Chapter 5: Impressions of the Dammed

"With the Forbidden Destroyed" Murata Azrael said "the Earth alliance will have a difficult time in winning this battle. Let alone this war."

"Sir, the Forbidden is returning." said the radar personnel. "And looks to be in bad shape. Your orders sir?" Murata paced around the bridge. He wondered about those five Mobile Suits that appeared on the battle field. 'Where did those suits come from?' He thought.

"Let him in" Azrael ordered. "And find out about those new mobile suits!"

"You six pilots come with me." Murrue ordered. Heero, Trowa, Quatre, Duo, and Wufei followed the Archangel's captain onto the ship and down a hall. "This is your quarters." she said "and I am warning you five right now, I will not tolerate insubordination.".

As she starts to turn around duo says "heeeey, you got a ni..." but before he could finish, Heero hits him hard across the back of the head. Poor Duo lies twitching on the floor of the cabin and says.

"Hey why did you hit me?".

"To stop you from getting yourself in trouble, besides you're a married man." Heero said in his usual cold voice.

Kira is seen talking to Chief Murdoch "how much room does the Archangel have with the Freedom, Justice, Buster, and the Strike, along with those pilots Gundams? " Kira Asks. "I don't think we can fit four of the Gundams in there." Murdoch says. "Okay"Kira Says while nodding his head.

There is a nock at the Gundam pilot's door. "Come in" They all say simultaneously. "God I hope its room service" Duo says sarcastically "cause I'm hungry". The door opens and Kira walks in with some coffee for the pilots."Heero, there is some thing that we need to talk about." Kira says while passing out the coffee.

"What is it?" Heero asks.

"Well its about the amount of room for your Gundams aboard the Archangel."Everyone snaps to attention. "Since there is only enough room for six Mobile suits. Four of your Gundams will be stuck on the Kusenagi" Kira says. "I leave you to decide who will be boarding the Kusenagi." Kira leaves the room and heads toward the hangar bay

"So which of us will be boarding the kusenagi?" Quatre asked. "All those who vote for Quatre, say I" Duo said. Everybody raises there hand, and sends Quatre packing.

"Now I have an idea" Zechs said. "Why don't we play a game of poker to decide the remaining pilots?" He asked. "Or we can draw straws."

"Let's draw straws." Trowa and Duo say. Everyone draws a straw. "Long" Heero said. "Short" Duo complained.

"Short" Trowa said.

"Short" Wufei said.

"And that means that I have a long straw" Zechs complained about this, because this meant he was on the same ship as Heero.

"Load the machines immediately!" Said a voice over the intercom "the gundams will go first, followed by the M1-Astray's." The Gundams and the Astray's begin to board the Kusenagi.

"Heat Signatures sir Mobile Suits approaching!"

"Archangel take off immediately." The Kaguya Mass Driver command center said. "Okay, well do" Murrue said. "Dearka this is gonna be an aerial battle" Athrun said "the Buster's not equipped for it. Get on the Archangel." he ordered. Dearka just growls under his breath.

"Heero, are you sure" Kira asks "that you want to fight in this battle?"

Heero comes up on Kira's HUD, and gives him a Death glare. "Don't get me wrong. I will not hesitate to shoot you." Heero says. "This is Wing ZERO, I'm launching." the Wing ZERO takes off from the flight deck of the Archangel. When ZERO hit the air, it's wings propelled it forward and to the middle of the ship. As soon as ZERO was clear of the Archangels flight path. The ship fired its boosters so it could get in to space.

"Shoot at it!" Shani Yelled. The Raider, Forbidden and the Calamity, begin to fire at the Archangel. Kira and Athrun bring their Gundams in front of the Archangel, as to stop the shot's from getting close to the Archangel. As the Freedom and Justice block the shots, the Archangel declares that it is out of enemy range.

"Kisaka" Uzumi said "Take my foolish daughter with you.". He said pushing Cagalli toward Kisaka.

"But..." Cagalli protested.

"Cagalli if you stay behind then who will protect our ideals!". Uzumi said. "Besides you won't be alone" he say's as he hands her a picture of a woman with two twins in her arms one a boy with brown hair and the other with blonde hair. She turns over the picture to find her name and Kira's name written on the back. "Fly Kisaka... go on and live for peace" Uzumi say's as he is pulled away from the Kusenagi and his Daughter is trapped inside. "Father!" She screams as the ship takes off.

Wing ZERO, Justice and Freedom are fully engaged with the Raider, Forbidden, and the Calamity."Kira, Athrun." Heero says to them over the radio "let's go now if we want to make it to space!" The three Gundams make there way toward the Kusenagi. The ZERO and the Freedom land on the ship, but the Justice is having a little trouble landing. Kira reaches the Freedom's hand out toward Athrun's Justice, which also has its hand extended. This was also complicated because the enemy Gundams kept firing at the Kusenagi. After a game of cat and mouse, the justice manages to get on board the ship. The Justice Freedom and Wing ZERO fire all of there beam weapons at the enemy. The Kusenagi finally get's off the ground.

"We cannot allow this power to fall into the hands of the enemy." Uzumi say's as he flips a clear plastic top off of a rectangular box. He puts a key in a slot on the box, turns it and presses the button. The entire mass driver system starts to self destruct. One section after another. Then finally the Cyclops system under the Mass Driver's control center is activated. A giant Semi-Spherical mass of microwaves erupts from within the center of the base. This Weapon of Mass Destruction destroys everything within a ten-mile radius of the base. Nothing is spared. After the smoke has cleared, all that is left is a depression where the base was.

Cagalli is staring at the site miles below the Kusenagi. In disbelief that this happening she yells "NO! FATHER!" And she starts to cry.

"You have to find out for your-self what it is you are fighting against."– Kira Yamato.