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"Pax Ultima"Written By: Clara Barton Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing. The following
is an intellectual exercise with no intention of profit. That said,
these characterizations, words, and situations are mine. Please ask
before reprinting. Rating: NC 17 Warnings: Angst, violence, language, sex Pairings: If you need to know, please email me
and I will be happy to tell you. Summary:They fought for peace, but peace took away what they loved the most. A very grim tale of suspense and betrayal, set post-canon and featuring character death. Thanks as always to the always fabulous Cuzo
for being my beta! "Pax Ultima " Chapter Twenty Two They watched the vids. Wufei accidently started the vid of Heero's death again,
but both Trowa and Duo jumped up to stop him and Wufei sat back, looked
between them and muttered an apology. Duo took over at the laptop and set up the right vid,
the time stamp just a day after Heero's death. It was the same feed as before, the same feed of the
room Heero had been held in, but the bed was empty this time and the
floors - there was a tech on his hands and knees scrubbing at the
tile, swirling pink water around. Two men walked into the room, one another tech, dressed
in the same lab coat as all of the others, but the man accompanying
him was dressed in a dark suit and a bright, blood red tie. His short
blonde hair was immaculately styled and his thin lips twisted into
a disdainful sneer when he glanced at the tech on the floor, scrubbing
at the blood. "How did this happen?" The blonde man demanded,
his voice betraying an accent, his consonants spoken in that crisp,
old Terran aristocratic tone. "I - we sent over the report." "And I read it. Your report fails to explain how
someone was able to break into this completely secure facility or
how you could fail so completely with the patient." "We - he was a Gundam pilot! He broke into military
facilities during the war and we - we aren't a military installation.
We didn't anticipate this kind of sabotage." "And the patient? Can you explain your failure
with him? Or are you going to use the same excuse - he was
a Gundam pilot?" "We - we didn't fail with him. We were able to
contain his emotions. We eliminating his desire and his anger more
successfully than we've done with any other patient." "Yet he killed himself. How is that a success?" The tech looked miserable, fidgeting with the buttons
on his lab coat. "Do you understand what is at stake here? This
treatment is the only hope for humanity. He was supposed to be the
example that would convince ESUN to support this! He was supposed
to be proof that we could succeed." "But - but we can succeed! We will! We've already
re-engineered the release system after the setbacks on L 3458. We've
adjusted the levels and we know we can have a gradual system introduction
this time." "And yet this patient killed himself. Are
we going to see the next release phase result in the mass suicide
of an entire colony?" The tech shook his head. "Of course not! This patient - he was a Gundam
pilot! He had previous suicidal tendencies and he had a weapon. This
will not happen again." "You're willing to stand in front of the board
and say that? You're willing to stake the entire future of humanity
on your opinion?" The tech grimaced, but then he nodded. "Yes. Yes I am." "Good. The board meets tomorrow. Be prepared to
deliver your report and initiate the next stages of testing." ~ * ~ |
