Me: I am sorry that this chapter took so long to get out. I had a mini vacation, then writer's block and then on top of that ffn would not let me in. But here it is and the next one should be out a LOT sooner I promise.
Acknowledgments: Once again Lady Saturn you gave me the idea to help me finish this chapter. Also Ravyn you get two thumbs for all the help you provide on every chapter!
Putting her binoculars down Hilde smirked to herself. The wrath of the Gods was coming down full force on their sorry asses as soon as she got their hands on them. People often discounted her and Duo as the serious threats because they were the jokers. Someone was about to learn how serious that mistake was here and today.
"They there?" Sally whispers from her crouched position next to her.
"Ya, Noin those killer instincts of yours saying that anything is wrong here?"
Sending an amused look towards the two women next to
her Noin continues to survey the surroundings. "Something's out." She mutters a second later.
Grabbing her walkie-talkie she flips it one. "This is red come in mint." Rolling
her eyes at the codes she almost died laughing when Zechs voice come over the
radio.
"This is mint, red what is wrong?"
"Something's out mint. The feelings wrong."
Copy that Red.... Hold position until yellow signals."
"Rodger that blue position is being held."
"Noin." Sally hisses while never taking her eyes off
the building. "They're moving something."
"Alright were gonna have to get closer."
"What about orders."
"Actually." Hilde says softly as if she is speaking to no one in particular.
"It would be my baby down there not his so.... Forget the men." chuckling
softly she grins "Sides Noin when did you ever take orders from him and not
go against them if you felt like it?"
A slow smile spreading across her face she nods.
"Lets go ladies, Sally you're the strategist how we getting down there?"
~~~
"They're moving." Heero says softly lowering his binoculars.
"Who?" Wufei questions while he finished wiring the bombs.
"The red group."
Head snapping up Wufei grabs the bionics and blinks.
"Crazy Onna's" He snarls
"What in the world are they doing?"
"They must have seen something." Heero says softly before blinking. "They're
moving."
"I can see that." Wufei snarls.
"No, they're moving Marcail."
"WHAT?" Head snapping upwards he blinks before grabbing the walkie-talkie
"Green this is yellow.... They're moving Marcail."
"What?" Quatra's voice rings over the walkie-talkie.
"Understood, were moving out."
"Be careful." Heero instructs. "Don't let them see you."
"Don't worry." Duo's voice rings over the intercom, it was lifeless and hard
as flint. "They won't even know where their until were on top of them."
"I repeat be careful."
"Gotcha."
Sneaking down the hill Duo gritted his teeth. They were not getting away from
him that easily, it was time to pay up.
~~~
A slight curse was the only thing that warned Hilde that something was wrong.
Looking up she frowned before gasping in horror. Marcail was being stuffed
into a car and the man did not look happy. "Marcail." She whispers in horror.
"This way." Noin murmurs grabbing Hilde's hand. "If we are going to have a
chance to get there we gotta move, don't stop no matter what Hilde."
Nodding in acknowledgment Hilde bites her lip to keep from crying out in
anger. They had her baby dangit and quiet frankly she was sick of saying
that, in fact for having any reason at all to say it.
~~~
"I ant ee Mommy." Marcail wails tears leaking down her face. She was tired
and the bad people had made her wake up to early for her. That and she
couldn't find her styth when she had woken up.
"SHUT UP." Mark yells glaring down at the little girl. He was getting annoyed
and very quickly. Tightening his grip on her arm he growls when she whimpers
in fear and pain.
"Your urtting me." She wails trying to get away from the fingers that were
digging into her skin, but her tiny three-year-old body was no match for his
much larger one.
"Ee styth ee wost it." She wails some more exhaustion making her even more
hysterical.
"I said SHUT UP." Reaching down her practically
throws the little girl into the car before hopping in himself. He had to get her
to the buyer and quickly he was losing time and money.
~~~
"Why that I am going to rip his head off." Duo growls low in his throat. That
man was hurting his baby he could tell by the way her face was twisting in
pain.
"Duo don't do anything rash." Quatre warns from his position next to him.
"Rash? What is rash."
Sighing softly Quatre moves in front of Duo. The only way to keep him from
running after the man right then was if he was in the way. Sneaking a look at
Duo's face he frowns, then again he looked ready to kill anyone and anything
in his way and he had no doubt he would.
Hearing a scream of pure fury his head ripped
upward, he could feel Duo behind him doing the same thing. Blinking he felt
his heart thud in horror.
~~~
"Sally." Hilde says softly "They're leaving." Panic was rushing through her
veins, and with supreme force of will she pushed it down. "Sally!"
"Move Hilde now." She snaps.
Not taking another second Hilde spread down the hill
gun raised as she tried to take out a tire. The girls behind her were shooting cover for her even though there really were not that many guards. Feeling something pass through her shoulder she gasped as the pain hit. Raising her arm she fired a couple more rounds before blinking in shock. Her daughter was gone again. The car hat was carrying her was already outside the gates
they had been to late. Letting out a scream of frustration she feel to her knees as she watched the car peel down the road. She never saw the way the rest of the crew fell around her protecting her from any other stray bullets. Nor did she hear Duo's frantic calls all she knew was that her baby was gone they had been too late.
~~~
"Is she okay?" Duo questioned Sally as he looked at his sleeping wife. She had been shot clean through the shoulder before she blacked out.
"Ya shock and a system overload caused the black
out." She replies smiling up at him.
Nodding at her he sighs softly. "I don't think I want her on the next mission." He murmurs more to himself than to her.
"Duo take it from a new mother." She says with a
sigh thinking of her own infant. "You won't be able to keep her from it. It's
a mother thing when our children need us nothing can keep us at bay."
Nodding absently he walks through the doorway.
"Hilde babe you awake?" He questions softly as not to wake her if she was
asleep.
"Ya." She murmurs softly.
"You need anything?"
"No"
"Look at me Hilde." He says softly. Getting no reaction he sighs before
turning her over, his heart broke at what he saw.
"Hilde please don't cry." He says softly. He hated it when she cried he
always felt like a great big useless punkin.
"She is gone." She wails softly. "I couldn't save my
baby."
"She is not gone Hilde." He says softly while taking a seat on the bed. "And we will get her back."
"Why me? Dangit Duo all I ever wanted was a quiet life why does everything keep following me around?"
"I don't know Hilde I don't know." Sighing softly he placed a kiss on her check. "You need to rest and I should go."
Clutching at his shirt she look at him almost pleading. "Stay please."
Hesitating, he nods before lying down next to her and almost jumped when she scooted up against him.
"Don't leave." She whispers
"I won't." Feeling her nod against his chest he was surprised when he looked down a few moments later and found her asleep. Brushing a gentle kiss on her forehead he sighs softly. "You won't ever be able to get ride of me again Hilde."
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