Shinn's Betrayal
A/N: This is going to sound very lame, but I am REALLY, REALLY sorry because I left this story on hiatus for almost 9 months. God, I don't know what made me very lazy to write and then upload the story. Well, the main factor that made me update this story, is your attentions (especially Story Alerts). Even though I abandoned this fic for 9 months, I've still got people putting this story in their Story Alerts. Even though you guys didn't review, putting this story into your Story Alerts means that you're somehow curious about this fic. By all means, I promise you that I won't abandon this fic… even though it may take me months or even years to update and complete this story.
Hey, I think I'm going to do a rewrite version of this story, since my very first chapter was… a mess. What do you think? Should I or shouldn't I? Tell me in your reviews, if you please… at least one.
Okay, enough of me. Now on with the story chapter 4, and hopefully, this will be enough to satisfy you great readers… even for just a bit. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own Gundam SEED/Destiny, they belong to their respective owners. I only own my OCs and story plot… And credits to Maderfole for some of his technologies.
Chapter 4: Fire pt. 1: Bonfire
Back in the ZAFT base, Chairman Dullindal prepared the Minerva and its crews to launch to ORB. They're going to capture Djibril, whether if he's alive or not. Shinn may have left, and he probably won't return anymore, but he sure has another backup plan, if this one failed. He'll still win in the end with the plan anyway… but that's later. After filling up and sorting things out, the Minerva's finally ready to launch.
Inside the waiting room of the Minerva, Ryo and Ryan were busy with their own things, with Rey at the corner of the room, giving commands to the opened channels. Ryo looked up from the game he's been playing ever since the Minerva's take-off, and rested his back on the green couch. "So, off we go to ORB, yeah?" he asked, even though he knew the answer already.
"Uh-huh," Ryan provided with a hum, not even turning from the electronic file he's been holding since they arrived. He had one hand below his head, occupying the long couch by himself. Ryo seemed to be interested with the file, and he slowly got up and approached the sleepy tall guy.
"Whatcha' lookin' there?" he asked, peeking into the screen Ryan's holding.
"Hm? It's the technical data for the new units… ours," Ryan replied, not even bothering to move. "Yours there, I don't think you even noticed it since you're busy playing ever since we got in."
Ryo grinned, and patted his friends shoulder. "Dude, you know who I am when I got something interesting." He chuckled then took the file, which is more like an L-shaped device, he thought. "Hmm… the Slayer is it? Lemme see the rest of 'em…" he mumbled to himself as he sat down and scrolled down more.
"Short range specialized… 19 meters tall and 85 tons heavy… This is a big one alright," he muttered, "Where are the weapons… ah, here it is!"
"15mm Beam CIWS x2 on the head; 8 meters Anti-Ship sword x2 on the back which is combine-able into one, paralyze when touches; electrified beam boomerangs x2 on the shoulders, which have the same improved physical-beam edge and paralyzing effects as the Anti-Ship swords to cut things more easily… not bad…" Ryo nodded his head as he continued reading.
"97mm Dual High-Energy Beam Rifle, located behind the hips when unused; 105mm Dual Gatling Beam Cannon, mounted on the left shoulder with high rate of fire; 435mm Hyper-Impulse Cannon, chest mounted; 4-tube 215mm Laser-Guided Missile Rack x2, located on the side of the hips; and… huh?" he raised his brow in surprise, seeing the weapon on the very bottom part. "A Heimdall Piercing Armor Projectile on the right forearm? What is this thing?"
"Even though they said that it's a projectile, it's really a huge, spiky iron ball with armor-piercing and Citadel shield-penetrator capability. The iron ball is attached to a cord to your forearm, with the ball and cord made from anti-beam material. The ball has some built-in maneuvering thrusters, and the cord can reach up to 850 meters range… so basically, you can control it the way you want," Rey explained from the corner.
"Oh, right… So what about yours, eh, Yan?" Ryo called from his seat.
Ryan, or Ryansen Silverwest, laid down lazily on the long green couch, almost sleeping. He yawned, and said, "See yourself, I'm sleeping." He threw the L-shaped device to Ryo, who caught the device easily with one hand.
"Ho-hum. Revolution Gundam, same dimensions as the Slayer, specialized for sniping or long range assault missions. Heh, fits you well," Ryo snorted. He turned to see his partner-or best friend-sleeping. His huge figure covered the entire couch for himself, leaving no space left. "Variable Phase Shift armored; Citadel-shield projector x2 on each forearm, the same as the Slayer; with powers coming from an N-Jammer Canceller… This sure is a pretty good one."
"255mm Dual Linear Rail Cannon on the right shoulder; 10-tube 235mm Guided Rocket Tube on the left shoulder; 15 meter Anti-Ship sword on the back with the same structure as the Slayer's… humph, pretty standard," he snorted again. He hasn't finished looking on his own machine yet, but he's really curious about this one, so what the heck.
"445mm Accelerated Hyper-Impulse Beam Cannon on the left arm; 97mm High-Energy Beam Rifle, similar to the Slayer; and a 25mm FRALA Sniping Beam Rifle, mounted behind the right shoulder when unused, which requires both hands and great stability when used… Fires a FRALA beam, which is able to cut almost anything… Very long range and very accurate… Whoo-ho!" Ryo whistled, a bit of amazed at the said weapon. "All in all, I'd say that this is a very good Gundam, right Rey?"
"Yes, that's a new model production," Rey replied, turning off the channel. "So, you do know who is the one we're going to catch, right?"
"Of course I do, to catch that Lord Djibril, right?" Ryo said as he leaned back to take a nap.
Athrun walked to the main bridge, with Shinn tagging him closely behind. He glanced around every now and then, trying to remember the way to the bridge or the hangar. Athrun noticed this, and can't help but chuckle a bit. "What're you doing, Shinn?"
Shinn immediately looked to the front, his face a bit red. "Erg… Nothing, just looking around," he replied brusquely, caught off-guard. They arrived in front of a huge door, which Athrun immediately entered. 'This must've been the bridge,' Shinn thought.
After they entered, the dim light and green walls made Shinn blinked a few times. 'Huh? This is the bridge? Even the Minerva's bridge is bigger than this!' Shinn subconsciously compared, he spent a lot more time at the Minerva anyway. He felt some uneasy glances directed towards them, more to him anyway, but decided to just shrug it off.
Murrue noticed their presence, and turned to greet them. "Ah, nice to meet you, Athrun, and Shinn," she greeted them with a smile.
"Yeah, nice to meet you too, Captain," Athrun saluted her, followed by Shinn. Athrun looked around, to see that nothing made a significant change since the last time he's been here, except that now everything's different.
Murrue just nodded, and said, "So, what brings you here, Athrun?"
"Well… I was just wondering… you know, uh, where's Cagalli?" Athrun stuttered. He's still a bit sensitive about the topic, don't know why.
For some reasons, Shinn didn't seem to be surprised by this. He knew already from Kira about Athrun and Cagalli's relationship, which was pretty much spoiled and wounded by the war. He was more like expecting it… even though deep in his heart he still hated Athha, he'd just try to be nice… from now on. Well yeah, he's a rash and impulsive and short-tempered boy… but that doesn't mean he could try and change right?
Murrue frowned a bit, and pointed to Miriallia. "Well, I think it's better to ask her," she said.
It's Athrun's turn to frown. 'Huh? What's happening here? And why didn't the captain just tell me…' his thoughts trailed off as he approached Mir and asked her. "Hey Miriallia? Where's Cagalli?" he asked.
Miriallia stared at him for a second or two, and then pointed to the huge screen, which is currently displaying a Gundam. "There," she pointed. Athrun followed the direction of her finger and his eyes widened in disbelief. "Cagalli's there?" he asked again.
"And why ever should I lie to you? Not like we don't care about her, and hadn't prevented her from going, you know what is she like." Miriallia replied, trying to be careful so that she doesn't hurt his feelings.
Athrun, couldn't get anything to reply back, just watched as the golden Gundam moved forward. It's probably heading towards the National Defense Departments… but he dunno. He yelped quietly in surprise when he saw one of the Murasame's that had been following her, suddenly got destroyed. There had been nothing in the radar, and when he was about to protest, one of the crewman called, "Ma'am, we've got another unknown Mobile Suit signal proceeding towards the Representative!"
"Check what it is, and hurry and give us the image of whatever the thing you just mentioned!"
The crewman typed quickly on the keyboard, some new screens showing up every a moment. "Got it ma'am… it's a ZAFT new model, but we still doesn't have any clue as to what its details!"
Shinn, who had been quite for all the time, pondered in his mind for a while whether he should offer Athrun his help, or not. He'd seen that new Gundam, even for just a bit, before he left with Rey to pursue Athrun. He turned to see Athrun, but it seemed that Athrun had the same in his mind and got there first. "Hey, Shinn, have you seen this new Gundam? The Chairman didn't show me… maybe he'd showed you and Rey?"
Shinn recalled the memories of the short visit that the Chairman had given to the both of him and Rey, and spoke it out. "To say that he showed me all of the details was wrong, but if you wanted to know some of it… well… I'll gladly help though." He said, and waited for the other's confirmation, before continuing, "as for the main type, that is the Slayer Gundam, and the name fits its attributes very good, as it is specialized for short range combats. No clue for the armaments though, but as you can see, the Anti-
Ship sword and that huge iron ball on the right forearm are probably its main weapon. I can't really say anything more… the Slayer's capabilities to fight rests on the pilot, which, but I'm not really sure, is quite a good pilot to be able to use it though."
"The Slayer huh…" Athrun repeated aloud, and said again, "anyway, thanks for your help Shinn, we appreciate it, really."
Shinn couldn't help but to let a small smirk hang on his lips. He was, at the very least, somehow proud that he could help the older man… but it did go unnoticed by the rest of the people beside him. "No need to thank me, Athrun, you'd better start thinking about yourself more."
"And how come you're the one telling me to take care of myself? I am older than you, shouldn't I be the one telling you to worry yourself?" Athrun participated in the small argument and smirked invisibly. He was some kind of… happy, to be able to relax like this, even for just a while. Shinn was a a bit like Yzak, and though he doesn't really hate the raven-haired boy beside him anymore, a verbal match could be interesting with him.
"Because Kira asked me to take care of you so you don't do something reckless, and you are badly injured, and I'm not." Shinn's small smirk seemed to be permanent in its place now, seeing Athrun's scowl that is only visible to him; but was changed into serious expression again when the screen showed more of the battle scene.
The Slayer's blinking spot moved nearer to the Akatsuki as seconds passed, and by now, it was face-to-face with the Akatsuki. The Slayer wielding its double Anti-Ship sword, readying itself into a melee match; the Akatsuki keep floating, shield and sword ready to be clashed with the Slayer's. Both of them waiting on who's going to launch the first attack.
After a tense minute inside the bridge, the Slayer launched towards the Akatsuki, thrusters flaring behind it as Ryo made full use of it. The two swords clashed, sparking some electricity around. The two Gundams pressed each other with force, but the Slayer quickly got more dominant, as the size of its Anti-Ship sword beats the Akatsuki's, and the paralyzing effect seemed to make its way up to the shoulder.
A/N: Hmm… I think that's it. The battle scene should appear in the next chapter-again, bear with me, I'm in my soon-to-graduate class, even though I rarely study and usually let my instinct and luck work, I need to at least prepare myself. Some of you might be wondering about the Athrun/Shinn part, don't worry, I'm not planning to make this fic a yaoi story (I'm in love with RoyEd stories though, try reading Circa 1950-completed-and the rest of Winds of Water's fics. They're all AWESOME.). Maybe just a slight of shonen-ai, or probably hurt-comfort, which might include Kira later on. For more information of FRALA and Accelerated Hyper-Impulse, please ask Maderfole.
Anyway, let me know what you guys think about this chapter, good or bad, leave a single review at the very least, please? Oh yeah, if you guys have any idea of a new Gundam, let me know in your reviews or PM. I have several more stocks of Gundam in my mind, I just wanna know if you guys probably have better ideas? If I take your ideas as a Gundam for my stories, I'll let you know and I'll credit you in the Author Notes later on. Well then, see ya!