The Petite Rebel Chapter 1/12

[Little Green Miko]

AN: Ok, first disclaimer, no I don?t own any of the characters in this fic, (Except Rodney Lewis, he is mine.) if I did I would be a rich happy girl and be Japanese living in some fancy apartment in Tokyo, but I?m not so there. Secondly, this fic is rated PG-13, for language and violence. No, it?s not a Lemon I suck at writing those, ^^;; sorry. Next this is not an AU exactly, but the story is meant to physically change the main character, so keep that in mind. Other than that, uh-I wouldn?t mind comments on it-please tell me what you think. Have fun!

THE PETITE REBEL

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CHAPTER ONE: THE RETURN OF A BAD PAST

The year is After Colony 196. It is a new age of discovery, an age where scientists play with the human body instead of machines. Cloning techniques are being discovered and new ways to alter the genes of a person, to make them ultra humans. The first to try out these new altered forms were ex-soldiers from the past war, especially those soldiers who had been traitorous to the different army factions. And they were forced into it, against their will.

Hilde Schibecker was one of the very first in the experimentations for these reasons. Duo had been out that day, and the day would change Hilde for the rest of her life. She would never be the same; neither would Duo.

~*~

Hilde was working on a car in the garage she and Duo owned on L2. Her head was pushed far under the hood of the old Chevy trying to figure out why the hell it wouldn?t start.

?Fuck it all!? She cried banging her head as she tried to stand. ?That was the smallest we had...Well what do I do now?? She groaned and slammed the hood down grabbing a towel and wiping off the grease from the car onto it. ?Well it looks like Mr. Powler will have to wait for his car to be finished. -Duo?? She put the towel down and went into the house to find Duo hard at work fixing the stove.

Duo looked up from behind the stove with stove grease covered his face and an apron on. ?What babe?? He asked.

?When does the new merchandise come in? I need a new belt for Mr. Powler?s old Chevy, and all the ones we have are too big.? She explained.

Duo scratched his head and sat back. ?Ya know what? I don?t know. I sent out for them a few weeks ago. They should have been here by now.?

?Screw the UPS system up here! It is so beyond slow, it?s not even funny.? Hilde huffed as she stormed out of the kitchen and to her room down the hall.

?Well you know most of the parts are coming from Earth, Hilde.? Duo called out. ?Stuff from Earth usually gets lost in the mail on its way here.?

Hilde snorted and yanked off her tight jeans and was-white-but-is-now-brown-with-grease t-shirt as well as her kerchief off her slight body and stormed out down the hall to the bathroom for a shower. ?That?s a load a bull, Duo, and you know it!? She called and started the water running.

In the kitchen Duo chuckled to himself and continued fixing their busted stove, knowing full well if he didn?t there wouldn?t be any dinner tonight. He hummed some little song he remembered from the war days until the phone rang. Duo pulled himself out from the behind the stove and washed his hands off. *RING*

?All right! I?m coming, whoever you are, and keep your pants on.? He said and picked up the phone. ?L2 Garage, Duo speaking, how may I help you??

?Mr. Maxwell, is Miss Schibecker at home?? Came the voice on the other end. Duo didn?t like its tone, but who was he to keep Hilde from phone calls?

?Yes...? He responded at length.

?May I speak with her please? This will take but a moment.? Said the man.

?She?s busy right now...?Duo responded not trusting this guy for some reason. Call it gut instinct.

?Doing what?? The voice prodded.

?Nosey little fucker, aren?t you?? Duo thought. ?I?m not at liberty to say Mr....?

?Lewis, Mr. Maxwell. Rodney Lewis.? He answered Duo?s unasked question.

?Mr. Lewis...? Duo finished.

?Is that so?? Lewis asked. ?Well this is of the utmost importance, so either stop her from doing it or I?ll wait.?

?You?re going to have to wait then.? Duo half snarled. ?Better yet, call back later.? And with that he hung up the phone and stared at the floor with his hand still on it?s receiver, eyes shadowed in thought. ?I didn?t like the way that guy sounded.? He thought to himself. ?What does he want with Hilde? Does Hilde know him??

His thoughts were interrupted by the garish voice of Hilde behind him. ?Who was on the phone Duo?? She asked.

Duo spun around to face her, and immediately blushed a bit. She stood in a deep rose towel wrapped about her small frame, attempting to keep her turban of another towel on her head of navy-blue-black hair that was soaking wet. He regained his composure. ?Someone for you, but you were in the shower so I told him to call back.? He informed her. She walked past him and to the fridge as he continued. ?But, to tell ya the truth babe, I hope he doesn?t call back...I didn?t like him at all...he freaked me out.?

?That?s sweet Duo, but I can take care of my phone calls. What was his name?? She asked pulling out a kiwi and sitting on the counter.

?Rodney Lewis...said it was of the utmost importance he spoke with you. And I tell ya he was one nosey ass. Do you know him Hilde? Old fling maybe?? He asked his face grimacing somewhat at the thought of an old boyfriend calling Hilde.

Hilde?s face squinched up a bit in recollection. ?No...? She answered at last. ?I don?t recall any Rodney Lewis-ever...I wonder what he wanted.?

Duo let out a little tiny gasp of relief that was quickly squelched when her words registered. ?You never, ever heard of him?? He asked.

Hilde shook her head. ?Nope, don?t remember him at all.? She hopped off the counter and headed to her room to change into clothes.

Duo bit his lip. ?I don?t like this at all...? He thought and went back to the stove.

Hilde changed into her clothes and sat down on her bed with wide eyes. ?What does he want from me now?? She thought. ?I thought I was done with him when training for Oz ended! I almost lost it back in the kitchen. I don?t want Duo worrying about it. Shit.? She got up and headed back out to the kitchen. ?Duo you almost finished with that? It?s nearing time for me to start dinner and it won?t be ready in time if that thing isn?t fixed.? She warned.

?Almost Hilde-babe! Just one more tweak here and...? There was a slight explosion and a howl from Duo.

?Duo?!? Hilde yelled and hurried into the kitchen. ?Duo are you ok?? She pulled Duo out from behind the stove, where he sat nursing his burnt fingers with his mouth.

?Thwat huwrt...? He stated plainly four fingers shoved in his mouth.

Hilde laughed a little bit. ?I bet it did. Come on, let?s go into the bathroom and get you fixed up. Then I?ll see if this thing works.? She indicated the stove and helped Duo to the bathroom.

Hilde sat Duo down on the toilet seat and climbed up to the upper shelves to retrieve burn cream for his fingers when the phone rang again. ?Oh wonderful. That thing picks the most inconvenient times to ring doesn?t it?? Hilde said and applied the cream to Duo?s fingers.

Duo laughed a little. ?You know it. It?s out to get us, didn?t you know??

Hilde chuckled some and wrapped up Duo?s fingers. ?Keep this on for about three days and they should be better then.?

?THREE DAYS?? Duo hollered. ?I can?t work without my hands Hildey! You know that!? He protested.

?Sorry Duo, but you burned your fingers...I?ll just have to take care of everything for three days, I?m pretty sure I can handle it. You can do things like shopping still though.? She smirked at him and Duo face faulted-and the phone continued to ring.

?Oh all right...but if you get hurt-? Duo began.

?I won?t get hurt Duo--Damn! Don?t people ever give up? We don?t want any...? She grumbled as the phone rang practically off its hook. She left Duo in the bathroom and went to the kitchen to pick it up, at least to stop the ringing. Duo timidly followed continuing to nurse his now bandaged fingers.

?Hello? L2 Garage, Hilde speaking.? She said rather gruffly. Then Duo watched as her eyes got wide. ?Oh it?s you.? She growled. ?What do you want? I thought I?d done with you a long time ago.?

Duo quirked a brow at this.

?Really now? Well I?m sorry, no. I won?t do it.? She said into the receiver. ?No! You can?t make me do that!----I don?t care! I have a life now and you are not going to ruin it for me!---No... Good bye!? She slammed the phone down and turned startled to find Duo there. ?Oi-Duo you nearly gave me a heart attack! Don?t sneak up on me like that.?

?Hilde? Is everything all right? What?s wrong? That phone call made you upset.? Duo asked gently.

Hilde snorted. ?It?s nothing Duo...? She turned her head away. ?Don?t worry about it-?

?But I will worry, your my best friend Hilde, I can?t just go and ignore something that makes you upset. Was it that Rodney guy?? Duo prodded.

Hilde?s head shot up at that, and then she regained herself and plastered on her fake smile. ?No Duo, don?t worry about it! Now get out of the kitchen so I can make dinner!? She smiled and shooed Duo out of the kitchen. When he was fully out of sight she collapsed across the stove and heaved a choked sigh. His reasons for wanting her were not sound. But there was nothing she could do but run, and even that she couldn?t do forever. She recomposed herself and started to make the dinner, making plans to run away as soon as possible. Little did she know it wouldn?t be soon enough.

~*~

?Bye Duo! Come back with groceries soon!? Hilde waved from the door as Duo went off to the grocery store.

He really did not like the idea of leaving Hilde alone right now. And the battle he had just lost with her ran through his head over and over:
* ?Duo, we need groceries. Could you go and get them for me? We?ll have customers soon so I?ll have to stay behind.? She smiled lightly.

Duo looked up at her. ?Hilde-after last night I really don?t think I should leave you alone right now...I really didn?t trust that guy who called.?

Hilde had just smirked at him. ?Really Duo, I?ll be fine by myself, you?re just making that up because you don?t think I can handle the garage by myself.?

Duo smiled a little. ?That?s only half of it. I?m serious Hilde-I did not trust that dude.?

?I?ll be fine Duo! Trust me. You have to get groceries though or we won?t be eating. And I can?t go because I have to stay and take care of our customers and you can?t stay and work because your hands are busted up.? She had retorted. * After which she had bodily pushed him through the door with the credits and sent him off to the store. He looked back at the house, but she wasn?t in the doorway anymore, so he just hoped and prayed she would be ok and still alive when he got back.

~*~

Inside Hilde sat on the couch and thought about Mr. Lewis and what he had said to her. She was told because she was a perfect specimen with military records behind her she was going to be used for genetic experimentation in the labs back on Earth. She had no choice in it what so ever. It was also the punishment she had been denied so long ago for rebelling against the Oz and White Fang factions during the war. They had found her and they were going to use her. She had also been told that she was designed to be able to take the genetic experiments, along with two other children like herself, but seeing as she was the first found, she would be the first used. And there was nothing she could do to stop them.

Just as Hilde finished this thought a knocking came at the door. She slowly rose not wanting to answer. Maybe if she didn?t they?d go away and think no one was home. But if it was a customer...Oh how she hated ethics. The knocking came again, louder and harsher this time.

?Hilde Schibecker! We know you?re in there! There?s no escape for you-you know your destiny and what you must do! So come out quietly and no harm will come.? Came the voice of Rodney Lewis.

Hilde froze. She didn?t expect them to be here that quickly! She had no time to prepare and run!

?Hilderine...? Her full name seeped out of the man?s lips as the door opened and before her stood a tall man wearing a white suit and white dress hat. ?We have the house surrounded girl. There is no escaping this. You will be the first drone to fall to these experiments. You will become the Ultimate Soldier. Even more skilled and trained then that of Heero Yuy. And with you we will have the Colonies rule the Earth again, but it is not possible without a drone to undergo our procedures.?

Hilde fell backward. ?N-no! Rodney, you can?t take me! I was through with you when the training sessions for Oz were terminated! We all were! Leave-I have a better life now, we all do!?

Rodney did not pay her any heed however. With a snap of his fingers troops wearing blood red uniforms entered and took Hilde and tied her up by force. There was a tremendous struggle as she attempted to evade them. They eventually won over in the end, numbers overriding the power of one person. She was brought before Rodney and he lifted her chin forcefully, looking straight into her cornflower blue eyes, while hers burned a hole of hatred through his, her brow furrowed deep, with a snarl of indignation on her lips.

Rodney laughed as he held her head there. ?My, my. You have grown quite a bit stronger haven?t you Hilderine.? He said.

?My name is Hilde.? She hissed.

?Mmm, yes. Able to keep off a troop of men for a good ten minutes. Yes you?re much stronger, all the more perfect for our little program. Well my petite rebel; now you will be reconciled for being a traitor to Oz, White Fang and the infamous Romefellar foundation as well as help us regain control over the Earth sphere. Kind of ironic if you think about it wouldn?t you say?? He said in a smug voice.

Hilde spat in his face at that.

He flinched and dropped her chin smacking her as he wiped the phlegm off his eye. ?That is unacceptable. But you will learn, because when we?re through with you, you will be the ultimately perfect soldier. You will have no recollection of any of this previous life. You will be re-taught and won?t remember this at all. You won?t remember this house, this business, or your friends, lovers, fake-family or this day. It?ll all be a dream to you.? He hissed at her.

Her eyes grew wide. ?No-You-you wouldn?t! You can?t!? She spluttered.

?Oh but we can, will and have to, to make you the ultimate soldier. And as I said, even the great Heero Yuy will not be able to beat you.? He said.

?How do you know Heero Yuy?!? She demanded to know.

He grinned maliciously. ?That is not something you need to know. It is irrelevant and will be even more so when we have changed you. -Take her away.? With that he pointed to the door and the black Sedan that was parked just outside.

And Hilde went, not with out fighting back, but to no avail. They sedated her once inside the car and for the time being Hilde knew no more.

~*~ Chap. 1 fin.~*~