Ask and you shall receive! Here is the time-line for my version of the Cosmic Era:
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AD 2017- George Glenn is born.
AD 2025- With the eventual depletion of fossil fuels, the United Nations announce a series of plans that would not find new ways to power the world, but also to move humanity into space. This is known as The Cosmic Project. To mark this special occasion, the world adopts a new calender system. The Cosmic Era begins on New Year's Eve.
Cosmic Era
C.E. 4- George Glenn is nominated for a Nobel prize.
C.E. 5- George Glenn enlists in the Military.
C.E. 9-Construction of the international space station Yggdrasil begins at Lagrange point 1.
C.E. 10- The Space Colony plan begins in earnest, as a space industry arises to exploit the new Frontier. Construction on the Lunar City Copernicus begins.
George Glenn becomes an employee of NASA, based in the United States.
The United Nations establish the Federal Space Force (FSF).
C.E. 11-The Yggdrasil space station is completed.
C.E. 12- The Lunar City, Copernicus is completed.
The European Union announces plans to build a Mass Driver in Wales, in order to cut down construction time of colonies.
During this, NASA announces a Jupiter exploration program and announces the development of the exploration ship Tsiolkovsky. George Glenn is to be the ships designer, and Yggdrasil is chosen as the construction site.
C.E. 15- The Tsiolkovsky is completed.
George Glenn's Confession. As George leaves for Jupiter aboard the Tsiolkovsky, he reveals the existence of Coordinators, and releases the necessary genetic engineering techniques onto the worldwide network. The world is thrown into chaos by these events.
In the name of environmental protection the pressure group Blue Cosmos declares itself adamantly opposed to Coordinator technology.
Abelard Noel is born in Orb.
C.E. 16- An international conference is held to discuss the Coordinator Controversy. A Protocol on Genetic Modification is adopted, totally prohibiting the manipulation of human genes. Nonetheless, some wealthy individuals secretly have their children turned into Coordinators.
C.E. 17- A hospital in Chicago which has secretly been creating Coordinators is set ablaze. Blue Cosmos is rumored to be involved. Intelligence Agency detectives investigate the incident and manage to capture one of the arsonists. From his interrogation, he reveals that Blue Cosmos is willing to do what is necessary "For the Preservation of our Pure and Blue World". After his trial, he is then sentenced to life in a asylum.
Construction of the Port Panama Mass Driver begins in Central America.
C.E. 18- After six long years, the Wales Mass Driver is completed, and celebrations erupt around the world. The Cosmic Plan begins Phase 2.
C.E. 21- Construction of the Habilis Mass Driver begins on the shore of Lake Victoria.
During this time the DSSD or Deep Space Survey Division is established by the UN.
A young Abelard Noel witnesses a group of Blue Cosmos supporters beat a coordinator to death in board daylight. The young boy disappears without a trace and is never heard from again.
C.E. 22- The Tsiolkovsky reaches Jupiter and discovers the fossil known as Evidence 01. The world is thrown into chaos, and NASA orders the Tsiolkovsky to bring back the fossil.
Siegel Clyne, a Coordinator, is secretly born in the Kingdom of Scandinavia.
C.E. 23- Patrick Zala, a Coordinator is secretly born in the Atlantic Federation.
C.E. 29- George Glenn returns from Jupiter with Evidence 01. The Fossil is taken to the Zodiac research Colony at Lagrange point 5, run by the DSSD, for detailed examination.
C.E. 30- The world's religious authorities gather at the Palestine Conference, but are unable to reach any conclusions, and their influence begins to wane. Tolerance for Coordinators spreads throughout the world, and the first Coordinator boom begins.
The space industry heats up, and construction of numerous colonies begins at Lagrange point 4.
The Orb Union begins construction of the Kaguya Mass Driver and the resource satellite Heliopolis.
C.E. 31-The restrictions on George Glenn are lifted, and he begins examining Evidence 01 at Zodiac. The colony's extraterrestrial research expands into a huge research facility.
During this time, the DSSD offers Glenn a position in the Research and Development Division, which he warmly accepts.
C.E. 33- Construction of the space colony Albion begins construction at Lagrange point 2. Since member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union fiance the construction, the colony is declared as a part of both parties and establishes a friendship that would help them in the future.
C.E. 35- NATO establishes a lunar base in the Ptolemaeus Crater and unveils it's first series of Mobile Armors. The European Union begins the construction of Artemis.
C.E. 38- The Zodiac research colony is further expanded. George Glenn announces the his concept for a new type of space colony, and construction of these new colonies begins. This project is funded mainly by several regional alliances, and the new L5 colony cluster is to be managed by representatives of these sponsor nations.
Construction on Albion is completed.
C.E. 40- The first generation of Coordinators, born in secrecy, reach maturity and begin to excel in every scientific, artistic, and athletic field. The differences between Coordinators and Naturals thus becomes very clear, and critical voices emerge. Among them, Blue Cosmos the most critical.
C.E. 41- Marriages among first generation Coordinators produce a purebred second generation, who soon prove to have inherited their parents abilities.
Muruta Azrael born in North America.
C.E. 43- Patrick Zala and Siegel Clyne, participating in the construction of new colonies at Lagrange point 5, meet for the first time.
C.E. 44- The first ten space colonies (later known as Aprilius City) of the new L5 cluster are completed. These colonies, dubbed PLANTs, are intended to serve as large-scale production sites. The one thing they don't make is food, which the PLANTs are strictly prohibited from producing by the Sponsor Nations and which must be imported entirely from Earth.
C.E. 45- The estimated Coordinator population now exceeds 35 million.
Anti-Coordinator organizations begin carrying out acts of terrorism against the PLANTs. Since they have no political autonomy and are thoroughly demilitarized, the PLANTs are unable to defend themselves, and the Coordinators working in the PLANTs become increasingly dissatisfied.
C.E. 46- Al Da Flaga visits the Mendel colony at Lagrange point 4. He commissions Dr. Ulen Hibiki, the chief researcher of GARM R&D, to create a clone of himself. Rau La Flaga is born later this year.
C.E. 48- David Hickman is born in Britain.
C.E. 50- In order to obtain autonomy ad trading independence for the PLANTs, Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala form the political organization known as the Zodiac Alliance. They begin working to abolish food production restrictions and secure self-defense rights for the PLANTs, but the African Union, the more aggressive of the Sponsor Nations, suppress their efforts and the Zodiac Alliance goes underground.
C.E. 51- Ezekiel Hudson and Cassandra Slade are born in Orb and the USA.
C.E. 53- After attending a meeting concerning the PLANTs, George Glenn is badly wounded by Blue Cosmos Assassins outside the Capitol Building in Manhattan, USA. This news spreads like wildfire, as George Glenn was a major political figure on the situation between the Sponsor Nations and the PLANTs. He dies a week later at a local hospital.
After the death of George Glenn, a PLANT Supreme Council is formed, made of representatives from each of the PLANT cities. NATO begins a long war on terror against Blue Cosmos for the deaths of several citizens during the bombing, since coordinators make up 35% percent of their population.
C.E. 55- As military forces around the world deal with anti-coordinator terrorist groups, several soldiers begin to show signs of advanced reaction time and fighting abilities without any sort of genetic manipulation. With Blue Cosmos still at large, the existence of "Newtypes" is keep a secret from the general public.
C.E. 58- Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala are elected to the PLANT Supreme Council. Meanwhile their Zodiac Alliance remains active and continues to attract more sympathizers.
Uzumi Nara Attha becomes Chief Representative of the Orb Union. His first political business is attending a meeting on the Valhalla Colony in L3.
The Orb Union begins construction of the Ame-no-Mihashira orbital elevator.
C.E. 60 ~ The PLANTs become major sources of Earth's energy and manufactured goods. The Sponsor-Nations continue to reap ever greater benefits, and impose ever heavier quotas on the PLANTs. Meanwhile, other nations grow ever increasingly resentful of the Sponsor-Nations monoply profits.
C.E. 61- After surviving a terror attack from an Anti-Coordinator group from with-in the PLANTs, Patrick Zala sends his son, Athrun, to the Lunar City, Copernicus. It is here that Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala meet for the first time.
C.E. 63- The PLANTs Energy Production Department is destroyed by Blue Cosmos terrorism. The Supreme Council proposes a temporary suspension of exports, but a few of the Sponsor-Nations, much to the chagrin of the United Nations, reject the suggestion, sending the PLANTs into a short energy crisis. When the PLANTs engineers start carrying out coordinated acts of sabotage, the UN decides to overrule the decisions of the stubborn nations. This brings tension between the nations of Earth and the PLANTs.
Within the PLANTs, the calls for Autonomy grow louder. Siegel Clyne and Patrick Zala become leaders of a Supreme Council faction which seeks independence from the Sponsor-Nations. Research into the military applications of mobile suits begins. The CIA catches on to this with interest and plants agents within the project.
C.E. 65- The first prototype Mobile Suit is secretly rolled out, however the planted CIA agents send data back to the homeland along with a second prototype, built in secret, for further study. The Zodiac Alliance steps up it's activities and attracts more sympathizers, changing it's name to Zodiac Alliance of Freedom Treaty (ZAFT).
C.E. 67- The GINN, the first fully functional mobile suit is completed. A section of Maius City is secretly converted and begins producing Mobile Suits.
Meanwhile, Weston Industries, the biggest weapons manufacturer for NATO start to design its own mobile suit.
C.E. 68- Siegel Clyne is elected chairman of the Supreme Council. The PLANT Supreme Council, now dominated by ZAFT members, votes to autonomy and trade independence it's highest priority.
Blue Cosmos grows in strength, and their persecution of Coordinators remaining on Earth intensifies. The United Nations pass a bill that outlaws Blue Cosmos inside their borders, anyone caught doing any act of Anti-Coordinator sentiment, even terrorism, is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Chairman Clyne makes secret arrangements with imports of food and exports of manufactured goods with the UN.
In response to Blue Cosmos, ZAFT is reorganized under Patrick Zala's leadership, and combined with the PLANTs domestic security operations to become a military organization armed with Mobile Suits.
A bio-hazard breaks out inside the Mendel Colony at Lagrange Point 4. Multiple casualties ensue and the colony is abandoned, then sterilized with an massive bombardment of x-rays. The involvement of Blue Cosmos is rumored.
Patrick Zala calls Athrun back from Copernicus. Due to the deteriorating situation, the Yamato family also moves, relocating to the resource satellite Heliopolis.
C.E. 69- Chairman Clyne orders PLANTs 7 through 10 of Junius City to be remodeled for agriculture production. Blue Cosmos, determined to prevent the PLANTs from producing their own food begin intimidation maneuvers. At this point, ZAFT and it's mobile suit forces make their combat debut, overwhelming the attacking extremists.
During a UN meeting in Brussels, Blue Cosmos attacks due to the fact that 48% of the member state population is made up of Coordinators. In a surprise move, NATO reveals its mass-production mobile suit, the NMS-063 Minuteman and the Rourke-class battleship, the spiritual descendant to the famous Iowa-class warships. The attackers are destroyed and captured, dealing a large blow to Blue Cosmos. However, this leads many nations to distrust NATO since the development of the Minutemen was kept under wraps.
Captain Lewis Halberton of the Canadian Space Force's 4th Fleet (which will later be known as the 8th Fleet of NATO) recognizes the mobile suit's effectiveness in space combat, due to the Minuteman and ZAFT's Mobile Suit Forces, and proposes the development of the "G-Series".
Chairman Clyne issues demands for complete autonomy and trade equality to the Sponsor Nations. The PLANTs promise to halt resource exports to Earth should no response arrive by January 1, of the following year.
9.1- Kira Yamato enters the Morgenroete Technical College on Heliopolis.
C.E. 70- 1.1- As they meet with representatives of the Sponsor-Nations, PLANT Supreme Council members are targeted by a terror attack, and one council member is slain. Blue Cosmos claims responsibility and the PLANTs halt all resource exports. The sponsor nations, except members of NATO and the EU, which have been dependent on the PLANTs for such production, are rendered destitute.
2.5- The Tragedy of Copernicus- At the urging of the Secretary General of the United Nations, negotiations take place at the Lunar City Copernicus. A terrorist bombing claims the lives of the Secretary General, the Sponsor Nation representatives, and the rest of the United Nations leadership. The PLANTs representative, Chairman Clyne, is delayed due to a shuttle malfunction, and escapes the bombing.
2.11- While still reeling from the Copernicus attacks, Blue Cosmos uses this opportunity to hi-jack a fleet of NATO ships and five nuclear missiles. When they do learn of this, NATO mobilizes it military force in fear of attack from their long-time enemy. However, what they didn't know is that Murata Azareal has ordered the bombing of Junius Seven.
2.14- The Bloody Valentine- ZAFT repels the terrorist attack and manage to destroy all but one nuke, as the last missile destroys the Junius 7 PLANT Colony, killing 243,721 people. Lenore Zala, Patrick Zala's wife, is among the casualties.
2.18- At a national memorial for the Bloody Valentine victims Chairman Clyne swears to resist the NATO since it was their ships that attack them despite the fact that Blue Cosmos were the attackers, to the very end and offers to give trading preference to any nation who doesn't ally themselves with NATO. The Pacific Islands Forum and the Union of South American States accept Clyne's offer.
2.21- Athrun Zala and Yzak Joule join ZAFT.
Cassandra Slade joins NATO.
2.28- The space station Yggdrasil is reported to be destroyed by terrorist attacks. In reality, NATO and the EU have moved the station into the debris field and hold a secret meeting. They plan to finish the final stages of the UN's Cosmic Plan and set two new goals. The utter disbandment of Blue Cosmos and to reorganize the international leadership of Earth.
3.15- In response to the Bloody Valentine Tragedy, the PLANT Supreme council decide on a Equatorial Campaign, dubbed Operation Uroboros.
4.1- The April Fools Crisis- ZAFT launches Operation Uroboros by scattering N-Jammers across Earth's surface, plunging the Nations of the Earth into a severe energy crisis.
4.3- The leaders of NATO and EU offer the PLANTs a non-negotiable ultimatum. They must hand over the members of the supreme council that authorized Operation Uroboros and let them face trial for crimes against humanity. When they refuse, the two alliances declare war on the ZAFT forces while claiming that they will not attack the PLANTs themselves.
4.5- Since ZAFT has started to deploy different mobile suits for various terrains, Weston Industries constructs the Minuteman Guepard and the Minuteman Raptor for land and aerial combat respectively. They also build an aquatic mobile suit known as the UMS-060 Swordfish.
4.12- The Battle of Carpentaria- ZAFT drops the disassembled components of a military base from orbit to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Within 48 hours, the foundations of the Carpentaria Base have been laid. NATO's Pacific Fleet engages the ZAFT Forces, but is defeated.
4.17- Tachyon Labs, a corporation dedicated to the research of Newtypes and owned by the EU, start up a plan to build weapons specifically for Newtypes.
5.3- ZAFT begins a offensive whose ultimate target is the Ptolemaeus Lunar Base. A ZAFT base is established in the Lorentz Crater, and the moon is divided along what becomes known as the Grimaldi Front.
5.20- The Carpentaria Base is completed, and ZAFT deploys the aerial mobile suit DINN
5.22- ZAFT's campaign to capture terrestrial bases begins in earnest. Using the Carpentaria Base as a staging area, ZAFT launches an invasion of the Mediterranean Region.
5.25- The First Casablanca Sea Battle- The EU's Mediterranean Fleet engages ZAFT's submarine carrier fleet in a naval battle near Casablanca. The ZAFT forces are caught off guard by the Minuteman Raptors and Swordfish units and are forced to retreat. Meanwhile, construction on the ZAFT Gibraltar Base begins.
5.30- The Battle of Suez- ZAFT ground forces defeat a massive NATO tank corps at El Alamein, and Andrew Waldtfeld earns the nickname "Desert Tiger" for his exploits in this battle. The ZAFT forces begin heading south, expanding their territory further into Africa.
6.2- The final battle of the Grimaldi Front takes place at a NATO resource base in the Endymion Crater. The Alliance loses it's 3rd Fleet. However, Mu La Flaga's impressive performance in the Moebius Zero shows that mobile armors are still a force to be reckoned with and begin mass-production of the Zero.
6.14- At Lagrange Point 4, fighting begins around the resource satellite Nova, which is controlled by the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). Skirmishes continue for almost a month, with neither side carrying out a decisive strike, and many of the space colonies of the L4 cluster are damaged during the fighting.
7.14- The ACD abandon Nova, and the fighting comes to an end. Both sides cease major military operations, and although small skirmishes continue on Earth, as well as in space, the overall war comes to a stalemate. However, the ACD meets with NATO and begin talks about cooperation.
The Mobile Suit project proposed by Commodore Halberton, commander of NATO's 8th Fleet is reexamined, as a means of breaking this deadlock. With the assistance of Morgenroete on orders from the Sahaku Noble Family of Orb, development of the G-Series, as well as the mobile suit carrier, Archangel, begin in earnest at Heliopolis, unaware that they're being shadowed by Morgenroete itself, as it steals G-Series data, as well as the designs of the Archangel for it's own projects.
8.13- Weston Industries begins construction of the new tactical Jericho split-missiles, the high performance Icarus mobile armors, the Dallas-class assault ship and the Hyperion. They use Artemis as a production plant due to its tactical uselessness.
9.20- Athrun Zala graduates from ZAFT's military academy. He is assigned to the Le Creuset Team along with Yzak Joule, Dearka Elsman, and Nicol Almalfi.
10.22- Secret discussions are arranged between Chairman Clyne, and NATO Secretary General Hickman, using the Reverend Malchio as a intermediary. Their goal is to break the stalemate, alleviate famine conditions, and find middle ground for an end to the war. However, these negotiations fail to bear fruit, as Hickman stands by his leader's decision of putting the guilty Supreme Council members on trial.
C.E. 71- 1.15- Activity in the Pacific Theater increases. ZAFT attacks the ACD's Kaohsiung spaceport in Taiwan. This act of aggression is meet with international criticism. The UNASUR begins to question ZAFT's methods and motives.
1.17- The ACD officially announces that they will join NATO and the EU in their war against ZAFT.
1.20- 5 GAT-X Series and the Archangel are secretly rolled out in Heliopolis.
1.23- ZAFT forces are pushed back from Kaohsiung thanks to the intervention of the ACD's new allies. Trade between the three alliances is set to begin in two months.
1.24- The Le Creuset Team investigates reports of a new NATO military satellite under construction at Lagrange point 3. However, the information proves faulty as there is nothing but floating debris, and no fighting ensues. On their way back to the PLANT homeland, they obtain intelligence on the Earth Alliance's mobile suits from a spy who has infiltrated Heliopolis. They change course to the neutral station.
1.25- Now...
Phase 7: The Scar of Space
January 30th
The PLANT Homeland...
The Vesalius approached the homeland at cruising speed.
"Picked-up guide beacon. We've been instructed to enter dock number 4. Match entry vector. Beacon detection confirmed. Course Correction 0.3. Mark 16.2 Delta. Turn about 180 degrees. Begin acceleration."
The blue ship turned around and backed into the port.
"Will you have Athrun Zala accompany you at the inquiry?" Adas asked.
"Yes. He was present during the incident. He also had the adjective for calm analysis.": Rau stated.
"I've heard that Orb is outraged and has been mounting a planet wide protest."
"Adas, the problem should be viewed from a more important prospective. Ours."
Kaohsiung Spaceport, last week...
Five ZAFT dropships launches their Atmospheric drop pods toward the Earth's surface. The pods started to burn red as they entered the atmosphere.
"First layer traversed. 28 seconds until termination of cooling stage. Commence aerodynamic control."
"Alpha 1 here. Confirming weapons are loaded and ready to fire." One of the pilots reported.
"Bravo 2."
"Charlie 3."
"Delta 4."
"Second layer traversed. We're gonna deal a severe blow to those clinging to the planet's surface. Past layer of turbulence. Deceleration to Mach 0.9. Cooling stage ceased. Altitude good. May the heavens protect us. Activating programed descent coordinates. Here we go!"
"For ZAFT!" The pilots yelled.
The drop pods broke apart and revealed the GINNs that were inside them. The mono-eyed mobile suits descended onto the battlefield. The Kaohsiung defense forces activated their anti-air defenses and launched several missiles. The barrage managed to destroy a few GINNs, but then the machines began to return fire with their assault rifles. For everyone GINN that fell, four artillery truck and bunkers fell. The GINNs were joined by the BuCUEs and ZuOOTs. The mobile suits attacked with assault rifles, missiles and cannons. It seemed for certain that ZAFT would win this battle.
In the Kaohsiung command center, the officers were panicking while the commander wore a calm expression.
"(Artillery fire has hit point 6!)"*
"(The advanced anti-air convoy has been destroyed!)"
"(Mobile suits closing in!)"
"(This is a goddamn disaster! We have to evacuate!)" One of the officers yelled.
"(Absolutely not!)" The commander yelled.
"(But, commander!)"
The commander looked at his watch. "(Now.)"
Outside, a GINN fired on a tank and destroyed it. "This is too easy." In the forest, a mobile suit aimed its 500mm cannon at the GINN. With one shot, the mobile suit was destroyed.
"All teams, drop your cover!" Several mobile suits threw away their cloaks, revealing Minutemen and Minutemen Weapons. The three-eyed mobile suits opened fire on the ZAFT machines.
"Wait, are those Minutemen?"
Deep in the water, three submarines launched six mobile suits each. These mobiles suits were deep blue and had the same head as the Minuteman with a body similar to the GOOhN. This was NATO's aquatic mobile suit, the Swordfish. They latched their arms to the bottom of three ZAFT naval ships and attached circular devices to the ships. As soon as they got far enough, the pilots pressed a button and blew up the ships in bursts of fire.
A BuCUE ran towards the Kaohsiung base as it dodged the shots from the enemy machines. A group of missiles flew over the horizon and destroyed the beast-like mobile suit. Three DINNs flew overheard and saw a truly intimidating sight.
A group of transport planes were escorted by twelve Minuteman Raptors. They had the same appearance as the regular Minutemen, but they were equipped with a flight unit and extra tank to travel long distances. The hatches of the transport planes opened and dropped several Minuteman Guepards which were colored brown with bits of yellow. Attached to their legs were large high-output verniers.
When the Guepards hit the ground, they hovered toward the ZAFT mobile suits with incredible speed. The Guepards attacked from the ground with their bazookas while the Raptors attacked from the sky with their split-missiles and machine guns.
Now the battle had truly began.
The Debris belt, Present Day...
The Archangel and the Balder were traveling to meet up with the rest of the 8th fleet. Flying along with them was a new Dallas-class ship. This was essentially a one-legged version of the Archangel without the Lohengrin cannon but equipped with stronger Anti-Beam depth charges. Since they weren't any available captains with ship experience, Chester was made captain of the new ship. Gaius and Sosuke were made part of the crew.
And since the lightwave barrier left Artemis unprotected from enemy attacks, NATO couldn't safely send a ship to pick-up the refugees.
On the plus side, they were able to resupply the Archangel and the Balder. The Archangel was given a set of Jericho missiles so that they could handle any attack, the Balder has taken on four of the new Icarus mobile armors and the Dallas had the Hyperion waiting in the hangar.
But the biggest news came from the planet. Since the N-Jammers made communications from Earth to Space take a while they had only just found out about the newest developments yesterday.
The ACD, or Asian Cooperation Dialogue, had initially been one of the nations that decided to remain neutral in the conflict. However, they started to question their neutrality when ZAFT attacked their resource station Nova. But the final straw was drawn when they attacked the Kaohsiung spaceport.
During the final battle, NATO and the EU deployed their military forces in a surprise attack, forcing the invaders to retreat. After the fight, the ACD announced that it would open trading routes with their new allies and help them in the war. With the ACD's massive population along NATO and the EU technology, the tide of war would change without a doubt.
Cassandra sat in the cockpit of the Astray Green as she helped with maintenance. Zeke sat at a terminal as Haro downloaded the combat data from the Gundam. She looked at the weapon screen which showed an emitter-like device integrated into the Astray's right arm."So what's this new weapon suppose to be?"
"It's a high-powered laser meant for pin-point accuracy." Zeke said.
"How high is it?"
"I estimate that it can pierce through the hull of a Laurasia-class."
"You're kidding right?"
"I never kid about my inventions."
"Hey guys." The two friends and one robot looked down and saw Luke floating toward them. "Are you finished with the repairs?"
"Almost. I just gotta readjust the Minuteman's OS so it can use the sub-machine gun." Zeke said.
"Great. But there's something I wanted to talk to you guys about." Luke looked around. "Have you guys noticed Kira has been acting distant?"
"Its not that odd. I've been talking with Kira's friends and they said that out of all of them, Kira was one of the biggest pacifists." Zeke looked at the Strike. "He probably hates his own mobile suit."
"Can't really say that I understand. I mean war is terrifying but I feel as though I was meant for it." Luke said. "I've felt more alive in the cockpit of a mobile suit then I ever did back at home. Sounds stupid doesn't it."
"Not at all." Cassandra replied. "Some people are born to fight while others aren't. That's what makes humans so unique."
"Man that's pretty deep." Zeke said as he floated toward the Ginns.
"Just cause I'm a soldier doesn't mean I'm one-dimensional." The curly-haired pilot said.
During the past few days, the crews had gotten to know each other better.
Takashi was from Japan and went to work at a business firm in Heliopolis after graduating from High school. While he did make good money, he wanted be a mobile suit pilot more than anything but couldn't join ZAFT because he wasn't a coordinator or NATO because he wasn't a citizen. Now that the ACD would have access to the Minuteman series, the tall man had officially enlisted as a pilot.
Mikeva was a Cuban/African US citizen who went to Heliopolis on vacation. She was a college student who was working on getting her masters in engineering. She her mother was a senator for the United States so she knew a lot about the political background of the war.
Luke and Gale were best friends who joined the NATO Space Forces to defend their home from ZAFT and Blue Cosmos. While Luke was lay back and forgiving, Gale was violent and temperamental. Their skills in the MS simulators got Mitsukai's attention, so she had them transferred for protection during the trip to Heliopolis.
Speaking of friends, Takashi existed on of the MS simulators with a groan while Gaius stepped out of the other one.
"Wow Takashi. Five losses in row." Mikeva said with a smirk.
"Shut up."
"Aw, don't sweat it." Gaius said putting his hand on the Asian pilot's shoulder. "The point these simulations is to prepare you for real combat.
"I guess that's true." Takashi said, his spirits slightly raised.
"Good. Kira Yamato, you're next!" The Hyperion pilot pointed to the young coordinator.
"Um, I actually have a headache so maybe.." He said trying to walk away.
"Oh no you don't!" Gaius grabbed Kira's collar and dragged him to the simulators while the other pilot chuckled.
The PLANT Homeland, Aprilius One...
"The committee of the supreme council shall commence its special inquiry on the collapse of Heliopolis, a territory of the Orb Union." Supreme Council Chairman Siegel Clyne said from the head of the table with the other council members as Rau and Athrun sat on a sofa across from them. "First, Rau Le Creuset. You shall start by delivering your report."
The masked white coat stood up in attention. "Yes sir."
The Debris belt...
The three ships flew by the mass collection of spaceships, colonies and other junk that was trapped in Earth's gravity since humanity started to live in space. On the bridge, Sai sat at his seat overlooking communications when he heard something.
"Captain, I'm picking up a signal coming from the debris belt." Sai reported.
"What is it?" Murrue asked.
"I'm not sure, but its displaying on a public channel."
"So we can rule out ZAFT." Mu said. "They wouldn't be so crazy as to wait in the debris field just to get to us. And that Laurasia-class is probably still licking its wounds after the beating Artemis gave it."
"We should continue our present course." Arnold said.
"And ignore the signal? Someone could be hurt or in need of our aid." Mitsukai said.
"This is a military vessel. We can't waste our on possibility. It could just be an old signal that's started up due to a collision." Natarle said.
"Don't be so cold Badgeruel. The most likely case is that it's a civilian shuttle that caught up in the debris field. And it is the military's job is to protect civilians." Chester retorted.
Murrue thought about this before picking up her phone. "All pilots, please report to the bridge."
"Well it looks like we're making a side-trip." Mu said as the Archangel headed toward the debris belt.
Aprilius One...
"I trust you can appreciate from the events you just witnessed that our actions were not intended as an assault on Heliopolis, but the result of collateral damage." Rau told the council. "And that NATO instigated the collapse. Thank you for your kind attention. That concludes my report." The masked man saluted and walked back to the sofa.
"So Orb was in league with NATO after all! They're the ones who deliberately violated the treaty!"
"However, representative Amalfi..."
"Those who chose to make Earth their home cannot be trusted."
"But tell me, Commander Le Creuset." Athrun's father, Patrick Zala said. "The prototype mobile suits. Are they really worth all of the sacrifices that were made by our ZAFT forces in order to secure them?"
"To illustrate to you their phenomenal capabilities, I have here one of our pilots. He operated a machine and fought one of the last ones that's still with the enemy. I'd like permission to have Athrun Zala brief you on the details."
"I will allow Athrun Zala to present his report." Siegel said. Athrun walked up to where Rau was standing earlier as video footage of the Aegis in the hangar and in battle
"First, I would like to present this machine known as the GAT-X303 Aegis. One major characteristic is it's ability to transform. Due to it's frame structure, which is fundamentally different from five of the other machines, it can transform into a mobile armor from. Upon transformation, it's equipped with a powerful 580mm dual-phase energy cannon called Scylla. Along with the other machines, it comes with an armor system called Phase Shift Armor, which has yet to be tested in actual battle. At present, we are reprogramming the OS to bring out it's maximum potential. And based on the specs of this machine, it is believed that these mobile suits are superior, both in technology and power, to ZAFT's main weapon, the GINN and the Minuteman of NATO."
The screen changed to footage of the Duel fighting the Astray Green.
"Next is the GAT-X102 Duel. This machine was developed with close-range combat in mind and has a wide range of uses. It's believed to the basis of the development of the other machines. Like the others, it has "Igelstellung" CIWS mounted in its head. This machine also has a beam saber and an anti-beam shield."
The screen changed to footage of Buster engaged in a firefight with five Icarus units.
"The GAT-X103 Buster. This machine was designed with long-range artillery attacks in mind. It is believed that this machine was built to provide fire support from the rear and sniper attacks. It is not equipped with a shield, however it has a 35mm gun launcher that uses attachments to become a hyper-impulse long-range sniper rifle or an anti-armor shotgun."
The next video was the Blitz battling the Strike.
"GAT-X207 Blitz. This one has a special feature called Mirage Colloid. By releasing gas particles over the armor's surface, this machine can become virtually invisible to enemy eyes. This makes it effective for search and destroy missions. However, when this system is activated, it is unable to use it's Phase Shift Armor System. It's believed that this machine was developed for blitzkrieg warfare, hence its name. It is also equipped with it's own weapons, Trikeros and Gleipnir."
Then the screen showed footage of the Strike.
"And finally, the GAT-X105 Strike. From what we know, it is a machine capable of various types of combat. Its design allows this model to switch between a number of different weapon packs, named Launcher, Sword and Aile. From what we can tell, the Launcher has a 320mm hyper impulse cannon. Our assumption is that it also has a 120mm anti-ship Vulcan cannon as well as a 350mm gun launcher. The Sword module equips it with a 15-meter long anti-ship beam blade and a beam boomerang. In addition, the machine carries two combat knives in it's hip section. It is assumed that this machine has high combat potential. Wish I could say that is all, but there's one more."
The next video was the Astray Green in combat.
"The name and model number this machine is unknown. Even the data extraction of the other G-Weapons has no data of it. But what we've seen, it has the same "Igelstellung" weapons as the other
machines along with two beam sabers and beam rifle weapon with two beam sabers attached. And unlike the other machines, it has no Phase Shift Armor."
The final videos showed the Icarus mobile armors and the Hyperion.
"These machines were deployed at Artemis. The mobile armors have a much higher combat capability then the Moebius Zero and are estimated to handle the GINN in combat. The G-Weapon has CIWS and a can deploy a mobile suit-sized lightwave barrier that can block beam weaponry. That is all." Athrun concluded as the video changed back to the ZAFT logo. He saluted and walked back to the sofa.
"They've manufactured these abominations? Those disgusting Naturals!"
"But they're only in the trial stage, correct? We can hardly consider seven mobile suits and a few new mobile armors a threat."
"But if they've come this far then their next step would be to mass produce. Are you suggesting we just sit back and wait until that happens?"
"This is a perfect indication of what the naturals are planning for the future. They crave war and desire to wreak havoc and destruction."
As the committee members talked amongst themselves, a sinister smirk appeared on Rau's face while Athrun looked worried.
Laurasia-class ship "Misfit" …
The ship known as the Misfit drifted through the debris belt as a red coat pilot entered the MS hangar. He had black hair with bangs and blue eyes. (Voice: Kyle Hebert) He entered a red & black CGUE with the symbol of a golden chinese dragon on its left shoulder. Attached to its right arm was a weapon consisted of two blades with a barrel nestled in the middle. He closed the hatch and put on his helmet.
"Asura 1, you're clear for launch."
"Roger that." The red CGUE walked toward the open hatch. "Alex Gables, launching!" The red GINN flew into the debris belt and meet up with a group of mobile suits made up of two recon types and three regular types. "Come on boys! We've got a princess to save!"
A few kilometers away, the Gundams, Zero, Minutemen and Mistral worker pods floated ahead of the ships as they approached a large piece of debris. When they got closer, everyone was shocked by what they saw.
Aprilius One...
"There is no one who prefers to fight." Patrick Zala stated. "Who among us earnestly wishes to face the battlefield? We prefer to live peacefully, gracefully and happily. That has always been and always will be our only desire. But who came upon us and so ruthlessly shattered that desire? Who took our freedom away for their own selfish ambitions? Who pushes us aside to better themselves? Who exploits the coordinators? Who will never let us forget the Bloody Valentine Tragedy, the nightmarish destruction of Junius Seven! 243,721 people. It has been one year since that loathsome incident that stole from us so many of our fellow citizens, yet we've pondered endlessly to find a quick solution to end this war. Our demands have been minor, however the naturals have put our efforts to waste time and time again. We fight because it is the only way we can protect ourselves! If we must fight so that we may protect, then we have to choice but to fight!"
One Year Ago...
Cassandra looked up at the stars as she lay on the grass. Suddenly the sky lit up in a bright flash as the young woman looked up with worry in her eyes.
Present Day...
The pilot of the Astray Green grit her teeth at the gruesome sight.
"It drifted all the way here?" Tolle asked.
"The remains of Junius Seven." Kira said.
"Oh my god." Mikeva said.
"It's awful. Just awful." Takashi said.
On the Archangel, Zeke held his hands together and started to pray.
"Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen."
When he was finished, he opened his eyes and looked at his robotic companion. "You know Haro, I think I might be the only one on this ship who still believes in God."
"Believe!"
"Take a good ladies and gentlemen." Chester said with a solemn expression. "This were the world turned bitter."
Aprilius One...
The council members filed out of the room. Siegel turned and saw a certain green-eyed coordinator saluting. "Ah, Athrun."
"Chairman Clyne."
"You know, there's no need for you to stand on ceremony with me." The scandinavian coordinator said.
"W..Well, I thought it might be..."
"Just when you finally returned, it's now my daughter Lacus who has to be away on business. When will you two take time from your busy schedules to see each other?"
"Well I am sorry about that sir."
"Apologizing to me won't do you any good." The two of them walked to the giant stone carving known as Evidence 01. "But you should be aware, its about to get hectic again. I can understand your father's point of view. However..."
"Athrun Zala." The two of them turned and saw Rau walking toward them. "We're going after that new warship and mobile suits. The Lacony and Asura Teams have now been assigned under my command. We will be moving out in 72 hours."
"Yes sir."
"If would excuse us, Chairman Clyne." The white coat saluted and walked away. Athrun turned and saluted before following his commanding officer. Patrick walked up to Siegel.
"We have so little time. What useless purpose would it serve to expand the front lines of battle?" Siegel asked his old friend.
"The reason is precisely because we cannot forgive them, those who get in our way." The radical coordinator answered.
Later, Athrun visited the graveyard and set a bouquet of flowers on a tombstone with the name "Lenore Zala."
At the same time, the crew of the Archangel held an impromptu ceremony to honor the lives lost on Junius Seven. Cassandra gave a salute as her gundam did the same. The other mobile suits soon followed. After the ceremony, they continued to search the debris belt for the signal. Kira turned and saw a damaged civilian ship. His alarms blared as a GINN Recon Type appeared in his line of vision.
The Aile Strike hid behind a piece of debris as it watched the GINN search the ship. "What's it doing all the way out here?" He pressed a button, activating the targeting scope and aiming his beam rifle at the ZAFT mobile suit. The computers locked onto it but Kira didn't fire. "Go now. Go away. Just leave." The GINN started to fly away as the young coordinator let out a sigh of relief. However, the GINN turned and Kira saw that it had stopped one of the Mistral pods. As it flew toward the pod, Kira grit his teeth. "You idiot! Why did you have to notice it?" He aimed but still hesitated to pull the trigger. The GINN aimed its sniper rifle at the pod and Kira fired. The beam destroyed its arm as the Strike fired two more times, destroying it.
"Thanks Kira." Kuzzey said.
"Kid! What happ..." Kira turned off the radio as his hands shook.
A few kilometers away, the red CGUE's radar showed Asura 4 shutting down. Alex raised an eyebrow as he addressed his team. "Attention! Asura 4's signal has been lost. Looks like we've got hostiles. Move out!" The five mobile suits flew toward the last known signal of their fallen teammate.
The Moebius Zero was floating toward Kira's location as his radar picked up four enemy heat signatures. He zoomed in and saw the Asura team. "Oh shit! Guys, we've got company! Four GINNs and one CGUE headed this way!"
Kira turned and aimed his rifle at the red machine and fired but it flew out of the way and charged at the white & blue Gundam.
"That must be the new NATO weapon I've heard about. Well let's see if really it's all that." Marcus blasted toward the Strike and swung his gunblade, only the Strike to block it with its shield. The red machine backed away and fired his linear rifle and shield vulcan but the bullets did nothing. "Well I'll be damned. That thing really is bullet-proof!"
The GINN recon aimed its sniper rifle at Takashi's Minuteman and fired but the he dodged the shots. He fired his machine gun and destroyed the sniper rifle. He charged at the GINN and swung his heat saber but it dodged and kicked him back.
Mikeva engaged in another GINN dogfight. She fired her missiles but the enemy machine flew behind a large piece of debris and the missile blew it up. The GINN flew toward her as Mikeva pulled out her machine gun and fired, destroying its legs.
The Astray Green hid behind a meteor as she looked around. Her alarm blared as she fire upward and blasted the head off of a GINN. Her activated her twin beam sabers and charged stabbing the enemy mobile suit in the cockpit and pulled away as it exploded into dust.
One of the other GINNs spotted the ships and aimed its recoil-less cannon. The projectile was destroyed by a beam sub-machine as the Hyperion and Zero were closing in on it. The pilot grit his teeth and high-tailed it out of there.
"Smart move." Gaius commented.
Alex dodged as the Strike swung its beam saber. "That's an impressive mobile suit. However,..." He spin-kicked the Strike's and grabbed the beam saber, making a quick adjustment to the OS. "You're just too green." He swung and slashed off the right forearm of the Gundam.
"No way!" Kira yelled. Alex charged but a machine gun barrage stopped him as two Minutemen flew towards them. Alex saw that his fellow units were damaged and that one of them was destroyed.
"No choice. Guess I've got to pull out the big guns." The CGUE's eye glowed as the blades on its shoulders detached, revealing that they were attached by wires. "LET'S PARTY!" The blades moved in several directions on unleashed a torrent of bullets at its enemies. The Minutemen were forced to block the shots with their shields.
"What the hell?" Gale yelled.
"Are those gunbarrels?" Luke asked.
"All units, return to the Misfit!" The red GINN flew away toward from the battlefield as the other machines followed their leader.
"They're retreating?" Sai asked.
"Probably trying to regroup and repair their mobile suits. I suggest we leave the area at once." Natarle said.
"I agree." Chester said. "Especially since we just tangled with the Dragon of Nova."
"The Dragon of Nova?" Cassandra whispered as she headed back to the Archangel.
Kira looked at the retreating enemies as an emergency signal matching the one Sai detected blared. He looked around and zoomed in on a lone lifepod. "A lifepod? That must be where the signal was coming from."
Forty minutes later...
The mobile suits and pods had returned to the Archangel as Murdoch worked to bypass the lock on the lifepod with everyone gathered around.
"You really have a pension for bringing in things that have been left behind." Natarle said to Kira.
"Okay! I'm opening it." Murdoch said. The soldiers aimed their guns in caution as the pod opened. Out of the pod came something familiar.
"Haro! Haro!" A pink robot remarkably similar to Zeke's Haro flew out of the pod. Its green brother flew toward it.
"Who are you? Who are you?" Zeke's Haro said.
"I'm Haro! I'm Haro!" The pink machine said as they started floating together flapping their ears and saying their names. Zeke smiled while Takashi palmed his forehead.
"That's gonna get annoying real quick." The tall pilot said. Mikeva giggled while everyone else held in a laugh.
"Thank you. I appreciate your assistance." A soft voice said. Everyone turned and saw a beautiful pink-haired girl with silver eyes. She wore a silver dress with a purple skirt. However, one person recognized her.
"Lacus?" Mikeva thought to herself.
Next time: Songstress of the Enemy ForcesWhat is it beyond that song in the air Gundam?
A lot of new info in this chapter. The time-line was really fun to make. And now, schematics! Here are the specs for the Icarus along with the Dallas-class and the CGUE Asura: Model number: TS-MA3
Codename: Icarus
Unit type: Mass-Produced Mobile Armor
Manufacturer: Weston Industries
Operator: Earth Alliance
First deployment: C.E. 71
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: Classified for now
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: linear gatling gun (mounted below main body), 8x missiles (4x mounted on the sides), CIWS (mounted in nose), rest is classified for now
Optional Fixed armaments: Classified for now
Known Pilot(s): Many
Colors: Cobalt with white lines and white sensor head with yellow vizor
Author's Note: Based on the NRMA-006 Gadeel from After War Gundam X (which is greatly underrated). I can't reveal all of the details because that would be a major spoiler. To find out, you'll have to keep reading.
Dallas-class
Unit Type: Mobile Assault Ship
Ships of the Line: Dallas
Manufacturer: Weston Industries
Operator(s): NATO, EU, ACD
First Deployment: C.E. 71
Dimensions: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Propulsion: Unknown
Equipment and Design Features: Sensors, range unknown
Armaments: 16x "Igelstellung" 75mm automatic multi-barrel CIWS, 2x "Valiant Mk.8" 110cm linear cannon, 2x "Gottfried Mk.71" 225cm high-energy beam cannons, 2x 4-tube missile launcher/anti-beam dispersal shells
Mobile Suits: 4
Launch catapults: 1
Technical and Historical Notes:
Designed to be a mass-produced version of the Archangel, the Dallas-class provides a massive improvement over the aging Drake-class ships. Althrough it lacks the Lohengrin positron cannon, it maintains the rest of the Archangel's weaponry. Interestinly enough, the anti-beam charges on the Dallas-class are far stronger than the Archangel's, given it stronger defense against beam weapory. The first model is built in Artemis and given the job of esorting the Archangel and the Balder to meet up with the 8th fleet
Known Captain: Manchester Black
Colors: Light-blue with parts of yellow
Author's Notes: Based off of the Diva-class Mass Production Type from Gundam AGE.
Model number: ZGMF-515A CGUE Asura
Codename: CGUE Asura
Unit type: Custom Commander-type Mobile suit
Manufacturer: ZAFT
Operator: ZAFT
First deployment: C.E. 70
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
Armor materials: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact energy battery, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown, "Fast-Adapt" OS
Fixed armaments: 200 x 65mm Linear Gun/Blade, mounted on right arm, 4x Wired Machinegun pods (each mounts 2x 75mm machine guns)
Optional Fixed armaments: M7070 shield-plus-28mm vulcan system, mounted on left arm, Beam Saber (stolen from the Strike Gundam)
Known Pilot(s): Alex Gables
Colors: Mostly red with parts of black with Alex's personal embelm on the left shoulder.
Author's Note: The gunblade is based off the main weapon of the MSJ-06II-SP Tieren Toazi. Except to see more of this bad boy in the follwing chapters.
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