Disclaimer: I do not own anything Gundam, Armored Core, or Zone of the Enders content related. However I do own my own fictional characters which I created as a part of the story.
AN: Crossover includes Gundam Wing, SEED, and 00 in combination with Armored Core and Zone of the Enders plot elements, characters, or concept.
Prologue: The New World
2159 Old Calendar, during this time the first Solar Energy Tower were constructed. Following shortly after a colonization project of Mars and later Jupiter was launched sending the first pioneers out into space. All was forgotten when the first Solar Energy War occurred over ownership of the first tower. No one knows who fired the first shot, which military was attacked first, but the world knew they needed control of that one tower. In the end the Americans and their Europe and newly formed Orb Union allies emerged as victors. Their victory through Orb's use of Mobile Suits.
2165 Old Calendar, the victors of the war formed the Sphere's Alliance as a second tower finished construction in Europe. Africa joined the Alliance just days of the tower's final days of construction reaping its benefits. In response to this hasty faction the other nations created the Confederate Federation also constructing a Solar Energy Tower of their own. The only country to remain neutral was Australia.
2199 Old Calendar, construction of the PLANT Colonies in Lagrange Five are completed in this year. They introduce a new type of humans. These genetically altered humans came to be known as Coordinators. Almost immediately the PLANT Colonies separated themselves from their Earthling counterparts naming them as Naturals and creating a government of their own in space.
0001 Future Colony, marking 2200 OC as the last year before the new calendar a revelation almost takes place as a broken transmission from Mars is received. There was little hope as to anyone surviving as the transmission was incomprehensible. Due to this the discovery was never publicly announced and the program was long forgotten.
0002 Future Colony, a cold war between the Sphere's Alliance and Confederate Federation breaks out. The global economy plummets as a result of an arms race between the two factions.
0003 Future Colony, the Sphere's Alliance showcases their new Armored Cores. They prove to be heavily armored and capable of carrying a diverse amount of weapons into combat effectively making them the most feared weapons.
0005 Future Colony, special human engineered Kojima Particles as well as the discovery of certain individuals that can manipulate them are discovered. They become known as a Lynx or Next depending on how they are referred. They best any existing Raven when it comes to piloting Armored Cores. This year also introduced the technology of Nexts but due to the Kojima Particle's polluting effects the entire project is quickly dismissed and forgotten.
0007 Future Colony, the Confederate Federation decides to use Mobile Suits rolling out their first prototype publicly. The RX-78-2 codenamed Gundam is unveiled performing with much more maneuverability to the Alliance's hunkered down ACs.
0022 Future Colony, present time, looking back on history mankind has come a long way. Their quick advancements in technology provided for comfort, medicine, longevity, and war. In many ways mankind has been the epitome of great prosperity as well as destruction. With the nations of Earth divided their dreams of reaching the stars have been long but diminished through political strife. Unification of the Earth as a whole is mankind's only hope.
2192 Orbital Lunar Colony
A child no older than the age of seven opened his eyes for the first time like a newborn infant. At first he thought he was at home waking from a long sleep. When he realized his dark chamber wasn't his bed his senses returned to him. Hunger and exhaustion tore through his body. He began to shiver uncontrollably, his breathing became irregular, but worst of all he couldn't move a muscle. Regardless of everything happening to him he didn't feel frightened at all. With little strength he had left he used to focus his ears on muffled voices outside his prison.
"Last stage of defrosting is complete. He's not in a stable state professor."
"Extract him immediately then."
They were the sounds of a motherly voice and a strict fatherly one. Whatever was happening to his body didn't bother the boy at all. He felt content curled up as he was, shivering and starving. It was as if he had been through this before but this time given a second chance to live through it again. Try as he could though he couldn't seem to remember anything from before he awoke.
"Professor his heart rate, it's spiking," a shuffling of papers followed the female's concern. "At this rate he's not going to make it.
"Get him out of there then!" the strict voice shouted
A blaring metallic click strained the boy's ears. As blinding light poured into the dank chamber he felt a pair of soft hands lift him from beneath his arms. His eyes shut almost automatically from being unable to adjust to the lights. It was as if a door to the new door was opened for him.
He felt an uncomfortable icy chill as he was moved from his chamber to a bed. The sound of rolling wheels and erratic talking filled his ears as more people had entered the room. He didn't try to move or make a sound remaining motionless as his captors took him to a different room.
"Are you sure about this?" the woman staring lifelessly at the empty chamber.
"Temporary setback my dear, only temporary." the old man replied with up most confidence.
0022 FC, Orbital Lunar Colony, Observation Room
A lean hand touched the surface of a glass window overlooking Earth. The person covered the Earth with their palm as their reflection stared back at them. He had white hair reaching down to tips of his eyelids, dark brown eyes, and a fair complexion showing traits of a human being in this future. Yet underneath his appearance he knew he was something more, something that shouldn't exist.
As he stared off into the distant stars of space he noticed two familiar figures in the window's reflection, an elder man in a wheelchair and a younger woman who seemed to be his caretaker. He sighed realizing the time had come.
"Having fun?" asked the elder man in the wheelchair.
"Not in the least," he replied emotionless, "what did you have to talk about?"
"The future, the past, the present. You may look young on the outside but in reality you're even older then I am. No matter what though you are still what you look like."
"We've already been through this lecture."
He turned around to face his mentor and the woman from that time standing behind his wheelchair. She was at the perfection of her beauty. Regardless she was too old for him or rather too young if he wanted to calculate in the years of his cryogenic sleep.
"Inside this folder contains all the documents you'll need," the old man said holding up a black folder, "I don't have much time left no matter how much I wanted to see this through."
"This so called 'plan,'" Riku paused for a moment before continuing, "is supposed to be spear headed by me? What about Miss Noriega? She's more then capable of carrying this heavy burden out with the help of Veda."
"You know as well as I do Veda is just a very complex AI construct," the old man snapped, "Veda can be tampered with. It's not as secure as you think. The Innovedo are not as trustworthy as they may seem and the colonies on Mars and Jupiter have been quiet ever since their colonization, Earth has heard nothing of them."
"I'm well aware of all this. What difference does this make to you or me? Earth has never been a home to either of us."
With that he turned to face the glass window again only to find it facing the dark side of the moon.
"I understand your anger. The PLANT Colonies abandoned you, Earth abandoned you, as for the colonies of Mars and Jupiter you've never been there. You're the only one who has the ability to do this."
"What of the Mars and Jupiter colonies? They can destroy the Earth and PLANT for all I care."
"Whether it was a choice or not, Riku Hikari, you're the one that will be carrying this on your shoulders and your shoulders only. You're the only one that can do this."
After a moment of silence Riku replied, "Fine, I'll do it. This will repay the debt thirty years ago. Only on the condition I work alone."
"Fair enough."
Sumeragi Noriega, who remained quiet the entire conversation, opened her mouth to say something but her thoughts escaped her. A feeling of doubt clouded her senses as she could only wonder why the old doctor chose him over Celestial Being. Without saying a word she wheeled the old man out of the observation room shutting the door behind her.
Riku sighed continuing to stare at the moon. Thoughts of what was to come loomed over him.