Gundam SEED Fan Fiction ❯ Gundam SEED: Shadows of War ❯ Phase 01: Peace! What's That! ( Chapter 1 )
[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
By: Deathzealot 
A peace conferance! It looks like peace is finally happening however something is brewing...
Anime/Manga: Gundam SEED Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Romance / Mecha | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.30.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 6.0K | Visits: 677 | Status: Completed
A peace conferance! It looks like peace is finally happening however something is brewing...
Anime/Manga: Gundam SEED Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Sci-fi / Romance / Mecha | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 07.30.2005 | Pages: 3 | Words: 6.0K | Visits: 677 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: Blah, Blah, Blah I do not own SEED or the Manga Gundam SEED Astray so please no sueing for I have no money....
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Shadows of War
Author Foreward: I know that some of this fanfiction is a little unbelievable but I ask you to bear with me for I intend this Fic only to be a link between my first SEED fic Awakening and my next one, which I have not even named yet for it is still on the drawing board. Also a side note I know that the Kusanagi, Eternal and Archangel are know as the Triple Ship Alliance but for two reasons I am calling them the Clyne Faction: 1) I never knew the proper name of them int”l recently. 2) There are no longer three ships, for if you read Awakening; you will see that a lot more ships are added to the Alliance. I also highly recommend that you read Awakening before reading this for you would not get what the story is saying. I thank you advance and I like you to enjoy Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Shadows of War.
Phase 01: Peace! What's That!
In orbit around the blue orb of Earth the long forgotten colony by the name of Mendel floated peacefully unnoticed by any other human eyes, once it was a prosperous colony; now it is a safe harbor for the Clyne Faction. Around the long cylinder of the colony a handful of Man shaped objects watched over the colony as silent sentries to the stars. They're where also a pair of smaller ships doing a circuit around the colony as well watching for any incursion. Inside the Colony itself were the ships of the Clyne Faction with blue showers of sparks dancing around them like fireflies that revealed that they were under repair since they looked like they just got out of a large battle; by the small minnows gathered around the larger ships, which happened to be repairs ships and men in bulky space suits armed with torches.
In the Ship's Lounge of the Support Ship Eternal, the flagship of the now expanded Clyne Faction, a pink haired girl of sixteen sat singing softly to the stars beyond the thin piece of glass separating the lounge from the airless void of space. In the girls hand was a little pink sphere, dancing to the girl's singing, and leaning against a wall of the lounge a boy of the same age had his eyes closed listening to the beautiful singing of the girl. As the song started to come to a close the door opened interrupting the song and an older man that looked like he had been through a lot walked into the lounge. The intrusion stopped the girl and the boy opened his eyes when the song stopped abruptly.
“I am sorry to intrude Miss Clyne but we have received a message from the leaders of the Earth Alliance and ZAFT requesting that we meet on neutral ground and I thought that you might want to know,” the Captain reported with a frown. The girl frowned as well and turned her attention to the man and showed that her eyes looked much older then she happened to be.
“Thank you and please inform the rest of fleet of the transmission Mister Waltfeild,” she ordered with a frown putting down her little Haro, Pink-chan. The man nodded and exited the lounge to head back to the bridge.
“About time those guys got around to setting up a peace settlement and what has it been three weeks now since the Battle of Genesis,” the boy ranted angrily. Hiding a smile the girl made her way over to her quote-on-quote boyfriend.
“Now, now Kira, Politics take time, and truthfully I thought it would taken a lot longer then this,” Lacus Clyne said with a smile as she placed an hand on his cheek. Kira Yamato smiled and opened his eyes again to show that like Lacus his eyes were older then he was for had since a lot of death in this pointless maybe more then Lacus. But the smile took away from that effect.
“All right then why don't you go and find Athrun for I am starting a briefing here pretty soon,” she said in a mocking command voice. He chuckled and made his way out of room with Lacus on his arm smiling all along the way. There happened to be pain behind those eyes and smile for weeks ago his love Flay Allster was killed. Thankfully with the help of Lacus and his other friends he managed to get over it but the pain was still there and may never disappear. Lacus knew this and tried her best to keep his mind off the death of Flay. Nodding she smiled back and let go of him to head for the bridge while he headed for the hanger to see Athrun Zala his best friend and now wingmen.
*
Athrun Zala frowned as he looked up at the wreckage of the Freedom Gundam, his friend”s Kira old Mobile Suit. It looked like it would never fly again but the techs wanted to keep it instead of taking it apart and using it for spare parts. One reason why was that it would be rebuilt given time and made a museum piece. He then turned to look over at the remains of his two Gundam Mobile Suits he had piloted since his entrance into the war. Sighing he placed his hand on the single remaining piece of his last Gundam the Justice Gundam and at the same time looked over at the remains of his older Gundam the Aegis Gundam, which had been recovered from its final resting place by the Orb Union alongside the Strike Gundam. He knew that they had been machines but they had served him well.
“Saying your good byes to them Athrun”“ asked an amused voice behind him. Smiling he turned and saw his best friend the former Freedom Gundam pilot, Kira Yamato.
“Yeah and looking at the Freedom,” he said looking over at the partly rebuilt Gundam with a sigh and turned his attention back to Kira.
“How come you always bring back your Gundams in such a shape that they can be rebuilt easily, while I go out of my way and self destruct my”“ he asked with a smile. Kira looking amused walked over to join him in looking at the Freedom.
“Well maybe I like my better and I respect them more Athrun,” Kira replied with a small chuckle. Athrun raised an eyebrow and looked over at Kira but the rebuttal he was about to say never went past his lips for his friend now wore a white Alliance Uniform instead of his usual Blue one. It was then he remembered that Kira had been promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade thanks to a panel of Earth Alliance Officers in the Clyne Faction itself and placed in command of the Archangel's MS replacing Lieutenant La Flagga, which now included the 95 repaired Strike Gundam, two Strike Daggers, and a single Astray.
“By the way Kira congregations on your promotion,” Athrun said with a smile. Kira looked over at him then his new rank pin and blushed for he had been against it for he said that he never wanted to rejoin the Earth Forces, but Mwu and some friends like Athrun managed to talk him into accepting the position for a lot of the other men respected him in the Faction.
“Thanks Athrun, but I heard you are heading over to the Kusanagi and taking command of its remaining Astrays,” Kira said smiling as he looked at his friend's new uniform. Instead of his usual red ZAFT uniform he wore the red vest and such of the Orb Defense Forces and Monergreate. He blushed to and smiled as well, as they looked up at the Freedom Gundam.
“I just remembered something Athrun what is going to happen to Dearka and Yzak”“ Kira asked with a frown naming Athrun”s two ZAFT friends that had defected to Clyne Faction and still looking at the giant MS before him.
“Well I am taking Yzak with me and placing him as my second while Dearka can stay with the Archangel as yours since he has been getting along with your friend Mille quite well,” Athrun replied with a smile. Kira nodded and turned when the intercom announced a shuttle leaving for the Archangel.
“Well we better head over to the Archangel for Lacus is going over their for a briefing,” Kira said with a smile as he headed for the shuttle in question as Athrun struggled to keep up.
*
Once the room was filled and the doors closed Lacus took the podium. Against the wall were screens showing the briefing rooms of the other ships of the Clyne Faction.
“Ladies and Gentlemen I am glad to announce that the Alliance and ZAFT have finally agreed to a peace settlement at a neutral location,” Lacus announced with a smile. A few sighs of relief and closed eyes said that these men and women were ready to finally end this war. Lacus stopped a moment and started to look over at the people gathered, there were Coordinators and Naturals sitting side by side.
“Yes this war is most likely over, but like all of you I don't really trust them to keep their word of safe conduct, nor do I trust their respective militaries or even the Terrorist Organizations like Blue Cosmos and others. So I want the Noble III with a full load of Mobile Suits and two of the escorts ships to be under cloak waiting for anything to happen,” she said and got a few nods in agreement. The next few minutes was taken by some bickering, before everyone calmed down.
“Excuse me ma'am are we allowed to bring a ship or we have to go in a shuttle or something”“ asked Lieutenant Tyler Adams the single remaining officer of the Earth Alliance Ship Trojan a Cargo ship modified as a Mobile Suit Carrier. The ship was cable of carrying ten Strike Daggers safely. Now he was in command of the Escort Ship Fury for the Trojan had been attacked by rouge Earth Alliance Forces that supported Blue Cosmos, and the Faction had gone in and saved the ship. Now the remaining crew had joined the Faction and it brought three more Strike Daggers to the Faction.
“Yes we are allowed to bring one ship to the meeting, but with the ship”s weapons sealed and two Mobile Suit Escorts, also with weapons covered,” Lacus informed them with a nod. The others frowned and started to say something at the same time. After a few minutes they finally calmed down once more.
“Alright my party will be Kira Yamato, Murrue Ramius, Cagalli Yula Athha, and Athrun Zala,” she said once the noise came back down. The room and the COMM screens erupted with noise as the Faction members objected to the proposal. Lacus was taken back by the outrage for she never realized how loyal her faction was.
“Ma'am send Murrue and Ms. Cagalli but you shouldn't go,” Andy Waltfeild said outraged from the COMM screen of the Eternals briefing room, which was refused by Kisaka who fumed about sending Cagalli there. Lacus took a step back into Kira”s arms.
“They love you Lacus and they don't like you getting in danger,” Kira whispered into her ear. Blinking she moved back to podium. She couldn”t believe this that every single Faction member in view were yelling or smiling at her. It was then she realized how powerful a connection could be when you take a group of people into battle and brings them out again. Sighing she called for quits and slowly the sound level came down.
“I am touched by your concern for me, but I can not stand by on the ship and wait for my friends go in my place,” she said pleading to the others. The room was quit as her comment sunk in, and they about at the same time remembered that she was not like that. So they conceded and said nothing. Lacus sighed again and filled in some minor details.
“Alright Colonel Kisaka and Captain Waltfeild will be in command int'l I return and Lieutenant Anderson I want you to pick a team to go aboard the Noble,” she informed them and then dismissed then. For a few minutes she sat stunned as it caught with her. Athrun, Cagille and Kira were standing around her, her friends.
“I never knew,” she managed to say before sinking to a chair that Kira had place behind her. She also knew if she died, the faction would break up, for she was the only one keeping them together. Murrue walked up and hugged her as she leaned down. Murrue had always been both a mother and sister figure to the small group of teens, while Lieutenant Commander La Flagga was the big brother figure to them all.
“I know Lacus, but you have that effect on people, also when you take someone into battle and out again alive there are always a connection between them,” Murrue said with a motherly smile. Lacus nodded and turned to her friends and became a teenager once more not a commander of a battle fleet ready to kill at her orders.
*
Athrun was frowning as he started to head for the shuttle that would bring him to the now approaching space station acting as the neutral ground for the settlement. As he stepped up to the shuttle, Cagalli came up to him.
“Athrun you don't need to go with us,” she said after a brief kiss on his cheek. He was about to protest when he saw what she was pointing at, the Strike Rouge Gundam, which had been brought along as one of the MS escort but no one was available to pilot yet.
“I want you to take the Strike Rouge, I will be to busy to do pilot it,” she said with a smile. Athrun nodded and headed towards the Gundam and saw Kira getting ready to take the Strike out.
“Yeah Kira strange to be piloting it again,” he shouted up to him and Murdock on the catwalk. Kira frowned looked down at him and then smiled.
“Yeah but it feels familiar even when Lieutenant Commander La Flagga took it out,” he said with a smile and motioned the robotic bird off his shoulder. Athrun smiled he saw Birdie take flight and land on his shoulder. Athrun was pleased to see his creation yet again for it had been in Kira”s quarters on the Archangel for a while. He then decided to get back to business.
“Mister Murdoch can you get the Strike Rouge ready, I will be piloting it,” he said with a smile to the older man which had became a good friend for Kira.
“Got it kid, give a minute to switch the OS and it will be ready,” he said, for Erica Simmons had managed to create a hard drive which can switch the OS of a mobile suit from the Natural OS that Kira had designed and the one used by Faction MS being piloted by Coordinators. Athrun mounted the pink Mobile Suit and got it ready to launch once the grizzled tech announced it was ready. He threw a final glance at the running Cagalli and smiled remembered their time together after the battle. Athrun then turned his attention to Linear Catapult as it launched him brutally into space.
*
Kira smiled as he brought the Aile Strike Gundam next to the Shuttle bringing Lacus, Mille (acting as Lacus's aide), his sister Cagalli, Murrue (acting as Lacus's second in command) and Dearka (playing the role of the body guard). He smiled as the Aile Strike Rouge came up next to him and smiled even wider when Athrun”s face flashed onto his screen, he didn't look too happy.
“How come I get the pink Mobile Suit,” Athrun said with a mock growl. He was still in his uniform, like Kira was. Since they didn't expect to be in battle anytime soon. Chuckling Kira gave a big show of mock horror.
“Oh really and here I thought I was the whiny one here,” Kira said with a smile. Athrun raised an eyebrow but then a Alliance Agremmeon Flag Carrier, and a ZAFT Nazca Class Frigate arrived and launched a shuttle a piece along with two MS escorting each. Both friends nodded now back to business. Kira turn to see that two Guiaz Mobiles were escorting the ZAFT Shuttle, while a Duel Dagger (Assault Shroud) and a Buster Dagger were escorting the Alliance Shuttle. It was then Kira realized that the Clyne Faction were the only ones with Gundams, all the others from ZAFT and the Alliance were destroyed. Nodding Kira turned to see a glimmer of light were the Noble III awaited and he smiled knowing that no one would get the better of them this time.
*
Athrun frowning let go of the lift for the Gundam behind him. He looked over as the Faction's shuttle started to unload its cargo. Smiling once more he moved to join them alongside Kira who was not smiling for his eyes were on the other peace parties and the Mobile Suits kneeling behind them as well.
“Athrun you know any of those ZAFT big wigs”“ Cagalli asked with a smile motioning towards the ZAFT party but not looking happy in her Orb Union Uniform. Athrun hid a smile and turned to look at the ZAFT, two were wearing Military Uniforms most likely the pilots while the others were wearing the blue uniforms of the PLANT Supreme Council. He blinked for he never thought any of Council would come but this happened to be a peace settlement. As the three contingents walked towards each other they eyed each other, hands going for non-existent sidearm having left them on the shuttles.
“Yeah that lady in to the side is Yzak's Mother, the blonde lady to the side is Eileen Canaver it Siegel Clyne's supporter, the blond man if you can guess is Tad
Elsman Dearka's Dad and finally that one man with looks like the new Chief Councilor is Jeremy Maxwell, who happened to by my father's right hand man,” Athrun informed them with a frown keeping his eyes on Maxwell. Cagille nodded and turned to Murrue who was looking over at the Alliance group.
“You know any of those guys Murrue,” Cagille asked looking over at them seeing two normal suited figures hanging back.
“Yeah I do, that man in the lead Rear Admiral Hancock he sat in over the hearing after we got back to Alaska, but was one of my best allies there for he is the student of Admiral Halberton and the women is a senator who happens to be a friend of my mother. The others I don't know,” she said with a displeased frown. Finally the groups came together and they stayed silent for a brief minute.
“Thank you for coming Miss Clyne we were afraid that our message couldn't reach you,” Rear Admiral Hancock said with a kindly smile. Murrue had just mentioned that this young man happened to a prot駩e of the late Admiral Lewis Halberton. The Senator and another military officer near him scowled but didn”t say anything.
“Thank you Admiral, and I must thank Councilors Maxwell and Canaver for coming as well,” Lacus said with that smile of hers. The ZAFT Councilor only nodded and looked like he didn”t want to be here, but Canaver just nodded with a smile since the two were very close in fact she was Lacus's God Mother.
“I like to introduce my party, there is Commander Murrue Ramius, Princess Cagalli Yula Athha, Lieutenant Junior Grade Kira Yamato, Lieutenant Dearka Ellsman, Commander Athrun Zala, and Warrant Officer Miriallia “Milli” Haw,” she said with a smile motioning to them in kind, which just nodded or smiled. Mille had been promoted to Warrant Officer alongside Sai for they had the experience needed. The other two parties introduce themselves and started towards the meeting room. But as soon as the door opened a line of Alliance Soldiers, Kira, Athrun, and Dearka the Coordinators of the group jumped in front of Lacus, Cagalli and Milli respectively in an effort to protect them while Murrue hunkered down behind the others and raised a Communicator to her lips. But Admiral Hancock chuckled and rested his hand on Murrue's shoulder.
“Calm down all of you there are only my men, for I was afraid of Blue Cosmos interference so I handpicked some men to act as an honor guard,” he said nodding to the lead man who relaxed and brought the honor guard to attention. The Peace Parties continued on surprised at the honor guard's salutes before finally settling down in the meeting room.
*
Rear Admiral Hancock leaned back in his chair as he watched the ZAFT and Alliance officials debating left, right and center. Lacus Clyne often put in a comment or two before they went at again. He took this time to look over the Clyne Faction” other party members. First their was Lieutenant Junior Grade Kira Yamato, a seventeen year old boy but looked like had twice as life experience then men twice his age, next was the Princess who had those eyes of a seasoned warrior, the Aide Miriallia Haw who had the eyes that have seen death, and finally Lacus Clyne herself who those same eyes of the Princess but a more calmer ones. He shook his head in amazement at these young warriors who had been through hell and back.
As he listened to the debate he started to remember how he got out of JOSH-A when it was determined that there was a Cyclops System under the base. He had been along the first defense line barely holding together when he heard the transmission from Kira Yamato. It was then he broke off and steamed away from the equally retreating ZAFT fleet. He barely made it when the system activated and destroyed the base along with a number of ZAFT personnel invading the base. He had lost the remaining half of his taskforce when they put themselves between the shockwave and his Carrier. After the battle he was brought on charges of cowardice, but was dismissed for one of the jury mentioned that they needed experienced flag officers, but if he were found of cowardice again they he wouldn't be so lucky. Thankfully he never did, fighting at Panama, Orb, Victoria and some other minor battles. After the battle of GENESIS he was one of the sole flag officers standing after the battle itself and the arrests made after. Hancock along with a few other flag officers, with a few of the Civilian Government officials from the alliance managed to barely hold the Alliance together. Sighing he came back to the present and saw that something was up. Frowning he turned he looked over at Admiral Jacques and Senator Victoria who were smiling looking over at the two ZAFT officials.
“Mister Councilor the Earth Alliance wants to put another offer on the table,” the Senator said with a smile that made Hancock shivered in fear. Something was up he could tell, frowning he straightened in his chair and looked around.
“What offer is this Miss Senator,” the councilor Jeremy Maxwell said with a smile clearly knowing what is going to be said.
“As you know the Clyne Faction is accused as Traitors too both of our nations, I say that we arrest them and then execute them for Treason,” the Senator said with a smile. Hancock eyes narrowed and looked over at the Faction in question to see them go to alert. As if on cue both doors to the room opened and Soldiers invaded the room. But they wore armored vests and held automatic weapons they were pointing at the Clyne Faction.
“What is the meaning of this Victoria,” he yelled in anger. He could also see a dead body of one of his men out the door.
“For a Blue and Perfect world,” she said with a grin standing next to the Admiral who now had a handgun. Gapping at the Blue Cosmo”s motto and the handgun, so he never saw the flash but he felt the bullet entering him before passing out do the pain.
*
Kira cursed as he with the help of Dearka and Athrun managed to flip the table over as a temporary shield. He couldn't believe this was happening the Alliance and ZAFT working together. He peeked around the table to see the ZAFT and Alliance parties exiting the room leaving a wounded Eileen Canaver, Tad Elsman, Admiral Hancock, and another Alliance Official. He then cursed as the soldiers opened fire on them without giving them a chance to surrender but Senator Victoria gave them the option earlier. In the background he heard Murrue-san trying to get in contact with Archangel.
“I can not get in contact with Archangel,” she reported with a curse. Kira gritted his teeth and looked around to see grim faces of his friends around him. They were stuck and their enemy knew it as they advanced towards them, with only Athrun's and Dearka's holdout pistols opposing them. It happened that God was with them for another group of soldiers busted into the room opening fire on the others.
“Are you guys alright,” the leader asked once the last enemy fell. Thankfully the room was large enough that they were not in the crossfire.
“Yes we have only one injury,” Murrue replied causally not really knowing if these guys were friendly. The leader nodded and made sure that the other wounded were all right before heading over to them.
“I am Lieutenant Commander Aidan aide to Admiral Hancock,” he said putting down his rifle. Murrue nodded and the others walked from their cover.
“We will get you to the hanger and then to the Archangel, but I ask you to take the Admiral with you,” he said and Murrue nodded looking at the knocked out Hancock.
“Right let's go,” Murrue ordered picking up a Rifle from one of the dead. The others did as well, and made sure they were loaded and followed their allies.
*
Mwu La Flagga grumbled as he sat in the Captain's chair of the Archangel waiting for the Diplomatic party to return. He wasn't happy that he was here instead of being with his love Murrue Ramius. As he sat he watched the two other ships facing off with his own over the remains of the space station that was acting as peaceful ground, which mostly was a base instead of a normal station.
“Commander, there is something wrong,” Sai said from the Operator”s station above him. Mwu looked up at him with a frown.
“What you are talking about,” he asked the red headed young man manning that station.
“Well… WHAT THE HELL!” he cursed listening to the airwaves.
“What is it Sai,” Mwu asked snapping to alertness along with the rest of the bridge crew. Sai flipped a switch and the speakers around the bridge started to crackle as he transferred a message to the.
“Attention Archangel your Diplomatic Party has been captured and you are to surrender or be destroyed,” came cold emotionless voice over the COMM. The bridge crew went silent, surprised at the order.
*
Commander Adam Wells the commander of the Battleship Noble III sat and watched the screens showing the Archangel sitting peacefully in the midst of an Agamemnon Class Ship, and a Nazca Class Frigate. It was bothering him for it looked way to peaceful for comfort. As if on cue the radio crackled to life.
“Attention Archangel your Diplomatic Party has been captured and you are to surrender or be destroyed,” came a cruel, cold voice from the bridge's speakers. The bridge became silent, but the angry growl of Adam broke it.
“CIC, get ready to launch to the Mobile Suits, Helm bring us on a course behind the two those ships, instructed the Escort ships to race over to protect the Archangel,” he started to snap orders angrily. He wasn't the only one who was angry at this betrayal.
*
Murrue cursed as another friendly solider fell thanks to the traitors under the Alliance Admiral Jacques. They were so close to the shuttle and the Gundams. He could see that some people were trying to fiddle with the two Gundams. Luckily both Athrun and Kira locked them down and no one but them can access them. Suddenly the Lieutenant Commander that saved them charged with his remaining men, who surprisingly was a riot but at the cost of more then half of his remaining men. She then took command directing the remaining men aboard the shuttle along with the party carrying the Admiral, the two ZAFT councilors and the other Alliance Senator.
“Come on Lieutenant Commander don't be a hero we made it get aboard,” she cried to the man who saved her. He nodded and jumped towards her as the shuttle started to take off, Murrue with Dearka's help pulled him onto the crowded shuttle. The two Gundams now under there true owners followed them. Two GINNs were waiting for them but were blown away by the friends in their Gundams having taken off the covers for the beam rifles. The two Pilots were too mad to care about killing right then.
“Archangel this Commander Ramius active Plan Bug Out,” she ordered and mentioned they were coming in with wounded. She soon heard the relieved voice of her boyfriend Mwu. Smiling she turned to see the two other ships were launching MS towards them along with so called Diplomatic escort MS. Behind them the Noble III dropped it”s cloak and opened fire on them surprising the enemy completely.
*
Lieutenant Eric Anderson gritted his teeth in anger as his team launched from the Noble III and with a bitter hatred for these guys. He could see the two Escort ships racing to meet the shuttle. The two Gundam escorting them were working overtime. Frowning he saw that the so-called peace envoy had extra MS launching from the two ships, a lot more then the supposed two escorts. The Agamemnon he was a late war type and hence could hold Mobile Suits instead the normal Moebius Units. What was scary was that they could carry over ten MS. He only had his team's three Strike Daggers, single Astray, four Moebius Units from the Escort ships and his own Custom Astray; six MS including the Gundams and four MA against sixteen enemy MS from both the ZAFT ship and the EA ship. Luckily the Noble's presence surprised the enemy enough for his men to dive into battle unhindered.
After making sure the injured were taking care in the Archangel's already strained Med Bay, Murrue made her way to the bridge to take her place as its commander. When Mwu saw her he broke into a grin before vacating her chair and hobbled over to the CIC”s Commanders chair, were once Natarle Badgiruel sat. Sighing she sat down and looked out the veiwport to see the two “non-threatening” ships launching a lot more MS then they said they had. Luckily the Noble and its MS took them by surprise. At the corner of her eye she saw Milli drop in her seat at as the Operator, while Dearka having no MS to pilot dropped into her former chair at the COMM board to take her duties as COMM Officer/Flight Controller. Luckily for him the Elite ZAFT happened to be cross-trained for just an occurrence like this. Nodding Murrue ordered the ship's weapons to be uncovered and to enter the battle alongside the Noble III.
*
Kira grunted as he finished off a GINN with a backward slash of his beam saber. He flinched when it went off like a roman candle for he had killed yet again. He took another live that will never, ever see his/her family again. Sighing he gritted his teeth for he knew that he needed to protect his friends… no his family aboard the Noble III, the Archangel, and the MS fighting around the battle site. As he sliced through another MS this one a Strike Dagger he remembered what Mwu La Flagga said, as well as a shuttle exploding before his eyes, then an Escape Shuttle with a certain red head staring out a veiwport at him before the Escape Shuttle exploded in front of him. Following this was images of his friends and loved ones aboard the ships.
“I WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!” he roared as a familiar blue Seed fell in front of his eyes before shattering sending him into what Athrun and himself dupped SEED Mode, before launching himself into the battle ahead.
*
Athrun gulped as another live was lost thanks to him as a GuAIZ exploded before him thanks to his beam rifle. It was yet another person that would never see the light of day again. It was then he realized he needed to protect his friends and loved ones aboard the Archangel and Noble III. As he thought of this, images of them flashed before his eyes, finally an image of a familiar black Gundam being destroyed right in front of his eyes, followed by another Gundam this one white fighting off three other Gundams. His eyes narrowed in anger as he glared at the numerous MS around him.
“I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN THEM! I WILL PROTECT THEM JUST LIKE NICHOL TRIED TO DO TO ME! I WILL NOT FAIL!” he yelled out in anger as a familiar green Seed fell in front of his eyes before shattering throwing him into what he like to call Seed Mode. Opening his eyes showing that they were the familiar wide irises that where signs of Seed Mode. Athrun then growled and threw himself into the battle ahead.
TBC
Author Notes:
They this is the first chapter in my fan fiction Shadows of War. I really hope you like it, even though I think I got Athrun's and Kira's characters a bit wrong. So I beg you to review so I can get the encouragement I need to continue this. Also I realize that the Alliance would never work with ZAFT but bear with me for I will explain what the heck happened with this either the next chapter or the next one after that. Thanks and please enjoy the rest of Shadows of War!
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Shadows of War
Author Foreward: I know that some of this fanfiction is a little unbelievable but I ask you to bear with me for I intend this Fic only to be a link between my first SEED fic Awakening and my next one, which I have not even named yet for it is still on the drawing board. Also a side note I know that the Kusanagi, Eternal and Archangel are know as the Triple Ship Alliance but for two reasons I am calling them the Clyne Faction: 1) I never knew the proper name of them int”l recently. 2) There are no longer three ships, for if you read Awakening; you will see that a lot more ships are added to the Alliance. I also highly recommend that you read Awakening before reading this for you would not get what the story is saying. I thank you advance and I like you to enjoy Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Shadows of War.
Phase 01: Peace! What's That!
In orbit around the blue orb of Earth the long forgotten colony by the name of Mendel floated peacefully unnoticed by any other human eyes, once it was a prosperous colony; now it is a safe harbor for the Clyne Faction. Around the long cylinder of the colony a handful of Man shaped objects watched over the colony as silent sentries to the stars. They're where also a pair of smaller ships doing a circuit around the colony as well watching for any incursion. Inside the Colony itself were the ships of the Clyne Faction with blue showers of sparks dancing around them like fireflies that revealed that they were under repair since they looked like they just got out of a large battle; by the small minnows gathered around the larger ships, which happened to be repairs ships and men in bulky space suits armed with torches.
In the Ship's Lounge of the Support Ship Eternal, the flagship of the now expanded Clyne Faction, a pink haired girl of sixteen sat singing softly to the stars beyond the thin piece of glass separating the lounge from the airless void of space. In the girls hand was a little pink sphere, dancing to the girl's singing, and leaning against a wall of the lounge a boy of the same age had his eyes closed listening to the beautiful singing of the girl. As the song started to come to a close the door opened interrupting the song and an older man that looked like he had been through a lot walked into the lounge. The intrusion stopped the girl and the boy opened his eyes when the song stopped abruptly.
“I am sorry to intrude Miss Clyne but we have received a message from the leaders of the Earth Alliance and ZAFT requesting that we meet on neutral ground and I thought that you might want to know,” the Captain reported with a frown. The girl frowned as well and turned her attention to the man and showed that her eyes looked much older then she happened to be.
“Thank you and please inform the rest of fleet of the transmission Mister Waltfeild,” she ordered with a frown putting down her little Haro, Pink-chan. The man nodded and exited the lounge to head back to the bridge.
“About time those guys got around to setting up a peace settlement and what has it been three weeks now since the Battle of Genesis,” the boy ranted angrily. Hiding a smile the girl made her way over to her quote-on-quote boyfriend.
“Now, now Kira, Politics take time, and truthfully I thought it would taken a lot longer then this,” Lacus Clyne said with a smile as she placed an hand on his cheek. Kira Yamato smiled and opened his eyes again to show that like Lacus his eyes were older then he was for had since a lot of death in this pointless maybe more then Lacus. But the smile took away from that effect.
“All right then why don't you go and find Athrun for I am starting a briefing here pretty soon,” she said in a mocking command voice. He chuckled and made his way out of room with Lacus on his arm smiling all along the way. There happened to be pain behind those eyes and smile for weeks ago his love Flay Allster was killed. Thankfully with the help of Lacus and his other friends he managed to get over it but the pain was still there and may never disappear. Lacus knew this and tried her best to keep his mind off the death of Flay. Nodding she smiled back and let go of him to head for the bridge while he headed for the hanger to see Athrun Zala his best friend and now wingmen.
*
Athrun Zala frowned as he looked up at the wreckage of the Freedom Gundam, his friend”s Kira old Mobile Suit. It looked like it would never fly again but the techs wanted to keep it instead of taking it apart and using it for spare parts. One reason why was that it would be rebuilt given time and made a museum piece. He then turned to look over at the remains of his two Gundam Mobile Suits he had piloted since his entrance into the war. Sighing he placed his hand on the single remaining piece of his last Gundam the Justice Gundam and at the same time looked over at the remains of his older Gundam the Aegis Gundam, which had been recovered from its final resting place by the Orb Union alongside the Strike Gundam. He knew that they had been machines but they had served him well.
“Saying your good byes to them Athrun”“ asked an amused voice behind him. Smiling he turned and saw his best friend the former Freedom Gundam pilot, Kira Yamato.
“Yeah and looking at the Freedom,” he said looking over at the partly rebuilt Gundam with a sigh and turned his attention back to Kira.
“How come you always bring back your Gundams in such a shape that they can be rebuilt easily, while I go out of my way and self destruct my”“ he asked with a smile. Kira looking amused walked over to join him in looking at the Freedom.
“Well maybe I like my better and I respect them more Athrun,” Kira replied with a small chuckle. Athrun raised an eyebrow and looked over at Kira but the rebuttal he was about to say never went past his lips for his friend now wore a white Alliance Uniform instead of his usual Blue one. It was then he remembered that Kira had been promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade thanks to a panel of Earth Alliance Officers in the Clyne Faction itself and placed in command of the Archangel's MS replacing Lieutenant La Flagga, which now included the 95 repaired Strike Gundam, two Strike Daggers, and a single Astray.
“By the way Kira congregations on your promotion,” Athrun said with a smile. Kira looked over at him then his new rank pin and blushed for he had been against it for he said that he never wanted to rejoin the Earth Forces, but Mwu and some friends like Athrun managed to talk him into accepting the position for a lot of the other men respected him in the Faction.
“Thanks Athrun, but I heard you are heading over to the Kusanagi and taking command of its remaining Astrays,” Kira said smiling as he looked at his friend's new uniform. Instead of his usual red ZAFT uniform he wore the red vest and such of the Orb Defense Forces and Monergreate. He blushed to and smiled as well, as they looked up at the Freedom Gundam.
“I just remembered something Athrun what is going to happen to Dearka and Yzak”“ Kira asked with a frown naming Athrun”s two ZAFT friends that had defected to Clyne Faction and still looking at the giant MS before him.
“Well I am taking Yzak with me and placing him as my second while Dearka can stay with the Archangel as yours since he has been getting along with your friend Mille quite well,” Athrun replied with a smile. Kira nodded and turned when the intercom announced a shuttle leaving for the Archangel.
“Well we better head over to the Archangel for Lacus is going over their for a briefing,” Kira said with a smile as he headed for the shuttle in question as Athrun struggled to keep up.
*
Once the room was filled and the doors closed Lacus took the podium. Against the wall were screens showing the briefing rooms of the other ships of the Clyne Faction.
“Ladies and Gentlemen I am glad to announce that the Alliance and ZAFT have finally agreed to a peace settlement at a neutral location,” Lacus announced with a smile. A few sighs of relief and closed eyes said that these men and women were ready to finally end this war. Lacus stopped a moment and started to look over at the people gathered, there were Coordinators and Naturals sitting side by side.
“Yes this war is most likely over, but like all of you I don't really trust them to keep their word of safe conduct, nor do I trust their respective militaries or even the Terrorist Organizations like Blue Cosmos and others. So I want the Noble III with a full load of Mobile Suits and two of the escorts ships to be under cloak waiting for anything to happen,” she said and got a few nods in agreement. The next few minutes was taken by some bickering, before everyone calmed down.
“Excuse me ma'am are we allowed to bring a ship or we have to go in a shuttle or something”“ asked Lieutenant Tyler Adams the single remaining officer of the Earth Alliance Ship Trojan a Cargo ship modified as a Mobile Suit Carrier. The ship was cable of carrying ten Strike Daggers safely. Now he was in command of the Escort Ship Fury for the Trojan had been attacked by rouge Earth Alliance Forces that supported Blue Cosmos, and the Faction had gone in and saved the ship. Now the remaining crew had joined the Faction and it brought three more Strike Daggers to the Faction.
“Yes we are allowed to bring one ship to the meeting, but with the ship”s weapons sealed and two Mobile Suit Escorts, also with weapons covered,” Lacus informed them with a nod. The others frowned and started to say something at the same time. After a few minutes they finally calmed down once more.
“Alright my party will be Kira Yamato, Murrue Ramius, Cagalli Yula Athha, and Athrun Zala,” she said once the noise came back down. The room and the COMM screens erupted with noise as the Faction members objected to the proposal. Lacus was taken back by the outrage for she never realized how loyal her faction was.
“Ma'am send Murrue and Ms. Cagalli but you shouldn't go,” Andy Waltfeild said outraged from the COMM screen of the Eternals briefing room, which was refused by Kisaka who fumed about sending Cagalli there. Lacus took a step back into Kira”s arms.
“They love you Lacus and they don't like you getting in danger,” Kira whispered into her ear. Blinking she moved back to podium. She couldn”t believe this that every single Faction member in view were yelling or smiling at her. It was then she realized how powerful a connection could be when you take a group of people into battle and brings them out again. Sighing she called for quits and slowly the sound level came down.
“I am touched by your concern for me, but I can not stand by on the ship and wait for my friends go in my place,” she said pleading to the others. The room was quit as her comment sunk in, and they about at the same time remembered that she was not like that. So they conceded and said nothing. Lacus sighed again and filled in some minor details.
“Alright Colonel Kisaka and Captain Waltfeild will be in command int'l I return and Lieutenant Anderson I want you to pick a team to go aboard the Noble,” she informed them and then dismissed then. For a few minutes she sat stunned as it caught with her. Athrun, Cagille and Kira were standing around her, her friends.
“I never knew,” she managed to say before sinking to a chair that Kira had place behind her. She also knew if she died, the faction would break up, for she was the only one keeping them together. Murrue walked up and hugged her as she leaned down. Murrue had always been both a mother and sister figure to the small group of teens, while Lieutenant Commander La Flagga was the big brother figure to them all.
“I know Lacus, but you have that effect on people, also when you take someone into battle and out again alive there are always a connection between them,” Murrue said with a motherly smile. Lacus nodded and turned to her friends and became a teenager once more not a commander of a battle fleet ready to kill at her orders.
*
Athrun was frowning as he started to head for the shuttle that would bring him to the now approaching space station acting as the neutral ground for the settlement. As he stepped up to the shuttle, Cagalli came up to him.
“Athrun you don't need to go with us,” she said after a brief kiss on his cheek. He was about to protest when he saw what she was pointing at, the Strike Rouge Gundam, which had been brought along as one of the MS escort but no one was available to pilot yet.
“I want you to take the Strike Rouge, I will be to busy to do pilot it,” she said with a smile. Athrun nodded and headed towards the Gundam and saw Kira getting ready to take the Strike out.
“Yeah Kira strange to be piloting it again,” he shouted up to him and Murdock on the catwalk. Kira frowned looked down at him and then smiled.
“Yeah but it feels familiar even when Lieutenant Commander La Flagga took it out,” he said with a smile and motioned the robotic bird off his shoulder. Athrun smiled he saw Birdie take flight and land on his shoulder. Athrun was pleased to see his creation yet again for it had been in Kira”s quarters on the Archangel for a while. He then decided to get back to business.
“Mister Murdoch can you get the Strike Rouge ready, I will be piloting it,” he said with a smile to the older man which had became a good friend for Kira.
“Got it kid, give a minute to switch the OS and it will be ready,” he said, for Erica Simmons had managed to create a hard drive which can switch the OS of a mobile suit from the Natural OS that Kira had designed and the one used by Faction MS being piloted by Coordinators. Athrun mounted the pink Mobile Suit and got it ready to launch once the grizzled tech announced it was ready. He threw a final glance at the running Cagalli and smiled remembered their time together after the battle. Athrun then turned his attention to Linear Catapult as it launched him brutally into space.
*
Kira smiled as he brought the Aile Strike Gundam next to the Shuttle bringing Lacus, Mille (acting as Lacus's aide), his sister Cagalli, Murrue (acting as Lacus's second in command) and Dearka (playing the role of the body guard). He smiled as the Aile Strike Rouge came up next to him and smiled even wider when Athrun”s face flashed onto his screen, he didn't look too happy.
“How come I get the pink Mobile Suit,” Athrun said with a mock growl. He was still in his uniform, like Kira was. Since they didn't expect to be in battle anytime soon. Chuckling Kira gave a big show of mock horror.
“Oh really and here I thought I was the whiny one here,” Kira said with a smile. Athrun raised an eyebrow but then a Alliance Agremmeon Flag Carrier, and a ZAFT Nazca Class Frigate arrived and launched a shuttle a piece along with two MS escorting each. Both friends nodded now back to business. Kira turn to see that two Guiaz Mobiles were escorting the ZAFT Shuttle, while a Duel Dagger (Assault Shroud) and a Buster Dagger were escorting the Alliance Shuttle. It was then Kira realized that the Clyne Faction were the only ones with Gundams, all the others from ZAFT and the Alliance were destroyed. Nodding Kira turned to see a glimmer of light were the Noble III awaited and he smiled knowing that no one would get the better of them this time.
*
Athrun frowning let go of the lift for the Gundam behind him. He looked over as the Faction's shuttle started to unload its cargo. Smiling once more he moved to join them alongside Kira who was not smiling for his eyes were on the other peace parties and the Mobile Suits kneeling behind them as well.
“Athrun you know any of those ZAFT big wigs”“ Cagalli asked with a smile motioning towards the ZAFT party but not looking happy in her Orb Union Uniform. Athrun hid a smile and turned to look at the ZAFT, two were wearing Military Uniforms most likely the pilots while the others were wearing the blue uniforms of the PLANT Supreme Council. He blinked for he never thought any of Council would come but this happened to be a peace settlement. As the three contingents walked towards each other they eyed each other, hands going for non-existent sidearm having left them on the shuttles.
“Yeah that lady in to the side is Yzak's Mother, the blonde lady to the side is Eileen Canaver it Siegel Clyne's supporter, the blond man if you can guess is Tad
Elsman Dearka's Dad and finally that one man with looks like the new Chief Councilor is Jeremy Maxwell, who happened to by my father's right hand man,” Athrun informed them with a frown keeping his eyes on Maxwell. Cagille nodded and turned to Murrue who was looking over at the Alliance group.
“You know any of those guys Murrue,” Cagille asked looking over at them seeing two normal suited figures hanging back.
“Yeah I do, that man in the lead Rear Admiral Hancock he sat in over the hearing after we got back to Alaska, but was one of my best allies there for he is the student of Admiral Halberton and the women is a senator who happens to be a friend of my mother. The others I don't know,” she said with a displeased frown. Finally the groups came together and they stayed silent for a brief minute.
“Thank you for coming Miss Clyne we were afraid that our message couldn't reach you,” Rear Admiral Hancock said with a kindly smile. Murrue had just mentioned that this young man happened to a prot駩e of the late Admiral Lewis Halberton. The Senator and another military officer near him scowled but didn”t say anything.
“Thank you Admiral, and I must thank Councilors Maxwell and Canaver for coming as well,” Lacus said with that smile of hers. The ZAFT Councilor only nodded and looked like he didn”t want to be here, but Canaver just nodded with a smile since the two were very close in fact she was Lacus's God Mother.
“I like to introduce my party, there is Commander Murrue Ramius, Princess Cagalli Yula Athha, Lieutenant Junior Grade Kira Yamato, Lieutenant Dearka Ellsman, Commander Athrun Zala, and Warrant Officer Miriallia “Milli” Haw,” she said with a smile motioning to them in kind, which just nodded or smiled. Mille had been promoted to Warrant Officer alongside Sai for they had the experience needed. The other two parties introduce themselves and started towards the meeting room. But as soon as the door opened a line of Alliance Soldiers, Kira, Athrun, and Dearka the Coordinators of the group jumped in front of Lacus, Cagalli and Milli respectively in an effort to protect them while Murrue hunkered down behind the others and raised a Communicator to her lips. But Admiral Hancock chuckled and rested his hand on Murrue's shoulder.
“Calm down all of you there are only my men, for I was afraid of Blue Cosmos interference so I handpicked some men to act as an honor guard,” he said nodding to the lead man who relaxed and brought the honor guard to attention. The Peace Parties continued on surprised at the honor guard's salutes before finally settling down in the meeting room.
*
Rear Admiral Hancock leaned back in his chair as he watched the ZAFT and Alliance officials debating left, right and center. Lacus Clyne often put in a comment or two before they went at again. He took this time to look over the Clyne Faction” other party members. First their was Lieutenant Junior Grade Kira Yamato, a seventeen year old boy but looked like had twice as life experience then men twice his age, next was the Princess who had those eyes of a seasoned warrior, the Aide Miriallia Haw who had the eyes that have seen death, and finally Lacus Clyne herself who those same eyes of the Princess but a more calmer ones. He shook his head in amazement at these young warriors who had been through hell and back.
As he listened to the debate he started to remember how he got out of JOSH-A when it was determined that there was a Cyclops System under the base. He had been along the first defense line barely holding together when he heard the transmission from Kira Yamato. It was then he broke off and steamed away from the equally retreating ZAFT fleet. He barely made it when the system activated and destroyed the base along with a number of ZAFT personnel invading the base. He had lost the remaining half of his taskforce when they put themselves between the shockwave and his Carrier. After the battle he was brought on charges of cowardice, but was dismissed for one of the jury mentioned that they needed experienced flag officers, but if he were found of cowardice again they he wouldn't be so lucky. Thankfully he never did, fighting at Panama, Orb, Victoria and some other minor battles. After the battle of GENESIS he was one of the sole flag officers standing after the battle itself and the arrests made after. Hancock along with a few other flag officers, with a few of the Civilian Government officials from the alliance managed to barely hold the Alliance together. Sighing he came back to the present and saw that something was up. Frowning he turned he looked over at Admiral Jacques and Senator Victoria who were smiling looking over at the two ZAFT officials.
“Mister Councilor the Earth Alliance wants to put another offer on the table,” the Senator said with a smile that made Hancock shivered in fear. Something was up he could tell, frowning he straightened in his chair and looked around.
“What offer is this Miss Senator,” the councilor Jeremy Maxwell said with a smile clearly knowing what is going to be said.
“As you know the Clyne Faction is accused as Traitors too both of our nations, I say that we arrest them and then execute them for Treason,” the Senator said with a smile. Hancock eyes narrowed and looked over at the Faction in question to see them go to alert. As if on cue both doors to the room opened and Soldiers invaded the room. But they wore armored vests and held automatic weapons they were pointing at the Clyne Faction.
“What is the meaning of this Victoria,” he yelled in anger. He could also see a dead body of one of his men out the door.
“For a Blue and Perfect world,” she said with a grin standing next to the Admiral who now had a handgun. Gapping at the Blue Cosmo”s motto and the handgun, so he never saw the flash but he felt the bullet entering him before passing out do the pain.
*
Kira cursed as he with the help of Dearka and Athrun managed to flip the table over as a temporary shield. He couldn't believe this was happening the Alliance and ZAFT working together. He peeked around the table to see the ZAFT and Alliance parties exiting the room leaving a wounded Eileen Canaver, Tad Elsman, Admiral Hancock, and another Alliance Official. He then cursed as the soldiers opened fire on them without giving them a chance to surrender but Senator Victoria gave them the option earlier. In the background he heard Murrue-san trying to get in contact with Archangel.
“I can not get in contact with Archangel,” she reported with a curse. Kira gritted his teeth and looked around to see grim faces of his friends around him. They were stuck and their enemy knew it as they advanced towards them, with only Athrun's and Dearka's holdout pistols opposing them. It happened that God was with them for another group of soldiers busted into the room opening fire on the others.
“Are you guys alright,” the leader asked once the last enemy fell. Thankfully the room was large enough that they were not in the crossfire.
“Yes we have only one injury,” Murrue replied causally not really knowing if these guys were friendly. The leader nodded and made sure that the other wounded were all right before heading over to them.
“I am Lieutenant Commander Aidan aide to Admiral Hancock,” he said putting down his rifle. Murrue nodded and the others walked from their cover.
“We will get you to the hanger and then to the Archangel, but I ask you to take the Admiral with you,” he said and Murrue nodded looking at the knocked out Hancock.
“Right let's go,” Murrue ordered picking up a Rifle from one of the dead. The others did as well, and made sure they were loaded and followed their allies.
*
Mwu La Flagga grumbled as he sat in the Captain's chair of the Archangel waiting for the Diplomatic party to return. He wasn't happy that he was here instead of being with his love Murrue Ramius. As he sat he watched the two other ships facing off with his own over the remains of the space station that was acting as peaceful ground, which mostly was a base instead of a normal station.
“Commander, there is something wrong,” Sai said from the Operator”s station above him. Mwu looked up at him with a frown.
“What you are talking about,” he asked the red headed young man manning that station.
“Well… WHAT THE HELL!” he cursed listening to the airwaves.
“What is it Sai,” Mwu asked snapping to alertness along with the rest of the bridge crew. Sai flipped a switch and the speakers around the bridge started to crackle as he transferred a message to the.
“Attention Archangel your Diplomatic Party has been captured and you are to surrender or be destroyed,” came cold emotionless voice over the COMM. The bridge crew went silent, surprised at the order.
*
Commander Adam Wells the commander of the Battleship Noble III sat and watched the screens showing the Archangel sitting peacefully in the midst of an Agamemnon Class Ship, and a Nazca Class Frigate. It was bothering him for it looked way to peaceful for comfort. As if on cue the radio crackled to life.
“Attention Archangel your Diplomatic Party has been captured and you are to surrender or be destroyed,” came a cruel, cold voice from the bridge's speakers. The bridge became silent, but the angry growl of Adam broke it.
“CIC, get ready to launch to the Mobile Suits, Helm bring us on a course behind the two those ships, instructed the Escort ships to race over to protect the Archangel,” he started to snap orders angrily. He wasn't the only one who was angry at this betrayal.
*
Murrue cursed as another friendly solider fell thanks to the traitors under the Alliance Admiral Jacques. They were so close to the shuttle and the Gundams. He could see that some people were trying to fiddle with the two Gundams. Luckily both Athrun and Kira locked them down and no one but them can access them. Suddenly the Lieutenant Commander that saved them charged with his remaining men, who surprisingly was a riot but at the cost of more then half of his remaining men. She then took command directing the remaining men aboard the shuttle along with the party carrying the Admiral, the two ZAFT councilors and the other Alliance Senator.
“Come on Lieutenant Commander don't be a hero we made it get aboard,” she cried to the man who saved her. He nodded and jumped towards her as the shuttle started to take off, Murrue with Dearka's help pulled him onto the crowded shuttle. The two Gundams now under there true owners followed them. Two GINNs were waiting for them but were blown away by the friends in their Gundams having taken off the covers for the beam rifles. The two Pilots were too mad to care about killing right then.
“Archangel this Commander Ramius active Plan Bug Out,” she ordered and mentioned they were coming in with wounded. She soon heard the relieved voice of her boyfriend Mwu. Smiling she turned to see the two other ships were launching MS towards them along with so called Diplomatic escort MS. Behind them the Noble III dropped it”s cloak and opened fire on them surprising the enemy completely.
*
Lieutenant Eric Anderson gritted his teeth in anger as his team launched from the Noble III and with a bitter hatred for these guys. He could see the two Escort ships racing to meet the shuttle. The two Gundam escorting them were working overtime. Frowning he saw that the so-called peace envoy had extra MS launching from the two ships, a lot more then the supposed two escorts. The Agamemnon he was a late war type and hence could hold Mobile Suits instead the normal Moebius Units. What was scary was that they could carry over ten MS. He only had his team's three Strike Daggers, single Astray, four Moebius Units from the Escort ships and his own Custom Astray; six MS including the Gundams and four MA against sixteen enemy MS from both the ZAFT ship and the EA ship. Luckily the Noble's presence surprised the enemy enough for his men to dive into battle unhindered.
After making sure the injured were taking care in the Archangel's already strained Med Bay, Murrue made her way to the bridge to take her place as its commander. When Mwu saw her he broke into a grin before vacating her chair and hobbled over to the CIC”s Commanders chair, were once Natarle Badgiruel sat. Sighing she sat down and looked out the veiwport to see the two “non-threatening” ships launching a lot more MS then they said they had. Luckily the Noble and its MS took them by surprise. At the corner of her eye she saw Milli drop in her seat at as the Operator, while Dearka having no MS to pilot dropped into her former chair at the COMM board to take her duties as COMM Officer/Flight Controller. Luckily for him the Elite ZAFT happened to be cross-trained for just an occurrence like this. Nodding Murrue ordered the ship's weapons to be uncovered and to enter the battle alongside the Noble III.
*
Kira grunted as he finished off a GINN with a backward slash of his beam saber. He flinched when it went off like a roman candle for he had killed yet again. He took another live that will never, ever see his/her family again. Sighing he gritted his teeth for he knew that he needed to protect his friends… no his family aboard the Noble III, the Archangel, and the MS fighting around the battle site. As he sliced through another MS this one a Strike Dagger he remembered what Mwu La Flagga said, as well as a shuttle exploding before his eyes, then an Escape Shuttle with a certain red head staring out a veiwport at him before the Escape Shuttle exploded in front of him. Following this was images of his friends and loved ones aboard the ships.
“I WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN!” he roared as a familiar blue Seed fell in front of his eyes before shattering sending him into what Athrun and himself dupped SEED Mode, before launching himself into the battle ahead.
*
Athrun gulped as another live was lost thanks to him as a GuAIZ exploded before him thanks to his beam rifle. It was yet another person that would never see the light of day again. It was then he realized he needed to protect his friends and loved ones aboard the Archangel and Noble III. As he thought of this, images of them flashed before his eyes, finally an image of a familiar black Gundam being destroyed right in front of his eyes, followed by another Gundam this one white fighting off three other Gundams. His eyes narrowed in anger as he glared at the numerous MS around him.
“I WILL NOT LET ANYTHING HAPPEN THEM! I WILL PROTECT THEM JUST LIKE NICHOL TRIED TO DO TO ME! I WILL NOT FAIL!” he yelled out in anger as a familiar green Seed fell in front of his eyes before shattering throwing him into what he like to call Seed Mode. Opening his eyes showing that they were the familiar wide irises that where signs of Seed Mode. Athrun then growled and threw himself into the battle ahead.
TBC
Author Notes:
They this is the first chapter in my fan fiction Shadows of War. I really hope you like it, even though I think I got Athrun's and Kira's characters a bit wrong. So I beg you to review so I can get the encouragement I need to continue this. Also I realize that the Alliance would never work with ZAFT but bear with me for I will explain what the heck happened with this either the next chapter or the next one after that. Thanks and please enjoy the rest of Shadows of War!