Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, Gundam SEED or Gundam 00.
Note: The new Violet Frame featured in this series will be piloted by Sasuke. It's similar to 1 Gundam and the Red Frame. By the way, here is what Dimensional Innovation's factions are for this fic:
- The Atlantic Federation consists of all lands in North America plus Great Britain, Greenland and Iceland. Though it's the main leader in the OMNI alliance, it had to share its influence with the Eurasian Federation and the Republic of East Asia due to their obligations as Earth Alliance members. Its government consists of the President and Vice President, though each member state within the Atlantic Federation has their own leaders, similar to the Union of Anno Domini. Its leader is Joseph Copeland, and the currency is the Atlantic Federation Amero. (the proposed currency of a North American economic bloc) Its capital is in Washington, DC.
- The Eurasian Federation consists of all former AEU nations plus all of Russia (AEU and HRL parts), Central Asia and even Israel. It was founded when the Reconstruction War broke out, though the Human Reform League was gravely weakened by the AEU's capture of Asiatic Russia, and the creation of East Asia and the Equatorial Union. However, there are still HRL diehards around Asiatic Russia, China and India who seeks to reunify either Asiatic Russia or all of Russia with the former HRL states. Its capitals are in Moscow and Berlin. Eurasia once controlled the Middle East, but had to grant independence after a costly war during the early Cosmic Era years. The currency is in Euros, but theyevrazis applied to non ex-AEU states.
- The Republic of East Asia consists of all traditional East Asian lands of China, Korea and Japan. With the exception of Japan, the first two nations mentioned were the core members of the HRL. Only after East Asia was founded did Japan finally accepted its fate, although there are mass emigrations from Japan due to Chinese influence there. Its capital is in Beijing, once the capital of the HRL. The curency is the yuan, though other nations have their own currency.
- The United States of South America consists of all South American nations with Caracas, Taribia as the capital. Due to the Taribian influence in the region, the Union split into two. This practice of power politics in South America goes back to the days of Hugo Chavez. USSA has a reputation as an anti-American bloc that welcomed the PLANTs as a trading partner. Of course, the Union orbital elevator was located in Taribia, providing some energy to all of South America and would cut off energy to their northern neighbor if given the chance. Their currency is the peso.
- The Equatorial Union consists of India, all of ASEAN states and some Pacific islands. Though this nation may be poor, they did possess the former HRL orbital elevator (Heaven's Pillar), providing solar energy to all nations within the said union. It's also the third component of the former HRL, with some of its former soldiers and diehards from India. However, the Equatorial Union faces a controversy when the Philippines is divided between pro-Union/pro-Atlantic Federation and pro-HRL/pro-Eurasia factions. Eurasia still has a military base in Equatorial Union territory. They have no current currency as of this moment, though they still use the former ESF Pounds.
- The African Community consists of all African states occupied by ZAFT at the beginning of the Bloody Valentine War. Unlike the other two orbital elevators, the former AEU orbital elevator is currently under ZAFT control. It is also in this very same place that Celestial Being first made their debut in AD 2307, and later on in 2312 AD it was at the scene of the ESF Coup D'Etat. That incident resulted in granting the military under the control of the A-LAWS. Though no information is provided, it is said that the PLANT currency dominates this economy. The Desert Dawn operates in this territory too.
- The Middle Eastern Federation consists of all Middle Eastern states, including the former Kingdom of Azadistan, the former Kingdom of Suille and the short lived Republic of Krugis. This country was the latest country to adopt solar energy after their oil supplies weren't sold on the global market due to its shortage. The capital is in Tehran, and it's ruled by a monarch descended from Marina Ismail. No known currency is adopted, but like the Equatorial Union, they use the former ESF Pounds.
- The South African Union consists of all African nations that aren't occupied by ZAFT. It's where the Victoria mass driver is located, only a few miles away from the AEU orbital elevator. It's a puppet state of the Atlantic Federation, but it's also the most rabidly anti-ESF nation in the world. Their currency is the SAU Pound sterling.
- The Oceania Union consists of all Pacific islands that aren't under Equatorial Union control, plus Australia and New Zealand. Unlike the rest of the Pacific islands that were part of the HRL at the time, Australia and New Zealand were part of the Union. Unfortunately, they allied with the PLANTs at the beginning of the Bloody Valentine War. The notable information about Oceania is that the ZAFT base of Carpentaria was once the ESF's naval base under the joint control of the Union and the HRL. However, irredentists within the HRL called for the annexation of the Oceania Union into the HRL itself, causing tensions.
- The Kingdom of Scandinavia consists of all Nordic nations. They too, were once part of the AEU but split away from Eurasia due to Russia's influence in the rest of the continent. Anxious to avoid the repeat of WWII, Scandinavia controls Finland too, serving as a buffer state between Sweden and Russia. its currency is the krone, and it's ruled by a monarchy. The most notable fact is that Siegel Clyne, Chairman of the PLANT Supreme Council, is of Scandinavian descent, and so is Lacus Clyne.
- Lastly, the Orb Union is a newly founded nation that is located in the Pacific. Its population mainly consists of Japanese who fled East Asia after China's takeover of that nation. The currency is the Orb dinar, and it's ruled by Uzumi Nara Athha. The Orb Union is also notable by the fact that it has the capability to acquire solar energy from the former HRL's Orbital elevator in addition to its geothermal energy supplies. Unfortunately, the Orb Union is split between the pro-Atlantic Federation/pro-Union Seiran Family, the neutral Athha family, the hegemonist Sahaku family, and the pro-HRL/pro-Eurasian Yusupov family. The Yusupov family emigrated to the Orb Union from Eurasia after the AEU recaptured all of HRL occupied Asiatic Russia. They have connections to Dmitri Smirnov, who's distantly related to the Smirnov family on the father's side, and the Yusupov family on the mother's side. He is currently a member of the PMC Trust.
Turn Twelve: Falling Stars
ORB UNION MORGENROETTE INC. HANGAR
Uchiha Sasuke stood in front of what appeared to be a mass produced version of the mobile suit he wanted to pilot. Since he had landed on Earth, the last Uchiha had struggled to survive by himself, now that all three of his squad mates are dead or missing. Luckily, Morgenroette took pity on him and offered to teach him how to pilot a mobile suit. Sasuke accepted the offer, thinking it was better than doing nothing on this isolated island. His role, as it turned out, was to become a test pilot for the new M1 Astray series with the Violet Frame as its inspiration. (The other four Astray Frames had already been claimed. The Red Frame had been taken by Lowe Guele of the Junk Guild, the Blue Frame currently belonged to Gai Murakumo of the Serpent Tail, the Gold Frame was secured by Rondo Ghina Sahaku, and the Green Frame ended up in the Earth Alliance's hands, presumably given to any willing pilot.)
Sasuke never found out about what happened to Karin. Actually, he hardly cared to know what happened to her. He would have killed her if it wasn't for Sakura's intervention which also dragged Naruto into the conflict. However, since Naraku's emergence from obscurity into prominence, Naruto and Sasuke had to form a truce so they could kill him together. It was no secret that Naraku hated them both since he saw the two lost boys as remnants of two powerful clans who had denied the Shimura clan of the right to rule Konoha.
"Sasuke, the machine is ready to undergo another test drive." One of the Morgenroette employees walked towards him. Sasuke turned around and looked at him. "Uhh...if you're ready."
Sasuke walked alongside the employee and arrived at the hangar where the Violet Frame was located. "Are you sure that's the machine I'm supposed to pilot?"
"Well, since you're the only test pilot available, then yes," the employee told him. A brown haired woman approached them with a clipboard. "Ms. Simmons."
Erica Simmons gazed at the Uchiha heir and smiled. "All right, we're going to test out the new Aile Pack on the Violet Frame."
"I'm ready," Sasuke told the engineers. Erica signaled them to clear out of the hangar as he fiddled around with the controls. "What's my first task?"
"How about testing out the Aile pack while you're airborne? Go outside first." The hangar doors opened up so that the Violet Frame could get out. Sasuke stepped on the pedals of the mobile suit as he started to get airborne, but the Aile pack was having some problems.
"Crap, I'm going down!" Sasuke yelled. He struggled to get the mobile suit back up again, all he managed was to soften the blow of his landing. "There appears to be a problem with the engine in the back."
"It's just as I predicted. The Aile pack for this unit's still defective. If we're to mass produce it for our M1 Astrays, then we have to correct the error. Otherwise, we can't roll out our own mobile suits to defend ourselves from foreign invaders," Erica told the engineers who were watching the demonstration. "All right, get back inside and we'll start analyzing the Aile pack for the errors."
Sasuke left the Morgenroette building as soon as he changed his clothes back to his civilian gear. He walked around the city as people engaged in their daily lives without any interruptions from the outside world. He felt a bit calm and peaceful only because his adopted home hadn't been attacked yet due to its neutrality, but sooner or later Orb would be engulfed in flames. He was lost in his thoughts when a boy suddenly ran into him accidentally.
"Ow! Watch it!"
"You should have watched where you were going, kid," Sasuke told the young boy. He helped him get back on his feet and looked at his sister. "Where are you two going?"
"To the store. I'm gonna get a new game today, and Mayu's getting a new cellphone," the young boy told him. He offered his hand for Sasuke to shake as he introduced himself. "I'm Shinn, and Mayu is my sister."
"I'm Sasuke." Sasuke shook hands with Shinn as his parents called them to come back. The Uchiha heir couldn't help but feel envious that the young boy had a family who was still alive, compared to his own dead family who met their end at the hands of Itachi. "I wonder if that boy is going to end up like me, an orphan because of war."
OUTER SPACE
The Archangel was still reeling from the attacks led by ZAFT that tragically ended the life of George Allster, which had given Flay her first taste of what war could truly be like. After her outburst against Kira and Fon, she had isolated herself in the hospital room so that she could get over her father's death. Fon and Kira studied the maps in another room since Kira couldn't help but figure out what the difference was.
"So what's the geopolitical make up in this world? I've missed out on a ton of things lately." Fon looked at two maps he was holding. One of them was the world map from AD 2307 and the other map was the current map. "Kira?"
"Well, the map you have is very old," Kira replied back. He pointed at the dot where the Orb Union is located. "This is Orb. Your AD 2307 map doesn't have that dot over there because Orb was founded around AD 4400, probably at the same time the Reconstruction War broke out."
Mu entered the room along with Miriallia and Sai, eager to find out what the two pilots were up to. "So, what do you guys have there?"
"Just a map." Fon showed Mu the AD 2307 version of the world map. "It's old."
"I wonder what the Serpent Tail is up to. They haven't said anything to us since they brought that girl back to ZAFT," Sai spoke to Kira. Fon shrugged as he stood up and folded the maps. "Robert, are you done with the maps?"
"The maps? Oh, they're mine. I bought them at the Heliopolis bookstore just before the war broke out. At least I can have a piece of map wherever I go," Fon replied back as he and Kira went to the elevator. They arrived at the hangar where the Strike and the Astrea is being repaired. "Although I can't help but feel a bit frightened."
"About what?" Kira asked back.
"About the pilot who threatened you during that battle. I know the guy, he's definitely a nut job. You don't wanna mess around with him. Believe me, my good friend Hixar tried to fight him and he had his ass handed to him." Fon grimaced at the time when Beside Pain fought Hixar at the orbital elevator. "Kira, whatever you do, do not fight against the Diabound. That pilot may be harmless, but he has a split personality. He could even upload himself into another terminal and live to tell the tale."
Kira couldn't help but wonder what he's talking about. "Robert-"
"You may call me Fon when it's just you and me. Call me Robert when we're around our friends, although they pretty much know who I really am now." Fon grinned and went inside the Astrea's cockpit. "You'd better prepare that Gundam if you're going to fight."
Meanwhile, the Gamow was still sailing through space as the remaining Red Coats were planning their next move. Although the Gamow didn't participate in the battle that resulted in the destruction of the advanced fleet and the sudden change of heart towards Lacus Clyne, some of the crew members knew how it had ended. Either way, all of ZAFT now knew about the capabilities of Celestial Being's intervention. The only saving grace was that the Archangel's weapons system was disabled as punishment by Celestial Being for using Lacus as a hostage. Of course, no one had anticipated the return of the infamous Beside Pain, even though no one knew who he was.
"Sure, it's possible to catch up with the legged ship before they join the Eighth Fleet, but we only have ten minutes before they get there," Nicol told Yzak and Dearka. "From what Athrun has told me, the legged ship was crippled by Celestial Being's intervention because they tried to use Miss Lacus as a hostage."
"You mean a full ten minutes. Come to think about it, why didn't Athrun mention anything about (the) four masked mobile suits that Celestial Being has?" Dearka wondered.
"I would suggest that the cowards keep their mouth shut," Yzak retorted, which only irritated Nicol.
"I proved myself at Artemis, didn't I? I'm no coward," Nicol protested, but Yzak continued to speak.
"Are there only ten minutes, or full ten minutes? It's the way you look at it that decides the outcome. Still, we do have to be on guard in case those armed interventionists decide to cripple the Gamow's weapons systems. We don't want to be a sitting duck when the Eighth Fleet attacks us." Yzak turned towards Dearka. "After the Vesalius turns Ms. Lacus over to Commander Laconi, they'll join us on the battlefield."
"Don't forget the Von Trapp," Dearka reminded his teammates, but Yzak shook his head.
"The Aker team was deployed to Earth. They'll be fighting the Earth Alliance there, as well as the PMC Trust. I'm surprised that private military company still exists, even after two millenia," Yzak told them.
Inside the Vesalius, Athrun was about to go back to his room when a pink Haro bounced towards him. He wasn't surprised as to who it belonged to, having built the same Haro himself. Lacus walked towards him, retrieving the Haro safely from his hands.
"Lacus..."
"Haro's excited to see you again," Lacus told Athrun.
"It doesn't have any emotional component in him, Lacus. Keep in mind that although you're a guest of the Vesalius, this is a warship after all," Athrun reminded her. They went back to Lacus's room as he sat down in her bed. "I know it isn't that much fun, but I'm afraid it's the way it is now."
"I know. Athrun, is something wrong?" Lacus asked him.
"It's just that you've been taken hostage during your time inside the legged ship, I just can't help but wonder how you're feeling right now," Athrun replied back. "Although I am grateful to the Serpent Tail for escorting you here."
"Yeah, but your friend treated me with respect while I was on board the ship. The blond haired kid who pilots a pseudo-solar furnaced mobile suit is a different story altogether. He placed me on a couple of life threatening tests to see if I was capable of being human, if that is what he called it." Athrun gasped at what she told him and clenched his fists. "I could sense that he's gone through a lot of trauma in his life though."
"Was that the boy who happened to have met my father?" Athrun asked back. Lacus nodded as he continued to speak, "Why would he do such a thing? He should have known that you're not the type of person to pick up a weapon."
"He did tell me something that may have been useful, but I just can't take it right now." Lacus recalled what Naruto had told her. "He said that ignoring reality is an inadvertent malice which results in unnecessary deaths of anyone around me."
Athrun looked down on the floor. "Does he have a death wish or something?"
"He looked like he was raised to kill since he was just a toddler. I remember him saying that his ancestor used to be a child soldier in the Middle East who fought in the name of God. He became an atheist as a result of that experience," Lacus explained.
"That kid may be the most terrifying person you've ever met. Kira on the other hand, he's just a misguided fool. He just doesn't seem to get the point that everyone aboard that ship's using him," Athrun answered back.
"Well, I've met his friends. They don't seem to be bad towards him. I've also met a guy named Fon Spaak. What can I say? He lightens up the mood inside the ship." Lacus giggled at how Fon would joke around when she was around with him. "Naruto's friends are also kind too."
"So that's his name, isn't it? Naruto? Sounds like a ramen dish." Athrun surmised.
"He said that he would rather not fight against you." Lacus tried to place her hands on his face, but Athrun turned away.
"He's not the only one. I feel the same way too. I'm sorry about my outburst. I ask of you to forgive me." Athrun turned around, saluted and walked out of Lacus' room.
Back in the Gamow, Yzak and his remaining teammates went over their machines' maintenance system in time for the upcoming battle. Dearka concentrated on how he would defeat the Strike's GN powered companion, something even his teammates couldn't ignore simply because they've witnessed his fighting skills on the battlefield. There may be a remote chance that Celestial Being would intervene.
"We've detected Celestial Being's movements. The fighter unit's heading towards South America," one of the CIC announced.
"What about the others?"
"One sniper unit's heading towards the Atlantic Ocean. Probably in the Portuguese coast, and the fat machine is moving towards our base in Carpentaria. Apparently that machine's trying to stop a conflict between our forces and the remnants of the former HRL army on the orbital elevator."
"Just ignore them for now. Right now, we've got better issues to deal with. All hands, prepare for battle. Level one battle stations!"
Yzak grinned and moved towards the catapult. "Yzak Joule, Duel launching!" Dearka and Nicol followed him after he launched out of the Gamow.
"There's the legged ship. Where's that white mobile suit?" Nicol asked.
Dearka gasped as the Astrea moved closer towards them. "Incoming! It's the same solar powered mobile suit from before!"
"Are you serious?" Yzak asked back. All three mobile suits went into formation, circling around the firing range as they split up after the Gamow fired its shot, forcing Fon to activate the Astrea's GN Field to deflect the shot. However, the force of that shot knocked the Astrea to the side. "What is that defensive barrier? It's stronger than the ones at the Umbrella!"
"I've got this." Nicol turned to face the Astrea as he and Fon traded beam shots at each other. "Nice one, but that won't work."
"Wait a minute. Are you the sneaky bastard who wrecked the Umbrella?" Fon asked back. "You're small, but a little irritating at the same time."
"Robert!" Kira yelled, but Yzak came closer towards him. "The Duel...I'm not about to lose here."
"Strike, isn't that what you're called?" Yzak grabbed the beam saber and clashed blades with Kira. "I've got you this time!"
"I'm not about to die here!" Kira yelled as he and Yzak clashed blades. Kira turned towards the Archangel as he saw the Blitz attack the bridge with its beam rifle. "Archangel!"
"Eyes up here, asshole." Yzak continued the assault against the Strike, even as Mu lured Dearka away from the battlefield long enough for Fon to intervene. "That machine...you're Astrea, aren't you?"
"Well, looks like I'm famous around here." Fon snickered and grabbed the Astrea's beam saber. "Kira, the Blitz is attacking the Archangel right at the bridge. Get back there!"
Kira gasped at what Fon said. Just as he had told him, the Blitz continued to fire point blank at the Archangel in the bridge, hoping to damage it in any way possible. Due to the Gottfrieds and Igelstellung's damage at the hands of Celestial Being, it was unusable for this battle. Thoughts of the last battle raced through Kira's mind, not wanting to repeat that same tragic experience once again. All of a sudden, his mind cleared up as an amethyst seed burst.
"The Archangel...I won't let you." Kira turned to the side to avoid Yzak's attack and slammed the beam saber at the waist. He moved towards the bridge as the Blitz jumped out of the way. "Stop it now!"
"What's that guy doing? He suddenly improved his battle skills." Nicol gritted his teeth as he came under attack by Fon's Astrea. "This is getting really bad."
"Now I've got you!" Yzak lunged towards Kira, but he grabbed the Armor Schneider knives and plunged it at the damaged part of the Duel. The cockpit started to explode as Yzak gritted his teeth in pain as he covered his shattered helmet. "It burns...it burns, it burns!"
"Dearka, we've gotta retreat before the Eighth Fleet arrives. That, and we need to get Yzak into the infirmar." Nicol and Dearka retreated away from the Archangel, back towards their own ship.
VESALIUS AND VON TRAPP
Axis was watching an old movie in his room when Athrun entered inside. He gazed up at him as he paused the movie, wondering if he was the same since Lacus had returned to the ship thanks to the Serpent Tail's efforts.
"My sister's down on Earth, fighting the resistance fighters in the desert." Axis resumed his movie. "Although I wouldn't be surprised if Alex ends up fighting in the Middle East, around the former Kingdom of Azadistan."
"ZAFT is trying to gain control of the Middle East, so that we could add some protection to the Gibraltar base," Athrun told him. He looked over to Axis's DVD player and watched the movie beside him. "What's that film?"
"It's some sort of a sci-fi movie." Axis showed Athrun the movie. "Star Trek, the Original Series. I've been watching it since I was ten years old."
"Anyways, we'd better prepare ourselves. The Gamow and the Von Trapp has joined us in time for our attack on the Eighth Fleet, as well as the legged ship. I'm sure you'd want to go out there and score some more kills, right?" Athrun asked back. Axis turned off the DVD player and went out of his room, towards the hangar. "I thought so."
Athrun caught up with Axis a minute later at the hangar as he was about to enter his cockpit. He noticed a couple of new weapon packages that were designated for Axis's GINN, but couldn't figure out how he would use the new weaponry.
"Axis, the new swords that you requested are here, along with some missile pods," the mechanic told Axis.
"Great, I'll just go and test them out," Axis replied back.
Up in the bridge, Le Creuset supervised the ship's movements alongside the Von Trapp. Since the Vesalius had been reinforced with three more Nazca-class warships in time for the battle against the Eighth Fleet, the ZAFT forces were at full swing. It seemed that nothing would deter them from sinking the evasive Archangel, until someone picked up something on the radar.
"Commander, there's an abnormality in this area."
"Patch it up with the nearest warship or mobile suit team," Le Creuset ordered. "At the same time, turn a hundred and ten degrees and set a course for that unknown object."
"Roger that."
The Vesalius moved in another direction, away from the main ZAFT fleet. For two hours, the Vesalius kept track of the unknown signal, hoping to find out what it was. When they reached the designated point, the entire crew was shocked to see what appeared to be a skinny skeletal mobile suit. Unlike the GINNs or the mobile suits they'd captured from the Earth Alliance, the black mobile suit resembled a giant samurai robot, pierced with two katanas. Le Creuset noticed that one of the swords was broken in half and the broken part of the blade was floating around.
"Get Axis up on the comm." Le Creuset kept on looking at the black mobile suit. Once the white coat commander reached Axis on the line, he began to issue instructions. "Axis, I want you to launch towards the unknown object and retrieve it."
"Retrieve it?" Axis echoed his commander's orders.
"Yes. I believe we could use an extra machine like that," Le Creuset replied back.
"Leave it to me. Axis Aker, launching!" Axis moved out of the Vesalius and into the area where the skeletal mobile suit was standing. He noticed the head of the mobile suit resembled that of another machine. "What is that thing?" He contacted the Vesalius to tell them of his report. "This machine is in need of repairs. Retrieving the mobile suit."
"All right."
Axis began to move the skeletal mobile suit back into the Vesalius with his custom GINN. He had a hard time moving the black mobile suit because the GINN was bulky. As soon as he arrived back inside the Vesalius, the mechanics began to clamor around the machine and issued out orders to fix the mobile suit. Athrun saw what's going on and looked astonished at how they were able to retrieve a machine that old.
"What is that thing?" one mechanic asked Axis. He didn't know the answer until Athrun volunteered to enter the cockpit and began to fiddle around with the controls.
"It says here that it's a GNX-Y901TW Susanoo, piloted by a Mister Bushido," Athrun explained. Axis smacked his head and looked at the machine again.
"Mister Bushido? I remember my grandfather telling me that Mister Bushido was my ancestor. An American who was obsessed with defeating the Gundams of Celestial Being, that was Graham Aker. I carry some of his blood in my veins," Axis told Athrun. "You know what this means? It means that Graham must have entrusted this machine to me as a gift of goodwill."
"I highly doubt that he'd give it to you, Axis. The machine looks damaged." Athrun pointed at the holes where the 00 Raiser had stabbed the Susanoo. "We could get it fixed in no time, but do you really intend to pilot that thing?"
"Well, that machine has a pseudo-solar furnace, and it could match that of the Ahead your girlfriend's golden knight piloted," Axis replied. "If anything should happen to this machine, I'd be beating myself up over it."
The mechanics began to pull off some spare parts from the GINN's that were no longer of use so they could reuse them for the damaged Susanoo. Axis joined the mechanics in fixing the black machine as he entered the cockpit and began to rewrite the OS that was probably too old to use. Athrun went out of the Aegis's cockpit and moved closer towards the Susanoo while its broken katana was being repaired using the GINN's discarded sword.
"I've just had a chat with the commander, and it appears that the legged ship's about to enter Earth's atmosphere," Axis explained while he typed away at the computer.
"I thought they'd head for the lunar base," Athrun replied in a confused tone.
"Hmm...since we kept on attacking them, they had no choice but to descend. They'd at least try to get the last mobile suit and the ship in one piece down to wherever they're heading. If Alex and her team faced off against the legged ship, my bet is on a stalemate. Granted, Alex may be skilled against the Earth Forces ships, but against that new white warship? I doubt she'd stand a chance." Axis smirked and finished typing the new OS. "This machine has two GN Tau Drives, but I don't know if it has a system that could sync up both of the drives."
"Aren't you concerned about Alex at all?" Athrun wondered.
"You already saw our battle; she just doesn't care if I die. I'm returning the favor as well by killing her," Axis said darkly. "Then I'll get the love of my parents that I never had."
"Well, wouldn't that make them hate you even more because you killed your own sister?" he asked again as he noticed Axis's lack of remorse when he mentioned that he would kill his sister. "Deep inside, Alex does care about you."
"She has a funny way of showing it." Axis grinned. "Besides, we now have one secret weapon that can prevent Celestial Being from having an advantage with the radar jamming."
"Axis, are you sure that you want to pilot this thing right now in battle? It's not ready yet, and it's running at around forty percent. We won't be able to get it running up to a hundred percent if we deploy this right away. Furthermore, none of us knows how to fix a GN based mobile suit, let alone that thing," the head mechanic told Axis.
"I'll be fine. Besides, I could push its limit just far beyond forty percent," Axis said in a confident tone. "Although I am getting a bit too cocky for my own good."
"Mobile suits to launch in three minutes," the PA called out.
"Athrun, we're going to launch right now. Just let me stay behind for a bit until the Susanoo can be fixed," Axis told him, but Athrun shook his head.
"Axis, you should go launch in your GINN right now."
"Tch. Like I'd fight against the Gundam with just a GINN," Axis spoke back scathingly. He turned to the mechanics and asked. "How long until this machine is completely repaired?"
"I don't know! We'd just re-attached this weird samurai helmet into the head, but maybe it would look nicer if we used your GINN's head for its replacement. That old head seems to be fried," the mechanic pointed at the damaged head. "Get your asses moving! We have to finish the repairs now! We're heading into battle!"
Once the GINN H.M.'s head was taken off of its body and re-attached to the headless Susanoo, Axis began to activate the Susanoo's engines, but with caution since the Tau Drive particles could easily infect the crew present. Axis also knew that his newly acquired Susanoo was just running at forty percent of its capabilities, meaning that he wouldn't be able to use its Trans-Am mode until it is back at a hundred percent capability.
"There's that red Gundam from the legged ship. Where's Kira?" Athrun spotted the Astrea along with the Moebius Zero. "I'm not about to lose to a Gundam that old."
"Mobile armors at ten o-clock!" Axis shouted out as he readied the GN Katana and sliced a mobile armor in half. "I may not need forty percent of this machine's capabilities to shoot down such small fries."
"There's another one." Athrun took aim at the other mobile armor as he shot it down. "Axis, the Eighth Fleet's already-"
"-shielding themselves so the legged ship can go down to Earth. So we'll just hack them down like grass." Axis swung the katana again, this time cleaving off a warship at the bridge, exploding in the process. Axis spotted the other three stolen machines. "You guys are late."
"Yzak's been hurt in the last battle," Dearka told him.
"That ain't good," Axis replied back. Yzak searched throughout the fleet for the Strike, but to no avail. Instead, he came under attack by the Astrea. "Yzak, be careful. That machine can kill you real fast if you slip up."
"I know that!" Yzak grabbed his beam saber and clashed blades with Fon. "This Assault Shroud should teach you a lesson, even if you're a two thousand year old mobile suit!"
"Look who's talking. Your friend has the same mobile suit that's two millenia old," Fon retorted back. He shoved the Duel aside as he reached for his beam rifle and shot back. He noticed the Archangel descending through the atmosphere. "Archangel! Why are you guys already at the atmosphere?"
"The legged ship...we won't let it descend to Earth." Axis and his team moved closer towards the fleet. "Make sure you destroy all the ships and the legged ship. Their admiral must be one hell of an admiral to be so reckless."
"What about that red machine? We can't leave it alone!" Nicol came under attack by the Astrea. He noticed the Archangel's catapult doors had opened, launching the. "Uhh, Yzak?"
"What?" Yzak snapped back. He didn't need to hear the response from Nicol as the Strike launched out. He grabbed the beam saber and clashed with the Strike. "This is for the nasty wound you gave me."
"The Gamow...what the hell is that man thinking?" Axis gritted his teeth as the Gamow approached the Menelaos. "Hey, Captain Zelman! You're way too far out! Get back!"
"Not until I've completed the mission and destroyed the legged ship!" Zelman shouted back.
"You're ramming into the wrong ship!" Axis shouted loudly. "Dearka, Yzak! If you guys head down to Earth, make sure that you land safely! I'm not sure if I can join you!"
"You won't beat me!" Kira shouted at Yzak as they clashed blades once again. Yzak took aim at the incoming shuttle. "Don't fire! That shuttle is full of-"
"-retreating cowards! I'll show them!" Yzak fired the beam rifle at the shuttle as it hit its target, the passengers inside were killed in the explosion. He turned towards Dearka and flew down towards Earth. Kira and Fon rejoined the Archangel a minute later, but they were heading in the different direction.
EARTH/SPACE
Tieria observed the major battle taking place in the Gulf of Carpentaria between the ZAFT forces and the remnants of the former HRL army. The former HRL Tierens were sliced easily by the GINN's swords as some DINN's, CGUE's in the Guul's and a few ZuOOT's were taking aim at the rest of the Tierens. He descended down towards the battlefield and fired his shoulder cannons.
"It's Celestial Being. They're here!" one GINN pilot shouted as he was vaporized by the Hermos' guns.
"Shoot that machine down!" the rest of the GINN's turned their guns towards the fat machine as Tieria took aim with the bazooka.
"Hermos, eliminating targets." The Hermos obliterated the offending GINN's with its bazooka shot before turning towards the old Tierens and doing the same thing. "Mission complete."
In South America, Regene dropped some bombs at the cocaine and marijuana fields before finishing up the mission by shooting down some stray GINNs in the hands of local drug lords. He also shot down an old Realdo before retreating back to his ship. In Gibraltar, Hixar took aim at the approaching GINN's rushing towards him with his beam pistols and shot them all down, but not before he looked up at the incoming Duel and Buster.
"Dagonet, will eliminate targets." Hixar read the mission objectives and gasped as the Duel and Buster weren't listed among the suits to be destroyed. "Looks like my mission is already complete."
Back in space, Leif looked out the window at the aftermath of the battle. Beside Pain stood in front of him, as if Leif was looking at his own reflection. The re-emergence of the one time sadistic Innovade had given Leif something to worry about.
"I don't know why you decided to show up." Leif glared at his own reflection, but he really was glaring at Beside.
"Like I said, I can't be killed that easily. I still have a score to settle with Fon and Hixar Fermi from that last battle, and I'm not about to forsake that chance. Besides, this world is a very interesting place. Celestial Being will be remembered even in the Cosmic Era as it was remembered in the last era. Leif, there is no way I will die here. Like Ribbons, I'm immortal. Unlike that fool, I won't use other people as pawns. I can only use you as a pawn."Beside cackled maliciously."Not even the two seeds descended from the first Innovator can kill me now."
To be continued...
Author's Notes:
Question: Should a Natural or a Coordinator become a True Innovator? This dilemma is the reason why this fic is stuck where it is right now.