Authors Note. I feel like there are some things I should say. The story has been kinda dramaless for a reason at this point, be assured there is a lot more coming. This is going to be like any Gundam Series with romance, tension and there is absolutely some character death. The fate of each character was pretty much sealed when I first outlined the story so that is something to be warned about if you have a love of any particular character. Also no type of character is safe, even characters from Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny may be killed off along with some of my OC's. Feel free to make predictions about the plot but I am set on keeping the main details secret. If you wish to ask questions and want to know certain things about the plot then e-mail me at onlinegal20yahoo dot com. And for those of you who didn't understand in the last chapter Yzak is a high ranking officer in Redemption which is why no one knows where he ended up. With that cleared up enjoy the next chapter.

On another important note, I started a prequel for this story called "The Gibralter Incident" about what happened in Gibralter since I keep making references to it. I planned on starting it later but I decided that now was good enough and I really wanted to write a romantic scene because the romance in this story is still a few chapters away I think. So if your interested in more of my GSR history then read that story. Updates may be slow but its a start of an explanation.


Phase 8: Breathing


"Docking Stage 1 complete, welcome Eternal," a female voice said over the radio as her face appeared on the screen, "we're glad your safe. Every Clyne Faction member has checked in as well, we're all safe."

"Shiho Hahnefuss," Lacus Clyne spoke, "we are glad that you are safe as well. It seems that there is some light in our grave situation." Shiho was a high ranking Clyne Faction member and had been since the second Bloody Valentine war. As a part of the Joule team she had worked to escort Lacus Clyne to the PLANTs upon her return and later when she had her own team she had joined Lacus in retaking Gibralter years before.

When the Minerva and Eternal were both docked the crew and guests of the ships all were welcomed by a whole crowd of Clyne Faction members. Yaro smiled as he exited the ship of cheering people, they were all filled with joy at the sight of their leader back and safe. The Minerva crew got no less applause than the Eternal, as the rescuers of Lacus Clyne, they were hailed as heros in the faction. As Lacus Clyne approached a panel of commanding officers they all bowed and curtsied respectfully. Yaro recognized Shiho Hahnefuss, the former Chairman Yuri Amalfi and commander Hierian Verstrinea. Lacus curtsied before them in her commanders dress with Dearka Elsman and Andrew Waltfeld standing behind her. The kids stood behind them quietly and Lunamaria watched over them.

"Welcome Laucs," Amalfi spoke first, "the news of your unknown whereabouts for a while was a little distressing to say the least but we're glad your here now."

"The important thing is we're all safe," Lacus said, "I am glad nothing happened to any of you as you fled the PLANTs."

"Shiho had a bit of a rough time with her unit," Hierian responded, "but nothing she wasn't trained to handle." Shiho shot Hierian a slight glare before speaking up herself.

"I just had one ship chasing mine," she explained with a little bit of annoyance in her voice, "it's not like I had a whole PLANT flee after me." She clearly referenced what had almost caught up to the Eternal.

"Well we did," Andrew Waltfeld replied holding up his hands, "and it was one crazy miracle that we made it out in one piece. If we hadn't had Yaro and Uzumi we wouldn't have lasted to the point where the Minerva found us."

"So you used the two prototypes," Amalfi said looking from Watlfedt to Lacus.

"Yes," Lacus responded, "but like the old machines they run out of power too quickly, even with Mega-Trans Phase Shift. I want them to be outfitted with the new G system and N Jammer Cancellors as soon as possible. We have to be prepared for anything in this, it seems another full scale war is on its way and we have no way of knowing whether we are really safe here."

"You know that breaks the treaty we made at Gibralter," Amalfi said in response, "We agreed with a large group of nations that we would no longer manufacture mobile suits with the N Jammer Cancellor system." Lacus knew that well, she had been mostly responsible the treaty, hoping that if they banned the N-Jammer cancellor system that nuclear warfare would disappeared completely but needless to say it had not. There had been rumors of a government in northern Eurasia that had Nuked one it's own towns that was believed to be under the influence of ROW. Kira had not been able to use the strike freedom for anything over they years since it was still using the system. Lacus knew all too well what re implementing the N-Jammer cancellor system might invite but who really would know? The Clyne faction was known for its many advances and they had perfected the system in such a way that it worked very differently from previous versions.

"The PLANTs agreed under your leadership and my leadership," Lacus replied, "now that our faction no longer belongs to ZAFT we are outside the treaty and we have much to accomplish." She knew they couldn't go into battle with those power dependent mobile suits any longer. Their operations would need to be efficient.

"What exactly are you planning?" Shiho asked.

"To defeat ROW," Athrun said as the group from the Minerva entered the conversation. Athrun was followed by Captain Meyring Hawke and Commander Shinn Auska.

"Athrun Zala!" Amalfi spoke with surprise, Athrun was sup-post to be in ORB, "In her address Cagalli assured the nation that you were in ORB, what are you doing here?"

"I was," Athrun said, "and I will be soon though I wasn't at the time of the address. For the sake of everything we have worked for Cagalli found it necessary to lie to her country for the first time in her life. I had to accompany the Minerva personally."

"What she said about ORB was true though," Meyrin said, "we are not part of the ORB military but rather we are a private sector known only by Cagalli and a few officials in Morganrate. Our development was started years ago in secret." Everyone thought about it for a moment and it made sense. Lunamaria, Shinn and Meyrin had all quit ZAFT at different times through the years and it made sense that they would have gone on to something else, something much more important than the ZAFT military. Cagalli had wrapped a nice little package of talent into the Minerva when she had it reconstructed. There was a silence for a moment as everyone thought it over.

"Well you must all be exhausted," Hierian said summoning forward a few officers, "rest for the next few hours in peace."

"I don't think we'll be resting," Athrun said motioning to his crew, "we need our ship resupplied immediately. We're heading back to earth."

"So soon?" Hierian asked, "are you sure."

"Yes," Athrun said, "I am positive, there is too much at stake for me to leave Cagalli defending her nation alone for now," he then turned to Lacus, "we have to talk to the kids."

"Yeah I know," Lacus looked down at the ground for a moment, she had not been separated from her children for more than a night in the past; not having them near her would be hard especially with Kira gone but she knew it was for the better, "I know." She repeated herself letting it sink in, this was not going to be easy.


"No, I'm not going!" Yaro protested as Athrun, Lacus, Uzumi and the other three Yamato children all sat in a room together discussing what Lacus and Athrun had planned. Uzumi sighed as Yaro once again protested the idea of going to ORB rather than staying and protecting his mother. Yaro was a stubborn child and the argument was not unlike him.

"Yes Yaro you are going as well," Lacus said for the second time.

"NO!" Yaro protested, "with father gone you need someone to protect you! I'm not leaving you up here alone."

"She won't be alone," Athrun said in an angry tone. He was usually composed at the kids rarely saw him angry, "your mother is now in a highly defended advanced military base Yaro and you do well to remember that Kira trusted my judgment and I believe you must come down to ORB to look after your siblings if for nothing else." Yaro was silent thinking about what had just been said; it was true that Kira would want him to follow whatever Athrun had planned, Kira had trusted Athrun's judgment more than anyone elses throughout these sixteen years of peace.

"The worlds plunging into war," Leyas spoke up, "are we supposed to remain silent hidden away like we've done something wrong?"

"You're children not soldiers," Lacus said, "and this is not a battle for you to fight." Wrong thing to say; Athrun sighed as he predicted the next comments to be made.

"But what if we want to fight!" Leyas insisted, "for the future of our world. Mother you fought when you were near our ages, why can't we stay."

"Leyas," Kiran grabbed her arm. Leyas shot him a warning glance. Athrun groaned as Lacus put her head in her hands.

"I don't think the issue has anything to do with what we want," Uzumi said with calmness, "we have every right to fight if that is what we wish, but none of us are really ready to fight. I mean besides me none of us have really had training in this area."

"No but..." Yaro was interrupted by Uzumi continuing.

"I propose a compromise that will benefit us all," Uzumi said.

"What?" Lacus asked seeking a way to calm her family down.

"We will all go to ORB..." He began.

"NO!" Leyas protested. This time Athrun gave her a look, being Leyas she wanted her uncles approval so she quieted down letting Uzumi speak.

"We will all go to ORB," he continued, "and then you will allow us to build up our skills and enroll on ORB's small student military school."

"Absolutely not!" Lacus protested. Athrun looked a little lost in thought.

"That would allow you to have the skills to defend yourselves later on," Athrun said as if he was thinking out loud, "it could be beneficial since this war isn't getting any smaller."

"But Athrun..." Athrun smiled as Lacus tried to protest now. Her and her children were so much a like and he had seen many times in the past where Lacus had lost her usual composure. The twins both had this side of her while Kayla never lost her temper, never had an attitude and never was really afraid. The young innocence of Kayla was a light to the others in the family and now as circumstances darkened it would be needed to guide the way through many things.

"Your children are not known as Yamato's in ORB," Ahtrun continued, "in fact not much is known about your kids. To ORB you are the only member of the family. Not ever Leyas's records were published outside the PLANTs. Under the name Yamato your kids would be safe."

"I don't want to go to military school," Kayla said, "but I will go to normal school in ORB."

"That's not the only issue Athrun!" Lacus said.

"What is the other issue?" Athrun asked in a reasonable voice.

"I don't want them fighting!" she declared, "I hate war! I don't want us going to war!"

"Like it or not we are in the middle of a war already," Athrun said holding his tone back from anger, "Lacus your children must learn to protect themselves. Things won't be the same as they were when we were young." He saw tears in her eyes at the mention of the past. There had been to much heartache, too much pain and too much anger for them back then. They had been forced to face the world and to fight against their friends in the name of peace. Athrun, Kira, Lacus and Cagalli had all been forced to fight for their world and it had scarred them all. All of them had become orphans and Kira had discovered that he was an orphan. Athrun put an hand on her shoulder.

"None of us had anyone to help us," he said, "we are here for our children and we're not going anywhere." The kids could only watch in this moment as they saw their mother cry for the first time. They were touched in that moment, they wanted so much to comfort their mother.

"I give in," Leyas said, "I'll go do whatever you want. I'll go to ORB and I'll go to a normal school if that's what you want." Yaro was a little less ready to give in. He jumped at the opportunity to get further training in a mobile suit. He wouldn't promise to stay away from military school. Brushing a hand through his black hair he spoke.

"I'll go to ORB," he said.


"No I want it outfitted with the beta system," Lunamaria said arguing with one of the engineers on the Minerva. She wasn't happy with the Impulse 2's current operating system and she wanted one that was easier for her to use; the beta ZAFT system one that she had also had a hand in designing.

"But it's not made for that," the man said.

"I have examined every area of its creation!" Lunamaria declared getting impatient, "It is clearly ready for it! It needs to be better if I am going to use it!" Shinn walked into the mobile suit bay and it was very clear what was going on, the argument was resounding throughout the place and making it pretty hard for the other engineers to get their work done. He walked over to the two and began to intervene.

"Luna calm down," he said and she turned to him with a fierce look of anger.

"Go away Shinn," she said, "this doesn't concern you." Maybe he deserved some of that spite but he really didn't want to deal with it now. Someone had to calm this girl down before she blew a fuse and sent the whole place in an uproar.

"I have no intention in leaving," he said in a hushed tone as he grabbed her arm. She shook him off and he turned to the engineer, "What is the problem?"

"She wants us to outfit her new machine with a system I don't believe will work on it," the man said and Shinn rolled his eyes. That was what was causing such a big fuss?

"Is it possible to test it?" Shinn asked, "Because if it doesn't work like you say you could always change it back. But if it does work..." Lunamaria stepped on his foot in that moment causing him to let out a yelp and causing everyone in the mobile suit bay to look toward them. Shinn turned bright red as people realized why he had yelped and at that moment Meyrin and Leyas had just floated in.

"What was that for!" Shinn almost yelled loosing his patience with the rambunctious girl; he wasn't going to be able to handle being her comrad on this ship through the coming missions if she insisted in behaving like this. He had kept his distance from Lunamaria Hawke for the past few years for a reason but now that things were crazy he was forced to work with her.

"For what happened at that restaurant," she spat back, "and for butting into my business, I can handle this without you thank you very much!"

"Okay Luna!" he said loosing his temper finally, "that's it. I try to be nice, I try to make up for the past but no matter what I do you seem determined to hold this grudge for the rest of your life!"

"Well that is because i want to," she said, "you were an awful boyfriend anyway!" Leyas was a little shocked at the watching the two of them argue, she had had no clue before that they had ever been in a relationship with each other. She had thought their little arguments were just a sign of rivalry. She looked at Meyrin who breathed out a sigh of annoyance. Those two were as different as night and day sometimes but other times they seemed perfect for each other; Leyas wondered why she had never noticed their obvious romantic tension earlier at reunions.

"There it goes again," Meyrin said rolling her eyes.

"Luna that was fourteen years ago!" he yelled, "just let it go already!" He stalked out of the bay and Lunamaria huffed in anger. She didn't even look at the engineer as she took a different door out. Leyas took this opportunity to ask Meyrin what was up.

"What was that about?" Leyas asked Meyrin.

"That is what happens when you never grow up after getting your heart broken," Meyring sighed, "they've been arguing about the same thing for fourteen years."

"What happened?" Leyas asked.

"Shinn and Lunamaria were together after the 2nd Bloody Valentine war," Meyrin began, "and a year after it they didn't get to see each other often because of duties and things like that. Well when they finally made an arrangement to see each other for dinner Shinn didn't show. Lunamaria waited in the restaurant for eight hours waiting for him. When he called two days later she didn't answer. She still hasn't listened to him explain it." Leyas almost laughed at the explanation; that was it?

"Why wasn't he there?" Leyas asked.

"The Gibralter treaty," Meyrin said and Leyas knew what she was talking about. The treaty that allied the PLANTs with several nations of the earth in the name of peace. It was signed shortly after her birth. "You see Shinn had been asked last minute to be at the meeting and he left ORB in a hurry. He forgot about his dinner with Luna and she's been cross at him ever since."

"That's really stupid," Leyas said.

"It is but at the same time it's kinda comical," Meyrin replied, "they're both so stubborn neither of them will ever admit that they were wrong."


Athrun stood in front of a large window looking out into space wondering about the future of his family and Kira's family. They would be leaving this base soon and heading to ORB. Something inside him told him that this was the right thing to do. He worried about Yaro and Uzumi. Yaro was so fixated on ending the war now that he failed to see the bigger picture of things and Uzumi was trying so hard to hold onto his faith that things would be alright. With the conflict thickening Athrun doubted that that would happen anytime soon. Athrun was proud of Uzumi, he was so very strong yet at the same time he was holding so much inside him. The boy held everything inside and tried his best to help others where Yaro let everything out. The two were best friends, but Uzumi would never admit his fears to the older boy; he would never admit his fears to anyone.

"So," Shinn said walking to stand beside Athrun breaking him out of his mixed thoughts.

"What," Athrun asked him.

"Have you heard anything about Kira?" Shinn asked truly wondering about his friend, "do you have any idea where he is."

"No," Athrun sighed, "we're not even sure he is alive. So many people have gone missing investigating ROW its unsure whether figuring them out is even possible."

"Why did he go?" Shinn asked with a hint of anger in his voice, "surely he knew what was happening in the PLANTs. With Lacus in danger it just amazes me that he still decided to leave."

"I think we'd have to ask Kira to understand why he left," Athrun replied, "I don't get it either. It's so unlike him. Lacus said that he had been talking about it for awhile but one day he just decided to act. Who knows what drove him to it."

"Maybe he suspected that ROW was behind the recent calls for Lacus's removal," Shinn said, "if he left to stop them then everything makes sense."

"Who knows," Athrun replied, "whats more important is those ROW machines. If Yaro and Uzumi hadn't been in better machines I am sure that those pilots would have taken them out."

"Why do you think that?" Shinn asked

"I analyzed the battle data and that one machine, the Pain had a pilot of incredible skill," Athrun replied, "I'd say whoever it was could be easily pitted against one of us with the ability to win under the right circumstances. I'm not sure if I've ever seen such reckless and effective tactics. Whoever he was took down Dearka in a sheer 2 minutes and 32 seconds flat."

"I hope she dose not get progressively better over time," Shin responded, "or you might get shot down."

"And you wouldn't?" Athrun asked.

"Never," Shinn responded,.

"Hey, You've been shot down before," Athrun said defensively.

"By you!" he replied, "Like any outsider could take us out. Me, You and Kira are the only ones who can shot each other down."

"You should go through that data," Athrun replied ignoring Shinn's statements, "It has me worried. We have no way of knowing how advanced ROW's weaponry may become and with someone like that. We're in for trouble."


"Minerva departing in ten minutes," the loudspeaker through the hangar rang. Lacus stood in front of her four children with tears in her eyes as she prepared to send them away for the first time. She had always been close to her children, keeping them with her wherever she went. It was hard for her to let them go most likely because she fought so hard to ensure they would not suffer the way she did without either of her parents with her through the later parts of her teenage years.

"I can't believe I'm doing this," Lacus whispered to Athrun who walked by her toward the entrance to the Minerva.

"It's the right thing to do," Athrun said putting a hand on her shoulder, "don't worry me and Cagalli will take care of them Lacus, they'll be safer down there than the will be up here."

"I know," she said wiping her eyes before turning to say goodbye.

"We'll be alright mother," Kayla spoke up with a slight smile though she was torn apart from this approaching separation. Kayla was very close to her mother and she was honestly afraid to be without her mother for this time. When would she see her again? Lacus hugged her youngest holding her close.

"I know you will sweetheart," she looked at her little girl with a reassuring smile before turning to Leyas next.

"I'll miss you mother," Leyas said hugging her mother. Lacus held her little girl before moving to Kiran.

"It's just another adventure," Kiran said, "that is what dad said every time he left for something." More tears leapt to Lacus's eyes at the mention of Kira. She hugged her son tightly letting him know she understood. When she reached Yaro he looked down at the ground clearly the most emotional as there were evident signs of wiped tears on his cheeks. Though Lacus wasn't really his mother he loved her like one and he had a hard time leaving her in this place without any family left; he wanted to stay and protect her.

"Please," Lacus said hugging him, "look after your younger siblings, I'm depending on you Yaro." He hugged her back knowing that her request was another sign of how much a part of the family he was.

"I promise I will," he responded. With that Lacus turned to walk away. She looked back one more time at her children before they walked onto the Minerva. First Kira and now her children; would things ever go back to the way they had been?


Kiran walked to one of the windows and watched his mother standing in the hangar as the ship disappeared. This was one of the hardest things he had ever been forced to do and he found himself searching for a place to be alone. After finding it he had finally had time to think about the war so far. Battle after battle the Eternal had escaped a few crazy close calls. He wondered if his family's luck would continue to surface in future events.

His mind was troubled by the sudden move from peace to unrest and now it seemed the world was going to plunge into war and there was nothing his mother nor anyone else could do about it. The thought troubled him so much and he did not really understand why; he had never witnessed a war in the past despite being born on a warship called The Archangel, which had disappeared since then. Needless to say the thought of war terrified him because of them many things his father had told him and Yaro about the first and second bloody valentine wars. The way it sounded the end of the world had been coming in both incidents. His own parents had repeatedly been targets of people who wanted them dead and they had somehow survived. Would they survive much longer? It had been a long time since they had faced any real threat.

"I thought I'd find you here," he looked up to see Shinn Auska standing near him, "I used to come here when I was unsure of things." Kiran didn't respond immediately, he knew Shinn must have had plenty of reasons to come here in the past, his part in the second bloody valentine was legendary.

"I just needed a place to think," Kiran said sitting down against the wall, "things have been so odd lately."

"I know how it feels," Shinn said with a smirk, "It's a bit odd watching everything unfold the way it has. I'm used to things happening quickly, it seems that this new war has been a very gradual occurrence."

"Why were you looking for me?" Kiran asked the ventran solider.

"I just noticed you looked really troubled earlier," Shinn begun, "I wanted to let you know that I know what it feels like to endure as much as you have. I want to be of help to you since your dad isn't here now."

"It's not his fault," Kiran said looking down, "this war has cause a lot of things to happen so far."

"I'm not blaming him if that's what you mean," Shinn responded, "Kira isn't someone anyone could ever blame for anything; he has one of the purest souls I've ever seen and he never does anything that he doesn't feel he has to do. He is one of the most selfless people I know."

"That's my dad," Kiran responded with a smile, "I remember if he was ever doing work he would drop it for anything we wanted him to do. He would help Leyas with her dancing of all things! He was always there when I needed help in school. I really miss him now."

"I miss my dad still," Shinn replied, "and it's been years since his death."

"I'm sorry," Kiran replied, "at least mine's still alive; I mean we think he's alive."

"He is," Shinn reassured the boy, "there is no way he would leave you alone in this world, or your siblings."

"Thanks," Kiran said.

"For what?" Shinn asked.

"For trying to help me," Kiran replied.

"Sometimes we all need help, Kiran," Shinn replied, "we just need to ask for it. Anytime you need someone to talk to, me and your uncle Athrun will be around for you and I'm sure the same goes for anyone on this ship."


"Kira," there was a voice calling his name. "Kira," he heard it again but this time it was nearer; opening his eyes he struggle to move as he saw blackness and an expanse of stars around him.

"Who's there?" he asked trying to find the source of the voice. Suddenly a shining figure of a woman appeared in front of him; she was dressed in a glowing white garment; her hair had an orangeish glow to it and her eyes we filled with kindness and wisdom. He didn't know why but he felt that somehow he had seen this woman in his dreams before.

"Kira," she said again softly looking at him with a smile.

"Who are you?" he asked confused as he tried hard to remember.

"Do you not know me, Kira?" she said wisdom dripping in her voice. She floated over to him and held her had up in peace, "for I know you, though I wasn't able to be there with you as you struggled; I watched you from here all your life and in a way I have helped guide your steps. Can you not tell who I am?" He looked into her eyes and studied them for a moment and he could not quite understand why but he saw part of himself there. As he looked deeper he found himself carried away in a view of his own life.

War... Battles... Pain... Suffering... Family...

He had only had Cagalli for awhile and then he had Lacus. Now he had children as well but for some reason he knew that at one time he must have had more. A picture floated by him of a brunette woman holding two children; a brunette boy and a blonde girl. Suddenly he remembered where he knew her from.

"Mother?" he questioned.

"Yes," she said, "though I never earned the right to bear that title." She floated toward a small star for a moment before looking back to him, "but now I have a few moments to say some things, however brief and mythical they may seem."

"Where am I?" Kira asked confused about whether or not he was dead.

"You are in your own mind," she said, "a dangerous place for the ultimate coordinator, though it was not I who made it that way." She grabbed his hand, "my son there are many things that you will not understand in the coming times. War is brewing on the horizons and perhaps some things will come together for good while others will ultimately end in tragedy."

"What are you saying?" he asked.

"I am saying that you hold every answer in your own mind," she said, "you will soon discover the truth of what happened eighteen years ago at the changing of the world. You will return from the place of darkness you now dwell in to take your place alongside Lacus as a leader in this world Kira. You must return to your family or all will be to late; you must save them Kira for an evil draws near unto them and even now one of them has been overtaken."

"I don't even know where I am much less how to escape," Kira said as she seemed to float farther and farther away.

"You are not alone for along," she said, "when you meet with honor you must choose to return to Lacus and you must save your children from the darkness."

"Don't leave," he said reaching out a hand, "I need to know more, which one is already overtaken."

"It will become apparent in time," she said fading away, "my time is almost up."

"Please stay," he begged.

"Goodbye Kira," she said, "and always remember; I'll always be here till the end of time. I love you my son now go."

With that he awakened from his dream quite shocked at what he had just experienced. He put a hand on his head and groaned as he felt a weariness wash over his body; he recognized the effect of a drug commonly used by ROW agents to desensitize their opponents. He had felt it once before in Gibralter. He sat up as best he could an observed his surroundings. He was in some sort of cell with metal walls and a cold hard floor. There didn't seem to be any door around him nor any windows just one small light on the ceiling giving off a very dim light. There was no way anyone could stay sane in this environment for long and he figured it must be a maximum holding cell.

His thoughts turned to what he had been doing before he got here. He was investigating ROW; why? Lacus's most recent run for re-election had not been going well; The younger more upbeat Jaley Lired had been spreading lies that had angered Kira. He had gone on a search into her background and had discovered that she might have a connection to ROW somehow. Unable to prove it to himself he had worked hard to investigate the unrest and terror caused by ROW; along the way he began to see a pattern in ROW's actions. Unrest led to Civil War and Oppression which led to ROW agents coming in as hero's and "saving" the countries. The strategies used were frustrating to the Ultimate Coordinator as he searched for a solution to the battles. The deeper he got the more leads pointed to Mars. Lacus had supported his investigations giving him full backing in going to investigate Mars for he needed the answers to it all. There had been so much more that he was confused about in all the information he had worked on.

He had found a shadow of himself it seemed in some of the things he had hacked from ROW frequencies. The Ultimate Coordinator was mentioned as such in several messages. He was seemingly an element ROW wanted to control and he began to understand more about how he was the lone target in Gibralter. What he couldn't grasp was why? What did ROW want with him? What would they do now that they had him?

His thoughts turned to his mothers message to him. Lacus and the kids were in trouble and fear gripped him over the situation. As he lay here in this cold cell his children were facing the world without him. He shouldn't have left them, now he wasn't there to protect them. Lacus had told him that if he wanted to go then he should go; he knew that she could be in danger but Andrew Waltfeld had convinced him that she was safe with the faction. His mother had just convinced him otherwise.

What had led him to his mother in the first place? The only time something like that had happened to him before was in that last battle in the first bloody valentine when Flay had died. She had appeared to him to give him strength and to tell him she was sorry. What sort of connections caused these things to happen? He had never met his mother yet he had seen her so vividly and she had warned him of the future. He couldn't understand it all.

He wanted so badly to get out of the cell and get back home where he belonged in Lacus's arms; his safe harbor. She protected him and he protected her; without each other they were nothing. He needed to feel her in his arms, he wanted to taste her sweet lips and hear her angelic voice. It was a mistake to leave at this time, he could have just sent someone trusted. Was there any hope left for him to escape that place? Why were they holding him here anyway? Would anyone come to speak with him? His mind worked for so long that he soon found himself overcome with the weariness from the drug. Very soon his mind calmed and he lay again in unconsciousness; the world of dreams.


Ah! That took a long time to write. I had a lot more scenes in this originally but I realized how much time I was already spending on this chapter. So it's really calm but I promise there is going to be a battle next chapter. I left you with another Kira scene, it was an amazing piece to write but I think it worked out for the better. It's been forever since I've updated it and I am really sorry but my college courses are crazy right now. Also no Meiko this chapter which makes me sad. I had a few scenes from her but I moved them into the next chapter to make the fluidity of the story a bit nicer. Writing this has been very hard lately with so many characters to juggle so please bare with me I'll get chapters done at my own pace so that I get every detail of the story right. Thanks for reading

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-WintersChill