Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Stolen Memories ❯ Chapter Six ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter Six

Two days later Heero was on his way to rendezvous with the Sally, Wufei, Trowa and Duo. It hadn't been hard to slip away from Quatre's. Heero knew that Quatre had ordered that Heero's movements be monitored and that he was to be followed. However the ease with which he had lost his tail indicated that Rimu had ordered that the surveillance be half hearted. Heero was still careful to lay several false trails to be sure no one was following before going to his true destination.

He was last to arrive at Dr J's residence, a small flat in a poorer district of the capital of L1. Sally and Wufei were sipping Chinese tea, Duo was drinking coke out of a plastic bottle and Trowa was sitting quietly, arms folded and eyes closed. Dr J sat at a desk looking uncomfortable at having so many people in his small living quarters.

Dr J very rarely visited the flat during the day, most of his time was spent at his laboratory. However, he was anxious to give as much help to Heero as he could. Whether this was out of friendship or a sense of guilt, Heero didn't know and didn't want to know. Heero and Dr J had rarely contacted each other over the years and Heero had no idea what technology Dr J was currently embroiled in. The fact that Dr J did have a lab made him a valuable to Heero, as Dr J was able to analyse the tablet Heero had taken from Relena.

"Your finally here." Dr J commented and nodded towards the table "There is an envelope there with your name on it".

Heero poured himself a tea and picked up the envelope. Opening it he frowned and passed it to Sally. Sally scanned the contents and looked grim.

"This isn't good" she said "You were right, there is a stimulant in the pills Relena has been given, a number of them actually. I cant believe any doctor would have prescribed these - and the combination contained in one tablet suggests that they were made especially for her." Sally looked at Heero apologetically "Poor Relena must have been buzzing on these."

"Who is the doctor?" Trowa asked.

"Dr Basil Holt." Heero said, "His record is clean. I couldn't find anything, and God knows I have been looking. Recommended by both Lady Une and Millardo."

"Poor Lena." Duo said, slamming down his bottle "So if it is the Doctor drugging her, which seems the likeliest probability, why is he? What's in it for him? Man, if Lena trusts him God knows what he could get away with".

"I think the bigger problem at this moment is Lady Une." Trowa said calmly. "Why is she isolating Relena? Is she working in conjunction with Dr Holt, or is it just coincidental?"

"Trowa is right." Heero agreed. "If Lady Une is now our enemy, then we really have trouble. I can't see that all this can be coincidental. Une recommended Holt. They must be working together. And we also have to find out what has happened to Quatre." Trowa nodded at this.

"Is it possible that Quatre is being drugged? If Dr Basil is drugging Lena on Une's behalf, what's to stop the good Lady Une slipping a couple of pills to Quatre when she was here." Duo asked.

"There are drugs that modify behaviour, but the drug would have to be continuously administered." Sally said thoughtfully.

"Rimu informs me that he has monitored Quatre day and night since he became suspicious of his behaviour. No drugs have been consumed, all food and liquids have been checked. He has also performed testing of body wastes and no evidence of drugs have been found." Heero said. Duo wrinkled his nose at the mention of body wastes.

"Maybe Quatre got tired of being a pacifist." Duo said, "Maybe he decided that he was tired of being Mr GoodyTwoShoes and decided that being the villain was more fun."

"No!" Trowa was adamant. He glared at Duo and Duo held his arms up in mock surrender

"Well, if he is not being drugged and he is not being himself, what is making him a world class arse hole" Duo asked.

Sally looked thoughtful. "I would like to examine him." She said finishing her tea.

"It might be dangerous getting close to him" Wufei said thoughtfully speaking for the first time, his jaw was still painful from the injury he had gained two days ago. "Une probably knows that we are AWOL now and if she and Quatre are working together she could have warned him. We would need to get past his security."

Heero snorted "That wont be too difficult, Rimu is more concerned about Quatre's mental health than his physical safety. He would get you in. Would you have everything that you need to examine him there?"

"No." Sally shook her head "I would need access to proper medical facilities to do a thorough examination."

Dr J spoke up "You need to bring the boy to my lab." He said, "I have all the equipment you need there."

"So" Trowa said softly "We just need to get Quatre to agree to go there."

"Mission accepted" Heero stood up "I'll get him now. Dr J, go to your lab. And take them" he nodded towards the other pilots and Sally "with you. I'll meet you there in a couple of hours."

"Wow, nothing like striking while the irons hot, buddy" Duo grinned and stood up "But I think you are gonna need a little hand with Quatre. If he really has given up his pacifist ways he is likely to play dirty."

"I'm coming too." said Trowa, folding his arms. He glared at Heero as if daring him to argue.

Heero, who was checking his gun, looked up at them both then nodded.

"Come on, we are wasting time" he almost ran out of the room. Trowa and Duo exchanged glances and ran out after him.

"Come." said Dr J, ushering Sally and Wufei out. "We have a lot of equipment to set up if you want to give young Quatre a full medical."

At Quatre's mansion Rimu stood at the top of the steps to the front door and watched the three pilots approach. His arms were crossed and he was frowning.

"I cannot permit you to harm the Master" he said quietly. "You must give me a guarantee that he will not come to any harm before I will permit you to cross the threshold."

Heero did not pause, but murmured "Agreed" as he walked passed the man. Duo and Trowa nodded to Rimu and followed Heero. Rimu sighed, turned and followed the pilots. They all walked swiftly to Quatre's temporary office. At the door Heero pulled out his gun and clicked off the safety. He then opened the door without knocking and walked swiftly in. Quatre was at his desk reading some papers. He looked up in surprise at being disturbed, then frowning came to his feet slowly as he surveyed the three pilots and Rimu enter the room.

"What is this?" he glared at Rimu "I told you I was not to be disturbed." His eyes went to Heero and he smiled at the gun pointed at him "Heero, what is going on? Are you planning to shoot me?"

"Don't move" Heero said slowly "Quatre, you have not been yourself lately. You will come with us so we can help you."

"Not myself!" Quatre laughed "Heero, what are you talking about? Put the gun down and let's talk about this in a rational way."

Heero nodded at Trowa and Duo, both who started to approach Quatre.

"Hey Buddy!" Duo said, "Long time no see."

Quatre's eyes were darting from Duo to Trowa to Heero. He suddenly lunged down to his drawer and pulled out a gun. Duo shouted a warning, whilst Trowa dove forward grabbing Quatre's arm. They both toppled backwards. Trowa forced Quatre's hand holding the gun down to the floor, his other arm held across Quatre's throat, pressing down hard. Quatre started to choke, he glared at Trowa with hate filled eyes. Trowa almost pulled back in shock at the hate that emanated from Trowa, but he filled with resolve and held firm.

"Let. Go. Of. The. Gun" he demanded. Quatre struggled more and Trowa applied more pressure to his throat. Duo looked on a little worried as Quatre's lips started to go blue.

"Er, Trowa" he said, "Don't kill him Buddy!"

Heero stood beside the struggling pair then kicked the gun from Quatre's hand. He bent down and picked it up, and put it in the belt of his trousers along with his own gun.

"Bring him" he ordered and turned and walked out of the room.

Trowa got off Quatre and he and Duo helped Quatre to his feet. Quatre glared at Rimu.

"Do something Rimu" he demanded "Get security in here!"

Rimu looked to his feet.

"I am sorry Master" he said quietly "I am sure these men will help you."

Trowa and Duo dragged Quatre from the room and Rimu turned to look away. He stood still, listening to Quatre yells as he was taken down the front steps to the waiting car. Then he stood listening as the car engine gunned into life and the vehicle sped away. When he could hear no more noises, he walked slowly to the desk and picked up the phone.

"May Allah protect him." He said softly, and started to make calls cancelling Quatre's appointments.

By the time Heero had driven to Dr Js lab, Trowa and Duo had had to restrain Quatre. Duo had removed his own belt and used it to bind Quatre's arms behind his back. Trowa had sat most of the journey in silence listening to Quatre's cursing and struggles. Finally he snapped.

"Quatre, if you don't shut up I'm going to hit you until you do shut up." he growled. Quatre immediately was silent and satisfied himself by merely glaring at Trowa. Trowa ignored him and looked out the window.

"Finally, peace and quiet." Duo said smiling.

Trowa snorted, finding it amusing that Duo the normal cause of noise should find the silence so soothing. Quatre just glared, flexing his arms against the bonds. The car came to a halt, and Heero opened the driver's door.

"We are here." he said getting out. He opened Trowa's door and Trowa got out, one hand on Quatre's arm forcing Quatre to slide out after him. Duo slid over the back seat and exited the car holding onto Quatre's other arm. Duo fidgeted and grabbed his trousers with his free hand.

"Forgot you've got my belt" he grinned "Nearly lost my pants there. Lets hurry up and get inside before I loose my dignity."

Quatre tensed, preparing to make a run for it, but before he could even move he heard a familiar click by his left ear. He turned his head to see Heero's gun at point blank distance from his head.

"Don't" Heero said quietly, then motioned them all inside the building. They walked to an elevator and Heero pushed the down button. When the doors slid open they entered. Heero pushed the basement button. He faced a security pad and tapped in a sequence of numbers. A faint green light shone on his face and a digital voice requested his name and code.

"Heero Yuy, G01" he said.

"Retinal scan complete, vocal scan complete, code correct, welcome Heero Yuy" the digital voice replied and the lift started moving down. When it finally stopped moving and the doors opened they moved into a large white room crammed with electronic devices and computers. Dr J was waiting for them.

"Welcome, welcome." He said eyeing Quatre curiously "Nice to see you again, young Quatre." Quatre just glared at him "Well, you might not be glad to see me, but I'm glad to see you boy. Come in, come in, Sally is waiting."

They moved through the room to another door, which opened into a room with an examination table and trolley set up next to it. Sally looked up from the computer she was working on.

"Quatre" she smiled, then noticed his arms tied behind his back "Was that necessary?" she questioned. "You will need to untie him for me to perform the examination."

Heero hesitated, then went behind Quatre and undid the buckle. As soon as Quatre's hands were free, he shoved his elbow into Trowa's gut. Trowa grunted and folded over. Quatre spun and hit Duo in the face. Duo stumbled backwards, arms up and hands made into fists ready to retaliate then tripped over his trousers which, unsecured by belt or hands, and fallen around his ankles. "Aw crap" he said as he fell over backwards.

Heero had crouched in a defensive position, eyes narrowed waiting for Quatre to attack, but Quatre spun around and grabbed Sally holding her in front of him, his arm around her neck. Her hands pulled on his arm trying to get free, but he was holding too firmly.

"Now you bastards." Quatre growled "You will allow me to leave here now or I will kill this mad bitch Doctor. Move away from the door." He tightened the hold on Sally so she winced in pain. "I won't hesitate to break her neck, not after what she had been doing."

Heero, Trowa and Duo all moved slowly away from to the door and Quatre began backing towards it.

"What do you mean, after what she has been doing?" Trowa asked, trying to keep Quatre's attention on them.

Quatre backed up a little at a time, glancing over his shoulder at the closed door, his hand reaching out for the doorknob. He laughed.

"You know exactly what I mean. I wont play these mind games with you" his hand found the knob, turned it and opened the door "You are all in it together, and I will stop you even if I have to kill you all, starting with this woman"

Quatre backed out the door, then suddenly stopped a stunned look on his face. His eyeballs rolled upwards and he sank to the ground almost taking Sally with him. She stumbled to the side and looked to see Wufei holding a bat in his hand, which he had evidently struck Quatre over the head with. Dr J stood next to Wufei shaking his head.

"No one threatens my Woman." Wufei frowned. Sally rolled her eyes.

"Ok, I would agree with you that he is not himself." She said "Lets get him on the examination table - I needed him sedated Wufei, but I had a little more gentle way in mind. Duo - would you mind pulling your trousers up, I know I'm a doctor and have seen it all before, but it still is a little embarrassing."

Duo felt himself blush and went to find his missing belt.

Wufei, Trowa and Heero lifted the unconscious Quatre onto the examination table and laid him down gently. Sally ran fingers over Quatre's skull assessing the damage Wufei had caused.

"He is going to have a hell of a headache when he comes around, but he should be fine" she smiled reassuringly at the pilots. Then she picked up a syringe that was already loaded with a clear solution. She raised it, tapped the side of the tube to make sure no air bubbles remained. "I will sedate him as I originally planned, I don't want him coming to halfway through this. He is just too volatile at the moment." Sally injected the drug into Quatre's forearm, and disposed of the used syringe into a sharps bin. "Right, I'm ready to start. Dr J has agreed to assist. We will call you if we need you." Sally looked from the pilots to the door and the pilots got the hint and filed out.