Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ It's Only Forever ❯ Keep Your Friends Close ( Chapter 7 )

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DISCLAIMER: Gundam Wing and its characters are property of Sunrise, Sotsu, Bandai and a bunch of other geniuses in Japan.

Pairings: 13+5 (sorta), 1x2

Rating: PG13/R

WARNINGS: Yaoi kinda...not too much romance huh?, In the last chapters there will be trust me! ^^, angst, confusion, Wufei victimizing, OOC perhaps especially Heero, action/adventure, and some other stuff you guys can feel free to point out.

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It's Only Forever

Chapter 7

Keep Your friends Close

By LunaSeraph/Infidel

Wufei collapsed in a miserable heap on the ground. He wheezed in sharply at the pain and lost vision for the meer seconds it took to fall.

Heero eyed him shakily, not knowing what came over him. He swallowed hard, attempting to impede the emotions stirring within him. It was strange how emotions such as guilt and anguish began to make themselves known during this mission. This never happened until the occurence with Duo in the cell. Only then did he begin to acknowledge feelings like these. When he kissed Duo, when Duo was hit in the head, when Duo took in the gas, he began feeling.

Everything he tried to supress as a soldier was finding loopholes and making him see, that he too was human. Just like the rest of the pilots. And he could not ignore it any longer.

The distorted vision began to disperse, and Wufei remained motionless on the ground. He spied his comrade slowly walk to the end of the room. The boy had dropped his rifle. And his hands were trembling. Wufei could not believe this little wreck was the leader of their Gundam group. It was a bit distasteful. Staying on the ground, he mulled over how pointless it was to have friends at all. And how pitiful he was, still fighting for an empty cause.

"Dont let this stop you Wufei. Dont let this prevent you from seeing." Heero whispered lowly. Wufei squinted, barely hearing the boy's words. "I dont think its healthy I go with you."

That he had heard. Wufei struggled to stand, and came to his feet. He glowered at the japanese and stayed true to his plan. He would keep the boy with him, under a pistol, and they would find Duo. Then they would escape. Wufei could not afford to sustain more injuries going after Treize. However, Heero was sugesting he leave!

"Oh no. We're going to keep together. And we are going to find Duo." Wufei croaked, thirsty beyond belief. He stood nervously amidst Heero, inspecting his gun.

Suddenly he scratched at the numbness in his arm. //??\\ Wufei glared down at the numbness to find a purple sore portruding from his upper arm. //What the hell?\\ Panic crept up his spine as he found it looked considerably harmful. What the hell had caused it? Recalling his arm being sore several hours ago, Wufei found he had no recollection of anything puncturing his skin there. Only a puncture wound could have caused this sore. Curiosity and fear began prying at his thoughts.

"What is it?" Heero inquired coming closer to his comrade.

"It's nothing!" Wufei barked, and covered his arm. Looking down on it in dismay he grabbed his pistol and pointed it at his companion. "... lets go."

"Dont be so loud." Heero gritted in irritation. This was frustrating for Heero. He could hardly control his emotions, much less his actions. And now he was being herded about an impossibly colossal base by someone who hardly got infiltration and escape missions. Heero hoped he could lead. But in his condition it was not an option.

Wufei stooped and picked up the rifle his friend had just bashed him with and continued to inspect the doors they walked through. He kept thinking to himself, what it was that made feelings so necessary in life. It was a hindrance, for he could not mingle with those who took in these things. //Duo. Quatre.\\ Wufei felt his eyes soften. If indeed they were his friends, they would without a doubt teach him how to be one of them.

//They are not my friends. I have failed many of my friends before. And I will fail them today. Its endless.\\

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Heero stilled and grunted as Wufei bumped into him.

"Why did you stop?" Wufei whispered harshly.

"I cant go any further. You have to get Duo." Heero said intensely and crouched down.

"No!" Wufei ordered, attempting to lift the pilot off of the ground. "You. Are coming with me!" Heero remained bolted to the ground, never lifting his eyes to Wufei.

"Get Duo. Ill hold you back. You have to trust me." He droned, clenching his eyes shut. Wufei persisted, taking hold of Heero's underarms and jerking his body fiercely.

"No! You're coming with me! It took me so long to find you! Your ass is coming!" Wufei screeched and persevered, half in desperation. Surprisingly, he did not want to be alone in this place.

"Chang.." Heero lowly growled. He could feel himself losing control. And this stubborn boy kept prying at him.

"You have to come. I will not tolerate ineptitude!" Wufei hollered and hauled Heero to his feet.

"Wufei.."

"Come on!" Wufei demanded and attempted to shove Heero in front of him. Never had he been so insistent on having somebody with him. It was so strange, to himself especially.

Heero swiftly pushed Wufei back, but much more ardently of course. The already anguished pilot grunted as he was shoved powerfully across the room. He looked at Heero in frustration, attemtping to impede the tears threatening to form in his eyes.

"Yuy!" he screamed.

"Just go. Find Duo. Ill wait here. Just find him, please." Heero whispered and crouched down once more.

Wufei shook his head and whirled around. Taking off in fury, he couldnt understand why Heero wanted to be left alone. It was so agitating!

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He didn't know how long he ran through an endless array of doors and foyers. However, the all pervading factor of time was looming over him. Wufei could not fail his friend trapped in Treize's cells!

He could not fail Heero, who now trusted him in finding the ill-fated pilot. He could not fail Quatre who anticipated his return. He could not fail Trowa, and his doubt in the pilot of Shenlong. Hell! He could not fail Treize, who had higher expectations for his favorite pilot. But most importantly, he could not fail himself. This mission was to be the one thing he would allow to make him see, that he too was human. That he too could never be unstopped. He too could be crushed and forced to cry.

Wufei advanced in the composition of rooms and corridors, and he found himself in a deathly quiet recreation room. How eerie it was inside. There was no other room in the base that tickled his fear more than this one. Suddenly he heard a groan.

Whirling around in fear, he lifted his gun shakily. His eyes began to fail him as the sore in his arm began acting up.

Strange as this dark place was, he could feel something else in there with him. Something, unhuman perhaps. But it had a presence.

Wufei closed his eyes, as they were not needed, and opened up the rest of his senses. The presence was felt in the far corner, it was not alive. Yet he could feel something watching him!

In an instant a huge automaton emerged from the crook, heaving on all fours. Its human-like construction rippled in the darkness as it came racing towards the Chinese pilot.

Visually impaired for the moment, Wufei leapt from the robot's reach and onto a table nearby. He swayed and put his pistol away. Aware of what was hunting him, he reached in his backpack for a remote mine. Once he had it in his grasp, the uncompromising machine rammed into the table, sending the frantic soldier flying across the room and onto a checkers table.

Crushing the table on impact, Wufei gapsed at the force the machine had. He opened his eyes, finding he could see again. Now, halfway in control, Wufei grappled the mine and then hurled it at the catlike automaton [1]. The explosion roared through the room as Wufei pushed down on the remote.

Unfortunately, the machine was hardly damaged, and it continued its assualt. Its red eye emitted nothing but blinding light, and Wufei guessed that was where he should launch his next mine.

The gundam child hid behind a large hockey table and activated his next mine. Luckily it was a proximity mine, giving it the advantage of exploding on contact. Wufei pitched it to the machine, grinning as it detonated automatically on the red eye in the automaton's head.

Wufei breathed in and out in satisfaction. Turning around to inspect his success, he found the machine was still operative! It was functioning without its head, and charging at his hiding spot.

Wufei screamed as the huge machine tore through the hockey table and ruthlessly ripped through the wall behind him. He rolled away and raced towards a door in the far end of the room. //What the hell does Treize think hes doing? This is not like the bastard to kill me with a machine!\\

Holding back had always been a part of fighting for Wufei. Truthfully, he abhorred the act of fighting. Since he was a small child, training to fight was something he did not enjoy. And he usually did not fight to his heart's content. The boy felt if he held back he would not let himself down. It he did not fight fully, he would not be considered a warrior, and therefore a murderer.

//But I am a murderer. I am a soldier. I am what I hate.\\

//Perhaps these ploys are set for Treize's satisfaction. He knows what I can do. He wasnts me to fight like this.\\

Wufei decided not to fight fully, even for his life. Not to risk the sake of the mission but see what Treize would do. Slowly, he pulled out a machine gun he had snatched from the dead soldiers in the foyer he had destroyed. Mines and grenades did not seem to work. And they were a cowardly way of dealing with enemies. So he fired his gun and didnt stop. Even a machine gun could not destroy this beast.

But somehow, he knew Treize would not allow his pilot to die at the hand of a machine. So he fired, not stopping. He fired a round, reloaded and fired again, until he was out of ammunition for the gun. Then, he pulled out the shotgun he acquired and pounded its bullets into the machine. Yet, the beast crept closer unflinting, its claws digging into the marble floor.

Wufei persisted, his double blast shotgun out, he pulled out his rifle and fired. Even as the beast was two meters in front of him, its headless body looming and blocking the light, he fired the rifle.

The last thing he remembered was the machines arm swiping through the air towards him.

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Groggily, Wufei woke up. He was on a bed. Suddenly he panicked and jumped off of the bed. He was unarmed and in a bleak condition. Still bleeding from the injuries he acquired from Heero, he felt the sore in his arm stir.

Strange enough, it did not look so hopeless. In fact he did not think he was asleep too long. The room he was contained had four doors that stretched into foyers. And it was fairly bright and welcoming. He walked over to a pile in the corner. It was his pack, mangled and empty. Cursing he found all that was left in the knapsack were the pills Quatre had given him in the safehouse.

Wufei paused in thought. How had he survived the automaton's clutch? It was baffling. There was only one explanation, Treize had to have interfered. It was feasable. The general would not have his favorite pilot partake in such a nasty fate.

Pushing himself out of thought, he collected the pills, placed the shoulder bag over his arm and carefully walked to one of the doors. Bending into a foyer, the door led Wufei into a hall. He frowned in confusion and scratched his head. Both ends of the access strip merged into one giant foyer. It seemed as if they formed a circle. Holding his breath, Wufei decided to ignore both ends and enter a room directly in front of him.

Slowly, he approached another conference strip. Pitch black, Wufei sighed in dismay, for all of his tools were gone. With no flashlight, Wufei proceeded inside, and gasped as a tile in the center of the room lit up.

A fear triple the amount when he had faced the automaton flooded him, as he found Duo, bolted to the ground, with an ominous glare directed at him.

"So you found them both dragon. Its too bad your three minutes late." Treize chuckled and walked into the light.

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[1] The robot thingy, I kinda pictured it as the Evangelion in the anime Evangelion. But smaller of course. I dunno...

Well the story is almost at its end, and I still need reviews. But its ok, as long as your reading the story Im happy too. Any suggestions for the last three fics? I would really like to hear your take on the story. ^^, love you all.