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"Baby Series 1"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Pairing: Zechs + Relena + Stephan Notes: Challenge 19. #64 in the Baby Series. Takes place approximately three days after Memories and Dreams of Moonlight. Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Many thanks to Dulin for her work as beta.
The Right Hands “I see this as a new beginning. Rebirth. Not just for Sanc but for you.” Relena stood bathed in sunlight by the window her attention caught by something in the grounds below. He thought she had never looked so beautiful. Stephan was lying at her shoulder and the soon to be Princess Royal of Sanc was rubbing his back. “You are alright with this, Milliardo? I mean …” He sighed. He was fed up with being bed ridden but Sally would arrive soon hopefully to give him the okay to begin exercising. He had been moved back to the Preventer safe house and on arrival he had sent for Stephan and Duo. “It is too late to change our minds, Relena.” “You are not King yet. Technically there is time for you to refuse the crown.” He knew she was feeling guilty about events leading to this moment. He had expected a hue and cry over the uproar that saw four of the most senior members of the parliament resign and a parliamentary vote to restore the nation of Sanc under a monarchy. A Peacecraft monarchy with not Relena as Queen but the black sheep of the family returned as King. Surprisingly there had been little local protest. “There has already been too much turmoil. Sanc needs to heal.” “You are worthy of the crown. Who better? It was you who restored Sanc, sending the Alliance occupation forces running.” “It was Otto.” “I doubt he would agree. I’ve heard all about what happened when you returned to Sanc with the Tallgeese. Lucrezia and I had long talks and she told me some amazing stories about you.” “It should be you crowned next month, not a soldier with the blood of hundreds staining his hands.” “It was those bloodstained hands that led the forces that freed Sanc of the occupation. It was those same hands that demonstrated to the people of the Earth Sphere the horror of war unbridled. It was those hands that held Barton’s forces at bay until the people demonstrated they had learned the lesson you taught with Libra. Those were your hands that made the difference, not mine.” “I have no wish to be King.” “No more than I wanted to be Queen. It was political game playing between factions that saw me emerge smelling so sweet. I was a puppet Milliardo and you know it. You never stepped down from Libra when I made my grand announcement to dissolve national borders on Earth and proclaimed one nation. Why? Because I was Romefeller’s puppet. You were right. I would always have been someone’s puppet.” “Do you think it has changed?” “Not one iota. I’ve grown a little wiser. I know where we stand but they don’t understand what a team we shall make. Peacecrafts working together. If they think to have us dance to their tune I have news for them. No more puppets. Rebirth. The King is back. Long live the King.”
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