The Demon Gundam
By Quicksylver

Standard diaclaimers apply. Warning: Yaoi, Torture and Language.

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Chapter Five.

Heero was tired. He had been going non-stop for the past three days, each new mission cropping up after he had just completed the last. He was literally running on fumes. He hadn't eaten for almost 24 hours and the hunger was starting to take its toll. That was part of the reason he had been captured so easily, the other reason was that he couldn't focus. So many things had happened that he couldn't...no... hadn't been trained to deal with. This was why he sat, strapped to a chair in some God forsaken Oz prison cell.

Well...at least Wing Zero was in a safe place...away from here.His mission had been to infiltrate and destroy mobile suit manufacture on  the base,  It had all been going according to plan when he was ambushed while climbing through the vent system.  He had been caught like a rabbit. Lack of focus, he chastised himself. On a good day he could have easily taken care of the soldiers that held him down but today... was not a good day. He was too worn out and the soldiers too many.

Bright light pierced the thick darkness as the door whispered open. He couldn't see the visitor as his back was to the door but he approximated that is was a heavy set man, about six feet tall with a slight wheeze judging from his movements and breathing. He came around to tower over Heero, his face twisted into a sadistic sneer.

"So yer the little bugger that tried to sabotage our base huh?" he stated more than asked.

No response. He came down on one knee, sticking his ugly face into Heero's. His breath was rancid and as it washed over Heero's face he fought the urge to gag.

"Don't worry pretty human," he said huskily, kicking his lips "...I'll make you talk. Heh heh...I'll make you scream pretty boy. What it must feel like to be deep inside you! I can't wait."

Heero smirked and spit in his face. He was immediately rewarded with jaw cracking slap that would have toppled him if the chair had not been bolted to the ground. He tasted blood and (the psychotic little bastard he was) spit it unto the guards polished shoe. The big man snarled, drawing back to strike him once more when a deep growling voice boomed, echoing through the small room.

"NI CHANDU?CREE!"

The guard froze in position like a deer caught in the headlights of an eighteen wheeler. He quickly stammered his apologies to the owner of the voice and exited the room as fast as he could. Outside he slumped against the wall. Before and even after he had possessed this human body, he had never been afraid as he just was. The High Commander's presence alone could make even the oldest demon cower. He shuddered to think of what the Commander had in store for the human boy. Whatever it was... it wasn't good.

Heero waited, the newcomer had not moved from his position by the door. Though he tried he could detect nothing from the other person. No heartbeat, no breathing, nothing but a sense of immense power barely constrained. The hairs stood at the back of his neck as a feeling of apprehension settled over him. He was fully alert now and very uneasy. He could feel the person staring at him from behind and soon became frustrated as the time lengthened into minutes. Finally he could take it no longer.

"Either you kill me now or later...either way I'm not talking" he stated with as much nonchalance as he could muster.

The room's other occupant chuckled:

"Oh no my dear boy...I don't want to kill you, what you know can be very useful to us. As for talking though...I will find out what I need to know...one way or the other."

The finality of his voice caused Heero's heart to skip a beat. He did not know how long he would last like this. His only choice now was to keep silent long enough for the others to find and terminate him. Slowly a form emerged from the shadow. Heero gasped audibly. The owner of the voice was a mere boy like him, no more than fifteen. His jet-black hair was cropped short in the back and hung around his eyes and face. His angular features were set as if carved from stone. His small lean frame was clothed in fitted black Oz officer's uniform that clung to his muscled physique.

But what snared Heero's full attention were his eyes. He recognized those eyes. Those blood red rubies that glinted in the dim light. Fear welled up from deep within but his scream never left his throat. The boy smiled and the last of the Wing pilot's courage dissipated, leaving only his despair behind. The boy advanced slowly, locking Heero's eyes with a predatory glare.

"Now then..." he said, "...let's see what you have in that mind of yours."

Searing pain coursed through his brain like acid. He bit his lip to stifle a scream, ripping the tender flesh. The pain doubled and he threw his head back uttering a desperate cry; half in anger, half for mercy. He could feel the dark presence coursing through his head, trying to peel away his defenses. As suddenly as it began the pain ceased and his chin fell against his chest, breathing heavy and sweating from the strain. Cool fingers brushed against his forehead and he jerked away.

Despite his training he flinched again as the fingers caressed his cheek then wiped away the blood running down his chin. With a sultry smile the demon boy licked the blood off of his fingers, moaning with pleasure at the taste. "I congratulate you." He said, lifting Heero?s chin so that their eyes met.

"You are a very extraordinary person. Anyone else would be dead now but you live. And...you also kept me out of your mind...which is extremely hard to do. I like that, makes it more fun!"

Clasping the sides of Heero?s head to hold him in place; he traced his tongue against Heero's bloody lips, lapping up the remaining blood. Heero trembled, his heart racing. He struggled violently as the boy pulled down his spandex pants to fall at his ankles.

NONONONONONO! Echoed in his fatigued mind. The boy firmly grasped his shaft, licking his lips lustfully.

"If I can't break you with pain..." he whispered menacingly, his voice husky with desire, " ...then I'll break you with pleasure."

Slowly he began to massage Heero, his thumb teasing the small slit at the head of Heero's hardening member. Heero groaned. He did not want too but he was too tired to resist. The torture continued for a long while. Then, when he was close to climax, the hand came away. He writhed in frustration, bucking up and down searching for something, any thing that could provide enough friction to carry him over the edge. Oh no not yet, my little soldier, a voice echoed inside his head. The demon was speaking directly to his weary mind. You will not come until I say so.

The pain soon became unbearable but the demon prevented him from much needed release. As the demon watched in malicious glee, hot tears of frustration and shame streamed down his face but he still refused to speak. The boy soon became annoyed by Heero's stubbornness. COME he commanded, stepping aside as Heero bucked wildly, shooting his seed into the air where the boy had stood. Now do it again, the voice ordered and to Heero's dismay, his body obeyed. Again he was rocked by the ecstasy. Again...and again, He willed mercilessly and Heero's body complied, shuddering from the massive strain.

Finally, teetering on the edge of sanity, Heero begged for mercy; his body drained and exhausted. Anymore and he would snap like a twig.

"Now are you ready to tell me what I want to know?" the demon asked. Heero could barely nod.

"Good"

Just then the door opened and a shrill voice piped in:

"High Commander Damos sir...er...um...sorry to bother you sir but there's an emergency. Gundams are attacking the base!"

The boy uttered a curse then looked at Heero.

"Just in the nick of time as they say, yes?" he smiled.

"Don't worry...they haven't got you yet. Maybe we will continue this conversation later." Then he was gone.

Heero slumped in relief, shuddering. They had come in time. They had come before he broke. They would not allow him to betray them...dead or alive he would leave here. As he slipped into unconsciousness, one word echoed over and over in his weary mind.

DAMOS.

**********

"SOLAR FLAAARE!" Skye yelled as a huge pillar of white-hot flame burst forth from his staff.

So far there was no sign of Heero and the base was already half demolished. He looked over to Tarin who was vaporizing the enemy with his Dark Wind Meteor Shower (tm) which came from his expansive wings. As he sliced through another mobile suit he bit his lip. Either Heero was not here or they were doing a damn good job of hiding him. He thought back on what had happened when they had all found out that Heero had been taken by the demon horde.

**Flashback**

"What!?!" Andy almost squeaked.

Tarin repeated his words and an awkward silence followed.

"We have to find him now, he's a great liability." Lisaan said matter-of-factly.

The gundam pilots looked at him as if he were crazy. Heero... a liability?

"Heero would never betray us"that was Wufei.

The other pilots agreed.Andy shook her head.

"You don't understand."She explained, "he may be able to withstand normal interrogation but these are demons we're talking about here. They have ways of finding things out...whether you're strong or not. Even the hunters have been broken under their methods. If they have him for too long we may all be seriously jeopardized. So far we've been under the guise of new gundams but if they find out who we really are, there'll be trouble."

?With a capital fucking T"Skye intervened.

Duo looked up at him and he squeezed the Shinigami pilot's shoulder reassuringly. He knew that Heero was still important to Duo and swore to himself that he would do his best to rescue Heero even after the way he treated Duo. I guess I should be thankful to him, he did in a way get Duo and me together. All this time Tarin had been typing on his computer, soon he had come up with three possible locations where Heero could be.

"Good" Andy said thoughtfully, " Skye ...Tarin, take Sunfire and Dark Wind to the first location. Lisaan...take Nevaris and cover the second base with DeathScythe and Shenlong; the Heavyarms and Sandrock will come with the Red Claw and Dragon's Fight. Ok? Let's go"

"Wait!" Duo said, "why can't I go with Skye?

"Because we're split into teams according to how well we can handle ourselves in a battle with the demon horde. Sunfire and Dark Wind are our best fighters and work well together. They know how to handle themselves in a pinch but you are all relatively new to this therefore we can only achieve victory in numbers."

She made sense so Duo complied. Before they departed he gave Skye a long and deep kiss, pressing their bodies close. Skye groaned and held him tight.

"We'll get through this together, I promise. "Skye said.  I always keep my promises."

Duo smiled genuinely and kissed him again.

"I know...Be careful" he whispered, before pushing away with a laugh to board the DeathScythe.

**End Flashback**

Now back at the base Skye searched for any physical sign of the Wing pilot. His telepathic search was not faring any better. Suddenly he felt a strong surge of emotion that he recognized. Heero! It carried the young pilot?s brain pattern, which was unique in every person. He had first felt it the day Heero had left but this time it was more desperate and raw. He hailed Tarin who moved towards the signal. Using his sharp talons Dark Wind ripped into the tall building, boring a hole through the barriers while Sunfire defended their position.

Finally he hit paydirt, Heero alive but unconscious and tied to a chair. With uncommon gentleness, the black Guardian cupped Heero?s body in an egg formed from his hands.

"Get him back to HQ" Skye told him, "...I'll take care of things her...AARRGGHH!"

Sunfire was jolted forward, hitting the ground with a grating skid. Skye was thrown against the harness violently, bruising him. Skye groaned and cursed simultaneously; crying out as his Sunfire was pounded again, driving it into the ground. His instinct for survival instantly kicked in. He fired his boosters and put some distance between him and his assailant, escaping the next oncoming blow. He swiveled in the air, quickly checking for any damages. Why didn't I feelthat before hand? He asked himself, trying to determine what he was up against.

When his vision cleared he gasped, his heart skipping a beat. Before him, glimmering in the sunlight was a giant gundam. This portentous goliath was as black as midnight with ruby red lining. Its wings were bat-like and expansive and its eyes were the colour of fresh blood, practically burning with evil. Skye's heart raced. It was OZ's newest weapon, the Scorpio. A Demon Gundam! He breathed. This is what HQ sent them to find! The demons had been secretly creating a powerful weapon using this place because of its mobile suit technology.

"Oh my GOD!" He uttered in disbelief, "Look at that thing!"

"Sunfire...are you alright?" the pilot of Dark Wind shouted, panic evident in his voice.Skye turned to see him flying in to assist.

"NO!" Skye ordered, "Get Heero to safety! I'll take care of this by myself."

"But..." Tarin protested but the blonde cut him off.

"I'll fight better if I don't have anything extra to consider. I need to concentrate. I don't want to have to be thinking about where you are Tarin. If it's just the two of us in battle I can put my full attention into it. So get a move on ...now!"

Tarin reluctantly complied, taking off with his precious cargo. Skye then turned his attention to the demon gundam. He smiled deviously and challenged the dark suit laughingly:

"Let's get it on!"

With a growl of rage he charged and soon they were in a full on conflict. Sunfire's staff clashing time and time again with the demon gundam's scarlet thermal blade, sending showers of sparks raining down onto the ruined OZ base. They seemed locked in an endless clash of titan fire and might, neither gaining ground nor giving it. Soon they broke away from each other and Skye took this time to finally look around him. What he saw was endless lengths of scorched earth and charred debris from their vicious duel.

"Dammitt!" he cursed. All we're doing is destroying everything around us. If this goes on we'll end up hurting someone. Got to get him up to space, it's safer there...at least for the people of earth.

With a parting blow he sped off into the atmosphere, hoping the demon would follow. If he thinks I'm running away, he'll see me as an easy target and follow ...but...he might also dismiss me as unworthy to chase and leave. Hope he has a big ego or this won't work. He looked back, half relieved-half afraid to see the gundam right on his tail. In its large hand was an enormous burning sword that brushed near to Sunfire?s feet ever so often, betraying how close the demon really was. When they were a reasonable distance away from civilization he turned so that they faced each other again. Now the real battle would begin.

*********

Tarin cursed inwardly, he hated leaving Skye alone to fight but Heero was in critical condition. He hailed the closest guardian, Red Claw.

"Andy! Take Heero?I have to go help Sunfire." He pleaded.

He placed the pilot's body into the awaiting hands of Red Claw. He turned to go but Dragon's Flight stood in his path. Angrily he moved to pass around her but she persisted.

" If Skye told us to stay out of it koi, we should do as he asks." She reasoned.

"But he can't handle it by himself, if he's hurt and I'm not there..." he trailed off, deflated.

"Tarin..." she assured him, "...don't underestimate Skye. You have to remember that he's stronger than all of us put together. I know that you worry that he may not have recovered from that battle with The Nothing[1] but you can't treat him like a child forever. I know how much you care for him, we all do but he's a big boy. He can handle himself well and he knows that if it gets to be too much that we're right here to back him up. Let him do this, please."

Tarin looked at his koi, uncertain, then at the sky. You're on your own Skye ... just be careful.

Just then DeathScythe burst through the thick smoke of the smoldering base with a shout of concern. The Nevaris and Shenlong followed him, touching down next to Red Claw gently.

"H...Heero?" he asked anxiously. Red Claw slowly opened her hands to revealed a badly hurt but still breathing Heero Yuy. Duo breathed a sigh of relief.

"He'll be alright Duo..." Quatre stated calmly, "...if his wounds are tended too right away."

The others agreed. They would head back to HQ immediately.

"What about Skye?" Duo demanded incredulously. "Are you just going to leave him out there alone?"

Duo was confused and no one seemed to want to clue him in. He hated that. Iria sensed this bitterness and tried to reassure him.

"Duo, Skye knows what he's doing...trust in him. But for now, Heero needs you more...you're probably still the closest friend he has."

He had to agree. Heero was hurt...badly; God knows what they did to him in there. Plus, Skye was a powerful hunter and he did say to trust him. He was torn between old feelings and new emotions.

"God dammitt Skye!" he growled as they took off to tend to Heero, "...you had better come back cause if you break your promise, I swear I'm gonna find you in hell and wring that fool neck of yours. Just you wait!"

Iria was preparing to lift off when she noticed that the Dark Wind hadn't moved from its position. She looked back, her mind touching his gently, questioningly. Tarin sighed. My love, I...I can't just go back and wait. I'll go crazy. I know, I know... I won't interfere but he needs someone to watch his back...even if it is from a distance. You understand don't you? I need to do this. I could never forgive myself if something were to happen to him; I ...I made a vow Iria. I have to do this. I'm sorry.

Iria smiled. She knew the bond between Tarin and Skye was strong. Tarin had first found Skye near death and had taken him under his wing and trained him. The bond between pupil and student was steadfast, having withstood the true test of time.

Yes; I understand, she told him telepathically, go and make sure he comes back.

Tarin nodded curtly in affirmation then rocketed into the growing twilight. I'm coming Skye, he declared silently, his face a mask of determination, I'm coming.

Notes:
[1]Some time ago the Guardian Five fought a powerful entity called The Nothing which 'swallows' matter,
assimilating it to increase it's own power. In order to win this incredible battle Skye had to revert to
true form and call on the Eternal Sun Dragon, The use of this immense weapon drained Skye
completely of power, almost resulting in death. To date, it is the only type of entity to
pose real threat to the Hunters and their people.

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