Baby, Mine Chapter 9 (PG)

[Ice_Vixen]

Disclaimer: I DO NOT NOW NOR WILL I EVER OWN THIS WONDERFUL SHOW OR ANY OF IT'S AMAZING CHARACTERS!!! *ehem* now that that's over with, let the reading commence!

[A.N] Thankyou all for being so patient with me. i've been really busy and going through a lot lately. I promise i'll try to update more frequently. in the meantime, please feel free to leave comments and suggestions. i'd like to know what you'd like to see out of this fic! enjoy!

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Three days. Three days of searching, waiting, hoping. Three days of nothing but worry and commotion. Whoever abducted her had to have a reason. No ransom note had arrived yet. No verbal or written threats and no broadcasts as to the intentions of their actions. Three days of research and digging, and of pulling string wherever they could be pulled. Three days of using every contact and spoare resourse that might bring them even slightly closer to the answers preventers desperately needed.

Zechs Merquiz paced the marble floor of the Preventer headquarters outside the conference room, his mind focusing on all the previously listed facts. Something had to be done and yet everything that could be done was already done or curently being worked on. It wasn't fast enough; not for him. To make matters worse, his niece was god only knows where with only that damned pilot for protection. He growled low in exasperation, then took a deep breath to calm himself. It wasn't that he didn't trust Heero. He had nothing against Heero. Not really anyway.

Most people believed he hated the younger man; that he wanted nothing more than to kill him in a duel that would settle whom the better man was once and for all. They were wrong. Heero was a good man. heroic and strong and a damned good soldier. However, the one area Zechs did resent him the most hit home. His sister had been hurt. Heero had left her and-knowingly or not- their unborn child for unknown reasons. reasons, by the way, that he had been forbidden to inquire about so that the perfect soldier could remain oblivious to his relation to the child in his care. If Heero were to know at this point there would be no telling how he'd react. The needed her to be protected and If anyone could protect her Heero could.

Finally deciding that wearing a rut into the floor with his pacing wouldn't help any, he sat down in one of the nearby chairs and rubbed his temples, feeling the beginnings of a migrain. such incredibl stress was beginning to take its toll. his sister was missing. He had promised long ago to protect her and indeed had done so many times from a far. once, where she was about twelve he had saved her from an incidental run in with a minor officer in OZ's forces. Indeed, he had been flooded with relief when Treize had agreed to spare her life for his sake when Lady Une had been sent to finish Relena off. The idea that someone now had her somewhere where she was at their mercy made his blood boil. It was times like this he wished his wife were here. She always had a way to make him see things better. He'd left her behind this time to take care of their children. bringing the three little ones so far from home would have been quite the strain on her, especially with their fourth one due in three months. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Of all the processes her had to endure in such situations, waiting was always the worst.

A noise down the hall caught his interest. Upon further inspection it was one of Relena's lead bodyguards. Leutenant Conroy was making his way down the hall. Any other time this would be routine. Any other time, such behavior would not be out of place, however, he was supposed to be on the search team, not in this building and not in the conference hall of all places. Standing up, zechs decided to follow him. He followed him for about five minutes, the pattern and direction of travel seeming rediculously random and yet he was defintely searching for something. Finally, Zechs had had enough.

"Leutenant!" Conroy stopped and turned around and glared in acknoledgement.

"Sir?" the question was alsmot spat out in annoyance and Zechs stiffled his urge to show this impertinent soldier why he was called the lightning count.

"What are you doing here soldier? I thought you were supposed to be on the recovery team."

"I was sir, and I still am. My partner has disappeared again. I have been looking for her all day. I was told she came in here. When I get my hands on that good for nothin' newb I'm gonna teach her a lesson she won't soon forget." He popped his knuckles as if to emphasize his point and zechs found himself rolling his eyes.

"Your partner has gone AWOL before Leutenant?"

"All the damn time. I can't hardly find her long enough to get nothin' done. Sometimes I find it hard to see how an irresposible little brat like that made it into the Foriegn Minister's security team.She keeps goin' on and on about how she's worried about the kid. She said something about needing to know she was safe. That girl's been too careless with her lack of professionalism. figures I'd get stuck with the rookie." He smirked and shifted then reached into his pocket, pulling out a pack of cigarretts. He offered one to him. After having it refused, the leutenant stuffed it behind his ear.

"When you find your partner, send her to my office immediately. i woould like to question her about her behavior myself. Dismissed."

"Whatever...Sir." the last part had been tacked on sarcastically as he turned and walked away without another word.

Ever since Dartman and Conroy had showed up he hadn't fully trusted them. Something seemed off about the pair. He'd seen tons of gaurds come and go, but Dartman was the first to really become involved. it could have been that she was friendly, and Amethyst did seem to have a way with getting people to like her. However, the way the two gaurds behaved over all was as different as night and day. Turning around, Zechs decided it was time to do a little digging. He headed towards the records room with just such a task in mind.

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They took her to a small room very similar to her cell, several halls down and around. This hidden base seemed to be built more like a maze than a military facility and she wondered about the difficulty level of navigating it for even the brightest of soldiers. They took her to a table and set of chairs in the middle of this room. Lit by a single lamp hanging from above the table it looked almost as creepy as the man infront of her. This was the man who had ordered her brought here, obviously of great importance if not their leader. His greying hair was slicked back, combed to pefection, his cold eyes gleeming with an ironic mirth that made her political instincts kick in. This was a man who meant buiness. He obviously had goals and he anted to achieve them. She lloked him straight in the eyes, unaffraid of him.

"So glad you could join us princess. Please, be seated." He smirked, seemingly attempting to taunt her, but she ignored him, gracefully seating herself.

"I trust you're enjoying your stay with us? We spared no expence to ensure the comfort of one so important as yourself." He sneered, taking a moment to give a low laugh.

"What is it you hope to accomplish by interning me here? I see no possible gain from it." She decided to throw her first barb carefully, the more angry he became the harder it would be to recive all the answers to her questions.

"That is because you refuse to see the bigger picture, my dear."

"Bigger picture? What do you mean?"

"Picture, if you will, a society where everyone believes in the same god, where style and individuality is swept away to leave more room for equality and true power lies with it's people guided gently by the hand of it's sole government. There would truly be no more war, hatred, or strife. Everyone would have the same amount of wealth, power and prestige. An ideal world where true peace and harmony have finally been achieved! Doesn't sound amazing?! Can't you picture it? The true dream of peace finally realized! Surely someone who once tried running for the presidency should understand my desires for thisd universe." The look in his eyes bordered on obsessive madness and she half expected him to burst into insane laughter at any moment.

"No. What you speak of is madness. If you take away all individuality than people will lose their sense of self-importance. The world would lack its true life and color making a dull and vertualy meaningless existance for all mankind. How could you wish for such a thing?" She felt herself beginning to feel sick. This man was crazy.

"No, Princess, not madness. Order to the chaos! equality in a sea of prejudice! It's a beautiful dream!"

"And how exactly do you expect me to help? I have no true political power in the EarthSpere. I'm merely a glorified mediator."

"True, but you are also so much more. The people love and trust you, as I'm sure you have already had pointed out to you. With your influence over the people they will follow me unconditionally. Think of it! You will help pathe the way to our new world!"

"You're wrong. The people would never stand for such an act of insanity. This will only cause more disension and strife. They will rise up against you and fight for their rights. History will be repeated again. Lives will be needlessly lost. We already live in a time of peace. Why can you not see that and be content?" Her fear of this man's rediculous idea began to grip her. Another war would be created. more lives would be lost.

"Save me your self-rightious speaches, princess. In time you will come to see that this is the only way." He smiled and it chilled her to the bone. "My dream shall become a reality with or without your willing cooperation."

"What?" He sat down accross from her and folded his hands beneath his chin, grinning like the chesshire cat.

"Do you not see it, my dear? Merely having you in my custody gives me a priceless bargaining chip against your precious ESUN council. Not to mention top choice bait such as yourself will attract a rather big fish that is crucial to my plans as well as so much more." He laughed low, and soft, gloating.

"You mean Heero? Is that it? You plan to use me to lure him here and force him to fight for you?"

"Very perceptive princess, but alas, your keen mind has only seen a fraction of my plan. Your abduction serves one more purpose to my master plan." He paused and stood up, walking to the other side of the room, his back facing her. "Let me ask you this. How do you suppose the most impenatrable and highly protected mansion fell so easilly to my forces?"

Her mind roamed to the easy penetration of her security detail and of the multiple attacks ranging so close together in the timeline. He was right. Something had been wrong that whole time. Someone had to have let them in, setting his his schemes into motion. Her eyes widened in realization.

"So you finally understand? I planted one of my best soldiers inside preventers and had them work their way into your personal security detail. with their help, taking you hostage was practically a walk in the park." She felt herself wanting to smack the smile off his face as he laughed, taunting her. "Would you like to meet your judas? I happen to have them close at hand. Leutenant, enter if you please." Relena turned around and faced the door, gasping in shock at the face staring back at her.

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[A.N.] I hope you enjoyed this! I will keep them comming! sorry it took so long! Thanks for your support!

[stormwind16]

nooooooo, how could you pissibly stop there? How will I sleep tonight?

Now on topic: Wonderful chapter a really quick read keep them comming