Pinned A/N: Hello. This is my first time posting here. I have written a lot of Fanfiction (mostly about Gundam) but I have never published it here before. I am a big fan of the Gundam Series and thus I am writing either altered versions of their story or originals based on existing material. There's just this thing about my writing: I always write in plot format. So please forgive me if you don't like this format or if the story becomes confusing.
Pinned A/N #2: Everything that happened in Gundam Seed (Remastered) stays exactly the same. Meer Campbell doesn't exist in this story. Nothing personal, I just thought that the overall story would still work without her.
A/N: Some important info you need to know before reading the final part:
The ZGMF-X676T Legend Performante is a slightly bulkier version of the Legend, with four beam rifles (two in hand and two on the back), 30 DRAGOONS (6 regular and 2 large on the backpack, 4 regular on each side skirt, 4 regular on the back skirt, 1 regular for each front skirt, and 4 regular on each shoulder), and the HFES [High Frequency Environment Scanning] system; two half rings each connected to a sub arm comes out of the backpack that either lifts connects [to form a circle] above the Legend's head as a super antenna of sorts or in front of the Legend as a positron reflector.
The METEOR Mk II; just imagine if the Narrative A-Packs and the METEOR had a baby
GSD IV – The Light That Guides The Way
Durandal tells Gladys that she made the right call ending the battle after Djibril escaped. Gladys reports Shinn's involvement in their [ZAFT] defeat, and her concerns about Lunamaria's loyalty.
In the Archangel, Athrun gets out of the Justice but quickly falls to the floor. Shinn opens up his suit and sees blood, Kira quickly called for a stretcher and a medic. Shinn's leg also starts bleeding again. Kira helps him to the medical bay. (A few hourse later) Athrun, trying to get up again is helped by Meyrin to sit up. Kira and Lacus visit and told him that they're happy that they can talk again as friends. Cagalli heads to the Orb Palace to make an international broadcast.
Murrue and Neo talk on the deck (of the Archangel) and he tells her that he definitely knows her and asks if he can stay by her side. She nods and the two hug. (In the viewing deck of the Archangel) Kira thanks Shinn for protecting Cagalli and Orb. He also apologized for what happened in Berlin. Shinn tells him that they were all just did what they thought was right and forgives Kira. Meyrin also showed up to talk to Shinn. Shinn apologizes for putting her life in danger. She tells him that there is nothing to apologize for. Meyrin worries for the safety of Lunamaria. Shinn assures him that she will be safe, and that he will get her back. He accidentally reveals that he and Lunamaria are together. She is happy for them and wishes them luck on their relationship.
Cagalli's broadcast begins. She calls out the doings of Durandal and why he had to attack Orb, her broadcast was suddenly cut short when Durandal interrupts with his own argument. Lacus decides to appear with Cagalli and interrupts Durandal's to make a speech of her own. The people are now confused as to who to believe.
Lunamaria visits Rey in the medical bay to ask about the (Durandal vs Lacus) situation. He tells her that it doesn't matter; as long as they are with ZAFT, they should follow the Chairman's orders. Rey also question her loyalty but she assures him that her loyalty is with ZAFT. Rey (revealed to be wearing an eye bandage) remains suspicious. Lunamaria (obviously deeply affected by the situation she was in) cries in the shower.
With Djibril at the Daedalus Lunar Base, he orders the EF commanders to position old abandoned colonies (Relay Stations) equipped with massive Geschmeidig Panzers into firing position, A ZAFT task force led by Yzak Joule, discovers the relay station Gounod. A battle between ZAFT and EF ensues. The Requiem fires. Battle damage to Gounod slightly altered the trajectory of the beam, and as a result, Requiem missed its intended target. Instead, the beam directly hit and destroyed Januarius 1 through 4 which hit December 7 and 8 causing it to collapse, leading to the deaths of over a million Coordinators. Afterward, the Joule Squadron destroyed the Gounod relay station, but Djibril didn't pay much care since the Requiem's design is such that other stations can still be used to aim its beam at PLANT. Furious, Durandal orders the Minerva to head to space.
Kira, Athrun, Lacus, Cagalli, Shinn, and the rest discuss the Destiny Plan, the Requiem, and Logos. They all decide that each one of it must be stopped and make preparations to head up into space. Rey looks at his repaired and upgraded Legend, the ZGMF-X676T Legend Performante.
Durandal orders the a massive ZAFT Force to attack one of the relay stations, while the Minerva snuck to the Daedalus Lunar Base to destroy the cannon itself. A few minutes before they sortie, Rey warns Lunamaria that the assault on Daedalus will be a loyalty test for her. The Legend Performante (using the full potential of the HFES system) and the Minerva distract and destroy the Daedalus defense force. Lunamaria, in the Blast Impulse, snuck in the base itself and destroyed the control room, seconds before the Requiem was fired again. A well placed Tannhäuser shot destroyed the command center. Djibril tries to escape (in the Phantom Pain) again as the base falls but Rey spots him and kills him.
Erica Simmons (and her crew) completes the Hyper-Deuterion Drive of the Strike Freedom. Cagalli gives a speech that officially acknowledges the crew of the Archangel and the Archangel as a part of the second space fleet of Orb. She also tells everyone that she will be going with the Archangel for its mission (intelligence gathering).
Athrun expresses his concerns with Cagalli going with them. They argue for a bit but Athrun eventually agrees and promises to protect her. Cagalli takes off her ring and gives it back to Athrun. She tells him that the next time he puts it on her finger is when he bends the knee. He agrees, and the two kiss. Shinn and Kira teasingly calls for the two to get ready.
High-ranking officers of ZAFT report to Djibril that they have captured the Requiem and are currently repairing it.
The Archangel is in space. They head to Copernicus City. Lacus felt cooped up (having been inside a ship for months) so she decided that she wanted to visit the mall and go shopping (this was also a recon mission). Athrun was the first to object but Kira assured him that they can protect her. Meyrin also tags along. Shinn and Cagalli chose to stay with the Archangel because they needed to tune the Destiny and the Akatsuki. Mu asks Murrue if she wasn't going out, she tells him that she's used to being in a ship. Mu tries (and fails) to flirt with Murrue.
Lunamaria is still cooped up in her room, thinking about Shinn; Rey gets an artificial eye implant (a miniature auxiliary sensor which glows red when turned on).
While they were out shopping Kira angers Lacus because she thinks he doesn't care what she wears (or look like). Lacus then decided to visit a theater where she once performed but as they looked around, they were ambushed. Kira calls for backup and they eliminate all the assassins. The Destiny arrives and gives them a ride back to the ship.
When they got back, Durandal announces the defeat of Logos and the implementation of the Destiny Plan. Cagalli makes a live broadcast against the Destiny Plan. The young King George of Scandinavia also oppose the said plan. The president of the Atlantic Federation opposed it too but wanted to talk to Durandal about it. Their EF fleet stationed in Arzachel has begun to mobilize. As a result, Durandal used the Requiem they repaired to destroy the EF fleet at Arzachel, and killed the EF President. Orb, Kingdom of Scandinavia, and Terminal forces decide to destroy the Requiem and stop Durandal once and for all. Durandal orders the Minerva to go to Station One and join the ZAFT Lunar fleet in its defense. He orders Rey and the Legend Performante to go to the Messiah.
The Second Space fleet of Orb commence their assault on Station One. The Strike Freedom and the Infinite Justice launch equipped with METEOR. The Destiny launches with a booster pack. The Akatsuki, piloted by Cagalli, protects the Eternal, while the Gaia, piloted by Mu, protects the Archangel from ZAFT forces.
The Lunamaria, in the Force Impulse, launches and spots the Eternal. Meyrin communicates with Lunamaria, as she was about to fire on the Eternal, and persuades Lunamaria to stop her attack on the ship. Cagalli spots the Force Impulse and thought that it was attacking the Eternal. They exchange a brief clash of beam sabers until Shinn arrived and told Cagalli to help the Strike Freedom and the Infinite Justice.
The Minerva fired its positron cannon at the Archangel (if the Archangel evades, the shot will hit the Eternal). The Akatsuki and the Gaia block the shot. This causes Mu to regain his memories. The Gaia shoots the Tannhäuser, destroying it.
Shinn and Lunamaria argue whether they are doing the right thing. After a brief argument, Shinn gets out of his cockpit and reaffirms his love for Lunamaria. The Strike Freedom and the Infinite Justice provided cover for the two. Lunamaria chooses love over duty; she gets out of the cockpit of the Force Impulse and hugs Shinn. Athrun reminds them of the situation they are in. They get back in their Gundams and head for Station One.
The Destiny, Strike Freedom, and Infinite Justice soon destroy Station One but their victory is short lived when they realize that another station is coming to replace Station One. The space fortress Messiah advances to the front lines and fired the Neo Genesis at the Orb space fleet, wiping out nearly half of their forces. Rey takes drugs to enhance his senses, reaction, and instinct to the max. The Infinite Justice removes its METEOR to give the Eternal more offensive capabilities.
The Legend launches, equipped with the METEOR Mk II, and goes directly for the three Gundams (Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, and Destiny). They gang up on him but they soon realize that he is just stalling, Kira decides to go and destroy the Neo Genesis (and the Messiah itself if possible). Shinn tells Athrun to destroy the Requiem and that he will deal with Rey. Athrun tries to argue but Shinn tells him that he will not hesitate anymore. Athrun and Cagalli go for the Requiem. The Destiny and the Legend battle all out. The Minerva reengages the Archangel. The Force Impulse is joined by the Joule Team in defending the Eternal.
Rey decides to try and hurt Shinn by telling him that he will kill Lunamaria first. The Legend Performante heads for the Eternal but just before it can fire upon it, the Destiny was able to destroy the METEOR Mk II. The Destiny is able to lure the Legend Performante away from the Eternal.
Kira is struggling with the amount of forces that are guarding Messiah (and its powerful shields); the Kusanagi is having a hard time in penetrating the Requiem's shields. Due to the fight between the Minerva and the Archangel, the Gaia sustained heavy damage but continues to defend [the Archangel]. The Infinite Justice destroys the engines of the Minerva causing it to lose power and crash on the Moon. Captain Gladys orders her crew to abandon ship.
Durandal orders the Neo Genesis to fire to eliminate the Orb forces near the mouth of the Requiem. The Strike Freedom ditches its METEOR and was able to slip in the moment the Messiah lowers it shields to fire the Neo Genesis. The shot destroys more of the Orb space fleet but also destroys some of the ZAFT forces.
With only 30 seconds before it [Requiem] fires, the Infinite Justice and the Akatsuki penetrate the Requiem's shields, and sacrifices its Fatum-01 and its DRAGOONS, respectively, to destroy the Requiem.
Despite the Destiny destroying multiple DRAGOONS, the Legend Performante was still able to gain the upper hand when it destroyed the Destiny's Anti-Ship sword, beam rifle, left arm, and right leg. The Legend Performante kicks the Destiny onto the moon's surface; Shinn loses consciousness from the crash.
The Strike Freedom destroys the Neo Genesis and the Messiah's shield generators. The Messiah slowly starts to fall on the surface of the moon. Lunamaria, seeing that the Destiny was in trouble, goes to fight the Legend Performante. The Force Impulse was no match for the Legend Performante and sustained mild damage. Lunamaria shouts at Shinn to wake up.
While unconscious, Shinn has a vision of Stella; she tells him that even though she doesn't have a future anymore, she was still happy for their brief but meaningful moments together and that Shinn still has a future (with Lunamaria).
Shinn awakens in SEED mode as the Legend Performante (using a beam saber) was about to deliver the final blow to the Destiny. The Force Impulse blocks the way with its shield. The Legend Performante tries to stab the Force Impulse instead. The Destiny suddenly activates the full power of the Wings of Light. It envelopes the Force Impulse, protecting it from the beam saber. Shinn orders Luna to separate the chest flyer; Shinn charges in with the Destiny's Palma Fiocina. It dissipates the beam of the Legend Performante's beam saber; the chest flyer of the Force Impulse shoots the Legend Performante, destroying both its arms and head, allowing the Destiny to obliterate the entire left side torso of the Legend Performante, permanently disabling it.
The Akatsuki recharges its batteries and equips the Oowashi Sky Pack. The Infinite Justice and the Akatsuki go to where the Messiah is. Yzak's ship fires a Deuterion beam to recharge the Force Impulse's battery.
The Destiny and the Force Impulse regrouped with the Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, and Akatsuki to help destroy the Messiah's defenses. The Legend Performante limps back to the Messiah. Capt. Gladys takes a shuttle to go to the Messiah. When the five arrive, Shinn, Kira, and Cagalli enter the falling Messiah. Lunamaria and Athrun stay behind (in their Gundams) just in case, and the rest enter (Rey and Gladys enter in separate entrances).
Shinn confronts Durandal and they express their disappointment at each other; Durandal tells them that if they don't implement the Destiny Plan, the world will be tossed back into chaos thus starting the cycle of peace and war all over again. Shinn tells [Durandal] that he would rather move forward towards an uncertain future than be stuck in a peaceful present, and will fight if necessary. Durandal prepares to shoot but is shot by Rey instead. He tells Durandal that he accepts Shinn's future, a future full of hope. Talia orders the three [Shinn, Kira, Cagalli] to leave but before they do, she tells them that if possible, she would like for them to meet her son. Before they escape, Shinn decides to leave the Destiny behind; he also leaves the medal that saved his life in the cockpit. He boards the Force Impulse with Lunamaria and they all go out and head back to the Eternal.
Talia comforts Durandal in his final moments. She calls for Rey to come. Talia hugs her and comforts him too. The Messiah crashes and kills the three.
Lacus broadcasted a message across the battlefield, calling for everybody to stop fighting for more fighting would be meaningless. They all agree to a ceasefire.
C.E. 74; 10 months after the Battle of The Messiah, the peace talks are successful between Orb and ZAFT, finally ending the war. Shinn, Lunamaria, Cagalli, Athrun, Kira, and Lacus visit (they all met by chance) the cenotaph in Onogoro. Shinn says that he always hated the place but came to realize that no matter how bad the past, it should never decide your future. They all accept his apology and forgive him. They promise to fight together in the future. After paying their respects, they all went their separate ways.
Mu and Murrue, now retired, are living together in Orb. Andrew Waltfeld has opened his own coffee shop. Meyrin is working for ZAFT again and is training to be a Vice Captain. Dearka is promoted to a Red Coat. Miriallia is back as a freelance photographer. Erica Simmons is working on a next generation Gundam. Athrun serves as Cagalli's top military advisor.
Back in the PLANT Lacus became the Chairwoman and Kira is a White Coat Commander for ZAFT. Shinn is still a Red Coat. Athrun is an Orb admiral. Kira and Lacus run towards each other and hug in front of everybody surprising most of them.
A/N #2: As to why Shinn left the Destiny in the Messiah. When Athrun told Shinn that "Anyone who's ever wept cause they have felt weak, and powerless has had those kinds of thoughts, yes. But the moment you acquire all that power you've dreamt of you become the one who causes others to weep tears of lose." The Destiny was a symbol of the power Shinn dreamt of, but it was also the power that made others cry, so when the war ended, he didn't need that kind of power anymore and thus he let it go down with the Messiah.
A/N #3: And that's it. Sorry if it was confusing or rushed or both. Thank you for your time and patience.