(I do not own gundam wing just this plot I came up with.)

October 20th 218 A.C.

Duo had matured a lot in the last twelve years. He still kept in shape and his chestnut braid had grown back to its original length, but he always had a sad lilt to his violet eyes and the way he talked (though only his best friends and family would notice) and so it was great wonder at the pure excitement of their friend. That brought the three men to his house.

Duo smiled at his friends siting at the dining room table across from him. Like him they had matured each with a sadness in their eye that only a friend could see. They sat there waiting to know the reason why their friend had said it was so urgent for them to come.

"Well?" Wufei asked finally getting impatient, they had been sitting there for an hour and he wanted to see Sally and the kids before his next mission. Duo's smile grew wider.

"I know a way to stop the war" it was official, Duo had finally cracked.

"Um… Duo there is no war" Quatre said hoping his friend was joking and he didn't have to admit him.

"True" Duo said still smiling "not now, but there was a war twenty three years ago and I know how to stop it" yep he's flipped.

"Duo the war was twenty three years ago, that means it was in the past… you can't change the past" Wufei remarked. Duos smirk turned evil.

"And what if I told you I could?" Duo stood in triumph "because I have a time machine"

Ok so they could either call the asylum or humor the insane gundam pilot.

"So what is this plan you had?" Quatre asked

"Nothing big" Duo said flippantly "just stop the assassination of the original Heero Yuy and we're all set"

"You realize that Oz would still be out there and would still find a way to start the war right" Wufei said

"Ok then we'll just stop Heero from killing those pacifists" Duo said

"You do realize that if that happens, you might never meet Hilde" Quatre pointed out.

"Oh" Duo said sinking into the chair but not being the type to give up Duo said "alright we can't stop the war but we can stop the death of a good friend, let's go and stop Heero from dying" there was a collective sigh.

"And how do you suggest we do that?" Wufei questioned

"Get there before he dies… I could talk myself out of going without backup" that sentence sounded rather insane. Then again their entire conversation was insane.

"That won't work" Quatre said

"And why not?"

"Think of it this way, if you saw someone claiming to be yourself saying that your best friend was going to die what would be your first reaction?" Wufei asked. Duo looked down

"I'd shoot him"

"Exactly, now that this nonsense is over I'll be on my way" Wufei started to leave but Duo's next words stopped him.

"But I really do have a time machine"

"That's it" Wufei said quiet irritated now "I'm calling Sally, there is no way you are mentally well"

"You want proof?" Duo set down two newspapers they were exactly the same and were from the year of 204 A.C. and had the exact same articles. The only difference was that one was old and the other was brand new.

"That is not proof" Wufei said

"Yeah well believe it or not I'm actually pretty smart, and I did build a time machine"

"I believe Duo" Trowa spoke for the first time. Still examining the newspapers.

"Thanks Trowa" Duo said happy that at least someone believed him

"But you have to destroy it Duo"

"What?" Duo asked surprised at his friend's statement

"Duo, there are a lot of people out there who want us dead because we killed someone they loved. If they found out about the time machine and somehow managed to steal it then they would be able to kill us before we even had the ability to fight back."

"Alright" Duo sighed not wanting to give up hope but knowing he had to. There was another collective sigh they all knew Duo felt guilty for the deaths of his friends one of the reasons he had readily agreed to take in Heero's son three months out of the year.

He had heard it all, every word. Pushing back his messy golden locks he focused on his uncle security system. It didn't take long before he heard the door open and he stood in awe at the magnificent piece of machinery before him. How could they possibly destroy this, it was beautiful and it was going to help him meet his father. He had to know his name. Adjusting his father's old denim jacket and squeezing his mother's old locket for luck he entered the ship like structure quickly assessing the controls he started it up. Footsteps told him that he only had seconds before he was caught. Typing in the finale coordinates he could barely hear his uncle yelling for him to stop. But it was too late; he wasn't going to stop for anyone.

June 14th 203 A.C.

Heero opened his eyes and glared at the clock. 7:45AM he had slept in, he was groggy and he didn't want to be there. Deciding that this "vacation" wasn't going to end any sooner he got up got dressed and headed for the kitchen. Stumbling down the stairs he practically ran into Duo, this surprised the braided pilot and he asked if something was wrong.

"Coffee" was Heero's low reply "I need coffee" Duo blinked

"Um… Heero… when did you get addicted to coffee?" Heero didn't answer, just headed for the table and sat down. Quatre, having heard Heero's request for coffee, set down a steaming mug for him.

Heero grabbed five packets of sugar savagely ripped them open, poured them into the dark liquid, stirred and took a long sip. It was then that he noticed that Duo and Quatre were staring at him.

"What?" he asked gruffly, he was still tired. Duo shrugged

"I don't know I just always figured that if you drank coffee you'd drink it black" Heero looked at his coffee and then back at Duo.

"I don't" he said simply and took another sip.

"So we noticed" Duo said and then gestured to the stairs "so how come you been sleeping like the dead these last ten hours?" Heero blinked ten hours? He never slept that long.

"It's probably because he's married to the biggest assassination target in the whole earth sphere" Wufei said. He had been sitting at the table across from Trowa this whole time.

"What do you mean by that?" Quatre asked

"It's simple, Relena is, as most call her, the dove of peace and the best way to disturb peace would be to assassinate her, now who is her bodyguard?"

"Heero" Duo said

"And who sleeps with her?"

"Heero I hope" that got a glare from the aforementioned man.

"What's the best time for an assassination attempt?" Wufei asked

"Midnight usually or just after the rounds are made and right before the target wakes up" Heero answered

"Exactly, so Heero when was the last time you had an honest full night's sleep?" Wufei asked. And as an afterthought he added. "Passing out doesn't count" Heero stared at his coffee and took a sip before answering.

"I was five"

"So" Duo pondered "the reason for this crappy vacation is because mister perfect soldier here can't get enough sleep?"

"Actually Duo. the entire reason for this forced vacation was because Heero was getting a little too high strung from his job as his wife's bodyguard; that and the fact that he never took a vacation in his life" Wufei answered

"So then… why are we here?"

"Because our women seem to think that we need vacations as well"

"Come on guys vacations aren't that bad" everyone glared at Quatre (the main instigator of the vacation)

"Where are you going?" Trowa asked when he noticed Heero heading for the glass double doors

"For a walk" was Heero's answer, he needed to clear his head.

"Don't you want breakfast?" Quatre asked from the stove.

"…" Quatre sighed at his friend's answer, or lack thereof.

He had made it… at least he hoped he made it, otherwise he was in big trouble, okay so he was already in big trouble. But it was easier to be in trouble here rather than there. His uncle did only build one machine after all…right? That thought had the blond haired young man looking behind him, okay nothing there. He looked at the err...safe house, if you could call that a house, more like a safe mansion (it had at least ten stories to it… okay he was exaggerating… five stories. It was still big!)

He was pulled from his thoughts by the telltale click of a gun and the feeling of cold metal at the base of his skull.

"I suggest that you get up…slowly" the deep monotonous voice said "you might wanna put your hands up" it added as an afterthought. The young man complied standing from his crouched position and putting his hands on his head. "Now walk" and so he walked, he was in so much trouble.

Heero had noticed the boy as soon as he left the house. Sneaking up behind him wasn't that hard, in fact it was quiet easy since the kid seemed to be thinking too hard. Pulling out his unloaded gun (though no one needed to know that) he marched the would be thief, spy, or assassin straight to the house.

Quatre gave Heero a questioning look when he and the boy entered the kitchen.

"Hey Heero… who's your friend?" Duo asked looking the blonde youth up and down, blond hair that looked like it had never seen a comb in its fifteen(give or take)years of growth and deep blue intense eyes, who did he remind him of?

"I found him in the woods" he said as an answer to Duo's question "spying"

"I wasn't spying" the blond protested, acting kinda like he had been caught by his father.

Heero ignored the boy and simply sat him at the side of the oval table and the sat down on the other side of him taking that as a signal the gundam pilots assumed interrogation positions. Duo sat at Heero's right Trowa stood at the right hand corner by the outside double doors. Wufei stood at the left hand corner behind the interrogation victim by the stairs and the double doors leading to the living room. Not only was this a great interrogation method but it also cut off any chance of escape. After setting down a glass of water for the young man, who was now staring rather sheepishly at Heero, Quatre sat down at Heero's left side and the interrogation began.

"Ok how about we start with your name" Quatre said with a calming smile.

"Okay" the boy said easily "my name is… Raylin Yuy, I'll run and I'll hide but I won't lie" that wasn't entirely true but they didn't need to know that. The pilots had noticed the slight hesitation he had while saying his name and Quatre shot a few glances at Duo when the kid said his catchphrase. Duo ignored this and asked the next question.

"How'd you get here?"

"Um… I got lost?"

"That came out as a question" Wufei said from behind the boy. Wasn't he supposed to be just intimidation?

"And getting lost wouldn't get you through the security" he continued… guess not.

"I learned from the best?"

"Another questioned response" Wufei noticed.

"Heh… you guys aren't exactly going easy on me, I mean I am just a kid"

"No excuse, you wouldn't be questioning your answers if you didn't have something to hide." Wufei pointed out.

"Who are you running from" that question had everyone in the room looking at Heero in slight shock. Raylin then chuckled nervously.

"What makes you think I'm running?"

"Every time you look at the glass doors you relax just a little, you always look at the doors when we ask you a question" Heero leaned forward "So I ask again, who are you running from?"

That was when Ray's cell phone rang he answered it. And the first thing he heard was…

"HEERO RAYLIN YUY! " he had to take the phone from his ear but he was thankful that no one had heard him…well hopeful at least.

"Uncle Max" Ray said with more enthusiasm than he really felt. Heero took the phone from Ray and put it on speakerphone.

"You've been captured haven't you?" the voice of "Uncle Max"

"Yes?" Ray said tentatively

"Dang it Ray I bet they have me on speakerphone don't they?" Max was angry

"Um.. Yeah"

"How many of them are there?" the person on the other end sighed

"Um… Well all of them… Wufei Chang is here Quatre Winner, Trowa Barton, Duo Maxwell and Heero Yuy"

"You idiot, they'll never let you leave now" a new voice yelled out of the phone. Ray grimaced

"Sorry Uncle Chan" a lot of noise came through apparently they were struggling for the phone. Then a another voice came on.

"Ray"

"Uncle Bart" there was silence for a long moment.

"Max and Chan are in the other room now, you shouldn't have stolen that machine"

"I'm sorry… is Uncle Winnie there?"

"No he's in a meeting"

"So that means-"

"That we're still at home? Yes, your phone gets great reception by the way" Ray couldn't help but laugh at that one. But Uncle Bart wasn't amused. "You realize you're grounded when we get back right?" Ray stopped laughing.

"You're coming to get me aren't you?"

"Yes"

"Uncle Bart please don't tell Uncle Marc about this"

"I'm not going to promise you anything" Ray licked his lips… he was so screwed "oh and Ray"

"Yeah?"

"Be careful how vague your answers are, these guys know all about torture… goodbye Heero" Ray paled and Duo thought that guy was being cruel, sure they knew all about torture but they were usually on the receiving end of it. Only Heero seemed to notice that the guy had just said goodbye to him…

Chapter 3 small preview

"He has your DNA"

"I thought I gave you a vacation"

"My father disappeared fifteen years ago"

/A: N/

Forgive me for letting Wufei have his fun in the interrogation err… dining room but he kinda took over sorry for any OOCness anywho…

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