DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gundam Seed, but I own Fllay Allster in real life.
Fllay: Idiot, I just have the same qualities as your girlfriend, who doesn't know that you like to write fics.
Me: Well… it's not that I would like to keep it secret either but that's my sideline job when I got bored and no teammates to play basketball with…
Fllay: So am I still Kira's girl in your fic? (blushes)
Me: Umm… just read on, I like you already and your standard military short skirt
SLAP!Me: Ow!
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Well, nice reviews. By the way, the Dinn units were designed for aerial combat when in atmospheric sorties, and Ginn mobile suits are both made for atmospheric and space combats, so I've revised a bit little on chapter 4, so read that chapter again and see something interesting. Anyways, read on
Oh yeah, I've managed to pull out another update two days before my vacation is over and resumes classes again… so from now I'll be updating this fic for a couple of weeks.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED:
Fate
"Yamato Squad… stand down and return to the Archangel immediately" Murrue hesitantly ordered "We cannot jeopardize Miss Attha's condition"
"We understand… all of us, stand down" Kira said in the communication channel "Return back to Archangel immediately"
His teammates responded, also feeling the tense situation "Roger that"
While the mobile suit team ceased fire and then prepares to return, someone female aboard the enemy ship, Forever, mirthfully taunted her "It seems that this is like a déjà vu, huh?"
Murrue perfectly understood what she meant.
"Anyways, cease Archangel's movement immediately. Don't ever think of following us or else…"
"I understand…" the Archangel's admiral said "Lieutenant Neumann…"
Arnold nodded and then brings the Archangel to a stop.
PHASE 05: The Nostalgia FeelingYzak, Dearka and Nataku managed to take down all Ginn units that have been sent to intercept them, except the remaining one before it retreated, before they received the order to fall back.
"Those dirtbags! Taking a hostage… so cowardly!!" Yzak exclaimed.
Dearka replied, also angered at this sudden situation "Lowlife scumbags…"
Nataku contacted Murrue "What are their demands?"
"Their demands are that the Archangel should cease movement and the mobile suit team to fall back" Murrue replied in his communication channel.
"Those bastards…"
"We got no choice" Kira said in his communication channel "We had to retreat back to the Archangel…"
"Affirmative, returning to Archangel"
OOOOOOOOOO
"Such cowardly act you've done Miss Klueze" Cagalli said, her knuckles white and shaking because of her fury.
"That's how we found ourselves in this situation" Claudia confidently explained as if her reasoning is rhetorical "And I planned for you to stay here, beside my side"
They heard the elevator hum, signifying that someone is descending, and they saw Loki stepped out of it.
"Welcome back Loki, how is Independence?" Claudia asked.
"Extremely maneuverable, even without its primary weapons and additional parts that are yet to be installed it is already living up to my expectations, and with MCSS, the enemy wouldn't know what hit them. If I choose to, I can destroy Freedom and its pilot"
"You can't defeat Kira!" Cagalli retorted.
Loki looked at her sharply before he resumed his conversation with Claudia "In my next sortie, the Independence should be completed by then, am I right?"
"That's right"
"Then, I would wait for my next orders"
Loki bowed respectfully and then went away to his quarters.
Claudia then turned to Cagalli "Well then, shall I accompany you back to your quarters?"
OOOOOOOOOO
"There's nothing we can do but to stand down for now" Nataku said.
"But…" Kira started, but the major cuts him off.
"We couldn't endanger the Orb Representative more than ever, Yamato"
Kira was about to board Freedom again when the major stopped him by holding his shoulder and applying pressure on it "Stop it, Lieutenant Yamato"
Kira was about to object again when he saw Nataku greeting his teeth.
"Major Badgiruel is right, Kira… as much as I would like to do something in this situation, but right now… we couldn't do anything… anything…" Athrun said, frowning.
"So what are you saying Athrun, yes is that it?" Dearka sarcastically said.
Athrun then became silent.
Nataku then contacted the bridge through the intercom unit "Where is that Eternal-class ship, Forever was heading?"
"To the PLANT colonies about five minutes ago" Murrue said over to the intercom unit.
"PLANT colonies?"
"Something is not right major, we should go and follow them"
"Is that so? But no, don't follow them… as of now we must dock to the Peacekeepers Station 12 about NE of Mendel colony… we should first resupply and rethink our strategy"
"But major…" Murrue started, but Nataku cuts her off.
"I know damn it… that's why we should drop by at that station first and get general updates from the PLANT there"
"I see…"
The intercom unit then went offline.
"It seems that the Forever is heading towards the PLANT colonies" Nataku said "For that, we will head at the Station 12 for supplies and get information from PLANT there"
Athrun frowned at that "Why's that major?"
"Something must be really cooking at PLANT, that's why they are heading towards to the colonies"
"Then it must mean that something's really fishy is going on" Yzak commented.
OOOOOOOOOO
Back at the PLANT, in the colony of Amorante 8, everything was the same as always; bustling cities, busy people and way of life was similar like that of New Yorkers.
Everything changed in a moment when heavily armed transport vehicles are suddenly moving in the streets towards the Amorante 8 Colony stability while explosions ripped the otherwise peaceful colony.
Emergency signals began to blare in this troubled colony as the police stationed there geared up to quell the sudden threat as reinforcements from the other colonies are coming. ZAFT military personnel began to take up positions on where the supposed threat would.
"Put up the barricades! Contact the ZAFT military!" a ZAFT with a high rank ordered his men while warily watches the approaching vehicles "We are under attack—"
BOOM!
"Sarge!!"
Looming overhead was a couple of Geits mobile suits, and they are shooting at them.
"Those Geits mobile suits! Where did they came from!?"
"Nowhere!"
"Contact the Peacekeepers Unit 30! We are under attack!"
"From whom!?"
"The Klueze faction!!"
OOOOOOOOOO
Eileen Kanaba, the current PLANT council chairwoman after the deceased former chairman, Patrick Zala, declared the emergency cabinet meeting as soon as she heard the attack. The council was then thrown in chaos as soon as they were treated a live video feed from Amorante 8 colony interior.
"Send in the reinforcements! What about the Peacekeepers Unit 30?" Eileen asked.
"Heading towards the Amorante 8 to reinforce the outnumbered ZAFT forces there! Enemy mobile suits are currently wreaking havoc inside the colony interior!"
"Klueze faction!?"
"Yes ma'am!"
"This is clearly an act of war, Chairwoman Kanaba! How did the Klueze faction slipped past the security!?" one of the people at the council exclaimed.
"I don't know, we don't know and this is happening!" she retorted "Anyways, tighten up the security at each of the colonies and surround the Amorante 8 with mobile suit divisions!"
"What about the civilians there?"
"As of now they are evacuating from the Amorante 8 as fast as they can, guided by the Civil Defense Forces"
A communicator rang and Eileen pressed a button. A voice then spilled out from its speakers along with gunfire.
"Emergency! The PLANT Interim Government is under attack!!"
Eileen's eyes widened at his statement along with confused murmurs from her council members "What do you mean?"
"We were caught in an ambush! Enemy teams area already taking over here!"
"Where are they coming from!?" one of her council members frantically asked.
"It seems that they've been hiding here for some time, waiting—gahhhk!!!"
"Oh my God…"
Suddenly men in black suits went inside the council meeting room, apparently there to extract them.
"A transport is waiting outside, please evacuate here immediately" one of the suited men said, already guiding them out.
"What is happening!?"
"The enemy is assaulting the gates of the Interim, and it wouldn't be long for them to breach the defenses around this place"
"Who are the enemies!? Klueze faction right!?"
"Along with our senior military officials"
"A coup de etat!?" another one of Kanaba's cabinet ministers exclaimed.
"It is one of the possibilities, sir" the agent frankly answered him.
"We were taken by surprise… damn it!" Eileen seethed.
"Also, Amorante 8 colony's Stability Control Center has been under attack, and from the looks of it, it sounds bad"
Eileen frowned at that "Hmm…"
The council members then hastily went to the waiting transport that would take them to the Nazca-class battleship.
"Where are the rest of our council members!?"
As if on cue, Eileen's cellular phone rings and she answered it.
"Prime Minister Kanaba, what is happening!?" someone asked.
"Ezaria Jule! Where are you!?"
"On my transport and heading to your location—what the!?"
"Ezaria!"
Abruptly, her cellular communication with Ezaria went dead.
"Damn it! Those who planned this would be a bliss to them… seeing that they have managed to pull this off!" Ezaria seethed "What about the rest, especially the Memorial Representative!"
"Our loyal agents are on their way to her residence" the agent said "Also, others has been dispatched to extract and evacuate Class B above importance citizens immediately"
OOOOOOOOOO
"Don't move and we won't shoot!" a rebel ZAFT soldier said, pointing a rifle at her when he and his squad had managed to block Ezaria's car transport she was in, while chaos are ensuing all around the PLANT.
OOOOOOOOOO
"Miss Clyne, you must go with us" one of the agents said hastily as the other began to lead her to the waiting transport.
"Where are we going?" Lacus asked, in spite of the echoing gunfire are sounding off in their surroundings.
"To the Eternal Battleship, Admiral Bartfeldt is waiting for you as soon as he had been briefed of this situation"
OOOOOOOOOO
"Operation Meteor, you say?" Cagalli curiously said, while Claudia was telling her of her plans.
"Yes, Operation Meteor. We plan to drop the Amorante 8 colony into Earth, and the resulting explosion would be like that of a Genesis Cannon"
"You—"
"We would drop it, really"
"Why drop it?"
"When the Earth Forces decided to move against us… heh, those governing officials of PLANT are so cowardly, they ran away in fear for their lives"
"So you are planning to take over PLANT governing council?"
Claudia nodded "Apparently, almost half of the officials, especially military commanders in ZAFT, were apparently dissatisfied because of the outcome of war. Their reason was that they didn't fought battles just to be defeated"
"So you mean that the enemy must be destroyed at all costs!?"
"Yes, enemies are enemies, Miss Attha. When the current PLANT government is overthrown I shall step in as a reigning victor"
"Over my dead body, you bitch" Cagalli spat.
Claudia laughed a little at that "So feisty as always my dear. You should know, that on Earth someone is already plotting to take over the present Earth Alliance government"
"You don't mean…"
"Remnants of the Blue Cosmos"
"How did you know? Don't tell me…"
"An enemy of my enemy… is my friend… for now anyways"
"Your enemy is… Peacekeepers Unit 7… and our enemy is the Blue Cosmos…"
OOOOOOOOOO
Onboard a ZAFT Nazca-class battleship, Eileen Kanaba and a few of her loyal ministers and military officials made their escape from the PLANT colonies as they were chased upon by a group of Geits mobile suits.
"Rendezvous at the Peacekeepers Space Station 12 immediately! What is happening on the PLANT!?" Eileen frantically asked.
"Our forces were outnumbered by Klueze faction and our rebelling officers! Peacekeepers Unit 30 sent there are helplessly being overrun! Civilian casualties are going at surprising rate!"
"My god… what had happened to the whole ZAFT military!?"
"Apparently, some of our military commanders and officers are disloyal to the ZAFT and used their units to destabilize our government!" one of her cabinet ministers furiously remarked.
"The rest of our council members? Have they evacuated also?"
"All of them except for Representative Jule!"
"Ezaria Jule!? Was she still at the PLANT!?" Eileen exclaimed.
"Her transport was captured ma'am!" one of the soldiers said manning the communications he was receiving from PLANT.
"Damn it!"
"Four groups of Geits mobile suits are closing in us!" one of the soldiers manning the combat information counter reported.
"Don't worry, this Nazca-ship is fast" the captain of the Nazca-class battleship said "We'll make it to the Peacekeepers Space Station 12 in no time"
A communication beep was heard and a soldier opened up the channel, revealing Andrew Bartfeldt's face in the monitor.
"What is happening, Prime Minister Kanaba? Why are there ZAFT soldiers taking control of every installation?" he asked, frowning.
"Apparently, there is a sudden coup de etat and almost half of our military officers rebelled against us, and it seems they support the Klueze faction already attacking the Amorante 8 Stability control center" Eileen replied.
"Stability Control Center? That's bad as it sounds… what happened to the other half?"
"They are either killed, captured, or escaped. The escaped ones will contact or reach the Peacekeepers Space Station 12 in time. What about you? Where are you?"
"The Eternal is on its way to the Station 12, along with the Memorial Representative. For now, keep this communication channel online"
Eileen then turned to the Nazca-class battleship captain "Are you getting that?"
"Affirmative"
The ship then sped away from the PLANT.
OOOOOOOOOO
"Discontinue pursuit and return to base" someone said on the communication channels of the pursuing Geits mobile suits.
"Affirmative, returning to base"
OOOOOOOOOO
"What is happening to the PLANT, Admiral Bartfeldt?" Lacus asked when she reached the Eternal's bridge.
"The Prime Minister said it was coup de etat"
"Some of our military officers are disloyal?"
"It appears that way"
"Have you contacted the Archangel?"
"Oh yes… I must contact them right now" Andrew said, nodding towards the soldier to open up a communication link with the Archangel "They must know this, the whole Peacekeepers should know this situation"
OOOOOOOOOO
"There is a mutiny happening at PLANT!?" Murrue exclaimed "Oh great… another bad news"
"What's the other bad news?" Andrew asked.
"Forever, same class like that of you Eternal, is heading towards the PLANT, along with the Orb Representative"
"That's certainly bad news… anyways are you heading towards to the Station 12?"
"You mean a rendezvous with you?"
"Yes, along with a couple of ships that had escaped from PLANT. After we've met up, we should be able to meet up with a few of the council members of the PLANT who had managed to escaped and tell us what had really happened" Andrew said.
"What about the Memorial Representative?" the admiral curiously asked "Is she safe?"
"Oh, the lady is fine" Andrew said before another monitor popped up, showing cheerful Lacus Clyne waving at her.
"Okay then…" Murrue said "We should reach the station in two and a half hours"
OOOOOOOOOO
Back on Orb, on Allster Residence, Fllay puts down her glasses and momentarily closed her tired eyes after studying for more than three hours now.
And then she thought of Kira.
What is he doing now? Fllay thought.
"Kira…" she absently mumbled.
OOOOOOOOOO
The Archangel slowly docks onto the huge Peacekeepers Station 12, built recently to be an outpost for the Peacekeeper Units assigned in PLANT. The structure of the Station 12 was similar to that of Yakin Doue, only that the Station 12 is entirely made up of polymer strings and reinforced steels coupled to the other metallic structures instead of a big asteroid-based-structure. It was more a colony than a space station itself.
After the standard docking procedures, all important officials are due to met in an hour on a meeting room.
Meanwhile, Kira stares blankly at space while mindlessly floating due to the zero gravity. He then frowns, and then his knuckles are shaking uncontrollably as if angered by something.
Angered by the fact that he couldn't rescue Cagalli, because those people responsible for her capture now took her as a hostage.
"Kira?"
A voice, a familiar and concerned voice. Kira turned to see Lacus standing in the hallway with a curious look.
"Uh… hi Lacus… what brings you here?"
"When the PLANT Interim Government came under attack" Lacus explained "It seems that there is a coup de etat"
"You mean, some of the ZAFT military officials declared rebellion?"
"Yes… Admiral Bartfeldt told me that"
"I see, so you people evacuated?"
"Yes"
Silence then came between them as Lacus too observed at the vastness of space, looking at where Kira was looking.
"How is she doing?"
"Cagalli?"
That was not the certain person Lacus meant to ask, but prodded on anyway "Yes"
"Currently she is being held hostage… I hope that they are treating her well. I hope she's fine and if anything bad happens to her I couldn't forgive myself, and I wouldn't forgive Athrun for failing to defend her"
"But Athrun…"
"I know, Athrun did his best, I know that he will protect her. After all, she is my sister's… loved one, she told me that"
"Oh…"
Eerie silence then came to them again, during which both are staring. One is looking at the space, one is looking at him.
OOOOOOOOOO
"As of now we have control over fifty percent of ZAFT forces, including the mobile suit division" her trusted aide named Rai Natalya reported to Claudia after her Eternal-class ship Forever docked at the Yakin Azeroth.
Yakin Azeroth was the only defense network left after the destruction of Yakin Doue. After the battle it is now used as a primary area for setting up defensive systems and to monitor and detect any ships' movements.
And now, it is where Claudia had gained foothold in the forcible takeover of the PLANT Government.
"Excellent" Claudia said "What about the Mobile Doll System?"
"Currently, they are installed on the Mobile Suit Division 24. The pilots are transferred to the Division 23"
"Hmm… is everything according to the plan?"
"Yes ma'am"
Claudia nodded approvingly "Good, good… what about the council members? Have you captured them?"
"A few of them escaped ma'am onboard the ships Nazca-class and the Eternal, along with the primary target, the Memorial Representative"
"So Miss Clyne had managed to escape…" Claudia said, before assuming the thinker stance "But anyways, it won't affect my plans. How is the situation over to the civilians?"
"So far they are guarded by our men, while the mobile suit division under the command of our ZAFT military officer ally watches over the PLANT territorial lines. Also, our officers had begun to monitor the possible enemy movements"
"What about the colony of Amorante 8"
"Our soldiers had taken over the stability control. In your mark, they will disable the stability control and let it drop on earth as soon as the "agreement" had expired.
"If the "agreement" expires, well until the guy down there does something detrimental against us. But not until all the Peacekeepers were destroyed… I'm sure "he" will cooperate with us first as we had cooperated with him"
"How long will this "friendship" of yours with that "guy" last, even though in the end, it will be "both" of you who will destroy each other in the end?"
Claudia looked at him sharply, and the aide abruptly rectified what had he said "I mean… destroy the Naturals?"
"It is destiny, it is fate. I couldn't forget the Unius 7 tragedy, and the Naturals must pay" Claudia answered.
Claudia and her trusted aide then walked towards to the podium, where her audience are soldiers who belonged to the ZAFT military, soldiers who had rebelled against the PLANT and siding with the Klueze faction.
OOOOOOOOOO
"Hotwire to the Peacekeepers Council in New York and United Emirates of Orb, connection successful"
"Okay then, patch them up to the meeting room"
In the meeting room, the Admirals Ramius and Bartfeldt, Prime Minister Kanaba and other Peacekeepers officials are connected through the communication link that was patched up to New York, where the main branch of Peacekeeping Forces at based at. After a moment, a live video and audio feed of the Peacekeepers Council was then established, along with other Peacekeepers from the Orb including Colonel Edneil Kisaka.
"Gentlemen" Eileen Kanaba began, sitting in front of the monitor along with her other cabinet officials "PLANT has been under attack and has been taken over by the Klueze faction, Peacekeeping Forces Major General Mann"
"That is certainly a bad news indeed" Major General Mann said "That act alone infringes Section 4 of the Code 141 of the Treaty of Kamiapolis"
"Yes sir. Currently, they are taking over the ZAFT military by force. Sooner or later they would move, although we don't know what their motives are"
"The coup de etat was so sudden… why the ZAFT intelligence has failed to uncover the plot"
"Apparently, military commanders who worked at the intelligence has been coerced into cooperating with the Klueze faction, and also they are planning something in one of the PLANT colonies, the Amorante 8"
"Amorante 8 you say?"
"Yes"
"Hmm… what about the Yakin Azeroth?"
"It's also been taken over sir, and was used by the Klueze faction to gain foothold of all of PLANT colonies"
"That's a very grave situation indeed… so what do you suggest, Prime Minister of ZAFT Council?"
"As of now… we are planning to retake the PLANT Government with the help of the Peacekeepers"
"And for that" Murrue then said "We would like the Peacekeepers Unit 10 and 11 stationed at the Victoria to reinforce us in our upcoming attack against the Klueze faction, who we believe are the ones who kidnapped someone important from the Orb"
"I see… very well, I will authorize the sortie of the Peacekeepers Unit 10 and 11 stationed at the Victoria to reinforce your troops. They should be with you in three days"
"Five days… that would be too long…"
"Three days to recall all the officers on leave, mobile all forces within fourth day, and launch in fifth day"
OOOOOOOOOO
Somewhere in Earth, in a castle-like residence suggesting that she is extremely wealthy, there is a beautiful violet-haired female in her 30's who is watching the scenario unfold between the Peacekeepers Unit 7 and the Klueze faction.
She also knew that the Orb Representative was kidnapped by the Klueze faction, and for that, she just watched on, secretly.
While she was musing about what was happening on her residence terrace, a boy approached her from behind. Through the boy's features one would suggest that he is an American
"Anything new, Kamui Hyuga?"
Kamui replied "Project Liberty and Prejudice is almost done, about ninety percent. They would be operational within a week. Operation Dinner Out… will commence at 1800 hours tomorrow"
"The strike team is already prepped up?"
"Yes… and another thing… my mobile suit is already in space, along with our friends"
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's notes: Hey Vito, thanks for letting me use your character and his mobile suit. Just read on and watch the story unfold