Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED.
Brief Summary: "Kira's dead… It can't be true! He just went to return Lacus Clyne to ZAFT and then he'd be back! He'd promised he'll return to the ship, to us!" Sai Argyle yelled.
Kira's Last Act
Chapter 1: "Strike's Last Sortie"
As the heroically colored GAT-X105 Strike turned and left the GAT-X303 Aegis, Commander Rau Le Creuset launched from the Nazca-Class ship, Vesalius, with the intent on capturing or destroying the Strike. Seconds after he had launched, the TA-MA2mod.00 Moebius Zero piloted by O.M.N.I. Enforcer Ace Lt. Mu La Flaga, launches from the flagship of the Archangel-Class, AFS Archangel. As both the Strike and Aegis become aware of wants happening, a blinding light soars through space and splits the Strike clean in two at the mid-torso. Screaming could be heard clear on all channels as the two parts of Strike explode as the same moment, instantly killing young 1st Generation Coordinator Kira Yamato.
Everyone immediately starts to trace the origin only to see a massive force of ZAFT ships closing in on the now almost defenseless Archangel. Fear and grief run through all aboard, but especially through Kira's close friends, but grief befalls the two occupants of the Aegis.
"Athrun get out of the line of fire now!" a familiar voice orders.
"Father? You… You…" Athrun could not find the words.
"I simply removed an obstacle to victory. Those not with us must pay the price Athrun," Chairman of the National Defense Department, Supreme Commander Patrick Zala told his son. "Now Athrun, move."
"Councilman Zala! Do you mean to say that youhave openly begun a battle with a ship full of refugees and intend to make a full repeat of Junius Seven, especially in front of a Representive of the Memorial Delegation?" Lacus Clyne yells at Athrun's father.
"Miss Clyne, this is a battle zone, now Athrun, you and Le Creuset return to your ship."
"No… I will not allow you to sink the Archangel as long as there are civilians aboard her!" Athrun bit back.
"This is GINN 482, I feel the same!"
"This is GINN 483, I agree with my brother. We lost family at Junius Seven and have sworn never to let it happen again."
"Gamow, Amzen, destroy those two traitors."
"WHAT?"
"Commander Zala, you can't be serious?"
"What the hell?"
"Father?"
"Mr. Zala?"
"Amzen, relunctly, carrying out order."
"Gamow, same."
"Don't do it!"
"Here's Lowe!"
At that moment a new mobile suit entered the battle zone. It came in firing and the Gamow and Amzen's weapons were both disabled in a single pass. The red mobile suit flew through the large force of ZAFT ships, taking out weapons and engines alike. Then a blue mobile suit with a couple of GINNs arrived and formed a barrier between the now out of control situation and Archangel.
Miriallia Haw's POV
"This is Gai Murakumo, leader of the Serpent Tail to the Archangel."
"Archangel here, go ahead," I replied.
"Someone with a vested interest in your survival has paid us to protect you, so update your data links and targeting information," he said, but his voice seemed to be laced with a bit of sadness, how come I wonder?
"Roger that, updating now," I said as I looked at both Sai and Ensign Badgiruel, they just nodded and updated the computer.
"Oh yeah, the Red Frame is owned by Lowe Gear of the Junk Guild and his ship is in the area," he reported.
"Where did he get such an awesome machine?" I asked, out loud, because he heard me.
"It's an Alliance machine like mine we salvaged from Heliopolis, though after a fight with clients of mine who wanted us dead and the suits destroyed," he responded, my eyes going wide.
"That can't be!" I heard the captain shout.
"Why?" he asked.
"We only developed five suits at Heliopolis, not seven!" she said.
"There were actually eight, but the Gold Frame was missing," he said.
"That means Orb was also constructing mobile suits, which is probably another reason ZAFT attacked Heliopolis," I said, unknowingly having set a connection to all G-Weapons.
"Father, Commander! You knew! You knew didn't you?" I shouted over the radio. I'm show just about everyone heard.
"Athrun, return to ship NOW!"
"NO!"
"The Aegis has engaged ZAFT forces!" I heard someone yelled, still too shock to know who.
"All forces, the resulting confusion have destroyed force cohesion and combat capabilities, RTS and withdraw."
I relayed the message, but Captain Ramius just shook her head, "That was a ZAFT message, they're retreating. Recall all forces and allies."
"Aegis has requested landing permission with the Blitz!" I replied, shocked to hear the requests.
"Granted," Capt. Ramius said tiredly and lazily, slumping in her chair.
"Roger," I replied and sent both messages.
End Miriallia Haw's POV
The Blue Frame, the Serpent Tail crew and shuttle, Red Frame, GAT-X207 Blitz, Aegis, and the Zero landed aboard the Archangel. As Athrun left his suit, he saw the signs of where the Strike had once stood when in the hanger, the now empty number 1 spot.
"Hold it!" shouted an Alliance mechanic.
Athrun landed with Lacus in his arms. Once she was standing on her own, he sunk down to the ground, looking like a defeated and broken rag doll. No one went near him, except a lone figure wearing an Earth Alliance uniform. He picked Athrun up and gave him a punch to the side of the face. Only Lacus and Nicol Amafli, pilot of the Blitz, ran to their friend's side.
"You second generations quit and break too easily," the man said as he pushed his glasses up onto the bridge of his nose.
"My friend is dead, my good friend, how should I feel knowing I killed him, destroyed his home, and ruined his life," Athrun said.
"Then get up off yer ass and kick some ass!" Lowe Gear said as he floated down.
Everyone looked at him, but the Serpent Tail. He walked over and helped Athrun up and continued talking.
"I personally hate war, but love the Red Frame. I'm a mechanic, not a soldier, I like fixing things, but I know that there are others aboard ship that lived on Heliopolis, protect them for repentance, at least till, we link up with the 8th Lunar Fleet," Lowe said rather wisely.
"Let's do it Athrun, we can't go back now," Nicol said.
Athrun nodded, then asked, "We would like permission to come aboard," he said and saluted, same with Nicol.
Murrue Ramius floated down and said, "As captain of this ship, permission granted and welcome aboard." She held out her hand and Athrun took it, followed by Nicol.
Later that night, the crew gathered to mourn not only Kira, but the two nameless GINN pilots and other ZAFT soldiers who refused to fire on the Archangel. It wasn't compassion, but a sense of right from wrong. With civilians aboard, few of the ZAFT soldiers would risk firing a shot, even fewer in front of Miss Clyne. After the services, Flay found Sai punching a wall, his hands red and the wall red with his blood. She floated over to him and took him in his arms.
"Kira's dead… It can't be true! He just went to return Lacus Clyne to ZAFT and then he'd be back! He'd promise he'll return to the ship, to us!" Sai Argyle yelled.
Flay's grasp on him tightened. Kira was his best friend, his best friend to so many and now he was dead. She realized that Kira never went out of his to be noticed, he was just Kira, a good friend to all, now he was dead. He was gone, just like that, gone, screaming in unimaginable pain, pain with no words to it. Everyone felt sad, and it seemed that Lacus had taken it the worst. She had only been talking and laughing with him a few short hours before hand.
Kuzzey Buskirk came to in the infirmary, strapped to a bed and under watch. He couldn't remember what had happened and then it came back.
Flashback
"Do you guys really think Kira is trying his hardest?"
"I mean I overheard him telling that coordinator girl that his best friend is the pilot of the Aegis."
"Mobile suit launching from enemy ship! Nazca-class powering up engines and weapons!"
"Incoming unknown heat source! The Strike has been hit and cut in two! KIRA!"
"And now may the soul of Kira Yamato and all others who died in the last battle rest in peace, secure in his heavenly father's kingdom. Amen."
"I'm… so… sorry… Kira… for ever doubting you, I can't live with this shame of believing you'd betray I'm not good enough to be your friend. URK!"
"Corpsman! Kuzzey's hanging himself!"
End Flashback
Kuzzey then felt a slap across his face. He turned to see Gai standing there. He knew he had fouled up real big.
"So you lost a friend, a lot of friends and loved ones have died, don't let it get to you," said La Flaga, looking on with contempt in his eyes.
"Sorry, I won't do it again…"
"Damn straight you won't! You're on duty, eating, using the head, or asleep, got it!" yelled the blonde haired young officer.
Kuzzey replied with a strong, "sir, yes sir!"
The two then left and headed to lunch, Kuzzey was escorted by a member of Serpent Tail, a black female, and two guards from the ships own compliment.
Deep in space, a small green man in robes found a young boy in a blue space suit floating in space. He had the crew rescue the young boy and bring him aboard their ship, a massive battleship in a large fleet on its way to a beginning of a war, in a galaxy far, far away.
2nd Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars either.