ENDLESS WALTZ:SCORPION FEVER CHAPTER 13

[BLUE CASTLE]

<Noin>: We're finally gonna find out....

<Quattre>: ....who kicked Zechs' butt at Barge....

(Screws slowly spin out)

<Zechs>:....and fought me to a standstill many times....

<Sally>:...helped us in China....

(Screws fall to the ground)

<Scorpio>:It's off for good now...do you still want to know?

<Noin/Zechs>:We do.

<Wufei>:I want to know,too. Duo, why're you looking at him like that..?

<Duo,to himself>:Hilde told me who he was....they won't believe it!

<Duo>:Nothin!..uh..Nothin!

<Noventa>:Enough melodrama,Scorpio. I want to know who was responsible for rescuing me from OZ.

(Scorpio stares at Noventa)

<Scorpio>:OK, I think you all deserve to know....I'm -

*blaaark*blaaark* (red alerts sound)

<Otto looks at screen>: It's Dekim's forces! They're launching a counter attack!!

(dives for cover as Serpent destroys column)

<Noin>:Everyone get to your Mobile Suits!! Scorpio, we'll deal with you la-oh, God....

(His helmet lies on the floor,still jiggling)

<Zechs>:He's gone....like a phantom...again! Never mind, come on! (runs to hangar)

[OUTSIDE]

(Gundams launch out)

<Wufei>:We'll finish them then! (launches dragon claws)

<Duo>:Let's go, DeathSchythe buddy! (BatWings open)

<Heero>:Mission accepted, target in sight. (Wing Zero Custom boosts up)

<Trowa>: We'll take it to them this time.Before they get any further.

(Chain guns spray into the melee)

(Preventer units launch out)

<Noin>:Not as many as before...but enough! (fires beam cannon)

(Tallgeese III steps on Serpent)

<Zechs>:Something's not right here....they're not advancing despite having superior numbers...

(notices Serpents not moving past their front line)

<Noin>:What are they waiting for???

<Wufei>: Who cares, woman? (destroys two Serpents) We'll just destroy them first!!!!

<Trowa>: They're not moving indeed....why, I wonder...a new battle tactic?It can't be...not like that...

<Quattre>:What's wrong, Trowa?

<Trowa>:Something's not right.....notice that we're not moving either....and they're all around us....

<Quattre>:They're setting us up for something.....!.

[DEKIM'S BASE]

<MarieMia>:Are you sure this will work?

<Dekim>:Trust me, granddaughter.... we'll eliminate all those troublesome Gundams this way.... (looks up at mountain top)

<MA>: Ready for deployment, sir.

<Dekim>:Well done. In a short few moments the Mariemia Army will overrun Earth!!

[BATTLEFIELD]

(Wing Gundam zooms around,firing)

<Une>:How did so many people join up? (fires Buster)

<Otto in Jauhara>:They gotta dig the shorts....hasta be the shorts...

<Duo>:Hafta say I agree with you there, Otto. Wufei?

<Wufei>:....I want pants.I want pants now!!!! (twirls naginata)

<Duo>:Relax...Sally might knit you some...*wink*

<Wufei,flabbergasted>:Let's just concentrate on the Serpents.....*sigh*

(White Torus shoots through some Leos)

<Noin>:Hey,they're running!! (Whacks a survivor)

<Zechs>:Appears so....

<Heero>:They're not running away from us.

<Quattre>: Then who?

[DEKIM'S HQ]

(Two massive guns poke out of the mountain)

<MA>:Capricorn guns online, sir.

<Dekim>:Very well....aim dead center of the battlefield.

<MA>:But sir, our men are still there too!

<Dekim>: Just DO it!Or do you want to be in the battle too?

<MA runs out the door>:Mommmyyy!!!!!

<Dekim>:You want something done right...(pulls lever)...do it yourself!

(Guns chug and spit)

<Mariemia>:This doesn't sound like such a good idea,grandfather...

<Dekim>:Silence,child...this weapon can eliminate all of them in one blast....

<Mariemia grips Dekim's hand>:No! I wanted to control them, not destroy them! By them I mean the people in the city! Your blast will kill them all!!

(people running from the battlezone with their belongings)

<Dekim swats Mariemia off>: Silly girl.

(Capricorn guns fire one salvo)

<Mariemia>:Why did you do that...???You're genocidal!! I should have listened to Relena....

<Dekim>:Rather late for regrets,Mariemia!

<MarieMia>: Grandfather!!!I can't believe I'm related to you! I just wanted to- (is slapped by Dekim)

<Dekim>:Don't start with me. You mean nothing to me, just like your father Treize!!! Like him, you were a tool for my conquest! MINE! You have no authority at all over me!What you want....it does not matter what you WANT! You are just my puppet!

<Mariemia cries>:Grandfather....(wipes blood from mouth)

<Dekim sees the blast>:Good...it should reach the castle in a few minutes....

[BLUE CASTLE]

*breep*

<Une>:What is that light on the horizon?

<Duo>:Some kind of...(pushes Leo off)...energy reading! (slashes Serpent)

<Wufei>:It's coming from Barton's base!!!

(Beam arcs toward Blue Castle)

<Trowa>:We can't get away!!!!!

(beam closes in)

<Quattre>:What are we gonna do??

<Serpent pilots>:Yaaaaa!

(Another giant beam blocks the continuous Capticorn beam)

<Mardyev in Cancer II>: Get out of the area!!!

(Aquarius and a descending Pisces join the beam attack)

<Heero>:We can't stop that beam from following us! (points Buster Gun at beam intercept and fires)

(DX Cannons fire, several beams join the intercept, including some from Serpents)

<Duo>:Why are you...

<Serpent>:We don't want to die like this!! (fires beam)

(Tauruses join in with beam weapons)

<Meryl>:Their beam is getting bigger!!! We can't hold it for long!!!

(Tallgeese III fires Hyper cannon)

<Zechs>:This beam is the creation of a sick mind.....no offense, Mardyev...

<Mardyev>:I did NOT design this....(light washes over) This weapon seems to have the powers of a Libra...

<Heero>:The beam is getting closer!!!!

<Otto keeps firing>:No use!!! We're gonna....

[DEKIM's BASE]

<Dekim witnesses>: Yes, in a few minutes they'll all be gone. And I will be left to rule. Just like I planned three years ago.

<MA>:Sir...you should see this.... (punches up an image of protesters ransacking the power plant)

<Dekim>:What's gotten into them?

[POWER PLANT]

<Relena>:We may not be soldiers, but we have to make our own peace! We can't let people fight for us anymore!

<People rip out wires>:Yes!

<Relena>: The People deserve peace.....but they have to make it on their own! (bazookas a tower)

(People do all sorts of things, from setting fire to circuitry to robbing TV sets)

[BATTLEFIELD]

<Mardyev>:We're winning...I think!! The beam's getting narrower!

<Zechs>:We'd better! My gun is running out of energy...

<Trowa>:We're all almost running on empty....

[DEKIM'S BASE]

<Dekim>:Power levels are dropping! What's wrong!?!?

<MA>: The power plants...they're being attacked by..civilians!

(Protesters kick apart another power plant)

<Dekim>:Greenpeace!?!?! I made $50,000 in donations to them last year....how could they???

<MA>:Power plants 1 through 6 have been compromised, sir...

(Pro wrestlers push aside a transformer, while comic book superheroes destroy another)

<Dekim>:Who the heck is rallying the world against me???

(Hippies spray paint a substation)

<Relena looks into Security camera>:You're finished!

<MA>:Sir! Three unknown projectiles heading towards us at Mach 2!!!I'm getting outta here!!!

(MAs run out the door)

<Dekim>:Come back, you cowards!!! Come back!!Arrrgh!!!

(Three Fire balls slam into the Capricorn Gun, wrecking themselves and it in the process....Dekim shields himself)

<Mariemia gets up>:Your plan...it's over, grandad....

<Dekim>:At least I can still kill you...(points gun at Mariemia)

[OUTSIDE]

(Mobile suits gang up on the HQ)

<Une>:I'm going in with Otto! The rest of you, fan out!

(Une ejects and runs into a hallway, passing fleeing Mariemia Army guards)

<Une>:Where is that control room??

<Otto grabs an MA>:Where is it, punk?

<MA points>:Above the stairs..*choke*...door number three....

(Une and Otto run up the stairs, busting doors open)

<Otto>:Guy was wrong...nothing in door 3!

<Une>:Maybe a secret switch somewhere...(feels around)

<Otto>:Lingerie catalogs? (picks one up and hides it in coat pocket)

(Wall flips, Une falls into the control room)

<Dekim turns>:Well,well....Lady Une herself. You're about to witness the execution of your ex-lover's child!

(Man walks in and shoots gun out of Dekim's hand)

<Walker>: No, she will be witnessing your death, Dekim Barton.

<Dekim/Une/Marie>:Who are you?

<Walker>: Good question. *Bang*

(Dekim falls to the floor,bullet hole in his shoulder.)

<Walker stands over Dekim>: War's over,galoot. (cocks pistol) As Heero would say..."Omae wa..korusu.." ..I will kill you.

(Fires at point blank range, Dekim's head is shot wide open,Une shields Marie from watching)

<Walker throws away gun>: I don't have to kill anymore....please tell Heero he doesn't have to either.

<Une>:Y-y-es...

<Walker>:I've avenged Treize for you.

(Otto falls into the room)

<Otto>:Scorpio!

<Une>:Scorpio? That guy is Scorpio?

<Walker>:I'm outta here. (arm grabbed by Otto)

<Otto>:Out to where?

(Walker smirks)

(Gundam Wing team bash in)

<Duo>:Where is he,where is he?

<Wufei>:Barton! Come out wherever you are...oh, there he is...

<Quattre>:Gross...

<Heero walks up to Marie>: It's over....

<Une>:No! Heero...please...you don't have to hurt anyone again....

(Heero drops his gun and faints)

<Relena runs in>:Where's Heero,where's...oh, there he is...is he...dead?

<Quattre>:No, he's just fainted...he doesn't have to kill anyone anymore....I think he's tired....more than any of us...

<Relena smooths his hair>:Oh , Heero....

<Otto whispers to Une>:I know he's not dead.....look at that bump in his shorts...he's really enjoying this! (Une laughs)

<Wufei looks over Dekim>: Don't tell me YOU did this, Lady Une....

<Lady>:No, it was...hey, where'd he go?

<Une>:Never mind.What's important is....it's over....

<Otto>:Over....finally, we can get some rest....Meryl,what's the status on the stragglers?

<Meryl>:They've all surrendered, Otto.

<Millie>: Some are already throwing away their weapons!

<Relena>:I said it before, I'll say it again...I declare this war over!

<Zechs and Noin rush in>:All over already?

<Une>:Yes. Where were you two?

<Noin points thumb at Zechs>:Mister Peanut Bladder here needed to make a pit stop.

(Everyone laughs)

[PREVENTERS HQ, A WEEK LATER]

<Zechs plays ping pong>: Mop ups are complete...now we can have some peace and quiet around here...

<Otto hits ball back>:Business as usual....now I can think about getting married!:)

<Zechs>:You're really going to go through with this?

<Otto>:I was thinking...why not you and Noin...

(Zechs hits ball hard, hits incoming Noin on the head)

<Otto>:Never mind,never mind....

<Noin>:ZECHS!!!! What was that for???

<Zechs>:Uh....where's Sally?

<Noin rolls up her sleeves>:Forget about Sally! Why did you hit a ping pong ball onto my head???

<Otto greets Une>:She's *smooch* looking for Wufei...somewhere in China,I think.

<Une>:That girl's gone to great lengths to keep up with him....she must love him very much....

<Zechs kisses Noin on the head>:There, all better.....

<Noin>:Aw Zechs.....(holds him)

<Otto>:Business as usual....eh, boss....?

[SOMEWHERE IN DA HILLS]

<Walker sits on a hilltop>: Time to go. (watching Aquarius lift off)

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