Chapter 19 Return to the Battlefield
"The Preventer forces have taken over the L-19 colony because we need that position to protect or planet." said Relena in a news conference. "Also the fact that an Ensign Leilani Yuy tried to kill one of our pilots during a peaceful prisoner exchange. We are currently looking for her and her prisoner the Gundam Pilot Victor Maxwell however I fear from the amount of blood at the exchange site that he may already be dead."
"President Dorland we have reports of Marshall Law being enforced on the colony?" asked a newsman
"That is true but that is because of an armed and dangerous coordinator on the lose." said Relena "We are only trying to protect the people."
"What about the reports of protesters be shot in the streets?" asked another report
"That is lies." Said Relena
"Fire!" yelled the preventer commander of a group of soldiers as they fired into a group of protesters. When the bullets started flying the protests started running. "Cowards none of them are capable of fighting."
"Sir, we have cleared sectors one-nine." said a soldier
"Good, move on to section ten." Said the commander as the soldiers started marching away. Unaware that they were being watched from a window.
"Good they are going away." thought Trowa "How are they doing?"
"I wish we could get them to a hospital." Said a woman with long blonde hair tied back into a ponytail.
"You and I both know we can't do that." said Trowa as he looked at the two teens lying down on makeshifts beds. "Just do what you can."
"Do you know what you're going to do?" asked the woman
"I am going to wait for the right time." said Trowa "And you might as well start talking Leilani."
"How did you know I was up?" asked Leilani as she opened her eyes.
"How, can you be awake?" asked the woman as she looked at the heart and brain monitors "Your levels are way to low."
"It's something her father taught her." said Trowa "Do you know who I am?"
"Not really." said Leilani as she sat up, her entire body hurt like it never had before. She looked at herself. Her entire arm and shoulder was wrapped and starting from her bra down to her pants was covered in thick bandages.
"Don't worry I made my husband leave while I was working on you." said the woman "I'm Dr. Amada Barton."
"Barton?" asked Leilani as she looked back at the man suddenly it hit her "Your Trowa Barton aren't you, the pilot of Heavyarms."
"A long time ago yes." Said Trowa
"Wait…where is Victor?" asked Leilani as she started to search for him.
"He is right here." said Amanda as she stepped aside showing Victor laying there asleep, he too was wrapped in bandages from the knife wound. "Don't worry he will be fine, the knife missed his vital organs."
"Thank you." Said Leilani "Too both of you."
"Well you're already different then your dad took him weeks to say thank you after I saved him from the field." said Trowa
"You're talking about when he blew up the original wing?" asked Leilani
"Yes." Said Trowa
"Well people say I act more like my mother then my father." Said Leilani
"From what I saw of you inside your mobile suit you are equal if not better then your father at his age." Said Trowa
"Thank you." said Leilani
"Don't thank me yet, we need to get you two off the colony or get the preventers to leave." Said Trowa
"There is a shuttle." Said Leilani
"The one you came in on, is swarming with guards now." said Trowa
"No, not that one. The one I left here before the war. The one I was to use for my escape if the preventers found out who I was." said Leilani "It has a jump drive so all we would have to do is get clear of the colony then we could jump."
"Sounds like the plan, where is this shuttle?" asked Trowa
"In Quatra's storage hanger, it looks just like a normal shuttle." said Leilani "You need a code to activate the jump drive."
"I hate to rain on this parade but there is no way to move without an ambulance you without risking your life." said Amanda
"Then we wait." said Leilani "For my dad to come."
"He may think your dead or captured." said Amanda
"No, see all Orb pilots have a little chip implanted in their body." said Leilani "It tells the commander were we are and are vital status."
"So your father knows your alive?" asked Amada
"Yes, and believe me he will stop at nothing to make sure his family is safe." Said Leilani
"Then we wait." said Trowa "For it to begin."
"Heero, what are we going to do?" asked Luna as she watched the news report.
"I need to get there." Said Heero "I will make sure our daughter is safe."
"Her single is coming in." said Luna as she looked at the data about her daughter's heart beats. "And she is in the southern distinct."
"That will help me, when the time comes." said Heero
"Gather the gundam pilots, we are going to save our daughter and liberate the colony at the same time." said Heero as an aid ran off.
"I shouldn't have let her do this mission." said Heero
"Heero, we can't blame ourselves for this." said Luna "It was a set up."
"Yes, but the thing is it wasn't even in the database." said Heero as he looked the information coming in from the preventer mainframe.
"They must be hiding it on a different computer." Said Luna
"Yes, but right now lets get our daughter back." Said Heero
"Any sign of Victor?" asked Bernardo as Peace Million pulled along side the colony
"No." said Dimitri "I am sorry that I let Leilani get away."
"She tried to kill you, she has no honor." said Aeneas
"Teams are going though the cities trying to find them." said Marena
"Yes. We should join them." said Bernardo
"Master Quatra they control over the colony." Said Rashid
"Are my wife and kids safe?" asked Quatra
"Yes, we have them in the secret bunker." said Rashid
"Rashid old friend I have one more thing to ask of you and the corp." said Quatra
"What is it sir?" asked Rashid
"Can you forgive me for going back on my word?" asked Quarta
"Sir, you haven't gone back on your word." Said Rashid confused
"I am about to." said Quatra "Rashid it's time to play our final card. Do you have the key?"
Rashid eyes widened as he understood what Quatra was talking about. "Master Quatra are you sure?" asked Rashid
"It's the only choose we have." said Quatra "Do you have it old friend?"
"Yes." said Quatra
Across the colony Dorothy Winner sat holding her and Quatra's youngest daughter in her arms. "Mommy why can't we go to the park." asked the six year old girl
"It isn't safe right now." said Dorothy as she looked up to see her twin 14 year old boys playing a video game. None of them seamed to realize that they were in a bunker and the threat that was just right outside the door.
"Lady Winner." said an aid as Dorothy raised her head
"Yes." said Dorothy
"Master Quatra requires the key." said the aid
"I see." said Dorothy as she put her daughter down. "So he is finally going to use it?"
"He has no choice my lady." Said the aid
"God, I love that man but he should have used it as soon as they entered the colony." said Dorothy as she walked toward a wall. She tapped the wall causing a small computer pad to pop out of the wall.
Across the colony Quatra and Rashid stood before a large metal door. "Your wife is online." said Rashid "We can still abort."
"No." said Quatra "Activate it."
"All right." said Rashid as he pulled a small metal key from around his neck.
Meanwhile Dorothy took of the necklace that Quatra had given her on their wedding day. She opened the small locket with the photo of the two of them at their wedding. Slowly she opened a secret compartment inside the locket and pulled her key.
"Key 1 and Key 2 are activated." said a computer voice "Please state names and enter code."
"Rashid Kurama." then he entered his code
"Dorothy Winner." Then she entered her
"Codes accepted ID's accepted." said the computer voice as the doors began unlocking. "Final code."
"It only needs your name now sir." said Rashid
"All right Quatra Raberba Winner." said Quatra
"Welcome back Master Quatra." said the computer voice as the huge door opened. To show a long bridge hanging out in mid air. Slowly the power came on until it relieved what was hidden behind the door. Standing there was Sandrock gundam, it's armor shinning in the light. Behind it stood rows of mobile suits of the Maganac Core.
Quatra slowly walked toward the gundam. His eyes never leaving the face of the mobile suit. "It's been a while Sandrock." said Quatra as he put his hand on his gundam. "I couldn't bring myself to destroy you all those years ago and time has proven me wise, I need you for one last fight."
"Sir, it will take about ten minutes to get all our pilots and machines ready." said Rashid
"Alright." said Quatra as he opened Sandrock's cockpit door.
Sector 12 is clear." said a Perventer pilot as he walked his Leo though the streets. Suddenly his alarm went off. He looked up just in time to see a sword coming right at him before his screen went black.
The three Leo's behind the lead Leo looked toward where their commander had fallen only to see a machine that had stepped out of the history books.
"Report?" yelled Wufei as he stood in the command center of the Preventer ground forces.
"Sir we have lost contact with patrol." said an aid
"I want to know what is going on." Ordered Wufei
"Sir, we are getting a message." said an aid "Our forces have engaged mobile suits all over the colony."
"What?" asked Wufei as the sound of gun fire reached his ears.
"Sir, a group of mobile suits being lead by the Sandrock gundam." said an aid
"So Quatra isn't as peaceful as he seams." said Wufei "Were is he?"
"Section 12." said the aid
"I'll take care of him, the rest of the mobile suits should fall." said Wufei as he headed toward Altron.
"It has begun." said Trowa as the sound of gun fire filled the air. "Keep them in here."
"Were are you going?" asked Amanda as Trowa headed toward the door.
"It is time that I stopped running from my past." said Trowa
"Master Quatra we are pushing them back." said Rabid as they kept up their attack.
"Quatra you should of just surrendered." said Wufei as he marched forward flanked by Dimitri and Aeneas.
"You forced my hand." said Quatra "Leave the colony."
"I rather like your colony." said Wufei "I think we will stay."
"Wufei please just leave." said Quatra
"Quatra look around you, we have five gundams to your one." said Wufei "True they are still young but they are gundam pilots none the less."
Suddenly a massive wave of missiles came down like rain over the Preveters. "What the?" asked Aeneas as a blue blur appeared overhead. It landed right between the two groups. Both Quatra's and Wufie's eyes widened as they looked at the machine.
"Trowa?" asked Quatra as he looked at Heavyarms
"It's been a while hasn't it Quatra." said Trowa
"It is you." said Quatra with a smile.
"I told you I saw him sir." said Dimitri "It wasn't because of the gas."
"I believe you now." said Wufei cursing himself for not believing Dimitri about Trowa.
"Trowa were have you been?" asked Quatra
"We will have to caught up later, Quatra." said Trowa as all the Heavyarms weapons activated and locked onto the mobile suits in front of him.
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