Duo barked a laugh. "Ah, Wu, just wondering what in the hell we're all gonna do now. You can take the girl out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the girl."
Wufei grimaced, apparently acquainted with Duo's rather colorful turn of phrase. "Philosophical though that sounds, I can't say that I'm familiar with the colloquialism you just used."
Duo smiled, but it had a bitter edge. "It means we're all terrorists, as far as the world's concerned, and I don't see that changing much, is all. I mean, yeah, we're the heroes that saved the world today, but one day somebody's gonna remember we blew a lot of shit up. And I don't know about you, but I don't know how to do a whole lot more than blow shit up, shoot shit, and steal shit. So what is there for five teenagers with more kills than skills in a new 'peaceful' world?"
Wufei hummed thoughtfully as they approached the door to the small house, but didn't respond.
Post-war, Une has been selected to direct the new Preventers Organization. Unfortunately, following government directives of disarmament and pacifism, criminal enterprises have sprung up, escalating crime and violence. Searching for a solution, she brainstorms a team of off-the-books operatives tasked with protecting the peace at all costs. Meanwhile, the pilots are all dealing with peace and the scars of war in their own ways, not all of them healthy...
My notes: As the author fully admits, this is post-war Gundam Wing, Suicide-Squad style. But it's a lot of fun to read. My one complaint would simply be that the author doesn't really let the pilots really go off-the-hook with their powers. I'd love to see a second story in this universe that gives them the chance to do just that.