Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Quintessence ❯ ALTERNATE ENDING ( Chapter 9 )
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By: Sweet_Destiny 
Here's the alternate ending as I've promised. This is another version of Chapter 8 - The Final Confrontation
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.07.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 249 | Status: Completed
Here's the alternate ending as I've promised. This is another version of Chapter 8 - The Final Confrontation
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Drama | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 03.07.2003 | Pages: 3 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 249 | Status: Completed
Chapter 8 - The Final Confrontation
ALTERNATE ENDING …
Note: Only the second half of this chapter is changed from the original version.
Relena was brought to a secluded room where Dermael was waiting patiently for her. The room was composed of the most delicate, antique furniture that she has ever laid hands on. She predicted that this was his private quarters. Dermael was found sitting on a leather-engulfed seat, swirling a glass of ice wine with his right hand. In between the two individuals stood a wooden carved table, with papers neatly positioned. They were undoubtedly the documents claiming Relena's resignation and redirection of leadership to Dermael. Those papers were enough to make the Foreign Minister sick to her stomach.
"Please join me Miss Darlian. I don't bite." Dermael claimed anxiously as he motioned his free hand over to the seat opposite of him.
She slowly walked up to the armchair and sat down gently, never losing eye contact from him. Relena didn't want to give him the satisfaction of dominating over this conversation.
"Why are you doing this?" Relena asked compellingly.
Before replying, Dermael took a sip from his glass and placed it down abruptly on the table, which made Relena jump suddenly. "Your pacifistic ideals are not relevant in the world that I envision. I have come to despise everything that you stand for and I will bring you down." He paused to take another drink. "Now please sign these papers and hand over what is really mine!"
Relena grew tense from his harsh words. The pen before her glared back restlessly, drawing her to pick it up and fulfill its purpose. She couldn't force herself to reach for it. Dermael knew that she wouldn't bring herself to complete the documents regardless of the Gundam pilot's life. He tried coaxing her,
"Think about Mr. Yuy. Are you certain that you want to witness his very end?"
A knock was then heard from the door, and Carter hesitantly interrupted the meeting.
"Excuse me sir?" Carter started quietly.
"Can't you see I'm busy!" Dermael hollered impatiently. He was about to break through Relena's barriers before the Lieutenant barged in.
"I'm sorry but we have intruders who have just released the prisoner. We do not know their current position but we'll surely get them." Carter explained apologetically.
"Deal with it then and increase the security around this room." Dermael ordered as he refocused his attention back to the Foreign Minister.
"Relena, sign those papers or else all that you love will be lost to you forever." Dermael explained intolerantly.
Several floors below, Heero and the others raced from sector to sector, in search of Relena. They managed to intercept numerous guards and snatched their weapons. More guards were approaching them from either direction and they soon found themselves sandwiched between dozens of men armed and prepared to fire.
"Take cover!" Heero shouted as the firing commenced. The pilots shielded themselves behind the open door frames and retaliated by throwing grenades and gas bombs. With each throw, more smoke engulfed the atmosphere and made the visibility down to a minimum as the enemies coughed and tried wavering from breathing in the fumes. Lightening and thunder sounded in the air as guns were firing and bullets flying off into oblivion.
"We're surrounded!" Duo hollered over the cracking rumble of guns.
"No shit!" Wufei replied in response.
Duo and Heero charged the lines in front of them while Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei attacked the posterior men. With great accuracy and precision, their bullets wounded all the men that were advancing towards them. Slowly, the guards fell one by one, weakened by their weaponry and strategic tactics. As the smoke dissipated, the way was clear for them and they continued their search.
Relena eyed the pen and the papers, not knowing whether her decision was the right one. Since Carter's intrusion, she couldn't stop thinking if the intruders were the Gundam pilots. Perhaps they reached Heero in time and they might have escaped from this metal-encased fortress. If they did break away, signing these papers would be ridiculous. 'Yes they must have gotten away.' Relena thought to herself. The longer she stared at the things before her, the more she despised them. Without further thought, she pushed the papers away and exclaimed wholeheartedly,
"I'm sorry. I can't sign these papers. I'm sure that Heero has been able to escape and so signing the world over to you is completely out of the question."
Dermael was not pleased with her response and he didn't conceal his resentment. "Well then," he began as he reached behind him and exposed a handgun in front of him. "I'm afraid I can't let you go."
Relena remained calm and fully in control of herself despite the presence of the weapon. She regained her eye contact with him and stared deeply into his soul. "Do what you want with me. I don't care. He's safe now." Relena smiled.
Dermael grew annoyed with her stubborn and determined character. "Fine. I will offer you another offer." He explained. "You have a great gift within you that you, yourself might not even begin to understand. Do you know what that power is Miss Relena?"
She shook her head, very puzzled with what Dermael was trying to say to her.
"The power of life; the power to heal! You can save millions once that power is harnessed. Under the same terms as before (resigning and redirecting all government positions), I will help you protect your people." Dermael clarified in one breath.
Relena was so confused and said, "You're crazy. I don't have any so-called powers that you speak of."
"How else do you explain Mr. Yuy's quick recovery?"
She was shocked that they were spying on them before and she was even more dazed by his claims because they did make some sort of sense. "I… " Relena couldn't finish her train of thought.
Explosions and gunfire were heard from the other side of the door. Carter was heard, shouting orders to his men. The Gundam Pilots advanced further to the room where Relena and Dermael were.
Relena thought that perhaps it was Heero, trying to break her free. She didn't understand why he came back for her since he did have an opportunity to escape. If he did escape, it would make her position in the matter a lot simpler.
The pilots were nearing the doorway that was heavily guarded. Carter was among the men, firing nonstop, trying to hold them back. Duo grew restless and made the initiative to charge the door. However, Carter shot him in the leg before he reached them. The bullet pierced Duo's pants and engraved a mark in his skin. Blood started spewing out from the injury and he couldn't hold himself up any longer.
"Ahh shit. I'm hit!" Duo exclaimed.
"Serves you right!" Wufei yelled back as they ran to his side and fired more bullets in the enemy's direction. The Faction's line of defense started falling as more men fell to the floor. Soon, only Carter was left between the Gundam pilots and Relena.
"That must be Mr. Yuy himself." Dermael commented as he raised his pistol and aimed the gun directly at the doorframe. "Are you sure you want to refuse this final offer?"
"Damn it Heero. Don't come in. Leave me be!" Relena announced through the deafening sounds from the exterior.
Heero took one final glance at Carter and remembered the torment that he caused both Relena and himself. He reached for his gun and aimed the anxious pistol to Carter's heart. One shot was all it took for Carter to fall and collapse on the stone ground.
"What will it be Relena?" Dermael enticed as he maintained his eye on the door.
The door busted open with a gust of wind surrounding the room. Heero led the others in and they saw Dermael pointing the pistol directly at Heero. Relena was found standing off to the side, looking frightened and uncertain about the situation. She turned to meet Heero's gaze.
"Heero, you shouldn't be here." Relena whispered.
"Relena…"
Beside him, was Quatre supporting Duo's weight. It appeared that Duo was hurt and she quickly walked over to him.
"Duo, are you alright?" Relena asked gently as Quatre set him down on the carpeted floor beside her. He merely shrugged and said, "Hey don't worry about me princess. I'll be fine." Relena could see that he was in a lot of pain, all because of her. She decided to test herself and find out once and for all if she had the powers that Dermael claimed she had.
Relena placed her hands on Duo's wound and closed her eyes. She focused on removing the wound and sealing his skin as it was before the injury. A wave of electricity and energy flowed through her veins as before. The sensation was indescribable. Orange and yellow streams of light flooded from Relena's hands and covered Duo's wound. Within a few moments, the bleeding stopped and new skin began to form over the lesion. He was healed and Duo was flabbergasted. Duo jumped up and touched his leg to see if it was real. He couldn't believe what just occurred. Furthermore, all the Gundam pilots were amazed that Relena held such power. Heero was in utter shock. Perhaps it was Relena that saved him before…
"Relena, how did you…" Duo asked.
"I ….don't know." Relena said.
"You see? I speak the truth Relena. Now make your CHOICE!!" Dermael shrieked.
"I…I can't." Relena answered.
Dermael didn't hesitate to wait for Relena to reconsider and he tightened his grasp on the gun and pulled the trigger with one mighty motion.
"Heero no!!" Relena yelled as she ran in front of him and shielded his body from the bullet's contact. Realizing her heroic attempt, Heero maneuvered his body, twisting them in a full 180 degrees pivot, so that he stood between the bullet and Relena.
His movements were so quick that Relena didn't understand what was happening until she discovered Heero's shirt drenched in his own blood. With little effort, the metal pierced into his back and punctured every flesh, muscle, and bone, until it lay firmly planted within his body.
"Relena…" Heero managed to choke out before he slowly dropped to the floor, losing himself in the pain and agony from the wound. As he began losing his balance, she soon followed him to the floor, trying desperately to support his weight.
"Heero, you're hurt. Why did you have to do that? I was trying to shield you from the…" She couldn't complete her sentence as she felt wrecking sobs about to burst.
The other Gundam pilots were naturally shocked by the sudden change in situation. Everything was going so wrong. Out of extreme instinct, Trowa raised his pistol and fired at Dermael's shoulder in order to put him out of commission. With exasperated effort, Dermael tried to stay upright, but the impact of the bullet sent him to his knees in a form of mercy. He grunted with displeasure as all the pilots surrounded the entire room, with no chance for his escape. Shortly later, soldiers from Preventers' crowded the building and arrested all that had any association with the OZ Faction. Dermael knew that he was defeated.
Despite the newly arrived enforcements, Heero was still lying limp on the ground, held in Relena's protective arms As each minute passed, he chances for survival grew slim.
"Heero…" Relena murmured into his ear as she cradled him gently. Although she felt weak from her previous attempt in reviving Duo, she had no choice in the matter. She must save Heero at all costs.
Relena heard Heero grunting, clearly due to the pain inflicted from his wound. She only held him tighter and conjured up whatever powers she possessed to save the only man she could ever love. An aura of orange light was emitted from her hands over onto his body. The same routine occurred as before, when she felt her passion and determination to will his injuries to heal. As her powers began to slowly work their magic, she felt weaker with each sprout of energy given off of her. Funny, she never felt this light-headed as before.
With no time at all, the wound was closed up and color soon returned to Heero's cheeks. Despite his bloodied clothing, he was no longer handicapped by the injury. A surge of light began to dissipate as Heero regained his breath and he slowly sat up from his lying position. From the confusion in his mind, he gazed around the room, finally locking eyes with the one who saved him.
"Wow, she did it again." Duo commented excitedly, realizing that Heero appeared better than ever.
Heero reached to cup Relena's face in his right hand. "Relena, I never knew." He commented. She smiled at his gratitude and began to feel the world growing dark around her. Could it possibly be the immediate transfer of powers from Duo to Heero that had weakened her so? With little warning, she closed her eyes and fainted.
"Relena! What's wrong with her?" Heero asked worriedly as he reached for her before her body made full contact to the ground.
"Probably just a drain on her circuits. She'll be fine." Quatre replied as he stared at the two on the floor.
(ONE WEEK LATER)
Relena sat idly reading her favorite romance novel when Heero entered her room and glanced at her briefly before closing the door and walking to her side.
"You're feeling better?" Heero greeted her warmly, sitting by her side.
"Yes, thank you. Doctors claimed that the neurons on my brain were working overtime. Hence, you and the others witnessed some outrageous acts that I've performed." She tried explaining. "I'm sorry if that doesn't make much sense to you. I don't even know how to explain. All I know is, whatever it was, I no longer possess it. All my readings on their monitors prove to be quite normal."
"It doesn't matter what it was. Thank you for all that you have done for me." Heero said, avoiding eye contact with her. She smirked at his shyness and responded, "Well, you're welcome. You know how I feel about you. I can't push those emotions aside."
"Perhaps we could both work on those emotions of yours." He said.
"And what of your … emotions?"
He reached for her hand closest to him and breezed a light kiss on the back of the hand. "We'll work on those too." He exclaimed, half chuckling at their conversation.
She couldn't do anything but smile and said, "I believe this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship."
END
ALTERNATE ENDING …
Note: Only the second half of this chapter is changed from the original version.
Relena was brought to a secluded room where Dermael was waiting patiently for her. The room was composed of the most delicate, antique furniture that she has ever laid hands on. She predicted that this was his private quarters. Dermael was found sitting on a leather-engulfed seat, swirling a glass of ice wine with his right hand. In between the two individuals stood a wooden carved table, with papers neatly positioned. They were undoubtedly the documents claiming Relena's resignation and redirection of leadership to Dermael. Those papers were enough to make the Foreign Minister sick to her stomach.
"Please join me Miss Darlian. I don't bite." Dermael claimed anxiously as he motioned his free hand over to the seat opposite of him.
She slowly walked up to the armchair and sat down gently, never losing eye contact from him. Relena didn't want to give him the satisfaction of dominating over this conversation.
"Why are you doing this?" Relena asked compellingly.
Before replying, Dermael took a sip from his glass and placed it down abruptly on the table, which made Relena jump suddenly. "Your pacifistic ideals are not relevant in the world that I envision. I have come to despise everything that you stand for and I will bring you down." He paused to take another drink. "Now please sign these papers and hand over what is really mine!"
Relena grew tense from his harsh words. The pen before her glared back restlessly, drawing her to pick it up and fulfill its purpose. She couldn't force herself to reach for it. Dermael knew that she wouldn't bring herself to complete the documents regardless of the Gundam pilot's life. He tried coaxing her,
"Think about Mr. Yuy. Are you certain that you want to witness his very end?"
A knock was then heard from the door, and Carter hesitantly interrupted the meeting.
"Excuse me sir?" Carter started quietly.
"Can't you see I'm busy!" Dermael hollered impatiently. He was about to break through Relena's barriers before the Lieutenant barged in.
"I'm sorry but we have intruders who have just released the prisoner. We do not know their current position but we'll surely get them." Carter explained apologetically.
"Deal with it then and increase the security around this room." Dermael ordered as he refocused his attention back to the Foreign Minister.
"Relena, sign those papers or else all that you love will be lost to you forever." Dermael explained intolerantly.
Several floors below, Heero and the others raced from sector to sector, in search of Relena. They managed to intercept numerous guards and snatched their weapons. More guards were approaching them from either direction and they soon found themselves sandwiched between dozens of men armed and prepared to fire.
"Take cover!" Heero shouted as the firing commenced. The pilots shielded themselves behind the open door frames and retaliated by throwing grenades and gas bombs. With each throw, more smoke engulfed the atmosphere and made the visibility down to a minimum as the enemies coughed and tried wavering from breathing in the fumes. Lightening and thunder sounded in the air as guns were firing and bullets flying off into oblivion.
"We're surrounded!" Duo hollered over the cracking rumble of guns.
"No shit!" Wufei replied in response.
Duo and Heero charged the lines in front of them while Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei attacked the posterior men. With great accuracy and precision, their bullets wounded all the men that were advancing towards them. Slowly, the guards fell one by one, weakened by their weaponry and strategic tactics. As the smoke dissipated, the way was clear for them and they continued their search.
Relena eyed the pen and the papers, not knowing whether her decision was the right one. Since Carter's intrusion, she couldn't stop thinking if the intruders were the Gundam pilots. Perhaps they reached Heero in time and they might have escaped from this metal-encased fortress. If they did break away, signing these papers would be ridiculous. 'Yes they must have gotten away.' Relena thought to herself. The longer she stared at the things before her, the more she despised them. Without further thought, she pushed the papers away and exclaimed wholeheartedly,
"I'm sorry. I can't sign these papers. I'm sure that Heero has been able to escape and so signing the world over to you is completely out of the question."
Dermael was not pleased with her response and he didn't conceal his resentment. "Well then," he began as he reached behind him and exposed a handgun in front of him. "I'm afraid I can't let you go."
Relena remained calm and fully in control of herself despite the presence of the weapon. She regained her eye contact with him and stared deeply into his soul. "Do what you want with me. I don't care. He's safe now." Relena smiled.
Dermael grew annoyed with her stubborn and determined character. "Fine. I will offer you another offer." He explained. "You have a great gift within you that you, yourself might not even begin to understand. Do you know what that power is Miss Relena?"
She shook her head, very puzzled with what Dermael was trying to say to her.
"The power of life; the power to heal! You can save millions once that power is harnessed. Under the same terms as before (resigning and redirecting all government positions), I will help you protect your people." Dermael clarified in one breath.
Relena was so confused and said, "You're crazy. I don't have any so-called powers that you speak of."
"How else do you explain Mr. Yuy's quick recovery?"
She was shocked that they were spying on them before and she was even more dazed by his claims because they did make some sort of sense. "I… " Relena couldn't finish her train of thought.
Explosions and gunfire were heard from the other side of the door. Carter was heard, shouting orders to his men. The Gundam Pilots advanced further to the room where Relena and Dermael were.
Relena thought that perhaps it was Heero, trying to break her free. She didn't understand why he came back for her since he did have an opportunity to escape. If he did escape, it would make her position in the matter a lot simpler.
The pilots were nearing the doorway that was heavily guarded. Carter was among the men, firing nonstop, trying to hold them back. Duo grew restless and made the initiative to charge the door. However, Carter shot him in the leg before he reached them. The bullet pierced Duo's pants and engraved a mark in his skin. Blood started spewing out from the injury and he couldn't hold himself up any longer.
"Ahh shit. I'm hit!" Duo exclaimed.
"Serves you right!" Wufei yelled back as they ran to his side and fired more bullets in the enemy's direction. The Faction's line of defense started falling as more men fell to the floor. Soon, only Carter was left between the Gundam pilots and Relena.
"That must be Mr. Yuy himself." Dermael commented as he raised his pistol and aimed the gun directly at the doorframe. "Are you sure you want to refuse this final offer?"
"Damn it Heero. Don't come in. Leave me be!" Relena announced through the deafening sounds from the exterior.
Heero took one final glance at Carter and remembered the torment that he caused both Relena and himself. He reached for his gun and aimed the anxious pistol to Carter's heart. One shot was all it took for Carter to fall and collapse on the stone ground.
"What will it be Relena?" Dermael enticed as he maintained his eye on the door.
The door busted open with a gust of wind surrounding the room. Heero led the others in and they saw Dermael pointing the pistol directly at Heero. Relena was found standing off to the side, looking frightened and uncertain about the situation. She turned to meet Heero's gaze.
"Heero, you shouldn't be here." Relena whispered.
"Relena…"
Beside him, was Quatre supporting Duo's weight. It appeared that Duo was hurt and she quickly walked over to him.
"Duo, are you alright?" Relena asked gently as Quatre set him down on the carpeted floor beside her. He merely shrugged and said, "Hey don't worry about me princess. I'll be fine." Relena could see that he was in a lot of pain, all because of her. She decided to test herself and find out once and for all if she had the powers that Dermael claimed she had.
Relena placed her hands on Duo's wound and closed her eyes. She focused on removing the wound and sealing his skin as it was before the injury. A wave of electricity and energy flowed through her veins as before. The sensation was indescribable. Orange and yellow streams of light flooded from Relena's hands and covered Duo's wound. Within a few moments, the bleeding stopped and new skin began to form over the lesion. He was healed and Duo was flabbergasted. Duo jumped up and touched his leg to see if it was real. He couldn't believe what just occurred. Furthermore, all the Gundam pilots were amazed that Relena held such power. Heero was in utter shock. Perhaps it was Relena that saved him before…
"Relena, how did you…" Duo asked.
"I ….don't know." Relena said.
"You see? I speak the truth Relena. Now make your CHOICE!!" Dermael shrieked.
"I…I can't." Relena answered.
Dermael didn't hesitate to wait for Relena to reconsider and he tightened his grasp on the gun and pulled the trigger with one mighty motion.
"Heero no!!" Relena yelled as she ran in front of him and shielded his body from the bullet's contact. Realizing her heroic attempt, Heero maneuvered his body, twisting them in a full 180 degrees pivot, so that he stood between the bullet and Relena.
His movements were so quick that Relena didn't understand what was happening until she discovered Heero's shirt drenched in his own blood. With little effort, the metal pierced into his back and punctured every flesh, muscle, and bone, until it lay firmly planted within his body.
"Relena…" Heero managed to choke out before he slowly dropped to the floor, losing himself in the pain and agony from the wound. As he began losing his balance, she soon followed him to the floor, trying desperately to support his weight.
"Heero, you're hurt. Why did you have to do that? I was trying to shield you from the…" She couldn't complete her sentence as she felt wrecking sobs about to burst.
The other Gundam pilots were naturally shocked by the sudden change in situation. Everything was going so wrong. Out of extreme instinct, Trowa raised his pistol and fired at Dermael's shoulder in order to put him out of commission. With exasperated effort, Dermael tried to stay upright, but the impact of the bullet sent him to his knees in a form of mercy. He grunted with displeasure as all the pilots surrounded the entire room, with no chance for his escape. Shortly later, soldiers from Preventers' crowded the building and arrested all that had any association with the OZ Faction. Dermael knew that he was defeated.
Despite the newly arrived enforcements, Heero was still lying limp on the ground, held in Relena's protective arms As each minute passed, he chances for survival grew slim.
"Heero…" Relena murmured into his ear as she cradled him gently. Although she felt weak from her previous attempt in reviving Duo, she had no choice in the matter. She must save Heero at all costs.
Relena heard Heero grunting, clearly due to the pain inflicted from his wound. She only held him tighter and conjured up whatever powers she possessed to save the only man she could ever love. An aura of orange light was emitted from her hands over onto his body. The same routine occurred as before, when she felt her passion and determination to will his injuries to heal. As her powers began to slowly work their magic, she felt weaker with each sprout of energy given off of her. Funny, she never felt this light-headed as before.
With no time at all, the wound was closed up and color soon returned to Heero's cheeks. Despite his bloodied clothing, he was no longer handicapped by the injury. A surge of light began to dissipate as Heero regained his breath and he slowly sat up from his lying position. From the confusion in his mind, he gazed around the room, finally locking eyes with the one who saved him.
"Wow, she did it again." Duo commented excitedly, realizing that Heero appeared better than ever.
Heero reached to cup Relena's face in his right hand. "Relena, I never knew." He commented. She smiled at his gratitude and began to feel the world growing dark around her. Could it possibly be the immediate transfer of powers from Duo to Heero that had weakened her so? With little warning, she closed her eyes and fainted.
"Relena! What's wrong with her?" Heero asked worriedly as he reached for her before her body made full contact to the ground.
"Probably just a drain on her circuits. She'll be fine." Quatre replied as he stared at the two on the floor.
(ONE WEEK LATER)
Relena sat idly reading her favorite romance novel when Heero entered her room and glanced at her briefly before closing the door and walking to her side.
"You're feeling better?" Heero greeted her warmly, sitting by her side.
"Yes, thank you. Doctors claimed that the neurons on my brain were working overtime. Hence, you and the others witnessed some outrageous acts that I've performed." She tried explaining. "I'm sorry if that doesn't make much sense to you. I don't even know how to explain. All I know is, whatever it was, I no longer possess it. All my readings on their monitors prove to be quite normal."
"It doesn't matter what it was. Thank you for all that you have done for me." Heero said, avoiding eye contact with her. She smirked at his shyness and responded, "Well, you're welcome. You know how I feel about you. I can't push those emotions aside."
"Perhaps we could both work on those emotions of yours." He said.
"And what of your … emotions?"
He reached for her hand closest to him and breezed a light kiss on the back of the hand. "We'll work on those too." He exclaimed, half chuckling at their conversation.
She couldn't do anything but smile and said, "I believe this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship."
END