If you haven't read Gundam Seed Redemption by me stop here. This is the beginning of a sequel to the story Gundam Seed Redemption which I spent three years writing and recently completed. Gundam Seed Redemption is a sequel to Gundam Seed Destiny set 16 years afterward and following the lives of the Yamato and Zala children. This story can probably be read without that one but I might reference Gundam Seed Redemption a lot and it would help to read it if your interested. I can say I have devoted a lot of time to these stories so if you like what you see here check that out first!

Phase 0: Prologue

Footsteps in tune with heartbeats. Rain drops in tune with the sounds of breathing. Storm clouds all around in an alliance with the harsh wind that plagued the ground. Death and despair behind him as he trudged forward after leaving the cockpit of the weapon of war, the Gundam. It had been two hard years since he had used one of these and in those two years he lived as a blank wall, he had been painting for himself a new story and a new color in the shattered storm clouds that had filled what was left of his old life. He had lived in joy in a home where he was loved and he longed for nothing else for the shadow of everything was still there like a scar upon his heart. The painting of his life was growing beautiful and the colors were bright, just two years of perfect colors so easily overtaken by one dominating color. The color of black. The storm clouds above him seemed merciless as he fell upon his knees into the mud underneath him. He no longer cared that his clothes were tattered and dirty, that his body was wounded and bleeding for his heart had returned and with that return were memories he would much rather have left in their graves.

He was now as a doorway, with two different rooms converging into one. Soon there would be nothing left of the one he had been for the past two years, for with every moment came another awakening and another pain. He held in his hand the key to the machine behind him, the last thing he possessed from what he now thought of as his two year family; the last known remnant of Darren Peters for the name of the mobile suit was true. Dawn. A dawn had begun within his heart and he knew that something inside his life had changed in such a powerful way.

No longer would he be content to watch the atrocities of the world take place. No longer would he hide from the truth that his world wasn't real, it was a shade of what the world was supposed to be in the aftermath of everything. They had been promised peace with everything that had happened and what had he been given? He had lost those who had sheltered him when he had no one as the innocents were slaughtered by the ambitions of evil men. No longer could things like this be allowed to happen. He had sat too long watching things unfold and telling himself that it could never happen to him and that his world was invincible when it wasn't even real. His blue eyes filled with tears for what he knew would be the last time. For this was the last time he would let it hurt him, the last time he would cry.

He out a strong shout in that moment, of anger and rage as his eyes ignited with a fire that reflected the desires of his heart, dark desires for revenge. Something had broken forth and the world would shake from the anger of this moment. Everything changed now.

No Longer.

He held his hands across his face as if masking himself with the mud that covered them, as he knew now what actions he would take.

Those who had done this would suffer. He would have his revenge.

That was how his brother Ben found him, and the two formed a pact in blood that they would not rest until they changed everything, until they fixed their world.

Our Story Begins Two Years Later

Gundam Seed Immortal

CE 93

Everyone knows that wars are horrible things but very few people realize what exactly that means. We live in a world that is fragile as a flower, like a pane of hot glass that is easily shattered with a bit of cold water. And now four years had passed since the final battle against ROW, and in the aftermath of that battle the people of the world all banned together in the name of peace; they all sought the same thing and they all hoped for it. Hatred had seemingly dissolved as the leaders of the nations that still existed met on the moon with the new leaders of the PLANTs that had taken over in the death of Jayley Lired. Here there were peace talks that led to something more.

Militaries all over dissolved as they all joined together for one force. ORB was one of the few nations that was allowed to maintain it's military strength in the development of the treaty, but it was bound by an agreement to fight alongside the newly formed world military. It functioned under the name WMPO, the World Military Protection Organization. It functioned alongside the United Council of Nations (UCN) which had been formed to join together all nations under one government so that the nations became more like provinces and states under the UCN's rule. It was formed in such a way that representatives of each nation would be elected by the people of their nation and then the council members would elect a president from the members on the council.

In the midst of all this people became very hopeful for peace had once again returned to their planet and the first President of the UCN, Mendel Overa from a nation within the NEA begun with flying colors passing policies that promoted peace. The road to this was not easy and the council had to make some very hard decisions when it came to the area of territory that they had freed from ROW. This area was completely ravaged by the wars and there were no longer clear racial and ethnic dividing lines, nor nationalists within the provinces to determine who each area belonged to.

President Overa saw this area as a difficult area to deal with so using the wisdom of a leader he proposed an idea that would change the rules of the council in a slight way but it would not be hard on them. The large area that had been once controlled by ROW was formed into one Province known by the name Nation X. Here the council would begin operations within the province to clean one area at a time of the remnants of ROW and the ravaged darkness of the rebels. In the two years that the council worked they had completely 'cleared' one nation with the forces of the WMPO and it had been inducted as a state into the new world government. The new policy seemed to be a bright one.

In the midst of all the changes in the world Cagalli Yula Attha was elected as a member of the council representing what was now the state of ORB and Lacus Clyne became an advisor to her. The Yamato's after restoring the government of law in the PLANTs decided to take up residence in ORB once again much to the relief of their allies. Kiran after much consideration made his way into the ZAFT division of the WMPO, it was against his parent's wishes but after what he had experienced in the last war he found that he had to make his own decisions. Kayla Yamato began to attend school in ORB with her cousin Jeffery and with peace in order things seemed to be going very smoothly for their new lives despite the break with Kiran. But in the midst of everything there was one thing they knew that could place them all in danger, the Phoenix's wake.

Meiko Virea after the events of the war with ORB had changed in her heart, her family saw it and the world felt the effects of it. Kira did not understand what drove her but even while pregnant with Yaro's child she began to formulate a team for some purpose. After giving birth to a healthily baby boy she determined to hide the child's origins from the world and gave him to be raised with Kira and Lacus; the child's name was Jaden Virea. Kira and Lacus accepted the child as he realized Meiko's motherly instincts would only go so far, she was more focused on her vows to find Leyas and end everything. And for the first two years she spent quite a bit of time with her family but after everything changed she began to disappear more and more for the world they lived in was breaking at the seems.

An incident within X territory sparked a government intervention which caused riots and rebellions to break out in the streets of a previously peaceful city. Meiko entered the scenario too late but she finished assembling her team and continued searching for Leyas. It was that intervention though that would bring the government more problems than it was worth. For in that intervention two brothers Ben and Darren lost their father and their family. They swore vengeance against the WMPO and started a rebel group known as the X nationalists.

Two more years went by and with unrest in X territory it seemed the world was spiraling down again. For Meiko had been searching now for four years and there was still no sign of Leyas. She believed now that she had failed four years ago and that the world was being tampered with once again; Gryser Cerrian had somehow survived.

She slowly moved down the dimly lit hallways that seemed to resemble the caves that she had once visited in the distant past. Her eyes lit her way as they received the light and showed her the way to tread. Her heart beat was calm and her mind was numb as ever, for this mission was normal for her and a chance to pursue her real goal. The past four years had been very hard on Meiko in the aftermath of everything. Four years. She told herself not to think about it as she continued down the hallway wondering why these smugglers seemed to think that the dim lighting was going to help them any. It just gave intruders more corners to hide in and she smiled at this thought. If anyone had happened upon her now they would have seen her eyes as cold as they always were when she was on assignment. Her red hair had been cut to fall just a few inches around her shoulders and her violet eyes were as piercing as ever. She was 22 years old now.

She heard someone coming from the opposite end of the hall and instinctively her hands moved for her guns as she backed into a darkened corner and waited in the shadows. Three guards appeared in the dim lighting and ran right by the corner of darkness she hid in. She smirked as she heard their steps going farther and farther away. It was then that she noticed she heard breathing as she turned her head slowly to see someone else creeping up the hall. So it seemed the government had sent their agent as well.

For the past two years Meiko had become interested in the government's plan to recreate the area that had been destroyed by ROW. Part of that mission had led her to become an underground assassin. She was hired out by different rouge groups to do her jobs and in the process she had been given an in on the many groups dealings. She had learned quite a bit about those who were rebelling against the government and she was trying to draw her own conclusions about the conflict. Meiko wasn't against the government but after sitting back and watching rebel groups rise up she decided she needed to see it for herself. She needed to understand every detail before she decided whose side she was on.

This is why she was not too disturbed by the presence of the UCN's agent being there; for all she knew they were on the same side. It seemed the UCN intelligence was monitoring this area as well. Were they after the same thing as her or were they after her? She watched the UCN agents movements as he nearly tripped on something he didn't see on the rolled her eyes at the sight of the amateur. She then lifted her gun and cocked it, the sound cause the agent to freeze.

"Turn slowly," Meiko said and the agent suddenly jumped back down quickly drawing his own gun and firing but Meiko was fast as she moved just barley in time and the bullet grazed by her. The agent then was still with his arms up and the light glinted off his face causing Meiko to realize who he was so she stepped out of the darkness and lowered her gun. His eyes widened as he had not seen her in months. Whenever she went underground there was very little contract from her.

"Kiran," Meiko spoke first addressing her half brother. He looked shocked to see her there and he knew he would be. She looked different than the last time he saw her and instead of her heart necklace she wore a strange cross. It had been two years since he had really seen her and there was a shadow over her and a blank expression in her eyes.

"Meiko," Kiran spoke her name, "what are you doing here? The UCN has been staking out this place for months; there are lots of off the grid mercenaries gathering around here. It's a high alert area scheduled for intervention at any moment. If you're caught here at the wrong time…" She held up her hand for him to be quiet, he was clearly thinking of her as she was the last time he saw her, things had changed so much since then. So many events had triggered her to the person she was today and there were some things that were perhaps harder on her than others but she believed that now she was much stronger than before. Kiran's concerns meant nothing to her, danger meant nothing to her.

"If your government tags me as a threat then they are not very intelligent," Meiko said turning and walking a few steps, "besides I've done more than enough to help them. More than they know." Kiran didn't doubt it, he had witnessed what his sister could accomplish when she had the motivation but even she let her emotions get in the way at times.

"They don't know your movements," Kiran responded, "They can't tell where or when your going to show up. I've heard them talking about how the Phoenix is so scattered and unpredictable that it's very hard for them to see you as an asset." She near laughed at the statement. She would never let herself be classified as a government asset, the thought was absurd. She had been involved in undermining rouge groups that would disturb the peace but she did this for the people of the world and not for the UCN and their armed forces. She turned back to see Kiran in their uniform, the strange roads that had led them to this day. Her mind drifted back to the reason she was here now and the promise she had made to someone who had changed her life two years before.

"I'm not here for the mercenaries," she said opening up to Kiran, his training could prove useful now. She had once thought about selecting him as an operative but his position in the WMPO made it difficult to get to him. Even now he seemed so distant from everything she was doing and the life she was living but she knew that since he was her brother she wanted to let him in on things. "The owners of this base are operatives working for a rogue group known as Aeolus, they are underground mercenaries, smugglers and thieves. It's not the sort of organization that's easy to find but they stole something that I want back so here I am. Your government has nothing to do with me but if you want to understand this place better you can fight alongside me." Kiran listened to what she was saying and he had no clue where she was getting her information but she seemed to hit correctly what he had heard except she somehow knew the name of the organization. He then remembered he had his fellow agent in the field he needed to contact.

"Oran, update," Kiran said turning away and speaking into his watch. Meiko raised her eyebrows then smiled, at least Kiran had backup in this.

"We're moving," Meiko announced, "west side, give him the coordinates here," she handed him a small electronic device, "and get your gun out, I hope they taught you how to shoot." She started moving and he followed her.

"Of course they taught me how to shoot," he responded rolling his eyes, she was still as condescending as two years before.

Oran moved down the hallway quickly as he followed the instructions Kiran relayed to him. The government had sent them into this location to look for signs of the rebel organization known as X and he had been against this mission from the start. He failed to see how the X organization would be involved with people like these, these people were too sloppy and they left traces of their work everywhere unlike the X organization which was impossible to trace.

He had a feeling that in this instance there was another with Kiran, and he knew who he expected it to be. He reached down to his pockted and pulled his coin, the 7th and final. He smiled when he understood the mission, Virea was after the book and she believed it was here.

She walked the thin line as she knew there was no looking back now. He stood beside her when she stopped and they both stared into the sunset. He was right about everything, she was strong enough to make a difference and with that strength she would fight with whatever it took. The wrinkles around his eyes showed his age and wisdom and his intelligence would be valuable in the future but there were things she needed to accomplish first.

"The future is yours," the man said turning to her and holding in his hands a necklace, a black metal cross that looked like it was made of lace, "you will carry the hopes and dreams of your family as well as of many people who died to see you live. You Meiko Virea are reborn this day Phoenix and I tell you that you will be stronger than ever before." He put the necklace on her then and she removed the silver heart tossing it into the wind and letting it go, for things had changed this day. Her eyes hardened as she knew exactly what she had to do and how she would accomplish it.

Meiko ran now with Kiran trailing her, the enemy movements were more sudden and they had sighted more guards. Kiran also was not moving quietly enough for her taste so she pressed herself faster and faster hoping that he would keep up. She had made a vow to the 6th that she would complete this mission without failure and she had to make sure that came true since this whole thing was a sidetrack. For the past three years she had been searching the world for traces of Leyas Yamato and had not found her sister but she had found out many other things. In the mist of everything two years before she had broken down and met the elderly man that would become the 6th, that encounter had changed her and she knew that she had to at least do this much for him. She had to win here for so many more reasons.

"Right," she commanded Kiran as she turned abruptly and they found themselves face to face with a group of guards. Meiko wasted no time flipping into the air as Kiran jumped behind cover. She kicked one in the face as she landed knocking another in the head with her elbow. A gunshot slipped past her and she caught another with her prosthetic arm. She smiled as she then held that arm up and a gun came up from the side firing quickly into the man who had shot at her. She then moved fast catching another guys punch and knocking him out as Kiran shot the last guard.

"Not bad," Meiko said to him as she looked at the four she had taken down compared to his one.

"You moved in faster!" Kiran protested at her high look.

"Always move in as fast as possible," Meiko responded to him, "your enemy won't hesitate to do the same. Move!" She yelled as they resumed running toward a room that she knew held what she was looking for and she lept into the air hitting the doors with her feet and flipping into the room, landing on her feet with her hand down on the ground and her other hand up with a gun pointed at the man in front of her. Kiran ran in after her shocked with his gun aimed to the nearby guards but Meiko had hers on the leader. At that moment Oran entered as well with two guns up.

"Well well well," the man said leaning back at the sight in front of him. Meiko was confident he couldn't win this one despite his smug look. "It looks like the cat has come a little too far, didn't you know curiosity could lead to your death little girl." He obviously had no idea who she was, if he did he would be shaking in fear before her.

"Your days are numbered Sharn," she said using his name and shocking him, she was a little bit different than the others who had invaded.

"UCN?" he asked obviously referring to Kiran and Oran's uniforms, "you government pretty's think that you're ready to take on Aeolus, think again." Meiko then looked back to see two guards had snuck behind Kiran and Oran and now had guns to their heads, if she wanted to move now she would jeopardize the lives of the UCN's agents. She quickly tuned her guns away and put her hands up.

"I'm not UCN," Meiko responded to him remembering she had already won before the battle started, "they might be but I'm not. You have no idea sir who you are dealing with," he raise his eyebrows to her and she turned to Kiran, "I'm sorry Kiran." At that moment something awakened on the inside of her causing her eyes to burst forth in a glow, it was more evolved now though not as strong as Yaro's had been it was strong enough. Everyone in the room grasped at their heads including Kiran and Oran as they had no idea what was hitting them. Meiko the flipped around firing and instantly killing every guard in the room leaving only Sharn standing there, her super seed receded as she could not hold if any longer. Kiran, Oran and Sharn fell to the ground gasping for breath and wondering what she had just done to them. Meiko walked to Sharn flipping him to the ground, placing her foot on his chest and holding a gun to him.

"You underestimated who you were dealing with, but that is typical. My name is Meiko Virea," she said to him, "and I am the Phoenix."

Original Characters

Clyne faction/ ORB/ Redemption:

Meiko Virea (22) - She is scarred by the past in so many ways but she is also stronger than ever before. Meiko has given up fighting in mobile suits because of her own weaknesses and now she sticks to hand to hand missions that she chooses. In the aftermath of the battle that ended GSR she decided to devote much of her time to searching the world for the missing Leyas Yamato . When she is not on the move she lives with her family, the Yamato's and she doesn't see much of her mother anymore. Flay has disappeared once again fighting off evil in the background and Meiko doesn't mind much. Everyone observes she's become much more emotionally stable since GSR and carries a determination to make sure evil does not arrive in the world again. Unlike her siblings she does not readily support the UCN and has decided to make her own decisions on whether or not the X's might have a reason to fight.

Jaden Virea-Yamato (3) - The son of Meiko Virea and Yaro Yamato. He doesn't know his father since Yaro died at the end of the last series. He lives under the care of Kira and Lacus, his grandparents as his mother searches the world for Leyas and continues her mandate to protect the peace. Meiko tries not to think about him as she does not want to regret the fact that she is never there for him, he has Yaro's black hair and his mothers striking violet eyes that are a Yamato trait. His parentage is unknown to those outside the immediate family.

Jeffery Zala (16) - Has grown up a lot since GSR and is now a top pilot in ORB. He is a little rebellious when it comes to his position and he has moved out of his home preferring to live in the military base defending the borders of ORB since it is near X territory. He does support the UCN as it has included ORB as one of it's nations and his mother is a representative on the council with Lacus Clyne as her main confidant. He disdains X and wants to see the rebel forces stopped for their insolence in the world, Meiko Virea see's him as a potential ally in the struggle to come. He bears the determination of his brother and father and the rashness of his mother.

Kayla Yamato (13) - She was forced into the shadows at the start of GSR along with her family and her experiences have made her very wise for her young age. She lives with her family in ORB and does not do much outside of the home besides her studies in school. She is not interested in the conflicts in the world at the moment because she does not believe she had much power to change anything now. She believes her role for now is to be educated so that one day she can enter politics like her mother and aunt. She carries a strict sense of justice and does hope that conflicts in the X nation will end soon.

Trey Likra Day (23) - In the aftermath of GSR he joined Meiko on her search for Leyas, as he did love the girl. After four years he is sill by Meiko's side as the two plan missions for Meiko to go on together as a two person faction on their own. He works together well with Meiko still and lives with the Yamato family awaiting the day when he and Meiko finally do find Leyas. He has not changed much and is still a generally good fighter and a good person. He is incredibly loyal to the Yamato's and to Meiko Virea and nothing can sway that.

Gren Tris (37) - A former Redemption agent who works closely with Meiko and Trey. He is an assistant to the ORB group

UCN WMPO PLANT division:

Skye Bushra (20) - He is the upstart young pilot heading the PLANT division of the UCN military forces created to keep the peace. He is headstrong and quick on his feet when in battle but he also knows his place and is humble about his position. He believes that pride is the reason for the downfall of great men and wishes never to partake in it. While being a very hardened person he was hand chosen by the founder of the WMPO to continue operations on earth. He is a strong supporter of the UCN and seeks to destroy the rebel forces as soon as possible.

Herai Overa (18) - Herai is a young pilot in the UCN as well, she has fought tooth and nail to get to the position of special forces pilot and she is very happy about her accomplishments. She is the kind of person who is generally very intelligent and knows when to be serious as well as when it is okay to have a little fun.

Oran Veron (23) - The oldest pilot in the PLANT division of the forces. Oran lost his brother in the GSR final battle when the PLANTs were attacked by ROW. He was also a pilot in that final battle, fighting against the ROW forces that attacked. When the UCN took charge and ZAFT was dissolved he joined the WMPO and advanced ranks quickly to get to a high ranking piloting level. He is superior to Skye and Herai but under Kiran. He has an affiliation with Meiko's organization but that is unknown to those around him, he carries the phoenix coin number 7; the final coin made.

Kiran Yamato (18) - The most esteemed pilot in the PLANT division. Kiran joined the UCN military when it was formed because of all he witnessed in the final battle. He fights for what he believes in and he is loyal to the PLANTs as his nation. Kiran was awarded a special honor in the PLANT division as Ace for his squadron. His judgement is viewed as higher than the orders of his superiors and he is trusted with the tasks he is given. He is distant to his family family but close with his older sister Meiko whom has taught him quite a bit about combat in the times they have had to spend together before they were separated for two years when she changed her path entirely. He trusts Meiko's judgement but he disagrees with her on the idea that the X nationalists are anything more than a rabble.

Leyas Yamato (18) - After going missing at the end of GSR, Leyas went through a whirlwind of things. No one is sure exactly what happened to her but Meiko and Trey are devoted to finding her, no matter how long it takes.

UCN WMPO:

Alicesia (17) - since the battles around the world Alicesia has grown up a lot. She joined the WMPO to promote peace in the world and to monitor it's movements to protect her family.. She lost her parents in an accident two years before that involved X forces and because of this she has very strong feelings about the rebels. Her little sister Nessara lives with family in ORB but she herself has moved out completely and refuses to look back on her old life.

X nationalists:

Ben Peters (aka X) (26) - Ben Peters was caught in an UCN crossfire in the "cleared" part of the X territory. Angered by the UCN he began to question them before the incident but when fire took his city he watched as his brother took up arms and used the mobile suit his father built to destroy as many forces as he could before they both retreated into hiding deep into the wilderness of X territory. Now he walks among the normal world as a factory worker during the day and dawns the mask of an insurgent at night heading a band of rebels known as RFX's; he himself calls himself X to the people that destroyed his home. He believe's in freedom and that the people of X should not be punished for ROW's mistakes. He is criticized for his methods but the people who follow him are amazed at his commitment, his brothers skills are his chief weapon as they fight alongside each other for the world. He and his brother were adopted into the Peters family as children.

Darren Peters (X Champion) (22) - There is a jagged scar across his left eye from the explosion that took the life of the people he loved. Darren and Ben lost their family to the UCN crossfire and in the midst of his anger he took his father's mobile suit and destroyed most of the UCN forces. After this incident he retreated to the wilderness with his brother. Darren believes in what Ben is fighting for but his own harsh life has caused him to be less than Ben, he is a warrior and a threat to the UCN. Many fear him and his dark mobile suit and they know his coming is a dark omen of X's rage.

Tabrett Myra (29) - She joined the RFX's at the founding as a cover for Meiko Virea's Pheonix squad. She grew up under the oppression of ROW and now the oppression of the UCN, she believes that she has never been given a chance or a choice to succeed because of where she was born. She fights alongside X as loyal but her real loyalties are with the woman who gave her a second chance. She is a strong fighter and will do what it takes to end the conflicts in the world.

Kyle Marise (35) - Ben's friend, a man whom was there for Ben the moment he needed help. His ideals are largely what influenced Ben to finally take action, for what he saw in Ben was a soul searching to right the wrongs of the past and he believes that if anyone can do it, it is Ben.

Other Apperances:

Kira Yamato

Lacus Clyne Yamato

Athrun Zala

Cagalli Yula Attha Zala

Shinn Auska

Lunamaria Hawke Auska

Yzak Joule

Flay Allster

Murrue Ramius

Mu La Flaga

Jacob Gladys

So the beginning of another story in my Redemption series. I hope I am ready for this. There is so much that is going to take place to this story and hopefully it will answer every question that GSR ended with. So this story will contain too many characters as the last story did but some of the new original characters will have minor roles, I don't know if you can expect much from the X nationalists beyond Ben as he is the main leader.

So please let me know what you thing, this is just a starter and I wanted it to be more than the last prologue I did so I gave you some story. Be aware that this story will probably be more intense than the last since I am cramming so many plot lines into it! Enjoy and REVIEW!

-WinterChill