Reverse Effects

AN: I do not take any credit for the original plot or characters from Gundam Seed. However, this fanfic and my characters are copyright to me, Lithian.

Chapter Five

As each target popped up, Brendy shot with amazing precision and shattered all the discs in a matter of three minutes. Since it had now been a month since she had started training, Kira and Lacus's daughter was becoming pretty damn good in hand-to-hand combat, mobile suit combat, and armory. Standing next to her was Athrun and Kira, watching with agape jaws.

Putting the safety back on the gun she swung it around her finger and cocked her head with a smile. "I take it I did good?" She asked with a sort of laugh.

Athrun nodded and they all looked at the clock, then at the amount she had destroyed. "Fifty.. Yeah I'd say better than good." He said.

Putting the gun away she sighed and gave a thoughtful gaze. "When do I get to practice with you, father?" Brendy ask, turning to look at Kira. He had said he would help her in mobile suit combat but so far he hadn't. Putting some loose strands of magenta hair behind her ears she waited for an answer, but only received a soft 'umm' and the drop of his gaze to the ground.

Orb headquarters..

Cagalli was growing frustrated with the representatives. "I understand your feelings Derard but take a look at these." Cagalli said, sliding a vanilla folder across the long oak table to the old white hair representative. He was the head of their military department -the one she had to go to for Brendy to be able to pilot the Revelation. It was their brand new Gundam prototype and the new K-3s were being based off most of its mech.

Scanning through the file Derard sighed and rubbed his temples. Sliding it back to the head representative of Orb he said, "That is impressive. No doubt it is because she is a coordinator like her mother and father.." He locked eyes with her but then shook his head -defeated. "See how she handles it and get back to me. We can't lose the Revelation, Cagalli. You know that as well as I do." And with that he stood, bowed respectfully, and then left the room.

Excited for her niece she hurried to the phone and called Kira, "Kira there's a mobile suit for Brendy." Her voice was light. Setting the handset down she sighed and looked out the large window to the highway and large buildings. I hope you're proud of me father. She thought.

Back on the Lunar Nas...

As Kesler walked through the door to the dining hall, he was immediately confronted by many pairs of eyes. Not only from Sirka and Hazzy -but from most of the crew who were sitting down and eating their lunch. He gave them a hard glare and they all looked away. Grabbing a tray he went and sat next to Sirka and sighed. Blankly he stared at his meal and then looked over at his friend.

"What was the look for?" he asked Sirka.

"Oh well.. you and Riley came in about the same time, looking rather disheveled.." he paused, "she did anyway. Plus, it's practically mid-day. It just seems.."

"Curious." Hazzy said, finishing for Sirka.

Sighing, they boy took one bite from his sandwich and then got up. As he turned to put the tray back, he spotted Riley sitting with some other crewmembers. Not making eye contact he quickly put the tray down and then departed. He needed to work on his mobile suit anyway.

Over at Dashle's Training Base..

Sitting on a bench outside of the main office Brendy waited anxiously for her father and Athrun to appear. She could hear their mumbling voices, but she did not strain to clarify their speech. Finally they came out, Athrun with a set of keys in his hands.

"Come on Brendy." Kira said.

In one swift movement she was up and following him and her uncle. They left the office building and entered the large dome-like training facility. For Brendy, the doors seemed to open in slow motion. Because, standing in front of them -regal and pristine in every manner-, were the Freedom and a mobile suit Brendy had never seen before.

"This is the Revelation. If you can pilot it, then the council will consider having you pilot it." Athrun said.

The girl's jaw dropped and she then realized her father was holding a white, blue, and gold pilot's uniform. Taking it from his grasp as if it were precious China, Brendy ran her fingers over the stretchy Nylon material.

"Go change." Kira said, indicating the woman's locker room. Brendy nodded. Kira sighed and headed for the men's locker room to change as well.

A few moments later father and daughter were both dressed and ready to train. Athrun briefly went over the instructions for Brendy while Kira began to work on the Freedom. Watching as his daughter made her way into the cockpit of the the Revelation he then made sure no one was in the way, and pressed the glowing red button that allowed the tethers to fall from the mobile suit.

As Brendy admired the new suit's capabilities she realized it was probably even better than the Freedom. From the corner of her eye, however, she spotted her father missing and realized he had already gone into the training dome. Giving the Revelation one last tweak of configuration to her liking, she closed the cockpit and took in a deep breath. The machine's green eyes lit up and the phase shift armor activated as well.

Walking through the doorway into the training sector Brendy grinned and in one swift movement had transformed the suit into its quadruped mode. Kira was surprised she was catching on this quickly. "Ok Brendy, get ready." He said, then heading straight for her with his shield to block her. Brendy smiled and ran at him as well.

At Thal's home...

"I hear that Brendy is in the Orb military now.." Thal said, staring blankly out his bedroom window. It had been so long since all of their friends had gotten together just to hang out -outside of school that is- that he was beginning to think maybe she didn't like them anymore.

Alia and Zechuri were there as well and the girl nodded. Zechuri's blood froze when he heard that, and tried to keep a calm face on but he just couldn't. "Kira let her! She's just a girl though!" He said angrily.

Silently agreeing with their friend, both Thal and Alia looked down at the floor. Outside, the sky was darkening from thick rain clouds hovering over the city. Suddenly there was a loud clap of thunder and the opening of the front door. Getting up Thal poked his head out of his room and spotted his mother and father entering with some bags. He could see vanilla folders poking out of the top and was immediately intrigued.

Looking back into the room he motioned for them to follow him silently. Creeping up to the living room where his parents were, Thal and his friends sat -listening to Miriallia and Dearka talking.

"So these are the battle pictures from yesterday?" Dearka asked his wife as he filtered through the images.

Mir nodded, "Yes. I need to bring them to Cagalli tomorrow." She paused and sat up straighter. "Speaking of which, you heard that they're letting Brendy pilot that new mobile suit?"

"Hah. Yeah, makes me envious. But I'm content with what I've got." Dearka said with a nod.

From behind Thal and Alia, Zechuri's eyes widened slightly but he then calmed and took in the rest of the information. He would definitely have to report this new mobile suit. So far he hadn't heard anything about it from headquarters.. Standing up straight so he wasn't bending forward, the boy walked up next to Thal and gave him an apathetic stare. "I have to go." Zechuri said simply.

Alia and Thal straightened as well and blinked, watching him carefully as he left. Once he was out of the house they looked to one another and shrugged. "Weirdo." They said in unison.

Zechuri, on his way home...

From his back pocket Zech pulled out his cell phone and pressed the glowing number three. As the phone began to ring he got a cold feeling in his gut. Brendy was in the military and if he was to tell the base about this mobile suit -he'd have to either capture it or destroy it. Neither he could do if she was piloting it. Clenching his jaw Zechuri had the urge to scream but held it inside and instead stopped and the brick side of a building.

On the other end of the phone a woman picked up and Zechuri told her to patch him over to the captain of the ship he was assigned to. Taking a deep breath in he waited and when the man's voice echoed within Zech's ears he let the air out in a wisp of words. "I've just learned that there is a new mobile suit that's been created in Orb." He said.

"Are you certain?" The man said, a tint of anger behind his speech.

"Yes.. and Brendy Yamato is the pilot -sir."

"Very interesting. We'll send someone in to confirm it and then give you orders from there."

"Yes, sir." Zech said respectfully but in a whisper.

Hanging up he stuck the phone back in his pocket and sighed, hating what he was born to do. How could to Alliance expect him to be this cold hearted? True he was a clone of Shani Andras but he wasn't psychotic like his predecessor. Having gone two blocks now he was finally close to home when it started to pour down on him. The black pavement shown slick under the streetlamps. There really was no one out around him and the rain hid the tears which had begun to fall down his cheeks. If anyone saw him crying it could crush his cover very easily. But he couldn't stand hurting Brendy like that..

Thoroughly soaked Zechuri opened the door to his house and the first thing that happened was his large white fluffy mutt of a dog came and practically tackled him out of the doorway, licking Zech's face excitedly. Maggie -his pseudo mom- was doing dishes in the kitchen. "There's dinner on the table for you. Just heat it up if you'd like." She said in a kind voice.

Even though they weren't blood she still took good care of him, and he was thankful for that. Pushing Polar -the dog- off of him he sighed and took off his shoes at the door. "I'll eat later.. I'm not really in the mood right now."

Maggie could tell when something was wrong with him and turned around from the dishes, wiping her wet hands on a towel and then pushing some stray dark purple locks of hair behind her ears. "What happened?" She asked. Pushing some of the hair away from his right eye she blinked, her brown eyes glistening. She knew about what he was and what he did so sometimes Zechuri could tell her things. But this he couldn't.

Locking his silver eyes on her he sighed and shook his head, walking past Maggie. Heading up the stairs he turned into the bathroom -taking off his soaked clothes and starting hot water in the shower. Locking up Maggie headed into her room and went to bed. She couldn't do anything for him if he wasn't allowed to tell her. Or so she thought.

Stepping in the shower Zechuri looked down at his hands and then balled them into tight fists. How he hated this! Allowing the warm water to fall over him and relax his body Zechuri pictured Brendy, her sweet and innocent face. He had told her not to.. Begged her practically. But now she was enlisted -and against him no less! He also had a feeling Thal and Alia would try and sign up so they could support her. If only they knew. But if he were to tell them not only would they be in danger but Zechuri would either have his memory erased -or be killed. Neither was very attractive to him.

A bit later he came out of the bathroom, dressed, and was then in bed, staring at his ceiling. Life sucks. Completely. He thought.

The next morning, on the Lunar Nas..

Waking up from what felt like a comatose sleep Kesler rubbed his eyes and slung his legs out of bed, sitting up with a yawn. Yesterday he had kept himself occupied by working on the OS of the Saturn and when he was finally done -he realized he had taken up the whole day. He didn't realize how much work actually needed to be done on the machine.

Getting up he took a quick shower, then dressed in his pressed maroon uniform and headed out from his room to the rec room. As he walked down the hallway he spotted Sirka emerging from his room -and Hazzy following. Each looked around as if trying to make sure no one was around to see them leave together -but it was too late. Kesler had seen. A wide grin spread on his face as he jogged up to his friends.

"And you two got on my case." He said with a laugh.

They both blushed but didn't deny what had gone on. Which we all could figure what THAT was. Rolling his eyes Kesler yawned and pressed the button, the door to the rec room sliding open. Plopping down on a couch he sighed and rubbed his temples. Nothing had happened so far -and they hadn't gotten any orders to raid the Alliance's base as of late. So the whole crew had basically been waiting boredly and spending most of their time lounging around the ship.

Riley walked in a few moments later, pulling back her dark hair. Sitting next to Hazzy she sighed and put her chin in her hands. "I wish they would give us something to do. This is really getting on my nerves."

The other three nodded in agreement -Kesler grabbing the remote and turning on the satellite TV. At least this could keep them occupied.

Up on the bridge..

Hanging up the phone with headquarters, the captain's eyes were kind of wide in surprise. Clay took a sip of water and swiveled in his chair, setting the headset around his neck. Janie looked down at him warily. "Well, apparently headquarters' sources have told them that Orb (Bosmant to be exact) is housing a new mobile suit. They gathered a good deal of information and it should be transmitting over in a few moments."

Clay blinked and then looked down to the main computer where the information was already starting to flick on the screen. The captain walked over and sat down, reading it slightly and then deciding to read it aloud.

"Name: BSAI-XM6 Revelation Gundam

Height: 18.26 meters

Weight: 80.21 tons

Armaments: MMI-GAU2 Picus 76mm CIWS x 2
M100 Balaena plasma beam cannon x 2
MMI-M15 Xiphias rail gun x 2
MA-M01 Lacerta beam saber x 2
MA-M20 Lupus beam rifle

It also has a quadruped mode familiar to that of the BuCUE. The ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam was the basis of creation for this new mobile suit. It is powered by a neutron jammer canceler and is considerably more powerful than the Freedom in the sense that it is equally mobile on land as it is in the air and space.

Your ships orders are to capture that mobile suit -but if not possible then destroy it and any evidence that it ever existed.

End Transmission."

The captain cocked her head slightly and then realized that it was basically exactly like the Freedom -which was basically undefeatable. Well that may have had something to do with Kira Yamato. She thought. But if my suspicions are correct then we may have more trouble than headquarters has bargained for. She thought.

Pressing the intercom button she said, "I would like all of the mobile suit pilots to report to the bridge immediately."

Back in the rec room..

As they heard the captain's voice over the speakers, the four pilots looked to each other eagerly and got up, racing out and then towards the bridge. Which -luckily for them- wasn't far off. As the door opened the filed in respectfully, saluting as the stopped and formed a line in front of the captain.

"I know you all are probably getting tired of having to deal with all this free time -but it's ended today and now." She said, hands clasped behind her back.

Each smiled eagerly but then composed themselves and became serious once more. "Right now, there is a mobile suit called the BSAI-XM6 Revelation Gundam currently stationed at Orb's training base, Dashle. These orders come straight from headquarters. You are to capture that suit -and if not possible then destroy it and all evidence that it ever existed." She said, fixing her eyes on Kesler.

Did she know he had a question for her? Oh well.. "Captain, if I may speak.." When she nodded he continued, "Who is going to pilot it when we go and try to capture it?"

Janie smiled, "A rookie pilot will come with you, on ground in a jeep. We'll send all of-" But she cut herself off and then remembered her theory on who was going to be piloting the suit. "No.. Ensign Mannin will go on his own. But only to help the rookie in case someone attacks."

Kesler's friends frowned, and he gave them an apologetic glance once the captain had looked away. But then he felt her eyes on him once more and looked back in her direction. "You leave now, so get ready. The rest of you are dismissed." With a unisoned "Yes ma'am!" and salute they turned on their heels and exited the bridge. Kesler looked at him briefly, "Sorry guys.." And he then jogged off to get ready for his launch.

Exiting the Lunar Nas he jogged quickly to the launching hanger and found the rookie who was to pilot the Revelation temporarily. He was all ready, and just waiting on Kesler. When he was finally in the cockpit of the Saturn he engaged the phase-shift armor and unlocked the tethers once he got notice from the ground crew that it was safe him to launch.

Moments later Kesler launched, taking a different course than the rookie. This way he wouldn't be seen by the city or Bosmant's radar. Luckily they weren't too far away so it only took him about an hour to reach his designated landing spot. Opening the cockpit he sighed and pressed the radio button that was linked to the jeep. He should be there by now, he thought. "Samson, did you get it yet?"

There was a long period of silence. "Samson? Hello idiot are you there?" More silence. Then he heard shots and Samson's weak voice, "Kesler, hurry..!" Then more shots and the radio cut off. Eyes wide he was about to tether down but then heard a large explosion to his right. The hidden gate! Damnit I forgot all about that! He thought angrily. Closing the cockpit he saw what looked like a BuCUE but larger and with wings and other armaments on its back -unlike the regular BuCUE's.

Apparently the pilot hadn't spotted him yet, because it was just standing there, facing the gate in a stupor. Had it not meant to do that? Angry that Samson was probably dead -or held captive- Kesler turned the phase shift armor on and then stood up the Saturn. Taking the beam rifle he aimed it straight for the mobile suit and shot -the bright green beam cutting through the cloudy day.

Brendy, who was in the cockpit of the Revelation, was panting frantically. She had been coming out of the women's locker room when she spotted a ZAFT soldier headed toward the Revelation. Gun in holster she aimed it at his back, "Stop right there!" But instead he had taken out his own gun and shot at her. Luckily she dodged in time and shot him, getting his leg. It took a few good more shots until she drove him back to his jeep. He radioed something and she knew that the Revelation was in danger if it stayed here.

Thus she broke out the back gate and found herself on the large stretch of beach. Radioing security she told them of the incident and was about to tell them where she was -but she then realized someone else was on the beach with her. Someone in a mobile suit. Alarmed she watched hesitantly and then saw the rifle aimed at her, and then shot. It was like she couldn't move, fear having paralyzed her.

However -that was when her SEED mode kicked in. Jumping out of the way Brendy aimed the plasma beam cannons at him as she charged the mobile suit and fired. But this other pilot was no rookie. He dodged her almost as easily as she had him. Narrowing her eyes she grit her teeth and then transformed back into the Gundam and pulled out her beam rifle and shot at him. After a few good hits she came to a halt and turned on the communicator -connecting to his wavelength.

"Leave! I don't feel like-" But when she saw who the pilot was her eyes widened.

Kesler was just as surprised. One, that it was a girl who was piloting this new mobile suit, and two -that it was her. "It's you.." He said, staring at the screen.

"You.. you said you were visiting! So you're on that ship then -the one that came in from space.. the Lunar Nas?" She did not lower the rifle but her anger had died down however, and she was no longer in SEED mode.

He swallowed down the lump in his throat, "Yes. And my objective was to capture or destroy that mobile suit you are piloting."

Brendy widened her eyes. He was trying to, kill her, then? "I was hoping you could just leave. But if those are your only choices then I'll have to demobilize your suit." She aimed the rifle at the head, shot, legs, shot, and and left him like that. Kesler had been too shocked at her words and at how quick she was moving that he never had time to fight back.

As his phase shift armor cut off she knew he was rather defenseless now. Making sure she had her gun ready, she opened her cockpit and used the foot tether to slowly descend to the ground, where Kesler was emerging from the Saturn. Taking out her gun and aimed it at him and then shook her hair a bit, getting it to settle out of her eyes.

Kesler winced noticeably and jumped down from his mobile suit's chest . Well, he was a prisoner now. Not like he could get back to the ship in the shape that the Saturn was in. When he and Brendy were finally only a few feet apart from each other he couldn't meet her eyes.

"You know, security is going to be here soon.." She said, sitting down on the sand. The white and gold on her nylon uniform seemed to glow under the hazy sky.

"I figured as much." Kesler said with a sigh.

"Cagalli won't keep you long. She and the other representatives of Orb don't like to hold people prisoner."

Kesler turned his head and blinked at her. Feeling his eyes on her she looked at him and smiled. Twirling her gun on a gloved finger she suddenly heard voices and the distinct sound of jeep engines. Stopping the gun's circular motion she held it in her hand firmly and stood up, staring down the beach only to see her father, Athrun, and Cagalli in one jeep and guards in another.

Grabbing the ZAFT soldier's upper arm she yanked him to a standing position. Narrowing his eyes at her she winked and held back a smile. As the jeep with her father skid to a halt the three of them jumped out and ran over to the girl and boy. "Are you okay Brendy?" Kira asked, worry written across his face.

As a guard put handcuffs on Kesler she nodded and then holstered her gun. "He wasn't much of a challenge, if you see what I mean."

Cagalli looked around, seeing the mobile suit's parts splayed on the beach. They then looked at the towering Gundam behind them. Barely a scratch. "Good job Brendy." Kira and Athrun nodded in agreement, causing Brendy to blush and Kesler to smile. Well, that was until a guard pushed him into the back of a jeep.

AN: So, look, Brendy finally has her mobile suit! I have to write out the specs for the ZAFT suits as well. That shouldn't take too long though. Anyway -Brendy and Kesler finally met up again and in the worse way possible. Next chapter should be a bit interesting with some one-on-one time with those two. Okays well, review review review! Please D

Chi-41132: Thanks so much for the reviews You found it hard to keep up with the names? Gah probably because I switch from their first to last names a lot. Sorry about that, in this chapter I took that into consideration, hehe. Thanks again!

Kira'sgirl14: Wow, that's such a nice compliment! And I always thought my stuff sucked XD Thankies!