Chapter 5: What do we do now?
A/N: The long awaited Chapter five is here, after a hard months work with Brothers In Arms. Thanks Solid for allowing me to do that story.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Characters from the Various versions of Gundam Seed or Destiny, I do however own this story and war. But various aspects from them are from the various versions of Gundam. And out of the originals I don't own Kevin Walker Shark does.
Athrun rushed to the bridge of the Minerva II as he entered Arthur was ordering them to fire the Tristans and the Taunhauser to fire. "FIRE!" He called. "Keep on fireing, we need to minimize the damage!" Arthur called as the Minerva was in Earths Atmosphere.
"Whats the situation?" Athrun asked as Arthur turned to him.
"We are currently haveing the same situation back when Junius 7 was sent crashing to Earth, but this time no Meteor Breakers and no Raptor to help us." Arthur told Athrun.
"Alright get everyone to brace themselves this is going to be one hell of a ride." Athrun said as he took the Chairmans chair beside Arthur's.
"Attention all crew members prepare to brace yourselfs as we are entering Earths atmosphere" The announcement called as Olania braced herself in the hall as her cousin did the same behind her. Yzak had a serious look on his face as he and Dearka grabbed the railing.
"Damn this is my second time entering Earth During combat, and I like it better inside a mobile suit." Dearka said as Yzak nodded.
"Yeah I know what you mean Dearka." Yzak said as In Olania's head she wondered.
"I wonder what Earth is like?" Olania wondered as this will be her first time on the planet. Outside the Minerva II fired another blast of its Taunhauser through the colony sized ship.
Back on Earth Chris and Nicola touch down on the Silverwind II as did Kevin and Aelan along with Garret. Kira landed on the guardian as Neo launched in the Akatsuki and went onto the Archangel's deck. All three of them launched their Dragoon systems to protect the three ships from the Tauruses that were still around. Underwater racing along side the ships were Impulse Abyss and the Onyx Gundams. "Hey Luna can you detect any of those underwater machines?" Shinn called as he was having his mobile suit fly.
"Nothing, both the squid and snake machines have left the surrounding area." Luna said as she continued away from ORB. The Bridge crews watched in horror as they could now see the giant ship that ZAFT attacked. And to see the Taunhauser fire from behind it as ZAFTs newest ship was coming from its origin. Chris watched the site from inside his mobile suit as did several of the other pilots as they were on the deck of the ships.
"This is just plane evil." Nicola said as she saw the ship come closer and closer to her home. Even with the attempts of ZAFT to stop the ship were in Vain. Everyone watch in horror as the large Ship crash in the ORB Island. A huge shockwave was felt as the seperate parts of the Space Ship crashed onto the ORB Island. Everyone on the fleeing ships looked in shock and tears began to fill the eyes of everyone. most people on the ships were saying things like, "Our home" "No it, it just can't" "ORB is is gone" "Please Goddess don't let this be true."
In the eyes of the Gundam Pilots beside the Their Children were also in great shock, but a few of them were extremely Angry, Even Chris even though he calmed down once he felt his K-9 teeth begin to take form.
Aelan felt more anger towards the makers of that ship and what they have done. She felt more anger than when Miguel, Nicol, Aisha, and the Destroyers died. She understood, from Raus Ranting in the final battle of Jachin Due where humanity should be extinct, which gave her some resortment to Kevin. She thought when looking at Kevin. She understood why he killed the Destroyers which was why she stopped trying to Kill him after Self Destructing her Red Queen Machine years ago.
Kevin on the otherhand, cared for his homeland and swore in his head and Kira's as he said a vile thing in Russian. Kira thought of scolding him for it but changed his mind.
Some of the Children however, were angry as well swearing to themselves they Kill the ones responsible for their homes.
Unknown to them the ship that held the ones responsible floated over the San Andrea's Fault. A good distance away and had a good sight of the falling ship. It was on the beach as it waited for its mobile suits to return. That was when it finally saw the machines coming its way, several of them were being carried by the flying machines. And two were in the water swimming their way to the ship. The two in the water slid onto the beach as the hatches opened up. From the squid like machine a male in a pilots suit jumped out onto the sand as in the other was a female pilot who jumped out of the Machine beside her.
The female pilot took off her helmet to let loose a bundle of crimson hair which flowed down to her shoulder blades. The man beside her took his own helmet to reveal short sandy blonde hair, much like Jack Carters. He turned to the girl and smiled. "Mission was a success." He said as she nodded.
"Yeah, it was far better than what I expected, The all mighty ORB fell like it was nothing but a fly." She told him as he nodded in agreement as well. That was when the large black mobile suit that had the ability to transform into the three headed BuCUE. It landed and kneeled down so the pilot could climb out. The pilot stood at about five foot eleven. He had short Amethyst hair and had many round objects around his belt.
"That was way to easy." The man said as the woman looked at him and walked to him.
"Yeah Simon, but we may have some trouble in the future." She told him as the massive ship that they belonged to landed on the ground. Following immediatly as the ship landed three people emerged from the ship. One was the scientist with one arm known to the squad as Oracle the very man that made them what they are, and the one they thanked for giving them a second chance in life. Beside him was a woman, she had light green hair and brown eyes. She in a way looked a little mad, the others have heard what happened to her in Orbit.
On the otherside of her was a man that they only knew as the masked man. He wore a black mask that was like made to bring death to everyone. His very pressence felt like evil as though the Grim Reaper walked amongst them. His hair was short and grayish blue. He looked at the Destroyers 2.0 assemble ahead of him and Oracle. "So these are all of them are they Oracle?" The man asked as his voice seemed be much like Azrael's back in Gundam seed. "I am very impressed with what they have done, taking out such an idiotic Nation."
"Yes, they have completed the mission in complete success nothing less, except for one thing." He told the man as he looked over at Flay. "Phoenix, what is your report on Siren, and Hydra?"
"Sir they are both alive, along with the ultimate coordinator Hibki created, Kira Yamato, my former love." She said in disgust as a woman who put her hand on Flay's shoulder. Her hair was the color of Obsidan black, and had the same color eyes as Shinn Asuka. Her face was nearly covered by two green clumps of bangs.
She nodded to Flay as she continued. "Hydra and Siren seem to have spawned their own child, which we think is quite capable of being dangerous. No one has experimented on the child process between two destroyers." Flay told them refering to Ken. "And the other one of Aelan's type, of the Nexus project, has also spawned children of its own, and to make matters a little bit more troublesome, each of these spawns of them are the pilots of each of the new machines they created." She told them.
"I see, so the pollution the pure world has begun." The man in the mask said in a different voice. They looked at him in shock as his voice was actually now identical to a man they did not know, the voice resembled the same as Djibril leader of Blue Cosmos nearly twenty years ago. Oracle was the only one that didn't look surprised.
In the back a man with flaming red hair looked on with complete hatred of this man the squad was just now meeting. His Amber eyes kept from eye contact as he looked at a crab crawl by. This man was different from the rest, he understood what had happened twenty three years ago, even though he was killed during that time. He kept a sword on his side as he took a new pass time since back then. He was Tom Aldrich, a man who cared for life, and despised what he was to do to so many people, but followed orders nonetheless.
"So what are our new orders sir?" Jack Carter asked with a salute as Oracle looked at one of his best works. The Clone of a clone, in perfect detail of what was much like of the original. No signs of alterations or anything, he kept the memories of Carter rather. His favourite was when he killed the sister of Aelan and the girl friend of Chris Nexus.
"hmm, ah yes, new orders." Oracle began but the masked man interrupted.
"Easy, take out the Archangel and its followers." The man said in Azrael's voice again. "You all do have the fire power to eliminate those Ships and no matter how many machines they send after you." He told them. "Not that difficult of a challenge I would say." He told them as they saluted.
"Right then, we load up the machines into the ship. And we attack tomorrow." Oracle announced as the entire squad saluted the man, and began to load their machines onto the ship.
Meanwhile on the Minerva two, the lead members of the Alliance met in one room. Siting around the table were starting from the head Athrun behind him were Dearka and Yzak, and to his right and through to his left. Cagalli, Kevin, Aelan, Kira, Lacus, Meryl who had arrived earlier, Invictus, Murrue Ramius, Neo La Flaga, Chris, and Meer. Everyone was grim for the lost of ORB especially Cagalli, even though she had no choice, it was either run and get everyone to safety, or be crushed under a incoming Ship.
"So Athrun's Nights of the round table has their first meeting." Chris said as Kevin had a small smile trying to forget about the destruction of his homeland.
"You know Chris I was thinking on the same thing." Kevin said jokingly then Cagalli looked at him with fire in her eyes.
"How could you say that Kevin, Chris!" She called looking at the two respectively. "We just lost our home, and we have no Idea who or what was truly behind it." She yelled at them as Meer nodded in agreement.
"I'm sorry Cagalli." Chris said ashamed. Kevin looked at Aelan then nodded.
"Guys, we have somewhat of an Idea of who or what did this." Aelan said as Athrun looked at them, as he knew it was the ones from the Mendel Colony that has been moving so much lately. Aelan and Kevin looked a bit grim as they turned to Chris, as Kira already knew part of the news, like the one flying the Phoenix Gundam.
"Chris, I hate to say this but the murderer of Nicola is back." Kevin told him as Chris had a spark of fear in his eyes then hatred.
"You mean that bastard, that bastard has returned?" Chris said as Kevin realized the anger grow inside Chris.
"Chris calm down." Meer said comforting her husband so he doesn't transform with no control over himself. With her calm words well that is how he found them, he calmed down stopping the transformation.
"So was he the feeling I had thanks to Aelan?" Chris asked as Aelan nodded. "But it didn't make sense, the mobile suit me and Nicola faught, I felt the pressence of more than just two destroyers." Chris told them as Kevin nodded.
"Yes, I had the same feeling, but with me, I feel familiar pressences." Kevin said as Kira nodded in agreement.
"So what does this mean." Lacus asked as Aelan looked through the window of the room.
"Oh sister in law, it would mean he knew or knows each of those men, we can't rule out cloneing after the events with, well your own clone, and the fused clone of Rachel and Nicola." Aelan told her. "All I know of for sure is that me and Chris felt destroyers, and with Kevin we now determined that they are people he knew or knows." Aelan explained to them. "I felt thirteen that I never felt before, besides the eleven that died years ago. But now I know what two of them are, but the other eleven, I hope its not a coincidence. We need to find out before we are attacked again." Aelan told them as Athrun nodded.
"Yes we do need to know, but we need to find out what mobile suits go where." Athrun told them. "You see your ships are all confused with what goes where because of the battle, so what to where."
"The Archangel will take the Strike Freedom, Atatsuki definitely." Murrue added in as everyone nodded.
"The Minerva will keep its supply of machines as well." Athrun told them as Chris leaned foreward.
"The Silverwing, Solomon, Ragnarok and Sturmfalke Custom will come with the Silverwind II." Chris told them as Meer nodded in agreement.
Lacus nodded and then spoke. "I will be leaving my command on the Guardian, and go with the Archangel. Cagalli will be the captain of the ship and will take the new ORB Gundam's" Lacus told them as everyone nodded in agreement.
"Also, Murrue if you don't mind we can give you some of your surviveing M2 pilots back with their machines, and if you wish our Heavy Gun machines." Meryl told them as Murrue looked at her.
"Thank you, its a good thing to know that and we will be glad to have some more backup for the upcoming threat." Murrue told her.
A few hours later, On the Guardian, Raymond, Ken, Nicola, Maria, and Dante were all eating in the Cafeteria. Each not saying a word as they were all still in shock of what happened to their home, the very place they grew up. Well not for Maria but she had two homes, the PLANTs and ORB. And now one of them are gone. "What are we going to do?" Dante asked as he took a bite of the potato he was eating.
"No Clue, and who the heck were they?" Ken asked no knowing what his parents felt out there in battle.
"I don't know but when I saw dad last, he looked at me then looked away, as though he was in pain." Nicola told them. "Mom told me that . . ." She began turning to Ken and Raymond who were on the other side of the table. "That our parents are having ghosts of the past come back." She told them in a sad voice.
"Yeah, a girl named Flay Allster is back and a man named Jack Carter." Ken said taking a drink. "Well, with the practice we have we can take these guys down." He said trying to rally their spirits. He picked up his glass. "For our home." He said as Nicola was the first to respond then the others did as well.
"For Our Home!" They called and then chugged all of their drinks.
Onboard the Silverwind, Kevin walked the hallway of the newly re-equipped ship, it now used the Lohengrin, rather than the Genesis cannon. He looked over the ocean as they were all heading to ZAFTs Carpentaria base. To an observers eyes, it be weird to see, the Archangel, Minerva II, Silverwind II, and The Guardian as a fleet with Earth Forces as Escort.
"Quite a different site from the wars eh." Came Garrets voice as he walked down the hall towards Kevin.
"Yeah it is, so much has changed since then, Me marrying the woman who has sworn to kill me, even in the wedding vows." Kevin said with a laugh as Garret joined in.
"Oh yeah, speaking of family, how is Ken doing, I haven't been able to talk to Dante lately." Garret said leaning against the window.
"Yeah, I haven't talked to any of them either, Chris however has went between ship and ship alot, obviously he cares about his daughter more than any of us." Kevin said thinking of Chris. "He lost one Nicola, he doesn't want to lose another, and besides, if she does Die, Aelan might want to kill me sooner." Kevin said as Garret nodded.
"True so true, and so would I, she is my neice after all." Garret told him as Kevin nodded. "The kids aren't the thing worrying you now are they?" Garret asked the stoic super soldier.
"That obvious?" Kevin asked as Garret nodded.
(Hey, I know you are bummed about those new enemy units.) Kira called through there link. He has been listening to Kevin's thoughts as now the both of them can hear each others thoughts.
(Kira, How many times have I told you, stop snooping in my head!) Kevin scolded him. He could tell Kira smiled at that thought. (You know how annoyed I get when you do that, especially to the questions I wont answer.) Kevin said in their link.
Kira thought of something to get Kevin really boiling, (Like that time I asked how Aelan was in bed.) Kira said as he knew Kevin was beginning to get angry.
(Hahaha) Came a laugh from one of the other Zoanthropes that were in their mists. (You two crack me up.) Came Chris's voice in their heads.
(Chris since when have you been able to listen on these convos?) Kevin asked him as Chris smiled on the bridge of the Silverwind.
(Easy, your not the only Zoanthrope remember Kevin, you just specialized on one person, but because I am talking to you, you can talk to me.) Chris told him as he smirked as on the bridge Meer was wondering if Chris was doing what she thought he was doing. (Also it helped as I the former Nicola, she gave me practice for it so, yeah.) Chris told him.
(Thought so.) Kevin said as Garret was starting to wonder what the hell was going on as he saw Kevin's face change several times.
"Your telepathic link with Kira right?" Garret asked Kevin as he nodded.
"Yeah, and your brother seems to have found a way to easedrop on the conversations." Kevin said as he put a hand to his head. (Chris tell, Meer she has one very nosie husband.) Kevin told Chris as on the bridge Chris relayed the message.
On the bridge captain Meer Nexus giggled at the remark when Chris told her what Kevin said. "Chris tell him, 'You noticed that to.'" She said as Kevin could hear Chris laugh inside his head.
Onboard the Minerva, Olania and Gordon have some lunch together, they just got back from the Minerva's deck to see the Ocean. "Breatheless that ocean was wasn't it." Came Lunamaria's voice from the cooridor.
"Yeah wasn't it mom." Olania said to her mother as Luna nodded in agreement. "The endless ocean, such a breathless sight." She said imagining the myths of the beautiful ocean creatures, such as the siren's merfolk, all of them. "So mom, hows the captain doing? we haven't heard anything yet." Olania perped up as Luna leaned on the corridors door.
"We are currently heading to the Carpentaria base, where we can be in direct contact with all of the army." Luna told the two young pilots. The two were the only ones of the Mass produced Gelgoogs, because Luna, Shinn, Dearka, Yzak, and the Chairman all used the Gundams of the ship. "I just wonder where ORBs attackers went to, that large of a force of G-Weapons don't just disappear out of thin air." Luna wondered as Gordon wondered the same thing.
"We don't know for sure, but Aelan, and Kevin will warn everyone if they can sense them, as I heard that those two could." Gordon told them as they nodded.
Onboard the Archangel, Kira sat on a bench looking out at the ocean with Lacus beside him. "Lacus has another war begun?" Kira asked her as the two of them looked grim.
"I think so, but these people, I don't know why they are attacking us, especially your friend Flay, why is she doing this?" Lacus wondered looking off in the Ocean.
"Kevin says he knew one of those pilots, and I think its the one Jason died for. Tanya Coleson, an old comrade of Kevin's and Aelan's." Kira then thought on Chris' reaction to one of the other pilots that were out there.
"And the man, Chris thought he killed for Nicola, is back, and piloting a machine much like Aelan's." Lacus told him. "We need to find a way, to bring peace to the world again." She thought wondering who was truly behind this meaningless bloodshed.
"Indeed we do." Came Neo La Flaga's voice from the other end of the hall as he walked over to them. "Life is to precious for many of us now, even though our children are fighting for survival now." He said referring to the others children.
A few hours later onboard the Silverwind, Chris walked in the hangar to take a look at the machines maintenance. He saw his youngest child looking over the Silver Wing. "Daddy!" She called from the cockpit when she saw him down below. Chris quickly took the steps to the height of his machines Torso. "Hey dad whats up?" She asked as he put a hand on the hatch.
"Not much, what are you doing?" Chris asked as she smiled at him.
"Same, and just rooting through your machines operating systems." She told him.
"You better be taking it easy on the old girl, she is nearly twenty years old after all." Chris told her as he looked at the monitor that showed the progress on what Erika was doing. "Wha wha what?" Chris stumbled looking at what she had done. She rerouted several of the systems and gave her fathers machine a better movement system for its HIMAT mode. "Erika." he began as he patted her head. "I am very proud of you." He said as he never thought of what she did to give them the results. "With this upgrade of yours, I will be able to protect you and your mom even better." He told her as she smiled at the thought.
"Is this quality time Chris." Came Aelan's voice just to the side of the machine. Chris emerged to see her as she looked at him. "Morning Aelan." Chris said as Aelan had just awakened from her nap.
"Morning to you to, any idea where we are heading?" She asked as Chris nodded.
"Yeah, ZAFTs Carpentaria base. Best chance for us after all, and who knows how much of an impact those machines have on the planet so far." Chris said looking over the things Erika did to the machine. "Last time I checked, the base already sent out a escort to take us to the base." Chris told her as she nodded in agreement.
"Chris" Aelan said suddenly wide eyed.
"What?" Chris asked then he felt it to, thanks to the Nexus project they were in he was able to use her ability when she was near.
"Daddy what's wrong?" Erika asked as Aelan left heading for the Ragnarok.
"Trouble, go to your room Erika and stay there." Chris told her as she didn't have any objections. Chris hopped into the cockpit without going to get his flight suit on. He keyed his radio to the Bridge. "Meer can you hear me?" Chris asked.
That was when a holographic picture of Meer's head appeared infront of him. "Whats wrong Chris?" She asked.
"Get the ships to go to level one battle stations, we got a destroyer coming our way." Chris warned her and she didn't ask any questions as she trusts her husbands words. That was when the ships alarm went off and the same thing was going on in the other ships as well, even the Earth Forces Escort Fleet. Just as his hatch was closing he saw Kevin jump to the Torso of his machine.
Chris began to take his machine to the catapult getting ready to go out into battle once again. "Alright baby, battle number two for you." Chris said talking to his Machine as he went to the Port Catapult.
"Chris you are to go to the Port Catapult, and Aelan you to the Starboard." Came their radio officer. Chris' Machine settled on the catapult as Kevin tuned his radio.
"What do we have out there?" Kevin asked as he powered up his cockpit.
"We got thirty unkown submarine type machines and about twenty of those flying units. We also have two advance machines detected. One of them is determined to be your Harpy friend and the other is a underwater machine." She called as Kevin thought on his opponent.
"Kind of a bad idea for her to be out here alone in the air. But the one beneath is the problem." Kevin told himself as he walked to behind the port Catapult.
"Chris Nexus, Silver Wing Launching." Chris called as he machine blasted off into the atmosphere.
"Aelan Walker, Ragnarok Launching!" She called as soon as she got outside she turned her machine into Dragon Mode.
Then the Avalanche X walked to the Starboard Catapult and the Solomon walked up behind Kevin. "Kevin Walker, Storm Hawk Launching!" he called as the Machine blasted off.
"Alexis Nexus Avalanche Launching!" She called as the machine blasted off.
"Garret Nexus, Solomon Launching!" Garret called blasting off.
On the Minerva Yzak, Dearka, Athrun, Shinn, Luna, Gordon, and Olania got into their machines. Luna however went to a different launch area, her machine was ontop of a drop hatch. Just as the Abyss Shillouete connected to her machine. Then it went from a dull gray to a dark Green. "Lunamaria, Abyss Dropping!" She called as the machine was dropped from its position into the water.
Shinn then arrived on the Catapult alongside Athrun. "Shinn Asuka Launching!" Shinn called.
Athrun then charged the energy inside the Infinite Justice. "Athrun Zala Launching!" Athrun called as the Machine blasted off.
Next up were Yzak and Dearka in their new machines as they walked out onto a pair of Guuls Advanced. "Hey Dearka, I bet I can take out more enemy machines than you can." Yzak called to him.
"Alright the loser buys the beers at the base." Dearka said as the two machines took off into the sky.
That was when the two Gelgoog units emerged on the deck of the Minerva ready to defend the ship. "Defence again, man I hate this." Gordon said as he wished he was in battle.
"Oh just shut your trap Gordon, and get ready, bogeys incoming." Olania called arming her beam rifle.
On the Archangel, the Akatsuki and the Strike Freedom both launched at the same time ready to defend the ship with their lives. And then the Guardian began to launch its suits.
"Ken Walker, These Pilots are about to meet the Grim Reaper." He said arming his scythe as the Reaper Gundam Launched into the sky.
"Well its time for me to play Defence then. Dante Nexus Launching!" He called as the White Lightning blasted off and landed on the deck of the Guardian.
Raymond had the Onyx Gundam walk to the end of the Catapult as he armed his weapons for underwater warfare. "Raymond Yamato, Onyx Diving!" He called as his machine jumped out of the ship to the ocean below.
Next up was the Hyperion gundam and its pilot Maria. "Maria, I think I will get some action this time." She said as the Hyperion launched into the sky ready for combat.
Last was Nicola as she thought of what would be good to use in this battle. "What pack would you like this time?" The woman asked Nicola as she chose it.
"I'm going to help Ray and Luna underwater, give me just the Anti Ship sword, the less equipment the better. And I need that weapon down there." She called to them as the Ship gave her fighter plane machine the sword of the Warrior pack. "Alright, Nicola Nexus Launching!" She called as the last Machine blasted off for battle.