Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY

The New Coordinate

Story:
AU of GSD. Xander Darklighter, a ZAFT ace pilot was thrown into a string of events that will test his skills, resolve, courage and determination. Which side will he choose to fight with? How will he deal with the events unfolding before him?

Notes:
ChibiRulz: Xander-Kira conflict? Just your imagination indeed. About Crystal. I have some other plans for her but your suggestion had really made me think twice. Why would she wanna kill Xander? Keep on reading.

NukeDawg: Thanx man. Good luck with FATE.

Shinigami Keitaro: LOL. Bet you don't see that one coming since it's almost the end, yeah?

GodNo127: Umm...I don't know. I don't wanna get stoned to death. :D

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

Model number: ZGMF-X976S
Code name: Eiskristall Gundam
Unit type: prototype assault mobile suit
Manufacturer: Integrated Design Bureau
Operator: ZAFT (Zodiac Alliance and Freedom Treaty)
Pilot: Crystal Blue
First deployment: C.E. 73
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 19.00 meters
Weight: max gross weight 75.0 metric tons
Construction: unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact hi-energy battery, power output rating unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown; Phase Shift (PS) Armor (Ice Blue), "Gefrorener Rand" transparent wing blades
Fixed armaments:
MMI-GAU25A 20mm CIWS x 2
MA-M981 "Vajra Eis" beam lance x 1
M208 "Eis Amfortas" ice plasma cannon x 2
MX2351 "Solidus Fulgor" beam shield generator x 2
DX0056 "Eisoberteil" anti beam and plasma deflection system (armor coating)
Optional armament: M4000GX high energy ice beam launcher
Technical notes and history:
Eiskristall Gundam was designed specifically for ZAFT's unknown pilot, Crystal Blue. The Eiskristall may lack the firepower of Destiny and Legend but its anti beam and plasma armor coating will certainly cause worry to any opponent. Almost all of its weapons were ice based such as the "Eis Amfortas" plasma cannon which basically fires a freezing breath of icy blast, freezing anything upon impact.

Like the Dark Strike and Atonement Gundam, this unit was equipped with a pair of wing blades of its own which when the Phase Shift was turned on, these wings will become fully transparent, making it difficult for anyone to see it.

Chapter 29: Stay With Me Always

That morning, Xander was strolling around the Morgenroete factory for some usable parts for Impulse. With him were Lunamaria and Erica.

"Why don't you try the old Striker packs for Strike? I'm pretty sure they are compatible with Impulse." Erica said.

Xander shook. "Aside from the IWSP, the others are too obsolete to go up against ZAFT's GOUF and ZAKU." He then glanced at Lunamaria. "She needs something more powerful."

He then stopped in front of a broken equipment. From the hard points he saw, this was once used as a Striker pack.

"What's this? I'm pretty sure I haven't seen this Striker pack."

Erica smiled. "This is the P204QX Lightning Striker pack." She continued. "We built it two years ago on the Kusanagi as a possible way of increasing the battery power for much longer battle. With it, Strike's operating time will increase up to 150. But it was broken during a test flight and we just dumped it here."

Xander approached it and examined it closely. "Hmm. The electromagnetic cannon here was the culprit. It used way too much energy. But I think I can fix it to make it fully usable. What do you think, Maria?"

Lunamaria gasped when Xander called her that. But she quickly recovered from it. "How am I suppose to know? I'm not a mobile suit expert here."

Xander smiled at her. "Of course you're not. But I really do think that this will be a big help to us." He then turned to Erica. "So, when do I start on this?"

"Right away if you want to. With the war had now turning towards space, we don't have much time to do anything else."

On Minerva, Talia was looking at the papers delivered by Crystal who was standing in front of her.

"I see. The Chairman assigned you and your unit to this ship to help in bringing down Lord Djibril."

"Yes, ma'am."

Talia nods. "Very well. I'll notify to the crew about this. Welcome to Minerva, Crystal."

"Thank you, ma'am. Can I be excused?"

"You may."

Crystal saluted her and left. Talia sighed.

"Where did she came from? How come I didn't heard of her before? More importantly, she reminds me of Xander..."

Crystal was looking up at her Eiskristall Gundam when Shinn and Rey approached her. The latter saluted her and introduced himself.

"Rey Za Burruel. I'm the pilot of Legend."

Rey nudged Shinn with his elbow. Shinn quickly did the same.

"Shinn Asuka. Pilot of Destiny."

Crystal nods and returned their gesture. "I am Crystal Blue. The pilot of Eiskristall. Pleasure to meet you both."

For a moment, Shinn shivered when he looked in her icy blue eyes.

On the hangar of Archangel, Xander was making the last few adjustments on the Lightning Striker pack when Lunamaria approached him and took a look at what he was doing.

"Oh, hi. You have nothing to do now, right?" Xander asked.

Lunamaria shrugged. "More or less. But you know that we'll be on standby, right?"

"Uh-huh."

"Did you...called me Maria back then?"

"Huh? Oh, that. Hahaha. Since everyone is calling you Luna, I figured that I might call you by the last one. It makes me feel extra special now, you know."

Lunamaria then hugged him. ""You will always be the special one...Xan..."

Xander smiled and kissed her. "Thanks Maria."

Minerva was docked at Carpentaria when the Alliance's super weapon Requiem fired a massive laser blast by using the Geschmeidig Panzer energy deflector to deflect the beam from the other side of the moon and destroyed part of Januarius One-Four and December Seven-Eight collapsed from the direct hit. The crew of the ship looked at the massacre in horror.

"Damn those bastards!" Shinn cursed.

"This is the more reason why we should have taken care of Lord Djibril the other day. Otherwise, this won't happen." Rey remarked.

Shinn remembered the battles against Kira, Xander, Athrun and Lunamaria's defection. "Dammit!"

"Don't blame yourself on Lunamaria's defection. She was tricked by Xander. We'll get them soon."

Crystal just silent herself and then left. The mere mention of Xander made her all angry.

(I'll get you soon, Darklighter. We'll see who will be the only New Coordinator. The original or the clone.)

On the Archangel, everyone were shocked to see the damage caused by Requiem.

"They have really done it now..." Xander muttered.

"Yeah. This is like GENESIS all over again..." Athrun said.

Kira and Lacus nods. "We have no way of ending this cycle of violence. The Chairman will surely try to answer this by proposing the Destiny Plan. With it, there will be no fear of war because everything is decided before birth."

"With such a grandiose plan like that, he surely plans to install himself as the leader of this world." Neo, who was standing beside Murrue added.

"Hah. Leader?" Xander chuckled. "More like he wants to be a God."

"Everyone, I think it's time we do something about this. We have stop the Chairman no matter what." Kira stated.

The others nodded in agreement.

Several hours later, the three ZAFT pilots were prepared to begin their assault on Lunar Base. Rey messaged to both Shinn and Crystal.

"Let's run this once again. Both me and Shinn will confront the Alliance's front line while Crystal will slip through their ranks and destroyed the base from the inside."

Shinn and Crystal nodded. Then, both Destiny and Legend launched. A female voice echoed from the speaker.

"Eiskristall, please launch!"

She checked everything before she acknowledged it. "Crystal Blue, Eiskristall. Launching!"

With that, the blue unit launched out, with its transparent wings outstretched and slashing every opposing mobile suits who were unfortunate enough to block her path.

Back at the Archangel, Kira, Xander and Athrun were having a talk with the latter was maintaning the Infinite Justice.

"Xander, how about the repairs on the Lightning Striker pack?" Kira asked, pointing at the Impulse.

Xander showed a thumb up. "I'm all done with it. The results were better than I expected."

"You know, Erica have been asking me to persuade you to join Morgenroete after the war. She said you have some incredible talent in mobile suit engineering."

Xander smirked. "To continue the family tradition, huh? I'll think about it."

"How's Lunamaria?" Athrun chipped in.

"She's doing okay. But I'm not sure whether she is focused enough for the battle ahead. After all, she defected from ZAFT. Well, she have Meyrin with her now, at least she could feel a little more secure."

Kira patted Xander on the shoulder. "Keep her close to you, Xander. That is all you can do to help her."

"Aye, aye. Sir."

"Hey Xander. I'm wondering where Yvonne get that Dagger unit? Looks nasty." Athrun looked at the N Dagger N.

Xander shrugged. "Beats me. But with her rank as a Lieutenant and daughter of a commander, I'm pretty sure she can get any mobile suit she wants."

"She's a Natural, right? But her skills are comparable with Coordinators." Athrun remarked.

"Yeah. She's a Natural but NOT a Life Extended, mind you. She was just used to piloting mobile suits since she was relatively young."

"I see."

"You sure left some impression on her, Xander. Not everyday a Lieutenant of the Alliance would want to lend a help when everything appeared lost." Kira added.

"Impression, you say? She might kill me anytime now, you know? She is still bitter about our battle two years ago. When will she figures out that it was all strategy and part of the battle?"

"I heard that, Darklighter."

The trio turned to see Yvonne was approaching them. "Guy talk?"

The battle at the moon were getting intense as Shinn and Rey took out various Destroy Gundams, Daggers, Zam-Zah and Gerzu-Geh.

"Has Crystal got through yet?" Shinn asked Rey.

"Not yet! She needs a little more time!" he replied.

"Hold on a little while longer, you two." Crystal said.

The Eiskristall fired the plasma cannon mounted on its shoulders, freezing the blast door that was blocking her way towards Requiem's operation centre. Crystal then fired with the CIWS to break through and made her way in. She then sent a message to Minerva.

"Crystal Blue to Minerva. I'm in. Proceeding as planned."

Talia nods. "Proceed."

"Acknowledged."

Crystal made her way through various corridors before eventually found the control centre. She pulled out the high energy beam launcher and blasted the whole area, freezing the entire place in the process.

Xander was fiddling with PX system in his unit when Lunamaria called him from below.

"Xan! What are you doing?"

"Just figuring out a way of increasing the power of Atonement through PX system."

"Any luck?"

Xander shook. "Nope. But can't say it's a failure either." He then jumped down and landed in front of her.

"We'll be heading out to space, I hear."

Lunamaria nods. "Yeah. Tomorrow."

"So, how about it?"

She blinked. "How about what?"

Xander held her waist and pulled her close. "Aww. Come on. Don't even try to pretend."

She giggled. "Hehehe. Of course I know." She then wrapped her arms around him, looked longingly into his blue eyes.

"I'll stay with you..."

To Be Continued...