Blinded by rage, Shinn charged at the man who ruined his life and destroyed his family. Putting the past behind him, he drew his blade and raised it. Ryo managed to block it. He picked up his gun and started shooting at Shinn. He nimbly dodged them and they both charged at eachother. Letting go of all his emotions, Shinn was doing his best. Watching from the Archangel, Luna cried out Shinn's name. She thought to herself, 'I wish there was something I could do to help, but here I am in the hospital, severely wounded. Damn it!' Shinn was trying his best to blast Ryo, but he was just too quick. Ryo then ended up kicking Shinn's mobile suit.
"Just what the hell is ZAFT up to this time!"
"You really wanna know! Just ask me, the chairman of ZAFT!"
Shinn's eyes widened. Meanwhile, Mwu was surrounded by 50 ZAFT mobile suits. They all started shooting at him, but he managed to dodge them and shot back, only destroying 5 of them. Still shooting at him, they managed to destroy his legs, arms, and head, leaving only his chest.
"Damn!"
Back on the Archangel, Murrue leapt up yelled out Mwu's name, thinking that they were his last moments. One of the ZAFT mobile suits aimed his gun at Mwu. He fired the beam and it quicklycame to him. He tightly closed his eyes, thinking he was going to die. All of a sudden, in the blink of an eye, the beam never made contact with Mwu's gundam. He opened his eyes and saw the Strike Freedom on front of him. Inside, Kira looked back the almost destroyed gundam and smiled. Mwu smiled back. Kira charged at the remaining ZAFT forces, while the Archangel took Mwu in. With the help of Athrun, both of them blasted through their forces. Meanwhile, Lacus arrived on the Eternal where she found Andrew Waltfield.
"Sorry I'm late, commander."
"No problem, Miss Clyne. Now if you don't mind, let's launch this baby and head out into battle."
Lacus nodded. Waltfield launched the Eternal. The large pink ship started floating. Then, it blasted off toward space. Back at the battle, Dearka managed to blast the ZAFT cannons, while Yzak destroyed the ships. Dodging every attack, Dearka destroyed the incoming ZAFT mobile suits. Dearka looked down and saw that his power level was depleting. His Buster started to turn gray. Just then, a large cannon was about to fire at him.. Yzak turned and saw that Dearka was in trouble. He looked down and saw that his power level was low. The, he remembered all the times he had spent with Dearka. With all the remaining power he had, Yzak grabbed Dearka's gundam and threw it to the Archangel. Then, his power was fully depleted.
"Yzak! No!'
Yzak just smiled.
"Goodbye Dearka...my best friend."
Just then, Yzak's helmet filled with blood and it cracked. The cannon fired, taking out the gundam and its pilot. Dearka cried out in pain.
"YZAK!"
He cried out so loud that everyone heard him. Athrun just stared at the explosion.
"Yzak..."
Yzak was dead. Just then, the Archangel pulled Dearka in. When he got out, Miriallia embraced him and he cried in her arms. She just watched him cry.
"Dearka..."
Dearka looked up at her. She saw the tears in his eyes. Miriallia did something she has never done before with Dearka. She kissed him on the lips. Forgetting about what just happened, Dearka released the man inside of him and reluctantly returned the kiss. His tears subsided. Dearka broke the kiss and stared into Miriallia's eyes. Returning to the battle, Athrun and Kira blasted through the remaining ZAFT forces, while Shinn was trying to defeat Ryo.
"So that's what ZAFT's planning!"
"Yes! And we'll destroy everyone who gets in our way, even if it's a former ZAFT member like YOU!"
Ryo kept on blasting Shinn with everything he's got, but Shinn kept on dodging them. Shinn fought back by shooting him, Ryo was still too quick for him. Getting tired of this fight, Ryo took out a large ion cannon. Shinn's eyes widened with fear of the cannon. Ryo laughed sinisterly. He aimed his cannon at Shinn. He shoot a huge beam. Shinn tried to dodge, but it was futile, as the beam hit him from the waist and down, which also detached his wings. Shinn fell, screaming. Lunamaria's eyes watched in horror as Shinn's gundam was falling into deep space. She yelled out his name loud enough as Kira heard it. He went to where Shinn was as Ryo shot the beam again. The beam was then intercepted by another. Surprised by the interception, Ryo decided to retreat. Kira turned and saw the Eternal. He smiled when he saw Lacus. She smiled back at him. Then, he took Shinn aboard the Archangel. The Eternal followed him. Kira handed Shinn's sleeping body to Lunamaria. Then, he turned to Lacus.
"Lacus, would you like to take a walk with me?"
"I'll go anywhere with you."
This caused Kira to blush, which caused Lacus to laugh. After the redness on his face disappeared, he and Lacus left for some privacy. They left for Kira's room. Lacus turned a little bright red as she thought about it. She started to sweat a little. After they went inside, Kira closed and locked the door. Not knowing what to say, Kira turned to Lacus. He looked deep into her sapphire orbs and she looked into his. The scene was silent as he walked closer to Lacus. Both of them were nervous. Kira finally broke the silence.
"This place...hasn't changed, has it?"
Lacus nodded. Kira turned and smiled at her. He pulled her into an embrace and kissed he. She reluctantly returned the kiss. Both of them had their arms wrapped around eachother. Then, Kira felt a sudden push toward the bed from Lacus. She slowly took off her clothes revealing only her bra and thong. Breaking the kiss, she pushed Kira onto the bed. She carefully took off Kira's shirt and pulled down his pants, only being in his underwear. Then, she looked at the man she had fallen in love with. Kira pulled her down to him. He put her forehead against his.
"Lacus...are you sure it's okay to do this?"
"I think it is."
Kira smiled and leaned his head on to Lacus' soft neck, inhaling and exhaling the fruity scent. He started kissing Lacus from her neck to her forehead. He could hear her moaning. Lacus smoothly rubbed Kira's broad chest. Slowly, Kira put his hands behind Lacus' back, untied the bra strap, and dropped the bra off the bed. He then placed his hands on her breast and gave them a tight squeeze, causing Lacus to blush. Then moved his hands from Lacus' chest to her thighs. Lacus leaned down and kissed Kira from his cchest to his lips. Then, Kira gladly returned the kiss, but was surprised when Lacus gave him tongue. Her tongue seeped into his mouth and wrapped around his. Lacus broke the kiss and looked into Kira's violet orbs. Kira responded with a smile, which caused Lacus to smile. Kira put his right hand behind her head, caressing her hair, and his left hand behind her back. He pulled her closer. The two kissed eachother repeatedly on the forehead. Then, Kira managed to get on top of her. He placed his hands on Lacus' stomach and wiggled his fingers quickly, filling the room with her angel-like laughter. But, she managed to turn the tables. She pulled Kira down and ended up on top of him. She started to tickle him. He tried to hold in his laughter, but it was futile. He started to laugh like a maniac. Lacus then moved in and they continued from there.
Meanwhile, Athrun and Cagalli were at the hull staring at Athrun's gundam, the ZGMF-X19A Infinite Justice. The scene was full of nothing but silence. Cagalli put her hand on Athrun's. She laid her head on his shoulder. Athrun looked at her with a smile. He put his hand on her side and looked into the blonde's amber eyes, while she looked deep into his green eyes. Athrun then leaned in and kissed Cagalli on the lips. She returned the kiss. For what seemed like an eternity, the two remained like that for a few minutes. Cagalli broke the kiss and stared lovingly into Athrun's eyes. Then, Athrun broke the silence.
"Cagalli...when this war is over..."
Cagalli turned to Athrun.
"Let's live together..."
Cagalli was shocked when she heard Athrun's words. She nodded. Athrun embraced her. Meanwhile, Shinn awoke in his bed. He turned and saw Lunamaria next to him. They both smiled at eachother. A few hours later, everyone met at the cockpit of the Archangel. Captain Ramius started explaining the situation.
"Okay everyone. The situation is bad. We only have four pilots left, and ZAFT has hundreds of pilots left."
Kira stepped up.
"So what are we going to do?"
"I...I don't know. We don't even know ZAFT's plan."
"I...I do" said Shinn
Everyone turned to Shinn, each with their own surprised.
"What is it Shinn?"
"There plan...is to make the ultimate artificial Coordinator...and annihilate everyone on earth with it."
Kira's eyes widened. Meanwhile, back on the ZAFT space ship, Ryo was walking down an aisle with two men behind him. He had an evil grin on his face. Then, he approached a large tank with a young man inside it.
"You may awaken now..."
The man inside slowly opened his eyes.
"It's time."
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it's not over yet.
Sneak Preview: Lacus and Lunamaria take Kira and Shinn to their new Gundams. Meanwhile, Dearka and Athrun are sent into battle against the ultimate coordinator. Athrun runs low on power and two large cannons are about to fire on the Archangel and one is about to fire on Athrun. Dearka has only two choices: save Athrun or save the Archangel. What will he do?
Next Chapter: A Hero's Choice