Gundam SEED: Remake
"Talking"
'Thoughts'
Location
Author's Notes: This is a remake of Gundam SEED. It's connected to my other Gundam SEED series and like the others have some major changes. In this series case, the G-Weapons and Archangel is part of the Orb weapons development as the EA have an alternate means to create mobile suits thru Supreme Enterprises. Also Blue Cosmos will play a more active antagonistic role in the series, mainly to prevent the Archangel from reaching Orb.
Well I hope you enjoy.
Earth, Washington D.C. Office of Muruta Azrael
"How are things going?", Muruta Azreal asks to one of the three shadow figures displayed on his office terminal.
"Thanks to the BATs that this VV supplied us with our fighting numbers is increasing substantially, also because that we can have our once cannon fodder soldiers can put all their efforts on weapons production.", the middle shadow figure report.
"Thanks to that our production of Moebius have increased three times and we are currently developing new battleships. So far three different classes have been completed and is now currently being tested.", the right shadow figure report.
"And you? What do you have to report?", Muruta asks the left shadow figure.
"I ensured that the specified documents made it into the hands of ZAFT spies, and I included enough evidence to give the appearance that the Atlantic Federation is the driving force behind the project. It's up to the Coordinators now to take the bait.", the figure replies.
Azrael gave a smug grin as he heard the report. "There's no need to worry. Coordinator's aren't stupid and anyone with the slightest understanding of how this war is going would realize the threat such a project represents. The risk is simply too great to ignore and soon they will make their move. Fortunately Coordinator's are gullible, so when they do it will undoubtedly be the beginning of their downfall."
"Very good sir," said the unknown individual. "And you should know that have I managed to obtain the blueprints and technical specifications for the new assault carrier. Its design is…very impressive. We can incorporate some the them into our new ships."
"Wonderful. Also just to be say have a team near Heliopolis. If by any chance the ship survive the ZAFT attack they must take it out themselves. I will not allow Orb to get more powerful."
Heliopolis
Within the resource satellite of Orb a small mechanical bird flew through the air before landing upon the computer monitor of its owner Kira Yamato.
The young man was typing away on his laptop with one hand as the other held several papers with information concerning one of the many projects his professor was asking his help for. At the same time he was listening to a week-old news report about the refugee problem in South Africa and the ZAFT attack on Kaoshiung.
"Kira!"
Hearing the call Kira paused in his work so see his friends Tolle and Miriallia approaching.
"So this is where you've been hanging out.", Tolle said. "Professor Kato has been trying to get a hold of you."
"What again?", Kira groans in dismay.
"He asked us to bring you to him right away.", Miriallia said. "Well, are you assisting him on something else?"
"Too much.", said Kira as he place the computer on the table, Birdy switching its perch to his shoulder. "I still haven't finished all the stuff he dumped on me yesterday. Can't he tell I'm not a machine."
"Some development in the news?" Tolle asks as he look over Kira's shoulders staring at the computer.
"Yeah, Taiwan apparently." Kira enlarge the image and increase the volume so his friends could more easily see and listen.
"I'm within seven kilometers of Kaoshiung where the sounds of combat continues to echo. Although ZAFT is slowly gaining a foothold their number of of losses have increased."
"Weird how Blue Cosmos is dealing more damage to ZAFT than before. During the first stage they been pretty much losing almost every battle."
"Well Blue Cosmos is not a true military as most of their members aren't even real soldiiers, since the real EA military refuse to support their cause. But still it is strange the they are getting better.", Miriallia said in concern.
"Not only that the number of tanks, jets, and ships have increased greatly on their side. Normally a simple base would have 50 tanks, but now they house 200 and their continuous barrage gives ZAFT mobile suits less chance to dodge.", Kira said.
"Kaoshiung isn't very far from us is it. Will the homeland be alright?", Mir. asks worried.
"Sure, there's nothing to worry about.", Tolle states with confidence. "They're close by, but our nation's neutral. Can't see Orb turning into a war zone."
"Really? Then I guess we're OK."
During the conversation Birdy flies off. Kira looks up seeing Birdy flying and then thinking back over the last time he met his best friend Athrun Zala.
"Kira?", Tolle calls out face close. Kira freaks and almost falls off his chair snapping out of his trace.
Over at Heliopolis's port an old Marseille III class transport operated by the Earth Alliance has just finish the docking procedures.
"Well another successful run for this old girl.", the old captain said as let his hat drift in the the zero gravity only for it to fall on the ground. "Oh!"
"Remember, captain this ship now house an anti-gravity generator allowing us to move normally. You could turn it off if you want your hat to float.", Lt. Mu La Flaga said picking up the hat.
"I know, I'm just surprised that I live long enough to see how much technology has advanced. The company Supreme Enterprises truly live up to the title Number One."
"Well the CEO may be a shady man, but I'm just glad he's on our side in a certain way."
"Indeed thanks to his company the Earth Alliance have gain their own mobile suits with a OS meant for naturals. A pity you're not riding one yourself."
"Unless it have capabilities of all-range attack I'll stick with my Zero.", Mu state before getting serious. "Any ZAFT vessels in the vicinity?"
"We've spotted three, Two Nazca and a Laurasia but it's no cause for alarm. They know they can't initiate any hostile action once we're docked. Since Heliopolis doesn't want any conflict to occur nearby they'll let us wait here a few days before sending us on our way to the moon, and by then the ZAFT ships should be long gone." Said the captain.
"I wouldn't be too sure. That Nazca bearing the mark of the black swan is commanded by the Black Cygnus. He's been known for going overboard.", Mu said pointing to the Nazca.
"Yes, last I heard he poisoned an entire village just to lure out an Alliance spy. He's been known for committing action which could lead him to execution.", the captain said in concern. "I wonder why the PLANT Supreme Council hasn't done anything about it?"
"Excuse us, captain! If you don't mind we'll proceed with the supply check for the ship."
"Very well. You have my permission.", the captain salute.
"You think they can handle themselves?", Mu asks.
"They may be young they are among their best the academy have given us. Don't forget the squad leader is friends with a coordinator and that White Hope commander.", the captain answers calmly. "At this rate they may put you on retirement."
"Hey, don't go putting me in a retirement home. This "old" guy still have some tricks up his sleeve."
Out in space the three ZAFT vessels hid behind a large asteroid. As an exercise to hide the ships it was wasted as they knew Heliopolis and anyone else in the area would have already spotted them before they arrived. But it perfectly hid their current actions, the launching of a pair of shuttles.
The small shuttles' progress was monitored by the captain of the Nazca class and the commander of the team.
"Try not to look so frustrated Ades.", Rau Le Creuset said as he float to the command table.
"Well, I don't imagine it would be too late to hear from the council at least." Ades said.
"It will be too late.", Rau state with conviction as he picked up and examined a photo. "I have a sixth sense about these things." He let go of the photo and it floated towards the captain, its image showing the head of a mobile suit not of ZAFT origin. "If we don't seize the moment now later we'll pay for it with our lives for our reluctance to take action. The Earth Forces new mobile weapons, we must secure them before they attempt to move them. Besides I doubt Cygnus will wait any longer. He's all ready to spill blood."
The two shuttles ran silently to avoid detection, and had gotten close to the asteroid that was a part of Heliopolis used for mining and provided a direct path to the colony's manufacturing facilities. Once at the designated point 10 ZAFT soldiers, five wearing red and five in green, disembarked from the shuttles and floated towards a door within the asteroid which opened for them. One of the Red Coats checked his watch which was counting down. At the designated time the laser grid guarding that entrance deactivate.
Inside the colony Kira, Tolle, and Miriallia has entered the Morgenroete lab. They were allowed in as students from Kato's seminar and greet their fellow students and friends, Sai and Kuzzey.
As Kira walk in he notice that there was an unfamiliar face in the lab. A boy that was wearing a large overcoat and hat that did a pretty good job of hiding his physical features. He overheard Kuzzey explaining to Tolle that the guy was a friend of Kato's and was asked to wait in the lab.
The ZAFT team had traveled through the shaft before finally reaching a grill that showed them what was going on beneath them. It was the hanger where a brand new ship was being built; the warship they came to destroy while it was still in dry dock.
With a signal from the team leader the soldiers split into three groups. They would place bombs with timers around the facility in key positions to maximize destruction. Than they would regroup and make way towards their next objective.
"It's time.", Rau Le Creuset said. The second phase of the operation was to begin.
"Weigh anchor!", Ades command, "Vesalius launch!"
The thrusters of the three ZAFT ships light up propelling the vessels from behind the asteroid and towards the colony.
The approach of the three warships set off alarms throughout Heliopolis's port control tower, the colony's central control room, and the Archangel's hanger. Another alarm also went off on the bridge of the EA transport in Orb's port who had been keeping an eye on the ZAFT ships.
The chief controller of the port control tower attempted to make contact with the ZAFT ships however little of his signal could get through the ships' electronic interference. He was later horrified when reported of a Nazca bearing a mark of a black swan.
"Tell Cygnus that he can launch.", Rau tell Ades.
The Nazca-Class Cygnus opens up the hanger and launch six mobile suits, one custom GINN, four standard GINNs with black paint and a GINN Long Range Reconnaissance Type.
"Stay in attack formation.", Cygnus orders.
The Vesalius then launch three GINNs to head into the colony and support the infiltration team.
"Captain! What's with the alarms?" Mu La Flaga asks as he enter the bridge, prepped in his pilot suit.
"The ZAFT vessels, two Nazcas and Laurasia, are approaching the colony. We confirmed the launch of nine GINNs before communications jamming."
"Damn it! I had hoped that the Black Cygnus was not in a mood to do anything crazy, but it looks like today's not the day. Is he trying to force Orb to fight just for his own amusement?"
"I don't know.", the captain admit. "But Heliopolis s responding by deploying their Mistrals to retaliate."
"Mistrals?!", Mu sad in disbelief. "That's suicide! Those worker pods will barely slowdown one mobile suit, much less nine! Have Luke and Gail board their Moebius units, don't deploy them yet and alert the MS squad to prepare for battle."
"But Heliopolis hasn't given us permission to launch and this is their territory. And we only have three Moebius units, five MS units and an old transport."
"It doesn't matter!", Mu said as he move to leave the bridge and get to his own machine. "Knowing the Black Cygnus he'll kill every man, woman and child in this colony. The Atlantic Federation's duty is to help those in need with the best of our abilities. Besides, I'm the Hawk of Endymion. I make the impossible possible."
In the Archangel's hanger the Orb soldiers are mobilizing.
"Captain!"
"Don't panic! If we overreact we'll play right into their hands. This is either another one of Cynus' sick attacks or they found out of our project.", the captain said. "Tell Lt. Ramius to transfer the G-Weapons!"
"Sir!", Natarle salute. Five minutes after she leaves the bombs finished their countdown and detonate. The resulting explosion rip through the hanger, killing numerous technicians and breaking through the window of the control room, resulting in the death of most of the ship's officers. In the hallway Natarle gets caught in the shockwave. The explosion was strong enough to be felt in the nearby Morgenroete facilities.
The Mistrals fired upon the approaching GINNS with their vulcan guns but the mobile suits effortlessly dodged the light projectiles.
"They're better than nothing. I'll take them myself. Cover me!", Cygnus orders.
"Yes, sir!"
Cygnus returns fire with his much more powerful assault rifle. Within a minute the Mistral force had been reduced by half.
While Heliopolis's worker pods were being annihilated one Moebius Zero, two Moebius units and the Marseille III class launch from the port. Thanks to Supreme Enterprises all Marseille III ship are armed with weapons, although light it was better than nothing. The Cygnus GINNs open fire upon the new enemies to keep them at bay while Vesalius GINNs flew down the shaft the Mistrals launched from. They continued shooting, destroying walls, equipment, and a control room full of people, before they finally stop shooting and entered the colony properly. The Laurasia then launch their six GINNs.
Situated on a hill that overlooked the Morgenroete factory district the ZAFT soldiers watched the ensuing chaos, waiting for their prize to appear. And they weren't disappointed as a number of large trucks with numerous smaller escorts emerged from the factory.
"That's it," reported Yzak as he viewed the procession through his binoculars, a smug smile on his face. "It's just as Commander Le Creuset said."
"What? That with the right amount of prodding they'll eventually come out of their hole?" Asked Dearka with equal smugness in a joking tone. "After all, the Naturals are stupid and pathetic."
The team transmitted the location of the target to the three GINNs, which immediately responded flying over the convey shooting at the smaller trucks and attack vehicles. The pilots did their best to avoid damaging the trucks carrying the mobile suits.
Outside the colony Gail's Moebius fires its vulcan and two missiles at one of the GINNs. The GINN avoids the shots and shoots down the missiles. Distracted Mu's Moebius Zero flies in, deploy two gunbarrels and pin the GINN down before finishing it off with it's linear gun.
"Gail, you've got one back!", Mu calls out.
"I can't shake it!", Gail shouts trying his best to avoid getting shot from another GINN. Just then a strange mobile suit appears in front of the GINN and cuts it in half. "Thanks, Dian!"
"Have no fear, the calvary is here!", David calls out as his Strike Dagger shots down a GINN. "Kai, Tanya, Stan, Dian keep your distance from the black GINNs. Those guys are no amateurs!"
"Fire at where the GINN would go, they'll just dodge if we just if we simply aim for it.", the Marseille III captain orders. The ship fires a beam shot towards where a GINN to moving to. The pilot notice the beam, but was unable to stop in time as his suit collides with the beam destroying it.
The ZAFT soldiers jump off the hill's edge and activate their jetpacks, flying towards the machines they came to steal.
"Destroy the factories and anything we can't carry," Yzak orders. "Intel indicated there were five machines. The other two must still be in the factory."
"Rusty and I will get them.", Athrun said as he, Rusty, and two of the green coats alter coarse towards the manufacturing facilities. "Yzak, you take these three."
"Roger. If you're piloting one be sure to turn off the self-destruct first."
The students left the lab after the first big tremor. As they waited at the elevator subsequent tremors shook the building, cutting the power. Sai immediately went to the emergency stairwell and open the door. "What's going on?" He asks to any one of the lab techs that was going up the stairs.
"I don't know!"
"We're under attack by ZAFT. Some of their mobile suits have entered the colony."
Hearing that the blond boy quickly runs off back the way they came. Kira notice this and chase after him.
"Kira!"
"I'll be right back!"
Back outside the colony, Cygnus notice the Moebius Zero firing on him. He avoids the shot and open the comm. to the mobile armor.
"Well, well. I never thought I see you again.", Cygnus said. Mu widen his eyes recognizing the voice.
"You?! I should have known! I thought it was strange that a fleet under your command can afford to customize their entire mobile suits force. This happened after half my family's bank account was emptied."
"Looks like its another family reunion!"
"I'll make it the last!"
Kira eventually catches up and grab the blonde's arm.
"What are you doing? It's a dead end up there." Kira said.
"Stop tailing me. Better get out of here and hook back with the others."
The ground shakes again due to another explosion causing section of the hallway to collapse sealing them in. The displaced air rushed past the two whipping the blonde's hat off, letting Kira to finally get a good look at the blonde's face.
"You're a girl?", he said a little stunned.
"Yeah, what'd you think I was?", the girl asks annoyed. "Let's hear it!"
Kira was about to explain, but was cut off as a second explosion went off farther away from them.
"Go back now," the girl orders. "I have something to check up on my own."
"Easy for you to say. How will I retrace my steps?", Kira asks pointing the rubble blocking the path. Fortunately for Kira he knows the entire layout of this building.
He grabs the blonde's arm again leading her down the direction she wanted to go.
"Hey! Let go of me your jerk!"
"Jerk?"
The two ran down the corridor towards the factory district. Eventually the exited through a doorway out unto a balcony, and were shocked at what they see.
Two mobile suits colored in grays and whites situated in large carrier trucks, with techs and guards standing around them, some shooting at a group of ZAFT soldiers that were approaching them. The massive machines, even lying in repose, appeared much more human and formidable than ZAFT's GINNs.
The girl collapse in despair. "I knew it! The Earth Forces prototype mobile weapons. Father, I knew you betrayed us all!"
That shout attracts the attention of an armed woman in a tech's jumpsuit. She turn towards the two, aiming her rifle at them.
Kira saw this and immediately grab the girl's arm, pulling her with him as he ran towards the nearest shelter. "Come on." He said pulling her away escaping two shots.
The woman was surprised at what she saw. "Children?"
While the fight outside the colony is in even ground for now the fight inside the colony was not going well, especially when three mobile suits have been hi-jacked by ZAFT.
The first of the mobile suits, the GAT-X102 Duel lifted itself into an upright and standing position.
"Wow, pretty impressive," Yzak said impressed that the Naturals were able to make something like this. "Dearka, how's yours?"
"Great. Update activated, nerve links reconstructed, calibrations set. It'll move." Dearka said confidently. The GAT-X103 Buster followed the Duel's lead and stood up in its carriage
"And Nicole?"
"Not yet, almost there," Nicole said as he continue to modify the operating system. Within moments the GAT-X207 Blitz join it's fellows.
"Where are Athrun and Rusty?", Dearka asks. "Taking their time I suppose."
"Ha, I don't think they'll have any trouble.", Yzak said. "Let's stick to the plan. We'll leave with these three. Let's get to Commander Le Creuset before they get damaged."
The three stolen suits flies off with two GINN escorts.
Kira and the girl eventually reach to one of the few shelter elevators.
"See? Some people have evacuated here." Kira assures the girl, giving her a reassuring smile. She does not seem to pay it any mind and seems lost in thought, a distressed and pensive expression are clear on her features. The Elevator's communicator beeps into life.
"Is there still someone out there?" A man's voice calls out.
"Yes!" Kira quickly responds, placing his finger on the intercom to answer him back, "A friend and I need to get in! Please open the door."
"Two of you?"
"Yes!"
"We're at full capacity." The man explains, "There's shelter thirty-seven in the left block, can you make it there?" he asks. Kira quickly glances towards battlezone.
"Can you at least take my friend?", Kira pleads. "She's a girl!"
There is a brief pause before the man responds to Kira's request.
"All right!" the man concede, "Sorry!" The elevator's doors quickly slide open.
"Get in." He tells her. She regards him with a confused glance for a brief second before he grabs her by the shoulder and pushes her into the elevator.
"What are you?! I…" She protests and attempts to resist being placed in the elevator.
"Just get in!" Kira exclaims, "I'll go to the other side. I'll be fine. Hurr-" Immediately before he hits the button to send her to safety, he suddenly pulls her back out of the elevator and throws himself and herself back onto the large catwalk.
"Watch out!" He yells out as he crashes onto the ground with her in his arms, attempting to shield her from whatever was about to occur.
A large explosion erupte behind them right where the elevator was located, destroying the elevator.
Moments Before…
One of the defending Orb soldiers, named Brian, grabs hold of a bazooka, hoping to decimate the ZAFT strike squad hiding behind cover. Unfortunately, one of the ZAFT Green manages to spot him and fires a burst of bullets. They accurately hit Brian causing to fire the rocket as he falls dead. The rocket veers away from the firefight towards the shelter block.
Kira spots the rocket at the last second, pulls the blonde away from the elevator and take cover as the rocket hits.
Back to present…
Kira quickly stands back up and glances back at the ruined elevator, a solemn expression crosses his expression before he glances back to the girl lying on the floor and holds his hand out for her to take.
"Are you alright?" He asks, concern lacing his tone.
She doesn't respond for a few seconds as she still is looking at the ground before averting her attention to him. An annoyed look clear on her features. This is made apparent by the way her eyes have narrowed and eyebrows furrowed.
"Idiot!" She remarks. "You almost got me killed! You should have just left me alone and let me do what I wanted instead of chasing after me and dragging me here. Not try and save me! What, you think you're honourable or something?!" She responds harshly. Kira visibly flinches at her violent disposition and retracts his hand away from her, instead scratching the back of his head with it.
"Sorry." he apologizes. "I just thought that you needed help escaping since you're not from around here."
"Yeah? Well, I can take care of myself without needing your help.", She retorts.
"Yeah, but…" He looks back at her with an embarrassed smile, "For some reason my heart tells me to protect you."
She looks at him, incredibly surprised, she must admit though she felt a strange connection between the two of them and it's not a lovers one. In fact she feels like she knows the boy, but can't place it. She then holds out her hand. "I'm Cagalli."
"Huh?"
"My name, it's Cagalli, alright?" She explains.
Kira grabs her hand with his own. "I'm Kira Yamato."
The two quickly hurry to the another shelter block, while looking down towards the firefight. Cagalli notice something strange.
'What's going on. Orb have both Coordinators and Naturals in their military so they're well balanced, yet the ZAFT soldiers has yet to suffer a single casualty. Are the special elite?'
She is quickly broken out of her reverie as Kira quickly rushes to the side of the railing.
"Behind you!", He yells towards the woman. She ducks in time from what would be a fatal shot and shoots the ZAFT Green behind her dead with the last of her bullets. She looks to the source of the voice and sees the boy and girl from before.
"The kids from earlier… Why are they still here?" She is broken out of her verbal thoughts when one of her fellow soldiers is shot by a ZAFT Green. She quickly responds by dropping her rifle, pulling out her sidearm, diving to her right and shooting the soldier. She quickly gets back and directs her attention back towards the children.
"Come here!" She yells after them.
"Thanks, but I'm going to the shelters in the Left Block." He replies.
"But there's a GINN in that area!" She informs him.
This was proven as the entrance way explodes. With no options left Kira went for the woman's suggestion.
"Hey?! What are you doing!?", Cagalli cries out as Kira suddenly picks her up bridal style.
Kira ran over to the catwalk. He stops and place his foot against the rail to balance.
"You are not planning to do what I think you are doing!" Cagalli screams. However Kira was indeed planning on doing exactly what she was thinking. "No no nooooo!" Kira jumps and lands on the shoulder of the mobile suit. Both Cagalli and the woman as a Natural would break his legs, while a Coordinator would have some injury from that height but Kira shrugs it off like it was nothing.
Elsewhere an Orb soldier manage to shoot Rusty directly to the head.
"Rusty!" Athrun yells in anguish at his friend's death. Enraged, he charges out of cover while firing his machine gun at Hamana, successfully killing the soldier and avenging his friend's death.
"Hamana!" the woman cries, aiming her handgun at the ZAFT Red. Unfortunately Athrun's reaction speed was faster, turns and fires scoring a hit to her arm. Kira and Cagalli rushes to her side to help, while Athrun discards his gun and brandishes his combat knife. Athrun moves in to bring the finishing blow, but stops when he notice someone next to her, two someones.
"Athrun?", both Kira and Cagalli said at once in shock. Athrun stops recognizing the two.
"Kira? Cagalli?"
The orb woman manage to regain conscious, muscle through the pain and lift her gun threateningly at Athrun.
Athrun quickly backs off still shocked at what he saw.
The Orb Woman gets back up and used all her available strength to push Kira into the mobile suit's open cockpit. Grabbing Cagalli's wrist she pulls her in alongside her.
Another explosion rips the factory. Athrun enters the other mobile suits and closes the cockpit before the explosive wave reach him.
Both Mobile Suits began to rise from their berths as the fires engulfed the hangar. One carrying one boy while the other carries a woman, a boy and a girl.
A final large explosion rips through the factory, destroying almost everything. Except for the captured GAT-X303 Aegis, and the GAT-X105 Strike, the last of Orb's prototype mobile suits to remain in its hands.
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SEED Omake... HARO!
Cagalli was talking to Lacus in the studio.
"Hey, Lacus. Is it just me or is our chest a bit bigger than before?", Cagalli asks looking at Lacus' bust.
"You know it's strange. Although they are bigger they don't feel heavier.", Lacus said holding them up.
"I wonder who came up with this idea?", Cagalli asks annoyed although she admits she doesn't want to be treated as a man all the time.
The author walks past them reading a Fairy Tail manga, before sneezing.