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Chapter Fifty Five
Pills
Doomsday
Lacus' Room
Explaining what she saw to Lacus Sarah concluded with only one possible event.
Lacus heard what she said and it was obvious they had to somehow get inside that compartment. The DNA scanner however was going to prove to be a problem.
With little time left Lacus would have to make a risky move, she needed access to that room.
With Jibril's arrival not to far off, that would also have to be the time she made her escape, Ryu needed her after Jibril was destroyed and if she spoke on his behalf to the few Plants that were getting a little restless then he would have full control over space. He had it now but he would have all the people's loyalty.
Sarah also came up with an idea of her own which Lacus knew was worth a try, they soon parted as she had to go on duty and Lacus was left with the next step. The horror she saw after Yunna's execution still in her mind this madness would come to an end.
Later that day however she was summoned to a dock and didn't have a clue why.
Private Floor-Ryu's office
With the transport in route and due to land any minute Ryu called Kira to his office. Kira arrived with the reports he was ordered to do as well as a little distracted.
"Everything is there sir," Kira told him.
"I will handle the rest, no need to concern yourself on these matters, just concentrate on what still has to be done," Ryu told him.
"Jibril will soon be dead and the head alliance in turmoil," Kira responded.
Ryu clicked something on the computer as he looked back up at Kira; tell me commander, what is bothering you?" Ryu asked as he could see Kira's distraction and had a good idea what it was.
Kira looked at him, "There is something I cannot get my mind on sir, but I feel as if something is…approaching," Kira told him.
"Very good, you are right something is approaching and I have a feeling it highly concerns you," Ryu told him turning the computer around.
Kira looked down and saw two images of children that looked about four or five, one really looked like him and the other kind of reminded him of someone else.
"Tell me commander what do you see?" Ryu asked.
Kira stared at them, "I almost see myself a lot younger, and from the other one…minus the hair color she looks like Lacus…" Kira paused for a second, "Who are these children sir?" Kira now asked as it wasn't really hard to put the pieces together.
"One of our field teams in Asia picked up these children with a reverend that apparently had been in constant contact of Orb," Ryu said changing the screen, "Do you recognize this man?" Ryu asked as the reverends face appeared on screen.
Kira looked back to Ryu, "The one person she trusts the most."
"Precisely commander, we have analyzed their genetics and it matches yours completely, no mother but I believe if we take Miss Clyne's sample we will have the other half," Ryu told him.
Kira stood their silent for a second, "I knew she was keeping something in and was doing her best to suppress it," Kira said.
"As did I, Miss Clyne is very strong willed, however that doesn't matter anymore, I had them transferred here immediately," Ryu told him.
"What is their status?" Kira asked as he wanted to know.
"Pure coordinators, from what I gather not ultimates but not normal coordinators either, the question is commander is what I am sensing true?" Ryu asked.
Kira looked to him, "The timing does fit, their were no records of her ever having children but that could easily be covered, and the genetics match, such a pity she had them around naturals so long, whatever you decide Excellency I will not question," Kira told him.
"Even if I decide to end them right in front of her?" Ryu asked.
"It is not my concern, I have an ultimate already," Kira told him.
Ryu stared at him for a second, "Your motives are clear as I knew they would be, but I don't believe that is necessary just yet, if Miss Clyne does as she is told we will keep them alive and reeducate them to serving where they belong, but if you wish to make her suffer I will not stop anything you do, but wait until after she has served her purpose," Ryu told him standing up.
"They will arrive shortly, head to briefing and I will bring all of them there, one big happy family reunion, its so intriguing don't you agree commander?" Ryu asked as he was leaving.
"Whatever you say sir," Kira said as he watched him leave.
Kira reached down and put the picture back up, finding out he now has two more children was interesting to say the least, but this what she was doing her best to hide. She never wanted him or them to know, she was making them weak with staying around naturals and she may have polluted them too far. Kira turned to leave as a decision was made.
Orb-Headquarters
Near the Lab Area
Cagalli rushed as fast as her legs would take her, she was cussing up a storm the whole way there, how in the world could he go and do something so stupid. The risk was way too high for him to be doing something like this; Cagalli was practically ready to kill him if he wasn't dead already.
Arriving she saw quite a sight.
Lab Area
Athrun was fine for a few seconds after the initial ingestion but then he hit him and hit him hard. He was sitting on a table with wires hooked up all around him, the person helping swiped them from the infirmary on the way over. The calls were already made as personal was on its way.
Immediately Athrun felt a deadly sharp pain in his head, he yelled out as he fell back. His vitals immediately shot up, heart rate and blood pressure were up high even for a coordinator, whatever this was it was attacking his system.
The researcher was one of the firsts to arrive followed by a doctor.
Athrun was shaking back and forth.
"How could you idiots do this?" the researcher said as the personal tried to restrain him.
"It was his idea sir, he wanted a live subject, there is nothing you can do now but monitor what is going on," the person helping Athrun told them.
The researcher knew he wasn't a doctor and with a doctor here now this was the perfect chance no matter how foolish it was.
"Tell me what you are feeling sir?" the researcher tried to say.
"What's it look like!" Athrun yelled.
"His system is only a coordinator not an ultimate," the researcher said.
"These are the effects, your body wasn't designed for this drug, we have to try and flush it," The researcher said as he was now on the phone to Cagalli.
Athrun quickly grabbed his collar and pulled him close as he finished his call to Cagalli, "You will do nothing or else…" Athrun said quickly.
The researcher froze, his eyes had changed, he really meant what he said.
It wasn't long after that Cagalli finally arrived to a loud yell.
Doomsday
Lower Hanger
Right on schedule the transport arrived; Ryu was already down waiting as Lacus had an escort bring her down.
She saw the chairman as he had one of those sadistic smiles he had on his face.
"Welcome and thank you for coming to this glorious event Miss Clyne," Ryu told her.
"May I ask sir why I am here?" Lacus asked.
"We made a tremendous discovery in Asia Miss Clyne that I think will interest you, I made special arrangements so you could be reunited in a way," Ryu said.
Lacus watched as the transport ship opened up, it was docked before she arrived, she saw personal heading out.
Lacus also thought about what Ryu said, that was strange.
"Tell me Miss Clyne does this man look familiar?" Ryu asked.
Lacus looked at something he held up and immediately froze, it was a picture of the reverend in a deceased state, they destroyed him. Lacus quickly looked back up the ramp as she saw the two people she missed more then anything but she didn't want to see like this.
The children were coming down the ramp as they both looked around the ship, which was until they spotted their mother.
Both twins ran towards her.
Lacus moved forward as no one was stopping her, how could they of found out and what was she to do now, her son was practically Kira's clone, what if he already knew? What would he do to them or her? What was going to happen now? Those were things in Lacus' mind at the moment, however as her children got closer she dropped to her knees and hugged both of them.
Both twins held on to their mother, nothing like this has ever happened to them before, they witnessed the attack and they had their first taste of war, something Lacus worked so hard for them never to see.
Staring at their faces she did the best to hold in her emotion, she was in a very bad position and plans may have to change now that they got a hold of the biggest bargaining chip against her, Lacus could never risk their lives even at the cost of the world so she had to come up with something knew.
"Mother," her daughter said looking up at her.
"You're alright aren't you?" Lacus asked staring at both, she could talk normally to them; their intelligence was way above their age.
"They…they said we would meet our father," her son told her.
Lacus' eyes widened a little; it was now apparent Kira did know.
"Is it true?" her daughter asked.
Lacus quickly hugged them again, "Yes…it's true…" Lacus told her as she could never lie to her children.
They told her of what else they had seen and her anger did boil in her, she hadn't felt this angry in a long time, but she dared not show it in front of them.
"Why did we never meet him before? Why did these people take us?" The twins were asking back and forth, they wanted answers.
Lacus quietly shushed them, and was about to speak as Ryu approached.
"I am afraid it will have to wait Miss Clyne," Ryu told her.
Both twins got a bad vibe from this man and stayed behind her, "Is he…" her daughter asked.
"No, it's not him," Lacus said quickly knowing what they meant, not in a million years would she ever let that be true.
"Commander Hibiki is waiting, I believe we shall go," Ryu said moving aside as the lift was waiting.
Lacus looked down to her children, "We have to go…you will see him soon enough," Lacus said as each took one of her hands and they went to the lift.
Lacus was having very mixed feelings about this, in the past she wanted Kira to see his children but now she wasn't so sure. She now feared he would harm them to get to her, threaten them to make her cooperate, or worse take them from her and reeducated. The only thing good about this was she no longer had to fear if they would be found, and if Kira allows them to live, which she will do anything to see that happen, then they would be now fully out of danger.
Heading in the lift they were going up.
Orb Headquarters-Lab Area
Cagalli rushed into the room as she heard Athrun yell out in pain, this drug was doing something inside that she didn't know.
"You frigging idiot!" Cagalli yelled entering towards him.
"I did…what had to be done…I will beat this," Athrun said thrashing about.
"Why can't you stabilize him?" Cagalli asked.
"You must not do that…his vitals are being monitored, but this is a risk worth taking Lady Cagalli," the researcher told her.
Cagalli hated this but there was nothing they could do.
"What is going on so far?" Cagalli asked.
The researcher was looking at the monitors, "Everything I thought My Lady, brain activity is being increased in certain areas…but I don't yet know if he is being controlled or enhanced, we have to wait for him on that matter," the researcher said as his basic theory was now confirmed, it attack the area in the brain that controlled the nerves of hate and anger.
"What is wrong with his eyes?" Cagalli asked.
"From the data I am gathering he is focusing them somehow, his strong emotions are taking over…I have to push farther," the researcher said.
Cagalli looked over as Athrun was obviously in pain. They were restraining them as best he could.
"Listen to me sir…I need you to tell me what you despise the most," The researcher told him.
Athrun focused himself, "That…chairman."
Looking at the monitors then back to him, "Increased activity again…focus only on him, tell me what you want done to him as if he was really in the room."
Athrun thought of those emotions, and exploded in pure anger, one security guard was immediate thrown off of him but he was restrained quickly again.
"Unbelievable…" the researcher said.
"What is it?" Cagalli asked getting worried.
"Look at the activity, incredible, the hateful emotions are taking over everything," the researchers said.
"Sir," the doctor called out.
Both the researcher and Cagalli turned around to find that Athrun's pain had stopped, he was completely calm and sitting up.
Cagalli stared at him; she saw the same look on her brother's face, "Athrun."
"I am here," Athrun told her, his voice wasn't really that different with the exception he seemed completely focused on something.
The researcher was looking at the data, "He stabilized, his physiology seemed to adapt finally to the pills.
"How do you feel?" Cagalli asked.
All in the room were being cautious.
"You don't have to back away…I know what I am doing," Athrun said.
"What does it say?" Cagalli asked.
The researcher looked at the data, "The activity in the certain part of the brain is still there…what are you thinking about at this moment?"
"My head feels different but other then that nothing," Athrun responded.
"That will not work…I need you to focus on what you hate the most, pretend I am that person," The researcher said.
Athrun heard the commands, thinking hard about Ryu, what he did and what he had saw.
The researcher saw the normal activity go up, that was normal in any brain, but then his answer soon came as the level kept rising and rising, even for a coordinator brain this was going to high, the man had his answer.
Athrun exploded again, he immediately grabbed the man by the neck, the security again surrounded him as they pried him off holding him down, there were now about eight of them holding him down.
Cagalli couldn't believe this, those things turned him into this, maybe Kira was being controlled by someone.
The researcher however had other opinions as he looked at the data.
"I believe I now have my answer," the man said.
They waited for awhile as they now tried to map out the time these things lasted, only about an hour is when Athrun started feeling his head hurt, he had returned to calm meaner and now they were trying to figure out the rest of the mystery.
"My head is killing me again," Athrun said.
"The effects are wearing off, you're not in withdrawal but this would normally be the time when you would consume another pill," The researcher said mapping the data.
"I have all I need, the rest can be answered with your questions, but I will wait until you recover, we will sedate you and flush your system, you only had one so the long effects won't be there, by the time you wake up you should be back to normal," the researcher said.
Athrun said nothing as they gave him a shot and he was knocked out.
The researcher turned to Cagalli.
"Well what is it?" Cagalli asked.
"I prefer until he answers my questions to give you the report, this will take awhile so you should leave for now," The researcher said.
Cagalli didn't want to leave, but she still needed Mu's report, she decided to head out there, get the report and head back.
Doomsday
Bridge
The bridge crew knew well enough what was now on that transport, "Why is it that this warship now seems more like a nursery?" Willard asked.
Sarah saw what came out of that transport and she was shocked, Lacus never said that she had children to her, but what was even more stunning was when the data she saw had them as the commander as the father. In a way she kind of understood that Lacus didn't tell her but now she knew something's might have to be changed.
"I would dare you to say that in front of the commander sir?" the tactical officer said.
Willard stared at the man, "The commander certainly keeps himself busy when he is not fighting."
Sarah head that, he must have forgot she was there or he was just being an idiot, that shot made her seem like she was just another woman, but she really did care for him it wasn't a fling to her, and if Kira heard that this ship wouldn't have a captain.
Conference Room
Kira was waiting as he was looking at the file; soon however the doors opened as he saw the chairman, Kira showed him his respect as he next saw Lacus.
Staring at Lacus, she wouldn't yet meet his eyes, and the reason for that he knew about.
After that he saw two little children behind her, both were looking at him.
Kira looked down at them, they both seemed to fear him, but they were also very curious.
Lacus watched as Kira stared at them, she couldn't yet meet his eyes but now she would have to.
"Mother," her son said tugging her arm.
Kira noticed at least they both seemed intelligent.
Lacus gave a small smile to them.
"Is this him?" her daughter asked.
Lacus then slowly looked up to Kira, her eyes met his as he wasn't all too happy with her, but other then that he didn't look any different from any other day now a days.
Lacus knelt down, "Yes…this is your father…" lacus said glancing back up to Kira.
Both children stared up as well.
Kira looked at both of them; they were waiting for him to speak as he then moved forward.
Orb Headquarters-Lab Area
Cagalli left as Mu wasn't finished yet with what he wanted to do, she had to admit his overall plan was intriguing to her. Hitting with what he wanted they could give that ship a run for its money.
Mu however needed more time to get what he wanted for a full report, and he also wanted Athrun, but now that looked like it was out so he had to find a replacement since they had to soon leave if his calculations were correct.
Cagalli however heard Athrun was awake and headed back here to see him sitting there looking normally.
"How do you feel?" Cagalli asked.
"Fine now…" Athrun said.
"That is good to hear sir, tell me do you remember anything?" The researcher asked.
"Yes…I remember everything," Athrun responded.
"Tell me what you felt," the researcher said.
"My head was splitting off an on, but when you told me to focus on anger I could feel it growing and growing," Athrun told him.
"When you acted on it, could you control it? Or did you feel as if something was taking over and making you do what you did?" the researcher asked.
Athrun hesitated for a second, "No, I was in full control, I just felt so much hatred that I had to act on it, deep down I knew I could stop it but it was to overwhelming that I had to finish it, I had to stop the source, thinking that you were the chairman all those things did was make me hate him more and it allowed me to act on those feelings, but like I said I could have stopped it anytime I wanted, that was a completely different sensation then anything I ever felt before, almost as if I was being released in a strange way."
"You are also not an ultimate so the effects will be stronger on you, what you can handle and what Kira can handle are two different things however, the effects will be stronger on you then him," the researcher said keeping that in mind before giving his first report.
"My first part of the report is Lady Cagalli, your brother is not being controlled, this drug just enhances his anger and makes it stronger," the researcher said.
"When you came to the end of the cycle how did you feel?" The researcher asked.
"My head kept splitting, I had to have another one," Athrun reported.
"The second part Lady Cagalli...is his head hurts all the time when he needs more or from the data when it's not enough anger, these symptoms occur at random or when he needs more, it's all part of the addiction," the researcher said.
"Would you break it down for me?" Cagalli asked.
"I will do it," Athrun said he now understood.
"Kira's hatred is focused on the world or more to the point naturals, he wants them destroyed," Athrun told her.
Cagalli listened.
"Whenever he engaged in battle or something by taking one of these pills he is able to use that anger."
"Anger, hatred and rage are powerful emotions, they in a way make you stronger, but no matter the person they will always if even for a second think twice before doing something, however with these pills the anger doubles and is made controllable making him what he is today…Kira is not being controlled Cagalli, he knows what he is doing and he is using these to make him do it more efficiently," Athrun told her.
"That cannot be…that chairman…" Cagalli said.
"The chairman did likely give him those but they just fit his goal, the better the killer Kira is the quicker the job will get done, but Kira is not being controlled to do what he is doing," Athrun told her.
"The headaches?" Cagalli asked.
"What I felt Cagalli, some are caused by the pills but remember Kira never did recover from those scars of the war, those headaches are extreme but these pills do neutralize them for a short time as well, allowing him to focus more on the anger, if he didn't have these pills he would only act out and not be able to control himself half the time," Athrun told her.
"Isn't that someone controlling him though?" Cagalli asked.
Athrun shook his head, "No, the chairman doesn't need him making reckless attacks, he needs Kira in his right mind, its not really control since Kira…does it of his own free will."
"I have heard enough," Cagalli said turning to walk away.
The researcher told Athrun he still couldn't make any big moves for a few days as he wanted to be sure that the effects weren't still in him, Athrun heard that as he left, that right there took him out of what Mu was planning.
He eventually caught up with Cagalli.
"I always hoped deep down he wasn't doing this of his own free will," Cagalli said.
"So did I…but there is nothing we can do about that now," Athrun said as their last hope was shattered.
"Kira has changed, meaning you have no choice, you have to destroy him," Cagalli said walking away.
To be continued…
(A\N): The next chapter will not be up as quickly, and it will be a longer chapter, I want no more then three chapters for the Jibril battle take place so I have to lengthen the next few chapters. See you later.
