AN: kinda follows previous chapter
Title/theme: ABANDONING
Genre: general
Approx time line: Phase 33 of GS
Summary: "I need to go back, I forgot to do something!" he answered as he ran away.
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"I'm fine."
As he walked away from the Archangel, shouldering his bag, he remembered the look on her face.
No you're not, you're not fine at all.
Even though she tried her best to hide her tears and sadness, he could still see them there. He'd come to know her emotions too well.
He sighed. There was nothing either of them could do, even if they wanted to. Just as she predicted, the Personnel Office was no help, they repeatedly told him how important how his next assignment was, and how his duties aboard the Archangel had come to an end, until he got frustrated and gave up trying to reason with them. There was only one choice left: he had to take matters into his own hands.
After saying goodbye to Natarle with a handshake and "I hope we can meet again someday", and giving instructions to that Fllay girl, he turned away from the line up.
"Wait, where are you going?" he heard the girl cry out.
"I need to go back, I forgot to do something!" he answered as he ran away. No, they were wrong, his duties aboard the Archangel were far from ending.
Perhaps he was worried about her, worried that she would not be able to manage on her own. But he knew that she was more than capable to take care of herself and the ship. So why was he running away from his duties?
Because he was selfish, because of his selfish desire to be with her.
He knew that he was deserting, abandoning his duties and neglecting his responsibilities to the military in order to fulfill his selfish desires. But he didn't want to leave her, and knew that she felt the same. So in a rash act, he chose to be selfish.
As he ran through the base, he felt that something was amiss. The base was surprisingly empty, save for the people boarding to leave. He imagined the headquarters would be much busier. Sure they sent the main troops to Panama, but there should be people here to command the base.
He stopped as he suddenly felt a familiar tingle in his mind.
Rau Le Creuset! Here? Why?
Taking his gun out, he crept towards the source of the feeling. There, in the dark, abandoned room, was the masked man, leaning over a computer.
As Mwu was about to shoot, it seemed that Rau had sensed him as well. He turned around and fired a few shots before running to another door. Mwu entered the room and hid behind the computer, waiting for an opportunity to shoot.
Rau chuckled. "Still here? Then it must mean that your uses to the Earth forces have come to an end. Oh Hawk of Endymion, how the mighty have fallen!"
Angry, Mwu stood up and fired a few shots at him.
"Sorry, but no time to chat!" the masked man laughed and took off.
Mwu was about to chase after him when something on the computer screen caught his eye. He looked and his eyes widened as he took in the information.
Cyclops system! Damn it, the Archangel!
Realization hit him and he took off running. Now it was urgent that he had to go back; he had to warn them to leave.
He wasn't sure how or where he was going to find the Archangel amongst the chaos, but he would find a way, he always did. After all, Mwu La Flaga made the impossible possible.
As he ran through the streets of JOSH-A, only one thing was on his mind.
Please hang in there Archangel, I'm coming. Wait for me, Murrue!
AN: I have a feeling that Mwu had all of this planned out, that he hadn't planned on boarding the submarine at all. I find it ironic that it was Rau who tipped him off about the cyclops system...
the ending was inspired by the fact that he always seemed to say "don't let them get you before I come back" :)