A/N: Hello everyone Lelouch von Vermilion here with a new story requested by Panther-Strife. So without further ado here's the first chaper of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed: Zero.
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Chapter 1: Zero
December 31 of Cosmic Era 70 - Sydney Naval Base
Sitting on his office aboard an Arthurian-class Carrier, Gawain, was Lelouch Lamperouge. It was a year since he woke up from his coma from the gunshot he received during his face off against Suzaku, his best friend, and found out that he was transported to another world. A world much different from where he came from.
During those time that he was in coma, he was personally nursed back to health by Lacus Clyne. The daughter of PLANTS Supreme Council Chairman, Chairman Siegel Clyne and the only one who knows about his past. He doesn't know how but he can still remember what Lacus said to him a week after he wakes up. 'You may have done terrible things in the past but don't let that define who you are.' after that Lacus told him about her dream, to someday see both Naturals and Coordinators co-exists without discrimination, war and prejudice. And just like that, like what happened during the SAZ opening with his half-sister Princess Euphemia, Lacus asked him to help her in making her dream into reality. So here he was now a receptient of the Order of the Nebula award, a member of F.A.I.T.H and a Commander of ZAFT only Black Ops team The WOLVES. All for the sake of protecting the only woman in this world that was important to him as well as helping her with her dream.
He was cut off from his little trip down the memory lane with a knock on his office door.
"Come in." Lelouch said after putting down the papers that he was reviewing a few minutes ago, before his trip in the memory land.
"Sir, the base commander said that your transport is ready for your return to PLANTS." A voice of a girl outside his office stated.
Rising up from his table, Lelouch walk towards the officer and pick up his coat on the coat hanger located on the wall behind the still standing officer.
He was already halfway from leaving his office when he realize that the girl didn't move an inch from her where she was standing and call the girl, snapping her out. "Come on Jean we have a flight to make and a pink haired princess to meet."
Recovering from her daze Jean ran off after her Commanding Officer.
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Morgentroe Warehouse Zero - Orb Resource Colony - Heliopolis - Three weeks before 'Operation Victory' commence
"How's 'Project V' doing?" A man in black suit asked the lead scientist in charge of the said project.
The lead scientist who was in his mid thirties the only one that could be mistaken more as normal civilian rather than famous scientist shake his head. "The Machine is operational but we hit a wall in regards with its MMS as well as the creation of a more compatible operation system than the one it currently has." The man in black only let out an annoyed sigh before speaking. "How long will it takes for it to be fix?" He asked. "You know that my Employer hates waiting above anything else Professor so make sure to finish it five days before the intended time or suffer the consequence if you fail" The man in black ends with a threat.
On the part of the scientist, he knows well that what the man said is true. Having meet his Employer six months before, after the Earth Alliance Carpentaria base fall in ZAFT hands. He was approached by the man himself, who was still a Lieutenant back then, with a request to help make a Machine the man himself design and since at that time he badly needed money to fund his own experiments since he was kicked out from Anaheim Electronics. Both of them work hand in hand during the early stage of the Project with him as the lead scientist and then the man introduce himself as Zero overseeing their work. During those time he learned something interesting with Zero. He was a genius, especially with Military tactics and strategy. He was also a cunning and manipulative Leader, but who values and treats his soldiers as his family. Those traits of his was what made him respect the man more. However there is one trait of Zero that he didn't want to admit but scare him sometimes, that was his ruthlessness against people he think were his enemies may it be the Earth Alliance soldiers or ZAFT own soldiers, no one escapes from him unscatch.
"Its not a major setbacks so tell him that I will abide to my promise." She assured the man in black.
"I take my leave then Doctor." The man in black said tipping his hat and turn around walking towards his transport, leaving the Doctor and her group to continue their work.
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Ballroom - Clyne Estate - Aprillius City - Aprillius 1 - PLANTS - One Hour before New Year
The celebration for the New Year is in full swing with a lot of well known people from Higher Echelon of Plants, a thing that one Lacus Clyne hated at the moment since it was different from what she originally plan. The original plan for this year New Year's party event was to make it as simple as it is, with only the Clyne family and their close friends being invited but that change when the Clyne patriarch, Siegel Clyne, receive news about the Wolves another victory against Earth Alliance during its mission to infiltrate Alliance Military Base in Hawaii. With their mission a success, ZAFT forces manage to capture one of Earth Alliance important strategic bases in the pacific without causing any casualties. A feat that will surely earn Wolves commander his second Order of the Nebula award. So with that success Chairman Clyne decided to celebrate it together with the upcoming New Year celebration.
"Why you're not enjoying the party Lacus?" One of her friends asks when they see the sour look on their friend face. But instead of her it was another of her friends who answered for her. "She's just like that because her dear Zero is not here."
"Of course not!" Lacus snapped surprising her friends that followed by all of them laughing.
"See girls, I told you I am right." The same girl who was the cause of Lacus sudden outburst said between her laugh.
"Girls please stop making fun with dear Lacus here." A man in Zaft white military uniform said to the girls. "May I remind you who's the host of this party your attending?" After he said that he saw that the girls started to apologise to Lacus which the girl accepted and excuse themselves after leaving only the two of them.
"Thank you Mister?"
"Its Rau Miss Lacus, Rau Le Creuset, commander of Team Le Creuset." The man who introduce himself said.
"Thank you for your help Commander Le Creuset eventhough its unnecessary for you to do so." Lacus said.
"Its nothing Miss Lacus but to be honest I also do that because I was a fan of your fiancee that I don't want to see you being teased and made fun of your friends." Rau revealed. "How was Zero by the way?"
Of course she know it this guy was a fan of her Fiancee. Eventhough she was the celebrity between the two of them, as a successful singer at a young age of 16 Lacus Clyne was considered as PLANTS rising star and its number 1 female idol but with the amount of his success in the frontlines, Lelouch became an instant celebrity surpassing even her with the amount of fans he had which are both Coordinators and surprisingly a small amount of Naturals or more specifically most of the girls between the ages of 14 to 25.
"His fine I guess." That was Lacus simple answer to Rau question. "If that's all you want to know Commander please excuse me I need to get ready for my performance later."
"Of course Miss Lacus." Rau said.
With that Lacus started to walk towards her room to prepare for her New Year's performance leaving Rau to himself.
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Clyne Estate Front Lawn - Aprillius City - Aprillius 1 - PLANTS - 45 minutes later
The ride from the docks to the Clyne estate was a nightmare for Lelouch, being stuck in New Year's eve traffic is not on his list of things he should do before the a new year starts but it seems that lady luck was still on his side when his aide-de-camp Jean manage to contact a nearest police outpost and request a small police VTOL to transport them to the Clyne Estate.
After a Fifteen minutes VTOL ride, Lelouch together with Jean arrived at the Estate front lawn and as soon as it lands Lelouch leave the VTOL and hurriedly enter the mansion. Here he was now walking(almost running) towards the Ballroom where the party is. He didn't want to miss any performance of his fiancee, which he was always present.
When he arrive at the party he was just in time for Lacus performance, as the pinkette began to sing, all the the guests and staff stop what they were doing and listen attentively at the angel singing in front of them. And as their eyes meet for the first time after two months, Lelouch knows how much he missed her and how lucky he was that despite all those mistakes and horrible things he had done in the past God still forgive him and give him a new reason to live once more.
As for Lacus she was so much happy that he was able to come back to her. Her love to him grows stronger as time goes by and she didn't know when it start. but she it was clear to her that two months after what happened in the garden, as he was being send off to fight in the frontlines that Lacus finally realise that she was in love with him. She confess her love to him ten minutes before he boards the shuttle, which the raven haired teen answered by a kiss which for Lacus last longer which in reality only last for ten seconds. Following that day, Lacus approaches her Father telling him that she wants to cancel her engagement to Athrun giving her reason that she doesn't want to marry a man she doesn't love. As for her Father he was against first for Athrun was the son of his close friend Patrick Zala and knows the boy since he was still in his mother womb unlike the Lelouch guy who his own daughter found floating half dead with two gunshot wounds one near his heart and another one on his right abdomen outside and near Januarius City airspace, and doesn't have any identification to show who he was and where he came from, in short the boy was a total stranger. But as a father he would admit that ever since the boy arrival his daughter smile more often than she was right after her mother died from the Biohazard break out at the former Mendel Colony during C.E 68. The positive change that Lelouch brought to his daughter was enough for Siegel Clyne to submit to his daughter demands.
Then two weeks after that he received reports about the boy exploits during the battle at the former space station Yggdrasil causing them to get their first win against Earth Alliance after the Bloody Valentine incident with a lowest possible casualties earned the boy together with the then Lieutenant Rau Le Creuset their first Order of the Nebula award. That achievement added the fact that the boy was not a traitor and proved only that Lacus is already in a good and capable hands finally prompt him to publicly announce their engagement, luckily the public accepted the announcement well but was not well receive in the higher echelon especially the Zala family and its supporters, however their opinions didn't matter for as long as his daughter was happy with Lelouch he was fine with that.
After Lacus performance the whole Ballroom were filled by the sounds of all the guests clapping and praising her at the same time. And as she left the dance floor she was stop from her tracks by a large crowd of guests that would like to ask for her autograph and to take pictures with her causing her to lose sight of the only person she wants to be with tonight. After a few minutes of signing and taking pictures the crowd finally dispersed and she was on her way to search him when a pair of hands suddenly hold her waist and hugged her from behind. She didn't need to turn around to know who it was hugging her.
"I thought I still need to search each corner of the ballroom to find you Lulu." Lacus began as she felt his head lean to her left shoulder.
"I was planning to hide for a few minutes but I missed you so much that I abandon that idea My Rose." Lelouch replied, inhaling her sweet scent.
"How long will you stay this time?" Lacus asked with a bit of sadness in her voice
"Three weeks. I still need to pick it up but after that I will ask High Command a three months vacation.." Lelouch answered not before sharing a brief chaste kiss with her.
Even though three weeks was a short time, Lacus knows that because of the war in stalemate Commanders like Lelouch were badly needed at the frontlines so a three weeks vacation was acceptable for her for now. "Where's Jean?" Lacus asked since it was rare for Jean to leave Lelouch side during events like this. The girl was a little bit clingy for her taste but since she knows that it was the girl way to show her loyalty to her C.O she simply dismissed it.
"She was with her fellow batchmates." Lelouch answered. "Enough of this talking come on let's just enjoy this night together." Lelouch take her hand and lead her back to the dance floor where the two lovers started to dance under the classic music of Beethoven Waltz in E-minor.
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