DISCLAIMERS/NOTES:Go look at the past chapters. It's all there.
A/N:Dudes/Dudettes, Athrun and Cagalli NEVER separated! They never specified that they did. Besides, Athrun said that they didn't have to take it so fast and that he would wait for her before they left to space. Also, they have a pic of the official couples and they were KxL, AxC, and SxL. Although I prefer Shinn and Stellar than with Luna. She's too old for him.
A/N: Today is Friday March 28, 2008 and GSD's last episode is airing on YTV. I thought I update today to celebrate the last episode. LOL! Lame, I know. I apologize for the late updates. Little brother crashed the cpu with his SilkRoad, CS, Vent and so-on. Also, some bitch author, who will not be named, completely pissed me off over a stupid review. If you like AsuMey then fine, write about them! Fuck, didn't have to throw all your shit at me. I would never bash on another author for their choice in couples and how they write their story. It is unprofessional and low. Her interpretation on my review was wrongly judged and she took things way to seriously. It's really sad that she had to use that tactic on me. Authors learn to take criticism. Unfortunately, she couldn't and took offense. I wonder if she does that to other reviewers. She completely angered and insulted me. Telling me to deal with it? She should deal with criticism like a man! Anywayz, enough about that unholy being, I had to edit and add a lot of other things to these chapters so that was another reason why I didn't update. The brain keeps flowing with ideas and I wanted to make it good for you guys! Also, I have college coming up in April and my parents told me to get my ass together. UGH! But I think you guys would love these two chapters. HAPPY READING!
oOoO REVIEW OoOo
Stephanie Jelly: Hehehe... I like your name. It's cute!...OH! Thank you so much for letting me know! My japanese isn't that great now that my uncle is living over there and not teaching me anymore. I knew something was wrong everytime i typed out 'Nii-san' for Cags. Thank you so much for correcting me! And i hope you enjoy the story!
Hades.Throne.Heiress: Hehehe! I try to make chapters short but i never do. But i guess the longer the chapter, the more worth it to read?...I wonder if Cag's is gonna be okay myself! Maybe she's having a relapse?! :O Thank you for wishing me a Happy Chinese New Year! It was insane at my city! Lol! Happy..uhhh... BELATED EASTER BUNNY! Lol!
caga2007: THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! Many have asked about Cags, but i won't tell. Lol! She could be relapsing? :O Updates is on it's way! Hope you enjoy it!
Canadian-Girl: I know Freedom didn't kill Shinn's parents, but i had to write it in cause Shinn doesn't seem to let it go. He will eventually. Lol!
serebii-san: Yeah, Rey was OOC, but i didn't want him to be what he was in GSD. I didn't think he deserved to be what he was. Thank you! I like to twist alot of things around to go my way! HAHA! In this case, the characters who didn't deserve to die, are alive! -smirking cutely- OoO! I didn't see shots being fired either! So how did Cags get injured? Wait and see! BTW, your name... by any chance, are you from Vancouver and named Serena?
ACysDMkl: Thank you for reviewing! Really? Ya think so? ... Hmmm... She might be having a relapse. :O Lol! Her being shot is killing everyone! -evil grin- Don't worry, updates are on it's way!
kyuuin: YES! Finally they did make up! Man it pissed me off when they were apart!...Haha! I don't think anyone is patient for updates. I know i'm not. XP Hehehe! I am evil ain't I? Don't worry! The next chapters are coming!
phoenixblaze07: AWWW! I'm sorry it took so long. -bows head- But don't worry, i won't let you down with the next chapters coming up! I hot and ready from the brain, ready to be read by a special person like you! :)
Minatsuki: Damn right they better make it with lots and lots and lots of ASUCAGA scenes! You and I are HUGE fans of that couple! If they don't, then screw them to hell! They should'nt make a movie then!... AWWW! Hearing you happy, makes me all SUPER happy! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!! You and another reviewer are the only ones who complimented me on how i twisted the original story of GSD. I'm glad my plot isn't predictable. Eitherwise it would've sucked. Lol! Don't worry, i plan on keep on writing! Lol! I'm sorry, it didn't seem like i updated before Chinese New Year. I did have them ready but needed heavy editing. Then the worst happened. ToT My little brother crashed the cpu and i lost everything. Thank god i saved it on a USB. I keep adding extra stuff in the chapters cause my brain kept on flowing. It was irresistable! I had to meld it within the story. I wanted to make it really good in every chapter cause i didn't want to let anyone down. Also for my delay in updating, i had this one author that i wrote a review for in another story totally bash on me through PM. I was completely shocked and was upset for a while. It was totally uncalled for. I didn't say that i hated or bash the AsuMey pairing in the review. She assumed i did and that her sister told her that i hate that pair, which i do, but i didn't bash her in the review about it. She told me to suck it up and deal with it cause some people have hopes for the pairing. (PSH! my ass!) I swore that i didn't bash on that pairing on a review cause that is just unprofessional and low. I know better. If that author liked the pair, then fine, do what you want. But she didn't have to take it out on me. I wonder if she does that to other reviewers. Authors all should take criticism like a man/woman. It was utterly pathetic and completely insulting for her to use that kind of tactic. ...Anywayz, i'm sorry that i was blabbing this. I'm still very upset about it and i don't usually get over things like that so easily. I tend to hold it in for a while. I'm very emotional but try to hold up my famous 'i don't give a damn' face. XP... Anwayz, once again, thank you soooooo much for your review and compliments. You've really made me happy! ASUCAGA FOREVER!! ROCK ON!! WHOOOO!!
rhid: HAHAH! Me too. I only read fanfics cause i like manga and anime and when i have free time. Me too, i saw Athrun still in the ORB uniform. I assume he's staying? Cause Kira's with Lacus up at PLANTS. I think that's totally fair. Athrun at Earth and Kira at PLANTS. They both switched! Lol! You're not sure that Athrun and Cagalli are gonna be together? OoO! HAVE HOPE! HAVE FAITH! Seiren dying in th most horrible way possible? I thought having him witness Asucaga kiss would drive him insane for the rest of his life. He is annoying. Thank you for reviewing!
Mage666: HAHA! It makes me laugh when people groan at my cliffies! Don't worry! I won't wait another 6 months, even if one bitched up author totally bashed me off through PM about a lame review. What a whore! Anyways! Yeah me too. The movie better be damn worth it and packed with ASUCAGA eitherwise, they shouldn't make a movie at all! Really?! WOW! We only have YTV and FOX KIDS for anime and some other channels. News on anime is usually on the net. No -bleep- there's going to be hell to pay if they put Athrun with Meyrin! OMG! I can't even imagine what people would do! I know i'd blow the -bleep- to smitherines! Sure! No problem! I'll let you know about it more when i find more info about the movie! I hope you had a nice christmas and new year as well! Even though it's late but... HAPPY EASTER BUNNY! LOL!
DreamersLTD: Me? Drop a story? NOT IN MY WHOLE DAMN LIFE! WHOO! When i start something, i finish it! BOOYA!
shiloah18: WHOO! A long review! You sound sooo cute when you use japanese. I can imagine you in a chibi form! KAWAII!! Cags,... she could have a relapse? Iono! Don't worry, I got things up my sleeve for Jona! AHAHA! I LMFAO when Athrun punched his hideous face through the bars! Kira's cute when complains. I didn't like it when they made him to a monotone character in GSD. SO i amped him up a bit, but still in character. He's more...read and fine out! HA! I KNOW! AHAHHAH! OMG! I LMAO at that! "MEOW." SOOOO RANDOM!! Thank you for the brother and sister confusion! Don't worry, i'll make Stellar cute like a teddy bear with her third person. She'll still do it, but barely cause she's learning. Oh don't worry! Neo will call Kira 'kid.' HAHHA! Dearka and Yzak will never fail to amaze me! Meer sang to herself? Oh well! Too late to add it. I gotta ask, is Youlant Kent the guy in the dark grey hair? and Vino Dupre is the guy in the orange right? I need that info for upcoming chapters. I would scan my pic of Cags in those SEXY clothes of hers, but it's sooo big! It'll take too much time to puzzle them together. I was gonna digicam it. But i fear that ppl would say about it. How about i only send it to you? How she was shot is THE question. Hehe! Oh! Cause Kira didn't want Stellar to lunge at Cagalli cause Stellar cares deeply for her and is still a child. AHAHHA! You're soooo innocent! MY "rain check" version is the other way around. The naughty way for them. But my explanation tend to be confusing anways. You're definition was wayyy better! Hope you enjoy the upcoming chapters! Whoo! Long review!
AsuCagafan: Jona sooo damn deserves what he gets. That jerk of a man! You'll have to find out soon what the letters were about! I assume everything about Cagali and Kira's life? ... Uzumi is sweet huh? Such a gentle person... Awww! Thank you soo much! I will forever love this story too! Not because i'm the author of it, but because it's written in a way that i would have liked to see it. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!
DarkXSpades: THANKS DUDE!! OMG! I TOO, HOPE THAT THEY HAVE ATHRUN AND CAGALLI BACK TOGETHER IN THE MOVIE!! IF NOT, DON'T MAKE ONE!! WE ALL AGREE WITH YOU DARKXSPADES!! ASUCAGA FOR LIFE AND ETERNITY!!
xtsubasa: THANK YOU VERY MUCH! I LOVE ALL THE ASUCAGA MOMENTS TOO!! Your name... do you watch Tsubasa Chronicles? It's an AWESOME show!
charcagalli: OH!! DON"T CRY!! OMG! Now YOU"RE making me cry! ToT Your review! ToT "You're...(there are no words)...) amazing." That line made me the happiest girl alive in this universe! And not just me is amazing, but YOU are amazing as well! Your drawing never ceases to amaze me! EXTREMELY TALENTED! Keep the pictures coming! I LOVE IT!
Kim Stirling: OMG! Did i tell you yet on how much i LOVE your last name?! It's sooooo hot! I read a book on vampire love and the vampire dreamboy's name is Alexander Stirling! The last name makes him soooo HOT! For you, cause you're a girl, it makes you sooo cute and sexy! LOL! ... Kim, this is Cagalli we're talking about. What do you think? Do you think she'll recover in time to kick those two men's ass? For me, ... HELL YA!
Freyris: OMG! Everytime you review, i feel sooo honored! You're such an awesome author!... AHHAH! I love how you word things! I wish alot of things happened in the series. Too bad, it didn't go that way. ... Hehhe.. everyone thought i gave up on this story. NOT on my life! I start something, i finish it! It's really great to hear from you!... OMG! I can't get enough of them either! They are just soooo...no words to express them. But just "OMG." LOL! The "MEOW" was random. I lmao when i wrote that it. Thank you for the brother and sister japanese correction. I knew something was wrong when i wrote them out. Yeah, I wished that Cagalli went with them to the mall instead of Meyrin. Mey is an eyesore. She SHOULD've died and drowned! Dearka is such a dork. HAHAH! He's sooo funny! Yeah, they better have ASUCAGA in the movie. If not, they shoudn't make one! They disappointed us to much and too far! I'll atom bomb them if they don't! I hope they release a dvd copy too! Copying dvds these days are really strict now apparently. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FREYRIS!! I LOVE YA!! You know, when i just say 'Frey' in japanese tone, it almost sounds like "Fllay." Hehehe! I'll see ya in the next chapters!
SacredBlade: Nono... it's alright. You ARE my numba one reviewer! Wow! No computer for 3 weeks is murder! If i were overseas, i'd find a cpu asap! ... AHHAHA! I love your reaction in every cliffies i send to you!
thesoulofthegreatbell: Don't worry, Seiren will die in a few moments from now. Yep, unforutnately she was shot.
orb 90: AWWWW!! Don't worry, i won't let you down! There WILL be MORE ASUCAGA moments from here on out! I TOO, HATE, LOATH, DETESTE and any other synonyms that describe 'hate' for the ending of GSD! ARGH!! It makes me soooo mad seeing that!
i love hershey: Indeed. The drama was crazy! I'll update soon! Just a few more touchups!
girlsniper: Who is this 'we'? AHAHHAH! AWWWWWWWW!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! LOVE YA LOTS!
Liverpool-GK-Hayabusa: OH THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! You sound like a critic! Your words really got to me! I agree myself that my version of GSD is better and cooler with unpredicatable outcomes that makes all you guys want more. LOL! I just wrote out what you said. The ending... i'll have to say is gonna be WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY BETTER than the one they made! Hope you enjoy the upcoming chapters!
oOoO Inner Beauty of Destruction oOoO
oOoO Chapter Fourteen OoOo
It had been a couple of hours since they came back to the Archangel and Cagalli was still in the operating room. They've sent word to Yzak and Dearka that Cagalli was clinging to life and Meer was killed. Both the elite soldiers were shocked. They had just retrieved Cagalli back from a life-threatening situation not so long ago and now she was on the edge of death once again? It had seemed that everyone is trying to kill not only Lacus but also Cagalli. It wouldn't be a surprise. They are the only ones who could bring about peace.
Yzak was feeling guilty for Meer. He didn't think that what he said to her would actually come true. (A/N: Back in Chapter Seven.) It was just anger talk, but words can be very powerful. Dearka and Shiho reassured him that it wasn't his fault for Meer's untimely death. Everyone's timed at a certain date to go to the heavens and that day was Meer's time. No one said that everyone's death would be in a natural or brutal way. (A/N: God's eyes from Death Note!)
Yzak and Dearka requested to come over as soon as possible but Kira denied them and reminded that they are to watch the Chairman and protect the PLANTS from any attacks and also that Cagalli wouldn't want them to worry over her. They knew Cagalli all to well. They thought about it and complied, knowing that if they did come over, she would yell at them. So they stayed where they were and made Kira promise to inform them of her condition every hour and to let her know that they're worried for her. Even if they didn't really get to know each other, they all felt that Cagalli was part of their family due to her friendly charisma and her strong heart. I guess you could say that it's a Coordinator thing.
They all waited outside the operating room where the lights of the sign was still on, indicating that they're still working on Cagalli. The ticking seconds of time was killing them. Not knowing how the progress for their beloved Princess was doing.
"How the hell did she get shot? We were completely covered!" Shinn frustratedly stated.
"Could it be the old ruins?" commented Neo.
"It had to be. The bullets were passing through them," Kira blankly said as Lacus held his hand.
"But why didn't she say anything?" asked Stellar.
"It could be the adrenaline and the built up tension to stay alive that blocked her from feeling anything," said Neo.
"All this happened because of me."
They all turned to Lacus.
"They were after me. It was I they wanted dead. Because of me, Meer's dead and Cagalli's struggling between life and death."
Kira engulfed her in his arms. "Don't say that. This is no one's fault. None of us knew what was going to happen. No one can predict the future. The only person to blame is the one who played with people's lives. And that is the Chairman."
"She didn't deserve to die," cried Lacus.
"I know," Kira said has he hugged her tight.
"No one deserves to die in this meaningless war. There is no one to blame but the one who instigated it," Murrue said.
Lacus teared as she smiled. She then noticed someone who had been pacing back and forth for the past couple hours and hasn't sat down or even taken a bathroom break.
"Athrun, why don't you sit down?"
"I'm fine."
They all looked at each other and couldn't help but feel really bad for him. They all could see how much he loved Cagalli and completely cared less about his own well being knowing that someone he loved could be dying. Just then the lights of the sign went off and the Doctor stepped out.
Athrun immediately confronted the Doctor and demanded an answer. "How is she?!"
The Doctor lowly sighed and everyone's face slowly went white.
"Her heart stopped…"
All eyes widened and tears instantaneously welled up as outcries of sadness came from everyone.
"…but we managed to revive her…"
They all sighed in relief. Athrun and Kira wanted to punch the Doctor.
"…she lost a lot of blood, but I did replicate her blood from before just in case something like this happened. She's lucky she's part Coordinator. Her abilities saved her life. If she was just a regular Natural, she would've died almost instantly for the amount of blood she lost and trying to revive her would've been hopeless. After we've revived her, fixed her wounds and gave her a blood transfusion, her body began healing almost instantaneously. All in all it's as if it was just a regular wound that wasn't life threatening. She'll be up and about in no time."
Everyone sighed with instant relief. They all hugged each other and some had tears in their eyes. Athrun and Kira shook hands with the Doctor and couldn't thank him enough.
"You can go inside. They're resting right now."
Athrun and Kira raised an eyebrow. "They?"
"Why yes. The Princess is to expect a child. She is well beyond two weeks." The Doctor stated with a smile and took his leave.
Every last person in the hallway was shocked beyond belief. Did they hear what they thought they heard? They all looked at each other and finally all eyes laid on Athrun.
He didn't take notice of the number of eyes on him as he was still trying to process what the Doctor had said. Was what he said true? That he and Cagalli are expecting a child? That he's going to be a father? A parent? At his age now?
Athrun felt something tug at his collar and he was suddenly grabbed with insane strength and was pounded against the wall.
"KIRA!" Lacus screamed as she tried to unlatch Kira's deathly grip on Athrun as Neo and Shinn was trying to pry Kira off Athrun.
"YOU BASTARD!"
"KIRA STOP! PUT HIM DOWN!" pleaded Lacus.
"AS IF YOU HAVEN'T HURT HER ENOUGH! YOU HAD TO IMPREGNATE HER! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS BEHIND MY BACK?! AND YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND!" Kira punched Athrun across the face. Athrun fell to the ground in the direction of the punch. Kira went after him as he threw another fist across Athrun's face as he held his collar again.
"I KNEW YOU WERE UP TO SOMETHING WHEN YOU WEREN'T IN YOUR ROOM THAT NIGHT!"
"KIRA STOP THIS!" shouted Neo as he ripped him off Athrun with the help of Shinn.
"YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS DIDN'T YOU?!" Kira glared at Neo.
"It was none of my business so I didn't say anything."
"Kira…" Lacus began.
"AND YOU TOO! YOU KNEW TOO DIDN'T YOU?!"
Lacus looked at the ground and faced Kira back again with a slight teensy weensy anger in her eyes. "Yes, I did know. But like Neo said, it was none of my business."
Kira glared back at Athrun who was wiping a slight drizzle of blood from the corner of his mouth. "HOW COULD YOU?! HOW COULD YOU ATHRUN?! I TRUSTED YOU."
Athrun didn't say anything.
"Kira, please stop this," Lacus pleaded.
"I..I just didn't want her to get hurt again. I..I-" Kira limped to the ground crying as Neo was slowly easing off his grip on him.
Lacus knelt down beside him and held him in her embrace. "Shhhh… it's okay. You know Athrun would never hurt her. He loves her too much to do anything like that. You were just protecting Cagalli, right? You couldn't bear to see her hurt again, right?"
Kira nodded.
Even if Kira only knew Cagalli for two years, he felt as if they both knew each other since the day they were born. The bond they have as brother and sister was truly amazing. They are twins after all and Kira feels that he needs to take every precaution necessary for his sister's safety and happiness as a representative roll model for their late parents. Aside from his adoptive mother, Cagalli is his only biological family he has.
He slowly got back up on his feet and walked towards Athrun. Neo and Shinn got ready just in case he lunges at him again.
Kira stood before Athrun and Athrun waited with his eyes shut for another punch. Feeling he didn't receive anything across his face, he opened his eyes and saw Kira's extended hand.
Athrun stared at it for a while before taken it as Kira helped him off the floor.
They held each other's hand and Kira placed his other hand on top and shook it, which made Athrun confused.
"Congratulations."
Athrun was stoned for a second but soon smiled and whispered, "thank you."
"I..I'm sorry. I was just-"
"I know. It's all right. I did deserve it anyways for what I did in the past."
"Hehehe… ya you did….sigh… how about we go in and see how she's doing?"
Athrun nodded with a smile as Kira placed an arm around him as they walked into Cagalli's room with Lacus following beside them.
Everyone sighed. They all actually thought Kira was gonna kill Athrun right then and there in the hallway. With what they witnessed of Kira's strength in physical form, they all now know not to mess with Kira in any way.
"And to think that I was going to kill him? Damn! I wouldn't have a chance!" Shinn thought
They walked into the room and saw Cagalli peacefully sleeping on the bed as if she was just taking a nap back in her own room in ORB. There was a soft beeping sound from the monitor which was monitoring her heart rate.
Athrun pulled a chair towards her bed and kissed her forehead as he held her hand. Kira and Lacus too pulled a chair towards the bed on the other side.
Just then, Cagalli's eyes opened.
Athrun brushed away a bang from her eyes as she was slowly adjusting to the light.
"Where…where am I?"
"You're back at the Archangel," said Athrun.
"What happened?"
They all looked down.
Noticing this, Cagalli demanded an answer and squeezed Athrun's hand.
"Meer's gone… She protected Lacus and took the bullet for her."
It all came back to Cagalli now. She remembered that Meer protected Lacus and died in her arms. Cagalli had tears in her eyes but stopped it from flowing out. Kira, Lacus and Athrun saw this. She held it in and her tears went away, but then something didn't make sense to her.
She slowly got up as Athrun placed a supporting hand on her back and fluffed her pillow so she could sit up with comfort. "Why am I in here?"
Once again silence and that was starting to piss her off. Just when she was about to say something, Kira broke the silence.
"You were shot. You passed out from losing too much blood and it's been about seven hours since we got back to the Archangel. You're heart stopped during the surgery but the Doctor managed to bring you back. You would've died instantly if it wasn't for your Coordinator abilities."
"B..But how? I didn't feel anything."
"We think it was because you had adrenaline rushing through you to stay alive and the tensions building up inside you that blocked you from feeling anything."
Cagalli was in disbelief. She didn't know what to say or think. The thought that her heart stopped made her feel useless and a failure.
Seeing her face, Kira knew exactly what she was thinking and squeezed her hand as she looked at him. "You're alive and that's all that matters now. Remember the promise you made me?"
Cagalli remembered and that made her feel a little better. She squeezed back and smiled, "I promised you I wouldn't die."
"That's right."
She felt a little happier. But something else was bothering her. She didn't know what it was but she knew there was something else going on and they weren't saying anything. She looked at Lacus and it seemed that she was dying to say something. Athrun looked really nervous and Kira wouldn't stop smiling at her.
"Okay… What else is going on? I can see it in all your faces."
They were all looking at each other, which annoyed her, and trying extremely hard not to grab her brother from the collar, a sign of her future moodiness, she tugged on his hand for an answer. She watched his and Lacus' eyes and it seems that they were all giving eye signals to Athrun. Cagalli squinted her eyes in slits with annoyance.
"I think Athrun should be the one who should tell you," Kira nervously said as he felt Cagalli's nails digging into his flesh.
"Okay!…" she let go of his hand and Kira immediately retreated his hand and was rubbing it as he examined the nail marks. Cagalli glared at Athrun and as sweetly as she could, she asked Athrun, "What is it that you want to tell me, Athrun?"
"I..uhh…you're..we"
"What is it, Athrun?"
Athrun took a deep breath and let it out. He held her hand in his and looked straight into her eyes. And with a loving smile, Athrun told her, "We're having a baby."
Cagalli's eyes widened in shock, "WHAT?!" She looked into his eyes to search for any specks of evidence that he was lying but she couldn't find anything. All she saw was the love he had for her and true happiness and joy through his glistening eyes.
She turned to Kira and Lacus and they too held happiness in their eyes indicating that Athrun wasn't lying at all.
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. A mixed of emotions were overwhelming her and her mind was going all over the place.
"I..I'm going to be…a mother?"
"Cagalli…I'm sor-"
"I'M GOING TO BE A MOM! … Oh my god! But…But I can't. I'm only eighteen. I have a country to run. Everyone's counting on me. I..I won't have time to care for my child. I…I can't-" Cagalli began to cry as Athrun held her in his arms and rubbed her back. She cried into his chest as Kira and Lacus sadly looked at her. It was completely understandable of what she's going through. She was, out of everyone, carrying the biggest load on her shoulders.
"Shhh… it's okay. We can do this together. You don't have to do any of that alone. You have Lacus, Kira, Kisaka and all your friends. You have a lot of people who care about you. You'll be a great mother." He held her face in his palms and made her face him. He wiped away her tears with his thumb and smiled at her. "And most importantly, you have me."
"B..But what about-"
"Don't worry. I'm sure the people are going to be really happy for you. They love their leader very much."
"How can you be so sure? They all believe that I'm a pure Natural. They won't accept me with bearing your child and me as a Coordinator all this time alone."
"Now that is where you're wrong?"
"Kira?"
"ORB is a neutral country remember? And you're not entirely a Coordinator. You're the only one with both genes…in a NETURAL colony. In a way, you're not doing anything wrong. You're sticking to what your country is living up to. They're not being lord over by just a Coordinator, but both Coordinator and Natural. Besides, consider this as a blessing from the Gods. Not only are you a symbol of neutrality, but you and Athrun's child symbolizes the fact that Coordinators and Naturals CAN coexist."
"Kira…"
Kira's speech was shocking. Every word he said was true. This could be the key to all existence of the human world.
Lacus held one of Cagalli's hands and gave her one of her pure smiles. "Cagalli… You have the capacity to embrace a child so gently. I'm sure with all my heart that everything's going to be fine. The bond that you and Athrun share surpasses more than emotional but even physical relationships and family ties. If you two have that unbreakable bond, then I'm sure that no old councilmen or duties could destroy your freedom and future."
"Lacus…" Cagalli smiled as she caressed her still flat tummy, "…you're right."
Seeing Cagalli smile made the three people in the room heart's melt. Even when there was no window with a shining sun, Cagalli seemed to glow in their eyes.
She suddenly reached out and placed a hand on Athrun's cheek which caused him to color pink. Cagalli didn't seem to notice as she had a serious look on her face.
"Athrun…did someone hit you?"
Athrun didn't say anything as he and Kira exchanged glances.
Almost like she was reading their minds, Cagalli grabbed Kira. "What did you do?"
"I…uhhh…when we found out…you were…expecting… I kinda went…crazy?"
Her cold still face was deathly menacing. But she let go of Kira and he took a step back taking deep breaths. Even when she just got out from another life and death situation, her strength and attitude was still strong as ever.
"I'll get you later."
Suddenly, Cagalli began to crawl out of her bed. They all attempted to stop her from moving around so much when she just came out of surgery and needed her rest. But Cagalli ignored them and got up anyway to her feet with the help of Athrun.
"Cagalli, you need to rest!"
"I'm fine."
"You just came out of surgery. You need-"
"I said I'm fine. Besides, I'm mostly healed anyways... See?"
"That's not the point. The Doctor says you need to rest and I won't let you wonder around with no rest."
"Relax. I'm not a glass doll you know."
Cagalli took a step towards the door when her legs suddenly went weak and she almost fell over when Athrun held her close to him before she fell. She gave him a cheeky smile.
He sighed. "Where do you want to go?"
"I want to see her."
They all knew what she was talking about and nodded. But before she left the room, Lacus told her to change as she was just in a hospital gown. Cagalli went extremely red as she totally forgot and couldn't imagine how embarrassed she would be if everyone saw her bare back.
Inside a cold room, lay a large rectangle box in the middle. There were only two chairs next to it as the spotlight lights shone down at the object. There was a bed of flowers inside the box and in that box lay a motionless figure.
The doors slid open as a couple of people entered the room. Four figures stood before the large box. The rest stood behind them.
"…Oh Meer…" said Cagalli as she brushed a bang from Meer's eyes. "…You didn't deserve this."
Meer lay on top of a bed of flowers. She was changed out of her black clothes to one of Lacus' gentle color dresses. Her hands were entwined with each other as they rested on her stomach. She looked peaceful.
Lacus' tears fell. Cagalli held her hand and reassured her that it was going to be okay. Lacus nodded as she and Cagalli placed a flower beside Meer and paid their last respects to Meer as did the rest.
No one said anything as they all stood in silence, some with tears. Kira held it strong while Athrun let a few tears flow.
"Everyone…please pay your last respects for Meer…" said a tearful Cagalli, "…she deserves it."
All had their head down as they stood in a silent prayer.
"Let's end this war."
…EARTH ALLIANCE: Moon Base…
"Sir! The preparations are complete!"
"Hehehe… excellent. Commence OPERATION NECROPHADES."
"Yes sir! Commencing… NOW!"
…ORB: Central Military Control…
"I wonder how they're doing up there."
"Sir, I'm sure they're fine. They don't have a ship called the Archangel for nothing. Right?"
Kisaka smiled, "Heh… you're right."
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"SIR! INCOMING ENEMY!...IT'S THE EARTH ALLIANCE!"
"WHAT?!"
"THEY'RE HEADING STRAIGHT FOR US!"
"ALERT ALL TROOPS AND CITIZENS! THIS IS A HOSTILE CODE RED!"
"YES SIR!"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Sir! All troops and citizens have been alerted. ORB troops are battling as we speak!"
"Why?! Something's wrong… Why are they attacking us when the Arch-!... ALERT THE ARCHANGEL IMMEDIATELY!"
The whole ORB military were running around like crazy. Every soldier were heading for their stations and heading towards the battlefield. In the same time, they were escorting Jona to a prison.
"Hmmm?... What is going on?" Jona asked in confusion as he was being rushed to a nearby building. "Excuse me! Can you tell me what's wrong?"
Suddenly one of the Earth Alliance's gundams crashed to its doom beside him. Immediately taking note on what was going on, Jona ran from the hands of his escorts as they were recovering from the dust and debris.
He laughed at his escape as he was clumsily running to an unknown destination. "AHAHAHAHAHA! THANK YOU LORD!"
Jona's escorts notice his escape and screamed as they saw a falling gundam heading straight for him, "JONA! WATCH OUT!"
Too drunk from his escape, he didn't hear a word from his escorts. He continued his destination until he noticed a gundam heading straight for him from the east.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!" Jona screamed his last breath as the gundam came crashing down on him. It seemed that the Lord didn't want him to escape without punishment. All you could see was a smear and a splat of blood under the giant machine.
His escorts looked in shock as soldiers screamed for them to take cover.
…PLANTS: Dullandal's Estate…
"…sigh… it's a tragedy that Miss Campbell had to die," Dullandal said as he threw the folder across his desk. "…It wouldn't have happened if you just listened to me….sigh… what a waste."
BEEP! BEEP!
Dullandal lazily pushed the intercom button. "Yes?"
"Chairman! ORB is under attack by the Earth Alliance!"
Dullandal jumped off his chair. "WHAT?!"
"They're battling as we speak!"
"Get Dijbril on the line!"
"I've tried Sir, but it seems he's not picking up!"
Dullandal slammed his fist on the table. "DAMNIT! What the hell are you doing Dijbril?! This isn't part of the plan!"
…PLANTS: Yzak and Dearka's station…
"Commander! ORB is under attack by the Earth Alliance!" Shiho breathlessly informed Yzak and Dearka.
"WHAT?!"
Yzak and Dearka along with Shiho raced to the control room and watched in shock as ORB was indeed under attack.
"Something's wrong," said Dearka. "They wouldn't just suddenly attack ORB. I can think of reasons why they would attack them, but this just doesn't seem right."
"I agree. What's the status on the Chairman?"
"Sir, apparently he was informed but doesn't seem he would be making a move."
"DAMN!"
"Commander, should we send our troops in?"
Yzak thought really hard; trying to come up with an idea of what's going on. He found nothing. "..No… have the ZAFT forces margin the PLANTS at the border. I have a bad feeling something is going to happen."
"SIR! OPERATION NECROPHADES HAS COMMENCED! ALL IN POSITION SIR!"
Dijbril made a malicious laugh as he shouted, "PERFECT!"
"AWAITING YOUR SIGNAL!"
Lord Djibril watched the monitor. Little red, green and blue dots were moving around. Most of the red and green dots were scattered within a shaded yellow and Dijibril smiled as he shouted, "NOW!"
Suddenly a giant rush of bright red light and deathly electric sounds shocked throughout space in a straight line bouncing off reflector mirrors in nearby costumed cylindrical asteroid rings. The light expanded from the left and right to a wider fanlike shape, disintegrating everything in its path. Not only was this beam of light deadly, it was fast.
"COMMANDER! A HUGE RUSH OF ENERGY IS HEADING TOWARDS THE PLANTS! IT'S COMING REALLY FAST!"
"Oh no…the battle was a diversion!… GET EVERYONE OUT OF THERE! FALL BACK NOW!"
The CIC officer desperately made a call to all ZAFT troops to fall back as fast as possible. Then suddenly…
"COMMANDER! THE ENERGY IS MOVING!"
"WHAT?!"
The rush of energy, which is usually thought of just going in a straight line, suddenly started to move, as if it was like a bending rope and then it happened.
The beam of energy light bended towards one of the PLANT'S major cities: JANUARIUS 1 and 4 slicing through it clean in half as the light faded after impact. The PLANTS slid off each other as smokes of explosions erupted from the fallen PLANTS. But something inevitable happened during the moment JANUARIUS 4 exploded. As it fell to it's destruction, a part of it's half collided with December 7 and in turn causing that PLANT to be destroyed and adding the body count to another million.
Everyone stood in shock at the sight before them. There was nothing they could do. All they could do was watch as the fallen city exploded with the screaming cries of innocent victims.
"…God help us…"
Dullandal gripped his fists hard as a trickle of blood escaped from his hand and whispered one word through his gritted teeth, "...Djibril..."