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A Day, Which Shall Live in Infamy:
Quatre Raberba Winner
I woke with a splitting headache and reality kicked me in the stomach. My eyes were blurred and I couldn't see straight. When I tried to sit up my muscles were stiff and sore. My legs were cramped and I couldn't feel my fingers. I groaned and heard footsteps on my gundam. I held my breath. Someone pried away the door. The light burned my eyes and I shut them someone lifted me out of that enclosed space and set me down outside. My mind raced before I thought reasonably. The enemy would have killed me by now. I slowly opened my eyes and came face-to-face with Trowa
"How are you feeling?" He asked me.
"Better now that I'm out of there." I replied, my voice was hoarse and it was hard to talk. Trowa smiled. "Where are the others?" Trowa's face fell and his eyes misted. "Trowa??"
"Quatre…" Trowa began quietly. "Someone got to Wufei and Heero first…" Dread filled up inside me.
"Are they…?" I managed to ask.
"Wufei is in Nataku…He has a bullet in his head." I gulped and felt my stomach turn over. I felt a tear slide down my cheek. Gone…a friend, just like that… Did I dare to ask about Heero?
"And…?"
"I don't know where Heero is…I think he was taken captive…" Trowa glanced over his shoulder at the practically demolished Deathscythe. "And Duo hasn't come out of his gundam yet…" I tried to sit up, but it hurt so I laid back down and just turned my head, instead. The hatch to Deathscythe was pushed open and Duo literally tumbled out. He pushed himself up and looked around. Seeing us, he stumbled over to the side of what used to be my Sandrock. He gasped for breath and Trowa bent over and extended a hand. Duo grabbed it and Trowa pulled him up. For a few minutes he lay on his stomach trying to catch his breath.
"Where's Heero and Wu-man?" He asked, pushing himself to a sitting position.
"Duo…Heero's been taken captive…" I told him. He looked a little relived
"At least he's not dead." Duo grinned. "How about Wu-man??" I exchanged glances with Trowa. He turned towards Duo and shook his head. Duo's grin disappeared and his mouth hung open slightly. "But how…? We all know he couldn't have died in the battle! I survived!"
"He didn't…" I replied. "Wufei was shot…"
"Argh!! I'll kill 'em!!" Duo punched the gundam. "They'll pay for doing this to us!!" His eyes were ablaze with anger…I had never seen him so furious. I know how he must be feeling…two people in one day.
"Duo…we have to get out of here first. Are you hurt at all?"
"Don't think so…just a little singed on the braid."
"How are we going to get out of here?" Trowa asked, looking around. "You can't pilot…but there's no suits anyway."
"Duo, does your gundam's control panel still work?" I asked, getting an idea.
"It might…" Duo scratched his head, and then winced when he hit a scrape. "I didn't bother to check…"
"Go and check. If it does, send a message to Noin-san!"
"Quatre, we can't leave you out here alone." Trowa protested. But I insisted, and they crawled inside the wrecked Deathscythe.
I don't remember what happen much after that, but a pain jolted up my arm out of nowhere. I lifted my head and an enemy soldier was standing over me with a silencer attached to their gun. I gripped the wound on my arm and drew in a deep breath.
"You guys just don't give up. Surrender like 01, or die like 05?"
"Heero didn't surrender!" I shouted, outraged. "He would never surrender!!"
"He didn't have a choice like you get. Now, which friend will you join?" He answered, mockingly. I didn't hesitate…I wasn't about to give up. Before I could give my reply, a bang echoed on the empty field. The soldier clutched his side.
"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?" Duo yelled, standing in front of his gundam, gun aimed to kill.
"Well, well…another one. Don't back down when a comrade is killed, I see."
"So you killed Wu-man?" Duo fired again, catching him in the chest. The soldier fell backwards and Duo twirled his gun. "Don't mess with Shinigami's friends. It worked Quatre, Noin'll be here in a few minutes!"
"She'll be here but you wont!!" The soldier wasn't dead yet. He yanked me to my feet and held a gun to my head. The pain was unbearable. "Throw down your gun!!" Duo did as he was told.
'He's wearing a bulletproof vest!!' I realized. "Duo!! Duo!! The head!!" I shouted, he caught on and nodded. I looked around and wondered where Trowa was. It was becoming hard to breath…I struggled…my air was cut off…everything went black.
*~*~*~*
I opened my eyes and waited for my head to clear. There was an oxygen mask over my face and a medicine tube in my arm. I coughed and ripped off the mask. I scanned the room…a hospital. A knock came at the door.
"Come in." I called out. My throat still hurt. Noin peeked in the room and smiled.
"Feeling better, Quatre?" She asked, coming in and shutting the door behind her. Noin pulled a chair over and sat down. "You had some pretty nasty injuries."
"How long have I been out?"
"Days. Scared the hell out of us, you did."
"Gomen…"
"All that matters is that you're ok." She ruffled my hair.
"How are the others?"
"Duo's doing ok…just depressed. He didn't have any serious injuries either; just a scrape on his head and a cracked rib. The serious ones at least. Trowa's the same as ever. He was treated for poisoning…"
"Is…?" I asked, feeling my stomach turn again.
"No, no…He's fine. It was only a small amount. The only problems are he will get sick a little easier than normal."
"And Heero?" I was dreading the answer to this question.
"He hasn't been found yet…" Noin answered, quietly. "Wufei's funeral will be held in two days. Do you feel well enough to go?" I nodded. "Well, that's good. You're being released today! I brought you a change of clothes." She set them down on a nearby chair, and then stood up. "Come out when you're ready." Noin left. I stood up and went into the bathroom. I washed my hair and changed into my normal clothes. The moment I was out the door, Dorothy was hugging me.
"Quatre-san, I've been so worried!"
"Dorothy…I'm fine. Its ok." I hugged her back and felt guilty…After all; Trowa and Duo didn't have anyone left.
The past few days were all the same…searching. For answers…for Heero…for revenge…
Heero, where are you? We're searching high and low for you!
That day…it certainly was…a day, which shall live in infamy…
I can't reveal all of the plot just yet!! It'll slowly come out in each experience.
A Day, Which Shall Live in Infamy:
Quatre Raberba Winner
I woke with a splitting headache and reality kicked me in the stomach. My eyes were blurred and I couldn't see straight. When I tried to sit up my muscles were stiff and sore. My legs were cramped and I couldn't feel my fingers. I groaned and heard footsteps on my gundam. I held my breath. Someone pried away the door. The light burned my eyes and I shut them someone lifted me out of that enclosed space and set me down outside. My mind raced before I thought reasonably. The enemy would have killed me by now. I slowly opened my eyes and came face-to-face with Trowa
"How are you feeling?" He asked me.
"Better now that I'm out of there." I replied, my voice was hoarse and it was hard to talk. Trowa smiled. "Where are the others?" Trowa's face fell and his eyes misted. "Trowa??"
"Quatre…" Trowa began quietly. "Someone got to Wufei and Heero first…" Dread filled up inside me.
"Are they…?" I managed to ask.
"Wufei is in Nataku…He has a bullet in his head." I gulped and felt my stomach turn over. I felt a tear slide down my cheek. Gone…a friend, just like that… Did I dare to ask about Heero?
"And…?"
"I don't know where Heero is…I think he was taken captive…" Trowa glanced over his shoulder at the practically demolished Deathscythe. "And Duo hasn't come out of his gundam yet…" I tried to sit up, but it hurt so I laid back down and just turned my head, instead. The hatch to Deathscythe was pushed open and Duo literally tumbled out. He pushed himself up and looked around. Seeing us, he stumbled over to the side of what used to be my Sandrock. He gasped for breath and Trowa bent over and extended a hand. Duo grabbed it and Trowa pulled him up. For a few minutes he lay on his stomach trying to catch his breath.
"Where's Heero and Wu-man?" He asked, pushing himself to a sitting position.
"Duo…Heero's been taken captive…" I told him. He looked a little relived
"At least he's not dead." Duo grinned. "How about Wu-man??" I exchanged glances with Trowa. He turned towards Duo and shook his head. Duo's grin disappeared and his mouth hung open slightly. "But how…? We all know he couldn't have died in the battle! I survived!"
"He didn't…" I replied. "Wufei was shot…"
"Argh!! I'll kill 'em!!" Duo punched the gundam. "They'll pay for doing this to us!!" His eyes were ablaze with anger…I had never seen him so furious. I know how he must be feeling…two people in one day.
"Duo…we have to get out of here first. Are you hurt at all?"
"Don't think so…just a little singed on the braid."
"How are we going to get out of here?" Trowa asked, looking around. "You can't pilot…but there's no suits anyway."
"Duo, does your gundam's control panel still work?" I asked, getting an idea.
"It might…" Duo scratched his head, and then winced when he hit a scrape. "I didn't bother to check…"
"Go and check. If it does, send a message to Noin-san!"
"Quatre, we can't leave you out here alone." Trowa protested. But I insisted, and they crawled inside the wrecked Deathscythe.
I don't remember what happen much after that, but a pain jolted up my arm out of nowhere. I lifted my head and an enemy soldier was standing over me with a silencer attached to their gun. I gripped the wound on my arm and drew in a deep breath.
"You guys just don't give up. Surrender like 01, or die like 05?"
"Heero didn't surrender!" I shouted, outraged. "He would never surrender!!"
"He didn't have a choice like you get. Now, which friend will you join?" He answered, mockingly. I didn't hesitate…I wasn't about to give up. Before I could give my reply, a bang echoed on the empty field. The soldier clutched his side.
"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?" Duo yelled, standing in front of his gundam, gun aimed to kill.
"Well, well…another one. Don't back down when a comrade is killed, I see."
"So you killed Wu-man?" Duo fired again, catching him in the chest. The soldier fell backwards and Duo twirled his gun. "Don't mess with Shinigami's friends. It worked Quatre, Noin'll be here in a few minutes!"
"She'll be here but you wont!!" The soldier wasn't dead yet. He yanked me to my feet and held a gun to my head. The pain was unbearable. "Throw down your gun!!" Duo did as he was told.
'He's wearing a bulletproof vest!!' I realized. "Duo!! Duo!! The head!!" I shouted, he caught on and nodded. I looked around and wondered where Trowa was. It was becoming hard to breath…I struggled…my air was cut off…everything went black.
*~*~*~*
I opened my eyes and waited for my head to clear. There was an oxygen mask over my face and a medicine tube in my arm. I coughed and ripped off the mask. I scanned the room…a hospital. A knock came at the door.
"Come in." I called out. My throat still hurt. Noin peeked in the room and smiled.
"Feeling better, Quatre?" She asked, coming in and shutting the door behind her. Noin pulled a chair over and sat down. "You had some pretty nasty injuries."
"How long have I been out?"
"Days. Scared the hell out of us, you did."
"Gomen…"
"All that matters is that you're ok." She ruffled my hair.
"How are the others?"
"Duo's doing ok…just depressed. He didn't have any serious injuries either; just a scrape on his head and a cracked rib. The serious ones at least. Trowa's the same as ever. He was treated for poisoning…"
"Is…?" I asked, feeling my stomach turn again.
"No, no…He's fine. It was only a small amount. The only problems are he will get sick a little easier than normal."
"And Heero?" I was dreading the answer to this question.
"He hasn't been found yet…" Noin answered, quietly. "Wufei's funeral will be held in two days. Do you feel well enough to go?" I nodded. "Well, that's good. You're being released today! I brought you a change of clothes." She set them down on a nearby chair, and then stood up. "Come out when you're ready." Noin left. I stood up and went into the bathroom. I washed my hair and changed into my normal clothes. The moment I was out the door, Dorothy was hugging me.
"Quatre-san, I've been so worried!"
"Dorothy…I'm fine. Its ok." I hugged her back and felt guilty…After all; Trowa and Duo didn't have anyone left.
The past few days were all the same…searching. For answers…for Heero…for revenge…
Heero, where are you? We're searching high and low for you!
That day…it certainly was…a day, which shall live in infamy…
I can't reveal all of the plot just yet!! It'll slowly come out in each experience.