Chapter 22:
Rodney walked into the control room with an air of accomplishment and pride about him. Duo lowered himself down from the railing sat on it instead, Heero looked up at him. "I have two announcements," Rodney said. Weir walked out of her office followed by John and Teyla there was a funny smile on Weir's face. Rodney held up a hand-held device. "This will get our dear friends back to their home galaxy, it will create a worm hole connecting where they came from to where they landed in our Earth's Space… second, I have created a weapon to fight against the Wraith based on the designs of the Gundams, with the sworn word to Heero that we will not share this information or take it back to our Earth with us, else we have a very large problem of them coming back and kicking our asses," he said and looked to Heero who nodded his head in agreement.
"You created a Gundam Rodney?" John asked.
"Yes well in a sense," he said.
John clapped his hands once and rubbed them together. "I get to fly it right?"
"It still needs work Sheppard," Rodney said.
Weir walked over to the boys. "What's wrong not excited to go home?"
"We are excited to return, we are just worried of how the war is going," Quatre replied.
"Yeah we've been away for a long time, last we know we were shunned from the Colonies," Duo frowned.
"We have our own responsibilities we have to finish before we can even think of coming back here Duo," Quatre tried to reason.
"We must end the war," Heero said, "we will be ready to leave in an hour."
Duo folded his arms and pouted. Quatre looked at him and opened his mouth but Duo pushed away and sulked down the stairs and halls.
Weir looked after him and looked back at Rodney and John. "Rodney, John, get ready to leave," she said.
"What?" Rodney called.
"Dr. Zelenka can finish the mobile suit, you two are going with the boys," Weir said. "Be nice and try and come up with peaceful ways to solve things."
"No, no nonononono you cant!" Rodney started. "I worked hard on this!"
"And I thank you Rodney, but I believe you two are the best people for this mission, help them make peace," Weir said.
"Dr. Weir, I know it is in a different galaxy, but I am a good negotiator, if there is a chance that I can come back, then I am willing to go," Teyla said to her.
"I am glad to hear, Rodney is there a chance to come back?" Weir asked.
"Yes, yes, that's not the problem," Rodney replied.
"What is?"
"This is only good for a year after we use it, if we're not back there in that year then we're stuck there," he said and shook his head.
"So we'll take a jumper with us and make sure we get back at least," John said and looked at Weir.
"That's acceptable," Weir replied, "get ready to move out with the Daedalus."
The space ship was loaded when Duo walked to Deathscythe in the hanger, the boy sat down at the suits feet and ran his fingers through his hair. Quatre walked over to him and handed him a bottle of water and sat beside him. "Duo?" he asked.
"Naw, don't you worry 'bout me Kat, j'st 'bit upset 'bout leav'n 's all," Duo said, Quatre watched him.
"Is that why your speech went from okay to horrible?" he joked and leaned some against him. "We'll complete our mission and return before that year is up."
"Think so Kat?" Duo asked. The blond looked up at him and gave him a kind smile.
"Yes…" he said.
The ship started to move and the two sat under the protection for Deathscythe and the other four Gundams.
It was a long eight weeks.
Once in the Earth's orbit they waited, the five Gundams and the small jumper. Rodeny closed his eyes and did something on the handheld control and before them a wormhole appeared. "Okay everyone through!" John called. The Gundams were the first to go, followed by the Jumper.