"Don't worry the hotel already knows were coming. Besides they will do anything to bend over backwards for me. Quatre stated happily.
The blond hair Arabian's enthusiasm did not make the five other members of the group any less scared. The four boys and one girl looked up at the 10-story hotel with a look of fear and awe. No one would ever guess that the hotel Patagora held the secret safe house of the Gundam Pilots. Quatre Winner had brought the pilots together after the disaster at the New Edwards Base in Southern California.
This base was deep underground on the island of Arcadia in the Pacific. IT had been built as a research facility and warehouse. Now it held five Gundams, 40 Mechs and the Maganac Corp in it. It was because of this congestion that Quatre suggested that the pilots and there allay and dispatcher Gwendelin Wynneburrow stay at the hotel above.
"Quatre, not that I'm complaining about not having to sleep on another metal floor, but how are we going to pay to stay at this hotel. It's like the most expensive one on the whole island." Wufei sated as they walked through the revolving glass door.
"Don't worry Wufei I have it covered." Quatre said smiling.
Wufei looked around at the lobby they had stepped into and one thought ran through his head, "We are screwed, every last cent we have is going to go to pay for just one room for all of us."
Looking around he knew he was right. The floor alone said enough, for it was made of imported gray and black tiled marble. Marble columns, made in a roman style marked the pathway to the main desk. They also served to split the large room in three. On the left side was a sitting area with chairs and sofas made of the most expensive Italian leather. These were set in a semi-circle in front of two large oak bookcases and a large black marble fireplace. Beside this area was a large archway that led to the banquet halls. To the other side was a large waterfall that seemed to come from the wall and ceiling directly and land in a pool of gray marble. A double glass door led to the pool and workout facilities in the east wing.
"Damn Q-man, I think I would have to agree with Wufei on this how are we ever going to afford this place." Duo said awed.
"You're about to find out. Alfred, Hello." Quatre stated
Quatre walked up to an older man in his late sixties. He wore a dark gray tailored suit that offset his deep blue eyes. His gray hair was cut short and neat. A smile crossed his face when he saw the small blond haired boy walk toward him.
"Why Hello Master Quatre. It is so good to see you again. We are all so honored to have the Winner heir here again. Your private suit is all set up to your specifications. Oh and you will be happy to know that all of your personal gear and that of your friends are upstairs in your rooms. We even took the liberty of placing nameplates on the doors so you would know whose room was whose. Oh and Countess Wynneburrow we were not sure of what type of living situations you would like so we gave you a room of your own. However, if you would prefer a room with a lover or some other accommodation please let us know and we will gladly arranged it for you. Oh and before I forget here is the pass code we used for the entrance to the suit. I hope you all enjoy your stay here with us." Alfred said, after giving Quatre a small square of paper, he left and headed back toward the main desk.
"Winner heir?" Trowa questioned.
"Quatre, what did he mean the Winner? Just who are you anyway?" Wufei asked.
"My father is Rahamid Aljer Winner. He is the most powerful man in the L4 colony cluster and I'm his only son and heir. AS for the hotel my family owns it and the facilities below it." Quatre said calmly.
"What!" The boys cried together.
"You mean that none of you knew? I thought everyone did I mean I've never been able to go anywhere without someone recognizing me because of my family. Or at least knowing my name if not my face." Quatre said leading the group to the elevators by the main desk.
"What does your father say about you being a pilot?" Wufei asked when they were safely in the elevator.
"He doesn't know, I just left him a not saying that I was going to go stop the Alliance and OZ. He did not know about me piloting Sandrock. Though I'm sure he does by now, but there is really nothing he can do to stop me."
"I'm sure most of us have at least one person who is against what we are doing." Gwendelin whispered, and thought, "I know I do, lots of them."
The doors to the elevator opened on the tenth floor of the hotel. Upon stepping out of the elevator the group was met with a solid maple door. A keypad glowed next to it.
"Now just so that we all know the key pads code is 4, 8, 5, 3, 8, 5 or Gundam spelt out in numbers." Quatre said.
He then punched the code into the keypad unlocking the door. The door opened automatically to reveal a spiral staircase. Heading up the stairs led to the tenth floor private suit of the winner family. It was a small suit with eight bedrooms and a large sun porch at the end of the hall. Quatre led his friends down the hall toward the sun porch.
"I have to show you all this. You're going to love it." Quat said.
The sun porch was a large room that spanned from one side of the tower they were in to the other. On the left side of the room was a living room area with a sofa, love seat and two armchairs, all of which were overstuffed and in a soft sand color. In front of this was a large 40 inch, wall mounted flat screen television. A VCR, DVD player and a PS2 were all attached to it. Three bookcases made up one wall full of videos, DVD' s, and games. The middle of the room was a dinning room with a maple wood table and matching chairs. The right side of the room was a state of the art kitchen with all the amenities. There was also a large window that took up most of the back wall. This window looked out over the bay giving a wonderful view of the sea, but also of the OZ military base and it's off shore facility.
"Wow, Quatre this place has everything." Duo stated.
"Yes, I thought you all would like the view because of the military base. We are in a perfect location to view them but they can't see us. There is one thing that you can't see from here is that we have wireless Internet access everywhere in this suit." Quatre said.
"I'm sure we will all find this place to meet up to your great safe house standards." Trowa said.
"We had better head to our rooms and unpack." Heero stated.
"I'll see if we have any missions coming up and let you all know, all right." Gwendelin said.
The group then traveled toward their rooms. Duo gave Heero a sly smile when they saw that they were together. Wufei and Gwen just shook their heads knowing that there two friends would be getting it on before the night was out. Walking a little further was Gwen' s room with Wufei' s right across the hall.
"Gwendelin, may I visit you later on?" Wufei asked.
"Of course, Wufei."
Gwendelin and Wufei then went into there separate rooms. This left Quatre and Trowa alone in the hallway. Quatre seemed extremely quiet because he turned toward his room saying nothing. This worried Trowa for his friend always said good night at least.
"Quatre,"
"Hmm, oh what is it Trowa?" Quatre asked turning toward the pilot.
"What's bothering you, Quat? You seem very quiet all of a sudden." Trowa asked, his emerald eyes shown with concern.
"Why don't you come in. I'd rather talk in private." Quatre said, bringing his friend into his quarters.