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Chapter 13

Part 1

The Calm before the Storm...

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In the Nirvana...

The crew were currently abuzz with activity and for a very good reason as things for the crew had changed dramatically. They had just been informed that in a day or so, there was going to be a wedding for several members of their fellow crew and they were naturally invited. Seven of the women were currently getting ready for the soon to come event as the Nirvana was currently in orbit over Megele.

It had been quite an announcement and there had been some level of discussion on just where the wedding should take place due to the fact that the weddings were going to be something of historical firsts to say the very least. They were all eager for this moment for their fellow crew and it was not surprising that every member of the Nirvana crew spared no expense in contributing to the whole festive atmosphere.

The Nirvana was currently docked with the pirate base as the women were going all out to get ready for the wedding so they were buying the appropriate dresses for the event. Five women in particular were going to focus hard on this moment so they were going to use all their money and time to make this day wonderful for them all and the man they loved in question. They were naturally not alone as several people were more than willing to help them look for the right dress.

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In a clothing store...

Dita was looking at all the wedding dresses that were there before her and she was awed by the sheer variety before her at this moment, she was not the only one doing the shopping as Meia, Jura, Sara, and Mai were with her as well, also looking for the right wedding dress for them to surprise Kyo with, and they were not alone either as their respective fahma and ohma were with them to help them find the right dress, though in the case of Meia she was content to look for the right wedding dress herself. The women in question were enjoying the moment and they were thinking about how to best surprise the man they loved after the wedding was over. They were more than willing to do what they could for Kyo, but since the wedding was scheduled to begin after the end of a week, they had plenty of time to plan out the whole event.

Jura smiled warmly at one particular dress and took it off the hanger and showed the dress to her fahma and ohma who looked at the dress and they smiled somewhat at the choice as the blonde headed to the nearby mirror to see how she would look with it on her. Jura took the time to see herself in it and decided that she would hold the dress in reserve and decided to place it aside for the moment and find another dress.

Jura wanted to pick the right dress that would really make Kyo take notice of her the very second she walked in front of him, she already knew that he found her undeniably sexy in her normal outfit and she was tempted to wear only her outfit in her wedding, but she decided to stick to the tradition of wearing a proper gown for her wedding. She knew that her outfit had to be something wonderful and also give Kyo a good deal of eye candy without being too showy, but at the moment, she was having a hard time as she saw that there were a great number of beautiful wedding gowns to choose from.

The same could be said for Dita as the redhead began to look over the various styles of wedding gowns and she couldn't help but feel utterly amazed by all of them as she was trying her very best to choose the one that she felt was going to be the one that would make her Mr. Alien very happy to see her wearing it when they were all going to walk down the aisle. The red-haired Gundam pilot was eager to finally get the chance to walk down the aisle with the man she loved deeply. And she couldn't help but blush at the thought of how he would look at her when she would wear the dress that would look good on her.

The redhead shook her head and decided that while such thoughts were delicious and too good to ignore, it was not going to be of much use if she wasn't able to find the right dress in time for the wedding, even though there were still a few days before the wedding. With that in mind she looked and found something promising and showed it to her own fahma and ohma to get their approval on the dress. They looked it over and told her to keep it for the moment as a reserve.

Dita nodded and decided to keep it reserved for now and look for another dress to wear when she had the chance.

Meia herself took her time to look for the right dress for her wedding with Kyo, the blue haired Gundam pilot was eager to find the right dress and since she only had herself to choose the right dress and judge it for herself, she wanted it to be something that not only looked wonderful to her and Kyo but was comfortable as well for her to wear, she hoped that her fahma and ohma were watching her in wherever they were and were happy for her for being finally with someone that she loved deeply with all her heart.

As she looked at one very interesting dress, she couldn't help but blush slightly at the thought of Kyo looking at her in the dress. She managed to place that delicious thought aside for the moment as she decided to hold that dress for a reserve and looked at the other dresses that she could also try for the wedding.

Sara was also looking at a dress critically to see if it was going to be a good choice for her to wear when the time came for the wedding, she couldn't help but blush a bit at the thought of wearing the dress for Kyo to see once they were walking down the aisle and it was a very tempting thing for her to think about, but she then decided that now was not the time to focus on this things as she needed to see if she had other options that she could chose from in the dress department. With that in mind she moved to keep the dress in reserve for the time being.

Her fahma and ohma looked at the dress that Sara had placed aside for her reserve and nodded at their daughter's choice, the dress was good and would be better kept in reserve for the time being unless she couldn't find one that suited her taste for this event and she could fall back on this one.

The same could be said for Mai as she looked at several dresses and saw that there was one that she could hold in reserve and she blushed as well at the thought of how Kyo would react the very second she walked down the aisle in it. But for now she placed that same dress aside for reserve as she looked at the others while her parents were also looking the other dresses over in the clothing store.

The women and their fahma and ohma were not alone as they were escorted by a handful of their comrades, namely Magno, Gascogne, Buzam, Ezra, Paiway, and Rebecca. The elderly Captain smiled at the five women who were like daughters to her as she could tell that they were all utterly overjoyed by the fact that they were soon going to be married to Kyo, and she couldn't help but smile even more as she wondered just how her uncle was handling the whole thing before him. Kyo was still there on Talark and he was very busy working on a good number of things that needed to be dealt with, but he was also getting ready for the soon to come wedding and there was no doubt in her mind that he was still trying to get his mind wrapped on what was going to happen to him.

She placed those thoughts aside as Gascogne spoke to her.

“You know captain, this is the first time I've ever seen this happen before in my life.”

Magno chuckled a bit at that and replied.

“How true....we're all witnesses to history you know, we're going to be the ones who will see a man and woman be tied in holy marriage in the system of Talark and Megele, let alone something like five women marrying the same man. That is considered something of a massive fantasy for most young men if I recall it right.”

Buzam/Tenmei nodded and replied in the female voice.

“Of course, it's not just Kyo's wedding to Jura, Meia, Dita, Sara and Mai that is getting waves, There is also the other weddings of Barnette Orangello and Parfait Balblair to Hiryu's own sons, those weddings are also going to be historic firsts in their own right.”

Ezra nodded at that as she smiled as she knew that Buzam/Tenmei had a point as well on that matter. The fact that both couples were from both Talark and Megele and were born there was really going to make things very interesting to say the very least. Though Kyo's multiple weddings were powerful in their own right, Kyo was not born and raised on Talark and was not a full citizen of the all male deserted world.

Duero and Max on the other hand were and the same could be said for Barnette and Parfait as they were also born and raised on Megele. She then had a thought and spoke.

“I wonder where Barnette and Parfait are at the moment?”

Rebecca already had the answer to that.

“Barnette is going to be arriving here as she had been busy working on her Gundam and her Dread with Parfait helping her out, they should arrive here soon enough.”

And sure enough they did and the two were greeted by the other women and they were soon getting into the spirit of things and were now selecting their own wedding dresses for the soon to come wedding between them and their beloved men.

And as this was going on, Magno wondered once more how Kyo was doing with the fact he was soon to be married and she now wondered how Duero and Max were taking it. This week was going to be worth every minute of it all as the sounds of wedding bells were ringing in her head. She wondered how this week was going to end for the women and men in general as there was also a great deal of things going on both worlds.

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Kyo was still busy doing his work as Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet and he had to do his work well in order to be up to the standard as he looked at incoming reports from both Megele and Talark as he was always kept in the loop on the majority of the plans that were currently being set into motion by his well trained and chosen staff. Thankfully his uniform was still well taken care of and had been made to suit him well.

The uniform was a combination of Talark and Megele make personally requested by both Grand Ma and Grand Pa to symbolize the unity of their planets and civilizations and not just that of their armed forces as well. Made from an inner layer of Talark clothing that was actually inserted with a vest made with advanced lightweight ceramic plating to protect the wearer from attack with bladed weapons and some ranged projectiles, the uniform also had been made with Megele fabric that was light weight and also resistant to tearing and stains. The uniform was streaked with grey and black along with blue and gold and took elements from both Talark uniforms and those from Megele to balance things out evenly, on the left upper area on Kyo's chest was a row of Talark military decorations as well as the symbol of Grand Pa's personal seal to show that Kyo was chosen by Grand Pa directly and was a high ranking officer under Grand Pa's personal order. Below that was the row of Megele military decorations and also Grand Ma's own seal to show that she had elected him as supreme commander. There was also a trio of metallic chains that were made of silver, platinum and gold respectively that were strapped to the front of his uniform in a well made clasp and the chains were over his right shoulder and locked to another clasp on his back.

The front and the back of the uniform was black with grey on the sides while the cuffs were in gold and on the long sleeves there were blue streaks as well that reached all the way to the wrists, his boots were military issued boots while his belt was made from treated Sand Viper skin with several gold clasps and had on his side his sword in easy reach and he had his pistol in a holster on the small area of his back. The once normal sheath was decorated with several bands of silver, gold, and some small gemstones to add colour to the sheath. Kyo was not the kind to go for such a look, but he had to wear this as he was supposed to be a high ranking officer which in his case he was

To complete the uniform, his pants was also in the same colour scheme, black with grey and blue outlines as well, all in all, he looked every inch a high ranking military officer and he was very busy with a number of details that he had to attend to in order to make sure that while he was here on Talark, he would be able to do the best he could under it's banner, he knew that one of the stations from Talark would be moved out of it's normal orbit and become a main meeting station for the Allied Fleet in the coming days and he had every intention of moving his office there with his staff.

Ever since the trial of the former Prime Minister, many of the dissenters to the alliance between Talark and Megele had finally been silenced as many of them were shocked at the extent of the Prime Minster's plans and they knew that if they had continued to support his actions, then it would have resulted in them losing valuable time and manpower as well as resources, as well as breaking their oath to Grand Pa as well as destroying the very ideals that they had taken to heart. This gave him far greater support than before and that was going to be something that he was going to need.

As he finished his work for the day, he yawned a bit and grabbed a glass of water and took in the water slowly to enjoy the drink, he then looked out into the cityscape and began to think about the soon to come wedding, it was still some time away, but he was already feeling the pressure of the day itself even if it had not arrived just yet to him. The idea of being married was somewhat hard to some young men, but the idea of being married to more than one woman was both a man's greatest fantasy and fear come true. It wasn't that he was against the idea of marrying Jura, Meia, Dita, Sara, and Mai, he actually wanted it to happen, but that didn't mean that he was not going to be affected by the whole thing. He had to admit that he was going to have to get used to being married to more than one woman and he still had time to think if over. He was going to see the wedding through and he hoped that by this path, it would help the Alliance, it still galled him a bit that there were political reasons for the weddings, but he didn't care about that.

As he looked over the reports, he then decided to issue orders for the Talark and Megele Navies to begin crew exchanges to ensure that both men and women were able to operate side by side with one another in battle, though there was still the possibility of resistance to the idea of men and women working in the same ships with one another, it had to be tried, if the women were able to work with the men in their ships and if the men were able to work with women in their ships, then the crew interaction in a co-gender setting should further lessen the tensions and hopefully remove the biases the two sides have to one another.

He decided to assign Jason to handle the male contingents who would be sent out to deal with them integrating with the crews of the Megele armed forces, Jason was an open minded person and was very skilled, befitting his rise from Third Class Citizen to First Class and since he was quite tolerant and open minded compared to most of the First Class Officers, he was a valid choice to serve as ambassador, after all, he had already been among to the crew of the Nirvana and had some firsthand experience with them, he also planned to have Max and Aleck work with him on regular rotation to make things easier since the two men had the most experience dealing with the opposite gender.

He then decided to have Heidi handle the female contingent who would be sent to serve alongside the Talark armed forces, like Jason, Heidi was rather open minded and more capable in accepting the alliance between the men and women and since it was she who forwarded the idea of aligning with the men to Grand Ma despite the heavy resistance to the plan, she would make an excellent ambassador, along with the fact that she was the more tolerant and practical one of the female officers he had to work with and showed genuine respect and courtesy despite his gender, and she was an efficient person to say the least, though he could bet that Heidi was going to have her hands full once she started. And like before, he decided to have some aides to help Heidi in her duties, and he couldn't think of the best candidates to be Barnette and Parfait. The two had the most experience dealing with men and with Barnette's experience that turned her perceptions of men around from what her planet taught her, it would further aid the purpose.

For now however, he had to think on where to host the wedding itself, the fact was that he had to juggle the need to host the wedding somewhere which could be seen as a symbol of the alliance, Megele was not a very good choice to the moment, and neither was Talark, the decision was not out of spite, but he needed to choose a place where the weddings could really be seen as a symbol of alliance between the two sides.

And it was then that he had an idea, but he needed to run it through several people first, for now he decided to call in Jason and Heidi, the first was easy enough and the second required him to call her via the COM frequency that she had given him in order to call her while she was managing her duties back there on Megele.

As soon as he called Jason, the man arrived crisply several minutes later along with Dom, both men saluted him and he saluted them back as Jason spoke first.

“You wanted to see me Admiral?”

Kyo nodded.

“Yes, I have a new duty for you Jason, I need you to serve as ambassador for the male contingents who will be integrating with the female armed forces of Megele in a matter of days from the wedding.”

“You want the men to be integrated with the armed forces of the women Admiral?”

“Yes, the sooner we have both sides learning to work with one another in closer situations then all the better for the alliance, we already have made good progress according to the reports you and Dom have sent me, but this will not be enough. Production of weapons, fuels, ships, Vanguards, Dreads, ammunition, parts, and more are needed, but we need to be sure that both sides are able to work at a more personal level to ensure cooperation on both sides of the lake so to speak.”

“If both men and women work together side by side, then this will allow the two to see each other in the flesh for the first time in years, now they might have interacted before, but that was in a totally different setting and the situation was unique, now we have a chance to even things up a little bit more between planets. The reason is that while I could serve as a go between for both sides, I have to manage many things as well as plan out for the soon to come attack of the Harvesters, so it's better than that someone else who is quite qualified takes this duty. You're that person for the male side since you were more open minded than most of the other men in Talark's high command and you seem to have no qualms with women, I won't lie to you about the importance and the tests of this assignment Commander, it will not be easy.”

“Remember that the women of Megele have different customs and beliefs, and some of these might well lead to tension and conflict between both the male members of the contingents and the women that they need to work with. The sooner we can be able to smooth things over, then that is even better for both sides of this alliance, this can also help the two sides understand one another's customs and culture as well as beliefs. Of course, there ARE some plus sides to the whole assignment since you can finally see just what women really are in a more social setting and situation so you can learn some things about women which were NOT included in the manuals back home. Naturally you won't be alone as I will have allies to work with you.”

“Who are they?”

“Aleck Koubayashi and Max McFile, they have already worked with women from Megele before and therefore are quite knowledgeable in regards on understanding the culture of the women and they will be able to help you in this regard, I would have added Max's brother Duero, but he is needed in the Nirvana as Chief Medical Officer onboard, and his experiences are different that his brother's.”

“How so?”

“Duero, Bart, and myself have been with the Nirvana crew for some time and we have understood their culture and dealt with a mutiny before that was done by Barnette who at the time....was still not interested with an alliance between men and women. However it was resolved and eventually Barnette changed her views about women, however, they crew of the Nirvana were civilians, and retired personnel and while they were influenced by their culture and world's perceptions of men, they were able to change due to the circumstances, and due to good people being onboard the ship who were open minded and tolerant like the Captain herself, Gascogne, and several others. Max and Aleck however were members of the military and so were the women they had dealt with so they had a more difficult time with the women they were with due to their respective military backgrounds and the fact that they were at each others throats for the most time. they eventually worked together and though Max and Aleck were the only survivors, they learned much about women that proved many misconceptions that they had towards them. That's the reason they are being assigned as your aides for this assignment. Is that all right with you Commander?”

Jason thought it over and decided that Kyo's arguments made good sense and he had to admit that having men who had worked with the Megele military would prove to be highly beneficial for all parties involved, and it would help him to understand women a lot better at the very same time, this would be key to making sure that the alliance would be able to flourish and grow strong enough to face the Harvesters once the enemy made it through and engaged them into the fight that was going to determine the survival of both their worlds.

“None whatsoever Admiral.”

“Good, now then I suggest you get your crew and your ship ready to meet up with your counter-part for this operation.”

Jason saluted Kyo and left, leaving Dom to smirk a bit more.

“Nice to see things are working out for all of us....anyway Admiral....”

“Call me by my first name Dom, we're the only ones here in my office so let's try not to be formal all the time, like I said, I may be an Admiral, but I'm still a man.”

Dom smiled a bit more at that.

“Right, anyway, are you still pushing on with the plans for that wedding Kyo? It's something of a serious event from what I can gather.”

“Yeah....and I'm nervous as hell to be honest.”

Dom smiled at that and began to laugh a bit more....if this had been different and he was before the First Class Citizen, he would have been flogged in public, but Kyo was not that kind of person and they were good colleagues and friends, plus Kyo had appointed him to a very high position to help his fellow Third Class Citizens who were now getting far better treatment than before so it was all right.

“You're nervous? Never thought I'd see the day that you, the legendary Kyo Clyne Yamato become nervous, it's kind of refreshing actually.”

Kyo laughed at that.

“I'll bet it is, it's just pre-wedding jitters and stuff....perfectly normal from what I remember, and I can bet that the ladies I'm marrying are in the same boat. At any rate, it's going to be a very long wedding once the time comes, but for now, we need to get things organized for that.”

“Right.”

“I'll need to make some more calls so I'll see you later Dom.”

“Got it.”

That was when Kyo decided to contact the Nirvana and see just how things were going on back there.

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In the Nirvana's bridge...

Celtic was manning the station when the call came in and she was more than willing to greet Kyo as he appeared on the screen.

“Kyo! It's good to hear from you!”

“Same to you Celtic, is Magno there?”

Celtic nodded and sure enough, Magno's chair came down from the council room and she smiled at the sight of her long time uncle by blood and spoke to him.

“Hello there Kyo, what brings you here?”

Kyo smiled and replied.

“Not much at the moment, just wanted to make sure that everything there on the Nirvana was all right, by the way, I....have a request.”

“Oh?”

“It's about the wedding....I was thinking of having the Nirvana play host to the wedding itself.”

The very second he mentioned that, the bridge crew were utterly ecstatic over the whole idea, they were going to host the wedding of some of their own crew in this very ship and not only that, it was going to be the wedding of the century as it was going to be a wedding event between men and women, the rest of the crew were more than willing to show their appreciation and the same could be said of Bart and Duero as well as they spoke their surprise and support. As soon as everyone got that out of their system, the elderly Captain spoke to the crowd.

“All right then, looks like we're going to be hosts to the wedding of the century. I think we're going to be in for a very good time.”

As the crew got to work on the soon to come event, the elderly Captain then spoke to Kyo.”

“All right Kyo, we'll be the hosts, so I suggest that you get ready for the wedding.”

“Right, see you in a few days.”

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The news of the soon to come weddings was spreading out like wild fire on both Megele and Talark as people on both worlds began to think about the implications of such an event, the fact that two of the women from Megele were marrying two men from Talark was sensational enough, as well as the wedding with five of the former female pirates from Megele with none other than the Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet. This had been a very big topic of discussion between the various circles in the two worlds and there was plenty of activity going on as well.

Many on either planet even wondered if there was such a thing as marriage between their respective genders and there were naturally some malcontents in either world that said that such a wedding was impossible to picture, regardless, under the orders of both Grand Ma and Grand Pa, the two worlds began to prepare for the event and naturally, the fact that it was such an unprecedented event in both worlds, many groups vied to gain access to the inner workings of the soon to come weddings. However, they were naturally surprised that it was not going to be held in either world, but on the Nirvana.

On Talark itself, Kyo had to deal with the fact that he was being asked countless questions from various groups on his decision to be married to the five women, along with that line of questioning were questions on why the wedding was not being hosted on Talark as he was a man like the rest of them. He fended off the questions as best he could and focused on the tasks before him while also making his own preparations for the wedding as well, he hoped that when the time came, he was going to be able to have a decent wedding that was not going to turn into some sort of fiasco that was going to be a major source of embarrassment for him.

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The day of the weddings...

Kyo had never felt any heavy nervousness in his life both in his youth growing up on Earth in the past and when he was now fighting with the pirates who were now like family to him. But at this moment he was feeling more nervousness that ever before. He had heard from his father Kira how he had felt in the wedding between him and his mother Lacus so many years before, and his father told him that when the time came, he would be feeling it as well. He had thought that he would be used to it by now...but it seemed that his father was right about this being the hardest part of being in a relationship, though in his case, he was in a relationship with more than one woman and he knew that this was going to be something else entirely. At the moment, he was dressed in a white and black suit, the usual kind worn by grooms when they were getting married though on one side of his suit he had the symbol of Talark and on the other was the symbol of Megele, along with both his admiral ranks underneath each symbol to show that this was a more political wedding than most would think. However there was room for happiness and joy though he could bet that the viewers on both sides were going to have an eye full.

Of course...he was not the only one who was nervous as well, both Duero and Max were also getting rather nervous as well, while the brothers were a lot calmer than the Gundam pilot was, they were still rather unnerved by the fact that they were going to get married as well. They also knew that in a way this was a political marriage, but that didn't mean that they didn't want it either, like Kyo they too were dressed well in suits, though it was the first time they wore something that didn't have anything to do with the military. The three men had their suits made in Megele but had materials from Talark to further show the alliance between the two worlds.

And of course, having the wedding in the Nirvana which was formed with the fusion of both a Megele cruiser and the Talark battleship the Ikazuchi was a good choice, plus this allowed for more of the unused space on the ship to finally see some light after so long in the in dark. At the moment, they were all in the Bio-Park of the Nirvana and the one officiating happened to be none other than Magno herself.

Being that she was of the First Generation AND had been married before, she was the most knowledgeable about such things and since she remembered the wedding vows of the past in her own wedding, she would have to handle it despite the fact that she was not recognized as a priestess or a member of the cloth. However she was the only one qualified since most of the First generation had forgotten the past when it concerned traditional ways to tie the bride and groom together. Though she had to admit that the wedding she was about to deal with was going to be the very first of it's kind in nearly three hundred or so years before, but it was going to be worth it at this rate.

As soon as she was done thinking it over, she looked at the three men who were all dressed for the occasion and she was happy that they were able to dress well for the wedding. Now all they had to worry about was when their brides were going to arrive, they decided that all three groups would have to take turns with Kyo going first and then Duero, followed by Max. The elderly woman then smiled as the women arrived and this was the signal for Kyo, Max, and Duero to look in that direction and all three men were surprised and awed by what they were now looking at as the seven women walked in.

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Kyo looked at the five women in their wedding dresses and couldn't help but blush in appreciation, thankfully he was able to keep himself from doing something utterly dim-witted like drooling, that was understandable considering the way the five women looked before him, but that would have been a colossal embarrassment in such a momentous occasion like this one. However, he couldn't help but be awed by the sight before him as the five women he was going to soon be married to came ever closer.

Dita wore a wedding gown that was somewhat classical in appearance though it was certainly very attractive. It had no sleeves and there were small blue gemstones there in a web-like pattern on the front of her dress over her breasts while she also wore short white silk gloves on her hands, the dress was long but thankfully was not very thick and heavy as the designers had worked hard in order to make the dress both comfortable and beautiful at the very same time. Her usual tiara was replaced by a more formal one which held the veil before her face which was translucent while her long red hair was still the same as before.

The dress hugged her frame well and showed all her curves and swells in all the right places but without being very showy. All in all, the red haired woman was undeniably attractive and despite the veil that covered her face, he could see her smiling warmly at him while wearing light make up and her usual lipstick for this day, though she took it well, no doubt showing that she had taken a considerable amount of time to make herself look very pretty for this day.

She wore more elegant versions of her usual boots and these were naturally comfortable and also well made to suit her for this day so she didn't have to worry about her feet. One either side of Dita were her parents who were smiling well as they looked at Kyo who they respected well for all he had done for so many people.

Meia wore another type of wedding dress, though in her case, her dress had no sleeves and hugged her frame like a tube in the middle portion and there in the front of her wedding dress was a deep blue sapphire that worked well with her hair, she didn't have her circlet on, showing her own beautiful face which had some light makeup as well to highlight her own beauty before the people, she had soft silk gloves as well though the gloves were longer and reached above her elbows, her dress was also silk and was quite comfortable to her without being heavy, there were also some small diamonds in a sash-like belt on her waist while also wearing comfortable shoes with straps on them with small jewels there, she also had on a tiara that held her veil in place with a deep green emerald in the center.

She was the only one of the five women who was not accompanied by her fahma and ohma, but she was not bothered by that as she knew that they were there with her, watching her in their own fashion and that made her all the more happy for this moment between her and Kyo as she moved ever closer towards him.

Jura however wore something that was certainly fitting her nature as well as her blonde good looks as well as her body as her dress was made from comfortable and well made silk, it was the same as Meia's own dress, but she had it personally made to show her bust a bit more, she also had a diamond shaped opening on the front of her dress, the upper part of said opening was near the lower portions of her breasts while not being shown too much, and the lower portion made it all the way over her stomach and stopped above her navel, the dress also had slits on the sides which started up between her thighs to the lower part of the dress, showing that she had boots similar to her own style of boots, like Meia and Dita, she also had a tiara there which was gold with emerald gemstones in a pattern of lines on them that held her veil though the Gundam pilot could see that she had make up as well.

She didn't wear gloves but long cloth bands that left her hands free and were up to her upper arms with two beautiful amelyst stones on the upper portions of the cloth bands. All in all, she looked beautiful and sensual at the same time. She was accompanied by both her fahma and ohma to the altar with a radiant smile on her face.

Sara wore a more formal form of wedding dress as she had one a dress that had no sleeves that was covered with small yet elegant designs which were in golden thread, and there were two straps that were moving towards a collar that had a blue jewel there in the middle of the collar. Her dress hugged her frame very well and there was only a single slit on the side of her dress there on the lower part that made it up to mid thigh on the right side of her dress. Like the other three women she also wore a golden head piece but this was made with two bands interwoven gold and silver that held her veil quite well. She also had very comfortable shoes on that would ensure that she looked both classy and elegant at the very same time for this wonderful event in her life

She had on simple gloves that reached up to the middle of her forearms and there was a small set of gemstones there on the upper part of her gloves that added further beauty to her form. She was also accompanied by her fahma and ohma who smiled at how happy their daughter looked at this moment of her life.

Mai wore a different style of wedding dress and it was similar to a wedding kimono though made from less bulky material and was quite light and therefore was able to allow her easier movement. The dress was white and had symbols of sakura petals flowing down in pink thread along with some golden thread there in unique wave patterns, her obi had several beautiful diamonds there that were made in a very beautiful pattern and the obi was held there with a deep red cord that had a green and blue stone there in unison. Mai had on a pair of simple but comfortable old Japanese style sandals that were still very much classical for her to move in as well as a crown of silver on her head to hold her own veil in place.

She wore no gloves but had on a pair of bracelets that were made from gold and had several words that were in the language of her world that spoke of happiness, joy, prosperity, motherhood, and long life in marriage, she smiled at Kyo as she was accompanied by her own fahma and ohma.

All in all, the five women radiated so much happiness, beauty. passion, love, and more towards their soon to be husband as they came ever closer to him that Kyo wondered just how much they had all changed from before, Dita had been rather ditzy and annoying before, now she was beautiful, passionate and more besides. Meia and him were not in the best of terms and now they were very much in love, Jura was still vain and flighty at times yet she was much different now, showing her good points even more. As for Sara and Mai, they too had changed into women who he cared for with a great deal of affection and that was something he was never going to forget for a very long time.

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Duero himself was awed by the way that Parfait was dressed for the wedding, it was similar to the same dress being worn by Dita though in this case she had several beautiful violet gemstones made in several beautiful patterns into the dress to add further beauty to the outfit that she wore for this day and it was able to hug her frame with little to no difficulties at all while allowing her free movement, the plucky head engineer had her hair style differently for this day to look a lot more attractive to her soon to be husband and as such they were not in their usual tails.

She had her hair down and formed into an elegant ponytail and there was a crown there that had several beautifully carved violet gemstones there on her crown as well to further show her attractive side to the man she was about to marry, and she naturally had some light makeup on, expertly made to show her beautiful traits to her intended. However in his eyes, she didn't need to wear a lot makeup since he found her beautiful and he vowed to tell her that as soon as they were together in private.

Like the others, she too was also escorted by her fahma and ohma who were also happy that their daughter found happiness with someone even if they had been surprised that the person in question was a man, they could see the love and affection of the two of them and as such, they were more than willing to let their daughter marry Duero.

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Max had his full attention on Barnette as the emerald haired woman walked towards him in her own dress which had some similarities to the dress that Jura had on as well though this was one was quite different in it's own right. The first was that it had a small upside down triangle on the front of her bust that showed a part of her bust for her husband to be so see, she also had open slits on the sides that showed the sides of her stomach and even her hips and she had on a belt made of deep white silk which had small emerald and amelyst gemstones woven into the silk belt itself, she also wore the simple shoes that were high heeled like her boots yet very comfortable to her feet at the very same time. She also had something similar to the crown she normally wore on her head though in this case, it was made from silver and had two gemstones there that matched her eyes and hair at the very same time

She also had a pair of gloves on her arms as well though these were different from the gloves that she normally had on in her usual dress and these were shorter and only up to the middle her forearms though these had small green silk that were in knots on them as well. She wore only a small amount of makeup but the makeup was done in a way that allowed her natural beauty to shine through before Max who blushed at the way she looked at that moment.

She was naturally escorted by both her ohma and fahma, they were happy for their daughter to finally be happy with someone though they were still trying to get used to the idea that she was marrying a man, however, considering all that they had learned of Max, they decided that despite the oddness of the pairing in the eyes of their fellow women, they were happy for their daughter and as such, agreed to this with their full consent.

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As soon as the women arrived to their intended partners, they all headed towards Magno as the elderly Captain smiled at them and began to speak to them in private.

“All of you look so beautiful together, you make an old woman like me really happy.”

The three men smiled sheepishly while the women blushed a bit at the praise being given to them by the elderly woman, Magno noted that and could help but be amused, however she decided to get down to the serious parts and they were more than willing to listen as the elderly woman went to work in speaking about the history of marriage and she made those bits of history very clear to the people who were there from Talark and Megele and as soon as she was done with that, she finished the service and allowed the couples to kiss one another, Kyo took the time to remove the veils of all five women who he was about to marry while Duero and Max did the very same thing to Barnette and Parfait, as soon as they were done, the men kissed their partners, though Kyo was blushing more so than Duero or Max as he was kissing five women for this part of the wedding, something that would have really caused some heads to turn and eyes to widen had he done this sort of thing back in his time frame.

As soon as the kissing was over, Magno pronounced the couples that they were now married to their respective partners and they would be the heralds of a new future for both men and women from the two worlds, and that statement echoed throughout the ship and also the people who were there in the whole ship.

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Later...

The party was huge as dignitaries and guests from both planets were present to enjoy the wedding, the men were allowed to eat the new pills that Bart's family had begun to produce using the things the blonde navigator had learned over the time he had been with the crew and learning what he could on the way the women cooked their food, and it was going to be a very interesting situation, of course the restaurants on Talark were also allowed to cater some of their own planet's much harder to get food items as well to even things up, though Kyo had no doubt in his mind that some of the food items in question were not going to be all that well received by the women when they figured out what it was.

The women on the other hand were more than willing to bring their food into the party as well and they brought in a lot to say the very least and of course, the Nirvana was more than happy to contribute to the whole affair as their cooks worked on over time to cater as many dishes as they could manage to make in so short a time. Naturally the elderly Captain was happy for this as they were the ones who hosted the wedding and now they were going to make the most of this day.

As for the married couples, things were getting to be rather entertaining as Kyo was being fed by all of his wives, each of them taking turns to feed their mate while smiling and blushing as well. And in turn when they were done, he did the same and fed them in kind though he had to admit that feeding all five of them in turn was kind of entertaining to him. The same could be said for Duero and Parfait, as well as Max and Barnette as both couples were feeding one another carefully. As soon as that was done, they spent time to relax in their respective partner's company while things moved on as some entertainment was brought in to celebrate the occasion until the night of the dance between then married couples. The whole event was still being recorded

Kyo was then asked by the crew to play some music and the Gundam pilot agreed as they brought in the very same piano as before and he began to play the music once again, though he had done it before on Megele, the women who were sent to record this event were still surprised that he could actually play music so well, Once that part of the celebration was over, it was not long before there was soon going to be dancing and it was going to humorous as both Duero and Max had to learn how to dance on the move with Barnette and Parfait teaching them on the dance floor. Kyo didn't have that problem due to his previous experiences as he took time to dance with the women he was married to, the first was Dita and the redhead blushed deeply as she danced with her husband with a happy expression. As soon as he was done, he danced with Jura and the blonde woman was more than happy to be dancing with her husband as well, then they were finished, Meia was next and the blue haired woman blushed warmly as she recalled how she had danced with Kyo during her birthday celebration, only this time this was a far more precious moment for her. As soon as they were done dancing together, Meia moved away to let Sara dance with Kyo, and the woman was very happy as she danced with her husband. Lastly, Kyo finally danced with Mai and the young woman was very happy as she danced with her husband and it felt very right.

The night carried on as the crew of the Nirvana gave their congratulations to their crew members who had just become couples and the couples in question were very happy as they continued to chat with one another as well as their life partners, Barnette was happy as she hugged her husband and spent time to be with him as well as chatting with her friend Jura. Parfait herself was enjoying her time with her husband and Duero was more than willing to be there with her in kind as they talked about many things, along with planning where they were going to place their roots into. Kyo himself chatted with the five women who he was married to about where they were going to settle down and how they were going to handle the lives they were going to live once the war was over, the Gundam pilot and Grand Admiral of the Allied Fleet knew that he was jumping the gun on this matter, but it helped him feel much better and anything that would help him to keep his spirits up were more than welcome.

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In Kyo's room, an hour or so later...

“What a day...”

Kyo said as he opened the door to his room, apparently the room had been upgraded when he was off the Nirvana and he had a feeling that Magno had requested it for this night when she had been told by the five women that they were going to marry him, the bed was still there and there seemed to be some new furniture that would make his room a lot more comfortable for him and anyone who entered the room. He smiled at this and the five women were more than happy for the changes, they also spotted a refrigerator and inside were supplies of prepared food and drink for them have while they were in the room, Dita was more than willing to comment on the things that were now present in the room.

“Wow! The Captain really spent a lot on this, we really should thank her!”

The others nodded at that and Jura replied.

“I agree with Dita, we really should thank her when we have the chance to do so.”

Kyo nodded and he relaxed a bit and decided to remove his suit and get into something more comfortable, however, that was stopped as the women suddenly stopped him and then Meia spoke to her husband.

“You need to let us do it Kyo, and close your eyes.”

“Yes, you should close your eyes Mr. Alien.”

`Same here Kyo, you might like this.”

“I agree, close your eyes husband.”

“Yeah, please do that, and no peeking.”

Kyo turned and looked at them with a slightly confused by very interested eye at them and decided to do as they asked and he quickly felt them remove his clothes and he had to admit that the feeling of him being stripped of his clothes while being in pitch darkness was a very interesting feeling, he then lifted his legs to allow them to remove his shoes and sock and then he felt that his boxers were the only piece of clothing that he had on left.

He heard the sudden sounds of zippers being moved and he wished he could just open his eyes but he decided not to do that as he wanted to enjoy this a bit more, the sounds of zippers ended and were then joined by falling clothes and shoes, he was really awed by this and he felt his body react to the sounds as he felt his cock begin to get really stiff, and he blushed as he heard the five women moan out in pleasure at his actions.

It was then that all five of them spoke to him.

“All right Kyo, time to open your eyes.”

Kyo was more than happy to do just that and the very second he did so, he was utterly stunned by the sight before him.

The women had just decided to surprise him by wearing the best suits for their soon to come wedding night together, and that suit was none other than their birthday suits. He looked at all five of them as they were now naked before him. He couldn't help but examine the five women he married from head to toe and back again as he felt his cock become even harder. He then noted that there were no lines on their bodies that would tell him that they had worn any underwear and he was quick to pick up on what had just happened before him and he spoke slowly.

“You....you were all wearing....nothing underneath the wedding dresses?!”

The women blushed and nodded as Jura replied.

“Oh yes, I had a hard time convincing the others but eventually they agreed so we could really make you happy, do you like it Kyo?”

Kyo blushed and replied.

“Oh yes I am, very much so.”

Meia and the others smiled and they closed in and Jura whispered to Kyo.

“I also convinced Barnette and Parfait to try this out, so that means that both Max and Duero have gotten the same show you are having with us at this very moment, so I can bet that Max and Duero are going to be really happy. But that's not our concern now....we're here to make YOU happy, so hold on tight Kyo.”

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And Jura was not kidding as both Max and Duero in their own respective rooms had just been greeted by the sight of their partners fully naked before them after they had removed their clothing and had helped their wives remove their wedding dresses, both brothers blushed at this and so did the women but that embarrassment was not going to last long as like Kyo they were more than ready and willing to get things going between them.

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The next day...

All the couples woke up and the men were amazed by what they had done with their partners last night, for Kyo, he had to admit that the women had really upped the ante in their actions when it came to seducing him and having sex with him as well, but he knew that they had plenty of time for them to get used to being together and as such, the Gundam pilot was more than willing and ready to put all that he had learned about his respective wives to the test as he was quick to begin pleasuring them once more, much to their delight as they were more than willing to let him do it to them.

As for Duero and Max, they decided that now was the right time for them to also show their own wives a good time, only in this case, they were going to be the ones to start things off as they were now going to use all that they had learned in order to pleasure the woman they had married. Barnette and Parfait were MORE than willing to let them do what they wanted at this point as this was going to be something special for all of them.

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Of course...you all know the results of all this activity between men and women right?

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Weeks later, onboard the Nirvana...

Kyo was busy waiting for the reports from Duero and Max as he was there in the Nirvana's Medical Bay alongside the five women he had just married no less that two weeks before and here they were taking a very serious medical examination, and this time this was the kind that he had no plans on missing out as he walked back and forth.

He knew that this was going to happen at some point, he had only wished that he was better prepared for this, the Gundam pilot couldn't help but find some level of irony in this moment. He had faced countless challenges before him and had fought some very serious foes, but here he was now becoming more nervous by the second. He stopped himself and tried to focus on waiting for the news.

He then turned to see none other than Magno as she smiled at her nervous uncle, she had never seen her uncle like this and couldn't help but find the whole thing very amusing to her. She however knew that this was a very joyous occasion for everyone involved as she spoke to her uncle.

“Are you all right Uncle?”

“Yeah....just kind of anxious....”

“I can see that, but it is something that was bound to happen, and I think that we have to be accepting of it all. Besides, when I gave birth, my husband admitted to me as I held my son that he was doing the exact same things you're doing now when he found out I was pregnant.”

Kyo nodded at that as he was soon greeted by Duero who walked out of the room where he had been busy taking the five ladies through their examination. Kyo was about to ask the question to the Talark doctor but Duero smiled a bit and nodded at Kyo.

“The answer is yes....they are going to be expecting a baby in nine months time....congratulations Kyo, you're about to become a father.”

Kyo felt his heart stop for a brief moment, then it came back online and start beating faster than before as he felt himself be struck by the realization that he was going to be a father soon, he then decided to see them for himself to see how they were dealing with the fact that they were soon going to have children and be mothers, Duero didn't stop him as Max came out and he also moved aside to allow him to be in the room.

As soon as he entered the room, he was greeted by Jura, Sara, Mai, Dita, and Meia, all five women hugged him and he could see that the five of them had beaming smiles on their faces as they each took turns kissing him deeply in the mouth, it was Meia who spoke first with evident happiness in her voice as she looked at her husband.

“Kyo....I'm going to have...I'm going to have a baby....”

Jura spoke as well.

“Me too....I'm going to bear your child....I'm so happy....”

Dita was the same as she was smiling and crying happy tears.

“I'm going to have a baby....I feel so happy!”

Sara spoke as well.

“I'm going to be a mother....I feel so blessed....”

Mai was not far behind with her sister wives as she spoke.

“Me too....I feel like I am going to pass of from all this.”

Kyo replied by hugging them as well as best he could, he might not be able to hug all of them as tightly as possible but his action was felt by all five of them, and they knew full well that he was happy as well as they were at the news that they were pregnant, they had a lot to talk about and they would have a lot to plan for the future once the war is over.

He also vowed to make sure that all five women were going to be all right and be alive by his side as well as everyone else that had become like family to him after all that they had been through. He however had a feeling that he was not going to be the only man to be a father soon enough as he spotted both Parfait and Barnette make their way into the room with smiles on their own faces and showed the strips that were used by women in the past to show that they were soon to be expecting a baby.

Both gave the said strips to their respective husbands and as soon as they told the two men what that meant, the men blushed bright red and it took a moment for them to sit down and be hit by the fact that they were soon going to be fathers. Magno saw the whole thing and she was happy for them all and she vowed that until the time was right she was not going to do something foolish and lose the chance to see the children born of these vital unions between men and women show to the men of Talark and the women of Megele just how valuable it was to live together and be able to work side by side in both peace and war.

However, she did keep in mind that they needed to be careful and so, she and Kyo would no doubt have to find ways to keep the women and their growing children safe from harm.

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To be continued...

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Author's Notes:

I am really sorry for the very long delay and since you all at least know the reasons, then I hope that you all can excuse me for it. Anyway, I hope that this is worth the time that it took to make and is worth reading for all of you readers.

This is the latest chapter for GunDread SEED The Second Stage and this is the final part which sadly has no lemons in it, now it might be wrong since we are talking weddings here, but I need to focus on far more serious things from here on out for this fic since we are talking about the soon to come war between the alliance and the Harvesters so expect things in the next chapter to have some showing of how the men and women are getting along with one another before the final conflict starts and expect things to get rather nasty once the battles get underway.

Another thing I will point out is that sooner or later, we will have Kyo and the women he married interact with one another as Kyo will be juggling his responsibilities as leader while taking care of the woman who as of this moment are now officially pregnant, naturally since they will be key to winning this war with the Harvesters, he will be working hard in making sure that they will be given full protection to ensure that they will not be harmed.

The other crew members will get their turn as well and so will Max and Duero as they will now need to learn what it will be like taking care of their own partners as Parfait and Barnette will need to rely on them soon in life as they too will soon be having children of their own.

I hope that this will be a good thing for all readers since it has been a while since I had been working on this particular story. If you have suggestions, constructive critiques and the like to send to me, then send them my way, but flames will immediately be removed from the review center so don't expect to find them in my review area.

On the next chapter, we are going to see the results of some of Kyo's plans and how the men and women from both Talark and Megele will react to working in a co gender environment, expect some funny moments, and some serious ones as well to be balanced, and of course Kyo will have to deal with them all as soon as they happen as this is his duty as Grand Admiral of the Fleet. It will be a very interesting time and sooner or later, we will get down to the real fighting as the Harvesters will soon make their move.