It was 9am in the morning and already a large crowd had formed in front of a diminutive grey
building; inside, auditioning had yet to begin.
Duo, a young, willowy boy with his brown hair in a single long braid was on the edge of his seat,
feeling as if every minute was an eternity:
"Oh man! I've been here for 2 hours! When are they gonna start callin' people in?"
Just then, he heard a woman shout, "The audition has started. Please form an orderly line to my
left."
Duo sprang from his spot and ran to the growing line. "Finally! I thought they'd never start!"
"Will you please be quiet?!?"
Startled, Duo turned around to see a slim young boy in line behind him.
"Hey! You can't blame a guy for being excited! I mean piloting a gundam in a TV series? That
could be my big break! I could be a household name! And best of all, millions of girls might start
chasin' after me!" Duo could see that the boy wasn't listening, so he decided to change the topic,
"Name's Duo! What's yours?"
"Heero. Heero Yuy." The boy said in a deep monotone voice. "And I'd really appreciate it if
you'd stop talking, you're giving me a headache."
"Right, right..."
This guy sure had an attitude problem, Duo thought. Ah well, at least the line was moving
quickly--people were being called in groups of five, and he'd be in the
next group! Unfortunately, so would that weirdo guy, Heero. Uh-oh.
"Hey! You gonna stand there all day?"
Startled again, Duo realised that Heero had spoken to him. They were being called in! He was
so excited! He had to get a part! He was an excellent pilot, and he was the right size.
Inside the building, Duo noticed four other boys. The first had red hair. The next had strange
bushy hair, and then there was himself and Heero; finally there was another slim boy slightly taller
than Duo himself with brown hair cut with dangerous-looking spiky bangs and intense green
eyes.
"Hello, my name's Linda. As you all know we're looking for candidates to pilot gundams in a TV
series that we are producing. We have five spaces and two have already been filled." the woman
announced. "First off, let's have everyone introduce themselves, then we'll test your piloting skills
in a simulation cockpit, and finally you will be measured and weighed."
The first boy said, "My name's Chris, and I'm an excellent pilot."
The second boy stated, "I'm Mark."
Duo cleared his throat and said, "Name's Duo Maxwell."
Next, Heero, in his deep monotone voice said, "Heero. Heero Yuy."
The last boy then said, "Let's just say 'Trowa' for now."
"all right. Everyone please select a simulation cockpit and begin the test."
Duo headed towards his booth. Aw this is gonna be a breeze! I've been practising on these
models since I was kid!
Just as he thought, Duo easily passed the challenges of the simulation with both grace and
ferocity. Oh yeah! Duo thought. Piece o' cake!
After, Duo was weighed and measured.
"5 foot 1 and 94 pounds! Perfect!" Duo heard Linda say.
Finally, the group of boys were re-united.
"I'm very pleased. I think we've completed our search." Linda paused, "Chris and Mark, I'm
very sorry, you are both excellent pilots and you're both the right size, but you're not cute
enough."
Devastated, Chris and Mark hung their heads and exited, as they were leaving, two other boys
stepped into the room. One had blond hair and the other had black hair tied at the nape of his
neck.
"Duo, Heero, and 'Trowa'" Linda motioned to the two new boys, "Please meet the two other
boys who have been selected, Quatre and Wufei. Together the five of you will comprise the
main cast of our new television programme, Gundam Wing." ^_^ fin