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This story is about the Gundam Wing universe; however I don't own that storyline. So there, lawyers will be happy now.
Chapter 18: Refractions-
A brown-haired, blue-eyed pilot sat in his cockpit with his helmet at his side. Unlike the Gundam pilots, his hair was unkempt with hair that went all over the place. He simply looked tired though he had plenty of sleep. Alex didn't look like he could pilot, but he had to pilot in the upcoming battle. He was still concerned over Hilde's condition, but had no choice but to put it in the back of his mind.
Alex stood by the door to the infirmary, but held back as he thought of what he should do. Though he had carried Hilde earlier, he still had little idea about the Colonel's reaction to his statement about breakfast. He only stood there and continued to work up the nerve to go in there, himself.
Just then Misao and Toki could be seen down the hall as they approached the infirmary. The grey-haired Toki walked beside Misao who carried a clipboard with some papers on it. They were chatting about something but nothing Alex could understand until they got in range.
"So she is just sick from the stressful job?" Misao asked as he looked over the doctor's report.
"Yeah. Stress does a wonderful of screwing over the body mechanics." Toki replied as he glanced over Misao's shoulder to read the doctor's report. "… a nice fever to boot as well."
Misao sighed as he handed the report over to Toki. "Hopefully she'll get better before we go out into combat." As the red-haired pilot looked up, he saw Alex down the hall and waved. "Snow, I didn't expect to see you here. What are you doing here?"
Alex didn't want to answer Misao, but he knew that the pilot was expecting him to. "I was waiting for you guys to show up. We have things to do, and not much time to do them." His blue eyes escaped their sight as he proceeded to walk toward them and then passed them. "Come on, let's get going."
Alex checked over his console as he went over his checklist. His thrusters were functional, and fuel tanks were fuel. The water stored within Icedig was also full. The oil for joints was also being injected at optimal rates. All the electronics onboard were also functioning correctly, though there was an extra piece of equipment. Alex didn't approve of this piece of equipment, but to have it removed would have been a bitter argument with another pilot. It just wasn't worth arguing over, and besides deep down Alex believed that he didn't need it.
Alex walked down the catwalk that branched off to several mobile suits. The suits stood ready for battle, with cockpits closed or about to be closed. Misao's blue Taurus and Kaori's dark green Taurus were on his right. Each Taurus had an upgraded Taurus rifle, and had revamped armor. Not the pushovers that normal Taurus are like. Deathscythe Hell, Sandrock, and Wing Zero were on Alex's left and appeared to be most combat ready. As he proceeded down the catwalk, Icedig appeared from behind Wing Zero. However, the cockpit door was wide open.
"What the…" Alex kicked off the catwalk and glided toward the open cockpit. He grabbed a hold of Icedig and peeked inside. There sat Heero in his pilot suit as he was about to complete an installation in Icedig. "What are you doing in Icedig, Heero!"
"Doing you a favor." Heero continued on with the installation.
"Favor?" Alex looked at the hardware that Heero was about to finish the installation of. "What kind of favor involves putting some piece of hardware into Icedig?"
"One, we might need later." He lifted the latch and sealed the hardware into place. Heero then rose up and looked at Alex so he would move aside. He moved aside as Heero passed by him.
As Heero got to the catwalk and grabbed a hold of the railing, "Serious…" Heero looked back to Alex. "What did you put into Icedig?"
Heero let out a breath and calmly looked at Alex. "Zero System."
Alex's initial reaction was of shock. How dare Heero install that system into Icedig. Both he and Heero knew what happened when Alex was introduced to the system, and Alex wanted nothing to do with that. Sweat dripped down his visor as thoughts of the possibilities ran through his head. "You put that thing in Icedig!" Alex exclaimed. "I'm going to be restrained…"
"It isn't activated. If you need it, it's there. But you'll have to type in ZERO to activate it." He shook his head at Alex's reaction. "Don't think about it otherwise."
"What am I suppose to think then?"
Heero's left arm pointed toward the general direction of where the operation was about to take place at. "That battlefield. Nothing else."
Alex blinked as Heero glided off toward Wing Zero. He slowly drifted back into Icedig and sat down. The cockpit door closed behind him. He took off his helmet and laid it by his side. His blue eyes looked up at the screen. "YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!"
After he completed his checklist, Alex looked at the slot where Heero had inserted the Zero System at. He tried not to think about that system. But in the back of his mind, he wasn't sure if he would survive another round of Zero. He shook his head and freed his mind up for the time being. The battle ahead is more important than the Zero System.
A map of Colony BX-889 hung from the wall. Several marks had been made on the map with some faint arrows on it. Colonel Une stood in front of the map with the Gundam pilots, the Preventor team, and several Generals.
"As all of you know, we have little time to plan out this battle. However, what we have developed is battle that several of you have agreed on." Une pointed toward the southern end of the colony. "MS Division 8 and 12 will attack here. They will be joined by Sandrock and the Magwanac Corps. The target in this area is the main and adjacent docks of this region. Once this artery is cut off, they'll be forced to break through or deploy their mobile suits in other docks. Is that clear?" One General nodded along with Quatre.
Une moved her hand to the area east of where she had just pointed. "MS Division 10 and 13 will attack this area. The Preventor team lead by Heero Yuy will assist. Your main objective is to both secure the main docks in the region, but to also break through their defenses. Since, we believe this is the weakest part of both the colony and their defenses." She looked at the Preventor team. "However, they will most likely fortify, if not counter, with their strongest suit… most likely more than just the blue suit encountered in the past. Is that clear?" A General and the pilots nodded.
She then moved her hands back to where the first was suppose to be. "MS Division 9 will protect from flanking from this direction." She then moved her hand back over to the other area. "MS Division 7 will protect against flanking in this area." The Colonel then moved her hand to the middle of the two areas. "MS Division 2 will be in reserve and serve as auxiliary for either attack as needed."
She let out a breath as her eyes locked on Duo and moved her hand to the other side of the map. "Due to DeathScythe Hell's capabilities, Duo, you'll head out ahead of us and attempt an infiltration on this side of the colony. You're timing should coincide a few minutes after our initial attack. Hopefully, their attention will be diverted from your area. Go straight for the heart of the enemy, and destroy their leader. We can't allow him to live any longer. Hopefully nothing will go.."
"You're talking to the God of Death. It's no sweat."
"That is assuming that their forces are deployed to counter our attack." Une adjusted her glasses. "You have to assume that they will have defense in that region. However, don't let that slow you down."
No sound disturbed the air after Une made her last comment. She raised her hand to salute and all of the officers and pilots saluted back. "Good luck and dismissed."
Alex let a sigh as he looked through his screen. Outer space was once again empty and gloomy to him. The stars were the only thing that broke the monotony of space, and then the colony came into sight.
"Let's get this over with."
Author's Notes-
I'll finish this bloody fic. I don't care if no one reads it. I'll fix my errors as I find them. I do apologize for the inconvenience otherwise.
Anyway, from here on out… drugs, sex and rock… er, wrong quote. Enjoy, and have a nice day.