SailorStar9: After getting Chapter 3 out, this is Chapter 4 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Pairings: Officially, Allelujah/Marie in Season Two. Tieria gains a somewhat romantic attraction to Anina/Sasha between Season One and Season Two.

Standard BS Disclaimers: I do not own Sailor Moon, Gundam 00 or the pairings. If I did, the other Senshi would be as powerful as Sailor Moon and kicking MOTD ass more often and VEDA would have least an anti-hacker program installed. The only thing I do own is the plot.

Chapter 4: Bonds

"Another incoming?" Johann's radar picked up another mobile suit arriving into the airspace.

"Tieria Erde?" Setsuna noticed Virtue hovering beside him.

"Man, that unruly brat has a real knack of doing crazy things." Lockon sighed, preparing to launch Dynames.

"Lockon, you didn't stop him." Orange Haro chirped. "You didn't stop him."

"You were spying on us?" Lockon chuckled. "Besides, I understand where Setsuna is going with this. He's trying to become a Gundam himself; a symbol of the eradication of war."

"What will you do?" Orange Haro chirped. "What will you do?"

"Honestly, I'm ready to start shooting, depending on what they say." Lockon admitted. "Here we go, Haro. Dynames, Lockon Stratos, launching."

"Can the two of you hear me, Exia and Virtue's pilots?" Johann asked over the intercom. "We are doing this to eradicate war."

"I know." Setsuna replied. "I want to know just how you intend on going about to accomplish that."

"I share the same sentiments." Tieria cut in. "If the three of you are truly the envoys of the Peacecraft, then tell us about what Sasha Peacecraft's plans really are."

"Very well." Johann relented. "Let's wait for Dynames to arrive. Then, we talk."

"I'm already here." Lockon informed, flying in to side with his teammates.

"Just so you three know, the Princess always has a bleeding heart, for as long as we've known her." Johann started. "One thing she hates more than war, is the weapons that intensifies war."

"So, that's why..." Lockon realized.

"The destruction of the ammunition manufacturing plants are among her main objectives." Johann confirmed. "By destroying thr ammunition manufacturing plants, the world governments will be forced to acknowledge continuing to produce weaponry would be a heavy drain on their monetary resources."

"And once the Central Banks realize that, every government will have to stop weaponry production." Lockon concluded. "Seriously, that Princess of yours really knows where to hit to hurt the most, huh?"

"Another thing hime-sama advocates is transparent honesty." Johann turned serious. "That is why we can't reveal the Princess' plans until every single Meister lays out their past, Neil Dylandy."

"Bastard, you looked at my data." Lockon hissed.

"The Princess has all of the Meisters' profile data by using VEDA." Johann related. "Lockon, you became a Gundam Meister because you wanted revenge on some people and now one of them is right next to you. The KPSA was a rebel guerrilla group from the Republic of Krugis. Among them is an individual by the name of Soran Ibrahim, also better known as codename Setsuna F. Seiei. He was a member of the organization that killed your parents and younger sister and one of those you swore revenge against."

On the Celestial Being's secret island base...

"Is that true, Setsuna?" Lockon interrogated the youngest of the Meisters. "Were you affiliated with the KPSA?"

"Yeah." Setsuna admitted.

"And you're originally from Krugis?" Lockon pressed.

"Yeah." Setsuna nodded.

A child guerrilla soldier. Tieria mused, leaning against a nearby tree.

"Lockon," Setsuna started. "What Johann Trinity said..."

"It's the truth." Lockon confessed. "Both my parents and younger sister were killed by the KPSA in an attack by a suicide bomber. It all began when the global restrictions on oil exports came into effect right after the solar power generation plan. They said we had to stop depending on fossil fuels to live our lives. But it was the Middle Eastern countries that suffered the most. The export restrictions crippled economies and the citizens were plunged into poverty. The poor turned to their God and opened their ears to His self-proclaimed spokesmen. They listened to despicable people who were seeking only power and wealth. And so, this led to the Solar Power Wars that would last for over twenty years. For those living in the land of God, it was a holy war, a selfish pretext. Of course, you can say the same thing about the UN and their export restrictions. But it wasn't God or religion that was at fault here. And neither was it the solar power generation system. But somehow, the world became twisted because of these things. I know that much, anyway. And I understand that you were just being used by KPSA, and that you were fighting a battle that you never wanted. But I was dragged into that twisted world and I lost my family."

"Is that why you accepted the offer to become a Gundam Meister?" Tieria asked.

"Yeah, that's right." Lockon replied. "And I realize that I'm a walking contradiction. Now, I'm doing the same things a terrorist does. Instead of cutting the chain of violence, I made the choice to fight back. Because I believe that, in order to prevent such tragedies from happening again, this world needs to be changed from its foundations. If I had an overwhelming power that could be a deterrent to the world..."

"A Gundam." Tieria concluded.

"I'll accept my punishment for not stopping the killing, after I've changed the world." Lockon confessed. "But before that, there is something I have to do." he turned to Setsuna and aimed his gun at the younger Meister. "Setsuna, I want to shoot you so badly right now. Let me avenge my family. Let me settle this score." he fired the shot, the bullet grazing past the motionless Setsuna.

"I remember, I used to believe in God." Setsuna spoke. "I was forced to believe." he corrected.

"And so, you think you're not responsible." Lockon retorted.

"There is no God in this world." Setsuna stated flatly. "I believed in God, and found out that He doesn't exist. All because of one man; the leader of KPSA, Ali al-Saachez. He was working for the PMCs in Moralia."

"The private military companies?" Tieria echoed.

"First a guerrilla, then a mercenary?" Lockon frowned. "Is he some kind of war junkie?"

"On the battlefield of Moralia, I saw him again." Setsuna admitted.

"That's why." Tieria realized. "When you got out of your cockpit at that time."

"I wanted to make sure that it was really him." Setsuna remarked. "I wanted to know where his God was. And if there was no God inside him, all this time, I just..."

"So, Princess was right on her money." Johann spoke for the first time in the confrontation. "Ali al-Saachez; Sasha-hime did a psych evaluation on him a while back. All she had to say about him is this: he's a damn schadenfreude, through and through."

"And us Trinity know she right down hates someone if she degrades to swearing the guy out." Michael piped in.

"So, this is being human." Tieria muttered.

"You know, I can send all of you an electronic copy of Sasha-hime's psych evaluation on Ali al-Saachez." Johann offered. "Provided none of you mind reading through a fifteen page psychological analysis."

"Fifteen pages?" Lockon gawked.

"Sasha-hime likes being very thorough." Johann explained.

SailorStar9: Any OOC-ness is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just love plot bunnies sometimes? Read and review.