Life's Bitter Truth Ch. 10 Full Circle

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Chapter Ten: Full Circle

?It?s happening all over again.? this comment came from the little perceptive teenage girl sitting at her grandfather?s side. ?Just like six years ago when I was eleven. But you were the president then. What?s going to happen now grandfather??

?Anything can happen at this point my angel.? the former president said as he began to get up.

?Where are you going grandfather?? the girl asked concerned.

?I?m going to make sure the people haven?t forgotten the lesson taught six years ago. We can?t depend on Relena or the Gundams this time.? He stopped at the door to the living room. ?We have only ourselves now. I?ll be back, please stay here my angel.?

?Yes grandfather.? she said with a mix of worry and understanding.

?This is Nikol.? a man clad in fatigues long forgotten answered his cell phone.

?Lieutenant Nikol, it?s Sergeant Fisher, I was under you during the OZ times do you remember??

?Yes Sergeant I remember all my men. What can I do for you??

?Sir, we are planning an assault on the Victoria base and we would like you to lead.?

?Who is we?? Nikol asked with peeked interest.

?The Treize faction sir. Would you guide us into battle one more time??

?Where do we meet??

?We?ll come to you sir.? with that said each party hung up.

?If Mariema has been captured than that means something must have happened to Colonel Une. I better contact who ever is heading Preventers. I am sure a joint operation would be beneficial.? Nikol thought to himself, he had preparations to make.

?Is everyone up to date on the current situation?? Zechs asked as he looked around at the faces of the Gundam pilots.

?Yea, Treize is dickin? us around.? Duo spat.

?No he isn?t.? Zech?s spoke confidently. ?In fact, he is our greatest ally right now.?

?How can you say that after all he?s done.? shouted Quatre. ?After he killed Dorothy? How can you stand there and defend him??

?You?re right young Mr. Winner.? a voice from the back corner spoke a moment before a dark figure emerged. ?I did not mean for Dorothy to die and am still saddened by this loss myself. But unless you want more of your friends to die then you will listen to what I have to say Gundam pilots.

The room was quiet as Treize took the floor. The four young pilots unsure what was going on and Zechs waiting for his former friend and foe to explain the situation the others.

?The truth is that I have been and always will be on the side of the Gundams. I was hoping to stop this from the inside without you pilot?s having to get involved but things have gone beyond my control. It?s been out of my hands for so long that I fear we may be to late already.? As Treize spoke this the other pilot?s realized that he was wearing the right portion of what looked like a phantom mask, a simple white mask. Treize brought his hands up and removed the mask. ?As you can see, even though I survived I am not without my reminders of war.? Treize showed the grizzly scars that the mask had been covering up.

?What the hell does that have to do with any of this?? from Duo who looked ready to shoot someone.

?Every person in here has their own scars from the war whether they show on the outside or on the inside. We now have six years of children untainted by war and without scars. My wish has been to keep things that way. Ever since Quinze rescued me from the remnants of the Talgese that has been my number one thought. But in six years I have become bitter. Bitter about the war, bitter about the way the world is today, but most of all bitter about the loss of my family for six whole years. Because of this bitterness I became confused. Until about a year ago I had been living for the ideals of the reformed White Fang. But one day while I was out I noticed two people that I had almost forgotten about, my daughter and my dear Lady. They were out together and it looked as though they were happy. At first I became angered that I couldn?t enjoy that happiness with them, but then I realized that I could. All I had to do was to stop living in a war that was over long ago and start living for the peace and happiness that will extend from now until far into the future. As soon as I realized this all of the bitterness subsided and now here I am. Like you I have my scars of the war and like all of you I have yet to move on completely, but it is my wish that we can move on together from here into the future of happiness we have all fought for.?

At that second the phone in the conference room rang and everyone else, who had been captivated by Treize?s speech, was startled from their daze. It was Zech?s however who answered the phone.

?What is it.?

?Sir? the receptionist on the other end said with a shaky voice ?Sir there is a Lieutenant Nikol here to see you.?

?Tell him to come back later.? Zech?s said with irritation. He didn?t have time for visitors, right now there was only one thought on his mind, Relena.

?He says he has important information on Quinze and you need to here it now but he will have to meet with you in person.?

Zechs thought about it for a moment before replying ?Alright send him up, floor 5 conference room B.?

?Yes sir.?

?Sir everything is ready for the execution.? Quinze?s second in command reported.

?Good, have the have the feed set up in exactly one our.? Quinze didn?t even look up from his computer as he said this.

?Are we to link with both the earth?s and space?s networks or just the earth?s sir??

?Feed it to just the earth, there?s no need to throw space into chaos just yet. Have pilot 01 present for the execution.? Quinze said this with an evil smirk across his face.

?Yes sir.?

?You won?t get away with this? shouted the orange haired little girl being dragged into a prison cell. ?My mother?s going to find you and she?s going to send five special people to kick all of your asses.? not getting a response Mariemaia decided on a more physical approach and bit the wrist of her captor.

?You little bitch? the soldier shouted before backhanding Mariema and throwing her frail little body against the wall. ?Sit you ass down and shut up and if you try any more shit like that we?ll put you in a god damned box.? with that said the soldier slammed the door shut and left Mariema in the dark to cry to herself.

?Heero.?

?Yes.?

?How long do you think their going to keep us alive?? Relena asked not as someone afraid to die, but instead with the tone of someone preparing herself for death.

?As long as there is a breath of air left in me Relena it won?t be them keeping us alive but me letting them live.?

?Thank you for the encouragement Heero but I am prepared to accept my?? before she had the chance to finish Heero had firmly planted his lips on hers and held onto her in an embrace that matched the kiss. Even with only one arm he had a firm grasp of things. After about thirty seconds he broke the kiss.

?I told you I?ll protect you and that?s final. I?m not going to answer a question that you don?t have to worry about because you?re not going to die here. That?s final so just accept it.?

Relena had a tear in her eye which she wiped away before speaking. ?Thank you Heero.? then she followed his suit and kissed him just as passionately.

[Fate Lowe]

Great chapter. Keep up the good work. I can't wait for the next one!