Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Burnout ❯ chapter 12 b ( Chapter 14 )

Author's notes: Okay, here is the rest of chapter 12

::scary music plays::

Hope you enjoy.

This hasn't been beta'd yet, so if you find mistakes, please let me know about them and I'll fix them.

Arigato!

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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."

"Hmn. . ." Duo frowned, "How can I not?"

"By distracting your mind."

"What about you?" Duo asked accepting the projector.

Wu Fei smiled, "I'll figure something out."

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Hiiro attacked again and again. Each time receiving more damage than dishing out. His defenses were weakening. `The shield won't hold out much longer. . .' he realized, `But I have to get him away from that beam cannon. . .' He glared with determination, `If I can do that, then we can stop him. . .'

Suddenly, the new Gundam stopped fighting. //Hiiro. . .// Quatre's quiet voice came across the radio, //Why are we fighting each other? The colonies have teamed up with OZ. . . They're my enemies now. . .// His voice became urgent, //Trowa! Hiiro! The colonies are your enemies now too! Outer Space has lost all reason-That's why I'm gonna destroy everything!// He faltered, sounding again like a lost child, //That's natural. . . isn't it?// Hiiro growled low in his throat and sent Mercurius into another attack. The new Gundam warded him off just as easily as before.

"UH-AH!" the Perfect Soldier gasped as the beam cannon fired, making a direct hit on his red suit.

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Inside the white gundam's cockpit, Quatre shook his head sadly, "You'll die, Hiiro. . .I don't want to defeat people who are my allies. . . Please, Hiiro! Get away from here!" The blonde cried desperately, "HEY! ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!"

Hiiro sighed, //Quatre. . .// He began, his voice stern, //I'm not leaving. There's a colony that needs to be defended.// And he placed Mercurius between the colony and the crazed boy.

A cold hard look crossed Quatre's face as he fired that beam cannon again. The force driving the red suit into the colony's wall and into the interior.

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Hiiro groaned ant took off his space helmet. Blood dripped down the side of his face. Agitatedly, he wiped it away. "Damn it. . ." He hissed under his breath.

The white suit filled his monitors. That damned beam cannon was aimed directly at him and the colony.

//Hiiro!// Quatre cried, //I can't stand that colony any longer!//

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Colonel Une drummed her fingers impatiently as she studied Barge's read outs.

"We still have received no communications from Trowa Barton's Vayeate, and the Leo's that were fighting the Gundam have been destroyed." A corporal reported. "It's possible that they have all been destroyed."

Une smirked, "Is the colony still there?"

"So far it's been spared any serious damage."

"Then that means the battle is still going on." She glared at the monitor, `they will defend that colony until the end because that is what righteous Gundam pilots would do. I just hope they can stop this new Gundam.'

"Colonel, I still haven't received the report from the lunar base."

"What?!"

"They're refusing to respond to our hails."

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"Chief Tubarov?" Ty began, hesitatedly, "Barge is ordering that we reconnect communications. . ."

The older man chuckled wickedly, "Never mind them. We must concentrate on producing the Mobil Dolls, as Duke Dermail has ordered."

"But sir. . ." Ty started.

"Just ignore it." Tubarov advised.

"Yes, Sir." Ty sighed, his head bowed in defeat.

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"So what do you make of this new suit?" Dr. J asked.

"I'm positive that it is Quatre in the Wing Zero." Instructor H. gloated. "Your boy, Hiiro, is fighting him now, J. . . Who do you think will win?"

"Hiiro." The Doctor replied without hesitation. "He'll never quit as long as a mission goes unfinished."

"Ah, but you have yet to see the beauty of my Gundam." H sneered, "It will take Quatre's empathy and turn it into a valuable weapon. He will be unstoppable."

"I still can't believe you went and did something as foolish as constructing that abomination." G. glared from underneath his mushroom style hair. "What were you trying to do? Play God?"

"You old farts don't know genius when it stares you in the face." H. sulked, "You'll see! Both Quatre and The Wing Zero will be crucial in winning this horrid war!"

"That may all be well and good." Dr. O interrupted in his deep voice, "But we have more important issues at hand."

"Oh?" Dr. J raised an eyebrow, before breaking into a coughing fit.

"Great, he's getting sick." H frowned, moving away from the old man.

"That's not it, Fool!" G. snapped, "They've cut off our air supply!"

"I estimate, maybe twenty minutes left. . ." S announced, "That is if you two can manage to stop your incisive bickering."

J sighed, "My only regret is that we weren't able to finish the upgrades of the Deathscythe and Shenlong. . ."

"If you're going to give up; then hurry up and die!" G. barked, "You're wasting air."

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"You know. . ." Duo gasped out, "My Deathscythe is pretty cool. . ."

There was no response.

Sluggishly, the braided boy turned to look at his Chinese friend. Wu Fei was lying prone on the floor. His eyes were closed, and he didn't appear to be breathing.

"Wu Fei?" Duo called, a slight note of fear in his voice, "What are you dead already?" He strained to crawl over to the boy. "Wu Fei?" He blinked several times. His head was getting fuzzy. . . `Not a good sign. . .' He nudged the boy's shoulder. He felt warm to the touch. "Amazing!" Duo whispered hoarsely as he realized what Wu Fei had done, "He's in a state of suspended animation. . ." the braided boy smiled in admiration. "Even in the end, he refuses to give up. . .Stubborn jerk!" He coughed violently, before rolling onto his back.

His body, it wouldn't stop shaking. . . "Who'd blame ya though? Who'd want to die like this?" He babbled. He turned on the projector, and smiled weakly at it. "I can't wait to pilot the. . .the new. . ." He shook his head, trying to clear it, "The Gundams. . . the Gundams. . ." He gasped, straining for each breath.

Finally, the braided boy's eyes slid closed and he went limp against the hard cold floor. The light from the projector going out, leaving them in total darkness.

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It was a struggle to get Mercurius to respond to his commands; but eventually, he managed to reach the gap in the colony that led to open space.

The white Gundam was waiting for him.

//I'd ask you to get out of your mobile suit, but you won't- will you?// He sighed, //In that case, I'm gonna have to kill you. . .//

"Then get it over with!" Hiiro glared, "I have no intention of chit-chatting with the enemy."

//Well, that's it then.// Quatre said matter-of-factly, //Good bye, Hiiro.//

And the beam cannon fired a final time.

Hiiro knew that he would be destroyed. It was inevitable with the damage that he had sustained. It was a soldier's life and he was prepared for the death that awaited him.

But it never came.

//QUATRE!// Trowa shouted, as he appeared from nowhere and took the shot, //Why don't you realize what a big mistake you're making? QUATRE!//

//TROWA!// Quatre's surprised voice cried.

//This battle isn't necessary!// The banged boy grimaced against the cackling of melted electrical systems.

Hiiro wasted no time. His enemy was distracted. Seizing the opportunity, He grabbed the Vayeate's weapon and fired. The new Gundam's gun went flying off into the vastness of space. The blonde was too stunned to notice.

Hiiro's attention turned to the damaged Mobil suit, "Trowa!" He cried, "Get out now! The Vayeate's about to explode!"

//You're right.// Trowa replied sadly, calmly. //This is the end for me. . .//

Hiiro's eyes widened in realization of what his friend was saying, `No. . . Trowa. . .'

Quatre realized it too. //TROWA!// he cried as the banged pilot sent his suit away from the other suits. Desperately, he tried to follow, but the Mercurius kept getting in his way. //NO!// He cried out again and again, //NOOOO!//

The red suit had grabbed a hold of the White suit and sent them spiraling towards the colony. //NO! Hiiro! Save Trowa!// With a tremendous crash, they broke through the outer walls and into the interior of the colony. //TROWA!//

//Oh, Quatre. . .// Trowa's calm voice implored, //It doesn't matter how it happened, but the colonies have teamed up with OZ. And we have to keep in mind that it does mark the end of a war. . . At the same time, it means that our missions have come to an end.//

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He smiled gently. He could feel Quatre's confusion and the depth of his sorrow. "From our point of view, it's disappointing that the colonies we've been fighting for have changed their perspectives. That's what happens in wars. We've got no choice, but to accept it. The only question left is what happens to the remaining soldiers? What happens with in our hearts? With us Gundam Pilots, were completely trained to be soldiers before we even realized it."

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Quatre took off his helmet, quietly listening to his friend. . . his love. . .Taking in what he was saying, and the deeper meaning of those words.

//When you put everything into a battle, you start to believe that you can change the times all by yourself. . . Don't you?. . . But, Quatre. . . You're not the only one who feels that way. . . we all do. But the kinder you are, the bigger the toll it takes on you. . . We have to fight with ourselves; within our hearts. And we have to do it harshly, in order to come to the right conclusions. . . Even if it means our battles today are meaningless. . . We have to acknowledge the facts. . . The five of us have become nothing more than redundant soldiers, Quatre. . .//

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He sighed sadly. It wouldn't be much longer. Vayeate was coming apart at the seams.

"So now, let's accept it. . . turn back into the nice guy I once knew. . ."

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"T-Trowa. . ." the name came out a soft whisper. For the first time, in a long time, the blonde had tears in his eyes; though they did not fall.

//I just hope that something triggers your mind, and calms you down. . . something. . .//

"TROWA!" Quatre screamed as the Vayeate exploded, "TROWA!" He tried to go after him, but the red suit slammed into him. "HIIRO!" Quatre pleaded, "LET ME GO! TROWA'S GONNA DIE!"

//Yeah. . .// Hiiro's pained voice said evenly, //And you're the guy who killed him.//

"Hiiro. . ." Quatre pleaded.

Mercurius attacked with its saber. Wing barely reacted in time to block.

//You've gone crazy! And I'm gonna kill you!// the perfect soldier promised.

"Well hurry up and kill me!" Quatre demanded, desperately, "Then you can go rescue Trowa!"

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Hiiro glared. Blood was oozing down his cheek, "Pretty half-hearted way to go around fighting. . ." he grimaced slightly, "I guess Trowa's death was just a waste!"

There was too much strain on the red suit, given the damage it had previously received. An energy surge threw Mercurius back, tossing Hiiro like a rag doll against his restraints. Groaning, the Japanese boy tried to get up, "Quatre. . . I am. . . going to. . . kill you. . . uh-ah. . ."

//Hiiro?// Quatre called, // HIIRO!//

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In the emptiness of space, a stray thought drifted around. `Don't be to hard on Quatre, Hiiro. . .'

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Lady Une frowned as she opened the air ducts to the prisons. "I hope I'm not to late!"

"Even if you aren't, we'll be executing them anyway." A nasally voice sneered. The sound of the safety being removed from a pistol confirmed what she already knew.

She was going to die.

"You want to shoot me? Go ahead! I am prepared to die." She smirked, "But before you do, I'll complete what I set out to do."

Tubarov fired just as her hand pressed the release to the prison doors. "To bad. You were to lenient." He said smugly.

Lady Une smiled calmly as the bullet pierced her heart, `As a soldier, yes; but as a civilian, I lived an austere life.'

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A flood of life giving air filled the room, reviving Duo and Wu Fei. The boys breathed the air hungrily, before looking at the other. Each had an expression of pure smugness. The door was wide open, and OZ was about to receive a serious Ass-whooping.

Several minutes and fifteen dead guards later, they reached their partially completed Gundams.

"Is this what you meant about something pretty drastic?" Duo asked, as he started the systems in the cockpit of his new and improved Deathscythe Hell.

"Whatever works." Wu Fei grinned.

Duo swung his scythe around, testing it. "Our suits are about 80% complete, should we make our escape?"

"AFTER we pay them back- Eh?" The Chinese boy smirked, twirling his double end trident. "Nataku has to make a comeback!"

"You're Altron is pretty cool." Duo agreed, flying into a swarm of Mobil Dolls, "We should reintroduce ourselves!"

Wu Fei stretched out his dragon claws, taking out two enemies while his Vulcan guns took out a third. "Believe us, the pleasure is all ours!"

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Quatre gently cradled Hiiro's unconscious form. He pressed a compress against the boy's bleeding head. "I'm so sorry. . ." He whispered, looking off in the direction where the Vayeate had last been seen, "I'm so sorry. . ."

Yet the tears did not fall.

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To Be continued. . .

Author's notes:

Yey!!! I finished the cursed chapter!

::does happy dance::

I hope it was okay with everyone. . .

::bites nails nervously::

Please let me know what you think!

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As I've said before, after this should be smooth sailing. I do however want to remind all of you that this is AU. I know it hasn't seemed like it up till now, but believe me that will change.

Arigato for reading, Minna!

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Weissangel24