Disclaimer: I dont own Gundam
Zack Tempest and Anna Fair are the property of SSJ-Jolt, the mobile suits the Neo Raptors are also his property
Darcel Archer, the Slaughter Gundam and Noah Bagal and the members of his crew belong to 00virtuezero
Joe Daigoji belongs to mechapunk87
Lyna Crosswind belong to BIGGZ1344
The debut of more characters in this, including the "ultimate" or flawless Extended from Gundam Seed Purpose, their names and their new Gundams are revealed in this chapter
Another mobile suit from the UC era introduced as well, The Jegan is based on the old Char's Counterattack model btu with greyer armour. The Kampfer and Zaku Kai's are also both from UC 0080 (the year and the series lol :)
Gundam Seed Destiny or Liberty?
Chapter 1: First Shots
Vincent leant his head against his hand, looking out of the window of the shuttle. A question he always asked himself was whether the future of the human race was in space? Other questions included whether or not Shinn Asuka had stayed in the Plants. But Vincent's priority was gauging the new minister of the Plants. Chairman Durandal of ZAFT. Looking to his side, Vincent raised an eyebrow; Branden was leaning back into his seat, snoring whilst Kojiro was reading a book. Flay however was sitting with a laptop, working as usual but keeping a roll of flowers rested on her lap. She obviously intended on seeing Kyusai Thanos's grave after the meeting.
"We're approaching the Pegasus now Commander" Flay's pilot said.
"Thank you, Branden wake up!" Vincent said, snapping Branden out of his sleep.
"God damn body clock" Branden growled.
"Our Gundam's are on the Pegasus correct?" Kojiro asked.
"Yes along with the heart pack, my Jegan is being kept on the shuttle we'll be using to meet with Chairman Durandal"
"So hang on, our Gundam's get left on Buskirk's shitty ship while you get to take your mobile suit out for a spin?" Branden asked.
"I might not even be piloting the suit, its just a show of good faith on our part, Durandal's showing us ZAFT's mobile suits so it's fair we get to show him just one of ours" Vincent said, floating over to the side door as the shuttle docked with the Base type command ship the Pegasus.
Two other Salamis Kai Class ships were stationed with the Pegasus, a white and red battle ship given the term Base class ship because of its bigger guns. Base class ships were the Sensou factions equivalent to ships of the Archangel and Dominion's calibre. Flay, Vincent and the two accompanying Gundam pilots floated out of the shuttle to be welcomed by the Pegasus's captain.
"Kuzzey, it's good to see you again" Flay said, wrapping her arms around her old friends neck.
Kuzzey Buskirk, Vincent remembered when the young man volunteered to become part of Sensou. He had read the reports on Kuzzey's service on the Archangel. Though he wasn't an exemplary soldier he still had the best of intentions and a desire to make up for his cowardice during the battle of Orb. In two years of service Kuzzey had risen to the rank of Captain second class.
"Good to see you Chairwoman Alster!" Kuzzey said, returning the hug and saluting Vincent and the two pilots.
"Come on Kuzzey quit being so formal, you should come with us too, a chance to see Cagalli again and meet Athrun…I mean Alex" Flay corrected herself.
"No, I never met Alex so there's no big connection there and Cagalli scared the hell out of me" Kuzzey said, suppressing a shiver.
He walked around the hanger looking over the assortment of GM's that had been stored in the ship. The Kenshin and Murasama Gundam's were stored away from the other mobile suits. Locks were placed on the piloting controls so that only Kojiro and Branden could use them. Vincent's own mobile suit, the Jegan was placed on the shuttle they would take to Armoury One. The Jegan was a grey mobile suit, dull armour and small enough to be a manoeuvrable all round unit with a beam rifle, two sabres and a shield with rocket launchers attached. Kuzzey walked into the Pegasus's bridge, strapping on his space suit.
"Commander Rach, Chairwoman Alster I wish you luck, we'll be in radio contact in case something goes wrong" Kuzzey said.
"Stay at condition blue Captain, keep an eye on the colony and warn us if pirates are incoming" Vincent said, taking a seat on the shuttle he, Flay and the Gundam pilot's would be taking.
"Captain, Commander our ZAFT escort is here, its Bagal's unit" One of the CIC crew said.
"Great, that wacko!" Branden grunted.
"Yeah, we're still on the horn Kamal" A voice said over the radio.
Noah appeared on the screen, sitting lazily on his captain's chair with his other pilots beside him. The Bagal unit was composed of older pilots in comparison to other units. They were all veterans of the Bloody Valentine war, while others were veterans of other smaller conflicts such as Alan Gerwald, captain of the Nasca Class ship the Hades. Alan was a black and purple coat officer with black greying hair and Onyx coloured eyes. The Hades was a black and grey destroyer with the Kanji symbol for hell on its armour. Other members of Noah's crew that were in the room were Linda Gladys a Twenty six year old red coat pilot with short brown hair and blue eyes.
"Guard duty seems to be a bit of a downfall for your unit isn't it Commander?" Vincent asked.
"Screw you, we're low on soldiers at the moment, even with Chairman Durandal's recruitment campaigns we've still got old soldiers from the war leaving, hell I've had to train rookies cause all the decent teachers left and joined Thanos" Noah explained.
"Thanos, you mean Dagger Thanos?" Flay asked.
"Yeah, the guy just up and left ZAFT after the war, taking all of his soldiers with him and a whole lot of veterans that respected the guy, last I heard they were somewhere near Mars hunting smugglers and pirates, he's quite a charismatic guy, apparently he has a new squad of pilots now, all of whom follow him like a king"
"What do you think of the man?" Vincent asked.
"He's a pilot that surpasses Kira Yamato and a leader that would leave Lacus Clyne in the dust, or at least that's what I've heard, I only met the man once during a skirmish against a contingent of Earth Alliance ships and mercenaries they had hired…damn good fighter, and cold as ice, he drank most of my men under the table too"
"The guy drinks sake for god's sake, how do we compete with that?" One of Noah's other pilots asked in the background.
"Anyway just wanted to give you guys a warning not to cause trouble for Durandal, he's a well respected man around here, he paid more attention to us soldiers than Zala did, and Zala was a soldier himself for Christ sake"
"Thanks Noah, see you again some time" Vincent said, cutting the line as the shuttle docked with the colony.
Armoury one was like Heliopolis, a colony where civilians lived but with a military base built on its grounds. The base itself was a huge airfield with bunkers for mobile suits. Zack Tempest took notice of the layout when he and Mayura had been there. He and the red haired former Orb pilot had briefly joined Sensou, but differences of opinion led to Zack leaving the organisation. However he didn't return to Jupiter or the Beowulf Company. Instead he became an independent mercenary with Mayura at his side. The two lovers had come to Armoury one to escort a group of merchants trading parts with ZAFT. Their job was done and the two of them sat in the courtyard of the mall. Zack had his head on Mayura's lap, looking up at the girl with a smile across his face.
"Your looking very comfortable with this Mr Tempest" Mayura said.
"Yeah I am, feels weird getting away from all the fighting you know, I mean sure there's still conflict in the world but its good to see that regular people in space can still live peaceful lives, sorry I didn't take you to Jupiter" Zack said.
"I want what you want Zack, and you wanted to stay here, but right now what I want is a nice relaxing day without anyone bothering us"
"Sure, no business today, our cargo's been dropped off and the pilots of the Raven's nest are going to enjoy some R and R" Zack smiled.
Zack's eyes drifted towards a group of teenagers walking by one of the shops. The three of them were at least sixteen and a bunch that stuck out in a crowd. At the lead was a green haired boy with pale skin while behind him was a shorter boy with thick bright blue hair. The girl following them was wearing a white and purple dress, with purple eyes and a mane of gold hair. He narrowed his eyes at the girl, recognising her from somewhere.
'Hmmm, she resembles someone I know, but who?' Zack wondered.
The girl smiled as she span around, dancing for some strange reason. Then she bumped into a dark haired boy with red eyes. Zack suppressed a chuckle as the boy had accidentally grabbed her breast.
'Lucky pervert' Zack thought.
He looked up towards the walkway people took to Durandal's office. It seemed that Cagalli had come to speak with Durandal about the Orb technicians that now worked for ZAFT. That much Zack assumed without his "intuition". He was a Newtype, so he had an awareness of his surroundings and an understanding of events and people that others wouldn't have. And he didn't need Newtype senses to know that Cagalli would be confrontational at this meeting.
"Say Zack, it'll probably be a while before Anna gets back…want to do something alone?" Mayura asked.
"Hmmm there is a public toilet somewhere"
"Something romantic pervert" Mayura said, though she still smiled as Vincent kissed her neck.
Anna Fair watched the scene unfold with a hint of jealousy as always. She stood at the dress shop, though she didn't actually buy anything. The brown haired girl had blonde streaks in her hair and at sixteen she was…physically developing. At the end of the war Zack had recruited her into Sensou and she left with him and Mayura to form Raven's nest, a mercenary company that focused on helping merchants. Recently they had helped a small group of former Orb mechanics deliver mobile suit parts to the armoury. Now they could sit back and enjoy some R and R.
'Nothing in the shop fits me, it's all too girlish and all those girls flirting with the guy at the counter was just sickening, fake breasted sluts' Anna thought, huffing as she walked away from the shop.
She suddenly lost her footing and fell to the floor.
'Oh great job Anna, Zack probably saw that, way to look good in front of him' Anna thought to herself.
"May I help you miss?"
Anna looked up to see a pale hand. She grabbed the man's hand and allowed him to pull her onto his feet. He had quite a handsome face (though not as handsome as Zack) and wore a sharp red business suit and a hat on his short cut blue hair. She blushed as the man bowed, still holding her hand.
"Um thank you sir" She said.
"You should be more careful miss, I'm sure your friend's wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you" He said with a friendly smile.
"Why uh thank you for the advice Mr…"
"Yuridate, Jone Yuridate, sorry I cant stay and talk but my…little siblings are waiting for me, have a pleasant day Miss" He said, tipping his hat as he walked past.
Anna watched the man leave, rubbing her forehead for a moment. She hadn't felt anything from that man, it was almost as if he didn't exist to her senses. Zack had taken her in because of her developing Newtype abilities.
"Hey Anna, over here" Zack called.
Anna took one more glance at the Yuridate before running back to her friends. "Jone Yuridate" walked back to his "siblings", one of which had grown impatient.
"What took you so long" The bright blue haired boy asked.
"My apologies Auel, now lets get back to the mission" Jone said, casually walking ahead of the three teens.
They walked towards the meeting point, waiting for the arrival of their contact. After a few minutes a ZAFT jeep rolled up towards the sign they stood at. The two green coat pilots nodded to them, allowing them to get into the jeep.
"Do you have the money?" One of them asked.
"Rest assured you'll get your due, I would like to thank you on behalf of my contractors, who unfortunately are too cowardly to come here and start a fight themselves" Jone said, leaning his back against his seat.
The two green coat soldiers looked at the man sitting in their back seat and suppressed a shiver.
Athrun Zala, or Alex Dino as he went by now was disappointed; he had hoped Cagalli would be calmer in her approach. But at least she was presentable; her parliament uniform was a lot better than the baggy cargo trousers and tank tops she used to wear. In fact Cagalli had adjusted to her position, as Orb's chief representative quite well, though she still was snippy when people called her Princess. He loved her for her attitude, but her passion would cause her difficulty as a leader.
"Cagalli, Alex, its wonderful to see you again!"
Cagalli widened her eyes as she got closer and closer to Durandal's office. Standing just outside, accompanied by three Sensou soldiers was her brother's girlfriend Flay Alster.
"Flay!" Cagalli said.
"I barely recognised you Cagalli, nice suit" Flay said.
"Ditto to you, I cant remember the last time I saw you" Cagalli said as the two women hugged one another.
Athrun put his hand out to shake Flay's, but the girl simply threw her arms around him. He nervously patted her back, he had gotten slightly better at socialising but he was still a little awkward. Kojiro stood to attention, saluting his countries representative while Branden gave a much lazier wave.
"Chief Representative Athna, it's good to see you again" Vincent said, saluting Cagalli.
"Commander Rach…I assume you have a valid reason for being here" Cagalli said bitterly.
"I was invited Chief Representative, this is a negotiation between two countries, Sensou is here as mediators and security for Armoury One, Chairman Durandal also invited us"
"You mean he invited you, not three battleships and a former Blue Cosmos thug" Cagalli looked at Branden as she spoke.
For a moment Branden widened his eyes before grinding his teeth together.
"You bitch!" He growled.
"Major Kamal stand down!" Vincent said.
"You better watch your tongue Athha, I was at boot camp long before you left the comfort of Daddy's palace" Branden said.
Kojiro put a hand on the knife strapped to his belt while Alex moved in front of Cagalli. Noticing their defensive stances, Branden smirked as he stepped back.
"Once an Orb dog always an Orb dog eh Kojiro"
"I never tried to hide my loyalty, I've read that those who fight for a country are better than those who simply fight" Kojiro said calmly.
"Tell me Rach is Sensou intending on committing butchery again?" Cagalli asked.
Vincent shook his head and moved ahead towards the elevator that would lead them to the chairman's office. He stood in front of the other's, not wanting to make eye contact with Cagalli in case she'd pick at him some more. Branden avoided the group altogether, instead looking out of the elevator window.
"Nice place the Plants? Gotta admire coordinator flashiness, I suppose freakishly coloured hair isn't enough for them" Branden said, smirking as the two green coats escorting them glared.
While Flay shook her head at Branden's actions Vincent remained uninterested, instead looking at the green of the colony. There were so many lakes and trees as well as buildings. It always amazed him how well designed the Plants were. Then he realised they could be broken just as easily, and even the most peaceful place could become a war ground. Shaking his head, Vincent rubbed his eyes.
'Maybe I shouldn't have gotten up this morning' He thought before the elevator reached the walkway that led to Durandal's office.
He let Cagalli walk ahead of them, once again avoiding any eye contact. Flay walked beside Cagalli, looking over her shoulder and smiling at Vincent. He looked to his left, paying little attention to both young women. Placing a hand on Cagalli's shoulder, Flay bought her mouth to Cagalli's ear.
"Cagalli please stop being snippy with Vincent okay, I know you and Kira dont approve of what he did a year ago but neither of you were in a position to see what was going on and what it was doing to him" Flay explained.
"What he did was unforgivable, Gekido would be ashamed of him" Cagalli said.
Vincent's ear twitched, for Cagalli made no effort to hide those words. His hand shook before he remembered Gekido's advice for coping with Cagalli.
All right Vincent, I love Cagalli she's a great girl and a balsy fighter but as a politician she's a little too self-righteous and coming from me that's saying something. She'll go on about Orb neutrality or fighting to protect yadda dada doo but one thing that'll put her in her place is straight up bluntness, in other words you tell the bitches how it is and don't let her intimidate you!
Vincent was really starting to wish Gekido gave him better advice. The door to Durandal's office opened and the young former soldier's came face to face with the new chairman of the Plants. A friendly smile crossed Durandal's face; he was a pale man with long black hair and neat clothing that suited his position.
"Ah Princess Athna, it's good to see you" Durandal said, walking over to Cagalli.
Several ambassadors and soldiers, the standard security for these types of meetings flanked him. Cagalli entered the room, shaking Durandal's hand while Athrun gave a respectful nod. Durandal returned the nod; he didn't acknowledge Athrun as a simple bodyguard.
'He couldn't know could he?' Vincent wondered.
"Chairwoman Alster, Commander Rach, it is a pleasure to finally meet you both" Durandal said, offering Flay a hand to shake.
She shook the hand without hesitation, looking at him with great respect in her eyes. Flay's opinion of coordinators had changed immensely from her relationship with Kira and her encounters with Gekido and Kyusai. When it came for Vincent to shake the man's hand he made sure he gave it a firm grip and a neutral look.
"Chairman Durandal, thank you for contacting us prior to these negotiations" Vincent said.
That's right Vince, when your with politicians appear as disinterested as possible, be as quiet as possible as you listen to them talk and then when the moments right. Completely own them with words of your own.
"It's good to finally meet you Commander Rach, you've done well for someone your age… in fact everyone of you has done well, come sit and let us begin" Durandal said, walking over to the chairs past his desk.
Flay and Cagalli took their seats while Vincent stood at ease. Branden leant lazily against the wall while Kojiro stood at attention.
"Your a true credit to your generation, at your ages you have already achieved more than most men my age have, Princess, I hope the Plants can assist Orb in anyway possible within reason of course and Chairwoman, I trust you will find that ZAFT's armoury of mobile weapons is in keeping with the treaty" Durandal explained.
"Yes, one of my soldiers will be analysing the weaponry personally…not you Branden" Flay said, causing the light in Branden's eyes to disappear.
Durandal laughed as Branden rubbed his head in embarrassment.
"I understand that Orb and the Plants have been led into quite a complicated situation, which I hope we can resolve fairly" Flay continued, it was a speech she had practiced many times.
"I don't really see it as a complicated issue Flay…I mean Chairwoman Alster, and forgive me for saying this but Commander Rach's presence is not necessary here, I'm not intimidated by thugs" Cagalli said coldly.
Durandal looked to Vincent, hiding a smirk as the young man kept on his neutral expression.
"The fact of the matter is that you've been using Orb technology to improve your own militia"
"The Orb refugees are simply making a living princess" Durandal said casually.
"By making weapons for war"
When the moment is right, own a politician with your own logic.
"ZAFT is merely doing what the Earth Alliance is doing, improving its military technology in a way that doesn't break the treaty…Princess Athna…" Vincent began
That's right Vince add a bit of salt to a wound!
"Your logic is under the assumption that Orb refugees are being held against their will, they are as Durandal said simply making a living…to demand the Orb refugees back when they have been accepted as Plant's citizens would be the equivalent of mass civilian abduction, something Sensou takes seriously…. ZAFT will keep its technology, and we will analyse their weaponry but as of this moment the subject of the Orb refugees is closed…if you excuse me representatives I have business to attend to" Vincent explained, before walking away.
Branden chuckled at Cagalli's shocked expression while Flay looked at Vincent's back in concern. Once he was outside, Vincent squeezed his hands into fists and took a deep breath.
Don't be surprised if everything Cagalli says pisses you off somehow!
"I see you have no taste for politics either"
Vincent looked up and stood to attention. A white coat ZAFT commander stood before him. He had black eyes and a baldhead; he also looked to be in his mid twenties as most commanders were.
"Vincent Rach, good to finally meet you, Joe Daigoji" The Commander introduced himself.
"Commander, nice to meet you" Vincent said, casually shaking the man's hand.
"The friend and student of Gekido Jaeger, I've got to say the rumours I've heard make you out to be some kind of monster…I wasn't there a year ago so I don't really have the right to judge you…yet" Joe explained.
"Least your not getting in my face about it" Vincent sighed, looking over his shoulder.
"Durandal isn't likely to say anything about it, let me the guess the Orb representative"
"Yeah…can't exactly blame her for hating me, the Earth Alliance did attack Orb, and the Athha's never did believe in dirty ops"
"Walk with me, I've got to check the outside anyway" Joe said, floating along the corridor.
"Are you in charge of security?" Vincent asked.
"Noah and I are in charge of military forces, I'm not sure who was put in charge of customs but I've heard that the day's gone by without incident, except for the usual idiots trying to sneak in drugs from Earth, but nothing to get us on high alert" Joe explained.
When the two Commanders reached the hanger Vincent took note of some of the mobile suits. He had heard that they were known as Zakus, the majority of them were green with shields on their shoulder; the Zaku Phantom models had single horns and shields on both their shoulders. It was then that Vincent looked up at what he assumed was either a prototype or a suit exclusively for aces. The suit resembles the Zakus, having a horn and a monoeye design, but it only had one shield on it's left shoulder, it also had rounder arms and thicker legs as well as a backpack with a solid Katana and a katana handle on it.
"The ZGMF-4000 Kampfer, originally it had a blue armour design, but I had the technicians paint it black, sticks out less in space that way" Joe explained.
"Impressive, ZAFT is producing some very good machines" Vincent said.
"I'll admit I miss the simple ness of the GINN's, but you utilise what you can and the fact is my skills have improved more with this Kampfer than it did with the GINN or CGUEs"
"I assume other machines were built"
"Yes, a new battleship has been produced as well, though I know little about it another mobile suit I am to pilot has been moved onto there, please allow me to show you more of our mobile suits, I trust you'll find them to be within the treaty's limits"
Noah was thoroughly bored; ever since the end of the Bloody Valentine war he had been bored. With Thanos hunting pirates in Mars and Sensou dispatching terrorist cells on Earth there had been very little for his unit to test their skills on. Not having live targets to battle meant they couldn't adapt to the new ZAFT mobile suits. Then again very few of the Bagal team pilots actually felt like switching units.
"Our new machines may be coming in but there's no way I'm giving you up old friend" A brown haired man said, patting his heavily scarred CGUE.
Shadi Barbark was a brown-eyed thirty-year-old man with brown hair tied into a ponytail. He was originally from Africa but came to the Plants to join the military. Even before ZAFT he had fought in many conflicts and had scars underneath his white coat to prove it. Next to him were the "twins", though identical Sochiro and Ruther Halion could immediately told apart. Sochiro had blue eyes and blue tints in his short and neat black hair, his brother had red eyes and red tints in his hair, which in contrast to his brother was messy. Their GINN's were also a reflection of their fighting styles and personalities. Ruther's was primarily a crimson and black colour with numerous short-range guns and swords waiting to be equipped. Sochiro's was a blue and navy colour, with long-range weaponry fitting his role as a sniper.
"Sometimes I'll never understand that Shadi, he's so attached to that CGUE of his and refuses to trade it for a stronger model" Linda said, looking at her Blaze Zaku Phantom.
The Blaze pack was the standard wizard pack of the Zakus; it was mainly a speed boost pack with multiple missile launchers. Linda also had her Zaku painted white, with yellow crosses on the shields and as well as the standard frag grenades she had several special types of grenades like incendiary and flash grenades.
"Gotta take pride in your suit Linda, anyway how's your nephew doing, bet the tykes gotten big" Noah said.
"He's fine thank you for asking, but I don't want you or any one on this ship meeting and giving him bad habits" Linda said.
Noah laughed, despite Linda being completely serious. On the other side of the colony, Kuzzey sat in the Pegasus's bridge, reading over some reports on the conditions of the mobile suits. They were all in combat condition, but Kuzzey hoped they wouldn't be needed. While the crew of the Pegasus and the other two Salamis Kai class ships relaxed, far away from the colony, inside a small mobile suit, an even smaller girl slowed her heartbeat as she looked down the sight.
"Target locked, ready to launch attack on Captain Roanoke's order, Stark, Lucifer are you in position?" The girl asked.
"We were in position several minutes ago, we're now waiting for Archer and the three other flawed ones" A stern voice said over the radio.
"Easy Stark, Darcel is just waiting to make an entrance and the leader of the inside squad loves his theatrics" A masked man said, sitting casually on his seat in the safety of a hidden ship.
He wore a dark uniform with a red and grey helmet obscuring his eyes and nose. The man smiled as he awaited the signal for Phantom pain.
Inside the Armoury, Durandal had been halfway done with his tour of the facility. Branden and Kojiro looked in surprise at some of the ZAFT mobile suits old and new that they saw. Cagalli regarded them with disdain while Flay kept on a friendly smile.
"Hey Kojiro, Cagalli always this chatty?" Branden asked.
"You have no idea" Kojiro whispered.
With a Zaku watching over them, Branden sighed as Cagalli turned to face Durandal.
"But still too much strength will only invite another war" She said, in response to Durandal's opinion of claiming strength.
"No princess, power is a necessity because there will always be war" Durandal said.
Flay bit her lip as she looked between Durandal and Cagalli. Durandal maintained his calm expression while Cagalli narrowed her eyes.
'I think your bluntness has just made her angrier Vincent' Flay thought.
The argument was shattered by the sound of an alarm, followed by explosions.
The jeep had taken them to the destination outlined in their mission. They easily got through security and were just inches away from their targets. Sting Oakley and Auel Neider gladly took the guns that the green coats had snuck in with them. Stella Loussier looked at her knife curiously before a cold expression crossed her eyes. Yuridate however merely smirked as he attached the silencer to his pistol. He turned to the two green coats that his employers had bribed.
"My employers greatly appreciate your help…I don't however, you fucking cowards" Jone said, the smile never leaving his face.
"Excuse me!" One of the soldiers said.
"You both accepted money because you could not carry out the greatest duty of a soldier, moving on from war, you have failed and thus you have been deemed weak and worthless in my eyes…still my employers will pay you handsomely for what you've done" Joneexplained, offering a hand for the first soldier to shake.
With a huff, the ZAFT traitor moved his hand to shake Howard's. Suddenly, a blade slid out of Jone's sleeve. He then proceeded to slice the man's head down the middle. Before the second traitor could scream, Jone slashed him across the throat.
"Your friend was lucky, but you unfortunately don't get the release of a quick death, looks like you wont get to spend the money you've been given…boys, girl, its time for us to go to work" Jone said, cocking his pistol.
Auel and Sting looked at the man in shock for a moment before they followed his lead. Jone threw a grenade into the midst of the mechanics and soldiers guarding the packages. Sting and Auel fired their submachine guns, jumping in between soldiers and shooting even the unarmed mechanics. Stellar moved swiftly through the targets, slashing a soldier across the throat. When most of the men were dead or wounded the three young children stopped and looked to where they had come through.
"What the hell are you doing back there?" Auel asked.
Jone grinned, for he had been leaning against the wall, casually waiting for the three younger spies to finish.
"I didn't want to get my suit dirty, sure the inside of the wrist is bloody but its outside appearances that count you know" Howard said, stepping over a dead body.
He shot a bleeding ZAFT pilot in the head and looked up at the targets. With a smile he nodded his head to the other three. They climbed up the ladders and into their machines. Quickly going through the launch sequences, the four extended pilots activated the four mobile suits. As they began to rise from the trucks they had been put on, a surviving mechanic pressed the alarm. Each machine activated its phase shift armour. The Chaos, a green Gundam armed with beam rifle and missile launchers. The Abyss, a close range mobile suit built for land and underwater combats. The Gaia, a slim red and black Gundam for all round combat, with the addition of a wolf like quadruped form.
"Excellent, this feels better than previous version's one" Jone said, smiling as his Gundam's paled phase shift armour activated.
The Gundam had no immediate weapons present on its body. It had smooth wings and elegant waist and shoulder armour. The face had no "mouth" and the V-fin was smaller than the other suits. While the other Gundam's fired their weapons, the fourth one kept still as its armour activation process entered its final stage. The crystal on its chest gave off a deep green light, its phase shift armour consisted of pale blue and white colours across its entire body, the helmet and wrists were blue and the eyes gave off a pale green light.
"Gundam Mercy, ready to fight, lets go cause some havoc" Jone grinned.
The Three Gundam's began their attack on Armoury One, shooting mobile suits before the pilots could even react. Sting launched a volley of missiles, bombing the jeeps and mobile suits. Stellar switched to the Gaia's four-legged mode, firing its main cannons at a group of GINN's. Some pilots managed to get to their mobile suits, but the Guaiz R's and GINN's were no match for the much more advanced mobile suits. Auel laughed as he plunged his spear into a Guaiz R's chest. He then swung around, firing the Abyss's beam weapons, hitting multiple mobile suits and artillery trucks.
"Gundams!" Cagalli said.
"GET THE CHAIRMAN AWAY NOW!" One of the ZAFT soldiers yelled.
"Come on Cagalli" Alex said, taking a hold of Cagalli's arm.
"Branden, protect the chairwoman" Kojiro said.
Cagalli and Alex ran away from the group, hiding behind cover as the flames of an explosion rushed over them. Branden, Kojiro and Flay ran as fast as they could for cover, watching as the Chaos slashed a Guaiz in two. Looking at an intact and deserted hanger, Branden and Kojiro both nodded to one another. Cagalli and Alex ran down an open field of rubble and junked mobile suits. The shockwave of an explosion threw them to the ground.
"That's it, we're getting out of here, I'm not letting you die in a place like this" Alex said, taking hold of Cagalli and walking towards a floored but intact Zaku.
A group of Guaiz Rs fired their rail guns at the Gaia. But the wolf like mobile suit easily dodged the blasts, slicing two of the Guaiz's in half with the beams on its wings. On the other side of the armoury, the prototype battleship of ZAFT began its preparations to launch its main machine.
"The inside team has succeeded, all units launch the attack" Neo Roanoke said.
Several eyes flashed in space and a beam was suddenly fired at one of the Sensou Salamis ships. Kuzzey widened his eyes as he watched the beam cut through the middle of the single ship.
"ALL UNITS PREPARE TO LAUNCH!" He yelled.
A volley of missiles suddenly slammed into the Pegasus, hitting its cannons and thrusters. An explosion was set off in the hanger, killing at least two servicemen. The captain of the second Salamis Kai class shouted out orders, watching as a single mobile suit flew towards the Pegasus. It had a square block on it's waist, connected to a small arm, meaning it could revolve around at different angles. The head design caused the Sensou staff to widen their eyes.
"A Gundam!" One of the pilots said.
"Gundam Bombard, Pilot Stark, commencing attack" The Early twenties pilot said.
He wore a brown and blue Earth Alliance flight suit, which matched the colours of the Bombards phase shift armour, the chest and helmet were brown while the face was white and the V-fin and other parts of the armour were blue. The machine raised its black-fingered hands, grabbing two pistols on its thick waist armour. Stark remained emotionless as he pulled the triggers, sending bullets sailing into the front of the Pegasus. A few seconds passed before the rounds exploded, rocking the entire ship.
"ALL UNITS LAUNCH NOW!" Kuzzey yelled.
"GM launching!" A Sensou pilot said.
Several of the regular GM's began to launch from the Pegasus, followed by two Gun Cannons. A GM Cannon and two Gun cannons launched from the remaining Salamis along with the limited production Neo Raptors. The three Neo Raptors switched to their jet modes, flying straight towards the Bombard. Stark slid the two pistols into two of the multiple holsters on the Gundam's waist armour. He then pulled them out and began firing a volley of emerald bubbles at the Neo Raptors.
"He changed the firing mode from explosive to beam fire" One of the Raptor pilots said.
"Target that mobile suit" One of the commanders said.
"Load missile tubes, I want a team following the trail from that sniper shot" Kuzzey said.
"I'm sorry sir but we lost track of it" A radar operator said.
"Pathetic" Stark laughed.
He swung around, firing multiple beams into a Gun cannon's chest. The unit exploded, separating the grouped together mobile suits. Stark used the distraction to fly underneath the Salamis Kai class ship. The block on the Bombard's back revolved and opened, revealing several missile launchers. With a pull of the trigger, Stark launched a storm of missiles at the Salamis Class ship.
"Evasive manoeuvres, all mobile suits keep that G-Weapon off of us" The Captain said, holding onto his seat as the ship shook.
One the other side of the colony, Noah ordered his men to move as several black Dagger L's attacked the cargo ships going in and out of the colony. One of the Dagger L's fired its bazooka, sending a missile sailing right into the bridge of a ZAFT ship. The ships around the Hades began launching Zakus, but another beam shot out from space, blowing up one of the ships in one shot.
"Someone track that sniper!" Noah said, climbing into his machine.
"Commander Bagal, we have multiple heat sources approaching from above…they're Zakus sir" Alan said.
"Zakus, no way" Noah whispered.
A Dagger L plunged its beam sabre into a Zaku's chest, but was promptly shot apart by two other Zakus. The two green machines looked to their right and widened their eyes. Standing just inches from one of the Nasca class ships was a single Gundam. It had black and red armour, with grey biceps and red glowing eyes. Numerous heavy weaponry was grafted onto it's body, which included a black Aile pack, but much bigger than the old Strike's. Inside Armoury One, Zack and Anna got sick feelings in their stomachs. On the other side of the armour, a blonde haired red pilot widened his eyes at the pressure he felt.
"It couldn't be…is that the Massacre?" One of the Zaku pilots asked.
The pilot inside the machine chuckled as he targeted the mobile suits. He then laughed out loud before the Gundam's chest opened, revealing two Gatling guns. With its two twin barrelled Gatling guns and the guns in it's chest, the "Slaughter" ripped the Zakus in front of it to shreds. Then packs on its legs and shoulder opened to reveal missiles that flew into the Hades and the other Nazca class ships. The Slaughter's eyes glowed an intense red colour, reflecting a sinister appearance amplified by the horn shaped V-fins.
"That's right, scream and cry for me! HAA HA HA HA!" the pilot laughed maniacally.
"DAMN IT! I'm going outside, I'll get a better look at our opponents" Noah said, launching in his custom Guaiz, the Arche Gargoyle.
He drew his beam sword, looking at the group of mobile suits waiting on the edge of the battle. They were all Zaku's, but had much bulkier forms and black armour instead of the standard green. There were about ten in the group, and at least four wore helmets. Noah narrowed his eyes as the bulky machines cleared way for their leader.
"No way" Noah whispered.
The Gundam standing before him had no special decorations or symbols. It was a simple black Gundam, with glowing blue eyes, a cannon on its right shoulder, a shield on its left. The V fin also had a Zaku style horn on it. Alan looked at the machine from the Hades main screen and he immediately knew who was piloting it.
"Dagger Thanos, the Black Storm!" Noah growled.
"Noah Bagal, stand down, there are issues behind this attack you can not even begin to comprehend…ZAFT has some secrets in its closest" Dagger said.
Dagger Thanos, red haired commander and the first man in ZAFT to openly recruit Natural soldiers. He and every other pilot wore simple black flight suits, designed after the original ZAFT flight suits. The other members of Noah's team launched from the Hades and flew straight towards the Slaughter.
Inside the Armoury, Vincent and Joe climbed into their machines and flew outside into the battle. Joe widened his eyes as he watched a Gundam stab a Zaku in the back. The Gundam had two wings, black wings styled after a fallen angel. Its armour was black and blue, its eyes had no light and its V-fin was a dull and small shape.
"Lucifer, Fallen Gundam, attacking targets" The pilot said, swinging his red beam sabre at the two mobile suits.
Joe drew his beam katana, blocking the Fallen's sabre. He widened his eyes as the Fallen flapped its wings, pushing the Kampfer against the side of the colony.
"Damn it, whoever's in there trains as hard as I do" Joe said.
"Joe!" Vincent called.
Vincent stopped in his tracks as a beam flew by his head. He turned around, blocking another beam. Six Dagger L's flew at the Jegan, firing their beam rifles. The Jegan returned fire, hitting one Dagger in the chest. One of the Dagger's drew its beam sabre and swung it against the Jegan's shield. Vincent grinded his teeth together as he pushed the Dagger away and fired a beam into it's chest. The other Four machines surrounded the Jegan. Suddenly, several emerald beams flew into the Dagger's. A Neo Raptor and two GM's flew to the Jegan's side and watched as the Fallen knocked the Kampfer back.
"We have a team tracking the sniper, they came out of nowhere" The Neo raptor pilot said.
Two GM's flew through space, looking for the sniper.
"You found me, it doesn't matter, your still in my crosshairs" A small girl said.
The two GM pilots widened their eyes as they looked at the green and brown machine aiming its rifle at them. But their reaction was too late as the sniper fired her massive sniper cannon, consuming the two GM's. The beam got smaller but faster as it flew through space towards the Jegan.
"COMMANDER WATCH OUT!" The Raptor pilot yelled, slamming into the back of the Jegan.
Vincent widened his eyes as the Raptor blew up behind him. He yelled as he threw his rifle aside and drew his beam sabre.
"Moving into battle zone in order to conserve energy" The Small girl said, folding her rifle back and drawing two handguns.
"Head towards the Salamis Kai Class ship Lyna Crosswind and assist Stark" Neo Roanoke said.
More Dagger L's began to fly towards the Kampfer and Jegan. Inside their cockpits, Vincent and Joe braced themselves for combat.
Athrun, or Alex as he went by nowadays had managed to get the Zaku working. He accounted for the operating systems being similar to the GINN, he accounted for the grenades and beam axe. What he didn't account for however was getting caught up in a fight with the three Gundams. Though they were skilled Athrun could tell that they weren't veterans as he shoulder barged the Chaos. He then threw the beam axe into the Gaia's shield, knocking it backwards.
"Damn it, this guys better than I thought he'd be" Auel said.
Auel widened his eyes as the Mercy Gundam walked past the Abyss and straight towards the Zaku. Athrun turned the Zaku to his next opponent, keeping the beam axe ready. At first it appeared as if the Gundam had no weapons, but Athrun kept his guard up as two tail like objects trailed out of the Mercy's wrists. When Athrun got a closer look at them he realised that the wires were bladed.
"Heat rods!" Athrun said.
Suddenly the Mercy swungits heat rods around, slicing off the Zaku's hand. Green energy trailed off the heat rods as the Mercy sliced off the Zaku's left leg. Athrun widened his eyes, watching as an electric wire popped out of the Mercy's wrist. He bought his shield up, only for the Mercy to whip the Zaku's head with the wire. Athrun and Cagalli screamed as the electricity ran through the cockpit as the Zaku fell to the ground.
"Cagalli!" Athrun whispered, looking at the blood running down Cagalli's head.
The Mercy then swung around, slicing a missile apart. Jonegrinned, looking at the Zaku warrior and Phantom standing before him. Kojiro was in the Phantom armed with two beam axes while Flay and Branden were in the Zaku armed with the bazooka and beam rifle. Howard ignored the two new arrivals and moved towards the Zaku. Branden and Kojiro prepared to move, but looked above as a white jet flew over them.
Zack and his entourage climbed into their machines. But Zack stopped as he felt a pressure. In space, the GM's clashing with the Daggers stopped, watching an orange and grey jet fly past them. Inside the Armoury, the white jet folded, docking with the legs and body of a Gundam. Vincent, Joe and Kuzzey stopped their fights and watched as the orange and grey jet began to transform. It's thruster's folded, forming a pair of legs. Two hands popped out of it's front, which folded out into a pair of arms, grabbing the beak shaped nose cone as a shield. The shield was orange like the majority of the body but also had skull and crossbones in the middle of it.
"Gundam!" Zack and Athrun said, watching the machines they saw finishing their transformations.
The backpack slammed into the body and the Gundam's phase shift armour activated. It's dull grey colour changed into a white and red shine. The new Gundam drew the two anti ship swords on its back and landed in front of the fallen Zaku. Zack widened his eyes, watching as the orange Gundam popped its head out, its right eye flashing red. Both Gundam pilots had vastly different reactions to the attacks, one was anger, the other was anticipation. The Impulse Gundam linked its sword together, swinging it around and holding it ready for an attack.
"What are you doing here? Are you trying to start another one? Another war!" The Red suit pilot said, anger in his red eyes.
"Another war huh…the wait is over it seems" Silver Mask said, his right eye flashing before he drew the handle of a beam sabre, the handle had a guard like a cutlass and ignited a long flaming green beam blade. "BRING IT ON!"
Next Chapter 2: Gundams
Branden: right Kojiro let's get into the fight
Kojiro: Yes I believe its time for us to kick the enemy in the ass
Branden: could you try to sound more eager, c'mon we finally get to debut in our machines next chapter!
The Dusk Aero Gundam is here and the battle gets more intense as Branden and Kojiro reach their own machines. Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, the pilots of Noah's squad confront Darcel while the Impulse and Shinn Asuka begin their first intense fight!