Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Quintessence ❯ Two Hours ( Chapter 6 )

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Chapter 6 - Two Hours

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"Heero…. No…." Relena gasped. She used every ounce of her strength to free herself from the soldier's grasp behind her. Regardless of her pressing efforts, they proved useless. Her feeble attempts were simply like child's play to her captor.

"You killed him. Monster!" Relena shouted in desperation.

"He's very much alive my dear. We will give you two hours to make your decision. If you refuse, your little boy toy there will be facing a lot more than a couple of bruises." Carter exclaimed as he motioned his men to exit the room. Before closing the door behind him, Carter pointed as his watch and mouthed 'two hours' to her. He enjoyed every moment of tormenting the Foreign Minister. It fluttered his adrenaline with an intense wave of satisfaction.

Once the man released her, she waited patiently until they all departed from the room before running over to Heero. She gently placed a hand on his forehead and brushed his brown tresses behind his features. His entire face was drowned in perspiration and heat. Relena then experienced a great deal of guilt for having Heero to endure such harsh and unjust treatment. It was all her fault. She was to blame for Heero's suffering. Relena tenderly raised her other hand and placed it on his heart. The beating was irregular and his breathing seemed abnormal as well. For every breath he took, it took great amounts of strength for him to engulf oxygen into his lungs. Something was wrong.

She quickly observed his arms and stomach, where the assailant landed most of his assaults but nothing there was nothing life threatening. A few bruises were located on his rib cage and several cuts were made into his abdomen. No, she was missing something. She knew she had to find it quick or else she could lose him forever.

"What is wrong Heero? I don't see anything wrong." Relena said with a panic stricken voice.

She started feeling around on both of his arms to check if there were any dislocated joints, which she found none. Was he bleeding?? No, there weren't any traces of blood on his clothes nor the ground. What if he was bleeding internally? That must have been it!!

"Oh Heero…"

She ran towards the door and used all the force she had within her to cause as much ruckus as she could, so that someone would be able to hear her.

BANG BANG BANG … "Please someone help. He's bleeding internally! Please…" Relena pleaded to the door. Despite her requests, no one opened the door. In fact, she didn't even hear anyone walking down the hall on the opposite side of her enclosed prison. She was alone and Heero was dying.

She ran back to his side and held him tightly in her slender arms, refusing to let go. With each passing second, she could feel his life force slipping away from her and she could do nothing. The blood must have started flowing into his lungs and other vital organs. Heero coughed ferociously and Relena couldn't wake him up. It was as if he was caught between the realms of consciousness. Relena held her hand to his heart, hoping that she could ease his pain.

Suddenly, a bright aurora of orange light began emitting from beneath her hand held close to his heart. She was amazed by the spontaneous creation of light and warmth. It felt so familiar to her. The light started expanding onto Heero's limp body and flowed to every crevice on his being. From the tip of head all the way down to his legs and feet, soon the strange light had engulfed his body and it all started from her hand.

'What is it?' Relena pondered as she closed her eyes, letting the power of the light take control of her mind.

Once she reopened her sapphire orbs, she discovered a wondrous sight before her. The bruises and cuts that Heero had on him were healing at a tremendous rate. From the locations of his injuries, the light rushed in and covered them with newly formed skin. Relena couldn't believe her eyes. While still clutching onto Heero, Relena dare not release her grasp, for it may have been her connection to him that was causing this miracle.

Heero was going to survive the ordeal. Everything was returning back to normal and Relena was thankful of the unknown power that came to them. Relena decided that this orange ray of hope will heal him internally as well, and it did. A few seconds later, Heero took in one triumphant breathe in and slowly regained his consciousness. He moaned softly as his mind returned and he could feel his muscles and tendons tighten. Nevertheless, he never felt better. The light slowly dissipated and traveled back towards Relena. In a flash, the orange spectrum of luminosity disappeared back into Relena, from where they exited.

He finally managed to pull his eyelids open to look eye to eye on his savior. He saw Relena.

"Relena…" he said quietly.

Relena only held him tighter and said gently, "I thought I'd lost you." Heero then sat up and held her tightly in his arms. Suddenly, Relena experienced a wave of fatigue. She doesn't remember ever being so exhausted and drained of her energy.

Heero was quite puzzled about how he recovered so quickly and he didn't bother hiding his emotions at that present time. There were simply too many things he did not understand and he desperately wanted to know. Relena saw how perplexed Heero was and she had a difficult time trying to gather her thoughts together, to tell him everything that happened.

"Heero I …." Relena didn't have the opportunity to finish her thought. She was overwhelmed with darkness and fainted into his arms.




"Was I hallucinating or did that strange event actually take place in there?" Questioned Jerome Darmael who was standing on the opposite end of the two-way mirror with his first officers. They witnessed the entire scene from when Relena's power left her body and healed the man before her. It was an astonishing sight and no one could honestly say that they have seen anything more fascinating. How would they have known that the Vice Foreign Minister carried this unknown element? Maybe she didn't even recognize what had occurred.

"Sir, you do realize this changes everything." Carter replied hesitantly.

"Yes… Regardless of the events, carry out the same mission and we will have to conjure up a new plan for what is to come." Jerome answered as he continued staring at Relena. He was overwhelmed by how quickly Heero recovered in Relena's hands. She was indeed a powerful weapon that he couldn't dispose.




As seconds passed to minutes, minutes passed to hours. Soon, the soldiers charged back into the interrogation room, along with Carter. When he walked in, he noticed that Heero looked as before the brutal beatings. He would simply have to strike more force and terror into the situation, in order for Relena to surrender to them. Carter found Relena sleeping peacefully in Heero's arms and he couldn't wait to break the unforgettable reunion.

"Wake up sunshine." Carter hollered as he ordered some men to pry Relena away from Heero, forcing her to stand on her feet. She was still weak from before and it was clearly evident when her body slumped to the floor. The same men as before restrained Heero with strong arms. Relena desperately tried to wake herself up so that she could think clearly but her mind refused to cooperate.

"The former Gundam Pilot is well recovered we see. However, we don't know how you did it Miss Relena. Now, we will politely ask you again. Are you willing to surrender your government over to the OZ Faction or do we need to motivate you in some other ulterior motive?"

Relena didn't have the strength to reply. A simple shaking of her head was all she could offer.

"Very well. We have tried to be patient with you. Men, bring in the weapons." Carter ordered defiantly.

Soon, two men brought several pairs of knives into the scene. The sharp daggers were waved in front of Relena and then transported over to Heero. It was as though they were taunting her with the weapons.

"Now Relena, if you do not cooperate, I'm afraid we may have to slice open your boyfriend here. Just enough so that you can witness his precious blood ooze from within." Carter whispered.

Relena couldn't believe what she was hearing. She couldn't risk Heero's life again, granted that he almost died in the first round. Furthermore, it was a miracle that he made it through the horrible beatings. There was no guarantee that Heero could be saved this time. Relena refused to allow Heero to suffer anymore by the fate of her hands. She would have to save him for now and conjure up another solution to save Earth.

"Relena don't you dare." Heero threatened with his glaring eyes.



"I give up." Relena whispered, almost inaudibly. "Heero, I don't want to see you suffer. I can't…" Relena broke into sobs as she held her face down in shame. "I can't bear it." Relena explained through her tears.

"Relena…"

"Thank you Relena. TAKE HER AWAY." Carter ordered as some men came into the room and dragged her out of the treacherous room.

Heero had no chance to reach her. Several men charged at him and formed a blockade between him and the door. He didn't even know whether he would be able to save her let alone see her again.


TBC….