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p Author: Hey! Finally! Part 5! And you wonder how long this will be. I'm writing this for all you wonderful people. I had a bit of writer's block so the story might get a little sucky.
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p I could see the hope in those eyes, a soul that felt the same pain...could it hold back...lost emotions in the heart.
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p Trowa could tell that Trinity was the one that could give him hope; to help him in a way he felt no one else could...even Death. Quatre let the young counterparts in, and Ria went in, followed by Duece, Trinity, Quaterine, then Wu. All in perfect order. They all sat down in the living room and they all looked at each other.
p "Hiira, my mission is to care for you...to be your...father." Heero said, looking at Ria.
p "Call me RIA..." Ria retorted, a little annoyed. Heero nodded. Duece looked and Ria and rolled his eyes then looked at Duo.
p "Hey pops," Duece said cheerfully.
p "I think I'm gonna like this kid," Duo said, smiling. Trowa looked at Trinity and the glanced back at him then turned her head to the side. [She must be shy,] Trowa thought. Quaterine looked sweetly to Quatre and smiled.
p "So I guess you're my daddy," Quaterine said and giggled. Quatre smiled back and nodded. Wufei looked at Wu.
p "You will have the honor of me to train you into a man," Wufei said.
p "Yes I will accept the honor," Wu replied.
"Well now that we know who's with who I guess we should start getting to know each other," Duo said as he got up. Everyone else got up and nodded.
p "Come with me Duece, you got a lot of things to learn from me," Duo said.
p "Ok!" Duece said and bounced up to Duo as they left the room. [He's never serious...] Ria thought to herself as she watched Duece leave with Duo. Ria looked at Heero.
p "If you don't mind, I have some things to do also," Ria said as she left the room. Heero watched her leave and he followed her.
p "My mission was t-" Heero began.
p "I couldn't care less about your mission to be my father," Ria said, her eyes closed and her arms crossed. Heero looked at her and Ria walked away. [She's young...she'll come through] Heero thought and went back to his quarters.
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p Time had passed and the children grew at a fast rate. They seemed to change from child, to adolescent, to now a young adult; teenagers. As informed from Doctor J, they would slow their aging rate as they reached age 15. The pilots had taught them everything they could, from what they knew, and what they did. The young teens had keep careful study of their parent. They studied their habits, and their personalities, because part of their mission was to be like them. Though they wanted to be themselves, they were very interested in being like the pilots themselves...to be as strong as they were, since to the people of the world, they were like heroes. But Ria did not want anything to do with her father. She kept to herself and was alone most of the time. The only one that would talk to her was Duece, but he only teased her. A playful teasing, but he kept his distance as to not have his head turned around. Duece had no problem being like his father. They were like 2 peas in a pod. They were always happy and laughed every day. Trinity was a little shy, and sometimes she kept to herself like Ria, but she did try to socialize. She talked to Ria sometimes in certain matters, but she was a good friend with Quaterine. Trinity seemed happy with Quaterine, and they were almost like sisters. Wu had mostly been training with Wufei. Wufei kept him straight and taught him many fighting techniques and the importance of honor and justice. Wu himself secretly, wanted to have fun like Duece and his dad. But he honored his father just the same. Trowa kept watch over Trinity, though he hardly spoke to her. He did not want to be kept away from her, but he was afraid she would fear him.
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p Ria logged into Heero's laptop and had begun a transmission to Doctor J. Secretly Doctor J told her what to do, without even Heero's knowing. The transmission went through, and Doctor J's image spoke.
p "Ah Ria, you've grown much. Our experiment was a success. Have you been following your orders?"
p "Yes sir." Ria responded.
p "Ah good." Doctor J fixed his glasses. "Your physical features are different, but you look like your father just the same. You have the same wild look in your eyes."
p "I don't care about my father," Ria said.
p "Don't care? But Ria that is part of your mission. You have, of course, understood his personality?"
p "Yes." Ria replied.
p "Good then. Now you know that our next experiment is the testing of your bodily functions and immune system?"
p "Yes."
p "Good. Now Ria, you and the others must survive in order to complete this mission. If one of you should happen to fail, our experiment has failed and the world will come to its end. You know the importance you and the others are for this experiment?"
p "Under..stood."
p "Ah I can see you are a bit tense. You mustn't be that way now Ria. Now inform the others and prepare yourself. This next test is also for your parents and how well they care for you."
p "Care? My father does not care." Ria retorted, thinking of Heero.
p "I know Heero. I have trained him. He is almost cold-blooded. But we will see if his humanity has resurfaced. Remember your mission now. You MUST survive."
p "Mission accepted." Ria said and ended the transmission. Ria leaned back in her chair and looked up at the ceiling. Thoughts of how she had to survive went through her head. Die...she didn't want to...no she could not think of that. If it happens, it happens.
p Heero had been watching Ria through a crack in the door. Ria was good at keeping secrets, but Heero knew what to do in those situations. He didn't want to walk in on her so he closed the door quietly back in its position as if it hadn't been touched and he left. Ria got up and left Heero's room and closed the door and looked around. She could tell someone had been watching her. [Stay out of this...father...] Ria thought to herself and went back to her own room.
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p The teens had come back from school on a rather rainy afternoon. Duece had been covered in mud. The others rolled their eyes at the sight of him. Duo went up to Duece.
p "Hey what happened to you?" Duo asked.
p "I kind of got into a fight...but he was bothering Quaterine, so I had to teach the guy a lesson," Duece responded.
p "Hey I don't mind if you had to do that if someone was bothering Quaterine, but did you have to get that dirty?" Duo asked.
p "Well I almost had him and he knocked me over and we were down on the mud and it was raining...and..." Duece said.
p "I had to save his sorry hide..." Ria said.
p "Hey! I could've done it without your help," Duece said. "And to think you came up spotless."
p "He got detention..." Trinity said.
p "Dishonorable..." Wu said shaking his head.
p "Oh well just go get cleaned up," Duo said.
p "Ok...ah....dad..." Duece said, but then he started to look pale. "I don't feel well..."
p "Don't try and make an excuse.." Duo said.
p "I'm not...I really don't feel well..." Duece said, his face looking flushed. The other teens looked the same as well. [It has started...] Ria thought, feeling her insides turn. [The disease injected into our bodies set for our teen age has been released into our bloodstream...] Wu fell to his knees and clenched his teeth to surpress the pain. Wufei helped him up.
p "We need to get them into bed fast," Wufei said. Trinity was so weak she fell over, but Trowa caught her. Quaterine fell onto Quatre. Ria was so tired she could barely stand so she leaned against the wall. Heero tried to help her but she pushed him away.
p "I don't...need your...help.." Ria said weakly, but she passed out. Heero caught her before she fell. [I will take care of you..] Heero thought. [I need to help Trinity..] Trowa thought. [She looks as if she's about to die...I will not let that happen...no death...you will not take her...]
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p (forshadowing moment....)
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p Trinity opened her eyes. She looked up and saw Trowa.
p "F-Father?" Trinity whispered, but her throat hurt.
p "Shh...it's ok...you just rest." Trowa said, making sure she was warm enough in her bed.
p "You...care for...me?" Trinity asked.
p "Why wouldn't I?" Trowa replied. Trowa got a warm washcloth and put it on Trinity's forehead. [I never thought he'd care for me,] Trinity thought. [Only now do I realize that he's my father, and I care for him too...I feel so tired...but I can't sleep...] Trinity looked at Trowa.
p "Thank you...father..." Trinity said and closed her eyes. Trowa smiled slightly and watched her sleep.
p Trinity had a dream...she was walking through darkness, but she was glowing with a warm light. She saw Trowa in the distance. She ran to him, but she never got any closer to him. She called out for him, but he did not respond. Someone was standing next to him and she stopped. She looked at the other person next to Trowa. It was a dark figure...she was afraid of it. It came closer to her and she backed away. She ran from it, her fear rising. It came closer and closer, and she gasped trying to run faster. She didn't know where to go, it was like running forever. And when she turned around, she saw that face of the dark figure was her father.
p "No!" Trinity screamed as she got up. Trowa was asleep in his chair next to Trinity's bed but he woke up when he heard her scream. Trinity was crying...shaking with sobs. He put his arms around her and hugged her tightly.
p "Shh..no no..don't cry...what's wrong" Trowa asked.
p "A dream a terrible dream...but I won't believe what I saw in it..." Trinity said through sobs. "Now I can't sleep...I'll never be able to sleep anymore because of that dream...stay with me father..please please please stay with me...forever...I feel like I'm going to lose you," Trinity said, still crying, the tears flowing down her face.
p "Calm down...all right I'll stay with you.." Trowa replied. Still hugging Trinity, they leaned back in the bed. Trowa began to sing a lullaby for her to the tune of 'Aura Lee'.

p i"Don't you cry for me my dear, please don't cry for me...I will always be with you, yet your tears still flow. Cry for me, cry for me, don't you cry for me...you will always be with me...my darling...Trinity...Hope shines bright withing your heart, why do you still cry...there is nothing you can fear...as long as I'm still here...cry for me, cry for me, wipe your tears away...faith needs hope and love is there...and I am always here...When I will depart from you, don't you cry for me...you will have me in your heart...and always think of me...cry for me...cry for me, why do you still cry...do you know that I'll be gone...my darling...Trinity..." /i

p Trowa ended his lullaby and looked at Trinity. She was asleep peacefully. He didn't want to stir her by moving away from her, so he stayed with her that night.
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p "Father! Father!" Ria screamed, as vicious thoughts haunted her. Heero rushed to her beside. "Father...I'm..I'm so sorry...I do care, I do care for you, please care for me.."
p "I'm always here, Ria..." Heero said.
p "You can call me Hiira...only you...father..." Ria said. Ria got up quickly and hugged Heero, her head buried in his chest. "Doctor J, I hate the missions he gives me, I don't want to lose my humanity...but I want to be strong like you...I hated his brutal and cruel training...the others suffered the same thing...I don't want to be like this.." Ria said, sobbing. Heero hugged her tight and let her cry. He gently patted her back and they stayed that way the rest of the night.
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p Duece moaned and turned over in bed. Duo watched him, but thought it was kind of funny watching him trying to get comfortable. Duece looked at Duo.
p "I'll be ok pops...I just need to get some sleep..." Duece said, and finally got into a comfortable position and fell asleep in an instant. Duo smiled and watched him sleep for the night.
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p Quatre looked worriedly at Quaterine. He did not want to be reminded of how his mother died for him. His father told him of his mother's death, how she looked before she died, and Quatre did not want his daughter...to die. Quaterine had been asleep, and she sighed and opened her eyes and looked at Quatre.
p "I'll be all right...daddy...just stay with me, and I'll be happy...you don't have to worry about me, because I know you're here, and I know I'll get over this for you." Quatreine said and Quatre smiled.
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p Wu looked at Wufei, and saw his face slightly tinged with worry.
p "I will not dishonor you...my spirit is stronger than my body..." Wu said and went back to sleep. Wufei looked at him.
p "Meiran....I will not let him see you tonight..." Wufei said. No he will not...she whispered.

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p Eventually, all of the teens had gotten better in the next week. The pilots had done a good job taking care of them, which meant they can be pretty good parents. Ria went to Heero's laptop again and started a transmission with Doctor J.
p "Mission accomplished, Doctor J," Ria said, a little smile on her face.
p "Well I wouldn't have known it was you, Ria," Doctor J said. "You have completed the mission successfully. We will beginning a new experiment. Until then there are no further missions until further notice. Report back to me in two years." Doctor J said.
p "Thank you Doctor J," Ria said.
p "Oh and Ria, you and the others deserve a round of applause." Doctor J said and clamped his mechanic hand together a few times. Ria then ended the transmission. She leaned back in her chair and laughed. She never knew Doctor J could clap. Heero watched Ria laugh, and he was glad that she felt better. He never thought he'd care for a kid, no...a teen, a daughter...his daughter.
p Trowa watched Trinity brush her long hair. It was a lovely golden brown color, yet the style was still like his own hair. Her eyes were bright, they shone like emerald gemstones, but they had a tint of violet in them. All of the teens had a tint of of violet color in their eyes. Duece's eyes were like Duo's but the tint of violet in his eyes were darker. They all had it the same...because they were created the same way.
p "Father...I hope you will never leave me..." Trinity said, smiling back at him looking at the mirror as she brushed her hair. Trowa put his hands on her shoulders.
p "No I won't..." Trowa said. At his touch, Trinity felt something and tensed, and turned around quickly and looked at Trowa.
p "Why...what...what was that?" Trinity asked. Her eyes had a tinge of fear from something in Trowa. Trowa could feel it also. Death was coming back to him. It would not let him spend his happiness with Trinity. Trinity's eyes widened.
p "Daddy...what's wrong..." Trinity asked.
p "Nothing...I'll...be outside..." Trowa said and left quickly. Trinity blinked and let out a sigh. She tensed up as someone else came into the room. It was Quaterine.
p "Good morning, Trinity," Quaterine said as she sat on a chair next to Trinity infront of her mirror. "Why did your dad leave so quickly," Quaterine asked.
p "I don't know..." Trinity said, looking down. Quaterine's face turned to worry as she looked at her friend.
p "That's ok, maybe he needs some time alone," Quaterine said.
p "He said he'd always be with me," Trinity said.
p "Don't be afraid if he leaves you sometimes, he might feel the same way, besides, he is your father." Quaterine replied.
p "Thank you Quaterine," Trinity said and smiled at her friend.
p "You're very much welcome, and please come down for tea later," Quaterine said and smiled back. Quaterine got up and left. Trinity still looked down. Wu passed by her door and stopped and looked at her.
p "Trinity..." he said quietly. Trinity looked up in the mirror and saw Wu.
p "Wu? Do you need something?" Trinity asked.
p "Uh no, no...it's ok..." Wu said and left. [He's just like his father...but I wonder why he was looking at me...] Trinity thought. Trinity sighed and bound her hair in her normal ponytail and then went downstairs for tea.
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p It had been hours since anyone hadn't seen Trowa for a while, and it was getting late. Wufei had been meditating, and the visions were stronger. Wufei opened his eyes quickly. He knew. He had to stop him. Wufei rushed down from the rooftop and saw Heero come out of his room. Heero stood in his way, so Wufei stopped.
p "Where are you going, Wufei" Heero asked.
p "I'm looking for Trowa. Do you know where he went?" Wufei said.
p "I saw him sneak outside. Be careful. I know something will happen." Heero said.
p "So you figured it out also," Wufei said. "I must speak to him."
p "Go," Heero said. Wufei nodded and went outside.

p Trowa was rushing outside through the bushes, and was about to climb over the fence when a voice stopped him.
p "Trowa, I know what you've done. Why are you doing this?" Wufei asked. Trowa stood, staring at Wufei. He has interfered...do not tolerate those who interfere with the business of death... Suddenly, Trowa felt it again.
p "No! Leave me alone!" Trowa cried and ran away. Wufei followed him. Trowa ran into the gardener's shed. Wufei slowed down and looked around for Trowa in the darkness. He slowly went into the shed. Out of nowhere, something went into his eyes. Wufei cried out in agony as the poisonous bug repellent was sprayed into his eyes. It was like his vision; though in his vision he was the last, he had become the first. The searing pain burning every nerve in his eye. Wufei whipped back and forth, moving around so as not to feel the pain. He didn't know where to go, and it was too painful to open his eyes. Trowa stared at Wufei in shock. He didn't think, again he wasn't in control. He had hurt Wufei. With what had gone into his eyes he would be blind. Permanently. He ran and left Wufei behind. From the dark, Heero was infront of him.
p "Trowa, what have you done," Heero asked.
p "No Heero...please don't...leave me alone...go away...or I might hurt you..." Trowa said, his voice stuttering.
p "What are you saying Trowa," Heero asked.
p "No! Just leave! NOW!" Trowa screamed, and stood back. His head was lowered, and he just stood there. Heero was a bit confused. He looked at Trowa and suddenly, he saw a dark looming shadow. It appeared before him. There it was. Death. Only then did Heero realize what Trowa was trying to warn him about. Heero stepped back. Death entered him and passed through in a flash and returned to Trowa. Heero just stood there.
p "No.....no.................NO" Heero screamed in his mind, too horrible. Death had given him a taste of what it felt like. Those dead souls, the way it killed, the way it took lives. In his own concious mind he felt pain. Heero fell back and stumbled to the ground. He scrambled back away from Trowa and leaned against a tree, hugging his knees and rocking back and forth, mumbling. Trowa stared in horror at Heero. What had it done to him? He couldn't take it. He had to leave before he hurt the others. Trembling, he pulled out the pocket knife he kept in his pocket. He switched out the blade. He backed away from Heero and started to run again, but someone appeared behind him.
p "Trowa, are you-ah!" Quatre began, but Trowa was too surprised and had stabbed Quatre in the side, reopening an old wound...(you should know what I'm referring to, if you DO know, you remember what you watch, eh? If not, ok, keep thinking) Quatre looked up at Trowa, dazed. The brightness in his eyes were fading, and again Trowa was in more deeper shock watching Quatre fall to his knees.
p "Trowa...why...it was...you..." Quatre mumbled and fell to the ground, his eyes opened, yet it seemed like he wasn't there, the blood slowly being sucked into the ground. All of them, Wufei, Heero, and Quatre, had a touch of what death felt like.
p "No...it..can't be...it was me..." Trowa said, and looked at his trembling hands. "With my own hands I've nearly killed them." He could feel death hunger to take them, take their souls to the point of no return. i No...I won't let you take them...not on my life. bBut they interfered...they cannot be tolerated...they got what they deserved.../b NO! I will not let you take them! Even if I have to die myself...bI will not permit you to die...you serve me.../bNo I won't! Not ever...bYou are silence you belong with me...you silence those who need to die. Their lives have come to an end. I cannot take them without you.../bYou...you killed them...bNot I. It was you. You felt like you weren't in control, but you were. You are silence and the silencer of those who interfere and meddle in your ordeals. I myself, retreive them for you. You are silence, I am death...Silence and Death...that is what we are...you cannot push it away...Silence and Death...belong together.../b/iino it...it can't...be.../i Trowa looked at his hands. He ran. He ran as fast as he could, but passed an antique shop. He looked at the mirror in the display. [The mirror reveals the truth...let us see...] Trowa looked in the mirror. He saw his reflection. It was himself. Yet there was a darkness around him. Death. He himself. A gray shadow. He punched through the glass. It made no sound to shatter. Silence. He touched the mirror. Nothing. It was true. The mirror, so plain, revealed who he was. Silence. i It is true...bwhat did I tell you...but the ones I killed..they were already dead souls. There was no purpose for them anymore...I myself am an angel...the angel of death...I only take lives when their time has come.../bso it was not you...that hungered...it was me...bnow you begin to understand...come now...our journey has not ended.../bbut Trinity...bI will make her the same way as your friend! You cannot go back to her now!/b /i
p Death was not the one that killed, it was silence that did it's work. How many people will perish, until he will meet his end.
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p Author: *Shudder* How was that? I felt funny writing, er, typing that. Next, the epilouge. What will happen to Duo since he's the only one left? What will the teens do now...*shudder* I can't stop doing that now...sheesh I made it feel too real...-