Duo Gone Gothic
- Chapter 1 -
In the loneliest part of Wiggles World Private High School, sits the infamous Gundam boys, waiting for their comrade Trowa Barton to arrive from shopping. The young sweet Quatre sits in front of the large window that over looks the sea, as Heero Yuy and Chang Wufei seen to disappear into the silence.
"I wonder where Trowa is," said Quatre as he looked out the window.
"Who knows," said Heero as he sat down at the long conference table.
The door slowly opened and in stepped the tall lean Trowa with his lovely brown hair and green eyes, and a bag of sandwiches and doughnuts in his arms. Quatre quickly moved over to Trowa and relieved him of the bag of food.
"What took ya?" questioned Wufei as he followed Trowa to the table.
"I ran into someone," he said quietly.
"Who?" asked Quatre.
"Duo," he responded.
"You found Duo!" exclaimed the little blond child.
"Or at least I think it was him," he said resting a hand on Quatre's shoulder.
"I hope it was him," sadly said Quatre.
"How could you not be sure it was him?" demanded Wufei.
"Well his hair was loose, he was dressed in all black, and he was wearing really dark make-up," Trowa said opening the bag.
"That doesn't sound like Duo," said Heero. "That sounds more like me."
"That's quite true," Trowa said pulling out sandwiches for each person.
"Where was this?" asked Quatre taking the sandwich from Trowa.
"It was right outside the deli," said Trowa. "The one right across from the park."
Quatre let out a heavy sigh as he sat down at the table. Everyone began to eat, but poor Quatre wasn't hungry. He quickly stood up and grabbed his coat, then turned and headed for the door.
"Be careful, Quatre," said Trowa. "Don't get yourself into trouble."
"Don't worry, I'll be careful," Quatre responded with a smile.
Quatre quickly hurried down the hall and out the front gates of the school. He cached a cab and headed for the park. As he headed into town, Quatre began to remember the last time that he was with Duo before he disappeared.
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"Hey, Quatre, look at those babe next to the fountain," said Duo pointing at two lovely brunette women.
"They're very pretty," Quatre said shyly.
"Let's go introduce ourselves," he said grabbing Quatre's arm.
"Duo, wait they're part of OZ," exclaimed Quatre.
"What do you mean?"
"OZ's uniforms for women are a black shirt, black skirt, black shoes, and their coats have the OZ symbol on the front."
"Ah man, why is it that all the babes I fall for have to be out to kill us."
"You'll meet someone someday who isn't trying to kill us."
"That's easy for you to say, you have Kathy." Duo smile had now become a pouty frown that looked so cute on him.
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"Here we are kid," the cab driver said as he stopped in front of the park.
"Thank you, sir." Quatre paid the driver and climbed out onto the curb.
Quatre walked around the park until he ran across a nice shady place to sit. As he sat there, a group of Goths walked by when they noticed him watching them.
"What are you looking at, rich boy?" spat a tall thin young girl with long dirty blond hair dressed in a tight black shirt and a very short red plaid skirt with knee high black zip-up boots.
"Nothing miss," Quatre said.
"They why are you staring at me?" she barked.
"Night, baby, come on," said a guy with long chestnut brown hair who was up the path a little ways. "You look very familiar, boy. Have we met before?"
"I don't know, what's your real name?" asked Quatre.
"It's-" but before he could say anymore they were interrupted.
"Quatre," called a gentle voice. To Quatre's surprise, Kathy was walking towards him with Trowa. She was wearing a pair of jeans with a tank top and a pair of sandals.
"Kathy," Quatre said hurrying over to her. "What are you doing here?"
"Relena told me about Duo and Trowa was the only one who knew where you were," she said giving him a hug. "I'm so sorry, dear."
"Don't worry, Kathy," he said. "We'll find him sooner or later."
"I hope so," she said looking at the group of Goths. "You look so familiar." Kathy was looking at the chestnut hair boy.
"That's what everyone's saying," he said. "First mister tall and quiet there, then mister rich boy here, and now you miss."
"What's your name, sir?" asked Kathy walking up to him.
The chestnut haired boy smiled as she stopped only inches away from him. "It's-" he began to say again but was interrupted once again.
This time it was an explosion in the sky. Everyone's attention now was on the sky and to their surprise there were two mobile suits chasing after a Gundam. Trowa, Quatre, and Kathy looked at each other, nodded their heads, and headed in a dead run for the school. The chestnut haired boy watched them as they disappeared and set off after them.
"Death!" called Night as he disappeared into the horizon.
Trowa, Quatre, and Kathy met up with Heero at the school as they headed into the basement where their Gundams were hiding. Each person headed for his or her Gundam, including Kathy who headed for the Tallgeese, which she had stolen when she left OZ. Before closing his hatch, Quatre looked at Duo's Gundam Deathscythe. But to his surprise it was gone.
"Hey guys," said Quatre over the intercom. "Uh, Deathscythe is gone. Did anyone notice last time they came down here to do repairs?"
Trowa's face appeared on the screen. "It must have disappeared after we left to find you," Trowa said.
"We have no time to stand around and debate whether or not Duo came back and took his Gundam or not," said Heero as the hanger doors opened above them. "Now let's go and make sure Wufei doesn't kill himself for nothing." One by one each Gundam flew out of the underground hanger and into the sky.
Once they caught up with Wufei and the two pursuing mobile suits, there were now ten pursuing Vayeates and three Mercurius'. When Wufei noticed the others, he joined them and the thirteen pursuing mobile suits landed in front of them all. They all stood there and looked at each other, waiting for the other to attack. But suddenly, the group of mobile suits exploded and only a handful escaped before being stuck down by a beam scythe. The Gundam pilots got ready to fight, just incase they had to fight this mysterious Gundam. When the smoke cleared, there stood Deathscythe with his scythe raised in the air.
"Good to see you guys again," said Duo over the intercom. "A thank you would be nice, Wufei."
"Duo," cried Kathy.
"Where have you been, Duo?" asked Quatre.
"Around," Duo said.
"Come on screen so that we can see you," said Kathy.
"Just a sec," he said. "This things been giving me some trouble lately." Just then his face appeared on the screen. "There. It's good to see all of you guys again. Sorry I haven't been around much but I've had a lot to take care of."
"Duo, you look a little pale," said Trowa. "Are you feeling okay?"
Duo smiled and said, "Yeah I'm fine. I've been hiding out a lot lately. Not very much sun underground."
Heero knew something wasn't right with Duo but he couldn't figure it out. "So what is it that you're taking care of exactly?" asked Heero.
"I'd rather not say over the com," said Duo putting a hand behind his head and giving a laugh.
"Why not? Then you could tell us where you've been for the past month," said Kathy sadly.
"Meet me tomorrow evening at six at the old Christian church on Mendola and Seventh Street," said Duo. "I'll explain everything then." As Duo began to leave, he noticed a little child crying next to his Gundam. "What's this?"
Duo opened his cockpit and jumped out of Deathscythe. He kneeled next to the girl and said, "Are you okay?"
The little girl was wearing a white dress and had long brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail and her green eyes were so gentle as she looked up at Duo and asked, "Are you an angel?"
"No, I'm not a real angel," he said. "Where are your parents?"
"They're gone. Some men in black took them," she said. "They left me all alone. Will you be my angel? Please." The little girl looked at Duo with large green eyes and put her hands together.
"Sure why not," said Duo. "What's your name?"
"My name's Jesse," said the little girl. "What's your name?"
"I'm Duo," he said. "Nice to meet you, Jesse."
"It's nice to meet you too, Duo," said Jesse. "But you can call me Jes."
"Well, Jes, we should be going," said Duo. "It's getting cold out here."
"Okay," said Jesse as Duo picked her up.
Duo jumped into Deathscythe with Jesse and set her in his lap. "Here we go," said Duo as the cockpit closed and Deathscythe turned back on. "Hey guys I'll see you tomorrow," Duo added on the screen and intercom.
"Uh, Duo, why do you have a little kid in the cockpit with you?" asked Kathy.
"Because she's all alone and I couldn't leave a child on the streets like I was," he said. "Well later."
Nobody said a word as Duo disappeared into the darkening sky. Once he was out of sight they returned to the school for dinner.
After dinner, everyone departed to their rooms. Quatre followed Kathy to her room and once there, they laid down on the bed and began to talk about Duo. They talked late into the night until Kathy finally fell asleep. Quatre watched her sleep until he decided to go talk with Trowa, who normally was still up at this time in the morning.
Quatre walked down the hall and found Trowa standing on the balcony looking at the stars. He smiled and joined his quiet companion.
"I thought you would be asleep by now, Quatre," said Trowa. "Is Kathy asleep?"
"Yeah she fell asleep a while ago," said Quatre. "What are you thinking about?"
"Just what happened today." Trowa looked at his blond companion and saw his sadness. "Don't worry, Quatre, I think I know how who Duo's posing as."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Remember that guy we ran into at the park with all of those Goths."
"Yeah, but what about him? Do you think he is really Duo?"
"I think so. He looked at Kathy the same way that Duo looks at her. And when we were running back to the school, he was running after us."
"I hope your right, Trowa. I hope your right."
- Chapter 1 -
In the loneliest part of Wiggles World Private High School, sits the infamous Gundam boys, waiting for their comrade Trowa Barton to arrive from shopping. The young sweet Quatre sits in front of the large window that over looks the sea, as Heero Yuy and Chang Wufei seen to disappear into the silence.
"I wonder where Trowa is," said Quatre as he looked out the window.
"Who knows," said Heero as he sat down at the long conference table.
The door slowly opened and in stepped the tall lean Trowa with his lovely brown hair and green eyes, and a bag of sandwiches and doughnuts in his arms. Quatre quickly moved over to Trowa and relieved him of the bag of food.
"What took ya?" questioned Wufei as he followed Trowa to the table.
"I ran into someone," he said quietly.
"Who?" asked Quatre.
"Duo," he responded.
"You found Duo!" exclaimed the little blond child.
"Or at least I think it was him," he said resting a hand on Quatre's shoulder.
"I hope it was him," sadly said Quatre.
"How could you not be sure it was him?" demanded Wufei.
"Well his hair was loose, he was dressed in all black, and he was wearing really dark make-up," Trowa said opening the bag.
"That doesn't sound like Duo," said Heero. "That sounds more like me."
"That's quite true," Trowa said pulling out sandwiches for each person.
"Where was this?" asked Quatre taking the sandwich from Trowa.
"It was right outside the deli," said Trowa. "The one right across from the park."
Quatre let out a heavy sigh as he sat down at the table. Everyone began to eat, but poor Quatre wasn't hungry. He quickly stood up and grabbed his coat, then turned and headed for the door.
"Be careful, Quatre," said Trowa. "Don't get yourself into trouble."
"Don't worry, I'll be careful," Quatre responded with a smile.
Quatre quickly hurried down the hall and out the front gates of the school. He cached a cab and headed for the park. As he headed into town, Quatre began to remember the last time that he was with Duo before he disappeared.
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"Hey, Quatre, look at those babe next to the fountain," said Duo pointing at two lovely brunette women.
"They're very pretty," Quatre said shyly.
"Let's go introduce ourselves," he said grabbing Quatre's arm.
"Duo, wait they're part of OZ," exclaimed Quatre.
"What do you mean?"
"OZ's uniforms for women are a black shirt, black skirt, black shoes, and their coats have the OZ symbol on the front."
"Ah man, why is it that all the babes I fall for have to be out to kill us."
"You'll meet someone someday who isn't trying to kill us."
"That's easy for you to say, you have Kathy." Duo smile had now become a pouty frown that looked so cute on him.
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"Here we are kid," the cab driver said as he stopped in front of the park.
"Thank you, sir." Quatre paid the driver and climbed out onto the curb.
Quatre walked around the park until he ran across a nice shady place to sit. As he sat there, a group of Goths walked by when they noticed him watching them.
"What are you looking at, rich boy?" spat a tall thin young girl with long dirty blond hair dressed in a tight black shirt and a very short red plaid skirt with knee high black zip-up boots.
"Nothing miss," Quatre said.
"They why are you staring at me?" she barked.
"Night, baby, come on," said a guy with long chestnut brown hair who was up the path a little ways. "You look very familiar, boy. Have we met before?"
"I don't know, what's your real name?" asked Quatre.
"It's-" but before he could say anymore they were interrupted.
"Quatre," called a gentle voice. To Quatre's surprise, Kathy was walking towards him with Trowa. She was wearing a pair of jeans with a tank top and a pair of sandals.
"Kathy," Quatre said hurrying over to her. "What are you doing here?"
"Relena told me about Duo and Trowa was the only one who knew where you were," she said giving him a hug. "I'm so sorry, dear."
"Don't worry, Kathy," he said. "We'll find him sooner or later."
"I hope so," she said looking at the group of Goths. "You look so familiar." Kathy was looking at the chestnut hair boy.
"That's what everyone's saying," he said. "First mister tall and quiet there, then mister rich boy here, and now you miss."
"What's your name, sir?" asked Kathy walking up to him.
The chestnut haired boy smiled as she stopped only inches away from him. "It's-" he began to say again but was interrupted once again.
This time it was an explosion in the sky. Everyone's attention now was on the sky and to their surprise there were two mobile suits chasing after a Gundam. Trowa, Quatre, and Kathy looked at each other, nodded their heads, and headed in a dead run for the school. The chestnut haired boy watched them as they disappeared and set off after them.
"Death!" called Night as he disappeared into the horizon.
Trowa, Quatre, and Kathy met up with Heero at the school as they headed into the basement where their Gundams were hiding. Each person headed for his or her Gundam, including Kathy who headed for the Tallgeese, which she had stolen when she left OZ. Before closing his hatch, Quatre looked at Duo's Gundam Deathscythe. But to his surprise it was gone.
"Hey guys," said Quatre over the intercom. "Uh, Deathscythe is gone. Did anyone notice last time they came down here to do repairs?"
Trowa's face appeared on the screen. "It must have disappeared after we left to find you," Trowa said.
"We have no time to stand around and debate whether or not Duo came back and took his Gundam or not," said Heero as the hanger doors opened above them. "Now let's go and make sure Wufei doesn't kill himself for nothing." One by one each Gundam flew out of the underground hanger and into the sky.
Once they caught up with Wufei and the two pursuing mobile suits, there were now ten pursuing Vayeates and three Mercurius'. When Wufei noticed the others, he joined them and the thirteen pursuing mobile suits landed in front of them all. They all stood there and looked at each other, waiting for the other to attack. But suddenly, the group of mobile suits exploded and only a handful escaped before being stuck down by a beam scythe. The Gundam pilots got ready to fight, just incase they had to fight this mysterious Gundam. When the smoke cleared, there stood Deathscythe with his scythe raised in the air.
"Good to see you guys again," said Duo over the intercom. "A thank you would be nice, Wufei."
"Duo," cried Kathy.
"Where have you been, Duo?" asked Quatre.
"Around," Duo said.
"Come on screen so that we can see you," said Kathy.
"Just a sec," he said. "This things been giving me some trouble lately." Just then his face appeared on the screen. "There. It's good to see all of you guys again. Sorry I haven't been around much but I've had a lot to take care of."
"Duo, you look a little pale," said Trowa. "Are you feeling okay?"
Duo smiled and said, "Yeah I'm fine. I've been hiding out a lot lately. Not very much sun underground."
Heero knew something wasn't right with Duo but he couldn't figure it out. "So what is it that you're taking care of exactly?" asked Heero.
"I'd rather not say over the com," said Duo putting a hand behind his head and giving a laugh.
"Why not? Then you could tell us where you've been for the past month," said Kathy sadly.
"Meet me tomorrow evening at six at the old Christian church on Mendola and Seventh Street," said Duo. "I'll explain everything then." As Duo began to leave, he noticed a little child crying next to his Gundam. "What's this?"
Duo opened his cockpit and jumped out of Deathscythe. He kneeled next to the girl and said, "Are you okay?"
The little girl was wearing a white dress and had long brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail and her green eyes were so gentle as she looked up at Duo and asked, "Are you an angel?"
"No, I'm not a real angel," he said. "Where are your parents?"
"They're gone. Some men in black took them," she said. "They left me all alone. Will you be my angel? Please." The little girl looked at Duo with large green eyes and put her hands together.
"Sure why not," said Duo. "What's your name?"
"My name's Jesse," said the little girl. "What's your name?"
"I'm Duo," he said. "Nice to meet you, Jesse."
"It's nice to meet you too, Duo," said Jesse. "But you can call me Jes."
"Well, Jes, we should be going," said Duo. "It's getting cold out here."
"Okay," said Jesse as Duo picked her up.
Duo jumped into Deathscythe with Jesse and set her in his lap. "Here we go," said Duo as the cockpit closed and Deathscythe turned back on. "Hey guys I'll see you tomorrow," Duo added on the screen and intercom.
"Uh, Duo, why do you have a little kid in the cockpit with you?" asked Kathy.
"Because she's all alone and I couldn't leave a child on the streets like I was," he said. "Well later."
Nobody said a word as Duo disappeared into the darkening sky. Once he was out of sight they returned to the school for dinner.
After dinner, everyone departed to their rooms. Quatre followed Kathy to her room and once there, they laid down on the bed and began to talk about Duo. They talked late into the night until Kathy finally fell asleep. Quatre watched her sleep until he decided to go talk with Trowa, who normally was still up at this time in the morning.
Quatre walked down the hall and found Trowa standing on the balcony looking at the stars. He smiled and joined his quiet companion.
"I thought you would be asleep by now, Quatre," said Trowa. "Is Kathy asleep?"
"Yeah she fell asleep a while ago," said Quatre. "What are you thinking about?"
"Just what happened today." Trowa looked at his blond companion and saw his sadness. "Don't worry, Quatre, I think I know how who Duo's posing as."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Remember that guy we ran into at the park with all of those Goths."
"Yeah, but what about him? Do you think he is really Duo?"
"I think so. He looked at Kathy the same way that Duo looks at her. And when we were running back to the school, he was running after us."
"I hope your right, Trowa. I hope your right."