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Oh, just go away and read the story.....

The Lost Pilot

Chapter 4

"Who.. who are you?" she barely managed to say. There was something familiar about the five teenagers, but she couldn't find it.

"Don't you reconize any of us?" asked Duo. "Remember I gave you the cat food, the money, and your scooter. Here," he went off to go get the scooter.

While Duo was gone, Wufei jumped into the conversation. "Do you kow what your name is?"

She blinked a couple of times. "Yes. My name is Anni Tanner."

"What else do you know?" Heero pushed on. She had to think harder. "I know who Tasha is, and I know I am fifteen years old. My parents died in a car crash, but I have no idea where I am and who you five are. Am I under arrest, or something?"

The pilots saw no lie in her eyes, so they had to believe her. "Got it!" said Duo as he held the scooter. "Remember this?"

After she was untied, Anni walked up to touch it. A bit of rememberence flickered in her mind, but after all the excitement that happened today, she fell off into a faint.

"Mommy? Daddy? Where are you?"

"We're over here honey, hurry up!"

The little girl rushes up into the open arms of a woman. Her long black hair swayed in the wind as she laughed with her little daughter. Her blue eyes matched the child's.

"Sweetie," called a voice. "Come here to daddy, there's something I want to show you."

The voice was comming from a man who was tall, and in uniform. His silvery, black hair matched his eyes. The medals on his shirt glissened with the setting sun. He grabs the girl and places her on his broad shoulders. She fiddles with his hat when he pointed to a colony in space. "See that colony?" he asked. "That's going to be our new home. You could go to school ther and make a lot of friends. Would you like that?"

She smiled with delight. "Oh, I would love it daddy! When will we leave?"

"As soon as I wrap up my buisiness here."

Then the explosion came...

"Watch out!" cried Anni as she clutched the blankets, sweat rolling down her face.

Quatre Raberba Winner was the first to hear her. "Miss Anni? Are you alright?" He was at her side, ready to go get some water if needed.

She turned to him. "Did you see them? Did you see that family? Are they ok?" She was pale white, and breathing heavy. He looked at her funny. "You and I were the only ones in the room. It must have been a nightmare. Are you hungry? Breakfast has just been served and you haven'y eaten anything in a long time."

"Tasha. Where's Tasha?"

The blonde smiled. "She is eating in the kitchen, don't worry. Please, let me help you!"

He said this because Anni was trying to get out of bed. Man, she thought. He's right. I am hungry! Going out the door and down the hall was easy, but the stairs was a whole other ball game. She was clingling tightly to Quatre's arm. If Trowa wasn't there to help them out, they both might have fallen down the stairs. "Thankyou," she said to each of them.

When she entered the kitchen, Tasha jumped off the counter and rubbed her fur against her leg. Only Heero and Wufei were sitting at the table. Heero was the first to speak. "Well, look who's up."

Wufei barely glanced at her, and continued to eat his food. Anni looked down at her feet. "I'm sorry I kicked you in the face. And the stomach."

He grunted. "That's ok. At least your not as weak as the other onnas I've met before. A much as I hate to admit it, you give some nasty kicks."

"That's what I said when she first hit me," added Duo as he walked in carrying a box full of things. "What's that?" asked Trowa.

Duo pointed at the box. "What, this? these are some things from Anni's place. The clothes are still there, so I mostly got books, videos, and umm... just some other things lying around. Oh, I found a picture. Take a look."

He handed it to her. It was a picture of a man and a woman with a little baby girl in their arms. They seemed to be at a garage of some sort. She felt like she knew them, but had know idea who they were. "Ot might be your parents, but that kid's hair is blonde so it can't be you."

"Couldn't it have changed over the years?" questioned Quatre.

"Hair doesn't go from blonde to black. Just brown," answered Heero. He got up and rummaged through the box. "Posters, movies, notebooks, .... no more pictures? That's odd."

"I searched the whole place. That was the only one."

Quatre grinned. "Looks like you're not the kind of picture-taking person, Miss Anni."

Ignoring Quatre's comment, she continued to stare at the picture. Almost there... who are you. Could you be...

"Hey Anni!" called Duo. "Do you want this in your room, or do you want it to stay down here?"

The memory which almost returned, vanished in the blink of an eye. "Uh... here let me have it."

He shrugged and handed it to her. Anni set it on the floor and went to sit down on the dining room chair. Quatre handed her a big plate of delicious meals. Her eyes gre big ans she smiled. One by one, she hogged down the food until she couldn't eat anymore. "She's like a vaccume cleaner," breathed Quatre.

"Or like a Duo," smugged Wufei, who was disgusted by her table manners. "Too much like Duo."

"Wow," was all Heero could say.

The rest of the afternoon was spent playing with Tasha in the mansion's gardens. Her dirty clothing was replaced by a silk, cream colored dress, which Quate found in one of his closets. It was probably left by one of his 29 older sisters. She remained barefoot though. That didn't bother Anni because she like the feel of the wet earth between her toes. Tasha and her mostly played hide and seek. One time, Anni thought Tasha ran away, but was mistaken when the cat nipped her on her ankle.

That night at dinner, she got aquainted with each of the pilots: Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, and Chang Wufei. Quatre made an especially good meal consisting of: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, caviar, wine, and dip. She didn't much care for the cavair or wine, so Duo showed her where he kept the Diet Coke and Sprite. She smiled and thanked him. He also showed her where all the good snacks were hidden from Quatre.

After a long bath, she got into her PJ's and slipped under the covers. They were so soft it was like a cloud. Tasha was soon next to her. "Tasham I need to ask you something. Quatre said that we could stay here as long as we wanted. It wasn't a problem. Duo and the others agreed too, but I'm not sure. This place is nice, but it's not our life. My memory isn't good and these flashbacks keep occuring. It gets me confused. I try to think of them as just bad dreams, but they seem to be more than that. Duo is taking me to the apartment tomorrow to get my clothes. You should stay here. I just wanted to let you know ahead of time, ok?"

The cat licked Anni's face agreeingly. "Thanks. Goon night."

Smoke surrounded the base, filling the girl's eyes and lungs with it. "Daddy!" she managed to say with the last of her breath. "What's happening!"

The man grabbed her and pressed her face against his chest to keep the smoke out. His free hand grabs his wife's. "C'mon! HURRY!" he yells to her.

When they reached inside the building, he let's the little girl breathe, but doesn't stop running. The continue down a long metal hall, until they reached a highly bloted door that closed seconds before the reached it. He bangs his hand on it. "Damn!"

The run some more down the hall. Then the man sees another door that was a quarter open, but was closing. He shoved his wife and child in, but there is no room for him. "Go to the ships! Don't worry about me. I'll see you.." The door closed.

Tears were streaming down the blackend face of the girl. "DADDY!! DADDY!!! PLEASE COME BACK!!!!! DADDY!!!!!!!!!"

Anni awakes again, screaming her lungs out. "NOOOO!!!!" she wails.

Wufei broke down the door and runs in, holding his sword. "Are you ok?" he demands. When she didn't answer he repeated, "Are you ok, woman?"

Anni calms down enough to nod. "What's happening? Anni are you alright?" It was Duo. She burried her face in his arms and cries her heart out. Duo tried to calm her down some. In no time, all the pilots were there. Tears flowed freely down her cheeks. Nothing could stop them at this point. "A man... a man was seperated from his family.. what... what happened?" She cried even harder. The scene was so sad that not even Wufei would dare comment on it. "Well, it's over now," reasurred Quatre.

"But it was so real. Like I was there; I was watching the whole thing, when it happened."

"Well, it's gone now, Anni. Try to get some sleep," Heero ordered calmly.

She let loose of Duo soaken shirt and laid down. Duo and Quatre were the only ones still there when she finally went to sleep. Where the tears had been left visible trails. Quatre found a washcloth and drenched it with water. He gave it to Duo and told him to put it on her forehead. He did. "Come on, Duo. Let's get some sleep," Quatre aid after a couple hours. He agreed and soon the whole house was quiet again...

Anni awoke to the birds chirping and the sunlight beaming down on her face. "Curse the sun," she said and squints. Her eyes were still blury from last night, but at least she felt better. Anni took her morning bath and dressed in some jeans and a black t-shirt. Breakfast was french toast w/ eggs. Sadly though, her stomach felt like it wouldn't cooperate with that kind of food, so she had cereal with Trowa. "Are you ready to go to your apartment?" Duo asked through a mouthfull of food.

She just shurgged. "I'm not sure if I'll be ready for anything anymore."

"Uh-huh."

Tasha jumped, causing her bowl to spilll all over the floor. "Tasha! Look what you did! Oh, I am so sorry!"

"What happen... WOAH!" Heerp, who had just walked in the kitchen, slipped on the milk and landed on the table, which turned over. Everyone's breakfast was on the floor. The only one who was left sitting was Anni, who had her hands over her mouth, trying to prevent any laughter. And failing. "Oh, very funny onna!" cursed Wufei. "Get off me, Maxwell!"

"Id like to Wufei, but this blasted table is pinning me down," he answered.

Anni got up after her giggle-fit was over. "Here, I'll help."

She lifted up the table and released Wufei and Duo from their prison. When Quatre, Trowa, and Heero were free also, they heard what they dreaded. "Now," started Quatre. "It's time to clean this up."

Duo ran towards Anni and slung her on his shoulders. "We're leaving now!" he hollared to the pilots as he swifly placed her in the Jaguar. They were soon riding through the gate when they heard, "Get back here, Duo!"

"Poor Tasha," said Anni.

They looked at each other and began to laugh. "Wow, we almost had to clean that whole mess up!" Duo exclaimed.

"I know!" said Anni while laughing.

When they came to a stop sign, Duo looked in every direction. No one. "Do you want to see how fast this baby can go?"

Anni smirked. "Do you have to ask?!"

He checked once more, and slammed his foot onto the petal. The wind greeted her face in an instant. Her sort hair was being pushed as far back as it could go, and Duo's braid was flying like a kite. When they reached the entrance of her apartment, she said, "Awesome."

"Cool, huh?"

"No question." She got out her keys and opened the door. Home, she thought. "I remember this.." she said. "When I first met you, you were sitting on the counter eating a fruit, and I was.." Anni looked around the room. ".. and I was sitting.. here."

"Very good."

Duo handed her a bag, and she filled it up with all her clothes. When it was filled, they put it in the car. "Let's go back one more time to make sure you didn't leave anything," he offered.

When they came back, she heard a faint whistling noise. "What's that?" she asked.

"What's what?"

"That noise," she looked around the room for something like a tea kettle, but was interupted when Duo knocked her down screaming, "DOWN!"

Flames and rubble surrounded them. He was covering her body with his so she wouldn't get hurt. When they explosion ended, he shoved the celing off his back. Literally jerking her up, he said, "We must leave. NOW!"

The headed for the door, but were met with dozens of Oz Soldiers. Duo blocked them from getting to Anni, but he hadn't seen two go behind her. The slapped their hands over her mouth and pulled her away. Biting one of them hard, she screamed, "DUO!"

Confused, he turned around. "ANNI!" He went to chase after her, but a tall man hit him on the head with the end of his gun. "Take him!" he ordered.

Next he walked up to Anni, and stuck his face near her's. He was so close that she could smell his breath, which wasn't exactly minty fresh. A smile formed on his face. "Light's out..."

Darkness filled her mind....

The man watched as the door slammed shut. "Please be safe," he whispered.

When he heard footsteps coming toward him, he ran. Turning anywhere he could go, the man realized one thing. "This is the end..." he thought. "No! It's not! I will make it out alive."

Suddenly he remembered seeing a back door in the laboratory. He didn't know if it would lead to the emergency shuttles, but it was his only chance. When he got to the higgly botled door, he cursed when it needed a password. Using everyone that he was taught, he tried until the door beeped and opened. He smiled and went inside....

Because of the explosion, many of the tables were knocked over, and the floor was covered in liquis of every color. Clearly someone was working on an experiment. He though he saw someone in the corner, and was right. Whoever he was, was lying on the floor, dead. He sighed and continued his search. The door in which the man was looking for, was next to the body. Pushing him away, he used all of his might to open the door. "I promised my little girl that we would all live there! I do not bbreak promises!!!"

"Well, sorry buddy, but it looks like you are."

He turned to see the body of not a man, but a child. One that wasn't even seven years old. He held a gun at the man, with a dark smile. "Please," the man begged, but he would never leave that room.

For that child was no one other than... Duo Maxwell.

A/N: Hmmm... interesting.. I am sorry to leave you at an evil cliffhanger, but I like to do that! Sorry! Anyway, can you please review!! Seeing people comment on my story just makes the day worthwhile. Plus, I need encouragement if I am to finish it..... *evil laughter*

-Loki