Scene Six thru Ten: Gundam Wing After Dekim
The Patsy
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The starting point of all achievement is desire.
amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.
for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs.
Dorothy Catalonia surveyed her meager nine-by-nine She was “Now don’t ‘If they “Why don’t Dorothy “Hello “Quite “I know,” “Tell me “My opinion “It is to “Well “Is this “In the “I want you “No,” Une raised “Organizations “You can “Why can’t “Because,” pan>pan>“I know you Une kept “It won’t “Perhaps “No,” “I’m “This peace “You sound “He wasn’t “I’m tired “You don’t “I don’t “David “He’s “No,” Une Une turned At last She dropped Dorothy
foot cage of a holding cell with an ironic smile on her face.
the cell they kept her in really contained her when she could easily pick the
lock on the door with minimal effort. If
she told them that and then proved it they would never feel safe again, and it
would not help her any.
only one piece of the puzzle and she had not even been involved with Dekim
Barton. Dorothy had saved Relena’s life
and all she had gotten in return was to be locked away in a cell and put on
trial. Still, she did not particularly
mind being imprisoned. There were new
and amusing things to keep herself occupied with and
one of those things was scheduled to take place in ten minutes.
meeting, although it appeared that it would be taking place a bit sooner than
the appointed time judging by the footsteps and voices coming towards her
cell. It would be just like her visitor
to arrive a little early but never too early, a gift that had been given to
them by the very same man. A man Dorothy
respected more than many others.
try anything funny,” The door to her cell opened.
didn’t I wouldn’t have my own jail,’ Dorothy thought derisively as she rolled
her eyes at the exaggeration. ‘There’s
no ‘hole’ in this place, everyone knows that.’
you send in Commander Une?” Dorothy asked, ignoring the unimaginative threat
from the guard. “I believe she’s here to
see me.”
knew the rules of maintaining an appearance.
Even if one had no true power it was best to act like you still had some
because then you might even get others to believe you.
prison. Dorothy could be very persuasive.
Dorothy,” The voice of Treize Khushrenada’s
second-in-command washed over her. “How
have you been?”
well,” Dorothy smiled suddenly and turned to face Une.
coming up you know.”
Une’s voice did not carry far.
something Commander Une,” Dorothy put emphasis on her title.
isn’t important,” Une said.
me,” Dorothy cocked her head to the side.
“I wish to know what you think Une, unless of course you’re
last word was said with sarcasm and barely audible.
then,” Une ignored her old nickname. “I
think that you are being used as a Patsy. “Not nearly
enough,” Dorothy said with a slight shrug of her shoulders.
pacifism and yet they’re out for blood.
It’s rather amusing don’t you think?
I’ll be sure to give them a show they won’t ever forget.”
just some game to you?” Une asked with disapproval.
basic sense I suppose,” Dorothy smiled elegantly.
to join the Preventers,” Une hid nothing.
Dorothy was firm.
an eyebrow in silent question. Obviously
Dorothy was willing to serve her penance in a cell.
can be easily dissolved,” Dorothy continued.
“I’ll join a small group of people or a single person but I refuse to
join a cause other than my own. People
always come and go, things fall apart and loyalty depends on how much money you
can pay out. It’s pure folly to add me
into that mix, like adding flame to a powder keg.”
have a fresh start,” Une pointed out.
I join you, Lady?” She persisted. “I
don’t want money and the trial should happen considering all the things I’ve
done. Why not give me something worth
joining forces with?”
Une trailed off.
don’t want to make the same mistakes Treize made,” She swept her long hair over
her shoulders. “You’re afraid of making
those mistakes but you aren’t Treize. It
won’t be the same Une.”
all emotion off her face but her eyes told a different story.
and she knew it. But she did not feel
the same sense of accomplishment as she once would have.
threat and at one point she would have been proud of that too but she could not
bring herself to really care. She did
not want the recognition or the spotlight any longer but they continued to
chain her to it, her punishment for her crimes.
She wanted to be the puppet master pulling stings unseen but she was the
enemy on trail. She would not shrink
from who she was or what she had been, no one could make her fall back from who
she was.
be the same,” She softly repeated.
not,” Une acceded. “But mistakes will be
made, ones I can’t control. I’ll ask you
again, join the Preventers.”
Dorothy was nothing if not stubborn.
“Before you go I have some advice for you.”
listening,” Une said.
is weak,” Dorothy began. “The only
things holding it together are strong people like you and Miss Relena and the
Winner heir. If any of you falter so
will the peace. If you show weakness the
peace may very well shatter. Welcome to
the glass fish bowl Lady, every move you make, every breath you take, they will
watch. The odds are overwhelmingly against
you that you will make a mistake and they’re watching and waiting for that to
happen and when it does they’ll strike.
There will be another war, perhaps not a year from now, but in the next
decade count on it.”
like Treize,” Une said.
wrong,” Dorothy told her. “If everyone
doesn’t know the horror of war they will be doomed to start and fight one.
your own to show them, it just means there will be more wars.
the time comes the Preventers may be the world’s only hope.
to save the world.
Lady, tired of dealing with stupid people who see only good or bad and never
any shades of gray. Many of the
politicians are like that you know. Even
now they’re pushing all reminders of Dekim out of sight, out of mind.
your insecurities and problems now. You
don’t have many people to watch your back.”
either,” Une looked at her.
need them,” Dorothy sighed. “There’s a
difference. Watch your back and Miss
Relena’s.”
Calhoun is her head of security now,” Une notified Dorothy.
good,” Dorothy nodded in approval. “I
don’t think there’s anything left to say then.”
stood, the signal that the meeting was over.
“I don’t suppose there is. Be
well Dorothy.”
and rapped with her knuckles on the door.
It opened and she left without a backward glance or final goodbye,
Dorothy expected nothing less. Dorothy
waited until the door was firmly shut before collapsing to the floor in a
heap. She was relieved Miss Relena was
all right, that things were not falling apart as she feared.
Dorothy stood and flung herself onto her cot.
She was tired like she said. She
was tired of not knowing how everyone was and what was going on.
barred window. It looked so calm but she
was not fooled by the tranquility she saw.
It was the eye of the storm.
Relena and Une were both deceived, Dorothy
could not be certain Une would heed her warning.
the way things really were.
away from the window. There was nothing
out there for her. Dorothy paced her
cell wanting to break out and help save the peace.
was buried down below and no one would listen to her until the cracks began to
show. When that happened she hoped that
Quatre or one of the Pilots would listen to her.
but her name would not be plastered in newspapers, her contribution would not
be spoken of.
Catalonia as the world’s savior was something that most of the world would or
could not consider. Well, she would just
have to prove them all wrong.