Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets ❯ the reason of WE ( Chapter 10 )

SECRETS 08: the reason of WE

 

The lab was so white it was blinding. He was strapped in the chair, electrodes placed on his head. He'd tried to fight them, but they had used some kind of bug/drug combination. It slipped into the net and froze everything within; he'd been helpless when they found him. They'd drugged him, brought him here, and used him. Made him steal for them; secrets, programs, files, nothing had been safe from him and now they wanted him to kill. Well, THAT he would never do.

 

`Is he completely subdued?' The accented voice was female and while he could not see who spoke, he would remember the it for later.

 

`As much as possible.' That voice he knew. Dr. Luis Roman, the man he'd trusted. The man who'd betrayed him. `He's still a little groggy, but he should respond to commands.'

 

Like hell he would.

 

`Good.'

 

Fighting the drugs, he worked through the code and found the control sub-routine. They would find that he was much smarter than they gave him credit for. Working quickly, he re-wrote the command and sent an overload to the main server.

 

`Okay, we have renamed the program and the controller. There is only the command to be given.'

 

Concentrating as hard as he could, he forced himself into onto the net and began to scramble their systems.

 

`Shit!' Hm, Doc sounded angry. He felt like laughing.

 

`What's happening?' The woman's voice was nervous, that was good.

 

He felt the slap across his face, but ignored the pain as he continued to set fire to their systems from the inside.

 

`He's inside the servers!' Again the Doc hit him. Damn, that one almost broke his concentration. `We have to disconnect!'

 

`You said you could control him!' The woman was pissed now and moving closer. `You told me this was safe!'

 

Oops, sorry lady, safe is only for those who don't mess with the master. Another hit causing him to jerk and he had to fight to retain control.

 

`Come on, come on. You are NOT going to destroy all that I've worked for!' The Doctor's voice grew angrier and more agitated as the slaps became punches. `I am your Master, you little shit! I own you!'

 

Not anymore, Doc. With one last command, he cut off the power, crashed the system, and released himself into the net.

 

 

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“Maxwell!” “Duo!”

 

The black cloud dissipated and Duo crumbled to the floor.

 

“Shit!” Shorbah had rushed in when she heard the shouting to see Duo collapse before any of the others could reach him.

 

Trowa reached him first and lifted his head while Wufei used his new found ability to try and revive him.

 

“What the hell happened?” Orah shouted, anger masking her worry.

 

Trowa looked up at the standing amazon with her hands on her hips and her face red with anger. “He fainted.”

 

Orah's frowned. “Bull shit. He did something stupid, didn't he?” She knelt down beside them and took one of Duo's hands from Wufei and began to slowly massage the palm. “Idiot.”

 

“Onna, what are you doing?” Wufei growled, not liking the familiar way she touched the braided boy.

 

Orah looked at the angry boy and dismissed him with a shrug. “You have to erase the impressions or else he won't be able to balance himself.”

 

The boys froze. How had she known?

 

“Come on you little shit, wake up.” Orah ordered as her hands continued to massage the boy's palm until finally Duo began to stir. “Bout damn time.”

 

“Orah?” Duo's eyes fluttered as he slowly came back to himself. “What the hell?”

 

Again he found himself on the floor. Yup, getting old fast.

 

“You scared the shit outta your friends.” She snarled before releasing his hand and standing up. “You know better. We talked about this over and over, but no. . . you have to believe you can do anything. God of Death my ass.”

 

“This onna knows?!”

 

Duo blinked at the angry Dragon leaned over him. Shit! Not how he wanted to wake up. “Um, yeah.”

 

Orah snorted as the boys helped Duo stand and, with hands on hips, she glared at them all.

 

“Found out during one of his infamous stays with Oz. Got the shakes when he touched one of the walls and since my grandmother had the `sight' I knew he did too.” Orah explained. “Now get him something to eat and into bed. I don't want to know what happened, what he touched, or why.”

 

With that the woman turned and left the room in a huff.

 

“And you thought, Quatre was bad.” Duo muttered as he was helped to his feet. “She found out before I even knew what it was I could do. She helped me escape and told me that if I had any questions to contact her.”

 

Wufei shook his head. “Only you, Maxwell, could make an enemy into a friend.”

 

Duo grinned sheepishly, only to gasp as Wufei enfolded him in a hug and quickly used his ability to give him strength. Duo smiled as the warmth spread through him. Now this he could get used to.

 

“Thanks, Dragon.” Duo whispered before he was released.

 

“What happened?” Quatre asked, his voice shaky as he leaned on Heero.

 

Duo shrugged. “I'm not sure, but I think we need to talk somewhere else.”

 

Heero nodded and gathered Quatre up before leading them all out of the lab to do as ordered; food and rest.