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"Blah, blah"people talking
"Blah, blah" people talking on radio
'Think, think' people thinking and reading something
Alien language spoken
Chapter 10
Children of Destiny
EA Spacestation Helena
During the meeting between EA and the PLANTs Council earlier in the day
The only station close to the border of the EA and ZAFT, it is the second spacestation that possess the first generation lightwave barrier second only to the ill fated Artemis station. Today it has the job to house two thousand five hundred rescued aliens mostly women and children from a global massacre perpetrated by the galaxies genetically engineered military.
Today it has the privilege to have the famous songstress visiting them. Lacus Clyne. probably the only person in the world that is trusted by both Naturals and Coordinators, she is famed for her songs and courageous acts of heroism and leadership in stopping two brutal wars with a small group of people she considered friends.
Now, elected as chairwoman of the PLANTs after the failure of two of her predecessors from stopping an edgy ZAFT military from embarrassing themselves so much, she's visiting spacestation Helena to personally see for herself the Earth Alliance referred to as a their 'first contact' species. Lacus and a few members of the council find the explanations from Admiral Gloval claims that, they have already made official contacts from another species just recently, to the PLANTs councilors' opinion, Outrageous was the word they describe it. Admiral Gloval explained as much as he could, that about ten days ago. An Official First Contact was established when the EA achieved humanity's first FTL travel on their own.
Earth Alliance was going to inform the rest of the world on Earth's first contact but before that, they want to inform the other governments of the world first before the official disclosure. It was the reason why EA is doing diplomatic overture to the PLANTs Supreme Council as to softens the Impact of such a revelation and avoid any misunderstandings.
Admiral Gloval showed to them the disclosure notice that was suppose to be submitted to the PLANTs Supreme Council, and the same copies have already been submitted to the other governments by their EA Ambassadors.
It says that they made first contact only ten days ago and it gave a detailed record of that first contact with a sentient race known as Juraians. This happened after the successful flight of the Phoenix and the Prometheus flight to Jupiter. They made themselves known at the Alliance Capital, underground city inside Cheyenne 7 and those present at that historical event were the President, the Joint Chiefs Zefram Cochrane his engineers, historians, journalist and scientist from all across the Alliance.
In that historic event, Kasumi and Nabiki Tendo name was on the list that was present on that event, but as EA guest. It will be later on, when the world discovered the truth of that historic event and the importance of their involvement.
Now, another first contact has occurred. This time its in the form of a rescued Vulcan ship that fled the massacre of their colony world just 7 days ago, 3 days after the first contact with Juraians. The Vulcan has appeared in the Sol System after they fled their colony. They fled to where they knew that they could find aid, and that is Earth. Lacus read the Initial interview of the Vulcan's senior officers. It says, a race known as the Zentraedi, with their one thousand-ship armada. Their Vessels, where each ship is over 2,000 meters long, giant green colored ships that attack and destroyed their colony world in the Lira System, twenty-four light years away with a population of over two hundred million people, were annihilated in just one day of battle. Details of the battle were still unavailable until the surviving Vulcan officers recovers from their injuries and explained it further.
Reasons for the attack is unknown, Admiral Gloval however, quietly suspected and feared that it involves the Earth.
SPACEDOCK
BAY 7
Both EA and ZAFT soldiers are guarding the Vulcan ship Seleya; they watch both ship and each other to make sure that no one takes anything from the vessel. Lacus and the councilors look at it in awe at an observation deck. The Ship design is different and from what EA scientist told them, the Vulcan's uses gravity drive as its propulsion system.
Curious about their visitors from another star even more than the ship, Lacus request that if they could visit some of them and ask them personally. Admiral Gloval found it hard to say no to her somehow, the charm of the young woman seems irresistible, and so she and the council members visited to the hospital.
EA Hospital
Unfortunately, Admiral Gloval had to receive an important call from HQ.
While Admiral Gloval is in an important communiqué with HQ, he orders Nicol to act as their tour guide along with Captain Ramius. Nicol knows more about the Aliens than they have been led to believe.
When they arrived there, Nicol explained to the councilors that the Vulcan Patients condition are all well, thanks to a top EA doctor who was able to save all of the critically injured by listening and helping the attending Vulcan ship's doctor. The Vulcan doctor was overwhelmed with so many patients yet he welcomed all the help he has been given, especially from the galaxy best doctor. The Jewel of Tsunami knows Vulcan physiology like the back of her hand, which is why so many were saved.
Nicol was saying "The Best doctor in the Alliance was able save many of them as possible and thank to Dr. Tendo every Vulcan's is safe" Nicol said, "Oh there she is, Dr. Tendo!" he called her from the other end of the corridor, they walk towards her and Ranma.
Lacus look towards the two couples walking towards her, and Lacus is looking straight at the woman she presumed as Dr. Kasumi Tendo. Admittedly, she is looking at someone of quite the radiant beauty. A woman with long brown hair with a pink bowtie on the end, a warm and friendly smile that is welcoming her 'Wow, she's beautiful' she thoughtof her with envy, yet she felt a warmth feeling that is strangely familiar to her for some reason, but has no idea why.
And that Man, that officers she's holding his arms
Ranma Saotome a.k.a. The Wildhorse of Terra, probably ZAFT greatest pain in the neck, he, along with that voluptuous sister of his caused more chaos in ZAFT than the whole of Earth Alliance combined. Thrice the Saotome embarrasses ZAFT that causes the resignation of two of her predecessors. She recognizes him from photos and sketches from Intelligence gathering, as well as News footages, they say that he is someone so confident in his own abilities and power that it bordered to idiocy and yet, he back it up with his successes it battle and he's not egotistical about it. ZAFT admittedly, rated Ranma Saotome and his sister as a top Mobile Suit pilot and for a Natural that would be compliment.
In the Public perspectives to the Women's especially, from both the Earth and the PLANTs, view Ranma Saotome as A SEX SYMBOL. He is so famous, that large posters of him of an add campaign for a softdrink company, shows he's half naked and sweating after finishing a routine exercise, when it appeared in book shops, magazine stores and street vendors it get sold in just a few minutes later after being released. That was the start of more of his women problems again.
In Websites, there were even more photos of him catering to people that have an interest in him. Ranma found out that several girls from Macross Island set up a websites about him and using their personally collected photos of him they downloaded it to the Internet along with his E-Mail address, then 24hrs hundreds of thousands of women and a few thousand gay men is overloaded his account, ask for marriages and do unmentionable acts of…(censored)
For Lacus Clyne however, she finds this jetblack pigtail hair man with curiosity, and like Dr. Kasumi Tendo, she felt a strange warm comforting feeling from him as well, and with both of them together. Lacus felt like a child for some reason.
'Strange' she thought 'why does it feel like I've known them all my life, and her' pushing those thoughts aside for now she greeted them
"Dr. Kasumi Tendo?" she ask and Kasumi answered
"Miss Lacus Clyne, it is an honor to meet you my dear, oh and this is Lt. Commander Ranma Saotome of Vermillion Squadron"
Ranma greets her "Hello, Miss Chairwoman Clyne" he gave her a salute
"Pleased to meet you" Lacus said and extended her hand to shake theirs and just then, Lacus smells the fragrance of perfume, like lush trees and wild flowers on a hilltop with a breeze of fresh mountain air, it made her very calm and quite relaxed
'Strange, that fragrance of her perfume is very familiar'
For Kasumi Tendo, this was perhaps the happiest day in her life after so long, two people most important and most treasured than her own life is right before her.
'Kimiko,' she said in her thoughts 'you were only a year old when last we saw each other and look how lovely you are now,' Kasumi never felt this proud for her
She look at Ranma and then to Lacus 'you have your father's eyes, his strength and convictions to do the greater good no matter how hard it is, he never gives up and for that, he prevailed against the odds. You are so much like your father' the memories of eighteen years ago of her decision flooded back to her. Guilt stabbed her heart
Kasumi look to Ranma as not to show any sadness 'Ranma, will you ever forgive me for what I have done, your beautiful daughter our child is right before you
18 Years Ago
Jurai
Inside the Sanctuary, where they kept the Sacred Tree ships, and in the presence of the Three Goddesses, Kasumi Tendo, Lady Kamiki Seto, the Emperor Azusa and the two Empress, Funaho and Misaki. They gathered to discuss the death cry of a spacetree, felt by the goddesses and the other spacetrees, which came from the direction of Earth. They were well aware of Earth's internal conflict due to the hatred of both Naturals and Coordinators humans and thought that something must have happened to Funaho, the Spacetree living there.
The Jurain Space Trees are the most powerful force in nature and the most sensitive beings there is, what they felt was a shockwave coming from the future to the past. The spacetrees from all across Jurai, felt the death cry of one of their kind, and those cries was past on to their bond mate in the form of images and feelings of sorrow and despair. They showed the demise of humanity and the rise of an evil power whose dark hand stretches across the galaxy and because of that, the whole galaxy is in darkness.
Funaho, the space tree of Yosho who lives on Earth was the one who sent the death cry that came from the future and echoed back to the past. It shows humanity at war once more both earth and space is their battlefield, human life snuff out so easily and indiscriminately, men, women and children none was spared from a beam of light that touched the Earth and scorched the planet from all life. The Death Cry was a warning.
They heed the warning, and the Three Goddess sisters came together for the first time in 50 thousand years Tsunami, Tokimi and Washu, though Washu had abandoned her godhood, she is still considered one of the Three Goddesses. When heard the warning, Washu used her time traveling machine to take a peak of what will happen in the future and then immediately went back. They discussed the warning and match what Washu has seen, and then try to figure out how to deal with the problem humanity will be facing soon. To the Three Goddesses, there was one solution, it came on the day they bless a newborn baby girl in the Saotome Tendo family. They saw a vision, of one who will stand as the bridge between two halves of one soul that is Man. A Child of Destiny
Kimiko Tendo Masaki Saotome, a beautiful six-month-old baby girl, after Kasumi decided to have a child using Ranma's gene sample Washu kept in her Lab. She could not wait for Ranma so she decided to have his child by artificial impregnation. Kimiko is a child born very special, the goddesses are well aware of this. This is all Ranma's fault, which is why she is special, not surprising really.
(200 years of waiting is too much for her, even if Kasumi is ageless)
On Earth, some scientist… well some scientist who took a theory, altered it a little, is trying to create the Ultimate Coordinator whom in theory, believe to possess the S.E.E.D. Factor. The Superior Evolutionary Element Destined Factor. Washu, whom the theory belongs to, however has a different view in that, S.E.E.D. as they believe that genetic engineering is the key to achieve it, Washu believes that, it exists in a natural form of evolution.
In Nature, a sentient life gives birth to a child that will exceed its species in both the physical, mental, spiritual level, this leap is quite normal, and it evolves the species. However, what will happen when the mother or the father exceeded its normal evolution thru sheer will of improving oneself. Thru physical, mental and emotional training, they shattered certain limitations of the species and leaping beyond it and pass-on it to the next generation.
Kimiko, inherited the strong genetic makeup of her father Ranma, and where according to Washu. The sheer will to improve himself thru the Martial Arts opens up a new evolutionary path that never thought it would be possible in a Natural way, and if Ranma ever decided to have children, they will inherit a physiology that is near perfection itself. In addition, when compared to the enhanced human being known as Coordinators and despite being a near match for them they are both different, for they(Ranma's natural born and no enhancements) do not possess the genetic flaws or gene instability that is causing great problems for numerous coordinators due to the continuous genetic manipulation and enhancements by the scientists.
Kimiko Tendo Masaki Saotome is a Natural born Coordinator and her destiny is about to be decided by her mother.
On the day when Kasumi brought her daughter to the sanctuary, she knew that she was called upon by the 3 Goddesses, from her heart she was about to be ask to give up her child to save the future. It was Sarina prophecies in one of Washu boxes that told her that. On the day before she's being called to the sanctuary Kasumi opens up Sarina's box and inside is a letter from her. To Kasumi horror, what Sarina told Kasumi is that her daughter would become a great hero, that she will play a part that will avert humanities destruction in the near future, for without her, Ranma will never return to them. Humanity dies and the Galaxy will be plunge into chaos
For Kasumi, the Idea of giving up her child is something she found distasteful. Placing sending child to Earth is like placing her in mortal danger and that was totally out of the question. But when Washu showed excerpts of the Year 70-71 of the Cosmic Era, about 15 years from now Earth has died and from the depths of space. Kagato came with a massive army and destroyed whatever remains of humanity wherever it is.
Washu explained that it is just one possible future, though they can avert such a tragedy temporarily it can and will happen in a different form or another unless humanity find the answers to stop the hatred that is destroying them.
Kasumi answer to the Goddesses is NO.
After the meeting in the Sanctuary, Kasumi left Jurai and headed for deepspace. No one else dared to stop her or convince her in doing such a sacrifice, then 6 months later; Kasumi reappeared at the Masaki Shrine in Ohkayama, Japan. Grandfather Yosho was there to witness a sacrifice of love, which broke his heart more than Kasumi. For that same time, a childless couple was walking up to the shrine to pray for a Miracle.
The Clyne Family, are one of the original founders of the PLANT Colony, Siegel and Josephine Clyne are a childless couple, they have tried several times to have children but the birthing centers failed so many times to have a child come to terms and even natural means was impossible for them now.
Unofficially, a small but growing number of coordinator couples who can no longer have children by their own genes needed to boost their chances to have a child by using a surrogate genes from the unaltered genes of Naturals as to 'patch-up' the gaps in their own genes.
The Coordinator scientist kept this problem a secret even among the Coordinators populace knows nothing of the problem and if they knew, it would cause anarchy when that happens. The scientist on the PLANTs knew the problem as birthrates among the third generation have started to decline rapidly. The Patch-Up works with the Naturals genes is only temporary unless they can find a different solution. However, some couple even using the surrogate gene was impossible for them for unknown reasons, one of couples are the Clyne couple.
For the Clyne however, even the surrogate gene did not help at all and they remained childless for several years until they thought of adopting a child instead, even if the child is a Natural.
Then one day when they were visiting friends in Ohkayama Japan, they heard from their friends say that, praying at the Masaki Shrine would give you good fortune when you pray with a good heart. Thinking that they have nothing to loose in trying, they went to the top of the shrine to pray for a miracle. It was on that same day, the Clyne Couple meets Kasumi and her daughter Kimiko.
Just as Sarina predicted, in her message to Kasumi, she said that it is her choice alone and no one else. Sarina message, also ask Kasumi's forgiveness in putting her into this position. Sarina meant no harm, but it was the only way to save the world and the man they love, reasons why she told Kasumi about the Clyne's coming to the Masaki Shrine 6 months in advance, she had to make a choice, and for 6 agonizing months of deciding, She gave her to them.
The Clyne got their Miracle and a whole lot more.
That event altered the future of mankind, and within the next 15 years Kimiko Tendo Masaki Saotome, now named as Lacus Clyne, grew up to become a remarkable young lady. Thru the years, Kasumi followed her daughter's progress and took a silent part of her daughters education as she sent teachers in secret to help her learn the path of peace and to help her have the wisdom that she will need one day to help everybody. Kasumi never revealed herself to her, though she is always worried about her daughter's safety, Washu made two gifts for Kimiko.
Kimiko is always under the invisible protection of the 2 Jurian Royal Guardians, similar to the guardian logs the two princesses Ayeka and Sasami possess. The two guardians are 'the Silent Sword, Sagara' and 'the Invisible Shield, Megumi' and they are an upgraded version thanks to Washu.
Present Day
While Sagara is watching Lacus and her parents, whom she had no Idea that they are there, Megumi scans the area for any threats against their charge, and so far, they found none.
"All clear" megumi said
"Same here" Sagara said, "Lady Kasumi and mistress Kimiko (Lacus) have finally meet after so long"
"Poor child" Megumi said feeling sorry for her, "her real mother is right in front of her and she doesn't even know it's her"
"It can't be helped Megumi, there was no other choice, they have to save the Earth and to save him" he referred to Ranma
"Kimiko's Father Ranma," Megumi said "do you think that he knows?" she ask him
"Doubtful that he knows anything yet and that is what Lady Kasumi wanted, until it is time to speak truth of the daughter he never knew, and that, apply to Kimiko as well" just then Sagara sees Ranma looking straight at them
"Uh oh, I think, he sees us" even in being invisible to everyone, it was Impossible to hide from the eyes of a Martial Arts warrior trained to see the unseen.
"Excuse me Kasumi, I think, I need a walk outside" he said he step towards the window
"Outside?" Kasumi watch, as Ranma step towards the window slide it open, and jump out to a surprised group of people. They rush towards it just in time to see him land on his feet like a cat and they were 5 storeys up, which was a big surprise.
"My God" muttered by one of the councilors, Ranma was not finished yet as he quickly jump up to a building and does his roof hopping and disappeared from sight
"Is that young man even human?" the councilor ask
"Human as you and me councilor" Kasumi answered, "He is a trained Martial Arts warrior, the strongest of his generation or any other"
At one of the buildings Ranma landed on, he came face to face with the two Guardian Logs, which he playfully calls as 'scratching posts'. From what Sagara remembers from their predecessors Azaka and Kamidake, the feeling of being scratched by three-inch long ki created cat claws at one time was the nightmare moment they don't want to remember or go thru again. The Infamous 'NEKO-KEN'
"I know you two Scratching posts are invisible to everyone except me, so I'm going to ask why two Jurian guardian logs are here watching us? And by the way, who are you and who sent you" Sagara floated forward but stayed invisible
"I am Guardian Log Sagara, no. 009 and this is Megumi no.0010," he said introducing themselves and starts to give Ranma the Mission line
"Under the order of Lady Kamiki Seto of Jurai, Lady Lacus Clyne is under the Jurian secret service protection, Lady Clyne contribution to peace have been invaluable and is given priority protection"
'So they are protecting Lacus Clyne'
"She's that Important?"
"Yes Lord Ranma" Megumi answered
Ranma is looking at them suspiciously; the Guardian Logs is sweating from his gaze as though he can read them like a book. They were thinking about that scratching post bit, and though they are nothing but robots in floating logs, they are starting to pray to Tsunami to save us, for a long moment Ranma stare at them and then he said
"Ok, I'll buy that" he said "I don't sense any danger from you guys, and Lady Seto already told me about it already so chill out" the two was relieve at that, and if they were flesh and blood their first thought would be the bathroom.
"I am however, surprised that Seto authorized you guys," Ranma said "only members of royal family is allowed to have you as protector," he said
"So," he was about to ask another questions when he felt a strange nudge in the air and a sort of boom, and then Klaxons horns blared thru the Airwave and a voice is giving the people a warning
"ALERT! ALERT! WE ARE IN CONDITION RED, I REPEAT, WE ARE IN CONDITION RED, ALL MILITARY PERSONEL GO INTO YOUR COMBAT STATION, THIS IS NOT A DRILL, I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
The two logs reported "we've detected a Hyperspace reentry just half a million kilometers from the station"
"What the Heck!" just then his communicator (a.k.a. cell phone) rang
"Ranma here" he answered
"Ranma this Natarle, we've detected four unknowns coming out of a Hyperspace reentry just half a million kilometers from the station and they are big were matching their Identities now and Oh My God" Ranma did not like the sound of that
"Captain, are they..." he was hoping it was not them, unfortunately…
"Zentraedi Warships, one carrier, two destroyers and a Command Battleship, Ranma get back here now!"
"I'm on my way!" he closed up his comm. and ordered the two logs "Get back to your charges and protect her and Lady Kasumi, GO!"
"YES SIR!" they answered in chorus
The EA Space Station activated its Lightwave barrier and began to charge up their defense system and let out squadrons of fighters and Mobile Suits.
On the Minerva, Everyone is running towards his or her stations. On the bridge, Captain Gladys and her crew is looking at four huge ships are big or bigger than the GODWANNA. Even at that distance and the dark green color of their ships, they were menacingly huge bristling with guns. The EA Fleet numbering 25 ships 7 Agamemnon, 10 Nelson, 7 Drake class II ships and the Girty Lue forming a loose formation, in front of the station. VT Fighters, numbering less than 100 in squadrons of 4, are flying ahead at high speed towards the Zentraedi Fleet, with 25 Exass Fighters and on front, 200 Nike Hercules II combat drones, with Ranma leading the charge as Zentraedi guns began firing.
The ZAFT Fleet launches their Mobile Suits, 72 overall in an assortment of GINN and ZAKU's were, awaiting orders from the Eternal as it finally left the spacedock in a hurry. Commander Waltfeld is talking to them and he sounded scared
"All ZAFT is ordered to withdraw immediately" he ordered, "Our priority is the safety of the council and Miss Clyne, the EA Forces can handle this situation" at a screen, that shows the hangar bay, Gladys can see and hear two parents trying to stop their son from leaving after he returns from the spacestation to say goodbye to his parents.
Nicol is heading towards an EAF shuttle waiting for him to take him back to the Ares, buthis parents tried to block him from leaving and trying to convince him to stay
"Nicol be reasonable" Nicol father told him "Let the Earth Forces deal with this problem"
"If you forgotten Dad, I'm also from the Earth Forces, and I don't intend to run and hide while everyone is fighting for their lives" he pushed his father aside and boarded the shuttle. Nicol's father don't understand his son loyalty to them, he fought against them, now he's fighting for them.
"WHY ARE YOU SO LOYAL THEM!" he shouted. Nicol stop for a moment and turn to him as his father said, "Why Nicol, why are you risking your life for those damned Naturals?"
Nicol sighed and upset at his father's attitude 'Some of Patrick Zala must have rubbed into him' he thought
"I'm risking my life for everyone Dad! So, don't throw your damned misguided bigotry on me!" he said back at him angrily. That was quite a shock to see him that angry side of him, Nicol shook his head in dismay to his father attitude "Everything that has happened, everything that everyone went thru was very well organized," he said "Azrael, Djibril, Dullindal they are nothing but pawns to the ones pulling the strings behind their backs. Kagato would like nothing more than see us all destroyed" with a slip of a word out of anger, he spoke the very person who caused all their sorrows
On the Bridge Gladys heard everything he said that surprised her when he said 'Kagato'
The PA system alerted everyone of what is happening outside
"UNKNOWN SHIPS LAUNCH UNKOWN FORCES NUMBERING…OH GOD, TWO THOUSAND, UNKNOWN MOBILE SUITS AND FIGHTERS, EAF FIGHTERS ARE ENGAGING THEM" the announcer Meyrin, couldn't believe what she just read on her screens when she announce it
"Two thousand" everyone was in shock to hear that number of mobile suits, not even their wars with the EA can anyone deploy such a huge number of mobile suits so easily and so fast in just one battle. The Zentraedi started to open fire with volleys of heavy particle cannons with a range of five hundred thousand kilometers away, yet it was all ranging shots, as the EAF ECM is keeping out the Zentraedi from locking on to them.
Nicol now outside and headed towards the EA fleet and passes by the Eternal, Nicol saluted them and Waltfeld saluted back.
"Good luck Nicol," Waltfeld said
On the bridge, their tactical screen showed the EAF battle thousands of mobile suits and holding their own against unknown mobile suits with remarkable results. The Veritech Fighter speed and maneuverability was an asset on a one against three battles. The way they fought is completely different, as though they know how to fight them which they do and not to forget to mention their combat drones is keeping those black pointed head MS at bay as well. Then suddenly, the lead ship turned towards them, with a volley of weapons fire.
x
There were four types' mobile suits that EA Pilots trained to fight. The VT Pilots have been trained on the simulation they called 'ALIEN ARMADA' before they got their new fighters. A Simulation game of an Invading Alien race attack the earth with MS type machines identified as the Virgo, the Taurus, MPS or Mobile Power Suits, the Zentraedi call them Battlesuits, which they used to augment the average Zentraedi Warrior with an added shield and sword. The Battlepods Officer type, used by the officers look like a streamlined disemboweled chicken with heavy armaments it carried around, such as the heavy beam cannon on top, its arms has one medium-range beam cannon mounted on top of a medium auto cannon and a light cannon on the streamlined body near the chin. As well as 6 short-range missiles on the flank side near the cockpit, the standard Battlepods was abandon since they find it too inefficient a weapons system, the Tripod Fighters is one of the oldest yet still in use fighter in the Zentraedi armada, a heavily armed fighter much like the VT in fighter mode only.
Every pilot thought it was video game against overwhelming odds, now it was for real. For nearly half a year, they trained and trained on that game. Now the pilots used what they learn and put themselves to the test in their first alien battle. The Zentraedi found themselves in an equal footing this time against opponents that can fight them in their own level and their own terms.
X
On the Zentraedi Flagship
Commander Grel-72519 watch the tactical field holographically displayed on a massive table. Grel was not a happy Zentraedi and he vented his anger against his own men by blowing someone's head off. Then on the table is a hologram of the Eternal the tactical officers identified.Theship of their primary target is on the retreat, away from the battlefield
"Well now, this is interesting" he remark and re-holstering his blaster after he blew the brains off his navigator. It turns out that Grel's was on a search and destroy mission, seeking the escaped Vulcans that survived their colonies annihilation. The navigator bumbled up and landed them inside the Sol System by accident; they had strict orders from Khyron not to go there, disobedience means death if they do so. Grel's fleet however, found themselves inside Sol, facing a fleet of EA ships and is now engaging them, but when they detected the Eternal, Grel thought it was dumb luck that their primary target is now infront of them.
'Khyron may spare my life if I destroy the primary target' he looks down on the headless body of his navigator
"Your stupidity maybe of some use after all" he said. He then turns to his other stone-faced Lieutenants where inside they were worried of meeting the same fate
"Send the Taurus mobile dolls to cut them off their escape and then 3 battalions of Battlepods, Battle suits and Tripod fighters move against them, Now," he ordered and adds "Have the rest of the ships keep those Alliance forces busy, we will deal with the Eternal personally" he grinned evilly
The Zentraedi Command Battleship breaks formation and headed towards the Eternal, The ZAFT fleet found themselves in a firestorm of heavy particle beams coming from that behemoth, the beams were thrice as powerful as Minerva's 'Tannhauser' Positron Blaster Gun and more numerous, which obliterated 4 Nazca-class in the first volley along with 25 ZAFT mobile suits. The rest went into evasion maneuvers as the MS went on toe to toe with the approaching enemy forces from behind them and in front of them.
Nicol Shuttle was unable to get back to his ship due to the firefight; instead, he docks inside the Eternal where Lacus was waiting. They rush towards the bridge with a worried Lacus Clyne and PLANT Council by his side. They watch the tactical screens as the incoming ship is chasing them, while the EA Forces took out one of the enemy Carrier by the Prometheus and 4 Drake class II escort ships moving at incredible speeds like a Star Wars X-wing thanks to their New and Improved Impulse and Warp Drive. When they got close enough, they open up a barrage of heavy beam weapons and phase cannons at one point of the ship. They blasted thru the thick armor of the Zentraedi ship and quickly fired their missiles inside its internal structure before an emergency bulkhead doors closes the breach. The carrier exploded internally, everyone and everything inside died. At that same time the Virgo ceased to function, It turns out that the Virgo's were nothing more than remote controlled MS. EA forces fought even fiercer now thanks to that
The ZAFT watch the EAF with amazement, as they destroy one alien ship and the rest are on fighting retreat.
"It's not over yet" Nicol said, "we still have incoming, Miss Clyne do you have any Mobile Suits on board that I can use?" she nodded and answered
"We have the Freedom on board, can you pilot it?" she ask him
"The Freedom" 'the famed Mobile Suit' he thought "We shall see" he was not so sure of himself since he has not piloted any MS for a while now
Nicol look thru the controls of the rebuilt Freedom, and right then, Ranma was patch into his comm.
"Nicol can you hear me?"
"Loud and Clear Ranma" he reply
"Vermillion Squadron is coming up from behind the Zentraedi command ship with the Ares,"
"Roger, I'm coming out with the Freedom," Nicol Immediately launched into space. Nicol quickly targeted 12 Taurus MS dolls and then went after four Battle Suits firing on the Minerva's left flanks and being the ZAFT Elite.Nicol took out 3 of them with his beam guns, while the fourth he took him out with his Saber, skewering it in half before it got a chance to fire his shoulder mounted beam gun on the Minerva's bridge.
The upper half of the Battle Suits however slammed into the deck of the Minerva where its contents spilled out. Its helmet opens up to reveal a bloodied human face. The crew looks in horror at their screens, one woman actually screams when they saw intestines splattered on a window. Captain Gladys felt like she wanted to throw up seeing that.
The Impulse Pilot Lumenaria Hawke, flew close to the Freedom and Nicol Identified himself
"It's me Lamu," he said
"Nicol what are you," Nicol cuts her off
"There's no time for this Lamu, the fleet is getting slaughtered out here" he replied as another ZAFT ship was destroyed, Nicol put a comm. link to the Minerva and took control of the situation.
"Captain Gladys!" Nicol calls her
"Yes Nicol" she replied and Nicol told her
"ZAFT is getting slaughtered out here as these mobile suits is trying to cut us off while that big ship is coming in for the kill and it looks like the Eternal is the target." Nicol sees six more Battlesuits incoming, he took on the multiple targets and then continued to say, "We need to take that ship down fast and I need your Tannhauser help," Gladys did not argue with him as the situation is desperate so she ask
"What's your plan Nicol?" he told his plan
"I'm going to be your close-in targeting eye, once that ship reaches five thousand kilometers, turn around and commence firing with Minerva's Tannhauser," he turns to look towards the Impulse "Lamu, keep them busy and watch your back with those black pointed head mobile suits"
"Roger"
"If you're going after that thing Nicol, I suggest you use the METEOR," Commander Waltfeld said as he had the Unit released from the Eternal front left side.
"Thanks Commander"
Immediately, the Freedom link-up with the METEOR and now with the extra firepower he rocketed towards the Zentraedi Battlecruiser and taking out multiple targets along the way. Behind the Zentraedi is the EAS Ares and Ranma Vermillion Squadron on a flanking position and is being stop by hundreds Battlesuits protecting the ships rear. Natarle watches Nicol's Freedom, approach the Zentraedi ship while flying thru a firestorm of energy beams and missiles coming from it. 'Nicol is going to need help' she thought
"Charge up the Warp Phase cannon" she ordered her crew and told Nicol "Nicol I'm linking up with your targeting eye to add my Phase Cannon"
"Roger" Nicol reply
Natarle then ordered her crew "Put the Cannon power at Maximum settings, deactivate all safeties, and divert all reserves to the gun!"
Meanwhile, Grel found one MS a who is a big bother and another primary target "the Freedom in the METEOR unit, blasted!" he said angrily "Launch more Mobile Dolls and stop that thing" he ordered
From around the ships a dozen launch bay, more than 100 Taurus Mobile dolls came out like automatic machine gun with the order. They formed a wall of laser fire in front of the incoming Freedom, Nicol sees them and fired all of the METEOR's weaponry at that wall and made a hole to fly thru, then leaving the METEOR behind as the Taurus targeted it. Nicol fought on with all the weaponry the Freedom possess, in order for him to aim his beam gun's targeting eye at the enemy ship's weakest spot. "Target Lock On" said the on board computer
"Minerva, Ares fire your guns now!" Nicol stood facing the Zentraedi ship, using the targeting beam of his beam rifle he kept it aimed at an area of the ship that can do the most damage. The Minerva turned around and quickly took aim with the ships Tannhauser, and then suddenly a particle beam from the enemy destroyed the upper part of the bridge. Thankfully, the crew is well protected deep inside the ship and continued on the firing sequence
"Tannhauser, FIRE!" and with the captains orders, a beam of pure death, vaporized an incoming squad of Battlepods and Battlesuits as it travels directly towards the Zentraedi ship. The Crew diverted every bit of power the ship had to that single shot.
The beam struck the leftside of the Zentraedi ship and it ripped a hole thru a foot thick of reinforced armor plating and into the ships, Mobile Dolls launch bay and an Armory room. Seconds later, Ares fired
"Phase Cannon, FIRE!" Natarle shouted
The Ares phase cannon blasted thru the ships heavily protected CiC Bridge. A Warp accelerated Phase Cannon can very much vaporize anything it touches at the speed of light. After the military discovered that, they could make a warp field railgun with the science and can now hit a target at the range of two hundred thousand kilometers.
The Ares powerful main guns struck the ship at a range of fifty thousand kilometers. The devastating effect ripped thru the armored cocoon protecting the command and control bridge. Grel turn to his side just in time to see the beam blasted thru his bridge and killing him instantly. The phase energy blasted a quarter of the ship and within seconds, it exploded.
The Destruction of the Flagship signals the two remaining ships to a force retreat. However, EA reinforcements started reappearing from Warp and began to gang up against the remaining Zentraedi and they are just in time to see the enemy flagship exploded. The Battle was over
The surviving Zentraedi soldiers self detonated or fought on until their last remaining ammo ran out or destroyed by the EA Forces, some were captured though as well as a lot of their MS dolls by the hundreds and their destroyed ships that are now being salvaged.
The EA fleet lost one Agamemnon, three Nelsons and three Drake class II ships, along with half of the VT fighters, fifteen Exass and one hundred and seventy five combat drones. The ZAFT lost eight of their ships and only ten of their MS including the Impulse survived the battle.
Nicol's Freedom, also survived but just barely when the Zentraedi MS targeted him for destruction. The Freedom lost one arm, its head and both his legs were gone, only the Phase Shift kept Nicol alive just enough to keep a targeting beam lock-on to the Zentraedi ship. Ranma found the Freedom and brought it back to the Eternal. Unfortunately, Nicol is badly hurt
A week later
Aprillius Colony the PLANTs
2nd Lieutenant Nicol Amalfi of the Earth Alliance Diplomatic Corps woke up to find himself on a hospital bed surrounded by family and friends. He slowly looks around and can see their faces with concern, surprise, and joy. One particular person he looks at carefully, he groans and shook his head. Everyone thought there was something wrong, and then Nicol said in surprise
"Four years, and you still wears that hairstyle Yzak, geez" he remark "I'll say this again, you still look like a girl"
"…"
Now everyone except Yzak, is trying not to burst out laughing while he blushed on the comment, though he's still don't know whether to be angry or happy about Nicol remarks on his hairstyle which looks like the same as his mother has
Dearka Elmsman however, could not control himself so he laughs and cried at the same time while on the floor with a glaring Yzak Jule looking down on him. The same goes for Athrun Zala, whom returning from Orb, discovered that his best friend is alive and an EA officer of all things. Athrun laugh as well, and then he said to Nicol
"Welcome back Nicol!" Nicol just smiled
"Thanks guys" he replied weakly
Nicol took a while for him to understand what had happened. A piece of shrapnel came close to pierce his heart when the cockpit of the Freedom blew in his face. It took the best surgeon named Kasumi Tendo to save him from certain death. Afterwards, they traveled to the PLANTs when they decided that their original mission must go forth with urgency.
Armor-1 Colony
Two of ZAFT best ships is on spacedock and is on a Major repair job after that battle with the Zentraedi.
The Eternal's entire right wing section have been blown to bits with dozens o pocket marks on the left wing, A few of its weaponry destroyed and a section of the ship shows a big hole on the side. They are however, very thankful that the newly installed phase shift armor made them survived that ordeal and no one died thankfully
The Minerva was not too lucky. However, it has survived even with major damages and casualties it sustained.
Minerva's upper main bridge section was gone, two secondary guns destroyed a huge hole on the center hull, their launcher is severely damage and a foul stench of blood and burned flesh can still smell on the hull when a Zentraedi body splattered itself. They lost 10 crewmembers and most of their MS pilots except for the Impulse, all were lost in the battle.
When Captain Gladys had some of the enemies pilotless MS brought on board, they found some of the systems so similar to theirs, and it was very suspicious.
When ZAFT Commanders arrived to inspect the salvaged black mobile suits and the one the Zentraedi Giants were using as well as salvage Battlepods. The ZAFT Commanders immediately walk to a corner and started talking to each other in private meeting when they saw the MS, and they do not look very happy.
Captain Gladys watch them on their screens as repairs to her ship is underway, she feels that something was not right when she saw them huddled together like that, with the expression of their faces like they are in a panic.
"What's going on?" she wonders.
She noticed that they were talking right beside a computer console no. 11 with a mic. On top, Gladys had an Idea so she went to Meyrin's communication station, and orders her to,
"Open a line at console 11 Meyrin" she told her "let's see what they are talking about
"Captain Gladys?" Meyrin was wide eye on her request as she and everyone on the bridge where console 11 is located. They are going to eavesdrop on the commanders
"Just do it Meyrin," she ordered her calmly and assuredly, she said, "It's Ok, this is my choice"
"Yes Captain" and within moments they listen in on the conversation along with the rest of the bridge crew and everyone could not believe what they are hearing
"This is serious! How in the world did these Zentraedi's have the blueprints for the Taurus Mobile Dolls" ask by one commander, which surprised Gladys and the others.
"We don't know how, but all we know is Chairman Dullindal had both the Taurus and Virgo Blueprints taken to a secret location no one seems to know about," said no.2 "My guess is that he knew these…people and he gave it to them somehow" that thought was disturbing to one of the leaders of ZAFT, and more
"A number of our weapons system in the R&D is missing including the developers themselves, and if Chairman Clyne knew about this she'll order a full investigation on us all," said worriedly by no.3, "She's waiting for the Investigation Div. findings, who are these Zentraedi, and if she finds out were the ones developed those Mobile Dolls machines,"
"That won't happen," said no.4 as he cuts him off "All she and everyone else know is that, these are alien technology and nothing more. No one else knows about this except us and it will stay that way," and then he added that made Gladys angry
"The EA knew more than they are telling us, so we will hear what they say, and as Head of the Investigation Dept. I will make sure Chairman Clyne will not see anything about this and stand as it is"
"Like hell it will" Gladys slammed her fist on the console angrily at the planned cover-up
"Meyrin, make a copy of their conversation and send it to Chairman Clyne Office, via coded message" she ordered her
"They are not going to sweep it under the rug that easy," she said
"Yes captain"
She looks around her bridge crew "All of you keep this to yourselves for now," she told them "Once this comes out, I am taking full responsibility for this none of you will be blame for this but me"
Everyone was silent then his XO Arthur step forward and said "Captain, you have our complete support"
Everyone saluted her; they were all solidly by their captain side and have no intention to let her go alone again
"Thank you everyone" she said Gladys knows what she just did is treason, but it does not matter to her anymore, but what matters is the truth and Dullindal actions that is bothering her
"Dullindal what have you done" she thought of him with sadness and how she wanted him to be alive to answer so many questions she wants to ask him
'Mobile Dolls, Zentraedi, Kagato, Gilbert what have you been keeping a secret from us? The Earth Alliance, were they aware of them all this time,' the thought of that day when she heard Nicol said to his father at the hangar bay tells her that there is more to it than meets the eye.
"Azrael, Djibril, Dullindal they are nothing but pawns to the ones pulling the strings behind their backs. Kagato would like nothing more than see us all destroyed"
'Kagato' it was the second time she heard that name, Gilbert said it first, now Nicol. Gladys wants answers badly. The Vulcan refugees were kind enough to share their records of their colony world called Lira, which shows how a thousand ships from the Zentraedi lay it to waste, it made her very worried and she believes that, Nicol Amalfi may have some answers for her.
As the ZAFT leaders continue to argue, another individual is watching and listening to them. Wearing a ZAFT maintenance crew uniform is an EA Intelligence Div. special operations group, agent H.Y., he records their conversation using a surveillance unit that was place nearby. H.Y. job primarily, to follow one of the ZAFT leader who is actually a Tirolian spy, and he is ZAFT commander no.4, Commander Degwin Zabi, The Head of the ZAFT Investigations Division.
H.Y. is not alone, another EA agent D.M. who is suppose to act inconspicuous is trying to swoon one of Minerva's crew women for a date, that is until H.Y. grab his hair and pulled him away.
"Come on lover boy, there's still work to do" H.Y. said as he pulls D.M. braided hair
"Ouch, ouch hey! Heero let go of my hair," D.M. complained but he did not listen
Aprillius Colony
Three other EA agents in Aprillius colony is staking out the home of another Tirolian. They placed listening devices, scanners and tracking devices on his vehicles close by to know who his collaborators are. Agent Q.R.W., T.B. and W.C. waited for him patiently. They wait for Mordecai Xambi, The Head of the PLANTs Eugenics Labs and Birthing Centers
W.C. opens a communication line from their secret location to the Mikagami "We're in place" he said and cut off comm. just as their target arrived.
"Time to go to work then" Q.R.W. he announced
Outside Aprillius
The Jurain Tree Ship Mikagami is justoutside Aprillius Colony in stealth mode. Lady Kamiki Seto received the message while she is talking with Ranma, Natarle and Kasumi and the Vulcan Government Ambassador Soval is in a meeting. Seto was in a bad mood, as she replays the footages of Lira as a fleet of ships from both governments as well as Allied nations arrived in the system and found a dead world.
"Nothing" she said, "not even bacteria survived their plasma bombings" she look very agree at the devastation, but the questions they all have in their mind is
"Why attack Lira?" Ranma asks
"We do not know that yet Lord Ranma," said the Ambassador "Our fleet is still searching every sector of space as we speak but haven't found them yet, but we will"
"Moving a thousand ships thru a Hyperspace fold drive is no longer easy now that we can detect them, which is why our Naval Blockade is working very well at the GA/Tirolian border. However…"
Seto showed a holographic display of the Milky Way Galaxy, it shows how they divide it into quadrants of four known, as the Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta Quadrant. Color-coded are the territories of the major and minor nations as well as unexplored and unclaimed territories.
Right between the Gamma and Delta is where the Tirolian Empire is located, and they claimed that they control 20 percent of the delta quadrant and 10 percent of the Gamma quadrant; this was after the war a thousand years ago. The Galaxy Alliance territories have 35 percent of the Gamma quadrant. The rest are other alliances, federations and kingdoms. The Largest territory in the quadrant is Jurai, and they comprised 20 percent of the GA territory as the primary and founding member world in the Galaxy Alliance.
The Jurain Kingdom influence however, also extends to the Alpha Quadrant as well, which is over ten thousand square light years wide and has hundreds of protectorate worlds in their sphere including the Earth.
The Alpha Quadrant as a whole is a young and still a growing part of the galaxy, because of the multitude of the sentient worlds that are still below the FTL capability. The Oldest and one of the first to mature are the Vulcan's. They achieved space travel about five thousand years ago, yet they had only achieved FTL less than two thousand years ago, before that, they traveled the stars by Solar Sails much like Earth Ships, which harness the solar winds and they also uses wormhole passages found in many places in the quadrant. The GA alliance with the Vulcan started during the first Galactic War when the Tirolians military forces, The Zentraedi and Maltrendi army attempted to seize control two of three wormhole passages that connects the Gamma and Alpha Quadrants. The Vulcan's and their allied AQ nations repulsed the invasion and retaken control of the passages on Alpha, both passages is less than one hundred light-years from Earth. GA forces retaken control of the passages in the Gamma Quadrant, and push the Tirolians back as far as hundred light years. Since then, there were no more incursions to their part of the galaxy, yet space is vast and the possibility of their return is too likely that they cannot ignore.
"Space is vast," Seto, said, "If they found another wormhole or they came from the Beta Quadrant which is most likely then, we are in serious trouble"
"Maybe it was a test run," Natarle notion and explained, "We know that they just Started to use Mobile Suit based weaponry and from what I heard, the Invasion Forces they have been sending against the neutral nations is using less than fifteen percent of their military power and that says a lot."
"You maybe right about that Natarle" Seto agreed with her "Airi on GP, told me that the Zentraedi is using less than a quarter of their military forces to invade those neutral worlds. The bulk of which is still in Tirolian territory, and waiting orders" she then showed the Zentraedi/Maltrendi Main Fleet to them next.
"The Main Fleet, one fleet is over five million warships, the largest ever that this galaxy has ever seen and they have twelve of them," Seto told them "If Lira is just a test run. Then it is most likely that the main body of their battleforces is nearby"
"Question is, where is it," Kasumi ask
"That is unimportant now my dear," Seto said and grimly she said, "They are here and we must prepare for the worst"
Ranma seems to know what she meant, for a while now the sword he has been keeping in his subspace pocket is singing, or vibrating ever since the Zentraedi arrived in Sol.
On Macross Island, something was giving off a strange vibration somewhere deep beneath the Earth, something was waking up.
LYRAI SYSTEM
2 Light Years from Lira
A System with preformed planets and deadly asteroid fields, a hostile environment avoided by every space faring races is now the secret base for Kagato private army of Zentraedi and Maltrendi forces. Under a cloaking field, A Factory Satellite continues to build ships, mobile dolls, and battlepods and battle suits by mass production lines using the resources of the System itself
Khyron the 'Backstabber' arrived a month too early because Taranto hurriedly brought him and his battalion commanders to Lyrai to take command of the fleet there. At one time, Taranto nearly spacedump Khyron into space with his psychotic bunch of soldiers when they went on a rampage in his ship the Titan Rose, they got to Lyrai and immediately left them by ejecting them and the whole cargo hold of his ship after he knock them out with a sedative gas. Taranto scrammed before Khyron woke up.
He resize back to his Zentraedi size. The 'Backstabber' watches the factory at an observation booth as they replace what he lost during the battle at Lira. Khyron underestimated the Vulcan's strength as he had actually lost more than two hundred ships before his mechanized army subdued them completely. He won the battle, but the loss was unacceptable.
"How long will it take to replace what was lost Woman?" he asks rudely at Azonia, The Meltrendi Commanding officer of Lyrai Base.
She was not exactly happy to see the infamous backstabber, but her Lord Kagato orders her to give him full courtesy, give him what he wants Kagato ordered her, she sigh to that order given to her, questioning why of all the Zentraedi he was sent.
"Three weeks" she reply "and it's not just the Ships you lost but the rest of them needed repairs and rearming, and must you destroy that Vulcan colony so close to the base" she said angrily
"They are looking for you as well as the GP forces!" she started to shout at him as he looks like he was ignoring her and the needs to keep their base a secret.
"KHYRON!" she yelled at him
"I hear you woman so don't shout at me!" he reply back shouting, "Make it done in two weeks, so that I can go back home to Fantoma" he said and complaining "Peh! These Alpha Quadrant bugs are no challenge to me, Lord Kagato is wasting my talents for such menial task"
'Menial Task? What a fool!' Azonia thought of him
"Don't get too cocky" Azonia warned, "Your target is Earth, the place where the Mobile Suits were originated, so don't underestimate the Micronian Earthers just, as you underestimated the Vulcan's"
Khyron waved it off and bragged "Bah! So what, they can't stop us, no one can" he turns his sight towards his Flagship under construction and installing a new weapon system. The bow of the ship opens like the mouth of a crocodile to reveal the ships primary weapon. An Anti-Proton Gun codename: 'SHIVA'
"What is the status on the Shiva?" he ask her
"It will be finishedin one week, including the new and improved Phase Shift Armor that we acquired from Dullindal before his demise," Azonia showed him on a video screen of their initial testing
"It is close enough to match the Tirolian force shields, but with this and our Mechas and Weapons combined, we are now capable of going head to head against our Tirolian slave masters own ships" the last part of the sentence has abit of discontent and deep-seated hatred to their creators
"Excellent" he remark as the thought made him very anxious "Soon very soon…" he took his dagger from his sheath and stabbed it down on the table near him with the emblem of Tirol is on
"We shall be the Masters!" he proclaimed
Parked side by side are over one million Zentraedi warships, Kagato own fleet of upgraded warships from weapons to shields and awaiting a crew to operate them. Khyron could have taken them instead. However, one vital part not installed yet in the ships Hyperspace Fold engines. A precaution he made to insure that his fleet won't be used by anyone with an ambition such as he.
Kagato was very cautious about this, as not to let them have the power that could be turned on him easily, as much as he is turning on the Tirolians, he gave enough for Khyron to command and control a fleet to finish the mission he sent him to do. One thousand ships, minus four
As Khyron's Fleet is undergoing repairs for the assault on Earth, Commander Breetai's Fleet in the Beta Quadrant have found a wormhole passage by accident, and it has brought them closer to Earth 3 months ahead of schedule.
Earth Alliance Capitol
President Herbert Lang and the Joint Chiefs listen to a communication link with Lady Seto. It was a day they have dreaded to hear from her, she advises them
"Be prepared, and begin the Exodus," she sounded gloomy and it bodes ill will for everyone.
TBC
Authors Notes: Thank for everyone sending their reviews and I am encouraged to give my best.
On the Next Chapter, someone will be picking a fight with Ranma guess who's descendant he belongs to, and Ranma will be meeting GS most reluctant Hero.