Chapter 3

The Slowly Sinking Sun

Disclaimer: I do not own Gundam SEED or Gundam SEED Destiny in any way. I also do not own the lyrics to 'Life goes on'.

Okay. I got a lot of explaining to do to you readers. I have been really busy with exams coming up and something really bad happened in my family, which caused me to lose my will to write, but I am back.

Also I got my inspiration from my mom first of all for fighting cancer, once again, and from a song that I listened to non stop during the weeks I disappeared. It is called 'Dance of Curse'. Now on with the story!


The sun of the morning rose in brightly in the east. It's rays spread across everywhere it could reach, without being blocked by darkening clouds. The rays reached into the cave to where two young human beings lay asleep. The two humans lay undisturbed by the sun's rays hitting their eyes. Another day it was, but a more promising one than the last two.

The two humans still lay asleep, as the sun shone partly through the cave, though the day seem what already promising… They both wouldn't know how painful it was going to be… For the both of them. Even though they had spent some of the night talking about each other, they knew little that today was going to be the last day they would probably see each other, before they would go back out to the battle field and fight against each other once again. It was a sad thought that these two people had to go fight each other again… Though one just wanted to live life like it was supposed to, not be fighting in a war like this.

Another hour passed, before the sun shone into the eyes of the female figure. Saddened eyes slowly opened. It was another day of living hell for her… She hated it… Nobody really understood her since that tragic day with the murder of her family. The only person that understood her, was the sleeping male just a few feet away from her. Though… he was ZAFT.. He was kind, he was unlike what the others on that horrid ship had spoken about. Maybe she should just go with him. No. She knew that only the Naturals knew what was wrong with her, she couldn't go with him.. Or she would die most likely.

Sitting up from her laying position, she looked out to the bright sun that entered the cave. Exhaustion was over taking her. Even though she had slept it wasn't good… They controlled her life. Everyday of it from now on… She was going to do something about it, but she didn't know what. Sometimes a day on the ship seemed like a week at a time.. It never stopped. She could still hear the laughs, or the whispering of people on her ship always making fun of her. Why did they do this? Why did she have to be so different from the Naturals and the Coordinators…

Slowly standing up, Mizu used the cave wall for balance and began to walk to the entrance… This might be the last day she might spend with that silver haired male. He was the only one that could save her from this nightmare she was living. Her blue orbs focused on the ground ahead of her… She had to disobey… Even if she did lose all of her memories, she knew someone might help her.. It was that price she was willing to pay.. Also all those others like her. They needed help to, not just her.. There were others. It was high time she stopped being afraid, even if the Earth Alliance did control life in a way.

Once at the entrance of the cave, Mizu looked back to the male that remained sleeping. He looked at peace, she was glad someone was. Leaving the cave she began to walk toward her mobile suit. The ocean's scent and sound kept soothing her, making her dream of a land where she wasn't in this mess, but she knew it was a false land. She wasn't going to let anymore suffer like she did.. She was going to ask for that male's help.. She needed it. If he really understood her he would help her. For now all she could proved him was with information, about what she was.

Mizu knew that she was neither Natural or Coordinator, but an Extended. Knowing there was little time to give him the information he needed, she would get a start on it.. Even though she was an Extended, she had the brain, speed, and strength of an Coordinator. It was time for her to do something with those gifts she had received from the Naturals.

One thing didn't make sense in her mind.. She knew that Coordinators had their genes alternated and the Naturals hated that, but.. She was an experiment that was just like a Coordinator. Expect gone through a lot more than a unborn child.. There were many like her being taken away and being experimented on… She was tired of just standing by and getting pushed around like a bunch of Naturals picking on a Coordinator… Was she beginning to side with the Coordinators? Maybe, but she needed their help, if she wanted to make things right… She needed to supply them with the data first… She would be willing to risk everything she had… Even her life.

She quickly shook her head and smiled to herself. "I will do this. I will try and make everything better.. Even if I die, or go back to being an experiment for the Coordinators.. I will help others like me.. They won't have to suffer," Mizu said proudly. Right then and there. She set her dream. She wasn't going to die just yet.

With a new determination set in her, she acted almost like a child now. Her leg still ached with pain when Yzak had shot her, but she ignored it. How could she ignore it? It was just that she wasn't going to stop trying for her dream. She skipped over to her mobile suit, that was in hiding, and looked up at it. "We got lots of work to do ahead of us? Don't we?" she questioned her mobile suit. There was no reply from the mobile suit. She quickly then went up to the cockpit to begin her work. It was going to be a long journey, but there was light at the end of this nightmare. There really was now..

- A ZAFT Ship 4 hours away from the island -

"Commander. We've found two mobile suits on a island, about 4 hours away from here," reported a soldier that was below the ranking of Commander Rau Le Creuset. "One of which is the Duel and the other is an Earth Alliance mobile suit."

A smirk came across his face. My oh my what had Yzak gotten himself into, or if he was even alive. Surely it's alright to check out the spot where one of his pilots crashed. Right? It wouldn't hurt. "Alright," the masked male spoke up, "set the ships course to the Duel's coordinates." This would prove interesting.. An Earth Alliance mobile suit and its pilot would prove very interesting.

Rau couldn't help but wonder what kind of pilot this was, surely they had to be a clever and strong one to fight off one of his best pilots. Maybe the pilot wasn't even alive anymore. Maybe Yzak shot the pilot. Who knows. Now he waited for time to come and check out everything for himself, but he soon found something interesting… The ship's radar had just discovered two found Earth Alliance fighter planes quickly passing them. There was no use to catch up with them, or attack them at this point of time. There were only two, but things were going to get very interesting around here.

- Back on the island -

Blue eyes opened slowly, giving a confusing look to his surroundings. Where was he again? Oh right, stranded on an island in a cave. Sitting up, brushed his hair slightly with his fingers as he let a large yawn afterwards. He looked to the fire pit that was once burning flames, but all that lay there were ashes. Looking around some more, he didn't see that girl.. Standing quickly, his eyes darted towards her bag and helmet, and they were still there. Where was she then? She was so exhausted last night that, she had passed out while they were talking.

He took a quick glance around before, telling himself that she was not here. Now running out of the cave, he looked around to the two mobile suits, the Duel and the unknown one who's name he did not know. Maybe he first would check the Duel in case. Her dagger was in there.. He remembered when she didn't want to give to him at first, but then she did. Maybe she wanted it back. It could possibly be that today was the last day with each other, and she wanted it back before she was taken back to the Earth Alliance. He hoped that ZAFT would come before that… After what he heard yesterday, he didn't really want to leave her in the hands of the Earth Alliance.

Jumping over rocks and such and running to the Duel, he looked to the mobile suit to see that the cockpit had remained open since the way he left it the other day. There was no point in locking up the cockpit. He took the cord firmly in his hands, before beginning up the to the cockpit of the mobile suit. He had become quiet protective of the girl named Mizu. "Damn…" he muttered as he looked to the empty cockpit.

Once seated in his mobile suit. He turned on his radar to see if something was coming.. Maybe she was hiding from something, but if she was… Wouldn't she wake him up or something? Her stuff was back in the cave. She still had to be on the island. Something came on his radar. Two aircrafts.. The Earth Alliance. They had found her.

Quickly trying to get some kind of weapon up, he began to panic. It wasn't like him to panic. His mobile suit was damaged. "Come' on you piece of shit!" he yelled at the Duel. He wasn't going to let an Earth Alliance soldier take his life. He had almost lost it to the pilot of the Strike, but he wasn't going to lose. Finally after reconfiguring one of the Duel's long ranged weapons, he aimed it. He would have to have dead on aim, but what if Mizu was around here.. Shit. There were too many things to worry about right now. His mind raced trying to decide what to do now.

Mizu, who was in her mobile suit, looked at the radar. "They're coming," she muttered. She wasn't going to let them take her without a fight. She still had to collect a bit more data about what were Extendeds. It wasn't going to be much, but it was a start. "I do not have time for this." Her radar showed one more thing. It was much closer than the two aircrafts. It must have been the Duel, she knew that they meant harm… And the Duel didn't look like it was in shape for a fight.

Within moments of coming to her conclusion, her mobile suit quickly began to move. Hey, nobody said it was broken or anything. Maybe she just wanted to get away from everything. In fact, Mizu's mobile suit was perfectly fine. In other words, she just faked her fall to get away from that damn ship. "Go away, I don't want to go back yet," she said in a cold tone of voice, one of which sounded like it wanted to kill. The mobile suit, suddenly burst out from it's hiding spot and went to attack the two aircrafts. The two pilots that were piloting the aircrafts weren't expecting this.

"What the hell is that damn girl doing! I thought she was told not to attack us!" questioned an angry pilot.

"I guess she has finally lost it," the other pilot smirked, as he saw the on coming mobile suit. It wasn't going to be too hard to take her out. He knew all her weakness and strengths and he knew the one thing that always brought her down crying to her knees. "Don't worry about it, she won't last five minutes."

Yzak was astonished at this miracle.. Her mobile suit wasn't even damage. It looked brand new, like it hadn't even been scratched. Where was her mobile suit hiding anyway for the past three days. He didn't have it in his sight. Forget about that now, right now he was going to assist Mizu in anyway possible. Even though his phase shift was almost completely drained, he still had some left. His anger had gone over the edge and there was no Dearka here to hold him back. He fired his long ranged weapon and smirked. This wasn't the end, not in the long run.

Moving out of the way of Yzak's shot, she glanced back at him and smiled slightly. He didn't hate her like others did. Now turning back to her true enemy she spoke again in that cold tone, "you guys are going to be put in your graves!" The mobile suit pulled out it's beam saber and went after one of the two aircrafts, that decide to play a game of cat of mouse. It was the mouse and Mizu was the cat. Knowing Mizu right now.. She wasn't going to let it get away.

The male that she was chasing knew her block word and he was the calm one. Quickly pressing a few buttons, he made contact with the girl's mobile suit. "Now, now Mizu-chan. You know you aren't suppose to be attacking us you know that don't you? Or are did the captain forget to tell you? I don't think he did, but anyway, you must come back. Even if nobody cares about you," he smirked. This would bring her down to her knees crying. "We all hate you, nobody loves you.."

Mizu had paused the game of cat and mouse. Tears slowly came down her face.. Love. That was the word that always brought her to her knees crying. Looking to her hands, she saw blood… The blood of her brothers… Nobody was around to even care for her.. No one.. Not oka-san, oto-san, or oni-san.. They were all dead. Slowly hugging herself, she began to cry some more. "No one…" she muttered in between sobs. She was done… She couldn't fight.

"Hey, hey," the other pilot spoke up. "What did you do to her to get like that? You beat your time, by a minute, Sakashi." He was going to continue to talk, when he was interrupted by the Duel, who fired at him again. "Hmph, damn Coordinators." He sent his coordinates to the Earth Alliance ship that was five hours away.

Yzak looked to Mizu's mobile suit. Wasn't her mobile suit moving? It was in perfect condition just before. Maybe there was something wrong with her. She was exactly human, but he had to forget about that right, the Earth Alliance was the one who made her like that. His fight was with them now, not the Naturals. "You'll damn right pay!" he said, firing two more times at the pilot. Phase shift now gone. "Shit," he muttered under his breath. He wasn't able to fire at the aircraft now. He was screwed..

"Ha! You missed you damn Coordinator! Sakashi take care of that damn girl. This Coordinator.. Assumes me," he said, smirking.

"Not a prob-" Sakashi was cut off.

An explosion was caused in the air. "Die!" The pilot once known as Sakashi was now dead. Mizu was breathing heavy… She was forgetting everyone. She wasn't going to believe there lies anymore. She was caused so much agony by people like Sakashi. After her mobile suit watched the parts of the first aircraft exploded, Mizu turned her mobile suit to look at the second aircraft.

The eyes of her contained a killer in them right now. Blue eyes stared coldly at the other aircraft. Her eyes were solid blue. Tears still fell down the sides of her cheeks. "I am loved! But not by you!" she cried out. The mobile suit quickly flew at the other aircraft with it's beam saber drawn at it. The aircraft began to also play the game of cat and mouse. It flew away from Yzak and began to play the game.

"Poor poor Sakashi," the male pilot said, shaking his head. He noticed that Mizu was now chasing him. He didn't care about her, he was just going to kill her one of these days anyways. He was also sick of her crying, hiding, or whatever! She was so damn annoying. She was also different, she was just like a damn Coordinator. It was time to put her in grave, and get rid of all that crying she was doing. Turning around, he fired missiles at her. Wait.. She was going to hit the missiles head on! That was suicidal! He saw how much she dodge that, but no. She was going head on for him.

Mizu hit the missiles, but did not stop her attack against the other pilot. Her beam saber still drawn, she sliced through the aircraft and killed the pilot. They had both miss judged her, it was what brought them both down to their graves. The pieces of the aircraft fell to the deep depths of the ocean. Death indeed was a sad thing, but the thing here that was sad, was those two males. They were the sad beings, judging someone just because they were different. They were the sad things here.

Yzak watched in awe. "Mizu…" That girl saved his life. He had to repay it some how.. He knew just the way. He just hoped she would expect his offer. It was her choice of course, he wasn't going to force her. He felt bad through what she had to suffer. She had no parents, while he still had parents. She had one person that cared about her, while he was still cared for by dozens.

Setting down her mobile suit gently onto the island that she stayed on, she panted. Her energy was being drained. She was surprised that she was still able to pilot her mobile suit after not being in the thing that she called the 'cradle'. It was the thing that gave her back her energy, it was also the thing that could take away something that meant so much to her. The cockpit opened, as Mizu slowly stepped out. She grabbed onto a bar that was there, so she wouldn't fall to the ground. Surely that would hurt.

A smile came onto her face. No, she wasn't going to give. Screw dieing now. Life was in her. She didn't want to die yet, she wasn't going down without a fight. To help others like her stop their suffering was her goal. Seeing someone run up to the mobile suit she smiled weakly. It was Yzak. Hoping was all she could do right now, hope that he was going to accept her proposal.

Taking a firm grasp on the cord, she went down. Once ground came, she stumbled upon it. Instead of hitting the ground and getting a cut or a scratch she was in the arms on someone. "Yzak," she muttered softly. Someone had cared for her. She decide ask him if he would help her. "Yzak, I need yo-" she was cut off by Yzak's speaking.

"Mizu I want you to come with me. I will not allow that damn Earth Alliance to mess with you or, your mind anymore. I want to protect you," he told her in a soft, soothing voice.

Mizu sighed happily. She was right someone did care for her. "Sorry. I can't. I wouldn't be able to survive. I am not like a Natural or a Coordinator. I am something different. I think I am what they call an Extended. My body is different. I react to things differently than a Natural or a Coordinator.. But right now.. I know the time we have right now is almost over. I need to give you something that might help you stop my suffering." She held a disk close to her. It wasn't everything on Extended, but it was a start. She was going to have to make contact with him some how to give him more information on her, and what she was, or what her body did. "I need you to help. That is the only way," she told him sternly as she looked up at him.

Yzak wanted to argue with her, but he knew she was right. If he were to give her a pain killer, it might cause her more pain. He knew that her body was much different than the average Natural or Coordinator. "Fine.. I'll help in anyway possible," he told her. If it was the only way then so be it.

Holding the disk up in her hand, Mizu smiled gently. It was the only thing that could saver her. She knew that the naturals knew a lot about Extendeds it was time for the Coordinators. "There are others like me. I want to help them, but I can't. Yzak, all I can do is give you the information right now. I am to closely monitored. The only time I could send you this is during battle. Give this disk a look at. You should find more than I could on it…" she said softly.

A hand went up to her head. "Ugh.. My head… It hurts.." she muttered softly. Mizu knew what it was. If she wasn't bond by that damn machine that gave her energy she would run away, but she couldn't, her body depend on it. She had survived this long without it, but it began to take a toll. Her body was becoming weaker by the hour.. She didn't know how she was going to make it, but she wasn't going to let go of life.

Taking the disk on of her hand, he looked at her. "You should rest," he told her. He had no choice, but to do this. He didn't want her to come with him and then be taken away and sent to some kind of laboratory. Hadn't she been through enough? "Don't worry I will take care of you. I will not try and leave you till I get picked up." He knew his words were useless. She was asleep right now. Had the battle worn her out that much? It probably did.. She was different..

Fours hours past, and Yzak was preparing for the time he was going to be picked up. He knew he was going to be picked up by ZAFT. He looked to Mizu. How she had a pained look on her face. He was saddened by this girl's suffering. He didn't want to leave her with the Earth Alliance. "I can't do a thing, but look at this disk," he told himself looking to the disk now.

Listening closely, he stood up and looked to the sea. He heard the crashing of water. It must have been a ZAFT ship, or an Earth Alliance ship. Leaving Mizu to rest, he began to run to see what ship it was. After jumping over a few rocks that hid Mizu and her mobile suit, he was greeted by a few people. One of which Commander Rau Le Creuset, another was Dearka who seemed happy to see him.

"Well well, Yzak you are still alive," the Commander said calmly.

"Yes, Commander," Yzak said, giving him a salute.

"Alright then, get aboard the ship. The Duel is being loaded into the ship. Is there anyone else on this island?"

"No," Yzak replied. That was a lie. There was Mizu, but he remembered her words. The disk she had given him was safely tucked away in his suit. It had been a long three days, but he had made it. He watched the Commander move toward the ship and Dearka move toward him.

"You're sure that you're feeling alright?" questioned Dearka. He had noticed that he wasn't himself. He looked worried for some reason. He began to wonder what had happened to him over the three day period.

"Yea."

"Kay, lets get going then," Dearka said calmly, as he began to walk back to the ship. He stopped about a few meters away, before looking at Yzak who still didn't budge an inch. He was looking back to the direction that he had come in. Was someone there? Probably. "Yzak!" he called out. It did seem to catch his attention quite quick.

"Coming," he replied, as he began walking, glancing over to the spot he had come in. She was going to be fine. All he could do was do what she had asked him and wait. That game he didn't like, but he was sure she was going to be up at them in no time at him. She was a pilot after all.. Her ship would come along soon enough to come get her. "Bye Mizu," he muttered, before finally walking toward the ship.

Life goes on
Mamoritakute

About half an hour to an hour later, Mizu awoke. She looked around, scared and unsure what to do. She had called out Yzak's name a few times, but no answer. Where was he? She felt somewhat scared with out him here.. She was alone now. A sad smile crossed her face. "We will meet again," she told herself. She sat on the island now holding her knees. She would be found soon.

Kokoro wa kudakarete
Hontou no kanashimi wo shitta hitomi wa ai ni afurete

Even after waking up and finding Yzak was gone, Mizu was still tired. She wasn't like most, she was different. Everything was different to her. Sleep slowly came to her, but once it did, she would be in a deep sleep for a while. Not even the when the Earth Alliance landed had she heard it, she had the energy drained out of her. She was even at risk of dying now.

Namida de nijinda kono sora wo miageru tabi
Hakanai aosaga mune wo shimetsuketeku

"Poor poor Mizu-chan," said a voice above her. It was no other than Captain Tashika. He was the one that looked after Mizu. Though she had tired to kill him, he felt sorry for her. He was the one that took her away from her parents, he was also the one that gave her that scar on the hand. He just used the technology to erase his face from her mind. Sighing to himself he picked her up bridal style and began to carry her back to the ship.

Sadame nara kanashimi no hate made tatakai tsuzuketa hibI wo ato ni

"Take the mobile suit back to the ship," Tashika ordered his men. He looked down to the sleeping Mizu. He'd better get her inside before she died or something. That would be most unfortunate for her.

Life Goes On
Moeagaru

After an hour or two, everything was back to normal. Mizu was finally able to rest and get some energy in it. She lay in her sleeping clothes. Sure she had received a wound, but she was alright. Tashika smirked to himself. Though his mind did wonder where she had gotten that wound. There must've been someone else on that island, but he didn't really care, as long as she could fight in the next battle. For him, he just cared about the girl's safety, not what she felt. He only pretended what to care about what she felt. He soon left the room of darkness and went back to the bridge to order people around.

Inochi ga aru kagiri
Shinjitsu no jibun sae miushinai sou sore demo

Over at the ZAFT ship, Yzak looked out to the sea as he thought about Mizu. How was she doing? Was she safe? Did the Earth Alliance find her? Probably. Man he couldn't help but worry about her. He still had the one thing that was able to her.. Looking to the slowly sinking sun, he sighed. "Mizu.. I'll do everything I can to help you. I will free you from your suffering," he told himself.

Life Goes On
Mamoritakute

The sun looked so beautiful on the water. He just wished Mizu was here to see it with him, but he knew she was going to be at rest for hours. His blue eyes stared at the sinking sun. It seemed for him it seemed like an eternity before the sun finally fell. When it did, he saw all the stars above him. It wasn't like him to be so calm and nice. He hadn't even yelled at Asuran, or Nicol for commenting on his disappearance. He didn't care at the moment. Now he slowly made his way into the ship. It was a long day and he need some rest. Rest was good…

Kokoro wa kudakarete
Hontou no kanashimi wo shitta hitomi wa ai ni afurete


Wow.. This is like so good! Okay another chapter done. I feel really bad for not updating as soon as possible, but some things came up at home. I really enjoyed writing this chapter. I realized that my character Mizu and I have a lot in common. It was really funny that I noticed it just now. Don't worry about me now. I only got one exam and it is English so during exam week I can probably update. I hope you all have a good and safe summer vacation to all. I shall update ASAP! R&R!