Disclaimer: I do not, in any way claim Gundam Seed. If I did I would be rich and I wouldn't be sitting here writting this in between stacking loads of wood. So, needless to say, someone else owns it, not me. (I do, however, claim any original charcaters that I add to this story)
The Two La Flagas
Phase: 01
Written by: KatDrama
Kira Yamato, a young coordinator trapped in a war that he desperately didn't want to be in, sighed half-heartedly as he monitored the systems of his all-purpose Gundam, the Strike. Everything seems to check out. He almost yawned as he settled back farther into the pilot's chair. Dreamily he stared at the monitor to the side. Beside him flew the very ship he was protecting. The Archangel was quite a sight from the outside. Its metallic surface glinted in the low light of space.
A sudden beeping brought the boy from gazing at the ship. Instantly he directed his eyes to the console in front of him. The computer was telling him that there was an object just ahead. With a flip of switch Kira brought the object to be viewed on his screen. A life pod...he realized. Great, Natarle's going to love me for this. He sighed. He really didn't have to debate over whether or not to drag the pod in, because his conscience would just not allow him to leave innocent people floating in space. But, he did have to think about the consequences. In the end his morals won and he flew the Strike alongside the pod and latched unto it.
Moments later, Kira shook his hair loose as he removed his helmet and floated out of the Strike's cockpit in the belly of the ship.
The head mechanic laughed up at him. "Another life pod? Ensign Badgiruel's gonna love this."
"Tell me about it." Kira mumbled as he glided over to the big doors at the edge of the room where a communicator panel was conveniently stationed. Just as he was floating over Lieutenant La Flaga's mobile armor he shouldn't have been surprised to see none other than the Lieutenant pop out of the cockpit, but as his mind was preoccupied, Mu's sudden appearance made him swerve off course.
"Hey, kid! What's the hurry?" The Lieutenant's features were smiling with amazement, as usual.
"I have to report something to Lieutenant Ramius." Kira stated over his shoulder as he continued on his journey to the door. (One of the disadvantages of 0-gravity was that it was nearly impossible to get anywhere fast.)
"Huh?" Mu turned his blonde head to stare at the life pod. "Oh-hoh." He chuckled as he effortlessly pushed himself out of his mobile armor.
Finally reaching his destination, Kira pushed down the button that opened the communication link.
"Bridge." The voice said.
"This is Kira, I..."
"Kira! What are you doing in the ship? I thought you were on patrol!" Miriallia bluntly observed.
"I was, but..." Kira became slightly flustered, not quite sure how to break the news. He sighed and let it all out. "I found a life pod." In the background Kira was sure he could hear Ensign Badgiruel groan "not again!" Kira gulped guiltily, knowing that he was in for being caught between another argument between the Ensign and the acting Captain.
On the bridge, Murrue leaned over Miriallia's shoulder and pressed the reply button. "Understood, we're on our way." The acting captain sighed as she noticed the rock hard look on Ensign Badgiruel's face. Not again...she groaned. Poor Kira, he means well, but if only he understood the complications of such a seemingly simple thing.
A few moments later an assortment of grumbling crewmembers congregated around the life pod. Kira stood quietly to the side, hoping no one would notice the pilot and take out their frustrations on him.
"Well?" Lieutenant Ramius stood up as straight and commanding as she could.
The head mechanic turned to face the acting captain. "It appears to be a ZAFT life pod." He confirmed.
Instantly murmurs began to build around the group. Would Ramius allow them to open it? Murrue sighed, taking action before Ensign Badgiruel voiced her opinion would be the best. With a wave of her hand, the acting captain quieted the small crowd and brought forth several guards bearing guns pointed at the pod's opening. "Proceed to open it." She nodded to the mechanic.
With a push of a button the hatch on the pod withdrew and a small cloud of steam billowed forth. Coughing, the gunners maintained their position. In a matter of minutes they could make out a few figures moving in the darkness. Curious onlookers could not make out much but the sound of a fight broke through the silence and a man in a ZAFT uniform flew out of the pod and landed cold on the floor.
Wiping a trickle of blood from her mouth with her handcuffed hands, a tall woman with short glossy bangs and a long blonde ponytail wearing a long dark trench coat pushed off from the inside of the ship, followed closely by a man, also handcuffed, wearing the uniform of an Earth Alliance Admiral.
"Admiral Smith!" Lieutenant Ramius saluted as soldiers rushed to his aid.
"Glad someone recognizes me, sorry that I do not have the same pleasure, Captain..." The man gestured, indicating that he was not familiar with to whom he was speaking.
"Ah...Acting Captain Lieutenant Murrue Ramius of Earth Forces Sector 2, 5th Special Division." Ramius continued saluting.
As the Earth Forces officers extended greetings and explanations, the woman floated over the crowd, her long, unkempt hair rolling in waves until a blonde headed man caught her attention. "Moo-moo?" She crazily flew into Lieutenant Mu La Flaga's arms.
"What?" Mu pushed the woman away like she was insane.
The woman put on an indignant face. "C'mon, don't tell me you don't remember your own sister!" She pouted.
Mu La Flaga's eyes grew wide. "Miru?!" He ecstatically hugged the lady and twirled around delightfully until she begged him to stop. Breathing contentedly the Lieutenant held his long lost twin sister out at arms length, taking in the changes that she had undergone since he had last laid eyes on her. "I haven't seen you since Military Academy!" Mu stated. "After we graduated I totally lost track of you! What happened? What were you doing in a ZAFT life pod with the Admiral?"
Mu's twin, Miru batted her eyelashes mysteriously. "But I've kept track of you, dear brother." She smiled and pushed away from her brother while leaving his questions unanswered. "So, this must be the Archangel." She gawked at the inside of the ship. Her eyes fell upon the Gundam in the corner and her hopes began to rise. "And this must be the Strike!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Mu caught up with his sister and grabbed her arm. "The Strike and Archangel are supposed to be top military secrets. How do you know about them?" He looked into her eyes with a dire seriousness.
Laughing, Miru floated gently down to the ground. "If I told you I'd have to kill you." She smirked.
"You haven't changed one bit." Mu shook his head.
"What, and you have?" Miru chuckled.
"Lieutenant La Flaga!" Ensign Badgiruel shouted from across the room.
"Yes?" Mu and Miru answered at the same time. Mu glared his sister down as she giggled. Yep, things were still the same.
"Bring that...civilian in for interrogation." She commanded.
"Right away, ma'am." Miru smiled as she pulled her little brother along.
Ensign Badgiruel blinked. "I beg your pardon?" She looked from the dirty and bruised 'civilian' to the Lieutenant. The Lieutenant groaned and scratched the back of his neck.
"Uh...Natarle, if you don't mind, I'd like to 'interrogate' this 'civilian'." Mu requested.
"Why?" Natarle looked as if he had asked for permission to put a scorpion in his boot.
"Because...I know her."
"Mu Flaga..." Natarle tapped her foot.
"Okay, okay. She's...my sister." He admitted.
Miru came up from behind and latched unto her brother's shoulders. "That's right! Identical twin sister! I'm the older one, of course." She smiled, making a peace sign while leaning her head onto her bro's neck.
Natarle's eye twitched awkwardly. Two La Flagas?!
Mu's sister extended her still cuffed hand out towards the Ensign's. "The name's First Lieutenant Miru La Flaga of the Earth Force's Special 'C' Division."
"Special 'C'? I've never heard of that Division..." The Ensign started.
Miru drew in dangerously close to the officer. "And there's a good reason, too. If we could talk in a secure room I'd be more than happy to tell you all that I'm at freedom to do so." She whispered into her ear.
"Uh...Lieutenant, why don't you take care to seeing that those handcuffs get removed and find accommodations for the Lieutenant until we can meet in private." The Ensign hurriedly ordered, a little afraid of the girl that seemed so humorous and carefree on the outside.
"Yeah, Moo-moo! Get me out of these horrid things!" Miru pouted.
"Moo-moo?" A pilot that had been sitting in the corner couldn't help but over hear the pet name. Kira came floating from the shadows and smacked the other pilot heartily on the back. "Moo-moo?!" He repeated, a smile turning up the corners of his lips.
"Kid!" Mu grumbled, his temper starting to flare.
"Hi!" The boy ignored his warnings and went on to introduce himself to the new lady. "I'm Kira Yamato." He extended his hand.
The woman smiled as she accepted it warmly. "I know, you pilot the Strike, do you not?"
Kira drew back. "H-how did you know?"
Miru batted her eyelashes once more. "I just do." She then laughed evilly before latching back unto her brother. "C'mon, Moo-moo! Show me the ship!" She begged.
"I wish you wouldn't call me that, Mey-mey." He replied jokingly.
Miru sighed. "It's been a long time since you've called me that." She snuggled up close to her brother's chest.
"Ah..." Mu looked around helplessly. He wasn't quite sure how to treat his older sister who had so abruptly landed into his world again. He tenderly wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her tight. "C'mon, let's get those 'cuffs off then we'll go find something to eat, neh?" He nudged her slightly. When she didn't move he looked down at her sweet face and smiled. She was fast asleep. So, maybe things hadn't changed much after all.
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KatDrama: Okay, first off, thanks to all of you who are actually reading this! And secondly, I feel that I might as well tell you some more about Miru before you start bombarding me with questions:
First off, her name is pronounced "Mey-roo". I was going to name her Muru (pronounced: moo-roo) but I thought that might get confused with Murrue so I scratched that idea. As far as her appearance she is an identical twin to Mu, so just picture Mu as a girl and you have Miru! All you hear of her clothing in this chapter is that she is wearing a big and dark trench coat, but since I might not be good about describing her clothing under the trench coat in future chapters I shall just tell you now. She has a scarf (I have yet to decide the colors of these clothing items, but I promise I will tell you as soon as I think of it. The rough sketches I made of her are only black and white and not that good cause I drew them in the car...) anywhoo-...bout the scarf, it is tied around her neck. Then she has a skintight tank top. Then she has pants with a belt. The pants go straight down to her knees, then the bulge out because they have to be tucked into her boots that go nearly up to her knees. And she has several gun holsters strapped on to her body, but those won't come in handy for a while...
And the Admiral Smith? Just made up for this story. More on him later.
Anywhoo- I know I've left you guys pretty confused right now, neh? But I promise that things will become clearer as the story proceeds. Let's see, shall I give you a preview?
Preview of Phase: 02:
As Ensign Badgiruel digs into Miru's past, Mu La Flaga is left wondering if there's something his sister is not telling him. Scenes of her last failed undercover mission that forced her, the Admiral and the ZAFT soldier into the life pod replay vividly in Miru's mind. She must go back to finish what she started, but will Lieutenant Ramius, or her brother for that sake, allow her too? What lies buried within your past, Gundam?!
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(p.s. plz do not worry nor flame me if I don't update very often because I'm trying to finish two other stories and start their sequels before my readers mob me, but today I was having writer's block (as I have all to often) and I felt compelled to start this story that had been swimming in the back of my mind for quite some time)
