Gundam SEED: Poetry of Tomorrow

Chapter 27 GUNDAM—Gundam

"careful!"

The boy caught a glimpse of a luminous object flying towards this side, and immediately pulled the girl away from the railing and jumped back.

Gunshots rang out, bullets grazing the railings without missing a beat.

The boy ran as fast as he could to protect the girl, and finally reached the entrance of an air-raid shelter.

He pressed the intercom and a voice sounded from it: "Is there anyone else outside?"

The young man breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the response from inside and replied: "Yes! There is also a friend and I. Please open the door for us."

"Two people?"

"Yes."

There was a brief lag in the intercom's response.

"This place is full. There is another air raid shelter No. 37 in the left area. Can I go there?"

The boy turned his head and looked at the left area.

To get from here to there you have to go straight through the scene of the shootout.

Maybe I can try it alone, but if I take this girl with me——

The boy shouted into the intercom while his thoughts were spinning: "Please, just accept one! She is a girl! I'm sorry to bother you!"

Maybe it was the childishness and the word girl in his voice that played a role.

After a moment of silence, the answer came over the intercom: "Okay, sorry!"

The orange number indicating the lock turned from red to green, and the door to the air raid shelter opened.

There was an elevator inside. Seeing this, the young man pushed the distracted girl in.

She, who seemed exhausted and speechless before, finally became aware of the situation in front of her: "What are you doing..."

"Don't worry! I'll go to the air raid shelter over there. It's okay! Hurry!"

After speaking, the boy forcefully closed the elevator door.

Through the glass, I could see the girl's mouth saying "Wait a minute!".

However, the elevator quickly transported her to the lower air-raid shelter.

After confirming that the light turned back to its original red color, the boy ran towards the air-raid shelter that the other party mentioned.

"——Humana Brian, quick! Go start X105 and 303!"

A female voice rang out in the hangar, it was Mariu Lamias. Due to ZAFT's attack, the outside was lost and she had to lead the remaining soldiers to look for opportunities inside.

The boy subconsciously looked down the aisle and saw a woman in work clothes hiding behind the MS and shooting with a rifle.

There was a burst of gunfire from the direction of another MS inside, mixed with roars and wails.

The boy remembered the clerk who just said that ZAFT had invaded.

If the enemy is ZAFT, it will be an overwhelming disadvantage for them.

Because ZAFT's soldiers are all adjusters, whether it is athletic ability, vision, or judgment, they are all superior to natural people.

"Be careful! Behind!"

The boy was shocked to realize that a ZAFT soldier was aiming at the woman who looked like a soldier just now.

Hearing the sound, Malyu Lamias immediately turned around and shot the enemy soldier.

Then he looked up and saw Kira standing on top: "You, child?"

After being slightly surprised, Malu fired back at the ZAFT soldiers while shouting at the boy: "Come here!"

"I'm going to the dugout in the left zone! Leave me alone!"

"There's only one door left over there!"

Ma Liu's words made the young man stop immediately.

The young man made a quick decision and jumped off the aerial walkway without hesitation. This scene made Ma Liu's eyes widen.

This drop is at least five to six meters high.

Even a well-trained soldier would not dare to jump at will and land so firmly.

"Rusty!"

At this moment, a voice that was somewhat familiar to the young man suddenly came from not far away.

"Ahhh!"

Aslan, who led the team into it, watched Rusty fall to the ground, roared, raised his gun and pulled the trigger at the Earth United soldiers.

Bang bang bang!
The gunshot fell to the ground, and the soldier who hit Rusty lost his life instantly.

"Hamana!"

However, the figure falling to the ground made Ma Liu scream in fear.

Because that person is the pilot of the mobile suit under his feet——

Malu's voice made the red-eyed Aslan take action instantly and turn around to take aim.

"careful!"

boom!
Two gunshots were heard at the same time.Mariu, who was hit in the shoulder, dropped the pistol in pain.

On the opposite side, Aslan dropped his pistol with no bullets and rushed forward with a knife.

As one of the few students in ZAFT Military Academy who can defeat the combat instructor Sword Fred head-on, Aslan has a strong talent in close combat with cold weapons.

When the boy saw this, he ran over and tried to help Maru.

"——Kira!?"

However, the figure wearing ZAFT uniform on the opposite side stopped at this moment.

Hearing this familiar title and tone, the young man turned around in surprise.

Through the light of the explosion and burning fire in the base, Kira could clearly see the delicate face hidden in the helmet.

"......Aslan?"

Subconsciously, Kira blurted out the other person's name.

Aslan's body trembled slightly, his green eyes exuding strong will clearly reflecting the figure in front of him.

Kira felt as if the world had slowed down at this time.

In the past three years, the cute face in my memory has become a little more energetic as I have grown up.

While the two were stunned, Ma Liu picked up the gun again while covering his shoulder injury.

At the critical moment, Aslan jumped away to dodge, the gunfire rang out, and the bullets streaked across the space where he had just stood.

Kira, who was still in a dazed state, looked at Malyu, but was hit hard by the other party, and they fell into the cockpit of the mobile suit together with him.

"Get behind the seat!"

After speaking, Ma Liu reached out and started the system of this mobile suit.

The dashboard lights up, and the droning sound of the drive gets louder.

The screen brightened to reveal the scenery outside.

A figure in a red driving suit flashed across the side screen, and he could be seen running towards another mobile suit.

"Aslan became a ZAFT soldier..."

Even though Kira wanted to deceive herself, what happened in front of her clearly told her.

In the eyes of Kira, who was unable to react to this incident, a string of characters gradually appeared on the activated dashboard screen:
General
Unilateral
Neuro-Link
Dispersive
Autonomic
Manneuver...

Kira's eyes reflexively read the six initial letters that glowed red: "GUN...D, A, M...?"

As if given life, MS's eyes lit up and her fingers began to twitch.

The engine made a low roar, and the huge limbs began to move stiffly.

The steel bars that fixed the fuselage to the maintenance base bounced off one after another with the snapping sound of disintegration.

Like a toddler who had just learned to walk, it stood up from the explosion fire with a very unsmooth movement.

The firelight shone on the iron-gray armor, reflecting its vermilion towering majesty.

at the same time.

outside the factory.

Yitzhak and others have already cracked the MS permissions they seized.

Soon, under the horrified and bewildered eyes of the surviving United Earth soldiers, the two MSs slowly sat up from the trailer.

"Tsk, I want to fly a mobile suit and fight using this system. I'm a whimsical natural person."

Inside the cockpit of the GAT-X102 Duel Gundam.

Yitzhak felt the sluggishness of the body's feedback and couldn't help but feel sad for the ability of the Earth United staff.

"Let's go back and do the work first. This system is too difficult to use."

Diego also discovered that there was a problem with the body feedback of this GAT-X103 Storm Gundam.

"Nigel, how long do you have to wait for me?!"

As Yitzhak spoke, he activated the Vulcan cannon on the Duel Gundam's head, destroying the linear tank that was preparing to fire not far away.

"All right!"

Almost at the same time as Nigel finished speaking, the Thunder Gundam codenamed GAT-X207 also stood up from the trailer.

"Okay, get ready to go back! Remember not to break it!"

After Yitzhak finished speaking, he started the engine of the Duel Gundam and flew directly off the ground towards the bombed port not far away.

"But Aslan and the others——"

"Don't worry about them. If he can't even do this well, he won't be called Aslan!"

Yitzhak directly interrupted Nigel's worries: "Let's take these three machines back first!"

Although Yitzhak has always been unhappy with Aslan, this does not mean that he does not recognize the abilities of Aslan and Rusty.

　Some things still need to be overdone. I find that not everyone seems to have read the original work...

　　So, sorry sorry!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)