Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Burnout ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 13 )

Author's notes: ::Takes a deep breath:: Okay, here it is, the dreaded Zero chapter ::scary music plays:: I must say that this is probably thee most challenging chapter to write. And I mean of all of my fics!

I'm soooooo sorry for taking so long to write this! ::begs for forgiveness::

I've decided to break this into two chapters. This is part one. I chose to do this because there is a lot of events happening in this section of the story;

and I felt if they were divided it would:

make writing it easier

make reading it easier.

Also, I retract what I said about chapter eleven being the longest chapter, because this one definitely tops that one. ~-~;;

I'm not going to hold myself to a chapter length anymore. I figure that it will be however long it is.

After I finish part two, it should be pretty much, smooth sailing, at least until we get to the last three chapters. ::more suspenseful scary music plays:: Which by the way are completed. Now I just have to finish the middle chapters and I'll be all set! ^-^;;;

Also my beta is no longer able to beta my work ::sniffles:: So if anyone is willing and up for the challenge, please email me at weissangel24@yahoo.com .

This hasn't been beta'd yet, so if you would please inform me of any mistakes; I'll be more then happy to fix them.

Anyways, several readers have been anxiously awaiting this chapter, and I hope I don't disappoint. Please read, and let me know what you think.

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Arigato!!!

Weissangel24

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Chapter twelve A

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It was gone.

In one fell swoop, he had annihilated the Resource satellite and all of its inhabitants. He had not heard their cries of fear or pleas of mercy. He had not felt the hundred of thousands of pinpricks on his heart; one for each soul lost.

He felt nothing.

He didn't feel any sense of guilt, or regret. He did not feel any sense of sorrow. He was dead to the universe.

He felt nothing at all.

Something in his mind told him that this was not to be the end. That he had to destroy more if he were to irradiate OZ forever. `Yes. . .' he thought to himself. `OZ must be wiped from outer space. . .'

He left in search of a new target.

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"Are you saying I'm too lenient, Tuberov?" Colonel Une demanded coldly.

The older man shifted uncomfortably, "Not at all. I'm just saying that it's dangerous to keep those kids alive, especially when we have the Mobil Dolls."

"Those that pilot the Gundams still have a great deal of value." Une explained as she typed at the computer console. Different images and bits of data sprang up on the screen. "The pilot of 01 has already mastered the Mercurius. I hate to admit it, but no OZ soldiers have skill that exceed his." She smirked at him, "I sent some of your precious Dolls with the Vayeate and Mercurius on a mission to apprehend Zechs Marquis."

"Oh?"

"01 destroyed all of them while fighting Zechs." She sneered. "I don't think your Dolls are so mighty if a child can defeat them without focusing completely on them."

Tuberov growled low in his throat, "What are you saying, Colonel?"

"Jealous?" She quirked an eyebrow at him, "That's not something you should be too proud of."

//Colonel Une!// an officer's urgent voice broke over the radio. //A resource satellite at point 7E1 has disappeared!//

"Is it an enemy?"

//Yes! It's a new Gundam!//

"A new Gundam!?"

"How do they know it was a Gundam?" Tuberov demanded.

//These images were taken just before the attack.// the officer replied, transmitting the images.

"Send these to the engineers in detention block D." Une ordered, "See what they think."

//One more thing, Colonel.// the officer said, //These images were transmitted from the Gundam. They're believed to be blueprints of 04.//

"He meant this as a declaration of war. . ." Tuberov murmured.

"I'm going to Barge." Colonel Une announced, "Follow my orders, send these to the Engineers. Let me know what they say."

//Ma'am!//

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The banged boy tossed and turned in restless slumber. A nightmare of intense imagery plagued him.

Many people were screaming in terror and pain. They were running for their lives, but had no place to flee too. . . there was so much death and carnage. . .

Trowa bolted awake. "Quatre. . ." He whispered into the darkness of his quarters, as sweat dripped down his face. His emerald eyes were wide, and his breath raced with his heartbeat. His body, it wouldn't stop shaking. "Are you sending this out, Quatre? Is this what you're feeling?" He buried his head into his hands, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "What's happened to you?"

A beep alerted the banged boy to an incoming transmission. Trowa stared at the blank communications screen while it beeped a second and third time. Finally, he answered it. Lady Une's face appeared. "Lady?"

//I apologize for disturbing you, Mr. Barton.// she said kindly, //But there is a situation of which I'd like you to look into. . .//

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"Are you planning to get out of here?" Wu Fei asked.

"No." Hiiro said after a moment of thought.

"Why not?" The Chinese boy hissed, "You want to remain an OZ prisoner for the rest of your life?"

"Iie." The stoic pilot glanced down at where Duo was curled into a ball, sleeping. The braided boy moaned in slight pain and discomfort as he stirred. A faint smile crossed Hiiro's face. "Four out of the five of us are here. The engineers are all here and Colonel Une is behaving strangely. I think it would be best if we remain here. . . at least for the time being."

"Strangely?" Wu Fei frowned, "She's an insane OZ colonel, how strange can she act?"

"She protected us."

"NANI!?"

"And I'm pretty sure that at least some part of her knows who Trowa is."

"An ex-pilot and a traitor. . ." Duo grumbled, as he painfully woke up, "He's the one that blew up Deathscythe." There was no mistaking the bitter malice in the usually cheerful boy's voice.

"Duo. . ." Hiiro warned, "I explained that to you."

"Yeah. . . I know. . ." The braided boy grimaced as he tried to sit up, "So how long are we going to be here anyways?"

"Until I know what's going on."

"And what if they decide to execute us?"

"They can try." Wu Fei smirked, "Besides, we can't leave without our Gundams."

The conversation was abruptly cut off as the cell door slid open and the three prisoners were blinded by the sudden flood of light. As their visions cleared, they recognized the tall banged boy. Duo glared at him.

Trowa wore an impassive mask, but his eyes. . . there was a turmoil of emotion raging in them. Hiiro frowned thoughtfully.

"01 out."

"Why him again?" the braided boy whined, "I'm a much better pilot than 01."

"You can't fight in your condition." Trowa scoffed, as he walked into the room, stopping just in front of Hiiro. "Even a Gundam pilot has a chance at being killed in this mission, because it's a Gundam pilot you'll be fighting."

Three pairs of eyes went wide at that bit of news and one name crossed everyone's mind.

Duo shook his head, "N. . . Nani!?'

"Apparently, it's a new Gundam."

"What are its characteristics and weapons?" Hiiro asked, standing.

"You can't be serious!"

"The engineers asked the same questions; that proves that you are familiar with them." Trowa commented, ignoring the braided boy's protests.

"All right." Hiiro agreed, "let's go."

"DON'T DO IT, 01!" Duo leapt to his feet, ignoring the pain it caused, "IT'S PROBABLY A SUIT PERFORMANCE TEST OR SUMTHING!" The American seemed to wilt slightly as Hiiro glared at him.

Trowa also glared, and suddenly rammed his fist into the boy's stomach. "Just be quiet there." He said coldly, retracting his fist. "You'll have your chance eventually."

Duo gagged and fell to his knees, doubled over. Wu Fei stepped up beside him as the cell door slid shut, once again closing them in darkness. "Uh, I don't think that guy was acting. . ." he frowned.

The braided boy grinned, painfully. "That is one guy we can trust. . ."

"What!?" The Chinese boy frowned, "But you just got done saying. . . What makes you so sure?"

"'Cause. . ." The boy sat back on his heels. Something fell into his hand cuffed hands. Suddenly, a light illuminated the wall in front of Wu Fei. "No traitor is going to give us a gift with so much thought put into it."

//Duo Maxwell and Wu Fei Chang. . .// Trowa's voice played from a recording, //These are plans to the upgraded Deathscythe and Shenlong, given to me by Master O. Use them to pass the time.//

"Son-of-a-gun. . ."

"Right?" Duo grinned towards the flabbergasted boy.

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"What is this?" Hiiro asked, as he and Trowa leapt from an OZ shuttle to a contraption, which held the Vayeate and the Mercurius.

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"It's the Transport Unit for these two suits." The banged boy replied over the radio in their space helmets. "We're to go to ahead of the task force to point EL8. The Gundam's pilot said he was going to destroy a colony in that area."

"Trowa?" Hiiro asked once they were alone.

He hadn't asked a direct question, he let his tone do that; but still, the banged boy knew what the stoic pilot wanted to know and against his better judgment, Trowa found himself answering. "Something's happened to Quatre."

"Explain."

"I don't know if I can. . ." The banged boy scowled, "It's like. . . I can feel him. . . and he's in pain. . ."

Hiiro was silent for a moment before commenting, "Do you believe that the pilot of this new Gundam is Quatre?"

"I do." Trowa said with absolute certainty. "Hiiro, with these two suits, and Duo and Wu Fei's upgraded Gundams and this new Gundam; we should have the necessary power to defeat OZ."

"Trowa, you're making assumptions." Hiiro said flatly. "Assumptions lead to mistakes that could get you killed."

"Is something the matter?"

"Something just doesn't sit right. . ." Hiiro answered, "If the suit is powerful, and the pilot is our allie, then we may have the necessary power as you say."

"But?"

"But if this Gundam lacks power, or the pilot is our enemy, we may be forced to fight, and we may end up destroying it. It would be more advantageous for you to keep yourself hidden in OZ until you can defeat Treize."

Trowa snorted softly, "So you knew all along-huh?" Hiiro didn't reply. "Anyway, if it is Quatre, then we'll have nothing to worry about."

"Just be careful."

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"Hey, Wu Fei. . ." Duo called.

"What, Maxwell?"

"Do you think this is what Hiiro was waiting for?"

"I don't know."

"With this ne Gundam, we should be able to kick OZ's ass easily!"

"I have no intention on relying on an unconfirmed Gundam as an ally."

They sat in dark silence for a while.

"Hey, Wu Fei. . . Truth or Dare?"

"You can't be serious." His voice dripped with contempt.

"I'm Bored!" Duo complained, "And we can't exactly play `I spy', it's too dark."

"You could play the `Silent Game'." The Chinese boy said sarcastically.

"Naw, that's no fun," Duo declined, pointedly ignoring the other boy's malice, "Besides, you'd win - no competition." He knelt in front of the glaring boy, "Puh-lease! Please, please?"

"Will you leave me alone after wards?"

"You'll forget that I'm here." Duo promised.

Wu Fei groaned, "Fine. . ."

"YEY!" The boy grinned and hopped back to his corner of the cell, "So, Truth or Dare?"

"Dare." The boy sighed, defeated.

"Dare!" Duo frowned, "How do you expect to pull off a Dare in here?"

"It's your stupid game, Maxwell!" Wu Fei snapped back, "You should have thought about that!"

"Jeeze, I didn't expect you to actually pick that one!" Duo retorted.

"Whatever!" Wu Fei shouted, "Truth, Okay!"

Duo grinned and the Chinese boy immediately regretted it. There was a question that the braided idiot had asked on several occasions, which Wu Fei had always managed evade.

"Why do call your Gundam Nataku if its name is Shenlong?"

Trapped.

Wu Fei took in a slow breath, "That's personal, Maxwell. . ." He said sadly, "I'd rather not."

Duo didn't comment, he just looked at the boy expectedly.

The Chinese boy sighed again, "I was once married." He began. Duo's jaw dropped, but he refrained from talking. Wu Fei continued, "She was a strong woman. Nataku was what she called herself. Long story short, she died protecting Shenlong and a meadow where I liked to read. Since then, I fight with and for Nataku . . ."

"I had no idea. . ." Duo said after a moment.

Wu Fei eyed the braided boy suspiciously, "No jokes?"

"Why would I?" Duo looked hurt, "I'm not all fun and games you know . . .It was very important and personal to you."

"It doesn't leave this room."

"My lips are sealed." The boy grinned.

"That would be hard to believe."

"Shut-up!"

"Your turn." Wu Fei said, "What is your most embarrassing habit that you would not want Hiiro finding out about?"

"Why would you ask that?" Duo asked nervously.

"You wanted to play the game."

The braided boy made a face, shaking his head. "Like I care what Hiiro thinks."

"Give me a break! I can see the way you look at him!" Wu Fei sneered, "Now fess up!"

Duo pouted, "Alright, but this doesn't leave the room."

"Just tell me." Wu Fei pressed, not promising anything.

Duo took a deep breath, "Okay, I-."

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It was disgusting to him. Revolting. An eyesore that needed to be dealt with.

And that is what he planned to do.

He had issued an evacuation warning, but the colony ignored it. Instead, it fired upon him. "You're scared. . . aren't you. . ." The boy asked in a dead, emotionless tone. `I can't feel it. . . yet. . . I know it is so. . .' He glared as the colony continued to fire upon him. `Idiots.' He scoffed, `That won't stop me. . . It's hopeless for you. Don't you see?'

"YOU SHOULDN'T BE FIGHTING AT ALL!" He grit his teeth and fired upon the colony.

The blonde felt no remorse for his actions; and yet. . . there were tears in his eyes. They fell from his face and floated around in the zero gravity of space. He watched them in confusion, "Strange. . ." He murmured, "It seems that there are tears in my eyes, yet I'm not one bit sad. . ."

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Inside the Vayeate, Trowa screamed. His chest felt as if it were being torn apart. `Quatre?' He thought desperately, `Quatre what's the matter? What's causing you to shed such tears?' He struggled to regain his apathetic mask, but it hurt too much. `Quatre. . . please. . .'

A message bleep caught his attention. He took a deep breath, so that he at least appeared calm. `If it's Hiiro, then I'm screwed. He'll know something is up. . .'

"Trowa Barton." He announced, opening the communication channel.

It was Lady Une.

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Hiiro woke to see Trowa's face on his screen. //You're awake.//

The Japanese boy scowled. `Of course I'm awake, you just woke me up. . .' Aloud he asked, "Are we there already? That was quick."

"Our destination just changed. We were too late to save that colony." There was a lack of emotion in the banged boy's voice.

"Was it him?"

Trowa winced slightly, "Yeah. He said he was going to destroy a colony in this area next. We'll abandon the carrier. It's too obvious." He was quiet for a moment, before continuing, "We'll head in on these two suits and the rest will back us up. . . but this is Quatre were up against, so there shouldn't be any problem."

"Trowa. . ." Hiiro warned, "Just be careful, something doesn't feel right."

"What's wrong?"

"Don't forget. He just destroyed a colony."

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Chief Engineer Tuberov sauntered into the control room, very pleased with himself for what he was about to do. `Une doesn't want to accept my genius, that's fine with me. But I'm not going to tolerate any snot-nosed kid taking the glory that is rightfully mine!'

OZ lt. Ty Browning frowned slightly at the approaching man, before greeting him. "Chief Engineer, can I help you with something?"

The older man smirked smugly. It was everything Ty could do not to visibly shudder and/or vomit. "Yes, where is the oxygen control for the detention blocks?"

Ty openly frowned on that, "They're right here." He said pointing to a console, "Why?"

Tuberov chuckled slightly as he closed off the air supply. The lt.'s eyes widened, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

"Cutting off the air supply to the prisons."

"Did these orders come from Colonel Une?"

"No, I'm giving out these orders."

"But. . ." Ty's protests were silenced as the young man was faced with guns aimed at him, ". . .uh. . ."

"Don't worry, you're just following orders. . ." Tuberov sneered, noticing how pale the lt. had become.

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Duo's eyebrow twitched as Wu Fei broke out in another snickering fit. "It's not that funny, Wu Fei. . ." The braided boy sulked.

The Chinese boy looked up from the schematics he was studying. "Are you kidding? It's the funniest thing I've ever heard." He smirked.

Duo glared, "Okay, Who are you and what'd ja do with Wu Fei?"

"What are you talking about, Maxwell?"

"I've never seen or heard you laugh. Never. No matter how hard I tried. And now you can't stop." He frowned slightly, "Now that I think about it. . . it's more creepy then Hiiro having a giggle fit."

"Yui laughs?" Wu Fei asked skeptically.

"Uh. . . not that I've seen." Duo shook his head. "But somehow. . . You just come across as more serious."

Wu Fei didn't respond, but rather pondered the braided boy's thinking for a moment. "Duo. . . how does Hiiro respond to your pranks?"

"He usually either ignores me, threatens to kill me, or threatens to kill me and then ignores me. . . Why?" He paused, his nose scrunching up, "Did you just call me Duo?"

"And me?"

"You grab your sword and chase me around, ranting `bout injustice and how I'll pay."

"Is that all?"

The braided boy glared, "No, on occasion, you manage to pull a payback prank or shove me in the closet for six hours."

The Chinese boy smirked, "And you still think that I'm more serious?"

"Yeah, I do." Duo grumbled, "I'm not talking about more then just how you react to me; I'm talking in general."

"Hmn. . . and what about you?" Wu Fei twisted the conversation around, "You're like a never non-stop goof-off."

"That's not true!" Duo snapped, his violet eyes flashing. "I never goof-off in battle, or when it's really serious! I can be really serious too! Maybe even more so then Hiiro!"

Wu Fei grinned, "Just like I'm not serious all the time?"

"Yeah!" Duo agreed sharply, "Uh. . . Wait. . ." He scowled, pondering exactly what he had agreed to. "Yeah, I guess so. . ."

They sat in silence for several minutes.

Then the braided boy tilted his head slightly and stood up. "Hey, Wu Fei. . ."

"Nani?"

"Something's wrong. . ."

Wu Fei also stood up, a deep frown etched onto his serious face. "They cut off our air supply. . ."

"Shit. . ."

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He looked at the Ferris wheel in a daze. His mind couldn't comprehend what the colony was doing with things such as this or the playground that he had previously crushed. "The colony has no use for this. . ." he frowned confused, "No use at all. . ."

Movement caught the corner of the deranged boy's eye. He glared hatefully at the three OZ suits that were trying to stop him. "What this colony really needs is a WAR!" He shouted, opening fire and quickly destroying them.

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A sharp pain pierced through the banged boy's chest, causing him to gasp. `Quatre. . .' His thoughts raced, `You're so sad. . . but you can't cry. . . not for real. . .can you? Let me . . . help you. . .'

//Sir, the three suits inside the colony have been destroyed!// a subordinate reported, //The Gundam's coming out!//

"Open fire!" Trowa ordered. He intently watched his screens, `Go ahead, Quatre, show me what that suit can do. . .'

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It was all too easy. . . How he destroyed them. They hardly knew what hit them. All too soon, they were all gone.

`No,' his mind warned him, `Two suits remain. . .these are the source of the threat, they are dangerous. . . you must destroy them. . .'

//Quatre! This is Trowa!//

The voice over the radio almost sounded joyful, however, it rose no response from the crazed boy. `Trowa?' He pondered, slightly confused, `Do I know Trowa?' He thought about that, `Yes,' His mind supplied, `I do know Trowa. . . He betrayed me . . .'

// Can you hear me, Quatre?//

"I can. . . hear you. . . Trowa." There was an unsteadiness in his usually calm voice. "Don't. . . come. . . any closer, Trowa."

The Vayeate kept approaching.

"What did I just say?" The boy demanded agitatedly. "DON'T GET ANY CLOSER TO ME!"

The Gundam aimed and fired.

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Trowa only had a split second before his suit was hurled back with the force of the Gundam's weapon. The gundanium of his own suit became hot and quickly disintegrated.

It took him a few moments to realize that he was still alive, and another few moments to realize that Quatre. . . His sweet, loving, kind Quatre had fired on him. "Hey, Quatre. . ."

He called out confused, groaning slightly in pain, "What's going on here?"

//Trowa. . . Outer space has gone crazy. . . I'm gonna use this Gundam to destroy it all. . .// He sounded very disturbed. // I have no choice but to destroy all the weapons that have accumulated out here.//

Trowa shook his head in denial as he listened to the deranged boy. His face was an open mask of concern.

//The colonies are becoming armed-right?// the boy's voice grew more urgent, // That's why the colonies must be destroyed!//

"What's the matter? Quatre!" Trowa begged, grimacing in pain. "This isn't like the Quatre I know!"

//Tell the others for me. . .// The blonde whispered, //Tell them to stay away from me. . . otherwise. . . I'll end up killing them!// The Gundam's proximity alarm sounded, startling the crazed boy. With wild panic, Quatre aimed his beam cannon at the approaching Mercurius.

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Hiiro had watched as the Vayeate was attacked, and he hissed in horror at the damage that resulted. "I warned him. . ." he muttered to himself, before sending the Mercurius in, to attack his crazed friend.

//I'M TELLING YOU NOT TO GET ANY CLOSER!// Quatre's voice was shrill and near hysterics as the Gundam's beam cannon fired.

Hiiro easily dodged. "IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT TO SAY!?" He challenged, "If everything has gone crazy; then I'll believe in myself and keep fighting." His face became a cold mask. "Quatre, Omeo Koruso."

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To Be continued. . .

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Chapter twelve B

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"Damn it!" Duo swore, kicking and pounding on the cell door. "What a dinky way of killing us off -." He broke into a coughing fit that left him gasping for breath.

"Stay calm if you want to live longer." Wu Fei advised, glancing away from the schematics.

"Eh, what's the point of studying those? It's hopeless. It'll take something pretty drastic to get us out of this." He sighed, "Man, I wish I could have gone with Hiiro. . ."

Wu Fei quirked an eyebrow towards the boy, "I'm doing everything I can in case that something drastic does happen."

"Wu Fei. . ." Duo glared.

"Hn?"

The boy sighed, "Sorry, but I'm throwing in the towel. . ." He flopped onto his back and rolled onto his side, "This is such a lame way to die!" He complained, "This is so NOT COOL!"

"Here." Wu Fei held out the image projector, "Try not to think about it."