I sorry for the long wait guys. I was quite busy the last month, both with vacation and being sick.
But I should be back on track now. So here is the next chapter, don't forget to review now.
Chapter 36
It was in the middle of the afternoon.
Not all that far away, from the very space port, where the fake Lacus was suppose to leave from, in just a few short hours.
And having already been told just how many newer model Zaft mobile suits that was assemble at this base right now. The Freedom gundam, and a single Murasame that was hastily approaching the area, somewhat cautiously.
They did not want to be detected just yet, which of course meant, that both of the mobile suits, was flying almost down by the ground, to avoid getting pick up by the base's radar.
If somebody there, actually realized that they where out there. It surely wouldn't take much time, before the thick well grown forest they where presently making their way over, would be swarming with more then just a few insects.
And if they actually got in to a battle now. It was very unlikely, that the fake Lacus would be allowed anywhere near the base.
After all the information Miriallia had gather about her, the last few weeks
They knew that she was quite well defend, by a blond angry looking woman. That actually seemed about ready to get in to a fight, with just about anybody that got to close to the copycat.
Apparently the Chairman was quite determined, to make sure that the girl was kept safe from any kind of danger. Even if she was just a copy.
So if they did something stupid now. It would most definitely be all that much harder getting their hands on that shuttle.
And even with all the thought they had put in to it, they still hadn't been able to come up with another way, to get the real Lacus and Andrew Waltfeld out in to space and the Eternal.
Yet as they continued onward over the beautiful green landscape. The Desert Tiger suddenly brought the long deep silence to a hold.
"Ok then that's far enough, if we go any further now, Zaft will surely discover us. So if you would so kindly bring us down in the clearing just up ahead, and please do try and not to step on the two men waiting for us there, they are after all here to help us, make this little magic thick possible" he said. Now really looking forward to get out of this machine, so he could finally stretch his aching limbs.
One thing was sure a Murasame was definitely not made for two people, which meant he had been pretty wedged in there while Dearka was piloting the blue mobile suit.
But it was not like he had any other options, there was just no way he could have taken his own Murasame there. If he did that they where pretty much forced to leave it behind in the woods.
And if Zaft actually found it hidden away out there, chances was that they could use the data inside it, to find the Archangel's location, and that was the reason why he had been forced to do this journey with Dearka.
Yet if anybody asked him, it would have been more logical that he had gone with Kira in the Freedom. The gundam's cockpit was after all a tiny bit more roomy then a standard Murasame's.
But when he had noticed just how utterly clinging the married couple had been, shortly before they where ready to launch from the white space ship.
He had instantly made the decision, to bear the unpleasantness. and travel in the Murasame. So the two of them could have just a little more time together, before he and Lacus left for space.
And seeing as the two of them had yet to try and be apart for such a long time.
He knew that it had to be very difficult for the both of them. As far as he knew the only time they had away from each other for a long period of time, was when Kira had been shoot down by Athrun.
But at least this time around. Lacus wouldn't have to go through the deep sadness she had been experienced, when she thought Kira had been killed.
They each knew that the person they loved was out there, and that they would surely be reunited again.
Yet as he was thinking about that, the other person inside the Murasame, interrupted his wandering thoughts about the young couple.
"Ahhh man! I seriously need to get out of here, I'm truly starting to get a good inside look on, how a can of sardines are feeling!" The other former Zaft pilot, complained unhappily.
Just before he transformed the blue war machine over in to it's mobile suit mode, and got ready to touchdown a couple of feet away the small black limousine, that he could be seen waiting for them, at the opening of the clearing.
And once they where securely down on the ground. Dearka immediately reached out and got the cockpit open.
After doing that he turned his head and glared slightly at the man sitting to the left of him.
"I know that it's pretty much a mute point saying this now Waltfeld. But the next time you arranges a meeting of with some of our buddies, could you please do it a bit closer to the Archangel, miss Erica obviously did not design this machine with two passages in mind. I guess that's another thing I have to talk with her about. Like my idea for an Orb water type mobile suit!" Dearka said loudly.
Just as he slowly began lowing himself to the ground, still thinking about his idea for Orb's newest mobile suit.
Ever since he and Kira had been having their small discussion, about Orb having a mobile suit, that could function under water. He hadn't been able to shake the idea out of his mind.
And he was completely and utterly determined, to at the very least have a talk with the female scientist about it. Once he and the others got back home to Orb.
When one thought about how many different kind of water mobile suits Zaft actually had. It made little sense, that Orb didn't have something that could go up against those types of machine.
Especially the new once they had seen, when their home had been reduced to a pile of rubble, had been quite destructive and powerful. And he most definitely didn't want to go up against such a machine in a old M1 Astray.
And he was pretty certain, that most other Orb pilots would feel the same way.
And it frankly didn't take the worlds biggest genius to see.
That having a water type mobile suit of some kind, would be extremely useful for an island nation like Orb. And he was absolutely certain that the brown haired scientist would be more then able to see, the logic in his words.
He did however not get all that long to think about that. Before one of the men call out to him.
"Yo guys, it's about time you show up. What the heck took you so long? We where starting to think it would be night before you would get here!" The man standing to the right said, he had dark brown hair and was dress in a blue chauffeur outfit, and a pair of expensive looking sunglasses.
And one small look at him, was pretty much all that was needed, to make to clear that he was the one who had driven the car.
The other one however was a bit more muscular, and he was dress in a black suit that did an excellent job of hiding how strong he really was, he too had on a pair of sunglasses, they one the other hand did not look nearly as expensive as the driver's.
"Yeah Waltfeld you told us to be here at precisely at eleven o'clock and then you are ten minus late!" He said, with a small grin on his face that made it kinda obvious that he was just joking around.
Hearing that Andy smiled a bit, as he slowly stretch both of his arms up over his head.
"Hah...hah! Sorry about that Daisuke, we had to travel a bit cautious when we got in over land!" The one eyed man explained, while he turned and took a look over at the Freedom, there was no sign yet, that the young couple was going to get out of the gundam anytime soon.
Not that he blame them. He knew they would need some time to say goodbye each other.
That was actually one of the reasons why, he had arranges for them to get there two hours before the fake Lacus was suppose to arrive at the Zaft space port, which wasn't really that far away from their location.
And with that in mind. He once more turned his attention back towards the three men, where he noticed that Kazuma was busy talking with Dearka about the unique coloured Murasame.
Apparently both of the young men liked the mobile suit with this colour scheme. But after talking a little back and forth, Kazuma told the other Murasame piloted that he preferred his own machine in the light green colour it had.
Smiling a bit at how quick the two of them where becoming friends. Andy looked over at Daisuke where he immediately asked the other man, if he had brought what he had asked him.
"Of course I have, it's in the paper bag over in the car" the large man said.
Before he reached down in to his pocket, and pull out a pack of smokes, then placed one of them in his mouth and lit it a second later with a nice look lighter, that he had also been carrying in his pocket.
After that he leant up against the car where he took a small inhale of the unhealthy thing now hanging from his mouth.
Seeing him do that, and knowing that he wasn't the most talkative person in the world. Andy raised his right eyebrow a bit.
"You shouldn't smoke Daisuke, that's a very bad habit!" He said. Before he turned and began making his way over to the car, hoping to find everything he had asked the two men to bring along with them there.
He did however not get far, before Daisuke had something to say back, about his little comment. "Yeah right Andrew, like drinking coffee twenty-four-seven is much better!" He said, while taking another long inhale from his cigarette.
Hearing that Andrew stopped, and again looked back at his friend. "Ok, there is no need to get angry now, I was just trying to help you out!" He said, with a big grin on his face, that pretty much showed that he was joking around right now.
"Well if my wife can't get me to quite, then you wouldn't have much luck convince me to stop either!" The man said in a loud grumpy tone, that made it pretty clear to the Desert Tiger, that he really didn't want to discourse, his highly unhealthy habit more then they already had.
And realizing that, Andy once more continued over towards the black car.
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At the exact same time up in the Freedom.
Kira slowly pull away from the deep passion kiss, he and Lacus had just been sharing almost ever since he had gotten his helmet off.
And when they where just a few centimeters apart. He used a few seconds to watch her lovely blue eyes.
Before he slowly reached up, and gently ran two fingers down over her left cheek, while thinking hard about how in the world he had been lucky enough to meet and actually marry such a kind and beautiful person as Lacus.
And with everything the two of them had gone through together, ever since he had first found her life pod, floating around near the ruins of Junius Seven. He was even more determined now, to do everything humanly possible to protect her.
Even if it actually meant that he had to fight the whole Zaft army, completely on his own.
If anybody wanted to hurt his wife, they definitely had to go through him, and the Freedom first. And that pledge especially went for the Chairman, there was no way he would allow that man a second chance to hurt the woman he loved with all of his heart.
Feeling his strong yet gentle hand continuously caressing her face, in such a sweet and caring manner, a soft red blush appeared on both of Lacus' cheeks.
Just before she slowly, lifted her slightly embarrassed gaze, and looked right back at her husband's handsome face, wondering slightly, what he was be thinking about at this very moment in time.
But before she could ask him about it. He slowly moved forward and once more brought their lips together.
And even true Lacus couldn't deny, that this second kiss did take her a bit by surprise. It did not take very long, before she let out a long deep pleasure fill moan, just as she began kissing him back.
Which of course resulted in, that only took a few brief seconds. Before their tongues was softly doing battle with each other in a sweet passionate dance.
It was almost like the young married couple, was doing everything they could think of in the heat of the moment, to show one another, just how deep the feelings they had for each other truly was. And how much they where actually going to miss being together, once Lacus left to join up with the Eternal.
Not that any of them gave it much thought right now, they where simply far to busy with kissing and making out with the one they loved, to give anything else much of their attention. They could properly have been attacked by an entire army of mobile suits, and none of them would even have noticed it.
The only thing they both cared about right now, was each other.
Unfortunately as much as they would have liked to continue exploring each other's tonsils a bit longer, they came to a point when they just had to break the extremely passionate kiss, and get a little air back down in to their lungs.
But even as they both sat there breathing somewhat hard, their eyes still didn't wander away from each other even for a second.
And once Kira slowly moved in, and gently rest his forehead against her's. He finally opened his mouth, and broke the deep silence that had been between them, since he got the Freedom down on the ground.
"I'm still quite worried about all of this Lacus. I really want to go along with you, out there" he told her in a soft tone, and with a deep concerned look in both of his purple eyes.
Seeing that and hearing his words, made Lacus give him a small grateful smile.
"I would love for you to come with me out there Kira. But you have to stay behind and protect Cagalli, Murrue and everybody else on the Archangel. I know that Dearka is a very good pilot. But if something bad happens I really don't think he will be able to defend the Archangel all on his own. So you need to stay here Kira and help him do that" the pink haired woman said, in a gentle voice, which she knew from past experience that Kira would without a doubt listen to.
But even true her words truly did make a lot of sense to him, it was still not enough, to make him stop worrying about all of this.
But before he could think of something to say back.
The beautiful pink haired woman moved her arms slightly high, so they where now wrapped softly around his neck.
"And you know as well as I Kira, that if Cagalli is pregnant, you will properly be the only one beside Athrun that can keep her out of the Duel Rouge. You know how stubborn she can be at times, especially if Orb is involve. But if she actually ends up losing the baby from piloting that gundam. I don't think she will ever be able to forgive herself" Lacus said seriously.
Not doing a single thing to hide, that she was quite concerned about, what side effects piloting a mobile suit could have on a unborn infant.
Hearing his wife say that. Kira let out a small displeased grunt. "You do realize Lacus, that was a bit of a dirty trick. If you hadn't brought up Cagalli and the baby, I would definitely have left earth with you and Mr Waltfeld!" He said.
Still not totally please with the idea of her going out there without him. But he did of course realize that there was a lot of other people on the Archangel he needed to protect.
Smiling somewhat innocently at that. Lacus hurried moved in and gave him a brief kiss on his lips.
"Yeah, I know that Kira. But it is necessary that you are with the Archangel. So you can keep Cagalli out of trouble, at least until we can figure out a way, to convince Athrun to come back to us. Then he can be the one to deal with it, afterwards. He did after all play a major part in making the baby in the first places!" She said, while giving her husband a small naughty smile.
Which she of course realized would bug him a bit. He still wasn't entirely satisfied with the idea of his best friend, knocking up his sister. And when Laucs noticed him get a slightly displeased look, in both of his eyes.
She just couldn't help but let out a light giggle. "You are always so cute and attractive, when you are acting like the big and stronger brother who wants to protect his sister no matter what, it almost make me jealous" she teased softly. Hugging the one she loved even tighter, and slowly rubbing her nose up against his left cheek, in a small attempt to tickle him there a bit.
Not that she had much luck with that, and when Kira swiftly caught her lips when they got dangerously close, she soon got something else to think about entirely.
Like the small yet passionate kiss the two of them where now sharing.
She did however not get long to enjoy it before Kira backed away again. "You have nothing to be jealous of sweetheart, you do know I love you more then anything else in this world! But you are right I want to protect Cagalli, with her father getting kill in the last war. I do not want her to lose the baby in this one" he said in a loud utterly determined tone.
Hearing that, Lacus again began rubbing her nose against his cheek, in the same sweet and loving manner as before. "I'm happy to hear that Kira. You just make sure to do your best to look after everybody down there, and please be careful I do not want anything to happen to you!" She said, while gentle giving his cheek the usual good luck kiss, she would always give him before he went out in to battle.
After that, before Kira even had the chance to come up with some sort of reply to her words.
The pink haired girl hurried reached over, and pressed down on the very button that got the Freedom's cockpit open. Once that was done, she again looked back at her husband.
"We better hurry and get down to the ground. I'm certain that Mr Waltfeld and the others are getting somewhat impatient waiting for us, we have been up here a half hour now. And we do need to arrive at the space port, before my impostor gets there" she told him. As she saw Kira nod a few times in agreement.
So with nothing more to say to each other.
The young couple instantly began making their way down to the ground, where they could see everybody else was waiting for them.
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It was about five minutes later.
Kira and Lacus had just said hello to the two men, that was going to help them out infiltrating the space port.
"So now that we are all here, do you mind telling us just how we are going to pull this of Waltfeld?" Dearka asked. Curious about what the Desert Tiger was thinking about, and how exactly Kazuma and Daisuke was fitting in to this little scheme.
Smiling a bit at that. Andy reached in to the car and pick up a grey wig and a pair of sunglasses in the same colour, that went really well, with the ugly grey suit he was now wearing.
And once he was done putting that on.
He slowly turned around, and looked back at the people standing behind him, still with that big smile on his face, which almost instantly disappeared once both Dearka and Kazuma began laughing loudly, at the sight of him in that disguise.
"Holy crap Waltfeld! Who the heck are you trying to impressive with that getup, you look completely ridiculous!" Kazuma yelled out.
While holding on to his stomach in a somewhat desperate attempt, to at least try and keep a little control over his loud laughter. That could properly be heard all over the forest by now.
Yet when he said those things, to the one eyed man. The former pilot of the Buster gundam began laughing even louder.
Even Kira and Lacus couldn't help but let out a few light chuckles, at seeing the Desert Tiger dressed like that.
The only person there beside Andy, that didn't show some kind of amusement over this, was Daisuke.
He just kept standing there, leaning up against one of the many trees in the area, smoking yet another one of his cigarettes. Which he had pull out of his pocket only a few seconds ago.
But if one, where to take a closer look at him, they could see a small hint of a smile on his face. As he tried to figure out the reason why he hadn't thought about bring a camera with him there.
Having a good picture of his friend in that outfit, could definitely have won him and their others buddies more then a few beers. The next time they went out drinking.
It really would have been the most perfect blackmail material, he could have gotten his hands on for a very long time. Unfortunately it was only now that he saw Andy in that costume, that he realized his minor mistake.
But it wasn't like there was a whole lot that could be done about it now, it was not like he could just call his wife and ask her, if she had anything against, coming all the way out there with his camera.
If he actually did call her now, to ask her something crazy like that. He was pretty sure, that the only answer he would end up getting from her, was an extremely loud no.
And even if he did somehow convince her, to actually do it.
He knew that it would properly take over an hour, for her to drive all the way out there, depending on how bad the traffic was in the city right now.
Yet when he thought about that, he realized that it was about time they got a move on. If they stayed there much longer, there was a very high risk that they could end up meeting the fake Lacus Clyne, once they finally got to the space port.
And with that in mind, he instantly made his way over to the two Murasame pilots, where he didn't hesitate even a second, in giving both of them a hard knock on the head.
"Now be quiet you two! I too think Andrew looks ridiculous in that outfit. But time is running short, so shut your trap for a few seconds and let Mr looking absolutely ridiculous, tell his plan for entering the space port!" Daisuke said loudly.
While glancing over at the Desert Tiger. Where he could easily tell from his expression, that he wasn't totally happy with the teenages reaction to his costume.
But Andrew of course know that now was not the best time for him to be bellyaching about that. He could always do that once they got out to the Eternal.
So once the one eyed man was sure, that both Dearka and Kazuma, where done with their little outbreak of feelings.
He let out a short breath, before he began explaining what was going to happen. "All right then, here is what we are going to do. Kazuma here will be responsible for driving the rest of us to the space port, but it will also be his job to signal Kira and Dearka when the shuttle is about to take off. That way we can be sure, that you can get there in time to help us out!" He said, while looking over at the two pilots.
Where he saw both of them nodding slowly in understanding. After that he once more continued on with the explanation.
"As for our buddy Daisuke over there! He will be function as Lacus' bodyguard in this little scheme. Seeing as he got the black belt in karate, and is quite well trained in some other martial art things!" Andy said, still talking in the same loud voice as before.
While not doing anything to hide, that he quite frankly couldn't remember what belt colour, his friend had in the other martial arts, he had been trained in.
Yet when he noticed Daisuke rolling his eyes a single time, over his bad memory. He once more began telling the teenages ,what exactly the chain smoker's part was going to be in all of this.
"And with him so damn good at beating up people, he will of course be coming with Lacus and me on board the shuttle. So he can help take care of whoever is going to try and stop us once we get that far!" Andy said, while slowly moving his one eye over the four teenages, to make absolutely certain, that they all understood what he had just told them.
Yet when he saw the somewhat uncertain look Kira had on his face, he turned his head a bit to the side. "What's up kid? You seem a bit nervous over there, like you don't believe in my ingenious plan!" The man asked.
Hearing that. Kira let out a deep sigh, as he turned his gaze away from the man, and down at the ground.
"It's not like, I want to criticize your plan Mr Waltfeld! But I kinda wish that I could do more to help out with all of this. I'm not really keen on the idea of sitting out in the woods doing nothing, while my wife is in danger!" He said, with a great deal of seriousness in his voice, that pretty much show all of them how bad he was feeling about this.
Yet before Andrew could say anything to the young man.
Lacus slowly stepped over in front of her husband, where she gently moved both of her arms up around his neck, instantly making him look away from the ground and up at her.
"I'm sure that you have nothing to worry about Kira, everything seems well thought out, even down to the smallest detail. So please do put a little trust in Mr Waltfeld and Mr Daisuke ok?" She asked in a sweet tone.
Just before she felt him move both of his arms up and slowly wrap them around her slender waist, embracing her as tightly as possible. Not caring one bit about the four men watching them right now. Yet even as Kira stood there holding her, he slowly nodded yes to her question.
"Believe me Lacus. I do trust both of them! But with the last assassination attempt on you, I just can't help but be a little worried about your safety, but I will properly feel much better about all of this, once I know that you are safely out there with the Eternal!" He told her, while using the opportunity to take in the lovely scent of her hair, which he knew that he was going to miss greatly, once she was gone.
He did however not get long to really enjoy it. Before somebody firmly placed a hand on his left shoulder, and when he slowly turned and took a small glance behind him, he saw the Desert Tiger give him a big confident smile.
"Listen here kid, I know how much this bugs you! But I promise you, I will guard the songster with everything I got. And I'm pretty sure that our buddy Daisuke over there will do the same. So you just concentrate on protecting the Archangel, and your crazy sister" He loudly promised the boy. Sounding like this whole thing wasn't going to be hard at all.
Looking a bit at the man, Kira smile a bit. "Ok thank you Andy, please do look after her, for me?" He said, in a grateful tone.
Just before a soft warm hand was placed on his cheek, where it gently draw his attention away from the Desert Tiger. And back at the incredibly gorgeous woman in his arms.
And it was only shortly after that when the two of them share one more passionate kiss. It did however not last for very long.
Before the pink haired girl slowly moved away from her husband. And took one last look in to the two deep purple orbs, she had come to love so much over the last two years.
"I'll see you and everybody else, once we get back down here Kira. So please try not to do anything to reckless, while I'm gone" she said. Using the same sweet and loving voice as before.
Just as a single lonely tear left her eye, and slowly ran down the right side of her face.
After that, she slowly turned around and began making her way over to the black car, trying her hardest not to show her husband. Just how depressed she really was about all of this.
It wasn't long after that, before the small black car sprang to life and drove hastily away from the area, with Kazuma behind the wheel.
And once the limousine was completely out of sight. Dearka looked over at his friend standing next to him.
"Are you all right over there Kira? I know that this is hard on you, but I'm absolutely certain that she will be just fine, with both the Desert Tiger and that Daisuke guy looking after her. It was pretty obvious, that both of them, where quite determined to keep her safe, no matter WHAT!" He said.
Just as he slowly dropped down on the ground, and rest his back up against a large flat rock, he had been standing next to ever since they got there.
Hearing his fellow pilot say that. Kira finally turned his attention away from the direction, which the car had disappeared in, and over at the Murasame pilot, where he smiled slightly at him.
"I guess you are right about that Dearka! But you know better then most people how it is, not being near the one you love, so you can protect her and keep her safe with your own hands!" The brown haired man said. Before he too sat down on the ground, not that far away from his friend.
Thinking slightly about those words. Dearka slowly moved so he ended up laying flat down on the ground, now looking up at the many clouds, floating around above them.
"Yeah it is kinda hard knowing that she is out there somewhere, without having a way to reach her, if she gets in danger" the blond man said. Thinking about just how many times, he had been concerned about Miriallia in the unbearable long month, she had been gone. From time to time it had almost been like torture to him.
Yet as he was so occupied with thinking so hard about that. He did not notice Kira nod a few times in agreement, to everything he had just said.
So not really wanting to talk with each other right now, it did not take many minutes. Before each of the pilots was quite far away in their own thoughts. Both of them waiting somewhat impatiently for the very signal. Which was meant to tell them, that it was about time, that they got moving.
To be continued.