A/N: Next Chapter will most likely not be updated for a while, But it is possible to be put up before then, no 100 But it is possible.

Chapter 07: The Birth of Avalon

One week to Destinys events

Chris stood on the bridge of the Raptor as he could see the shapes of hour glasses from his position, he knew that he can now see the PLANTs once again. The ship was seeting course to one of the abandoned Colonies that was still usable. Chris' main reason for going to this place however is that deep in the black boxes of the Red Queen, Crimson Blade, and Red Queen, lays the data of another of Chris' mother's designs of a mobile suit. Which they think was a gift from their mother, incase of her demise. The ship has been quiet ever since the night before, With in, Nicola suggested throwing a party in the mess hall. Everyone went to it, as a few people took multiple shifts on the bridge, just incase. "We are entering ZAFT space, you think they'll attack us for being in a Earth Forces ship?" Sophia asked as Chris shrugged.

"No Idea Soph, we just have to be alert, and sometime, change the ships codes." Chris said from the captains chair, as he has let Asriel take a break. "Could you get on it Soph?" he asked as she thought for a moment.

"Yeah sure no problem, but what to change it to?" She asked as Chris thought for a moment.

"Well, how about Avenger, or maybe even Avalon." Chris said as Sophia nodded.

"Good name sir, I like the name Avalon." Sophia said as she did some configuration on the ships systems. She began by changeing the ships name from Raptor to Avalon, then she changed the ships code, that it be now a Mercenary Ship rather than Earth Forces. The ship flew through space for hours, with nothing going on.

"Well, this is interesting, were in ZAFT territory, but nothing as of yet, not even a Cargo check or anything. Why's this?" Chris asked.

"Easy, its because of me." Aelan said from behind him. Chris looked at her a little oddly. "I'm the reason why they haven't stopped us from going to the armory." Aelan told him again.

"So, we have someone on the inside I see." Chris said as Aelan nodded showing him the FAITH insignia.

"As long as I wear this, I have the ability to tell members of ZAFT what to do. Its the highest rank next to the council itself." Aelan explained as Chris and everyone on the bridge just whistled. "Sorry for not telling you earlier, but from the Red Queen, I told near by forces this ship is a friendly." Chris then nodded.

"Ok, as long as we can move freely in the area then." Chris said taking a sigh of relief. "So, any more secrets we need to know about?" Chris asked her.

"Hmm, none that I know of anyways. So what exactly happened out there at sea, as the Black Lightning is done being repaired." Aelan asked him.

"Well, the clone of the person your after decided to show his face. I disabled his machine however, but I know I will see him again." Chris said as Aelan nodded.

"Were you able to sense his presence however?" Aelan asked. "He and Walker share the same blood, so the chance of a Zoanthrope is not far off." Aelan told him as Chris nodded.

"Yes I was able to sense him, and I had to release some of the beast however." Chris told her as Aelan knew what he meant.

(He has to release some of his zoanthrope potential to become better. That is what Chris father did to him, the Zoanthrope ability for Chris actually makes the man a better pilot. It is said to rival the ultimate coordinator.) Aelan told herself. (But Chris needs a reason, and if something happens to the Key, which we cannot let happen.) Aelan told herself as she walked up to Chris. "So, whats the ETA on when we reach the armory?" Aelan asked as Chris snickerd.

"In three hours, then we will make the fourth Nexus Weapon, and then I'll get some upgrades done for Black Lightning, and finally we go to Meer, this should be done in about a few days, with the facility, it wont take long." Chris told her.

Back on Earth.

Garret drove threw the streets or ORB, as he was taking Max shopping on this very day, because she would like some other clothing than what she's got. "It was sure interesting Kevin didn't order the Nuclear Engine to be taken out of the Avalanche." Max said as Garret nodded.

"Well, after everything was done, Kevin and I had a talk, and guess what he said." Garret told her as she looked at him.

"Uh lets see," then she programed her voice box to fit Kevin's voice pattern. "I don't care if you use a Nuclear Engine, I didn't sign the treaty, besides, Sturmfalke isn't even using the engine anymore, something I came up with." She said as Garret looked at her wide eyed. Switching back to her own. "What? I have better hearing then you know." She told him as Garret laughed at what she said.

"No of course not." Garret told her as she smiled at him. "Hey, here we are." He said as the doors split in two and opened letting the two emerge from the car. Throughout the day, Garret bought clothing, because Max was getting her own account soon, as her former account was deleted for being KIA. Garret basicly just took care of her like a daughter. The entire day, Garret just bought things for her, and his own food for the week.

Meanwhile, Kevin was siting at a computer at his mansion. Murrue was siting behind him drinking a cup of coffee brewed by Andrew Waltfeld. Kevin also had a steaming cup beside him. Other than that, he typed fast on the computer, what he was truly doing, was hacking into ZAFT files, looking for two certain projects. They were Either the Nexus program, or the Omega Project, either one will give him the answers to his most puzzling questions. "Damn, there are no files what so ever on this damn thing." Kevin said, "my memories only have part of the Omega project because of Aelan. But other then that, I have nothing on the Nexus program at all." Kevin called as Murrue came up behind him.

"Any luck Snake?" She asked as Kevin shook his head no.

"I wish I could help Kevin, but I only knew of Abaddon, the Nexus program was secret from everyone besides the ones in charge of them." Andy said as he looked at what Kevin could find. "Even though now, it seems ZAFT has many secrets." he said walking with his walking stick. "Why the sudden interest though?" Andy asked.

"Its because of Chris, Nicola, and Aelan each of them have many hidden features. Take Aelan for example. She is a Destroyer, she has everything I have, but all her systems still work. Even the special armor that was designed for the Destroyers, In otherwords, she is the absolute full package of them." Kevin said as Andy nodded while Murrue was taking it all in. "Chris, he has Zoanthrope capabilities, and something else, just seems weird about him." he said then he came upon the one that is a complete mystery to him. "Nicola on the otherhand all that we know of her is what she told us, being a Key to something, but to what?" Kevin asked.

"Yes, that is a mystery, also what about what Garret did to Chris, even though Chris wasn't phased much, but don't Zoanthropes have a higher tolerance for pain. So how was Garret able to hit him and knock him back so easily." Andrew wondered as Kevin nodded.

"True, we have no knowledge of him, other than being a great Mechanic, and a survivor of Junius Seven and that he is Chris' twin brother." Kevin said as Murrue nodded.

"In a way, it explains why he fights so hard to Protect ORB, he doesn't want to lose another home." Andy said as Kevin realized Andrew was right about that, Garret would give up his life to protect his new homeland.

"Hmm, I wonder, could he of been one as well?" Kevin wondered as Murrue and Kevin shrugged.

Back in space, the Raptor now being called Avalon docked into and ZAFT military base, that was abandoned. The ship docked and many of its crew began to man the equipment. Within minutes the Factory began, creating a new mobile suit. And another group working on the Black lightning. Chris was in charge of the Black Lightnings upgrade, while Alexis and Nicola are of the new Gundam.

Days pass them buy as the day reached October 11th one day before Destiny begins, as the entire Crew worked on the mobile suits, The Black lighting was finished within two days, while the new machine was taking a bit longer. The modifications were a bit special for the Black Lightning, it now had two beam sabres. Chris began to try it out in space, he went to an astroid field to try out his new capabilities. The Machine floated in one spot, but then he acitvated the new ability. He had the machine extend its right arm, with that, the cannon split into two, which now was a Skeleton like Arm, as if Armor was added it destroy the arm, but the metal used is good enough for lasting within the cannon. As the Arm Split, the shields on it flipped around so they could still shield him. For a few hours, he used the new arm to slice asteroids to pieces with the beam sabres. "Complete success with this." Chris said as he went back to the asteroid.

When he got back to everyone, Aelan was the first to ask. "How was the new arm?" She asked him.

"Hm, quite impressive, to bad can't give it actual armor, as it has no Phase Shift at all so its the only part of the machine thats vulnerable to Kinetic fire." Chris told them. "How is the new machine coming?" Chris asked as he looked at the machine. The machine stood at a perfect seventeen meters, on its back is an x formed set of wings. Folded behind it are two cannons, each to them which are Plasma Cannons, in its right hand is the very weapon the Forbidden Gundam weilded. Attached to both Legs however were Buster Rifles, made from the blueprints of Aelan's own Busters. "Hmm, it will take another one or so days to finish, meanwhile, why don't you three go see your friend." Alexis offered as Nicola smiled.

"Yeah, we'll take the shuttle, and The Red Queen just incase of emergency." Aelan said as Chris nodded.

"Come on Nicola, lets go meet with an old friend." Chris said as she nodded and followed Chris to the shuttle. Inside the Shuttle, chris took the helm as Nicola took the copilot seat. Aelan went into the Red Queen as Chris put a hand on the poster of Lacus' autograph. "Meer here we come." Chris said as the shuttle blasted off, with the Red Queen with it, providing Escort.

"Ok Chris Nicola, set course for Decemberous city, she should be there, and remember we need to refer to her as Lacus, as Lacus now resides on Earth." Aelan told them as Chris nodded.

"Ok we got it Aelan, it will still be good to see her again." Nicola said as Chris nodded.

"Hmm, I wonder if she can see us, her eyes were to be done sometime ago, I hope she will see us as well." Chris said as the shuttle came to an outpost.

"Attention Shuttle, please tell us your reason for coming here today, and mobile suit pilot, please tell us the reason your here." The operator called.

"Hey Aelan how about you take care of this." Chris said as the video of Aelan nodded.

"This is FAITH member Aelan Stratos, I am here for personel buisness, along with my friends on the shuttle, when I leave my machine and they leave the shuttle we will be unarmed. We just wish to visit a friend in the hospital." Aelan explained.

"Ok, sending out ZAKU's to escort you in." The operator called.

"Zaku's so ZAFT has been upgrading Technology like the Earth Forces it seems." Chris said as he saw the two green machines come out, both equipped with some type of backpack and beam rifles.

"Please follow us" One pilot ordered as the Red Queen and the shuttle followed the two machines. Chris, Nicolaand Aelan went through the space ports security systems. An unmanned cab arrived for the trio, as Aelan mentioned the name of the hospital they were to go to. Nicola cuddled Chris as she was so excited to see her friend. Chris just sat there looking into the sky of the PLANT remember the destruction of the one when his mom died.

"What are you thinking about Chris?" Nicola asked as Chris didn't answer. "Chris?" she asked again.

Chris shook himself out of his day dream as he looked at Nicola. "Uh Nicola? you say something?" He asked as she smiled at him.

"Ok you two we are here." Aelan called as they looked to see the hospital, which was used only for pregnancy and sugery, no one ever stayed for being sick, as Coordinators didn't get fatal diseases. Chris Aelan and Nicola entered the hospital and came to the receptionist.

"Hello, how may I help you three?" She asked.

"We are here to meet with Miss Clyne." Chris told her.

"Oh, family?" She asked.

"No, old friends, we would like to see her, as we haven't seen her in years." Aelan told her.

"Oh of course, floor seven room 54." The Receptionist told them after finding the data.

"Thank you very much." Nicola said with a bow as the three of them crowded into an elevator. Chris hit the seventh floor as they went up. It took them a few minutes as they arrived at room 54. Chris knocked on the door, as he heard something open the door. Chris opened it, but before he knew anything, he was hit by something as he landed on his back on the ground.

"Hello!" Came the mechanical voice, of Meer's red Haro which was now bouncing up and down on Chris' chest. "Haro Haro, Hello creator!" it called as Chris laughed as did Nicola and Aelan.

"Haro? is someone there?" Came Meer's voice as Nicola looked in, she saw Meer, but Meer could not see them as her head was wrapped in bandages, do to surgery on her eyes. "Hello?" She asked as Haro bounced over to her. "Who's here Haro?" She asked.

"Creator! Creator here!" it called as Meer had a questionable look.

"What do you mean?" she asked as Chris smiled.

"Because, my fair maiden the one who made it has arrived." Chris said as Meer's face lit up.

"Chris? Chris is that you?" Meer asked as Chris smiled.

"Yes, m'lady." Chris said putting on an act he used to play with the girls back when they were younger. Acting like a Knight from times gone by. "Ladies Aelan and Nicola are here to." Chris told her.

"Nicola, Aelan is it true?" She asked.

"Yep, its us Me. . . Lacus, we are here because we wanted to see you?" Nicola said as Meer smiled at her friend.

"Oh don't worry Nicola, at about two these bandages are suppose to come off. I hope you all can stay so I can see you when the bandages come off." Meer pleaded to the group.

"Of course, Well stay, we got nothing better to do." Chris told her as she giggled to the comment.

"Haro!" The red machine called as Chris smiled.

"I'm glad you have been taking care of her my friend." Chris told the machine as Chris and Nicola sat on Meer's bed.

"Yeah, he has never left my side, and everything else is well in my bag in the closet, before this gig of mine, they all stayed by me, because I thought you were all dead." Meer said almost crying but couldn't as she was not allowed until the bandages came off. Meer felt happy, even when Chris put a hand on her knee telling her that he was there. To her his hand was gentle as she longed to feel her friends gentleness again. Especially Chris, because she does have a huge crush on the man. "Now, Nicola, Chris tell me what has happend since I last saw you two?" she asked.

For nearly a few hours, Chris told Meer of what has happend, everything, even meeting Lacus Clyne, but other than her she didn't mention anyone else. "Wow, you met Lacus, what is she really like, I wish to know because of my job." Meer told him as he nodded.

"Well, to be honest your more like her than you think, and you can trust me on that, other than knowing her such as meeting her, I have nothing such as what make up she uses." Chris told her as Meer just smiled. A knock came at the door.

"Who is it?" Meer asked.

"Doctor Suanoshi, its time for us to take your bandages off." He said as Aelan opened the door. "Well, hello." He said seeing Aelan.

"Hello sir." Aelan said as the doctor walked towards Meer.

"Hey there, its time for the bandages to come off." The doctor said as Nicola smiled a bit.

"Excuse me sir, but could I undo her bandages?" Nicola asked.

"Oh yes, please doctor, let her." Meer pleaded.

"Sure why not." He said as Nicola walked behind Meer as she undid the end of the bandage. She slowly unwrapped Meer's head of the bandage. Aelan and Chris looked on as the red haro took refuge on Chris' shoulder like a parrot as it looked on. The entire time, Meer smiled as the bandages came off. Her eyes remained closed as the last part of the roll of the bandage came off. Infront of them, was now a woman, that looked exactly like Lacus Clyne. Aelan and Chris both smiled as Nicola hurried over to them.

"Ok, Miss Clyne you can now open your eyes." The doctor told her as she slowly opened them. They burned from seeing the light of the room, as blurry figures stood infront of her. In mere moments she was able to make out Chris, Aelan, and Nicola. The doctor passed a mirror to her as she looked at herself, her eyes were full of happiness as she looked at her face. She looked to see her new face, but she appeared to be saddened a bit.

"Excuse me doctor, but could you leave the room for a bit." She said as her new eyes had tears forming within them.

"Of course Miss Clyne." He said leaving.

Chris and the others began to leave but she said. "Chris, Nicola, Aelan please stay." She said almost crying. The doctor left as Chris closed the door behind him.

"What's wrong?" Aelan asked as Meer set the mirror down.

"I. . . . some. . . . something just doesn't feel right, this has been a dream of mine, but it just don't seem right." Meer said as Nicola sat on the bed with her.

"Hey Meer, if you want to back out, we will back you up." Nicola told her as Meer smiled.

"Thanks Nicola, but well I've gone this far I should keep on going." Meer told them as Chris nodded.

"Do as what you think is right Meer, we will support you no matter what." Chris told her as she just smiled at him. "Besides, we like you no matter what you like, now and forever." Chris said as Meer looked at Aelan and Nicola who both nodded.

"Thank you all of you, you brought my spirits back up." Meer told them.

"Hey what are friends for?" Nicola asked her as Chris nodded.

"So, what are you all going to do now?" Meer asked.

"Oh, yes I forgot." Chris said as he brought out a little communicator, as he told the Haro to come to him. "Here Haro, another function for you to add." Chris said as he opened the little thing up. With the tools her brought, he added the small communicator to it.

"What are you doing Chris?" Nicola asked.

"Well, were mercenaries now correct?" Chris asked as Nicola nodded.

"Oh, I see." Aelan said as both Meer and Nicola were a bit clueless. "Chris is giving Meer a personal communicator so she can hire us at any time." Aelan said.

"Yes, and the communicator is tuned to your radio frequency in you head Aelan. Which is also for the ship." Chris told her. "I told myself when we were heading up here to see you Meer, I told myself this one thing. Any job you give us Meer, at least I will do it no questions asked, free of charge." Chris told her as Meer's face lit up.

Nicola looked at Chris with a smile as he nodded. "Ok Finish, how are you doing Haro?" Chris asked it.

"Haro Good!" it said as it went to Meer.

"Ok, to make sure it works. Haro Communicator mode." Chris ordered as it opened up. "Now Meer speak into it." Chris told her.

"Testing one two one two." Meer said as Aelan could hear it in her head.

"It works." Aelan told him.

"Ok good, and long range should work to. I programed it to find the fastest route via satellites to Aelan's personal radio, no matter if you talk into Haro Meer. You'll be able to reach her, and the ship if not a whole lot of interference is going on." Chris told her as he came over to her. She just hugged him hard because of the things he has done for her. She then got up out of the bed as She hugged Aelan and Nicola as well.

"Thank you all." She said again as Haro chirped from the bed. "So when will I see you again?" Meer asked.

"Hmm, if we ever hear you are near by, count on that we will pay you a visit." Chris told her as Nicola and Aelan nodded. "We will visit you no matter what." Chris told her as she smiled. With that, even though Nicola did not have a problem with it, Meer gave Chris a peck kiss on the cheek. Meer blushed a bit as Chris was shocked at it.

"Well, Meer, I think its time for us to go back to our ship." Aelan said as Chris nodded.

"Yes, it be wise, but Meer remember, you can talk to us at any time, or Aelan at least." Chris told her as each of them Gave Meer one more hug before leaving. As Chris left the poster behind.

Meanwhile at the Armory, Alexis was doing the OS, as she was to be the pilot of the machine. She upgraded the OS of the nuclear machine checking much of its systems. The machine was near complete besides fitting the rest of the right arm with its actual armor, before the Phase Shift armor. "Ok Alexis, lets get ready for testing, first off Phase Shift." Asriel called from the control room. Alexis flipped the switch as the dull grey machine changed colors. Most of the machine was white, but on its upper body blue was found from the cockpit up.

"Phase Shift working, going to test out the weapons in the nearby asteroid field." Alexis called as she took off, with Scythe in hand. Her Buster rifles acted as Rail Cannons as plamsa cannons worked over her shoulders.

For a few hours she tried the machine out as Chris' shuttle and the Red Queen returned to the facility. The three of them came into the control room of the facility as Asriel told what to test next on the new Gundam. "So, how is the new machine?" Chris asked as Asriel looked up.

"Oh Chris, its good to see your back. As far as we can tell the new machine is great." He said. "Alexis is currently testing it out, and it has a very high performance." Asriel told him.

"Oh, before we say anything else." Sophia called from another station. "I think you should all get a load of this." She called as everyone gathered around. On the screen it showed ZAFT latest Creations first was the ZGMF-1000.

"Thats the new mobile suit that escorted us." Nicola called as Chris nodded.

"This is the ZGMF 1000 Zaku, ZAFTs new mass produced machine." Sophia told them. "It is much like the legendary Strike Gundam last year, as it has hard points to add Wizard packs. Much like the Strike did with Striker Packs." Sophia explained. "It also has a commander version, the ZGMF 1001 Phantom ZAKU, that can also be equipped with Wizard Packs." She told them, as they could all tell, it was a commanders machine.

"So, those are ZAFTs new mass produced machines." Chris said with his arms crossed.

"Thats not all, there is five G weapon Machines being made as well." Sophia told them.

"Really? Bring them up." Chris told her.

"Ok, I got into three files, but two of them are unknown, all I got is their numbers and names." Sophia told them as she brought up the first. "Ok the first is the ZGMF-X23S Saviour, other than that no data." Sophia said as she brought up the next one. "The ZGMF-X24S Chaos, a transformable suit, which excels in combat in space, it has a mobile armor mode, and beam wired gunbarrels as well." Sophia told them. "Next is the ZGMF-X31S Abyss, mainly designed as a underwater machine for Earth. Next would be the X56S Impulse, other than that I have nothing." She told them as Aelan was taking in much of this information.

"Hmm, what is the last one like then?" Chris asked as each of these machines sound like the excel in certain enviroments of combat. Chaos with Space, and Abyss with the sea.

"The last one is ZGMF-X88S Gaia, a machine that escels, with ground combat, with an alternate mode much like the BuCUEs." Sophia told them just as the new Gundam came in. "This is all I can tell, plus speaking of these names, have you thought of a name for that Gundam?" Sophia asked.

"I think it would be wise to Let Alexis choose the name of her machine." Aelan told them as everyone nodded.

"Ok, begin to load everything back onto the Avalon, its time for us to start looking for new jobs." Chris ordered as the majority of the group smiled at that. "Ok, mobile suit pilots, as now we actually have another machine, I want them all working on transporting weapons and other goods to the ship got that." Chris ordered. He then turned to Aelan and Nicola, "this means us to" Chris told the girls as they nodded. "Sophia, tell Alexis this as well, oh and ask her what her machine is." Sophia nodded.

"Sophia to Alexis come in." Sophia said into the mic.

"Alexis here, whats the 411?" Alexis asked.

"New orders from Chris, you are to help him and the others on loading our goods onto the ship. Oh, and I was ordered to ask you to name you machine now." Sophia told her.

"Ok, I'll get right on it. Oh, and what do you think of the name Avian?" She asked as Sophia nodded.

"Ok uploading the name into Avalon's computer." Sophia told her.

The Next Day: Destiny Begins

After loading all of the data and equipment onto the ship, Chris and everyone gathered onto the ship themselves, most meeting on the Bridge. "Ok, activate Engine start up sequences, lets go." Asriel said from the captains chair. The ship took off into space once again leaving the armory. Aelan floated on the bridge, which she liked to do often during the wars, as long as they were in space. Nicola on the otherhand floated by the window, admireing the beauty of the Planet she has lived on for two years.

Chris hopped over to her as he put a arm around her shoulders. "Beautiful isn't it?" Chris asked her as she nodded.

"Chris if I die before you, I'd like to be put to rest in the sea." Nicola told him as he looked at her shock.

"Nicola, you wont die before me I wont allow it." Chris told her as she looked at him with a smile.

"Thank you," She said kissing him.

"Hey, will you two stop it, Asriel and I don't kiss that often!" Aingeal called from her position, which actually had a view of the area they were at. "Hey, what the, I'm recieveing a radio signal!" Aingeal called.

"Where is it coming from?" Chris asked propelling him and Nicola to the area.

"Don't know sir, all I know is that its a transmission, radio no video." Aingeal told him.

"Chris, I know where its coming from!" Aelan called as Chris looked at her. "Its Meer, mission number one is about to be given." Aelan said with a smile. Aelan landed beside Aingeal as she put her hand underneath her hair. She took something out of it, it was a connecting cable, thin enough to be just string. She took it out of the back of her neck and added it into the speakers. "A little something only I was given as a Destroyer." Aelan said as she connected to the computer, "This is only for communications only." Aelan told them.

"Hello! Hello is anyone there!" Meer called franticly over the radio.

"Were here, whats wrong miss Clyne?" Nicola asked knowing that Meer could be with a group of people at the moment, as they could not tell do it was being speaker only.

"Oh thank goodness this works, guys, please, you have to head to Armory One now Mobile suits are running amok, and the Chairmans life is in danger!" Meer pleaded.

"Alright were going." Chris told her.

"How much?" Asriel asked.

Chris looked at him. "Asriel for Miss Clyne its free got that." Chris told him with a wink as Asriel got it.

"Roger that, Psymone activate Satellite engines, take us into full throttle to Armory one, Mobile suit Pilots to your Mobile suits now!" Asriel radioed through the ship. "Set to level two battle stations until we arrive." Chris, Aelan (After disconnecting) and Nicola all went to the hangar, and wait in their mobile suits ready for combat.

And when they do, a whole new DESTINY will be set out for them.

A/N: Destiny has now begun, and The Raptor now known as Avalon is heading to Armory one at full speed, litteraly. Now with four state of the art machines and one GuAIZ unit.