Author's Note: Just setting everything up for the next chapter so be patient. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing

Warning: can't think of anything at the moment

Scary Leader Lady Person

"Ya sure ya know wat ya doin'?"

"Hey, it's not like you had to come."

"An' let ya go off like dis. Hell no!"

"Ssh! Will you keep quiet! Do you want us to get caught?"

Oh yes, it was just like old times. Two stubborn street rats arguing right before doing a job, whether it be stealing, pickpocketing, or stopping a deadly rocket from being launched.

Oh yeah, this brought back so many memories.

Duo couldn't have felt this comfortable in this situation than he did right then. It was just jitters, anxieties they needed to get out before proceeding. It was their pre-game exercise.

Besides, the pain in Duo's head had lessened to bearable levels. With Solo covering his six, he would have no problems unless they were spotted. Then there would be a problem.

Once again traversing the labyrinth of alleys, Solo in the lead this time, they headed towards the general area of where Duo suspected the last rocket was. His suspicions were soon proved correct as the presence of rebel activity increased dramatically. They were close now.

Duo wracked his mind, trying to remember which building exactly the rocket was being held. Damn, that blow to the head must have really scrambled some things. C'mon, think Duo think! Where was it? What did that thermo map show again?

Damn it! Damn it all to hell! He couldn't remember! This was just great!

"Wat we do now, Kid?" Solo whispered.

Duo's frustration increased to new heights. "The rocket is in one of these buildings. Before you ask, no, I can't remember which one it's in."

"Wat about dat one?" Solo pointed out.

Duo looked to see what Solo was getting at. He didn't see much of anything unless you counted the heavy presence of rebels around one of the buildings…

"What about it?"

"Dun you 'member anyding?" Solo asked. "Look. Why dare so many of dem over dare? Dey must be hiding someding in dare."

Okay, that made some sense. It made a lot in fact. Maybe Solo had a point. When having to survive using only survival skills, one could catch things that normally would have been overlooked. It was these skills that helped Duo out during the wars. So why not? If it led to something stupid, hey it wasn't the first time.

Besides their lives, what else did they have to lose?

"Where do you think that kid…what's his name again is?"

"It Adrian," Solo answered. "But I always call him kiddo. Couldn't bear ta call him Kid…"

"Okay, okay, so do you think he got out yet?"

"Positive. He'll get ya message over. Now wat do we do?"

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The small eyes darted from side-to-side, searching for anything that might either get in his way or prevent him from completing his mission.

No one was about. Good. He was close to the Preventer part of town. Just a couple more streets and then he'd be in safe territory, or as safe as it could possibly be on the dump of a Colony.

Waiting just a few seconds more, the boy, Adrian, made his move, darting out into the street, running as fast as his little legs could carry him until he got to the other side and to the relative safety of the alley that was his temporary destination. Nothing happened, so he was okay for the mean time. So close…

He couldn't help but feel a bit of pride when Wolf had convinced the other…what was his name…guess he was just the Kid then…to let him help. Even though he was suppose to just deliver a message, it was an important one, at least that's what Kid said, to the Preventers. He had repeated it multiple times until Kid was sure he could recall what it was.

It was probably a good thing. Despite not encountering anything thus far, the experience was still harrowing. He was more paranoid than usual. Having to make sure that he was not only followed but not seen and caught was really starting to fry his nerves. But Wolf and Kid were counting on him and he wasn't about to disappoint them.

Okay, he was at the last street, the "border." He had to find some cover first before he made the final dash. Damn it, there was nothing! What was he going to do?

Looking towards his left, he eyed an intersection, one of the roads leading straight down into Preventer territory. Wait a minute, who was that? There seemed to be two people patrolling that area. He couldn't get a good look at them, he was too far away. Damn it, what if they were rebels? Or worse, gang members? But if they were Preventers, then it would make things so much simpler. He could only hope that they were Preventers. Well, there was only one way to find out. But there was still the chance that they might mistake him for an enemy and kill him.

But hadn't his life been nothing but chance? He was always lucky at the end of the day when he found himself still living and breathing. Perhaps that luck would help him once again.

Taking a deep breath, he sprinted out from his cover, running to the intersection and the patrollers, whoever they may be.

What luck! They were Preventers! And they hadn't noticed him yet. Well, that last bit may not have been good but that was how things were turning out.

He slowed down at the intersection, his mind screaming at him to continue moving. Having to suppress that part of his brain, he slowly walked towards the two patrolling Preventers in the hope that they would notice him.

"Hey kid! What are you doing here?"

Well there you go. Now to deliver his message. Which one was…what's her name? Lets see…he was having trouble with the name but what else did Kid call her? That's it!

"I need ta see da scary leader lady person!" he exclaimed, looking hopefully at the two Preventers.

The two Preventers, one of which was a man, the other a woman, raised their eyebrows and glanced at each other. Adrian frowned. Had he said something wrong?

"Lets contact Une," the man said hesitantly to the female Preventer, the woman nodding in agreement.

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"Are ya da scary leader lady person?"

Quatre stared in shock at the sight before him. It was that boy from before, the one who Duo paid a hundred dollars for his hat! What was he doing here? And who was scary leader lady person?

The corner of Une's lips twitched upwards and she answered, "Yes, I am."

The boy eyed Une warily. "Ya dun look scary for a leader lady person."

"I'm not too sure about that," Une said, letting a small smile appear. "Where did you hear that, by the way?"

"Oh yeah! Kid told me ta tell ya someding!" the boy said, pride in his voice.

"Who is 'Kid'?" Une asked.

"Wat do ya mean? Kid is Kid. Dat's wat Wolf called him."

This was starting to do nowhere. Who were Wolf and this person the boy kept calling Kid? Une seemed to be thinking the same thing as she tried a different approach.

"What did Kid look like?"

The boy paused to think before answering. "He has these purple eyes…I know! He has long hair! It was wrapped I dink. Did ya know he bought my hat for a hundred bucks?"

Alarms sounded in Quatre's head. This boy was talking about Duo! And he was alive! "He's talking about Duo," he spoke to Une. Une nodded at him and looked back down at the boy.

"What did Kid want you to tell me?"

The boy's face screwed up as he tried to recall the message. "He said dat he was goin' after da last rocket, I dink. Told Wolf dare was some stuff in it that could kill everybody. Is dat true?"

Quatre glanced over at Une as the woman nodded at the boy. "Thank you very much…"

"Wolf calls me kiddo," the boy said, grinning up at Une.

"Alright then kiddo, you don't need to worry about what's going on now. We'll handle it from here." Once the boy had been escorted out, Une went straight to business. "Alright, this is what we're going to do. I want as many people we can spare to go into rebel territory."

"But why?" Quatre asked, not seeing where Une was going with this.

"It's just a ploy to distract the rebels. It should allow Duo and this Wolf to get to the other rocket and disable it. Meanwhile, I want you, Quatre, and the other Gundam pilots to go in and take care of Katsaris."

"I see," Quatre said, starting to get an idea of what Une was planning. "I'll go get the others."

"You do that," Une replied. "Just let me worry about the rest."

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Katsaris stared at his man in disbelief.

"What do you mean the Preventers are heading here?"

"I saw them myself," the man spoke, breathing hard. "It's like they're going to invade."

Katsaris' eyes narrowed. What were the Preventers up to? Weren't they afraid he would launch a rocket? They were up to something. But what? Well, enough bluffing. Lets see how they react went they have a rocket loaded with VX flying into their faces.

"I want you to get the men together and intercept them," Katsaris commanded. "I'll go and get VX ready for launch. Just hold them off until the rocket is fired, understand?"

"Yes sir!" the man answered, saluting and leaving.

Picking up his M-16, he locked and loaded it, setting out to prepare the rocket. He'd show them all he wasn't going to be pushed around…