Author's note: Ok chapter 2. I think slowly but sure it's getting better ^^;; eh hehe. Anyway, She finally meets up with the boys.
Chapter 2
Through the rubble of the now ruined lab/base, something seemed to move. First a paw and then a head emerged from the rubble. She slowly pulled herself out from the debris and then shook herself to get the dust off her fur. After, she lied on the ground, her yellow eyes darting back and forth. Then she felt the sensation. It was as if something was slipping off her and slowly her feline qualities disappeared and she returned to normal. She gave a sigh of relief and then shivered. It was very cold. She looked around until she spotted a blanket, which she took and wrapped around her. It was a little better. After getting comfortable, she looked around her. She never spent this much time outside. Whenever she was told to do something, she always went in something. Then there were voices. Her eyes widened with fear. Not only was it dark, but also strange things were coming her way. Why were there so many horrible things that appeared in the dark? She hated it and made sure she didn't make a sound. She quickly ran into the woods and climbed a tree. She sat there for a while wondering if she was safe or not. Then a few minutes later, she figured that no one was coming after her, she could sleep. She wrapped the blanket all around her and fell into a deep sleep.
~~~
A few OZ soldiers stepped to the rubble. "What the hell happened here?" One asked.
Another shrugged, "Who knows, but we better report this to His Excellency."
With a nod they all left the sight.
~~~
"There were no survivors or anything intact, sir. Everything was destroyed."
Treize closed his eyes, "I see. Thank you for notifying me."
"Sir." The soldier saluted and signed off.
Treize Kushranada turned to face the night sky. He thought back to just a few weeks ago when the Doctor arrived with an exquisite looking feline. He didn't stay long, but remembered his words, "This is the perfect soldier, Your Excellency." Treize continued to look out his window. But there was something about her that didn't seem so. She didn't seem like the perfect soldier. There was too much turmoil in her eyes. She suffered too much too long to be of any use. She'll be effective in the short run, but in the long run, she would not survive. Treize smirked. "But still she was an exquisite specimen," he said.
~~~
The next day at the Winner mansion, the pilots were enjoying their relaxation as much as possible. Wufei was in his room meditating, Quatre and Trowa were playing music together, and Heero and Duo were in the hangar.
Heero was checking up on Wing Zero and Duo was doing the same but not as seriously. He watched Heero as he diligently looked at the screen with his rakish hair falling over his eyes. Duo hopped out of the cockpit of the Deathscythe. "Well buddy. It seems you're doing okay." He turned to Heero, "Hey, if you're done, let's go down to the pool for some sunning."
"I'll pass. I still have to see something." Heero said without looking up from the screen.
Duo shrugged, "Hey I tried. See ya later." With that Duo left. Heero looked up as he saw Duo leaving and then went back to his work.
~~~
She woke up to something very bright and warm. She blinked as she adjusted to the light. What was this? She looked around, it was so comforting and felt very safe. For the first time ever she smiled. She liked this feeling. This feeling of warmth. She looked up at the sun, which never saw and around her. The foreboding woods of the night before was gone and was replaced with a cheery place with curious sounds around her. She hopped down from her tree and started walking aimlessly, looking around her in wonder. Such interesting things to see. She was hungry but was used to being hungry, so she ignored the pang in her stomach.
She arrived at the edge of the woods and looked around. It was completely cleared and there was a road. Many people were driving on it and she crept back into the woods. She didn't want to be where people were. They did bad things. Bad things that made her hurt. Then it happened. She was changing again and she ran deeper into the woods. Why won't it stop when she wanted to? She fell to her knees as she started to change. Her teeth started to grow longer and her whole head started changing. Soon, her whole body has changed into a cat and she bounded ahead. She knew people would hurt her if they saw her. What was she to do? All she could do was keep running until she couldn't run anymore.
~~~
At the dinner table, the five Gundam pilots were finishing up dessert. As the maids took away their plates, Duo leaned back on his chair.
"Now this is what I call life." He said with a content smile. "That was the best meal I had in a while. I could live like this everyday."
Heero stared at Duo, "Just don't forget the mission."
Duo stared back and then closed his eyes, "Yeah, yeah. Mission it top priority. But you gotta admit that this is nice once in a while."
"You're right Duo," Quatre said. "We do need to enjoy life without any battles."
"Hn."
~~~
She arrived at the edge of the city, wondering what to do now. She knew that there were a lot of people that could hurt her. She then spotted an alley and quickly hid in the shadows. Just in time, too, because she started to turn back into a human. She huddled next to a trashcan and wondered what to do. Her yellow eyes revealed a turmoil of fear and anxiety. She watched as people passed by quietly and mothers with their children. Soon, it became dark and she became even more scared. They were going to find her. She knew it. Her eyes darted back and forth fearing the worst that would come out of the shadows of the alley. Eventually, she was so tired she fell into a fitful sleep.
~~~
Several days past without the pilots having a mission and they were enjoying every moment of it. Although with some of them you really couldn't tell if they were enjoying it or not. Everyone was enjoying there night off that day. Duo walked down the hall wondering what Heero was up to. He didn't know what the Wing pilot was up to the past couple days. Probably clicking away at his computer. He thought. I'm surprised that his keyboard isn't worn from use. He reached Heero's door and was about to knock when he heard Heero's voice.
"Mission accepted." The door suddenly opened. Duo jumped back as Heero left his room. Heero looked up to see a slightly surprised Duo. "Duo?"
"Ya... well.. Just wanted to see what you were doin'." Heero started walking past Duo. "Hey, I couldn't help over hearing. You have a mission?"
Heero stopped and peered at Duo, "Yes."
"Well, do you think you need help?"
"That's not necessary. I can handle it."
Duo smirked, "Of course. The Perfect Soldier can handle anything. Well, lots of luck to you." With that Duo headed for his room.
Heero headed out and passed by Quatre and Trowa. They watched as Heero headed to the hangar.
"I wonder if Duo said goodbye." Quatre asked Trowa.
"I'm sure he did." Trowa answered.
A week passed and Heero had not arrived from his mission. All the pilots were worried, even though Wufei really didn't show that he was worried [AN: He was worried]. Duo walked back and forth in the living room with Trowa and Quatre trying to ignore him.
"He's been gone a whole week! Something probably happened to him. Maybe he got so hurt he couldn't pop all his broken bones back into place." Duo rambled.
"I'm sure he's alright, Duo," Quatre said, trying to comfort the braided pilot. "He'll walk through that door as he always does."
Just then the door creaked open and they all turned to see Heero leaning on the door.
"Heero!" Duo said as he went to help the pilot. Heero started to fall and Duo caught him just in time. "What happened to you?" All he got was grunt from the Wing pilot. Duo desperately looked at the other two pilots, pleading for help.
Quickly Quatre went to find Wufei to help him get supplies and Trowa went to help Duo. Duo slung Heero over Trowa's back and they quickly made their way to Heero's room. Wufei prepared Heero's bed while Quatre entered the room after them with a bowl of water and a wet towel.
"Just scrapes and bruises, but he has a fever." Wufei said.
Duo looked at Wufei incredulously. "You mean to tell me he actually got sick?"
"He IS human, baka." Wufei said. "No sleep and not looking after oneself. He's sick."
Quatre set the bowl on a small table and dipped the towel in it. He then placed it onto Heero's burning head. While Trowa left to get more blankets, Duo paced back and forth. "Where did he go, that he got sick? I mean, he must have been sick for a while for him to be this sick."
"Shut up Maxwell," Wufei retorted. "The last thing that Heero needs is a lot of noise."
Duo sighed and left the room. He made his way to the verandah and looked up at the night sky. The stars were showing brightly and the full moon glowed. "What was his mission anyway?" He asked himself.
"He had to go and destroy several small OZ bases."
Duo turned to see Trowa looking seriously at him. "What's so significant about them?"
"All personnel from all the bases were going to merge to form one big base. Meaning more production and storage of mobile suits and dolls."
"So he was told to go and put out the small fires before it turns ugly."
"Exactly."
"But why did he have to go alone? I'm sure the mission would have gone faster if all of us went."
Trowa shrugged, "Who knows." With that he turned to leave and Duo continued looking up at the sky.
~~~
She shivered. It was so cold. And strange little white things were falling from the sky. She was also very hungry. She hadn't eaten anything for several days and didn't know where to get any. The tingling sensation returned and she morphed into the cat. She couldn't help but growl as she adapted to the change and several people who heard paused and looked towards her way. Her eyes widened. If they found her, they might do something to her. She quickly looked right and left and bounded away. Finding another alley, controlling her fear, she hid in the shadows and lied down. With a hungry stomach and coldness, she once again fell into a fitful sleep.
~~~
It's been three days and Heero's fever finally decreased and he was getting better. Duo went up to his room to give him breakfast and knocked. He heard a "Hn." And interpreted it as "Come in."
"Morning Heero!" He said and stopped. Heero was standing, preparing to leave. "Where do you think you're going?"
"To get Zero," He answered. "I was so delusional that I had to leave it a couple miles away from here."
Duo set the tray down and went to Heero, "You stay here. You're still sick. I'll take one of the guys and we'll get Zero for you."
Heero glared at Duo. "I'm fine."
"Sure you are." Duo headed out the door, "Where did you hide Zero?" Heero didn't say anything for about a minute. "I'm not leaving here until you tell me Heero, so you might as well spill it."
"Four miles down the road and three miles off the road to the right." Heero said, reluctantly.
Duo smiled, "Ok then. I'll be back. Just eat your breakfast and rest." With that he left.
Trowa and Wufei were on solo missions so Duo got Quatre to help him. They got into a truck and drove down to where Zero is.
Later, Wing Zero was hiding just where Heero said. Duo hopped into the cockpit. "I'll get him set," he told Quatre.
Quatre and waited until Zero was in place then pulled the lever slowly lying Zero down. Duo hopped out of the cockpit and the two pilots covered the Gundam with a large canvas.
"Is he all ready to go?" Duo asked, when he tied sown the last knot.
Quatre nodded and hopped into passenger seat, "Yup, he's all ready."
Duo jumped into the driver side. "Ok then. Let's get going." He started the truck and the started driving back. A few minutes later when they reached the edge of the city, Duo turned to Quatre, "By the way, I gotta make a pit stop before we head back to the house."
"No problem with me," Quatre answered.
Duo stopped the truck next to a store and ran in. Quatre stepped out and stretched enjoying the evening sun. He wished that Trowa was with him to enjoy it.
She had just turned back into a human and peered out of the alley. In front of her was a person and she carefully hid herself in the shadows in a crouching position, shaking the whole time.
Several minutes later, Duo came out of the store with a bag in his arms. Quatre smiled, "Did you get everything you needed?"
Duo nodded, "Yep. Shampoo, conditioner, a new brush, and deodorant."
Quatre laughed and sweatdropped.
Her eyes widened. The person who just went up to the first person looked familiar. Her yellow eyes glowed as she remembered seeing him in the lab. Why was he there?
Duo straightened more and looked behind him.
Quatre noticed him, "Duo? Is anything wrong?"
The longhaired pilot shook his head, "Nah. I just have the weirdest feeling that I'm being watched." Just then he noticed two small yellow orbs. "Hey, who's there?"
Quatre peered over Duo's shoulder. And he just caught the yellow orbs.
She stepped back, frightened. They saw her. What was she to do? Her whole body quivered. Just then the person with light hair stepped towards her.
"Is someone there?" Quatre called out. "Please, we won't hurt you."
She was so scared that she couldn't help but whimper. Both Duo and Quatre caught the whimper and looked at each other. Putting his bag in the truck, Duo stood next to Quatre. "Hey, are you okay there? We really aren't going to hurt ya."
With a soothing voice, Quatre kept trying to coax whatever it was out. "It's okay. No one is going to harm you here. We're here to help you. Please don't be afraid."
Her muscles slightly relaxed and she cocked her head. Never had she heard someone speak so wonderfully. It felt warm and comforting. Just like the day where it was warm and wonderful. The two people kept talking to her. She guessed they wanted her to come out and show herself. Her instincts told her that they weren't going to hurt her and decided to act upon them. She took one step, still crouched and cautiously took another.
Quatre turned to Duo excitedly, "It's coming!"
"Keep assuring."
With soothing words, she slowly entered the light and held on to the corner of the building as she came into view of the two. She slowly stood up, still hugging the corner.
Shock was written all over the pilots' face.
Chapter 2
Through the rubble of the now ruined lab/base, something seemed to move. First a paw and then a head emerged from the rubble. She slowly pulled herself out from the debris and then shook herself to get the dust off her fur. After, she lied on the ground, her yellow eyes darting back and forth. Then she felt the sensation. It was as if something was slipping off her and slowly her feline qualities disappeared and she returned to normal. She gave a sigh of relief and then shivered. It was very cold. She looked around until she spotted a blanket, which she took and wrapped around her. It was a little better. After getting comfortable, she looked around her. She never spent this much time outside. Whenever she was told to do something, she always went in something. Then there were voices. Her eyes widened with fear. Not only was it dark, but also strange things were coming her way. Why were there so many horrible things that appeared in the dark? She hated it and made sure she didn't make a sound. She quickly ran into the woods and climbed a tree. She sat there for a while wondering if she was safe or not. Then a few minutes later, she figured that no one was coming after her, she could sleep. She wrapped the blanket all around her and fell into a deep sleep.
~~~
A few OZ soldiers stepped to the rubble. "What the hell happened here?" One asked.
Another shrugged, "Who knows, but we better report this to His Excellency."
With a nod they all left the sight.
~~~
"There were no survivors or anything intact, sir. Everything was destroyed."
Treize closed his eyes, "I see. Thank you for notifying me."
"Sir." The soldier saluted and signed off.
Treize Kushranada turned to face the night sky. He thought back to just a few weeks ago when the Doctor arrived with an exquisite looking feline. He didn't stay long, but remembered his words, "This is the perfect soldier, Your Excellency." Treize continued to look out his window. But there was something about her that didn't seem so. She didn't seem like the perfect soldier. There was too much turmoil in her eyes. She suffered too much too long to be of any use. She'll be effective in the short run, but in the long run, she would not survive. Treize smirked. "But still she was an exquisite specimen," he said.
~~~
The next day at the Winner mansion, the pilots were enjoying their relaxation as much as possible. Wufei was in his room meditating, Quatre and Trowa were playing music together, and Heero and Duo were in the hangar.
Heero was checking up on Wing Zero and Duo was doing the same but not as seriously. He watched Heero as he diligently looked at the screen with his rakish hair falling over his eyes. Duo hopped out of the cockpit of the Deathscythe. "Well buddy. It seems you're doing okay." He turned to Heero, "Hey, if you're done, let's go down to the pool for some sunning."
"I'll pass. I still have to see something." Heero said without looking up from the screen.
Duo shrugged, "Hey I tried. See ya later." With that Duo left. Heero looked up as he saw Duo leaving and then went back to his work.
~~~
She woke up to something very bright and warm. She blinked as she adjusted to the light. What was this? She looked around, it was so comforting and felt very safe. For the first time ever she smiled. She liked this feeling. This feeling of warmth. She looked up at the sun, which never saw and around her. The foreboding woods of the night before was gone and was replaced with a cheery place with curious sounds around her. She hopped down from her tree and started walking aimlessly, looking around her in wonder. Such interesting things to see. She was hungry but was used to being hungry, so she ignored the pang in her stomach.
She arrived at the edge of the woods and looked around. It was completely cleared and there was a road. Many people were driving on it and she crept back into the woods. She didn't want to be where people were. They did bad things. Bad things that made her hurt. Then it happened. She was changing again and she ran deeper into the woods. Why won't it stop when she wanted to? She fell to her knees as she started to change. Her teeth started to grow longer and her whole head started changing. Soon, her whole body has changed into a cat and she bounded ahead. She knew people would hurt her if they saw her. What was she to do? All she could do was keep running until she couldn't run anymore.
~~~
At the dinner table, the five Gundam pilots were finishing up dessert. As the maids took away their plates, Duo leaned back on his chair.
"Now this is what I call life." He said with a content smile. "That was the best meal I had in a while. I could live like this everyday."
Heero stared at Duo, "Just don't forget the mission."
Duo stared back and then closed his eyes, "Yeah, yeah. Mission it top priority. But you gotta admit that this is nice once in a while."
"You're right Duo," Quatre said. "We do need to enjoy life without any battles."
"Hn."
~~~
She arrived at the edge of the city, wondering what to do now. She knew that there were a lot of people that could hurt her. She then spotted an alley and quickly hid in the shadows. Just in time, too, because she started to turn back into a human. She huddled next to a trashcan and wondered what to do. Her yellow eyes revealed a turmoil of fear and anxiety. She watched as people passed by quietly and mothers with their children. Soon, it became dark and she became even more scared. They were going to find her. She knew it. Her eyes darted back and forth fearing the worst that would come out of the shadows of the alley. Eventually, she was so tired she fell into a fitful sleep.
~~~
Several days past without the pilots having a mission and they were enjoying every moment of it. Although with some of them you really couldn't tell if they were enjoying it or not. Everyone was enjoying there night off that day. Duo walked down the hall wondering what Heero was up to. He didn't know what the Wing pilot was up to the past couple days. Probably clicking away at his computer. He thought. I'm surprised that his keyboard isn't worn from use. He reached Heero's door and was about to knock when he heard Heero's voice.
"Mission accepted." The door suddenly opened. Duo jumped back as Heero left his room. Heero looked up to see a slightly surprised Duo. "Duo?"
"Ya... well.. Just wanted to see what you were doin'." Heero started walking past Duo. "Hey, I couldn't help over hearing. You have a mission?"
Heero stopped and peered at Duo, "Yes."
"Well, do you think you need help?"
"That's not necessary. I can handle it."
Duo smirked, "Of course. The Perfect Soldier can handle anything. Well, lots of luck to you." With that Duo headed for his room.
Heero headed out and passed by Quatre and Trowa. They watched as Heero headed to the hangar.
"I wonder if Duo said goodbye." Quatre asked Trowa.
"I'm sure he did." Trowa answered.
A week passed and Heero had not arrived from his mission. All the pilots were worried, even though Wufei really didn't show that he was worried [AN: He was worried]. Duo walked back and forth in the living room with Trowa and Quatre trying to ignore him.
"He's been gone a whole week! Something probably happened to him. Maybe he got so hurt he couldn't pop all his broken bones back into place." Duo rambled.
"I'm sure he's alright, Duo," Quatre said, trying to comfort the braided pilot. "He'll walk through that door as he always does."
Just then the door creaked open and they all turned to see Heero leaning on the door.
"Heero!" Duo said as he went to help the pilot. Heero started to fall and Duo caught him just in time. "What happened to you?" All he got was grunt from the Wing pilot. Duo desperately looked at the other two pilots, pleading for help.
Quickly Quatre went to find Wufei to help him get supplies and Trowa went to help Duo. Duo slung Heero over Trowa's back and they quickly made their way to Heero's room. Wufei prepared Heero's bed while Quatre entered the room after them with a bowl of water and a wet towel.
"Just scrapes and bruises, but he has a fever." Wufei said.
Duo looked at Wufei incredulously. "You mean to tell me he actually got sick?"
"He IS human, baka." Wufei said. "No sleep and not looking after oneself. He's sick."
Quatre set the bowl on a small table and dipped the towel in it. He then placed it onto Heero's burning head. While Trowa left to get more blankets, Duo paced back and forth. "Where did he go, that he got sick? I mean, he must have been sick for a while for him to be this sick."
"Shut up Maxwell," Wufei retorted. "The last thing that Heero needs is a lot of noise."
Duo sighed and left the room. He made his way to the verandah and looked up at the night sky. The stars were showing brightly and the full moon glowed. "What was his mission anyway?" He asked himself.
"He had to go and destroy several small OZ bases."
Duo turned to see Trowa looking seriously at him. "What's so significant about them?"
"All personnel from all the bases were going to merge to form one big base. Meaning more production and storage of mobile suits and dolls."
"So he was told to go and put out the small fires before it turns ugly."
"Exactly."
"But why did he have to go alone? I'm sure the mission would have gone faster if all of us went."
Trowa shrugged, "Who knows." With that he turned to leave and Duo continued looking up at the sky.
~~~
She shivered. It was so cold. And strange little white things were falling from the sky. She was also very hungry. She hadn't eaten anything for several days and didn't know where to get any. The tingling sensation returned and she morphed into the cat. She couldn't help but growl as she adapted to the change and several people who heard paused and looked towards her way. Her eyes widened. If they found her, they might do something to her. She quickly looked right and left and bounded away. Finding another alley, controlling her fear, she hid in the shadows and lied down. With a hungry stomach and coldness, she once again fell into a fitful sleep.
~~~
It's been three days and Heero's fever finally decreased and he was getting better. Duo went up to his room to give him breakfast and knocked. He heard a "Hn." And interpreted it as "Come in."
"Morning Heero!" He said and stopped. Heero was standing, preparing to leave. "Where do you think you're going?"
"To get Zero," He answered. "I was so delusional that I had to leave it a couple miles away from here."
Duo set the tray down and went to Heero, "You stay here. You're still sick. I'll take one of the guys and we'll get Zero for you."
Heero glared at Duo. "I'm fine."
"Sure you are." Duo headed out the door, "Where did you hide Zero?" Heero didn't say anything for about a minute. "I'm not leaving here until you tell me Heero, so you might as well spill it."
"Four miles down the road and three miles off the road to the right." Heero said, reluctantly.
Duo smiled, "Ok then. I'll be back. Just eat your breakfast and rest." With that he left.
Trowa and Wufei were on solo missions so Duo got Quatre to help him. They got into a truck and drove down to where Zero is.
Later, Wing Zero was hiding just where Heero said. Duo hopped into the cockpit. "I'll get him set," he told Quatre.
Quatre and waited until Zero was in place then pulled the lever slowly lying Zero down. Duo hopped out of the cockpit and the two pilots covered the Gundam with a large canvas.
"Is he all ready to go?" Duo asked, when he tied sown the last knot.
Quatre nodded and hopped into passenger seat, "Yup, he's all ready."
Duo jumped into the driver side. "Ok then. Let's get going." He started the truck and the started driving back. A few minutes later when they reached the edge of the city, Duo turned to Quatre, "By the way, I gotta make a pit stop before we head back to the house."
"No problem with me," Quatre answered.
Duo stopped the truck next to a store and ran in. Quatre stepped out and stretched enjoying the evening sun. He wished that Trowa was with him to enjoy it.
She had just turned back into a human and peered out of the alley. In front of her was a person and she carefully hid herself in the shadows in a crouching position, shaking the whole time.
Several minutes later, Duo came out of the store with a bag in his arms. Quatre smiled, "Did you get everything you needed?"
Duo nodded, "Yep. Shampoo, conditioner, a new brush, and deodorant."
Quatre laughed and sweatdropped.
Her eyes widened. The person who just went up to the first person looked familiar. Her yellow eyes glowed as she remembered seeing him in the lab. Why was he there?
Duo straightened more and looked behind him.
Quatre noticed him, "Duo? Is anything wrong?"
The longhaired pilot shook his head, "Nah. I just have the weirdest feeling that I'm being watched." Just then he noticed two small yellow orbs. "Hey, who's there?"
Quatre peered over Duo's shoulder. And he just caught the yellow orbs.
She stepped back, frightened. They saw her. What was she to do? Her whole body quivered. Just then the person with light hair stepped towards her.
"Is someone there?" Quatre called out. "Please, we won't hurt you."
She was so scared that she couldn't help but whimper. Both Duo and Quatre caught the whimper and looked at each other. Putting his bag in the truck, Duo stood next to Quatre. "Hey, are you okay there? We really aren't going to hurt ya."
With a soothing voice, Quatre kept trying to coax whatever it was out. "It's okay. No one is going to harm you here. We're here to help you. Please don't be afraid."
Her muscles slightly relaxed and she cocked her head. Never had she heard someone speak so wonderfully. It felt warm and comforting. Just like the day where it was warm and wonderful. The two people kept talking to her. She guessed they wanted her to come out and show herself. Her instincts told her that they weren't going to hurt her and decided to act upon them. She took one step, still crouched and cautiously took another.
Quatre turned to Duo excitedly, "It's coming!"
"Keep assuring."
With soothing words, she slowly entered the light and held on to the corner of the building as she came into view of the two. She slowly stood up, still hugging the corner.
Shock was written all over the pilots' face.