Prologue

This is SS Zeus ready for left off all hands prepare for departure the admiral said over the intercoms. I run along the way to the hanger where the new machine I was assigned to pilot with my copilot from the USA is. I jump down from the walkway and grab a ladder on the other side. I slide down the ladder and land on the ground bracing myself for liftoff.

The SS Zeus is lifting off and toward new hope of reaching alien life out in space the admiral said over the intercoms as the ship blasts off. After the ship exited the atmosphere I ran to the machine. Well if it isn't the ace pilot of the USA Jack Doyle and his ace copilot Lucy West said the creator of the machine. I look behind me and see Lucy. Captain Jack Doyle and Lieutenant Commander Lucy West reporting for duty we said.

Well since this is the fastest ship ever conceived in earth history created from all the most brilliant brains of the planet manned by the bravest men and women of the planet we will be able to test the machine in five minutes Drake said. So can me and my copilot take a look at the controls until then Drake I asked. Yes you can Captain Doyle Drake said pushing a button and a curtain falls. The machine is about the same size as the main forces machines but this one is more powerful and can change into a jet with a complete different loadout from its human form Drake said. I jump up and head toward the pilot seat.

I hop in and look at the controls as Lucy looks at the controls for her seat. Just in case if the copilot dies in battle we have all controls in the pilots cockpit Drake said. That's why I have more controls then Lucy I said. Correct Jack and time to test this baby out Drake said. I start up the machine and see the name of the machine come on screen. 01-z1 its a first model after the prototype which means this is the only machine I said. I heard you are smart in that regard Drake said. I put on my helmet and grab my control sticks.

Launching the Blazer for a test run Drake said over the intercoms. The SS Zeus stops and I move my machine to the launch pad. Captain Jack Doyle and Lieutenant Commander Lucy West launching in the Blazer I said launching. We launch into space and we fly around in the human form for awhile. Okay Jackie let's blow this up over in the belt over there as a test Lucy said clapping.

How you ever became a Lieutenant Commander is beyond me but sounds fun and stop calling me Jackie when we're flying I said. We head into the asteroid belt and test out the guns. First the entire left side and asteroids blow apart. Second the entire right side blowing more asteroids up. Okay let's change into jet mode and try out its weaponry Jackie Lucy said clapping.

Oi this is old fine shifting over to jet mode I said. The Blazer becomes compact and changes into a jet. The thrusters kick on making us feel the force of the velocity and I steer us through the asteroids. Jackie this is too much Lucy said before going unconscious. I get out of the belt and see a black hole appear right in front of me. I don't have enough time to evade I said. The Blazer head into the black hole and spits us out.

I quickly change into human form and look around. Where am I or when I asked. I see that i'm some sort of place where a battle is going on. I drop down to the ground where there's no people. I look around and see a machine clunking around. I pull out the machine gun and aim at the opponent of the useless machine. Yeah its working just fine so get fired I said firing at the working machine. The machine loses its sword and pulls out its gun.

I advance while suppressing the machine. I get beside the useless machine and open up coms. If you can't fight get out of combat and that machine isn't complete either fix it or get away in it I said. Who are you the machine asked. I'm captain Jack Doyle of the SS Zeus but I don't think i'm in the same universe I said. Your a captain how old are you the machine asked. I'm seventeen machine now get out of here I said reloading my gun while suppressing with my shoulder guns.

I see the machine start moving a lot better and I pull out my other gun. Going all out so you can get out of here machine I said. I open fire with all of my weaponry making mincemeat out of the enemy machine. I stop when there's nothing left and put my guns away. I look around the area and see no civilian casualties since I arrived. I walk over to a park and kneel down. I jump out of my cockpit and climb down toward my copilot's cockpit.

I punch in the code and the cockpit opens. I pull Lucy out of the Blazer and down to the ground. I carry her to a bench in the park and set her down. I take off my helmet and set it down. I take off her helmet and toss it aside. I check for a pulse on her neck. No it can't be i'll try her wrist I said. I take her glove off and check for a pulse. No pulse at all damn it all I said punching the ground. I close Lucy's eyes and say a prayer for her spirit to rest in piece.

I grab a flower that is near me and place it in Lucy's hands on her stomach. The flower reaching past the chest and I turn away from her body. I hear the machine and footsteps come my way. I open my eyes and see five civilians along with a unconscious military woman. The woman is put on the bench next to Lucy's and I look at the civilians.

I stand up and ask Do you know what year it is and what status of the universe is. What do you mean Captain Jack Doyle a young man asked. You were in the machine weren't you kid I said. Yes I was and your a kid too the man said. I'm a captain and i've train my entire life for space travel to meet alien life forms but on a test run in the Blazer there me and my copilot got sucked into a black hole I said. Where the heck did you come from said the man with glasses.

I was part of the SS Zeus but I guess i'm the only one alive now I said. Alive what do you mean the female asked. I step aside and say this was Lieutenant Commander Lucy West but she's dead. That's why she has a flower the girl said. Yes it is and she loved nature and wanted to see alien plants that was the main reason she became my copilot I said. Did you have feelings for her the girl asked. Not that way no she was always childish clapping her hands and calling me Jackie upon the first day she became my copilot I said.

Jackie that's the pet name she gave you the girl said. Yeah and i've dealt with it for eight long years I said. Do you want to give her a funeral the man asked. First can you guys tell me your names I said. I'm Kira Yamato Jack the man said. Miriallia Haw is my name the girl said. Sai Argyle is my name the man with glasses said. Tolle Koenig the second to last man said. Kazi Buzzkirk the last man said. Nice to meet you all and my name is Jack Doyle without my rank but with it its Captain Jack Doyle I said holding my hand out.

They shake my hand and I hear a groan from the unconscious woman. I walk over to her and kneel down and pull out my canteen. She fully wakes up and I say its okay your among allies. I help her to a sitting position and give her my canteen of water. She takes the cap off and drinks the entire thing in a few gulps. Thanks and your name was what again she asked. Captain Jack Doyle from the SS Zeus ma'am I said. I see that your a captain by your insignia Jack she said. What's your name ma'am I asked. Its Lieutenant Murrue Ramius she said. I see Murrue so what's the status of this place I asked sitting down beside her.

Murrue looks over to the other bench. Was she in the mobile suit with you Murrue asked. Yes she was copilot and she died before we appeared above the battle out of nowhere I said. Before you appeared above the battle what do you mean Murrue asked. During a test run in the Blazer we were sucked into a black hole and then I was here I said. I don't know how to tell you this but you may be in a different universe Murrue said.

I already figured that out since this place is a colony and my body has been enhanced to interact with aliens since that was the objective of the SS Zeus so this gravity is being disturbed by this fighting and soon it will be disabled and everyone will float around I said. Aliens what kind of ship is made for such things Murrue asked. The SS Zeus was made to combat alien just in case but our main goal was to establish relations with them so we could trade I said.

Are you a coordinator since your body is enhanced Kira asked. What the heck is a coordinator I never heard of them are they some kind of alien I said. Everyone is stunned upon hearing this. No their humans with enhanced capabilities like you Sai said. This universe is weird since only the people on the SS Zeus was compatible with the enhancing fluid that flows through our veins and is produced by our system ever since I said. So you mean you were enhanced after you were born Meer asked. Yes but that just makes us a few steps away from normal humans is all we're nothing special I said getting up and walking over to Lucy's body.

So where are you from Murrue asked. I was born on my earth in USA but after I proved to be very interesting to the people in the farthest colony I was moved there and was replaced by a clone I said. Clone what the heck that's sick Kira said. Yeah but my normal childhood was replaced by a childhood of training under three times of earth gravity I said. Three times what kind of people make children do such things Tolle said.

Don't ask trust me when I say this if you train and work hard you'll get the highest rank possible at that place Captain I said. So you did your best at everything Kira said. Yes because I wanted to live and the thousand of us kids that did became the crew of the SS Zeus all the others died because they couldn't even reach the worth of ensign I said. How old were you when you were taken away Murrue asked. Thirteen years ago today this minute this second Murrue I said pulling out my locket and a knife. I carve another year tally on the lid of the tally and put the knife away.

That long huh and that locket is it something your parents gave you Kira asked. Yeah it is Kira and I don't really know what a normal life is all I know is space and everything that's needed to protect repair cook and other skills to survive I said putting my locket back around my neck. You know how to cook Jack Meer said. Yeah I do is that so strange in this place I asked. No its not strange its uncommon is all Meer said.

Man that's so odd I said looking down to Lucy's body. What kind of funerals do you do Jack Murrue asked. Well she's a Lieutenant Commander so we give her a funeral where we burn her body with her belongings I said. I see Jack do you have a way of doing that Murrue asked. Lucy does its on her suit it will burn her to ash and leaving the area around her body burnt since she has all of her belongings I said.

I pick Lucy's body up while keeping the flower in her hands. I carry her to the concrete and set her down. I press the burn button on her gauntlet and it says authorization for the funeral. Captain Jack Doyle of the SS Zeus I said. Authorization accepted please stand back Captain Doyle it said. I stand back and watch as her body burns with everything she has on her. I salute until Lucy's body has been turned completely to ash. I put my arm down and turn around. I walk toward the others and climb into the cockpit.

Man it must be tough to watch as your copilot and friend burns to ash Tolle said. No kidding Tolle and what sort of man has such sadness in their walk Kira said. Sadness he must have had to watch many funerals Murrue said. If what he said is true then it could be thousands of funerals Sai said. They all look up to the cockpit where Captain Doyle has his eyes closed.

I hear a truck pull up and I wake up pulling out my pistol. I look around and see Sai get out of the truck. I put my pistol away and start up my mobile suit/mobile armor. I'm going on a air patrol be back in a little guys I said putting on my helmet. I rise off the ground and head out into the air. I check the ammo supply and I have ninety-seven percent left in everything. Man Drake loaded this up really well I said. I hear a fight and I turn my attention toward it.

I move into a position to jump the enemy. I watch as a armor and a suit come out. I see the suit looking at everyone. I connect my two machine guns and my shoulder guns together to make a double barreled sniper rifle. I aim at the suit and fire both shots off. One at the head and the other at the leg. I change into my jet form and fly at the suit. I see the suit lose half its head and leg.

I fly in toward the suit and unlock the blades on the front. I aim the blades at the chest and I prepare to change into my human form just in case. I see Kira fire off his gun blowing the suit's arm off. I chase after the suit and accelerate to catch him. We get into space and I smile. This is much better you would have had a better chance at surviving in the colony I said as I activate my ability and the suits ability.

My mobile suit disappears from behind and reappear above him in human form. I grab the suit and start tearing it apart. You would have had a better chance at surviving in the colony idiot I told it as I grab the cockpit and chuck it into space. I laugh like the devil I am and look at the ship going after the cockpit. I charge at them and destroy multiple parts of it along with most of the engines. I sink the other ship sending them to their doom. Don't come back unless you want to die you miserable mortals I told them. I fly back into the colony and my ability and the suit's go off.

I see a ship where I see the strike and the armor head to. I head toward the ship and I notice that multiple internal parts are damaged along with the thrusters. I reach the landing area where the strike and the armor land. I start heading down and land. I open the cockpit and jump out landing on my feet. I take my helmet off and say that ship won't be coming back here for several days at least with the damage I did to it along with the cockpit I threw into space that its chasing. Who's this person a woman asked as i'm surrounded.

I scratch my head and look at Murrue. This man helped us to secure the strike here when it wasn't fully operational Murrue said. I sit down and lean against my suit. I hear a pair of footsteps and then someone say so where's the pilot of this suit here. I stand up and say i'm the pilot of the Blazer sir. Well your just a little older then they are he said. Yes I am but unlike them I was trained to fight in space and in gravity I said. Are you a coordinator he asked. Well considering that I still have no idea about what that is besides their enhanced humans I have to say no but I do have a enhancement fluid flowing through my body that gives me my capabilities I said.

Enhancement fluid what is that he asked. Its a special fluid injected into a human body which allows that person to do things they couldn't have before and the fluid has been running through my body for thirteen years I said. That's interesting to think there's a enhancement to fight back against the coordinators the woman said. Don't bother even if you can replicate the fluid there's only a twenty percent chance for the person injected to survive the process I said. Well Natarle Badgiruel that idea is out of the question Murrue said.

So do you think yourself higher then normal humans the man asked. No I consider being like this a curse to tell the truth so I still think myself as a human even though traveling to new planets would have been fun I said. New planets what do you mean the man asked. Its very complicated let's talk about it later so let's introduce ourselves I said smiling.

I'm Lieutenant Mu La Flaga the man said. I'm Captain Jack Doyle I said putting my hand out. A captain at your age that's quite a achievement Mu said shaking my hand. Yeah well from the academy I came from its the highest rank you can get before deployment I said. Highest rank how did you do that Natarle asked. I shake my head and say i'll tell you later we need to leave before that enemy ship comes back.

You mean Rau Le Creuset's ship Mu said. Yeah I chased after that mobile suit and tore it to shreds and chucked the cockpit into space then went on to destroy multiple parts and most of its engines as well as sinking the other ship I said. You defeated Rau when i'm just able to hold him off then you went on and destroyed that much of the ship Mu said. Yeah but it came at a cost I damaged almost forty percent of the internal parts and the thrusters barely got me here I said.

Well then who's the highest ranking officer that was here for the project Mu asked. Well that be Lieutenant Murrue Ramius since the captain is died Natarle said. Can there be two captains on a single ship Murrue asked. Well in records past their has been one case just like ours with two captains Natarle said. So what happened in that case Mu asked. One took charge of the ship while the other took command in battle in his armor Natarle said.

So Murrue will take command of the ship and when in combat gives orders to the crew and has final say in everything while I take command of the squad I said. Everyone looks at me with curiosity. I've only got experience in commanding troops in my squad or platoon so I don't know about me giving orders to the crew during combat I said. That's understandable then well permission to board captain Ramius Mu said. Permission granted Lieutenant La Flaga Murrue said. Well can we talk about this group of kids Natarle said.

I'm going to skip this small scene about Kira

I walk my machine to the other mobile suit place. I get out grabbing my bag. I walk over to Kira and say being persecuted because your enhanced but you think of yourself as a regular human. Yeah I do Jack Kira said. We head to the sleeping quarters and I hop into the top bunk across from the one Kira is hopping into. I close my eyes and fall asleep.

Move your butts are you slugs or Soldiers the drill sergeant yelled. I move through the mud and climb the rope. I jump over the wall and run forward. I hit the deck and crawl under the barbed wire. The guns go off firing live ammo. I get out of the barbed wire and cross the log. I punch the dummy destroying it and I move onward.

Now that's a true soldier follow that person's example you slugs the drill sergeant yelled. I jump onto the rope and swing over the mud pit. I jump off and run forward through the maze. I head right then left. I turn the corner and a bullet flies at me. I move out of its way but it grazes me. I backtrack and take several turns. I get out of the maze.

I run up the hill toward the drill sergeant. Are you slugs worth being called soldiers or stay slugs the drill sergeant yelled. I see mines and I dodge around them and reach the drill sergeant. I hear several people scream as they die. You true soldier what's your name the sergeant asked. Ensign Jack Doyle sir I said. Well your now a Lieutenant dismissed he said. I walk to the barracks and get a shower as I listen to people getting blown up. I get out and get dressed into my new uniform. I jump into my bunk and fall asleep.

I wake up and hit my head on the ceiling. I look around and see that i'm still on the archangel wasn't. I jump out of the bunk with my bag. I walk toward the males bathroom and enter. I get a shower and change into my captain uniform. I put the spacesuit in the bag and walk out. I head toward the sleeping quarters and run into Mu.

I've been looking for you Jack Mu said. Why is that Mu I asked. I was going to show you the locker room Mu said. I nod and we head toward it. We enter the locker room and I open a locker. I put my spacesuit since its empty and close it. I exit the room and head toward the quarters. I place my bag on my bunk and head toward the bridge.

I run into Mu on the way there. Your uniform is just like ours Jack Mu said. Yeah but unlike you guys in my universe all of humanity is united and i'm was part of a ship that had the mission of finding and establish relations with alien races I said. Seriously you were part of a ship with such a mission Mu said. Yeah Mu and I was trained for the mission I said. We arrive at the bridge and we enter the bridge.

I walk down to where Murrue can see me. You have the same uniform as we do Murrue said. I nod and say Mu said that also Murrue. You also seem to be used to military uniform Murrue said. Yes I am so what's our status Murrue I asked. We are bringing food water ammo and parts from morgenroete Murrue said. I see and when do you think we'll be ready to head out I asked. In eight hours minimum sixteen maximum Murrue said. I hear a explosion and the entire colony starts shaking.

Murrue we need to get everyone back on board I said. I agree Jack Heliopolis is not going to survive Murrue said. After about thirty minutes we were ready to leave. I sit down in the copilot seat as we exit the collapsing colony. I see life pods escape from the colony as we escape. I look at the controls and their the same as the SS Zeus.

I see the ship is back and its repaired. We have a enemy ship in sight the Vesalius as the data tells me Natarle said. I get up and say we're going to break through since we're going to have no choice if their back. Murrue nods and I head toward the locker room. I run into Kira and Mu on the way. Another fight already Kira said. Yes and its the Vesalius Kira I said. So its Rau Le Creuset again Mu said as we change into our suits.

Yeah and they repaired the ship and got back here a lot faster then I figured I said snapping the neck brace. I grab my helmet and we leave the room and head to the hanger. I head to my mobile suit and hop in. I start changing it to where I can use the thrusters in a burst mode. I activate my mobile suit and start walking to the catapult.

Mu La Flaga launching Mu said. Kira Yamato sword strike launching Kira said. Jack Doyle launching I said. I launch from the archangel and I use my thrusters to land below the bridge. I combine my rifles and create my sniper rifle. I look through the scope and survey the enemy units launching. I kneel down and snipe off a leg of a ginn. I destroy its left arm and leg before destroying its head. I see a unit approach the strike and I see the strike kill the ginn that I was destroying.

I open fire at the enemy unit and tell Kira to get the hell out of there. I continue firing my sniper at it as I have Kira retreat. Murrue i'm magnetizing my mobile suit to the archangel so once Mu and Kira get inside start getting us out of here I said changing my weapon into a turret also magnetized to the ship. I understand Jack just keep them off us Murrue said.

I fire my turret and launch all of my missiles at the Vesalius. I'm out of missiles but let's see them take out those missiles. Half of those are emp missiles that have a small radius but will knock systems out let's see if they can destroy all fifty missiles. I destroy two more ginns and I see the emp missiles go into effect against the Vesalius.

I watch as the entire ship shuts down due to the twenty-five emp missiles exploding within range. The Vesalius has been halted due to something captain Ramius Natarle said. That would be emp missiles that exploded within range of their target Natarle I said. Electromagnetic pulse missiles do you have anymore Murrue asked. No i'm out of missiles all together so use this chance and get us out of here Murrue I said keeping my eyes on the red unit which is retreating.

We start moving faster and I check my ammo supply. Sixty percent ammo and still have fifty percent ammo in jet mode. We get a decent distance away from the Vesalius before I return to the hanger. I exit the mobile suit and walk to the locker room. I enter and change into my uniform. I head toward the bridge when Mu grabs my shoulder.

Hey there young captain Mu said. Hey Mu is there something you want to talk to me about I asked. Yeah since your a captain you have a room to yourself Mu said. Really Mu I said. Yeah and since the entire quarters are crowded now with new passengers i'll show you your room Mu said. We arrive at the room and enter it. I look around and see its nice. Well see you later captain Doyle Mu said leaving.