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Gundam Wing Episode 25

Heero's Twin

10:30p.m.

The elevator opens on the third floor of the Golden Fox Hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Relena walks out and heads to her hotel room. Unlocking the door, she goes in. She leans on the door closing it and sighs. This is the third time this week I've lost two body guards. I wonder who's after me this time. Her heart starts pounding. But that's not what's bothering me... Heero... Was that Heero I saw in the hallway?

Flash

"Did your meeting go well, Ms. Relena?" the two start down the hallway to the dinning room of the hotel.

"Yes, but something's going down, Pagon."

"Going down," he laughs, "You sound like that young lady you met on the shuttle home a few months ago." She laughs herself remembering the girl who wanted her autograph on a picture she took. Delighted she let the girl stay with her for a few days before finding out her real objectives. She enters the dinning room that resembled a restaurant. It was starting to fill quickly. Before she could take another step inside she bumps into a janitor.

"Excuse me," he wore a matching hat that complimented his green uniform with baby blue tennis shoes. His sunglasses cover his eyes, but his voice was unmistaken.

Heero? She turns to confirm her theory, but he was no where in sight.

Flash

... No I'm just imagining it. I'm starting to think Pegan is right; I need a vacation. Maybe a hot shower will relax me. She goes to the bathroom. The sound of the shower drowns out the sound of the front door opening. Three sets of feet enter the room one unaware by the other two. One heads to the sound of the shower taking a wire out of his pocket. The other starts to search the room. He smiles finding what she was looking for.

Without a word, he gets run through. He drops the collar on the floor as the tail retraces; his body rests unmoving on the floor. Blood starts to seep into the white rug of the room. A scream sends him immediately goes to the bathroom. He digs his nails into the attacker's neck. He hollers in pain as he's ripped from his victim. Relena stands up.

"Heero," he blushes and then quickly closes the shower door.

"Um... stay there," he says dodging the knife that ends up stuck in the shower door. He pulls out a gun and shoots him. Relena opens the shower door as Heero leaves the room.

"Heero wait!" she grabs a towel and goes after him. She sees no one in the hallway as she looks around for him. "I guess I wasn't seeing things," she says happily. He'll be back.

"Are you sure nothing was taken?"

"Yes, officer," she says as another officer with gloves comes out with a Ziploc bag. It held the knife and the wire that were used as weapons.

"Where are your body guards, Ms. Relena?"

"Would you believe, they were my body guards," she says with a sigh. The officer look is taken aback by her answer. "You'll have to stay in another room then."

He watches Relena enter her new room. She says her good night to the officer before closing the door. He stands at the door unaware of the two watchful eyes as they scurry on the door. As room service comes, he waits patently.

"Miss Relena, your dinner's here," he says after opening the door and putting it down on the small table.

"Thank you," she looks up from her book. She smiles at him as he closes the door behind him. She looks up at a sound. Not seeing anyone she goes back to reading. Unknown eyes continue to watch her.

Flash

Sophia hands him a picture.

"Her name's Relena Dorling aka Relena Peacecraft/ Queen Relena."

"She's pretty."

"I'm glad you like her because she's your first assignment."

"Oh, but... Sophia I, I can't. I don't think I'm ready."

"I know you're ready," she puts a hand on his uneasy shoulder and then whispers in his ear, "I trust you're abilities." He sighs putting his head down on the basement table. He takes one last look at the picture before sliding it back to her, but she slides it back with a kind smile. "Keep it."

"Oh no, I couldn't do that; she sighed it and everything."

"I got it for you."

Flash

She looks even more beautiful in person. He watches her finally put down her book, do to her tray and eat.

Relena sighs watching the other residents of the hotel enjoy themselves in the pool or sunbath. A little girl taps her on the shoulder and hands her a red rose.

"Why thank you; that's..." She smiles at the little girl, "very thoughtful of you." That's when she notices the note attached. It read:

Don't worry; someone's watching over you, Relena.

"Who gave this to you?" The little girl points the janitor on the other side of the pool. She instantly recognizes him as he goes inside. Heero. Relena smiles after smelling the rose. The little girl runs off as Relena gets up heading in the direction she saw Heero go. She sees a glimpse of him as he turns the corner, but when she turns a corner there's a dead end. As she turns back, she notices the janitor's closet open a crack. She slides in. Hearing voices, she enters deeper inside.

"I think she's still in love with Heero."

"Don't tell you you're falling for her. That's not good."

"I know... but I can't help it." There's a moment of silence.

"How is she?" a female voice asks changing the subject.

"She's a little edgy, so I wrote her a small message." Relena moves closer seeing Heero, but the voice that came from his mouth wasn't his. "... Are you sure Heero doesn't mind me using his identity for this mission, Sophia?"

"You asked him yourself; don't worry about it. You're doing just fine."

That voice sounds familiar. Relena stays still not daring to go any closer. She's the one who asked for the autograph on the shuttle ride to earth.

"I just feel awkward using... you know. Couldn't I just be a cop?"

"Of course; you can be anything you want," Sophia says in a teasing voice. Relena decides it's time to go after looking at her watch. He hangs up the phone, and then looks up when he hears a noise. His eye glow bright a moment and fade out when he sees no one.

If that's not Heero... then who is he? Relena puts down the book she had a hard time reading. She finds herself dozing off. Why did I leave? If it were actually Heero I would have confronted him.

Flash

"Going on another mission, Heero?" Heero jumped and quickly draws his gun and pointed it a Relena. "So you can be surprised."

Flash

Have I... lost my nerve...?

Flash

Relena looked at the picture of her adoptive father.

"Please, don't laugh at me father," she looks out the window. "I need Heero around me to be strong just a little while longer."

Flash

I need to stop using Heero as my crutch... She notices something on the roof. Huh...? What's that? At first she doesn't believe it. Sleeping on the roof is a young man around her age dressed in a white under shirt and blue jean shorts. He loses his grip as she screams seeing him. He lands on the bed as his long lizard like tail unrolls on as the police pound on her front door responding to her screams. He looks into Relena's frightened eyes still somewhat asleep. Realizing where he is his yellow eyes glow with surprise and embarrassment.

Some of her fear diminishes when she sees him blush. He dashes under the bed as the officers come crashing in.

"Miss Darlian, Are you ok?"

"Yes, I just had a bad dream that's all," she lies convincingly.

"If you need anything we'll be right outside your door."

"Thank you, officer." They lower their guns and leave the room. "You can come out now," she whispers getting out of bed. As she looks under the bed, she sees his yellow glowing eyes.

"... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to scare you."

"Aren't you going to come out?" she asks curiously.

"No... it's best if I stay here," he says sadly, "I don't want to scare you, again."

"I' sorry...," she says feeling guilty. "I didn't mean to-"

"It's ok; I um... get that a lot. It's best if you just pretend I'm not here." She reluctantly goes back to bed.

Flash

"Freeze, don't move a muscle," the five scientists turned from the controls; Dr. J stood up.

"Hey Cans, long time no see," Dr. J said enthusiastically though his friend had a gun pointed at them. Cans fired the gun; the bullet grazed his shoulder. "Ah!" he crumbled to one knee cringing in pain the other four scientists at his back.

"I told you not to move."

"Go ahead and kill us," Dr. J said through clinched teeth.

"You people have caused me nothing, but headaches. How many times do you have to interfere with Operation: Meteor?"

"The gundams were more then enough to takes revenge for Heero Yuy last time and this time as well."

"If it weren't for you people, changing the orders to gundam pilots, man kind would have come to its senses a lot sooner then this."

"Probably," Dr. J painfully stood up, "but we rate man kind a lot higher then you ever did."

"Enough!"

"We're going to interfere on last time." Professor G pressed a button on the consol just as a gun shot echoed off the walls. An explosion jerked everyone forward. After a moment, a young girl walked up to the five. Cans unmoving body told its story as a pool of blood formed around him.

"You're lucky," she said dully, "It's only a flesh wound."

"And who might you be? We were prepared to die," G said coldly.

"Don't worry about him; we're grateful you saved our lives," J said trying to remember the familiar face.

"Some of us have weird ways of showing it," Dr. S said as Master O steps forward.

"Sophia," he said giving her a hug surprising the others. "You've grown up, so much."

Flash

"So she saved you guys just before the giant block came crashing in to the earth's atmosphere, not bad," Duo says picking some ticks out of his tail. "Man, you'd think this place wouldn't have such a bug problem first fleas now ticks. What's next?"

"Daga didn't come alone." Heero looks up as the little rabbit girl runs in leaping into Heero's arms. "I gave Thumper a bath, so there'll be no more ticks... Duo," a smirk crosses her face before she somewhat limps out of the room. I wouldn't be surprised if she put those ticks in my bed herself. Duo continues to watch the doorway where Sophia was. Heero puts Thumper down. Curious, she starts exploring the room and it's inhabitance as they continue to talk. She stops a while to listen to Trowa's story.

Flash

Trowa followed Wufei stopping in front of a green mobile suit that was quite similar to his own Heavyarms.

"Let me guess... this is the lucky guy who gets to work one of my Serpent suits." They looked over to see Sophia. She had her hair in pony tails which made her look around eleven or twelve years old. She wore an over grown lab coat with her wrists shackled together on font of her.

"Have you changed your mind yet?" Wufei demanded harshly, "I know you hate those shackles."

"You know my answer." They stare at each other hard a moment.

"Give him a suit," he said heading for his gundam.

"So you're pilot 03; follow me." He followed her inside the nearest suit. He looked at the controls; he quickly figured them out. He looked up to see her gnawing on the restraints on her wrists.

"There's an easier way to get those off."

"Don't worry about me," she reached in her pocket and pulled out a slip of paper. Handing it to him she said, "I thought this will make yore journey a lot shorter." He glanced at the paper. These are direction to the navigation room. The sound of twisting metal got attention. She had broken the restrains down the center so that they looked like wrist bands. "That's the thing about iron, you work at one spot long enough and it tears like a sheet of paper." She winks at Trowa before she hopped out.

Flash

Seeing that the story was over Thumper goes back to her exploring. She stops before reaching the five scientists.

"Don't tell me these five ugly scientists scare you," Dr. J says with a laugh. She backs up as they stand up; she hides behind Trowa watching them closely until they were out of sight.