Gundam Wing Episode 30

Rescue II

11:50p.m.

A long brown braid dangles as a tile is moved from its place. The tile's remover looks in the room.

"Is he in there?" Two deep blue eyes glow inside the vent as his partner continues to look.

"I don't see one sign of Quatre or Sophia," he says pulling in his pony tail and places the tile back in its place.

"They're in the next room."

"How do you know?" he looks a bit confused as his partner passes by him in the vent. "Wufei wait!" he whispers grasps the fact that he was going quickly down to the next room. After removing the tile to the next room he drops down. "Coast is clear, Duo."

"Who are you and what are you doing here!" Sophia holds the two at gun point until she sees Wufei. She gasps. "Wufei!" he takes the gun from her as she hugs him. "Oh, where were you all this time?"

"Looking for you, I've missed my little sister."

"Huh?" Hearing her response, he instantly knew something was wrong.

Sophia I know you're in there. After a few moments of silent, their eyes both turn the same deep bright blue. A sudden wind surrounds them. Their hair starts to levitate, and the rubber band breaks dispersing Wufei's hair straight up with Sophia's. Quatre enters the room as the caller starts to show when it shot circuit. A wave of flames engulfs it as the two stare in awe. The wild slows then instantly dissipates. The siblings' hair finally falls to their sides.

"Sophia." She turns and smiles at him.

"Are you crazy!" she shouts at him angrily startling him. "You know better then to go off by yourself!"

"Then it is true." Ms. Lan enters with Li and Pip. "You two really do have a physic link."

"Physics?"

"You mean you didn't tell them." Her thick black long coat covers her body like a sheet. He doesn't make eye contact with her.

"Leave him alone!"

"Sophia NO!" Wufei yells, but it was too late. She was already on the offensive. "That's not her!" His voice comes out exhausted. What looked like Ms. Lan soon changed to a man. He slaps her away with his cane. She hits the ground hard. Quatre helps her up.

"Sophia, are you ok?"

"You seem… tired." He moves closer. "Hopefully this won't take longer then expected." He changes slowly into a giant black cobra. Quatre instantly recognizes his snake form. Sophia scoots back in terror further into Quatre's grasp. Cobra's body is twice the size of the perimeter of the room as he tries to strike her.

"Grandfather, NO!" Like lightning Cobra strikes and then changes back as fast as he could. Taking a step forward he falls to his knees beside the body of his grandson.

"Li," he carefully picks him up and then notices the collar around his neck. "How did you get one of these? They weren't meant for you."

"Don't hurt her… please."

"Tell me; who did this to you?"

"I tried to tell you, but she wouldn't let me."

"She-?" He looks at Pip as he walks up to him who strikes him with his own cane he had used earlier. "AAHHH!" He strikes two more times his eyes blazing red before Duo finally stops him. He then rips it from Pip's hands. "Can't you see he's unconscious?"

"Stop this! He's your own grandfather!"

"He's just doing what he's told, that's all."

"So you're behind this Ms. Lan." Quatre says helping Sophia to her feet.

"It's Mrs. Lowe now Mr. Winner. I got married not too long ago." She shows her whip again. "This will be the best time to get rid of you Sophia, so I can own this business of yours." She strikes the whip once on the floor before striking. Unfortunately, it wraps around the arm of the wrong person. "Li, you idiot! Move out of the way!"

"You're wrong mother. Maverick had a son and he's alive."

"What?"

"He's right over there," he says pointing at Duo. Duo just stands there stunned. She scowls at Li fury escalation in her eyes.

"…NO! You are not going to take this victory from me!" she yells pressing a button on the handle. An electrical shock runs through his entire body. He falls to the ground and lies still.

"You dark hearted SNAKE!" Sophia yells; Wufei throws her his sword. The two metals clang together. Pushing hard Mrs. Lowe drops the whip. She backs up in fear. Sophia looks at her hard. "I'm not going to sink to your filthy level." Her eyes meet with Quatre. "I learned that from a wise man." She drops the sword and walks away. "I'm tired of fighting," she says softly, but as soon as she has her guard down Mrs. Lowe grabs the sword off the floor and charged.

"Sophia, look out!"

"Then I'll kill you both!" Mrs. Lowe yells. The sword stops in mid air. She turns to see Pip. His cold eyes gauges fear on her face. He presses the button as the lights go out in the entire facility.

Quatre fixes the blow one last time on his tuxedo. He wanted to look perfect. He looks again in the mirror. Heero stand watching him at the door.

"You look fine," Heero says calmly.

"Thank you, Heero."

"No need to thank me; Sophia's waiting."

"I guess I'm just nervous." Heero stays in the doorway.

"You don't want to be late for your own wedding." Heero then leaves the room. Placing on white gloves to match his tuxedo, he leaves the room.

Quatre stands in his rightful place as he waits for his bride. Trowa also wearing a similar tuxedo does the same. Sophia and Shimi decided on a double wedding. Sophia's uncle and Shimi's father gave them away. Duo had the honor of being the ring bearer; Catherine and Hilde were maids of honor; and Noin, Daga, Thumper, and Niko were flower girls. Other family and friends also came and waited as the priest did his job. Shimi stands next to Trowa wearing a traditional white wedding dress with matching gloves. Sophia stands next to Quatre wearing a light purple wedding dress with matching gloves; a blue dragon was sewn on the front of her dress above the waist spiraling upward. Its head stops on her left shoulder. The four say their vows to one another and end the ceremony with a kiss.

"They look very happy together grandfather," Li says watching Sophia and Quatre dance at the reception. "I wish that I can be happy for her… but I can't. I lost my chance with her," he states sadly looking at his bandaged arm.

"Just think of it as you found a family you never knew you had." Li watches his grandfather as he stands. "Don't take it so hard; you're still close. …if you'd look behind you you'd see someone of interest." Disappointment fills his eyes when he didn't see Sophia. One of the maids of honor walks past. "Excuse me miss," he calls stopping her, "My grandson's too shy, but would you mind dancing with him?"

"Grandfather!" Li blushes.

"I'd love to," she says taking his hand.

"Thank you very much miss…?"

"Hilde Schbeiker and yours?"

"You can call me Xun Lan and this is my grandson Li Lan," he says before kissing her hand. She smiles at him before the two take off for the dance floor. Li's uneasy at first, but after a while he started to relax.

I think it's best if I go. Xun quietly leaves the reception. He smiles as the happy couples enter their vehicles to go to their honeymoon. I'll be back… I promise you that.

THE END

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