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"Heero? You own this company?" exclaimed Lady Une. She looked liked she had been shocked by lightning.

"Yes. Would you be so kind as to stop making such a racket, I'll show you the supposed slave mines and weaponry," explained Heero as he pinched his nose to relieve the pressure building there.

He led them through a series of hallways which held much security as well as people. His secretary, Carlo, met them. She was a breathtakingly beautiful brunette who looked like she was born for modeling.

"The mistress called. She wanted you to make sure the Preventers and MP3 are off the compound by noon. She does not want them here when she is," informed Carlo as she opened the door.

"I know. I know. She has told me that for a hundred times. I'll remember," said Heero as he brushed her words aside like one would swap a fly. "Tell Elton that I wish to have my tea in the nursery."

"MP3?" asked Quatre.

"Makers of Peace 3," explained Heero as he opened the last door. Inside was a like an observation room on a group of small children who were easily as young as four. They were playing with all sorts of electronic instruments like mini power drills etc.

The visitors looked on with amazement as the children assembled television and other complicated electronic devices.

"How do they do that?" asked an amazed audience.

"They were each born with an affinity to electronics. Some of them were left on the streets while some are members of broken families. I brought them here so they could do anything they like away from the world," replied Heero.

"It's amazing," exclaimed Sylvia.

"You should let the world know what you are doing instead of wrapping it up," commented Sally.

"So that you can study them. Lock them in laboratories and try to take them apart to find out what makes them what they are?" asked Heero.

"Well…" said Sally somewhat shamefully as it was just what she was thinking.

"People usually use the excuse that it is for the better of mankind to make others like these children's lives miserable for their own selfish reasons. When it all boils down, they are the ones who get the fame and glory while should I say the subjects, usually suffers." Heero said as he looked at Sally.

Sally retreated from his gaze, as every word he said was quite true. There were too many doctors who would sacrifice other for fame and glory.

"These children will stay here. They will never go back to the outside world where others will harm them."

"But, aren't you indirectly locking them up?" asked Trowa.

"They can choose to leave. All they have to do is ask. I will not keep them here if they are unwilling," answered Heero. "If they stay here, I'll provide for their needs, if they choose to leave, I will give them all the things they require. It's not a cage. It has no bars that they can't escape. They are all well apt to escape if they wish. The security in this room means nothing to them.

As for the weaponry, I supposed your sources said that I had children creating them, well you can see that for yourself."

"You want to keep the children here forever?" asked Relena.

"If I could, I would."

"But they will never know happiness, new friends, the world beyond these four walls," Relena exclaimed, placing a hand on the glass that separated the two bodies.

"They do. With such a gift comes a curse. One will grow up too early and gains more knowledge about the world prematurely. Besides, I'm only taking care of them this week, next week I'll send them to earth where someone else will take care of them. They never stay in more than one place for very long."

"You take turns watching over these children?" asked Lady Une.

"Yes."

"Who are the others?"

"Orphans that I grew up with. These children are just a few of those, which we have adopted. There are over a million of them."

"A million!" shouted Wufei who had been silent until just now. "That so many."

"Yes. There are many special children in this world, if they only learn to accept them," Heero smiled bitter sweetly.

The others fell silent as they digested this newfound information.

sorry tt it's so short and so late...

a litttle writer's block

thanks to Silver pain, Tenshi, Dark Devotions and Lost Remberance...

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