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Ballroom
Taking advantage of Sai's apparent confusion the man quickly dashed over and subdued Sai and ordered his men to open fire. Sai snarled as he felt Kira push him to the ground and take Lacus out of his grasp. All of the remaining soldiers were rounded up and taken to the prison cells under the palace for temporary holding. The man helped Lacus up and she looked nervously at his face both not knowing what to say.
"Kira!" exclaimed Lacus as she just decided to go for it, and threw her arms around his neck not wanting to let him go. Kira did not either, holding her tightly to his body. Lacus just sighed and leaned into the embrace never wanting the moment to end. They stayed like that for several minutes just relaxing in each other's warmth thinking that the danger was over. Around the room Athrun was helping Cagalli up who was too busy looking at Kira and Lacus. Dearka helped Milly up earning him a quick peck on the cheek, making him blush. And last but not least Yzak grunted something about women and how they couldn't help themselves. Nonetheless he willingly helped Karissa up who gave him a quiet thank you and avoided his gaze so she did not reveal her blush. Taking full benefit of this Sai ran outside and ordered that the mobile suit corps be moved out.
"Sir, Sai Argyle has escaped and there is a large number of mobile suit units coming this way. There are four Gundams with them." Said one of the men from the rooftop as he spotted the 35 MS headed his way.
"Shit. Tell the Strike and Serpent Units to move out." Replied Kira breaking out of his embrace with Lacus and speaking into his headset. "Keep me informed about all the units. Tell the Gemini Units (The two Justice Units) to be full alert." Ordered Kira.
"What going on?" inquired Athrun as he walked over to Kira who was picking up his helmet. It was easy to see that Kira had grown over the last year to about six feet. (Athrun is 5'11")
"The Blue Cosmos have a force of 35 MS headed this way, four of which are Gundam. I've sent two of my units each consisting of five MS each to deal with them." Responded Kira as he opened the laptop he had brought with him. The laptop displayed all the technical data from the Wings of Freedom MS. Kira quickly tapped into the visual unit of the closest MS and scanned the area. The computer instantly created a three-dimensional map of the city sector. Then it analyzed the approaching MS.
-31 Daggers
-4 G-Units
-Total: 35 units
-Threat: High
"What's wrong Kira?" whispered Lacus as she sat down next to him. Kira was staring at his screen analyzing all of the stats on the Gundams.
"There are a lot of MS headed this way. Four of them are Gundams." Answered Kira as the computer finished analyzing the Gundams.
Sword Calamity:
-Anti-Ship beam Swords x2
-Chest Cannon x1
-Head Mounted Igellistungs x4
-Shoulder Mounted Missiles x2
-Buster Shields x2
-After Burner Thrusters x4
-Trans Phase-Shift Armor
Raider Full Spec.:
-King Cobra Missiles x4
-Beam Rifles x2
-High Energy Thrusters x3
-Trans Phase-Shift Armor
Forbidden Blue:
-Trident x1
-Torpedoes x8
-Shields x2
-Shield Mounted Spikes x4
-Air/Submersible Thrusters x6
-Pack mounted Beam Cannon x1
-Trans Phase-Shift Armor
Unknown Unit:
-Armaments Unknown...
-Nuclear Drive Phase-Shift
"Damn it! One of the units are unknown." Growled Kira as the final results came into view. Lacus put on a worried face and put a comforting hand on Kira's shoulder. She immediately felt him loosen up.
"Kira, everything will be all right won't it?" inquired Lacus her innocent face looking puzzled.
"It should be." Smiled Kira as he stood up and looked at Lacus. 'She's so beautiful. I'll tell her after this. I have to.' Thought Kira as he looked into Lacus' baby blue eyes. His thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of battle in his earpiece.
"Commander we have engaged in combat with the enemy. The Serpent Unit has encountered seventeen of the units. The Strike Unit has also encountered seventeen units." Said one of the soldiers through his own head set.
"Alright, what about the other suit? Inquired Kira.
"Well the other one his headed towards the east side of the city. It seem to be the unknown Gundam unit." Responded the soldier as he looked into his binoculars.
Five Minutes Later...
"Strike Unit report in. Give me the status of the most damaged MS." ordered Kira through his headset. Athrun had taken Cagalli to one corner of the room to calm her down. Miriallia was still a little shocked by her assailant's identity but was being comforted by Dearka. Yzak supposedly being the emotionless one was sitting next to Karissa quietly talking. Lacus was still sitting next to Kira with her head on his shoulder.
"Astray unit number three is functioning at 65 percent capacity after taking a shot from a beam cannon." Responded Alex the leader of the Strike Unit who was currently fighting off the Forbidden Blue in his modified Strike I.W.S.P. (Integrated Weapons Striker Pack).
"Alright." Responded Kira. Suddenly a message came from the Serpent Unit. Kira was immediately alert and listened the Gai.
"I've managed to take down the Raider Full Spec. but my unit is heavily damaged. I need to return to the Eternal." Said Gai as he discovered that his suit had a heavily damaged shoulder and a low response in his right leg and left arm.
"Go ahead and return." Returned Kira. He was beginning to get worried. These were just daggers with natural pilots. His units should have been able to take them out relatively fast. His only conclusion was that they all had taken enhancement pills like the Earth Alliance pilots.
Onogoro (City)
"Strike Unit reporting in, Sir. We've managed to take down the Forbidden Blue and 11 daggers." Said Alex as he destroyed another Buster Dagger. "Sir, you have a MS fast approaching your area. I'll deal with it." Stated Alex before he launched his Strike into the air to cut off the unknown unit. A blue and white MS was flying through the streets heading straight of the Palace. Its pilot was none other than Sai Argyle. After the war he had managed to get along until one day he decided to think too deeply. His mind managed to created a twisted version of the truth. He began to have a deep hatred of coordinators especially for Kira who he blamed for losing Flay and her death. His MS the Purity Gundam was a top-secret design made by Azrael before his death onboard the Dominion. It was designed with two X303 Scylla cannons mounted on each shoulder. It had two anti-ship swords and four beam sabers all mounted in the hip armor. In addition it had two short-range beam rifles. To top it all off it had stolen Nuclear Drive technology and a limited version of the Neutron Jammer Canceller to support all of its extensive weaponry. Its high-powered thrusters at mid speed put it on par with the speed of the Aile-Striker at its maximum speed.
Ballroom
"Lowe send a message to the Eternal to have the Freedom ready for launch if it's need it.
"Yes, sir. Should I have them prepare the METEOR unit for launch as well in case we need it?" asked Lowe as he sent the commands to the Eternal.
"Sure. It's time to get over my past mistakes. I've dwelled on it too long." Replied Kira as his eyes had a faraway look to them. He was ready to move on. This was his final fight to conquer his past and begin to live in the present.
Bay of the Eternal
"Hose it down! The Blue Frame's smokin'!" yelled the head mechanic as Gai's L2 landed. The MS had barely made it back to the Ship before it had automatically shut down so that the core didn't overload and blow.
"How fast can it get fixed up?" asked Gai as he climbed out of the cockpit and stared at the extensive damage to the battered suits armor and frame.
"You're pretty lucky. This thing only made it back in two pieces so I just have to reconnect the dangling limbs and the put on a replacement leg. It should take about two days." Replied the mechanic as he ordered several men to get the parts needed and took a report on the damage and how long it would take.
Bridge of the Eternal
"Okay, Lowe, the Freedom is ready to launch and the METEOR is fully locked and loaded." Confirmed the communications officer as she used the bay monitor to see that everything went smoothly.
"Mr. Waltfeld sir. There are two Astray units requesting to return. They're functioning at 35 percent capacity. Shall I give them permission?" asked another officer as he received distress calls from the men.
"Go ahead and let them come back." Responded the former 'Desert Tiger' as he surveyed the battle with his one good eye.
Near the Palace
The Strike had managed to get ahead of the Purity Gundam with its enhanced thrusters and moved to block it off. "Stop now or I'll open fire!" commanded Alex seeing the Purity Gundam barreling towards him. Sai didn't stop so the Strike opened fire with its shield mounted Gatling gun. The bullets bounced harmlessly off the Purity and had its gun sliced off by one of its anti-ship swords. "Arrgh." Grunted Alex as he saw the barrel fly away. He responded by pulling out one of his own anti-ship swords and fired the shoulder-mounted rail-guns.
"Get out of my way coordinator!" yelled Sai as he pushed the Strike out of the way and sliced off its head. The rail guns, however, made contact and left some damage. Without vision the Strike just lay there as the Purity made its way towards the palace.
Ballroom
"Kira..." started Lacus as she saw the beheading of the Strike. Kira was definitely angry now. The Sai and his Purity Gundam had single-handedly managed to defeat one of his command units. This unnerved him. He knew that Sai's skills were the result of the pills. Kira was now in a bind and in a state of indecision. The Purity was making its way quickly to the palace and the M1 Astray guards were no match for the Purity. Kira had no units that could reach the palace in time. Kira finally Kira sighed, resigned to the fact that Sai was now a madman and would stop at nothing to see him destroyed.
"Launch the Freedom" Kira blandly said.
Bay of the Eternal
"Clear the launch bay. The Freedom is to be launched in five seconds. Move!" came Andrew Waltfeld's voice over the intercom. Everyone move out of the way as the launch tunnel shifted to the correct angle and became electro-magnetically charged. The Freedom's autopilot started as it flew out of the Eternal at an incredible speed, hurtling through the sky.
Purity Gundam: Cockpit
A beep notified Sai of an object approaching at a high speed. He turned and saw it. His eyes widened with shock as his Gundam ceased its movements.
To Be Continued
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