I do not own Gundam Wing. I do however, own my car, my game boy, and Cimarron.





War and Games

Part 2

Allies

By: Jelfia



Looking around the room I spotted Duo siting in a chair, head back, arms hanging at his side, snoring quietly. I smiled and set up. That was a mistake, pain shot up and down my side. I hissed between my clench teeth. Duo shot up awake in a second.

"Hun...what...oh Cimarron your awake." Duo smiled.

"Yea. Where are we?" I asked trying not to breath to much.

"A safe house. The other pilots are here. There trying to find out where the New Oz's base is and any thing else." Duo stood up. I threw off the covers to check for any more cuts or bruises.

" I would like to meet the other pilots." I said standing up, Duo caught me as my ankle gave out again.

"Your still weak. Stay here I'll get them." Duo said, helping me back in bed.

"No, I need to get up and move around, it'll help." I said stubbornly. Duo helped me in to the kitchen/dinning room area. Heero was typing at his computer. There was three other males that I didn't recognized, one was Chinese and his black hair was slicked back, one had brown hair and I could only see one side of his face, and the other one had blond hair and was short but taller than me. I sat down in a chair, grateful to get off my ankle. The blond haired pilot came up to me.

"Hello I am Quatre Raberba Winner," he smiled then pointed to the brown haired pilot, "that is Trowa, and Wufey." he finished by pointing at the Chinese pilot.

"Hello it is a pleaser to meet you." I smiled then turned to Heero, "How much do you know about the new Oz?"

"Not much, we think they're shipping out of Siberia, but that's about it." Heero said, not looking up from the computer.

"Heero if you don't mind, I can find out if Wind knows anything." I said.

"Maxwell, I think you friend has lost her mind." Wufey said quietly. Duo opened his mouth to respond but I put my hand on his leg, stopping him.

"Wind is short for Night Wind the name of my MS." I responded. Heero pushed the computer towards me. I taped several keys then waited. Quatre and Duo both looked over my shoulder. 'Any second now. Yes there she is.' on the screen appeared a girl with a black body suite on, over one hip she had a coiled whip, the other hip held a low slung gun, her dark blue hair reached her knees with her bangs puled in to a bun, and a pair of sun glasses pushed up on her head.

"What. Oh you, where have you been. They've been looking for me, but they haven't found me yet." she smiled.

"Yea don't worry Wind my cracked rib and twisted ankle will be find." I said, the other pilots had all crowded around wanting to see the commotion.

"Oh of course it will be. So what do you want me to do if I'm found?" she asked.

"Uh, plan apple. But that's not why I called-"

"Dose it have to do with those cute boys?" Wind interrupted me.

"Yes! Can you find out where the new Oz's main base is. Possibly out of Siberia."

"Yes of course, so who are those boys?" she smiled. She truly enjoyed bugging me. I sighed and muttered "why did I install an AI chip?" but louder I said

"Night Wind these are the Gundam Pilots." I turned to the pilots, and explained, "This is the computer generated form of Night Wind, she has a lot of free time on her hands, so she constantly up grades, and creates stuff like that." I closed my eyes and tried to push away the headache that was forming.

"Uh Cat, good news and bad news," Wind said calling me by my nickname. I go threw so many names that Wind had stared calling me that to make it easer on both of us.

"Good news first." I said oping my eyes.

"We'll I found a likely area that where the base could be. Near a town called Nymes"

"And the bad news?" I asked all ready dreading it.

"This." she was replaced by a video reply. As I watched it my gut went cold.

Two guards dragged a badly beaten man and put him on a devices. The devices held him wile sending red hot pain, Through out his body. He was screaming out answers to the questions the guy in front of him.

"He's he still there?" I asked Wind, fingering the neckless that hung under my clothes.

"No, but at lest you know he still alive." she said with concerned in her voice. I herd the other pilots talking but I didn't her about what. I nodded absently and stood up. Then the world spun into darkness.



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Duo reached out and caught Cimarron as she passed out.

"What happen?"Quatre asked the computerized girl.

"She took it harder than I thought she would."

"Then why did you tell her?" Duo asked, holding on to the unconscious girl.

"Because, she told me that if I ever found anything on him to tell her. But I don't think that's the only reason she fainted. She's seen worse." Wind looked a way for a moment then said. "Oh boy gotta go, just got company, well I'll be seeing you cutesy later." she then disappeared.

"Duo take Cimarron back to bed." Heero said as he started typing again. Duo nodded and carried her off.



two days later

Quatre sat on the chair next to the bed that held Cimarron. She stirred awake.

"It's good to see you awake again." Quatre said setting down the book he had been reading.

"Where's Duo?" Cimarron asked sitting up.

"He been by your side ever since he brought you here. So I offered to watch you so he could get some sleep." Quatre smiled.

"How long have I been a sleep?"

"Well two days since you visited the kitchen/dining room. And you where out for about two days before that."

"Ah that would explain why I'm starved." Cimarron smiled as she felt her wounds.

"I'll go get Duo." Quatre said starting for the door.

"No let him sleep. He needs it, I'm sure. Let's go get something to eat." She stood up.

"But your injured." He rushed up to help her.

"I heal pretty quick, it barley hurts now." Cimarron said but leaned against the kind boy anyway.



about a week later

Heero, Trowa, and Wufei had left for Nymes, three days ago. Leaving Quatre to finish fixing the Sand Rock. Duo stayed behind to keep Quatre company. Cimarron wouldn't leave with out Duo.

Cimarron stoud in front of a mirror looking at her self. She had on a pair of Duo's pants, Quatre's shirt, and Duo's shirt open like a jacket.

"I need new cloths." she sighed, "but I am sooo broke."

"Miss. Cimarron I can let you have some money." Quatre said standing in the door way.

"Oh no I couldn't take your money."

"It's ok Cat he got plenty." Duo said popping up behind Quatre.

"Duo don't you have any manners." Cimarron smiled, "I guess if you don't mind, Quatre, it would be nice to have a few things."

"No I don't mind at all, here." Quatre hand her a credit chip card.

"Duo get back here, you are coming with me." Cimarron yelled to the rapidly disappearing boy. "Would you like to come too?" she asked Quatre

"No thank you." Quatre left. Cimarron went to look for Duo and found him hiding up in a tree.

"Don't make me come up there, or else say good by to your hair." Cimarron said. Duo climbed down the tree saying "sorry cat girl, please don't hurt the hair." Cimarron smiled and thought 'like I would cut that hair, your just too cute with it.' they went to the mall, Cimarron had fun dragging him threw the girly part's of the store. They ate lunch. and did some more shopping.



later

Cimarron lay under the stars. Duo came up and sat next to her. Finally he asked, "what is your name?"

"Uh, Cimarron." she remarked.

"No, your real name. The one your born with." Duo said.

"I don't have a name, I had a number." Cimarron said quietly.

"What did they call you?" Duo asked, meaning the others like her.

"They called me Cat. When they where being nice." Cimarron said.

"What did they call you when they weren't being nice?"

"010296, my number, I still snap to attention when I hear it. Or they'd call me kid." she smiled a little as a tear ran down her face.

"Why?"

"Because I was the kid, I was always smaller than them. And I was very naive."

"What was the other one, that escaped, named?" Duo asked quietly.

"Bryan. I herd it once, and started calling him it. He was nice to me he never called me kid. He always enjoyed listening to me sing."

"Hey uh, guys are you out there?" Quatre said out the door.

"Yeah. Where here. What's up?" Duo said helping Cimarron up.

"Pack up, where leaving." Quatre said closing the door.

"Hey, do you think you could drop me off at a certain point?" Cimarron asked as they walked in the house.

"Sure. Why?"

"Uh, hehe, I need Wind." Cimarron chuckled.



two days later

"Is it just me or is that plan just no fun." Duo pouted playfully. Cimarron just ignored him and continued looking at the river. She was shivering slightly.

"Hey Cat you ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine." Cimarron said. They had been working hard the last two days to get there Gundams, in perfected working order.

"Come on time to go home." Duo said softly.

"Hey Duo have you ever herd of a blood bond." Cimarron said turning to Duo.

"No. What is it?"

"Well, if there's is some one that you like a lot, in a brother sister kind of way, then you both cut your hand and shake on it. Your slightingly agreeing to always be there for one another." Cimarron said pushing a strand of hair behind her ear, "So do you want to?"

"Yes, dose this mean I can call you sis?" Duo smiled, and pulled out a pocket knife. Cimarron pulled out a smaller pocket knife.

"On the count of three, we'll cut our left hand." Cimarron said the knife's blade poised over her palm. Togther they said, "one, two, three." And the blades cut into the all ready bloody hands. Duo and Cimarron clasped each others hands, letting the blood mingle and fall to the ground. They watched the sunset in silence.



Late that night.

Duo lay awake in bed, wondering if he should go get some food. Finally he slipped out of bed and out of the room, careful not to wake up his roommate, Heero didn't even stir. Duo was looking through the fridge when the light flipped on.

"Duo what are you doing?" Cimarron stood in the door way, holding her blanket like a cape.

"Hey I'm a growing boy, I'm allowed to have a midnight snack. But there's nothing to eat." Duo said closing the door.

"Uh behind the pot of Macaroni and Cheese is some frozen ice cream bars." Cimarron said sitting down at the table. The only thing that Heero could cook was Macaroni and cheese, and he made enough to feed 20 growing boys. Duo puled out two snack bars and tossed one to Cimarron.

"So what really brings you in here?" Cimarron said taking a bite.

"I have...nightmare and they always get worse right before a mission. And you?" Duo said.

"I been thinking about the mission tomorrow. I've only ever killed in self-defenc..."

"Oh. I didn't know. I thought you being the perfect commando..." Duo said.

"It's ok." Cimarron smiled.

"Hey come on let ditch the evidence and get to bed. Before the owner of these bars find us." Duo smiled throwing away the wrapper. Cimarron followed him in to living room.

"Duo can you stay in here till I fall a sleep?" Cimarron asked lying on the couch, her bed. Duo nodded and sat down next to her head. She dosed off. So did Duo. (Nothing happened! Ok.:)



Morning

"Hey Duo you awake?" Quatre asked gently poking Duo.

"Hun, oh hey Quatre what time is it?" Duo asked

"We've still got two hours till we have to be at our Gundams." Quatre smiled.

Duo looked down at Cimarron who was curled up with the blanket. Duo got a great idea and carefully got up.

"Hey I'm going out I'll be back in less than an hour." Duo said grabbing his jacket on the way out.

"Where's Maxwell going?" Wufei asked coming in the room.

"He didn't say."



"Humm which one to get. Ahgh to many to chouse from." Duo muttered to himself wile looking at the 'Wall of Stuffed Animals'. The storekeeper came down the ails.

"Can I be of assistant, young man?" He said politely.

"Uh yeah if I wanted to get a good luck...uh thingy for a friend, what would I get?" Duo asked scratching his head.

"Well what kind of animal dose this friend like?" the shopkeeper asked smiling.

"Cats, she defiantly likes cats."

"Well there's a few cats down here," the shopkeeper snapped his fingers, "I've got it." he turned hurried to the back.

"Here you go." the shop keeper held up several cats of different colors, but they all had wings coming out of the back. "They just came in."

Duo saw an all white one. He grabbed it. "This one is excellent. Uh do I need to do anything else?"

"Are you giving it as a gift?"

"Uh yeah sure." Duo surged the shop keeper helped Duo find a bag and tissue paper. Duo left felling quite pleased with himself.

"Duo where have you been?" Heero asked coming out of the kitchen, followed by Cimarron.

"Heero, you'll never learn to cook pancakes if you don't say in the kitchen." Cimarron said.

"I brought donuts." Duo pulled out a box of donuts out of the large bag he was holding. Cimarron glared at Duo.

"Fine, the pancakes weren't looking to good anyway."

"I got you some thing to." Duo said pulling out a smaller bag. And handed it to Cimarron.

What is this for?"

"Good luck?" Duo said hopefully as she pulled out the winged cat. She got tears in her eyes.

"Oh Duo... thanks, braid boy." Cimarron smiled.

"No problem cat girl."



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done, you like? Questions, comments, anything in the way of feed back is welcome.(pleas, other wise I'll quit righting, and i have some good parts pland for latter on.)

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Jelfia: Ah finished, humm, I wonder where I stuck that candy bar? *searches through draws*

Duo: Excuse me are you Jelfia the author of this story?

Jelfia: Yes, oh hello what brings you here?

Duo: There are a few things that you can't do that you have done.

Jelfia: Like what?

Duo: Well like threatening to cut my hair for example. Nobody is allowed to cut the hair.

Jelfia: I'm the author I'm allowed to do anything.

Duo: No, you can't do just anything.

Jelfia: Watch me. *snaps fingers, Duo is now wearing Sailor Moon's outfit, Duo's braid is now blond odngos, and Duo doesn't realized what has happen.*

Duo: Oh wow the big bad author snapped her fingers.

Jelfia: Look down, meatball head. *Duo looked down and turned bright red*

Duo: Ok, ok, you win, you can do any thing you want. But please get me out of this out fit, and my hair, change it back pleas.

Jelfia: Alright. *snap, Duo is back to normal.*

Duo: Thank you.

Jelfia: Ja-ne, come visit me again.*Duo leaves*

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