Title: Mirrored Fates. pt. 3/?
Author: Deathangelgw
Disclaimer: I don’t own them, but I can use
them….'specially if no money is being exchanged! So there, myeh!
Warnings: All the warnings have been given. Look back if
you need to know.
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: already said
Note: Ah, the inspiration of getting the whole set! WAI!
Anyhoo, Enjoy and please review!!
‘thoughts’
/telepathic speech/
The days passed slowly after the deaths of the Alliance
Pacifists at Heero’s hand. While not defeated, the Gundam Pilots reeled from the
ease with which they had been tricked. The missions slowed in their coming, but
didn’t stop, so they focused on those.
Relena as well was focused, finding Heero after he had
vanished from that battle. She knew she must look obsessive about him, but she
knew in her heart she needed his strength…at least until her own grew. She did
corner him at one point and asked him why he had run from her the last time.
Heero, confused in his own heart about what had happened,
had said nothing at first. But then, he had said very softly, “You remind me of
my sister…before I lost her.” Before she could clarify what he had said, he left
swiftly for classes, not looking back. Later that night, the nearby OZ base was
demolished by unknown suits…Duo and Heero working together to destroy it.
As he typed up his report, Heero heard the door open and
looked over, seeing Duo in the doorway. “So, wanna tell me what Relena asked you
that has you so uptight?” he asked somewhat seriously as he grinned at the other
pilot.
Heero turned back to his laptop, saying nothing. But Duo
didn’t take it. “Come on…I know something’s bothering you! It helps to get it
out, you know,” he persisted as he came over and flopped onto the bed.
Turning his head slightly to look at Duo, Heero frowned
darkly. “It’s none of your concern,” he stated flatly.
“Hell if it ain’t! You weren’t focused totally tonight,
Heero. You were late and you know it!” Duo shot back angrily as he sat up and
glared at Heero. “What did you two talk about earlier?!” he persisted angrily.
Looking away, Heero didn’t say anything at first as he
gazed at his screen. Finally, softly, he explained, “She asked me why I ran away
the last time and didn’t kill her.”
Cocking an eyebrow, Duo asked just as softly, “And? Why
didn’t you kill her?”
“She…reminds me of someone I love that I lost….a long time
ago,” Heero replied softly as he looked back down at his hands. “Someone….who I
hope to get back someday,” he added in a tone too soft for Duo to hear.
“Oh…sorry about that, Heero. I didn’t mean to press that
hard, but you have to get it out. These missions can end up fatal if you aren’t
all there,” Duo responded seriously as he got up and moved to the door. He
looked over his shoulder at Heero’s back as he sat before the laptop. “Heero…if
you want someone to be your friend, you don’t even have to ask. I’m there,” he
stated before stepping out.
Heero’s shoulders slumped forward as he stared at his
blinking screen. “I don’t want anyone else…” he whispered softly, his eyes sad.
Shaking his head, he returned to writing up his report, focusing on the
missions.
*~~**~~*
“Dr. J…we have new information.” Genaisa’s flat tones
floated over to the scientist as he examined the construction of the other
Gundam he was making.
Coming over to his other protégé’s side, the scientist
gazed at what she had pulled up. “So…OZ has made a new prototype mobile suit
system, hmm? Interesting. It compiles the data during a battle and feeds it to
the pilot. Ah, I see now…it has the possibility for overruling the pilot’s
commands. Interesting,” Dr. J murmured softly as he gazed at the scrolling
information as it came up. He looked at Genaisa. “What else have you
discovered?” he asked softly and watched as her fingers flew over the keyboard,
pulling up information.
“OZ is launching two routes to deliver the Taurus suits to
the spaceport to be launched into space. One by air, one by land. Both are going
to be convening in Siberia,” Genaisa reported in a monotone as she pulled up the
necessary information. “One is a decoy, of that I am certain. But which is the
mystery. Since according to this other information, they both are carrying
important cargo, though it isn’t specific,” she explained as she pulled up the
information.
“Hmm…you are most likely right, so, you will need to rely
on the pilots to figure out which is which,” Dr. J commented thoughtfully. He
nodded sharply, straightening up. “Very well. You know what to do. Do it,” he
ordered as he walked away. He went over to a communication station as Genaisa
sent off the specifics to the pilots, receiving confirmation from all but one.
This mission had to work…
*~~**~~*
Heero stared at the screen as the compiled data scrolled
past swiftly. He blinked as the screen flickered, signs of a transmission coming
through. He squashed the surprise that flared up as he saw that it was Dr. J and
not his sister this time. Normally, Genaisa would contact him and tell him
briefly some extra information. This was strange…
Listening intently to what his mentor was saying, Heero felt a slight sense of
alarm enter him at what was revealed. ‘Mobile suits that don’t need pilots…’ he
wondered as Dr. J left after ordering to find and destroy the Taurus suits. He
looked over, startled as he heard his door open. “Who’s there?”
“I’ve come to say good-bye,” Duo said grimly as he stood in
the doorway. “These new suits need to be taken care of. Heero…can you take the
air route? I’ll take the one on land,” he suggested as he turned slightly,
preparing to leave. “We’ll lose this one if we don’t have a plan,” he stated
softly before leaving.
Heero looked down, feeling conflicting emotions within him.
He suddenly had a very bad feeling about this….
*~~**~~*
The battle wasn’t going well. It was a relative standoff
between the Gundams and OZ as they fought. Heero grimly faced a new suit,
fighting against Zechs Merquise as he tried to think of a way to get to his
mission.
Suddenly, all thoughts of the mission were banished as
Colonel Une came on, demanding for their surrender or they would blast one of
the colonies with a missile. ‘Blast one of the colonies?! No…Genaisa…’ Heero
thought desperately as he faced Zechs, not moving. He didn’t know what to do. He
blinked as he saw a small communications window open and Genaisa gazed steadily
at him. She didn’t say anything as they gazed at each other, but Heero felt a
firm resolve enter him.
Dr. J’s face appeared on the vids, telling OZ of the fact
that this battle was his *own* battle against OZ and that the colonies had
nothing to do with this. He then said his surrender, but that he would not hand
over the Gundams.
Heero gazed at his sister silently then saw her look away
as sounds from her vid came through. ‘OZ troops…they’re going after her!!’ He
moved, but was stopped by her firm gaze once again as he heard J’s repeated
words. He nodded firmly and stood up, flicking the terminal off.
*~~**~~*
The other Gundam pilots watched in horrified shock as Heero
self detonated his Gundam. All battle stopped as the Wing Gundam slowly fell to
earth, Heero’s lifeless body landing moments later. Helpless and frustrated as
they tried to figure out what to do, they sat, watching.
/Don’t let him die./
Trowa looked up as he heard the soft voice, not realizing
that it was within his own head. “Who said that?” he whispered softly.
/Onegai…don’t let him die./
Face filled with confusion as he heard the soft plea, Trowa
looked at his monitors, searching for the source. “Who are you?” he whispered
softly again.
/Onegai…help him. Don’t let him die./
Trowa gazed down at his hands, feeling a small tremble of
sorrow enter him at the pleading voice. His face firmed with resolve and he
directed Heavy Arms over to pick up the Wing pilot’s body. He directed the other
two Gundams to get away, knowing that they had to escape now.
As the Gundams left the battlefield, a young woman’s body
fell lifelessly to the ground up in a hidden base on Colony C. Around her, the
rebel forces scrambled to escape as OZ forces attacked their pinpointed base. J
ordered that the Deathangel Gundam and Genaisa be evacuated when he found her in
a coma. He knew what had happened.
TBC
