Ah, so I've made it to the twentieth chapter. That's a big milestone for me. Anyway, we last saw that our hero Jin was abducted by Commander Max of OZ, only to be returned safely by Colonel Vance a couple hours later.
The author of this story doesn't own Gundam Wing and doesn't make a profit from it.
After Eve Gundam Wing: A New Heero
Chapter Twenty
"So they just let you go?" asked Stephen as they walked back inside from the beach. "Not that I'm complaining or anything, but why would they do that?"
"I had a little chat with Vance," said Jin.
Kreed had his head in the refrigerator, and at the end of Jin's sentence, he jumped up and slammed his head into the roof of the fridge. "You what?" he struggled to ask.
"Yeah, he was relatively calm and nice," said Jin. "Max got into a lot of trouble when Vance found out I wasn't the pilot."
"How'd you pull that off?" asked Anita.
"Long story that isn't worth telling," replied Jin "What's worth talking about is something he brought up about a weapon."
"A weapon?" asked Stephen. "What's it about?"
"Vance said OZ had been preparing a weapon for a while that will bring victory to them quickly," said Jin. "His confidence that this will destroy the TAC scares me. I don't know what it is, but he said that it's fully operational, and it can be used any time now."
"Jesus help us," muttered Kreed.
"Anyway, he said Rachel's spy suit took pictures of it, the weapon, at their base," said Jin. "Rachel, is there anyway to recover those pictures?"
"No," replied Rachel. "Once the Suit was shot down, it automatically began destroying the enemy data. It can't be recovered...ever."
"Dammit," said Anita. "We're in a shit-load of trouble now."
"So what do we do about it?" asked Stephen. "Can we even do anything about it?"
"We can't do anything," said Jin. "We have to wait till they strike first, so we might as well just continue our training and try not to worry too much." Jin stood up and stretched from his seat. "OOH! I'm hungry. I didn't get breakfast this morning, so I'm starved!"
"Sir, I don't understand why you let the kid just leave," said Max angrily to Vance. They were both standing n Vance's executive office.
"Well Max," began Vance. "I'm your superior, and I don't believe your understanding is really necessary for me to make a decision, is it?"
"But you would've held any other prisoner in containment!" said Max sternly. "Just for being the enemy. But you let this kid get away two years ago, and now you've done it again. He could very well become our downfall. Why are you being so...NICE to him?"
"I...don't know," answered Vance as he satin his chair and leaned back. "Maybe it's because he's a lot like me when I was his age, a child of war, without anything to lose because he has nothing. We're pretty similar in some ways."
"Yes, except how he wants nothing more than t stop what you're doing," said Max sarcastically.
"Did I ever tell you why I started all this?" asked Vance.
"Colonel?"
"I was a pilot a long time ago, as you know," said Vance. "I was a pilot for the ESUN way back during the wars. I was so amazed when I saw the Gundams. I wasn't much older than Jin when I saw them in space against White Fang and OZ. After there was peace, I settled down here on Earth, with my own little family." He reached into a desk and touched a picture of him in his younger years. There was a red-head girl on his shoulders, and a white-haired boy in his arms. A red head woman was standing next to him. They were all smiling, which led Vance to ask himself when the last time he genuinely smiled was.
"We were happy," said Vance. "A beautiful wife and two adorable, perfect children." Vance put the picture away.
"What happened sir?" asked Max.
"Found out my wife was an ex-officer with OZ. Unfortunately, found out when the ESUN came to arrest her, right at my house...There was a fight. She wouldn't go...So they shot her in our own home...I was enraged...and I came to lead this little resistence against the ESUN in my wife's place, as an officer of OZ like her..."
"I'm very sorry to hear that sir," said Max. "When was this?"
"Three years ago tomorrow," answered Vance. "I'll be visiting her tomorrow, so make sure my schedule is clear please. I'm gonna take the day off."
"Yes sir," said Max. Max left the office, leaving Vance alone.
End Chapter Twenty
I know this one's a little to short, but that's because the next chapter is going to have a lot of stuff in it, and I couldn't begin it in this chapter. It'll be a long one, so don't worry. Expect it soon though, because I'm popping these chapters out faster than rabbits multiply.
Scary...
The author of this story doesn't own Gundam Wing and doesn't make a profit from it.
After Eve Gundam Wing: A New Heero
Chapter Twenty
"So they just let you go?" asked Stephen as they walked back inside from the beach. "Not that I'm complaining or anything, but why would they do that?"
"I had a little chat with Vance," said Jin.
Kreed had his head in the refrigerator, and at the end of Jin's sentence, he jumped up and slammed his head into the roof of the fridge. "You what?" he struggled to ask.
"Yeah, he was relatively calm and nice," said Jin. "Max got into a lot of trouble when Vance found out I wasn't the pilot."
"How'd you pull that off?" asked Anita.
"Long story that isn't worth telling," replied Jin "What's worth talking about is something he brought up about a weapon."
"A weapon?" asked Stephen. "What's it about?"
"Vance said OZ had been preparing a weapon for a while that will bring victory to them quickly," said Jin. "His confidence that this will destroy the TAC scares me. I don't know what it is, but he said that it's fully operational, and it can be used any time now."
"Jesus help us," muttered Kreed.
"Anyway, he said Rachel's spy suit took pictures of it, the weapon, at their base," said Jin. "Rachel, is there anyway to recover those pictures?"
"No," replied Rachel. "Once the Suit was shot down, it automatically began destroying the enemy data. It can't be recovered...ever."
"Dammit," said Anita. "We're in a shit-load of trouble now."
"So what do we do about it?" asked Stephen. "Can we even do anything about it?"
"We can't do anything," said Jin. "We have to wait till they strike first, so we might as well just continue our training and try not to worry too much." Jin stood up and stretched from his seat. "OOH! I'm hungry. I didn't get breakfast this morning, so I'm starved!"
"Sir, I don't understand why you let the kid just leave," said Max angrily to Vance. They were both standing n Vance's executive office.
"Well Max," began Vance. "I'm your superior, and I don't believe your understanding is really necessary for me to make a decision, is it?"
"But you would've held any other prisoner in containment!" said Max sternly. "Just for being the enemy. But you let this kid get away two years ago, and now you've done it again. He could very well become our downfall. Why are you being so...NICE to him?"
"I...don't know," answered Vance as he satin his chair and leaned back. "Maybe it's because he's a lot like me when I was his age, a child of war, without anything to lose because he has nothing. We're pretty similar in some ways."
"Yes, except how he wants nothing more than t stop what you're doing," said Max sarcastically.
"Did I ever tell you why I started all this?" asked Vance.
"Colonel?"
"I was a pilot a long time ago, as you know," said Vance. "I was a pilot for the ESUN way back during the wars. I was so amazed when I saw the Gundams. I wasn't much older than Jin when I saw them in space against White Fang and OZ. After there was peace, I settled down here on Earth, with my own little family." He reached into a desk and touched a picture of him in his younger years. There was a red-head girl on his shoulders, and a white-haired boy in his arms. A red head woman was standing next to him. They were all smiling, which led Vance to ask himself when the last time he genuinely smiled was.
"We were happy," said Vance. "A beautiful wife and two adorable, perfect children." Vance put the picture away.
"What happened sir?" asked Max.
"Found out my wife was an ex-officer with OZ. Unfortunately, found out when the ESUN came to arrest her, right at my house...There was a fight. She wouldn't go...So they shot her in our own home...I was enraged...and I came to lead this little resistence against the ESUN in my wife's place, as an officer of OZ like her..."
"I'm very sorry to hear that sir," said Max. "When was this?"
"Three years ago tomorrow," answered Vance. "I'll be visiting her tomorrow, so make sure my schedule is clear please. I'm gonna take the day off."
"Yes sir," said Max. Max left the office, leaving Vance alone.
End Chapter Twenty
I know this one's a little to short, but that's because the next chapter is going to have a lot of stuff in it, and I couldn't begin it in this chapter. It'll be a long one, so don't worry. Expect it soon though, because I'm popping these chapters out faster than rabbits multiply.
Scary...