The World Falls Away
Chapter 10: Leaving Port
By: Jen "The Stampede" Motou
I sighed as I stepped onto the Versailles once more. I was parting with my best friend yet again. Would we be forced to fight again? I sighed my eyes dropping to the floor as I entered my quarters, I started to slide my arm into my uniform jacket. "But how do you choose sides!" That boy- Shinn's words echoed over in my mind. How did we choose sides? Why was I with ZAFT and Kira, the Earth Alliance? Fate? Could we blame it on that? No there was no way I would let my life lie helpless in the hands of such a thing. I am the captain of my fate, it wasn't about to be determined for me. Was it?
"Athrun?" I turned –snapping up my jacket- to see Nicol standing the doorway. I smiled. "Do you feel any better?" He continued entering the room. My smile widened "Yeah." I walked towards him and we ventured into the hall. "We're leaving port Athrun. Just thought I'd come tell you. You might want to go report to the Commander. See ya." He smiled and walked the other way. I sighed and complied with Nicol's suggestion heading to see the Commander. After walking for a bit I reached my destination and I entered the room. Bringing myself to attention and saluting –like second nature- I spoke "Commander Le Creze Sir! I was told you wanted to see me?" He looked up from whatever it was that he was doing and to me. He smiled –in that creepy Commander le Creze sort of way- "At ease Athrun, yes I wanted to see you. Tell me, are we going to have anymore complaints about your behavior?" I let my body go back to a normal state. "No Sir." I said firmly and he nodded. "Good, Dismissed."
I left and headed for the dinning commons, arriving there I sat down at a table by myself, and began to think. However that didn't last long when I soon had two new visitors and heard. "Not crying anymore Zala? Are you sane again?" I looked up to be met with Sapphire eyes. "Yzak…" He grinned setting down. "The one and only. I do hope you're sane now." I glared at him and he back at me. Dearka seemed to just be ignoring us--- or so I thought. "Yeah seriously Athrun, you are really annoying when you get depressed." The blonde chimed in.
Alarms blared with in a few moments and suddenly we were ordered to battle stations. The room turned into a scene of utter chaos as everyone scrambled to their posts. "Looks like we have work to do." Dearka said as we all left the room. Moments later we all found ourselves in our Mobile suits, awaiting orders. "You four, will you launch already! The enemy was sighted. Are you just gunna let them get away!"
"Athrun Zala, Aegis, Launching!"
The sky's lights filled my eyes and I began searching the area for the said 'enemy', when the Commander's voice came on through the com link. "Attention you four, your Target is the Legged Ship." …..
To Be Continued…