Gundams Blinded By Emotion
The year is After Colony 0195, the problems with OZ had still not come to an end. In an attempt to bring peace, Relena Peacecraft takes her role as Queen. The Six Gundam pilots continue to attack the OZ armies, as well as the rebel army, Whitefang, now being lead by Millieardo. With him in control of the Whitefang, Relena steps down, and the Gundam pilots find themselves facing a new enemy.
~~~
"Shikira, you can’t do that," Quatre stated.
"Why not?" she questioned as she headed for her motorcycle.
"Because, my dear suicidal sister, you would miss a certain someone too much," Duo stated.
"Who…you?" she asked sarcastically.
"Now that’s just cruel," Duo said crossing his arms.
"Shikira, you can’t take on the Epyon by yourself," Quatre stated.
"No, you won’t Shikira, so don’t even argue with them," a voice from behind them said.
"Trowa, it’s good to see you," Quatre said. Shikira blushed slightly as she looked at Trowa.
"Trowa, could you please talk some sense into my sister?" Duo asked him knowing Shikira would definitely listen to Trowa. Trowa just looked at Shikira.
"You can’ face Epyon, your emotions are too high, and you know you won’t be able to kill Millieardo," he said. He watched her expression relax slightly as she crossed her arms over her chest and frowned slightly. He smirked, to him, she looked so adorably cute like that.
"Fine, I won’t fight Epyon or Millieardo," she said quietly. Duo gave a sigh of relief, for he knew his sister would push the self-detonation button whenever she had the chance to. Shikira placed her helmet back down on the seat of the motorcycle and turned to face the three other boys.
"You better not fight Epyon, I will be mad I missed all the action," Duo said snickering.
"Yes, well I suppose I get being crazy and suicidal from being related to The Great Destroyer," she said as she walked past them. Duo fell at her statement and Quatre and Trowa laughed.
"That was mean," he said trying to ad comedy to his situation so he wouldn’t look like the fool. Shikira shook her head slightly as she walked towards the hanger where her Gundam, Starwing, was still in about a thousand small pieces. This had been the result to the self-detonation button inside the Gundam.
"A Gundam pilot must be willing to do anything," she whispered to herself.
"Yes, but there are limits to that," Trowa said as he walked up beside her. Shikira glanced over at him and noticed he was looking at her Gundam.
"Sometimes, yes there should be limits," she sighed as she kicked a piece of scrap, "but I know that as a Gundam pilot those limits are different," she stated.
"You’re serious about fighting the Epyon aren’t you?" he asked. Shikira laughed slightly and turned to face him, leaning up against a railing.
"Of course I am, I would not have said it if I didn’t mean it," she said.
"Don’t do it alone, Duo would miss you too much," he said as he turned and walked out. Shikira watched him leave and thought to herself.
"Is it you or Duo who would miss me?" she thought as she walked out of the hanger and looked over at her motorcycle. She grabbed her helmet and placed it over her hair, her long brown hair hanging down her back. She revved the engine and pushed the visor down.
"Shikira!" Duo yelled as Shikira took off in a cloud of dust. Quatre and Trowa looked at the bike zoom off. Trowa sighed and grabbed his own helmet and walked towards his own bike.
"Trowa, where are you going?" Quatre asked. Trowa started up his bike and sat down turning his head to the two.
"I’m going to stop Shikira from getting Tallgeese and killing herself," Trowa said as he put the visor down and took off after Shikira.
"Is there something going on between those two that I’m not knowing about?" Duo said as he scratched his head and watched Trowa go off after his sister. Quatre looked at him funny and sighed shaking his head walking back into the base.
"What!?" Duo yelled as he followed him. Shikira looked behind her and noticed that Trowa was following her. She however, much to Trowa’s surprise, did not increase her speed. Trowa pulled his bike up beside hers and pushed his visor up.
"Shikira stop! You can’t fight Epyon with Tallgeese!" he yelled. Shikira turned to him, also pushing up her visor.
"Then I die trying!" she countered.
"That’s a pointless death then and a cowards way out of a war!" was his response. Shikira grew red with anger.
"I am no coward!" she yelled. Trowa looked ahead jus in time to see a group of mobile dolls. As quick as he could he jumped off his bike and tackled Shikira. He pushed her off of the bike and held her as the two rolled down the steep, grassy hill, moments later their bikes impacting and exploding. Trowa winced as he rolled over some sharp rocks, scraping at his back. He felt Shikira’s grip on him tighten, her helmet having already been knocked off of her head. They came to a rest at the bottom of the hill, Trowa lying on top of Shikira, both of them had their eyes closed and wincing only slightly. Trowa opened his eyes slowly and looked up at the mobile dolls leaving, heading towards some other battle that was most likely started by Heero or Wufei. He gave a sigh and collapsed to the ground momentarily forgetting that Shikira was below him, until she winced. He looked down at her pale face and looked at her worriedly.
"Are you okay Shikira?" he asked her. She nodded and opened her eyes looking up at him, blushing slightly.
"But can you get off of me?" she asked quietly. Trowa slowly got off of her and kneeled in front of her as she sat up slowly. Their two helmets came rolling down the hill and stopped in front of them. By the time they had climbed up the hill it was getting close to dark.
"Ah shit!" Shikira said as Trowa climbed up onto the road beside her. In front of them were the burnt remains of their motorcycles.
"Well, I guess this means we’re walking back," Trowa said as he stood up slowly.
~~~
Heero and Wufei had returned to the base, they had only been told so much about Shikira’s decision to attack Epyon using Tallgeese.
"Don’t worry about her Duo," Wufei said to the pacing Duo who seemed to be wearing the carpet down.
"Yeah Duo, she is with Trowa after all," Quatre stated. Duo stopped and looked at them.
"That’s what I’m afraid of!" he yelled. Heero glanced out the window and sighed.
"Don’t worry Duo, here they are now," Heero stated. Duo and the other Gundam pilots walked out to see Trowa with his arm around Shikira’s shoulders, Shikira’s arm was around Trowa’s waist. Shikira was limping slightly and both of them had leaves and twigs in their hair, (not to mention the scratches on Trowa’s back). Duo stared at them as they walked towards them.
"Shikira! What have you two been doing?" Duo yelled. Shikira glanced at Trowa then looked back at her brother who was rolling up his sleeves.
"You’re dead man! No one touches my sister!" he yelled, fortunately Heero and Wufei held him back by the arms.
"What are you talking about Duo?" Trowa asked him. Duo glared at him.
"You know what I mean!" Duo yelled at him again. Quatre walked over and took Shikira from Trowa and looked at Duo.
"I told you so," he said. Duo growled slightly and looked at his sister, she already knew what he was going to ask.
"Our bikes crashed, blew up, we fell down he ridge, I sprained my ankle, and I did not do anything with Trowa," she said quietly.
"I still don’t trust you two together," Duo replied.
"And you trust me with your sister?" Heero asked.
"Hell yeah! You two are both suicidal, I don’t know who’s worse," he replied.
"Hey! Just be glad I didn’t steal Deathscythe and push the ‘button’" she snapped.
"You wouldn’t!" he yelled.
"Want to make a bet?" she smirked all cute like. Trowa started to laugh at the situation and fell down wincing slightly.
"I don’t see what’s so funny," Duo said. Quatre helped Shikira into the base, while Wufei and Heero helped Trowa inside. Duo scratched his head and followed them inside. Once inside Quatre bandaged Trowa’s back after he placed Shikira on the couch.
"Thanks Quatre," Trowa said as he stood up slowly.
"No problem Trowa. I’m going to need you two to stay here tonight so I can keep an eye on your wounds," he said. Shikira and Trowa both nodded their heads. Duo grumbled as he walked to Shikira’s room to grab a pillow and blanket. Meanwhile Trowa sat on the couch beside Shikira and looked down at her thinking. He blinked slightly as she sat up just slightly and rested her head on his chest.
"I’m okay, just…a bit sore," she said just as she yawned. Trowa smirked slightly and wrapped his arms around her as Shikira yawned again and closed her eyes. Shortly Trowa and Shikira were both fast asleep, Trowa’s arms still wrapped around Shikira. Duo had finally returned with a pillow and blanket for his sister and stopped short in the door and dropped the objects in his hands.
"What the…" Duo started to yell but was stopped as Heero put his hand over Duo’s mouth. Quatre picked up the blanket and covered the two on the couch. He picked up the pillow at Duo’s feet and tossed it to him.
"She doesn’t need a pillow now," Quatre joked as Heero pulled Dou from the room. Quatre turned off the light and sighed, shaking his head slightly and shut the door.
~~~
Trowa opened his eyes slowly, the pain in his back still there. He was about to sit up when he felt someone leaning against him. Then he remembered Shikira. He looked down and saw that Shikira had wrapped her arms around his waist and had her face buried against his chest. He smiled slightly and pushed a strand of her hair out of her face.
"You know, you’re lucky Trowa," Quatre said as he walked into the room. Trowa looked up at Quatre as he did Shikira shifted slightly but remained asleep.
"Duo was going to kill you last night. He’s still kind of pissed off about it too," Quatre said.
"I don’t see why. I did nothing," Trowa responded.
"I know, but you know how protective he is," he stated. She slowly opened her eyes, not sure where she is and yawned.
"Well, you’re awake now," Trowa said. Shikira blushed slightly as she now realized that she was hugging Trowa and sat up blushing deeper seeing Quatre was in the room. Shikira rubbed her ankle then stood up slowly. Trowa stood up beside her as she went to take a step she winced and collapsed into Trowa’s arms.
"Thanks Trowa," she said as she used his arms to stand up again.
"Don’t worry about it," he said as he helped her walk out of the room. Once Shikira was sitting down Trowa went to the hanger to see how the repairs on Heavyarms and Starwing were coming along. Duo walked into the room where one of the doctors was bandaging Shikira’s ankle. As soon as the doctor was gone Duo looked at his sister and sighed slightly.
"What?" Shikira asked glaring at Duo.
"Oh, nothing much. Just wondering why you and Trowa are getting so close," Duo said crossing his arms.
"What are you talking about?" she snapped. Duo looked at her.
"You know what I mean! The whole thing last night and sleeping like that with him! What is going on between you two?" he snapped back.
"Nothing is going on!" she stated. Duo just glared at her and she gladly returned the glare.
"Fine, whatever," he said and left the room. Shikira stood up slowly and rotated her ankle as she slowly made her way out of the room.
"Sibling rivalry?" Wufei asked as he looked at her.
"It’s not sibling rivalry," she stated. Wufei had his arms crossed and was facing her with his eyes closed.
"Then what was all that about?" he asked her.
"’That’…was an overprotective brother who doesn’t know when to keep his mouth shut," she snapped at him. Wufei looked at her. Shikira sighed and walked into the hanger where her Gundam, and now also her motorcycle lay in pieces.
"Duo’s upset about something," Trowa said as he stepped out of the shadows. Shikira glanced at him then looked back at her Gundam.
"He’s just being over protective," she replied and leaned up against a railing and sighed. Trowa walked up in front of her and looked down at her.
"You’re lucky you have him to look out for you," he said quietly.
"Yes, I know I am," she replied quietly. Trowa leaned forward and kissed her gently. Shikira blinked a bit surprised but closed her eyes and kissed him back. Just as Shikira wrapped her arms around his neck he wrapped his arms around he waist, Duo was just entering the hanger and stopped short. The two didn’t see him until he dropped the wrench in his hand and it bounced on the floor.
"Shikira?" he questioned. Both Shikira and Trowa turned towards Duo. Trowa’s arms were still wrapped around her waist, and Shikira was blushing deeply.
"Ah, uh, Duo," she replied as Duo looked at Trowa.
"Hey man, I told you not to touch my sister," Duo stated trying to keep his voice down. Shikira blinked and was about to say something when Trowa let go of her and walked towards Duo.
"Fine then, but you should know Duo, she isn’t a little girl anymore," Trowa stated. Duo balled his fist and threw it at Trowa’s face, punching his right cheek. Trowa just looked at him. Both of them turned at the sound of one of the white Tauros suits being powered up.
"Shikira! What are you doing!?" Duo yelled.
"What I should have done earlier!" she replied as the Tauros took off.
"Now where is she going?" Duo asked to no one specifically.
"She’s gone t get Tallgeese," Trowa replied as he walked towards Heavyarms. Duo clenched his fists and looked to where his sister had gone, then climbed up into Deathscythe.
~~~
By the time Heavyarms and Deathscythe had landed all that was left was the white Tauros, Tallgeese was already gone.
"Damn, she’s already headed for Zechs out in space! No way can she fight the Epyon with Tallgeese!" Duo cursed.
"Self detonation," Trowa whispered, but Duo caught it.
"You don’t think she’d go that far do you?" Duo asked over the link system between their two Gundams.
"I don’t know, it wouldn’t be the first time she’s pressed it. Come on Duo, we’ve got to set aside our differences right now, we have to help her," Trowa stated. Duo thought this over for a few seconds then set co-ordinates for space.
"Let’s go!" he said, then took off up to where Shikira would hopefully still be alive.
"Trowa, what’s going on?" Quatre asked over the communication link.
"Shikira’s got the Tallgeese and is going after Zechs," Trowa replied. Quatre nodded, he knew what he and the other Gundam pilots had to do. Once in space, Duo and Trowa could see the blasts from the fighting between Epyon and Tallgeese.
~~~
Shikira, inside of Tallgeese, stood in front of the Epyon.
"You will regret facing me with my own Gundam!" Zechs yelled. He was not aware that it was Shikira piloting the Tallgeese, so he did not care about the pilot. Gathering Whitefang troops surrounded the two Gundams.
"Stand down! This is between us two!" Zechs commanded. In a flash the two Gundams, Epyon and Tallgeese, were fighting at the pilots’ full potential.
"You’re very good…but not good enough!" he yelled as he brought the Epyon’s whip down at the Tallgeese. Shikira moved the energy sword so that the whip would wrap around it, immobilizing it for a few seconds.
"Sir, I’m picking up two more Gundams headed this way," a Lt. said over the Whitefang’s link system. Shikira had also picked up the two Gundams and flipped on a link.
"Shikira, you want some back up?" Duo asked as Deathscythe and Heavyarms stopped in front of the Whitefang’s troops.
"Not yet, you two watch your backs though," she stated. She then opened a communication link that only Zechs and the Gundam pilots would hear. She looked up in time to see the Epyon slash the whip down at the cockpit. As if on instinct she reached for the self-detonator.
"Sorry Duo…Trowa," she whispered as she slammed her fist into the button.
"Shikira don’t!" Duo yelled. Zechs stopped the whip from hitting the cockpit. Shikira blinked and looked around looking at the button.
"The detonator didn’t work?" she questioned. Just that moment Wing0, Altron, and Sandrock stopped beside Deathscythe and Heavyarms.
"Whitefang troops retreat!" Zechs commanded. Slowly the Whitefang troops left. The six Gundam pilots landed on a nearby colony and they each hopped out of them onto the ground.
"Shikira, are you okay?" Heero asked.
"Yes I’m fine," she replied quietly. Duo walked up to his sister and slapped her across the face, Shikira put a hand over her cheek.
"Duo, what the hell was that for!" Shikira snapped at him.
"I’m trying to knock some sense into you. What did you think you were doing? Fighting Epyon with Tallgeese!" he snapped.
"Yup, sibling rivalry," Wufei stated. Both Duo and Shikira turned to look at Wufei.
"It is not sibling rivalry!" they both yelled. Wufei decided just to keep his mouth shut for the time being and let the two argue.
~~~
It was a week later after Shikira had gone after Zechs in the Tallgeese, and Starwing was close to being completed.
"Hey Duo, pass up that there will you?" Shikira called down from the Gundam’s cockpit to her brother. Duo grabbed the pliers and tossed them up to his sister.
"What are you doing up there exactly?" he asked.
"Modifying the system in the Gundam," she replied. Duo looked at her funny then it clicked.
"You’re not putting in the 0 system are you?" he asked as he started to climb up the scaffolding to where Shikira was.
"Um… no, why do you ask?" she replied. Duo sighed and shook his head.
"Because you’re related to me. You’re crazy enough to actually install that thing into your Gundam," he replied. Shikira let out a small laugh and sat up wiping the grease off of her face. Duo smiled at her, he really hoped his sister wasn’t joking around with him. He knew the extent of her thinking went, the scary thing was it was so close to his.
"Awe, come on Duo. Lighten up, I’m not that crazy yet," she stated and chucked her greasy rag at him.
"Oh, I’m not so sure, you are going out with Trowa after all," he said sarcastically.
"Hey, now that’s not funny!" she snapped at him. Duo had only sort of accepted the fact that his sister was as old as he was and needed to have a life separate from being a Gundam pilot.
"Oh, I thought it was hilarious," Duo said. Shikira smirked and hopped down from Starwing.
"Hey, where are you going?" Duo asked her.
"I’m going to see Trowa," she said jokingly and smirked. Duo stared at her blankly, then shook his head.
"Okay, okay I take it back, now get up here before I do something to wreck your Gundam," he said relatively serious. Shikira walked to the base of Starwing and looked up at him.
"You wouldn’t because then I would go do something to Deathscythe," she said smirking at him.
"No way…you win, let’s go, it’s getting late anyway," Duo said as he hopped down from the scaffolding. Shikira looked at the Gundam before she shut off the lights.
"Don’t worry Starwing, tomorrow we’ll have you back out in the battle field" she thought to herself as she shut the door and walked with Duo back to the base.
~~~
The six Gundams stood in front of the mobile doll troops and readied their already exhausted weapons. OZ had known they were coming and had sent out the brunt of their forces at once. The Gundams’ energy was draining fast and not much was going to be able to be done.
"Think we should retreat?" Quatre asked over the communication link.
"No, I say we fight to the end," Wufei stated. Starwing and Deathscythe were the first to make a move. Deathscythe’s scythe taking out three dolls, while Starwing’s double scythe split into two smaller ones.
"This isn’t getting us anywhere you know?" Shikira stated as she was hit by several blasts from the mobile dolls.
"Then what should we do?" Duo asked sarcastically. Trowa was about to respond when Shikira cut her communication link from the others and flew towards the center of the mobile dolls.
"She’s going to self detonate!" Quatre stated.
"Shikira don’t!" Duo yelled. Trowa, Duo, Heero, Quatre, and Wufei stared in shock as a massive explosion came from Starwing, destroying most of the mobile dolls. Trowa had clenched his hands around the controls of Heavyarms and was looking on in shock.
"Come on Trowa let’s get out of here!" a voice
snapped him out of it. Trowa instantly followed the Three other
Gundams and retreated, for the first time since he could remember
he was very close to tears. Duo was in the same state of shock
and was about to hit self-detonation when Heero’s voice came
over the communication link.
"Don’t do it Duo, she did what she did to save us, don’t
let her die just to have you kill yourself," Heero stated.
Duo sighed and clenched his fists and followed reluctantly.
~< The End? >~
