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Sorry for the long update and only 8k word chapter guys.

Location: Top secret Alliance military research base known as 'Lohengrin Inner Gate', Central Eurasia.

Date: The same day that Lohengrin Outer Gate was destroyed by the Zaft vessel LHM-BB01 Minerva as well as the Ruddle team.

Time: A couple hours before Lohengrin Outer Gate came under attack.

All was quiet in the secret military base. Alliance soldiers sat around bored and tired. The Earth Alliance had come to the conclusion that nothing would ever be able to reach Lohengrin Inner Gate unless a drop operation was performed, or Lohengrin Outer Gate fell first. The former would be unlikely due to patrols of Agamemnon-class carriers and Nelson-class battle ships 'circling' the area far above the research facility, deterring Zaft forces from coming any closer, and should the ladder take place, the forces at the Inner Gate would have plenty of time to prepare. However, today they would be defeated, even though it was the first time the base engaged in battle. Today they would be attacked via a third and unusual method. As an officer sat paying a small shred of attention to his radar something could be seen on the approach. Except, this object was not approaching from the sky, or from the direction of Lohengrin Outer Gate. This object was coming from the small underwater cavern near the base that led to the Caspian Sea. The Alliance, in their shortsightedness, had not foreseen anything coming at them from underwater, seeing as it would be extremely difficult for Zaft to transport a submarine all the way into Eurasia and get it into the Sea before launching an attack, and even then they would need multiple Vosgulov-class submarines into the Caspian Sea to even hope of taking out Lohengrin Inner Gate.

"Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep." The radar pinged, indicating a large object approaching the base.

"What? The hell...? I don't get it? Is this thing acting up?" The radar operator said as he sat up in his chair and looked at his instrument. "Uh, sir. We've got something on sensors. Detecting a large object approaching from the cavern. It will be upon us in several minutes." He alerted his commander.

"What? Can you identify?" The commander, a typical Earth Forces soldier asked.

"Um... no sir. We can't identify it. However it is bigger than any Zaft submarine on record."

"Hmm... bring the base to level two battle stations and prepare to deploy the Lohengrin." The commander ordered.

"Yes sir!" The control room's staff responded as they began to press buttons, typing away at their controls as the sirens went off in the base. In one section of the base where the YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe was located, three Earth Alliance men quickly ran across a platform to reach the machine's cockpit. As they got inside of it and buckled up, getting comfortable, a voice could be heard coming from the speakers.

"YMAG-X7F Gells-Ghe, clear to take off. Wait for the enemy vessel to come out of the water. Be prepared." The voice said as the gates opened up and the machine walked forward before exiting the base, many more mobile suits following it.

"Sir, detecting two other smaller objects approaching coming out of the larger one. It looks like a couple of mobile suits, sir!" The radar operator said from the control room.

"Is the Lohengrin prepared to fire yet?" The man in charge asked.

"Not yet, sir. Just a little longer."

"Hurry it up! I want to shoot that thing as soon as it exits the water!" The commander raged on. Outside of the base, beyond the point where the mobile suits and mobile armor were waiting, the Alliance's positron canon, the Lohengrin, was raised up out of it's idle chamber and activated. Down on the ground next to the exit of the water cave, the clearish blue liquid started to shifted and become disturbed as the object started to emerge. Two black feet followed by two red and white legs emerged from the water and once they did, the black section of the feet lowered themselves and two shutters on the legs above them opened up as two more positron cannons slid forward and powered up. Eventually the rest of the vessel emerged from the water, revealing itself to be the one and only Archangel. The two smaller objects that were in the water burst out of the liquid. First a black and gray mobile suit, known as the Strike Noir, appeared, followed by its sister unit, the Strike Rouge.

"What? The Archangel? Lock onto that ship and fire the Lohengrin, now! NOW!" The commander of Lohengrin Inner Gate yelled.

"We can't sir! Our mobile suits are blocking the canons line of fire! They're just getting out of the base right now and haven't been given enough time to position themselves. If we fire now we'll take out over seventy five percent of our fighting strength!" An officer warned.

"THEN TELL THOSE MORONS TO MOVE THEIR MACHINES OUT OF THE CANON'S LINE OF FIRE AND THEN FIRE AS SOON AS IT'S READY!" The commander screamed in an extremely stressed out and panicked voice.

"Engines to maximum! Waltfeld, lock onto target! Fire as soon as we've got enough altitude!" Murrue ordered from the Archangel's bridge.

"Lohengrin One standby and prepare to fire at the enemy mobile armor. Lohengrin two standby and prepare to fire at the Alliance base." Andrew Waltfeld ordered.

"Positron breath chamber at maximum. Barrels open... awaiting firing command!"

"Preparing to level off at 1500m above the ground." Neumann said as he pushed up on the Archangel's control wheel, causing the ship to level off.

"Enemy ship is preparing to fire it's positron cannon!" A random officer in the base's command center warned.

"What? Order the Gells-Ghe to try to block them! Fire the Lohengrin! Now! Ignore the mobile suits in the way they're just die to their cannon!" The commander ordered.

"Activate reflector! We'll block their attack!" The lead pilot of the Gells-Ghe ordered.

"Activating reflector. Aligning mobile armor to intercept positron cannon blast." The pilot who sat on the lower left of the main pilot announced.

"Lohengrin One and Lohengrin Two, fire!" Murrue Ramius ordered. Outside the Archangel's two positron cannons began to make a lot of noise and soon a massive white and red beam fired out of each of them, blazing through the sky and causing the air to explode around it as it headed towards the base, destroying numerous Earth Forces mobile suits in the process.

The Strike Noir and Strike Rouge were flying next to the ship and landed on top of it, bracing for the eventual air blast that would head their way. The shot from the starboard cannon, Lohengrin One, was intercepted by the Gells-Ghe mobile armor, which blocked it. The second shot however could not be blocked and blitzed towards the base. However the positron cannon sitting on top of the mountain base began to make a lot of noise and fire it's red and white blast as well, but it was too late. The two anti-matter blasts collided into each other and seemed to be blocking each other, but the point of impact was too close to the mountain itself.

Two massive explosions took place. One from the Gells-Ghe deflection, which pushed the mobile armor back and created a shock wave. The second blast was created when the two positron beams collided. This blast was massive and because of it the shock wave. hit the mountain and did so much damage that it cracked. Inside the base explosions could be seen taking place and the commander center collapsed in on itself. Outside the fixed Lohengrin was torn off of it's stand and blew up in another explosion.

All in all the base seemed to be done for, and it was. Outside the shock waves had annihilated most of the Alliance's mobile suits, and the mobile armor was pushed to the ground from the blast. The Archangel itself was violently pushed to it's left, the crew bracing themselves as their shop rocked and turned. Outside the Strike Rouge and Strike Noir held hands as Kira and Cagalli did everything they could to keep their mobile suits on the ship, the twins struggling. As the dust settled it was clear that the Alliance base was no more, most of their mobile suits were gone, the Gells-Ghe was stuck on the ground, and Kira and Cagalli would probably be knocked out or dead due to being through around by the blast if they had not hung onto the ship for dear life.

"Miss Murrue." Kira said as he appeared on one of the Archangel's main monitors, Cagalli doing the same.

"One of you should finish off that mobile armor and the other one should take care of the remaining mobile suits. We don't want anyone to know that it was us who took out this base." Murrue ordered.

"Activate Gottfrieds One and Two." Andrew Waltfeld could be heard from the tactical command chair.

"Ma'am there is a lot of interference but it looks like the people at the research center behind the mountain are abandoning it!" Mirallia informed.

"Engines to maximum! Get us over their! Not one single escape craft can make it or we risk giving away our position." Murrue ordered as Neumann gave a positive nod before pushing on the Archangel's controls and thrusting the ship forward as the two Gottfried hatched opened up and the two double beam cannons were raised and extended.

"I'll get the mobile suits! You take on that thing, Kira!" Cagalli said as the Strike Rouge flew off of the Archangel and headed towards the retreating mobile suits which were few in number.

"Alright then." Kira said as he pulled out his two anti-ship swords and extended the Strike Noir's wings into an aggressive stance before flying at the mobile armor.

"This isn't good! Sir our thrusters are damaged we can't fly anymore!" The pilot sitting to the right of the main pilot of the Gells-Ghe warned. "And... ugh... that machine is coming at us!" He informed in a scared voice.

"Shit! Open fire! We've got to take that thing out or we'll be taken out!" The main pilot warned. Outside the Strike Noir Raised it's wings up, making them perpendicular to the main body and swung its two cannons up and aimed them at the Gells-Ghe before firing.

"AHH!" The three pilots screamed.

"Reflect it!" The main pilot said as the mobile armor activated it's shield and reflected the blast. The Strike Noir still continued onwards.

"Okay times up!" Kira said as he prepared to take a stab at the mobile armor.

"Shoot it! Take it out!" The main pilot said as the Gells-Ghe fired both of it's beam rifles at the Strike Noir. Kira evaded one blast and blocked the other with his sword before getting very close and cutting off both arms of the upper portion of the mobile armor. "Ahhh!" They said as the Strike Noir then tried to stab the Gells-Ghe in the cockpit but the mobile armor moved back and fired the beam cannons on it's front claws at Kira.

"Ahh.. gah... Damn you." Kira said as he narrowly evaded the blast and jumped forward. "No more Mr. Nice Guy." The Ultimate Coordinator said as he impaled the Gells-Ghe in the front center of the main body with the anti-ship sword in his right hand before performing a horizontal slash with his left hand and severing the modified Dagger torso which sat on top before thrusting backwards as the mobile armor exploded, killing the three men inside.

The Strike Rouge fired it's beam Gatling gun at a fleeing enemy mobile suit, turning it into metallic Swiss cheese before turning around and firing both of it's shoulder mounted cannons at two mobile suits, destroying them. Looking around, Cagalli saw nothing left.

"Well... that was easy. They just ran away, didn't even try to fight me at all. Must've been desperate. Fools. What the hell do they think the EA is going to do to them if they find out this base which holds some sort of weapon has been destroyed and they just deserted it?" Cagalli said as she thrusted to where the research facility was, the Archangel in the distance.

"Gottfrieds, fire!" Andrew Waltfeld ordered as the Archangel fired both of it's double beam cannons into the last few craft that were trying to leave the base, piercing their hull and annihilating them.

"It's sad that we have to do this. But if we didn't they would have alerted the Alliance of our presence in the area and I doubt we would be able to stay hidden for much longer. Besides with all that happened I doubt they were able to transmit a distress call in time." Murrue said as the Archangel continued towards the research facility, the two gundams approaching.

"Miss Murrue, is everything all right?" Kira asked.

"Well I've managed to take out the last of the machines. We're good." Cagalli said as her beautiful face appeared on the screen.

"Then that's everything. Neumann, land the ship. We're going to go check out this area. Andy assemble a security team and meet me in the hanger." Murrue ordered as the massive white and red vessel landed near the research facility.

-End Flashback-

"Wow... amazing..." Arthur said in awe.

"So that's how the inner base was taken out. A surprise attack which they did not prepare for... now did they know how to handle. I was wondering about that... however... what exactly is this new weapon? What does it do?" Talia asked Cagalli.

"Well first of all we were very lucky that those Alliance scientists were more bent on running for their lives and escaping rather than making sure each computer was wiped first. As for the weapon itself... it's no necessarily the payload that is new, but the delivery method." Cagalli said.

"What? What do you mean that it's not the payload that's different? From what I heard once this thing was deployed all the PLANTs would be finished. That's why we were so concerned with taking out that base at the time." The Captain of the Minerva asked.

"Should the Alliance had managed to finish constructing this, yes the PLANTs would be in trouble, but not because of the bomb is anything new, but the missile is. The bomb is just a regular nuclear missile... although the warheads we found were actually on the weaker end of nuclear missiles... not saying it can't do a lot of damage if detonated... but the Mk. 5's the Alliance has used in the last two attacks care much more powerful. The missile itself... that's what's new. It's a stealth missile. It's able to use some sort of mirage colloid technology and some other technological stuff that I don't understand to make it both invisible and undetectable by sensors." Cagalli said. Talia breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well it's a good thing that the Earth Alliance wasn't allowed to complete it then. If they launched a couple of those things at the PLANTs... the death toll would be... catastrophic." Talia Gladys said

"I know. Fortunately since it was so top secret the only place that held the data on it was Lohengrin Inner Gate... and now that it's destroyed the Alliance can't have access to their new WMD. However, this is what we're going to use to end Gibraltar and clear a path. As to what we're going to do after that... I don't know." The Princess of ORB said as Talia was seen with her hand on her chin, thinking.

"Captain, what is it?" Arthur asked, turning towards his Captain. Todaka gave a 'hmm' sound.

"I think your Captain may have just come up with a way to get us to ORB." The Captain of the Takemikazuchi said.

"I have. If we destroy Gibraltar we'll be able to get out into the open ocean. However, as you've said, the Alliance has set up some sort of wall to keep you out. If that's the case, I think I may have a way to get past it." Talia said, looking up. "Heaven's Base. Zaft has not made one attempt to take out the Iceland base but it is still stronger than Gibraltar and Suez combined. In addition to this it is also the main base for Alliance forces in Eurasia right now. If we take that base... by threatening to outright destroy it with that missile, which they will know full well of it's existence after Gibraltar, then we might have a chance at taking control of the majority of the forces in Eurasia." Talia said.

"What do you mean? I don't think they'll listen to us or help us..." Cagalli said.

"My lady we all know that ORB, even in it's neutrality, is a major trading partner with Eurasia. And besides, I think the people who live there are fond of you, to an extent." Todaka said.

"Exactly, Captain Todaka. If we demonstrate our power to the remaining people of Eurasia and also prove that it was our forces who took out that machine and prevented the destruction of Zagreb and numerous other cities, and not Zaft alone, I think we may be able to persuade the people of that Federation to come over to our side. The people there are already angry with their government for what it's done this past war, and seeing ORB come and bring their most powerful base to it's knees could gain us a powerful ally. As for this 'Lawful Wall', if the forces controlling it are from Eurasia, we tell them to back off. If the forces are from the Atlantic Federation... we break through them, simple as that." Talia explained.

"That's actually a very sound plan. Crazy, but I can't see how it might not work." Murrue said.

"Yes... that is a good plan. Confront Heaven's Base and take control of it's forces... I know I am quite popular in Eurasia... and with that footage in hand... I could convince the people of Eurasia that Durandal is up to something... not necessarily spoil the Destiny Plan, but convince them that he's not the Avatar of Justice and Truth he tries to be. Yes, we'll do it. Thank you, Captain Gladys. That's an excellent plan and right now I don't think anyone else has put forth any other ideas on how to get to ORB." Cagalli said, looking around at the other people in the meeting, who had nothing to say. "Then return to your posts on your respective vessels..." Cagalli said as Arthur said something.

"I'm still kind of uneasy about destroying Gibraltar over Suez... I mean after all, if we can choose which base goes down..." The Executive Officer of the Minerva said.

"Arthur, we're no longer with Zaft, and every blow that is dealt to the Chairman from here on end is for the better. Besides, time is of the essence and it'll take less time to get to Heaven's Base from Gibraltar then it will from Suez." Talia said, putting her arm on her second in command's shoulder.

"I think the rest of your crew may feel the same way, Captain Gladys. They may have family and friends serving there... "Murrue said, humming.

"What if the Minerva sent out a warning message to Gibraltar indicating that you've come under attack and that the ship will most likely be destroyed, however during that time you somehow managed to find out that the Alliance intends to destroy Gibraltar with a nuclear warhead and that they need to evacuate? Besides I'm sure Zaft is becoming suspicious as to where the Minerva is right now." Todaka said.

"Good idea. We'll do that then." Talia responded.

"Right then everyone return to your posts on your vessels. I'll be sending out a message from the Takemikazuchi shortly addressing our forces of the outlines of our plan before I return to the Archangel." Cagalli ordered, everyone saluting her before Talia, Arthur, and Murrue walked off the bridge.

"Why are you staying here, Princess?" Amagi asked.

"Wasn't I told that this ship has some sort of holoprojector device on it somewhere?" Cagalli said with a grin.

"Oh, right. Follow me if you want to get to it. I'm sorry Princess." Amagi said.

A couple minutes later the everyone but Cagalli had returned to their ships. At the same time everyone received an order to have their crew look towards the Takemikazuchi and prepare to receive a transmission that they were to send ship wide. All across the ORB fleet soldiers looked out their windows at the massive carrier and if they didn't have windows they went outside on deck. The Takemikazuchi didn't look like it was doing anything until something on the bridge started to light up, the light shining over the deck of the carrier. It looked like an emitter of some sorts, and wasn't part of the beam shield deflection system mounted on the bridge either. Everyone's jaw dropped as they saw a very large holographic image of Cagalli appear over the Takemikazuchi the hologram towering over the idle Destroy gundam that was on deck.

"Woah... I didn't know something like that even existed!" Shinn said as he looked out. However the speakers aboard the Minerva began to come online as it looked like the holo image of Cagalli began to speak.

"I am the Chief Representative of the ORB Union, Princess Cagalli Yula Attha. As you are all aware, we have added another power vessel to our fleet in the form of the defected Zaft vessel LHM-BB01 Minerva. However, over the past couple of weeks our fleet has been stuck and unable to move out of the Mediterranean, due to the existence of Gibraltar and Suez. We cannot hope to stop the Destiny Plan if the majority of our forces are trapped and unable to move out into the open ocean to go retake ORB. Fortunately, we have devised a plan to break through Gibraltar and head back to ORB." She said as an image of what looked to be a missile appeared on next to her. "This is the TAOP-001SN nuclear missile that the Alliance was developing at the location known as Lohengrin Inner Gate before it was destroyed a while back by the Archangel..." The hologram said.

'Wow... so they were the ones who took it out. But... wait? It's a nuclear missile? What does she plan to do with it?' Shinn thought to himself as he looked out on the deck, several other soldiers with him.

"We are going to use this missile to bring down Gibraltar and clear a path so that our forces can pass through that area and go out into the open Atlantic Ocean. From there we are going to head to Iceland and put forth an Ultimatum to Heaven's Base, the largest military base currently on Earth. We will tell them to surrender their forces to our cause and help us or we will destroy them. Since I have earned the favor of the people of the Eurasian Federation over the years, and since we have footage of what actually happened to the Destroy gundam, as well as the machine itself, we can convince the people there that Chairman Durandal is not the Saint he presents himself to be, and is in fact, a liar. With the military forces of Eurasia at our side we shall then proceed to take back the ORB Union and find a solution to stopping Zaft and Chairman Durandal, and by doing such, end the Destiny Plan." The holographic image's mouth moved in sync with the voice coming out of the speakers of all ships, the voice of the Lioness echoing throughout the sea.

"What? She's going to Destroy Gibraltar? I have a friend who's stationed there! We need to destroy Suez!" A defected Zaft soldier who was standing on the bridge said. Shinn looked at him.

"Hey! Quiet! What's more important: Your friend or stopping Durandal! I'd be more concerned with the fact that this is a nuclear missile if anything!" Shinn raged at his fellow crewman before the voice of Cagalli continued it's speech.

"As for the crew of the Minerva... I know that you may or may not have friends and family at Gibraltar. Don't worry. Your ship has been given the order of faking it's destruction and warning Gibraltar to evacuate before the bomb hits. Hopefully Zaft will do this, and by sending that message, they'll think that your ship has been destroyed. This is the plan that the major ship Captains and I have come up with to get us back to ORB. Please return to what you were doing and await your next order. That is all." Cagalli said as the holographic image turned off and the speakers went quite.

'ORB... we're going back to ORB...' Shinn thought as images of his family's death flashed in his eyes. 'Dammit... Cagalli as much as I have forgiven you specifically... and as much as I want to help you stop the Destiny Plan from coming to fruition... I don't want to go back to ORB... and a NUCLEAR BOMB? What kind of damage will that do? This is insane! I'm going to speak to you right now...' Shinn thought as he headed back inside the Minerva, stomping.

The Princess of ORB got off of the shuttle she took which took her back onto the Archangel. Kira greeted her as she stepped onto the cold steel floor of the hanger bay.

"So... it's time that the device is used." Kira sighed. "I didn't ever want to ever see..." He led on.

"Kira... I know you hate the use of nuclear weapons as much as I do. I detest their existence. However at the same time if we just sit here... someone is going to come along with a large force and kill us all eventually. We have to go! We have to put our plan into action! It's the only way!" Cagalli said, looking at him sternly. 'Kira... I just... why do you... you and Stella... all of this... it's so... ugh...' She thought as the intercom came online.

"Kira Yamato to sick bay please. Kira Yamato to sick bay." The undeniable voice of the doctor said as Kira looked at his sister, who seemed very sad and looked like she wanted to hug him.

"I need to go now. We'll discuss this later. Stella's about to come out of her operation and I need to be there." Kira said as he turned his back and headed for the elevator, leaving Cagalli there.

'Fine... let's see if Stella really is in love with Kira... let us see...' Cagalli said as she followed Kira onto the elevator and lowered her head a little bit. Kira looked at her and seemed like he was going to speak but she put her hand up. 'Don't try to comfort me... not right now. You'll just get my hopes up...' Cagalli thought as the elevator reached it's stop and the door opened, the two of them walking off of it and heading for the sick bay. When they reached it and opened the door, they saw Auel waiting with his arms crossed and Stella sleeping on the bed with the doctor and his nurse nearby.

"She should be just a moment. According to the data we received it will take a couple minutes after the last step in the procedure is performed for her to wake up." The doctor said as Stella seemed to shift a little in her sleep, prompting a flinch from Kira and Auel as Cagalli looked at the other blonde. A couple more minutes passed when it looked as if Stella was about to wake up when the people in the sick bay heard footsteps closing in and the door opened. To literally everyone's surprise is it was Shinn of all people there.

"Hey what's this jerk doing here?" Auel asked in a mean and angry tone, looking directly at Shinn.

"Oh screw you! What the heck are you doing anyway?" Shinn asked, raising an angry fist.

"Calm the hell down you guys!" Cagalli raised her voice, getting their attention. "I mean it!" She said in an uncompromising and angry tone.

"Shhh!" The doctor said as he turned back to Stella, who wiggled a little more in her bed.

"Sorry, doctor. Carry on." Kira said as he turned to look at Cagalli.

"I was just... I need to speak to Princess Cagalli. What do you think you're doing firing a freaking nuclear missile at Gibraltar! I mean... a nuclear missile! Do you know what damage that could do?" Shinn said in an angry tone.

'I feel the same way Shinn. However, you are talking to Cagalli. As much as you may want her to find another way, she's not going to.' Kira thought.

"Why are you scared of pretty lights?" Auel asked a laughing tone, everyone else looking at him.

"Are you? What the hell are you? Pretty lights?" Shinn said in a shocked tone.

"Listen you brats! Both of you!" Cagalli turned to Auel. "This is not funny. Launching a nuke is not about pretty lights as you so say it, you sick minded kid!" She pointed her finger at him before turning to Auel. "AND YOU! Stella is getting better as we speak. You remember that part about how you wanted her to get better! Well she's getting better! No more guilty conscious Shinn! However, I will talk to you about your little grip with the TAOP-001SN missile later! For now..." Cagalli said in a serious tone, pushing Shinn back a little as the doctor interrupted.

"She's waking up! Stella's going to wake up!" The doctor said. 'Now let's hope what we did was enough to actually cure her.' He thought as Kira took on an excited look on his face as the sleeping blonde girl opened her eyes and sat up on the bed, rubbing her eyes.

"Ughh... where am I! WHERE AM I! WHO ARE YOU ALL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME?" She began to freak out, getting off of the bed and proceeding to look at her hands.

"Prince Kira! Now!" The doctor said. Auel put on an amused face, Shinn put on a shocked and confused face, and Cagalli put on a sort of unhappy face as the brunette ran towards Stella.

'What's this all about? What does he have to do?' Shinn thought as he observed Kira run at Stella.

'Yeah this totally isn't going to work. Stella is too much of an airhead to fall in love. Watch her run out and got directly to the hanger bay and try to dismantle the nearest machine...' Auel thought.

'Brother...' Cagalli thought as Kira grabbed Stella and hugged her, putting his head on her right shoulder.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU! WHAT DO YOU WANT! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!" Stella screamed as she tried to wiggle away from Kira.

"Don't let go of her. Try to convince her who you are. Do it or else she might be lost!" The doctor warned.

'Lost! So Stella might die if Kira can't! NO!' Shinn thought, realizing that if Stella did die not only would he have the burden of knowing that it was he who initiated the Block Word process on her not only once at Diocula, but for a second time at the Dardanelles. At the same time he realized that it was Kira who needed to save her... and if he failed.

"NO! LET ME GO! NOW!" Stella screamed, prompting everyone else to be quiet and wonder.

"Stella! It's me! It's Kira! Kira! Remember me! You love me and I love you! Remember? Please Stella stop it and come back to us!" Kira said, trying to hold her still as she struggled.

"KIRA? KIRA WHO? I KNOW NO KIRA!" Stella screamed.

'Well... I'm sorry but it was nice knowing you Stella...' Auel thought.

"No Stella! Please remember me! It's Kira! Now stop it!" Kira begged and pulled his head back before looking at the screaming Stella right in the eyes. "Please stop it! Stella..." He said softly as she looked at him.

"KIRA! Kira... Kira... Yamato. Is that what your name is..." She stopped screamed as she looked him in the eye, violet eye to violet eye, a sincere look in each of them.

'Maybe... you really are in love, Kira. Maybe I need to move one... I just don't want to have to move on anymore... I don't want to have to give you up... but at the same time... I know I can't be with you...' Cagalli thought, clenching her fist as she held back tears.

"Yes. It's Kira. Stella... are you back with us? Please tell me you're back..." Kira said. The blonde girl then gave the Ultimate Coordinator a massive hug, shocking him as she nestled her head in his chest and closed her eyes.

"Yes Stella is back. I'm sorry Kira... Stella is sorry." She opened her eyes. "Wait... what am I saying? Did I always speak like that? I'm back... I'm sorry... Kira... it's really you!" Stella said as she broke away and looked at him. "I love you." She whispered, although everyone could hear that.

'WHAT? I DON'T BELIEVE IT!' Auel thought, his jaw dropping.

"SUCCESS!" The doctor cheered before turning to the nurse, both of them literally brofisting each other before high fiving. "She's all good and well! We did it! We managed to cure her! She's alright!" The doctor said, everyone looking at him with a weird look as he realized how he was acting. "What, I signed up to be a doctor so I could help people." He said. Stella then nestled her head once again on his chest and put her arms around his waist.

"Hey doctor... does she need anything else done to her...?" Kira asked.

"Actually no. She should be all fine now. No need for anything else. However." He turned to Auel. "You're turn next. EVERYONE OUT! Auel get on the bed... I need to sedate you in order to actually treat you, sorry." The doctor said.

"Now Auel... can you please stop with the constant insults and such directed at me?" Kira asked, looking at the blue haired boy.

"Kira what did Auel do?" Stella asked, looking at the other Extended who was walking towards the doctor.

"He said you couldn't fall in love. However apparently you did." Cagalli said in a condescending tone before walking towards the door, saying something as she left. "I'm going to hold you to what I said earlier, Auel. No more insulting Kira. Or anyone!" She said as she left.

"Hey, I need to talk to you!" Shinn said as he followed her out the door.

'What's gotten into Cagalli lately? Why is she so... angry towards things about me. I know she's usually temperamental at times... but it seems like someone's holding their finger on the angry button in her mind in a sense...' Kira said as Stella looked at him.

"Kira I'm hungry. Please take me to the mess hall... I'm still a little dizzy." Stella said.

"Oh, and that. Remember she hasn't eaten in a while either." The doctor said as Auel laid down on the operating bed.

"Kira... okay fine then I'm sorry for being a rude little jerk! But I am glad that Stella's fine! See you later..." Auel said.

"Okay then Auel... thank you..." Kira said as he helped Stella out of the sick bay as the doctor injected the light blue haired boy with a needle, Auel not even flinching considering he had be desensitized to needles long ago.

"What's with you and wanting to blow Gibraltar sky freaking high? Are you sane?" Shinn asked as he followed Cagalli down the hallway, the Princess of ORB ignoring him as she thought about her own issues.

'Kira... why? I... I never wanted to be your sister, and even though I've grown to accept that I am... I've never wanted it be that way. Never. Now... you're going to be with Stella. I can't be seen hugging you that often as we always have... or just plain and simply I'm going to have to back off. And now I can't lean on you so much for support... I know I come off as trying to be independent as much as I can... but every once in a while everyone needs someone to lean on, and now I can't use you. And now, this brat is crying to me over how I'm going to get us out of this mess! I can't believe it! GRR! Just go away Shinn! You can't help me right now!' She thought as she turned a corner and continued down the hallway, the boy following her.

"Are you even listening to me? Do you know what something like that could do to the environment? It's something to blow up a nuke in space, but on Earth? Come on Cagalli, there has to be another way!" Shinn said as he followed her.

'Just go away...' She thought.

"I mean... I know that if your side is the best side to join if you want to stop Durandal then I'm all for it! But... do we have to do something like this! Dammit! Women that I feel like I want to pledge my loyalty to and she just ignores me!" Shinn said as he slammed his fist against one of the Archangel's walls. Cagalli stopped walking. She just stopped moving. Shinn noticing this stopped walking right when he was behind her. She didn't say anything at all, and he took on an annoyed face for a second before he grabbed her shoulders and swung her around to face him before turning both of them counter-clockwise and pressing her up against a wall. "Are you really going to go through with that! Are you really going to go through with using nuclear weapons and threats to get what you want? I mean, are you going to stoop to that level? And besides, what's with a neutral nation taking on the responsibility of saving the world?" Shinn asked.

"GET WHAT I WANT? You have no idea what I want! I don't even want to live in this war torn time! But I have to! Listen to me you brat! I've thought about using that damned weapon ever since we took it aboard this ship. I always said to myself 'no, we won't use it. We won't use it because it would cause bad things to happen. I'll find another way.' But even after all that... I never figured out another way to break out of this blasted sea! If we want to get out of here then we have to use it! I don't want to! Nobody in their right mind wants to use nuclear weapons but unless you tell me of a better way to break out of the Mediterranean Sea and make it so that we're not a floating turtle waiting for the Alliance or Zaft to come and break us down little by little then the plan is on!" Cagalli said as Shinn let go of her and walked backwards a little. Cagalli gave a twisted smile. "Hmm... well then it seems as if you can't think of a good way... then I'll be on my way then..." She said as she attempted to walk away but Shinn pushed her back against the wall. "Get off me!" She fought against him.

"You still didn't answer my other question!" Shinn said as he held onto her, barely. "Is ORB still going to call itself a 'neutral nation' even after all this? IS IT? If so, then how?" Shinn asked. Cagalli sighed.

"What's your point? Why are you even asking me this anyway?" Cagalli asked.

"I find it weird that you, being as stubborn as you are... decided to change your mind on how you're directing ORB's future at the drop of a hat." Shinn said.

"DROP OF A HAT? Did you even hear what Oscar said about Durandal? If ORB doesn't stop the Destiny Plan than who will? The Earth Alliance? They'll try to kill all coordinators in the process! If ORB doesn't stop Durandal than nobody can. That's why were doing this! Are you saying you agree with Durandal?" She said as she looked him in the eye.

"What the? NO! Of course not! I don't agree with Durandal, and I have you to thank!" Shinn said.

"What? Me?" Cagalli asked.

"In the first war my family believe in ORB and it's ideals..."

"OH HERE WE GO AGAIN!"

"The point is the Destiny Plan is the very definition of twisted idealism, which I look down upon. Much like how ORB, despite being neutral decided to be hypocritical and come after the Zaft forces in the Black Sea."

"They had no choice!"

"Tell me why the hell your people would decide to live in ORB and then vote to sign that treaty anyway! WHY!" Shinn said.

"Because they were shown that blasted video and foolishly listened to it! What are you even trying to get at anyway Shinn? Are you just here to scream and yell at me? If so, get off my ship!" Cagalli raised her voice.

"No! No... Cagalli..." He took his arms off of her shoulder. "I'm just trying to prove a point."

"What point?"

"If ORB wants to go through with this whole 'Stop the Destiny Plan' Plan and random acts of kindness, then it no longer has the right to call itself a neutral nation."

"HOW DARE..."

"THINK ABOUT IT CAGALLI!" Shinn said, matching her voice volume. "Does a neutral nation go and randomly try to stop a giant massive mobile suit from blowing up a foreign city?"

"Those people needed help!" She yelled.

"Doesn't matter! Does a neutral nation blow up a research facility and take what it was making?"

"They were nuclear bombs! We had to stop them!"

"By who's authority? And it doesn't matter what they were, if you are neutral, right?" He asked as she groaned. "Does a neutral nation try to stop an insane and evil man trying to revolutionize the world in a way that will force everyone into slavery?" Shinn asked Cagalli as the blonde lowered her head. As much as she wanted to just scream and kick at him that he was wrong, that was not the case. If she did do that, she would be no better than him the day they met; the day he yelled at her for killing his family.

"Shinn you brat... you're right. I guess you actually are right. As much as ORB wants to be neutral it's actions have not reflected that ideal... my actions have not reflected that ideal... so that leaves me with a decision... if ORB remains neutral even after I return then I'd just be waiting for Durandal to come at our door and force the Destiny Plan on us... but if it doesn't... we stop the Destiny Plan... but my people..." Cagalli said. Shinn pressed himself closer.

"Cagalli... I'm sure that if you explain what's happened to the people of ORB when we get back I think the nation will understand. I lived in ORB for the majority of my life and I can tell you right now that the people living there are for the most part, not stupid." Shinn said.

"I know that... okay fine then. Although the stubborn teenage girl inside of me wants to say 'no you're wrong, ORB will stop Durandal and stay neutral', the politician inside of me admits that you do have a good point..."

"Cagalli there comes a time when as much as you want to stick to the way of the past, change is just going to be for the better. Your father is not alive... he is not around to make decisions for ORB... you are." She turned her head away from him in shame. "Look at me... I hated you, and I hated ORB when my family died. Now... I look at you personally... your actions this war... and I smile, because I see a women who tries to do the best that she can for her nation and her people, and to some extent seems like she wants to spread prosperity and that freedom across the world, but at the same time is no pushover. As for ORB... yes I have a gripe with it and sometimes have considered it hypocritical... but if you're changing it... the I guess it's okay... I want to stop that twisted Destiny Plan... I just can't imagine living that way, and if you're the one who's going to stop him the right way, then I guess I'm just going to have to fight on your side, on ORB's side." Shinn said. Cagalli looked at him, silence taking hold over the area where the two of them were for a second... a split second that felt like an eternity, before Cagalli spontaneously fell into his arms, the red eyed teen quickly found his cheeks bright red as she squeezed him.

"Thank you, Shinn. Considering all that's been happened so far you can't imagine how stressed out I've been right now. My nation under the control of those clown Seirans... being stuck in the Mediterranean... the nuclear attacks on the PLANTs, the Destroy gundam incident, and now finding out about the Destiny Plan... dammit I was never cut out for this... being the Chief Representative of ORB at such an age. However you've given me comfort by telling me that you'll fight with us, even though you were a soldier of Zaft just a couple of days ago, and you've given me hope about how people can learn to change and understand each other considering how much you've changed since I've first met you. You seem to have a strong sense of how the work actually works and about human kind and human nature... I like that. It seems to help keep me in check."

"Don't give me all the credit and don't say you're unfit to be a leader." Shinn said as Cagalli looked up at him, giving him a confused face. "The fact that you've said that you'll stand up to Durandal instead of finding the nearest corner and crying in it like a baby or just going into denial about the world in this terrible day and age proves that you are a good leader. I guess it's the Ferocious Lioness inside of you that let's you do that... haha..." Shinn said, smiling as the Princess mimicked him.

"Hehe... thank you, Shinn. Thank you for that. Now... we have some stuff to do and just sitting here chatting all day isn't going to do anything. After all a good leader LEADS their forces rather than just standing still doing nothing all day long. Get back to the Minerva." Cagalli said.

"Yes, your Majesty." Shinn said as he saluted her and walked off.

'Why do the two of us seem to be moving closer together? He seems to be nicer... sure he can have a strong opinion about things and that makes him an ass at times... but then again I'm kind of the same way. I kind of like him now... when he's angry he's a force to be reckoned with... but when he's calmed down and is kind he's just like Kira... just like Kira... oh Kira... why did you...' Cagalli said as she walked down the hallway.

Stella was busy devouring some soup in the mess hall while Kira sat by her side, talking to her as she ate, whenever she allowed him to.

'She slept for a long time... she's going to be very hungry for a bit. I'm just glad you're safe, Stella.' He said she finished a spoonful of soup and leaned on him.

"Kira... what happened while I was sleeping?" She asked.

"Oh... we learned something very interesting. I think you might want to see it later. Neo sent us a message..." Kira said.

"Neo sent us a message? Interesting? Oh, and why was that Zaft pilot in the sick bay, and whats the Minerva doing around here? I saw it looking out the window earlier." Stella said.

"Stella... I'll explain everything to you in time. Just finish eating and then we can..." Kira said as the blonde girl straightened herself up and kissed him on the lips and put her hands on the sides of his head as he kissed back.

"I'm done eating. I'm alright now. Now tell me everything, Kira..." Stella said as she looked into her boyfriend's eyes.

"Alright then. We'll just put this stuff away and then you can follow me..." Kira said as he got out of his chair.

As Shinn walked through the hallways of the Minerva after he had returned back to the gray and red vessel he was greeted by the doctor who was also walking through the halls.

"Hey doctor." Shinn said as he walked by, in a sort of happy mood.

"Hey Shinn." The passed by each other before the doctor turned around and said something. "Hey... since we're with ORB now... isn't there something you want to ask them...?" The doctor said as he turned his head, looking expectantly at the black haired kid.

"Umm... what?" Shinn asked.

"SEED mode? Come on, Shinn. You know that's been in the back of your mind... don't forget..." The doctor said as Shinn snapped his fingers.

"SHIT! I'll ask them as soon as I can. Maybe I'll go back right now!" Shinn said as the doctor stopped him.

"We're going to be doing an exercise where we fake the ship's destruction soon. Wait until that's over, and then go back." The doctor said as Shinn nodded.

'SEED mode... urgh... what the hell is that super power anyway? Why do I have it? What does it do? I can't wait to find out!' Shinn thought as he headed back to his room.

Author's Note:

See how with Shinn and Cagalli they can both kind of convince each other of different points? With Cagalli telling Shinn that they can't break out unless they destroy a base and Shinn telling Cagalli that ORB can't be neutral.

Anyway, about Stella: Yes she is talking normally. The operation did that to her. She will not longer be like "Stella wants to go home. Stella is scared!" Unless certain things happen to her.

To Nightmarefire (and this kind of goes to everyone else): I didn't mean to be harsh, I really didn't. However at the same time the note I posted was not just directed at you but at everyone, seeing as I've got A LOT of 'can I request' and 'can you please' and 'you should do this' messages and they've ticked me off. Not just you, but a lot of people have done it (somebody asked me to pair Kira with Meer early on when I was writing the fixed plot... give me a break I'm sorry but that is just borderline stupid for a pairing) and yours did tick me off a little seeing as you were asking me to directly rip off a gundam from another series as the machine that a main character would use (Kira wouldn't be able to use Nu Gundam anyway since he isn't a Newtype). I'll get into this in the next chapter when I explain SEED mode (considering one aspect of it will echo another special ability from a different series but it's not the exact same) but I'll say right now one thing I hate about fics is when they literally steal gundams or special abilities from other series. That is all. Rest assured that next chapter I explain SEED mode where the plot of SEED basically defined it as 'you become super mode'.

AT ALL SHINNCAGA FANS: I have a oneshot that I am currently writing... it is a long oneshot though. It is meant to be a Christmas fic scheduled to come out on Christmas... but good luck to me if I can keep myself from posting it till Christmas after it's complete. Just saying hehe. (It's not nearly complete though just as a warning)