One Tin Soldier

By Amber

I'm not sure if this works but I wanted to write it anyway "shrug" so I did. The characters belong to Gundam Wing I just wanted to borrow them for awhile.

The song well, the song is ONE TIN SOLDIER from (The Legend of Billy Jack) words and music by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter Copyright © 1969 by ABC / Dunhill Music, Inc.

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It’s a beautiful day the sun was shining; a slight breeze coming off the ocean was carrying just a hint of salt on the air. The man leaning against the patio wall watched her with contentment only apparent by the softening around his uniquely blue eyes. Her gentleness and love a soothing balm from a turbulent past that even years later continues to draw him to her again and again for peace of mind.

Classically beautiful and of an indeterminate age her head tilts back, eyes drift closed, she continues basking in her quiet enjoyment of the sun’s warmth unaware of her silent protector. The years had been kind to her; there was a shimmer of silver now within her golden tresses that only enhances her beauty. The tiny lines at the corners of her eyes suggest a kind and giving nature undiminished by time or circumstances. As if sensing his presence her head turned to where he stood, a look of love and acceptance softens her expression even more causing slightly tilted lips to blossom into a full blown smile.

Her eyes caressed him lovingly; before dropping her gaze to the eager young faces shifting restlessly around her feet, “ All right, she smiled I haven’t forgotten a story I promised and a story you shall have.”

Listen children to a story that was written long ago ‘bout a kingdom on a mountain and the valley folk below. On the mountain was a treasure buried deep beneath a stone, and the valley people swore they’d have it for their very own.

Flashback***

Human beings have left the earth to begin a new life in space colonies. However the United Earth Sphere Alliance gains great military power and seizes control of one colony after the another for the rich bountiful resource that outer space is.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.

There won’t be any trumpets blowin’ come the judgment day

on the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away.

Flashback*****

We learn years ago to stop the neighboring influence of the Peacecraft ideals for total pacifism the Sank Kingdom and the ruling family are exterminated. However there was survivors one escapes to wield his revenge 13 years later. Zechs Marquise

The year is AC 195 in a move to counter the Alliance tyranny certain rebels of some of the colonies scheme to bring new arsenals to earth as shooting stars. We see a young man, entering Earth’s orbit in a craft. Heero Yuy one of five Gundams sent to do battle on the behalf of the Colonies.

Managing to fight off three Leo’s before his suit plunges into the sea. We watch the determination in which OZ moves forward; to acquire the superior technology of the Gundam as they relentlessly go about searching the ocean.

So the people of the valley sent a message up the hill asking for the buried treasure, tons of gold for which they’d kill. Came an answer from the kingdom: “With our brothers we will share all the secrets of our mountain, all the riches buried there.”

Flashback*****

Most of the colonies desire nothing more than peaceful co-existence. Others feel Earth is thinking of nothing but making outer space a factory for military goods.

The leaders of the Earth’s Sphere Alliance gather to discuss the possibility of talking to the Colonies of demilitarization. With support from most of the Alliance members they attempt to move toward peaceful solutions.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.

There won’t be any trumpets blowin’ come the judgment day

on the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away.

Flashback****

Vice Foreign Minister Darlian is assassinated to eliminate the bridge of peace between the Colonies and the Earth Alliance.

In a move to destroy Oz who had masked its presence within the Alliance military as Special’s. Gundam pilots attempt to eliminate Oz Leaders. However manipulated by Trieze Kushrinada with false information they assassinate Marshall Noventa of the Alliance the man planning to lower the armaments

and urging for peace. Thus starting the beginning of the Oz era.

We see Lady Une finalizing her plans to destroy the Gundams . Ordering them to surrender and hand over their Gundams or she will launch a missile attack on all of the colonies. Thwarted but uncowed one of the five responsible for the existence of the Gundams, surrenders himself but defiantly refuses to hand over the Gundam. With no alternative we see the young Gundam Heero Yuy self detonate and destroy his Gundam to save the colonies

Oz discovers the Maganac base and under the mask of requesting assistance plants bombs through out the town blowing it up to draw out the mobile suits. Holding off Oz soldiers the Maganac’s manage to provide a safe route for the carrier with the gundam’s Deathscythe and Sandrock to escape.

Now the valley cried with anger; mount your horses, draw your sword, and they killed the mountain people, so they won their just reward. Now they stood beside the treasure on the mountain, dark and red, turned the stone and looked beneath it. “Peace on earth” was all it said.

Flashback****

Mr. Winner a pacifist in an attempt to prevent the natural resources satellite from being used by OZ to manufacture weapons disconnects the satellite. Only to be shot down by a beam cannon from the Colony.

Splintering within Oz into separate factions causes all the world heads into chaos Romafeller has completed the Mobile dolls and Virgo’s necessary to rule the Earth. The Earth becomes a battlefield as the fighting spreads into space itself. Finally the lines are drawn Trieze Kushrinada for the Earth and Milliardo Peacecraft for the Colonies. All desire peace, their means to achieve it vary however.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend.

Do it in the name of heaven, justify it in the end.

There won’t be any trumpets blowin’ come the judgment day

on the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away.

Flashack*******

Earth’s forces go forth to battle Libra. Libra continues is progress toward Earth where we see Peacemillion in a last ditch attempt to destroy Libra’s Beam Cannon rams it. Giving the order for the civilians to evacuate to MO2 Peacemillion changes course.

Thousands of cannons light up the dark as they fire on Peacemillion; engines exploding it slams into Libra disabling the cannon. The final battle is yet to come though as Epyon awaits Wing Zero.

We watch Heero board Wing Zero Heero turning tells Relena to believe in him as she tries to convince him no to fight. Pushing her away from Wing Zero; Relena murmurs, “ I do believe in you Heero yes I do.”

We watch Epyon and Wing Zero battle as a large chunk of Libra breaks away hurling toward Earth. The gundams catch up and start destroying it from within. Epyon is beaten.

Heero without ammunition prepares to self detonate to destroy the power system of the block section when Milliardo stops him and uses his beam saber to destroys the power unit.

The units source of power destroyed, now all that remains is the falling piece its self. Wing Zero soars ahead of the debris the temperatures so intense we watch as Wing Zero starts to disintegrate finally getting a lock with the buster rifle Heero fires and in a immense flare of light the piece is destroyed.

on the bloody morning after one tin soldier rides away.~~~~~

Suddenly we see Wing Zero shoot out of the brilliance of the explosion and disappear into the depths of Space.