Gundam 00: The Meaning of Zero

Chapter 15: Trans-Am

Shit! Lelouch thought, Angelos swerving away in time to avoid a timely slash from the Iscariot's Katana. The False Gundam sliced again, nicking the left wing. A trio of beams came in front of the Angelos, causing the Iscariot to back off, GN Vulcans firing at the Aggelos to its right.

"Man Kururugi, you're taking all my fun!" Came Michael's shout as the original Zwei swept in, Buster Blade slicing in. Lelouch managed to get the Long Sword in place to parry, although the physical power of the Zwei forced the command-type Gundam back.

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Just behind the Angelos, Setsuna in the Exia was dueling Ali in the Zwei AC, blocking beams and parrying the Bayonet. The Krugis Meister practically swore when he saw Lelouch forced back by the Zwei. I need to finish this quickly. With that thought, Setsuna threw Exia into a charge, GN Sword leading the way as the shield blocked the GN Battle Rifle's beams. The Zwei AC backed up, Fangs launching from the hip structures as it continued to fire. The GN Sword folded away, right hand going back to the beam daggers in the small of Exia's back, drawing and igniting them. A toss sent them flying into two Fangs, the anti-beam coating resisting for a millisecond before they pierced the hull. The GN Sword folded back into combat position, Setsuna having the Exia slash at the remaining six Fangs.

"Damn Krugis bastard!" Ali growled, Zwei AC coming in to attack with the Bayonet. The GN Sword came in front, parrying as the shield blocked more Fang beams. Setsuna had the Exia toss the shield away, slapping a Fang in the process as it drew the Short Blade. The edges glimmering from GN Particles, the Short Blade sliced at the Zwei AC's right arm, severing it at the elbow. With a flourish, Setsuna sliced the Battle Rifle in half with the GN Sword before using GN Vulcan and GN Rifle to shoot at the Fangs.
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Crap Crap Crap Crap! Slowly, the Angelos was being forced further backwards by the Zwei and its large blade.
"Not so cocky now, are you bastard?" Michael's voice came in over the comm network, Zwei shifting its arms as the Buster Sword ground against the Long Sword.

"Michael, we want him alive." Suzaku intervened.

"I ain't killing him. Not yet, at least." Suddenly, a chuckling was heard over the line as Lelouch began laughing.

"What's so funny Bastard?!" Michael yelled, forcing the Zwei further forward.

"How much do you remember of Kallen, Suzaku?" Lelouch asked while Michael yelled impotently. Frowning, the Ace replied

"Not much, she hasn't talked to me in over eight years."

"Well, look behind you." Still frowning, Suzaku turned the Iscariot around.

Just in time to receive a silvery clawed fist to the face.

"You always were gullible Suzaku." Kallen said, making a show of shaking the Vier's claw as though it had hurt its hand punching the Iscariot.

"Traitorous Bitch!!" Michael threw in his two bits. Kallen took a leaf out of Suzaku's book, spin-kicking the Zwei in the midsection, crushing one hip unit as the Throne was propelled in the opposite direction of the Iscariot.

"What took you so long?" Lelouch asked.

"Well, it's kinda hard to get in your Gundam when it's trailing behind a ship dodging beams, attached by a thin cable."

"Good point. Too bad we can't really do anything about it."

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Setsuna sighed, relieved at the rather timely appearance of the Vier. Ali and his Zwei had retreated, swearing at Setsuna. The teenage Meister pivoted the Exia about, seeing that the others were well enough on their own before returning to Ptolemaios.

"Surprise!" What the- Setsuna barely managed to avoid a flurry of beams, all coming from 'above'. Then, the Exia was body slammed by the Zwei AC, armed with a normal Beam Rifle and two GN Fangs. Damn it!

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"Level 7, Cleared" Livonze intoned.

"Perfect. Now Veda is under our direct control." Alejandro said, a grin spreading across his face. "Now at last.." He was interrupted by a thrumming sound, and turned to the podium, where a rectangle of light appeared. "Oh?" a pod lifted out, an old monocled man inside. "So you really were here Aeolia Schenberg." Alejandro said, walking slowly to the pod. "Once your dogs had changed the world, you were going to revive yourself." the ambassador pulled out a gold-plated pistol, pulling back the slide. "However, you aren't going to live long enough to see anything change. Your world, and Celestial Being, are both mine now. And I, Alejandro Corner, will be the one to change the world!" When he reached the pod, Alejandro took a brief second to aim the pistol at Aeolia's head, and fired. At this range, even the cryo-pod's thick glass couldn't stop a 9mm bullet, and cracks spider-webbed across the pod. Laughing, Alejandro fired again and again, until the pistol's slide clacked empty. Behind him, on the console, the screen suddenly shifted, and the design before Alejandro began disappearing, showing the now dead man sitting on his chair, holding his cane and facing the screen. "Livonze what is this?"

"If an evil individual has appeared here, then unfortunately, the world I had hoped for has not appeared."

"A-Aeolia Schenberg!" Corner said.

"A system trap?" Livonze thought.

"Humans today are stupid, choosing war, driving the world into further ruin. And if they cannot change...."

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"Krugis bastard, you think that would drive me off? Hah!" The Zwei AC's charge had thrown the Long Blade from Exia's grip, and the Throne fired a burst of beams, driving the melee oriented Gundam back. "Now!" Ali threw away the rifle, drawing a Beam Saber he had retrieved from the GN-X he'd found broken. Roaring, the mercenary charged forward, stabbing the beam saber into the Gundam. That wasn't there. "What the- where is he?" An impact shook the Throne, it turning to swipe at whatever had attacked it. A beam saber sliced off the hand holding the Throne's weapon, and a kick forced the false Gundam 'down'. 'Above' him, Exia hovered, colored a deep pink by the Tau Particles flooding out along with the normal GN Particles.

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All across the battlespace, windows opened up on the True Gundams' HUD, displaying Aeolia Schenberg.

"To those who use GN Drives, I do not know whether you carry my will. However, I entrust my final hope to you: full utilization of your GN Drives. I hope that you will use them and fight your hardest for the sake of ending war, and bring about a new peace. Not for the sake of Celestial Being, but for the sake of your own wills, as those who have Gundams."

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Setsuna's expression relaxed, as he contemplated this.

"What kinda sorcery is this?" cried Ali as he brought the Zwei AC up, ready to kick the Exia to scrap if necessary. Unfortunately, this just wasn't to be, as an Exia boosted by Trans-Am, the new program, moved around and about the Throne, slicing away some parts as the GN Particles left after-images of it in its wake.

"I won't die here!" the mercenary exclaimed, shield dropping in the wake of Exia's final attack as the Throne retreated.

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Watching Setsuna's fight, Lelouch began chuckling.

"What? What's going on Lelouch? At first I think we have to help that Setsuna kid, and then his Gundam starts glowing pink and red and he slices that second Zwei to bits."

"Well Kallen," Lelouch began, still chuckling. "I think the tides have again turned in a direction no one anticipated."

A/N: Unholy F*cking Sh*t! They now have an actual image of the inner workings of a GN drive here!: gundam(dot)wikia(dot)com/wikia/GN_Drive. Lord knows I've waited for this day for a long time. And Setsuna has glowing eyes like Tieria and the Innovators.....damn. Well, more stuff for my S2.

Also, after thinking about it for a while, I think I'm gonna include another series' characters in S2. For a hint, see what anime/light novel/manga has a major L word. Also, check the Greek alphabet

If any of you are wondering why I'm putting directions in ', its because directions are subjective in space.

Velshard: I think I'll take you up on that GN [X] idea. Only, I think it'll be a GN [L].

High Lady Solaris: Haven't heard from you since the very first chapter. Anyway, all sources I've read state that Setsuna saw O Gundam at 14, was recruited by Celestial Being, and then spent 2 years or so training. Then he was unleashed on the world at the ripe age of 16. See Gundam Wiki. I think you mean he was "recruited" by Ali at 9 or something.

Animefan9: I will not fully reveal plans for S2.

Nivek Beldo: Yes, yes I do. I really can't see Marina piloting the Taozi....maybe something like the GN Archer, but even that is stretching it. Plus, the Taozi appears to have been repainted for Sergei before....you know.