Hello! Sorry for the late update, life has been kicking my ass. I got a new job, well I started working at the end of August so I guess its still new, and school started for me. Plus, I finally moved out of my parent's house and I am now at an apartment. So yeah I've been busy for the past few months. Anywhoo, I finished this chapter!
Note: This chapter has some... some sensitive stuff, you'll read about it soon.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Gundam 00.
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy!
Ooh! I also made a tumblr! Its welcometothewonderfulwonderworld ...yeah don't ask why the name is the name. Anyway, since I sort of suck at personalizing and making my blog cool forgive me if it looks bad. I am going to start posting drabbles, answer questions, and maybe, MAYBE take submissions for little AUs. That goes for all of my stories
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter and I will go work on the next one soon!
Chapter VIII
The second his eyes opened, Allelujah snapped up and looked around. Only the darkness of the cockpit surrounded him before the meister looked up. His eyes widened when he saw the fallen Ahead machine before him.
"Marie!" he yelled out before he quickly ran out of the cockpit of Arios and ran towards the Ahead machine that held Marie. Once the cockpit opened, Allelujah froze at the sight of Marie unconscious in the seat.
"Marie!" he yelled out.
Soma's eyes fluttered open before she instantly glared at Allelujah before she sprung out of the pilot seat.
"Subject E-57!" she yelled out as she basically tackled the olive-haired man onto the ground. Allelujah groaned at the impact on his back before he looked up at the white-haired woman who straddled him. Her amber eyes narrowed as she glared down at him and raised her hand to strike.
"Marie!"he yelled out to which the woman ignored his words.
"Even though I'm not in a mobile suit, I can still kill you!" she screamed when a blinding pain filled her head. A scream escaped her lips as the stabbing pain in her head increased by the second. Screams erupted from her lips as she grabbed her head while letting out a small sob.
"Marie! Marie Parfacy!" Allelujah, his eyes wide at the sight of the female before him screaming and writhing in pain.
Soma's eyes widened at the gundam meister's words, flashes of images, all of a small olive haired boy went through her head. The boy smiling at her while he read from a picture book, the boy just spending hours talking to her, image of the boy sleeping next to the capsule she was being held in.
Soma threw her head back letting out a scream as she grabbed her head. Her white hair fanned out with her actions as she screamed into the air. Allelujah's eyes widened as he sat up, shouting out his childhood friend's name.
"Marie!" he shouted one more time when Soma slowly lowered her hands and looked down at him. His eyes froze when he saw a pair of warm amber eyes on him, eyes completely different from the pair that stared at him a few seconds ago.
"Allelujah," Marie whispered out, her voice becoming smaller as she stared at her childhood companion.
"Marie, you remember me now?" Allelujah gasped, joy filling his entire being. Marie smiled softly at him, her eyes searching his face before she whispered.
"Allelujah," she spoke, her voice full of relief and happiness before her vision blackened. As her body fell, Allelujah launched forward and caught her before she hit the ground.
"Marie! Marie Parfacy!"
...
A small curse left Rina's lips as she and the other meisters searched for Allelujah and Arios. She glanced around her before her eyes began to glow a dark gold hue. She searched for Allejiuah via quantum brainwaves only to get nothing. Her eyes narrowed before they reverted to their normal color when she heard the pitter patter of rain. Looking up, her face turned grim before she looked around her once more.
"Rain," she whispered before she faced forward.
They needed to find him. They needed to find Allelujah.
...
"Allelujah?" Marie called out using her quantum brainwaves, only to get no reply. She sensed no one coming. She called out desperately, waiting and hoping that Allejiuah would come. He always came. Always.
"Allelujah?" she called out only got get nothing once again.
"ALLELUJAH!"
A pair of amber eyes snapped open at the memory. Marie's wide eyes remained open before she slowly sat up and inwardly groaned at the throbbing pain in her head.
"What happened?" she whispered to herself when the tent flap opened and she snapped up to see Allelujah staring down at her.
"You woke up, Marie," he stated, his eyes softening at the sight of her awake. Marie remaiend silent before she smiled up at him.
"Allejiuah,"
After he saw down, Allelujah looked down at his hands before he glanced up at Marie.
"I checked both of our units but both of the systems seem to be down, and it doesn't look like we can repair them by ourselves," he stated, before the gravity of their situation sunk in. They were stranded on this island. Untill someone came, there were lost with no way to repair or start up their machines.
"I see," Marie whispered, her voice falling as she looked down. Allelujah paused as he looked from his hand towards Marie who had refused to look at him.
"Can I ask you something?" the olive-haired meister spoke, getting Marie's attention. He looked at her dead in the eye before he spoke.
"How did you end up as Soma Peries?" Marie refused to look at him as she looked down at her hands.
"I was probably implanted another personality, to revive my five senses. Then the Super-Human Institute must have placed me in the military in order to avoid being shut down." Allelujah's eyes fell at her words, his hands shaking in anger at the things the institute had done.
"How horrible," Marie slighty shook her head at his comment before she looked over with a small smile.
"But, because of all that happened, I finally get to see you, I knew it was you right away, I guess I have to thank my quantum brainwaves for that,"
"Same here, I can't believe that I'm actually talking to you face to face," he stated before silence fell over the two once more. Marie glanced over at him before she spoke,
"Can I ask something from you? What happened? After you escaped the facility," to which Allelujah's face fell at her question, as he recalled the memories of that incident.
"I ran with a group of friends to avoid disposed of. At the time, I regretted not taking you with us, but in the end, I'm glad I didn't,"
"What happened?"
"We stole a transport ship and left the colony, but we had no where to go. Gradually, our food and oxygen supply began to run low, and then."
:/
"No! I don't want to die! Allelujah! Stop this!" the little boy yelled out as he was cornered to the wall. His eyes widened at the sight of his friend walking towards him, his clothes bloodied as he raised the gun in his hand.
"Its no good, you're going to die here!" the olive-haired boy laughed, his gold eye wide as he stared down at the cornered boy.
"Allelujah,"
"No, my name is-!" he yelled out before he pulled the trigger.
:/
Marie remained silent for a few seconds as she took in Allelujah's words. She could see that he was still horrified by what he had down all those years ago.
"I knew, I knew that you had another personality inside you," but Allelujah shook his head at her words, his hands shaking as he spoke
"That's no excuse. I am Hallelujah, and he is me,"
"But-!"
"By being the sole survivor of that incident; I cursed them. The Super-Human institute and the world as well. That's why I decided to become a gundam meister, to change this world, because, that's the only thing I can do. Super humans were created to fight and to fight only," Allelujah kept his head down, the guilt and horror of his past eating away at him before he looked up at Marie once more.
"Marie, do you still have Soma Peries' memories inside you?" Marie only nodded her head at his question before she raised her hand to her forehead.
"I do, and her personality,"
"Then you know about the things I did,"
Both fell silent as the images of the destroyed Super-Human institute flashed through their heads. Allelujah looked down at his shaking hands before he choked back on a sob.
"I killed them, our brothers and sisters, I took all of their lives, for the second time,"
"I did too. Four years ago, I killed you, I killed the other you. I killed Hallelujah," she whispered as she parted some of Allelujah's bangs revealing a scar on his forehead. "I gave you this scar,"
"You're wrong! That was Soma Peries!" to which Marie shook her head as her grip on his hands tightened.
"Just like you, Peries is me, so, I am sorry for what happened. I don't even know what to do anymore."
"Me too, when I found out that Soma Peries was you, all I could think about was you! I wanted to save you!But now that you're here, I have no idea what to do next . I'm not sure what a monster like me can do for you."
Marie took Allelujah's hand in hers before she knelt onto her knees.
"I'm just happy that you're alive."
"Marie."
" I finally got to see you, after all this time. When my sense were taken away, all I could do was scream and shout using my quantum brainwaves. You were the only one who responded. It was because of you that I was able to be grateful for being alive. And now, I can finally see you. I can talk to you, and touch you now. I never thought this possible and for that, we have to thank God, Allelujah."
Allelujah could only remain silent as Marie prayed for the two of him. He could feel immense joy from her words. But before he could say anything, a light shone down on the tent getting the two super soldier's attention. The second they walked outside, Allelujah immediately froze at the sight of the Federation GnX machine landing before them.
"A Federation unit?"
"That machine," Marie whispered, her eyes widening in recoginition.
When the cockpit opened, Sergei removed his helmet as he stood up and he inwardly sighed at the sight of Soma Peries safe and sound.
"First Lieutenant,"
"Colonel?" Marie questioned as she ran towards the machine, Allelujah following her actions.
"Is that someone you know?"
As he was lowered to the ground via rope, Segei paused at the sound of the male's voice before him.
"That voice," he stated out loud as memories of the orbital station block accident from four years ago flashed through his head. His eyes narrowed as he looked at Allelujah inthe flesh.
"So you're the pilot of that gundam," he stated before he quickly pulled out his gun and aimed it the olive-haired meister before him.
"Get away from the Lieutenant, Celestial Being!"
...
Saji paused from his work as he glanced over at the little boy playing with the blue haro in the corner of his vision. He glanced back over at Setsuna who was working on fixing 00's system with Ian. It was almost morning. They had been working on fixing the 00 gundam's system for over nine hours now. Saji let out a small sigh as he held back a small yawn when he saw the little boy beside him starting to fall asleep. He knelt down next to the boy and stared at him with a small smile.
"Are you sleepy?" he questioned but the boy ignored his words and rubbed his eyes. Saji stared at the boy before he glanced over at Setsuna who was occupied typing in codes with Ian next to him watching the progress. He glanced back to see the boy let out a small whine his blue eyes drowsy and his lips set in a frown.
"Hey," the brunette started getting the small boy's attention. When he looked up, Saji froze for a split second at the sight of cold blue eyes staring up at him. He looked just like Setsuna except his eyes. They were like Rina's. The boy stared up at him for a second before he looked away and he rubbed his eyes once more. Saji let out a small sigh at the boy's actions.
He was so different from when earlier when he was waving enthusiastically at his mother and playing with Blue Haro. Speaking of the A.I, Saji saw that Haro was rolling around the hangar close to Sora looking up at the little boy. He could see that the kid was about to drop from drowsiness.
"Uh, um do you want me to take you back to your room?" he questioned but Sora let out a small grumble, the frown on his face deepening before he rubbed his eyes to stay awake. The blue haro next to the boy rolled around, its eyes blinking as it stared up at it's master/friend.
"I'm going to wait for mama," Saji's face fell at the little boy's word when the boy suddenly fell back. Saji let out a yell as he quickly caught the child in his arms and his eyes widened at the thought of the little child being sick. His eyes relaxed a second later when he realized that the boy had only fallen asleep when a pair of arms snatched him out of Saji's arms. The brunette snapped up to see Setsuna's crimson eyes on him as he held his son in his arms. The raven-haired meister glanced from Saji to Sora before he glanced over at Ian.
"I'm going to take him back to my room, please continue with the repairs," when he heard groans from Sora. Setsuna paused as he looked at his son who tried to open his eyes before he let out a huge yawn.
"I'm going to wait for mama," he mumbled before he closed his eyes. Setsuna remained silent at the boy's words before he tried to walk towards his quarters when Sora let out a whine and groaned.
Both Ian and Saji remained silent as they watched in shock as Setsuna wordlessly carried the small boy back to the hangar and paused for a brief moment. The raven-haired meister suddenly turned his head towards the other two in the hangar. Both males eyes widened as Setsuna slowly walked over to Ian.
"Ian," he stated before he gently placed Sora in the older mechanic's arms. The older man's eyes only widened as he struggled to hold the sleeping boy in a comfortable position in his arms. Setsuna nodded his head at the mechanic before he silently left the hangar leaving the two dumbfounded males behind. Ian and Saji glanced at each other, their eyes wide before they focused on the sleeping child. He was sleeping peacefully, completely different from the small tantrum he had when Setsuna tried to take him away. Hearing footsteps, the two males looked up to see Setsuna reenter the hangar with a blanket and a stuffed teddy bear in his arms. Setsuna's face remained blank as he quickly set a small makeshift bed on the hangar floor. Glancing back up, he took his son from Ian's arms and placed him on the blanket, making sure that he was gentle to not wake the child up. Placing another blanket on top of the boy along with the teddy bear, Setsuna inwardly smiled as he saw how Sora instantly snuggled up into the warmth of the blanket and kept sleeping.
The other two males watched the scene before them with what could only be described as shock. Setsuna glanced up at the two with a stoic expression on his face.
"What are you doing?"
The two immediately snapped up and got back to fixing the 00's systems while glancing back at Sora and Setsuna repeatedly.
So many questions ran through their heads, questions that would have to wait.
...
"Your personality was overwritten?"
"Yes, I am no longer Soma Peries, my name is Marie, Marie Parfacy,"
"The Super-Human Institute did this to you?!"
"Marie is a kind girl,she will never be capable of killing, I am never going to hand her over to you," Allelujah stated, his eyes narrowing as he stepped infront of Marie, shielding her from the Colonel. "If she returns to the Federation of A-Laws, she will be forced to fight as a supersoldier!"
Sergei remained silent as he kept his gun aimed at the olive-haired man, no, boy in front of him.
"But you are Celestial Being. If she stays with you, she will be forced to fight again,"
"That won't happen!"
"I will not listen to a terrorist" Sergei yelled out, his hand never wavering as he kept his gun pointed at the olive-haired boy before him.
"Please believe me!" Allelujah pleaded to no avail. Sergei glared at the young man before him before he pulled back on the safety mechanism on his pistol.
"I lost many of my good comrades and subordinates because of you and your dam organization's foolish actions. Do you think I can forget such things so easily?!"
"Please stop Colonel!" Marie shouted out, stepping before Alellujah who paused at the Colonel's words before he looked down and nodded before he stepped forward.
"Then shoot,"
"Allelujah?" to which Allelujah looked over at Marie in reassurance before he looked back at the older man.
"But in return, you must swear that Marie, no Soma Peries will live a normal life and never be placed in battle again!" Marie grabbed onto his arm, stopping him from moving forward, her eyes wide and desperate as she clung to him.
"Allelujah, what are you doing?"
"Its fine Marie, as long as you can find happiness, I'm fine with that," Allelujah smiled down at her before he faced forward at the Colonel who's eyes narrowed at the sight before him. Taking a step forward, Allelujah raised his voice once more.
"Shoot me,"
Sergei's grip on his pistol only tightened in response as he looked at the boy straight in the eye.
"Understood," before he pulled the trigger.
"NO!"
"Marie!" Allelujah yelled out as the white-haired fell onto the ground when he noticed that the pistol that was fired was aimed up at the sky. Marie slowly got up, her eyes wide as she looked up.
"Colonel?"
"Right now, First Lieutenant Soma Peries died honorably in battle. I have to back and report this to the commander," was all the soldier stated as he turned away and placed his pistol back in its holder.
"Colonel Smirnov!" Marie called out, stopping the man in his tracks. She smiled at him before she slightly bowed her head.
"Thank you Colonel, for not using Soma Peries in any mission that didn't involve the gundams,"
"The way you talk, you really aren't the First Lieutenant I know," Sergei stated his voice dropping as he nodded her head before she placed her hand over her heart.
"Right now, the Soma Peries is saying this, 'I wanted to be your daughter,'".
Sergei froze at her words before he turned back with a small smile on his face.
"I see. Those words are more than enough,"
Marie choked back on a sob before she ran forwards and wrapped her arms around the man who had become a father-figure to her. Sergei froze at her actions for a second before he slowly raised his hands and patted her hair.
"Live, and keep living. Be happy, with him," he stated, looking up at Allelujah who nodded his head at him.
When the two pulled away, Marie raised her hand in a salute.
"Thank you for everything, Colonel."
Sergei raised his hands in a salute as a response to hers before he made his way to his machine. He kept his eyes on the white-haired girl as she remained in her position, her eyes never leaving his. When the cockpit doors closed, he remained silent as he saw tears trickling down the girl's face, her amber eyes full of gratitude towards him.
"Marie," Allelujah called out as he walked towards Marie who held back a cry as tears ran down her cheeks as she kept her arm up in a salute. Taking her hand, Allelujah wiped the tears off her face before he pulled her close to himself.
"Thank you, for being alive. Thank you for giving a person like me, a reason to live."
"Allelujah."
...
Lockon sighed as he stared down at the ocean below him.
"Geez, if he fell into the water, there's no way to find him," he cursed out when Haro suddenly began to flap its wings/ears.
"Enemy approaching! Enemy approaching!" the A.I yelled out causing Lockon to immediately to snap to attention.
"What?" the brunette hissed, his grip on the controls tightening when he saw a Federation GnX machine before him. As he mentally prepared to fight, the GnX suddenly moved its arms in a surrendering motion before it sent a message towards Cherudim. As the message popped up on his screen, Lockon's eyes widened when he noticed that the GnX had williningly sent over Arios's coordinates.
"What the hell?" he whispered as Cherudim passed by the harmless GnX.
...
Inside his GnX machine, Sergei's face fell as he looked down at his hands.
"Peries," he whispered.
...
As Cherudim flew over the coordinate space, Haro pipped up once more.
"Allelujah found! Allelujah found!" it reported before the screen before him showed Allejiuah safe and sound. When he looked at the screen, Lockon let out a small laugh before he smiled.
"Geez, he's been making us worried all night and here he is with a girl!" he stated as Cherudim flew over Allelujah the olive-haired meister who held Marie in his arms, his lips over hers as tears ran down her cheeks.
"Not bad, kid," Lockon joked as he smiled at the younger meister's actions.
...
"Mr. Haptism has been found!" cheered Milena over the intercom the second she got the news from Lockon and the entire crew sighed.
In the hangar, Setsuna and Saji paused at hearing the news before the raven-haired meister exhaled deeply.
" Allelujah," sighed Setsuna as a small smile appeared on his face. Saji's eyes widened at the sight before him.
"So even you smile," and Setsuna looked up at him.
"If you give someone something to be happy about, anyone can smile," and he looked over at Sora who was still fast asleep with blue Haro next to him before another smile formed on his face. Saji followed his gaze to the small boy before he glanced over at Setsuna. He could see the genuine smile on the meister's face before he stared back at the gold ring hanging on the chain around his neck.
...
A smile formed on Rina's face as she leaned her head back against her gundam. She had just gotten the news that Allelujah had been found by Lockon and they were heading towards Ptlomey.
"Thank goodness," she whispered when she noticed an object heading her way. Her eyes narrowed instantly before she grabbed the controls of her gundam. As she prepared to fire, a voice ran in her head causing her eyes to widen.
"Leif?" she whispered, her pupils dilating as her eyes began to glow a dark gold hue at the incoming mobile suit. She didn't even need to see the pilot's face or message it was sending before she lowered X-Freedom's gun. Her eyes remained narrowed as she waited for the mobile suit to come closer when pain filled her entire body. Grabbing her head, Rina let out a scream before everything went black.
...
Tieria let out a small sigh as he closed the message from Ptlomey and closed his eyes.
"That's good to hear," he whispered when he suddenly heard a voice in his head.
"Who's there!" he yelled out only to hear laughter. Turning around, Tieria's eyes narrowed when he saw a shadow approaching from over the cliff he was standing under. When the figure revealed himself, Tieria's eyes widened, his hand slightly shaking at the sight before him.
"What?" he questioned, his red eyes never leaving the man standing before him. Regene Regetta smiled at the sight of his genetic twin before he slowly approached. Tieria took a step back as the purple-haired man approached.
"That's impossible! You look just like me!" to which Regene smiled.
"That's because we share the same DNA. Base arrangement patter, Type-0988," the curly-haired Innovator stated as he looked at his twin.
"I am an Innovator, my name is Regene Regetta."
...
As X-Freedom docked in the hangar, Rina remained silent as she waited for her gundam to fully land. The conversation she had with Leif rang over and over in her head. She had passed out from the spasm this time. When she came to, Leif had pulled her out of X-Freedom's cockpit and had laid her down on the ground with a wet cloth over her forehead.
To say that she greeted him nicely would have been a big fat lie. She had basically pulled her gun out and threatened to shoot him if he didn't leave her alone.
To her surprise, the green-haired Innovator only smiled at her actions as he replied with a calm demeanor and simply reminded her of his intentions and plans.
;/
"I'm not going to join you," Lief only nodded in response to her words.
"I thought you would say that, especially after meeting Lars Grise," Rina flinched at the other Innovator's name as Leif continued.
"But you must know that what we are doing is a good thing, we are the observers, we are to help humanity prepare."
"Prepare for what?"
Leif smiled as he opened his arms out wide.
"To prepare for the dialogues to come."
:/
"The dialogues to come," she whispered to herself as she looked at the communicator Leif had given her with a rendezvous point if she changed her mind. Her hands fisted over the small device before she glanced up to notice that X-Freedom had completely docked and that the cockpit had opened up.. Climbing out of the cockpit of X-Freedom, Rina sighed as she slowly removed her helmet allowing her long hair to tumble down her face. A hand touched her shoulder snapping the brunette meister out of her slight trance before she looked to her side to see Setsuna staring at her. She smiled at him before she climbed down from the gundam onto the platform. She looked over to see Saji and Ian scrambling to fix the damage done to Arios before she looked over at Setsuna.
"Did you finish the repair to 00?" to which Setsuna slowly nodded his head before he took her hand in his and led her to where Sora was sleeping. Rina could only smile at the sight of the small child fast asleep, curled up with his teddy bear and blue Haro next to him. Silently, she picked him up and made sure his head was leaning against her shoulder. She felt him stir before a small whine filled his ears.
"Mama?" questioned Sora, his voice slurred at the drowsy feeling in his body. Rina smiled before she tightened her grip on her son. Setsuna watched their interaction before he glanced over at Ian and Saji. The older mechanic caught Setsuna's gaze and nodded his head at the meister.
"Rina, Setsuna, go get some rest, we'll finish things over here."
The meisters nodded their heads before they made their way to Setsuna' quarters.
Laying Sora down on the bed, she made sure to tuck in the small boy before she turned around and walked out, closing the door behind her. Once in the hallway, she turned her head to Setsuna. She looked everywhere but his face. When they saw each other at the Katharon base, only joy filled her, now other emotions filled her head. The second her eyes met his, she looked away, the guilt eating away at her.
She had lost the baby. Their baby. Setsuna remained silent as he looked at Rina. She had refused to look at him in the eye and had been cold or distant with him.
"What's wrong?" he questioned, causing Rina to freeze. A sob escaped her lips before she immediately covered her mouth and turned away. Setsuna's eyes immediately widened at her reaction. Reaching forward, the raven-haired meister forced Rina to turn around to see tears streaming down her face. Without saying anything, he pulled her close, engulfing her in his arms. Rina's eyes widened before she just grabbed his shoulder and cried.
She cried for the loss of their baby, for all the losses they had, the thought of losing Sora, everything.
Setsuna remained silent as he only tightened his grip on Rina as she cried, her sobs shaking him as he heard the despair and desperation in her cries.
"I'm sorry," she kept saying over and over before he pulled away to look at her. When she looked up, more tears spilled down her cheeks.
"I couldn't protect it," she whispered to which Setsuna only stared at her, his eyes furrowed in confusion.
"I lost the baby, our baby," she whispered. Setsuna's eyes widened at her words. Baby? Lost?
"What?" he questioned as Rina slowly calmed down before she started to speak.
"When you left to fix Exia, I was six weeks pregnant."
Setsuna froze at her words. Pregnant? What?
He pulled away from her and stared down at her. He could see it now, the guilt, the sadness. The pain in her eyes, pain that he hadn't seen earlier.
"Why didn't you tell me!"
"I wanted to! I was going to tell you when you returned, but," she couldn't finish the sentence before she looked away and touched her stomach. "I lost it," she whispered the last part, her voice dying out as she looked down and clenched her fists.
Setsuna looked at Rina once more before he walked forward and pulled her into his arms again, his grip tightening as he silently mourned. He could feel Rina shaking in his arms before she wrapped her arms around his and let her tears fall.
An array of emotions filled his head. Rina had been pregnant when he had left. She was with child when he left to go fix Exia a year ago. When he had returned two months later, the house that they had lived in was burnt to the ground. For an entire year, he had believed that Sora and Rina were dead. Little did he know that he had lost a family member a year ago. A baby. Their baby. The raven-haired meister only looked down at Rina her face streaming with tears as she cried for their loss. Their baby. Setsuna held her closer as tears threatened to fall.
"I'm sorry," Rina cried over and over again, her grip on Setsuna tightening as she cried for everything that had happened in the past year.
They had lost another person to this twisted world.
...
Walking through the corridor, Saji stared down at the ring on the chain around his neck. His eyes fell at the sight as he turned the corner. When he looked up, he froze at the sight before him.
Standing before him were Rina and Setsuna, in a less compromising fashion. The older meister had his arm wrapped around Rina as she was crying in his arms. Saji remained frozen where he stood as Setsuna only tightened his grip on Rina, as the younger meister sobbed.
Saji's eyes widened when he saw tears threatening to fall down Setsuna's face before the brunette snapped out of his stupor and ran away from the scene. It felt like he had just intruded on a very private moment. As he ran towards the other hangar, he glanced down at the ring around his neck. A sad smile formed on his face as he stared at the gold ring once more.
...
When her tears stopped, Rina slowly pulled away from Setsuna who stared down at her. He could see her body still shaking, the guilt and despair from the loss eating away at her. His eyes narrowed as he could see that she was still shaken up and exhausted from the crying. Before he could do anything, Rina looked up at him with a small smile on her face despite the tears still falling down her cheeks. Before she could say or do anything else, Setsuna pulled her back and pulled her into a kiss. Her eyes widened for a second before she slowly closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around him.
When the two pulled away, Setsuna silently wiped the tears off her face, his hand lingering on her cheek. Rina held his hand next to her face before she closed her eyes.
She was finally home.
...
Allelujah smiled as he and Marie walked down the corridors of Ptlomey. He explained the layout of the ship along with the names of the crew and meisters when he saw Feldt standing at the end of the hallway.
"Feldt, good timing, I don't think you guys were introduced, yet, she will be living with us on Ptlomey, this is Ma-,"
"Soma Peries," Feldt spat out causing both Allelujah and Marie's eyes to widen at her tone. The Pinkette refused to look at them.
"She was a mobile suite pilot for the UN forces four years ago,"
"Yes, but Feldt,"
"During the last battle, we lost a lot of good people, Christina, Litchy, Doctor Moreno, and," she looked at the two, anger in her eyes as she spoke.
"We lost Lockon as well!"
Marie's eyes widened as she stepped back from Feldt's words, as Allelujah's eyes narrowed in response.
"Feldt! Marie wasn't-!" but before he could finish, Feldt turned around her entire body shaking from her anger and frustration.
"I know! I know she isn't the one responsible for all of that, but still, I needed to say something!" she yelled out before she ran away.
"Feldt!" Allelujah called after the pink haired teen who ignored his words as she ran away. She didn't care if she was being rude.
Allelujah looked from the disappearing pinkette to Marie who was staring at where the girl was in shock.
"I'm sorry Marie, to Feldt, the crew is like her family. This ship is, like everything to her," to which Marie only looked over at him with a sad smile.
"I understand, to her, I'm one of the people responsible for the loss of her loved ones."
...
Anger filled her entire body. How could they just let her, a soldier from A-Laws, their enemy on their ship? She was part of the people who were responsible for the deaths of her friends, her family. Christina, Litchy, even Doctor Moreno. She was part of the people who caused so much suffering for her and the others. Her grip tightened on the object she was holding until her knuckles were white.
"Why?" the pinkette managed to hiss when she heard a small cry of pain coming from around the corner.
Feldt's eyes widened at the sight before her. Rina heavily leaned against the wall, her entire body shaking as she tried to hold back the screams. She grimaced as she tried to take out the pills from her pocket only for the pain to intensify. She held back a scream as her legs gave out and she collapsed onto the ground and closed her eyes. A wave of coughs racked her body and when she pulled her hand away, all she could see was the fresh blood. Ignoring the sight of the red metallic liquid, she pulled two of the pills and popped them into her mouth. After a few moments, the pain subsided leaving the brunette panting for air before she curled up into a fetal position for a few seconds. After a few minutes, Rina gritted her teeth before she slowly stood up when she heard movement behind her. Her eyes narrowed before her eyes started to glow a dark gold hue.
"Feldt, I know you're there," the pinkett'e eyes widened at Rina's voice before she slowly walked out of her hiding space. Rina closed her eyes and forced herself to take a deep breath. When she opened her eyes, they were back to their normal blue-violet hue. Feldt remained silent as Rina slowly turn towards her, her eyes grim and narrowed.
"Rina, are you-," Feldt started but Rina simply turned away from her, her hands at her sides, clenched tightly.
"Don't tell a single word of this to anyone. Net even Miss Sumeragi."
"What's going on with you, you were writhing in pain!" but Feldt's words were cut off by Rina' glare.
"Don't tell anyone," she repeated, her eyes narrowing as they began to glow a dark gold hue for a few seconds before they returned to normal. "Especially the other meisters."
The pinkette slowly nodded her head before she held out the object in her arms. Rina glanced at the clothes in Feldt's arms before the pinkettte offered her a smalls smile.
"Your uniform."
...
As she changed into the crimson version of the Celestial Being uniform, Rina paused as she zipped up the long-sleeved shirt before she stared down at her hand. She could still see some of the bruises on her arm that were slowly but surely disappearing thanks to the medicine Telicyra had given her. She clenched her fists as she mentally calculated the time she had before her body completely malfunctioned.
"Six months," she whispered to herself as she stared at the ring on her hand. A sad smile appeared on her face as she fingered the ring before she quickly placed the black gloves standard to the meisters on her hands.
'You can still live,'
She snapped up as Leif's words from earlier entered her mind.
'There is a way you can still live. You need to connect to Veda, once you do, your body will heal with the help of the nano machines within you.'
'What happens to me if I don't join you,'
'I don't think I need to tell you how severe your situation is, you have less than a year left before body malfunctions. You are deteriorating as we speak. You are dying, dying without a cure unless you join us.'
'I'm part of Celestial Being, I can't leave,'
'You are one of the Innovators, your role is to prepare humanity, for the dialogues to come,'
"The dialogues to come," she whispered to herself when she heard the door open behind her. Turning around she smiled at the sight of Setsuna and Sora walking into the room, the child in Setsuna's arms. The raven-haired meister looked at Rina and nodded his head at her in the Celestial Being uniform.
Sora broke out into a smile before he waved his arms so that Setsuna would put him down. The second his feet touched the ground, the little boy ran towards Rina and threw himself into her arms.
"Mama!" he smiled and Rina bent down to catch the four year old before her smile widened.
"Did you have a good sleep?" she asked the boy who nodded his head when his stomach growled. Sora remained silent as he looked down at his stomach with wide eyes. Rina laughed at his predicament before she looked up at Setsuna.
"Do you think we can get him some food? I'm pretty sure he hasn't eaten for a while now," to which the raven-haired meister nodded his head before started to walk out the door but paused at the doorway.
"Miss Sumeragi wants to see you," to which Rina nodded before she looked down at Sora.
"Why don't you go with your dad? I'll be there soon."
Sora only nodded his head as the noise from his stomach only increased to the point it was so loud that it echoed in the hallway. Taking Sora's hand, Setsuna led him away while he glanced back at Rina who only nodded her head at him. Once the two were gone, Rina turned around and took a deep breath before she headed towards the bridge.
...
Inside the bridge, Sumeragi sat in her chair, as Milena and Lasse completed the maintenance and system check on the ship. She let out a small sigh as she realized that things were only going get more complicated from now on.
"Miss Sumeragi," stated a voice and the tactical forecaster slowly turned around before her eyes widened. Standing before her stood Rina, alive and well.
She was dressed in a crimson colored version of the Celestial Being uniform, just like everyone with black gloves just like the meisters. As she stared at the coordinator, Sumeragi noticed the changes in the young woman before her.
Her facial feature had matured over the past four years as her face was more angular and sharper along with the lack of baby fat on her cheeks. She was taller and Sumeragi instantly noticed the curves the young woman possessed that the uniform only accented. She kept her hair down, it falling to her waist. But the most different thing was her eyes. Sumeragi noticed how the innocence in Rina's eyes that were there four years ago was now gone and there was something deeper, something she couldn't put words to.
"Miss Sumeragi," called Rina, snapping the older woman out of her trance before she nodded towards Rina.
"So you were alive, after all." Rina only smiled in response before she looked at the tactical forecaster.
"I think there's someone you should meet first,"
Sumeragi could only stare at the retreating meister in confusion. As the two walked towards one of the many meeting rooms on the ship, Sumeragi kept glancing at Rina. There was something different about her, not just her appearance, something she couldn't put words too. When the door opened and Rina motioned for her to walk in, Sumeragi followed only to pause abruptly at the scene before her.
Setsuna turned his head from Sora who was silently eating his meal. Blue Haro bounced around the room causing the little boy to smile at the robot's antics. Hearing his father stand, Sora's eyes followed the raven-haired meister's until he saw Rina and another woman standing at the doorway.
"Mama," the little boy called out as he stood up and walked over to his mother who smiled at him before she turned towards the tactical forecaster.
Shock couldn't even describe the emotion that coursed through her mind. Sumeragi Lee Noriega remained silent as she blinked a few times at the little boy staring up at her. Setsuna had told her when he first dragged her drunken self to Celestial Being that he and Rina had lived together for the years that Celesital Being was inactive. He had even told her about their son, who was supposedly dead with Rina. Her eyes widened as she watched the boy glance from her to Rina with a confused look on his face.
"Mama?" he questioned to which Rina smiled at him before she patted his head. She glanced back at the still shocked forecaster.
"Miss Sumeragi, this is Sora, my son."
Sumeragi once again found herself unable to speak as she stared at the little boy who only stared back at her with a blank face. Hearing footsteps, she looked up to see Setsuna walk forward before he picked the boy up and nodded his head at her. She saw the resemblance. This little boy was the carbon copy of Setsuna with his blank facial expression and his black curly hair. His eyes though. They were blue, with the smallest hint of violet. It made sense, that his eyes were not the same shade of blue-violet as his mother's. After all, Rina's DNA was altered so that her eyes were that color.
As much as she wanted to remain calm, something inside her snapped.
First Allejiuah brought his girlfriend, and now this.
"ARE YOU CRAZY?!
To compensate for an emotional chapter, I have a small side for you! Hope you like it!
2308
Setsuna stood by the door, his crimson eyes narrowed at the sight before him. Leaning over the toilet, was Rina throwing up her meal as she took deep breaths and then threw up the last of her breakfast. Panting, she rested her head on the edge of the seat as she took deep breaths. Walking forward , Setsuna gently rubbed her back as she groaned as she rubbed her growing stomach.
"Are you alright?" he questioned and after a few moments of silence, Rina nodded before she turned back around and smiled.
"I'm fine, just tired," and Setsuna nodded as he rubbed her stomach. He inwardly smiled at the thought of the growing baby inside her as he looked at her tired expression. Rina smiled at Setsuna's actions before she let out a small sigh.
"I forgot what pregnancy does to a person," and Setsuna slowly nodded before he stared at her tired face before he looked at the bump on her stomach. His eyes narrowed when he saw the bruises on her arms and legs before he stared at her again.
"You're not taking the medication are you," and Rina flinched at his words.
"I'm scared of what the effects may have on the baby," and Setsuna remained silent as Rina looked up at him with a smile on her face. "I'll be fine Setsuna, I promise." but Setsuna ignored her comment as he lifted her arm up and stared at the bruises on it.
"They're getting worse," to which Rina looked away as she shrugged her arm out of his grasp. She looked up at him and blue-violet clashed with crimson before she reached up and touched his face. Her eyes narrowed when she saw the tired look cross Setsuna's face before she slowly stood up and helped him stand.
"You need sleep, you look like you're going to pass out. I'll make some food," to which Setsuna snapped up at her comment before he stared down at Rina.
"What?" he questioned to which Rina gestured to the bed.
"Get some sleep, I'm going to make some food for us later," but Setsuna shook his head before he grabbed Rina by her arm and dragged her to the bed. He sat down on the edge and stared up at her without blinking. He pulled on her arm so that she was sitting on the bed with him before he motioned for her to lay down.
"Setsuna, I'm fine, I don't need to sleep."
The raven-haired meister remained silent before he gently pushed Rina down onto the bed and laid down next to her before he wrapped his arms around her waist, encasing her body.
"You're the one who needs sleep, you're the one who's pregnant, not me," he whispered into her ear before he stared down at Rina who was slowly struggling to stay awake. He could see that she was exhausted , not only from the pregnancy, but from the spasms that only worsened due to the fact that she refused to take the medicine due to the baby. A few seconds later, he could hear the soft breathing coming from the person next to him. Glancing over, his face relaxed as when he saw Rina fast asleep, her breaths coming out in steady flow. Setsuna's eyes went from her face to the slight bulge in her stomach. She was three months pregnant now, and the morning sickness was taking a giant toll on her body.
She threw up almost every meal, and now that she refused to take the medication to help against the pain, she looked weak and frail. His hand grazed over her stomach, before he stopped and rested his hand on her stomach. A baby. Their baby. Setsuna glanced over at Rina who was still sleeping a small smile on her face as her body relaxed and got the rest she needed.
It was a few hours later when Rina woke up, her body well rested and relaxed. Stretching her arms, Rina slowly stood up from the bed before she started to look for Setsuna. Her eyes wandered over the empty house before she stepped outside. The desert air greeted her and Rina took in the dry, heat before she saw Setsuna standing at the cliff by the house.
Setsuna stood silently as he looked over the destroyed remains of his homeland. His crimson eyes narrowed at the sight before him. Krugis was destroyed over ten years ago. His home, his country. Too caught up in his thoughts, Setsuna failed to realize that Rina had walked over to him until she reached over and entwined her hand with his. Snapping out of his thoughts, Setsuna glanced down at the younger meister who had her eyes on the rubble before her. After a moment, Rina looked over at Setsuna with a small smile on her face, her eyes looking into his.
She understood. The pain and sadness of his home being lost, the horrors he had to go through when he just a child. The reason why he had chosen to become a gundam meister. The reason he fought to eradicate war and conflict. He wanted to get rid of the strife and conflict in the world so that no child or anyone else would have to face what he faced. Rina's free hand went to her stomach, something Setsuna noticed before he reached over and placed his hand over hers on her stomach.
Rina smiled up at him before she glanced over at the land again before she looked over at Setsuna.
"Let's go home Setsuna,"
Okay, and now that the side is over, this chapter is officially over. What did you guys think? Please don't hate me for what I did to Rina and Setsuna. Anywhoo, I am now going to go and study for my exams and I hope you guys enjoyed!
~Alceme~