Gundam Seed Destiny Remake
Phase 3: Warning Shots
Note: This series is my Revised version of Gundam Seed Destiny, also I cancelled by Gundam Seed Destiny Ultimate until this series is complete.
Underline is Flashback
The Minerva's Bridge
"Pressurization normal. FCS, contact. All stations normal ma'am." Arthur said.
"Scan for the enemy and our machines." Talia ordered.
"Single unidentified ship at Indigo 53, Mark 22, Bravo. Distance: 150." the radar operator reported.
"That must be their mothership." Durandal commented.
"Input it's data into the database. From now on, we'll refer to it as Bogey-1." Talia said.
"Ma'am! I've found the Impulse, ZAKU, and Kampher." Meyrin called out. "Sector 157, Mark 80, Alpha. They appear to be in a battle."
Talia turned to the girl. "Can you contact them?"
"Negative. Radio interference is too severe."
"How many opponents?"
"Just one. But it's so fast it's as if there are three."
"Deploy the BABIs!" Talia ordered. "Tell them to move to support the Impulse, ZAKU, and Kampher. And if need be, cover their withdraw to the Minerva."
"Captain Gladys has ordered you to launch and support the Impulse, ZAKU, and Kampher." Meyrin said over the comm.
"It's about damn time." Mathew mumbles as his BABI mounts the catapult. "Risking our necks to save Asuka. You'd think that since they decided to give him the Impulse, he wouldn't need grunts like us to bail him out."
"Yeah. The Reds always get the glory while we Greens end up spilling our blood so they get their glory." David adds as his mobile suit loads on to the second catapult.
"Cut the kid some slack. This is his first live combat." Joey said with a sigh. "Besides, if we do end up saving Asuka's butt, he'll have to live with the fact that he owes us one."
The three Green Coats laughed as the catapult doors opened.
"Mathew Aiman. BABI taking off."
"David Copper. BABI launching."
"Joey Ramsus. BABI heading out."
The three BABI takes off, heading for their comrades. "Alright guys, let's make ourselves famous." Mathew said.
Back in the hanger some of the maintenance crew are interrogating Gordon the pilot of the DOM.
"Alright, confess. Where did you get the DOM? I'm pretty sure the project was cancelled and all the prototypes were dismantled.", the chief states.
"Yeah, funny story about that. I kinda "borrowed" it before it was dismantled.", Gordon said nervously.
"I tried to warn you.", Tristan, pilot of the GOUF said patting his shoulder.
"At least it's a blessing in disguise. The EA have broke the treaty first.", Sayla said.
"The BABIs have been launched ma'am." Meyrin said.
Talia nods. "We will engage Bogey-1. Lower the bridge."
The bridge start to drop down, where it would shielded behind the armor of the ship's hull. "Maintain course Indigo Delta. Accelerate twenty percent." she orders. "Prepare to fire signal flares and anti-beam depth-charges." Talia turned to her XO. "Arthur, what are you waiting for?!"
Her voice brought Arthur back to his senses. "Ah... yes ma'am." he said, heading for his console. He quickly sat down, his fingers dancing across the console. "Launcher Eight. Load missile tubes 1 through 4 with Neidhart missiles. Activate Tristans 1 and 2. Activate Isolde. Target: Bogey-1."
Scirocco press his attack, his mobile suit's immense speed and firepower is giving the three Red Coats a hard time. The ZAFT pilots struggled to evade the beams coming from seemingly everywhere. Shinn twist, narrowly avoiding a barrage of beams. But a single beam gazed the Impulse's ankle. Shinn curse as he continued to struggle against the beams. "This guy's hitting us from everywhere."
"Calm down Shinn." Rey said as he fired his rifle at a suit, but miss. "If you lose your focus, he'll shoot you down."
"Yeah. Other than Jason, this guy's different from most of those other pilots." Sally adds. "Losing your focus right now is a death sentence."
Suddenly, Scirocco found himself under fire. The three BABIs appear, firing their weapons on the Messala. Scirocco expertly switch from MA mode to MS mode and evade the beams with great agility. He then sees that behind the BABIs is the Minerva heading towards the Girty Lue. "Can't be too greedy now, can I. Though it's a shame." Scirocco comments as he change back to MA mode and returns to the Girty Lue.
As he fled, the Minerva fired off it's signal flares, ordering the mobile suits to return. "Come on. Let's head back." Sally said.
Mathew grunts. "Figures. The second we get here and save our asses, we get recalled."
"Hey. We didn't need your help, Greeny!" Shinn shot back.
"What was that, Redy!", putting the Impulse in a choke hold.
"Knock it off, both of you!" Sally yelled, stopping the two from fighting. Both Shinn and Mathew looks away from each other pouting.
"There. Now let's head back before the any of us start running out power." she said, taking off for the Minerva.
The Minerva fire it's missiles at the Girty Lue. The Earth ship countere by taking an evasive maneuver and firing it's CIWS guns, taking out the missiles that the Girty Lue couldn't evade. "Target it's engines. Fire!" Talia orders.
The Minerva's Isolde triple cannon fired, narrowly missing the Girty Lue. A moment later, the Messala lands in the Girty Lue's hanger. "Withdraw now, Nataly!" Neo shouted.
The Girty Lue quickly takes off, heading away from the PLANTs. "Bogey-1 retreating ma'am." the Minerva's radar operator said. "Yellow 71, Alpha."
"What's the status of our machines?" Talia asks.
"They're returning now ma'am." Meyrin answers.
"Tell them to hurry. We need to continue pursing Bogey-1." the Captain said. "Set course heading: Yellow Alpha."
Aboard the Girty Lue, Scirocco enters the ship's bridge as the Minerva fire it's cannons at them. The ship shakes from the force of the near impacts. "Admiral! Enemy ship still approaching. Blue 0. Distance: 110." an officer reports.
"That ship is quite fast." Nataly comment. "I hate so say this, but there's a chance it could even put the legendary Archangel to shame."
"True, but it would be vice versa if the Archangel actually shoot to kill.", Scirocco replies sitting down.
The Minerva fire another spread of missile at them. "Incoming missiles!"
"Hard to port! Dodge it!" Nataly orders.
The ship turned to port, firing it's CIWS. Shooting down the missiles dangerously close to the ship. "Detach side propellant tanks! Prepare to detonate them!" Scirocco orders. "Detach the whole arm assembly! If it's jammed have White Hope do it manually. Meanwhile, rise bow 35 degrees, port 10 degrees! Engines at maximum!"
The Girty Lue rose to port, evading another barrage from the Minerva's guns. As it move, both the Forbidden and Calamity kicks the propellant tanks off the ship and set charges on it. The tanks floats back, towards the Minerva, surprising it's crew save for Talia and Durandal. She had an idea on what those were and wasn't going to take a chance. "Cease fire!" Talia shouts. "Starboard 10 degrees! Engines at maximum!"
The tanks near the Minerva and explodes when the charges hit zero. Fortunately, they were far enough away and the Minerva's hull was strong to safely weather the two explosions. Though the ship shook violently from the force of the two explosions. "Burt! What's the position of the enemy ship?"
"Just a moment ma'am."
Activate CIWS. Fire anti-beam depth charges." Talia ordered.
"Found them! Red 88, Mark 6, Charlie! Distance: 500." the radar officer reports.
Arthur glance back. "They got away?"
Rey enters the bridge to find out the situation, but was shocked to see Chairman Durandal.
Talia scowls. "The nerve. Escaping like that."
"We seem to be facing a first-class unit." Durandal comment.
Talia turn her chair to face the Chairman. "All the more reason we cannot allow them to escape." she said. "It's too late to have you disembark Chairman, but I believe that we should continue our pursuit of that ship. What are you thoughts, Chairman?"
"Please. Do not concern yourself with me, Captain." he answered. "If we where to neglect these embers, imagine the inferno they could become. Frankly, the thought frightens me. It's our duty to recapture those machines, or failing that, destroy them."
Talia nods her head. "Thank you." She turns to the radar operator. "Do we still have a trace on them?"
"Yes ma'am."
"In that case, this ship will now continue it's pursuit of Bogey-1. Course Yellow Alpha. Engines at maximum."
Just then Lunamaria appears on screen to make her report.
Elsewhere, two men watched the distant flashes of the space battle from aboard the bridge of a ship. "Captain. Detecting two unidentified warships leaving ZAFT territory. One appears to be pursuing the other." an officer of the ship reports.
"It's seems that ZAFT has been attacked. Send word of this to Terminal." the first man said. "Undoubtedly, the unidentified ship in pursuit of the other, is a ZAFT ship."
"What of Lady Cagalli? Do think she has gotten involved in this?" the second man asked, a hint of worry in his voice.
"Knowing her, yes. We better set course for that ZAFT ship. And have the mobile suits prepped, just in case."
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that.", an unknown female voice said.
The entire crew looks around to find the source of the voice. The captain looks up and sees a strange white feminine mobile suit between two GINNs. Suddenly before they realize it, the ship explodes.
"I can't let you spoil the entertainment.", the female pilot said.
"My lady, we jammed their transmission. Not a word got out.", another pilot.
"Good. I can't let Terminal spoil everything now.", the female said as she looks at Earth. She then looks as if she was grasping the planet. "Earth is ours to rule." She then clench her hand.
Girty Lue...
The maintenance crew and Scirocco are seen studying the stolen mobile suit.
Jason puts Stella into her pod to recover. Sting and Auel did the same. The doctors notice that Auel has a bruise on his face.
"Why someone so young like them even in the military?", Jason said before leaving the room to change into his uniform. "I'll be right back."
The Minerva...
"Words cannot express my regret, that you were caught up in these events, however, I would like you to please understand our situation." Chairman Durandal said.
Sitting across from him, Cagalli nodd. Athrun standing at her side. "Have you been able to find anything about that enemy unit?" she asks.
"Actually we haven't." Gilbert admits. "Nor do we have any leads on the carrier ship as well. Which is why we must take control of the situation as soon as possible. Before it become irreversible."
"Yes, I understand. That goes without saying, Chairman Durandal. Right now we can't do anything that would disrupt our fragile world." Cagalli said, bowing her head.
"Thank you Princess. I had believed that you would feel the same way." Durandal said before he stand up. "If you would like, please allow me to give you a tour of the ship."
"Chairman-"
Durandal waved Captain Gladys off. "It may be temporary, but they are putting their lives in our hands. I'm merely offering a gesture of good faith from our country to a sworn friend."
Suddenly, the room's intercom panel started to beep. Gladys pushed a button and Arthur's face voice came through. "Captain! Dale, a GuAIR R pilot, have photo images of the three mobile suits that attacked Armory One. Putting it to screen."
Both Cagalli and Athrun widen their eyes in horror when they see the upgraded version of the Calamity, Forbidden, and Raider.
As the for some time the Minerva continues to chase after the Girty Lue. During that time Scirocco was working on schematics of Striker Packs for the Burst Strike.
Stella wakes up and sees Jerid sitting next to her fast asleep.
The Minerva's Hanger
"Athha from Orb?"
Luna nods. "Yeah. I was surprised too. What are the odds of meeting a big hero from the last war out here?"
Shinn didn't say anything. "What's wrong Shinn? Is it that ZAKU?" Luna asked, gesturing to the green ZAKU behind her.
"No. Nothing's wrong." Shinn replies. "I was just wondering who's ZAKU that is, since it's not one of the Minerva's."
"It was her bodyguard. He said his name was Alex." Luna said before she leans in close to him. "But, he might be Athrun. Athrun Zala. I heard her call him that in the heat of the moment." She glance back at the ZAKU. "It would make sense. I heard he moved to Orb after the war."
Elsewhere in the Minerva's hallway...
"But the ship has become involved in something rather remarkable.", Durandal said as he, Cagalli, Athrun and Rey walks down the hallway. "To find itself engaged in a real battle the day before the ceremony to officially launch it."
Rey stops and open the elevator doors. "We'll take this lift up to the mobile suit deck." Athrun stops briefly noticing something familiar about Rey, but brush it as a coincidence.
"Think of this next section as the core of the ship. I am not in the liberty to tell you how many suits this ship can carry, but sufficient to say it's not at full capacity yet."
The elevator doors, Chairman Durandal, Cagalli, Rey and Athrun exits. Durandal moves ahead towards the edge of the catwalk overlooking the hanger. At their angel they can only see the ZAKUs and Impulse.
"The ZGMF-1000 ZAKU. As you are already aware, it's currently the backbone of ZAFT's mobile suit forces." he explains. "And then we have the Minerva's most distinguishing feature, the ZGMF-X56S Impulse and it's launching system. According to our engineers, this is the newest, most efficient mobile suit system. Although personally, I don't quite understand such technical matters." He pause, taking note of Cagalli's expression. "I take it that you don't much care for it, Princess."
"Well, you certainly seem happy about it, Chairman." she replies.
"Happy isn't the word I would use. My feelings stem from the thought of how hard everyone has worked. To come so far from such chaos and to gain such strength."
"Such strength. You said strength was necessary because there would always be conflict."
"Yes."
"Then how do you rationalize what's happen?" Cagalli asked. "The damage your country and it's people have suffered, is due to the presence of those new mobile suits."
The pilots and maintenance crew stops what their doing hearing the argument. Athrun himself tries to stop Cagalli from making matter complicating.
"So then you are saying that we should not seek to acquire power?"
"Why is it necessary in the first place? Especially now!" Cagalli said. "We swore not to repeat the tragedies of the past. We were committed to a path that we could all walk together!"
"True Princess. But-"
"Making excuses has been a specialty of the Athhas!" a voice called out, interrupting the Chairman.
Everyone turned to source of the voice. "Shinn." Rey said, jumping down to hanger.
Shinn glance over his shoulder, glaring at Cagalli. But before anyone could say anything, alarms went off.
"Enemy ship sighted. Distance: 8000. Condition Red. All hands to your stations. All pilots are to stand by in their units."
Mathew curses as he throws a can of blue spray paint. "Would it kill the enemy to give us time to finish customizing our pilot suits into something cool?"
"Looks like." David said, standing up. "Guess we're cursed to be greenies."
"Come on. We got to get to our machines." Joey said. "Time to show what the blueies can do."
"You do know we made the rank up."
Minerva's Hanger...
Everyone quickly gets busy, while Rey grabs Shinn only to be pushed aside as Shinn heads to the change room.
"I apologize, Chairman. He will be disciplined for his actions.", Rey said before heading to the change room.
"My sincerest apologies, Princess.", Durandal said snapping Cagalli out of her shock. "The young pilot was from Orb. I was told he lost his family there, though that statement was the last thing I expected, since it was Blue Cosmos that attacked."
Cagalli looks down in wonder why Shinn bear great hatred to the Athhas, as it was the EA that attacked, like Durandal said.
Mathew, David, and Joey quickly enters the BABIs, but not before some of the crew noticing that their pilot suits is half blue and half green.
Sally hurries to her Kampher, while struggling to zip her pilot suit past the chest. "I guess having a flat chest does have it's advantages."
Tristan, Gordon, and Sayla already entered their mobile suit and are at standby.
The Minerva's Bridge...
Durandal, Cagalli and Athrun stepped onto the bridge. Talia glanced over her shoulder at the group. "Chairman?"
"Ah Captain. Can I ask a favor of you? I would like to have our guests from Orb on bridge as well. Will you allow it?"
"Ah... But that's-"
"As you know, the Representative is a veteran in the last war and has fought in many battles." Durandal explains. "I would like to have her perspective of our combat methods."
"I understand. If that's how you feel Chairman." Talia said.
"Thank you, Talia."
The three took their seats. "Distance to target: 6000." an officer reports.
"Lower the brigde." Talia ordered. "Prepare for anti-ship and anti-mobile suit combat."
Girty Lue...
Law, Rick, and Kagura quickly hurries to their mobile suit. Just then a brown hair girl was following them.
"Captains, please allow me to sortie.", the girl asks.
"We may be captains, but Scirocco is the admiral and besides we have no spare grunt mobile suits for you.", Law said as he enters the Calamity.
"Don't worry, two ship from Phantom Pain are rendezvousing with added reinforcements.", Kagura said entering the Forbidden.
"Beside, Scirocco is building a mobile suit just for you.", Rick said entering the Raider.
The Minerva's hanger...
Lunamaria's Gunner ZAKU Warrior was the first to be launched, at that moment, the Impulse's Core Splendor was launched, followed by the Blast Silhouette, the Chest Flyer and Leg Flyer. The four components assembled, creating the Blast Impulse. Behind him are two GuAIZ Rs.
The Minerva's bridge...
"Ma'am. The Impulse, ZAKU and GuAIZ Rs has launched and is moving to intercept Bogey-1. The rest are remaining on board for defense." Meyrin said.
"Bogey-1. I wonder what the real name of that ship is." Durandal muse. "A name reflects it's owner's nature. But what if the name is really a fake? If something goes by a false name, does that mean that thing is fake? False by nature? It that what it would mean?" He turns to Athrun. "Alex? Or is it Athrun Zala?"
