Episode # 29: Heroine of the Battlefield
Short Summary: Heero & Quatre arrive back on earth where they meet an Oz commander, Count Townsend, who ends up letting them escape. They fly straight toward an Oz Fleet and take over one of the ships sailing away. Sally Po is caught as Oz searches for the carrier she sunk containing Gundam Wing; she's ultimately rescued by Noin and they go and get Wing. Noin thanks Sally and takes the Wing with her, to find Heero. This episode marks the first meeting betwen Relena & Dorothy as she arrives in the Sanc Kingdom as a representative of the Romefeller Foundation.
[At least 8 diplomats sitting around a table at the Sanc Kingdom.]
Diplomat 1: The Romefeller Foundation enforced rule has resulted in disputes popping up all over the world.
Diplomat 2: Our country has declared itself a peaceful nation and are trying to avoid resistance.
Diplomat 3: Sure, we'd be guaranteed peace if we allowed them to control us.
Diplomat 4: But you couldn't really call that true peace, it'd simply be a method of oppression that would lead to a new despotic rule and new disputes right?
Diplomat 3: I certainly hope we're making the right decision.
Relena [in Sanc uniform.] Over the ages the world has had many ways countries, many races and many ways of thinking. Perhaps we should accept the fact that a number of disputes in the past were unavoidable. Freedom is a right given to all people; at the same time we must realize people cannot be given complete freedom. What we need to achieve complete harmony is to learn to be thoughtful toward others, a peaceful future doesn't lie in fighting. It's our job to learn from our past and use that experience to build a new and correct future.
Diplomat 5: I was afraid our nation alone couldn't act against the Romefeller Foundation.
Diplomat 6: So was I, but the Sanc Kingdom is a country where the idea of total pacifism is well rooted into the teachings of the Pacecraft family. It's presence is a strong support.
Relena: I'm fully aware that my manners and speech and behavior seem impolite to you, despite the fact that I'm merely following my father's teachings. But it is my sincere hope that more countries and more people can achieve true peace. To that end I ask for your assistance.
[Diplomats clap in approval. Doors open and Relena walks outside and stares at the mobile dolls (Virgo model). The 4 Oz pilots of those suits are standing outside. ]
Solider: The discussions seemed to go smoothly; it's not as if we're watching every action you people take or anything... just that your meeting ended so soon. [He glances at his watch. ]
Relena: We're resolute in our intentions and that's probably why it didn't take us very long.
Solider: We'll be on our way then, since we're not needed here, we're ruining the view. [They both look at the gigantic mobile suits out front. ]
Relena: We don't necessarily dislike the Romefeller Foundation. We'd just like for you to hurry up and rectify your mistakes and do it before a great many people loose their lives.
[Scene: Beach? Two soldiers find Quatre & Heero's abandoned plane.]
Solider: [speaking through communications device.] Come in Count Townsend, we have found two space suits, it appears it was just two of them.
Townsend: I don't see any reason to be concerned... you may return.
Solider: Yes Sir.
Solider 2: The space colonies and Romefeller have joined forces, the gundam pilots missions are over.
Solider 1: We have our orders to execute the gundam pilots.
Solider 2: Executing them would be easy. Although our country is under the Romefeller Foundation rule. I would rather hold off on getting them yet.
[Scene: This one really is a beach. ]
[Heero throws fruit or something out into the water and two dogs chase after it. The dogs return, bark at Heero and look over at Quatre. Heero looks over too. ]
Heero: You're not really big on animals Quatre?
Quatre: No, uh, I love them.
Heero: Then play with the dogs... It's seems they'd rather play with you anyway. Animals have a natural ability to sense kindness in people.
[Quatre stands up. ]
Quatre: Is kindness necessary in a war?
Heero: No, it isn't, not while your fighting. But kindness is something you probably need the rest of the time. This isn't the time to be fighting now...
[Quatre smiles and runs down the beach playing with the dogs. ]
[Scene: Quatre, Heero & Count Townsend sitting at table. ]
Quatre: Thank you for the meal. I'm sorry to trouble you since there are orders to execute us.
Townsend: Fortunately, the HQ contacted us and will be picking up you gundam pilots. I'm quite glad myself since it means I don't have to carry out the orders myself. It still means I'll be handing you over when the time comes.
Quatre: We can't trouble you more than we already have. You're only doing your job.
Townsend: You're going to surrender without a fight?
Heero: We don't know what we'll do when the time comes but we're not going to die without good reason.
Townsend: You guys are certainly strong. We're involved in the control policies of the Romefeller Foundation but we definitely have our share of doubts. Getting involved was the only choice we had to avoid futile battles.
Quatre: You made the correct decision in order to protect the lives of your people. I believe that's the same decision the people in our homes made.
Heero: As far as the Romefeller Foundation is concerned, we gundam pilots are nothing more than an obstruction to them. Anyone after our lives is an enemy, we have to fight if we want to survive.
Quatre: Right now that's the only thing we can and must carry out...
Heero: If you don't want to die that is...
[Scene: Over ocean; carrier is being piloted by Sally Po. ]
Solider over intercom: Attention! Surrender your carrier at once! We have orders to shoot you down, I repeat, surrender at once!
Sally: The seas gotta be cold at a latitude of 50, but still I can't simply give up the craft to Oz.
[Sally dives the plane into the water and it sinks. ]
[Scene: Dock. Fisherman and other people are scattering around the foggy docks. Noin appears and stares over at a ship where the capture Sally Po is being escorted by armed guards. ]
Noin: There it is...
[Scene: Oz Installation. Sally Po is tied to a chair. 2 soldiers are standing in the open doorway. ]
Solider: Sally Po just be thankful you have a fireplace. The new Oz is a warm hearted organization...
Sally: You're just treating me like a special guest until you confirm what in the carrier I suppose.
Solider 2: We were advised to watch out for rebels who got involved with those gundam pilots once they were out into the open. We didn't actually expect to get our hands on a gundam though...
[The soldiers leave, pulling the door closed. ]
Sally: So it's true the gundam pilots have returned to earth. I've got to make sure I deliver it to them, but more and more nations are starting to take sides with Romefeller. It'll be more difficult to do anything.
[Scene: Cancers drop into water. ]
Solider: The metal detector won't be able to pick up the gundam, but it will pick up the carrier, so that's what you've got to find.
[Cancers & Pisces begin searching. ]
[Bombs go off at the Oz installation and an alarm is sounded. Noin kicks in Sally's window. ]
Sally: Whoa re you?
Noin: I want the truth from you. Was that the real think you sank?
Sally: I might just tell a lie so that you'll free me...
Noin: I want to retaliate against Romefeller, so I need the gundam. We're fighting the same enemy so decide for yourself if you want to negotiate.
[Soldiers footsteps approach in hall and burst inside moments later. Sally & Noin are at the window, Noin shoots at the soldiers. ]
Sally: Looks like my times run out.
Noin: Then let's go.
[Noin & Sally leap out window into truck. ]
[Scene: Underwater. The M.S. have located the carrier. ]
[Scene: Truck with Noin & Sally. ]
Noin: So it was real then, that's why the enemy caught on so fast.
Sally: It's the one Oz referred to as 01. You said you wanted the gundam to save yourselves, what country are you from?
Noin: I can't tell you quite yet, I'll just say the nations retaliation against Romefeller and could be attacked any time.
[Scene:Underwater. M.S' cut open the carrier. ]
[Scene: Truck. ]
Noin: The ruler of the nation is an individual who is indispensable for the future and is capable of bringing true peace to this world.
Sally: Do you expect to win against the Romefeller Foundation with just the gundams?
[Scene: Underwater. Gundam Wing is discovered inside the carrier. ]
[Scene: Truck. ]
Noin: I'm confident in it's pilot. He'd defeat Romefeller's ambitions.
Sally: As aquaintances of the gundam pilots we have a habit of ... overdoing things a bit.
Noin: There's a risk in depending on them too much, but at the moment I do want their help.
Sally: Nobody wants to get involved in wars, but those people who have the ability to fight, should fight or at least that's what I think is true. I'm reluctant to use the world righteous but I really think that word suits the kids well. Calling them righteousness might really be a sad thing, since it forces them to be seen as modern heroes. I want to follow them. If I do, it's unlikely I'll be taking a wrong path.
[Scene: underwater. Shows pic of gundam wing. ]
[Commercial.]
[Heero cuts through a tent and sits down at a computer. ]
Heero: The plans to wipe out the gundams are progressing in two places. One is obviously here...
[Quatre enters tent. ]
Quatre: Could the other have to do with the gundam you left behind?
Heero: I think that might be, they call it 01.
Quatre: Heero, have you heard of the Sanc Kingdom? It comes up several times in the Romefeller confidential data as a problematic nation.
Heero: The Sanc Kingdom...
Quatre: They're covering their tracks, but they're quite interested in finding 01 and also it's pilot. Would you like to visit? I'm sure we could be of some help to them...
Heero: .....
[Heero exits tent and steps outside where Quatre now is, petting dogs. ]
Quatre: That's a good boy. These two dogs are the only ones guarding us right now.
Heero: They're saying we should leave.
Quatre: This nation isn't looking for battles, but we're like time bombs and we'll cause trouble here.
Heero: The commander here has one weakness to boot; it's his kindness. Let's get going now.
Quatre: Sure thing.
[Heero & Quatre's plane starts up and flies up into sky. ]
[Scene: Military Base. ]
Solider: [watching beeping radar. ] I'm getting something headed our way.
Commander: Any word from Count Townsend yet?
Solider: none.
Commander: Check with him at once.
[Scene: Townsend's Base. ]
Townsend: What? They're headed straight toward Romefeller's forces? Why wouldn't they be escaping?
Solider at communications console: We have an urgent message demanding info on the approaching craft.
Solider 2 enters with paper in hand: Count Townsend Sir, this was left behind.
Townsend: By the gundam pilots?
Solider 2: What is it? Sir.
Townsend reads: Please inform them at once we've escaped. We cannot afford to cause you anymore trouble than we already have that is...
[Scene switches to Quatre who continues the letter. ]
Quatre: Thank you Count Townsend. We'd be wiser to just run away but we always end up fighting.
[Scene switches to Heero who continues the letter. ]
Heero: Wherever I go it's the same because... fighting is all I can do.
[Scene: switches back to Count Townsend. ]
Townsend: I feel sorry for them.
[Scene: Heero's plane approaches a fleet of Oz ships and is attacked. ]
Solider: Enemy attack, enemy attack!
[Heero leaps from moving plane onto flight deck, guns blazing. He knocks out a guard and runs toward a Leo. ]
[Scene: Sally & Noin. ]
Noin: It's being raised. Let's go.
Sally: Roger... see ya. Launching torpedoes at enemy.
[Torpedoes launch from Sally's MS. ]
Solider: What's this? An attack? Ahhh!
[More torpedoes... enemy MS are being destroyed. ]
Sally: This is nuts, but it's the only way.
Noin: I knew it would be. (thinking: I want them for the sake of the Sanc Kingdom. ).
[Scene: Oz boat. Heero steals Leo and stars blasting at the other ships. Quatre runs down hallway, shoots the security lock off door and steps inside.
Quatre: Hands up and no funny stuff! Advise the other ships as well... I don't want to make things worse than they are.
[Commander in the room, reaches for his holster. Heero appears on vid screen behind him. ]
Heero: Better do what my partner tells you. If it was me I'd have already opened fire.
Quatre: In reality, I just want you to leave use alone, but I know you won't do that.
[Scene: all the Oz soldiers are in yellow life rafts. Heero & Quatre steal their ship. ]
Quatre: Heero, where do you want to go now?
Heero: There isn't any place I really want to go.
Quatre: There are lots of kind people here on the earth, but we'd be causing them a great deal of trouble by doing nothing more than just meeting them. There is no place for us to go is there?
Heero: Quatre, it's because you're trying to forget the battle. I'm gonna fight, you have no choice but to fight either, cause we're both gundam pilots. The battlefield is the only place we to live. I guess the meaning of life for us is to survive battles.
[Scene: Sally & Noin. ]
Sally: Sally here... the surface is under control. How are things?
Noin: It's like meeting an old lost friend...
Sally: Use it to protect your country.
Noin: I can't thank you enough. My name is Lucrezia Noin and the country I'm serving is-
Sally: Noin you don't have to tell me where you're from. I trust your intentions are genuine and I'm just honored being able to help a nation that's trying to oppose Romefeller.
Noin: Thanks Sally.
Sally: I'm going to go and look for another gundam. If you hear about one I would more than welcome your help. It would be great if we had 2 or 3 gundam pilots by them.
Noin:You can count on my help. It'll give me a chance to earn your trust. I give you my word in the name of God and our nation.
[Scene: A yellow limo is speeding through a vacant town. It's stopped on a bridge and a girl with long blonde hair gets out. (Dorothy)
Girl: The guards that were here for the peace meetings assembly are leaving...
[Gets back into car.]
Girl: So I rushed here for nothing... and I was positive they'd take this time to invade the Sanc Kingdom too. Well, the mobile dolls just won't do the job. There's no way those dinky things have a chance against the knights protecting their precious queen...
[Scene: Inside Relena's pink car. ]
Pagan: Ms. Relena are you all right with that new student arriving today?
Relena: What do you mean Pagan?
Pagan: I heard she was a blood relative of Duke Dermail; the central figure of the Romefeller Foundation. I know I mustn't make assumptions but given that the Foundation doesn't think highly of the Sanc Kingdom's pacifism I can't help but think it's some sort of trick.
Relena: The Romefeller Foundation has said they wish to learn more about the educational polices on building a peaceful nation. That's why they told us they want to send a student to our kingdom here. There's nothing to worry about.
Pagan: I have problems believing everything the Foundation says.
Relena: Doubts like that won't get you anywhere. Besides, there's nothing mistaken about what we're doing here. I think this should be a great opportunity to make them understand that.
[Scene: Dorothy's car parked beside Relena's. ]
[Scene: Relena's office. ]
Relena: I'm Relena Pacecraft, Director of this Institution. Welcome to the Sanc Kingdom.
Girl: Oh! I wasn't aware that the Princess of the Sanc kingdom was also the Director of the Institution. Once again, my name is Dorothy Catalonia, it is an honor to meet you.
Relena: I'm still powerless to do anything on my own. I'm still learning the peace policies my father advocated just the same as everyone else is.
Dorothy: As you're aware, I've come here on behalf of the Romefeller Foundation. The Foundation is surrounded by weapons in this war torn world. I have a great interest in this policies of the Sanc kingdom, especially in what you'd do if these forces decided to invade the country.
Pagan: Hmmmmm
Dorothy: [Looking out window. ] This beautiful scenery would disappear in an instant, and the hearts of those that cherish this beauty would also be lost. Nobody in their right minds would want to just hand over the kingdom to such foolish barbarians, so I wondered what you'd do in that case.
Relena: I don't believe there are any foolish people living in this world. People can reach an understanding by talking things over and I believe that discussions will bring peace to all people.
Dorothy: Ms. Relena, I'm a foolish person myself. I love wars, I truly do. I guess I would only be a nuisance by staying in this country.
Relena: Not at all, the main objective of the Sanc Kingdom is to provide a place where these discussions can be held. I look forward to more talks like this with you Ms. Dorothy.
[Dorothy turns to face her. ]
Dorothy: How very kind of you... but just call me Dorothy, Ms. Relena...
Relena: And you are welcome to call me Relena.
[Relena hold her hand out, and they shake hands. ]
Dorothy: I couldn't! You're the heroine of our times Ms. Relena... I myself feel a great admiration for you...
[Scene: Pagain staring at a photograph of Dorothy on computer screen. ]
Pagan: Dorothy Catalonia, she's the same age as Ms. Relena. I expected her to be brainwashed by the Romefeller's manipulative ways but that does not seem to be the case.
[Noin appears on screen. ]
Noin: But you must be cautious, keep a close eye on her.
Pagan: I even brought this in case.. [pulls out gun] But it seems that Dorothy is a tougher person than I thought.
Noin: What'd o you mean?
Pagan: From what I can gather Ms. Dorothy truly gets enjoyment our of battles. At this important time when Ms. Relena is rejecting battles I'm worried that Ms. Dorothy's presence could be too distracting for Ms. Relena.
Noin: Relena's thoughts are highly commendable. She knows her actions are highly risky today. Our mission is to protect Relena as well as her actions.
Pagan: Even if it means getting some weapons?
Noin: That's right... our former king was assassinated and we can't risk the same thing happening to Relena. Right now we're confronted with a part of history that could easily, but must not be repeated.
[Noin's blue Oz transport skims over water and disappears inside a cave. ]
Noin: I'll protect Relena... even if it means using foul play. I'll live my life in the shadows of this kingdom.
[Scene: Sanc Kingdom. Planes fly overhead. ]
Dorothy shouts; Hurry up and start a war !
[Roll Credits..]
[On the next Gundam Wing: Episode 30 - The Reunion with Relena. ]