Conspiracy Theory-Part 1

[To the Wild Rose]

AN: I don?t own Gundam Wing.
Relena felt her head spinning and the smell of smoke burning her lungs. She choked and forced her eyes open to gape at the sight that surrounded her. She slowly crawled on the ground out from underneath the table, but she could not force herself to stand up just yet. She felt too weak, and was trying to comprehend what had just happened. She then remembered the mobile suits, and squeezed her eyes shut tightly.
Breathe, just breathe. You?re alive you made it. Now you?ve got to make it out of here.
Suddenly a moan from her left caused Relena to force open her eyes once more. She looked around and saw a hand sticking out from a pile of rubble. She crawled over as quickly as she could and removed the heavy burden from the weak body buried beneath it. She gasped as she saw the once proud face of Pentane staring up at her helplessly.
"Minister?" he choked.
"Shhhhhhh? don?t try to speak. Save your strength. I?m going to help you get out of here," she replied soothingly.
Relena stood up and raised a large piece of plaster from the ceiling off of the Senator from North America. Then she saw the cause of his immense pain. A large, gaping wound lay just below his heart. She stifled a small cry and once again knelt down beside the man. All she could do now was grasp his hand and comfort him the best way possible.
"It?s just as well," he choked again. "Although, I would rather not have died at the hands of terrorist. Minister Darlian?"
"Yes," she replied.
"Those suits?"
"I know. I know."
"Yet another attack upon earth. Another victory for them?" his voice began to fade as his eyes grew wide.
"What do you mean?" questioned Relena. As she spoke though, Pentane?s hand went limp in her own. Relena could feel his life slip away through her hands. She released him and sat back. She sighed, gripped her head, and shut her eyes tightly. This can?t be happening. This can?t be happening. She snapped herself from her thoughts at the sound of voices.
"Is anyone alive in there? Please answer! Anyone?"
Relena recognized the voice immediately.
"Over here! Quickly!" she replied.
Moments later, a young Chinese man, no older than Relena, came into view. Several other men and women followed him dressed in Preventers uniforms. Wufei Chang threw aside rubble and debris and soon reached a shaky, but safe Relena.
"Do you have any injuries?" he asked.
"No I am fine, thank you. But there are so many others," concern evident in her tone.
"Come on," he said and helped the young Vice Minister up and out of the ruined conference room. The two of them rushed outside of the building, which to Relena seemed an even bigger catastrophe than the conference room. It was evident that the mobile suits had opened fire on the streets as well.
"Sally!" called Wufei as he walked briskly over towards a young woman in a uniform much like his own. She apparently did not hear him, for she was busy barking out orders to other Preventers.
"Stupid onna," whispered Wufei under his breath. Relena wasn?t even in the mood for Wufei?s mutterings about women. She was just grateful he had helped out of the building.
At last Sally turned around and recognized them. As she saw Relena, relief spread throughout her weary face.
"Thank God, you?re alive. Wufei get her out of here fast. Take her to Preventers headquarters immediately!"
Preventers HQ?
Milliardo Peacecraft had been pacing Lady Une?s office for the past two hours. As soon as he had heard about the attack he insisted that he go to the building where Relena had been. Lady Une suggested that he wait at headquarters, and at this indigenous request he became infuriated. Several officers practically had to drag him into the Commander?s office. Only after Lucrezia Noin had arrived to sit with him did the platinum-haired man decide to relax.
"She made it, Zechs, I know she did," said Noin soothingly.
He looked up into her gentle eyes. He just couldn?t relax until he knew for sure. Relena was his younger sister and the only family he had left. After he wasn?t allowed to go with a group of Preventers to the attack site, his next thought was to find a mobile suit and destroy the suits that had attacked the building she was in earlier. But, he knew that his rash actions were precarious and they would only cause much more trouble.
So thus he was left to wait, and wait he did. He must have paced the large office hundreds of times. He could feel a cold sweat coming over his skin, and he felt his hands shaking uncontrollably with fear of the worst. Finally he forced himself to take a seat next to Noin.
She, although doing much better than her fianc?, held the same fear deep inside her heart. I must remain strong for him. Silently she prayed for the safety of the young woman whom she sometimes referred to as a younger sister. Noin reached out her white hand and touched the man sitting across from her. She smiled reassuringly, and although it may not have been the best comfort to offer, for now it was the only she knew he would allow her to give until further word of Relena.
Suddenly Lady Une rushed through her office door. Worry lines creased her face but relief was in her weary eyes. Noin and Zechs looked at her hopefully as she spoke,
"She?s safe and on her way here. She will be arriving with Captain Chang in ten minutes by chopper."
Zechs ran out of the office and down the hallway, Noin and Lady Une following closely on his heels. Finally catching up with him, the three Preventers made their way towards the large landing pad on the roof of the headquarters. Once outside, Zechs raised his eyes towards the sky looking for any sign of a helicopter making its way towards the base. Minutes passed and Zechs grew impatient and anxious. Finally Noin cried out,
"There they are, over there!"
Zechs turned abruptly to see a large military helicopter approaching the landing pad. The helicopter landed swiftly, and several uniformed men hopped out. One by one, they began to pull out the injured that they had obtained from the wreckage of the building. Medics from the base placed them on stretchers and immediately they were carried away to the infirmary.
Finally a Chinese man hopped out of the large chopper. He turned around and lent his hand to a slender young woman, who appeared to have only obtained minor injuries from the attack.
"Relena! Thank God!" cried Zechs as he ran over to her. He embraced her small frame tightly causing the girl to gasp for air. Yet she held on to him, never the less, a feeling of security washing over her.
Noin released the breath she never knew she was holding. She felt Lady Une press a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She looked up at the head of the Preventers and smiled gratefully.
"I?m all right Milliardo, I?m all right," Relena cried as she sobbed into his chest.
To be continued?