Gundam SEED Eternity

Carrus' Beginning


Note From the Author

Message to all readers.

What you see here is the result of an idea as started by a handful of Gundam Fans, myself included, following twenty years after the events of Gundam SEED Destiny. This story follows Carrus Yamato, son to... well... Kira and Lacus. who else? This story started off with an idea for what would happen for the Cosmic Era, and my friend, CyberSlayer128, who is on this site, in his 00 fanatacism, decided he wanted Setsuna.

I, being on the other end of the internet, thought this was stupid, until I saw his logic for it. Since then, we have created a new era, using mobile suits from the 00 series, those being the Flags and Enacts, and of course, the 00 Qan [T], and in my tip of the hat to Destiny's usage of UC tech, brought in the Geara Zulu, Kshatriya, and Jegan, all seen in Mobile suit Gundam Unicorn. Then, for Carrus, I found an image for a mobile suit known as the Eternal Freedom, who, I'm ashamed to admit, I couldn't find an owner for. But whoever made it, you rock!

So sit back, relax, and If I suggest a bit of music in a M.N, try listening to it. You never know, right? ;-)

~Vaxercon


(M.N: Invoke, T.M Revolution)

Chapter One – Carrus Yamato

"CARRUS YAMATO!" Carrus snapped open his eyes at the sound of the university lecturer's shout; the violet in his eyes flashed with fatigue, waking him from his day dream. "Have you got that essay on the Requiem incident?"

"Uhhh… hold on…" Carrus picked up the strap on his bag, ignoring the sniggers of the older students, laughing at his slumber. Being younger than the others really annoyed Carrus, but he couldn't help being brilliant for his age, even as a Coordinator, he was regarded as a top class student, making it four years above his level in engineering and physics. But being stuck in modern history really took it out of him. Rummaging through his larger bag pockets, he drew a scruffy set of handwritten pages, stapled together in a rushed manner, and handed them to his lecturer, who simply stood over him, hands on her hips, and looking down at him sternly.

"You expect me to believe that you'll pass this paper with such atrociously presented work?"

"Sorry, I had several projects in autonomous manoeuvring I had to finish this week, and my computer crashed in the middle of that ma'am."

His lecturer simply sighed, with the same unimpressed look behind her spectacles she always wore. "And during the last paper, it was "conveniently" stolen, what are you going to do about this?" Carrus didn't care; he always found writing easier than typing something up. Writing meant mental images that he could relate to, whereas typing was a string of words with no meaning. He simply looked down, mumbling an apology and waiting for the lecturer to return to the front of the hall.


"Damn, Junior, she really chewed you out there, didn't she?" Darien Larsen, Carrus' roommate and only "friend" in the university laughed, slapping Carrus on the back. His size over Carrus never intimidated him; he was what the rest of the students called "the gentle giant".

"Yeah well, I just hate typing, you know that." Carrus growled softly, his voice soft and timid.

"Carrus, come on, sometimes you just gotta swallow your pride and take a new approach to these things, and it's the only way you'll grow up after all…"

"You realise I'm only seventeen, right?"

"Yeah, I know, but you gotta grow up right? Didn't your godfather teach you that?" Darien looked down at Carrus, to see him staring off blankly into space. Looking up, with a vacant look, he saw the cause, a beautiful young red head in the distance, her long hair tied in a pony tail that flowed out the back. She was casually chatting with three equally attractive girls, but a few years older than her. Darien smiled subtly, until Carrus walked silently into a wall, forgetting to pay attention to his surroundings. "HAH! Subtle Yamato, REAL subtle!"

Carrus rubbed his forehead, failing to notice the subject of his attention giggling at him in the distance. "Gee, thanks for the compassion…"

"I don't blame you…" Darien chuckled, lifting Carrus back on his feet with one arm. "That girl is fine, and looks about your age too. Must be a resident genius as well…

"Or, she's a Coordinator."

"That too." Darien laughed.

"Thanks…"

"By the way, were you thinking of going to Morgenroete tomorrow? It'll probably be interesting for you of all people."

"I don't know… Wasn't Morgenroete responsible for building weapons for the Earth Alliance and the Orb Union, and developing parts that the Plants gave to ZAFT?"

"Well, yeah, but the war's over, kid." Darien answered, slipping a couple of coins into a nearby vending machine. Ordering a pair of drinks for himself and Carrus. "You especially know that, your old man…"

"I THOUGHT we weren't gonna talk about him…"

"You have to realise that Kira Yamato did what he could and brought twenty years of peace. Twenty years! There hasn't been peace for that long since before the Cosmic Era started. You have to acknowledge that at least…"

"Right, I'm sure he would like that. Heck, he'd probably like a million Earth dollars to go with that." The pair looked up, seeing a group of soldiers in Orb union uniforms, led by a tall older man, wearing a General's uniform, Shortened navy blue hair hidden under his officers' cap, a sure sign of him being a Coordinator. Carrus knew him, his godfather, and ward during his studies at Orb, Athrun Zala.


Setsuna walked casually through the corridor, his blue ZAFT uniform standing out amongst the rest of the green uniforms on board, and the occasional red. There was much talk from the other Soldiers, wondering exactly who the stranger was. However, each one looked at him in reluctance, seeing the bright silver badge over his heart, symbolising his position as a FAITH agent. Stepping onto the bridge of the Submarine, Setsuna shot a salute to the captain of the ship.

"Lieutenant Seiei. A pleasure to have you on board."

"The pleasure's all mine sir."

"Please, no need for formalities with me Setsuna, I've read your orders too, I know who you are, what you're capable of, and what it is you need to accomplish."

"Understood. Then you understand why we can't use it unless those rumours we've heard prove to be true. So, do you have my custom Flag ready?"

"It's been fully customised at Carpentaria for use today, as per the Chairman's orders. Tell me something though, why the wait? Does the chairman honestly believe that the Naturals will attack first?"

"They will. After all, those Naturals are rash and frightened. Once they discover we're in the harbour they'll launch their attack."

"I just hope you're right… your plan is solid, but it counts too much on the Earth Forces' response…"


"I heard about your troubles with your lecturers…" Athrun chuckled.

"Great, so you're going to go on about it too, Athrun?" Carrus sighed.

"Actually, I was going to comment how similar to your father that makes you…"

"Great, thanks for the update…"

"You know, it's not a bad thing to be similar to Kira…"

"Like I care Athrun. Look, I'm grateful to you and Aunt Cagali for looking after me when I decided to study here instead of at the Plants, but still, why is it that you have to keep comparing me to him? It really bugs me every time someone says I need to act like him, or do what he did…"

"No one's saying that." Athrun scowled, much to Carrus' annoyance. "What you do with your life is your choice. After all, you have the ability, so you should put it to a noble use. We just hope you won't do something that will jeopardise that, that's all." Carrus looked down at the ground quietly, still unable to believe what Athrun was telling him. "While I think about it, I want you to participate in the trip to Morgenroete tomorrow."

"For the military?"

"Think of it as a personal invitation. Personally, I think there's a lot of items there you'll appreciate."

"I suppose so… ok Athrun I'll go.

"Good, I'll let the team know…" Athrun smiled, standing up and walking towards the central complex. "Just remember what I told you, okay?"

"…Yeah…" Carrus whispered, watching as Athrun walked into the buildings in the distance. Looking up, he pondered as to what was the real reason for Athrun's invitation.