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"Baby Series 2"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Pairing: Heero + Duo + Wu Fei + Zechs Notes: Challenge 26. Baby Series 2 #31. Takes place immediately after Eminently Sensible. Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Many thanks to Dulin for her work as beta.
Who Goes And Who Stays “An hour enough to reach the palace do you think?” Duo queried. “We could take the opportunity to gather enough firewood to last the night, dry our clothes and return in the morning.” Chang suggested. “It would be more comfortable and safer.” “Maybe comfortable but safer?” Heero looked around the hut, considering. “I don’t know enough about weather to judge.” Duo and Wu Fei listened to the howl of the wind. It sounded much the same to them and they admitted they knew too little of natural weather conditions. Colony born they knew only artificial imitations of the tempestuous weather Earth produced. “Not the first time I have been caught in such a storm.” Zechs listened to the wind for a long time then nodded. “It is easing. If we are to take the chance to run for the palace we need to decide soon. You should know the break in the weather will only be temporary and when the wind rises it will close in on us for days with renewed strength. If we are caught out in it unable to reach the palace we will die. Having said that there is a good chance searchers will take the opportunity to seek us. Don’t judge quickly. You will not gather sufficient wood nor do we have provisions to see us survive beyond noon.” “You’re hurt.” Duo pointed out the obvious. “I can function. I will function to reach safety and this hut is not safe.” “If we stay you give us until noon at the latest before the wood runs out and we die? If we get stuck in the snow and the wind comes up we die?” Heero stared into the fire. “Yes.” “An hour is not long.” Chang mused. “An hour at most but perhaps there will be help to be found.” “How long do you think before we need to leave?” Heero queried. “Perhaps an hour. A little less. If we go too early we freeze before we have our best chance and leaving it too late ….” Zechs shrugged. Duo sighed. “Either way we’d go with friends.” “I could return to the palace and bring help. Properly equipped for the conditions rescue would be less chancy. One will move faster.” “Alone is false safety.” Milliardo returned. “Two then with extra clothing. We would handle the cold better. We need only tell someone where you are for rescue to come.” Chang argued. “We buddy up. Two go and two stay. The two who go get in all the wood possible for those who stay and then make a run for the palace.” “If you go you do not return. You remain at the palace and allow others to see it done.” He glared all three into silence. “Those better suited to local conditions. Believe me, by the time you reached the palace you would be unfit to return. If we all go it is one way, from here to there. No more lives at risk.” End |
