LN: Well simply speaking this is a rewrite of the first chapter after I began working on my third, why you ask? Two rather simple reasons. Firstly because this chapter sucks, for those of you who don't think so, sweet...for those of you who do, this is why I'm repenting. Not to mention I just needed some time off from the third chapter, but hey that just doesn't sound as good. Anyways here we go, the first chapter of the The Tale in Between.
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The Tale in Between
Those with SEED
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Kira gazed from his rocking chair up into the sky, the stars, a place where he had once lived for a good portion of his life.
He had built the chair himself, not the most impressive piece of art considering it came from the hands of the ultimate coordinator.
Well...maybe all I'm good for is war...and now that it's over, what's there left for me really?
The world seemed somewhat dull to him now...everything slowed down in terms of pace following short in comparison to the battles he had. The emotional disputes, the pain, the sadness but never the less, the happiness when he realized that his efforts made sure that his friends could live, even if it was only one day longer, even if he would have to kill to do it again.
Kira got up from his chair, he would go for a walk to the beach, if he had to be honest, there really wasn't much else to do.
From behind him, he could hear the soft voice of Lacus, singing to the children to put them to sleep, it seemed that they had managed to pull a fast one on her and stayed up late after all.
She would be out there to join him soon, no doubt to share a walk with him. It seemed sometimes strange to him, why he was attracted to her and her to him. If it was love, Kira denied it, as far as he could tell there was nothing quite like love between the two of them. He could feel how Cagalli and Athrun felt for each other, and he could tell that something like that was love, but him and Lacus?
Maybe he would ask her one of these days, but before that, he supposed he had to find out for himself first.
"A night stroll again Kira?" Lacus smiled gently, there was something beyond captivating within that smile...kindness.
"Do I ask you the same question a lot?"
Lacus seemed slightly curious at the sudden question Kira placed on her, "Always, you're always wondering why, why you're alive, what it was that you did, and above all, whether it was right. Right?"
Kira stood up, his eyes now turned towards the ocean view ahead of him.
"How do I find the answer? I want to know, beyond anything Lacus, maybe even beyond staying here, and beyond the peace."
"You do want it Kira, more so than anything else. I know you well enough."
Lacus picked up an envelope from a wooden mailbox nailed beside the door of the house.
"I have in my hands a request Kira," Her voice turned stern, she lost the smile, and sometimes Kira had to admit, he feared her, who she was, or even what she was. "This letter will certainly not answer your question, but it may bring you to a place that might."
Lacus twirled and danced to the moonlight a bit as Kira watched her, he could hear a slow hum comming from her mouth, Lacus had probably managed to come up with a new song, maybe she would share it with him when he managed to start paying attention to living.
Her eyes seemed slightly dabbed with mist as traces of water were on her cheeks, "Even if it brings you sorrow again Kira, would you truly desire your answer?"
For a moment Kira hesitated, he could see that whatever was in the letter, it pained Lacus, and she was sure that it would do the same, if not more to him.
Kira clasped his hands over hers as he felt the warmth and kindness spread through him, maybe he did love Lacus after all, even if not so, he was now quite certain that she at least felt greater affection towards him than just friendship. He wasn't quite sure why, but it gave him some comfort knowing that.
"If I must live in peace unable to know the truth, unable to be happy because of something that may seem so ridiculous, than I would rather face the sorrow of the battlefield once more in order to find out, just why it is that I still live, and what it means to continue living."
Lacus smiled kindly and handed him the letter, "Remember Kira, the battlefield does not bring sorrow to only yourself, I hope you can remember that no matter what may happen." Lacus streaked down blending in with the moonlight as she continued her stroll by herself, Lacus Clyne is incredible, for not the first time in his life, he felt the same way, and he felt grateful that he had met her.
Kira slowly tore the envelope open, inside was an old fashion letter, hand-written even, which surprised him, for a letter with no mailing/return addresse, whoever sent it was rather bold if he didn't want his identity known.
Lt. Yamato, or should you prefer, Kira:
I will
not stray from the point, as this letter does not allow me the freedom
to do so. Lt. Yamato, I have obtained from various sources that
you have spent the past 6 months after the war isolated in an island
off the coasts of ORB. Due to your isolation, I would believe that you
are no longer quite knowledgable about the politics of the current
world.
Very simply speaking, the situation on Earth is rather restless, unlike
PLANT, the many factors on Earth have never been quite able to be well
united, as such there are nations right now who are beginning to become
restless due to being stirred by other comflicting nations and the lack
of ability of the Atlantic Federation to act upon it.
This is where you are needed, the current nation of Palevillia is a
country with numerous problems, sources have indicated that there could
very well be an uprising against the Atlantic Federation coming to
fruitation in that country, basically I am asking you to stop it.
Regardless of the fact that I said this letter allows me little Freedom to discuss off-track matters, I believe I must adresse why I have asked for your assistance and how I am to persuade you.
You are a
member of the nation of ORB, the only independent country which is
powerful enough to uphold that status. As such your country can provide
you with a significant amount of power that you will need, and I
believe much may be needed. And because you are Kira Yamato, you are
under no restrictions with ORB, thus military procedures allowing me to
borrow ORB soldiers would be able to be overseen, as I currently cannot
reveal myself.
As for how I am to persuade you, well that is rather easy. I have been
in wars, far more than you yourself, although I can't say that it is
more epical than what you have experienced, but when I say that i know
what you are going through, I mean it. As such I believe from your
isolation in ORB that you are searching for something, something I
believe you can only find on the battlefield, that is why I asked you
Lt. Yamato.
Ultimately of course, the decision is still yours.
Yours Truly, Major Otamay
"Well Kira?" Kira lifted his head to see Lacus coming back from her walk, it seems he had been more absorbed in his letter than he thought.
"I feel like I'm piece being used in the game, and that you're one of the players Lacus."
"If that were true, then checkmate is still far away in this game."
"No one can see the whole game completely."
"But we always guess anyways, and sometimes we guess right."
"While other times we guess wrong."
Lacus turned her back to Kira and started trotting back into the house, "And it all depends on what the stakes are, doesnt it?"
-----------------------------------------------"How far complete is it?"
"Give it another 3 weeks or so, it'll be done by then."
The first voice sighed, the construction period was almost over, they could soon fulfill their dreams. He took out a picture from his pocket, it had been slightly crumppled but he seemed to treasure it quite dearly.
"Your daughter?"
The first voice looked at the second voice, "Yeah, it was the last picture I took of her before Jachin Due, not many survived like me."
"But those who did are said to be the best huh?"
"Of course, and among the best are the ones the Gundam Pilots."
"Gundam? I thought that name wasn't official."
"It's not, but for those of us who experienced their power in the war, we refused to call it anything else, nothing else was enough."
"Well, can't say I ever experienced all that, but they say the strongest one of them was Freedom, that stolen suit."
"It was beyond legendary...but now, even if it does show up, we'll crush it, for our revolution. For revenge."
"Well, nothing so big grand scheme and morale for me, I just wanna see this baby start up."
The second voice looked up towards the mobile suit that he had been adjusting while chatting. A black mobile suit, it was a standard size, probably designed with mobility in mind. In a sense, the technician believed that the suit resembled very much GATX-103. Yet that was only on the surface, its capabilities varied intensely from the Buster, mainly because it was based on mobility, the suit would have a nice beam cannon of course, but without it, he doubted that anything present could really match its speed. He had seen portions of the specs on Freedom, he had to say that despite him being proud and all, it wasn't better than the freedom, but it sure wasn't any worse.
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Walking inside Morganraete brought strange memories to Kira, the astray units piled in from production line were put in their independent hangars and a few dozen engineers roamed around doing routined checks and tune-ups.
Kira walked directly into Ramius' office and bowed down before she had to chance to see who had entered.
"I need to borrow a mobile suit."
"K..Kira-kun?"
"Kira, theres no need Lacus has already come by to me."
Kira looked up at Ramius, somewhat astonished, Lacus seemed quite capable of reading his mind.
Ramius sipped on her coffee (Bartdfield Breed), as she continued, "I've arranged for you to use the Murasume, its the newest model that ORB has developed and seems ideale if you're going by yourself, unfortunately Lacus couldn't tell me what you need it for and from your expression I don't think you will either."
"Gomen, I..."
"Quite alright Kira-kun, I own you more than just this favour anyways. It's been slightly adjusted from the standard Murasume we plan to mass produce, all I ask is that you try to bring it back in one piece and see what kind of data specs you can keep intact and bring back."
"Thank you captain."
Ramius got up and poured herself another cup of coffee and offered it to Kira this time, "drink it, and stop calling me captain."
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LN:So what do you think for the first chapter? Trust me when I say that it'll get more epical and stuff. The first chapter is basically just an introduction to the ideas of everything, I plan on playing a lot more with this...given time that is.
LN: O and uhhh, as just about every author says, Read and Review.
