The power to change the past - Chapter 1
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny, so please point that damned lawsuit cannon at someone else!
Author's Note: Before reading this fanfic, please read the following two fanfics; .net/s/5206070/1/Kira_and_Murrue_fanfic and .net/s/5233057/1/Kira_and_Murrue_fanfic_continuation, it will make this fic easier to understand.
On the bridge of the Archangel, Murrue groaned quietly as she opened her eyes, then slowly got off the floor and looked around the Archangel's bridge, seeing that Meyrin had already recovered. Murrue sighed quietly. "Status report?"
"Well, according to our sensors, as well as our global, all frequency internet connections, the date is January 25th, C.E. 71." Meyrin answered, but she didn't really believe what the computer systems were telling her.
Murrue sighed quietly, and then she asked. "What is our current location?"
Meyrin again quickly replied. "About 100 miles from the Heliopolis Colony."
Murrue smiled slightly. "Set a course for the Heliopolis Colony."
Meyrin set the course then she turned to Murrue, who simply said. "Engage!"
The Archangel's engines roared to life, as the ship headed towards the Heliopolis Colony.
The Strike Gundam streaked from the Archangel, its dull grey armor turning a vivid red, blue, and white as the Phase Shift was activated. Kira anxiously watched the radar screen, waiting to see if there was any trace of the Aegis.
Murrue felt a knot in her stomach as she sat, watching the events unfold. A quartet of heat signatures had been detected approaching rapidly from behind them. She knew they had to be mobile suits.
"Load Corinthos into missile tubes!" Natarle commanded, "Ready Valiant cannons on both gunwales! Hurry and input target data! The enemy is sending more GINNs our way!"
Tolle and the others followed their orders and busily worked on their tasks, as the weapons were primed.
"Ensign Badgiruel," Miriallia called, "heat patterns have been identified, but they're not GINNs." Murrue and Natarle were baffled. "It's the X Numbers: X102 Duel, X103 Buster, and X207 Blitz.
Murrue felt a chill travel up her spine. "All of the stolen G weapons?" This indeed was turning into a dire predicament, as the three Gundams were now piloted by Coordinators, and each Gundam boasted its own power.
Kira felt grim at the news of the incoming Gundams, but he knew that he had to fight. He fired his vernier thrusters and took aim in the direction of the approaching Aegis, streaking past it.
Athrun contacted him. "Kira, hold your fire! We aren't your enemies!"
Kira sighed in relief; he knew Athrun wouldn't try to kill him.
"You're a Coordinator, so why are you siding with the Earth Forces?" Athrun went on, "Why are fighting alongside with the Naturals?"
Kira's mind went back to the sight of Heliopolis breaking apart. "I'm not with the Earth Forces!" he countered. "But I have friends on board that ship! That's why-" He broke off when he noticed three of the Gundams moving in to attack the Archangel. This was no time to argue, he had to defend the ship. He maneuvered the Strike towards it, only to be blocked by the Aegis. "Get out of the way, Athrun!"
"No, not until you fully explain yourself."
Kira was losing patience. "You're to talk, why are you even with ZAFT? You always said that you hated war all together."
Athrun didn't have the chance to reply, as a particle beam shoot in between them, just missing the Strike."
"Why aren't you fighting, Athrun?" Yzak's voice emitted over the radio. "What do you think you're doing?"
Kira quickly brought up the data on his screens. Of all the six Gundams, the blue and white colored X102 Duel had the most basic construction. It was similar in appearance to the Strike, aimed with a pair of beam sabers, one mounted on each shoulder, a beam rifle with a grenade launcher. In addition, it possessed incredible speed almost equal to the Strike. Kira did all he could to evade the Duel as it pursued him.
"If this is too difficult for you, then I'll shoot it down!" Yzak yelled as he continued to target the Strike.
The other three X Numbers, the Buster, and the Blitz, ruthlessly assaulted the Archangel. The ship may have been large and indeed powerful, but against three agile and heavily armed Gundams, it was going to be a daunting battle.
Murrue barked out orders. "Fire anti-beam depth charges; use the Igelstellung guns to hold those Gundams at bay! Fire the Helldarts on my command!"
The depth charges were let loose and detonated, scattering anti-beam particles, which then surrounded the ship. The Igelstellungs unleashed a vicious barrage as they tracked the enemy mobile suits' movements. Numerous Helldarts anti-air missiles shot out from behind the bridge.
The red and khaki colored Buster answered back with a shot from its beam rifle. The anti-beam particles did help weaken the beam, but part of it struck the ship's port side. The Archangel rocked violently from the impact.
The Blitz meanwhile, moved in underneath to attack the underbelly of the ship. The lower Igelstellungs tracked it and fired a volley. The Blitz's agility made it easy for it to dodge, and it opened fire with its own beam rifle.
Suddenly, multiple green beam blasts streaked out of the darkness, destroying the weapons on the Aegis, Buster, Blitz and Duel Gundams. Everyone stared in shock as a blue, black and red machine faded into visibility for a few short seconds before quickly vanishing.
Inside the cockpit of the Strike Gundam, Kira Yamato grinned. His older self had merged with his younger self, but he retained all of his memories and piloting skills. The same was true of Murrue Ramius, she had also merged with their past self, while retaining all of her memories and piloting skills.
"God damnit, where did those beams come from?!?" An irate Yzak Joule asked from the cockpit of the now disabled Duel Gundam.
"That doesn't matter, clearly the Earth Forces had more machines then these ones, and we have to retreat." The voice of Rau Le Creuset called over the comm. line.
The three machines moved to retreat, but as the Aegis turned back towards the Veselius, Kira sniped the head of the crimson mobile suit with a single blast from his beam rifle. "Athrun Zala of the ZAFT Special Forces, this is Kira Yamato of Celestial Being. Your machine is completely disabled, please surrender."
In response, the Aegis whirled around and opened up with its CIWS guns, but a fraction of a second later the 000 Gundam once again faded into visibility as it dropped the cloak of its Mirage Colloid and pummeled the Aegis with rail gun shells for a few seconds, before, once again vanishing behind its Mirage Coloid. The impacts of the rail guns shells quickly drained the crimson machine of power, causing its Phase Shift to power down. Kira sighed as he grabbed the Aegis Gundam around the waist and towed it back to the Archangel.
Murrue Ramius was waiting in the hanger when the Strike landed, and as soon as the cockpit hatch had opened, she floated up to it. As soon as Kira had freed himself from the harness she gently wrapped her arms around his waist, smiling at him as she whispered. "I bet it feels weird to pilot the Strike Gundam again."
Kira nodded, and as the two of them floated towards the Aegis Gundam, Kira replied. "Yes, it does." He paused for a few seconds, before asking. "What about the Gundams which were on the Archangel II?"
Murrue smiled, noticing that Kira's eyes were glowing with a golden light, which meant that he was using his Quantum brain waves, but she ignored it as she replied. "Well, the Gundams, and the Archangel II are all running on their Mobile Doll System, besides I figured that it would probably be better to have them stay hidden under their Mirage Colloid for the moment." Kira nodded, he had to agree he didn't want to reveal any of their more advanced machines, unless they had no other choice.
Kira floated over to the Aegis Gundam's cockpit hatch and quickly entered the access code. The instant that the hatch had opened, Athrun Zala leaped out, a Glock .40 caliber handgun in his right hand. Kira reacted instantly, grabbing the weapon by the barrel, but when Athrun moved his finger to pull the trigger nothing happened. Athrun looked down at his gun, and to his surprise, he found that Kira was holding the safety in the 'on' position, so that the gun wouldn't fire.
Kira smirked slightly as he said. "Athrun, stop fighting me, I don't want to hurt you." Athrun let a slight sigh escape his lips as he let go of the weapon, then he looked into Kira's eyes and asked. "So, am I your prisioner?"
Kira thought about that question for a few seconds, then he shook his head and replied. "No, you're not our prisioner, however, we will not allow you to take the Aegis back to your ship." Kira paused for a moment then he smiled as he continued. "Athrun, just so you know, the Archangel is no longer allied with the Earth Alliance."
Athrun raised an eyebrow, clearly confused, but Murrue continued. "Athrun, this ship is actually part of a private armed force known as Celestial Being and our goal is to eliminate war from the world."
And so, Chapter 1 is complete.
I'm going to clear up a few things for anyone that might be confused.
Kira and Murrue have taken over the bodies of their younger selves, and the same is true of Shinn and Meyrin. The Ptolemiaos will not be reappearing unless the Archangel makes another jump into the Anno Domini timeline. However, the Archangel II is still around, as are all of the machines which were on the ship when it made its last jump.
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