Radiant ZAFT GX
Chapter 1: How it all began
Our story begins in a dark and spooky beach the kind where even the sun is pitch black and somehow there is still enough visibility for an eerie ambiance. As the waves splash calmly a figure wanders aimlessly across the sands wearing an all encompassing black cloak. Nervous and somewhat impatient in its body language the figure sits down in a large smooth rock.
"I see you're here." A voice rang out from the shadows, spooking the cloaked figure. "Don't be such a chicken wuss. This isn't the first time you've been here little miss." The voice reveals itself to be an elderly
surfer dude also wearing a black cloak.
"I know, but places like this bring back bad memories. Also I heard the stories about the giant Heartless that make this place home. I can't transform and use my powers unlike you, Mr. Organization." The other cloaked figure spoke revealing the voice of a young girl.
"Don't worry, those ones make their home deeper inside. As long as you stay along the coastline the Heartless won't be a problem." The man in the cloak replied with an amused chuckle "Still a good little girl asking someone like me for items like this. And I thought you didn't trust me."
The hooded girl scowls at the man who laughs for a second. "Whoa, no need to get snippy! Here kid, a dimensional puncher. With this you will be able to enter to that place and retrieve her." The man opens a metal briefcase showing off a fist sized silver orb with four red protuberances around it. On its side lies a command console with several odd glyphs of alien design. As the hooded girl motions forward to the briefcase the man merely smiles.
Its another morning in the Laurasia class frigate Radiance where an alarm rings across the room of Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala. His side of the room fairly orderly and clean compared to his roommate which is full of scattered parts and blueprints for machines and modifications. As usual Athrun slept thru the alarm but it didn't matter to Kira. After all, it was time to cook today. With a smile in his heart he went off to do his duties like a devoted house husband while scratching his brown hair and rubbing his purple eyes. And dusting his blue blazer and orange pants.
Kira Yamato himself is nice but naive in many ways. Childhood friends with Athrun Zala the two volunteered for the ZAFT military during the Bloody valentine war and somehow wound up in the FAITH organization alongside several others. Of course a few slaughters too many and the death of most of their mobile suit team caused the two to rebel. Stealing a frigate while giving away information to the
Clyne faction about the base they were on to cover their escape. Arguably the heart of the group Kira is the one who diffuses arguments within the group in his own weird way or at least tries.
"Athrun! Shinn! Stellar! Wake up you guys! Food's ready!" Kira yells out while ringing a cowbell and wearing a pink apron catching the attention of a boy and a girl.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I heard ya the first time Kira." Shinn Asuka, the boy with the messy black hair and red eyes complains and messier clothes. Baggy, brown, and mismatched complete with a scarf. Shinn is the muscle of the group. Not very bright and with a lot of anger issues he was problematic at first and difficult to convince but over time he has grown fond of life as a runaway, considering the crew his new family after losing his in the middle of a battlefield. Oddly enough he is very good with numbers and is responsible for team finances.
"Onii-chan be nice." Stellar Loussier, a blond girl with purple eyes followed Shinn like a puppy fairly endowed and with a pink sleeveless shirt and short skirt. Stellar has the mentality of a child. Carefree and finds it hard to focus. Oddly she is a piloting prodigy to the point where if you put her behind the controls of a vehicle she will easily master them. Basically she is an idiot savant for better or worse. Closest to Shinn whom she calls Onii-chan and serves as a replacement little sister for him. It has actually helped both improve mentally and during their time at FAITH Shinn served as her caretaker.
"So when will Athrun wake up Kira?" Shinn asked to which Kira replied.
"Soon enough" as he picked up a airhorn with an unsettling level of serenity and went to Athrun's room blowing the airhorn next to his roommate causing him to scream in terror.
"Kira what the fuck?!"
"Good morning Athrun! Breakfast is ready!"
Five minutes and a fight later Athrun Zala the one with blue mullet like hair, forehead of doom, and green eyes, wearing a red jacket and black shirt. Is sitting on the breakfast table alongside everyone else. Athrun is more or less the leader of the group and the one who masterminded the escape from ZAFT. He later used the wealth his father had gathered during the war to buy the Radiance and grabbed Kira, Shinn and Stellar with him for a crew much to the annoyance of certain people. But that's a tale for another day. Often times frustrated by the antics of the others. He is still a mechanical genius who customized a mere frigate into a worthy trouble shooter vessel.
One breakfast later the team heads to Heliopolis, part of Zone of PLANTS. To stretch their legs, get supplies, and properly fix their dimension distortion drive which was busted for a while now. A world a fair distance away from Aprilus the capital. It is a verdant place with a bazaar like atmosphere. Famous for several seedy dives and suppliers, it is a place where you go to avoid trouble with the law. As our heroes enter thru port 16 passing thru an atmoscreen an energy field designed to hold atmosphere inside a location.
Athrun still upset at Kira could only complain about their situation. "I don't see why we need to get a mechanic to fix our ship! I could easily do it after all."
"If you could we wouldn't be here. Besides Athrun we still need supplies and its nice to walk around sometimes." Shinn being unusually reasonable counters Athrun who has little choice but to relent on the matter.
"Fine, Kira and I will handle the DDD and Shinn and Stellar will handle the supplies. After that well go on a bender or whatever is that okay with everyone?
Everyone else besides Athrun who proposed the idea agreed and went on their way. With Shinn and Stellar going to the market area to deal with the merchants. As for Kira and Athrun...
They are greeted in the store by two young girls one with short blond hair with an X shaped hair clip and green eyes and green mechanic jumpsuit and one with long black hime cut hair in pigtails with pink eyes with a matching pink mechanic jumpsuit. Both wearing odd pink jewels as pendants or necklaces.
"Good morning desu!" The girl in green cheerfully greeted the duo with a desu that is pronounced in a way similar to death. "My name is Kirika Akatsuki and this is my counterpart Shirabe Tsukuyomi dess." Kirika pointed to the girl in pink. "Say hi Shirabe!" Kirika Akatsuki is part of the ZABABA duo alongside Shirabe. Cheerful, loud, and with a tendency to go off wild tangents she is keet and speech impediment personified. She is also in love with Shirabe which is reciprocated. She is also a Symphogear user, ancient relics powered by singing. Her's beings a green schyte called Igalima.
After several moments of silence Shirabe merely says "Hello." The other half of the ZABABA duo of symphogear users. Shirabe is the polar opposite of Kirika, whom she affectionately calls Kiri-chan. Both were victims of the F.I.S Symphogear program and Shirabe herself was the reincarnation of Fine until she sacrificed herself, dying at the hands of Igalima's soul killing schyte. Shirabe herself is quiet, serious and withdrawn only speaking when needed. Her gear is a pink saw called Shul Shagana.
Kirika after an akward chuckle begins to talk again. "So what brings you to our humble shop desu? Engine trouble? Weapon's backfiring? Wardrobe malfuction? DDD acting defective? Anything else dess?" Kirika rambled with increasing manicness. "Dont be shy! WE ARE ALL PALS RIGHT DESSS?!"
"That's enough Kiri-chan you're scaring the costumers." Shirabe reprimands Kirika while pulling her by the left ear.
"Well the DDD is busted." Kira answered to the anger of Athrun.
"What are you talking about Kira?! Do you really think those two girls can do this? It takes years of training to work on DDD's. You can't just..."
Kira suddenly interrupts with. "This coming from a guy who gets his instructions from Google answers."
"A sigh exits Athrun's lips. "Fine! You two can take a look." Athrun capitulates. "Follow us..."
"Yahoo! Let's go Shirabe!" Kirika cheerfully exclaimed as she picked up a toolbox with Shirabe silently following.
Unbeknownst to the foursome another duo is keeping watch on them a crazy looking white haired man with a mutated dark brown left arm. Accompanied by a loli with a large blond braid that reaches the floor and a large witches hat. The man Dr. John Wayne Vercingentorix or Dr. Ver. Seemingly back from the dead carries with him a circular console with a green screen similar to a giant watch that is beeping wildly. Dr. Ver for lack of a better word is. Butt. Fucking. CRAZY. Seriously! A former scientist turned terrorist he fused his arm with a relic called Nephilim which lets him devour and control other relics at will and died screwing over Carol Malus Dienheim's schemes of destroying the world. He is also a coward and a large ham and somehow is now teamed up with the same girl whom he opposed before his death.
"This is it Carol-chan! The main character radar has picked up a signal. Those two boys must be the ones we are looking for!"
"Yes, i'm sure they are Doctor." Carol answered in her most deadpan and sarcastic tone possible. Carol is an alchemist, kept alive thru homonculus bodies for hundreds of years she is more stable in this incarnation than in canon. Mainly since these aren't the canon characters but characters based off the originals. She is still cold, calm, and collected and it shows thru cynical sarcasm with her interactions with the crazy and hero obsessed Dr. Ver.
"I know right!" Dr. Ver gleefully pats himself in the back as he dances a jig in joy. "You see Carol-chan this is just the first step! Soon I will be a hero beloved by all!
At that time a mother and child passed nearby with the child asking "Mommy who is that?" And the mother holding tightly to her son and running off. Leaving Ver pissed and Carol laughing.
At that time Shinn and Stellar were buying supplies in the market where they meet their own troubles. As the two enter a seemingly dark and empty store which is still well stocked.
"Hello! Anyone here? Shinn asked "We're looking for supplies for our ship. We even have a list here and stuff."
Suddenly the list is swiped off from Shinn and a deep manly voice said. "Is that all? Too easy."
A second voice echoed as well. Meat, fruits, veggies, carbs, and so on. Quite balanced, Hard gay I say!"
"HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY!" Both voices echoed in chorus "Hard gay 1!" "And Hard gay 2!" "Revealed!" And two buff men appear in various poses leaving Shinn and Stellar speechless. Hard gay 1 and Hard gay 2 are two salesmen whom are two very buff men in red and blue fundoshi respectively have chinese ponytails and small moustaches and perpetually closed eyes. With the two sharing a hotblooded dynamic.
"So little cutie, how about some manly bonding?" Hard 1 offers Shinn as he poses in his face
Hard 2 twirls his butt behind Shinn while commenting. "Yes, little buddy let's get physical.
Shinn ends up screaming like a maniac while the Hards say in unison "Does that mean no?"
Some time later... "HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY! HARD! GAY!" The Hards continued to chant as they actually did their jobs packing supplies to a truck while scarring Shinn for life and after finishing the duo head to the boy
"Young man think about it! The manly combustion of youth!" Hard 1 yelled out as he posed like the bodybuilder that he is.
"Special discount cutie! 50% off!" Hard 2 yelled out and posed as well
"That's prostitution! Stellar help me out here!" Shinn hid behind Stellar who was having a nosebleed.
"Manly combustion of youth... That's hawt..."
"See! She seems to like it!" Both Hards commented on Stellar's fantasy.
While outside a familiar girl in a black coat with a circular radar device is sneaking around. "So the main character radar is working."
At that time outside the Heliopolis colony a massive heavily armed ship red ship called the Rewloola is hiding in the perimeter alongside four smaller craft known as the Musaka class. And inside the Rewloola's bridge lies a familiar blonde man with a mask and an ornate red uniform Char Aznable. Next to him are his lieutenants. A young raven haired and angry looking young man called Gyunei Guss. And a turquoise pig tailed bratty girl names Quess Paraya.
"This better be good captain. I was in the middle of tempering the chocolate for the truffles." Gyunei complained to Char which got him a dirty look from Quess. One thing is consistent with her, loyalty.
Char chuckled and commented. "I can assure you it is. We have confirmation of plot armor signals."
Gyunei whistles, impressed at the revelation while Quess happily jumps around saying. "That's our captain! Always on the ball!"
"Indeed." Char chuckled as he pressed a button activating a set of holo speakers all throught the Rewloola and the four Musaka's. "Brave warriors, you have all gathered here today under a shared dream.
For too long we have been victims of narrative fate. Defeat, death, humiliation, the sting of the status quo has been the norm. But no more! A golden opportunity has come and it is ours to claim it. The
dark remnants. Distortions with the power to rewrite the worlds at one whim, we shall claim their powers and make them our own! These are your targets." The screen shows Kira, Athrun, Shinn and Stellar as well as many others. "Show no mercy, for you are all members of the elite Dai-Zeon the destined rulers of the universe! Sieg Zeon!"
The halls of the ships echo with the sounds of Sieg Zeon as the sounds of multiple teleportations fill the air.
That night our heroes were having a bender at a local pub. And don't worry they are of age even Shinn and Stellar. And even then its not like the barkeeps would ask for ID in Heliopolis. Its your typical western style seedy dump with our heroes sitting on a table on a corner away from the racket and partying.
"Are you alright Shinn?" Kira asks him as he is pounding down his beer like nobodies business.
"I've been scarred for life! Fuckers! Motherfuckers all of them!" Shinn yells out as he burps loudly.
"What the hell happened Stellar?" Athrun asks.
Stellar then blushes and says. "Two burly hard gay guys offered a discount on supplies if Onii-chan did some manly bonding with them. Onii-chan said it was prostitution because they were swinging their crotches at him."
Awkward silence fills the air as a large number of red robotic mooks dressed like Char himself, helmet, mask, and all called Mooks. While wielding axes and guns bust in. The leader of the group which had a large command antenna atop his head and no weapons.
"We are the Invading fleet Dai-Zeon!"
"What do you want, a medal?" Laughter rocked the bar as the drunks comments pissed off the commander who overly emphasized the pronunciation of Dai-Zeon whenever he spoke.
"As I was saying! We of Dai-Zeon are here to capture people with strong plot armor from Dai-Zeon's plan of universal conquest. And we have four powerful readings in this building. So you shall surrender them for the glory of Dai-Zeo..." The commander is interrupted anew when he is struck by a bottle of whiskey starting a massive brawl between them and the patrons which quickly turns bloody. At that time our heroes snuck off the back door among the commotion much to the chagrin of Shinn who was enjoying the carnage.
"Dammit Athrun I can't believe you made us leave the fight!" Shinn complained
"Say what you want Shinn. There's no way we can fight that many drunks and mooks." Athrun retorted back angrily.
"Look I say we could take them, After all we are coordinators. And Stellar is an extended the four of us could easily take them on. Right Stellar?" Shinn angrily retorted, still rather drunk.
Stellar remained silent while Kira simply tried to diffuse the situation.
"That's enough, for now we managed to get away and no more troublemakers are after us. Besides Shinn you're still drunk."
"Not drunk enough to kick your ass Kira."
The foursome snuck away into the night retracing their steps back to their ship avoiding the chaos until reaching the entrance to the port where they were met by more of Dai Zeon's mooks and the duo of
Dr. Ver and Carol alongside several of the Mooks who were teleporting a large number of prisoners inside a giant pod back to their ship Dr. Ver gleefully gloated "Well, well, if it isn't our primary targets. Decided to turn yourselves in to us?"
"What do you mean? And who are you people anyways?" Athrun asked as he pointed at the evil duo.
"Fine, I suppose I can explain after all a hero must always be willing to promote himself. I am the true genius, the man of truth, Doctoooooorrrrr Veeeeeeerrrrrrrr!" Dr. Ver introduces himself complete with kabuki posing and hammy yelling. "And this is my counterpart Carol Malus Dienheim."
Carol responds with a brief and bored sounding "Sup bitches." While Ver rambles on with wild posing and bombastic declarating.
"And we have been hired by Dai-Zeon to capture and analyze people with strong plot armor for the struggle that is to come."
"The struggle that is to come? What do you mean?" Athrun yells at Ver who ends up responding with.
"Well... Err... Carol-chan!"
Annoyed at Dr. Ver Carol nags at Dr. Ver. "Doctor weren't you listening to the Q&A last week that explained this stuff?"
"What about you?" The mad doctor responds in a panicked and upset manner.
Carol pauses in a panic and barely composes herself while boasting "Well its far too complex for you people to understand. So there."
"Well if that's the case, then we'll just force the truth out of you!" Shinn boasted as he seemingly recovers from his alcohol induced stupor.
"Look Carol-chan! The power of plot armor! Dr. Ver gleefully shouts out as he hides behind Carol.
"How annoying." Carol muttered to herself "Mooks attack!"
At her order the five mooks rushed towards Shinn axes drawn and seeking blood. Stellar suddenly goes to intercept the five and in a flash draws out a pait of daggers. Slashing clean thru the neck of the first one. Causing the others to fan out as Stellar assumes a fighting stance. "Nobody messes with onii-chan while i'm here!" The four Mooks jump towards Stellar but she parries the blows and slips out of the way side flipping out of the way as the robots chase after her.
Athrun orders "We can't let Stellar do all the work attack!" And at his order Kira summons up a pair of beam rifles. Shinn summons a giant buster sword. And Athrun a gun and beam saber combo "Let's make it flashy!" The groups de facto leader orders as the group takes on a Mook each.
Kira simply shoots his victim several times as he rushes in dodging an ax swipe by ducking and finishing off his foe with a point blank shot to the face. Athrun swiftly avoids all the shots of his opponent by quickly darting across the bridge and shooting off the Mook's rifle from his hand then slicing his face off. Shinn simply overpowers his foe sweeps with his buster sword the legs of the Mook and cleaves what remains in half. And finally Stellar runs toward her foe launching one of her daggers right between the eyes of it then getting behind it and slashing its throat. All four died in the span of a minute and a half. And the team readied itself against Carol and Ver.
"Send out more Mooks! Send them out now, now!" Dr. Ver orders in a panic as he falls over.
"Dosen't matter doctor. I'll deal with these four." Carol boasts as she levitates summoning a yellow hexagonal aria behind her. "All right feel the power of alchemy you losers." At that time she is attacked by a series of projectiles which explode in her face but are blocked by a barrier made of three shields one behind the other. "What the heck?"
Kirika and Shirabe came in their symphogears, song powered armors. Kirika's being green giving off the appearance of a witch with a giant schyte and Shirabe's being pink with armored pigtails and legs. Both having also white with some black as well. With Kirika yelling "We've gotten rid of all the robots so stop right there... Doctor?! Carol?!" she says visibly shocked.
"How?" Shirabe asks. Also surprised at the revelation.
Dr. Ver chuckles as he stands up. "As you can see we have been revived by something or someone."
"Hey Doctor, who are those two girls?" Carol asks, angry at being shot.
"Don't you remember us Carol?" Kirika asked with a visible tone of concern.
"I'll tell you who they are Carol-chan." Dr. Ver said "They are the loathsome girls who locked me up for trying to be a hero."
And Shirabe pleaded. "Don't listen to him."
"SHUT UP!" Carol yelled as she fired a barrage of energy blasts at our heroes which they barely block or avoid to the surprise of the symphogear users and continue to defend against even when it shouldn't be possible. Pissing off Carol further and further. "Stand. Still. Please."
Kira and Athrun then fire at Carol simultaneously with their guns which are blocked by Carol's shield the Hermes Trismegistus. Shinn struck it with his buster sword pushing her back and finally Stellar tackles down and grabs Carol in a Full Nelson hold pinning her into submission.
"Bad girl! You're getting punished!" Stellar castigated Carol as she kept her hold. Carol struggled to get out but her little girl body isn't strong enough to fight an extended off.
Dr. Ver tries to escape but is stopped by the ZABABA duo via Shirabe using her hair mounted buzzsaws to threaten his neck. Scaring him shitless. "Now, now, i'm sure we can talk things thru." A scared Dr. Ver tries to save himself comments only to have the saws pulled closer towards his neck.
The police soon come as well to finish bringing order to the situation. Detaining the criminal duo and rescuing the captured people. And in the aftermath of the battle...
To be continued...