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Chapter Forty Six

Deep Discussion

Armageddon's Wreckage

For four years she had wanted this moment and now it was here, but things never truly work out for how anyone wants them to, this was reality and now she had to deal with it, their was just a part of her that didn't want to, maybe a little naive natural that still believed in the chance.

Lacus now slowly advanced forward as she noticed his eyes then locked straight on her.

Lacus stopped when his eyes deadlocked with her own, they seemed a little out of focus, but the light she remembered and desperately wanted was still not found in his violet orbs.

Another thing was on his unifrom was his two weapons were still attached, barely but still attached.

Kira's vision was blurry at first but then it came into focus as he saw a pink suit belonging to the pink haired Lacus. Kira studied her face.

"Now…now is not the time to be showing your enemy mercy dear Lacus," Kira said looking back down at his wound which still held the metal fragment.

Lacus could tell from his tone he was back to his regular self, not the past self she had wanted but his current condition.

"It's over Kira, just don't move until we can get medical out here," Lacus told him looking at his wound.

Kira lightly laughed before he caused him pain, "Oh, it's far from over Lacus, the world is not yet purged of naturals for me to punch the clock," Kira said now pulling himself to his feet.

Lacus backed away a step or two, "We stopped you Kira, your machine is destroyed and you can barely move so just stop trying."

"I told you not to be concerned with your enemy," Kira said turning around looking at his machine, "My baby blew up," Kira said touching the machine, "Don't worry I will fix you," Kira said now talking to the machine, as he turned back around to Lacus. To Lacus he now seemed crazy, or was he just toying with her.

"You won't get the chance Kira, you have nowhere to go anymore, just stop all this foolishness!" Lacus said getting angry.

Kira slightly smiled as he gripped the metal fragment, Kira then violently pulled it out of his flesh, groaning loudly as he fragment was removed, Kira dropped the fragment as he held his side to put pressure on the wound.

"You are the one being foolish Lacus, just because I…" Kira said as he started recalling the events that got him shot down.

Lacus notice him freeze, his breathing was heavy again.

Kira removed his side reaching into what was left of his flight suit, it was torn and bloody but at least his pills survived.

Removing the bottle Lacus watched intensely, she never saw this from him; it was like he was freaking out or something.

Fumbling with the cap Kira tore it off as the bottle spilt all over the place, Kira had a few left in his hands as he shoved them down his throat. Kira was placing both hands on his head as it was killing him.

Lacus watched as his fast movements were tearing his wounds even more, but it didn't seem to affect him, it was like his mind was the one screaming in pain.

Backing himself back to the machine Kira threw his back against the metal a few times, in experience afflicting pain to a different area of the body made the body forget about the other area in pain, if only for a short time.

Lacus flinched as he looked like he had gone insane but that wasn't it, she knew this pain from after the first war, she couldn't take this amount of pain he was afflicting on himself.

Approaching a little closer he seemed to put a stop to it.

"What did I just tell you about pitying your enemy?" Kira asked clearly.

Lacus stopped again, once again he was back, "What was that you just took Kira?"

"The only thing that keeps me sane, this will never stop until I put an end to all of this once and for all," Kira added.

"So starting this war will help you heal Kira, your wrong all you're doing is adding to your own misery!" Lacus fired back.

"You still don't see the big picture, war was going to start whether I did it or not, at least this one is on my terms and will stop all future misery, why don't you understand that?" Kira said moving forward but stopping in pain as it was getting worse.

Lacus shook her head, "Because it's not right Kira, and that was something you understood when you fought, you were willing to fight alone for the sake of all the people, now tell me when did you first get to the Plants?"

"What makes you think you can question me?" Kira asked.

"If what you think is right you should have nothing to worry about, or are you afraid I will prove you right?" Lacus asked.

Gripping his side again as he was getting very dizzy.

"It was the day you left, his Excellency sought me out and asked for my assistance, I was intrigued all he said was it would prevent all future war, I agreed and went with him where he took me to a large Mirage satellite, I met the first chairman and listened to his goals, they were foolish but then his Excellency explained war was inevitable, it was better to fight on our terms then there's," Kira explained.

Lacus listened.

"I stayed on that satellite for three years, working and building the Armageddon and Doomsday, I even shot my first traitor that very day I arrived," Kira said.

Lacus looked at him clearly, "Why?"

"He was a traitor, his Excellency explained why it was necessary, I pulled the trigger and started my work that very day," Kira added.

"You were okay with that?" Lacus asked she was really pushing.

"At first I believed so, after a few hours it started affecting me but, I spoke with him on the matter and each traitor after that and that it just became easier," Kira added.

"What are you leaving out?" Lacus asked quickly.

Kira shook his head, "Enough! Details aren't important all that matters is I did what I did and I am here today, and I will not stop."

Lacus nearly got it out of him, something she didn't know what but she almost got something out of him, and now he was back to the way he was.

"That will not work Kira, your down and finished, Zaft cannot compete without your leadership in this goal, its over," Lacus added.

Kira shook his head, "As I told you earlier Lacus nothing is over, this world will be purged."

Kira said in pain again he was using up just about all his strength.

Lacus noticed, as now she slowly approached again.

Kira looked up, "You are making a deadly mistake," Kira said darkly.

Lacus continued forward.

Kira reached towards his back and pulled out his golden gun that was attacked to his back and aimed it right at her head.

Lacus slowed but didn't stop, "I don't believe you Kira."

Kira looked at her, "You are pushing the wrong person Lacus," Kira said now with his finger on the trigger.

"If you wanted me dead you would have done it already, you are too injured to be moving," Lacus said moving right near him.

Kira's eyes focused as she was very close and he pulled the trigger.

Onogoro Shoreline

With Shinn's group

Taking the open path the mobile suits flew on with no resistance, the path was cleared and Athrun was being occupied by other machines.

Shinn saw the shoreline as it seemed there were some defensive weapons. Shots fired as Shinn went into evasive mode as he allowed his escort team members to take the shots. He wasn't that high in power and had to be cautious.

The Babi's opened fire on the stationary weapons as the shore was breached and they were inside now on the island.

Shinn honed in as he saw his target.

Onogoro Headquarters

Kisaka was moving around the units trying to get to Lacus' location but they had a problem when about six suits breached their shore and were heading towards the base.

He had to reroute pursuing teams to take defensive action, the tanks and trucks heading towards Lacus had to move towards the east where the suits were arriving.

Her backup had to be put on hold much to Cagalli's dismay.

Kisaka was on the line with her at this exact moment.

"I'm sorry Lady Cagalli, but we don't have the resources to spare at this moment, we are detecting intruders coming in from the east," Kisaka told her.

"Do we have any footage at all, this is frustrating," Cagalli added.

"We are doing our best, their may be one angle but the imagery has to be rebooted, it will take ten minutes," Kisaka told her.

"This could be over in ten minutes…I am going," Cagalli added again.

Kisaka was about to protest when he got the alert from his officers.

"Sir one is approaching at high speed, I believe it is that one machine that arrived with the Armageddon," the officer replied.

"Did you copy that?" Kisaka said.

Cagalli turned to the east, "I am getting an image now…I am confirming it's that machine."

"I will send in some of our units, get out of there," Kisaka said quickly.

Cagalli stared at the machine, which was one of her brothers models and there was no way she was allowing someone to continue what he was doing, "No…I am handling this," Cagalli said turning off the com.

"Wait! Lady Cagalli?" Kisaka tried but it was too late.

He ordered some forces in anyway but they wouldn't be in time for this engagement.

With Shinn and company

After he backed off the Babi's took care of the anti-aircraft fire as Shinn moved towards the quadrants he was ordered.

Upon arrival he saw the headquarters, as well as a golden machine that looked to be guarding it.

Shinn smiled as he contacted the other machines, "Leave this to me, stay around and take out anything that tries to interfere."

The squad leader came on, "You're on your own."

Shinn turned around, "What did you say?"

"I said you will be on your own," the leader said.

"You dare go against our orders?" Shinn said again.

"Your orders not ours, this is your role I suggest you fill it," the leader said as the Babi's broke off and flew in a different direction.

Shinn angrily snarled at them, "I don't need you anyway," Shinn said taking his sight back on that gold machine.

"Today Orb…you fall by my hand, my revenge will be complete," Shinn said removing his one saber and accelerating towards that machine.

With Cagalli

Cagalli saw what looked like some sort of confrontation but she saw the others fly out and this one head straight for her.

Taking one step back she aimed her rifle and fired.

Armageddon's Wreckage

"If you wanted me dead you would have done it already, you are too injured to be moving," Lacus said moving right near him.

Kira's eyes focused as she was very close and he pulled the trigger.

A shot was fired straight at Lacus.

Lacus didn't move an inch as it went straight past her cheek; she blinked her eyes and kept moving forward. Kira fired again and again always just missing her.

Until she was within about five feet in front of him, the gun right on her.

Kira was very dizzy and was losing strength keeping one hand to his side, it was easy to tell he was able to move this far because it was pure will and adrenaline, but that was flowing out just as his blood in most spots.

"Lower your gun Kira, and let me help you," Lacus said staring straight into his eyes; they were completely empty and dark.

Kira lightly laughed, "You truly are a fool," Kira said as the gun did go down and back into the holster.

"You will only be helping this world into destruction, everything your high and mighty principals won't let you do, as well as your own destruction," Kira added as he started stammering.

"Your wrong Kira, you are proving my own point already, what you did is truly despise able, your own family and the rest of your friends want you dead, I don't know what dark devilish plan you are still thinking in your head Kira…but it is never to late to stop, just as the reverend told us back on the island, you could never make things right to many but you can still start again, you can repent yourself again, just allow yourself to do it," Lacus said slowly reaching out and touching his hand.

"You must answer for what you did and do what you can to make it right, I know what you did cannot be forgiven but I know that is what you would do in the past," Lacus added.

Kira studied her, he detected the sadness in her voice and he saw the pleading ness in her eyes, she could hate all he did all she wanted but she never stopped loving him.

Kira's mind was on a thousand things as he reached out and tipped her chin to look at him.

That was the first time Lacus felt his touch in four years, it wasn't gentle like it used to be it was rough and quick.

"You think you have all the answers just like the past," Kira said to her in pain again.

"Prove me wrong, turn yourself in and see the truth for your own eyes," Lacus said calmly again, looking into his eyes again.

"Is this just about doing what is right, or is it something else, could you actually be selfish once in your life?" Kira asked.

"Maybe…" Lacus said looking into his eyes again, but what she didn't expect was what happened next.

Kira leaned forward and kissed her, Lacus was shocked, this wasn't like the past but this was a feeling she missed in four years, he was now a mass murderer and was out to kill billions more, but that section in her heart was now overruling her emotions as she kissed him back.

Orb Waters

With Yzak and Shiho

After Shiho recovered Yzak's badly damaged Mark two Duel, she now made her way back to the archangel deck where she set him down.

Shiho looked at the machine as he didn't say one word to her the entire time.

"Are you alright commander?" Shiho asked.

"What difference does it make to you?" Yzak said angrily.

"Sir?" Shiho asked.

"Is it true?" Yzak asked quickly.

"What sir?" Shiho asked knowing what it was but if a slight chance this conversation could be avoided she was going to do it.

"What he said is it true?" Yzak asked.

"It is commander," Shiho asked.

"You make me sick," Yzak said again.

Shiho was growing angry, "First off I don't belong to you, second I did what I had to for information, third it was my choice he was there and I felt like it, to bad you wouldn't know anything about that would you?" Shiho fired back.

Yzak turned angrily towards her, now she was insulting him, but he was too angry to see she makes her own decisions.

They said no more after that conversation.

With Luna

Luna was stationed towards the front center for this battle. She was a key figure at the moment for helping to keep the Zaft center from advancing and had her work cut out for her. She knew Rey was downed and Shinn was fighting against them. This was a difficult mental decision but if she encountered Shinn she would have to fight him.

With Auel

Talk about crazy, this guy in the Abyss was going around just looking for battle. He started in the back but somehow made it all the way across the island to engage and it was a good thing as he was holding the Zaft aquatic mobile suit units on the right. All he wanted was a good battle and right now he was finding a battle wherever he went.

Onogoro Headquarters

With Cagalli and Shinn

Shinn saw the blast heading straight for him which made it an easy dodge. Accelerating faster he moved to make the kill with one slash of his saber.

Cagalli quickly backed up as Shinn slashed into the ground.

Taking aim she fired her two high energy beam cannons while taking hold of the twin beam saber.

Shinn once again dodged as he couldn't afford to waste power with his generator so he had to be crafty.

Shinn moved forward again as the sabers then connected with each other.

It was the Destiny and the Akatsuki. Cagalli was doing her best to hold her own but Shinn's rage was strong at the moment, he was this close to putting the finishing blow on Orb, without their headquarters many of their leaders would perish and the rest wouldn't know what to do, so this would be the final blow.

"You're annoying," Shinn said enraged and he took a page out of Kira's book and slammed his suit straight into the Akatsuki.

This through Cagalli off balance as she stumbled, checking ahead she saw another slash heading her way as she raised the shield. The beam connected with the shield as Shinn removed another saber and used a horizontal slash cutting the shield in two as he slammed into her again.

This time the Akatsuki fell straight on its back.

Shinn knew this technique was putting strain on both bodies but this pilot he was facing had to be a natural and since he was a coordinator it was obvious whose body would give in to more strain.

Shinn moved forward as Cagalli was rising to her feet.

Shinn wasn't going to allow that as he swiped straight at the hand, Cagalli missed calculated the timing and the beam slashed straight threw her own saber as well as part of the hand.

She fell backwards again as she was just no match for Shinn.

Shinn however was getting over confident like usual as he slowed his attacks, he could have ended it right there but he wanted this pilot to suffer, just as he suffered.

Placing one foot on the Akatsuki he was moving in for the finishing slash.

Cagalli however wasn't out yet as she took aim at close range with her rifle.

Shinn didn't see this coming until the last second.

Cagalli placed it straight at the body as she fired the shot.

Shinn quickly accelerated but not before he blew a section of the hip and upper left leg of his machine.

The explosion was knocking him off his feet, but that only enraged his anger.

"You dare!" Shinn yelled and as he was falling took one more quick swipe.

Cagalli saw the beam from her monitor as she threw the machine backwards; the saber slash connected with the body and took a large chunk where the armor was not placed.

The impact threw Cagalli around a little as her machine immediately went dark and she fell to the ground by the headquarters.

Shinn followed and as he hit the ground his armor shut off. He was out of power; his saber was no longer emitting a beam as he was out of juice.

"This isn't happening!" Shinn yelled again as he was so close.

He then got a transmission from the other members that arrived with him.

Shinn checked and saw he had enough power to fly out of here but nothing else, everything else had to remain off or he was screwed.

Headquarters

Kisaka just about had a heart attack watching that battle, luckily however Cagalli seemed to hold her own, and he was trying to contact her. That last slash took a part of the body and he was hoping nothing went into the cockpit.

Luckily Cagalli's backup power kicked in and she got communication back.

"I'm here," Cagalli said.

"Good," Kisaka said in a sigh of relief.

"Where is he?" Cagalli asked looking ahead.

"He just flew off, I don't know but he is heading out," Kisaka said as Shinn took off after he got his orders.

"Sir we are getting word from that camera, we have a clear picture of the spot," one officer said.

"What is going on?" Cagalli asked.

"We have the imagery from the Armageddon," Kisaka said.

"Patch it through," Cagalli replied as they got the images.

Armageddon's Wreckage

Lacus for once lost herself, nothing else mattered but this moment, sure this was not the right thing to be doing but she couldn't help herself.

Their kiss grew more passionate as Lacus didn't even care she was getting stained by his own blood. His wounds were still open and her uniform was getting stained as well as her face, but she didn't care. Her mind was desperately telling her to wise up, but her heart was saying something completely different and it was only a matter of time to tell which one was correct.

This was a good few minutes before they finally parted, only inches apart.

Both were breathless when they heard a noise from above.

Lacus looked up; she didn't know what that was.

"There coming," Kira added for her.

Lacus turned to look back as him as he wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her closer to him.

Lacus was surprised but she didn't refuse as her chin rested on his shoulder.

Kira was really getting woozy now, his endurance was near zero, his body was more advanced and that was the only reason he was still conscious but even that had its limits.

Kira placed his hand on the back of her head.

Lacus couldn't move this feeling was something she missed too much.

"I told you Lacus, never show your enemy mercy," Kira told her softly.

Lacus' eyes went to confusion as all of a sudden Kira whacked her on the back of her head with his hand.

Lacus felt the blow as she fell unconscious; Kira held her body in place as he lowered himself to one knee and put her on the ground, "You spoke nonsense."

"Maybe you will now see the light," Kira said to her as he looked up and the Babi's were landing as one pilot was getting out.

Kira would never show weakness as he rose to his feet as the pilot approached.

The pilot looked at Kira and he was pretty busted up.

"Commander, do you need medical sir?" one pilot asked.

Kira stared at him, and the pilot knew other wise.

"Strap up my machine and let's go," Kira said standing up looking at Lacus.

"What about her sir, shall I finish the job?" the pilot asked.

Kira looked at her unconscious form, "No, we will bring her along, His Excellency can decide her fate," Kira said as the pilot saluted and returned to his machine.

Kira fell to one knee again as he was breathing heavy, one thing was his eyes, they were back and just as dark as ever.

Ryu sent this team in to retrieve Kira and his machine, Shinn orders were to keep the only suit closest enough to interfere distracted and he completed his mission.

Kira watched as four of the machines were hooking the Armageddon up to their machines, they were going to carry the wreckage out of here, the machine was badly damaged but it could be repaired. This team worked fast and it only took about five minutes and they were ready to go.

Kira stumbled as he moved over and picked Lacus up, the last pilot held out the mobile suits hand as Kira stepped on.

Headquarters

The images came in as all saw the Babi's finishing strapping the Armageddon.

Kisaka and Cagalli saw it was badly damaged but they still didn't know if Kira was alive or dead.

Looking over at the fifth machine they got their answer.

"Impossible," Kisaka said.

They saw Kira, Cagalli's anger was boiling as she saw him bend down and pick up a body and that was Lacus.

"We have to help her," Cagalli said quickly.

"You are in no shape, besides more are coming in from the left, our forces have to engage there is nothing we can do," Kisaka said as they were being overwhelmed on the left.

Cagalli was angered as she saw suits heading towards her, she was damaged but with her rifle in tack she should be able to hold them.

Cagalli looked over and wanted desperately to get to Lacus, but that was impossible.

Armageddon and Babi's

Kira step in the hand as she gently put her down and then fell completely on his face, still conscious but really messed up, his strength was gone and he couldn't move anymore.

"What a day," was all he said.

The Babi's carrying the wreckage took off as this suit followed right behind.

The new suits heading in were taking any resistance that they would encounter.

It wasn't long before they were at the shoreline heading out to sea.

Orb Waters

Zaft Fleet

The captain in charge was waiting for word and as soon as the Babi's entered the waters he got word from them.

"We have the suit and the commander sir," the pilot said.

"Good, I am clearing a dock for you, head in and I will signal the retreat," the captain said as the battle was of no use anymore after they had Kira and his machine.

They were winning on one side but the other two were pretty much even so this battle wasn't worth the risk, if they had a larger force then they would stay but this is all Ryu could do at a last second.

Orb Fleet

For some reason Zaft was retreating from the right and center to the left, they were creating a shield as it looked like.

Athrun was on the left and resistance was getting to strong with suit after suit so he had to fall back a little.

From a distance he thought he actually saw something being carried as a few suits were heading out to sea but he couldn't be sure.

Headquarters-Island

The units firing at Cagalli soon retreated as soon as the Babi's entered the area above the water. She tried to get word but it was too late Lacus was gone.

Cagalli couldn't believe this could happen, Lacus was gone, they had Kira but now he was probably going to get even stronger, all in all this was a failure, and now the mother of her niece and nephew was abducted.

Satellite-With Ryu

Ryu got word as he slightly smiled as he headed for his trip, now it was time to head to the surface; he boarded his ship and soon it heading for the Atmosphere.

Near a Zaft submarine

The Babi's arrived as they landed. The one carrying Kira and Lacus landed as well, as the Zaft forces pulled away from Orb.

To be continued…

(A\N): The next chapter Ryu arrives, as well as the aftermath. See you later.