Subject: [FFML] [R.5][Gundam Wing] Teaser
From: "Jon Halloway" <kenoki_jin@hotmail.com>
Date: 1/8/2001, 7:42 PM
To: ffml@fanfic.com



Disclaimer: Ranma 1/2 is owned by Rumiko Takihashi and Viz Video and Gundam 

Wing is owned by some other guys, to the point we don't own or claim any of 

this. It's all written in fun, so enjoy!



The Devil's Symphony

Written by: Jon Hall

and Greg Housley



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      "Access denied."  The figure stood before the doorway puzzled, but 

only for a

moment.  The computer voice that had activated had not accepted the code 

that he had

been given to input.  The system parameters haven't been changed yet.  They 

only

change the pass codes every week so this one should still work.  He reached 

up and

punched in the eight-digit code again and waited a second before the voice 

came back up

again.  "Access denied."  Duo Maxwell scratched his head in slight 

puzzlement as it only

took him no more than a fraction of a second to smile.  "Access denied, 

huh?"



      Duo reached into his shirt pocket and pulled out a small device no 

larger than a

miniature rubics cube and hooked it to the keypad.  A few steps back and a 

puff of smoke

later, the keypad was obliterated leaving the doorway sliding open to admit 

the

longhaired American.  "I got to remember to thank those docs for these 

things."  Duo

took another of the devices out of his pocket and kissed it lightly before 

putting it back

into his pocket.  The devices were bombs that hardly made a sound as they 

emitted a

heat field so intense that it would cause about the same amount of damage as 

a regular

grenade, given the right setting.  He smiled at the recollection.



      He had been on Howard^�s ship, the Peacemillion 2 when the docs had 

been

explaining the bombs to him and Wufei, considering that they were the only 

two gundam

pilots that were willing to take up the cause again.  ^�Heh, talk about your 

Silent But

Deadly!^�  That remark had earned Duo a slap in the back of the head, to 

which he still

had no idea why.  It was just a stupid joke.



      He was in the Virazin Labs, home of the latest technologies of 

genetics and mind

tampering, as Duo liked to call it.  He was fulfilling his second part of 

the mission.  The

first part of the mission was to discover if there had been truth to the 

rumors that there

was a gundam being built there in secret.  Duo hadn^�t thought so but he 

agreed to take

on the mission just because he missed the excitement.  What he had found 

once he got to

the labs made him angry and horrified at the same time.



      He had walked into a large warehouse-sized lab where he found evidence 

that left

him speechless.  He had walked over to the line of terminals that had been 

close to the

doorway and began searching through recent documents, or what was left of 

them.  The

computers had been totally scrambled, but one piece of information did catch 

his

attention.  There had been a shipment of gundanium alloy to the warehouse 

only a few

months ago.  Most of the information was scrambled, but duo could definitely 

make out

the order for the large flatbed freight truck used to ship out the materials 

only days ago.

  Hmmm, same type of flat-bed that we used a lot to transport our gundams.



      He just couldn^�t believe it.  They were really about to start another 

war!  Why else

would these people be building gundams?  Those idiots.  ^�Why can^�t anyone 

just live in

peace anymore?  War is not what we need right now, especially without our 

own

gundams to prevent it.^�  He then saw out of the corner of his eye a large 

chunk of metal

lying on the ground close to the doorway that he didn^�t see before.  He 

walked over to it

and picked it up, immediately recognizing it as gundanium alloy and placed 

it in his

pocket.

      Duo still felt the weight of the chunk in his pocket as he walked 

through the doorway

and into a large hall.  The fluorescent lighting made it seem gloomy and 

bare, the simple

colors making it look like a prison or mortuary.  Doors lined the hallway 

leading into

various laboratories dealing with various genetic experiments.  It totally 

creeped him

out.  It seemed like a place where someone would find their doom, which was 

exactly

why Death had come.  Duo smiled at the thought.  What he was looking for was 

on this

floor.  He glanced to either side of him and saw a small computer terminal 

embedded in

the wall to his right.  He quickly went over to it and began to check 

through all of the lab

descriptions for the floor.  He wanted to make sure that nothing else had 

been changed

as well.  If a single pass code could be changed in just a few days, then 

there was no

telling what else had changed.



      His eyes began to scan the files as they ran over the computer screen 

in sequence.

  ^�C^�mon baby, tell papa you ain^�t gone anywhere since I last checked up on 

ya.^�  It took

a few moments to go through the list until he found the one that he was 

looking for.  Duo

smiled to himself and, pulling a disk out of his pants pocket he stuck it 

into the

computer.  ^�Now let^�s see what we have here.^�  He quickly skimmed through 

the

information to see if he was right on the money.  Bingo.  This was it.  ^�And 

save.^�  Duo

saved the information to the disk and quickly pulled it back out once it was 

finished.  It

was a good thing too, because the alarm chose to go off then.



      ^�Aw, fuck me.^�  He quickly put the disk back into his pocket and ran 

back to the door

from which he had come.  He stuck his head out to check his clearance but 

quickly saw

the security guards closing in on his location.  ^�Okay, it^�s safe to say 

that I^�m royally

fucked.^�  He spun around and started to run down the long hallway.  The 

sound of

footsteps closing in caused Duo to stop.  ^�Shit, which one, there^�re too 

many fuckin

doors!  Lemme see, eeny meeny miney moe.  Good enough.^�  Duo punched the 

keypad to

the nearest door and jumped through with the door sliding shut behind him.



      He sat motionless waiting for the sound of the running steps to fade 

away.  He slowed

his breathing down to barely audible, the excitement making him breathe 

heavily.  Once

no more sound could be heard, he felt himself sigh in relief.  ^�Shew, that 

was waaay too

close.^�  He looked around his new surroundings and confusion lit his face 

with each

passing moment.  ^�Where..in..the..hell^�?^�  Centered in the large room was 

what looked

like a large ice cube in an aquarium-like tank.  But that in itself wasn^�t 

what caused his

confusion.  Frozen within the large block of ice was what appeared to be a 

young

redheaded girl.  Even though the distortion of the ice made it hard to tell 

any specific

details about her, Duo could tell that she was quite attractive.



      He slowly walked up to the large tank and began examining the computer 

vid-screens

that surrounded the base of the tank.  He punched a few buttons and got the 

information

that he was looking for.  From the data that Duo could gather, the girl had 

been frozen for

around four hundred years.  ^�Geez, a Stone Age babe!^�  He quickly caught 

notice of one

particularly large red button that was simply labeled DO NOT PUSH.  ^�They 

have got to

be joking.^�  He rolled his eyes and continued to study the data on the large 

icy specimen,

his interest growing as he did.  As he read through all of the studies of 

the frozen girl, he

found that he would keep glancing back at the big red button.



      He looked back up at the girl trapped in the large chunk of ice and 

noticed something

that he didn^�t see before.  There at the girl^�s side, frozen in the six foot 

block of ice was

a large staff with a crescent shaped blade at the end.  Duo leaned in for a 

closer look but

was startled as the lights began to flicker wildly on the gauges and a large 

humming

sound began to broaden. ^�Uh-oh, what now.^� He looked down just in time to 

notice his

hand propped up on the big red ^�DO NOT PUSH^� button.



     ^�Oh shit.^�  He stepped back a couple of feet as the light around the 

ice block began to

glow red with melting heat.  The audible sound of cracking ice began to echo 

off the

bare room walls. It took only a short moment before the ice cracked into a 

large puddle

of water and the girl within began to start moving. Duo^�s eyes widened as he 

noticed a

small sphere of light begin to form around the girls right hand. ^�This ain^�t 

good,^� was all

he had time to think before the tank shattered and the water gushed out in 

all directions,

completely soaking him. The girl slipped out with the rush of water knocking 

him to the

floor. ^�Hey!^�



     It was over in a few short seconds and the only sound that Duo could 

make was the

forced breathing from the girl to the side of him along with her strained 

coughs. ^�Oh

man, my head.^� Duo thought aloud, but felt the air catch in his throat as he 

realized the

pitch was several octaves higher than usual. ^�What the-^� Duo quickly looked 

down at

himself feeling a sense of nausea as he did, something was wrong! He pulled 

himself up

to a sitting position and began to feel at himself. ^�Ahhh, what the-^� Duo 

could feel the

blood drain from his head. ^�I got^�.. Boobs?^� And he was out like a light.



     ^�Yeah you ain^�t the only one.^� The strange girl said to herself as she 

finished hacking

out the water from her lungs. She looked about her surroundings and was 

surprised to

see that not a damn thing looked familiar, and then glanced over at the 

small girl lying

on the floor next to her unconscious. She would have been cute to the girl 

if she didn^�t

know she was really a guy. Yeah she^�d seen that reaction before. It had been 

slightly

different, followed by a large panda fleeing for it^�s life, but the look on 

the sleeping girls

face had been enough to tell her what had happened. ^�Nian-ni-chuan strikes 

again.^� She

thought distastefully.  She reached over and pulled the girl up to a sitting 

position and

began to shake her at her shoulders. ^�Hey! Buddy, wake-up! Hey!^� The girl 

began to sti

r within the strange girl^�s hands and finally her eyes began to flutter 

open. For a brief

moment the two stared at each other in silence^� ^�I^�ve got boobs.^� The girl 

announced,

still in a state of shock. ^�Yes and a nice pair at that, but look you^�re 

gonna have ta help

me here.^� The girl simply blinked. ^�For starters you can tell me where we 

are.^�



     Duo-chan slipped out from the strange redhead^�s grasp and took a second 

to think.

^�We^�re in sector 827A of Virazin labs, genetics department^�^� Duo replied 

with a

somewhat distant tone.



     ^�Uh-huh,^� Was the only way the girl could think to respond. ^�And^� Okay, 

so how

did I get here and how long have I been in that chunk of ice?^�



     ^�From what I could tell, somewhere around four hundred years, and I 

have no idea

why you^�re here.^�



     ^�Four^� Hundred^� Y-years?^� The girl felt her heart catch in her throat. 

^�I^�ve been

frozen for four...hundred....years?^�



      The redheaded girl slowly stood up and walked a few feet away, mildly 

mumbling

something to which Duo couldn^�t quite make out.  She began to rise to ask a 

few of her

own questions when there was the familiar beeping sound of her watch.  

^�Duo..?  What^�s

goin on in there?  You^�ve got to get out as fast as you can.  There^�s 

soldiers closing in on

you and I mean fast!^�



      Duo acknowledged the new information and caught the still mumbling 

redhead by

her shoulder.  ^�Look, I^�d like to help you out, really, but we^�re not in the 

most safest of

situations right now.  So if you don^�t mind, what do ya say we get the hell 

outta here?^�

  The redhead solemnly turned and nodded, and proceeded to pick up the 

crescent bladed

staff that had fallen out beside her.  They quickly made their way to the 

door to the lab

and duo looked out the window to see if there was any security still close 

by.  When she

was sure the coast was clear, she opened the door and motioned for the 

redhead to

follow her.



      They followed along the hallway and exited out the door from which Duo 

had first

entered in through.  She craned her neck around the corner of the door and 

suddenly

heard another beep from her watch.  ^�There^�s no one there, just keep going 

down the

hallway to your left and make a right at the corridor labeled 736B, you^�ll 

be clear

beyond that point.  Take the stairs to the loading docks and we^�ll pick you 

up at the

rendezvous.  Over and out.^�



      Duo-chan glanced up and smiled as he saw the camera pointed in their 

direction.  She

then looked back at the redhead who still followed closely behind and 

cracked a smile.

  ^�Hildi; gotta love her.^�  The redhead simply shrugged and they began to 

make their way

on the route made out by Hildi.



     Their escape went unchallenged as they quickly made their way through 

the

abandoned halls. Duo led the girl down the designated course until finally 

reaching the

stairway Hildi had mentioned and they made their descent to the first floor.



     It wasn^�t long before the two girls stood at the bottom of the stairway 

looking out into

the large room that served as the loading docks. Only a handful of people 

was visible

and all seemed preoccupied with their own business. Duo looked back at the 

girl and

winked. ^�Just play it cool and act natural with me, then were outta here and 

it^�s smooth

sailing, got it?^� The girl simply nodded. ^�Good, now follow my lead.^�



     They walked out into the room with a mild yet determined pace. Duo 

found herself

looking out of the corner of her eyes scanning to see if anyone had taken 

notice.

Astonishingly enough, no one had.  Duo smiled to herself and continued her 

pace

through the loading docks.  Crates upon crates consumed the docks for thirty 

or so feet

before the ramp descended to the streets of the city.  Duo creeped through 

the lines of

crates that blocked the view to the other loaders, but when an opening came 

up in

between the crates, she just walked with a confidence as if she belonged 

there.  She

glanced back behind her once to see if the redhead was still following and 

was surprised to see the calm expression that the redhead wore.



      Finally they reached the ramps and quickly made their way down to the 

street.  Duo

quickly glanced aound to get her bearings and then motioned for her 

companion to

follow.  "This way.  The rendezvous should be a short distance away, so it 

won't take

long to get there."  They began to run down the street at a slow pace, just 

to make the

trip quicker than just walking.  Duo's gait heightened as she remembered 

what she had

on her.  The weight of the gundanium banged into her leg as she ran down the 

street.

  She felt down in her shirt and smiled even bigger as she felt the small 

disk still in there.

  But then her hand felt one of the newly acquired breasts and her mood went 

downhill

just as quickly as it had gone up just moments before.  "Why me?"



      The redhead, on the other hand, seemed to follow at a distant pace, 

her mind on other

things.  Like maybe the four hundred years she^�s missed out on, Duo-chan 

thought to

herself.  She kept glancing at the crescent bladed staff that she still 

clutched in her hand

protectively.  For a second, Duo thought that she caught a flash of anger in 

the redhead^�s,

but she didn^�t think to ask about it, because they had reached the 

rendezvous.



      As the two girls waited for the pickup, Duo finally took notice of 

what the girl wore.

  A red chinese shirt and black pants that looked like they had seen better 

days from the

rips and tears all throughout the material.  Plus the fact that the whole 

outfit looked like

it was way too big for her anyway.  She just stood against the fence behind 

Duo and

stared at the staff, moving her free hand along the blade, a tiny droplet of 

blood forming

at her fingertip.  ^�Hey, you^�re gonna hurt yourself with that thing!^�  But 

as Duo watched,

the droplet of blood fell to the ground, shattering in small icy slivers.



      The redhead raised her cut finger and stared at it for the longest of 

time before

looking back up at Duo-chan.  ^�It has the power to freeze.  That^�s how I was 

frozen in

the block.^�  Duo just simply stared back at the girl as she looked back down 

at the staff

and began to whisper something to herself.  Duo slowly turned around to face 

the street,

her face toward the sidewalk.  She looked at her watch and saw that it was 

almost time

for the pickup.



      Just then a large brown van pulled up to the curb in front of Duo.  

She looked up in

time to look into the eyes of Hildi and Lucretia Noin.  Duo looked back at 

the redhead as

she distantly stared back.  ^�You comin?^�  Both Hildi and Noin looked at each 

other and

at Duo with astonished expressions.  ^�Who are you?^�  Hildi took on a mad 

expression

and advanced on Duo.  ^�I said ^�who are you?^� ^�  Duo backpedaled a few steps 

before

stopping Hildi short.  ^�It^�s me, Duo!  Who in the hell else would it be, 

Hildi?^�  The dark-

haired girl only grew even more impatient.  ^�Duo is not a girl, for one 

thing.  And where

did you get his clothes?  What have you done with him, you bitch?!^�



      ^�Now calm down, lady.  I don^�t know who you think I am but there^�s 

only one person

that I could be and that^�s Duo Maxwell.^�  Duo-chan^�s voice took on a more 

serious tone

as she progressed.  ^�Besides, Hildi, who else would know about the time that 

you

smuggled all of that information off of Libra just to help out us Gundam 

pilots?^�  Hildi

stood frozen in her tracks.  She didn^�t know what to think.  What the hell^�s 

going on?

She thought to herself.  A small snicker could be heard behind her as Noin 

assessed the

situation a little quicker than Hildi.  Duo only grit her teeth and clenched 

a fist at hearing

the laughter.



      Finally Hildi stammered herself back to slight sanity.  ^�Wh..what 

happened to you?^�

  Duo-chan looked at the ground shyly, clenching both of her fists.  ^�I 

don^�t know yet, but

I^�m gonna find out.^�  Duo looked over to where the redheaded girl was 

staring at them

with an only half-distant expression.  Hildi looked over the girl for only a 

second before

turning to Duo again.  ^�And who^�s the red?^�  Duo^�s gaze never left the girl, 

whose own

eyes had shifted back to the crescent-bladed staff in her hands.  The words 

that came out

of her mouth were too low for any of the company to hear, the tone itself 

reaching their

ears told them that the words were longing and tearful.  ^�I^�ll tell you on 

the way back.^�

Duo said finally.





      ^�You found her where?!^�  Hildi^�s voice had risen up to another peak 

and could have

shaken the van were it not for the van already vibrating from the motion 

that is was

currently in.  Noin had been driving with the other three passengers in the 

cargo area of

the van.  The outburst started only moments after the van had begun its 

motion.  Duo had

to backpedal a little more, also, waving her hands in front of her in 

defense.  ^�Whoa,

Hildi, take it easy for a second, would ya?^�  Hildi dropped her voice to a 

hoarse whisper.

  ^�She might have been one of those genetic experiments that the lab was 

cooking up.

  She might be dangerous or worse, and enemy.^�  Duo-chan scratched her head, 

looking

up in thought.  ^�Well she doesn^�t look like a genetic experiment, does she?^� 

  Duo looked

at the redhead, who was sitting quietly in the back corner of the van, still 

clutching the

staff in her arms.  Her eyes seemed glued to the side of the van, as if 

staring off into

space.



      ^�Besides,^� Duo continued, leaning back against the side of the van 

with her arms

behind her head, ^�I think I saved her life.^�  Hildi sat motionless as Duo 

went on.  ^�She

was being studied at those labs, Hildi, not created.  And from what I read 

of the data on

the studies, it looked like she had been in that ice block for over four 

hundred years.^�

  Hildi^�s eyes moved over to the girl in the corner once again to find her 

in the same

position as before, staring at the wall.  ^�But who is she?^�



      Duo looked back at Hildi for a second and then to the redhead in the 

corner.  ^�You

know, I forgot to ask her in all of the rush to get out of that place.^�  

Duo-chan moved

back to where the redheaded girl sat staring at the wall and sat down in 

front of her.  Her

eyes focused on Duo as she sat.  Hildi was close behind Duo and sat down 

against the

opposite wall as the girl.  Duo was the first to speak.  ^�Hey, red.  I^�m 

just curious, since I

forgot to ask you earlier when we were out of the labs, but what^�s your 

name?^�  The girl

stared at him quietly before looking down at the staff in her lap.  ^�I^�m 

Ranma Saotome.

  Sorry about all this.^�











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