Chapter 52 The Battle for Orb
Wing Angel flew over the Zaft forces slicing their mobile suits apart with his duel swords. Lunamaria was using the Impulse's shield to protect some retreating population from the ZAKUs attack. "Aim for the head or limbs if you don't want to kill the pilot." said Heero as Luna rolled her eyes.
"I am not a first timer, I have fought before Heero." said Luna as she blew off a ZAKU's head.
Meanwhile high above them Cagalli in Akatsuki blew away a DINN; suddenly a massive blast flew toward the Akatsuki. Cagalli turned around as an energy shield deflected the beams. "What?" asked Cagalli as a red and blue mobile suit came flying in.
"Looks like you're the leader, if I get you then this will all end." said Shinn as he pulled his sword and came in to cut the Akatsuki but Angel flew between them sword in hand.
"Cagalli head to command take control from there." said Heero
"Right." said Cagalli as the Akatsuki headed away from the battlefield.
"Luna can you cover Cagalli?" asked Heero as the Impulse followed the Akatsuki
"The main island is coming into view." Said Miriallia as the Archangel made the turn toward the battlefield.
"Send out the Buster and the Skygrasper." Said Ramius as both launchers opened to send Dearka and La Flaga out into battle. "What is the enemies strength?"
"34 ships." Said an officer "Captain, one of them Minerva!"
"What, they came all the way from Gibraltar just for Djibril?" asked Ramius
"Captain, we have a new ship." said the radar man on the Minerva as he pulled up the image.
"The Archangel?" asked Arthur
"So it wasn't destroyed after all." Said Gladys
"Now it is just you and me Shinn." Said Heero as Angel glared down the Destiny
"I will bring you down for killing my family." Snapped Shinn as he tried to cut Heero only to have their blades clash.
"Shinn you have to let go of your past to move forward or else there will be nothing but unending battle. Unless we stop this now history will keep repeating itself." said Heero as he jabbed at the Destiny.
"It will end when you and Orb are gone!" yelled Shinn "Then we will have peace!"
"So tell me Shinn how many people must die for that peace. How many families must cry over the deaths caused by you?" asked Heero as he dodged fire from the Destiny.
"Shut up!" yelled Shinn "I will not turn like Meyrin or Lunamaria, they are enemies of the Chairman now and I will kill them." Heero's eyes narrowed as he gripped his controls.
"Please forgive me Stella." Through Heero as Angel's wings spread, letting out a burst of energy.
"Die!" yelled Shinn, as he did the same and they charged toward each other swords out. They passed by each other, for a second nothing happened then suddenly the Destiny's arm blew off. "What!"
"Return to your ship Shinn, don't make me shoot you down." said Heero as he flew off.
"I am not letting you get away!" yelled Shinn as he turned the Destiny's cannon on Wing Angel. His recital turned red when suddenly a beam shot down blowing off the Destiny's cannon destroying it. "What!"
Shinn looked up to see something he thought he would never see again. "Him?" yelled Shinn as Kira came flying in, sword drawn.
"Welcome to the show Kira." Said Heero
"Sorry for being late." said Kira "Miss Murrue please pick up Lacus."
"Right." Said Ramius as the hanger door opened and Lacus, piloting the new Justice, the Infinite Justice, flew into the hanger.
"Captain we have a drop pod coming in." said Arthur as Gladys's eyes widened.
"A drop pod but we aren't using any for this operation." Said Gladys as the pod broke up and 3 black and purple machines and hit the earth.
"Don't you love earth's gravity?" Said one of the pilots
"Cut the chatter, let's go." Said the female leader with an eye patch.
"Right." Said the third as they started firing at the Zaft forces
"This is for Miss Lacus." said the woman as the three suits started to tear apart the Zaft forces.
"Shinn, back to the ship." said Rey as he appeared on the screen.
"But…"
"Your machine is damaged and almost out of power, if you want win return now." said Rey as he disappeared from Shinn's screen. Shinn rocketed away from the battle.
"Kira handle things here, I have something I need to do." said Heero
"Sure." Said Kira as Wing Angel flew toward the Orb command center.
Meanwhile back on the Archangel, Athrun looked up at the Justice. "For me?"
"If you want it." Said Lacus "The choice is yours"
"I'm heading out." Said Athrun as Cagalli landed at headquarters with the Impulse and some Murasame at her side. Cagalli jumped down and headed inside just as Heero arrived.
"Luna can you cover me?" asked Heero as Angel landed next to the Akatsuki.
"What are you going to do?" asked Luna as she fired her gun at a flying DINN.
"Make Yuna talk." said Heero as he pulled his gun from the side of the cockpit before heading out and joining Cagalli inside.
Heero walked into the command room to see Yuna tied to a chair.
"Come on Cagalli…I don't deserve this." Said Yuna before Cagalli punched him so hard that some of his blood flew across the room.
"You're not the only one to blame for all this, if I was stronger maybe I could have stopped this." Said Cagalli "Now where is Djibril?"
"I don't know." Said Yuna
"Cagalli, give me a few minutes and I will know." said Heero as he walked forward gun in hand.
"Heero?"
"Is there a room that no one is using?" asked Heero as the captain nodded.
"Good, I don't want his blood messing up the computers." Said Heero as Yuna's eyes widened.
"Cagalli! Please stop him!" yelled Yuna
"Heero use whatever means you find needed to make Yuna tell us where Djibril is." Said Cagalli as Yuna's eyes shot as wide as diner plates and Heero grinned.
"Shinn!" yelled Stella as she hugged him as he entered the pilot's ready room.
"I'm ok Stella." Said Shinn.
"Your machine took a lot of damage." Said Rey
"Yes and the Freedom is back." Said Shinn
"I see, once your suit is ready we will launch." Said Rey
"Please stop!" cried Yuna as Heero walked around the darkened room grinning.
"It's funny, you act all tough when you tried to blackmail Cagalli into marrying you but once the tables are turned you're a coward." said Heero as he pulled his knife letting it shine in the dark as Yuna shook where he sat. "Now where is Lord Djibril?"
"I don't know." Said Yuna
"Well that is bad for you." said Heero as he pulled his gun and shot Yuna in the foot causing him to scream again. "Now let's try this again, where is he?"
"I don't know!" yelled Yuna as Heero shot his other foot.
"Ok, let's try this, where is he not?" asked Heero
"Well not the Athha, Seirans or Kakis bunkers." Said Yuna as Heero shot him in the knee cap. "What was that for?"
"Lying, now which of those three is he in?" asked Heero
"I wasn't lying!" yelled Yuna
"Your breathing picked up and your pupils dilated and you looked to the left." Said Heero "When you tell the truth your breathing slows, pupils contract and you look to the right."
"Now tell me and maybe the next bullet will not go into your other knee cap." said Heero
"Alright I'll tell you!" yelled Yuna "He is in the Seiran estate bunker under the house."
"Thank you." said Heero "However you did betray this nation and I believe that is the only crime that carries the death plenty and with the evidence I have against you, there is no way you are getting off."
"What do you mean?" asked Yuna
"It means you are not leaving this room alive." said Heero as he reloaded his gun.
"Destiny is ready to take off." said a voice over the speaker as Shinn stood up along with Rey and headed toward the lift.
"Shinn."
"Stay here Stella." Said Shinn as the lift doors closed.
"We will move forward and attack the Archangel, understood." Said Gladys
"Yes." Said everyone on the bridge as they prepared their ship's weapons as it took flight.
"We have the Minerva coming in off our port." said Amagi
"Turn to port aim Gottfried and Valiant. Load all missile tubes." Ordered Ramius as the Archangel turned to face the Minerva.
"Launch Shinn and Rey once they are cleared, open fire on the Archangel." Said Gladys
"Launch Athrun once he is cleared open fire on the Minerva." Said Ramius
"Shinn Asuka Destiny launching." said Shinn as he flew out of the Minerva
"Athrun Zala Justice Launching." said Athrun as he flew out of the Archangel
"Rey Za Burrel Legend taking off." said Rey as he too flew out of the Minerva.
"Fire!" yelled the second in command of both ships as they fired their weapons at each other.
"Did you find out anything Heero?" asked Cagalli as Heero walked out of the room.
"He is at the Seiran estate bunker. I'm heading there now." Said Heero
"No, send some M-1's, we need you at the front, if we can't get Djibril we can force them out and force them to talk." Said Cagalli
"Very well, but send Luna and the Impulse as well." Said Heero as Cagalli nodded
"Lady Cagalli we have just gotten word, the Archangel and the Minerva have engaged each other." said an operator.
"I am on it." said Heero "Also, I took care of Yuna, you don't have to worry about him anymore."
"Under different times I would disagree with your methods Heero but in this case you did the right thing." Said Cagalli as Heero made his way out the door. Angel was kneeling there and the Impulse stood there.
"No one to shoot?" asked Heero as he climbed onboard Angel
"No the Orb forces are pushing them back." Said Luna
"Good what's your power level?" asked Heero as Luna looked down.
"I'm half." Said Luna
"That should be ok; Luna you're leading some M-1's to take care of Djibril. He is at the Seiran estate." Said Heero
"What are you going to do?" asked Luna
"Stop our friends on both the Archangel and Zaft from killing each other." said Heero as Angel took flight over the battlefield.
Meanwhile Shinn and Rey flew toward the Freedom only to have an alarm go off. "What?" asked Shinn as his computer zoomed in on a red mobile suit flying up beside the Freedom.
"The Justice." said Rey as another alarm went off.
"And Wing Angel too." said Shinn as Heero pulled up along with Athrun and Kira.
"It looks like we are up against the three legendary machines from Jachin Duo." Said Rey
Well I hope you liked this chapter, now tomorrow I plan to move this story over to the crossover section, so if you don't have it on alert then get it or look for it there. Thanks for all the reviews I ask that you keep on reviewing. Thanks Wilkins75
