"How do we get out of here Dorthy? There's forests surrounding us from every side." Heero said. He was gazing nervously at the entrance to the building, knowing that Zechs would find them if they didn't move fast.
"Well, I got here by helicopter. Mr. Milliardo told me that was the only way to get in and out of this area." Dorthy told him.
Heero sighed and picked up a gun that one of the white coats was using, one that Quatre had killed. He pointed the gun straight at Dorthy. Trowa's eyes widened and Dorthy gasped.
"Heero.." Duo started. Heero sent a mean glare his way and Duo shut up.
"You liar. I know there's another way out of here. If we don't get Quatre to a hospital soon he'll die." Heero said, his voice angry. His finger brushed the trigger of the gun.
"No!" Dorthy cried. A tear rolled down her cheek and she grabbed Trowa's arm, and began to cry in on Trowa's shoulder silently.
Heero fired a warning shot, making her jump away from Trowa.
"Heero!" Wufei and Duo yelled. "Heero, maybe she's telling the truth, I mean, why would she save us if she was just planning to keep us here." Duo said. He put a hand on Heero's shoulder.
Heero sighed and dropped the gun to Duo's soothing touch. His best friend couldn't usually talk Heero out of these things, but Heero felt he really didn't want to kill Dorthy.
Heero gently shrugged Duo's hand off his shoulder and picked up his gun. He slipped the tip into the rim on his pants and sat down on the grass next to Quatre's limp body. Dorthy sighed in relief, but glanced Heero's way now and then. She knew he didn't trust him. If she could get Trowa to trust her, then Heero would trust her. She scooted over to Trowa slowly. Trowa didn't move. He hardly even noticed she was there. His expressionless eyes were focused on Quatre. He lost his temper.
"It does us no good to sit around here while we could be attacked any minute! And what about Quatre?!" Trowa yelled, he stood up, impatient and paced back and forth, limping on his hurt ankle.
Heero sent a glare Dorothy's way and picked up Quatre. He easily flung him over his shoulder.
"Well, we defiantly can't climb that tree again. I almost killed myself the first time, if I had landed wrong I might of..." Duo's voice trailed off as he stared at Trowa's ankle. Trowa sighed and sat down. He knew he couldn't climb the tree again.
Dorthy winced.
"There is another way," she said softly.
All conscious eyes focused on her, Heero's were eager and he looked as if he'd kill her if she didn't tell him.
"We would have to call Miss. Relena, being the vice foreign minister, she can send a helicopter to rescue us." Dorthy said, her eyes were determined and everyone knew she was serious.
"I think those who are able to climb the tree should." Heero said, glancing over at the huge tree he had used to get in, the largest, but the only one that was climbable.
Well, Trowa certainly couldn't climb that tree, nor could Quatre. Dorthy also looked as if she wouldn't leave either of their sides. Duo and Wufei looked at each other, and then looked at Heero and nodded. Duo then stared up at the tree like it was the biggest challenge off his life.
"Dorthy, you have to get in contact with Relena, can you do it alone?" Duo asked.
"She won't be alone. I'll help." Trowa said.
Heero looked slightly amused.
"This won't work. Trowa can hardly walk on that ankle, much less, carry Quatre, and Dorthy can't run if she's caring Quatre. I don't think you have a cell phone with you either. Or Relena's number at work. The only person that would have that information is Zechs." Heero explained to them. He turned to Duo and Wufei.
"You two start climbing that tree now, as soon as you get home go on my computer and try to hack into Zechs's files with this.." Heero said. He reached down the collar of his tank top and pulled out a disk. "I was going to use it to report him to the police, so I snatched it from that computer in the lab." Heero said.
Heero gave Duo the disk and Duo stuck his collar.
Heero's eyes narrowed. "We'll stay here until the helicopter arrives." Heero told Dorthy and Trowa.
"What about Mr. Milliardo, he's bound to find us soon." Dorthy said, worry in her voice.
A small, almost microscopic smile appeared on Heero's lips. "I'll take care of him."
Wufei looked calm, but uncertain.
"How do you know Relena's going to take this all so well when Duo and I call her and tell her what's happened?" Wufei asked.
Duo smiled. "You don't need to worry about that Wu-man, once Relena finds out that Heero's in trouble, she'll be here in no time." He explained to Wufei.
Wufei raised an eyebrow. Heero looked grim. He stood with his back to everyone and was looking towards the exit they had ran out of. Then he spun around to face Wufei and Duo.
"What are you waiting for?! Go!" He yelled.
Duo looked a little annoyed but Wufei dragged him to the tree. They began to climb it.
Dorthy watched Heero pace back and forth for a while and then she put a hand on Trowa's arm. Trowa turned his head towards her. He frowned and gently pulled is arm away from her.
"I can't forgive you that easily." He said.
Heero turned towards them and looked at Dorthy. His cold eyes burned into hers and made her shiver lightly.
"I should kill you right now." He told her, but then smiled and shook his head angrily.
Just then, Heero's head jerked over so he was staring directly at the exit they had passed through. "Thought I heard something."
"Hee..!" Trowa tried to shout. Heero spun around. Two men had guns to Trowa and Dorothy's heads and their hands over their mouths. Heero heard a click by his ear.
"We can do this the easy way." Heero heard Zechs say softy from behind him. "Or the hard way. The gun was lowered from Heero's head, and Heero heard the trigger pull, and bang that always followed. He screamed as he felt enormous pain in his right leg.
Zechs smiled as Heero was forced to sit down on the grass, clutching his leg in pain.
"Well," Zechs asked, aiming his gun at Quatre.
Heero, Trowa, and Dorothy's eyes got wide.
"The....easy way." Heero choked, a look of shame on his face. 'It's the best for Quatre. It's the best for all of us. He can take my life, but I won't let him have any of the others'.'