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"25 Days of Gundam Wing"Written By: The Plotting Housewife Disclaimer: Gundam Wing belongs to Bandai, Sotsu
and associated Parties. This work is written for pleasure not profit. Rating: R Warnings: Humor, Crack. Pairings: None Summary: Duo and Quatre get into a sticky situation. Prompt: Candy "25 Days of Gundam Wing " Chapter 19: Candy Duo set up the last of the explosives and swiped the detonator, carefully pocketing the device after making sure the safety mechanism was locked in place. He stood up and gleefully dropped the hard drives crammed with stolen intelligence into his backpack. Grabbing the walkie talkie from his belt, he brought it up to his mouth and pressed down on the mic button, speaking in a low, hushed voice. "Zero Four. All set here. What's your status?" Static. He tried again. "Zero Four, do you read me?" More static. Cursing, he tried a third time. "Zero Four! Com -" A loud hissing sound whistled through the speaker followed by Quatre's broken voice, "Zero Four here, can you gi - " "Come back? Zero Four, come back." Quatre was speaking, but Duo couldn't make sense of it through the horrible connection. "Zero Four, repeat! I did not read you. Repeat, I did not read you." He pressed the walkie talkie to his ear and waited. Quatre's voice came through, a little clearer, but still indiscernible. "Come again, Zero Four?" Zero Four’s voice was louder this time, but it didn't come through the speaker. It echoed off the steel walls of the base, followed by gunshots and the thundering drone of at least a dozen footsteps. Quatre skidded around the corner a moment later and barreled towards him. "I said, run!" He grabbed Duo by the shirt as he flew by and together they ran though the winding hallways, the shouting OZ soldiers in hot pursuit. As they approached the exiting doors, Duo hollered, “Stand back!” He aimed his pistol at the lock panel and held a hand over his face to protect it from the explosion of sparks when the bullet destroyed the wiring that kept them from escaping. The blast triggered the hydraulics system and they dropped to the floor just as a hail of artillery sailed though the air above their heads. They skidded through the open door and Quatre quickly scrambled to his feet, slamming himself against the switch. "Lock the door,” he bellowed as it closed. Duo punched the stolen code into the outside panel, and swore colorfully. "I can't! The locking function is damaged." "They're coming! We have to seal the exit." "How?" The door shook and vibrated as the OZ soldiers pounded on it. “C’mon, Quat. Use that giant brain of yours and get us out of this.” "You still have those candy canes?" He blinked, not understanding the purpose of the question. "Uh, yeah...? Why the hell are you asking -" "Give them to me." He clutched his bag to his chest protectively. "Why?" "We're going to use them to seal the door." "No way! These are Heero’s. You know how he gets about his candy." "He’ll live. Come on now, the candy canes,” Quatre pressed, holding his hand out towards him. “Duo!” The banging on the other side increased. There was a loud screech as fingers appeared beneath the bottom of the door. They were bypassing the locks, trying to lift it manually. "Hurry up! They're going to get though!" "Okay! Okay, here." Duo handed the bag over. Quatre shot the wiggling fingers out from under the door, then fished out the candy canes and lined them single file on the floor along the seam. "Light the torch.” Duo lit the small canister and knelt down, holding the flame over the candy and melting it into a sticky goo. It seeped into the seam as the door wiggled and shook. As the candy cooled and set, it created a thick glue that adhered the bottom of the door to the metal floor. Quatre held the bag open for Duo to drop the torch in and zipped it closed. He stood up, slinging the bag over his back, looking decidedly smug. "Let's go." They ran to the transport platform, aka: The parking lot. Duo smashed the window of the nearest vehicle, tripped the locks, and disabled the alarm. He had the steering console opened, the battery and starter wires in his hands before Quatre’s ass even touched the vinyl padding of the passenger seat. A few sparks later and they were off, tearing down the road at breakneck speed. Once they were at a safe distance, Duo glanced appreciatively at his partner. "That was a kick ass idea! I never would have thought of that." The blond pulled the detonator from Duo's pocket, flipped himself around in his seat, and pressed the button. The blast from the explosion shook the car, raining dust, scraps of charred metal, and shattered glass onto their vehicle. He was grinning when he turned back around and graced his partner with a cheeky wink. "There’s a reason I’m the strategist, you know." "Don’t get cocky.” “Oh, like you don’t.” Quatre reached for the bag and plopped it onto his lap. “Did you get the intel?” “Duh.” “Good. Make a stop at the grocery before we head back to rendezvous.” “Why?” “The candy canes, remember?” “Oh, yeah. Good idea. Heero would kill us if we came back without his candy. Boy needs to see a shrink about his sugar problem. He’s worse than I am." ~ * ~ Notes: Yes, I realize you can't actually seal a metal door with melted candy canes. ...At least I don't think so. Never tried it. xD
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