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Quatre quickly accepted Duo's weight as the remaining Gundam Boys dashed off to follow his instructions. They still had to fight their way through the last few groups of loyal followers. Though these were sparse and far between.

"And what are we going to do?" Jack asked.

"We're going to try and hack the Dolls." Quatre replied, "The more the system is like the original Zero system, the better for Heero. He knows Zero."

"Is he a Master?" Daniel queried.

"He's the closest thing to one we've got." Quatre declared, "And Heero doesn't fail."

"You mean rarely." Jack grinned wanly.

"Do I?" Quatre shrugged, "Follow me. I know I saw the Command Centre earlier."

"Let me." Jack went to lift Duo out of Quatre's arms, "It'll be quicker this way."

Quatre's grip tightened on Duo, silently refusing to let him go. Jack backed off after a moment.

There was a noticeable pause, before Quatre turned and started to lead once again. However before he did, he stared straight into Jack's eyes, causing the man to feel like the blond was staring straight into his soul and learning everything in it.

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There were very few people moving around the satellite, as the group ran past them. And those that were there offered very little resistance.

It didn't take long for Quatre to locate the 'Command Centre'. In reality it was probably the Harbour Master's Office, just with a lot more computers. It over-looked the outside of the satellite and the Dry Docks.

Quatre carefully placed Duo into the chair in the control room before bringing up the Dolls operating system.

"As Duo would say," Quatre flexed his fingers, "Let's get this party started!"

"How can I help?" Sam looked at the screens.

"Take a keyboard." Quatre pointed, "We've got to strip the extra coding from the system. I'm taking the first program. You take the second. Call out what program you're switching to when you finish. I'll do the same. Colonel, Teal'c, Daniel, make sure we don't get attacked."

"How will I know what's extra?" Sam asked.

"Just delete the lot." Quatre stated, "I don't care what state the Dolls are in after this."

Sam started work. She soon realized that it wasn't as simple as Quatre had made it sound. The deleting required more complicated procedures, which she was able to pick up on quickly, though the process would take some time.

Several minutes later, Sam finally managed the first program.

"Three." Sam called out.

"Four." Quatre declared moments later.

"Five." Wufei stated, as he slid into a seat, "Having issues?"

"Yes." Quatre nodded, "Kill the lot."

Jack, Teal'c and Daniel felt like spare parts. There was clearly nothing they could do, expect protect the one unconscious boy, and the three furiously typing figures. Their only view-point of the impeding attack on the Sphere, beyond the small dots in the windows, was a single monitor, apparently tracking Heero's progress.

Duo moaned, causing most of the room to jump.

"What's going on? Did I do something bad?" Sam was slightly taken aback by how child-like Duo sounded.

"No, Duo." Quatre murmured, only glancing away from his screen, "Rest. We've got it under control."

"There's too many." Jack muttered staring at the monitor, "Heero can't stop them all. Not if he continues like he is currently."

"Get me to a computer." Duo ordered, his voice quavering slightly.

"Duo!" Quatre spun around to see Duo rising onto shaking legs, "You're hurt! Leave this to us. You've done your part."

"Maybe," Duo shrugged, "But I have a working brain and working fingers. I can still help. Heero needs help. I won't let him down."

"Sit down." Wufei ordered, "You'll hurt yourself, fool."

"I. Can. Help." Duo collapsed into a seat. He quickly pulled up a screen.

"Cattie. Cattie. Cattie," Duo sighed, "I love you as a brother. But you think far too plebianly. Stripping the programming… Great idea. But you gotta remember to reuse. Fei. Cat. I'm bringing up my screen on part of yours. Can you follow?"

Quatre and Wufei stared at their screens for a moment, before turning in shock to face Duo.

The braided boy sat there. A cocky grin on his face. And a mischievous sparkle in his eyes. Despite the exhaustion his body clearly displayed.

"It's ingenious." Quatre breathed, as he spun back to his computer. As if renewed his fingers sped up as they flew over the keyboard.

"You just need to have the mind of a Sweeper." Duo shrugged, "Nothing is trash."

"And a saboteur." Wufei added, almost teasingly.

"It's what I was trained as." Duo laughed.

"You think we can upload this on the fly?" Quatre asked, not slowing down at all.

"Do we have a choice?" Duo retorted, "We can do this. It's an easy program. I've shown you where to find it. Sam… Keep deleting. We're going to need that file space, and I don't want anything interfering with this."

"We'll upload." Wufei stated.

"I'm linking to the Freq." Duo declared.

Duo slipped a headset on. His fingers shaking slightly. The microphone was carefully positioned.

"This is Agent Reaper. I need a Priority One Broadcast. All Freqs."

"When do you need it, Agent Reaper?" The question came through the speakers.

"Five minutes ago." Duo retorted, "All Freqs. I want broadcast override of all Radios. This message needs to be heard by every Spacer, pilot, shuttle and Space-dock."

"Agent Reaper you have all Freqs in five... Four... Three... Two... One!"

"This Agent Reaper to all persons in Space. Please move to your nearest Port or Dock. If you require assistance please broadcast on Freq Six. At all times leave Freqs One to Five clear. We have an emergency situation. Please comply… I repeat this is Agent Reaper. Those of you who don't like the Preventers, well I don't frelling care! This is Shin. We have a slagging emergency. Get your metal butts out the way!"

Daniel blinked at the switch from Duo from calm, cool, collected professional law-enforcer to slightly angry Sweeper. All of the weakness, tiredness and hurting that Duo had been suffering from was gone. There was only the single-minded determination left. The same person Daniel remembered holding him hostage in SGC Infirmary. Duo had dug deep inside himself and found another source of energy and strength. Though from where, Daniel could only imagine. Duo had tapped so many sources in the time he had been captive, he should have been all tapped out.

Duo then cut the link, throwing down the microphone and headset in anger.

"Who the frell thought it would be a good idea to let Heero loose in that crudding pile of slag?" Duo demanded of Quatre and Wufei.

"He did." Quatre and Wufei replied in sync, both pointing at the monitor showing the faux-Gundam's flight.

"Shoulda frelling known!" Duo snapped, "It's getting worse. Getting control. How's the uploading doing?"

"Twenty eight and rising." Wufei replied.

"We're deleting as fast as we can." Quatre added, "But I don't think we'll be in time. He's close to the edge… Duo… We need…"

"I don't know if he'll listen." Duo snapped back, "It's hard getting out. He could be too deep."

"Too deep in what?" Jack cut in.

"Zero." Quatre replied, "He's outnumbered. And with every passing minute, he has less and less options."

"He'll self-detonate, unless he's stopped." Duo added.

"It is the Honourable way out." Wufei didn't look up from his work, "Forty nine and rising."

"He wouldn't." Daniel breathed in shock.

"He would." Duo retorted, "He's done it before. He'd do it again. Not in his sane mind these days… But right now he isn't."

"Duo's right." Quatre agreed, "Zero gets in your head. It doesn't like to lose. It would rather draw and kill everyone than lose. Right now, Heero's probably a minute or two off committing suicide. Duo…"

"You stand a better chan…" Duo started.

"No," Quatre shook his head, holding out the headset, "I don't. You're his friend. His first friend. His best friend. If anyone stands a chance it's you. He'll listen. I know it."

"You'd better be right." Duo sighed, taking the headset, "I don't know…"

"Believe." Quatre interrupted, "You know him better than any of us."

Duo slipped the headset on.

"This is Oh-Two to Oh-One. Oh-Two to Oh-One. Do you read me, Oh-One? Over."

There was deathly silence.

"Oh-One. Respond!" Duo barked.

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