(AN): I want to thank all who reviewed in the first chapter.

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed or Destiny.

Chapter Two

Past

Onogoro Hotel

Andrew and Mu immediately shut down the entire hotel the best they could after the attack. They knew all to well what the publicity would do if this attack got to the public. Andrew immediately got hold of Siegel and Uzumi as they said they would be on the way there as quickly as possible. The guests in the hotel basically knew nothing, the first floor was still with power and the guests on the second half just thought it was a power failure. Siegel gave Andrew direct orders not to inform anyone until they got there. Uzumi agreed as it would do more harm than good to their peace talks.

Hotel top floor

After the conversation on the phone with Siegel and Uzumi, Mu and Andrew tried splitting up to find some clue of what went on, and to who was behind the attack, but deep down after witnessing the assassins maneuvers they somehow knew they would come up short.

Mu and a few guards were in charge of the top floor where the power station for the second floor was located. After they walked in they saw the bodies of the fallen bodyguards. Mu and the few soldiers he had checked their vitals but it was clear they were gone.

"Who could have done this sir?" one asked.

Mu looked at him, "Someone very good as his job, spread out and get a team in here, I want every spot of this place checked."

"Yes sir," the man said as he did what he was told.

When he left another entered the floor, and rushed up to Mu.

Mu looked at the damage, "Did you check the security tapes?"

The guard that entered looked at him, "We did sir, however there was nothing on them; the security code for the door was also overridden."

Mu was confused, "How could he just walk in here without being seen, there was nothing done to the tapes?"

"No sir, we checked for bugs, and found nothing, there was also no sign of hacking," the man told him.

Mu shook his head, "Keep looking around, he had to leave something," Mu said as another soldier called out to him.

"Sir you better take a look at this," the man said as he peered over the corner to look at him.

Mu immediately followed him and the man led him to the power station. Mu walked in and saw the damage. "This was obviously done by an explosion, and you're telling me this was all the damage it did." Mu said as he looked over at the power station, even the smallest of devices would make some sort of damage on other items in the room, but the way Kira designed it, it defied all logic known.

The man looked at Mu, "I have been in explosives for twenty years and I have never seen anything like it."

Mu looked at him, "What type of device was it?"

"That's the thing sir, there is nothing left of it, and from the marks on the station, I can only tell you it was some sort of custom made job set up to leave nothing behind, I have never seen anything like this before." the man said as he felt his pride being let down.

Mu sighed, "Keep searching, I ordered a team to check forensics, hopefully that will lead us to something."

"I understand sir," The man replied as Mu walked out of the room and over to another agent.

The man saluted as he saw Mu.

"I want these bodies cleared up, be respectful," Mu said as he didn't wait for a reply.

The man agreed and did what Mu told him.

Mu walked out of the floor and went to meet Andrew.

Hotel Roof

Andrew was doing the same thing as Mu, but he was on the roof. Andrew was able to get all the bodyguards who were knocked out awake. Andrew started questioning them.

"Are you telling me you saw nothing?" Andrew almost yelled.

"No we didn't sir…it was to fast first there was a grenade and the next thing I remember was the smoke, and then I remember getting hit over the head." the guard replied.

Andrew sighed as he looked over at his team looking over the roof, it was clear this was a well planned attack. Andrew was amazed at that person's ability, but he questioned why the man didn't finish him off when he had him down. Andrew did like Mu and ordered a team, but he was trying to make this a quiet investigation, like the chairman wanted.

"Sir over here," a man by the door said.

Andrew heard him and immediately followed him inside, the man lead him to the door by the floor Lacus was staying in.

Andrew stopped as he saw another soldier with what looked like a pair of night vision goggles in a lot of pieces, as Kira used his self made switch to get rid of the evidence when he left.

"We may have hit the jackpot, analyze these and give me the report," Andrew ordered.

The man looked at him, "Sir, I don't think it will do any good, every bit of these was affected and I doubt any evidence will be left on them."

Andrew glared at him, "I know that, but there is still a chance."

The man decided not to argue and did what he was told. This was certainly a mess, and the outcome of the peace talks was unknown at this point.

When Andrew was thinking Mu walked in.

"You find anything?" Mu asked.

Andrew looked over to him, "Not a thing, what about you?"

"The same outcome, what a mess this is," Mu said.

Andrew sighed, "I doubt we will find anything."

Mu immediately looked at him, "Is Ms. Lacus alright?"

Andrew looked up, "I put a lot of people outside her door, but I think we should head there until the Chairman and Lord Uzumi arrive."

Mu agreed and they started heading for Lacus' room.

Lacus' Room Onogoro Hotel

Lacus was sitting on a chair she had in her room, the guards wouldn't let her near the windows and they wouldn't let her out of the room, but that was the least of her concerns at the moment. She was almost assassinated this night, but her thoughts were of the man who was sent to kill her. She kept questing herself on why he didn't do it. What made him not pull that trigger, why he didn't kill Andrew, and why were his eyes and hands so gentle when he touched and looked at her? It wasn't like at all she expected an assassin to be like.

She saw his face, and he still didn't do it, Lacus was now left with the struggling question of why she didn't want him to be caught. Something inside her heart didn't let her feel bitter towards him. There was something about his eyes that made her want to actually see him again, and she didn't know why. Lacus also wondered who would want her gone, in her line of work she understood the reason, and a lot of resistance groups who believed peace with the other kind was outrageous. Since a lot of people listened to her words, she would be an obstacle to them, but it bothered her that people will go this far just so they could make a war that was cause a lot of suffering.

Lacus sighed as she tried to look out the window but the guards were blocking all of them. These questions she asked herself were driving her insane, she heard footsteps towards the door and saw both Mu and Andrew walk in.

Lacus looked up at them and smiled slightly.

"How are you Miss Clyne?" Andrew asked.

Lacus slightly smiled, "I am fine, I am not hurt at all."

Mu looked at her, "Did you see the attacker?"

Lacus heard those words, "No I didn't see him, all I remember is you two coming in and then it happened so fast," Lacus said as she didn't know why she just lied about something like that. She saw him clearly and she had no idea why she just lied about it.

Mu frowned, "I see, it looks like we might end up with nothing."

Andrew was about to say something but a bodyguard outside yelled that the chairman had arrived.

All in the room heard it and Lacus looked at the door waiting to see her father. Siegel entered the room rather hastily and went straight up to his daughter, followed by Uzumi.

"Lacus are you hurt…what happened here," Siegel was asking a thousand questions.

All in the room saluted as they entered the room and Mu and Andrew broke it as he started asking questions.

Lacus looked at her father and smiled, "I am alright father."

Siegel sighed in relief and looked at the two guards. "You saved her I will be forever in your debt."

Mu and Andrew looked at each other, when Andrew called him he had no time to tell the details.

"It wasn't us sir," they said in unison.

Siegel looked confused, "Then how was it I want to thank them in person."

Andrew looked at him, "No one did sir, we failed and for some reason the assassin chose not to kill her."

Siegel looked shocked as did Uzumi.

"All this security and someone still got in here!" Siegel shouted.

"He was good sir, I have never seen anyone move like he did," Andrew said.

"You say he was actually in the room with Miss Clyne?" Uzumi said.

Mu looked at him, "Yes sir, for how long I don't know."

All looked at Lacus.

"I…don't know…like I said…I woke up and it happened to fast," Lacus said.

Andrew spoke, "I can give you an estimate sir, from the guards not checking in he would have had to been in the building at least fifteen to twenty minutes maybe less."

"Did you get a look at this assassin?" Siegel asked.

"No sir, like I said earlier his moves were too quick to follow," Andrew replied.

Lacus was listening to everything as she didn't know why she kept silent, but something deep inside her made her stay silent, almost as if telling her that her life, and the life of others depended on her keeping this quiet.

"What about the camera's…or the security measures…or something must have seen him," Siegel said.

Andrew frowned, "Like I said sir he got in almost un-touched."

"Than why didn't he finish the job?" Uzumi asked.

Siegel heard that, "Good point, he had all the time to complete, but why not finish it…which I am grateful for," Siegel said as he was glad he didn't fire.

"That is strange sir, maybe he was a first timer, and if that was the case maybe he couldn't go through with it," Mu said.

Andrew looked at him, "No way…he was no first timer, he took care of the guards upstairs easily…there had to be something else that stopped him."

Lacus heard that and found that very odd, he didn't kill in front of her, but he was fairly capable from what she heard and it only brought more questions. Then Lacus remembered something.

"Excuse me Lord Uzumi, but what about Cag…I mean what about the princess," Lacus said as she knew her well, and they were friends, the princess was helping with these talks as well.

Uzumi looked at her, "She is fine, I called after we got the news about you no attempt was made, but I am taking extra precautions just in case."

Lacus was relieved that nothing happened to her.

"What will be our next step sir?" Andrew asked Siegel.

Siegel looked at him, "It is possible maybe he left her alive tonight only to finish the job at the talks tomorrow."

"If that was the case why would he go through all this trouble, of getting in here tonight?" Uzumi asked.

Siegel looked at him, "It was possibly a warning not to go through with these talks tomorrow."

"You are saying whoever sent this man would want the watching when he does the job," Uzumi said.

Siegel nodded his head, "What better way of showing the world that peace is impossible."

Lacus knew better than the reasoning they were yapping about, she saw his finger on that tripper and he was going to shoot her right then.

"Are you saying you want to cancel the peace talk's sir," Andrew said.

Siegel shook his head, "No I will not stop the talks, but Lacus will not be attending these talks."

Lacus looked up at her father, "I don't think that is a good idea father, I knew of the danger when I agreed to join the Clyne faction."

Siegel starred at her, "You saw what had happened Lacus, you could easily be targeted again at these meetings tomorrow, and if that were to happen all our talks will be for nothing and war will start."

Lacus disagreed, but she knew somewhere that he was right, "I understand father."

"Thank you," Siegel said.

"Cagalli won't be attending either, we will give some excuse and do the talks ourselves," Uzumi said.

"What about the assassin sir?" Andrew asked.

Siegel looked at him, "Try and find something in this hotel, prepare a full report and we will inform the council of this when we return to Plant."

"As you wish sir," Andrew replied.

Uzumi looked at Mu, "I want a quick search of the city, but use only our trusted men, and keep this quiet."

"It may be a waste sir, they came in a chopper," Mu said.

"Even so still check," Uzumi said.

"I understand sir," Mu replied.

Siegel looked at Lacus, "I'm sorry; it is because of me this happened to you."

Lacus smiled slightly, "I knew the danger father, and I do not blame you."

Siegel embraced his daughter and left the room with Uzumi. Lacus was a little disappointed that she would not speak at the meetings tomorrow, but it is what her father believed was best. One of Siegel's bodyguards also heard every word and got it on tape, the man recorded every word and conversation, and he quickly hid the small recorder when they left the room.

The man followed them, "The leader will not be happy with this." he said as Siegel and Uzumi met up with Mu and Andrew.

Lacus returned her thoughts to the man that was sent after her, she still wondered why he didn't do it, but somewhere in her heart she believed she would see him again.

Hallway

"Are you sure about informing the council sir?" Andrew asked.

Siegel looked at him, "You are worried a council member sent him."

Andrew looked at him, "I can tell you sir that assassin was no natural, and I don't even think he was a coordinator."

Mu stopped, "Are you talking about the ultimate coordinator…he was lost at the Mendel colony all those years ago."

"He was lost, but no trace was found, it is possible he is still alive…it was proven, look at all the devices that are coming into creation out of nowhere…it is not impossible, you saw the way he moved." Andrew said.

Mu looked over at Uzumi who was almost worried. Uzumi knew that the ultimate coordinator existed as he was the one that found the twin eighteen years ago at the colony. Mu knew it to but they were doing their best to try and cover it up. Uzumi was a close friend of the Hibiki family but he severed ties when the head scientist started losing his mind, Uzumi used to help fund the research but he put it to a halt, when Ulen lost his mind Uzumi stopped his funding and left, after awhile he heard that he succeed in his dream and that blue cosmos was not to happy about it.

Uzumi took a force to check it out, but when he arrived the research facility was destroyed and all blue cosmos members were dead, Uzumi and his team looked around and they found a crying natural baby next to the deceased mother, apparently Via tried to save her children but she was caught by enemy fire. They found the crying natural girl, and there was no sign what so ever of the other baby. Uzumi decided he would raise this child as his own. It was apparent that someone arrived before him and disposed of blue cosmos and took the ultimate coordinator. Uzumi wanted this place covered up but it somehow leaked to the plant and was all over the news, then it reached both Orb and the earth. Uzumi was only able to cover up his presence there, but the world know knew of the ultimate coordinator's successful birth. Ulen made a big deal out of it while trying to create him and someone leaked the information he succeed to the world.

Mu and Uzumi immediately changed the subject, but they feared he was right and the Ultimate Coordinator was the one sent.

"What will we tell the people tomorrow?" Uzumi asked.

Siegel looked at him, "I will come up with something, and we must not let this stop our goals." Siegel said as he was worrying things would not go to well.

They went there separate ways and turned in for the night. Mu and Andrew called in extra security as they were worried just in case he came back.

It was certainly going to be a long day tomorrow. After Siegel retired the bodyguard went to a computer terminal he found in one of the rooms, after logging in he pulled the recorder out and placed the small devise into the computer. This devise was something else Kira designed in his spare time for his leader. It could send any message from any computer terminal without ever being traced; it really was a piece of work. After the device was placed the man placed the recording disk into the computer and sent it to his leader, and he knew the leader wouldn't be too happy.

Plant

The man known as leader was sitting at his desk in his office when he got a message. The leader smiled as he knew what it was. The leader opened the file and read the message, and it was safe to say he wasn't too happy.

"I can't believe he failed, he didn't even fail he had it and didn't finish the job!" the man screamed as another walked into his office.

"I take it there is a problem sir," Rau said as he entered the office.

The leader explained everything to him, and Rau had to admit it did sound strange, especially since he was the one who took over Kira's training.

"That is surprising sir, something must have gone wrong," Rau said.

"I can't believe it, this will not look good…but he did stop her from making her speech so I won't take it as a full failure," The leader said.

Rau smiled, "I think it is better if we let him explain himself sir, he should be back in a few days."

"I didn't raise him to get soft, so he better still be of use to me," The leader said.

Rau looked at him, "I don't believe that is the case, hear his explanation and I sure he will make everything clear."

The leader sat back in his desk and placed a hand on his head, "I will go with you on this, I have placed my future plans around him and if he can't deliver he will become worthless."

"He will provide the results you want sir, I know that for a fact," Rau said as he started leaving the room.

The leader watched him leave, He knew Kira wasn't careless so they would not be able to trace this back to him, but he was upset that he failed. The leader looked at the ceiling as he recalled the events all those years ago.

Mendel Colony nineteen years ago

"You are telling me you can succeed in this?" the leader asked.

Ulen smiled, "I will not fail, and I believe this will make a use for plant as well."

The leader smiled, "I will fund the project, but when it succeeds you will turn the ultimate coordinator over to me."

Ulen looked at him, "I understand, I just want my dream to become reality."

The leader smiled, "Very well, what will you tell that wife of yours."

"I will tell her nothing, she can have that natural child, but I will decide what happens to him, and I believe he will prosper under Zaft's control."

The leader smiled again and then handed over the briefcase with a lot of money, "I will be back in one year, and I suspect you will have my coordinator by then."

Ulen smiled, "I will not fail."

The leader smiled and left the room.

Three months after the leader left Ulen finally to start his experiment.

Nine months later

On a shuttle heading to Mendel the leader had his full squad with him.

"Are you sure the intelligence is correct?" the leader asked.

"Yes sir, blue cosmos will rush the facility in a little while," the man said.

The leader was not going to let them kill his greatest tool. The shuttle docked at the Mendel colony and a complete unit left with the leader heading to the research facility when it was in sight they saw the attack.

"Get rid of them, do not let them succeed," the leader screamed.

The soldiers did what they were told and charged in, the blue cosmos members were stunned but before they knew it they were all on the ground shot by the Zaft squad.

The leader arrived and looked around, "Search everything."

They did it and after a few minutes some emerged.

"Sir the facility is destroy on the inside all data is lost," he said.

"What about the child?" the leader said.

As he said that another man walked over to him, "Over here sir."

The leader followed and he came up to a woman who was attacked while holding two babies.

"She is gone sir," the man said.

The leader smiled as he saw what he wanted, "It doesn't matter I have what I want," the leader said as he picked up the infant and looked at him.

"You're the one," the leader said.

"There is another one sir, what should we do with it?" a man asked.

The leader ignored it, "Leave it, I have what I want lets go before others get here."

A man quickly ran up to him, "Mr. Zala sir, what will you do with it?"

Patrick smiled, "For know I will raise him with my son Athrun, and when the time comes he will help us complete our goal."

The man smiled, "What about when he gets older sir? I thought you wanted his identity secret from the rest of the plants."

"I don't want anyone knowing he is the ultimate coordinator so I will keep his abilities in check until the time comes, for know he will be the son I adopted after his parents died or something, I will think of something later, but for know lets go."

The man agreed and all of them boarded the shuttle, Patrick saw Ulen gone as well but he didn't need him anymore. Patrick smiled as he remembered something.

"Since this was never public, I will call you by your real name Kira," Patrick said as he looked at the infant who was not making a sound, it was almost as if he could understand.

Patrick smiled and they returned to the plants.

End Remembrance

Patrick reopened his eyes and looked around his office; he knew that Kira was still a great asset to have so he would forgive him…this time.

To be continued…

(AN): I hope you liked this chapter, I don't like doing chapters about the past but this would have to be done sooner or later so I decided to do it at the beginning of the story instead of the middle. The story won't continue until chapter four. The next chapter will be Kira returning to plants and remembering his childhood and the day he got this mission. I don't know when it will be up, as I am focusing on my other story. See you later.