[A little girl of about two or three with short, curly pink hair is sitting on a blonde woman's lap. The woman is bouncing the little girl on her knee, who's giggling and holding onto her mother's arms, one of which has a silver bracelet on its wrist. Not long after, a man with messy red hair in a light purple flight suit hanging at his waist to reveal a black jacket with red lining walks up to them and the woman stops bouncing her daughter and looks up at him with a little smile.]
Come on, Marlene, we have to go. There's a bunch of Hellion Initiums coming our way, and Ian said he'd watch Feldt.
[The woman, Marlene, nods at him and she rolls her eyes, taking Feldt up into her arms as she walks off. They pass a young woman with long brown hair, also in a similar flight suit, going in the opposite direction. They enter a room where Marlene sets the tiny Feldt on a bed while she jumps in her own flight suit and scoops her up again, earning a high-pitched shriek of delight as she's flown through the air on their way out the door. They head back the way they came but go further on to a hanger where four Gundams are visible: Astraea, Abulhool, Sadalsuud, and Plutone. The current Meisters would recognize them as the predecessors of Exia, Kyrios, Dynames, and Nadleeh (minus the hair-like cables), respectively. Marlene stops as a younger Ian comes up to her and she transfers the little girl to his arms.]
Go with mama?
[Marlene sighs and leans over so she was eye level with her daughter.]
Feldt, I can't bring you in a Gundam, you're too little. Maybe when you're older you'll learn how to fly one of these.
[The little girl pouts, but immediately smiles a little when her mother kisses her on the head.]
Now be good for Ian, Mama and Papa will be back as soon as we kick some major--
[The red-haired man comes up behind Marlene and puts an arm around her shoulders.]
Come on, Marlene, we've only got so long before--
Cool your jets, Ruido, sheesh!
[Marlene scowls at him and gives him a light shove, wriggling out of his hold, but allows him to place a little kiss on her cheek.]
Go with papa?
[Ruido laughs and ruffles up her hair.]
Sorry kiddo, it's too dangerous up there for you. Be good, okay?
Okay, papa.
[She smiles at him and waves as they jog off for their respective Gundams, Astraea and Abulhool. The scene fades to black, leaving only the sounds of four GN Drives firing up and fading away. When a visual comes back, Feldt's sitting on Ian's lap near a radio transmitter. A girl's frantic voice comes over the line saying there was something wrong with Plutone's GN Drive, and Ruido's voice crackles on, Chall that he and Marlene are on their way to assist. However a new voice, soft and almost inaudible mentions the activation of an escape pod. Within seconds, a muffled boom is heard over the line, which causes Ian to pale considerably but goes unnoticed by the little girl on his lap until a split second later when the girl piloting Plutone's voice screams out. Feldt looks at the transmitter curiously, never having heard anyone scream like that before in her life. After yelling back over the line and getting no answers, Ian stands up and holds Feldt tight in his arms as he bolts into the main complex.]
Joyce! Linda! We've got an emergency! Something malfunctioned with the Plutone and no one's answering!
[A pretty, young woman with wavy blonde hair runs up to him and Ian holds Feldt out to her.]
I don't know what happened, but I have a bad feeling. Just keep an eye on her for now.
[As Linda nods, Feldt watches in confusion as Ian runs off in another direction as the scene fades yet again. When it comes back, Linda is still holding Feldt as she stands with a short girl with silvery hair and a blank expression, Ian, and a younger Joyce Moreno. All of them are standing before a table bearing the black and red-lined jacket Ruido had been wearing and a slightly beaten silver bangle, which had been Marlene's. Feldt recognizes both items and looks over at Ian in confusion.]
Mama? Papa?
[Ian looks at her sadly for a moment, but he only hangs his head and averts his gaze. Joyce turns around and walks for another room, but Linda and the strange girl remain. Feldt looks at the girl who only shakes her head without looking up at her. And somehow, as if she understands, Feldt's lower lip trembles as she begins to whimper and cry softly against Linda, ending the dream.]
~*~
[When Feldt wakes up, she's curled up in her bed with tears streaming down her face.]
Mama... Papa....
((Tags taken when I wake up. Yes, I know it's 6 am my time, I haven't gone to sleep yet, but I wanted to get this posted.))