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Lost

Chapter Two: Musical Memory

Quatre fastened the top button of the uniform he wore. Then he turned around to see the other pilots wearing the same uniform. All of them, except for Duo, were calm. If anything, Duo was antsy.

"Duo? What's wrong?" Quatre whispered when the other pilots were out of hearing range. Duo didn't look at him when he answered.

"Nothing. This mission just came at a bad time. I was in the middle of something at the time." Quatre eyed him. It was clear that it was something of great importance. Duo wanted this mission to end very quickly.

The pilots made their way to the audience room. There they stood with the other soldiers for the upcoming ceremony. A large group of politicians filed into the room. They chattered and eventually took their seats. Once they all had, the host stood to give a short speech. That was the signal. Herro left to go take care of the guards in the east wing. Trowa headed towards the record halls to collect the set of files needed. Wufie walked down the hall to stand watch for anyone who might catch on. Duo slipped out and went to the mobile suit computer links to scramble the systems. Quatre stayed in the hall to keep tabs on what went on up there.

They were in a high security political conference on colony 4260. It was an important mission. As Quatre stood against the wall, the host bowed and looked up with a smile.

"And now, I have a little something for your entertainment. May I introduce the fifteen year old prodigy; Andrea Faye Winner!" Quatre's head jerked towards the stage as the audience applauded. A small girl (short for her age) walked out onto the stage. She bowed and looked up giving the people an innocent smile. She looked just like Quatre! Short blonde hair, innocent looks, and she appeared to share his musical talents.

Quatre watched mesmerized as Andrea gingerly sat at the piano and began to play. She played a soft melody and after the first verse, she began to sing. Quatre heard the words but didn't recognize them. All he knew was that it was the voice on an angel. The girl played with such great skill, it shamed the very instrument she played. After Andrea finished the song, she played two more. These song were only seconds to the blonde pilot against the wall.

Andrea stood and gave a small bow when she finished. The audience applauded with vigor. Then a woman in the front gasped. A large white tiger made it's way across stage. The people only calmed down when they saw that neither Andrea or their host moved. In fact, the host grinned. Andrea knelt to meet the tiger. She hugged him and smiled up at the audience so innocently. The host took the stand again. Quatre snapped back into reality. That was the sign to leave. With one last glance at the girl hugging the tiger, he walked out to meet the other pilots at the exit.

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Andrea looked up from the white fur. She blinked and tilted her head to the left. A blonde soldier was exiting the room. She couldn't see his face, but he looked familiar. She tried to shrug it off but couldn't. It almost looked like........... she saw a vision from the past of a young blonde boy standing by a piano in a empty room looking confused. Andrea shook her lead. No. It couldn't be him. He wasn't here. Or was he..... She stared off into the door way wondering about the blonde soldier.

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The pilots met up be a back exit and left together. They made their get away in a small helicopter. Trowa piloted and Herro sat in the front with him. Wufie shook his head and hopped on a small motorcycle. Duo sat in the back with Quatre. The helicopter took off.

Duo was fidgety. He had gotten the mission right before he made it to the colony. It was a pain because he wanted to find the Melody. She was out there somewhere and so was that killer. It was Quatre's odd silence that brought him out of his own little world. He peered at his friend. Quatre's face was almost shocked and his eyes huge.

"Hey, Quatre...... what's up? You look like you seen a ghost or something." Quatre didn't look up or move. Duo thought he didn't hear him, but after a moment he spoke.

"There was a fifteen year old girl performing in there. She played like an angel, and she even has a white tiger." Duo smiled.

"Did they give her name." He thought that Quatre liked the girl, but that idea left his mind when he met Quatre's eyes.

"That's the thing. She looks a lot like me and they said her name was Andrea Faye Winner. But my only siblings are my older sisters. How could I have had a younger sister and have not known about it?" Quatre leaned his lead against the window. Duo stared at him speechless. He shook his head with his mouth slightly open.

"Oh man! Talk about the irony!" Quatre looked at him puzzled. "Your mystery sister showing up just now........ Well, I have a little sister too." Duo stopped Quatre sat up straight.

"You have a little sister?" Quatre was astonished.

"Yeah, only I thought she was dead. An old friend told my he'd seen her on this colony. We were both survivors of the Maxwell church incident. Only we came out of it separated. Apparently there's some maniac running around killing these survivors. We're the last two and I got to find her before she gets killed."

"So that's why you were frustrated during the mission." Quatre understood finally. He smiled as a thought dawned upon him. "Hey, why don't I help you look for Melody. Then you can help me investigate Andrea." Duo stared at him for a while. Then he smiled.

"Sure. Why not? I've got to access the colony's computer bank to find out if there is any record of her." They both grinned and looked forward. That helicopter couldn't land fast enough for them. And when it did, they practically jumped out and ran.

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Andrea walked down the dirt hill with the tiger. When she did, she was greeted by the happy scene of the circus. A girl of about thirteen years was leaning over a fence looking bored. When she saw Andrea, she looked up and waved. Andrea waved and walked over to her. THe smaller girl knelt down to greet the tiger.

"Hey Tundra. How ya doin'?" She smiled and laughed as the tiger began to lick her face. Then she jumped up and hugged Andrea. "Hey Andrea. How have you been? I wasn't expecting you!" Andrea smiled. "Hey Mel! I thought I'd stop by to see how you are doing. Looks like you fit in well enough here." She took a step back to look her friend over. Melody was thirteen and a half. She was also short for her age. Her knee length blue-black hair was down except for a braided "U" in the back. She looked up with bright blue eyes that sparkled. She was the picture of happiness. Andrea smiled. "You may come out half way decent, Maxwell."