Disclaimer: I am not a regular at Gundam Seed writing, so don't blame me if I got some things wrong. I have never seen the entirety of any anime except GateKeepers 21 And that was a good idea.... So here it is. The long awaited second chapter. And why bother saying I don't own it? USA doesn't own it either.
Note: I made Dearka the brother instead to really show that Kira has a chance for Cagalli, instead of giving him the automatic win. Besides, Dearka has blonde hair like Cagalli right? Right?
The five separate parts of the Kusanagi flagship join together along with the help of the Astray MS. Preparations for the upcoming battles commence as Ramias and Mwu check on the status of the Orb cruiser. However, the one that should be giving them the tour is somewhere else.
'Why....why do I even live?' Cagalli struggles within her own thoughts while continuously beating the bathroom wall in frustration. Her tears float aimlessly before her, only that more escape her eyes.
'Everyone dies trying to protect me. My father...the desert warriors...and how many times has Kira bargained with his life against the reaper just to spare us? It's too much for me to bear. It's better for me to just go away.' Another punch would've came, if it wasn't for a sudden voice.
"Cagalli, are you alright?" It was Athrun, checking up on the crying girl.
"Yes, I'm fine. Just...leave me alone." She managed with the lump in her throat, but another tissue was needed to clear her head.
"Look, Cagalli. I know it was hard for you...losing you father. I'm sorry about that, but we need your help now. We can't do this without you, nor can you continue like this. I may sound cruel, but it's the truth. Our lives depend on you."
'Lives depend on me? I'm the reason we keep losing lives! Why can't you understand that? You're placing faith on a person that would kill her own brother in war willfully. How can you do that?' She gave another silent rush of tears to wash away this feeling.
"Cagalli..." A hand placed on his shoulder. He looked over to see Kira shaking his head. "Athrun, it's no use. She's only human, and mourning for her loved ones is the only way she'll get over it. Until you lose a father yourself, you can't imagine the pain to lose someone dear."
"But Kira, I lost my mother in this war as well! I, of all people, know what it feels like. Can't you see that?"
"Did your mother sacrifice herself by her choice, or was it by a crossfire? Her father took away his own life for Cagalli. Don't you think that's a far worse feeling; a parent that left his own daughter by suicide?!"
"Losing a parent is bad, no matter what way it is. She should do what I did-"
"And that's to join an army to kill the people that did this?! You want Cagalli to go against her beliefs and fight in the war, like you did?
"I had no choice. They needed a pilot, and I came. My father said it was the only way mother would want it!"
"Do you really believe that? Do you really believe your mother would raise you to be a killer with no emotion? Just another tool to wipe out mankind?! If so, why are you even here? Are we just another stepping stone so you can feel good?!"
"That's not what I meant. You know that, Kira. We've been through too much together, and we shouldn't start this now."
"No, we WILL start this now or else it's just pointless to continue our peace-"
"Stop it!" Cagalli yelled at the both of them while suddenly opening the bathroom door. "Stop it please! Why are you arguing over me?"
"Cagalli, we-"
"No, Kira. Both of you stop now. You're the best of friends, a friendship that lasted even during the war. You're both alive and well. Shouldn't that be enough?"
Kira was surprised at this outburst. "I-we...we're sorry Cagalli. It's just that...all of us are frustrated. We don't really know what to think anymore. We're basically outcasts, only seen as enemies to others." He gazes over to the other boy. "I'm sorry, Athrun. I shouldn't have said all those things."
"Kira..." Athrun lowered his head in realization of this, . "I understand. I apologize, too. This war is doing Mankind no good. Even we are fighting with one another, which shouldn't happen. Thank you, Cagalli." He gave a polite bow before leaving along with Kira. "If you need us, we'll be at the Archangel, okay?"
"Yes, alright. You'd better be going now." 'I guess this is good-bye forever.' After confirmation of their shuttle launching away to the other ship, the blonde girl floated down to the MS hanger where nobody questioned her presence. It seemed like a daily routine check-up on the crew, but what was strange was that she was going inside one of the MS Astrays herself.
"What the? Why is the princess in the Astray, Michelle?"
"Don't know. Maybe changing the caliber on the reflex rifles, or using that new BX booster engine check-up."
"Well, it must be important to close up the cockpit....and the boosters are on...and she's taking a shield and rifle...now she's signaling a launch- Holy crap! She's launching! Get the hell out of here!!!"
All the mechanics and pilots scrambled away as the mechanical voice announced an Astray launching away.
Captain Ramias just got a call from the Kusanagi, hearing that Cagalli launched without authorization. "What?! She can't be!" She slammed the phone down, then checked with the others. "Ssigh, is there anyway we can catch up to her?"
He busily typed on the computer. "No, ma'am. That Astray MS is too fast for the Archangel. Even if we did, we'd be out of fuel by then."
The woman slumped in defeat. 'I don't believe this. First Orb is destroyed, now this. Are we cursed, or is this just the way destiny wants us to.'
"Uh, Captain? We're getting a message from the hanger. It seems one pilot is ready to launch." Ssigh reported.
"What? Who?"
The main screen fizzled for a moment before showing the pilot. "Dearka?! What are you doing in the Buster?"
"Tests, but that's not important." He answered while strapping on his helmet. "I don't know who that is, but that's a reckless move I won't tolerate. Please launch me, Captain."
"Alright, then. Miriallia, commence Launch on Buster."
Cagalli checked on the radar again, this time having success. 'Here we go. An L-4 Colony, still operational according to the readings. I guess I'll just stay here until I'm gone. It's better this way. No one dies if no one is with me...' The aimless tears kept going throughout the entire flight, but she pushes out the memories.
"Here we go." The MS safely lands on the icy surface, then enters a facility with her space-suit on to check the place out. It still had air inside, but nothing else except a floating bed with lights were there. "It isn't much, but better than sleeping in that MS." She took off her helmet and let down her bag, now just resting in the zero gravity.
'What am I going to do now? Maybe be a mercenary or something. Save a few colonies from weak ZAFT or Earth forces once in a while. Maybe then I'll decorate this place. Who knows? At least the Archangel and Kusanagi are safe now. I should...just...rest now...' Collapsing from exhaustion and crying Cagalli drifts along in the abandoned room in L-4.
"Here we go."
The Buster lands carefully next to the Astray, exiting the mobile suit while carrying his pistol...in case of a struggle. His eyes told of sadness while looking around the former colony. 'I know one guy that would cry for days on the inside looking at this. This is just not good at all; the result of stupid guys with big nukes. I'm glad they aren't used anymore.'
A hisp was heard as he entered inside the phase room which separated the working rooms and the non-air rooms. The battered, old voice told him the air was stabilized now and that he can enter the room ahead. Taking off the helmet and cocking his pistol, the doors opened to reveal...
"Cagalli?" He floated to the girl hugging her bag, sleeping as if not having a care in the world. His gun was put away while gently nudging the girl. "Hey, wake up. Cagalli, what are you doing here?"
"Nya?" she yawned and stretched, puzzled by what had awakened her. A mess of blonde hair passed her eyes, causing them to widen at the realization. "Dearka?!"
"Heh, so you finally woke up." The coordinator gently held her upward, or at least it looked upward to him, to meet her in the eyes. "Why did you escape from the Kusanagi?"
She looked a little surprised. "You knew?"
"Actually, no. I just found out right now. But seriously, why did you do that? It's dangerous here, especially if all you have is an Astray MS. You should be more careful or else a lot of people will be sad if you die."
"Death? I'm the cause, if you didn't realize." she mumbled.
"What? What was that, Cagalli?" She didn't realize it was said out loud, so her mouth immediately clasped shut. "I know I heard something from you. What was it?"
He still wasn't getting anything. on, tell me. What's wrong?"
She knew the answer. She just didn't know how do bring it up. 'What do I say? 'Oh, hi Dearka. Sorry I ran away. I'm just really torn between losing my father and finding out that you're my brother. It's REALLY heartbreaking.' her thoughts sarcasmed.
The blonde coordinator didn't have much patience. "Come on, Cagalli. Let's go back to the ship." He said this while lifting her bag, but a something fell out while floating back. "What? What's this?" Dearka picked by what it looks to be a picture. A woman was in a hospital room with a pale blonde baby in her arms. 'This must Cagalli's mother. I can see where she got her looks.' He decided to put the photo away out of respect, when his eyes glanced over to another part. 'Huh? This must be Cagalli's brother. Strange...looks familiar somehow. Even got the same skin color as me- Oh god.'
Cagalli still wondered whether she should return to the ship, when she noticed Dearka constantly double-taking between a photo and her. Wait, a photo? 'Oh god.'
"I...I...uh..." Before he could respond, the princess quickly snatched it away before a response was heard. Only thing is, it still didn't stop the eventual questions. "Cagalli, is...is that really your mother?"
"Um...yes. That is."
"And that baby there...the pale one. That's you, too?"
"Yes, that's right." 'Calm down. Calm down.'
"Then that other baby is...who?"
"That's......no one you have to worry about."
He suddenly grabbed her arm out of confusion. "Please don't lie to me. Who is that in the picture?! I have to know. Is that me? Is that my real mother?!"
She couldn't believe her ears. "What? You know you were adopted?"
He loosened his grip. "Of course. My foster parents were Asian. I think I could've told that even a genetic make-up couldn't change something that major, so I knew something was up."
"I guess if you think about it that way..."
"But Cagalli...tell me the truth. Is that really me in the picture?"
Her mouth gaped open a little, but instead her hand gave him the photo. She gestured him to flip over the picture, and he did.
Cagalli X Dearka
"...So...it is true." Their eyes gazed at each other. "All this time, I had a twin sister."
"I just found out too...before dad died."
"So...my real parents are dead, right?"
She nodded sadly. "I think so. It's just you and me now. How...ironic."
"What?"
"That this war tore our family apart. Mom is gone, dad took out Orb to give the Earth a clean slate, and we tried to kill each other. There's nothing but loneliness for us."
Dearka just sat down, dizzied from all the new information he acquired in the last two minutes. 'I have a real mother that's gone, I witnessed my father's death without mourn, and multiple times I tried to kill my twin sister without any doubt. No wonder she ran away.'
"So, now what?"
"Huh?" He looked over to the crouching girl, who is now known as his sister. "What do you mean? You got any plans?"
"No, not really. I had a crazy idea about becoming a mercenary though." she joked half-heartily. "Maybe with the Buster our profit could go up way high. We could even make this our home since oxygen here would last about forty years with just the two of us."
"Let's do that."
"Okay." That is, until she checked her hearing. "Wait, what?" She couldn't believe what he said, looking at him float high in the room while having an excited look on his face.
"Why not? The war did this to our family, so why not just stay out of it? It's not like the Archangel needs anymore firepower. The Strike can take over the long-range duties! It could work!"
"Dearka, you're crazy! We can't do that. The Earth and PLANT are too powerful for just us two to handle. The only thing we could do is protect far-off sectors."
"And that's where we start our journey. We'll save the common man that were neglected during the war. We'll give them hope! And some free stuff couldn't hurt..."
She rolled her eyes. "Once again, you're crazy. Even if we do that, Astray and Buster couldn't take on more than nine units period!"
"Hah! I expected that from my little sister." he sneered playfully.
"Okay, that's it." Cagalli did the hardest tackle a person in zero gravity can do, crashing both of them to the wall. "I'm the older sibling here, not you."
"Picky, picky are we? Aren't we twins?" he chuckled.
"Yes, but as long as I'm the oldest. Alright? That means I'm also in charge of the Orb Paths, the greatest mercenary group around!"
"Orb Paths? Lame much, sister?"
"Hmm...guess I got to get used to that title."
"Guess so. Better cut off my signal first. Be right back."
"Ma'am, the signal has been cut. Buster is no longer tracked." Ssigh reported.
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