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"The Miracle Maker"Written By: t-shirt Disclaimer: Gundam Wing and its characters are
copyright to Sunrise, Bandai, Sotsu Agency, and associated parties.
I make no money with this fic. Rating: R Warnings: Fluff, angst, mention of lemon, mild
alcohol abuse (not alcoholism), prissy Relena Pairings: 3x4, eventual 1x2, Rx1 (unrequited) Summary: The discovery of a deep space refugee sets the universe abuzz with whispers of angels but for the people closest to him the truth is much more divine. "The Miracle Maker" Part 5
“What is it?” Wufei inquired while Hiiro secured his seatbelt. “She’s equipped with vertical thrusters,” Duo sang gleefully while he flipped the switch that revealed the cockpit controls beneath the standard dash. “You mean this thing can fly?” Wufei asked in amazement but paused curiously when Hiiro told him… “Best hang on.” “WAAHOOOOO!” Duo suddenly cried as they shot skyward causing Wufei to fall into a seat beside where Trowa had Quatre strapped beside him where he hung on for dear life until they zoomed past the artificial clouds and did a loopy loop around the colony’s central mechanism before leveling off while Duo grinned happily. “Where are we going?” Wufei asked once he had himself securely strapped in his seat. “The only place there are mountains,” Duo replied while he pulled up a happy tune on the audio. “Earth.” “Quinze isn’t going to give up that easy,” Wufei reminded them. “There’s no way he’s gong to let us off this colony.” “All we need to do is get outside,” Hiiro explained smiling when he found the weapons controls in the arms of his bucket seat. “Nothing they have will be able to keep up once we’re clear,” he grinned at Duo. “We take the sanitation route?” Duo smirked but Hiiro’s reply was… “I’m following you.” “Hang on to your hats, ladies,” Duo grinned aiming them straight down. “What’re you going to do!?” Wufei gasped gripping his seat while the ground sped at them. “They’re going to use the sanitation expulsion system as an escape route,” Trowa evenly intoned glancing at Quatre who was giggling excitedly while Wufei’s face paled. “What!?” he exclaimed. “We’ll be killed! There’s no way you can navigate those tunnels!” “Yes,” Hiiro replied bracing himself just before the ship dove into a small opening in the side of the colony and lurched as it twisted this way and that. “He can.” “WOOOOHOOOOO!” Duo cried as he raced through the tunnels narrowly evading walls, corners and taking out a small access ladder from time to time while his passengers clung to their seats and their sanity until the wild ride leveled off when they shot down a long tube with ridges on the sides and lights that blinked as they sped by. “Mr. Gunny!” he barked speeding up as he aimed them at the dead end ahead. “I do believe we’re in need of a door.” “Duo!?” Wufei barked in terror but just at the last second Hiiro opened fire hitting the sweet spot in the center of the door every time until hit exploded and they burst into space on a tongue of fire as Duo let rip a glorious battle cry. The ship settled as he moved away from the colony which snapped and popped as a force field materialized to seal their exit and peace once again reigned when Duo smirked at Hiiro, “Nice shot.” “You’re both insane,” Wufei concluded. “They know what they’re doing,” Trowa assured him. “You have a great deal of confidence in them,” Wufei grumbled then paused to look out the back window. “You will to,” Trowa commented while he checked Quatre’s belt. “They’ve learned to trust their feelings.” “Uh, Duo?” Wufei inquired. “Yeah?” “How do you feel about breakaway flight?” Duo looked in the rearview and saw the ships that were pursuing them then chuckled while he turned to Hiiro and chirped, “Playtime.” “Shit,” was all Hiiro got out before they suddenly dropped like a stone and Wufei closed his eyes. He heard Duo laughing and Quatre’s excited giggle while the ship jostled this way and that but wasn’t curious enough to open his eyes until Duo howled with glee. He had just enough time to see one of the ships following them skid into a small maintenance bay before they were careening around towers, dropping, elevating and coming so close to the towers as they spiraled and looped he felt his face go green. It was hard not to watch though, as with a particularly creative twist of the ship another of their tag alongs hit an antenna and was forced to abandon the flight when his windshield cracked. The third was in blind pursuit though it was mostly because Duo was coming back around after having lost him and laughing like a loon when he noticed they were behind. The joy ride ended when Duo did that sweet little backward flip and scared the beejeebees out of the pour guy leaving him wedged miraculously between two towers while they sped off into space. “That was very creative,” Wufei chuckled at Quatre but he offered a confounded look and a shrug of his shoulders then shook his head and smiled brightly at Duo who was shining almost as bright as their resident angel after the flight. “You did that?” Wufei gasped looking back at the captured ship between the towers as it grew smaller. “He wouldn’t like it if anyone died,” Duo pointed out. “Besides, they were just rookies.” Wufei looked to Hiiro for some explanation but all he did was smile and try to put his hair right again. “We’ll need supplies,” Hiiro noted then smiled when Quatre handed him a box of snack crackers from a cubby along the ceiling. “Thanks,” Duo grinned turning to them after locking their course. “But this isn’t going to feed the four of us…” but he stalled when he reached in and pulled out a fried potato, flatbread sandwich. Quatre smiled when he gaped at him and Hiiro took the box curiously extracting a hot bean burrito while he laughed. Wufei got a crepe filled with strawberries and chocolate and Trowa managed cabbage stuffed with rice in a lemon sauce which he shared with his young lover. “I wanted one with beef and chicken,” Wufei confessed while he nibbled his dinner but the look on Quatre’s face almost broke his heart. “He’s herbivorous,” Duo explained then added, “You know,” as he munched on his sandwich. “I never realized how much great food was available without meat in it.” Quatre beamed a bright smile at him then offered him a sport bottle from the cubby. “What’s this?” Duo inquired taking a sip. “Mmm,” he groaned appreciatively grinning happily at Hiiro’s silent inquiry, “Soda pop!” They were each given a bottle that miraculously delivered up their favorite drink, Hiiro’s being green tea, Wufei the juice of prickly pear from his homeland and Trowa the simple pleasure of clear spring water which he again shared with Quatre. “What if I wanted something else?” Duo wondered grinning while he closed his eyes, took another sip and laughed. “Nice,” he grinned turning it up whereupon Hiiro snatched it away and sniffed it recoiling from the aroma of rum while he glared indignantly. “Relax,” Duo chuckled retrieving his bottle. “I only wanted to see if it would work.” “You shouldn’t drink so much,” Wufei advised. “It’s bad for your health.” “A little spirits can cleanse the soul,” Duo countered but seemed satisfied with the soda. “How long before we reach Earth?” Trowa wondered but Duo looked to Hiiro for the answer. “Thirty six point three five hours,” he replied. “Could get a little cramped,” Duo sighed trying figure out where they might sleep but as he looked the ship over it shifted and expanded until the cruiser was gone and they were sitting in the galley of a class two cargo shuttle. “Four cabins?” Duo grinned but his face when blank when Trowa got up to lead Quatre away and countered… “Three.” “Hey, Quat!” Duo called after them. “Uh, hey, man. There are three of us?!” “I’ll take the smaller one,” Wufei chuckled getting up to head that way. “You’ll be alright. There should be two bunks,” he smirked before exiting stage right. However, when they went to investigate there was only one bunk which had two pillows and appeared to have been designed to accommodate a pilot and spouse. “I can sleep out here,” Hiiro offered grabbing one of the pillows before turning to leave. “You don’t have to…” Duo began but bit his tongue when Hiiro cut him off with a short… “It’s fine.” Duo sighed while he closed his eyes and dropped in the bed as the door swished closed. He woke several hours later to discover Hiiro in the cockpit looking up research on mountains with any sort of reference to angels or religion. “How’s it coming?” Duo asked taking the copilots seat while he set a cup of hot coffee beside him. Hiiro smiled and accepted it gratefully while he informed him, “I’ve compiled a slideshow for you to look at if you think you can remember what it looks like.” “I remember,” Duo chuckled pulling up the information. “It was tall but wide, like a pyramid,” he explained looking through the pictures. “Can you recall anything else?” Duo glanced at the information he was looking at noting the many sites claiming supernatural events and shook his head. “I don’t think so,” he told him. “But there were tall ridges and multiple peeks…tons of snow.” Hiiro dismissed a number of his prospects and went over the ones that were left again while he asked, “Does anything look familiar?” “No,” Duo sighed. “It’s a dark mountain covered in snow.” “What?” Hiiro prompted sensing there was more. “I don’t know,” Duo shook his head clicking through more photos. “I just keep seeing it and getting this strange sense of…home,” he confessed glancing warily at Hiiro but he remained focused on his research. “Have you found anything?” Wufei asked joining them. “No,” Hiiro sighed heavily while he ran his hands through his hair and scrubbed at his eyes. It took only this action and a short glance at the way Duo wouldn’t look his way to make Wufei sigh and comment, “You two are something else.” “What’s that supposed to mean?” Duo snipped. “It means I don’t get why you guys don’t drop this stupid charade and get on with it,” Wufei replied sternly. “You don’t know what you’re talking about!” Duo growled as he quickly beat a path toward the galley leaving Wufei to take his seat. “He’s unbelievable,” Wufei sighed. “It isn’t his fault,” Hiiro told him while he studied his screens but his eyes didn’t seem to see the information. “I have a feeling he would say the same about you,” Wufei commented. “It’s none of your business,” Hiiro reminded him though his reprimand was mild. “You’re right,” Wufei agreed. “But I just don’t understand why. It’s obvious that you care for each other.” “I love him,” Hiiro confessed but doused Wufei’s hopeful expression when he pointed out, “But that doesn’t mean I want to sleep with him.” “Why not?” Wufei asked apparently at a loss for an answer. “Switch out the equipment and we’ll talk,” Hiiro grumbled. “What does it matter?” Wufei inquired. “We all have a heart.” “It isn’t his heart that worries me,” Hiiro chuckled. “If you’re scared of laying down for him you’re a fool,” Wufei informed him. “It’s easy to see he’d do anything for you so I doubt he’d ask you to do something your uncomfortable with.” “You seem pretty relaxed about the subject,” Hiiro observed noting how the tips of his ears pinked. “There is no shame in loving someone,” Wufei defended proudly. “And if he wasn’t so hung up on you I’d have approached him long before now.” “Don’t you go playing with his heart,” Hiiro warned in a tone that promised great pain should he not heed the advice and Wufei was taken aback for a moment then sighed. “You’re the one conducting this ballad,” he replied then took his leave. Hiiro studied his screens for a time then groaned and slid down in his seat where he was still sulking when Duo returned a couple of hours later. He said nothing while he set his sport bottle beside his chair and crawled in then pulled up the slide show Hiiro had prepared and went back to work. They remained this way until Trowa appeared sometime later to check on their progress. “Having any luck?” he asked while he inspected the information they were looking at. “Nnnnope,” Duo chuckled and they both stopped to consider him. “We’ll be arriving soon,” Trowa commented. “You prob’ly have time for one more game’of park the porpoise,” Duo laughed then noticed Quatre coming in and stifled it. “Sorry, Quat.” “Damn it,” Hiiro grumbled reaching over to take the sport bottle which Duo tried and failed to retain. “What’s wrong?” Trowa wondered. “He’s drunk!” Hiiro snapped. “Jus’ a lil buzz,” Duo countered sheepishly. “You’re going to poison your body,” Trowa warned but Duo’s response was… “Good. Maybe parts of me will die altogether.” He stopped trying to work the cursor when Quatre drifted forward and looked wholly ashamed of himself when he settled beside him and smiled. “Thanks,” Duo told him when he reached for him. “But you can’t heal this one. Hell, I don’t even want you to,” he chuckled and Hiiro sighed heavily. However, Quatre merely smiled again and touched his finger to his forehead whereupon his eyes focused as the inebriation lifted from his mind leaving him nothing to say but, “Thanks.” “Let us know if you find anything,” Trowa requested taking Quatre in hand and heading for the galley. “Sorry,” Duo breathed. Hiiro sat quietly flipping through screens for a time then commented, “You know you’re the most important person in my life.” “I know,” Duo nodded closing down the pictures he was sure didn’t match. “Maybe that’s what confuses me so much sometimes.” “I just don’t think I can go there.” “What?” Duo breathed. “You know I never want us to be apart but whenever I think about…” “Whoa, back up,” Duo interrupted. “What?” “You just said ‘think’.” “Yes, but…” “You’ve never said that before,” Duo grinned dopily. “Duo,” Hiiro groaned. “I know,” he chuckled. “But you threw me the bone now let me chew on it for a minute.” Hiiro laughed because it was funny but it faded quickly enough and he was left staring at the side of his smiling face. “What?” Duo asked after a long moment. Hiiro chuckled then informed him, “I have to admit you do sort of look pretty when you’re happy.” “Pretty?!” Duo snorted blushing mightily. “It gets better when you blush,” Hiiro teased laughing when Duo’s mouth fell open. “I don’t know,” he breathed as he calmed. “I suppose you are pretty easy on the eyes but that doesn’t change what’s downstairs.” “Shit, I’d have it switched out if it’d help,” Duo chuckled but Hiiro didn’t seem to think it was funny. “I’m just kidding,” he assured him. “What’s it like?” Hiiro asked staring steadfastly at the screens in front of him while Duo’s brain slipped a notch. “What?” “You know,” Hiiro shrugged. “With a guy.” Duo swallowed very hard and informed him, “I have no idea.” “Oh,” Hiiro nodded nervously. “What about with a girl?” Duo wondered then smiled to himself when Hiiro shrugged. “Not even a kiss?” “Who would I kiss?” Hiiro snorted. Duo thought about it and ruled out the only girl he’d ever seen Hiiro with before he asked uncertainly, “Would it be too bold if I asked for your first kiss?” Hiiro scowled at him prompting him to quickly explain, “Maybe it’d help me cope, you know? I could have something of my own.” “You already kissed me,” Hiiro reminded him. “Yeah,” Duo shrugged. “But you didn’t kiss me back.” “You’re asking me to kiss a guy,” Hiiro sighed heavily, depressingly and very deeply. “Yeah, but,” Duo shrugged unable to look at him when he reasoned, “It’s just me.” Hiiro glanced at him thoughtfully which caused the veins in his temples to pulse then cocked his head and leaned toward him. This action sent Duo’s heart into overtime and pulled him closer until they slowly entered each others personal space. A moment later their lips brushed in a tentative touch that sent a visible shudder through him and made Hiiro laugh softly. “You’re shaking,” he observed seeming highly amused. “Shut up,” was Duo’s reply then he moaned softly when Hiiro claimed a small kiss. The sound intrigued Hiiro who opened his mouth and tasted
his lips more openly coaxing “Making progress I see,” Wufei commented laughing his ass off when they sprang apart and their faces nearly caught on fire. “Good,” he grinned coming on in. “We were just…” “We haven’t found…” “I know exactly what you found,” Wufei chuckled then stalled when Duo went suddenly still. “That’s it,” Duo breathed quickly pulling up more pictures of the mountain he was looking at. “I don’t believe it!” he laughed. “What?” Wufei inquired. “Where is it?” “Greece,” Duo laughed. “He’s taking us to Mount Olympus!” They were all shocked at first but when they thought it over it made perfect sense. If others like Quatre had once lived in orbit around the Earth they could very easily have set up shop on the tall peek making it impossible for the locals to find them while allowing them to intervene on humanities behalf. The stories of the Greek gods took on new meaning and substance when they took into account their very human personalities. If there were people like Quatre living on Mount Olympus in the past then surely they would have lived just as the legends proclaimed. “There it is,” Duo smiled while he took them down. Quatre was smiling so brightly his face almost glowed but they didn’t realize the illumination was real until they exited the ship in the dead of night. The mountain was dark and covered in show but they didn’t seem to feel the cold while they followed him to a large cleft in a tall cliff wall. “What’s he up to?” Wufei wondered then gasped and stepped back when Quatre raised his arms and the cleft began to open and shook the mountain beneath their feet. A brilliant light shone from within and that is where Quatre led them but they were wholly unprepared to find a temple inside. It was huge, much bigger than the size of the mountain should have supported and was silhouetted by a bright blue sky. Duo looked back at the sky outside the cleft to confirm it was still night but the sky inside the mountain was a blue as a summers day. The temple was massive and looked very much like the ancient temples of the past with tall columns that reached up as far as the eye could see and massive statues of Zeus, Hera and Pegasus stood proudly amid the pillars. “It’s real,” Duo breathed reverently. “It all makes perfect sense,” Wufei chuckled. “There’s more,” Trowa informed them walking up the many steps toward where his lover was floating toward the hundred feet high double doors. “I don’t believe this,” Duo exclaimed when they entered and discovered a massive chamber lined with black marble panels that seemed to go up forever. Between them were pillars of pure white marble which dominated the esthetic of the building including the circle of thrones that were set on a high dais along the far wall. There were two towering waterfalls that flanked the dais and fed the streams that surrounded the hall and gathered in a pool in the center of it all. “Why are we here?” Hiiro wondered having deduced that their protection had never been needed. “It is an invitation,” Trowa told him leading Quatre up the stairs where he placed him on one of the thrones. “This served as a home base for Quatre’s people long ago,” he explained. “It is the gateway,” he told them and they gasped when the black marble shimmered and shifted until they were looking into the night sky. “That’s L2!” Duo exclaimed looking into one of the panels. “And the space station Orion,” Wufei evenly intoned gazing into another. “Hiiro,” Duo breathed turning to face him. “We could monitor the entire universe from here.” “And aid the people in their endeavors,” Trowa added. “You want us to join you,” Hiiro surmised. “You are the chosen,” Trowa informed them while Quatre smiled kindly from his throne. “If you remain you will be given the power of change.” “You’re going to make us like you?!” Duo exclaimed. “You can share your power with us?” Wufei inquired. “No,” Trowa replied. “But he can unlock your latent abilities. What they will be is as individual as your own personalities. What you do with them is entirely up to you.” “What happened to the people who lived here?” Hiiro wanted to know. “They became arrogant and consumed with lust and power,” Trowa explained. “Eventually, they destroyed each other leaving no way for the others to return.” “The others?” Duo echoed. “It is as you hypothesized,” Trowa replied. “His people left Earth a very long time ago and sought out a new planet where they could live as equals in peace but they didn’t want to abandon their kin. This place was built as a gateway to allow them to help and guide the children of Earth but it was lost with the Olympians abuse of their power.” “Where are they now?” Duo wondered growing sad when Trowa informed them… “They’re gone. Their sanctuary suffered a cataclysm leaving only one ship to escape and when that was also destroyed Quatre was the only survivor. He’s been waiting for us to find him for a very long time,” he smiled turning to his lovers glowing face. “Will we live forever?” Duo asked as his gaze fell to the ground sadly. “Yes.” His eyes sought out Hiiro and cast such a pitiful expression of longing he was inspired to go to his side. “I don’t know if I can do that,” he confessed. “Every day it gets harder to…” but his words ceased when Hiiro kissed him warmly. “I’m not so afraid anymore,” Hiiro smiled holding him steady in case his knees gave out. “You can do that to me forever,” Duo grinned dopily and Hiiro smiled while he reminded him… “I just might get the chance.” ** Epilogue
“You’ve beat them back again,” Trowa chuckled from where he sat on his throne beside Quatre who looked highly amused. “You’re mission was a success?” “Libra will never darken the heavens again,” Hiiro informed them as he shimmered and glowed while he moved through the gateway behind Duo who smiled happily upon his return. The group of beautiful young men laughed heartily when a massive, black dragon broke through one of the barriers and swiftly shifted into the form of their Chinese brother as it touched the floor. “Perhaps they’ve learned their lesson for now,” he commented sternly. “It would be nice to enter a season of peace,” Duo observed then giggled when Hiiro suddenly captured him from behind. However, his shadow suddenly sprang to life and enveloped his brilliant glow but Duo’s darkness couldn’t hold in all the light and shards found their way through illuminating the passionate kiss that they shared. It had been over a century since they first stepped foot inside the mountain and though the Earth’s children often seemed intent on destroying themselves their gentle guidance had kept them from any major harm. Quatre’s gift of enlightenment had been very useful in breaking down the barriers that imprisoned their latent powers and vividly displayed the fact that human evolution had protected the species from certain doom by inhibiting their natural abilities. If everyone could perform the sort of magic they were capable of it would surely bring an end to human kind for good. Hiiro smiled while Duo allowed his shadow to recede and grinned happily at him. It was no surprise to him at all when the light that shone so strongly from him was revealed. He was pure and kind, as strong as the sun and as gentle as the moon yet he was always there, a steadfast illumination that never let them loose their way. Duo had come to understand his attraction for him over the years since light and dark were intrinsically connected. He could feel the ever present shadow that embraced his soul and allowed him to move freely through the world of humans. Often it was necessary to remove someone for the greater good but he made sure they passed on painlessly and took great care in guiding them to the well of souls where they would someday get another chance in life. Wufei conjured a glass of red nectar and plopped down on his throne to enjoy it while he sulked and Duo laughed. He had taken many lovers during their adventures much as the Greek gods of the past had but he was considerably more responsible with their hearts. However, his last endeavor had opted for another and left him grumpy upon his return. This one was a beautiful young man though he was known to take the ladies to heart as well caring for them throughout their lives until the time of their passing when Duo guided them gently to the well and Wufei was left to eagerly await their return. They all sort of hoped he would get some time off to coddle his mates as his spirit was that of a true warrior which often manifest in the dragon that he became during missions. His skills had aided the people during times of war helping to make the weak strong and maintain the balance of power. Trowa was the joy bringer and though the others were properly shocked when his jovial nature was revealed Quatre appeared overjoyed by it. He had taken it upon himself to bring a smile to each and every face whenever the opportunity presented itself inspiring great festivals and simple happiness with his whimsical ways. He’d even adopted the clothes of a clown since Quatre admired the costume and so hence it had remained. Hiiro held Duo close having let go of his misgivings over his feelings toward him long ago. There was no place for doubts or inhibitions anymore which led to many years of happy companionship for them both and they smiled when Quatre floated into Trowa’s lap while Wufei sulked. He was the cornerstone and his arrival had opened up a road of possibilities none of them could have imagined so long ago. He was the center, the hopes and dreams of an entire race and the only one among them who had never been tainted by the dark desires that so often enslaved their latent counterparts. He was the heart of it all and his benevolent spirit had proven essential over the years as time and again he offered his brothers and their people the purest of loves. It was with this divine emotion shining brightly from his eyes that he settled in his lovers arms and they smiled brightly recalling the first time they had understood the words when he sang in his melodic way, “Welcome home.” owari :)
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