Chapter 3
A Light in the Darkness
Relena stood at the front counter waiting for her tickets.
"Here you go, Ms. Yuy. Have a nice flight," the lady behind the counter said to Relena as she handed her the tickets.
"Thank you," Relena said before picking up her bag and heading down the terminal for gate 156.
It was the day after Heero's funeral. Relena was trying her hardest to shove the memory of his life being read out loud by someone who never knew him over his freshly made tomb stone that was the world's last reminder of his existence. But what ever she did the sight of his casket kept on coming in to her head.
Relena had decided to go to L10, which was a new colony, were there would be plenty of job openings. She had changed her name to Cassandra Yuy so that her brother and the pilots could not track her down. She had only brought a few items packed tightly into and small rolling suitcase. One of the few items she brought with her was the teddy bear Heero had given her for her birthday two years ago.
When she finally arrived at gate 156 she sat down in an uncomfortable plastic chair to wait for the shuttle to arrive. She sat there watching the people hurry by to catch flights that would take them to their homes, and families. Suddenly she noticed a soft wail coming from the throng of people. Through a momentary gap Relena spotted a little girl. Relena looked around to see if anyone claimed the girl. When she saw that no one was going to claim the child she stood up and pushed through the crowd toward the girl. Once she'd gotten to her, Relena pulled the girl from the obtrusive crowd. She then knelt down infront of the girl so she was looking her in the eye.
"What's wrong?" she asked the little girl as she used a spare handkerchief to wipe away her tears. The girl looked up to see Relena kneeling beside her.
"I...can't... find my... mommy!" the girl managed to choke out between sobs.
"Don't worry I'll help you find your mommy. What is your name?"
"Josie."
"Ok, Josie, why don't you come with me and we'll find your mommy." Josie nodded and grabbed Relena's hand. They walked up to a service counter and Relena cleared her throat to get the receptionist's attention.
"Yes, how may I help you?"
"This little girl got separated from her mother could you call her on the intercom?"
"Sure thing Ma'am. What is the girl's name?" After a short answer from Relena he receptionist picked up the phone beside her and started to talk to the person on the other end then hung up the phone. A few seconds later an announcement came on the intercom asking for the mother of a lost child named Josie to come to gate 155.
A few minutes later a tall woman with dark brown hair arrived at the counter.
"Josie!" she yelled. The little girl broke free from Relena's grasp and ran into her mother's arms. Relena couldn't help but smile as she watched the woman hug her child with tears of relief falling from her eyes. She couldn't help but think that that might be her some day.
"Josie don't you ever do that again."
"I'm sorry mommy," Josie said with a look of pure innocence across her face.
Then the woman stood up and looked at Relena.
"Thank you so much I don't know what I would do without Josie."
"Don't worry about it," Relena said then turn to go catch her flight.
"Wait!" Relena turned to see the woman run up to her. She held out her had to Relena. Relena took it gratefully.
"My name is Amy Laurence"
"Cassandra Yuy, it was nice meeting you but I have to catch my flight." The woman nodded then turned to take her daughter's hand.
Relena walked back to her gate and joined the line to board the shuttle.
Milliardo's office in the former Cinq Kingdom Palace
Milliardo, Relena's brother, had been taking care of Relena's work since the funeral due to the fact that she had not shown up and someone had to do it. In fact he had no seen her since the funeral three days ago, but he figured that she needed her space and did not bother her.
Suddenly his vidphone beeped and Quatre's face popped up on screen.
"Hello, Quatre. How may I help you?"
" It's Relena..."
"What? What happened?" Milliardo interrupted before Quatre could finish his sentence.
"She's gone. I went to her house today. The butler said that she left with a small suitcase of things." Milliardo stood up and pounded his hands onto his desk.
"I want her found. Make a full investigation and get the best detectives. If she isn't found in 24 hours heads are going to start rolling."
"Yes, Sir," Quatre managed to say through his fear.
Milliardo's face stated to turn red with anger as he cut the connection.
On the shuttle to L10
Relena sat calmly in her seat as she watched L10 come into view.
"Ten minutes to landing. Fight attendants prepare for landing." A voice said over the shuttle intercom. Relena wasn't sure if she felt more excited for a new life or sadder to leave the old one behind. As she looked out the window on the other side of the shuttle she could just make out the tiny blue dot that she once called home. Tears welled up in her eyes but she refused to cry. She had to get on with her life!
"Ma'am?" Relena's head turned to face one of the flight attendants that was talking to her.
"Ma'am would you please fasten your seatbelt. It's going to be a bumpy ride." Relena did as she was told and the attendant went on.
Relena was deep in thought about her new life when there came a sound so loud that it temporarily deafened her. Then all the lights in the shuttle blinked off and on before turning off for good. Everything was dark as Relena tried to figure out what had happened. Looking around did little good in the pitch dark of space. Then her hearing started to come back to her and screams could be heard through out the shuttle. For a moment screams and sounds of panic where the only things that could be heard. Then came a sound like that of rolling thunder that drowned out all the other sounds. Relena turned to she what it was. What she saw made her faint. A hug ball of fire was heading through the plane toward her. From outer space the shuttle could be seen exploding into a giant ball of flames, but as the flames reached the cold of space they stopped as suddenly as they had started.
Three Weeks Later in a Hospital on L10
Relena lay in a hospital bed in a coma and she had been since they found her in the debris of the burnt shuttle. Though the hazy of her coma she could hear the two doctors in her room talking.
"It really is a miracle that she survived. No one else did."
"It would have been a shame if she had considering she is going to have a baby."
"It is also a surprise that she didn't lose the baby considering what she has been through."
"But, she barely had a scratch on her."
"True"
"Did she have any identification on her?"
"No, but I checked the airline files and they said that her name is Cassandra Yuy."
"Good at lease we can tell her what her name is. Catscans show that she's had a little head trauma and has a 90% chance of amnesia. She probably won't know her own name when she wakes up"
"What a shame. I hope that someone who knows her will come to claim her or else she'll be left to raise her child alone. Do you think she will ever remember?"
"No the chances are against her and no one has claimed that they know her so far. The only thing we can do for her is wait until she wakes up then get her a house and a good job here on L10."
"Poor girl"
At Duo Maxwell's house on L2
Duo was lying in bed trying to sleep, but like the last few nights he couldn't sleep. Images of Heero's funeral passed though his mind. He blamed himself for his death. He hadn't told any one else about the last time his saw Heero alive.
Flashback
Heero was walking down the runway, with all his piloting gear on, heading for a small shuttle that he was going to pilot to L5. It was too risky taking a charter flight.
Suddenly Heero heard someone yelling his name. He stopped and turned around to see Duo running down the runway after him he was also wearing his piloting gear.
"Duo what are you doing?"
"Coming with you," he said with a cheesy grin on his face.
"No you're not. I'm going by myself."
"Look Heero, even a tough guy like you needs help every once and a while. I'm coming to help you and keep you out of trouble."
"Really? Well I guess I can't get you off my back, can I?"
"Nope."
"Alright then," Heero said as he held out his hand for Duo to shake. Duo found it a little odd that Heero gave in that easy, but shook his hand anyway. Instead of shaking Duo's hand back Heero swiftly punched him in the stomach. Duo fell to the tar in pain gasping for air. The last thing he heard before he passed out was; "Forgive me Duo. I did it for your own good."
End Flashback
Duo couldn't let it go he kept on felling like if only he hadn't been tricked he would have been there for Heero. Then maybe he wouldn't have died.
Duo was shaken from his thoughts by the sound of his vidphone beeping.
Wondering who would call him at 3:00 in the morning, Duo got out of bed and went up to the vidphone. As he flipped the top up he came face to face with an elderly looking man.
"Duo Maxwell?" the man asked.
"Yes that's me. Who are you and how can I help you?"
"My name is Dr. Gregory from the Saint Peter's Hospital on L5. I was the one who reported to you about Heero Yuy's death"
A frown came to Duo's face as he remembered the call he had gotten from the same person a week ago.
"How may I help you Doctor?" Duo said in a cold voice.
"I am terribly sorry for your suffering on my behalf." Duo's frown deepened.
"I called you to inform you that there has been a mix-up."
"Mix-up? What do you mean?"
"You see we found your friend Heero Yuy in and alley with another person by the name of John Desparsy. We brought them both to Saint Peter's Hospital for treatment, but we got their files mixed-up and when Mr. Desparsy died we thought that he was Heero Yuy and that Mr.Yuy was Mr. Desparsy."
"What are you trying to tell me?"
"The person who died was not Heero Yuy. Heero Yuy is alive here at Saint Peter's Hospital recovering from a shot to the shoulder but is expected to make a full recovery."
"He's alive?!"
The Doctor just nodded.
"I'll be there in a few hours!" With that Duo slammed the vidphone shut.
A Light in the Darkness
Relena stood at the front counter waiting for her tickets.
"Here you go, Ms. Yuy. Have a nice flight," the lady behind the counter said to Relena as she handed her the tickets.
"Thank you," Relena said before picking up her bag and heading down the terminal for gate 156.
It was the day after Heero's funeral. Relena was trying her hardest to shove the memory of his life being read out loud by someone who never knew him over his freshly made tomb stone that was the world's last reminder of his existence. But what ever she did the sight of his casket kept on coming in to her head.
Relena had decided to go to L10, which was a new colony, were there would be plenty of job openings. She had changed her name to Cassandra Yuy so that her brother and the pilots could not track her down. She had only brought a few items packed tightly into and small rolling suitcase. One of the few items she brought with her was the teddy bear Heero had given her for her birthday two years ago.
When she finally arrived at gate 156 she sat down in an uncomfortable plastic chair to wait for the shuttle to arrive. She sat there watching the people hurry by to catch flights that would take them to their homes, and families. Suddenly she noticed a soft wail coming from the throng of people. Through a momentary gap Relena spotted a little girl. Relena looked around to see if anyone claimed the girl. When she saw that no one was going to claim the child she stood up and pushed through the crowd toward the girl. Once she'd gotten to her, Relena pulled the girl from the obtrusive crowd. She then knelt down infront of the girl so she was looking her in the eye.
"What's wrong?" she asked the little girl as she used a spare handkerchief to wipe away her tears. The girl looked up to see Relena kneeling beside her.
"I...can't... find my... mommy!" the girl managed to choke out between sobs.
"Don't worry I'll help you find your mommy. What is your name?"
"Josie."
"Ok, Josie, why don't you come with me and we'll find your mommy." Josie nodded and grabbed Relena's hand. They walked up to a service counter and Relena cleared her throat to get the receptionist's attention.
"Yes, how may I help you?"
"This little girl got separated from her mother could you call her on the intercom?"
"Sure thing Ma'am. What is the girl's name?" After a short answer from Relena he receptionist picked up the phone beside her and started to talk to the person on the other end then hung up the phone. A few seconds later an announcement came on the intercom asking for the mother of a lost child named Josie to come to gate 155.
A few minutes later a tall woman with dark brown hair arrived at the counter.
"Josie!" she yelled. The little girl broke free from Relena's grasp and ran into her mother's arms. Relena couldn't help but smile as she watched the woman hug her child with tears of relief falling from her eyes. She couldn't help but think that that might be her some day.
"Josie don't you ever do that again."
"I'm sorry mommy," Josie said with a look of pure innocence across her face.
Then the woman stood up and looked at Relena.
"Thank you so much I don't know what I would do without Josie."
"Don't worry about it," Relena said then turn to go catch her flight.
"Wait!" Relena turned to see the woman run up to her. She held out her had to Relena. Relena took it gratefully.
"My name is Amy Laurence"
"Cassandra Yuy, it was nice meeting you but I have to catch my flight." The woman nodded then turned to take her daughter's hand.
Relena walked back to her gate and joined the line to board the shuttle.
Milliardo's office in the former Cinq Kingdom Palace
Milliardo, Relena's brother, had been taking care of Relena's work since the funeral due to the fact that she had not shown up and someone had to do it. In fact he had no seen her since the funeral three days ago, but he figured that she needed her space and did not bother her.
Suddenly his vidphone beeped and Quatre's face popped up on screen.
"Hello, Quatre. How may I help you?"
" It's Relena..."
"What? What happened?" Milliardo interrupted before Quatre could finish his sentence.
"She's gone. I went to her house today. The butler said that she left with a small suitcase of things." Milliardo stood up and pounded his hands onto his desk.
"I want her found. Make a full investigation and get the best detectives. If she isn't found in 24 hours heads are going to start rolling."
"Yes, Sir," Quatre managed to say through his fear.
Milliardo's face stated to turn red with anger as he cut the connection.
On the shuttle to L10
Relena sat calmly in her seat as she watched L10 come into view.
"Ten minutes to landing. Fight attendants prepare for landing." A voice said over the shuttle intercom. Relena wasn't sure if she felt more excited for a new life or sadder to leave the old one behind. As she looked out the window on the other side of the shuttle she could just make out the tiny blue dot that she once called home. Tears welled up in her eyes but she refused to cry. She had to get on with her life!
"Ma'am?" Relena's head turned to face one of the flight attendants that was talking to her.
"Ma'am would you please fasten your seatbelt. It's going to be a bumpy ride." Relena did as she was told and the attendant went on.
Relena was deep in thought about her new life when there came a sound so loud that it temporarily deafened her. Then all the lights in the shuttle blinked off and on before turning off for good. Everything was dark as Relena tried to figure out what had happened. Looking around did little good in the pitch dark of space. Then her hearing started to come back to her and screams could be heard through out the shuttle. For a moment screams and sounds of panic where the only things that could be heard. Then came a sound like that of rolling thunder that drowned out all the other sounds. Relena turned to she what it was. What she saw made her faint. A hug ball of fire was heading through the plane toward her. From outer space the shuttle could be seen exploding into a giant ball of flames, but as the flames reached the cold of space they stopped as suddenly as they had started.
Three Weeks Later in a Hospital on L10
Relena lay in a hospital bed in a coma and she had been since they found her in the debris of the burnt shuttle. Though the hazy of her coma she could hear the two doctors in her room talking.
"It really is a miracle that she survived. No one else did."
"It would have been a shame if she had considering she is going to have a baby."
"It is also a surprise that she didn't lose the baby considering what she has been through."
"But, she barely had a scratch on her."
"True"
"Did she have any identification on her?"
"No, but I checked the airline files and they said that her name is Cassandra Yuy."
"Good at lease we can tell her what her name is. Catscans show that she's had a little head trauma and has a 90% chance of amnesia. She probably won't know her own name when she wakes up"
"What a shame. I hope that someone who knows her will come to claim her or else she'll be left to raise her child alone. Do you think she will ever remember?"
"No the chances are against her and no one has claimed that they know her so far. The only thing we can do for her is wait until she wakes up then get her a house and a good job here on L10."
"Poor girl"
At Duo Maxwell's house on L2
Duo was lying in bed trying to sleep, but like the last few nights he couldn't sleep. Images of Heero's funeral passed though his mind. He blamed himself for his death. He hadn't told any one else about the last time his saw Heero alive.
Flashback
Heero was walking down the runway, with all his piloting gear on, heading for a small shuttle that he was going to pilot to L5. It was too risky taking a charter flight.
Suddenly Heero heard someone yelling his name. He stopped and turned around to see Duo running down the runway after him he was also wearing his piloting gear.
"Duo what are you doing?"
"Coming with you," he said with a cheesy grin on his face.
"No you're not. I'm going by myself."
"Look Heero, even a tough guy like you needs help every once and a while. I'm coming to help you and keep you out of trouble."
"Really? Well I guess I can't get you off my back, can I?"
"Nope."
"Alright then," Heero said as he held out his hand for Duo to shake. Duo found it a little odd that Heero gave in that easy, but shook his hand anyway. Instead of shaking Duo's hand back Heero swiftly punched him in the stomach. Duo fell to the tar in pain gasping for air. The last thing he heard before he passed out was; "Forgive me Duo. I did it for your own good."
End Flashback
Duo couldn't let it go he kept on felling like if only he hadn't been tricked he would have been there for Heero. Then maybe he wouldn't have died.
Duo was shaken from his thoughts by the sound of his vidphone beeping.
Wondering who would call him at 3:00 in the morning, Duo got out of bed and went up to the vidphone. As he flipped the top up he came face to face with an elderly looking man.
"Duo Maxwell?" the man asked.
"Yes that's me. Who are you and how can I help you?"
"My name is Dr. Gregory from the Saint Peter's Hospital on L5. I was the one who reported to you about Heero Yuy's death"
A frown came to Duo's face as he remembered the call he had gotten from the same person a week ago.
"How may I help you Doctor?" Duo said in a cold voice.
"I am terribly sorry for your suffering on my behalf." Duo's frown deepened.
"I called you to inform you that there has been a mix-up."
"Mix-up? What do you mean?"
"You see we found your friend Heero Yuy in and alley with another person by the name of John Desparsy. We brought them both to Saint Peter's Hospital for treatment, but we got their files mixed-up and when Mr. Desparsy died we thought that he was Heero Yuy and that Mr.Yuy was Mr. Desparsy."
"What are you trying to tell me?"
"The person who died was not Heero Yuy. Heero Yuy is alive here at Saint Peter's Hospital recovering from a shot to the shoulder but is expected to make a full recovery."
"He's alive?!"
The Doctor just nodded.
"I'll be there in a few hours!" With that Duo slammed the vidphone shut.