::Authoress walks onstage dragging a kawaii braided baka behind her::
Siva: **hissing** Just get on the damned stage and read the Disclaimer! Duo no baka! - -'
Duo: But………..but…………….FINE! ;_;
::The braided wonder flies onto the stage dressed as a ……………PRINCE?! - -'……..and proceeds to read the Disclaimer::
Duo:…………………………………………………………
::I said, HE PROCEEDS TO READ THE DISCLAIMER!::
Duo: **groan** Gundam Wing does not belong to our dear Sii-chan…though we wish it did?…Siva, we do NOT! That would be…….bad.
::Apple comes flying from curtains::
Duo: **ducks and blows raspberry** **sigh** Anyway, Please don't sure our li'l Sii-chan. She only writes for the joy of writing and besides, she's broke as hell and anything she DOES earn **pfft** is spent on me!!!!!!! **sticks out tongue** This disclaimer applies to the whole story!
Siva: **from curtains** Okay, that was pretty good. You need to rehearse this a little more though. Read the Author's Note! **flips hair and walks off**
Duo: - -'….Author's Note: This is set sometime during the series, I don't know when…..bleh……..- -'. No this is NOT a shameless self-insertion into the storyline. If it were, SIVA would be in it, and I'd make a plot so wholly suited to me. Okay, that about does it. ^^ On with the show!
X and Y
Part One: Experiments
Duo awoke with a pounding headache. 'Damned muggers', he thought. He grimaced at the memory of walking down the street to the corner store to buy some eggs. 'Ugh'. The pounding headache increased as he remembered how his poor little head had felt after receiving a whack to the head with some form of metal bar. 'Damn Heero. He was right. Never go out after midnight…never, never, never'. He sat up and took notice of his surroundings. It was an alley. A dirty, stinky, muddy, dark and just plain disgusting alley. Duo groaned inwardly. He needed to get home. He needed some aspirin and a shower. But he did not need a stupid lecture from Heero! Duo clambered to his feet and felt a whoosh of dizziness temporarily render him completely unable to register. This time he cursed instead of groaning. "Damned muggers! You bastards! What the hell did you expect to get from me?!!?" He then noticed the numerous cuts and bruises he had all along the visible lengths of his body. He proceeded to fall into a barrage of curses before stepping out of the alley and beginning his journey to the safe house where he and Heero were staying.
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Meanwhile, in an underground laboratory many miles away, an experiment was taking place.
"Did you deliver him to his location?" asked an old man wearing a lab coat, and thick wire rimmed glasses.
"Yes, sir", replied the burly man who stood beside him. "I ditched him back in an alley around the place we attacked him".
"Good" replied the old man. An evil smirk graced his wrinkled features. 'This should make OZ extremely happy. A genetically engineered pilot with all the same abilities as the ones they're up against! Too bad we couldn't get our hands on that inhuman, Perfect Soldier. He'd have been one helluva project. Would have raked in a lot of the green stuff too. But this one seems fairly decent. He'll serve his purpose well. Once this clone is ready, OZ will be quite in debt with me. After all, I'll be giving them a perfect soldier.'
He was broken out of his reverie at the sound of the burly man's coughing. "You sure you can pull this ones off, Dr. Crays? I don't want to end up in some sort of a limbo."
"Shut up, Daniel" the doctor sneered. "You'd end up in more of a limbo if you were trying to do this by yourself. Keep in mind you are my apprentice, and a lousy one at that. I won't tolerate your stupid comments, or any of your bullshit. Bear in mind you can be easily dismissed and disposed of. You're just a street kid, after all is said and done".
The burly man glared in response. Sometimes he really hated the old fart. Especially when the stupid old man would bring the past back to the surface. How he hated having to recall past times, when it was the one thing he wanted to forget the most. The old man stood up, unannounced and made his way out the laboratory door. 'Old fart', Daniel thought, 'Probably getting some more coffee'. He glanced over at the computer sitting at the doctor's desk. He smirked at the image he saw on the screen. It was a DNA strand component of the "Perfect Nemesis" he was creating. 'It's a male…..', a glint came into his eyes as he walked over to the computer. "What if…….a little….accident were to occur?", he chuckled to himself. He was still seething over the doctor's earlier comments. 'Why the hell not?' he thought to himself as he typed in a few commands. He scanned the files on the computer. 'It's a guy', he thought to himself, 'Duo Maxwell. Age 15, American. Pilot of the Mobile Suit Deathscythe Hell. Dr. Crays seems to have an excellent model for this clone…Surely OZ will hand over a lot of money for this clone. Hell! It would give over an entire empire if it could'. He clicked on a few more icons, 'Surely he will be giving me some credit for this. After all, I was the one who gave him the idea……the layout……the model……too bad I couldn't get my hands on that Yuy. Maxwell will have to do………….'. He looked over towards the lab door to check for any signs of the old scientist. He shrugged when he noted he wasn't coming and continued browsing through the classified files. He immediately froze when he came across a document he knew was not meant for his eyes. 'So the old man wants to take all the credit for this and kill me off!?…What the hell is that little bastard planning? ……………..Heh….Tough luck, doc. This experiment just took a turn around the wrong curve'. He quickly returned to the files, which held all the information for the clone. After a quick browse through the model and attributes he found exactly what he was looking for.
He glared at the screen and quickly typed in a few commands. The doctor was going to pay for his previous plans. He was seriously going to screw up this damned experiment. There was no way he'd let Dr. Crays perform his experiment and then take all the credit, as well as the money. Much less would he allow himself to be assassinated by the old fart. "No way in hell", he muttered through clenched teeth. He typed furiously inputting all the necessary information. "No way in hell". A confirmation box showed up on the screen. His reflexes buckled. Did he really want to do this? "Yes", he growled. He clicked the "OK" button. The machine began to make whirring noises as all the data he had input was being processed and saved.
He turned around with a smirk on his face, only to be met square in the face by the tip of a gun.
"What were you doing there, Danny-boy", inquired the elderly scientist with a malicious gleam in his eyes. "You weren't doing anything to sabotage this project, were you?"
"Why would I do a thing like that Dr. C? We're in this together. What hurts you hurts me, and what benefits you benefits me, ne? That's what you said the other day."
The doctor lowered the gun. "True enough", he muttered. Daniel smiled. 'The old fool is so easily convinced.' A smirk came to his lips. 'Just wait till he stumbles up my "little changes".
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"OW!" Duo screamed as Heero applied the antiseptic to the numerous cuts he has received during his "assault". "Hn", Heero replied. "Just shut up, Heero! Okay? I really don't want your "sympathy"……". "Who's offering any sympathy?" Heero replied grimly. Duo just glared at him, hoping to burn a couple of holes through that stupid green tank top in the process. 'Looks ugly on him, anyway' he though with a smirk. "Duo no baka", Heero spoke.
"Hmmm?" Two large indigo orbs fixed their attention on the speaker.
"Why do you have these punctures? It looks like a needle was inserted into your temple. As well as this vein on your wrist."
Duo gulped as the impact of Heero's words hit him. "Are you saying I was injected with something!??!?!" he yelped.
Heero stared at him for a second before he spoke. "Either that, or some bodily fluids were extracted from you. I'll go call Sally and ask her to come to run a few tests on you. We can't have you failing on this mission all because you were so stubborn you had to go out so late at night and get assaulted".
Duo blinked several times. "I'm shocked you said so many things in under one minute!"
Heero rolled his eyes and grunted. Duo really was one helluva baka.
Coming Up: Part Two - The Perfect Nemesis
::Duo prances onstage:: Please read and review, Siva'll love you eternally. ^-^
::Siva drags him offstage by his braid:: I'm not that desperate, Duo! Jeez….- -'