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GunDread SEED The Second Stage

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Chapter 12

Part 5

Trials

< >: Thoughts

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In the Nirvana…

Magno drank her tea and was reading all the reports that were being given to her by the delegation of women from Megele on their current interactions with the male delegation from Talark on her ship and while some of the news was very amusing, some were more serious as the women complained about some of the things men would say or do, of course the women were not blameless as she read the reports from the men as well to be fair.

It was both difficult and tiring in trying to run a ship on patrol while dealing with a whole new slew of youngsters from both worlds who were very eager to see the differences between one another, while Meia and the others who were very much part of her uncle's life were serving as ambassadors to the women alongside Barnette and Parfait, it was not easy for them either, but she was happy that none of them were going to give up for any reason. This alliance meant a great deal to the survival of both Talark and Megele, and in the long run, the human race. This would mean everything so as long as men and women learned to live side by side, in some form, then that would be a major victory.

So far the good reports were able to outweigh the bad ones, men and women were not perfect beings, no matter how much they thought their respective gender was better than the other, but that was what made them human after all. As she read each report, she wondered just what was going to happen once the truth on how men and women became intimate with one another finally comes out to the general public of both Talark and Megele.

She had to admit that the sight of the men being shocked out of their skin was very amusing and it brought back memories of her first night with Jin as husband and wife, making the old woman sigh and regret all the good times she missed with her husband…she would have wanted more children in her life. But for now she thought about how the women of Megele would react to how men and women got intimate with one another.

But that was far from her mind as she thought about how to break the news to Kyo about the soon to come announcement that Jura, Meia, Dita, Sara, and Mai were ready and willing to have his children. She found the idea very humorous and very interesting at this time and hoped that the marriage he was about to have would make a high point in his life as he needed to be happy for once. And the idea of being married to five gorgeous women who he loved and loved him back equally was no doubt a dream most young men who appreciated women would have gladly sold their souls to the devil or committed murder to be in.

As the elderly woman thought about it even more, she wondered if she could contact Kyo and inform him of the plans the five women had, and she wondered just how the five women were planning this idea of being married to the man they loved.

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In the Communal Bath…

“Ahhh…this feels great.”

Jura sighed as she, Meia, Dita, Sara and Mai were currently bathing in the Nirvana's Communal bath and they were in the very same spring in which Kyo had fallen in and where they had seen him in all his naked glory and that was something they all relished remembering, it was sad for them to know that he was not with them at the moment, they could have had a lot of fun with him here.

“Yeah…it's a shame Kyo isn't here….”

Dita said with a slight pout and all four women nodded at the assessment. But Meia spoke then to remove the gloom on her comrades as well as herself.

“Cheer up, we're going to see him again soon enough and then we can tell him of our decision.”

The women smiled but it was then that Mai thought of something.

“I know that it would be great to be with him legally, but we do have a problem…where is he going to live? He can't live with just one of us since that would be very tiring as he would have to move from our homes to see us and I doubt we'd like that.”

Sara nodded.

“Mai's got a point there.”

Jura, Meia, and Dita thought about that as well and then Jura had an idea.

“Why not have a house built for all of us to live in? That way we can always be there in once place and Kyo can be with us equally?”

Meia then spoke.

“That's a very good idea Jura, the problem is that it's going to be expensive, I don't exactly have a very large income and neither does Dita, Sara, and Mai for that matter.”

The blonde nodded but smiled.

“That's true, but we all can pool our earnings together, plus I think that my fahma and ohma would be willing to pitch in to have the house built, and I have no doubts Dita, Sara, and Mai's respective fahma and ohma would be more than happy to pitch in, The captain would as well since Kyo is her uncle after all. And we know for a fact that since Kyo's literally a living legend on both our world and that of the men, they can pitch in as well….so I doubt finances are a worry.”

Meia nodded at that and so did the others as the finances was at least dealt with, they all knew how to cook so Kyo didn't always have to cook for them all and then they wondered about what sort of jobs they could find to help support each other and themselves as well as Kyo. They knew that Kyo took his duties as a father seriously so he would no doubt find some form of work in order to help the family. He was already a Grand Admiral and worked for both Talark and Megele while not born on either world, so he would have quite the funding for himself, yet they didn't want to burden the one they loved.

They also thought on other matters, namely their dresses for the wedding, they each would have to wear something that was both elegant and worth the occasion that they were going to be placed in, they wanted their own style and also how to make Kyo happy for this moment.

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On Talark…

Kyo sighed as he drank his water and read the latest report that was once more on his desk and he couldn't help but find some level of amusement as the men who gave him the report were all new cadets fresh from the Talark Academy who had taken the course on learning how to interact with women. It was going to be a few days more before the first Talark delegation on the Nirvana came back to begin telling their fellow men on how it was living with women for a number of days. Kyo was practical in some respects and knew that only a few months wouldn't make men and women do a full 180 but at least it was getting somewhere…and he knew that a LOT can happen in a few months.

As he thought about that, he then wondered what was going to happen with his life and with five women in particular. He knew that war was uncertain, but at the very least things were going to be on their side for now and he was looking forward to the chance to finally know some measure of peace and a future. Of course he had to plan a lot of things before he could actually take his relationships with Meia, Jura, Dita, Sara and Mai to the next level.

He would need to find a place to call home, find a job or start a business, and then make a name for himself as well as support them all as well as any children who were going to be born at some point. He thought it all over and he had to admit that he had a lot going for him, as Grand Admiral to BOTH Talark and Megele's military forces, he had quite a salary that he was already in the process of earning, he was considered a legend in both worlds and had a chance to start the construction of a brand new home. In fact he had no doubt that compared to married couples in the past on Earth and the PLANTS he had more advantages than a motherboard has chips.

He smiled at what could happen when he had children with the five women who had been very precious to him and he hoped that he would be able to be a good father. And he then recalled some advice given to him by his own father Kira.

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Flashback…

“Kyo….when you have your own family, you must remember that you are not superman, you can't be perfect all the time. But being there to help your family when they need it, giving them advice and support when they need it, and being there always is good enough. Let your children and your wife know that you are there always and they can rely on you is enough for them.”

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End of Flashback…

<Dad, I wish you and Mom were here to help me in this right now…>

Kyo's train of thought however was interrupted when Dom came in with a another stack of reports and the former Third Class Citizen was wearing a more formal form of uniform modeled after his normal Third Class garb but was colored with areas of silver, grey, blue, and black as well as having rank tabs to show that he was an advisor. The old friend of Kyo then wondered just what seemed to be bothering him.

“Something up Admiral Yamato?”

“Not much….just thinking about how things had changed for me…and for everyone involved. So what's the status on the Third Class Citizenry?”

Dom smiled.

“They are at very high spirits, the new pill rations they got from Garsus Foods is proving to be a hit with them as well as the Second and First Class Citizens. That and the much better medical care and incentives they have made them all the more capable in their work and production has ramped up to 75%, much more than the factory managers have ever seen, and the women who came from Megele to inspect the weapons are very happy with the results. Plus we've been getting even more recruits from the Third Class to fill in the gaps for the Talark Navy and Vanguard Corps…you're plans are working well Admiral.”

“What of the former convicts we gave amnesty to?”

“They are adjusting well so far and their skills have proven to be very unorthodox and yet effective as they had been testing some of the newly constructed Vanguards. They are using all their talents to the highest effect Admiral, though a good number of the men are still uneasy with them about, but that is to be expected. By the way, we have another request for you to lecture to another batch of students from the Academy.”

“Again? I just lectured there last week.”

“I know, but it seems that the Academy has gotten some problems with the recorder systems so they wanted you to go back there.”

The Gundam pilot sighed and looked into his schedule for the month and seeing that he didn't have any other important announcements, he decided to go ahead with the idea of meeting the Academy officials and students, the faster the men of Talark can learn about how to interact and work with women, then all the better for everyone.

As he got his work together, he decided to go to the nearby Hanger and check on his Gundam to see just how well it was doing at the moment. The trip was not that long and as soon as he arrived and was flagged in by security, he went to the Hanger area and then checked the status of his Gundam

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In the Nirvana…

As Jura, Meia, and Dita got their Gundams ready for flight, Sara and Mai also got their own Mobile Suits powered up for their trip to Talark. The five wanted to surprise Kyo but decided against it and sent out a message to Kyo there on Talark to inform him that they were coming. It was Jura who decided to send the message ahead as she was the first of the five to leave the Nirvana.

Jura worked on her controls and managed to get into contact with the Infinite Freedom, however she found out that the Gundam pilot was not in the office at the moment but she did locate him since she was already aware of the communicator frequency he used on his communicator. As soon as she typed it in, she smiled at the image of Kyo on her screen.

“Kyo, it's good to see you again.”

“Jura? I wasn't expecting a call from you today.”

The blonde Gundam pilot decided to tease her lover a bit in spoke in a mock hurt tone.

“Oh really? Don't you miss me and the others?”

“Of course I do miss you all, but being very busy at the moment with all the planning and duties as Grand Admiral, I don't exactly have a lot of free time to chat. But nevertheless it's great to hear from you and the others again, so what is it Jura?”

“Me and the girls have been talking about something important. Something that we think you are going to want to hear, namely since this has something to do with all of us.”

This got Kyo very curious about the whole thing as he looked at the blonde Gundam pilot, he had a feeling that Jura was up to something and no doubt the others were as well, not that he didn't like it or anything, unlike the men of Talark who were still not trusting of women that he had to deal with here on the said desert planet, he trusted Jura and the others very much, after all they were like family to him and Jura, along with Meia, Dita, Sara, and Mai were the ones he loved deeply, they loved him just as much as well so there was no reason for him to think that they were going to do something bad to him.

“Really now? What is this I wonder?”

Jura grinned and replied.

“Ahhh….that would be a secret, we'll be on our way there to share it with you all right?”

Kyo shook his head and nodded.

“All right, I'll see if I can set things up for you all. But I hope you all can get used to the land here on Talark it's not the same as your base or Megele for that matter.”

“As long as you're there to help us, I think we'll do all right.”

Kyo laughed a bit at that and smiled.

“All right, I'll see you in a few hours, be careful all right, if anything happens, you all use what I have taught you to make sure that you are all safe all right?”

“Sure thing, see you soon Kyo.”

Kyo looked at the now blank screen and sighed a bit at that, he then decided to head back out into the Academy and get things done there so he could find out just what was it that was so important for the women he loved deeply to come to Talark of all things, he then decided to set up a place for them to rest and relax while they were here on Talark, thankfully the influx of trade between Talark and Megele had allowed him to make some purchases that would help make things a bit easier for the people of Megele to live on, such as food and some basic amenities that the women love. They were not much in terms of quantity, but they would have to do for the time being.

Kyo however was unaware that someone has just taped the conversation between him and the women he loved deeply and this recording was for a more nefarious purpose.

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In a hidden room on one of Talark's office buildings…

There was a small cabal of people there and they were all men who appeared to be deep in thought as they listened to an apparent recording and the voices in the recording were that of Kyo and the five women that he was very much close to, as soon as the recording was finished, one of the men spoke very seriously.

“This is completely unacceptable! A man and a woman being intimate is already bad enough, but now five women are coming here on Talark soil?!”

“What do you propose we do?”

“We must know why these women come to our planet and ascertain if they are a threat. What do we know about them already?”

“The five women appear to be pilots of Mobile Suits, three of them command their own Gundams and the other two appear to also be pilots of their own mecha. From what we can understand of the situation, they appear to be planning something with regards to the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet.”

“I see…so they are very close to the Grand Admiral eh? And it is confirmed that they possess the Gundam models that we have found previously?”

“It is confirmed sir, they are the only ones who are able to use such machines.”

“Understood, this is a prime chance for us to get the plans to work even more than before.

The one who spoke turned out to the Prime Minister, the most vocal opponent of the alliance between Talark and Megele and it seemed that while he had been working with Grand Pa on the Alliance between them and the women as per the leader's orders, he had other ideas on the matter and had been secretly gathering those who were with him on his plans to shake down the alliance between men and women.

He had already begun to set things in motion and now this would be perfect to add to the plan, besides it would give him a chance to even up the score with the Grand Admiral. He had every intention to make it seem that Kyo was too much on the side of the women and with that done a real leader would arise. Despite the legacy that the Yamato had, the Prime Minister believed that the time of the Yamato was over and now the new should take their rightful place as the leaders of mankind, and he was one of them. As soon as he got what he needed then he would prove that the alliance was nothing but a chain holding men down.

“Have a small fleet move out to the projected flight path of the women.”

“Yes Prime Minister.”

The Prime Minister thought things over and waited for the right time to make his move, while he was sure that if his plan failed, he would no doubt executed and his followers destroyed, but if it worked, then it would be worth it. As soon as he placed his plan in motion, the strength of the men of Talark would be affirmed and the alliance would be dissolved and with the data they were going to gain from the Mobile Suits would be worth the risk that he was undertaking.

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Three hours later, out in space….

The five women who were flying in their Mobile Suits after getting permission from Magno to leave were surprised to suddenly find themselves being greeted by a small fleet of Talark ships as well as an escort force of Vanguards, they were not expecting this as they decided to slow their movements and figure out what the fleet was doing out here. As far as they knew, the men were supposed to be on a rebuilding and rearming mode and only patrols to keep an eye for Harvester activity were sent out, just like the ones they had seen before.

Meia couldn't help but feel some level of unease on the situation before her and the others and decided to speak to the rest of the group that she was part of.

“This is Meia Gisborn of the Gundam Silver Lightning, identify yourselves.”

The Vanguards however didn't seem to be in the mood to answer for the moment as they and the ship they were escorting kept coming closer, Meia didn't like this to say the least, normally she would have fired at the forces to cripple them or escape, but she was not sure how to react to this kind of situation before her, if she fired, then there was going to be a serious incident that would place a great deal of pressure on the ongoing alliance as well as pressure on Kyo himself. Nevertheless she was not liking this and tried again.

“I repeat, this is Meia Gisborn of the Gundam Silver Lighting, identify yourselves.”

The Vanguards came ever closer and Meia was getting very worried and she was not the only one as Sara, Mai, Dita, and Jura were also getting worried by all this as they had no idea what was going on with the men before them, they were also ready to fight but hoped that they were not going to get into one. Jura was naturally the first person to speak to try and find out just what the heck was going on before them.

“Meia, what the heck is going on here?”

“I have no….what the?!”

The five women were suddenly surprised when several more squadrons of Vanguards came right at them and they were armed, this was enough to throw the women into the defensive as they readied their weapons, Meia drew out her beam rifle and her shield, while Jura took out her beam sabers and turned one into the beam whip mode, Dita got out both her guns while Sara got both of her Crusader's weaponry, while Mai drew her Crusader's sword. They had no idea what the men were up to but they recalled that they were going to have to be very careful as well on how they were going to deal with this.

It was not long before they found themselves surrounded by the Vanguards and the ship came at them and then they got an incoming message from the ship, but it was not the kind of message that showed a good sign.

“You women will surrender now, if you do not then we will take you by force.”

Dita was utterly confused at this and replied.

“What's going on here?! Aren't we supposed to be allies with the aliens or something?!”

Meia thought it over and finally recalled what Kyo said about not all men of Talark being friendly with the idea of making an alliance with women from Megele and while it was under Grand Pa's orders that such an alliance be made, there was no doubt going to be those whow ere not inf favor of the alliance being made, was this group of men part of that dissenting faction?

If they were….then they were in trouble. Meia quickly made a decision and activated the computer system of her Gundam to access her OS, she quickly began to type in several code sequences that Kyo had taught her and Jura as well as Dita, Sara and Mai, this was the security measure that Kyo had taught them to use if they were in a dire situation and needed his help, she quickly contacted the others through a secure frequency that they had developed with Kyo's help that was not easily broken by either Talark or Megele.

“This is not good, we need to send a message to Kyo about this now, we need to hurry.”

The four women nodded and did the same thing with Sara and Mai passing down their own data streams as well, this code sequence would serve as a message to Kyo, due to the fact that their OS was custom created by Kyo the male Gundam pilot had covertly established a transmission data stream system that could only be picked up by his Gundam and due to the fact that the three Gundams that the three former Dread pilots used were created by the Paeksis their Gundams would send the message in a frequency signal that only the I-Freedom could pick up.

They were able to finish this and send it out in time as the Vanguards closed in, they decided to surrender and lie low for the time being and their Gundams as well as Mai and Sara's Crusaders were quickly restrained by what appeared to be high tensile strength metal cables that were enough to restrain Mobile Suits and apparently were very durable. They hoped their message made it through in time as they had included the ship's name which they had been able to see as Ares.

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In Talark…

Kyo was busy wrapping up his lecture before another batch of Talark soldiers and students when he heard the signal coming from his specially made data-pad, he excused himself and read the message before him, the very second he was able to type in the secure password, he saw that it was apriority message he had just gotten from the I-Freedom.

The data pad was constructed in such a way that if anything was picked up by the I-Freedom's still active systems it would relay it to Kyo quickly, as soon as he found out the situation Meia , Dita, Jura, Sara, and Mai were in he growled and quickly contacted Grand Pa

“Admiral Yamato, what seems to be the problem?”

The Gundam pilot informed Grand Pa of the message he had just gained from his Gundam and spoke seriously about the situation and Grand Pa was not pleased with the image before him as he processed in the information that he had just been given by the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet, he quickly ordered several of his Shadow hands to get the information he wanted, he also assured Kyo that he would see to this personally and hand the information over to Jason.

Kyo thanked him and called Jason to get ready to meet him in the Hanger as soon as he got the information coming from Grand Pa, once he did so, then he would meet him in the Hanger where the I-Freedom was. Jason agreed and also decided to send out some orders to the people managing the operations in the Talark shipyards to see if anything had happened.

Kyo was not liking this as he took the transport to the Hanger and as soon as he got there, he took off his normal clothes in the changing room and placed on his uniform and took his helmet along with his sword and pistol, he checked the ammunition and the sharpness of his sword. As he got out, it was then that Jason arrived to see him. The young Talark officer was not very happy with the information he had gathered, apparently the Ares had been in dry dock and was being sent through special maintenance when a massive number of personnel had been moving in and began to take over the Ares. In the head of the operation was the Prime Minister himself along with a number of people who were close to him.

Kyo's eyes narrowed, the Prime Minister had always been a thorn in his side and it annoyed him to no end why the man was always trying to shoot down the alliance between his world and that of the women of Megele, but when the data gathered by the Shadow Hands came in, it really got Kyo's full attention at this moment.

He was told then by Jason that the Prime Minster had tapped his conversation with Jura and had planned to capture the women and hold them prisoner and also force them to give up their Gundams' secrets to him, once that was done, he would get rid of them and use the technology he would gain to help the men and make them stronger to prove to all that the alliance was nothing but a fluke, but he would then have the women sent away in disgrace. There were also rumors of the Prime Minister having a plan to place another strike of blame on the women.

The very second Kyo found out about the kidnapping, he was livid with rage as he stood up and slammed his hands on the desk in the Hanger Bay, he knew that the Prime Minister was an arrogant and stubborn ass when it came to working with the women. But this was going way too far, and worse yet, it was personal!!!

The coward had just kidnapped and threatened the women who he held dear to his heart and who were his loved ones at this moment, the thought of that bastard harming Dita, Jura, Meia, Sara and Mai filled him with great anger as he spoke to his Talark liaison.

“Where is he now?!”

Jason had never seen Kyo this angry and for a second he couldn't help but feel a slight bit of pity for the rogue men who had done this deed, he got his composure back and replied.

“He's currently onboard the cruiser Ares and is currently holding a fair distance from Talark, as far as our intel forces know, the three Gundams and the two Crusaders were captured without incident…”

Kyo was gritting his teeth and quickly spoke.

“Give me all the data on their previous and current locations, and Commander Jason, I want you to get as many ships and personnel as you can spare.”

“As backup Admiral?”

“Yes, send word to Grand Pa of this kidnapping and tell them to hurry, because if they don't reach the Prime Minister in time, the only thing left of him when I get him will be a corpse!”

It was then that the door was opened and in walked Grand Pa himself.

“I would prefer you bring him here alive Admiral Yamato, the Prime Minister has committed high treason and normally the penalty for this crime is death, but we want him brought back as a prisoner to face trial for this, we have also contacted Megele and Grand Ma of the kidnapping. She also wants to place the former Prime Minister on trial for his action on her people as the five are currently reinstated citizens of their world.”

Kyo nodded and got ready to move back to take command of his Gundam, he had a ship to intercept.

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On the Ares…

Meia and the others were currently being held as prisoners in ironically the very same kind of room that was once the prison where the men had been kept when they took over the Nirvana, the former Dread Squadron leader had a cut on her lip but no other visible injuries, she got that when one of the men tried to touch her, but she retaliated and he gained a broken nose while she got the cut on her lip, which was healing well enough, she decided to not resist when the other men were threatening Dita, Jura, Sara, and Mai.

As soon as that was over they were shoved into this cell as the men were still very much afraid of them, no doubt these men still believed that women were the enemy. And that was troubling already as the woman hoped that the alliance between worlds would make them forget this idea of seeing women as the enemy. However it seemed that Kyo's suspicions of the possibility that not everyone on Talark would be willing to accept this alliance was proving to be true.

As she and the others were staying in the cell, they focused on defending themselves if they were attacked, she had no idea why the men were doing this, but seeing that they could do little at the moment, they decided to play at being docile for the time being. They had been stripped of their weapons as it seemed that the men had been told what exact types of weapons the women would normally use, which was why they had taken her laser ring when they found it.

Jura had a slight gash on her arm when one of the men had roughly shoved her a bit but the blonde toughed it out and held away from crying in pain, her time with Kyo had made her a lot stronger than she was before, it hurt her, but she was not going to show it to her captors.

Dita has also nursing her side when one of the men had hit her with the butt of his rifle to move her along, she was all right and instead of being her usual self, she knew that now was not the time for her to be acting like this was normal.

Sara also had a gash but on her left hip from another man pushing her about with a staff, she had wanted to attack him but the fact that she had her friends to consider restrained her from fighting back, besides, there was no way she would risk losing her life like this.

Mai also had a gash on her leg as well, she was not happy with how this was going on at the moment, but like the others had not attacked the men and held her own.

The men who had taken them apparently were wearing suits that were no doubt supposed to keep them from being killed by them, it made the women even more confused and slightly amused despite the situation before them, the five of them then got these injuries and they were sent here to be held.

They could only hope that Kyo would come and rescue them soon, he had done it before and they had no doubt that he was going to do it again.

In the bridge of the Ares, the Prime Minister was smiling a bit as he looked at the screen that showed the technicians he had brought along as well as the engineers looking and studying the Gundams of the women and their Mobile Suits as well. These would prove the key and with the data, they were going to be at a much better position of power than before.

The women were not going to be easy to break but they had time for…

“Prime Minister! We have an incoming contact!”

The man looked at the image and as it closed in, the man was growling in anger at this as he recognized the incoming unit to be the Infinite-Freedom Gundam itself, it seemed that the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet had somehow found them out and that was something he was not hoping would happen so early in his plans, he had hoped to deal with Kyo Yamato when he was at a better position of power, but now this happened.

“Deploy the Vanguards!!!!”

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In space…

“This is Grand Admiral Kyo Yamato of the Allied Fleet to the Ares and it's forces, throw down your weapons and surrender yourself to the authority of the Alliance between Talark and Megele.”

Kyo had been able to triangulate the exact location of where the Ares was, he had also contacted the Nirvana about the kidnapping and sure enough, the others were not very happy with the news as well. Magno was utterly shocked that someone from Talark would willingly kidnap member sof her own crew who she saw as family. Barnette was livid with anger at this as she wanted to go out and find the men who would dare to harm Jura and Max was willing to help her as this kind of action in his mind was utterly stupid and insane.

Buzam/Tenmei was also not in the best of moods about the kidnapping and quickly ordered the Nirvana to break patrol and head off to the Ares' location as the rest of the crew got ready to help Kyo, and so did the Crusader Squadron who were not going to forgive the fact that their leaders were also kidnapped.

He had been able to spot the Ares and was now closing in and then spotted several incoming blips on his screen and found them to be hostile ones, as he closed the gap he spotted them to be a large number of Vanguards closing in on him and carrying what appeared to be Gauss Rifles of some sort.

Kyo glared at the charging Vanguards and could see that they were the basic models that had been developed previously by the men of Talark and that fact alone was what made him wonder what the heck the Prime Minister was thinking, relying on the older models. But he had no time to think it over as the Vanguards closed the gap and began to fire at him with their newly equipped Gauss Assault Rifles. The rounds slammed into his Gundam and they slammed hard into it, but the fact that the I-Freedom had it's Prominence Phase Shift Armor online, it rendered the weapons useless.

He tried once more to make the men stand down, he didn't want it to be like this, these men were following orders and while there was no doubt in his mind that there was a chance that the others were fanatics, that certainly was not enough to make him kill them. But he knew that if he had no other option left, then he would take their lives if it came to that.

“I repeat, this is Grand Admiral Kyo Clyne Yamato of the Allied Fleet, throw down your weapons and surrender under the authority of the Alliance between Talark and Megele.”

It was then that the man he came to loathe appeared and sneered at him.

“You are way over your head Admiral Yamato, we will not surrender.”

“You realize that what you are doing at this moment Prime Minister that what you are attempting is considered high treason, you are going against the authority of Grand Pa after all.”

Kyo said those words with as much control as he could manage and hope that somewhere in that bald empty head he had, the Prime Minister would see reason. However he was not planning on holding his breath either.

And he was not disappointed as well as the Prime Minister replied.

“I am doing what should be done, defeat the women and show the superiority of the men of Talark! And I don't care if I have to break some laws to do it, I will make it clear that we do not need this alliance with the women, I already have made arrangements to ensure my plan's success.”

“And what would those be?”

The Prime Minister then smiled and replied.

“I already have agents disguised as women in the same way as former Intelligence Commander Tenmei was when he infiltrated the pirates in place in key areas in Talark's cities to begin setting off explosives in key factories, of course they will be killed by my other agents and will be shown as spies from the Megele military. Then we will leak out that the women had planned this ever since the weapon inspectors from Megele came. As soon as that happens, we will have the five women we have prisoner appear to have been captured and are supposed to be the ones who were going to extract the disguised agents….very elaborate isn't it, these women cost me to be seen as a fool here on Talark and now I will have my revenge for the humiliation they have caused me.”

“You sick bastard….you're willing to do all this for pride? Even if it means that you will be killing your own men as well as innocent Talark civilians?”

The man nodded and replied.

“We must be ready to sacrifice the lives of the few to make what should be done be done, the elimination of the women from this system to prove that we men are the better.”

“You realize that the Harvesters are coming and with a massive super weapon that could very well destroy your world and all in it in one single strike and the only way to fight evenly and to stand a chance is to fight together with the women. Yet you are willing to go this far? And for what?!”

“For the pride, manliness, and courage of men!!!”

“That's nothing but insanity!!! How many of your own people have to suffer for that?!”

“As many as it takes, besides, many of the men who will die will be the less needed ones….as soon as we cow them down, we will be able to bring Talark to true power!!!”

“What the hell do you mean by that Prime Minister?”

The man growled and replied.

“You dared to bring trash to places they don't deserve...Admiral, you allowed the Third Class to think that they deserve better….they don't, they are merely laborers and workers.”

“Workers and laborers they may be Prime Minister, but have you forgotten that it is those same men who you say are trash who make the very weapons you use, serve as the technicians, engineers, mechanics, and support personnel of your fleets, your armies, your cities….you're very world? And you are willing to sacrifice them all for your own pride?!”

“They are weak and hardly worth the effort you wasted on them, all they deserve are the rations we give them and nothing more. They exist to serve the higher classes and Grand Pa!”

“Then what are they already doing Prime Minister? They are serving Grand Pa and Talark already by working in the factories to produce the weapons, ammunition, and machines to fight the soon to come Harvester forces, they are filling the gaps in your fleets to make up for those who died and there are already signs that these so called worthless trash that you called them to be have talent that could truly be of great help for the soon to come war.”

“That will soon change, everything will be as it should be, I will make Grand Pa and Talark see that, and I care little how many men I must sacrifice to accomplish this.”

Unknown to the Prime Minister, he was being recorded by Kyo as they had the conversation, so assured was he that he had a plan that could not be broken that he discounted the possibility of being recorded by the Admiral. Kyo copied it and secretly loaded the files into a computer data disk and that was when the Prime Minister gave the order for his followers to defeat the Grand Admiral and when they defeated him, they would use his ruined Gundam as well as his corpse as an extension of his plans.

The Vanguards charged ahead and then extende4d their bladed weapons to attack him while the others who were still armed with their Gauss Assault Rifles fired at him, seeing that he was out of options, the Gundam pilot powered up I-Freedom and charged into the battle.

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In the Ares…

Dita, Jura and Meia felt the arrival of Kyo through their SEED connection to him while Sara and Mai also felt traces of his presence, they turned to look at the nearby port holes and sure enough there were a large number of Vanguards that were engaging a lone Mobile Suit and it was indeed Kyo's Infinite Freedom Gundam. They were happy that Kyo had come to save them, but they had to be ready for anything as there was a chance that the men might do something drastic to them if Kyo should win.

As for the men who followed the Prime Minister in his plans, they thought that with their newly upgraded Vanguards, they had a chance to win this battle. They were wrong

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The area of space before the Ares and it's two escort ships were alight with weapons fire as the rogue faction of the Talark Navy tried their best to destroy the I-Freedom, but the nimble and deadly Gundam piloted by the Neo Ultimate Coordinator was not an easy mark by normal human standards as it easily dodged and weaved it's way through the rounds of weapons fired at it as well as the missiles that were fired by the Vanguards.

A number of missiles tried to take out Kyo but he guided his Gundam through a series of quick rolls to avoid them as well as using the head and shoulder mounted CIWS Guns on his Gundam to shoot down the missiles with amazing accuracy as he moved around and was able to outmatch the Vanguards. Kyo then saw that the Vanguards were better armored and carried booster packs as well as optional weapon load outs, making it clear that these Vanguards were modified extensively, but that was not going to be enough to stop him.

The I-Freedom charged into a number of Vanguards that tried to fire back, but the Gundam pilot quickly unleashed a barrage of beam fire from his beam rifles and took out their arms and weapons as well, Kyo had no intention of killing the men and had planned to bring them to trial as well. One Vanguard tried to attack with it's rifle but the I-Freedom dodged the attack and closed in, unleashing several salvos of the CIWS guns at the weapon hitting the main power chamber, and destroying the rifle, before the vanguard could react, the I-Freedom took one of it's beam sabers and sliced off the arms so the Vanguard was now unable to fight back, Kyo ignored the now crippled Vanguard and then was able to evade in a spinning style of flight several more salvos from the rifles of several Vanguards as well as several missiles, The I-Freedom quickly took upward and fired the wing thrusters as it dodged the missiles next. This forced the Vanguards to fly backwards to evade the I-Freedom and get some distance to fire their weapons once more. Kyo however is not going to let them as he accelerated his Gundam and takes out the other beam saber and slices through the barrels of the rifles, rendering the weapons useless as he flew past them, the Gundam pilot then moves to turn back and dives towards the Vanguards and before the Vanguard pilots could react, the Gundam pilot spins his Mobile Suit and slices the arms of their own mecha.

The Vanguard pilots were shocked at how easily the Gundam was making mincemeat of their Vanguards, just as they were going to use their missile pods, the Gundam fired it's rail-guns and plasma cannons to destroy the missile pods before the Talark pilots could even lock on the target in question, afterwards the Infinite Freedom aimed to head towards the Ares, seeing this and knowing that the Gundam was no doubt going to attack the main ship, they tried to intercept but despite the upgrades of their Vanguards that were in line with the original systems, they were not able to match the Gundam of the Grand Admiral, despite the words of the Prime Minister that stated that they could handle this threat.

It was not long before the Ares unleashed it's own fire power at the Gundam, Kyo however, having taken the time to study the movements of the turrets as well as reading their combat operations and schematics was more than able to make the needed movements as well as the changes that gave him a deadly fighting edge over his foes as he dodged the rounds despite the curtain of fire from the weapons. As soon as he got clear the Gundam pilot opened the wings of his Gundam and the crystal feather broke their crystal casing and became solid metal feathers that was quick to take off the wings, allowing feathers of light that gave the I-Freedom Gundam the look of an angel of war in full power. Kyo however was not bothering with it all as he began to scan the Ares.

He looked at the scans to see the location of the Gundams, along with the two Crusader as well as their pilots. Unknown to the five women he loved deeply, he had secretly installed tracking systems in their uniforms and had conditioned the OS of their respective machines to release a faint but special energy emission trail that he felt would be able to help him in some fashion or another, he also had installed special chips into their flight suits that would be able to tell him their location as well as tell him if they were alive and in good health. As soon as he spotted them, he quickly determined that they were in an area that was well away from any possible damage that he would inflict on the ship that the Prime Minister was on, and their Mobile Suits would be out of the firing, he decided to even things up as he locked in all his weapons.

As soon as he got the all clear, he unleashed his full might on the Ares. The Talark men who were in the disable Vanguards were only able to watch as the lances of pure destructive energy slammed hard into their command ship, however they suddenly noted that the Gundam was unleashing it's weapons only on the turrets of their ship, aiming to disable the ship and render it unable to fire back at the Gundam.

Kyo was not done as he decided to move as the feather cannons followed his Gundam, he saw that a majority of the weapon systems of the Ares were now ruined wrecks and while he knew that there might be loss of life there, he had no choice at this point and time as he moved to do the same to the rest of the weapon systems of the ship. When that was done the Gundam pilot quickly directed his attention on the engines and maneuvering thrusters. The damage of his attacks were seen as the once powerful Talark warship was now nothing more than a floating wreck as it's thrusters and weapon systems were completely destroyed. The ship however was still able to function as Kyo decided not to attack their main power cores as well as their communication arrays.

Several more squadrons of Vanguards tried to get into the act as they came from the ship but Kyo was more than able to take them as they charged right at him, several of the faster ones were about to fight him with their rifles but like before he was more than able to fight back as the rounds don't have the power to pierce his Prominence Phase Shift Armor, Kyo quickly used his own beam rifles to unleash a barrage of weapons fire, aiming for both the arms on the Vanguards, the attacks aimed at the elbow areas was more than enough to render the Vanguards helpless, and literally disarmed in combat. the other Vanguards closed in to attack the Gundam pilot, but the feather cannons came into play as Kyo guided their targeting systems to aim at the arms of the Vanguards, with surgical precision and positioning the Vanguards were easily defeated without lose of life as their arms as well as their weapons were completely destroyed.

Kyo then looked at the force before him and he got ready to speak to the Prime Minister to make him stand down and surrender. But he was beaten to the punch as another army of Vanguards as well as a number of Talark Navy vessels arrived on the scene with one massive ship being in the front of the whole force, and it carried Grand Pa's crest. It seemed that the backup had finally arrived.

And it was there soon enough as Grand Pa contacted the pilots of the disabled Vanguards as well as the crew of the Ares and personally ordered them to stand down. This was where the loyalty to the men of Talark to Grand Pa came in as the men who had once followed the Prime Minister are not willing to defy Grand Pa and surrender. It was not long before Kyo was escorted by none other than a pair of Vanguards that were built using his recommended designs and were piloted by a pair of Shadow Hands. As soon as they arrived into the ship, the Gundam pilot took a small computer and tracked down Jura, Dita, Meia, Sara, and Mai down.

As soon as he found them it was a tearful reunion as the five women hugged him, normally doping this before the men would have been asking for trouble but Kyo didn't give a damn at the moment, it was so good to see them safe and alive. But when he saw their wounds, he was enraged to think that anyone would dare to harm the women he loved deeply. It took a great deal of his personal self control to not lash out at the men. He escorted them to their machines and they all took off with him protectively escorting them from the Ares, his feather cannons were back in their crystal forms on his Gundam's wings as they headed for Talark.

As for the Ares….their forces were quickly secured by Grand Pa's forces and were escorted back to Talark, the Vanguards that Kyo had disabled in combat were brought back to the ships and their pilots were now being questioned by Grand Pa's chosen interrogators while the Shadow Hands who were with Grand Pa secured the Prime Minister and those who were with him. The men who were there and saw the group of the Prime Minister being guarded by the Shadow Hands were whispering deeply, it was due to that fact that Grand Pa had personally ordered the Shadow Hands to guard them. That fact alone was an indication to them that the men were in serious trouble as this was rare.

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On Talark…

The Prime Minister and his cohorts were currently in isolation in a large prison cell under heavy guard, they wondered just how did their plans all go wrong when the door opened and before them was very irate Gundam pilot and the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet.

Kyo was furious at the moment as he glared at the prisoners….these men had done something that was inexcusable in his mind, they dared to kidnap the women that he loved with his whole heart and it was taking a huge amount of calm and inner self restraint for him to resist the urge to strangle them with his bare hands.

The five women, while slightly wounded, were not badly injured and for the most part, unharmed and were safely protected by Grand Pa's own elite guards and were treated as honored guests while here on Talark, and while that made him cool his burning fury at the moment he was doing his level best to keep from exploding before the men. As soon as he was told that Dita, Jura, Sara, Mai, and Meia were in good health, his temper cooled. Now however, before the men were sent to hang, he was going to make them suffer for their transgressions and their antics.

As the guards who opened the door closed it again, the first person Kyo targeted was the ring leader of this attempt…

The Prime Minister…

The Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet grabbed the man by the collar and hauled him to his feet and shouted in anger.

“YOU'VE GOT SOME GUTS TRYING TO HARM THE WOMEN I LOVE YOU SICK IDIOT!!!”

The Prime Minster was going to say something snide but the Gundam pilot was having none of it as he began to strangle the man right in front of his fellow prisoners. The fact that as a Coordinator, Kyo had a greater level of strength and stamina than a normal human and it was not long before the Prime Minister was turning blue as Kyo continued to choke him to near death.

It was when that Grand Pa arrived on the scene and looked on to see Kyo as he was choking the life out of the Prime Minister, he waited only a minute or two and he then spoke to Kyo to release his enemy that the Gundam pilot relented, though with obvious reluctance as he moved away. The elderly leader then looked at the Prime Minister with obvious disgust and then spoke to the man who managed to get his sense of self back after nearly being strangled to death by the heavily irate Gundam pilot.

“You are to stand on trial for this attempt to breach the alliance with the worlds of Talark and Megele tomorrow morning Prime Minister, or should I say, former Prime Minister, your actions have now been recognized as crimes that are in the markings of high treason, thus you are to be stripped of your rank and position effective immediately.”

The shock of the news was evident on the face of the now former Prime Minister of Talark as he managed to get his wits about him, and that was what Grand Pa was hoping for and he spoke gravely to the former Talark official.

“What you have done has nearly undermined the alliance between our world and that of Megele, you kidnapped five of their citizens and has caused damage to this alliance….”

“Grand Pa! I was….”

“What Prime Minister? You think I was not made aware by your secret attempts to subvert my authority on this matter? I may be older than most men on this world of our pasty, but I am no senile old fool. You have been trying to disrupt the alliance in your own fashion and then you engineered this report that I have recovered that states that these women were criminals that had attempted to attack a routine recon patrol. No doubt you planned to have some of your own men act as….survivors to back up this story.”

The man was silent and then Grand Pa replied as he walked away.

“You have broken my laws by doing this open attack, and as such, you and all your associates will be in trial without exception. Think well on your crimes because there is more evidence to come that will make you and all those who worked with you suffer for this.”

At that Kyo spoke to the guards as he had plans that were already approved by Grand Pa as well, now it was time to get things going.

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In the chambers…

The three Gundam pilots as well as their two comrades from the Crusader Squadron had to admit that for the Spartan comforts of their chamber it was not so bad since they were able to have good food to eat. At first they were not happy with the sight of the pills before them but their hunger got to them and they tried a bit, only to find that the pills were the ones that Bart had requested to be made and tasted like real food, that was more than enough for them to take as much as they could and were now full, their wounds had been already treated

Meia and the others looked at Grand Pa for the very first time, they had seen him in the first meeting between the leaders and officials of Talark and Megele that eventually led to the formation of the alliance between Talark and Megele. The elderly leader of the male planet sat down and looked at them with a serious but none threatening eye and spoke to them.

“On behalf of my world and my people, I apologize for the actions taken by the former Prime Minister and his followers, I assure you that he and his fellow conspirators shall be dealt with in a joint court between your world and mine.”

The women could see that he meant every word and then Jura spoke.

“Where is Kyo?”

Grand Pa spoke.

“He is currently interrogating all the known associates of the former Prime Minister to find out if there are others involved with the conspiracy, and if there are others, then they shall be dealt with accordingly. Now I must ask something, what exactly are you all doing here on Talark? I am rather curious about this for the moment so I hope that you can answer my question without taking offense. So what brings you here?”

At that question, all five women decided to tell Grand Pa why they were here. As soon as they told him that they planned to ask Kyo to marry them, the elderly leader of Talark was wide eyed at this, the leader took a minute or two to take in the information that he had been given by the five women into his mind and slowly ran it through his mind.

As soon as he was able to think clearly and objectively, Grand Pa asked them if they were serious about asking Kyo to marry them. All five women nodded without hesitation at the question, and Grand Pa could see that they were dead set on this matter. and that was more than enough to surprise Grand Pa as he had to admit that this was somewhat unexpected, but being something of a politically savvy person, he was not going to ignore the advantage of it all. If the Grand Admiral of Talark's Navy did marry a woman from Megele, let alone five, then it would send quite the message to the rest of the men of his world, even though Kyo himself was not a member of the all male world. If a man could be seen being romantically involved with a woman, then it would possibly help ease the gaps between men and women even further, which was a very powerful thing in times such as this.

It was something that he couldn't pass up to say the very least, but he kept in mind that things were not that simple, one case of a woman and man being romantic and willing to spend the rest of their lives together and even have a family was not enough to make people from either Talark and Megele to change their tune, no matter how high profile it was. He then wondered if there was another way to get more proof that such relationships can be possible, only this time, he wanted to know if it could happen between men of his world and that of the women of Megele. Knowing that the best way to know was to ask the women before him, he did so.

“Tell me….are there other men onboard the Nirvana….who have developed relationships with women from your world?”

Jura raised an eye brow and asked the elderly leader.

“Why do you want to know that of all things?”

Grand Pa smiled a bit and replied.

“The reason is that if both men from my world and women from your world can be able to have feelings for one another and develop relationships will be helpful indeed to further cement the alliance between our worlds. Because if our respective cultures learn that relationships can be possible between men and women from our worlds, then it will be able to strengthen the alliance. This is why I am asking such a question. I know that is it highly unusual but it is the truth as to why I asked this question.”

The five women looked at one another and Meia spoke seriously.

“If we tell you this, then what will happen to our friends?”

Grand Pa replied to that question as well with a serious and committed tone.

“Then I will make sure that no harm will come to them in any fashion, I will talk it over with Grand Ma as well to make sure that everything that will be a key factor in this alliance is properly considered and dealt with. If your friends are able to show that a relationship between people of our worlds and cultures is possible, the results can truly be worth it, but I leave that up to you decide, and if you want, you can contact Magno and Grand Ma to get their approval as well as the decision of your friends if they agree to it.”

As the five thought it over, they all decided to tell Magno and asked permission to contact the Nirvana while they were still here in the chambers where they were resting. Grand Pa nodded at that request as he left and spoke to his aides and in a few minutes the women were able to get their hands on some very good communications gear and after some corrections were able to contact the Nirvana. As soon as they were able to speak to the crew of the Nirvana, they were utterly relieved and so were their comrades who had wondered what happened to them after Kyo had apparently rescued them with the aid of the fleet under the personal command of Grand Pa himself.

When they told the others of what happened to them, Magno was not very happy with the news but she and the others were happy that at the very least, things were able to turn out for the best for all involved. The bridge crew were also happy that they were safe, it was not long before Barnette arrived on the bridge with Max in tow and both Jura and Barnette were happy to talk to one another as the emerald haired woman was relieved that her friend was all right. It was then that Jura spoke of the conversation she and the others had with Grand Pa and that was more than enough to raise eye brows in the crew of the Nirvana.

Magno thought about it and called the others who were key to this to the bridge of the Nirvana, it was not long before Duero and Parfait came forward and there then told of what Grand Pa had requested. The two brothers and the women who they were romantically involved with were surprised but it was not long before they decided to agree with the idea of telling the truth, it made more sense in that regard as both Duero and Max were First Class Citizens and it would be helpful in making the situation easier to bear for all involved.

At the moment however, they were all focusing on the soon to come trial that will have the former Prime Minister stand for his actions before the rest of the worlds and the members of the Alliance. This was going to be rather interesting to say the very least in the minds of just about everyone involved in this kind of situation. This trial was not going to be simple nor was it going to be pleasant, but the only good thing that was no doubt going to come out of the whole affair was that the Prime Minister and his lackeys were going to be removed from the picture due to their own actions in trying to break apart the alliance all for the sake of their own desires, placing those above the survival of the whole human race.

Magno decided to contact her husband and see just how things were on Talark, she had no doubt that the whole planet would be in an uproar, but it was better for her to get the news directly from her husband who was there to begin with than just rely on reports that could be taken and distorted by those who would want to keep things under wraps.

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A week after the incident…

The trial of the former Prime Minister began in earnest and it was far from pleasant, when the details of the kidnapping of the former Megele pirates came to light, it sent an uproar in the female home world, while there were those who were still not in agreement over the alliance, they were horrified by the news that five of their world's citizens were kidnapped by the men of Talark and they were quick to pounce on the chance to denounce the men as well as the alliance between their world and that of Talark.

This became the nightmare scenario for Magno and her husband Jin as they were asked to help with trying to sort out the mess along with Grand Pa and Grand Ma, if the war hawks had their way they were going to throw all the plans that had already been in place. They had to strike now before the situation spiraled into a situation that would prove to be too hard to control.

As for Kyo he spent time with Jura, Meia, Sara, Mai, and Dita, he was happy that they were not harmed in a serious fashion. The Gundam pilot and Grand Admiral was then told as to why they had decided to come and visit him and it shocked him to find out that they were going to marry him at the very same time when the trial was over.

It made him feel great joy and happiness, along with some level of worry; however it was then that the rest of the Nirvana crew heard about the idea of their comrades marrying Kyo. It was also something that attracted the attention of the other parties involved, it was Magno who pushed forward the idea that maybe the marriages could be used to cement the alliance, as Kyo is considered a powerful citizen of Talark along with the Talark military as befitting his status as Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet as well as a member of the Megele military. If he married the women it could help show that the idea of men and women being together was more than just an alliance of survival.

Kyo did not like the idea of something as important as a wedding ceremony being turned into a media circus, he had hoped for a good ceremony where he would be able to propose as well as give the rings. However, that was to be placed aside as the trial was well underway. The Prime Minister defended his actions as best he could while Kyo served as the counter to his actions. The trial was televised all over Talark and on Megele As well, under the request of Grand Ma, yet another thing that the Prime Minister wished would never happen, but did. The trial took days as witnesses and confessions from those who were roped into the conspiracy spoke, along with those who Kyo had personally interrogated began to tell everything.

It was here that Kyo uncovered the plot being hatched by the men or rather the fanatical ones in question and when the men of Talark heard the plot being hatched by the Prime Minister and his lackeys, they were quick to show that they were not keen on supporting his actions, some were even calling him a traitor who deserved to be hanged. The trial went on with the evidence being presented by Kyo as well as the confessions of the collaborators who were taking part in the operation. The women were shocked by this and then waited for the decision of the men's own leader. This was considered to be a very serious crime as far as things went and many of the women wondered just how the leader of the men of Talark would act on the evidence brought before him as well as the recorded conversations between him and Kyo.

It was not long before Grand Pa gave his verdict, and that it was a very harsh one. The former Prime Minister of Talark and those who were willing to take part of the conspiracy were sent into the most feared prison on Talark, a mobile space prison facility known as the Sandbox. It was aptly named as the prison was a floating asteroid that was converted into a triple maximum security prison which contained only the worst of the worst, the people who were the ones Kyo had not given amnesty as he knew that they were too violent and volatile to be of much use in the war effort.

Grand Pa sealed his decision with his personal symbol, and that was the end of that, and when the guilty party were taken away, the women were then allowed to see the true story of the Sandbox which was feared by all the men of Talark and the reputation the place had to the men and despite their own unease, it was deemed a fitting punishment.

And it was also when the elderly leader of Talark decided to announce that a special occasion was going to begin and that was the marriage of the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet. This was something that was quite shocking to many of the men on Talark and the women on Megele but Grand Ma agreed with this moment, having talked with Grand Pa about it and smiled at the idea. This was soon followed by the report that this wedding would soon be followed by two others.

This was more than enough to get the ball rolling for the people on both worlds. As he looked at the situation brewing before him, Kyo hoped that he would be ready for this, thankfully the Gundam pilot was given as much time as he needed in order to get things going for him. He was actually looking forward to this, though he hoped that he was going to be all right as this was something that he knew was unheard of in either Talark or Megele.

A woman marrying a man, and not just one woman….but five!

He couldn't help but wonder how his relatives and parents would have reacted if they saw him at this moment. He had no doubt in his mind that his parents were going to be very interested to see just how he managed to get himself roped into a wedding with five women. He didn't even want to guess how his uncle and aunt would take it. But he would be lying to himself if he said he didn't find the whole thing very interesting as well as gratifying as he was living every young man's deepest and most treasured fantasy.

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To be continued…

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Author's Notes:

This wraps up this chapter, and now the Prime Minister gets his just punishment for his actions. And the fact that Kyo revealed the full extent of his actions and his plans is more than enough to send the man down the creek with neither paddle nor a boat for that matter. With that man out of the way as well as those who had worked with him in his plans, Kyo can finally get back on track.

However, he gets the shock of his life only hours after the trial, but in a good fashion as he discovers the reason why the five women came to Talark in the first place. Now things get interesting for Kyo since weeks from now, he will be taking part in his wedding with all five women who mean so much to him and have been part of his life ever since sneaking onboard the Ikazuchi nearly two years ago.

Now I know that I said there will be now more lemons, but I can't resist it since the next arc will be the final epic chapter series of GunDread SEED the Second Stage and will be the final series that will end this epic that got me started on writing stories in the internet in the first place. As I have stated before in the previous chapters, the last arc will be the vile, it will be bloody, it will be harsh, and it will be action packed as I will finally draw this story to a close after a long time of delays due to too many things to do and too many stories to write.

The first chapter of the next and final arc will deal with the wedding of Kyo with the five women in his life as well as the evolution of several other relationships in the series as well and who knows, there might be other weddings to come. This chapter will be very well titled as it will be the prelude to some very serious battles to come for the heroes of GunDread SEED.

And the rest….well…wait and see.

See you there!