Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets ❯ when midnight cries ( Chapter 16 )

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SECRETS 13: when midnight cries
 
The Commander shuddered as he felt the ripple of power surge within him. It arched through him, caressing, blending, restoring him. The child was revealed and soon it would be his. Licking his lips, he moved his hands through his hair. It was time to make himself known and for the world to cower.
 
Smiling, he stood and exited his dark office. His first was standing by the door waiting for him. “It's time to make ourselves known.” He smiled.
 
His first nodded and followed him down to the lab.
 
The door opened with a band and the scientists jumped. The Commander smirked evilly as he stepped toward the control panel.
 
“I take it that you have completed your testing.” The Commander's voice boomed through the lab and shook test tubs and scientists. “It's time for a firing of my new toy.”
 
Dr. Pulaski swallowed hard as he turned to face their leader. “Um, it's . . .”
 
The first grabbed to doctor's collar. “It's ready.” He stated menacingly, giving the doctor a shake.
 
“Now, First, release the good Dr. Pulaski. He is, after all, our trigger man.” The Commander smirked.
 
Dr. Pulaski straightened his coat and stepped away from the First. With a look at his clip board, he answered the Commander. “The panel is operational which should activate the weapon.”
 
The Commander's eyes gleamed evilly as he rubbed his hands together. “Activate it, Doctor.”
 
Dr Pulaski made himself nod and step up to the panel. He punched in the code and began to the power up the system.
 
“Um, what's the target?”
 
The Commander's laugh set chills down the members of the science group as the First handed Pulaski a set of numbers.
 
 
“With this bit of testing we will be making history.” The Commander smiled. “Is the news release ready?”
 
First nodded. “All ready on it's way to the aray.”
 
The Commander nodded. “Doctor, fire away.”
 
Pulaski nodded and hesitantly pressed the final series. He only prayed that where ever the beam went there wouldn't be too many to die.
 
The Commander sighed with ecstasy as he felt the weapon fire. Power surged through his being as, in his mind, he heard the screams and saw the souls released.
 
With a satisfied sigh, he moved toward the door. “Thank you, Dr. Pulaski, you have been an asset to us.”
 
Pulaski frowned as the Commander and his First left them, unsure of what the Commander meant by that.
 
Outside in the hallway, the Commander stopped before the door of his sanctum.
 
“The weapon works perfectly, sir.” First spoke, for the first time breaking the silence without being asked.
 
The Commander smiled and sighed, happily. “Yes, perfectly.” The Commander met the eyes of his first. “The science team is a bit troublesome with their ethics and such. I believe that we need them to be re-trained.”
 
First nodded, unsure where his leader was going. “Yes, sir.”
 
The Commander smiled at his first. “Bring them to me, one at a time, with Pulaski last.”
 
“Yes, sir.”
 
The Commander smirked as he felt his power rise. Clapping his first on the shoulder, he entered his dark office and quietly shut the door.
 
 
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Commander Une shook as she set down her phone. The weapon had been fired and an entire city was now rubble. Thousands had died and the hunt for the place where the weapon had fired from had begun.
 
Hitting a button on her desk, she was forced to set off an alarm she'd never used. The whole building shook with the sound and her voice. “Attention, agents, this is a level one code omega. This is a level one code omega.”
 
In the lab the pilots froze.
 
Duo's power dimmed as he landed on the hard floor. “What the hell?”
 
Heero punched up the latest info and frowned. “The weapon has been fired.”
 
Quatre frowned. “Damn.” Duo sighed.
 
With a look at each other, the boys all ran toward the elevator, their bodies resuming it's normal look without a second thought.
 
~888~
 
 
“The city of Riversbend was located in this small area on the Mississippi. It's. . . it was a small town of less than forty thousand. No discernable industry to make it a target, no high military influence either. In fact, during the wars it was barely even touched.” Une's voice grew hard as she briefed the agents chosen to oversee the investigation, the pilots among them. “There was no warning, no threat, and the citizens were not alerted before the attack. The media was given a tape from the faction claiming responsibility. They chose not to air it since the attack was not specific enough. They turned it over to us as evidence. VA has gone through it, but cannot find anything to say where it came from.”
 
“How was it delivered to them?” Orah asked.
 
“It was sent via a coded sat transmission.” Une informed them. “Rescue teams have been on scene since early hours this morning. I'm sending in two teams. One to investigate the surrounding area and the other to go on scene. Let me tell you, people, this is top priority and we will not be able to keep this under wraps.”
 
 
“What's the cover story, Commander?” An agent asked from the back of the room.
 
Une sighed. “For now, we are saying that it was a freak earthquake since ground shakes were felt for hundreds of miles around. No one knows that true destruction of the area since it is a rural. Recuse crews have found few survivors but those that were outside the city at the time have been taken to a nearby mission for interviews and background checks. I don't need to tell you people how important that we find out why and how this was done. The who should take care of itself. Dismissed.”
 
The agents stood and filed out of the room to receive their assignments, the pilots and Orah, however, remained behind.
 
“Commander?”
 
Une looked at the group and sighed. “I'm sending you six into the heart of the destruction. I suspect when all is said and done we will find that this is connected to your last case.”
 
Heero nodded. “What does the communication say?”
 
Une motioned for them to sit back down. “The other agents only needed to know that it exists, not what was in it. You, though, should see it.”
 
The room darkened and the screen lowered. Darkness filled the screen for a few seconds before the image of a person, backlit and shadowed, indistinguishable from the background. The voice was mechanical, disguised to not even be human.
 
`Greetings. We are Dark Hour. Our goal is simple. We will lead and you will bow. The colonies and the Earth will fall to us. If you resist another will pay the price. If you attack another will be harmed. We will give you a few days to come to terms with the destruction, then we will list the new rules of our power. Resistance is futile.' *
 
“Can anyone say overkill?” Duo quipped nervously.
 
Une frowned at him, but saw how angry he was. “As you can see the message doesn't even take credit for the attack. Hence the reason behind the media giving it to us, no way to verify it. If another communication is sent, the media will play it.”
 
 
“We'll see what we can find, Commander.” Quatre answered, sharing a nod with his fellow pilots.
 
“There's a shuttle waiting to take you to the site. Good luck.” Une dismissed them with a sigh. This was going to get ugly, she could feel it. There was some thing wrong with the way the person spoke as if their take over as if it were all ready done.
 
*a nod to Star Trek
 
 
Okay, here is the latest. I have more written but it may be awhile before you see it. I am trying to sell my father's house and that is going to take me a week to get done. So enjoy and re-read. Let me know how well the story flows and if there are any hanging plot lines. I'm hoping to get this one wrapped up by Ch. 20 so we'll see.