Disclaimer:
Chibi: *on hands and knees with big puppy dog eyes* Please!
People who inforce disclaimers: No.
Chibi: PLEASE!!
PwID: No.
Chibi: PLLLLEEEEAASSEEE!!!!
PwID: Still no.
Chibi: Fine! *looks towards readers* There ya have it. I don't own it! ^_^'
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Chibi: The story's slightly AU. The pasts just don't quite match up with the real story. If ya don't like.....to bad! Other than that, I wrote this story a long, long, LONG time ago. Like, over a year ago!
OK, I'm changing my note here just a little bit. After much thought and consideration I've come to the conclusion that this is a really, really good fic! Probably one of the best I've ever written. And just to let ya know, if it bothers you, the fic will not have much to do with Duo's sister. I've already written at least 17 chapters, if not more, and she's not even in them! Well, you'll find out on your own. Please read, enjoy and review!! ^_^v
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Prologue:
*****
He stood there in dead silence as he thought to himself "Not again." He walked over to the rows of beds and saw the children sleeping peacefully. He stepped closer to a young boy, no older than five, and recognized the boy as himself. Once again he stood up realizing what was happening and shouted "Not again!"
He ran back over to his younger self and tried to shake him awake, but his hands only went through him. He tried to wake the others, but he could still do nothing. He could now hear the low rumbling sound coming from outside. He spun around, his long braid spinning with him, and saw the mobile suits speeding towards the small orphanage. He saw them take aim and fire, and then just as fast as they had arrived they were gone.
Now everything had turned into chaos, but nothing affected him. The missiles had hit along the wall where the children had been sleeping. Screams of terror and pain began to fill the air. The missiles had hit about ten beds down from where his younger form had been sleeping, but the force was still enough to toss the beds into the air and have them topple to the ground.
Still, he stood there watching with tear-filled eyes, realizing just how helpless he was, both then and now. His younger self now stood up, he was bruised and bleeding, his small braid hanging halfway down his back. The shocked boy looked around and saw his friends scattered all over the floor, some moving, others not. Then the younger boy began to shout, "DD! DD! Where are you?"
The older version now looked completely confused. Just then a couple of grown-ups and made their way into the room. One lady dropped to the ground, screaming in horror. About five other men, in uniforms, made their way into the room. One ran up to the young boy and tried to take him out, but the boy refused, "Not without DD!"
The older version stood there now remembering the small form of a little girl, about two years old, who was fast asleep next to his younger self. The man, who now had enough of the younger boy's cries, picked him up and placed the boy over his shoulder and began to run out the door. The younger boy kicked and screamed "No, no! Not without DD! Where is she? Where's my sister? Where is she? Where's my sister? DD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*****
Duo sat up in bed, waking in a cold sweet. He grabbed his head to calm the pounding headache he now had.
"Aw, man!" he said out loud. "It can't be true. Can it?"
He stood up and walked over to the window and looked up at the stars. He placed his palm on the window and could feel the cold night air upon the glass.
"I have a younger sister?"
Chapter One:
Quatra walked in on his friend, Duo, as he sat there reading data on the computer screen.
"Hi, Duo!" Quatra said as he walked in.
"Oh, hey Q-man! Whatcha do'in?"
"Nothing really. I just wanted to ask if there was anything I could do to help you. You've been in here for quite some time."
"No, not really." Duo said as he spun back around and continued to type at the keyboard.
"Well, Ok. Call me if you need help with anything. But are you sure you don't want to come down? We're having dinner."
"Naw. Thanks anyways."
'Wow!' Quatra thought to himself as he shut the door behind him. 'Duo skipping out on a meal? That's a first! This must be something very important that he's working on.'
Duo continued to type away even before Quatra had left. He didn't need any help. Actually, he didn't want any help. He typed nonstop until he had found the page he was looking for.
"Finally! Now let's see. 'Saint Gabrielle's Orphanage.' Records classified? G-14 priority? What the hell is all this?!" he shouted with a small jump back from the computer.
"Well now. I guess it's time to put my amazing talents and skills to the test." He cracked his knuckles one by one and set to work.
After a few minutes of typing and scrutinizing the screen, Duo stopped and sat back. His fingers were beginning to cramp *Chibi: FYI, that would be me as well*, but he paid no attention to that *Chibi: unlike me....awwww, my poor fingers...cramp-cramp^_^*.
"'Record Names' that should be it."
Duo knew that both of his parents had pasted away when he was very young. Because of this he always had grew up in different orphanages. He grew up believing that he had no living relatives. Today, he may prove that wrong.
He went into the classified page and looked up and down the list of children's names. Cameron Clark, Matt Haven, Sarah Smith, Raye Wellington, Amy Johnston, the list went on. Finally he made his way to the "M's"
"Duo Maxwell" he said like a teacher reading off his class list. He scrolled further down and froze in utter shock. "Danielle Dawn Maxwell" was what the list read
Duo thought back to the dream where his younger self was screaming for someone named DD.
"Could Danielle Dawn be DD? Is she my sister?" Duo sat there hoping that he did have a family. That this girl was his sister. Over time he had learned to consider all of his friends as a family. All of the Gundam pilots had became like brothers to him and all the G-girl were like his sisters, but to have a real, biological sister. That would change everything.
He clicked on the name to try and find any information he could on the girl. It read like a government issued report:
Name: Danielle Dawn Maxwell
Born: May 26, AC183
Sex: female
Issue: XLP-MI
Disposed: Aug. 19, AC194
Duo was once again speechless. For a while that is. He now began to panic. "It sounds like she was part of some military experiments! What the hell is all this 'XPL-MI' crap anyways?!" He continued to read down and almost screamed when he read 'disposed' "God! Please don't let her be dead."
Duo was so into what he was reading that he hadn't even realized that he was yelling all of this out loud.
The figure behind the door paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. Normally he wouldn't have even had stopped to pay any attention to Duo's yells, but he could tell that this was no ordinary Duo fit.
The perfect soldier shifted his weight to his other side and continued to listen in on Duo's literally 'one on one' conversation. 'I'm not going to feel guilty about this.' He thought to himself as he leaned against the door. 'He's listened in on plenty of mine and Relena's private conversations. Besides, this could prove interesting.' Heero grinned at the thought of being able to pull a prank on Duo. The kind of grin that would send shivers down a persons back. He took back up his post behind the door and absorbed all he could.
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Chibi: Well, there ya have it. The prologue and first chapter of 'My Family.' I want an honest opinion of what all of you thought. Like I mentioned earlier, I actually wrote this a long time ago, but never posted it. I do remember putting a lot of time into this though. I was really proud of all the twists, turns and surprising connections this fic has. Amazingly though...it's not even finished! I already have about 28+ pages written!!! Guess I should get to work on it. But class work comes first! It isn't easy balancing friends, fanfics, college, and color guard!!! So please, review and tell me what ya thought!! Ja ne!
Chibi: *on hands and knees with big puppy dog eyes* Please!
People who inforce disclaimers: No.
Chibi: PLEASE!!
PwID: No.
Chibi: PLLLLEEEEAASSEEE!!!!
PwID: Still no.
Chibi: Fine! *looks towards readers* There ya have it. I don't own it! ^_^'
*****
Chibi: The story's slightly AU. The pasts just don't quite match up with the real story. If ya don't like.....to bad! Other than that, I wrote this story a long, long, LONG time ago. Like, over a year ago!
OK, I'm changing my note here just a little bit. After much thought and consideration I've come to the conclusion that this is a really, really good fic! Probably one of the best I've ever written. And just to let ya know, if it bothers you, the fic will not have much to do with Duo's sister. I've already written at least 17 chapters, if not more, and she's not even in them! Well, you'll find out on your own. Please read, enjoy and review!! ^_^v
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Prologue:
*****
He stood there in dead silence as he thought to himself "Not again." He walked over to the rows of beds and saw the children sleeping peacefully. He stepped closer to a young boy, no older than five, and recognized the boy as himself. Once again he stood up realizing what was happening and shouted "Not again!"
He ran back over to his younger self and tried to shake him awake, but his hands only went through him. He tried to wake the others, but he could still do nothing. He could now hear the low rumbling sound coming from outside. He spun around, his long braid spinning with him, and saw the mobile suits speeding towards the small orphanage. He saw them take aim and fire, and then just as fast as they had arrived they were gone.
Now everything had turned into chaos, but nothing affected him. The missiles had hit along the wall where the children had been sleeping. Screams of terror and pain began to fill the air. The missiles had hit about ten beds down from where his younger form had been sleeping, but the force was still enough to toss the beds into the air and have them topple to the ground.
Still, he stood there watching with tear-filled eyes, realizing just how helpless he was, both then and now. His younger self now stood up, he was bruised and bleeding, his small braid hanging halfway down his back. The shocked boy looked around and saw his friends scattered all over the floor, some moving, others not. Then the younger boy began to shout, "DD! DD! Where are you?"
The older version now looked completely confused. Just then a couple of grown-ups and made their way into the room. One lady dropped to the ground, screaming in horror. About five other men, in uniforms, made their way into the room. One ran up to the young boy and tried to take him out, but the boy refused, "Not without DD!"
The older version stood there now remembering the small form of a little girl, about two years old, who was fast asleep next to his younger self. The man, who now had enough of the younger boy's cries, picked him up and placed the boy over his shoulder and began to run out the door. The younger boy kicked and screamed "No, no! Not without DD! Where is she? Where's my sister? Where is she? Where's my sister? DD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*****
Duo sat up in bed, waking in a cold sweet. He grabbed his head to calm the pounding headache he now had.
"Aw, man!" he said out loud. "It can't be true. Can it?"
He stood up and walked over to the window and looked up at the stars. He placed his palm on the window and could feel the cold night air upon the glass.
"I have a younger sister?"
Chapter One:
Quatra walked in on his friend, Duo, as he sat there reading data on the computer screen.
"Hi, Duo!" Quatra said as he walked in.
"Oh, hey Q-man! Whatcha do'in?"
"Nothing really. I just wanted to ask if there was anything I could do to help you. You've been in here for quite some time."
"No, not really." Duo said as he spun back around and continued to type at the keyboard.
"Well, Ok. Call me if you need help with anything. But are you sure you don't want to come down? We're having dinner."
"Naw. Thanks anyways."
'Wow!' Quatra thought to himself as he shut the door behind him. 'Duo skipping out on a meal? That's a first! This must be something very important that he's working on.'
Duo continued to type away even before Quatra had left. He didn't need any help. Actually, he didn't want any help. He typed nonstop until he had found the page he was looking for.
"Finally! Now let's see. 'Saint Gabrielle's Orphanage.' Records classified? G-14 priority? What the hell is all this?!" he shouted with a small jump back from the computer.
"Well now. I guess it's time to put my amazing talents and skills to the test." He cracked his knuckles one by one and set to work.
After a few minutes of typing and scrutinizing the screen, Duo stopped and sat back. His fingers were beginning to cramp *Chibi: FYI, that would be me as well*, but he paid no attention to that *Chibi: unlike me....awwww, my poor fingers...cramp-cramp^_^*.
"'Record Names' that should be it."
Duo knew that both of his parents had pasted away when he was very young. Because of this he always had grew up in different orphanages. He grew up believing that he had no living relatives. Today, he may prove that wrong.
He went into the classified page and looked up and down the list of children's names. Cameron Clark, Matt Haven, Sarah Smith, Raye Wellington, Amy Johnston, the list went on. Finally he made his way to the "M's"
"Duo Maxwell" he said like a teacher reading off his class list. He scrolled further down and froze in utter shock. "Danielle Dawn Maxwell" was what the list read
Duo thought back to the dream where his younger self was screaming for someone named DD.
"Could Danielle Dawn be DD? Is she my sister?" Duo sat there hoping that he did have a family. That this girl was his sister. Over time he had learned to consider all of his friends as a family. All of the Gundam pilots had became like brothers to him and all the G-girl were like his sisters, but to have a real, biological sister. That would change everything.
He clicked on the name to try and find any information he could on the girl. It read like a government issued report:
Name: Danielle Dawn Maxwell
Born: May 26, AC183
Sex: female
Issue: XLP-MI
Disposed: Aug. 19, AC194
Duo was once again speechless. For a while that is. He now began to panic. "It sounds like she was part of some military experiments! What the hell is all this 'XPL-MI' crap anyways?!" He continued to read down and almost screamed when he read 'disposed' "God! Please don't let her be dead."
Duo was so into what he was reading that he hadn't even realized that he was yelling all of this out loud.
The figure behind the door paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. Normally he wouldn't have even had stopped to pay any attention to Duo's yells, but he could tell that this was no ordinary Duo fit.
The perfect soldier shifted his weight to his other side and continued to listen in on Duo's literally 'one on one' conversation. 'I'm not going to feel guilty about this.' He thought to himself as he leaned against the door. 'He's listened in on plenty of mine and Relena's private conversations. Besides, this could prove interesting.' Heero grinned at the thought of being able to pull a prank on Duo. The kind of grin that would send shivers down a persons back. He took back up his post behind the door and absorbed all he could.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Chibi: Well, there ya have it. The prologue and first chapter of 'My Family.' I want an honest opinion of what all of you thought. Like I mentioned earlier, I actually wrote this a long time ago, but never posted it. I do remember putting a lot of time into this though. I was really proud of all the twists, turns and surprising connections this fic has. Amazingly though...it's not even finished! I already have about 28+ pages written!!! Guess I should get to work on it. But class work comes first! It isn't easy balancing friends, fanfics, college, and color guard!!! So please, review and tell me what ya thought!! Ja ne!