Author: SkyLark
Warnings: Violence, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: 1x2x1, 3xOC (eventually), 4+OC, 5+S, R+OC, maybe others
Disclaimer: The original Gundam Wing characters are not mine. However, Kumi and Sette are mine! It feels SO good to be able to say that something is mine!!!
Author's Note: This was my first fic (from three years ago) and may was my writing different! I never posted this fic here and I waned to try it out. Thanks to Deb, my beta, I have cleaned this up. Starts slow but it will pick up!
Gundam Wing: The Second Chapter Part 1
Just the Beginning
Prelude... 5 Years after the Mariemeia Incident
Heero Yuy and Duo Maxwell had now shared the same bed for almost five years now, and together they found happiness that neither of them thought possible. And to think, the first time they met, Duo was ready to kill his future lover. This was something that their friends smiled at the thought of, the irony of it all. Actually, the fact that they were together kept their friends together as well many times. They were happy, and their love truly grew every day.
Quatre Raberba Winner was no longer followed by his servants. He was now free from any ties of his family, and therefore free to do as he wished. Being with his friends on Earth was all that he wished. Finally broken from the chains that kept him from so much, Quatre rarely slept without a smile on his face. He was free.
Trowa Barton and Catherine, the brother and sister relationship between the two was restored and stronger than ever. The time they spent together in the time of peace was more than appreciated as they got to know each other better.
Wufei had never changed. However, his comrades would smile. This expression was something that they never thought they would see on his face. Perhaps it was the realization that he would not be called upon to smite the wicked souls that threatened life for those on Earth or in the Colonies. His Gundam slept silently, along with the other five, in the hidden lair of the mansion. Wufei would, nevertheless, visit his suit, just to realize that nothing had changed, it still bore that look of a steadfast warrior...waiting. Waiting for what? Nothing was wrong at this time. It hadn't been for years.
Milliardo Peacecraft and his wife, Lucrezia Noin, were now expecting their first child together. Noin being five months along now, would not spend a minute thinking of the hardships that brought her and all humanity to this serene state. Her husband would recall it, but only as a reminder that the time of war really was over now. And of course, Dorothy Catalonia resided in the room across from her teacher's. She remained a true friend and confidant of the Queen and would do anything for her and her Duke.
The people of Earth and the Colonies lived in peace. Peace...a word that countless laughed at just five years ago. No longer a dream, it was here. And it was more beautiful than anyone could have imagined, dreamed or hoped. Still, the Gundam suits had become the instruments that brought them to this. Therefore, the suits that were destroyed were not only rebuilt, but given new installments, should they ever be needed again. The five suits slept in the hanger of the mansion. All was right in the world and beyond. And yet, what had been felt years before- all of the battles, blood, screams, nightmares and terror- was just the beginning of what was actually to come. It was coming...slowly and silently, but it was coming.
* * * * * *
Heero woke to find that Duo was sitting at the edge of the bed, with his back to him. He was slouched over and beads of sweat showed up in several places through his gray tank top. Heero sat up and gently rested his hand on his companion's back. Duo turned quickly, almost startled. Seeing that the Japanese pilot was awake, he smiled, "Good morning."
Heero replied, "Good morning, Duo. You all right? You look like you've been running for a while." He sat himself next to the American in the same position that he was.
"Yea..." Duo said almost hesitantly, "I'm all right. I'm sure you know what's up anyway."
Heero nodded sadly as he wore his deep blue tank and black running shorts. "I had the same nightmare, myself last night," he replied with almost no tone.
Duo laughed, "You'd never know it! You slept through the night without any problem! I thought I'd have to drag you out of bed to get you up!"
Heero chuckled lightly, "I guess I'm just used to it now. We've been having the same nightmare for almost a week now."
"I know, I shouldn't let it get to me. This was supposed to be a nice, relaxing week of vacation for all of us to just hang out here with Relena and Brian," Duo sighed as he clutched the gold crucifix around his neck tightly. Just as he did this, Heero's right arm wrapped around his shoulder in a gentle embrace.
"It's all right, it was a pretty intense dream, not to mention a little more than ironic that we've been having the same one." Duo nodded tensely at just the thought of it.
A knock came to their door. A small, familiar voice came to their ears, "Guys, are you up?"
Heero replied as he stood, "Yea, we're up, Quatre. Come in."
The door slowly opened as their blonde friend walked in with a huge smile. "Good morning!" They replied the same to their friend as he stood with them by the bed. "How did you guys- well- I mean," Quatre wasn't sure how to phrase the question, blushing.
Heero smiled, "We slept fine, Quatre, thank you."
Relieved that he didn't have to finish the question, Quatre smiled and sighed, "That's good. Breakfast is almost ready."
Duo smiled and stretched, "Cool, I'm starving." Quatre's smile turned into a look of uncertainty. Duo looked concerned, "What is it, Quatre?"
The Arabian spilled out, "Last night, I had the same nightmare I've had for almost a week now." The two young men looked at each other with shock then gave the same look as they turned to their timid friend.
"What kind of nightmare?" Heero suddenly inquired.
Quatre's head dropped as he answered, "All I can see is fire and confusion. There are screams like I never heard before. And almost everywhere I look, there's blood. None of the nightmare makes sense, but it's horrifying and it seems too real to just be a bad dream."
Duo's face dropped, "My God. Have you talked to Trowa or Wufei?"
Quatre shook his head, "No, I think they're in the dining room now-"
"All right," Heero interrupted. "Just give us a minute to get changed and we'll meet all of you there and talk about this."
"Talk about my nightmare? But it probably doesn't mean anything," the young, blonde hair man protested.
"Heero and I have had the same nightmare for just as long, buddy. Something's up," Duo explained.
Their friend gave a look of shock and almost fear, "Y-You both-?"
Heero responded, "We'll talk at breakfast. Chances are good that the other two have had the same nightmare."
Quatre pulled himself together with a shake of his head and nodded, "Of course. I'll see you in the dining room then." He ran off and closed the door behind him. The lovers looked at each other with a blankness and uncertainty that left them both without words.
* * * * * *
At the long breakfast table, the five young men sat together after just completing their meals. Trowa and Wufei both had red eyes and looked exhausted. Now, they were all alone. Duo, as usual, made the first opening statement to break the ice.
"So, rough night, guys?" he asked with almost a bad hint of humor. Suddenly, he felt a foot kick him in the shin as he winced in pain briefly. Heero looked at his partner and shook his head. "What!?!" Duo exclaimed. "Someone has to make the air a little less tense here!"
Heero looked to the two, still silent warriors. "What Duo means to say is have either of you had any weird dreams lately?"
Trowa and Wufei looked at each other immediately with amazement. Wufei replied, "We both have had nightmares every night for almost a week now. How did you-?" Heero, Duo and Quatre sank in their chairs with grim looks on their faces.
"But that's-" Trowa began, wide-eyed, "All of you had the same nightmare?" The three pilots nodded. Their comrades held their heads.
"What we went through years ago was just the beginning," Heero stated.
"The beginning of what!?!" Quatre shouted.
"If that nightmare is any hint," Duo answered, "Then we all have our work cut out for us with another."
Trowa nodded, "It is a little more than strange that we all had the same nightmare. But what are we to do? We can't attack an enemy unless we know who or what it is."
Wufei continued, "For all we know, it's just a strange coincidence that we all had the same nightmare."
Quatre sighed, "A little too strange for me."
Heero looked to all of them, "All that we can do right now is not worry about anything until we know just what is happening. Still, if any of you want, it might not be a bad idea to get some exercise in your Gundams. It's good that they were rebuilt. We might need it soon enough."
Duo nodded, "Sounds like a good idea to me." The others all nodded as well as they began to walk from the kitchen. Duo remained at the table with his lover.
When they were alone, they looked to each other. Neither of them fully sure of what to say right now, their eyes spoke a million words to each other. Duo then stood and stretched. "I think Deathscythe could use an outing today. Nice weather and all."
Heero agreed. "Just be careful," he said softly to the braided pilot.
Duo smiled and kissed his cheek, "Don't worry, I'll be home before dark." With that, he left the kitchen and headed to the room where the Gundams waited.
* * * * * *
Trying to get his mind on better things, Quatre headed into the marketplace not far from the mansion. The area was busiest this time of the day as many people came from their breaks at work and felt the urge to do some shopping.
The Arabian liked disappearing amongst the crowd unnoticed. It almost gave him a sense of calmness. However, even lost amongst the crowd today, he could not get his mind to think of anything but what was discussed between him and his fellow pilots earlier that day. His head was swimming with all kinds of thoughts and fears.
Lost in his thoughts, he walked into a person ahead of him. "Watch it, pal," the young woman's voice warned.
"What?" Quatre asked as he looked at the person before him. The person he ran into was a young woman with long, deep blue hair that was pulled up under her backward baseball cap. The rest of her attire included an open vest over a t-shirt, jean shorts and sneakers. The woman was attractive, and obviously the same age as Quatre.
She smiled at the young pilot. "You could get yourself hurt if you don't look where you're going."
Quatre fought from blushing. "Oh. I am sorry, miss."
The girl laughed, "I wouldn't call you mister! My name is Sette. Just call me that." She lowered her hand for the pilot to shake it.
Almost taken back by the offer, Quatre smiled and shook her hand. "My name is Quatre."
"Nice to meet you, Quatre," Sette winked.
"I don't remember seeing you around before. Are you from this area?" Quatre asked, amazed that he found the courage to hold a conversation with the young woman.
She smiled and shook her head. "Nah, I'm here on kind of a business trip. I got here not too long ago. I'm looking to see if there are places near by where I could spend the next few nights before my boss and I get to meet up."
The blonde young man offered, "Well, why don't you come back to the royal Estate with me? I stay there with the Queen and Duke Weatherall, since we're friends. And I know that the others would love to have a new face around for a while."
Sette's smile grew, "Thanks, Quatre. I appreciate that."
Walking back together, the girl pondered, "You have a pretty interesting name."
He laughed, "So do you. I never knew anyone to be name Sette before."
"Yea. I like it. So, what are your friends' names?"
"Well, there's Trowa, Wufei, Duo and Heero."
Hearing the name that was mentioned last, Sette's eyes opened wide for a second. She giggled, "Sounds like an interesting group."
"You don't know the half of it," Quatre laughed as they headed to the mansion.
Something about Sette's presence brought Quatre the peacefulness that he had been missing since he began having those nightmares. It never bothered him that he never had a connection between anyone other than the other pilots. Still, he was happy that he was able to make a new friend.
* * * * * *
Duo had been out in the isolated marshlands far from the castle for the whole day now. His suit was performing well, considering he hadn't piloted it in quite sometime. Happy with his Gundam's performance, Duo smiled and looked to the sunset.
He chuckled to himself, "Well, Deathscythe, best be heading home. We don't want Heero and Wing Zero worried about us do we?" He was just about to take off when he something came onto the monitor.
"What the-" Duo gasped as he tried to scan a good image of the form that seemed to just appear out of nowhere. The image came through as his eyes widened in amazement. "Another Gundam?" he shouted as he prepared to fight. The other pilot accepted as their Gundam prepared itself as well.
The two suits battled for several minutes, both getting a few hits in, but Deathscythe had the short end of the stick throughout most of the fight. The other pilot was just too fast and accurate with their moves. Duo was at a loss before too long. As he was getting beat against the ground, he groaned in pain as he looked up to the other Gundam. "Damn. They're just good. Too good."
His suit was pinned under the blade of the other suit's sword as Duo cursed to himself again, unable to move at this point. He just stared in awe at the suit. It was shaded in deep green, purple, silver and black. In the center of the suit, just over the cockpit, a large, round, amethysts lied, much like the green gem on Wing Zero. In fact, Wing Zero and this suit had many of the same qualities. Then, the voice of the pilot was heard.
As if the wonders of these realizations weren't enough, the voice was that of a young woman. "I did not come here to fight. I just need your help," she assured him.
"Y-You're a woman?" Duo cried in shock. There was no response. "Sorry," Duo smiled as he tried to make up for that. "Why did you attack me if you need help?"
"You were getting ready to hit me with your suit's scythe," she answered. Anytime she spoke, there was little emotion behind her voice. It was with this understanding that Duo recalled several events of the past.
"Kumi!?!" he shouted.
The voice then responded, "I knew it. You must be Duo, then." She piloted her suit to help the American's suit stand to its feet. Once Duo was on his feet again, the image of the other pilot came to his screen.
The young woman was hooded. Her blouse was black while her cape and hood were a deep purple. "Good to finally meet you, Duo," she smiled slightly.
* * * * * *
Back in the mansion, Heero watched out of the window of the lounge not far from where the front door of the estate lied. It was after dark now as he looked to the clock. It was after eight o'clock and he was a bit worried. He sighed to himself as he turned to look back outside, "He should have been back by now."
Just as he finished saying this, he heard someone working a key into the front door. He smiled when he heard this and quickly headed to the door. Duo came in announcing, "HONEY, I'M HOOOOOME!"
He smiled to Heero who walked up to him and grinned, "You're late, Duo."
"Awwww! Did you miss me, love," Duo asked as he and his lover embraced. The American broke from the hug and winked, "I have a surprise for you." He turned and walked back to the opened front door as he shouted, "Everyone, get over here!"
The other pilots one-by-one began to file into the entrance way. Sette came in with Quatre. Relena, Dorothy and Catherine were also present as they joined in. They all watched as Duo walked back inside with a young woman. She stood at Heero's height, and stood just as straight as he always had. Her hood kept anyone from seeing all of her face, but Heero's eyes widened, knowing who it was instantly. He shouted, "Kumi!" as he ran and took her in his arms for a tight embrace. She smiled and hugged him in return.
Duo watched with a warm smile at the happy reunion. "Everyone," he informed the others, "This is Kumi, Heero's cousin." Everyone's faces lit up.
When the two reunited cousins broke their embrace, Kumi removed her hood to reveal her cobalt blue eyes and long, silver hair that was pulled into a ponytail that reached her thighs. Seeing the Queen and all of her cousin's friends, the young woman smiled and bowed at the waist properly. "Pleased to meet all of you."
Relena laughed, "There is no need to act as a stranger to us. You are just as much a part of this family as we all are."
"Thank you, your highness," Kumi replied.
"Relena," the Queen smiled and the new guest nodded.
Heero and Kumi stood close as everyone introduced themselves. Trowa kissed the back of her hand when he did this. "My name's Trowa," he said as he fought himself to keep from blushing. When all of the introductions were over, Sette was the last to give her name.
"She's the boss you've been waiting for with this business trip?" Quatre asked suddenly, realization flooding him at the knowing smirk that the young women gave each other.
"The very same," Sette answered.
Relena clapped her hands once as she announced, "Well, we should have some drinks and snacks in the main gathering room to get to know each other a bit better."
Dorothy smiled, "An excellent suggestion. It is a nice change to have new friends in the mansion." Everyone agreed as they walked together to the room.
* * * * * *
Once everyone finished their snacks and hot chocolate, they all had become well acquainted with the two new faces. It was getting late at this point. A young man walked into the room. His light red hair was wavy and shiny even under the dim lights of the gathering room's candles. He was tall handsome and yet he looked a bit timid.
Relena smiled as she stood and embraced him. "This is my husband, Duke Weatherall."
The man smiled, "You can just call me Brian. I like that better from my friends." The two young woman stood and greeted him with firm handshakes. The Duke smiled and looked to his queen as he ran his hands through her hair. "I am on my way to bed now, my dear. The meeting is finally over."
She smiled brightly, "And the trade treaty was signed?"
He nodded as he kissed her forehead. "It was not easy to get them to come to an agreement, but yes, the treaty is complete." She held him tight in an embrace.
"Congratulations, Brian," Dorothy applauded as the others all gave their expressions of gratitude and congratulations. The young man smiled and thanked them. Relena decided that it was best that she head up to bed as well. Catherine and Dorothy were not far behind. That was when the remaining girls saw their chance.
Kumi nodded to Sette who rose as the others left the room and closed the doors to the room so there would not be any interruptions. As she did this, the five young pilots looked to Heero's cousin with confusion. "What's going on, Kumi?" Heero asked with caution.
"Sette and I have been searching for all of you this past month."
Sette sat beside her friend as she continued, "By now, you all know what we're talking about."
The men looked to each other with shock and fear as they responded with nods. "Then you have had the nightmares," Kumi sighed.
"What do they mean?" Trowa asked first.
"What you all see in your dreams is something that will happen. There is a war unlike any other approaching and our enemy is not fully known just yet," the silver-haired pilot explained. Her cobalt eyes met Quatre's as she said, "You and I have empathic abilities. I apologize because I used your gift along with my own to warn everyone through the nightmares that you had been experiencing."
Quatre's own eyes widened as he gasped, "That explains why I could feel a clear source to the dreams, but couldn't place it. You were not close enough. But... we were almost destroyed in the first war. How are we going to fight whatever is coming?"
Kumi advised, "For one thing, there's our suits. I'll be in Excalibur, Unit 10, as I have been. You are all expected to use the same Gundams you originally fought in as well. Sette will take her Unit 07, Mase."
"What kind of battle exactly are we looking at here?" Wufei questioned.
"It is going to be much longer and devastating than the first, we can assure you. It will be a much greater challenge physically and mentally as well," Sette responded. The room fell silent for a minute as the young men were trying to allow all of this sink in.
Finally, Duo pondered, "Are there any others that can fight with us? Even with Howard, Sally Poe, her crew, Milliardo and Noin, we're going to have our work cut out for us."
Kumi nodded, "There are three others who are to fight in Gundam suits. It was only during our time in space that Sette and I came to realize all of this before any of you."
"Who are the other three pilots?" Heero asked his cousin.
"We don't know just yet. Whoever they are, they would be experiencing the same nightmares that were passed through Quatre. One of the reasons we are also here is to find and recruit them," Sette answered. "Those three pilots are to fly Unit 06, Unit 08 and Unit 09. Kumi and I will be their trainers, since we know where their suits are hidden now far from here."
Kumi shrugged, "The bottom line is that we won't be able to do anything until we are certain just who will be piloting the three remaining Gundam suits. If we were to even attempt to fight without them, we're lost. Not only is the Earth in danger, but every Colony is at risk of being crushed. And until our enemy makes the first move, we won't be able to do anything. We just have to be ready when that happens."
After a long pause, Kumi stood. "It's best that we try and get some sleep. We're all going to need it before too long, nightmare or no nightmare." She and her friend walked to the door as they were prepared to head to the rooms that they were given.
The five pilots, still frozen in their positions, looked to each other. Heero then closed his eyes, "She's right, we're going to need our sleep. It's pretty late." Slowly, everyone made their way out of the room.
* * * * * *
That night, in their bed, Heero looked to Duo as he slept close next to him. The braided pilot was having his glimpse of the nightmare, as Heero just had minutes ago. Duo began to moan softly as he began to perspire and struggle to get the images out of him dream.
Heero frowned deeply as he took his lover into his arms. Just as he took him in his arms, Heero could feel Duo becoming quiet and relaxed again, knowing that he was safe in his love's arms. Heero stroked the top of his head and kissed his forehead gently. Then, he felt Duo begin to wake. He looked up into his cobalt eyes and smiled as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Thanks for getting me out of there," he sighed. Heero smiled, "Don't mention it." Duo then thought of the terrible images that he was plagued to see. He held Heero tight as he closed his eyes. "How are we going to get through this, Heero? I know that Kumi and Sette are serious when they say that this war is going to make the first one look like a walk in the park."
Heero frowned as he agreed. "I know," was all that he could say as he pulled Duo closer into him. "I'm scared, too," he admitted then. He lifted Duo's chin so they looked into each other's eyes. Smiling, Heero pushed pack Duo's bangs with his hand and assured him, "Whatever this thing is, we'll get through it," he whispered to him. "And we'll get through it together. I promise you that." He gently kissed his lips and Duo kissed back the same.
Duo sat up right away and with a scared, but serious tone, he stated, "I need you to make me a promise, Heero."
The Japanese pilot nodded, "All right."
"You have to promise that you won't die on me...Not during this war and not ever. I can't lose you, Heero. Anytime I even try to think of life without you, I can't breathe. I love you so much. You're everything to me and so much more than that." Tears began to form in his eyes.
Heero was speechless as he looked at the young man before him. As two big tears rolled down the braided pilot's cheeks, Heero dried them with soft kisses. He took Duo's face into his hands and rested their foreheads together. "I'll promise only if you make the same promise to me," he told him.
Duo's smile ran across his face. "You can't kill Death, remember."
Heero chuckled and kissed his lips. "I promise, I'll never die on you, Duo."
That was enough for the American to sigh and lie down into his lover's tight embrace again. "Thank you," he whispered as he drifted off to sleep again.
"Thank you," Heero whispered back as he watched him sleep in his arms. "...for loving me so much." He closed his eyes and let sleep take him as well. Just before he dozed off, he smiled, "I love you, Duo."
* * * * * *
The next morning, the table was full at breakfast as everyone sat together. However, there was little said the whole time as most of the people present had a great deal on their minds and little or no sleep to aid them. Relena was silent as well. To cheer her, Brian smiled, "Milliardo and Noin are expected to come home later today."
His wife's face looked up, her eyes wide. "They're coming home early?" she gasped. Brian nodded as he was soon greeted with an embrace. "Thank you, dear. That wonderful news was needed."
"I know. That nightmare you keep having came again last night, didn't it?" Relena nodded sadly.
Both of the female pilots were taken back as they heard this. Sette dropped her fork and it clanged loudly as it hit the ground. When she retrieved it, she saw that all eyes were on her. She forced a giggle and smiled, "Sorry. Butterfingers." She turned and looked to Kumi who gave her a look. Sette shrugged as she blushed from embarrassment and resumed eating with the clean, spare fork.
Catherine than stated, "I've been having nightmares, myself. It's the same one every time." Kumi and Sette looked to each other with shock, along with their comrades. Trying not to drop her fork again, Sette turned to eating very quickly.
Dorothy then gasped, "That can't be true. I've had the same nightmare every night this past week. We all couldn't have had the same nightmare." Sette began to choke on her food and gulped a glass of orange juice to wash it down.
Kumi rose to her feet. "I have some things I need to take care of. Thank you for breakfast." With that, she walked out of the room.
"Breakfast was wonderful. Thank you," Sette called as she ran out of the kitchen behind her friend.
Heero jumped from his chair. "I should see if the Alliance has any missions lined up for me." He left the room quickly as he said this.
Duo was on his feet. "I should see if he needs help with...something," was all he could say as he took off.
Quatre smiled and rose, "I'll check on Sette."
Trowa got up from his chair. "I better...uh..." looking to the puzzled faces of Brian and the girls, Trowa smiled, "Yea. Bye, guys." Wufei stood, looked to his friends, nodded and walked out of the room silently. Those who remained looked at each other with confusion.
"Well that was interesting," Dorothy laughed. "Never a dull moment with those guys around."
Relena shrugged, "Tell me about it."
Outside, the pilots all gathered far from the mansion and anyone's sight are ears. Wufei could be heard yelling, "You can't be serous! Those girls are the ones who will be piloting the remaining suits?"
Kumi nodded, "You heard them, they've all had the nightmare. And only those destined to pilot the Gundams are plagued by that vision."
"Relena!?!" Quatre cried. The girls nodded.
"Maybe I could see Dorothy piloting one of those suits, but Catherine!?! She hates those things!" Trowa yelled.
The silver-haired pilot looked him in the eyes. "Trowa, look at me and tell me if you think we would be saying this if it wasn't true."
Trowa looked deep into the cobalt eyes, to see the same serious nature that Heero always had. He sighed, "Oh my God."
Heero calmed all of them and stated, "Well now that we know who the missing pilots are, we have to tell them so they can start training right away."
Sette nodded, "That's right. And everyone here has to be serious about preparing for this war. If your hearts and souls aren't in this, life as we know it will cease to exist."
"A pact, then," Duo suggested. Heero and his cousin nodded. Kumi removed a long sword from her belt and sliced her palm, letting huge drops of blood fall to the earth. Everyone then took her example as their blood was mixed in the center of their circle.
"Anyone who tries to back out of this now has the rest of us to deal with," Heero stated. There were no disagreements as the pilots walked back to the mansion as one whole unit.
* * * * * *
Milliardo and his wife, Noin, were warmly welcomed back by their friends as the pilots threw a small, but nice, welcome home party for the couple and their unborn child. Relena was the happiest she had been in days now that her brother was home safe. The nightmare had taken a lot out of her, so his presence was greatly needed. That night, Milliardo sat with their new friend, Kumi, in the library. There, she informed him of everything that had been happening while he was gone. Learning that his sister was to take on the duty of a Gundam pilot, he was not sure how to take the news. After allowing everything to sink in, he looked to Kumi. "May I be the one to tell her of what she must do?" he asked quietly.
Kumi answered , "As you wish. Trowa is on his way to tell his sister now. Wufei offered to talk to Dorothy."
Milliardo nodded. He then reached his hand out to the young woman. "It's an honor to shake hands with the cousin of Heero Yuy. You are both the definition of chivalry."
Kumi smiled and shook his hand firmly. "Thank you, Milliardo. It's a pleasure for me to meet you as well." With that, the man smiled and left the room. Not long after he left, the sound of thunder from the storm outside echoed throughout the mansion.
* * * * * *
The next morning, there were three new Gundam suits waiting for their pilots. Kumi and Sette were standing just in front of their suits and the newest ones. Relena, Dorothy and Catherine then came outside and joined them. Kumi smiled, "Good morning." Sette nodded and said the same to them.
"So, this is really happening, then," Relena asked them as she looked up to the suits.
Kumi answered, "Yes. I will be training you, your highness." Relena agreed and Kumi looked to Dorothy. "I understand that you will be able to teach yourself how to fly your suit?"
Dorothy replied, "Yes. I have been able to pilot a wide range of suits. I should be able to learn quickly."
"Good," Sette smiled and turned to Catherine, "You're with me."
Catherine nodded and looked to the suits again. "Will we be able to pull this off?" she asked.
"It'll be really difficult, but we'll handle it," Sette replied.
"From now on, you will be called by your code names," Kumi informed them. "Relena, you are now to be known as Zes, pilot of Unit 06. 06 is also known as Calvary. Catherine, your name is Dalapan. You'll pilot Slither, Unit 08. Dorothy, from now on, you are Novem, pilot of 09- Rampage."
The three new pilots accepted their responsibilities and new names. "The battle ahead is going to be a challenge for everyone, so we have to work together," their leader began. "Even with all of the training that Heero and I faced, we're still not fully prepared, nor do we know what to expect from this fight. If any one of you feels that you won't be able to handle this, now is your last time to say so."
There was a long pause between the five girls as they looked to each other. After a minute, nobody had anything to say in rejection of what they had to do. Kumi smiled, "Then let's head out. We have a lot of work to do." The girls all stepped into their Gundam suits and flew off together where they could train out of harm's way.
Just as they took off, the five male pilots stood in the mansion's entrance just in time to see the new suits fly. "So it begins... it should be one hell of a war," Duo smirked. Together, the group went off to where their rebuilt Gundams awaited.
TBC...
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