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Chapter 4: Heero

Heero awoke to a steady beeping sound. He slowly opened his eyes and scanned his surroundings without moving his head. The room he was in was bright. The walls and ceiling were white, very sterile and very hospital like. He observed an IV bag hanging to the right and the beeping machinery to the left. He attempted to move his hands, but he could not. Another attempt and a slight move of his head confirmed his arms and legs were restrained against the bed. He kept his movements to a minimal and his breathing regular. He did not want alert his captures of his conscience state.

The room he was in felt like a hospital room, except for the large set of windows looking out to a larger room filled with various equipment, computers and people with white lab coats milling about. Some were on the computers, others checking various machinery. From what he could observe within his room, there was one door from the right and in the opposite corner a toilet, sink and small mirror. Clearly privacy was not an option.

He laid still and closed his eyes to recall the last thing he could remember. He was with Duo on a mission. They have completed the virus sequence and explosives were set and timed to go off. He remembered running with Duo down a courier, but the exit was blocked with soldiers. Guns were fired. He killed a few and then he remember Duo screaming. Then Duo's eyes above him, tears swimming in his violet eyes. He remembered Duo was fading. Cold and darkness, but then warmth and a golden light. Than Duo was saying something and that was it. How did he end up laying in a hospital bed? What happened after he passed out? Where was Duo? Did they kill him? Heero thought caused him to panic resulting in the heart monitor to speed up. He opened his eyes and looked out into the lab. The increased beeping definitely alerted his presence. Moments later the door opened and walked in an older man wearing a white lab coat followed by younger woman wearing a similar coat and holding a tablet.

"Hello there. I see you are awake?" The man asked even though it wasn't really a question.

"May I ask your name?

Heero squinted his eyes at the doctor but said nothing.

"I thought so. Well Mr. Doe 1, can you tell me how you are feeling?

Again Heero said nothing. He tried to lift his arms but was forced to stop by restraints.

"Oh yes, sorry about that, but we were advised to keep you secure. We really didn't know what you would do when you woke." He said as took the tablet from the woman and scanned the screen.

"I'm Dr. Gavin and I'm here to moderate you. You're probably a little tired considering you have been in a coma for 48 hours.

This shocked Heero and his face expressed it.

"Yes, two days and your winged friend over there is still out." He causally threw his hand gesturing through the glass.

Heero followed the doctor's hand and saw he was motioning to another room like Heero's at the other side of the larger room. He focused in and could tell the room was very much like his.

"They wanted you to go to the holding cells, but I convinced them not to."

Heero looked at the doctor with a questioning look.

"You ask why? This is why." He said turning the tablet around showing a surveillance video of the courier he and Duo fought in a few days prior. Heero watched as he fired rounds from his gun dropping a few soldiers. He saw how they ducked behind the corner and watched the lucky shot that smacked into his arm and forced him out and fall to the ground. Duo ran over to him firing to the group but lost his weapon as he pressed his hands over his chest and the dark stain forming on his shirt. The video showed the advancing soldiers pointing their weapons at them and Duo was screaming. Finally a bright glow worked its way from Duo's hands, much like what happened to Maya but as the video progressed, Heero watched Duo's shirt rip and giant wings emerged from his back. Duo's body and new wings block his view of himself but he knew this was when he woke up to find Duo over him. He saw Duo pass out next to him and the soldiers who didn't move for minute after witnessing the scene snapped out of their trance and started to secure the pilots. The doctor turned the video off and handed the tablet back the woman.

"Judging by your facial expressions I am guessing that was a surprise."

Heero actually nodded but still said nothing. That was something he definitely didn't anticipate.

"Further examination of your clothes and body appear a bullet hit your heart and passed through your body. Another in the arm and one in the leg, which were not lethal. The heart however was another story. You Mr. Doe 1 should be dead, but you are not. It would be wise for you to cooperate for I am the only reason you are here instead of the clink." Dr. Gavin stated. "So, again how you are feeling?"

Heero thought for a second and looked at the doctor.

"I am thirsty and tired." He answered.

"Good, Alicia here will see to it that you are given some water. You have all you need in nutrients though the IV but dry mouth can be bothersome. I will be back to see your progress."

Dr. Gavin smiled and exited the room.

The nurse, Alicia, came over to Heero with a cup with a straw so he could take sip. He tried to focus on the figure in the other room but his eyelids grew heavy.

The nurse was telling him that they will probably remove his IV tomorrow when more tests would be run. Heero could care less and let sleep overtake him.

A couple of hours later Heero awoke. He was given a tray of food and sat up with his arms free. The Armed guards that flanked the room's exit allowed him this privilege. The nurse told him they will be running tests on him and if he corporates they will free him from the restraints. Heero kept quiet and observed. There wasn't much he could do at this point. The room provided no weapons and they refused to give him any utensils to eat with. Even the cup he drank out of where cheap Dixie wax paper cups.

He would have to bide his time and wait for Duo to wake up, so he would observed as much as he could. He could see that Duo laid face down. His body was cover with a blanket but his giant wings sat above. Like clockwork, every four hours a lab tech would enter Duo's room. Check his vitals, look at his wings. Some of them touch them. Some of them extended them to get a measurement, or pull a feather out, which angered Heero. He didn't want them to touch him.

The second day since Heero woke up, they removed his bed restraints. They had brought in some sort of tread mill for him to walk with electrodes stuck to his chest. Again, two armed guides with their weapons at the ready forced Heero to behave, but it really was because Duo had not woken up yet. Heero could see more of the lab as he walked. He wore white scrub pants. The shirt and slippers folded neatly on the bed as he let them moderate him. He could read the lips of the technicians watching. Some were amazed that he was even walking and others, a few of the women and a man or two commented on his physique. Sometimes the techs would ask him questions through the intercom. He took this chance to hear as much as possible. He noted that a few have mentioned snow in the forecast. Clearly they were no longer in the same location where they were captured. This made escape harder, if possible. Heero thought more about this fraction. What were they doing besides mobile doll production and what happened to Wufei? Why didn't he help them? Was he dead or alive?

Dr. Gavin brought Heero out of his thought process when he asked him to run on the treadmill. Heero complied, this was no different then what Dr. J would have him before he took over as the pilot of Wing. Plus, it got him moving which he would need if escape became plausible.

Early on the fourth day Heero was really starting to worry about Duo. He still had not woken up. The last time he was out for 3 days. What was going on? In the interim, his blood was drawn, urine samples were taken but he drew the line for a semen sample. He outright refused. The Doctor mentioned that they could force him and Heero stated that it would happen over his dead body. Gavin's response was "We'll see." Heero's punishment for not being a good little boy was some sort of mushy substance for dinner that was so bland and tasteless that he didn't bother more than a few bites.

Not long after dinner a lab Tech was talking to Heero through the intercom when the lab started to buzz with excitement. The monitors in Duo's room were beeping faster and he could see movement on the bed. The lab tech turned and joined his co-workers to watch through the large windows leading into Duo's room. Heero tried to see what was happening but the techs blocked in his view. He couldn't image what Duo was waking up to, but to make matters worse, he being view like some animal at the zoo. Finally, Dr. Gavin made them all go back to their stations and Heero was able to see Duo again. It didn't stop the techs from looking but at least they weren't crowded around the windows. Relief washed over him until he saw Duo's head pop up and look around. His arms were restrained like how Heero's were. Duo began to tug against them. He started to struggle and Heero could tell Duo was having some sort of panic attack. Finally, the straps gave way. He ripped himself from the bed and fell to the floor. The lab froze and to watch. The strength he must have in order to do that would be amazing. Duo stood up, a wild look about him. His eyes seem to glow against his porcelain color skin. His hair fell loose from his braid and his wings expanded. He franticly look around, panic clearly overtake him. He backed himself around and scuttled to the corner of the room. He wrapped his large gray wings around his body and knelted down. Heero put his hands on the glass and pounded. A few of the techs noticed Heero's actions but they were too fixated on Duo to care.

The lab doors opened and armed guards came into the lab. Dr. Gavin stood outside the glass windows with his tablet in his hand as two guards went into Duo's room with a lab tech. One stood by the closed door, gun at the ready. The other with his gun drawn approached Duo. The act was a poor decision, you do not antagonize and corner a frighten animal and that was exactly what this guard was doing. He barked some order but Duo ignored him as his eyes anxiously scanned the area. The dumb guard stepped closer with the gun pointed at Duo's face and yelled something else. Finally, Duo turned his eyes to the guard. For a few seconds, no one seem to breathe and then Duo moved. He reached for the Guard's arm before he had time to react. Duo managed to remove the gun, twist the guard's arm behind his back breaking it. The guard screamed as Duo forced him to kneel and used him as a shield. He held the gun up and he pointed it at the other guard and tech across the room.

Dr. Gavin, made some hand motion and then turned on the intercom into Duo's room. Duo, not moving his head turned his eyes to the doctored and stared him down giving an excellent impression of the Heero's death glare.

Three guards charged into Heero's room with guns drawn. Two stood by the door and one came and pointed his weapon at Heero's head.

Heero, being the trained operative that he was, didn't flinch. He never took his eyes off Duo.

Dr. Gavin talked to Duo and gestured to Heero. Duo's eyes followed and locked on to Heero's.

Heero knew the number one reason why he wasn't in a cell or dead. He was leverage.

After a few intense seconds. Heero read Duo's lips as he said "I will stand down if no harm comes to him."

Gavin must have agreed because Duo released the guard, let him stand up and handed him his gun. The doctor turned and nodded to the guards. The one holding the gun to Heero withdrew and they exited the room, locking the door behind them.

Duo didn't take his eyes off Heero as he was directed to the bed. The lab tech removed the broken restraints and was asking Duo some questions. It wasn't until she asked something that Duo broke eye constant and answered with a flirtatious smile. "A big ass burger and fries would be my choice."

Heero rolled his eyes, walked back to his bed to sit and thought "Baka."

To be continued…

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