Lost In Time
Part VI
Present Day
"…Please respond," Daniel finished, using the radio installed in the Humvee. (Heero never told them they might as well use Zero's – over two hundred years more sophisticated) The archeologist was getting desperate. They had been sending the same message over and over again for the past fifteen minutes, without any reply on any frequency –
"They're responding!" an Airman suddenly yelled.
"Let's hear it," General Hammond ordered.
"… Who's this?" an unknown soldier yelled, "And why are you trying to communicate with us?"
"This is General Hammond, I'm with Stargate Command – a part of the United States Air Force."
"The United States Air Force?" the same young man exclaimed, "Kiss my ass! The United States don't exist no more since that brat of a Peacecraft 'united us all'."
Just when the soldier mentioned the name Peacecraft, Daniel thought he saw Heero's eye twitch… but when his face remained as stoic as moments before, the archeologist focused his attention back on the screen.
"I regret to inform you that, according to our resources, you and your squadron of… Mobile Suits… have traveled over two hundred years into the past," the General explained, "And I can assure it's no joke."
"Yeah, right – and who or what exactly are your 'resources' then?"
"We have another young man affected by – whatever caused you and your fellow soldiers to travel through time. His name is-"
"Hold on, just one second," the soldier suddenly said, "Yeah, Gibbs – go ahead."
"Commander, take a look at the readings I'm sending you!" the SGC-employees plus Heero heard another soldier yell, "If they're right…"
"High amounts of Gundanium? Here? I thought you said there weren't any signs of Gundanium here in the vicinity!" Heero immediately scanned the environment – but didn't notice Jack notice. Strange… the Colonel thought …must have had some kind of military training – but at that age?
"Somehow it didn't show up on our scanners, sir!"
"What? Why not?"
"I – I don't know, sir!"
"Damnit…" the Commander cursed, before he turned back to General Hammond, "Continue."
"… his name is Heero Yuy."
There was a short silence, before – "WHAT? ZERO ONE? HERE! GODDAMNIT!"
The commander let out another stream of profanities, and then continued to his subordinates, "This is Yellow One to Yellow Squadron! We have a Gundam in the vicinity!"
Various screams could then be heard – "AAAAAARGGGHH! A GUNDAM! IT'S A GUNDAM!"
"ZERO ONE! OH, NO – IT'S WING ZERO! WING ZERO!"
"LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
And so they did. And that's when Heero swung into action.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe...
Water… water everywhere… Where am I? What happened…?
"Damnit, stop him!" Colonel O'Neill yelled to all Airmen, "He's not getting into that Mobile Suit!"
But it was too late. Heero had entered Wing Zero, and even SG-1 and the approaching Airmen stopped in their tracks and watched in awe as the massive Mobile Suit rose and stood at its full height.
"Wow…" Jack said amazed, "That sure is something…"
"What's he doing?" his fellow team member, Daniel, asked, "It's look like he's…"
"I believe he is preparing to attack, Daniel Jackson," Teal'c replied.
"Damnit," the Colonel swore, "I knew we couldn't trust him."
"No, wait!" the archeologist exclaimed, "Look, I think he's trying to defend us!"
Jack raised an eyebrow à la Teal'c. "Defend us?"
"Get the hell out of here!" Heero said through Zero's comm system, "As soon as they start firing, you won't live to see another day."
"And what are you going to do about that?" the Colonel yelled back, "Kill them?"
There was a short silence, before Heero replied, "I once vowed I would never take another life (at that Jack shared a brief glance with the General) and I'm going to keep that promise. But those Serpents (Jack shared another brief glance with his CO) might think otherwise."
"Son, I hope you do understand," Hammond now spoke up – still it felt a little weird, talking to a 20 meter high robot, "We can't leave you alone – you're from the future! Who knows what you might pull on us!"
"I realize tha-" However, just as Heero was about to reply, he was interrupted – by no less than sixteen incoming missiles. Knowing that there was no way he could use the beam cannon in this environment – he'd scorch the trees and people might start to wonder what happened – and sixteen missiles was just too many too handle for just a single beam saber, he turned Wing Zero's back on the missiles, hoping that he could at least prevent the deaths of various SGC-employees, currently looking terrified as they saw the missiles approaching.
"Get the hell out of here!" he repeated, but no reply ever came – they all seemed like they were nailed to the ground and couldn't move. Damnit, Zero's pilot thought, I knew I shouldn't made them come down here… I knew Mariemeia's Army would be here… I screwed up the past – and probably my future now as well… I failed…
Jack knew his face was pale white – the many missiles approaching didn't do him any good, but when he saw the squadron of Serpents closing in on their position, he knew his face became even whiter than it had been moments before. What was one Mobile Suit gonna do against at least fifteen others?
Sam was thinking the same thing, but neither one them had actually seen what the giant Mobile Suit was capable of – the astrophysiologist knew that it was used for combat, but for what kind of combat? Hand-to-hand combat? That would make sense, because the Major didn't see any weapons at all on the winged Mobile Suit… until – much to her surprise – some sort of lightsaber appeared seemingly out of nowhere.
"You guys seeing what I'm seeing?" she said to no one in particular.
"If you are referring to the device much like the ones Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader used in Star Wars, then yes, Major Carter. I am seeing what you are seeing," Teal'c replied.
At that, Sam couldn't help but smile a little. Maybe the situation wasn't that bad after all.
The sixteen missiles didn't do Wing Zero nor Heero much good. However – much to the annoyance of the Serpent commander and his subordinates – the Gundam still stood erect. And worse, it didn't show much damage at all.
Heero knew better than that. Zero could take a lot, but wouldn't last forever. But, until he was back in After Colony 196 – a calm and peaceful After Colony 196, that was – he would keep going until the bitter end. And so he did.
After the impact of the sixteen missiles, he turned around almost immediately and engaged in battle.
Sam had the feeling she couldn't possible gape more than she already did. Eyes wide, mouth open, she was watching the battle between the colorful Mobile Suit and the squadron of grey ones. It all went fast, very fast-
Heero's lightsabre cutting off a Serpent's head.
Heero's lightsabre cutting off yet another Serpent's head.
and although it seemed like Heero currently had the upper hand, but Sam knew better – sixteen to one wasn't very fair.
Little did Sam know, that it was soon to change.
Damnit, Heero thought as he heard the same sound reason to coming here in the first place, Now what? Switching a couple of switches and pushing various buttons, he soon identified what was causing the sound. That's not possible…He's here too? However, as he saw his arch-enemy heading towards them, Heero knew all too well that it was in fact very possible. Wu Fei.
The people from Stargate Command saw the new arrival as well. Astonished they looked upon the two colorful Mobile Suits among Mariemeia's – the Serpents suits seemed to have seized their attack, while the two bigger ones just stood there, facing each other.
"What are you doing here?" Heero asked, although he knew what answer was to come.
"Where is here, aside from the Northern American continent?"
"What are you doing here?" Zero's pilot repeated, not wanting to answer Chang's question until he got some answers himself.
Wu Fei realized that there was no arguing with Heero. "Short version? You fell towards Earth, I pushed the damn button Master O refused to tell its purpose of, I see a white flash, I'm surrounded by water, I track Gundanium down to this area of Earth, and yet I don't have a clue where I am."
"2002."
"Say what?"
"The damn button activated some kind of device that allowed us – and your friends – to travel trough time," the Japanese pilot replied casually, as if time-traveling was regular business to him.
Chang frowned upon hearing this. "Yuy, I'm warning you…"
"I'm telling you the truth. When did I ever lie to you?"
Altron's pilot shrugged. "Never, I guess. So, what's your genius plan of action, and who are those damn people standing behind you?"
"Those damn people standing behind me," Zero's pilot replied, stepping aside, "Are possibly our only hope to get back."
"Why don't I just push the button again?"
"That won't work."
"And why won't it work?"
"Because otherwise, your friends wouldn't be here."
"Right. And the plan of action?" Wu Fei scowled, not liking what he was hearing.
"First, truce. Second, you and your friends accompany me and those damn people to their base."
"Agreed. But that doesn't mean I will quit fighting you. We're still enemies, Yuy, and I will continue, until the very end. Our truce doesn't last forever – just until we're back in After Colony 196."