"Commander Heero, who will be your second in command?"
"I've told you this before, it will be Duo."
"Yes sir." the officer sounds a little disappointed.
"Tell Duo to come to the bridge and take over for me. I'll be in my quarters resting if Duo wants to know."
"Yes sir."
Heero walks into his quarters and flops down on his bed, covering his face with his hat."
"Tiring day, Heero?" Heero sits up quickly at the sound of Herum's voice.
"You bet."
"I understand the decision you had to make but why are you heading towards a colony?"
"I'm not. The nearest colony is a hologram set up by Duo. When we fire at it, we'll be destroying a large asteroid, not a colony."
"But why? Won't everybody hate you for doing that?" \
"Only until I tell them the truth."
"Well I won't object but..."
"Never mind Herum. Just watch and you'll see what I've got planned."
Herum bows and exits. After Herum leaves, Heero lies on his soft bed and drifts to sleep hoping the rest of his dream will continue...

"ARGH!" Trowa falls to his knees holding his gut.
Heero throws the next punch and Wufei falls to his knees also holding his gut and holding his eyes shut in pain. Heero shakes his head and orders for Qautre to take the two away. He obeys and drags the two off the bridge.
"You two should have listened." Qautre says quietly. Wufei opens one eye and grins up at Qautre.
"We... Will next... time" Qautre throws them in as gently as he can without it looking like he's throwing them gently then walks back to the bridge. Heero's in his commander's chair and orders for the rest of the crew to be let back in.
The next day, the two pilots are once again brought before Heero.
"Have you changed your mind or are you going to have to go through more pain?" Trowa looks up in defeat.
"You win, I'll join."
"Don't be a fool Trowa!" yells Wufei.
"I'll do whatever I want."
Heero nods at Duo who releases Trowa. He then gives Trowa the uniform that a fourth in command wears.  Heero nods to Duo and he walks over to Wufei and lifts him up by the collar.
"Get it over with, Duo." Duo punches Wufei's gut hard and then drops him to the ground.  Wufei lay in that spot unconscious.
"Good job. Take him away." Duo obeys and lays Wufei down in the cell just as he awakens to find himself alive. Just as Duo begins to get up Wufei lets out a muffled "Thanks..." and Duo smiles down at him, he then leaves and heads to the bridge...
Heero awakens and returns to the bridge. Duo's giving out orders to all who ask and even to some who don't.
"I'll take over from here, Duo." Duo turns and grins.
"Yes sir." Duo backs off and stands behind Heero as he sits in the commander's chair. To Heero's surprise everything's in tip top shape.
"Give me a report on rebel groups."
"Yes sir. There appear to be three rebel groups. One calls itself the Sand Rock revolutionaries, another calls itself the Nataku reserve, and the last calls itself the Heavy Arms brigade."
"Right. Are they all in space?"
"Yes sir."
"Good. Duo and I will be engaging the Sand Rock revolutionaries A.S.A.P."
"Right. Shall we prepare Wing Zero or Epyon for you?"
"Epyon." Duo walks up behind Heero and whispers in his ear.
"Why aren't you taking Zero?" Heero signals for Duo to follow him and Duo, of course, listens.
When they reach their quarters, Heero tells Duo the story about the weird dreams he's having and that they're all coming true. Duo listens intently because he hasn't heard the Japanese pilot ever talk about himself before. After Heero finishes, Duo nods his understanding with a sarcastic look in his eyes.
"Right. I guess I can't argue with ya since you're the commander and all." Heero and Duo leave their rooms and head for the M.S. dock to pick up their Gundams. The two friends head for a small research satellite to find the Sand Rock Revolutionaries. The two Gundams easily destroy all of the forces and also defeat the leader of the rebel group, Qautre Rebaberba Winner.

Back on the bridge of battleship Dracon, Heero sits on the bridge awaiting the arrival of his second in command, Duo. As Duo walks onto the bridge followed by a sulking Qautre, all eyes turn to the three Gundam pilots.
"I've brought the rebel Qautre Rebaberba Winner as you requested, sir." Heero stands and walks towards Qautre as Duo moves out of the way. Duo orders for all personnel to leave the bridge immediately. They obey and leave the three alone. Qautre looks up at Heero with a sad look of sorrow and hatred flashing in his baby blue eyes.
"Heero... why?"
"This is the only way to take, Qautre and if you won't join us, endure the consequences. I will give you three days. By that time, you'll probably be dead."
"You know that I can't join you, Heero, it goes against everything I am." Heero nods to Duo and bows his head. Duo approaches Qautre and stands only feet away.
"I'm sorry to hear that." Duo punches Qautre severely and he falls to his knees, gasping for breath and wincing in pain.
"Duo, put him in a cell for now. I'll figure out what to do with him later."
"Yes, sir." Duo helps up Qautre and takes him to a cell. After they pass a few other cells, Duo stops and throws Qautre in one of them.
"Serves you right for not listening to commander Heero." Qautre's eyes widen at the look of disgust on Duo's face and the sound of Heero's name. Tears form in the Arabian pilot's eyes as Duo slams the cell door and locks it. As Qautre starts to silently cry, Duo whispers through the small bars.

"Don't worry bud." Before Qautre can answer to this, Duo's gone, leaving Qautre alone in the darkness.

Back on the bridge, Heero allows all the personnel to return to their posts. <I could seriously use some Advil about now. > he thinks to himself rubbing his forehead.  Duo walks onto the bridge and sees Heero. He walks over to him and puts a hand on his shoulder.
"I'll take over for now, you go get some rest. There's some Advil on my desk if you need it."
"Appreciated." Heero walks off the bridge leaving Duo in command and heads for his room.
As he enters he spots the Advil bottle and takes a couple pills from it. He goes into the bathroom and takes them gratefully. Heero then flops down on his bed and drifts to sleep... Duo makes his last trip to Wufei's cell and pulls him out, leading him to the bridge. Heero and the others wait patiently as the two arrive and Wufei is beginning to look worse than he usually does.
"I quit. Everyone but me has joined you and I think it's time I give in to the inevitable."
"Good choice." The five reunited Gundam pilots walk off the bridge and into Heero and Duo's room.
"Time to blow the joint." all eyes turn to Duo except Heero's.
"For once, Duo, you're right." Now all eyes are on Heero.
"Did I miss something' here?" asks Qautre, a little nervous about all this.
"Of course you did. We're destroying' Dragon Force for good..."

Heero is awakened by the sound of the large engines changing course. As he appears on the bridge, all the personnel tense up, then sigh with relief.
"Where's Duo?"
"He went to check on you just a few minutes ago. A terrorist has appeared on board..." the officer's voice fades as he sees something that any commander doesn't want to see.
"Commander, look out!" he cries pushing Heero out of the way of gun fire and getting shot himself. Heero spins around, taking out his gun, and shoots the small pistol of of the terrorist's hands. Duo appears behind the terrorist and grabs him from behind, dragging him to the ground and cuffing him as Heero kneels next to the dying officer. The officer just smiles up at him.
"glad.. you're safe... sir." The smile disappears from his face as life leaves his body. Heero shakes his head and stands.
"Did he have any family?"
"No sir. Shall I arrange for a shuttle to pick him up?" Heero nods and turns to the terrorist, picking him up by the collar so he can see him better.
"Trowa. I knew you were coming." Heero says sternly throwing Trowa forcefully to the floor.
"AH!" yells Trowa hitting the floor. Heero turns to Duo.
"Bring Qautre to the bridge A.S.A.P."
"Yes sir." Duo walks off the bridge shaking his head.
A few minutes later, Duo appears on the bridge followed by a very pale Qautre, the darkness has definitely had a toll on him.
"Qautre, go over and stand by Trowa." Qautre raises his head hopefully, only to see Trowa laying on the floor trying to get up but instead winces and falls back down.
"TROWA!" Qautre rushes to his side and helps him up.
"Qautre?" he asks weakly looking at his friend. Qautre smiles weakly at his old friend as he slowly recovers from the blow Heero did him. Qautre looks up at Heero and sighs.
"Heero, when will it stop?" No emotion is seen on Heero's face as he orders all personnel but Duo to leave the bridge. Duo walks over to a control panel and starts typing. He finishes and all the electronics die, including the lights.
"......."
"Heero! Answer me!"
Duo steps in front of Qautre and looks back at Heero who, unknown to Qautre and Trowa, nods.
"Will you shut-up with the valiant speeches already? I'm starting to get a headache and plus, Heero's planned this down to the last detail. He's gonna eliminate Dragon Force for good."
A look of shock and happiness appears on Qautre's pale face.
"Yeah, Trowa, you would've killed a comrade." All heads turn to the unseen Heero Yuy as he steps into what little light there is on the bridge. Trowa smiles weakly.
"That didn't mean you had to slam me into the floor."
"Sorry, it was necessary."
Duo tosses two Dragon Force uniforms to their friends.
"Get dressed in here, we won't look." Duo and Heero turn their backs as Qautre and Trowa change into Dragon Force uniforms. Suddenly the electronics come on and there's a figure on the screen.
"Relena..."
"Heero. How could you? You're as bad as my brother. I..." All the eyes in the room turn to Heero and see that he hit the off switch.
"Nice one."
"She's really gonna be after ya now."
"Duo, tell the personnel to come in and return to their stations. Trowa, Qautre, you're to take over when Duo and I are tired, got that?"
"Yes, sir." They all say in unison.
"Duo, you and the others go rest, I'm gonna find Wufei and get him to join us. Show Trowa and Qautre to their rooms." Duo bows and leaves followed by Trowa and Qautre.
A few hours later, battleship Dracon arrives at Nataku base. Heero orders Duo and Qautre to attack and they obey, demolishing the small base and capturing the Altron Gundam. Duo and Qautre lead Wufei Chang onto the bridge and have to restrain him from attacking Heero.
"You! I could kill you if it weren't for your bodyguards and these hand cuffs."
"All personnel, but Duo, Qautre, and Trowa, leave the bridge." The personnel bow and leave without second thought.
"Duo, you know what to do."
"Right." Duo presses a few buttons and all electronics except the lights, this time, power down and shut off.
"What is this?" Wufei lunges forward powerfully and catches the two pilots off guard. As Wufei is about to leap on Heero, he opens his eyes slowly and looks at Wufei. Wufei stops with a confused look on his face.

"No need to attack. Duo, can you destroy that "colony" now?"
"Yes sir, we're in range."
"Good. I want Wufei to see this."
A screen flicks on to reveal a large colony. Wufei turns to the screen and then back to
Heero.
"You wouldn't..."
"I would. Join us and no harm will come to this colony."
"You sorry son of a...!" Wufei lunges forward again but Duo catches him by the waist and pins him to the ground.
"So, Wufei Chang, which will you choose? The destruction of the colony or a safe colony and you by my side?"
Wufei bows his head in defeat.
"You win Heero, you win."
"Duo, explain to our "comrade" what exactly is going on."
"All right. Listen up, Wufei. Heero has this awesome plan to annihilate Dragon Force, but he needs all the Gundam pilot's help. That so called colony is a mere hologram created by yours truly."
Wufei looks to Heero with a smirk on his face. "I knew you two were planning something."

Duo walks over to Wufei and un-cuffs him. He also gives Wufei a uniform to wear while they're on the battleship. Heero's plan is starting to take shape as he walks to his quarters and leaves Duo in command.