~you guys know the drill. Blah blah.~
Wufei struggled to regulate his breathing. She was going to live, he repeated, she was going to live. 'you hope' came a voice in the back of his head. It seemed like only yesterday she had saved his life.
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'damnit Wufei, where are you?' Amy thought. She had infiltrated the Oz base easy enough. Now she was walking around in a stolen Oz uniform, trying to find the captured pilot. Trowa dropped into step beside her. His mouth barely moved as he murmured to his friend.
"3rd level, 4th cell" he disappeared as soon as he came. The female Gundam Pilot turned her steps in the direction he had mentioned. Minutes later she stood outside of the cell blockade. She put her hand into the bag at her side and removed a canister of gas. Quickly passing the guard station she threw the canister in. the guards startled cries were drowned out by their snores. Amy smiled to herself as she walked down the hall. It was easy to walk in and out. Spotting the 4th cell she entered cautiously.
She instinctively raised her hand against the fist that sought to strike her down. Twisting the enemy hand around her assailants back she effectively immobilized him. Wufei gasped as he was turned around. Amy's brown eyes found his and she removed her hands. Without the strength of the girl holding him up, Wufei slipped to the ground. Instantly his fellow pilot was at his side, removing several roll's of gauze from her bag, Amy started to bind the dragon's shoulder. She grimaced when he pushed her hands away.
"later….we need…to escape" Wufei struggled to stand. Amy gently, but firmly, pushed him down.
"the guards will be out for another hour or two. You needn't worry 'bout them. I have to get y'all patched up if you wanna get out of here at all."
Wufei glared, but didn't argue. He thoroughly disliked the idea of being babied over, and rescued. But he knew he was too weak to attempt one on his own. So he kept his mouth shut. He winced as pressure was put on his broken arm.
"Splint me and you'll regret it." He said through clenched teeth.
"I know," Amy sighed, "you and your I'm-ok-even-when-I'm-not routine is in full force right now, it was too risky to get Trowa to bust you out so y'all stuck with me. How did you get caught anyway.?" Her question had a point Wufei thought. Yet why was there such gentleness in her voice? There was no need for it.
"I was beaten," he said quietly, though he raised his head fiercely, "by someone better then me."
"that's good," Amy stated Wufei looked at her in a rage.
"wha-.. what did you say! It is good to be beaten!" Wufei lifted his hands "beaten by soldiers! Beaten with the power of Mental and Physical breakdown!" he spat.
"it is better to be beaten by someone better then you, then by someone weaker then you." She stated calmly. It was then that Wufei realized, this wasn't a mission she was sent on. This was something she had done on her own. To help a friend in need, not for personal want, but to help someone who needed it. She risked her life for him.
"why?" he asked bluntly, as she helped him to his feet, supporting his wounded leg. Realizing that Wufei had undone her, Amy took a deep breath.
"you're a comrade, an ally, but most of all, you're my friend. I need you if I want to win this fight against Oz and Romefeller. So if you don't mind. Shut up and do what I tell you."
Wufei had to smile at that. Amy was a strong and competent soldier. But most of all, she did things her way, which always worked out to be the right way. Limping badly on his ankle, Wufei leaned against the wall. Amy quietly closed the cell door behind them. Together, they made their way towards the guard station at the end of the block. Darting inside, Amy stepped over the unconscious guards, and settled in a chair opposite the computer screen. She quickly turned off all security cameras and erased the footage that held either her or Wufei on it.
"All done, now to clear out. Wufei? Are you up to an escape attempt?"
"Uhhh" Wufei groaned as the girl lifted him up.
"Wufei? Yo Wu-man? Shit!" she swore as the Chinese pilot relaxed against her, fully out of it.
"Hell of a time to pass out Wu-man" she muttered. She had about 50 minutes before the guards came 'round and set off the alarm. The wounded pilot was too heavy for Amy to carry. Being approximately 5 feet tall had its bad side. 'Damn' she thought. Trying to rouse Wufei. No response.
"Well Wu-man, soon as we get home, you're going on a diet." She mumbled, dragging him forward. Trowa watched from a nearby doorway, trying to hide a smile. He was effectively hidden from the girl, as she dragged her charge along. Trowa failed in his attempt and a smile found his face. Here was a small 5-foot girl dragging a 6-foot boy, at least 55 pounds heavier then she.
"Stupid boy! What do you eat for breakfast? Bricks! Damnit!" Amy said as she wiped sweat from her brow.
"Would you like some assistance?" Trowa asked, stepping into the light. Amy looked up in surprise; she hadn't expected him to be here. She nodded wordlessly. Pulling out a radio from her pocket Amy clicked it on.
"Sparrow to nest, sparrow to nest. Over"
"Nest here, channel secured, over." Came Cara's voice. Trowa heard Duo mumble something from the other side where Cara was.
"Nest? Who in shinigami's name, say's their a nest? Ow!"
"Shut up duo! Sorry Sparrow, go ahead over"
"Would you mind helping the bird break out of the labyrinth? Over"
"Where are you Sparrow? Over"
"Hall 17G" came Trowa's reply as he picked Wufei up effortlessly. Amy stood beside her tall friend, barely reaching his chest height.
"Go to door 100 meters forward on right"
"We will" Amy assured Cara, pocketing the radio. She heard duo's voice clearly.
"What? That door. Oh. Ok, Quatre'll be there. Don't tell me to shush. I'm quite happy- OW!"
"Shut up Duo! We keep the radio's on so we know what is going on on the other end."
Hey, good idea Cara I'd like that. You're so smar- ow! Damnit stop hitting the great shinigami! And what's a labyrinth?"
Amy smiled as she raced down the hall to keep up with Trowa's long strides. Reaching the door moments later they burst through it. Trowa dropped Wufei into Quatre's arms as he quickly darted back into the building, before his absence was missed. The blonde nearly fell under the un-expected weight of his burden. Cara was there immediately, taking Wufei she made her way back to the car, which was hidden a ways off, Quatre and Amy following.
"Hey! Stop!" the soldiers voice caused then to turn, at least a dozen soldiers were running towards them. 'We can outrun them' The Arabian thought, putting on an extra burst of speed. Cara was already sprinting, though it was difficult with the added of Wufei. Amy tried to catch up, but she was tired from the past 7 hours of work. A bullet pierced her ankle and she fell forward. Not noticing their fallen friend, Quatre and Cara raced on. Amy pulled her gun out and started firing, several soldiers went down. She struggled to stand, not putting weight on her broken ankle, several more soldiers went down. '6 left' Amy murmured. Quatre turned around noticing more gunshots.
"Shit! Amy I'm coming! Keep going Cara!" turning rapidly, he pulled out his own gun and started firing. He was too far away to hit accurately however, and only 2 soldiers went down before he had to change cartridges. Amy had thrown her gun away and was locked in fierce hand-to-hand combat. A long knife flashed in her hand. A soldier's bullet pierced Amy's soldier and she dropped the knife, she dove out of reach, wincing as her wounded body hit the hard ground. Threatening to black her out. Fighting the waves of Pain and nausea, Amy grabbed a dead soldiers gun and fired of several rounds. Quatre reached her as the last of the soldiers went down.
"Time we were going" Amy said, struggling up, leaning heavily on her blonde crutch, they limped off. Duo pulled the car into the area in front of them and they hopped inside. Driving off, Amy blew out a heavy sigh. That was not a good idea. It had only been a hour after a particularly exhausting mission that Heero had sent word that Wufei was missing, without even returning to the safe house Amy had driven to the base and infiltrated it. Meeting Trowa, she explained her plan and had kept walking, Trowa had left to find out where he was, and relayed info to Amy. She still had the radio from her previous mission and enlisted the help of her comrades. Wufei was awake now, sipping a cup of broth Cara handed him. Amy glared at him
"We've gotta talk about your tendency to fall asleep at critical times." Wufei hid his smile in the cup.
Back at the safe house, properly stitched up, Wufei joined Amy in the garden.
"Thank you" he said gruffly.
"No problem, just don't do it again" Amy said, flashing him a smile. Her arm was in a sling and tape surrounded her ankle.
"I was getting bored anyway," she said. Wufei chuckled lightly. Not knowing about her previous assignment she had ditched for his rescue, or her heavy lecture from Dr.J.
'but it was worth it' Amy thought.
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