Chapter Five:
And without further ado- the next chapter in the exciting series :)
Enjoy all you gundam fans!
Disclaimers- make one up yourself. I'm too lazy right now.

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Relena fell back to her knees on the balcony. She shook with the horror she saw on the ground. Standing up, she took off running out of the room and down the stairs. She was crying rivers as she ran out into the rain. She didn't care- as she ran through puddles in the pounding rain. All she wanted was to get to him.
The rain continued to pour as she sank to her knees at the body of Heero. He laid on his stomach- he had fallen from the balcony and landed on the not so soft ground. His leg twisted in a horrible angle, surely, it was broken.
She gently rolled him on his back- otherwise; he would drown in a puddle. He was still breathing- she knew because his chest was moving at a frantic pace.
By now everyone was up- Relena's capable vocal chords had made sure of that.
"Relena where are you?" Duo yelled as he and the others ran out of their rooms. They went to Heero's room, to find the broken door and mess. The rushed to the balcony and heard a weeping Relena.
"Oh God!" Quatre gasped as he saw the two figures in the rain. Everyone ran back into the mansion and downstairs. They were all completely soaked the instant they stepped outside. Wufei and Trowa grabbed lights as they sprinted over to Relena.

"Heero." She called out to the boy she held. "Oh Heero's- please don't leave me like this."
She hugged him closer to her body. They were both shaking- Heero's because of his dreams and Relena because of the cold,
"Relena! Don't move him." Quatre yelled as the group reached Relena and Heero.
Quatre and Trowa checked for vitals.
"He's alive- don't worry." They said. Hilde came running towards the group. "I called the hospital- they're sending someone out."
"Good thinking." Trowa said.
"Relena- what happened?" Duo asked.
"No time for questions. We need to get him inside otherwise we'll all catch cold." Quatre said. They all nodded in agreement. Duo and Wufei carefully picked up the injured pilot.
"Crap has he lost a lot of weight! He's so light." Dou said as they set him down on the first couch they could find. Not wanting to move him too far- incase of sever damage.
"You don't think he jumped do you?" Relena wept on Hilde's shoulder.
"By the looks of it- I don't think so." Trowa said.
"He is to much of a soldier to die by such a dishonorable manner. Cowards die by their own hands." Wufei spoke up.
"Plus why break through the glass door? He could have easily opened it…"Quatre added. "His nightmares must be getting worse…"
"What exactly were they like Q-man?" Duo asked.
"They probably vary… mine were of horrible images. I felt I couldn't control myself and the gundam took over. I dreamt I murdered everyone I held dear- it was very intense. But mine ended after only a few days."

Soon the doctors came and Heero was looked over.
Everyone had dried off and the sun was rising. Heero was placed in a new room; one with out a balcony.
The doctors wanted to take him to the hospital- but that would only cause more problems. So he remained in their care at Relena's mansion.
The next day Relena showed Duo and Quatre the information she had uncovered on the discs. She was hesitant at first- she didn't want to break his trust, but any info that could be used to help Heero was worth the risk.
Around midday, Relena was still at Heero's side. He was bandaged from head to toe nearly. His broken leg was in a cast and he had been again severely sedated.
Suddenly a commotion in the hall caught her attention. The doors were flung wide open and a very upset Zechs stormed in yelling.
"Get him out of here NOW!" He said going straight for the bed. Relena stepped in front of her irate brother.
"No! Miliardo- listen!" She pleaded to him. Duo and the others tried to keep him from entering any further, but no one, except Heero could ever be a match for the blonde.
Zech's anger increased as Relena tried to protect the pilot.
"He'll only hurt you Relena. He'll try to kill you."
"Miliardo! Look at him!" She yelled. "Look at him! He couldn't pose a threat if he tried like this!"
Miliardo took his first glimpse at the man he despised.
He couldn't believe what he saw- a severely wounded and troubled Yuy.
"What happened to him?" Zechs asked stunned. His anger went to the side for a moment.
"The Zero system side effects." Quatre said quietly. Zechs nodded as if he understood, then again he was the only other who could.
"Did… you go through this too?" Relena asked her brother. Zechs looked back at his little sister. His anger filled face changed into a look of sympathy.
"Never this bad." Zechs answered.
"How did you get over them? You seem fine now." Hilde asked.
"Noin helped me recover," he simply said looking back at Heero, who was now struggling in his sleep. "How… How long has he been having these?"
"No one knows- he came back all of a sudden and moved in with Hilde and me." Dou said. "He was acting strange from the beginning. I guess he couldn't hide it…"
"He still can't stay here." Zechs said suddenly.
"What? You should know how he feels and want to help him!" Relena yelled running over to Heero's side.
"Relena- I do want to help- but you're not safe if he's here."
"What do you mean?" Quatre asked. "And just how did you know he was here?"
"That's just it. When we started working on the Terra-forming project, we stumbled across some groups of OZ still working. The perfect soldier project was a genetically altering human experiment program run in part by OZ- only one such test subject survived the harsh environment- and they want him back."
"So they're coming for Heero then." Trowa stated.
"They know he's weakened and they'll trace him here. It was an easy assumption for me- but they'll put two and two together soon enough." Zechs added.
"What do we do?" Relena said clutching Heero's hand.
Their conversation was interrupted by a beeping sound- it was Heero's computer.
"Maybe he could help." Duo suggested- assuming the message was from Doctor J.
Relena opened the computer and answered the call.
"Thank heavens- my boy please listen…" Dr J said frantically. Then he realized that it wasn't Heero who answered the message.
"Ms Relena? What are you doing with Heero's computer?" He asked surprised to see her and several other gundam pilots in the background.
"Dr J, Heero's very sick…" She started.
"I know- is he there? Where is he?"
"He's here- don't worry- he's resting now." She assured him.
"Thank you… I know you all must think I'm the most heartless person alive- but I only wanted the best for my son-"
"Your what?" They all asked.
"Not genetically, but I always thought of Heero as my son. I didn't want him to become what they pushed him to become… how…how is he?"
"Not good. Is there any way to help him doc?" Duo said.
"There is also the problem of protecting him from the remnants of oz." Quatre added.
"I was aware of them." The doctor said.
"So what do we do?" Relena asked.
"Bring Heero here- back to my lab. He'll be safer there and I know how to help him."
"Um… where exactly is your lab? None of us, except Heero knows where is it." Quatre asked.
"I'll send the coordinates- bring him soon- otherwise it might be too late." Dr J sighed. "Oh and Ms Relena, thank you for not giving up on the person inside the shell." With that the message ended and the coordinates opened in a new file.

"Well let's get packing. We're going on a trip to colony L1." Duo smiled.
"When can we leave?" Relena asked. But before anyone could answer Zechs interrupted.
"We're not- they can. Relena let them handle their friend. You've done enough."
"No Miliardo! Can't you see? I will never be able to repay him for the sacrifices he has endured for our peace- don't you get it?" She stood up and faced her brother straight on. "I WILL NOT LEAVE HIM! NOT NOW! NOT EVER!" She all but screamed at him. "I love him brother- can't you see? And he loves me."
"What?" Zechs was speechless. "You have got to be kidding- him? Capable of love? He's nothing but a trained killer."
"He's a victim of horrible things too! He didn't know any better- he was forced to do those things and yes he is capable of love! You and the rest of the world have been too busy condemning him to give him a chance to show you!" She was angry. No one had ever seen the normally peaceful Relena like this. "You don't have to come- no one has ever asked you! And need I remind you that your past isn't a bed of roses either! No ones is! Now if you'll excuse me- I'm going to pack Heero's stuff and them my own. I would like to leave in a hour!" No one questioned her- they all nodded and left. The four gundam pilots force Zechs to leave the room with the rest of them.
"I'll see about a shuttle." Quatre said. "Will that be a seven or eight passenger flight?"
"Eight." Zechs said as he walked off by himself to call Noin and tell her he was going to be accompanying his sister.
Inexactly on hours time Duo and Wufei had Heero securely strapped into the shuttle. They had tried to keep things as low key as possible- to avoid anyone finding out where they were going and with whom.