Chapter 25

It was about evening when the Minerva finally arrived at the Sea of Marmara.

The enormous grey space ship had just badly gotten in to the area before Bart spotted the first wave of incoming mobile suits.

"Captain we got about twenty Earth Forces Windams. Followed by two squadrons of both Murasames and Astrays. There is already got a small number of missiles heading right at us!" The man yelled loudly. While a great deal of the machine guns on the Minerva, was used to destroy all of the warheads before they could do any real damage on the ship.

Yet once the first wave of missiles was taken out.

Arthur immediately yelled out for the Tristans to be fired up at the many still incoming mobile suit. Which meant that a few of them where destroyed, while the rest of them quickly evaded away from the attack.

But as they where doing that a few missiles left the Minerva and flew full speed up and took a few more of them out.

"Hurry up and get the gundams and the two GOUFs out there. And tell Lunamaria and Rey that they are on standby, until further notice!" The captain yelled. Just as a new wave of incoming mobile suits began opening fire at them.

But thanks to the ships many weapons. They once more avoided taking any serious damage. Even true the ship did shake a bit, when one of the Murasames got in a lucky shot.

But even with the minor damage the Minerva had just sustain on it's hull. The ship continued forward like all of the attacks from the many mobile suits was nothing to worry about.

And when the Saviour and the Impulse left the ship. It meant that a great deal of the mobile suits out there, soon had something else to worry about. Especially when the two GOUFs left the hangar and joined the battle.

So with the enemy machine occupied with something else. It did not take long before they could see an enormous fleet created of both Orb ships and Earth Forces ships.

Just the sight of all the warships out there, was more then enough to worry a few of them. If they had to fight all of them, there was a very good chance that they would be destroyed.

But when Talia called out for the Tannhauser to be made ready to fire. Some of the crews concerns did fade slightly. Just as the giant cannon came out at the front of the Minerva ,and was soon aimed at the many ships out there.

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Outside all of the pilots instantly realized what was about to happen.

Each of them had a somewhat different reaction to the whole thing. Both Shinn and Heine firmly believed that this was the best way to take out a great deal of the enemy forces in a hurry. Nicol on other hand didn't really showed how he felt about all of this.

The only one out there that was feeling a bit depressed about seeing so many people getting kill by the Minerva's Tannhauser was Athrun.

"Please forgive me Cagalli!" The boy mumbled quietly to himself. Just as the giant cannon began glowing red.

But just as all of them where expecting an enormous red beam to leave the cannon.

Two green beams suddenly came flying in from out of nowhere and hit the Tannhauser making the cannon blow up before it could do any damage to the fleet of warships.

Once that happened all of the pilots from the Minerva immediately let out a few shocked gasp. "What the heck was that?" Shinn asked loudly while trying to find the source of the attack on the Minerva.

Yet he didn't have to search for long before he found the two machine that had been responsible for all the heavy damage on the ship.

But before he could say anything else he suddenly heard Nicol's voice ask Athrun something very interesting.

"Athrun isn't that...!" The green haired boy asked in a truly shocked tone. Just as a certain white and blue gundam, dropped down from above where it immediately spread out it's ten long wings.

Only to be follow shortly by a light blue Murasame. That hurried transformed over in to it's mobile suit mode, and was now floating directly behind the other mobile suit. Apparently ready to function as backup if it was required.

Yet it was only a brief moment after the second mobile suit had showed up. That Athrun called out the name of the first machine, which he had no trouble recognizing even true it had been two whole years, since he had last seen his best friend's mobile suit.

"The...the Freedom...Kira!" He yelled out in a shocked tone. While looking at the very gundam that had killed Rau Le Creuset in the last war.

But even as he was sitting there looking at the Freedom. His eyes slowly made their way over to the blue Murasame. It really didn't take that much of a genius to find out who exactly was inside that machine.

"Dearka, Kira! What are the two of you doing here?" He asked in a whisper. Doing nothing to hide how much his two friends present in the area surprised him.

Unfortunately he really didn't get much time to get over his minor shock. Before Nicol diverted his attention away from the two mobile suits and over on something else that was also hastily approaching the area.

And even true Athrun had been wondering where in the world it had been all of this time. He was still greatly surprised at seeing it here of all places.

"It looks exactly the same, as it did two years ago!" Nicol said in a somewhat nostalgic tone.

Just as his two brown eyes slowly moved over the enormous white space ship. And from what he could tell from all the way back here, there was really no visible changes on the Archangel.

It looked pretty much as it had done the very last time he had laid eyes on it.

Yet even true both Athrun and Nicol was truly surprise and confused over the Archangel's present. None of them let their guard down, even true the battle had pretty much dropped to a hold. All of them where now watching the almost legendary mobile suit and the white space ship. All of them waiting a bit impatiently to see what was going to happen next.

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So while most people there was busy being shocked over seeing the Archangel and the Freedom.

There was a small conversation going on between the pilots of the two newly arrived mobile suits.

"Hmm it would seem like the information my lovely girlfriend gave me about what was going to happen here was true!" Dearka Elsman said over from his Murasame.

While taking a brief glance around, for anything that could threaten him. But everything seemed somewhat calm at the moment, even with the grand number of mobile suits, that was gather up there.

Not really saying anything to that at first. Kira just sat quietly in the Freedom also taking a looking around at all of the military forces gather in the area.

Yet it was only when his eyes got over to the two other gundams, that he finally open his mouth and began talking in a serious tone.

"It looks that way. I just didn't expected to see so many of them out here. You better watch your back over their Dearka. Miriallia would properly strangle me, if anything happened to you!" Kira said. While using a brief moment or two, to try and figure out which one of the gundams over by the Minerva, that was the biggest threat to the Archangel, and his friend in the mobile suit behind him.

Thinking a few seconds about how it would look if Miriallia really did try to strangle Kira.

The pilot of the blue Murasame couldn't stop himself from letting out a small laugh.

The entire thought of his normally sweet and beautiful girlfriend doing such a thing. Was actually a bit amusing in his eyes, not to talk about absolutely ridiculous.

The brown hair girl simply cared way too much about her friends to actually do something like that. Which was properly one of the reasons why the whole thought about it, was somewhat funny.

Yet knowing that now was not the best time to be thinking about that.

Dearka again turned his attention back towards the gundam in front of him. Still keeping a close eye on all of the mobile suits nearby. He seriously didn't want to get shot down, because Kira and him was busy talking about Miriallia.

Seeing as he had once more chosen to pilot a mobile suit. He seriously did feel like he had a responsibility, to come back to the woman he loved.

But as he was sitting there looking at the Freedom. He kinda did feel like he had to say something back. "You be careful too Kira, I seriously don't want to suffer a gruesome and painful death at the hands of the pink princess!" He said in a slightly sarcastic tone.

That made it clear that he just was kidding around, even under the dire circumstances they where in right now. There was just no telling when the battle would start up again.

Not getting much time to smile at his friends joke. Kira quickly became serious again, when Lacus' voice told him and Dearka that the Duel Rouge was leaving the Archangel.

Which meant that it pretty much only took a few minor minutes. Before the somewhat outdated mobile suit, flew past the light blue Murasame, and got over beside the Freedom.

Where it immediately caught the attention of mostly everybody out there. The majority of them truly wondering what in the world was going on now. Yet they did not have to wait long for answers, before they all heard a female voice began talking out over every single radio canal that existed.

"This is Cagalli Yula Athha addressing all of the Orb force in this region! I hereby order all of you, to cease all military actions in this area, and immediately withdraw from this territory!" The blond haired girl said in a tone. Which made it completely clear that she was serious about everything she had just said.

Yet before any of the soldiers there could really think about what she had just said.

The Orb leader could once more be heard over the radio. "Assisting the Earth Forces in a attack on the Minerva and Zaft are not going to benefit Orb. So please all of you turn around and return back home to Orb!" Cagalli said in the exact same tone as before. Truly hoping that the commandos of the enormous Orb fleet gather there, would follow the orders she had just given them.

And even true everybody there had heard what she had just said there wasn't really much reaction at first.

The Minerva kept it's position down on the ocean surface, where it had landed when Kira and Dearka had destroyed the Tannhauser. While it's four mobile suits was nearby, keeping a close watch over the ship, incase the battle should break out once more.

Yet Zaft wasn't really the Archangel's and it's mobile suits main concern right now. They where all the more interested in seeing how the Earth Forces and especially Orb was going to handle this situation.

But up until now there had been pretty much no movement from any of their fleets. Which only served to make both Dearka and Kira even more cautious about their surroundings.

As they both took a quick look around. For anything that looked ready to attack the Duel Rouge, yet everything seemed somewhat calm at least now.

Yet if somebody where to take a serious look at the Orb mobile suits out there. They would notice that a few of them had dropped their guard a bit. Like they where just waiting for orders from the Takemikazuchi.

But other then that there wasn't really much changes.

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At the same time down on the Takemikazuchi.

Yuna had a wicked look in his eyes that could most likely kill. Why the heck hadn't his father and him destroyed that blond bitch when they had the chance. It could have been so easy hiring some pro assassin that could have gotten rid of her without making it clear that the Seirans was involved.

Yet now such an idea was pretty much impossible.

They seriously should have given more thought about Cagalli's removal before she had ran off from Orb on board the Archangel.

Unfortunately both his father and him had been so busy winning the trust of the other politicians back home. That they hadn't gotten much time to really go over what kind of trouble Cagalli could make for them.

Yet one thing was certainly clear after this little interference, the damn girl still firmly believed that she was the leader of Orb.

Who the heck did that bitch think she was. There was no way that girl was the leader of Orb anymore.

Not after he and his father had gone through all of this trouble gaining control of Orb. But as he sat there sulking about that a angry voice suddenly began talking over the radio channel.

"Yuna Roma Seiran please explain yourself immediately. Who is that person inside that mobile suit and why is she ordering your forces to withdraw!" Neo Roanoke asked loudly.

Seriously hoping that the purple haired man had some kind of believable explanation to all of this mess. Not that it actually matter all that much to him what the Seiran had to say.

Thanks to all of the damage the Freedom and the blue Murasame had made to the Minerva there was a very, very good chance that they could finally show the crew on board the Minerva all the nice coloured fish at the bottom of the ocean.

Something he was quite sure they would appreciate a great deal. Yet it would definitely be easier sinking that ship, if the Orb forces gave them a hand.

Yet if they really did retreated from this area, like that girl had asked them to. He would have to find a somewhat inventive way to deal with that country. But for now it was properly best to concentrate on taking out the Minerva, it was quite an easy target right now, even without the Orb forces assistant.

But once he heard the purple haired imbecile's next words. He knew that he really didn't have anything to worry about.

It was just so incredibly easy manipulating a man like Yuna Roma Seiran. Especially because he actually thought he was flawless, which was a trade that could easily be used to his advantage.

And even as he slowly leaned back in his seat. He gave the man beside him a small signal, that was more then enough to tell him to get the Chaos, Gaia and Abyss, ready to launch.

"Well...well...you see that girl she...she is...she is an impostor! I don't know anything about her, and just think about what she said whoever is inside that mobile suit is clearly crazy!" Yuna yelled loudly.

Getting a shocked grasp from both captain Todaka and lieutenant Amagi, as they each immediately turned and looked over at the Seiran. Not bothering at all to hide their disbelieve over what Yuna had just told the mask man, on the other warship.

But even as Yuna kept on telling the blond man how insane the female impostor inside the Duel Rouge was.

Captain Todaka slowly stepped away from his old friend and over beside Yuna, where it was pretty obvious that he was just waiting for the young Seiran to put the damn phone away.

So he could get a few serious words in about this. One really had to be quite brain dead not to realize that it truly was the real Cagalli Yula Athha that was out there in the Duel Rouge.

And immediately after Yuna pretty much throw the the phone back to where it belonged. Todaka stood there for a second or two, just staring at the purple hair man with a somewhat unreadable expression.

He was still having a tough time believing, everything he had just heard Yuna say about Cagalli.

"What the heck do you think you are doing sir? You know just as well as I that it really is miss Cagalli that is out there in the Duel Rouge. So why did you tell that man that it was an impostor?" Todaka asked in a hard tone, while trying not to show the other soldiers up there how much he really wanted to plant his fist in Yuna's face right now.

Glaring a bit at the captain.

Yuna did nothing to hide how bad his mood was right almost looked like he was just about ready to jump up from his chair and start yelling and screaming like a small spoil child, that always got his way.

But amazingly enough he was somehow able to put a damper on his almost boiling temper. As he began talking back in a somewhat reasonable tone.

"How can you know that it is Cagalli out there? We don't know anything about the woman inside that mobile suit. It might as well be some weird girl they discovered that sound just like my fiancée. Now hurry up and take that mobile suit out, before the Earth Forces starts to think that the Orb forces is a bunch of weaklings that is afraid to fight!" He yelled so loud, that it could properly be heard all over the ship.

But even with the loud volume Todaka still wasn't sure that he heard right. Was the purple man seriously planing to shot at the Duel Rouge. What the heck was going through that man's mind at the moment, they couldn't do something like that. Miss Cagalli was after all the rightful leader of Orb.

So shooting at the clever young woman would pretty much be consider as treason in Todaka's eyes. And one single look around the bridge was more then enough to tell him, that he wasn't the only one who felt that way.

But just as he was about to complain about those orders.

Yuna once more order them to open fire on the Duel Rouge. Yet just as Amagi was about to say something about this whole matter, the purple haired man cut him off quite loudly.

"And if we don't shoot at her, there is the possibility that the Earth Forces will start attacking our country. Do all of you really want a repeat of that terrible nightmare that struck our country two years ago, because of some strange girl that just show up from out of nowhere and began talking out over the radio!" The purple haired man asked. While taking a short glance around at everybody else up there.

Where he saw a few of them nod slowly to what he himself believed was some very clever words. Yet once his eyes landed on Todaka and Amagi, he noticed that both of them where watching him, with a somewhat displeased look in their eyes.

Yet just as Yuna was about to call out his orders one more time. The grey haired captain of the Takemikazuchi turned his gaze away from the Seiran and back out at the Duel Rouge.

Spending a few seconds to just look it over, before he let out a small breath.

"Prepare to open fire on the unknown mobile suit!" He ordered. Not once taking his eyes away from the red coloured gundam that was still floating around beside the Freedom.

But even with his attention turned out towards the very mobile suit that was piloted by properly one of the people he respect most in this world.

He could still feel a great deal of totally shocked gazes looking at him. Yet it was only when his best friend reach out and placed a hand on his shoulder, that he finally looked away from the MBF-05 Duel Rouge and back at the person behind him.

"You can't really be serious about this Todaka, you know who is inside the machine, you can't seriously believe what Yuna Roma is saying?" Amagi asked still having a tough time figuring out what his friend was thinking about. His whole expression was just so damn hard to read at the moment.

In all of those years Amagi had been friends with Todaka he had never once seen him look like this before- And it was truthfully a bit frightening, but before he could really give it all that much thought. Todaka leaned forward and whispered a few words to him.

"Just keep quiet for now and follow my lead. I promise you I will tell you everything once this is over!" He said just as he stepped away from his old friend, and once more repeated the order, about shooting at the Duel Rouge gundam.

Which again made a somewhat shocked look ran over a few peoples faces.

But even true Amagi still wasn't entirely sure what was going through his friend's head. He made the decision to play along.

"But captain Todaka. What if it really is Lady Cagalli out there in that mobile suit!" He asked doing his best to seem, as conflicted about all of this as the rest of the Athha supports was.

Taking a brief glance over at his old friend. Todaka immediately realized what he was doing and he was truly grateful for the assistance.

"Well lieutenant Amagi I for one believe that Lord Yuna is right about what he is saying. There is really no proof that it is Lady Cagalli that's inside that mobile suit, it might as well be a complete stranger. Now no more stalling get ready to fire!" He ordered, making sure that his face didn't show just how badly he was feeling about this.

Yet even true he could still clearly sense that there was more then a few people presented that was very displeased about this whole matter. Not that he did not know the feeling.

But as he felt a few slightly hateful glares hitting him. He slowly turned and looked back out at the white and blue mobile suit beside the Duel Rouge.

'I'm counting on you Freedom, to protect Lady Cagalli!' He thought with a somewhat blank look in his eyes. Just as he yelled out for the Takemikazuchi and the rest of the Orb fleet to open fire.

And it was only a brief moment later when a bunch of missiles was launch from the Orb ships. And was now heading full speed towards the rightful leader of Orb.

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Seeing all of those missiles leaving the Orb ships most people out there had some kind of reaction.

Athrun called out his fiancée's name. Truly concerned that one of the many warheads was going to hit her mobile suit.

But even as he was leaning forward in the Saviour's cockpit looking with wide eyes after the missiles.

He heard both Heine and Nicol let out a shocked grasp while Shinn mumbled something that sounded very much like typical Orb.

Which Athrun choice to ignore, seeing as pretty much all of his attention turned towards the Duel Rouge. An enormous part of him was almost on the verge of yelling and screaming for him to take off, and leave the others behind. So he could help out the woman he loved so much.

Yet there was a very tiny part of him that kept on saying that there was no way he could reach her in time. Even with the Saviour's top speed.

So as much as he truly hated this. The only thing he could do was watch as the many warheads got closer and closer to the Duel Rouge.

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"Holy crap! I can't believe they did something like that!" Dearka yelled loudly truly concerned about his blond haired friend. And he too was actually quite tempted to try and take out some of the warheads.

Yet he realized that if he really did something like that. He would most likely get in the Freedom's way, and that mobile suit was with no doubt better suited to handle this situation.

So he kept the position he was in right now, keeping guard over Cagalli incase somebody would try and attack the Duel Rouge from behind. He was after all pretty sure that the blond haired girl was in shock at the moment. It wasn't everyday that once own people would try to kill their rightful leader.

Yet even as Dearka was sitting there. He saw the Freedom move forward a bit, where he could easily tell that Kira was getting ready to use the mutually target lock system, to destroy all of the missiles.

So while Dearka was keeping a close eye on both the Freedom and the Duel Rouge. Kira was watching as the last few warheads appeared on the target lock.

Once there it did not take long before the Freedom fired off every single weapon it had, taking out all of the missiles with no trouble at all. But even while busy protecting his sister he was still trying to figure out what was going on.

Kira knew that Yuna Roma Seiran was crazy. Yet he had just never expected, that the purple haired bastard, would go as far as to try so openly to kill Cagalli, with so many people watching.

Yet when he was finally done taking out all of the missiles. He saw a great deal of Earth Forces Windams now heading full speed towards the Minerva, obviously planing to attack the grey space ship.

And as much as he really wanted to help the Zaft ship out. There was no way he could leave Cagalli alone. There was just no telling how confuse his sister was over this development.

He had to stay nearby to protect her. If the Orb fleet was willing to try and shoot her down one time. He was pretty sure that they wouldn't feel much guilt, in doing it a second time.

And even with those thoughts going through his mind. He hurried fired a few shots at a couple of Windams that was coming straight towards him. Destroying the right arm of the first one, and the head of the second one.

"Cagalli! Dearka! Are you guys all right?" Kira asked loudly, while using the beam rifle to destroy two minor missiles that was coming right at him.

"Ohhh we are just dandy Kira. This is just like being out on a date with Miriallia!" Dearka yelled with a bit of sarcasm in his voice, while shooting of his own rifle in to the chest of the closed Windam.

And once he was sure that there was no other enemy mobile suits nearby, that could threaten the still completely silent girl.

He hastily transform the Murasame back over in to it's mobile armor and took of after two Windams that was trying to sneak past Kira and him.

Yet when they notice that he was getting ready to attack them it did not take long before both of them where trying their best to shoot him down. But unfortunately for them Dearka easily avoid all of their attacks.

And once he got past them.

He didn't waste anytime in getting the blue war machine back over in it's mobile suit mode. Where he immediately planted one well placed shot in to the back of each of the Windams, making both of them crash full speed down in to the ocean.

Yet once he was sure that those two where out of the way he began making his way back to the Archangel.

Meanwhile not far away.

Kira hurried pulled out one of the right beam sabers, as he flew full speed towards a small group of Earth Forces mobile suits where he hurried cut the head of two of them and the right arm of the next one.

After that the two plasma cannons jumped over the Freedom's shoulders, and was fired off after a fourth Windam, where the beams destroyed both the right arm and the head on the mobile suit.

Which meant that they where pretty much Windam free for now. Seeing as the rest of the Earth Forces mobile suits was presently busy trying to destroy the Minerva.

And from what Kira could tell from all the way over here. The Minerva's mobile suits was doing a pretty good job keeping the Earth Forces machines occupied.

So with nothing else to do. He turned and flew full speed back towards the Duel Rouge, determined to see if his sister was all right. She had been pretty quiet since the Orb ships tried to shoot her down.

Not that anybody could blame her for that.

This surely wasn't what they had left their hideout for back in Scandinavia. The sole reason why they had traveled all of this way, was to try and talk the Orb forces in to returning back home. Yet that task was clearly not going to be accomplish at this point in time.

So for the time being it was properly best to try and protect his obviously still shocked sister and the Archangel.

And once he reached the Duel Rouge. He immediately began talking to her in a gentle tone, hoping to somehow snap her out of whatever was wrong with her.

"Hey sis please answer me! Please say something Cagalli!" He said.

Using the rifle to disarm another one of the Windams. That apparently had made the discovery that the Duel Rouge was quite an easy target at the moment, seeing as the red gundam wasn't really showing any signs of movement.

But thanks to Kira and Dearka. Not one of the Windams succeed in getting in range of the Duel Rouge.

But even as the two boys continued on fighting like that. Kira kept on trying to get Cagalli to answer him. Yet it was only when some of the Orb forces join in on the attack on the Minerva that Cagalli finally got back to reality.

"What the HECK are they doing? Don't they realize that I told them to pull BACK ALREADY?" She yelled out in a loud tone, while watching all the fighting going on over by the grey Zaft ship.

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Back on the Takemikazuchi.

Yuna was watching the battle with a angry frown on his face, as he turned and looked over at Todaka. "Why is our force only attacking the Minerva? Hurry up and tell them to get rid of the Archangel too!" He order. While glaring out at the white space ship.

If there was one thing in this world he truly hated with a passion, then it was the Archangel. Especially after it took the blond bitch away before he could have gotten her killed.

Hearing him say that. Todaka immediately turned and looked over at the Seiran. "You have got to be kidding! Don't you realize what that ship did for Orb in the last war?" The captain of the ship asked. Also taking a glance out at the Archangel. Thinking about how deep his respect was for all of those brave people on board the Archangel.

Yet before he could really give it much thought.

Yuna told him his opinion on the Archangel. "That ship has been nothing but trouble ever since it first enter Orb! So lets not waste this opportunity, to finally get rid of it!" He said, already looking forward to see the few remains of both the rogue ship and the Zaft ship disappearing slowly in to the sea.

Looking at the Seiran a bit longer. Todaka gave his lower lip a hard bite, while he slowly turned his gaze away from the despicable man.

And after taking in the sight of the Archangel one more time. He unwillingly gave the order for the Murasames and the Astrays to concentrate their firepower on the Archangel too.

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At the same time over by the Minerva.

Athrun had just finished taking out two Murasames, when suddenly a few beams and missiles came flying at him.

So without wasting anytime in seeing where the attack was coming from. He hurried got the Saviour over in to it's mobile armor mode where he immediately evade up over the beams, then used the plasma beam cannons to destroy the warheads.

Once they where out of the way.

He quickly turned the red gundam around to see where the attack had originate from. And it did not really take much time, before both of his eyes spotted the Chaos gundam. Just as it fired off yet another round of beams after him.

And seriously not wanting to turn his back on this guy. Athrun smoothly maneuvered the Saviour in between the heavy attack, amazingly enough avoiding every single one of the beams.

So to not give his opponent yet another opportunity to shot him down.

He quickly got the gundam over in mobile suit mode, where he fired of both the beam rifle and the plasma cannons down after the green mobile suit.

Forcing the damn machine to change curse in a hurry. So not to give the bastard the opportunity to recover from his attack. Athrun stayed on his tail no matter what firing one beam after another down after the Chaos that did pretty much everything possible to evade all of his attacks.

Yet once Athrun notice that the enemy pilot was getting some reckless in the way he was using the green mobile suit.

Athrun hurried pulled out the right beam saber then flew full speed straight downwards towards the stolen war machine. Where he immediately thrust the deadly weapon out after the Chaos gundam. Seriously trying to remove both of it's arms.

Yet before the saber could even touch the other mobile suit. The Chaos hurried throw itself backwards so the only thing Athrun succeed in hitting was the beam rifle.

Which the Chaos hurried throw away and pulled out it's own beam saber. And it wasn't even a second later, when both sabers was slammed together. Each gundam struggling hard against each other.

Yet not wanting to take the risk of being hit by the beam blades that was stored in the Chaos' legs. Athrun quickly pull back from the other gundam.

And before it could even think about following him. He hurried took aim and fired of the two plasma cannons almost blowing the left leg right off the Chaos.

But before the two red beams could actually do any damage. The green mobile suit quickly rolled to the side, and once it got to a hold. It hastily shoot of the rest of the missiles it had on board.

Seeing the many warheads heading his way Athrun didn't waste anytime in getting the Saviour over in to it's mobile armor. And was soon flying full speed away from all of the damn things.

Yet once he had a little distance from the missiles, he hurried transformed again and used all of the Saviour's long range weapons to destroy all of the approaching warheads.

And once he was sure that there wasn't anymore left. He raced off after the Chaos.

Which pretty much meant, that it did not take long before both of them where doing everything possible to rip each other apart.

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Meanwhile not that far away from where Athrun was playing with the Chaos.

Shinn and Nicol was trying their best to find the Abyss. That was hiding out down in the dark ocean water. "Damn it! I'm really getting tired of that tincan of a mobile suit!" Shinn cursed, while firing of the beam rifle in to the sea, where he could see a dark blurry shape moving around.

Unfortunately the blue gundam was moving way to fast down there for him to hit it. Yet thanks to the way he and Nicol kept on pursuing the Abyss, it couldn't really do much else other then stay down there. For every single time it tried to resurfaced both of them forced it to back down in to the ocean.

And thanks to both of their hard effort. The Abyss really didn't get many chance to counterattack.

But that did not mean that the two boys stopped being cautious.

They each realized that the Abyss was a very powerful mobile suit, that should not be underestimate even when it was only defending itself like it was doing now. "Be patient Shinn. I'm sure that soon or later he will resurfaces!" Nicol yelled.

Just as he turned his yellow mobile suit around and used the beam gun to destroy a single M1 Astray.

Yet before he could even begin searching for the Abyss again.

He was attacked from behind by another Astray. And even true it first two shots came dangerously close to hitting him, he somehow succeed in evading down under the beams.

Where he immediately throw the heat rod straight up in to the cockpit of the red and white mobile suit, killing whoever was inside it. Yet before he could do anything else Shinn got down beside him and fired a few beams down in to the ocean.

Which forced to blurry shape of the Abyss to once again descend further down in the deep blue water.

Seeing the shape of the gundam disappear again. Nicol took a small glance over at the Impulse. "Thank you for that Shinn, I hadn't noticed that he was almost directly beneath me!" The green haired boy said, as he hurried shoot of a few beams after a lonely Murasame that quickly retreated away from the two of them.

And once that machine was almost out of sight.

The two boys again turned their attention back to the ocean, hoping to find the Abyss before it could resurface. "You are welcome Nicol, always happy to help out a team mate" Shinn said.

Then aimed the beam rifle down at the shape of the Abyss gundam, that actually succeed in getting out of the water this time, where it did not waste any time, in firing all the weapons it had in both of it's fins, up after them.

Yet after evading the somewhat vicious attack.

Both of them immediately began firing back.

Both of them doing their best to once more drive the Abyss down in the sea. And it did not take long before the blue gundam transformed in to it's mobile armor mode and disappeared back in to the ocean.

"Damn it! Who the heck could have known that this guy was such a coward!" Shinn yelled out in a angry tone. It was seriously getting on his nerves playing hide and seek with the stolen gundam like this.

But he knew that he didn't have any other choice. If the two of them took of to fight something else, there was the possibility that the Abyss would start attacking the Minerva instead. And with that in mind Shinn fired a few more beams in to the water, while Nicol used his beam sword to cut a single somewhat provoking Windam in half.

Making the pieces of the mostly white mobile suit crash in to the sea, where it didn't take long before they blow up.

After using a few minor seconds to watch that. Nicol took of in the direction where he could see Shinn messing around with the Abyss, that by now was sailing around just under the ocean surface, where it used both of it's dual beam cannons to try and shoot down the Impulse, that hurried evade the attack while trying to get a good aim with the rifle.

Unfortunately the blue mobile suit was moving way to fast at the moment for Shinn to hit the machine.

Yet when Nicol rejoined the fun and games. The Abyss apparently realized that it was much more secure under the water.

And soon disappear down in to it again, still with the two boys chasing after it just above the blue sea water. Making sure, that it could not resurface without getting a serious beating.

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Elsewhere in on dry land.

Stella was watching the Impulse as it fired a few more beams in to the water after the Abyss.

It was as times like these that the blond haired girl seriously wished that the Gaia could fly or swim. She really wanted to get out there and reduce the Impulse in to nothing else then a few minor pieces of trash, that couldn't badly be recognized by the pilot's own team mates.

But unfortunately it was pretty much impossible for her to get the black gundam all the way out there.

Yet as she stood there looking out after the enemy mobile suit, there was something else that caught her attention.

It was one of those ZAKU look-alike mobile suits she had fought that time she and the others had stolen the three gundams.

And even true it was not the exact same one as back at Armory One. She couldn't help but hate this one just as much, so after witnessing it take out two Murasames and a Windam.

She decided that if she could not reach the Impulse, she could always take out her frustration on the orange mobile suit.

And with that in mind she hurried got the Gaia over in it's quadruped mode. Where she immediately took aim and began firing both of the beam cannons up after the GOUF that increase it's speed to avoid all of her somewhat relentless attacks.

Yet before she could really enjoy the sight of the evading mobile suit it suddenly turned without warning and throw that damn electrical thing down at her. Sending a few thousand volts through her gundam.

Which was more then enough to make her scream loudly, as she quickly forced the Gaia backwards and away from the weapon. Yet she didn't really get much time to get over the attack before she saw the stupid thing coming at her one more time.

And seriously not feeling like getting another shock like that. She hurried jumped up over the whip like weapon, then ran full speed away from the Zaft mobile suit just as a few beams came flying down after her.

Yet once she was sure that there was some distance between them.

She brought the Gaia to a hold. Then turned and was just about to open fire on the enemy mobile suit, when she noticed the heat rod heading straight towards her.

"Damn you bastard!" She cursed hatefully, as she quickly got the Gaia moving again, so the electrical weapon hit the ground instead of her. Yet she didn't go very far this time, before she jumped up from the ground and got the black gundam back over in to it's mobile suit mode.

And before the dumb bastard could even consider throwing the damn whip after her one more time.

She took aim and began violently firing of her beam rifle after the enemy machine. That did not waste anytime, in getting back up in to the air.

Yet seeing him do that. Stella could not stop herself from smiling a bit.

"That wouldn't do you any good bastard. Stay still so I can kill you already!" The blond girl yelled out after the mobile suit.

That had very little trouble evading all of her attacks. Yet once she noticed just how easy a time the stupid bastard was having, she began concentrating a bit more on where she was aiming the rifle.

Unfortunately that proved to be a mistake on her part.

Seeing it didn't take long before the weapon was entangled by the whip that immediately send off who knows how many volts, which was more then enough to make the rifle blow up.

"I really hate you!" She yelled loudly, while getting the right beam saber ready to fight. Just as the orange GOUF got it's sword out from it's hiding place, and it wasn't many seconds after that, before the two war machine slammed their close range weapons together.

Each of them clearly trying their hardest to knock their opponent over so they could give the finishing blow.

Yet doing something like that was easier said then done. Both of them where having quite a hard time trying to defeat each other.

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So while all of this was going on.

The Archangel was facing a bit of a challenge itself, going up against all the mobile suits that was now approaching her.

Yet before any of them had the necessary time to even begin attacking the white space ship.

They where either shoot down by the light blue Murasame or disarmed by the Freedom. And those few machines, that actually somehow manage to get past the two defenders was quickly driven away by the Archangel.

"Hey Dearka are you with me?" Kira asked in a serious voice.

Just as he got over in to seed mode and used all of the Freedom's weapons to remove the heads and arms on a great deal of the still incoming mobile suits, that did everything possible to avoid the heavy attack.

Yet those few pilots that actually had the necessary skill to avoid getting hit was smart enough to try and get away from the white gundam.

Seeing them retreat like that Dearka took a small glance over at the Freedom, still somewhat impressed at how well his friend handle that machine, it kinda made him miss his old Buster gundam a bit.

Yet knowing that now was not the best time to think about that. He once more turned his attention back towards the battle that was going on over by the Minerva.

"You just lead the way Kira, I'm right behind you!" Dearka yelled. Using the beam rifle to disarmed a Murasame that had been just about to attack him. He might not be as good at the whole disarming thing as Kira. But that did not mean he couldn't do it when he tried.

Yet as he was thinking about that he noticed the white and red mobile suit coming towards him again now with it's beam saber out.

Yet before he could even try to fight this guy a single well placed shot from the Freedom was more then enough to destroy the Murasame's right arm, thereby making sure that the weapon couldn't be used for anything.

"Thank you Kira, that was very kind of you" Dearka said. While firing a few shots after the guy that had been just about to fight him, hoping that by doing that was all that was need to get him to head back to the Takemikazuchi.

And even true the guy did stick around a few seconds longer. It did not take long before he turned away and began making his way back to the enormous Orb ship.

Hearing his friend say that. Kira was just about to say something back, when he had to use his shield to defend himself from two hastily approaching Murasames that was attacking him.

Yet before any of them could do any real damage to the Freedom. He hurried pulled out the beam saber and immediately used it to remove one of the wings on each of the two transformed Orb mobile suits.

"All right then Dearka lets go! Mr Waltfeld could you please look after Cagalli and the Archangel?" The brown haired teenage asked loudly.

Just as he got the Freedom over beside Dearka's Murasame. That at this very moment had just finished taking out a Windam that had attempted to sneak up behind him. And it had only been thanks to Lacus' small warning that the bastard hadn't even gotten one attack off.

Yet as the two friends was floating beside each other, shooting at pretty much everything that moved. They each heard the Desert Tiger tell them that they should just go on ahead. And that he would look after the blond princess and the Archangel.

And knowing that Cagalli would be well protected with the Desert Tiger looking after her.

The two boys turned and took of full speed towards the Earth Forces fleet. That was obviously getting ready to launch a few more squadrons of Windams to send of against the Minerva.

And that was something they each where determined to prevent no matter the cost.

Which pretty much meant that it did not take long before the two of them where almost directly over the enormous fleet of ships, that by now had about ten or fifteen Windams in the air.

Yet that number was very quickly reduced. When Kira began disarming one mobile suit after another. While Dearka stayed a bit in the background taking care of all the leftovers.

But they did not fight like that for long. Before Kira almost brought the Freedom to a complete hold.

And was now slowly moving his highly confused gazes, over all the ships that was gather beneath him. There was something really strange going on. For some reason he could not shake the feeling. That there was somebody nearby that he knew quite well.

Yet it took him a few seconds to figure out who exactly it was that gave him these familiar feelings. And even then he was having a bit of a hard time believing that the person he saw as his big brother was around here somewhere. Yet no matter what he could clearly sense his present down there somewhere.

"What is this? Are you really here Mu?" The brown haired teen softly asked himself. Still trying to figure out where precisely the source of these emotions was coming from.

But as luck would have it. He did not get much time to do that. Before Dearka's loud voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts about the blond hair man, they had all thoroughly believed had sacrificed his life two years ago at Jachin Due.

"KIRA! What the hell are you doing? If you continue hanging around there without doing anything, you are going to be shoot down!" The blond haired teen yelled.

Just as he got down in front of the Freedom. Continuously shooting off his beam rifle, at a small group of approaching mobile suits that had made the bold decision to try and take out the Freedom, since it had stopped moving.

Hearing his friend's somewhat harsh words. Kira finally got his attention back to where it needed to be, the battle.

"I'm sorry about that Dearka. I just had something on my mind!" He explained, while lifting the left arm to make the shield take a few shots from a incoming Windam.

Yet as he was doing that Dearka carefully took aim and planted one well placed shot in it's head area. Blinding the white mobile suit completely.

But even as he was doing that. Kira hurried moved past him, and once more used to mutually target lock system. Which was more then enough to disable all the rest of the mobile suits nearby.

"I don't really get what the heck you could be thinking about at a time like this. But I do hope you will tell me about it once this is over, now lets hurry and get over to the Minerva and help that ship out!" Dearka yelled.

Then got the Murasame over in to it's mobile armor mode, and took of towards the fighting that was still going on over by the grey Zaft ship.

With the Freedom gundam following not far behind him. The two of them did however not get very far. Before they noticed two of the Zaft mobile suits busy chasing around something that apparently was hiding out down in the water.

"You take care of the gundam. I'll handle the other one!" Dearka yelled loudly. Not giving Kira the opportunity to say anything back.

Before he made a small change in his direction. So now he was now heading straight towards the yellow mobile suit, that was obviously a bit surprised by his sudden appearance.

Yet before it could do anything to counterattack. Dearka got the light blue Murasame back over in it's mobile suit mode.

And without wasting anytime he slammed the beam saber out after the GOUF, hoping to cut it's head straight off. But before he could actually accomplish that small task. The other machine hurried got it's shield up to defend itself.

"Damn! I didn't expect that, this guy is much faster then I first thought" he quietly mumbled to himself.

Just before he quickly backed away from the yellow Zaft machine. Not realizing that it was one of his dear old friends. That was piloting the mobile suit in front of him.

He did however not get anytime to figure that out. Before he saw the GOUF pull out it's own close combat weapon.

And not totally keen on finding out what that weapon could do to his Murasame. He got ready to fight again, which meant that it did not take long before the two mobile suit slammed their weapons together.

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At the same time not that far away from the two fighting friends. Kira broke through a small group made up of five different kinds of mobile suits. Leaving them either headless or armless.

Yet even true one of them where trying to slow him down. He continued heading straight towards the Impulse gundam, that was still mostly occupied with the mobile suit down in the water.

But as he pulled out the right beam saber and got ready to remove a few parts on the Strike like gundam. Somebody apparently gave the pilot of the machine a small warning that made him turn around and fire off a few shots at him.

Which made Kira narrow both of his eyes a bit. While using the shield to take care of the first beam.

And when it actually seemed like the second shot was going to hit one of the Freedom's legs. He easily manoeuvred the gundam up over the attack, just as he saw the other mobile suit reach up after it's own saber.

Seeing his opponent do that. Kira hurried increased the Freedom's speed. And before the other gundam could even get it's hand around the saber.

He quickly swung his close combat weapon forward and disconnect the Impulse's right arm from the machine itself, making the vital part of the other mobile suit fall in to the ocean.

And truly satisfied with the knowledge that he wouldn't have to go up against the Strike look-alike. He kept on going onward a bit further until he let the two rail cannons unfold, and fired them a few times in to the ocean.

Obviously trying to hit the Abyss. That was hiding out just below the ocean surface, like it had done through most of the battle.

Yet it only took a couple of shots before the few people that was watching this. Saw a few minor explosion come out of the water, which made it pretty clear that the Freedom had succeed in at least making some damage, on the blue mobile suit down there.

Once that was over and done with. He took of again towards another fight, not knowing that the person that was his best friend was currently trying everything to get in contact with him.

"Kira what are you doing here!" Athrun yelled loudly.

While he kept on trying to find just the right canal. That would enable him to ask Kira some of the many questions, that was slowly making their way through his head at this very moment.

Unfortunately there was way to much interference in the area, for him to find the exact frequency he knew Kira and Dearka had to be using.

So after using a few more seconds to try and get in contact with the Freedom. He couldn't stop himself from slamming his hand in to the side of the cockpit.

"Ahh damn it all! This isn't getting me anywhere!" He mumbled angrily. As he turned and looked over at the Duel Rouge, seriously considering trying to get over to that machine, so he could have a talk with his fiancé.

Yet the logical part of his mind quickly remind him. That heading for the Duel Rouge could quite easily be mistaken as an attempt to attack Cagalli, by his two friends out there. And everybody else on board the Archangel.

"There is no way for me to get in contact with any of them now!" He said. Watching with big eyes as the Archangel fired both of it's Valiants in to the water directly in front of one closet warship that was trying hastily to get in range of the Minerva.

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Athrun however was not the only one totally confused about the Archangel's actions.

More then a few people around the battlefield was having a tough time figuring out the meaning to all of this.

"I really don't understand it captain! Why in the world is that ship and it's mobile suits assisting us?" Arthur asked in a truly bewilder tone. As he and everybody else up there watched the Freedom disabling a few more mobile suits.

It really was quite impressive how quickly that gundam had reduced the numbers of enemy mobile suits out there.

Not really knowing what to tell the man. Talia just sat there quietly as the white space ship scared a minor squadron of Murasames away from them.

"Well to tell you the truth Arthur, I don't get either. It would seem like that the sole reason why they are here. Is simply because they want to put a stop to this battle" she said, Not doing a thing to hide how puzzling the Archangel's actions was in her eyes.

It just didn't make any sense to her at all. First they had completely destroyed the Tannhauser. And now they where doing everything they could to keep the Orb and Earth Forces' mobile suits away from them.

"But no matter what their purpose for being here is. I guess we should at least be a little grateful for their help" she said in a deep thoughtful tone.

Not once moving her eyes away from the screen that showed them all, what exactly the Archangel was doing to distract the few mobile suits that somehow survive the Freedom's onslaught.

Amazingly enough even while carrying out that one task. The white ship somehow manage to keep a great amount of the many warship out there away from them too.

Still feeling somewhat bewilder about all of this. Arthur slowly turned his gaze away from the woman behind him, and back up at the screen that was showing video footages of what the Archangel was doing out there.

He knew that the captain was right. They really should be somewhat grateful for the assistance they where given by the other ship.

But a small part of him couldn't help but blame, the Archangel for all the trouble they where in right now.

If they hadn't smash up the Tannhauser in the first place. They could most likely have been out of the area a long time ago, instead of relying on the help from a bunch of strangers.

And with those thoughts in mind he took another glance back at Talia.

"Well maybe they are giving us a hand right now. But when I think about all the damage they did to the Minerva, I'm pretty certain that it wouldn't be wise for us to trust them anytime soon!" He said in a serious voice.

Using a few minor seconds to try and figure out how much time it would take before the Minerva was as good as new after everything that had happened to it.

Going over everything Arthur had just said.

Talia finally nodded a few times in agreement. "You are right Arthur! The information we got about them is quite limited right now. So it would definitely be wise for us to keep a close eye on them in the future, until we can confirm their real intentions!" She said. Seriously considering asking Athrun and Nicol if they knew anything about the Archangel's true goal.

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Meanwhile back outside Kira was hastily approaching dry land. Where he could easily see a four legged black gundam going up against another mobile suit.

But once they noticed his present. They almost immediately cease trying to destroy each other.

And was now turning their attention up towards him. Seeing both of them do that, he hurried took aim at the Gaia's head. Determined to disable that one first so it wouldn't be a threat to the other machine.

Yet before he could get even one shot off. The orange mobile suit quickly left the ground and was now coming straight at him.

Shooting of it's beam gun the entire time, so with no real choice in the matter. He made the decision to cripple that mobile suit first, so after evading in a out between a few of it's attacks.

He reached over and took a hold on the right beam saber.

And after evading another attack. He flew full speed at the still attacking mobile suit.

And when it actually seemed a bit like he was about to past the GOUF. He didn't waste anytime in pulling out the saber and removing the right arm of the orange mobile suit.

Immediately realizing what had just happened. Heine took a quick glance down at the missing arm.

"Damn it you bastard! Who the hell do you think you are showing up like this from out of nowhere! And attacking all of us like this!" The orange haired man asked loudly. While letting the sword drop out from within the shield.

And just as it seemed like the weapon was going to fall in to the ocean. He hurried reach down and wrapped his remaining hand around it. So knowing that he was now again ready to have one more go against the Freedom.

Heine got a completely determined expression on his face, as he turned around and looked out at the white gundam.

Yet as he was doing that.

Kira had all of his attention turned downwards towards the Gaia. "I better hurry up and disable that one too!" The male Yamato muttered. And was just about to fire of the two two rail cannons at the black gundam.

But before he could fire the weapons even once.

The Gaia hastily took off from the ground, and was now heading directly up towards him, with it's two beam blades out and ready to strike. And realizing that he was still quite close to the orange mobile suit.

Kira immediately took off to meet the Gaia mid way. And just as the two gundams was about to make contact with each other.

The brown haired teen hurried slammed the right arm in from the side. And used the beam saber to cut both front legs of the BuCUE like mobile suit, making it crash quite hard down in to the ocean below them.

Unfortunately he didn't get much time to try and regain his breath after that.

When he suddenly noticed that the orange mobile suit was once more coming at him, holding on to a beam sword with it's remaining hand. And not all that keen on getting hit by that. He hurried got the Freedom moving again and flew full speed straight up to avoid the attack.

Yet just as he did that, two shots was fired up after him from the Gaia.

And seeing as he was already quite far away from his last position. Something else was hit by the Gaia's attack instead.

So just as Kira turned around and was about to fire off a few shots at the threat located on the ground. His eyes widen slightly when he noticed the orange mobile suit blowing up, killing whoever was inside the Zaft machine.

He did however not get much time to be shocked over that. When he saw the Gaia leap up from the ground now once again coming straight towards him.

Yet even true he still somewhat shaken up by what had happened to the orange mobile suit. He hurried made a small manoeuvre to the right.

And smashed the shield with as much force as possible in to the side of the Gaia. Once more sending the four legged BuCUE like mobile suit falling towards the sea.

Yet just when it seemed like the Gaia was about to make quite the impact down there. A certain green gundam flew in and caught the four legged machine. Just as the Earth Forces fleet fired off a retreat signal.

So after making certain that both of them where now gone. Kira slowly turned and looked down at the sad remains of the orange mobile suit.

And after watching it for a few minor seconds. He slowly moved his eyes over on the red gundam, that had been following him around through most of the battle.

Truly wondering why that one hadn't even tried to attack him yet.

Everybody in the area had pretty much seen him as an opponent from the start of this whole mess. Yet for some strange reason that mobile suit hadn't done anything hostile towards him.

"I'm truly sorry about what happened to your friend" he said sadly. Even true he knew that the pilot of the red gundam couldn't hear him.

After that he hurried turned around. And began making his way back towards the Archangel.

That was clearly getting ready to leave the area. He did however not fly around for long before he spotted Dearka that was also on his way back to the white space ship. His Murasame now missing it's left leg after his battle with the yellow GOUF.

And even true the two friends was now flying beside each other.

None of them said anything as they escorted the Archangel out of the area, with a big bunch of totally shocked people looking after them.

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Yet as the Archangel and it's four mobile suits was leaving the now somewhat quiet battlefield.

Athrun was sitting in the Saviour looking sadly at the remains of Heine's mobile suit. He was really having a tough believing that he had just witness yet another one of his friends getting killed.

"Heine...you...I'm...!" He mumbled while looking out after the Freedom, that by now was flying beside the Archangel. Yet even true he already knew that it hadn't been Kira that had killed Heine.

A small part of him was blaming him for this. If he and the others hadn't interfered like this, Heine would properly still be among the living.

So after glaring a bit more after the Freedom he couldn't stop himself from angrily growling out his childhood friend's name. "Kira! Why did you do all of this? How could you think that interfering like this was a good idea?" He asked. Feeling quite displeased that there was not a soul nearby, that could give him some answers to any of these questions.

And after hanging there for a long time just looking at the destroyed GOUF below him. He slowly turned and began heading back to the Minerva. Still thinking about the friend he had just lost. And the person he was blaming for the lose itself.

"Heine...this was not suppose to happen" he said in a truly depressed tone.

While the pictures of how Heine had gotten killed, continued floating slowly around inside his sad mind.

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Meanwhile down on the John Paul Jones.

Neo Roanoke was feeling somewhat annoyed that they hadn't succeed in taking the Minerva out. Even with all the damage the Freedom and the light blue Murasame had made on the ship.

Yet even true that honestly did bother him greatly. There was something else he just couldn't get out of his mind.

For some reason when the Freedom had been directly over his ship, he could shake away those strangers feelings that there was somebody inside that mobile suit he was suppose to know.

And that wasn't the only thing he couldn't figure out. For some reason a small part of him had actually felt happy, about seeing both the Archangel and the Freedom.

The whole matter was just so completely ridiculous. Why the heck was he pleased about seeing a ship that was obviously their enemy. It just didn't make any kind of sense to him at all.

So after using a few more seconds to sulk and trying to make at least some sense of his emotions. He slowly stood up from his seat.

"I'm going down to see, how the kids are doing. All three of them took quite a big beating out there" he said. Then left the bridge before any of the crew members up there had the opportunity to say anything back to him.

To be continued.

Hey guys one thing I always found a bit weird in destiny is that Kira can sense both Rey and 'Neo'. While Neo on the other hand can only sense Rey. So in my story 'Neo' can also sense when Kira is nearby.

Another thing the serial number I gave the Duel Rouge is not the same one as the Strike Rouge. So if there is another mobile suit out there with that number then please tell me and I will change it.

By the way do not forget to review now.