Switching Of Souls.... ( Part Two...)
Author's note:
I think all of you kindda get the hang of who is who, so I'll just use the names in reference to the character^^
CHAPTER FOUR :
" Oi , Heero !! Are we there yet??"
" Duo! How many times do you have to ask that? I am getting quite sick of listening to you!!"
" Hey, Man ! I am not asking you, so just shut up !!"
" Why you........."
" Trowa..." warned Quatre, looking at him with stern eyes.
" Oh poor Trowa ---"
" Duo...." Wufei cautioned him . Duo stuck out his tongue at Wufei and made monkey faces at him . Wufei was getting rankled. /Why that Duo.. Wait till I get my hands on him .... Then I will see justice done on this weasel!!/ He thought angrily to himself.
"Here we are." Heero turned around and faced them.
"What?" the rest replied .
"We have reached our destination." Heero replied in a matter - of - fact tone. All five of them were standing in front of a door. Quatre, Trowa and Duo had a bad feeling about this room. They felt that something bad was about to happen, they were right. There was something terrible awaited them. Little did they know the extent of it .
Heero stretched out his hand and turned the doorknob. Everybody waited with baited breaths.
" Dr. J, I have brought them as you ordered ."
"Thank you, Heero." Prof. J answered while looking at some papers. The other four scientists were busy with writing on their work though they acknowledged their arrivals with a nod and a glance before turning their attention on their work again.
"So....... What should we do now ?" Quatre directed the question to both Heero and Dr. J.
"Well ...... for starters , I think you should take a seat. This is going to be a real shocker......" answered Dr. J solemnly. He looked at all of them and then turned to Duo and Quatre.
" Duo , Quatre... I'm sorry to say this but .... I'm afraid that this is permanent....."
"WHAT?!?!" Shouted both Trowa and Duo (who was in Quatre's body) simultaneously while Quatre looked about to faint from shock. Heero's expression did not change though he was tremendously shocked by the news.
"But... how can that be?? I mean, surely there is a way?" Duo asked, he could not believe that these five scientists could not come up with solution for their 'condition'.
"I think you need to tell me what had happen in the last mission."
" Well......" Duo felt uneasy and turned to look at Quatre, not willing to reveal the truth.
"Um......." Quatre looked back at him. He felt uneasy. He did not know what to say. He turned to look at Trowa for help.
"Well?"
"..." both Quatre and Duo looked down at their shoes. Suddenly, the shoes became more interesting than the topic at hand.
"Otherwise, you are stuck with each other bodies."
"What?!" Duo yelled. Dr. J looked at him expectantly, but Duo could not open his mouth. For once, he was speechless. Heero was afraid for Duo. He had a feeling the Duo was responsible for their predicament. He knew Dr. J could be harsh if one of them bungled their mission. He also knew Trowa would not forgive Duo either.
/Surely, there must be a way.... I can't let him fall into the hands of Dr. J or worse.... Trowa....../ Heero thought solemnly. He could not imagine how Trowa was going to deal with Duo.
" Well ? Are you going to tell me what you saw there when the three of you infiltrated the Oz’s base ??" Dr . J irritably inquired.
Duo shifted in his seat uneasily. Trowa found that very strange. /Oh boy, what am I thinking? Duo always gets himself into all kinds of trouble . Only Heero himself can stand him...../ He chuckled to himself, knowing that Heero had a soft spot for Duo despite him trying to hide his true feelings for this violet eyed pilot. He thought about the time when Heero said he wanted to kill Duo for allowing himself to be caught by the Oz and ended up rescuing him instead. /That Heero... never once truthful about his feelings./
"Duo, what exactly had happen? You've got to tell me, how did you and Quatre switched bodies?"
" Well....." Duo looked at Quatre imploringly, entreating him to narrate the whole incident but Quatre too had no idea how to say. He was afraid of Dr. J and other scientists' reaction would be. The fact that the two of them had bungled their mission was enough to put them out of commission. The scientists would not tolerate failures.
Quatre tugged at the chestnut braid belonging to Duo, at loss for what to say. He did not know how to lie ..... He looked back to Duo, silently telling him to do what he had to do .
" Um.... It all began like this....." Duo replied meekly and quietly .
OZ base , 0930hrs......
"Oi , Quatre !! What exactly are we looking for? Damn Heero, he didn’t even specify the mission.... Just order us to infiltrate into this cursed OZ base and be soldiers....."
" Shh.. just keep quiet, will you?! I-"
" Hey !! What the hell are you doing here? Both of you !!"
" Oh..oh... in trouble.." Duo whispered softly to Quatre. Quatre shushed him and waited for the Oz soldier to come closer.
" Why are you here?" He asked, surveying them closely.
"Er..........." Quatre stammered. He was bad at telling lies but Duo quickly covered up for them.
" Oh , um..... Lieutenant Washima instructed us to guard here, but we were curious so, we decided to take a peek.... you know , nothing serious, man ."
The Oz soldier frowned a little, replying , " I see... But you are not supposed to do that.... You are to guard and not to peek behind those closed doors...." He looked at them, surveying them and finding them irresistibly adorable, " Unless........ there is something to occupy my mouth... " He ended with a speculative wink.
Quatre shuddered at the hidden meaning while Duo was very disgusted though neither revealed their inner thoughts. The two of them were under cover for the latest mission given by the professors . They had managed to infiltrate to Oz base as soldiers . They had been around for the past few weeks and still did not know what they were supposed to do. They were to stay there until they could get a chance to sneak into the laboratory and find out what Oz's scientists were up to. Heero was the overall in charge of the mission and he had not given them any instructions. They wondered what was the big secret about but as soldiers, they were not to question the orders being issued. Both Wufei and Trowa were not involved in this mission . Wufei was sent to the OZ head quarters to hack into their computer system to gather information about the new mobile suit they were trying to invent . The professors were given a tip off that the Oz had found a new way to cut down on fuel consumption and were also able to increase the speed. This posed a great danger to them as should the Oz have the technology, this war would be prolonged and more lives would be sacrificed. By right, this was given to Heero but Wufei had requested for this mission, for this allowed him to meet his archenemy-Treize Khushrenada.... Trowa was to follow his circus group around the colonies in the pretext of performing but actually , he was to gather information about the proposed OZ alliance . The professors were perturbed at the rumors and could not reconcile the fact that Oz apparently wanted peace and yet at the same time, they were developing new weapons. They wanted to know what Oz was up to.
" Wha...what do you mean ??" Quatre croaked out .
The soldier turned his attention to Quatre and the blonde pilot cringed at the look he was giving him.
" I'm lonely ....... I need companionship . "
Duo was enraged and would have given the soldier a punch in the face, but Quatre restrained him .
" Er....... Inspector Washima had told us not to leave the post ......" replied Quatre while Duo slowly moved behind the soldier. Quatre saw the movement and quickly distracted the soldier by adding, " However , we are free in the evening. We could go for tea then , if you like...."
" No . I want you now.... We can do it even while you're guardi-- Ompf!"
He was knocked unconscious by Duo who had whacked his head .
" Er..... so what now ??" Quatre asked tentatively , casting a worried glance at the unconscious soldier .
CHAPTER FIVE :
He was not done with him yet.... Four to nil , he had lost four battles to Treize......
*What a humiliation!!! What kind of justice is that?? And why must I be attra--* He stopped himself from finishing his thoughts. He was actually rather shocked at the direction his thoughts had traveled. True , he admitted that there was some form of admiration for Treize, but it was restricted to admiration of his technique. He looked at the empty corridor , and knew instinctively he must hurry as there would be soldiers patrolling this area very soon. Suddenly , he heard a sound of a group of people’s footsteps . He immediately hid behind the curtains just as a group of soldier came from behind.
" Richard , how was your day ?"
" Urgh!!!! Don't talk about it . That demonic lady Une had made the whole contingent run round the field 20 times !!!! Can you imagine that ?! She is mad!! "
The rest of the soldiers chuckled at that.
" Be careful at what you are saying. You could be beheaded for that....." replied one of the soldiers.
"Ooh... I'm so scared...." Richard responded in a mocking fashion.
"You should listen to those bullshit she was sprouting earlier when she was punishing us!!" Richard cried out in an outrage. " A soldier must be disciplined at all times blah blah blah" Richard mimicked Lady Une's style of talking. The rest laughed till tears rolled down their cheeks.
/Hm!! No discipline at all ! / Wufei thought angrily to himself . Though he did not like Lady Une, he still respected her discipline and felt her to be worthy of being his opponent, other than Treize .
As the soldiers walked past Wufei , they laughed and made crude jokes about Lady Une and her infatuation of Treize. On hearing that, Wufei felt a sudden twinge of jealousy surging through his body. He came out of his hiding place when he no longer heard anything. He then decided to accomplish his mission first before finding Treize to duel .
He stalked quietly and cautiously , like a panther surveying its surroundings. As he got closer and closer to Treize's room , his heart was beating rather erratic and he felt an uncontrollable joy at the thought of meeting him....Again . He knew of his attraction for this young general, he could not help it . When he closed his eyes to mediate, he could see Treize holding the sword in an "en gaurde" stance . So handsome and dashing ....... He like the elegant way when Treize swung his sword and the way Treize turned just to avoid his attack.
Finally he had arrived at the door. He reached out to turn the knob with his shaking hand . However , he did not expected the scene, which presented itself to him as he opened the door ........ Treize on that master bed with.... with Zechs!
Wufei put his hands on his mouth to prevent a gasp from escaping..... His heart felt a tug,
/ Oh my God.........../
At Oz base , 0945 hrs .
" What are we going to do ??" Quatre asked worriedly . He did not expected such a thing to happen . He was facing the wall with his hand tied securely behind hid back, together with Duo . Their captors were peering down at them .
" Gee, What do you think ?" replied Duo sarcastically. He did not meant to use such a tone on Quatre but he was damn pissed off with himself . /I can’t believe this !! These goons actually caught me!! These fucking morons!!/
Quatre sighed , knowing the inner turmoil inside Duo . He knew that Duo was angry with himself for allowing them to get caught .
" Duo, its not your fault..."
" Shut Up !!" One of the Oz's soldiers growled as he kicked Quatre .
" Ouch!" cried Quatre.
Duo yelled , " Why you sonofabitch!!! How dare you--Umph!" Duo doubled over with as an excruciating pain shot through him as the Oz soldier kicked right at the pit of his stomach.
" Damn You !!" Duo cursed as he lay on the floor .
" You little bastard !! I am gonna fuck you first!"
" Go fuck yourself !!"
Quatre cringed at the vulgarities Duo was using . He felt sullied by the exchange of words. Oh god!! How he wished he wasn't in this with Duo. Though he liked Duo very much, he felt that Duo was too rash for his own good.
" Toshin, stop talking to them this way. The professors wish to use them for their experiment now..."
Toshin grumbled a little as he picked them up roughly. Duo spat at him, which of course, resulted a big slap from him. Duo flinched as the impact of the slap whacked across his face. Another soldier (the one that had been knocked unconscious by Duo) walked up to him and rewarded him with a punch in the stomach for the whacking he had received earlier. Duo would have fallen to the ground from the double blows he had received if not for Quatre bravely supporting him from behind.
" Get up, you weasels !!"
Duo refused to be submissive and retorted , " Go and die, you fucking, stinking--Urgh!!"
He was kicked again and got hit on the head . Quatre also fell to the floor because he could not support Duo's weight and also he was caught by surprise by the blow Duo had received. By this time , Duo's head was bleeding, Duo was nearly unconscious. He was feeling light - headed and everything appeared surreal to him.
He was then pulled roughly to his feet and brought to another room where the professors waited for them.
The professors examined them and find them fit though one of them was slightly faulty but passable.
" Put them into the cubicle."
" Yes, sir." They were pushed roughly into the cubicle, though Quatre had struggled a bit. He tried to wrench free but the ropes were tied too well for him to unknot . His hands were bleeding from the abrasions while Duo was oblivious to the surroundings. Quatre screamed but nothing came out. He began to panic...... What had happen?
One of the professors seemed to understand what Quatre was feeling, and replied to his silent question, "You are on anesthesia ..."
* Huh ? How did it happen ? How was it ministered..." Quatre fought hard but his eyelids were getting heavier by the second .
" Sleep well ...." a voice called out before he drifted off into a blissful blackness...
CHAPTER SIX :
Heero was typing furiously as his eyes scrutinizing every line he had typed. He was trying to write a virus program to be sent to the mainframe computer. He switched on his own personal laptop for hacking to Oz's mainframe. He intended to crash Oz's mainframe after he had gotten the information he needed. Suddenly his laptop started beeping, a signal that it had finished decoding the access code to the main computer. He was smiling, a rare one since he seldom smiled . It was be triumphant for him as Oz had programmed its new network differently from the past networks. This was more complex, more sophisticated than any he had worked before. One could say that this was the work of 10 geniuses. No wonder he had smiled . It took him almost two weeks to analyze the whole structure and another three weeks to counteract it . He was extremely pleased with himself for being able to hack into the system, more so when he learnt that Zechs Marques designed the system.... It was a tedious and difficult process as Oz's system was styled using a spider net network (2) . Not only that, it had stationed some fake mainframes to mislead anyone who tries to hack into their computer. Also, they had planted tracking devices along the route to each mainframe. This meant that to those who wish to hack into their computer, they would be traced. For those who were successful in not being lost in the spider net, they were still be thrown off their tracks by those fake mainframes. They would lose precious time in trying to find the real one and by then, they would be traced already. In order to avoid that, one must know the system very well and try to bypass the bugs but it was not easy. Heero knew that, so he set up two terminals to hack into the computer as hoax hackers while the real one to get into the system was his laptop. He then planted forty signals along the route the two computers would travel, marking the route so that his laptop would not follow, thus buying him some time. He also written a virus program to crash their computers, thus sending them into disarray should they got too close to him.
All of a sudden, he heard some noise. He tensed up immediately . He did not believe that he had been discovered but what had caused all that commotion ? Suddenly, he had a chilling thought .
*NO... it can't be.........* He immediately download the information while at the same time, he prepared to upload the virus. After another beeping sound, he took out the diskette from his laptop as he hit the 'enter' button on the other computer . He then got up and walked to the middle of the room where a rope was hanging. This was how he had entered the room, through the air vent via the rope. He then swiftly, climbed up and started moving toward the commotion.
To be continued...
End Part Two
Whiteangel