SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 29 out, this is Chapter 30 of this fic and the start of Season Two. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Pairings: Tieria/Sasha between Season One and Season Two. Allelujah/Marie and Lockon (Jr.)/Anew in Season Two.

Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 30: Shadow of the Coalition

In the Ptolemaios II's bridge...

"All hands, use tactical plan S43 to intercept incoming enemy mobile suits." Sumeragi instructed. "There are twelve enemy machines. And there will likely be reinforcements. So guys, don't let your guard down."

In the battlefield...

"00-Raiser, going ahead to strike enemy forces." Setsuna took the charge. Dodging fire from three Ahead units, he took out an Ahead with his rifle. "You watch for her machine." he informed Saji after destroying a second Ahead.

"That Twin Drive's not going to help you." in his Gadessa, Revival took aim with his Mega Launcher and fired at 00-Raiser.

"I've located the Coalition's pilot." Setsuna moved down to dodge the energy beam. "Tieria."

"On it." Tieria moved in, kicking Revival away.

In the Ptolemaios II's bridge...

"Enemy reinforcements from two directions." Mileina reported, six Ahead units were heading towards the ship.

"More of them." Lasse hissed. "Just like we thought."

"A total of fourteen." Mileina stated.

"Have Arios and Cherudim intercept with Plan D-67." Sumeragi switched plans. "Lasse, take evasive maneuvers."

In the battlefield...

Both Arios and Cherudim were dodging enemy fire.

"We'll lay down a barrage of missiles, Marie." Allelujah told his partner.

"My name is Soma Peries." Soma snapped for the umpteenth time, but complied nonetheless, releasing her missile bombardment at the incoming Ahead units.

"Marie..." Allelujah warned, Soma had disengaged from him and took off into battle.

"Now where are you?" Soma growled, sniping an Ahead unit. "Where the hell are you, Lieutenant Andrei?"

"You're moving too far ahead, Marie." Allelujah chided, Soma was alternating between Archer's flight mode and mobile suit mode to shoot down the attacking Aheads.

"Enemy approaching." Orange Haro chirped, Lockon was fending off the enemy with his Shield Bits and firing off in his assault rifle. "Enemy approaching."

"Haro, convert Shield Bits to assault mode." Lockon went into full attack mode. Moving in closer, he fired his twin rifles through the two amplifiers, taking out two enemy units simultaneously.

"Saji, where's her machine?" Setsuna pressed.

"I can't see it." Saji was rapidly scanning the battlefield for Louise's unit.

"Look harder." Setsuna insisted.

"I'm doing that." Saji protested. "What's that?" he spotted two meteorites heading for the Ptolemy.

"Incoming." Setsuna warned.

"I'll make you pay for what you've done." Hilling moved into to take on 00-Raiser. "For what you did to Bring and Devine."

Setsuna blocked the extended beam claws with his twin swords.

"Setsuna, there are two meteoroids approaching the mothership." Saji informed.

"What an idiot." Hilling sneered. "Looking away during battle." he stuck down with his beams claws, only to have 00-Raiser vanish from sight. "No way. Where'd he go?" Outta my way! Setsuna's voice echoed in his head. "Quantum brainwaves?" he realized.

Having already activated Trans-Am, Setsuna took out both of the Gadessa's arms with his twin beam sabers. The fight done, 00-Raiser headed back to the Ptolemy.

With the sudden increase in GN particles Hallelujah emerged.

"These accelerated particles really juice up our quantum brainwaves." the battle-hungry pilot laughed and slammed Arios' nose straight into an Ahead unit, destroying it. "Isn't that right, Allelujah?"

In the Ptolemaios II's bridge...

"Mobile suits popped out from the meteoroids." Mileina responded, the two Aheads removing their meteorites guise.

"That trick won't work twice." Sumeragi retorted. "Sasha!"

"Valiants, fire!" Sasha readied to release an array of Valiant missiles at the two Aheads.

Stop! Both Setsuna's and Saji's voices echoed through the battlefield.

"That sounded like..." Mileina gasped.

"Setsuna and Saji..." Feldt blinked.

In the battlefield...

"That light..." Andrei saw the spreading GN particle field. "And I'm hearing voices again."

"It can't be..." Louise gasped.

I've been waiting all this time. Saji pleaded with Louise. I wanted to see you so badly.

"Not a weapon, and not a destroyer..." Setsuna realized what 00-Raiser was truly meant for. "Gundam and I will change."

"Louise!" Saji called out.

"Gundam." Andrei moved in front of Louise and prepared to strike 00-Raiser, only to have the Gundam move out of reach.

"Louise!" Saji called out again.

In the Ptolemaios II's bridge...

"That light..." Sumeragi gawked at the stream of GN particles emitting from the 00-Raiser.

"Readings show the particle emissions are seven time the normal amount." Mileina was shocked.

"So, that's what the Twin Drive is truly capable of..." Sasha breathed.

"I heard you, Setsuna, Saji." Sumeragi whispered. "I heard your voices and your yearnings."

In the battlefield...

"Louise!" Saji begged, the 00-Raiser pulling Louise's Ahead away.

In an instant, the reunited couple found themselves in an imaginary space station, alone.

"Do you remember, Louise?" Saji started. "Five years ago, the two of us looked at Earth like this. Back then, as I gazed on Earth, I decided to work in space. And I truly believed that, someday, we'd look at this view again, the two of us, together."

"Though, I decided to never see you again." Louise stated.

"Louise, I'm not sure if you know, but Celestial Being isn't responsible for what happened to the Halevy Family." Saji confessed. "They were set up as a convenient scapegoat by Joseph Copeland. So, that's why... let's go back, Louise."

"It can't be..."Louise whispered in shock. "You're lying!"

"Am I?" Saji turned to Louise with a determined look.

"If what you said is true..." Louise shook her head in denial. "Then, for what reason did I join the A-LAWs for..."

"Warrant Officer Halevy!" Andrei barked, snapping Louise back into the fight. "Let go of Warrant Officer Halevy!" he whipped out his beam saber to attack 00-Raiser, the Gundam using the GN Swore to block the attack. "You're confusing her with your weird illusions." he drove the Gundam off.

Tieria was still fighting Revival, the Gadessa shifting to dodge Seravee's cannon. With an outstretched fist, Revival punched out the cannon and caught the fist with a free hand. They then aimed their beam cannons at each other and fired both weapons at point-blank range.

"It appears that close combat isn't one of your machine's strengths." Tieria taunted, both mobile suits were now engaged in a beam saber fight.

"It's not as bad as your machine." Revival fired back. "You're built for nothing but firepower."

"I wouldn't be so sure." Tieria smirked. "Trans-Am!" he swatted Revival off. Whipping out all six of his beam sabers, he moved in with his GN Field activated to block out Revival's Vulcan fire. Locking the Gadessa in a firm grip with his six beam sabers, Tieria began cutting down on the Gadessa's shoulders.

"It can't be..." Revival was stunned, and ejected his escape pod before he himself was done in.

"You're not getting away!" Tieria snapped. "Seraphim!"

"You sure about that?" Revival mocked. "I'd think saving Johann Trinity is a better option than capturing me."

"Thrones Eins..." Tieria opened a pop-up window to see Thrones Eins coming under heavy attack and its GN particles were running low. "Damn it!" he cursed and shot off to back Johann.

"We've reached Trans-Am's time limit." Setsuna realized, unable to catch up with the retreating Andrei and Louise.

"There you are!" Soma came from behind. "Second Lieutenant Andrei!"

"That machine... Andrei turned to defend himself. "Reinforcements?"

"Why?" Soma demanded. "Why did you kill the Colonel?"

" Lieutenant Peries?" Andrei recognized Soma. "You're still alive?"

"Answer me!" Soma barked.

"So, you're a traitor, too." Andrei growled and swatted Soma aside.

"Who are you to call a traitor?" Soma roared.

"Marie!" Allelujah came in.

"Even more reinforcements?" Andrei turned, slowly being overpowered by Soma. "We're retreating, Warrant Officer." snatching Louise's unit, he fled.

"Stop it, Marie." Allelujah pulled Soma back.

"Stop it!" Saji screamed. "Just stop it already." he sobbed, pausing all surrounding fights. "Nothing's gonna change. Even if you avenge his death, it wont' bring anyone back. It'll just add to the sorrows. Everything that you're doing, is just making you all crazier. None of this is going anywhere. None of you are making any progress."

In the Ptolemaios II's infirmary...

Having fought off the mobile suits battling Thrones Eins, Tieria managed to get a gravely injured Johann into the healing capsule, but not before Johann passed a notebook labeled 'Providence Plan' and a memory disc to Sasha.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just love plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.