Title: Learn from the past and live for the future
Pairings: 1×2
Chapter 12
Duo was in the car outside, waiting for Joe and Ann to come out, in shock. Emotionally scarred to the bone, he clutched the phone in his hands while repeating the last words Heero's said to him before abruptly ending the call. However he turned the words, he came to the same conclusion, "This has to be a joke."
His childish side was screaming for Heero to call him back, hoping for it all to be a big misunderstanding, a joke or something else. At the same time, he thought, "This is what I get for believing in people. For trusting them to see their own mistakes and correcting them accordingly."
But it wouldn't be as he hoped, because deep down he knew, he just knew something bad was happening or had happened.
"I was good," Duo was mumbling to himself, "I let Heero go. My heart was breaking, but I let him go. Let him have the life Relena wanted him to have. Gave him the freedom to choose what he wanted on his own. I left him behind, moved away and found something else to occupy my time with. Time passed, he got a family. I still stayed away. Then the princess made a mistake and lost him. The luck started to turn toward my side. Heero came to my doorstep on his own, asked me to stay with me without anyone helping out. And now what? I lose him again?"
While mumbling to himself Duo started to shut down emotionally. The emotional turmoil he felt in his mind and soul earlier started to fade deep within him while only coldness and hollowness remained. It was a state where only madness and death lived. This was the second time Duo had been this emotionally broken.
"They came to me, they took from me, now they will learn what it means to be on the wrong side." While making a decision Duo started the car, made a sharp U-turn and headed back from where a few days ago they came from. His mind was already on the things he would do when he got back. If anyone looked into the driver's car they would see a man smiling like a loony while looking into cold, dead eyes.
While the madness inside Duo's mind felt a satisfaction with the decision two people standing on the doorstep looking after the car driving away were not.
"Did he just drive away?" Ann asked Joe in bewilderment.
"I don't know," replied Joe in surprise "But, if he did, then something bad happened".
"I didn't expect this to happen. For now, it's best to find another way to get to the new place. Let me go and ask the driver of the moving van if we could go with him."
Joe was still looking after Duo just nodded, "and I will try to get Tom on the phone and see what the situation on his side. Maybe he can tell me what the problem is."
When the dark van came to the destination all the men inside looked at each other. Nobody knew what to say or how to respond to the situation they were in.
"OMG, we are so fucked," the guy called Sam said.
"Oh shut the Hell Up," the guy next to him responded.
"Did you guys see how he moved?" Sam continued, ignoring the other guy.
"All I saw," the boss in the driving seat responded, "is David, Rodriges, Stefan, Lee, Mark, Georg and their bodies we left behind."
"What about our motto No Man left behind?" Sam responded. "We just left them there."
"It was that or get caught," responded the guy next to him.
"All I know is," the boss man said, "that it should never happen like it did. The problem was not with us, the problem was that we did not get the right information's on our target and his abilities."
"What about their families," Sam responded.
"All, we can do for them now is to get them some monetary compensation," the boss replied.
"I hope we won't be here for long," the silent man said, "I really don't want to deal with the target again."
All the faces turned in unity but just the boss responded, "Don't tell me, he is waking up."
The man who sat beside the target shock his head "No, he is still out cold."
To their relief, they did not need to wait long because as soon as they stopped to talk a new van came in view that stopped a few feet from their own.
"Before we get them what they want I need to have a talk with the doctor. While I am out there keep a watch on the target and on their van. I don't want any more surprises." Three heads nodded in confirmation.
When he got a positive response he stepped out of the van and moved to the doctor who was waiting for him.
"Is it done? Do you have him and the boy?" the doctor asked.
"We got him,"
"What about the boy?" the doctor continued while looking toward the van.
"We did not have the time for the boy,"
"Why wasn't their time to take the boy too?" responded the doctor again.
"Because of the father." came the angry response, "Do you have any idea how dangerous that target is?"
The face of the doctor did not change, and that was all the man needed.
"I had him surrounded by six-men, my best men." While he talked he moved closer, leaving but a hairs breath between them, "Do you want to know what happened?"
"As long as you get the target I really don't care," the doctor replied, "Don't forget you are being paid."
Before the doctor could blink or say something else he was lifted from the ground and was shaken like a rag doll, "all my six-men died in less than five minutes." While shaking the doctor some more he yelled, "Who the fuck is our target?"
"That isn't important," the doctor responded.
"Fine, but you won't get him before we get six million more of compensation."
"That was not in our agreement," argued the doctor.
"Fuck the agreement, my people are dead and their families need the money, do you understand me?"
"This isn't something I can decide on my own, I need a phone call."
"Fine by me, I will be waiting in the van, just give me a signal afterward."
Fifteen minutes later, the target was transferred from one van into another and the doctor all but jumped on the spot from excitement while he was looking into the van and the sleeping man they received.
Before both vans drove away, the leader of the black van again stepped up to the doctor quietly saying, "from now on you and your company don't exist for me. I don't want to hear from you or any other doctor from your company again, is that clear?"
"What about the boy," the doctor responded.
"If there was honesty from your side from the start we could be prepared accordingly. It was not, so the boy is your problem now," while saying that the man turned and walked away.
In the Mall where a few hours ago Heero got attacked and afterward kidnapped, Chang Wufei set inside the security room while watching the videotape. When the video was completed Wufei called Quatre phone and waited for the signal to be received. When the call was accepted it was not Quatre who relayed it but Trowa.
"Wufei, talk to me, what the fuck happened?"
"Is something wrong on your side? Where is Quatre? Did I accidentally call your phone number?" Wufei asked.
"No, you did not. Quatre got a mental shock, I don't know what happened exactly. He is out cold. Something bad had to have happened to Heero. That is all I know."
"Why you say that?" Wufei asked in astonish.
"Because that was the name he called out before he collapsed," Trowa explained. "Now tell me, what the fuck is happening."
"Before I start let me send you the video file from the Mall's parking zone," while he talked he automatically transmitted the video file to Trowa "did you received it?"
Wufei had to wait for a few minutes before he got Trowa's response. "Okay, I got it now let me see, then we talk."
Like Trowa on his own side Wufei once again started the recording and watched the whole activity from the point of two van's arriving and waiting, to the point of one van being left behind and one driving out of the parking place like someone was chasing it. While he looked through the video numerous times, he still didn't see the mistake that Heero did. Compared to the situation he was lead into, his actions were precise and correct.
While thinking what he would do if he was in the same situation, Trowa spoke up "No, wonder Quatre went catatonic on me."
"Was probably somehow connected to Heero when he got shot with whatever they put in those stun guns."
"One fact is clear," Trowa started, "The information they had was classified. The information on Heero can only be obtained thru Preventers, or the doctors or us alone."
"I will call Sally, to make me a list of names who wanted or got the access to his file. When I get the list I will forward it to you and Quatre."
"Good idea, but first he has to wake up," replayed Trowa.
"So, is he sleeping?" asked Wufei.
"After he went catatonic, his mind shut down and he went into a coma state."
"So all we can do for now is to wait and hope he will wake up," added Wufei
"Exactly," confirmed Trowa.
"After watching the video for the first time, I automatically called Duo to inform him what happened, but his phone is unreachable."
"Shit, I forgot about him," replied Trowa guiltily.
"We all understand that your first priority is and will always be Quatre, so don't worry," Wufei reassured Trowa.
"Did you try to locate his phone or even get his phone information? Maybe he knows more then we expect."
"In a matter of fact I did just that, and you won't believe to whom he talked the last," Wufei responded.
Trowa was for a few minutes quite then he replied," he did not talk to Quatre, I would know. So it had to be you or with Heero."
"He and Heero talked for 10 minutes before the showdown."
"Damn it again, that is not good."
At that point, both he and Trowa felt more than irritated but only Trowa voiced it, "You know how he gets when it's about Heero."
"Like you get when someone threatening Quatre, Yes I know exactly how he gets." The respond was meant to be amusing, but it came out more like an ironical statement.
"Maybe when Quatre gets back into his own mind and wakes up, just maybe he will be able to reach him. For now, we can only wait and try to find Heero as soon as possible. If not, someone will die and it won't be us." The statement Trowa gave was right to the last point so Wufei did not correct him in any way. "How far are you with the bodies and the scene?"
"The bodies will be sent to the Preventers morgue where Sally will get a closer look at them afterward she will get as much information about them as possible and send them to me. For now, I am trying to look for Solo."
"Don't tell me you don't have him?" asked Trowa.
"No," was Wufei's short reply.
"What can you tell me then? Where is he? And what about Tom? Quatre told me that all three would have a day in the town." Now Trowa was more than worried.
"When I got to the Mall," Wufei started to explain, "Tom was waiting for me. After telling me all he knew I send him back to the farm."
"Okay, that is fine and all but what did he tell you?" responded Trowa impatiently.
"Patient, patient my dear friend," chuckled Wufei then continued with a serious voice, "When they parked the car Heero send them both into the Mall, but separately. As he told Tom if those unknown persons in the vans, were there to kidnap Solo it was safer for both of them to go inside separately. So, Tom got instructions to just march into the Mall and wait, while Solo compares to Tom would go inside like he was invisible."
"And how could he achieve that?" asked Trowa.
"Exactly my question too, so he explained that Solo had instructions to go toward the entrance while ducking and hiding behind parked cars. Once safely inside Solo should find Tom and stay with him until Heero comes to get them."
"So, I presume something did not go as planned," continued Trowa.
"First part went splendidly not the second part. Also at first Solo did as he was told and came to Tom, but when they took Heero he just vanished. Tom is also sure Solo is hiding somewhere inside some store." Replied Wufei.
Maybe Heero gave Solo, further instructions." Murmured Trowa more to himself than to Wufei.
"It doesn't help us to speculate what Heero may or may not said to him," responded Wufei then continued "at least it's the time to close down the shops in the Mall I really don't understand why people have to shop every day."
"How come you didn't shut it down when you got to the scene?" Tom asked in astonishment.
"Because I am not Quatre to know how to make someone lick my boots and because the main manager threat to sue the Preventers if I do that. He also had a good argument for being almost the end of the day. So I let it go, but to be cooperative he gave me the full access to the video room. So, here I am."
"Okay, so do you want us to stop there, to help you out with the search or go directly to the farm?" Asked Trowa.
"If you talk about stopping at the Mall, the answer it's yes. Where exactly are you?" Wondered Wufei.
"We have just entered the city," came Trowa's short replay.
"Then Hell yes, just phone me when you get here." With that, the conversation ended.
It wasn't long before Wufei saw a big black truck making a turn toward the Mall and soon after stopping at the entrance of it. Out of it stopped Trowa who in turn moved to the back side of the truck, getting inside again. "Oh, it seems Quatre is in the back." As soon as Wufei saw the black truck he knew his companions arrived.
Although he said to Trowa to call him when they got here, he did not wait for it, the moment the truck stopped he was out of the seat inside of Mass's security room and moved to the entrance.
Once at the truck, he knocked on it to let Trowa know of his presence. When he got an acknowledge sign from Trowa he opened the front passenger side door stepped inside and close the door behind himself. As he looked back, he saw Quatre spread out on the back seat and Trowa cradling Quatre's head in his lap.
"Hi again! Is he waking up?" Wufei asked Trowa.
"Hi," respond Trowa, "I don't know. He started to move is head and murmuring to himself so I thought he might be, but as you see he is quiet again."
"At last he is not unresponsive anymore," Wufei responded with more assurance.
"Yes," add Trowa "you are right. I just wish he would wake up."
"Not just you, Trowa," said Wufei "I am pretty sure it would go much faster in locating Solo in the Mall with Quatre beside us."
At that moment a quiet and a little bit groggy voice of Quatre joined into their conversation, "You will find him in the furniture store. He was hiding in the closet of the bad which is the exact replica of the bed in his room. Right now he is sleeping, so be gentle with him. Now please be quiet for a while, my head is pounding like crazy."
"Thanks to the God you are awake," responded Wufei, "Great to have you with us. Trowa, I will go and fetch the boy, you stay with Quatre. Then we are going to the farm and make some plans."
"Understood," responded Trowa.
When Wufei left, Trowa once again started to caress Quatre's hear "Are you okay, my Love?"
"No, I am not. My head is pounding. Whatever they use to immobilize Heero with had a Hell of effect on him and on me too."
"That mental linking was the hardest one for you," said Trowa while massaging Quatre's forehead.
"Yes, it was. Also, it's not like I can choose it, it just happens." Murmured Quatre.
"Explain," was all that Trowa said.
And so, Quatre did, "In the wartime when we decided to work as a team and through all when we became family my mental ability automatically made a link with each of you. I am automatically linked to all of the pilots."
"I am sorry, then." Responded Trowa.
"It is nobody's fault. Sometimes it's even comfortable, to feel each of you being happy or content. Also, it would not happen if someone did not share information's that were closed to all regular people and open to specific few," continued Quatre with a quiet voice.
"Wufei said the exact same thing. He also asked Selly to look true the Preventer logs for those who asked to see the files or even entered to read them."
For a few minutes it was quite in the car then Quatre continued. "Trowa, I am scared for Duo."
"I know, I am worried too." Confirmed Trowa.
"No, you don't understand. I tried to feel his emotions, but he is closed down. I cannot reach him."
"That is normal, and you know it." Said Trowa to reassure Quatre.
"I know but, I was used to feeling that way only with Heero so it's very confusing to get a mental block with Duo" murmured Quatre.
"I just hope Relena has nothing to do with it." Continued Trowa.
"While we both hope that, it is unlikely that she is innocent. My gut feeling is telling me, she is the main perpetrator." Said Quatre.
"I am not sure Duo will let her live a happy life if she is the ones orchestrated all of this."
"Nobody of us would let her live a happy life if she is involved." After saying that it was quiet again and Trowa thought Quatre might go back to sleep, but then Quatre said, "If someone has done something like that to you, I would find them and tear their head off."
"Then, we have to be thankful nobody did try." Murmured Trowa, "What about Solo, what will we do about him?"
"What are you talking about," responded Quatre in wonder "What about Solo?"
"He will have to choose between the well-being of Heero and the well-being of Relena." Added Trowa.
"Not really," responded Quatre "He had a big shock today as he saw Heero being attacked and then taken. In his mind, he is convinced Heero is dead. He is too small to understand what sedatives do to the body. If we get a confirmation about Relena's involvement, I am sure he won't be in conflict with us."
"The poor little guy," said Trowa looking toward the entrance where Wufei re-emerged, Solo safe in his harms. "Wufei is coming, and he has Solo with him. Let me step out and help him out."
"Oh, good," murmured Quatre "My head is killing me and I can hear my bed calling."
When Wufei reached the car Trowa was already waiting for him. "Did you have any problems locating him?"
While Trowa asked both looked down at Solo who in turn still slept oblivious to his surroundings. Both saw the tears still lingering on his young cheeks.
"No," answered Wufei, "He was exactly where Quatre said he would be."
"It seems, he cried himself to sleep." Continued Trowa.
"That is not a surprise. To see your father being attacked and then taken away still as a corpse, would do that to any child. Still, I hope it will help if he gets home and sleeps in his new bed." Wufei responded, "Let's just go home. We've done all we can here. Tomorrow, we can try to explain everything to him." And so they did.
The drive to the farm was fast. When they entered the secure premises of the farmland and pulled into the driveway of the house Tom and even doctor Evan whose car was parked by the stables came out of the kitchen with worried faces.
"Did you guys find him? Solo I mean." Tom asked anxiously.
To his relief, they did not need to reply as Wufei stepped out of his car, a sleeping child in his arms.
"Oh thanks to the God, he is alright. I don't think I could face Heero if something happened to find him."
If he entrusted Solo into your hands and you failed in that mission he would kill you was the thought Trowa had while speaking aloud, "It's all good."
After Trowa Wufei added "He is okay, Tom don't worry anymore. He did cry himself to sleep, but that is to be expected. From his point of view, he probably thought that he lost his daddy."
"Not just thinks Wufei, he is convinced that Heero died." Quatre prompted like nothing special was said.
"He, is not?" asked a surprised Tom.
"Of course not," responded Quatre once again. "It takes a lot to kill any one of the Gundam Pilots." The last sentence was said with a cold tone and Trowa knew his husband was on the brink of yelling at everyone.
"Okay, that is my queue to bring my husband to his room. He is irritated, has a headache and needs to lie down. Thanks, doc and Tom, we all will talk more tomorrow." With that, both he and Quatre started to move toward the house.
"Is Quatre, okay?" Tom asked Wufei when both he and Trowa vanished into the house.
At first, Wufei did not know what to tell Tom, the truth was not for him to share so all he could do was to tell little of something that wouldn't hurt anyone. "Not, really. He has a killing headache and needs to lie down. I am sure some sleep will do him good and he will be good as new tomorrow. For now, it's wiser to follow their example and go to sleep. But before we say goodnight and go our separate ways do you need help with anything?"
"All the chores are done, so no it's alright," replied Tom
"Good, then. You can expect Trowa, early in the morning for helping out with chores. You will see us at the breakfast."
"Okay, breakfast it is. Both of you sleep well." With that, Tom went toward his own house with Baba following him.
When both he and the doctor where alone, Wufei stepped up to Evans and give him a light kiss on his mouth. "Hi, you."
"You mean good evening," responded Evans.
"Not to sound like I am complaining, but how come you are here tonight?"
"That little guy," while saying that, he caressed Solo's head slightly, "promised Bubbles that he won't need to stay in my place because they will come and get him. But with Heero being attacked and abducted they couldn't keep the promise. So, here I am, making sure both Solo and Bubbles will sleep together."
"Before you called me, how did you know what actually happened?" Asked Wufei.
"It was on the radio," responded Evans then continued, "Our secretary likes to work with the radio on or rather while listening to the music. So when she heard about the incident she called every one of the staff together to tell us. Our town is not so big and nothing much happens in it, so I hoped if we turn on the TV we would get more about the incident. I was right," at the end of his explanation Evans shrugged.
While talking to each other they moved from outside to the house and into Solo's room where Wufei set Solo down on his new bad. Then he used quick but gently moves and changed Solo's clothes into his PJs. Laying him under the bad cowers was the end result. To end the perfect picture Evan stepped out of the bedroom and came back with the small sleepy puppy whom he lay beside Solo's head.
To their surprised the small puppy while still sleeping sniffed his surroundings. As he realized he was once again with Solo, he opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Solo. Not liking how far he was from him he started to slowly crawl toward Solo's neck. When the small animal found the satisfying position he once again closed his eyes and went to sleep again.
"Did you see, how devoted that small puppy is to Solo?" Evan asked in wonder.
"I guess he knows who his saviour is," added Wufei, watching the whole room, "and will be devoted to Solo to his last breath."
"Yes, the saving part made a permanent bond between those two." As he added to their conversation he saw Wufei circling the room and looking at everything. "Why are you looking around didn't you see the room before?" Evans asked again.
"I did, but not like this. The room previously was a simple guest room, but when Heero and Solo came to live with Duo they gave the room to Solo. Also, they promised him he would get a new bedroom special, made just for him. The end result is what you see right now."
"Do you think, Solo will be okay if we go to sleep?" asked Evan.
"I hope so," responded Wufei quietly, "but we won't know until tomorrow." Deep down Wufei was also worried for Solo, from the time he could crawl on all fours till now Heero was a constant presence to him. Nobody knew how Solo would be without his daddy. "But, I am also sure Quatre will know if he needs us."
"Okay," responded Evans, "If I am honest with you, I am dead on my feet. I need my beauty sleep. Could we go and do that?"
"Your wish is my commend," replied Wufei who in turn for the last time looked over Solo to make sure all was okay, then lead Evan out into the corridor and toward his own rooms.
In the dark parking area of a Mall wherein the daylight, the abduction of Heero took place, Duo stood stock still, looking all around the crime scene trying to visualise the whole event that took place. The event, he watched from the video file Quatre had to send him a few houses ago. The surprise of getting the video was long gone and logical explanation on how Quatre got it was also stored. No, right now Duos only thought was on the dead and fleeing vans.
While visualizing the attacks on Heero, Duo moved around the blood that still lingered on the pavement. All in all, Duo had to admit that Heero did marvellous work with the fight. Not expecting to find anything useful on the attackers he moved to the parking spots where those pigs had parked their vans. From close observation of all the corner and places, he found 1 of the darts with which they immobilized Heero.
"Now, that is what I call sloppy work, Wufei, Wufei," Duo muttered to himself while storing the dart into the plastic bag he had on himself for such unexpectedly moments. When he was satisfied with his observation and knew he found all he could, he moved to his car to get to the city morgue.
The hope was to find those man's Heero killed and to get a closer look at their bodies. But, he was disappointed to see that Wufei did not leave them in an unknown and unsupervised morgue, not even for one night.
"Damn it," responded Duo angrily. If he couldn't found them here than they were probably on their way to Preventers medical department. "Fine, if I cannot get my hands on the dead pigs I can always try to find the living one."
According to Heero, he could find or track one in the forest that bordered on his land. With an unsatisfying feeling, Duo moved once again toward his car and drove toward his property. While knowing it would be wiser to just go home and get a good night sleep, his heart and soul were screaming at him to find Heero as fast as he could. So to do so all Duo needed right now was to get his hands on his dogs.
While driving his thought went toward the man he would hunt down. "When I get my hands on that pig, I will get my answers on who, why, for how much and for how long. If he won't cooperate with me, then he will be sorry to be alive," muttered Duo darkly.
After reaching the entrance of his property, he parked the car then opened the glove compartment and pulled out a dog whistle. Doctor Evan called it the silent whistle. When Duo asked for an explanation, he was told, that it was a type of whistle that emitted sound in the ultrasonic range, which people couldn't hear but some other animals could, including dogs. It was also the whistle Duo used while training with his dogs. Knowing his dogs would hear it and recognized it as his, he made a few whistling sounds in sequence then leaned onto his car to wait.
It was exactly 10 minutes after when Duo hear the sound of running. From the sound of it, both dogs were on their way to him. When they got within reach of the car their movement faltered and stopped. Both Baba and Buch could smell him, but still, they did not come close to him. Their training did not allow it. No, their training made them wait for the signal. As soon as Duo made a hand signal both dogs rush him and started to circle him, jumping on him and licking his hands and face. For a few minutes, the happiness to be with his dogs overcame him and he let himself feel for a little bit.
While letting them get their energy out of their system, Duo wondered aloud, "Where is your brother?"
As soon as Duo asked them, both dogs set down and looked into the dark. From their faces and their ears, both were listening to a sound Duos ears, couldn't hear.
"Knowing him he is probably sulking in his stall and waiting," said Duo, "stubborn horse". While one part of him wished for Shiny to come and meet him, another part of him looked at it as unpractical. "It is better that way," he responded aloud. Also knowing he lingered too long as it was he pulled himself up, stretch and then made a hand signal to both dogs to follow him but at the same time to be quiet.
"Let us see how professional the pig who watched us was."
At first, Duo and both dogs move parallel to their land. While they walked Duo listened to the sounds the night animals made while both dogs move all around him. When he got the location that Heero could be talking about he turned and entered the woods. While knowing he wouldn't find anyone on a tree, he still wanted to know the exact spot where the man sat and watched them.
The search was tedious but still, Duo looked around each possible tree for any clue that he could be in the right spot. When he thought he wouldn't find anything his dogs surprised him. Thanks to their love for candies both dogs found the candy wrappers the idiot left behind.
"Thanks, to the God," responded Duo tiredly.
The tree he chose was massive with sturdy branches. To get a better feel for the man and to see the view onto his property, he started to climb. After deciding on the right side and right branch, he looked at his property and saw only the dark house and closed barn.
"I have to admit a lot can be seen from that sport." Murmured Duo to himself "we will have to do something for the safety."
When he had enough of the height and the view he climbed down. On the ground, he moved all around the tree in hope to find some personal evidence on the target. Sadly, there was no clue on how on long ago the guy left.
Not finding anything that could help him Duo once again moved to both dogs. "Let's see how good you really are," Duo murmured to his dogs while petting them, "find him," was all he said to them. To his delight, both dogs automatically started to sniff the wooded area around the tree. When they got what they were looking for both dogs started to move toward a specifying destination. Knowing he couldn't help them in any way, he just followed.
To his surprise and delight, they lead him to a parked and the abandoned car on a side road. When his dogs reached the car they stopped, seated themselves and waited for his next commend. Duo, in turn, got down on his knees and praised both his dogs. "What good boys you are. Who are my, good boys? Yes, you both are. Yes, you are." After giving them the praises they needed he stood up and moved toward the parked car.
"No wonder the idiot left the car behind," from the quick overview of the indoor and outdoor of the car Duo got a wide smile. Why? Because someone, probably Crazy William himself robbed the car of anything useful. From the quick pick under the hood, Duo could see that even the motor was gone. "I don't know if I should thank him or not, the next time I see him," muttered Duo while going through the paper he found inside the glove compartment.
Thanks to unprofessionalism of the idiot, Duo got the information on the Rental Company to whom the car belonged. Normal people wouldn't know what to do with such information or how to use it, but for Duo, it was the true break he needed. At first, Duo used his phone to get the phone number of the company, then he called in and made out the story that got him the name and the age of the person he was hunting.
"Stupid women," murmured Duo after end the call "She should, at last, ask for my ID number or anything that could identify me. What kind of security or privacy are they offering if they are willing to believe the first story someone is making up on the phone? But hey, at last, I got the name and the age of the guy."
Afterward, Duo didn't have any problem with finding the target and even ambushing him inside the motel room he was staying in for the night. The surprised look of the man after being woken up, ambushed then secured and thrown into his trunk, was priceless and Duo would laugh his ass off if the situation wasn't as dire as it was.
The shaking of the bed and the movement from Quatre side woke Trowa up for the deep sleep.
"What are you doing?" asked Trowa sleepily. While asking his eyes automatically went to the clock on the wall. "It's still too early to wake up. I can take at last 1 more hour before I am needed."
"Sorry, to say bluntly but, you have to stand up and get dressed. There's no time left. It's Duo, something's wrong with him! Whatever Duo is doing, it's not good." The tone Quatre used was that of seriousness.
"Duo? What about him? What is he doing? What is not good for him?" Just the reminder of not knowing what their fellow Gundam pilot was up to made him more awake. While Trowa did as he was told, he still did not understand what the urgency was, "Do you know where he is?"
"Yes, I do. He came home two hours ago. The car driving by the house woke me up. I was waiting if he would come inside, but nothing happened. He drove to the barn and parked the car there. At first, I thought he went to Shiny to relax, so I let it go. Meanwhile, while I tried to sleep I started to get his emotions." While explaining what was happening while Trowa slept, Quatre shook his head, like you do if you want to vanish a bad picture or feeling out of your mind, then he continued "Whatever he is doing in there, he is having too much of fun to be normal."
"Okay love of my life," responded Trowa with humor, "what is wrong if he is enjoying himself?"
"Because he is not alone and because it's a crazy enjoyment."
When Quatre was ready he moved toward Trowa gave him a light kiss then continued, "I am going to wake Wufei. Afterward, let's meet at the front door."
"Okay," replied Trowa, "I only need few minutes."
After Quatre left their bedroom, Trowa hurried into the bathroom. When he was prepared and ready he left the room to find Quatre and Wufei. While moving toward the living room, he quickly and quietly looked into Solo's room to see if the boy still slept. While he was satisfied with the picture he saw, he noticed that Buch wasn't inside the room. "Hmm, that's strange," usually they would find him inside Solo's room.
While pondering that question, Trowa left the room and found both Quatre and Wufei quietly talking with each other while waiting for him. After seeing him, they stopped talking. Without many shared words, they stepped out of the house and hurriedly moved toward the barn.
When all reached the barn, Wufei made a stop sight to ask quietly, "Are you sure, he has someone in there?" The question was meant only for Quatre so Trowa only waited.
"Yes, I am. Whoever is with Duo is deathly scared of him."
"Maybe it's our crazy neighbour the crazy William," said Trowa.
The look both Quatre and Wufei send to him was the look of a seriousness. "What? Don't look at me like that. Maybe Duo just needs to get his emotions, out in the open. And what's the better way to do that than to get your hands on someone who is annoying you from the moment you moved in."
When he saw both their nodding's at his suggestion, he continued "And anyway, I am sure he won't kill the poor fellow."
"You never know with Maxwell," added Wufei, "he can be joking one minute and a cold-blooded killer in the next. I saw it happen, believe me, it is not a nice view."
"Was it at that time you, Heero and Duo got caught and thrown in prison together?" asked Quatre.
"Yes, each of us was interrogated once per day. Usually, it was me, Heero and Duo at the end. Afterward, they gave us a day to our self."
"And?" prompted Quatre without patience.
"I don't know how long we were inside the cell, but one day when they came back with Duo, he was smiling with them and joking like they were his best buddies. At first, I thought he told them something the way they all smiled and joked with him. There were 3 guards, with him. One behind him, two flanking him left and right. When they got to the cell door, they stopped. One of the guards, I think it was the one behind him, moved to his right and whispered something into his ear only he could hear. Whatever it was, something changed Duo from day and night. I don't know how could someone so drastically change, but it was like you were looking at a different person, a stranger who you never saw and never wanted to see again. Horrible feeling."
"And?" prompted Quatre again.
"Duo turned around and head bumped the guy in the face, the guy fell down and was stunned for a few seconds. Next, Duo turned to the left guy grabbed his head and pulled to another side. There was only a pop and fall of a body. The guy on the right only had the chance to pull his firearm up before Duo grabbed it within his hand and showed it with a quick movement toward the guard's face and pulled. Then he once again looked toward the living guard who at that point crawled out of the cell."
"Did then other guards rush in and stop Duo?" asked Trowa quietly.
"They indeed did, but not before Duo jumped the crawling guy and started to smash his head into the floor."
"Wow," was all Quatre said.
"The creepy part was afterward when they left a bloody Duo inside with us."
"You know Duo would never turn on us, we are his family," added Trowa in wonder.
"Now I know, but at that time, I was surrounded by two killers I did not trust. On one side was a man who just looked at you with cold eyes and you knew the dead was close and another side a man who acted like a joking psychopath but had killed 3 men in front of you like they were flies. The funniest part was when Duo crawled all bloody to his side of a wall and turn toward us. The smile he gave us was once again a smile of a joker. There was no sign of a crazy personality of his anywhere. He was talking and joking like nothing happened and he did not kill 3 guards in 3-4 minutes."
"Okay, it's great and all, but do you want to tell us something with that story?" asked Trowa.
"Whoever is inside with him, is turning Duo into his other personality, so don't get in his way and stay calm. I am really not joking with either of you."
"His emotions are jumping up and down, he is angry then he is not, he is laughing like a maniac and then he is not. But all of it is linked to Heero." Responded Quatre, "So, we need to stand behind him, to make sure he doesn't do something he will regret later. At the same time, we need to get to Heero as fast as possible, because if not, he won't be the same at the end."
When they entered the barn all three of them anticipated something drastic to happen, but nothing out of ordinary did. All the animals were inside their own stalls and everything was as it should be.
"Are you sure Duo is in here?" asked Trowa quietly.
Right at that moment, a hauling scream came out of the empty stall at the end of the barn. All the horses inside their own stall pulled their ears back and waited.
"Okay, that tells us exactly where he is," responded Wufei.
Inside the empty stall, a man was sitting on a bale of straw with his hands behind his back and with a cloth inside his mouth. His eyes were following Duo who was circling him while talking to him or muttering to himself. The man's face was blotchily covered with blood and tears and his facial expression was like he was watching the devil himself. Out of his left thigh protruded a knife.
"Now we know why he screamed," came a response from Trowa.
When they saw all they could Wufei responded with a calm voice, "Duo care to introduce us to your new friend?"
At his voice Duo look at them with his big smile, "Oh, hey Wu, Q, and Tro look whom I found in the motel just east of here. Our one and only peeping-tom. "
When the man saw he had an audience he started to give out strange sounds and to Trowa, it sounded like he was asking for help, "If he only knew, he wouldn't get it from them. At last, not the way he hoped he would."
"Oh, so that the idiot who had the job of spying on us," responded Wufei like nothing of the ordinary was happening, "did you get anything useful out of him, anything that we could use?"
"Not much, but we have a whole day for it so there is no hurry for it," came a cold response and once again Duos eyes where back on his captive who in return started to shake and talk but with the cloth in his mouth his words weren't clear.
"He doesn't seem to be a specialist in his job if you ask me," Trowa muttered, "if we count that Heero removed six of their man and now we have one more in our hand, it's like they are amateur."
"Maybe they are just idiots who didn't know whom exactly they were spying on," suggested Quatre, with the hope of calming Duo down.
"I need to get him to Preventers headquarter," added Wufei. When the captor heard the word of preventers, the colour of his face went even whiter than it was already. He looked like he would faint right at that moment.
While looking reasonable, Duo did not like what he was hearing, "He, is mine", the reply was more like a kid objecting to giving back the lollipop he found somewhere, "I found him. If you want to bring one of them back, you will have to get your own man." While saying that he turned to his captive and continued, "We two will have such a fun will we not?"
"Duo, can I talk to you alone," the request came from Quatre as he turned and walked away, knowing Duo would follow.
Duo, in turn, looked toward Quatre's retreating back "Sure, why not." And so he too, turned towards the door to follow Quatre, but before he moved entirely out of it he once again turned around "Oh, and Wufei, I have something for you as you represent a good Preventer agent." While saying that he brought out of his pocket the plastic bag and threw it to Wufei. "Especially the team that came to the crime scene, they have really done marvellous work, just marvellous."
Without a problem, Wufei caught the bag "Is that, the dart that…" before he could ask the whole sentence Duo replied, "Yes, it is."
"Stupid idiots. I was told there was nothing to be found." The voice Wufei used was that of disgust toward his own Preventer agents.
"Sally needs to get her hands on it as soon as possible. We need to know what they used on him," after saying that Duo moved out.
When Duo was out of the stall Wufei and Trowa made their own sitting arrangement facing their captive.
"So, you are the idiot who had a fretful job of spying on us." Without giving the captive a change to get a word out or defend himself Wufei continued "Now, listen. You being out there without us knowing is a big problem. You have the luck that the guy who found you and brought you here is too tired to interrogate you right now. So, you will be good, you will answer us everything that we want to know. Won't you?"
Both of them waited for the captive to give them the positive shake of his head before Wufei continued. "Good, If we are satisfied with your answers, then I will drive your to the preventers headquarters to be processed and booked. If you won't cooperate with us, we will wait for our friend to return and you will found out how ugly a person can get while asking questions."
And again both of them waited for the guy to give them a positive shake of his head. "Now, I will remove the cloth out of your mouth. If I hear a sound out of your mouth I will gag you again. You are allowed to speak only if you are being asked a question."
"Then let the fun being," muttered Trowa dryly.
Duo found Quatre in front Shinny's stall "Duo what are you doing?" The question was unexpected and so made Duo stop and look at Quatre like he grown a new head "What do you mean what am I doing?"
"It is good you found the idiot. I will admit it bothered me just to hear of it. But you are scaring him so much that he will have a heart attack or something else. He won't be of any good to us if something like that happens. At least not until he tells us what we want to know."
"Oh, you are worrying too much," replied Duo, "and if I'm honest with you, I was actually just waiting for the three of you."
"You were?" asked Quatre in wonder.
"Knowing you, the way I do, that was for granted. I was actually expecting you earlier." While talking Duo looked into the stall and toward the horse who was at the same moment showing them his buttocks.
"So you don't mind Wufei binging the guy to the preventers?" Asked Quatre.
"Heck no, I really don't. I was just playing my part so that once I am out the idiot won't make problems for Wufei and Trowa. I made sure he would sing like a bird. Also for me, what matters the most is the dart and what kind of sedative they used on Heero."
"Whatever they used, they got it from Preventers database." Responded Quatre then continued "So someone gave them the information. We need to find the leak and shut it down. That cannot happen again. If nothing else, we have to delete Preventers database."
"We both know it was Relena, I just don't know why would Lady Une gave her the excess to the file at all." murmured Duo quietly.
"First, we need to prove it, which will be your job" responded Quatre.
"Yes, Sir," added Duo dryly.
Without taking a notice of Duo's comment Quatre continued, "Second I don't give a damn what Relena told her, or what story she invented to get the file, it's not acceptable. I don't give a damn if Une will like our decision or not, the Preventers won't have the file of us anymore." Responded Quatre coldly.
"What about Wufei, are you sure he will allow it?"
"Earlier when I went to wake him up, I found him by his desk. I don't think he even went to sleep. Anyway, I told him what I got from your emotional state and informed him what I am intending to do."
"How did he react to the suggestion?" asked Duo.
"He just nodded. So, on some level he knows, it's the safer for all of us."
"Will you take care of it?" asked Duo.
"I will," promised Quatre "after deleting the database in Preventers I will store the only file on Heero's computer."
"That is a good idea," nodded Duo absently "I am sure once he is back, he will decode the file so nobody will be able to open it."
"You need to sleep, Duo."
"I know," replied Duo quietly "I just don't know if I will be able to sleep."
"You won't be of any use to Heero if you don't force yourself to at last for few hours."
"The last time I talked Heero," Duo started to say "his voice was full of resignation. He sounded like he was saying goodbye and a big thank you for taking him in. And now, they took him. Is it not enough that we had to save the Earth and Colonies, from OZ military organization?"
"No, I am sure he was just happy to at last hear your voice."
For a while both were quiet, then Duo asked a question "Can you feel anything from him?"
"No, whatever they use on him broke the link I had. I don't feel anything from his side. I try to think positively and look at it as a good sight."
"Why," started Duo "because they started to experiment on him, or maybe he is not alive anymore?"
Quatre ignored Duos hysterical response "No because that means he is still out cold from the drugs they gave him. If that is so, they cannot do anything as long as he stays that way."
"When I get my hands on whoever took him from me, and even if really is Relena who is involved in that scheme, I won't forgive them. All will pay one way or another. I promise you that," added Duo and both knew it would be so.
Quatre cursed anyone who was in anyway involved with the abduction of Heero. Deep down he did not care what would happen or what Duo would do to them. No, he was angry because someone made such a nice person as Duo, into a cold, ruthless person who would really go to the end of the Earth to get to Heero and would bring only pain to all who would get in his way.
The emotions Duo was feeling once again started to leach into the depth of his soul. And Duo once again started to turn before Quatre's eyes to a strange with cold, angry eyes and death-cold soul. Just the feeling, made Quatre shrink back. Not wanting for that to happen, not now at last Quatre searched for a topic which would help Duo out.
"Duo, is Shiny ignoring us in purpose or is he angry with you. I mean, we are standing here for at last 5 minutes or more and he is only showing us his butt."
"What?" asked Duo in wonder?
As expected the abrupt turn of the topic brought Duo out of his hurt, cold state and brought his attention toward Shiny.
"Just look at him, he is ignoring you." Added Quatre.
"Hmm, yes he is. He is sulking. It is also his first time doing it so, I am cautious with him right now. Maybe if, I ignore him back and wait for who of us will break first," while explaining he shrugged and as he said just ignore him back too.
"Duo, it's a horse. You cannot wait for him to break and come to you first."
"I know, I just don't have time right now. I will be going away tomorrow anyway, so it's better that way. Once I come back with Heero I will take my time with Shiny and growl for him to forgive me."
"Oh, okay." Responded Quatre, "so what's next on the plan?"
"As you said we need to know exactly if the pinkie has anything to do with Heero. So…"
"What about Solo," returned Quatre absently?
"I cannot think of him while I search for Heero. If his mommy is guilty I won't show any remorse for her. And if she truly is guilty then that kid is better off then to have such a mother."
"As you wish, meanwhile I will have a talk with him to see what he thinks," added Quatre more to himself than to Duo.
"By the way, if we are on the Relena topic," started Duo.
"Yes?"
"Are your hackers prepared for her downfall?" Asked Duo.
"They are, but are you sure it's the right time for it?" Responded Quatre.
"Yes, it is. Also, we need a good distraction. If she is in the spotlights everyone's eyes will be on her. She won't be able to do anything than to take care of her own problems. That way it will be easier to look for Heero."
If Quatre thought about it, it was a good distraction, "Okay, I will take care of it. Meanwhile, you have to promise me that when you find the location on Heero you won't go there alone. Trowa can easily come and help you out."
"Okay, Okay, it's a deal. Once I have the information I will send it to you. Are you satisfied?" Duo eyed Quatre quizzically.
"I am now," replied Quatre.
At the end Quatre let Duo go in the hope he would take some time to get some sleep. Meanwhile, Quatre himself went back to Trowa and Wufei to see what they could get out of Duos prisoner.
When Duo awoke from his sleep, his brain and his body felt sluggish. He had slept through the whole day. "Damn it, I slept too long." While thinking to get up, his mind wasn't cooperating with him. So, he did the only thing that he could, he stretched out on his bad and waited for a while. While doing so, his mind went back to the previous day and what happened. He felt no remorse nor satisfaction by torturing the guy from the motel. The man was just the outlet for his anger and frustration. While doing nothing but thinking, he started to get the feeling that he wasn't alone in his bedroom.
Not wanting to be too paranoid he opened his eyes and slowly move his gaze around his room in search of anything out of place. At first, his eyes did not see anything and even his window was closed.
"I am here, Uncle Duo." the tiny voice that rang out belonged to none other than to Solo, whom Duo saw standing at Heero's side of the bad.
The first question that went through his head where "Why is Solo here? When did he come in? How could I sleep with him inside?" Of course, he did not ask those questions aloud he did not want to scare the kid so he opted for a normal question.
"Oh, hey little man, you really are your father's son, you know that right?" Duo waited for Solo to respond or to say something, but when nothing came he continued "Are you staring at me for a long time?" Duo didn't have the experience with children in distress so he simply waited for Solo to let him know why he was here and how Duo could help him.
"I am sorry, Uncle Duo. I couldn't sleep." While saying that he looked at the ground, almost ashamed, "I wanted to come to you earlier to talk, but Uncle Quatre did not allow it. He said that you need your sleep and to be patient."
That's Mama Quatre for you Duo thought before he continued, "I am sorry, little man. I am awake now. Is something wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yesterday some bad man came and took my daddy," Solo said quietly.
Just like Heero, straight to the point, "I know Solo, I am sorry I wasn't there." Duo replied quietly.
"I did everything that my daddy told me to do, but they still took him. He told me, he would have a talk with them and then he would find me."
That was probably the only way to get Solo out of the car, thought Duo "Your daddy didn't know those men or the reason why they were following you all. At the same time he did not trust them with you, so he told you to go to the Mall."
As a reply Solo only nodded then continued with his own storytelling. "I did it and left him. Then I waited and waited, but he did not come. I tried to sense him to see if he is okay, but I can't anymore."
Okay, that will be a tricky one, though Duo again, "Your daddy was ambushed by those guys. They didn't want to talk, they just attacked him. But they misjudge your dad and did not know how good your daddy really is so they panicked and used a strong sedative on him. That is the reason you cannot sense him anymore."
"Is my daddy okay? When is my daddy coming back? I don't know what to do. I need my daddy. I want my daddy."
The more Solo talked the more emotional he got and more hysterical he sounded. At that moment he saw only a small boy who was never away from Heero and so was not used to it. While not having experience with kids, Duo knew that Solo needed closeness and reassurance and even Duo could give him that. So he moved toward Solo and lifted him up to move him to his lap. As he done so he saw that Solo wasn't alone and that in his hand small puppy was looking directly at Duo.
"Oh, I see your friend is with you too. Hello, Bubbles." When Solo was safely seated Duo lightly caress the small puppies head, "That is good, hmm?"
The only reply he got from the boy was a nod. "Does he like your room?"
"He likes the smell, so I told him that he cannot pee inside my room," Solo responded quietly.
"That is good and all but, could you please tell him that he cannot pee inside the entire house?"
"I will," said Solo.
"Now, let's talk about your daddy," added Duo "so far I don't know why your daddy was taken. Also, I don't know who exactly took him. But I do fear your mommy is involved with it." While saying that Duo waited to see how Solo would react to it. How Solo would take the news of Relena involvement.
At first, Solo did not say a word, he just pulled the small puppy toward his head. "Uncle Duo, am I a bad boy?"
"No, you're are not. Your daddy would never raise a bad boy. Why are you asking?" Duo knew where the topic was going, but also knew it would be good for Solo to talk it out.
"My mommy was scared of me. She did not want to be in the same room as me. She always used gloves when she was touching me. She was scared I would read her minds, but she did not understand that I don't need to touch her to know what she thinks."
"Did your daddy know what was happening?" Asked Duo.
"No, not really. He just saw that mommy did not spend a lot of time with me. He felt guilty because of it and tried to fill that up with other activities. That was fun."
Duo didn't know what to tell the small boy, so he chose to tell him the truth, "Your mommy is a person who doesn't like to be near anyone who is not normal. That is a typical human reaction. People are scared of those who can do something others cannot."
"But what about my daddy, why is he okay and not me?" Asked Solo.
"She idolized your daddy from the moment she saw him. In her eyes, he is and will always be perfect. She is also blind or just ignores the facts that your daddy is not normal. Each of us, Uncle Quatre, Uncle Trowa, Uncle Wufei, me and your daddy had to go through a hard and special training to be Gundam Pilots and to win the war. That's why none of us are normal."
"You are just like my daddy, and you are perfect just the way you are." While saying that Solo hugged Duo. "Do you have to hurt my mommy?" asked Solo again.
"I don't know Solo. It all depends on your mommy. First, I need to find out where your daddy is." While he said that Solo only nodded, "then I will have to see in what condition he is in." Not wanting to have another crying scene Duo quickly continued. "Uncle Quatre thinks that your daddy is in a deep sleep right now. That is the reason, why you cannot sense him."
"Oh," Solo replied then quieted down to listen to Duo.
"If your mommy has her hands in it, she will have to be punished." While saying that Duo saw the hurt look in the small boy.
"But she is my mommy, I don't want her to get hurt." Replied Solo quietly.
That was one topic Duo would not change his mind on, not even for Solo, so he simply continued without commenting "How much punishment she will receive is up to the Heero's condition. Every person who has their hands in it and did not do anything against it will be punished."
"Please Uncle Duo, please bring my daddy home. I need him."
"I need him to," thought Duo quietly "I promise you, once I am out of here, I won't come back until your daddy is with me."
"You promise?" asked Solo with hope.
"I promise!" responded Duo then continued "Solo, can you do me a favour too?"
"Aha," replied Solo.
"Shiny is angry with me and is depressed. Could you please make sure he goes out of his stall and eats properly, just until I come back?"
"He is not angry with you Uncle Duo," responded Solo promptly "he is just sad that you were gone too long. He misses you all the time and waits for you."
"Then please, make sure he eats, that he goes out and that you play with him."
"I will," promised Solo.
"That is all I am asking, but now let us get you to your room. You need to sleep."
"Okay," come again a positive response and Duo knew Solo was satisfied with the talk.
Relena Peacecraft wasn't a happy woman. She didn't know what exactly was happening, but an unknown person or a group were attacking her image, her name and her work and all of that on a global scale. They wrote stories which were some truthful, some not. They used photos which were bad for her image. She was also getting phone calls, and reporters were following her every move. She didn't know what to do. If Heero was still with her, he would help her but with him leaving her, divorcing her she lost the safety net he provided. After losing Heero, she also lost other Gundam Pilots who in turn avoided her. She really wasn't a happy person right now.
She tried to call Quatre in hope that maybe he would still talk to her, but nothing came out of it. The phone number, she used to call him wasn't working. Next, she tried to call the Preventers and talk to Une, but they were preoccupied with Heero's abduction. It seems Heero had prioritization. But they did promise her to help her out soon after. Of course, she couldn't tell them that she was indirectly involved with it. That the plan to get Solo to the doctors led to Heero being attracted.
While providing the doctors with ideas on how to get to Solo easily and send them information on him, she has forgotten how strong-minded Heero could be. She also forgot Heero's promise, to never allow anyone to touch their son. In addition to all of that, she had hoped that doctors could find the right people for the task of delivering her son. The whole plan should have been done more discretely, but what did happen? The whole damn World knew now about the abduction. They could even look at it through the short video of the Mall.
And if that was not enough the Congress had made a call on her. If anyone could believe it, she was being asked to defend herself as a trustworthy politician. It was just a week of those attacks on her name, and her dream to be a leader of all Earth and the Colonies started to crumble. What was happening to her methodical and organized daily life?
Just now she was coming back from a long day or boring meeting. The worry of what would happen next was making her reckless and she couldn't concentrate on anything. Her colleagues were polite and quiet, but she saw some side glances and back whispers.
For now, she couldn't do anything in that aspect. But as soon as she was alone, she would call the doctors to tell them to release Heero. When Heero was safe again, she would wait for a day or two then she would contact Heero and ask him for the help. If nothing else Preventer would stop searching for Heero. Maybe then Une would be ready to listen to her.
"Yes, that is a good plan." Relena thought quietly to herself.
For now, she would go back to the hotel she was staying in. The suit the hotel provided for her was luxuries and very comfortable. It would do her good to take a long bath. Afterward, she would call for the food and go to bed. Hopefully, she would sleep.
When she was safely in the suit and started to move toward the bedroom her self-phone rang. Her phone number was private and not shared with too many people, so she knew that whoever was calling her had to have a good reason for it. When she got her phone, she saw that the caller ID was from the doctor she was in contact with from the start.
"Mr. Frank Bolocky that is surprising call," at first she was startled to get a phone call from the doctor who was involved with the disaster of Heero abduction. Then the problem she was facing because of their failed plan come to mind and the opportunity to talk about it.
"Good evening miss Peacecraft. I am sorry, to call you so late in the day, but we need to talk."
"Of course we do. I am well aware of the failed attempt at getting my son. I have done all, I could to help you and your colleagues. You got the money, the information and the location where you could do what you need to do to get to him and as promised make my son normal again. But what do I get in return, nothing that's what? And if that is not enough every single person on the planet Earth and on Colonies, could see how my ex-husband was abducted. So, we really need to talk, I do agree. "
"Now, now missis Peacecraft. I have to admit, we had a few problems with getting your son." The person on the other side responded hastily, "Your husband is very good at who he is, and we did not count on that."
"How could you not count on Heero Yuy, the Gundam Pilot with code name 01 not to be still capable of such a violence? And you still did not explain to me how you are going to help me with my son. You still don't have him. All you did till now, was for nothing."
"Not it's not, but that is not the reason why I am calling. I am calling to ask you to be a little bit more patient with us. There are too many people watching the news. They are still too fascinated with the topic of Gundam Pilots. That's why getting to your son is at that moment almost impossible. So for the time being, let us wait for a while. The media has to find something new before we proceed. Do you agree?"
Wait for what? What did he mean with that? "What? No, I don't agree. Why wait? And why is Heero still in your hands? We didn't agree on it. Heero should not be harmed."
"Missis Peacecraft, as I was saying. Too many people are searching for your ex-husband. As I was being told even the Preventers openly started to look for him. That's why we need to go under. Also, it's too dangerous to release your ex-husband right now. He would try to find us and harm us if we do."
Relena did understand, but they didn't understand how much trouble she was in. "Because of your problems or rather unfit to get it done as we talked about, I have bad consequences on my side and those are not good. With each day, my reputation is falling and that is not acceptable. I demand that you release Heero at once."
"Missis Peacecraft, as I was saying earlier we cannot do that. It's not safe. Once we get your son I will call again. Till then, the communications between us will stop. Goodbye!"
"What, no, wait?" The deal tone vanished, "Hello." Relena was speechless, never in her life had someone hung up on her like that, "How rude."
Too stunned to think properly she quickly took a shower, forgetting that she had a plan to take a bath and went to bad. Once the sleep took her under, and once she was dead to the world only then did the black shape moved from the hiding place.
"What a stupid woman you became," Duo said quietly as he stood by her side looking at her sleeping form. "I am ashamed to know you." He was really surprised to be part of her phone call, and to actually hear how she openly admitted being involved with everything, "unbelievable."
From his right pocket, he pulled out the proper cloth full of chloroform and put it on her nose. Relena at once woke up, but Duo had a good grip on her so all she could do was watching the cold eyes looking down at her as Duo waited for the chemical to start working, and for Relena to be knocked into the unconscious. But before she went under she could see how he talked to her, but all she could hear at the end was "you will be sorry, to be born if anything happened to Heero."
TBC
Author note: Thanks for reading.
Also, a big thank you my beta reader "Poisonsnake23"