DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Seed again because I'm not rich.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Well, I know Fllay is a bitch but hey, a caring-and-nice-but-so-pretty-sexy-and-good-lady-partnered-with-a-gentle-but-kicking-ass-hero doesn't suit well (cough, Kira/Lacus, cough). So I decided to put in the beautiful-bitch-who-thought-she-can-use-him-but-in-the-end-who-fell-in-love-with-gentle-but-kicking-ass-hero so to spice things up a bit. Of course, I also like Lacus, so I plan to have her interact with Fllay a little bit more (I know, hair-pulling, slaps, scratches, bites… friends… you got the picture…)
About Fllay on how she survived? Well, remember those little laser thingies from the Providence Gundam? They are fin funnels… well, according to my Gundam history. Well, for those who watched the ending, one of those had shot down the lifeboat that she was on. In my fic however, Fllay survived simply because one of the fin funnels disengaged (that means that masked man, a Red Comet wannabe decided not to shoot the lifeboat when he had the second chance). The reasons will be revealed as the chapters progressed, ne?
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED:
Fate
After the Cosmic Era 71 war… after the destruction of the Yakin Doue and the Space Cannon Genesis…
"How is he?" Lacus asks the Eternal Battleship resident doctor while looking on sleeping Kira.
"Due to extreme fatigue from the battle the patient should need rest. Other than that he is actually fine"
"I see…"
The doctor then excused herself and then left Lacus alone with Kira in the room.
Without thinking, Lacus gently caressed Kira's sleeping face, wondering what's going on inside Kira's mind.
Because Kira is sleeping peacefully with a smile she had grown to love.
"Kira…" she softly said, her delicate fingers caressing Kira's lips "Your lips are so soft…so kissable"
Lacus blushed at her last statement, which took hold on her mind. Kira sighed in his sleep and in the process, his lips opened up a little bit which greatly enticed her.
HEARTBEAT
In fact, she is slowly nearing Kira's lips with her own.
HEARTBEAT
Lacus wondered why is her heart beating wildly? She never experienced this before.
HEARTBEAT
This wrenching feeling in her chest…
HEARTBEAT
She can already feel Kira's breath wafting her lips as she prepared to receive his…
A hiss sound, and Lacus turned to see the electronic sliding door opened revealing Cagalli and Athrun, obviously wanting to check Kira's condition.
"Cagalli-san, Athrun…" Lacus said, a little bit peeved.
Athrun gave a smile and a nod while Cagalli returned the greeting "Hello Lacus-san… how is my brother?"
Lacus smiled "He is fine, sleeping peacefully"
Cagalli went to Kira's side and mussed her brother's hair "You've been taking care of him?"
"Yes" Lacus replied "He had fought a hard battle, and so he must rest, am I right Athrun?"
"Yeah…" Athrun answered "He fought well…he fought to protect all of us"
Cagalli chuckled "Yup, that's Kira alright"
Another hiss of the door being opened, and Murrue together with Fllay stepped inside the room. Cagalli noticed that Fllay's fingers are grasping the side of the Archangel Battleship's captain's uniform and her eyes are somewhat afraid of seeing them.
"How is Kira-kun?" Murrue said, a hint of worry laced in her voice.
Athrun replied "Kira is fine… obviously tired from battle"
The Archangel captain sighed in relief "That's good… that's good"
The Eternal Battleship captain Andrew Bartfeldt's voice made itself heard in the medical room's intercom unit "Ah, excuse me Captain Ramius… our representatives from both of our alliances wish to see us"
Murrue pressed the intercom unit button and replied "Ah I see, from ZAFT and Earth Alliance wasn't it?"
"Yes, and they want to arrange a meeting at the Kusanagi Battleship"
"Why the Kusanagi battleship?" Cagalli asked.
"They also want to meet you, as a daughter of the Orb representative Attha. The meeting will be in an hour… oh yeah by the way how is the pilot doing?"
"Ah… well obviously Kira-kun is tired from the last battle but anyway he is fine" Murrue replied.
"That's good to hear … by the way care to drop by here in the deck together with the Orb representative? I believe we must talk about the meeting, as said by the Kusanagi's captain online now at the communications channel"
"I understand Captain Barftfeldt, see you later"
The intercom unit went offline.
"Talk about the meeting?" Cagalli asked, frowning.
"Yes…" Murrue said, sighing "But if this is important, we should talk about it"
The blonde Kira's sister sighed, absently scratching her head "Yeah, I understand. Hey Athrun, care to come?"
"That meeting interests me" Athrun answered "Okay I'll come"
He then turned to Lacus "See you later then"
"See you later"
Murrue patted Fllay's shoulder and said "Hey, want to come?"
The redhead casts her eyes downward and suddenly decided that the floors are interesting "Ah… no… I'll stay here… see my… my friend…" Fllay replied, stammering.
Murrue smiled and together with Cagalli and Athrun, they left Fllay and Lacus alone in the room together with sleeping Kira.
Eerie silence befell to both of them until maybe after ten minutes, Fllay broke the silence between her and Lacus.
"Kira is fine right?"
Lacus stared at Fllay quizzically before simply replying "Yes"
Eerie silence again and during that silence, Fllay and Lacus is both looking at Kira's serene face affectionately.
PHASE 02: The Reincarnation of the Red Comet
G.U.N.D.A.M Complex
Generation
Unsubdued
Nuclear
Drive
Assault
Module
Complex
After the introductory mode had passed, several options popped up and ready for the user's interface, which incidentally was Kira, the pilot of the rebuilt ZGMF-X10A Freedom under the banner of Peacekeeping Forces Unit 7 directly under the newly promoted Admiral Murrue Ramius.
"Working as a permanent alert pilot slash student at Orb University is easier for a Coordinator wasn't it?" someone familiar humorously said.
Kira blinked, his tapping fingers' activity stopped and now hovering over the keyboard.
That voice…
"Oh well… no malice but this Coordinator happens to be our dear friend"
That voice also… could it be…?
Kira looked above his opened cockpit and saw Sai Argyle and Miriallia Haww waving at him.
"Sai! Milly!"
"Good to see you again Kira" Sai said, smiling.
"Hello Kira!" Miriallia cheerfully said, winking.
"What brings you here guys?" Kira asked, pushing a button that raised his seat to meet them.
"What brings us here? Here" Miriallia replied, handing Kira a piece of paper.
Kira read the paper's contents before blurting out "You are now an official soldier under Orb?"
"Yup, and fate got me here at Unit 7! Cute huh?"
"It wasn't fate" Sai corrected "Rather it was arranged by Admiral Ramius once we had finished our basic training"
"Captain… I mean the former captain and now the Admiral, Ramius-san would like to work with people who had been with her during her stay as a former Archangel's captain" Miriallia said "Plus, just look at our brand new uniforms!"
"Don't you like the last one?" Kira queried.
"Those skirts are showing my hips for every maniac to see! Not like this one" Miriallia said before doing a 360 degree turn to show off her uniform.
"I see… hey Sai, Milly"
"What is it?" Sai asked.
"Why did you two decided to join as soldiers… here?" Kira worriedly asked.
Sai sighed and answered "Well, me together with Milly had decided that it is something that we can do for others, to promote peace and various other reasons"
Miriallia nodded in affirmation "Yup, that's right. To me I just found out that this is where I should belong. As you've said to us Kira, without fighting…"
"Some things wouldn't be protected" Sai finished, looking directly at the Freedom's head unit, its eyes seems to stare at him back.
OOOOOOOOOO
Meanwhile on the space shuttle Athrun was looking out in space and debated to himself whether now or later would he tell Kira about the kidnapping of his sister, all the while cursing himself for not being able to protect Cagalli.
Damn it Athrun seethed, holding his still aching side where that unknown boy had struck him down Damn it…
His thoughts went to that boy and thought if he was Nicol Amarfi.
No he isn't! He is dead already and there's no way he would survive from…
He shook his head.
That boy isn't Nicol, that boy has golden eyes and one hell of a skillful swordsman… the way he handles his sword…
There is no way I can beat him…
He's so inhuman… was he human…?
Athrun remembers how fast that boy moves and how painfully he dispatches his companions, who are still bedridden.
Impulsively, he punched the side window of the shuttle that didn't even rattled due to its super thick frame.
Sighing, he settled back to his seat and decided that he would break the news to Kira personally once he arrived at the Orb Airport.
OOOOOOOOOO
Murrue after her work was done after looking at the incident that had happened in the colony, she drove alone to the Kamiapolis Memorial Cemetery after buying a bouquet of flowers. Kamiapolis Memorial Cemetery is where the deceased Mwu La Flagga is currently resting in peace, although his artifice is empty.
After placing the bouquet of flowers in her lover's artifice, she then fell to her knees and cried, letting all of her sorrows go out.
OOOOOOOOOO
At the Memorial Hall in the United Emirates of Orb, Lacus Clyne was delivering her speech about certain topics to her audience. Her audiences are composed of several prominent Earth Alliance representatives, PLANT representatives, some Orb government officials, military commanders, businessmen and women and mostly members of the Peacekeeping Forces. Soldiers and MPs in green fatigues—the standard uniform of the Peacekeeping Forces—are also listening as they guard the assembly.
"—I know that peace is so fragile and delicate, yet if every one of us here are able to take care of it, we and all of humanity will progress even more than any of us could ever imagine. Although the paths are unknown, one must take it to reach what he or she had dreamed all along"
"I know that so many wars have scarred us people and the whole universe, but peace could also be reached without people destroying each other. People must set aside their differences and learn how to co-exist with each other"
"One wouldn't survive without the others' support and care given to him or her"
"Although the world is full of strife, humanity must struggle to progress… that's why there is a solution to a problem"
"I believe… that all of us people can help each other reach greater heights, reach their full potential as long as we cooperate and co-exist. If there are some things that he or she cannot do, you can do. If there are things you can't do, he or she can do. Just to be with each other"
Lacus continued to speak while deep inside her; she is fighting a personal battle. A battle to accept or not to accept what Kira had said to her just three nights ago…
Flashback…
"—I… love her Lacus…" Kira said sadly.
"But why?" the shocked Lacus could only ask "Why her?"
"Because… because she hugged me. Embraced me, comforted me during the war… gave me courage…"
"No that's not it!! That reasons alone aren't enough! Why Kira, why her and NOT me?"
Silence and then Kira spoke "She will protect me… with all of her true feelings"
"Protect you!?" the now uncharacteristically angry and at the same time deeply crying Lacus asked "How would she manage that!?"
"She will support me. She had supported me, and I believe Fllay will do it again for me. She is so very sympathetic, she is…"
"No she is not like that! She hates us all Coordinators—"
"That's not it!!" Kira retorted "I know that what you had said its true but she changed!! Because of what she'd seen… at Earth, at Orb, at ZAFT, in space… it… it had made her think a lot of things!! And because of her…"
"Which is…?"
"Because of her Fllay made me changed to what I am today!"
"You're lying…" Lacus chocked "You're still the same… you are still Kira Yamato I've known… the crying, always looking for someone to be depended upon…"
Kira held her arm and gently answered back "Yes I'm still like that… but now… if I didn't fight, some things wouldn't be protected… that's why I changed for the better"
"—and so… and so…"
Lacus looked at her audience straight, her eyes shining and moist because of the brimming of tears, and continued.
"People must assert what do they believe in and fight for it, for the sake of tomorrow, for the sake of peace"
She then bowed her head, her eyes hidden by the bangs of her hair.
Long silence ensued in the whole Memorial Hall before abruptly, everyone clapped.
OOOOOOOOOO
A lanky man in his 50's was busy reading a couple of reports in his desk when someone entered his office, a violet haired man in his 30's and the uniform he is currently dressed suggests that he is a soldier of the Atlantic Federation.
"General Vladkostov Ovanova! Major Nataku Badgiruel reporting as you requested, sir!" Nataku said, saluting.
"At ease major… tell me, how is your transfer?"
"Doing fine sir, but it's all of a sudden…"
"Well, I understand that solider… but believe me, the Peacekeeping Forces need your expertise as a military investigator"
"I heard about that, so I'll start working with Unit 7 now?"
"That is correct" the general said before chuckling mildly :Yes, from now on you will start working with the famous Unit 7"
"I heard that Unit 7 was handling the investigation regarding the kidnapping of the Orb representative"
"Apparently, for three days no one had claimed responsibility and no leads had shown up. Maybe when you…" General Vladkostov said, picking a cigarette from his metal cigarette container, putting it in his lips and then puffed smoke.
"No sir, not maybe, but I will catch those who kidnapped the Orb representative, I'm sure of it" Nataku replied confidently.
"Still cocky as always eh, Major Badgiruel… you are certainly her brother after all" the general said, lighting his cigarette.
Nataku frowned a bit before continuing the conversation "I heard that the Unit 7 is under Admiral Murrue Ramius"
"Yes, Admiral Ramius. She had worked with Major Natarle Badgiruel during the CE 71 war. I believe that like your sister, Ramius is also a formidable woman"
"She is a former Earth Alliance captain wasn't it?"
"Yes she is… now she is under Orb Military… a great loss from the Earth Alliance military if you ask me"
"Why a great loss?"
"Those jerks who planned the Joshua incident had made her broke away along with her officers" the general explained and then sighing "If I am in her shoes I would do the same"
"I see… I would see you again general, I'm going" Nataku said, standing straight and saluting the general.
"Dismiss"
OOOOOOOOOO
Somewhere in the Nevada desert there is a high-speed transport train name Lightning in transit to an undisclosed area, or rather the Nuclear Weapons Disarmament Facility. Because of its cargo, a squad of Strike Daggers heavily guards the train along with a couple of combat VTOL aircrafts.
In accordance to the treaty, the Earth Alliance has disbanded the nuclear weapons program and the remaining nuclear weapons that are active has been sent to that facility in order to be disarmed and safely disposed off.
"ETA to the facility, three hours" said by the train driver in the communication channel.
"Roger… continue on" the squad leader replied.
"Sir…" a person said from the train, a hint of worry in his voice "Thermal signatures appeared on northwest from our current position, 15000 meters"
"How many?"
"Two signatures and approaching… sir"
"Are you sure about that?"
"According to my scanners yes…"
"Today it's a good day to die huh?" the squad leader sneered "Okay then mates! Second stage combat—"
Suddenly something pierced his cockpit and explosion occurs.
BOOM!
"Oh shit! Men—"
BOOM!
"Spread out! All of you!"
All the Strike Daggers moved out in defense positions, scattered but covering each of their direction.
"Move it! Seek out the shooter!!"
"Sir! Shooter found! He's at—"
BOOM!
"Isagi!! Shit… huh…"
BOOM!
"Captain!! Shit!!!"
"Damn it! Find the shooter fast!!"
BOOM!
"Triangulating the shooter's direction, he's at X32 Y667! Get that bastard!! Don't forget the other two unknown units coming in our way!"
"There are three hostile units!?"
"Positive—"
BOOM!
"Lieutenant!"
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
"Spread out damn it and take evasive maneuver! Lightning, bomb the shooter's position!! Squad Bravo engage those other two units! We'll seek out that sniper!!"
"Affirmative"
The train's own self-defense weapons opened up and two sets of long artillery cannons engaged and after adjusting the angle, they fired at the shooter's position, causing a thunderous roar as they cyclically fire.
OOOOOOOOOO
"—twenty Strike Daggers left…" someone said piloting a mobile suit, which is a GP03 equipped with Hyper Velocity Pulse Rifle—a rifle which used uranium slugs designed to pierce the target and pierce another target within its line of fire. The weapon's extreme heaviness would be difficult to carry for a light mobile suit such as GP03 when during in move, but on a stationary position, it is a kick-ass weapon.
"Alright good job Bart" someone female said on his communication channel "We'll now move in fast, Ana?"
"Hai" another replied on his channel.
"Don't just slack off there"
"Of course not Kylie!! Full straight ahead!"
"Bart! Provide sniper support for us!"
"Nope, sniper support out… they are pummeling me with artillery fire"
"Then move away idiot!"
"But my mobile suit's weapon…"
"Forget it already!!"
"Okay, okay I'll go too!"
Two mobile suits, a GP01 and GP02 just appeared on the horizon moving fast towards the train transport. They are both equipped with Aile Striker booster packs behind as they sped through multi-colored lasers. Both mobile suit units then engaged their beam sabers and already they have destroyed four Strike Daggers.
The remaining Strike Daggers shoot their beam rifles and tried to hit them, but with the amazing piloting skills of both pilots of their GP they are suddenly hard to deal with.
"Hey Kylie, that certain Strike Dagger is so annoying, shoot him down cause I'm busy with others" Ana irritatingly asked.
The beam rifle of GP01 obliterated the Strike Dagger that was shooting GP02 while it was busy with other units.
"Done"
"Where's Bart?"
"He's busy, don't worry he'll come out fine" Kylie replied "I'll take care of that artillery guns that annoys Bart from that train, you take care of the appetizers"
"Sure I can do that" Ana confidently replied before boosting forward her GP02 towards the squad who are trying to hit her mobile suit.
GP01 then sped towards the train guns while dodging bullets and laser fire as she took out a couple of Strike Daggers along the way.
"Hey! Hey! Hey!" Kylie exclaimed, dog-smiling when she dodged a barrage of missiles from the train and then targeting its guns "Hey! Hey! Hey!"
She then fired and took out those train guns before dealing with the missile batteries that only served to annoy her and nothing less.
"Yo Kylie!"
"What is it Bart?"
"Thanks!"
"No problem!"
"Only seven Strike Daggers left Kylie" Ana reported on her communication channel "You guys accomplish our mission objective!"
"Sure thing, cover me I unlock Car 2's connectors! You too Bart!"
"Okay, okay!"
GP01 and GP02 then moved into position and while Bart is covering her, Kylie aligned GP01 into the front of the train's Car 2. GP01's cockpit opened and its pilot jumped out of it with harnesses and descending slowly to the train and then to Car 2's connector locks.
Reaching the control panel, Kylie manually unlocked the connector. Car 2 was then released from the front train carriage and it is now slowing down while the train carriage left it behind.
"Alright!"
Kylie noticed a commotion in behind her and pulled out her handgun. Two Earth Alliance soldier's came into her view and before they could fire a bullet, she quickly dispatches them along with several guards assigned to guard the cargo which the train is carrying.
"Kylie" Ana said through her communication earpiece "Is the Car 2 clear?"
"Affirmative, fire the flare to signal our troops waiting in the outskirts to get the package"
"Hai!" Ana replied before shooting down the last Strike Dagger.
OOOOOOOOOO
Cagalli slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying comfortably in a bed, and still dressed in her formal uniform even after three days of captivity by forces unknown.
"You are like that already in three days and why won't you even take a bath? You are now smelling terribly you know…" someone said, sitting beside her.
Cagalli turned to see a blonde longhaired woman in her 30's sipping a coffee and dressed like a debutante for her first society party.
"Who are you?" Cagalli asked.
"The woman smiled, replying "My name is Claudia Le Klueze. I'm sorry if I had forcibly taken you here"
"You're the one who planned to kidnap me!?"
"Yes"
Cagalli frowned "Explain"
Claudia sighed and replied, flashing her toothy smile "Well… there is something I would like to show you with… but before that you must take a bath first, you smell terrible you know. By the way, I hope the soldiers who are guarding you are serving you well"
The Orb representative frowned but obviously interested—guarded but interest nonetheless "Well… they have… hey you!"
"What is it Ms. Attha?"
"Your name… Claudia Le Klueze right?"
"Yes"
"You… you know…"
"Ah let me guess… you want to know what's my relation with Raww? The one with a white mask?"
Cagalli nodded.
"Well… he just happened to be my brother" the woman said, then chuckled "As fate would have it, my brother and your brother had fought wasn't it?"
"You know Kira!?"
"Yes certainly… I also know Mwu La Flagga and Murrue Ramius, your brother's friends and every important persons in the Archangel too… and here's another interesting bit of information"
"What's that… bit of information?"
The woman stood up and draws something out from the drawer, something that everyone was so familiar with.
"A mask… what?"
Claudia puts the white mask on and Cagalli gasped.
"You… you're his twin sister!?"
OOOOOOOOOO
TO BE CONTINUED
Authors' Notes: You know GP mobile suits? If not, you don't know at least 50 percent of Gundam history D.