Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Quintessence ❯ Where's Heero? ( Chapter 2 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Chapter 2 - Where's Heero?

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"Relena, he's missing."

Duo finally conjured up enough courage to reveal to Relena what everyone discovered a few days earlier.

~Silence~

The only sounds heard were those of the machines' soft humming and the occasional beeping noises from the computers and phones.

"… What do you mean he's missing?" Relena asked gently as she closed her eyelids. She had to remain calm and clear-minded at all costs.

"Dr. J sent him on a routine mission over to the Mars Project a few weeks earlier. The mission was never completed, or in other words, he never showed up." Une commented from behind her. "We have been searching for him since. Nothing was recovered. His disappearance is still a mystery to us right now."

"Wait…. I don't understand. How can someone just vanish? Although this is Heero Yuy we're talking about here, he wouldn't just take off. You haven't dug deep enough for the information. I.. I mean you can't possibly carve the bark of the tree to find out why it won't grow. You need to dig into the roots." Relena stammered as she stood from her seat. From every word that left her lips, her voice gradually lost its control and volume.

Everyone was shocked by her immediate outbreak of the situation. Silence consumed the room once again.

"I'm sorry." Relena apologized as she reclaimed her seat. Duo placed a comforting hand on her shoulder for support and said gently, "We know how much you care for him. We will find him."
A simple nod was all that he received in return.

"What if he was abducted?" Quatre asked, breaking the dramatic silence that hung over their heads. When no one responded, he concluded his comment by adding, "just a thought" and shrugged his shoulders. With that broad statement, Relena sunk deeper into her seat. She tried to relieve her mind of Heero's disappearance by convincing herself that this is Heero they're talking about, the 'Perfect Soldier;' the one whom everyone admires and respects; the one who saved them all; the one who can handle anything on his own; her hero. (AN: sorry, no pun intended)



(Hours later)

Relena sat on her silky mattress, staring into the obliterated darkness of the night, wondering…
Thinking about all that was said back at Preventers' Headquarters made her feel nauseous and sick to the stomach. 'A new threat, another power to defy everything that we've worked so hard to maintain…'

She walked over to her balcony and gazed into the blazing starlight canopy. Everything was so calm and tranquil, as if nothing was wrong but Relena knew otherwise. The moonlight shone magnificently from the far east where a blanket of white light cascaded down upon Earth, like a pathway that transcended everything that once held beauty. From this amazing scenery, Relena couldn't stop her mind from wandering to that certain former Gundam Pilot that has mesmerized her spirit and soul, Heero Yuy.

"You have always been my strength. Your consistency to ignore my true feelings have only made me more determined to break your emotionless barrier, and let people into your life. I will not give up on you, for I love you Heero. …. Where are you?" She demanded from the night, as the gentle wind caressed her slight figure and entangled her wavy golden locks.

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(Somewhere in space)

A dark haired, middle-aged man sits comfortably in a leather seat, staring at each designated space colony and the Earth. Everything seemed so small from his perspective, minute and undignified. All of this power and control wound up in the hands of a young woman who indoctrinated civilians with her petty ideals for a peaceful and just nation. How this disgusted him. He wanted to crush this belief with his bare hands and construct a new world in his image. 'Relena, soon you will be mine.'

Suddenly a knock came at the door and an officer slid into the room, producing as little sound as possible. He stood and bowed before his leader. "Mr. Dermael, we are ready to begin the next operation by your word, sir." The soldier announced confidently.

"Tell me," said Jerome, "how do you capture a bird?"

"Sir?"

"Answer the question!" He stated, losing patience.

"Um, well you need a net or maybe a bird house?" Answered the soldier.

Jerome chuckled and turned around to face him, "so from what you suggest, we need some sort of trap." Then he sat back down with ease as he took a sip of red wine. "I like your ideas young man. Do we have the trap ready?"

"Yes of course sir, since last week."

"Very good. Then I believe it is time to lure our 'indispensable' dove of peace into the trap." He pronounced with vengeance worn all over his features.

"But does she have any weaknesses?"

"My dear boy, if you only knew. Relena Darlian cannot stand the thought of armed combat or any acts of violence. Once she discovers that the most important man of her life is endangered by the OZ Faction, how can she refuse?" Jerome proclaimed with only one breath, forming his hands into two stoned fists. He couldn't wait for the moment Relena was in their custody, in his control.

"So I should tell them to proceed with the operation, sir?" Inquired the soldier, standing as straight and assertive as ever.

"Yes, proceed with 'Operation Mayhem' and bring her to the Lunar base where Heero Yuy is kept."

The soldier then exited the room, leaving Jerome alone in his office once again. He held up his wine glass to space and thought with anticipation…
'Here's to you Miss Darlian, in hopes that you will surrender unconditionally to me!'

TBC…