The two girls watched in
horror as their parents were held at gunpoint. Zechs and Noin had been
assigned to destroy a base on the moon of Jupiter, which was rumored to be
home to a group of rebels that once again threatened the peace of the space
colonies and the Earth. The two children had snuck aboard thier parents ship.
Zechs didn't want to leave them alone on the ship unsupervised and in
possible danger. Guards restrained the two girls.
"Mom I'm scared."
Amanda said her voice trembeling. Zechs and Noin looked intensely at each
other trying to formulate a plan of escape.
"My name is Rowan. I
don't want to hurt you. I just need to know what you are doing here, who sent
you and what you plan to do."
Silence.
"Ok maybe you need
a little help remembering." Rowan walked over to Amanda. Zechs snatched his
arm from the guard that held it, and then punched the guard. Noin Aries and
Amanda followed suit. The guards shot a barrage of bullets in the air at the
fleeing family. Zechs led his kin to the ship and fired up the engines.
Landing in one of creators on the surface Zechs rushed over to Noin, who was
leaning against the wall breathing heavily. Her left hand was pressed
against her abdomen. Zechs re moved her hand to find blood soaked through her
clothes and dripping form her fingertips.
"Lucrezia......just
hold on......you'll be ok." he held hi sown hand over the wound willing it
to absorb the blood.
"Zechs......take care......Aries, Amanda I love
you so much." The two girls embraced their mother. Noin hugged them with all
of her strength.
"Mom don't go." Aries pleaded
"Yea we'll
be lonely with out you."
Noin smiled half-heartedly then turned her
attention to her husband. Zechs leaned forward claiming his wife's lips for
the last time. It broke his heart to watch life escape from his wife like
water escaping a broken glass. The color drained from her
face.
"I love Milliardo."
"I love you
Lucrezia."
Her eyes closed for the last time. Zechs embraced her then
looked at the peaceful expression she had on her face. He broke away from,
tears streaming down his face.
"Dad I'm sorry this is all my fault I
convinced Amanda to come I'm so sorry." Aries said to her father. Zechs was
so devastated by his loss that he never answered his daughter or told her it
wasn't her fault.
"Dad look!" Amanda screamed. A fleet of mobile
suits passed over the creator. Zechs walked to the back of the ship opening
the hatch to the one escape pod on the ship.
"Dad, we’re not leaving
you" the girls said in unison
"You have to." He helped them in
pausing only to tell his daughters how much he loved them. Walking over to
the other console he set the course of the pod, knowing that one wrong number
could make the pod float off into space until it ran out of power. With tears
almost blinding him Zechs pressed the red deployment button and watch as the pod
speed off towards its destination: Earth.
The former Lightning
Count said a silent farewell to his two brave daughters. He maneuvered the
ship out of the creator and toward the base. The fleet, seeing the ship sped
towards him. Zechs fired missiles into the approaching fleet causing giant
explosions.
"You'll pay for that!" The captain of the armada
screamed
"I have already paid the ultimate price. I have no more to
lose."
He accelerated the ship to it maximum and plowed into the base
causing monstrous
fireball.
End of
the Prologue Stay tuned to find out what happens next.
