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Phase 7: The Fated Discovery

Meeting Room of the Archangel

The Archangel crews were having a meeting with Cagalli and the ORB council regarding the recent attack on ORB and probably other parts of the world. Their radar and communication links were not working. All they can do was to wait.

"What in the world are they?" Everybody was talking about it since the week before after the first attack. Cagalli looked out of the window deep in thought. The feeling of loss was there but she was still not able to figure out the reason of this feeling.

Athrun had been observing Cagalli ever since. He couldn't stop thinking of her since they parted in the last war. He loved her and will protect her. Athrun was shocked to see her in tears the week before and he had a bad feeling towards it especially for the new unknown enemies.

They were not able to establish a contact with the outside world to learn anything regarding the attack and the tense situation. They were vulnerable from attacks from outside. To prevent them from being attacked for the time being, Cagalli ordered that an emergency measures to be taken which is to activate the banned umbrella of mirage colloid which was built with agreement with the PLANT and the Terminal and they would remain the stealth condition until they found out more about this.

"I request to leave ORB to make a contact with the outside to find out more about the phenomenon." Athrun raised his request to Cagalli. Although everyone was agreeable, Cagalli objected as she knew if he leaves, he would not able to find his way back without the radar and he would meet with danger outside if he was alone.

"But it had been a week, nothing is progressing." He protested. "Not only we do not know what caused this phenomenon, it was obvious that there were unknown enemies which want to take advantage over this or they may even be the culprits?"

"Athrun had a point there." Mwu agreed with him.

"But we need more mobile suit pilot here in case an attack occurs. It was obvious that they were strong and I believe they may even have gundams." Murrue objected. She would not want Mwu to fight alone in case anything happens. "We need Athrun."

"But I don't want to be a sitting duck here if many were suffering outside. Besides, we haven't heard from Kira and Lacus since then." Athrun protested once again.

"Yeah, you are right. If only Kira and Lacus are here right now." Cagalli agreed with him for once.

"Don't worry; they'll make it back here somehow. By now, they should learn about this. Let's pray for their safety." Murrue assured them. "Remember, they always make it back on the right time."

"Yeah!"

In a forest of an island near ORB

A group of people were talking about the incident that occurred around the world. They were glad that they arranged for a meeting there before the incident occurred and carefully, trying their best to find their way there without use of detecting device.

"URANUS?" Miriallia Haw was looking at a photo a photographer had taken at Suez. "The civilians and the EAF were taken unaware of this and was wiped out. It was unfortunate." The photographer shook his head. "I was lucky to manage to escape here."

"URANUS could be the name of the unknown organization. They were behind all this?" Miriallia figured it out of those photos attacks quickly. She had to inform ORB about it. She heard from others that ORB was under attack a week ago, even though they had the advantage, they retreated. She was sure ORB didn't know anything much about it.

"Do you know anything about Berlin?" The photographer asked Miriallia suddenly.

"Nope!" Miriallia looked through the photos.

"This place is lucky to be secured by ZAFT. There were actually survivors from what I heard. That's the only area where the troop suffered some losses which was why we were able to learn of the name of the organization."

Miriallia nodded at the given information. She had to try returning to ORB somehow to inform Archangel about this organization.

Minerva

Lacus continued to feel her way out. Shinn appeared behind Lunamaria who couldn't hold back her tears.

"Lacus sama!" Shinn greeted Lacus and Lunamaria noticed his presence.

"Shinn.."

"Shinn-san, Luna-san, I'm fine, I can find my own way. Don't worry about me." Lacus tried to force a smile as she fell over Kira once again.

"Lacus-sama!" Lunamaria ran to help her up.

"I'm really so sorry to fall over you." Lacus touched his face. It was cold but felt familiar. Shinn closed his eyes and sighed. He decided to tell her everything today.

"It's fated that you will find all the way here, Lacus-sama!" Shinn said raising his voice. Lunamaria shook her head signaling Shinn not to say further.

"There are some truths you need to face and I'm going to tell you everything about especially regarding the person right in front of you!" Lacus turned to where Kira laid.

"Shinn!" Lunamaria shouted.

"That lifeless body was…."


Shinn had told everything except the black and white mobile suit which gave Kira the final finishing blow.

"In the end, he died with the smile. I couldn't save him. He wouldn't have survived with that kind of wounds. I'm sorry." Shinn passed to her Kira's remain which he instructed him to pass to her before he died. He stood up and left as soon as he finished. He was crying outside.

Lacus was shocked. Her mind was in a blank. She stood up and hugged Kira's lifeless body. She would not speak a single word to express her sadness. Lunamaria noticed that Lacus was expressionless. She just hugged his body tighter as she sat on the bed and let Kira slept on her lap. No wonder the feeling was awfully familiar. It was Kira's. Kira was dead, killed. Yet, she was actually unconscious in the underground when Kira was suffering. She was not able to console him even at the last moment.

"Kira!" She managed to choke out.

"Wake up and look at me! It's me Lacus!" Lacus shook his body vigorously hoping Kira would wake up and greet her.

"We had a date, don't you remember?"

"Lacus-sama!" Lunamaria tried to move Lacus away before she got too worked up.

"No, Kira, I had lost everything, I need you. You can't be dead!" Lacus shook her head in rejection. Lacus struggled to reach Kira as Lunamaria tried to pull her away from Kira. "Kira!"

"Lacus-sama!" Lacus fainted on Lunamaria's arms.

Shinn rushed in as soon as he heard Lunamaria crying for help.


A/N: End of phase 7! Lacus had learnt the truth of Kira's death. People will have lot to complain. Whatever it is, just read on. I'll appreciate if you can R&R. See you soon!