Gundam Seed: Kira Reloaded c27

“I do admit it has a nice paint job.” Mu La Flaga looked at Strike. The machine looked fresh. It's like it just rolled out from a factory.

“But I don’t see anything noteworthy apart from the new package it has sporting.” The blonde commented with crossed arms.

“It has an overall performance increase close to 400%. It's the most powerful machine in the world so far.” Kira said with crossed arms as well. They just finished the upgrade, and Strike is being transported back into the Archangel.

“That’s quite a boost. What did you install in it? A nuclear reactor?” The man joked, but Kira looked slightly disappointed.

“...I wish. But I installed the next best thing. It has Deuterium batteries.”

“...Deu–what?”

“It is an alloy that has incredible conductivity and improved dispersal methods for mirage colloid. It can outmanoeuvre, outpace and outperform any other machine in the field.” Kira explained to him.

“The best part is that if my calculations are true, then this Strike will be able to keep up with me.” The Ultimate Coordinator said with a small smile.

“So… when can I expect an upgrade for my machine?” Mu La Flaga asked with a grin.

Kira pointed at the incoming huge trailer.

“I did put together new weapons for us in free time.”

“...kid, I thought you were busy. When did you have ‘free time’?” The blonde asked him.

“When everyone was sleeping, as they complained about the long hours I was forcing on them. Honestly, these people have no passion.” Kira complained for a second.

“Not everyone is like you, kid.”

“...Hah… I know, I do miss Lacus. At least she used to understand me.” He sighed again before proceeding to explain what kind of weapons Mu La Flaga was getting.

“I upgraded the regular weapons, and your machine will get a new battery. While it won’t be able to utilise all of that extra energy properly, your performance time will increase by around 500%. I am certain that with this upgrade, you will be able to outlast everyone in the field if need be.” Kira explained to him as he looked at how the trunks brought in big rifles into the hangar bay.

“Good to hear. This time around, this will be a boon for Earth’s Alliance.” Mu La Flaga thought that this would eventually improve the performance of Earth’s Alliance, but honestly, he still was not aware of what radicals were planning in Alaska.

“I do have a feeling. It won’t go how you imagined, Lieutenant.” Kira sighed as there was a reason why he prepared his Strike…

Because he has no Freedom Gundam, he is not stupid enough to lose, so he would be brought to PLANTs to meet Lacus so that she can give him Freedom to save everyone’s ass.

It's not his style, and he is far too prepared to leave things for fate.

“...I don’t like that look, Kid… are you saying we will be going for another battlefield?” Mu La Flaga already felt that they were moving towards victory with Kira on their side. Considering the last time around, they destroyed fledgling ZAFT’s navy.

“A huge possibility, ZAFT ARE preparing for an attack.”

“...But… It’s Alaska…”

“And ZAFT have space advantage. They can drop an attack at any place they want.” Kira rolled his eyes. He doesn’t have wool around his eyes like other soldiers of Earth’s Alliance, but just because it’s the core base doesn’t mean it's not touchable. 

In fact, Earth Alliance is doing everything it can to force ZAFT to attack Alaska Base.

“...But such an attack would greatly diminish the military strength of ZAFT!”

“Not if they had weapons… like, for example, GAT units they stole and developed weapons from them.”

“!!!”

“DAMN IT ALL!”

The blonde complained as he swiftly went over to inspect the weapon which got brought over from Morgenroete.

‘I guess I should have kept this under wraps.’

Kira sighed as he walked back to his Strike and returned to running diagnostics for the machine.

He still has a pile of bugs to fix from a machine that was put together just a moment ago without any sort of tests.

‘Well, I should not mention that anytime soon. Still, Aegis is fixed and is ready for combat.’

The Brown-haired teen nervously smiled, already imagining Ensign Badgiruel, carrying a military protocol guideline book, walking over to his side and ranting about experimental tech…

‘Keeping quiet for now is for the best.’

~~~

After everything was loaded, the Archangel proceeded to leave Orb.

Kira hoped that they would have barely any time before the attack on Alaska. As far as he can remember, this time around, they took much longer to reach Alaska than they had in the original events.

But this time around, there are no Submarines for ZAFT, so… the attack could be much more brutal.

[This is the bridge. We just made contact with Alaska. They have been waiting for us.] The current Comms officer, Mirialia, said over the comms that she sounded quite relieved. 

‘Let’s keep that illusion going on for just a little bit more.’

Kira commented to himself as he was finally done with all the issues his new Strike had! From power outages to power diversions to OS crashes, the machine was a mess! 

Now, it was ready for combat!

“Well, Kid, it appears our trip is coming to an end. I can imagine they will transfer you to a crazy front line, like in Eurasia, to take on ZAFT.” The blonde walked over and handed him a bottle of water.

Kira sighed and pushed the section of the monitor away before taking the water.

“I wish it was like that. No doubt, as we speak, they are bitching about me being a coordinator and all that stuff while laughing evilly about some random racist stuff.” The Strike’s pilot commented with a tired voice.

“...Right…”

“Regardless, Lieutenant, if you will get transferred, which no doubt they will try to do as you are their golden boy. They will try to take your Buster in one shape or form, so I have something for you.”

The teen pulled out an earpiece.

“Oh! I saw you have it with you all the time!”

“This is a memory stick; you can call it a key or a comms unit. All you need to do is press the button and command your mobile suit.” The Ultimate Coordinator explained as he handed it over to him.

“...Whoa… I saw how your machine listens to you. Can mine one do it as well?” The blonde inspected the device.

“Try it out.”

“...Right…”

The blonde placed it in his ear and pressed the button on the comm. It was a small ear plug similar to earphones with a button on it.

“...Buster… turn on?”

The blonde looked at his machine, which reacted. The GAT unit’s eyes turned on as the machine started to power up.

“Damn, that is cool…”

“It is. So if you ever face a bad situation, remember that you can rely on your 18-metre-tall Mobile suit.” Kira joked as he watched Buster powering down.

“That is cool, Kira. I will keep that in mind.” The blonde offered his fist for a fist bump, which Kira accepted. 

After a couple more minutes of conversation, the pair proceeded to prepare to dock at Alaska Base.

Alaska base is quite special as it's built inside a large waterfall. 

Honestly, Kira had no idea if it had some sort of purpose, but one thing he accepted… it was cool!

As the ship got docked, some officers went to see them.

“Archangel crew, it's good to see you all safe. We are pleased with your results.

For now, remain in your positions as we process your admission to active duty.” The officer explained before looking at Kira with barely hidden disdain.

“B-But sir, we have experimental tech! Prisoners of war! We can’t keep any of them!” Captain Murrue Ramius said with disbelief. They are going to leave just like that!?

Why the hell are they treated like they are under quarantine?

‘Holy shit! The kid is right! Are they setting us up as bait!?’

Mu La Flaga’s eyes trembled as he realised that Kira’s gut feeling was right on the spot!

‘But it makes no sense! Kira is the best pilot they ever had!’

But eventually, he realised one thing…

‘Blue fucking Cosmos!’

~~~~~~Meanwhile~~~~~~

“So this is Kira Yamato… the ZAFT boogeyman.” A middle-aged man looked at the profile of the Brown Haired teen.

“It's a Pity that he is a first-generation Coordinator. If only he were a natural, we could have used him as a Hero,” the other man said with a pitying tone.

“His unbeaten status is something else! And those innovations… impressive.”

“It does seem he has created some interesting technology. Are you sure we will simply ignore all of this? We could at least scan all of it.” 

“No time. Operation Spitbreak is about to begin any day now. We simply can’t wait.”

The generals spoke around a table inside of a submarine.

“Besides. No matter what he has created, he can’t beat literal teams of scientists and engineers who have been working on these.” The one who spoke was a blonde thirty-year-old man dressed in a blue suit. He looked at three machines with satisfaction and glee. 

This was Murata Azrael, the man who controls the Blue Cosmos and, in turn, Earth’s Alliance.

“...Let’s see if ZAFT will appreciate the gifts I prepared for them.” The man started to laugh after saying that.

He is letting Archangel, its crew, and all of the ‘dissidents’ to their rule in the base, ready to get blown up and alongside ZAFT invaders.

~~~

While everyone was confined to their ship, Kira used his Legion to hack into Alaska Base systems.

‘Let’s see how deep we are in this mess.’ The Ultimate Coordinator took over the cameras and all of the data centres one by one.

‘Ha, these morons never expected that someone would hack from inside.’

“Well, kid? You got anything?” 

The teen stiffened as he heard Mu La Flaga’s voice.

He turned to face him. Kira’s eyes slightly widened as he saw him with a bag ready to leave the ship.

“You are getting transferred?” 

“Yep, to the front lines, no less. Sadly, I can’t take my Buster. So, last chance, kid! Do you have some dirt!?” The blonde complained as he didn’t want to leave the mobile suit, the ship and most importantly, the captain behind!

Sigh

“A lot, actually.”

With a couple of presses on the keyboard, he enlarged the picture on the screen.

“...This is…”

“Earth Alliance doesn’t have nukes, so they are going with the next best thing. Microwaves, on a gigantic scale. 

They plan to cook everyone in Alaska Base.” Kira showed him the radius of the explosion.

“...D-Damn! This is madness! This will not only kill everyone, but the entirety of Joshua will be gone!” The man dropped his bag and hurried right back to the bridge. 

“Well… time for me to cook some chaos of my own.”

Kira proceeded to start sending this info to every single person in the base with a computer.

He might not be able to do much, but… well, at least he will try to save as many as possible.

Well, he is doing that since Lacus would be sad if she knew that he didn’t try to save as many as possible in such a situation.

“Legion, prepare a package for ZAFT when they arrive here.” 

[Certainly, sir, but ZAFT does not have a good opinion of you. They will ignore you.]

“That is fine with me. I suppose I should get ready for combat.” Kira slowly stood up as he was sitting on Strike’s foot. He closed his laptop and slowly walked to the lift. People started to scramble as mechanics heard what was about to happen to them!

“Shit! Fuck Earth Alliance! I didn’t sign up to be cooked by microwaves!” People proceeded to scramble as alarms started to blare through the whole base!

Yep, everyone quickly realised that the only ones who remain in the base are from Eurasia! Not a single Atlantic Federation vessel remains in Joshua!

The submarines, which were supposed to take transfers, stopped and started to leave, with a bunch of people still trying to board the vessels!

Ensign Badgiruel, who was supposed to board one of them, looked confused!

She was to be transferred to the moon, but all of a sudden, her vessel just submerged and left!