Zechs awoke with a start. "What the...." He was ready to reach
fro his cloths, and his gun 'Who would be coming here?' he thought. The knock
came again only lighter like whoever it was, was afraid of makeing him mad. too
late!~ Zechs gave a bit of a growl, "Who the hell is it!" his voice seamed to
make the sky shutter. A younger and more pure sounding voice came from the
outside of the door "It's me, I have something to share with you." It was the
young voice of the dusty haired man jonathan, He always did have a purity about
him. Zechs gave another bit of a growl, "Come in...." he sat up against the wall
with an arm leaned on his knee, his legs and abdomen barely covered by the old
blanket, he looked like he had a hangover which he probably did. Jonathan slowly
opened the door, giving the former luitenant time to clear his thoughts.
Jonathan was dressed in dark military pants and a tight blue tee-shirt showed
his muscle, he had high black boots that almost went to his knees. "Sir? I trust
you can keep a secret?" he decaled in a question manner. Zechs rubbed his head
"Darn, what childish game are you playing this morning captain.....secret!? how
old are you!?" Zechs ran a stiff hand through his tangled gold mass. "uhh, I'm
20 sir, and hey how did you know I was a captain" Jonathan crossed his arms and
stood in the sunlight. "It's written all over you, even the way you talk~, whats
your secret?" He finished in a sarcastic tone. "Wow your instincts ARE great, I
only just recently got promoted to captain, well We have a foundation..." he
bagan more quietly. "It's not even known by most of the preventers, not even
queen relena knows of it. Our headquarters are underground. We gave the idea in
the congressional meetings wich took place to make the idea of the preventers to
come about. Of course the preventers found financial backing and moral support.
But we did not, so we work under the preventers, but we put more focus on the
weapon marketing and actions amongst colonies and between earth and the colonies
unlike the preventers though, who once they SEE a fire they put it out, we find
the actions alot of times befor they happen. There arent many of us, I'd like
you to come with me to our headquarters!" Zechs looked like he couldnt believe
what he heard. he stood up and teh blanket dropped to the floor, he wasnt
ashamed of himself. Zechs shook his hand in teh air "Wait a minute, who is this
'Us' you keep refering to? and why me?" he grabbed his cloths and began to pull
his pants on over his chilled body. "I cannot refer to the peolpe involved for
safety reasons, in fact I've already said far too much, and the reason I want
you to know about it is because I trust your ideals and your a strong man zechs,
Its your turn to shine again!" Jonathan walked over to zechs and reached out his
hand to help. Zechs was pulling the jacket over his bare arms but with his hand
in bad shape like it was he was haveing a hard time. Jonathan grabbed his jacket
and helped pull it up over his arms. Zechs closed his eyes but his mouth curled
in a groan of pain and shame. Jonathan then gently pulled zechs long white gold
hair from the inside of the jacket and began to smooth it on his back. Zechs
opened his mouth like he was about to say something "No" jonathan broke in
"Please dont say it, I know, dont worry no one will hear of me helping but
please," he turned and faced the man who had such glory about him "Please help
us, we need someone like you with things the way they are, please say that
you'll at least come and check out our headquarters and what we accomplish,
please sir" Jonathan turned around to zechs back again and zechs sat down in a
lone chair sitting in the room and jonathan pulled a comb out of his own pocket
and began to gently run it through the plattenum strands. Zechs was pale and not
well, and was hurt, and cold and barely clothed. 'Please, thats it.....Allow me
to help you' his thoughts were interupted when all of a sudden zechs stood up
and with a meaninful deep voice he broke the silence and turned to face jonathan
"Why are we wasteing time here, arent we going to the headquarters?" Zechs
turned and headed toward the door but he tipped his head forward so that his
bangs fell loosely into his face. Jonathan grabbed his own jacket and ran out
the door behind him. "Ok, ummm sir? I hope you dont mind rideing on this, I dont
exactly have passengers." he stopped in front of a small but sturdy motorcycle.
Zechs looked at him, "Common..." he grunted like he wondered what more would he
have to do, "What did I get myself into, I do hope you know that I'm only doing
this to stop trieze." jonathan pulled his leg over one side of the machine and
turned it on "But sir, I hope YOU know, I'm doing this for you..." Jonathan
reved the engine so that zechs couldnt reply. Zechs threw one of his own legs
over teh machine and sat there waiting for his ride to take off. But jonathan
looked backa t him "Zechs?, I think you'de better hold onto me, the base is
quite a ways off and if were going to get there in time were going to have to
cover ground quickly" he finished with a bit of a grin, feeling more sure of
himself. Zechs bit his lip unsure of how to trust someone liek this, it had been
so long. But he put his hands on jonathan's waist "Rookies~~~~!" he yelled as
they sped off. 'I hope he will accept joining us as easily as I hope' jonathan
thought as they flew across the ground, they were going so fast. Jonathans bangs
lightly hung and flew in his face. but zechs long hair blew a long trail in the
wind as they went. 'I almost forgot what speed does' zechs thought 'The freedom,
to forget things' he took in the fresh air as he watched the scenery fly by 'So
much has changed, yet everything stays the same.'
"Alright Luitenant,
where are we heading?" relena asked the Luitenant of the earth preventers as
they headed out of her home and towards the awaiting limo "We're going to the
preventers headquarters, where later on I'm supposed to meet up with my new
captain, jonathan but for now were going to meet with lady une." Relena stopped
at the car eyeing the older luitenant who opened the awaiting limo's door.
"Thank you," relena implied and held his arm to get in. To her surprise Lady une
was sitting in the car waiting for her. "Misss~~~ relena, I take it this for of
transportation is of your aproval?" Relena was shocked ussualy she and lady une
was somewhat close but something changed "Lady?... I havent seen this side of
you in a long time, why all the formality?" she looked at the young woman who
had protected her in recent times, she was clad in a crimson uniform and her
hair was puled back into braided loops she had a book and a pair of glasses
sitting on her lap. Her legs were crossed and she had a peircing look on her
face. Lade une lifted teh glasses to her face and gave a sharp look at the young
relena "Havent you been aware!?" she almost yelled "We have rebel activity and
for all we know we might have to bring back weapons to take care of this" she
finished snyly. Relena glared at hera nd cocked her haid, "LADY UNE!!!
please...... You neednt take that tone with me. I am well aware of the situation
and that is why I am coming to teh headquarters, I am backing the preventers all
the way!" lady une put her book on the seat next to them and looked out the
window at the landscape going by "Misss relena, I have my doubts that the
preventers will be able to handle this on their own I have a bit of a feeling
that we're going to have to pull out some troops and deal with this respectfuly
in the right way!" lady une turned to give relena another sharp look "Lady? by
the right way,....you're meaning, wit weapons, or the old way? Lady une, Things
have changed you cant think that way anymore. " she gripped her hands tightly
and laid them on her lap unsure of what lady une was up to. Lady une quickly
turned her head and glared at relena "What do you mean I cant think that way
anymore, miss relena my job is to protect the united earthsphere and you, so I
will do what needs to be done if the situation ever leads up to it." as she
finished the limo pulled up to teh tall glass covered building and lady une
climbed out. A young man came and opened relena's door for her. Relena stood and
stared at the building and the sky with a hate building inside of her 'Ohh zechs
mayby your right, she hasnt acted like this since trieze left.....Lady une, what
is wrong with you, or is it, what is hapening in space to make you act this
way?' she started to follow the person whome she had trusted only days befor
with her life. Now the way she looked and acted, even the way she walked relena
felt like she was only following behind the person who assasinated her father.
Relena scowled at the few young men around lady une. 'They look and act like
soldiers....what are you planning Lady~...?
The dusty group of three
people walked down the street towards the door to the underground area that
controled all of teh maguanat's actions and where they used to hide out, it was
where all theyre meetings took place since the war ended. Now that jaszmynne
knew of everything that went on rashiid and quatre were taking her with them.
They made theyre way into hte opening that looked like it belonged to a basement
it was dark to throw intruders off. but those that went through knew their way
so well they didnt need help. Rashiid lifted the cover and helped jaszmynne over
the top step, then quatre jumped in. He smiled at the dark girl she was well
tanned from the sun but it made her eyes stand outr more, you could tell she was
arabian. quatre offered her his hand which she took willingly "I know it's dark
let me help you"quatre smilled reasurringly. she grabbed his hand and
intertwined her fingers in his tightly and grabbed his arm with her other hand
"Thank you...I hate the dark"she watched quatre's aquamarine eyes as they
sparkled in the ever dying light as they stepped further in. Rashiid watched the
two younger ones whom he cared for and wished to protect and laughed shakeing
his head as he followed them into the darkness letting the door slid shut above
them putting them into total black. "Are you ok" quatre called out in the dark
when he felt jaszmynnes hands tighten around him she leaned into him and he
could feel her delicate warmth. "Yeah...just...dont let go, ok?" she leaned her
head against his shoulder. they eventually made theyre way to the door that led
into the area they were headed. Quatre stopped and jaszmynne lifted her head and
loosened her hands a bit only holding onto his hand with one of hers as quatre
opened the door letting the light flood in so that she had to shelter her eyes
"whao" she esclaimed looking at the large series of chasm like rooms that looked
like they went on for miles "what is this....?" quatre smiled but his face was
blushing greatly as he slid his hand loose from hers "This is where the moguanat
troops housed everything they used during the war from people to food and
shelter and mobile suits and basically it was a bustling city below and urban
dessert arabian city. quite useful during the attacks. jaszmynne too gave a
blush and straightened her cloths and smiled as her father caught up to them.
"So where's the meeting today rashiid?" Quatre asked of his caretaker. Rashiid
started walking towards the eastern wing "This way, were in the sun room this
time, it's the first time we've had a meeting during the hours of the day that
it's still light out everyone was so worried about you master." quatre and
jaszmynne followed him. Jaszmynne was looking at everyone she passed and
everything that was in this mamoth base. "Whay does he call you master, and what
happened to you to make eveyone worry?" jaszmynne walked beside the desert blown
boy who held himself with such an elegance taht he looked like a prince. but
befor quatre could answer one of teh men interupted. "MASTER QUATRE!!!!!!~~~~"
the man whooped and fell at quatres feet with his arms wrapped around him "I'm
so glad you're ok, when I heard about your heart attack I didnt think you'd be
on your feet for at least a few days, I'm so glad to see you about" he stood up
and smiled "Hurry up, or the meeting will start without you though,,,,,Glad To
SEE YOU!~~~~" He yelled as he ran ahead. The band of three started to walk
faster but jaszmynne looked at quatre 'He cant be that much older than me.....a
heart attack?" she thought. "Quatre, He said you had a heart attack? Is that
true, are you ok, you should be resting if you did." Quatre closed his eyes and
gave a sigh but pushed on harder towards the meeting room ahead "It's a long
story....." he felt a sadness escape him and fill his aura just like when he let
teh sigh release, he shook the thought "I'll tell you about it later jaszmyyne"
he smiled at her as they entered the room. a cheer arose from teh band of people
in teh yellow happily lighted room it was well lighted considering teh corners
were still in darkness. It was a sunroom because they had a globe far above them
that caught teh daytime suna dn through mirrorors it filtered down there. They
sat downa dn rashiid went to the front of the room and bagan to talk about rebel
activity and threats from other countries against their country's independance.
Quatre mind raced the entire time, and jazsmynne would occasionaly watch him
from the corner of her eye. After most of the information was stated, it was
brought up that they might be needed to help the preventers "The only problem
with that is that we might have problems with others acusing us of not being
true to our own problems if we help in space" rashiid raised his hand. but befor
he could say anything more someone who was standing in the shadows began to walk
forward. Quatre's eyes widened. A young man with long chestnut hair that was
pulled back in a half braid that almost reached the back of his thighs strode
down between the chairs "Well..." the young mans voice reached all those in the
room and he lifted one hand in the air to make a point and placed the other on
his hip to show he was sure of himself. "If you are being true to your country
like you always have been, your also going to be true to your name and nature,
and I know first hand that you are a helping and very neigborly like
country....isnt that right quatre?" Quatre jumped from his seat and ran to the
boy "DUO!!!~~~~" he shouted happily, he hadnt seen his friend since theyre last
battle in their gundams. He gave duo a pat on the back "how did you get here?"
duo smiled his good old cocky smile, "The great destroyer always finds a way~~~"
he looked at their blank faces "Ohh alright....so Hilde dropped me off, she's
going to move with her family so I decided to sell my salvage opperation!" he
looked around "This place sure hasnt changed much though......but I feel better
about being here this tima as aposed to last time" quatre smiled "Yeah I know
what you mean, everytime I come down here it gives me a sense of meaning of why
we faught and what all happened" Duo toyed with his bangs a bit and then spotted
jazsmynne "Hey who's the chick......." he nudged quatre and clicked at him "Uhh
ohh if only trowa knew~~" he laughed but obviousely he was the only one who felt
it funny so he nervously looked at quatre "Duo, meet Jaszmynne...she's rashiids
daughter! so what brings you here?" duo began to look seriouse, "Well enough
joking around, yeah uhh I wanted to talk to you alone about that" duo grabbed a
backpack off his back and patted it "Theres something I'd like to show you ok?"
Quatre's face changed "Yes lets go somewhere where we can talk, follow me!"
quatre smiled and gave a bit of a wave to rashiid and jaszmynne and everyone in
the room "SO long ya'all........ ~It was real~~~" duo smiled and waved and then
he stopped at jaszmynne "Nice meeting you jazzy" he leaned down and gave a bit
of a bow. Jaszmynne blushed at his actions. "So tell me, hows everyone doing
here on earth?" duo asked as he caught up to quatre. Quatre had a solemn look
"I'm not sure but we can update when were alone"
The streets around the
area where Jonathan said the base was, were quiet. "Quite a small operation you
have dont you?" Zechs asked as they slowed down. He let go quickly of his hold
on the young man. Jonathan got off the bike shortly followed by zechs, he looked
around making sure that they werent being followed and then looked at zechs "I
warn you....looks can be decieving" he smiled and walked into the old grey
building that they had parked in front of. Zechs scowled "What is that fowl
smell?" jonathan laughed "It's the market thats next door, you knwo...fresh meat
and all that" he laughed and held the door for zechs. as they walked in there
was a small office like surroundings in the hallway, but there were a few doors
that spread off of the main door. jonathan took a right and headed down a dark
staircase leading to a door that was labeled 'parts storage' "are you leading me
on a wild goose chase, jonathan?" zechs said loudly. jonathan motioned him to be
quiet and knocked five times lightly on the door. there was an unbolting sound
behind it and a large man in a dark suit opened the door. and soluted jonathan.
"Alright, everyone!..." Jonathan's voice raised and the lights came on and zechs
eybrow raised "What the h....." zechs looked in astonishment around him. "Lt
zechs, meet the 'Liberty faction' all 200 or so of us" Jonathan looked the most
confident that zechs had ever seen him. around the two young men there were tons
of people coming and going in a large war like office area. there were radars
and homing signaling machines, and so much high teck equipment that zechs
thought he was back with OZ he had to blink..."This is....this is your
headquarters...I thought you said you couldnt get financial backing?" jonathan
picked upa clipboard "Well, we couldnt from the assembly that supplied the
preventers, so we kindof had to go a bit lower on the earthsphere scale~ thats
putting it kindly, and I'm not the one that did this, I only help run things..."
zechs was so happily surprised, he felt at home in this form of an atmosphere.
"So, zechs, would you like to help represent us and use your skills to help us
protect the peace, and get your chance to search fro treize? if this is too much
I'll understand" zechs frowned and grabbed his hand, which was obviously
infected. "I'll do what you wish , but I cant be true to myself, unless you alow
me to follow my haunch, but I wish no one to see my face I am a shameful disease
to this planet, and I wish no more harm or problems on relena, we wouldnt want
another milliardo peacecraft to surface now would we" jonathan smiled broadly "
sir I will help in the best I can, and of course, please do act on your own free
will, I'll respect any decision that you make, my father would have liked to
have known you helped us, in his idea this was his dream" jonathan looked
ashamed 'I didnt want to say anything about my father, ohh great' he thought
zechs looked at him, "who's your father?" jonathan began to walk towards a
screen and look at it, "No one important" he replied "But, now about cloths, you
cant stay in those, lets get something for you and we'll work on the face a
little later. Oreho, please bring in that comanders uniform we had saved, I
think that should fit you just fine. And then we'll get some food in you"
Jonathan wrote down some information down on the clipboard zechs grumbled a bit
"Now...I wont be baby'd just because I ofered to help, I can take care of
yourself, I'll wear your uniform, but you dont have to feed me like I was a
child or trainee in your care" he was showing anger in a flash of his eyes.
which made jonathan almost feel like pulling himself into a shell "I'm sorry
sir..." he finally said quietly. Zechs just turned his head and tryied to change
the mood, "Whats this screen measuring?" jonathan leaned foward towards it and
pionted at graph on the screen "See this here, well it's watching basicaly how
many crafts go to the colonies in this sector. we have almost evrything being
watched somehow or another.." his thoughts were interupted when the young man
oreho came back with something covered in his hand on a hanger. "Ok sir?" the
young man asked "here is your uniform, you can change in the lockers this way,
you can come with me" zechs stood up to follow him, and jonathan began to stand
also. zechs looked at him with the corner of his eye "I'll be fine.." he said
quietly knowing the young man was worried 'Well I guess my plans change, I'll
disapear soon after I find out what treize is up to, till then I'll humor them,
I never knew a dead man could be so entertaining' he snyly thought to himslef as
he walked down the quiet hallway behind the yound spanniard "right in here sir"
the young man led the way into a classy room carpeted in a burgandy color and
had swords and guns hanging on the wall probably for decoration and for
selection if needed. "Thank you...oreho?" the young man looked at him "yes sir,
if you need anything, I'll be outside" zechs hung his head letting his bangs
cover his shamed face "No, I'm fine, just leave" the young man soluted and left
the room in haste. zechs was left in the aristocratical looking room he pulled
the uniform out of it's covering. It was much like his old one only a darker
more crimson color and the pants were black. The uniform looked more like a suit
probably to be less conspicuous but the belt and tie and adornments that went
with it were that of general ranking and very flashy, it all brought memories
flooding back to him. of when treize first outfitted him as a luitenant in OZ so
much was handed him then, leading him down the path that he still trods today.
Zechs slowly pulled the jacket that he wore, over his wounded hand cringing as
it scraped the infected part and then slowly pulled his pants off. he pulled the
tight fitting black pants on, they were quite comfortable, and almost made him
feel secure after being out of uniform for so long. then hi pulled the black
tight tee-shirt on over his head being careful so as to ot catch his hand again.
and then slowly pulled a bright red vest on that was buttoned securly in place,
and last befor the jacket he pulled on a belt and some sort of a girded piece of
leather that hung across his chest and to his hip. he then pulled the crimson
jacket on fastening it up a ways and pulling the tie aroung his neck fastening
it so that it puffed at the top. And then lastly he pulled the ribbon of heavy
fabric over one shoulder and across his chest it was running opppsite of the
peice of leather it was meant to hold metals and such but it just quardinated
the colors more, it was gold with blue lined edges now zechs tood and looked
inquisitively at the wall. He reached up "This is going to be fun" he made a few
choices and grabebd a long delicate bladed sword and its cover and hung it from
his weapons belt, he grabbed a couple pistols and their amunition and put them
under his caot and put a knife down under the edge of the tall black boots that
had come with the uniform "Well that should be enough...for now anyway" he
smirked feeling proud that he was back to himself again.He walked out into the
hallway holding his his head high and elegantly like a true knight, ' mayby
theres place in this lifetime for someone like me, yet' as he walked out into
the room that he had left jonathan in he heard a few gasps and as he came up to
jonathan he turned around and looked at zechs "SIR?" he said in surprise. Zechs
just looked at him with a stern look on his face, he knew what he was doing.
Jonathan soluted him "Welcome sir, to the Liberty faction, and I welcomly put
you in charge of our new mission that is to prevent any actions of the
aristocrats youa re now in charge of mission 'NOVA' thank you sir" as jonathan
soluted him again everyone else stopped and soluted him, even the young spanish
man soluted and said "Welcome, comander~ to us, and mission 'nova' "
