past destruction, future rebirth chp7 part 1

[valkyrie skye]

um, i didn't edited it, but nevertheless, i hope you enjoy it ^_^

Past Destruction, Future Rebirth
By Valkyrie Skye

Act 1: El Soldado Eternal: Heero Yuy story
Chapter 7: part 1: Chance meetings

April 31, AC 195
Okinawa, Japan, Earth


Heero Yuy lies on his bed in the boys? dormitory of The Saint Gabriel institute pondering over the events that occurred in the past two and a half weeks. Lying on the bed was his only respite since he first touched ground that Tuesday, April 7, AC 195.

*~*~*~*

Two Weeks Prior
April 7, AC 195

Hours after the launch off, the young Pilot Heero Yuy heads towards the Earth. Through the chaos of war and strife, Heero feels the weightlessness of space through Wing?s metallic armor and thus finding serenity. In his mind came a quote from Ronald Reagan, an American president paraphrasing a sonnet from John Gillespie Magee, a young American airman killed in World War II back in the pre-colonial days. He heard it once from Dr. J months ago when they talked about space over break between sessions. He remembered Dr. J?s voice grow solemn when the words passed through his aged lips.

"We will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God.?

Of course, when Reagan said that, he was referring to the people that died in the explosion of a space shuttle. But looking at this in a different light, Heero can see the connection with his arrival to Earth. Slipping from the cold, harsh mechanical bonds that are the colonies and touching something so pure, so natural as the Earth. Had he been in a different life, he could appreciate the beauty of Earth and defend it with all his heart. But that?s not him, not now. He?s born to touch the beautiful blue Earth and crush it with the hand of Wing.

?Right on schedule. Seven minutes to re-entry.?

Heero turned to his side and his senses are turned to high alert. It?s a shuttle and quickly, Heero thought up the quickest mode of attack. However, He stopped when his radar picked up another shuttle behind it, a federation ship. Possibly guard detail assuming the first shuttle to be a threat. Whatever it was, it was best to still go undetected and so Heero kept continuing his travel towards Earth.

By the time he hit the surface of Earth?s atmosphere, he sheds the protective armor and reveals his shuttle form. Amidst the whir, beeps, the loud clanks of hot metal, and the deafening noise of penetrating through the atmosphere, Heero hears the shrill alarm of his radar going off. He turns his attention to the monitor. It?s the shuttle trailing the first shuttle. Upon closer attention, the radar reveals it to be a Federation Freight Carrier. Where there?s a freight carrier, there are OZ soldiers and it seems apparent that Heero has caught their attention, which in his case is extremely unfortunate.

Heero saw the carrier releasing two mobile suits. Ever ready for a battle, Heero fired off the first missile shots and in retaliation the mobile suit shot back. However, it didn?t damage the surface of Wing and Heero. It was not so long until Heero?s first battle began. They exchange fire, an amazing and frightening display of light and fire. The first mobile suit blew up in a ball of flames. When Heero saw that, he thought it was funny. In fact, it was so funny that he couldn?t help but laugh at the madness. He, too, is mad and his madness makes him laugh. ?One more to go!? he yelled out and then the other was promptly destroyed.

Out from the carrier came a Leo Mobile suit. It grabbed Wing and the two machines descended towards the earth, falling faster with every foot. He knows he must focus on landing at the arranged location but if this mobile suit doesn?t let up soon, his trajectory might be off and he might land in some unknown location. He is to land in Japan and at this rate; he could crash into the Asian lands or end up in the vast Pacific Ocean.

The loud crashes of the mobile suit against Wing?s frame grow harsher and louder with every pound it receives. Inside the cockpit, the temperature grows uncomfortably hot. Heero?s body is burning with heat from within and all around. His eyes begin to blur as the sweat rolls down his face. All the buttons and levers seem to meld together, each appearing to be the same. Through the monitor, he sees the vast blue ocean of the Pacific hundreds feet below him. A smile formed on his lips, he just might die from this.

This is the end. It was all that he ever asked for.

*~*~*~*

He was aware of hearing crashing sounds. Heero assume it was the battle he was going through. But he wasn?t moving and everything was so dark. He felt wet and warm throughout his body. He breathed in the air and it carried a salty mist. He put all the seemingly separate information together in his mind. He must be near the sea, which means he hadn?t died much to his disappointment.

His mind screamed at him to wake up but to no avail. The helmet he wore was soon removed and the scent of the sea was much more apparent than ever, the scent of the sea and of something else. He could have sworn he smelled a delicate, more softer fragrance much to the scent of flowers. A soft voice filtered into his ears and into his mind

?He?s just a boy,? the voice said. It was soft like her fragrance and if he heard correctly, she sounded concerned. The crash of the waves became more clearer with the helmet gone and the sun kissed his skin with warmth. The breeze hits his face and as nice as it felt, it just made him more apparent that he?s without the helmet and the person can see his face. The voice in his head became more louder demanding him to?

His eyes flew open. He was lying down, defenseless. Heero stood up quickly and looked around, the blue sea, the golden sand beneath him and?

Her. She was on her knees, startled. Her blue eyes widened with shock and with his helmet on her lap, he can only guess it was her that removed it. Knowing that she saw his face, she knows now. She?ll know everything and he has failed.

?Don?t move. An ambulance is coming.? She said.

Heero couldn?t breathe ?did you see it?!?

?What?? she asked, a sense of concern and in her voice.

?Hey, in here!? a voice yelled out. He turned to see the medical personnel stepping out of the vehicle. His heart dropped at the site of this. There was only one option left. He moved to hand down to his chest to active the self-destruction device and push the button. In less than a blink, Heero felt himself being hoisted up on the air and landed several feet from where he was standing, still alive and with a burning sensation on his chest.

?No!? he thought ?how can this be?! Everything was wired correctly!? he tried to think of a thousand possibilities on what went wrong when his mind was drawn away from his though. They were all coming out of the vehicle. There was no way out, no weapon, no way of killing himself. There was only one thing to do.

?Hurry, this way! You-? but the emergency worker was cut off when he was cut off by Heero as he ran and single-handedly took down the personnel and drove off with the ambulance in no more than half a minute.

*~*~*~*

He parked the ambulance in a small stretch of an alley far away from the beach. It reeked of feces and urine and garbage, but with the coming evening, it was dark and solitary and perfect place to assess his next course of action. He sat in the back of the ambulance looking over his spacesuit. After looking at the burnt wires, he saw the wiring was not as it was arranged to be. He growled and threw the spacesuit on the other side of the ambulance. Sabotage. It had to have been Dr. J.

?Bastard? he muttered under his breath. He looked beneath his shirt and saw the nasty scar from the malfunctioned self-destruct device. He rooted around the truck for antibiotics and bandages for his wounds. Finding everything he needed, he tended to his wounds efficiently. While preparing the bandage, Heero noticed a laptop in one of the many shelves of the ambulance. He smirked at that. With this, he could hack into any system and make contact with Head Quarters for further instructions.

?Hey, what the hell is this?? a voice said. Heero froze. Did they track him down? Did they have a transmitter in this truck? How could they find him?

?It looks like an ambulance truck? another voice said, ?Cool. Do you think it?s abandoned??

?I dunno. Let?s look inside.?

Heero stood up. He braced himself as he heard the handles of the back door turn. The outside light flooded inside the dark backseat as the doors opened up. He saw the young men flinch at the sight of him inside the truck. ?Holy shit.? Said one of the young men.

Heero slowly stepped out of the vehicle and carefully examine the young men surrounding him. There were four of them and they didn?t appear to be members of OZ judging by their broken jeans, tattoos, and piercings. ?Awe, its just some fucking kid. Hey, kid did you lose your mommy?? one of the thugs laughed. Everyone else follow after.
?Hey, get lost, we?re taking this truck? said another thug, but Heero paid no mind to him. Instead, he paid mind to the pistol the thugs were carrying. He needed weapons?

?Kid, You deaf? Fuck off.?

Heero still stood silent. His acute hearing took note of one of the thugs from behind him taking out the gun from his waistband. Heero dropped to the ground and swoop his leg passed the thug?s leg causing him to trip. The fallen thug lost hold of his gun as he fell to the floor. Heero grabbed the gun as it fell from mid-air and pointed it at he three left standing. The three remaining thugs stood shock, however it did not stop the thug from the left to attack Heero. The thug from the left lunged at him with a switchblade. Heero stuffed the gun into the waistband of his shorts and then grabbed the attacking thug?s right wrist and gave a crushing squeeze so that the thug could loose his grip of the weapon. And then, to prove a point, Heero grabbed hold of the left arm and pinned it to the thug?s back leaving the right arm outstretched to the side. Heero glared at the two thugs in front of him and broke the outstretched arm with his knee. The thug let out a guttural scream as the bone from his right arm broke in two leaving him horribly deformed. The two remaining thugs turned pale at the sight and ran the way they came, whimpering in fear. The other two lied on the floor, one unconscious, the other crying in unbelievable pain. Heero took out the gun from his waistband and picked up the blade from the floor. As he did this, he noticed and pamphlet that lied on the dirty, murky ground. He picked up the pamphlet and examined the subject:

?St. Gabriel Institute, A place where your child of today can become the world leaders of tomorrow.?

He observed the pamphlet carefully as a plan formulated in his head. It was close to the navel base he was set out to destroy and it was a secluded place to hide out. Heero made his way back to the ambulance and opened the laptop. His first system to hack into is the Saint Gabriel Institute admissions website page.

*~*~*~*
April 8, AC 195
Saint Gabriel Institute
Okinawa, Japan

?I must say Mr. Yuy, your grades are outstanding. You scored a rare yet perfect 500 on our placement test. I could only remember one person who scored that well on the test.?

Heero nodded at the woman sitting at the desk across from him, ?Thank you. I appreciate your commentary on my transcripts. I?m sorry my parents cannot be here today but they?re very busy at their jobs in Tokyo.?

?I understand. As long as they filled out all the necessary forms and the tuition for the semester is paid out, seeing them will not be required. You?d be surprised how many kids we have here have busy parents. Many have companies to tend to and even jobs of political importance.? The woman rose, ?Come, you?re first day awaits you, Mr. Yuy.?

Heero, complete in the standard uniform of dark blue, followed the suited woman to the door. As they walked the corridor of the Admissions office, she begins to speak, ?Since your outstanding score in our placement exam, you have earned the schedule we here at SGI call ?the honors schedule? it mostly consist of college level classes such as Intro to Psychology, and Modern World History.?

Leaving the office building, they walked past the courtyard in which cherry blossoms bloom with pink petals decorating the smooth concrete ground with it?s candy pinkness. In the center of the extravagant courtyard stood a fountain of the archangel Gabriel looking peacefully at those below him. An androgynous beauty with an expression of love and humility sculpted on his face. ?Our school,? the lady continued in a voice that sounded like she had rehearsed this speech time and time again, ?boast a small student body so individual attention is available to those who need it. Our students participates in many social activities such as food drives, fundraising for the needy and the like.? They reached another part of the campus as they entered a roman-esqe building with looming archways that bears familiarity with the catholic churches of France. ?However, while we realize education takes first priority over anything, our students do enjoy and indeed deserve some downtime. Many students enjoy taking part of such activities such as fencing, horse back riding, swim team, chess club and even the audio visual club.? She continued walking down a corridor and stooped in front of a polished oak door ?Here we are Mr. Yuy, your first class of the day. It?s something you should be familiar with, Advance Calculus.?

The woman pushed open the door and strode in with Heero in tow. Inside was a large class that was fashioned to look like an auditorium with a dais from which the professor was instructing the class. The women spoke briefly and then the woman from the office turned to Heero and placed her hand on his shoulder. Heero just eyed her warily ?Welcome to Saint Gabriel?s, Mr. Yuy.?

Once the woman left, Heero turned his attention to the professor who simply smiled ?Hello Mr. Yuy. I heard much about you. What do you think of the school so far??

?It?s an excellent school and I know I?ll enjoy my stay here.? He replied.

?Wonderful. Well then, lets get your day started. Why don?t you introduce yourself to the class??

Heero turned around and looked out the class ?Heero Yuy. Nice to meet you.?

?Mr. Yuy, seating is first come first serve and since you came in the middle of the class, I?ll have to find a seat for you. You can sit next to? Oh! You can sit next to Miss Relena Dorlain. I?m sure the two of you have a lot in common.?

Heero looked at the person he?ll be sitting next to and although he face hadn?t changed, his inner sense of self went into shock. It was her! Again. She saw his face, he was sure of it and now she holds the very power to destroy him. His resolve strengthens. It will be either her or him and he?ll be damned if it will be him. He won?t let some weak woman bring him down. Heero turned to the woman ?In what way do we have in common?? he asked, almost accusingly.

Surprise chewed into the professor?s aging features ?Oh, I figured Ms. Iwa told you already. She?s the other person that scored a perfect 500 on the placement exam. If you have any questions, she will be glad to help you. Now let's start the class.? Then she smiled ?I?m sure that you two will become the closest of classmates.?

Heero turned away from her muttering ?yes?? then under his breath; he said, ?Close.?

He walked up the step to his desk, not keeping eye contact with her. He kept his stare at the tiled staircase in a fashion like that of man who?s trying to ignore an outside force. He sat into the seat and immediately her scent; her persistent scent invaded his nose. That familiar scent of flowers had seemed to be ingrained into his brain. ?It?s nice to meet you, Heero.? But Heero face kept still, his deep blue eyes closed behind his lids. The voice of the teacher resumed but in his mind, he kept aware of her stare and strangely he had the urge to turn and answer her gaze. Mentally, he fought that urge and kept his attention at the lesson at hand.

Still. Having her ocean blue eyes trained at him felt? felt? Well, it felt?

Nice.

*~*~*~*

It was recess and his wandering took him to the balcony of Sage Hall. He leaned against the rails formulating the next course of operations. He?s aware that on this island of Okinawa, there?s an Oz naval base that was once a naval base for the United States Marines. This was before the time of Oz when the world would consider the concept of Space colonies the thing of science fiction. The federation saw the advantage the Americans had in securing it and brought the aging base from the U.S. government for several millions of U.S. dollars back in A.C. 126.

But before he could do anything, he must wait for instructions from headquarters. Until then, he?ll continue his role as a student in this school. Keeping that in mind, he turned his head behind his shoulder to view at the students below him. They all passed each other, some in groups conversing over food. He was aware many of them are the offspring of important people. They were wealthy from birth and to him; each one of them emanates a sense of ignorance about anything that doesn?t involve their gilded world.

?Excuse me.? A voice said. He turned to the source of the sound. It was her. Relena. She stood in front of him from a reasonable distance. Behind her, a small crowd of her adoring friends stood there watching the two face each other. Her scent invaded his senses once again and she stood eloquently, as expected of her kind, with a thing that resembled a letter in her hands. Relena smiled kindly at him and that was a strange sight for Heero. He cannot remember the last time someone smiled kindly at him. Or maybe he does, but doesn?t want to open up old, faded memories. The girl tilted her head to the side and extended the letter. ?Here you go, I'm having a birthday party tomorrow. I hope you can come and join us.? Then the crowd behind them applauded gently and murmured signs of approval.

He looked at the invite in his hand, a sight so strange to him as the surroundings of this school. He didn?t know how to feel about this. The voices in his mind yelled him, telling him about this girl ?She saw me. She knows who I am. I cannot fail my mission now. I won?t let her!? and so he took the invite in both his hands and tore it in two before her eyes. He looked up and saw her pretty face crumble. Her cerulean eyes were edged with forming tears and she turned her head away, not able to look at him. ?But? But why?? she whispered.

He saw her actions and although his heart is already harden like a cold stone, he could not help but wince a little at this site. He couldn?t answer this uncommon reaction his insides felt but when all is said and done, he knows that she?s all that stands in the way of him and his mission. So Heero walked towards her, and wiped the tears that rolled down her supple cheek with his finger and bent close to her ear. Her intoxicating scent permeated more into his nose as he try to let her know his intentions with her ?I will kill you.? He whispered.

And then Heero walked off.

*~*~*~*
In the fencing hall, the instructor called Heero on to the mat. With a foil ready in hand he stepped up to face his challenge. On the mat with him was a boy of impeccable ignorance. Charles Von Bueller. The reputation that surrounds him is that Charles is the son of a Dutch Multi-Millionaire chemical arms mogul. The Von Bueller chemical plants are known world wide for the excellent quality in biological weapons manufacturing. It?s also rumored that Charles will be the new head of the chemical weapons empire should his father retire. Charles slicked back his sunny blonde hair and eyed his opponent with what looked like disdain. The two faced off and at the sound of the instructor, they began to fight.

?I heard all about it, Heero? Charles began, ?Tearing up Miss Relena?s invitation in front of her eyes. Why did you do such a cruel thing?? he swung right and Heero blocked ?As a classmate of hers, I disapprove of what you did to her. Don't you think that was shameful??

Heero caught an open spot and managed to disarm Charles of his weapon. ?Next time,? Heero began, dark Prussian eyes glaring daggers at the young man, ?tell me ahead of time. I'll decline your invitation instead.?

After school, he went back to his dorm and opened his laptop. First order of business was to see if all the necessary business with the Saint Gabriel Institute was covered. After that, he checked his email. The only e-mail he had was a letter with the subject ?Lost your toy? Find a way to get it back. Click here? by the Good Doctor at the Big Boy?s Toys. Heero?s raised an eyebrow. ?Lost my toy? I don?t remember me going to this site? then his eyes narrowed at the subject heading. ?The Good Doctor.? He murmured. Then his lips formed a small line. ?Dr. J?

He clicked open the e-mail and the message went as read:


So you lost your toy and you want it back. Well looking for it isn?t hard!
Just look in the deep and so you?ll see it whole and not in shards!
The Bad Boys want it, they?re greedy cause they?re bad,
So you?ll need something of theirs to make them quite sad.
Something big, something huge, something that?ll make them run,
If you find their special toys, you?ll see that the search will be fun.

Sincerely,
The Good Doctor

Well, Heero understood that ?the bad boys? were the Federation and OZ and he understood that once found, they?ll desire to have the Wing Gundam. But what he didn?t understand was the last part. ?Something big, something huge, something that?ll make them run, If you find their special toys, you?ll see that the search will be fun.? What does that mean?

He could assume that ?Their? toys might mean their mobile suits. He went to the Federation website and managed to hack into their site and the arms inventory file. He had in mind their mobile suits but as his eyes roamed the rows of arms his eyes stopped and widen at a certain row

F-16 Missiles. Newly acquired by the Federation, California, United States base. Quantity: 27

Heero stood silent as the kinks in his brain started to formulate a plan. He smirked. The bad boys will get a big surprise when he gets his hands on their ?special toys?
*~*~*~*

Federation Naval base
Okinawa, Japan
10:23 PM

He hadn?t figure that breaking into the base would be this easy. At his arrival, he immediately noticed their border flaws and used it to his advantage. Explosions rocked the base but this time, it had nothing to do with Heero. He figured it?d suit him just fine since the soldiers will focus on that and not on the task Heero sets out to do. He located the missiles and reset it with an encrypted disk so that when Heero pressed his detonator, it?ll trigger Wing?s self-destruct device. Detonator in hand, he stood back and realized what was before him, the opportunity for his own demise. His heart leapt at the idea. ?Heero! I know it is you, Heero. Don't do it, Heero.? A voice said. No more pain, or suffering. He held the detonator in his palm and waited for his desire to become a reality.

?Heero, what are you doing here? And who are you? Those are missiles, aren't they? I just want to know more about you. Talk to me, Heero!?

Flowers. Her. He turned and found her standing behind him in a lovely blue gown. He paused for moment and reminded himself that today was her birthday, which explains the dress. She said something, but strangely he wasn?t aware of what exactly she said. Instead, he noticed how the moonlight hit her eyes just right bringing out the sky blue color in her orbs and how her lips her wet with gloss. She looked so innocent and sweet and he noticed that.

?Relena...? he whispered.

?Heero...?


Then in an instant, he scolded himself ?She?ll turn you in! Do something about it!? and so he brought out the pistol that was tucked away in the small of his back and pointed at her pretty face. ?You know too much! Goodbye, Relena!?

Suddenly, he felt himself being flung back. Pain radiated through his arm. He was shot, but by who? He heard another voice from across the area ?Heero!? she yelled out

Heero raised his head ?Who??

?Obviously you are the bad guy here, aren't you? Are you alright, Miss?? the voice said. It was a young man the same age as Heero. He hid part of his face behind the flap of his black cap and the only thing that appeared was a jovial smile plastered on his young face. The young man raised his head and laid his violet-blue eyes on the two in front of him.

Heero looked at the guy before him and growled.

?Are you alright, Heero? Relena asked as she rushed towards him but Heero saw this small pause as a chance to get his gun, which flew out of his hand when he was shot.

The young man?s gun shot off again ?Don't hurt yourself any further.?

?That's enough!? Relena yelled out, her voice showing signs of her trying to restraint from shaking, ?Why did you have to hurt him?? she ask the mysterious stranger.

?Hey, wait a second,? The stranger said, shocked at the tone of her voice. If he didn?t hear correctly, it sounded like she didn?t want to be saved ?Damn, so I'm the bad guy now...?? he asked incredulously.

Near Heero now, Relena tore off a piece of her blue silk gown and wrapped Heero?s gunshot wounds. His mind was at all places at the same time. He planned to blow up the base and Wing but now he couldn?t figure out why Relena is trying to heal his wounds after all he did to her. Or who this stranger is. He snuck a glance to the young man across from him. His voice, his facial appearance, he?s not Japanese at all. Like Relena, the young man is Caucasian and from the sound of his voice, Heero mentally wagers that he?s an American. One would assume the stranger to be part of the soldiers in this base considering its military history, however the priest-like outfit the stranger is wearing causes Heero to believe otherwise.

And what of Relena? Why is she doing this? Why doesn?t she just leave him be and stop haunting him with her scent and her voice and her body? He knows that he can never have her and that?s what fuels his anger towards her. She?s young, pretty and sexless and he knows it. He?s destined to die without ever having the pleasure to devour her skin for that, for the unfairness life had dealt him he aches to die.

Throughout the base, a shrill alarm echoed. The young man in black perked up his head ?Oops, already here? I may have miscalculated the high tide...?

Close by, Wing Gundam rose from the ocean like a leviathan from the deeps. Relena?s insides dropped ?What is that?! Ah!? a blinding light filled the air causing Relena to close her eyes to save them from becoming blind.

?I can't let you see it. Miss, I don't know what's going on here, but you'd better go home now. It's for your own sake.? Said the stranger in black holding the lighting mechanism.

It this point, Heero sees an opportunity to complete this mission. The detonator sits close by and Heero makes the lunge to grab it.

The stranger in black shoots again ?Hey, back off!? he yelled.

?That's my Mobile Suit!? Heero yelled as he launches the missiles at Wing and another black Gundam.

?What are you doing, you bastard?!? the stranger yelled out in a panic.

Heero then runs out and jumps off the base and into the black waters below. Sinking, he closes his eyes and smiles ?This is... the end... Mission complete.? He said talking about the mission and his life.

*~*~*~*

Date: Unknown
Location: Unknown

?Breathing rate: 27? a man in a lab coat said.

?Am I dead?? Heero thought and then felt bands around his wrist and legs. He was strapped to the bed ?No. Damn it.?

?Pulse rate: 57?

?Where am I then? Am I captured...??

?Body temperature: 34.5 degrees and rising...? the voice said again, but then stopped, his breath caught in a small gasp in his throat.

?What is it?? a female voice said

The man hesitated and meekly, he looked at the blonde woman, garbed in a Federation uniform, to his side ?I? I thought he moved.?

The blonde woman eyed the boy on the slab with her slanted blue eyes ?Keep monitoring him?

Heero peered his eyes opened in small slits to take a quick glance of his surroundings. In the room, there were computers, sterile medical equipment, and surgical tools set in its appropriate places. ?The third Federation Naval Hospital? he surmised considering the hospital nearest to the Naval base he was infiltrating. ?District J-B South... 50th floor, Intensive Care Unit...? considering the state of his condition and his studying of the Naval base grounds when he hacked into the Federation?s system.

Behind the safety of a mirror, the doctor and the female Federation solider examine the patient strapped to the bed. A small ring broke through the silence and the doctor picked up. He then turned to the woman beside him, the phone in his hand ?Major Sally, it's a call for you.?

Sally took the phone ?Major Sally Po speaking.?

?Ma?am, That disk you gave me is impossible to analyze. It can't be opened with any access code I can think of.?

?The boy had it. I thought the Federation's main computer is supposed to be able to open any file...?

The doctor spoke up ?So, do you think he is one of the secret agents of the rebels??

Sally shook her head ?Let's not jump to conclusions.? Then she looked at Heero through the mirror, her voice in a low awe ?That boy's body is just incredible. Over 200 traces of small broken bones, yet the only visible scar on his body is that gun wound... He had to have had quite an abnormal childhood.?

?Shall we use mind relaxant drugs?? the doctor asked

?No!? Sally said ?I don't want to use such a strong poison on a boy that age.?

In the room, Heero pulls at the restraints in an attempt to break free. But his muscles are still weak and all the pulling was done in vain.

To his side, a computer monitor came to life and on it was the stranger in black that appeared back in the naval base. The stranger made a gesture for Heero to stay quiet and whispered ?Even a man like you know when to keep silent. I'm sure you're a well-trained soldier like myself. You must be able to read my lips, right? What a guy! You've been awake all this time without changing your pulse or breathing pattern. Impressive.? Then the stranger shrugged ?I'd like to ask you some questions. And if you'd like, I'll help you get out of here.?

And so Heero waited for the stranger to come and release him. He guessed that he?s a solider like him. He closed his eyes in the attempt to remember the black gundam that was on a ship near the naval base before he blew it up. Was that his? And if so, were there more gundam pilots such as he? Why wasn?t he made aware of it and did Dr. J know about this? He mentally growled at this and decided to stay still again.

Relena. She came into his mind again. Her voice echo in his psyche; soft and delicate like her body. It?s been so long and he would be lying if he didn?t hearken back to his dream before he left when he saw her again. She was so prim and proper and so innocent. Her eyes bore through him and that, for some reason, sends a sense of alarm in him. She cannot have that much power over him could she? If he kills her not for the mission, he would kill her simply rid himself of her controlling beauty.

In his heart, he winced at the thought, which left him asking himself why? ?I will kill her? he said to himself and again he winced again ?what? I? I have to??

His thoughts cut short when an explosion rocked the room. Through the smoke came the stranger in black ?Hey!? the stranger yelled out ?Get ready, man!? as he ran over to the strapped young man on the bed and pulled out a knife from his pocket. Frustrated and in a panic, he said, ?Damn, how does this work??

?Just give me the knife.? Heero said angrily, ?I can do it.? The stranger handed the knife to Heero a within a heartbeat, he managed to free himself from the straps.

?Hey, your arm!? The stranger said, amazed, ?What a guy!? Heero got out of the bed and received a backpack from the stranger. A puzzled look crossed his face as he tosses the stranger a glance. The stranger answered, ?We?re on the 50th floor, pal, and there?s federation soldiers on our asses, we can?t exactly waltz right out the front door.? He said with a dark smile. ?When I say so, pull the cord and a parachute will guide you down to the ground. Come on.?

The two ran out to the corridor. Around the bend were armed soldiers firing shots at the two. The stranger pulled out a small device and threw it at the window at the end of the corridor. The device hit the glass and exploded. The two jumped out of the gaping hole and plummeted. The stranger in black pulled on the cord from his backpack and his parachute unfolded. ?Now!? he yelled but when he heard nothing, he turned to his side to see Heero, eyes closed and freely falling.

In Heero?s mind, he paid no attention to the young man next to him, yelling at him to open his parachute. He paid no attention to everything around him. In another few seconds, another few heartbeats, he is so close to being splattered all along the concrete, a mess of brain, bone and gore. In his demise, he?ll take his own pain. There will be nothing to stop him.

?Heero!? her voice yelled out, ?No! Heero!?

Now at this point, he didn?t know what prompt him to do it, but he knew that he must not die. Not like this. So he opened his eyes and in a flash, he reached from behind his pack and pulled the cord. But it was too late, as soon at the parachute opened, he hit a cliff and landed on the sands of a beach. An incomprehensible amount of pain shot up his leg as he tossed his head back and groaned. His right leg has been dislocated from his joint. He looked all around ?I... What am I doing here?? he said weakly. Into his line of sight, the stranger came into focus

?I know you'd rather die...? he said, his voice flat and monotone ?But if you couldn't die after all that, you'd better come up with a really good way to kill yourself.? Then he sighed in a tired tone, ?I know it may sound corny, but all you can do right now is to trust me.?

?My?. Leg. My leg?? Heero grinded out between clenched teeth.

The stranger frowned at the figure on the floor then looked out onto the sea and smiled at a ship over yonder. ?Great? he said with much satisfaction. The stranger turned to Heero who was still on the ground trying to bear with the pain ?Hey, buddy. See that ship over there?? he said, jerking his thumb towards a large commercial ship ?That?s my ship. Our machines are over there being fixed as we speak. Come on, I?ll help you take you there.?

?Wait.? He growled out. Taking quick short breaths in an attempt to speak though the pain ?Who are you??

The stranger tossed him a bright, jovial glance ?Oh, me? Duo Maxwell?s the name. I?ll cheat, I?ll steal, but I?ll never lie.? Duo then took out a radio transmission device and gave Heero a look that begs to pardon him for a second ?S.S. Grim Reaper, this is Raven. The wheat has been harvested and ready to take home to Mother, over.?

There was a small static before ?Copy that, Raven. Mother?s sending the tractor to bring it home, over.?

?Copy, over and out.? Duo ended and places the radio back in his pocket. ?Listen, man, my ship is sending some guys over to pick us up, so until then, we gotta lay low.?

?How long?? Heero growled.

?Hm? from where the ship is to the shore, I?d say a good 30 minutes, max.? Duo bent to take Heero?s right arm.

?What are you doing??

?What does it look like? I?m helping you out. We can?t just sit around here and wait for OZ soldiers to come by and arrest our sorry asses, now do we? And plus from the look of things, you won?t be doing much running if worst comes to worst. Now, come on, swallow that pride and let?s get going.?

to be continued

[perfectpeach]

oh yay! more more! It like GW in a whole new way! mroe more! *bounces up and down incontrolably* more more more more more more more!

[takisha16]

WOW!!!

This was what I have always wanted to see instead of the empty GW shows they have. They always seem to be missing something!
This was great!!! I loved how you portrayed Heero's feelings towards Relena. It made so much sense that while he wanted to kill her he also wanted her.
hmmmm.....
All I can say is that I can't wait for the next chappy!!!!
keep it up!

[AnShino]

Can't wait to see more. I must've seen this episode a hundred times, but never like this ^^.

[lilac310]

I can't wait for the next chapter....glad you still decided to update after all this time....Great job!..Your version of the Gundam W series is definitely much more interesting....Keep writing!