History Fanfic / WeaponsWaltz

[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4029831/1/ Weapon's Waltz]] is a FanFic that takes the typical [[ElsewhereFic Type-two Elsewhere Fic]] and uses it to make Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED far bloodier than it ever was.

The Weapon's Waltz storyline starts before the Gundam SEED storyline proper, though not long into the Waltz story do the two lines merge. The narrative focuses on Lexi Rymyr, a [[RebelliousPrincess runaway from Orb with parents high up in the government]], who decides to take sides in a war that Orb wants no part of. Soon after volunteering and joining the ZAFT war effort, she is shunted off to a [[TrainingFromHell 'special training program']] at Januarias Four for special, field operatives that requires Supreme Council-level clearance to deal with. The training is designed to create "weapons," more so than "soldiers." Ones who follow orders and do even the most bloody tasks without hesitation, [[GoneHorriblyWrong or so the program was intended]]. Teenagers are, perhaps, not the best equipped for such intense training programs and while it's hinted at what went down at the facility, nothing is ever explicitly said.

A notable point of this story is the insertion of a complete second story set without disturbing canon in any fashion that would require an [[AuthorsSavingThrow Author's Saving Throw]] to keep it logical. Though the two stories merge for better than half the series, the way they are merged displays canon by showing the events from the other side of Gundam SEED, as well as showing more background of the ZAFT point of view. The divergent points is what makes it an ElsewhereFic and not an AU, given the adherence to the SEED story. Though the core and backdrop of the story is Gundam SEED, the plot is split roughly fifty-fifty between SEED and Lexi/Eclipse's personal missions against the renegades.

The story is continued in the second book [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9514292/1/ Sibling's Serenade]] which plays around with the two years between Gundam SEED and Gundam SEED Destiny. That story is currently in progress.

The story is continued in the second book [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9514292/1/ Sibling's Serenade]] which is currently in progress.

The Weapon's Waltz storyline starts before the Gundam SEED storyline proper, though not long into the Waltz story do the two lines merge. The narrative focuses on Lexi Rymyr, a [[RebelliousPrincess runaway from Orb with parents high up in the government]], who decides to take sides in a war that Orb wants no part of. Soon after volunteering and joining the ZAFT war effort, she is shunted off to a [[TrainingFromHell 'special training program']] for special operations personnel that is completely off the books. The training is designed to create weapons, more so than soldiers. Ones who follow orders and does even the most bloody tasks without hesitation, [[GoneHorriblyWrong or so the program was intended]].

The Weapon's Waltz storyline starts before the Gundam SEED storyline proper, though not long into the Waltz story do the two lines merge. The narrative focuses on Lexi Rymyr, a [[RebelliousPrincess runaway from Orb with parents high up in the government]], who decides to take sides in a war that Orb wants no part of. After going through advanced training, she is shunted off to a [[TrainingFromHell 'special training program']] for special operations personnel that is completely off the books. The training creates a Weapon, not necessarily a soldier, one who follows orders and does even the most bloody tasks without hesitation, [[GoneHorriblyWrong or so the program was intended]].

As the story progresses, Lexi (going under the code-name [[CodeName Lunar Eclipse]]) operates off-and-on with the Le Creuset Team, as well as operating solo on her own assignments, one of which is to track down rogue operators from the same program she graduated from. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that these 'rogues' were her classmates from the program, who had turned on ZAFT and were planning on ending the war in the most bloody fashion possible. They asked her to join the effort to end the war on their terms, but Lexi/Eclipse refused.]] Along the way, [[InsistentTerminology Lunar Eclipse (She does not like using her normal name after the training)]] does battle with the Archangel several times, as well as its pilot Kira Yamato, though never prevails in direct battle against the Earth Alliance pilot.

A notable point of this story is the insertion of a complete second story set without notably disturbing canon in any fashion that would require an [[AuthorsSavingThrow Author's Saving Throw]] to keep it logical. Though the two stories merge for better than half the series, the way they are merged displays canon by showing the events from the other side of Gundam SEED, as well as showing more background of the ZAFT point of view. The divergent points is what makes it an ElsewhereFic and not an AU, given the adherence to the SEED story. Though the core and backdrop of the story is Gundam SEED, the plot is split roughly fifty-fifty between SEED and Lexi/Eclipse's personal missions against the renegades.

As the story progresses, Lexi (going under the code-name [[CodeName Lunar Eclipse]]) operates off-and-on with the Le Creuset Team, as well as operating solo on her own assignments, one of which is to track down rogue operators from the same program she graduated from. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that these 'rogues' were her classmates from the program, who had turned on ZAFT and were planning on ending the war in the most bloody fashion possible. They asked her to join the effort to end the war on their terms, but Lexi/Lunar refused.]] Along the way, [[InsistentTerminology Lunar Eclipse (She does not like using her normal name after the training)]] does battle with the Archangel several times, as well as its pilot Kira Yamato, though never prevails in direct battle against the Earth Alliance pilot.

A notable point of this story is the insertion of a complete second story set without notably disturbing canon in any fashion that would require an [[AuthorsSavingThrow Author's Saving Throw]] to keep it logical. Though the two stories merge for better than half the series, the way they are merged displays canon by showing the events from the other side of Gundam SEED, as well as showing more background of the ZAFT point of view. The divergent points is what makes it an ElsewhereFic and not an AU, given the adherence to the SEED story. Though the core and backdrop of the story is Gundam SEED, the plot is split roughly fifty-fifty between SEED and Lexi/Lunar's personal missions against the renegades.

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[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4029831/1/ Weapon's Waltz]] is a FanFic that takes the typical [[ElsewhereFic Type-two Elsewhere Fic]] and uses it to make {{Gundam SEED}} far bloodier than it ever was.

* DrillSergeantNasty: Played with in the form of Captain Vindur. On first appearance, seems to fit the bill to a fare-thee-well. Oddly enough, this is one of the few [=DSNs=] in fiction that follows the fate of the original (Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, ''FullMetalJacket'') in that [[spoiler:he is later killed by his recruits.]] Also notable for being an abject failure: by the end of the series, [[spoiler: every one of his students has turned against the program, and/or ZAFT in general]].

* CompleteMonster: More than a few, broken down by SEED or Originals:
** [=SEED=]:
*** Murutha Azraiel is cranked up past any 'arguable' points in the SEED proper, mainly due to his interactions with Namarra and enhanced background with the 'Druggies'.
*** Rau Le Creuset gets even more cred than in the SEED main, due to being heavily influential on Lexi/Lunar's 'experimentation' in later chapters.
** Original:
*** Captain Vindur: See the DrillSergeantNasty entry below, then add to it the fact that [[spoiler:he has his 'special' recruits execute the 'washouts' to harden them while protecting the classified status of the program]].
*** 'Stray': [[spoiler:His plan to end the war? Force ZAFT and the Earth Alliance to kill each other off. Damn the casualties, just force them to eradicate each other.]]

* CompleteMosnter: More than a few, broken down by SEED or Originals:

A notable point of this story is the insertion of a complete second story set without notably disturbing canon in any fashion that would require an [[AuthorsSavingThrow Author's Saving Throw]] to keep it logical. Though the two stories merge for better than half the series, the way they are merged displays canon by showing the events from the other side of Gundam SEED, as well as showing more background of the ZAFT point of view. The divergent points is what makes it an ElsewhereFic and not an AU, given the adherence to the SEED story.