Chapter 10

The room was large and dimly lit. The walls were metal as was the floor and the table in the center of the room. A large and long neon light hung above the table. Underneath it sat the theme parks board council and higher ranking staff. Sitting at one side of the table was Ray Yuki, Ezalia, Mwu, Murrue, Gilbert and the newest member Athrun. On the other side of the table an angry and annoyed man paced back and forth.

"I can't believe he got away" Mr Zala yelled, slamming a fist down onto the metal table, causing a large bang. Mr Zala removed his hand and continued pacing. A large dent left in the metal table.

"How did he get away!" Mr Zala screamed. "Well, sir, he jumped the fence" Ray Yuki began to explain as if it was the simplest thing ever. "Yes, I know that" Mr Zala said impatiently. "What I mean is since when was he so smart? No normal animal would have the intelligence to figure that out" Mr Zala said musing to himself.

"But sir. He was no animal. The lab results showed that he was partly human so of course he was smart" Mwu said, although he sounded muffled, from the large bandages that were wrapped around his nose where Kira had elbowed him.

"What lab results" Mr Zala yelled, eyes widening at this new piece of information. "The lab sent us some copies of what they found. Didn't you get one?" Mwu asked wondering why he hadn't received one. "No, of course I didn't. If I did then I wouldn't be asking about it would I!" "Maybe you would" Mwu reasoned. "Of course I wouldn't you idiot. What do you take me for?!" Mr Zala said in a deadly voice. He stopped pacing and curled his hand into a fist, wanting to break that fools face.

"Father" Athrun said to Mr Zala, knowing what his father hoped to do to Mwu. "What did you call me" Mr Zala snarled. "I'm sorry sir" Athrun said straightening up in his chair and having half a mind to salute for some strange reason.

"We will worry about this later but now we need to find him. Even if he didn't perform he is still of great worth. At the very least I'm sure a collector would pay a generous amount to get their hands on him."

"Sir. How do you plan to find him?" Ray Yuki asked. Mr Zala shot a cold glare at Ray. He was getting on his nerves. Ray noticed the look and gulped. He decided it may be for the best if he was to keep his mouth shut for awhile.

"I suggest we use the mini subs we have. They were of great use to us on our last search" Mr Zala said. "But sir, we didn't find anything. It was a complete waste of time and money" Ray slipped. He quickly covered his mouth with his hands. He really didn't know how to keep his mouth shut. Mr Zala's hands clenched tightly. He wanted to ring Ray's neck so badly. But he decided against it. Having to hid his dead body and dealing with the police would just be another job on his already tight schedule.

"Ok. The mini subs it is" Athrun said, breaking the tension in the room.

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A set of about five mini subs sat in a row just in the shallows of the ocean. The sun was no longer seen as large, dark gray storm clouds covered the sky. Cold rain poured down relentlessly making it difficult to see anything that was about fifteen meters ahead of you and further. The sea was an iron gray. The waves were large and rough from the strong wind that cut through the air. Watching the sea move so much made Athrun dizzy.

Even in the weather Mr Zala had refused to call off the search. He was so caught up with catching Kira, he was at the point of being obsessed.

"Come on Athrun" Murrue called through the howling wind and rain. Athrun trod forward jumping in the min sub, Murrue jumping in also and closed the door behind them.

Athrun moved forward and sat and strapped himself in one of the passengers seats. He was extremely grateful that it was heated inside. "Ready to go" Murrue questioned strapping her self in. "Yes" Athrun replied determined to find Kira and bring him back where he belonged.

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Kira swam through a familiar place that he had longed to be for many years. He couldn't help but smile. He felt so at home here. Surrounded by family and friends. Well most of them.

"Hey kid, you alright" Mr Waltfeld asking, swimming alongside Kira. "I'm fine thanks. I was just thinking" Kira replied, clearing his mind and smiling at Mr Waltfeld. "So what was it like up there" Dearka asked pulling up on Kira's other side. "Its better down here," Kira said in a serious voice. Noticing that Dearka was opening his mouth to speak again, Kira said "I'll just leave it at that", not wanting to go into anymore detail at the moment. It was too painful to think about.

"So what are you eating" Kira questioned regarding to what Mr Waltfeld had been chewing non stop since he had escaped. "Oh these" Mr Waltfeld said showing Kira some brown things in the palm of his hand. "I found them. They are always just at the bay a couple of miles from here. I called them coffee beans." "Coffee beans" Kira repeated unsure whether he had heard right. "It's a weird name, don't cha think" Dearka commented. "Well the next time you find something new, you can name it" Mr Waltfeld stated grumpily, tossing another one into his mouth. Dearka just pouted.

"Do you want to try one" Mr Waltfeld offered holding one up for Kira to take. "Um, I suppose" Kira said sounding unsure. Chewing it a bit Kira decided it was not his kind of thing. It was very strong and had an intense flavor. Mr Waltfeld laughed at the expressions Kira was pulling while he tried to finish his coffee bean.

"So what do you think? Aren't they the best or haven't you developed a liking for such adult beverages." Grimacing Kira turned to look at Dearka. At least he should have given him warning to how these … things tasted.

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11 hours later

Athrun let out a large yawn making his way back to the front of the mini sub coming back from another one of his toilet breaks. (Yes the min sub does have a toilet. It just empties into the ocean when flushed ok!)

"This place is so amazing" Murrue said in awe staring through the window. "Yeah.. Ok.. suppose" Athrun mumbled. He felt so bored. The scenery has lost its interest from Athrun. He had got sick of it after the first hour.

"Really just look at it" She exclaimed as the sub had just passed a large kelp forest. Looking out the other side she saw a series of caves covered with coral of all different colours.

They continued driving forward and the surroundings were just getting even more spectacular. Athrun waking up from a small nap looked outside the window and his eyes widened. It was so dark and gloomy. There was very little light except for that coming out of the mini sub's headlights. Athrun didn't want to think about how deep they were. He was sure from this depth you couldn't see the surface and if they broke down it would be a long time for someone to find them.

Gasping both Murrue and Athrun almost passed out from shock at what was ahead of them. It seemed like it appeared out of no where. But was probably just because they couldn't see anything to far away from them because it was just so dark. And also that was a well known characteristic of the ocean.

There was light coming from somewhere other than the mini sub's light. "Hey Murrue, could you please turn off the subs lights for a second" Athrun asked politely. "Yes" Murrue murmured also noticing the unknown source of light. She switched off the lights to reveal an amazing sight.

On the edges of what appeared to be a road was lights which also dangled in many other places. The lights glowed eerily. They were a glowing blue and when Athrun peered more closely at a light he noticed it was moving. Many little glowing worms squirmed around in the light cases.

Lit up in front of them was just like the myth about the city of Atlantis but there was one difference, this was real.

Large rock towers were piled high towering high above them. They looked very similar to the structures that Aztec's had constructed in the past but these had varied obviously because they were underwater. Sea grass and kelp had grown of the rocks which gently swayed in the oceans small current.

In the structures were what looked to be small rooms with one wall missing so that it was open for you to look into. These appeared to be something's homes. Each varied slightly. Some were decorated with many fancy shells which adorned the walls others had scattered on the floor, what Athrun thought looked like toys but for underwater people. Then it struck him. This was Kira's birth place. Where all the other Merpeople lived.

Athrun's suspicion was proven to be correct when he saw movement all around them stirring in the shadows. In the distance he could see the silhouettes of figures with fish tails cautiously making their way towards them.

"Athrun" Murrue said sounding slightly fearful. Athrun felt nervous too. Their number was a bit intimidating but what made it worse was many were carrying sharp tridents.

"I think we should get going" Murrue said reaching for the handbrake to release it. "NO" Athrun sharply spoke slapping Murrue's hand away from it. "We are here to find Kira and we're going to finish what we started!" A understanding look was shot in Athrun's direction. "Look Athrun. I know you miss Kira, but I'm sure being here is the best for him. This is were his family and friends are" Murrue explained.

"I'm going to get Kira back. And no, this is not the best place for him. He belongs back with us. We're his family" Athrun cried. Murrue was about to respond but she was cut short when a large bang sounding in the mini sub and it swayed slightly.

Both peered fearfully out the window and saw the Merpeople charging into the mini sub with their tridents. The mini sub was strong but it was not built for this sort of thing. Another loud bang echoed through the sub and this time a small indent appeared on the wall. All Murrue and Athrun could think to do was watch as the dent became larger and larger and they began charging into the other side too.

"It doesn't want to move" Murrue cried out in panic, pressing down on the accelerator and just hearing the sound of the engine going but no movement was occurring.

Shinn Asuka smirked proudly at his handy work. He watched the mini sub tried to drive away but it was being held back by the chain he had tied to it and connected to a stone building. "I knew this chain would come in handy" Shinn said knowingly to Miguel who was standing next to him. "What ever" Miguel sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Kira please help us" Athrun thought to himself desperately.

Unknown to anybody, a group of Merpeople swam into the city. Kira smiled with happiness. He was finally away from above the water, humans and everything they own. Or so he thought.

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This chapter was much more fun to write. I loved describing the city. I hope you see it the way I do.

Just as a fun fact there have been 33 Gundam SEED / Destiny characters. And all the characters so far have been from the series. I'm actually running out.

If you don't know who Ray Yuki is, hes from GS and hes the instructor from military school and hes the one who informs Athrun of operation spit breaks failure and Lacus Clyne's betrayal to the plants. We don't really know his personality so I just kinda made it up.

Regarding where Mr Waltfeld finds his precious coffee beans the bay he gets them from has some restraunts . One of which is a coffee shop. I suppose sometimes they end up in the water??? If you can think of a better explanation tell me.

Thanks a million for all the reviews on the last chapter. I really appreciate it. A big hug for everyone who reviewed. Please review this chapter too if your not too busy.