Well, I've decided that people like it when duo is tortured. For the
sole reason that I've received so many reviews! Thank you everyone for
letting me know what you think! I will have you know however that I do
ignore death threats, and I try not to take them seriously. Heh...anyway,
on with the fic.
To CSMars, I know Duo's acting a little bit out of character, but isn't that to be expected? he lost his sight, and then Wufei thought he was lying. It seems to me that Duo would be a little upset by all this, and he probably would feel that he needs to prove himself. Plus, it's not like he's going to kill poor poor Wufei or anything. He's just going to "teach him a thing or two about thermal energy". Heh...this could get interesting...
Disclaimer-i don't own it so don't sue. I don't see why we have to write these things. Nobody on here owns gundam wing! This is dumb! Ok, enough ranting. On with the fic.
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Chapter 5
Wufei threw his gundam in Deathscythe's direction with a cry, weapons ready. His eyes widened in slight surprise as Duo warded off his attack effortlessly and effectively, and then gave one of his own. During the next ten minutes, the two gundams battled on, forgetting the urgentness of the mission at hand, and concentrating solely on the battle.
Duo matched Wufei blow for blow. The two pilots were of an equal skill, and the battle looked as if it were going to go on forever
Heero, however had other plans. "Wufei, are you satisfied?"
Wufei grunted in reply and dodged another attack from Deathscythe.
Duo grinned to himself once again. Deciding he had proved his point, Duo backed off, and waited to see what Wufei would do.
The pilot of the gundam Nataku listened to Heero's logic battle with his will to get back at 'Maxwell'. Heero's logic eventually won out, and Wufei lowered his beam stick. [An-i don't know what it's called...sabre thingie? If Wufei was reading this, I wouldn't last very long, would I?]
"Fine then. Let's go." Wufei headed back for the space shuttle, but Duo decided to stay outside with Heero.
When the 5 pilots reached their destination, a resource satellite being used to build mobile dolls, they stopped to unload the gundams.
"Ok, we'll go with the original plan." Heero said, his voice its usual tone.
The other four agreed over the communications system. (Duo had eavesdropped on the plans, and he was originally supposed to get inside with Heero while the other three created a distraction and destroyed as many mobile dolls as was possible.)
"Let's get this over with." Wufei growled.
"Are you sure you're alright Duo? What if your eyes start bothering you while you're inside?" Quatre asked for the fifth time.
Duo sighed and rolled his unseeing eyes. "I'll be fine Q-man." He replied. "Don't worry 'bout me. I'm the God of Death. Nothing can hurt me." He chose to ignore the sneer that came from Wufei as he followed off to the side to wait for the distraction to start.
5 minutes later, explosions filled the air, and Heero flicked a few switches on his control panel. "Alright Duo, there's an abandoned entrance to the satellite. Follow me."
"Copy that." Duo replied, and followed Wing Zero through the emptiness of space towards the targeted satellite.
Quatre watched Heero and Duo make their way towards the satellite from the corner of his eye. His empathic abilities were sensing something from the braided pilot. "He has to be able to see…because Duo Maxwell doesn't lie…right??"
*~*
Inside the satellite, the control room was in chaos. The attack had been unexpected, and they hadn't been prepared. They had definitely not taken into consideration that the rebels would send in all five gundams.
"Send out the backup mobile dolls, gundams 01 and 02 have headed into the battle." A command was barked by one of the officers in charge. His face was twisted into an expression of anger. He pounded his fist on the control panel in frustration, causing the soldiers around him to jump in surprise. "Well, what did I just say? Send them out!"
"Yes sir." A soldier replied hastily, his fingers flying over the keys in mad panic.
Everyone in the satellite knew the end was near. Anyone who saw a gundam didn't live to tell the tale.
*~*
Duo urged Deathscythe forward, and he overtook Wing Zero. He searched the surface of the satellite with his sense, and found the entrance with little difficulty. 2 diagonal cuts with his scythe removed the "obstacle" (or "door" as normal people call it), and when the smoke cleared, the 2 pilots entered the satellite.
Once inside, they exited their gundams and left the hangar found inside the entrance. They sealed off the doorway, and removed their helmets. Each pilot held a gun, and when Heero nodded his head slightly, Duo picked up the movement and they headed down the hall.
"We need to reach the centre of the satellite." Heero explained to his partner. Apparently he hadn't yet noticed the blank look in Duo's eyes.
Duo nodded. "Gotcha. How do we get there?"
They continued walking as Heero thought about this for a moment. "If we find a small control room, we can hack into their files." The stoic boy explained.
"I think we've got company coming." Duo said suddenly. "From the right. Quick, in here…" The braided pilot pushed Heero into a doorway and followed him, shutting the door once they were inside.
"Duo…"
"Shh!"
"But, how do you know?"
"You're just gonna have to trust me. But I don't see why you wouldn't. Shinigami doesn't lie."
"Hn."
"Shh…they're almost gone."
Heero listened, but try as he might, he couldn't hear anything.
"I can hear them down the hall. They're making a lot of noise. Ok, it's all clear." Duo pushed the door open, and the two stumbled out of the abandoned lab and continued down the hallway.
"Loads more coming from up ahead. Hope you've got lots of ammo." Duo said as he raised his gun and positioned himself behind a wall that would protect him somewhat. Heero chose a sanctuary on the other side of the hallway.
"I don't hear anything Duo."
"Trust me, they're coming."
Sure enough, not 30 seconds later, a group of soldiers could be heard approaching them.
"Oh man, there's some coming from behind us too. We've got to move Heero. I think there's a computer in one of the rooms ahead and to the left. We've got to act fast." Duo checked his gun, then poked his head out from his hiding place and took a few well aimed shots.
4 bullets flew through the air, 3 Oz soldiers fell to the ground.
Heero copied his partner's actions, shooting two more soldiers, and then the two took off down the hallway. Duo was in the lead.
A few shots rang out through the air behind them, but they didn't make contact. Duo rounded another corner, braid flying behind him. He skidded to a halt by one door, clicked it open, and the two entered.
The door opened to reveal four soldiers manning the computers. Heero was astonished. How had Duo known that this room would have computers in it? There was no sign. And how had he known when and where the Oz soldiers were?
The four guards on the computers didn't realize what was going on until it was too late.
The 2 gundam pilots sat at the computers, and Heero began typing right away. Duo's hands, however, rested on the keys. He could feel the marks of the letters, but was oblivious to the numbers flashing across the screen. He couldn't pick them up as there was no movement. The numbers were 2D. Grumbling to himself, he stood.
"We don't have much time Duo." Heero reminded his partner.
Duo's hands formed fists, his knuckles turning white. "I'll explain later, but I can't do computers." He said.
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Can't type any more now, so I'll try to get the next chapter out sooner than this one. I hope to have this finished really soon. One or two more chapters, I've decided to elaborate and describe things a bit more. Ok, so please leave a review!!
Aria
To CSMars, I know Duo's acting a little bit out of character, but isn't that to be expected? he lost his sight, and then Wufei thought he was lying. It seems to me that Duo would be a little upset by all this, and he probably would feel that he needs to prove himself. Plus, it's not like he's going to kill poor poor Wufei or anything. He's just going to "teach him a thing or two about thermal energy". Heh...this could get interesting...
Disclaimer-i don't own it so don't sue. I don't see why we have to write these things. Nobody on here owns gundam wing! This is dumb! Ok, enough ranting. On with the fic.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Chapter 5
Wufei threw his gundam in Deathscythe's direction with a cry, weapons ready. His eyes widened in slight surprise as Duo warded off his attack effortlessly and effectively, and then gave one of his own. During the next ten minutes, the two gundams battled on, forgetting the urgentness of the mission at hand, and concentrating solely on the battle.
Duo matched Wufei blow for blow. The two pilots were of an equal skill, and the battle looked as if it were going to go on forever
Heero, however had other plans. "Wufei, are you satisfied?"
Wufei grunted in reply and dodged another attack from Deathscythe.
Duo grinned to himself once again. Deciding he had proved his point, Duo backed off, and waited to see what Wufei would do.
The pilot of the gundam Nataku listened to Heero's logic battle with his will to get back at 'Maxwell'. Heero's logic eventually won out, and Wufei lowered his beam stick. [An-i don't know what it's called...sabre thingie? If Wufei was reading this, I wouldn't last very long, would I?]
"Fine then. Let's go." Wufei headed back for the space shuttle, but Duo decided to stay outside with Heero.
When the 5 pilots reached their destination, a resource satellite being used to build mobile dolls, they stopped to unload the gundams.
"Ok, we'll go with the original plan." Heero said, his voice its usual tone.
The other four agreed over the communications system. (Duo had eavesdropped on the plans, and he was originally supposed to get inside with Heero while the other three created a distraction and destroyed as many mobile dolls as was possible.)
"Let's get this over with." Wufei growled.
"Are you sure you're alright Duo? What if your eyes start bothering you while you're inside?" Quatre asked for the fifth time.
Duo sighed and rolled his unseeing eyes. "I'll be fine Q-man." He replied. "Don't worry 'bout me. I'm the God of Death. Nothing can hurt me." He chose to ignore the sneer that came from Wufei as he followed off to the side to wait for the distraction to start.
5 minutes later, explosions filled the air, and Heero flicked a few switches on his control panel. "Alright Duo, there's an abandoned entrance to the satellite. Follow me."
"Copy that." Duo replied, and followed Wing Zero through the emptiness of space towards the targeted satellite.
Quatre watched Heero and Duo make their way towards the satellite from the corner of his eye. His empathic abilities were sensing something from the braided pilot. "He has to be able to see…because Duo Maxwell doesn't lie…right??"
*~*
Inside the satellite, the control room was in chaos. The attack had been unexpected, and they hadn't been prepared. They had definitely not taken into consideration that the rebels would send in all five gundams.
"Send out the backup mobile dolls, gundams 01 and 02 have headed into the battle." A command was barked by one of the officers in charge. His face was twisted into an expression of anger. He pounded his fist on the control panel in frustration, causing the soldiers around him to jump in surprise. "Well, what did I just say? Send them out!"
"Yes sir." A soldier replied hastily, his fingers flying over the keys in mad panic.
Everyone in the satellite knew the end was near. Anyone who saw a gundam didn't live to tell the tale.
*~*
Duo urged Deathscythe forward, and he overtook Wing Zero. He searched the surface of the satellite with his sense, and found the entrance with little difficulty. 2 diagonal cuts with his scythe removed the "obstacle" (or "door" as normal people call it), and when the smoke cleared, the 2 pilots entered the satellite.
Once inside, they exited their gundams and left the hangar found inside the entrance. They sealed off the doorway, and removed their helmets. Each pilot held a gun, and when Heero nodded his head slightly, Duo picked up the movement and they headed down the hall.
"We need to reach the centre of the satellite." Heero explained to his partner. Apparently he hadn't yet noticed the blank look in Duo's eyes.
Duo nodded. "Gotcha. How do we get there?"
They continued walking as Heero thought about this for a moment. "If we find a small control room, we can hack into their files." The stoic boy explained.
"I think we've got company coming." Duo said suddenly. "From the right. Quick, in here…" The braided pilot pushed Heero into a doorway and followed him, shutting the door once they were inside.
"Duo…"
"Shh!"
"But, how do you know?"
"You're just gonna have to trust me. But I don't see why you wouldn't. Shinigami doesn't lie."
"Hn."
"Shh…they're almost gone."
Heero listened, but try as he might, he couldn't hear anything.
"I can hear them down the hall. They're making a lot of noise. Ok, it's all clear." Duo pushed the door open, and the two stumbled out of the abandoned lab and continued down the hallway.
"Loads more coming from up ahead. Hope you've got lots of ammo." Duo said as he raised his gun and positioned himself behind a wall that would protect him somewhat. Heero chose a sanctuary on the other side of the hallway.
"I don't hear anything Duo."
"Trust me, they're coming."
Sure enough, not 30 seconds later, a group of soldiers could be heard approaching them.
"Oh man, there's some coming from behind us too. We've got to move Heero. I think there's a computer in one of the rooms ahead and to the left. We've got to act fast." Duo checked his gun, then poked his head out from his hiding place and took a few well aimed shots.
4 bullets flew through the air, 3 Oz soldiers fell to the ground.
Heero copied his partner's actions, shooting two more soldiers, and then the two took off down the hallway. Duo was in the lead.
A few shots rang out through the air behind them, but they didn't make contact. Duo rounded another corner, braid flying behind him. He skidded to a halt by one door, clicked it open, and the two entered.
The door opened to reveal four soldiers manning the computers. Heero was astonished. How had Duo known that this room would have computers in it? There was no sign. And how had he known when and where the Oz soldiers were?
The four guards on the computers didn't realize what was going on until it was too late.
The 2 gundam pilots sat at the computers, and Heero began typing right away. Duo's hands, however, rested on the keys. He could feel the marks of the letters, but was oblivious to the numbers flashing across the screen. He couldn't pick them up as there was no movement. The numbers were 2D. Grumbling to himself, he stood.
"We don't have much time Duo." Heero reminded his partner.
Duo's hands formed fists, his knuckles turning white. "I'll explain later, but I can't do computers." He said.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Can't type any more now, so I'll try to get the next chapter out sooner than this one. I hope to have this finished really soon. One or two more chapters, I've decided to elaborate and describe things a bit more. Ok, so please leave a review!!
Aria