"Alright, Lets begin."
Dark yet clear, the vastness of space lies all around. There, between the sun and the stars, the Earth and the Moon, a stolen Z.A.F.T Nazca class carrier is seen drifting, aiding a dark blue Mobile Suit rather larger than normal. This Mobile Suit had many noticeable features. From its elongated head that flowed behind it, to its spiked feet and giant binders on its shoulders that housed a powerful pair of thrusters. But probably the most interesting and mysterious part of this Mobile Suit was its tail. Yes, a tail. A tail that was flat and wide but also seemed to carry something within it. A full bridge crew sat inside the Nazca, looking out at the Mobile Suit. Soon a well filled tanned man came through the bridge doors and sat at the captain's seat.
"Roger that Will. You may begin."
The Mobile Suit began a series of minor thrusts and maneuvers than soon turned into complicated turns and vernier spins.
"Vernier and thrusters check OK."
"And how about yourself Will?"
"Oh I'm fine. No worries here."
Inside this machine sat a dark skinned man wearing a black normal suit. On his shoulder and as well as the left shoulder binder of the Mobile Suit stood an emblem of a lightning bolt inside a light blue circle. The cockpit itself was something not yet seen in this world. A single seat surrounded by controls which seemed to be floating in space. The pilot can look out in all directions, any direction, but does that really help the pilot? Or does it make him panicky knowing he can see the enemy about to kill him? Or is the pilot something more?
"Will. There's a problem."
"What's wrong?"
Inside the Nazca the captain looked on a display showing three incoming Nazca class carriers.
"It's Z.A.F.T. It seems a patrol unit of three Nazcas just happened to wonder in this direction."
"Three Nazcas? Isn't that a little too large for a patrol unit? And we looked at the Z.A.F.T patrol lines before we came out here. They're not supposed to be in this area for awhile now."
"Well whatever the reason, they're here. Let's pack it up and get out of here."
"Wait a moment Captain. This could be a good chance to try out this Mobile Suit's weaponry capabilities."
"Will, we can test out the weapons systems on targets that aren't out to kill us! Return!"
"Sir! One of the Nazcas has launched three Mobile Suits. Two ZAKUs, one GOUF. They're on an intercept course with this ship!"
"See captain? Now we have no choice but to fight."
The captain let out a great sigh then his permission for Will to engage. "Sometimes, I get the feeling that you just set all this up yourself."
The three Z.A.F.T Mobile Suits darted in toward Will, unaware of what to expect from this new enemy. As one of the ZAKUs approached Will's Mobile Suit raised its hand and extended its long, feminine like fingers. A beam then shot out from the Mobile Suit's wrist and pierced straight through the cockpit of the ZAKU. There was an eerie silence as the ZAKU floated dead in space but the other two Mobile Suits didn't hesitate to rush in at Will. The ZAKU fired its beam rifle at the Mobile Suit but it gracefully dodged each shot and swiftly retaliated by firing a beam that took off the ZAKU's head. At that moment the GOUF took the opportunity to extend its whip like heat rod and ensnare the Mobile Suit's arm. There was no panic in the Mobile Suit however. From the slit in its wrist where its beam fire was coming from a cylindrical object appeared and ejected. The Mobile grasped the object and with a flick of its wrist activated it, revealing it to be a beam saber. The Mobile Suit cut through the GOUF's heat rod and with its other arm shot the GOUF and destroyed it while it staggered from the loss of its weapon. The Mobile Suit then rushed over and slashed the headless ZAKU in half before it was able to regain itself.
"That takes care of the Mobile Suits. Now about those carriers..."
The Mobile Suit brought its arms into the giant shoulder binders and raised its tail. Soon a dark blue aura began to surround Will and the Mobile Suit. Without warning beams began to fire in all directions at one of the Nazca carriers. The beams tore through the ship destroying it.
"Amazing..."
The captain and the rest of the bridge crew sat in awe as they watched Will destroy the carriers.
"Sir! Something's coming!"
A fourth Nazca class appeared carrying with it a large cylindrical object about twice the size of the carrier surrounded by mirrors.
"What in the world... Will! A new carrier appeared, and it's carrying something big."
Will began to shudder as he stopped his attack and dropped his Mobile Suit into a relaxed position.
"I have a bad feeling about whatever that is... A very bad feeling... It's more than just a weapon of destruction... No it's something much worse..." "Alright, Will return immediately! All hands prepare for a fast retreat!" "Sir..?"
"I've come to realize something. About Will, about them in general. Whenever they have a bad feeling it's never just a feeling, it's a vision. In this case, something bad is about to happen. Something real bad. Relay the test data and records from this mission to Senjo immediately!"
The large cylinder began to emit a yellow glow from within itself. Its output began to grow rapidly forcing the yellow glow to shoot out with incredible force in the shape of a giant beam. Will and the captain both stood struck at the beam as it came closer and closer to them and ultimately, engulfed the Mobile Suit and the Nazca in one shot.
Chapter 1: We
"Woah!"
A surprised young man shot up from his bed dripping in sweat. His force made him fly up and hit the ceiling.
"Hey Zamura, what's wrong?"
Across the room a taller young man with lose black hair and an eye patch over his left eye watched as his roommate began to bounce around room. The man stopped himself against the bars of his room and slowly calmed down.
"I had this weird dream!"
"A dream? What about?"
"Well... I wasn't really in it, I was just kind of like watching it but there was this Mobile Suit... a really big weird Mobile Suit. It had these large shoulders and a weird tail and head. It was with a Z.A.F.T Nazca class but they weren't apart of Z.A.F.T. They were from Dezas."
"From Dezas eh? Now it's getting interesting. What happened next?"
"Well, they were testing the Mobile Suit and a group of Z.A.F.T Nazcas appeared. The Mobile Suit went through two ZAKUs and a GOUF like they were nothing and then destroyed one the Nazcas."
"Well that's nothing new. Dezas's power has always been better than ZAFT's. Especially since Dezas's pilots are all one of us."
"Yea but... Then this other Z.A.F.T Nazca appeared. It was carrying this big weapon. It had to be about twice the size of the Nazca. It fired the weapon and it engulfed the Mobile Suit and the Nazca... then I woke up."
"A Z.A.F.T weapon defeating a Dezas Mobile Suit? Haha that is a weird dream!"
"Yea... still, I have a bad feeling about it..."
"Kira...!"
Faint sounds emanated from down the corridor. A female voice was calling out someone's name, and the voice was getting closer.
"Ah, here comes your girlfriend Zamura..."
"She's not my girlfriend Roderick!"
"Oh yea? Why don't you tell her that?"
"Kira Zamura!"
Kira turned around to face a young woman with short blue tinted hair staring at him through the bars.
"How long are you gonna stay in your cell Kira? Why don't you come out with me?"
"Well uh..."
The woman grabbed Kira's arm and began trying to force him through the bars.
"Ow! Ow! Hey! Wait! Open the door first!"
"Eh? That is a weird dream... but it was only a dream right?"
"I guess so..."
Kira and the young woman floated down the hallway into the lounge area of this structure. Kira himself was a slightly tanned young man with blue tinted hair that came out the side spikeish from the back of his head. He had a thick strand of hair coming down across his face and he mostly wore a confused, lost look in his eyes.
"Hey hey look who it is! The station's hottest couple, Kira Zamura and Tia Domina!"
"Justin! Cut it out!"
"What's wrong Tia? Embarrassed to confess your love?"
The lounge erupted into laughter while Tia grabbed Kira by the arm and pulled him into the lounge. The two sat down next to a woman ironically named Angel despite her overall mischievous attitude as she looked up at the TV screen.
"Seems that Dullindal is really hardcore about that whole destroying Logos thing."
"Eh? What do you mean?" said Kira with the usual confused garment on his face.
The reports on the TV showed footage from the assault on the Earth Alliance's Heaven's Base that occurred yesterday.
"No way... Heaven's Base fell?"
"Yea Kira... As well as that, it seems most of the Earth Alliance has joined up with Z.A.F.T to defeat Logos."
"Really? What are they doing..? That Dullindal is just baiting them into more trouble."
"I dunno... The Naturals are weird... but the Coordinators are even weirder. At least the Naturals know who the real boss around here is!"
The room became overcome with laughter at Angel's comment. Even Tia began to laugh a little yet Kira was still focused on the TV.
"Even though Heaven's base fell the Earth Alliance still has the moon... And even if that falls, Dezas won't let Dullindal have his way..."
"What are you mumbling Kira?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing Tia..."
Kira floated up and went down the hallway out of the lounge. Tia quickly followed.
"Kira what's wrong?"
Kira stopped next to a window looking out toward the Earth and deeply sighed.
"Heaven's Base fell, and the Alliance is quickly siding with Dullindal. I have a bad feeling about this all."
"The Earth Alliance wouldn't let..."
"The Earth Alliance is already part of Z.A.F.T now. And that guy, Djibril, he's no better than Dullindal. They said on the report he wasn't captured in the assault. There's no one to trust anymore. Even though the Earth Alliance lets us walk freely around this station that's our only freedom. We still have rooms with bars. We're still trapped in this orbital prison."
"Kira don't say that... This place is our only sanctuary. Away from things like Z.A.F.T and the Earth Alliance. And there's still Dezas... We can trust them."
"I guess..."
Tia floated closer and grabbed Kira's arm hugging it. This moment was all to perfect for Tia until a large tremor rocked the station.
"What was that?"
Kira and Tia floated back to the lounge and looked to find the room empty.
"Did someone dock with the station Kira? Is it the Earth Alliance?"
"That was a big shudder... Why would the Alliance be so forceful in docking procedures?"
A gasp then filled the room as Kira turned to look at Tia looking out the larger lounge window. Outside a Z.A.F.T ZAKU peered into the room with its mooneye sensor then boosted away to reveal a fleet of Nazca class ships circling the station.
"It's Z.A.F.T!"
"Kira!"
"Come on! We have to go!"
Kira grabbed Tia and floated down the corridor which they came. They soon came upon Roderick who was loading an automatic rifle. "Zamura! Here!"
Roderick tossed Kira a handgun and continued loading his rifle.
"Roderick! What are you...?"
"It's Z.A.F.T Kira! I'm not going to let those damned coordinators take this station! This station is our home!"
"We can't fight them all Roderick!"
"But we're gonna try! And I'll die before I let Z.A.F.T get a hold of me! What are you going to do, Zamura?"
Kira looked down at the handgun then at Tia, who had a frightened look on her face.
"I'm going, to Dezas..."
"Zamura?"
"Kira!"
"I'm going to take everyone I find, and we're going to Dezas! If Z.A.F.T is here, that means they've learned of our existence. They want to use us as soldiers for their war! I won't let that happen!"
Roderick looked up at Kira with a big smile.
"That's right Zamura. We won't let that happen. There's a shuttle in hanger three. Gather everyone you can find and get of here as quickly as possible! Everyone you leave behind I'll gather so we can defend this station. They won't defeat us..."
Kira floated off holding Tia's hand while Roderick stood, rifle in hand.
The two floated down the corridor until they came upon a hallway that erupted into a firefight. Kira turned the hallway and with two precise shots killed two Z.A.F.T soldiers with fatal wounds to the head.
"Kira..."
Tia watched as Kira's face became more determined and angry than his usual self. In a way this scared her, but it also comforted her.
"Kira! Good timing!"
Justin and Angel appeared from behind a wall a little down the hallway and came to greet Kira and Tia.
"I'm going to Dezas and I'm taking anyone I can find! Roderick is down in the opposite direction gathering people to defend the station. What will you do?"
"I'm with you Kira!"
"Same here!"
"Then let's go!"
The group floated down the hallway on there way to hanger three. On the way Kira picked up four more people, Garis, Elain, Thomas, and Jones while Roderick found Celina and Uriko to help him fight. The groups, motivated with there own goals were able to push back and fend off the Z.A.F.T invaders.
The group of eight emerged at hanger three, with shattered cloths, dirty faces and Garis with a broken, bloody arm.
"Alright, there's the shuttle. Everyone on!"
"Wait, Kira! There's one problem!"
"What's wrong Thomas?"
"There a number of Nazca carriers out there, not only that but there are Mobile Suits. We won't be able to get passed them with this shuttle alone!"
Angel then stepped forward eyeing a dark blue space fighter in the corner of the hanger.
"I'll use that to get their attention, while you slip away!"
"Angel no! That's suicide!"
"Elain's right Angel. The Beta Methuss won't be able to stand up to a Z.A.F.T fleet alone!"
"Better to give up one life then let eight get captured..."
"Angel!"
Their conversation was broken by the sound of Z.A.F.T soldiers storming into the hanger. The eight turned to the enemy and those with weapons immediately began to fire. The soldiers stepped back behind the door to avoid the fire as Angel headed toward the Beta Methuss. "Get to the shuttle guys! Go!" More soldiers flooded into the hanger as the group began to make their retreat. The soldiers shot wildly at the group, with one of the bullets piercing Justin's chest. A shriek from Elain alerted everyone Justin had been killed and Kira looked back to see the soldiers advancing... On Tia. "TIA!"
Kira raced down from the shuttle to see Tia being grabbed by two Z.A.F.T soldiers and hauling her back to the hanger entrance.
"TIA!"
"KIRA!"
Two soldiers covered the others' escape and at the same time Thomas and Jones grabbed Kira by his arms and hauled him onto the shuttle.
"NO! What are you doing? Tia is! Tia! TIA!"
Kira's last glimpse of Tia as the shuttle's doors closed was her calling his name and crying.
"Elain! Let's go! Angel will cover our escape!"
"Right Garis!"
The hanger doors opened as the soldiers cleared out. The shuttle launched with Angel in the Beta Methuss closely behind.
The Beta Methuss boosted forward on a direct course with two Nazca carriers. From the cockpit of the Beta Methuss Angel watched two approaching ZAKUs.
"If I can get you guys passed this line you'll enter the Earth's gravity well in a matter of moments."
"That's good Angel but after that where do we go? Kira is the only one who knows where Dezas's headquarters is, and he's not in the best condition..." "What? Why?"
"They got Tia..."
"Tia... She's dead...?"
"No, worse... captured..."
Angel reeled back then sank her head sorrowfully. She felt Kira just now. He was wishing Tia would have been killed of all things. His heart was so heavy that it gave Angel pains in her own.
"Kira... I'm sorry... but at least she's still alive Kira... There's hope..."
Angel had said to herself and Kira replying to himself as if he had heard her
"I know Angel... There's still hope... Tia..."
The Beta Methuss blasted through one of the ZAKUs and to the other ZAKU pilot's horror, transformed into a Mobile Suit and slashed through the ZAKU with a Beam Saber. The shuttle then approached the two Nazca class ships as they started firing wildly at it. Angel came in front of the shuttle and began firing at the carriers to draw their fire.
"Senjo. Head to Senjo Elain. That's where Dezas is."
"Angel you knew all along...?"
The shuttle rocked as a large green beam whizzed past just beneath them.
"I'll be alright, Elain. Go!"
The Beta Methuss boosted upward transforming into its fighter Mobile Armor variant and drawing the Nazcas' fire. The shuttle was able to pass underneath the two carriers and make a straight course to Earth. Toward the back of the shuttle Kira was floating, crying, with his face looking up toward the ceiling. As the shuttle began to enter Earth's gravity well Kira slowly began to sink to the shuttle floor.
"I'll come for you Tia... Just wait for me... and you too Z.A.F.T... I'll make you pay for what you've done..."