Disclaimer: Sebastian Connor and the Storm Wolves belong to me.
Song of the Storm Wolf
By Storm Wolf77415
Hell Breaks Lose
Atlantic Federation Vice Foreign Minister George Allster was doing a good impression of a fish, and everyone else on the bridges of both the Archangel and Montgomery could only stare at the brown-haired, blue-eyed young man with a Chesire Cat grin on his face.
"You know, I wish I had a camera, because that look is priceless" Sebastian said, still grinning.
"Wh-what did you call me?" Allster said, not daring to believe it.
"Uncle, I believe that is the title a person gives to the brother of one of his parents" Sebastian said, like it was obvious, he then slapped his forehead, "I'm sorry, Uncle. I never introduced myself, Sebastian Connor, the Storm Wolf of Jachin Due, ZAFT's Supreme Ace, at your service."
"Z-ZAFT!" Allster said, now clearly outraged, "Lieutenant Ramius, why is there a ZAFT pilot on the bridge of your ship with my daughter!"
"Hold on daddy!" Flay cut in, she turned to Sebastian, "It is true, Sebastian? Are you really related to my father and I?" To which the Storm Wolf merely nodded.
"Yes, Flay, I am exactly that" He then proceeded to pace the bridge, and spoke in a tone that a teacher would use to address his students, "My full name is Sebastian Andrew Connor. I was born on February 26th, C.E. 53 in Kansas City, MO, in the Atlantic Federation, on Earth. My parents were Dr. Timothy Michael Connor, and JoAnn Marie Connor, or as she was known before her marriage, JoAnn Marie Allster."
"Your mother was a Natural?" Natarle said, as surprised as everyone else was at this revelation.
"Yes indeed," Sebastian said, "Uncle, I am very certain you remember your older sister, and how much she took care of you. Remember the time you had a serious case of the flu, you were bedridden for two days, and my mom took care of you through the whole thing, she never left your side once. But I don't need to remind you. You remember it already, I know."
Allster hesitated, ready to vehemently deny everything, but then he looked to his daughter, standing by Sebastian's side, the living image of his sister. He hung his head, "Yes, I do remember my big sister, very well. Flay, what Sebastian is saying is true. His mother was my older sister. He's your cousin."
"Daddy, why didn't you tell me?" Flay said, clearly upset.
"I was angry, angry that she could have fallen for one of…them!" Allster said, "She was my best friend, and she forgot all about me when she ran off with him."
Sebastian said, "Uncle, my mother never forgot you. She talked about you all the time. She said it was always her hope that I could meet you." "With the death of my father's side of the family in the Bloody Valentine, that means you and Flay are all I have left."
"When this is all over, you and I need to sit down, Flay, you as well. We have a lot to discuss…nephew" George Allster, a genuine smile forming.
"I'll look forward to that, Uncle" Sebastian said, and then the alert klaxon went off.
"What is it?" Murrue said.
"Radar interference! N-jammer levels increasing!" I'm reading A Nazca and a Laurasia. It's the Vesalius and the Gamow!" Romero Pal reported.
"Le Creuset!" Sebastian growled, "Uncle, I'm sorry to cut this short, but I've got to get to work."
"I understand, just promise me this, take care of my daughter" Allster said, looking his nephew square in the eye.
"I won't even promise you that. I guarantee it, and I always live up to my guarantees" Sebastian said, and the screen went blank.
"Murrue, we had better get ready," Sebastian said.
"Red Alert! Sound General Quarters! Level One Battlestations!" Murrue barked on the loudspeakers, and Sebastian raced for the hanger, Flay, hot on his heels.
Gamow, hanger
So it comes to this, Nicol thought as he sat in the Blitz's cockpit, Once again I have to fight my best friend. How did we end up like this? How did things get so bad?
"How lucky can you get!" Yzak smirked from the cockpit of the Duel, "We thought we had lost the legged ship, and Evans leads us right to it!"
"Yeah, but did he have to stay?" Dearka said from Buster, and Yzak grudgingly nodded. After getting thoroughly trounced by the Storm Wolf in the Debris Belt, Evans had hooked up with the Le Creuset team. He had transferred to the Vesalius while the Dark Tooth returned to the PLANTS.
"Sebastian and Kyle can't stand each other" Nicol said, "I know when we attack they'll go straight for each other."
"Maybe we'll get lucky and Connor will do him in," Yzak said.
"Kyle Evans is the reason that Sebastian and I even met, and I speak from first hand experience that the man's a lunatic", Nicol said, "I certainly won't lose any sleep if Sebastian removes him from this world!"
"That may not be so easy. I heard that they modified Commander Evans CGUE to test some new weapons they reverse engineered from the G-weapons, A beam rifle, and a laser sword they say is capable of piercing Phase Shift", Dearka noted, "G-weapon or not, Commander Connor will have his hands full."
"Then hope Sebastian wins," Nicol said, "I know I am."
"You know all what to do," Le Creuset said as he came up on the pilot's video monitors, "Nicol, if you face Predator, feel free to use disabling attacks only. I've already told Athrun the same thing for if he faces the Strike."
"Thank you, Commander" Nicol said, Sebastian I don't want to fight you. I have my duty to the PLANTS, and yet, I have my loyalty to you. I'm so confused!
Archangel, hallway
I had hoped that this would be the end of the fighting, I was so close to being able to leave, Kira thought, now in his flight suit.
"Kira!" Flay cried, having caught up to him, "You probably haven't heard, but my father is on one of those ships. Please protect him!"
"Of course, Flay" Kira said giving a small smile, "I promise."
"Thank you", she smiled back, and Sebastian emerged in his green flight suit, "You do the same, and please come back to me." She said to him, giving him a sisterly kiss on the cheek.
"What was that about?" Kira asked suspiciously.
"Don't worry Kira, I already know how you feel about Flay. In a nutshell, she's my cousin. Her dad and my mom were brother and sister. I'll give you the whole story later on, but right now we have work to do" Sebastian said, and the two pilots headed for the hanger and their Gundams.
Archangel, Hanger
Sebastian finished strapping himself into Predator, and performing his standard check-out procedure.
"Bridge, this is Sebastian, in my rush, I forgot to ask what exactly it is we're dealing with, give me the rundown."
"Seven GINNs, all four G-weapons, and a CGUE," said Murrue.
"Son of a bitch!" Sebastian said, All FOUR of them? That means Nicol's out there, terrific! I wouldn't be surprised if that CGUE was Evans. So I'll have two problems to deal with!, "Lieutenant, I'm ready for take off, give me the word and I'll give them hell."
"I understand, but we been ordered to hold back and let the advance force take care of things" Murrue said with consternation.
"Koopman is an idiot!" Sebastian hissed, "What is he trying to do? Get himself and my uncle killed!"
Montgomery, Bridge
Damn it all to hell! This can't be happening to me now of all times! George Allster cursed he looked out to the Archangel, the pristine white of its laminated armor hull contrasting against the black, star filled sky, Sebastian, you're my daughter's best chance for survival. Don't you dare let anything happen to her!
"Launch mobile armors and bring all weapons online. Not that it'll do any good" said Koopman.
"I still don't understand why you ordered the Archangel to stand offwhen it's obvious they could be such a help to us!" Allster said.
"They could, but we'd still be outnumbered. We need to give them time to escape to Ptolemaeus. I hate to say this sir, but we're expendable, they're not" Koopman said, his face like stone
"But even still" Allster said, "my daughter's on that ship."
"I know sir. In fact it's probably the safest place for her to be right now. Besides, she's not alone. Your nephew is there with her, and knowing who he is, he would fight tooth and nail to protect her" Koopman said, giving a small smile.
"I suppose you're right. After all, he does have Allster blood in him, and we don't back down from fights easily!" Allster said with pride, and then adding quietly "Good luck Sebastian, please take care of my little ballerina princess. I have a feeling she's going to need you. Godspeed, nephew."
Then a crewman gave the warning that all aboard had expected, and dreaded, "We have engaged the enemy captain."
"Then let's do it!" Koopman said, and all hell broke lose.
Archangel, Bridge
I don't believe this, just as we catch up to the advance force, ZAFT shows up and ruins everything! Murrue thought as the first ship went up.
"Lieutenant Ramius, we have to something!" Sebastian said from the command chair's left hand screen.
"Commander, our orders are clear-", was as far as she got before the Storm Wolf cut her off.
"Fuck the orders!" Sebastian yelled, "The advance force is getting slaughtered like three fat pigs, and once they're gone, we're next. Do you really think Kira, Mu, and myself will be able to stand against those kinds of odds?"
Murrue considered this for a few seconds as the second ship was vaporized, leaving only the Montgomery, and then Murrue said to Mir, "Launch the Strike, Predator, and Moebius Zero."
Archangel, Hanger
"Finally, I was wondering when we were going to act!" Sebastian said, as he guided Predator to the port catapult, Hold on uncle, we're coming as fast we can.
Kira was already loaded up the Strike on the starboard catapult, "Strike here. I'm ready."
"Watch yourself out there, Kira. Remember, Flay's father is on one of those ships as well."
"I remember, and it's not just Flay's father, he's also Sebastian's uncle." Kira tightened his grip on the controls, determined to see this through to the end, "Kira Yamato, Strike Gundam, launching!"
"Ready for this, Mu?" Sebastian said to the Hawk of Endymion.
"Ready, willing, and able," he replied back.
"This battle is going to be one of our more difficult ones, we're going to have to work for this one."
"Compared to what you've been through at Jachin and Endymion, this should be a cakewalk!" Mu said.
"Maybe, maybe not" Sebastian said.
"Look at this way, you've got Predator this time around, should make things that much easier."
"I hope you're right in that regard", and with that Predator and the Zero launched.
Montgomery, Bridge
"Captain, the Archangel is deploying its machines!" a crewman called out.
"What?" Allster said, "Are they insane? Even with their help, we're not going to last much longer!"
"I'm not surprised," Koopman said, "The first rule of command, never give an order you know won't be obeyed. Ramius is Halberton's protégé. He had a stubborn streak a mile wide, and it seems to have translated to her."
"Give me the Archangel!" Allster said, and Murrue's image appeared on the screen, "Captain Ramius, what do you think you're doing! Captain Koopman gave you a direct order to move off."
"I'm sorry sir, it was your nephew that convinced me to launch" said Murrue.
"Let me speak to my daughter", Allster said. Flay, who had returned to the bridge after speaking to Kira, came into view.
"Daddy, I'm scared" Flay said.
"I know, princess. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared myself. If anything happens to me, I want you to…", and Flay stopped him.
"No daddy, don't talk that way!" Flay said in a panicking tone.
"Flay!" He said sharply, "If anything happens to me, I want you to know that I love you, Stick close to Sebastian. And remember this, my ballerina princess, you are not alone. I love you baby doll."
"I love you, too Daddy" Flay said, tears in her eyes.
Open space
"This is nuts!" Sebastian said as he took quick stock of the scene. Strike and Aegis were engaged in another battle, each half-heartedly exchanging shots with each other. Mu had taken charge of the other mobile armors and were leading them against the Duel, Buster, Blitz and the GINNS, but the ZAFT forces were clearly winning. Through it all the Blitz was intentionally staying away from Predator. Nicol, Sebastian thought.
"Hello Connor!" an all too familiar voice said, "Are you ready for round two?"
"Evans!" Sebastian hissed, and sure enough, a spotted brown CGUE, rocketed toward the Storm Wolf, "You better believe it, cockbite! Last time we were both in CGUEs, and even then, I won. Do you really think you can stop me now that I have a G-weapon?"
"That fancy machine doesn't mean anything! A true pilot can adapt to face any scenario, any opponent. You won't live to see the day! Although, I've got some new toys I'm dying to try out!" Kyle replied.
The Storm Wolf noted that his rival's machine indeed had some new improvements. A beam rifle similar to the one he was carrying at that very moment in one hand, and a big nasty looking laser sword in the other hand.
"Then test your luck against the GAT-X108 Predator!" Sebastian replied by drawing a beam saber and the Storm Wolf of Jachin Due and the Grimaldi Hyena clashed once more.
It started with out with a good old-fashioned beam battle. Kyle, still new to how a beam rifle worked, wildly blasted at Predator, while Sebastian used the Gundam's superior maneuverability and speed to evade most of Evans' attacks. Seeing that his beam rifle wasn't working, Evans pulled out the laser sword, while Predator pulled out a beam saber locking up like the horns of two massive bulls.
"Is this the best you can do?" Sebastian said.
"No, as a matter of fact, it isn't!" Kyle said with an almost maniacal tone to his voice, and he pointed his beam rifle straight at the Montgomery, "I can still do THIS!" And three shots were fired. Sebastian could only watch as the ship bearing his uncle went up in flames. He, of course was not the only one to bear witness to this.
"NOOOOOO!" Flay screamed as she saw the Montgomery consumed in explosions.
"That's the price you pay for siding with the Naturals!" and Evan's cruel laughter permeated the air. Predator stood there for a few seconds, Sebastian's knuckles were whitened as he held the controls in a death grip.
"You…miserable…COCKBITING…FUCKTARD!" Sebastian roared at his top of his lungs, "I'll KILL YOU!" A blue seed fell behind Sebastian's eyes, and spun twice. On the second spin the seed turned gold, and then exploded in a maelstrom of light, a wolf's howl in the background. Sebastian's eyes had turned gold and dilated. He then let off the loudest howl he could manage, and attacked like a wolf set upon by the bloodlust of the hunt.
By this time, the Duel, Buster, and Blitz had finished off the last of the mobile armors, but thanks to Mu's leadership, the ZAFT forces had suffered as well, with five GINNs lost, Yzak had the other two return to the ship.
"Should we get involved?" Dearka asked Yzak.
"Do you see how he's fighting!" Yzak said, "It's just like at Jachin. We'd never stand a chance, even with numbers on our side."
Nicol was once more plagued by his conflicting loyalties and could only watch his best friend continue his grudge match against his rival.
Sebastian was so overcome with rage his fighting grew more and more reckless and wild. And that was exactly the opening the Grimaldi Hyena was waiting for. With one swipe of his laser sword, Evans removed Predator's head and left arm, jarring the machine, which caused Sebastian to hit the instrument panel, knocking him out, and so he didn't hear what transpired next, for if he had, then he'd really have reason to kill with his bare hands.
Archangel, Bridge
The mood on the bridge had been one of silence when the Montgomery exploded. Flay had gone nearly catatonic. It was in that moment that Natarle acted, making a decision that she would regard in the future as one of the stupidest in her entire life. She grabbed Kuzzey's headset, and spoke.
"Attention all ZAFT forces, I suggest you cease all combat operations at this very moment. We have Lacus Clyne onboard on this vessel. As in Supreme Chairman Siegel Clyne's daughter and I imagine that you would not want anything to happen to her. So think hard about what you do next, should anything happen to her." And she cut the radio link. Murrue looked at her in disbelief.
"I can't believe you said that! Commander Connor will skin you alive when he hears of this!"
"I'd like to see him try!" Natarle hissed. She'd really regret that comment later on!
Open Space
"Die!" Evans said, but as he readied the killing blow, The Blitz charged forward, rapidly firing its beam rifle. Nicol had made his choice on where his loyalties lie.
"GET AWAY FROM MY BROTHER!" Nicol roared.
"Nicol!" Athrun shouted, causing the battle between the Strike and Aegis to end, much to Kira's relief.
"Nicol what are you doing!" Dearka yelled.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry you guys, but I have to follow my heart. I've known Sebastian since I was ten years old. I refuse to believe that he's doing this solely on a whim. Next time we meet. It will be as enemies. Please forgive me," Nicol said, and went back to saving his best friend.
The Blitz put itself between Evans' CGUE and Predator, "You want Sebastian? You're going to have to go through me!" Nicol said, putting every bit of courage he had forward.
Evans just laughed "Oh look, the little boy is standing up for his big brother! I should have known you would do this, Amalfi! You're weak, just like Connor is."
"You're right! I am standing up for my brother! That what it means to be a friend, looking out for others, something you'll never understand! Besides this machine has some interesting tricks, you won't get Sebastian without going through me!" and with that the Blitz disappeared under Mirage Colloid, and every few seconds it would reappear, fire a few shots, and disappear once more.
"Stand still and face me directly, you coward!" Evans snarled, and then, the Blitz came up from behind and removed the CGUE's head and destroyed the beam rifle.
"Next time, I'll take off a lot more!" Nicol said.
"You haven't changed a bit, Amalfi! Fine then! Go with your brother! Natural lovers should always stick together!" Evans hissed, "Come on you three, we're returning to base" he said to Athrun and the others.
"But sir-", Yzak started.
"We're returning to base!" Evans roared, and the four machines sped back to the Gamow.
The Blitz turned to face Predator, and the Strike and Zero joined the other two machines.
"To the pilots of the Strike and Zero, please don't fire, I surrender." Nicol said quickly, and to show he was on the level. He stepped out of the cockpit, and held up his hands.
"Who are you kid?" Mu asked of Nicol.
"My name is Nicol Amalfi. I don't know if Sebastian has told you about me, but I've known him since I was a kid. He's my best friend, and I couldn't let him die."
A groan sounding, signifying that Sebastian had awoken, his eyes returned to normal, "Did anyone get the license plate number of that Nazca that hit me?" he said, he then noticed the Blitz, just hovering there, "Nicol, what are you doing?"
"You were fighting Evans, and he beat you up pretty good. I-I stepped in and saved your life" Nicol replied.
"Nicol, do you have any idea what you've done with this little stunt?" Sebastian said incredulously.
"I know full well of the consequences, and such, I'd like to request permission to come aboard. If you'll let me."
"Lieutenant, we'd be a fool not to do it" Sebastian said, "It'll be a level playing field. ZAFT will have three machines, and we'll have three."
"Of course, Commander" said Murrue, "We can discuss this further when you're aboard."
"Yes ma'am, Well Nicol, welcome aboard the Archangel. I certainly hope you know what you've gotten yourself into."
"All that matters is that we're reunited," Nicol said, and with that the three Gundams and the Zero returned to the ship, although Sebastian would be in for a nasty surprise when he returned.
Author's Notes: Well, after the revelation that Sebastian is related to Flay, Nicol's turning might not be as big of a twist. Although, I could be wrong. As for Evans' CGUE being armed with beam weapons, I wanted him to be able to do some damage to Predator, which would thus be the set up for Nicol switching sides. As loyal as he is to the PLANTs. Nicol's friendship with Sebastian was greater. And I must admit, having our green-haired pianist aboard through Africa could make it that much more interesting.