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Achilles

By Sabersonic
Chapter 4

Darkness was all he could see when he regained consciousness. Bounded when he first moved his muscles since he had retuned from mindless slumber. The darkness were the inside of his eyelids and as soon as he opened them, the first thing he saw was the man who assaulted and stunned him. His lost brother.
"So, you're finally conscious brother." It was a statement, not a question, that flowed from the Admiral's lips. Heero pulled against the restraints of his confines, showing his brother the resilient of his resistance. "Come now brother, you know that this type of restraint is made of gundanium, the only type of metallic alloy that we are unable to bend or break. The resistance you are currently showing me are futile."
"What do you want from me brother?" Heero spat like venom.
"All I want is to bring my brother back from the world of pacifism and weak emotions and to the battlefield that we were born from." The Admiral then glared at Heero that was similar to Heero's death glare. "It is our destiny to fight upon the battlefield, brother, and become the nameless soldiers that helped turned the tide of battle into glory. That is the reason of our existence, that is the meaning of our lives, the battlefield is our homeland. We were born on the battlefield, we live on the battlefield and we die in honor on the battlefield."
"Fancy speech brother, but speeches don't influence me." The Admiral's shoulders shook out of amusement.
"I do not make speeches like that fool Treize Kushrenada. I tell the truth for it is forbidden for REF Soldiers to fib out of desire, but of necessity. Besides, you wavered at that Minister's speeches." Heero thought that he saw blood on the irises of the Admiral as his faced flexed in anger. "That Relena Peacecraft, that witch, has lured you away from our destined battlefield for her own sake, not for yours brother."
"What do you propose that I do brother?"
"That you join me in our quest to return to the battlefield in which we were destined to fight."
"You want to start another war in the Earth Sphere then brother?"
"No, although this place has interesting weapons, our battlefield lies elsewhere." Heero was slightly taken aback, he knew that it was impossible. "I have rescued the data of the fold accident and have tested it myself. Soon we will return to our home and continue the fight that our ancestors did to protect our homeworld from alien aggressors and those who wish to gain dictatorship and power."
"Honorable word for you brother. By the way, what name did you get since we last met long ago?"
"Sadly, I have no name. I wondered the ruins of the crash site for most of my childhood to train myself into the soldier that I was born to be." Then the Admiral smiled as she snorted. "I somewhat envy you brother, for you have a name and I do not. But still, it dose not make me less of a soldier." Heero tried to counterattack the Admiral's words.
"You say that you want to fight upon the battlefield, that you want to become a nameless soldier that will win victory for our homeworld, but tell me this, how can you accomplish this when you're an Admiral?"
"My rank of admiral wasn't approved by the High Command Council of the REF. As soon as we return to our homeworld, I will give up my rank to whatever High Command believes to be correct from my experience."
"So you have this all planed out in advanced? But wouldn't your subordinates protest against this action of yours?"
"They will respect my decision for they are loyal members of the REF. Though not officially, but when we return to our homeworld, they will be commissioned as REF soldiers."
"Is that a promise that you gave to your subordinates?"
"They've joined under their own accord. We shall leave as soon as we destroy the last Invid hive at Berlin." The Admiral then released Heero from the gundanium restraints. "You are freed to go where ever you like aboard the Agamemnon, but try not to send any type of transmission or ways of communications to your former comrades. They belong here, you belong on the battlefields of our homeworld." After that, the Admiral left Heero's room.
Preventer Intelligents have discovered a huge attack wing of REF vehicles and mecha approaching Berlin at high speed. Milliardo, Wufei and the others are still unsure of where to find their abducted friend, Heero and were powerless to get him back considering the technology of the REF. Relena worries about the welfare and safety of Heero and she is unable to get him back from this one man who claims to be Heero's brother. The entire Earth Sphere held their collective breath to see what the REF are planning to do at Berlin, is it an unprovoked attack on Berlin for reasons unknown or is there a force of Invid mecha waiting for them. Preventer aircraft launch towards Berlin to hopefully stop this battle, but when they arrived, they were too late. REF mecha, vehicles and soldier battle against the remaining Invid in the Earth Sphere. Alpha and Beta Veritechs take to the air and launch mini-missiles and fired energy blasts at flying units, Cyclones, soldiers and vehicles attack grounded mecha that has landed or are about to launch into the air. The city was used as cover for attacking enemy units of both sides with the weapons that were available. Veritech fighters used Beam Sabers to attack Invid Mecha at close range battles and soon enough, the last hive was uncovered and bombarded with artillery fire until it was completely demolished. The entire Earth Sphere Unified Nation watched as the Invid were eradicated by kamikaze runs that were futile.
"Chief Une, get us a shuttle for launch." Milliardo called on the Preventer radio.
"I can have it ready for launch, but what is your reasoning for this?" Chief Une asked over the radio.
"If we can follow the REF as they leave, they'll lead us straight to their headquarters." The group then prepared themselves for zero-g pursuit and even Relena persuaded her brother and Chief Une to accompany them. Several minutes later, a shuttle was launched from a nearby spaceport and followed the REF towards their headquarters, knowing that they finally have a chance to rescue their friend from the clutches of his brother and possibly stop any of their plans.
Several hours passed and the Preventer Shuttle was still following the REF strike force towards their headquarters, in which seems to be in the direction of empty space.
"Man, this is going on for hours. There's no way that they still have fuel after that battle at Berlin to be still at this." Duo complained.
"Don't worry, we'll find their headquarters soon enough." Milliardo assured the group.
"Yah, but what is their Headquarters anyway? For all we know about the REF, it could be a super fortress that can kill us all in one shot." Then the group laid eyes upon the Headquarters of the REF, a huge armada that seemed to take up most of the window. They never seen this many ships in one location in all of their lives, especially the ships the size of the REF. A warning light then flashed and a voice crackled on the radio.
"This is the REF Tokugawa-Class Cruiser Attila to unknown shuttle, you are entering our airspace without proper clearance or permission. Change your direction away from us or else we will have no choice but to open fire. Repeat, turn around or we will open fire." The Tokugawa Cruiser's turrets centered upon the Preventer Shuttle to show that it was not bluffing. In the bridge of the Thunderer-Class Super Dimensional Fortress Agamemnon, the Admiral review the latest reports of the REF armada and was pleased.
"When will we be ready to fold back to my home dimension Number One?"
"We will be able to fold in less than five minutes." The officer called Number One said.
"Excellent. Get the fleet on standby for skirmish."
"Why's that Admiral?"
"Well my fateful subordinate, we must be mindful of my ancestor's battle history."
"Yes sir." Inside the Preventer Shuttle, the occupants are trying to negotiate the Captain of the Attila into letting them board the flagship of the Armada.
"My answer is no. I am not allowed to let you land upon the Agamemnon without proper clearance from the Admiral himself and he gave us strict orders not to let any non REF personnel onto the Super Dimensional Fortress or any other REF starship. So stop complaining and return to your point of origin or we will open fire!" The captain almost roared.
"Please, one of our agents is confined aboard that ship. We just need to talk to your Admiral to letting him go." Relena plead.
"You mean the Admiral's brother, Heero Yuy. Well he's not confined to the Agamemnon, he's just being rescued from Earth Sphere Nationalists who wish to brainwash him into believing total pacifism when he should be joining us on the battlefield of his origin. Now leave us or we will open fire!" Milliardo then has a plan of action.
"Wasn't it the words of Trieze Kushrenada that 'Humans were meant to fight, that peace is unnatural for him and yet fight for peace'?"
"Last that I've heard, yes. But let me explain to you this: Heero Yuy's duty as a soldier is not to maintain peace in the Earth Sphere, but to protect the homeworld of the New Earth Government in which the REF branch of the military resides from any forces that wish to threaten it and we are long due to arrive at both Heero Yuy and the Admiral's homeworld." Then an officer on the bridge makes a report to the captain.
"Captain."
"What is it?"
"Sir, we are scheduled to fold in less than two minutes."
"You hear that? We are leaving in two minutes tops, so you better say your goodbyes for you will never see us again, either way." Milliardo growled from this information, while everyone else was stunned. Heero was walking around the Agamemnon's main hangar bay and he finds several VAF-8 and 9s were being prepped for immediate combat and the VBF-2, 2T and 3s were loading weapons. Soldiers were rushing around in preparations of the hyperspace fold that will lead them to his home dimension. After several moments of walking, he finds two units that caught his eye; one was the rebuilt, and obviously redesigned and updated, Wing Zero with enlarged "Feathers" that might be missile pods, next to it was the Admiral's personal VAF-9. It had a Gundam head styling with the armored chin and radar antennae, but it also had the head lasers of the VAF-9s and its legs were a mixture of both REF and Gundam styles, a large Beam Cannon was connected to a hardpoint on the back along with two beam sabers stored in the hips of the modified VAF-9 which seemed larger in comparison, the shoulders were also similar to that of a Gundam witch obviously stored mini-missiles. There was a possibility that there were other modifications that he did not see, something that made the VAF-9 "Gundam" even deadlier than standard VAF-9s.
Upon the bridge of the Agamemnon, the Admiral was awaiting for the fold that will be executed soon. Though he had never seen the homeworld of his ancestors, but he assumed that by this time, the flora and fauna have once again covered the Earth after the devastation of the Zentraedi bombardment. He will assume that the Earth would be beautiful, even more so than the Earth that he currently orbits, and he will gladly defend that world with his life for he was programmed to do.
"Sir, twenty seconds to hyperspace fold."
"Exelent, soon we shall become true members of the REF and return to the battlefield that we are destined to fight upon." There were several cheers from many of the command staff aboard the Agamemnon. The Admiral was unsure that his subordinates were so eager to leave their own universe. Before doubt comes towards his mind, he recalls a time not too long ago that reminded him of the loyalty of his subordinates.
~Flashback~
The Admiral was punching in codes into the council next to his command chair and his second in command, Number One, walks up to him.
"Sir, what are you doing?"
"Preparing the fleet to be piloted by me."
"What for sir?"
"You belong in this universe, I don't. So you all will be able to return to any loved ones that you've left behind. I will give the order to have everyone leave the ships."
"Sir, I can't let you do that." The Admiral stands up from his chair.
"And why not?"
"Your subordinates will not agree with this decision. They are still a part of the RAF sir." Then the Admiral pulls out a TWR Gallant 1000 and aims it directly in between Number One's eyes.
"This is nothing short of insubordination, you better get off of my ship or else I will kill you." The Admiral growls and most of the command staff shocked at what was going on. Number One, however, did not budge from his location.
"Sir, you have taken a bullet for all of us when we first met. We, former OZ soldiers were rescued by you, a total stranger. That is why we joined with you, you were willing to risk your life for us and that is a debt that we are unable to return." The Admiral's scowl soon weakened and then dropped his arm slowly.
"Stubborn loyalty, it is foolish, but acceptable in the REF."
~Flashback ends.~
The Admiral wakes up from his flashback to find that they are ten seconds away from hyperspace fold.
"Everyone to your stations, we are currently engaged in hyperspace fold in T-minus ten seconds and counting." The Preventer shuttle cans see that the Armada was preparing for fold operations and with nothing else to do to prevent this, they accelerated towards the Attila, hopping to ride onto this Hyperspace fold.
"Relena, are you sure about this?" Sally asked the now desperate Vice Foreign Minister.
"Yes, if we are able to ride them to where ever they are going, I'm sure that they will have no choice but to take us to the Admiral." Relena then looked out the window and worried about Heero's safety. 'Heero, please be alright.' The shuttle reached the Attila just when it was about to fold. The entire fleet glowed bright yellow before it vanished and left nothing but empty space.
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