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"Baby Series 3"Written By: Karina Rating: PG Spoilers: None Disclaimer: I don’t own Gundam Wing or the Characters from the series but the baby is mine. Pairing: Wufei Challenge 130. Baby Series 3 #162. Takes place
at approximately the same time as Off, Odd, Wrong. Many thanks to ShenLong for her work betaing
this fic.
Games Of Old Old Master or reproduction? Authentic or forgery? Wu Fei considered the painting of a pastoral scene in the ornate gold frame and pursed his lips. The frame looked old, authentic to perhaps the Victorian era of western civilization. Victorians had a liking for overly ornate work and this frame was beautiful in an ostentatious, over the top way. The painting dominated the dark wall panelling and admittedly its size alone would draw the eye. It was huge but well painted and the paint appeared old, having cracked. Oils, he decided. Oils cracked, even in carefully controlled environments and Sanc had no money to preserve old masters. He only hoped the country could be turned around and regain something of its former glory; stability and some comfort for its citizens at the least. That hope, he was convinced, rested with Milliardo and he would do what he could to set his people to aiding in the recovery. Staring at the painting, or staring at the doorway into the West Wing, would not catch him a King. He had dallied long enough considering what methods Milliardo might use to elude his pursuers. Decisions had to be made and he had to commit himself, one way or another. He could assume the King would have reached the far end of the West Wing and be returning… but how? Certainly he would not be fool enough to come back the way he had come. It would be who could best out guess the others who would win this match. //I will not wait around and miss my chance. He may try for the East Wing; that is across the entire length of the palace though, and I can not expect him to make a run for it in a dead straight line. He is likely to alternate between floors.// He and Maxwell were at a disadvantage in that Milliardo knew how these events took place. There had to be subtle do's and don'ts involved that had not been covered in the rules Pagan had displayed. Rules that would have been unspoken but understood by the past players of the game. No doubt he and Duo would get to know them, but their biggest disadvantage in this particular game was that there were only three players. Had more people been involved in the pursuit there would have been a greater chance of running Milliardo to ground. Someone would have had to stumble across him. It was the first Run and undoubtedly there would be more involving more players and like the games of old they would have a better chance of flushing their quarry. But that was for later and now it was a private game. //Up. I can determine where Milliardo must be in this wing and work from there. If he heads for the East Wing I will track him as I descend. Likely I will meet Maxwell and if we work in conjunction we will yet snare the King.//
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