Duo: I didn't know Heero had contacted you.
Wufei: It concerned Nataku... I couldn't ignore it. But I didn't expect to wind up here with all of you.
Duo: I din't want a reunion either, not like this. We shouldn't be needed anymore.
Wufei: are you sure about that?
Duo: Wufei?
Wufei: The situation out there is as disturbing as ever.
Duo: There will always be conflict. But I'd like to believe that this is a new era... That people really do want peace now.
Wufei: Even when seeing these reminants of White Fang Army?
Duo: That's the thing. I have a feeling they're NOT your typical renegade splinter group.
Wufei: Here they come.
Duo: Know the plan?
Wufei: What do you think?
Duo: Right. I'm counting on you buddy!

Chris: I can't believe it....There's nothing here...
Heero: There's not a single gundam in this colony. I had hidden Wing Zero here at one point, but moved it a while ago. We've set up a number of decoys like this. White Fang can NEVER have the gundams.
Chris: I see. You knew all along?
Heero: Your communication protocols are sloppy.
Chris: Are you going to kill me? Do it! I'M PREPAIRED TO DIE FOR THE COLONIES!
Heero: Relena needs her assistant. And we can use you.
Chris: I won't tell you anything!
Heero: We don't need you to get information.
Chris: Then why let me live?!
Heero: The war ended a long time ago.
Chris:...

Reporter: -Earth's government is looking into charges of colonial responcibility in the apparent abduction of Vice Minister Darlain.
Duo: Tension is high since the colony conference explosion. We better move quick of things are going to get out of control.
Trowa: The Vice Minister is enormously important to the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. We can't avoid a stir over her disappearance.
Heero: But we can't let her go home yet.
Duo: So, she was on it too?
Chris: Ralph?
Ralph: Chris.
Chris: I'm so sorry. They intercepted my transmissions.
Ralph: Don't apoligize. It was my tactical error.
Chris: What are you going to do with us?
Duo: Don't worry. we're not that barbaric. When we're done, we'll ask you all to leave.
Ralph: When you're done with WHAT?
Duo: Well for a start, I'm hacking your shuttle's transmission circut.
Ralph: Ridiculous! Those systems are IMPENETRABLE. You'll never--!
Duo: And DONE.
Heero: FInd the location of their base and the communications logs.
Duo: What do you expect we'll find?
Trowa: The REAL power of White Fang.
Chris: What are you saying?
Trowa: White Fang's intentions may be noble, but the same can't be said of whoever's behind it.
Chris: We're all in this for the same reason--THE COLONIES!
Heero: Then WHY do you want the gundams?
Chris: The gundams will be the unifying symbol of our rebellion!
Heero: Who told you that?
Chris: That's...
Ralph: Chris!
Heero: Is that what you want?
Chris:...!
Heero: Do you believe killing Relena is the right thing?
Ralph: Chris!
Chris:...
Trowa: Ralph. It's time you and your colleague here knew the truth.
Ralph: The truth?

Quatre: Wufei... What are you doing out here?
Wufei: Just thinking.
Quatre: Me too. Oh. I didn't know this was an observation deck. The stars... So strange that beyond this thin peace of glass is a world devoide of life... yet if feels like home to me.
Wufei: You were born and raised in space. It IS your home.
Quatre:...Why do people hate?
Wufei: Because they are WEAK.
Quatre: I must be weak too. I hate White Fang for what they did.
Wufei: Don't say that! You were chosen by the gundam!
Quatre: Wufei?!
Wufei: You must be strong. That is what righteousness is.
Quatre:...

Heero: Relena.
Duo: Hey, welcome! I'd offer tea but we're pretty busy right now. Make yourself at home though, and you'll see something interesting soon.
Heero:...
Relena: I know you don't like it, but I really must speak to Chris.
Chris: Lady Relena.
Relena: I can't hate you, Chris. Even knowing who you are and what you've done.
Chris: Lady Relena, I...
Ralph: Relena Darlain! You HYPOCRITE! You talk of peace, but you can't mean peace for all... Only peace for Earth at our expense!
Relena: Just so. I know almost nothing about the day-to-day struggles of life on the colonies. But... I AM out here, trying to learn. The people of the colonies and of Earth need to understand one another. All I want is to mediate that VITAL understanding.
Duo: It's up.
Trowa: So this is the commander of White Fang. Sogran was part of White Fang during the war. He went mission after Libra crashed.
Heero: And here's Sogran's funding. Huge cash deposits from a company on Earth. Century Discover Corporation, once a subsidiary of Romafeller. They developed and produced mobile suits.
Duo: An arms manufacturer? No WONDER they want the gundams. With that technology, they could make powerful mobile suits.
Trowa: And use them to bring about another WAR.
Chris: What....
Ralph: That can't be!

Guy on Screen: Everything is going according to plan. The diplomats are in transit from Earth. The meeting will begin inquires into the disappearance of Vice Minister Darlain.
Commander Sogran: Earth suspects the colonies were involved?
Guy on Screen: I've been keeping that idea in circulation. There will be unrest if the talks break down.
Commander Sogran: And White Fang is poised to rise up from that unrest, and lead an armed revolt. With the Winner's Prince and his supporters out of the way, no one DARE resist us.
Guy on Screen: About that... are you sure about Darlain and the gundams?
Commander Sogran: Leave it to me. You attend to your end of business.
Guy on Screen: Don't worry, I will. I've investigated a great deal in this. I'll be observing at the talks, looking for BOTH our interests. I am-eager- to see those gundams roll into my factory...
Commander Sogran:...That petty wretch. His only talent is making money from the sorrows of others.
Soldier: Commander Sogran, the second attack squad arrives at the target shortly.
Commander Sogran: We don't have much time. Proceed without delay.
Soldier: Roger that. Second squad out.

Ralph: You. Come down here for a laugh? I must look like a real fool. I bought Sogran's whole line about peace, independence and freedom, but I was just a pawn. What... Have I been FIGHTING FOR?
Trowa: I think I envied you.
Ralph: What?
Trowa: Back in the war. You had an enemy to hate and loved ones to protect....while I had nothing.
Ralph: Nothing? You had no doubts, no distractions, you were a perfect soldier.
Trowa: Sure, a perfect fighting machine. But I look back and see it as a pretty empty way to live.
Ralph:...you've changed Trowa.
Trowa: I can't recover my lost past, but I CAN create my future. You too, Ralph. You still have people to protect.
Ralph: People I MUST protect... Chris...

Quatre: You wanted to talk to me, Heero? Why here in the security decks?
Heero: Because I'm not the one who's talking.

Chris: Lady Relena. You really DO believe that the Earth and the colonies can coexist peacefully?
Relena: Without a doubt.
Chris: This is... I never imagined I would see this place again.
Relena: You came from this colony, didn't you?
Chris: Yes. Ralph too. It was a fine place to grow up-no real worries and comfortable enough. And then it all fell apart. I was very young, but I remember it clearly.

Young Chris: Daddy.... Mommy....
Young Ralph: Chris, come on!
Young Chris: Ralph...!

Chris: My grief, my anger... the nightmares... I've always blamed Earth. What else was there?
Relena: Nothing.
Chris: Lady Relena?
Relena: There was nothing but blame and hate. But it need not be that way again. Please, Chris. I need your memories your trust, and your help. The colonies and Earth need what you and now share--peace.
Chris: I could really help?
Relena: Great spirit and goodness often come out of great conflict and sorrow.

Quatre: She... Relena is so strong.
Trowa: The strongest.
Quatre: I had lost sight of it--of the courage and strength it takes to really forgive someone.
Heero:...
Quatre: What the-?
Heero: Incoming.
Duo: It's a mobile suit squad. We're surrounded.
Ralph: It's White Fang. I failed so they've sent in another squad.
Duo: GEEZ! We don't even have any gundams.
Wufei:...
Relena: Heero? What will you do?
Heero: We're going to blow up this colony.

Soldier 1: We have target on. Let's go.
Soldier 2: Wait! I'm reading a huge energy spike!
Soldier 1: What...

Guy on Screen: What is happening, Sogran? Exploded?! The whole colony?
Commander Sogran: Yes, we can no longer anticipate the movement of the gundam pilots.
Guy on Screen: Bliions I've given you and I have not one gundam!
Commander Sogran: What happened at the meeting?
Guy on Screen: I- It's about to start soon...
Commander Sogran: Without war, between Earth and the colonies, you wont be in business-much less need a gundam. Your job is the breakdown of the peace process. Leave the rest to me.
Guy on Screen:...Fine don't let me down.
Commander Sogran:...

Colony Representative 1:-And you can PROVE no colonial faction is involved in her disappearance?
Colony Representative 2: Prove? No, but- This reeks of a cover-up.
Colony Representative 1: Cover up? I beg your pardon?
Century Discover Corporation Leader: I'll clarify. Earth is not naive. It's well known the colonies oppose unification. Vice Minister Darlian was the key to the unification process.
Colony Representative 1:....!
Relena: Excuse me-Everyone?
Colony Representative 2: Vice Minister!
Relena: I'm sorry to have caused any worry. As you can all see, I'm fine. Allow me to explain what has been happening, before there's any more antagonism between your parties.
Century Discover Corporation Leader:...!
Quatre: Century Discover's C.E.O. leaving early? Don't you want to hear this?
Century Discover Corporation Leader: Quatre Raberba Winner!
Quatre: you look surprised. Did you think I was....DEAD?

Duo: I see. There's nothing wrong or secretive about having a factory on the moon-lots of old companies do. But there's NO justification for continuing to produce mobile suits in peacetime.
Wufei: I suppose we should expect that some people will stir up conflict just to profit from it.
Duo: Wufei?
Wufei: We are destroying this place aren't we?
Duo: All right. I guess we SHOULD put an end to these cheap gundam knock-offs. ...But with our luck on the moon, oh well, here goes nothing!
Wufei: THIS time you will perhaps remember that silence saves lives?
Duo:...

Reporter:-The CEO of Century Discover has been detained for questioning after a fire in the company's lunar factory exposed the illegal manufacture of armaments.
Commander Sogran: Once one piece falls, the whole plan collapses.
Ralph: Which plan is that, commander? Why did rebuild White Fang? For money?
Commander Sogran:...so. You know everything. Uh!
Trowa: Just STOP. Hasn't Ralph had enough of your betrayal?
Commander Sogran:...you!...Heh..of course. This is what I should have expected. Join me. With the gundams behind me, I can still seize control of all the Earth Sphere! I'll do what neither Treize nor Milliardo Peacecraft could do! MY unification. I've cultivated the greeed of the weapons merchants and the idealism of you naive rebels...all for one great vision.
Ralph: But you...
Commander Sogran: The colonies WILL have peace, Ralph. Under my rule.
Ralph:...
Trowa: Don't. His blood on your hands accomplishes nothing.
Commander Sogran: Ha! Do you think I'll let you leave here?
Heero: I THINK you have other things to worry about.
Commander Sogran: What?
Heero: Our conversation was broadcast throughout the base. The "naive rebels" of White Fang may have problems with your "vision".
Commander Sogran:....!

Chris: Good luck, Lady Relena. I hope we'll meet again.
Relena: We will, Chris. I'm sure of it.... The wounds of war are slow to heal, but the Earth Sphere continues the journey toward peace....

TO BE CONTINUED:
Endless Waltz

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