Disclaimer: In case you weren't paying attention earlier let me refresh your memory. Heero and Lacus were planning to give Kira the Freedom. I can't tell you why Heero acted like he didn't know just yet but you'll find out later in this chapter all right. And thank you to all those who gave me what I needed to hear you see I live to write and I've been doing it since I was in grade 4 but back then I didn't know animes like Gundam Seed even existed. One of the things that drew me to this anime was it was full of giant robots I don't know why but I've like them since I was about 6, I think. Enjoy chapter 17.
"Speech"
'Thought,'
"Communications"
Freedom, Justice and Wing-Zero.
Earth.
Archangel.
Orb Territory.
½ a Mile from Onogoro Island.
"I wonder why the Orb Forces allowed us entry again?" Murrue wondered out loud slumping languidly in her chair.
"Maybe it's got something to do with a certain blonde tomboy we happen to know," Mu offered turning in his chair from his position next to Neumann. "She is a commander in Orb's military after all,"
"I'm sure she'll be pleased to know Kira's alive," Murrue sighed picking up the phone on her armrest. "Attention all hands, once we'd docked you are all relieved of duty. I know all of you are tired from the recent battle so I want everyone to get some rest, I don't want anyone collapsing from exhaustion. That is all,"
"So what now Captain?" Mu asked rising from his chair. "In my opinion I think you should return to your quarters and get some shuteye yourself. I'd be happy to escort you if you like,"
"I'd like to but I don't think I can move," she whined cheering up slightly at the playfulness in his voice. "I suppose you're going to carry me?"
"If I have to," he replied scooping her up in his arms bridal style making her shriek in surprise. "Time for bed Captain,"
"Mu La Flaga put me down this instant!" she screamed trying to struggle out of his grip.
"Sure I'll put you down, in your bed that is," Mu chuckled ignoring her flailing as he exited the bridge.
"Oh well it was fun while it lasted," Sai sighed earning scattered agreements from the others.
Captain's Quarters.
"I mean it Commander, put my down this instant or I'll charge you with insubordination!" Murrue wailed not noticing they were in her quarters already.
"As you wish Captain," Mu replied tossing her onto her bed.
"Hey!" she protested at being tossed like a rag doll.
"Now take off that uniform and go to sleep Captain. We've got four hours before we dock at Onogoro so I don't want to hear you've been wandering the halls until then," Mu instructed. "Now are you going to get undress like a good girl or do I have to do it for you?"
"I'll undress myself thank you," she huffed shedding her uniform jacket. "Isn't there a bed waiting for you Commander?"
"I'm not leaving until I get to tuck you in," Mu smiled mischievously.
"Then you might as well hang up my uniform for me," she said handing him her jacket.
"Yes ma'am," he replied picking up the unused hangers on the floor.
"And no peeking," she ordered pulling her shirt over her head leaving her in the uniform skirt, shoes, pantyhose and loose tank top.
'I wouldn't dream of it Captain,' Mu thought watching her reflection through the bathroom mirror. 'I just don't know how much longer I can keep my hands off you,'
Crew Quarters.
"Oh my god! I don't think I can keep going anymore Kira!" Shinobu panted flopping on her stomach.
"That's another thing about coordinators, we have incredible stamina," Kira chuckled kissing her neck while his hands ran up and down her bare back, working out the knots. "I could probably hammer you for another 2 hours if I wanted but thanks to these breaks I can top that to about, 5 hours,"
"As opposed to the 9 hours you've pounded me already, not including the three 10 minute breaks I needed to recover my strength. Let's face it Kira when you're in control I'm just a human jellyfish after we're done," Shinobu sighed, very glad she remembered to take her birth control pill before the battle in Alaska. "But this is all your fault for disappearing for a week,"
"Then how come you jumped me when we were at that island?" Kira asked, pausing his ministrations on her back.
Flashback.
Just a few hours after the battle at Alaska ended the Archangel and the Freedom had landed at a small island away from any remaining ZAFT forces. Mu's Skygrasper sat on a small flat spot with Mu standing next to the craft and tossed his helmet to the ground, he still couldn't believe the higher ups would intentionally sacrifice their own forces just to deal a crippling blow to ZAFT's fighting strength. Now he knew why Heero hated the military so much. Some of the crew had come running out of the Archangel hoping it was really Kira who piloted the new Mobilesuit that saved them from certain death in the nick of time. They watched with baited breath as a man in a red ZAFT pilot suit walked down the hill from where his Mobilesuit stood next to a damaged Ginn. As he got closer everyone slowly recognised the face of their saviour, Kira Yamato had returned after being assumed dead.
"Looks like I made it, just in time," Kira said stopping three feet away.
"Is it really you Kira?" Murrue asked still in shock.
"Yeah it's me," Kira replied.
"KIRA!"
"We've got incoming," Mu muttered as a blur in brown overalls jumped at Kira, tackling him to the ground.
"Uh, Shinobu?" Kira asked in surprise looking up to see a head of short brown hair on his chest.
"Kira you big jerk!" she shouted slapping him across the face, tears streaming down her face. "I thought you had died!"
"I'm sorry Shinobu, I would have tried contacting you earlier but I was pretty banged up after the Aegis exploded point-blank," Kira replied hardly noticing the slap she'd given him. "I'm just glad I made it in time to save the woman I love,"
"I forgive you," she blushed leaning down for a passionate kiss, with the crew watching intently.
End Flashback.
"I was so ready to make love to you right there and I would have if we were alone," she said groaning as Kira slipped a finger into her tender folds. "Let's try something different this time,"
"What did you have in mind?" Kira asked pushing his thumb into her anus.
"Put your beam sabre where your thumb is," she answered seductively propping herself on her knees so her backside was in the air. "After that I need to take a shower and check out that new Mobilesuit of yours,"
"I doubt you'll be able to move much when I'm done with you," Kira chuckled thrusting his ignited beam sabre up her ass.
Location: Unknown.
ZAFT Carrier sub.
Shawn's Quarters.
Flay had been a prisoner of ZAFT for a little over a day now and they hadn't once mistreated her in the slightest, sure she had been restricted to the quarters of the pilot who had taken her prisoner but she was allowed all her basic needs. She had been fed properly, allowed access to the shower and toilets and was given a medical exam to make sure she wasn't sick. There were a few soldiers who thought it old that a member of the Earth Forces was allowed limited movement on the sub and those who thought naturals were pathetic creatures, but most of the crew knew by the way she acted around them that she wasn't like most naturals. Now Flay knew what is was like for Lacus when she was a guest on the Archangel. Hearing the door open Flay sat up in her bunk to see the pilot she was sharing the quarters with holding two trays of food, having no clothing aside from her loose tank top and panties she was reluctant to slide down from her bunk.
"Could you at least give me something to wear?" Flay asked holding the sheet over her chest.
Raising an eyebrow Shawn placed the trays on the only desk in the room so he could remove his red Jacket and handed it to Flay.
"I don't care if you're naked or half dressed but you can use this for the time being," he said taking his tray and sitting on the lower bunk.
Sliding her arms through the sleeves flay hopped off the bunk and took her seat at the desk and hungrily devoured her meal, not realising Shawn was watching her as he ate. From the first day he could read Shawn was taught that all naturals were evil creatures to be exterminated no matter what the cost, he was raised to be the strongest coordinator and never knew what it was like to want companionship.
'No! I must not be distracted by this girl, ZAFT's mission is to destroy every last natural. Then why does Commander Le Creuset continue to let her live? What are you saying Helsion? She means nothing to me. Silence! I will hear no more of this!' Shawn thought, suddenly grabbing his head as he become overwhelmed with pain. "AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
His tray dropped from his lap as he fell to his knees, Flay quickly place her tray on the desk and rushed to his side forgetting his was a coordinator completely.
"Shawn what's wrong?" she asked not knowing how to help.
"Stop it Helsion! Get out of my head!" he shouted thrashing around on the floor.
"Shawn snap out of it!" Flay cried wrapping her arms around him tightly.
"Flay?" he asked terror filling his face. "Why is she so important Helsion?"
Having no idea what to do Flay thought of something she never would have considered, grabbing the side of his face she pulled him up and covered his lips with hers. Almost immediately Shawn's thrashing was reduced to random spasms as Flay's tongue lightly ran across his filling him with a pleasantly unfamiliar feeling. Both were too occupied to hear the door open or see Le Creuset and Yzak standing in the corridor taking in the scene before them. In Yzak's mind something was very odd about this picture: the screams he and the Commander hear, seeing Shawn embraced by the prisoner and wearing his red jacket with food on the floor. Yzak did the first thing his clouded mind came up with.
"What the hell is going on here!" he shouted effectively breaking the entertaining scene. "We both hear screams and we find you two playing tonsil hockey!"
"Well… I uh," Flay began unable to come up with an answer.
"There, there Yzak. I'm sure there's a good explanation for this situation," Le Creuset chided placing a hand on Yzak's shoulder. "It's most likely that Shawn was remembering something horrible from his past and was comforted by the girl. She is quiet lovely for a natural isn't she?"
"It's none of my concern," Yzak huffed walking away.
"Once you've cleaned this mess up I want you to see about getting her a uniform, she'll be under your personal care while she's with us," Le Creuset instructed.
"Yes sir," Shawn replied. 'Very well Helsion, I'll protect this girl. I'm not sure why but I was enjoying the feel of her tongue stroking mine. It's love? I don't know what love is, maybe she can teach me,'
Plants.
Several Hours Later.
Abandoned Concert Hall.
"So this is where she had her first performance?" Heero asked staring at the abandoned structure through the car window, which was partially obscured by the heavy rain. "Not much to look at,"
"Why are you acting like this? You seemed to be in a good mood when you met me at the space port and I thought you hated people like my father. But now you're acting like a man out for revenge," Athrun observed. "Why is that?"
"One of the few things I can't stand above all else is when people close to me betray my trust. It's obvious that while I was living with her she was providing intelligence to the enemy spy who stole the Freedom. She knew that Zero was too dangerous to be piloted by anyone else but me so she blinded me with false love to keep me distracted. That's why this situation will have one of two endings. Either we capture her or if she leaves us no alternative we kill her," Heero outlined, his tone leaving no room for argument. "But if it comes down to option 2, I'm the one who kills her understand?"
"Understood," Athrun answered dejectedly.
"Good now once we're inside we'll spilt up, you go the front way while I go through the staff access," Heero ordered opening the car door.
"Yes sir," Athrun replied following Heero through the downpour.
Little did Athrun know several unmarked cars had been following them since they left the Council building.
With Athrun.
Athrun began to wonder why Heero decided to split up when they could have gone through the front together and swept the building, but he did realise that if the people hiding Lacus were watching them they would escape before she could be apprehended. Climbing up the stairs to the stage and main seating area Athrun could start to make out Lacus' voice and ran up the remaining stairs to the first set of doors. Pulling out his gun he slowly crept inside, assessing the situation before continuing. From the doors he can see the stage half buried in rubble with Lacus sitting on a chunk of concrete in her blue concert dress facing sideways, the rows of seats are empty and his eyes can't pick out anything out of place. Deciding he should apprehend Lacus now Athrun quietly made his way down the aisle to the stage, his gun clutched firmly in his good hand. (A/N: she's wearing the same dress when Athrun finds her in this situation.)
'I don't know why but following my father's orders seems wrong, like I'm going to be the one held responsible for his crimes if he dies," he thought stopping when Lacus stopped singing.
"Oh hello Athrun, it's very good to see you again," Lacus said smiling down at him.
"Why Lacus?" he asked tightening his grip on his gun.
"Why what?" she asked feigning ignorance.
In a single leap Athrun had joined her on stage and was now pointing the gun at her, his thumb flipping the safety off.
"Don't play games with me Lacus," he hissed aiming at her heart. "Tell me, why did you provide assistance to an enemy spy?"
"I did not provide assistance to an enemy spy, all I did was provide Kira with a newer better sword," she answered calmly.
"What the hell are you talking about? Kira's dead Lacus!" Athrun yelled. "He's dead because…,"
"You killed him," she said startling him. "After the battle you two had Reverend Malchio found him and brought him to the Plants. Heero and I were sad to hear what happened between the both of you but I assure you that Kira is alive and well,"
"You're lying!" he shouted pointing his gun away just in case he pulled the trigger.
"Are you certain that I'm lying to you?" she asked getting to her feet, the dress hugging her slender body. "I'm sure you've seen with your own eyes how things have changed now that you've returned from battle. What is it you believe in? What is it you're fighting for now? Is it that medal you've received or you father's orders? If I am to be your enemy then you'd better shoot me now Athrun Zala soldier of ZAFT!"
"But I…," he stammered.
Before he could even consider what Lacus said a dozen men in black suits and sunglasses rushing into the hall all armed handgun equipped with silencers. Something told Athrun not to trust these guys seeing as they were ZAFT secret service, a group of operatives given the authority to make someone disappear as if they never existed. But this was a little extreme just to deal with Lacus.
"What's the meaning of this? Why weren't Heero and I informed of backup?" Athrun asked brandishing his gun on the intruders.
"Sorry to disappoint you Athrun Zala but we're not here as backup. Our orders are to eliminate Lacus Clyne by whatever means necessary, but we thank you for making our job easier by bringing us to her," one agent said stepping closer to Lacus. "I suggest you find Heero Yuy and leave, we'll take things from here,"
"Those orders can't be right! We're supposed to bring her in for questioning," Athrun protested. "Why would my father authorise this?"
"Patrick Zala is a man who will sacrifice as many troops as it takes to achieve his goal, in this case is the eradication of all naturals. When Lacus assisted Kira in stealing the X-10A Freedom she lit the embers for a rebellion against what Zala believes. If people start supporting Lacus those embers with ignite into a raging inferno, so by killing her he hopes that no one will be foolish enough to believe in her words of peace," came a voice from the shadows. "There is however a problem with his plan. He believes that I have been betrayed by Lacus that I had no knowledge of her helping Kira steal the Freedom. He is also foolish to believe I'd just roll over and let him endanger the woman I love,"
"Who are you? Show yourself!" the first agent shouted he and his men scanning the hall for the voice.
"I don't see any reason in telling you my name, since you're all about to die that is,"
Suddenly the spotlight on the stage was shut off making it nearly impossible for the agents to see with their shades on. With the momentary distraction Athrun dropped his gun and grabbed Lacus with his good arm, yanking her behind the cover of the rubble. The sounds of a serious fight reached their ears and as they took a peak they both saw a pair of glowing eyes in the darkness moving faster than any coordinator. Whoever it was Athrun couldn't believe he was taking on a dozen armed men and winning by the sounds of it. After five minutes the cries of pain ceased then the spotlight was switched back on temporarily blinding Athrun, but when he moved his hand away from his face he saw the 12 agents littering the stage and a completely unharmed Heero standing amidst the corpses holding a rather large knife.
"You knew all along?" were the first words out of Athrun's mouth as he came out from behind the rubble, Lacus calmly stepping up to Heero's side.
"Zala would have found it suspicious if the Freedom was stolen while Zero was still in its hanger. As for my act in his office, I needed an excuse to get my things out of the house," Heero replied whipping his knife off on one of the agent's shirts. "Sleep well without me?"
"I felt so lonely it now seems like I can't stand being without you for a single day," Lacus said sadly placing her head and hands on his chest inhaling his scent which she was now eternally addicted to. "I will be waiting with all my love for your return,"
"And I will return, I give you my word," he responded by lift her chin so he could place a sensual kiss on her lips which ended up with his tongue caressing hers just enough to leave her breathless. "Something to look forward to when I get you back in my arms. Athrun you can wait in the lobby, I'll be out shortly,"
"Uh, sure thing," Athrun replied leaving the stage, blushing at the intimate display.
"Me thinks he's was imagining himself and Cagalli in our positions," Heero chuckled escorting Lacus behind stage. "Zala thinks your father leaked the true target of operation Spit Break to the Earth Forces. You and he are being charged with treason,"
"I guess it can't be helped. We knew the risk in opposing the Chairman, but we cannot let him plunge the Plants into destruction," Lacus replied looking saddened. "However I will continue to try and persuade people to take the road of peace,"
"Then let's get you out of this dress, as much as it pains me to do so," Heero whined pulling the zipper down to her hip. "Unless you want to change in private,"
"The other's may look but you're the only one who may touch," she whispered letting the dress puddle at her ankles wearing only a simple beige lace g-string. "But I am sure they're not looking,"
"You should sleep with Aisha until I return," he said lightly massaging her soft breasts in his hands while nuzzling her neck. "She'll keep you safe,"
"I will," she sighed in disappointment when he pulled away. "I love you,"
"I love you too," he replied giving her pink lips one last tender kiss.
In The Car.
"The next time you want to wank off Athrun, make sure you have something to clean up your mess," Heero grumbled as Athrun cleaned his hand off in the rain.
Earth.
Off The Coast of Panama.
ZAFT Carrier Sub.
Shawn's Quarters.
05:30 Hours.
"Do you have to go and fight?" Flay asked watching Shawn dress in his red uniform from his bunk.
"If I am order to I will do it," he answered automatically.
"What if you ordered to kill me, would you still do it?" she questioned, the bed sheet slipping down to her waist exposing her naked breasts.
Shawn's arm paused half way through the sleeve of his red coat at her question, he was a soldier who followed orders without question but ever since he took Flay prisoner he was beginning to believe that Zala was wrong about naturals.
"Neither I nor Helsion will let anyone harm you, you have my word," Shawn replied threading his other through the sleeve. "I will have one of the female crewmen attend to you until the battle is over,"
"There's something I want to know. Wing-Zero and the Helsion have the same cockpit system. I've heard its pilot talking to it as if it were alive just like you do. Is the cockpit system telling you to take care of me? What does the Helsion say that makes me so important?" Flay inquired sliding off the bed her naked body completely exposed to him.
"Helsion has told me that you are the one who can help me regain my humanity," he answered pushing her back on the bed. "Go back to sleep, the attack should be over in three to four hours at most,"
Disclaimer: I really like that blue dress Lacus wears when Athrun finds her in the concert hall mainly because she's not wearing a bra and because I like the way it doesn't completely cover her back, and I kinda have a skin fetish. I was thinking about adding more Gundams from Gundam Wing but with Shawn and the Helsion soon to be battling Heero I really don't see the need. There will however be one new Gundam that Zala builds in secret and I leave it to all of you to help me decide the weapons it uses, but no charged particle cannons that means you Phantom Knight. See you in chapter 18.