Armored Seed
Chapter 29
New Opportunities
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed or Armored Core, I only own my OC's. Do I seriously need to keep doing this?
A/N:I have a little announcement; I am planning on writing a sequel story, however it will be much more AU than this one, but not too much and will more than likely have a completely different plot, and some characters that were in Destiny may not make an appearance depending on if I need them for the storyline.
By the way to all my followers who have continued to read this story, would it be too much to ask for some reviews? I would like your input on how I'm doing and what I can do to make this story better. Also for those of you planning to review my story please make sure that whatever it is you write is longer than just one or two sentences. I appreciate it when people explain why they like my story and how I can improve it.
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-Orb, Reverend Malchio's Orphanage-
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Reverend Malchio sat down by one of the lunch tables in the backyard of the massive orphanage and watched the children as they had fun and played with one another. The excitement and drama of the last few days had started to take their toll on the very tired middle aged priest.
After all taking care of the children of the orphanage was a mostly simple matter (Most of the time at least) and even when it wasn't he had help in the form of Lacus Clyne and some of the other people that worked at there. An unconscious pilot, his girlfriend, a young Raven operator who used to live at the orphanage, the daughter of Orb's Chief Representative and her bodyguard was a bit out of his league to say the least. Malchio hadn't been getting as much sleep as he would have liked but it was a small sacrifice, he supposed and it was well worth it in the end. As Malchio sat there he began to think of some of the occurrences that had happened as of late.
Thirty six hours had passed since Kira had regained consciousness and been reunited with his girlfriend. During the time that he was unconscious most of his wounds had mostly healed, but given that most of them were relatively minor wounds it wasn't that much of a surprise. During that time he had mostly been restricted to the bed of the infirmary, only allowed short breaks to go to the bathroom and such and during that time Flay had been unwilling to leave his side once. Kira had also been taking Tolle's death very hard. He had cried for a couple of hours upon learning his friends fate and recently his grief had started to give way to anger at the one who had killed one of his best friends.
Cagalli and Kisaka meanwhile had taken the borrowed Echo back to the closest Orb military base and informing them that Kira Yamato had been found alive and well. Captain Hauser and everyone else aboard the carrier that had been searching for the boy took a breath of relief, thankful that all of their long hours of searching hadn't been for a just a corpse.
While they were out the two of them had also informed Tolle's parents about their son's fate (and opted to leave out some of the more gruesome aspects of his death of course). To say that they weren't taking it well would be an understatement, Mrs. Koenig had broken down into a near hysterical fit. She had cried for several hours on end while her husband held his wife close to him and tried his best to comfort the crying woman.
This was the kind of wound that would never truly heal, losing a family member or loved one was without a doubt one of the worst things that could happen to someone. The only thing that they could really do was offer their condolences and that probably didn't really mean much to them at that point.
In an attempt to get his mind off such disheartening matters Malchio turned his thoughts to the two other residents in his home. Nathan and Lacus had been almost inseparable since the former had arrived at the orphanage again. Whenever the good reverend saw Nathan he still had that same stoic expression on his face but Malchio could tell from the look in his eyes that the young man was starting to take his first real steps to finding peace.
There was no doubt in Malchio's mind that Lacus played a major role in this, after all she had always enjoyed helping others and this was no exception. Of course a big part of her desire to help him past his grief probably had to do with the fact that she was completely smitten with the young man. Malchio had figured it out pretty quickly just by judging how Lacus had been acting whenever she was near Nathan when he had been at the orphanage last. He smiled at the thought of how cute the two of them would be as a couple.
The good reverend was soon broken out of his thoughts by one of the other children that lived at the orphanage. "Excuse me but, mister Malchio but there's a group of people at the door for you." The reverend got up off the chair he was sitting on and all but sighed, it seemed that his orphanage was becoming quite popular as of late. First Lacus, then Nathan, Kira and Flay and now some new visitors have arrived. Malchio inwardly hoped that they weren't going to be overnight guests, they were starting to run out of room in the orphanage as it was with Kira, Flay, Lacus and Nathan here.
"Thank you child," he said politely before he quickly made his way towards the front entrance of the orphanage. As he made his way to the front door he started to wonder, who had come to his home and for what purpose that were they here for? Most likely it was because of Nathan or one of his friends or perhaps even all of them. Malchio inwardly shook his head, he supposed that he'd find out who his new guests were and why they were here very shortly.
The sight that greeted him when he arrived was astonishing to say the least. Standing by the entrance to the foyer of the orphanage was Orb's Chief Representative Uzumi Nara Attha himself, standing next to the politician was another man who was in a business suit and was carrying a small briefcase in his right hand.
The individual's hair was neatly combed and had a nicely trimmed goatee with not a single strand of hair out of place. It took a moment but Malchio recognized him. It was William Barnett, one of the board of directors for the Morgenroete company. The two of them were also flanked by several men in attire that practically screamed the words 'Orb Secret Service' to anyone that spotted them.
Malchio stood there utterly flabbergasted for a few moments before he recovered his composure and asked "Uh, Chief Representative Attha it's a pleasure to welcome you into my home, but may I ask why you are here?" It didn't even take a moment for Uzumi to respond, apparently he had anticipated that kind of question when he arrived here "We're here to speak with Kira Yamato and Nathan Fletcher. I don't suppose that they're around somewhere nearby?" he asked as he turned his head to see if either of them were close by.
The head of the orphanage looked at Orb's Chief Representative with a serious look. It was doubtful that Uzumi Attha himself was here just for a social visit. However it didn't feel like they were here for reasons that would prove to be harmful to Kira or Nathan or else there.
If they were here for malevolent reasons, then Malchio suspected that there would have been a team of spec-ops kicking down the door. Instead the Chief Representative had brought only himself along with a small contingent of bodyguards, and a well known member of Morgenroete's board of directors.
The good reverend then turned his mind back to the matter at hand and thought for a moment or two before responding to the man's question. There was only one place that really came to mind that Nathan and Kira would both be at the moment. "I believe so, would you all be so kind as to follow me please?" he requested, gesturing for the group of visitors to come with him.
The infirmary was only a short walk away from the front door and as they made their way through the orphanage Malchio noticed that Uzumi and some of his entourage had been looking at parts of the orphanage and it was easy to tell that they were surprised that it was in such good condition. After all the funding to maintain such a place would've had to be enormous to say the least. And that wasn't even including the cost of having the children that lived here looked after until a family would come and adopt them. It was likely that they had some kind of serious funding from somewhere, a charitable foundation was the most probable source but in the end it wasn't' really any of their business.
A few moments later the group had reached the orphanage's infirmary where Kira was still most likely at and by extension Nathan. Nathan along with Lacus had spent a fair amount of time there checking to see how Kira was recovering once every few hours. If they weren't there then the young man was more than likely somewhere else in the orphanage and it would take a little bit longer to find him.
Malchio opened the door and saw, much to his relief, Kira along with Nathan and the two girls were in the infirmary felt somewhat relieved. At least this way he wouldn't have to go hunting throughout the orphanage just to locate them. The first thing that Malchio noticed was that Kira was off the infirmary bed and was no longer dressed in a hospital gown and was instead wearing a t-shirt and jeans. It seemed as though he was getting ready to take the tour of the orphanage very shortly.
Helping Kira up out of the bed was a red haired girl that Uzumi Attha and his entourage immediately recognized as Flay Allster, the daughter of one of the more prominent supporters of the Blue Cosmos terrorist group. It seemed as though the apple had fallen very, very, very far from the tree in terms of personality if the loving gaze she had been giving Kira Yamato was anything to go by.
Nathan was also helping Kira up off of the bed and standing next to him was another daughter from another politically influential family except one that was on the other side of the war. Lacus Clyne. It was quite the paradox if he did say so himself. The two daughters of very influential and powerful politicians that were on opposite sides of the war were interacting rather cordially with one another.
Once Malchio and the new guests entered the infirmary everyone (except for Nathan obviously) looked completely shocked, for lack of better term. Not once had any of them expected to see the Chief Representative of Orb nor one of the better known individuals that were on Morgenroete's board of directors. Eventually the teens regained their composure and introduced themselves. After introductions were completed, Nathan asked the question that was on everyone's mind "Mister Attha I feel that I speak for everyone here when I ask: Just what exactly are you here for?"
Attha let out a breath he didn't know that he had been holding in, "I'm here for you and mister Yamato," he said simply deciding that it would be best to take the blunt approach with the two boys rather than dance around the issue.
"The Seraph and the Freedom are without test pilots at the moment, Nathan since you're a Raven, you can be paid a hefty fee for your services and ensign Yamato, you piloted the Strike until just recently, and before you make the argument of serving in the Earth Forces military, you'll only be doing this for Morgenroete which is a civilian company that has contracts to the Orb government, however if you're still worried about being accused of treason, then I promise that you're involvement will be off the record" he explained.
For the second time in just a few moments Kira and his friends were shocked into silence. For a few seconds no one in the room could really utter so much as a word. Flay looked like she was about to protest, after all her boyfriend had just recovered from his injuries and he was still hurting emotionally after watching Tolle die at the hands of his childhood friend. However before she could manage out a single sentence Kira spoke up "I-I don't know about Nathan but I'm going to need some time to think about all of this," he said hesitantly.
Uzumi nodded, Kira had been through quite the ordeal if the situation reports that had been given to him were accurate. William Barnett meanwhile looked very disappointed in Kira's answer. He had been hoping to use the boy to help gather combat data on the Freedom but it was unlikely that the boy would do such a thing at the moment.
Were this any other circumstance Barnett would have pushed the issue but he was a businessman, not an idiot. He knew that if he was to try and do something like try and buy his way into getting the young man into piloting the Freedom then Kira would most likely adamantly refuse and would never accept the offer of such a thing again. All Barnett had to really do was be a little patient, the boy would come around soon enough and if he didn't, well there were plenty of other potential candidates within Orb's military anyways.
Barnett reached into one of his suit's various pockets and pulled out a small business card that had his phone number on it. "Well when you are ready to give us your answer mister Yamato please don't hesitate to call this number" he said handing the card to the young man even as Flay Allster gave the man a menacing glare that told him that he'd better not try and manipulate Kira into joining their little science experiment.
The Chief Representative of Orb then turned to look at Nathan "What about you Mr. Fletcher?" he asked. Nathan stroked his chin for a moment or two, he didn't really see why not. He was still a Raven operator even though he had basically left the Skulls, only now he was an independent contractor, but he was one without an Armored Core, which would effectively end his career as one.
This opportunity would allow Nathan to get back into the seat of a cockpit, and with some luck it wouldn't be too long before he could afford his own AC if the payments were just right. Plus given the distance between Orb's Naval base on the Marshall Islands Nathan could still stay and help out at the orphanage with Lacus and the others. And not that he'd admit aloud (not yet anyway) but staying in the company of Lacus Clyne was a very appealing thought to say the least. Nathan knew that there was something blooming between the two of them but he was still reluctant to truly acknowledge it.
Pushing those thoughts aside for the moment Nathan gave Uzumi Attha his answer "Alright, I'll do it," he said simply. Barnett looked completely elated at the prospect of having the Red Eyed Devil himself as one of their new test pilots, even if it was only a temporary position for the young mercenary.
But the more that Barnett thought about it, the son of the current president of the company, Yuna Roma Seiran would probably put up a fit in regards to the new test pilot for the Seraph. This was mainly in part on how much he loathed the Red Eyed Devil for killing several high ranking officers of the Earth Forces whom he considered to be 'heroes' but he'd get over it eventually if he knew what was good for him.
Like many in the Morgenroete's board of directors Barnett felt that the little shit had no real place among them. Yuna was little more than a spoiled brat in just about everyone's eyes. The royal pain in the ass had done nothing to get his position in the company due to daddy being the president, while Garnett and the other members of the board had to earn their positions the hard way.
To make matters even worse his father, Unato Seiran was also a high ranking political figure in the Orb government. Which meant that when Yuna became bored with trying (and failing miserably) to help run his father's company he would probably take the political path as his father had been doing. For Garnett and the rest of the board, that day would not come soon enough.
Garnett was broken out of his thoughts when Nathan spoke up again "When do I leave?" he asked "Immediately, you'll be test piloting for about six to eight hours a day except for the weekends" he explained. Nathan turned his head to look back at Lacus and the others for a moment before he turned back to look at Uzumi and the others and said "Can I just have a minute or two alone with my friends before we leave?" he requested.
Uzumi Attha nodded before he and his entourage exited the room.
The first person to say anything was Kira "Nathan why are you-" he started but Nathan cut him off "I'm doing this because I still to get back to my work as a Raven, besides I need to pay my rent here by doing something." Lacus then blinked, she honestly didn't really think that he needed some kind of job, and she certainly didn't think that Malchio was charging him rent to stay in one of the orphanage's guestrooms.
However Flay was the one who put it into words "Wait, Malchio's charging you for room and board?" she asked even as one of her brows raised upwards. From what little Flay had seen of the priest, it didn't really appear that he'd charge anyone any kind of rent for staying at the orphanage temporarily. Heck a while ago he had said that
Nathan looked over at the red haired young woman with the same stoic expression on his face, but if one was to take a closer look at his eyes they would have seen an almost humorous gleam to them "Well, to be fair he's not. All of my 'payments' are all disguised as anonymous donations to his orphanage."
Everyone just looked at Nathan with unreadable expressions save for Lacus who was giving him a heartfelt smile as she clasped her hands together in front of her, clearly happy with this new development. Shortly after meeting him Lacus became more and more fond of the red eyed Raven operator. At first it was just a curiosity but it eventually turned into something much more serious.
If she had to guess what this sensation that she had been feeling almost every second she was around him, she would have to say that it was love. Lacus had fallen for his kind heart and his almost always noble intentions towards those around him. It was also obvious to her that Nathan felt the same way about her as well but was conflicted. On one hand he wanted to pursue a relationship with the young woman but it was obvious that the pain and the guilt surrounding his former lover's death. Even if that pain and guilt was severely misplaced.
Lacus was broken out of her thoughts by Nathan's voice "I'll be back sometime tonight, I'll see you all then," he said simply before walking out the infirmary door. The very instant that Nathan was out the door Flay spoke up "You in love him aren't you," she said sounding like she was stating a fact rather than asking a question. When Lacus' face started to do a very good impression of an overripe tomato, that was all the confirmation that Flay needed, even when the pinkette gave a small "Yes" that was just above a whisper.
Kira looked back and forth between the two girls and upon hearing Lacus' confession he was taken completely off guard. Sure it was more than obvious to him that Lacus and Nathan had become very good friends. However he hadn't seen anything that would point to them even trying to get into a romantic relationship. Of course he hadn't really had much interaction with the two of them together. And given how Nathan liked his privacy in addition the fact that he had been all but tied to the infirmary bed for the past few days Kira had pretty much been out of the loop when it came to the relationships of others.
Kira turned his attention to Flay who had just given out a squeal of delight and her face had taken on an almost disturbingly giddy look at Lacus who was suddenly very nervous. Then Kira remembered that one defining trait of his girlfriend, she absolutely loved juicy gossip and this was quite possibly the best piece of gossip she had gotten since before Heliopolis had been destroyed. The young Coordinator sighed as Flay started to try and get every detail she could from Lacus about what she had been doing to try and get Nathan's attention.
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-ZAFT Command Sub, Athrun's Quarters-
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It had been over a day and a half since Athrun had been released from Orb custody and even though he wanted to confront Yzak about his actions in shooting down a civilian ship, he had managed to hold back at the time. This was mainly due to the fact that he first needed to send a status report to commander Le Creuset and then try and take a much needed rest. After all being trapped on an island alone for the second time with a hostile enemy force that may have been lurking nearby normally kept one from sleeping very well.
However when Athrun put his back against the bunk he quickly found it difficult to fall asleep, his mind was on more important things that had happened as of late. First and foremost were the deaths of Nichol and Kira. Although he was still furious with how Kira had joined up with the bastards that had started this whole war, but he now understood his motivations for doing so just a little bit better.
Once Athrun had found out the reasoning behind Kira's actions Athrun started to feel somewhat conflicted about his friend's apparent betrayal. Sure Kira had been fighting against his own people but he had some pretty damn good reasons for it Athrun was loathe to admit. Eventually he managed to put those thoughts and small feelings of guilt aside for the moment and managed to fall into a dreamless sleep.
After he had awakened he got dressed in his military fatigues and was about to head for the briefing room to speak with his temporary subordinates. In the time that he had been gone ZAFT had no doubt been searching for him. This meant that nobody had been attempting to destroy the Legged Ship. Hell the ship was probably already inside Atlantic Federation territory by now. Besides even if it wasn't and they decided to try and pursue the ship it was unlikely that they would even be able to catch up to it before it managed to reach the safety of the Atlantic Federation.
Athrun hated to admit it but they had pretty much failed in their mission to take out that damned ship, and he had yet to get a response from commander Le Creuset on what their next move was to be. However knowing Le Creuset he would probably send him new orders sometime within twenty four hours. Athrun only hoped that his commander would prove to be understanding as to why they would no longer be able to continue pursuit of the Legged Ship.
The young ZAFT pilot was about to head out to go and meet with his subordinates when the intercom in his quarters activated and the voice of the ship's communication's officer came through the machine. "Uh, acting Commander Athrun, commander Le Creuset is on the line and wishes to speak with you" he said.
Well it looked like Athrun would be chatting with his commander sooner than he had originally thought. Athrun pushed the 'talk' button on the intercom "I'll take it in my quarters thanks," he released the button and walked over to a computer terminal that was built into a nearby desk. Athrun had a seat and took in and released a deep breath before turning on the terminal.
The once blank screen changed to show the face of Athrun's masked commanding officer. Without any hesitation Athrun gave a hasty yet sharp salute before Le Creuset told him to be at ease.
Athrun waited a few moments before Le Creuset cleared his throat "Athrun I've read through your report several times and I have to say that in spite of your failure to destroy the Legged Ship you may have bought us an equally important victory, perhaps even more so," he said much to Athrun's astonishment and confusion "I…but commander we failed to destroy the target…and we lost one of the Ravens that were paid to help us. Nichol was killed and Dearka has been captured not to mention-" before Athrun could go any further Le Creuset cut the young man off with a wave of his hand.
"I understand that, but this is war, casualties are inevitable no matter what action may end up choosing. What's important is that the Strike completely destroyed which will keep the Earth Forces from creating a mass produced variant of it. This will help buy us some time to deal a decisive blow to their forces.
As for Nichol I am truly sorry for his death but we must continue to press forwards or his sacrifice will have been meaningless. Also according to our intelligence reports the Legged Ship is headed for JOSH-A which means that once we have commenced operation Spitbreak, every attempt to rescue Dearka from the Earth Forces will be made." he assured making Athrun feel slightly better about the situation that he had found himself in.
"Thank you sir" he responded with a slight hint of relief evident in his voice "Are we to assist you in the operation?" he asked. Le Creuset shook his head in response "No, you and the rest of your team along with the Ravens will be going to Carpentaria base to prepare for a new mission that will take place after operation Spitbreak has concluded. And before you ask me what this operation will be about I will tell you that I know just as much as you do at the moment" the commander explained.
Athrun gave the masked man another respectful salute "Yes sir, we'll depart for Carpentaria immediately," he said before Le Creuset nodded and the communications link with ZAFT's most prominent military commander ceased. Athrun turned towards the intercom and informed the communications officer that they were to set a course for Carpentaria before he told them to inform the rest of his team that they were needed in the briefing room of the ship.
As Athrun exited his temporary quarters he wondered for a fleeting moment on how well the Ravens and Yzak would take this change of plans. The Ravens would probably be somewhat irritated but they would welcome the opportunity to get more business with ZAFT. Yzak however would probably demand that they continue to chase after the Legged Ship in order to get payback for what happened to Nichol and Dearka. Athrun sighed, he supposed he'd have to cross that bridge when he came to it.
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-ZAFT Command Sub, Briefing Room-
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Commander Lockhart and the remaining members of the Hydras were more than just a little anxious. For the past couple of days Lockhart and his men had been working their asses off trying to locate Athrun. Now that their 'glorious leader' had been returned to them, Yzak and both of Lockhart's subordinates were on edge.
Yzak had made it blatantly obvious just by his facial expressions that he wanted to continue to pursue the Legged Ship. However he had thus far kept any and all of his opinions to himself. Lockhart hated to admit it but he shared the boy's feelings to an extent. He and the other Hydras had been hired by commander Le Creuset to help him eliminate the Legged Ship and Lockhart never left jobs half finished.
It would give them a bad reputation not to mention they wouldn't' get paid for this clearly botched up job. Originally instead of looking for the little bitch that was their current commanding officer Lockhart had thought of proposing the idea that while the Legged Ship's forces were occupied with their own search and rescue operations, they could launch an attack.
But ultimately he had decided that if they were to pursue that course of action then it would more than likely result in their deaths. Their armored cores and the Duel that Yzak had been piloting needed to be repaired and rearmed before they could go out into the field again. If they were to go out at their current state, they probably wouldn't have lasted very long up against the Legged Ship and its escort.
Even if their machines were fully repaired they were still woefully outnumbered and even without the Strike it would be nothing short of suicide to go up against the Legged Ship at this point. If Lockhart had been a more spiritual man, he'd have been on his knees praying to whatever deity that would listen and would be begging them to not make them continue to pursue that damned ship. But Lockhart wasn't a spiritual man at all. He didn't believe in make-believe, he believed in facts.
And the fact of the matter was that ship may as well have been a god damned unstoppable force from what he had seen. Whoever was in charge of that monster was either one of the greatest military geniuses on the planet or the luckiest son of a bitch in history, probably both. And the only person that he had ever fought against that was like that was probably the Raven Andreas Frost, who was the pilot of the armored core known as White Glint.
The machine that Andreas piloted was called White Glint because the white colored machine moved at such a speed that all the human eye could see was a brief white flash before the machine struck its prey. Andreas was also one of the main reasons that the Hydras were in such dire straights. He along with help from the Black Skulls had destroyed he Orbital which carried almost every single member of the Hydras and Lockhart himself had nearly fallen to Andreas' skill as an armored core pilot.
Lockhart clenched his fists as he struggled to retain his calm outward appearance as he remembered his humiliating defeat at the hands of White Glint. He had no idea why the bastard had decided to let him live but Lockhart would make sure that he regretted that mistake right before Lockhart killed the son of a bitch.
The leader of the Hydras was broken out of his vengeful thoughts when he heard the door leading into the briefing room slide open. Lockhart turned and saw acting-commander Athrun Zala step into the briefing room with a composed yet serious look about him.
The very instant that he walked in everyone gave him their undivided attention. Perhaps now they would be able to get idea on what they were supposed to be doing now. Once Athrun was fully inside the briefing room he took in a deep breath, as if he was trying to gauge what their reactions would be. He seemed a little bit unsure about something, whether it was himself or something else, his feelings didn't really matter at the moment.
"We've just been ordered by commander Le Creuset to return to Carpentaria base to resupply and await further orders while operation Spitbreak commences." Athrun explained much to Lockhart and the remaining members of the Hydras relief. They were in no condition to face the Legged Ship or its escorts again but clearly Yzak didn't really see the logic in the plan "WHAT!?" he all but screamed furiously.
'Great here we go again.' thought Lockhart who had started to get sick of that little bitch's complaining ever since he met the bastard. In fact Lockhart frustration was starting to get to the point that he was willing to give Faulkner the order to tear out the little brat's tongue.
Yzak either completely oblivious or ignoring the looks that the Hydras were giving him continued on his tirade "Nichol's dead and Dearka's been captured and you just expect us to run away like a bunch of-" he started before Athrun glared daggers at the overeager soldier, he didn't need to deal with Yzak's attitude right now "Commander Le Creuset gave us a direct order to return to Carpentaria.
And in case you haven't noticed Yzak, we're in no shape to mount an attack with just four units against a heavily armed and defended ship that has more than likely entered Atlantic Federation territory by now. It would be a complete suicide mission to try and attack the Legged Ship at this point. Are we clear?" Athrun said with a very commanding voice.
Yzak grumbled something incoherent which didn't satisfy Athrun "I said: Are, we, clear?" Athrun repeated even more serious than he had been just a few seconds prior. "Crystal, sir," Yzak all but spat begrudgingly. Athrun nodded, seemingly satisfied with Yzak's response and looked at the rest of the soldiers that were still under his command "Any other questions?" he asked.
In response Lockhart nonchalantly raised his hand before asking "Are my men and I still getting paid for this or, what?" the commander of the Hydras asked. "As far as I know you're still getting your pay but you're still under our employ until commander Le Creuset says otherwise." Athrun explained.
Lockhart then stroked his chin and made a note to call up the masked man later to renegotiate their current contract with ZAFT as soon as he had the chance. But for the moment Lockhart and the remaining members of his team had some free time.
Given how well Lockhart knew his team he deduced that Faulkner was probably going to go and spend most of the journey to the Carpentaria base in his armored core's simulator, Katrina meanwhile would probably go out and seduce one or two crewmembers of the sub just for the fun of it.
The leader of the Hydras would probably train in the simulator and then get some well deserved rest. After all, he knew that something very interesting would happen over the course of the next couple of days. Lockhart had to be prepared for it.
To be continued
A/N: for those of you who are no doubt wondering, White Glint is not an original armored core, it's one of the AC's that's in Armored Core For Answer. The name of the Raven who pilot's it is never given but since he needs a name I decided to give him the name Andreas Frost.
