AC 201 Heero and Wufei are preventors called in for an accident on a sweeper ship captained by Duo. However it was no accident there's a killer on board and it isn't human. If you like suspense and gore you'll like this horror story. (At least I'm hoping to create suspense I believed I managed it.)

Disclaimer: I don't own these characters, I only get my jollies off on torturing them and my readers with horrible gory stories like the one below. Bandia and a bunch of other rich and talented folk own these characters. Please don't' sue me.

Warnings: Rated R just to be on the safe side. Contains yaoi, gore and minor amounts of smut.

Secondary warning: Personally, I don't think that my stories are scary. However, I have received feedback from a small amount of reviewers claiming that they were. "Don't change your style of writing, it's yours. There are people out there who will appreciate it." I thank that person. I decided to take their words to heart and I have not toned down or changed how I write. However, I am giving fair warning.

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Jaaku na Gundam

(English Translation: the Evil Gundam)

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Chapter 34

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Section 3

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The team assembled quickly after that. Heero and the others were placed into one of the hummers—the trio was placed in the other, both of them had armed men as escort. Like the very first day, when they were brought in, the guy named Alex rode in the old truck with him.

A third of the way to the plant, they had to stop and check their entry at the first air lock in the access tunnel. The air locks were a safety measure in case the tunnel ruptured. There were three in total and no way to override them.

Heero and Wufei rode in the back while Quatre, Trowa and Duo road in the center seat. The Topes junior and senior were in the front, with junior at the wheel. A third man kept a rifle trained on them. Heero thought his name was Durst but he wasn't sure. It was an uncomfortably journey but at least this man didn't have his hand on the trigger.

The trio were in a similar position. Heero could see them also seated under guard in the other vehicle. Their driver, the guy named James drove with another armed man up front.

The plant was a large and squat building shaped like a hexagon. Each of its six sections supported its own drill unit. The central operating processor was in the first section. There was a backup unit in the third section. The sections were shaped like a triangle narrowing as one drew nearer the center.

The wider end of the section was able to support all three vehicles easily. The air locks had been activated thought-out the building. That meant all doors would have to be done manually.

Nile's group was already at the control unit when they disembarked. The coms were alive but silent neither Mabel, Mike, Turenen or any of the others answered their calls.

The whole crew was at the unit. All ten of them were trying to determine were the exposion might have come from and although they were all talking at the same time Heero was not having any trouble following each conversation.

"The com is responding in section 5," said Alex.

"Same in section 4," said another man. "No smoke, no nothing."

The monitors in the different sections showed the areas to be empty. It was easy to see there was no army. The accusations from earlier were practically forgotten and now, they were being ignored.

"The backup com unit in section three is not responding," Corbin called out. "I can't get the cam to move."

Heero crowded around with everyone else except Duo. Duo instead went to glance down the drill well. It seemed to be running smoothly. In fact, they all did even the one shown on the cam in section three

"Looks can be deceiving," Nile told them. "We have no know idea what the rest of that section looks like. The whole floor could be tore up."

"What does that mean?" Quatre asked.

"The explosion might have come from underground," Trowa explained. "Maybe one the drill units hit a pocket of trapped gas. It would explain the lack of smoke."

Trowa's softly spoken explanation brought the crew's attention to the fact that they had dragged the space rep there at gunpoint.. Nile and the others spoke big but Heero already noticed that they were very nervous about how they had treated Quatre. Now, many of them couldn't meet their eyes and some actually apologized as they turned to address Quatre's question.

If Nile was embarrassed the old man hid it well. He was however becoming more and more concerned about their other members. Heero could see him glancing around every few seconds. Mabel and the two other men from the day before were on shift, he had seemed pretty close to them.

"Sorry about the misunderstanding," said James the driver of the other Hummer. "I hope you don't hold it against us, Mr. Winner."

"Not at all," Quatre said easily. "Maybe it's a good thing since now that we are here, we might be of some help."

"Quatre," Trowa warned. "You can't be so reckless."

"We are responsible for your well being," Wufei added with a sniff.

Quatre opened his mouth to complain but a pointed look from Heero stopped him. He glanced at the men around him and saw he was going to get no support from them. They were embarrassed enough as it was.

"He should stay, We'll will lose too many people if we send an escort back," Duo said thoughtfully from the side.

"Alright," Trowa told them. "Quatre's medical knowledge does surpass my own."

"And we are short handed," another man added.

"We will be even more short handed when those three leave," Nile interjected. A jerk of his head indicated, he meant the trio. "Isn't that what you promised them?"

Everyone tensed at the old man's daring but Quatre just smiled one his sweet innocent smiles, however the brightness of it didn't reach his eyes. The hardness in them was quite threatening. Nile swallowed and nodded his head. It wasn't an apology—it was more like he knew better than to continued to challenge Quatre.

"I made a promise," Quatre said quietly.

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They all headed for section three—only stopping in section two so they could suit up and check the com. The access to the third section was difficult. The safety lock wouldn't open since there was low oxygen levels in the area. After over riding the door's main locks, the group stood by while the team manually forced the door to open.

At section three's entrance Heero felt that tinge. He wished that they had somehow managed to get their arms into the Hummers. He felt naked and vulnerable and the plant didn't help. It was odd seeing so many huge machines and no one to run them. Plants shouldn't be empty like that. There should always be people around. However, the emptiness wasn't the worst thing about the plant. The most unnerving thing was the hum of the drills, the rumbled of the ground ice as it is being processed and the hiss of the air being channeled through the pipes. The placed sounded like it was alive.

Heero turned and watched the huge panel like door to the section slide open. The thick metal panel slid back slowly showing the quadrant beyond as empty. There was nothing there, no damage or people. There was just more machines grinding and wheezing along.

Heero had imaged that they would come upon some horrid and grisly scene. The bodies of the six missing people strewn about like broken dolls. Their limps still twitching as the life left them. The room looked perfect, except for one thing. The outside wall was broken.

There was a hole right in the center of the outer wall. It was not a big one. It was not large enough for a mobile suit. It was just a crack actually. That even one of the hummers would have had a hard time driving through it.

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TBC

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Comments

Thanks for reading I hope you're enjoying the story. I love knowing your comments and opinions so feel free to send them and as always my special thanks to Starshifter. I'm having a hard time getting back to some people who wrote me. My apologizes, I will try and response soon. -- Luv Ani