"Yo, this is Joe Daigoji"
"And I'm Branden Kamal!"
"The guy who got ass kicked last chapter"
"KISS MY ASS!"
"Anyway we're here to introduce the first double chapter special of Gundam Seed Destiny or Liberty and we have a special guest too, Silver Mask"
A screen suddenly popped out, revealing Silver Mask inside the cockpit of his machine.
"Hey folks, I'm rescuing some Thanos pilots right now so we need to make this quick" Silver Mask said.
Branden and Joe nodded their heads.
"There will be more chapters to come of this awesome tale of Gundams and their pilots, along with the dramas of war, friendship and even romance" Joe explained, presenting scenes of Flay and Kira.
"Also Dagger Thanos is now leading his own faction and is recruiting pilots into his growing army" Branden growled, squezing his fists together.
"In other words authors if you got a character of your own who you think gets on well with Dagger Thanos then put him forward" Silver Mask said.
"Plus like the original Purpose storyline Soldier-Ms will produce spinoffs, one of which will be out in a few days the Gundam 00 and Seed crossover known as Brave Hunt, Graham and Natarle hunt for Bogey and Aker's brave squadron gets caught in a deadly fight with the Purpose Mark 2's" Branden explained, bringing up a screen.
Graham: All of you survive, thats an order!
Natarle: Target bogey one!
Brave pilot: They're Purposes, the nightmares of the Earth Alliance
Graham: You...relit my spirit...LETS GO GUNDAM! TRANSAM!
"Man, Graham is epic when he yells" Joe said.
"Well thats it for now folks, enjoy the fic and need I remind you again Disclaimer: Soldier MS does not own the Gundam Franchise, also there is one final thing Soldier-Ms would like me to announce"
Joe and Branden looked at Silver Mask in confusion, this wasnt part of the script.
"Soldier MS would like to thank you loyal reviewers with a special gift, my true identity!"
Branden and Joe widened their eyes before the crew of the Minerva gathered around the screen. Silver Mask reached his hand to his mask, clutching it as the crew gasped. Suddenly, static spread across the screen.
"NOOO!" Joe and Branden yelled.
The crew walked away and the two pilots slumped their shoulders.
"So close!" They groaned.
Inside the Dusk's cockpit Silver Mask chuckled, his hand on the radio disconnect button. His mask was still on.
"What, you didn't think it'd be that easy did you, enjoy the special folks!"
Gundam Seed Destiny or Liberty
Chapter 10: Sorrow of the dead
The falling debris of Junius Seven could still cause catastrophic damage to areas of the Earth. And the pilots still needed to mop up the remains of the rebels. Flay closed her eyes as she watched the mobile suits begin their flight back to the Minerva. Tyrant kept his hands on his head, growling as he focused his attention on the retreating mobile suits.
"None of you will LEAVE HERE ALIVE!" He yelled.
He fired his funnels, sending a storm of beams raining down on Vincent's group.
"Shit, everybody defend yourselves" Vincent said.
"FIRE!" Bright yelled.
White Base fired its main guns, along with the Sensou Salamis Kai vessels. Natarle and her ship flew towards the area, bringing up its main particle gun.
"FIRE!" She yelled.
The crimson and blue beam flew towards the wreckage of Junius Seven, blowing up a town-sized meteor. Rick locked onto a small piece of rubble, firing his sniper rifle at the debris. A blue jet flew beside him, transforming into a mobile suit with thin arms and legs, a gold visor and red particles flowing out of its backpack.
"Yo Graham, I see you couldn't catch the Bogey" Rick said.
"The Gundams were good, almost killed my Brave Flag squadron" Graham Aker said.
The Flag fired its linear rifle, breaking down bits of debris and letting the atmosphere handle the rest. Black Storm Musai Class carriers fired their beam guns, breaking apart debris. Marcus slammed his sword into the sword wielding Purpose, showing no concern as the sniper one shot off a piece of his machine's shoulder. Luna flew around pieces of falling debris while the Kenshin sliced them apart. Kojiro remained calm, even as his mobile suit alarms warned him of the Earth's G –forces.
"Gravities a bitch!" Nia said.
"All of you keep your thrusters at maximum intensity, don't let yourselves be pulled in" Dagger said to his men.
"Yes sir!"
"Wait, where are Lain and Hannah?" Dagger asked.
Two Zaku Kai's were firing at the group of rebel GINN's. A GM's rocket pack sparked before exploding. Fortunately Nia managed to grab the GM's hand.
"God damn it, god fucking damn, I HATE THIS!" Nia yelled.
"Commander Rach, what are you doing?" The GM pilot asked.
"No one gets left behind!" Vincent said as he flew his Jegan through pieces of debris.
The Jegan grabbed the GM's other hand, helping Nia to fly it out of the gravity pull.
"Commander Thanos, we need to go back for Lain and Hannah" A Black Storm soldier said.
"My machine can survive re-entry but it's not big enough to insulate the Zaku Kai's from the heat" Dagger said.
"But sir Lain and Hannah…"
"Will be remembered, that's all soldiers like us can do"
Zack and Mayura rushed through pieces of falling debris with Anna following close behind them. She gasped as Simon and the Monger dashed past her. They slammed their blades together, showing no fear over the falling debris and gunshots around them. Anna put her hand to her head as she felt a surge of emotions from the two pilots.
"He took away my comrades, he killed Magnus!"
"Come on, try and kill me bastard, help me fulfil my purpose!"
Anna then widened her eyes, screaming as bodies floated in front of her. Simon and the Monger pilot both grunted, feeling the force of the Newtype wave. Energy crackled from the Neo Raptor, seeping from Anna's body. Zack turned his Neo Raptor around, widening his eyes in horror as he saw Anna's motionless mobile suit.
"ANNA!" He yelled.
Simon turned his head, grinding his teeth together as he saw Anna's mobile suit.
"DON'T TURN YOUR BACK!" The Monger pilot yelled.
He slammed his sabre against Simon's swords, pushing him back slightly. The Kenshin walked into the Minerva, followed slowly by Luna's Zaku. Luna took her helmet off as she got out of the cockpit.
"Where are Athrun and Shinn?" She asked.
Kojiro stroked his chin, typing the radio frequencies into his computer. Vincent's face appeared on screen.
"What's up Kojiro?" He asked.
"You appear to be late" Kojiro said.
"Don't worry we'll be…MINERVA HARD TO PORT NOW!" Vincent yelled.
Talia and Flay widened their eyes as a crimson beam scratched the side of the Minerva. Marcus looked back at the ship, shrugging his shoulders before flying away. The Purpose units had already retreated from the battlefield; whatever had attacked the Minerva was none of his concern. Neo looked at the floor of his ship in shock. One minute Tyrant had been complaining about headaches then he had just fallen to the floor. Lee removed the man's glove and checked his pulse, widening his eyes in shock.
"Captain, he's dead!" Lee said.
Outside, far away from the Girty Lue floated Tyrant's War Monger. But numerous plates on the mobile suit had folded open, practically expanding the armour. A portion of the chest was open, revealing two golden turbines. The tips of the fingers of the mobile suit also ignited five beam claws while the mouth portion of the head opened to reveal two more eyes. Static appeared on the screens of the mobile suit pilots as a voice spoke through the radio.
"Even in death we continue to serve his Lordship, we sacrificed everything in order to ensure that war rages on again!" Tyrant said as the "Monstrous" Monger rushed towards the remaining mobile suits at top speed.
"EVERYONE OPEN FIRE ON THAT MACHINE!" Vincent yelled.
"Do as Commander Rach says" Dagger said.
Yzak fired his Gatling guns while his Guaiz squadron opened fire with their rifles. The Zaku Kai's commenced firing with the Impulse and Athrun's Zaku. Dagger and Vincent fired his Vulcan's while Dagger aimed his sniper rifle.
"Hey bitches, don't steal my target" Silver Mask said.
Vincent looked at his side screen, gasping as the Dusk Aero flew towards the group. On the Aero's back were the two missing Zaku Kai's.
"Lain, Hannah!" One of the Zaku Kai pilots sighed in relief.
"It would have been a tragedy to lose you both before the war began" Dagger said.
"You are a fool Dagger Thanos, the WAR NEVER ENDED!" Tyrant yelled.
He flew forward, swinging his claws into Dagger's shoulder shield. Dagger huffed, drawing his beam sabre and swatting the claws aside. Lain jumped off of the Dusk Aero, firing her beam rifle at the Monger.
"Lain don't fight him!" Dagger said.
But the Monger quickly swung around, slicing the Zaku Kai's arms into ribbons. Dagger moved forward, tackling the Zaku Kai and moving it out of the Monger's grip. The Monger 's claws scratched the black Gundam's backpack. Suddenly, the Dusk Aero slammed into the Monger's chest, pushing it away from Thanos and Lain.
"Commander Thanos, I'm sorry…are you all right?" Lain asked.
"Keep yourself safe Lain" Dagger said.
The Monger roared, throwing the Dusk off of its flight path. Silver Mask transformed the Gundam back to mobile suit mode, swinging his fists at the sentient machine. Tyrant swung his claws around, missing Silver Mask's shoulder by inches. Silver Mask's eye shined as he drew his rail rifle. The Monger spread out its arms and the turbines on its chest began spinning around. Golden energy shined on the turbines before a crimson beam flew from the Monger's chest. Athrun, Shinn and Vincent widened their eyes as the Dusk barely dodged the beam.
"A warship destroyer!" Dagger said.
"You mean that beam could destroy a ship with one shot?" Yzak asked.
"Joule, go back to your ship and order to retreat, my men and I will do the same, Commander Rach and Zala, both of you go back to the Minerva or back to Sensou, either way make sure you get to a place where you'll be safe to land on Earth" Dagger explained.
"Do as he says guys, I've got this!" Silver Mask said.
"You've got this…YOU DISRESPECTFUL PUNK!" Tyrant yelled.
Silver Mask drew his cutlass, slamming it against Tyrant's claws. The remaining pilots of the Minerva began their flight back to the Minerva. But the Monger's funnels were still about, taking random shots at the fighter. One funnel fired a beam that destroyed Athrun's backpack. He bought of his shield, but a second funnel ignited a beam blade, piercing the Zaku's foot before blowing up. Vincent blocked a shot with his shield and fired back with his Vulcan's. Silver Mask dragged his sword against the Monger's claws, flipping back as Tyrant slashed back.
The Liberty swung its sword repeatedly at the Monger, sending sparks flying across the sky. Anna grinded her teeth together, taking her hands off her controls and clutching her head. Tears began to fall down her face as she saw countless people screaming and crying.
"They didn't want this!" She said. "THEY DIDN'T WANT REVENGE!"
Simon and the Monger pilot yelled, tearing apart the images of the souls of Junius Seven. The Liberty cut the Monger across the head, shattering the top left side of the pilot's helmet. His blue eyes glared as he punched the Liberty across the head. He drew a second beam sabre, flying forward and slamming them against the Liberty's sword. Anna let her hands go limp as she saw the remaining GINN's burn up on re-entry. The cockpit began to go red with alarms and sweat ran down the side of Anna's head.
"ANNA MOVE NOW!" Zack yelled over the crackling radio.
The Monger Pilot kicked the Liberty across the head, swinging a sabre into its sword. Simon slashed the Monger's shoulder, and then punched its faceplate. Another crack ran across the Monger Pilots visor as his machine began to glow red from the heat of the atmosphere.
"Not like this, NOT LIKE THIS!" He yelled.
He thrust his sabre forward, cutting the Liberty's shoulder. Then he slammed his fist into the Liberty's head and ignited his rockets.
"You think your better than me, simply because you kill for a flag, don't fuck with me you're as bad a murderer as I am…stop trying to hide the fact that we are all murderers with pathetic semantics" The pilot explained.
Simon dodged the sabre slash, kicking the Monger in the chest and sending it flying further back into the atmosphere. He looked to his right and grinded his teeth together. Anna's machine was starting to glow red.
"Simon, I wouldn't recommend attempting a rescue" Magnus said.
"Shut up, I'll save that machine" Simon said.
He moved forward, grabbing the Neo Raptors hand. The Liberty span around, igniting its rockets at full power before throwing the machine upwards. Anna widened her eyes, before flying the Neo Raptor away from the atmosphere. She huffed and puffed, taking off her helmet and letting sweat flying around the cockpit. Simon turned his machine around, holding out the Liberty's right hand.
"Whatever equipment I need for re-entry activate it now Magnus!" Simon said.
"Affirmative!"
Zack flew to Anna's side, watching as the remaining pieces of Junius Seven fell into the atmosphere. Tears ran down Anna's eyes as she heard the screams of people below.
"Damn them, how dare they do this to the Earth" Zack said.
"Ma'am we are beginning atmospheric re-entry" Arthur said.
Talia nodded her head, ordering her crew through re-entry protocols. Vincent, Athrun, Shinn and Nia flew as fast as they could back towards the Minerva. Tyrant fired his chest cannon, narrowly missing the group. Silver Mask fired his rail rifle, making Tyrant manoeuvre around and fire his funnels. He narrowly dodged a pink blast that flew towards a piece of colony rubble. A gold pair of eyes glowed inside the cockpit of a machine as the target cross hair went over a gigantic piece of what was left of Junius Seven.
"Virtue, target locked, engaging Hyper Burst mode" Tieria said.
He was wearing a purple flight suit with a gold visor, one that was a completely different design from the Sensou suits. His Gundam, a silver machine with extremely bulky armour lifted a massive cannon over its chest. The barrel opened and the Virtue's GN furnace emanated the gold particles as the GN bazooka charged. Other Sensou machines gathered around him, GM's with Hyper Bazooka's and ZAFT Gunner Zaku warriors. They fired their weapons, sending missiles and beams flying towards the meteor fragments. Virtue fired its GN Bazooka, firing a massive pink ball of crackling energy that slammed into the biggest fragments. Graham fired his rifle, hitting pieces of debris and falling meteor fragments. A blue and grey Gundam flew to the front of the Sensou forces. It threw aside its massive shield and drew a bazooka from its back.
"All forces, focus your firing on individual fragments, and check your targets damn it" Anavel Gato said, narrowing his eyes at his targets.
The Gundam Physalis fired its bazooka, sending a wave of nuclear energy flying into another gigantic fragment. Ships beside him began firing their collection of missiles into pieces of the colony. A red and White Gundam opened its chests and shoulders, revealing multiple Gatling guns and missile launchers. The green Gundam beside it also fired its Gatling gun and missile launchers.
"Leopard, Heavyarms, don't go gun crazy, make sure you actually hit what you shoot at" Nena said, flying past the two machines.
Nena widened her eyes as several more Gundam's flew past her. A mobile armour with blue colours and red wings flew at the lead. It had a red shield with a gold cross on top of it and was firing its side cannons at the debris. The Astray Blue Frame fired its Lohengrin Launchers, while a grey and red Zaku fired its shoulder cannons and foot missile launchers.
"So what are we fighting for here Gai?" Elijah Kiel asked.
"Earth's survival, plus the money that Flay Alster had sent us, the situations worse than I thought if Sensou has its Black OP's department in the open" Gai Murakumo said.
"I've heard the G-wing is piloted by a very ruthless pilot" Elijah said.
Suddenly, a pair of beams flew into another piece of debris, turning Elijah's attention away from the Earth. He widened his eyes as he saw a blue and white Gundam, the Dreadnought but with a cannon based backpack and a submachine gun. Dagger's Black Gundam flew to its side and also began firing its shoulder cannon.
"That machine with Thanos, that's Canard Pars" Elijah said.
"So that's where Canard went when he left Sensou" Gai said.
The G-wing flew around debris as the Jegan got further and further behind the other machines. Vincent looked to his right, sighing in relief as the G-wing released the shield it was carrying. The Jegan grabbed the shield, holding it in front as Vincent began re-entry procedures.
"The First Gundam shield was specifically built to ensure that a machine and pilot would survive re-entry" Vincent said.
"Damn it, I don't think I can make it back to the Minerva!" Nia said.
The G-wing flew underneath the Zaku and Nia took that as the signal she needed. She landed her Zaku on the G-wing's back and hoped it was built for re-entry. Shinn held out his own shield while Athrun began to use his own shield to absorb the heat of re-entry.
"Athrun, I'll help you" Shinn said.
"No Shinn, the Impulse has enough power to get back to the Minerva, save yourself" Athrun said.
"Don't be so noble you idiot, say something like "help me you bastard""
Athrun was about to respond when he alarm suddenly went off. He looked to his side, widening his eyes as a group of funnels flew above his Zaku. Shinn aimed his rifle, grinding his teeth together in frustration. If he fired he might have missed and hit Athrun, he couldn't afford to take the risk. Athrun braced himself before a red and blue beam flew out of space. The beam bent round, destroying the funnels and easily missing Athrun's Zaku. Shinn looked to his side, gasping at what he saw. It was a black and green Gundam wielding a double bladed scythe. The machines head was hidden by its folded back pack, a dome shaped pack with a V-fin and eyes and four shields, two in front and two at the back.
"Is that the Forbidden?" Shinn asked.
"Eh never thought we'd be saving coordinators Forbidden Darkness!" Shani Andras smirked.
His upgraded machine flew upwards, leaving the leader of the Black Ops department of Sensou to look after Vincent and the Minerva. With the Sensou fleet, the GM's flew aside as a machine twice the size of them flew to the front. On its broad shoulders were two double-barrelled cannons while its chest had an impulse cannon and a pair of Gatling guns on its upper chest. It also held a Triskeros Kai shield with missiles and beam rifles and a Sensou Hyper Bazooka. The Gundam's armour was a blue colour with white legs, hands and face and a gold V-Fin.
"Mass Calamity" One of the Sensou pilots said, gulping because he knew whom the pilot was.
Orga Sabnak yelled as he fired his upgraded Calamity's cannons, hitting the other pieces of debris. However despite the intervention of Sensou, pieces of Debris were still hitting islands and cities in Earth. Darcel's hands shivered as he felt the pain of the people below. A part of him wanted to laugh, but another part was disgusted.
"How dare they, those bastards, did they learn nothing, has nothing changed, change cant happen unless people understand one another, things will never change, they couldn't move on!"
Sting and Auel looked at one another and then at Darcel as he spoke gibberish. Jone leant his head against the glass, sighing at the death and destruction.
"Are they going to die?" Stella asked.
"Of course they're going to die" Lyna scoffed.
"You say that Lyna and yet there are tears in your eyes" Lucifer said.
Lyna widened her eyes in shock, looking at the tears floating before her. Tyrant yelled as he slammed his claws against Silver Mask's rail rifle, pushing him into the atmosphere above the Minerva.
"BASTARD! I SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR URAGIRI AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU DESTROYED HER!" Tyrant yelled.
"A proud achievement of ours" Silver Mask said.
"I'll kill you, I'LL KILL YOU ALL!" Tyrant yelled as he charged his cannon.
Silver Mask sighed, kicking off of the Monger and landing on the Minerva. He fired his rail rifle, hitting the Monger dead centre in the chest. The Tyrant's chest suddenly exploded, revealing the mobile suit generator. Tyrant moved his hand; the beam claws flickering like the machine's eyes.
"For his lordship" Tyrant growled.
"For the friend she took away" Silver Mask whispered.
He pulled the trigger, sending another rail blast flying into the Monger's generator. Static screamed over the radio as the Monger exploded in a flash of light and energy. Silver Mask turned his machine around, crouching it on the floor and leaning back as the Minerva went through re-entry. Sweat began to roll down the pilot's faces as the cockpits of their machines turned red.
"Vincent Rach!" Zack said.
"God, is that you?" Vincent asked.
"Jackass, I'm conveying my voice with my Newtype abilities, I just wanted to say sorry for hitting you, I just cant stand it when Mayura cries, she did it for days when her friends Asagi and Juri died" Zack explained.
"I understand, see you again sometime Zack" Vincent said.
"Sooner than you think, I can already hear them crying out for vengeance"
Vincent nodded his head, keeping his eyes focused on the Earth. Months ago he had stood at a memorial to the soldiers lost during the Bloody Valentine war. He rubbed his face, looking up at the statues of Strike Daggers and their pilots. Back when he was a pilot of the Earth Alliance things seemed simpler. He was given orders and then he carried them out, but he never expected his life to take this kind of turn. Sighing, Vincent saluted the soldiers and turned around to walk away. But he stopped when he bumped into a familiar face.
"Christina!" Vincent said.
The red haired girl widened her eyes in shock. She was wearing a white top with a yellow skirt and looked at Vincent as if she had seen a ghost. Her hand reached to touch the burn mark on Vincent's face, but stopped as he stepped back. Vincent could hardly believe his eyes as he saw Christina Mackenzie hesitantly smile. They walked over to a nearby café and began talking.
"What are you doing at Alliance headquarters?" Vincent asked.
"I'm a test pilot, I figured it'd be safer than your own military route" Christina said, running a hand over her hair as the wind blew.
"Well you look good Christina" Vincent said.
"And your…really burned, didn't you consider surgery Vince?" Christina asked.
"I keep them as a reminder, though people keep mistaking me for Graham Aker…since our facial scars are in the same place" Vincent nervously rubbed his head.
Christina touched Vincent's gloved hands, smiling as he chuckled.
"A Dark sense of humour is a sign of a healthy mind Vincent, or at least that's what my flight instructors always told me"
"Yeah"
Christina took Vincent's hand and began to slip his glove off.
"No Christina" Vincent said.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I don't want to put you off your meal, my hands got some burns from that mission I took a while back"
"Oh, I'd read about that"
"And…"
"What!"
"What did you think when you heard?" Vincent asked.
"I thought what did the war do to you Vincent?" Christina asked.
"It changed me Christina, that's why I broke up with you before Panama, because I knew that I'd be doing things you might not agree with, I saw a part of the Earth Alliance that no one wants to think exists, people who I once saw as good men tried to kill defenceless prisoners, I saw our enemy as victims, avengers, monsters and us as the same, I knew you wouldn't like the person who would come home to you" Vincent explained.
"I see, so are you seeing anyone?"
"No!"
"Liar, is she a hottie?"
Vincent laughed while Christina smiled.
"What about you, any lucky guys?" Vincent asked.
"Just one lucky guy, he's a cute blonde, likes to think he's a hot shot but I could beat him" Christina smirked.
"You make sex sound like a mobile suit battle"
This time Christina laughed, causing Vincent to smile. They hadn't spoke to one another in years and yet they were still getting along. As they ate they spoke about their jobs and their family. With the way Christina talked about him Vincent really wished he could meet her new boyfriend. Either they would hate one another or they'd fit into the cliché of the current and the ex becoming best friends. They both laughed at that joke as they ate their meal. Some were taken aback by Vincent's mere presence. It wasn't just his reputation but his scars as well. Professional soldiers knew that the scars were a reflection of Vincent's skill more than his dedication.
"It was good to see you Vincent, I hope we see each other again one day" Christina said.
He nodded, shaking her hand and walking away from one another. On the plane to Orb, Vincent went over the plans for Orb's new Murasame mobile suits. They were within the treaties and a balance of speed and combat abilities, so nothing that could wipe out a country. Looking over the Orb factories was a boring exercise, or at least a patience testing one. Yuna Roma Seiran was his tour guide and Vincent was glad Gekido hadn't met the man; cause Yuna would be dead within seconds of opening his mouth. Aristocratic arrogance practically dripped off of him. He didn't actually know shit about mobile suits and combat, although he apparently played a lot of war games. Vincent even shook the mans hand without his gloves on, creeping the young noble out of his wits. Then after thoroughly washing his hands he left the factory. There was one more memorial he had to visit.
"Good to see you again old friend" Vincent said, looking at the shattered helmet of Gekido Jaeger. "I wonder whether you found it this hard" He chuckled.
In truth Gekido wouldn't have lasted a month as leader of an organisation like this. Vincent smiled at that thought as he increased the Jegan's speed. He flipped several switches, opening the Jegan's vents. The black suited pilot of the G-wing also opened the mobile armours vents. Nia sighed as the temperature of her own mobile suit began to cool down. Simon watched the Monger as its wings began to melt. Inside the pilot yelled as sweat ran down his head.
"Damn it burnt to death like this…NO!" He yelled.
He and his mobile suit raised their fists, causing Zack and Anna to widen their eyes.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Zack yelled, his voice echoing in the Monger pilot's ears.
"I'd rather die as the man who eased his own pain then the fool who died in re-entry" The pilot said.
He punched his heart, smiling as the Monger moved its fists towards its chest. Anna looked away as the mobile suits fist ripped through the cockpit. The glow of the mobile suits eye faded as its limbs went limp. Simon huffed, crossing his arms together and leaving re-entry to Magnus. He couldn't kill that Monger pilot, but his comrade was still alive. That meant he could still get his revenge.
'My fury against the people who did this will be as great, no greater than Gekido's!' Simon thought.
The Liberty's eyes changed to a red colour as it flew back towards Earth. On the Minerva, things got heavier as some crewmembers felt gravity for the first time in their lives. Branden sighed in relief, adjusting to the gravity well while Don almost lost his balance. Kojiro and Luna got out of their machines and climbed down to the ground. The Dusk Aero Gundam began walking into the hanger, looking back as the Impulse and the other mobile suits flew towards the Minerva.
"Looks like war is going to wage again, good thing I've already picked a side" Silver Mask said.
In space the pilots of Sensou, ZAFT and Storm widened their eyes as they saw the explosions from the Earth. Meteor and colony fragments had still gotten past them and slammed into cities and oceans, creating waves that crushed coastal regions. Lacus held onto the children tight as the ground shook. She held them softly as she began to sing.
Beneath the veil of starry sky,
As cold as Winter's darkest night.
It's there you sleep, silent and deep,
You're all alone.
The children stopped their tears and looked at Lacus as she sung. Kira lowered his head, remembering the first time he had heard that song. It had been on the Archangel during a much simpler time.
There was an awkward silence as Gekido walked back to his room being followed by Lacus and the Haro's.
"If you're going to follow me around could you at least switch off those stupid machines?" Gekido asked.
"What's your name?" Lacus asked softly.
"Gekido Jaeger, and don't start getting friendly with me because if there's one thing I despise more than blue cosmos it's Naïve air headed optimist who continually vomit sunshine, now go back to your room"
Gekido's spiteful words seemed to have had no affect as Lacus walked on "I would have much rather preferred to speak with everyone back there, Mr Kuzunagi is a kind gentleman but I would have preferred to speak with someone my own age" she said smiling.
"Well guess what I don't want to have a nice conversation period!" Gekido said.
I sing the prayer's soft melody,
Across the lonely silent fields.
A little light began to shine,
It shines on and on.
Civilians cried out as they saw meteor fragments fly towards their homes. A series of beams flew into the fragments, consuming them. A child looked up at the rooftop of a building. Stood atop it was the Purpose Mark 2, it flew at the fragments, using its own glowing armour as a shield. It then used its hand to divert one towards an unoccupied district of New York.
I watched as you so peacefully dreamed,
You laughed like a child, happy and carefree.
It's all familair and yet so far,
That's the future's promise for you and me.
Dagger Thanos took off his helmet, shaking his head at the overworked condition of Marcus's Zaku. The blonde haired pilot floated away from the mobile suit, holding a picture of himself and his sister on the beach. Lain leant against her own mobile suit, gazing at the pendant she wore, one given to her by her parents in order to connect her to her sister Nia. She wiped a tear from her eye as she remembered the destruction they had just prevented.
One day on a green and shining morn,'
One day we will finally make it through.
Cause in this sky, so dark with Winter,
We still have to believe it's true.
Fields of Hope.
The Purpose Mark 2 looked down at the civilians as they stared back. It's eyes blinked before it turned around and flew away. The Gundam transformed into a jet form, engaging its thrusters at full speed. In Moscow, Bhishma threw aside a piece of rubble, seeing some wounded civilians. He squeezed his hands together, looking up at the sky with fury in his eyes.
A gentle touch, a loving brush,
Those things I still search for.
A prayer in a melody,
It goes on and on.
I sing the prayer's soft melody,
One vanishes, one dies.
And all in all,
It starts again, a never ending cycle.
A young silver haired man looked up at the stars. He wore the Earth Alliance uniform and was part of the relief effort. Despite the situation he still found the time to look at the stars before getting back to work. Jeremiah sat in his new office, sighing as he signed paper work for supply drops and troop carriers. He brushed the photo of his old lover, leaning back into his chair as multiple phones ran around him.
One day on a green and shining morn,'
Through all the long nights we've been fighting for,
There lies a place, far from disgrace,
Where we won't have to hide from the world again.
"I have a dream, one that I'm willing to fight for…but whose willing to share that dream?" Gekido asked.
"Have you ever asked anyone?" Lacus asked back.
"Are you willing to share my dream?"
"Yes, because it's a dream worth fighting for, one worth living for"
Now there lies a deep love within my heart,
A yearn to protect you and keep you warm,
It's all familiar and yet so far,
It's made for the peace of mind.
The children inside the bunker had stopped their tears, but nothing could stop the tears outside. An EA soldier ran to a child's side, prepared to move him as rubble fell towards them. Suddenly the ground shook and the rubble was thrown aside. The soldier looked up, widening his eyes as he saw a cloaked mobile suit flying away from the area. Vincent walked onto the Minerva, slipping off his helmet and letting it casually fall onto the floor. He leant against the Jegan's leg while the ship itself shook from the shockwaves of the falling debris.
Fields of Hope,
Fields of Hope.
Kira opened his eyes and smiled as Lacus cradled the children around her. Despite it bringing back memories she still didn't cry. That was all he could really ask for.
Next Chapter 11: Fragile peace
Preview Gundam Liberty: Lion's Silence
Earth Alliance Agemmennon Class vessel, after launch of Nuclear missile launcher units.
"Break those hourglasses open, for the revenge of our dead people" The Captain said.
"Sir, heat signatures approaching at high speeds, they look like Sensou GM's and a Zaku...wait the Zaku's moving at three times the speed of the others" A radar monitor said.
"IT'S HERE SIR!"
A Red Zaku raised its rifle, firing a yellow beam into the heart of the ship. Inside the machine a young man remained quiet and emotionless. His flight suit had a lion's mane around the helmet while the suit itself like the Zaku was a solid red colour.
'Forgive me father, I must rage war again!'
Enjoy the next chapter