Neo Gundam Wing - OVA -
Episode 11 - Welcome Home

Haruka looked at Duet as she left Shen's room after checking on him. She sighed and finally noticed Haruka's gaze.

Duet: What is it now Haruka?
Haruka: Nothing... I just wanted to know how he was.
Duet: He's okay, he just opened up a few old wounds and a few new ones. He's not talking at all. If anything he looks like--
Haruka: He's seen a ghost? Yeah he said something about that to me. I don't believe that though.
Duet: And what do you believe? That he's guilty?
Haruka: He was the only one able to do it and the only one there.
Duet: Oh so the thought that a ghost was responsible is too farfetched for you?
Haruka: And you believe that?
Duet: I don't put anything past what we've been through anymore. So much has happened to us and slowly its moving on to them. For us it was Shingo for them its the whole world they've lost.
Haruka: It amazed me then and even now that one man can change the world in an instant. I never told you that I saw Shingo...after the battle. Four years to be exact. We talked just like we did when we were younger but his request still strikes me as strange.
Duet: Sandstorm?
Haruka: Yeah. I've had it in my possession for no reason at all really, even thought we could actually use it and we can... or rather Quat can. I don't want history to repeat itself this time. That's why I've thrown out my own selfish gain even if it could fix everything just so I don't have another Shingo case on my hands.
Duet: You'd force him to pilot even if he didn't want to, wouldn't you?
Haruka: Maybe.
Duet: Well then I have my own secrets too.
Haruka: Eh...?
Duet: I saw Shingo as well, around the same time. I never really thought I'd be so happy to see that dork but I was. We talked too for a little and then he left. I never had any of my own kids and when Ariel started to act the way she does now... I wanted to take care of Quat and Trina cause I knew it's something Shingo would want. I think... maybe...you were right...
Haruka: Of course, I know he did. He knew all of this would happen and in a roundabout way he even told us how it would all end.

Haruka watched as Trina and Acht walked past them with party hats on and the like as they waltzed into Shen's room without a care as to the glare they were receiving.

Acht: Happy happy birthday! Happy happy birthday! Happy happy birthday!  Come on be happy cause it's your birthday!
Shen: *opens his eyes as the door is slammed closed behind the two* What now?
Acht: Just came to visit you.
Trina: And to see how you were doing.
Shen: Trina...
Acht: So, what spooked you?
Shen: What are you talking about?
Acht: Heard you were talking about ghosts and crap.
Shen: Why does it matter? You'll probably just laugh at me and call me a liar.
Trina: We'd believe you, Shen.
Shen: Really...?
Acht: *hugs Shen's arm* Of course!
Shen: *glare* Get off of me, please.
Acht: *grumbles* At least he was polite about it for once...
Trina: What happened, Shen?
Shen: Nothing. Everything is how you heard.
Trina: You mean...
Shen: Did I do it? Maybe I did and I don't even know it. Maybe all that I believe is fake. I just don't know anymore.
Acht: Did you or did you not see a ghost with really freaky eyes and long hair?
Shen: Yes.
Trina: Why did it appear?
Shen: To kill me and my...father.
Acht: Eh? I always thought ghosts couldn't hurt anyone.
Trina: Poltergeists can.
Acht: I figure if he's a ghost an all why not just kill us all? I mean he could've done that to begin with.
Shen: You want to die so badly? Ask him then. I might as well just die now.
Acht: Man the last thing we want you to do is die. Cheer up.
Shen: Yeah... Right...
Acht: Anyway we're gonna go, sorry we bothered you, Shen.
Shen: Yeah...
Trina: Bye Shen.
Shen: Leaving?
Trina: Yes, I have to do some things.
Shen: Oh, okay.

Trina follows Acht out the door and right into Rena.

Rena: Well?
Acht: Yeah.
Rena: Thought so.
Acht: What do we do now?
Rena: There's not much we can do.
Trina: He said to ask it to kill us. Maybe someone asked it to kill Shen.
Rena: Who?
Acht: Who knows. *looks at Trina as she looked around* What?
Trina: Nothing.. I just think... maybe I did it.
Rena: You asked it to kill Shen?
Trina: No! I was talking to Quat... by his door and I said something about Ling. Maybe it was in there or somewhere and took it as a request to kill him.
Acht: And Shen must've just gotten caught in the middle of it all. Man now you have to becareful of what you say around here.
Rena: I don't know about that. This is all really strange. Lets look at what we know.
Acht: What's there to know? It's an evil ghost that came out of Sandstorm and now stalks us!!
Trina: Or rather... Quat.
Acht: Eh?

Rena left the other two and entered her room, laid down and noticed someone else in her bed. She got up and looked at the other occupant and glared at him.

Rena: What the hell are you doing here, Quat? Why are you here... How are you here?!
Quat: *shifts in his sleep a little and continues to ignore her*
Rena: Wake up! *pulled the blanket off of him*
Quat: Rena? *looks at Rena* What... how.. did I....
Rena: Exactly like I want to know. Tell me what's going on.
Quat: I don't know... I remember seeing Koubashii--
Rena: KOUBASHII?
Quat: Please don't yell... I don't know.. I can't remember things anymore. I was just sleeping wasn't I?
Rena: Yeah, in my bed.
Quat: I'm scared... I don't know what's going on anymore.
Rena: What do you mean?
Quat: I go to sleep... bad things happen. *looks at the blood stains on his clothes*
Rena: Where did you get that from?
Quat: I don't know but whatever has happened... it's my fault. I did it all. I know I did or rather, he did.
Rena: He?
Quat: I don't know who, he's just Tsuki. That's what  he says.
Rena: The ghost... What happened in Sandstorm?
Quat: I don't remember. I know it hurt. I felt like... like I was just disappearing. There was a girl.
Rena: A girl?
Quat: Yeah. She had black hair and light green eyes. I've never seen her in my life yet... it felt like I knew her.
Rena: Knew her? What are you saying?
Quat: I don't know. I just don't know! I'm so confused right now. Everything...
Rena: Tell me about this. *points to the blood on his shirt*
Quat: I don't know. I remember... I heard Trina. She was very upset. She said she wished Ling would just go away or something. That's all I really remember.
Rena: And you said you saw Koubashii?
Quat: Yeah, right after I woke up from a dream... at least I think it was. I don't know how long I was asleep. It felt like only a few hours.
Rena: You've been, as far as I know, in that room for a good long time.
Quat: I could've been asleep for days and yet only dreamt a dream that felt like only a few minutes had gone by.
Rena: Yeah well I have some bad news for you. Ling is dead, Shen was accused of it. We've got no trace on who this ghost is and now you're telling me about another person, a girl, that appeared to you while in Sandstorm and all we got from Seiya was a little information about what had happened before we were even thought of.
Quat: This all... all of this could've been going on for years and is only continuing now.
Rena: But what would cause such a long pause to occur out of no where?
Quat: I don't know... *gives a drowsy look* I know that I don't want to sleep. You have to help me stay up, Rena! I don't want to go to sleep. I don't know what's going on here while I am there.
Rena: Where is "there"?
Quat: My dream... Everyone is there... EVERYONE. Even my father! Though that makes no sense. I can barely remember his face. I know next to nothing about him. Everything is so different there too... Trina... she looks different as does Acht and Shen is a bully. I've only seen them so far.
Rena: And what do you do in this world?
Quat: I don't know... I don't like that me there. He sounds very bad. Very bad. He does things he's not suppose to with out any care to the consequences.  I or he hangs around with Kaze. I think she's his girlfriend or something like that. I can't figure it out. I haven't seen him yet. I don't want to go back there. I don't want to start forgetting things.
Rena: Quat-- *hears the alarm ring and watches Quat cling onto her* Quat!
Quat: Don't go! Please! I want you to stay!!
Rena: I'll be back. It's probably nothing.

Rena gets up and walks out the door as she watches Acht walk by.

Rena: What's going on?
Acht: Don't know.
Rena: Must be something above.
Acht: It would be the only reason they rang the thing...
Rena: Fine then lets go. Where's Trina?
Acht: Eh she went ahead of us along with Shen.
Rena: Shen?
Acht: Yeah...
Rena: Haruka's decision obviously.
Acht: Think so?
Rena: Of course, he's the only one that cares nothing about us but as tools. *walks to her door*
Acht: What are you doing?
Rena: I... I have to get something first...
Acht: Eh whatever... I'm going to catch up to Trina and Shen.
Rena: Then do it already. *walks into the room and looks at Quat laying on the floor in the middle of the room* Quat, something's going on right now and I need to go check it out.
Quat: *moves his head in Rena's direction, takes off his glasses and opens up his eyes* He's coming... You're falling into the trap. *smirks*
Rena: *stares at Quat, particularly his only eye that seemed to change color*  Who are you?
Quat: He will hunt each of you down and eat you. *licks his lips* I wonder what you taste like, Rena.
Rena: *grabs Quat by his shirt and smacks him* What do you want?! *hits him again*
Quat: *starts crying and trying to get away from Rena*
Rena: Quat?
Quat: Why are you hurting me? What did I do? Do you hate me, Rena?! I don't want you to hate me!
Rena: Quat... *gets up*
Quat: I'm sorry.
Rena: For what?
Quat: For him.
Rena: Him...
Quat: Tsuki.
Rena: What does he want?
Quat: *shakes his head and goes to grab his glasses from the floor* I don't know... I told you that...
Rena: *grabs his glasses before him* Or do you not want to tell me?
Quat: I don't know what he is... what he wants... or why he bothers me... He just does. All I know is that "he" is coming.
Rena: Who is "he"?
Quat: He said you would know that. *faints*
Rena: *sighs and fixes Quat on the bed appropriately* You really do need to sleep. No matter what comes out. *puts the blanket over him* Don't drool on my pillow.

Tallgeese fell backwards as another explosion threw it back several feet. Heavyarms fired rounds continuously at he machines until they would stop moving. Acht growled as he got back up.

Acht: Leave it to a girl to be late for a fight.
Trina: I'm a girl and I'm here.
Acht: I was talking about Rena... I still don't get why Hidama decided to send someone to fight us.
Shen: Maybe this is for good. Maybe she has an ace up her sleeve and us right where she wants us.
Acht: Yeah the attack awhile back...now this... Something is up.
Rena: And you're right. "He's" coming.
Acht: Who?
Rena: "He". Quat was talking about him.
Acht: Still doesn't answer the question...
Rena: We don't know. He is he... The ghost said we would know.
Shen: And can he explain why Hidama has suddenly gotten cocky on us?
Rena: Look around here. We aren't being fought. We're being driven off...
Trina: She's going after something else.
Acht: Sandstorm!
Rena: That could be it. I tried to hold guard by the entrance but they kept pushing me back. So I ended up here.
Shen: It's going to be extremely difficult to get back there...but I don't intend to.
Trina: What do you mean?
Shen: I'm tired of that place. It's only given me more of a reason to just leave. We all know we aren't really wanted there. Why bother staying? Just let them die.
Trina: Shen...
Shen: You're the only thing that's really kept me there. We're out of there. Lets run off. No one can stop you. I'll make sure you're happy.
Trina: Just simply running won't make any of us happy. If I wanted to do that... I would've done it a long time ago. Shen, you're still a kid. You don't understand everything just yet and you won't understand why things are the way they are, I don't yet nor does Rena. Everything happens for a reason. You're father's death was part of that. Please don't leave. Think about what you are going to turn your back on.
Shen: You're just a stupid girl! Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Trina: No, this is stupid. *opens the cockpit door*
Shen: Wha...what are you doing?!
Trina: Why should you care? You're going to leave...and everyone else is better off dead.
Shen: Trina, have you lost your mind?!
Trina: Maybe... just maybe... I have. *watches several enemy mobile suits lock onto her*
Shen: Trina, get back in! At least you have a better chance!
Trina: This shouldn't matter. It's just someone you know going to die. Who's suppose to care? They won't. *watches the guns power up* Are you going to care now?
Shen: *grabs Tallgeese's shield and quickly moves in to catch the blast before it hit it's target* Are you crazy?!
Trina: I guess we all are.
Shen: *tosses the half melted shield back at Tallgeese* Still want that?
Acht: Oh yeah... sure... give it back to me after you pretty much destroy it.
Shen: Be glad I even offered to give it to you.
Acht: Such a sour puss...
Shen: I suggest we find a way to get through these guys.
Rena: That's next to impossible...
Shen: You really are a stupid girl. Nothing is impossible unless you make it that way. *pulls out his only sword and dashes off into the mass of mobile suits*

Quat looked around the dark area and opened the door in front of him. He walked through a large room towards the only spot that was lit with dim light. He reached the chair under the light and looked around at the disembodied heads of dolls laying around the floor along with their other body parts.

Voice: Isn't it nice?
Quat: *looks by the chair and spots someone as they get out of the chair that had been empty moments before* What...

Quat stared at the blond haired boy in front of him with his black streaks streaming down his face along with his strange black assortment of clothing on. He stared at the boy in front of him as though he was a ghost of some sort or a demon that was trying to reach out and grab him. He finally found his voice and carefully chose his words.

Quat: Who.. or what are you?
Boy: You.
Quat: That's impossible. I'm the only one that's me.
Boy: True.
Quat: Then what are you?
Boy: A part of you.
Quat: Me?
Boy: Of course.
Quat: What part?
Boy: The one that isn't afraid to look beyond what's given to me. *reaches out towards Quat's face* The one that isn't afraid to do something. *brushes the longer part of Quat's hair out of his face* The one that isn't afraid to reach out and grab what he wants. *takes Quat's glasses and plays with them as he wonders off to another part of the room*
Quat: What do I call you? I mean it would be strange to call you by my own name...
Boy: I needn't no name thus it makes it not matter.
Quat: I see... Are you here because of Tsuki?
Boy: Maybe... He's a bad man. *starts breaking the glasses* A very bad man... *cracks one of the lenses*
Quat: What do you mean?
Boy: Are you so blind as to not notice that he is simply using you, Quat? He only wants to find Shingo... When he does who knows what he'll do to you. He might just get rid of you. Kill you. That's not fun.
Quat: Kill me... Wh...Why?! I didn't do anything!
Boy: He knows.... He knows you can pilot Sandstorm. He obviously wants Shingo for some purpose... Maybe it's for Sandstorm. I don't think he'd want any competition. Sandstorm might have accepted you as her new pilot. He doesn't want that. Oh no.. he doesn't want that.
Quat: Why?
Boy: Cause he knows...
Quat: What does he know?
Boy: Shingo will come... He will... But he knows you and Shingo... are related.
Quat: Who is Shingo?
Boy: Do you not recognize the name? Shingo is your father.
Quat: My... My father?!
Boy: Of course, but he wasn't going to tell you that. You had no need to know.
Quat:  My father... Is alive?
Boy: Maybe. Quat... You have to wake up from this dream.
Quat: Why?
Boy: Haven't you figured it out? Every second you spend in here... Is another moment he had to turn your reality into a nightmare. I could help you if you want.
Quat: Why would you help me?
Boy: That's a silly question.
Quat: I'm not sure... I don't even know what to do anymore.
Boy: If you let me help you, you won't need to worry about anything anymore and very soon... everything will be back to normal.
Quat: I don't want that...
Boy: Oh, what do you want?
Quat: I just want all of this to go away.
Boy: I can do that for you. I'll do whatever you want me to.
Quat: Really?!
Boy: Of course.
Quat: Wow... Thank you!
Boy: Don't mention it... Tsuki is coming back.
Quat: I see... You promise, right?
Boy: Of course, I could never break such a thing.

Nova jumped back as one of the monitors exploded.

Duet: Are you okay!?
Nova: Yeah. There's a major overload right now. I wouldn't be surprised if-- *watches the lights flick off and back on* the power went...Some other things are probably going to start acting up on us. *hears the alarm go off* Great...
Duet: *watches Haruka get up and go to the door* What are you doing?
Haruka: Malfunction or not we can't take the chance.

Haruka ran out of the room and looked around the halls as the alarms continued to ring through out the entire establishment and into his ears giving him a headache. He went to the main alarm system and turned off the sound and sighed as his head continued to ring. The sound of something hitting the ground rang behind him as he quickly turned around to look for the source. He shrugged off the chilling feeling that was running through him and looked around the hall and noticed a white blur move through the intersection of the hall and nearly jumped back at the sight. Haruka finally came to the decision to take out his gun and do something about the thing. He followed the thing through the halls and stopped at a dead end. The dirty blond looked around confused as he tried to come to the conclusion as to where the thing had gone as he started to leave the area. Behind him he heard a squeak of something above him and then the thump of something hitting the ground. Haruka turned around, pointed his gun and fired repeatedly as he stared at the thing in front of him with shock. The white haired man stared at the few wounds he had received from Haruka and licked the blood up. He slowly stood up as he kept an almost eternal gaze on Haruka.

Haruka: Y...you... You're... *watches the white haired man give a grin and punch him in the stomach and goes right through his body*
d00d: Does it hurt? Does it?
Haruka: Who are you? Zero? Seiya? Another one of them?
d00d: *leans down and whispers into Haruka's ear as he pulls his hand out and leaves Haruka on the ground in shock* Disgusting. *walks into the hangar and spots Sandstorm* How are you dear?
Sandstorm: You've returned.
d00d: Of course. I'm planning on getting rid of these people as well as anyone else you see as a threat to you and myself.
Sandstorm: I see... He got out.
d00d: Did he... Oh well, it doesn't matter anymore. He's a bodiless soul.
Sandstorm: You know what he's trying to do.
d00d: Of course.
Sandstorm: What has kept you all this time?
d00d: His woman.
Sandstorm: I see...
d00d: There's some noise up there, could you get rid of that or are you unable to move?
Sandstorm: I can move.
d00d: Oh... How did that come about?
Sandstorm: A kid. He reminded me of you. Can I keep him as a pet?
d00d: If he's able to pilot then you can just eat him. I don't care.
Sandstorm: Thank you.
d00d: Yeah...whatever.

Rena fired at the suits and stopped as Sandstorm came out of no where and tore the machines apart until there was nothing but scraps left.

Acht: What the hell?! Quat?! Are you there?! QUAT?!
Trina: Nothing's in there...
Rena: Whatever's going on... that gundam isn't taking any prisoners. *watches Sandstorm turn around and look at them as it practically ripped the pilot out of the suit under it*
Shen: GET OUT OF MY GUNDAM! LEAVE ME ALONE!
Acht: *watches Seiryuu start acting strange* Shen...?
Shen: She... she won't leave me alone!
Rena: Who?! *watches as a face of a girl pops up on every monitor and laughs at her* Who are you?!
Girl: Wai, wai, kawaii... Such a cute little girl turned into a bitch within a matter of years. Haruka doesn't love you. Well obviously mama and papa didn't either... They left you. Maybe Milliardo was the only smart one... He decided to kill you all off... *giggles*
Rena: I'm not going to ask you again! WHO ARE YOU?!
Girl: I am what you see in front of you. Sa-n-d-s-t-or-m!
Rena: Sandstorm? You're just a machine!
Girl: Am I? *grins* I'm not going to hurt you... No... We've hurt you enough today. I believe in slow torture. Maybe with that... you'll kill yourselves...
Acht: *comes back on the screen as all the monitors go back to normal* What...what did she mean?
Rena: Who knows... She's gone now.
Shen: I don't like this anymore.
Trina: What could she had done?
Acht: Yeah... She's only a machine... What more could she do?
Rena: *shakes her head* I'm sure someone knows the answer to this. Let's just go back... There's nothing more to do now.

The four made it back into the base and went to their respective rooms soon afterward. Trina sighed as she walked past the open kitchen door and stopped as she noticed something strange. She slowly walked back and listened in on the "conversation" going on inside.

Ariel: And Quat will be very happy that you're back. He's always asking when you're going to come home. I wonder what he's going to be when he grows up. Would you like some more, dear? I made a lot since I know how you are. *notices Trina by the door* Trina! Come in! Look who's here!
Trina: *enters the door and walks backwards, nearly fainting, as she sees a pure white haired man turn around and stare at her as he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and grinned* Who... Who are you?!
Ariel: How silly! Trina don't you recognize Papa? Really, Shingo, I think she's starting to act like you.
Shingo: What's wrong Trina? No welcome home to papa? *picks up a wine glass and plays with the thick red substance inside*
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0.o;;; Whoa... freaky. Lots of things going on now... 0.o;;; Damn... However will they get out of this problem and still save the world, if they even get the chance to?

- ChibiChibi-chan