Life's Bitter Truth Chapter 7
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 4:23 pm
Chapter Seven: Putting Holes In Happiness
?Treize, how did you? what are? why are you?? Une began to stammer. She couldn?t seem to form a straight thought, only jumbles of questions.
?Lady has it really been that long? You didn?t think me truly dead now did you?? Treize said coming closer.
?I saw it, the explosion, the Talgese blowing up. I saw you die.? she stammered, still to frozen to do anything.
?Lady, you saw an explosion however I did not die. I was kept alive by the thought of being with you in a peace filled world. But then my own daughter together with that piece of shit Daiken made me realize that this peace is merely a false realty.?
?What in the hell do you mean?? Une was now even more confused.
?You really can?t figure it out on your own can you?? he asked smiling ?Do you remember the power change from The Alliance to OZ?? she slowly nodded her head. ?Dear Lady, do you remember what changed??
?Nothing really, except the people in power and the name of the ruling organization.? Une spoke slowly.
?That is correct my dear Lady. Just those two things, the name of the group and the people leading that group No changes in the method of rule, nor was there an end to the war, only those two measly fucking things changed.? he moved in closer now causing Une to drop the glass of amber liquid she had been holding. ?My Lady the only thing this fake peace brought was those two things. Instead of OZ and the Romefeller and Barton foundations we have those god damned bureaucrats in the Earth Sphere Unified Nations, and the only thing keeping them in line is that girl. She is a stand alone factor in the grand scheme of things, a buffer between the earth and the colonies and a figure head for the weak.?
?Why do you want Preventers to abandon the colonies?? Une questioned.
?Because this is not their problem, and it is no their fight. Until Earth settles its own quarrels coexistence with the colonies cannot be allowed. Lest the earths problems spill over to them. That?s how this war started in the first place.? Treize moved back a few paces as he explained this to her.
?What war?? Une asked ?The war ended six years ago.?
?No it didn?t. The method of fighting merely changed from weapons to words. By getting rid of that girl I will be forcing the people of earth to rely on themselves. Only then can true peace be gained.?
?Why kill Heero then?
?Because when she dies not even Zechs will be able to stop him from destroying everyone and everything in his path. Even without Wing Zero the boy is still a walking apocalypse. Therefore he must die with her.?
?What has happened to you Treize?? Une asked as a single tear slid down her cheek. ?What happened to the man I loved??
?I woke up in hell alone one day and discovered the truth.? with that the figure standing before Une disappeared.
?A hologram, just a damned hologram.? Une spoke aloud as she went to the phone. She had to tell this to Zechs, she would clean up the broken glass on the floor after that.
Une dialed out the number for his cell phone and waited. After three beets Une was rewarded with Zechs gruff voice on the other end. ?What?? he questioned, obviously not pleased at being awoken.
?It?s Une, I want you and Noin to meet me at my house, something has come up.?
?What?s going on?? he asked, now more alert.
?I can?t say over the phone. Please just both of you meet me here.?
?Ok, we?ll meet you in about forty minuets.? whit that they both hung up.
Une cleaned up the broken glass on the floor then poured herself another glass. She then went to the living room and took a seat. The only thing for her to do now was to wait.
?Take a look at this everyone.? Duo said as he read over the information on the computer monitor. The four pilots had been working nonstop since Une had dismissed them and they had yet to find anything useful. Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei gathered around the computer Duo was using, each hoping that their braided friend had finally found something they could work off of.
?What have you got?? asked Quatre, looking over the numbers and words appearing on screen. It looked like some kind of record.
?I received a message from one of my contacts telling me to investigate Rogue Market Investment firm. It?s an investment firm located in the area surrounding the old Lake Victoria base. I ran a check on the leaders and employees of the company and everything came out clean. So on a hunch I looked at their list of clients and found that there were only five clients and all five had a few things in common.? He typed a few things into the computer which pulled up a list of the clients and information about them. ?All of them are from the colony clusters L1 through L5 each from a different cluster. Another common trait is that all five have invested in the same two companies. The first investment was made around the time that our Gundams were developed and was for a company called Titan Industries. The second investment was made exactly one year after the Mariemaia incident and was for a company named Rapid Fire Industries.? he paused to let everyone digest the information. ?I looked into it and discovered that Titan was a shadow company used by those whack job scientists that trained us and built the Gundams. After the war it was changed to Rapid Fire; however there is no listing of an address or anything for either one.?
?If there was no listing then how was the money transferred from Rogue Market to Titan and then Rapid Fire?? Quatre asked.
?I couldn?t figure that out at first either so I traced the money trail. I looked at Rogue Market a little closer and this is what I came up with.? he pulled up another file on screen. ?Rogue Market was merely a front created by the Barton Foundation to keep the Alliance from discovering about the Gundams. The five colonist citizens invested the money into the Rogue Market accounts, which were really owned by Dekim Barton. From there Dekim would disperse it evenly between five accounts set up by Titan, which were really owned by the scientists.?
?So how the hell does that fit into our current situation?? asked Wufei impatiently.
?Remember the second investment to Rapid Fire? Duo looked around for confirmation and everyone nodded their heads. ?The same method of transaction was followed with the second five investments. The money went from the five investors to Rogue Market and then to Rapid Fire, except this time instead of going into five separate accounts it only went into one, which was owned by this man.? he opened up a file a picture came into view.
?That son of a bitch.? Wufei said as he looked at the picture of John clearly displayed on screen. ?That means John is more involved than we first thought.?
?If you thought that was something then this will really get you. This is who took over the Rogue Market accounts after Dekim?s death.? Duo pulled up another picture on the monitor causing the other three to gasp. ?Yup? he said as he leaned into his chair. ?Treize has been playing us this whole damn time.?
?Treize, how did you? what are? why are you?? Une began to stammer. She couldn?t seem to form a straight thought, only jumbles of questions.
?Lady has it really been that long? You didn?t think me truly dead now did you?? Treize said coming closer.
?I saw it, the explosion, the Talgese blowing up. I saw you die.? she stammered, still to frozen to do anything.
?Lady, you saw an explosion however I did not die. I was kept alive by the thought of being with you in a peace filled world. But then my own daughter together with that piece of shit Daiken made me realize that this peace is merely a false realty.?
?What in the hell do you mean?? Une was now even more confused.
?You really can?t figure it out on your own can you?? he asked smiling ?Do you remember the power change from The Alliance to OZ?? she slowly nodded her head. ?Dear Lady, do you remember what changed??
?Nothing really, except the people in power and the name of the ruling organization.? Une spoke slowly.
?That is correct my dear Lady. Just those two things, the name of the group and the people leading that group No changes in the method of rule, nor was there an end to the war, only those two measly fucking things changed.? he moved in closer now causing Une to drop the glass of amber liquid she had been holding. ?My Lady the only thing this fake peace brought was those two things. Instead of OZ and the Romefeller and Barton foundations we have those god damned bureaucrats in the Earth Sphere Unified Nations, and the only thing keeping them in line is that girl. She is a stand alone factor in the grand scheme of things, a buffer between the earth and the colonies and a figure head for the weak.?
?Why do you want Preventers to abandon the colonies?? Une questioned.
?Because this is not their problem, and it is no their fight. Until Earth settles its own quarrels coexistence with the colonies cannot be allowed. Lest the earths problems spill over to them. That?s how this war started in the first place.? Treize moved back a few paces as he explained this to her.
?What war?? Une asked ?The war ended six years ago.?
?No it didn?t. The method of fighting merely changed from weapons to words. By getting rid of that girl I will be forcing the people of earth to rely on themselves. Only then can true peace be gained.?
?Why kill Heero then?
?Because when she dies not even Zechs will be able to stop him from destroying everyone and everything in his path. Even without Wing Zero the boy is still a walking apocalypse. Therefore he must die with her.?
?What has happened to you Treize?? Une asked as a single tear slid down her cheek. ?What happened to the man I loved??
?I woke up in hell alone one day and discovered the truth.? with that the figure standing before Une disappeared.
?A hologram, just a damned hologram.? Une spoke aloud as she went to the phone. She had to tell this to Zechs, she would clean up the broken glass on the floor after that.
Une dialed out the number for his cell phone and waited. After three beets Une was rewarded with Zechs gruff voice on the other end. ?What?? he questioned, obviously not pleased at being awoken.
?It?s Une, I want you and Noin to meet me at my house, something has come up.?
?What?s going on?? he asked, now more alert.
?I can?t say over the phone. Please just both of you meet me here.?
?Ok, we?ll meet you in about forty minuets.? whit that they both hung up.
Une cleaned up the broken glass on the floor then poured herself another glass. She then went to the living room and took a seat. The only thing for her to do now was to wait.
?Take a look at this everyone.? Duo said as he read over the information on the computer monitor. The four pilots had been working nonstop since Une had dismissed them and they had yet to find anything useful. Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei gathered around the computer Duo was using, each hoping that their braided friend had finally found something they could work off of.
?What have you got?? asked Quatre, looking over the numbers and words appearing on screen. It looked like some kind of record.
?I received a message from one of my contacts telling me to investigate Rogue Market Investment firm. It?s an investment firm located in the area surrounding the old Lake Victoria base. I ran a check on the leaders and employees of the company and everything came out clean. So on a hunch I looked at their list of clients and found that there were only five clients and all five had a few things in common.? He typed a few things into the computer which pulled up a list of the clients and information about them. ?All of them are from the colony clusters L1 through L5 each from a different cluster. Another common trait is that all five have invested in the same two companies. The first investment was made around the time that our Gundams were developed and was for a company called Titan Industries. The second investment was made exactly one year after the Mariemaia incident and was for a company named Rapid Fire Industries.? he paused to let everyone digest the information. ?I looked into it and discovered that Titan was a shadow company used by those whack job scientists that trained us and built the Gundams. After the war it was changed to Rapid Fire; however there is no listing of an address or anything for either one.?
?If there was no listing then how was the money transferred from Rogue Market to Titan and then Rapid Fire?? Quatre asked.
?I couldn?t figure that out at first either so I traced the money trail. I looked at Rogue Market a little closer and this is what I came up with.? he pulled up another file on screen. ?Rogue Market was merely a front created by the Barton Foundation to keep the Alliance from discovering about the Gundams. The five colonist citizens invested the money into the Rogue Market accounts, which were really owned by Dekim Barton. From there Dekim would disperse it evenly between five accounts set up by Titan, which were really owned by the scientists.?
?So how the hell does that fit into our current situation?? asked Wufei impatiently.
?Remember the second investment to Rapid Fire? Duo looked around for confirmation and everyone nodded their heads. ?The same method of transaction was followed with the second five investments. The money went from the five investors to Rogue Market and then to Rapid Fire, except this time instead of going into five separate accounts it only went into one, which was owned by this man.? he opened up a file a picture came into view.
?That son of a bitch.? Wufei said as he looked at the picture of John clearly displayed on screen. ?That means John is more involved than we first thought.?
?If you thought that was something then this will really get you. This is who took over the Rogue Market accounts after Dekim?s death.? Duo pulled up another picture on the monitor causing the other three to gasp. ?Yup? he said as he leaned into his chair. ?Treize has been playing us this whole damn time.?