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CHAPTER 9

The Versalius returns to the Plant homeland. The captain was having a conversation with Rau.

"So Athrun will accompanying you in the incursion then." Fredrik said to his commander who was standing next to him.

"Yes since he was present during the incident"

Ades answered another problem in hand. "I heard The Kingdom of Orb is angry and they're putting a world wide protest"

Rau looked up to the docking bay near one of the PLANT sites "Our problem should be viewed in a perspective way wouldn't you agree captain"

"I believe so commander." Rau then talked again.

"For now we should repair and resupply the Versalius. We might have downtime now but were still racing against the clock"

Meanwhile in the Archangel. After the escape from Artemis the crew could leave a sigh of relief. Meanwhile the Jedi were practicing. Thanks to Murrue's permission the Jedi were available to have room space to train in there Jedi arts even if that space was in the hanger bay doors. Currently Alex was facing Cagalli in sparring combat.

"Withhold those emotion's your feeling Cagalli and focus on the force that is flowing through you." said Alex as he clash his blue bladed lightsaber with Cagalli's purple one.

She then try to use a trick similar to what she did to Kira back in Heliopolis before the whole ZAFT fiscal. Unfortunately it didn't work and she ended up becoming unbalanced and crashed to the ground with her face seeing the tip of his saber. Chief Petty Officer Kojiro Murduch started to brake up the crowed that were just standing there watching them spar.

"Well I guess you need more training then." answered Alex as he gave her his hand so she could pick her up. He could see her anger frustration in her eyes. "Now don't get angry just because of your own faults. Remember what I taught you about your anger get the best of you"

Cagalli remembered that lesson well of how not controlling her anger will lead down to the dark side. She should know, she felt it back in Heliopolis "You should take a breather to calm yourself down Cagalli." Alex then look towards Kira "Your turn Kira." and Kira stood up and activate his green colored lightsaber. But unknown to the three of them that a certain red head girl was watching at there training in the sidelines.

At the bridge of the Archangel Arnold had just announced that there far away from Artemis's position. The captain gave a sigh of relief when her first officer ask her about there Jedi passengers. "Captain I've had some complaints about the weapons that the Jedi are carrying. I mean we were too busy to confiscate them because of the ZAFT attacks and no-" The captain interrupt her.

"I know what your about to say ensign and I agree however to what I saw it will be next to impossible to take there weapons away. They're not life threatening. Remember what Alex said back at the meeting. That Jedi used there skills for defending and never to attack others."

Although Natarle wanted to argue her case more but knew in her mind that Murrue was correct in a way. She decided to go to her next problem. determined the best route to Earth Alliance Headquarters at Ptolemaeus.

Mu who was sitting in Tolle's copilot seat since he was off duty, he turned to look back at the Captain. "So what now captain. With all that pandemonium back at Artemis that eventually covered our tracks the Lurasia class vessel is not following us"

"I know but we still have a lot more problems that still needs to be resolved." Ramius said dryly.

Back at Flay's hiding place she was still watching one of the Jedi's other practices this time Kira eyesight was covered with a helmet with blasts shielding down. While that was going on she remembered the discussion with Sai back at the cafeteria.

Flash back

"Do I have to Sai" Arguing at Sai about apologizing to Kira

"Yes Flay; the situation calls you to apologize"

"Flay; Kira went to so much hassle all because you blurted out who he was. " Tolle told her. "Yes Kira's a Coordinator and he is training to become A Jedi"

Sai interrupted Tolle know what he was about to say. "Look Flay long story short you put him in condense danger so it's imperative that you say your sorry"

Flay look sad for a moment but in her gutted instincts that he was right so she left the cafeteria to look for him.

As she left Tolle talk to Sai about another imperative matter. "Now we have that settled we have to ask ourselves what will happened to us on this ship since we didn't got any supplies back at Artemis"

End Flashback

At the Plants docking bay Rau with Athrun in tooled entered the shuttle and to his surprise a person he knows was sitting at the opposite side.

"National Defense Representative Patrick Zala it's A nice surprise to see you." Rau and Athrun greeted him with a ZAFT salute

Patrick return salute and told them both that he was never here and both Rau and Athrun took seat at the other opposite side next to Patrick.

"It's been a while father. I mean Sir" Athrun corrected himself as the shuttle was heading to the Plants. Patrick explain the situation to them."Needless to say I only agree on your opinion from your report" Athrun was shocked that Patrick never said Jedi. Knowing that Rau must have never added it in the report. "Probably got a good reason" Athrun muttered to himself.

"The fundamental issue is the Earth Alliance is secretly developing these new mobile suits we'll forget about the pilot for now." explain Patrick Zala. Rau smiled knowing that he had foreseen this "I'm grateful that you make that astound position." Athrun dazed off remembering back at Heliopolis. How he saw his best friend and his sister again and something else a skill that surpass any basic training ZAFT ever holds.

"It would be a shocker to the council to find that the last suit's pilot is a coordinator." Patrick look at the outside window coldly. "Such an admission would delay our plans as other factions argue endlessly." Rau knew what he meant. It was Patrick's doomsday project codename GENESIS. Rau turn around to Athrun's seat. "Would you find it unpleasant that the report will find your two friends swearing allegiance to the Earth Forces"

Athrun got out of his dazed position to reply to his commander "Not exactly sir."

"The abilities of the Earth Alliance suits rebound to anything we have imagined possible. That's what the reports going to say." Patrick finish explaining to the two ZAFT soldiers in question. "We must take a more series approach. It's the only way to end the war quickly."

Rau get a quick smirk and a thought "No Patrick Zala. The war will end when the Sith rules both sides"

Back at the Archangel Kira was blocking all the miscellaneous objects his master was throwing with his lightsaber. But he was getting hit around his body with a few of them.

"Kira stretch out with your feelings?" His master told him and he continued with the exercise while his sister was watching.

Kira took a deep breath and cleared his mind and reactivate his lightsaber. This time he blocked and deflect every object flawlessly.

"See you can do it" As Cagalli was about to congratulate his brother his master turned around to a sideline corner of the hanger with a smirk in his face . "You can come out Miss Alster. Were done of our exercise"

Knowing she was caught she came out to the opened from her hiding spot. "How did you know I was there?" questioned her because she wanted to know.

"Well it's easy Miss Flay Alster. Since were Jedi we could feel your presence in the area. (I also sense something else in her as well.) Alex sense that thought in mind till Cagalli walk towards her.

"So what are you doing here Flay. It's dangerous for you if you are just snooping around on our practices. You want to loose a limb or something?" Flay went to the point as to why.

"I just came here to apologize to Kira. That's all"

Kira was just stunned "apologize for what"

"I announced who you are and put you endanger. So I'm sorry Kira"Kira gave a smile to her" Don't worry about it. I don't rise to anger that easy due to my training." this gave Flay a sigh of relief.

"Well Flay me and my brother should get back to our training. So go back to the cafeteria okay." Flay nod in agreement and left however the feeling Alex was sensing on her boggled him with questions.

"there's something different about her I can't put my finger on it. I should meditate on this matter later. Right now I should focus on my padawan's training, they'll need it to surpass the final test that I will give them and also the Archangel's supply problems including the lack of water"

Back at the bridge Badgiruel nodded absently, studying their course. "Is there a faster way? Can't we just look for a better route somewhere"

"Afraid not, ensign" Neumann replied. "If we chart a course any closer to Earth, we'll have to cross the Debris Belt." He was referring to Earth's artificial ring of space debris, left over from the space colonization's early days. .

Ramius, however, wasn't as well-acquainted with the dangers. "Can we navigate through it ensign"

"Through the Debris Belt mam?" Neumann repeated incredulously. "There's no way that's possible! If we attempt to chart a course through that, we'll end up as a part of it"

"The garbage humanity made, ever since they began exploring space," La Flaga mused. "It's true, we don't want to be a part of that... Hey, wait a second! That's it "

"What's it Lieutenant?" question Ramius

La Flaga stood, with a sly smile on his face" I could make the impossible possible right we'll use the debris belt. But first we should call our Jedi friends and everyone else in here first"

At the Plants in Athruns apartment. Athrun was finished with his shower and as he was getting a fresh clean uniform to present himself at the council meeting a photograph laid underneath it. It showed him in his Lunar Prep uniform, and Kira and Cagalli in Jedi robes and they were laughing together. Those were happy times. He remembered the day he first meet them.

Athruns flashback

"Hey give it back" Athrun tries to grab his textbook back from four bullies

"A freak like you don't need a Math textbook" yelled a boy who still holding Athruns textbook in his hands. As Athrun was about to rush to him another boy tripped him. Then the two boys hold his arms together.

"Guess were done playing with him. Let's give him something to remember." A boy rip his shirt open and there leader opened his switchblade.

"For a pure and blue world. This is something to remember us by." As he was ready to carved something to Athrun's skin someone shouted to stop it. And then suddenly two boys who holding Athrun down along with the third one was suddenly push by an unseen force.

"If you want to pick on somebody because there different. Pick on someone who is evenly match." The boy rushed him with knife in hand and the brown robed boy just grabbed his arm and tossed his body over his backside and activated his lightsaber and pointed to his face.

The boy quiver in fear and fled from the scene along with the rest of his friends. The boy then deactivate it and proceed towards Athrun.

"Are you all right" He said as he picked him up."Yeah I thank you Mr." He told him his name. "My name is Kira Hibiki and your welcome." He scan his body for any severe injuries and to his luck there was none. "Common I take you to my home." He pick his book bag up and he left the are with Athrun in his shoulders.

As they finally reach to a nice house he see's his sister meditating at the corner of the yard. His master broke his concentration to see Kira dragging a person in hand.

"Kira who is this person?" pointing at the blue haired boy who Kira was holding.

"My name is Athrun Zala sir." He said weakly.

"The Plant council Patrick Zala's son. Kira let him down gently." and Kira did what he was told and put him down. He then yelled Cagalli to come over which broke her meditation.

"Cagalli remember the healing technique I taught you." She noded " Use it to heal Athrun here." she was quite nervous because she was going to touch a boy's body for the first time. She closed her eyes and pressed her fingers to Athruns torso. She then focus the force to her fingertips. Athrun then began to feel a tending sensation all over his body.

After Cagalli was finished she was exhausted. "It'll take time and practice to get used to it . But not bad." Alex look at Athrun who was slowly getting up and feeling like a million bucks. "How are you feeling"

"Great" Kira returns with a spare gi "Here; sorry it's not a shirt. This is all we have." Kira turned his head towards Alex. "Master can he stay with us for dinner"

Alex was thinking what Kira was saying. "I don't see why not but you should ask your mother for permission first." this gave Kira all sorts of enjoyment.Later that night after Via agree of having Athrun over. He and Kira were standing outside watching the stars. "So kira what was that method Cagalli was using. I haven't seen nothing like that before"

Now this was sticky situation for him but he honestly let it out. "You may not know this but it's a healing ability method. It focuses the force energy within herself to her fingertips which calmly eases out the pain." this gave Athrun much more confusion.

"It's a power that you can't see but you can feel it. It's a natural powers of the Jedi. My master used to say that Jedi were guardians of peace and justice, protecting what is right. You know that kind of thing." He felt like it was like ZAFT in a way. To do what is right.

The next few weeks after class Athrun visited Kira and Cagalli in there house. He was surprised on the knowledge they were gaining when they help him with his schoolwork. Which was impossible since they didn't went to school. He was also beginning to get fond feelings towards Cagalli as well and that Kira told him she was a Coordinator didn't hurt much. As she always blushed when he comes over. Another time there master gladly took a photograph of all three of them one time. He wished that this never ends.

One day he received a letter from his father telling him to return to the Plants because of a position that both races are having. He wanted to say goodbye to his friends before he depart so he build a mechanical bird called Birdie to mark as a term of friendship. He then raced to the Hibiki residents till he saw police vehicles and officers strapping crime seen paper all over. Athrun questioned one of the officers.

"What happened here?" The officer replied "A couple of thugs broke in. Probably Blue Cosmos. Eyewitness heard gunfire and a hissing sound. We don't know where the family that lives here are. All we found here was the bodies of theses scumbags. Most of them with hack limbs." He slowly dragged away till someone grabbed his shoulder. It was Kira.

"Sorry I startled you" Athrun wanted an explanation of what was going on "I have no time Athrun I 'm just here to say goodbye"

"Your leaving; were your going. You know the authorities are looking for all of you." explain Athrun.

"I know. Blue Cosmos wanted to kill us but me and my master and sister defended ourselves and now we must go in hiding again"

"Then go to the police station and explain your statement"

"we can't. It's not easy to say this." Athrun then understand what he meant. He then turned on Birdie and he gave it to Kira.

End Flashback

At the bridge of the Archangel after the crew was summoned. Mu explain the situation to them.

"Your telling us there is a chance we can get supplies" Tolle answered

"And you want us to grabbed them off from the debirs belt. Is that correct." Alex concluded his question while folding his arms together and leaning back.

"Yes or to be more precise we attend to take them." Mu answered. Murrue explain the plan. "In our present course we'll be landing near the divinity of the debris belt." Cagalli complain as she realize what she's saying "Hold on your not saying were going to take them"

Mu gave a smirk on Cagalli's reply "Give this Jedi extra credit for knowing the plan"

"The debris belt consists of a wide array of junked items" Murrue slumped in the chair more heavily "Of course it also has a fair number of vessels that were destroyed in battle"

"Your not suggesting we get our supplies from there"

"I agree with Tolle on that one." said Cagalli Mu change his expression on his face. "We don't got no choice in the matter. If we don't get them. We won't survive for much longer." Murrue then finished her briefing "Once the Archangel arrives in the debris belt I want all of you to use the shuttle pods to help the work outside this ship." The kids were having upset expression in there faces except for the Jedi.

"Very well Lieutenant Ramius. We'll get ready" and he left with his two padawan's but not before eyeing at Flay for a second.

Meanwhile at a secluded location in the Plants Rau Le Cruesset aka Darth Mortis knelled down when a dark cloaked figure with two Super battle droids follow closely behind.

"I have come here for my report Master." Rau said while knelling

"I sense that your plan in destroying the Strike and the Jedi have failed" answer Dart Vector in a cold matter.

"Forgive me master. I will receive any punishment you have me offered" Rau was ready to receive a jolt of force lightning from his master but it never came.

"There's no need for it. This is only a small incursion. Even if the Strike and the Jedi made it to Earth my agents in the Earth Alliance will see to that." The sith lord sighed and ask Rau another question. "What's the progress on the Genesis battle station"

"It is nearly 60-70 complete my master. Earth and few of the ZAFT council members don't know it's existence yet." Rau stood up facing him "Master I must leave for the emergency council meeting to report the Heliopolis disaster"

"Very well; Soon we will change the faction of this war and they will be powerless to do anything and there only option is surrender and then once my brother gets complete control over the other side of the galaxy. The Earth and the Plants will become the new annexation of the vast great Empire." Rau only smirk at his masters proclamation.

At the debris belt the Strike and the shuttle pods were about to excavate for supplies till they were all shock as to what they saw. But nothing shocked more the master Alex who suddenly felt the cries of 243,721 civilians of a once great agricultural colony of Janius 7.

One seen after the next the Jedi and the crew were horrified as what they saw in the name of a blue and pure world. All the while scavenging for supplies. Later as they all return to the Archangel with there supplies on hand.

"That water over there? Are you serious?" Kira's protest rang out through the Bridge

"There are close to a hundred million tons of ice frozen over on it," Badgiruel pointed out.

"You're kidding!" Kira's face was disbelieving. "You saw it for yourself, Natarle! That PLANT is where hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives. And yet you-!" Alex calm his padawan down

."It's the only water we've been able to locate," Ramius interjected

"Hey kid, nobody's jumping for joy over this one," La Flaga said grimly. "I don't hear anyone shouting 'Hurray, water"

" But Lieutenant..." Cagalli argued for Kira "Hey, we're alive, guys! And if we have to, we'll do what it takes to continue to live!" Mu proclaimed

"I guess we have no choice then" Alex said in a calm demeanor

After the Plant council emergency meeting was over the current chairman Seigal Clyne walk towards Athrun.

"Chairman Segal Clyne!" Athrun saluted in kind in a nervous matter

"There's no need to stand on ceremony with me Athrun." He walk a few kilometers away from Athrun still with a smile on his face. " Just as you return it is my daughter who leaves on business." he then breathe out some air "Guess it can't be help since she is a member of the Memorial Delegation. But tell me Athrun when will you two give up your busy schedules to see each other"

"Sorry sir" Athrun felt apologetic.

"Apologizing to me won't do you any good but beware things are going to be hectic again." he sighed while looking at a portrait of George Glenn the first Coordinator.

"I understand your fathers point of view however-"Rau finished talking to Patrick as he walk towards the two men. "Athrun were going after the legged ship and the last mobile suit. The Leconion team is now attaché to our vessel. We'll be heading out in 72 hours.

As both men drive towards the base the Lacus Clyne Music Video: Silent Night came on the video screen. At the moment as the song played the civilians and the volunteers of the Archangel made flowers of carefully folded paper, to be scattered over the wreckage. Even the Jedi had a hand on helping there commemoration.

After this was done they all gathered on an outcropping overlooking the rest of the ruined colony: the various crews in their shuttles, Kira, in the Strike, and Mir along with Cagalli were standing at the cliff edge. From the Archangel's Bridge, Ramius, La Flaga, and the rest of the Bridge watched, right hands over their hearts, as the small, silent tribute took place.

They both stood silently for a few moments, then tossed the armful of paper flowers out over the orbiting graveyard. All the while Athrun lay flowers to his mothers grave. A victim of the Bloody Valentine Tragedy.

Once there commemoration was over they went back to work salvaging the ice this time Kira was flying escort in the Strike alone. While Cagalli and Alex went back to training since they were not needed at this time.

"How are things going?" Ramius asked on the Bridge.
"It'll take us four hours to get all the ice we need. But we only have ammunition for one more trip" Pal reported.

"It's good enough. All we need is enough water to make it to Earth Forces territory." Meanwhile, Kira was soaring amongst the debris field that was once a space colony, keeping an eye out for anything unusual. Until...

" A civilian ship? how it ended up here.""Kira called. He drifted in for a closer look. When A mobile suit appeared and Kira what it was. "A two-seater reconnaissance GINN?" he muttered in surprise. " what's it doing out here?" He then used the Strike to ducked behind a drifting rock, beam rifle sticking out. "If it finds the Archangel and calls for reinforcements, we're finished!" He sighted in using the force to target the Ginn in his crosshairs . "Come on... go away... just leave"

The GINN finally turned and began moving away, and Kira breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank the force it left." However one of the Mistral pods choose the wrong moment to come into view, and the GINN saw it. The mobile suit immediately came in for a closer look, and then began to raise its rifle.

"You idiot why'd you have to notice it?" Kira leveled his rifle again. "I gotta..." His finger was on the trigger, but he couldn't bring himself to pull it. That's when the GINN opened fire, shattering his paralysis. No sooner had the first shot been fired than Kira retaliated and shot it in point blank range which automatically destroyed the machine.

"Thanks Kira" announced Kuzzey in the intercom

"Yeah if it was'nt for you Jedi skills we would've died" Chandra agreed.

"Kid!" La Flaga called. "What happened we saw shots being fired what's going on"

Kira shut off his radio, then pounded his fists against the instrument panel. "Arrgh" A moment later, he looked up as his displays beeped at him. He then zoomed the screen and to his amazement an object that was now drifting into view, broadcasting a distress call. "A two seater lifepod? He then sense a girl in there but what was odd about this one was she seemed calm and peaceful.

"You know you Jedi have the tendency to find a lot of things." Badgiruel said after Kira brought the pod in. Alex and Cagalli came next to Kira.

"Let's see what you got this time padawan" announced his Master as he too sense a calm demeanor inside the pod.

"Okay, I'm opening it," Murdoch called. He hit a final switch, and the hatch opened. "HARO,HARO" a odd, ball-like robot floated pass them and it was pink, and it would continue floating if Cagalli didn't catch it.. Then another voice came out. "Thank you! I appreciate your assistance"

All eyes whipped back to the lifepod as a young woman in a dress, with pink hair and a relieved expression, came floating out. Kira's gaze was instantly riveted.

Authors Notes: Is Flay force sensitive? We'll have to find out later. The plot thickens as we progressed on. Lacus will be in a shocked surprise next chapter when she learns about the Jedi. And I hope you guys like the flashback of when Kira and Cagalli first meet Athrun. I try to make it as close as possible before he gave Birdy to him. Give me some reviews if you like any of these (and that includes all the Flay Allster fans as well!).