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ps. I suck at battle scenes D:

Chapter 6: What happened to us…?

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Natsume quietly entered his room and stared at the picture on his nightstand. He picked it up, and smiled softly at the picture.

'Maika…I'm almost done, and I'm coming home soon…', he set the picture down and started change into his ZAFT uniform.

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Cagalli smiled at her brother, how was currently trying to explain to Shinn how to use Orb gundams. They were different now, only Orb citizens can pilot them.

"So, I'll be piloting the Yousha?" Shinn asked.

"Yeah, is that okay?" Kira replied.

"It is, I just think the name is a bit…ironic." Shinn smiled a true genuine smile.

"Ask Cagalli about it, apparently she named them."

"Which one will you be piloting Kira?" Shinn asked.

"Hmm…I guess the Destiny. It's almost the same as the ones I have used before."

"What about you Cagalli?"

"The Redemption."

Shinn looked at her and said, "…….Why do you get the cool one?!?!"

Kira laughed and replied, "You don't wanna mess with her, she can have you killed."

Cagalli smiled and walked up to the two boys, carrying something in her hand. She held out two necklaces, one with a metal feather and one with a metal star. The metal star had a purple gem in the middle of it. The metal feather had a red gem at the end of it.

"Here, you will need these in order to operate the gundams."

"Where's yours?" Kira asked.

Cagalli showed her necklace that was under her shirt. It was a heart with a yellow gem in the middle.

"Cute." Kira said inspecting it.

"Kira, sometimes I wonder if you're gay."

"SHUT UP CAGALLI!"

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"This is Cagalli Attha, ready to launch." Cagalli was testing out the Redemption. She did not want to take chances with not being able to operate it.

"Cagalli, set in the key."

"Gotcha." Cagalli took off her necklace, and placed it in a special slot next to her right hand. Once it was in the slot, the gundam roared to life.

"Okay, The Redemption is ready to launch. Watch your step Cagalli!"

Cagalli laughed at Lacus, who was the one announcing everything. She steadily brought her gundam forward and stepped out of the underground base.

"How is everything Cagalli?" She heard Kira's voice ask.

"Crystal clear, but now we have to – AHHHHHH!" Cagalli felt something hit the back of her gundam, causing her to fall over.

"CAGALLI!"

"KIRA, LAUNCH WITH SHINN!" Cagalli yelled to him.

"Okay! But please, be careful Cagalli." Kira said to his sister.

"I'll try…" Cagalli frowned as she turned around and saw two ZAFT gundams in front of her.

"Who are you!?" She yelled to them.

"Cagalli, you should know me. We grew up together." A voice called out.

'Wait a minute…That's….NATSUME'S VOICE!' Cagalli's eyes widened. She knew Natsume was part of ZAFT…as a spy. Why was he out in the battlefield?

"And this is my partner, Athrun Zala…"

'Fuck.' Cagalli winced.

"What do you two need?" Cagalli called out.

"My mission is over, I have all the information I need." Natsume replied.

Athrun look over to him, "What mission?!"

"I'm from Orb…I was sent to ZAFT three years ago to be a spy. I guess I was an amazing actor to fool even Athrun Zala." Natsume smirked, knowing Athrun would be pissed off.

"Enough of that Natsume, go into the base."

"Got it, see you later."

Natsume carefully went into the underground base, which was getting ready to launch Kira.

"This is Kira Yamato, ready to launch."

"Kira, set in the key."

Kira took of his star necklace, and set it into the slot next to his right hand. The gundam stepped forward, ready to launch. He launched and ran to where Cagalli and Athrun were. He stepped in front of Cagalli, as if to say "back off Athrun."

"Cagalli! Tell the kid not to launch." Kira said to her, which made her confused.

"What kid…?" She asked.

"THE KID." Kira replied, then Cagalli knew what he was talking about.

She called back to the base, and hoped Lacus would answer. Thankfully, she did.

"Lacus! Tell Yousha not to launch!" Cagalli yelled.

"What? Why not?" Lacus' voice asked.

"We ran into some trouble; keep him there to protect the base. Then tell Natsume, that he might have to go into battle." Cagalli replied.

"I see, don't worry. He won't launch."

"Thanks Lac." Cagalli sighed and look forward at Athrun and Kira. No words have been spoken yet…

"What do you want Zala?!" She called out.

"…" He remained silent, his eyes were concentrated on the sight in front of him. Cagalli was in a gundam…She promised him she wouldn't operate one anymore….

'But then again, that was in the past.' He thought.

"ANSWER US ZALA!" Kira yelled.

"I am here to take Aki-"Athrun couldn't even finish his sentence. He felt Kira run straight into him, knocking him over.

"KIRA!" Cagalli yelled out, but it was too late. Kira was in SEED mode.

"You will never take Akihiko away from Cagalli, even if I die. You won't even get close to him…" Kira glared at Athrun.

"This is a war Kira. Desperate times call for desperate measures." Athrun replied, trying to stand up.

"Athrun Zala, you are under arrest for trespassing and threatening t our leader" Athrun heard Natsume speak through a microphone. "If you make any move, we will not hesitate to set off the bombs under you."

Athrun sighed, yet gave in. He shut up his gundam, then lowered himself to the ground. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he was surrounded by Orb soldiers.

"Lay yourself onto the ground, stomach down, then spread your arms and legs."

Athrun complied, but mentally grumbled when he was pat down, 'I cannot believe I actually gave in.'

Cagalli and Kira watched the scene in disbelief; so many things were running through their minds. Kira knew Athrun was a stubborn person, so why did he let himself get captured? Cagalli was wondering the same things, but all she could think about is Akihiko. He might be trying to get into the inside of Orb to take him away… She sighed and looked up to the sky. 'Father…I wish you could help me now, but I guess I'm on my own…'

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I really have no set plan for this story, hahah (:
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PARTY!

AUTHOUR'S NOTE
I've recently started a Vocaloid story called 'Just Smile For Me'.
I have my own OC in it, she will have a song on youtube in a couple days.
www (DOT) youtube (DOT) com / kawaiisxnatsuko
place in the dots and remove the spaces!
Also, there are some pictures on my deviantART account.

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