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Chapter 1-Mistake
Authors Note- I'm not sure if it's been done before, but I think it should provide for a little entertainment. Hm?-I know these aren't direct trade for trade, but bear with me. The boy's were paired personality based, The girls were not paired to the Gundam's by personality...
((Rei Pilots-Wing Zero)) ((Heero Commands-Mercury))
((Usagi Pilots-Deathscythe hell))(( Wufei Commands-Mars))
((Minako Pilots-Sandrock Custom)) (( Trowa Commands-Jupiter))
((Makoto Pilots-Heavyarm's Kai ))((Quatre-Prince of the Moon ))
((Ami Pilots-Altron)) (( Duo Commands-Venus))
I know right now they might seem a little out of character, and I'm going to fix that up the next chapter. It's only necessary for the first, to get things rolling, kay?
In the hanger, a thin, raven haired girl was tugging off her black leather jumpsuit. Jumping from somewhere in the background, a pigtailed blond glomped her on the back. "We sure showed them huh Rei?" she chirped cheerfully.
Rei sighed. Even in the midst of war Usagi was cheerful. They all knew their duty to the world came first, but sometimes they had to let loose. War was an ugly thing to look at. Rei offered a weak smile as the blond ran off to the other pilots. Rei turned back to Wing Zero, sighing again. The servants were going to be up to their ears in repairs.
Rei smiled, giving a small nod to a small blue haired girl. The blue haired girl had finished changing, and headed over to Rei. "So you think we've held them off?" she asked. Rei pondered a moment. "It's too soon to tell," she frowned.
The two comrades headed into the hallway, greeted by their fellow soldiers. The blue haired girl turned to the left, ready to head for her room. "Ami?" Rei stopped her.
Ami turned to face Rei, "Yes?" Rei thought a moment, before responding quietly, "Search the databases, I want to know more. The monsters are looking even more human, soon it will be hard to tell." Ami nodded, a small frown flooding her face.
Usagi stood next to another blond, without pigtails. The second blond cocked her head questioningly to Rei. "You think they are merging their DNA?" she asked. Rei shook her head, "Anything's possible Minako. You know that."
Minako nodded. She wasn't yet ready to admit that they needed help. A tall lanky brunette placed her hand on Minako's shoulders. "Maybe, we should place that call to Dr. J," she said relucantly. Minako turned, a look of shock on her face, "Makoto! We don't need help. We can beat them ourselves. Asking for help is like admitting we're weak," she exclaimed.
Makoto frowned, "The five of us have held them off this long. This war will be the end of us if we don't get help Minako." Minako shook her head furiously.
Rei sighed as the three girls turned to her, Ami having already left for her room. Pride was something she put above everything. She had been created to be the perfect soldier. She was supposed to be at top ranks for strength, agility. Admitting she couldn't manage the war with only her team, was like admitting she was weak. She'd struggled with this decision days though. She knew she needed to place the world's safety above her pride.
"Minako," she said softly, "We can't do this alone. We all know that, whether we admit it or not. It's not going to be easy. I guess...I guess I'll just have to call Dr. J, and we'll have a meeting in the morning," she said, her eyes wandering off, not facing the other girls.
The three girls nodded slowly. Rei usually made the decisions when it came to these things. "Well, I guess I better get back to the paperwork, the Aino fortune won't run itself," Minako said, turning to look behind her at the others before entering her study.
Makoto smiled, rubbing her arm. "It's for the best," she said, nodding at Rei before turning to leave herself. Rei nodded, staring at the floor. "Rei-chan?" came a soft voice. Rei's gaze focused upon the pigtailed blond still in front of her. "Rei-Chan?" the girl started again. "If we do get help, do you think that we will be able to win the war?" she asked, her eyes tearing a bit.
Rei smiled, "Usa. We have met them every battle until now, we're just getting help so we don't fall behind," she said, avoiding the question she didn't know the answer too. Usagi nodded. The air was silent, as Rei dismissed herself to her room.
Taking a few deep breaths, she picked up the phone. "Dr. J?" she asked. "Yes, I know...I guess we're going to need that extra help now," she said. "Alright. We will be in the study at 8 tomorrow to discuss it with you," she said, hanging up.
She leaned back in her chair slightly. Perhaps they could still win the war. They were the best soldiers around, so she wasn't quite sure who the doctors would send. She slid out of her chair slowly, padding out of her room, and down the hall to the training room. She needed to make this night pass somehow.
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Dr. J frowned, alone in his research room. He knew this time would come, yet hadn't been expecting the call. He turned to the machine he kept in the back corner. He had developed a time machine, in hopes it would be ready when this call came. He hadn't really thought about it, but he had set it to bring soldiers from the past, forward to the future.
Granted their techniques would be out of date, yet he would bring the best. He fiddled with the buttons on the machine. He would import the soldiers tonight, and introduce them to the girls tomorrow. Fiddling with the machine more, he frowned. Their was a strange blue aura escaping it. The machine itself was large enough to fit a horse in. He paused a moment, listening to the hum of the equipment.
Suddenly, their came a small clanging noise, and the sound of arguing.
Wufei Chang stood angrily, his arms crossed. "Maxwell. You are the god of love, not the god of perverted antics," he barked at what appeared to be the floor. A boy sat on the floor, rubbing his head, his long brown braid swaying.
He turned angrily to the Chinese man behind him, "How was I supposed to know she was going to slap me?" he demanded.
Another boy, peered from behind the Chinese man, his face flushed red. "Er, Well, Duo, perhaps you shouldn't have put your hand," he was cut off by the Chinese man's scoff. "Maxwell knows perfectly well what he did wrong."
Duo stood up, his hands on his hips, "And what was that, oh mighty god of war?" he said, leaning forward slightly, his nose up.
Wufei scoffed again, "Even I knew the onna wasn't going to like it," he complained. Two more men appeared next to him, both brunette.
"Trowa! Tell Wufei it was an honest mistake," Duo huffed. Trowa's eye blinked a few times. "It was a mistake, honestly!" Quatre, the blond, laughed lightly, "I suppose it was, if she slapped you." The unnamed brunette only swirled the wine in his glass thoughtfully, unwilling to show a smile.
"Why thank you, My prince, for that admittance, even if you didn't say it was an honest mistake," Duo complained to the blond. Trowa scratched his head thoughtfully, "Let's get back to the ball Heero," he said, turning to the third brunette.
"Hn," Heero replied, following his tall companion to the door. Duo had made another snide remark, causing Wufei to withdraw a katana. Quatre stood in the middle of the room, confused slightly, yet yelling for them to stop.
Suddenly, the air felt like it was ripped from their lungs, the five boy's seemed to spiral into space, before each of them hit a cool metal ground.
Dr. J wrenched open the door, peering inside at the mess before him. A hand pushed the door open more, before a Chinese man stepped out, glancing around. Wufei turned to the doctor, his eyes wide. The other four boy's exited, glancing around in wonder also.
Dr. J stood before them, puzzled. They were all wearing tuxedos. These boy's couldn't be from the past. The long haired brunette stood a moment, squinting one eye before grasping his braid protectively. "Who are you?" he asked.
Dr. J shuddered a moment, "I'm Dr. J, and...you are?" he asked. The brunette smiled cheekily, "Duo maxwell." He rattled off the other boy's names, pointing as he went, "Quatre Winner, Heero Yuy, Wufei Chang, and Trowa Barton." The doctor nodded a moment, "Where are you from?" he asked.
Duo grinned again, "That would technically be Venus my friend, but I was on the moon before here,"he smoothed his clothes. They looked neither futuristic, or ancient. The doctor nearly fainted, grasping a chair for support. He had pulled people from another dimension, not the past. He watched as the boy's glanced around at random Gundam part's, confused slightly.
"How did we get here," the Chinese man wondered aloud. The doctor sighed, "Well, I thought it was time travel, apparently, dimension travel." The men squinted at him, nearly all had their arms crossed.
The doctor gestured at the time machine, "I don't suppose your soldiers are you?" he asked, hoping for a bit of humor in the situation.
Heero and Trowa exchanged glances. "Why?" came Duo's puzzled response. The doctor figured their was no sense in lying to them. "Well, I am responsible for an elite team of soldiers. We're currently fighting the worst war in ages, and needed a bit of help. I was attempting to bring another team of soldiers to aid them," he said.
"Well," Duo thought for a moment, "I suppose we could do that. What kind of powers do these other soldiers have?" The doctor paused a moment, "You have no questions about time travel?" he asked.
Quatre shook his head, "Our friend Setsuna time travels. Now, these soldiers you mentioned," he urged for the doctor to continue. The doctor nodded, "Gundam pilots. The best in the world. Gundams are in basically like giant robots. You mentioned powers though, what kind of powers do you all have?"
The boys looked at each other, Heero nodding. The doctor had seemed to be honest with them so far, so they would be honest with him.
Duo shifted anxiously, from foot to foot, "Well, Venus rules my element, so I'd describe my powers as being mainly light and love fueled," he smiled.
"I am ruled by the planet Jupiter, and my attacks include lightening," Trowa said. "Mercury. Ice and fog," Heero said, getting to the point quickly. Wufei rose an eyebrow at his turn, "Mars rules my element, fire," he said.
The doctor turned to Quatre, "And you? Perhaps Pluto? Neptune?" he asked excitedly, as the boy's had demonstrated their powers upon speaking of them. Quatre frowned a moment, shaking his head. "
I'm the prince of the moon," he said, smiling simply. The doctor paused a moment, confused, "The moon?" Quatre nodded.
The doctor sighed, consuming all the information, "So you say you can fight?" he asked Duo. "Yup," Duo responded. The doctor thought a moment, "Would you all fight?" "Depends. Are we fighting these said gundams?" Trowa glanced around.
The doctor shook his head, "The gundams will be on your side, for the most part. We have heard the enemy is developing them though. The creatures you will be fighting are monsters, basically. They are shape shifters though, and they are starting to take on human traits. We fear they had accomplished this through DNA research, and we need a few extra soldiers, as their population is multiplying rapidly, Most of our work is done is a series of missions, with off time allowed." he explained.
The boys thought a moment. Heero nodded curtly, "Mission Accepted then," he replied. The doctor nodded, "I'd like to run a few test perhaps? You'll meet the other soldiers tomorrow," he said, the boys nodding their agreement.
Back at the Aino Mansion, most of the girls were sleeping soundly, the exception of which was Rei, who was awake, sweating her frustration out. They were going to have a tough day ahead of them tomorrow.