Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Eternal Betrayal ❯ BAD FRIENDS ( Chapter 9 )

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Chapter 9

BAD FRIENDS

 

June 30th, AC 202

Duo and Wufei calmly walked into the crowded building. They both knew what parts they played in Duo's dangerous plan, and they had prepared accordingly. They moved to the large auditorium where Relena Peacecraft was scheduled to make a speech in a few minutes.

The pair chose to stand in to stand in the back. They watched Relena climb up the stairs and stand at the podium. She began to speak. Wufei listened carefully, and he knew that Duo was studying each move she made and every word that she spoke. The Chinese man found several things wrong in her speech, such as the battle earlier in the month.

Relena scanned the room as she spoke. Finally her eyes fell on the pair. Duo smirked as she froze. It lasted only a few seconds, and she moved on with her speech. The pause didn't affect her at all.

 

 

The only ship with stealth technology, the Destiny Jumped into Earth orbit. A shuttle was quickly sent down to the surface. Quatre, Trowa, Heero, and Milliardo led a team into the city. They had figured out where the pair of fugitives was heading, and they knew they were racing against time.

 

 

The alarm rang loudly, and it did nothing to raise Wufei's mood. The shrill sound began to become irritating at best. The Chinese man inserted a new clip into the handgun as he stood behind the thick pillar. Bullets ricocheted off of the marble surface. Wufei looked over at the American. The braided captain was juggling a pair of grenades. The gunfire let off slightly, but that was all the time Duo needed. He tossed the small bombs into the lounge area. The building shook with the force of the explosions.

 

 

“Did you hear?! The hotel that Prime Minister Peacecraft is staying in was attacked.” Heero's attention was instantly captured. The two young women nearby laughed slightly.

“Really?!”

“Really!”

“The police have already gotten there.”

“Oh, I guess we won't get any good views then.”

 

 

Wufei waited for the gunfire to pause before he glanced around the corner. He glared at the ten or so men standing at the end of the hall in front of Relena's door. The woman had barricaded herself in her room.

Duo tossed another pair of grenades down the hall. Screams were cut short by the explosions. The two pilots ran down the hall, ignoring the cries of the dying. When this was all over with, there would be more people to worry about than the one or two that survived the horrific blasts.

The door to the hotel room had been nearly completely destroyed by the two bombs, and it took a simple nudge to cause the remainder to fall to the ground. “Pardon our intrusion,” Duo said, walking into the room.

Relena stood angrily. “You! You can't be in here!” she yelled at him.

Duo laughed. “The door was open,” he replied calmly. He pointed to the destroyed door.

“W-what do you want?!”

“I wanted to ask you to do something before we disappeared.”

“And what is that?”

“Send out an e-mail to all of the countries and colonies saying that you pardon the exiles of any and all crimes committed, and that you release all papers on the Super-Soldier Project.”

“What?! I'll pardon the exiles, but the information on the SS Project has long since been destroyed! By your little rebellion no less!”

Duo sighed. “Just hurry up. We don't have much time.” He walked over to the window and pulled the drapes open. He ignored the two gunshots echoing from the hall. The pain-filled screams abruptly stopped.

 

 

Quatre heard people gasp and point up to the third floor. He paled when he saw Duo standing in Relena's room. The brunette stared down at the crowd. He turned suddenly, and Wufei walked up to the window. The two spoke quickly before they both walked away from the window. The drape drifted shut.

 

 

“There! I'm done! Now leave me alone!” Relena yelled at the pair.

Duo sat down on the couch. “You should probably get out of here, Relena, before time runs out.” He pulled out a small timed bomb out of the recesses of his clothes. The politician paled sharply. She turned and ran out the door as quickly as she could. Duo laughed slightly. He leaned back on the couch. He covered his face with one arm, but Wufei could see the lone tear fall down his face.

“We're really bad friends, aren't we, Wufei?”

 

 

“There she is!” the police chief yelled as Relena exited the building. “Go! Go! Go!” The two squads ran towards the building.

Before they could enter the building, the second floor window exploded. A series of detonations followed. The shockwaves from the blasts knocked the police back as the building came crashing down.

 

 

August 25th, AC 202

The three Gundam pilots, Milliardo, and several of the officers on the Sanctuary Alliance stood near the two empty graves. Although neither body had been recovered from the ruins of the hotel, it felt appropriate to give Duo and Wufei a proper burial. The empty caskets were lowered into the twin graves, and dirt was shoveled in on top of them.

Trowa held Quatre close as he led the small blonde away from the graves. Heero stood over the graves and waited until everyone else left. He knelt down to Duo's gravestone. The stone was cold under his fingers. “This was your plan all along, wasn't it? To make me care for you and then leave me here alone?” he asked the marker.

 

 

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Ring! Ring! Ring!

Click!

“You've reached Heero Yuy's telephone. Leave your name and number and a brief message at the tone,” Heero's voice echoed through the empty house.

Beep!

“Hey, Heero, how have you been lately?” Duo's cheerful voice said from the machine. “Sorry I missed you, but I can't talk very long. You know, busy busy! My number is -.” The message was cut off.