Disclaimers: I don't own anything except for any OC's… such as Cassandra, so there. Don't sue me, you'll only get a very messy picture of Duo that I ABSOLUTELY adore so, don't bother. Thank you all you good people for letting me work with you're Characters, even though you may not know, and it's not like I'm selling em…o.k, on with this…^.^

AN: ^.^ 7 Reviews! O.k, in answer to a couple of questions I got: Rosie asked if Treize was dead, well…I dunno what time period this is, and this Treize has special powers, so I guess he isn't dead, maybe he will be immortal, I have no idea yet! And ShinigamiShadow, Duo getting the telepathic girl? Well, not purposely, I mean, I had no idea what I was doing and I decided to give Cassandra some powers, so…I dunno. Hm…good question indeed! I actually haven't seen other fics with Duo n a telepathic girl…maybe that is also another reason! And THANK YOU MOUSER for commenting on my technique! If only my Beta reader would stop finding all my grammatical errors…basically…she does a LOT of revision before I post! AHH!! My BAD GRAMMAR!! To think I use WORD with an automatic checker as well!! @.@ KEEP REVIEWING!!! *This is a continuation of 7A!
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'Blah blah' denotes thoughts…you know…

Lost, Found, And Lost Once More
Part 7B: A Plot



Duo jumped up as the video ended. "I need back up. Who can back me up on this?"

"We all will. Trowa and I have a mission in Ukraine too, I do believe we are after the same base." Wufei said.

"Well what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Duo ran out of the mansion, followed by the four other pilots.

But even with their high speed Gundams that reached Ukraine in 3 hours, leaving them with 2 hours, the 5 boys had no idea where to find the base.

"Split up and look." Quatre suggested.

"For what?" Duo asked. "It could be anything!"

"Well, we'll have to give it a go, we must if that girl is so important to you." Quatre said. Everyone nodded and split up. By the time there was only ½ an hour left Duo was panicking.

"We have to find her!" Duo said as the Gundams gathered again. He closed his eyes. 'Where are you Duet?' He asked himself.

"A Ukraine base. It's right underneath you Duo. Help me, please, I can't stand anymore of that pain." Cassandra's voice drifted into Duo's mind and his eyes snapped open.

"Duo?" Trowa asked, noticing this.

"The base is underneath us. Move back."

"How do you know?"

"Cassandra told me."

"How?"

"Just move!"

All 4 Gundams moved out of Duo's way, and he pulled out his scythe, slashing at the earth. After a bit of earth was a steel door that Heero, using Wing 0, grabbed and pulled open. They jumped in, with their gundams and all, to see that the base was central where they were. Duo jumped out of his Gundam, looking around in the darkness.

"Welcome, pilots." Treize's voice said and the light to turned on. Everyone shielded their eyes for a moment to adjust before Duo caught sight of the lab table.

"Duet!" He gasped. "Treize, what do you want?"

"I want my information please." He said. Quatre shook his head.

"Please no Duo, don't do it." He whispered.

"She's just a child!"

"It's for the world!"

"No Duo, don't do it!" Cassandra's vice once again drifted into Duo's mind.

"You have 5 minutes left pilots, hurry up." Zechs warned with a smile.

"I can't do it!" Duo exclaimed, backing away into Heero. Immediately, OZ soldiers swarmed them, surrounding them.

"Good job Maxwell." Wufei muttered.

"Don't worry pilots. You may take the girl after I play lab doctor with her right now. You are all invited to watch. I insist." Treize chuckled.

"Don't do anything to her!" Duo said urgently. "Please, don't."

"I'm only boosting her…system." Treize smiled.

"Don't you dare!" Duo threatened. Treize stood.

"I'm afraid I just must, I simply cannot resist helping my daughter boost her system. Simply cannot." Treize said, a hand resting on Cassandra's cheek. Duo realized that although tied up, Cassandra's face was still impassive, but her hands shook a lot.

"I'm not afraid of you!" Cassandra said. "You aren't my father!"

"Of course not dear, you are my soldier. Shall we start? Let's go." Treize said absently. A female doctor moved forward, attaching electrodes all over Cassandra's body, and Zechs pushed the girl up from the table into a chair. Cassandra's hands shook, but she kept them in fists.

"Please, I'll be your lab rat, just don't hurt her!" Duo pleaded, pulling against the soldiers.

"I'm afraid I prefer to play with someone I know better." Treize said, waving a hand. Cassandra took a deep breath, not knowing what to expect. Shock traced the wires into her, gently shocks, but she was still unused to them, and clenched her hands still in fists.

"So the power is too light for you now my child, let me turn it up." Treize flicked a switch, and the power surging through Cassandra's body grew. Unable to hold back, Cassandra let out a choked gasp and sob, fists clenching and unclenching. Duo's eyes slipped close.

"Keep watch 02, or I'll kill her right now." Treize warned. Duo opened his eyes to see Treize's sword poised by Cassandra's neck. He nodded.

"Good. Now watch carefully at what I'm going to do." He said. A headpiece was lowered, and with the touch of a few buttons, small spikes came from four parts of the round piece.

"That will go into this pretty head of yours Cassandra. Or should I say, Duet?" Treize said with a smile. Cassandra looked at the piece with one eye, the other squeezed shut in effort to still the pain of the electricity coursing through her. She bit her lip, her hair now damp with sweat, beads of the liquid rolling down the sides of her face. Treize fitted the headpiece over her head. He started to push the series of buttons.

"Duo! I remember! I do! I'm Duet Maxwell and I'll always BE DUET MAXWELL!" Cassandra, now Duet yelled, before the combination of buttons were pushed and the spikes penetrated her head. She screamed in agony as the power surges increased, and she squeezed her eyes shut, biting her lip even harder to stop her screams as her fists closed tight, so tight her own fingers dug into her own flesh, making it bleed.

"Pause!" Treize called. Cassandra panted from the lack of pain at the moment, breathing deeply. Her eyes were dark and dazed, and she stared straight ahead. Treize patted her head and held her hand for a moment, dropping a kiss on the girl's forehead before nodding his head. Again, the experiment resumed, and as shock surged through her, Cassandra screamed once more, and only once more. Now, her entire body tensed before she fell back, unconscious, thankfully marking the end of the experiment.

"How dare you!" Duo screamed with rage. He fought off the soldiers, but already, more soldiers poured in, Treize, Zechs and the female doctor all making their escape.

"Duet!" Duo ran up to the girl, brushing back her sweaty bangs as she panted in her state of unconsciousness. "I've got you now, don't worry."

In response, Duet could only whimper in pain and whisper. "Duo…" A moment later, there was nothing else.

"Duet?" Duo asked as he made his way to his Gundam while the others covered for him. Something wasn't right. Duo quickly scaled his Gundam, shutting the cockpit, encasing them in the safety of the Mobile Suit, before he glanced down at the small, light-weighted girl. Her face was pale, and Duo's eyes widened. Blood was dripping from a corner of Duet's mouth, and Duo quickly wiped it. But as his hand passed by her nose, Duo felt no movement. A hand resting on the girl's stomach, he shakily brought his other hand to her nose, before he dropped it and started his gundam, radioing ahead for emergency.

In his arms, Duet had stopped breathing.







Saori: O.k What is going on here?!?!?!?!?!?!