Note to all that I do not own Gundam Seed

-Missing In Action-

Chapter One: The Strike Pilot

Location: Earth

Everything had gone downhill so quickly that not even those who had been right there watching things unfold were sure of what happened. The Strike, which had seriously been damaged, suddenly became so fluent in its actions that the advancing Duel hadn't stood a chance. Athrun had leaned back in his seat watching the explosion his eyes going wide. Dearka had held his breath his hands gripping the controls tightly. Nicol had frozen in mid motion of pressing a button and inhaling.

"No." Dearka whispered moving his suit forward. "No." He tried to contact Yzak but stopped his eyes narrowing as he saw the remains of the Duel fall into the water below. "No! Yzak!" He rushed at the Strike. His suit was warning him of his low power but he didn't give a damn. Suddenly the Blitz blocked him.

"Dearka stop!" Nicol's voice was shaking as though the young pilot was trying not to cry. Dearka was breathing deeply trying to control himself. The Strike was flying back to the legged ship its own phase shift armor down.

"Watch Out!" Athrun's warning came just in time and the Blitz and Buster were able to avoid a critical blow from the SkyGrasper.

"We have to retreat" Nicol said sadly and he numbly nodded trying desperately to not cry however he already felt a couple of tears crawling down his cheeks.

"Yzak…"

Yzak opened his eyes and tried to get his head above the water. He was still in the cockpit of the Duel and water was leaking in and filling it rapidly. He pulled off his ruined helmet with shaking hands and noticed the blood. He was injured? Looking he noticed his shoulder was impaled to the seat. The pain suddenly hit him with this realization and he gritted his teeth. The water level was now at his chin.

"I refuse to die like this! I refuse!" Using one hand he unbuckled the straps that held him to the seat and took a deep breath as the water reached his eyes. He held his breath as he desperately tried to remove the pole from his shoulder and after tugging a few times he finally pulled it free. Holding his shoulder he pushed his feet against the seat and his head hit the top of the cockpit. The entire cockpit was filled. He panicked as he pushed against the cockpits door and it didn't open. The water pressure must've been too strong. He was beginning to need air desperately and the water inside the cockpit was beginning to turn red from his blood. 'God no…Not this way.' He pushed against the door his legs pushing against the seat. It shifted. Slamming his body against the door it cracked open enough for him to exit and he swam desperately to the surface. He had sunk deep while he had been in the cockpit and was beginning to black out as he reached the surface. Gasping desperately and trying to calm himself he glanced at his wound. Feeling the wind pick up and hearing a loud engine he turned and felt his gut drop seeing the archangel.

Dearka rested his head against the cool surface of his locker. He looked at Yzak's locker and felt his eyes sting and his throat constrict. Athrun was staring at something he couldn't see but his hands were shaking so badly that he was struggling to change into his uniform. . Nicol entered the room and they looked at him.

"Yzak's been classified as MIA since we don't have a body to prove for certain of his death." Nicol's announcement made Dearka feel ill and he felt his shoulders slumping at the fact that Yzak hadn't been found in the water.

"How did his mom take it when contacted?" Athrun asked

"They haven't managed to contact her yet." Nicol said lowering his gaze. "She's a busy woman." Everyone became quiet.

Three days later

"Poke me like that again and I'll shove it up your ass!" Yzak snapped staring at the people holding rifles to his back. He was really getting sick of this routine and as he stumbled he closed his eyes trying to lift himself above it all. However with the constant stares from people on board the ship, the burning pain in his shoulder, the migraine he had gotten soon after arriving and the lack of sleep he found himself growing weak. Opening his eyes he found himself outside. 'Why am I here?' A boy approached him and dismissed the guards who had taken him here.

"Hi." He said in a monotone voice "My name is Kira. Yours would be?" Yzak glared at him putting all his effort into it. He hadn't said his name to anyone on this ship and he wasn't about to start here. Kira lifted an eyebrow. "I'm not going to hurt you or anything and I'd like to call you by your actual name." To Yzak's own amazement he told Kira.

"Yzak Joule."

My First Gundam Seed Fic. I found that no one had done a story on Yzak going MIA so I decided to do one. I thought it was an interesting idea. Anywho. Give me your thoughts about it and PLEASE point out any faults to the story! Its a short chapter cause I'm not to sure about a few things.