What's up, everyone! This is GKC here bringing you the next chapter in my reiteration of Stardust Angels. Hope you've enjoyed the last chapter.

Also, I'm bringing in Makoto's and Noel's mobile suits, both of which are SEED era so they at least have Phase Shift armor.

In any case, if you're still up for a character then please provide the information seen on the trailer and either leave it in the comments or PM it to me.

Now for the disclaimer: I do not own, except my OCs and MS, any of the Gundam series. All rights belong to their respective owners.

Now let's get this party started… BEGIN!


Gundam SEED: Stardust Angels Reborn


Phase 6: Destruction of Artemis, Bolverk and Impact's Charge


Previously…

Kira stepped out of the locker room wearing an Earth Alliance volunteer uniform while Tsubasa decided to remain in his normal suit but left the helmet in his locker. Outside waiting for the two was Mu La Flaga.

"I forgot to mention this earlier." Mu said, wrapping an arm around both the young pilots. "But put a lock on the mobile suits."

Kira seemed confused but Tsubasa understood what Mu was saying. It was better to keep the plans of the Gundams locked up rather than used to make imitations.

"Don't worry. No one's gonna get into the OS of either the Angel, Stardust, or Cosmic. Not without mine or the others' authorization codes." Tsubasa stated.

"Good work." Mu nodded respectfully with a grin.

On the bridge of the Archangel, Murrue and Natarle stood at attention as the door opened and in walked two Eurasian Federation officers.

Both women salute the men, who in turn returned the salute. "Thank you, sir," Murrue greeted the new arrivals. "We're grateful that you've granted us permission to enter port."

As the Archangel entered port, Moebius units and men armed with assault rifles surrounded the ship.

"Captain!" Natarle called out, alarmed.

"What's going on?" Tolle asked confused and a bit afraid as well.

"Well, Commander?" Murrue asked, narrowing her eyes at the inspector.

"I must advise you, Captain. Please remain silent." The older man ordered the brunette harshly.

The crew of the Archangel gritted their teeth at this unforeseen situation as the Eurasian forces began to board the vessel.


(Cue Raise Your Flag by MAN WITH A MISSION)

(Instrumental) The screen opens to a black and white scene of a pile of Mobile Suit parts scattered around a battle-scarred field while a puddle of blood flows on the ground

(Raise your flag) Cuts to a boot stepping on the puddle, resulting in a big splash

(Koe no kagiri) Cuts toTsubasa, Kyo, and Haruto side by side with each other

(Koe no kagiri) Cuts toreveal the Archangel crew gathered around the Angel, Stardust, and Cosmic

(Koe no kagiri sakende) Shifts tothe title in Japanese kanji appearing in front of the three Gundams

(Kitto itsuka) Cuts tothe Aile Strike landing on the ground, raising its beam rifle to aim at the camera

(Itsuka dokoka) Cuts to the Moebius Zero releasing its Gun Pods while firing its Linear Rifle in space

(Yume o mitsuzuke samayou) Cuts back to the kneeling Angel, Stardust, and Cosmic as they raise their heads then their eyes flash to life

(Under pressure you are waiting for direction) Cuts to a scene in a city with Tsubasa leaning against a wall with his hands in his pockets, Kyo lying on a roof with a bored look, and Haruto sitting on a flight of stairs with a small grin on his face

(Going on the road without your mind) Cuts to Kira and his friends hanging out in Heliopolis with smiles plastered on their expressions

(All misleads they give ignoring our decisions) Cuts to the ZAFT G-Weapon pilots messing around in their barracks while Athrun sits on his bunk reading a book

(Killing yourself your soul we have inside) Cuts to Tsubasa, Kyo, Haruto, and Kira back to back while four lights begin to grow within their chests

(Agaki tsuzuke taore kujike) Cuts to Tsubasa walking towards the Archangel crew and the Gundam pilots

(Hai agatte hashiri tsuzukete) Cuts to Kyo tinkering with the Stardust while Kira helps before shifting to Haruto sleeping on Murrue's lap as she strokes his hair with a nostalgic grin on her face

(Owarinaki) Cuts to Flay as she draws her knees closer to her chest while tears spill down her cheeks

(Yume no ma to ma) Shifts to a two-way image of Cagalli leaning against a piece of rubble with an assault rifle in her hands and Lacus floating in a small bedroom with her pink Haro as she sings a song

(We can struggle and muzzle the world before it fades away) Cuts back to Tsubasa looking up at the sky before the scene cuts to a black-haired figure with their back turned to the camera as an outline of a Gundam appears in their general direction with a pair of blue eyes glowing in the darkness

(Instruments) Cuts to several pilots performing startup sequences in their Mobile Suits

(Raise your flag) The scene cuts to the Angel landing on the ground

(Koe no kagiri) The Angel raises its GN Blade Bit and slashes at the camera

(Koe no kagiri) The Blade Bit cuts through a GINN, slicing it in half

(Koe no kagiri sakende) The Angel slashes at another GINN, removing its head

(Kitto itsuka) Cuts to the Stardust and Cosmic flying in space

(Itsuka dokoka) The Stardust raises its GN Sword Blaster II Kai and fires at the Azazel which avoids the beam shot then fires its beam sniper rifle

(Tadoritsuku to shinjite) The Cosmic activates its NT-D then clashes with a shadowed Gundam

(Come on and raise your flag) Cuts to the Aile Strike fighting the Aegis

(So just raise your flag) The stolen G-Weapons attacking the Archangel which retaliates

(Nando kujike mayoedo) Cuts to Catherine winking at the camera before cutting to the Crossbolt Saber firing its Chest Buster Cannons

(Iki no kagiri) Cuts to Tsubasa standing up from the ground

(Tsuzuku kagiri) Cuts to Kyo and Haruto standing up from the ground as well

(Yume o mitsuzuke samayou) Shows the three Gundam pilots bumping their fists together before looking at the blue sky as three streams of light shot through the clouds

(Instruments) The scene cuts to a freeze frame of the Archangel crew, the Heliopolis gang, and the Gundam pilots gazing at the rising sun with the Angel, Stardust, Cosmic, and Strike shadowed by the sunlight

(End of Opening)


Archangel

The atmosphere within the Legged Ship was now very tense. Prior to entering Artemis's docking bay, everyone on the ship had been expecting a warm welcome and assistance from their allies. Instead the ship's officers had been hauled away while the crew and the civilians from Heliopolis had been detained in the Archangel's mess hall.

Tsubasa and Kira along with the Coordinator's friends sat at a table while they along with the crew and civilians were being guarded by some Atlantic Federation soldiers.

The Angel pilot knew what was about to happen but he decided to play the fool. With a determined look on his face, he finally stood up from his seat and approached one of the room's guards; an action that earned him surprised looks and stares from others while some crewmembers gave the young man a glimmer of respect.

This action, of course, welcomed him to the barrel of a gun aimed at his face from a wary guard and yet the white-haired boy showed no ounce of fear at all.

"You there! What do you want!?" The guard asked as his body tensed.

"I just want an explanation here." Tsubasa asked, his face still indifferent, "Why are we being held up like this? What have we done to deserve this kind of treatment?"

"Your ship doesn't have an ID code that identifies you as one of us." The guard replied, not lowering his gun. "Therefore that means even though you are from the Atlantic Federation, we can't consider you as our allies yet."

This response angered Tsubasa as he motioned his hand to the civilians inside the room, "But do you really have to hold us like hostages here!? What about these people? They're just civilians!"

"I have no obligations to answer that! Now get back to your seat or else!" The guard threatened causing the boy to growl silently under his breath.

"How about I-!" Tsubasa was about to threaten to punch the arrogant man but he was held back by Romero, who shook his head. Grumbling, the boy reluctantly sat back at his seat.


Gamow

Two of the pilots of the three stolen G-Weapons, Yzak and Dearka watched as the third pilot Nicol launched in his Blitz on the main screen. When they were trying to figure out how to penetrate the defensive barrier around the asteroid base with their captain, Nicol had learned that the umbrella wasn't always active unless there were dangerous enemies or hazards around. With that information, the green-haired boy had volunteered to infiltrate the Artemis alone with his Blitz to make use of the unique feature it had: the Mirage Colloid Stealth system. Once he had gotten close enough to the base, he could destroy the emitters for the umbrella and allow the others to move in. It was quite a gamble since the Blitz's Mirage Colloid hadn't been tested before, but at the same time this was their only hope to get through the barrier.

When the black G-Weapon began to activate its stealth system, its frame started to fade or rather vanish into space like a chameleon before its entire frame completely disappeared. Dearka whistled in amazement at the ability the Blitz had just demonstrated while Yzak just crossed his arms while leaning his back against the wall.

"That mobile suit is really something." The Buster pilot said then turned to the Duel's pilot, "Right Yzak?"

"Heh, right. It really fits a coward like him." Yzak answered with a bit of mockery in his tone.

"Oh come on, Yzak. He wasn't all like that." Dearka replied sympathetically as he raised his eyebrow at him. "Don't tell me you're still upset because you got your butt handed to you by the Strike."

"I could've handled it myself if Athrun didn't get in my way!" Yzak retorted.

The blonde teen shook his head. "Did you forget the fact that the other mobile suits were there? We would've gotten killed if we kept on fighting."

Yzak growled with clenched fists and gritted teeth as he lowered his head and mentally vowed to himself not to lose to the Strike or the other G-Weapons. 'That pilot…this time the Strike's gonna get it!'


Archangel – Mess Hall

At the cafeteria, Tsubasa was restlessly tapping his finger on the table while Makoto and Noel chatted quietly with each other. Hera, Sai, Tolle, Kuzzey, Kira, Flay, and Miriallia were just silent the entire time before the door slid open.

To the surprise of everyone, except Tsubasa, present, Admiral Garcia entered with a few armed soldiers accompanying him.

"Alright," He began. "Who among you are the pilots of the Strike and the other three G-Weapons?" Neumann walked towards the Admiral and his expression had darkened.

"Why do you want to know?" Neumann asked while Garcia simply grinned at this statement.

"We are aware that you are soldiers of the Atlantic Federation and you were selected for their secret military project." Garcia stated.

"What are you planning to do with the Strike and the other mobile suits?" Neumann asked in a guarded tone.

"We are not planning to do anything with it, but we feel honored to be granted the opportunity to see it before it is officially announced." Garcia said. "So tell me, who are the pilots?"

"The pilot for the Strike is Lieutenant La Flaga and the other G-Weapons were sent to us by auto-pilot." Said one of the other crewmembers while Tsubasa could only shake his head as Garcia laughed.

"We were watching your previous battle; it's quite obvious that La Flaga was piloting the Moebius Zero and those unknown machines didn't move like drones, the skill and handling was done by pilots." Garcia said as he scanned the room before his eyes laid on Kira and his friends.

The admiral walked over to Flay then grabbed hold of her, pulling her away from her seat. "I suppose that if the captain of this vessel is a woman then why not the pilot of the Strike as well?" The redhead struggled to get free but was unable to escape Garcia's grip.

"Let me go!" Flay shrieked and that was all it took for Tsubasa to snap. There were many things he disliked and one of them was putting your hands on a girl.

With an instinct he didn't know he had, the white-haired boy lunged at Garcia and delivered a powerful jab straight to the man's cheek while grabbing hold of Flay and pushing her into Sai's arms.

Garcia glared up at the young man with hate in his eyes as he held his cheek. "You little punk! Who do you think you are!?"

"The guy who's gonna beat the crap out of you if you do that again." Tsubasa growled, cracking his knuckles menacingly.


Outside Artemis' Sensor Range

The Rewloola Battleship soared through space with great speed, along with a trio of escorting Musaka cruisers. As the small group of ships approached the Gamow, the ZAFT personnel couldn't help but look at the ships with a bit of awe.

"So…that's them?" Dearka asked, "The Morningstar Corps?"

"I always heard about them from my mother," Yzak stated, looking at the ships. "Those ships don't look like they were even built in the Earth Sphere…"

"You can kinda see the ZAFT influence, though." Nicol added, as the ships moved alongside the Gamow. Once the ships were aligned, a docking tube extended from the Rewloola out towards the Gamow, connecting the two ships.

The three ZAFT Red coats awaited by the airlock, before it hissed open as Jaden Takeo appeared from the other end, landing gently on the deck. "You must be the Le Creuset team, yes?" He asked, eying the three men.

"Yes sir," Nicol nodded, "I'm Nicol-"

"No need for introductions, Mr. Amalfi," Jaden said, waving his hand - but maintaining a smile. "I've read your file, all of yours. You're all fairly good pilots, and soldiers considering you were able snatch four of the five Gundams."

All three pilots blinked "Gun...dam?" Dearka asked in confusion.

Jaden sighed, shaking his head. "The O.S," He stated, "When you start it up, the O.S spells out the acronym G.U.N.D.A.M, it sounds much more interesting than G-Weapon, wouldn't you agree? But that is besides the point…our mission today is fairly clear: the destruction or capture of the Legged Ship and her mobile weapons are a secondary objective as we-"

"Wait, secondary?" Yzak demanded. "Our mission is to take down that damn ship before the EA-"

"OMNI Enforcer likely has all the data they need to begin mass production of mobile suits, Mr. Joule." Jaden informed, glaring slightly at the silver-haired pilot. "The only thing they lack is a Natural-Friendly Operating System, which they will create on their own sooner or later. As such, the sinking of the ship and MS are the secondary objective."

"Then…what is our primary objective then?" Nicol asked.

"Artemis itself," Jaden informed, pulling out the image files on the aforementioned asteroid base. "Or more specifically, the lightwave barrier technology it possesses…think about it: the entirety of the PLANTs shielded behind by an array of Lightwave barriers…if the EA find a way around the N-Jammers, the barriers will be the last line of defense for the colonies, to prevent another Junius Seven. That is the primary duty of ZAFT, is it not? The defense of the PLANTs?"

The three pilots were silent, while Yzak still had a frustrated face…but even he had to concede to his point. "So…you have a plan then?"

"I always do, though I theorize you have been thinking just as I have, Nicol." Jaden spoke, looking at the youngest pilot. "The Blitz has a stealth system, yes?"

"Um, yes - Mirage Colloid, near complete stealth."

"A coward's weapon-" Yzak began to say, before…

*SLAP*

The other two pilots both recoiled when Jaden suddenly slapped Yzak, who now had wide eyes and a distinct red mark on his face. "You're a fucking idiot," He growled, "Did you even stop to consider that mobile suit's capabilities could save countless lives? Infiltration teams can go deeper behind enemy lines to gather mission-critical intelligence, the accuracy of which can mean the difference between life and death to hundreds, if not thousands of soldiers on the battlefield?!"

He then grabbed Yzak by the collar of his uniform "And how dare you talk to your own comrade like that! Do you expect someone to watch your back while you're insulting them? Keep up that attitude, Joule, I have friends in the Council that can have you booted back down to a greencoat, and give you the shittiest position within ZAFT that you will never rise out from. While I am running this Op, you do as I say, when I say it! UNDERSTOOD?!"

"Y-Yes sir!" Yzak shouted, as he and the pilots all gulped.

Jaden took a deep breath, before nodding. "Good…glad to see we're on the same page now." He stated, "Now…here is our plan of attack…Nicol, you will launch in the Blitz Gundam, move ahead of the rest of our forces and disable the Lightwave barrier generators. Artemis's base commander has become so reliant on the shields he has neglected all other forms of defense, I would even gamble many of the ships within the station are understaffed. Once the generator is down, our main attack group will launch. Our ships may not arrive in time to stop the Legged Ship from escaping, but remember: Artemis comes first, we can always hunt the Legged Ship down again later."

The captain of the Gamow decided to voice his concerns. "What about the enemy mobile suits? Wouldn't they try to stop us?"

"No, their priority is defending the Legged Ship," Jaden informed, before he smirked. "Plus…knowing Admiral Garcia's ethics, and if the pilots of those mobile suits are decent human beings, they may just let us have the base." He chuckled, shaking his head. "Either way…if we do engage the enemy Gundams, leave them to me, and our Gundams: but remember, we may know what the Strike can do for the most part…but those other three mobile suits may have more tricks up their sleeves, so stay on guard."

Yzak, Dearka, and Nicol saluted. "Yes sir!"


Archangel - Mess Hall

Garcia glared dangerously at the boy that dared to strike him. "My, you really wish to protect this girl? How very cute. However, I highly doubt you're the only one who is a mobile suit pilot." Garcia stood up and tried to hit Tsubasa until Kira intervened by grabbing the man's arm and throwing the admiral to the ground.

"Cut it out! We didn't do anything to warrant this kind of treatment! If you want to know who the pilot of the Strike is, it's me!" The brown-haired Coordinator declared.

"He's telling the truth! He and that boy are both pilots for those mobile suits!" Flay said in annoyance. "There are two others in the infirmary that are also pilots!" Thus, she spilled the next secret that Kira didn't want anyone to know. "If you want to know, Kira's a Coordinator."

This caught Garcia's interest. "He's a Coordinator? Very well, take them to the hangar at once," Garcia ordered before remembering what the redhead said. "And have two guards in the infirmary to execute the other pilots on my orders just in case if these two give us problems."

"You bastard!" Tsubasa lunged at the older man until one of the guards rammed the stock of his rifle directly into the Angel pilot's stomach, sending him sprawling to the ground in a coughing fit. Two of the Eurasian soldiers picked up and dragged the white-haired boy out with Kira following behind as two soldiers trailed near him.

Hera could only watch on worried. What could she do? How is she supposed to help her friends?

Meanwhile, Makoto and Noel noticed everyone's attention seemed to be on the two Gundam pilots being taken to the hangar bay. The female Coordinator gave her friend an unspoken signal to follow her as they both managed to sneak away unnoticed.


Rewloola Battleship and Gamow

Nicol sat in the cockpit of the Blitz, running a last minute systems check before he launched. 'This is it. If this succeeds, mom and dad will be that much safer.' He thought it over in his head.

He shook that out of his mind at the moment. Nicol prepared to activate the Mirage Colloid just as he was given the green light to launch. Taking off, the black G-Weapon's frame was rendered invisible, leaving nothing of its existence as it flew towards Artemis.

In the hangar of the Rewloola, Jaden watched as Nicol took off and headed towards Artemis on a terminal screen. 'Good luck, kid.' He thought, 'Making sure you go home in one piece this time… ' He donned his helmet, smirking slightly as he turned his gaze towards another machine in the hangar. Within were multiple mobile suits, mostly custom-built variants of the AMS-129 Geara Zulu, with a few AMS-119 Geara Dogas and AMX-009 Dreissens. However at the end stood a lone mobile suit colored bright red with black trimming, with an elegant yet deadly build, and multiple thrusters, including the large pair on its back. But its most telling feature was its head, sponsoring a golden V-shaped head crest. The signature mark of a Gundam.

'Time to bust out again, eh Comet?' He thought, chuckling slightly as he leaped up, allowing Zero G to let him drift to the MS. 'After all, the best way to fight a Gundam, is with another Gundam.'


Hangar Bay

After being brought before the stationary Gundams, Tsubasa and Kira glared at Admiral Garcia. The man in turn merely gave them both a smug grin. "Now, if you don't mind, you will remove the locks on the machines' OS."

"But I'm not with the Earth Forces; I'm just a civilian who ended up involved in the war." Kira said getting their attention.

"You are already a traitor towards your own kind." Garcia replied trying to get into the boy's head.

"A traitor?!" Kira uttered out shocked by the man's remark. His mind played the memories of when he and Athrun had graduated from grade school.

"I have no idea why, but regardless, you did betray your own people, didn't you? In which case…" Garcia started before a victorious smile showed on his face. "As a Coordinator siding with the Earth Forces, you're very valuable. There's nothing to worry about. You'll be treated fairly well. Even in Eurasia."

Tsubasa glared at the man. "You're a pretty stupid man if you think pretty words is gonna make me do anything."

"It's either that or I have the other two pilots executed for insubordination." Garcia threatened.

Both Kira and Tsubasa could only grit their teeth at this. Reluctantly, the Coordinator had gone up to the Strike while the white-haired Gundam pilot stormed over to the Angel.

Meanwhile, as the two boys are forced to unlock the OS on the Gundams, Makoto and Noel snuck out of the Archangel and found themselves inside of another hangar bay. It was completely dark and no one seemed to be in sight except for two giant figures.

The two girls cautiously stepped towards the figures only to gasp when they gazed upon two new mobile suits that bore a resemblance to the other G-Weapons.

One seemed to be built up for close quarters combat with the other built for long to mid range combat. Both mobile suits were entirely grey but their eyes were different colored. The close combat MS had green eyes while the long range MS had blue eyes.

"Are these...new G-Weapons?" Noel asked, a bit terrified.

"I guess they are but I've never seen anything like them before." Makoto added.


Officer Guest Lounge

When Mu, Murrue, and Natarle were waiting in the lounge for any word on when they'd be able to leave Artemis with the Archangel before suddenly a huge tremor shook the entire room. Porcelain dishes fell from the shelves and the table while the ceiling fan rocked back and forth like it could fall from its position at anytime.

"What the?!" What's happening here?" Natarle asked as she tried to keep her balance along with the other officers.

"Looks like we're under attack." Mu answered before yelling at the door in a panicked tone of voice. "Arrgh! There's a crack in the wall from that last explosion! Air's leaking out!" He then whispered to his two female companions, "Shout something! Make them open the door!"

The captain blinked once before she began to scream like a helpless woman. Needless to say, her acting was quite impressive as a damsel in distress…

"KYAAHH! Help! We're gonna die! NO!"

As Murrue kept acting like she along with the others were about to die or something, Natarle could only look at her superior officer and was unsure whether to act or not while Mu hid behind the door to ambush any incoming guards.

When the first guard opened the door to check on them, the next thing that he saw was a jab cracking into his jaw which sent him flying and rendered him unconscious before he hit the ground.

"Hey! What's wrong?" the second guard asked, who rushed into the room upon hearing the sounds of a brief struggle. The response to his question came in the form of an arm knocking his rifle aside while a fist buried itself in his gut as darkness followed swiftly after that.

Grabbing their weapons, Mu holstered one rifle on his shoulder while holding another in his hands. "Come on! We better get back to the ship!" Mu said before he moved out into the corridor with his weapons at the ready, followed by Murrue and Natarle.


Outside Artemis

The Blitz, having engaged its attack, fired another energy shot from its beam rifle at the energy barrier generator that shielded Artemis from the rest of the ZAFT forces.

"This is Nicol! The barrier is down!" The green-haired pilot reported.

"Copy that Nicol, good work!" Jaden radioed in. "All Morningstar Squadrons - Tora Tora Tora! Hit that base with everything we've got! Clear out the Eurasians, but if they surrender, disarm them - but leave their commander for me. Boarding parties, prepare to engage once we clear the main drydocks!"

"Yes sir!"

"Move out! Jaden Takeo, Comet Gundam, mobilizing!"


Archangel Hangar Bay

With the sudden explosions caused by the Blitz outside, Kira noticed that the guard and technicians were not paying attention to him or his Tsubasa. Seizing the opportunity, he kicked the armed guard who collided with the technician behind him and immediately closed the cockpit as the two tumbled away in the zero-g hangar bay.

Tsubasa saw this as this change to grab hold of the safety railing above his cockpit then dropkicked his own guards out and used this opportunity to close the hatch of his Gundam. Placing the GP Base on the activation stand, the holographic controls came online.


Infirmary

While the two guards watched over the unconscious Kyo and Haruto, the Eurasian soldiers made small talk to pass the time.

"Hey," The first guard asked.

"Yeah?" The second replied.

"You ever wonder why we're doing this?"

"Hmm, probably because it's our job?" The second sarcastically stated.

"Dude, you don't have to be a prick about it." The first glanced back at the bedridden boys. "But still, it's a bit difficult to imagine these kids being the pilots of those mobile suits."

The second guard shrugged. "Hey, I don't get payed to question the ethics of warfare. I get payed to do my job."

The first sighed. "I guess you have a point."

Unknown to the two, Kyo's eyes had shot open. Glaring golden orbs stared at the back of the heads of both Eurasians. Grabbing the IV stand, the black-haired boy swung it across the first guard's head, knocking him out then slammed his knee directly into the nose of the second guard.

With both soldiers unconscious, the Stardust pilot checked their uniforms and took their weapons. No doubt he'll have need of them to free the crew in the cafeteria.


Artemis Command Room

"What the HELL is going on here?!" Garcia demanded as he entered the command room. "The Umbrella is suppose to be flawless!"

"Sir, a mobile suit appeared just inside our defensive perimeter!" One of the officers reported, "It must've used some form of stealth technology to pass by our sensors!"

Garcia cursed. A stealth unit, of all the mobile weapons ZAFT could've captured at Heliopolis, it had to be the machine which could turn invisible to their sensors. "Deploy the garrison and the fleet!" He barked out. "Find that mobile suit, and destroy it! And don't let the Archangel escape damnit! And get to repairing-"

"Sir! Mobile suits approaching!" One of the operators reported. "Over twenty units heading our way! And… wait… something's not… "

"What is it? Spit it out!" Garcia roared.

"Sir, one of them is moving faster," He stated, his eyes widening. "It's moving at…at three times the speed of the others…"

Garcia let that information process before he paled. There was only one man, one man the OMNI Enforcer knew who had a mobile suit that fast…

"...the Red Comet… "


MSN-010X Comet Gundam

(Background Music: "Full Frontal" Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Soundtrack)

Jaden smirked as he felt the G-Forces push against him as he accelerated forward into the battlespace, the Blitz doing a number on the Eurasian fleet already… and it was about to get a whole lot worse.

As he flew into Artemis, the first ship to come into sight was a Drake escort ship - firing its missile pods at the Gundam to shoot it down - however it was a vain attempt as Jaden darted away from the Missiles firing arc, firing off his 60mm head vulcans, taking care of the missiles before raising his beam rifle - one shot directly to the bridge, followed by another pair to the torpedo racks, and finishing it off by setting off the remaining missile pods, detonating the ship.

He didn't have a moment to rest, before he twirled away from a pair of missiles fired from a Moebius, which darted past as it tried to turn around for another pass - not that it had the chance for before the pilot knew it, the Comet was right in front of him, as the beam axes within his shield lit up and sliced the pitiful mobile armor in half.

It was simply a massacre. Jaden moved from target to target, moving faster than their weapons could follow - which was difficult enough with the strange interference emitting from the machine making the acquisition of a proper target lock nigh impossible. All the while he sunk ship, after ship, after ship - the fragile OMNI vessels proving to be no match to the Gundam.

A full squadron of Moebius units attempted to gang up on the Comet, while its back was turned as it sliced apart the bridge of an Agamemnon carrier. They thought they had the jump on him… before a dozen tube-like objects ejected from the thrusters and shoulders of the machine, which turned around and began firing a torrent of beams - shredding the mobile armors into pieces without the Comet even needing to look behind itself.

'Moebius mobile armors…whoever designed those things needs to get shot,' Jaden thought, with a roll of his eyes as the Funnels returned to their respective racks. 'The only ones worth a damn were the Moebius Zeros.' He spared a moment to look at their progress - the Blitz was still doing its thing, as the rest of the mobile suit force was finally catching up to them - entering through the docking bay, and engaging the fleet and the mobile armors - keeping them distracted from the boarding craft which touched down on the deck, landing dozens of troops down to claim the asteroid base itself.

'They should be able to handle that without me...' He thought, as he took off once more. 'Now…where is the Archangel? Should be making its grand escape soon…It'd be nice to fight one of those new Gundams before they leave...'

(End Background Music)

As the Strike is being equipped with the Sword Striker, Tsubasa had the Angel boost out of the hangar only to come upon the sight of the ZAFT-controlled G-Weapons attacking the drydock of Artemis along with a mobile suit force of...Neo Zeon mobile suits?

"How in the hell are these things even here?" The white-haired boy mumbled to himself before the alarm in his cockpit went off. "An enemy!?"

The Gundam looked in the direction of an incoming Geara Doga that had spotted him, firing its beam machinegun at the winged MS. Tsubasa used the Protect Bits to shield himself from being pelted by the green energy bolts then brought up the GN Valiant Rifle and fired a pink bolt at the head of the Neo Zeon MS.

With its head a melted scrap, the Geara Doga brought out its beam axe and charged at the Angel only to miss when it avoided the glowing topaz blade then sliced the enemy mobile suit in half with its GN Blade Bit. Tsubasa backed away just as the Geara Doga exploded in a cloud of pink smoke.

Sighing, Tsubasa noticed the Sword Strike exiting the Archangel. "Kira, we've got a problem."

"What's going on?" The Coordinator asked concerned.

"ZAFT has some backup. I'm trusting you to defend the ship while I scout out how many enemies there are. Can you do this for me?" The white-haired teen questioned.

Kira bit his lower lip for a brief second but nodded all the same. "Yes, I understand."

"Alright, be careful, Kira." Tsubasa grinned the accelerated the Angel out into the skirmish.

With Jaden, he watched as one of the Geara Dogas of his team suddenly ceased transmitting - which only meant one thing, it was shot down. And there was no way in hell a Moebius could shoot down a Geara Doga.

Just as he thought this, suddenly he spotted a fast-moving object moving through the battlezone, an angelic-looking Gundam. 'There you are,' He thought, 'I know you're from our earth… but I'm not gonna go easy on you… you did just kill one of my men… ' With his course set, he adjusted the Comet Gundam, as the thrusters flared to life and darted after the Gundam.

Tsubasa's eyes narrowed when his main camera tracked an object speeding right at him. It moved at three times the speed of the other machines. Wait...three times?

With quick thinking, the Gundam pilot unsheathed his Angel's beam saber and raised it to block a blow from his new assailant. "The hell-!?" He exclaimed.

"Pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Gundam pilot!" Tsubasa blinked. Was that the pilot speaking? "Answer me this…how is Sei Iori doing?"

"Who?" Tsubasa blinked in confusion. "I've got no idea who the hell you're talking about!" He glared at the mono-eyed mobile suit.

"What?! Oh for fuck's sake…" The pilot groaned, before punching the Angel Gundam in the face. "Am I seriously the only person who ever watched Gunpla Build Fighters?!"

"You mean that crappy kid version of Mobile Suit Gundam?" Tsubasa wondered before realizing something. "Hey, how the hell do you even know about that!?"

"Take a hint! We're from the same world!" Jaden replied, kicking the Angel Gundam back with the classical red comet kick. "Name's Jaden Takeo! You?"

The Gundam pilot glared at the crimson-black MS. "Tsubasa Aoi." He replied then brought up his GN Valiant Rifle and fired. However the red Gundam flashed out of its blast in a blur of motion, gaining some distance before opening fire with its own beam rifle. The Angel's Protect Bits managed to defend their master from being blasted to bits.

"Pleasure to meet you then; nice to know we're not alone here anymore!" Jaden replied, smirking as their duel continued.

"I'd say the feeling's mutual but then I'd be lying!" Tsubasa yelled, sending out his Agios funnels. The white-blue bits sped towards Jaden's MS then fired a barrage of energy beams at him. The mono-eyed Gundam dancing from the beams - using his shield to block what he couldn't dodge - before suddenly he deployed his own set of Funnels - forcing both machines to soar around one another, firing and dodging one another's Funnels and rifle fire.

"Well, sorry to tell you this, but I can't exactly hold back on you," Jaden informed, finding an opening as he sped forward - activating the beam axes on his shield - however only colliding with the Angel's own beam sabers. "Can't look like I'm holding back against you, ZAFT might get suspicious…and you did just kill one of my own people - so excuse me if this feels personal!" He emphasized it as he floored the throttle - pushing the Angel back, colliding into the wrecked hulk of a Nelson Battleship.

Tsubasa gritted his teeth from the impact. "Don't worry! I can take care of myself!" With his declaration, the Angel's eyes flashed as its GN Drive ignited into full blast. Using this acceleration, the Gundam slammed its knee directly into the chest of Jaden's MS. The Angel wasn't done as it grabbed hold of the Comet then threw it at the wreck of an Agamemnon carrier. "Come on! Is that all you got?"

Jaden grunted, as the air bags cushioned the impact in the cockpit, however he grinned "All I've got? Tsubasa, I have yet begun to fight!" He informed, raising the Comet's legs - kicking the Angel off of him before drawing one of his beam sabers - the thrusters flashing alive as he darted after the Angel, the two Gundams clashing and smashing against one another throughout the base. "This is the most fun I've had since we were stuck here nearly a year ago!"

Tsubasa smirked in return. "Yeah, I actually have a worthy opponent to fight!" The Angel brought out its other beam saber and slashed at the evading Comet Gundam. "Having to fight these weak pilots from ZAFT make it difficult for me to hold back! But this time, I can go all out!" All of his Agios funnels aimed at Jaden and fired.

The Red Comet smiled as he bursts upwards - avoiding the beam before returning the favor with his own Funnels. "And it's nice to fight something that isn't a damned Moebius or Tanks!" He agreed.

The white-blue Gundam avoided the strafing beams from the enemy Funnels then aimed its GN Eclipse cannons. "Fire!" Tsubasa roared as the powerful beam cannons fired at the Comet.

"WHOA!" Jaden shouted - just barely ducking under the beams, managing to scorch some of the armor along his MS. "We-he-hell, you've got more bite than I thought!" He put away his rifle and saber - trading out for a pair of cannon weapons which he proceeded to combine. "Here's mine!"

Tsubasa blinked. Weren't those from the…?

"Buster Cannon, 25% - FIRING!" Jaden shouted, and the dual barrels glowed as a bright yellow shot of energy blasted out. The Angel's Pilot cursed, flying down to avoid the buster shot - which continued on to annihilate an Agamemnon - and still holding enough energy to blast apart a pair of Drake-class ships unfortunate enough to be near it.

"Holy shit!" Tsubasa exclaimed before deadpanning. "Seen it. Here's my upgraded version." The Angel positioned itself into a firing position as many of the Agios Funnels attached to the GN Valiant Rifle, making it longer with a bigger barrel. "Let's see you dodge this!" Pulling the trigger, the barrel of the Valiant Rifle fired a larger much more powerful blast at the Red Comet.

"MOTHER OF FUCK!" Jaden shouted, flooring the pedals to get out of the way of the blast - the particle beam blasting apart rock - and blowing apart any OMNI enforcer ships unfortunate enough to not move out of the way. "I'd say that be some OP shit, but then again I've got the Twin Buster Rifle, so…pot calling the kettle black I suppose. Geez, what is taking the Archangel so long to leave?"

Tsubasa blinked. Leave? "What do you-?"

"What, you think I'm trying to stop you?" Jaden asked, maneuvering the Comet Gundam behind a wrecked Drake as it put away the Buster rifles. "Knowing full and well what's gonna happen in the future? Like I said - I'm making this look convincing for ZAFT - today I'm only after Artemis really."

"...Why?"

"Lightwaver barriers - keep the PLANTs safe from another nuclear attack," Jaden informed, "Plus it'd be nice to have a base of operations where my ships can dock that isn't owned by ZAFT - its part of the deal I struck with Siegel after Rau hired us. I give ZAFT the schematics and samples of the barrier tech, me and my boys get Artemis since, like before, it really doesn't hold strategic value for ZAFT location-wise."

"I see your point," Tsubasa reluctantly agreed but had his Gundam raise its beam saber at the Comet. "But make no mistake, we see each other again then we're enemies. That won't change."

"Fair enough…at least until the EA tries to invade Orb, or Jachin Due." Jaden informed with a light chuckle - holding his own beam axe-equipped shield towards the Angel. "Until then though, I look forward to our future entanglements…I hope we both survive long enough till the days we can start calling each other allies."

"We'll see." Tsubasa stated.


Meanwhile

Kira was struggling with the attacking Blitz, Buster, and Duel once again. With the Aile Striker, it was relatively easier to deal with but with the Sword Striker it was a bit more difficult.

The Buster fired its High-energy Rifle at the Strike, forcing Kira to avoid the green pillar of light. "Slippery bastard!" Dearka growled.

"Give me a break!" Kira growled as his MS evaded another slash from the Duel's beam saber.

"I've got you now!" Yzak declared, bringing up the 57mm Beam Rifle and was about to fire until an emerald energy shot pierced the rifle, destroying it. "What the hell!?"

"Huh?" Kira blinked in surprise until his radar read up on two new contacts, both of which read as friendlies. Glancing back, the Coordinator was met with two new mobile suits.

The first was primarily colored an azure blue with white accents. It looked more like a feminine version of the Strike but had a less bulky build. In its hands were two silver long-barreled handguns. Its blue eyes glared dangerously at the Duel.

The second was primarily colored a bright orange with black as a secondary color. It seemed to be built primarily for close quarters combat with two silver cross-shaped tonfas in its hands. Its green eyes locking onto the Buster.

"Are they allies?" Kira wondered aloud.

"Kira, are you okay?" Came the voice of Makoto.

"M-Makoto? Wait, are you in one of those mobile suits!?" The Coordinator exclaimed in surprise.

A camera link came online in the boy's cockpit, revealing Makoto giving her fellow Coordinator a wink. "That's right! Say hello to the X108 Impact!"

Noel's face appeared a second later. She blushed slightly in embarrassment. "I-I'm here to help, Kira-san. This X301 Bolverk should do the trick."

Kira sighed with relief. "Thanks, you two are a big help right now."


Bridge

After successfully making it out of the lounge, Neumann and the others had managed to regain control of the bridge. They were relieved that the three officers had also made it back before they launched the Archangel to escape.

"We can't move freely here! Archangel, taking off!" Murrue commanded as the Archangel slowly ascended and scattered wreckage as the docking clamps gave way. Just as they were about to increase the ship's speed, the main screen suddenly showed Tsubasa inside his Gundam.

"Lieutenant Ramius, get the ship out of here immediately!" The white-haired boy stated. "Another mobile suit force besides the other G-Weapons is attacking Artemis."

"Another mobile suit force?" Murrue repeated, obviously surprised by this development.

"Yeah, some guy calling himself Jaden Takeo." Seeing the woman flinch, Tsubasa narrowed his blue eyes. "Who is he?"

"H-He's the leader of the Morningstar Corps." Murrue informed, "They're a mercenary group usually employed by ZAFT, even sharing similar command structures. He uses mobile weapons and technology that no one in the Earth Sphere has ever seen before…not until the G-Weapons that is! Jaden is infamous for what he did at Endymion, sinking ten EA battleships on his own, in a mobile suit surpassing anything even ZAFT could possibly produce."

"Like the Red Comet…" Tsubasa muttered. "Like Char Aznable." His frown grew. "His mobile suit is like mine. A Gundam."

"Tsubasa, we need to leave Artemis. Can you and Kira protect the ship until we get clear?" Murrue asked.

Nodding, the Angel pilot responded. "Roger, we'll handle it." Cutting the feed, the buxom brunette sat in her seat.

"Increase the power to the thrusters! We're leaving this place immediately!" The captain issued orders to the bridge crew.

The Archangel proceeded to soar off, escaping through the rear exit of Artemis, avoiding the rest of the ZAFT MS teams plus the Gundams. "Dammit, they're getting away!" Yzak shouted, as he began to chase after them - only for his machine to lurch as the Comet Gundam grappled him. "What the-?!"

"Let em go, Yzak." Jaden stated, "We can catch her another day - remember, Artemis's capture is the primary objective."

Yzak snarled, but obeyed as the G-Weapons ceased their pursuit of the Legged Ship - turning back to deal with Artemis. The Comet Gundam remained for a minute, watching as the battleship left - smiling.

"Good luck Tsubasa, you and your friends." He said, before turning back towards the asteroid base, and flaring towards it to finish what they started.


Archangel

After the recovery of the Strike, Angel, Impact, and Bolverk, the four pilots left their machines but Kira was the only one that moved away from his friends.

Tsubasa watched the boy leave while Makoto drifted by him.

"What's wrong with him?" She asked.

"I think it would be best if you go and find out. Garcia said some pretty deep things." The white-haired boy replied.

Nodding, the girl drifted after the boy while Noel looked up at Tsubasa. "Why is Kira so sad?"

"It's because he's coming to terms with what he's doing. He's realizing that he's basically a traitor to his own people; to Coordinators." Tsubasa explained. "It's hurting him inside."

The blonde girl frowned. "I guess I could understand how he feels."


Pilot Quarters

Kira staggered into his room with very little life in his eyes. He caught a glimpse of Kyo sleeping on the bunk above Tsubasa's but didn't think much of it. He slumped onto his bed while hugging the pillow under his chin, not even caring about the robotic bird, Birdie, which had landed on his shoulder.

"I'm…" Kira muttered under his breath as a lone tear came from his eyes then slid down on his cheek before Makoto came in to find the boy exhausted.

Sitting on the edge of Kira's bed, Makoto only had silence before she finally spoke. "Hey, I don't really know what has you so upset but I guess that Garcia guy must've said something to hurt you." The girl glanced down at her friend. "But just remember this, you chose to fight against ZAFT to protect your friends. You didn't choose to fight against Coordinators because the Earth Forces told you to."

Kira inclined his head and looked at the Coordinator girl. "What do you mean?"

"Well, I mean if you think about it, we're not really fighting to better ourselves or to kill others. We're fighting to protect those that can't protect themselves." Makoto explained. "It's funny because I don't think me and Noel would've even piloted those other mobile suits if it wasn't for your courage."

"My...courage?" Kira looked surprised to hear something like that.

"Yeah, you didn't even have any mobile suit training yet you fought alongside Tsubasa and the others to protect us in the Strike. That takes courage and selflessness." The brunette girl smiled, ruffling Kira's own brown hair.

The boy pouted slightly. "Knock it off; I'm not a little kid."

"You sure act like one though." Makoto teased.

Before Kira realized it, Makoto started tickling him like an older sister would their little brother. Thus, Kira had couldn't help but laugh out loud like a child once more with Makoto chuckling with him.


(Cue Amazing World by SCREEN mode)

(Go fight!)

(Go fight!)

(Ready!)

(Go fight!)

(Go fight!)

(Let you go!)

(Instruments)

(Sae nai menshita one day)

(Nankou furaku no this way)

(Eda wakare no shikou)

(Jimon jitou shite)

(Kocchi de atteru no question)

(Deta toko shoubu no motion)

(Yoromeite susumu naki sora no shita)

(Stereo Repair nante)

(Kim tsukenai de Drop kikku suru ze)

('Te' wo toriatte tobidasu n da)

("Fly away!" "Higher!")

(Sora no kanata)

(Amazing the world!)

(Issho nara mitsukari sousa)

("Go together")

(Onsoku no HAISUPIIDO de)

(Mune ni hikaru 'ten' to 'ten' wo tsunagi awase)

("Like a rainbow")

(Yuruginai kizuna de find out!)

(Instruments)

(Hikari sasu hougaku e Dive!)

(Instruments)

(Go fight!)

(Go fight!)

(Let you go!)

(End of Ending)


Preview:

After escaping Artemis, the Archangel experiences a new problem. Shows Murrue talking with Mu and Natarle before cutting to show Tsubasa giving a bottle of water to a child

With supplies low, the crew must search in a graveyard that sparked the war. Shows the Archangel flying towards the wreckage of Junius Seven while the Gundams protect the ship

Meanwhile, at the PLANTs, Athrun is giving a short leave back home. Shows Athrun kneeling before the grave of his mother as he sets down a bouquet of flowers

While sermons and prayers are sent out to those who lost their lives in Junius Seven, Kira comes to difficult crossroad. Shows the Aile Strike aiming its beam rifle at a Surveillance Type GINN before cutting into the cockpit with Kira having an internal struggle

Next Time: Grave of the Bloody Valentine Tragedy

Let the souls of the dead pierce your heart, Gundam! Cuts to reveal the Angel, Stardust, Impact, Bolverk, and Strike watching a small sea of paper flowers floating over the remains of a frozen lake


A/N: That's it for the chapter. Special thanks to 117Jorn for assisting in this chapter. Please note, some of this has lines from the old version of Stardust Angels.

Anyway, please review and comment on this chapter but no flames or hateful criticisms. I will not tolerate those anymore.

If you ignore this warning then I warned you and you have no one to blame but yourself.

Thank you my loyal readers and followers. Your loyalty is what keeps me going.

Peace out, everyone!


Mobile Suit Serial Number: GAT-X108 'Impact' Gundam

Namesake: Impact

Unit Type: Prototype Close-quarters Combat Mobile Suit

Power Plant: Ultracompact Energy Battery

Special Equipment: Phase Shift Armor; "Gewalttätig" System

Armament: 2x "Igelstellung" 75mm Multi-barrel Anti Air CIWS; 2x "Impact" Pile Bunker Tonfas; 2x Beam Saber

Optional Armament: 57mm High-energy Beam Rifle; Shield

Pilot: Makoto Nanaya

Appearance: Based on the BG-011B Build Burning Gundam except its v-fin antenna is shorter with a smooth faceplate

Colors: Primarily orange with the secondary being black. A more detailed description would be that the red parts of the Build Burning Gundam is orange and the white parts are black with green eyes along with the golden v-fin antenna.

Info: The sixth G-Weapon primarily created for close quarters combat. The Impact was to be sent to Heliopolis for final adjustments but its transport vessel had been intercepted by the Eurasian Federation. Not much data is known about the unit.


Mobile Suit Serial Number: GAT-X301 'Bolverk' Gundam

Namesake: Bolverk

Unit Type: Prototype Long-range Mobile Suit

Power Plant: Ultracompact Energy Battery

Special Equipment: Phase Shift Armor; "Falcon" Spatial Sight Camera

Armament: 2x "Igelstellung" 75mm Multi-barrel Anti Air CIWS; 2x "Fenrir" Beam Hand Cannons; "Gungnir" Beam Gatling Gun

Optional Armament: 57mm High-energy Beam Rifle; Shield

Pilot: Noel Vermillion

Appearance: Based on the BN-876 Scramble Gundam but with a more feminine appearance

Colors: Primarily azure blue with the secondary being white. A detailed description would be that the orange parts of the Scramble Gundam is colored azure blue with the white remaining the same color. The aqua blue pieces are yellow with the v-fin antenna colored gold.

Info: The seventh G-Weapon created for long range combat. The Bolverk was to be sent to Heliopolis along with the Impact for final adjustments but its transport vessel had been intercepted by the Eurasian Federation. Data on the machine is not available at the moment.


Unit Model: MSN-010X Comet Gundam

Unit Type: Prototype High-Mobility/Assault Mobile Suit

Manufacturer: Jaden Takeo

Operators: Jaden Takeo

Known Pilots: Jaden Takeo

Overall Height: 22.6 Meters

Standard Weight: 31.4 Metric Tons

Power Plant: Minovsky Ultracompact Fusion Reactor

Pilot Accommodations: Pilot only, in linear seat/panoramic monitor cockpit

Special Equipment & Design Features: Sensors, Range Unknown; Psycoframe Cockpit; Psycommu System; Self-Destruct System

Fixed Armaments: 2 x 60mm CIWS, fire-linked in head; 2 x Beam Sabers, stored within forearms, hand-carried when in use or deployed directly when storage cover is lifted; 2 x Toe Beam Sabers, fixed on feet; 2 x 5-tube 5-tube missile pods, mounted on torso; 12 x Funnels, six stored on thruster pack, three on each shoulder

Optional Fixed Armaments: Shield, mountable on either forearm; 2 x Beam Axes, stored upon shield;

Optional Armaments: Beam Shot Rifle w/ Grenade Launcher; Sturm Fausts; Twin Buster Rifle;

Technical & Historical Notes: Jaden Takeo's personal machine, the MSN-010X Comet is the embodiment of the legacy of Char Aznable - using parts and elements from the Sinanju and Sazabi, as well as the Geara Doga Psycommu, MS-19 Dolmel and Dezpada. Due to its massive thruster output, the Comet Gundam is a beast of speed - being one of the few Gunpla model kits that can actually keep up with a GN-equipped Gundam going at Trans-Am. In close combat the Comet Gundam is a true beast, with a mixture of beam sabers - as well as its funnels to deploy in battle, and even has a pair of missile pods for engaging more armored targets, as well as a beam rifle with a grenade launcher attachment. However its most dangerous armament is the Twin Buster Rifle, borrowed from the Wing Gundam Zero - which like its IRL unit - once combined, can destroy entire colonies with a maximum yield shot. However Jaden rarely uses the Buster Rifles at their full power unless it is 'an emergency'.

Colors: Crimson Red with black trimming

Appearance: For the most part it looks like the Sinanju, including its shield, however the thrusters on the back also have mounts for Funnels like the MSN-04 Sazabi did. Its shoulders look like those of het AMS-120X Geara Doga Psycommu Test Type, the legs and torso look like that of the MS-19 Dolmel. And finally the head of the LRX-088 Dezpada. Also possesses the twin buster rifle of the Wing Zero Gundam.