Chapter 10 – Humanity's Ark

Disclaimer: As I've said before I do not own GS/GSD and some characters in this Fic belong to Gundam Seed Dark Destiny as I've said before (I hate disclaimers), in this story other than Krane and a few members of the Dark Celestials including their Mobile Suite designs nothing belongs to me.


1st December, 12:45pm; Super Space Fortress: Eclipse, Main Hanger

Krane smiled as his shuttle moved into the small hangers that had been designed specifically for such ships and the re-designated Laurasia-Class (now) Armed Transport Frigates, though very few Laurasia-Classes did survive their purge into evolving to become Inca-Class Light Destroyers, there were many that still were used and therefore their engines were replaced with Voltaire Lumière Engines for short to long range armoured transport. The redesigned shuttle engines had been a new specialised version of the Voltaire Lumière that allowed the Ship to travel faster the smaller the vehicle was able to travel, Krane stood as he heard the hatch connect to the doorway near the front of the shuttle and the walkway hatch compressurised, Krane stepped out of the Shuttle and smiled as Scientist Sophia Alex floated towards him in Zero-G.

"Your majesty, what a pleasant surprise, I am glad to be the first to welcome you to the Super Space Fortress-Class: Eclipse!" announced Sophia Alex with a smile and Krane nodded as he stopped floating before her "if you would follow me majesty, I will show you the Royal Chambers!"

"Very well, lead on" nodded Krane as he floated after Sophia after she turned to float back down the corridor "I hear that the Eclipse Cannon was finished awhile ago!?"

"Indeed however…there are problems that I need to cure after it is moved in January!" announced Sophia Alex and Krane nodded in understanding, Krane followed Sophia into a lift which headed down along way through the Space Fortress before stopping and becoming dead, Sophia smiled as she walked over the Gundanium Armour that made up the floor and pressed a few codes into the computer leading to the door opening which caused Krane to smirk at what he saw beyond.

The Super Eclipse Cannon's control room looked like something out of an alien invasion novel which caused Krane to remember their 'guests' that would try and invade this galaxy eventually, the walkway stood over an abyss of darkness while the computer that controlled the Eclipse Cannon stood on a circular platform that looked mobile, four egg shaped Computer modules were above the platform where data was transferred wireless to all computer systems over a fair distance as far as Neptune from the sun…maybe more.

"Amazing, so this is the Super Eclipse Cannon's main control room where I can control the Eclipse Cannon from, however without the Divine Celestial Engines and their keys…the machine is very unlikely to work" sighed Krane as he stepped up towards the computer "less of all with the time it has been deactivated, it has not been activated for some time and therefore, large amounts of energy are needed to reactivate it and therefore we must find the Seven Divine Celestial Engines and their keys!"

"Three were built in the PLANTs, One was built at Endymion, Two were built on Earth and two more were built at Meteor City!" announced Sophia with a nod "I have been assured that the keys are with each, however, the remnants of the rebels know of Eclipse or rather that we are building something powerful and that at least Seven devices are needed in order to operate it!"

"All the more reason to send more forces to Earth, as I speak, Gibraltar is close to being the heart of a siege all because I have began building a Mass Driver in the nearby area next to the old Gibraltar Airport!" announced Krane with a growl but then smirked "I think I will send Goud to Earth, with the Destiny Impulse Custom he will be able to fight for unlimited amounts of time, meanwhile I need to find Pandora's Box!!"

"Ah, the legendary Newtype fact behind the Legend, it was discovered by Newtype Royal Andres Casaba" smirked Sophia as she thought of the legend "it is said that within the box awaits evil, in natural legends, meanwhile we believe it is a secret power by the Newtype Royals that can be loaded into a sealed space within P.L.A.N and only you can access and use it!"

"Yes, I have to find that data, I believe it is a black box type device like those found in Mobile Suites except that it will be far more advanced compared to present tech and failing that will look really abnormal!" announced Krane as he explained "the ability it is said to contain is known as the Piercing Truth, using it the Royal Newtype can see through tactics and illusions, whoever uses this ability will be able to lead Humanity without a single enemy being able to stand up to that person! Because they are then able to see the world for what it truly is!!"

"Very well, your majesty, we'll begin hunting after the Divine Celestial Engines and bring them back here!!" announced Sophia as she watched the Emperor pace "you'll be here for awhile?"

"Indeed, I want to see these Celestial Engines interfaced when they arrive, the sooner this phase is complete the sooner that this war comes to an end!" announced Krane with a smirk "I have Goud dealing with paper work and Cecile dealing with the Council meetings, meanwhile…Shane is here with the first Divine Celestial Engine and is ready to input it!" announced Krane as he turned the Control Room to P.L.A.N Mode which made the central platform detach and lift while turning as the computer came on and showed Shane putting the Divine Celestial Engine into the core centre surrounded by rings that spun and transferred energy to the Celestial Engine as the wave of energy increased before reaching the inactivated shield that would redirect the energy down through the cannon control room and to the cannon however the energy stopped at the computer "however the energy cannot reach the cannon without its specific key the power cannot reach the cannon, that is why this is needed…"

As Krane explained he picked up a green line covered gem shaped device out of his pocket and showed it to Sophia, next to him the hatch that covered the front of the mainframe had opened and Krane smirked as it whined, Krane threw the device and it slid into its specified slot before the whining stopped and a green shockwave of energy pulsed outwards causing the P.L.A.N Copy to fully activate and Krane's eyes to turn Golden subconsciously.

"Are you going to recite what the P.L.A.N is telling you about your 'Ark'?" asked Shane as he dropped down through an opening in the blackness above, fortunately he didn't break anything as he bended his knees after reaching his final descent.

"Here goes, it says: 'Once you have collected all Seven Divine Celestial Engines, you will gain ultimate power, and then…the world could be yours!', in short the personality left behind by the Newtype Royal Andres Casaba agrees with the plan, but then again, only those with my level of power are welcome to consult the main Program Core of P.L.A.N!" explained Krane with a smirk.

"Well, I have to report good news and bad news, the good news being that all Divine Celestial Engines but one are being readied for transport!" announced Shane with a sigh "the bad news however is that the last at Meteor City is under lockdown by Gilbert Durandal and Patrick Zala supporters, as well as that, the ones on Earth will take about a month to get here!"

"I see, however the ones closest are the highest priority, I'm afraid…" started Krane but Sophia cut him off.

"Go, just make sure you bring the Celestial Engine and its Key back, your coronation to rule the world will need all of them and this Fortress together!!" announced Sophia with a smile "go get them, become strong, create a Newtype Royal Legacy for your own!!!"

"Thank you, also, work on the artificial gravity and shields while we're gone!" announced Krane as he floated towards the lift and left.


Meanwhile; Aprilius One: Military Tactics Building, Lobby

"Lords Goud and Heine!" announced the Base Commander with a salute as the two entered the building.

"You had reports that you wanted us to tell the Emperor, I assume, they are unconfirmed as valid or the data isn't consequential!" announced Goud as he looked at the Commander.

"Actually, we can confirm that the Divine Celestial Engine at Endymion was stolen, we have yet to report it in due to it interfering with the investigation!" announced the Base Commander "however a ex-member of the Fallen has explained that their rebels are caught under thumb by a corrupt Deity Commander that survived the Fallen Rebellion has stolen the Celestial Engine, he is hoping that if Krane can defeat that Deity's inner guard and that Deity, then they will join the Dark Messiah"

"We have to report this to Krane, what news on the Despero testbed, we will need it for this future battle?" questioned Heine and a voice called from behind.

"I can arrange that" announced the Head Scientist as he walked up behind them "all it needs is a Divine Celestial Engine and it can engage in battle, lucky enough, that is the target we're after!"

"Then I'll…" started Heine but the Head Scientist cut him off.

"You will not pilot the Despero Prototype, Krane is on his way back, and you do not have the capabilities to pilot Despero or any other Gundam that Krane has specifically designed for himself!" announced the Head Scientist "when he arrives at Meteor City, then I will report to Krane about what has happened, he will then take it into his own hands!!"

"You're getting greedy, Heine, the Emperor will not like this side of you and I insist that we purge it!" growled Cecile as she walked over to them.

"I thought you were talking to Rau over transmission, bitch!" growled Heine as he glared back at the Vixen.

"True, but I ended it awhile ago, I wouldn't speak to me like that Heine as we and the Supreme Commanders have enough power to nudge Krane enough to put you on trash duty for the rest of your life!" countered Cecile and Heine growled before going silent as he looked away.

"I will take my leave!" announced the Head Scientist with a bow before turning and walking away 'it seems that Deity Commander Hanz Podollski survived and is behind this Fallen Rebel Remnant uprising, he seems to have found out, that Krane set the Fallen Rebels up to be destroyed…this is the revenge Krane has been waiting for…'.


3rd December, 4:45pm; Meteor City: Government Building, Krane's Office

"Ah, Head Scientist, is there something you wanted to talk to me about!?" questioned Krane as he relaxed in his chair.

"The Divine Celestial Engine from Endymion has been stolen, we managed to receive the Key however without the Divine Celestial Engine it is useless, the one who stole it was Deity Commander Hanz Podollski!" announced the Head Scientist and Krane smiled a cruel smile.

"So…the Newtype Elder Council can't just die, they have to keep bugging this world with their interferences, well…at least I get to destroy the last of the Council myself and take the future of the Newtypes out of their hands!" announced Krane with a cold smirk "is the Despero Prototype finished!?"

"Yes, your majesty, it even has the Key of the Stolen Divine Celestial Engine inserted!" announced the Head Scientist "also, some of the enemy will be allies that will equip their Mobile Suites with the Neo-ZAFT Code and so will be fleeing the battlefield for our fleet, I assume that even with the Extreme Despair it will be a difficult fight therefore the idea for the Extreme Despair to be taken in for repairs while you equip the Despero Prototype with the Celestial Engine I now propose to you!!"

"Very well, however, I will need to get the Celestial Engine that is held under host arrest by the remaining Twilight Dawn here!" announced Krane with a smirk "then, the Newtype Royal's long awaited revenge will begin, after all…it was the Elder Council that betrayed Andres Casaba, the ones that led to his death and the end of that Royal line, the ancestors of Hanz Podollski and Christopher Green!!"

Info – Dun, dun, dun. It seems Krane is out for revenge, how powerful is this new Super Eclipse Cannon, why is Krane so obsessed with Revenge compared to Kira and finally…what will become of the two Newtypes; you'll have to find out some of these questions in the Second Season of Dark Destiny. Review!!