Baby 4

by karina001

Wu Fei takes up the leadership of the Clan but has no intentions of abandoning the life he has made for himself. He intends to maintain his position in the Court of Sanc and continue his courtship of Milliardo and Duo.

44. Chapter 44 Reforms

Title: Reforms

Author: Karina

Rating: PG

Pairing: Wu Fei

Notes: Challenge 196. Baby Series 4 #44. Takes place approximately 12 hours after Predator.

Spoilers: None

Warnings:

Many thanks to ShenLong Deb for her work betaing this set of fics.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine.

Title: Reforms

There were signs of the war everywhere in New Port City. The shells of ruined buildings, vacant blocks conspicuous amidst old buildings. Ancient cobbled streets marked by blatantly new cobble work, the colours never quite matching the old weathered stones. The modern quarter of the city was marked by construction works; office blocks, shopping precincts and the planting of gardens and parks.

There was a great deal of work underway and few people standing idle. Wu Fei was pleased with the tour thus far. The Clan members stood out like sore thumbs, so many of Asian descent in sharp contrast to the predominant European bloodlines. But there was a healthy sprinkling of other cultures in evidence, and all worked side by side without apparent issue.

Milliardo had taken over the reforms Relena had begun and seemed to have far less difficulty dealing with objections and opinions of various development factions, conservation groups, parliamentarians and international scrutiny. Sanc was monetarily poor and needed foreign investment, but her unemployment numbers were low and inflation almost non existent.

But Wu Fei knew it was not easy; for the King, the Parliament or the people, to make their way out of the war ravaged past. Sancian's liked their quiet backwater status. They had been largely a tourist economy, their 'quaint' old fashioned ideals and infrastructure something of a rarity in this day and age, and in the past had drawn a healthy tourist trade.

One of the largest attractions had been the Royal Forests that covered the slopes of the high mountains surrounding Sanc. Those who lived within the precincts of the forest did so by a strict set of rules governing the preservation of the land, trees and the wildlife. Sanc laid claim to some of the oldest and healthiest high altitude forests on the planet, and eco adventurers had flocked to Sanc before the war.

Milliardo, with the cooperation of Parliament and various development committees, and with the approval of the residents of the 'highlands', was working on drawing that attention once again.

Tourism was on the rise, and Chang hoped to interest his clan members in adding to that criteria. They had been a traditional clan, they claimed select traditional skills, and if they could harness those skills... Done right, Sanc and the Clan would benefit from the attention.

The tour covered a general overview of the city, the old quarter, modern district, the docks and transport hubs, including the air terminals and shuttle port. He was careful to stress that Sanc had all of the modern conveniences, but they would find this modernisation only in New Port City. The further away from the city you travelled, the further back in time you went.

A little girl, blonde as Milliardo, rosy cheeked and shy, clutching a small bouquet of flowers, hesitantly stepped up to him, dropping a curtsey and holding the flowers out. Wu Fei bowed to her and took the flowers, lightly resting a hand to her blonde head.

End

Karina Robertson 2012