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After Eve Gundam Wing: A New Heero

Chapter Thirty-Five

The Gundams landed on the beach of Howard's smoldering home, and Jin was the first out of his cockpit. He ran as fast as he could to ground zero of the home. There was nothing but sticks and boards remaining, plus some broken glass. The entire thing was destroyed.

"What...happened here?" he asked as he stood in the middle of the rubble. The rest of the pilots joined him.

"It's strange," said Anita. "No fire, just smoke, and everything looks like it was just shattered."

"Find Howard," said Kreed as he began rummaging through the rubble. The other pilots began searching about.

"You find anything yet?" asked Anita after a few minutes.

"Nothing," replied Stephen. "Can't find Howard or Vivian."

"I found him," said Jin monotonously. Everyone stopped and slowly walked up to him from behind. Howard had apparently been torn completely in half at the waist, because what Jin had found was his upper half. There was blood everywhere around him.

"Oh God," said Rachel, covering her mouth instantly. They all turned away except Jin and Anita. Howard was obviously dead. Jin clenched his fists so tightly they were turning purple.

"AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" He screamed into the sky above him as loud as he could. The cry was blood curdling, and chilled them al to the bone. It was a scream of absolute fury. "Dammit! What happened?! What is going on here!" He picked up a board that was splintered and hurled it as far as he could toward the ocean. It didn't make it more than twenty feet.

There was some stirring behind him, and everybody immediately turned to find Vivian trying to uncover herself from the broken house. "Vivian!" shouted Stephen. They all ran to her and helped her out of the rubble.

"Don't try to get up Viv," said Kreed. She was badly cut and appeared to have several broken bones.

"Vivan," said Jin slowly. "Tell me what happened here."

"It was a pair of missiles," said Vivian. "Two of them. They... appeared to be... cruise-missiles of some kind... They were so powerful."

"Cruise-Missiles..." echoed Rachel. "OZ's weapon. It's the shock-wave producing long range missiles. I'm sure of it."

"OZ," growled Jin. "OOOOZZ! Dammit Vance. Why would you do this!?" He screamed again, and fell to his knees in the sand. "He killed Howard. He...destroyed this place..." He gripped the earth and allowed some fragile rocks to crumble in his fists. Looking up at the horizon, he promised, "I'll destroy him and OZ then." He got up and began walking to Wing Zero.

"Now just wait a minute Jin," said Kreed.

"Not waiting," said Jin. "This was the final straw." He turned and faced them all. "This is when we need attack. I am going to kill them all. I don't care anymore. He's taken everything I have."

"Don't you dare start thinking that you're the only one hurt by this Jin," said Anita suddenly. The rage in her voice was intimidating, even scary. "You lost everything? What about us!? Howard was like my father all my life. I never even had real parents that cared about me! At least you had That! Kreed and Rachel have got to be the most fucked up by all this. I mean, their own FATHER is the one doing this. How do you think they feel! And Stephen is in this with us, as your fellow soldier in the TAC Army. You think that only you lost everything? What about us!? Howard was like my father all my life. I never even had real parents that cared about me! At least you had That! Kreed and Rachel have got to be the most fucked up by all this. I mean, their own FATHER is the one doing this. How do you think they feel! And Stephen is in this with us, as your fellow soldier in the TAC Army. You think that only you feel pain?!"

Tears began to sting Anita's eyes. "We ALL have our losses Jin, and they are numerous. But dammit, you can't be so selfish. We all want to help, but we can't go running blindly into combat."

Jin stood still and looked at the ground, then at the beach. "I'm sorry...for my weakness guys." He said. "I'm sorry for being so selfish. But we have to do something."

"It's okay," said Anita as she wiped her eyes on her sleeve.

"I need to talk to father," said Rachel. Everyone faced her with shock.

"You want to talk to him?" asked Stephen. "You're nuts."

"I want to give him one last chance," continued Rachel. "Just one chance to explain himself."

"Rachel," said Jin.

"I know Jin," said Rachel. "He's the enemy. I realize that. We'll be cautious, but I just need this...Please."

There was a long silence as they stood there around Vivian. Sirens could be heard in the distance. Obviously they were on their way. "Let's go," said Jin. He turned on his heel and walked towards the Gundams. "Vivian, the meds are on their way. They'll take care of you... We've got our own stuff to take care of."

"I understand perfectly," said Vivian. "Go get 'em guys. Good luck."

The Gundams were lifting off from the ground seconds later, and they shot off over the ocean horizon. Their destination was the OZ's base."

"You are absolutely sure about this," said Jin.

"Yes," said Rachel. "I'm sorry I can't give a better explanation."

"You don't need to explain anything Rachel," said Jin. "I trust you, and will do everything in my power to get you to talk with Vance...no matter how much of an enemy he is to me. I know it's important to you."

"Thanks Jin," said Rachel. "I...know this must be hard for you...for everyone...to be with the blood relatives of Vance."

"I'm pretty sure it's no big deal Rachel," said Jin. "We're all a team, and we're in this together. No one cares if you and Kreed are Vance's children. What matters is what you care about. If you need something, no matter what it is, we're all here for you...I am here for you."

"Thanks again Jin." Rachel wiped her eyes on her sleeve. "I can't believe what we're about to do," she said. "We're about to have a conference discussion with the number one enemy of the world..."

"It's a mess, but like I said, we're here for you," said Jin. "Never forget that you aren't alone."

"Right," said Rachel cheerily. "I have four other Gundam pilots with me...including the legendary Jin Yuy...the greatest pilot ever."

End Chapter Thirty-Five

So it's been a frustrating week. Halloween is coming up, and I've been scrambling trying to make party plans to prepare. Plus, I haven't had much time with my computer, mostly because I have an EXTREMELY pitiful job at a grocery store bagging groceries. I hope the updates aren't as slow in the future.