Disclaimer: I dont own Gundam
This chapter introduces my spin on the Moonrace and characters of Turn A Gundam, and also brings in the OZ faction of Gundam Wing. Fans of the Seed Astray and MSV series will know who Mikhail Coast is. I dont want any complaints on Gekido's 'abilities', if you see them as gifts then thats your opinion, I and he see them as curses.
Gundam Rise Purpose
Chapter 1: Direction
"So what's the damage?"
"Your missing an eye…I don't know whether you realised that!"
"Asshole!"
Mikhail Coast looked at the results on his computer screen and sighed as he turned to face Gekido. The young man jumped off the examination table, flexing his arms and neck. Since completing his service in ZAFT, Mikhail had returned to his first profession as a medical doctor. The private clinic he now ran was ideal for Gekido, as was Mikhail himself. He was a skilled soldier and surgeon but didn't have a good manner with patients. While most doctors believed in a moral code and serving a greater good Mikhail simply enjoyed his profession. That was especially when he got a chance to perform surgery, or discover new and interesting medical cases.
"So what did you find out?" Gekido asked as he put on his sleeveless turtleneck.
"You're the imperfect fusion of machinery and organic DNA, Uragiri was right, the complex nanobots inside your blood interacted with your friend Jack's DNA to form your body, the personality was written into your brain like a program," Mikhail explained.
"But unlike other machines I bleed and feel tired like a human," Gekido said.
"Exactly, but ever since your awakening you've begun to manifest abilities which I'm assuming are unique amongst Cyber psyches. Hmmm, we'll probably have to come up with a better name!"
"Just get to the point," Gekido growled.
"Your heightened emotional state is a result of your computer mind, you process emotions at a much faster rate than ordinary humans!"
"So the reason I'm pissed off all the time is because my brain filters out sadness and other stuff so I can use it as anger?" Gekido asked.
"That and you naturally have an aggressive personality," Mikhail shrugged.
"Thank you," Gekido said.
"As well as an intimate understanding of your focus profession, mobile suits, your more in tune with your instincts, panic will be cast aside in favour of a solution for survival. Physically you still get sick, but you'll simply sweat or vomit out bugs and infections so that you can continue fighting. Since in a cellular level your part machine, your body is perfect for cybernetic implants and prosthetics, while some human bodies will reject prosthetics in forty percent of the cases, your body wont," Mikhail explained.
"So I can replace the eye I've lost with a cybernetic eye without having to worrying about the nerves rejecting it?" Gekido asked.
"Definitely, as for your body itself well…that depends on whether you really want to hear the rest of my discovery," Mikhail sighed.
"Tell me," Gekido said as he put his top on.
"Very well, your cells don't break down, because the nanobots are constantly repairing them," Mikhail said.
"I have a healing factor?"
"Goodness no, nothing so anime or comic, your cells wont naturally age, but they are gradually being dominated by the nanobots, which are beginning to grow in number by fusing with your natural cells."
"You said it wasn't like a comic book, but your basically saying I'm infected with some kind of technorganic virus," Gekido snarled.
"But this wont kill you, nor will it spread like any other virus and on the plus side though your hair will grow and skin will tan, you'll never age a day!"
Gekido slammed his fist into the table, snarling even more.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but what your basically saying its that while I wont age, my body will become more like a machine, until eventually that machine will shut down?"
Mikhail's silence was all the answer Gekido needed. He punched the table again, the though of turning into some metal creature whilst his friends aged nearly too much for him to bear. But that sorrow was replaced by anger.
"Damn it," he growled.
"I analysed the results from Simon's physical, he and any Cyber Psyche that comes after you wont suffer the same fate you will, they'll age naturally because they're closer to human than you are, Uragiri obviously perfected the procedure she used to create Cyber Psyche's after you had failed," Mikhail explained.
"Is that supposed to pacify me?" Gekido asked.
"No, its intended to ease your worry for the one cyber psyche you managed to save," Mikhail said, his expression neutral.
Gekido sighed as he picked up his bag and put his cap on.
"Where are you going to go?" Mikhail asked.
"To find the answers I need to find, all of this has just opened up my mind to more questions, like where in the world did Uragiri get technology like that?"
"Do you want to use my phone, there are a lot of people who'd love to know you're alive!"
"They wont know, I'm staying as far away from Earth as I can," Gekido said.
"You think your going to find the answers to your origin in deep space? And just how are you planning to get there, did you discover a sentient ship in the debris field?" Mikhail smirked.
"Don't worry about how I'm going to get there, I trust you respect patient and doctor confidentiality?" Gekido asked.
"Of course, that and I don't really care how your friends feel," Mikhail shrugged.
"Good, see you around Mikhail, good luck with your plans," Gekido said.
"Good luck to you too Gekido!"
The doctor turned but saw that his patient was already gone. Mikhail looked at the results and knew he had given Gekido less than bad news. He reached for his phone and lingered his fingers over the buttons. Sighing, Mikhail put the phone down and slumped into his chair.
"Where ever your going Gekido, I hope your not going to alone!"
Gekido walked down the street, thinking on his plan and what he intended to do. During the Archangel's stay in Orb, when Kira was working with Morgenroutte to upgrade their Astray's, Gekido learnt of an expedition into deep space both from conversations with pilots and emails from his adopted mother. The ship's name was the Trailblazer and the date for its launch was scheduled any week now.
'I just need to find out where they're launching from and try to stow aboard, or maybe find a way to convince them to let me board without alerting Cagalli or Vincent,' he thought, walking onto the bus.
He handed the driver some cash and took a seat at the back of the bus. No one gave him a second thought, they were all to busy enjoying the peace they had been granted.
'It won't last,' Gekido thought bitterly.
He had every bit of confidence that Vincent would play his role perfectly. But he had yet to hear anything about what Lacus was doing.
'You inspired a revolution, but when the fighting's done you go home, but the fighting never ends for leaders…peace needs to be preserved by leaders with the integrity not to give into their ambitions and hatred. Lacus…you were such a person but now I come back and I don't see your face on the boards or hear your voice on the radio. What the hell are you doing? Singing on a beach somewhere? Why wouldn't you keep maintaining the peace that you worked to gain?'
Gekido sighed as he lowered his head and rested his legs on the chair in front of him. He decided not to worry about Lacus for now and focus on getting out of the Plants. The bus stopped at the shuttle port and Gekido began walking with the crowds, moving as a mere civilian in the rush hour traffic. He handed customs a fake ID, along with a cash payment for a shuttle to Luna city, a colony established on the moon and famous for its 'Moonrace' population. Moonrace was a term used to describe those born on the moon, much like Spacenoid was a broader description for people born in space. But unlike spacenoids, Moonracers were treated as the people of a sovereign nation. A nation that was ruled by Dianna Soreil, a moonracer rumoured to have been the first born on the moon, her age preserved by regular sleep in a cyro tube. But Gekido had no interest in such rumours; his interest was in the technology of the Luna city itself.
'Though Luna city has no strategic value in a war, they do have possession of technology that cant be found on Earth, the Heim mining company does do work for the royal family, these cant be coincidences, the moonrace must be advancing their technology from the discoveries the Heim family makes in their excavations,' Gekido thought as the shuttle flew away from the Plants.
The young man's eyes twitched in annoyance as he felt a bang on his seat. He turned his head slightly, spotting a few kids sitting behind him. They were both trying to get a reaction from him, perhaps get him to call the stewardess over so they could pull the innocent child routine. When they did it a second time, Gekido deviously turned to face them.
"Okay kids, I hope your both loyal to one another because if you touch my chair again, one of you is going to get squashed," he growled, caressing the control for his chair.
Both children gulped and sat quietly in their chairs. Their mother slowly walked back from the bathroom, marvelling at their silence.
"Incredible, for once you two are still," she said.
Gekido raised a finger to his sleep, then ran a thumb across his throat, causing both children to look away from him. Their mother remained oblivious, reading a magazine about Flay Alster. The red haired girl had become chairwoman of the Sensou peacekeeping organisation.
'Always knew she had potential,' Gekido thought, looking out of his window.
Much to his shock however, he saw Mistral mobile armours being guided by Leo mobile suits. Gekido had read about the Romefellar foundations private militia and Sensou's attempts to control OZ. But with how small Sensou was they could only focus on several areas, obviously leaving Luna city without support.
'Or maybe they don't know that Luna city's been occupied,' he thought.
The shuttle docked with the colony and its passengers walked through to customs. Gekido kept his head down, taking note of the soldiers and guards in OZ uniforms. That confirmed his suspicion that Luna city was now under occupation. He stilled his beating heart and showed his credentials (or his fake credentials).
"I hope you enjoy your stay Mr Yamato," the customs lady smiled.
'Its more subtle than Hunter I suppose,that and at the off chance the others do find me it'll piss Kira off,' Gekido thought as he took back his passport.
Walking out of the spaceport, Gekido marvelled at what OZ had done with the place. They had replaced one of the car parks with a mobile suit bay. He recognised the Aries and Tragos mobile suits, as well as the standard Leos.
"Hey!" his train of thought was interrupted as a brown haired girl barged past him.
She had that upper class look about her, though her hair was cut short. Whoever she was she was obviously waving to a limo parked by the bus station. Gekido caught a look at the driver, a boy as old as Kira with dark skin and snow-white hair. The girl waved at the driver, who sheepishly waved back. She began to walk across the road, but stopped as she looked into the air. Gekido followed her gaze and widened his eyes. He ran, wrapping his arms around the girl's waist and ran the other way. The bomb struck the ground, throwing Gekido and the girl forward. They rolled across the floor, stopping as more bombs landed, destroying several Leo's and killing civilians and soldiers alike.
"SOCHI! SOCHI!" Gekido heard the driver yelling.
He looked at the girl, noticing a cut on her forehead. Over than that she seemed fine, and would be fine if the driver managed to find her through the smoke. She shook her head, looking to Gekido as he turned away.
"Get to safety now," he said.
The young man's pupil dilated as he looked at what was causing this destruction. They were mobile suits, or at least what passed for mobile suits for the Moonrace. Mobile suits known as Flats walked across the port, firing their rifles at downed Leo's and artillery trucks. They were as their name suggested flat mobile suits without any real armour; they'd be destroyed with a single shot, even from the gun attachments on Mistrals. But these insignificant mobile suits weren't what angered Gekido.
'They're attacking a civilian population, and they're not even letting OZ fight back,' he grit his teeth together, his nails digging into his hands.
Gekido took a step forward, the shockwave of an explosion throwing his hood off. He looked to a Leo, it had a shield attached to its shoulder and was being shot by one of the Flats. There were four Flats in total, as well as two Kapuul's, round mobile suits with elongated, clawed arms. The Leo slammed into the ground, squashing several civilians.
"Damn you people," Gekido growled.
He clutched the ribbon where his eye once was, feeling the sting of the knife as he anger rose in its intensity. People were dying around him, but that didn't matter in his instinct. His instinct began to take over, disregarding any reason and empathy for these terrorists, men and women probably trying to reclaim their home. Their hypocritical actions and motives didn't matter. The only thought that went through Gekido's mind was a single purpose that gripped him every time his rage consumed him on the battlefield:
"Kill you!" he snarled.
(Gundam Unicorn OST-Madnug)
Gekido climbed into the fallen Leo, running it through its activation sequence. He gripped the controls, commanding the machine to move forward. The Kapool's and Flats turned, noticing the lone Leo moving towards them.
"Even though it's a Leo, one mobile suit can't beat us," one of the pilots said.
"Still, we'd better call in the boss in case this is too much for us," said another.
One of the Kapool's brandished its claws and ran towards the Leo. Gekido moved the Leo to the side, and then delivered a vicious punch to the Kapool's head. He forced the heavier mobile suit back, and then punched it in the chest, throwing it to the ground. The Leo drew a beam sabre from its shield, ignited a purple beam. Before the Kapool could get up, Gekido dragged his blade across the ground and slashed the mobile suit down the middle. He roared as he launched the Leo forward, slashing a Flat across the waist. But he wasn't finished with the mobile suit, he swung the blade around, slashing the Flat into four. The four pieces exploded, giving the Leo a dark look as it turned to face the other suits.
"What, we, we definitely need the Turn X now…REQUESTING REINFORCEMENTS!" one of the Flat pilots screamed.
"SHOOT HIM!"
The Flats fired their rifles, while the Kapool fired the cannons in its chest. Gekido moved in between the blasts, blocking some with his shield. He cut down one of the Flats, then punched another in the face. Grabbing the Flat's arm and pushing off of its chest, Gekido tore off the Flats rifle arm. He then swung around, hitting the Flat with its own arm. Ducking and spinning around, the Leo dodged the Kapool's claw swipe. Gekido yelled, tearing through the Kapool with his sabre, then stabbing another Flat in the chest.
"Kill you…KILL YOU!" he yelled.
He began marching towards the final two Flats, dragging the sabre cross the ground.
"Its not like you ever had any friends or family that you actually gave a damn about, YOUR SO HEARTLESS THAT YOU CANT EVEN MAKE FRIENDS SO WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT HUH!"
"Kira…Yamato!"
Gekido touched his patch, looking up at a new target. He growled as he launched the Leo into the air, intending to cut this target out of the sky. The unknown suit, clearly not a Gundam but unlike any other suit Gekido had seen ignited a beam sabre on its arm. It slammed its sabre into Gekido's. Both machines looked into one another's eyes and for a moment Gekido thought he heard laughter.
(End OST)
That was what woke him up. The rage faded as the unknown suit pushed him back. Both remaining Flats fired their rifles, destroying the Leo's legs and blowing chunks off of its armour. Gekido braced himself, feeling the Leo slam into the ground. He quickly climbed out of the mobile suit, running away the wreckage. Flames and smoke rose all around him, spreading throughout the area he'd destroyed. He fell to his knees, coughing from the smoke.
"Cant die here," he growled.
An explosion suddenly threw him through the smoke. Gekido landed on the floor, gasping as he felt the blood on his chest.
"Damn it," he whispered, falling into darkness.
He found himself on the beach, he recognised it as Orb, his supposed homeland. But honestly, he hated the place because of how dull and peaceful it was.
"Your natural instinct is to fight, to strive for a goal!"
Gekido turned his head, sighing as Yamato Kuzunagi walked to his side. His wife Yisaka soon followed, smiling as she sat beside Gekido.
"For the short time we knew you, you acted like we imagined an older son would, the kind you couldn't lecture about anything, the kind that thought he knew everything," Yisaka explained.
"I'm not your son," Gekido growled.
"You were everything we hoped for," Yamato said.
"Shut up, I'm not your son, I'm not even your adopted son, I'm just the science experiment you took pity on, the freak you kept in your house to keep out of trouble," Gekido explained.
Yisaka rubbed Gekido's cheek with her hand, smiling as his body shook.
"Gekido, we never thought that of you, your friends never thought that of you. The truth is Gekido that you were never like a son to us," Yamato explained.
"HAH! I knew it, after all that bullshit you told me when you were dying, the truth is you were just shaping me into being your weapon against Uragiri weren't you?" Gekido asked.
"You weren't like a son to us Gekido," Yisaka whispered as she wrapped her arms around Gekido.
"You were a son Gekido," Yamato smiled.
"We taught you everything we could, gave you the love we knew Uragiri wouldn't give you. You protected your brother and sister no matter what, you excelled everything we hoped for you, you were our son Gekido and we'll always be proud of you. The path your walking is going to be difficult, you'll find more questions than answers, but we have no doubt that you'll continue to make us proud!" Yisaka explained.
"You are our greatest hope Gekido, we believe that you'll blaze a trail to the secrets of the past!"
"The secrets of the past," Gekido mused.
"Remember what I said Gekido, take the secrets and revelations, take the hits that life throws at you," Yamato ruffled Gekido's hair and smiled as he disappeared.
"Our son, he's gotten so strong, and your only going to get stronger Gekido," Yisaka wiped the tears from her eyes as she stood up, her form fading as Gekido got off the sand.
He raised his hand, forming it into a fist as he felt heat on his cheeks and blood on his chest. Gekido returned to the conscious world, his knees shaking as he faced several armed soldiers, they all wore civilian clothes, but carried guns and wore badges signifying their loyalty to the Moonrace. They aimed their rifles at Gekido, approaching him cautiously. He pulled off his cap, revealing his face and wild hair to the terrorists.
"Your no OZ soldier, who are you?" one of them asked.
A snarl escaped Gekido's mouth as he took on a feral stance and expression. He swung his arm around, emphasizing his determination, and his name:
"My name…is Gekido Kuzunagi! And you will not stop me from MOVING FORWARD!"
Next Chapter 2: Turmoil on the moon
Hope everyone enjoyed the beginning of my next big fic. Gekido will play the role of the main character, but if you want any of your original characters to appear then send me their profiles and I'll try to work them into the plot. Gekido will go into deep space and he will fight in the Purpose, but first he has to survive the Moonrace's revolution.