The Ice Princess
Part X
It had been hours since Trowa stood in Lady Une’s office and found out by Duo Maxwell that Glenn Daniels had escaped. He didn’t like this. Something was wrong. Ever since Relena returned from her disappearance, things have started changing slowly. Life didn’t feel right anymore.
"Trowa?" He heard Catherine call his name from their mobile home.
Trowa looked at his sister’s face and he could tell that something important happened.
"Lady Une is on the phone for you."
Trowa went to pick up the phone.
"Trowa, there was an explosion near the Sank Kingdom." Lady Une began.
Trowa’s eyes narrowed together. Something happened.
"You are to go and investigate."
Trowa nodded.
"Trowa, I know you wanted to be there when Quatre and Relena announce their engagement but you have to understand that with Daniels’ escape, we need you to do this. I hope you understand." Lady Une said kindly.
Trowa didn’t say anything.
"Good luck." Lady Une said and with that she disconnected the line with Trowa.
Trowa stared the vid phone and sighed. The truth was Trowa didn’t really want to be there for Quatre’s and Relena’s engagement announcement. But now he had an excuse. But the explosion happened around the Sank Kingdom. Could it have been the underground lab Relena had asked him to investigate?
"Catherine, I’m leaving." Trowa said while grabbing some certain things for his trip.
"Again? Where to this time?" Catherine asked.
"The Sank Kingdom."
"Huh?"
"Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon." Trowa said.
"What about the engagement announcement, it’s going to be tomorrow?" Catherine asked.
Trowa didn’t answer. Catherine merely shook her head.
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Noin sat by the window watching the day slowly turning into night. Tomorrow the whole world and its colonies will know about the engagement.
She thought of Millardo. He was still missing and she was beginning to worry more. He had to be here for his sister.
"Noin." She heard a voice say her name.
Noin turned around and saw Relena standing by the doorway. Noin gently smiled at her.
"Where’s Millardo?" Relena asked.
Noin sighed and pulled out the letter Millardo had left for her. She let Relena read it and Noin saw Relena’s eyes widen.
"When?" Relena asked.
"Two days ago."
Relena gave Noin the letter back and left the room.
Noin didn’t know what was going on, but too many things were going on and she knew she was lost.
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In the morning, Quatre sat in front of Rashid at the Peacecraft’s breakfast table.
"You’re glowing, Master Quatre." Rashid commented.
Quatre smiled. He was glowing and he knew it. Today the world and the colonies would find out of his engagement to Relena.
Then Relena entered the room and mumbled a good morning. She sat next to Quatre and began eating her breakfast.
Quatre noticed right away Relena’s mood. He didn’t want his fiancée acting like this.
"What’s wrong?" He asked.
"Millardo left with Heero." Relena replied.
Quatre stared at Relena and felt quilty about not telling her.
"I’m sure they’ll be here for the announcement."
Relena didn’t answer.
"Good mmmmmmmmooooooooorrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnngggggg!" A loud male voice said.
All three turned around to see Duo Maxwell standing slightly behind them.
"Morning." All three replied.
Duo sat next to Rashid and began eating off of his plate along with Relena’s.
"Please don’t eat their food, Duo." Quatre politely said.
"Oh sorry." Duo said and then his face suddenly became semi serious.
"I got a call from Lady Une. There was an explosion near the Sank Kingdom."
Quatre watched Relena stop eating and looking at Duo with worry eyes.
"Trowa is there, his investigating the situation. Duo continued.
"So, Trowa isn’t going to be here?" Quatre asked.
"Guess not." Duo answered him.
Suddenly Relena stood up. "Excuse me." She said and left.
"Alright! My food!" Duo said while jumping to get Relena’s breakfast.
"She’s upset." Rashid commented while watching Duo stuff his face.
"We should leave her alone for awhile." Quatre suggested but more to himself.
"Hey! It’s mine!"
Quatre and Rashid turned to see Duo trying to take Noin’s breakfast.
"Get your own!" Yelled Noin.
"I want this one!"
Soon Noin began kicking Duo off of her.
Both Quatre and Rashid sighed.
"She’s just cooling off." Quatre said.
Duo was already on the ground holding Noin’s plate while Noin did wrestling moves on him.
"Give it back!" Noin yelled.
"Isn’t she a little too violent?" Rashid asked.
"Like I said, she’s just cooling off."
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Trowa walked through the burnt ruins of the underground lab. There were so many dead bodies laying around. Many had already been dead before the explosion occurred. He wondered what had caused the explosion.
He walked deeper into the lab until he finally got to a huge room. He walked around a bit when he noticed a body part on the floor. Soon he saw another one. Blood was splattered on the ground that led him to a shocking discovery.
In the center of the room was the rest of the body, but there wasn’t only one but two bodies. One was still holding the other but that wasn’t what shook him up. These bodies belonged to Heero and Relena.
Trowa felt his eyes begin to water. He didn’t want to believe it, but they were both there in front of him. Their lifeless bodies clinging to each other. But something wasn’t right? Wasn’t Relena with Quatre?
They’re cloning people, Relena.
Trowa’s heart skipped a beat. He couldn’t believe it. He wouldn’t believe it. This was not happening. He neared them and fell to his knees. There was so much dried blood on them. He gently touched Relena’s face. She was so cold and stiff. Her body didn’t feel like half a day old dead body. He touched Heero’s face and felt the difference right away. Was Relena already dead before the explosion as well? If so, did Heero cause this bombing?
They’re cloning people, Relena.
Trowa touched her face again. She was really dead. She had been dead for a long time. Was it during the shuttle incident two months ago? Yes, that had to be it. She had to have died there. He leaned down and gently pressed his lips on Relena’s cold dead lips. He felt his tears silently spill onto Relena’s face.
As his lips departed Relena’s he heard distant crying. There was someone still alive. He began to follow the sobbing. As he got closer to the crying it stopped, he never who ever was sobbing was very close by. When he reached the place he thought he heard the crying coming from he gasped.
On the ground laid a baby infant peacefully sleeping.
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Noin stood at the back of the stage. She saw the crowd standing in the front. They awaited their Pacifists to appear and to announce their joy.
Millardo had never shown up. Now she knew something terrible had happened. She felt that the explosion near the Sank Kingdom had something to do with Millardo’s disappearance.
Soon the crowd cheered and Noin knew that the couple had made their appearance. These people knew what was going to happen but they still wanted to hear it from the couples’ themselves.
"Thank you all for coming." Quatre began.
Noin snickered and closed her eyes. The life-changing announcement was about to occur and Millardo wasn’t anywhere around.
"We have an announcement to make." Quatre continued.
Where was Millardo? Why wasn’t he here? These questions lingered in Noin’s head.
"The Vice Foreign Minister Relena Dorlian and I, Quatre R. Winner are engaged to be married." Quatre finished.
The crowd went wild. They were happy with this decision.
"What a day to remember." Noin said to herself.
Suddenly she heard running on the stage and then a gunshot loudly exploded. The crowd screamed. Noin opened her eyes and to her horror she felt her world turned upside down.
To be continue………………
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