It's Either Her or Me: Chapter 28 and Up Chapter 28, a gundam seed fanfic

Disclamer: I don't own anything related or have to do with GS/D. Only thing I do own is this plot and the characters that are not in GS/D. Enough said.

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Summary: Flay was brought back to life by scientists in the middle of the second war. No one knew about this until it was over and Chairman Durandal was gone. Lacus finds out that Kira is slowly opening up to her and she is happy for it. But what happens when Kira suddenly meets Flay? Will he fall for Flay again and leave Lacus, or will he realize that the one who he loves is truly Lacus? And on top of all this madness, the third war arises. KiraxLacus Rated T to be safe.

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It's Either Her or Me

Chapter 28

Elena reached her office as she opened her door. She had gone out to get some fresh air and attend some of the meetings that were scheduled. After returning, she found her screen still blank. She sat down in front of her desk and called the Radiator.

"I was just about to call," Robert said with a smile. "Everything's just about ready. We are about to begin."

"Good."

"The other fleet is almost at destination point. They will begin setup as soon as they get there. We have almost reached our destination as well."

"Thanks for informing me." She turned off the connection, leaving them to do their jobs.

'It's almost checkmate, Clyne, and I so happen to be the winner.'

Space -- Lunar Base

Hellding Bridge

'I love you...' Vanessa shook her head as Vincent's words kept reappearing in her mind. She couldn't focus on her job as the CIC temporarily. Due to her past injuries, she was recommended to not fight as of now. Somehow, with the words Vincent had said, it left Vanessa speechless and she could not object to him no matter what. Vincent left, promising that he'll be fine and met up with Jeffrey at the hangars. Vanessa was now waiting for the captain's command to launch so she can inform the two pilots.

"Please launch the Hellding!" Chelsesa commanded. She had finally calmed down after her sudden outburst which had frightened everyone. They all prepared for the impact of the launch.

After launching successfully, Chelsea acknowledged Vanessa to launch the two pilots.

"Yes ma'am," she said. She turned to her controls and contacted Jeffrey first. "Jeffrey, go ahead."

"Hey, don't pout too much," Jeffrey joked before he launched. Vanessa frowned.

"This is no time to joke around! Focus, idiot!" she yelled at him. Jeffrey just chuckled as he launched out of the ship. She looked as the Pusuer took its place next to the ship as they were heading towards the object that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere.

She then turned to the next machine. She feared for his safety and did not want him to go out there. She also was troubled by what he had confessed to her. She felt so stupid as to not reply anything but just standing there.

"Vincent..." she said. Vincent's face appeared on her screen. She smiled sweetly at him as she nodded. "Y"ou can launch..."

Vincent looked at her, worried. She didn't look all right. She didn't look like her usual self. But then again, they were in a tense situation as of now. Why would she be so cheerful?

"Are you okay?" he asked.

Vanessa looked at him, thinking that he must've realized her hesitation and reluctance. She looked away from the screen, but still facing him. Vincent waited before launching out of the ship.

"Yeah... be... careful out there..." she said slowly. "I hate not being able to do anything... with you..."

"Fool. Don't worry. Not doing anything is when you're down on Earth. Right now you're fighting in a ship, and is injured from a previous fight. I call that doing a lot of things," he scoffed. He then smiled at her gently. "I'll be back. Just wait for me."

Vanessa blushed a shallow shade of red as she looked back at him. The screen turned black and a few seconds later, she saw the Strangler beside the Pursuer. She stared outside, not wanting to let her eyes off the two machines. Her closest friend, and someone she cared about deeply, was going out, almost like walking to their deaths, while she was just sitting in here, unable to help outside. No matter what Vincent said, she felt completely useless.

After travelling closer to the large object, the captain asked to open the link to the two suits. Vanessa did as she was told, watching the larger screen up front.

"Captain," the two boys said. She smiled at the two and nodded her head.

"It's time for you to go onwards. Do your best, we won't be far behind, willing to help you out as a reinforcement. Take care. Don't be so reckless. Good luck."

"Yes ma'am," they both said. Vanessa watched as the screen turned black and she quickly turned her head to look outside. The two suits then sped up, disappearing from her sight. She focused on her small screen at her control center, watching the two dots moving further away from the ship. She could feel the tears filling up her eyes. She felt like the two of them were leaving her behind.

"Vanessa..." the captain said. She turned to look at the captain, not realizing the tears that are flowing slowly down her cheeks. The captain smiled at her sadly. "I'm sorry for putting you in such a position. It's not like you to cry though..."

Vanessa unconsciously reached up to her cheeks and felt it wet. "No... I'm fine. Thank you captain," she replied. She turned back to her screen, focusing on the two dots, which were still moving further away from her point on the screen.

Suddenly, she had discovered a fleet moving towards the unknown but deadly object.

"Ma'am! There's a fleet heading towards the same direction..." she said, surprised. Chelsea turned to her, hoping for more information. "It's the ZAFT forces. Fortunately, the Radiator isn't among them."

"Prepare ship for combat!"

ZAFT Forces

"Look, a ship. With two mobile suits... shall we pursue?" a crewmember notified the captain of the ship. The captain smiled slowly.

"They shouldn't be a nuisance. However, we should stop them from coming and further, just in case. Get two or three crews to head forward. The rest will remain on course. We have a job to finish."

"Yes sir."

Not too long after the order, three ships were chosen to take on the lone ship.

Hellding

"Ma'am!" Vanessa spoke out once again. "Three of the ships changed its course and are heading our way."

"I see..." Chelsea said slowly. "And where are the Strangler and Pursuer?"

"They are reaching the object at top speed."

"I guess there's no way they can help us... we're screwed," Chelsea said so calmly. Vanessa clenched her fist in frustration. She was the only person left that could have been launched out of the ship, yet she was too weak to do so. She should take the initiative right? She was confused.

'I'll be back. Just wait for me.'

Those words were echoing in her head. That's right. Vincent said he'd come back. If the ship was destroyed, how could he come back? She had to do this, no matter if she's disobeying the captain or not. It was for their survival. However, she waited for the right moment.

"They're reaching closer," another crew member had said to the captain.

"Ready all weapons. Aim all of them at the ships. We need to destroy all three of them."

Vanessa watched as the ships were getting closer and closer to them. However, they were also moving at top speed, so no wonder it seemed so quick. Vanessa clenched her first one more time as she then dropped her CIC equipment and ran out of the bridge, heading towards the hangars.

"Vanessa! Damn..." Chelsea cursed herself quietly. She called another crew member to take the place of Vanessa. After all, where else would she be going other than the hangars for her machines? "Open a link to the Strangler."

She waited awhile and Vincent's face appeared on the screen before her. He looked at her, confused. Chelsea did not really want to bother him during this important battle, but this was urgent and she had to let him know first thing.

"Vanessa's out of my control. She's headed for the hangars."

"What?!" Vincent yelled. "Stop her! Shouldn't you have the authority to do so?! What the hell are you doing just sitting there telling me this?!"

"There was nothing I could do. She wishes to fight, and I have no right to stop her. I doubt she will listen to me--"

"Captain, Vanessa's going to launch," the CIC operator said.

"For goodness... I'm going to launch!" Chelsea heard Vanessa's voice on another speaker from the bridge. Vincent's brows creased together.

"I got it," Vincent said coldly. He disconnected the link from the bridge. Chelsea sighed.

"Um... the Rage has launched..." the CIC operator said slowly. Chelsea nodded.

"Leave her... let her do so... Tell her I'll let her go this time... and also to be careful... I don't feel like speaking to her myself."

"Yes ma'am," he said. He did as he was told. Chelsea looked out the window, watching the Rage heading towards the three ships. Chelsea ordered the ship to go after the Rage, making sure she'll be all right.

Rage

Vanessa launched without the captain telling her. She launched without waiting for the confirmation. She was worried about the captain's reaction. As her screen lit up and a face appeared, it wasn't who she feared would speak to her, it was someone she did not want to speak to at all as of now. She was ready for the anger.

"Why..." Vincent said in a much rather painful voice. Vanessa tried to avoid his gaze as she focused on arriving at the three ships, which were now launching out machines.

"I... don't have the time to speak right now..." she said. Vincent grew angry. Clearly, he was busy at the giant obstacle in the way, but he was somewhat distracted.

"Neither have I, but I'm still talking. Look, go back to the ship."

"No..." she said softly. "I feel useless. I have to get out of there!"

"It's like you're addicted to fighting. Is that it?" Vincent was trying to get to her. He wanted her to feel guilty for coming out. Although this wans't the right way, he didn't know what else to do, given the pressure that has already risen.

"What..." she said, shocked at his response. She hadn't expected for him to say such cold words to her. He perfectly knew how much she loved peace. But how else can she save the ship, given the fact that it was 3 on 1?

"You were practically upset because you were stuck in the ship, am I right?"

"But... no that's not what I--"

"Be careful then." Vincent turned the link off. Vanessa was confused. She didn't know what to do. Was Vincent really angry at her? Should she return to the ship because he's mad?

'No... what the hell am I thinking? Forget that bastard then. If he is toying with my feelings... if he's just joking around with me, then why do I need to listen to him? I'm here to protect everyone... especially the Hellding. So what if he's angry.. he's just got to deal with it... right?' she thought. Her mind was going crazy, as the upcoming three ships were raging onwards, towards the single, confused mobile suit.

Space

Radiator

"How long until we reach the lunar base?" Robert asked, bored.

"Probably still a couple of hours. We're still moving at a slow rate," James answered, with the same tone.

"Well then hurry the damn ship up!" Robert yelled, annoyed with the way James is acting. Robert knew that James is loyal to the chairwoman, however, to others, he's just nothing but a hindrance.

"You heard him," James said quietly. "Speed this ship up. We need--"

"Captain!" a crew member yelled. James turned to him quickly, worried by the frightening sound that was evident in his voice. "There is a large Alliance fleet headed towards the PLANTS!"

Robert's ears perked up. Anything involving the PLANTS, he paid attention to. After all, his beloved chairwoman was residing at the place.

"Is a fleet going to defend the PLANTS?!" Robert yelled. The crew member shook his head, frightened by the sudden burst from the commander. He was afraid of him from the start anyway.

"I... I don't--"

"Then find out, you worthless junk!" He yelled as he got up and left the bridge.

"Don't mind him. You're not worthless. He's just being a bit on the crazy side right now..." the captain reassured him. The nervous crew member nodded his head, his whole body shaken from fright.

Radiator -- Commander's Room

Robert stormed into this room, as he quickly turned on his communication link to the chairwoman's room. He waited a few seconds before the connection was realized.

"What's going on? Emergency?" Elena asked from her office, looking confused.

"There is an Alliance fleet heading towards the PLANTS. Is there a fleet ready to defend it?"

"What?!" she yelled. Robert shrugged his shoulders. However, there was an interuption as the captain called from the bridge.

"What the hell do you want?!" he yelled at James. James just looked back at him, speaking without much emotion in him.

"There is a secret force carrying nukes. The rest of the fleet are just decoys. There are too many for the forces to handle. We need to head back."

"Damn it... Then go!" Robert turned back to the chairwoman. He noticed her horrified look upon her face. He tried his best to reassure her. "Don't worry, we're heading back. Don't think we won't win just because of this mishap. The plan will still go on. The others have gotten ahold of this situation. Once we reach near the PLANTS, I'll launch out with the Lightning. We'll stop the attack."

"Fine."

Hangars Waiting Room

Michael was sitting in the waiting room, waiting for the next orders. This time, however, he was sitting there alone, without Shauna or Souta. He was definetly alone and that annoyed him. What the chairwoman had told him had made a great impact on how he thinks of Souta as of now. There was no way that Shauna could still be alive, and Michael couldn't believe that. He believed, however, that Souta made up an excuse to leave this ship because he was the coward. Michael would not forgive the way Souta had acted.

"Michael," Robert said through the screen. Michael turned and faced Robert. Michael noticed that Robert seemed a little pale and tense and wondered what happened. Surely, Michael didn't think they'd reach the relay point until much later. However, it looks like there was a change of plans.

"We've got a change in plans. We're turning back to the PLANTS. There seems to have been a problem there. I need you to launch out with me and we will go and take down the alliances."

"The Alliance?" Michael asked. He received a nod from the commander.

"Yes. There seems to be a fleet that is planning to attack the PLANTS. However, we believe it is just a decoy. The others are planning a surprise attack against the PLANTS with nukes."

"Those bastards!" Michael yelled. He was surprised at what the Alliance would come to. Sure, they were all desperate in the case of a war, however, stooping down to the level of nukes is way beyond. Michael clenched his fist as he nodded and headed towards the hangars, ready to launch and engage the Alliance.

Bridge

"We're nearing the Alliance. Please launch the ships immediately," James ordered.

"Yes sir."

James looked out the window into space, watching as the Lightning launched out first, followed by the Darkness afterwards. The Lightning and the Darkness both headed towards the heard of Alliance ships as the Radiator followed close behind.

"Please open the link to the Lightning only."

"Yes sir."

James waited awhile before Michael's face appeared on the screen in front of the captain.

"Michael... please think before you act okay? And be careful. Souta--"

"I don't care about Souta. And I'll do whatever the commander says, captain. You're not in control of me anymore." He shut off the connection just like that. James brows knitted together in confusion, as he stared at the blank screen.

"Okay..." he said slowly, focusing back onto their mission now.

Lightning

Michael flew close behind the commander's machine, following his every order. He had just spoken to the captain coldly, but he cannot trust anyone anymore. He used to be pretty close to the captain, but now, he believed that he, too, will leave him, just like Souta.

"Michael, are you okay?" the commander asked. He decided to be kind to Michael. After the chairwoman had 'brainwashed' him, he believed that it will be hard for Michael to change his mind, whether or not he meets Souta on the battlefield or not.

"Oh... yeah... I'm ready for this," Michael said as he snapped out of his thoughts.

"All right, fly ahead. The mobile suits are being deployed by the ships. We got to defeat all of them. I'll be right behind you," Robert said. Michael nodded while the communication link was severed. He focused straight ahead, flying straight towards the Alliance fleet, so the path would be clear for the nukes ships.

Space -- Terminal

Eternal

Lacus and Andrew were on the bridge dicussing about what they have encountered and what they believed was going on. Lacus hasn't seen Kira since the little argument they had, and she was worried about what he thought of her now.

"Lacus... are you all right?" Andrew asked her after her almost tenth time spacing off in their discussion. Of all the years he had known Lacus, she was never the one to space out, especially during discussions such as these. He decided to ask her.

"I'm fine, Mr. Waltfeld, thank you. This war... has been on my mind a lot." It is not her nature to lie, therefore, what she said was the truth, although not the whole truth. She didn't want anyone to be bothered by her problems and so therefore, she had kept it to herself. In truth, she hasn't thought about her answer to Kira's question yet. She is definitely not looking forward to meeting up with Kira.

"I don't believe that Lacus. There's more to this"

"No, really. Thank you for your concern, but that's it. I--"

She was interupted as the door slid open, with the person she wanted to see the least right now. However, he wasn't the only one there. Athrun was right behind him, rubbing his eyes.

"Gosh Kira..." Athrun mumbled, as he made his way in front of Kira and entered the bridge. Kira trudged along slowly behind afterwards. "After waking me up, you don't have the courage to even come in here. You should be ashamed of yourself."

"Had a good rest, boys?" Andrew smiled crookedly. Athrun mumbled incoherent words as Kira shrugged.

"Lacus, let's go," he said. Lacus nodded as she followed Kira. Athrun and Andrew stood next to each other, not sure of what will happen. Andrew was the one extremely confused because he had no idea what happened the previous day.

"Um..."

"Oh don't ask," Athrun said. "I'll take the place of Lacus. As you were saying?"

"You don't even know what we're talking about," Andrew said, rolling his eyes.

"Well you can begin by telling me. It isn't that hard."

Observatory Deck

Kira had brought Lacus to the deck he loved to stay at whenever he needed to think. The view, right now, is just the inside of the Terminal. However, he had once been underwater, when Lacus was up at space. He was in the Archangel, standing at the observatory deck, looking out into the beautiful waters. He was also in the Archangel once, looking out into space, but that time, Lacus was with him, though they just met. Now, he was in the Eternal, with Lacus by his side, but the view isn't all that great. He chuckled at the circumstances he is in now, as he turned back to Lacus, who had a confused expression splattered across her face.

"Kira?" she asked, confused as to why he would chuckle now. She didn't think he even though of chuckling because of their current situation. He stared at her in her beautiful cerulean orbs, trying to see what kind of emotions or what she had decided in her eyes. However, that prospect had failed. He looked away and turned around, his back facing Lacus.

"Have you decided?" he asked slowly, waiting for her answer. It seemed like years before she had finally answered.

"No."

Kira felt like he had been thrown into space without his helmet on. He didn't know why, probably because he had expected for Lacus to decide that she would be remaining on the ship. Suddenly, however, he felt two frail arms wrapping them around his waist, her body pressed against his back. He was surprised at Lacus' actions, but he was quick to react. He put his hands on Lacus' hands, which were around his waist.

"Kira..." she said softly into his uniform. Kira stood, listening to what she has to say. "It's not that I haven't decided. It's just I don't want to decide, given the circumstances. This is a lose-lose situation and it is difficult for me to decide. I don't want... I just... can't..."

Kira listened as she broke down sobbing. 'Damn... I made her cry...' he thought to himself sourly.

"I'm sorry for putting you in this position..." Kira said. "But, like I said Lacus, I won't go against what you want to do. However, if you want me to be more careful on the battlefield, it will be hard for me to do so, if you're out there. The same thing as last time might happen, and as much as you don't want it to, I'm not sure what I can control. I don't want you to worry too much about me either because it will stress you out on the battlefield as well, but it's very unexpected out there. That's why I'm making you decide. Though it was probably wrong of me to do so... I'm sorry Lacus."

He closed his eyes as Lacus' hold on him tightened. He felt really secure in her arms right then, whether or not that was wrong to think.

"I don't... want you to..."

"It's going to be okay. I'll be fine, Lacus. I've survived the most dangerous battle of them all, and what might seem impossible for me to survive out of, I have done so. Please have faith in me."

"But... Kira..."

"You were worried. You were afraid I wouldn't come back this time. I know... but I'll try my best to be okay. But... you gotta be careful too, you know?" Kira said as he pulled her arms away from his waist and turned around. Lacus looked up at him, her eyes red from crying so much.

"Believe in me, and I will return the favour." He leaned down, and for what seemed like forever, their lips met for the first time ever.

Bridge

"So... that's what's been happening. Are you sure you're allowed to tell me?" Andrew asked after hearing the long explaination from Athrun. Instead of Andrew describing what was going on before he got there, Athrun was speaking about what has gotten into Kira and Lacus.

"Teens... tough stuff."

"Right... don't say that," Athrun said, shaking his head. "You probably have these kind of problems at times too, Mr. Waltfeld."

"Sure... so shall we talk about our battle--"

"Captain Waltfeld, sir!" Maya said from below. "I just got a notice from the Terminal. The PLANTS are heading towards it. The Alliance, with nukes, are heading towards the PLANTS. It is possible for hell of a battle right now."

"What?!" Andrew yelled. Athrun's face had shock written all over. The PLANTS was in danger, and the Earth was in shooting range.

'Cagalli...' Athrun thought.

"Mr. Waltfeld," Athrun started. Andrew turned around and nodded at him. He knew what Athrun was thinking, and it was now or never. The final battle has truly begun.

"Maya, please inform the ship that we will be launching soon. The Archangel and Minerva should get ahold of this information as well. We are launching!"

"Yes sir!"

Minerva Bridge

"Commander Joule!" Aya announced, horrified. "Maya from the Eternal... said that... the battle is beginning. PLANTS is the target for the Alliance's nukes and the Earth is at shooting range. It has come out sooner than expected!"

Yzak looked at her, terrified at the news. No one was quite ready, if he did think about it. Souta and Shauna were still residing at the infirmaries. However, Shauna was able to move around and pilot a mobile suit now. The crew members hadn't gotten too much rest, and he was afraid of the outcomes.

"I see... inform the ship. Let Souta and Shauna know that they have to transfer to the Archangel. We have to be prepared!" Yzak ordered. He didn't think this would be as soon as it was already. However, he couldn't do anything about it. It was war, after all.

Infirmary

"Souta, Shauna, please transfer to the Archangel. We're going to have to launch. It has begun... sooner than we've expected."

Souta and Shauna paused their talking and catching up when Aya's voice had sounded through their speakers. Souta jumped up as Shauna sat up and put on her ZAFT uniform over her infirmary clothes. She quickly ran after Souta, towards the exit of the ship, to board the Archangel, ready for battle. Although Shauna was not fully healed, she would be able to handle this situation. Bandages were still wrapped around her forehead, but she had a feeling it was quite healed already.

Archangel Bridge

"Captain!" Miriallia cried out all of a sudden. Murrue and Mwu turned to her, worried by her sudden cry. "Maya... from the Eternal... informed me that... we're going to have to launch. It has finally begun."

"No... not this soon!" Mwu cried. He turned towards the door of the bridge, ready to head out. Just before he left, he reminded Murrue to be careful.

"You too... Miriallia, please inform the ship. We're going to launch as soon as Souta and Shauna gets here."

"They've arrived, ma'am," Flay said from another station. "They're heading towards the hangars."

"Thank you Flay. You should be going as well."

"Yes ma'am," she said as she got up from her seat, leaving the bridge.

"Launch this ship as soon as you're ready!"

Terminal - Three Ships

"Eternal--" "Minerva--" "Archangel--"

"Launch!" Murrue, Yzak, and Andrew ordered all at the same time, as the gates of the Terminal opened, with the three legendary ships flying out, towards the midst of the battle.

Eternal Bridge

Lacus had entered the bridge before launch, the previous events replaying in her mind. She was surprised at Kira's sudden act, but was happy at the same time. However, now she had to focus on battle, and later on, decide whether or not she has to launch.

"Maya, please launch all ships," Lacus said.

"Yes, ma'am." She contacted the Freedom and Justice, making sure both of them are ready for launch. Then, on her command, the two suits launched.

"Meteors, launch," Maya reported. The meteors launched from the Eternal, both attaching onto the Justice and the Freedom.

After a few seconds, Kira and Athrun's face appeared on the screen of the Eternal. Andrew stared ahead as Lacus repeated the orders.

"You two know what to do? We've discussed this with the Archangel and the Minerva. We have been divided. Once reached upon the destination, since plans are changed, we are going to head for the nukes, stopping the Alliance. The Archangel, along with the Endanger, Flay's Zaku, and the Akatsuki, will help us as well. The rest, the Minerva and its forces, along with the Blaster and Fortress, would be headed for the ZAFT forces. Any questions?"

"No. We're going to be headed towards the nukes," Athrun confirmed.

"That's correct. We'll stop the Alliance first, then the Archangel and us split. We will be heading towards that monstrous machine of ZAFT while the Archangel and her crew will be headed for the Alliance."

"Got it, Lacus," Kira ended.

"Be careful you two... please..." she said softly. The two smiled at her and nodded, turning off their direct communication links.

"Please, we will head for the other side of the PLANTS, threatened by the nukes," Lacus ordered.

Minerva Bridge

After launching, Yzak waited awhile before alerting Aya to launch the mobile suits. As the Endanger, Destiny, and the two Zakus launched, Yzak listened to Lacus' broadcast to the Freedom and Justice.

"All right, the four of you... you heard what she had said. I'm not going to repeat it." Yzak had spoken once the four of them had appeared on the screen. "And if need be, I'll launch and help out the Minerva. Got it?" he asked.

The four nodded their heads. "Wait Shiho..." Yzak started, embarassed by the many faces looking at him. "Be careful."

"I will." The four of them then turned off their direct communication links. Yzak's mind could not be kept at ease. As Shiho was out there fighting, there was a bigger chance that she will be hit. Yzak then watched as the Endanger left the Minerva's side, headed towards the Archangel.

Archangel Bridge

"Miriallia. Launch the machines," Murrue said, as they had launched out of the Terminal. The three ships were currenly heading towards the same direction. She has already noticed that the Eternal and Minerva had already deployed their mobile suits. Her ship was the last one to do so.

"Yes ma'am."

As she watched Miriallia confirm the launches, the mobile suits launched out one by one; Blaster, Fortress, Akatsuki, and the pink Zaku. As they launched, Murrue heard Lacus' broadcast to the Freedom and Justice. She was sure that she let everyone hear it, however, it had ended after her explaination. As soon as the four face appeared on screen, she began to speak.

"You heard her, understand what's going on?" she asked. The four nodded their heads.

"Souta and I will enage ZAFT forces? Are you sure...?" Shauna asked, not certain of herself.

"Yes. The question is, are you sure?" Murrue asked, worried about the young girl.

"No.. I'm fine with it. We'll help out the Minerva. Thank you, Captain."

"Thank... you...?" she asked confused. "Well anyway, Mwu, Flay... the Endanger will join the two of you. And that's it. Let's go!"

The four had disconnected the connection, while the Fortress and Blaster left the Archangel's side, headed for the Minerva. She watched as the Endanger came from the Minerva, taking its place next to the pink Zaku, shortly behind the Akatsuki.

Space -- Near the PLANTS

Battlefield

The Lightning and Darkness headed for the Alliance. As mobile suits were deplored, the Lightning and Darkness used their abilities to wipe them out. It wasn't too hard, given the status of them. However, the part of getting past them was the question.

The Lightning decided to take down the ship, helping the Radiator. It would take awhile to take down this many ships, but with this abilities, he was sure he'd be able to do so. There were also the whole ZAFT forces that were finally away from the PLANTS. As soon as he got through this with the Radiator and Darkness, the sooner he can destroy the ones holding the deadly weapon, which gave a bigger threat than this.

He slipped past the machines, along with the Darkness, taking some of them down in the mean time. However, he didn't destroy each and every one. There were too many just for the two of them. That was why they left it for the ZAFT forces who were behind them. The three flew towards the other side of PLANTS, as fast as they could. The Lightning watched as the Darkness actually surpassed the speed of the Lightning.

'What...?' Michael thought to himself, surprised at what he saw. 'But... I thought the Lightning was... already very fast...'

He didn't have time to think about things like these. It was now or never. Either protect the PLANTs, or watch it explode in domino effect. He picked the first choice, as he flew as quick as he can towards the PLANTS. As the Radiator, Lightning, and Darkness placed themselves in front of the PLANTS, they could see a whole bunch of Alliance members heading straight towards them.

"It's larger than it looks..." Robert said though the communication link. Michael just nodded, whether or not Robert saw him or not.

"We can't let any of them reach the PLANTs. We can do this!" Robert yelled through the link. Michael replied with a yes while the Radiator began loading its weapons. Michael brought out his many beams and aimed it at all the mobile suits and ships. The same happened for the Darkness. However, there was a sinking feeling in Michael. For some reason, he thought that there was no way only the three of them can take down the whole Alliance.

After what seemed like forever, they had finally locked onto their targets and fired at the view in front of them. As soon as the smoke and debris had cleared, it looked like nothing had changed.

"Damn it!" Michael heard Robert yell from his machine. The Darkness then flew forward at top speed, using his beams and destroying each mobile suit in his way. Michael didn't know what to do. He stood in position as he kept on firing his beams at the mobile suits. The Radiator used its many weapons and fired at what seemed like thousands of ships. Of course, there were not that many, but it did seem that way.

"There's no way we can do this alone!" Michael heard James cry out. He then heard Robert counter back, calling him a wimp. The battle raged on. All of a sudden, Michael heard beeping coming from his machine as he turned around, noticing a few machines getting closer to the PLANTs, with the nukes detached. He was sure the others had seen it too. Michael could almost hear Robert's cry of disbelief and anger before multiple beams had disrupted the attack. After the clearing of debris, it turned out that the PLANTS was still in one piece.

Michael looked towards the direction of the beams, as the Freedom, Justice, and Eternal came into view.

'Thank... goodness...' Michael thought to himself.

Eternal

"We've made it in time, Lacus," Andrew said as he sighed a huge relief. Lacus relaxed just a little bit. The meteors of the Justice and Freedom had done their job. She watched as the two suits headed towards similar positions of the ZAFT forces. Just like them, they began shooting down the nukes. It looked much easier with the meteors attached than with only two machines and a ship. The Eternal took its side near the Radiator, helping them destroy the ships carrying the nukes. Big explosions got off all around the battlefield, probably due to the nukes.

At first, Lacus felt uneasy helping ZAFT, especially with Robert on that side. However, the PLANTS was her home, and she would do anything to protect it from being destroyed again.

One by one, the number of nukes and the Alliance had decreased. The Radiator and its two mobile suits were doing its best in protecting the PLANTS. The Eternal and her two suits as well. However, Lacus couldn't help but wonder what would happen after the nukes were destroyed.

However, before thinking about anything else, an alarm sounded in the Eternal.

"Captain! Ms. Lacus! Over there!" a crew man yelled. They both looked towards the distance as a lone ship started making its way, with four to five mobile suits, carrying larger nukes than they had ever seen.

"What... the hell... is that?!" Andrew said, astonished. Lacus stared, her eyes wide. She couldn't believe the size of that thing.

Freedom

"Kira!" Athrun cried. They both had the alert going off in their machines. Kira turned and headed straight for the crew. They were getting closer and closer to the PLANTs. Kira had no choice but to leave the place.

"I'll take care of this Athrun."

Kira flew his machine as quick as he can. The nukes were large, larger than he has ever seen. If even one touches it, the whole galaxy might explode. But then again, that's an extreme exaggeration. He aimed all his beams, as well as meteor beams, at the crew and fired. He was so close to hitting the PLANTs, as an explosion arose, the debris covering everything, even that part of the PLANTs, as well as the Freedom.

Eternal & Justice

Lacus watched from the Eternal, as her body was overwhelmed with fright. Athrun, from the Justice, couldn't bear to move. Lacus asked Maya to check the Freedom's signal. All she got in response was a sad shake of her head. Lacus waited, hoping that that missing signal was just an error, and that the Freedom was actually there.

After awhile, the debris had lessened by there was still no sign of the Freedom.

"Kira... you promised... Kira!" she cried out, unable to wait any longer, letting out all her frustrations.

Space -- Monstrous Machine

Battlefield

Vanessa flew the Rage towards the machines, who were now deploying their machines. She headed to each machine, cutting them in half and moving onto the next. She moved quickly and it surprised her that these ZAFT soldiers were so easy to destroy. However, soon the mobile suits were multiplying, making it harder for only Vanessa to handle. She wasn't the best pilot on the Hellding, she had to admit, but she thought that she wasn't too bad.

She looked towards the Hellding, which was cornered three to one. She didn't know what to do. The numbers were overwhelming, no matter how strong the Hellding and its pilots are. Although the ship and her mobile suits was the strongest in the Alliance, if they are too much outnumbered, then they won't be able to handle it for long.

Vanessa was tired. She's losing her strength and more machines are gathering up together, aiming for the one mobile suit. The Hellding was dealing with the three ZAFT ships, getting damaged slowly because of it. Vanessa had heard from the captain that it doesn't matter what happens to the Hellding, what matters is that machine being destroyed. But she could not just let that happen. She was starting to tire and could not fire back anymore but just dodge. Alerts were going off all over her mobile suit one after another. As she dodged around, a mobile suit appeared right in front of her, its rifle aimed right at the cockpit. She didn't think she had enough time to dodge as she watched the rifle power up.

Strangler & Pursuer

"Vince!" Jeffrey cried out. "What the hell are you doing, just staying here?! Go and help them out. I will take care of this."

"We're outnumbered. You think I will leave you here?!" Vincent was frustrated. Vanessa did not go back in the ship. But then again, the ship wasn't the safest place as of now. He looked back at the Hellding and Rage, watching as more mobile suits were being deployed. He hesitated as to whether to return or continue to move with Jeffrey.

"Get out of here. If you want to save Vanessa, get the hell away from here now!" Jeffrey said, yelling coldly at him. Vincent had not heard Jeffrey speak like that in such a long time. It was strange, and frightened him just a little. He decided to listen to him and promised that he would come back. He headed straight towards the Hellding and Rage, along with the three ships.

As he was flying towards the Rage, he was glad at how she kept up with the blocks. He knew she was tired and that was why she wasn't countering back. He didn't blame her, but as what he saw next, it terrified him as never before, as he stepped on the pedal of the mobile suit, speeding up his mobile suit as fast as he could towards the Rage.

"Vanessa!" he cried out angrily, determined to save the girl no matter what happens. However, he knew he couldn't make it as the beam shot out the rifle, heading straight for the cockpit. There was no way he could stop that beam.

"Damn it to hell!" he yelled in anger, still flying towards her, no matter if he could save her or not. If she were to die right there, he would die along with her. He knew he couldn't live without her, and would end his life if she was gone.

All of a sudden, another beam shot straight in front of the Rage, blocking and neutralizing the beam shot by the other mobile suit. This gave Vincent a chance as he changed courses and pulled out his beam, stabbing it right into the cockpit and pulling it back out.

"Bastard... die!"

The mobile suit exploded as he dragged the Rage away. He wondered why Vanessa hadn't done anything. After moving away, both Vanessa and Vincent looked towards the direction of the beam, as the Minerva appeared in the distance, the Destiny the owner of the beam.

A/N: The battle has begun and the battle may or may not be a few more chapters. I am not quite sure how long it will last, because I do not know how long the length of the chapters will be. Therefore, I will have to type it out to see. As of this, I'm stopping it here beceause this chapter is getting way too long.

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