Kido Senshi Gundam SEED: The sixth Gundam.
By: Prayer Reverie
Contact: prayerreverie(at)yahoo(dot)com
Summary: A sixth Gundam was developed at Heliopolis, unbeknownst to the Earth Alliance, Orb or ZAFT. AU for changing the SEED storyline and because of Destiny's confirmation.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED in any which way (although some days I wish).
P.S: If anyone knows how to get proper indents on the QuickEdit function of , please enlighten me. Thank you.
Chapter 1: Heliopolis and the Slayer.
C.E. 71, January 25th.
Explosions rocked the colony as ZAFT mobile suits fought against a lone Earth Alliance mobile suit and a new battleship. Ian Temk, a resident of Heliopolis, was terrified. Conflict seemed to follow him, so he and his remaining family moved to Heliopolis for refuge.
But now he didn't know where his parents were, and his younger sister had disappeared before they had moved. Random missiles fired from the defense units destroyed sections of surrounding areas, mostly the residential areas.
A large beam of green light struck the colony a few hundred meters away and the resulting shockwave threw Ian into a newly formed crevasse. Badly bruised, he picked himself off the floor and looked around for a way out.
"I can't seen high enough, if only there was a ladder or some rope in here." He muttered to himself. Starting to search, he bumped into something metal. And it was a large something.
Shrugging to himself, he climbed up to get a better look. He still wasn't high enough to see, but that became the least of his worries. The main support finally collapsed under the intense barrage and the colony began to split apart.
The rushing air propelled him backwards and into a seat of some kind.
"What is this, a one-man lifeboat?" he wondered aloud. Grasping around blindly in the dark, his hands finally came upon several switches which he promptly flicked.
Power was fed into the cockpit, and several systems started up.
"Finally some good news!" he exclaimed.
The hatch in front of him sealed shut and a monitor slid down and sprang to life.
"GAT X-209 G.U.N.D.A.M. Slayer" he read.
His view screens came to life next, showing him the outside world, or what was left of it. The section he was in was floating around, projected from the force of the collapse.
The monitor replaced the readout with the weapons loadout.
"Dual rail guns, hip mounted; "Trikeros Mk. II Offense/Defense Shield system, a beam saber, beam rifle and 6 220mm missiles, all mounted on left arm; shot-lancer mounted on right arm; dual CIWS head Vulcans" as he read off his weapons, a sub-monitor flashed to life with more readings.
"Special features: Phase shift, Mirage Colloid, sensor deflecting armor, and extra high-capacity energy batteries."
Ian was quite amazed at his find. Granted he didn't know exactly how to pilot a mobile suit, but he was determined to learn, if only to seek revenge for his family and friends.
"Alright Slayer, show me what you're capable of." He said starting the main systems and activating the Phase shift. Immediately the Gundam gained a deep black color to its hull, denoting the activation of the Phase shift feature.
Ian managed to get the machine standing upright, then fired the thrusters and left the piece of wreckage. He didn't go far before finding out that whomever had programmed this machine had done a really bad job.
"Aw crap, controls aren't responsive at all. Damn Alliance, can't even create a good operating system for their mobile suits." So he sat in space for over 30 minutes, reprogramming the OS nearly from scratch to suit his needs.
He just finished when his sensors started to beep urgently, alerting him to incoming crafts. Looking up, he swiveled around until he spotted the units. It was one CGUE flanked by two GINNS, one on either side of the commander suit.
He opened a channel to the incoming suits.
"Attention ZAFT suits, I am Ian Temk, new pilot of this suit. May I be of assistance?" he inquired politely.
"Mister Temk, I am Commander Fanel of the Fanel Squadron. Perhaps we may be of assistance to you?" came the immediate reply.
"I just escaped the destruction of Heliopolis, and this suit needs a bit calibrations before its combat ready. Perhaps if you allowed me onboard one of your ships?"
"We would be honored to have you aboard the Prometheus, our flagship. Follow us, we'll keep a steady pace." Replied Fanel.
"Thank you Commander." Ian didn't have much of a choice. If the Naturals found him, they might try to kill him and re-take their Gundam. After all, Coordinators should stick together. He fired the thrusters again and tested the new control system.
"Works much better now, but still needs work. Guess I'll have plenty of time on the Prometheus."
The four mobile suits rendezvoused with the rest of the Fanel squadron. Ian whistled at the display of power before him. The Prometheus was a Nazca II-class prototype high speed destroyer, and escorting the new ship were two Laurasia-class Light Frigates.
Each of the frigates could hold 6 Mobile Suits, GINN, CGUE or otherwise. The Prometheus was rumored to have the capacity to carry 8 suits on its own. The Nazca II-class ships were being tested all over the system, perhaps to replace the aging, yet still effective, light frigates.
"Mister Temk, follow me in if you please. The deck officer will direct you." Transmitted Fanel.
"Thank you Commander. I'm on my way." He managed to dock safely, and once secured he shut down all of the systems. The monitor slid up and locked with a click, and then Ian opened the cockpit hatch. Fresh air and warm light flooded in, reminding Ian of Heliopolis. Stepping out of the cockpit, he drifted slowly down towards the deck.
Commander Fanel and several other people were waiting for him.
"Thank you for having me Commander, I am Ian Temk, formerly of Heliopolis." He introduced himself again.
"It is our honor. I am Commander Steven Fanel; this is Captain Norima Hashagowa and our resident ace, Lieutenant Diane Madu." He pointed at the captain of the Prometheus and a beautiful yet young girl.
"Leah?" he asked.
Authors Notes: Yay! My first chapter of my first fanfic done! Please R & R, I love constructive criticism, but try not to flame please.
Next Chapter: Who is Leah and what does this have to do with Diane? Uh-oh, is that an Alliance fleet?