Disclaimer: I dont own the characters of Mobile suits of either the Gundam Seed or Universal Century era (basically original Gundam)
However I do own Sakon Date, his Masamune and Dokuganryu mobile suits and Alex Leonard and his comet Gundam and other OC characters that appear
People might have to read my Gundam Seed Story Purpose to understand this one, this fic revolves around another conflict and how Sakon interacts with the key figures of that conflict as a mercenary
Gundam Purpose: The One eyed Dragon
Chapter 1: The other conflict
Cosmic Era year 71, after the tragedy known as the Junius Seven incident the Plants and the Earth Alliance declared all out war. I've seen something like this before, one country gets attacked, they blame another and counterattack, and then that country that's attacked declares itself in the right. Coordinators and Naturals; that is the divided front of this war. Blue Cosmos claims that the very existence of coordinators is against what nature intended, but even now I know that they're going through their own genetic experiments in order to come up with ways to beat coordinators. ZAFT uses propaganda, naming coordinators the next step in evolution and calling the naturals savages, when coordinators are being just as savage as Naturals in this conflict.
The nations of Earth, or at least the nations that can actually contribute to a war have united. Orb and a few other countries put up a neutral front. "We will not attack another nation, nor will we allow ourselves to be attacked by another nation, and we will not intervene in the conflicts of other Nations". Quite a lot of nations isn't there. That's Orb, or rather the "lions" motto. The Lion didn't keep an eye on his home turf, because Orb already has intervened. I think it was the Sahaku's who contributed to the EA's G-Project. Strike, Aegis, Duel, Buster, Blitz and the Massacre, all units designed for the Earth Alliance by Morgenroute. However Orb created its own mobile suits, the Astray Frames and the Defender of Orb. But the Defender was renamed the Purpose and "Stolen" by a Natural teenager named Gekido Jaeger. I've heard quite a bit about his exploits and I must say I'm impressed.
But the Bloody Valentine war isn't the only conflict in the Universe. There's another war being fought on Jupiter. The Colonies in that region are now at each other's throats. A man named Sorodan Ghinham originally ruled Jupiter. But after he was assassinated his two most loyal retainers both started pointing fingers and declaring themselves the inheritors of Sorodan's will. Haman Karn was Sorodan's top mobile suit pilot, as well as the caretaker of his daughter, who went missing before Sorodan's assassination. Paptimus Scirocco was believed to be Sorodan's closest friend, as well as the admiral of Jupiter's former defence fleet. However both retainers now intend to rule, Karn through her charisma and promise of resurrecting Sorodan's vision of a united Jupiter.
Her dream was not only to find Sorodan's daughter, but also to unite Naturals and coordinators on Jupiter in order to move them into the space colonies, she believes that by doing this the citizens of Jupiter will awaken as true New types. Paptimus however believes in a new order, achieved through cooperation with ZAFT, as well as the true "next step in evolution" being achieved. He believed that all of humanity, both Natural and Coordinator should awaken as Newtypes, he believes that by awakening Newtype abilities through science, humanity as a whole will achieve enough wisdom and understanding to no longer desire war. A bit of a farfetched idea, but he's surprisingly charismatic, his military forces already outnumber Haman's.
Why am I talking about this? Well it could be one, to establish the fact that humanity managed to get further than the moon and two, to give you an understanding that the EA and ZAFT's war isn't the only one being fought. The Name's Sakon Date, I'm a freelance mercenary and test pilot for Orb. My personal mobile suits are the Masamune and the Dokuganryu. Both are mobile suits of speed equipped with my personal rail rifle. Orb is sending me into space, to Jupiter in order to observe the Jupiter conflict as well as find out which side would benefit Orb more after they win. After drawing my own conclusion, I'll earn myself some money the way a mercenary does. I'm not officially with the Orb military and Morgenroute didn't build my Dokuganryu so they can't blame Orb when I choose to intervene. My objective isn't to end this conflict, just get a ton of cash and a load of job satisfaction. The Satisfaction of course being from seeing the planet, seeing how these Newtypes fight, and of course kicking ass and taking names.
The Area of Jupiter, just Three weeks before the Archangel would go to Orb for the second time. Numerous ships flew around a space colony just outside Jupiter's orbit. The colony was completely different from the Plants, considering the different designers. But the inside was typically just like Earth. The colony was referred to as M-21, one of numerous colonies set up through Sorodan's old empire. Civilians walked through the city, which made up one third of the colony. The rest consisted of several military bases, including a supply storage facility. This particular colony was occupied by Axis, the military led by Haman Karn. Though their presence was frightening, the civilians gave Axis their full support and faith. Outside the colony, two battleships known as Musai's defended the area while seven yellow mobile suits loaded supply crates from the colony onto the ships. The mobile suits were known as Methuss's, weak mobile suits that weren't really suited for frontline combat.
"Reccoa Londe!" A Methuss pilot said over his radio as he loaded a crate of rations onto the Musai.
"That Titans pilot, Nah, she's a little too old for my taste, I'd prefer Roux Louka, she's my age, she's hot and best of all we're on the same side" Said another.
"Hey, what are two guys talking about?" A young, 15 year old Methuss pilot said, flying over to the two mobile suits.
"We're talking about our "cant-haves", who's the one woman you'd love to get in the sack but know you cant" Said one of the Methuss pilots.
"Let's see, Lacus Clyne!"
"From over in the plants, cute kid but if you really want a good time you go for someone with experience"
"I've got a good one, but I might be accused of treason for it" A Fourth Methuss pilot said.
The Fifth Methuss pilot shook her head, knowing exactly what this ones "cant have" was.
"Lady Karn!" The Pilot said.
"Oh yeah, she's got experience and she knows how to lead, not to mention those looks of hers"
"The best things of a woman rolled up into one, Haman Karn wins the hottest babe in Jupiter contest" The Captain of one of the Musai's said, causing his crew to cheer.
"All right, cut it out you guys, we've got work to do" The Forty year old Commander of the Methuss team said.
The group carried on their work, loading the ammunition onto the ships and in return, giving the colony the gifts that Haman promised them. Rick Momento, the 15-year-old pilot of one of the Methuss's whistled Lacus's famous song as he did his work at a slower pace than everyone else. He had to agree with the older pilots, Lady Haman truly did outweigh the other Jupiter women in terms of beauty, but Lacus Clyne was beautiful as well, not only in looks but her voice as well. Rick set down a crate of newspapers at the colony spaceport then slowly flew back towards the ship. However he stopped in mid flight, his eyes drawn to a flash of red in the distance of space.
"Rick, what the hell do you think your doing, get back to work now!" The Commander ordered.
"Yes sir, sorry my mind was…"
Suddenly, a single yellow particle beam flew out of space, piercing the commander's cockpit. The other mobile suit pilots gasped in shock while Rick was speechless as the commanders Methuss blew up, knocking him backwards. Three mobile suits flew out of the darkness of space. They were mainly purple colours, with single red eyes similar to the GINN's of ZAFT. Though they were small and just as odd shaped as the Methuss's, the Titan's Byalant's were far superior to the Methuss. They fired the particle cannons on their arms, forcing the Methuss team to manoeuvre, though at a pathetic speed as one was cut in half by one of the beams.
"All right team, you two deal with those Musai ships, I'll deal with the mobile suits" The Byalant team commander said.
The Titan pilots nodded their heads; they typically wore pitch-black flight suits with blue face visors. One of the Byalant's ignited its twin beam sabres, stabbing it into the cockpit of one of the Methuss's. The other two Byalant's flew at the Musai's, dodging the hail of missiles they fired. One of them fired its particle cannon, destroying one of the Musai's cannons. The other then ignited its beam sabres, slashing the side of the other ship. Explosions consumed the corridors of one of the Musai's, killing countless crewmembers. Rick watched in horror as the Byalant sliced another one of his comrades in half, then not even a second later shot another one in the chest. He tried to arm his beam pistol, but his hand wouldn't even move to the activation switch.
"Too easy, the colony will be ours in no time" The Byalant commander said, before raising his eyebrows as his radar alerted him of a new enemy.
They flew out of space, in the direction of where a Gwaban class carrier had been flying. The Commander widened his eyes at the sight of three dull grey jets. But then they transformed, one separated its wings and body, revealing what looked like a pair of legs, the jet's wings now looking like the skirt armour of a mobile suit. Then the other two jets folded and transformed to create the limbs, head and core of a mobile suit. The parts linked together and one of the arms pulled off its nosecone, using it as a shield while the other took the beam rifle. Suddenly, a Gundam head popped out of the core, it's eye glowing yellow as its armour changed into a white colour, it's V fin, wrists and the sides of its feet taking on a blue colour. The Gundam was of a simple design, no flight pack or optional armaments besides its beam rifle and the grenade launchers and machine gun in its shield.
"They send out a single mobile suit for support" The Commander said, igniting his sabres and flying at the Gundam.
The Gundam flew to the right, easily dodging the Byalant's swipe. It slammed its foot into the machines head, knocking it back. Then the pilot targeted the Byalant's cockpit. But the Byalant moved to the right, dodging the Gundam's beam.
"BYALANT TEAM TO ME!!" The Commander yelled as the Gundam flew at him.
"For a single mobile suit?" One of the pilots asked.
"Don't underestimate him!" The Commander said as he and his teammates formed up.
They ignited their beam sabres, flying at the Gundam. The Gundam blocked a swipe, then ducked underneath another. It its head mounted beam Vulcan's, forcing one of the Bylant's to fly backwards. The Gundam the smacked one of the Byalant's with its shield before drawing a beam sabre from its back. With one swing of it's sabre, the Gundam cut one of the Byalants in half. The two remaining Byalants flew at the Gundam, slashing at it with their sabres. But the Gundam flipped backwards, launching a grenade from its shield. The grenade slammed into the chest of the second Byalant, blowing up the cockpit.
"Shit, what the hell is with this pilot, how can he be so good?" The Commander wondered as he fired his particle cannon at the Gundam. "No way, he's a Newtype!" The Commander said as the Gundam drew its rifle.
With one shot, the Gundam tore through the Byalant's chest, killing the pilot. Rick looked at the white Gundam with pure shock on his face. The young boy had never been in actually combat before, but now he bore witness to the might of a Gundam. It was a prototype model piloted by a new type teen. Alex Leonard looked over the battlefield, practically glaring at the lights from the nearby battle between the Titans second fleet and Axis's D squadron.
'A good test flight for the Gundam comet, Lady Karn will be pleased…wait a minute, what's this pressure I'm feeling?' Alex thought, rubbing his head slightly as he felt a strong mind standing motionless on the edge of the battle.
Out of curiosity and a need to scout out a potential threat, Alex flew off, leaving the ship he had flown from behind. He flew through the battlefield, paying no attention to the Gaza D's and Marasai's fighting around him.
'This feeling in my head…who could generate such pressure?' Alex wondered as he approached the source of his pain.
It floated outside the battle, watching the fighting with its single red glowing eye. The machines arms and legs were thinner and longer than any mobile suit that Alex had ever seen. It carried a massive rail rifle on its hip; its shoulders were covered in samurai style padding as well as its waits. The machines arms had two propeller style blades. Its flight pack consisted of six metallic wings, a large pair near its shoulders and a smaller pair at its waist. The armour of the machine was a black and silver colour while its head had a single red left eye, two horn like spikes sticking out of the back of its head and a small crescent moon symbol on its forehead.
"You, identify yourself now" Alex demanded.
The machines pilot remained silent, merely looking at the Gundam standing in front of him.
"Hmmm, you're a raw pilot aren't you?" The Pilot asked across the radio.
"I'm no rookie, and my name is Alex Leonard, pilot of the Comet Gundam and member of Lady Haman Karn's Newtype corps"
"Huh, that's a lot to remember, don't mind me Mr Comet I'm just observing, gotta know both my potential enemies and allies"
Alex grinded his teeth together, not only at this mans insolence, but also his occupation.
"Mercenary scum…I'LL KILL YOU BEFORE YOU BECOME A THREAT!!" Alex yelled, targeting the mobile suit with his rifle.
He fired a beam at the mobile suit, which easily dodged the blast with a simple tilt of its head. A grin crossed the face of the scarred mobile suit pilot. Sakon Date knew he had found the perfect person to show off his strength to. He grabbed his rail rifle and awaited another attack from the Comet Gundam.
"I didn't want to fight today, but now you've put me in the mood" Sakon grinned.
Alex growled before he drew his beam sabre and flew at the Dokuganryu. He slashed wildly at the machine, which easily dodged the strikes. Sakon flew around the Comet, dodging every swing of its sabre. The Comet Gundam fired its rifle, but Alex faced much shook as the machine blocked the beams by spinning the plasma rods on its wrists. Sakon flew at the Gundam, kicking it across the head. Then, Sakon span around, slamming his knee into the machines chest. Alex yelled as he fired his beam Vulcan's, cursing as Sakon once again span his plasma rods to block the beams. Sakon raised his rail rifle, aiming it at the Gundam's head. Alex swung his sabre at the Dokuganryu, which span to the side, aiming its rifle at the Gundam's head.
'Impossible, he couldn't have possibly beaten my Newtype senses, he was supposed to swerve to the left and be caught by my grenade launcher' Alex thought, shocked that his strategy had failed.
"Now, how about you leave me alone and I wont do something I'd rather not do" Sakon said.
Alex grinded his teeth together, growling as he began to use his full Newtype abilities. A blue aura emanated from the Gundam and Sakon raised his eyebrows curiously, feeling some kind of pressure in his head. Alex rushed forward, slashing at Sakon with his sabre. The pilot of the one eyed dragon merely sighed as he drew the sonic blade on his machines arm. A red aura covered the blade at it span and vibrated at an incredible rate. With one swing of his blade, Sakon sliced off the Gundam's sabre arm, and then kicked it across the head, knocking it into the battle. Inside one of the Titan ships, a man wearing a white military uniform curiously looked out into space.
"This pressure…interesting" Paptimus Scirocco said as he traced a finger across his chin.
Sakon merely smirked as he left Alex behind him, flying away from the battle.
"Lord Uzumi will be happy to know that these guys wont have any effect on Orb, he'll be less happy to know I'll be staying for a week or so…time to send out some flyers and see who hires me first, the charismatic and wise Paptimus or the beautiful and passionate Haman…damn this war's going to be exciting" Sakon said with a grin as he flew away from the battle.
Chapter 2: Sarah Zabiarov and Reccoa Londe
Sakon: Hope everybody enjoyed the first chapter, next time I'll be working with two chicks and I'll meet that Newtype guy again…Paptimus sounds like a god from Sarah's view, but for some strange reason I feel like I cant trust him
Please read and review, for fans of my Gundam Seed Purpose fic, this one is directly connected to that story, it explains some things about Sakon while some of the characters that appear here will appear in the Gundam Seed Purpose sequal.