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"Having forgotten the meaning of battle I feel no emotion even when shooting an enemy right through the heart" Treize Kushrenada

Kira sighed lost in nostalgia and sadness. Junius Seven a name that had haunted him through the years of his life. On February 14 of year 70 of the Cosmic Era the colony was destroyed. The Atlantic Federation had authorised the use of nuclear weapons as a show of force. The act of mass murder was labelled the Bloody Valentine Incident and the Pro War Co-Ordinators used this as a way of rallying the plants to fight back. This was also where Kira's friend Athrun Zala's mother had perished. To Kira it was truly sad to see this place again. Though it also was the place were he had met Lacus and that gave him some comfort. "Lacus I wonder how you're holding up?" he thought. The Lacus he had left behind in that world must be worried about him. Though he suspected that she knew was more worried about his chronic hero syndrome.

"A penny for your thoughts" Judau asked as he walked up beside Kira.

"Nothing much more of a sense of foreboding" Kira admitted.

"From what you told us this Junius seven is the place where it all went downhill" Judua stated.

"Yeah it was" Kira agreed. "Both times" he added barely over a whisper so that only they could hear.

"Humanity is a self-devouring race" Judau said. "And I guess adults are the worst of them."

"Yes old men sending young men to their deaths that is war" Kira agreed.

"People are foolish" Judau stated" If their were only two people left in the entire cosmos someone will want the other guy dead."

"That is true" Banagher stated walking up from behind them. "People want simple solutions" he explained. "Solutions like war."

"You're sounding like Frontal" Kira noted.

Banagher shrugged "I guess so, I was merely stating a fact" he stated. "I may disagree with Frontal on many things but he is right on that regard, The Atlantic Federation, Blue cosmos and even ZAFT are prime examples here."

"You need to relax ever since that incident with the Knight Gundam you have been a little tense" Judau suggested. "But then again who wouldn't we have been fighting non-stop" he admitted.

Banagher allowed a small guarded smile to come across his features. "I guess so by the way Ribbons needs you to deal with something" Banagher said.

"What is it that the mighty Ribbons Almark can't do?"Judau asked half jokingly.

"Can't or won't?" Kira asked.

"Probably both" Banagher answered. "Puru saw fit to use this place as her playground and has decided to run around the ship shouting her first name, repeatedly." Banagher explained a his unable to hold in himself he broke out laughing.

Kira and Judau joined him in it "Your sister can be quite a handful you know" Kira stated. "Not like Leina or Puru two" he compared the three.

"Neither like Marida" Banagher admitted before he remembered the Pruru clone and her life losing his smile and he started looking somewhat sad as well as regretful.

"Yeah I guess its hard" Judau stated understanding. "Well I best go catch our little torpedo don't want her to occidentally set off a nuclear reaction" he stated getting out of the room and running off to find Puru.

"How's the kid doing?" Banagher asked.

Kira knew that Banagher was referring to the younger version of himself. "He's doing okay at the moment though he really should stop hesitating to shoot down enemy pilots" Kira stated.

"Most of us were like that at the start" Banagher stated. "Even Judau originally preferred not to kill enemy pilots."

"His hands are already stained with blood, he should stop hesitating and doubting himself otherwise he will not be able to protect his friends." Kira stated.

"Well then let's hope he is able to overcome that wall" Banagher stated.

"I'm not sure perhaps he will mature but probably only after someone close to him dies as a result of his actions" Kira stated thinking back to how Tolle had been killed by Athrun.

"Yeah I guess that is the way with most of us" Banagher agreed. "Hopefully that won't happen with him though, with us around."

"Yeah I don't think I could stand seeing Tolle die a second time" Kira admitted.

Banagher smirked "I'd almost feel sorry for what would happen to this worlds Athrun then."

"No need I committed myself to shedding no more tears" Kira stated.

"Yeah you've told us before" Banagher commented. "Looks like their coming back and they've brought a life pod with them" Banagher commented.

"Yeah" Kira agreed while he hadn't taken off his mask but as the two left the room he donned the person of the Dragoon Count.

"I'm telling you that arrogant personality of the Count's is just an act" Tolle told Miriallia Haw and several of his friends. "Also I heard them talking and that accent he puts on isn't his real voice."

"Are you sure Tolle?" Sai Argyle one of his friends from Helioplois asked.

"Yeah real sure" Tolle answered "though the funny thing is."

"That you were accidentally spying on them?" Kuzzey Buskirk asked jokingly. Apart from Fley Allster who was doing something else and Kira who was out searching the ruined colony for supplies all of them where present.

"No its just that he sounded familiar like I've heard him somewhere before" Tolle said."It was like hearing someone you know speaking but in a different way" he explained.

Just then the small girl who they had come with the other six pilots burst into the room. "Puru puru puruu" she stated running into the room. "Can one of you hide me I was just running around the ship harmlessly having fun but then that big meanie Ribbons Almark forced big brother Judau to try and stop me" she explained.

"I can understand why" Sai said quietly though he understood partly why Puru shouldn't be running around the ship that man Ribbons Almark seemed to always unnerve him. There was something about the way he acted that gave someone the impression that he could read them like an open book.

Just then Judau appeared in the doorway leapt into the room and caught Puru firmly but also gently. "My apologies for this" he said to the survivors of Heliopolis. "I hope Puru hasn't been giving you too much trouble?" he asked.

"Uh no she just got here" Kuzzey answered.

"Well that's a relief," Judau. "Sorry about this" Though they were unsure whether the apology was meant for them or Puru who seemed to sag in defeat as Judau had picked her up and wrapped an arm around her waste carrying a bundle.

"Well that was weird" Tolle stated.

"That is the understatement of the Cosmic Era" Sai replied.

The Dragoon Count launched in his mobile suit to meet Kiran and Heero who had gone into Junius Seven to search for supplies. "Did you get anything?" he asked Heero.

"I was able to find some useful supplies like you said and we also found the lifepod you mentioned." the pilot of the Wing Zero answered.

"How's Kira holding up?" he asked.

"Your younger self is filled with self doubt and inner conflict" Heero replied.

"Thanks for the update I'll take the supplies you're currently carrying watch our backs" The Count ordered.

"Roger that" Heero responded he then handed the supplied he had gained over to The Count before he trailed behind them to provide protection in case of an enemy attack.

Pulling his younger self up on the Count asked Kira "How are you holding up?"

"I'm not sure" Kira replied. "I am confused now to why I am fighting more than ever."

"You are confused because one of your friends is fighting on the other side" The count asked his younger self.

"Yeah how did you know" Kira asked.

"I was in a similar situation myself once" The count replied. It wasn't a lie.

"What happened?" Kira asked.

"I ended up killing one too many of his comrades so he went berserk in a skirmish claiming that I had murdered his friend so he tried to kill me, my friend who was my backup tried to face him but was killed in an instant." The count answered remembering how Tolle died. "Even though we ended up fighting on the same side I never forgave him for how he called me a murderer when his hands were stained with blood by choice."

"He chose to fight?" Kira asked.

"Yes and as you can guess I didn't" The Dragoon Count replied.

"You became a pilot?" Why?" Kira asked.

"The same reason you became one." The count replied. "To protect those who I called friends."

"Is that why you are telling me this?" Kira asked.

"Your friend promised you he wouldn't fight but did so anyway" The Count stated. "He is responsible for destroying your home and is trying to destroy the Ship your friends are on, Can you really afford to have doubt?" he asked.

"Its jut that I" Kira replied but he got cut off.

"He has tried to get you to change sides" The count said it was not a question. Kira's silence was all the answer his alternate self needed. "If we could get your friends to safety would you join him?" The Count asked.

"Why are you asking me this?" The younger Kira asked. "What brought this on."

The older Kira smiled sadly. "You are walking down the path I did the road is not one I would like any to tread" he replied.

"Did it make you what you are now" the younger Kira asked.

"Perhaps" The count answered cryptically "think on what I have said" Kira told to his younger self. "You cannot continue fighting for a cause that you don't believe in or in the end they will use whatever justification you have against you"

"This is a lot to take in" the younger Kira stated.

"I know but if you continue the way you are now you'll end up in a place all alone until you find like-minded comrades." The count informed his younger self

"Thanks, do you have any idea who is in this lifepod I think its a ZAFT one and a GINN seemed rather interested in capturing it." Kira said.

The Count looked at his younger self and smiled again. "I might have an inkling he replied. "But I would rather not ruin the surprise."

Kira was about to ask him what he meant but the link was cut "What does he know?" Kira asked himself.

"Damn him" Yzack shouted as he slammed his fist against the wall. "He was just toying with me the whole time."

Dearka sighed at Yzack's outburst eversince that man who claimed to be the ultimate Co-Ordinator effortlessly defeated him. Dearka did admit though the man had the skill to possibly back up his claim. "What do you think of him commander"

"That man is definitely dangerous" Rau Le Creuset answered. He was more disturbed that his murder of his genetic donor Al Da Flaga along with Ulen Hibiki along with the scientists wife. Rau had covered his tracks well so This masked man whoever he was may have really been who he claimed. Also Rau could almost see himself reflected in that man. "His appearance is a very disturbing development" he thought.

"I agree" Athrun added. "Whoever this person is he is seemed obsessed with proving that he is the ultimate Co-Ordinator."

"I wouldn't be too sure of that" Rau stated.

"And why is that?" Dearka asked. The blonde tanned youth was interested to hear the answer.

"I did not sense any desire to prove himself in our brief discussion though he held some enmity towards me. If he is who he says he is then that would be understandable" Rau answered.

"He doesn't desire to prove himself how so?" Nicol asked confused.

"The arrogance in his voice was just the lining and most likey an act" Rau explained to his team. "I sensed surety in his voice not arrogance, this leads me to believe that he has already proven himself."

"Still doesn't explain why he would side with the Naturals" Yzack verbally spat out the last word with disgust.

"He isn't the man who appears to be his commander is not a member of the Atlantic Federation, He said that they were a part of an organisation call Kaikaku" Rau explained.

"Well what is this organisation after?" Dearka asked.

"According to the commander Ribbons Almark he called himself. Kaikaku's goal is the reformation of humanity." Rau Le Creuset answered.

"What?" Yzack exclaimed. "What the hell do they mean by that?"

"I don't know" Rau answered. "He didn't say any more though he did tell me that they are gong to see the civilians from Heliopolis to safety and that if we engage the Archangel before it enters Orb we can expact to encounter them" Rau admitted.

"Reformation of Humanity, I wonder what the Council will say about this?" Nicol wondered.

"I am worried too?" Rau admitted. "If they are planning on doing what I think they are going too I might not have to end humanity myself" Rau thought. "I could just take a back-seat and let them do it for me."

"Sir we are picking up an encrypted signal" a deck officer shouted.

"Can you decipher it?" Rua asked.

"Yes though the part we did said it was for Le Creuset teams eyes only" the officer responded.

"Only the council could have sent a message like that" Dearka noted.

Once everyone had left the bridge the Rau Le Creuset played the message. Immediately the sreen showed an image of a man in a mask that covered the entire top half of his face. "greetings my fellow Co-Ordinators I am just calling to inform Athrun Zala that his fiancée has just been discovered in a life pod" The masked man smirked insufferably putting Rau's one to shame before continuing "also I just needed inform you that she has been taken into custody" He paused as if he was waiting for them to take the information in. "Aboard the Archangel, While most of the crew are treating her well there are some amongst the 'Naturals' that would seek to use her as a bargaining chip. But do not fear Athrun they won't touch her as long as your endeared friend pilots the Strike they promised him that much." His smile then took on an insane edge. "But human earthnoids are liars ask your commander he is an expert in that regard. Anyway as a member of Kaikau the potential for that to occur is an outrage so I am forewarning you just in case also Athrun a word of encouragement you may get through to your friend yet" he stated. "That is if you prove that those people who call him friend on the Archangel are just trying to use him ensure their own survival which is the case. You're a smart guy after all you are a Co-Ordinator though all but me are imperfect you still are sharper than most 'Naturals' So you can figure out how to." He paused before adding "Also this was a recording and not a live feed and just recording tell your friend Yzack to man up before I castrate him after all he is most probably still raging from his humiliating defeat."

The message terminated leaving the Le Creuset team left in stunned silence. Well all but Yzack who started to rage at the comments made by this message.

"Who does he think he is?" Yzack shouted once more "coming all arrogant like that and talking down to his own kind and calling us imperfect."

"If he is who he claims to be then he most certainly cann" Rau stated.

"What do you mean?" Nicol asked.

Almost Two decades ago when I was a kid my" Rau paused not desiring to call Al Da Flaga his father. "My guardian had an acquaintance who was a scientist. This man's name was Ulen Hibiki and his dream was to create the ultimate Co-Ordinator."

"What happened to this man?" Athrun asked.

"He and his wife were killed by the organisation called Blue Cosmos they are also the ones responsible for the 'Bloody Valentine Incident'." Rau explained.

"So does that mean?" Dearka began.

"That does mean that he most probably completed it before he was killed though I do remember his wife arguing against it violently."

"Did she hate Co-Ordinators that much" Yzack asked disgusted.

Rau Le Creuset shook his head. "No what her husband Ulen did was extract their child from the womb into an artificial one. I will also add this was not his first attempt and he had to perfect the process to avoid killing his test subject."

"Artificial womb" Nicol stated horrified. Co-ordinators were still born inside of heir parents and the thought of separating a child from its mother before the child was even born was horrible to him. It also seemed that his fellow squad mates found it appaling to as Yzack vented his frustration out on a new target.

"What kind of sick Natural would do something like that?" he yelled.

"One who is the same as those who created the first Co-Ordinators" Rau answered silencing him.

"Is it me or did anyone else here him refer to the Naturals as earthnoids?" Dearka asked that had also been bugging him.

"I did as well though I don't really know what that means other than someone who lives on earth." Rau admitted. He too did not know what to make of it.

"More importantly what do we do about Lacus" Nicol asked the unwanted question.

Silence descended into the bridge as squad Le Creuset's mood grew darker and more sullen. It was as usual the commanding officer who broke the silence. "I think this was courtesy message just to let us know that the Archangel may try to use her as a hostage in case that they are in a tight spot." Rau explaned. "Though what he did say about the Strike's pilot was interesting" he admitted. "Are you sure who just knew him? That man seemed to talk as if you and the pilot of the Strike were on good terms as if you two are friends even."

"Come to think of it you did say that you knew the pilot what is a Co-ordinator like him doing with the Atlantic Federation?" Nicol asked.

"Yeah how dare he betray his own kind." Yzack added.

"Hey calm down Yzack" Dearka asked. "After all the message we were just sent hinted that he was doubting why he was fighting us, though that man did say that he was fighting now to prevent the crew from harming if killing her, does he know about your relationship?" Dearka asked intrigued.

"Yes I told him the day it was announced, we were on speaking terms up until the event at Heliopolis" Athrun admitted.

"For Obvious reasons the only way you two can speak to each other is if you are engaging in combat" Rau stated. "Though I must admit outside of fighting us your 'friend' has shown considerable loyalty to you in protecting Miss Lacus from the crew." Rau admitted that this was something that was not selfish. "Though we were given a hint that some of the people he is trying to protect are just manipulating him" Rau added.

"Kira is too innocent and trusting in that regard" Athrun stated. "Though I am quite sure he would not side with people who manipulate him if he knew about it."

"Only a fool would" Rau stated.

"Though one thing doesn't make sense" Nicol stated "What does this ultimate Co-Ordinator get out of telling us this, he doesn't seem like the person who would do something like this for kicks"

"I actually believe that he does not like the fact that Lacus can be used as a hostage" Rau stated. The others stared at him "Well you see I believe he is the type of man who follows his own code while I don't believe that it is safe to say that he is an ally I do believe that his sending this message was not on his own." he explained.

"What do you mean? Are you telling me the legged Ship's crew told him to" Yzack jumped to the wrong conclusion.

"No" Rau answered. "More like his commanding officer gave him permission to. I believe that who ever they are Kaikaku is after something big and what they claim to be after this reformation of humanity is only the tip of the iceberg."

Heero confirmed that the recording had been received before he contacted ribbons. "It is done" was all hie said. It was Ribbons idea that Kira should send word to the Le Creuset team of Lacus's situation. Kira was not against it but he was against having to be the one to do the message. Heero could understand that Kira was not someone who hid behind falsehoods and the persona that he wore along with Zech's mask was something that the ultimate Co-Ordinator would dislike. Heero did admit to himself that Ribbons had done the personality very well. The Dragoon Count was someone who was a mass of contradictions that would leave people puzzled it also allowed Kira to be himself just in a different way though Heero did find this persona to be a combination between Full Frontal, Yazan Gable, Paptimus Scirocco and several others.

Once he Kira and Kira's younger self had Boarded the ship the went to open the life-pod. "According to Kira this was how he first met Lacus" Heero mentally noted.

The Kira he knew met his gaze and nodded. As some of the ships crew came into the cargo bay o see who was in the life pod. "Well lets get this thing open" Kira stated while staying in character. Slowly the pod doors opened.

Kira was tired though he didn't show it he knew that the Dragoon Count and Heero knew it as well. When the pod doors opened a pink metallic ball came out. "Haro" it said opening to circular flaps at its sides as if it they were ears.

"Thanks Haro" Came a new voice. Kira recognised it instantly "So this is what he meant by not ruining the surprise" Kira though as he stared at the Dragoon Count who smirked back at him. This was Lacus Clyne a popular female pop star who was also Ahtrun's fiancée. More importantly she was the Daughter of Siegel Clyne who was currently the head Chairman of the PLANTS. Aboard the Archangel was no place for her it wasn't safe. "He knew somehow he knew that she would be here" Kira thought once again meeting the Counts gaze and receiving a conspirative smile.

"Ah Lacus Clyne its a pleasure to meet you" The Count said courteously. "I am a fan of some of your works" he stated.

Kira almost visibly stepped back an arrogant cold-blooded killer like the Count listening to Lacus's songs and actually liking them something was wrong here. "What is he?" he thought.

"Some questions are better left unanswered" The voice of Heero said from behind him. "No I don't know what you're thinking but it is written all over your face and body language." Heero explained to him.

"May I introduce you to our fellow Co-Ordinator Kira Yamato" The Count gestured towards him. "I am given to believe that Athrun told you about him."

"Oh yes Its nice to meet him in person" Lacus answered "Athrun use to talk a lot about him" she said to Kira."

"Uh I'm honoured that he thought so highly of me" Kira answered not understanding why Lacus was so calm about her situation.

Ribbons watched the event unfold a smile on his lips. Yes for the moment things were going smoothly. "Hey gramps" a young feminine voice called out.

Ribbons suppressed a sigh couldn't she irritate Judua or Banagher. "Yes Puru" he responded.

"Well I was just wondering" Puru admitted.. "What if the Lacus we knew also was with us when we appeared here?"

"Ribbons turned around with a horrified look on his face. "Why would you wonder about that?" he asked.

"Well because I thought it might be a good question to ask" Puru stated innocently.

"Foolish girl her presence would make things even more difficult for us remember what we were told about Meer Campell?" Ribbons asked.

"Well yes but there is no harm in asking is there?" Puru ironically asked.

"Yes there is" Ribbons thought. But instead he answered "Lets just say that some things are theories are best" he paused wondering how should he put it "How Should we say? Some theories are best left not asked or even formed." Ribbons finished before turning away from Puru and walking off.

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