Hey guys I have been wanting to write this one for a long time. Ever since I played Dynasty warriors Gundam infact Truth is I had written most of it a year ago but I wasn't a member then I've touched up the first chapter so let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy
"I'm not just anyone I'm the God of Death" Duo Maxwell in Gundam Wing operation Zero
Duo had no idea where they were one minute they were on that strange planet the next they had been in space "Where are we?" the god of death thought.
"Guys I don't think you're going to like this" Kira stated to them over the coms.
"What is he talking about?" Duo asked himself.
"I'm picking up a distress beacon" Kira explained.
"Distress beacon" Duo though before he too found that he could pick it up though he didn't recognise it.
"What is it about this that is so disturbing" Ribbons Almark asked it was clear he did not like mysteries.
"I know the person who is sending the signal" Kira answered.
Approximately twelve hours before hand. Fifty seven days and seventeen hours after the Defeat of the Knight Gundam
Duo inwardly sighed he knew he was going to regret coming here. Recently after their defeat of the knight gundam the pilots had been stuck cleansing the twistedness from the world. Recently their forces had been spread thin against the enemy mobile suits with only a few pilots on base in between missions. Ribbons Almark one of the leaders of their group had apparently discovered something that needed to be investigated. As duo entered the meeting room he saw the other five pilots besides ribbons present. There was Kira Yamato the ultimate co-ordinator had a tired look in his eyes as Kira had been fresh off the front lines and had barely any time to rest. Then there was the kid Banagher Links who Ribbons and Char had unofficially taken under their wing. Banagher was a well meaning young man though his time spent with Ribbons and the red comet had hardened his personality a bit. Heero was there looking completely fine as usual along. Next to him was Judau Ashta the usually cheerful and laid back gundam pilot was like Duo weary and tired. Finally the only one besides ribbons unaffected by the constant fighting was that annoying girl Elpeo Puru who was running around Judau in a clockwise circle.
Sighing Duo walked in nodding respectfully to his fellow pilots who returned the gesture before finding a seat and proceeded to sit down in it. Ribbons who had been in the room surveyed everyone with a calculating gaze. The self-proclaimed god was also tired though Duo still didn't trust him. "Well" Ribbons began "I was hoping form more in case of an emergency but it seems that we will have to make do with the pilots available" Ribbons stated.
"What is this new phenomenon that who have called us to investigate?" Heero asked.
"Yeah I would like to know that as well" Duo agreed.
Ribbons sighed tired. Pulling up a display screen he begin to explain "I have noticed a peculiar form of readings lately" he said gesturing to the chart. "Our orbital scanners can only detect it and as such we have no photo graphical evidence of what is causing this." Ribbons almost seemed embarrassed that the program he was reliant on was not able to do this.
"So you need us to investigate?" Banagher asked.
"Yes" Ribbons replied duo knew he had taken a shine to the pilot of the unicorn and it was not in the manipulative way.
"Pardon my saying this but isn't having six pilots sent to investigate a bit overdoing it?" Judau asked.
"No We aren't sending six pilots Mr Ashta we are sending seven I myself am going." Ribbons answered.
"What you're kidding me" Duo exclaimed "Who's going to be defending the base if we all leave?" he asked.
"That is already taken care of I have contacted the others and informed them of this Char and Treize are already withdrawing from their respective missions as we speak" Ribbons answered. "Now as I was saying we are only going to investigate Is that understood?" he asked his fellow pilots. Receiving nods of agreement Ribbons continued "Alright then shall we get to work?"
Present time
"What do you mean you know the person?" Ribbons asked. He was confused and that irritated him though then again whatever it was must be shocking to Kira as he sounded as if he didn't believe it. "Is it one of ours?"
"No" Kira answered over the coms.
"What is it that is so disturbing then?" Ribbons asked calming himself down. He had read the distress signal it was something about a survivor from something called Heliopolis.
"I used to live on Heliopolis" Kira answered. "I was also partly to blame in its destruction" he explained.
"So?" Ribbons asked not fully understanding though the clockwork of his brain was working madly to come at a logical conclusion.
"That happened over two years before I met any of you" Kira answered.
Then to Ribbons everything made sense. This was Kira's home world or universe to be exact. "I understand" he stated finally understanding why Kira was panicking. "I don't believe that anything we do here will affect you directly" he stated.
"How can you be so sure?" Judau asked.
Ribbons smiled Judau may act like an idiot but he was extremely intelligent to an unnerving degree. "The process of traveling back in time can create alternate timelines" Ribbons explained. "With each action we create a new universe one where we did and one where we didn't" Really it was easy to understand if it was explained.
"So are you saying that we should go help whoever it is?" Puru asked.
"I guess so" Ribbons answered "though we are going to have to play this smart" he stated. "Kira tint your visor to hide your face we don't want anyone knowing who you are or mistaking you for your past self also we need to know everything about your world as well as we need to come up with an alias to use for ourselves."
Cagalli Yula Athha did not like her situation she had been floating around in the life pod for a three days and she was slowly running out of oxygen she hadn't eaten anything and the water supplied would run out in a few days. All the princess of orb could hope for. Surprisingly her prayers were answered.
"Hello is anyone there?" A voice asked over the emergency channel "please respond"
Cagalli scrambled to where the communicator was and hastily replied "Yes my name Cagalli Yula" she responded. "Can you help me?" she asked. Not feeling herself the isolation had done made her somewhat craving for human contact.
"I believe that we can" The voice answered.
"Who are you?" Cagalli asked as she saw several mobile suits that looked both familiar and alien at the same time.
The closest one which was the most bizarre looking a dark purple mobile suit with strange shoulder pads came and grabbed her life pod only when the voice spoke a second time Cagali realised it sounded rather young and Cheerful. "I'm Epleo Puru nice to meet ya, and my friends and big brother over there are part of Kaikaku, I hope we get along."
Cagalli blinked in surprise trying to rationalise what she had just heard but the pilot of this suit clearly did sounded like a little girl "Your brother is here?" was all she managed to say.
"Yep" Puru answered cheerfully Big brother Judau's the one in the real big mobile suit its called the double zeta.
"Real big one?" Cagalli thought confused then she saw it. Puru's statement was not exaggeration the double Zeta as she had called it was a walking fortress. "So what are you planning to do?" she asked.
"The voice that first hailed her replied. "We were planning on taking you to the nearest colony where we believe you will be safe" it answered. Cagalli noticed there was a superior edge to this voice though it was well hidden.
"You can't take me to the PLANTS!" Cagalli exclaimed at their decision "they'ed open fire on us unless you're co-ordinator's" she explained.
"One of us is" he answered. :By the way I forgot to introduce myself and my comrades I believe that Puru introduced you to Judau Ashta the pilot of the double zeta. I am Ribbons Almark the pilot of Reborns Gundam I am also on of the leaders of the Kaikaku." he informed her. "The Pilot of the suit on the right of you with the large rifle and wing styled thrusters is Heero Yuy, the white Mobile Suit next to him with the horn is the Unicorn its Pilot is Banagher Links. The mobile suit to you left is the Deathscythe hell its pilot is the self-styled god of death Duo Maxwell." Ribbons said the last part with what Cagali could only recognise as some sort of humour.
"Who is the plot of the suit next to him?" she asked.
"Ah the Strike-Freedom your sharp" Ribbons replied. "He is the co-ordinator that I mentioned before, His codename is The Dragoon Count courtesy of his Mobile suits Dragoons."
"Why does he have a codename unlike you?" Cagalli asked suspicious.
"I came out of a laboratory my real name if I had one wasn't ribbons also Dragoon here just so happens to have heis real name on file so using it will endanger those related to him incase either ZAFT of the Blue Cosmo's want to fight dirty."
"Blue Cosmo's what do they have to do with this?" Cagali asked.
"They are the ones who started this war" Ribbons stated.
"Wait you said you too came out of a Lab but Co-ordinator's don't come out of labs what are you two?" Cagalli asked.
"For someone who needs to be rescued, you sure are asking a lot of questions" Ribbons stated. But alas neither The count or myself were born in a womb I am not a Co-ordinator and that is all I am going to say on the matter" Ribbons answered before cutting the link To Cagalli he didn't sound happy about being asked that question.
After Ribbons had finished talking to their guest Kira appeared on his screen "Dragoon Count" Kira stated "IS that the best you could come up with?" he asked.
Ribbons shook his head "No but it will lead anyone on a false trail that doesn't exist," Ribbons explained. "Also I take it you know the person in the life-pod?" he asked.
"Yeah that is my twin sister who was born naturally" Kira answered. "Her real identity is Cagalli Yula Athha and she is the adopted daughter of the president of Orb" Kira explained.
"This would be a warm family reunion then" Ribbons stated "But I take it she doesn't know yet and neither does this younger version of yourself."
Kira nodded "Yes we only found out after Orb was destroyed." he explained.
"Any advice from where we should go from here?" Ribbons asked.
"I don't know why she is here, I remember meeting her on earth after the event at Heliopolis" Kira admitted.
Pulling up Heero on the screen Ribbons ordered him to check the fuel levels. "The fuel levels are close to full she must have not activated them yet" Heero replied.
"My thanks Heero maintain a lookout I need you and Wing Zero to be on high alert" Ribbons stated.
"Roger that" Heero replied.
"So she could have made it to earth even if we had not intervened though what do you suggest we do?" Ribbons asked again.
"I'm not sure we could take her to the Archangel because by this time they will have taken on board refugee's from Helipolis who will be wanting to go to Orb, we did get there eventually So perhaps we should take here there." Kira answered after awhile spent in deep thought. "Though I am worried about how I will hide my identity" he admitted.
"Milliardo gave you his spare mask didn't he?" Ribbons asked.
"Are you suggesting that I were the lightning Count's mask? Kira replied.
"Yes You did tell me that back then you were younger and more naive as well as you look older and more mature now if you wear the mask No one besides us will be able to tell the difference" Ribbons reasoned.
Kira was reluctant at first "Fine" he agreed "Just inform the others I am worried about Puru being to go-lucky about this."
"That is a valid concern" Ribbons agreed.
"Also I need you to brief us on the members of members of the Archangel Crew that could cause us some trouble" Ribbons requested.
"Well of the top of my head there is Natarle Badgiruel" Kira began recounting the people who he could remember.
Rau Le Creuset was content if only for a brief moment. A sense of satisfaction filled him. His team had finally caught up with the accursed legged ship. "Athrun, Yzack You have secured the Strike?" he asked From the pict scenes he was seeing the two pilots had disabled the opposing Gundam.
"Yes sir" Athrun replied. Yzack was a little reluctant desiring to kill the pilot but Le Creuset had Athrun's word that the pilot could see reason if they explained the situation to him. After all he was also Co-ordinator.
Rau Le Creuset allowed himself a brief smile Then he noticed something someone was hailing them on an open channel and it was not just hailing them it hailing everyone. "Put them through" he ordered.
Immediately on the screen the face of a green haired man with purple eyes. "Greeting he said I am Ribbons Almark of the Kaikaku We received a distress beacon from a life pod from a colony called Heliopolis we are currently searching for a ship or a colony that will take in said life pod" The man finished speaking and the message repeated itself.
"Trace the signal" Le Creuset ordered.
On it sir" one of the men on the bridge replied.
"Its coming from over there" On officer yelled getting them a visual.
Rua Lecreuset was lost for words in there sights were seven unknown mobile suits. "Hail them" he ordered.
Immediately there was response a different man wearing a mask that came off as a helmet as well repsonded. "Ah It has been a long time Rau" he greeted in an arrogant tone.
"I don't believe that we've met" Rau Le Creuset responded.
"We were both present when Dr. Hibiki died, and his house was burned to the ground." The figure replied haughtily as if he cared not "Though I am surprised that we have the same taste in fashion." he admitted.
"Who are you?" Rau asked he definitely was disturbed because he knew no one should have survived that incident. "Are you a Co-ordinator?"
"A mere Co-ordinator" The man replied. "you insult me. I am the ultimate coordinator, superior to all others." he declared.
"That is quite the statement to make" Rau stated having a bad feeling about those back at the PLANTS would react to such a revelation.
"I know it is my dear embittered clone" The self-proclaimed ultimate Co-ordinator replied.
Rau was inwardly seething at that statement no one left alive should know that. Also he had a very bad feeling that this individual was not boasting. "Why do you wear a mask?" he asked conversationally.
"To hide who I am" The man responded "I thought that was obvious its not like I am ashamed of what I look like." he taunted.
"It wwas at this point were Yzack who had been listening in snapped "Ultimate Co-ordinator what my ass I'll make quick work of you" he shouted.
"Yzack don't" Rau tried to order him but it was to late Yzack had already flown at top speed towards where the members of Kaikau were. "I hope this doesn't end badly" he said to himself. Thinking looking at the mobile suit which probably belonged to the man he was talking to before Rau "Who is he?"
"Good work Kira you followed character very well, well done" Ribbons congratulated him. To hide who Kira was they decided to advertise what he was. In the Cosmic Era Kira Yamato was created to be the ultimate Co-ordinator Ribbons in his genius had used this so that they could provoke at least one of the ZAFT pilots into attacking them so that they could have an excuse to fight alongside the archangel. Ribbons had earlier confirmed that they could board the Archangel if they helped out now they just needed a reason to open hostilities.
"Yzack huh why am I not surprised" Kira stated. He saw the Duel without the shroud armour charging at him. Breathing in and remembering the hate he felt when Yzack shot the civilian shuttle when it was entering orbit he placed the false persona of the Dragoon count on and moved to engage.
To Kira Yzack seemed incredibly slow and predictable. "Damn it why isn't this working" he could here Yzack exclaim over the coms as the ZAFT pilot was unable to land any hits.
"Its because you are just a puppy without teeth attempting to bite a lion" Kira replied. He had to admit though acting like this was fun but he couldn't do it all the time. "And the response will be the same" he finished replying to Yzack. Then the Strike Freedom drew its two beam Sabers and he effortlessly cut the duel's arms off and destroyed its head. "Well what do we do with this?" he asked Ribbons.
"I am not sure I just finished speaking the masked commander who you hate and he was apologising for his subordinates behaviour and he asked us if we could return him."
"What was your reply?" Kira asked.
"I told him he could come and get the pilot if he handed custody of the gundam they had just disabled over to us." Ribbons answered.
Soon enough Athrun in the Aegis came over to them holding the disabled Strike. "You said you would return Yzack to us if we handed the Strike over to you" Athrun stated.
"And we intended to" the man named Ribbons Almark responded.
"Kira I'm sorry" Athrun thought as he handed his childhood friend over to these unknowns "I'll return for you" he said to himself. "Yzack are you okay?" he asked his fellow ZAFT pilot.
"What do you think?" Was Yzack's reply. "Of course I am not okay."
"Well at least only the Duel and his pride has been damaged" Athrun thought as he headed back to his ship. Along the way he muted Yzack due to the latter's insistent shouts of outrage and threats he was making towards the unknowns.
Judau and the others waited for the ZAFT forces to pull out before they took Cagalli into the Archangel and docked their mobile suits there. Judau had to magnetically clamp his to the exterior as it was to big to fit inside the cargo bay effectively.
He went and helped the younger version of Kira out. "You okay kid any injury's?" he asked.
"I'm fine" the younger Kira replied grateful that they had helped him out of the deactivated mobile suit. "You don't look that much older than me" he stated.
Judau laughed. Everyone in Kaikaku is a hardened war veteran and an ace pilot" He answered. "I am no different" he stated. "Also Puru is eleven and she has shot down plenty of pilots" he added.
"You employ child soldiers!" Kira asked horrified.
"No but I know people who do" Judau responded besides I was fourteen myself when I first piloted a mobile suit."
"Why did you?" Kira asked. "Why did you become a soldier?"
"Why did you?" Judau challenged. "It seemed as though that pilot who handed you over to us seemed more concerned about you than the gundam."
"I" Kira didn't finish his sentence and sagged down a little "Why did he fight if he wanted to protect his friends why was he also fighting them?
"Enough Judau" A new voice stated. "go play with Puru and keep her from wreaking havoc with her playful nature" it said Kira turned to see the newcomer and recognised him as the pilot who had proclaimed the ultimate Co-ordinator. "He fought for the same reasons you did, the same reasons most of us did." Kira from their time stated to Judau.
"Sure whatever you say count" Judau said as he left the Hangar I believe the members of the crew want a word with us I'll see you there.
Present Kira nodded and looked at his past self. He saw how doubting and weak he had been. "You must not doubt" he said to his younger self. "You need to be stronger if you whish to protect your friends" he stated as he walked past him "Also don't let anyone manipulate you fight for your own reasons and let nothing stop you from doing so" with these cryptic words of advice he left his younger self in the hangar and walked to the meeting with the crew of the Archangel, "Natarle you will be giving us some form of trouble" he thought remembering how she was before her death.
Man were does an ensign come off ordering us about?" Duo asked aloud. And the members of the Archangel were visibly taken aback "also you might want to lower those guns if we wanted we could kill everyone on this ship no sweat" certain members had raised their weapons at Kira due to his status as a co-ordinator.
Kira still in character smirked confidently and was unperturbed. "You don't seem to mind cajoling a co-ordinator to fight your battles for you" he stated. "Truly are you so shameless?"
"It appears they have flexible standards or they have something over the kid my guess he was from Heliopolis and people he cares about are on board" Heero stated.
"You make us sound like cowards" Natarle Badgiruel snapped.
"Well you are forcing a Co-ordinator to fight your battles for you" Kira answered putting a strain on the 'are' and the 'Co-ordinator'.
"Hey I think we got off on the wrong foot here" Mu La Flaga stated. "I mean they did just save our skin without the strike we would have been sitting ducks and my Moebius Zero was still under repairs and wouldn't have been able to do anything."
"I agree" Ribbons stated. When he wanted to be the self-proclaimed god could be quite diplomatic if he so desired.
"Are you all co-ordinator's?" Murrue Rammius the acting captain of the ship ask.
"Why do I have the feeling that is is a bad copy of Whitebase and that she is filling Brights role?" Judau asked himself seeing the similarities in situation and personnel. "Heck they even have a Char clone on their asses" he thought. It appeared to him that Banager had the same thoughts as well and the two shared a look that confirmed that they were thinking the same thing.
"Us Co-ordinators" Duo said with a laugh "they see a person in a mobile suit or Gundam and they say co-ordinator man what a sad bunch" he stated. "Truth be told before we met the Count we didn't even know what a Co-ordinator was"
"Where on earth are you from?" Mu asked confused as to how someone could not know what co-ordinator was.
"Not earth" Ribbons answered. "most of us have come from the Jupiter fleet" he explained. Well for Judau that wasn't a lie but all of them could work on it.
"Jupiter fleet?" Murrue asked "why haven't we heard of them?" she thought.
"Yes" Judau answered. "Its a two year journey there so best pack up and supply well if you want to go" he said in a half joking manner. That was completely true.
"If you are from there what are you doing here?" Mu asked.
"Several of us were interested in why we weren't receiving word from earth any more so we were sent to investigate." Ribbons fabricated the lie.
"You left for two years to investigate?" Natarle asked sceptical.
"Of course not we were in stasis" Ribbons replied "I'd rather not waste a minute of my life if you don't mind"
"Okay what were your orders?" Mu asked.
"To observe" Ribbons answered "and then send vial long range satellite mainly our mobile suits detailed reports of what was going on."
"Ok" Murrue replied sure to her it sounded far-fetched but these people did seem rather strange and they did have rather peculiar mobile suits.
"What do you plan to do now?" She asked.
"I think we'll stay with you for a while before we depart just enough to see these civilians and volunteers sent home." Ribbons replied.
"Will you aid us if we are caught in an engagement?" Mu asked..
"I believe that we can do that but only for the civilians sake" Ribbons answered. "Also we are aware that they are members of Orb a neutral nation so please try not to push your beliefs onto them."
Murrue had a feeling that they needed these seven individuals on board until the strike got repaired. "alright then" she said "I officially welcome you to the Archangel."
I hope you enjoyed it I sure enjoyed re-writing (Pun intended) it please give me some feedback. Also in case you didn't realise Kira is following the personality Ribbons set for him. Also Ribbons is a bit out of Character due to the fact of how he was in Dynasty warriors Gundam 3. He still vies himself as a god and superior to most others but believe that those he fights alongside are more than just 'mere' humans and worthy of respect. Please review or PM me if you have any thoughts and ideas.