Phase 5: Impulse
Kira and Athrun are ordered to hold the enemy and protect the ship until the shields are fully installed. The two are trying their best not to hit the cockpit and at the same time, try not to get hit.
"Kira!" Athrun shouted, "Watch out on the left!"
The Strike then quickly dodges the attack with great speed from the Aile pack and he fires back with his beam rifle toward the Ginn. The Ginn was shot at the head and its arms making it a drifting debris.
"That was close…" Kira sighed heavily, "Thanks Athrun!"
"I never knew you have a good aim," Athrun said in shock, "and this is your first time battling in space."
"It's a little easier than fighting on ground," Kira sighed, "and I don't like the idea of killing people. Look out!"
The Aegis looked up and quickly dodge the sword of the Ginn, kicked it and fires at the arms and legs and glides behind the Strike. They were then surrounded by a great numbers of Ginns, the two were about to attack until….
"Stand back rookies!" someone said over the intercom, and the two looked back and it was a Mobile Suit that has a resemblance of the Strike, only that it has a bigger shield.
"Another Strike?" the two called
"Shinn Asuka!" Kira notice it was Heero's voice, "what are you doing? I haven't given you or Relena orders to go? And you know the Impulse isn't ready!"
"Damn it Heero," he replied, "I don't understand why you cant…" then the mobile suit blasted a nearby Ginn and cut the remaining Moebius with its light saber, "you know I'm the best there is!"
"This isn't the time!" then a female voice followed, "you're piloting a prototype! We are not even sure if it's even safe to pilot it!"
"Strike! Aegis!" then Duo appeared in the monitor, "Get that Gundam back to the Minerva before it causes anymore trouble!"
"But how about—!"
"You don't have to worry about protecting the ships now," Heero appeared in the screen, "the shields are fully installed so we wont have any problems now."
"You heard them," Kira called to the flying Mobile Suit, "return to the ship or we'll force you to do it!"
"No way," the pilot replied, "there is no way—!" But he was stopped when Athrun turned the Aegis to his Mobile Armour mode and grabbed the mobile suit with its claws and pushed it toward the Minerva, "Hey! The enemy is in the opposite direction!"
"You are been given orders kid," Athrun replied, "and you are expected to listen!"
"Let me go before I really get mad!"
But Athrun ignored the kid's complaint and looked back at the Vesalius, one last time. Because the next time he meets it, he might be forced to strike it down.
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2 days have passed after the escape of the rouge ships Minerva and the Archangel. They have finnaly reached their base, known as the Meteor colony. Still inside the Archangel Miriallia, Tolle and Dearka are still inside the cell and were starting to gain concious.
Miriallia opened her eyes and the first thing he sees is her boyfriend Tolle holding her in his arms. She looked around and beside him was Dearka.
"What took you?" Dearka called
"Where…?" Then Tolle shushed her but putting his hands in her mouth
"Someone's coming…" Tolle replied, "I wonder who is…"
"I see you're awake," the man said, "my name is Trowa. You're friends are waiting."
"Where are they?" Miriallia jumped out all of a sudden
"Wear these first," Trowa tossed 3 transparent bracelets to the group, "is for… safety precaution."
"Okay…" Dearka glared at Trowa, "this better not… hey! It turned green!"
"So that means you're a coordinator," Trowa replied, "I guess you're a ZAFT pilot."
"Well…" Dearka paused and looked back at the two who are in shock
There was silence until Miriallia said, "you lied to us."
"It was Athrun's idea…" Dearka waved his hands, "I just play along! And beside we are only after the CN alliance."
"That's what Athrun told us," Trowa replied as he opened the door, "a lot of things have happen for the last 2 days."
"We've been asleep for 2 days?" Tolle called
"I'll tell you on the way," Trowa replied, "And by the looks of it you guys look really hungry."
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Meanwhile, in the cafeteria, there was a big game of poker in one of the tables and it is now the last gamble. Duo, Shinn, Athrun and surprisingly Kira were the last four.
"I'm out!" Shinn sighed heavily and shut his crimson eyes, "there goes my money…."
"I'm done…." Duo followed
"Oh man," Shinn called, "I wonder who's going to win this time?"
"What do you have…" Athrun called, "Kira Yamato?"
"This will be close," Nicol said to Sai, "and this is Kira's first time playing this right?"
"Yeah," Sai replied, "and it seems that luck is on his side. But I couldn't see him as a gambler."
Nicol and Sai were the first to wake up and were given a heads up by Kira and Athrun. At first they do not want to believe it, but seeing them changed, they decide to help the crew in any way they can. Flay wakes up later and when she did, she got mad at Heero, which forced her to work at the kitchen until Heero said that she has learned her lesson. She didn't like it since she doesn't like to work hard.
"He's too nice to be one," Flay then called the two from the kitchen, "and can you help me with this?"
"Coming!" Sai called to her, "I'll talk to you later then."
"Yeah," Nicol replied, "later."
"Athrun…?" Kira called
"Yeah…?"
"I think I win this round."
"Why is that?" Athrun said with a grin
Then Kira set down his cards, showing a royal flush and shocked at the cards, Athrun, Duo and Shinn falls from their chairs to the ground. Everyone else who is watching the game was shocked. Then Athrun show's his cards and it was a full house.
"Looks like I win this round," Kira laughed and takes all the money from the table, "let's not do that again."
"You better," a girl called angrily behind Kira, "next time I see you do that again I'll confiscate your position and let you work as janitors!"
"Is not—!" Kira then paused when she saw the girl. She has short blonde hair fiery brown eyes and was wearing a general's uniform, but different from the Earth Alliance and ZAFT uniforms. For a second there he thought he was looking at a mirror.
She's kinda cute… Athrun thought, even though she resembles Kira for some reason…
Oh crap! Shinn thought, it's Cagalli!
"You know it's rude to stare kid," she replied, "but then you must be new here?"
"Yeah…" Kira paused and gave her some money, "this is my way of saying sorry uh…."
"Cagalli," takes the money of Kira's hand, "and what are your names?"
"I'm Athrun," Athrun then stands up and runs beside Kira, "and this is Kira. Nice to meet you!"
What the hell is he doing? Shinn though, He's going to get himself killed!
"Same here," Cagalli then gave the money to Athrun, "now I don't want to hear you two to cause any trouble okay?"
Then when Cagalli's eyes meet with Athrun's, the two felt that time stopped. Their hearts start to beat faster and faster, their bodies start to heat up and rising...
"Yeah…" Kira then nudge Athrun to snap him out from staring at Cagalli, "we'll do that!"
"Yeah…" Cagalli then looked away from Athrun, "well… I'll see you guys later then…." Then she sprints her way out to the cafeteria.
"What happen back there?" Kira grinned at Athrun
"Uh…" the Aegis pilot then start to flush, "I don't know what you are talking about?"
"Come on," Nicol smiled, "you stared eye to eye, the red face. You like her!"
"Get off my back!" Athrun shouted at the two
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Why cant I stop thinking about him, Cagalli though as she walked across the empty hallway, I mean he's hot and all… what am I saying!
"Cagalli?" Heero called in front of her
"Brother!" Cagalli said in shock
"You sound surprised."
"Is just that," Cagalli looked back, "you haven't replied for so long! And I heard you found my twin brother? Is it true?"
"But that doesn't give you the reason to come here!"
"You maybe the older brother but that doesn't mean that you are the boss of me! And you didn't answer my question!"
But then just as Heero was about to argue back the alarm went off.
"What now?" he thought out loud
"Everyone! Into your Defensive Position! I repeat! To your Defensive Position!"
"What's going on?" Cagalli asked
I wonder, Heero thought, "Cagalli, I want you to hide somewhere safe and stay there. And this is not time to argue, now go!"
Cagalli left without question and went inside the nearest room that she could see. Heero then went to the docks and saw Kira and Athrun getting to their Mobile Suit. Then he saw Duo coming towards him.
"Why the gloomy face?" Duo called to him, "we have 2 of the Gundam Pilots to work with us."
"I don't like the idea of forcing them to work for us," Heero replied, "it will pushed them back of reaching their full potential."
"They'll see it sooner or later," he replied, "but right now, what are you going to do with Shinn? I mean he is your apprentice."
"I'll handle him," Heero replied, "but right now, I'll let him enjoy it while it still can."
"The Impulse is an impressive machine, even though it is a prototype."
"Are you done with Saviour?"
"Almost," Duo replied, "I better go back to my post. And you better go back with Relena. She's worried about you."
Heero didn't even flinch and glared at Duo, "Duo, just get back to your post."
"Yes sir!" Duo laughed quietly as he left him to his post
What is his problem? And is Relena really worried about me?
Well that's it for now everyone! I hope you enjoyed that chapter! A little hint of Athrun/Cagalli in this chapter and Heero/Relena. In then next chapter I'll add in a little Kira/Lacus. How will Lacus appear you ask? You just have to wait (just hope is not a long wait) other than that Review! And thanks again Inuyahsa's Dark Angel for reviewing my story I really appreciate it!
Sayonara!