Konnichiwa Minna-san! I am on a roll with these Gundam 00 fics the only problem is my computer crashed and it's been difficult to get them typed up. Well this fic is slightly alternate universe and it takes place at the beginning of season two. The rating may be changed later on depending on what I decide what to do with it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam 00 or its characters I only own the plot, Destiny Children and Miracle Wish.

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Chapter One: Living in a Nightmare

He slowly opened his eyes and found that he was lying in a bed in what looked like a medical room.

"Ah you're finally awake," A male voice that he had never heard before said.

He moved his head as much as he could barely make out the fuzzy outline of a teenaged boy with light green hair and purple eyes, "Who are you…?" he whispered. With just that question he felt the meager energy he had weaken. Why was he so weak?

"My name is Ribbons Alamark," He said with a smile, "I'm glad you're finally awake. You were in really bad shape when I found you and it's taken you nearly three months to recover from your injuries." He felt a hand on his forehead as the adolescent continued to speak, "The enemy seemed to have a pretty tight hold on you and I hoping to release you from that hold."

"The enemy…?" He asked weakly, "Who…?"

"Celestial Being," Ribbons said, "I've been watching you for a long time now and it seems that you are extremely loyal to them. I am hoping that you will be as loyal to me as you were to them."

"Nani…!" He asked as he attempted to sit up but soon found that his body wasn't ready for such movement and he fell back panting for breath.

"Take it easy," The boy said, "You still haven't recovered completely yet. You look upset, what's wrong? You should be happy, you don't have to deal with those humans anymore."

"Why…?" He said as tears came to his eyes, "Why…?"

"Because you're with your own kind now," The boy said, "Take it easy and rest, I'll explain things more when you're feeling better, Tieria Erde."

Tieria Erde woke drenched in a cold sweat and panting heavily. He had been having that same dream for nearly five years now and he wished that it was only just a dream. He opened his eyes and almost expected that he was on the Ptolemaios but that was an improbable wish that would never come true. As usual the room that came into focus was the small closet of a room that Ribbons had given him a while back. He rested his arm across his forehead and sighed, he hated it here, all he was allowed to have was a simple cot because he wasn't trusted with anything else.

For the past five years he had been forced to fight against small rebellions in a mobile suit he wasn't accustomed to. He missed his Gundam, he missed the freedom he had on the Ptolemaios and he even missed his old comrades. He sighed as he thought of his old comrades, recently Celestial Being had made a come back. He had been there when Setsuna F. Seiei showed up at Proud with a modified version of the Exia. After seeing Exia the next thing, and last thing, he remembered was lying in his bed being harassed by Ribbons, Hilling and Miracle. He had no idea just how long it had been since then but he was guessing that it had been around a week. He knew that there was going to be some sort of mission today and he hoped that he wouldn't have to fight, he wasn't quite feeling well. At that moment he heard his door open and he pretended to be asleep.

"Tieria Erde?" It was Ribbons. Tieria opened his eyes and slowly sat up. It was no use trying to fool Ribbons, he probably used Veda to see if he was awake or not. "You're awake," he said with a fake smile, "Veda informed me that your temperature is finally back down to normal." He sat down on the edge of the bed, "I'm glad. I was really worried when your temperature suddenly spiked then wouldn't come back down."

"I've been sick?" Tieria asked.

"You've been very sick," Ribbons said, "But it seems as though you're finally ready for combat again. I have a very special mission for you today."

Tieria sighed he knew he would be fighting Celestial Being today, "I'm going to be fighting them aren't I?" He asked softly.

"What's wrong?" Ribbons asked, "You should be grateful that I was able to get you away from them."

"Why should I be grateful?" Tieria asked bitterly, "You've only held me against my will."

"Four years ago you were always telling Veda how you couldn't stand being around the other members of Celestial Being." Ribbons said, "I've made your wish come true."

"I never wished for this." Tieria said darkly.

"As I was saying," Ribbons said, "Yes, you will be fighting Celestial Being today. Veda feels as though you are well enough, although it seems that she did not want me to deactivate the self-destruct mechanism. Should you try to activate it again, the consequences will be severe. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes," Tieria mumbled.

"Good," Ribbons said, "It would greatly trouble me if something was to happen so early on in the plan." He stood up and walked towards the door, "If be sending someone in to make sure you eat something."

Ribbons left and Tieria let himself fall back against the cot again. He didn't want to fight against Celestial Being. The mere thought of fight against his old comrades was making his already upset stomach feel even worse. He slung his arm across his stomach and shut his eyes as the door opened.

If he was lucky Ribbons would have sent Regene, Anew or Destiny to bring him lunch today. He didn't have much of an appetite anymore. He used to be able to eat most if not all of the food that was given to him but recently the mere thought of food made him feel like he was going to be sick. Regene, Destiny and Anew wouldn't force him to eat like the others would. Revive, Bring and Devine would make him eat about half of what was given to him. Afterwards he would then spend the rest of the day trying to sleep off a terrible stomachache and extreme nausea. If it was Hilling or Miracle, he would be in trouble. The two girls were the most sadistic and heartless of the group. They didn't seem to care for anyone but themselves. There had only been two times when one of them had brought him lunch and both times he had gotten so sick he ended up in a medical capsule for severe dehydration. From what Regene had told him Ribbons had given both girls harsh lectures afterwards. Apparently both times Ribbons had had to make major changes to the mission plans and he highly doubted that Ribbons would send either of them.

"Tieria-kun?" Tieria sighed in relief, it was Destiny. He opened his eyes and opened his eyes, "I'm sorry, did I wake you?"

"No," Tieria said, "I was already awake."

"That's good," Destiny said, "You're looking much better today." She smiled, placed the tray she was holding on the table and placed her hand on Tieria's forehead, "It seems your fever finally broke. I'm so glad you're alright. After you met that Middle Eastern boy at Proud you started looking really pale. Then two days later you spiked a really high fever. I was really worried about you, Tieria-kun. You're temperature stayed well above forty for four days."

"Ribbons told me that I had been sick," Tieria said.

"What else did he say?" Destiny asked.

"He just said that he was worried about me," Tieria said.

"That lying bastard," Destiny said, "He wasn't worried about you at all. In fact he wouldn't allow us to give you anything for your fever. Gene-kun, Anew-chan and I would take turns taking care of you. Then finally Anew-chan couldn't stand to watch you suffer anymore so she administered a fever reducer."

"Did she get caught?" Tieria asked.

"Yes she did," Destiny said, "She was deployed to Krug Thep as a sleeper agent." She then sighed, "Ribbons seemed to like the fact that all you could do was sleep while you were sick."

Tieria sighed, "She was sent with them…" He murmured.

"Tieria-kun," Destiny said, "Who do you mean by them?"

"Celestial Being," Tieria said softly, "Krug Thep is one of their bases."

Destiny sighed and put her hand on Tieria's shoulder, "I'm sorry Tieria-kun," She said, "I know how you get about that."

"It's alright," Tieria muttered.

"No, it's not," Destiny said, "I can tell by the look on your face. You're in pain. You shouldn't be here, you don't belong here." Tieria sighed and shut his eyes, "I wish there was something I could do to get you out of here."

"Don't do that," Tieria said, "I don't want you to get in trouble because of me like Anew did."

"You had nothing to do with the trouble Anew-chan got in," Destiny said, "You didn't tell her to administer the fever reducer, she did it of her own free will."

"But it was because I was sick," Tieria said softly.

"Don't worry about it so much," Destiny said, "You'll feel sick again." She then grabbed the tray off the table, "Ribbons agreed to give you a lighter meal today, try to eat as much as you can."

"No, he's going to eat all of it," Ribbons said as he walked into the room, "I know what you, Regene, and Anew have been doing. Did you really think that I wouldn't notice that you were finishing his meals for him?"

"But sir, if he's forced to eat all of this, he'll get sick again," Destiny said "We'll have to put another mission on hold."

"I appreciate your concern," Ribbons said in a tone of voice that made both Tieria and Destiny feel very uneasy, "However, I don't appreciate your back talking!" he yelled as he slapped Destiny in the face.

"Don't hit her!" Tieria said as he stood up.

"You're in no position to stick up for her, Tieria Erde!" Ribbons yelled as he slapped Tieria in the face as well.

Tieria winced as the force from the slap knocked him down on to his bed. The slap wasn't hard, however in his weakened state, he didn't have the strength to prevent himself from falling.

"Tieria!" Destiny cried as Tieria just continued to lie motionless on his bed.

"I was going to have Miracle sortie with him today," Ribbons said, "But it seems as though you two have a thing for each other. I'll have you two sortie together so if one of you dies the other can watch in agony." Then he walked from the room, "You sortie in four hours."

"That bastard," Destiny said as she subconsciously rubbed the spot on her face where she had been hit, "One day I'd like to see him die." She sat down on the edge of the bed, "Tieria, are you alright?"

"I don't want to fight," He muttered without sitting up, "Not against them."

"I know you don't want to fight," Destiny said as she rubbed his back, "But you don't have a choice, what Ribbons says goes. Are you hungry at all?"

Tieria shook his head. His stomach was sick and just the thought of food was making him feel worse, "I don't think I can hold anything down." He said softly.

Destiny sighed, "Alright," She said, "I'm not going to force you to eat. Try to get bit more sleep. I'll wake you before it's time to sortie. But please, don't do anything stupid later, I don't want anything to happen to you."

Ribbons walked out into the lounge area where Hilling, Miracle, Revive and Regene were sitting either reading or chatting.

"Miracle you can relax," Ribbons said, "I'm having Destiny sortie with Tieria."

"Ah so you're trying to kill two defects with one mission, huh?" Miracle said, "I Like it."

"You do realize that Tieria's probably going to try and self-destruct his mobile suit again," Hilling said, "He's done that in the last…what was it, five missions?"

"I know," Ribbons said smugly, "That's why I haven't deactivated that yet. The soon he dies the better it is for us." He paused, "However, Veda keeps saving him. It's almost as if she doesn't want him to die."

"I wouldn't worry about it too much Ribbons," Hilling said, "I'm sure Veda will get tired of saving Tieria's pathetic life eventually."

"But if Veda doesn't want Tieria to die then chances are, she's not going to let him die," Regene said

"Shut up Regene," Miracle said, "You just don't want Tieria to die because he's your twin. Hell, I could give a damn if Destiny doesn't come back because Tieria went and did something stupid."

"You're twisted," Regene said, "There aren't many of us to carry out Aeolia Schenberg's plan we need all of the innovators."

"That is true," Hilling said, "But Tieria Erde is only holding us back. He's becoming more of an obstacle than Celestial Being is."

"Well he was a member of Celestial Being," Revive said, "Perhaps that has something to do with it."

"Who knows," Miracle said, "But it's like Ribbons said, the sooner we get rid of him the better."

Regene sighed and stood up, "Please excuse me," He said.

"Where are you going?" Ribbons asked.

"Just for a walk," Regene said.

"Go spend some time with your twin!" Miracle called as the purple haired boy walked from the room, "'Cuz he's probably gonna die in about four hours!"

"Now, now Miracle," Hilling said in a mock tone, "Was that really necessary?"

"Sure it was," Miracle answered, "Because it's the truth!"

Revive sighed as the two girls continued mocking Regene, Destiny and Tieria. He disliked talking about his teammates behind their backs regardless of how they acted.

"Aw what's wrong Revive?" Hilling asked, "Do you care for the defects as well?"

"I don't care for talking about my teammates behind their backs." He said.

"Aw come on," Miracle said, "Chances are they're going to be dead by this evening, join us."

"Even so," Revive said, "They are still our subordinates, alive, captured or dead.

"You're no fun," Hilling said, "Oh well it's your choice. We'll just keep having fun without you."

Revive sighed, "I'm going to head to my room," He said as he walked out of the room

"You're missing out!" Hilling called.

"I don't care." Revive said.

Destiny sat in Tieria's room. She had quite a bit to do before the mission but for some reason she didn't want to leave Tieria alone. She sighed as she tried to think of a way to get Tieria out of the situation he was in without getting in trouble but everything she thought of was bound to fail. She took his hand in hers, "I'll try everything I can to get you out of here and back to Celestial Being," She said softly, "You belong with them. Ribbons is being selfish keeping you here like this."

"Don't let Ribbons hear you say that."

Destiny quickly turned around, "Revive-kun, Gene-kun," She said softly, "What are you two doing here?"

"I'm only here to wish you luck," Revive said, "I'll be heading to my quarters."

"Wait Revive-kun," Destiny said, "I've been meaning to ask you this for a few days. How do you feel towards what Anew-chan did?"

"I'm impartial," He said, "I'm sure Anew had her reasons and I honor the decision she made. She may have saved Tieria's life by giving him that medication but at the same time Tieria might have pulled trough on his own. I'm just a little angry that Ribbons wouldn't treat the illness Tieria contracted. He may not be the most reliable subordinate but he's still our comrade." He opened the door, "I'll take my leave now."

"Thank you Revive-kun," Destiny said.

"Why are you thanking me?" He asked as he turned to face Destiny again.

"You gave me the answer I was looking for," Destiny said, "The others are all angry about the decision she made."

"I know," Revive said, "I wish you luck." He then walked from the room.

"How is he?" Regene asked softly.

Destiny sighed, "He's doing better than he has been doing, but he's still not at all well." She said.

Regene sighed, "In other words, he's in no condition to pilot," He said.

Destiny nodded sadly, "He can't stay here," She said, "It's not healthy for him. He's not eating, he's lost weight, he's just…deteriorating. If we don't get him out of here soon, he'll die. We may not be human but we still need everything that humans need in order to survive and he's not getting that here." She paused to try and hold back the tears that were threatening to fall, "As sick and twisted as this may sound, I wish Veda would just let him self-destruct his mobile suit and put him out of his misery."

Regene sighed and looked down at Tieria, "You don't really mean that," He said softly.

"I know I don't," Destiny said as she wiped the tears that had fallen from her eyes, "But I can't help but feel that way. He's suffering so much and I just…can't stand it anymore. If only there was just some way to deactivate his mobile suit just long enough for Celestial Being to capture him…he would be alright."

"But would they welcome him back?" Regene said.

"They welcomed the Super Soldier back after five years," Destiny said, "Why wouldn't they welcome Tieria back."

"The Super Soldier wasn't forced to fight against them, Destiny," Regene said, "Things are different with Tieria."

"He's still their comrade," Destiny said softly, "Dead, alive or captured by the enemy, he's still a Gundam Meister."

Well, let me know what you thought. The rating may change in the future due to content, there are several ways I can go with this story. I will update as soon as my laptop is working again. My penname may change.

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