Hello again, everyone. This is the 4th chaper in "Rau's New Plaything Mk. II"!! Now let's get to reading!!! P.S. I do not own "Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED", or anything I make fun of in this fic, so please, for the love of everything that is holy, do not sue me!! Now that that's all said and done, let's get to reading! XD X3

A few minutes later, they were in the shuttle bay looking at the craft that was to take them to the PLANTs. They were none too pleased with what they saw, what with it looking more like a beat-up old fishing boat with the name "Orca", and thrusters attached to the back, as opposed to the more conventional military shuttles. Mu looked at his passengers and asked, "So… what do ya lads and lasses think?" Murrue was the first to speak up, "What a piece of junk!!" replied Murrue, at which point, Mu responded with "Wow, thanks, this was my brother's, he died of leukemia. NOW how do you feel?" At this, Murrue simply bowed her head in shame.

Fllay decided to break the silence, "Well, are we going or not??" Mu replied, "Just loadin' up the last of the equipment. On another note, are there any questions you lot wanna ask me 'fore we shove off?" There was a long silence, at which point Tolle raised his hand. Mu responded, "Yes, the poof in the dress." Tolle, despite being momentarily dumbfounded by his insult went ahead with his question "How come you look like Captain Gloval from 'Robotech', but sound like Captain Quint from 'Jaws'"?

Mu responded simply with "That's none of your damned business, lad!" bristled Mu La Flaga. This immediately silenced a flinching Tolle Koenig; afterwards, Mu said "Right, now before we get movin', does anyone want to tell me why the hell this German-speaking Coordinator is comin' along?" Miriallia replied in a bored tone, "Because it's easier to bring Kira to the Cookie, than to bring the Cookie to Kira." Mu thought about for a moment and said, "Aye, aye. That makes sense.

And the machine-gun toting lass with the fiery temper?" Miriallia replied once more in the same tone, "Because we need someone who can actually fight." Kira replied in a very offended tone, "Ich fliege ein Gundam in den täglichen Kampf fast!! Ich denke, dass ich eine Sache kenne, oder zwei über das Kämpfen, danken Ihnen sehr viel!!" Miriallia ignores his little mini-rant while Flay replies with "Thanks for the compliment, Whitey." Mu then continued his line of inquiry with, "How about the helmet-wearin' idiot, then?"

Miriallia responded "Same thing." Mu continued further, "And why do we need the 4-eyed git?" Miriallia replied "Because he knows where we need to go and what to do." Mu was able to see the logic in that and decided to let it go. Mu continued further "What about the poof in the dress?"

Miriallia responded rather icily, "He's my boyfriend, that's why." Mu was rather taken aback by her sudden, but subtle change in demeanor. At this point, Mu simply decided to ignore it and continue. "And as for the good Captain Shotacon, here?" Murrue would have insulted him, but she was well aware of how much they needed him, so she instead glared daggers at him and answered "Because I'm the captain of the Archangel, that's why."

The reasoning was pathetic at best, but Mu wasn't going to challenge someone who commanded a warship that was much larger and more heavily armed than his humble fishing boat. Deciding that he would rather not risk his payday, and possibly, his life by challenging her, he decided to move on, "What about the lass with the tail and the ears?" Natarle responded "I'M here to make sure that my CO here doesn't steal the innocence of any of the younger men on this boat, thank you very much." That pretty much made sense to the salty sea-captain as he said "All right, then. Let's shove off then, my wee Spanish ladies."

With a flip of a few switches and a pressing of a few buttons, the "Orca" was off and on it's way to the PLANTs.

Here's the next chapter to "Rau's New Plaything Mk. II". Enjoy this and I'll get to work on the next chapter. Please R&R, everyone!! XD X3