, get out."

Noin was nervous but desperate. She held out her hand to take hold of the one offered her.



Heero, was barley able to even think. He was in lots of pain. He felt both cold and hot. His skin stinged in thick damp liquid. He could not tell, but he knew it was his own blood. He had been jerked around quite a bit after his Gundem was destroyed. It seemed they were actually tying to save him, even after all the trouble he caused them. Very foolish, and definitely not what a good soldier would do.

He was lying awkwardly on top of a burring mobile suit. He tried to moved himself and actually succeeded to his disadvantage. He fell of the vehicle at least the height of a man. He was not sure nor cared. He tried to stand, but pain in his side prevented him. It felt like at least several of his ribs were broken.

He then tried to crawl. IT was to painful. He caught for few times, which also really hurt. He looked at what came out. IT was blood. Not very good. Some voices caught his attention, probably very close, but he could not see. To much wreckage for him to see straight of far. Even though his vision was beginning to blur as well.

"Let me go!" some female voice called out. "Damn you! You can't just leave him here!"

"Shut up," a voice commanded, and fallowed by some grunting as it seemed that they silenced her forcibly.

A shadow was then cast over Heero. He tried to looked up, but could only see not much above some small feet in boots. They looked like they were fitted for a woman. "Eh!!" he called out as loudly as he could which even he barley could here.

"OH. Don't move. IT will just make you bleed faster." A devilish female voice said.

Heero grunted more, trying to rip this woman apart. He could not move at all.

"See isn't this just glorious. I do love how such destruction comes from intense battle. The adrenalin, the fear that you may not make it. Aren't these the things that are great about war?" she spoke. "However it seems that you are going to be able to enjoy all this very much longer."

A hand began to stroke the hair on his head. "There there. Your will die making the earth great. You will be a true hero to be remembered. Oh dear was that a pun, or just very bad wit. Sorry. Well good-bye Heero. We got other pieces to use in our little game. Now."

The feet moved away, and out of sight. Heero desperately tried to fallow her. He was not going without taking her with him. He was tricked. How good he let himself be fooled so easily. He would see his them pay for their mistake of using him. He suddenly, and violently coughed again. Blood spurting out like before but this time dripping out of his nose as well. His head fell now also unable to move.

"I will get you…" He said trailing off into silence.