Gundam Wing After Eve 2

Chapter Ten

Arriving at the old house that stood on what was once Howard's land was incredibly easy. They had escaped the TAC Preventers base without being followed or traced. Heavy Arms hovered to a halt on the beach behind the small house, and the small stealth craft holding the other four pilots landed comfortably on the beach next to the Gundam.

"Okay people, let's get inside," said Kreed as he exited the cockpit and the other pilots stood up. "We gotta get in and hide these aircraft as soon as possible. The TAC will be looking for them by tomorrow morning, and they will not take long to suspect this area."

"Do the Preventers know about this place?" asked Stephen.

"No," said Kreed as the got off the plane and landed in the beach sand. "They don't know we have the Gundams here. Only Rachel, Anita and I knew about it until now."

"And me," said Jin.

"You knew? HOW?" asked Stephen. "Then why isn't yours here?"

"I try to know as much as possible Stephen," replied Jin as he led the way up to the house. "And I have my Gundam hiding elsewhere, a little more secure of a place. And I have to agree with Kreed. Better safe than sorry that we get these things hidden as fast as possible."

"Let's get in quick," said Rachel as she ran up to them. They reached a back porch door that faced the ocean.

"It's not much," said Anita as she began to unlock it and opened it up. "But it's a cozy little retreat for an occasion such as now." They walked in and someone flipped a light switch, shedding some light.

It was small indeed, not that anyone was complaining. It just seemed so weird to have such a tiny place situated on the spot where a massive mansion once rested. They had walked directly into the kitchen, a small room with space enough for a sink, fridge, stove, and a couple small cabinets. The entire house was only one story, with three bedrooms and a single bathroom, a small family room, and another room with a table for eating. That was it.

"Wow," said Stephen. "I think I miss the good old days."

"Nah," said Jin with a smile as he walked around and checked everything out. "I kinda like how it is like this. It's not too big. To tell the truth, I don't much like anything too rich."

"So where are the Gundams?" asked Stephen.

"Downstairs," said Anita with a smile. "We decided to keep a little of Howard's idea."

There was a familiar elevator that took them deep underground and dropped them off at a small white room with many windows and a few computers. It was just like the center of operations they had used three years ago.

There was a person with short brown hair that reached to the shoulders sitting with her back to them. She was typing very rapidly. "Welcome back guys?" she said sweetly as she stopped typing and stood up and turned around. She had very dark brown eyes and looked to be a little younger than thirty years of age.

"It's certainly nice to see you again Jin and Stephen," she said. "It's been a while."

"Hello Vivian," said Jin. "I'm glad you are well."

"Vivian!" asked Stephen surprised. "No way!"

"Didn't recognize me?" she asked sweetly again with a smile. "I used to wear my hair a lot longer."

"Yeah," said Stephen. "You look good."

"Why thank you Stephen," she replied. "So what brings you all back here?"

"We have trouble with the Preventers," cut Jin, assuming a once again serious expression. "Are you familiar with the incidents leading up to the attack on the banquet?"

"Sure, said Vivian as she took a seat. "Pull up a chair everyone and tell me everything."

Several minutes later, Jin's short story ended, leaving them all without a single smile on their faces. It would be difficult for even a clown to look happy after hearing that story. "We weren't able to convince them that it wasn't our fault," said Kreed.

"And we still can't," said Rachel.

"We can't until we get to the bottom of everything here," said Jin. "When we get our own answers, then we can try and confront them."

"Until then, they won't hear a thing we have to say," said Anita. "So all we have are the three Gundams here."

"Mine is destroyed," said Stephen sadly. "Deathscythe is gone, my partner is dead."

"I'm sorry, Stephen," said Vivian as she put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "But we can build anew."

"That'll be pretty difficult," said Kreed. "We don't necessarily have the supplies to do that here."

"And where's your Gundam, Jin," asked Vivian. "Where have you got Wing Zero hidden?"

Jin leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed. "Outer space," he replied calmly.

"What!" yelled Rachel. "You can't be serious."

"Can't I?" asked Jin. "It seemed like the best option. Wing Zero's been hidden for over a year. Hell, I haven't seen it in so long."

"Do you think you're going to go get it?" asked Stephen. "Are you going to use it again?"

"Oh yeah," he replied confidently. "Now's the time to break him out again, especially with this new Wing Zero running around and mucking things up."

"Which brings us to the topic of this so-called sister," said Vivian. "Who is she?"

"Her name is Ana Yuy," said Jin. "Or she says it is anyway. She claims to be my twin sister, older by a couple minutes. She told me that she was given away at birth, that Mother and Father didn't want her, so they just dumped her. It's a load of BS if you ask me."

"That doesn't quite add up," said Vivian. "They didn't want children... but they kept you?"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean Viv?" asked Jin loudly.

"Let me rephrase Jin," said Vivian. "I didn't mean it to sound unbelievable that anyone would keep you. I meant only this. If they didn't want any kids, if what she says is true and all, then why would they keep one kid and not the other?"

There was silence, until Vivian continued. "I smell foul play here," she said with her eyes closed. "I mean, the story doesn't hold water any better than a cracked bucket."

"That hadn't occurred to me," said Jin as he thought deeply. "Maybe there's more to the story than I know."

"Did she give any other info?" asked Vivian.

"None other than that she was adopted," said Jin. "This older man whom she appears to be answering to. He's in on this too. Whatever is going on, they're working together, and he's the superior."

"So we have way to many unanswered questions at this time," said Rachel.

"Exactly," said Vivian. "Jin, for all we know, you may have a sister that you were separated from at birth. It's unclear why, but we don't really have any evidence to support the lie or truth theory."

"So how are we going to get back to five strong in terms of Gundams?" asked Anita. "How do we get Wing Zero, and how do we build and entire new Deathscythe Hell?"

"Getting into space is easier than one might expect," said Jin. "But building an entire new Gundam certainly is going to be a difficult problem to overcome."

End Chapter Ten

The end of another lame and boring chapter full of just talking and info. Sorry, but it'll get better soon. The next chapter should hold the revelation of Jin's feelings for Rachel to Kreed by Anita, along with possibly an encounter with an old organization loyal to the Gundams...and I mean "old".