Dragon's Fate
by Rikugou//...// indicates thought.
:...: indicates telepathic communication.
Chapter 4
"Feihong!" Wufei cried. He rubbed his cheek against the limp hand in his grasp, eyes clouded slightly with tears. "What's wrong with you?"
Heero, who had walked out moments before with Duo to check for any incoming messages pertaining to the mission, walked back in with his laptop. His face was openly showing an amount of concern. He placed it on the desk and turned on the monitor. Usagi's face filled the screen. Her eyes were closed and her head was bowed slightly.
She opened her eyes and looked at Feihong lying on the bed. Her eyes were filled with pain. When a person once said that your eyes were the windows to your soul, he/she wasn't kidding. For once, Usagi let out her emotions plainly for all to see.
"This is a rather urgent message. We discovered a spy in the palace. Well, actually a possessed soldier from the colony E302E. We were lucky to have discovered him as soon as we did and that telepathic communications are limited only to within the kingdom. He had exchanged the condiments in the kitchen with some kind of powder which contained dark energy. Fortunately, nobody ate anything before we found out," Usagi stopped for a moment to look at some point behind her. She nodded and turned back to the screen with a grim look.
"Wait, Feihong ate a batch of Makoto-san's cookies before leaving for Earth," Wufei exclaimed.
"We found out right after my daughter went into the kitchen to help out with the preparations. Small Lady had the Silver Crystal out after helping a bit with Rei's healing. The crystal started glowing the second she walked through the doors. That was when we found it. If one of you Gundam pilots had eaten anything that was contaminated with it, you would have died a slow and painful death. With us senshi, it would eat us alive slowly with the dark energy," Usagi said, closing her eyes in pain.
"Mama, let me take over. You've been through a lot already. Daddy is waiting for you," said a voice from off the screen.
"Arigato, musume," Usagi said in a tired tone. The screen flashed and pink replaced blonde.
"As my mother said, the dark energy would eat us alive slowly. Basically, we are beings of the light, made up of light. We fight for justice and against evil. We experimented and found that there is no cure for this contamination. The senshi cell we did the experiment on slowly died. I am sorry. All you could do for Feihong is stay by his side through it all. If you like, we can have two of our operatives to take over for you," she said.
"Th-Thank you for telling us," Wufei said in a shaky voice. //Why? Must I be alone forever? Why must I be tortured like this?//
"I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I'm sure you would want to be informed about Feihong's...illness," the pinked haired female said. "I have to go. S-Say goodbye to H-Hong-chan for me," she managed to choke out before the screen blacked out.
Everybody looked at the boy whose expression had turned into one of pain sometime during the conversation. He repeated the Wufei's name like a litany, occasionally muttering dragon as well.
Wufei let his head fall down dejectedly, his hair covering his face. A few tears escaped from a pair of tightly closed ebony eyes. Trowa led Quatre out the door as Duo did the same to Heero, letting the pair have their privacy.
The Chinese boy managed to hold off the majority of his tears before collapsing onto Feihong's chest in huge heaving sobs. "I can't lose another one. I lost Meiran; I can't bear to lose you, too, Feihong. My heart can't take it anymore," he sobbed into Feihong's chest.
For an entire week, he stayed by the senshi's side. As each day passed, Feihong looked worse. He began to loose weight, his hair becoming limp, his skin becoming almost translucent. As Feihong looked worse, so did Wufei. He barely ate or slept. Black smudges were under the Chinese boy's eyes, his reactions slowed and his energy became low. He only had energy to watch over his lover.
Not once did Feihong stir. At the end of the week, Feihong began taking in huge gasps of breath as if the air had suddenly disappeared. Wufei began shaking his lover, trying to get him to wake. "Please, Fei-chan. Don't leave me. Please, don't leave me. Wo ai ni, come back to me. Come back to me," he sobbed brokenly. His eyes were closed tightly to stave off the rush of pain.
He never noticed the bright golden aura which surrounded his entire body. Wufei merely held onto his lover as if he could prevent his leaving just by his grasp. He repeated the words, 'Wo ai ni' over and over again, trying to get his Feihong back to him. Suddenly, the body below him stirred and moaned.
His lifted his head immediately to see a pair of eyes flutter open to present slightly glassy eyes. They focused on him almost instantly. "Wu-chan? What happened?" he said, his voice cracking from disuse.
"Y-You're okay! Fei-chan, you're okay. I thought you would leave me," Wufei said, tears flowing.
"I would never leave you, Wu-chan. I promise you," Feihong said softly. All of a sudden, Wufei's eyes rolled back into his sockets and he fell onto the bed, his exhaustion finally having caught up to them.
Quatre and Duo rushed into the room when they heard Wufei's exclamation, Trowa and Heero not far behind. They saw a weakly smiling Feihong running his hands through Wufei's hair. "Allah, this is a miracle!"
"Man, you had us worried there," Duo said.
"Will somebody tell me what happened and get Wufei into a bed? He's totally exhausted. How long have I been sleeping? I'm as hungry as a horse! The mission...!"
"The mission was taken over by somebody else. You've been unconscious for a week," Heero said. He began briefing Feihong in on what had happened to him. Quatre went to get the cook to make something for the senshi to eat.
"Nani? Wufei must have been frantic!" Feihong said. Quatre came in minutes later with a tray full of food which he put before him. Feihong dug right in, asking questions between mouthfuls of food. "If I transform, my healing should accelerate. I should be able to get back onto the mission by tomorrow." He looked down worriedly at Wufei who was lying pillowed on his lap. It was unlike the alert Chinese pilot to be able to sleep through the noise.
"He barely slept a total of ten hours this week. I tried to pry him off you but he just growled at me. He nearly cut my head off with his sword! He was running on adrenaline and worry for you the entire week. He deserves some sleep," Duo said.
"Yes, he does," Feihong said, a small smile appearing on his face. //And I managed to hear Wufei tell me that he loved me. That saved me most of all. Thank you, my dragon//
Since none of the other rooms were prepared, Quatre, blushing had said that Wufei would have to sleep on his bed. Feihong gave him a radiant smile that told him that he didn't mind at all.
He was left alone at last with his lover. Feihong gathered him into his arms and breathed in the scent of Wufei's hair, some weird mixture that was distinctly oriental and was just...Wufei. He closed his eyes and let his energy flow into the body in his arms. Wufei turned and turned his face into the crook of his shoulder, nuzzling his neck like a tired little kitten.
The next day, Feihong resumed his mission and reluctantly left Wufei in his bed to regain his energy. It was the first day of class for him on the Earth. It was also the first time he met Relena Peacecraft, heir to the Sank Kingdom. She seemed so much more bubble headed in person. Especially when she was giving Heero those eyes.
"Stupid Peacecraft, who does she think she is?" Duo growled. He and Feihong were following Heero at a couple of paces behind the pair. Heero was stoically ignoring the girl clinging to his arm. He kept repeating 'I will not kill Relena' in his mind like a mantra. Hopefully Duo would not take the situation in the wrong way. He did not want to deal with a mad lover. An angry Duo was a dangerous Duo. He could self-destruct, set his own leg, jump off a 30-story building but he could not deal with an angry Duo.
"You want me to get her off him?" Feihong asked.
"You can try, I'll let you do anything as long as it doesn't involve killing Heero. You could blow Relena up though although that would probably postpone the upcoming peace," he muttered.
"You promise that you won't kill me?" Feihong asked tentatively.
"As I said before, as long as you don't kill Heero," he repeated.
"Good. I can pass for a girl in this form or my other form just as easily so I don't have to transform to go through with my plan," he said, bouncing up to Heero and Relena. Feihong winked at Heero.
"And who might you be?" Relena said, eyeing the girl dressed in a boy's uniform.
Feihong said nothing at all but grabbed Heero and gave him a spit-swapping, tongue-lashing, tonsil-sucking kiss with a VERY surprised Gundam pilot. Heero practically melted at the assault from the sheer expertise. Since Feihong did not want to die of asphyxiation, he backed off with a grin. "See you later, Heero-chan!" he yelled, jumping back to Duo, who stood there with his jaw dropped open in shock.
"WHO WAS SHE? DO YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU'RE WITH ME?" Relena shouted, her voice rising in pitch with each word. Everybody turned to look at the pair.
:Just answer with a 'She's my girlfriend' and she'll be off your back forever and Duo will be happy as well as yourself: came Feihong's voice in his mind.
Heero responded with an emotionless, "No," before turning to join Duo and Feihong. The black haired boy swung a friendly arm over Heero's shoulder and the three of them walked away to their next class. To Relena, it looked more like the embrace of a lover.
"I WILL GET YOU HEERO!" she shouted before stalking off to the pink limo waiting for her.
"That was awfully amusing," Feihong commented as he took his arm off Heero's shoulders. "You say anything to Wu-chan about this and I will roast you," he threatened, twirling a ball of fire on an index finger.
"You didn't have to do that," Duo mumbled.
"How else would I be able to get her off your case? You obviously can't kiss Heero in public like that. This is my first day of class. They will just think I'm some girl dressed in a boys school uniform. A couple of them do that here you know," he said flatly.
"He has a point there," Heero said.
"Doesn't mean I have to like it," Duo said, pouting.
"You know that I'm loyal to Wufei. Besides, Heero's not my type. I prefer fire over ice anyday," he said laughing and jumping away from Heero's punch. Feihong was going to enjoy his first day of school.
***
The Chinese boy slept a total of 24 hours before waking up. He turned in his bed to find it empty, cold and lonely. Wufei shook his head slightly and smiled to himself. Feihong simply spoiled him way too much. //Feihong!// he shouted mentally.
A tattoo of steps reached his ears and he took out his gun from under the pillow. Wufei leveled the barrel of the weapon and waited. Feihong burst through the door, panting, and eyes wide. "You're awake!" he said, throwing himself at Wufei. "I heard you calling for me and thought you were in trouble. I was about to fry someone you know."
"I didn't say anything," Wufei through, his brows furrowing, wondering if he had actually forgot. He dismissed the thought as ludicrous. He wouldn't miss something as small as that.
"Are you 100% rested?" Feihong asked, looking up at him with his deep pools of violet.
"I think so, how long have I been...out?" he asked.
"Hmm, 'bout an entire day. Twenty-four hours I think," Feihong said.
"Nani? I was supposed to resume the mission the second you were awake!" Wufei said, leaping off the bed, forcing his trembling legs to cooperate.
"Wu-chan! In the condition you were in when I woke up, you couldn't even stay awake during class. You don't want to attract attention do you? I managed to convince the principal that you were sick and couldn't come to school. Oh, and you're supposed to be my brother," he said.
"That's a rather disturbing thought. Wouldn't me being with you be incest then?" Wufei said, leering at his lover.
"Incest? Did I say brother? I meant distant cousin. Very distant," Feihong said quickly. "Now, I have two hours to spare. Come back to bed please? I missed having your warmth by my side," he pouted.
Wufei sighed. How could one refuse such a look his lover was giving him? He certainly couldn't. He half stumbled back to the bed and let himself into the coven of slender arms. With the comforting warmth Feihong was exuding, he quickly fell back into Sleep's arms.
***
Metallia was angry. Her spy had not reported back to her meaning that he had been captured. She had neglected to ask where the hidden kingdom of Serenity was so she could not plan an all out attack on them. Her lips were suddenly turned up into an evil smile.
She forgot about her youmas. //Certainly, the senshi would appear. Those short skirted fools could never resist fighting them// she thought. Metallia ordered one of her powerful youma to appear. She gave him directions to attack a school and destroy the senshi should they arrive. //They wouldn't make it a mobile suit battle for a human sized youma. It would cause too much damage. Besides, I need some energy anyway. This will be sweet//
***
Feihong opened his eyes when the sound of screaming was heard. Heero and Duo burst in through the door. Duo's eyes were wide with an emotion he rarely seen on his face, fear. "There's some kind of monster outside attacking the students. It looks like its draining their energy. I shot every bullet I had but it did nothing! Nothing!" he shouted.
"We better get out of here. I think OZ has come up with a plan to get rid of us. Somebody obviously found us," Heero said.
"I don't think so. The upgrade Aunt Ami gave your computer prevented most machines from realizing your presence in their network. It's practically IMPOS-sible," Feihong trailed off when he felt dark energy.
"What is it?" Duo asked.
"It's Metallia. It's one of her youmas. It's rather low leveled so I should be able to destroy it with no problem," Feihong said, slipping out of Wufei's grasp.
A hand seized his braid and held on. A sleep clouded black eye opened to stare fuzzily at him. "Where are you going?" he said, speech slightly slurred.
"I need to defeat a youma," Feihong said, taking advantage of Wufei's loosened grip. He threw a hand into the air and shouted out, "Mars, Power-up!"
Duo and Heero gawked at the transformation while Wufei looked on in awe at the beauty. "Huh?" the pilots of Wing Zero and Deathscythe Hell said inarticulately.
"I would think you would have gotten used to this. I need to kick some youma butt. Contact Usagi and tell her I might need back up. Metallia might send some more after me," she said before teleporting out.
Unlike her grandmother, she didn't bother with the speech but jumped straight into action. "Mars Snake Fire!" she yelled. The youma was burned seriously but was still able to fight. It launched its own attack which Feihong dodged easily.
"We senshi are not that idiotic," she growled. She put her hands together with the index fingers pointing upwards. Closing her eyes, she concentrated on the power that came naturally to her. "Fire Soul!"
The youma was destroyed easily. She waited for several minutes but no more youmas came. She teleported back to her room and detransformed, collapsing into her bed. He threw a hand over his face and closed his eyes. Feihong felt the bed shift and a familiar shape mold itself together to his body. Leaving his eyes closed, he turned and buried his head onto a well-made chest. "Daijoubu, Fei-chan?" Wufei asked.
"I hate fighting in my senshi form. Why can't I be like some of my friends and just be a prince? I'm not even a full male; I can turn into a female for heaven's sake. Maybe that's why I'm not straight," Feihong said, putting out a familiar argument he often had with himself.
"Love comes in all sizes and shapes, Fei-chan. None of the other pilots ever thought I would be bedding a beautiful creature like you. Besides, they are probably jealous because of your beauty in both forms," Wufei said, the last sentence coming out in a purr.
"You're always full of compliments, Wu-chan," he said, breathing in deeply. Depression forgotten, he fell into a deep recuperative sleep with Wufei not too far behind.
***
Metallia looked out her window, a moon a mere sliver in the dark evening sky. Tomorrow was the night of the dark moon, the time when moon children like Serenity were at their weakest. She smiled but her eyes were full of cold hatred and evil. Tomorrow night, she would go to the place where dark energy ran high, the North Pole, where it had all started those many years ago.
***
Usagi looked at her calendar which she had purchased during an impromptu trip to a spiritual bookstore shop on the Earth. In the little corner, it indicated that it would be the night of the dark moon, a time when she would be weak should she go down to fight. Metallia would not make the same mistake twice and start a battle during a full moon like she did in her last battle. Tomorrow would be when one of them would die. Be it Metallia or herself, only the stark silence answered her.
***
Wufei shivered and clung closer to the heat source next to him. Something dark was going to happen and soon, he could feel it. Ever since he had confessed his love to Feihong, the little voice in the back of his mind which gave him hints grew louder. Not only did it give him hints now, he was actually able to see the future. Well, it seemed like the future because each time he would get a flash of an image in his mind, not long after, it would occur.
It was too eerie to be a mere coincidence. But, what he saw were small insignificant things. The vision that hit him was definitely something major nor was it a happy one.
It was one of Feihong, in his normal form, falling lifelessly onto a ground covered with snow. His braid was partially unraveled, spreading a cloud of black under the body. Wufei suppressed his trembles and pushed the thought out of his mind. Besides, a lot of people have this feeling of foreboding once in a while, didn't they?
***
//Heero, taking notes, normal. Quatre ignoring Trowa's secretive looks and notes, NEVER normal. Me being bored out of my mind, normal. Wufei fidgeting in his seat, definitely not normal! As is Feihong, from what I know of him from the four months we spent training together, staring off into space, not normal!// Duo thought to himself. He tapped his pen on the desk silently and pondered, but could not find a legitimate reason for their weird behavior. //I'll ask them after class. I wish I had those telepathic communicators right about now.
"Yuy Duo, Raberba Quatre, Bloom Trowa, Maxwell Heero, Wong Feihong and Wong Wufei. Please report to the principal's office immediately," came a monotonous voice over the intercom. Each pilot shot another with a look, puzzled about what was happening. They made sure to keep a low profile in the school to ensure their success in the mission so what happened?
The students in the classroom were looking at them strangely. New students getting in trouble by the principal already? was their prominent thought. As one, the pilots filed out toward the principal's office.
Heero knocked on the door and opened it when the principal told them to enter the dark room. The head of the school sat at his desk, eyes staring vacantly ahead. The look worried all of the pilots. They knew there was danger when another figure stepped forward into the feeble shaft of light. It was none other than Metallia herself.
"What's with the principal? He looks kinda spacy to me," Duo said. It was better to play dumb.
"I think you know very well who I am Gundam pilots. I was surprised that your superiors decided to add another to the lot. I must admit that they are kind of sexist, choosing all male pilots rather than female who are obviously more powerful," she said huskily. She sat on the edge of the desk and crossed her legs.
"Who are you? Don't tell me you escaped from the loony bin or something," Duo chattered. Heero conspicuously yanking on his braid, Duo stifled a yelp of pain. Metallia's eyes narrowed in anger.
"QUIET! I tire of your chatter. I'm sure that you are associated with the idiotic moon princess that managed to foil my plans so many years ago. With you under my hand, I'm positively sure that the moon brat will beg me to take her ginzuishou," she laughed, waving a hand.
The ground seemed to shift from under their very feet, throwing them off balance and making them disoriented. Darkness crowded around them and they mercifully passed out.
***
Feihong was among the first to awaken after Heero and Trowa. He wished desperately that he didn't though. All of the children descending from Mars all had psychic powers even if they didn't have a senshi star seed. Even the weakest were able to sense evil anywhere. His powers were among the strongest ones. He groaned in pain.
Duo's head was cradled in Heero's lap, eyes still closed. Wufei woke the same time he did. Wufei clutched at his head in pain and wondered why he bothered to wake up. "Daijoubu, Wu-chan?" asked a gentle voice tinged with a bit of pain.
"My head, it seems that I hit it harder than I thought but it seems more like a headache rather than a bump on the head," Wufei said, trying to clear his head.
"Such evil, Allah, it hurts! Tro-chan, it hurts!" Quatre whimpered. He still did not manage to master the ability to erect a strong shield.
Feihong crawled over to Quatre and put a hand on his head. He muttered a few words under his breathe and Quatre's pain dulled to a soft throb, much more bearable than before.
"We better make plans to get out of here before Metallia contacts Usagi-sama of our capture. We must get out of here! The world depends on our escape," Wufei said in a half daze. His eyes seemed to be looking off into the distance at some invisible figure. He snapped out of it after he finished talking.
Duo groaned and sat up. "What was the name of the truck that hit me?" he asked.
"Metallia, that's what. As Wufei said before, we have to get out of here. The world depends on it," Feihong said grimly. Wufei merely wondered when he said anything at all other than to complain about his headache.
***
"I have those precious Gundam pilots you associated yourself with. Meet me at the North Pole. This will be a battle between you and me only with no guards of yours or your consort's in the way. Unless you want to see your precious pilots die by your hand," Metallia said curtly before cutting off all communications.
Usagi stared mutely at the black screen. Her husband, senshi and Royal Guards were gathered around her, all in different phases of anger. "That--That bitch! When I get my hand on her I'm going to break her neck. How dare she mess with Mars!" Rei growled. Usagi rose and turned to the door.
"Where are you going Usako?" Mamoru asked.
"To the North Pole," she said, never once turning around.
"We're coming with you," everybody said at once.
"She wants me and only me. I do not want to put you in danger nor do I want the pilots to get hurt. The love between the pilots is young and fresh and I want to see it develop deeper. This war is between me and her. Stay out of it," Usagi said coldly. She kept on walking.
The senshi and guards heard the hatch open and felt the slight vibration before hearing the sound of thrusters. Everybody looked at each other and a silent conversation took place. They nodded and went after their own mobile suits.
***
Usagi was sure that her overprotective senshi and guards, especially that husband of hers would definitely follow her. It was not her fault. She warned them. She flipped a switch and her speed immediately increased. She couldn't wait to get rid of Metallia once and for all.
***
"What is taking you so long Duo? It took you less than five seconds for the last door you picked," Heero said lowly.
"This is the weirdest lock I've ever seen. You don't even find locks this strange," Duo mumbled.
"Give me that!" Feihong said as he pushed Duo out of the way. He smiled when he saw the type of lock it was. Part of his training was picking locks. You never knew what kind of scrapes that ability could get you out of. As long as you didn't pick the locks in the palace other than the ones in the training room, you could take the class.
The lock was one of the many locks that were used for practice. With a few well trained twists, the lock opened.
"Never knew a rich boy would be able to do that," Duo muttered.
"We have a class on lock picking. We mustn't waste any time. I have a feeling that the fight is about to start and we have to be there," Feihong said urgently. He dragged his protesting lover after him.
***
Usagi dropped her suit off several hundred feet away from the place where she was supposed to meet her opponent. In the distance, she could see a tall figure waiting for her. //Déjà vu// Usagi thought wryly.
"Don't you think the scary giant thing is growing old?" Usagi said sarcastically.
"Looks like the little princess is here. I must say you look a lot like the first moon princess I encountered," Metallia said, shooting a dark energy bolt at her. Like the first time, a shaft of ice shot up into the sky and opened at the top, creating a smooth platform with jagged edges. Atop the platform stood the moon princess. No, not princess. Moon Queen.
"I am the princess you fought. I am Neo-Queen Serenity. The first Lunarian to rule this Earth. You have caused many problems to arise in this already chaotic world and you shall pay, with your LIFE!" she shouted as she lifted the crystal cupped in her palms into the air. A burst of pure white light clashed with the dark energy Metallia shot out.
Metallia held a hand behind her back and created a shard of dark crystal. She teleported it to lodge it straight into the incompetent moon child's side. However, something blocked the blow with her body. It disappeared upon impact. The force knocked the figure off the platform and she began falling, hair unraveling from its tidy braid.
A pain filled cry of "FEI-CHAN!" was heard as Metallia stared at the five small figures running towards the falling figure.
There was a sudden appearance of a strong power but Metallia recognized it as neither her own nor the moon child's.
***
Wufei's heart hurt like crazy. He had let his lover drag him through the hallways and out into the cold snow. He had seen an enlarged Metallia standing some distance away and a blonde figure standing atop a tall ice platform. He recognized her as Usagi in her queen form.
His eyes widened when he saw the black shard of some kind of substance head straight for Usagi in a killing blow. His lover had obviously seen it too and had teleported there to protect his queen as was his duty. It hurt the same either way. He ran faster than he had ever before, hoping he would get there in time to catch his Feihong. It was exactly like the vision he had.
Why couldn't he have prevented it?! WHY!? He had almost lost him once to Metallia because of her food poisoning. He could not bear to have the same thing repeated again. Wufei never noticed the transparent bat like wings on his back which enabled him to run faster. He got there just in time to catch him.
He was so still like he was***NO! He will not think that way. "Fei-chan, open your eyes. Onegai," he said, tears streaming down his pale face. Feihong's eyes opened weakly, staring at him with glassy eyes.
His lover forced himself to see straight and gave Wufei a confident smile. "I'll be all right," he said, wincing in pain. "I'm sorry, Wu-chan that I caused you so much pain. You shouldn't cry, it doesn't suit you, just like the ponytail," he said weakly. Feihong felt his energy leaving him quickly. He lifted a shaky hand to cup Wufei's face and pulled him down gently.
Soft lips parted for him and whispered, "dragon..." before the hand on his cheek fell limply to the ground.
"No. No, you can't be dead. YOU CAN'T! FEI-CHAN! DON'T LEAVE ME!" Wufei sobbed. He barely felt the hand on his shoulder attempting to comfort him. There was so much pain. Nothing but the pain.
"Martyrs always want to die for their cause. Such a pity. Oh, well. Shall we continue the fight, moon brat?" Metallia said nonchalantly.
"YOU MONSTER! YOU KILLED HIM! YOU MURDERER, YOU KILLED HIM! I WILL KILL YOU FOR SUCH AN ACT!" Wufei shouted at Metallia. He gently put Feihong down and stood up gracefully.
"You and what army?" Metallia said with a laugh. She immediately choked when she felt the strange power come closer to her and realized it was coming from the Chinese boy who wanted to kill her. Her eyes widened when she saw the transparent wings on his back. She recognized them as dragon wings but that was impossible! There couldn't be any descendants from dragons! Especially not in this time and age!
"I am Chang Wufei, last of the people of the Dragon Clan, those who have descended from the dragons themselves. I invoke thee, Shenlong, and accept my heritage!" Wufei said, his words coming from a place deep within his mind and heart. He felt the power he often felt while piloting his Gundam except this time; it was his power and his alone. He closed his eyes and accepted it fully. Welcoming its presence.
***
"What the hell is he jabbering about? Descending from the dragons?" Duo said to Heero.
"Great Allah, look!" Quatre pointed at Wufei. Duo immediately turned his eyes back onto Wufei and stared on in a mixture of shock, awe and surprise.
Wufei's body was surrounded by a golden light which multiplied in size. It grew until it almost challenged Metallia's own size. The light took on a solid shape and where Wufei was before was now a giant dragon with perfect golden scales. It was easily 40 ft long and about 20 ft tall. Usagi flew off the platform to stand next to them.
"Oh Selene, he's beautiful!" Usagi said softly.
"How do you know it's a he?" Heero asked absently. He, too, was awed by the dragon.
"Wufei was a male," Usagi answered. Nobody heard her. She kneeled down to where Feihong was lying prone and touched his forehead. A burning red sign appeared, it was the sign of Mars. If the sign could still appear, she still had a chance to heal him. //I will save you even if I use up all of my energy to keep you with your lover//
***
"What the fuck?" Metallia exclaimed in surprise. She never knew how like an American human she sounded when she said that curse.
"I will be your downfall, Metallia," the dragon said in a voice that was obviously Wufei. He opened his jaws and a blast of golden flames came out, going straight for Metallia.
Weakened by the fight with Usagi, she was not able to defend herself fully. Metallia was burned before she could retaliate with full powered attack. The weak attack she launched merely disappeared within the inferno. She felt its heat coming closer and closer still until it consumed her. A small part of her sighed in relief that she would be set free and would be able to start over with a new life.
Metallia was dead. Nothing was left of her. It was finally over. The war was over.
***
Wufei felt his power grow smaller but knew that it would come back should he call upon it again. He felt so weak, tired both physically and emotionally. //Maybe I'll see Feihong in my dreams// he thought as he collapsed into oblivion.
***
He was swimming in a sea of black. He stopped paddling and sank down onto the bottom, remembering that there was nothing but pain outside this calming ocean. There was nothing for him out there, but wait! A soothing voice was calling his name. "Wufei, koibito, wake up."
"Fei-chan?" he said, cracking a bleary black eye open.
"Welcome back to the land of the living Wu-man!" came Duo's voice. Due to his headache, it sounded ten times louder than usual.
"Shut up, Maxwell. I have a headache and I do not want to hear your voice," Wufei grumbled.
"He's back all right," Duo muttered.
"Leave me alone," Wufei mumbled, curling into a ball. The bed sank under a person's weight. A pair of arms wrapped themselves around his waist and nuzzled his ear.
"Do you want me to leave you alone, Wu-chan?" said a soft voice.
"Fei-chan?" Wufei exclaimed, turning around to look into twin pools of deep violet. "Fei-chan!" he shouted again, burying his head into the crook of Feihong's neck, tears of joy streaming down his face. "You're alive, I thought I lost you again," he whispered.
"I think it is time for us to leave," Heero said, pulling his lover out the door. The other pilots smiled and politely left as well, leaving the two of them together.
"I could never leave you. I promised, remember?" Feihong said, smiling.
"I thought I would never see your smile again. Aishiteru, Fei-chan," Wufei said tearfully.
"Aishiteru, Wu-chan," Feihong said, his voice thick with emotions.
They sealed the promise with a kiss and whispered together, "For all of eternity..."