Disclaimer: Yeah. Still don't own it! Although if I did, I would make a live action film, star in it as Athrun, and totally be with the girl who plays Cagalli! ahem Sorry. I get a little carried away with the whole Athrun\Cagalli thing.

Warning: General WAFF-iness, and violence ahead. Don't read if you don't like violence!

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Post Chaos

Phase 03: Flying Death

It had been a few days since Mu had shown up at Kira's house, and now, the girls were going to have their night, and the guys were going to have theirs. Kira agreed to vacate so the girls could use the house, so the guy's party was going to happen at Dearka's place.

It was about 12PM when Mir arrived at Kira's house to begin the set up for the party. As he had promised lacus, Kira and athrun vacated the house when Mir arrived. The fact that the boys had their sleeping bags with them meant that there would probably be alcohol involved.

"So, from the look of things, Kira and Athrun won't be back tonight." Lacus looked over at Mir for a second, then went back to focusing on what she was cooking. "Yes. That can be a good thing." Mir's response sounded extremely cryptic, but Lacus didn't pay any attention to it.

On the other side of town…

Kira and Athrun were a little lost. Neither of them had ever been to Dearka's house before, and they hoped to find it before nightfall. So they went to the first person they knew. Bzzz… Kira pressed the buzzer a couple more times before they heard a voice come over the intercom. "Hello?" "Sai, this is Kira." "Kira, what's up?" "We were hoping that we could follow you over to Dearka's." "Okay. Just wait there. I was actually on my way out." "Thanks, Sai."

It only took Sai five minutes tot get all of his things together and get down the stairs to Kira and Athrun. "So, Kira, Athrun, you guys ready?" Sai was skeptical about their packing." Athrun looked over at Kira, who motioned for Sai to follow him. They walked around the corner, and Kira pointed to the black Ducati that he had ridden on to get to town. "And what did you take, Athrun?" Athrun pointed to a magenta Corvette that was parked behind the motorcycle. "Okay. I'm gonna ride with Athrun. Not that I don't trust you, Kira, I just don't care for motorcycles." Kira gave Sai a nod, picked up his helmet, which was obviously hijacked from the Archangel's locker room, as was his riding outfit.

When they arrived at Dearka's house, Sai rang the bell, and Dearka came to the door. "Hey guys! Come on in!" The trio entered the house and closed the door. "So, Dearka…" Kira got a smirk on his face. "Or should I say Mr. Elsman…" Dearka gave Kira a death glare. "…okay… Dearka it is. What exactly are we doing?"

Dearka's face went from the death glare to a smirk. "So kind of you to ask," he said in his usual sarcastic tone. "But I believe that my partner in crime can better answer that question." Mu then stepped out from his hiding spot around the corner. "Thanks. I was gonna jump out and scare the piss out of them." He then turned to Kira, Sai and Athrun. "Well… first off, you have to take pity on the three unmarried guys here and do some things that single guys do." Kira looked nervous. "Like what?"

Mu looked at Dearka and smiled. "Well," he said as he turned back to face them, "You two are gonna be goin' out on the town tonight!" Kira and Athrun looked at each other with a worried expression on both their faces. They nervously turned back to Mu, Sai, and Dearka, who were standing in front of them with triumphant grins on their faces.

It was just at that exact moment that the group heard screams coming through an open window. "Okay. I know that we were planning a party, but this was totally not what I was expecting!" Mu shouted as he ran after Kira, Athrun, and Dearka.

In another part of town, people were running around in total panic. And it was not without reason. A group of five Mobile Suits was destroying everything in their path. Upon arriving at the scene, Kira was horrified. He had only seen this once before. And the last time, his home was destroyed. "Hey! This way!" Kira looked over to see that Dearka was pointing towards the military base.

"Athrun! Let's go!" Athrun came running as he heard his name called. He then followed Kira, Mu, and Dearka onto the base, and right to the express elevator. "Dearka," Athrun questioned as he looked at his friend, "What the hell are we…" "Oh, you'll see," the blonde said in a secretive voice. Once the elevator reached the bottom of the shaft, the quartet stepped out, and the lights turned on. Standing before them were five very familiar pieces of machinery. "Dearka," Mu shouted, "I really don't care how the hell you guys hid this from us, but that doesn't matter. Let's just destroy those Mobile Suits that are on the surface!" he then climbed into a pilot suit, and proceeded to board his own MS.

Once they had occupied their Mobile Suits, Kira asked, "Um… What about the fifth one?" it was then that he heard a voice over the radio in his cockpit. "What? You thought that I'd honestly let you guys have all the fun?" Kira was amazed. "Cagalli! What are you… how did you…" Cagalli was ready to go first, so they forgot the conversation and just went along with the launch procedures.

One by one the Mobile suits were catapulted into the air, and Dearka and Cagalli paired off, and went in low. They could have easily destroyed the five Mobile Suits that were there, had it not been for the reenforcements that had decided to show up for the enemy just as they had began to launch.

"What the hell! These bastards just don't know when to give up!" Mu was furious. He was almost out of power, so he had decided to switch from his beam rifle to the beam saber that the Aile pack was equipped with. "Screw it!" Mu was now ready to explode. "Attention Strike. We're launching another pack. Prepare for the change." Mu was relieved to hear the ground controller's voice informing him that he would have some power. He jettisoned the Aile Pack just as the Sword Pack cleared the fence. With the new pack equipped, he landed and went to work helping the Buster and Strike Rouge clear the enemy MS from the radar screen.

In the air, it was another battle all together. Kira and Athrun were busy taking care of the airborne units that were constantly threatening to destroy the town from above. "Damn you!" Kira shouted as he took out five of them with the Freedom's advanced targeting systems. Athrun was having his own problems. "Why don't you just die?" Athrun questioned as he picked off Mobile Suits one by one.

"Who," Cagalli began to question, "the hell are these guys?" "Well, little lady, Let me answer that for you." The voice was familiar but it was over an MS to MS channel. Cagalli looked to her right to see an Astray MS fighting along side her. "Who the hell are you? Identify yourself!" Mu was furious that there was an unknown variable on the field. "Well, well, well. The Hawk of Endymion lives on, eh? Don't tell me you've already forgotten the Tiger." Mu was relieved to know that the voice was at least on their side. With their ally's help, they quickly dispatched the enemy Mobile Suits.

As soon as the last flaming remains of MS crashed to the ground, the group returned to the base, and used an elevator designed for Mobile Suits to reach the subterranean hangar. Once they had all disembarked, the Strike, Strike Rouge, and Buster were all plugged into the wall sockets, and stowed away.

"So, Mu La Flaga. You live again." The man who had earlier called himself the Tiger was now addressing Mu. He stood around 5'11" in height, and had brown hair and blue eyes he was wearing an Orb Militia uniform, and was very charismatic. "I should have known it was you," Cagalli said. "You're the only one to ever call me 'little lady'."

"Okay. To answer your first question, those guys are with a militant group calling themselves the Terran Protectorate." All faces in the room were glued to Waltfeld. "Well, I've got to get back home. Julia worries when I don't come back after a battle. See ya later, Mu!" With that Andrew Waltfeld left the building. "Shit! I gotta get going, too!" Cagalli yelled as she turned towards the door and ran out of the room. "Well guys," Dearka said as he turned around, "it looks like our night out is ruined. Why don't we just go somewhere fun." "Sounds good to me," Kira said as he followed the group out of the room.

To Be Continued…

When plans have gone awry, things can fix them again. But when seeking entertainment, you really need to be careful what you do. Things can go from good to bad, and life will still go on. Next on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Post Chaos: What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor?

A.n.\- Well, this is getting easier as I go along! And yes. I know that the combat was a bit short, but that's a problem that I'll have to deal with later. In any case, I really have to complete this soon, because all good things must come to an end.

I also know that I don't have one of those 'Fight through the flames, Gundam' type things, but I really thought that they were kinda corny in the series, and I can't really think of a good one for every phase, so when there is one, please note that I agonized over it for hours.

As for the enemy Mobile Suits, they are all the same as the ones seen in the Series. So please don't ask me for the names. All I know is that they are spelled really funny, so I can't give you an exact spelling. Sorry.

See ya next phase!

- athrun