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Chapter Sixty Two

Signaling

Doomsday

Kira's Quarters

Kira then heard the sound of a weapon being readied behind him.

Kira turned around and saw her, "I didn't think you had it in you."

"You killed my father," Sarah said pointing the weapon right at him.

Kira stared right at her, the rage and hurt in her eyes, and he smiled, "I'm in trouble now," Kira said really mocking her.

Her hands were shaking as she pointed it at him, "After all this, after everything I gave you…you killed him, why" Sarah demanded to know.

"What ever do you mean that I killed him?" Kira asked.

Sarah despite her anger knew he was trying to put her in a trap, "I know you did! You only needed his support until you started the invasion to earth!" Sarah told him.

"Clyne has been telling you stories, but I have no need to deny it, I shot him dead straight in the councils chamber," Kira told her calmly.

She felt her tears at her eyes, "Why? I have to know why?" Sarah told him.

"Your father was nothing but a fool, but I needed his support for a short while, when his use ended so did his welcome," Kira told her.

"You used me to get to him didn't you?" Sarah said standing up.

Kira smiled, "You defiantly had your uses, but he was no different, he was going to use your connection to me for a future election, I guess that means everybody uses you."

"Shut up!" Sarah said.

Kira raised his finger, "I wouldn't suggest taking that tone with me again."

She tightened the grip on the trigger, "For once you will listen to me!"

Kira now laughed, "This certainly is a different side of you I have never seen, to bad you didn't put it to use in other areas, to think I wasn't sure you were strong enough to fill your genetics into the ultimate but I guess I could have been wrong."

"He will be free from you one way or another, you will not make my baby into a killer like you," Sarah told him sternly.

Kira smiled again, "Yes, I do have to say I highly underestimated you but I have never been so pleased, I knew Clyne was up to something but never thought you would have the guts to help her…tell me is she on the verge of escaping or is she gone yet?"

Sarah knew he used his abilities and saw right through her now that she wasn't hiding anything, "You will never know!"

Kira laughed again, "I have to say I really like this from you, you even hid your true cause from me during our last session, I have to say that makes me most pleased I granted the first ultimate to you."

Sarah was still angry.

"Unfortunately you have been a naughty girl now, one that has to be punished," Kira told her.

Sarah heard that as she looked into Kira's deadly eyes. She kept staring on them as she had to admit this wasn't what she was used to. She watched Kira's eyes drift to the side as she followed them and in that split second he had her.

Kira quickly raised his own weapon and had it pointed at her before she could finish blinking.

"Ought oh, that's not good is it?" Kira asked with now his weapon on her.

Sarah cursed herself as now she was in a bad situation; she still had her weapon on him.

Kira stared at her eyes, "I can feel your fear…you were brave when you had the upper hand but now that the tables had turn I sense your fear."

"This changes nothing Kira," she said.

Kira smiled, "Maybe, but then again you would have to be faster then me now don't you?"

Sarah knew that was true, the look in his eyes said he wouldn't hesitate in killing her.

"What you have done is high treason, and you know what I enjoy doing to traitors," Kira told her.

Sarah knew that as well, "I know…but at least you will fall as well!" she yelled out.

Kira got the sense as he fired his shot ahead of hers.

A blast was heard as the Kira shot the gun straight out of her hand on it fell to the floor.

She looked up as Kira was right in front of her, "Impressive, you truly meant it, but this is where the games end."

Sarah widened her eyes as that last sentence he used was a different tone.

She waited as Kira quickly grabbed her throat before tossing her back on the floor.

She felt a little pain as she looked up at him.

Kira stared down at her, "I suggest you get ready, and do it quickly."

Sarah understood as she placed her uniform back on, Kira got to his communicator as he called for security, but it was only this floors security.

As he waited he spoke to her, "Tell me where Clyne is? I want to know when she left."

Sarah turned her head away as Kira had full use of his abilities but there were some things she was still being stubborn on.

Security arrived as Kira stared at them.

"Place her in a spare room down the hall, and keep this quiet…inform the chairman of the event as well," Kira ordered.

"Yes sir," they replied aggressively taking her arm and dragging her out.

Sarah knew she failed, but there was one thing, Kira still didn't know what Lacus fled with and she was holding willfully strong on that matter.

Kira watched as he took a few pills and now had to clean up this mess, he knew one thing now and that was Sarah would answer his questions or he would make her answer his questions.

Ryu's Office

Ryu had a strong sense something was wrong as something wasn't feeling right, he was completely busy with the reports and watching the alliance media coverage.

The coverage had spread and Jibril's death was headline news. Ryu watched as the alliance already starting going at each other. Leaders were bickering on how to handle the crisis and who should be in charge.

Everything Ryu wanted to see he was seeing it with these fools of leaders.

However all that changed when a soldier entered.

"Sir, we have word Lacus Clyne and her children escaped," the soldier reported.

Ryu turned around and stood up with a deadly look in his eye, "Did I just hear you correctly?"

"Yes sir," the soldier said fearfully.

"Would you mind explaining to me how that could happen on this ship?" Ryu shouted as he knew he should have acted on that feeling, "Where is the commander?"

"He has sent me to ask for you presence sir? Apparently our com officer is involved somehow," the soldier replied.

Ryu knew who he was talking about, "Where?"

"Room one on this floor sir, the commander ordered this not to be mentioned throughout the ship," the soldier replied.

"Keep it that way," Ryu said standing up as this was not happy news, he lost a bargain with Clyne but what angered him the most was it was on this ship that she was just able to break out. Heads were going to fly on this one.

Ryu walked out as he saw Kira by room one.

Pacific Ocean

With Lacus

Lacus put some good distance from the ship, she was flying awfully low but it was for protection. She knew once they knew she was gone they would use their satellite to try and track her; she was hoping to use the darkness to the advantage. She heard the satellite had inferred tracking for night but with flying low and in darkness they wouldn't have a very good angle on her. She hoped to use that to evade them getting a precise location on her.

Lacus knew what Sarah did was likely going to bring her a death sentence and though she hated that she would be forever grateful.

Lacus looked back as now she had new problems with her children, Ryu messed them up pretty badly and she hated him for that. However the damage was done now and she hoped with time they would return to normal. They were still out from what she did to them so she could worry about all this later.

Lacus however bent down and looked in her bag as she got one more gift from Sarah; it was something else she passed to her before they parted ways.

Lacus took it out as it was a long range communicator with a communications shield. With this Lacus could contact ships even inside the Doomsday's range. Every Zaft machine had one of the shields as Sarah added a signal enhancer to communicate at very long range, this would help when the Doomsday was jamming the radar and frequencies.

Lacus knew with this if Orb could mass produce these then they could take out that advantage the Doomsday had. For now however Lacus was going to use it to communicate hopefully with that gold machine that flew away.

She was hours behind but with this she hoped she would be able to get a signal to Neo or whoever was piloting that machine so she could let them know she escaped. Lacus stared at the folder as that had to be taking and used.

This however made Lacus fearful, she knew it might take them some time to know she has this file but when they do they will come after her at full force. Lacus didn't really want to return to Orb for fear of the Doomsday doing an all out attack on what they had left.

Lacus knew the folder was important enough that they would use the Genesis cannon to eliminate all traces of what was on that file as it detailed everything they were going to do.

Lacus readied the communicator as she tried putting it on maximum range. She had to be careful here as she switched to only a frequency used to Orb. She was hoping she could get contact somehow.

Lacus tried and tried as she flew south but she wasn't in range yet.

Lacus tried and tried again as she finally thought she got something.

John Paul Jones

After Mu took headed back he eventually found the John Paul Jones as he landed back on the carrier.

Mu then went to the bridge as he sat down.

"Sir?" the captain asked.

"Complete failure, I underestimated his growth in abilities, what was pathetic was all them paid for my mistakes," Mu said as he told them to set a course back to Orb.

Hours went by as the ship wasn't really that fast as Mu knew they had to come up with something big or they were not going to win this war. Jibril was gone and he believed Orb could do more politically to make the other alliance nations more cooperative as they need the alliance nations united and they needed that quickly.

They were well into the night when the com officer started hearing these strange sounds.

The officer tried focusing it in as it got better each time.

Then it came through clearly, "Sir…I think you should hear this," the officer said.

The captain heard it as he immediately called Mu to the bridge.

Mu arrived as he heard the emergency.

"What is going on here?" Mu asked.

"You better hear this yourself sir, she is asking for a commander Lorronoke," the captain said handing him the headset.

"The distance is still far sir," another officer said as they couldn't believe something could communicate at that distance, but it had to be Zaft technology.

Signaling with Lacus and Mu

Mu placed it on, that name was when he went by Neo, "This is commander La Flaga, also know as Lorronoke."

Lacus was glad she finally got through, another one she owed Sarah, but the name and person she knew sounded familiar.

"This is Lacus Clyne, I…" Lacus said as Mu cut her off.

"The pink princess, it has been to long…but that means you're…" Mu said.

Lacus now remembered, but last she knew he was dead, "You're…alive."

"Long story, we can tell your signal is getting closer, is the Doomsday trailing us?" Mu feared as this was maybe a call to warn them.

"No…I escaped," Lacus said as she gave them the details.

Mu heard every word it was amazing, "We will send you our coordinates, you sure that chopper can make it?"

"It will be fine, the energy source is highly more approved then you remember…but I am not sure I should join with you…I have something I think once they find out it is missing they will come after in full force," Lacus told him.

Mu took interested, "Explain, no one is monitoring us."

Lacus explained the basics but she didn't go into details.

Mu widened his eyes, what Lacus had might really be something.

"From what you told me I doubt they will find out for awhile, head here anyway we are still a ways out from Orb," Mu told her.

"Please, tell no one you contacted me, we cannot risk it being intercepted," Lacus said.

"We are slowing the ship, you should arrive in a few hours maybe less, we will talk more then…and its good to hear from you, the others were highly worried about you and your children," Mu said as the signal was stopped, they could risk staying on to long just in case.

Lacus was glad she got through and Mu was right they could decided what to do once she got on that ship, she feared returning to Orb, but this information had to be passed on and made public to all military personal around the alliance, that was the only way they could assure what Lacus feared wouldn't happen, but that could take time.

Mu took the headset off as this could be something very big, this could be the chance they needed to get a full force and maybe the chance to win the war. Lacus didn't go into any details but it was defiantly big.

They now could only wait for her as they would see when she arrived.

Doomsday-Private Floor

Outside Room One

Ryu approached as he spotted Kira getting a report from another soldier as well as speaking to the officer that was in charge of the hanger where Lacus escaped.

Ryu decided to watch before he approached them.

Kira was not to pleased, "You were highly careless!" Kira said sternly.

"She said it was your order sir, what was I…" the officer tried explaining herself.

"You get it confirmed by me that is what you do!" Kira shouted as the officer looked away.

"She made it clear that contacting you while you were in meeting would…" the officer couldn't finish.

"No excuses! You know how I operate around here and when do I ever send her with orders?" Kira asked annoyed.

"It's just…" the officer tried to say as Kira punched him square in the nose, he flew back and hit the wall as was woozy.

"Because of you careless behavior in not bothering to confirm what she told you, we now have a big," Kira slammed him again, problem," Kira nailed him again, both times in the stomach.

The blows were so hard with his strength he officer was now coughing up blood as you could hear the rib cracks.

"It won't happen again…sir," the officer said woozily again.

"Your right it won't," Kira as the officer felt a sharp pain in the right side; Kira drove a blade straight into the liver.

The officer fell down as Kira looked at the other few soldiers, "Clean this mess up and ditch the body…I need not warn you nothing that has happened at this moment is to get out, if information about her escape gets out it won't be hard for me to figure out who did it," Kira warned them and that would be the only warning.

"Yes sir," they replied as now was not a time to face the commander's wrath.

Ryu then went forward as his first officer was finished giving out punishment. Kira noticed him.

Ryu then stopped, "Give me a report and tell me how this happened?"

Kira looked at him, "Sir, as you are aware Lacus Clyne escaped…I have been pulling surveillance and witness as they said they saw Clyne entering a lower hanger, then we find out that one of our choppers is missing."

Ryu turned around as he paced, "They got through our defensive measures how?" Ryu asked annoyed.

Kira gave him a report of what he gathered as well as a few other things.

"The main reason is in here sir, I ran a diagnostic and found she infiltrated the security and masked the signals, I wound three and they have been removed as systems are back up and running normally," Kira reported.

"That is all fine and good commander, except Clyne is missing!" Ryu nearly yelled.

"We are pulling satellite as we speak sir," Kira told him.

"Little good it will do with these conditions but keep at it," Ryu ordered.

Kira knew he was angry and that wasn't a good thing.

"It is likely she headed south, we can pursue her sir," Kira told him.

"I will not waste more time on this issue," Ryu replied deadly.

"You wish to just let her go?" Kira asked as he could catch up with her in the Armageddon in no time but it seemed as if the chairman had other matters on his mind.

"We have other matters to worry about, we have to start preparing for the operation, I will handle those Plants still loyal to Clyne one way or another they will quiet down or be destroyed, Lacus Clyne chose her path and she will now suffer the same fate as the naturals," Ryu told him.

"As for this one," Ryu said as he meant Sarah.

"I found out she took the girl with her, but the ultimate is still on board," Kira reported.

"You have a feeling there is more to it?" Ryu asked.

"Something else is going on here, from the reaction I was getting from Clyne they were up to something else…I can get answers out of her," Kira told him.

"Do what you have to, your abilities failed us in this matter commander, you should have been more aware of what they were up to, I believed you could handle the matter but was I wrong?" Ryu asked.

Kira saluted, "You are not wrong sir, I underestimated her but that is something that will not work again."

"Make sure of that commander, nothing can jeopardize this operation so I cannot afford to have you grow reckless on me now," Ryu told him.

"I will get the job done, nothing will prevent us from doing what has to be done," Kira replied seriously.

"Good, now go," Ryu said as that was all he needed, this was a set back but since they didn't know it was about to effect their main operation it wasn't that big of a loss. As Ryu saw the chance when Kira captured her to use her but it was never even in their overall goal so he would deal with that, in any way he had to deal with it. Nothing would stop them when they were this very close to getting it done.

Inside the Room

Sarah was sitting there just now waiting for her fate, she failed to do what she wanted but it was a long shot anyway.

She thought about her daughter and if Lacus made it away, with the plans at least one child might get to have a normal life.

She still kept herself focused as she had to hold out as long as possible on the plans, she knew Kira wasn't aware yet but one slip up and she will alert his abilities.

She heard the door open as now it began.

She saw Kira walk in alone, which was a positive at least as the chairman wasn't with him but Sarah knew he wouldn't be far. Sarah also took notice in Kira's eyes as he wasn't playing around anymore.

"You were certainly busy, I have to say I am most impressed with you, I never thought you had the capabilities do pull off what you did, tell me one thing though you planned to go with her didn't you?" Kira asked.

Sarah knew he was starting and if she could keep his mood like it was then she might not have to endure too much pain.

"Correct, I wouldn't leave without my son however but at least my daughter will have a normal life," Sarah replied.

"You realize you just signed her death warrant, I told you this ship was the safest around and you went and placed her in harms way so that will be your fault for what happens," Kira told her sternly.

"What do you care commander? You probably can't even tell me what she looks like, you spent zero time with her and for our son you only put him through those monstrous tests and he is only a tool for you," Sarah said raising her tone.

"He is my ultimate, and he will be groomed for the future," Kira replied to her.

"You never even named them, you never even held them, you never cared for them as I did, they were only tools to you just as I was," Sarah replied.

"We are all tools of the greater goal, what I am doing will change the world but I need not explain to you," Kira replied.

Sarah glared at him.

"I want to know how this plan started with you and Clyne, I knew for awhile she was up to something, but I overlooked you, answer my question," Kira told her.

Sarah said nothing.

Kira grew highly annoyed as he slammed his fist on the table.

Sarah jumped a little as she looked up at him.

"You do not want to test me! All I see in you right now is a traitor, and the choice will be yours, you will give me the answers or I will make you give me the answers, which way is all up to you," Kira told her sternly as he was right above her.

Sarah knew that all to well, she didn't have anything to worry about as long as he didn't sense anything about the folder Lacus took so she would make it easy and speak.

"I approached her on the first day she arrived," Sarah told her.

"You initiated this goal?" Kira asked.

"She had it in her mind but I proposed it to her," Sarah replied.

Kira was using his abilities as she wasn't lying, "I really underestimated you, I should be pleased but I am not…I want details of what you to did and how."

Sarah stared at him as she went over it; she told him everything, with exception that Lacus took the folder during the battle.

"Most impressive…however something is off," Kira told her.

Sarah was really holding her breath she knew this wasn't good, he was on to something.

"Did I hurt your pride by getting one past you commander?" Sarah tried to counter.

"Both you and Clyne used yourselves, my only fault was I choose to ignore it for to long," Kira replied.

Sarah stared at him, "I don't see why you care, you always preferred her anyway."

Kira reached down and grabbed her chin, "You are hiding something from me."

Sarah knew she overplayed it a little, but that sentence was true in her mind.

"All we wanted was to get our children away from you, when it turned out you hid my son on me I decided I would do what I had to and let her escape," Sarah told him.

"Well I have to say you certainly more impressive then previous times however," Kira replied.

Sarah looked at him with annoyance, he was making fun of her now, but she knew he wanted to anger her to make her easier to read.

"I gave you your answers, why don't you just get on to it and finish me off like the rest?" Sarah asked.

Kira looked at her.

"Oh, that's right you can't can you, you need me for public appearances, at least until you and the chairman win this war," Sarah told him.

Kira made her look at him again, "Very good analysis, you will remain under lock and key for twenty four hours straight, you will make your appearances by my side as I wish, when your finished you will be right back here, that is how your life will be until your use fades," Kira said angrily.

"What makes you think I will cooperate?" Sarah asked.

Kira bent down, "You will, if you so much as do anything off, I will give you the same punishment I gave Seiran, but it will be slower and more painful…but what will make you do it as I will make the ultimate watch as I hack you to pieces."

Sarah lifted her eyes; he was going to make his own son watch as he killed his mother in the most brutal way as possible.

Sarah said nothing.

"Think about that for awhile, but first you are exhibiting strong fear, not for yourself but I am detecting Clyne in that matter as well," Kira told her as he got through when she dropped her mental defense.

Sarah knew when she heard him say that about her son watching she let her mental guard down, and he got in.

"We are far from done, I will be back, think about what I said until I return," Kira said as he left the room.

Sarah froze; the fear of having her son witness something like that gave him a doorway to see right through her. She didn't think he was joking about that either he meant it but it was also a way to get her to drop her guard.

Outside the Room

Ryu was waiting, "Interesting," Ryu said.

"Yes sir, but apparently she is hiding something else, I have a feeling there is something bigger going on here," Kira told him.

"Very well, I will restart the search for Clyne, in the meantime do what you have to and get that information out of her, use whatever means you deem necessary," Ryu replied.

"I will let her think on the matters for a little while, and then I will begin," Kira replied.

Ryu turned around as he headed to the bridge, if Kira sensed something was being hid then it had to be big.

John Paul Jones

It was nearing dawn when Lacus finally arrived at the coordinates, she flew as fast as she could as low as she could and finally she saw the ships carrier, she had never thought she would be so glad to see it.

They were clearing her for landing.

Mu got the word as he made his way out to the deck. They slowed the ship just enough that she was able to make it.

Lacus landed as she checked on the children, her two were still out but the smaller one was awake.

Lacus felt bad for her, but she would keep her promise to Sarah, besides this little girl reminder her so much of the one she lost.

Lacus powered down as Mu was waiting for her.

He approached the chopper with a few other officers.

"Long time no see," Mu replied.

"Mr. La Flaga, I never believed you would still be alive," Lacus replied.

"Mr. makes me feel old, just Mu, come on," Mu said as he helped her down.

"I cannot stray too far in case they wake up," Lacus said.

Mu looked at the children, "They must be tired."

"No, I had to sedate them, but we don't have time to get into that now," Lacus told him.

Mu decided he would stay out of that one, "We should really return to Orb."

Lacus quickly shook her head, "I cannot, I don't know how long it will take them to realize what I have, and when they do they will do anything to destroy it."

"I believe that is a risk we will have to take, with Jibril gone Orb has a good chance of being a centerpiece in uniting the alliance nations, what you have might help that, I believe we have to risk it," Mu said as they would eventually come after Orb anyway so their was no point in waiting.

Lacus thought about it, "Very well, I will agree to that, I also have something the engineers should look it, it is how I contacted you so I will take the risk," Lacus said.

Mu gave orders to a soldier as that soldier rushed up and told the captain to accelerate to as fast as this rig could go.

"We will be in range in awhile, I think," Mu said to her.

"I will wait here, if you get in contact with Cagalli tell her I have a few issues to discuss with her as well," Lacus said as those were issues with the children.

"Very well," Mu said as he took off.

Lacus now sat down as she knew her children wouldn't be out for much longer and how they would act to this it wasn't going to be very good, but she would do what she had to and bring them down the correct path.

Orb-Onogoro

Cagalli received a message that she got from the John Paul Jones.

She heard from Mu as he didn't say anything about the battle but he told her something else.

Cagalli nearly dropped the headset.

Doomsday

Bridge

Using their satellite Ryu placed them all over the pacific; they were trying to find her trail all night.

That was until they got something, they knew she was going to return to Orb, so they checked that route as they believed they might have something.

When dawn hit they found nothing but a few ships, one being the John Paul Jones, they knew that was from Mu retreating but it was possible Lacus made it to that so they had what they needed if they decided to pursue, that all depended on what Kira could get out of Sarah.

Private Floor

Kira left her for awhile as sometime in the morning he decided it was time to go back in.

To be continued...

(A\N): The next chapter Lacus returns to Orb, the operation is known, and Kira interrogates for his information. Bye for now.