Chapter 3: Diamonds are a Girls Best Friend
Cagalli whistled cheerfully as she strolled down the ship's corridor. So the Alliance was putting an arrest warrant out, and going to try to stop them. She laughed for a moment, and then continued whistling.
"Hey Cagalli!" shouted Flay as Cagalli entered the hangar where her gundam was being updated until her new weapon was finished.
"Hey Flay." Cagalli said walking over to where the red head was helping a mechanic with one of the less sophisticated gundams. "Having fun?" she asked her mood showing on her face as she smiled.
"Yeah, just helping out here." She replied, and looked at Cagalli a little more than amused. "Why are you so cheerful? You seemed really dark yesterday after the concert. You're mood has done a complete 180." She said, grabbing a wrench and handing it to the mechanic's outstretched hand, and without looking accidentally dropped it onto his head. "Sorry!" she squeaked.
"It's a secret. Wish I could tell you, but I can't." Cagalli said laughing at the poor mechanic who was rubbing his head as he lay on the floor. "Anyways, just came to see how the updates on my gundam are going." She said as Flay walked with her over to her gundam several yards away.
"The mobile suit is fully updated and ready to see some action." Dearka said walking over to the two.
"Great." Smiled Cagalli.
"You're concert was great 'Daina.'" Dearka said smiling.
"Thank you." Cagalli said in her most lady like tone before giving him a mock curtsy. "It was fun. I can't wait till we get to Australia. So many people to yell at and so many things to look at and destroy." She said in a dreaming like voice.
Both Dearka and Flay laughed, knowing their friend had a knack for getting into sticky situations where she would have fun destroying things. "You know," said Flay sitting down on a foldable chair, "They say diamonds are a girl's best friend, but I think you're an exception to that one." Flay grinned, when Cagalli pretended to push her, laughing.
"No, do you know what Cagalli's best friend is?" Dearka said grinning wickedly. Cagalli looked at him suspiciously, and then he finally said, "Cagalli's best friend is her knack for getting into situations where she has to fight her way out." He said grinning again. They all burst into laughter, but then Cagalli tackled him to the ground. Flay continued laughing until tears were in her eyes.
"All right you two, break it up." Said Commander Le Cruse from behind them. Cagalli turned quickly enough to see him hide a smile as he watched the two wrestle, Dearka losing the match.
"Yes sir." Said Cagalli standing. "Oh, I didn't have the chance to tell you. Sir told me to tell you hello." Her eyes locked with him, and the two spoke a silent conversation.
"I hope he's well." The commander said giving the beaten Dearka a hand to his feet.
"Why of course he is." Cagalli replied grinning like a cat.
"I don't even want to know." Le Cruse said as he caught her all too happy face. If there was one thing he was aware of, it was when she smiled like that, trouble always followed close behind.
"Of course you don't. Anyways, my sources say the we'll have company before noon, so I just thought I'd make sure my gundam was ready." He eyes sparkled with joy as she watched him roll his eyes.
"How anyone can ever keep up with you girl is beyond my reason." He groaned, turning and walking away, making sure her information would be put to use.
Outside...
"Kira are you ready? Remember the objective, and keep safe." Came Mwu's voice over the com as Kira sat in the cock pit of the Strike.
"Alright. Same goes to you." He said, flipping a few switches. "I'm ready for launch." He said to the bridge, and suddenly he was launched.
As he entered the bright morning sky, he could see the Dark Angel ahead. Beside him, more, less powerful gundams shot into the air, and Mwu also joined him in his Sky Grasper.
"Let's do this kid." Mwu said as they headed toward the Dark Angel.
Meanwhile...
Cagalli rushed into her cockpit as a alarm went off. Her eyes now a determined color, she caught sight of Athrun watching from nearby as she launched. She saw the soldiers around her launching as well, and soon all but several reserves were out and into the sky.
Cagalli's eyes grew dark, noticing that the Strike was fixed and Kira was piloting it. "Damn it. I shot him down to keep him out of this. Those are some damn fast mechanics." She said focusing on the several gundams now shooting at her.
She sighed, dodging them, and shooting them down with her own gun. "If you can't do the job right, then don't do it at all." She said connecting a line with Kira.
Kira looked into the screen at Cagalli's helmeted face. "Why are you doing this Cagalli?" he asked, shooting down one of her soldiers.
"Do you remember several months ago when you were sent to 'silence' an 'enemy'? Well brother that was me in that 'rebel' camp." She said, her golden eyes turning a burning magma like color as she stared at his helmeted head.
Kira was dumbfounded. "What?" he managed to choke out as he stared with a disbelieving face at her. "But why would they send me to kill you?"
"Because I knew something they didn't think was necessary for the daughter of the Earth Forces leader to know. And the best part," she said smiling sarcastically, "Was that dear old daddy signed the paper issuing the strike. Oh the sweet irony." She said shaking her head. "Kira, just give up now. I won't kill you or anyone else. I'm following my orders, and I'm sure you'd like to go have a word with daddy dearest." She said glaring at him.
All fighting had ceased around them. All eyes were on the siblings, and Cagalli was glad for once, that she knew what she was saying and doing. Kira had absolutely no idea.
"Cagalli..." Kira whispered, bowing his head in some what submission. "We'll finish this another time. "You won't get to Australia until we have Athrun back, so just hand him over now."
"Nope, finder's keeper's." she said laughing. Kira muttered something under his breath about pigheaded siblings, but his thoughts were more focused on what she had said. He motioned to his men, and Mwu, a little disturbed all headed back to the ArchAngel.
Aboard the ArchAngel...
Kira slammed the door as he made his way to the Commander Murrue's office. He was mad, and determined, and he left a confused Mwu running after him.
Aboard the Dark Angel...
Cagalli sighed deeply as she walked from the hangar. She didn't even stop to talk to the four people that stood by the door, but instead walked straight to her room and locked the door. She refused to answer it even when the Commander along with her friends asked her to. They eventually gave up, and left her to her own devices which were plan's for the next move Orb was to take.
-Pre-Story Line-
Orb and the Alliance started their war several years ago, and have been fighting it ever since. No one knows when it will end, and many hope it will be soon. Very few people know what started it, but some say it was the bombing of Australia that killed over a million people, some think it was the assassination of one of the Alliance's chief executives, and still some say it was the joining of the Zaft Co. and Earth Forces which did not include Orb territories. Many rumors are true, but some are lies, and maybe it was all of those 'problems' that started the war, but only one girl knows the truth, and the truth will be killed for.
It's kind of short, but I have to go. Anyways, I hope you all liked. Next one will be better.
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