A/N: It's about time I updated, wouldn't you say so?? lol Well, tell me what you guys think. If you like it, I might have another chapter for you by next week. - Thank you all once again for your patience and support, it really means a lot to me. Be blessed!

Usagi's movement came back little by little. She soon learned that struggling would only weaken her further, the restraints nearly unbreakable from the inside. Several scientists were running around, and soon she could hear the whir of the engines as they began to power up. To think, her blood was powering this awful machine. How had this happened? How had they figured out that her blood contained silver? How was it possible to live with it running through your veins? She was frightened and alone, and there was nothing she could do. In a matter of hours the Gundam pilots would be no more, and it would all be her fault. And soon she'd follow them, having failed to protect them. Was this really what God had had in store for her when He'd let her go?

"Preparing for launch. Gundams sighted North, southeast, heading for sector nine. Counting down in three, two—." The Gundam she was in began to rumble slightly as it was piloted up and out of the hanger.

"General," A new voice sounded over the intercom. "One of the Gundams is no longer in sight. It seems to have simply vanished into thin air." Usagi smiled softly to herself. Duo never was one to follow orders.

"Forget about it. I want G-7 out on the field, now." She wanted to fall to her knees and cry her heart out. Why had God placed her here? What had she done? A sob ripped itself from her throat as she hung her head in defeat. In the back of her head she could hear the voices telling her what a failure she was, that she was just as bad as Lucifer, that's why she'd been thrown out. That thought alone tore her heart to shreds. No, she couldn't be. She wasn't like that pride filled demon.

"God, don't leave me!" Her hoarse cry rang out in the spacious cockpit of the G-7. Sobbing until it hurt she ignored the beeping of the control panels. Vaguely she heard voices coming from it, but didn't care. Light flickered across her face as the video communicators blinked to life.

"I believe it's our ticket back into commission." Usagi looked up through her tears and saw the blurry face of Hiiro. His voice had come out of nowhere, clear as a whistle.

"Hiiro…" He couldn't see her; he didn't know it was her piloting the Gundam. Suddenly the faces of Wufei and Trowa appeared as they discussed how to attack her. Where was Quatre? He had to be there with them, the radar was showing a fourth Gundam.

"I can't establish a link with the other pilot. There's some sort of block on the system." Trowa was pressing several buttons and she could hear the buzzing of the laser swords. Tightly she shut her eyes, blocking out their voices. She didn't want to hear them when they screamed, didn't want to see their faces as they died. Her body shifted as the Gundam lurched forward in attack. This wasn't happening; they just couldn't die. She had just joined them; she didn't want to leave them this soon. Wearily she allowed her body to go limp, her mind blocking everything but the steady beat of her heart.

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"Darn it, where could they be keeping her?" Duo snuck through the halls of the new OZ base, searching for Usagi. He'd searched all of the tops security rooms and so far they'd all been empty. Were they expecting him or something? Pausing in a hall that was dark due to construction on the lighting, he leaned against the wall. He hoped and prayed that his friends were holding up without him.

"You won't find her here." Whirling around he held his gun up in defense, ready to shoot at whoever had spoken. To his surprise he saw no one.

"Who are you?" Out of the shadows he saw two silver shapes slowly making their way towards him. As they got closer he saw the forms of a strong young woman and a tall young man. The woman had sandy blonde hair and the man had a long, ebony ponytail that trailed down his back. Both were dressed in elegant robes of white with gold trim, like Usagi had been wearing. Their wings were folded behind their backs, large and fierce. He noticed that they held their hands in front of themselves in surrender.

"We are her friends. They took her away to pilot their newest Gundam." Duo's eyes widened.

"And how do I know I can believe you?" Haruka sighed, lowering her hands. Seiya followed suit, standing slightly behind her.

"She was our leader. Would you believe us if I told you I know about Solo?" Slowly Duo lowered the gun, unsure of what he was hearing. But no one could know about Solo except for Usagi, or God or someone from up there. He'd died before anyone could put him on record, and Duo hadn't even had a name back then. Choking down the steadily growing lump that was growing from the sadness of the memories he forced himself to remain strong.

"Where is she?" Seiya smirked as Haruka continued. She always did know how to negotiate.

"They've sent her into space already. Our other friend, Yaten, is with her. I can tell you right now that they are going to need you. The battle has already started." Duo's eyes widened as he turned on his heal to get back to his Gundam. Pausing, he looked over his shoulder to see if Usagi's friends were coming with him, only to find they weren't there. There wasn't a single trace of them. With a chill running down his back he continued to race for the corridor that would lead him outside. The lives of his friends depended upon him now. Usagi's life most of all.

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"Usagi? Usagi, are you alright?" Groggily Usagi opened her eyes, feeling as if she had been hit over the head with a hammer. Through her blurred vision she could see blonde hair around a petite male face. A soft smile came to her lips.

"Quatre…" Yaten frowned slightly as he tried to undo her bonds.

"No Usa, it's me, Yaten." Touching her face he was shocked to find that she was freezing cold. Glancing around he was able to find a monitor on how much 'fuel' they had left. He was shocked to find that it was almost gone. She was slowly dying. While the Gundam battled her friends, their cries echoing throughout the cockpit, her life was being sucked from her veins.

"Don't let them die Yaten… Save them first… Please…" His eyes turned to her and darkened, his spirits dropping greatly. Holding back a cry he ran to her, desperately trying to find a way to get her out.

"Hold on Usagi, I'm going to get you out of here." When he could find to way to break the bonds on her wrists and ankles he lowered his head with a sigh. "Lord, please help me to free her. I can't do it alone."

Tears escaped his eyes as he stood there, pleading for the Lord's help. As he prayed, trusting and believing, he found his prayers answered as they always were. He could feel the Lord's power settling upon him as he gripped the steel brackets at her feet once more. With a flash of light he pried apart the thick pieces of metal creating the laser beams, the screeching sound of metal being stretched filling the cockpit. The pieces fell to the floor with a dull clang, the other anklet soon to follow in the same manner. Reaching up he repeated the process with the laser cuffs on her wrists. As Usagi fell into his arms he gently removed the IV from her arm, tearing a piece of his robes to stop the bleeding. He looked up as he heard a faint whirring sound in the air.

"It's stopped moving. Do we continue to attack?" Trowa's voice reached them and Yaten on the panel before him, looking at each panel that captured the image of the pilots. He could see them all except Quatre. Hiiro scowled, pressing several buttons. Yaten's eyes widened a fraction as his mind put two and two together. The whirring was beginning to get louder. That sound… That was Wing Zero's twin buster cannon coming to life.

"I say we destroy it for good." The look on his face was one he had not seen since the days of the war. In a way he was glad Usagi couldn't see it either. Raising the cannon he pressed several more buttons.

"Guys! Wait!" His head snapped in the other direction as Duo's screen popped up. Was he too late? Shutting his eyes he gripped Usagi's fallen body in his arms, asking for the Lord's protection.

God… Protect us in this hour of our darkest need…

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Quatre sat in his Gundam, watching as Deathscythe Hell came barreling up from the colony and through the empty pockets of space. Why was Duo telling them to wait? This was their enemy. Once they passed this obstacle they'd be that much closer to getting Usagi back. Their friend, their guardian angel… His love. He watched as Hiiro went to pull the trigger, Duo's words suddenly reaching his ears.

"Don't shoot it! Usagi's inside!" Duo's strained and panicked voice sent a paralyzing chill down his spine. His heart felt like it had just been torn to shreds as he heard those words. Time seemed to move in slow motion as he watched the events unfold before him, unable to do anything. He was weak, he was incompetent and he had failed yet again. Usagi was about to die… and there was nothing he could do to stop it.