Author's Note: Boring chapter ahead but it sets things up for the next few chapters. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing

Warning: can't think of any at the moment

Conference

Wufei was straight to business.

The members of the team consisted of Wufei (but of course), Trowa, Duo, Quatre, and three other Preventers that Wufei had summoned. All held a seat, the Preventers shifting uneasily in their seats with the Chinese man's onyx eyes on them, the Gundam pilots unfazed since they were used to it.

"This is a recent satellite image of the Sanc port," Wufei stated, allowing all listeners to examine their own miniature copies. "Our area of interest is the north sector where the terrorists have set up base. If you look at the next image, it will be a thermal image of the north sector only. For those that don't know, the orange and yellow areas are confirmed locations of the VX rockets."

"Why are many of them clustered in this area?" one of the Preventers asked, pointing out a large area of orange.

"According to our intelligence, that is the exact location of the E.S.A. Siberia, a destroyer sea craft that had been scheduled for scrapping," Wufei answered. "We figure that the terrorists hijacked the ship in order to keep a low profile. Now, we do not know if the rockets have been set up to be fired but we will treat the situation as if they are. The terrorists have sealed off the only entrance via land to the north sector. Live images show constant security, especially in areas that we know or suspect the rockets are."

"So how do we get in?" Quatre asked, his eyes not lifting from the image in his hands.

"Undersea incursion," Wufei answered. "As we speak, Une is getting STUs ready and set up on the other side of Sanc. Provided that the Siberia's sonar is inactive, we will travel up to the northernmost point of the port, which is located here. We will set out when it's dark in order to assure us more camouflage and enable us to get to the surfacing point undetected.

"Once we have secured the immediate vicinity and made sure that no one has spotted us, we will locate the first rocket that is closes to the surfacing point. From satellite images, we have managed to confirm that this rocket is set up and located on the roof but it's out in plain sight. Certain measures will taken to get the rocket out of sight but you will learn of it all due time.

"Once the rocket has been disabled, we will split up into smaller groups so as to cover more ground and reach more rockets. We will rendezvous in this warehouse here and confer how many rockets have been disabled. We will tackle the Siberia last. One of the objectives in this mission is to take out General Katsaris and permanently eliminate him as a threat."

Taking a moment from looking at the image in his hand, Duo asked, "When do we leave?"

"In a few hours, when it's dark," Wufei answered. "Do what you need to do, rest up, and be ready to move at a moment's notice. Understood?"

Wufei remained where he was as the room emptied, only one other person remaining. This person he smiled at, allowing him to approach and wrap his arms him.

"You doing all right?" Trowa asked as he held him.

Wufei let out a small sigh before looking into Trowa's emerald eyes. "As best as can be expected under the circumstances."

Trowa laid a light kiss on his forehead. "Is there anything I can do to make you feel any better?"

Chuckling, Wufei leaned closer so he could capture Trowa's mouth in a kiss.

Pulling back from Trowa, Wufei caught the small smile on the unibanged man's face. "I'll take that as a yes."

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Heero was furious. No, beyond that. There was no words in any language that existed that could describe how fucking pissed off he was.

How, oh how, could he not be chosen to go on the mission? It was illogical! He knew how to get things done. It was his job and he was good at his job. He was an asset to the Preventers, a fucking asset that they were just wasting away. And the excuse that he was given to justify this, just in case something else came up? Ha! He knew the real reason why he was being kept back.

They wanted to keep him from Duo. They were all conspiring to keep him away from the one person that he loved, the only person who ever understood him, the only person who would accept him for everything he was. Only Duo could give him what he needed, what he craved and he wasn't going to let this go, not by a long shot.

His enemies were everywhere, watching him, plotting against him. And that blond, the one he had rightfully fought days ago, that piece of street trash…he was the one who was behind this. It could only be that gutter rat. If he hadn't come, then Duo would have been his by now. He had somehow convinced everyone to help him gain Duo's love when it belonged to him! He had to die, needed to die, before he did anything else to hurt his cause, to prevent him, Heero, from taking Duo into his bed and showing him how much he loved him.

But he couldn't do it now. Now was not the time. Too much was going on and his mission to claim Duo would have to go onto the backburner for now until the terrorist threat was dealt with. Then he would take care of that meddling blond, maybe throw in Quatre as well for good measure. He was an assassin after all; he could make it look like something else had happened. Then with Duo in the midst of grief, he would come and heal his heart, make him his like he was suppose to be all along.

This was his mission and he would complete it.

And he always completed his missions.