Chapter 12:

The Daedalus docked and Duo barreled down the halls to get to his Gundam. When he reached the docking bay and a bald man stopped him. Seeing the jacket of the boy lets him go through. Duo went to the hanger and looked at the black and white mobile suit. "Hey buddy!" he called, several people looked at him and looked to the suit. He climbed up to the cockpit doors and punched in a code and got inside.

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John took his team and Weir out to a balcony and waited. Heero sat on the shoulder of Wing as he typed a report. In just minutes a black and white Gundam shot through the air. Carson came running out and his mouth dropped some. The mobile suit looked like a demon in the sky with its twin beam scythe lashing around. After just a few minutes the gundam landed next to Wing.

"They look completely different, but the same," Weir said as the two suits stood next to each other. Duo opened the cockpit and waved Heero over to him. Heero slid down his suit and walked over to the other and leaned in.

"Duo this is Quatre. I don't know where you are, or if you are getting my messages. The others and I have been forced into hiding, they are taking control rapidly, we need you back Duo, and if you see Heero, tell him we need him too, I will try and contact his mobile suit. I don't what to think that you are both gone. Please respond when, if you get this. At this rate, Oz will have control of Earth and the Colonies. Zero-four out."

"That's that latest one, I have several others before it," Duo said.

"Contact him, right now, your Gundam is the only one that can do it, tell him we're fine and we'll be there as soon as we can, inform him of what happened and our status," Heero said.

"Roger," Duo said, he started the message up. "Hey Kitty Kat, this is Duo. Heero and I are alive and well," he said and looked to the side as Rodney popped his head inside the cockpit.

"Looks the same as the other one, can I plug this in?" Rodney asked holding up a plug. Heero took it from him and went to a different board, Duo looked back to the screen.

"We are alive and well. When I went thought that swirly thing in space-"

"Worm hole, you went to Earth through a worm hole?" Rodney question.

"Message!" Duo snapped. "I was sent to a different planet, yeah it's called Earth, Heero was there too. But we left that planet and came to a different one in another galaxy. I know its stretching it, but come on Kat, it's me, when have I ever lied? Anyway, we're going to help em kill some ugly bad guys called the Wraith, once that's done they said they'd help us get back home. Once we're home, we'll put it back right again. Keep in contact Quatre. Duo out." The braided boy turned to Rodney and looked down at him.

"What?" Rodney looked up at the braided boy. He moved out of the gundam and to the others.

"You really think this plan is going to work?" Weir asked both the boys and Rodney.

"Think yes, know no," Rodney said as he checked the power flow of the second gundam. "This will work though," he said with a smile on his face.

"If you can get the Wraith here, we will destroy them," Duo said. Heero nodded his head.

"With two Gundams, they only having ships, it would be easy," Heero confirmed.

"If this doesn't work, Atlantis will be in trouble," Weir told them.

"The most we will have to deal with are the darts," Rodney said.

"With no drones Rodney," Weir looked at him. "And those darts can hurt."

"That's why we'll have the shield," Rodney said. Weir nodded.

"Alright, you have a go," she said and looked at the boys. "You won't fail?"

They both looked at her, "Rule one:" Duo started.

"Failure isn't an option." Heero finished and they turned to their Gundams. Weir wondered what happened to the boys that they could have been with such a heavy burden wasn't placed on their shoulders. John looked at her and then to the boys.

"They'll be fine," John said.

"Rodney, how much power can you get into the ZPM?" she asked.

"With their power output, I can fully charge the thing," he said and looked to the boys. "Without taking more then two percent from your power, it will recharge again in a day or so."

"Okay boys, get yourselves ready," Weir said. They nodded and went inside Atlantis. Weir turned to John. "After this, and they find their way home, you're going to loose two of your men."

"Yeah, but they'll be back," John said to her.

"Are you so sure?" Weir asked.

"Yeah, you offer two strays a home," John told her. Weir looked at him.

"You have grown attached," she said. John nodded his head. "You knew they would leave Atlantis one day, and they might not be back." John looked at her and then walked inside. Rodney was even speechless as he thought about this. Once the Wraith were gone, the boys would want to find a way home, back to their world. He packed up his equipment and walked past Weir in a daze.

He went to the ZPM and took it out and grabbed the modified charger and started back up.

When he got back to the Gundams the boys were packing their things away and rations that were given to them for whatever was needed. Duo looked at Rodney and placed a hand on his shoulder. "We're not leaving yet; we still have to figure out how to get home."

"Yeah," Rodney mumbled.

"Actually," Weir called and looked at them. "Daniel thinks he knows where you came from and how to get you home. We got the message yesterday. He's going to be arriving with the Daedalus when it comes back."

"That's," Duo paused, "thirty-six days if they left now, and when they arrived."

"It's going to be forty days, two here, two there to pack up, and then the trips," she said. "We're not going to call the Wraith until they are far enough away, then it will take a couple of days for the Wraith to show up." She said looking at them.