My computer is being stupid, so my posts have gone hay-wire. Also, school started, so posts will be more sparatic. Sorry. and the nice lines aren't woeking now either.
No one spoke. The Adversary kept charging. De Lin began to rush Athrun. Before I knew what I was doing, I pushed Akatsuki forward. In the blink of an eye, De Lin loosed his shot. Both he and his beam were heading straight for the Justice, which wasn't making any effort to dodge. Athrun would be killed by a blast at that range. I urged my machine faster. I knew that there was no way I would make it.
I opened my eyes shyly. I was in Akatsuki's cockpit. Where were we? I pulled up and craned my machine around to try and find anyone else. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a glimpse of a deep blue moving haze.
De Lin! He was still out here. Then, where was Athrun? As if in answer to my silent question, the Justice flew past me towards the blue haze.
I realized that my communication lines were still open. I had to find out what was going on. "Athrun!" I shouted to the Justice. There was no answer, no reaction. The Justice held true to its course. He was still fighting. As long as you're fighting, so am I. The words came back to me. I still had a job to do. I nudged Akatsuki forward; she seemed to be in check. I didn't have time for a formal scan so I just began to push towards the battle.
As I edged nearer, I began to pick up the battle transmissions. I should've picked them up sooner. I thought that my communications network had been damaged. That would explain why Athrun never answered me. I tried to contact him again. "Athrun, what's going on?" I asked and typed.
There was still no answer. "You can't even hit me!" I heard De Lin call defiantly. Athrun screamed as he rushed in again. If I couldn't get his attention, I'd do the next best thing. I tried to call Kira. I must've been lucky not all of my communication lines were down, because Kira answered his phone.
"Hello!" Kira screamed into my ear.
"Kira, what's going on? What's happened?"
"You're alive! We all thought you were dead!" Kira continued to scream.
"Why would I be dead?" I asked while Athrun sliced at where the Adversary had just been.
"Oh, I don't know. It may have something to do with Athrun screaming "You killed her!" and then rushing into battle like an idiot," he spat.
"What?" I leaked, seeking clarification.
"Athrun screamed, thought you were dead, and is now going to kill the Chairman." Kira explained, calming down. "Lacus, she's alive." I heard him say in the background. Shortly thereafter I picked up Lacus's sigh of relief. "You'd better stop Athrun before he does something he'll regret."
"I can't. My communications system must be damaged. I can hear him, but he can't hear me." I explained.
"You're going to have to do something. All the flights are down due the incident so I can't get to the Eternal. Only you can stop him. I've got go try to help calm down the crowd." Kira quickly hung up the phone, leaving me to contemplate my position.
Athrun thinks I'm dead. I can't talk to him, but if I don't find a way to, he'll be liable for murder, should he actually be able to land a hit on the most nimble mobile suit in existence. The media already has the colony calling for De Lin's pink slip. I've got to stop a broken-hearted, hyper-sensitive, coordinator with one of the most powerful weapons in the universe, without being able to talk to him. Bring it on.
I turned to face the battle. Akatsuki told me that the Justice was starting to slip. I pushed her forward, closer to the action. A loud beeping shot through head after a moment. My machine told me that I was missing about half my weapon supply. This just keeps getting better and better. I continued forward. Half a minute later, Akatsuki told me that my hind thrusters were going out. Shortly after I switched them off, my main camera began to flicker. I will do it. I will stop this. I continued to push forward.
My thrusters ran dry. My cameras showed only static. Still, I rode my momentum closer to the battle. The transmissions from the battle fell silent. Though I was now blind and deaf, I was still going. You must stop, Athrun. I won't let you kill anymore. I made sure my helmet was fastened and my oxygen tanks were full. I opened my cockpit hatch to see.
The Justice looked so big from here. It stopped moving and turned to me. He saw me, and so did De Lin. Akatsuki lent me the last of her momentum as I jumped out into space. I flew towards the Justice, which outstretched its hand for me. Gently, the Justice closed its hand around my body. Athrun opened his cockpit door and stepped out to meet me. In the silence I saw the Adversary charge another shot.
Athrun grabbed my hand and pulled me into the Justice as he floored his thrusters to avoid the shot. The cockpit door closed as the blast was loosed. "Dammit!" Athrun swore when he realized his suit was now missing its left foot. He pushed me over to his right so he could reach his controls.
"So, it looks like your woman survived after all." I heard De Lin's voice over the Justice's communications system.
"Yes, and you know what that means?" Athrun smirked. I watched, waiting. He tensed. "You lose!" he slammed his thruster controls forward.
"WAIT!" I screamed. Athrun pulled back so quickly that my head was slammed into the back wall of the cramped cockpit.
"Why, Cagalli?" he asked, turning from his main screen.
"Because, you can't kill him. If you do, it'll be on your hands. We're not in a war where lives can just be thrown away. I can't let your hands be stained with more blood." The tears began to well in my eyes. "Please, Athrun. This has to stop. We shouldn't be fighting! If you continue-," my voice failed. One person is killed by another. That person gets killed for killing the other. Do you really think that kind of twisted thinking will ever bring peace! "You'll never find peace in murder."
Athrun's eyes softened.
"How touching." De Lin sneered as he charged another shot. "Now, who's lost?"
Athrun quickly snapped back and rushed the Adversary, losing the Justice's right arm as he did so. In the blink of an eye, for only a heartbeat, the Justice was within striking distance. He launched every beam, slashed with every blade, and shot with every gun at once, before the Adversary knew how close he was.
When the smoke cleared from the main screen, only a small hunk of metal remained where the Adversary had been. "You do." Athrun said as he grabbed the remains of the opposing suit with the Justice's remaining hand. I sat, silent, not believing that Athrun could heartlessly kill someone, even someone as twisted as De Lin. A tense mood settled over us as Athrun gently flew us back into colony airspace.
When he opened his transmission wave to the colony, the image of Lacus popped up on the main screen. "Again, what you've just witnessed was real. The suits are coming in now."
"Leave it up Lacus to calm the public." Athrun smiled as though nothing was wrong. "My name is Athrun Zala, and I'm requesting permission to enter the colony!" he shouted on the wave. "I have the Chairman with me!" he added quickly. Though he's dead, I thought almost in spite.
"Permission granted, General Zala." It was the same scraggily voice that denied us last time. The Justice carefully docked us in the hanger. The bay door closed and Athrun helped me out. We were surrounded by a myriad of military personnel.
"Where is the Chairman, General?" a particularly large man asked. Taking off his helmet, Athrun shook his head and then pointed to the charred metal in the Justice's hand. The men went and retrieved the Chairman, detaining him for conduct unbecoming of a military leader.
"He is alive?" I asked, in awe that he had survived.
"Yes. Why? Did you think that I killed him?" Athrun smiled a little at me.
"Yes."
"Cagalli, you were right. You were then and you are now. Life is precious, and I shouldn't kill anymore." He walked up to me and pulled off my helmet. "Now, let's get changed and find Kira and Lacus." He took my hand and led me to the nearest soldier's quarters to pull off my suit.
I know, I should've killed him. But, I didn't. Review please, thank you.