A Hero's Journey -- Part 60-

Time slowed. She always thought that people exaggerated when they said that time stopped during a harrowing experience. Her association with the Gundam pilots had convinced her otherwise.

Heero was crouched behind the door, using it as a shield as the person in the hallway continued to fire. The leader had stepped back and was moving to stand behind Heero’s line of vision. He had released his injured arm to reach behind his back.

She didn’t think. The dropped gun, the gun that had been aimed at her, was suddenly in her hands. With steady hands, she raised the weapon.

The shot roared inside the room, leaving her ears ringing.

The leader turned, gazing at her in disbelief. He almost smiled at her as his legs buckled. His eyes were closed as he hit the floor.

“I got him,” a familiar voice called from the hallway.

Heero stared at Relena as he got to his feet. She watched him as he crossed the room to her. She finally tore her eyes from him to look at the gun still in her hands.

“I didn’t know it could be so easy,” she murmured.

Duo Maxwell appeared in the door way. “Hey, everyone okay in here?”

Heero ignored him. His whole attention was focused on the woman in front of him. She was staring at the gun as if she didn’t know how it got there.

“Give it to me, Relena.”

She looked up at him. “It was so easy, Heero.”

Her face was white. She was shaking slightly as she looked past him to the fallen leader behind him. She went even paler.

“Relena, give me the gun,” he ordered, placing his hand on the weapon.

“Oh, Christ,” Duo whispered, finally comprehending the scene before him. “No.”

Again, Heero ignored him. Relena still had her finger on the trigger. He had to get the weapon away from her before she did something else she would regret. “Now, Relena.”

She unclenched her fingers. It allowed him to pull the weapon from her hands. He clicked on the safety before tucking the weapon in the back of his pants.

“Is he dead?” she asked, still staring at the leader.

“Yes,” Heero replied.

She nodded once. Then her body sagged. Heero caught her, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, before she hit the floor.

Duo opened his comm link. “We’ve found her.”


Part LX Time slowed. She always thought that people exaggerated when they said that time stopped during a harrowing experience. Her association with the Gundam pilots had convinced her otherwise. Heero was crouched behind the door, using it as a shield as the person in the hallway continued to fire. The leader had stepped back and was moving to stand behind Heero’s line of vision. He had released his injured arm to reach behind his back. She didn’t think. The dropped gun, the gun that had been aimed at her, was suddenly in her hands. With steady hands, she raised the weapon. The shot roared inside the room, leaving her ears ringing. The leader turned, gazing at her in disbelief. He almost smiled at her as his legs buckled. His eyes were closed as he hit the floor. “I got him,” a familiar voice called from the hallway. Heero stared at Relena as he got to his feet. She watched him as he crossed the room to her. She finally tore her eyes from him to look at the gun still in her hands. “I didn’t know it could be so easy,” she murmured. Duo Maxwell appeared in the door way. “Hey, everyone okay in here?” Heero ignored him. His whole attention was focused on the woman in front of him. She was staring at the gun as if she didn’t know how it got there. “Give it to me, Relena.” She looked up at him. “It was so easy, Heero.” Her face was white. She was shaking slightly as she looked past him to the fallen leader behind him. She went even paler. “Relena, give me the gun,” he ordered, placing his hand on the weapon. “Oh, Christ,” Duo whispered, finally comprehending the scene before him. “No.” Again, Heero ignored him. Relena still had her finger on the trigger. He had to get the weapon away from her before she did something else she would regret. “Now, Relena.” She unclenched her fingers. It allowed him to pull the weapon from her hands. He clicked on the safety before tucking the weapon in the back of his pants. “Is he dead?” she asked, still staring at the leader. “Yes,” Heero replied. She nodded once. Then her body sagged. Heero caught her, ignoring the pain in his shoulder, before she hit the floor. Duo opened his comm link. “We’ve found her.”


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