A/N hey well I know said no more chapters until i have enough reviews to have the pairings chosen but i was able to write this chapter because it is mainly a filler type of chapter and just informs of what the boys have been up to and all that.

The next chapter cant be posted until I get enough votes on the pairings! It is really important guys that you review and vote because otherwise i will never get to update because I wont have the pairings chosen! Thanks to those of you that have voted your votes have been counted and vote again if you like!

The pairings already chosen are: Minako/Trowa, Haruka/Michiru and Mamoru/Usagi. Sorry to those that don't like but they probably won't be changed.

please vote for either

Rei - Heero/Duo/Wufei/Quatre

Makoto - Heero/Duo/Wufei/Quatre

Ami - Heero/Duo/Wufei/Quatre

Hotaru - Heero/Duo/Wufei/Quatre

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Duo sighed as he opened the door to his small apartment. He lived alone after his break up with Hilde and often found himself missing his friends, the ex-gundam pilots. He hadn't seen any of them in so long. After the war had finished they all went their separate ways. Duo had his own scrap yard but often found himself missing the excitement and adrenaline rush he used to receive from doing missions.

At 25 not much had changed about him, he still had the cheerful indigo eyes, long chestnut braid and cheeky smirk. His fashion sense had changed he still wore mainly black but he hadn't worn the priests outfit since the war ended.

As he walked further into his apartment he saw the light flash on his answering machine. Duo decided to ignore it for the moment as he went through his usual after work routine. He took a shower, changed into clean clothes and grabbed a beer from the fridge before returning back to the answering machine.

"Duo, I am not sure if you remember me but I am Sally Po. I work for the preventer and I want you to come and work on the newest mission. I could really use somebody like you on this mission. Please come to the preventers head quarters at 8 tomorrow morning for the briefing."

Duo was shocked to hear from Sally, they had only met a couple of times but he thought she was nice. He was also confused at what she wanted him to work on a mission for. To his knowledge both Wufei and Heero worked for the preventers, why didn't she just get them to do the mission.

He played the message a few more times to make sure that the message was real. After listening to it for the tenth time he decided that he would definitely be going to the briefing. There was no way he was missing the chance to get back into the action.


25 year old Quatre felt like he was about to pull out his platinum blonde hair as his honest blue eyes scanned the many legal documents on his desk. Sighing slightly he tried to focus back on his work.

After the war ended he took over his father's business full time. The first few years weren't too bad, he got the company running well and back to the top. The bad side to this was that he was always busy and had no time for his friends or a love life, he felt so alone.

He didn't miss the killing or the fighting for his life but he missed his comrades and realised how much they had all come to depend on each other. They had all influenced each other to change for the better and he thought they would be friends long after the war had ended but that thought had been proved false.

Shaking his head out of his old memories he unconsciously smoothed out his light blue business shirt and tan slacks, his entire wardrobe consisted mainly of business attire as that was all he seemed to be nowadays, a business man.

He reached for a document on his table when a knock was heard on his door and his secretary stuck her head in. It was one of his older sisters, who cared nothing for his privacy.

"There is a call for you on line one. I told her that you were extremely busy but she demanded that she talked to you, claimed it was of the upmost importance."

Quatre nodded tiredly before picking up the phone and pressing the button that connected him to line one.

"Hello this is Quatre Winner speaking, who may I ask is calling?"

"Good Afternoon Mr Winner, I am not sure if you remember me but my name is Sally Po."

"Of course Miss Po, how are you?"

"I am fine thank you Quatre. I have a favour to ask you Quatre. I am sure you remember that I work for the Preventers and I am quite highly ranked now. There is a new mission, one that is very important. If the mission is a failure the peace you have worked so hard to achieve will disappear. I need the best men working on the mission and even though he have some great employees working here they just aren't good enough. I need you to help on this mission Quatre."

Quatre rubbed his hands across his face. He never really liked war and would definitely shy away from it if possible but Sally sounded desperate. He also suspected that by the best they meant the other gundam pilots as well. He was good at reading people, even over the phone and was excited at the idea of seeing his friends again even if it meant he would be thrust back into fighting.

"Am I correct in assuming Miss Po, that you will be asking all of the former Gundam Pilots to work this mission?"

Sally giggled softly through the phone. "You are very perceptive Quatre. Yes I aim to bring you all back together. You five are the best soldiers I had the pleasure of working with. You all bring something different to the table and work so well together. Not to mention you are all very reliable and I do not want some amateurs on a mission this important. So will you help me?"

Quatre sighed loudly. "If this is as important as you say it is, how can I say no? When and where do I need to be Miss Po?"

The relief in Sally's voice could be clearly heard through the phone line. "I need you to be at the Preventers head quarters at 8 tomorrow morning. Thank you Quatre."

"No problem Miss Po, though I must bid you farewell to try and get through all the work I have before I can began this rather impromptu mission. I will see you tomorrow."

With the last goodbye he hung up the phone with a small smile on his face. As much as he hated the thought of war again he couldn't hide the delight of seeing his old friends and the adrenaline rushing through his veins.


Trowa wiped the stage make up off his face after the matinee show had finished. After the war he had returned to the circus to work alongside his sister Cathy. The show moved around often and because of this he lost contact with the other ex-pilots.

He was now 26 and looked different than he had when he was a younger. He still had his trademark brown bangs and his beautiful olive skin but his eyes were not as unfeeling as they were once. His emerald eyes were not as dead as they used to be. He still found it hard to freely show emotion and to connect on a social level to others but he had certainly improved through the friendships he had formed with the other pilots.

He had also filled out well, his limbs were long and toned thanks to all the acrobatics he did. He definitely kept his body is shape. His attitude had also slightly changed he was still the silent observer most of the time but know he occasionally had conversations with people other than his sister.

He couldn't help but think the only reason why was because of his past experiences with the other pilots. They had all affected each other and he missed them. He wished that he knew how to contact any of them but because he was on the road so often he was often hard to get in contact with.

Just as he was about to change out of his costume Catherine walked into the room with a letter in her hand.

"Trowa this is an urgent message for you. It is addressed for today, I have no idea how they got it here so quickly."

Trowa thanked her and grabbed the letter and opened it quickly.

Trowa,

My name is Sally Po and I work for the Preventers. I can only hope you receive this letter soon. I need your help in a mission. Your experience and skills are highly needed for this particular mission. I can't tell you anything about this mission until you accept it.

This mission may take a fair bit of time but if it is a failure will cause peace to end. Please come to the Preventers head quarters at 8 tomorrow morning.

I hope to see you then. Yours Sincerely

Sally Po.

Trowa looked up from the letter and turned to Catherine. "I am needed for a mission Catherine."

Catherine's eyes widened and her eyes filled with tears. "No Trowa, you said you weren't doing missions anymore. I don't want to have to worry about whether you are going to come home alive. Why do the Preventers need you? They have plenty of soldiers working for them, please don't go."

Trowa gathered his older sister into his arms. "I am sorry Cathy but they need me, it sounds important. "

Catherine nodded into his chest and Trowa set off to reach the Preventers head quarters in time.


Onyx eyes stared at the paper in front of him as he scribbled words quickly on the page. This was the part of the job that Wufei hated. He had finished a mission for the Preventers and had to fill out the paper work. He hated paper work, he wanted to just do the missions and move on.

At least when he was a Gundam Pilot he never had to do any of the paper work. He wasn't sure if there ever was any but he was quite certain that if there was Quatre would have handled it all. That led him to the thought of his old friends. He occasionally saw Heero around as they were both Preventers but both of them preferred to work alone and therefore rarely put on missions together unless they were extremely important or difficult.

As for his other friends he never saw them and as much as he hated to admit, he missed them, even Duo. He thought of how much they could have changed over the last few years. Wufei was now 26 and had to conclude that he didn't change much over the years. He still had his black hair tied tightly back into a ponytail, dark brown almost black eyes and an athletic body. He briefly entertained the fact that maybe Quatre had put on weight from always working behind a desk but for some reason he could not picture Quatre as anything but the slim and surprisingly strong man.

He could on the other hand imagine Duo like that, judging by how much he used to eat. He almost started laughing as he imagined a chubby Duo but he knew that Duo probably kept in good shape too, old habits die hard after all.

He returned his attention to the paper work and just finished it when his computer indicated that he had a new email.

He opened up the email and began reading.

Wufei,

There is a new mission you are needed for. I know you just finished your last mission but I know you can handle it and we need you on the mission. You are one of the best we have to offer and this mission can't be screwed up. You will be working with four other men including Heero Yuy. I know you prefer to work alone but this is a very important mission.

The briefing is at 8 tomorrow morning.

See you then.

Sally Po.

Wufei let a small smirk grace his face. He knew he was one of the best but still liked to hear it. He also got to work with Heero again and though it was true he liked to work alone it would be good to catch up with an old friend. Heero wasn't as cold as he used to be and he hadn't seen him for over a year.

He also didn't care that he had just finished a mission, he was happy to work on another one. He clicked on the reply button and wrote his reply.

Sally,

I accept the mission. I will see you in the briefing room at 8.

Wufei


The last of the ex-gundam pilots to receive the message was Heero Yuy, the perfect soldier. He too worked at the preventers and looked exactly the same as he had during the war. His brown hair was just as messy, his Prussian eyes just as cold but deep down inside he was slightly different. On missions he kept his cold persona, never showing emotions but when not on missions he would occasionally show the slightest of emotion. It may not seem like much but to him it was a big deal.

He had quickly climbed the ranks as a Preventer and at 25 was the best they had followed by no other than Wufei. He kept himself busy with work and never saw any of his old friends. He didn't miss them that much he just wanted to keep track of them.

He was typing quickly on his computer, hacking into a network of some kind just for practice. As soon as he got in and got out his computer indicated that he had an email. He opened it up to see a message from his superior, Sally Po.

Heero,

We have a new mission for you. As always if the mission is accepted we will give you the information you need to know. You won't be alone on this mission we have four others working with you, one of them being Wufei. We need all of you on the mission because it is extremely important and we need you the best soldier we have working on it. I trust you will help make this mission a success. If you choose to accept the briefing will be at 8 tomorrow morning.

Sally Po.

Heero read the email quickly and wrote back.

Mission Accepted


Hope the chapter was ok. Remember to vote for the pairing so I can continue to write the next chapters! I cant write more or even plan out the rest of the fic like I prefer doing because I don't know the pairings.

Though at the moment it seems to be Rei/Wufei, Makoto/Duo or Wufei, Ami/Quatre, Hotaru/Duo or Heero but these can easily change with more votes! So please please please vote!