Chapter 08: Return to ZAFT
The battle had finished, as the Jade Frame hovered in space, with one arm missing, and having bright white eyes, as it stood protecting the Archangel, from the Nazca infront of the mobile suit. "Samorei, how dare you, how dare YOU! take a civilian as a hostage!" Athrun called.
"Athrun, I am not taking her as a hostage, I'm protecting her from you!" Samuel or rather Samorei called back to the young man. Athrun was surprised at this comeback. "Tell me Athrun, you were planning to continue the attack on the ship that currently has her." he calmly told the teen. "And if I didn't interfere the way I did, you would of killed her. Do you want to explain, to all of the PLANTs in habitants, on how you murdered Lacus Clyne?" he asked the Aegis pilot.
Athrun, was indeed shocked by this statement, and it was actually true, if he did not know Lacus was aboard the ship, he would still attack evidently she would die. "Fine, but Samorei, I'm counting on you for keeping her safe, and Kira, Both of you joining such a ship, and the very people that killed Junius Seven, do both of you see this as Justice?" Athrun asked them, as that caught to Samorei, as he remembered, how that battle really happened.
Flashback, Battle of Junius Seven
Samorei, flew in a ZGMF-1017 GINN High Maneuver Type dodged an attack from a Mobius, as the machine brought out its MA-M3 heavy sword, cleaving the Mobius right in half. "This is nuts, why the hell are they attack us here?" Samorei asked himself, as he wore the ZAFT elite pilots uniform on the inside of the machine. "Regie, advance to the Roosevelt, take their base out!" He ordered, as his darker Green GINN, led a pair of two GINNs after the main ship.
"Roger that boss, heading to intercept!" a voice called out, however, the three of the machines, opened fire with their machine guns, firing like wild fire. However, for Samorei, he began to detect another Mobile Armor launching from its mother ship. However, he ignored it, drawing the Heavy sword, heading right towards the bridge of the Agamemnon class ship. The Roosevelt did not stand a chance, or at least its bridge did not, as the sword of the high maneuver GINN, was sent through the bridge of the ship, destroying its occupants.
"Samorei, mobile armor, moving with dangerous pay load!" a womans voice called, as Samorei turned to see that mobile armor that launched moments ago.
"Damn, everyone get that missile!" he roared, realizing what it was, as he hit full thrusters on the mobile suit to go after the machine. However it was to late, as the armor launched its payload which went right for the colony.
End Flashback
"I'm only with the ship, till I can return to Orb, with a person who is also on that ship that I care deeply obligated to protect." Sam, told the teenager. "Until she is safe, I will not stop protecting that ship, even from my own brother." He told him.
"Whatever, you two, just keep Lacus safe." Athrun told the two pilots. "Do so, for an old friend." he said as the aegis turned around as it returned to the Vesalius, and the Strike along side the Jade Frame, went back to the Archangel.
Upon entering the hangar of the Archangel, the Jade Frame landed in its designated position powering down its phase shift armor. The pilot felt that he did something really bad, as when he opened the cockpit of the Jade Frame, he realized that he actually did, as four armed soldiers, along with Murrue, Mwu who was still in his pilots uniform, and Natarle behind them. "I guess, I have some explaining to do don't I?"
Murrue nodded answering him. "Please, i want you to go to my office, and I would like everyone thats on this ship, that knows you from the past." Murrue told him, as Sam nodded, taking his harnest off, and following the woman, and Mwu towards the hangar doors.
"You two, go get Mina Sahaku, and Lacus Clyne." Natarle told them, as they nodded.
"Don't hurt them though." Murrue told them, as Sam looked at them as well.
"If you do hurt them, not even the Strike will be able to protect this ship." Sam threatened them, as Mwu looked at him, as he turned to the Jade Frame, as its eyes activated with their erie white color glow.
"Ok, now thats weird." Mwu told himself, as the eyes went amber again and powered down. With just s shrug at the machine, he left once again, following each of them.
As they walked the halls, several of the civilians watch as they take Samorei, or Samuel, who ever he truly was. Whispering, wondering what was going to go on, as he then noticed, Sai, Kuzzey, and Mir all taking care of an unconscious Flay, who fainted from the battle. 'I wonder does she know yet, of what I really am?' Sam asked himself. Upon a short while later, Sam was taken into the Captains office, as the other soldiers brought along, Mina and the Clones, as well as Lacus Clyne herself.
"Oh my, what seems to be the problem?" Lacus asked.
"It seems to be me, and the few lies I have been telling, ever since Jade Frame and I, fought alongside the Archangel." Samuel told his old fling, as even though they were no longer together, Sam always felt he should protect his closest friends. "Now, what is this meeting about Captain?" Sam asked.
"I do wonder the same thing, does it really matter?" Mina asked.
"Of course it matters Miss Sahaku" Natarle told him. "How exactly are we so sure that it wasn't your Samuel, Samorei, whatever, how are we so sure he wasn't the one that leaked the information about the Advance fleet?" she asked them.
"Because I would not do that, Even though I don't like Flay's father, I would not leak that kind of information. I am not that kind of person!" he told them.
"Calm down Sam." Mwu told him, as he turned to. "You to Ensign." he continued. "So what the kid lied about his genes, he is still protecting this ship, or did you not notice him blocking that shot from that Nazca Destroyer, or even that GINN he sliced in half to protect me?" La Flaga asked them.
"That is true, but how are we so sure that he wasn't the one who told ZAFT of the G-Weapons in the first place?" Natarle asked him.
"Then why the hell did I try to stop them from damageing the Strike?" Sam asked her. "I'm not even part of this military, and yet I'm being treated as a traitor to it!" he informed the lot of them. "Infact, I would more likley put on trial to both Orb, and ZAFT, but not the Earth Alliance, sure I wear one of your pilot suits, but I am no Earth Forces Soldier." he told them.
"I understand Sam, but all we really want to know now, is, what your true story is exactly." Murrue told him, as the other two behind her wondered as well.
"Savir told me, of what he said about my battle at Junius Seven. Pretty much exactly that was what it was, however I did not betray anyone, and I piloted a GINN High maneuver Type during that time. And as I told you now, my real name is, Samorei Joule, my mother is of the Supreme Council, and as far as my family knows I am dead, until that ship's report returns to the homeland." he told them.
"So was it your GINN, the one that destroyed the Roosevelt?" Mwu asked as Samuel nodded.
"Now Mina, how did you really find Sam here. You said it was a Mobile Armor, how much of the Mobile suit still existed?" Murrue asked the woman.
"Its Kinda hard to believe, but the GINN he told of. It actually landed on the Orb Beach, after using something from the Debris belt as a shield for re entry. However, when we found Sam, he was in a coma. But, the GINN flew over to the beach on its own from the area the debris fell. You know how the eyes of the GINNs are, this one glowed white, then after it powered down, it returned to normal." She told them, as Murrue wondered what exactly she meant by this. "For what we can tell you, the GINN is actually hidden under our Manor, where he stayed during his time in Orb. We were able to change his name, made everything he needed for it, a Social Insurance Number, Birth Card, Licence, everything needed, we got it. Thats why in his personnel file, he is no coordinator."
"I see. So, he stayed with yeahs ever since that day, till the day he was sent to Heliopolis to work on Orbs own machines. Very interesting." Murrue commented, as she looked at the teenager. "Will you still fight for us Samuel, Samorei?"
"Just call me Samuel Captain, and yes, I will stay with you, until I can return to Orb, with the Jade Frame." he told them.
"Alright, now what is your relationship with the pink Princess?" Mwu asked, as Lacus smiled at that.
"We use to be together, however, it didn't work out for us, so we broke up a few years ago." She told them, as Samuel nodded in agreement.
"I see, and now, as I think about it, you two seem to be better together than we thought." Mwu said, turning towards Mina and Samuel.
"And what is that suppose to mean?" Samuel asked him.
"Oh, that it is, possible that the two of you get together, or so from the way I seen you two act with each other. And it seems that as you are of noble blood Samuel." Mwu joked, as Mina began to blush, hiding it from the other occupants.
"Right now Mwu, you are right, I do care for her, and I will continue to do so." Samuel told him. "However, as long as you are concerned, that Samorei Joule does not exist on this ship. I only said those things, to stop the attack, and that it is true of who I am. I do want to help you, and the only way you can do that, is to keep this secret about me."
"But that is against protocol!" Natarle told him.
"Yeah, and so is taking a potential hostage to the Earth Forces HQ, and you know what, I wont let that happen." He told them, as he left the room. While with all this, the clones of Samuel all smirked at this.
"Now, that was interesting." Murrue commented, as everyone besides the officers left.
"Should we keep survailence on him?" Natarle asked.
"No need Ensign, he has proved to us, that he is willing to kill his old comrades, to protect the friends he has on this ship." Murrue told her.
"Besides, if he was the enemy, do you think we would even be alive right now?" Mwu asked her, as he left the room as well.
"He is right Natarle, besides, we should get back on the bridge, just incase something else goes wrong." Murrue commented, as she left behind Mwu, heading towards the bridge.
Samuel asked his group to be alone for a bit, as he was feeling guilty now. The Montgomery was right infront of him when it was destroyed. So to him, he felt severly guilty for what happend about Flay. He floated to the doorway of where she was being taken care of, as she went into a comatose state. The door slid open, as Sai stood up fast as though he was going to protect her from anyone. "Oh, Samuel its you, or is it Samorei now?" he asked.
"Its just Samuel, I'm still the same person you met at Heliopolis." Sam told the blonde teen, as he then looked over to the bed Flay layed in. "How is she doing?" he asked.
"She is still asleep, from that shock of the Montgomery being destroyed." Sai replied, as he looked over to his fiance.
"I'm sorry." Samuel told him, as Sai looked at the now known coordinator. "I'm sorry for failing again." he commented.
"What do you mean?" Sai asked him.
"You remember the story Savir told, about Junius Seven, the only lie in that, was the machine I piloted. I failed letting all those people die, and now, I failed her." he continued. "I want to be hear for when she awakens, to apologize." he told the teen.
"I think she would appreciate it." He told him.
"How much did she hear, after the Montgomery go down?" Samuel asked him.
"None, she fainted before your speech began." Sai answered, as Samuel smirked.
"So she knows not of what I am. But I wonder how her views will continue." he wondered, as they began to hear her voice.
"Daddy, what about mom, what are you trying to say?" she asked in her sleep, then all of a sudden her eyes opened wide, as she sat straight up, screaming as though in pain as she held her head, to keep the pain inside. Which she was also, in pain emotionally, as both Sai, and Samuel went over to her to calm her down.
"Flay." Sam said in a calm voice, as she looked at Samuel.
"Papa, wheres daddy?" She asked, knowing full well of what happened. Sai and Samuel looked away with sorrow, as she grabbed Samuels shirt. "You said . . . you . . . said . . . you would protect him." She tried to say, as Samuel looked at her with sorrow as she pushed him away. "Stay away from me!" she yelled, as she went to Sai, and began to cry.
"Flay." Samuel said with sadness in his own voice, as he raised a hand towards her. 'I failed you, my friend, I failed you' he silently told himself, leaving the room. However, before he left, Mir came in dropping various water bottles, as Kira came right behind her. "Mir Kira!" Samuel said in shock, as the two of them came in.
"Daddy's dead, no no, thats a lie!" Flay called, as she continued to cry in his arms. "THATS A LIE!" she yelled.
"Flay." Kira began, as that was a bad mistake for how Flay was raised.
"Liars!" she yelled towards the two pilots. "You two promised that Daddy would be safe!" she began, as Kira was shocked, as Samuel felt even more hurt, as one more life he failed to keep alive was added to the over two hundred thousand people he has already failed. "Why didn't you two protect my fathers SHIP!" she then looked at Kira. "WHY DIDN'T YOU KILL THEM!" she yelled.
"Flay, they both faught their hardest." Mir tried to stick up for the pilots.
"Its because your a coordinator, and you Samuel, its because your in love with one." she said almost sinister. "You both didn't seriously try your hardest to protect him did you!" she yelled at the two, who were both hurt by her words. With that, as Flay cried in Sai's arms, Samuel snuck out, and felt like he had been shot, and in some way, he wish he did. As he walked down the halls, he felt terrible, as he punched the wall.
"DAMN IT!" he yelled, as Saxten came around.
"Samuel? whats up?" he asked as Samuel looked at his clone.
"I failed her, I failed a friend of mine, just like I failed all those people." he told his clone, as he saw behind Saxen, Kira going up the small elevator.
"I see, and Samuel, Mina wants a word with you." Saxen told the original, as he then left to follow Kira. Samuel on the otherhand floated off towards his own room.
However, unknown to most of the crew, as soon as she got back to her room, Lacus Clyne was walking through the halls once again. She had pure astonishment, of that Samuel, had actually revealed his actual name once again. However, as her small ball, she calls Mr. Pink, bounced infront of her, she began to hear the crying of Kira in a far area. "Oh my, I wonder who that could be?" she wondered, as she floated off towards the area Kira had gone.
Even though he had left, Samuel made it to his room in a short bit, as Mina sat on the table not to far away. "I heard the yelling." Mina told him, as Samuel just went and sat on the bed.
"So you did, and you know what I am feeling don't you?" he asked as she nodded.
"Yeah, exactly on how you realized Junius Seven was no more." she told him, sitting beside the young fella. "Listen, I'm sorry for what has happened today. You had no control of these events." She continued as she placed a hand on his lap. He was surprised about this, as he took her hand off his lap and into his own. She felt the sadness within his grip as she took her other hand and held them both, as for Samuel he felt how much she cared for him.
"I don't know any more Mina, I've failed all those people, how are we so sure I wont fail you?" he asked her. However, he could not speak another word, as he felt her lips to his own, which surprised him, as his eyes were wide open from the sudden kiss. However, he was surprised about this, he began to kiss her back while on the outside, Savir smirked, as he remembered his own girl back at home. However, on the inside, Mina continued to kiss Samuel with her own eyes closed, as she began to feel Sam's hands in her long dark hair. As it began to become more passionate, they broke the kiss.
"That is how I know you wont fail me." she told him in a whisper, as for their first time with each other, they had kissed. One noble to another, one of the PLANTs, and one of Orb, something the two of them wanted with each other for a long time.
"Thanks, you know, with your tongue in my mouth, I feel a lot better." Samuel joked.
"That was no joke, my feelings were in that lip lock." She told him as they held each others hands.
"I know, however, even though I hated the man, I still feel hurt for letting that happen to Flay" he told the noble as they kept their hands embraced with each other.
"Don't worry about it so much, as the time passes so will the pain." she told him, as he nodded holding her hand with one hand, and feeling her hair with the other, as she layed her head upon his chest.
Archangel View port:
Kira slammed the glass, that layed between him, and the endless vacuum of space. The pain of what Flay said to him, earlier, was tearing the teen apart on the inside as he yelled and yelled into the endlessness of space. "Its not fair," he whispered, calming down a bit, as he heard something mechanical approaching him.
"Oh my, is something the matter, Mr. Yamato?" Lacus Clynes voice pierced his yelling, as she floated beside him.
He turned to see her right beside him. "L-Lacus!" he said surprised, "What are you doing here?" Kira asked the girl, as he whiped what tears he had away. The tears of failure away from his face. "In a place like this?" he asked the songstress.
"Well," she began as she pushed away from the window. "I was taking a walk"
"Well, you shouldn't go everywhere you please, this is a warship, and they could think you were a spy!" Kira told her.
"Oh, well, Mr. Pink likes to go for walks, and any lock door he comes across, he can somehow unlock it." She told him, as they watched the little ball bounce multiple times.
"Well, no matter, I should get you back to your room." Kira told her, as she took off once again, playing around with Kira.
"The fighting is over, right?" she asked the Strike pilot.
"Yeah, well. . . Thanks to you and Sam." Kira told her. "It was thanks to both of you, that we came out of that alive." he informed the pink princess.
"An yet, you seem so sad." she pointed out to him. "is something the matter?" she asked the teen.
"Well. . . " he began, thinking on the words, that Flay had used moments ago. "Its because of all this fighting. I never chose to fight in this war, I am no soldier, and yet, I have been pulled into these rescent events." Kira explained to her.
"If only this war never begun, because it seems to draw in the people who have wanted nothing to do with this war." Lacus told him, as she noticed the long haired version of Samuel, the clone known as Saxen.
"An yet, conflict lives on in all our hearts, Natural, Coordinator, and Clones." Saxen told the two of them. "And it doesn't help Samuel that one of the pilots of the G-Weapon is his own brother." he continued.
"Oh, I know who you are talking about, Yzak right?" she asked the clone as he nodded.
Kira looked at him, as he felt the same for himself, the way Samuel felt in battle. "I see, I also have a friend out there." Kira told the two of them.
"Who?" Lacus wondered curiously.
"Athrun." Kira stated.
"Athrun?" Lacus wondered.
"Athrun Zala, he is the pilot of the machine called the Aegis." he informed the both of them.
"Is that so." Lacus commented on that, with somewhat a smile on her face. "The both of you are so good people." She told him as he face went to sadness. "Which this war has made it into such a sad thing."
"Do you know Athrun?" Kira asked her, as she got a bright smile upon her face.
"Athrun Zala. . ." she began to inform him, of her own secret. "Is the man I will eventually marry." She told him, getting a look of shock and confusion from the two coordinators.
"You. . . You" Kira tried to get out, as she just nodded her head.
All Lacus did to answer him was nod her head, as he Haro jumped into her hands. "He made me this, Haro." she told him with a smile. "When he found out I loved it so much, he kept on making more and more for me." Kira imagined Athrun creating many of the thing she held in her hand.
"I see." was all he told her, as Saxen kept silent between the two of them. "Athrun has yet to change then." he told her, which earned him a look of confusion. "He made something for me as well, Birdy." he told her.
"Really?" she asked him. "Wouldn't it be great, if that none of us had to fight." she wished as she held her Haro closer to herself.
Archangel Samuel's and Mina's quarters
Samuel slept within his bed, which was in the bunk above Mina's own. He layed awake as he could hear Mina's breathing beneath him. "So, that secret is now out, and Mwu has been acting different around me." he commented, as he just layed upon the bed.
"Someone is trying to sleep down here." Mina told the guy above her, as he just smiled and looked at the ceiling.
"Sorry, its just because of everything has happened. And, I'm worried about mom." was all he could tell her.
"I see, I'm worried about dad, and of my brother, I wonder if he got out of Heliopolis in time." Mina wondered, thinking of both Ghina and their father. "Dad has not been himself lately." she said saddened, as Samuel hopped down from his bed.
"You want anything from the Cafeteria?" he asked her.
"Yeah, some bottled water would be nice to have." she answered as he nodded.
"Gotcha, and if you want we can talk some more when I get back." he told her, as he left the room and its hatch.
"Yeah, that would be nice, and gives us time to discuss what we are going to do." she commented to herself.
Archangel, Cafeteria Corridors
Samuel floated down the halls, as he began to hear voice from the Cafeteria, and one noteably was Sai. "What is it Kuzzey?" Sai asked his friend, as Mir, Tolle, Sai, and Kuzzey were speaking about what has been happening lately.
"It seems that those mobile suits that were stolen. The duel and the Aegis." Kuzzey began, as Samuel listened in on it all, and was surprised to hear the name of the mobile suit his brother was piloting. "The pilots of those things, of the Duel, it's Samuel's brother, and the Aegis, is an old friend of Kira's." Kuzzey told each of his friends, as Samuel smacked himself in the head. "I heard him and Saxen talk about it with that coordinator girl." he told them.
Before anyone else could say anything, Samuel got back his composure and walked into the room. "Hey guys." he told them, walking over to the water dispenser as he grabbed two water bottles and began to fill the both of them up.
"Uhh, Samorei?" Mir began ask.
"Please Mir, its Samuel, Samorei died at Junius Seven." Samuel told them, as he finished filling the second container of water.
"Alright, Sam, but I have a question to ask, do you know the pilot of the Duel?" Mir asked the Jade Frame pilot.
"Yeah, closer than some people know other people. However, you may think though, Kira and I, will not let anything happen to this ship." Sam told them, taking the bottles out of the room. "And you all don't have to hide it, I heard Kuzzey tell you the pilot of the Duel, is really my brother." he told them. However, he turned one last time. "Sai, what was it that Flay was talking about before she woke up?" he asked the teen.
"What do you mean?" Mir asked Samuel who asked the question first.
"Daddy, what about mom, what are you trying to say? is what I mean" he asked him.
"That, I do not know, but Before Flay's dad died, he said the words, 'I hate to say it, but it looks like I wont be able to see you again. So I must tell you one thing. Its about your mother, she is a. . .' and then the transmission went silent." Sai told him, as Samuel smirked, and left the room as silent as he came in.
Upon moments after he left the cafeteria, he met up with Savir. "Savir!" he called stopping himself by gripping the railing.
"What is it?" the leader of the clones asked, and the oldest among them.
"Here, take these to Mina, and tell her I will be back in a moment." He told himself as he shoved the containers into the arms of the lookalike.
"What are you planning?" Savir asked.
"I just realized we are getting to close to the PLANTs, and someone has to return her there." Samuel told him, looking down the hall, that leads to Lacus' room. "I will do it, because if I know the Atlantic Federation, and I do, more than anyone knows, is that they will use her to more than an advantage than we want." he told him, leaving his clone staring where the teenager went.
However, someone had already began to do what Sam was thinking, as Kira snuck into miss Clyne's room. "Haro, what's going on Haro!" the pink ball called, as Kira put a finger to his lips.
"Shh, Haro." Kira told it.
"Hmm, what is going on?" Lacus asked as she whiped her eyes, as she had just awoken from her slumber.
"That is something I'd like to know." Samuel's voice called into the room, as he stood at the doorway,startling both Kira and Lacus.
"Mr. Yamato, Samorei, what's the matter?" she asked the two archangel's mobile suit pilots.
"I don't know about Kira, but Lacus, get dressed, your going home." Samuel told her as Kira looked at him.
"I was thinking the same thing." Kira calmly told his silver haired pilot friend.
Upon moments later, the four of them ran towards the hangar, as Samuel was ahead checking the cooridors if the people are awake or not. While Lacus, Kira, and Haro ran behind him, far enough to stop when he told them to. He stopped, and as soon as Lacus and Kira caught up, Sam grabbed Lacus by the arms, and shoved her behind a part of the interior of the ship. "Kira? Samuel?" Sai asked out loud, as he and Mir both saw the two pilots leaning against the wall, using their bodies, to shield Lacus from sight.
"Every time, Haro!" the pink ball bounced as Lacus poked her head out of hiding.
"Hello!" she said with her usual smile with both Mir and Sai surprised.
"Just what are you two up to?" Sai asked the two pilots as Kira sighed at such a comment.
"What are you two going to do with her?" Mir asked, as Samuel looked away for a moment.
"Please, stop asking so many questions." Kira snapped at the both of them. "Please, I don't want to get you two involved."
"Kira, that doesn't matter anymore, they seen us, so now they are." Samuel told them. "So what are you two going to do now?" he asked the two teens.
"We'll help." Sai told them, rubbing the back of his head.
"Sai, Mir. . . Thank you." Samuel told them, as Kira nodded.
"Yeah, thanks guys." Kira told them, as the six of them went for the hangar.
Upon getting to the pilots ready room, Kira and Samuel were getting into their pilots uniforms, "Here put this on." Kira told Lacus, as he held a space suit infront of him, as she began to change into the space suit, while Samuel finished with is uniform, leaving the helmet in his arm.
"My my." Samuel commented, as Lacus changed infront of both of them, while Kira was trying to give her some privacy.
A short time later, the three coordinator's emerged from the room, two in pilots suit, and one in a space suit, which seemed to had a bulging stomach, which caught both Mir, and Sai by surprise as they just looked at Lacus stomach. "Ah, how many months has it been now?" Sai asked, as he looked at the two pilots, as Samuel just smirked.
"Dunno, I've been missing for over eleven." Samuel joked, as he took off towards the actual hangar. The six of them sneaked around, as Samuel went to the Jade Frame, while Kira and Lacus got into the Strike Gundam.
"Thank you." Lacus called to Sai and Mir, as she was getting into the mobile suit. "Perhaps we can meet again?" she asked them, as her Haro was in her hands.
"Who knows we might." Sai told her, as he then looked at Kira, who was getting the launch preperations ready. "Kira." Sai began, as he wanted to akse this question ever since Kuzzey told him of that secret. "You will be coming back right?" he asked. This caught Kira by surprise, as Samuel closed his own hatch, and began to move the Jade Frame to one of the catapults. "You and Samuel will be coming back right?" Sai asked him.
"I can't vouch for Kira Sai " Samuel's voice came through the radio. "I have someone dear to me on this ship, so I wont be leaving without her." he told them.
"Of course Sai, Mir, I wont leave you guys, you are all my friends." Kira told him, as down below Murdoch, was trying to stop what the teens were doing, as the Jade Frame walked by him. "I promise." he told them, closing the hatch of the strike, as the catwalk began to move away from the Strike, allowing it to move once again. Kira then hit the external speakers, for all in the room to hear. "Please everyone, move out of the way, we are opening the hatch." Kira warned all of them, as the two machines went to their catapults. With this, everything on the bridge, began to give off an alert on their displays.
Archangel Bridge:
"What's going on?" Murrue asked the ones behind her.
"Captain, Mobile Suits are preparing to launch, Kira and Samuel are up to something." Kuzzey told her, as Natarle got onto Miriallia's sation.
"Kira Yamato, Samorei What are you doing?" Natarle tried to contact the two mobile suits.
"Those kids have taken the girl with them!" Mwu informed them, from the hangar's communication device. "The Airlocks have opened for them, there is no stopping them now." he told them. And with that, everyone were in shock from what the two coordinators were doing, as both machines were equipped with their style of aglity packs, as the Aile Strike, and the Binsoku Jade Frame were fully equipped.
Archangel Catapults
"Alright Kira, its time, lets return Miss Clyne home." Samuel told them, as the Jade Frame launched first, with the Strike right behind it. The reason for this formation was that Samuel was using the Jade Frame as a shield to protect Kira and the Strike's precious cargo, with each mobile suit, activating their phase shift armor.
Vesalius Bridge:
"Mobile suits detected launching from the Legged ship!" the electronic warefare officer warned everyone. "Ship going to red alert." he called again, as Rau, and Ades were wondering if the legged ship was thinking on attacking, as they can not attack back.
"Commander, we are getting a transmission from Strike, voice only!" The communications officer informed everyone.
That was when the ship was filled with Kira's voice. "This is the GAT-X105 Strike, my mission is a peaceful one, I am bringing you Lacus Clyne." Kira informed the ZAFT ship. "However, your ship is to cut its engines, and power down it's weapon systems." Kira began to tell them his conditions. "Also, the Aegis and its pilot alone are to meet with me."
With that, the voice of Samorei cut in. "If these conditions are not met, we can not guarantee miss Clyne's safety." Samuel told the ship.
"Just what is the legged ship planning?" Ades wondered, as Rau floated behind the captain of the ship. And with that, Athrun's face appeared on the overhead monitor.
"Commander, please let me go." Athrun pleaded, as he was worried for Lacus safety.
"Athrun, we don't even know if Lacus Clyne, is actually aboard one of those machines." Ades told the kid, as Rau smirked.
"Athrun, permission granted." he told the young pilot.
"Thank you commander." Athrun told him, as the link was cut.
"Is this really a good Idea?" Ades asked the blonde man.
"This can be a prime chance for us," Rau told the man, as he looked at the commander. "Cut the engines, and prepare my CGUE for launch." he told the captain, as he left to get prepped for launch.
Space, between Nazca and Archangel ships.
"So far so good, I'm only detecting the Aegis Launching." Samuel commented, as he kept the Jade Frame between the Aegis, and the Strike. Within moments, the Aegis had arrived, as the three machines floated, with the Jade Frame moving out of the way, and the Strike aiming its rifle right at the Aegis' head. The three mobile suits floated, as the Jade Frame raised its own rifle, aiming at one of the Aegis' thrusters.
"Alright, i'm here." Athrun radioed to the two other pilots.
"Athrun, open your cockpit." Kira told him, as both the Strike, and the Aegis opened their cockpits, while Samuel kept floating in the general vicinity. "Talk to him." Kira told the cargo he carried, as she looked at him, wondering what he meant. "He can't see your face, he needs to know its actually you." he told the girl.
"oh, ok, Good Afternoon Athrun!" she called over the vacuum, and the radio. "Its very nice to see you again!" she called.
"I confirm, its Lacus." Athrun told him.
"Then be ready to receive her." Kira told him, as with that, he gave her a gentle shove, as the pink princess floated across the empty space. Upon moments, Athrun caught her, easing her inertia to a stop, as the two stood on the hatch of the Aegis cockpit.
Lacus, smiled as she stepped onto the stolen machine, and looked at Athrun. She then turned to Kira, and the Jade Frame. "Thank you Mr. Yamato, Samorei, and you as well Athrun." She told the three pilots.
For a few moments with silence, "Kira, Samorei!" Athrun called to the two pilots. "Come with us to, there is no reason for you to stay with the Earth Forces!" he told the two of them.
"Listen Athrun, I should not even be alive right now, but I have someone very special to me on that ship, and where ever she goes, I will follow her." Samuel told him.
"Athrun, I don't want to fight you, or anyone," Kira began to tell the Aegis pilot. "But there are people on that ship I feel Obligated to protect." he began, as he began to raise his voice, to tell Athrun what he was meaning. "My Friends are on that ship!" he told the pilot, as the two white machines floated side by side.
"And we will protect those people, even from our own race." Samuel told him, as he thought of Mina, and the others. With those words, silence fell over each of them once again.
"Then, I can do nothing to change your minds." Athrun told them, looking ashamed, as though he has failed his personal mission. "It looks like, the next time we see each other in battle, I will show the two of you no mercy!" Athrun called to them.
"I will as well, to protect." Samuel commented.
"As will I." Kira told the pilot. With that, the cockpit of the Strike closed, with both the Strike, and Jade Frame began to return to their ship. With that, the three machines shared the same actions, in which was the time Rau made his move.
"Ades Start the engine!" Rau ordered, as his CGUE launched from the Nazca as the Archangel instantly took action for this.
"Nazca class, Engines have started, CGUE detected." Pal called out.
"Launch the Zero!" Natarle ordered, as Mwu La Flaga, lowered his visor.
"I knew something like this would happen." he told himself, as the Mobius Zero launching into space.
In space, Athrun was just as surprised as the Archangel and her crew. "Athrun, take miss Clyne to the ship!" Rau ordered, as the CGUE sped past the Aegis, and went right for the Strike and Jade Frame. Both of the Gundam's could not fire back, in case they missed and took out the Aegis and Lacus.
"Damn, what now?" Samuel wondered, as he got the Jade Frame between the incoming CGUE, and the Strike, as the beam rifle was put aside, and drew the beam sabre from behind its shield.
"Did you two think Rau, would stand by and let this go the way you wanted it?" Mwu asked the two pilots, as the Mobius Zero was coming right towards them.
As in the Aegis, Lacus did not want this to become a battle field of her friends. "Lacus what are you?" Athrun sked her.
"Commander Rau Le Creuset!" Lacus called out, as the signal was being received by all of the ships, and machines. "I am how dare you start a battle infront of a peace representative as myself?" She asked the commander.
"Miss Clyne, this is not the right time to. . ." Rau began.
"Commander, I am ordering you to break off this attack." She ordered the blonde commander.
"What a troublesome girl, no matter, we will meet with this ship again." He told himself, as he hit the radio. "All ZAFT forces, pull back," Rau ordered, as the CGUE stopped its attack, and began to retreat, earning a sigh of relief from the two Archangel machines.
"Now, that was entertaining." Mwu told them, as Samuel nodded.
"Yeah, it seems to be." Samuel added in.
"Well, like them, we should head back as well." Mwu informed the both of them, as the three machines about faced, and went back towards the archangel. "Going after them, will lead us to more trouble." he told them, as he noticed Kira on his screen, with glazed eyes. "Hey kid is something wrong?" Mwu asked the pilot.
"No its nothing." Kira replied, as each of the machines made it back to their mothership.
Author's note: Lacus Clyne, has returned to ZAFT, and it seems Samuel and Mina have kissed the first time in this fic.
I see, that the people who do review this beast, were surprised to see the things with Samuel. And those that I actually talk to, I just got to say, I need to keep some big secrets haha. Now, for the events of next chapter, will show how, Yzak acts about this of Samorei Joule his older brother is actually alive. And pretty soon, the destruction of the Eighth fleet.
Until the next Chapter: Sibling Rivalry
