So you're going to get to meet Rasheed of the Maguanac today. I just spoiled it for you , but I'm beyond caring. Quite frankly, I'm in a crabby mood because I'm sick, and being sick sucks a lot. I don't even know what I have. Therefore, being sick, I'm home all day, which means plenty of computer time while I should be resting, which means one or possibly two chapters for you junkies out there. Enjoy.

After Eve Gundam Wing 2

Chapter Fourteen

"Well that was rather smooth," said Stephen as he breathed a sigh of relief. "We're in space now... finally."

Looking out he window, they could see the large blue and white orb of earth just below them, having just left the planet's atmosphere.

"Great piloting Jin," said Kreed from Nataku's cockpit. "Anyone else would've been long-scorched by now."

"Always happy to put on a show," said Jin with a smile.

"How's your hand?" asked Rachel. Jin glanced for only a half second at his hand.

"Fine," he said as he noted some blood dripping through the gauze. Shit.

"That's a relief," said Rachel. "Where's the Maguanac ship, Megan?"

"It's right around here somewhere," said Megan from the cabin.

"This is Magnas calling the blue shuttle and Gundams," said a man's deep voice over their radio. "Please identify yourselves pilots."

"Yeah right," said Jin under his breath.

"That's them," said Megan. "You can trust them."

"You are the Maguanac then?" asked Jin. "My name is Jin Yuy. I am carrying a cargo of one Gundam pilot and Megan Reberba Winner, and I am escorted by three Gundams and their rightful pilots."

"Welcome to Magnas Jin Yuy," said the same man. "You are cleared to board. We are the Maguanac."

Those words having been said, a large space ship appeared in front of them as though materializing out of thin air. "The Maguanac take every precaution possible," said Megan. "That includes a state of the art Cloaking system with Hyper Jammers for their space craft, the Magnas."

"Ah," said Jin. "Then let's get on this big monster." The ship was quite large, though not comparable to the Peacemillion or Libra space stations from years ago. Since those years, no spacecraft has ever been built that big.

It was, however, as long as three football fields, with two long runways running forward on wither side of the main body of the ship. Underneath was the hangar, and above that was the crew quarters, and up front was the main bridge of the ship. At the rear of the sip were five rather enormous engines, large scale verniers for super fast space travel.

"Welcome to the Magnas everyone," said a man with brown hair and a beard as everyone gathered together in the hangar, following their boarding. "I am Rasheed, commander of the Maguanac Corps."

"Rasheed!" exclaimed Megan. She ran up to him and threw her arms around the taller man and hugged him tightly. "It's great to see you!"

"I am happy to see you too Miss Megan," said Rasheed with a smile. "How are you? I trust the pilots got you here okay, seeing as how you are here before me."

"Oh sure," said Megan. "It was awesome. It was so fast I almost didn't see it happen. They dispatched a team of Serpents and Aires in ,like, the blink of an eye without a single casualty. And then Jin did this awesome piloting stuff with the shuttle and was dodging, like, all these missiles and bullets. We were cruising around going, like, whoa, and then we were like, WHOA, and then it was like WHOA!"

"Okay Megan," said Rasheed with a chuckle. "I get your point. They're pretty good pilots then."

"You bet we are," said Stephen. "The best pilots you'll ever find anywhere." Stephen cockily pointed to his chest with his thumb. "My name is Stephen Xavier, pilot of the Deathscythe Hell Gundam, heir to the God of Death."

"So where is your Gundam Master Xavier?" asked Rasheed. Stephen frowned, his happiness effectively dying.

"It's gone," said Stephen. "I was actually pretty useless in that little skirmish we just had I guess."

"Don't sweat it Stephen," said Megan happily. "You kept me company the whole time. I might've gone out of my mind without you there."

Stephen blushed - visibly. "Oh," he said, rubbing the back of his head. "It was nothing really."

"Thanks Stephen," said Megan.

"Heh heh, You're welcome?"

"Right," said Rasheed. He turned and faced Jin. "You must be Jin Yuy. I've heard a lot about you of course. You look exactly like your father."

"Thank you," said Jin. "It's an honor to meet you Rasheed." Jin shook Rasheed's hand.

"Please, Master Yuy, the honor is all of ours," said Rasheed. He looked down at his hand and noticed the blood on Jin's wrist. It was dripping on the floor and down his hand. "Your wound, Master Jin," said Rasheed. "It seems to have opened again."

Jin withdrew his hand as fast as he could, but the damage had already been done.

"Holy crap Jin," said Anita. "Your wrist!"

"Yeah," said Jin. "In-flight complications."

"Jesus Jin!" shouted Stephen. "I completely forgot! You're not supposed to do any piloting!"

"It's no big deal," argued Jin. Megan suddenly took his hand and examined underneath the gauze wrapping.

"It is a big deal Jin," she said. "You can't do that anymore. You're risking permanent damage if you tear it up anymore. Come on. Rasheed, direct us to whatever medical facilities you have."

"Right away," said Rasheed.

They soon had Jin's wrist taken care of and properly stitched and bandaged again. Following that, they all received a tour of the Magnas, one of several ships owned and used by the Maguanac Corps, though the Magnas was the main craft they used.

After having been showed their rooms and where the basic facilities were, such as the bathrooms and the kitchen, (knowledge of the kitchen came at Stephen's request) everyone agreed to getting some sleep before deciding on a course of action. They were all just too fatigued to try and get any work done, so they thought it wise to sleep first.

Jin woke up several hours after he fell asleep and left his small room. Because he was used to smaller rooms having served in the TAC, he didn't mind having a room only 6 feet by 6 feet.

Walking was just something he did to clear his mind or think about something if he wanted time alone. He used his mind better when in motion, not to say he paced or anything. He still had so many things on his mind.

"I'll never be able to figure this out without any more information, will I?" he asked himself as he looked out the windows into space as he passed them. "This is just a load of bull shit. I can't get my mind around all of this!"

He punched a wall, choosing to use his right hand, the good one, as opposed to receiving another lecture from Megan. Speaking of Megan... What is going on between her and Stephen. Is it just me...or are they both hitting on each other? It is just way too strange to think of Stephen in a relationship at this point. Well, it certainly does seem that they are infatuated with each other to say the least. "Thanks for keeping me company Stephen?" "Someone as good looking as her is unforgettable?"

"Jesus where do people come up with this stuff?" he asked as he contemplated how Stephen and the doctor talked to each other. "Ah well, if they want to get involved, I guess I shouldn't stop them. Good for you Stephen... Just be careful if you're going to love anyone."

End Chapter Fourteen

I was thinking about putting Jin's explanation of...things to Rachel in this chapter, but I'll have to save it for next to keep these chapters to a uniform length. It will get better soon I hope. Next chapter should have plans for rebuilding Deathscythe Hell and retrieving Wing Zero also, so stay tuned.