Gundam Seed

Chapter 3

Destined Battle

Before I start this new chapter, I want to thank everyone for reviewing my story. I'm shocked to see that many people really read the story. I appreciate your comments and I do want to apologize for the grammar. I know I need to work on them and I promise that I'll do the best I can to make it easier to understand. Also, I don't know if the terms I used in this series are correct, but I'm referring stuff such as spelling of names to I don't know if they're correct, but it's helping me spell out such names as Mu La Flaga, Rau Le Creuset etc. Anyways, enjoy chapter 3 and keep the reviews coming.

The Le Creuset Team has sortie en route to Earth. Athrun, Kira, Ysak, Dearka and Nicol have already destroyed Artemis using the stolen mobile suits. Rau Le Creuset has ordered his young pilots to rendezvous with him at the debris belt, close to the lagrange point 1. After the long easy battle with the forces in Artemis, the young pilots discuss their next assignment on the long war.

Yzak: I hate this! I still don't understand why we don't just make our way to Earth instead of coming all the way here to destroy that base.

Dearka: (laughs) It's called tactics. It will be easier to get to Earth at this time you know.

Yzak: Yeah, but I want to get revenge on whoever killed Miguel, and I'm already guessing that someone aboard that legis ship took his life.

Nicol: How can you be so sure?

Athrun: Enough Yzak. Complaining won't help us now. The commander wants us to meet him, and then, we will descend to Earth and finish them off.

Kira: (Looks bit angst and leaves to his room)

Athrun: (Looks at Kira leaving) ("The battles must really start getting into him")

Yzak: (Surprised) And whats up with him?

Dearka: Beats me.

Meanwhile, the Archangel has made all of its preparations to descend to Earth and head to Alaska. The crew aboard the Archangel are ordered to their level 1 battle stations as they are ready to descend to Earth. Rau Le Creuset gives orders to his Ginns to sortie and start their attack without support from the young pilots. At the surprise of commander Halberton, he counters with a massive number of mobile armors. The match seems to be equally match, until the Archangel decides to give support fire. Rau Le Creuset sorties to relieve pressure, just as the Gamov arrives. The young pilots sortie on their own mobile suits. Murrue Ramius is surprised to see the five mobile suits for the first time in battle. This is a really long battle, because of a bunch of numbers of mobile armors. ZAFT is completely outnumbered, but the power of the 5 mobile suits and the skills of Rau Le Creuset are enough firepower to counter. Dearka manages to destroy a battle ship and everyone else is just destroying mobile armors one by one. Halberton is really frustrated and sends to all Earth Alliance soldiers a message.

Halberton: Five of our machines are being used against us. I won't let ZAFT win this war. I want the Archangel to descend to Earth immediately. Everyone else, just make a barricade. We may die, but it won't be in vain. Fellow soldiers, join me in our last stand!

The Archangel follows the orders and is prepared to descend to Earth. Mu La Flaga and Rau Le Creuset are deadlocked in a battle between a special version of the Ginn and the Moebius Zero, no one having the upper hand. Yzak, Athrun and Nicol are on a rampage, destroying mobile armors and battle ships. Kira manages to get through the barricade and has a clear shot at the Archangel. Kira is hesitating to shoot down the Archangel, giving them the opportunity to descend to Earth. Dearka sees this and goes after the Archangel. Kira snaps out of his hesitation and follows Dearka. They both managed to damage the Archangel as they were entering the atmosphere and the Archangel are set to land somewhere off target, along with the strike and buster. Back in space, ZAFT finishes off the 8th Fleet just as a massive number of ZAFT carrier ships carrying mobile suits and fighters arrives and starts descending into Earth. Rau Le Creuset orders the rest of his team to head to Earth and make sure they land at the Gibraltar base and regroup.

The Archangel manages to land somewhere safe in Africa and takes Kira and Dearka as captives, as well as their mobile suits. The two pilots are taken to the nursery room to treat them from their wounds, since they entered the atmosphere unprotected. Rau Le Creuset and his team manage to land on the Gibraltar. He rendezvous with the rest of his team.

Rau Le Creuset: I'm glad we made it here. Our mission was accomplished, however; we lost contact with the strike and the duel.

Athrun: (surprised) What happened to them commander?

Rau Le Creuset: I'm not quite sure, but I'm guessing that they were attacking the legis while entering the atmosphere. Maybe they landed with the legis ship.

Nicol: If that's right, they might have been captured.

Rau Le Creuset: I know, that's why we're going to locate them. But for now, we must regroup and think this carefully. You guys can have a break.

Athrun: But commander!!

Rau Le Creuset: I understand Athrun. But right now, we can't do anything about it. They may have made it to their landing point or not. We can't rush off right away. Don't worry, Kira and Dearka are strong, and will be just fine.

Aboard the Archangel, Kira and Dearka awaken on a dark cell.

Dearka: Any ideas where we are?

Kira: Aboard the legis ship.

Dearka: Well, I guess that entry through the atmosphere took a lot out of me. By the way Kira, what the hell was that? Why didn't you destroy this ship when you had the best chance?

Kira: (Angst) I'm not a murderer. (Looks at Dearka) I understand they are our enemy, but I hate to kill! I joined ZAFT because I wanted to help somehow to end this war. I hate the fact that people loses their lives, regardless if they are coordinator or naturals.

Dearka: Yeah, but the naturals are responsible for the deaths of many coordinators, especially at Junius 7.

Kira: Just drop it Dearka. Now what we have to do is to be patient. I'm sure someone will help us.

Dearka: Lets just hope so.

Miriallia and Sai visit the cell rooms and sees Kira and Dearka in there.

Sai: (looking at Kira and Dearka strangely) You must be the pilots that stole the mobile suits back at Heliopolis)

Dearka: (smiles) Yes we are responsible. I have to say, you guys did a good job on building these machines for us. (Laughs)

Sai: Because of ZAFT, you guys have caused death to many people, including one of our friends.

Kira: (Angst and starts having a flashback where the strike destroys so many mobile armors. He cries.)

Dearka: (Looks at Kira) Hey Kira, don't let this fool make you feel bad. Remember, they are our enemies.

Miriallia: (crying) Which one of you destroyed a mobile armor that belonged to this ship?

Dearka: (laughs) Why would you want to know? By the way, you are really cute. But too bad you're a crybaby. I wonder what your little boyfriend has to say?

Sai: (Angry) Enough! (Looks at Miriallia) Come on, lets go.

Sai and Miriallia leaves the cell chamber.

Dearka: (Looking at Kira with sympathy) Don't worry about it Kira.

Rau Le Creuset has a chat with Andrew Waltfeld, the commander of the Lesseps located at Banadiya.

Andy: I detected one battle ship and two mobile suits land in the northern part of Africa. The two mobile suits are reported to be the Strike and the Buster. They have been captured by that ship, the legis ship.

Rau Le Creuset: (smiles) Its fortunate that they have landed on ZAFT territory. Commander, if you don't mind, I would like you to rescue my pilots and their mobile suits if possible.

Andy: Don't worry, I've already sent scouts to examine the battle strength of the legis ship. I'll send a Bacow team to ambush them and an infiltration team that will find your two pilots.

Rau Le Creuset: Excellent.

After a while, Waltfeld and his team are en route to the location of the Archangel. He gives directions to his team, telling them that their only mission was to test the battle strength of the Archangel. At night, Kira and Dearka are still in their cell, and the rest of the crew are having short breaks. Andy Waltfeld arrives to the place where the Archangel is stationed. He is out there with a cup of coffee. He orders a team of bacows to start the attack. The archangel detects them; Kira and Dearka wonder what's going on.

Dearka: I guess they've come to rescue us.

Kira: Yeah

The Archangel goes into level 1 battle stations and Mu La Flaga prepares to sortie with the skygrasper. A team of five Bacows starts attacking the Archangel from all sides. Andy Waltfeld then orders his infiltration team to rescue Kira and Dearka. Mu La Flaga sorties with the skygrasper to relieve pressure.

Mu La Flaga: I will go use my laser designator on their mother ship. Can you guys hold them for a while?

Natarle Badgiruel: Not possible commander. The Bacows are fast and we need as much support as we can.

Murrue: Chief Murdock, report!

Mr. Murdock speaks through the monitor

Murdock: The Archangel took good hits, it might take us a while to fix it up.

Murrue: At this point we won't last much. (Looks at the monitor contacting Mu La Flaga) Commander La Flaga, use your laser designator on their battleship)

Natarle: But captain, we'll lose without aerial support.

Murrue: We can't move, so the only thing we can do is to hold the Bacows as much as we can and let the commander attack their battleship, which will hopefully drive them off.

Natarle: (Looks at Murrue with neglect)

The infiltration team has managed to get inside the Archangel, however; they were spotted and failed their mission. Andy Waltfeld finds out about this and contacts DaCosta.

Andy: DaCosta, the infiltration mission failed. Send the other Bacow team

DaCosta: Commander, is not possible, we're under attack by a fighter.

Andy: (smiles) Alrighty, order all forces to retreat back to Banadiya.

All ZAFT forces have retreated, but back in the cell chambers of the Archangel, Kira and Dearka managed to open the cell by force and make their way to their mobile suits. In quite a rush, they manage to get to the catapult and escape. Mu La Flaga sees them escape but doesn't attack them. Kira and Dearka manage to catch up with the Waltfeld team and follows them back to Banadiya. Murrue finds out about Kira and Dearka escaping, but decided to stick to their mission, which was get to Alaska, which makes Natarle angry.

Back at Banadiya, Andy introduces himself to Kira and Dearka.

Andy: That was a nice stunt you two pulled out back there. I'm commander Andrew Waltfeld.

Dearka: Wow, you are the "desert tiger"

Andy: Yeah, many people know me as that name.

Dearka: Dearka Elsman sir

Kira: Kira Yamato sir. We're from the Le Creuset team.

Andy: Yes I know, we attacked the legis ship just to rescue you guys, but our mission failed. I'm glad you two managed to escape. Well I suggest you two get some rest, we'll discuss the situation tomorrow. I need some coffee.

Kira and Dearka: Yes sir!

As Andy Waltfeld walks away to his office, he starts thinking on something.

Andy: That boy, Kira Yamato. He seems a bit different from other pilots I've ever seen. I would like to see him in battle some day.

The ZAFT forces seizes their activities for a day, giving the Archangel the time needed for repairs. Rau Le Creuset also prepares the strategy for operation spit-break. Everyone rest and awaits for any news. What will happen now that ZAFT has increased its activities on Earth. Will the Archangel make it to Alaska, or will the Le Creuset team or the Waltfeld team stop them in its track?