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New Additions part 1
/ blah, blah../- indicates thoughts.
/K'so./ He knew he shouldn't have tried to do this on his own. But, it was his mission. How could he have admitted needing help? Especially in front of Heero. Well, now he'd have to pay for his stupidity. He'd gotten himself into this and now he'd have to get himself out. /K'so./
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/Baka./ He shouldn't have let him go off on his own. Now he had to go bail the idiot out himself. He always ended up going after Duo to get him out of trouble. This was the last time, he would make sure this never happened again. /Baka./
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/Shit./ How could she screw up like this? It was her job to make sure things like this didn't happen. One piece of information hadn't gotten through, one very important piece of information. Now Duo was captured and she had to figure out some way to get him out, without blowing her cover. /Shit./
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The halls were dark down below where intruders were kept. Dark and dank. Two guards stood in front of one of the cells, two inept guards. She knew the from around the base and knew that they could be easily manipulated to suit her plan. The young female officer approached them calmly. They saluted her.
"I have orders from the lieutenant." The two men looked down at her, she continued, "He wants you two down in the MS production room, they're in need of some extra security."
"We were given orders not to leave this post.", the soldier on the right responded.
"Well now you have new orders. I am to stay here and guard the prisoner in your absence." The young girl kept her expression calm and sure.
"Are you sure?", The guard on the left asked.
"Positive."
"You know that they're sending someone to interrogate him any minute now, right?"
"Of course. /Shit./ Now get going before someone comes looking for you." Finally, the two men nodded and walked off. The girl clenched her hand into a fist. /K'so./ This was definitely going to put a damper on her plans.
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Duo groaned as he stupidly tried to move his head. He had already tried that the first time he had regained consciousness. Someone had done a real good job of whacking him over the head. The American had thought he had heard people talking, but now there was no sound at all. Maybe he was going crazy.
"Duo?", a whispered voice came from the hall. Duo raised his head carefully, not wanting to jar it in any way that would send more cries of pain from his nerves, to look up at the source of the sound. In front of his cell stood a girl who was about his height with cyan blue eyes and dark golden hair pulled back into a topsi-tail, wearing an OZ military uniform.
"Chase?". Duo squinted his eyes to get a better look, not believing what he saw in front of him. The girl smiled.
"At least your vision isn't impaired. Can you walk?"
"Haven't tried yet." The Deathscythe pilot was confused. "What are you doing here?"
"Long story."
"Are you a..."
"No. I'm on your side."
"But...."
"Shut up. I'll explain everything later." Duo slowly got to his feet and walked over to the door of the cell so that he was directly in front of Chase. "If I'm going to get you out of here we're going to have to move fast. They're sending someone to..." The sound of footsteps coming down the hall caused her to stop. "Damn. They're here already."
"What?"
Chase bit her lip and held up her hand for Duo to be quiet.
"I guess we're going to have to move on to plan B.", she whispered.
"What's plan B?", Duo asked holding his head in an attempt to keep the world from spinning.
"I get you out of here after they question you. Unless you don't think you're up for it?" The pilot just raised an eyebrow. "They're only going to beat on you more for not cooperating."
"I can take care of myself."
"Good, 'cause here they come." Chase quickly turned her back to Duo who slumped down against the wall. Three men soon came down the hall, two looking to be Privates, while the one leading the way was definitely of a higher rank. Chase turned to salute him. "General Tompson."
"Sergeant Major." , he nodded in respect as he and the other two men stopped in front of her. "I didn't expect you to be down here guarding the prisoner."
"We needed more security up in MS production. Besides, this is obviously no ordinary kid we're dealing with, I felt that I should be the one to guard him." Chase stood at attention as she spoke.
The General gave a light laugh. "Chase, you're one of the smartest people I know." The young girl didn't give a reaction. "Now, I have some business to attend to."
Chase simply nodded. She hoped that they wouldn't injure Duo so badly that an escape would be impossible.
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Heero adjusted his newly acquired hat, then turned to look at the unconscious soldier that had been stripped of his uniform. He needed to blend in somehow if he was going to find Duo. The Wing pilot began to walk down the halls of the military base. First thing he needed to do was get his bearings, then he could determine the location of the base's confinement cells. He walked along, being careful not to make eye contact with anyone and at the same time trying not to seem suspicious.
He began to think about what would be the best course of action once he actually found Duo. The Japanese boy had a bad habit of not thinking things thru when he was pissed off, and at that moment he was definitely pissed off. He figured he was probably even mad enough to actually yell at a certain braided baka when he found him. His thoughts continued in this manner as he continued his search. It wasn't until he turned a corner and collided with someone coming the other way. He and the other both steadied themselves quickly, neither really loosing their balance for more than a second.
"Pardon me.", Hero managed, wanting to keep moving.
"Heero?"
Heero stopped, startled by the fact that this person knew his name. He glanced out of the corner of his eye and was met by cyan blue eyes. The Wing pilot was amazed at who stood before him.
"What are you doing here?", he asked in his usual monotone.
"Stupid question.", was the answer he received.
"Fine." Heero began to walk again.
"If you're looking for Duo, you can't do anything now." Chase didn't turn to face him, instead she kept her back to him. Heero drew his gun.
"What are you talking about?"
Chase stood her ground. "For crying out loud Heero, are you going to shoot me?"
"If you don't answer me I just might."
"He's being questioned as we speak.", the girl lowered her head a bit, "I tried to get him out before they came for him but I didn't give myself enough time. We'll have to wait now." Heero lowered his gun, Chase turned to face him.
"How'd you get yourself in a position to do that?"
"I arranged it so that I was the only person guarding him." She walked closer to him.
"Are you still on duty?"
"Of course."
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The room was lit by a single lamp hanging above a single square table sitting in the center of the room. A single chair was in front of the table, Duo sat in the center, his hands tied behind his back. The two officers that had accompanied the General were standing behind Duo, while the General now stood beside the table opposite the young American. Blood was dripping from an open wound on Duo's forehead and a bruise was becoming apparent on his left cheek. The General placed his hands on the table and leaned forward so that his face was at the same level as Duo's.
"Would you like to reconsider answering my question?"
"Go to Hell."
One of the officers punched Duo in the side. The impact jarred his head his head, causing the world to black out for a second. /Not good./ He blinked a few times until his vision returned, /I really need to work on controlling my mouth./
"If anyone's going to Hell it's you. Do you honestly think you can just infiltrate this base and get away with it?" Duo could see that the General was loosing his cool, he fought to keep his mouth shut. "Now, I'll ask you one last time. How did you..." A knock at the door cut him off.
"Sir, you're needed in the main room.", a voice from the hall called. General Tompson growled.
"I'm busy."
"They say it's an emergency Sir, something is malfunctioning."
"Damnit!" The large man glared at Duo, who was fighting the welcoming blackness of unconsciousness.
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Chase typed in a code and the computer screen went black.
"What did you do?", Heero inquired as he stood behind her.
"I activated a virus that I put into the system for just such an emergency." She turned to face the Gundam pilot, "It deactivates all mechanical systems on the base and will erase the past hour of security tape."
"How long will buy us?"
"Until they call on the mechanical genius, me, to figure it out." Heero simply raised an eyebrow. Chase put away her smirk as the sound of footsteps were heard coming down the hall. "Stay in the shadows until they leave." The Sergeant Major turned and reported back to her post by the door of the cell. Heero took a few steps back until he could no longer be seen.
The two men from before returned, a half-conscious Duo hanging between them. Chase watched as they threw the pilot into the cell, locking the door and handing the keys to Chase. They saluted to her before turning to leave. She unlocked the cell as soon as they were gone and Heero emerged from the shadows. Duo groaned.
"They went easy on him." , the female officer commented as the Wing pilot joined her. She knelt down next to Duo. "Diajoubu ka?" The boy in question pushed himself up slightly. The movement caused a sudden wave of pain. He shuddered, his breathing coming in sharp gasps. "Never mind." Chase stood back up and moved to the side allowing Heero to get to his injured partner.
"Can you stand up?" Heero's voice startled Duo. He snapped his head up, sending his world spinning. He shut his eyes tightly, willing the world to remain in one spot.
"Heero.", the braided boy choked out after a few seconds. "I didn't know you were here."
"Someone has to get you out of this mess." He looked down at his friend who appeared slightly offended. "Come on." He put Duo's arm around his neck and helped him to his feet. "Let's get out of here." Heero turned and he and Duo made their way out of the cell. Chase was standing just outside the door.
"Hey Chase," Duo looked up at her, "You never did tell me what you're doing here."
"Heero will explain."
"Huh? Heero?" Duo changed his glance. "Do you know her?"
"I'll explain everything later. Let's go before someone comes." The Japanese boy began to walk away, helping Duo along, but chase called after him.
"Wait!" The dark haired pilot turned to look back at her. "You still have something you have to do." She extended her hand out, and both boys looked down at the gun.
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A foot taped nervously on the floor. The blonde boy attached to it fidgeted on the edge of the bed. The dorm room was small, so the three pilots were forced to endure the cramped quarters while they waited for the signal. Trowa sat next to his lover as Wufei sat silently on the other bed.
"They should have been back by now." Quatre couldn't possibly sit still any longer. "Something must have happened."
"Calm down." Trowa remained cool and calm as always. "I'm sure everything is fine."
"Our orders are to remain here to receive the second part of the mission anyway.", Wufei added not looking up.
The Arabian pilot sighed in defeat. The three teenagers sat in silence for a few moments, before the silence was broken by a beeping sound coming from Heero's laptop which sat on the small table between the two beds. Trowa was the first to reach the small computer. Wufei and Quatre peered over the Latin boy's shoulder to read the message on the screen. It read :
'Heero and Duo are out. Destroy the base.'
G-girl~ Wow!! That took a long time to type. I have so little free time. ::sigh:: Well, that's part one. Hope you liked it.