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Flay was spending a lot of time making herself, as she would say presentable for her seeing her father. Miriallia asked her what was the fuss about, she was just going to be with her dad. It was not like she was off to meet the love of her life. Flay just told her that as the minister's daughter she needed to be perfect in her appearance. It would not do for his daughter not to be presentable. Someone might take pictures for a newspaper or magazine after all.
Kira was deep asleep in the arms of his beloved. Murrue was also asleep and smiling as she saw her own wedding in her dream. No matter how tired Kira was, he always made the extra effort to be kind and caring to her. She had complained to him that she was feeling some really discomfort on her back around the shoulder's area. So Kira decided to give her an absolute loving and tender massage, that ended with the pair spending a few hours making love in the most passionate way possible. They finally fell asleep and each would not want to ever be apart. How could it be that in such a short amount of time, they each felt like their lives would be meaningless without each other. Little did they know that there was a third person in that bed, their love had ended up producing a new life from their love. But they would find out about the new addition to their family later in a not so peaceful situation.
Mu La Flaga was drinking rather heavily with a fellow soul forgotten by Cupid. Natarle was drinking for the same reason as was Mu. She could not understand why nobody made a pass at her. Murrue managed to get herself a splendid lover and without even trying. She considered herself to be a rather beautiful, intelligent, and responsible lady. What man would not want that for his wife? Murrue had been her longest friend, and Natarle could not understand how she landed someone like Kira. She was typically a regular ice queen. All work, and no play. But something changed in her when she met Kira, and as the relationship grew by leaps and bounds, she became happier, friendlier, caring, it was almost as if she had discovered her heart when they met. Kira in her mind was nothing more than a typical teenager. Hormones should be the thing that controlled his life, but till now it had not been the case. She had done many things to try and seduce him, to prove that his supposed love was nothing more than teenage hormones. But she failed every single time, and remained faithful to her friend. The incredibly busty officer in Artemis even failed at seducing him. She could not help smiling when he pictured the look of shock as she was spaced. Some would say that was rather cruel of Natarle. But in her mind, if she could not make him cheat on Murrue, the now dead slut had no chance, and even attempting it deserved some sort of punishment. Her trying to get him to betray the ship and the captain was an offense that deserved the death penalty.
Rau La Cruze had receive orders to attack and sink the Archangel. The danger of the naturals mass producing the remaining experimental mobile suit was simply too much for them to risk. If the naturals ever managed to mass produce it, then they would be equal in military strength as the pilots of ZAFT. For some reason the birth rate of 2nd and 3rd generation coordinators was to low. Some argued that the incredible immune system in the female coordinators that made maintaining and bringing a child to full term difficult. The few coordinators that did not have that difficulty was because the mother of those children hand been a natural. The low birth rate also meant that, if the naturals could mass produce it, their soldiers would be the equals in combat as a coordinator, but the main difference that frighten them was that their birth rates were not equal. The naturals could bring new soldiers to this world at a faster rate, than coordinators could. If they managed to mass produce the strike the G would be for Genocide. The naturals would kills them all. Rau could not disobey the orders he received, but they did not mean that he had to like them.
Athrun did as Kira had expected, he explained to them than Kira was set on a secret mission. That his brother was indeed not a traitor. He simply was obeying the orders that their father had given them. He even told them to use the old frequency when communicating. He told them that Kira might use it to communicate with them in important situations. Yzak wanted to flat out call the whole thing, bullshit. He wanted to say that Athrun was simply trying to excuse his brother actions, but knowing Kira as he did. He could not shake the feeling that he would do something like that. He would take a secret mission regardless of the risk, if only to prove that he was the best, and make his father proud. Dearka was actually looking forward to talking with his old buddy, the situation in the team was simply to dull and boring for him. He missed Kira's jokes and how the two would sometimes chat about a new movie. Nicol was happy to hear that Kira was alive and well. He was his biggest supporter in his artistic dreams. He even stood up to his father to allow him to have his first public recital. With Kira's help it turned to be a major success. If the war hadn't happen he would be a greatly recognized and loved concert pianist. In one way or another they each missed Kira, and were happy to hear that their friend and former leader was safe.
As the two ships got ready to launch after the archangel and what the council feared to be the cause of death for all coordinators in the future. Rau did not like it, he did not like his orders one bit. Fear was said to keep a person away from danger, but this time it was causing a blindness to the council. They were so blind that they did not see, unless Blue Cosmos was destroyed the war that threatened all coordinators would not end. Kira knew that, and so did Patrick. His little brother was wise beyond his years, and Rau was always very proud of Kira. But now he was ordered to destroy the ship he was guarding. In a sense he was ordered to put his little brother's life at risk. Yes. Rau La Cruze was not happy about his current orders, not happy one bit. In the end he had to obey, but it did not mean he was going to be happy doing so. Rau looked at a small picture of Kira and whispered, almost as if making a wish, "I hope you will forgive me for this, my precious little brother. Orders are orders and I have to obey." He placed the picture frame in his nightstand, and left towards the bridge of his ship.
The reunion between Flay and her father was going as planned. She was smiling and he was very proud of her. They made a perfect photo opportunity to make himself even more popular with his electorate. Flay's father was a politician first, father second and human last. He wanted to use anything and anyone to advance his career. Flay in the other hand did not even have the first clue, as to what her father's true nature was. Sai greeted the man, and he remembered that he had promised to allow Sai to marry his daughter. Sai's family was one of his major supporters. Kira could not understand why he had to be present to this circus, Murrue told him that he was to provide security to the ship. But she did agree with him, that this was an spectacular waste of time. Kira held her close and she felt the warmth of his touch. She was trying very hard simply not to take him in her arms and kissing him. She knew that he wanted to make love to her, just as much as she wanted to feel one and complete with him. "Think, if we did not have to be seeing this publicity stunt, we could be back in our bed, and we could we be enjoying each other a whole lot more." Murrue just whispered that if only the stupid act would end soon, she told him that she too felt needy of his tender loving touch.
In a way Murrue got her wish, at that moment 2 ZAFT battleships were headed towards them at high speed. Flay was told to stay with the Archangel and Flay's father was dragged complaining and screaming towards a ship's shuttle. He was seen headed towards the ship he had arrived on. As the shuttle landed and the officers took control of the situation. The ZAFT ships launched JINN and the stolen G weapons. Battle was starting and it looked like ZAFT was gunning to destroy the Archangel.
Admiral Halburton was surprised at the speed the nanites had integrated into his ship. The ship defenses were 300 times better than ever before. But he knew that he was supposed tp fake his own death, and the destruction of his ship. The nanites were prepared to make it look like that was going to happen. The ship would pretend to blow up, and disappear using optic and sensory camouflage. He was tempted in just using the upgraded systems and destroying the 2 ships that would attack him. But he knew that Kira's ideals were right, Celestial Being when operational would stop all future wars, and Kira would do his best for them to stop the current one too. If peace was to be achieved, the group that caused and made his war get worse as time progressed had to die, Blue Cosmos was a true enemy of mankind, and they had to die or the entire human race would be in danger.
As the battle went underway Kira, and Mu were eventually launched and they acted as guardians for the Archangel. They even tried to save some of the other pilots. But as the situation finally made itself understood in Flay's mind, she went to the bridge and got her hands on a communication officer's headset. She connected to the Strike and she demanded that Kira forget the other ships and keep her daddy safe. To the bridge the personnel were shocked when they heard her say those words. How selfish could a young girl be to only care about the safety of her father, and demand that Kira abandon so many lives. But the demand was made too late, and even if it was on time. Kira's first priority was the Archangel.
The Buster using it's long range rifle managed to punch a whole clear through the ship, that contained Flay's father. The minister was about to be moved to an escape pod, when the Buster shot through the core of their main energy plant. The reaction and explosion of that energy generator, with the addition to the damage to the ship, cause the ship to explode into hundreds of pieces. Flay was unable to say a single word as she saw her father's ship destroyed. Her hysterical sobs and sadness filled screams was the only thing that was heard as the bridge officers ordered that he be removed from the bridge.
Flay knew that in war there were no safe places, that in a battlefield you could die without a moment's notice. But deep inside she blamed the person she demanded to keep her father alive. She blamed Kira, for allowing her father to be killed by those space alien freaks. If coordinators never existed her father would still be alive, and the war would never happen. She blamed Kira for not making a real effort in killing the space freaks. She believed that he was not putting enough of an effort because he was pretending to fight. He did not really want to kill the enemy, because he too was one of those space alien freaks. She screamed it all as she was lead to a room and the door was closed shut. The personnel that took her and closed the door could only say one thing, "What did you expect, gratitude from such a selfish, self absorbed little pain in the neck. We would all be dead if not for Kira, not that the screaming banshee would ever understand." The other bridge officer could only agree, "Come on, let's see if we can help Mu and Kira save some lives, and not waste any more time on the spoiled brat." The two left towards the elevator and headed back to the bridge, just as they entered the Archangel made the decision to descend to the Earth and proceed with their plans to go to the Alaskan base. Admiral Halburton wished them good luck.