Pairings: Duo/Heero, Quatre/Trowa

Warnings: possibilities of later violence, supernatural stuff, kinky moments, guns...um...gundams?

Author's comment: Sorry for another long wait between updates. x.x I'm still working on my cosplays for this upcoming con so it's giving me little time to update my stories...even if this one is at least two chapters written in advance...that I need to really really edit better for some major changes but yeah...Enjoy! Yay run on sentence!

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Operation Blank Conspiracy 11

Operation BC: Mission Report 13

We are currently onboard our transport heading for HQ. We had an encounter with a mysterious man, also known as 01, who seems to have close ties with 02. 01 appears to be part of OZ's experiment as well. He has shown exceptional skills such as being shot several times yet remaining unharmed. The same can be said of 02 who had been shot point blank yet suffered no injuries.

We learned from our small interrogation of 02 that OZ has developed a drug called Fly-Z. When used over time, the drug makes a human's body almost invincible. So far we learned that OZ has strong robots made of a unique type of metal that can literally destroy the experiments, probably used as a safety measure to keep the test subjects under control. I believe it may be related to the metals we are using but I would have to investigate further to find out. 01 may still be pursuing us along with the rest of OZ. They seem determined to have 02 back in their hands.

There is still a bit of tension between 02 and the others since they were informed of 02's abilities but they will continue with the mission. Since explain the OZ drug, Fly-Z, to them they have calmed down and have continued to be civil towards 02. Sandrock has been researching nonstop on Fly-Z and other types of illegal drug enhancers. However, hostility still continues between Shenlong and 02. I will maintain control of the situation if it proves to get out of hand. END REPORT.

Heero frowned leaning back in his seat. The situation was under control simply because Wufei refused to have anything to do with Duo besides protecting him when necessary. He'd gone so far as to vacant the area when the other was nearby. But he didn't go against protocol or his mission. That was all Heero cared about.

Because of how small the shuttle was, there wasn't much room to move around. The front of the shuttle housed the pilot and copilot with an extra seat for any third person that joined them. Right now, Trowa was up there with them, not just to supervise or as a backup but also to find out if anything was going on at HQ. Since the two parts were part of Division 3 along with Trowa, there was some information they could pass on to him. So far, from what Trowa had told him during a small break, there hadn't been any changes at HQ.

The middle section, where they were now, had the passenger seating, at least about twelve seats, two to a row. They were currently being occupied by Heero and Quatre, the two of them typing away on the keyboards to their laptops until Heero took his break. The seat across the aisle from Heero held a laptop bag belonging to a braided male by the name of Duo Maxwell, who was currently out of sight but not missing. Heero knew exactly where he was.

The braided boy was in the third compartment of the small ship. Here they had a small, very small, kitchen and a small cot against the back wall next to the bathroom. Supposedly Duo should be sleeping there since he said he needed some shut eye. Course that wasn't a surprise. He'd been nodding off for the first hour or so before making that announcement. Wufei was back there as well. Whether in the restroom or in the kitchen, Heero wasn't sure. He hadn't come back yet and that was making the lead Preventer a little suspicious.

It was probably about time he checked on his charge anyway. It was a little on the quiet side considering how much Duo normally liked to talk. Besides, Heero needed a break. He'd been typing on his report for a while now, stuck between that and looking up more info on OZ and thinking about the strange things involving 01 and 02. Though if what Duo said was true about the two being orphans then their names were probably not their real ones. That would explain why they could never find any information on Duo. That and probably cause Duo deleted any information they did have, he assumed.

Standing, Heero stretched for a moment before he looked over at Quatre typing away on his laptop.

"You find anything yet?"

"OZ must have gotten a new programmer. I'm actually having a hard time cracking into their database." Quatre sighed leaning back and looking up at Heero. The redness of his baggy eyes proved how long he'd been working on this. They've been floating out here in space at least eight hours now. Not once had Quatre moved from his chair. They still had a couple of days left of travel before they reached HQ. It was still faster than using the bigger transports that would have taken five days but that didn't mean it wasn't long and boring still.

"I'll have to wait till I get back to HQ. We have better, faster equipment there that will make this process a lot easier."

"Take a break. If there's nothing you can do here, then there's nothing you can do."

"Thanks." Quatre smiled at that and closed his eyes turning his head away slightly. "I'll just rest my eyes for a little while, but I want to check on some more of these drugs."

"Just do what you can." Heero patted him on the shoulder once before he started heading to the back. Travelling was smooth so walking felt like it would on the ground, especially with zero-G, or the no gravity system, cut off. He knew Quatre wouldn't sleep long. None of them did while on missions. They stayed wired and alert and only slept for the necessary time needed to function properly. He was surprised how long he'd slept at Duo's friend's place…Hilde wasn't it? He'd never slept so well before or for so long. It must have been because of the homely atmosphere. A shame they couldn't find any information on Hilde, except for what Duo wanted them to find. Smooth bastard.

As Heero got closer to the back he started to hear voices. There didn't seem to be any hostility to the conversation which was very surprising to him. The only two people that should be back here were Duo Maxwell, who was supposed to be napping, and Wufei, who'd been back there for a considerably longer time than he'd normally be.

Considering how "well" the two of them got along, he was really surprised not to hear any yelling. He worried if someone else had gotten on board the shuttle and found himself moving into stealth mode as he got closer. He even patted at his side to make sure his gun was on him.

As he paused by the door to the final compartment, he stayed still and listened. The voices were soft but he could tell that one of them belonged to Duo. The other…was it really Wufei? He didn't sound angry. He talked like he was talking to any one of them, very civil.

Heero relaxed instantly, breathing easier. Well he hadn't expected this. Wufei seemed to be getting along well with Duo suddenly. In fact, he seemed to be doing better than any one of them had done. But as strange as it was, Wufei was good at that. He was good with all the political talk, whenever he wasn't busy staring at his targets like they were idiots anyway.

The two continued to talk oblivious to Heero's intrusion as he pulled away from the door heading back towards the front. He might as well try his hand at cracking into Duo's laptop. He just needed to his head clear so Duo wouldn't pick up on his intentions. At least he'd be able to edit the part about Duo and Wufei not getting along in his report.

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Duo sat on the bed with his back against the wall and his knees pulled up to his chest. He didn't know how he'd ended up with Wufei sitting beside him like they were old friends. Somehow it involved him being woken up from one of his horrible nightmares. He didn't get them as often as he had when he was a kid, but they did reoccur at least once a week or two.

It'd been about three weeks now though since he'd last had one. This was the first it'd occurred since being around the others. He hated it, hated seeing 01's body being mutilated again and again by those robots, those machines. A normal human couldn't survive something like that. However, a human on years and years of Fly-Z could. But they'd live with nothing more than the pain; pain he'd gotten so used to that he couldn't feel it anymore.

It wasn't the only nightmare he had. He'd done a lot of horrible things during his escape. He destroyed a lot of lives, innocent or not. People who had families waiting at home for them. He even dreamed about when he destroyed….

No, he didn't want to think about that again. The thought always made him feel sick to his stomach. So after Wufei had woken him up from his nightmare and Duo came close to snapping his arm off, he recoiled. He panted hard feeling like a wild animal and probably looking like one by the way Wufei was staring at him. He would have laughed at the look and even picked on him if he didn't feel so weirded out right then.

Instead, he'd slunk himself back against the wall into the position he was in now. He thought Wufei would have left him to himself after awakening him so he was surprised a little when he felt the bed sink in as Wufei sat down beside him.

Neither said anything for a while to the point it became a very dull silence. Not much could faze Duo, but the silence wasn't a comfortable one. He didn't like quiet times like this, especially after having the nightmares. Silence always tried to make him sleep again so he could fall into the nightmares again.

"Um…"

"Shh…just shut up and think." Wufei shushed him quickly and Duo blinked in confusion before he frowned looking over at him. The Chinese male had his eyes closed looking like he'd fallen asleep. He'd seen Wufei do this sort of thing before, sitting back against a wall and just meditating, especially after Duo did something to provoke him.

"Hey now, what are you-"

"Sometimes, it's better to be silent and think." Was he calling him stupid? Duo frowned taking the words in a bad away and was about to protest. Wufei beat him to it though, as if he knew he was going to complain about the words. "Think of things that make you happy. Not of things that connect to misfortune."

"Heh. Easier said than done."

Wufei didn't respond leaving them in silence and Duo to stare at him. The braided male leaned back really looking at him. When he thought about it, Wufei was wise beyond his age. He wasn't all that bad looking too. Duo could imagine him with his hair down though he almost giggled at the thought of him being bald.

He slid up more till he was sitting directly beside Wufei and looked over trying to mimic his posture before he closed his eyes. Duo sighed relaxing and doing his best to try not to let the thoughts of the nightmares return. Just shut up and think, huh? Much easier said than done.

But then he was doing it. Not thinking about the nightmares but his life back at Maxwell Church. He thought of Father Maxwell and the others who were, literally, his family. He'd do anything for them. Just like he'd do anything for Hilde. It put a smile on his face thinking about them all. Looks like the thinking nice things part was helping out.

He remembered how he met her, how he'd literally run right into her while escaping from a group of thugs a year ago. They'd been best of friends since and he'd even been able to tell her his secret, which of course just made her even more protective of him. She was probably a few years older than him and he couldn't help imagining her as his older sister, something he'd never had before. Despite the fact that he couldn't die or really be injured, she always tried to protect him and worried about him constantly. He wondered what she was doing…or how she'd feel knowing that he was gone now. Would he even be able to see her again?

No…think happy thoughts. He needed to think positively. He'd see her again. He was sure of it.

Then he started thinking about Heero and the other preventers, including Wufei. They were slowly growing on him and it was making it harder not to get attached...even if Heero was a stupid jerk for calling him a girl. Of course that was his own fault. Still, he wanted to trust them. He wanted to believe in them. But he knew it wouldn't last, not once he got to the Preventers Headquarters. He wasn't too surprised at the thought that he'd be caged up like a wild animal. Well that all depended on if they had metal strong enough to do that. But he needed to cooperate…if he wanted to keep Father Maxwell and the others safe he needed to.

His body felt heavy from all the thoughts. There were a lot of things he needed to take care of. The thought of it all made him tired. He still needed to take care of OZ. He needed to get in contact with Howard and also to find out where the people of Maxwell Church were taken. He also needed to find a way to be able to defend himself against those robots from OZ as well as 01. And if 01 was really being brainwashed, he needed to stop that as well.

He yawned slightly, his body leaning to the side heavily until he was resting up against Wufei's side. He didn't even know what he'd just done as his thoughts started to run away from him leaving him in a silence he wasn't accustomed to, a peaceful silence. As the thoughts ran away and his head continued to rest on the cushy warmth of Wufei's shoulder, he let sleep claim him once again and welcomed the needed rest.

TBC….

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Did I mention I'm a 5x2 fan? D: I'm also a 1x5x2 fan! :D So don't be surprised if I have fun with that a few times in this story. Hope you enjoyed the update!