Konnichiwa minna-san! I'm back with another Gundam 00 fanfiction. It's more humorous than some of my others and it takes place before season one. It's probably not going to be very long, with at least four active long-fic-is-long-fics, I need a break from the crazy fifty-thousand plus word fics.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam 00, the characters or anything else to do with Gundam 00. But as long as I'm good and I don't traumatize Tieria too much, Veda is letting me borrow them for a bit.
Happy Reading.
Chapter One: We're going to do what!
"Great job out there," Sumeragi said as four young men stepped out of the cockpits of their Gundams, "What do you think we celebrate?"
"Celebrate what?" Tieria Erde, a boy probably in his late teens with pin straight, shoulder length vivid dark purple hair, deep red eyes usually protected by thin wire-framed glasses, said, "We were just doing our jobs."
Sumeragi sighed, /That boy is far too uptight/ She thought, /He needs to chill out/
"How about you Setsuna?" She asked, "Do you want to celebrate?"
Setsuna F. Seiei, a sixteen year old and the youngest of the Meisters. He had dark skin, light brownish-red eyes and jet black hair and didn't talk much. The boy looked at her then left the hangar after Tieria.
/He's another one/ She thought, /What is it with the two youngest?/
"We'll celebrate with you," Lockon Stratos, a twenty-four year old with clear blue-green eyes and long auburn hair, said, "Give the other two a chance, they're just young."
"I wouldn't mind joining you," Allelujah Haptism, a nineteen year old with long dark brown hair covering one of his eyes reveling just a silver eye, "It'll be a chance to get to know everyone."
"Alright," Sumeragi said, /At least these two know how to have fun/ she thought, "Hold on, I'll go page the other two to the dining room."
"Alright," Lockon said, "We'll meet you there."
Sumeragi, Lockon and Allelujah were already in the dining room when a rather unhappy Tieria walked into the room, "What is the meaning of this?" He asked, "I thought I told you that there is absolutely nothing to celebrate."
"Don't look at it as a celebration, then." Sumeragi said, "Look at it as having a meal with you comrades to get to know them better."
"I don't have time for this now," Tieria said, "I have a lot of work that I need to do. And," He said as he looked at his wristwatch, "It is far too late to have lunch seeing that we ate lunch before we practiced on the simulators and it is far too early to have supper for the same reason."
"Well then," Sumeragi said as she tried to compete with the boy, "What about an afternoon snack then?"
Tieria scoffed, "I don't snack," He said bluntly as he turned for the door.
Sumeragi sighed. Ian and Dr. Moreno had warned her about this. They told her that the young man in front of her would only do something if it was one hundred percent necessary. She was told that anything that wasn't completely necessary in Tieria's eyes, he wouldn't do it. "We do need to discuss how the training went today," She said as the boy was about to open the door, "We could do it here instead of in the briefing room."
"This room doesn't have constant surveillance like the briefing room does," He said, "And anything that pertains to the missions we will be conducting and the training we've been undergoing needs to be recorded for future reference. Now if you're through I need to get back to my work."
"Couldn't you just record the discussion?" Sumeragi asked sheepishly. She was fighting a losing battle with the second youngest but she needed to try anyway.
Tieria's garnet eyes flashed dangerously, "I wouldn't waste my time with something so trivial," He said, "If you'll excuse me." The purple haired boy then left the room without another room.
"What's his problem?" Sumeragi asked.
"Ah, leave him alone," Lockon said, "He just wants to act tough in front of everyone. It's kinda cute actually."
"Don't let him hear you say that," Sumeragi said, "You know what he did the last time you said something like that to him."
"Yeah," Lockon said as he sub-consciously brought his hand to the bridge of his nose, "That really hurt..."
Sumeragi sighed, "Well I'm guessing that it's just going to be the three of us," She said, "The other two decided to decline my offer."
"They're children," Lockon said, "Give them a chance. Find a way where they can't avoid socializing with everyone."
"How do I do that?" Sumeragi asked, "Tieria shuts himself in his room for hours at a time and Setsuna just won't talk. How am I supposed to drag Tieria out of his room and get Setsuna to talk?"
"I'm sure you'll think of something," Allelujah said as he helped himself to a cup of coffee, "You are the tactical forecaster after all. Plan a trip or something, there are still several months before we start conducting the armed interventions."
"You know," Lockon said as he took a cookie, "That's a great idea. You should do it."
"I'll look into it," Sumeragi said, "The difficult part is getting the younger two to agree to it."
"Well," Lockon said as he stood," I'm sure you can come up with something. Well, I'm gonna head back to my room for a bit."
"I should get going too," Allelujah said.
"Alright," Sumeragi said, "Thank you for the idea."
Sumeragi sighed as she returned to her room. She had no idea how she was going to convince Tieria to take a little trip somewhere on Earth. The boy had already expressed his strong feelings of dislike for the surface. There was only one way she could convince Tieria to come and she knew that it would be difficult.
"If only Veda would predict some kind of team building trip," She said out-loud, "But that would probably never happen."
"What is the meaning of this?" Tieria's voice could be heard very, very early the next morning.
Sumeragi turned her back on the source of the rather annoying disruption. She opened her eyes just a bit to check the time and she sighed, it was only five thirty.
"Sumeragi Li Noriega!" Tieria yelled, "Wake up this instant!"
Sumeragi sighed as she picked up the communication device that was sitting on her bedside table and turned it off. "We can deal with whatever he wants at a more reasonable hour." She muttered as she shut her eyes again.
"Sumeragi Li Noriega!"
Sumeragi looked at the small device that was now sitting on her bed, "I thought I turned this off," She said as she checked the small device and found that it was off, "What the hell? If I turned this off then how the hell can I still hear Tieria's voice?"
"Because I am standing in your room." Tieria's voice came.
"You're what!" Sumeragi said as she sat up. She was very thankful that she worn clothes to bed the night before, "Alright we need to set some ground rules right here and now!" She yelled, "If I have not come out of my room for the day you are NOT to enter! If it is before seven in the morning you are not to enter my room! If you do not have my permission you are not to enter my room! Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes," Tieria responded bluntly.
"How the hell did you get in here anyway?" Sumeragi asked.
"I used Veda to gain access to your room," Tieria said.
"That's another thing," Sumeragi said, "You are not to use Veda to gain access to the private quarters."
"I understand," Tieria said.
"Now, what is it you want?" Sumeragi asked.
"I woke to this," Tieria said as he took a piece of paper out of his pocket and thrust it at Sumeragi.
Sumeragi took the paper and read it, "But how?" She asked.
"That is exactly what I want to know," Tieria said, "Veda wouldn't normally assign this type of mission. I'm guessing you're the one behind this."
"I have nothing to do with this," Sumeragi said, "Allelujah, Lockon and I were discussing taking something similar to this but it was just a thought."
"Well apparently Veda took your thoughtless idea into consideration and now we're going to have to take time from our training because of some asinine conversation. Call the rest for a meeting right now."
"Tieria," Sumeragi said, "It's quarter of six in the morning. I am not going to call for a meeting right this minute. Go back to bed for a while, it's not good to wake up so early."
"On the contrary, it's not healthy to sleep in," Tieria said in his normal matter-of-fact tone, "It causes several different health problems."
"Shut up," Sumeragi said as she pulled the covers over her head, "Go away and let me sleep. We'll meet at nine, I'm sure you can find plenty to do in that time."
Tieria sighed, "I'll be waiting," he said as he walked out of the room.
"He's such a bully," Sumeragi said as she shut her eyes to get a bit more sleep.
Tieria was waiting rather impatiently when Sumeragi entered the briefing room.
"Before you say anything," Sumeragi said, "I'm two minutes early."
"You're still late in my book," Tieria said as he folded his arms across his chest, "You're supposed to be the first one here, not the last Sumeragi Li Noriega."
"Last time I checked, you weren't the one in charge Tieria Erde," Sumeragi said, "Well, let's get started then. Veda has decided that we need a little team building before we start our interventions. So we're going to go on a little vacation together."
"Oh awesome," Lockon cried, "Where are we going?"
"This is just ridiculous," Tieria said as he shut his eyes.
"We're going to Rhode Island," Sumeragi said.
"Where?" Allelujah asked.
"It's the smallest State in the United States of America," Sumeragi said, "And your reaction is why we're going there. It's small and it's inconspicuous. It will be hard to draw attention to ourselves there."
"Could we go up to Boston from there?" Lockon asked.
"Why Boston?" Allelujah asked.
"Because Boston is one of the best cities for drinking in the world," Lockon said, "This is going to be great! When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow," Sumeragi said.
"Tomorrow!" Tieria exclaimed.
"You heard me," Sumeragi said, "I suggest you all pack and go to bed early tonight. We will not be doing any training today either. You're dismissed."
Tieria looked completely appalled and he left the room without a word.
"I don't think he's happy," Lockon said.
"Hey it's what he gets for waking me up at five thirty this morning," Sumeragi said.
"He woke you up at five thirty?" Lockon asked.
"Yes he did," Sumeragi said, "So this little vacation is his little punishment, I will be making it official as soon as I get back to my room."
"You're writing him up?" Lockon asked.
"Oh yes I am," Sumeragi said, "He should know that you shouldn't enter someone's room without their permission, especially at five thirty in the morning."
"You do know that this isn't going to go over well with him," Lockon said.
"He can deal with it," Sumeragi said, "He should know better."
"Apparently he doesn't," Lockon said, "The kid is super smart but he's seriously lacking in the common sense department."
"Oh well," Sumeragi said as she walked off to her room, "He's just going to have to deal with his punishment."
Tieria was not happy when Sumeragi entered his room about an hour after the meeting. "What happened to needing permission to enter another person's room, Sumeragi Li Noriega?" he asked.
"I'm the head of this ship and you're just a Meister," Sumeragi retorted, "I don't need permission to enter your room." She handed the boy an envelope, "Here, that's for you."
Tieria cautiously took the envelope, "What is it?" He asked, "I'm not going on the trip, I'll take the shuttle and return to Krung Thep at Lagrange three."
"Then you'll receive consequences for disobeying orders," Sumeragi said, "And for ignoring a previously set sentence."
"A what!" Tieria asked.
"Read the paper and find out," Sumeragi said.
Tieria quickly read over the document in his hand, "You can't be serious?" He exclaimed, "You've written me up just because I entered your room without permission?"
"Yes I have," Sumeragi said, "And for waking me up at five thirty in the morning. And, for using Veda to gain access to another person's private quarters."
"You set those rules today!" Tieria yelled.
"Those rules are implied, Tieria," She said, "You got lucky this morning, I don't normally wear clothes to bed."
"Most people don't," Tieria said matter-of-factly, "They wear pajamas."
Sumeragi sighed, Tieria took everything literally, "Some people don't like wearing pajamas." She said.
"So they sleep in their undergarments?" He asked, "I guess that can be considered normal."
Sumeragi slapped herself in the forehead, "No Tieria," She said, "Some people don't even do that. I don't normally wear any clothes at all when I go to bed, undergarments included."
Tieria's eyes widened as he realized what she meant, "Why would anyone do such a thing?" he asked as he struggled for words.
"I couldn't tell you," Sumeragi said, "Now enough about what I wear, or choose not to wear to bed. Let's get back to the matter at hand, I feel as though the sentence will be enough to keep this out of your permanent file."
"My punishment is the trip!" Tieria yelled, "I'm not doing it! This is just some annoying little plan that you came up with so you could get me to agree to take time away from critical training exercises just so I can "get to know" my comrades!"
"Well then," Sumeragi said, "I guess you'll have a lot of explaining to do to Veda."
"What?" Tieria asked his voice much weaker than it had been.
Sumeragi sighed in victory, she struck a nerve with her last comment, "Veda agreed to the sentence and the reasoning behind it." She stated. She watched as Tieria paled and she knew that she had him right where she wanted him, "If you refuse to go on the trip and return to Krung Thep, you will be disobeying not only my orders, but Veda's orders as well. And I'll bet that whatever punishment I give to you for that will be far less severe than whatever Veda would sentence you to. But it's your decision, you can either sign the form and take your punishment or you can disregard the orders and suffer more severe consequences."
Tieria was at a complete loss for words. He was stuck between a week of hell putting up with his comrade so he could "get to know them" and disobeying orders that had been sent directly from Veda. Neither of the options seemed like something he wanted to do but the latter seemed much more abysmal. He reached for the pen that was sitting on his desk and he signed the form.
"Was that so hard?" Sumeragi asked, "Now I suggest you pack. It's summer in the Northeast Region of the United States, you might not want to wear what you normally do."
Tieria looked down at his normal outfit and Sumeragi had a point. A thick sweater and a long sleeved blouse was not proper attire for the oppressive summer months, "I'll see what I have," he said.
"We all need Summery clothes," Sumeragi said, "We can go shopping when we reach our destination."
Tieria sighed as Sumeragi left his room. He had a sinking feeling that things were going to go terribly wrong on the little trip and he really hoped that he would be wrong this time around.
T-chan, T-chan, T-chan, what are we going to do with you? Breaking into a woman's room at five in the morning, he really should know better but whatever. So what did you think? I know Setsuna didn't talk at all during this entire chapter but hey, it's Setsuna, what do you expect? So, what's in store for them in the Northeast Region of the U.S.? (I'm kinda from the Northeast Region of the U.S.) And what is the sinking feeling that Tieria has? Is it just him not wanting to go or is it something more?
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