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Chap. 20

"Gundam Tekkaman 01. Surrender immediately. You are surrounded."

The only response he got was a low growl as Wing suddenly shot up and impaled the Sol-Tekka. Holding the twisted machinery, he gave a short chuckle before flinging him into another Sol-Tekka. The others wasted no time in pelting him with energy fire, but all it served to do was annoy him. With a beast-like cry, Wing thrust himself into the Sol-Tekkas, brutally tearing them apart and ripping them to shreds and laughing while the Space Knights watched in horror.

"Knights, you must to restrain him immediately."

"Chief?"

Aki continued, "In his current condition, he's become a bigger threat than the Radham." She then ordered, "Stop him at all cost!"

The rest were unsure on whether to fight him, or even if they could. This however didn't stop Tekkaman Dead from flying in first in attack. Wing stopped his assault of OZ and lunged at the dark Tekkaman. Dead and Wing clashed in a spray of energy. Wing then charged in again, forcing Dead to block. Wing repeated the action, again putting Dead on the defense. Dead flew back to re-gather himself, but Wing was already coming. He's like a mad dog, thought Dead as he blocked yet another blow. The two of them stayed linked in the air until Wing raised his winged protrusions on his back, igniting the jets and slamming Dead into the ground. Dead was now pinned and Wing raised his lancer to run him through when another form tackled him. Wing shot up to face Tekkaman Sommer and Vesna.

"We have to be careful, Natasha. If we take him together..."

Vesna didn't reply as she charged in on Wing with a feral cry. Wing matched it and charged as well. Vesna brought her lancer down on him with a heavy strike, but the blow was blocked. Wing then attacked and Vesna was pushed back into the ground. Sommer tossed his lancer blade at Wing, but Wing saw it coming and smacked it away. However Vesna saw the opening it provided and stabbed upward, cutting the armor of the gundam and giving way to blood. However, the armor was enough to cause her lancer to snap in two.

"What?"

Wing growled before kicking her in the ribcage, causing her to roll across the ground. Sommer charged in, but Wing saw him again and struck out. However, Sommer swooped upward at the last second and his Voltekka cells ignited and fired. Wing only managed to look up as the beam hit him dead on.

"Alright, bull's eye!"

But the victory was short-lived as the gundam's red glowing eyes penetrated through the rising dust. In a flash, he swooped out and elbowed Sommer in the chin and kicked him into the ground. Sommer shook his head and Wing bagen to prepare his Voltekka.

"Yumi, now!"

The berserk Tekkaman stopped briefly to see a pink form in the air above him, charging a pink light in her hands.

"Reactor...Voltekka!!!!!!"

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Isolated hill, unknown

On top of a grassy hill before a large lake, Wufei stood before the beautiful setting. However, his mind was not as serene at the moment. His defeat at the hands of Trieze still echoed in his thoughts as he held his sword/tekka-set. Flipping it around, he silently stabbed the weapon into a massive boulder. Releasing it, he looked at it and bowed his head.

"I am no longer able to fight. Denounce me, Nataku."

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Reactor...Voltekka!!!!!!"

The massive beam of energy swarmed out at the gundam. However before it hit, it split up into various particles of light and shot away. Wing seemed confused and the beams suddenly veered back at him. They hit him with tremendous force and sealed him in an energy crystal.

"I got him!"

The gundam roared and began to bash his fists against the inside, but he was trapped within. At that point, the other Knights were recovering and joined up with them.

Sommer looked up to Hiver, "What did you do, Yumi?"

Hiver was too focused in her task, so Aki answered him over the comm. from the Blue Earth 2, "He trapped within the voltekka's reactive force. The reactor voltekka could also be used as a way to hold tekkamen, but we never tested the theory."

Dead got up as well, "Well, it looks like it works."

Wing continued to beat inside of it until he seemed to have tired. Suddenly, his body began to grow in pure light.

"Rahhhhhhhhh!!!!"

Yumi intensified the beam, but was struggling with it, "He's...forcing it away. I can't...ahhhh!"

The crystal shattered and Wing swarmed out, now in his crystal bird form. The energy wings flapped in the air as he circled around and smashed into the knights, flooring them and the Blue Earth all in one pass. He continued his flight through them and circled downward, exploding at their feet. The force pushed them all away and they looked up to see the gundam, eyes burning red.

"Mission...de...stroy...tar...get."

"What is he saying?"

"Accept...ed."

The wing protrusions on his back open again and he shot off into the sky. Aki watched him from inside the downed Blue Earth and saw the direction he was heading.

"Pegasus, tek-setta!!!"

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Meanwhile, Relena's house was still abandoned, save for herself. She had been standing in the backyard, watching the battle from there. A suddenly flash of light caught her attention from above and surprise flashed when she saw what. Tekkaman Wing was barreling down straight at her and smash-landed on the ground, causing her to fall. She shook her head and looked up to see the winged gundam striding dangerously toward her. She thought about running briefly, but she knew she wouldn't make it that far. Rather she nervously stood up and faced Wing.

"Heero. That's you, right?"

Wing gave a garbled reply, "Mission...destroy...kill..."

He moved closer to her and she did the same. She had accepted that this would happen. But she knew why though.

"I understand. Come and do it."

Wing took another step and suddenly dashed at her and held her up by her throat. Relena struggled, but made no move to try to escape. However, she did notice that something was wrong. Why doesn't he do it? As a tekkaman, all it would take is a flick of his wrist and that would end it. But he's doing nothing more than holding her. His eyes glared as his grip struggled to tighten, but instead, it was loosening. It kept going on like this for awhile, as he growled constantly to himself.

"Mission...kill...Re...lena... Relena?"

Then as soon as he had grabbed her, he let her go. Relena bent to the ground, coughing and catching her breath as Wing gripped his head and bent down as well. Relena looked up to see him rack his head side by side, growling and moaning.

"Guhhhhh! Naggghhh!!! Arrggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!"

His head shot up in an ear-splitting howl and it fell back down. Relena looked hesitantly at him and slowly raised her hand. Wing slowly raised his head as she neared him. The blue glow of his eyes had returned.

"Relena?"

Relena gave him a look of compassion as her hand drifted closer. However, before it could reach, he began to shimmer with energy and he suddenly shot off into the air in his crystal-energy bird form. She stood up and watched as he flew off into the skies.

"Heero. Don't run away from me."

Unbeknownst to her, Aki had been watching the entire incident from above. Originally, she planned to attack, but needed to get Wing away from Relena. But now it seems that that was no longer necessary.

He could have killed her. But instead, he let her go. Now I am beginning to see what D-Boy meant. You are a key factor, in all of this. She gave Pegasus a nudge and it turned around. As she flew away, she took one last glimpse of Relena. Stay alive, Relena.

Relena continued to look into the sky, almost missing the fact that her mother had came up behind her, saying that after everyone had left, she went searching for Relena and was worried sick. Relena snapped out of her gaze and told her that she was fine. With a sigh of relief, Ms. Dorlian held her daughter by her shoulders and escorted her inside. However, before she entered, she took one last glimpse into the sky.

Heero.

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While both OZ and the Gundams continue to move into space, Wufei remains, feeling that he is not strong to fight any longer. However, a chance encounter with Sally Po and Fera causes him to re-evaluate himself and return to the battlefield. Next on Gundam Tekkaman: Rising Dragon

AN: Sorry. Rushed again. It's becoming a bad habit. Oh, and you may have noticed that gundams do in fact have a weakness.