Disclaimer: and again I don't own Gundam Wing or Elf Quest though I think it would be the coolest present.

Authors notes: Okay one of my reviewers asked me to explain Elf Quest. I can't explain it all but I will give the basics. Elf Quest is a graphic novel (big comic book) by Wendy and Richard Pini. It takes place in a place called the World of Two Moons not earth but in my story it is. The main characters are a group of elves called wolf riders. As you can tell they ride wolves but is more than that. They are related to them. One of their ancestors, the High Ones, changed her shape to that of a wolf and had a child with one. So they are not immortal but very close to it. Actually no one knows how old a wolf rider can get, because humans have been killing them for no good reason than that they look different. This is not the full story, but the gist of it. If you want to get the full story read the Elf Quest books. They are very good and I really enjoy them.

This chapter of my story will be basically explaining every thing.

And to the reviewer called Parvaneh no Duo is not OneEye. Though it was a good guess. You had good sound reasons it your guess. I actually didn't see it until you pointed it out. You should write a story about Duo being OneEye. It would be cool to read.

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Will a new voice be added to the pack song?
Or will an old one return?


Duo sat in the Gundam hanger with every one staring at him. He himself was leaning against a very happy Whitecollar, with a cat on his lap who was purring happily, and the rest of the wolves curled around him. He had a wolf puppy gently tugging on his braid. Duo sighed happily he had missed this. Well he would have missed this if he had remembered.

"What do you mean by nephew?" asked a very confused Heero.

"Simple. You are my little sister's son. I have been looking very hard for you, you naughty boy."

"Huh?"

Duo chuckled. Ah the intelligence of youth.

"Do you want me to start at the beginning?" asked Duo kindly

"Ye..." started Heero

"Just start at the part with Heero being your nephew Duo." Interrupted Zechs

He had arrived when he heard of the attack and had been filled in.
"It would be easier to start at the beginning."

"You should listen to your elders Duo." Said Zechs

Duo looked at Zechs strait in the eyes.

"Yes you should. Just because I'm smaller does not mean I'm younger human!"

"Just a minuet. How old are you Duo?" asked Quatre

"Hmm. How old am I? That is a hard one. I lost count some were around 90,000 years."

"WHAT?" shouted everyone

"Please don't shout," said Duo rubbing his ears "Yes I am very old. Older then most elves have survived in this harsh world. Now do you want me to start at the beginning?"

"Yes please." Said Heero weakly (well how would you feel if you found out your best friend was your uncle and was some 90,000years old)

"Well as they say when you start a tale it is best to start at the beginning."

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"I was born as you know many, many moons ago. Humans wore very little if any thing at all. I grew up with only my family and the wolves. We lived in a large forest, it had no name back then and I don't know if it has a name now.

"In our family group there was my mom, dad, grandfather, ...and my little sister. Your mother Heero. My sister and I were very close. You could never find one of us without the other. We were very happy.

"We lived in seclusion from other elves. We rarely met them but we new they were out there especially about 18 years ago. When a stranger came to our home.

"And before you ask Heero no your mother is not nearly 90,000. Actually I am older then even my grandfather. Long before you came a large group of humans tried to cut down the forest and my family had to go into, hmm how should I put this, a stasis like sleep for a very long time. I stayed out to protect them while they slept. It was a very long time before they woke up.

"Any way the stranger was from a wolf rider pack that was attacked by humans. As far as he knew he was the only survivor. He asked to stay with us and my parents agreed. He fell in love with my sister and she with him. I liked him and was very happy for my sister when they recognized."

"Recognized?" asked Relena

"Every elf has a soul name that they tell no one. Recognition is when another suddenly knows the other's soul name. Then they must have a child."

"Must?"

"Yes. If they don't they will get sicker and sicker until they both die. And they don't have to be in love either. They can be complete enemies. My second recognition was proof enough of that."

"Second?" asked Heero

"Yes second. I have recognized many times. Too many if you ask me. Oh well I love kids any way."

"How many kids do you have?"

"I have eight kids and more grandkids than I need. My eldest has eight herself. Any way, my sister was very happy and two years later she had a little boy that was known by the name, well I guess the human translation would be Buck. You Heero."

"My name was Buck?"

"Your child name. When an elf gets older they are given a new name. I my self have three."

"What are they?"

"My full name is Greenfriend Duo Whistlegrowth. My child name was Whistle Leaf. I gave myself the name Duo because I had two other names. The plants called me Greenfriend and my parents renamed me Whistlegrowth."

"The plants named you?" asked Wufei with disbelief

"Yes. I have a power over plants. I can talk to them as a result."

"Duo."

"Yes, Nephew?"

"What are my parents names?"

"I didn't tell you? I must be getting forgetful in my old age. Your mother's name is Fireweed and she is just as pretty as the flower she was named after. Your fathers name is Darkspear. They loved you very much. They were heart broken when you were stolen from us."

Heero clasped the back of his chair till his knuckles went white. His next question meant a lot to him.

"Are my parents still alive?"

"Yes. But your father is badly hurt. He and your mother fought like mad she wolves to get you back. The result was your father was badly wounded and nearly died and your mother wasn't unscathed either. That is why I am here not one of them. None of them are well enough to travel."

"What about you?" asked Wufei

"I wasn't there."

"Why not."

"If you listen I will tell you. When you were about three Heero your mother and father decided to take you hunting with them. Now for cubs this is a big thing."

"Cubs?" asked Trowa

"We call our young cubs because that is what our wolves call theirs. Anyway you were very excited. I wished I could go to, but I was off to visit my life mate and my youngest cub who was about seven at the time. So off we went. You and your family going one way and me going another. But not long after you left you were jumped by a bunch of humans who were also hunting, but not for deer as your parents were. Your parents fought very well all the while trying to protect you. They did their best, but that was not enough, they were surrounded and out numbered. They new they would not make it so they tried to get you to safety. That also failed. If I had not came when I did all of you could have been lost. I came back because I had forgotten a present I had for my cub. My life mate, Will-o-wisp, and I heard the commotion and smelled human on the wind. After making sure our cub was safely hidden, we came to help. With me and Will-o-wisps appearance, and many wolves, your parents fought with renewed vigor, but alas it was still not enough. There were just to many of them. I got hit in the head by a mace and went down my life mate came to my rescue. One human got close enough without attracting the notice of your parents and was able to grab you and run. Your parents tried to reach you but were unable. Then our parents and grandfather arrived and by that time I had woken up. The humans decided that seven adult elves and their wolves angry about the loss of a cub were to dangerous turned and ran. When the humans left I once more past out."

"Weakling." Muttered Wufei

Duo glared at him.

"Wufei you try getting hit over the head with a mace with very large spikes then waking up and having to fight for your life against humans who are twice your size and more than four times your weight and see how far you get."

Duo continued to glare at Wufei until he started to squirm.

"Please continue Duo." Said Heero

"Now were was I... oh yes. The next part I got from Will-o-wisp because I was a bit unconscious at the time. Well your parents went to get you, they had to act fast because the humans might skin you alive..."

"People don't do that." Interrupted Relena

Duo lifted up his arms and the sleeves of shirt slipped down. Circling his wrists and traveling down his arms were pale white scars.

"As sad as it is Relena your kind does skin mine alive. I was lucky. I was saved both times. Others are not so lucky. I have seen humans cut open a pregnant women's stomach and play catch with the fetus all the while the still living mother watches. I have also seen more horrible things that I do not care to remember or retell. Relena the truth is there are three types of humans: those who do not know about us, those who think we are kindly spirits and try to help us as much as they can, and then there are those who think we are demons and try to kill us at every turn. We elves just want to be left alone, but humans keep interfering and we have to defend ourselves. And usually the resulting battle is very costly to both sides. But unlike you humans we cannot breed as fast as rats. We cannot have kids whenever we wish, even when a women gets pregnant it take two years for the baby to be born. And as a result the elven race is almost extinct."

"Oh. Sorry."

"It's not your fault. Now back to the story. So your parents went to go get you, Heero, and as company they had my five oldest cubs, I am afraid my children are very protective of me, all eight of my mates, and our parents. Our grandfather stayed behind to look after me. They fought well all of them but as I already said your parents were hurt and you were not found. When I was well I took up the search for you since both of your parents were unable. I found one of the humans still alive at an in, and by threatening to cut off a specific part of the male anatomy, I found out that you had been sold to someone. He couldn't remember the name but said he was a doctor of some kind and that he lived on a colony. So out I went to find you, hiding my true form. To all who saw me I was just a human child. So I went from colony to colony, looking for you. Some were on L2 I was discovered by some humans. I was able to escape but in the process I lost my memory. And so I grew up as a human totally unaware that I was an elf. By some stroke of luck that has seemed to follow me though out my life I was chosen to become a Gundam pilot just as you were Heero. And so here we are. So that is my tale, what do think?"

The End

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Just to clear up the whole Duo having eight kids thing. He has recognized eight times. Each time to a different woman. They all liked him, but not enough to stay with him in a permanent commitment. All except the last who is Will-o-wisp.


Well that ends chapter 2. Three will come out soon. Remember the more good reviews I get the faster the chapters will come out.

Thank you very much for reading my story.

Elf_fox