Episode zero, Act 1: Relena Dorian AC 191 - Dorian Estate *Relena is going to school, she has a book in hand* Mother: Take care, Relena. *Relena bows silently and continues on her way* Mother: Relena.... I know you're reserved.... but why don't you speak more? *Image of Cinq Kingdom burning* Mother: Is it because that incident during your childhood is has your heart still trapped? [St. Gabriel Academy] *Relena sits at her desk quietly. Two Girls enter* Girl1: *giggling* Truely. Girl2: Yes. (notices Relena) Oh.... Girl1: Good morning Relena..... Girl2: Good morning. Relena: ..... Girl2: Really.... she's always so intense... Relena's so marvelous. Girl1: Of course! She is the daughter of the Dorians after all. *Relena stares at them as they pass* *A sullen young boy, around 11 years old, stands at the gates. He's ragged and looks INCREDIBLY like Heero* Relena: (noticing) .....? Girl3: What is that child...? Girl4: Oh my... Girl4: Are they going to take him in, I wonder? Girl3: How troublesome... *Relena stands up and leaves, apparently annoyed* Relena: (walking) Why... does everyone seem to look down at those who are unfortunate? It's not as if they wanted to turn out like that- *Relena bumps into someone. Books drop to the ground. She's bumped into the orphan.* Relena: Oh... He's the one from earlier... *Boy bends down and picks up his books and continues along his way. Relena watches him go* Narr: Years later, she would meet a boy named "Heero Yuy". The question was raised if they might indeed be the same person. Heero however had no memories of coming to the earth prior to Operation Meteor. *Roof of the school* Relena: (peeking from the doorway) ! Relena: Why is he here of all places? I must apologise to him about earlier... it was my fault... Relena: ? *Boy pulls out a pair of binoculars and looks thru them* Relena: What is he doing? Boy: (speaking into a small transponder) This is Black Alpha. Dorian Estates sighted. Relena: My... house? Boy: I think the refuge site for if the mission fails is more suitable than St. Gabriel. Relena: What are you...? Teacher: Is the reason why.... *Boy stares out the window* *Relena watches the boy as he sits outside. Two other girls are talking* Girl5: That boy is all alone again. Girl6: He refuses to speak to anyone, it can't be helped. Relena: ..... Relena: (thinking) I wonder why.... I have a feeling we're alike.... I... want to know more about you. *Boy staring from rooftop watching code being flashed at him.* Boy: ... Tonight. *Explosion* Narr: This day, terrorists engaged in hostilities against the Earth Sphere Military assaulting a JAP point base in the Pacific Ocean. *Air carrier above the ocean* OZ1: Currently above the JAP point. OZ1: We will reach combat air space in 300 seconds. OZ2: Why is it that we, the Specials, have been dispatched to quell these dissidents? Zechs: .... Treize: The leader of OZ, General Catalonia wishes to test the abilities of mobile suits. And your abilities as well, First Lt. Zechs Merquise. Zechs: It will be good if I can satisfy such high expectations. Rebel: Shoot! Shoot them down! All of you die! *Federation soldiers being shot* *Two Arieses* Treize: First Lt. Zechs. We should be able to finish this in three minutes. Zechs: One minute will be sufficient, General Treize. Zechs: The fighting should be stopped by the time I land. *Zechs shoots, stuff blows up* *Zechs does a wordless battle cry.* Treize: Indeed.... so it's not just talk... *Zechs lands and the fighting's pretty much over with* Treize: He truly fights like a flash of light [Translator's note: Treize is making a reference to Zech's fighitng style that will eventually earn Zech the nickname of Lightning Count] Rebel: *hmph* (takes off in his Aries) Zechs: You're not getting away!! Treize: Zechs!! Zechs: I'm leaving the rest to you, General! [Dorian Estate] Mother: Yes. Understood. (she hangs up phone) That was from general Bente. *Relena pauses and listens* Mother: There's a terrorist piloting a weapon called a mobile suit, escaping towards this area. I must tell my husband immediately... *Relena walking outside now* [Translator: My god is she STUPID?!] Relena: .... Terrorist.... Mobile suit... Weapon... I don't understand it. Relena: Why... do people fight so much? Relena: But... it would seem that that boy has nothing to do with this. Relena: It's so peaceful... *Sound of an Aries going down. Flash of light in the hills* Relena: *small scream* Could it... *A small cloud of smoke rises from the forest* Rebel: (kicking MS) *growl* SHIT! It was just a little furthur! *Rebel whirls around with a gun in hand* Rebel: Who's there?! Rebel: (relieved) W..what... it's just a kid... This girl... could she? Relena: No! *Rebel has is arm around her neck, and gun pointed to her head.* Rebel: Be good. I know you're Dorian's daughter. Who would have believed it... that you'd be here! Relena: I'm... going to die? Am I going to die here? *Relena sees something streaking across the sky* Relena: A shooting star? Rebel: ! Rebel: Shit! He's caught up already?! Relena: No! Let go of me please!! Rebel: (dragging her along) Just c'mon! Zechs: Don't you think that's enough? *Rebel freezes. Turns around. Zechs's Aries's cockpit opens* Rebel: Sh-Shit! Don't move! Got it? One move and this... Dorian's daughter is dead. Zechs: Dorian? Relena?! Rebel: Now... get out of that mobile suit, nice and easy... Zechs: ..... *Zechs gets out* Rebel: Heh... A new Aries model....What a nice souvenir... *Zechs whips out a gun and shots the guy in the hand. Rebel drops gun and goes down to his knees. Relena runs to Zech's side.* Zechs: I have no desire to kill in front of this child... Get out of here! Rebel: (Gets the hint and runs) Sh-Shit! Relena: ...... Zechs: (smiling) How you've grown, Relena.... *Flashback to Relena taking her first steps. She falls flat.* Woman: Princess. Oh... are you all right, princess? Relena stares back at him expectantly. Zechs: Eh? Zechs: Oh.... yes... Milliard. You can't touch this girl... I've thrown away being a Peacecraft.... Taken a weapon into my hands... and chosen the blood-stained path of revenge. Zechs: (holstering gun) Are you all right, Princess? Relena: Princess? Relena: If... I'm a princess.... then you're... a knight astride a fearful dragon? Zechs: *chuckling* I'm the prince (who fell) from the stars. Woman: Miss! Miss Relena!!!! Zechs: Well then.... If you'll excuse me... Relena: Oh... *Relena watches Zechs walk away* Relena: The prince.... from the stars... [Next Day] Girl1: Did you hear? That boy's disappeared. Girl2: Did someone come to pick him up? Girl3: It looks like he just fled. *Relena closes her book. She heads up to the roof* Relena: He's not here either... Girl4: There was an act of terrorism against a military base yesterday... it seems that boy was part of that terrorist group. Girl5: How scary. Girl4: The teachers seem to think that he infiltrated this place to guide them. Girl5: You can't let anyone without some sort of social status into the school... Relena: That's... *Relena spots the boy at the gate, staring up at her.* Relena: !! Relena: (running down the stairs and towards the gate) That's right! Status shouldn't have to matter! We're all human! We should all get along! Relena: (panting) He's... gone.... Relena: (looking sad) I wanted to at least ask your name... I should have done that... Relena: (to nobody) I... I'm Relena Dorian. And you are....? Relena: And you are....? Translation by Julie, Copyright © The GW Archive. Do not move from here.