Chapter 2: A Dangerous Beauty part a
Pairings: Too many to list
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own GW, Sailor Moon, or DBZ.
Notes: This is about m/m relationships. If you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
/ Thoughts /
:: Telepathy ::
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I saddled a horse and rode off before any one was awake. I knew if I traveled all day that I would reach the Sanc Kingdom by nightfall. I could have had limo service, but decided that a nice jaunt on horseback would be a better way to see the countryside. By the afternoon it was time for me to give the horse a break. We stopped by a grassy field with a lake just a few feet away. I went ahead and unloaded my pallet for a quick rest. After twenty minutes of rest my senses were on full alert, and that's when I heard them.
"Man! Colonel Zechs is being impossible!" one soldier admitted.
"Pip down! He's only being like that because His Excellency is riding his back about those Gundam pilots." By this time I left camp and scaled up a near-by tree.
/Oz soldiers! Of all the good luck, I can get some information about the Gundam pilots and Zechs/
"Look!" They spotted my camp and ventured that way.
"Okay, Everyone! Stay sharp! One of the pilots might be in the area, and remember that they are armed and dangerous" The team leader shouted.
/This was way too easy/
They all spreaded out to scan the area; it must have been about ten in the group. Two of them stayed behind to secure the campsite. I back flipped out of the tree, landing softy behind them.
"Hey boys! Can I pause help you with something?"
"Look Ian! A Woman!"
He had a lustful look in his eyes, but I wasn't worried. A quick look in their mind told me that Ian was the SIC. He's the one who I want to 'chat' with.
"Hello Madame. We are searching this area for some dangerous terrorist," Ian said.
"Sorry. No terrorist here just little ol' me" I had let my braid dangle between my breast just to get a reaction out of them. Ian didn't seemed interested but his friend, Frank, did. I adopted the braid from a movie I saw back in the Y2K01 called Tomb Raider. It was much easier to do hand combat and sword fighting with my hair fashioned into a single braid than letting it free fall.
"Really! Well, What about me?"
"I don't think that you're a threat to our cause" Ian stated as matter of fact.
/What's that saying 'Don't judge a book by its' cover'/
Now it was Frank's turn to get curious then I sensed his fear.
"Hey! What'cha doin' out here in the middle of nowhere? By yourself"
Telling them who I am wouldn't help them when they report back to HQ. My files here on Earth are safeguarded that is if the file still exists. Only a few people had access to such information and most of them have died a very long time ago or if you were a very good hacker then maybe access was granted.
"My name is Nemesis. I'm here on 'official' state business."
"What kinda business is that?"
"I'm on my way to a place called the Sanc Kingdom."
No sooner I said that, both turned their weapons on me. Frank was grinning from ear to ear, but Ian held a stoic face. I didn't waste any time monkeying around with these bozos. With lightening quick speed I flipped over their heads then kicked Frank in the stomach. Knocking him unconscious.
Ian was ready to pull the trigger but I was too quick I held up my hands and forced the weapon out of his hands and into mine. Much to his surprised, I just stood there about two feet a way from him when I did it.
"Now I don't know what's going on but attacking a woman who is unarmed is not very nice" My tone was low and even. Ian was ready to turn tail and run, but again I was quick. I moved toward him and delivered a quick jab to his throat [1]. Pressure points to cut off ones circulation and blood flow. I wanted him to know that I mean business
Now to get some answers "Dying by suffocation is a nasty way to go. I'll release you if you tell me what I want to know". I could see the struggle Ian was trying to put up but soon he realized that there was no way to break free.
"Good boy! Who are the Gundam Pilots?"
"There are five that we refer to as pilots 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05. That's all we know. We don't know their names or where they're from."
"Why does Zechs want them dead?"
"They are preventing us from taking over the Sanc Kingdom"
I could see the blood slowly oozing out of his nose, times up. Another pinch twisted to the neck and a quick hard left to his jaw and he was out. Poor Ian he was going to be out for a very long time. I could hear rustling in the brushes not far away, the rest of the team must be returning. I scooped up the other sleeping beauty and took off towards my horse. I have plans for this soldier.
I found my horse some distance away. Good, I was hoping that they didn't capture him. I threw my bundle onto its' back and started walking. I scanned the area to make sure that I wasn't being followed. I wasn't, I must have lost the Oz soldiers about a quarter of mile back.
My senses tell me that I don't have too much further to travel. My prisoner began to stir; I slowed my pace, and finally stopped when he slipped off the horse landing with a thud on the ground.
"Good, I'm happy to see you awake"
"What the fu-"he started but I cut him off.
"Listen good and listen carefully. I only brought you along so you can relay a message to your Colonel Zechs."
"O-okay-I--uh I'm listenin'"
"Very wise. I would hate to have to kill you and go back for another. You soldiers are weak and sloppy. I should have eliminated all of you this afternoon for intruding on my nap time but you're really not worth the effort."
/How in the Hell did she over power us like that?! She's not human! Can't be! No woman could/
"No woman could ever do what?" At that point it dawned on him that I'm telepathic. "You-you---you read-"
"No! Actually, you screamed your thoughts so loud into my head I couldn't help but hear. I'm going to give you a real quick history lesson my friend then you are on your own. I am a warrior Amazon.
I'm here by request as a mediator between Oz and the Earth-Moon Kingdoms. You actually could say that I'm the clean-up crew. My strength is unmatched on 'this' planet. Not even your MS can stop me. I possess power that your tiny pea brain could not possibly, would or could ever understand.
I want you to tell Zechs that I'm coming for him, and that I will leave destruction and death in my wake if he and his superiors do not give up the conquest for world domination."
When I was done, Frank was white as a ghost. "Now get your sorry hide running before I change my mind about killing you"
With a start he took off in the opposite direction. I gathered the reins and again started my trek towards my destination: The Sanc Kingdom.
I arrived to my appointed goal late in the evening. The scene was not what I have envisioned. About twenty or more MS were on the attack. There were probably dozens more strewn across the land. In the distance I could see the castles lights weaving in and out through the black and orange-red smoke, and that's when I noticed five very unique MS. "Shit!"
That was all I could say. I got close enough to where I could leave the horse. Time to put a stop to this madness and then I can get something to eat.
~~~ Author's POV ~~~~~~~
"Duo! You're to close! Get out of there!" Someone yelled.
"I'm fine Quatre! Look out behind you!"
The black and gold Mobil Suit was hit with homing missiles from the enemy. Oz was not letting up on their attack. The Gundam pilots knew that there was no way that they could win this battle, if something short of miracle doesn't happen. Heero's external censors beeped alerting him to a new target.
"What's this?" He enlarged the image on the screen then noting that it wasn't an MS but a woman.
/What is she doing out here in the middle of a war zone?/
"Hey Heero! Do you see what I'm seeing?" Duo said.
"Roger that" he responded in his low normal monotone voice.
"She must be some kind of nut!" Duo responded back.
"Aa."
Nemesis stopped in the middle of the field. She tilted her head slightly to the left activating the com-link implant.
"Yes, Your Majesty"
"Pegasus, I need for you to open a channel to all the MS in a ten mile radius of my current position."
"Right away Your Majesty in 5,4,3,2, you now have direct communication."
"Thank you. Oh, Pegasus, please make sure that all-"
"Make sure that all MS are non-operative." Just at that very moment all signs of movement ceased.
"Hey! What fuck gives!" Duo shouted.
"My MS is non-operational" Quatre countered as well as the others.
"It seems that our 'friend' had something to do with that" Trowa replied.
Through all their com-systems an unfamiliar voice sounded.
"Attention all MS! This is the mediator Ambassador Nemesis. I have temporarily immobilized your MS. This is not a warning. I want all Oz MS out of the area immediately. Failure to do so will result in immediate termination. Are there any questions?"
The Gundam pilots remind quiet. However, the Oz soldiers were not taking the news well. Duo somehow knows that he heard of that name before but just can't remember.
"Who the Hell do you think you are lady? You have no damn business interfering in our affairs!" the soldier in charged vented.
"Just to show you that I mean business, we are going to play a little game. I'm going to give back control of your MS and see if you can hit me. Pegasus, please return control to all MS"
Once again the huge war machines were on the move converging on Nemesis. Weapons fired upon her. A mushroom cloud of smoke swallows her.
"Well, so much for the warning! Now for the Gundams. What the-"
As dust and debris settled the wind began to blow and clouds began to darken. The air was heavy with fear. She sensed it all. She felt all the emotions of every soldier around her; all of her senses are active at full strength. There she stood arms stretched out a protective barrier surrounds her.
All the pilots cameras zoomed in on her, her black raven hair flowing freely behind as the wind stirred up around her. Crystal silver-blue eyes shimmered with the thrill of the awaiting battle, like that of loin getting ready to attack its' prey.
"Now it's my turn. You have just turned loose the hound of Hell. I take no prisoners and leave no witness'. Behold for I am the 'Messenger'. The messenger of destruction!"
Thunder sounded off in the distance and lightening crackled threw the clouds. Then at once lightening bolts struck enemy MS one after another. Exploding on impact to the ground.
No one survived. The team leader watched as his comrades MS burned. He could hear the screams of agony asking for mercy. Nemesis calmed herself. She turned to face the reminding suit "Captain! I know that you can still hear me.
That was just a taste of the type of destruction that I can do. Now you have approximately ten very short minutes to get your sorry ass out of the Sanc Kingdom. Beginning now!"
The Gundam pilots could not believe what just happened in a matter of minutes one person, no a woman with no MS just took down ten MS. Slowly all the remaining MS started leaving but not before the young captain said his good-bye.
"This isn't over! We will be back" "I'm counting on it and while you're at it please let Col. Zechs know that I wish to see him and his superiors here tomorrow a six o'clock for dinner. No substitution!" Nemesis demand.
She waited until all the suits were gone then she turned her attention on the gundams.
"What do you think that she wants, Heero?" Duo asked.
"Hn." Was the only response that he got.
"I got a good feeling about her guys. I don't think that she's our enemy, but she does have some type of special power" Quatre ventured.
"What do you mean by that Quat?" Duo asked.
"Well, I mean that when every thing was going on around her it seems as if she controlled it somehow like she was one with the elements or something?" the Arab explained.
"That's bullshit, Quatre! You saw what she just did. That woman is DANGEROUS! She just took out Oz MS with no weapons and you're saying that she's not the enemy!! Where's the justice in that?" WuFei countered.
"Come on Wu-man. Think about it. If she was the enemy, don't you think that she would have taken us out as well? Besides, she was only talking to the Oz soldiers, not us." Duo piped.
No sooner than Duo had ranted about not being destroyed, Nemesis shocked them all by saying, "Okay! I want you pilots out of there and down here where I can talk to you face to face!"
"Whaaat!?" They all chorused.
Using his external speakers Heero decided to tell Nemesis where she could go.
"Nemesis, right? We have no intentions on surrendering to you or to Oz. But if I have to, I will kill you if you get in my way"
"Heero Yuy, right? I image with no doubt that you will try to kill me, but you wouldn't stand a chance. Now come out of your MS before I force you out!" She demanded.
"Hey man, Heero! How did she know your name?" Duo asked Heero as if he knows the answer.
Without hesitation, Wing Zero's right arm came-up with the twin buster rifle but, before he could lock on his target, Nemesis was already standing below him. She stood there between Zero's legs, her arms stretched out as she concentrated. From inside the cockpit Zero's control panels started blinking off and on then, Heero heard a voice inside his head.
::Heero I've just taken control over your system. You will come out of your Gundam. Now!::
With that, Zero began walking backwards away from the others then knelt down. Its' left hand went to the hatch there the terrorist known to Oz as pilot 01 steps out.
A light rainstorm broke with lightening striking every few minutes. All the light show was from the amount of power that Nemesis was using. She needed it especially to move something as big and heavy as an MS.
"Ugh, What type of power does she have?" Quatre choked out.
"Quatre! Quatre, are you alright?" Trowa asked in a very worried voice.
"No!" He screamed.
Quatre felt Nemesis's power squeezing him like a vise. Sandrock's hatch suddenly opens and the petite blonde began free falling.
"NOOOOO! QUATRE!" The HeavyArm's pilot cried out, he was too far away from him to catch him.
Trowa closed his eyes, not wanting to see his angel fall to his death. Already sensing what was going on with Quatre, Nemesis re-focused her telekinetic powers to save him.
Nemesis was now pulling double duty in order to aid the Sandrock pilot from falling to his death, and get the Wing Zero pilot out of his mecha. There, on the ground, Quatre lay unmoving. By this time, the other pilots were already out and running towards their fallen friend.
However, Heero went directly toward Nemesis, and she wasn't prepared for what happened next. A hard, heavy right blow to her jaw left her bones grinding under the impact. She steadied herself, tasting the bitterness of her mercurous blood.
"You've just made a big mistake!" She told the young pilot.
With that she rounded out a left to Heero's jaw, then a right to his stomach with the same amount of force. On the third swing he ducked, but she was ready for it. She swept his legs from beneath him. In no time, he was back on his feet.
He came at her with a series of punches and kicks but she effectively blocked them all. She grabbed a hold of his right arm and let loose with a combo kick. The kicks connected with his knee, ribs, and face. She let him go and swung again with her left.
The fight was fast and furious. Then a turn for the worse, Trowa and WuFei joined in, leaving Duo to watch over the unconscious Quatre. Nemesis worked fast as she landed an open palm strike to Heero's chest, knocking him about ten feet away.
Turing her attention to her new opponents, she grabbed onto both Trowa and WuFei flipping them onto their backs. While they were down, she quickly jabbed them in their pressure points; with a start they both grunted and grabbed their thighs as the excruciating pain shot through them. Then she felt cold wet metal.
**Click**
It was the sound of the hammer being pulled back on a gun. Nemesis knew the drill; she slowly rose with her hands in the air, and turned around cautiously. Heero leveled his gun at her heart. Now she realized her mistake. Never turn your back on a Gundam pilot especially if that pilot is Heero Yuy.
"I saw that I have under estimated your skills, but it won't happen again." His voice was cold. Nemesis remained quiet. "Now, give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you?"
She knew that he was the type of guy that would shoot first and ask questions later, if he felt like asking later. She smiled. He knew that type of smile.
He seen it many times on Duo's face to recognized it as the 'Shinigami is about to strike' look. The look spelt doom and he knew it. He noticed a resemblance between this soldier and his god of Death.
"It's kind of hard to shot some one when you don't have a gun" He stared blankly at her.
**Zing**
"And now its' mine."
Heero was speechless. In a matter of just a few seconds he was disarmed.
All of the pilots, including Trowa and WuFei who where still struggling with the pain from the pressure point, couldn't believe that she just unarmed Heero from only a mere few feet away.
"She's telekinetic" Duo offered . "And that must explain how you were able to move Zero." Heero said looking directly at her.
"Yes" She offered quietly.
"Whaaat!?" Duo exclaimed.
"She moved Zero. It wasn't me. You're also-" She gave him the 'tell and you die' look. "She's also what, Heero?"
"Later Duo."
"I will explain every thing later, but right now I need to help Quatre." Nemesis gave Heero back his gun.
She also released Trowa and WuFei who now walked with a limp. She let them know that it was only for a short period of time. She explain to them that receiving any hit from a pressure point jab is like being shot.
Trowa instanced on carrying Quatre to room that they shared. Nemesis heard and felt the HeavyArm's pilot emotions like a raging river. She knew that he love the Arabian, but neither one of them had expressed their feelings for each other.
Nemesis struggled to remain silent about their relationship with time she knows that they will come together on they own. Quatre lay on his bed with a slight fever.
Relena was called in from a meeting that she had been trying to get with Treize what had seemed like forever. Now, she paced at the foot of Quatre's bed. She worried about all of them especially Heero.
Somehow, he had managed to capture her heart but she couldn't capture his. She regretted leaving right in the middle of peace talks but her friends were important to her.
"What's taking so long? Where is the doctor?"
"Relena calm down. It's not going to help Quatre to be in panic!" Duo hissed.
"Who is this woman any way? I don't remember adding her to the party list!"
At that point Nemesis snapped. "I have heard just about enough from you! If you do not be quiet while I try to wake Quatre, I will gag you and tie you to that chair. Do you understand?"
Relena let out a low eep and quietly sat down.
"What's going on with Quatre?" Trowa asked, his heart heavy with fear that his love would not wake-up. "Quatre is suffering from what is called an empathic overload"
They all gapped at her.
"Quatre is empathic. He feels what other feels. When I took control over Wing Zero I let a great amount of power loose. Quatre had felt so much of it, he didn't know how to shut it out or turn it off. In short I basically fried his system." Nemesis explained.
Trowa was beside himself that he lurched at her shoving her against the wall.
"Why you bitch! He did nothing to you! If my Quatre dies, I will kill you with my bare hands."
Everyone stared with mouths wide open at Trowa's revelation about his feels toward the Winner heir.
"Trowa, like I told Yuy, you will try but you won't win. Now, get your hands off me before I do something that you'll regret." She looked into his emerald green eye.
::I know that you are in love with him::
"Wh---What?" his face shock at the announcement.
::I know that you care about him. Please let go of me and I will help him::
Without hesitating Trowa slowly release his grip on her. Nemesis then turned her attention back to the blonde boy. Her hands hovered over the small body and she closed her eyes and focused on his mind calling out to him.
::Quatre! I know you can hear me Quatre! I am here to help you::
::You! What did you do to me?!::
::I'm sorry Quatre. I did not mean for you to feel all of my energy::
They floated in a white void as if they were in a crystal clear swimming pool, nothing around them but pure white light.
::Where are we?::
::Inside your mind my dear sweet Quatre. You retreated here when I was fighting with Heero. I know that you're empathic::
::But how?::
::Just open your eyes and everything will be revealed to all of you::
A few minutes later two blue crystal orbs were greeted with a pair of silver-blue ones.
"Welcome back" She greeted with a wide smile.
"Thank you. I feel like a Mac truck just ran over me."
Every one breathe-in a sign of relief; Heero got down to business once his saw Quatre was doing better.
"Mind telling us who you are?"
"Yes. Of course, my name is Nemesis-"
"Can't be!"
Every one turned around to stare at the blonde in the chair.
"You---you" Relena stuttered.
"I've been getting that a lot lately. I am the Planetary Mediator Ambassador from the Planet Amazonia."
Once Relena found her voice she tumbled, "The queen and king of Crystal Tokyo had sent word that you were arriving but that was not to be until tomorrow!"
"I had a change in plans. I needed to get here right a way."
Then Duo added his two cents worth, "Now I remember who you are! You're the queen of the Amazons."
"Queen!" Everyone shouted.
"Yeah, queen" Duo sat there like he just discovered who was buried in Grants tomb.
"Okay, Baka continue" Well, you can guess who said that.
"Oh, sorry Heero. Nemesis is the legendary Amazon warrior who is known as 'The Wing Messenger'.
She traveled around from place to place assisting other worlds and nations against hostile takeovers as well as protecting the innocent from harm. More to the point, what's that saying, 'Everything happens for a reason' well the reason is fate.
The Fates have pre-told ones future and Nemesis goes off to help or protect those that the Fates feel who are important to history. A uh Charge if that's what you want to call it. This is the real interesting part; Nemesis somehow inherited a gobble called the Purity Chalice.
Historians argue about where she got the Chalice. Some say she got it from the gods. Others say she got it from Sailor Moon, who by the way everyone believes to be a myth too.
After she received the Chalice she supposedly gained special powers, but no one knew what there were, so everyone assumed that it was just part of the myth. There is no evidence of 'this' Chalice, only pictures. Now, by the turn of the last millenium she vanished.
Again, everyone assumed that she died. But I'm a little confused. From what I had studied in school Nemesis, you I mean she was alive back in the twentieth century. So how can you be her?"
Nemesis was impressed to say the lease as well as the others who just looked at Duo . "What?" Duo almost shouted, while everyone watched him in unbelievable fascination.
"Maxwell, you mean to us that you not only you have a talent for blowing up things and being a good pilot and not to mention a excellent assassin you also have the brain capacity for cultures and histories?" WuFei questioned.
"Just because I act like a blonde don't mean that I am a blonde."
"Hey!" Relena and Quatre yelled at him.
"Oh, sorry guys."
"Duo, before I answer your last question I would like for you to answer something for okay" Nemesis asked quietly.
"Umm. Okay, shoot."
"Did the history books say anything about identifying marks on Nemesis. Like birthmarks or tattoos?" Duo gave the question some careful thought, and then his eyes widen a little with a slight twinkle in them.
"Yeah, one of the texts mentioned that during one of her ventures she was protecting a kid named Brandon Lexington, a knight or something. Somehow, she became entangle with one of his enemy's name John Ashley, a real shady character.
Anywho, some people were after the boyfriend, so to get him they needed her, so they put tabs on their every move together. At one point during one of their 'evenings' together they took pictures. Well, one of the pictures was of her----"
"Duo!" Relena exclaimed with burning cheeks. The others tried to stifle their giggles at Relena's outburst. "Please continue" Nemesis encouraged.
"The picture was what the historians believe to be the Purity Chalice pause Umm let me show you" Then Duo grabbed a piece of paper and pencil and quickly sketched the sacred cup. He passed the drawing around.
Every one couldn't believe it he again managed to stump everyone with his hidden talents including Heero. "That would be the only way to I.D. the body."
~~~ Nemesis POV ~~~~~~~~
I stood totally amazed at the vast knowledge that this kid held about me. He knew more than the top-secret file in Washington, D.C. I calmly look at the youth and announced, "You mean exactly like this" Catching him off guard.
"Yeah, just like that Holy shit!" He tumbled out of his chair from looking at my half-exposed flesh.
Every ones attention snapped-up from the picture at Duo's outburst to the real thing, and there on my left breast, right above my heart, a tattoo of the Chalice.
"You're really her?" Duo asked me.
"Yes. Yes, I am and every thing you just said about me is true except the dead part."
"But how---?"
"How can I still be alive. Simple really. Let me go back a little. You were right about that that I 'somehow' came into possession of the Chalice, but very few people knew how. I did get the cup from Sailor Moon. It was in her possession at the time-
"Um, I don't mean to sound nosey or any but what happened to the Chalice?" this time it was Quatre's low sweet voice I heard.
"Yeah, did you loose it or some thing" next it was Duo's.
"No, I didn't loose it Duo. Remember the tattoo that you saw on my chest? That is where the Chalice is inside of me over my heart. After my last rebirth I merged with the Chalice, which in turn made me immortal. This body that you see is twenty-five years old, but my existence is eleven hundred and fifteen years."
The room fell to a dead silence, and then a mind-shattering link emerged from of them.
/I somehow know her on a personal level. We've met before I know we did/
I stumbled; a bit I had to keep my sensory level lowered to allow Quatre to get use to feeling me. I was unprotected from the mind link I finally collapsed onto the floor unable to bare the connection.
::Hey! What's wrong?::
"Hey! What's wrong?"
Duo. The link was with him. He screamed his concerns in my head stimulaneous while speaking them out loud. I could only gasp for breath.
"Duo gasp I pant need ----" Then I blacked out.
~TBC~
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A/N: Yeah, I know. If anyone ever watched Xena: Warrior Princess then you know. I like that technique so I incorporated into Nemesis' arsenal.
How was it? Let me know.
Nemesis
Pairings: Too many to list
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I don't own GW, Sailor Moon, or DBZ.
Notes: This is about m/m relationships. If you have a problem with that then I suggest that you go elsewhere.
/ Thoughts /
:: Telepathy ::
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I saddled a horse and rode off before any one was awake. I knew if I traveled all day that I would reach the Sanc Kingdom by nightfall. I could have had limo service, but decided that a nice jaunt on horseback would be a better way to see the countryside. By the afternoon it was time for me to give the horse a break. We stopped by a grassy field with a lake just a few feet away. I went ahead and unloaded my pallet for a quick rest. After twenty minutes of rest my senses were on full alert, and that's when I heard them.
"Man! Colonel Zechs is being impossible!" one soldier admitted.
"Pip down! He's only being like that because His Excellency is riding his back about those Gundam pilots." By this time I left camp and scaled up a near-by tree.
/Oz soldiers! Of all the good luck, I can get some information about the Gundam pilots and Zechs/
"Look!" They spotted my camp and ventured that way.
"Okay, Everyone! Stay sharp! One of the pilots might be in the area, and remember that they are armed and dangerous" The team leader shouted.
/This was way too easy/
They all spreaded out to scan the area; it must have been about ten in the group. Two of them stayed behind to secure the campsite. I back flipped out of the tree, landing softy behind them.
"Hey boys! Can I pause help you with something?"
"Look Ian! A Woman!"
He had a lustful look in his eyes, but I wasn't worried. A quick look in their mind told me that Ian was the SIC. He's the one who I want to 'chat' with.
"Hello Madame. We are searching this area for some dangerous terrorist," Ian said.
"Sorry. No terrorist here just little ol' me" I had let my braid dangle between my breast just to get a reaction out of them. Ian didn't seemed interested but his friend, Frank, did. I adopted the braid from a movie I saw back in the Y2K01 called Tomb Raider. It was much easier to do hand combat and sword fighting with my hair fashioned into a single braid than letting it free fall.
"Really! Well, What about me?"
"I don't think that you're a threat to our cause" Ian stated as matter of fact.
/What's that saying 'Don't judge a book by its' cover'/
Now it was Frank's turn to get curious then I sensed his fear.
"Hey! What'cha doin' out here in the middle of nowhere? By yourself"
Telling them who I am wouldn't help them when they report back to HQ. My files here on Earth are safeguarded that is if the file still exists. Only a few people had access to such information and most of them have died a very long time ago or if you were a very good hacker then maybe access was granted.
"My name is Nemesis. I'm here on 'official' state business."
"What kinda business is that?"
"I'm on my way to a place called the Sanc Kingdom."
No sooner I said that, both turned their weapons on me. Frank was grinning from ear to ear, but Ian held a stoic face. I didn't waste any time monkeying around with these bozos. With lightening quick speed I flipped over their heads then kicked Frank in the stomach. Knocking him unconscious.
Ian was ready to pull the trigger but I was too quick I held up my hands and forced the weapon out of his hands and into mine. Much to his surprised, I just stood there about two feet a way from him when I did it.
"Now I don't know what's going on but attacking a woman who is unarmed is not very nice" My tone was low and even. Ian was ready to turn tail and run, but again I was quick. I moved toward him and delivered a quick jab to his throat [1]. Pressure points to cut off ones circulation and blood flow. I wanted him to know that I mean business
Now to get some answers "Dying by suffocation is a nasty way to go. I'll release you if you tell me what I want to know". I could see the struggle Ian was trying to put up but soon he realized that there was no way to break free.
"Good boy! Who are the Gundam Pilots?"
"There are five that we refer to as pilots 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05. That's all we know. We don't know their names or where they're from."
"Why does Zechs want them dead?"
"They are preventing us from taking over the Sanc Kingdom"
I could see the blood slowly oozing out of his nose, times up. Another pinch twisted to the neck and a quick hard left to his jaw and he was out. Poor Ian he was going to be out for a very long time. I could hear rustling in the brushes not far away, the rest of the team must be returning. I scooped up the other sleeping beauty and took off towards my horse. I have plans for this soldier.
I found my horse some distance away. Good, I was hoping that they didn't capture him. I threw my bundle onto its' back and started walking. I scanned the area to make sure that I wasn't being followed. I wasn't, I must have lost the Oz soldiers about a quarter of mile back.
My senses tell me that I don't have too much further to travel. My prisoner began to stir; I slowed my pace, and finally stopped when he slipped off the horse landing with a thud on the ground.
"Good, I'm happy to see you awake"
"What the fu-"he started but I cut him off.
"Listen good and listen carefully. I only brought you along so you can relay a message to your Colonel Zechs."
"O-okay-I--uh I'm listenin'"
"Very wise. I would hate to have to kill you and go back for another. You soldiers are weak and sloppy. I should have eliminated all of you this afternoon for intruding on my nap time but you're really not worth the effort."
/How in the Hell did she over power us like that?! She's not human! Can't be! No woman could/
"No woman could ever do what?" At that point it dawned on him that I'm telepathic. "You-you---you read-"
"No! Actually, you screamed your thoughts so loud into my head I couldn't help but hear. I'm going to give you a real quick history lesson my friend then you are on your own. I am a warrior Amazon.
I'm here by request as a mediator between Oz and the Earth-Moon Kingdoms. You actually could say that I'm the clean-up crew. My strength is unmatched on 'this' planet. Not even your MS can stop me. I possess power that your tiny pea brain could not possibly, would or could ever understand.
I want you to tell Zechs that I'm coming for him, and that I will leave destruction and death in my wake if he and his superiors do not give up the conquest for world domination."
When I was done, Frank was white as a ghost. "Now get your sorry hide running before I change my mind about killing you"
With a start he took off in the opposite direction. I gathered the reins and again started my trek towards my destination: The Sanc Kingdom.
I arrived to my appointed goal late in the evening. The scene was not what I have envisioned. About twenty or more MS were on the attack. There were probably dozens more strewn across the land. In the distance I could see the castles lights weaving in and out through the black and orange-red smoke, and that's when I noticed five very unique MS. "Shit!"
That was all I could say. I got close enough to where I could leave the horse. Time to put a stop to this madness and then I can get something to eat.
~~~ Author's POV ~~~~~~~
"Duo! You're to close! Get out of there!" Someone yelled.
"I'm fine Quatre! Look out behind you!"
The black and gold Mobil Suit was hit with homing missiles from the enemy. Oz was not letting up on their attack. The Gundam pilots knew that there was no way that they could win this battle, if something short of miracle doesn't happen. Heero's external censors beeped alerting him to a new target.
"What's this?" He enlarged the image on the screen then noting that it wasn't an MS but a woman.
/What is she doing out here in the middle of a war zone?/
"Hey Heero! Do you see what I'm seeing?" Duo said.
"Roger that" he responded in his low normal monotone voice.
"She must be some kind of nut!" Duo responded back.
"Aa."
Nemesis stopped in the middle of the field. She tilted her head slightly to the left activating the com-link implant.
"Yes, Your Majesty"
"Pegasus, I need for you to open a channel to all the MS in a ten mile radius of my current position."
"Right away Your Majesty in 5,4,3,2, you now have direct communication."
"Thank you. Oh, Pegasus, please make sure that all-"
"Make sure that all MS are non-operative." Just at that very moment all signs of movement ceased.
"Hey! What fuck gives!" Duo shouted.
"My MS is non-operational" Quatre countered as well as the others.
"It seems that our 'friend' had something to do with that" Trowa replied.
Through all their com-systems an unfamiliar voice sounded.
"Attention all MS! This is the mediator Ambassador Nemesis. I have temporarily immobilized your MS. This is not a warning. I want all Oz MS out of the area immediately. Failure to do so will result in immediate termination. Are there any questions?"
The Gundam pilots remind quiet. However, the Oz soldiers were not taking the news well. Duo somehow knows that he heard of that name before but just can't remember.
"Who the Hell do you think you are lady? You have no damn business interfering in our affairs!" the soldier in charged vented.
"Just to show you that I mean business, we are going to play a little game. I'm going to give back control of your MS and see if you can hit me. Pegasus, please return control to all MS"
Once again the huge war machines were on the move converging on Nemesis. Weapons fired upon her. A mushroom cloud of smoke swallows her.
"Well, so much for the warning! Now for the Gundams. What the-"
As dust and debris settled the wind began to blow and clouds began to darken. The air was heavy with fear. She sensed it all. She felt all the emotions of every soldier around her; all of her senses are active at full strength. There she stood arms stretched out a protective barrier surrounds her.
All the pilots cameras zoomed in on her, her black raven hair flowing freely behind as the wind stirred up around her. Crystal silver-blue eyes shimmered with the thrill of the awaiting battle, like that of loin getting ready to attack its' prey.
"Now it's my turn. You have just turned loose the hound of Hell. I take no prisoners and leave no witness'. Behold for I am the 'Messenger'. The messenger of destruction!"
Thunder sounded off in the distance and lightening crackled threw the clouds. Then at once lightening bolts struck enemy MS one after another. Exploding on impact to the ground.
No one survived. The team leader watched as his comrades MS burned. He could hear the screams of agony asking for mercy. Nemesis calmed herself. She turned to face the reminding suit "Captain! I know that you can still hear me.
That was just a taste of the type of destruction that I can do. Now you have approximately ten very short minutes to get your sorry ass out of the Sanc Kingdom. Beginning now!"
The Gundam pilots could not believe what just happened in a matter of minutes one person, no a woman with no MS just took down ten MS. Slowly all the remaining MS started leaving but not before the young captain said his good-bye.
"This isn't over! We will be back" "I'm counting on it and while you're at it please let Col. Zechs know that I wish to see him and his superiors here tomorrow a six o'clock for dinner. No substitution!" Nemesis demand.
She waited until all the suits were gone then she turned her attention on the gundams.
"What do you think that she wants, Heero?" Duo asked.
"Hn." Was the only response that he got.
"I got a good feeling about her guys. I don't think that she's our enemy, but she does have some type of special power" Quatre ventured.
"What do you mean by that Quat?" Duo asked.
"Well, I mean that when every thing was going on around her it seems as if she controlled it somehow like she was one with the elements or something?" the Arab explained.
"That's bullshit, Quatre! You saw what she just did. That woman is DANGEROUS! She just took out Oz MS with no weapons and you're saying that she's not the enemy!! Where's the justice in that?" WuFei countered.
"Come on Wu-man. Think about it. If she was the enemy, don't you think that she would have taken us out as well? Besides, she was only talking to the Oz soldiers, not us." Duo piped.
No sooner than Duo had ranted about not being destroyed, Nemesis shocked them all by saying, "Okay! I want you pilots out of there and down here where I can talk to you face to face!"
"Whaaat!?" They all chorused.
Using his external speakers Heero decided to tell Nemesis where she could go.
"Nemesis, right? We have no intentions on surrendering to you or to Oz. But if I have to, I will kill you if you get in my way"
"Heero Yuy, right? I image with no doubt that you will try to kill me, but you wouldn't stand a chance. Now come out of your MS before I force you out!" She demanded.
"Hey man, Heero! How did she know your name?" Duo asked Heero as if he knows the answer.
Without hesitation, Wing Zero's right arm came-up with the twin buster rifle but, before he could lock on his target, Nemesis was already standing below him. She stood there between Zero's legs, her arms stretched out as she concentrated. From inside the cockpit Zero's control panels started blinking off and on then, Heero heard a voice inside his head.
::Heero I've just taken control over your system. You will come out of your Gundam. Now!::
With that, Zero began walking backwards away from the others then knelt down. Its' left hand went to the hatch there the terrorist known to Oz as pilot 01 steps out.
A light rainstorm broke with lightening striking every few minutes. All the light show was from the amount of power that Nemesis was using. She needed it especially to move something as big and heavy as an MS.
"Ugh, What type of power does she have?" Quatre choked out.
"Quatre! Quatre, are you alright?" Trowa asked in a very worried voice.
"No!" He screamed.
Quatre felt Nemesis's power squeezing him like a vise. Sandrock's hatch suddenly opens and the petite blonde began free falling.
"NOOOOO! QUATRE!" The HeavyArm's pilot cried out, he was too far away from him to catch him.
Trowa closed his eyes, not wanting to see his angel fall to his death. Already sensing what was going on with Quatre, Nemesis re-focused her telekinetic powers to save him.
Nemesis was now pulling double duty in order to aid the Sandrock pilot from falling to his death, and get the Wing Zero pilot out of his mecha. There, on the ground, Quatre lay unmoving. By this time, the other pilots were already out and running towards their fallen friend.
However, Heero went directly toward Nemesis, and she wasn't prepared for what happened next. A hard, heavy right blow to her jaw left her bones grinding under the impact. She steadied herself, tasting the bitterness of her mercurous blood.
"You've just made a big mistake!" She told the young pilot.
With that she rounded out a left to Heero's jaw, then a right to his stomach with the same amount of force. On the third swing he ducked, but she was ready for it. She swept his legs from beneath him. In no time, he was back on his feet.
He came at her with a series of punches and kicks but she effectively blocked them all. She grabbed a hold of his right arm and let loose with a combo kick. The kicks connected with his knee, ribs, and face. She let him go and swung again with her left.
The fight was fast and furious. Then a turn for the worse, Trowa and WuFei joined in, leaving Duo to watch over the unconscious Quatre. Nemesis worked fast as she landed an open palm strike to Heero's chest, knocking him about ten feet away.
Turing her attention to her new opponents, she grabbed onto both Trowa and WuFei flipping them onto their backs. While they were down, she quickly jabbed them in their pressure points; with a start they both grunted and grabbed their thighs as the excruciating pain shot through them. Then she felt cold wet metal.
**Click**
It was the sound of the hammer being pulled back on a gun. Nemesis knew the drill; she slowly rose with her hands in the air, and turned around cautiously. Heero leveled his gun at her heart. Now she realized her mistake. Never turn your back on a Gundam pilot especially if that pilot is Heero Yuy.
"I saw that I have under estimated your skills, but it won't happen again." His voice was cold. Nemesis remained quiet. "Now, give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you?"
She knew that he was the type of guy that would shoot first and ask questions later, if he felt like asking later. She smiled. He knew that type of smile.
He seen it many times on Duo's face to recognized it as the 'Shinigami is about to strike' look. The look spelt doom and he knew it. He noticed a resemblance between this soldier and his god of Death.
"It's kind of hard to shot some one when you don't have a gun" He stared blankly at her.
**Zing**
"And now its' mine."
Heero was speechless. In a matter of just a few seconds he was disarmed.
All of the pilots, including Trowa and WuFei who where still struggling with the pain from the pressure point, couldn't believe that she just unarmed Heero from only a mere few feet away.
"She's telekinetic" Duo offered . "And that must explain how you were able to move Zero." Heero said looking directly at her.
"Yes" She offered quietly.
"Whaaat!?" Duo exclaimed.
"She moved Zero. It wasn't me. You're also-" She gave him the 'tell and you die' look. "She's also what, Heero?"
"Later Duo."
"I will explain every thing later, but right now I need to help Quatre." Nemesis gave Heero back his gun.
She also released Trowa and WuFei who now walked with a limp. She let them know that it was only for a short period of time. She explain to them that receiving any hit from a pressure point jab is like being shot.
Trowa instanced on carrying Quatre to room that they shared. Nemesis heard and felt the HeavyArm's pilot emotions like a raging river. She knew that he love the Arabian, but neither one of them had expressed their feelings for each other.
Nemesis struggled to remain silent about their relationship with time she knows that they will come together on they own. Quatre lay on his bed with a slight fever.
Relena was called in from a meeting that she had been trying to get with Treize what had seemed like forever. Now, she paced at the foot of Quatre's bed. She worried about all of them especially Heero.
Somehow, he had managed to capture her heart but she couldn't capture his. She regretted leaving right in the middle of peace talks but her friends were important to her.
"What's taking so long? Where is the doctor?"
"Relena calm down. It's not going to help Quatre to be in panic!" Duo hissed.
"Who is this woman any way? I don't remember adding her to the party list!"
At that point Nemesis snapped. "I have heard just about enough from you! If you do not be quiet while I try to wake Quatre, I will gag you and tie you to that chair. Do you understand?"
Relena let out a low eep and quietly sat down.
"What's going on with Quatre?" Trowa asked, his heart heavy with fear that his love would not wake-up. "Quatre is suffering from what is called an empathic overload"
They all gapped at her.
"Quatre is empathic. He feels what other feels. When I took control over Wing Zero I let a great amount of power loose. Quatre had felt so much of it, he didn't know how to shut it out or turn it off. In short I basically fried his system." Nemesis explained.
Trowa was beside himself that he lurched at her shoving her against the wall.
"Why you bitch! He did nothing to you! If my Quatre dies, I will kill you with my bare hands."
Everyone stared with mouths wide open at Trowa's revelation about his feels toward the Winner heir.
"Trowa, like I told Yuy, you will try but you won't win. Now, get your hands off me before I do something that you'll regret." She looked into his emerald green eye.
::I know that you are in love with him::
"Wh---What?" his face shock at the announcement.
::I know that you care about him. Please let go of me and I will help him::
Without hesitating Trowa slowly release his grip on her. Nemesis then turned her attention back to the blonde boy. Her hands hovered over the small body and she closed her eyes and focused on his mind calling out to him.
::Quatre! I know you can hear me Quatre! I am here to help you::
::You! What did you do to me?!::
::I'm sorry Quatre. I did not mean for you to feel all of my energy::
They floated in a white void as if they were in a crystal clear swimming pool, nothing around them but pure white light.
::Where are we?::
::Inside your mind my dear sweet Quatre. You retreated here when I was fighting with Heero. I know that you're empathic::
::But how?::
::Just open your eyes and everything will be revealed to all of you::
A few minutes later two blue crystal orbs were greeted with a pair of silver-blue ones.
"Welcome back" She greeted with a wide smile.
"Thank you. I feel like a Mac truck just ran over me."
Every one breathe-in a sign of relief; Heero got down to business once his saw Quatre was doing better.
"Mind telling us who you are?"
"Yes. Of course, my name is Nemesis-"
"Can't be!"
Every one turned around to stare at the blonde in the chair.
"You---you" Relena stuttered.
"I've been getting that a lot lately. I am the Planetary Mediator Ambassador from the Planet Amazonia."
Once Relena found her voice she tumbled, "The queen and king of Crystal Tokyo had sent word that you were arriving but that was not to be until tomorrow!"
"I had a change in plans. I needed to get here right a way."
Then Duo added his two cents worth, "Now I remember who you are! You're the queen of the Amazons."
"Queen!" Everyone shouted.
"Yeah, queen" Duo sat there like he just discovered who was buried in Grants tomb.
"Okay, Baka continue" Well, you can guess who said that.
"Oh, sorry Heero. Nemesis is the legendary Amazon warrior who is known as 'The Wing Messenger'.
She traveled around from place to place assisting other worlds and nations against hostile takeovers as well as protecting the innocent from harm. More to the point, what's that saying, 'Everything happens for a reason' well the reason is fate.
The Fates have pre-told ones future and Nemesis goes off to help or protect those that the Fates feel who are important to history. A uh Charge if that's what you want to call it. This is the real interesting part; Nemesis somehow inherited a gobble called the Purity Chalice.
Historians argue about where she got the Chalice. Some say she got it from the gods. Others say she got it from Sailor Moon, who by the way everyone believes to be a myth too.
After she received the Chalice she supposedly gained special powers, but no one knew what there were, so everyone assumed that it was just part of the myth. There is no evidence of 'this' Chalice, only pictures. Now, by the turn of the last millenium she vanished.
Again, everyone assumed that she died. But I'm a little confused. From what I had studied in school Nemesis, you I mean she was alive back in the twentieth century. So how can you be her?"
Nemesis was impressed to say the lease as well as the others who just looked at Duo . "What?" Duo almost shouted, while everyone watched him in unbelievable fascination.
"Maxwell, you mean to us that you not only you have a talent for blowing up things and being a good pilot and not to mention a excellent assassin you also have the brain capacity for cultures and histories?" WuFei questioned.
"Just because I act like a blonde don't mean that I am a blonde."
"Hey!" Relena and Quatre yelled at him.
"Oh, sorry guys."
"Duo, before I answer your last question I would like for you to answer something for okay" Nemesis asked quietly.
"Umm. Okay, shoot."
"Did the history books say anything about identifying marks on Nemesis. Like birthmarks or tattoos?" Duo gave the question some careful thought, and then his eyes widen a little with a slight twinkle in them.
"Yeah, one of the texts mentioned that during one of her ventures she was protecting a kid named Brandon Lexington, a knight or something. Somehow, she became entangle with one of his enemy's name John Ashley, a real shady character.
Anywho, some people were after the boyfriend, so to get him they needed her, so they put tabs on their every move together. At one point during one of their 'evenings' together they took pictures. Well, one of the pictures was of her----"
"Duo!" Relena exclaimed with burning cheeks. The others tried to stifle their giggles at Relena's outburst. "Please continue" Nemesis encouraged.
"The picture was what the historians believe to be the Purity Chalice pause Umm let me show you" Then Duo grabbed a piece of paper and pencil and quickly sketched the sacred cup. He passed the drawing around.
Every one couldn't believe it he again managed to stump everyone with his hidden talents including Heero. "That would be the only way to I.D. the body."
~~~ Nemesis POV ~~~~~~~~
I stood totally amazed at the vast knowledge that this kid held about me. He knew more than the top-secret file in Washington, D.C. I calmly look at the youth and announced, "You mean exactly like this" Catching him off guard.
"Yeah, just like that Holy shit!" He tumbled out of his chair from looking at my half-exposed flesh.
Every ones attention snapped-up from the picture at Duo's outburst to the real thing, and there on my left breast, right above my heart, a tattoo of the Chalice.
"You're really her?" Duo asked me.
"Yes. Yes, I am and every thing you just said about me is true except the dead part."
"But how---?"
"How can I still be alive. Simple really. Let me go back a little. You were right about that that I 'somehow' came into possession of the Chalice, but very few people knew how. I did get the cup from Sailor Moon. It was in her possession at the time-
"Um, I don't mean to sound nosey or any but what happened to the Chalice?" this time it was Quatre's low sweet voice I heard.
"Yeah, did you loose it or some thing" next it was Duo's.
"No, I didn't loose it Duo. Remember the tattoo that you saw on my chest? That is where the Chalice is inside of me over my heart. After my last rebirth I merged with the Chalice, which in turn made me immortal. This body that you see is twenty-five years old, but my existence is eleven hundred and fifteen years."
The room fell to a dead silence, and then a mind-shattering link emerged from of them.
/I somehow know her on a personal level. We've met before I know we did/
I stumbled; a bit I had to keep my sensory level lowered to allow Quatre to get use to feeling me. I was unprotected from the mind link I finally collapsed onto the floor unable to bare the connection.
::Hey! What's wrong?::
"Hey! What's wrong?"
Duo. The link was with him. He screamed his concerns in my head stimulaneous while speaking them out loud. I could only gasp for breath.
"Duo gasp I pant need ----" Then I blacked out.
~TBC~
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A/N: Yeah, I know. If anyone ever watched Xena: Warrior Princess then you know. I like that technique so I incorporated into Nemesis' arsenal.
How was it? Let me know.
Nemesis