Part 15
Morning came all too soon for me as I heard Duo singing outside my door. I went to roll out of bed and my ribs protested, reminding me they where still broken. I paused mid-roll and hissed in pain. Moving myself so I could finish my roll I was able to get out of bed with out causing myself anymore pain. I was able to get dressed almost pain free, all the while Duo sang, at least or tried to. When Duo wanted to sing well he could, this morning however he was trying to see how badly he could sing 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning.' I left the relative safety of my room to see what everyone else was doing.
"Duo shut up!" I heard Quatre cry as I entered the living room. While most people thought of Quatre as a quiet, gentle person, that wasn't the full truth. Quatre was really as emotional as the rest of us. He could anger quickly and found some of Duo's sick jokes funny (as I did even though I would never tell him). Quatre also could yell when he needed to, this being one of those times.
"Come on Q-man, this is a great song!" Duo said, taking a break in his 'singing'.
"When you're not signing it." Trowa told him.
"Harsh Trowa." Duo wined.
"But true."
Trowa was like Quatre, nothing like he seemed on the outside. Most people seemed to think that he never spoke and was an emotionless drone. The truth was Trowa was simply very shy. Once he got used to people, and wasn't forced to interact with a new person such as Domon, he could be as loud as Duo. Some events, such as what had happened to me could also cause Trowa to go back into his 'shell'. I hoped his sister, Catherine, would be able to get him to stop doing that. Catherine, it turned out, was his real sister, genetic tests proved it, and Trowa's real name was Trinton Bloom. He had been separated from his family at the beginning of the war when they where attacked.
Trowa had shared that information with us as soon as he found that out, and once the war was over he would be going to live with Catherine.
Duo started to sing again, but stopped suddenly with a yelp. I glanced to see what happened and saw Heero had his gun out and at Duo's head.
"Shut up."
Duo nodded 'yes.'
"Oh there is an off switch." Domon said as he entered the room.
"Hn." Heero said, giving his normal reply and sat down.
I decided not to stress myself to much and took a seat on the couch. Everyone else, aside from Domon who opted to lean against a wall, found a seat.
"I received an e-mail from J with instructions to take down a mobile suit called Scorpio last night. I'm sure you all did as well. In that e-mail is a full tactical schematic of the MS. We're leaving in 2 hours and should arrive at the target 6 hours from now."
"I'm so fucking not surprised we where given this mission!" Duo said.
Heero glanced at Duo and he stood.
"Why does this creature think he can jerk us around too?!"
"Because you owe him." Domon said.
"What?! Why?" Duo asked, confusion flashing through his eyes.
"He helped you get Wufei back."
"What do you mean?" Quatre asked.
"Something had to stop OZ from stopping you. And if this creature is strong enough to kidnap Saisaishi and Rain, and bring me here then it can very easily make people blind to you being there."
"Oh yeah." Duo muttered.
I rolled my eyes and I heard several of the others groan.
Heero cleared his throat. "Check your e-mails and make sure the scientists did send you the information. Domon I'll let you use my laptop for a while."
As soon as Heero finished talking Duo left the room, the thought of blowing something up making him move faster then normal.
"I don't suppose you can adjust his speed?" Domon asked.
"No." Quatre told him.
Everyone else went to check their laptops for the e-mail as I painfully made my way to my room. Closing the door and locking it, I let a hiss of pain escape from between my teeth. I couldn't breathe without pain, let along move, I had no idea how Heero expect me to fly the Gundam. And to be in it for four hours before we would even fight? By the time we got to Scorpio I would be too sore to fly Nataku the way I would have to, to avoid death.
I knew Heero wouldn't order one of us to our deaths, so why was I being forced to go on this mission?
I retrieved my laptop from my desk and turned it on, then made my way back to my bed so I could be comfortable. Logging into Zerobase I checked the newest e-mail from Master O. After skimming it, I could tell it was the same e-mail Heero had gotten. Opening the schematics of Scorpio I began to memorize them.
A knock at the door stopped me before I could get too far into it. Closing the laptop just in case, I made my way off the bed and opened the door. Heero was on the other side.
"Yuy?"
"Wufei," He paused to collect his thoughts, "if what we understand about the creature is correct, they you won't be hurt any farther."
As Heero talked I wondered how he could have possibly know what I was wondering.
Seeing my expression he explained, "Quatre and Duo came to me wondering why I wanted you to come."
That explained it. I told him I wasn't worried and he left. I went back to memorizing the schematics.
***
Two hours later I packed up my laptop and the other few belongings I had and left my room. The others had done the same and where waiting in the living room. I knew the Gundams where outside.
"Everyone got everything?" Duo asked cheerfully. The reason he was so cheerful could be smelt in the air and seen on the ground in the form of puddles. Gas. Duo was going to burn down the house.
We walked outside and Duo threw down a match. The safe house exploded into a ball of fire.
"Why?" Domon asked.
"Just in case someone left something behind." Heero explained.
Domon shrugged, "Makes sense, I guess."
I started to walk toward Altron.
"Blow up stuff, blow up stuff." Duo sang as he went to his Gundam.
"I thought it was turned off." Domon muttered.
"It's not." Trowa told him, finally getting used to Domon's presence.
I had reached my Gundam and was getting inside of it. Everyone else had reached their Gundams as well. Domon walked to his Gundam and got it to lower its hand.
Several minutes later everyone was in their Gundams and we all took off.
***
Two hours into our trip my side began to kill me. We had decided to keep a radio silence so thankfully I couldn't hear Duo. I shifted my weight to try and relieve some of the pressure. That still didn't take away the pain, so I reached into the small compartment I had for storage and took out a pill bottle. Glancing once at the label, which said 'May cause drowsiness.' I opened the bottle and took out two of the while pills. While I knew they would affect my reaction speed, my pain was too great for me to concentrate on anything else. Glancing at the pills I decided to break radio silence and contacted Heero. Heero's face appeared on the screen as soon at I hit the button.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to take something for the pain." I told him. I could see a debate in his eyes.
"Fine. I'll let the others know." He cut the connection.
I glanced at the pills and took them dry, praying to Nataku they wouldn't affect me to much.
(2 hours till target)
To be continued.due to length
Morning came all too soon for me as I heard Duo singing outside my door. I went to roll out of bed and my ribs protested, reminding me they where still broken. I paused mid-roll and hissed in pain. Moving myself so I could finish my roll I was able to get out of bed with out causing myself anymore pain. I was able to get dressed almost pain free, all the while Duo sang, at least or tried to. When Duo wanted to sing well he could, this morning however he was trying to see how badly he could sing 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning.' I left the relative safety of my room to see what everyone else was doing.
"Duo shut up!" I heard Quatre cry as I entered the living room. While most people thought of Quatre as a quiet, gentle person, that wasn't the full truth. Quatre was really as emotional as the rest of us. He could anger quickly and found some of Duo's sick jokes funny (as I did even though I would never tell him). Quatre also could yell when he needed to, this being one of those times.
"Come on Q-man, this is a great song!" Duo said, taking a break in his 'singing'.
"When you're not signing it." Trowa told him.
"Harsh Trowa." Duo wined.
"But true."
Trowa was like Quatre, nothing like he seemed on the outside. Most people seemed to think that he never spoke and was an emotionless drone. The truth was Trowa was simply very shy. Once he got used to people, and wasn't forced to interact with a new person such as Domon, he could be as loud as Duo. Some events, such as what had happened to me could also cause Trowa to go back into his 'shell'. I hoped his sister, Catherine, would be able to get him to stop doing that. Catherine, it turned out, was his real sister, genetic tests proved it, and Trowa's real name was Trinton Bloom. He had been separated from his family at the beginning of the war when they where attacked.
Trowa had shared that information with us as soon as he found that out, and once the war was over he would be going to live with Catherine.
Duo started to sing again, but stopped suddenly with a yelp. I glanced to see what happened and saw Heero had his gun out and at Duo's head.
"Shut up."
Duo nodded 'yes.'
"Oh there is an off switch." Domon said as he entered the room.
"Hn." Heero said, giving his normal reply and sat down.
I decided not to stress myself to much and took a seat on the couch. Everyone else, aside from Domon who opted to lean against a wall, found a seat.
"I received an e-mail from J with instructions to take down a mobile suit called Scorpio last night. I'm sure you all did as well. In that e-mail is a full tactical schematic of the MS. We're leaving in 2 hours and should arrive at the target 6 hours from now."
"I'm so fucking not surprised we where given this mission!" Duo said.
Heero glanced at Duo and he stood.
"Why does this creature think he can jerk us around too?!"
"Because you owe him." Domon said.
"What?! Why?" Duo asked, confusion flashing through his eyes.
"He helped you get Wufei back."
"What do you mean?" Quatre asked.
"Something had to stop OZ from stopping you. And if this creature is strong enough to kidnap Saisaishi and Rain, and bring me here then it can very easily make people blind to you being there."
"Oh yeah." Duo muttered.
I rolled my eyes and I heard several of the others groan.
Heero cleared his throat. "Check your e-mails and make sure the scientists did send you the information. Domon I'll let you use my laptop for a while."
As soon as Heero finished talking Duo left the room, the thought of blowing something up making him move faster then normal.
"I don't suppose you can adjust his speed?" Domon asked.
"No." Quatre told him.
Everyone else went to check their laptops for the e-mail as I painfully made my way to my room. Closing the door and locking it, I let a hiss of pain escape from between my teeth. I couldn't breathe without pain, let along move, I had no idea how Heero expect me to fly the Gundam. And to be in it for four hours before we would even fight? By the time we got to Scorpio I would be too sore to fly Nataku the way I would have to, to avoid death.
I knew Heero wouldn't order one of us to our deaths, so why was I being forced to go on this mission?
I retrieved my laptop from my desk and turned it on, then made my way back to my bed so I could be comfortable. Logging into Zerobase I checked the newest e-mail from Master O. After skimming it, I could tell it was the same e-mail Heero had gotten. Opening the schematics of Scorpio I began to memorize them.
A knock at the door stopped me before I could get too far into it. Closing the laptop just in case, I made my way off the bed and opened the door. Heero was on the other side.
"Yuy?"
"Wufei," He paused to collect his thoughts, "if what we understand about the creature is correct, they you won't be hurt any farther."
As Heero talked I wondered how he could have possibly know what I was wondering.
Seeing my expression he explained, "Quatre and Duo came to me wondering why I wanted you to come."
That explained it. I told him I wasn't worried and he left. I went back to memorizing the schematics.
***
Two hours later I packed up my laptop and the other few belongings I had and left my room. The others had done the same and where waiting in the living room. I knew the Gundams where outside.
"Everyone got everything?" Duo asked cheerfully. The reason he was so cheerful could be smelt in the air and seen on the ground in the form of puddles. Gas. Duo was going to burn down the house.
We walked outside and Duo threw down a match. The safe house exploded into a ball of fire.
"Why?" Domon asked.
"Just in case someone left something behind." Heero explained.
Domon shrugged, "Makes sense, I guess."
I started to walk toward Altron.
"Blow up stuff, blow up stuff." Duo sang as he went to his Gundam.
"I thought it was turned off." Domon muttered.
"It's not." Trowa told him, finally getting used to Domon's presence.
I had reached my Gundam and was getting inside of it. Everyone else had reached their Gundams as well. Domon walked to his Gundam and got it to lower its hand.
Several minutes later everyone was in their Gundams and we all took off.
***
Two hours into our trip my side began to kill me. We had decided to keep a radio silence so thankfully I couldn't hear Duo. I shifted my weight to try and relieve some of the pressure. That still didn't take away the pain, so I reached into the small compartment I had for storage and took out a pill bottle. Glancing once at the label, which said 'May cause drowsiness.' I opened the bottle and took out two of the while pills. While I knew they would affect my reaction speed, my pain was too great for me to concentrate on anything else. Glancing at the pills I decided to break radio silence and contacted Heero. Heero's face appeared on the screen as soon at I hit the button.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to take something for the pain." I told him. I could see a debate in his eyes.
"Fine. I'll let the others know." He cut the connection.
I glanced at the pills and took them dry, praying to Nataku they wouldn't affect me to much.
(2 hours till target)
To be continued.due to length