Title: Mission By: Cheska-chan E-Mail address: Minnashime@aol.com Chapter 3 PG? PG-13? General? How am I suppose to know...? Disclaimer: *takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly* Okay...I can do this..I can... It is to my disadvantage that I say this, I do not enjoy saying this neither would you but us writers must do this. I don't own Sailor Moon or Gundum Wing. I should go now...*walks away* Author's Notes: Here's the next chapter of Mission! ^_^ Thank you for reading this and thank you proofreaders for checking it out!! ^_^ Arigatou minna-san! As you all know, Serena is sixteen here and let's see...the gundum wing pilots should be sixteen or seventeen here! Cheska: I think that's about it here.... Quatre and Trowa walk up and Cheska turns around to see them. Quatre: That's a bit short in comparison to your other notes. Cheska glares at them but stops after seeing Trowa there, knowing how overprotective he is. Cheska: I know but nothing else to write about. Trowa: ......you're writing right now. Cheska: See Quatre..it's not short! Trowa standing there next to Quatre. Quatre: Okay Miss Cheska, shall we prepare for the next chapter? Cheska: Sure thing! ^^ Have fun!! Quatre and Trowa walk off. Cheska: Can't argue about anything with those two..*sigh* oh well! Now on with the story!! *walks off as well* ************************* Heero walked through the Peacecraft Academy grounds outside of the building, letting his thoughts drift. He was wearing his usual green tank top and black shorts and his usual emotionless face except this time his eyes showed a type of confusion in them. (That 06 Gundum Pilot shouldn't be an assassin like us. It doesn't suit her, then again neither do the others. Her past is a complete mystery and we are alike in some ways. Wait a minute! Why am I thinking of her!) Heero stopped and looked up at the stars before looking at the view before him. There on the bench near the trees sat the girl he just thought about, Serena also known as Moon, 06 Gundum Pilot of the Lunarius Moon. Heero's eyes softened but changed back to its cold emotionless look as he went into the shadows of the trees nearby, watching her solitary figure. ************* Serena sat on the bench near the willow tree, watching the calm night sky full of stars and especially the moon. Then looked down at her hands who were on her lap and bent her head down and two teardrops fell from her her eyes. (These emotions are not suppose to be here! It's a sign of weakness! Weakness!) thought Serena as she hardened her features and willed her tears to stop and then wiped away her tears but it didn't stop as her mind wandered off to her memories once again and the tears kept on flowing down her face. (Why? Why must this happen to me after all these years? What's making me so soft?) she questioned herself. Just then her eyes widened and she took on her cold and emotionless face show once more and stopped her crying out of sheer determination and will. Serena wiped her remaining tears away and bent down to retrieve her gun and slowly drew it out and positioned correctly. "Come out. I know you're there hiding in the shadows behind me,"Serena said icily. At that moment, Heero came out of the shadows and stood there with his emotionless look. "What are you doing here?"Heero asked in an emotionless look. "I should say the same about you,"Serena answered in the same monotone as she put her gun back in its hiding place. For awhile the two just looked at each other with those cold and expressionless eyes of theirs. Then Heero walked over to her just behind the bench and looked out at the sky. "I was out here thinking and wondering to myself,"Heero said at last in his monotone voice. "Same here,"she answered the same way. Then silence followed for quite awhile. "I've wondered...why; after all this time, never once have I felt bad about all the people I killed and all the lives I've destroyed. Then this comes along, my conscience and humanity. I have been taught that emotions are a sign of weakness, it shouldn't be there and therefore deleted but it shows up,"Serena spoke softly," There is blood in my hands that can not be cleaned away, it will alway be there and my soul is forever tainted by the memories of the lives I have killed. Those people shouldn't have been killed by me, they were only there because of their beliefs and have been persuaded by the enemy." "Some things can not be undone. You did what you had to do and they knew the consequences as did you when you took this job as an assassin. There are certain sacrifices that we all must have. You're emotions and your conscience is a sign of humanity...but we are human after all, it can't just go away. You can't have your guard down once you are in a mission. It can be very difficult to cope with once you are in a tight situation,"said Heero in a monotone voice. "I know...my whole life has been based on missions and I'm sure yours have been as well, you haven't let much of yourself show after all these years. Your eyes tell that you have lived a complicated life,"spoke Serena as she turned to look at him. "Yours as well,"said Heero as he looked down at her eyes. (Her eyes are just like mine: cold, hard, and emotionless but right now it has added features of pain and sorrow. She has been through much and there is also..confusion.) thought Heero. Then Serena turned away from his gaze and stood up. As she turned around again, she put up the same facade up and smiled softly as it reached her eyes for a brief second for him. "Thank you, Heero for the company and your understanding but please...don't talk about this with the others?"said Serena. "Hn." he nodded, turning his head away from her face and putting up his cold wall from human life once more. Serena smiled a genuine smile before putting up her defences once more as she walked away toward the dormroom, she wouldn't speak of this conversation, either, if he wouldn't. ********************************* Serena took a shower and got ready for school, as she got out of the closet all dressed she fixed her hair in a braid and walked out at the balcony. The sun was beginning to rise and she stared affectionately at the beautiful scene before her. Several colors formed in the air and slowly began to take shape of a light blue as darkness turned into light. (I will find all the reasons to these bits and pieces of my earlier childhood. I will. This is my own mission and I will not fail, not after all these years of being an assassin. And I will find out why Dr. M came back after abandoning me with another scientist..she doesn't belong in my life again! She doesn't!) thought Serena as her eyes hardened once more as she pushed down these thoughts. She came back into the room and went off to her first period with the supplies she would need as well as a gun hidden away. Walking toward the classroom she noticed a loud slam against the wall. Slowly she approached the classroom and peeked in, no one was around and yet she distinctly heard a slam. Getting nearer, she put her head in slowly and looked around and saw that at the corner from the right side were two people. Relena and a man. Relena was slammed up against the wall with a cloth tied around her mouth and her eyes held no fear but hope within them for someone to come and save her from this man. The man was obviously a killer because he held a gun in his hand as well as hatred and bloodthirst. With a small sigh that couldn't be heard within two feet of Serena, she closed her eyes for a brief second before stepping in. (Might as well save the poor girl. After all we have to protect the baka!)thought Serena as she shook her head in exasperation. Stepping inside the classroom without a sound, Serena drew her gun toward the attacker and clicked the safety off. The man drew his head slowly toward the new person. "I will kill you. Let the girl go,"Serena stated, her eyes hard and cold without emotion or care in a monotone voice. "A weak onna like you?"laughed the man. Boom! The man's eyes widened and the pupils were now dilated as he fell to the ground, releasing his grip from the gun which clattered to the ground and let go of his captive. Relena's eyes widened and stepped backwards, away from the corpse of her previous attacker. Then took off the cloth from her mouth and let it drift slowly to the ground as she gasped at the sight. Serena put her gun back to its hiding place before Relena knew where it was and then stepped toward the body. "You should hide the body before anyone knows of its existence as well as what happened,"Serena said in monotone. Relena just nodded as she recollected her feelings and grabbed hold of the arms and started dragging the body toward the closet in back of the podium. Serena stepped toward the door and opened the closet for Relena as they started putting the body in there and shut it close. There was still the stench of blood and Relena went toward her small purse on the other side of the room and took out a spray and sprayed around the room, erasing the smell for the time being. As soon as they were done, students began to file inside just at the time that Serena sat down, acting as if nothing happened. Relena had a far away look but soon recovered once everyone was present and seated. The five gundum boys looked questioningly at Relena Peacecraft but decided not to bring it up. *ahem* "Welcome. I hope you all had a good sleep last night. Now then, today will be a bit different instead of the usual lecture. I want you all to give an oral presentation on your thoughts about peace and death as well as life. It's all up to you on what you think about it, whether you agree, disagree or whichever you want to say about this. I'd like it written down as well. That is all, you can spend the rest of the period working on it,"said Relena with a clear and calm voice but deep inside she wasn't, she was still getting over what happened awhile ago. Once her words were said, everyone began writing down or whispering to one another. Serena began writing down along with the other pilots and as the period ended and the bell sounded out, they were all done and finished with it. Everyone walked out of the classroom but Serena stayed behind, the pilots saw this but decided not to say anything. Serena walked toward Relena who was looking at the closet with a distant gaze until Serena stepped in beside her. "What are you going to do with the corpse? It's a bad idea to have someone killed in the Sanq Kingdom when there is the belief of pacifism,"stated Serena in monotone. "You killed someone. You could have knocked the man out or something, but kill?!"Relena questioned. "It was to my advantage and I used it,"Serena answered with iciness to her voice. "You're an assassin,"stated Relena. Serena nodded and walked toward the door. "If you want. I will deal with the man's body. I'll just put it in the forest and no one will know,"stated Serena. "No, I'll deal with it. Get to your next class, you wouldn't want to be late,"confirmed Relena. Serena nodded and walked out of the room and toward the next class. Relena sighed inwardly before piecing together on what to do. ******************* That following afternoon the five G-pilots were outside at the park near the Academy. It was a beautiful and bright, sunny day where the birds tweeted and flew around. A lake was in front of where they sat down. It was a small picnic they were having packed with various amounts of food and unopened at the moment. Quatre was setting the blanket with help from Trowa. Wufie then sat the three picnic baskets on it and started unpacking cups and etc. with Heero helping out. Duo was helping with that as well once he arrived. "Alright...I think that's about it,"Quatre stated. "Alright! Food!!"exclaimed Duo with twinkles in his eyes at those said words. Wufie frowned and rolled his eyes at his statement. Duo sprang up and started for the food as they were unpacked but Wufie held him down by his shoulders. "Hey! What?! Wu-man let me go!!!"Duo cried out. "Wait till they're all unpacked Maxwell! And don't call me Wu-man!"Wufie said. This time Duo didn't say anything as he sat down, folding his arms and muttering. Once the food was set and ready, they all ate and Duo had his smile back on his face as he started chatting uncontrollably until Wufie smacked him upside the head to shut him up. Unfortunately, Wufie's way to quiet the Shinigami pilot didn't work. Heero was under the shade of the tree and brought his laptop with him, he took it out and started to hack into files and send virus to other computers. He tuned Duo's incessant nonsense mixed with Quatre's pleads to stop this. Trowa was quiet but his features looked as if he was trying to tune him out as well. Wufie was starting to get tired of this and Heero knew that sooner or later he will start getting violent on Duo. Serena was in her room at the dorms typing until mail came for her. She opened the e-mail and read the contents that lied within it. MOON: I want you to meet me at the nearby labratory today. It's near the Park over there. I need to discuss something with you. Serena stared at the screen and then shut the computer off. She wondered what was going on but decided not to waste time any longer. Serena Usagi got up and went over to the closet to get her black coat before making her trip to the nearby labratory. She wore a dark red 3/4 shirt and blue jeans with her black coat over her clothes. Her golden hair was done in a braid with black clips on the sides. She carried a usual gun on her with one knife in her pocket. As she cut across the park she heard a wailing scream and a an intimidating shout of threats that followed. As she drew nearer, Serena Usagi saw Duo running away from a shouting Wufie that followed him with his fist raised high in the air. Serena wanted to laugh but she knew that she shouldn't be showing any emotions. (Trivial nonsense with those two. I shouldn't be showing these baka human emotions. I am a perfect soldier! An assassin! Not some weak onna!) Serena thought as she continued walking through the park. As she saw the two pilots pass by, she saw the other three pilots on top of the hill close by. She ignored them as she passed by until Quatre came toward her with a smile on his face. "Hi Miss Tsukino! How are you?"greeted Quatre,"Won't you join us? I believe there is some food left." Serena turned to face him with an indifferent look on her face. "Please Quatre don't call me with such formalities. Just call me by my name,"said Serena Usagi. "Okay...Serena,"said Quatre. "I can't stay for long. I need to go somewhere,"Serena stated before continuing on with her trip to the labratory. "A mission?" said Quatre. Serena Usagi didn't say anything but continued on walking, since she knows full well that they aren't included in whatever Dr. J informed her about. Upon arrival of the labratory that Dr. J informed her about, Serena stared directly at the small building. It was barely recognizable. It was a small shack than a building or a labratory with worn down wood and peeling paint hanging around. As Serena Usagi walked closer to the building, she put up a colder look before knocking on the door. When no answer came she turned the knob and walked inside. There were no lights except from the little that showed through from the dirty windows and the opened door. Looking around, the whole place was highly disorganized but good enough to be in. As Serena walked inside, the only sound was the small echo of her black boots. Then a small sound was heard toward the door to her right from across the room. Serena turned her head toward the place and pulled her coat closer to her body before walking there with stealth. With one hand to her gun and the other to the doorknob, she quickly opened the door and stuck her head in. Dr. J stood there clicking his mechanic hand as she looked at him from the doorway. He smiled before signalling her in. "You told me to come,"stated Serena in monotone. "I wanted to speak with you,"Dr. J replied and then turned toward the desk next to him and opened a drawer and pressed and scratched at something from that drawer. After several seconds, a small whirring noise came and the desk went down to the ground replaced by a stairway. "Come with me,"Dr. J said before walking down the dark stairways. Serena followed him down the stairs and once there, there were a group of people awaiting her. They all looked at her in an interrogating way that made her face harden more. Dr. J stood with that group, his face impartial. Another stood next to him that she knew, Dr. M, the one person that she didn't feel up to talking to or seeing. "Serena Usagi Tsukino a.k.a Moon. Age fifteen. Born from Japan. Nationality: japanese. Her family deceased which were Kenji Tsukino, and Ikoku Tsukino. Like 01 and yet different; both are the perfect soldiers. Cold, hard, hidden emotions, and gets the job done. The sixth gundum pilot and pilots the Lunarius Moon,"introduced Dr. J to the others once she was at the bottom of the stairs. "Serena, these are my accomplices. Dr. G, H, O, S, and you know Dr. M. They are a part of what I-we have to tell you,"Dr. J said. Serena regarded the doctors that he just presented. Dr. H was a short, plump, and round faced man with oily black hair and a thin mustache. Next to him was Dr. G who has a mushroom haircut with a long nose and slightly stooped shoulders. Slightly at the back was Dr. O and stood above the others, he was a tall and bald man with a broad figure. Next to Dr. J was Dr. S who almost rivaled the height of Dr. O with gray hair that stood up his head and wore a brown rubber mask that covered his nose. Finally, there was Dr. M who was almost hidden at the shadows near the wall. She wore the same white labcoat as the others with her hair done the same way as always; in a type of bob. She wore dark green shirt overed by a dark purple vest and matching pants. As Serena looked in back of the doctors. It was dark as always with some hanging lights all over the place. The room(s) were large and held various scientific objects all around on top or on the side of the lab tables. Computers lined the whole area with printers and chemicals as well. "Dr. H is the maker of the Sandrock and you know that 03 pilots it. Dr. G is the maker of Deathscythe who trained 02. Dr. O came up with Shenlong and 05 pilots that. Dr. S is the creator of Heavyarms piloted by 04. I am the one who designed Wing Gundum and trained as well as raised..."informed Dr. J. "..01. I know,"intoned Moon as she reverted back to her soldier self,"I believe that Dr. M designed the Lunarius Moon?" "Yes, that's right,"regarded Dr. J. "There is more to it than just telling you about us and the boys, Moon. Much more,"Dr. G spoke up. Moon's eyes stared at Dr. G as he spoke; waiting for what else he had to say but turned when another spoke. "We believe that you should know something about your past,"Dr. H said. Moon's facial expression turned from hard to intrigued as her eyebrows raised a little bit. "Dr. H and Dr. O were part of Oz from long, long ago until they switched to our side,"Dr. S said. "You weren't always with Dr. M at those early ages,"Dr. J said. "Hai, I know. I can sort of remember....the house was broken in and Oz soldiers came and killed. I was taken away and two scientists were in this room that I was in....they were talking to one another..."Serena was back and closed her eyes as she struggled to remember. "Dr. O and I were those scientists,"Dr. H informed,"We figured that we would train you to be a perfect assassin; an experiment I would say. You would be a great experiment that we could mold into." "This lasted for several months until you turned into 1 1/2 years old. Trieze Khushrenada came around; he was still young. About eleven to thirteen. His father was alive at the time and was with Trieze. Trieze doesn't know but his father does. He saw the experiment we performed and was quite supportive but told us to turn up the training,"Dr. O picked up. "We did as we were told for awhile. That is until, Dr. M came and took you away and trained you herself. By that time you were two years old and didn't really remember everything that has happened,"Dr. H ended. Serena listened to all that they said and took it all in. Throughout that time, she remembered and could almost feel the pain and suffering all over again. Some of the memories resurfaced but they would be a bit blurry and indistinct. (What they said explains a lot about these memories...a whole lot. Now I know what happened...what really happened.) Serena said inside her mind. To be continued.... ***************************** There goes Chapter 2 of Mission.