Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam SEED, or its sequal, I also don't own the characters, but this story is my idea, so don't use it, okay?

A/N: I am so sorry for not updating this...I feel absolutely awful...I didn't have any inspiration, but I found some today, so I went right to work. I hope you all enjoy, because I actually had fun writing this chapter, even if it is just plot, lol. Please review and let me know what you think about it, okay?

Chapter 10: A Dragon of Shadows

55 days, 9 hours till "deadline"

One of the Outer Colonies:

In one of the run-down buildings in an older, yet effectively functioning colony, there were people hustling about. They were performing tasks varying from basic maintenance and upkeep of the building, to moving packages and other like things. In the office room of the building, there was a man who was of big stature, and was "rotund" as well, his hair was black and slicked back. He was looking through some papers when another man entered the room.

"Boss, we've received reports that our pirating squad has been captured…the Strike Freedom was among the units that apprehended them." The slightly younger man spoke, and flinched a little when he finished speaking, being as he was anticipating a fit of rage from the large man, however when the fit didn't come, he relaxed himself. "Mr. Fujita, is something wrong?"

"No, leave me, and close the door behind you…I have some business to attend to." The big man replied as he waved away his underling.

"Of course…" The lackey respectfully bowed as he walked away and shut the door. Afterwards, Fujita pressed a button on the corner of his desk, and a video-communications screen came out of the wall to his right. The large man put a number in the number pad and turned to face the wall. A few seconds later, a face of a young man with slightly long, reddish brown, medium-length hair, purple eyes, and a serious expression came on the screen.

"Good afternoon…Mr. Ryuu. I have some news on our friend, Captain Yamato. It seems that you predicted his reaction to a 't', how'd you know that he was going to respond to your…work…with the patrol on the outer colonies?" Mr. Fujita inquired as he leaned back in his chair.

A sinister smile came on his face, "Heh, let's just say I know the Captain rather well. Do you happen to know his heading?" The mysterious young man inquired, his face changing to a somewhat more, friendly, albeit still chilling expression.

"Well, he captured our pirates that were in the 'D' quadrant, and the only military base there would be in the D-55 area. That seems to be where he would be headed, if he is indeed going to a military base." Fujita replied as he thought out the possible locations that could answer the mysterious fellow's question. "So, Ryuu…we've paid you a lot of money to…take care of the Captain, being as he's the only threat to our black market, but how can I trust you to pull through with your end of the bargan?"

As soon as the red-headed young man heard the question, he gave a glare that was as cold as death to the big man, "Believe me, 'Boss', I didn't really need your money to give me the incentive to take the Captain down. I'd be happy to kill him with or without it, I'm just taking it because I know pathetic scum bags like you would pay through the nose to see him dead, and that is all!"

"Okay, okay…sorry…I'll take your word for it. So…what is it that you have against him?" The crime boss inquired, intrigued by the young man's obvious hatred for Kira, but this only caused Ryuu's glare to bore deeper into his soul, making him go into a cold sweat.

"That is…none of your concern. I will call you when I see fit, until then, worry about your self and your precious black market." The young man sternly answered as he ended the video call, leaving Mr. Fujita to sweat out his fear.

"…Who on earth…have I gotten myself tied to?" The large man nervously spoke as he wiped his brow in dread.

With Ryuu, some remote colony in the 'E' sector:

After finishing the conversation, Ryuu stood up from the chair he was sitting in and left the small room. He walked past a bedroom of sorts, then a kitchen, and finally to a stair-case that led downwards. "Fool…he really has no idea who he's messing with…no matter, he's just about served his purpose, and then he will be none of my concern. Heh, at least I know where he is now…that's all that matters." The young man angrily thought to himself as he descended down the stairs. Eventually, he came to a large set of doors, to which he put a number in to a key-pad near by, and the doors slowly opened, revealing a small hanger, and inside was one mobile suit. He looked up and gave a small grin as he examined the machine. The machine was Gundam style in design: it had the stereotypical Gundam head, only it was royal blue in color, as was its body, except for its chasse, which was silver, as were the joints for the elbows, knees, wrists and shoulders, it had also had eight wings that were black with thick silver trimming on the upper part of each one, the most interesting feature was that the wings were all connected at the time, and the first half of the wings near the back pointed down in a slant, then the latter half near the arms pointed upwards in a slant, creating a 'v' shape of sorts. It also had a medium sized blaster rifle in hilted on its back, two large cannons collapsed and folded with one on each hip, and four beam sabers with two on each hip. The eyes of the Gundam were blood-like in color, however they bore no life, being as the mobile suit was inactive.

After observing the mobile suit, Ryuu walked over to a rack that was holding a flight suit, which had white shoulders, then was black from below the white trimming down, except in the area around the chest, which was crimson. He put the flight suit on, then reached for a gun on the shelf above the rack and holstered it at his side, after which he made his way to the mobile suit and climbed up the pilot cable to the cockpit and climbed in. The young man put on his helmet, sealed it, and then began to input commands on the keyboard in rapid movements, causing the mobile suit to stir, after a few seconds, the monitor lit up with a message present on it: "ZGMF-X110 Oppression Gundam...READY."

"Let the game begin…Mr. Yamato…" Ryuu solemnly spoke as he pressed a button, causing a giant door to open above his mobile suit. After it had widened enough for the Oppression to fly out, Ryuu pulled back on the thruster controls, the Gundam activated its thrusters in response, quickly flew out the doors, and made its way towards the entry and exit point of the colony.

A/N: Who is Ryuu, and what does he have against Kira? Well, be sure to check this story when I update, okay? Be sure to review okay? Oh, and I'm sorry again about not updating...hope you all will forgive me...