sorry bout taking so long guys, been a bit busy with school work and all that – damned grades

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed or anything pertaining to the anime.

Mobile Suit: Gundam Seed – The path to a new beginning

Phase 03 – Aid elsewhere (Requires reader to have seen at least one episode of Gundam Seed Destiny)

On the planet Earth, the whole charade begins the journey of the ZAFT battleship Minerva. With Athrun still unknowingly enlisted in the ZAFT military, the Minerva had been dispatched to find him. Something about being a deserter.

Aboard the Minerva

A ticked of Shinn is ranting about why they have to find two 'kids' out in the middle of nowhere. "What's so special about these two anyway?!? It's not like they're important to us anymore."

Talia, Minerva's captain, suddenly cuts in. "It's our sworn duty to take care of our own people, no matter what the situation is. Got it?"
"Yes ma'am" responded Shinn immediately. Then muttered, "Wasted time and energy…"

Elsewhere, Athrun and Cagalli were trying to figure what had happened.

"Did the Freedom explode?"

"No, couldn't be…"

"Maybe he's back at PLANT or Orb, or maybe the Earth Alliance might've picked him up."

"That's not possible, because no available ship was sent out here, especially with the war that just ended…"

Something started beeping on the Strike Rouge's console. Cagalli threw a switch and Minerva's communication officer's voice flooded through the cockpit. "Unidentified unit, this is the ZAFT battleship Minerva, identify yourself immediately. Repeat, identify yourself immediately."

Athrun responds calmly, "Minerva this is Athrun Zala, we need to dock immediately, our unit is damaged and we are running low on power."

"Portside docking station Zala."

"Roger, Minerva." The side docking bay opened up as Cagalli slowly sends the Rouge towards it. Once they landed, they descended and were greeted by several armed guards.

"Athrun Zala, you are under arrest. Surrender all personal armaments and follow the guards to your cell. You will be tried as soon as the captain is ready" a guard calmly says. Two other guards began to shackle Athrun's hands.

While struggling against the guards, Athrun manages to stutter out, "What?!? What am I being tried for?" Then he is led away.

Cagalli stares after him, too stunned from the events to even put together a coherent thought. She, being recognized as an Orb representative was cared for and given an officer's cabin to stay in.

As Kira was silently pondering how he was going to get into the hanger and steal a mobile suit, he doesn't notice another person creeping up behind him. Kira turns around when he hears a noise (that being the person stepped too loudly) and was greeted by pain on the back of his neck. As he falls onto his back, he notices an old man standing over him with a rifle in hand and the most curious of patches riding on his upper arm. It belonged to neither ZAFT, nor Orb, nor the Earth Alliance. So who were these people? Then a booted foot hits swipes across his temple and he blacks out.

Guys, I realize that this might be a bad ending, but I definitely hit a writer's block. So any reviews are welcome. Remember, no bashing, only constructive criticism