They buried Mariemaya in between a patch of trees,with a clear-running river 
to the right of her grave,and trees at her left. 
        
"What am I going to do?"She asked herself,then helplessly dropped to her 
knees,and started crying once again. 
       
Noin comforted her.Like a friend would."It's going to be O.K,my friend."Noin 
said as she brushed the loose strands of hair out of Lady Une's face. 

"I....I wish I could believe that,Miss Noin."Lady Une replied. 

 "But I can't.I'm such a coward.I'm not going to let myself forget that.I'm 
so pitiful,I could drop dead." 

"Don't talk like that!"Noin demanded."You were the bravest person in the 
army.You got our units out of so many tangles,that you should have been 
rewarded!Now look,don't lose it now!I need you!We need to figure a way to 
survive." 

"A way to survive." 

She said,as if making those words a reality. Loose strands of hair fell in 
her eyes as she looked down at Mariemaya's grave. 

"Yes,I must see Trieze again.I must make it."She added,then started to walk 
away from where Mariemaya was buried."We must make it to the Earth...." 
Before they left the site, Lady Une took two sticks and she pulled the 
hairband out of her hair,and tied the two twigs up,forming a cross. She 
mounded the small cross above Mariemaya's heart. "May you rest in peace." 
                       

"Trieze,Trieze wake up." For a minute,Trieze thought he heard Lady Une's 
voice. 
       
  His eyes snapped open,only to find that someone was beating on the door to 
his cabin. "Cripes,I'm coming,just stop beating on the damn door!"Trieze 
yelled at the door. 
          
He quickly got up,and slipped into his pants. 

A soldier opened the door,just as Trieze buttoned the last button on his 
uniform. 

"Sir,we have rather bad news."The soldier informed Trieze."We have recieved 
news from colonyL5,and since you lived there when the war broke out,we will 
tell you first.The former Oz soldiers have searched the colony for other Oz 
soldiers that were connected with you and Milliardo.Every house they 
searched,they burned.Noin,Lady Une,and your daughter were all able to make it 
out of their houses before Oz got to them,and all of them got to the secret 
hideout." 

"Please continue."Trieze replied. 
        
 The soldier took a breath,then continued. 

"Your daughter was shot,and she didn't make it.She died,and Lady Une and Noin 
would have died too,if it wasn't for Heero.I'm sorry,Trieze." 

Trieze's look was numb. 

"Thank,You,Otto,now please leave."He said,turning his head so Otto wouldn't 
see his tears. 

"Yes,sir."He said then left the room,without hesitation. 

My Child....He thought.My child.....is gone. 

He covered his face with his hands,and started sobbing. 

"My wife...what will she do?I miss her so,but I can't give up my duties as a 
leader.My soldiers,if they saw me like this,they wouldn't pity me,I wouldn't 
let them." 

He wiped the tears away with one stroke of his gloved hand.He sat down on the 
small feather bed. 

This bed is so comfortable,these bases are my favorite places to stay,besides 
by my lady's side,of courseWait a minute,my thoughts are wondering,I need to 
think of somthing.He was thinking. 

I have an idea. He thought. 

That night,he wrote a speech,and memorized it for the next morning. 

Lady Une and Lucrezia continued to walk hopelessly along the paved road.Lady 
Une suddenly dropped,but Noin caught her before she hit the black top. 

She's so exuasted,she's had a long night.Thought Noin,then picked Lady Une 
up,and carried her. 

 She continued to walk,despite of her own weariness.She was even at a point 
where she started to walk sideways and she fell into a bush.When she just 
couldn't carry Lady Une anymore,she woke her up while she was still in her 
arms."Ugghh?"Lady Une asked,drowsily. "Come one,please,can you walk for 
awile?"Noin asked polity. "Oh,sure."Lady Une Replied,then jumped out of her 
arms.They walked for about two more miles,until they finally reached the 
shuttle lift-off. 

"Look,Miss Noin,were here at last."Replied Lady Une. 

But,Noin was already at the entering point of the shuttle lift-off."Lets 
go,Lady Une!" 

Noin yelled to her.So,they snuck on the shuttle to earth. 
             
"........And I,Trieze Khushranada,do hearby turn myself in to the former Oz 
soldiers."He finished his lecture to his men,then looked around at the blank 
expressions on each face of each soldier."Please understand this is for the 
best."Trieze added. "Even if I die,i'll die knowing that this war will come 
to an end." 
   
Even Milliardo didn't see this coming. 
         
He gasped as the former Oz barged in the audotoriam.The members grabbed each 
soldier,and they were too strong for the other Oz soldiers to break free of 
their grasp. 
               
             One soldier broke free of anothers' grasp,and was shot and 
killed.So,no other soldiers tried that. 
     
"You never told me that you were going to take my men as well!"Trieze yelled. 

"Well,lets just say,we don't want anyone to retailiate.Ever." 
             
"What?"Trieze asked,no longer remaining calm."We agreed that you may have 
me,but my men shall remain free to do as they wish!" 

"I agreed with no such thing,you liar!Stated the soldier angrily.He took out 
his gun,and shot Trieze in the arm. 
    
His cry was more of a yell."Now,you can go quickly,or slow and very painful." 

The soldier smirked. 

"Looks like I have a beat on you!Let's march." 

The former Oz soldiers followed the orders of their commander,and took each 
soldier to a prison. 

They threw Trieze,and the rest of the soldiers in a seperate cell. 

"There will be a court hearing in two months."One soldier anyomusly replied 
to each Oz soldier. 

Trieze gave the soldier a dirty look as he held onto his arm with the palm of 
his hand. 
  
"Um,exuse me,sir,do you have a ticket?" 
Asked a rather annoying woman at the shuttles' entrance."No." A man in a dark 
trenchcoat replied calmly,as he pushed past her. "I'm sorry,sir,you need a 
ticket."She replied,yet again. 

He turned around and her warm purple eyes met with his firey blue. His dark 
brown hair blew in the wind. 

"Don't make me hurt you."He replied softly,then turned back around to walk 
again.She was shocked,but still didn't give up. His soft voice did not fit a 
murderer. 

"Sir..." 

He turned around again,this time,he walked closer to her.He pulled out his 
knife. 

"Um..um.Let me get you a ticket!Free of charge!"She said,intimidated. 
  
"Thats better."He replied,a large,eerie grin spreading across his cheeks. 
         
"Sign here."The woman replied.He took out a black pen,and signed the 
name:Alex Noin He was now on the shuttle. 

LadyUne?" "Hmm?" Lady Une and Lucrezia Noin were sitting in the cargo holder 
of the shuttle.Actually,Lady Une was laying down on one of the bags in the 
cargo holder,and Noin was sitting against some wooden boxes. 

"Have I ever told you of my previous husband?" 

Lady Une sat up in surprise from her laying position. 

"What?"She asked. 

"My previous husband,you know before Milliardo."She replied. 

"You never said anything of being previously married."Lady Une told her. 

"Well,I'll tell you then."Lucrezia replied. 

"A long time ago,I had another husband.This man was very brutal,and 
dangerous.He vowed one day he would kill me,and I fear one day he might 
suceed.His past was pretty rough,and I guess that his father influenced him 
alot...." 

Lady Une's eyes were growing as Noin finished the story. "So you ran 
away?"Lady Une asked,after the story's end."Yes."Noin replied,looking at the 
ground. "I ran away,It was the only thing I could do." "What was your 
husband's name?"Asked Lady Une. "His name." Noin said."His name is Alex 
Noin." Une's surprised features turned into sobs as Noin looked even more 
concerned about Lady Une than herself."What wrong,Lady Une?"Asked Noin.Lady 
Une looked up at her with tear-filled eyes. 

"Too much."She said,looking at Noin,then at the picture she held in her 
hands."Too much in one night."She replied,then bursting out crying in more 
flooding tears."It's okay,Lady Une."Noin replied camly,taking the woman into 
her arms to comfort her.Lady Une slowly started to stop crying.Then she 
said:"You're right,I need to focus on the trip to Earth.But,I can't just 
forget Mariemaya or....."Her voice was cut off by her gasp. 
    
"What was that?"Lady Une asked,as Noin turned around.Her face went pale as 
she saw the dark figure behind her. She let out a shrill scream. 
       
Trieze sat in the corner of his cell. 

There was no use to sit on the bed,it wasen't comfortable. 

Mabye it was,but he was in so much pain from the shot wound that he didn't 
care where he was,just as long as he could try to get rid of the anguish some 
how. 

Fortunatly,the postition of which he was sitting helped a bit.I'm so worried 
about Lady.Trieze said,bringing back the horroble news of which he had 
recieved just two weeks ago,about Mariemaya. 

Is Lady on her trip to earth?Is she dead?Is she trying fiercly to get through 
a crowd on the Earth?Oh,Lady,Where are you? 
         
Noin looked at the black shadow. 

Haunting memories once again started to flood through her mind. 

Oh,no. She thought. 

Lady Une,who was now just aware of the redness outside of the window,replied: 

"Were in the Earth's atmosphere." 

"Then I will kill you now!"Replied the figure. 

Lady Une just noticed the man.She blinked,just to make sure who she saw was 
not the description just described by Miss Noin. 

She blinked several times,and her stomach turned upside-down as she realized 
this was not a nighmare,but the rock hard hit of reality! 

"I will KILL you!" 

The nightmare Alex said once more,as he pulled out a knife with a wooden 
handle,and his initials hacked messely into the end of the handle. Is this 
right? He thought suddenly. He shook his head to exterminate the thought. 

In the time Alex was standing and thinking to himself, Noin and Lady Une took 
that time to get behind him. Noin took a wooden box and cracked it over his 
head with all of her might. Lady Une punched him in the stomach. We must buy 
time!!!!! Noin thought. "Hey, nows a good time to RUN!!!!" Lady Une cried. 

Alex started running at the women with the knife in hand.They reacted 
quickly,and started running as well,in a different direction. 

Lady Une quickly dodged the blade,and felt the wind from it on the side of 
her face as it slid past her.Lucrezia slid past the knife just barely.She 
covered her face after the blade had missed her. 

She quickly slid her hand over the place where the knife barely hit her when 
she dodged it. 

She felt wetness on the side of her cheek,and brought her hand up to her face 
where she looked at the gooey liquid on her thin fingers. 

Behind her,she heard chuckling coming from Alex. Then he lunged at her once 
again. 

But,amazingly,Lady Une jumped in. 

She yelled in anguish as she felt the thin metal dig deep into her creamy 
flesh. 

"NO!Lady Une!!!"Noin cried. 

By now,the shuttle was on Earth,and had come to a stop. 

Alex looked up.He felt the movement of the shuttle suddenly stop.He turned 
around to face the window. 

"C'mon,Lady Une,lets get out of here"Noin whispered in Une's ear. 

Lucrezia tried to open the large and very heavy door. 

But,nevertheless,she was able to open it.Alex was now aware of his 
surroundings. 

But,before he could react,Noin had Lady Une in her arms,and they made their 
escape. 

Noin put Lady Une down for the moment,just long enough to shut and lock the 
door from the outside. 

"Let me out,NOW!" 

Alex's voice was muffled because of the heavy metal door,but Noin could make 
out a couple of words:"I'm going to kill you!" 

"Hey,what's going on in here?!"An angry shuttle pilot burst in the cargo 
holder.He was astonished and sickined at the same time.One,to find someone in 
the cargo,and two,to see a pool of blood and a knife beside of the pool. 

"Hands up!"He replied as he took out his gun in the back pocket of his blue 
jeans. 

Alex,hesitant,finally decided to put his hands up. 

"Don't worry,Lady Une."She replied into her ear. "We'll be at the hospital in 
a few minutes."Or at least I hope so.Noin thought as she looked deep into 
Lady Une's pale face,but was distracted when a large shadow appeared in front 
of her. 
  
She almost jumped with joy when she saw the big white building in front of 
her. 

Finally,were here,the hospital!She thought gleefully. 

She quickly took Lady Une into the hospital. 

When inside,she took Lady Une right into the doctors office.Noin ignored the 
many nurses that were trying to stop her. 

When she reached the doctors room,she tried to talk to the doctor. 

"I need help!"She replied to the doctor,out of breath. 

"Wait like the others."He said,without turning around. 

"But,my friend here..she's dying!"Noin exclaimed. 

The doctor turned around ,not expecting to see anyone in this type of 
condition.His eyes went wide as he saw the pale woman that Noin was carrying. 

"Alright." 

He changed his mind. 

"I will help your friend." 

"Thank You!"Noin said,both happily,and relieved that he was going to help. 

"Now,I need to know what happened to her,"The doctor replied. 

"I can't tell you."Noin replied simply. 

The doctor was amazed. 

"I can't tell you."She repeated. 

"Well,If you want me to help her,I must....."Suddenly he stopped. 

I know both of them.He thought.They're ex-soldiers. 

"I understand."He replied."Please come with me." 

He led them to a room,where Noin sat Lady Une down on the bed.She sat down on 
the chair beside of the bed. 

"Now,may I ask you to leave."The doctor replied."I must take care of her." 

Noin stood up,and walked out. 

When the doctor exited the room to get Noin,he found her asleep with her back 
up against the wall.He shook her gently to wake her up,but recieved a slap in 
his face. 

Noin's eyes snapped open. 

"Oh,My God,I'm sorry!!!"She exclaimed to the doctor."I thought you were 
someone else.Oh,my,I am sorry!" 

"So!"The doctor replied sharply."This is the thanks I get for helping your 
friend!"he stormed out of the room. 

Noin entered Lady Une's room with caution. 

She sat in that chair that she had taken about an hour ago. 

Lady Une looked worse than before.She was hooked to an I.V,her stab wound was 
covered with a bandage-and the doctor hadn't noticed that the white piece of 
cloth wasen't thick enough-for she was bleeding through the cloth,and the 
sheets.Suddenly,Lady Une's eyes snapped open."Trieze!"She cried."Where are 
you?!" "Its alright,Lady Une."Noin replied. 

Lady Une slowly calmed down as Noin soothingly talked to her. Noin reminded 
her of all the good times they had before the war,and how after the war,it 
would be the same. 

Alex sat on the bed of his small cell. 

How did she manage to outsmart me?He asked himself.My plans were perfect,but 
I better think of another game plan. 

He brushed aside his bangs with his thin fingers,and seemed to be in deep 
thought about two things:One:His escape.Two:How to find Noin once again.... 

"Order!Order!"The judge yelled with a deep voice.When everyone was calmed,the 
judge replied:"Today we are here to determine justice for these Oz soldiers." 

Milliardo and Trieze sat in the upper corner of the room.They were the only 
Oz commanders,so they were the only ones who were to required to attend this 
court hearing. 

Milliardo appeared to be nervous,for he was clutching his fists 
together.Trieze was doing the same,only his look was numb.They were both 
thinking more of what was going to happen to their wives than what was going 
to be the penalty for continueing the war. 

Trieze thought back a couple of years ago,when everything was perfect.No 
war,no cares,everything was wonderful then.But thats all gone. 

He has nothing to fight for.This war has been pointless.No one cares 
anymore.For all he knows,Lady Une and Noin could be dead. 

His thoughts were shattered as he heard the judges' deep voice."Trieze 
Khushranada,come forward to the stand. 

Trieze stood up,and he saw in Milliardo's eyes,the look that meant 'good 
luck'.He nodded,then walked toward the stand. 

Once there,he sat down. 

He was asked many questions,and he answered them with as much truth as he 
could. 

However,when Milliardo was questioned,he lied nervously on most of them. 

The judge was not fooled by these lies,and he noticed that Milliardo was 
constantly chewing on he fingernails-somthing he'd never done before. 

"Tomorrow."The judge replied loudly,after he'd gotten all of the answers,and 
lies to the asked questions."We will determine who will be executed and who 
will survive." 

My Dear Noin, 
I love you so,and I know I will be executed when 
The court decides if Trieze and I will be executed. 
hate to be the barrier of bad news,and I just wanted to tell you,I 
Love you. 
  Love, 
Milliardo 
P.S.I saw youe ex-husband on the news.If you ever reach this letter,please 
remember,I'm waiting on the other side... 

Milliardo knocked on the door to his cell. 

The guard soldier standing next to the metal door replied gruffly:"What do 
you want?" 

Milliardo opened a little hole in the door,and asked:"Could you please send 
this letter?" 

"Sure."The soldier replied. 

Milliardo.Noin thought.I long for you... 

"Haaa!!HaHaha!!!!!I've finally come up with a game plan!"Alex triumphed. 

"Hey,you,shut the hell up!"A police officer yelled with a deep voice. 

Alex stopped yelling,but still talked softly to himself. 

"Now that I have a plan,Its time to get out of this damn pigstye!"He talked 
softly.He grabbed his black cloak off of the coathanger,and put his plan into 
action. 

"Hey,Ugly!!"He said to the police officer. 

"What?!" 

The police officer looked over towards his direction."Do you want to say that 
to my face,nancy boy?!"He demanded enraged. 

"You bet,you pig!"Alex replied,then started calling him unholy names. 

"OMAE WO KOROSU!!!!"The police officer cursed,and opened Alexs' cell to give 
him a good beating. 

But Alex darted out of the cell before the police officer could react. 

"Come Back here!!!"The police officer screamed. 

Alex ignored him,and started his plan. 

He jumped from one small wall to another until he was up far enough to grab a 
large beam.He sat on one of the beams and cursed the police officer once 
again,but got bored and jumped through the glass window above the 
beams,landing on the roof of the prison. The alarms sounded,and Alex smiled 
as he ran. 

He breathed in the cold winter air.I feels so good to be outside once again.I 
have to say,four months is enough time to keep ME in prison!He thought.He 
started to chuckle when he thought of that fat police man saying 'Omae Wo 
Korosu' to HIM ! 

Trieze sat on the bed of his cell.His arm was better,and he had gone through 
the miserable pain of taking the golden bullet out of his bloody arm.At the 
least,the pain is gone.He thought.He suddenly switched his thoughts to the 
court hearing tommorrow.It was hard for him to believe that twelve men will 
determine whether he should live or die. 

Lady Une wounds were getting better.The pain wasn't as intense as it started 
out,and she could sit up. 

One day,Noin and herself was watching television.Noin was sitting on the bed 
beside of Lady Une,and was turning channels,when she flipped upon the news 
channel. 
   .....and the news at the prison. there is a sudden escape of a mad 
murderer.his name is alex noin. he escaped late last night by hopping 
roofs,and rumors have it,he is headed towards the shuttle lift-off.so be 
aware of this killer, and if you see him, dial this number. 1-800-989-8106 

Lady Une looked at a nervous Noin. 

All that Noin could say was:"I think i'm going to be sick." 

Lady Une didn't say,she did.Before Noin could do anything, Lady Une was 
vomiting over the side of the bed. 

"Lets....turn it to another channel" Noin said,shocked. 

They flipped it to yet another channel. 

On this channel was the court hearing for Trieze and Milliardo. 

"Lady Une,its..."Noin started 

"Trieze!And Milliardo!"Lady Une said exited. 

They watched the hearing. 

The jury went into the debating room to determine who would survive. 

The jury came back. 

"Trieze..You will be kept in prison for ten years for 
reatiliating.Milliardo,you will be kept in prison for twenty years for your 
crimes in past wars,and for reatailiating against the 'White fang'." 

They both looked numb. 

A soldier in the crowd reacted. 

"No Way,they should have both died!!" 

A soldier ran to the judges booth.He knew well a spare gun was kept in the 
drawer. 

He took the gun,and shot at Trieze. 

"Noooo!!"Cried Lady Une,as the television went blank. 

Back at the T.V Station 
A blur rushed in front of Trieze, as the gun shot. 

"Milliardo!"Trieze cried,desperatly to see his friend now lying on the 
ground,blood gushing out of his chest wound. 

Trieze bent down quickly to help Milliardo. 

"Why did you do it?"Trieze asked him. 

"Because....."Milliardo answered Trieze."Lady Une needs you,just as Noin 
needs me,but,someone has to go home unharmed....."Milliardo's skin quickly 
turned from very dark creamy white color to very pale.Trieze held him as a 
best friend would. 

"No!"Noin cried.She started to bawl."Its not fair!"She replied sobbing."Two 
many things have happened!"Lady Une was crying,too.For both Trieze and 
Milliardo.She loved Milliardo like a brother and didn't want anything to 
happen to him