Chapter 2: Some Understanding

A/N, I guess I wasn't clear with Heero's explanation in that little preview, he isn't blind, his senses just haven't fully recovered yet. He will be completely back to normal physically at the end of this chapter.

Thank you for taking the time to review,

lost-remembrance I haven't read any zoids fanfiction so I don't know anything about any similarities.

Kate Maxwell, Can I please get 24 hours to update before I'm evil? Please -

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"Cryogenic Freeze subject should now be alert." The computer announced.

Trowa stood taking full stock of the situation, Heero, who hadn't been seen or heard from in over twenty years was now sitting in a chair in front of him, and he looked like he was still twenty years old. As the ex gundam pilot began to stir Trowa broke the silence.

"Heero can you hear me?"

"Trowa?"

"How do you feel?

"Remember that time I warned you about what dieing felt like? Let's call that 'the warm fluffy time.'"

Trowa couldn't help it, he broke down down and started laughing, Heero joined in for a few chuckles before asking, "How did you find me anyways?"

"Find you?"

"I know I didn't do as through a job as I normally would for covering my tracks, but still how did you find J's lab?"

"... Heero, does this area look familiar to you?"

"I assume it would if I could see."

"... You can't see?"

"Apparently after being frozen it takes a little while for everything to start working again. I should be fine in a little while, but what are you going on about anyways?"

"... Heero, your on earth."

"Earth? Where?"

"The basement of the preventers building."

The look on Heero's face went from one of slight curiosity to one of deep concentration. Then that look gave way to one of anger, "Where is the old coot? When I get my hands on him I'll hang him by that stupid mustache of his."

"I'm afraid, 'the old coot' is gone Heero."

"Someone beat me to it?"

"Heart attack, seven years ago."

"Hn. .... Wait a minute, seven years ago!?" Heero's face was turned to look directly at Trowa with total bewilderment on it that Heero was to stunned to even try controlling.

"Heero, I'm afraid you have been locked away in that block of ice for some time." Trowa's tone was very somber. While outside he was presenting a calm solid image, in his mind he was franticly trying to piece together pieces of this puzzle. Heero was angry at J, did that mean Heero hadn't done this willingly? And it was then Trowa realized, Heero really had no idea how long he had been out. Trowa took a deep breath to ready himself to say what he had to. "Heero, the year is after colony 223."

There was nothing but silence in the air, or at least it seemed that way. Trowa watched as Heero was thinking through that statement, and all of the implications.

"223?"

"Affirmative."

"233? It can't be. Trowa, tell me your not serious." The look on Heero's face, was almost pleading.

"I'm sorry Heero, but it's true."

"25 years... I've been gone for 25 years..."

"Heero, I know this is a lot to get your mind around, but we need your help, the current situation is pretty bleak."

"My help? I don't know what I can offer you Trowa, Ordinarily I would have known what the problem was before it happened, but now I'm completely clueless as to what's going on."

"Heero, Relena was kidnapped, along with the president and vice president. Their guards were part of a conspiracy, currently they've made no demands, but we are facing a desperate situation here."

"Hn. I understand, I'll do what I can but it will probably take a few hours before I am fully functional again, it would help if you could brief me on the current situation for now."

At first Trowa simply nodded, the realizing his companion couldn't see it vocalized his agreement and began the briefing.

Relena had served through every administration in the same post, She held a great deal of sway with people, but she rarely used it. She was mostly a calming voice in times of trials, which likely was the reason she was a target for this current coup. Their short term goal seemed to be getting the president pro tempore of the senate as the head of the government expecting him to declare martial law, throwing the world in chaos and strengthening their position. Heero periodically nodded to confirm what Trowa was telling him.

"Alright, what do I have to work with?"

"In terms of intelligence, little, I have a team going over everything we have on those guards, right down to how they take their coffee, but that hasn't turned up anything of value yet. Weapons aren't all that different but you might want to visit the firing range to get a feel for them. Personal is going to be a little tricky. I don't think we have anyone that can really keep up with you."

"What about Wufei, is he still with the preventers?"

"Yes, but he hasn't done field work in years, he just trains preventer officers in martial arts now."

Heero chuckled lightly, "I'm surprised he ever let himself be taken off field duty."

"... Heero, he's over 40 now."

Heero closed his eyes and lowered his head, "just give me capable people who can follow orders and we'll work the rest out. What is the time frame?"

"We can't leave the presidency vacated, Senator Barnes will be sworn in tomorrow."

"If he's that much of a concern, why not convince him to pass over and let someone else in?"

"Aside from it being very questionable legally to exert that kind of influence, he wants it, he wanted to run for president but couldn't get his party's nomination. This is his big chance and he doesn't want to pass on it."

"Hn. For now the best thing would be getting the intelligence, I can work out the kinks in a team but I need to know where these people are."

"I'll so what I can Heero, but this whole plan was extremely well executed, too well really."

"Hn. For now could you please get me to some quarters? I need a shower and a nap before I'll be much good to anyone."

"No problem, and Heero, It's good to see you again."

"Please, ... don't do that."

"Do what?"

"Make it sound so distant, Trowa I just played pool with you last week, at least from my perspective."

"...I'm sorry Heero, but this is going to take a lot of getting used to."

Heero said nothing more, but in his mind there was one burning question. What would happen when he saw Relena again?

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That's all for now, Kate, I hope that makes up for the cliffhanger last time. As of the next chapter Heero is back to normal.

Also wbout Wufei being over 40, that's not a knock on him, the point is that that anyone the preventers have wouldn't be able to keep up with the level of skill Heero has.

Next time: Heero gets a full briefing on what's been happening.

Thanks for your time.