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After Eve Gundam Wing: A New Heero

Chapter Thirty-Two

Wing Zero was floating just above the Scorpion, both of them with their sabers clashing. The purple of Max's larger sword was mixing with the blue of Jin's smaller katana saber, and lightning was shooting off in all directions.

Neither mobile suits moved for several prolonged seconds, until they both simultaneously pushed off and flew backwards. "I hope you're not running child," said Max as he closed in again. Wing Zero resumed flight forward.

"You wish I was running," spat Jin as he swung again with his beam saber. It connected with Max's again, and they began exchanging slashes and swipes with their swords, dodging or blocking each lightning-quick attack and returning with his own.

"So we just sit back and watch?" asked Stephen. As their Gundams stood on a cliff above the ocean.

"Yep," replied Kreed. "It is their fight to fight."

As Wing Zero flew backwards, it fired its Machine Cannons at the advancing Scorpion. It provided a smokescreen on the battlefield from the explosions, and Scorpion's heat rod extended from the smoke.

It wrapped around Wing Zero's arm and pulled him in, but Jin used the momentum to punch with his free arm, and the impact sent Scorpion soaring into a wall on the beach. Jin didn't let up, but pursued the enemy as he was getting up. He kicked it into the air and spun around with a round house kick, throwing it into the ocean.

Max soon recovered and flew out of the water, breathing heavily. "How've you improved so much?" he asked, mainly to himself. "You are a whole new warrior now than from the one I faced not long ago."

"My combat abilities are fueled by my desire to destroy you," said Jin. "I am motivated by my parents' death. I will not let them down. You are going to pay!" Wing Zero tackled Scorpion, and they flew into a rock wall. They both kicked off and furiously punched and kicked at each other.

"I don't understand," said Max as the stopped and stood on the sandy beach near the base. "Is it the new ZERO system you spoke of?"

"I'm not even using ZERO II right now," said Jin. Max's eyes opened widely with horror. If this was him without his new system, then what was he capable of with it?! "We're not done yet."

"Of course not!" shouted Max as he flew at Wing Zero. "It's only over when I win!!!" Scorpion and Wing Zero locked hands and stood motionless in a tough grapple. Their Mobile Suits stood, pressing against each other to overpower the enemy, but none budged.

The long cannon on Scorpion's back flipped over his shoulder and fired a powerful blast into Wing Zero's chest. There was no time to dodge or recover, and Wing Zero fell flat onto its back, smoking from its wound. Jin opened his eyes painfully. The blow was so hard, and the headache was so fierce he almost couldn't see straight. Scorpion stood above him.

"Cheap shot!" yelled Stephen.

"You bastard!" answered Anita."

"As I told you," said Max. "You do what it takes to win the battle. There's no such thing as rules like chivalry or equality on the battlefield." He lowered the cannon to Wing Zero's cockpit. A second shot there would pierce the hull.

"You lose Jin," said Max as the gun charged and a ball o light formed at the barrel tip. "You fought well, but not well enough."

"NO!" shouted Rachel as she sprang forward from her standing place. The Gundams all flew forward, but there was no chance of getting there on time.

"This is it ZERO," said Jin as he closed his eyes and inserted a small disc into the drive. He type the password, and the system booted up automatically. "This is what you were created for!!!!"

Wing Zero's arms sprang up and grabbed the cannon and pinched its barrel, shutting it down. He yanked it of its shoulder mount and used the pull to bring him to his feet. Wing Zero spun back and clubbed the Scorpion with the gun and broke it in half.

Jin was in a whole new realm of reality. It was as though he were the Gundam itself. He viewed the battlefield and terrain from Wing Zero's perspective. Not only that, but this view was a 360 degree view in all directions. "This battle, Max, has just begun," said Jin. He looked up and opened his eyes, which were a dull violet hue. "Allow me to introduce you to ZERO II Max. Now allow me to send you STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!"

Scorpion took a couple tentative steps backwards, but Wing Zero grabbed it by the head and threw it to the ground. He jumped on top of Scorpion and began punching its head with each hand. Scorpion flew from under Wing Zero with full thruster force just to get away.

"You're going NOWHERE!" shouted Jin as he flew up to him. Max lashed with the heat rod, which caught Jin across the chest with a slash, only delaying him a second. He slashed again with it, but Jin grabbed the whip and pulled hard, yanking Scorpion to its feet and off balance. Wing Zero flew up to it and used Scorpion's momentum to its disadvantage. Turning around once, Wing Zero punched hard across Scorpion's face, and he flew backwards, but Jin pulled him back, still holding onto the heat rod.

Scorpion managed to hold up an arm to defend, which Wing Zero knocked off with a single punch. Max finally had the sense to jettison the heat rod from his arm, and he backed away. "This isn't right," said Max. "You're a monster!"

"You're right about that." Said Jin with maniacal laughter. "I'm a monster out for revenge with no limit to his power!!!" Wing Zero opened up its thrusters and its beam saber, and it flew forward at full speed, katana to the side and ready to strike. Scorpion raised its other arm to save himself, but the arm fell to the ground, smoldering from the sword wound. "Of course I'm playing with you right now. How's I feel, being so afraid Max? I can sense your fear. You know you can't beat me now, don't you?"

"Jin," said Max in panic. "You don't want to do this. You don't want to kill me."

"Don't I MAX?!" asked Jin. "I'm pretty sure it's all I've been thinking of for the last couple years of hell that has been my sorry excuse for a life! Yes, Max, I DO want to kill you! I will kill YOU and your LEADER, and then I will kill all of OZ! I will not stop until every last enemy is destroyed!"

Wing Zero raised an arm toward Max's handicapped Mobile Suit. A ball of yellow energy glowed at its open palm. "This is what it's like to stare death down Max. This is what your death looks like."

"JIN!" shouted Rachel in front of him suddenly. "Don't do it! Don't kill him!"

"Outta the way Rachel," commanded Jin.

"NO!" shouted Rachel. "You're going to regret this for the rest of your life. You do NOT want a human's life on your hands. You cannot kill a person, no matter how much you think they deserve it."

"He DOES deserve it!"

"I know, but who are we to decide who has the right to live or die?" asked Rachel.

"I...must destroy...all enemies...And if you try to stop me...Rachel, you are my enemy!!!"

"I'm not your enemy Jin," said Rachel calmly as Wing Zero's buster energy reached its full level of energy. "You know that I'm the best friend you've got in this world."

"SHUT UP!" screamed Jin. "Just be quiet! I have to do this! It's his own fault for destroying my life and the lives of so many others! I'll make him pay for his crimes! I'll make everyone pay... Even if I have to kill you to do it."

Heavy Arms walked up to Wing Zero so that its hand stood just feet from its chest. "You are going to kill me Jin?" asked Rachel. "So be it. I am ready to die whenever death comes for me. You don't really want this. Do you Jin? Do you think killing him is going to revive your parents?" Jin didn't reply.

"Jin, you need to let go," said Rachel. "This isn't you Jin. This isn't the Jin I know. The Jin whom I respect above all else is a compassionate, devoted individual that wouldn't harm any human life. You're too pure of a person to hurt someone." Jin's eyes started to water with tears.

"You're emotions are your strength Jin," continued Rachel. "But they will destroy them if you don't bring them into check right now. ZERO II is very powerful. This you know, but you have to be stronger than it and you are...Please Jin..." Heavy Arms reached up and grabbed Wing Zero's arm gently and held it in both hands, the yellow ball of light in the Gundam's hand starter to fade.

"That's it," coaxed Rachel. "Just let it go." Jin allowed Rachel to lower his arm, and he began sobbing in his cockpit. He held his face in both of his hands and cried uncontrollably as Wing Zero sank to its knees and held itself up with its hands on the ground. "It's okay now Jin," said Rachel. "Everything...is going to be alright."

End Chapter Thirty-Two

This was a very difficult chapter for me to write. In all my previous versions, I didn't really put a conflict between ZERO and Jin. This was kinda new and hard, but I hope it turned out all right. Basically, Jin's desire for revenge was too much, and ZERO manipulated that emotion to become Jin's weakness, and Jin lost control.

Rachel was able to calm him though, and all is well for now. We'll see what happens in the next chapter though. Later!!!