Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY

The New Coordinate

Story:
AU of GSD. Xander Darklighter, a pilot with attitude problem was just assigned to Minerva when three new mobile suits were stolen from Armory One. What will happen when he decided to take that path in front of him?

Notes:
Warp: I see. Well, chapter updates will probably won't be as frequent as before but there's no way I'm gonna abandon it. About a skilled EA character you said, keep on reading this chap.

ChibiRulz: I don't know if I take any reference from Astray because I haven't read it. Yet.

Thanx for the reviews. Keep 'em coming!

I don't own GSD, their characters or anything else aside from Xander Darklighter and Yvonne Norman.

Chapter 13: Old Rival

Xander and Jess were sneaking in the Alliance's occupied area, Gulnahan. It was still morning but Xander could already feel the heat.

"Hot damn..."

Jess smirked. "What, can't stand the heat?"

"Just shut it."

Then, they came across a long line of laborers doing their task under the watchful eyes of a few EAF soldiers. Both silently watched on how they treat their prisoners; beating them when they collapsed because of exhaustion. Jess quickly took a few shots.

"Alright. We're done here. Let's go." he said.

Xander looked at him in surprise. "Already? We worked our asses to get here."

Jess nods. "A second longer here and I swear I'll thrash this place with my suit." Xander smiled. "Alright. Let's go."

With that, both of them left from the way they sneaked in.

Inside the women's bathroom of Minerva, Lunamaria and Meyrin were having a bath in their respective booths.

"Sis, are you okay?" Meyrin asked from her shower booth.

"What is that suppose to mean? Of course I'm okay." Lunamaria replied as she rinsed her hair.

"You've been acting strange lately. Ever since..." Meyrin let her words trailed off, noticing the utter silence from her sister.

Lunamaria finally replied. "Don't worry about it, Meyrin. I'll be fine."

"Do you...like him?"

"I don't know. Maybe."

"But we barely know him..."

"I know. But there is something about him that I just can't describe."

The next day, Xander and Jess were inside their respective units, checking out the communication waves from both Alliance and ZAFT.

"Anything from Feds scum yet?" Xander inquired.

"Nope. How about ZAFT?"

"Zilch-o. Man, do we have to do this until things actually turned into something remotely interesting?"

Jess leaned back to his seat. "Well, there's nothing we can do anyway. From what I gathered, ZAFT will certainly try their luck again sometime today."

Xander widened his eyes in surprise. "Eh? You sure? How do you know? Wait, is this from the little bird you've been saying?"

Jess laughed. "Hahaha. You're pretty sharp."

"So I have been told. Don't you think it's time to tell me who it is?"

"Be patient, my friend. You will meet her soon."

Xander raised his eyebrows in surprise. "Oh, a woman? Things will be interesting after all."

A few hours later...

"Yo, Xan!" Jess shouted from his unit. "We got it."

"Yeah? Anything interesting?"

"You bet. According to the waves, the Alliance detects a huge ZAFT army heading for the Lohengrin Gate."

Xander checked the radio controls and nodded. "Yeah. I got the same thing but that's not all. Now I do think that ZAFT now have a chance on taking it out. A trump card if I may add."

"What is it?"

"Minerva."

Xander and Jess were watching the ZAFT attacking squad with Minerva among them. Then, they saw the Core Splendor launched followed by chest flyer and leg flyer. The three headed sideways into a small path.

"Jess, is there any secret route towards the base?" Xander asked.

Jess nods. "I've heard of it but the path is too small for a mobile suit to use. But if they use the method we've seen, the guy could probably sneaked in."

"I see. Well, you better start taking pictures now. I'll be on the lookout."

"Right."

A while later, Savior, Blaze ZAKU Phantom and Gunner ZAKU launched out but they didn't go far. Then, Minerva go up and activated the Tannhäuser.

Xander was surprised. "Oh? They want to end it quickly? But I doubt that will work."

"Yeah. It won't. Remember the mobile armor you fought at Orb? They're using that kinda shield to deflect it." Jess explained.

The Tannhäuser was fired and a mobile suit unit called Gerzu-Geh activated the positron deflector to block the blast. This had caused a massive smoke screen around the battlefield. As expected, the plan didn't work and the Alliance returned the favor by firing its own positron cannon at Minerva. The ship managed to dodge the blast and skidded on the sand for a while before going back up. The Gerzu-Geh then withdrew from the battlefield to defend the cannon. Without waiting, the whole Dagger squad attacked to start a mobile suit battle.

Xander continued watching the battle with Jess clicking his camera away. Xander glanced at the red ZAKU. He smiled.

"Looks like she's doing alright. I'll probably stand here and watch the whole thing."

Then, he saw Core Splendor blast its way out within the Alliance's compound and formed the Impulse. It then jumped down towards the cannon. Now, the gun turrets and Dagger units were now drawn to him as they tried to prevent Shinn from reaching the goal. The Gerzu-Geh tried to do so but Savior came in and cut off both its arms. Suddenly, Xander detected a new presence. A customized red Windam entered the battle and attacked Savior. Both were now engaged in an intense aerial combat. Xander watched the fight with interest. The red Windam easily avoided Savior's attacks and fired a rail cannon attached to its back.

Xander wondered. "Whoa. Now where do I see that style of flying?"

Shinn was taking out the gun turrets and Dagger units within the area. The cannon had been disengaged and slowly retracted inside to prevent it from being destroyed. Shinn hurriedly made his way to the top and took out another Dagger. He then threw it at the closing door where the cannon was located. Then, he fired a few shots at the suit as it tumbled inside to cause a huge explosion, destroying the base in the process.

Xander returned his attention at the red Windam. Seeing that Savior was having a difficult time dealing with it, he decided to help.

"Jess, I'm going in."

"Sure, sure. Just don't kill yourself."

With that, he entered the battle and attacked the Windam from behind. The unit managed to dodge the sneak attack. Xander signaled Savior to return. The pilot acknowledged this and left.

Xander established a line with the unit. "The battle is over. ZAFT had won. You better leave."

After a few moments, a female voice yelled. "You! Xander Darklighter! It's you!"

The voice caused Xander to remember. "You...Yvonne Norman? Hah. No wonder your style of flying looks familiar."

"Shut up! Now that you're here, let's settle this once and for all!"

Xander frowned. "Aww. You're still bitter about what happened two years ago?"

"To be defeated by the likes of you...is humiliating to me!"

Before Xander could reply, Yvonne started the battle with an attack from its rail cannon. Xander easily avoided it and distanced himself away from Gulnahan. As expected, Yvonne followed. "You won't escape!"

"Umm...I don't plan to, Yv." Xander said, teasing her by calling her a short name.

"Aaargh! Call me that again and I won't show you any mercy!" Yvonne pulled out a beam saber and attacked. Again, Xander dodge it.

"I don't expect any." Then, with incredible speed and reflex, Xander pulled out the anti-ship sword and sliced a hand off the red Windam.

"Now please stop. This is pointless." Xander appealed.

Then, Jess interfered. "Indeed it is. Now Yvonne. You should stop the senseless fight. Let's go somewhere and have a talk."

Yvonne muttered a curse. "Tch. Jess, you know him?" she asked.

"Of course. He's my partner in crime." he replied.

"Fine then. Follow me to Banidiya and we'll talk there." Yvonne then turned around and left. Xander scratched his head in confusion.

"Jess, you know Yvonne?"

"Hahaha. Of course. She's the little bird I've been talking about. And it seems that you got yourself an admirer. Or maybe a stalker. Whichever makes you happy."

Xander sighed. "Oh, shut up. Great, just great. Now what did I do in the past life to deserve this?"

To Be Continued...