The Race

LeAnn and Skylar had been moved into another room but Kaylee couldn't figure out why. She had an awful feeling about it nevertheless. Since El was captured and she wasn't Tracy... She didn't want to think of the possibilities. It seemed like it had been a year since she had been abducted. She hadn't seen any light except the light through the door. Her wrists were raw from the manacles and she was only fed about every 2 1/2 to 3 days. She coughed often from the dirt till she thought her lungs would come up. She was so weak she could hardly stand, and all she wanted to do was sleep. 'Where's Trowa?' she thought. 'It must be about midnight and it's been forever since I last saw him.' Suddenly the door opened and Jeff came in.

"Dinner," he said and set the tray down next to her. She had become so weak that when he took her hands out of the manacles she didn't try to fight him.

"It's probably midnight. Why are you feeding me now?"

"You don't want it?" Jeff said and made a move to take the tray away.

"NO!" Kaylee said more forcefully than she meant to. She dove at the tray but Jeff's backhand caught her and slung her against the wall. She saw stars and her world dimmed slightly. Jeff came up and pinned her arms above her head.

"Don't you EVER do that again Bitch!" He snarled at her. She shrank back from his raunchy breath and spat in his face. Immediately she knew that was a mistake. Jeff's eyes grew wide and he threw her to the floor with a roar. Nearly sitting on her, he strattled her and looked down at her, his eyes blazing. He had both arms pinned above her head. Even though she tried, she was too weak to retaliate. He trailed a finger down her cheek and smiled evilly.

"Well, I might as well have a little fun before you have to die," he said. 'Oh no God. Not this.' Kaylee's thoughts screamed at her. She tried to struggle but Jeff was too strong. With one hand he started to rip the buttons off her shirt, laying frantic kisses down her neck, bra-clad breasts, and stomach. *SMACK*

"Be still Bitch!" he said. The slap stung Kaylee's face and he sight grew even dimmer. Then she could feel the zipper of her pants being pulled down and a hand tugging at her underwear.

"Please no....Please" Kaylee begged him, but he ignored her. "Somebody help me!" She called with all her strength.

Heero and Trowa had been quietly running down the hallways when they heard the call. So far no one had seen them, but they knew that once Wufei, Duo, and Quatre had stolen the suits, there would be and army after them. If there wasn't one already; the screams weren't helping the situation. As they ran down the main barracks hallway, they heard it blow up behind them, sending them rolling into an open door. They looked up to see Jeff punch Kaylee in the face again to keep her from struggling. "Trowa..." Kaylee whispered as she saw him roll into the room. She looked into Jeff's crazed face as he looked at them, and then she heard a gunshot. Then she felt Jeff's body heavy on her and his warm blood on her stomach. Heero stood with his gun facing the man's back. Trowa rolled Jeff off Kaylee and covered her with his jacket.

"I'll get the kids," Heero said, "Follow me." Trowa kneeled over Kaylee scooped her up like a baby as gently as he could, although she still cried out in pain. He looked down at her in shock, as she lay in his arms, weak and beaten. His wife, his lover, looked so small and helpless just then. Heero had come back with a scared child under each arm. "We're playing a game ok?" He said in an attempt to calm them. "Be as quiet and still as possible." While soldiers fired at them, Heero and Trowa ran down the hall, dodging in doorways to escape fire. All of the sudden, the whole back end of the hall blew away, ending the volley of bullets. In it's place stood an MS. Heero and Trowa could see 2 more behind it. They hoped Wufei, Duo and Quatre were in them. Their fears were put to rest when Duo and Wufei's MS arm came down and waited for Heero and Trowa to get on. It was the only way to transport them. They then deposited Heero and Trowa in front of their own stolen MS's. Duo and Quatre went ahead to secure the area. Heero was already in and MS, a child on each side. Wufei was lifting Trowa and Kaylee to their hatch, when a new MS showed up. Its hatch popped open and out came a new figure, gun in hand and pointed at Trowa and Kaylee.

"Don't move." he sad to Trowa. Wufei and Heero could hear the conversation through the speakers of the MS. "My name is Bond Ladel. I know one of you killed my brother."

"Your brother?" Trowa asked.

"He was the leader of Alpha. He was supposed to lead the biggest operation in history at the peace dance in the Sanq Kingdom. But he was brutally murdered by one of you. I know, because I was there, hiding in the woods. Now I want to duel for revenge with this coward." The three pilots guessed that this man's brother was the one who had held Tracy and Robert up, therefore making the stealing of their children perfect scene. Wufei popped his hatch open.

"I accept, for a coward I am not!"

"But you are not the father of these children. He killed my brother."

"No it was I. Now are you going to fight?" Bond Ladel smiled evilly and, taking his sword, hopped to the ground. Wufei did the same. Then Trowa spoke up.

"Wufei don't. This is foolishness."

"You guys go; this is for honor." Wufei said. Trowa and Heero nodded and took off.