Gundam Seed Destiny: Battle of the Bonds

Written by: Kairi and Sora

Co-written by: Ldsprincess

Edited by: Ldsprincess

Hey just wanted to say hi and that this is the first story that I have ever co-written and edited and that the main storyline is written by my friend Kairi and Sora . We came up with the major storyline together and decided to see if you guys liked what we came up with. Any flames you send will come straight to me!!!! The editor!!!!! As I am the one to convince her to let me put it up, so if you don't like anything or just wanna tell us off, I'll be happy to bring a fire extinguisher!!!!!! Just joking.

But on a serious note, we really would appreciate any idea's you have and any opinions you want to give us, and we'll discuss them and see what we can do. Reviews are welcome as well as flames. Just remember we are new and this is our first story.

Disclaimer: we do not own anything close to Gundam seed or Gundam seed destiny, we have purchased the episode disks from the shop but that's about it…..

Prologue: Calm Before the Storm

As the innocent children of the Earth look up at the sky on a clear, starry, summer night, they have no idea of the battle that is about to begin in those beautiful but cold skies. In these same skies, the Ship of the Songstress, the Eternal, flies towards its destination. On the bridge, two young men are in deep conversation with each other.

"I hope that you haven't gotten rusty over the years." Kira teased as he sat in the Commander's seat.

"So what, while I was in Orb helping Cagalli with rebuilding Orb I had miraculously forgotten my space combat skills?" Athrun responded, moving behind Kira and places his hand on the back of the chair. "And in addition, you became a ZAFT commander."

"Ok, ok, don't be so serious, Athrun." Kira said with a smile. "Although, you did just get promoted to an Orb Admiral now as well, so you must have some skill." Athrun turned to face his childhood friend.

"You do realise that she's not going to be terribly happy with us if we don't get back in time. " Athrun stated as he leaned over to see the statistics on the screen. "You do know that, right?"

Kira sighed, "Athrun, do you really think I would rather be celebrating my birthday here. I would like to be there right now," his tone and face suddenly turned serious. "But this mission has to be successful. Of not, then there may not be a PLANT to return to."

They were given a very important mission, there was a barrage of meteors heading for earth, and the PLANT's were in the direct line of fire. The council had called upon its most skilled and youngest commander to take care of the threat. Kira turned to Athrun, about to say more when the door to the bridge suddenly opened.

"Shinn, what are you doing? We were given orders to stand by in the Unit's!" Luna called, coming in behind Shinn. Completely ignoring her, Shinn floated strait towards Kira and Athrun. They both turned with a questioning look to their new comrade and friend.

"Commander, Admiral!" Shinn saluted as he landed behind Athrun. Kira sighed and shook his head.

"Shinn, you know that you don't have to call us that, we are your friends after all." Kira said, once again turning to him. Shinn appeared a little uncomfortable.

"But, Sir…"

"Just give it up," Athrun smiled with amusement. "Kira's the kind of person who doesn't like to use the whole rank business between friends. Why do you think he never called any of his superior officers by their titles?" Athrun continued giving Kira a nudge. Kira responded with a sheepish smile.

"And I wouldn't have it any other way." He then turned to address Shinn directly, and in doing so, changed the subject. "So what was it that you needed? You look a bit troubled."

"To be completely honest, I would feel a lot better about this mission if you both were to come out with us." Shinn said, looking sheepishly to the ground. "I mean this is my first mission with you. And, what if I mess up? "

Kira looked at Athrun, a bit confused. They both knew the skill Shinn possessed in battle, and were a bit confused on his hesitation. In the time Athrun spent as his comrade in the ZAFT Forces a year previous, he had seen Shinn jump into battle without a second thought, much like Kira would if his friends needed aid. He couldn't understand why he was hesitating now, especially after they became friends. Kira seemed to share in his confusion.

"Shinn…" Kira got up out o his chair and floated to Shinn, putting his hand on his shoulder. "You are one of ZAFT's most skilled pilots I've ever known, I have faith in your abilities, we all do, you can do this. Just remember that we are your friends and that if you need our help then we will be there in an instant."

Shinn looked at Kira's face and saw the concern and trust in his gaze, and all the fear and concerns that he had seemed to ebb out of him. He smiled.

"Thank you, sir- I mean, Kira." Kira smiled with encouragement, as Athrun nodded in agreement.

Shinn then turned to Luna, and they both departed from the bridge. As the door closed the muffled sound of an "I told you so" could be heard from Luna. Athrun shook his head and turned to Kira, about to say something, but stopped when he noticed his expression.

'Something's up.' He thought to himself. "What's wrong Kira?" he asked aloud.

Kira turned to him. "Oh, nothing." He replied as he turned and floated back to the commander's seat. In actual truth, something was bugging Kira. Something didn't feel right, like something was going to happen.

Athrun chose this moment to ask a question that had been on his mind for some time now.

"Kira," he began, choosing his words carefully. "It's been bugging me for a while now, but, why did you decide to join ZAFT? I always thought you hated ZAFT and yet here you are serving as a ZAFT Commander." He continued, thinking back to when they first met once more.

It was when he was a member of the Le Creuset team, and they entered the Heliopolis space colony to gain possession of the GAT series Earth Alliance Mobile Suits. He had been reunited with Kira, but it couldn't have been under worse circumstances. The storage bay was falling apart around them and they were separated as soon as they were reunited again. And as time went on, he had asked Kira to come with him to ZAFT, but he had always held a defiance to that prospect, blatantly refusing to go with him to ZAFT. And yet here he was serving as a commander.

In the background, the sounds of Shinn and Luna could be heard launching in their respective Mobile Suits.

"Shinn Auska, launching in Destiny. Lets Go!"

"Lunamaria Hawke, Impulse, Launching!"

"Ok Luna, here comes the rest of the Impulse" Meyrin told her sister from the CIC seat.

As this was happening, Kira opened a communication line.

"Okay guys, start breaking up the meteors. Make sure that none are over looked." He said, as soon as the visual communication screen showed the two pilots. They both nodded with an added, "Right" spoken in unison. Kira sighed once more as the communication was closed. This however did not escape Athrun's notice.

"Kira! What is it you won't tell me? Why-" he was suddenly cut off.

"Commander! There are four unidentified ships heading this way!!" Meyrin called out in alarm.

"Are they enemy crafts?" Kira responded.

"Unknown, but..." she trailed off, then spoke again in alarm. "they're- they're sending out their Mobile Suits!"

"What!" Athrun cried as he hovered over to her chair. "What's going on!? Can you identify them?" he asked a little agitated.

"One moment." She typed a little and then leaned back and turned to Athrun and Kira. "Confirmed. 22 Zaku Warriors, 6 Destroy's and 5 Murasame Gundams."

Hey sorry, my first ever time writing a cliffhanger, lol, my co-writer says i'm evil, but i couldn't resist. Well the usual requests apply, please review and i'll try to complete editing the first chapter. My co-writer is a bit shy but is awaiting your responces.