FINALLY HOME

Diana Crescent

Chapter Thirty: Attack!!

OKAY I'm still very sorry for that last chapter. You're all thinking, way too coincidental, and well, frankly, so am I, but I promise!!! I'm going to make it up to you with all my ability soon!!!!!

ALSO, I was trying to figure something out and realized that I need to change the ages (for those of you that read the very first chapter when this first came out, I have since taken it down.):

At this point they are:

Maurimaya: 15

Sammy, Hotaru: 17

Lita: 18 (she's the youngest senshi, besides Hotaru)

Raye, Serena, Amy, Mina, Duo, Heero, Wufei, Quatre: 19

Trowa, Michelle, Amara, Seyia, Yaten, Taiki, Lucretia: 21

Trieze, Millardo: 24 (they get to stay the same)

Trista: (she also gets to stay the same) Older than old, but boy does she age gracefully!

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Darkness shrouded the throne where the figure sat with hundreds of servants around him, constantly bowing. None had the courage to look at him. None dared his wrath, for it was treason should anyone look without being called forth.

"Beryl, come forward." His voice was endless, a booming echo. It was cold and clammy, making many shake in fear. It was so very hollow.

"My lord," She said, bowing low.

"What exactly are you doing with all of these yomas that you keep requesting?" He asked, voice accusing, yet still hollow.

"I have attacked some of the strongest political families."

"What for?" He asked, getting angrier.

"I'm trying to destroy them. Many humans only stand up for things when they have someone to lead them. Should we kill off their leaders, they will not stand up. Those that do will be few and far between. Easy targets."

The black figure smirked, though no one knew it. "And what about these Preventors?"

"Just as I have suspected, they left to protect some of the stronger families. Only the secretary remains. . .as well as Relena. They have told no one where they have gone. All of them seem to have split up. The trackers on their energy show them at different spots. Some are even in space." She said, obvious mirth and arrogance in her cruel, witch's voice.

"Very good. Now that they are gone, you will send a yoma to attack. Have one of your generals see to it."

"Yes, your excellency."

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Serena sat at her desk, staring at the clock. ~Okay. . .it's eleven o'clock. . .they're all late. Dammit, why couldn't Relena just not show up like this?!! I should probably call, but right now, Relena's waiting on an important phone call for the president of the US. DANG IT.~



Finally, after twenty minutes of staring between the clock and the phone, she called Quatre's mansion.

"Hello?" The housekeeper asked.

"Yes, this is Serena, I was wondering what time the guys were going to be in."

"OH! They all left in a hurry this morning. Master Quatre asked me to get the house in order and then lock it up. He said he'd contact me when the house needed to be opened again. They didn't give any explanation though."

Serena sat there, dumbfounded. "Oh. . .okay. Thank you."

Serena, after many moments, called Amara.

"Moshi moshi."

"Amara! Is Trieze there?"

"No. . .ironic that you should ask though, we're all wondering where he's at."

"Amara, I need you and Trista to get here as soon as you can. I've got to call the school."

"What is it Koneko?"

"Not now, I'll tell you when I've got everyone here."

"Okay. . .Sayonara." Amara said and went to go find Trista.

~Please! God PLEASE! Let Sammy be at school.~ Serena prayed as she dialed the number.

"Peacecraft Academy, how may I help you?"

"I need to know if I can speak with a young man named Sammy Tsukino. He's the grand prize winner of an essay contest and it's really important that we talk to him to confirm something."

"I am sorry, but Mr. Tsukino checked out just this morning. He's no longer with the school."

"Could you tell me where I could reach him?" Serena barely whispered.

"I'm sorry, but I can't give out that information. Rules."

"Thank you anyway. Have a nice day."

"You too, and I hope you reach him."

Serena sat the phone down. ~All of them. . .gone. Artemis too probably, seeing as he hasn't shown up. The Lights too most likely. . .I'll need to pick up Hotaru and Maurimaya. I need to call Noin and the girls. I'll get everyone together for lunch. . .Why?~

"Heero. . ." She whispered as she set her head down and cried. ~Why have they left us? Is it something we did?~

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Everyone was sitting at the park, eating the Chinese that Serena had bought for them.

"What is it Serena? You've been really quiet ever since you told us to come here. Why?"

Serena took a big breath. "The guys have left."

"What?" Luna asked, not understanding. Serena had picked her up right before she had gotten the food.

"They all left in a hurry this morning. The Lights, Trieze, Millardo, Artemis, Sammy. . .all of them. They're gone. The housekeeper didn't know where they went, all she said was that Quatre told her to 'shut the place down' and he would contact her as soon as the house was needed again."

They all sat there, shocked, hurt, confused, angered and so much more.

Tears were streaming down Raye's face as she looked up and whispered, "Why?"

Serena shook her head. "I don't know."

Amara was shaking. "I can't go back there. . .we don't know when they'll show back up. I don't want to face him. I know that if I do, I'll blow up at him. Besides, my job is done. All of the Gundams are finished. All we need is somewhere to put them. A sub-space pocket."

Trista shook her head, tears brimming her eyes. "Sub-space pockets are big, but not big enough to fit twenty-one Gundams as well as maintenance."

"What about my compound?" Maurimaya asked, tears streaking her pale cheeks.

"What compound?" Mina asked.

"I'm the leader of the Dragon Army. I pilot the Gundam Dragon Daughter. I have a compound not far outside the city. We have enough space and things for all of yours. Lucretia works for me. She is my head 'man' so to speak. Millardo doesn't even know that."

"Works for us. Thank you Mauri." Hotaru said.

"No problem."

"What are you going to do Amara?" Serena whispered to her friend.

"I'm going to apply for a Legal Aide job. I'm going to quit working for T-t-rieze." She stuttered out his name and began to cry.

"Do you know anything Trista?" Lucretia asked, wondering if Trista knew where they could be.

"The gods have hidden this from me. I'm just as in the dark as the rest of you. They will not allow me to see anything. The future is unreadable to my eyes."

"Come on. . .let's finish up here. I need to get back to work so I can quit." Amara said, not liking the word on her tongue, but not liking the thought of being there whenever Trieze returned.

Trista smiled. "I can put an application in for you. Say three weeks earlier. I can also give you all the information you need if you want to become a full blown lawyer."

Amara smiled. "Just the application will do. I want to get this job out of my own skill."

Trista nodded, understanding.

A scream erupted throughout the park. It was sharp and full of fright.

The girls all rushed to the place it had come from to see a yoma, sucking the energy from a woman with long black hair.

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DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TBC

I'm evil, but it's midnight!! RRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Please.

Jordan-the doctors kidnapped them, that how they knew, I'll cover that later in the story. And, before any one asks, Duo will have grown up in an orphanage, but because that's where the doctor left him.

PLEASE ANSWER THIS IN YOUR REVIEW-Can you people read chapter 29? My computer won't show it. Please tell me. If you can't, I'll re-load it.