Anrui Lethenanashi (7-13/?)

[Anrui]

<b><center>Anrui Lethenanashi</center></b>
<center>Chapter Seven</center>

Disclaimer: I don?t own Gundam Wing, but a whole bunch of cool people do! Yay! Go them!

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Ann lay unconscious, but the others did not. Andrew and Yuy judged the poison and decided that they needed serious help. Andrew picked up Ann and they all ran into the woods, the same thought was on everyone?s mind: what were they going to do? Andrew couldn?t be found, and Yuy was supposedly on vacation. Yuy had to find a phone someplace to call for help? But what about Ann and Andrew? They were the ones in the direst need of help and the only ones who weren?t allowed to be known of. This truly posed a problem for the group. Yuy decided that he was going to risk it and get help for the two children, there wouldn?t be much to hide if they were both dead, now would there? They ran through the forest until they came to the ruins of Ann?s old base, Yuy was in moderate shock. He hadn?t known that there was a base back there! He had thought they were the only ones in a wide radius! Andrew might have already been in trouble, but he decided that wasn?t the case. They base still smelled of smoke and burning metal. It had been destroyed recently. Yuy came to the quick decision that this was where Ann had come from, this base. He stopped and let Andrew rest a bit. Though she was not heavy, Ann was still a mild burden. If she had been awake, this would have been ten times easier, but she wasn?t. He knew he couldn?t dwell on the past, so Yuy rounded everyone up to decide what needed to be done. Surprisingly, Andrew had the best idea.

?Well, what we really need, is to find any sort of communication.? Andrew declared the obvious. ?When I was searching for Ann here, I found such an object. There is a phone that I believe is still in tact, up the stairs and forty feet down the hall to your south, father. Why don?t you see if it works??

?All right, that sounds like our best hope. Why not, eh?? Yuy grinned and headed off in the direction Andrew had pointed out.

While waiting for Yuy to return, Andrew decided to see if he could wake Ann up. He set her on his lap and did the traditional, wake-up-an-unconscious-person things. None of which really work, as he soon realized. ?Well, damn! What on earth is so powerful it knocks her out so much that I can?t even wake her up?? Andrew punched the metal he was sitting on and Ann stirred. ??? Andrew just glared at the girl.

Ann?s eyes fluttered open and she coughed. ?Where are we??

?Back at your base. Dad went to go see if any of the phones still worked. He could just call one of his bodyguards.?

?Like they?ll do any damage! You don?t know who we?re dealing with, Andrew. These are big time guys! They aren?t just your renegade killers. They have authority and a leader. Two leaders if I?m not badly mistaken and one of them finally died. I can only hope.? She shook her head and winced. ?It doesn?t seem to be very strong poison, and probably wasn?t meant to kill. I?m almost willing to bet that all it was was a tranquilizer of some sort, just to knock the victim out. I don?t feel anything worse than a migraine at the moment. I?ll probably be fine in a couple of hours.? She pushed off Andrew?s lap and stood up. ?Yup, definite migraine.? She winced and stretched her arms. ?Here, call your dad and I?ll take you to the emergency vidcom. OK??

?Sounds good, Imouto!? Andrew slugged her lightly and she stuck her tongue out.

?Get your dad, baka!?

?Yes, ma?am!? Andrew laughed and walked off in search of his father.

?Smart ass!? Ann laughed.

?True. He is like his father.? Sora smiled. ?I?m glad you?re not in a bad mood anymore.?

?Hai. I probably overreacted a bit, but the real me, the one that I was supposed to be, died twelve years ago in an explosion. I died with my parents that day. They are not without their daughter.? Ann smiled sadly.

?No, that bit of you is still alive somewhere. Somewhere, maybe not in a place you know of yet, but it is out there. It may be closer than you think.? Sora smiled gently. ?There they are. Wonder what took so long?? Sora pointed to Yuy and Andrew.

?Eh, probably just got lost. I did too on my first day here, but I didn?t have someone helping me out!? She strolled up to the pair. ?Well, are we going to go now??

?Yes, that sounds like a good idea, this place is starting to creep me out.? Yuy smiled and put his hands in his pockets.

?Follow me.? Ann walked off towards an area that looked as though it had been hit the worst.

?How could there be a phone here?? Andrew asked.

?They did that on purpose. The vidcom is covered in an anti-firebomb coating so that it can?t be destroyed. No one would guess it to be here in the middle of most of the carnage. I wish I had my laptop, though. I could use a bit of the data on it right about now.? Ann shrugged.

?We?ll get it sooner or later. Unless, that is, the soldiers found it.? Andrew looked at Ann.

?Not likely. I hid it carefully. They could ransack the whole house and not find it.? Ann grinned. ?It?s a little trick I learned quite a few years ago, that even someone who know the trick couldn?t decipher. A truly ingenious idea. Whoever thought it up should get an award.? She grinned. ?Well, there it is!? She pointed at a wall.?

?Uh, Ann? That?s a wall, dear.? Andrew patted her on the shoulder. ?Maybe you should lie down.?

?Andrew, use your brain! It?s supposed to look like a wall so that you wouldn?t recognize it.? Ann went over to the wall and stared at it. She put her hands out, felt the different surfaces for a couple of minute, and then punched a hole in it. ?Oww? Note to self, never, ever, punch Gundanium.? She shook her hand and blew on it.

?Don?t be ridiculous! You can?t punch a hole in Gundanium! It?s humanly impossible. It takes a C67 to even leave a dent!? Yuy laughed. ?I should know, I work with it quite frequently. Currently, even, the peacekeeping agency of the government is working on stopping a test operation. I?m supposed to know the limits and boundaries. I do, too! It takes a 289994.89kg force to even dent it! I don?t think that you can punch that hard!?

?Are you done with your speech, or can we continue. But, for your information, that was Gundanium, and I can punch a hole in it. Go ahead, when we?re done running, and we?ve blown up the bastards chasing us, you can get out a fancy device that?ll prove me right.? She glared at him. ?I?m not known as the immortal weakling, you know! That wouldn?t take much. I?m also, probably, the strongest person on this planet! So there! Kiss my ass for all I care!? Ann?s eyes didn?t blink nor waver from her target.

?That was very rude.? Yuy glared back, but found himself wilting. ?I will test it, Ann. It?s not possible!?

?You do that. Right now, I?ll just save some time by dialing the number instead of bickering with you like a two year old. Now, what is the number you wanted me to dial?? Ann put on her sweetest smile.

?The Brussels forward number. 6-265-990-6848. If they ask you who you are, just say: Livit. That?s the passcode.? He grumbled.

?Arigato, baka-san!? Ann dialed and turned on the digital screen.

?Hello, Brussels Presidential Office. This is Idea Sorvenere, how may I help you?? Ann almost fell over.

?Uh, whom am I supposed to ask for?? Ann looked at Yuy.

?The President, why else would I give you the number??

?Eh-heh? I need to speak with the President??

?I?m sorry little girl, but you can?t just talk to the President whenever you want to. You have to get legal permission and then an appointment. Now, should I give you the number for the hospital? You seem as though you need to be at one.?

?No thank you. Yuy! What am I supposed to do??

?Are you speaking to Minister Yuy?? The woman asked.

?Yes.? Ann grumbled as Yuy snubbed her. ?You baka! What to I do??

?Ann, you are incompetent, and you?re a liar. I don?t like that in little girls.? Yuy said with dignity.

?You know what, I oughta deck you!? Ann glared at him.

?Really now? How am I supposed to help you if you?re threatening me??

?Argh! Andrew! Help!?

?Would you two just get along already?? Andrew pleaded.

?No, I don?t like liars.? Yuy glared.

?For all we know, she was telling the truth! Just ignore it and help us get out of here!?

?I suppose our getting out of her takes priority over everything else, but I still don?t like liars.?

?Thank you, Andrew. What should I do? Yuy??

?Tell her the passcode.?

?OK, lady, the passcode is Livit. Does that do something??

?Oh, dear. You do know the passcode, don?t you? Well, then I?ll have to get the President for you.? She turned away from the screen and yelled into the background. ?Mr. President? There?s someone on the phone for you!? Ann couldn?t hear the reply. The woman turned back. ?Feel lucky, the President of the Federation will speak with you.?

?Thank you.? Ann grumbled. ?Here you go, Yuy. I am not talking to the so-called President. Really, isn?t he the General??

?Yes, but he likes being called President. He?s a great guy, too. So bear with it.? Yuy went over to the
vidscreen.

?Yes? Whom am I speaking to?? The President asked.

?Hey, Joe, it?s me, Heero.?

?My my, if it isn?t the Minister! Where are you? You look like shit??

?Thanks, Joe. I?ll explain later, the phone isn?t a good place. Look, I need a plane, immediately. Make it equipped with artillery, OK??

?Sure, but why??

?I promise you?ll know later. I?m betting that you can trace our location??

?Of course.?

?Thanks.?

?Wait, before you go. I should inform you of something. I?m surprised you haven?t asked me about it, so I?m guessing you don?t know. There was a terrorist attack on the capital of Japan last night. Luckily I had just left. But it was a little to close for comfort. I don?t know anything about who did it except for their name. The chopper that did the bombing had OZ written on it. You wouldn?t happen to know anything about that, would you??

Before Yuy could answer, Ann shoved him aside and stared directly at the President.

?You?re joking!? She shrieked.

?Excuse me, miss. I am not joking and I would appreciate if you didn?t interrupt my conversations. But, considering you interrupted, I?m guessing that you know something about this group??

?This isn?t a secure line, I don?t know who?s listening.? Ann said. ?Just get us a plane ASAP. OK??

?All right. But I do expect you to tell me what you know after I pick you up.?

?What do you mean??

?I?m coming. You seem to be in some sort of danger. With the exception of last night, everything?s been so peaceful. I need something to boil my blood right about now.?

?Well, if you want to know everything, we may need more than just one plane. I?d need my notebook. But, that?s inside the house right now, and, unfortunately, the house is under siege at the moment and we can?t quite get back in.?

?Under siege by who??

?All will be known later.?

?All right, I have your coordinates, I?m on my way!?

The group only had to wait two hours before three small military planes arrived. This, of course, brought out major attraction to where they were. Bullets and people were everywhere.

?Dammit! How long can this possibly take? All we have to do is load!? Ann shrieked.

?They have to protect us as we?re loading, that means that they need the ramp all the way down.?

?Shut up! I know that! I?m just annoyed!? Ann glared at Andrew.

?Gomen.?

?That?s OK, I?m just getting nervous and this isn?t helping matters much.?

?Loading time!? A man in a military uniform ran down, grabbed Ann and Andrew by the hands, and pulled them up the ramp.
Once all four escapees were inside one of the planes, all four took off.

?Well, so there are four of you! Isn?t this interesting.? A tall man in a nice suit walked out. ?I?m Joe Calmero.?

?We know that.? Ann rolled her eyes. ?I don?t think that anyone here, except Andrew, lives under a rock.?

?Hey! I resent that!?

?Break it up.? Sora laughed.

?All right, where?s this house you were speaking of??

?My estate is up that way.? Andrew pointed towards the house. ?You should see it shortly.?

The huge house loomed into view.

?That?s it.? Andrew pointed at it.

?Damn! You?ve gotta be the richest teenager I?ve ever seen.? The President whistled.

?No. Just privileged.? Andrew smiled politely and Ann made a gagging motion.

?You?re also very polite. Unlike your companion here.? He glared at Ann; she just smiled and waved at him.

?Yes? Did you want something??

?Who are you??

?My name is Anrui Lethenanashi, charmed I?m sure.?

The President stared at her. ?Yuy, what on earth are you doing with this girl! She is personally charged with the destruction of 48 military bunkers and 84 troops! She?s got a price on her head wider than the Grand Canyon!? He pointed at her dramatically.

?Do I? Hmm? Interesting. I only remember 12 different troops, unless you parry your troops together, which is suicide if you think about it. On bomb and their all dead!?

?Ack! Did you really do all that??

?It pays a lot of money to take out government troops. Plus, they?re quite simple to take out. You march like the British. In a straight line, and you make rules! In my opinion, rules in a war are rules that were made to be broken.? She smiled.

?I refuse to work with you! In fact, the smartest move I could make right now would be to put you under arrest, but knowing you, you?d just escape again.? He looked truly pissed off.

?Of course I would. No defense is too great. I really wouldn?t mind if you placed me under arrest, at least you get fed! Anyway, right now, I?m the only one with information. I could give you the location of my notebook, but you?d never get into it. It?s highly encoded, and you?d need a translator! I think that you?ll just have to work with me!? Ann smirked.

?I probably will. All right. You give us the location of your notebook, we?ll give it to you, then you can give us the information and we?ll let you free this once, but if I ever meet you in combat, I?ll show you no mercy!?

?Dear me, now who?s rude. If you met me in battle, you wouldn?t live to tell about it. You know my capabilities. I?m a genius and I?m the strongest person alive! That would make me a one-woman army, now wouldn?t it?? She just kept smiling. ?Now, let?s redo your arrangement. I like most of it, except the you getting my notebook for me part. You can back me up if you like, but I?ll get if for myself thanks.?

?Whatever. I?d let you get it on your own and get killed, but then we wouldn?t have any information now would we??

?Iie, baka.?

?Ann, be nice.? Andrew patted her arm lightly.

?All right, I?ll stop playing devil?s adversary. You assign me a team; I?ll go in. No need for you to dirty your Kashmir suit, now is there??

?You know what, you?re just as much of a bitch as I remember you. Exactly like our last meeting.?

?Hmm? You got your ass kicked if I remember correctly. But, I?ve only been defeated once.?

?Really, whom would that be by? I remember your record as undefeated.?

?Andrew.? She pointed at him and shrugged. ?He won in a battle of words. Lord knows I could beat the kid to a pulp.?

Andrew laughed lightly.

?Let me guess, she was living with you right??

?Yes, you could say that.? He smiled politely.

?So she?s your girlfriend??

?Ack!? Andrew and Ann shouted in unison. ?I don?t think so!? They both were wide-eyed.

?Where on earth would you get something like that?? Ann hissed. ?Andrew?s more like a big brother person. Not boyfriend material.?

?Ann?s not exactly the type I?d be looking for.? Andrew scratched the back of his head.?

?That?s a relief.?

?What?d you mean by that??

?I can say what I want to!?

?That was mean!?

?So??

?You should be more considerate.?

?Considerate?! Who says I?m not considerate!? This continued.

?They?re at it again.? Sora sighed.

?I?m sorry, who are you?? The President asked.

?You can call me Sora. That?s all you need to know.?

?One more question, why were all four of you together??

?Good question.? Sora smacked her forehead. ?I?m beginning to regret going on vacation. You see, Andrew is my son, and Heero is a friend of mine who needed a vacation so I took him with me. I never intended for this to happen. It just did, somehow??

?Interesting. Anyway. Ann, I have your team ready, stop bickering with that boy and jump!?

?Don?t get your undies in a bundle pally! I?m goin?!? Ann walked over to the now-open door and yelled over the noise. ?Send you team whenever you?re ready.? She jumped out. No parachute, no glider, nothing. It was a 68m drop.

?Is she nuts?? Yuy shrieked.

?From what I?ve gathered, yes.? Andrew nodded.

?I figured as much.?

?Team, go! That girl is impossible! She did this last time, too. Except that was off a cliff five years ago!?

?What?! She was ten five years ago!? Andrew shrieked. The team jumped and the door closed.

?Really? I thought she was at least nineteen now. She?s been wreaking havoc for almost eleven years! That was when the first base exploded under her care.?

?That?s impossible! She would have been four!?

?Are you sure about that kid??

?Yes, she told me her birthday. She also told me that I was older than her, and I?m only fifteen!?

?Then she really is immortal.? The President shook his head. They looked out the window and watched half the building explode. The President sighed. ?There went my team.?

?What about Ann??

?I wouldn?t be surprised if she caused that.? He said.

?Mr. President, may I ask you something?? Andrew looked him in the eye.?

?Sure kid. Shoot.?

?Why are there so many organizations fighting each other??

?I don?t know. I wish I did, but I don?t. That?s what the Federation is for. We?re here to try and attain peace.? He shrugged. ?By the say, just call me Joe.?

?OK.? Andrew looked down.

?Don?t feel bad, kid. You?re friend is fine. In fact, she?s done.? The pilot said kindly. ?We?re helping her up.?

The door opened and Ann walked in. ?Sorry about your team. I didn?t know they had planted bombs on the place. I guess they were the new Z4 bombs. I walked over the area, then thirty seconds later they exploded. I?m sure they?re all in heaven.?

?Whatever.? Joe muttered. ?Do you have the information??

?Yes, do you think that I?d come back up here without it??

?Probably not.?

?OK then.?

?Give it to me.?

?Just so you can bug my computer for the passcodes, I don?t think so, pal.?

?I don?t do shit like that girl.?

?I have a name, you know.?

?Is it your real one??

?I don?t see how that is any of your business.?

?Then I?ll just call you little girl.?

?No you won?t. If you must know, yes, Ann is my real name. Lethenanashi isn?t. Go ahead; look me up. I know you?re just going to arrest me when I give you the information. So, I?m not giving it all to you at once.?

?Bitch!?

?Why do military men swear so much? You?d think it was their language.?

?Just shut up!?

?You just don?t like it because I figured out your plan.?

?So what? You?re going to be a dead shit once I get the information.?

?Go ahead and try to kill me. I dare you. Even Jackson?s fluid did nothing to me.?

?Where did you get Jackson?s fluid??

?A better question would be who used it on me??

?All right. Tell me.?

?OZ.?

?Now you have my attention.?

?OZ stands for ?Organization Of The Zodiac?. Several years ago, they created a legend about some machines called Gundams? A man and his team had a combined dream about them, let it spread, and we still have it around. No one knows how, but there really are machines called Gundams, you know. They?re only diagrams, but there are some.?

?Yes, I know the diagrams. I also know the stories. A bored engineer wrote them 57 years ago. That engineer?s name was Doctor Ernest Johnson. He and some colleagues thought them up and he wrote them down. They were never published and are only and L1 area legend. How you know about the diagrams is beside the point, though the area is Top Secret.?

?I?ve met the designers. Which is more than you can say. The man you tortured for the information died before you could get that much out of him, didn?t he?? Ann smirked.

?So what.? Joe was cut short as the pilot broke in.

?We are coming to a land at the Federation Military base in Brussels, sir.?

?Very good. I need a limo to bring us to the Capital building please.?

?All right, sir.?

?We will continue this discussion in my office.?

The group went in silence to the limos and then to the office. Once the office door had been locked, Joe pointed out a plug-in for Ann?s computer and securely locked the door.

?Thank you.?

?Your welcome.?

Once Ann was logged in to her computer she brought up a file. ?All right. I?ll begin with who they are. * OZ is a military organization bent on world domination. The originators of the organization are rumored to be among the original creators of the colonies, which suggests that this organization has been around for a very long time. OZ has advanced Mobile Suit production from the Federation.?

?That?s nuts!? Joe shrieked. ?We have the most advanced technology you can find!?

?Really? I don?t think so. But, if you interrupt me one more time you?re going to have a black eye. That wouldn?t look too good on TV now would it? As I was saying, though the Federation and OZ have the same Mobile Suit types, the OZ models seem to be of better quality and have better pilots. OZ is believed to have the sole purpose of attaining total pacifism through military means and then turning the world into one communistic nation. Next subject is a timeline All right, OZ supposedly formed in 003 AC under the command of Doctor Simon Black. Dr. Black gave up on the organization ten years after it?s founding because of his son?s murder. It then is rumored to have disbanded, but we know better. The organization laid low for 140 years then came back with a Mobile Suit count of over ten thousand in both the Aries and Leo models. They cam back and directly attacked Dr. Johnson. He and his men defeated them with the help of Dr. Herald Simon. Dr. Johnson and Dr. Simon then disappeared to go and do God knows what in the L1 and L2 areas respectively. OZ shrunk back for another five years then reappeared outside L1 X13542 boundary and destroyed the shuttle carrying Dr. Odin Lowe, Sr. and his family. Dr. Lowe is known for his discovery of Gundanium Alloy. In records that you could only get from me, he actually found the Alloy in partnership with Dr. Johnson and four other men, including Dr. Simon. The six of them are the actual discoverers. Dr. Lowe gets the credit because the other five don?t want the publicity. Dr. Lowe didn?t want it either, but he, literally, drew the short straw. He also had the most to benefit from the money it could get him because he was married and had five children. He and his whole family died in the assault. Another five years passed and they attacked the New Olivar base in Bolivia. This, mind you, was one of the things the military has blamed me for because I was there. I was there fighting OZ, not attempting to destroy the base. Anyway, they seem to like the five-year slot, which is probably because they can make a set of 100 Mobile Suits in five years. Well, five years after that, they attacked the St. Joseph base on L3, causing the colony to explode. This was also blamed one me, because, once again, I was there. Then, breaking the pattern, they attacked two years later, which is, technically, last month. They attacked the Meyer Research base and I destroyed it. That?s who I was running from, Andrew. Then they attacked Andrew?s house this morning and the capital of Japan last night. That was OZ.?

?So those guys back at your house were OZ??

?You would be correct in that assumption.?

?Why didn?t you say so then??

?You didn?t ask. Plus, they had us outnumbered six to one. You would have gone all out and gotten us all killed. I destroyed half their fleet when they attacked the base I was staying at by self-destructing it. Everyone who worked there was already dead. I was the only one and it was all or nothing.?

?Maybe I?m miss judging this, but they seem to be after you in particular. Is this right??

?Well, they can?t find the Doctors who found Gundanium and they want to know how to manufacture it. Those doctors are the only ones who know how, with one exception.?

?You know how to get Gundanium??

?Of course I do. I?ve met the Doctors; we call them Scientists. They like that title better.?

?Why would they show you??

?Now why would I tell you? Don?t think I?d show you either. That?d be dumb. It?d make your army even stronger. And, in my humble opinion, you?re already a little to big for your boots.?

?I should just place you under arrest right now! It?d save me a lot of trouble! But, I need your information, so I won?t. We have ways of torturing you that?d make you tell.?

?Sorry, pally, but pain doesn?t bug me one little bit. You can?t bribe me and I have no family. You?re shit outta luck if you want to torture me.?

?Not quite. But you?ll see that soon enough. No, wait, it could never be soon enough with you!?

?I?m scared, sure. Not. I can?t think of one thing I?m afraid of.? Ann smiled sweetly. ?So you can just kiss my ass.?

?I think that?s enough for today.? Yuy said, standing up. ?Ann, you, Andrew, and Sora can stay with me, OK??

?Sure. Later ass.? Ann waved at Joe and walked over to the door.

?You don?t leave until I say so. Not even you can force open that door.?

?Really? How?s this?? She reached over, turned the handle, and opened the door. ?Later.?

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*Note: I made up all of the OZ stuff for two reasons.

1.) I don?t know the real scoop.
2.) The real deal probably wouldn?t work well with my story.
NEW NOTE: I DO know the real scoop. (Oh thank you SO much for telling me Aishiteru readers...!) I'm just using this. OZ didn't form 'til really late in the one hundreds. Heheh...(I also found this at the back of my Episode ZERO...in the timeline. Spose I should LOOK at that, no da.)