Disclaimers: Don't own them, never will. I'm just using the characters to hopefully provide all

you nice people with some entertainment so don't sue.

Authors Notes: I know, I know! This has taken FOREVER to get out and most likely everyone has

forgotten about this story. Gomen!! Hopefully, tho, some of you are still interested in this

story and will review. Anyway enjoy chapter 5 and know I will NOT take even 1/4 as long to get

the next chapter out. Jya. ^.~

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"Fairy Tale Endings: Chapter 5"

By Jadet

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So he was alive after all.

The man grinned evilly and whistled a tune as he walked through the hall to his office, smiling and nodding to those who called out to him. His secretary fluttered her eyelids as he walked up to his door, and taking a few minutes, smiled and teased her before entering his office.

It was a little too bright for his liking but he continued on past his desk till he stood before a bookcase. Trusting in his instincts to know that no one was watching him, he pushed in a book and stood back while the bookcase swung open, revealing a small room. No light penetrated the darkness, and the man nodded in satisfaction. Stepping in he waited until the door closed behind him before he began laughing.

Life was grand he decided. His stubbornness and faith in Heero's ability to be indestructible had paid off, and now he knew even where he was currently residing. He would be able to have his revenge on Heero and the other Gundam pilots even sooner than he anticipated! That thought filled him with such depraved joy that he began to laugh even louder, his shoulders shaking with the force of his laughs.

Finally he controlled his laughter and walked over to the computer at the far wall, his eyes accustomed to the darkness so much that he didn't need any light. Sitting in the chair he quietly pressed a few buttons and waited while the vid-phone rang. This was such good news that he had to tell it to his 2nd in command. She would be as pleased as he was.

The man grinned in satisfaction when his 2nd in command appeared on his screen looking disheveled and annoyed, having just gotten out of bed. He supposed he should have called later knowing the difference in time between Earth and colonies, but he didn't care. He was too pleased with the news to keep this to himself. He began to laugh again.

The 2nd in command frowned and furrowed her eyebrows at her commander’s weird behavior.

"Commander?"

"My love, I have the greatest news."

The blond woman sighed and shook her head, mumbling about how it was the middle of the night. But the man saw the interest spark in her eyes and knew she wasn't really angry with him and therefore didn't take offense to her insolent behavior.

"And what would that be?"

"Why I just found out that Heero is alive."

The blond woman rolled her eyes to that and the man couldn't help but be slightly annoyed. This was very good news. Not that he ever thought Heero was dead, he had more faith in Heero's cockroach ability than that, but there was always that possibility. Heero had been extremely wounded during the Lunar battle and might have either died from the wounds or have contacted an illness from being so weak during this last year. There was always a possibility, she should not be looking at him so.

"We already knew that sir."

The man frowned. "No we didn't my love, we only assumed that he was. But I was just given confirmation just a little while ago."

The woman nodded just to placate him, knowing that if she told him that she had known for a long time and at this very minute 01 was being restrained in a containment cell, he would be as angry as a hornet. The man looked pleased now though, and the woman contained her grin.

"That's good news sir, very good news."

The man grinned in pleasure and nodded. "Yes I know. I will be down there in the next week to see to the final preparations so be prepared."

"Yes sir."

"You've been a good girl right?"

The woman allowed a vicious grin to appear on her face. "No, but I assume that you will take care of that when you come down here?"

"Yes. I will take care of it _personally_."

The woman shivered in longing and let her lips curl in delight. "I look forward to it."

"So do I. See you next week, my dear."

"Yes sir."

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*The next morning*

Heero awoke slowly to the pounding in his head. Grimacing internally, he wiggled his fingers slowly to avoid detection but enough to determine what kind of mess he was in. He growled when he found out.

He was in deep shit.

"So you're awake. You sure took your time 01."

Heero opened his eyes and glared at the older man lounging in a chair right in front of him, a wicked grin on his pretty-boy face as he sat staring at Heero. Heero kept his expression cold as he tested the restraints on his arms.

"Oh I wouldn't bother Mr. Yuy. They are made from titanium alloy, too strong for even you to break. You should just save your strength, the 2nd in command should be here soon."

Heero grunted and began to look around the room, mentally smirking like a Cheshire cat. Slowly but surely he picked the locks for the handcuffs with a paper clip he always carried. He supposed he should thank Duo when he got out of this for insisting that he always carry one, but why give that idiot the joy? The man he noticed kept looking at his watch, an uneasy frown on his face. Heero wondered absentmindedly who the 2nd in command was to cause such discomfort, but didn't pay much mind. If he got out of here before he/she came, he could perhaps find out what kind of base was here, where it was, and who was in charge. But it all depended on getting out of here soon.

The silent, almost inaudible click of the handcuffs told Heero he could now leave any time he wanted. First though he should try and find out as much as he could from the man guarding him. It would move things along a bit faster.

"Who's the second in command?" Heero asked in a bored voice, a cold expression on his face so that the man wouldn't think he was too interested. The older man looked nervous for a second before sneering.

"You'll meet her soon enough. She should be here any minute to question you."

[She?]

Heero scowled. "Question me for what?"

The solider honestly didn't know Heero concluded when the man's eyes narrowed before telling him to shut up. After a minute Heero decided that the guy didn't know anything of use and attacked before he could even react.

Moving like lightning, he appeared behind the solider and slammed a fist into the back of his skull, smirking when the guy crumpled without a sound. Using the handcuffs, he quickly placed them on the man's hands, securing them tightly. As a side thought he ripped a strip of the man's uniform and tied it over his mouth. No use in having the alarm sounded too soon.

Done, Heero snatched the man's gun and checked it for ammunition before padding to the door. He had to wait until a few soldiers passed before he could sneak out of the room and run down the hall. He went in the same direction for ten minutes before finding a reachable air duct to climb into. Stuffing the gun in his back pocket, he pushed the vent grate out of the way, pulling his body effortlessly up. Replacing the grate, he turned back in the direction he was heading and crawled.

Something just wasn't right about all of this. His instincts were screaming at him that this was way too easy. He should have encountered some problems before now. It was never this easy, never. Unless...

Unless he was supposed to get out.

Heero stopped. Something about this smelled familiar. If he hadn't already beaten all of his old enemies he would have sworn he up against one of them. But he had. So who's style was this?

Several voiced interrupted Heero's chain of thought and he stilled.

"The commander's gotta be nuts, putting her in charge of everything till he gets here. She's going to get us all killed!"

"Huh? How do ya mean? She hasn't done anything stupid..."

"What do you call bringing that Gundam pilot here?! If he gets loose, he could tell the

coordinates of this base to his comrades!"

"But Stevens is watching him, so we should be okay."

"I don't know about that, you know how much of a pansy he is, a Gundam pilot would probably be able to take him down easy." The first voice scoffed, then lowered dramatically. "I do know that the 2nd in command is..."

"Is what Sergeant? What am I?"

Heero felt his breath catch at the third voice in the conversation. It couldn't be...

"I uh, that is to say, ummm..."

"Forgot what you were going to say, underling?" Crazy laughter followed the woman’s voice and Heero found himself looking down at familiar waist long blond hair and chilling gray blue eyes. Now he knew why this whole setup seemed familiar.

And now he knew who the traitor was.

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Relena sighed and switched the bag of groceries over to her other arm, turning to smile

gratefully at the young man walking next to her.

"Thank you again Duo for coming with me to get these things so late."

The braided pilot grinned and shrugged. "No problem 'jousan, I couldn't let you go out all alone now could I?"

Relena nodded but groaned as her arm began to cramp under the weight of the food. Switching arms again, she shook her arm. "I just wish that the car hadn't broken down yesterday. It would have made this a whole lot easier."

Duo raised an eyebrow at her complaints and leaned over, plucking the bag out of her arms and added it to his own pile. Relena smiled thankfully and rubbed her arms while Duo carried all of the bags. It was for this reason he couldn't block the blow to the back of his head.

It happened too fast for Relena to remember correctly, but she knew that Duo tumbled face first onto the concrete, bringing her down forcefully with him, their shopping covering the side walk. The two thugs that had knocked him out turned their attention to her next, licking their lips in anticipation. This served to only enrage her protector in the shadows more and before they knew it were being knocked out by a pair of infuriated Prussian blue eyes and flying fists. One was able to get in a decent shot to their attackers cheek before blackness claimed him. His partner soon shared the same fate, leaving the attacker breathing hard and glaring at their bodies.

Relena watched all of this from her crouched position next to Duo's prone form. Her heart began to beat painfully along with her head from where she bumped it during her fall as she took in the stature and hair of her savior.

[No, it can't be.... He's dead...]

Her savior turned and Relena felt her heart stop when she saw the eyes. The eyes she dreamed about, the eyes she had longed to see for two unending years.

The eyes that belonged to their son.

"Heero?"

She felt herself fall back in shock and watched almost giddily as Heero lost the rage in his eyes to panic as she fainted.

She had one last coherent thought before she slipped into the darkness.

Thank God, her Heero was back.

Everything would be all right now.

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To be continued in Chapter 6...

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