Mobile Suit Gundam Fan Fiction ❯ Silent Voice ❯ Arrival on White Base ( Chapter 1 )

(Mobile Suit Gundam doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the people at Bandai and Sunrise.)

Cecily: Ohayo minna-chan! Here I am, writing another Mobile Suit Gundam fic! I just can't get enough of Amuro and Sayla! This is going to be a AU fic. In it Sayla is about 16, just fresh out of medical school, and is being sent to be the medical doctor for the White Base. I think I'm going to stop talking, and let you get on with the reading, so you can see for yourself. Ja ne!

Silent Voice

by Cecily Ronah

Chapter 1: Arrival on White Base

"We have now landed at Side 7. We hope you all enjoyed your flight on Spiegel Spacelines. Thank you, and have a pleasant day."

Sayla Mass unbuckled her seatbelt and stood up. "Finally. I thought I'd never get here." Grabbing her bag, she quickly got off the spaceplane and looked around the spaceport. "Where is he?" she murrmered. When she didn't see anyone in a Federation uniform, she sighed tiredly and sat down in the nearest chair. "Why did I even decide to do this?" She buried her head in her hands.

Why was she doing this? That was a question Sayla had been asking herself since she got the news. She almost chose not to take the job, but at the last moment she decided to pack her bags and travel to Side 7, not telling her adopted family where she was going. Now she was homesick, but she knew this was what she had to do. She looked at her watch. "He's really late...." she said, closing her eyes.

She must have fallen asleep, because next thing Sayla remembered was someone shaking her gently. She looked up with groggy eyes. "Huh?"

A man with black hair and eyes in a Federation uniform was looking down at her. "Excuse me, are you Sayla Mass?"

Sayla blinked, trying to get the sleep out of her eyes. "Yes, I'm her."

The guy smiled. "Oh good. I got the arrival times wrong and I apoligze." He held out his hand. "Ensign Bright Noa. Its a pleasure to meet you."

Sayla smiled back and shook Bright's hand. "Nice to meet you too."

"We better be off. We needed to be back at White Base hours ago." Sayla nodded as she picked up her bag and followed Bright out of the Spaceport.

"So, you're going to be the new medical officer?" Bright asked her as they got into the hovercar and made their way toward White Base.

Sayla nodded. "I just finished my medical training a few months ago, and just the other day I heard I got the job medical officer on White Base."

"Just finished medical training? How old are you now?"

"Sixteen."

Bright looked over at her, quite impressed. "Sixteen? That's amazing! Sixteen and already a doctor? Why did you choose that profession?"

Sayla shrugged slightly as she looked out the window. "I wanted to help people I guess."

Bright raised a eyebrow. "So, how does your family feel about you joining the Federation?"

Sayla's eyes turned glassy. "They don't know. At least my adopted family. I don't even know if my real family is alive or not anymore.

"I'm sorry to hear that Miss Sayla," Bright said gently, looking at her. "I lost my family too when I was young. I understand how you feel."

Sayla smiled softly. "Thank you." Suddenly a loud boom was heard. Sayla looked in the direction it came from and her eyes widened. "Mister Bright! Look!"
Bright looked where Sayla was pointing. "Bloddy hell! Side 7 is being attacked! We need to get back to the base now!!" Sayla held on as Bright zoomed back to the White Base.

If felt like a eternity before they finally made it back to the base. Sayla's eyes widened as she saw dozen of bodies laying on the ground. Quickly climbing out of of the hovercar, Sayla went over to one of the bodies and pressed two fingers against the neck and tried to feel for a pulse.

"Sayla?" Sayla felt rather than see Bright come up behind her.

Sayla removed her fingers. "He's dead." She got up and looked at Bright with disbelief. Who could do something like this?!?"

"Zeon," Bright replied grimly. "We knew we might get attacked by them, but not like this...."

"We need to get to White Base." Sayla grabbed her bag from the hovercar. "Who knows how many more are injured."

"Are you sure you're up to this?"

"I don't have much of a choice Mister Bright. I'm the only medical doctor you have."

Bright nodded, knowing she was right. "Follow me."

As Sayla followed Bright onto White Base, she thought, 'I hope I know what I'm getting into."

Cecily: How do you like it so far minna-chan? I know its a little short, but this chapter was just to introduce Sayla. The next chapter will be longer, promise! Email me at kasey_sanada@hotmail.com and tell me what you think! Ja ne minna!

Chapter 1 completed August 9, 2002