Genki no Yuuki- You'll find a little about whats up with Heero in Chapter 9 and pretty much everything in Chapter 10- tentatively called Memories and Rejections.

Wing- LOL. So funny you should mention that. eg

Chapter 8

"What do you mean you can't? You said you use to make them."

"Yeah, I did. I use to make them. Taking them apart again is quite a different thing. Besides, you see this..." He indicated a junction of wires and screws. " and this. This is some new setup. I have no idea what kind of nut this guy was to jerryrig(sp?) this like that. I'd only be guessing."

"Then guess away then." Duo shot him an incredulous look. "Look Duo, there's less than a minute left. There's no bomb squad and there are still people upstairs. We are there only hope. And I think that even your "guesses" would still be better than mine."

Duo looked doubtful for another moment, before his face hardened into an expression of determination. "Shit, why not? Nothing to loose right. Got a pocket knife?" Trowa already had it in hand, with a nod he passed it to him and stepped out of the way as Duo began to disarm the bomb...

Relena tried not to wince as her bare feet smacked hard on the harsh almost burningly hot blacktop. She had lost her shoes sometime ago, unable to keep a steady pace in heels. Unfortunately although their absence allowed her more speed, it also caused shivers of pain to radiate through her slight frame in steady beats as her feet pounded on the unforgiving ground. Still she could not slow. Her world had long ago narrowed sometime ago, just herself and Heero and the twin beats of agony as her too tired legs pounded in their desperate race. She could hear the engine of the car roaring just behind them, but she dared not turn to see exactly how close. Heero tightened his grip on her arm, dragging her faster. He twisted suddenly, dragging her to the side, he shot at the car. Two bullets zinged through the air blasting through the tinted glass on the driver's side of the car. The car swerved dangerously, slowing slightly. Without waiting Heero led Relena down a side alley, unsure of whether he had hit the driver or not. Though they did not stop, they did slow to a more sane pace to catch their breath. They both remained tense, every nerve on edge as they listened intently, hoping to hear an unmanned car coast harmlessly past. Unfortunately, there was to be no such luck as the car turned the corner after them and the chase began anew.

"Duo!" Trowa called warningly. The numbers were ticking by way too fast to his liking.

"Almost got it. Almost got it." Duo repeating his mantra out loud, fervently hoping that it was true. "How much time?" He asked , not bothering to look up. Sweat poured down is face, but he dared not waste time to bother wiping it away. His hand shook ever so slightly as he separated a wire from a jumbled grouping. Annoyed with himself, he tried sucking in a deep calming breath.

"30 seconds." Trowa announced, his voice also unusually thick with stress.

"I think this is it. But if it isn't you still have time to get out."

"I'm not leaving." Trowa said firmly.

"No, I guess I didn't expect you to." He sighed, but a small smile softened his face. "Okay, here goes..." He drew in a breath.

"Do it." Duo sliced through the wire. There was a tense moment of silence... That moment was immediately dispersed a second later as the soft chime of the countdown continued.

"Dammit! I'm missing something." His eyes flew rapidly over the cursed contraption again.

"It's okay." Trowa comforted. "It didn't go off. At least it means that you're on the right track."

"Yeah- at least so far." Duo bit his lip. "There must be some kind of backup wire or something. It has to be..."

"15 seconds." Duo scanned the circuitry again, rapidly going through it wire one by one. "No, not that one. No. No. Not that one either..."

"10 seconds."

"Uhmm...maybe..." He had his hand on a purple wire. He quickly double checked the others.

"8 seconds."

"Oh hell, why not? I hate the color anyway." Closing his eyes, he slipped the knife through it severing the connection...

Neither breathed or moved mentally finishing off the count. Trowa was the first to recover letting out a relieved breath. "You did it!"

Duo opened his eyes. He looked at him disbelievingly. "We're still alive?" Trowa nodded a slight smile on his face. Only then did the panic totally leave his eyes, sitting back on his haunches, he allowed himself to relieve his tension with a loud joyful whoop.

Relena leapt over a battered box stumbling ackwardly as she landed on her weary abused feet. Heero grimaced, they were both tiring and wouldn't be able to keep up the insane pace much longer. The car would soon overtake them. I can't loose her. I can't... He thought. They had to get out of the alley ways. They were currently behind some kind of factory buildings. There were no backdoors to any of the buildings only loading bays that required an electrical connection to lift the entranceways and he had no time to hot wire one. The fire escapes were few and far between and unluckily every one of them was positioned too high out of reach. They were trapped. Heero fired again behind them, doubting he would actually hit anything, but not daring to give up either. He swung them down another alley. Only moments later her realized his horrible mistake. At the end of the alleyway was a dead-end.

"Oh no!" Relena gasped as she noticed the same thing. The were rapidly coming to the end of the road and it looked like their was going to be no escape or miraculous rescue. Worse even was the fact that the street was also gradually narrowing. Heero twisted shooting again as the car turned behind them. He frantically searched for someway...anyway to get out of the speeding cars path. Almost as if sensing victory, he could sense it gaining on them. As if the driver might have been merely playing with them before. Barely three feet away. He suddenly sharpened his gaze as it fell on a small archway recessed into a building, possibly an entrance. It might be just wide enough to hold a body. With renewed determination, he lead Relena on. One goal focusing in his mind. There would only be one chance. Almost. Almost.... At the very edge of recess, Relena right foot fatefully twisted beneath her sending her off balance. Instead of catching her, he went with the motion shoving her roughly into the entrance. Relena barely had time to react as she landed hard on her hands and knees. Instinctively, she pulled her legs inside as the car sped by screeching against the wall as it passed barely an inch from her bare feet. She twisted back around watching in horror as the car continued on heading straight for Heero.

Heero shot again, this time hitting a tire causing it to spin out of control. He continued running barely slowing at all as he slammed against the wall. His hands frantically scanning for holds on any kind. Only to find none. With steady resolve, he turned back to face the oncoming car. His eyes narrowing, and his legs tensing as he stared at the car in critical calculation.

From a distance, Relena could only helplessly watch in frozen horror as the car hit...

The End

Mwahahha!! Okay just kidding. I meant TBC... Honest .sugary sickeningly sweet innocent smile

clears throat Okay, as I was saying on to the next chapter...Revelations. And don't forget to review!