Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ The Heart of Outer Space ❯ Missing in Action ( Chapter 2 )

Disclaimer: I do not own anything concerning Gundam Wing. They are own by Bandai and as long as I am not getting paid for doing this it is perfectly legal. The only thing I own are the original characters Zeion, Maya, and Isogumi.
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Sanq Kingdom Spaceport July 7 7:56 AM:

Relena and Noin had been waiting for the shuttle from Colony L1 for over an hour. Relena had dressed out in a very pretty dress she had bought for this occasion. The desk clerk announced the arrival of the shuttle. Relena waited patiently for Heero to come through the gate to greet her with open arms. She waited for fifteen minutes before Noin told her that he was not going to come. Somehow during the car trip home Relena held her tears back. When they reached the house she ran passed everyone into her room. She landed on her pillow on her bed and started to sob her heart out. She noticed Heero's teddy bear near her. Out of her rage and sorrow she threw it against the wall. There it laid on the floor broken and discarded just as Heero had done to her feelings for him. She clinched at her sheets and cried louder and harder than she ever had in her entire life. She turned her head to see the picture frame she had of Heero's face. She slammed it face down on her night stand.
The others worried over her condition and everyone was cursing Heero's name except for Duo and Wufei. They knew something had to be up for Heero Yuy to miss anything. For once the two were working together on Wufei's laptop trying to contact Heero. Heero's laptop did not respond to anything. It also showed that it had not been used in several days. They did a little more hacker of what little they knew how to hack. They found that Heero left on a shuttle to Earth on the 5th and should have been on Earth yesterday. Wufei checked the spaceport's achieves and they never recorded that Heero ever made it to Earth. Wufei looked at Duo.
"Something has got to be up," Wufei comments. "The thing is if the shuttle went missing why hasn't the spaceport reported the stealing of it, yet?"
"Unless someone else was behind it all," Duo replies. "Only the achieves on Colony L1 show records of that shuttle ever taking off. Maybe we could get into their business records and see if anyone else scheduled a flight on that shuttle."
"Easier said that done. With Heero missing that leaves us with a very limited amount of hacking skills," Wufei adds. "But we can do it with a little effort, Maxwell."
"Oh well, a little work never hurt anybody," Duo says leaning far back into his seat allowing Wufei to do all the work.

Peacecraft Mansion 9:43 AM:

Zechs paced around the study with his eyes full of anger. He had heard the sobs coming from Relena's room and personally wanted to ring Heero's neck out. He could not remember being so mad at a single person in his whole lifetime. Noin was nearby trying to trace where Heero lived currently. Quatre and Rashid has prepared tea so try to get everyone's mind of things and calm their anger. Trowa was out on the balcony facing the garden, thinking. Sally was beside Noin helping her out with the search. Catherine, Dorothy, and Hilde were playing cards and remained silent until someone had won the game.
"Where are Wufei and Duo?" Zechs asks out of the blue.
"They are upstairs doing something or another," Noin answers.
"It is still hard to believe that Mr. Yuy would be late for anything or is he seeking revenge upon us?" Dorothy comments.
"Heero would not do such a thing on such small levels, Ms. Catalonia," Trowa says stepping inside. "I have thought over it several times and none of this seems to make any sense."
"He has got a point. Heero has never done anything this bad," Sally adds.
"Friends look this is just what Heero wants us to do quarrel with one another. He is trying to make us fall apart. He is a gundam pilot after all and they would do anything," Dorothy says in her defense.
"That was not very nice. I am a gundam pilot and I do not go around doing anything just for the fun of it," Quatre replies.
"Ms. Dorothy, please stop talking you are bothering my nerves more than they are all ready disturbed," Zechs quips.
"Thank you, Zechs," Hilde cuts in.
"Is Relena still in her room?" Catherine asks.
"Yes, and she refuses to talk to anyone. I can not even get her to open her door," Rashid responds.
"I will go talk to her in a bit," Noin replies. "This has to be a depressing day for her."
"It is a depressing day for all of us," Trowa says to himself.

Unknown Space Colony Cell Room 9:55 AM:

Heero groaned as he woke up. He felt like heck and most likely looked like it if he could see straight. He slowly regained his senses and remembered where he was. All he could remember in his dreaming was being prodded by so many needles, wires, and tubes. Much more than what Dr. J had ever done to him in the past. Still he hated it all and felt like he was cursed to live like this. Both of his forearms were bandaged completely confirming the multiple tests that were most likely run on him. Maya was an evil woman who seemed to live by seeing human torture. Heero laid his back against the wall and gazed at his half bandaged and cuffed hands. He was chained to the wall and he had no means of picking the lock. His feet as well were chained to each other and to the wall as well. The cell door could only be opened from the outside and it was locked air tight. Whoever wanted him so badly made sure he would not escape. He noticed the edges of his green tank top were torn and ruffled. This made him grateful that he was not awake when they did what they did to him.
He could hear voices outside the cell, but could not make out what they were saying. The sedative still made his mind a little foggy and his normal cat like reflexes were sluggish. For now all he could do was laid against the wall and think of a way of escaping this place. Then it ran across his mind, Relena. He promised her that he would come to see her this afternoon. He sighed knowing that for the first time he had failed a mission.
"Mission failure," Heero mumbles to himself.
Heero slammed his fist into the wall out his frustration. His knuckles started to bleed from the impact. He paid no attention to the pain and continued to sulk in his own sorrow. For once he felt as if he had let the whole world down similar to the feeling he had when he killed the pacifist. He felt terrible. Maybe he thought being felt to contemplate over things was more torture than if someone had actually beat him up badly. His head rose up when he heard someone unlocking and opening the door. In the doorway stood Zeion the guy he had met before.
"Good morning, Mr. Yuy," Zeion says kneeling down to Heero's eye level.
"..." Heero replies.
"I thought I told those incompetents..." Zeion mumbles taking out a card key from his back pocket.
Heero watched as Zeion carefully freed his legs from the chains. Zeion stepped back and gazed at the Gundam pilot several more seconds and then he glanced around the room. He unchained Heero from the wall, but still left his hands cuffed.
"I do not think Maya knows the meaning of the word comfortable. I will escort you to another cell that actually has a bed. My guards have been informed to shot you if you try to escape. I do not wish for that to happen," Zeion says escorting Heero outside.
For sure there were five guards armed waiting outside for the commander and Heero. Heero watched Zeion carefully and noticed that he did not wear his mask from before. His face seemed familiar but Heero could not quite place a name on the man. Heero did take special note on the direction of the halls so he could escape easier when he decided to. Zeion stopped at another cell door and ran his key card through the scanning slot on the wall. The door opened and revealed a soft looking bed bolted to the wall and a cell that was actually clean. Zeion lead him in and chained Heero's manacles to the chains from the wall. This time his legs were left free. Zeion looked at Heero before he closed the door.
"Lunch will be arriving soon so eat. Don't try to starve yourself to death," Zeion comments closing the door.

Unknown Colony Research Lab 11:23 AM:

Maya looked at the things she had set up for today and smiled. She had everything she needed to break her toy's heart. She had no need to torture him physically, but mental torture was something else. Combined they are a deadly combination. This is the method she used and liked. She had strict orders from the boss and she was not going to disobey them. She had sent guards to gather her toy for the day. Every egg had to crack sooner or later. Heero was drug into the lab by two bulky men. They tied him securely to the examination table in the middle of the room. The men went and stood by the outside of the door. Maya approached Heero with a sinister smile tugging at her mouth.
"I hope you are ready for day two of your testing 01," Maya says unbandaging Heero's arms. "But these need to be revealed. It is easier to find your veins this way."
"Omae o korosu," Heero says to her coldly.
Heero mentally cringed when he saw his forearms. They were bruised and patched with dried blood. One spot on each arm was extremely worse than the other spots. There were where his manacles banged against his bruised skin and caused them to bleed. Even now there were still bleeding. His right arm had seemed to have gone through the most torture of both of his arms. Not to make the situation better, Maya prodded his open wounds and not so gently. Heero held back the pain reflecting in his eyes. She had cleverly instructed the guards to tie his arms down so that the veins in his wrist were more easily accessible. She tapped one of them on his right wrist and inserted an IV into it. The liquid quickly poured into his bloodstream and he gave her his death glare.
"That look won't help you 01. Besides with you strapped down there is nothing you can do about it," Maya chuckles.
Heero felt his vein and arm on fire. Maya laughed as she went to fetch something else. Whatever the substance was that was entering his blood it did not make his pain any better. Heero tried to lift his other arm in an attempt to break free. He found that his muscles were refusing to cooperate with his brain. Maya returned and placed two electrodes on Heero's temples. He heard the beeping sound of a machine behind him. It was measuring his vitals. Maya walked down and placed her hand on his left knee. She took a scalpel from her coat pocket and sliced off a large section of his jeans from below his knee. Then after placing the scalpel away, she tapped continuously for something along his bone. She stopped and held her finger to that spot. Heero held back a cringe as she inserted a syringe into the bone itself. She injected a light blue liquid into it and let the blood seeping from his wound she had created. She walked over to him and seated herself in a chair near the head part of the table. She stroked his bangs lightly and smiled at she admired his face.
"For a man that is supposed to be so infamous for being a assassin you are quite handsome," Maya comments.
"Stop touching me.." Heero growls at her.
"And so wild... Maybe you can become my husband," Maya says gazing into her little dream world.
Heero mentally cringed at that thought and silenced it from his mind. He had to for no matter what she would do his heart belonged to another. That is if she could still forgive him for not coming today. He closed his eyes hoping to wake up and find this all a bad nightmare. He did and he was still in the same lab with the same accursed woman stroking his bangs. Heero wished he had a gun to shoot her with right now and escape this place. He noticed that Maya had shifted her weight so that she leaned closer to him. She placed a kiss upon his forehead and stared into his hard, cold prussian eyes. She smiled sweetly, but Heero remembered that Doctor J smiled the same way when he was about to put himself through hard and painful training.
"It seems that the soldier does not appreciate his kiss from the princess," Maya says sadly.
"You are no princess..." Heero mutters so that she can hear him.
"How dare you speak to me like that you ruthless runt!" Maya yells as she slaps Heero, hard.
Heero's head jerks to the side from the impact. He slowly right his head to stare at the ceiling. He feels the small stream of blood trickle down his cheek. Maya picks a nail she broke while slapping him for his cheek. She throws it to the side angrily. She notices that his eyes have dilated and have a hazy coating over them. She smiled and looked him straight in the eye.
"Tell me what is your age and birthplace?" Maya asks.
"Seventeen, born on Colony L1," Heero answers in a robot like tone.
"Good the truth serum is coming into effect," Maya says to herself. "01, who trained you?"
"Doctor J of Colony L1," Heero says in the same tone.
"How do you hack into a top priority computer system?" Maya asks.
"Find the least guarded area of the computer to enter through. Once that is accomplished download the files onto a disc and the other computer will shut down," Heero answers.
"Perfect," Maya says writing something down on her clipboard. "We may break you, yet. Ms. Isogumi will love to hear this information."
Maya walked over to a phone on her desk and picked up. She pushed a few numbers and another phone began to ring. The phone was picked up and they began to converse in between each other.
"Hello this is Commander Zeion, I presume?" Maya asks.
"Yes," Zeion answers.
"Well, I have the results of the tests in and he can be controlled to test the mobile suits," Maya explains. "I suggest that we run them now while we have the chance."
"Bring him down to the hanger area we will pilot the mobile suits from there to the battle arena," Zeion replies.
"Roger that," Maya says hanging up the phone and calling the guards in.
She walks over to the drugged Heero and injects more of the light blue liquid into Heero's lower left leg bone. She motioned the guards over to her. They unbuckled Heero's restrains and forced him to walk in the direction Maya was headed. They walked for what seemed like hours to the drugged Heero. Maya stopped in front of a restricted elevator and swiped her key card through the card slot. The elevator opened and they all stepped in. It took them down to the base level of the colony. They stepped out and waited for Zeion dressed in a pilot's uniform in the distance to float over to them. Maya saluted him as did the guards. Zeion put on his helmet and threw Heero a black pilot suit and helmet.
"Mr. Yuy, if you please I would like to help me test out our latest mobile suit. I believe you will satisfied with the suit we have chosen for you to fight in," Zeion says signaling a woman to turn out the lights.
The lights slowly come on revealing mobile suit assembly docks. One concealed Zeion's Tenshi no Seigi. Heero's eyes widen at the sight of the mobile suit standing beside it. It was his Wing Zero Custom Gundam brand new and fully equipped with all of its weaponry. To the left of his suit were five dock that were covered by gates so that the mobile suits concealed there could not be seen. Heero did as ordered and dressed into his pilot suit. He looked at Zeion for further instructions.
"Enter your suit and follow mine to the battle arena. There will shall run our suits through the basic drills to see if they are fully functional," Zeion explains.
"Mission accepted," Heero replies with cold eyes.
Zeion nods his head and floats off to enter his suit. Heero does the same thing and they start up their mobile suits. Zeion walks out another door at the far end into a huge room. Heero follows him and takes his position opposite of Zeion. A starting signal beeps and the gundams rush off with their beam swords drawn. They clash and push against each other. Maya and her guards watch from the observation deck of the arena.
"Ma'am, who do you think is the better pilot?" a guard asks.
"01 because he has more experience than Commander Zeion does. Then again the commander did fight for OZ at one point in time and then the Earth's Alliance," Maya answers.
"Then, this should be an interesting fight," the other guard comments.
"They are only doing drills so no damage can be done to the suits," Maya adds.
The drills lasted for a little more than an hour and proved that both suits were in perfect working order. The suits were placed back in the hanger and minor repairs began. Maya escorted Heero back to his cell and locked him in. Zeion stayed in the hanger and wrote down reports about today's drills and the progress of them. He had so much work to finish it left him with a minor headache. He took a seat and decided to finish it now instead of later.
"If only you were still around..." Zeion sighs to himself.
"If who was still around, sir?" a guard asks concerned.
"No one," Zeion says with a wave of his hand.
"Ms. Isogumi has sent a message that she wishes to see you tonight," another guards says.
"Probably wants me to go out and test my gundam's power on a helpless colony," Zeion adds. "She always makes me do the dirty work around here. I am always the one sent to murder the innocents."

Peacecraft Mansion 4:23 PM:

Duo was almost asleep in his chair when Wufei said that he had found something interesting. Wufei shook Duo violently awake. Duo looked around lazily and gave Wufei his cheesy little grin he always did. Wufei glared daggers at him in response.
"What is it, Wu-man? Find anything worth the long effort?" Duo asks.
"While you were slacking off Maxwell I found a shuttle that left at the same time Heero's did. Quite possibly they are the same shuttle. But this one seemed to have been carrying a large amount of explosives to a research facility somewhere around Colony L1," Wufei explains. "The thing is no one ever reported the investigation of the cargo unit for any illegal operations. This gives the conclusion that whoever sent the shuttle must have many connections within the colony to bypass security like that."
"That reminds that someone ordered some parts used in assembling mobile suits from the salvage yard about a week ago. Come to think of it they did mention they were from a research lab somewhere near the Colony L1 area," Duo adds.
"Do you remember who they were?" Wufei asks.
"One was a woman that looked like she was one of their researchers. Another was a man that seemed to be her bodyguard. She seemed like a nice lady, but she looked like she was in her thirty's," Duo answers. "They never gave me the woman's name, though."
"Do you think they could have possibly kidnapped, Heero?" Wufei asks.
"Not very likely. They weren't the type that seemed to want to kidnap anyone," Duo replies. "Do a little more investigation and see if you come up with anything."
"Okay," Wufei replies.
"I hope you boys are thirsty because I brought you some tea," Sally says setting her tray down. "Found anything?"
"I will tell you in a report later, but let the Wu-man concentrate he has almost got it cracked down," Duo answers.
"I see well good luck, Wufei-chan," Sally adds while leaving.
"I thought I said not to call me that in public," Wufei responds.
"So how long you two been going out?" Duo asks with his signature smile.

Zechs's Room 4:32 PM:

Zechs looked at his bookcase again trying to find a good book to set his mind off of things. Noin was sitting nearby typing away at his computer. They had received news that Mariamaya and Lady Une were in Colony L1 during a sightseeing trip. They had asked them to keep an eye out for Heero.
"Do you think they will have any luck?" Zechs asks.
"I hope they do." Noin replies. "I see that you really do not hate him as much as you preach."
"I have come to my senses. Heero of all people does not break promises. Hence he must have good reasons for not showing up. Relena, on the other hand, I can not get to her to help her see this," Zechs responds.
"Maybe you should talk to her even if she doesn't want to. I think once you do that she will realize it too," Noin comments.
"She has locked herself inside her room and I haven't the heart to unlock it with the spare key I have," Zechs adds while sitting down. "But I will have to when dinner comes around. She hasn't eaten anything all day."

Unknown Colony Cell Room 6:37 PM:

Heero quivered violently on his bed. His left leg burned with pain as did his forearms. His muscles would not stop quivering despite his several attempts that left him exhausted. He felt sick as well. His world was spinning around him and nausea was taking him over. Not to mention the throbbing headache he had received. He remembered being taken into a hanger and seeing his old partner, Wing Zero. But was that just a dream? He took a mental note to see that Maya meet torture when he escaped from this place. His only hope lied with the other gundam pilots and Zechs. That is if they could figure out where he was. The guard opened the door and ordered Heero to eat the food he brought on the tray and left him alone once more. Heero stared at the tray and decided that he would not be able to hold it down long enough to digest it.
"The ambulance is almost here..." the voice said in his head.
"I wish then I could go home..." Heero mutters to himself.
"What do you want to shoot him for?" the voice says.
"Please stop..." Heero says to himself. "I can not take it anymore..."

Unknown Colony Meeting Room 8:00 PM:

Zeion seated himself across the table from a lady dressed in a dark green dress. They both began eating from their plates. The lady was around thirty years of age and her hair was golden. Her eyes were the darkest brown one could imagine. Zeion mentally cringed at the sight of her sometimes. She always had a mysterious disposition around her. She finished her meal faster than he did. She looked up at him.
"I understand that your gundam has been completed," the lady says.
"Yes, Ms. Isogumi. All its operations are functioning perfectly," Zeion answers.
"Good then you can take on an errand for me," Ms. Isogumi replies.
"What shall I for you?" Zeion asks.
"You are to go to Colony L1 and do a little spying on their military base. You will destroy all that stand in your way. I want you to assassinate Mariamaya and Lady Une. With their deaths will mark the rise of the Arc Angels," Ms. Isogumi explains. "You will leave at dawn for the colony and complete your objectives by two evenings from now."
"Yes ma'am," Zeion replies not to happy about his assignment.
"You are dismissed," Ms. Isogumi says.
Zeion walks out of the room and to another floor and into his own room. He changes into his dark blue silk pajamas and lays down on his bed. He stares up at the ceiling with his arms behind his head.
"Mariamaya... Never thought I see her in person..." he thinks to himself. "But why kill her off? Sometimes I wish this whole thing would blow over, but it won't."
A soft knock comes his door. He tells the person to come in. He finds it to a guard. Zeion raises from his bed and walks towards the guard.
"What is wrong?" Zeion asks.
"The gundam pilot, sir... He..." the guards begins. "He is quivering and the medic believes that he should be examined. My lady Isogumi refuses to allow the medic to see him. But since you are the commander and you control the prisoners we came to ask for you permission."
"Allow me to see Mr. Yuy, myself." Zeion replies. "I shall grant permission to let the medic see him, but I would like to hear his diagnosis."
The guard escort Zeion to the cell where Heero is being held. Zeion swipes his key card and allows the medic inside. Zeion leans against the wall near the cell door and realizes he walked all this way in his pajamas. He sighed that was one of his flaws forgetting the simple things in a time of crisis. The medic came out a few minutes later and looked to Zeion worried.
"Well?" Zeion asks.
"He has poisoning from one of the drugs Maya gave him. Apparently she gave him too much and his body has gotten sick from the overdose." the medic explains. "I gave him something to help counteract the effects of the drug. He will be fine in after a good night's rest."
"Thank you." Zeion says turning to leave. "Make sure that Mr. Yuy falls asleep and stays so without any disruptions."
Zeion marches down the hall in the direction of Maya's lab. He was going to her him speak his mind about this whether she liked it or not. He walked inside the lab to find her dancing about as she moved papers into an order that she liked. She did notice that he had walked in there until she heard him clear his throat. She turned around sharply looking as emotionless as she normally did.
"What is it?" Maya asks. "I am very busy as you can see and have no time to deal with your frivolous talk."
"I am sure you would want to hear this. Mr. Yuy was noticed by the guards today quivering. Would you know anything about this?" Zeion asks pacing around Maya.
"I have no idea what you are saying commander so please excuse me," Maya says walking towards her desk.
"I think you do. Whatever you injected into his body you gave too much to him. He has an overdose poisoning thanks to you. If we lose the pilot then I do not think Ms. Isogumi would be too pleased with you," Zeion says throwing his arm out to prevent Maya from going anywhere.
"Actually commander it would be your fault since you are in charge of the prisoners and what happens to them. It would be you who lost your job and not me," Maya says teasingly. "Either way it would be a loss on your part."
"Maya, shut up. Because if he dies then you will be my next target to an assassination. I would not care what the boss says as long as I see that you die," Zeion quips.
"Very amusing commander. The day you assassinate me is the day you join the ideals of pacifism," Maya says laughing.
"Let this happen again and I will see that you get demerits," Zeion retorts.
"Look commander in your pajamas you are not very intimidating. So how should I believe you?" Maya quips.
Zeion shrugs and walks out of her lab madder than a hornet. He would one day seek his revenge upon that heartless woman. She was a disgrace to all humanity. He had to go to bed, though. He needed his rest for the job he had to pull in the morning.

Colony L1 July 8 9:27 PM:

Mariamaya watched the birds fly overhead. She seemed at peace for the moment. Lady Une was behind her also enjoying the view. All was quiet until Mariamaya turned her head to notice a man dressed in khaki jeans and a black collared shirt standing against a light post. Mariamaya cocked her head in curiosity as she recognized the man's face from somewhere. Lady Une pushing Mariamaya walked to him and asked him his name.
"Sir, I would like to know what is your name?" Lady Une asks.
"Zeion..." the man replies.
"You remind me of someone I saw in a picture," Mariamaya says then gasps.
"A lot of people say that to me," Zeion replies secretly fiddling with his gun in his pocket.
"F...F...Fa...Father?" Mariamaya mutters out.
Zeion's eyes grow wide with surprise at her words. A pain wretches across his heart as he realizes that he was sent to kill her. His grip on his gun lessens and his hand falls to his side. Lady Une looks at him in the strangest and most shocked way. She gasps slightly and forms the words she is thinking.
"Mr. Treize..." Lady Une manages to get out.
Zeion bows quickly and jumps into his nearby red convertible. Lady Une tries to stop him, but she comes to no avail. Mariamaya sits there shocked about what just happened. She looks to Lady Une with her emotion and fellings more confused than ever before.
"Was he?" Mariamaya asks.
"I think so..." Lady Une trails off.

----To Be Continued.....

I hope to have chapter four out really soon. If you review I would like you to tell me what you think Zeion's real identity is. Thank you for your continued support.