Sorry it took so long again…please forgive me!
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Previously:
"I come here without the knowledge of the rest of Orb's Council. I come asking peace between us, and maybe an alliance. The Zaft Alliance has decided to attack and try to take over Orb. Half of the council is either dead or captured, and we are planning an assault within the next hour. I come here asking for what can only be the salvation of my home and country, and an alliance with your group." she said without taking a breath, her diplomat and council position taking effect over her.
"You're the pilot of that gundam that Argon 1 fought a week ago if I'm not mistaken." Said a tall, red haired woman who was assessing her.
"Yes ma'am." Cagalli said formally.
"We'll consider it." One of the men said as he nodded to one of the guards. "We'll call for you when we have finished discussing it." With that, the guard escorted her from the room and helped her now tired body to a room down the hall way with plush pillows and a comfortable couch.
Guards were posted inside and outside of the room and watched Cagalli quietly as she rested on the couch, her side and arm killing her.
Fifteen minutes after the leaders had sent her out, they called for her again, and the same guard from before came and escorted her back into the meeting room. Once she entered, she noted their calm faces and wondered what their decision had been. They could easily hold her for ransom or kill her, but she suspected that they hadn't decided on that course of action yet, because she was still being treated like an honored guest.
"We have come to a decision." Came one of the other men as he stood. He had peppered grey hair and sea green eyes that watched her intently.
"We will help you." The red headed woman from earlier said as she motioned for Cagalli to take a seat as they began discussing preparations for the retaliation against the Zaft Alliance, which turned out to be, the Rebellions, main enemy.
Chapter 10: Three Things I Hate About You
Cagalli yawned as she listened to a tall man discussing where most of the Zaft forces were. A polite girl brought her a cup of coffee and disappeared quickly. She had now been aboard the Rebellion's main ship for close to four hours. She had sent Kira a message to tell everyone to stand down and wait for her to return before they attacked.
The leaders of the rebellion had agreed to help Cagalli and Orb fight of the Zaft Alliance which was currently holding half of Orb's capital, Sydney, Australia. They had begun discussing each side's forces, weapons, and soldiers, then moving on to how to combine them to get rid of the Alliance once and for all.
Cagalli finally zoned back into the conversation once she had the caffeine in her system. The General was discussing a course of action, something about surrounding them.
"Now if we can get our forces here…" he said pointing to a little red dot which marked the center of the Alliance's strong hold in Sydney, "Then the Orb forces and come around here to circle and enclose the enemy." He stated as if he actually understood what he was saying, but Cagalli highly doubted he knew anything.
"Sounds like it might work." Observed the polite red haired woman Cagalli had talked to earlier. The woman looked at Cagalli's thoughtful face as she looked at the map.
"It won't work." Cagalli stated simply as she took a sip from her coffee cup.
"Excuse me?" The General said, pure disgust ringing in his voice. "And what's the problem 'miss'?" he asked glaring at her.
"Oh just the fact that our forces will be spread thinly on the side, and two things could happen then." She replied, tossing a blonde lock from out of her face and glaring straight back at the General. "The first one is that they could escape and push through one of the two weakened sides, making each of our forces run into eachother as they take off."
"And what's the other?" The man ground out as he glared at her when she did not speak for several moments, his annoyance visibly clear.
"The second one 'sir', is if more Zaft forces come to back up the ones we are fighting, they could easily pick us off. When the two, strong sides are separated and connected weakly, they can easily attack one side, and the other won't have enough time to react and come to the others aid, allowing the Zaft we are attacking to either join up with a stronger force, or get away while the stronger one attacks the weaker and remaining strong side." Cagalli said absentmindedly.
"You're brilliant for your age." Remarked one of the Rebellions leaders.
"Extremely." Agreed the red haired woman, who Cagalli had come to know as Diane Latish.
"Thank you." Cagalli replied as she studied the map once again as the General left, and another arrived, the long process beginning again.
"Damn!" Athrun muttered as he watched the fleet fly slowly towards Orb. "She's been in there a long time."
Athrun had been waiting the entire four hours since she had entered, and was not enjoying the fact that he had no idea what the hell was going on inside the main ship. Nothing had happened. No one came, no one left. It was quiet. It scared him.
Even though he thought that he had no feeling for Cagalli, he couldn't help but realize when she had been shot, that he cared for her, more than he probably should.
A sigh passed his lips as he continued to watch the ship even though it was dark. The blinking lights made it hard to miss, even from his position a few miles away. He had tried to get into their communication channels, but could not, so all he could do was wait, watch, and listen. The three things he hated most.
Kira ignored the sounds booming around him as the mobile suits and pilots were put on standby. Cagalli had told him she was working on a plan with the Rebel forces, but that had been almost four hours ago. People were getting more and more nervous about Orb's current situation. He had noticed Athrun's gundam flying after Cagalli's. He really had no idea what to think about Athrun anymore. He had obviously changed, better or for worse he did not know, but he still had changed.
Groaning, he piled the papers on the makeshift desk into a decent stack and went to take a walk to stretch his legs. He watched some of the more familiar pilots check over their gundams systems, making sure everything was functioning properly and that the weapon's were ready for immediate use if need be.
Flay had not left her designated room since they had gotten her from the party that could only be called crashed. Lacus had busied herself with setting up an infirmary, and was merrily whistling as she placed bandages on a shelf on the wall.
Kira smiled as he watched Lacus. He had grown to like Cagalli's friend greatly. She was caring and fun to be around. She always put a smile on his face.
His next stop took him past Nikki. The youngest sibling, the girl resembled Kira in hair color, but she had Cagalli's eyes and determination. She was helping one of the mechanics fix a mess of cables, and from what he could see; the mechanic was occasionally shocked from the wires.
Finally returning to his makeshift desk, Kira ran a hand through his chocolate colored hair as he sighed and sat down. He still had several more reports to go through, but all he really cared about, was hearing information from Cagalli.
Beep! Beep! Beep! Three short beeps alerted Kira several minutes later that Cagalli was waiting to talk to him in the main room where their radio was set up.
Yes! Cagalli thought to herself as she half limped to the radio they were allowing her to use. They had finally come up with a fool proof plan that would save Orb and get rid of the Alliance forces, and hopefully the entire Alliance shortly afterwards. We've finally done it! Now I have to go back to Orb. I have to give them the exact instructions. There's no way they'd understand it else wise. Cagalli thought excitedly to herself.
Cagalli sighed as she sat down on the small metal chair infront of the radio, and searched began the process of connecting to Kira.
Almost seven minutes later, she finally got through and ordered the soldier to call for Kira. They had things to get done.
"Cagalli?" Kira's voice asked, sounding anxious.
"Yeah, it's me. We finally came up with a plan. I'll be back to the base soon to explain it, so expect me." She said quickly into it before standing and practically running to the hangar, passing busy people as she went. The ships were now bustling in preparation, and everyone was excited and nervous at the same time at the possibility of finally getting rid of the Alliance.
Finally, hope you all enjoy….-anime sweatdrop- please don't become a violent mod…MEEP!
Deranged….
-DHM-
