Hi guys! Just a little fic with my suspicions on why Setsuna is sorta anti-social. This isn't just a fan's guess, it's one that involves the actual events of his past. If you have not seen Gundam 00 and would not like spoilers, then please read no further. I don't want a whole bunch of people saying their viewing experience was ruined because of this fic. Now! I wish to present what is supposed to be a one-shot. If enough people want me to, I shall continue this by adding all of the Meisters pasts based on what I know and speculate from the actual series. By the way, the title of this fic 'Gundam Meisters no Iwaku' means 'The Past of the Gundam Meisers' or something along those lines. If you would like to see another fic that doesn't have much reference to the series, please see my fic, Gundam Kyodai. Just so you know, I do not support the phrase in this fic 'there is no God'. I just put that in there to capture what Setsuna was thinking then, please do not get the wrong idea. Thank you, and I now, on with the fic!

-Saph

Many years ago...

"No! Soren, stop! Stop! Please stop!" A woman's cries fall on deaf ears as what can only be speculated as her son points a gun to her. "NOOOO!" Her cry pierces the crisp night air, echoing across the empty heavens as a single gunshot follows her plea and the cry is silenced.

Standing before the lifeless cadavers of his family a young boy surveys the scene, unable to believe that it was he who took their lives. He stares at the bodies, his hands loosely grasping the grip on the assault rifle he was forced to use. The blaring sound of a recorded, repeating messaged is the only sound other than shots and cries.

"We must purify this world in order to prove the existence of our God!" and on it went.

There is no God. The boy thought. God would never allow such a thing to happen. To have children dispose of their families, it was unfathomable. And yet, here he was, standing before the results. He hoped that this was all a really bad nightmare; that he would wake up with his mother's protective arms around him. But the scene before him was very real. The sight of dead bodies, the sounds of mass destruction, the smell of blood; all of it was real. His hand briefly shakes and loosens its hold on the instrument of death. He boy wants nothing more than to cry and take his own life with the gun. But he cannot. Tears that should be flowing down his small face are absent. He is incapable of showing emotion, he decided that when he saw the pleading face of his mother.

"We must purify this world in order to prove the existence of our God!" the message repeated.

God? What was God? Did such a thing even exist? If so, why was he allowing such a thing to happen? Was it God's error? Man's error? He didn't know. He gripped the gun in his small hand, resolute. He would stake his life to find the answer. No matter what it took, no matter how taxing it was, he would find the answer. Why do humans hurt others? Why doesn't God ever do anything about it? With these questions, and a renewed purpose in life, the boy walks away from the battlefield.

Present Day...

Is there really a God? Why are humans so evil? Setsuna F. Seiei wonders, in another of his musings. No. Gundams are as close as there is to God. If God exists, he doesn't do anything, Gundams do things. Gundams save people. Even after all these years, the boy still thinks Gundams are divine judgement. After all, it was a Gundam that saved him from certain death all those years ago.

"Oi! Setsuna!" a voice calls to him, pulling him from his reverie. He turns his head to locate the source of the noise. Down on the ground, at the feet of his Exia, is Lockon Stratos, another Gundam Meister. "It's time for another mission!" Lockon yells. Setsuna nods and gets into his Exia, having been resting on the outside of the cockpit, something he's prone to doing.

"Setsuna F. Seiei, Exia, launching!" He states before kicking the Exia into gear and flying off. He is going to prove it, he is going to find his answer, together with his Gundam.

Setsuna Chapter: End.

Well? What do you think? I know it's short, sorry. Anyway, if people want me to write a second chapter on the past of another character, please review and let me know. I need reviews to continue, if I see more Story/Authour alerts than reviews I'll stop this. Not to be mean, but when people read and don't review, it really makes me mad. So, shall I continue?

-Saph