Thanks for all the reviews I've received lately guys. It means a lot to me, especially those of you who review on a regular basis. I'll get some shout-out stuff outta the way now I guess.

Beth: Glad you like the fic thus far. As for how long it's been since the original series, it's been twenty years since Endless Waltz. All the pilots in this series were born in that year, and Megan is about a year younger, so everyone is nineteen to twenty years old. I'll try to get in an explanation about how all the Gundam pilots died in the first place. By the way, it sounds like you haven't read the predecessor to this story. Read my other novel, After Eve Gundam Wing: A New Heero. It's necessary.

EbonyLight: Everyone, this reader is a great person who has helped me more than anyone else with her constant reviewing. She catches things I don't catch most of the time. Thanks. Megan is supposed to be a lovable character for the most part, and has a personality almost equal to Stephen's, though a bit more mature. As for the Magnas, I'm not sure what kind of offensive weapons it'll have. It's not enormous like Libra with cannons everywhere. And Rachel's kinda supposed to be the quiet type.

And Ana's history will be explained a little more in detail later. I can't give all away. I will say you're too close for comfort to the answer in your review on 15.

Gem/Mission Accepted/Lady Vladislaus: No worries over the computer malfunctioning. My own computer treats me like shit too. Thanks for reading and reviewing. I know you've been here before, so I trust you are reading all this.

ZeroYui: Another person who frequently drops in to review. Thanks. Stephen's about twenty. If you've not read the prequel, do so, but I think I've seen your reviews there, though I could just be off my rocker.

Ebony Light (again): Don't worry, you're gonna love to hate this guy even more in the future. Count on a serious ass whoopin'. It will be a bit awkward between Jin and Rachel from this point forward, and I'm not sure if I want to go into the Romance of this one as much as the last. I may try, but it won't be huge, unless people request it. And by the way, I never even noticed the similarity between Rachel and Anita. With how alike they are, it might be cool to somehow work in a scene where they have a nice little "chat". Heh he heh.

After Eve Gundam Wing

Chapter Eighteen

"Jin!" shouted Rachel. They had all just exited their cockpits in the Magnas. "What the hell did you do!"

In short, everyone was a bit surprised by her outburst. Jin held up his bloody hand and watched as some red stuff dripped to the floor and splattered into a small puddle.

"It doesn't hurt much," said Jin dismissively. "Honest." Rachel glared at him and pointed to the hangar exit door which led to a place Jin had already been recently.

"Right," said Jin. "Infirmary. Got it. I'll go find Megan." Jin walked away, holding his left hand so as to prevent as much blood flow as possible.

"Wow Rachel," said Anita. She walked up behind her and watched as Jin left without a single word of argument. "You just got Yuy to follow your instruction without the slightest bit of argument or resistance. How'd you do it?"

"No matter," said Kreed as he joined them all, taking his helmet off and shaking his head so his hair fell into place. "Let's get up to the bridge."

"Go ahead," said Rachel. "I'll talk to the mechanics about having Wing Zero repaired so it's in working condition."

Rachel left instruction with the few men in the hangar for fixing up the scratches and dents in Wing Zero. It would be simple, because the Gundam had taken little damage. She joined the rest of the crew, minus Jin, in the Bridge with several Maguanac bystanders a moment later.

"Ana Yuy was there!" asked Stephen. He nearly pulled the hair out of his head in shock. "That's insane! How did she know we were her!"

"Huh," said Anita. "Never thought of that. I guess she's not a bad tracker."

"And Jin had to fight her?" asked Jin. "Hey, where is he?"

"Having his stitches re-stitched," said Kreed, throwing a thumb over his shoulder toward the door. "He tore his hand up again."

"It still gives me the creeps," said Rachel. Everyone looked at her in question. "That he would be so messed up that he'd think suicide was a good idea."

I know what you mean," said Stephen. "That's not like him, is it."

"No," said Kreed. "Though Heero had several times tried to resort to death, they were all for a different purpose. When Heero tried to kill himself, it was to accomplish a strategic task or prevent capture. Jin just wanted to die."

"Let's try not to worry about Master Jin," said Rasheed. "We're all keeping an eye on him. Besides, I think he's better now, psychologically I mean."

"Yeah, I'm better," said Jin as he walked in. Everyone gasped and turned around as he spoke, their faces turning red. "Please people, lighten up a bit. I'm fine, so let's concentrate on the important matters at hand."

"Like?" asked Kreed.

"Colin and Ana have plans," said Jin. "Big plans. They don't like peace, for whatever reason, so they're trying to start a war it seems. We don't know how or why, but we have to stop that. What's worse is that no one is going to want our assistance or for us to be alive, because they think we killed all those people. We have to find out what's going on with this Colin person. We have to find out why he wanted my sister in all this."

"So you do believe she's your sister?" asked Anita.

"Oh, there's no doubt in my mind that Ana is my sister, whether twin, older, younger or whatever. I know it's true. I just have to find out why she never grew up with me and why Colin ended up with her."

"Good thinking," said Auda. "But how are you going to find out about all this? It's not going to be easy."

"If it were easy, everyone would be doing it," said Jin. "I need some time to think. Everyone rest for the time being. Relax a bit. Stephen, Rasheed, find out how to get Deathscythe back. I'll be in my room."

"Colin, I've returned." Ana walked into her "father's" office and stood in front of his desk at attention.

Colin immediately stood and smiled. "Ah, good," he said enthusiastically. "So how was it? Did you bring them to me, or did you have to kill them?"

"I…couldn't bring them in sir," said Ana, her eyes falling to the floor. "They wouldn't come peacefully."

"So you had to kill them then," said Colin as he walked around. "No matter. I didn't think they would bend to my will anyway. I was hoping they'd join me and strengthen my forces. It would've been nice to have some Gundam pilots with me."

What's me mean? Asked Ana of herself. Aren't I a Gundam pilot?

"Sir," said Ana quietly. "That's not all of my report." Colin quickly turned around and faced her, surprise evident in his eyes. He definitely didn't like the sound of that. "I…didn't kill them either."

"What?" asked Colin.

"Jin… was too strong, a lot stronger than we had thought," said Ana. "I… I couldn't beat him. I'm sorry."

Ana wasn't able to see the backside of Colin's hand until it was far to late. Colin had hit her across the face so hard she fell backwards to the floor.

"You failed me?" asked Colin. "How dare you even show your face to me after such a failure? You have a superior Mobile Suit! You've been trained by some of the best! You are a superior pilot, yet you couldn't beat that boy!"

"I'm sorry," said Ana as she struggled to stand. She'd been hit so hard that her brains were swimming around in her skull rather violently. She was quite dizzy.

"And all you can do is apologize!" said Colin. "You worthless, ungrateful bitch!" Just as Ana had regained her composure, Colin slapped her again. Her body spun around 180 degrees before falling again to the floor. She barely moved.

"You are a disgrace," said Colin. "I brought you in and took care of you when your own parents would not. I fed you, clothed you, trained you, brought you up as my own child."

Colin stood above the blonde girl who struggled to stand up. She was having extreme difficulty though. She'd been hit a lot harder the second time.

"Get up," commanded Colin. Ana couldn't. "I said stand up!" Colin grabbed Ana by the collar and lifter her himself. For being middle-aged, he was surprisingly strong. He stared Ana in her watery, half-opened eyes.

"You are pathetic Ana. It seems you are a lot weaker than I thought you were. You make me sick." He pushed Ana backwards and let go. She fell backwards into the door. "Get out of my sight. When I want to see you again...IF I want to see you again, I will call for you."

Ana wordlessly walked out of the room.

"Something's not right," said Jin as he sat in his small room. "Something bad is happening, or just happened. What is it?" He looked out his window into space. "I can feel… that something is wrong, somewhere, with someone." He looked at the few papers he had lying in front of her. One was a printout with Ana's picture and profile on it.

"Ana?" he asked. "Is it you?"...Please Ana... Make the right decision. Don't get pulled into the darkness...

End Chapter Eighteen

Yes you're supposed to feel bad for Ana right now. I won't go into the topic any further. If you can, when and if you do review, do not voice your opinions on what you think is happening or how you think the story's turning out, because you may actually spoil the plot at this point. If you'd like to talk about it, email me. I'd be happy to talk to any of you. It's also what I use with MSN Messenger, which I love to use. Drop me a line if you're interested. I'm currently working on getting AIM working.