It seems that my work will be shorter than I thought, next chapter will be the last before Seed Begins. But I will post the data of all the new machines that have emerged into the story, such as Twisted Justice. Also the upgraded Versions of New Saga's mobile suits. Especially with Red Queen and Avalanche are actually my favorite of them.
Chapter 06: The Raptor To Space, to see an old friend
This Chapter will mainly concern itself with the crew of the Raptor
Aelan looked on from a distance of the test of Avalanche and if anyone moved to look her way, she vanished to them. This last vanish she slipped out of the facility without being noticed by security or anyone, do to her espionage abilities of the Destroyer. After this she returned to the Raptor, as upon her return she saw transfer trucks were giving the Raptor supplies, courtesy of on Rondo Mina Sahaku. The ship was given a full supply of water, food, and if need be two prototype Murasames of the Murasame project, courtesy of her. "Whats going one?" Aelan asked as Chris held a clip board, his getup however was different, as he now sported what was determined as the Raptor's new uniforms. Which actually were more like ORB military Uniforms, with completely different schemes, along with Earth Forces type uniforms for anything less than the Lieutenant. Chris wore a males version of the supreme commander of ORB uniform, but it wasn't. Where on the regular uniform, was the Solid Blue all over the arms was now Red, and where there was Red now was green, Yellow now black, and white now yellow, and what was once green is now blue. Pretty much the same as the ORB uniforms, just the colors were changed around. There was also a crest of a golden LR over the heart of the uniform.
"Oh Aelan, just receiveing supplies from the Sahaku family." Chris answered as he looked at Aelan, who was wearing some civilian clothing. "Oh, your uniform is in your quarters, both versions, its your choice which one." Chris told her as he looked after the resuply of the ship. As Aelan walked through the ship, many people were now wearing the new uniforms. She met up with Nicola, as she wore nearly the same as Chris, just that but rather Yellow going throughout the entire uniform, the girl's version was a dark pink.
"Aelan, was the mission a success?" Nicola asked.
"Yeah, it was, I have the information on ORBs machines and their latest projects." Aelan said waving a small black disc. "Now we have the proper data of Earth Forces, and ZAFT machines to be added into our databank."
"ORBs machines!" Nicola squeeled, "I might be able to find some type of new Melee Weapon to be added onto the Crimson Blade." Nicola told her as Aelan nodded, remembering the past with her sister and Meer. Aelan passed Nicola the disc.
"Here, go and get Sophia to upload it into the ships battle computer." Aelan told her as Nicola nodded and went to the bridge.
Back outside, Cagalli and Athrun came to say there goodbyes and luck in their goal. "So, this is good bye huh." Cagalli said as Chris nodded as he saw the last truck of water go onto the ship.
"Yeah, we'll be leaving by seventeen hundred hours." Chris said as looked at the ship. The Raptor was completely repaired and was ready to do as it needs to take flight to space, which was their next destination. Mainly because, they have friend they like to find.
"I hope you all have good luck in finding this last friend of yours." Athrun told him as Chris nodded.
"Yeah, and I just got this feeling you'll know her soon enough." Chris said as he checked the last thing on his clipboard. "Ok, thats everything, just have to wait for everyone to return" Chris told them.
"What is your friends name?" Cagalli asked.
"Meer Campbell, she is the one that got me and Nicola together in all honesty." Chris told the two.
"I wonder, is she the one Aelan talked about two years ago?" Athrun wondered. "No the pleasure is mine miss Clyne, if only my friend was here she be going crazy right now." Aelan said. "Is this Meer a big fan of Lacus?" Athrun asked.
"Yes, actually, Meer has learned every song that Lacus sang before the bloody Valentine, and as she is alive, she most likely knows the most up to date ones as well." Chris told him. "How'd you know she was a fan?" he then asked.
"Well, when Aelan met Lacus two years ago after she went missing. Aelan mentioned a female friend that would well in a way go crazy for meeting Lacus then and there." Chris said as he sort of had a small idea. "Hey, could you tell me where Kira and Lacus are living at, I would like to get an autograph for her if at all possible." Chris said as Cagalli looked at Athrun.
"I think it would be nice, they have been searching for her for so long, so it be nice to get her well Idol's autograph." Athrun told her as she nodded.
"Oh Athrun, one more thing, those Haro blueprints you put on the net, those things were just great." Chris said as Athrun looked at him surprised. "Yeah, Meer has one that I made for her from your blueprints, so well thank you." Chris said as Athrun looked a bit flustered.
"Yeah a sure no problem, and well, Lacus is living on the Marshall Islands, in a wooden building being a orphanage being run by Reverend Malchio." Athrun told him.
"Ok thanks, and if I go now, I should be able to get back before the ship takes off." Chris said as he extended his hand to Athrun, who took the offer and shook the mans hand. "It was a pleasure to meet the both of you, and till we meet again." Chris said as he went back onto the Raptor.
Chris went to his room, because he knew Nicola had a poster of Lacus somewhere. He got the poster, and that was when Nicola caught him. "And what exactly are you doing Chris?" She asked tapping her foot as she just caught her boyfriend stealing her poster.
"Getting a Gift for Meer when we find her." Chris said as Nicola knew of Meer's love for her Idol, but didn't get what Chris meant.
"What do you mean?" She asked him as Chris just smiled rolling up the poster.
"An autographed poster of Lacus Clyne, its going to be from all of us, so right now I'm going to the Marshall Islands to get it." Chris told her. "So hun." He said kissing her with a peck on the lips. "Mind going to the bridge and giving me clearance for Launch?" Chris asked her looking into her eyes.
"Oh, yes of course, as long as you say that poster is from all of us." Nicola told him as he nodded. He left to the hangar as Nicola went to the bridge. Nicola emerged onto the bridge as Angiel was getting into position, to check her station over. "Hey Aingeal, mind doing me a favor?" Nicola asked.
"That just depends on what it is?" Aingeal answerd.
"Well, Chris wants to launch in the Black Lightning. So I'm hoping you can get the ORB people to open the gate, and allow it to launch." Nicola told her.
"Ok, I'll see what I can do." Aingeal began as she was trying to get the ORB forces to open the door. As in the control tower, Aingeal asked them. "Excuse me, mind opening your doors for a mobile suit launch, we are just asking for a personal trip."
"I'm sorry, but I can't allow this without proper authorization from the noble families." The radioman answered as then Cagalli came in. "mam, The Raptor is requesting we let one of the Mobile Suits to launch." The guy reported.
"Well, let them, I've personally talked to the one thats going, and I am letting it go." Cagalli told him. The guy then turned to the Radio.
"Ok, the gate will be open, prepare to launch your machine, I'm going to transmit a code for you so we know you will be friendly when we detect it again." He told them.
Back on the Raptor, Aingeal nodded. "Understood, preparing to receive code" She said working on the computer. "Code received, transmitting to Black Lightning." She said.
In the Hangar Chris waited patiently as he received the codes. "Ok Sir, go to catapult one, and prepare for launch." Aingeal radioed to him as the Black Lightning went to it.
"Ok, thanks, I will be back before its time for the Ship to leave ORB." Chris said as his machine stepped into the catapult. "Chris Nexus, BL launching!" Chris called as the Black Lightning flew through the main gates, reverting to plane mode, and took off to the Martial Islands.
"Where is he heading?" Aelan asked as she walked onto the bridge.
"He's going to get a gift for Meer when we find her." Nicola answered as Aelan just shook her head knowing Chris and what he would go for for one of his friends.
"I swear, the things he does to do something for his friends will kill him." Aelan said as Nicola crossed her arms.
"Now, Aelan, don't say that about my boyfriend." She said with a bit of sourness in her voice.
As this went on, Kevin looked outside to see the Black Lightning flying overhead. "Now where is he heading?" Kevin wondered watching the Zoanthrope heading out.
Black Lightning, flew over the sea, going right for the Marshall Islands. At the Islands, Lacus was outside with a group of children as she saw through the corner of her eye, the Black Lightning soared closer and closer. "Kira! Sir Malchio We got company!" Lacus called as the two guys came out, as the Blind monk could here the engines of the mobile suit coming their way. Kira looked as the Machine circled three times around the Island before coming down. As the machine got closer to the Island, it reverted into mobile suit mode and landed at least thirty meters away from the group of children. It reverted to its gray form as the cockpit opened. The children were going up to it to see the machine they never saw before. Kira, Lacus and Malchio all went to the pilot who held the poster under his left arm as he held the Zipline with his right.
"Well well well, Its good to see some children around here." Chris said as he saw the kids playing and looking at the grey machine.
"Mr Nexus, what are you doing here?" Lacus asked.
"Yeah Chris what brings you to this place?" Kira asked.
"Oh, I came to meet with Lacus." Chris answered.
"Me why?" She asked as Chris handed her the poster.
"My friend that we are going to go find is a huge fan of yours Lacus." Chris told them.
"Oh, so you want my autograph for her correct?" She asked as Chris nodded.
"Hmm, so this is the Chris Nexus you two spoke of?" Asked the blind monk Malchio. "I see, such a noble soul I sense from this one." He said as Chris perked up an eyebrow from this mans words. "Confused are you not, bearer?" Malchio asked.
"Bearer?" Chris asked.
"Yeah, something called the Seed is what he is talking about." Kira answerd. "So you have that capablitie to?" Kira asked.
"Don't know, I have many capabilities." Chris said. "Oh, Lacus! Make that out to Meer Campbell please!" Chris called after her as she left to go get a flat surface to use to put her autograph onto the poster. "So Kira what is this the priest speaks of?" Chris asked.
"Well, it actually is a state of mind when a goal of yours is all you can think of. I have done this many times, to protect my friends." Kira told him. "What this does is it demonstrates to the pilot hightened reflexes and fast information processing, everything just seems to slow down for you a bit." Kira told him.
"Oh, I think I have done this before, back when mom died, my hatred grew until I could take out her killers easily." Chris explained. "You say, this is possible for me to do it again?" Chris asked.
"Yes, you just have to give yourself a goal. I use protection. Which with the way I seen you and Nicola, I say you use your love for her, to bring it out for you." Kira told him as Chris nodded while Lacus returned.
"Here you go Chris, signed for your friend, I hope you find her." Lacus said as Chris nodded.
"Yes I agree, and thank you m'lady." Chris said bowing to the pink princess. "If you two would excuse me, I must return, until we meet again my friends." Chris said as he began to walk back to the Black Lightning. "Oh, one more thing Kira, you have yourself a good friend there with you, don't you dare let anything happen to her." Chris called as he began to head up the zipline.
"I hope we can see Mr Nexus again outside the field of battle." Lacus said as Kira nodded.
"Yes, I hope the same thing Lacus." Kira told her as the Black Machine began to take flight. Chris looked at the poster by looking over as he unfolded it, putting the Black Lightning in Autopilot.
"Meer I hope you like your gift." Chris said to himself as he remembered back in the Past, back on Junius 7.
Flashback
Chris sat behind a desk of electronics, In his hand was a red ball. His hands were steady as they were adding electronics to the machine. Beside him, printed out blueprints created by Athrun Zala of Haro Balls, he made for Lacus. Chris wiped the sweat from his brow as he put the ball together at the end. He then set it aside in a holder, and began to spray it with Red Paint. Two days of doing such a thing, the Red shell was complete and dry. "Ok, finished, now time to make sure it works this time, unlike that last one." Chris said turning the little ball on.
"Haro, Haro Haro!" It called bouncing up and down. "Hello!" It called as Chris smiled.
"Hello Haro, please go to sleep mode, as you are a gift to a special friend of mine." Chris told it as it called.
"Haro, Goodnight!" It called then went into hibernation mode.
The next day, Chris, Nicola, and Aelan all met at the spaceport, where Meer was going to be, as she was moving away. Each of them had a gift to give to her, because who knew how long till they see each other again. Which truly is three years. That day, Aelan had made a frame for the Picture Meer had of them. Nicola had a card, of all of them, with Aelan's and Chris' signature along with hers on it, and a half finished song she was writing. Chris though brought the Haro. "Chris, is that one of those Famous Haros?" Nicola asked as Chris nodded.
"Hello!" It called to her as Nicola smiled.
"Its so cute, such a nice present for Meer." Nicola said as the Haro bounced in Chris hand.
"Whats so cute?" came a voice familiar to all three. Aelan was the first to smile at the arrival. A woman who had small eyes, and long black hair. To Chris, she was a very beautiful woman which made Chris, Nicola and Aelan all smile as the newcomer smiled back.
Nicola's eyes began to fill with tears as she hugged her friend who was surprised by the motion of emotion. "Nicola, geesh!" Meer said as Aelan and Chris laughed at the two girls.
"Hey Meer." Chris said as Meer looked at him as Nicola let her go. "We have some farewell gifts, because we don't know when we will see each other again." Chris said as Aelan nodded.
"Here!" Nicola said handing her a picture and a half written song.
"Nicola, thank you, I'll treasure the picture always." Meer told her giving Nicola another hug. Aelan then walked up to her handing her a picture Frame. "A frame for Nicola's present?" She asked as Aelan nodded.
"Hand Crafted, from a Canadian Douglas Fir (A/N: This is a canadian tree, that has a trunk which is 300 meters in Diameter, I think, all I know is that its a big tree.). When we got the shipment of the last tree a few weeks ago." Aelan told her. "It took me a few weeks to do it by hand, without well, my special ways." She said as Nicola went wide eyed. Aelan created the present without using her augmentations of the Abaddon project.
"Thank you!" Meer said hugging her other friend as Aelan hugged back holding back her true strength.
Chris then came up and held out the red Haro ball. "Here, like Aelan, I made this for you." Chris said as Meer squealed.
"Oh my oh my, is that a Haro ball, like the ones Athrun Zala has given Lacus Clyne?" Meer asked as Chris nodded.
"Hello!" The Haro called as Meer smiled picking it up from Chris hands.
"Yeah, its yours for now on." Chris told her as Meer hugged him as he held her as well. The two let go as Meer gave Chris a peck on the cheek.
"Thank you." She said as Nicola elbowed Meer in the arm a bit. "Oh sorry Nicola, I just got caught up in the moment." Meer told her as Aelan laughed at the exchange.
"Haro!" The red ball called as Meer smiled at the Group.
"Thank you all for these gifts, and they will be my most prized posestions" Meer told them as they nodded.
"And as our friends and you Meer, we will treasure your friendship." Chris told her as the group hugged one last time.
"Good bye guys, I'll miss you." Meer said as she went and gathered her bags, slipping Nicola's and Aelan's present into the side pocket to get them on the shuttle. Haro on the otherhand bounced beside her. Until we all meet again my friends." Meer told them as they went and hugged again.
End Flashback
"Meer, there is no passing moment me and Nicola not remember you." Chris said as then an alarm went off in his mobile suit. Outside, an emerald beam blasted by Chris from nowhere. Chris quickly moved the mobile suit from taking Manual controls. "What!" Chris called as he then felt the sensation of a Zonethrope near by. He dodged another attack from the invisible target. "Invisible target, must be that damn Mirage Colloid!" Chris said as he moved out of the way of another beam shot. "I'm glad thought that we are far away from both ORB, Lacus, and Kira. Chris told himself as his machine went up as another Beam went by the feet of his machine. "This must be that enemy Aelan and Kevin went after back in India." Chris told himself, as he then caught site of a silhouette of the Machine. "There!" Chris called as he fired at the target with his beam rifle. But the beams reflected back at Chris who dodged it easily.
Then Chris lost sight of the target. "Damn!" Chris called as he keyed his Radio. "Raptor come in do you read?" Chris called. But all he got was static. "Damn, radio wave jammer!" Chris said as he dodged another attack. "My best bet is to." Chris said as his machine transformed into its plane mode, and went full thrust towards ORB.
Inside the Assailant, Jack Carter within his Twisted Justice Gundam smiled. "So, time for a game of Cat and Mouse. Well this is no ordinary cat fool, your being hunted by the Crimson tiger!" He called as the Twisted Justice went at full speed after the black machine. With Beam rifle extended and thrust at maximum, the Twisted Justice went after it still under Mirage Colloid. Its beam rifle firing emerald beams of death if they could hit the target.
Chris was moving his mobile suit, as though it was being chased by fighter planes, like back during World War two, with dogfights back during that war. Chris maneuvered his machine like no other though, and was being shot at from different angles behind him. Inside the Twisted Justice however Carter just smirked. "One of the main rules for being a sniper. Never stay in one spot!" He called as the Subflight lifter changed from is back to his feet, which gave him more weaponry. "Now Take this!" He called as the fired his beam rifle and the subflight lifter fired their beams.
However Chris dodged the attacks, and did a loopty loop as now he was behind the Twisted Justice. "Oh yeah, my turn!" Chris called as he fired his Apocalypse cannon. Which would of engulfed the Twisted Justice but it moved out of the way in time.
"Hehehe, never stay in one place after taking a shot!" Carter called as he fired, which shot up one of Chris Wings. Which made it hard for Chris to stay up in the air. "Hehehe, after I take you out, I'm going for your friends!" Carter called as Chris' eyes became well no normal eyes are. Within his mind, a blue jewel like seed came from the sky of his Mind. It hit the bottom once, then the blue Seed shatters into light, as behind it a blueish gray fured humanoid wolf comes running towards the opening. Chris eyes had its pupils dialated, but they were not human pupils more of a dog like. Before Carter even knew what happened, Chris machine reverted to mobile suit mode, and thrusted itself, making it ram hard into the invisible justice.
"WHAT!" Carter called as Chris snarled.
"NEVER EVER THREATEN THEM!" Chris yelled as though somehow knowing where the Twited Justice slammed his cannon arm's side into the cockpit of the machine. "Or else, you will be destroyed without no remorse!" Chris yelled, as he drew his beam sabre, slicing at the area where the Head would be of the Twisted Justice. He knew he hit as the Mirage Colloid dropped from the head. Chris then calculated where the Beam Rifle would be and destroyed it. "This is only warning, never ever hurt my friends, if you do, you'll face my full rage." Chris said as he flew back to ORB. Leaving Carter in dismay.
"How, how did that fool do that?" Carter asked himself as he was now Beam rifleless, and Headless, which meant, he should retreat and fight another day. "Ok, don't underestimate these pilots." Carter told himself as he flew off back to his base.
Meanwhile Chris reverted back to normal with a somewhat head ache. His machine flew towards ORB with a smoking wing. Inside the Raptor they noticed this and Nicola was bit frightened. (Chris what happened?) She asked telepathicly as Chris was now in range of her ability.
(On my return, I ran into a bit of a nuisance, the same one Aelan fought back in India.) Chris said as Aelan could hear this conversation.
(Jack Carter is his name.) Aelan told them. (He is known as the Crimson Tiger, and one of the two only living clones of Kevin Walker. This one however, seems to be aging faster than normal, unlike Invictus.) Aelan told them.
(Alright, tell them I'll be landing in the moment, the only thing damaged is the wing of the machine.) Chris told the two.
Chris easily landed his machine into the Raptor, as truthfully the ship was moving out so it could go to space. As the doors closed, Chris went to the bridge to see his friends who knew he was already alright. As he got there, he saw, all the noble families, and ORB reps on the Screen each of them facing a screen. "Well good bye everyone." Nicola said as they each nodded. Except for Unato and Yuuna who just sat there.
Aelan then stepped up. "Well it was good to see you again Cagalli. And Walker!" She said as Kevin looked at her. "The next time we meet, we are enemies got that." She said as Kevin nodded.
"Well, Aelan I wouldn't want it any other way." Kevin said as she nodded in agreement.
"May you all have luck in the future, and hopefully be fighting on the same side as us." Chris said giving them a salute.
Asriel then smiled. "Raptor move out, acitvate Satellite engines." Asriel ordered as the ships engines began to have a satellite form around the engines focusing their thrust. Everyone on the ship were putting on safety belts ready to take flight. "Prepare to fire Lohengrins!" He called as the ships catapult areas and beneath the ship three positron Cannons emerged. "Set bow angle to sixty," He called as the ship began to look like it was taking flight. "Count down till we fire Lohengrin." He said enjoying every second of what he was doing.
"The true Maiden Flight of Legends Rising." Chris told himself as Nicola, Aelan, and Alexis nodded as Psymone was getting the ship in position.
"In position!" Psymone called as Chris nodded.
"Alright every all at once now." Nicola said with a laugh.
"FIRE LOHENGRINS!" Everyone on the bridge called as the positron cannons fired creating Positronic Interference destroying the Atmosphere infront of the ship, giving it no air resistance, as the Ship blasted from its main position. Which led to the Ship to the limitlessness of Space. "Next stop, one of ZAFT abandoned Armory areas." Chris said as Asriel nodded.