***Yes, I watched Twin Signal to get this very stupid idea…the characters aren’t mine they are owned by rich guys that can easily squash little guys like me who can’t think of their own characters…*Sigh* I watch too much anime***
Duo opened his eyes slowly. He blinked as the brilliant white light invaded his tender senses. He slowly tried to raise a hand to block the light but his hand wouldn’t lift. It didn’t feel heavy, it felt like it just wasn’t there.
“what happened?” He wanted to ask but only slurred mumbles were heard.
“Duo…Duo…” He heard.
“Wha…..” He muttered as a head leaned over and examined him.
“Can you see?” The voice asked.
He nodded slowly, and closed his eyes.
“Can you speak?” The voice persisted.
He shook his head.
“There, try now.” It said.
“Goddamit! Where the hell am I?” Duo yelled “Why can’t I move?” He panicked as he tried to sit up.
“Well, you’re in the Professor’s lab and you are currently strapped to a table.” The voice that Duo recognized as Howard’s answered.
“Dammit Howard! This isn’t funny!” Duo growled. “Let me go.” He screamed.
“Actually, I wasn’t thinking it was. You were almost dead when we found you. Do you remember what happened?” He asked.
“No…I-I…all I remember is an orange light.” Duo muttered. “Great, I’m dead and this is god’s way of getting back at me, so he comes to cast me into hell looking like Howard.” Duo said sarcastically.
“That hurt me Duo…that hurt me.” Howard muttered “Anyways, you were almost killed by the explosion. You lost your left arm and both legs and you broke your back.” Howard said in a matter of factly type of voice.
“That’s not funny.” Duo snapped.
“Oh, but here’s the funny part…you actually survived! I guess I am going to take up the Professor’s word when he says you are a really impossible to kill.” Howard laughed.
Duo turned his head and glared at Howard. “Dammit man, turn the light off at least!” Duo yelled.
“Okay.” Howard said and then the light went off and Duo blinked. “That’s better.” He muttered.
“What are you going to do to me?” Duo asked.
“Well, right now, you’ve got the attention of all of the mad five…”
“WE HEARD THAT!” Came a booming voice over the intercom. “We like to be called the super handsome genius men. Bishounen for short!” He added.
“You’re sure full of yourself.” Duo laughed.
“Anyways,” Howard interrupted “They are making a prosthetic body for you and transferring your brain into it.”
“WHAT!!” Duo yelled “I am going to be a robot! You can’t do this to me!” Duo screamed.
“Don’t worry, you won’t even know the difference. You’ll be stronger and faster…but you’ll be your same obnoxious self.” Howard said “So stop crying.” He snapped.
“HEERO!!!!” Duo screamed “HEERO!! WHERE ARE YOU?”
“Stop screaming Baka! I’m right here.” A voice snapped over the intercom. “You’ll wake up the dead and who knows what else!”
“I want to see you!” He cried.
“I’m coming.” Heero said.
Heero stood before him, he had on a white lab coat over his bloody and torn tank top and black shorts. Heero frowned as he looked at the mess of the Duo’s broken body. “Is it that bad?” He asked, his voice was thick.
Heero closed his eyes at the site of him. “I’m sorry Duo…I’m so sorry.” He said sadly.
“WE’RE DONE! BRING HIM UP!” The voice of Doctor J said.
“Hai…” Heero muttered as he pushed the gurney down the corridors and into an operating room.
The professor stood over him and looked down his beak-like nose. “When you wake up, you’ll have a new body and everything will be like it was.” Duo heard as the black fog of sleep invaded him.
Quatre paced through the corridors, back and forwards, back and forwards. “Oh please let him be all right!” He said for the fifty-seventh time…Trowa was counting.
“Quatre, relax…he’ll be alright.” Trowa said soothingly.
“Yeah, the braided baka couldn’t die even if the devil himself told him to.” Wufei muttered. Actually, Wufei was panicking himself. Deep down, his reserves of his cool attitude were wearing low. He was worried for the Braided baka. He was the one person who could make him smile at his own stupidity and he kept everyone happy. Probably the one person that he enjoyed watching to see what stupid antics he could come up with.
“You-you're right.” Quatre said as he sat down in a chair between Trowa and Wufei. “I can’t bear to loose any of you!” He said as he jumped up and resumed his pacing. “It’s been twelve hours!” He said.
Wufei glanced down the hall to see a haggard looking Heero wandering down the hall, his eyes down cast and his clothes were scorched and dirty. “Heero?” He said as the usually stoic pilot stopped and slumped to his knees. His hands covered his face and his shoulders where shaking from the sobs that he was trying to suppress.
Quatre rushed to his side and gathered him in his arms, whispering soothing words to the perfect soldier. “I-I can’t bear to loose him! I should’ve let him die…I was so selfish.” Heero whispered between sobs.
“No! No! Duo would’ve wanted to live! I know that for a fact!” Quatre said as he cradled the boy in his arms.
“The way he screamed…he was so scared.” Heero cried as he buried his face in Quatre’s chest.
“It’s alright Hee-chan…just let it all out.” Quatre swooned, he stroked Heero’s head and closed his eyes as his own tears slid down his face.
Wufei was on the verge of crying too. His mind was betraying him as his eyes filled with tears. He glanced at Trowa who was still looking like his usual reserved self. “Dammit Barton! Why am I crying?” Wufei hissed.
Trowa’s green eyes shifted from Quatre and Heero to Wufei whose bottom lip and chin were quivering and his ebony eyes were filling with tears. “Because you’re human…and that’s what humans do. I’m not crying because I know Duo’s gonna be okay.” Trowa shrugged as he sat back in his chair and closed his eyes. He was wasn’t he? Yes, he’s gonna be alright. Trowa reassured himself.
Wufei sighed as he turned and looked at Quatre and Heero who were now leaning against the wall, Quatre’s arm was over Heero shoulder and Heero’s head was resting against Quatre’s shoulder, sleeping like a little child. Quatre’s gaze shifted to Wufei. He smiled weakly and then closed his eyes and leaned his head against the wall and fell asleep. Wufei smiled as he looked at the two and then he felt his eye lids grow heavy and he leaned against the wall and fell asleep too.
Heero opened his eyes and looked around to see his fellow pilots sleeping silently. Wufei mumbled and turned his head. Heero removed Quatre’s arm from his shoulder and stood up. He walked down the hall and turned into the operating room. Duo’s new body was on the table and the scientists were working on it still. He stepped through the sliding glass doors and walked to the table.
“How is he?” He asked.
“Fine.” The professor muttered as he typed on the computer. “I am starting him up in…five…”
Heero felt his nose itch.
“…four….”
The itch was getting stronger.
“…three…”
He was breathing deeply and his eyes were watering.
“…Two…”
He breathed in deeply again.
“…One…g-“
AACCHHHOOOO!!! He shook his head and opened his eyes and looked at the doctors. They all stared at him. “Gomen…” He muttered.
“Hee-chan?” Duo asked as he sat up slowly, his violet eyes were still hazy. “I-I can’t see…” he cried.
“Sit down Duo.” The professor walked to him and took the plug off of his neck. “Is that better?” he asked.
“Duo…you’re alright.” Heero said sounding somewhat relieved.
“Of course I am!” Duo smiled as he stood and walked over to the boy. Heero’s eyes went wide as he looked at the naked body.
“you didn’t leave anything out did you, doc?” Heero muttered.
“Nope.” He said rather proudly “He grows hair, eats, sleeps, and does many other things that are perfectly human.” He smiled.
“Lets get him some clothes and get him home.” The Professor muttered as he walked to the closet and found a pair of grey jogging pants and a black hoodie. “This’ll have to do.” He said as he threw it at Duo.
“What are these for?” Duo asked
“You’re as naked as a jaybird my dear boy.” Howard pointed out rather bluntly.
Duo looked down at his body. “Wow, I guess I am.” He chuckled as he threw the top and pants on. He looked at Heero and then at the scientists. “I’m leaving now.” He declared.
“Okay, but take this.” Doctor J said as he took a small button out of his pocket and gave it to Duo “If anything happens with your body, just press that button and we’ll come get you.” He said.
“Okay. Let’s go!” Duo said as he grabbed the door handle and turned it, accidentally yanking the handle off. “Oops, don’t know my own strength.” Duo giggled as he tossed the handle at Howard.
“Yes, do be careful, the synthetic body is very powerful.” The Professor cried.
“Yeah, Yeah…” Duo said as he walked down the hall. “WAAKEEE UUUP!!” He screeched.
Quatre jolted out of his sleep and Wufei and Trowa almost fell out of their chairs. “Duo!” Quatre cried as he got up and ran to the braided boy who was grinning wildly, as usual. Quatre jumped into his arms and hugged him tightly.
Heero felt his nose itching again.
“I was so scared!” Quatre cried.
AACCHHHOOO!! Heero had sneezed.
There was a great smoke and Quatre no longer had Duo in his arms. A little chibi was hugging his leg, a smaller version of Duo.
“Me Wuv You!” The little thing said in a little cute voice.
“Wha? What happened?” Quatre asked.
“S’cuse me.” Heero said. AAACCHHHOOO!
There was the smoke again and Duo was standing in front of him.
“What in hells name?” Quatre said as he stared at Duo
“Whoa…that was cool.” Duo said stupidly.
Wufei clutched his sides as he started laughing, he could barely breath. “oh…my…god…that was hilarious!!” He howled.
Heero turned on his heel and ran down the corridor to the operating room that he had just come out of. “Something’s wrong.” He gushed.
“What? Already?” Howard snapped as he stuck is head out of the door and looked at Duo who was looking a little dazed and the three other boys that were broken down in hysterical laughter. “What?” Howard asked. He looked at Heero like he had lost his mind. “What’s wrong?” He asked
“I sneezed and he changed into…into..a-a-a chibi!” Heero said sounding flustered.
“What do you mean? DUO! COME HERE!” Doctor J yelled.
Duo appeared in the doorway with Quatre, Trowa and Wufei at his side wiping the tears from their eyes. “What?” He asked.
“Heero told me something just happened. What?” The professor asked.
“I don’t know…all I heard was Heero sneeze and then I was suddenly looking up at Quatre, hugging is leg.” Duo said as he scratched his head looking very confused.
“fine.” Howard said as he walked to Heero and grabbed Duo’s braid and tickled his nose with the end of it.
“a…a…a…ACHOOO!!”
PooF!
“Me don’t know what you talkin’ bout Howwad…” The chibi cried as he threw up his chubby little hands.
“Oh my god…” Howard muttered as he got on his knees in front of Duo who now looked like a lawn gnome.
“Well, this is just great.” Instructor H muttered as he threw his arms up in resignation.
“Get him hooked up, we’ll get this virus out.” Doctor S said as he pulled the computer on the cart towards him. Duo scuttled to the table and jumped, his arms waving as he tried to catch the edge. He jumped again and then stopped and scuttled to Heero and clutched onto his leg.
“Hewp.” He cried.
Heero sighed and swooped down and picked the chibi up and set him on the table. Howard clapped his hands and looked at the pilots. “Out.” He said and the other pilots filed out of the room.
It was another six hours before the heard or seen anything of Duo.
“ME DON”T LIKE DAT!” Heero heard the chibi cry. There was a crash and the chibi scuttled out of the room and towards Heero. It clung onto Heero’s leg.
“Come back here Duo!” Howard cried as he ran out of the room.
“NO! YOU PISSING ME OFF!” it squeaked. “ME DON’T LIKE YOU NO MOW!” It cried.
“It’s alright Howard. We can’t do anything about it just yet. He’s still exhausted from the surgery…as long as Heero doesn’t sneeze during a mission it’ll be alright.” Doctor S said as he followed after Howard.
Heero bent down and pried the little creature off of his leg and held him by his shirt. It’s chubby hands stretched out to clutch him. “Duo…behave.” He said, his lips twitched. He swooped down and set him on the floor. “Come, we are going home.” He said as he turned and walked down the hall. The other’s followed but chibi’s little leg’s couldn’t keep up with them.
“Wait uuuppp.” It whined.
Quatre stopped and got on his knee and chibi scuttled into his arms. Quatre picked him up and put him on his shoulder. Quatre kept up with the rest and smiled as Duo giggled with delight as he was carried.
Heero sniffed. His nose tingled and his eyes watered…
“AACCHHHOOOO!!!”
“Whaa!” Quatre fell over as the little chibi changed into the normal Duo. Duo looked around and blinked. “Duo-chan…get off of me!” Quatre cried.
Duo looked down to see that he was sitting on Quatre’s head. “Gomen!” He cried as he crawled off of the boy.
Wufei laughed all the way to the awaiting car. Duo walked besides Heero. “WARN ME NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT!” He snapped.
“Sorry.” Heero muttered.
“Bullshit. What will happen if you sneeze when I’m on a mission?” Duo cried as he got in the car. He sat between Heero and Wufei, Trowa got in the drivers seat and Quatre got in the passengers seat.
TBC??????????
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