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helped me with my writer's block when I needed her. Thanks!!
The
Trouble With the Truth Part Two: Time Marches On.
By:
Msmelanie
Chapter
Nineteen: Dangerous Things Come In 'Small' Packages.
A little
while later...
The guys
got the kids out of their wacked-out Gundams.
"Ooh,
nice! Roomy!" Michael shouted. "Yours is nicer than mine, Duo!"
Duo looked
at Michael and smiled. "Hey, pilots? Should we go see if Heero's
okay?"
"That
would probably be best Du- no Dominic don't touch that!" Quatre shouted
through the intercom. "I think Wufei and Trowa are already flying toward
him now." he said as he watched Nataku and Heavyarms flying away.
"Yeah,
well I'll follow them as soon as I get the kid buckled up." Duo said.
Michael
looked around and pointed at everything he could. "Ooh, what's that Duo?!
That too, Duo, what's that do?! Ooh Duo, what's this do?!"
"No, no Michael! Don't touch
that!!" Duo said as he stopped Michael from almost hitting the self-
destruct button.
To Heero...
Heero
looked at Neo. Neo looked at Heero.
"Hey
Heero, need some help?" Quatre shouted out.
"No."
Heero responded.
"Heero,
just press that blue switch on your left." Quatre said.
"I
already did." Heero replied.
"Did
it not work?" Wufei asked.
Heero
looked at the others. "He's fine now."
"Then
why don't you have him inside your Gundam?" Quatre asked.
Heero
looked at Sandrock. "He refuses too."
"Neo,
will you hurry up and get in so we can go home?!" Michael shouted out of
Duo's intercom.
Neo didn't
reply and started to head down to colony L71.
"Hey
kid?! Where are you going?!" Duo shouted. "Heero, where the hell is
your kid going?"
Michael
looked at Duo. "I'm telling mom you cussed in front of me."
Duo looked
at Michael. "No, please don't tell!" he whined.
"Only
if you promise that you'll get me some candy again." Michael said crossing
his arms.
"Candy?!"
Duo whined. "I just saved you though kid!"
"Fine."
Michael said. "Then only if you kiss mommy under the mistletoe."
Duo looked
at Michael. "Uh-uh! Alright kid, I'll get you the candy."
Michael
just smiled at Duo. Duo just looked outside. "Hey, where did everyone
go?!"
"They
all followed Neo." Michael replied. Duo just looked at Michael as he sped
off toward L71.
On L71 with
Neo...
"Well,
I can't believe those stupid pilots interrupted again!" Professor G. said
as he grabbed his coat and walked out of the hangar. "Let's get out of here.
We'll have to try something else another day."
"No."
a voice said in front of them.
"Well,
it's Neo." Dr. S. said. "It's nice to see you. Did you accomplish
your mission?"
"No."
Neo said.
The doctors
looked at Neo. "Look, kid. Get out of the way. There is no way your
father's are going to catch us."
Neo looked
at them and grinned. "Told you to get rid of me."
Back to the
pilots...
All of the
guys' Gundams landed near where they saw Neo land.
Heero got
out of his Gundam and looked around. "Where is Rei?"
"We told them to get out right after
Professor G. called us." Duo replied as he started to get out.
Suddenly,
the guys saw another Wing Zero land and Rei got out.
"Onna?
Where is Mingh Loh?" Wufei asked.
Rei was
silent.
Wufei
walked up to her. "Where is she?!"
Rei looked
at Wufei. "I went left, she went right."
"Right?"
Quatre asked. "That's where the mine's were, right?"
Rei went
silent again.
"The
chances that..." Quatre tried to say. "Sorry Wufei."
Wufei
looked at the pilots. "She is strong! I know she survived!"
"She
couldn't survive shooting them down one at a time. I don't think I could."
Trowa remarked.
Wufei just
stood silent.
Heero
looked at Wufei and motioned for the other's to leave him.
"Well,
what should we do?" Quatre asked.
"Find
Neo. There is nothing we can do for his daughter." Heero replied.
The pilots
and their children left Wufei and started walking. They called out Neo's name.
"Yo,
kid!" Duo shouted.
"Hello,
Neo?" Quatre shouted.
"Get
out here already Neo!" Michael shouted.
Everyone
continued shouting out Neo's name.
Back to
Neo...
"Neo!"
Neo heard behind him.
"Dammit,
you led them right to us!" Dr. S. shouted at Neo.
Neo just
grinned evilly. "It's not them you should worry about." Neo looked
the scientists straight in the eyes.
"Oh,
wow..." Professor G. said in awe. "He looks..."
"Like
Heero Yuy." Dr. S. replied. "In a bad mood."
To the guys
a little while later...
"Hey,
I see your spooky kid up ahead!" Duo shouted to Heero. All the guys looked
ahead.
"Neo!"
everyone called out.
Neo just
leaned against a fence with a bloody pencil while the pilots moved toward him.
"What
are you doing back here, Neo?" Michael asked him.
Neo looked
at his pencil. "To see the scientists."
The pilots
noticed his pencil.
"Did
you actually kill'em?!" Duo shouted.
Neo just
pointed to the fence behind him.
The guys
jumped the fence. They saw the scientists tied up with a rope, tied into a bow.
The guys breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're
so lucky, Heero. If Relena's son did kill them, you would be in so much
trouble!" Duo said to Heero.
Heero
ignored Duo.
Quatre
jumped back over the fence. He looked at Neo's pencil. "Why are you
holding a bloody pencil?"
Neo looked
back at him. "Professor G. didn't listen very well."
Quatre just
slowly backed away from Neo. He grabbed Dominic's hand and walked away.
Neo just
grinned.
"What's
wrong?" Heero asked Duo.
"The
time's getting closer for the asteriod's to strike isn't it?" Duo asked.
Heero shook
his head yes.
"Then
we'd better get going!" Duo shouted. "So, what should we do these
scientists?"
Heero
looked at them. "I just have my knife. That's messy."
Duo looked
at the others. "Well, does anyone have just a gun or something?"
"A
gun? What do you want a gun for?!" Michael said.
The guys
looked over and saw the kids watching them over the fence.
"Umm,
well...Okay, now what?" asked Duo.
Heero
thought about it, but suddenly realized he knew this area. He also knew what
was near this neighborhood. "I'll take care of it. Take the kids and get
out, I'll be back soon."
Duo and
Trowa shook their heads and jumped back over the fence.
Heero
looked at the doctors. I've wanted to do
this for a long time...
The guys
walked back over to Wufei.
Duo looked
at Wufei. "Hey, Wufei. We're going to leave now."
Wufei just
stood silent.
"Don't
die here, Wufei. It wouldn't be honorable." Trowa responded as he put
Jimmy into his Gundam.
Wufei
didn't answer.
To Heero...
"Alright,
Mr. Yuy. I just need to you to sign here on the dotted line." a lady said.
Heero
signed the piece of paper. "Are you sure you can handle them?"
"Oh,
sir! We specialize in taking care of these 'special people'." the lady
answered.
Heero
walked up to the scientists who were in muzzles and straight jackets.
"Make sure you watch this one here." Heero said pointing to Professor
G. "He's the wildest. He even stabbed himself with a pencil."
"Yes
sir, I hope to see you around!" the lady said happily.
Heero
grinned to himself. Not likely...
Heero went
inside of the building and looked at the sign. Hopes and Dreams: Mental Institution for the Elderly.
Heero just
smiled to himself. Finally home where
they belong.
Heero
walked over to his Gundam. He saw Neo waiting by it.
Heero
looked at Neo. Neo glared at Heero.
The wind
rustled through Neo's hair as he continued glaring at his father.
Heero knew
he would have to be the first one to talk. "Neo, hop in. It's a time
machine so don't make a fuss."
Neo
continued to glare at Heero. "I will never trust you."
Heero
looked back at Neo. "That will change one day."
Neo looked
back at Heero. "Don't bet on it."
Heero
thought back to Relena's conversation. Please...
if I even held his hand he would threaten to kill me.
Neo finally
succumbed because he didn't want to die, and time was drawing near. He got into
the Gundam.
"That's
my seat." Heero said.
Neo just
glared at Heero.
"Okay,
take it." Heero said sitting in the left seat. Neo moved the lever and
away they went.
Wufei just
watched as Heero flew away in Wing Zero. He started to slowly walk toward his
gundam when he heard something through his intercom.
"Hello!
Is anyone down there anymore?! Hello?! Any of you stupid otokos?!" he
heard a voice shout.
Wufei stood
completely dumbfounded. Then he ran to Nataku. "Mingh Loh!" he
shouted through the intercom.
"It's
about time!" Mingh Loh shouted. "Where did you land?!"
Wufei gave
her the coordinates.
He looked
up at the sky, and soon saw Mingh Loh's Nataku coming.
When she
landed she opened her door. "Is Neo alright?!"
Wufei ran
up to her. "Onna! You can never, ever come with me in a Gundam again, do
you hear me?!"
"What's
wrong with you?" she asked.
Wufei
looked at her. "Onna, how did you survive?!"
"Mingh
Loh put her hands on her hips. "Don't you remember?! The icicles
dad!"
Wufei
thought about it for a second. "That's right, I did teach you that
trick!"
Mingh Loh
looked at her father cross. "You haven't answered me! Is Neo
alright?"
Wufei
looked at his daughter and smiled. "Yes, now get back in your Gundam. It's
time to go home."
Wufei and Mingh Loh both got into their Gundams and pushed their levers.