My thoughts were spinning as I became conscious again. There was a reason I didn't want to be conscious, oh yea…Zechs proposing to Noin. There was another stab at my heart. I didn't want to feel the pain…I guess Heero was right all those years ago, feelings were useless to a gundam pilot. But then again, it could have been the Maxwell Curse, ya know, the curse that everyone who loves me dies or leaves me? Yea that one.

My eyes adjust to the darkness of the room. This room seemed familiar somehow…it was probably a room I've been in and was too drugged up to notice where I was when I was with G. Who knows? The old man was crazy and senile.

I noticed that my hands weren't bonded. Strange, most kidnappers bond you when they take you hostage. Unless these people knew who I was and they knew I wouldn't fight back. But who could have taken me hostage? I mean Q-man wasn't big on the revenge thing…but his Maganacs were and Trowa as well. It seems that all I have made is enemies these days.

I removed myself from my sleeping position. I noticed that the door was cracked and there was light flooding through. These bastards were more stupid than I had originally thought. I go through the door and find that we are on a small ship that was at least as old as I was. It looks as though as it has been kept up.

I made my way down the hallway and came to the bridge. My eyes literally bugged out of my head. There was Heero hooked up to some machine that looked strangely like the ZERO System. What the hell? I thought that evil thing has been destroyed. But then again, maybe it wasn't the ZERO. I had my fingers crossed.

Zombie Heero looked at me. His eyes were dead, as if his soul was sucked out of him. "Hello. I knew there was 78 percent chance that you would wake at this time." Heero's voice resembled that of Heero on ZERO. Shit, shit, shit, this was not good. This could mean two things, 1) ZERO has totally taken Heero over and 2) ZERO is planning on using the disease on the Earth.

And Duo Maxwell is left to save the world. Shit, it's always Heero Yuy that saves the world, not fucking Duo Maxwell. I didn't say anything. I just stared at ZERO.

Heero was never Heero since the end of the Mariemeia incident. And the ZERO System has no personality and a short fuse. I had to tread carefully so I could come out alive and save the people on Earth.

"Now you understand that I am the ZERO System and that I have been occupying his body since after the Mariemeia incident. Every day I grew stronger. Heero fought valiantly for his body and for your life." The ZERO Heero smiled maliciously. "He learned of my plans of course, since we do share the same body. And of course he almost lost his will when you ran away. He knew that you would hide and we would never find you. That was his intention to begin with. The Perfect Soldier took over my body one day and called Wufei and met at that restaurant. He staged the whole thing so you could be safe." There was a dangerous glint in ZERO's eyes. Damnit, why did Heero have to go and do that? "And it was by total accident that we found you in New York. I had created the fake terrorists. And poor little Alexis, she's living a hard life in a mental hospital. She's not insane, I made up everything. Poor girl, anyways, now that I have you here, I shall continue my original plan."

Damn, the ZERO system was insane, it was worse than when Zechs was on Libra and tryin to blow the Earth to smithereens. And here I thought I was a crackpot. Damn, there had to be a way to stop ZERO. I mean it can't predict every thing, can it?

"Your chances of escape are minimal. Just hand over the key." My eyes searched the room. Where the hell was Wufei?

"Your Chinese friend is also under my control. He is currently covering for me. So that way I can retrieve the key from you and rid the Earth of all its inhabitants." There was something about the smile that ZERO gave that made my skin crawl. I had to outsmart zero, somehow. Wait, ZERO was arrogant. It always relied on its predictions and if it couldn't predict what the key was, then it wasn't too sure of itself. I could use that to my advantage or at least stall long enough for someone to get out here.

"Y'know, if you couldn't figure out what the key is, what makes you think I know? I mean come on, you are the ZERO System, and you know everything, ne? I mean if you can't find it, what makes you think that I can?" I asked with amusement in voice.

"Because only you know your past, and no matter how much research I do on you, I can never find what the key is. No one knows you better than yourself and Zechs." ZERO's eyes narrowed at me. Damn, ZERO's death glare was worse than Heero's. I cringe at the look.

"Well it seems to me buddy that you failed. I mean if the ZERO system couldn't find it, then it must be nonexistent. I mean come on; you are like the ultimate think tank."

I was messing with ZERO and I knew that was dangerous ground to tread. But in order to save the people of Earth. Right now I didn't care if I ended up dead, as long as the people were safe. And the reason I didn't want to live-Zechs didn't love me.

The ZERO System had a contemplative look on Heero's face. Shit, I hope he wasn't getting any ideas. He couldn't have the key, not my cross. The cross was sacred to me. I knew that I was not only fighting for Earth. I was fighting for myself as well. I saw ZERO reach for the gun that Heero had always kept at the small of his back. My eyes widened in shock as I saw Heero come alive in those Prussian blue depths, but then faded.

"Hand over your cross Maxwell." ZERO said in a cold, murderous voice. Damn, how did he figure it out? Wait, maybe Heero did and was tryin to take his body back over. I watched in horror as ZERO came forward and clobbered me in the head.

As I came to, I saw that my cross was in the keyhole. I tried to move, but realized that I was bound tightly and that my mouth was gagged. I flexed my wrists and found that the bonds weren't as secure as I first thought them, which meant that Heero had been in control when I was tied up.

I made quick work of my bonds. ZERO hadn't noticed me so far. I think it was too stuck on itself or Heero was fighting for control. But then stupid me made a mistake, I tripped over something and fell forward.

ZERO trained the gun at me and fired. I always knew that I would die at the hands of Heero Yuy, even if he wasn't in control of his own body.