Fic Name: Changing Currents

Author: Mekou-chan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NGW OR GW!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Shingo had been drifting in space for several days. He vowed to himself he would never go back. Back to the people who he used to think were his friends. He had met up with some NOZ space forces and was injured badly, but he was prepared to die if it was to happen. Everyone who was dear to him seemed to be against him. He had long given up on trying to defend his innocence and trying to stay alive. He was becoming sleepy and, in his mind, felt that his life no longer had any meaning.

Shingo: *in scratchy voice* Th..those bastards..think..there's some..thing wrong with ..me. Ariel…hates me. So does…Haruka, Milliardo….all of them. *chuckles to himself* I..I'll bet that..when…..they are..nice to me…they're only pre..tending. *Shingo's eyes begin to close* Maybe..when I'm ..g..gone..they..will.care for..m…me. I ..hope that ..my death..haunts them…..for the rest ..of their…lives……

~Sometime later~ *Didn't feel like writing what was happening elsewhere at the moment. Besides, it won't make a difference anyway.*

Shingo: *opens eyes to see the roof of a house* Huh? Wha? *sits up* Where the hell am I!!?? I'm supposed to be dead!!

Girl: Really? You don't look dead. Well, not anymore.

Shingo: *looks over to see a girl beside him* Where am I…….. and who are you?

Girl: *gets up and gently puts him back onto the bed and fixes his covers* I'm Ayda. You're on Colony 00. I guess I should mention that I'm the only person on this whole colony, besides you. I haven't had company over in… *thinks* …I'd say about 3 years.

Shingo: You mean you haven't seen ANYBODY in 3 years?!!

Ayda: That's right.

Shingo: Must be lonely.

Ayda: I get used to it. Although I never feel completely alone. Occasionally some wandering soldiers come by and stay for a couple of days. Sometimes I keep occupied by helping fix their mobile suits.

Shingo: Wait a second. You have mechanical abilities?

Ayda: Ah…well.uh…I guess-

Shingo: I'm sorry. I just thought you were a home type girl. I mean, you kinda look too pretty to be a mechanic.

Ayda: *blushes* I guess I'll take that as a compliment. By the way, what's your name?

Shingo: Shingo.

Ayda: Ok then. Want me to give you a tour of the colony, Shingo? That's if you want to, but don't worry, the colony isn't that big.

Shingo: Well….. ok then. *throws off the covers and jumps out of bed*

Ayda: *looks Shingo over* I know I said there no one else on this colony, but I sure is cold in some parts. Maybe you should put these on. *hands him clothes*

Shingo: I don't need these I've got my o-*looks down* AAAAHHHH! *grabs and wraps himself in the blanket*

Ayda: *giggles* Here. *gives him the clothes*

Shingo finally put on his clothes and they both went out exploring the colony. They ended up exploring the whole day and they were so tired they decided to go back.

Shingo: So why is it called "Colony 00"?

Ayda: Because it was the prototype, or should I say the experimental colony. When it was first built only specially selected people were allowed here. They also had to be very brave. Every day the colony was subject to many dangerous things just to see how much it could withstand. There were simulated earthquakes, floods, insect infestations. It was terrible. But luckily only a few people were killed. Although I wish no one had to die.

Shingo: So then why is there no one here now?

Ayda: *looks sad* ….

Shingo: Forget I asked. Hey! Lets just hurry back to your house ok?

Ayda: *quickly becomes cheerful* Race ya!

Shingo: You're on!

The race was short but it took a lot of energy away from them. When they arrived they were so tired they went to sleep right away but not before they had a small chat in the living room. Both of them were eager to learn more about the other.

Ayda: So you wanted to know why there's no one on the colony now? Shingo: Well…yeah. But if you don't want to tell me you don't have to. I'll understand.

Ayda: You're really sweet. But I can't get over it unless I share it with someone so….here it goes.

Shingo: 'I bet this story is going to be interesting!'

Ayda: After about 20 years after the colony's first one, all the simulated disasters stopped. They had decided that the colony was safe and so for many years the people living here could live normal peaceful lives. But with the complications in natural birth in space, the only way to colony increased it's population was by letting outsiders in. That's how my mother came here. She arrived as a child just as the first babies were being born naturally. So, when she grew up, she didn't have to worry about having an unhealthy baby. But she did have a child before me but it was on earth. It was my older brother, Jion. He was about 9 when I was born. I was the first official baby of the colony. When I was only six years old a massive army of NOZ soldiers came and attacked us. I never knew why. They killed many people and forced many others onto large supply ships. My mother was one of them and so was my brother. I was told to hide. So I did. When it was all over I came out of my hiding place. All I could see and smell was dead bodies and burning homes. I was the only living person on the colony. My family was gone! I had no one left….*begins crying*

Shingo: I'm so sorry, Ayda. Losing everyone you love. Must've been terrible.

Ayda: *still crying*

Unable to stop himself, Shingo grabbed Ayda and hugged her. She cried herself to sleep in his arms. As he let sleep consume him as well, he thought about his friends. But mostly about Ariel and how much he still loved her. And on how much longer it would be until he saw her again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

End to part 1. I hope it was good and interesting. I've called this fic "Changing Currents" because both Ayda and Shingo's lives seem to be full of them. Feel free to send me a review or even to give me a suggestion for future parts. Sned them to: mekou_chan@yahoo.ca