Gundam Wing: Crisis - 16/18 - Revelations

[Chibi Reli]

***Just a note: The parts in italic is Relena?s subconscious, like when someone starts talking to themselves.



Gundam Wing: Crisis

Chapter 16

Revelations



?She?s been in her room for three days. Shouldn?t we do something?? Duo says as he, Quatre, Wufei, Milliardo, Noin, Sally, and Hilde stand outside of Relena?s door.


?We?ve been trying to, but she won?t let anyone in,? Hilde comments.



?She?s been depressed ever since the ball. We should try to do something,? Sally suggests.



?We could if we could get in there,? Wufei comments.



?I got it,? Duo exclaims snapping his fingers, ?How about we ask Trowa? Reli did go to him and he always seems to know more things about her before any of us.?



?It?s worth a try. What do you think Milliardo?? Quatre asks turning to Relena?s older brother.



?Do whatever you want.? Milliardo turns around and walks down the hallway.



?I?ll talk to him.? Noin turns too and catches up with him.



?And I?ll get Trowa,? Hilde states.

*



?Milliardo, what?s your problem?? Noin asks as she runs in front of her husband, blocking his path further.



?Trowa is.? HE crosses his arms and closes his eyes, deep in thought.



?But why? What has he done??



?He?s taken my little sister away from me. I?m supposed to be the one in there comforting her. Instead, Trowa is.?



?You can?t keep blaming Trowa for this. You?re away most of the year anyways and whenever you come to check on her, you always make sure she?s safe rather than happy. Trowa?s with her year round and that makes him closer to her in certain ways. And no matter you?ll always be her big brother, but right now she doesn?t need a big brother, she needs a friend. Just let Trowa do his part and you can help by letting have her space and fighting to bring back one of the people she cares for the most.? She grabs him by the shoulder and makes him look straight into her eyes.



?I?ll try, but I can?t guarantee anything Noin.?

*



?Reli, open up. It?s Trowa.? Relena encloses the blankets around her tighter as she curls into a fetal position on her bed.



?Go away. I don?t want to talk to anyone,? she screams so that everyone can hear her.



?I brought cookies and milk and I know you?re hungry.? She thinks for a minute and then sits up, the blanket covering everything except her face.



?Fine. But I don?t want anyone else.? The door opens and Trowa comes in with a plate of cookies and two glasses of milk.



?I see you?ve been redecorating.?



?Very funny.? Relena huffs and takes a cookie as Trowa sits down next to her on the bed.



?Everyone?s worried about you Reli, or should I say Relena?? He places the tray between the two.



?Everyone?s always worried about me. And? I don?t know.? She finishes her first cookie and goes for the milk, gulping it down in seconds.



?You?re just confused right? About everything??



?How couldn?t someone be? I can?t even figure out who I am anymore. At one point I?m Relena Dorlain, then Relena Peacecraft, then Queen Relena, then Vice Foreign Minister Dorlain, then Reli. Who am I now?? She puts the glass down and goes into her blanket more, hiding her face.



?I know how you feel.?



?How can you know?? She takes another cookie and stuffs it in her mouth.



?I was once a nameless soldier. People just called me no name and I always wished for a name. Then I gained the name Trowa Barton and once the Marimeia incident was over, I thought I became no name again. But then someone told me that a name is just something other people give you.?



?What?? She pops out of her cave a little bit to hear Trowa better.



?A name is just a type of label that people give so they can call you something. And I realized that no matter what my name was, I was still the same person inside.?



?Oh Trowa. But I don?t even know what I?m supposed to do with my life anymore.? She goes back into her cave and starts shaking her head, hoping to get things sorted out somehow.



?That?s different. I can?t tell you what you?re supposed to do. You have to figure that out for yourself, but I have faith that you will figure it out very soon.?

*

?Sir, the fleet is ready to take off. We have 200 Virgos and 250 Taurus suits. Most of them are of course dolls. We also have an extra 150 of each kind. We?re just waiting for one pilot and I know you can guess who that one is.? The soldier reports as his superior sits at his desk looking out at space.



?He?ll be there shortly. This will be the final day for the Preventers and that Peacecraft wrench.?

*



?Have they found anything about the Angel mobile suit?? Noin asks as she, Milliardo, and all four Gundam pilots wait in the dock.



?Nothing yet,? Quatre responds.



?Attention all pilots, a huge fleet of enemy suits have been dispatched and are heading this way. Please report to your suits at once and get ready to leave.?



?I guess that means us,? Duo says.



?Then we better go before things get ugly.? They start their way toward the suits until a voice stops them.



?I want to come too.? They all turn around to see Relena standing on a platform.



?Relena, what are you doing here?? Milliardo asks.



?I want to fight with you guys.?



?But you can?t fight. You have no fighting experience what so ever.?



?Yes I do Quatre. Ask Duo or Trowa or Wufei. They?ve been training me for weeks now using Angel and I?ve been doing a great job.?



?What? IS this true?? Milliardo asks.



?Yeah. And she?s actually not that bad,? Duo says.



?I would have to agree on that,? Wufei states facing him.



?How could you guys do this? She?s a pacifist,? Noin says.



?Things change sometimes during war. We thought she would be our best shot at winning anyhow. Her Gundam is much more advanced, she knows the enemy, and the collar that she wears can make her a great fighter,? Duo states.



?Also, have you ever thought about if she really wants to be a pacifist? She?s been forced into the role of head pacifist by you and other people,? Trowa suggests to the three others.



?All I want to do is help Milliardo. I know I can make more of a difference out there in space than in here being protected like a little kid,? Relena says form above.



?No Relena! And that?s final. You?re not made for the battlefield. You were meant to stay here away from the battle and guide the people.?



?But Milliardo?? She falls to her knees, trying to hold back her tears.



?No buts. Let?s go guys.? Each Gundam pilot looks at the grief stricken girl on her knees, sobbing on the balcony, grabbing on to the railing for dear life, then quickly catch up with Milliardo, all except one. Trowa closes his eyes for a minute and puts his hand in his pocket. He soon takes out a plastic card and throws it on the ground. He walks away saying ?I have faith that you will figure it out very soon?. Relena hears the message as she watches Trowa walk away. She then looks down and sees the card Trowa threw earlier.

*

?They really haven?t held anything back have they?? Duo says as he cuts through another enemy suit.



?It doesn?t look like it. This guy is really serious about his mission.?



?Has anyone seen Heero?? Wufei asks out loud.



?I think Zechs is going after him right as we speak,? Quatre suggests.

*

?Yuy, you?re going to pay for everything you?ve done,? Milliardo says as he goes through the battlefield.

*

?Why won?t they let me fight? Oh yeah, I?m supposed to be a pacifist. Then if I?m a pacifist, why do I want to fight? And what is this card for?? She looks at it, trying to figure out its purpose. ?Trowa had to have given it to me for some reason.?



?I have faith that you will figure it out very soon.? Her eyes suddenly grow wide as she solves the mystery.



?That?s it. I better not waste my time here.? She gets up off her bed and runs out.

*

?Howard, someone has gotten into the hanger with the Angel Gundam,? one of the men report to Howard on the main deck.



?DO we know who it is?? he asks.



?I think it?s the vice foreign minister sir. And we can?t get in without the card key. What should we do??



?Nothing. Don?t tell anyone about this and if they ask, say we couldn?t stop her. She may be the only chance we have at winning this war.?

*

?Alright. Everything looks functional. Let?s just hope that I still know how to fight in this thing.? She looks at the keyboard once more and types in a few more keys. The doors leading to the battlefield open and Relena flies out in her Gundam.

*

?What was that light coming from NeoPeacemillion?? Heero asks out loud as a bright purple light suddenly appears. HE quickly blocks another attack from Zechs though.

*

?Hey you guys! My radar just picked up some weird mobile suit that came from the direction of NeoPeacemillion,? Noin comments.



?But what suit could it be?? Duo asks.



?No. She didn?t. Who gave her the card key?? Quatre asks everyone, becoming very serious.



?I did.?



?Why did you do that Trowa? You?re putting her life in danger,? Quatre comments again.



?I did what I thought was right. It was Relena?s choice to come out here and risk her life.?

*

Using her scythe, Relena cuts the arms and legs off another enemy suit. ?One more down. But how am I supposed to find Heero in all this mess??



?Relena, what are you doing here?? asks the voice over the radio.



?I?m fighting Quatre. What does it look like I?m doing?? She slices through another.



?You shouldn?t be out here.?



?I can take care of myself.? She suddenly gets hit from behind and jolts forward. In the confusion, other suits start to attack her. ?Maybe I can?t.?



?You should watch out Relena,? Duo says, taking her back.



?I know, but my computer is messed up.? She frantically starts typing hoping for something to work.



?Don?t worry about it. I?ll take care of things from here,? Trowa says as he comes in front.

*

?Sir, Reli has been spotted using her Gundam. IS there anything we should do??



?Has she destroyed any of our troops??



?Only a few suits sir.?



?Then don?t worry about her. She?s nothing.?

*

?I can?t believe this. After all the hard work I put into training and I can?t even fight,? Relena says out loud to herself.



?You can still fight. You?re just being too careful. The reason you were given this Gundam was to fight and kill the enemy, not just paralyze it.?



?That isn?t true,? she says pounding on the counsel, eyes clenched shut.



?You know it is. What about those suits you destroyed when you were first Reli??



?I?m not her anymore though.?



?Reli will always be a part of you. And so will all the other people you?ve become.?



?All the others?? She shakes her head, trying to get the voice out.



?The key to everything, to life, is who you are. Not your name, but who you are, what makes you you. That you have to find deep within yourself though. Only then will you become a stronger person. Who are you? Why are you here??



?Who am I? I?ve had so many different names. I?ve been a girl, a queen, a politician, but I guess that even through all those stages, I?ve still been the blond hair, blue eyed Relena who cares about her friends and family and will do anything to help them out, even if it means my life. And right now, I?m in a battle to save everyone, especially the man that I love. That?s what I?m doing. I?m fighting for him just as he has for years. My name is my birth name, Relena Peacecraft.? Suddenly, her necklace glows purple and falls off into her lap with a click. At the same time, the computer turns on and screens of the battle are shown throughout the cockpit. The Gundam itself starts to glow purple, with Relena taking out her beam saber ready for battle. She picks the necklace off her lap and looks at it.



?My name is Relena Peacecraft.?

*

?There are way too many.?



?Duo, behind you!? The Deatehscythe pilot freezes and closes his eyes, ready to be struck. After a few seconds, though, nothing happens.



?What?? HE opens one eye and seeing that he?s not destroyed opens the other. ?Huh? Shouldn?t I be dead??



?No thank you Duo? I?m ashamed.? A purple light passes in front and cuts another suit?s arms and legs.



?Relena? No way.?



?Sure is. Now if you don?t mind, I have a few suits to take care of.?

*

?Sir, the Angel Gundam is fighting back and is doing great damage,? the man says at his computer as he and others watch the fight on a huge screen in front.



?Where?s number one??



?He?s busy with the Tallgeese. If this goes on, we won?t have many suits left.?



?Cancel the battle then. We?ll have to replan everything.?

*

?Are you sure?? Number one asks as he blocks another attack.



?Positive. Return to base immediately.?



?Yes sir.? He quickly jets away, before Tallgeese can get another shot.

*

?They?re retreating. This is definitely a good sign,? Howard comments as the others on board relax.

*

?Relena, that was awesome. You were destroying those suits just like we were, without actually destroying them,? Duo congratulates Relena as he and the four other pilots stand out of their suits on board NeoPeacemillion.



?I couldn?t have done it without you guys, especially you Trowa. Your advice help came in handy and I think I?ve finally figured things out.? She looks at him and smiles, with him giving a rare smile back.



?Relena,? a voice says from behind. They all turn around to see Milliardo approach and Noin close behind.



?Uh oh. Here comes the big brother.?



?Relena, I can?t believe you did that. You?re not supposed to be fighting,? he screams only a few feet away from Relena?s face.



?I?m old enough to do whatever I want to Zechs.? HE knew she was angry with him since she doesn?t use that name unless she?s upset with him a great deal.



?Then I?ll have to lock you up in your room.?



?Hold it right there.? From behind, Relena takes out a gun and aims it straight at her brother?s face.



?Relena, what are you doing?? he asks.



?I?m doing what I have to. If you come any closer to try to get me, I?ll shoot without a second thought.? AS he starts to move, not believing, a shot is taken from Relena?s gun, grazing Milliardo?s hair. ?I told you. Now, if you don?t mind, I have other things to attend to.? She turns around, putting the gun away and leaves. Milliardo and Noin leave also, but in another direction. All the four boys watch as the siblings leave.



?Woah, what just happened?? Duo asks dumbfounded.



?I think Relena just put a gun to Zechs? face,? Quatre says.



?I think that she?s finally realized her destiny.?



?Trowa, what are you talking about?? Wufei asks.



?We?ll all see soon enough.?

*

A sudden call comes from the KioDawn Alliance challenging Relena, the Gundam pilots, and the Preventers to a battle to decide the final victor. Meanwhile, dozens of people have gone missing without a trace. Relena finally decides to confront the people of the colonies and of Earth about her decision to lead the battle and to tell them who she really is, with some surprises included. Next time, on Gundam Wing: Crisis- Accepting Fate.