Chapter 42
Realizing what was about to happen, and knowing that they could do nothing about it.
Nicol continued trying to get past the small group of Murasames. "Get out off my way you bastards!" He yelled out in a panicking tone, as he slammed the sword in to the side of the closed mobile suit, then turned and called out the Minerva's name, as he fired the beam gun at the next Murasame.
But even as he was doing that, he knew that there was just no way he could get there in time.
Rey on the other hand didn't do anything he just stood there looking straight at the Murasame, like he was actually trying to show the enemy pilot that he wasn't going to break down over this, and that he would die with his head held high.
But just as the Orb mobile suit was about to destroy the bridge and kill everybody in there. A single beam came flying in from out of noway, and hit the rifle straight on which instantly made it blow up in the red and white mobile suit's hand.
"What in the world was that?" Nicol asked confused, as he turned and looked in the direction where the shot had come from, Which was when he saw the Freedom gundam heading right at him, where it immediately pull out it's beam saber and removed the heads on both the Murasames, he had been trying to get past the last few minutes.
After that the blue and white gundam, which Nicol had been fighting along side with, so many times in the past. Continued onwards with top speed to join up with the Archangel. That was at this very moment, was hastily approaching the area. Being escort by a single blue Murasame.
And just the sight of the white space ship and the extremely powerful gundam. Was more then enough to bring the entire battle to a hold, as the ships two mobile suits got in to a position in front of the ship, incase it needed to be defended.
So after taking a look out over the battlefield, Dearka let out a subdued chuckle, before he began talking in a very loud yet serious tone.
"And the two heroes arrives to save the day! To tell you the truth Kira, I wasn't sure that you where going to make it. I honestly thought that guy was going to put a nice big hole straight through the Minerva's bridge!" He said, while taking a look around at all the mobile suits assemble there. It was pretty obvious, that most of them, was keeping a watchful eye, on them at the moment. Properly feeling a bit uncertain about what was going to happen now.
Kira however didn't say anything at first, as he sat there staring directly down at the Saviour which was hanging by itself not that far above the ocean surface.
He might not say it out loud. But he had sincerely hoped since their last meeting, that it wouldn't be necessary for him to fight Athrun again. Yet from what he could tell from there, his best friend and his future brother-in-law was still on Zaft's side, at least for now.
Yet knowing that now wasn't really the best of time to get all depressed. Kira slowly shook his head, as he took a small glance over at the Murasame floating around just beside him.
"Well if I have to be completely honest Dearka, I would lying if I said that it was a piece of cake disarming a mobile suit from that distance, while also moving around with that kind of speed!" He explained, while using a few brief seconds to think about, how fast the Freedom could actually move, when it's ten wings was fully spread out, and it was going at top speed.
He did however not get a whole lot of time to think about that. Before Cagalli cut in to their conversation. "Why in God's name is it that you two idiots always have to have these trivial chats at the most vital times? You did the same thing when we where off to talk with Athrun at Crete, so shut up both of you so I can concentrate on what I want to say!" She ordered them loudly.
Just as Miriallia told her that everything was ready, and that she could now begin talking whenever she wanted.
"Attention all Orb forces, please stop this meaningless battle at once, attacking Zaft or the Minerva isn't going to help Orb one bit. So please turn around and go back home to Orb we all need to work togeth...!" That was about all she got out, before a loud angry voice cut in to the communication.
And started telling her his thought about what she was saying right now. "Ahhh Shut the hell up you dumb bitch, you don't know anything about what you are saying!" Shinn yelled loudly over pretty much every single radio canal that existed.
Hearing that. Cagalli could of course not help but be surprise. She did not think that Shinn would interfere like this, when she was actually trying to help out the Minerva.
"Shinn now isn't really the best time for this, I just want to help...!" Yet before she could say anything else. He told her that she was worthless, and that she could not help anybody no matter how hard she tried.
And after taking a long breath, he told her that she should just go to hell. And with those words, he hurried took aim and fired the six missiles one the Impulse straight towards the Archangel.
Seeing him do that, Cagalli could not keep the next few words in.
"You really are the most spoil and childish brat, I have ever had the displeasure of meeting Shinn!" She told him much more calmly then she actually was. Then hurried cut off the communication, before he could say anything else.
It was after all pretty pointless trying persuade the Orb forces to withdraw now.
She could of course easily figure out what Yuna's next move was going to be. He would most likely use Shinn's completely brainless interruption and attack on her, as away to convince the Orb soldiers there, to keep on fighting.
"Damn you Shinn, you are just so damn annoying!" She muttered softly.
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At the same time outside, Athrun was somewhat shocked over what Shinn had just done. He had kinda wished, that Cagalli had gotten the necessary time to at the very least try and talk some sense in to the Orb fleet. But that was clearly not something, that was going to happen now.
So while watching Kira and Dearka move a bit forward. Where they instantly began firing their machine guns down at the approaching missiles, there was a small part of him that could not help but wonder, what in the world was going through Shinn's mind at times like these.
Yet while he was thinking about that, a small talk was going on between the two pilots from the Archangel. "Kira that guy in the Impulse, is properly the biggest threat right now, so lets get rid of him quickly!" Dearka yelled determined. And just as those words had left his mouth. The Freedom gundam shot off full speed, towards the Impulse pulling out it's beam saber along the way.
"I'm already on it Dearka!" Kira yelled back, while swiftly evading up over the two red beams the Impulse fired up after him.
But even while doing. That he kept on heading straight towards the Zaft green gundam. Obviously completely and utterly determined, to tear more then one or two parts of the Strike look-alike.
And once he was close enough to the other machine, he immediately trusted the saber out after the Impulse, but when it actually seemed like he was going to cut the head right straight off the other gundam. The Impulse all but hurl the javelin up towards him.
Which meant that it was only a matter of a few seconds. Before the two powerful mobile suits, was locked together in a violent looking struggle. That both of them, was doing just about everything to win.
"I'll make sure. that you are never going to cut off any more parts, on my machine ever again!" The Zaft pilot yelled determined. While he tried to push the beam saber away. So he could attack the Freedom directly.
Hearing his opponent say that. Kira narrowed his eyes a bit and was just about to say something back, when the alarm suddenly went off inside the Freedom.
And not knowing what exactly was happening now, he immediately deactivated the saber then hurried rolled to the side, so the small yet dangerous part of the javelin flew only a few centimeters past the back of the Freedom.
Not that Kira noticed that. Seeing as he was busy looking at the new threat that was coming towards him. And not really overly that interested in figuring out, what the pilot inside the Chaos was planing to do. He let both of the plasma cannons flip over the Freedom's shoulders. Then without the least bit hesitation, he fired both of them up at the green gundam.
Which was of course more then enough to make it change it's path, so the two red beams flew right under it, and knowing that there was still a threat below him Kira got the Freedom moving and took off right after the Chaos. Making it so that there was a little more distance between himself and the Impulse.
Feeling somewhat annoyed that he hadn't been able to take out the Freedom, when pretty much all of it's attention had been turned towards it's fight with the Impulse gundam. Sting could not help but curse to himself inside the Chaos. The green haired pilot, had honestly thought, that the Impulse was just the perfect distraction. While he moved in and destroyed the Freedom from behind.
"Damn it, that bastard is definitely fast!" He muttered out through his teeth, while he kept on trying to increase his distance, from the white and blue gundam. That was still chasing after him.
But it was quickly becoming obvious to him, that there was just no way, he could shake of the Freedom. That mobile suit was simply that much faster then the Chaos.
And realizing that, he got the rifle up and fired a few shots down at the Freedom. Yet the only thing he succeed in hitting, on the other machine was it's shield, and that didn't really do him much good.
And it did not really help on the small amount of panic he felt. When he saw the two plasma cannons jump forth again, where they each immediately fired a red beams directly at him.
Somewhat unsure about what to do now, he did the very first thing that enter his mind, and that of course was to try and avoid the attack.
Which was done by getting the mobile suit moving and flying full speed upwards, just as the two red beams flew under him. Yet even he knew that the reason why he had somehow manage to get uninjured away from that attack, was more because of luck then anything else.
Yet just as he again was about to try and increase the distance between them. Two shots came flying in, the first one hitting the Chaos's right side while the second one just badly missed him.
"You know what pal it's a very, very bad idea to attack my friends, from behind!" Sting heard a loud voice tell him over the radio, just as two more green beams flew right past him, which instantly made him turn a bit to the side. Where his eyes was quick to locate the source of the attacks, it was that light blue Murasame, which had been fighting along side the Freedom, all of this time.
But as much as he would just love to show this guy, who he was messing with. He knew that the Freedom was properly still following him, and he wasn't really overly excited about the idea, of having to fight both of these machines, at the same time.
Yet when he tried to take off again. The Murasame swiftly fired two or three beams in the direction he was planing to go in. And that pretty much prevent him from getting anyway.
He just had to get rid of the blue Murasame first, and knowing that he got his own rifle up and began shooting back.
Seeing that Dearka was keeping the Chaos occupied, Kira increase the Freedom's speed. He did however not get very far, before a single red Murasame dropped down in front of him, where it immediately began shooting off it's beam rifle at him.
And seriously not wanting to waste too much time, fighting this guy. When his friend was going up against a gundam all on his own. The brown haired man quickly evade up over the first two shots, then swung the beam saber forward, and disconnected the Orb mobile suit's head.
After that he put the saber away and pull out the beam rifle, which he carefully aimed up at the green gundam. And just as he saw the Chaos, get ready to once more attack his fellow pilot in the blue Murasame. Kira fired a single well placed shot, that hit the middle part of the hand-held weapon, which instantly made it blow up in the Chaos' hand.
So not having to worry about Dearka getting killed while fighting the gundam. The male Yamato again pulled out the beam saber, just as the Chaos turned and looked down at him.
And before the other mobile suit could even get it's hand haft way down to it's own saber.
Kira stopped directly in front of the other gundam where he stared intensely down at it. And without the least bit of hesitation he lifted the saber far above his head, which actually made it seem a bit like he was going to cut the green gundam straight in half.
But not all that surprising for all that really knew him. The only thing he did was cut off both arms and the head on the Chaos.
Then gave the green gundam a hard kick in it's stomach area, immediately afterwards. Thereby sending the Chaos pounding with as much force as possible, down in to the sea below them.
Once out of side. Dearka moved over beside Kira. "Good job buddy, so what do we do now?" He asked while looking around at the battle, which had again broken out in to full fury, when the moron in the Impulse had shoot after the Archangel and interrupted Cagalli's speech.
Also watching the fight. Kira didn't say anything at first. And it was only when he saw a squadron of Murasames heading for the Archangel, that he finally gave Dearka a reply.
"We have to try and keep the casualties to an absolut minimum! Perhaps if we disable enough of the Orb mobile suits, then they will finally retreat!" The brown haired man said. Quite frankly hoping, that even Yuna wasn't dumb enough to insist on continuing the battle, with a large portion of their mobile suits damage, by either him or Dearka.
Thinking briefly about those words. Dearka got a small grin on his face. "Sounds reasonable Kira. But we better take out the Impulse first, that idiot does seems quite determined to take out as many Orb mobile suits as possible!" He said loudly, while using the rifle to point down at the heavy armed gundam. Just as it destroyed one of each of the Orb type mobile suits.
Seeing that and thinking about what that guy had done when they had first arrived in the area. Kira quickly found himself agreeing with everything his blond haired friend had just said.
"You are right Dearka, lets just concentrate on getting him out of the battle for now!" The brown haired man said, in a serious tone, and once those words had left his mouth.
It did not even take a minute before both mobile suits shot full speed forward. Each of them with a beam sabers out and ready to strike.
And for all who saw them, it was pretty obvious that they where both ready to tear the Impulse gundam apart.
Seeing where Kira and Dearka was heading it did not take a genius to figure out what they where planing to do. But even with that knowledge, there was a small part of Athrun, that felt somewhat uncertain, if he really should do anything to stop them.
Frankly the only thing he actually knew for sure. Was that if he stayed there doing nothing while the Impulse got torn apart, there was a very high chance that both Rey and captain Gladys, would start questing his loyalty. And there was simply no way he could allow that to happen.
He had to remain with Zaft, until he was able to figure out, if the Chairman was telling him and the rest of the world the truth.
So while still feeling somewhat worried that he might just change his mind about the tough decision he had just made. Athrun instantly took of after his two friends. Frankly hoping that he could still reach them in time, before they got to the Impulse, and gave it whatever treatment they had in mind.
Kira might not be very keen on the idea of killing his opponent. But he was with no doubt extremely good, at reducing most types of mobile suits to nothing more then utter crap.
And with Dearka there to provide backup. It was hard for anybody to interfere in what the two of them apparently had decided to do with the Impulse. And as good a pilot as Shinn was. Athrun kinda doubt, that he would be able to handle both Kira and Dearka at the same time.
His childhood friend was highly dangerous on his own, that much was certain. But with the former Buster pilot fighting along side him. The challenge Shinn was facing was properly twice as high as normal.
Especially since Dearka didn't really have the same skills at disarming mobile suits as Kira had. Which meant that there was a minor possibility, that Dearka could end up killing Shinn, once they reached the Impulse.
And with that in mind he increased the red gundam's speed. Yet even after doing that, he was still have a tough time catching up to the two of them. They where simply flying way to fast right now.
Yet once he was in range of them, he got the rifle up and fired a quick shot after each of them. Which he frankly hoped would be enough, to give them something else to think about, other then beating the crap out of Shinn and the Impulse.
It was however only Dearka who change his course after the minor attack. The Freedom gundam continued onwards with full speed, obviously not planing on shifting his target anytime soon, and when Athrun saw the Impulse leave it's position down by the water. It did not even take a minute before the two gundams slammed their close combat weapons together, each of them fighting hard for control.
But just as Athrun was about to try and get Kira away from the Impulse. He suddenly got something else to do entirely, once he saw a beam saber coming straight at him, and one single look at it's path made it pretty clear that the wilder of the weapon was planing on thrusting it right through the Saviour's head.
Yet before that could happen he got his shield up to defend himself, while also trying to push the saber away. And it was only a second later when he heard a familiar voice over the radio.
"You just stay right there Athrun Zala, and let the two of them talk in peace. If that brat hadn't interfere when he did, Cagalli might have been able to talk a little sense in to the Orb forces. But never mind that, what about you ZALA! Haven't you returned to your senses yet?" Dearka asked loudly, while he continued pushing forward with the beam saber, clearly trying to remove the shield, so he could get to some of the more vital parts on the red gundam.
Realizing what his former team mate was trying to do. And knowing that it was properly wise not to underestimate Dearka. The blue haired Zaft pilot, tighten his hold on the shield, then slowly put the beam rifle away.
"Believe me Dearka, I have been thinking a lot about what you and Kira said to me the last time. But as long as I don't have any proof of what you are saying, then I'll remain with Zaft!" Athrun yelled back. Then reached up and took a hold on his own beam saber, which he instantly thrust out after the light blue Murasame, in a small attempt to disconnect the right arm.
He definitely didn't want to hurt Dearka. He was pretty sure that if he did that, then Miriallia and the others would never forgive him. He had after all already killed one of the people the brown haired girl had really cared about.
And he truly disliked the thought of taking away another person from her. He kinda felt like he had hurt her more then enough, already.
He might never have told anybody about it, not even to the woman he loved with all of his heart.
But deep inside there was actually a very small part of him, which was happy that Dearka had been there for Miriallia. And had helped her through the loss of what he had taken away from her. And even in someways, helped him build a friendship with the forgiving girl.
Yet as he tried so hard to figure out the best way to fight Dearka. The blue Murasame charge forward and once more slammed it's saber out after him, so the two mobile suits end up lock together.
"So you need proof huh? Zaft tried to kill the pink princess. Isn't that proof enough for you Athrun? And now that we are over on that subject, did you figure anything out about those ASH types? You moron!" The blond man yelled, just as the two transformable mobile suits broke away from each other again.
Hearing the tone of voice his friend was using. Athrun immediately came to the realization that Dearka's patience with him was running kinda low. And even before he could get out some sort of reply. He saw the Murasame pull out it's beam rifle, and fired a few shots after him, which he was forced to rely on the shield, to take care off.
"I have been looking in to it Dearka. But I can't find a single thing about it, no matter how much I search!" He shouted back, only to instantaneously throw the Saviour to the left side, just as Dearka once more fired a couple of beams after him.
But even as Athrun was evading his former team mates attacks. He again charged forward with full speed, and made another attempt to remove the Murasame's right arm. Yet much to his minor irritation, the only thing he succeeded in hitting, was the beam rifle. And that was definitely not enough, to get Dearka to retreat back to the Archangel.
And that point was further proven when Dearka grab on to the blue mobile suit's beam saber, which he immediately slammed out after him a second later. "Heh! So they are keeping it a secret, what a big surprise that is!" The blond man said, most of his voice fill with sarcasm.
Just before their sabers meet once more.
And it quickly became obvious to all that was watching them fight, that it was now a very dangerous competitor of which one of the transformable mobile suits, had the most raw strength.
Yet when Athrun began slowly pushing the Murasame back. It was pretty clear for everybody that the red mobile suit, was going to come out as the victor in the two friends little duel.
Which wasn't really something Dearka was happy about. He was determined to keep Athrun occupied, at least until Kira had enough time to take care of the Impulse gundam.
Yet knowing that if he stayed in close quarters combat much longer. There was a high chance that Athrun might do some serious damage to his Murasame, and that was definitely not a risk, he wanted to take.
There was just no way he was ready to head on back to the Archangel yet. He just did not want to sit around back there. doing nothing while his friend was out here fighting and trying to make sure that not too many people got kill in this.
And with that in mind he throw the Murasame backwards just as the Saviour's beam saber flew out after him.
But thanks to some quick thinking on his part. He swiftly got the blue mobile suit, over in to it's mobile armor. Then took off as quickly as possible, just before Athrun could cut of the left wing.
Seeing Dearka take off like that. Athrun narrowed his eyes a bit. "I wish I could tell you that wasn't truth Dearka. But I don't know anything, and that's why I just have to stay with Zaft, until I know for sure what you guys are saying is the truth!" He angrily told the blond man. Then instantly got the gundam, over in to it's mobile armor mode, and took off after Dearka, before he could get too far.
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At the same time further down near the water.
Kira fired both rail cannons down after the Blast Impulse, which quickly moved to the side, where it immediately after shoot of the two larges cannons it was carrying around. Not that Kira had much trouble avoiding that attack.
It was however pretty obvious from the Strike look-alike's movements. That it was still more ready to continue the battle. And knowing that, Kira put the beam saber away again and pull out the beam rifle instead. Which he of course did not waste anytime, in firing down after the green gundam. Frankly hoping that he could destroy the head, on the other mobile suit, so it couldn't create anymore problems for them, then it had already.
Yet with all the long range weapons on the Impulse. It was kinda difficult getting any closer to the other machine. Whoever was inside the Zaft mobile suit, was fighting in such a reckless manner. That he wouldn't even dare trying to move this fight in to a close quarters one.
It seemed very much like this guy didn't have a strategy at all. And was just shooting off whatever weapon was ready.
Not that such an extremely crazy fighting style, gave Kira much of an advantage. Truth be told, he honestly considered this pilot a much more dangerous opponent then a normal one.
There was just no way for him to tell where exactly the beams was going to hit. And what this nut case inside the Impulse was going to do next.
"Damn, I guess that I just have to wait until his machine runs out of power" the brown haired teen muttered a tiny bit annoyed.
Knowing that with the Neutron Jammer Canceler install the Freedom. The green gundam down by the sea, would run out of power much faster then his own machine. Especially if the pilot of the Impulse, kept on continuously using the weapons like that.
Fighting in such a manner. was something that with no doubt, took a great deal of the gundam's power. Not that his opponent seemed to care all that much about that. It was almost like the only thing the Zaft pilot had on his mind at the moment, was to shoot him down.
Not that Kira was going to make that an easy task for him to accomplish.
But while he kept on smoothly moving away from all of the attacks. He took a quick glance over the rest of the battlefield, where he could easily tell, that he could not afford to spend too much time messing around with the Impulse. There was already a great deal of Murasames heading both towards the Archangel, and the Minerva.
And at least for now. Kira was absolutely determined, to defend both of the ships. But perhaps someday in the near future, that might change.
It wasn't like he really knew anybody on board the Minerva, so he honestly did not care all that much about it. The only reason he was willing to protect the Zaft ship, was simply because, Cagalli had asked him to do so.
But with Zaft gunning for his wife. He KNEW that he wouldn't really have a whole lot of trouble, using the Freedom's awesome power, on the Minerva.
Yet that was not the reason why they had traveled all the way there.
They where here to stop the Orb forces, not learn them a hand. With everything Yuna, and the rest of the Seirans had done up to this point. Kira was seriously starting to dislike that family of powermad tyrants, quite a bit. Which was seriously more then enough reason for him, to try and stop whatever crazy scheme, the Seiran family had concoct, to gain control of Orb.
But as he was busy making that small list of things, that he did not like. A small bunch of beams from the Impulse, immediately made him add that machine on the third spot. Just below the Minerva and the Seiran family.
"Damn it! Will you knock it of already! I don't have time to mess around with you!" He yelled out after the pilot in the green mobile suit. As he once more fired both of the rail cannons, downwards after the Impulse, which hurried evade the attacks.
Then a minute later flew full speed up towards him with the javelin out. "Heh what a shame, guess that teach you not to get in my way!" Kira heard a loud voice shout over from the other machine.
Not that he paid it much attention to it, as he reached down and took a hold on the right beam saber, which he promptly slammed out after the Impulse, while using the shield to counter the javelin, before it could do any kind of damage to the Freedom.
But as crude and savages as their duel looked for all spectates. It did not take all that many seconds, before the two mobile suits once more broke away from each other. The Impulse falling downward towards the ocean, while the Freedom stayed up in the air.
That however did not prevent any of them from taking aim at each other. Both of them evidently planing on continuing this fight in long distance.
Yet before they could get even one shot off, there was an enormous splash behind the Impulse, as a certain blue coloured gundam shoot right out of the water where it instantaneously spread out it's two fins and got ready to shoot the green mobile suit in the back.
Seeing that. Kira didn't hesitate one bit, about shifting his target away from the Zaft mobile suit, he had been fighting against these last few minutes. And over at the Abyss, which he hurried fired a couple of beams at, both of them hitting the chest area on the blue water type mobile suit. Thereby knocking the machine completely of balance. so all of it's attacks flew quite far away from the Impulse.
Not totally sure if this whole thing wasn't some sort of trap. Shinn was a bit uncertain if it was wise of him to see what was back there. But when he thought about the huge splash and the few beams, that had flown over him not long ago.
He decided to take and take a small look behind him. And when he did that, he of course immediately noticed the Abyss, which was turned in such a way that it seemed almost impossible for it to do anything right now.
And with the deep hate he had developed towards the three stolen gundams. There was definitely no way, he was going to let this opportunity slide by him. He quickly lift the javelin and throw it with as much force as possible at the Abyss.
Making the spear like weapon fly directly at the place, where the cockpit was located on the blue mobile suit.
"You damn bastards...aahhhh!" Was the only things the two other pilots who witness all of this heard. Just as the javelin embed itself in the Abyss, clearly harming whoever was inside the blue gundam greatly.
But as the Abyss fell back down in to the ocean, they each heard one last thing. "I really hope you are ok Stella" the voice said. Even true Auel's memories of her had been removed, shortly after she had ran away.
So after telling his two opponents that small wish, the gundam slowly sank down in to the deep blue abyss, it had been named after.
And it was only briefly after that, when a big explosion could be seen down in the water. Which made it absolutely obvious, that this was the last time anybody would ever, see the Abyss gundam.
Truly happy that they would no longer have to worry about the Abyss. Shinn fell slowly got back down to the ocean surface and looked up at the Freedom. That bastard might just have saved his life just now.
But it was not like he had actually asked him to do that. So he was completely determined to give the blue and white gundam, the exact same treatment, which he had just given to the Abyss only a few seconds ago.
Yet as he got the beam rifle out and was about to open fire on the Freedom, a small alarm could be heard thought the cockpit, as the Impulse gundam lost the rest of it's power.
Finally moving his eyes away from the place where the Abyss had disappeared. Kira watched the Impulse a bit, while slightly wondering if he made the right decision about helping this guy out.
It really didn't seem like he was overly grateful for his assistance. Truth be told the brat's movemenst made it pretty clear, that he was still more then ready to keep on fighting him.
And when he saw him grab on to the beam rifle and aim it straight at him. The brown haired man narrowed purple both of his eyes slightly. While he got ready to continue his battle with the highly annoying green mobile suit.
Yet once he saw it run out of power he let out a small sigh of relief.
Then quickly turned around and took off in the direction of the Archangel. Determined to get rid the many Murasames, which was presently attacking the white space ship.
And once he was in range of them. Kira immediately activated the target lock system.
So it was only a matter of a few moments, before the Freedom was firing almost every single weapon it possess. Destroying the more vital parts, such as the head and arms, on every single mobile suit, anywhere near the Archangel.
Not one of them able to do anything to defend themselves against the Freedom's extremely brutal assault. But even true it could not in anyway be denied, that the many beams looked highly deadly, not even one of the Orb pilots was kill in the attack.
"Thank you Kira, it was getting difficult keeping them all at bay. But you better hurry up and help Dearka. He is having a tough time, dealing with Athrun!" Murrue said in a loud serious tone.
While screen up on the bridge showed the fight between the two former members of the Le Creuset team. And one small look at the battle, was all that was need for most people to tell, that the blue Murasame was in trouble right now.
Hearing that. Kira got an somewhat angry look in his eyes.
As he took a fast look around the battlefield, where he was quick to find the two different colour transformable mobile suits, that was fighting with each other about a half mile away from him.
And one small look at them, made it kinda obvious that the red gundam had the advantage in this fight. And that Dearka was just barely able to keep the Saviour and Athrun away. It was especially noticeable by the way Dearka was moving around, that he would prefer to keep the battle in long distance. But was for some unknown reason not able to do that.
"I'll go help him right now. You guys be careful while I'm gone!" He said loudly, then let the Freedom spread out it's ten long wings, and took of full speed towards his two dueling friends.
Just as he and the rest of the people gather on the Archangel's bridge heard Miriallia shout out a small grateful thank you, which was more then enough for all of them to tell, that she was a bit concerned about her boyfriend right now.
Not that any of them actually believe, that Athrun would do anything to seriously hurt Dearka. But even knowing that, the girl just couldn't help but look after the blue mobile suit, with a worried gaze in both of her eyes.
It did not take Kira many minute to reach the two fighting mobile suits. "ATHRUN!" He cry out out in a loud angry tone, while at the same time firing a few beams at the red gundam, making it back away from the Murasame.
Seeing that Kira hurried put the rifle away, then grabbed on to the beam saber, which meant that it took only a half second before the two gundam thrust their weapons together.
After that nothing really happened, as the two mobile suit where just hanging there, almost looking like they where actually glaring at each other. But it wasn't like they did that for long, before the two friends began struggling to push the other's weapon away.
And finally after what seemed like an eternity, they broke apart and instantly slammed their sabers together one, two, three times more. Before they again got stuck in a intense lock, each mobile suit practically wrestling to overpower the other, neither one of the two friends willing to give up, both seemed more determined then ever before, to beat each other.
But as they where doing that Dearka was watching them, with both of his eyes spread as wide as possible.
He just could not help but feel a bit uncertain, about what he should do now.
He knew that it would be almost completely suicide getting in between the two of them, they where clearly fighting even more serious now, then the last time where Lacus and Waltfeld had ran off with that shuttle and the Gaia gundam. Apparently both of them where starting to run out of patient with one another.
It was just about that time, when the two gundams swiftly pull away from each other, and Kira finally broke the silence and began talking in a tone that left little doubt about how serious he took this.
"You go back to the Archangel Dearka! I'll stay here and take care of Athrun!" The brown haired man said determined.
And without waiting for a response, he let the two plasma cannons fly over the Freedom's shoulders, immediately firing them of after the Saviour, obviously trying to destroy the head, on the red mobile suit.
But before the beams could hit the Saviour. Athrun quickly dropped down under the attack, then charge full speed towards the Freedom, of course still with the right beam saber out and ready to strike.
Which meant that it did not take that many seconds, before the two gundams meet in midair, both pilots using all of their abilities to stay ahead of the other.
"All right Kira! I'll see you once you get back, good luck!" Dearka said, then got the Murasame over in to it's mobile armor mode and began making his way back to the Archangel. Sincerely hoping that his two friends, wouldn't do anything they where going to regret in the end.
He honestly did not want to be the one to tell, Cagalli or Lacus. That Kira and Athrun had gotten seriously hurt, while fighting each other.
Yet once Dearka was gone, the two other pilots continued on with their utmost dangerous fencing match. Each beam saber sparkling brightly, whenever they made contact with each other.
They did however not fight like that for long. Before Athrun began talking in the most reasonable tone he could manage under these circumstances.
"Kira I have been thinking a lot about what you and Dearka have been telling me. But I'm still not sure, that I don't believe that the Chairman and Zaft ain't working for peace. So I have to stay with Zaft until I know the truth!" He said.
Realizing that Athrun was starting to questing Zaft's intention Kira smile briefly, before he began telling his childhood friend his honest opinion about everything he had just said.
"Just how exactly are you planing on finding the truth Athrun? The Chairman has already tried to have Lacus killed once. And if it's discovered that you are having doubts about your loyalty. I frankly don't think that man would hesitate even a second about ordering your death too. That man is far more dangerous then you think Athrun!" Kira said in one go, only getting some air back down in to his lungs after telling his friend all of that.
Thinking briefly about his future brother-in-law's words. Athrun knew Kira was right.
If he started showing signs of disobedience. There was a very high possibility, that the Chairman might try something to get rid of him. Especially with Rey watching his every move, with him around it would definitely be far more difficult, digging up the proof he needed.
"You are right Kira, but that's just a risk I have to take. Yet if he really is trying to do something along the lines of what Rau Le Creuset was trying to do. Then you can be damn sure, that I'm going to help you guys stop him!" Athrun said, sounding very determined about that.
Again getting a small smile on his lips, which quickly disappeared when the two mobile suit broke away from each other. "I'm really glad to hear that Athrun. So what do we do now? It would look kinda suspicious, if we stop fighting now?" Kira asked, while he hurried lifted the saber and slammed it out after his friend, that counter that attack with the shield.
Looking a bit at the Freedom that was hanging just directly in front of him. Athrun couldn't in anyway deny that Kira's words didn't make sense to him.
There was just no way they could stop this fight now, they had to keep going for now. At least until they could come up with a way, to make it seem like one of them had won.
If they where to suddenly stop this battle between them now, then Rey would definitely tell the Chairman about it. And there was simply no way that could be allowed to happen.
"I guess we got no other choice then to keep going Kira, lets do our best to make it look as realistic as possible" Athrun said.
Then hurried moved away from the blue and white gundam, only to thrust the saber out after it a second later. Which Kira was quick to response to by using his own weapon to counter the attack.
But as brutal as the battle looked in distance.
Neither one of the pilots was fighting serious anymore. They where each holding back, while trying hard to make it seem like, they where doing just about everything they could think of, to defeat the other.
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Just after the Freedom had taken off.
Shinn watched now in seed mode, as the extremely powerful mobile suit, took out so many Murasames in one go.
"Damn it, I'm seriously starting to hate that guy!" He muttered angrily, then yelled out for the Minerva to send him the Force Silhouette and fire the Deuterion beam so his mobile suit could be recharged.
Once that task was over and done with. He immediately took off towards a squadron of Orb mobile suits, that was hastily approaching the Minerva. And once he got close enough to them, he lifted the rifle and fired a single well placed shot at the closed Murasame. Taking it out before it had the opportunity, to get off any of the warheads which it was most likely carrying.
Yet when he did that, two of the red and white mobile suits instantly transformed, and began shooting back at him. Apparently hoping that they where enough to stop him from destroying anymore Orb mobile suits.
But seeing as he was already quite pissed of after his battle with the Freedom. The only thing these guys actually succeed in doing, was getting on his nerves and make him even more angry.
"Just die you brain dead fools!" He shouted loudly.
Then pulled out the beam saber and slammed straight in to the side of the first Murasame, cutting it in two. Thereby making sure that whoever was inside that machine, would never see his family and friends ever again.
Not that Shinn cared much about that. He just turned his attention towards the other Murasame, that hadn't done anything since he took out it's partner.
Seeing how easy his commanding officer had been killed by the Impulse gundam. The guy inside the second Murasame, was somewhat uncertain, if he should continue fighting with the Zaft mobile suit. He really didn't want to die now, there was still so many things he wanted to experience.
Yet before he could make up his mind about what he should do now.
He saw the green eyed sinister looking mobile suit charging right at him. Obviously preparing to strike him down, in the same merciless fashion, which his commanding officer had been kill in.
And knowing that it was pretty much impossible for him to survive against this guy in melee combat, he hurried did the very first thing that enter his mind which was to get out of there as possible.
So he got the Murasame over in to it's mobile armor mode, and flew full speed away from the Impulse. Frankly hoping that this would be enough for him, to get a little distance between himself and the gundam.
He did however not get all that far, before a bunch of machine gun shots was fired at him.
And no matter how hard he tried to escape the attacks. They soon tore apart the engine, and send him swirling straight downwards towards the ocean. Which he crashed full speed in to, before he could even let out a scream.
Happy to know that bastard wasn't going to create anymore trouble for them. Shinn immediately took off, after a one legged Murasame, which he knew had been the one to injure Lunamaria, and make a lot of damage on the Minerva.
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While all of this was happening outside.
Todaka stood on the Takemikazuchi's bridge still watching the battle with an angry frown on his face. Which grew slightly larger, when he turned his head a bit to the side, and took a small glance over at Yuna. Who was grinning like a complete and total idiot.
'Damn, how the heck can he continue smirking like that? Don't that spoiled fool realize how many Orb citizens have been lost in this! I have to find someway to put a stop to all of this!' The grey haired man thought determined, as he took a look over at Amagi, that slowly nodded a single time, to show him that no matter what he did now, he would support him.
Truly happy to know that. Todaka let both of his sad eyes ran over the rest of the people up there. Where he of course immediately noticed that some of them where just as cheerful about this as Yuna.
But it did please the grey haired man slightly, when he saw that there was a great deal more that looked just as broken-hearted as he himself was. And it was obvious by the way many of them kept glaring over at Yuna. That they where starting to question the sanity in all of this.
And even true he was happy that not all of them where willing to follow Yuna and the rest of the Seiran family blindly. He knew that if he and Amagi where to try and gain control of the Takemikazuchi with force. There was a possibility that many of the people gather up there, would take Yuna's side in it, there wasn't really anybody that liked the idea of mutiny, no matter what kind of circumstances it was under.
Yet he knew that if he didn't think of something soon. Even more Orb citizens would end up losing their lives in this. It would however not be any good if the people who believed in Lady Cagalli, lost their faithfulness because he made a wrong decision.
But before he had the necessary time to figure out what to do, and what kind of consequences his actions would have. He saw one of their Kuraomikami class being sunk by a well placed shoot from the Minerva's Isolde.
Seeing that and knowing how many people that was on board that vessel. He finally came to a conclusion about what was needed to be done. The best thing for all of them, was that this fight got brought to an end as quickly possible.
Even if it meant doing the absolute opposites of what Lady Cagalli wish for, by destroying the Minerva or sacrificing the Takemikazuchi.
"I truly do hope that someday you will be able to forgive me for this Lady Cagalli" the deeply sadden man whispered softly to himself. Not realizing that his best friend since the academy, had heard everything he had just said.
And even true Amagi had his suspicion about what Todaka was going to do. It was still frankly somewhat of a shock to him. when his old friend yelled out for them to increase speed, and head directly for the Minerva.
But even with every fiber of his being screaming for him to protest. He kept his mouth firmly squeezed shut, there was however someone else up there who was more then willing to share his opinion, about this sudden drastic change in their strategy.
"Do we really have TO? The Minerva still does look quite dangerous. Even with all that damage we have inflict on it!" Yuna said, sounding very much like he was just on the verge of going in to a panic. His expression made it completely clear, for both of the commanding officers up there, that he was having a very difficult time understanding what was going on.
Yet neither Todaka or Amagi really felt like going in to a long detail explanation.
Todaka just turned and glared over at him with a somewhat unreadable gazes in both of his eyes. Yet if anybody bother taking a closer look at him, they would quite easily be able to tell, that there was a great deal of anger simmering just underneath the surface.
"We can't stay back here any longer. If it's truly necessary for Orb's future to destroy the Minerva, then lets go do it right now!" The grey haired captain said in a deep determined voice. Then once more turned his attention out towards the battle and the Archangel.
Just as the white space ship fired one of it's Valiants down in front of another Kuraomikami class cutting it off before it could get in shooting range of the Minerva.
Somewhat taken back by the tone of voice Todaka was using, Yuna slowly turned and took a look out at the grey Zaft ship in the distance, where he could easily tell that many of the ship's weapons was still function as they where suppose to.
But before he could get his mouth open and start to complain about that. Todaka cut him of by telling the crew to open fire.
Which the crew up there immediately did. And no matter what Yuna said and did now, most of the people up there pretty much gave him a cold shoulder, they where all far to occupied following whatever order Todaka was giving them.
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Meanwhile on the Archangel.
Cagalli was shocked to see the Takemikazuchi heading straight for the Minerva, obviously getting ready to kamikaze the grey space ship.
"Wha...what! In the world are they doing? Do Yuna actually believed that sacrificing our flagship is going to help Orb?" The blond woman asked. Trying her best to keep the many tears that was treating to leave her eyes back. It honestly wouldn't resolve anything if she started crying now. She just had to come up with something that could convince the enormous aircraft carrier to stop it's assault.
But in the end she knew that the only thing she could do was ask her brother to try and stop the ship before it was to late. And with that decision made she took a fast look out of the window after the Freedom, and found it fighting with the Saviour not that far away from them.
So after asking Miriallia to establish contact with her brother's mobile suit. Which meant that it did not take many seconds before Kira's face appeared up on the main monitor. That however did not mean, that he was paying a whole lot of attention to them. He was far more busy at the moment pretending to be beating the crap out of Athrun and the Saviour.
And even true she was deeply concerned about what the Takemikazuchi. It still sadden her greatly, that her future husband to be, and her brother had to fight like this again.
She knew that it had been unbelievable difficult for both of them, having to fight each other in the last war. And she was absolutely certain, that this time around it was no different.
And just the sight of their two gundams meet in mid-air, was more then enough to make the blond woman narrow her eyes a bit.
And seeing as she wasn't even close to realizing that it had been quite a while now since the two of them had stopped taking the fight serious. She promise herself, that the next time she had the opportunity she was going to give each of them a smack on the head, for all the stupid things they where doing right now.
But knowing that now was far from the best time, to be making plans for the future. She began telling her brother what was going on in a very loud tone.
"Kira! The Takemikazuchi it's heading right for the Minerva! Please do something I don't want to see either of the ships being destroyed!" She sobbed now not doing anything to hide, that she was more then ready to start crying any moment now. Yet as she told Kira all of that, she didn't realized, that her fiancé, had also been able to hear everything she had just said.
So as the two gundams slammed their weapons together one more time. Both Kira and Athrun took a look down at the Takemikazuchi, which was clearly planing on using itself to sink the Minerva. Not that the grey Zaft ship was making that an easy task to carry out, it was pretty much shooting continuously with whatever weapon it had ready to fire.
And once Athrun saw a single Murasame kamikaze in to the side of the Minerva, destroying the Isolde in the process, a deep unsatisfied vein slowly appeared on his forehead.
If anybody asked him about what he thought was the most illogical thing in war. And if he had to tell the honest truth. He would definitely say that the whole kamikaze thing, was properly one of those things he would never be able to understand. He honestly didn't get. what was going through the mind of the pilots who did something like that.
But what Athrun didn't know was that Kira was thinking almost the exact same thing. Yet after a long moment or two. It was the Freedom's pilot, that brought the brief yet tense silence to an end.
"Athrun we have to do something quickly or else both ships are going to end at the bottom of the sea!" Kira said, after cutting the communication between himself and the Archangel. So Cagalli wouldn't know that he was actually talking with Athrun right now, he frankly thought that it was best to wait until after the battle was over to tell her about, what Athrun was planing to do.
Knowing that his best friend was right Athrun lift his head ,and looked back over at the Freedom. Still thinking as hard as humanly possible about what in the would he was suppose to do now.
"You are right Kira, we have to do something. But it would look quite suspicious, if we suddenly where to stop fighting now. And it would look even more strange if I where to help out the Takemikazuchi, that would be a clear sign that I'm not as loyal to Zaft as I'm pretending to be" Athrun said seriously.
Then hurried fired the Saviour's two plasma cannons directly towards his best friend's mobile suit.
Seeing the two red beams coming right at him. Kira quickly moved slightly to the side and fired the rifle back a few times. But even as the brown haired teenage was doing that. He did not waste anytime in asking Athrun, what he would suggest they did now.
And even true he had no trouble at all seeing the logic in the response. It still came as somewhat of a shock to him.
"Kira you have to destroy the Saviour! It wouldn't be strange at all, if you where to help out both ships. And that way it would seem like I'm still completely loyal to all of Zaft's ideas!" Athrun Zala said, not really happy that there was no other way to resolve this, then to sacrifice the Saviour.
Completely taken back by what Athrun had just told him to do.
Kira leand slightly backwards in the Freedom's cockpit, where he slowly blinked an unknown number of times in utter bewilderment, while both of his purple eyes ran over the extremely powerful red gundam, he had been going up against for who knew how many minutes.
"Are you absolutely sure that's really what you want me to do Athrun?" The brown haired man asked in a small tone. Realizing that if he where to destroy his friend's mobile suit now, he might be taking away Athrun's only means of escape. If a time came, where he was in the need of having to leave the Minerva in a hurry.
Yet if he knew Athrun right. He had properly already realized that, and when Kira heard the next few worlds leave Athrun's mouth. He made the decision to go ahead with the destruction of the Saviour gundam.
"It's not really something I want to do Kira. But we don't have any other choice, either both ships gets destroy or youdestroy the Saviour, beside I don't want Cagalli to have both of those ships on her conscience. Especially not when all of this, is Yuna's fault. So please go help her Kira!" Athrun said in a very loud tone, while taking a brief glance over at the very ship his pregnant fiancée was on.
Looking a bit longer at the red mobile suit, Kira let out a small breath after a few second. "All right Athrun, I'll do what you say. I'm really sorry that it had to come to this!" He said in a small tone.
Just as the two gundams slammed their sabers together one more time, yet while they where struggling like that for a moment or two. Kira closed both of his eyes for a brief second, and went over in to seed mode.
After that the two machines quickly separated from the fierced lock that they had just been in. Yet before they could get to far apart. Kira swiftly moved forward again and thrust the saber straight through the Saviour's head.
"Hold on tight Athrun!" Kira warned his best friend, then dropped the shield and took a hold on the other beam saber.
And not wanting to let this whole thing drag on any longer then necessary. Kira lift both sabers and got ready to give the red mobile suit the final blow. So without any kind of hesitation, he swiftly swung each saber out after the Saviour, disconnecting first the legs and then the uper part of the body, making it so that the only thing that was left intact, was the cockpit.
But it was only when he saw Nicol catch the Saviour's cockpit, that he let out yet another small breath.
Only to immediately turn around, and began making his way straight towards the Takemikazuchi. Sincerely hoping that he could somehow stop the Sword Impulse gundam from making to much damage, on the enormous war ship.
Yet when Kira got closer to the ship. He could easily tell that the ship was getting lower and lower in the water, which was a pretty obvious sign that it was slowly sinking down in to the bottomless ocean below it.
And a single look at the tiny group of M1 Astrays, that was fighting with the Impulse on the Takemikazuchi's deck, was more then enough for him tell, that those guys would not be able to keep the Zaft pilot distract for long.
So not wanting to let this guy kill the evacuating crew, that was already busy trying to get at least some of the lifeboats down in to the water. Kira carefully took aim at the red gundam, and was just about to open fire on it, when suddenly a unfamiliar voice yelled out a loud warning to him.
"Behind you Freedom!" The guy shouted.
Which of course instantly made Kira turn around just the the Minerva fired both of it's Tristans straight at him. Seemingly hoping, that would be all that was needed, to make him back away from the Impulse.
Not that he had an overly difficult time evading the attacks, but as he was doing that, the Impulse pilot took out the very Murasame, which had warned him only a few seconds ago.
Yet before he could turn his attention back towards the other gundam, both Nicol and the white ZAKU on the Minerva began shooting continuously at him.
And with the grey Zaft ship assisting them, they where able to force him to turn his concentration away from the Impulse and over on them instead. And that pretty much left the Strike copy, to continue it's completely merciless destruction, down on the Takemikazuchi's deck.
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At the same time on the Takemikazuchi's bridge.
Yuna was finally let out the deep panic he had been feeling ever since they started heading for the Minerva. "Todaka would you stop standing there enjoying the view and do something? If this continues then they are going to win, and that will ruin everything!" He yelled. Then grap on to the grey haired man's collar, shaking him violently, like he actually thought that was going to make the captain answer him even faster.
Todaka however didn't say anything as he stood there looking at the hysterical Seiran.
"You know that I really despise you. There are so many people that have lost their lives here. And the only thing you are thinking about is destroying the Minerva. You ain't even the least bit grateful for all of these soldiers sacrifice. If anybody where to ask me you should have been the first one to die here, you spoiled little brat!" He yelled not caring one bit about all of those shocked looks the crew was giving him.
But seeing as Yuna frankly didn't believe that he had done anything wrong. He was just about to open his mouth, and tell the disrespectful man, that those soldiers had done their job, and that he had nothing to feel guilty about.
Yet before he could even get his mouth half open a hard punch flew in and hit him straight in the face.
"You and your father, are nothing more then fools, that knows next to nothing about what war is really about! The only thing you Seirans are concerned about, is trying to gain more power through all of this!" Todaka said in a loud angry tone, as he reached down and pick Yuna up from the floor.
And once he got eye contact with the Seiran he began speaking to him in a low tone. "You might not feel any kind of obligation towards the men and women who has lost their lives here. But I certainly do, and I know that Lord Uzumi would have done so too. So if you don't get out of here in the next couple of minutes, I swear that I'll do more then just punch you!" He explained, before dropping him again.
Looking angrily up at the captain. Yuna slowly reached up and used his sleeve to dry away the few drops of blood, that was running from his nose. And as tempt as he was to protest and telling Todaka that he could go to hell.
Yet once he realized, that there was more then a few people up there, who looked more then ready to beat him up. He decided against it, as he slowly got back up on his unsteady feet, and hurried left the bridge without saying a single word to anybody.
Once he was gone. Todaka turned and took a look out at the Impulse just as it throw one of it's beam boomerangs up after two Astrays, taking them both out, before they could do anything to defend themselves.
After that the gundam got it's beam rifle out and began shooting up after a couple of Murasames that was trying just about everything to stop the gundam.
But it was completely obvious that they did not have the necessary strength to accomplish that. The only thing they would be able to do, was slow the red mobile suit down a bit.
And knowing that their time was short, the grey haired man again looked back at the crew. "You guys should all hurry up and evacuate. None of you deserve to go down with the Takemikazuchi! I however will have to stay here, there is simply no way that I can just leave the ship!" He said loudly, getting more then a few shocked gasp from the people around him.
Yet it was not all that surprisingly Amagi that first got his mouth working again. "You can't be serious Todaka! We...I can't just run off and leave you here, I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I did that!" The black haired man said loudly.
Only to continue telling his friend, that if he insist on staying there. Then he too would be staying behind along with him.
Hearing his old friend's words. Todaka looked sadly over at him where he instantly gave him a sad smile.
"You really are a good friend Amagi, and I'm truly grateful for the offer. But it's not in anyway your responsibility to go down with the ship, it's mine. So hurry up and get moving, the few mobile suits out there, wouldn't be able to keep the Impulse busy for long!" He said. Before giving his long time best friend, a hard shove towards the door. Sincerely hoping that would get him and the rest of the crew to leave.
He really didn't want this to drag on too long. He would honestly have preferred that Amagi and the others, would just leave in the same quiet fashion, Yuna had just left in not that long ago.
But he knew Amagi well enough to know that he wouldn't just leave without arguing a bit more.
And when he saw him get ready to say something back to him, he hurried cut him off. "If you are going to be that stubborn about, then would you please do your old friend a small favour?" He asked. Only to immediately after grab on to one of the many chairs up there, just as a large explosion shook the entire ship.
But even true it was incredibly difficult to remain standing through that, both of the friends was somehow able to stay on their feet, while a hellish looking orange glow was rapidly starting to spread all over on the ships deck, from all the things the Zaft gundam had destroyed.
Glaring angrily at the very person which he had been friends with, ever since the very first day he had enter the Orb military academy. Amagi really didn't get how the hell he could be asking for favours at a time like this.
And even true Amagi could not in anyway deny that he was somewhat tempered to give his friend, the exact same treatment that he had give that stupid Seiran only a few moments ago. Yet when he noticed the deeply serious expression on Todaka's face, he decided against it.
"What is it you damn idiot? What the hell is it you want me to do?" He asked not bothering hiding any of the tears that was running down his face.
He did not no how to describe it all. But those few seconds where he wait to hear what his old friend was going to ask him, was properly the most terrible once in his entire life.
Just who in their right mind would look forward to hear a person you cared about last request.
Hearing Amagi speak to him like that, made the sad smile on Todaka's face grew a little bigger. Before he started telling the black haired man, what he wished for him to do.
"I would like for you my old friend to go to the Archangel, together with everybody that feels like the path Orb is on now ,is wrong. Once over there, I want you all to assist that ship and Lady Cagalli in bringing peace back to our world. Precisely like they did two years ago!" He said, while thinking briefly about the last war and the kid he had help out after both of his parents and his sister had been kill.
He did however not get much time to think about Shinn. Before Amagi stepped over and gave him a friendly hug.
"You...you really are a dumb bastard Todaka, you know that right!" Amagi said, doing his best to keep at least a little control over all of his conflicting emotions.
Truly realizing how hard this was on his old friend. Todaka nodded a single time in agreement. "Yeah I know Amagi. Now hurry up and get out of here, before I dump you all in to a lifeboat myself" he said, while giving his friend a small hug back.
After that. He turned around, and looked out at the Impulse, that was still busy with it's rampages out on the deck. But even as he stood there watching the overly brutal mobile suit, he heard everybody else quietly leave the bridge.
"It would have been kind nice, if I could have seen the peaceful world. Which I'm sure that the Archangel and her crew, are going to make for all of us" he whispered softly to himself.
Not once taking his eyes away from the red gundam.
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Outside Shinn was slowly making his way through the huge flames that was surrounding him from all sides, not that he cared overly much about that. The only thing on his mind at the moment, was to demolish the enormous warship's bridge, and make the ship's crew pay for even thinking about treating the Minerva. Every single one of those Orb bastards, still left on the ship deserved a one way ticket to hell.
And he was utterly determined to be the one to give it to them. Which meant that it did not take him long to reach the bridge, where he realized that there was a single lonely figure standing in the window looking out at him.
And knowing that there was simply no way this guy could get away from his rightful punishment, made a small wicked smirk appear on Shinn's face, as he throw both beam swords up over his head, and without the least bit hesitation he slammed the two weapons with full forces down in to the Takemikazuchi's bridge.
Not realizing that he was feeling glad and satisfied over the fact. That he had just killed the very person, that had been like a new father to him, and had helped him out so much two years ago.
Actually the only thing on the boy's mind right now, was to get back to the Minerva and watch as this worthless piece of crap, slowly disappeared down in to the ocean where it belonged, together with all the other crap down there.
So after taking a brief glance around at all the destruction he had cost. He took of from the hastily sinking warship, not all that keen on the thought, of going down along with that vessel.
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Meanwhile not that far above him.
Dearka slowly made his way over to the Freedom and looked down at the Takemikazuchi.
"Damn it all, this was not how it was suppose to end!" He growled out in a unhappy tone. As he turned and looked directly at the Impulse. Truth was, that he was slightly tempted to go after that machine and beat the crap out of it.
But he knew that there was no way he could win, against the Impulse armed only with a beam saber and nothing else. And he definitely didn't want to lost his life by trying to do something so utterly reckless and crazy.
And with that in mind he slowly deactivated the saber and placed it where it belonged on the Murasame.
Yet as he was doing that Kira was slowly moving his eyes over all of the lifeboats, that was drifting around down by the Takemikazuchi. He might be far from pleased with this outcome.
But he was glad to know that at least some of the crew had manage to escape from the Impulse's completely merciless slaughter. He really didn't understand how that guy was actually able to live with himself, after killing some many people.
That was surely one of those things that was still bothering Kira greatly, whenever he thought about the first Bloody Valentine War.
He did however not think about that for long. Before he noticed, that a few of the lifeboats and a small squadron of Murasames, was now heading in the direction of the Archangel.
And not knowing what those guys was up to. Kira turned and looked over at Dearka's Murasame, where he of course instantly noticed that his friend was still quite busy watching, as the front of the Takemikazuchi disappeared in to the ocean, never to be seen again.
"We better get back to the Archangel Dearka, I'm a bit curious about what those Murasames are planing to do!" He said, while taking one last glance over at the red gundam, that had been mostly responsible for the destruction of Orb's flagship.
Yet there was also another reason why he wanted to hurry back there. He was almost completely certain, that Cagalli was totally crushed over this, and he did not want her be alone at a time like this.
Hearing Kira's words. Dearka slowly turned his attention away from the disaster and over at the Freedom. "Yeah you are right Kira, this is far from the most cheerful scene to be watching. And I frankly wouldn't mind getting away from this place as quickly as possible" Dearka said, before he slowly turned around and took a small glance at the Minerva, seriously wondering if helping that damn ship, had really been worth all of this.
But when he saw the Freedom take off. He hurried shook those thought, away and took off after his friend, still trying to decide if he thought that they should continue helping out the Minerva like this.
Yet in the end, he really didn't see much point to it. The rest of the Orb fleet would definitely return back home, after the lost of their flagship. And he quite frankly doubt, that even Yuna, was dumb enough to continue doing battle with the Minerva. After losing the Takemikazuchi.
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And while Kira and Dearka was making their way back to the Archangel.
Athrun was standing beside the sad remains of the Saviour. Not that he was paying much attention to that right now. He was far more busy watching the Takemikazuchi slowly disappearing down in to the sea.
That was pretty much all he could do right now. Even with all the chaos and confusion going on around him. But finally after a few long tense seconds, he let out a loud curse.
"To hell with it all, why did this have to happen?" He growled. Then turned around and began making his way towards the entrance to the Minerva, not caring one bit about the looks the crew out there was giving him.
Fortunately for him practically all of them thought, he was complaining about the Saviour. Not the destruction of the Takemikazuchi.
And once the door flew shut behind him somebody up there could not help but voice his opinion on this.
"Man he seemed totally pissed. Guess we can't really blame him for that, after what happened to the Saviour!" Vino said, while he continued doing whatever he could think of to help out.
Yet before Yolant had the chance to give him a reply. The mostly brown haired mechanic received a hard smack at the back of his head.
"You two clowns are not up here to talk. You can always do that once we are done, now hurry up and get moving Vino!" Madd said loudly, making sure that both of the boys knew, that he would not tolerate that they where wasting time talking, at a time such as this.
Which meant that it did not take many seconds, before they where once more totally occupied with helping out as much as they could.
To be continued.