Author's Notes: Thanks a lot, pretty people who have reviewed. You're such nice guys. Yes, I'll keep this alive, and I'll post as fast as possible. Sorry for not posting earlier, but I'm not allowed while is weekend. But here I go…there are some guys there seeking for his friend…will it be too late?





"The Other Side of The Gentle Soldier"





Chapter Four





"I say we have to go NOW! It has been two days already" –Duo said, folding his arms over his chest.



"I agree" –Trowa answered before the rest did.



Heero and Wufei just nodded, knowing perfectly well they would be acting against any logic and against their orders if they did it. But still…



"Lets go. Shenlong and Heavyarms will guard the exterior while DeathScythe and Wing use the hyper jammer to sneak into the base. We'll have to act as rapidly as possible, speed and the surprise factor is our wining chance" –Heero said, while the four boys went down into the shelters hangar, towards the Gundams.



"Timing?" –Duo asked as each one took their seats.



"Mission timing: 2 hours from now" –Heero answered.



"I will not back off this time" –Trowa's voice captured everyone's attention. -"We already left him there. If something happens, I'm not going without Quatre this time" –the green eyed boy explained, his voice calm but firm.



"I'm with you" –Duo voiced his agreement.



"Justice must prevail. It MUST" –Wufei indirectly agreed.



"Failure is not an option. At any rate" –Heero stated, as they all lifted gracefully and flew to their mission's objective.





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"Shoot him down!!" –a scared soldier yelled in the middle of the fuzz.



"No! I gave an order! I said no!" –Craig answered, yelling too.



"He's going to kill us all!"-another ozie exclaimed.

"Just wait! The tranquilizers are taking over him now!" –Craig said, while all the soldiers peeked from their positions.



In a few minutes, silence took over the laboratory. The men started to come out from their places. In the middle of the room, three or four dead bodies were dropped over the floor. And a young blonde was also lying there, with a tranquilizer needle in his left arm.



"I…I can't believe it." –a scientist muttered, looking at the mess- "He got free of the chains and bandages. I've never seen anyone cause so much havoc in a couple of minutes…"



"Well, I guess this can be a proof of the pilot's capacities. And progress of the System too"- Craig mused, while other soldiers lifted the unconscious young man and strapped him again. –"He showed no signs of self consciousness or regret into killing with his bare hands those men…"



"But, general, we can't be so sure. It is indeed clear that the system has affected his human side and view of the enemy" –an old scientist explained- "He is no longer regretting his killing. He won't hesitate at any target, but it is also clear that his Enemy is still OZ. The system is succeeding into clamping down his emotional side, but it is not having the same effect in making him an OZ soldier…"



"I see your point, doctor. When he is ready, apply the system in a double amount of waves. It can be dangerous, but it still save us time. And it will make him rearrange who his allies are…"



The alarm red light interrupted Craig's orders.



"Two Gundams ahead" –the soldier in the radar alerted.



"Well, well…I knew they'll come back sooner or later…" –Craig smiled at the sight.



"The radar doesn't detect any other threat, general" –the soldier informed.



"Keep seeking. I am sure the four Gundams are here" –Craig ordered.



"They are about to shoot against the base. In five, four, three, two…"



A ball of fire illuminated the sky, as Heavyarms and Shenlong used their guns, making a rain of bullets over the location.



"There's something strange in all this. We are not being attacked" –Wufei alerted.



"Activating Human heat sensors" –Trowa answered, making a careful search in the entire place.



"03 and 05, report" –Heero's voice sounded through the COM.



"Here 03. No human activity in the base. I repeat, there is no activity. The place is clean…damn" –Trowa said under his breath.



OZ had fooled them. They weren't there anymore.



"Do not retreat. It was a liability 02 and I considered before" –the Wing pilot answered.



"I'm still scanning the area" –Wufei announced. He knew they couldn't be far away. They had to be close the spot.



"Here 02. I got a surprise for you guys. Check the 6b zone with your heat sensors. But use them underground." –Duo said, the wicked smile curving his lips.



"Hn. Mission target localized. Do not move directly towards them. We'll continue with our formation. 03 and 05, fly in circles as in retreat, then blast the storage area. 02 and I will take over from there"



Meanwhile, inside the underground base, the Ozies watched with satisfaction how the Gundams seemed to give up, leaving the zone.



"We made it. They're so stupid…" -one soldier laughed briefly.



"Don't dance victory beforehand, soldier." –Craig scolded him- "I won't be happy and calm until I get those little demons again. Prepare lasers and cannons!" –the general ordered- "We'll shoot those 2 Gundams down when they turn their backs on us…"



"Everything ready, Sir!"



"Alright! Lasers and cannons, prepare for…"



"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" –a soldier suddenly started yelling.



"What the?!" –Craig murmured, right on time to see by himself how the 03 and 05 Gundams, instead of retreating, just encircled the place and started firing against them.



"The munitions room is on fire! Fire in the XB corridor!" –the soldiers continued alerting.



"Damn those beasts! They knew we were here!" –the general said between his clenched teeth.



"General…general…" –the soldier in the radar pointed two fuzzy figures in the screen.



But it was too late. OZ's radars weren't able to spot the other two Gundams on time. Within minutes, Wing's cannon and Shinigami's scythe exploded the superficial shield and walls, making a way into the underground location.



"Don't let them get any closer" –Craig ordered. But his voice was immediately answered by the bullets' sound in the corridors.



"Activate the platform" –the general instructed. –'I won't let them take my prey away' –he thought, while the floor beneath started shaking, the platform descending in order to hide the laboratory.

"Form a keep here to protect the prisoner." –came his next order- "The rest of you, come with me!"



But in the corridors, two pilots, encouraged by the idea of saving his friend, seemed to be impossible to stop. The ozies were left dead or unconscious on the floor, while Heero and Duo made their way towards the main hall.



Suddenly, a numerous patrol, leaded by the general, faced them with a barrier of guns. Both amethyst and blue eyes narrowed, fierce determination of not backing a single step off written in their faces.



"I'll go ahead" –Heero declared, without stopping in his tracks.



"Gotta be kidding. I'm not gonna let ya be my shield, ya know." –Duo said, running beside the Japanese pilot.



But the sacrifice wasn't necessary. A blast from the right side sent all the enemy lines flying unconscious against the walls. Heavyarms and its micro missile launchers did the trick.



Trowa jumped out of his cockpit, in time to join Heero and Duo in their entrance into the laboratory. The place was almost in ruins, fire and electric shocks everywhere. There were several corpses, all clad in scientists' gowns.



"Cat!" –Duo called aloud- "Cat! Cat!"



The answer was silence.

"But this has to be the place. He is not in the cells. He must be here!" –Duo said angrily, stomping his foot on the floor.



"We'll just have to search every room then" –Heero calmly stated, though his mind was also working over all the possible hideouts OZ could have used.



Trowa scanned the room with his eagle green eyes, which widened for a second. He gasped at this discovery. The American and Japanese pilots were immediately beside him.



"Quatre" –Trowa murmured, lifting some fallen pieces of roof and irons. Duo and Heero helped him to release the trapped blonde pilots under them. Strapped to a stretcher, Quatre laid unconscious.







To Be Continued





***Shinigami's Voice***





A/N: Please R&R! Sorry for not waking up Quatre now. But you gotta understand, he's been under too much pressure for a while. Stay with me, 'cause next chapter brings surprises to the G-boys!! Review, minna-san!