Okay...don't know what to say with this one. The next chapter will most likely be longer and with more action and explanation so just hang in there. Please review...I'm really low right now. Well have fun!







The vent creaked open and was quickly shoved aside on the floor. A dark head peaked out of the opening followed by a lean framed body. Heero held his gun at the ready towards the door as he used one hand to help Quatre pull himself up into the room beside him. They stood, Heeros arm securely around Quatres thin waist, and made their way to the large desk where months ago they had confronted Rosald Winner for the first time. Quatre lowered into the comfy chair and fired up the cold computer as Heero stood rigidly beside him, gun still pointed to the door. Something just wasn't sitting well with either of them about this whole base. It was too quiet. They had gotten in without any trouble, but now they were spilt up and needed to be extra careful.

" Any thing yet Quatre?" Heero shifted slightly, the uneasy feeling gnawing at his patience.

" Just a minute Heero....here we go! My uncle was suspicious enough to have the self destruct access only from here." He continued typing for a minute. "I'll set it for thirty minutes, plenty of time for everyone here to evacuate. Where are the oth..."

Both looked up and tensed as the door began to open.

The door burst open, nearly breaking on its hinges. The tall man stormed into the office as Une stood, holding up a placating hand.

" Now Rashid..." She began.

" Where is he Une?!" The man roared, hands slamming onto the poor wood of the desk as it threatened to buckle under them. " Where is Quatre?!"

Noin skidded into the room followed by a till then absent Zechs, but Une was too weary to be surprised at the sudden return. She slumped ever gracefully back into her chair and put a hand to her aching head. Rashid began his roaring again and Une could vaguely hear Noin and Zechs trying to calm him. She knew it had been bound to happen, she had just been wondering when. ' Shouldn't have told him until later...' Finally it was too much.

" Enough!" Une stood abruptly and stared down the seething Maguanac captain. " You need to calm down. Right. Now."

" Fine." He ground out through his teeth. The two behind him breathed a sigh of relief, none had seen him so mad.

" Now, the boys have gone to the colony again. With Duos piloting skills they will have no trouble getting there before my men or getting in. With Rosald dead I don't see the base as much of a threat so stop grinding your teeth man and release my desk." Une didn't miss a beat. She watched as Rashid calmed some more and released the captive piece of furniture, hand prints were firmly imbedded into the soft wood.

" What are you going to do about it Lady?" Rashid asked a little more calmly. " I get a call that Quatre is back but in the infirmary with a bullet wound then get here to find him gone!" His voice was beginning to rise again but one scathing look from Une and he quickly quieted.

" We are going to take a shuttle out there and bring them back. Then I'm going to suspend, since I can't ground them, till they're thirty!" Her own voice was beginning to rise to a new level and Noin and Zechs shared a worried look.

" Calm dear Lady, calm." Rashid smirked at the scowl she gave him.

" Lets go." She started out from her desk grumbling under her breath. " I'm going to have gray hair by the time I'm thirty all thanks to those five."

The two frozen teens watched the door open slowly. Somewhere Quatre had found one of those dart guns and was standing behind the desk next to Heero in ready.

" Hey Wu in here!" The door suddenly swung open to reveal a widely grinning Duo Maxwell. Heero groaned. Quatre lowered himself back into the chair with a small smile Duo way which only made the recipients brighter. As Duo sauntered into the room Wufei jogged up behind him and shut the door.

" Duo, Wufei, what are you two doing just walking around?" Heero had yet to put the gun down and even Wufei was eyeing it warily. Quatre rolled his eyes and laughed under his breath as he gently placed a hand on the barrel and pressed the gun down. It turned out a good choice as Trowa suddenly popped up from the open grate on the floor to join them.

" Hello Trowa!" Quatre pipped brightly.

" Quatre." He nodded to him with a slight smile.

" Oi." Duo placed a hand on one hip and shook his head. " One of our greatest infiltrations, something to tell to the kids, and the base is empty!" The last was punctuated with a hand smacking loudly to his eyes. Lowering it he winked at Quatre. " Well Quat whata ya say we blow this joint anyway?"

" Was that a joke Maxwell?"

" Chill Wufei."

" What do you mean Duo?" Heero broke through, putting the conversation back on track. Trowa answered him.

" The whole base has already been evacuated, no is left on the colony besides us."

" Have we totally lost them?" Heero asked, a crease appearing between his eyebrows in frustration.

" Unes fleet should be behind us, so they won't get far." Quatre said as he began typing again. " All we have to do is..."

" Blow the place!"

" Hehe, yes Duo, blow the place."

Heero nodded and leaned over Quatre to begin the final sequence. A hand on his stopped him from beginning the countdown.

" Wait Heero, what is this? Some sort of journal?" Quatre opened a file that seemed to be out of place on the screen above the window they were using.

" Catharine Winner?"

" Oh no."

Wufei and Trowa looked on curiously, and concerned, as Duo suddenly sprinted forward to kneel beside Quatre as the boy continued reading.

" ...the most beautiful woman I have ever met. She is every thing I have ever looked for in this hole I call a life, and she is my brothers. What she could see in him I do not know but she loves him more than life itself. I won't take her happiness just for my own selfishness, but I will always long for her." Quatre paused to clear his dry throat before going on to the next entry. " The woman is an angel herself! She loves everything and everyone, and earns the respect of everything too. No one has shown me so much kindness as that dear woman. So much energy and vibrance even with raising her daughters, and now she is to die. For what? To bear a child for my worthless brother..." Quatres voice caught, a hand gripped his shoulder tightly and he gave Duo a smile before continuing. " ...She is gone...her child lives while she is taken from this world. The boy knows nothing of what he has done, he even looks like her, just like her. The eyes are the most stunning of all. I can not hate him, no, but for what he has done I do not believe I will ever love my nephew. My brother does not deserve him either, he should have been my son. I had the chance today, I was alone with him, no one in the house but the servants. It would not have taken much to snuff his tiny light out from this world, but I could not do it, not yet. Let him grow, let his father watch him, and when the time is right I will have him. Then they will both pay for taking Catharine away."

Tears were streaming down Quatres cheeks as he closed the file with a shaking hand. Duos grip on his shoulder vanished to be replaced by a crushing hug and he melted into it. The thoughts ran through his head like a Gundam on high speed. He had a mother, a mother who died fork him. He wasn't a test tube baby after all. His father had never told him. For a moment the shock stung him so much it was physical pain, but then he nodded his understanding. He understood now, and he could go on, he had too. Maybe somewhere he had always had an inkling of the truth, but he would have to worry on it later. He heard Heero beginning the countdown behind him and moved to gently push Duo away.

" No."

Quatre turned to look at Heero with concern.

" The gates have sealed, were locked in."

" Stop the countdown." Wufei leaned over to see the screen.

" We can't."