Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Duplicity ❯ Chapter 1
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Vinyl-Koneko 
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural / Sci-fi / Fantasy / Cyberpunk / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.28.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 233 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Gundam Wing Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Supernatural / Sci-fi / Fantasy / Cyberpunk / Adventure / Action | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 11.28.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.4K | Visits: 233 | Status: Completed
+Title: Duplicity - Part 2
+Author: Vinyl Koneko (Emily), roguegirl@att.net
+Rating: R
+Pairings: 1x2, 3x4, 5xM, 13x11, 6x9
+Warnings: AU, yaoi, cyberpunk, citrus-y goodness
+Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing at all. If you do own it, please don't sue because I'm not even in college yet and already I'm poor.
+Notes: *Emphasis*, [flashback], // lyrics //. This fic is the sequel to my story "Digital Bath", so definitely read that before jumping into this one.
*~**~*
I awoke slowly, soon becoming very aware that I wasn't alone. A soft smile came to my face as I watched Heero sleep. He looked almost childlike. I reached forward, tentatively brushing his hair out of his eyes. I was almost more afraid that I would be the one waking up from a dream, not him, but I knew what had occurred before was all too real.
My stomach grumbled and I couldn't help but laugh out loud, accidentally waking Heero. "What's so funny?" he mumbled sleepily, slowly blinking his eyes until they adjusted to the light.
"I'm hungry," I replied, my response being emphasized by another growl from my stomach. This made me laugh even harder.
Heero smiled softly. "You're human now; it's expected." He smothered a yawn before continuing. "I'll go get us breakfast."
I frowned. "Why can't I come with you?"
"Aa... No one outside of me, you, Relena, and Hilde know that you're alive. I don't know how the doctors are going to react yet."
"Oh." I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. Funny, I don't remember it coming undone... "But they'll find out sooner or later. Why not sooner rather than later?"
Heero was pulling on his clothes as he mulled over my question. "You can come if you want. I'm warning you, though, they might not be happy."
I snorted. "Why should I care if they're happy? I'm not in love with them. And if anything they'll be happier that the broken printer has been repaired."
"Just don't get your hopes up."
I nodded, pulling myself out of the warm cocoon of blankets to get dressed. Even if we were about the face the wrath of the doctors, we were going to face it together.
*~**~*
I'm ashamed to admit that I was feeling a little self-conscious, gripping onto Heero's hand as he led me to our building's dining hall. It felt pretty out-of-character and was most likely derived from the fact that I might not be needed or wanted anymore. I held to Heero's hand tighter, unaware that I had until he squeezed my hand back. He could tell I was feeling apprehensive.
It didn't help that the instant we stepped into the dining hall, and eyes went to Heero and then instantly to me. It was completely silent. Me, being the big mouth that I tend to be at times, felt that it was my duty to say something. I put on the broadest smile I could manage. "Hey, everyone. What's up?"
The uproar started almost instantly, a million questions being tossed in the air at the same time. Most of them were the same though. "How?" I could see Relena and Hilde sitting towards the back of the dining hall, the other people sitting with them oblivious to their smug grins. They were starting to crowd around me and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe I should have stayed back in Heero's room. I couldn't distinguish one voice from the next.
"What is going on in here?" came a rough voice from the doorway. I couldn't see over the group, but I knew the voice anywhere. It was Professor G. The crowd parted a little and I could see G's eyes widen. "Duo!?" I bit my lip, not knowing what to expect. G was pretty much the one who took care of me from the beginning. I don't know if he saw me as the son he never had or the son he never wanted. "It's good to see you...alive." G glanced over at Heero who responded with a challenging glare. "Who else was involved?"
"Just me," Heero replied, putting the blame on himself instead of letting it fall on the girls.
"The two of you should come with me, then."
I knew he was talking us to the lab the second the doors to the dining hall closed behind us. I couldn't read G's expression and it was bothering me. I wish Quatre were here to give us at least an idea on what G was feeling.
I was surprised to note that none of the other doctors were around. It seemed to be just the three of us. G pulled out a particularly nasty looking needle and motioned for me to sit down. I sat without questioning, hissing in pain as he stabbed my left shoulder and drew out a sample of blood.
"There's just a few things I'd like to test." G drew out a drop of blood from the sample, placing it under a computerized microscope and seemed shocked by what he saw. I couldn't figure out why he was so surprised; my blood looked normal. "There doesn't seem to have been any side effects to the printing."
"How did you know he was printed?" Heero asked, causing G to scoff.
"Come now, boy, how stupid do you think I am? The broken printer was missing and a sample of stem cells were taken from the lab. It didn't take much for me to figure out what was going on, but I didn't think it would work. And I know Relena and Hilde's involvement, but since you're willing to take responsibility, the consequences will only fall on you." I watched G wheel up the device that measure brainwaves, going a little cross-eyed as he stuck a probe on my forehead. "Duo, what's 16^8 divided by 3?"
"1,431,655,765 and one-third," I responded effortlessly, not realizing that something was out of the ordinary until I caught the strange look Heero was sending in my direction.
"How about 27^8 divided by 5 minus 16^8 divided by 2?"
"26,095,470,000 and one-tenth."
"What's the difference between the two solutions?"
"Approximately 24,663,814,234 and four-fifths, but that isn't taking into account the endless 3s in one-third. Why?"
"Duo..." That expression was still on Heero's face. I think it was disbelief with a mix of wonder, but I wasn't paying that much attention. I was trying to figure out what G was trying to prove. "What was the first thing you ever said to me?"
That took me a bit longer to remember. " 'Heero Yuy, I've been waiting so long to meet you.' "
"Can you remember the entirety of that conversation?"
"Just the words or do you want actions too?"
"Words only," G answered quickly.
I took in a deep breath before recalling the words that had passed between us several weeks ago. " 'Heero Yuy, I've been waiting so long to meet you.' 'What do you want?' 'Do you want to learn the truth about the system?' 'I already know. Man overused Earth and her resources, so the LSOS was created, keeping people in suits hooked to computers in order to live their whole lives in a computerized world.' 'Yes, but don't you want to *see* it?' 'How?' 'Simple. Let me free you has I have freed others.' 'You mean let you kill me and laugh about my gullibility.' 'You and your people have it all wrong. Only to the system are you truly dead, but you may return anytime you wish. The operators in the real world want to start bringing people back to Earth; they think she's healed enough to try again. So they sent me to start bringing people home.' 'I don't believe you.' ... Do you really want me to keep going?"
"No that's enough." G turned off the machine, alternately pulling the probes off my head and scratching something down on a notepad. "It seems that my theory has proven itself to be true."
"What theory?"
"Duo, you're human in spirit and in body, but you still have the mental processes of a computer only now your storage capacity is unlimited. You can recall facts, numbers, entire conversations effortlessly."
I was unsure. "Is this good news or bad?"
"Oh, don't worry, it's very good news. This talent of yours will be very useful to use. I feared that we wouldn't have anything to do with you now that you're human, but it appears that isn't the case at all."
*~**~*
End Part 2
+Author: Vinyl Koneko (Emily), roguegirl@att.net
+Rating: R
+Pairings: 1x2, 3x4, 5xM, 13x11, 6x9
+Warnings: AU, yaoi, cyberpunk, citrus-y goodness
+Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam Wing at all. If you do own it, please don't sue because I'm not even in college yet and already I'm poor.
+Notes: *Emphasis*, [flashback], // lyrics //. This fic is the sequel to my story "Digital Bath", so definitely read that before jumping into this one.
*~**~*
I awoke slowly, soon becoming very aware that I wasn't alone. A soft smile came to my face as I watched Heero sleep. He looked almost childlike. I reached forward, tentatively brushing his hair out of his eyes. I was almost more afraid that I would be the one waking up from a dream, not him, but I knew what had occurred before was all too real.
My stomach grumbled and I couldn't help but laugh out loud, accidentally waking Heero. "What's so funny?" he mumbled sleepily, slowly blinking his eyes until they adjusted to the light.
"I'm hungry," I replied, my response being emphasized by another growl from my stomach. This made me laugh even harder.
Heero smiled softly. "You're human now; it's expected." He smothered a yawn before continuing. "I'll go get us breakfast."
I frowned. "Why can't I come with you?"
"Aa... No one outside of me, you, Relena, and Hilde know that you're alive. I don't know how the doctors are going to react yet."
"Oh." I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. Funny, I don't remember it coming undone... "But they'll find out sooner or later. Why not sooner rather than later?"
Heero was pulling on his clothes as he mulled over my question. "You can come if you want. I'm warning you, though, they might not be happy."
I snorted. "Why should I care if they're happy? I'm not in love with them. And if anything they'll be happier that the broken printer has been repaired."
"Just don't get your hopes up."
I nodded, pulling myself out of the warm cocoon of blankets to get dressed. Even if we were about the face the wrath of the doctors, we were going to face it together.
*~**~*
I'm ashamed to admit that I was feeling a little self-conscious, gripping onto Heero's hand as he led me to our building's dining hall. It felt pretty out-of-character and was most likely derived from the fact that I might not be needed or wanted anymore. I held to Heero's hand tighter, unaware that I had until he squeezed my hand back. He could tell I was feeling apprehensive.
It didn't help that the instant we stepped into the dining hall, and eyes went to Heero and then instantly to me. It was completely silent. Me, being the big mouth that I tend to be at times, felt that it was my duty to say something. I put on the broadest smile I could manage. "Hey, everyone. What's up?"
The uproar started almost instantly, a million questions being tossed in the air at the same time. Most of them were the same though. "How?" I could see Relena and Hilde sitting towards the back of the dining hall, the other people sitting with them oblivious to their smug grins. They were starting to crowd around me and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe I should have stayed back in Heero's room. I couldn't distinguish one voice from the next.
"What is going on in here?" came a rough voice from the doorway. I couldn't see over the group, but I knew the voice anywhere. It was Professor G. The crowd parted a little and I could see G's eyes widen. "Duo!?" I bit my lip, not knowing what to expect. G was pretty much the one who took care of me from the beginning. I don't know if he saw me as the son he never had or the son he never wanted. "It's good to see you...alive." G glanced over at Heero who responded with a challenging glare. "Who else was involved?"
"Just me," Heero replied, putting the blame on himself instead of letting it fall on the girls.
"The two of you should come with me, then."
I knew he was talking us to the lab the second the doors to the dining hall closed behind us. I couldn't read G's expression and it was bothering me. I wish Quatre were here to give us at least an idea on what G was feeling.
I was surprised to note that none of the other doctors were around. It seemed to be just the three of us. G pulled out a particularly nasty looking needle and motioned for me to sit down. I sat without questioning, hissing in pain as he stabbed my left shoulder and drew out a sample of blood.
"There's just a few things I'd like to test." G drew out a drop of blood from the sample, placing it under a computerized microscope and seemed shocked by what he saw. I couldn't figure out why he was so surprised; my blood looked normal. "There doesn't seem to have been any side effects to the printing."
"How did you know he was printed?" Heero asked, causing G to scoff.
"Come now, boy, how stupid do you think I am? The broken printer was missing and a sample of stem cells were taken from the lab. It didn't take much for me to figure out what was going on, but I didn't think it would work. And I know Relena and Hilde's involvement, but since you're willing to take responsibility, the consequences will only fall on you." I watched G wheel up the device that measure brainwaves, going a little cross-eyed as he stuck a probe on my forehead. "Duo, what's 16^8 divided by 3?"
"1,431,655,765 and one-third," I responded effortlessly, not realizing that something was out of the ordinary until I caught the strange look Heero was sending in my direction.
"How about 27^8 divided by 5 minus 16^8 divided by 2?"
"26,095,470,000 and one-tenth."
"What's the difference between the two solutions?"
"Approximately 24,663,814,234 and four-fifths, but that isn't taking into account the endless 3s in one-third. Why?"
"Duo..." That expression was still on Heero's face. I think it was disbelief with a mix of wonder, but I wasn't paying that much attention. I was trying to figure out what G was trying to prove. "What was the first thing you ever said to me?"
That took me a bit longer to remember. " 'Heero Yuy, I've been waiting so long to meet you.' "
"Can you remember the entirety of that conversation?"
"Just the words or do you want actions too?"
"Words only," G answered quickly.
I took in a deep breath before recalling the words that had passed between us several weeks ago. " 'Heero Yuy, I've been waiting so long to meet you.' 'What do you want?' 'Do you want to learn the truth about the system?' 'I already know. Man overused Earth and her resources, so the LSOS was created, keeping people in suits hooked to computers in order to live their whole lives in a computerized world.' 'Yes, but don't you want to *see* it?' 'How?' 'Simple. Let me free you has I have freed others.' 'You mean let you kill me and laugh about my gullibility.' 'You and your people have it all wrong. Only to the system are you truly dead, but you may return anytime you wish. The operators in the real world want to start bringing people back to Earth; they think she's healed enough to try again. So they sent me to start bringing people home.' 'I don't believe you.' ... Do you really want me to keep going?"
"No that's enough." G turned off the machine, alternately pulling the probes off my head and scratching something down on a notepad. "It seems that my theory has proven itself to be true."
"What theory?"
"Duo, you're human in spirit and in body, but you still have the mental processes of a computer only now your storage capacity is unlimited. You can recall facts, numbers, entire conversations effortlessly."
I was unsure. "Is this good news or bad?"
"Oh, don't worry, it's very good news. This talent of yours will be very useful to use. I feared that we wouldn't have anything to do with you now that you're human, but it appears that isn't the case at all."
*~**~*
End Part 2