Escape From Zaft

Athrun gets branded a Traitor and also started to become aware of the Sith Empire's presences so he leaves with Meyrin Hawke.

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The Minerva apparently survived the super laser of the Eclipse-Class Dreadnought but have suffer some heavy damage but was able to make it back to Zaft Base anyway. Lord Nihilus is fully aware that the Minerva survived all that but doesn't bother to go after them because he prefers they live fight another day. Suddenly Kira's old Freedom Gundam was decimated caused by a single shot fired by a Sith Imperial B28 Extinction-Class Bomber but luckily Kira survived that thanks to an eject switch that he pulled.

After this they return to Orb safely and the Eclipse-Class Dreadnought returns to space.

The Minerva itself is beyond recognizable now, due to the Eclipse's super laser, the Minerva looks like it was completely mutilated. Many of crew members have died when the super laser struck the Minerva and some badly injured, but still it was still able to make it back anyway.

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Present Time

The Minerva undergoes lots of repairs on hopping to put it back in shape while Captain Gladys ask for new crew members as well and lastly Chairman Durandal comes down to Earth with Meer Campbell to talk with Shinn and Athrun. "Well Athrun you already knew how your Father became insane."

"I know, because my Mother died when the PLANTs she was in was destroyed which caused my Father to become a insane."

"But your fully aware of Rau Le Creuset?"

"I know about him, despite that he is sided with Zaft, he has no allegiances to us. What he prefers is to see all of Humanity including Coordinator and Natural destroyed all together."

"Well in the past before I was even Chairman, I was his friend and Doctor, he even ask why do I feel Humanity is even worth saving. Despite I know he was a Clone of Al La Flaga but a defective one and choose destruction to all of Humanity he would have seen the light. In my vision that I want is the peaceful coexistence between Humanity even the Coordinators and Naturals alike once that's done there won't be another War ever again."

Shinn smiles happily after hearing and believing what Chairman Durandal says but Athrun doesn't smiles because he is starting to become fully aware of the Sith Empire's presences even realizing that Zaft are being pawned by the Sith Empire the whole time. So with this belief, Athrun will eventually oppose Chairman Durandal's talk and plan of giving peace that everyone is fighting and dying for.

"Also we will deal with that Monster Ship the Eclipse before Lord Nihilus gives the order to blow up the Earth", that is something Lord Nihilus will never do.

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Later On

"Athrun, I need you to see this", Meer Campbell approached him and ask him to see this photo.

"I got spied on when I went to talk with Kira, Lacus and Cagalli didn't I?"

"By Lunamaria", Meer tells Athrun who was the person who spied on him when he went to speak with Kira, Lacus and Cagalli.

"Listen Athrun, you have to leave right now, you have been branded a traitor by the Chairman and Rey", Meer tells Athrun to leave now due to the fact that he was now branded a traitor to Zaft.

"Come with me Meer", Athrun ask Meer to come with him but Meer shook her head as a no.

"Meer, Durandal just wants a Lacus to play by his rules and once that's done he will have you killed. More to that Zaft, including yourself are just pawns to the Sith Empire, the arch-nemesis of the Galactic Empire", despite what Athrun says as warning to her, Meer still refuse to tag along with him so Athrun had to leave without her.

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Meyrin's Room

Meyrin is busy at the moment until Athrun barges into her room and startled her, "Meyrin you need to calm down! I've been branded a traitor by the Chairman and Zaft", the situation and explanation gets interrupted by a knock on the door. "This is the Military Police, we need to check your room for inspection", that voice was Lunamaria and she is commanding the MP.

"Come Athrun hide here", Meyrin takes Athrun to the bathroom and into the showers and then she strips and wets herself in order to pretend that she was showering and her sister interrupted her.

"This is your plan?!" Athrun embarrassed ask.

"Yeah!" Meyrin then answers the door with her covered in a towel.

"Oh sorry to interrupt your shower sis", Lunamaria apologies to Meyrin.

"That's okay Luna, I got no one here or seen anyone."

"Okay."

After they are gone Athrun notice on Meyrin's laptop is the Galactic Empire Symbol, Athrun looks outside and a repeating flashlight flickering from the ocean and it's from Imperial Sea Troopers and they have a Imperial Submarine with them. "I guess that's our attraction", Athrun knows the Empire are coming to attract him.

"Meyrin it's time for us to go", Meyrin agrees to tag along with him.

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Harbor Area

Athrun armed himself up with an Pistol as the Sea Troopers wait for him and Meyrin to arrive. Suddenly they get interrupted by Rey and Shinn armed with Assault Rifles who open fire at them. "Don't betray us Athrun!" Shinn is completely unaware that Durandal and Rey have branded Athrun a traitor.

"I've been branded a traitor Shinn!" Athrun tries to convince him but Shinn won't listen anyway.

Shinn and Rey take cover when the Sea Troopers arrive after emerging from the ocean and provides aid to Athrun and Meyrin. "Fall back to Submarine Sea Troopers!" "Yes sir!" Sea Troopers keep firing their E-11 Blaster Rifles because Shinn and Rey knows their Assault Rifles are useless against the Sea Troopers bullet proof armor. Next one of the Sea Trooper throws a grenade at Shinn and Rey, "GRENADE!" Shinn and Rey make a run for it to avoid being caught in the exploding grenade.

KABOOM!

"That will keep them busy", the Sea Trooper Leader said as their Imperial Submarine finally arrive to pick them up and they all get aboard.

"We are all onboard let's go!" With that done the Imperial Submarine submerges and departs back to Orb.

"This is Attraction 1 to base, we got Athrun Zala and he brought Meyrin Hawke with him."

"Very well Commander", Lord Nihilus praises the Sea Troopers.


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Next Time

Knowing where Djibril is hiding which is Heaven's Base and Zaft launches an attack to eliminate him. But with the Sith Empire's help Djibril will escape to one place where the Galactic Empire has controlled.

Imperial Submarines are first seen in Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3, at least that's where I first saw them, in gameplay the Imperial Submarine will make attempt to shoot the player down with missiles which is like a Surface To Air Missle/SAM.