Cross Saga
NeutralZero
NB
This is basically a cross over between series, I technically didn't own the characters that will be used but I do own the story (with the exemption of the part that was taken from the series). This is my first so if there are errors please bear with me for the meantime, enjoy…
Prologue:
August 18, 0275 U.C
In the deepest parts of Mount Kilimanjaro, Dr. Michael Zulander, a leading scientist and researcher in cloning and Quantum Physics uses the old military facility in order to clone or revive the Axis leader Haman Karn that died during the first Neo-Zeon war.
"Doctor!" a researcher called out. "The Federation found out that you are conducting strange experiments here and are planning to raid the place."
"…"
"Doctor Zulander, didn't you hear me?" the researcher scolds in frustration. "We need to get out of here right now!"
"…"
The doctor remained silent for 3/4th beat. He continue observing the cylindrical vessel with a silhouette of a naked woman in pink, ignoring the researchers plea.
"Doctor!"
Micheal looked at him for a second then returned his gazed at the container. "I'm not that old," he said calmly. He stretch his hands and push a seemingly botton that made the container to sink from the ground. "I can hear you loud and clear."
"It's a good thing you understand, doctor," the researcher sighted. "You're our only last hope if we want to rebult the Zeon Empire."
"There's no chance they will discover her underneath that," Michael snickered. "Let's go now," he walked right pass the researcher into a nearby book shelf. "What's the matter?" he take a book out of the shelf that reveals a hidden passage.
"Doctor,"
"What?"
"Are you sure it's okay to leave her at that condition?"
"She'll be fine for a month or two," Michael said. "By then… she'll be awaken."
"That's something that's need celebrating, doctor," the researcher said excitedly. "After some years of hiding…"
"There's no point in counting your chicks before it hatch," said Michael sharply. "We're at a critical stage."
As Zulander and the researcher escape on a hidden path that lead them in the forest west of the mountain, five mobile suit are seen flying pass them.
"We're here," a pilot said. He scans the vicinity and signal his companion behind him. "This used to be a military facility, be on your guards for anything that will happen."
Little by little, the group of mobile suit enters the old run down base with caution.
"Let's go now," Zulander said. He took an ornamented watch from his left pocket and grin. "We have more important things to settle. He-he."
NB The prologue takes place years after the end of the Mobile Suit Gundam V series with Haman being mention.
Chapter one
Martian Successor Yamato
February 11, C.E. 78; 12: 38 A.M
At the Mendel colony, after doing some round of patrol, Kira, Shinn and Luna heads back to the Eternal.
"Damn it!" Shinn scream in frustration. His face appears on Kira's center left corner of his monitor while Luna appears on the other side. "Who's the big idiot that-"
"Shinn!" Luna warned.
"We can't do anything about it," Kira said calmly."Even if it's wrong information…" He noticed a seam on his left monitor. "Shinn, Luna you go ahead, tell Captain Waltfeld that I'll be late for a few minutes." He then changes direction to the seemingly void sounded by pile of debris.
"Wait Kira!" Luna yelled. She quickly turn her gaze into Shinn's unit. "What now, Shinn?"
"Contact the Eternal, I'll go after him," Shinn ordered.
Three minutes had passed and Shinn is about 21 meters away from him. "Kiraaaa!" He yelled. His eyes widen and his complexion pales for Kira's unit suddenly vanish from sight and radar. "K-Kira!" He looked at the monitor then back to the radar to ensure that he was not reaming then quickly dashed towards t his former location to see if any trace was left but to no avil. Even a spec of microbes from his unit is nowhere in sight… Kira Yamato just disappears, completely.
February 11, 2201, 12:46 A.M
"Prepare the Gravity cannon," a girl with platinum colored hair commanded.
"Preparing Gravity cannon," Hari Makibi said. "Lock on target… Gravity cannon will be full operational in 3… 2… 1…"
"Ruri-ruri, an unidentified object appear in the line of fire," said by a beautiful but ditzy vice-captain Yukika Tenkawa.
The enemies are starting to engage the unknown unit," Saburota said. "I repeat the enemies are starting to attack the unknown unit."
"So he's not our enemy then," Yurika said. "Thank goodness" she gasp for about 3 seconds. "That's a relief."
"Hari, I want you to contact the unknown unit at once,"
"Roger that,"
Ruri stand firm and looked at the monitor. "This is Ruri Hoshino, Captain of the Nadesico C," she said calmly. "You pilot of the unknown unit, identify yourself or we will be forced to shoot you down along with them."
"Ruri, that's mean!" Yurika commented. "That's definitely not one of our enemies."
Seconds later, Kira's figure appear in their large monitor. "This is Kira Yamato, Commander of the ZAFT spaceship Eternal," Kira introduced. "I don't know the situation but allow me to help you."
"See! I told you he's not one of our enemy," Yurika exclaim.
"There's no need to," Ruri replied. "They are our enemies and you will just get in the way."
"Meanie!" Yurika whispered.
"…" Ruri take a quick glance at her then back at Kira. "I repeat get out of here right now."
Even though Kira tries to distanced himself from the battlefield, half of the Martians attacked him while the others attacked the vessel. "I'm sorry," he whispered. He take a quick glance at the Nadesico and uses the Freedom's trump card, the full burst mode.
"Baka bakka," Ruri whispers, Yurika head her and giggle softly.
BOOM
Multiple explosions came after. The enemy on the line of fire was completely obliterated while Kira's target were heavily damage.
"Awesome!" bellowed Ryoko who's watching the fight inside the bridge.
"Too bad he missed," Saburota added.
"He did it on purpose," Ruri and Yurika said in unison.
"He purposely didn't aim at the main body." Ruri said. "Ryoko, your Aestivalis?"
"It just runs out of ammo," Ryoko answered. "So… shall I escort him here?"
"Please do," Ruri replies. The moment Ryoko left the bridge, she return to her sit and focuses on the image shown in the monitor, on Kira's unit. An unknown unit that suddenly appears from nowhere… it can only be… she contemplates.
Few minutes after, Ryoko escorted Kira inside the Nadesico's hanger. As he descend, he can feel that all eyes were focused n him and his unit. Unlike his mobile suit, the Aestivalis are a lot smaller in frame. "Please wait while I…" Ryoko said nervously. I guess there's no way calling them since they're already here." She steps aside to give Ruri, Yurika and Saburota way.
SLAP
The moment Ruri came face to face wit him, this is what she do. She strongly slap Kira's right cheek. "I gave you orders not to engage on the enemy."
Kira touch his not that swelling right cheek and remembers the time where he encounters his sister, Cagalli at the desert. "…I know," Kira said calmly. His shock expression earlier was nowhere in sight. "I'm sorry for not listening."
"Is this a regular occurrence?" Yurika whispers to Saburota.
"No, I think this is the first time I see her show something like this," Saburota replied in amazement.
"Follow me," Ruri said like nothing happen. She turn her back at Kira and lead the way.
For reasons unknown even for Yurika and Saburota, Ruri brought Kira to the bridge. She gave a crew a signal and an image of the previews encounter flash in the screen. "Knowing that you suddenly appears from nowhere means that you are capable of Boson Jumping, am I correct?" Ruri said. Putting an emphasis on the first you part with a dead serious tone.
"Pardon, but I didn't get you," Kira said. "What do you mean by that?" His eyes wanders from the screen into Ruri's emotionless face in which he noticed that she let out a small sigh.
"I see…" Ruri said. Even with out facial expression to show, Kira can tell that she was rather sad even if it's just his intuition.
"Can I ask you one thing?" Kira said, trying to divert the focus of discussion.
"Yes?"
"Just where am I?" He said. He looked at the space outside the window and to the crew and system of the bridge. "Last thing I know is that we're doing some patrol at the Mendel colony and now this."
"What do you mean? Mendel colony?" Ruri asked. The moment their eyes met, for some reason she quickly evaded them and a trace of pink can be seen rising from her cheek.
After ¾ of silence "Actually…" Kira unexpectedly said, breaking the silence. He explains to them his brief side of the story."
"You're gloves," Ruri said.
"Huh?"
"Take them out and show it to me,"
"Oh! I get it!" Yurika exclaim. All eyes where suddenly trust into her with the exception on Hari, Ruri and Kira.
Kira took his right gloves with out further question and show it to her. "Ah-uhm… here"
"Grrrr…" Hari growls as Kira showed Ruri his hands.
"Relax lover boy," Saburota snickered.
"I believe you," Ruri said. "The proof that there's nothing in your hands justify your story." She tilted her head and added to answer Kira's questioning look but this just confused him more.
"Let me explain it to you," Yurika volunteered. She then told him their or more likely her confusing side of their story.
February 21 C.E. 78; 10:24 A.M
It's already been ten days after Kira's disappearance and now the Eternal is on its way back (in Shinn's protest) after giving up Kira's search.
flashback
"Captain, the Destiny's here-?" Alice said.
"What's the matter?" Waltfeld asked.
"It's on his way but I can't seem to see the Freedom anywhere," Alice responds.
Moments after, Waltfeld along with Dacosta and Luna confronts him. After a series of argumentation a few crew are now dragging Shinn away from his unit. "I'm telling you…" Shinn cried. "He just disappears just like that Believe me!"
"Shinn!" Luna exclaim. She runs toward him who's now on all four weeping in the ground. "No one said that they didn't believe you… it's just that…" as he cradle his head with her arms, tears slowly fell from her eyes.
"Dacosta!" Waltfeld called out.
"Yes!"
"Run some system check of the Destny," His voice is dark and gloomy. "Do it on the double!"
"Y-yes Captain, on the double,"
end flashback
February 21 2201; 8:30 A.M
Inside the Nadesico C, "Kira, the captain wishes to see you," Hari said enthusiastically. He pushed a button on his left making the door open and proceed. He scan the surrounding first and then focus his sight to the man standing a few meters from him. Eager to try your outfit huh? So how do you like it?"
Kira in his new military uniform look at Hari and smile. "It fits perfectly fine." He took his ring necklace; the one Lacus gave him before along time ago and put it around his neck. "Okay I'm ready to go."
February 21 C.E 78; 12:33 N.N
The Eternal finally arrive at the Plants while restraining Shinn on his quarters. Captain Waltfeld and Luna then proceed to report all the events starting from the patrol and to the disappearance of Kira to the head of the plants supreme council, Kira's girlfriend Lacus Clyne.
"So that's why it took you so long to return," Lacus said calmly. She after hearing the deliberation and seen the record of his disappearance that was caught on the Destiny can be seen quivering. "N-not even a piece of Freedom…"
"But there's no sign or anything that his unit blow up," Luna defensively said. "Here…" She steps forward and hand her the disk. "It contains the whole documented progress in our search." gasp "I'm sorry… it's just that… it's just that…" Tear droplets starts to appear at her eyes.
"You don't need to," Lacus said, wiping the tears on Luna's eye. "I believe in you… keep it for…" it is now Lacus' turn to cry. "M-my heart can't hold it any longer if I am to see this…" She clings on to Luna's shoulders and wept.
Andrew Waltfeld who was bare witness of this drama lowers his head. "If you'll excuse me," He said in a low voice. He took a final glance at them then leave the room.
"Show it to me," Yzak who was waiting leaning on the wall at the left side of the door suddenly said as soon as Waltfeld's figure is shown. "Show it to me!" He repeats. He's eyes was totally focus at the ground as he deliver a seemingly treat.
"…" after a 2/5 silence, Andrew Waltfeld breath a sign of relief or sort, tilted his head forward and continue. "Follow me then" His jerky voice seemed forceful.
"Shiho!" Yzak called out. "We're leaving…"
Shiho who was a feet away from Yzak lifted his gaze into him. "Yes Commander Joule," she said in an enthusiastic voice.
February 21, 2201; 11:45 A.M
At the captain's office; "I'm sorry but we need to temporarily hid your unit into the storage room," Ruri said. "If it's okay with you."
"I understand," Kira replied. "If I am to use Freedom in this time plane, I'm well aware that it would cause problem."
"Good." Ruri said. She stood from her sit and look at Yurika who was standing right beside her. "You take care of everything while I'm gone." She then looked at Kira firmly. "I'll personally guide him to that place."
"My, my," Yurika said with a mischievous grin. "It's unusual for you to do that on a new recruit? Isn't Saburota the one that used to guide our last?"
"…" She look at her at the corner of her eyes then shifted it to Hari who was at that time about to cry at Yurika's tease. "Hari, order an Aestivalis for him. "He shifted his looked then at Kira. "What color do you like? Or would you preface doing it by yourself."
"I'm fine with the regular one," Kira said.
"Okay then, if that's what you want," Ruri said.
Kira was sent into a lab where he was injected some fluid that would allow him to pilot an Aetivalis. After that they went in to a restaurant to eat some lunch. "So tell me," Ruri broke their awkward silent meal. "Who really are you?" Her deadpan expression is still the same.
"Actually…" Kira said. He then explain his origin. For the pass ten days of him staying inside the Nadesico while helping the crew as a maintenance and support pilot, it is not a surprise for him to hear people asking who he really is, maybe because that everything he does is above exceptional and maybe it is his coordinator gene that is pulling the strings.
"Basically, you and I are the same," Ruri said. Kira's mouth ell half open and blush.
"What do you mean by that?"
Ruri then tell him in exchange the revelation she had when she was still at the first Nadesico about her personality and origin. "So basically we are the same, just like Hari."
"This Hari… is he you little brother?" Kira asked.
"Sort of," Ruri replied. "Or I think he is to me." She looked outside the window and see a couple of people hanging out together, laughing as they walk onward. "Do you miss them?"
"Yes, I do miss them," Kira replied truthfully."
"Is it because of your disappearance or there's something more?"
"Indeed… I'm certain they worry aboutg me as much as I worry about them."
"That ring necklace of yours…" Ruri said in a low tone making it more sound as a whisper. *Gasp* She turned her gaze into her lemonade while stiring it three or four times, counterclockwise.
"Huh? Did you just say something?"
"…that ring… on your neck," Ruri said. "Did it came to a person who is dear to you?"
"Yes, it did," Kira replied. It has something to do with their family or something, why did you ask anyway?"
"They are bugging me about it," Ruri said flatly, Kira chuckle. "They noticed for the pass few days that you were looking at that with a happy expression on your face."
"I see…" said Kira. Please come back, come back to me Lacus words when she gave the ring to Kira flashes into his mind. "I was… I was actually planning to propose on her when she finnaly got a day off…" His face reddens "… I… ah…" a trace of doubt can be trance from his face.
"It seems like I've tap into matters that is difficult to answer even for an Ultimate Coordinator," Ruri said. "I'm sorry, you don't need to tell me if you're too embarrass about it."
"No you don't need to," Kira said. "I'm the one that decfided to tell this…" After a series of argumentation who's at fault, Kira accidentally knock down His juice, staining Ruri's lower garment. "I-I'm terribly sorry."
Kira then brought Ruri some garments in his own expenses and continue their interusped conversation at the restaurant.
"So you're saying is that even if you're here, you still feel connected to her somehow," Ruri said. "It just mean that you have formed a strong bond with her… I envy that."
"Envy?" Kira stop at his track and gave Ruri a concern look who's 41/2 from away from him. "But isn't it the same with you and them?"
"I don't think so," Ruri said with a trace of sad intonation. She faced him and give a cold grin. "Because of my upbringing, I tend to be more analytical about things that I-"
Kira move next to her. He let out a deep gasp and put his right hand across her right shoulder. "That only proves that you deeply care for them." He looked at her and gave an assuring smile. "Let's get going now, I'm certain they are worried sick…"
Ruri blush profoundly. "Thanks… and I think you're right."
Next installment preview:
On our next installment we will deal about turning bad luck into good luck, can the goddess on the next neighbor bring happiness to the number XIII?
NB1 If some is confuse on how related the prologue to chapter first… well I can't say that they are connected for now but in the not so far next chapter things will be brought to light :)
See you next time, bye