Author's notes: The readers vote is still on, I will announce the end of the vote and the winner at a certain point. Also I would also like to remind people that they can vote for who they want provided they remember that Wufei is dead. I've also corrected the name thing as I've found for certain how her name is spelled.
Meilan sat on a boulder by a waterfall with her katana half-drawn and stared into the blade. A flood of memories came back to her, her first meeting with Master O, when she piloted the Gundam Stormcrow, the death of Wufei, the recent battles and the self-detonation of the pilot of Wing...
He's still alive
Then Meilan sheathed it, it had been a week since she strayed from Trowa and still she had no idea what to do, there has been no word from Master O and she suspected that the other Gundam pilots had not heard anything from the other Gundam scientists respectively.
Then she saw a bird and simply smiled.
After watching it for a minute she got down from the boulder and headed towards Shenlong. Maybe I should tell the other two about him, perhaps I should tell them about Heero. But Trowa did not think it was a good idea to do that yet and she agreed, besides she had idea where they were.
...Not long after taking off, she saw mobile suits attacking a rebel camp, Meiran had heard something about such groups but whatever the case they need her aid, they undoubtedly have only light weapons and won't have a chance. There was a full group of Leo suits.
The commander yelled "W-what is that?! That's a... Gundam?!" then promptly ordered his troops to fire saying "We can do it! Move in!"
"Don't make me laugh!" Meilan sneered as they were sliced up by Shenlong's glaive.
The day after, Meilan got up, stretched and went outside. The leader of these rebels Sally Po offered to let her go with them, when a few of them questioned her decision Sally pointed out that she is not their enemy. Her disguise was holding, many people she encounters most likely take her for a 'pretty boy' and she used her late husband's name to add to her disguise.
Meilan had just gotten into town to get food for the troop, as Meilan and Sally loaded the last of the crates into the truck. "This is all of it" said Sally and then they heard smashing and banging sounds as well as shouting. Meilan got closer and saw three soldiers in Alliance uniforms.
"Watch your mouth, old man!" shouted one of them.
"Please stop it!" pleaded the shopkeeper.
"Shut up!" the soldier yelled back
"All I asked was for you to pay us every once in a while..."
The soldier's friend merely sneered "Who the hell do you think lets you conduct your business here, in the first place, huh?" he kicks the shopkeeper to the ground.
The other said "We're risking our lives protecting you, and you demand we pay you?"
Protecting? Protecting!? Meilan thought and burst out laughing.
The soldiers heard this and one of them demanded "What are you laughing at, kid!?"
"What did you say you were protecting?" asked Meilan once she stopped laughing.
"What!?"
"He asked you a question, what is it you say you guys were protecting?" Sally replied for Meilan.
"All you guys do is mess up this country with that damned Bund guy, isn't it?" Sally continued.
"What the hell!?" the soldier began but was cut off by a punch from Sally knocking him to the ground.
"You bitch!" yelled one of the soldiers as he attacks Sally but he is promptly elbowed in the jaw.
One of the soldiers drew a gun "You bitch! I'll teach you to pay for that!" Unfortunately he forgot that Meilan was there as well as she promptly attacks him, chopping him on the side of the and making him drop his gun.
Meilan promptly picks up the gun and points at the soldiers saying "That's enough, now get out!" underscoring her words with menace even with the device on her neck.
One of the soldiers glared at Meilan "Shit! I'll get you!" otherwise they took the hint and walked away.
"Thank you, Wufei you saved me again."
Meilan smiled "Glad to be of help."
Meilan regarded Sally as they continued towards the truck "I admire you people, you are no match for the mobile suit troops you face, yet you still fight."
"We would have been slaughtered without your help yesterday."
"True your light weapons would not have been any good against those Leo's, I have lost to someone yet I have never quit for anyone or anything." Meilan said with a smile knowing what her own words meant, she had never quit in spite of all the jibes about her gender about the accusations she was second rate by virtue of the fact she was female.
"Neither have we, but all this will gain us more support and to you as well..."
Meilan nodded hoping Sally was right...
Meilan and Sally headed back to the rebel camp in the forest.
"Sally, thanks a lot." Says one of the rebels and he then regarded Meilan "Thanks for your help kid."
Meilan simply nodded in acknowledgement.
Another rebel approached "Say kid do you think you'll be able to fight with us?"
"I'm afraid I can't stay. I think I'll be on my way now." Meilan said as she boarded her Gundam. "Goodbye and...take care."
"We will and again thank you for saving us." Sally replied with a smile which Meilan returned.
Meilan started up Shenlong and eventually with Sally and the other rebels waving.
Meilan was not far from the camp when she detected OZ mobile suits, they had not seen her Gundam but when she took a closer look on her radar she realised where they were heading.
NO! They're heading towards the camp! Meilan immediately turned around at full speed towards the camp. She could not let Sally and the others die...
Sally overheard on the radio, the conversation between Bund and his subordinate Major Nagaki.
"Col. Bund, OZ is attacking our troops."
"Our troops!? Major Nagaki those OZ forces are on our side. To help us defend our nation from the threat of the Gundam, OZ sent us support troops. But some of our officers went over to the Enemy's side in protest."
"Colonel! What are you saying...!?"
"That is the scenario." Bund replied coolly. "I'm sure that OZ will bring peace to this country, I'm sure the people will support it."
"Impossible! The people will never accept OZ's rule!"
"OZ says it will let us self-govern the nation. Of course I will remain as Head of State. Thank you for all your work Nagaki."
"Col. Bund! How dare you betray our motherland for your own gain!" Nagaki's transmission was terminated as his mobile suit was shot down.
Sally and another rebel were listening to the conversation.
" Shit! That damned Bund! He sold out our country to OZ!"
Sally was shaking her head "Repeating stupidity! The same stupid war by the same stupid people!"
On his plane Colonel Bund was frustrated "Where the hell is the Gundam?"
Before he could decide what to do a helicopter gets shot down right in front of them.
"The Gundam is here!" yelled the pilot.
"What!?"
"It's attacking us!"
Meilan attacked the Aries destroying several with her glaive and tore one apart with the Dragon claw. There was one Aries left it was trying to cover the transport.
"I won't let you get away!" Then Meilan fired her flamethrower destroying both the Aries and the transport.
Meilan landed her Gundam and got out to meet Sally, there was destruction all around them as the rebels put out the fires caused by the attack.
"Sally are you all right?"
"I'm okay but they..." she said indicating three dead members of her troop.
Meilan bowed her head "I'm sorry, I should not have left so soon."
Sally smiled "You came back, that's what matters and you had no way of knowing what would happen."
There was a few moments before Sally broke the silence with "Wufei, Bund is gone, but I'm sure OZ will continue to seek control over this country."
"And you will continue to fight." Meilan nodded, it was not really a question.
"Yes and it is all for justice. It sounds corny, doesn't it? For justice, freedom and peace. Everyone says the same thing. But I believe in my own justice, just as everyone else does the same. What about you? What is your justice?"
Meilan ran a hand through her hair "My justice is for the people who have been slaughtered in this war that power hungry men wage to satisfy their vain desires. I can't and I won't stand by while I can do something about it."
Sally smiled and nodded at Meilan's reply "Then you'll continue to fight." It was not a question but a statement continued by "Wufei...Please come and help us again."
"My place is with the other Gundam Pilots..." Meilan said with a nod silently assuring her that she will help Sally again. Meilan boarded her Gundam and flew off to find the other Gundam Pilots...
Meilan was walking through the streets of the town...Its been a week and she still hasn't heard from anyone, all she has learned that Maganac had been attacked and that the pilots of 02 and 04 have escaped. But when she found the circus where Trowa had been working, they told her he had just left and she had no idea where they were!
Meilan then overheard a television broadcast in a bar she entered to listen "Troops of the former Alliance military unjustly stationed on the colonies have surrendered...OZ has also removed space mines allowing communication between the colonies to..."
Meilan immediately ran out, this was so subtle OZ is using the guise of co-operation because if they used force the colonies will retaliate but if they used co-operation there will hardly be anyone who will question it...This was diabolically clever!
She mounted her bike and sped to where her Gundam was, she took off and headed towards the Singapore base it was time to head back into outer space...
Meilan listened in on the news broadcast as she neared the Singapore and fought the urge to throw up! And was barely listening as a colony leader practically his colonie's practical capitulation...I should have expected this but still...
Meilan shook those thoughts she knew the pilots of 02 and 04 were here and they might need her help...She saw 02 on its face and 04 was taking a beating she knew it was obvious she had to act but she listened to the exchange between the two...as she fired her flamethrowers...
"...At this rate we're not gonna make it but I still think we're doing the right thing! So why do we have to die in a place like this?"
"That's because we ARE doing the right thing!" interjected Meilan sharply as she grabbed a Leo and fired her vulcans into it before promptly destroying the other one.
"Its..." said Duo.
"To be right is to stand against those who would exploit and destroy the lives of others for their vain desires...Let us the rest of us handle this!"
"The rest of you will handle this??" asked Duo.
"That's more like it!" said Meilan with a grin "How can you face your comrades if you were defeated now both in body and your spirit!"
They would notice that she also brought Heero and Trowa with her. As they battled the OZ troops. Meilan spun her glaive and cut down three Leo's in one strike and then shot an Aries with her vulcans. A Leo tried to attack her with a beam saber and then struck but Meilan caught the sword arm and easily crushed it off, she then grabbed with her claw and slammed it into several Leo's.
"Head for the shuttles I'll cover you all!" Shouted Quatre
"But..." Meilan protested.
"Don't worry I'll be fine..."
"I understand."
Meilan rushed towards the docking bay and got out of her Gundam. Then she reached the mobile suit delivery HL spacecraft and began loading Shenlong into it and once it was loaded. Meilan stole a glance at the battle that was happening above her, Quatre was faring quite well against the opposition but then Sandrock had plenty of armour.
Sighing she rushed to the cockpit and put on a space suit and began to initiate launch sequence. Meilan then took a look at the battle above her, Quatre was definitely outnumbered,outgunned, his Gundam was taking severe damage and he was surrounded! She saw 02's pilot shouting at Quatre but all she can hear is Quatre's responses.
"Those suits will shoot us down when we start to lift off." Quatre replied but the pilot of 02 kept shouting.
"Don't worry about me I'll back you two up until you can lift off!"
"I know that's why I have to back you up. To make sure you two can make it!"
"Please! I can't take this much longer!"
Meilan wanted to argue with Quatre but she couldn't he was right. Without cover they will both shot down when they reach ground level so there was one thing she can do.
"I'm grateful." Sighed Meilan, but found herself unable to say more.
Meilan took off she could only admire Quatre's courage and there was a part of her that wished she was down there. As she took off she hoped that Quatre would somehow make it.
Later Meilan floated through the zero gravity on the space craft she had set it on autopilot earlier and she is not far away from the cockpit either in case she had to go there. Meilan ran fingers through her long hair undone from its normal pony tail, this was quite a debacle this whole operation first the accidental killing of Noventa...OZ's plan for a subtle way to keep the colonies under control and the colonies buying all of it.
Meilan could only wonder what awaited her in outer space...