"Get up!" A guard yelled as he poked Duo awake with his gun.

"What the hell do you want now?" Duo groaned as he was forced up.

He looked up and saw Alex being restrained and no sign of Alice. He looked towards the guards with a glare that almost rivaled Heero's.

"Where is Alice? Where is my daughter?" He demanded as his arm was sharply turned behind his back.

"Don't worry, you'll see your daughter soon enough. Besides, it's none of your business." The guard snapped and began to lead Duo out.

"Tell me now! It is my business because she is my child!" He struggled against them.

"Shut up and move!" A guard yelled and held a gun to Alex's temple. "Now move along quietly and he will live to see another day."

Duo stared him down fiercely and gave up his fight. The guard smirked and lowered the gun as Duo was lead out of the cell. As soon as he was gone, Alex managed to bite his captor's hand so that he can speak.

"Give Alice back!" He growled.

"Don't worry; your girlfriend is in good hands." He chuckled as the guards released him and left.

"Please…..please don't hurt her…"Alex ran to the door and beat on it before falling to his knees crying.

"Come on Ashleigh, you can do it." Heero coaxed as he accompanied her in the delivery room.

Ashleigh cried out as she tried to push her baby out.

"Something is wrong." Sally stated. "Get that ultra sound over here!"

It was quickly set up and sally was looking over the baby through the monitor.

"We have to do a C-section. The baby turned and caused the cord to wrap around it's neck." She said hurriedly.

The setup the equipment as quickly as they could and prepped Ashleigh.

"Don't let anything happen to my baby." She cried.

"You baby is in good hands." Heero assured her.

There was high tension in the room until at last the room was filled with they cries of a baby.

"Congratulations, you have a beautiful baby girl." Sally held up the child.

Ashleigh smiled through her tears at her new baby girl. "Look Duo…" She whispered. "Our beautiful baby girl…"

"Is she healthy?" Heero asked. "She is premature after all."

"If you will cut the cord, we can check her over."

Heero looked at Ashleigh who nodded at him. He picked up the scissors and cut the cord. After he was done, they took the baby over to the checking station and Sally began to sew Ashleigh up. When Heero came back to her side, Ashleigh took his hand and kissed the back of it.

"Thank you Heero." She whispered as she sort of hugged his hand.

"Anything for my friends." He smiled at her.

"And this is coming from the man who tried to kill me on several occasions." She laughed a bit.

"We both know that was the old me." He laughed as well. "So what are you going to name her?"

"Helena Susan Maxwell. Helena because Duo loved that name and Susan for my mother, and of course Maxwell." She told him.

"It's a beautiful name."

"Well, Helena is perfectly healthy and although small is, as healthy as an on time baby." Sally smiled and as she brought the baby over and gave her to Ashleigh.

Ashleigh took the baby and smiled. "She looks like Alice did when she was a baby."

"We'll get her back. I promise you that Ashleigh." Heero stated.

"I know. I trust you all enough to know you will."

Alex sat in the corner of the cell staring off into space when the cell door opened and 2 officers brought a shocked Alice in and set her on the ground. As they left Alex scrambled over to her.

"Alice. Alice, are you okay?" He asked worriedly as he took her face into his hands.

Alice didn't answer. She just sat there shocked and shortly tears started running down her face.

"Alice, tell me what happened. Did they do anything to you?" He asked.

"Dad-Daddy…" She whispered before clinging onto Alex sobbing her eyes out.

Alex wrapped his arms around her and comforted her. Once she managed to calm down, Alex tried again to ask her questions, but more slowly.

"Alright, Alice, did they do anything to you?"

"No…"

"Okay, good. Now did me everything that happened from the time they took you."

"They took me when I was sleeping and when I woke up, I was in a bed and that guy with the scar was there…

Flashback

"What do you want me for!" Alice demanded.

"Nothing in particular. Just felt like looking at the exact twin of my lost love." He lifted her chin up and when he did, Alice tried to bite him. "Just as feisty. Good thing you don't have your mother's strength." He chuckled and let go of her face.

"How do you know?"

"Because she would have snapped those cuffs already." He took a seat at a table with some food on it. "She was the only one I knew that could even put a dent or bend Gundanium alloy."

"Well if you haven't noticed, I'm not my mother."

"I'm well aware of that. The only thing that ruins you is that blasted hair color and eye color." He growled.

"You hate my father don't you? Just because Mama chose him over you."

"That among other reasons." He hit the table. "He took my Gundam, my glory, my love, and my pride."

"Sounds like you got some grudge issues." She said sarcastically.

"You still have your sass about you. No wonder my son liked you so much. Like father like son." He laughed.

"What?" Alice was confused.

"I believe you know my son, Josh."

Alice couldn't believe her ears. The man she had loved and been betrayed by, was the offspring of this creep?

"No wonder he was such and ass." She mumbled.

"Ahhh, here is our guest." The man rose as Duo was thrown in the room.

"Daddy!" Alice managed to stand and ran over to him. "Daddy are you alright?" She asked as he hugged her.

"I'm alright baby. Did he do anything to you?" He asked as he pulled back and looked over her.

"Please Duo, I have more dignity than that."

"Never know with you David. After all, you got innocent by standards involved in this."

"You got to do what you got to do to get what you want in life. And there is only one thing I want right now and that is my Gundam."

"Deathscythe was never your Gundam. The Drs. never wanted you. You were the last resort. You need to move on with your life." Duo stood up and approached David. "You can't live your entire life holding a grudge. It will end up killing you."

"That's what you think." David suddenly pulled out a gun..

End flashback

"And then he shot him." She finished as she clung to Alex in tears.

Alex sat there holding her in shock. Duo was actually dead…

"Ms. Noin! Come look at this!"

"What is it Matt?"

"A space pod." He pointed to the screen.

"Zechs! Alright Matt, prepare the suits. We are going out to get it."

"Yes ma'am!"

"What is it Noin?" Zechs asked as she walked out of his room.

"Matt found a space pod. We have to go recover it."

"Why?"

"Because there is someone on board."

"Gently." Matt's voice came over the intercom. The they brought the pod into dock. "Alright, come on in." He told them.

Once they were both inside, they opened the pod with guns out. As soon as the door opened, they found a body, face down. He had semi-short chestnut hair with dried blood all around him. Matt ran over to the body and checked for life.

"He's alive, but barely."

Zechs went over and they both gently lifted the body up and gently took him to the ship's medical ward.

"He looks so familiar Lady Une. I just can't figure out whom it is."

"Bring him in and we will try to figure it out."

"Yes Ma'am."

Knock Knock

"Enter."

Heero walked in looking exhausted as he sat in a chair.

"How is she?

"Ashleigh and the baby are fine. It was a girl and her name is Helena Susan Maxwell."

"Beautiful name." Une commented.

"Yes. So any news?"

"Some. Zechs and Noin recovered a space pod. There was a body inside and barely alive, but just barely. Noin said he looked familiar, but is bring in for identification."

"Hopefully they will have any information of Alice or Alex."

"We can only hope."

A few days later, Ashleigh was walking down the Preventers hospital hallways with Helena in her arms, singing a song to her. She was transferred to the Preventers medical ward after much protest from her. She wanted to be nearby so she could get information when it became available.

While walking, she saw a nurse walk out of a room that looked highly secured. Sally was standing outside staring in. As she walked up, she saw Heero inside the room with the man.

"Who is he?" She asked as she looked in.

"We don't know." Sally answered. "Noin and Zechs brought him in and he was in pretty bad shape. He has yet to wake up."

As they watched in, Heero moved from in front of the man's face and Ashleigh gasped as she saw it.

"What's wrong Ashleigh?" Sally turned to her quickly.

"Let me in there Sally. Please." Ashleigh pleaded.

"I'm not authorized to do that Ash." Sally said apologetically.

Ashleigh turned back to the window at the man. Sighing, she tapped on the window and waved for Heero to go to the door.

"What is it?" He asked as he opened the door.

"Let me see him please Heero." Ashleigh asked. "He looks so familiar and I want a closer look."

"Alright." Heero nodded. "Just leave Helena here."

Ashleigh nodded and handed Helena with Sally then Heero lead her in.

"May I touch him?"

"Gently and carefully."

She walked up to the side of the bed and looked at him closely. She ran her fingers over his face and through his hair.

"It can't be." She whispered as she placed a hand on his cheek and looked at Heero.

"What is it?"

"It's Duo."

"But Duo is dead."

"A body was never found Heero. There is a good chance it could be."

"But his hair, you know he would never keep his hair that short."

"Unless it was done without his permission. Heero I think I know my own husband when I see him."

During their conversation, they never noticed the man started to move. His eyes barely opened and when his vision cleared, he saw Ashleigh standing there talking to someone. He couldn't help but smile when he saw her. He slowly reached his hand up and took her hand in his.

Ashleigh jumped a little and looked own as she felt something touch her hand. The first thing she saw, were loving purple eyes staring up at her.

"Ashleigh…" He whispered as he smiled.

Ashleigh stared at him in shock. She never noticed when tears started rolling down he cheeks. Heero quickly left the room and so that Sally could come check him.

"Duo…you…you baka." She cried as leaned down and put her head on his chest.

Duo chuckled a little and stroked her hair once. "I missed you too." He whispered before falling asleep again.

"Come on Ashleigh. We have to let him rest." Sally put her hands on her shoulders.

Ashleigh nodded and kissed him gently before Sally lead her out of the room.

Hope you all like it. Tell me what you think.