Five Gundams And A Baby
/pb/
Author : Mavrik
/pb/
Trowa stared at his hands, his mind going over the last time he had spoken to Usagi before she had lost her memories, the look in her eyes, her desperation as she had begged him to tell her it was all a lie, and he wished he had told her that. Maybe it would have stopped this from happening, but he just couldn't lie to her, not her, not even when she wanted it.
"Usagi." He whispered his hands grasping onto the bars of his cell, he once again began testing them, in case some weakness has developed in the last hour since he had last tried, he couldn't wait for the others to come save them, time was running out, soon she would be wed to Demando, and whether she hated him or not he couldn't let that happen, he had to get out of here, and take her with him "Damn you to hell Demando for doing this, lying to her like this." Trowa hissed jerking at the bars violently, angrily, but they didn't budge in the slightest, like before, there were no weaknesses, no loose bars, no movement in the hinges of the door. He was trapped, and running out of time.
/pb/
Serenity sighed heavily as she finished picking the colour of the napkins for the reception, turning to the next maid she groaned, next she had to pick tablecloth colours
"Enough please…can we do this later…I need a break…" she begged as the maid nodded and left her as she sighed sitting heavily at her vanity chair staring into the mirror, her eyes boring into her own reflection
"Who are you?" she whispered touching the reflection, how could she still have no memories of her own? Not even one had surfaced, and she was growing weary of the stories, she wanted to remember her own memories, she wanted her own thoughts and views…though she dared not tell Demando that, he would become so angry, and she had seen that once and never wanted to again. She loved him…or did she…no she couldn't think like that, she loved him, she just didn't remember and wanted to, and asking made him so mad…she needed to concentrate on something other then her own problems for a while…suddenly an image came to mind of the man down in the dungeon, yes, she would go speak to him again, concentrate on helping him find peace instead of her own problems, she needed the distraction, and she somehow felt…safe talking to him, maybe because he was behind bars and couldn't become mad at her like Demando had.
"Serenity-sama do you wish to look over the flowers for tomorrow." A voice inquired as Serenity sighed standing as she turned to the maid
"I want some peace for the rest of tonight, please, organize it yourselves. I need to rest for the big day tomorrow will be." She requested as the maid nodded and left as Serenity smiled and waited a while before sneaking out of her rooms, she would go talk to that man, he was so…intriguing.
/pb/
He was sitting with his back to the bars when he heard someone approaching, he didn't move though, sitting with his back resting against the bars he just hung his head even deeper knees up and hands hanging he fought his own mind
"What are you thinking of?" a soft voice inquired as Trowa jerked from memories and turned suddenly staring at her as he shot to his feet.
"Usa…Serenity." He corrected, he was amazed she had come back, he wouldn't waste this chance, he had to be careful of his words so as not to make her run again.
"Were you thinking of the past?" she asked as Trowa looked away suddenly, even though she didn't remember he found it hard to meet her eyes
"Yes."
"Of her?" she asked as Trowa nodded sitting back against the other side of the cell so he could watch her "What is it like?" she asked, Trowa looking at her in confusion as she frowned slightly trying to decide on her wording "To remember."
"Painful." He replied without a moments hesitation, but after a moment of silence a soft smile touched his lips "And…wonderful." He added recalled the moments when he had been able to see her smile, dancing with her at the party that one time…before Demando had crashed the party, this causing a frown to touch his lips again as Serenity studied his changing expression…though the changes in his mood were so slight, somehow she noticed them.
"How?" she asked as Trowa let his eyes rise to meet her own and she gasped slightly at the emotions swirling inside his eyes, she didn't even know what to call them, or how to separate one from the next, all she knew was it took her breath away.
"Remembering…is neither good nor bad…you remember everything you wish you did not, the things you question every day, decisions you wished you hadn't made, or had made differently, and you know there's not changing things or going back, all you can do is be haunted by the past."
"Like the decision you made that hurt this woman you love." Serenity said, a statement more then a question, but Trowa nodded anyway, yes, the decision he had made that had destroyed lives, and taken her happiness from her.
"But…remembering…sometimes you can remember the good…a smile…a dance, things that make everything seem alright." Trowa whispered as Serenity's eyes widened as she suddenly remembered being twirled on a dance floor.
"Demando-sama…says I'll remember eventually…but we are to be married tomorrow…I'm scared…" Serenity whispered, she had no one to talk to, and somehow speaking with this man made her speak of her feelings, for she knew he wouldn't tell anyone else. No one else spoke to him anyway.
"Because you don't remember?" Trowa asked as Serenity nodded, she was to marry a man she didn't know because they had been engaged before she had lost her memories, but she was so scared, she didn't remember yet, she didn't remember him and she didn't remember their love, how was she supposed to marry him so soon. "He's rushing things." Trowa murmured as Serenity blinked at him in confusion, but Trowa didn't elaborate. "He doesn't know you're here does he?"
"No…" Serenity whispered staring at her hands as she shifted from one foot to another nervously as she thought about things, why was she here…he would be so mad if he found out, all it would take would be someone coming down those stairs and finding her and he would know, he would be furious.
"You're risking a lot coming down here…why are you here?" Trowa asked as her soft blue eyes met his own and he was taken aback by her purity, her innocence, but the wisdom still held in that even gaze
"I don't know." She replied before snapping from her thoughts "You're right…I shouldn't be here, I must go." She said turning to leave as Trowa stood suddenly and stepped to the bars
"Usagi…the woman I loved…" he began as Serenity stopped and looked at him, she liked hearing of this love, he sounded so sincere when he spoke of her, a love she was hoping to remember one day with Demando "she used to watch the moon, she would sit there for hours and watch it, in the gardens, from a window, she and Hikari-" Trowa began as he paused seeing Serenity's eyes widen suddenly at the mention of Hikari, had he uncovered a memory? Even a fragment would do…
"Hikari…" she breathed, suddenly thinking of a baby, of soft childlike giggles and warm tiny hands
"They used to sit together, watching, I don't know why she stared at the moon so." Trowa continued as Serenity looked at him suddenly as flashes of a silvery orb came to mind, her head was beginning to ache as she touched her forehead gently
"They would sit in the garden and play together, always near a fountain-"
"Stop!" Serenity cried both hands at her head now, it hurt, her head hurt, why did it hurt so much "I…I have to go." She stuttered out before fleeing, she didn't know why, but she was scared to hear more, it hurt, she didn't want it to hurt, she wanted to go back to the way things were, even if she didn't feel love for him, for Demando, it didn't hurt when she was with him
Trowa stared after her before sighing, as he slumped back against the wall staring at the roof sadly "always smiling together…laughing…and I always…was watching." He whispered closing his eyes to fight back tears he hadn't known had been forming, Damnit Usagi, come back to him…at least, come back to Hikari and the others.
/pb/
Duo sighed in relief as the shuttle finally landed, it had taken a long time, but they had to run silent most of the trip, so after getting a burst of speed they had turned off all engines so as not to be detected until they had nearly arrived, Quatre has landed them as carefully as possible and with minimal equipment, but there was no guarantee that they hadn't been found out.
"We all clear on our roles?" Quatre asked as Heero nodded, sending one dirty look at Relena whom was clinging to his arm, a mission was a mission, a mission was a mission, he continued repeating that mantra in his head, it was all that kept him from pulling his gun on the sandy haired blond. "Let's go, its two hours walk from the complex." Quatre said after some silence, silence being a yes from this group
"Stop talking and start walking." Duo growled shifting from foot to foot, dead serious for a change, he wasn't going to mess around now, not while going to save Usagi.
/pb/
"Just think, in a few hours we'll be wed." a voice said as Serenity gasped turning suddenly before smiling at him
"Demando-sama." She breathed as he entered and drew her in for a kiss, Serenity allowed this, he was her fiancé, why shouldn't he, even though the kiss was cold and without feeling.
"The maids told me you asked to be left to rest, I came to see you and you were gone, where did you go?" he asked…not he demanded, his hand had tightened on her arm and a slight whimper escaped her lips
"Demando-sama…that hurts…" she cried softly as Demando growled letting her arm go "I only went for a walk." Serenity lied rubbing her arm, she didn't like lying to him, but what choice did she have, he would be so angry with her, and she didn't want him to grab her again
"A walk?" he growled before letting her go. There was no way she had broken his enchantment on her, not broken as she was, her old self had not the will to return, he would calm himself "I'm sorry love…I just feared something had happened." He purred suddenly, such a change from the glare he had been wearing previously
"I…That's alright." Serenity whispered, forgiveness, it was part of love, she had to forgive him, suddenly a flash of the man in the dungeon came to mind, why? Why was forgiveness and him linked…no…it had to be because she was hoping one day Demando would forgive him for whatever he had done and let him go.
/pb/
"You should know better then that, she's stubborn, no matter how many hints we send her its not going to help unless she decides to do something." Serenity sighed as Mamoru…no Endymion, he was Endymion now, sighed.
"I had hoped that it may at least arouse her suspicion…and there's not much else I can do, her minds barred again." He sighed again, eyes on his love, the one thing he regretted leaving behind, his one link left keeping him on this plane.
"Endymion…what if she doesn't remember…what if she's given up so completely." Serenity whispered her mind on her stubborn daughter
"She can't…the Usagi I know would never-"
"She's not the Usagi you knew anymore." Serenity interrupted making Endymion groan and run his hands over his face
"I know that…but she's still in there somewhere…Usagi would fight this…So fight him damnit."
/pb/
"I warn you for the last time…You're making a mistake." The advisor hissed as Demando shot him a glare
"Silence." He commanded looking back to the image of his love sleeping "She's mine now, she's no longer a danger. Her memories are gone-"
"Repressed, there's a difference, what happens if she remember-" the Pharaoh 90 was cut off as Demando shot dark energy at him making him fly across the room
"Never interrupt me when I'm speaking again." Demando hissed dangerously, the other picking himself up, rage danced in the advisors face, if he wasn't still collecting power from that crystal he would have killed Demando then and there.
"I…apologise." He bit out reluctantly, Demando dismissing him and turning his attention once again to the woman that would soon be his wife, the woman he had loved over time and space…the one woman that had never loved him. "If…" he began Demando turning his ever dwindling attention to the powerful advisor "If she remembers…what then?" Pharaoh 90 asked, Demando frowning
"If I can't have her, no one will."
/pb/
Duo and Quatre slipped along silent halls, it must be night, it was hard to tell in space, but it was dark, and no one was around. They were the advance guard sent to find a terminal of some sort and get a schematic of this place, hopefully find out where Usagi was being kept, they needed information, though usually they would have sent Heero, they had left him with Relena, Duo was good enough with computers to get them in…they hoped at least
/pb/
Pharaoh 90 stared at the man in the cell, he knew the man knew he was here, but he hadn't moved, hadn't looked up, he gave Demando credit for one thing at least, he knew how to break people.
"I have a proposition for you."
"Go away." Trowa hissed, but the robed man wasn't listening, he was going to make this boy hear him out, and agree if it killed him, because if he didn't then he would be killed, by that little witch Demando was so in love with.
"I can reduce the seal on her memories, make it easier for you to remind her of herself…listening now?" Pharaoh 90 asked, Trowa stood suddenly and stared at the man…why, why would he do this?
"Why?" Trowa asked, reverting to silent mode, he may have talked a lot around Usagi, but that was to help her find herself, no way he was talking around this…man.
"I don't want her here, you get her memories back and get her away from here, then I get what I want." He said, leaving out that Demando would have both Trowa and his precious Serenity killed if she ever remembered, and that was what he truly wanted.
"…" Trowa fought himself internally while trying to decide, the help to get her back would be invaluable, but there had to be more to it then this man was letting on…but he could deal with this man later, for now, as long as he got Usagi back to herself and out of this place. Finally he let a nod slip as the man smirked
"I'll send her down to you." He said before gliding out, Trowa glaring at his back, why did he feel like he had just sold his soul to the devil Because you have his mind replied, Trowa soon shook those thoughts from his head, no, if it was for Usagi, it was alright.
/pb/
Voices, echoes, approaching footsteps, she was being led to him, by…that man "I'm…not sure about this… I…" Serenity's voice floated down but she was still being pushed to come by the advisor.
"He wishes to talk to you Princess. Wish you the best on your wedding tomorrow." And by then it was too late, she was standing in front of Trowa's cell, Pharaoh 90 had a tight grip on her arm stopping her from leaving as he forced her to face Trowa and they stared at one another for a few moments "You will remember." He hissed, a dark force spreading from his hand on her arm, Trowa shuddered as the darkness slithered under her skin and Serenity tore her arm free with a cry of pain, the man didn't give up though as he unlocked Trowa's door and tossed her in with him
"I'll return soon to let you out." He hissed locking the door again and leaving as Serenity stared at Trowa in fear, what was going on, why was this happening, what had that man done to her, she could feel the cold darkness moving up her arm, shoulder…neck…
Trowa stared in horror as the darkness flowed through her veins, he could see tendrils rising from her arm, leaving no trace they had been there, instead they moved up her neck and the side of her face
"NO!" Serenity cried in pain as they finally disappeared into her mind, weakening blocks Demando had placed, ones she had wanted there
"It's alright, I won't hurt you…are you alright?" Trowa said softly kneeling before her crumpled form and going to hold her gently, but she shied away from his touch and he nodded backing off a little
"I…I don't understand, what's happening…why did he put me in here…did I anger Demando-sama?" Serenity whimpered as Trowa sighed, then it came to him, a name she would remember, though it might just break her again
"Have you…" he whispered as she looked at him startled, trying to sniffle back her tears, her head was aching, she wanted to leave again, make the pain stop "Ever heard the name…" he hesitated again, now she was curious, she thanked him though, for not attacking her as she thought he might, Demando had said he was insane after all, that mean unpredictable. "Mamoru." Trowa slowly raised his eyes to meet her own, her eyes were wide, pupils dilated, she look terrified, horrified, so many emotions, all negative.
"Ma…mo…ru…" she whispered before clutching at her head and screaming, it hurt, oh goddess it hurt.
"Usagi." Trowa cried in shock as he went to hold her, somehow he had to make it better, but she scrambled away from him head still grasped in her hands and she shook it over and over whispering to herself, trying to keep the memories from coming back
"I don't want to remember anymore, make it stop, please, I don't want to remember…stop it, oh Selene stop it please…" Serenity sobbed trying to fight the rising memories, the rising pain, heartbreak and sadness. "I don't want to remember."
/pb/
"Where is Serenity?" Demando demanded as the aids shuddered before his rage trying to make themselves invisible
"Pharoah 90 called her out." A voice replied finally as Demando turned with a hiss to see Dorothy, his eyes narrowed further when he realised what she had said
"When? And Where did he go?" Demando hissed, so dangerous was his voice that for a moment Dorothy was too scared to speak, but she snapped from it soon enough, his rage for her not replying would be worse then if she answered
/pb/
Duo studied the plans with Quatre and sighed, no wonder there were no guards, they were on the opposite side of the complex from where the 'dungeons' were, they were just holding cells was it necessary to call them dungeons?
"Are we sure that's where she'll be?" Wufei demanded as Quatre sighed
"Unfortunately there's no way to know, it didn't exactly have names on doors Wufei…we just have to hope that we're right, once we're over there it will be much harder to avoid detection, they will find us, once they know we're here it'll become much harder to get Usagi and Trowa out of here." Quatre sighed as Wufei grumbled, though he grumbled about her, the silvery blond haired girl had grown on him, even if just a little.
"Let's go." Heero commanded as they all got their things together and moved out
/pb/
"Serenity!" Demando hissed seeing her curled in a corner clutching her head and sobbing as he tore open the cell down and pulled her into his arms, a full glare on Trowa who made no move to escape of go towards Usagi, Demando was sure to kill him if he did in his current mood
"Demando-sama…it hurts." She whispered as Demando clutched her closer…no, he wouldn't let her remember, he couldn't take her memories twice, once broken it could not be undone…
"I'm taking you out of here." He hissed sweeping out, Serenity clutched in his hold, Trowa stared after them as Dorothy began to close his cage again
"Nice try…but he'd not going to let her go that easily." She sniggered as Trowa frowned his eyes on Dorothy
"A lie can't last." He said simply as Dorothy turned away from him and walked out without a word and Trowa lowered himself back down to wait…he hoped to god Usagi was alright.
/pb/
"Hush love." Demando soothed as Serenity whimpered in his hold, her head was still aching, images flashing through her mind, images she didn't want, she didn't want to remember anymore, she wanted the tales Demando had spun for her, she wanted it to go back to how it was.
"…I'm alrght." She murmured eventually as Demando nodded backing off, he couldn't push anything with her mind in a delicate state like it was, the barriers were ready to shatter, he could feel the dark magic flowing through her, and it reeked of that bastard Pharoah 90…
"I must go…speak with my advisor…will you be alright?" he asked as Serenity nodded finally and he left her alone. Then the tears began to fall.
"I wanted to live the lie…" she whispered hugging her knees to her chest and trying to contain her sobs, the barriers weren't buckling anymore, they were gone…and she wished to every deity she knew of that they would come back "I want the lie back."
/pb/
Mavrik - …..yeah….its been a while hey….HI ALL…..
Elendur – sorry…my fault, I got him addicted to World Of Warcraft…it sorta takes over your life….
Mavrik - ^_^ but its fun. I found time though, and inspiration to write again (server downtime .)
Elendur – I'll try prod for some more soon, I thik he's back into writing now the initial I wanna play all the time has worn off.
Mavrik – I'd like to see this finished before I turn 50 . so I think I might have to write more.
Elendur – I hope you enjoyed the chapter, he worked hard on it.
Mavrik – Please review people, I likes them, and they encourage more writing *hint hint hint*
Elendur – A special thanks to the following
Foxluna
Hosh
Alycee Lanet
Saiyagurl87
Hazel Maara
Mary K
Moonbunny777
Sweetypie15
Kaidaia The Run Away Advent
Crazy guard girl
Mavrik – Read and review peeps, and thankyou for your patience, until next time (promise it wont be a 6 month wait….)
