Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Seed, the characters, plot, setting, yadda yadda, etc. etc. (I don't even own the manga for crying out loud)

Well, here ya go. You guys wanted me to finish it…

This is what should have happened when the Blitz got shot down, starting with that event. The preview chapter takes place in teh middle of this story.

Hope you like it.

:-)

I currently have ten chapters planned for this story, although it might morph into as many as fourteen depending on how long the other capture scene goes (yes, someone else gets captured, but I won't say who or when) and on if I do an epilogue.

And don't worry if this is confusing at first, it should work itself out later.

Responses for the reviews from the other responses are below.

Thanx for the reviews and I hope I get more!

"Steady….steady…..we're losing him!"

"Paddles!"

"Check!"

Strike…..standing over an immobile Aegis. Eyes wide. No! Not Athrun. NO, ATHRUN!

"Athrun! Hang on, I'm coming!"

"Nicol? Nicol!"

Running…running… Making the Blitz go full out…had to make it. Can't let them have Athrun!

100 feet…90… No! It went closer! Are they having a conversation or something!

"Dearka! Yzak! Where are you?"

"What's going on?"

"Strike…"

Both, in sync: "Athrun!" It would have been funny if lives weren't on the line…

"ATHRUN!"

"NO! NICOL, DON"T…!"

Too late. Strike moving, as if in slow motion, swinging the lance to bear on the chest of the Blitz...

"No…" voice soft, muscles suddenly lax, but not for long.

"ATHRUN!"

No! It can't end this way! Sudden strength surging through his body….Strange….a seed seeming to explode in his vision… moving, faster then ever before…clear path… EJECT.

"NICOL! NO!"

Air underneath…then pain, heat…shrapnel cutting him all over….pain in his chest, arms, everywhere.

There's the Strike…there's the Aegis….there are the Duel and the Buster… all of them watching what's left of the Blitz. Not a single one noticing him falling…falling…falling into blackness….

"Clear!"

!zzzzt!

…pain

"Almost got it!"

…voices?

"Clear!"

!zzzt!

pain…again….but not as bad as before…

"We have a pulse! Thready, so bring me 3 mgs (milligrams) of…"

voices….fading…what?

A weak moan emerged from the mouth of a bloody green haired youth as he fell, once again, into a restless dreamscape.

…light? Alive? What happened? The Blitz… Athrun!

…no. Athrun's fine. There's the Aegis… returning…leaving… Leaving! NO!

Trying to shout…'I'm here', 'I'm alive', 'Help' but there is no voice to shout with.

Pain…all over…Dying? Yes. Nobody to help. At least Athrun made it. Closing eyes…darkness enveloping…wait…light?

Another MS? What is…?

STRIKE!

A giant hand reaching out… pulling back just causes more pain, pain that brings unconsciousness yet again.

Feeling…before blackness…warm metal encasing everything… Strike…saving him? Why?

Then blackness…

"How's he doing Doctor?"

"Okay, still not awake though."

"Well, he took quite a hit. It's remarkable he's alive."

"He wouldn't be alive if Ensign Yamato hadn't picked him up."

"No kiddin'. When will he be awake?"

"Well, if he was a natural, I'd say in about three weeks."

"And since he's a coordinator?"

"Dunno. Somewhere between now and tomorrow."

"So, soon then?"

"Looks like it. He's already recovered consciousness once, but fell back under too quickly to even register where he was."

"I see. Well, alert me when he wakes up and make sure he's restrained."

"Will do, Lt. La Fraga."

Both of them turned to watch the young man on the medical bed writhe and toss with fevered dreams, as they wondered what exactly would happen as soon as he woke up.

…pain…again…tired…

Home? Athrun? No…Strike…

People…too many people…yelling…angry…

Docking bay? The Legged Ship!

Prisoner….

Blitz gone….? He's….dead? No…but his friends think so.

Athrun…Dearka…Yzak…Commander La Creuset….

No help…

Can't move…

Red…? Blood! Dying? No…not yet.

A…boy? Being yelled at? Angry...calling him...co...ord...in...Coordinator? Here? No...impossible.

White…a man in white…medic…needle…yessss...

Pricking his arm. Familiar feeling.

Relief.

Pain leaving….sinking again….sleep.

Don't think…don't realize…don't feel…dream.

Dream of music.

Tired ruby eyes cracked open to meet the harsh lighting of the med-bay.

The doctor, a middle aged man in a white lab coat worn over EA fatigues, moved quickly to secure the arms and legs of the boy to the bed he was on. It was utterly remarkable how quickly the young soldier had recovered. Granted, he was still pretty banged up and would need to be kept in the med-bay for a while, but awakening was the first step.

Remembering his promise to Lieutenant La Fraga from a few hours before, he quickly walked into the next room.

"Lt. La Fraga….Lt. La Fraga… Would Lieutenant La Fraga please report to the med bay? The prisoner has awakened. Repeat, the prisoner has awakened."

Tired eyes snapped wide, losing their lethargy…prisoner? Suddenly swift, he scanned the room. Unfamiliar beds, room size and shape, computer style, and medications in much larger quantities then were ever needed on coordinator ships. That wasn't the worst part, though. The uniforms were the worst part. They were the uniforms of the Earthen Alliance.

He had been captured by the enemy. And that wasn't the worst of it. Judging from his dreams, he had been saved by the Strike. Not to mention the fact that his friends and comrades had no idea he was even alive, let alone captured.

Panic flitted into his gaze as he looked towards the Doctor.

"Where….what happened to me?"

Not surprisingly, he was ignored and left in restraints on the uncomfortable hospital bed to wait for 'Lt. La Fraga' to respond to the summons.

His pulse quickened in fear as a tap of footsteps announced the arrival of another person.

I…I've been…captured… What now?

TBC.

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mg- milligram

Lt- I'm not sure of his rank, but this sounds about right. He's just a step or few below captain

MS- mobile suit

If I get anything wrong about the series or characters, don't hesitate to tell me. I've only seen the series once and haven't read the manga.

Sorry this is so short, but this is all I had planned for the content of this chapter.

In case it was confusing, the parts in italics were Nicol's dreams of the battle and his capture.

The other parts were what was happening around him while he was unconscious.

And the dreams were supposed to be choppy. It's a stream of consciousness thing: a kid who's in lots of pain and confusion is not about to think in complete sentences.

Anyways, I hope I got the point across and I hope you liked the chapter.

Don't worry; the next one shouldn't be as confusing.

Responses to the reviews that were in return for the other responses ( O.o) :

Jiang Mae- Glad you like it so much. :) Just out of curiosity, how many times DID you review under different names? Oh, and I like Kira too. This story should be good to him, mostly. Remember what I said above about someone else getting captured? Hehehheheh…that's all I'll say. Thanx for the review. (PS. Please only hit the review button once, I got two of the same review last time. Thanx)