Regretting Nothing - Part 20
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or its characters. I like to make up my fun stories with them.
Author's Note: Chris has come up with a plan. Can he outsmart Heero and the rest of them? Duo is a stool pigeon, but can you really blame him. When you have to choose between furious big brother or your best friend, who would you choose?
Chris went to Sidney's apartment after she and Angie went to his apartment. Chris decided to send messages on the Preventers line to distract them. He sent the message in the form: 'WE'VE FOUND HER. COME BACK TO BASE."
He sent it on the open frequency. Duo and Wufei were headed for Sidney's apartment by Milliardo to see why the signal had broken so suddenly. But, on the way over there, they received the message.
"What does it say?" asked Wufei who was driving. He would only go with Duo if he could drive. He claimed it was for his safety that he drove.
"It says to go back to the hotel," said Duo.
"That was fast," said Wufei as he turned the car to go back.
Meanwhile Heero and Trowa were headed to Saving Grace Hospital to check if she was there. She wasn't scheduled, but there was possible an emergency that she was called in for. They have seen it several times. She was called in if there was enough time for a child to have surgery done by her. She was after all the best pediatric surgeon in the emergency room. They had already arrived, and Heero was in the process of getting out of the car when they received the message. Trowa looked at him, and Heero nodded. With that they drove back to the hotel.
* * *
Chris got to Sidney's apartment in plenty of time with the scanning device he found all the cameras easily. When he found the one in the vanity, he shook his head, and sighed.
After that, he packed some clothes for Sidney. He also remembered to pack some toiletries, slippers, another pair of shoes, and make up. He put the cameras in the box, and locked her apartment. He decided to go to the hotel. It wasn't that hard to figure out where they went. All Chris had to do was hack into the Preventers' computers, and it was as simple as that.
* * *
"What do you mean we gave a signal for all of you to come back?!" barked Milliardo. He was absolutely livid. He was upset that his sister was nowhere to be found. Some might say even frantic.
Everyone was back at the hotel as Chris had planned it. Milliardo and Quatre were there and had no idea about the message.
"But, we got it on the way over there! Didn't we Wufei?" insisted Duo. Wufei nodded.
"There was the message when we got to the hospital," said Trowa quietly.
Heero was tracing where signals had come from.
"There was an interruption on our frequency. I am attempting to pinpoint it, now," said Heero.
Suddenly, he had hit the firewall that Chris had set up. Everyone was standing behind him. They saw his eyes narrow. He looked murderous.
"Dammit," he growled in a quiet, cold voice. He started to attempt to break down the firewall. But, then a computer virus hit his laptop. His entire system was scrambled.
"GOD DAMMIT!"
In matter of minutes, his entire hard drive was wiped clean.
* * *
Chris had arrived at the hotel with their equipment. He went to the lobby and asked the woman at the front desk to contact Heero Yuy.
"I know that there's a Mr. Yuy here. He's not expecting me, but tell him that Christopher Ryan is here to see him," said Chris. He was acting very charming that the woman couldn't help, but smile as she called the suite.
"Mr. Yuy, there's a Mr. Christopher Ryan to see you," said the woman in a friendly voice.
Heero looked at the videophone. He looked at the rest of them. He had almost forgotten about Christopher Ryan. Suddenly it made sense. Of course.
"Send him up," ordered Heero.
"Isn't Christopher Ryan one of Relena's friends?" asked Milliardo. He didn't pay much attention to the files on Angie and Chris. He was too focused on Relena.
"Yes," said Quatre. An idea was sparked in his head, but he doesn't say anything.
Chris showed up in a few minutes. He knocked on the door, and Trowa opened the door. Chris was dressed in black corduroys with a black jock shirt, and a leather jacket. Trowa gave him a gesture to welcome him inside. Most of them were sort of getting over the shock of him coming, and Heero was glaring at him. Milliardo was sizing him up. Quatre looked at him thoughtful.
"Hi everyone! I brought back you equipment unharmed and undamaged as a form of professional courtesy," said Chris as he put the box down on a nearby table. Milliardo walked up to him. He offered his hand to Chris for handshake. Chris looked his hand and walked past him. He walked up to Heero instead. Heero looked at him. Since they were almost as the same height they were almost eye to eye.
"What made you think I wouldn't figure out that there were cameras and bugs in Sid's apartment? Please give me some credit. Then again if you couldn't give Sidney any credit, why would I expect any from you, Yuy?" said Chris as he looked straight into Heero's eyes.
"You were the one who sent the signal. You were the one who set up the firewall. And the virus that scrambled and wiped my laptop clean was yours," said Heero accusingly.
"Actually, the virus was Sidney's. Didn't it seem familiar to you, Yuy? God, are you slow! I just put in the firewall knowing that you would unscramble it, so I left you a little surprise. Except this time I made sure the virus search and destroyed everything," informed Chris with a smirk on his face.
Heero looked poised to attack Chris at any moment. Every one of the other Gundam pilots were ready to stop him. Chris looked very calm. Heero didn't have any emotion on his face, but his body was tense.
"So, you know my sister," said Milliardo. Chris was built like him. They were the exact same height. Duo and Trowa were slightly taller than him, but Chris had a way of carrying himself taller.
"Yes, she's my best friend," said Chris who had a smile on his face after he broke the staring contest he was having with Heero.
"Best friend?" said Milliardo. He must have known Relena well to call himself that. Chris had a friendly outgoing nature that was very likable. Quatre had told him what he done earlier to Relena in regards to their grades. So, that's why Milliardo didn't expect the honorable and trustworthy man standing in front of him. He was something special if he was a member of Relena's very tight knit, very small group.
"I guess we finally get to meet you, " said Duo who was smiling, "My name is Duo Maxwell. I may run and hide, but I never tell a lie."
Chris let out a laugh at Duo's greeting and shook hands at him. Wufei didn't completely understand why they were getting along, 'Maybe, it's because they are both Americans. But, then again this guy's not as annoying or as loud as Duo,' thought Wufei.
"My name is Quatre Raberba Winner," greeted Quatre who shook hands with Chris.
"My name is Trowa Barton," said Trowa.
"But, your real name is Triton Bloom," said Chris as he shook Trowa's hand.
"I am Chang Wufei," announced Wufei. He shook hands with Chris, and noticed that Chris had a firm grip. Wufei figured that he was awful strong. Perhaps as strong as himself, Heero, or Trowa.
"I know that you, Mr. Winner, are currently going to Cambridge for Business and Economics. I know that Mr. Chang is going to the University of Tokyo for Chinese Literature, with a minor in Chemistry…no Physics. I know that Mr. Barton's sister Catherine will be having a baby with her husband in about, oh, I'd say a few more weeks. Five tops. Mr. Maxwell, I know that your salvage company is about to expand, but you've kept the deal quiet from your fellow pilots. Oh, Mr. Yuy, I know that your last covert operation was in Australia. Mr. Peacecraft, I know that you are currently working with Vice-Minister Robinson to do further restoration to the Sanc Kingdom," said Chris, as if he was mentally naming a list off the top of his head.
Everyone looked surprised. None of the knowledge that Chris had just revealed was supposed to be common knowledge to the public. Duo eyes had widen in surprised. No one knew about the deal to expand except the people who were going to invest for the expansion into the other colonies, not just L2. Not even Hilde. Milliardo was in talks with Vice-Minister Robinson, but only a dozen people knew about them at best. As for Heero, no one was suppose to know about any of his covert operations. Let alone where the last one was.
"How did you find out?" asked Milliardo.
"Didn't Yuy, give you my full resume? I guess he didn't say that I work corporate espionage," said Chris with a smug look on his face.
"Why did you find out all this information about us?" asked Duo.
"When one wants to defeat an opponent one must know them. I know it's very Machiavellian of me, but it works. Let me make one thing perfectly clear to you now. Don't mess with me. Don't mess with Sidney. Just because she's a doctor doesn't mean she doesn't know how to do what I do," warned Chris in a cold voice. He exited the room leaving everyone stunned. So, Duo looked at Trowa, and they decided to count the cameras and microphones to see if they were all there, but Chris came back and duck his head in.
"Oh, by the way, don't worry it's all the there. You can trust me. I even took the one in Sidney's vanity out. You know the one in her bedroom," said Chris who smiled suggestively as he made his final exit.
"What about the one in her bedroom?" asked Milliardo in a cold voice. That was too far even for him. He didn't like the thought anyone seeing his sister that way.
"It was Heero's idea. He was the only one who went in there. Sorry, Heero, it's him or us," confessed Duo quickly as he stepped away from Heero. Quatre did the same thing.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE THINKING, YUY?!!!" shouted Milliardo as he advanced towards Heero. The rest of the Gundam pilots looked like they were thinking of restraining Milliardo, but they looked at him, and decided that it was against their better judgment.
"I was told to do a through job, Zechs," said Heero who shrugged and looked like he was just following orders.
"I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT LADY UNE MEANT AT ALL, YUY! THE REST OF YOU HOW MUCH DID YOU SEE?!" yelled Milliardo. He said this with the sinking realization that rest of them might have seen more too.
"Don't worry. We always had the good manners to leave the room or avert our gazes when she was dressing or changing. We never saw a thing. I don't know about Heero though," said Duo honestly. The rest of them nodded.
"BUT WHY DIDN'T ANY OF YOU SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAMERA IN RELENA'S ROOM SOONER?!!!" yelled Milliardo looking at all the Gundam pilots.
"Because, we were told not to by Heero," said Duo simply.
"I was the one who said it was a bad idea in the first place," said Quatre in a quiet voice.
"I think this whole mission was a mistake," said Wufei honestly.
"I agree," intoned Trowa.
Heero said nothing, but he gave what could be classified as a dirty look to the other Gundam pilots, and a look of defiance towards Milliardo.. Milliardo looked at him. And then all hell broke lose. There was yelling and swearing coming from the Prince of the Sanc Kingdom. The likes of which were never heard. (Author's Note: I would like to keep my rating a G, if you don't mind!)
However, while all this ensued, Quatre quietly slipped out of the room, and ran for the parking lot hoping to catch Christopher Ryan.
* * *
Chris was almost to his car when he heard the sound of faint footsteps coming towards him. It was Quatre. Chris turned and looked at him.
"Yes. How may I help you, Mr. Winner?" Chris said in an innocent tone.
Quatre was only 5'11''. He had to look up at Chris, who looked even more taller.
"You have to go back to Sidney's apartment," said Quatre. He used her new name because he had hoped that Chris might listen to him that way.
"Why?" asked Chris with a clueless expression on his face.
"Because, there's something there --- I can't say it out loud here --- but look into the table near her bedroom door. Look into the drawer. You'll have to dig, but when you find it, you'll know why I am asking you to do it," pleaded Quatre.
"But, what is it?" asked Chris.
"Just do it. You can help her. She needs your help," said Quatre, "You're the only one who might be able to get through to her." He finished in a soft whisper.
Chris didn't know what to make of what Quatre had just said. But, he looked into Quatre's eyes. Chris knew from his research that Quatre was probably the most honest out of the Gundam pilots. He didn't know why, but he trusted Quatre's word.
"Okay, I'll check it out, thanks, Mr. Winner," said Chris.
"No thank you, Mr. Ryan. But, call me Quatre," said Quatre as he turned and ran back into the hotel room before they noticed that he was gone.
Chris got into his Mustang and drove back to Sidney's apartment.
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing or its characters. I like to make up my fun stories with them.
Author's Note: Chris has come up with a plan. Can he outsmart Heero and the rest of them? Duo is a stool pigeon, but can you really blame him. When you have to choose between furious big brother or your best friend, who would you choose?
Chris went to Sidney's apartment after she and Angie went to his apartment. Chris decided to send messages on the Preventers line to distract them. He sent the message in the form: 'WE'VE FOUND HER. COME BACK TO BASE."
He sent it on the open frequency. Duo and Wufei were headed for Sidney's apartment by Milliardo to see why the signal had broken so suddenly. But, on the way over there, they received the message.
"What does it say?" asked Wufei who was driving. He would only go with Duo if he could drive. He claimed it was for his safety that he drove.
"It says to go back to the hotel," said Duo.
"That was fast," said Wufei as he turned the car to go back.
Meanwhile Heero and Trowa were headed to Saving Grace Hospital to check if she was there. She wasn't scheduled, but there was possible an emergency that she was called in for. They have seen it several times. She was called in if there was enough time for a child to have surgery done by her. She was after all the best pediatric surgeon in the emergency room. They had already arrived, and Heero was in the process of getting out of the car when they received the message. Trowa looked at him, and Heero nodded. With that they drove back to the hotel.
* * *
Chris got to Sidney's apartment in plenty of time with the scanning device he found all the cameras easily. When he found the one in the vanity, he shook his head, and sighed.
After that, he packed some clothes for Sidney. He also remembered to pack some toiletries, slippers, another pair of shoes, and make up. He put the cameras in the box, and locked her apartment. He decided to go to the hotel. It wasn't that hard to figure out where they went. All Chris had to do was hack into the Preventers' computers, and it was as simple as that.
* * *
"What do you mean we gave a signal for all of you to come back?!" barked Milliardo. He was absolutely livid. He was upset that his sister was nowhere to be found. Some might say even frantic.
Everyone was back at the hotel as Chris had planned it. Milliardo and Quatre were there and had no idea about the message.
"But, we got it on the way over there! Didn't we Wufei?" insisted Duo. Wufei nodded.
"There was the message when we got to the hospital," said Trowa quietly.
Heero was tracing where signals had come from.
"There was an interruption on our frequency. I am attempting to pinpoint it, now," said Heero.
Suddenly, he had hit the firewall that Chris had set up. Everyone was standing behind him. They saw his eyes narrow. He looked murderous.
"Dammit," he growled in a quiet, cold voice. He started to attempt to break down the firewall. But, then a computer virus hit his laptop. His entire system was scrambled.
"GOD DAMMIT!"
In matter of minutes, his entire hard drive was wiped clean.
* * *
Chris had arrived at the hotel with their equipment. He went to the lobby and asked the woman at the front desk to contact Heero Yuy.
"I know that there's a Mr. Yuy here. He's not expecting me, but tell him that Christopher Ryan is here to see him," said Chris. He was acting very charming that the woman couldn't help, but smile as she called the suite.
"Mr. Yuy, there's a Mr. Christopher Ryan to see you," said the woman in a friendly voice.
Heero looked at the videophone. He looked at the rest of them. He had almost forgotten about Christopher Ryan. Suddenly it made sense. Of course.
"Send him up," ordered Heero.
"Isn't Christopher Ryan one of Relena's friends?" asked Milliardo. He didn't pay much attention to the files on Angie and Chris. He was too focused on Relena.
"Yes," said Quatre. An idea was sparked in his head, but he doesn't say anything.
Chris showed up in a few minutes. He knocked on the door, and Trowa opened the door. Chris was dressed in black corduroys with a black jock shirt, and a leather jacket. Trowa gave him a gesture to welcome him inside. Most of them were sort of getting over the shock of him coming, and Heero was glaring at him. Milliardo was sizing him up. Quatre looked at him thoughtful.
"Hi everyone! I brought back you equipment unharmed and undamaged as a form of professional courtesy," said Chris as he put the box down on a nearby table. Milliardo walked up to him. He offered his hand to Chris for handshake. Chris looked his hand and walked past him. He walked up to Heero instead. Heero looked at him. Since they were almost as the same height they were almost eye to eye.
"What made you think I wouldn't figure out that there were cameras and bugs in Sid's apartment? Please give me some credit. Then again if you couldn't give Sidney any credit, why would I expect any from you, Yuy?" said Chris as he looked straight into Heero's eyes.
"You were the one who sent the signal. You were the one who set up the firewall. And the virus that scrambled and wiped my laptop clean was yours," said Heero accusingly.
"Actually, the virus was Sidney's. Didn't it seem familiar to you, Yuy? God, are you slow! I just put in the firewall knowing that you would unscramble it, so I left you a little surprise. Except this time I made sure the virus search and destroyed everything," informed Chris with a smirk on his face.
Heero looked poised to attack Chris at any moment. Every one of the other Gundam pilots were ready to stop him. Chris looked very calm. Heero didn't have any emotion on his face, but his body was tense.
"So, you know my sister," said Milliardo. Chris was built like him. They were the exact same height. Duo and Trowa were slightly taller than him, but Chris had a way of carrying himself taller.
"Yes, she's my best friend," said Chris who had a smile on his face after he broke the staring contest he was having with Heero.
"Best friend?" said Milliardo. He must have known Relena well to call himself that. Chris had a friendly outgoing nature that was very likable. Quatre had told him what he done earlier to Relena in regards to their grades. So, that's why Milliardo didn't expect the honorable and trustworthy man standing in front of him. He was something special if he was a member of Relena's very tight knit, very small group.
"I guess we finally get to meet you, " said Duo who was smiling, "My name is Duo Maxwell. I may run and hide, but I never tell a lie."
Chris let out a laugh at Duo's greeting and shook hands at him. Wufei didn't completely understand why they were getting along, 'Maybe, it's because they are both Americans. But, then again this guy's not as annoying or as loud as Duo,' thought Wufei.
"My name is Quatre Raberba Winner," greeted Quatre who shook hands with Chris.
"My name is Trowa Barton," said Trowa.
"But, your real name is Triton Bloom," said Chris as he shook Trowa's hand.
"I am Chang Wufei," announced Wufei. He shook hands with Chris, and noticed that Chris had a firm grip. Wufei figured that he was awful strong. Perhaps as strong as himself, Heero, or Trowa.
"I know that you, Mr. Winner, are currently going to Cambridge for Business and Economics. I know that Mr. Chang is going to the University of Tokyo for Chinese Literature, with a minor in Chemistry…no Physics. I know that Mr. Barton's sister Catherine will be having a baby with her husband in about, oh, I'd say a few more weeks. Five tops. Mr. Maxwell, I know that your salvage company is about to expand, but you've kept the deal quiet from your fellow pilots. Oh, Mr. Yuy, I know that your last covert operation was in Australia. Mr. Peacecraft, I know that you are currently working with Vice-Minister Robinson to do further restoration to the Sanc Kingdom," said Chris, as if he was mentally naming a list off the top of his head.
Everyone looked surprised. None of the knowledge that Chris had just revealed was supposed to be common knowledge to the public. Duo eyes had widen in surprised. No one knew about the deal to expand except the people who were going to invest for the expansion into the other colonies, not just L2. Not even Hilde. Milliardo was in talks with Vice-Minister Robinson, but only a dozen people knew about them at best. As for Heero, no one was suppose to know about any of his covert operations. Let alone where the last one was.
"How did you find out?" asked Milliardo.
"Didn't Yuy, give you my full resume? I guess he didn't say that I work corporate espionage," said Chris with a smug look on his face.
"Why did you find out all this information about us?" asked Duo.
"When one wants to defeat an opponent one must know them. I know it's very Machiavellian of me, but it works. Let me make one thing perfectly clear to you now. Don't mess with me. Don't mess with Sidney. Just because she's a doctor doesn't mean she doesn't know how to do what I do," warned Chris in a cold voice. He exited the room leaving everyone stunned. So, Duo looked at Trowa, and they decided to count the cameras and microphones to see if they were all there, but Chris came back and duck his head in.
"Oh, by the way, don't worry it's all the there. You can trust me. I even took the one in Sidney's vanity out. You know the one in her bedroom," said Chris who smiled suggestively as he made his final exit.
"What about the one in her bedroom?" asked Milliardo in a cold voice. That was too far even for him. He didn't like the thought anyone seeing his sister that way.
"It was Heero's idea. He was the only one who went in there. Sorry, Heero, it's him or us," confessed Duo quickly as he stepped away from Heero. Quatre did the same thing.
"WHAT THE HELL WERE THINKING, YUY?!!!" shouted Milliardo as he advanced towards Heero. The rest of the Gundam pilots looked like they were thinking of restraining Milliardo, but they looked at him, and decided that it was against their better judgment.
"I was told to do a through job, Zechs," said Heero who shrugged and looked like he was just following orders.
"I DON'T THINK THAT WHAT LADY UNE MEANT AT ALL, YUY! THE REST OF YOU HOW MUCH DID YOU SEE?!" yelled Milliardo. He said this with the sinking realization that rest of them might have seen more too.
"Don't worry. We always had the good manners to leave the room or avert our gazes when she was dressing or changing. We never saw a thing. I don't know about Heero though," said Duo honestly. The rest of them nodded.
"BUT WHY DIDN'T ANY OF YOU SAYING ANYTHING ABOUT THE CAMERA IN RELENA'S ROOM SOONER?!!!" yelled Milliardo looking at all the Gundam pilots.
"Because, we were told not to by Heero," said Duo simply.
"I was the one who said it was a bad idea in the first place," said Quatre in a quiet voice.
"I think this whole mission was a mistake," said Wufei honestly.
"I agree," intoned Trowa.
Heero said nothing, but he gave what could be classified as a dirty look to the other Gundam pilots, and a look of defiance towards Milliardo.. Milliardo looked at him. And then all hell broke lose. There was yelling and swearing coming from the Prince of the Sanc Kingdom. The likes of which were never heard. (Author's Note: I would like to keep my rating a G, if you don't mind!)
However, while all this ensued, Quatre quietly slipped out of the room, and ran for the parking lot hoping to catch Christopher Ryan.
* * *
Chris was almost to his car when he heard the sound of faint footsteps coming towards him. It was Quatre. Chris turned and looked at him.
"Yes. How may I help you, Mr. Winner?" Chris said in an innocent tone.
Quatre was only 5'11''. He had to look up at Chris, who looked even more taller.
"You have to go back to Sidney's apartment," said Quatre. He used her new name because he had hoped that Chris might listen to him that way.
"Why?" asked Chris with a clueless expression on his face.
"Because, there's something there --- I can't say it out loud here --- but look into the table near her bedroom door. Look into the drawer. You'll have to dig, but when you find it, you'll know why I am asking you to do it," pleaded Quatre.
"But, what is it?" asked Chris.
"Just do it. You can help her. She needs your help," said Quatre, "You're the only one who might be able to get through to her." He finished in a soft whisper.
Chris didn't know what to make of what Quatre had just said. But, he looked into Quatre's eyes. Chris knew from his research that Quatre was probably the most honest out of the Gundam pilots. He didn't know why, but he trusted Quatre's word.
"Okay, I'll check it out, thanks, Mr. Winner," said Chris.
"No thank you, Mr. Ryan. But, call me Quatre," said Quatre as he turned and ran back into the hotel room before they noticed that he was gone.
Chris got into his Mustang and drove back to Sidney's apartment.