Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Coming Home ❯ Chapter 5

Title: Coming Home

Author: ShitaeTenshi (shitaetenshi @ hotmail.com)

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing

General Warnings: some OOC (trying to keep that to a minimum), angst

Summary: In a race against time the former Gundam pilots try to stop two experiments. But the experiments have their own agenda.

Rating: R

Spoilers: post EW

Pairings: 1+2+3+4+5, 2+H, no romantic relationships (and no whining about it!)

Quick Key

“blah” speaking

`blah' thoughts

[blah] typing and handsignals

 

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Mentally swearing, Trowa deftly maneuvered his motorcycle through the Friday night traffic, Wufei following close behind on his bike. Only two minutes earlier they'd received Duo's call, sending them scrambling to the Saintfluer Hospital. During the three years they'd been with Preventers they'd gotten accustomed to working with a large structure. They'd forgotten their early training; all large organizations can be hampered and penetrated by small groups. That was how they'd won the Eve Wars.

 

And now Aaron and Ellie were using those same tactics against them. Although something kept nagging at Trowa, something he'd overlooked. He nearly skidded out when he realized it.

 

Ellie had the perfect opportunity to kill Duo yet she hadn't. The final piece clicked in as a remark Duo had made several months ago came back to him. `To a street rat, their gang is everything. Harm anyone from the gang and they'll swarm you until you go down. And it won't matter how many you take with you; they won't stop.' Somehow the two had retained that through all of their training. Now to make sure those two weren't going to try to take out anyone else.

 

Before they reached the hospital entrance a slim figure darted out, running towards the nearby club district. Only seconds later Duo followed, racing to catch up. Acting on instinct Trowa and Wufei swerved, moving to block Ellie's escape path.

 

Wufei, having slightly more time to react, reached her first. Spinning his bike he faced her as she raced towards him.

 

Ellie skidded, dropping to all fours as she changed her direction, causing Duo, who'd been almost atop her, to instinctively vault over her, nearly slamming into Wufei himself. She quickly took off again, ducking into a nearby alleyway, Trowa now right behind her.

 

“Get on Maxwell,” snapped Wufei, gunning his bike. Before he finished speaking Duo slid on behind him.

 

“She'll try to lose us in the club district!” Duo shouted over the roar of the engine. “But the shuttle'll be in a more deserted, run down area!”

 

Grunting softly in acknowledgement, Wufei put his knowledge of the area to use. “I know of two areas that it could be!” He shouted back, taking off. Behind him, Duo called Heero to relay their plan. Ten minutes later the two of them reached the abandoned warehouse, taking up posts atop buildings across the street at opposite corners. Now that they had time they slipped on their headsets, switching on the frequency scrambler. Quatre and Heero had already reached their destination while Trowa still hadn't contacted them.

 

“Shinigami here. I'm in position. Looks like Alton and I have the prize; the whole back of the building is gone.”

 

“Airlock,” Heero reminded Duo, smirking slightly as the other growled. Quatre just shook his head, smiling as he overheard their exchange. Duo had, reluctantly, included that small story when recounting everything they'd learned. For several minutes the four waited and watched, the monotony broken when Trowa called Duo, having finally lost sight of Ellie. Unsure of which location Ellie would head to, or even if they had found the right one, they had him hold position. Half an hour later Duo smirked.

 

A slight change in the shadows at the mouth of one of the alleys he watched was the only sign that someone had arrived.

 

“I've got movement,” he whispered, acutely aware of Ellie's sensitive ears, if that was indeed who it was. As he watched, a darker shadow slowly, carefully, made its way closer to the opening he'd first noticed. His smirk widened as the figure drew close enough for details to stand out. She'd lost the wig, or taken it off but otherwise she looked just the same. For a handful of minutes nothing moved. With a burst, so fast Duo almost missed it, Ellie dashed into the abandoned building.

 

“Target has entered the building.” Grinning, Duo couldn't help but add, “Looks like I win this one Wing.” Heero only growled.

 

“Shinigami, Alton, hold position. Wing, Heavyarms and I will join you soon. If anything changes…”

 

“We shall inform you Sandrock,” Wufei interrupted. Once more they waited until the other three joined them. During that time nothing stirred inside the warehouse.

 

Quatre outlined the basic plan: Duo and Trowa would enter through the same opening Ellie had used while Heero, Wufei and himself went through the front. They'd move once Trowa teamed up with Duo.

 

As Trowa drew closer, Duo signaled for him to shut off his mike. Puzzled, but trusting Duo's reasons, he did so.

 

“She ain't out ta kill us Tro.”

 

“I realized that.”

 

Sighing in relief, Duo inched out and over the buildings edge. “Glad someone did. How long you think we got til they go in on their own?”

 

“Three minutes, tops.” Trowa copied Duo's actions, ready to drop the short distance. “Shall we go?”

 

Flashing a grin Duo jumped from the top of the building, landing almost silently on the alley floor, Trowa seconds behind him. They sprinted into the warehouse, dodging to either side the moment they cleared the opening. Thanks to the missing section of the roof, moonlight poured down, providing ample light for them.

 

One slim, rectangular patch of light, though, did not come from the moon.

 

Using hand signals to communicate they circled around; or tried to. After Duo had taken three steps he bumped into a very large metal object. Tentatively reaching out he ran his hand across, according to his eyes, open space. Noticing Duo's stillness Trowa carefully inched his way across the open floor, encountering the same obstacle as Duo after ten feet.

 

`Hol-ee shit. G fuckin' out did himself with this one.' Keeping one hand against the hull Duo made his way to that patch of light, Trowa reaching it first.

 

[The outer door,] Trowa signaled, having already done a cursory search. As much as he could without being able to see the shuttle.

 

Arching an eyebrow, Duo silently indicated he'd take point. With a small smile and a slight bow Trowa backed up half a step, leaving Duo plenty of room. Easily slipping through, Duo was unsurprised to find a second door only three feet in front of him, also open. `Looks like they wanted visitors.' He eased his way through the second airlock door, ears open for any sounds. An irregular clanking of metal on metal echoed from the front. As Trowa joined him that faint noise was drowned out by one far louder, and closer.

 

The airlock doors slammed shut, locking the agents inside.

 

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With a relieved sigh Une leaned back, relaxing for the first time in nine days. She knew those five wouldn't let her down and while the case wasn't fully closed, the most dangerous part was over. All that was left was the paperwork, and Une knew exactly who to give that particular task to. With a smirk she reached for the intercom.

 

“Sarah, please send Trainee Martin in.”

 

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“They were nicer about it than I thought they would be. So where should we go now Aaron?”

 

A strange, synthesized voice sounded through the bridge. “Home.”

 

owari

 

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A/N

And that's it. I'm so sorry for the long wait, but I had a major meltdown and needed to get myself back. I know I left the ending open but I think it's better this way. Many thanks to MeLaiya for your review! I might write another story using Aaron and Ellie and look into just how they'll get along with the G-boys, but maybe not. I need to finish some other stories first! As always, reviews welcome, especially critiques; all flames will be used to make smores. “See” you next time!