Gundam Wing is copyright Sotsu, Sunrise, etc, etc, I wish I owned these bishounen, but I don't, so don't sue me, okay?

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Shi-chan: Same excuses as last chapter.
Seki: And I quote: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm SORRY! No, I did *not* drop off the face of the earth!"
Shi-chan: No, I fell into the Digimon section and got stuck. My apologies. Don't worry, I will finish this, as well as my other GW fics. Reviews are good for helping me get the ball rolling. On with the fic!
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Switch
Part 8
~By Shimegami-chan
Warnings: Shounen-ai, sap, fluff, etc...

Music: "La Resistance," from South Park

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Someone asked me why I didn't continue this story. The simple answer is that a) I forgot, b) I'm lazy, and c) I've been writing tons of one-shots and Digimon stories lately, not to mention the occasional Yami no Matsuei story. My apologies. I'm getting around to it, I swear!

Important Note!

Don't worry, it won't be here much longer...

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'In Your Shoes,' a Kenyako, (Digimon) chapter 4 updated on May 30, and 'Sadness-Colored Sandglass,' a Kensuke, (Also Digimon) chapter 12 updated on May 26. Thanks minna-san!





Sally shot to her feet and stood face-to-face with Duo, staring hard into his blue eyes. "I think I deserve an explanation now."

"Eh-heh." Duo felt himself blushing a deep red. "Explain...um...oi, Sally! I'm a guy!" He turned to Hilde. "That good enough?"

Hilde scowled and raised her hand as if to slap him. "No."

Both women were managing to leer down at him, even though he was easily as tall as Hilde. "Well?" they chorused.

Duo did the only sensible thing he could think of at the time.

He ran.


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//I run, I hide, but I never lie.// Duo chanted under his breath. //I will not lie. I must not lie. I--argh!// He fell back onto his bed with his head in his hands. "What the hell am I supposed to do now?!"

He nearly fell off the bed when Hilde burst in, panting heavily. "Duo! We've got a problem!"

"Sally wants to kill me?" Duo whimpered.

"No! The other need backup--like now. Sally and I are supposed to take the Tauruses and meet the Maguanacs and the other Gundam pilots as soon as possible. Are you coming or what?"

Duo launched himself off the bed. "Damn right I'm coming! Deathscythe, baby, get ready, we're going into battle!"


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Within minutes Duo, Hilde, and Sally were settled in their mobile suits and ready to go, to Duo's delight. Sally wasn't talking to Duo, which suited him fine--Relena could deal with her later, as far as he was concerned. His main priority was getting Heero and the others out of there safely. The suits blasted through the sky, not even bothering to conceal themselves, putting speed first and cover later. Hilde had informed him hurriedly that the message was urgent.

Up ahead, Duo spotted Nataku attacking an unfamiliar OZ suit with his Serpent's Arm. With a whoop of delight he yanked out his double-bladed scythe and sliced through another suit approaching the Chinese pilot. Comm activity was almost nil, except Quatre's cry of "Duo!" when he caught sight of Deathscythe Hell. The rest was heavy breathing and the occasional grunt of pain or concentration. After a few seconds the Maguanac suits appeared on the horizon, adding even more power to the Gundam forces.

The battle was short and bloody (A/N: Much like this chapter! *giggle*) after that; between the army of suits the OZ forces were diminished and destroyed, until four Gundams and some 40+ weaker suits hovered over the scene.

Trowa was the first to speak. "Where's Heero?"

Duo's high-sensitivity radar pinpointed a cluster of about 12 suits no more than two kilometers north, but he couldn't see them. It had to be Heero. He wrenched Deathscythe's controls back toward the blips, surprised cries echoing out of his speakers. "Duo! Where are you going?"

Sandrock immediately began to follow Deathscythe as the black suit took off and flew lower to the ground, looking for Wing Zero. Other blips indicated Heavyarms and Altron following close behind.

What he saw made Duo's blood run cold.

Zero lay crumpled on the ground, one arm and both legs crushed under its massive weight, and being rocked by attacks until its Gundanium alloy glowed bright red. At least ten suits were assaulting it at once.

Anger flared up within Duo as he let loose a scream, diving into the foliage. "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERO!" Deathscythe brought its scythe to bear and decimated two suits at once, forcing the others to back away from the fallen Gundam.

After an eternity of silence, Wufei stuttered in shock, "Peacecraft?"

//Oh, crap.//





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Shi-chan: Probably 1 or 2 more chapters to go. See you then!