UC 0087, 7 years after the end of the One Year War >The principality of Zeon's attempt to gain independence from the Earth Federation failed >Many of Zeon's soldiers went into hiding or were killed by the Federation >A tenuous peace has fallen on the colonies and the earth sphere >The Earth Federation has created a spec-ops group of soldiers, the Titans, to combat would be terrorists and destabilizers >The site of the Titan's main base is on a space colony orbiting earth called Canterlot Greenery >It is also a civilian colony housing 400,000 people Canterlot High School UC 0087 >Be Twilight Sparkle in the gymnasium >Today, is Judo day, and there's this one kid not participating "Have you ever wondered why that kid is always alone?" >The girl's eyes wander towards the green loner fiddling with his tablet >"You should go talk to him, Twilight. He doesnt seem to have any friends, I hardly see him interact with anyone" "Good idea, maybe he'd like to join us here" >Twilight walks towards the green loner, who was too busy fiddling with his tablet to notice Twilight approach. "He-" >"ANON BIDAN! ARE YOU STILL TOYING AROUND WITH THAT STUPID TABLET?" >Twilight stopped in her tracks and turns around to where that yelling came from >It's Coach Iron Will >Anon doesnt say a word, stands up and faces the coach >"I'm gonna be late for something, I got to go" >"Oh no, you're not getting away from my class that easily" >He backhands Anon on the cheek >Twilight gasps at the coach's action >Anon falls to the ground clutching his tablet and rolls away >He stands up but he doesn't fight back >He instead bolts for the large gym doors "Hey, wait!" >Twilight runs after Anon out the doors >"Get back here you two! Damn kids, oh well they'll be back probably." >Coach Iron Will sighs and returns back to teaching judo to the class >You are Anonymous Bidan >The son of two big shot military engineers who dont have the time to take care of their kid >And you just got your shit slapped by Coach Iron Will >Why can't that stupid bullheaded coach understand that you have better things to do >You're cutting gym class because a transport captained by a hero from the one year war is docked at the spaceport >You're not gonna miss this chance to meet Capt. Shining Armor of White Base in person >You are also being chased by a cute purple haired girl from gym class >"Hey, where are we heading?" >The girl asks as they sit on the tram heading to the spaceport. >"My name is Twilight Sparkle by the way." "Spaceport. Name's Anonymous Bidan, you can call me Anon." >"Why the spaceport? Planning on leaving Canterlot?" >I tell Twilight about Capt. Shining Armor and tell her a few stories about the famed captain of the white base "I'm a bit of a fan of him and the White Base crew" >"I can tell" she giggles >"I don't think the captain is all that though to be honest" she adds >You just shrug off her comments, I mean not everyone can appreciate the heroes of the one year war >Though I hope she doesn't think I'm a freaking creep for geeking out about Shining Armor >The tram stops and both of you leave the terminal >Unlike the rest of the colony, there's no gravity around the spaceport so you float your way towards the docking bay window >"Wow, It's beautiful out there" >You turn around and see Twilight admiring the stars on the other side of the spaceport facing the vast emptiness of space >"I wonder what's it like exploring that vast space" Twilight asks >You face the window and see the shuttle "Temptation" enter the colony "There it is!" >You push your face towards the window excitedly "It's Capt. Shining Armor's ship, the Temptation. I gotta meet him." >"Why the rush?" Twilight asks as she follows you down >You float further down the building trying to navigate through the military hotshots surrounding the spaceport >Twilight follows you down awkwardly trying to adjust to zero gravity >Several wrong turns later you two end up being lost in the spaceport in front of a "no civilians allowed" area >Twilight, lagging behind you yells out your name >"Anon! Wait for me!" >Some rainbow haired military girl in a black federation uniform faces you >She's surrounded by fellow soldiers wearing black federation outfits >One of them a woman with fiery red hair, the rest you cant figure out "Anon, that's a weird name. I could've sworn that's a girl's name though" >You overhear the military girl say that and for some reason it feels like time slowed down >You feel an overbearing rage come across your entire body. >you push aside Twilight >Holy shit you feel really mad >Anon isn't a girls name you son of a bitch >before you knew it you jumped off the barricade and punched the snooty officer in the face "ANON IS NOT A GIRLS NAME! AND. I. AM. A. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN." >the fiery haired girl gasps and just looks at the display of violence >"Holy shit he just decked Dash!" one of the men say >her comrades try to stop you but the first guy who comes near you gets a face full of fist >you give the next approaching soldier a solid left hook to the stomach >but eventually you were outmanned, though you punched the snooty officer out cold, you were restrained by the remaining soldiers and taken away UC 0087 Aboard the battleship Argama >You are Quatre Bajeena, Lieutenant of the Anti-Earth Union Group or AEUG >You and your squad have been tasked with gathering intelligence on a bunch of earth federation prototypes >Prototypes being stored and tested in the civilian colony, Canterlot Greenery >You board your red Rick Dias and start the engines. "Quatre Bajeena, Rick Dias, Launching." >You ignite the thrusters and launch yourself out of the Argama >your two squadmates, Braeburn and Surprise follow suit >After dodging Earth Federation patrols around the colony you and your squad find yourself near the unguarded emergency hatch to the colony >Just as the intel stated "Surprise, keep a watch out for any Federation troops that might approach" "Braeburn keep a lookout too" "There's only room for one mobile suit so I'll investigate this colony myself" >"Roger that lieutenant" >The emergency hatch only had space for one mobile suit just as expected >You head down towards the hatch and park your Rick Dias near the main entrance >You turn off the engines and exit the mobile suit. >You apporach the security panel and use your security cracking device to open up the door to the colony >You then enter the doorway >As the door closes behind you, you realize that this area has breathable air so you open the visor to your helmet >You prepare your pistol in case of any enemy engagement and proceed with caution >After passing through several doors and hiding from guard patrols you find yourself in a hallway that leads to a bright light >You're not sure what it is but the intel you got tells you to head towards it >It's a hidden entrance into the colony proper >You exit through it and find yourself on some rocky cliffside >As you exit you hear thrusters and your trained ears recognize it as a mobile suit flying around >You face towards it and see a black mobile suit with an unmistakable v-fin >It's a Gundam! No doubt about it >You take out your camera and take pictures of it for the crew of the Argama to confirm their suspicions >The gundam is just flying aimlessly around, doing barrel rolls and whatever. >You assume it's just testing out its flight capabilities >You turn around a bit and notice there's another one. >There's something strange about it's flight pattern though >It's like it's heading towards you >You jump behind a boulder as a futile attempt to keep yourself hidden >But it's too late, the pilot saw you and aimed its vulcan cannons on the head of the gundam on you and started firing >You jump away from the gunfire, narrowly escaping death >Guess it's time to skee-daddle Lu- I mean Quatre >You dash towards the entryway you came in and ready your pistol for combat >Surely they've raised the alarm by now >Just as you think that, you hear the alarm sound off and hear footsteps approaching you >Federation guards engage you in a brief firefight as you retreat back to your mobile suit >A lucky shot hits your side as you run away from the guards "Ngh" >Shoot some door consoles to prevent the guards from chasing you further >Finally, you reach the emergency escape hatch and board your Rick Dias >You patch yourself up with the first aid kit in the cockpit and take some morphine for the pain >Damnit, you lost your camera in the heat of the escape >An idea forms in your head "Braeburn, Surprise, I found the prototypes and I have an idea..." Canterlot Greenery UC0087 >You are Captain Shining Armor of the White Base >Well, formerly of the White Base >You're now Captain Shining Armor of the Temptation >After the White Base's destruction and the One Year War, the Federation set you up to become a prestigious captain... of a freaking transport ship for politicians >Not bad considering what the others got >It's like the Federation has some bad blood with the White Base crew >Anyway, back to present day >You just finished escorting some Federation politician to Canterlot Greenery >Heard some kid got detained for breaking into the area and assaulting some poor Titans soldier >Hope that won't be a bother >I should visit Twily while I'm here though >But I should report to the officer in charge here: Sombra Om, Field Marshall of the Titans >You sigh "This is gonna be a long da-" >Your train of thought was interrupted by the sound of an intruder alarm >You quickly make your way out the spaceport and to the military base when a two familiar mobile suits fly past you "No. It can't be..." >But it's unmistakable v-fin pushes away all doubts "They're testing Gundams in a civilian colony? This is insane. What if the AEUG attack?" >You hop on a military jeep and bark out orders "Take me to the military base. Now!" >This can't be right, I thought the Titans were testing out armor and all that shit not weapons like those. >Twily- no, everyone in this colony might be in danger! >Various thoughts rush through your mind as the driver makes his way to the base Canterlot Greenery: Earth Federation Military Base: Interrogation Room >"Anonymous Bidan, 17 years old, 3rd Year at the Canterlot High School" >You are Anon and some schmuck is reading out your credentials >While you're handcuffed and in this dark room like some criminal >"First Place at the annual mobile suit design competition, also first place in the mobile suit piloting competition" >"We also have your internet search history" >Now that got your attention. >Eyes wide, you look at the interrogator >"Pretty normal teenage stuff, but something piqued our interest" >Oh God, I hope it's not the robot porn >"Apparently you've been researching about the AEUG" >You give out a breath of relief >"Are you an AEUG sympathizer?" "What does it matter to you? Don't you know who I am?" >The officer slams his hands on the desk >"Kid, I'm not messing around here! Tell me or else!" "Then make me." >The officer grabs your collar and slaps you in the face >"This is just the beginning, kid. Now tell me about AEUG! Are you working for them?" "Go to hell" >He punches you hard, so hard that you fall off the chair you were sitting on >"We're gonna be here all day kid, if I were you I'd-" >Another military suit enters the room >"Excuse me, sir. It seems we were mistaken, this kid is Sgt. Franklin Bidan's son" >The officer faces the guy who entered and rubs his chin >"Sgt. Bidan, yeah that makes sense." >"Your mother is here to pick you up" the suited man says to you >The interrogation officer uncuffs you and places the cuffs on the tablet "Yeah sure." >"What were you thinking punching a Titans officer in the face?" the suited man asks >"Engineer Bidan has been worried sick all day" >"Guess it's your lucky day, punk" the interrogation officer says "What a jerk, I'll teach you a lesson not to mess with me." you think to yourself >As you exit the door you kick the officer in the shin and knee him in the stomach >You follow up the move with a quick right hook that makes the officer topple to the ground >You then proceed to run, when suddenly an alarm goes off >Crap, I hope this isn't my fault >The ground shakes and suddenly the room's ceiling gives in and you duck for cover >Once the dust settles you see a black mobile suit lying down on the among the rubble >Must be a new prototype, you think >You then run in the opposite direction towards the lobby, dodging the federation soldiers making their way towards the mobile suit >You didn't get a good look at the mobile suit, but you had more pressing matters to attend to >Like giving that interrogation officer a piece of your mind >You run past the lobby and see your mother among the panicking people in the building. >"Anon!" your mother calls out to you >You ignore your mother and leave the building, hiding among the crowd >You then hijack an unguarded military transport and drive off in the direction back to the city >You weren't actually planning on returning to Canterlot soon but you had a plan >You tie down the controls, making sure that the transport drives past the bridge to the city >You then jump off the transport and roll down the hill >Reaching the bottom, you stand up and started running towards the treeline >You pant as you make your way through the woods and past some trees >You reach fenced out area that looks familiar to you and walk past the entrance >You know the hangar is around here somewhe- >"Hey you! What are you doing here? This is off limits for civilians." >Crap, a guard. You should've expected this >"Wait man, don't you recognize this kid?" >Oh great two of them, and he knows who I am. >"It's Bidan's kid, he has clearance to walk around here. It's better to just leave him be" >The two guards then retreat back to their posts and leave you be >Huh, you were expecting more resistance to you practically breaking and entering a military base considering today's events Assault Carrier Argama, UC0087 >The carrier readies its mega particle gun on the starboard side facing the colony >You are Capt. Hennken Benkner of the Argama-class Assault Carrier, Argama. >Lt. Quatre requested that they must blow a hole on a colony and refused to tell me why >Given AEUG's position in the Earth Sphere, you have no choice but to take the risk >Admiral Blex Forer approved this action too so might as well >The mega particle gun charges up its shot and fires "This better be worth it, that shot just blew our cover and showed the enemy our position." "They better hurry up too, we don't have much time to spare before the Federation and the Titans swoop in on our position" >You are Lt. Quatre and you are currently in your Red Rick Dias >Braeburn signals to the two of you hiding behind an asteroid >You and surprise move quickly to enter the colony, while Braeburn follows suit >As Braeburn enters he fires off some sealing agent on to the hole as to not damage the colony further >You know you're making a huge gamble on this, but you have no choice. >You can't let the Titans keep those Gundams or AEUG's cause is lost >As the thought exits your mind you feel a strange sensation >It's like you can hear someone's ragged breathing, as if someone was running >Wait, Lalah? No. It's different. You can sense someone inside the colony but it wasn't Lalah. "What was that breathing I heard" >You brush it off and continue the mission. "Braeburn, Surprise, we're moving in to capture the Gundam Mk. II" >You are Anon >And you just reached the hangars and see two black mobile suits, one is aiding the other the other is limping around >You see the two mobile suits set down on the hangar and their two pilots leave their mobile suit >You sneak around to see the two Titan pilots arguing >"Lt. Rainbow Dash! What the hell were you thinking? You crushed a residential building with your antics." said the redhaired girl >"Yeah. But that loop-de-loop I did was pretty cool dont you think, Lt. Sunset?" said the rainbow haired girl who called you a girl earlier this day >"Besides, you're acting as if you're my superior. You should just chill out" she continues >You wait for them to leave the premises and think to yourself "I can never forgive these Titans, what good are elite space pilots when they're earth-borne and refuse to take in Spacenoids." >You duck as you hear someone approaching >It's Capt. Shining Armor! >"What are you two doing? Didn't you hear the alarm?" >"It's probably an asteroid making a hole in the colony again" says Lt. Dash >"What would you know Lieutenant? You just arrived from Earth!" rebukes the Captain >"Are you saying the AEUG are attacking?" asks Lt. Sunset Shimmer >"I'm not sure, but it's best if you prepared for it!" commands Capt. Shining Armor >with that command the rainbow haired Titans lieutenant waves over a military jeep >"Where do you think you're going?" >"Lt. Dash!" >"I'm handling the situation, sir!" she boards the jeep >"Take me to the third sector!" she barks the driver >"If it's the AEUG, then we as Titans are sworn to fight them!" she yells as the jeep drives off >You are now Lt. Quatre >Flying over the civilian sector with your red Rick Dias >Your machine's panel lights up "Damnit, we still haven't secured the location of the Gundams" >It's three Federation GMs approaching >"Sir, I hope you're sure about this" asks Surprise "I'm sure. A little more damage to the colony won't hurt much and we can't leave this place empty handed." "We've already crossed the Rubicon to say the least and there's no turning back." >You press a few buttons on the console and arm your Rick Dias' rifle >The two squad members follow suit and engage the enemy in combat >You open fire on the GMs approaching with the vulcans mounted on top of your head >It hits one of the three GMs and it crashes >You proceed to fire your rifle at the other >You hit it with your precise marksmanship and it goes down >The third GM tries to return fire but is no match for the speed of the Rick Dias models >You form a formation with your squad and fly circles on the third GM to avoid its fire >Braeburn fires his bazooka at the remaining GM >It hits the GM square in the chest and explodes >As soon as the third GM goes down several more arrive and soon you three are engulfed in a firefight with multiple enemies "Surprise, Braeburn, I hope you two can catch up with me" >You three dive down to the ground at extreme speeds and fly up before hitting the ground >Several GMs follow you and crash into the ground while the three of you continue the firefight in the air >You are Twilight Sparkle >And you don't know what's happening except that Anon's been dragged off somewhere for assaulting a military officer >A Titans officer, no less! >And now there's an air raid going on in Canterlot 1 and it's chaos everywhere! >Of all the places the Titans had to build their base it was here, why here? >You are now driving back home to get your parents from the house so you can evacuate >Man, did Shining ever get this stressed in such a tense situation back in the one year war? >Because this is not the kind of thing you are used to and you can barely. Keep. It. Together! >You arrive home and jump out the car >You were about to open the door when it opens for you. >"Twilight! Thank goodness you're here! Help me get these bags to the car" >It was your mother carrying loads of bags "Where's dad?" >"He has already evacuated with his officemates, he couldn't leave the premises given that everyone was panicking. But don't worry he's safe" >"I'm sure you're brother is also safe too, he just docked his shuttle earlier this morning" "Yeah, I saw" you mumble >You two finish loading the car and ride >You drive off worrying about a lot of things. >What happened to Anon? Is he going to be OK? Is Dad gonna be OK? Is Shining gonna be OK? So many questions, not enough answers "Why are they attacking Canterlot 1?" the question escapes your lips >"Canterlot 1 has always been hated by Spacenoids, dear" >"We should've stayed on Earth they say" "Or maybe it's the Titans base situated here" >"Well, that too. No one really approved of that either, not even the residents of the colony" >You shift your focus on your driving and just hope everything goes fine despite today's events >You are Captain Shining Armor >You are running towards hangar 3 where the third Gundam Mk. II unit is stored "Is unit three ready for launch? We need to get this unit out ASAP!" >"Is the Captain of the Temptation taking over operations?" "That doesn't matter, we're in a combat situation right now! Have you arranged for a pilot?" >A redhaired woman in a pilot suit approaches you. >"Lt. Sunset Shimmer, reporting for duty sir!" "You? Are you sure?" >"It's as Lt. Dash said, it's the Titans duty to eliminate remaining Zeon forces. And I'm a member of the Titans." "But I believe you haven't had sufficient training." >"Our combat training is intense and is kinda like actual combat, sir. I believe I have enough combat potential." >A young green man in a black sweater vest runs past you "Hey kid, who are you? What are you doing here!" >He ignores you and boards the Gundam Mk. II "Wait!" >You feel the ground shake and a mobile suit arm falls through the ceiling >You are now Anon, and you're in the middle of hijacking a military prototype for reasons >Actually you just saw your reason enter the hangar doorway >That damn interrogation officer >Just in time to get his just desserts for treating you like scum because you're a spacenoid. >A mechanic tries to grab you but you put your Judo classes to good use and throw him off the mobile suit >"What are you trying to do?" the qt redhead in the black pilot suit asks >"Don't touch Unit 3!" Capt. Shining Armor barks out >You ignore both soldiers and climb into the cockpit >The redhead qt tries to follow you before you close off the hatch but fails to catch you before you close it off >Hmmm... the power is on. >If you remember right this is one of the prototypes your dad made >Based off the original Gundam from the One Year War >You press a few buttons to get it moving "Heh, never thought the data I got from dad's computer would come in handy" >Steam blows out of Unit 3's chest ducts and the fingers of the wriggle to life >You are now Capt. Shining Armor >This kid is trying to operate the Gundam >You grab a megaphone from the jeep "Hey! Get down from there, that machine isn't that simple to operate!" >"What is this nonsense Captain. The enemy is nearby!" "The guy in it isn't the regular pilot." >"Well, there's no way that an amateur can operate that thing." >The machine slowly stands up among the debris >"Get down from there! That is no toy for you to play with." says the lieutenant >"I'm so sorry Lt. Sunset, Capt. Shining" the teenager inside says through the intercom >"Please stay out of my way" the hijacker continues >The machine continues to stand up from its prone position and you grab the lieutenant's arm to lead her outside the hangar >Just as soon as you exit the hanger the mobile suit is now standing up through the hole in the hangar's roof "I can't believe it. He's like Celestia if he's actually piloting that." >You are now Lt. Quatre >Still preoccupied by the various GMs trying (and failing) to shoot you and your squad down >This is starting to bore you honestly >Your panel lights up >Incoming mobile suit! >This time it's not a GM >You zoom in with the camera and see it's a black Gundam heading your way "Aha, the Gundam has shown up at last" >You switch your focus to the black mobile suit and fire a few pot shots at it "Braeburn, Surprise. I plan on capturing this thing with minimal damage, is that understood?" >"Roger that, lieutenant" "Follow my lead." >You dive down towards the hangars >Followed by Braeburn and Surprise >The Gundam follows you three in hot pursuit. >You are Anon >And you are inside a Gundam >Which just blew a hole through the hangar when it stood up >No regrets though, these Titans assholes are pricks anyway >Wait what's that? >Another Gundam lands on the parking lot nearby >Two mobile suits that I haven't seen before land shortly after >The two unknown mobile suits surround the Gundam >One of them is painted bright red >Like the Nightmare Moon! >You are Braeburn >And you just cornered the Gundam with Lt. Quatre flanking the other side >Yeehaw jackpot! The AEUG will have a fighting chance with this baby on our side. >Wait a minute... >You spot another one of those units just standing around "Ma'am! There's another unit to the left just hanging around the hangars" >"Another unit?" >Quatre responds on the comms >"Hmmm, it doesn't seem to be operational. We're taking the other one" >"Dash! They're trying to capture Unit Two!" >You hear from the Gundam you two cornered >"Dash! Aren't you in Unit Three?" >Unit Three doesn't respond and steps out of the hole it made on the hangar roof >"Dash! Why aren't you helping?" >You are Anon again >No one's targeted me yet. >Good >Pretty sure I wouldn't be able to handle that red mobile suit >Now where is that interrogation officer? >Did I lose him? >You scan the surroundings >There he is beside the military jeep! >And he's running away >You fire up the thrusters and fly towards the fleeing officer >You fire a few pot shots at the military officer with the vulcans >Hah this is fun! "Hahaha! How do you feel now Mr. Titans Interrogation Officer? Do you feel in charge?" >You stomp down and chase him down a bit to scare the shit out of the guy "I'll show you how painful and frightening it is to be clobbered" >You fire a few more pot shots with the vulcan >Wow, with all this power in your hands you feel... great! >You laugh maniacally at the pathetic Titans officer >You are Lt. Quatre >You have no idea what's going on right now >Unit 03 seems to have open fired on its own >Is the pilot not a member of the Titans? >Braeburn aims his bazooka at Unit 03 "Braeburn, hold your fire! He doesn't seem to be an enemy." >"But-" "We'll capture both units" >"Oh no you-" >The pilot of Unit 02 is interrupted by the person piloting Unit 03 >"That's right! I'm on your side, and I'll prove it to you" >The rogue Gundam fires up its thrusters and dashes towards Unit 02 >Unit 03 grabs Unit 02 and pushes it down towards the adjacent building >"Open your cockpit or I'll smash you along with the building!" says the pilot of Unit 03 >"Do as he says Lieutenant! I'm Capt. Shining Armor, do what the enemy says for now!" >"R-roger Capt. Shining. Unit Three, I'm exiting the cockpit. Do you hear me?" >Unit 02's cockpit opens up and the pilot exits >Hm, interesting turn of events >I think we can trust the pilot of Unit 03 >He may be even of use to the AEUG "Get in touch with Surprise. We're leaving!" >You are now Anon >You are carrying Unit 02 along with the other not red mobile suit away from the base >You see the red mobile suit pick up the other similar mobile suit from the rubble >This must be the Surprise the one in the red mobile suit was talking about >As you fly past the ruined residential area you fly past your house >Or what was your house >A headless GM sat on top of the rubble of what was once your house >You continue flying and see that the entire residential area has been leveled >You honestly don't know what to feel with the sight >It was ugly sure, but there weren't exactly any fond memories of the place >You look down and see a familiar dark haired purple girl in a sweater vest running away from the ruins of the neighborhood >It's Twilight! >You've been wondering what happened to her after the incident in the Spaceport >You hope her family's okay >So far she's been the only kind thing that has happened to your life and you don't want her to get hurt >Well if noticing you and tagging along with you for awhile counts as kind >Well she did not call you a nerd after you geeked out about Capt. Shining Armor >A soothing, almost regal voice drags you back to reality >It's coming from the pilot of the red mobile suit >"What's wrong child, are you not coming?" >It's a far cry from the booming, commanding voice she was using earlier "Yes. I'm coming with you." "I hate the Federation forces and I hate the Titans even more" >"Good, but be on full alert if you would." >"The Titans pursuit unit could be after us at any moment" >She pulls on ahead of the three of you >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer of the Titans >And you just failed at stopping the AEUG from hijacking not just one but two of the Titans' Gundam Mk.II units >You are now accompanying Capt. Shining Armor to Capt. Sombra Om, Field Commander of the Titans >"The Titans weren't given the go signal by the Federation to build a military base on this colony, no less a base that housed three prototype units!" >You hear Capt. Shining mumble to himself >You both enter the office where Sombra is >"Capt. Sombra!" both of you salute as you enter >He is seated in the middle of the office surrounded by two Titans officers and the pilot of Unit 02 >He's in the middle of being debriefed by the pilot of Unit 02 of today's events >"I'm having trouble understanding why Lt. Dash wasn't inside Unit Thr-" >"Capt. Sombra, why were you housing the Gundam Mk. II in this colony? There could've been civilian casualties." Capt. Shining interrupts >"As it stands the residential area is in ruins and many people have been displaced, not to mention the gaping hole in the colony." >"If it was housed somewhere else we could've avoided the destruction!" >Sombra stands up and gives Capt. Bright a solid right hook knocking him to the ground "Capt. Shining!" >"Leave him be" Sombra hisses >"Common officers like him shouldn't be talking back. This is Titans territory! We do things differently from the regular Federation forces" >"But the Titans are still a part of the Federation forces!" Capt. Shining retorts as he stands up >"The Titans' main and only goal is to destroy the AEUG forces who have joined up with Zeon remnants, our sworn enemies!" >"How are we to develop plans to annihilate the enemy if we're too busy thinking about native Spacenoids?" Sombra finishes >"By turning this colony into a base you're just stirring up more support for the AEUG, how can you not understand that?" >Unit 02's pilot slaps Shining >"Don't you talk back to Capt. Sombra!" >"You bastard! How dare you hit your superior officer!" >"We told you, you're in our territory! Regular rules don't apply here." >"After all the damage you've caused to this colony? You dare call this place your territory!" Shining Armor retorts >"Shut up! You're only a common officer" the pilot knocks Capt. Shining to the ground and kicks him >The Titans officers in the room proceed to beat on Capt. Shining and Sombra moves to leave the room >You salute rather reluctantly as he leaves and watch as Capt. Shining gets mauled on by three fellow Titans officers >You are Anon >Flying in your hijacked Gundam Mk. II and assisting the hijacking of another unit of the same Gundam >"There are enemies outside waiting for us. Be on guard" >The pilot of the red mobile suit warns the rest of you >You see behind the clouds a hole in the colony >Oh that's nice, oxygen is leaking out into space. >"Try not to touch the solvent I put up to prevent more damage to the colony" >"Unit Three, you can let go of the mark two to help you maneuver through the hole. Do you copy?" "Yeah I gotcha" >You let go of Unit 02 and let the others go through the hole in the colony >You focus a bit more on the piloting and narrowly get yourself out of the colony >Wow, Twilight was right. It is beautiful outside >You stop your daydreaming for a bit and fire up your thrusters to catch up with the others >You are now Lt. Quatre >Your control panel lights up >Three incoming mobile suits just as you suspected >Judging from the heat pattern they're Titans' Hizacks "Braeburn! Signal flares!" >You dodge a few shots from the incoming squadron of Hizacks >You then return fire >It hits the rainbow colored Hizack on the leg blasting it off course >"What it can't be!" >You count down awaiting the response from the signal flares >Five >Four >Three >Two >One >A barrage from the Argama's mega particle cannon flies past you and your party covering your escape "Watch out for stray shots!" >Your squad escapes and is now en route to the Argama >You see Unit 03 struggle a bit "Are you alright Unit Three?" >You say in your "royal" tone >"Yeah I'm fine" the pilot replies >"When are we going to get some rest?" the pilot asks "Thirty minutes or so from now, is something the matter?" >"Nothing much. I'm just not used to space much" "Well don't worry we're en route to the carrier, we're sure you can get some rest after all the help you did today" >You are Anon >You've set the Gundam on autopilot now so you can stare out into space a bit >You feel a bit lightheaded but maybe that's from all the adrenaline rushing into you >It feels nice and relaxing to be outside and be free >Somehow it has a nostalgic feel to it UC0087, Gryffons Colony Titans HQ >It's been a few hours since Anonymous Bidan and three AEUG units escaped with two units of the Gundam Mk. II >You are now Captain Shining Armor >And you are in bad shape after some Titans officers, some of lower rank, ganged up on you for speaking up against Sombra >You enter Sombra's office and approach his desk >He swivels his chair to face you >"This is a handwritten letter, please deliver it to Admiral Jamitov Discord personally." "Yes sir, excuse me." >You leave the office as Lt. Commander Jamaican Blueblood enters >"Ah, Capt. Shining! What time is the ship leaving?" Blueblood asks "In an hour sir." >"Well then have a safe trip!" he finshes with a guffaw and slaps your injured shoulder >You cringe a bit and walk out when you overhear a few things being discussed by the two Titans officers >"Sir, it appears that troops on Luna II have detected a ship that may be responsible for dispatching the mobile suits" >"And you're certain Lt. Bidan's kid was the one who hijacked the Gundam Mk. II, correct?" Sombra's booming voice resonates through the room and into the hallway >You didn't get anything else after that soon, because you left the premises as your ship was about to depart. Aboard the assault carrier Argama >The Argama's gravity blocks deployed as it floats aimlessly in space >You are Anonymous Bidan, Anon for short. >And you're being interrogated by the crew of the Argama >Less of an interrogation, more of a friendly chat over tea though >Something more to your liking compared to how the Titans treated you "I've come across the Newtype Celestia's name in the underground press many times" >You were in the middle of explaining why you joined up with the AEUG so quickly >"Underground material? In Canterlot?" asks Capt. Hekkner Sentry Blekkner aka "Flash" Sentry "Canterlot wasn't originally a military base, you know." >"We were able to obtain two mobile suits with your help though" mentions Commodore Norman Blex >"Normally that would be impossible to do" he continues "It was just a coincidence" >The Commodore laughs >"I'd like to believe that coincidences come from the abilities of the person" >The ringing sound from the phone interrupts your interrogation >Lt. Quatre picks up the phone >"Lt. Quatre speaking" >There was a brief silence covering the canteen of the ship >"I see. I'm on my way" >"Are they on their way?" >"Apparently so, Commodore Norman" >"As we expected then. Ensign Trixie, please take care of Anon" >"Yes sir, Commodore Blex" >The white haired cutie in a blue jacket then approaches you "Is it the enemy?" >"It would seem so Anonymous, we are the only ones deployed in the vicinity after all." >"It would be in our best interest if we assume everyone else is an enemy" she continues Earth Federation Salamis Kai-class battleship >You are Lt. Commander Lila Spitfire >A veteran of the One Year War >Survivor more like >You've seen things in space combat no one in the Federation would believe >You've fought soldiers with reflexes like they are one with their mobile suit >The thrill of fighting in space with those abnormal pilots >It was just all in a day's work for you >Now the Titans command has alerted the ship that there have been two prototype units hijacked from their HQ >It has been believed that the culprits are the AEUG, and the crew of the ship you're in has been following this suspicious unidentified ship for awhile now >If fortune smiles upon you it could be the same ship that dispatched the hijackers >"Remember Spitfire just stop them and perform an inspection. Our objective is not to destroy them" "Yeah, yeah. I hear you loud and clear. Do I look like I enjoy war that much?" >"Do you really want me to answer that?" >You launch in your Galbady accompanied by a squadron of other Galbadies Back in the assault carrier Argama >You are Lt. Quatre Lunaris Bajeena >And you are in the ship's elevator on the way to the bridge >Accompanying you is Commodore Norman Blex and Captain Flash Sentry >"Is it too wishful thinking Lieutenant?" Norman starts >"To think that kid is a Newtype?" he continues on >"What do you think, Lt. Quatre?" Flash asks "Newtypes aren't espers, you know. There isn't anything different about the child physically speaking" "But I do sense some qualities in him. He may be promising." >You continue >"I agree lieutenant. Please take good care of the kid." Norman nods "Yes sir." >"Yes sir." >You go on your separate ways from the two officers and head to where Featherweight's cabin "Well Featherweight, how goes the search? Find anything of interest?" >"They're building a battleship in the Gryffons dock." "What kind of battleship?" >"Hell if I know ma'am, but it looks big" >He hands over a data disk to you "Make sure to make a few copies of the Gryffons data, Featherweight. There's a chance we might be heading for a battle." >"So soon? Have we been discovered?" "Luna II's troops have had us under surveillance ever since we arrived." >"Fair point, Lieutenant" >You leave the cabin and notice Anon and Trixie floating past >You call Anon's attention "Anon, were you aware that there's a battleship being constructed back in Canterlot?" >"Yeah, but I don't know the details." "I guess you wouldn't" "Data indicates that the armor on the Mk. II is the same as previous models, is that true?" >"Yeah, my mother mentioned it" "Your mother?" >"Yes, my mother specializes in material engineering" "I see" >"She said that they'll incorporate different armor for the next mobile suit after the Mk. II" "Well it sounds like the Mk II will never be upgraded" >"My father also mentioned applying Zeon technology to the line after the Mk. II" >Three unknown mobile suits from the Salamis-class Earth Federation ship approach the Argama >The Argama prepares for battle >Its gravity blocks are retracted and all pilots onboard are now on standby in their mobile suits >Its bridge retracts from its position to a more guarded and stable position >All personnel onboard the ship are wearing their normal suits in case of emergency >You are currently Capt. Flash Sentry >"Sir! The Mont Blanc has confirmed a pursuing vessel. What should we do Captain?" "I don't like the course we're on right now" >You ponder for a moment while calculating the route of the two AEUG ships on your control panel "This might be risky, but we'll have to doubleback to Canterlot Greenery and head for Earth." >"Yes, sir!" >You rub your chin in thought of possible enemy movement >"What's the matter captain?" you hear from the Commodore "We'll be returning to Canterlot Greenery and head to Earth, avoiding the garrison at Luna II" >"I see. We'll be taking a risk no matter what route we take anyway" Commodore Blex nods Canterlot Greenery Spaceport >Two suited individuals are being escorted from the port into the docked battleship, the Alexandria >A chubby blond haired man and dark green skin >And a slender black haired woman with her hair tied up in a bun and fair green skin >"If we're going to observe the enemy mobile suits in combat, why is my wife coming along?" asks the blond green man >"It's on Captain Sombra's orders, we might be able to get samples of the enemies armor" replies the Titans officer escorting the two >"You mean to say we're to check the materials in a combat area?" asks the woman >"Sombra's orders, not mine" Alexandria's bridge >"Capt. Sombra, sir! Lt. Franklin Bidan and Hilda Bidan are onboard" "Excellent, Anon's parents are on board." you hiss "Let me show you a thing or two about warfare Norman Blex." you smugly say to no one >"We are to depart immediately!" >"Open the gates!" >"Launch!" >With those words the Alexandria coasts its way out of the spaceport and into the dark blue beyond. >You are now Lt. Commander Spitfire >You and your Galbady squad approach the presumed AEUG vessel >Presumed or not, your instincts tell you it is an AEUG vessel >Your job is to scout it out and maybe deal a little damage to the vessel along the way >The AEUG vessels are in your sights "Fire a signal flare for the Bosnia" >The Galbady beside you fires its flare to signal the Bosnia on the location of the AEUG ships Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Flash Sentry >The entire bridge is illuminated by the flare the unknown mobile suit fired off >"SIR! They've found us!" "What?!" you exclaim >You are Spitfire again "There you are you AEUG thieves!" >You open up your panel to zoom in "And just two ships to-" >You zoom in on the second ship and notice that it's an unknown class of ship "That's a new ship, it's not even a federation ship!" "Did the AEUG build that themselves?" Argama Bridge "All mobile suits, prepare for take-off!" "Anti-air batteries standby to fire!" >The bridge crew dons their normal suits but are interrupted midway "A halt signal?" >"They're expecting us to stop?" "Hm, they're most likely not Titans from Gryffons" >"Yeah, they're Galbadies!" >"Four units, sir!" >"That many?" the commodore exclaims "Lt. Quatre, standby with your Rick Dias so you can take off at any time" "Maintain course and speed!" you bark out orders to the bridge >The approaching Galbady flies by the bridge narrowly >It circles around the Argama and the Mont Blanc >"It's here, sir!" "Hold your fire" >The Galbady lays its hand on the bridge roof and opens its comms >"Identify your vessel's affiliation! If you continue to ignore my orders we will have no choice but to open fire" >"I think we should launch" Lt. Quatre says through the comms "Hold your fire, lieutenant. We dont want to open fire first." >"I repeat identify your vessel's affiliation!" >You tao a few buttons on the captains chair to open up the comms "We are the AEUG. Your orders are meaningless" >"Understood, then I will open fire!" "All units, you are cleared for launch!" >You are Lt. Quatre >You fire up your boosters and detach from the launch catapault as quickly as possible >You open fire on the enemy Galbady, pushing it away from the Argama bridge "I don't think so!" >You fire on the Galbady forcing it to fall back a bit >You aim your sights on the Galbady's right leg and lock on. >Fire! >Interesting. They dodged a shot of yours >This is clearly not a regular pilot "Tch" >You growl at yourself >The Galbady falls back to regroup with its squad >As the enemy unit falls back, two Rick Dias sortie from the Argama >Several mobile suits sortie from the Mont Blanc as well >You are Lt. Spitfire >You narrowly dodge an incoming shot from the AEUG's red mobile suit "Wait a minute..." >A red mobile suit? "Could it be Zeon's infamous Nightmare Moon?!" >Panic starts to seep in your mind "Calm down Spitfire. Calm down. The Nightmare Moon died in A Baoa Qa. There's no way that's her." >You open your comms to your squadmates "Watch out for the red mobile suit! I feel like the pilot's a veteran." >You squeeze the throttle of your cockpit hard and brace yourself for what's about to come >You fire a three shots to start your counterattack to the mobilized AEUG mobile suit corps >The red mobile suit dodges effortlessly as you expected >You are now Lt. Quatre >You just dodged three shots from the enemy Galbady without breaking a sweater >You laugh to yourself "You've still got it Luna" >You line up your sights to return fire but an ally GM blocks your view "Curses! Get out of my way!" you growl >The enemy mobile suit flies away from your line of sight as it's chased by the GM >You look back at the Argama and see bursts of light surrounding it "They reached the Argama?" >You fire a few pot shots at the enemy mobile suits >Which they ignored and dodged without any problem "It seems our opponents are accustomed to real combat." >You dash a bit circling the enemy before sensing another one approaching from the far starboard side >Behind you, you also see a little flash of thruster engines circling the AEUG mobile suit corps >You see the little dot among the vast black emptiness of space and align your sights >At this range you can't get a lock-on but you shrug it off and trust your instincts >Three seconds later an explosion lights up the battlefield >Yes! Direct hit! "Finally got one." >You sigh to yourself >You attempt to follow up your kill but you're interrupted by signal flares coming from the pursuing Federation battleship "Flares?" >You look back at the Argama and see little flashes of light fly away from the ship >You are Lt. Spitfire "Orders from the Bosnia to retreat?" >You see the signal flares from Bosnia and sigh "We've been lured away from our objective by the red mobile suit" >You follow the retreat order and group up with the rest of the retreating squad >As you fly in formation with the rest of the squadron you notice you're lacking one Galbady >A Galbady then flies close and opens their comms. >"Ma'am, we lost Blindside!" "Yeah, I noticed." >Your grip on the throttle tightens. >You really hope that was Zeon's Nightmare Moon or else this result would be embarassing. Argama Hangar >You are Anon >And you are amazed at Lt. Quatre's skill in piloting >She took down two Galbadys if the footage was correct >That's like more than one! >She's definitely an Ace pilot! >Hmm... >A blue haired woman >Who is also an ace pilot >Who pilots a red mobile suit >Could it be... >Nah it's impossible. She was killed in A Baoa Qu, wasn't she? Alexandria briefing room >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer of the Titans >You and Lt. Rainbow Dash are being given their orders on the retrieval mission of the Mark 2 >"You are not to open the letter at all costs and will only deliver them to the heads of the AEUG, Lt. Shimmer" >"Lt. Dash, you on the other hand will accompany the capsule that we will send to the AEUG carrier. Further instructions will be relayed to you" >"Is that clear?" "Loud and clear, Lt. Commander Jamaican" >"Good, then we will commence the operation in 07 hours. You two should better be on standby in your brand new Hi-zacks" >"Except for you Lt. Shimmer, you'll be piloting the remaining Gundam Mk. II to deliver some mail for our AEUG friends" >"Briefing adjourned" >Jamaican then approaches you and hands you the parcel that you will deliver to the AEUG leaders. "Thank you Lt. Commander" >You grab the letter and pocket it, before heading to change into your pilot jumpsuit Battleship Alexandria Hangar, 07 Hours Later >You board your Gundam Mk. II unit and prepare to take off "This might be the first time you guys are using your Hi-Zack units, team. Just pretend this is all just a simulation and we'll coast through this in no time" >You continue through the comms "Our orders are only to negotiate the safe retrieval of the other Mk. II units so we won't need to engage in combat I hope" >With your final word to your team you turn off the comms and proceed to the runway to launch "Sunset Shimmer, Mark II, launching!" >You fire your thrusters as soon as you are cleared for take-off and fly to the direction of the Argama >You then draw your white flag to signal your intent as you are escorted by two Hi-Zacks and the capsule Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Flash Sentry >"Sir! We have multiple heat signals approaching!" >"They're mobile suits! And it looks like they're approaching from a different angle, I think it's a different unit, sir!" "Are the Rick Dias ready for combat?" >"It seems the Titans have found us" Commodore Blex muses >Before you can think of a way to get out of this situation flares light up from where the mobile suit unit is approaching "Are they serious?" >"A ceasefire?" >"Now what do we do Capt. Sentry?" Commodore Blex asks "We'll accept the ceasefire, it might buy us some time... if only for a little while." >"At least until we have finished the repairs from the last attack, huh?" the Commodore agrees >You are Lt. Quatre >You are now watching the Gundam Mk II unit 01 approach the runway of the Argama >The Mark II lands, in its arms wielding an enormous white flag >It's landing is greeted by you and a couple of AEUG soldiers >It's cockpit opens and reveals its sole pilot floating down from the Mk. II >A lone soldier huh? >That's rather rather risky isn't it >"I have a personal letter from Capt. Sombra that I wish to deliver to your commander" >The pilot's face is obscured by the visor she has on but you know from her voice that it's a woman >You glance over the neck of the pilot and notice she's a lieutenant, judging from her insignia >"If any of you approach the Mark II, the Hi-zack accompanying me will open fire. Is that clear?" Argama Conference Room >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer of the Titans >A blue haired woman in a red pilot suit escorts you to the conference room so you can deliver the letter >You hand over the parcel to the bearded brown haired fellow in a normal suit "Once you've read it, Capt. Sombra requests an immediate response to the letter" >The commodore opens the parcel and reads the note. >His face darkens as he finishes reading the letter. >"Have they no shame?!" >His hands shake with rage as he gives the letter to the blue haired man behind him >"Lieutenant, are you aware of what the letter contains?" "Huh? No, my orders were to strictly deliver it without opening it" >The blue haired man passes the letter to the lady accompanying you >"No wonder you look so calm after delivering such a grisly message" >The lady reads the letter, her face expressionless behind her pitch black sunglasses that hide her eyes >She passes it to you >You gasp as you read the letter "If you do not surrender Anon Bidan and the two Gundam Mark II units-" >"Anon's parents will be executed." the blue haired lady finishes. >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer >And you are not sure of what's going on anymore >"Typical Titans tactic, they're more like thugs rather than legitimate military" >The Commodore is continuing his rant about the Titans' dirty maneuver >"They're no better than a gang of miscreants" "I don't understand! The Titans wouldn't stoop as low as this!" >"Well you better understand that the Titans are no more than just a private army of some Earthnoid whose soul is bound by gravity" "You're wrong! We're part of the Earth Federation Forces still!" >you calm down a bit "And... I-I didn't sign up to be someone's private mercenary" >You say that with a hint of sadness and disappointment realizing what the Titans are >"I bet not even Zeon would pull such a dirty trick" the blue haired man comments >"Well maybe Sombra is just bluffing." the blue haired woman interjects >"I doubt it. I know what that man is capable of more than anyone." the commodore replies >The communication link inside the conference room lights up >"Sir! Unidentified capsule sighted" >That must be the capsule Jamaican was talking about! That must mean Rainbow Dash is accompanying it >"Give me a visual on that, quickly!" The blue haired captain beside the Commodore ordered >The comm link opens up with a video feed of what the bridge is seeing >Among the vast emptiness of space a lone capsule the size of a human adult floats around >But wait... there's someone inside! >The four of you head to the bridge to discuss the AEUG's next move >You are Anonymous Bidan >And you overheard from several crewmembers that the Titans are holding people hostages >You don't know who the hostages are but you have a bad feeling about this >You float around the ship trying to eavesdrop on crewmembers trying to figure out who the hostages are >Someone puts a hand on your shoulder >"Hey did you hear? The Titans are holding that kid's parents hosta- Hey! What are you doing wandering the ship?" "WHAT DID YOU SAY?" you yell out loud brushing off the crewman's hand off your shoulder "The Titans are holding my parents hostage! I need to save them" you say as you push away the AEUG crewman away >You make your way towards the hangar where the Mk. II is being held as fast as you can >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash, soon to be ace pilot of the Titans >You accompanied the capsule towards enemy space in your Hi-zack >You open up the additional orders from Sombra in the pocket of your pilot suit "If the capsule is in danger of falling into enemy hands, you are to shoot at it" >Hmmm, I wonder if this explosive is strong enough to take out a battleship. "Orders understood" you say with a grin >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer >And you are in the Argama's bridge observing the capsule that was sent out by the Alexandria >"Do you believe me now, Lt. Shimmer? The Titans are no more than thugs willing to do anything just to get what they want." the commodore repeats "It can't be true, it must be an illusion or a hologram or whatever" >You start doubting what else might be happening >"There's only one person though, where's the other hostage?" the commodore says >"See if we can get Anonymous Bidan over here to identify the person in ther-" >"Captain! Don't." the blue haired pilot admonishes >"Trixie agrees with the lieutenant. This will only trouble the boy even more." >"Sir! We have a situation in the hangar!" >You are Anonymous Bidan >And you're inside the Gundam Mk. II's cockpit once again >Hoping to save... no I have to save my mom >These Titans bastards have gone too far! "This is unit three preparing for take off" >You close the cockpit doors and grab the Mk. II's rifle on the side "Don't even try to stop me. I'm gonna rescue my mom!" >You take off in the mk. II towards the direction of the capsule Argama bridge >You are Lt. Quatre and things are getting a little heated >"Trixie agrees with Lt. Quatre, we'd be better off giving Sombra the Gundam Mk. II" >"Don't try to stop me, I'm gonna go rescue my mom!" >"Sir, that was from the Gundam Mark II Unit 3! Anonymous Bidan is onboard!" >"Someone stop that kid!" >"I think that kid knows who's inside that capsule" Lt. Shimmer realizes >You dash off to the hangar to chase Anon >You are Anon bursting from the Argama to the rescue >This is gonna be just like in those early morning shows you used to watch >You'll grab your mom and return to the argama without any problems >What is my mom doing out here anyway? >You dash past the Hi-zack guarding the other mk II unit >You slow down as you approach the capsule as your fears are confirmed >It is your mother inside the capsule >There's no mistaking that purple hair tied up in a bun and that worn lab coat on top of the business suit she wears to work >You slowly and carefully cup the capsule with the mark 2's hands >As you attempt to cup the capsule in the mark 2's hands, a hi-zack that you didn't notice opens fire with its machine gun on you >Wait no it's not aiming at you! >You watch in shock as the capsule is hit by the machine gun fire from the lone hi-zack and bursts through it >You helplessly watch in horror as your mother is torn to pieces by the huge bullets from the hi-zack >You phase out in shock of what the fuck happened >A broken capsule and the floating bloodied remains of your mother float by the mark 2's hands >Did you just fail? >What? >But >Your mind flashes between the horrifying image of a mangled corpse and the hi-zack that caused her demise >You shriek in anger as tears flow from your eyes >NO THIS CANT BE >You turn to the hi-zack that killed your mother with pure rage driving you >you draw a beam saber and rush towards it chopping off its gun arm, your mind consumed by anger and grief >You then draw the other arm in a punch, clocking that son of a bitch's head camera >You dash up behind it and slash at its backpack >You not give the pilot any time to respond to your assault >You kick the battered hi-zack and charge at it with your saber >You feel everything black out >Not before long you hear a familiar female voice returning you to your senses >"Anon stop!" >A Rick Dias and another Gundam Mk II stop you from absolutely murdering the living shit out of that hi-zack >They pull you away from the battered Titans unit >"Anon, stop! You might kill Lt. Dash. This is Lt. Sunset Shimmer. You have to stop!" >You see through the Mark II's camera a beaten and battered hi-zack and the remains of what was the capsule your mother was in >"Anon, we're at a ceasefire! This is Lt. Quatre and I order you to hold back." >"We're returning the stolen units to the Titans, as well as sending you back." Lt. Quatre's voice continued >You just sit in the cockpit not responding to anything. Alexandria Hangar >You are Anonymous Bidan >You're now being escorted out of the Gundam Mk. 2 by Titans officers >You see Lt. Shimmer go over the suit that you left, >Especially around the fingers >where the bloodstains of what your remained of your mother are >You shake off the two guys dragging you off from the Mk. II "Let go of me, I can walk on my own" >You look down at the hangar floors and see a bunch of Titans officers talking with an imposing blonde green man in a suit >You are greeted by your father as soon as you float down from the gundam's cockpit >"ANON! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING? HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER SHE HAS BEEN WORRIED SICK FOR YOU" >I guess he isn't aware of what happened already "What are you talking about, Dad? Mom's dead. The Titans killed her." >You tell your father coldly in a monotone voice >Anger like never before boiling inside you "Now you can have all the fun times you can have with your lover, what was her name again? Margarita?" >With that snarky comment of yours, your father hits you in the face >"Don't you fucking talk like that, you little son of a bitch. Never mention my lover!" >Then you see it dawn on your father's face >Hilda Bidan is dead and that's why he couldn't find her around the ship. >"Wait... you're not joking about your mother being dead are you?" >His voice shakes with every word that comes out of his mouth "Why don't you check out the Mk. II's fingers? The very people you work for on this ship are the ones who killed her!" >Some Titans officers come in and interrupt your lovely chat with your father >They handcuff you and lead you towards what you assume is the brig >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer >After looking over the stolen Mk. II unit piloted by Anon and seeing actual human blood on the hands of the gundam >It makes your entire body shiver >The fact that Sombra was willing to use civilians as hostage >This isn't war. This is murder. Cold-blooded murder. You think to yourself >You accompany the group that is escorting Anon to the brig >You hear Rainbow Dash's smug voice coming from the rear >"So it was your mom inside that capsule." >The group stops and Anon looks at him, his fist shaking >"For what it's worth I didn't know what was inside the capsule. I'm sorry..." >Surprisingly Dash was being levelheaded about this >"...Sorry that you're such a big baby." >You were doing so well Dash >You stop Anon from breaking free of the guys holding him >"What's the matter? Why don't you deck me like what you did back at the Spaceport?" >Anon looks like he's calmed down and smiles >"Well, it's not your fault that you're an idiot who is bound by the orders of his superiors" >Dash's smug face fades >"I mean I did kick your hi-zack's ass pretty bad. So that means something. So I forgive you" >"It's just sad that some people are bound by the chains of command and I am just a victim of such cruel circumstances" >"Besides I'll just direct that hate towards the organization that killed my mother, not some simple lackey" >Anon laughs as he's dragged away >"Wait! You little brat..." >Dash attempts to continue the "conversation" >But you stop her in her tracks before she does something stupid "If you have any self-respect you would stand down." >You grab her by the wrist "You already lost this fight and it would just be sad to see you get beaten by the same kid twice in one day" "If it bothers you that much, be like the Titans officer you are and move on." Alexandria Bridge >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer >After voicing your concerns to Capt. Sombra you're just standing in wait for his response >You think about the dirtiness of what happened and how it's not right an- "Lieutenant Sunset Shimmer." >His growling voice wakes you from your thoughts >"You make a good point. I'd prefer not to use hostages next time then." >He scowls "Next time?" >"I'd like you to capture the AEUG's new mobile suit." "Sir?" >"Feel free to come up with a plan of your own that doesn't involve any of your so-called "dirty tricks" and what not" >Lt. Dash enters the bridge from behind you as Sombra continues his new orders >"Feel free to also use the 3 units of the Gundam Mk. II too along with any resources at your disposal, since you seem to dislike my tactics so much" >"I'd like to use the Gundam Mk. II in this new mission, sir! As a way to apologize for being defeated by that bratty kid." >Lt. Dash interrupts Sombra >Sombra frowns and glares at Lt. Dash >"Apologize?" >He laughs >"Maybe if you were even worthy of piloting the Gundam Mk. II, I'd consider that." >He brushes off Lt. Dash's suggestion of sorting out using one of the Mk IIs >"Now go on, Lt. Sunset Shimmer. I'm sure you're tactical genius will be able to net us another mobile suit before we crush the Argama" >You leave the bridge, feeling as though the Captain was mocking you. >You float down towards the hangar >An idea springs into your mind. >You are Lt. Franklin Bidan >You are also in the brig like your son >Maybe you shouldn't have yelled at your superior officer like that >It's a separate room from where your son is being held in >You here some scuffling from outside your room >And the surveillance camera turns itself off >The door opens and you see someone wearing a Titans pilot suit >His face being hidden by the visor >He's carrying around another black Titans pilot suit and throws it at you >"Wear this." >Wait a minute. That's a girl's voice! >And you recognize that voice too! >Is that Lt. Sunset Shimmer? >"Don't ask questions and just follow my orders." >You are Anon >And you're stuck in the brig >You hear a commotion outside your cell before the door opens >You see a man wearing a Titans pilot suit with his visor down enter the cell >"Come with me if you want to live" >That voice! Isn't that Lt. Sunset? >"Anonymous Bidan, are you listening? We're leaving this Titans ship immediately." >She then throws you a Titans pilot suit and grabs the unconscious guard and throws him in your cell too >"We better hurry before the Argama departs this sector" >"Remember to keep a straight posture Lt. Bidan and walk and act like a pilot" she continues to the man she's with >Lt. Bidan? Dad is coming along as well? >You put on the pilot normal suit as ordered and leave the cell before Lt. Sunset locks the door behind you >In the hangar you board the mark II unit 03 >Your father boards unit 02 >Sunset boards unit 01 >Sunset then points the rifle at the hangar doors >"Open the hangar doors or I'll blast them open" >You start up the thrusters and so does your father >The hangar doors open wide and let Sunset's unit launch >Your father struggles a bit but he manages to lift off "Anon Bidan, Mark II, taking off!" >You say to no one in particular as you push away the hizacks in the hangar and launch >You hear alarms sound off as you leave and Titans soldiers scrambling to get into their mobile suits to pursue >You look back to the accompanying Earth Federation ship and see that they're starting to sortie as well >You are Lt. Quatre and you are talking to Captain Flash Sentry through the Argama communication system from the hangar >You feel a strange sense of urgency as you talk to Captain Sentry "Flash, I think Lt. Sunset Shimmer and the others are about to return to the Argama" >"What makes you say that Lt. Quatre?" "Just a hunch. I'd love to see her again though" >"Same here, and she ain't too hard on the eyes too" he finishes with a chuckle "Whatever you say Captain Sentry." >You say while rolling your eyes behind your sunglasses "I'm launching in my Rick Dias to await their arrival Sentry, inform Surprise and Braeburn to get ready for a sortie" >"Sure thing Lt. Quatre. I really hope your hunch is correct. I'll also inform the Commodore of your hunch." >He disconnects from the conversation >You quickly put on your helmet and board your red Rick Dias and prepare to sortie out. >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer, formerly of the Titans >Hijacking 3 units of the mark II gundam will surely put a dent in the plans of that madman Sombra >However Earth Federation forces are hot on your trail >You swerve a bit to the left as the Galbaldy squad fires a barrage of fire to your direction >Among the squad you see Lt. Spitfire's unit "Damn it" >You hope to whatever deity is out there the AEUG know your location >And can send in help before you, Lt. Bidan, and Anon get overwhelmed by them >You fire back a few potshots to keep them away from your tail and see that Anon is fighting back as well. >Lt. Bidan's unit is on autopilot and will follow unit 01 to the Argama so I don't think he can fight back >Anon fires two shots before dashing towards the one hizack and finishing him off with a beam saber slash to the back >He's getting awfully good at piloting a mobile suit for a young teenager >Anon dashes back in the formation of you and Lt. Bidan's unit. Argama Bridge >"Sir! We're seeing three mobile suits approach the Argama and they're engaged with several Earth Federation forces" "Can you identify the three mobile suits?" >"Sir! They're the three mk. II units! 4 Galbaldies as well as 3 Hizacks are in hot pursuit" "Looks like the Lieutenant was right, eh Commodore?" "Send out the mobile suit squadrons to help out the three gundams! Contact Lt. Quatre ASAP and tell her to assist" Argama Hangar "Just as expected" "Lt. Quatre, Rick Dias, launching!" >"Ensign Surprise, Rick Dias, let's go!" >"Lt. Braeburn, Rick Dias, ready to launch!" >The three Rick Dias launch from the Argama and head towards the blazing lights in the distance >You are Anon >You are getting the hang of piloting a mobile suit. >You just took down 2 Hizacks while fleeing from the Titans in a hijacked unit of theirs >Nope not thinking about the fact that I just killed two people with a hijacked gundam >You try to get a lock on the red galbaldy but it's just too fast for you >You fire off two shots that it gracefully dodges and you proceed to narrowly dodge two shots from the red galbaldy. >That was close! Maybe I shouldn't try to engage this one >You fly away from the pursuing red galbaldy back into formation with Suns- >You hear a small explosion coming from your unit and see that you've been hit in the arm >The galbaldy finally manages to land a shot on you! >You fly faster to flee from the battle but it's not enough >The galbaldy pilot has a lock on you >It fires a shot heading towards your cockpit >Is this the end? >A few meters from being hit, another shot intercepts the oncoming shot making it explode mid travel "Lt. Quatre!" >A red mobile suit fires some shots from its beam pistol damaging a few pursuing mobile suits >The red galbaldy breaks off from the pursuit and retreats as they are overwhelmed by the AEUG mobile suit squads approaching >Bazooka rounds fly from the direction of the Argama and you see the AEUG mobile suits come to your rescue >They drive off the pursuing squadron of galbaldies and hizacks from the area giving you time to breathe >The AEUG mobile suits escort you, Sunset, and your dad to the Argama >You let out a sigh of relief as you see the Argama in the distance Argama Hangar >You're Lt. Quatre "Welcome back Anon" >You say to the teen as he floats down from the stolen Gundam Mk. II unit >"I owe it all to Sunset" >You look towards the other Mk. II unit and see the former Titans Lieutenant descend from the cockpit "Sunset Shimmer" >"Lt. Quatre Bajeena" "Lt. Sunset." "I hate to say this Lt. Sunset but I'm rather reluctant to believe your change of heart." "The Titans are a group of carefully selected people, after all" >"I understand Lt. Quatre" "Did something happen at the Titans ship? No, the change happened within you it seems" >"Perhaps" >"But I wish to live on my own set of beliefs rather than following a madman like Sombra" >"That's right, Sunset is a nice person!" Anon butts in >She smiles at young Anonymous >He just shrugs it off and turns towards your Rick Dias where another stowaway was very much enthsiastically observing your mobile suit "Lt. Franklin Bidan!" >Franklin Bidan is gawking at your Rick Dias. >"Quite a marvelously built mobile suit if I may say so myself." >You hear Anon murmur to himself something about "not understanding what's going on" >Perhaps you should have a talk with the young man some other time >But now you and the AEUG have all three units of the Gundam Mk. II and two new allies. >You wonder how this will turn the tides of war for the AEUG Alexandria briefing room >You are observing the data on the AEUG's new mobile suit, the Rick Dias >While listening to Lt. Commander Jamaican brief the crew about said mobile suit >"So in conclusion, sir. It would be best if we can grab a working model of this new AEUG mobile suit" >Jamaican ends his presentation "What do you think of pursuing the Argama, Lieutenant Commander?" >You clasp your hands in thought as the middle-aged man ponders on the question >"W-well Commander Sombra, it would be best to keep pursuing the Argama. They might lead us to the AEUG HQ" >"Our main problem with this, sir, is our lack of able fighting forces after that last sortie." >"But we would be at a bigger loss if we were to discontinue the pursuit and resupply then return to pursuing them" "Very well Jamaican. I'll return to Gryffons onboard the Brunei. You are to command the Alexandria, the Sichuan, and the Bosnia in pursuing the Argama" >"Shall we assault Granada as well?" "If you have the manpower." "Our main goal right now is to flush out AEUG sympathizers within the Earth Federation military." "Show them no mercy. Briefing adjourned" >"Sir, yes sir!" >Is Anon perhaps a newtype? His piloting skills are phenomenal for a young boy. >Is he perhaps like Lalah and Celestia? >Or perhaps even surpassing their spatial abilities >His performance piloting the Gundam Mk. II last time was far greater than even a skilled earthbound pilot >You ponder on this a little bit more when a voice disturbs you from your thoughts >"What do you think Lt. Quatre Bajeena?" >You stop staring at the tea that has gotten cold and face Commodore Norman Blex "Sorry what were we talking about Commodore?" >"I was thinking that maybe we should start our campaign on Jaburo." >"We have the resources and the personnel to stage a large scale assault on the Titan's base on Earth.: >"Especially with Lt. Sunset Shimmer and the three units of Gundam Mk. II" >"Not to mention the special experimental mobile suit coming in from Granada for you to pilot." >"With these odds, we can finish this war before it even starts!" Flash Sentry happily exclaims "There's still Lt. Franklin Bidan, though. We do not know if his allegiance still lies with the Titans despite everything" >"But do you think we have enough firepower to bust through this?" "We can use one Gundam Mk II unit in the battle. I can see us winning with it as our trump card" >"Trixie remembers that Applejack is in charge of painting the Gundam Mk. II units" >"Painting?" the Commodore asks >"Why, of course! We wouldn't want to use those Gundams still wearing Titan colors now do we?" Argama Hangar >The hangar is abuzz with crewmen working on dismantling the damaged Gundam Mk. II unit and painting the other >The third unit was sent to Granada to be reverse engineered >A man in his late 40s is barking out orders to the crew while being escorted by armed guards in normal suits. "How can you use that in such a wrong way? Are you an idiot?" "Don't just dismantle things willy-nilly, you fool!" "Before you take off that balancer, carefully dislodge the surrounding insulation first!" "PLEASE BE GENTLE WITH THE INSULATION MATERIAL!" "It's like you people aren't even trained to handle mobile suits! What are you amateurs?" "You people have hardly any skill at all!" "WAIT! Hey! I can't have you handling that laser torch that way!" >Franklin Bidan floats towards the crewman soldering the foot of the Mark II "The heat conductivity of that frame is very fragile! Be more careful!" >He grabs the laser torch from the crewman and does the soldering himself "I'll show you how to do it properly" >"Lieutenant!" >A blonde haired teenager whose accent sounds like she belongs more on a farm rather than a battleship hangar floats towards you >"Ah know ya mean well by barking out orders like my granny during harvestin' season but please consider yer status on this ship" "I know. I am giving it my all because I'm keeping that in mind, Ms. Applejack" >You float up to the girl and poke her point blank in the belly with the laser torch "Lower your weapons or this girl gets fried" "I just want to take a good look at your Rick Dias, that is all" >"B-but ya can't!" "A laser torch has the capacity to take a life too. Did you know that Ms. Applejack?" >The girl reluctantly agrees to your demands "Nobody move or she gets it" >"Ah dont think yer just planning on takin' a look" "Of course. I plan on returning to the Alexnadria on it" >"But they took ya hostage!" "It just means Sombra owes me one." "Besides if I return with the Rick Dias, I'll be given free reign over the Titans tech division" >"Ya wont get away with this ya know" >She opens the cockpit of the red Rick Dias Lt. Quatre pilots >It's operational and ready for launch >You push the girl overboard and board the mobile suit >"Gaaaaaaaah! Argama help!" she yells as she floats away >You power up the Rick Dias "Heh, the panoramic monitor on this is impeccable. Almost perfect even" >You push a few buttons and crank up the throttle >You engage the thrusters and step away from the launch catapault >After stepping away from the launch catapault you fire off the thrusters and fly off into space >Meanwhile in the Argama cafeteria >"Lt. Bidan hijacked Lt. Quatre's Rick Dias?" >Flash Sentry yells into the phone as he's informed of the recent events in the hangar >"Close off the platform and hold your fire! Don't do anything hasty" >You immediately stand up and break into a run. >You leave the room before Captain Flash Sentry has a chance to talk to you >You run towards into the elevator and pick up the phone from there to contact Captain Sentry "Have Surprise and Braeburn chase after Lt. Franklin and I'll follow suit with one of the Mk. II units" >"Copy that Lt. Quatre" >You float down to the hangars and see Trixie trying to restrain and prevent Anon from boarding the Gundam Mk. II >In the distance you hear Surprise and Braeburn launch and commence their pursuit of the rogue lieutenant >"Lt. Quatre! Trixie is having trouble with Anon! He wants to chase after him" >"I'm so sorry for his actions Lieutenant. I'll make it up to everyone by catching him myself" "Don't be ridiculous. I can handle this, young Anon." >"But he's my father and what he does is my responsibi-" "If things get heated, will you even be able to fire at your own father, Anonymous?" >He stops trying to fight off Trixie and pauses >"Trixie thanks you Lt. Quatre. Come along now, Anon this is no place for a child like you." >You board the Mk. II and start up its engines >You take off your sunglasses and focus on the task ahead >You launch from the Argama's launch catapault and catch up to your two wingmen >As you launch from the Argama a shuttle launches to retrieve AppleJack from the vastness of space >You catch up to Surprise and Braeburn >"Are ya sure you need to be here lieutenant? We can catch the guy alone" "Don't worry, the mark 2 has superior acceleration and maneuverability." >"Personally speaking though lieutenant, Ah prefer the Rick Dias and am pretty confident with her" "Yeah whatever you say Braeburn. Just be careful, Lt. Franklin isn't your average engineer." >"Roger that lieutenant" Argama Bridge >You are Commodore Norman Blex, leader of the AEUG "Have you ever heard of the woman they call the Nightmare Moon, Capt. Sentry?" >"I was aboard a Salamis class ship back in A Baoa Qu. She attacked our fleet with his Zeong. Luckily her mobile suit never came close to my ship." >"Nevertheless, I sensed the power and energy of the Nightmare Moon. It gave me chills. I'm getting that feeling now." "From who?" >"Lieutenant Quatre Bajeena" "It seems she's still trying to spread her father- Zeon Deikun's wishes amongst us spacenoids." >You are Anon >Your father just hijacked an AEUG mobile suit to serve his selfish needs again >He's probably on his way back to the Titans right now >You turn around and float back towards the hangars >"Anonymous, what are you doing?" "I need to chase after him. I can't forgive Dad for leaving us to see his girlfriend!" >"His what?!" "I didn't want to bother the lieutenant with stupid problems like this" >"Trixie thinks that maybe you're wrong about your father, Anonymous!" >"He is quite a reputable scientist after all, maybe he was busy?" "I don't want to hear you defend my father, Ms. Trixie! Not from you..." >You snap back loudly "People with normal families like you don't know what it's like to be his son!" >You leave Ms. Trixie and you proceed to move quickly towards the hangars >You are Anon's father, Lt. Franklin Bidan >You are playing around with the Rick Dias' speed and mobility "This is great! The acceleration and handling is top-notch" >You fiddle with the throttle a bit more and do some loops >You laugh as you have too much fun piloting the hijacked mobile suit "Perhaps I might even spend more time with my darling, Margarita after I get rewarded" you say with a laugh Alexandria Bridge >"They've just begun the transfer, sir" >You are Lt. Commander Jamaican Daninghan of the Titans pursuit fleet >"Message from air defense team! Unidentified spacecraft approaching, sir!" "Could they be one of ours?" >"No sir!" "Deploy the hizack team! Conduct anti-air barrage every 30 seconds. Warn the hizacks to watch out for friendly fire" >"Yes, sir!" "And tell the transfer teams to hurry up transferring Captain Sombra!" >"Yes, sir!" Alexandria Hangar >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash, of the awesome Titans. >You float on towards one of the hizacks before a fellow Titans pilot boards it "Sorry pal, that seat's reserved for the great Lt. Dash" >"Oh Lt. Dash! Are you sure?" "Yup, the higher ups gave me the go-signal to finally redeem myself" >"Then by all means, Lt. Dash!" >The pilot then salutes before leaving "Thank you!" >You board the hizack and power up its system "Do well on the battlefield and no one can talk shit about me again" "All units, power systems up and launch when ready!" >You approach the ship's launch catapault and prepare to launch >You fire up the thrusters as the launch catapault pushes your hizack out of the battleship >Your two wingmen follow suit and launch as soon as you launch >You are Lt. Franklin Bidan "Strange, the Alexandria should be in my sights by now." >You press a few buttons on the panel "Where is that damn ship? It should be here!" >A shot narrowly hits you from the back "What? They followed me?" >You stop the mobile suit in its tracks and look behind aiming the bazooka at potential followers >Your breathing fogs up the normal suit you're using as you wait >A few seconds later shots come up from below you "What?" >You narrowly avoid being hit by whatever is following you and you return fire at the 2 Rick Dias with your bazooka >You fire one round >Two rounds >They miss >Wait a minute weren't there 3 mobile suits following you? >A repainted Gundam Mk. II comes up from behind you and grabs you "Let me go!" >You are now Lt. Quatre "Give it up lieutenant!" >You smile as you manhandle the Rick Dias as it struggles to free itself from your grasp >You suddenly feel a flash of danger approaching and everything feels like it slowed down >An incoming barrage of anti-air fire is heading towards you and Lt. Bidan >You do a few maneuvers to dodge incoming anti air fire while holding the stolen Rick Dias >It works for awhile but you still get hit in the leg, blasting the right leg off of the mk. 2 >The blast sends you toppling away from the Rick Dias giving Lt. Bidan a chance to escape >And also the explosion of the leg broadcasted your position to the enemy >You dodge an oncoming missile and a round from Lt. Bidan's bazooka >You sigh as you see 3 hizacks approach. >You are Lt. Franklin Bidan >You're overjoyed at being able to experience combat first hand >This is perfect! You're able to experience combat against your own creation using an enemy mobile suit >As you fire your head vulcans at the mark 2, thoughts of your darling Margarita flood your mind >You chuckle to yourself, this is perfect. No engineer could be as lucky as me. >If you can help take down the stolen Mk 2 and deliver this stolen mobile suit, everything will be smooth sailing for you >No nagging wife, no annoying brat of a son, just you and Margarita and free reign over the Titans tech division. Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Flash Sentry "Enemy ships are close. We'll fire some shots so we can find out exactly where they are!" "At my command." >"Yes, sir!" >The Argama's Mega Particle Cannon prepares itself to fire and charges up >The four cannons on the ship line up towards the direction of the supposed ships "Open fire!" >All cannons fire, but hit nothing Alexandria Bridge >Several beams fly past the ships but fortunately hit nothing >More importantly, thankfully it did not hit Sombra's transfer shuttle >"They're searching for us! Hold your fire until Capt. Sombra has been transferred to the Brunei!" Argama Hangar >You are Anon >You see the shuttle that departed to retrieve AppleJack has returned >AppleJack is already working on one of the mark 2 units to be repainted shortly after being rescued >You sneak aboard one of the mark 2 units being repainted >Not far behind you is Ms. Trixie, trying to stop you still >You close the hatch of the cockpit before AppleJack notices >"Hey wait a minute! That unit's still under repair! Ah just took off one of the arms!" "It's fine AJ! I can still use the rifle!" >"But ya need the shield!" >"Wait a darn tootin' minute, who's inside? Ah don't think that's one of our pilots!" >"AppleJack! Stop him! That's Anon!" "Don't worry about me AJ and Ms. Trixie! I'll catch up to them and get my father." >You power up the Gundam and walk away from the two Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Flash Sentry "Change our position and fire another salvo on my command!" >You hear the cannons charge up and fire Alexandria bridge >"Damn it! We have no choice but to return fire!" >"Return fire on my command!" >The Alexandria's cannons swivel forward and ready to return fire >Missiles are deployed from the front of the Sichuan, aiding the Alexandria Alexandria-Brunei transfer shuttle >The entire shuttle trembles from dodging the salvos being fired from the AEUG ships in the distance >Capt. Sombra holds on to the roof of the small shuttle as it violently trembles >He shakes his fist and angrily growls at the AEUG >"Goddamn you, Norman Blex!" Argama >The Argama and her escort Mont Blanc narrowly dodge the incoming fire >They return fire shortly with a salvo of their own >In the distance they see that they hit something from the opposing forces >They continue evasive maneuvers and as well as firing salvos after changing positions Argama Mobile Suit deck "I'm opening the doors to the mobile suit deck >"Ensign Trixie, are ya out of your mind?" "Well we can't stop him now. I guess he'll manage it somehow" >"But we're in the middle of a battle, ensign!" "Trixie thinks Anonymous is a tough kid, he can handle himself." >"Alright fine, open the doors! Mark 2 don't ya forget yer rifle!" "Roger" >You are now Anon inside the Gundam Mk. II without the shield arm >"Anonymous! Is that you in the Gundam Mk. 2?" you hear from the comm link from the bridge "Uhhh sorry you're breaking up, can't hear you." >You hang up on the bridge and proceed with the liftoff sequence >"Catapult preparing for launch!" Argama bridge >"What do you mean his Mark 2 is missing an arm?" Capt. Sentry yells on the comms >"Good maybe this'll show us how good the kid really is." >Commodore Blex huffs out "Anonymous Bidan on the Gundam Mk. II, launching!" >You feel the G-forces of being pushed by the launch catapult >You fire up the thrusters as the catapult reaches the end of the runway and launch into space with your one-armed gundam >You quickly engage the backpack thrusters and accelerate to top speed so you can catch up to the others "Why'd you do it, Dad? Why'd you have to hurt mom like that and go for a younger woman." Alexandria Bridge >You are Lt. Commander Jamaican and you're in the recently hit bridge of the Alexandria >The entire bridge is being given quick first aid repair to prevent air from leaking >"Capt Sombra has been safely transferred to the Brunei, sir." "Well at least we can be thankful the captain wasn't present on the bridge when we were hit" "Gimme a damage report, stat." >"We're transferring command to the second bridge." "Right. Move everyone immediately. Then, I want all guns to return fire." >You are now Anon >You're trying to make out who's who in the fire fight in the distance >Lights flash on and off and you try to pick out which one is your dad from among the bright lights in the distance >You pick out one making a strand of light and you zoom your camera >It's a red Rick Dias trying to flee "There you are old man!" >You put the pedal to the metal and dash towards the red Rick Dias >It fires a shot from its bazooka towards you >You dodge it and return fire with your rifle >He dodges it >You fire another shot to cover your advance "I'm starting to believe in divine intervention, father" you say with a smirk >You dash towards the mobile suit and grab its foot then wrap your mobile suits' entire body around it "I'm so ashamed of you" >"Anon, no!" >The Rick Dias pushes you away >You get thrown quite a distance from the Rick Dias >You aim your rifle at your father and have a lock on him >"Anonymous! You dare aim a gun at your own father?!" >You hesitate firing the rifle at that moment >You pause for a few minutes with the rifle locked on to him >"Threatening your own father? I raised you better than this!" >He lets go several shots from his bazooka as he lectures you >"Haven't I taught you anything? Aren't you grateful for what I did for you?!" "But, you never tried to undestand me!" >You dodge two shots from him as you attempt to regain the lock on his mobile suit "YOU NEVER TRIED!" >A shot flings off the Mk. II's chest but is deflected by the machine's armor >You engage the thrusters and dash towards him dodging every shot "Just stop it." you sigh >"Who cares about the Mk. 2! I'm thinking of making the best mobile suit yet!" >He runs out of ammo on the bazooka and tries to beat your Mk. II with the bazooka itself >You dodge the blow >He tries for another swing at you but then you sense shots coming from behind you heading towards the Rick Dias >He gets hit in the belly and you gasp >"What are you doing? This is a battlefield! Hesitate for one moment and you're finished" >You hear that on the comms but the minovsky particles jamming the comms in the area make it hard to figure out who it was coming from >You look back at the damaged Rick Dias and see that the shot blew a hole through its belly >Your father exits the cockpit and flies towards you but is too late >The machine explodes in his vicinity and he is incinerated by the blast "NO" >In the distance you see the enemy flare signaling for retreats "DAMN IT! IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIS WAY!" >In a fit of a frustrated rage you start firing at the retreating enemy forces "Do you people want everyone dead? If only you Titans stayed away none of this would've happened!" >You keep firing but hit nothing >Lt. Quatre approaches you from behind and lowers your rifle >"Anonymous, it's no use. Stop wasting your ammo." "Lieutenant..." >You smash your fists on the console in frustration Alexandria bridge >"I'll leave the pursuit of the AEUG to you Lt. Commander Jamaican." >"I'm heading back to Canterlot to mobilize the Gryffons Corps in constructing the base" "Sir, yes sir!" you salute at Captain Sombra >"Don't expect the AEUG base to be at Granada or anywhere near the moon." >"Assume that half the Earth Federation Space Force has been brainwashed by the rebels." Sombra continues >With that he cuts off connection and the Brunei departs from the formation towards Canterlot Colony >The Alexandria fires off flares to signal the Sichuan and the Bosnia to keep formation. Argama Bridge >You are Captain Flash Sentry "Gimme a sitrep on the ships pursuing us, Featherweight" >"Captain, there are 2 Salamis-class ships following lead by 1 Alexandria-class ship" "Good. We'll skirt through the Luna-2 and head to Earth's orbit" you say >"Right now I doubt they want to attack us, yet." the Commodore adds "Good. More time for us to get supplies from Granada and repairs too." "All sections give me a damage report." >"Yes, sir! Setting course, destination: Earth! We'll use Luna-2 as a shield" Argama Common Room >You are Anonymous and you are tired from several consecutive space battles that cost you your parents >Ms. Trixie is assisting you around the place after you actually joined the AEUG as a pilot >You're no longer wearing your sweater-vest and jeans that you've been wearing since this whole mishap began >Instead you're wearing a blue AEUG uniform, a blue jumpsuit not unlike the ones mechanics use, with a black sweater underneath it >Trixie sets you down to sit on the sofa beside Lt. Quatre >"Steady now, Anonymous. Just relax." >You're very much fatigued, emotionally and physically, from everything that happened >"This might be a rather harsh way to put it Anonymous, but that's what's expected from the Titans." >Lt. Quatre says as she sets down on the table some tea. >She takes off one of her gloves and takes one of the cups to have a sip >"The sad part of this is their methods were expected from an army" >Trixie sets the Common Area hologram to set up some forest visuals to help you calm down >The door opens >"May I come in?" >"Ah, I was expecting you lieutenant" Lt. Quatre answers >"Guard, I will call for you when the lieutenant leaves." she continues >"Yes, ma'am! I'll be waiting outside." the guard replies >Lt. Sunset Shimmer enters the room and sits down across you >Lt. Sunset is wearing a distinctive green variant of the female AEUG uniform >A green sleeveless dress uniform and she's wearing white pantyhose to cover her legs >"Trixie is glad you found clothes your size" >"Thanks, I'm impressed with all the sizes you have here" >"Do you still think I'm a spy, lieutenant?" She then asks Lt. Quatre >"As long as your parents are on Earth, they're practically hostages of the Titans" the blue haired lieutenant answers >"I guess you're right about that" Sunset shrugs >"Anon knows this all too well" Lt. Quatre continues >"Yes." Sunset says in a somber tone >"But after seeing how Sombra operates, I can't find it in me to stay with the Titans" Sunset answers with conviction >You silently listen to this conversation with your eyes closed trying to process everything going on >"My parents have a strong sense of honor and I think they won't mind me joining the AEUG." Sunset continues >You finally had enough of this nonsense and speak up "You can think all you want. But that's all useless when your body won't move" you snap "For those born on Earth to fight in space..." >You attempt to laugh at the idea but end up coughing in a mix of frustration and fatigue instead >Lt. Quatre puts her arm around you and rests her hand on your shoulder patting it gently as if to say "that's enough Anon" >"What you think you can do versus what you can actually do is what young Anonymous means." >"Well yeah they're both different but..." "My dad had a lover..." you start "My mom was so engrossed in her work that she didn't care even though she knew my dad was sleeping with a younger woman" "She believed in her work for the military even for the Titans. The same Titans who killed her." >You start raising your voice "This isn't just about the AEUG or the Titans! It was about a kid who just wanted to be loved by his parents" >You breathe in deeply and sigh >You try to stop tears from coming out >You find yourself leaning on Ms. Trixie in a mix of fatigue and despair. >Although it was only the four of you in the room, there was an awkwardly long pause between the people in the room >"By any chance lieutenant, do you know of a woman named Lunar Aznable?" Sunset breaks the silence >"Yes, I have heard of the Nightmare Moon" >Lt. Quatre's eyes shine with interest underneath her sunglasses at the mention of Lunar's name >"She was the youngest daughter of Zeon Deikun, the man who tried to make Side 3 independent from the Earth Federation" she continues >"I believe her real name was Lunaria Ren Deikun." >"Zeon Deikun was assassinated by the Zabi family, then the Zabi family renamed Side 3 as the Principality of Zeon" >"Then they started a war of independence against the Earth Federation" >Lt. Quatre smiles >"I do believe that is the story, yes." Quatre replies >"Lunaria took on the name Lunar to avenge her father's death." she continued >Sunset turns to you >"You know this story, Anon?" she asks >You take out your handkerchief from your pocket and rub off the tears from your eyes "Of course I do. She's a living legend." >Lt. Quatre smiles "But she was a fool to fight an organization all by herself." >Lt. Quatre chuckles at your answer >"A valid criticism, young Anon" "She seems like a self-destructive type of person." >"Is that what you think of Lunar?" >"Although she was on Zeon's side she cared deeply for her older sister, Celestia." Sunset continues her story >"Despite her being a pilot on the Earth Federation side. If I am correct, she was the pilot of the original Gundam." she continues >"A person with such romantic ideals..." she fawns >"Is just a plain old fool, don't you think Anonymous?" Trixie interrupts >Lt. Quatre stands up with a mysterious grin on her face >"Perhaps she was just too good-natured." she says >She turns to Sunset >"How about dinner, Lt. Sunset? Would you care to join us?" >"Huh? Sure. How about you Ensign Trixie Lulamoon?" Sunset answers >"Sure. Trixie will join you! How about you Anonymous?" "Would it be okay if I just stay here?" >"We won't mind." "Then I'd rather remain here for now" >"Okay. But you will be under guard." Lt. Quatre says to you >The two of them stand up and lead Lt. Sunset to the door before closing it behind her. >You lie down on the sofa and try to take a nap. >Lt. Quatre and Ensign Trixie start talking in hushed tones by the door >"Are you really going to do it?" you hear Lt. Quatre ask Ensign Trixie >"Of course. Trixie will be descending the Earth tomorrow." >"I'm guessing this was Admiral Blex's idea?" >"Yes. We won't be able to find out much about Jaburo from space, lieutenant." >"Aren't we perhaps rushing things?" >Jaburo? Isn't that where the Earth Federation's HQ is? "Um.." >You speak up >"Were you eavesdropping, Anonymous?" Trixie asks "No!" "Are you descending to Earth, Miss Trixie?" >"So you were listening in." Lt. Quatre confirms "I've forgotten what we were talking about, don't worry." >"Trixie will meet you again in no time, Anonymous! Don't worry!" >Trixie opens the door and the both of them leave you alone in the common area to rest. >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer now of the AEUG. >You just finished dinner with Ensign Trixie Lulamoon and Lt. Quatre Bajeena "That was quite the delicious meal." >"We take cuisine very seriously on this ship." Trixie says >"I'm heading out to the bridge" Lt. Quatre says >"Is it alright to show her that?" Trixie asks the lieutenant. >"Sunset wishes to lay her doubts to rest" Lt. Quatre answers >Lt. Quatre enters the elevator to head to the bridge >Ensign Trixie leads you to her room. >"Are there really images of Colony 30, Ensign?" >"Not in most databases, but they do exist." Trixie Lulamoon's room >Trixie's room is decorated with plants everywhere. >You sit down on her bed and she brings out a laptop and puts it on her desk >She presses a few buttons on the laptop and out comes video footage >An AEUG ship is shown docking in some abandoned colony >"This is Texas Colony. It was a tourist facility at Side 1." "Yes I have heard of that. The entire colony is also near Colony 30 wasn't it?" >"Indeed. However, the footage afterwards is not the Texas colony but the bay block of the fabled colony 30" "Is that so?" >"Here is inside of the colony." >"It was very windy inside." "There's someone there." >"Indeed there is." >You keep viewing the footage and the head falls off the "someone" that you saw earlier. >Trixie pauses the video >"Someone who was mummified." "B-but why?" >"The head fell off by chance as the camera was pointed towards it." "But why was it mummified?" >"After the colony mirrors stopped moving there was no longer anything to block the sun's rays from entering the colony" >"As a result even the people dried up." "But how did the people die in the first place?" >"G3 gas." >Your eyes widen. >"Sombra used G3 gas in the colony." Trixie continues "But that's illegal! The Antarctic treaty prohibits use of such deadly poison even on combatants!" >"That's why it leaves corpses that eventually turns into mummies. Whether 200 thousand or 300 thousand people. Even children aren't safe" "The Titans did this?" >"After the One Year War, Earth forgot all about space and her colonies. There was an anti-Earth Federation movement in Colony 30." >"And Sombra and Discord wanted to show off the power of their newly formed Titans." Trixie continued "But how could they use that gas against civilians. It's so barbaric!" >"That's why the AEUG also took up arms, Lt. Sunset Shimmer." >"But sadly the Argama can't fight a full-scale war. So we plan on striking at the heart of the Titans." "You mean-" >"Jaburo." "So then that must mean you're descending to Earth to scout out the area, Ensign Trixie?" >"Trixie has always been meaning to visit South America" she says with a chuckle Argama hangar >You are Ensign Trixie Lulamoon >You're about to board the small aircraft that you will be taking down to Jaburo >"Ms. Trixie!" >You sigh as you figure out who that was >You board the aircraft and Anonymous comes out to greet you as you "Anonymous, you best keep away. You will be of use to the AEUG soon enough." >"What do you mean Trixie?" >You angrily grunt in annoyance while starting the launch sequence "You can pilot a mobile suit, and we're short on manpower. You'll fit right in for the Jaburo operation." >You put on the seatbelt and feel a sort of gaze sticking at your body in this tight pilot suit >Well, well, well. >Anonymous is a growing boy after all. "I'll see you soon Anonymous." >You close the cockpit and proceed with the countdown sequence >Anonymous reluctantly backs away and leaves the area as you count-down to launch >9... >8... >7... >6... >5... >4... >3... >2... >1... >Lift off and down you go back to Earth. Alexandria briefing room >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash of the Titans >You sit beside a regular Earth Federation officer, I think Lt. Spitfire was her name? >She smirks at you and starts speaking to the other regular Earth Federation soldiers out loud >"Would you look at that! The mighty Titans pilot is also here needing our help for this operation." >You hear some muffled laughter in the back >You hear someone say "Dash the murderer" under their breath >She turns to you and faces you >"I've heard sooooooo much about your accomplishments Lt. Dash." >You're not gonna take this shit from some rank and file Earth Federation soldiers >But as you stand up to give Lt. Spitfire a piece of your mind, Jamaican enters the briefing room thus the briefing for the operation begins >You sit down along with Lt. Kacricon in the back >Jamaican starts his briefing >"As you all are well aware, there are signs that the vessels that left that Moon will join the Argama before descending to Earth." >"Indicating that they will most likely staging an attack on Jaburo." >The entire room suddenly gets restless >"Yes indeed, this means we'll proceed to stop the AEUG's earth landing operation." >The soldiers in the room are overjoyed at the operation and cheer. >"Which means we may have to go down to earth ourselves!" says one soldier >"That's right." Jamaican confirms >The entire room erupts into cheers >"Settle down men, I'm not done with the briefing" >"You have 24 hours to prepare yourselves and then stand by for orders to sortie." >The briefing ends and everyone leaves the briefing room. >Lt. Spitfire is one of the last to leave. >You chase her as she leaves the room "Wait!" >"Huh?" "You dare mock a Titans officer?" >You throw a punch at her in zero gravity which ends up looking like you flailing around >She effortlessly dodges whatever you tried to pull and trips you up making you float around defenseless >She then kicks you in the jaw and you collapse >well you would collapse if there was gravity >Instead you bounce around helplessly in the hallway like some ragdoll >"Sombra's methods are an example of an Earthnoid taking out his grudges on others." >"I wouldn't try something like that in space, kid." "Then what should I do?" >"For a lieutenant, you're such a child." "When they tested me back on Earth they said I'd be perfectly capable of adapting to space!" >"That's not the same thing as actually coping with it, lieutenant." >You grab her by the collar and put your face extremely near her face "Then teach me" >She pushes you away >"Don't touch me!" "Sorry." >"If you can't control your own body how do you expect to establish your position, and your mobile suit's direction in a space battle?" "I thought I was doing just fine!" >She ends the conversation by floating away towards the hangars "Wait!" >"Spitfire Team prepare for transfer!" Lt. Spitfire! >"Don't you get it? You still have a lot of things to think about, Lt. Dash." "I know all the quirks of the Gundam Mk. II!" >"Is that so? Then how come your opponent can utilize it better than you?" >You pause and think about this fact for a few seconds." >Lt. Spitfire closes the cockpit of her Galbaldy and you thank her for her insight Argama bridge >"An SOS signal is coming from the Temptation!" "We're busy moving containers. What is it?" >You are Captain Flash Sentry >"They're under attack!" "I see." >"I've detected a machine on the port-side" "Is it the one we saw near the Temptation?" >"Maybe it's the one that attacked the Temptation?" >You pick up the phone "Lt. Quatre!" Argama Hangar >You are Lt. Sunset Shimmer "Is that the flying armor that Anon designed, Commodore?" >"Yes, but this is just a prototype of the Zeta. It's just used for atmospheric re-entry" >"I may have to go around the Moon and some of the colonies to request for more materials to make more of these" "You're gonna request them personally?" >"Yes." >A small round green ball then flies towards your head >You dodge the incoming round object flying towards your head >"Harooooo!" >It's a haro? It looks like an old model from after the One Year War >"Sorry about that Sunset!" "What's the deal with this, Anon?" >"I found it mixed in with the supplies. I think I'll keep it. I've always wanted one of these." >"So is Anonymous the only one available right now?" Captain Flash says through the comms speaker. >"Huh?" >You are now Anon >"You're to join Lt. Quatre on her test flight of the Hyaku Shiki." "Roger that!" >You meet Lt. Quatre on the way to the mobile suit bay >"I've got to test the Mega Launcher as well." "Copy that, Lt. Quatre." >"Anonymous, your main mission though is to rescue the Temptation. Got that?" "Isn't that Captain Shining Armor's ship?" >"Do you know him, Anonymous?" Lt. Quatre asks "He was the former Captain of the White Base!" >"Alright then, come with me." >Without any fanfare you and Lt. Quatre launch from the Argama >the FHA-03M1 Mega Bazooka Launcher launches from the Argama following your launch >The Hyaku Shiki connects to the Mega Bazooka Launcher and uses the bazooka's built in thrusters to fly instead of its own thrusters >But why is the shuttle under attack? >More importantly, who is attacking the shuttle? >Your question gets answered shortly after you reach the Temptation as it floats helplessly with its engine shut down due to a beam attack >An unknown mobile armor streaks by and shoots at the helpless shuttle but you block it with your shield >It does another pass and skirts past you and Lt. Quatre's Hyaku Shiki >Lt. Quatre deploys the Mega Bazooka Launcher and prepares to snipe it from afar >While that's happening you use your Gundam's sealant to secure the shuttle's damaged sections and tend to the damage done to the shuttle >It'll need more than that to fix up the damages but it'll be enough first aid until you can get the Temptation and its passengers off on the Argama >You are Lt. Quatre >You charge up the Mega Bazooka Launcher to shoot down this unknown mobile armor >Huh? What's this? >What's this strange pressure coming from the mobile armor >You can't seem to get a lock-on >You focus intensely but this intense psychic pressure coming from the mobile armor is throwing you off your aim >It's more powerful than the pressure that you felt when you crossed swords with your own sister >You throw caution to the wind and shoot before it has any chance to do another pass on the Temptation >You press on the the trigger >The Mega Launcher fires a huge blast that could take out a battleship >It misses by a wide margin "Damn it" >You curse under your breath >But you and Anon's presence manage to drive off the mysterious mobile armor >You sort of succeeded in scaring it off I guess >But what was that enormous psychic pressure from that machine? >Whatever that was though, it's gone for now Argama Mobile Suit Bay >A group of civilians has just left the Temptation's cabins >You're still in your pilot normal suit >You and the Commodore having a talk with Capt. Shining Armor >"Thank goodness you came to our rescue, that Titans mobile armor has been chasing us ever since we left Canterlot" >Shining Armor holds out his hand to shake the Commodore's hand >"It's no problem, we're here to help out everyone in need as much as possible." the Commodore accepts his handshake >"If you have to thank someone, thank the pilot of the mobile suit who came to your aid." >"Ah, Captain Quatre Bajeena. I have heard of you." Captain Shining Armor extends his hand >You accept his handshake "It's actually Lieutenant Quatre Bajeena, Captain Shining." >Anonymous enters the scene, still in his pilot normal suit "And you should also thank the pilot of the Gundam Mk. 2 that escorted you from that area." >You push Anonymous towards the captain. "He may be a kid still but he's a very talented pilot." >"Anonymous Bidan, sir! I'm a huge fan of yours!" >"You gave me your autograph when you had a talk at our school once! I still have it back in Canterlot... I think." >"Oh, you're from Canterlot too? My sister goes to school the-" >Before Captain Shining manages to complete his sentence a purple haired girl floats up to Anonymous and hugs him >"Oh my gosh! ANONYMOUS YOU'RE ALIVE!" >She and Anonymous float around with her locking Anon in a tight embrace. >"I was so worried after that incident at the spaceport that the Titans locked you up or worse!" >"I'm so sorry I left you there!" she continues >"I'm really, really, sorry. I just wanted to be your friend and all this happened." >She's almost in tears as she says all of this >"The Titans took our parents and I'm not even sure if they're still alive!" >"Everyone at school are being held by the Titans and even then I've been hearing rumors that the Titans have been killing them!" >"I'm so scared Anon" >Lt. Sunset Shimmer floats by >"Is she...Anon's girlfriend or something?" she asks >"Ah, no. I don't think so, at least." Captain Shining shrugs >"She's my younger sister, Twilight Sparkle. I guess they're well acquainted with each other." he continues >You are Anon >You are very much surprised by what happened >Wait what did Twilight say? >Everyone back at Canterlot has been captured by the Titans or dead? >As everything sinks in, Twilight is crying into your shoulder >Wait... >She's Captain Shining Armor's younger sister too? >This is a lot to take in >This girl who's been bugging me for years at school to be her friend is the younger sister of a war hero? >Small world. >You hug her back "Everything's going to be alright Twilight, I'll avenge our friends and family. I promise." >You try to assure her with words you yourself aren't even sure of. >But one thing is sure. >The Titans will pay for what they did to Canterlot. >You will make sure of that in Jaburo Argama-class Assault Carrier Argama. >You are Capt. Shining Armor >"We'd be honored to have you join the AEUG, Captain Shining." Commodore Blex says >"We'd also request that you captain the Argama in my place." Captain Flash Sentry adds "Why me?" >"You're the most suited to captain this ship during the Jaburo operation and onwards." Commodore Blex replies >"Plus I'd rather accompany the Commodore in his mission to request for materials for more ships and mobile suits for our forces" >Captain Sentry adds >You three enter the bridge >"I'm sure you'll do a great job at leading the Argama crew, Captain Shining Armor." the Commodore continues "I'm flattered but as you can see I have horrible luck captaining ships. The White Base, and now the Temptation. I'm not sure that's a good track record" >"We trust your skill and experience, Captain." the Commodore assures you >You're not sure how to handle this >You just joined the AEUG and they're giving you command of a full fleet as soon as you join? >But your experience with newtypes will be of use against the Titans as the lieutenant has said back in the cargo bay. >You just hope Cadence and the kids won't get caught in the crossfire "I accept your offer, Commodore Norman Blex" >"That's great! Captain Flash Sentry will give you a rundown of the ship before we leave for Granada." Argama hallway >"What do you mean you're gonna go down to Earth, Anon?" "I have to do this, Twilight! I'm now part of the AEUG's mobile suit corps." >"But you're not a soldier! You're just a kid like me!" "I'm not just a kid anymore. I just lost my parents and home because of the Titans. I'm not going to take that sitting down" "I have to do this for everyone who was wronged by the Titans, Twilight. That includes you." >"But do you really have to put your life on the line?" "Yeah." >You look at her in the eyes as you hold her by the shoulders >She's on the verge of tears again. >"Just come back alive." >She then grabs your hands and holds them for a minute >"I don't want to lose another friend." "I'll try my best" >You head to your room and rest before the upcoming battle >In 24-hours you'll be on standby for the operation. >You better get all the rest you can get. Earth, Cheyenne Airbase, USA >You are Celestia Ray, at least that's the name you're using. >You're actually Celes Rey Deikun, the eldest daughter of Zeon Deikun >And you're practically under house arrest by the Earth Federation ever since the One Year War ended >You land your plane that you've been piloting around aimlessly around the fields nearby >You are greeted by familiar faces from the White Base >It's Starlight along with Spike and Twist >You're relieved they made it here with what's going on with the world right now. Celestia's Mansion, Cheyenne Mountains, USA "I'm glad you made it Starlight! It's been so long." "Spike and Twist have grown so much since the last time I saw them" >"I'm sorry for the sudden intrusion, Celly." Starlight says >"Hey, Ms. Celestia, can you get me to space?" Spike speaks up >"Ms. Celestia, why don't you head for Jaburo?" Twist speaks up. >Your eyes narrow at the question >You check for any nosy eyes or ears that might pick up on the conversation >You start writing a note >"So I guess your butlers and maids are all from the Earth Federation Military then" Starlight whispers "Yup, but after living with them for 5 years they're more like family now." you warily whisper back Earth Federation Battleship >You are Duke Blueblood of the Titans "I followed the Temptation and hounded them before attacking" "As instructed by Sombra" "My Messala was untouched by the two mobile suit reinforcements that the Temptation had." "That alone was enough to give me an idea of the AEUG's attacking force." "If you need anything else, I'll be overseeing to the maintenance of my Messala" >You open the doors from the briefing room "If you require my aid you have 2 hours before I leave for the Jupitris" >You give him a sly smile before seeing yourself off Argama Bridge >"Isn't your wife on Earth, Captain Shining?" >Lieutenant Quatre asks you >"Is this okay with her?" Captain Sentry asks "Yes it's fine, I've been talking to her about joining the AEUG for awhile now anyway." "Plus she can handle herself, she's practically a newtype herself." "She did helm the White Base back in the day" >You get yourself well acquainted with the Argama bridge before the operation. Celestia's mansion >"My father, Sunburst, realized what was happening at Jaburo and went to assist under the flag of Karaba" >You are Celestia >You're having a chat with Spike outside your mansion. >"So why aren't you helping out?" "I am unware of any group called Karaba, Spike." >"What about the AEUG?" "Only what's been covered on the news." >"Then how about joining Karaba?" >You walk away showing off your annoyance at this child >"Ms. Celestia!" "If you didn't have anyone working under the table, like me. You guys wouldn't have anywhere to run to!" >"We're not running away, Ms. Celestia!" >"You're just afraid of losing your current way of life!" "My life here is hell." >"With the Earth Federation being soft as it is right now, the Titans are getting their way!" "I've already had my fair share of war, Spike." "I'm a newtype too, so I'm seen as a dangerous element and thus I'm being held here under constant watch by the Federation Government" >"I know that!" "Then you must know why I can't make a move." >"Spike! That's enough" >Starlight finally shows up >"Whatever. I'm just disappointed that a war hero like Celestia is whimpering like a loser right now." >Spike runs off back into the mansion >"I'm sorry Celestia, for my child's rudeness." "It's fine. He's partly right anyway." >"Have you had a chance to obtain the plane tickets to Japan that we requested." "Yes I have them." >"I would've loved to stay a lot longer but you know how things are nowadays." >You just bitterly walk away >Spike's words have merit. They stung a bit but that's the truth. You're just a washed up war veteran right now. >But you can't just act without planning. 24h00m later Argama Mobile Suit Deck >You are Anonymous Bidan of the AEUG mobile suit corps >You're on standby inside the Gundam Mk. II >The Gundam Mk. II will be using the Zeta flying armor for the operation >The same one you designed a few days ago from the blueprints of the Rick Dias and the Mk. II >It's not complete yet though, you wanted to make a transformable mobile suit to mobile armor like thing >You passed the blueprints of your Zeta to the Commodore in hopes that he can get some people to work on it >Hopefully one of the first transformable mobile suits that can operate in both the atmosphere and in space >Your communications module on the Mk. II lights up Argama Bridge >You are Captain Shining Armor in your normal suit. >You enter the bridge and sit on the Captain's seat in the middle "Commencing Operation: Jaburo Drop!" >"Securing orbit! Securing relative ship positions!" >"Mobile suit launch angles, secured!" "All units prepare for takeoff. We're entering level 5 battle stations! >You're now leading the charge for the fleet to begin the operation "Keep a lookout for enemies in the area!" >"Roger that! Catapult deck, do you copy? You are cleared for take off" >"Lt. Quatre on the Hyaku Shiki! Launching." >"Lt. Sunset Shimmer, Rick Dias, launching!" >"Anonymous Bidan, Gundam Mk. II, ready for launch!" >"Anon, please be careful." you hear from the girl sitting beside you >Your sister was being restless so you let her sit on the bridge as the operation commences >She's looking very concerned as soon as she hears Anonymous' voice on the comms >As Anonymous launches she firmly embraces the Haro Anon gave her before he left. Argama catapault deck >You are Anon again >"Mk. 2, you're cleared for take off!" >You fire up the engines of the Mk. II in coordination with the flying armor you have >You launch into space and deploy the flying armor's wings >You see behind you several lights of mobile suits deploying from their battleships >And so it begins. Bosnia launch catapult >You are Lt. Spitfire >"We'll stop the AEUG from entering the atmosphere and stop their advance right here and right now" "Tell Dash and the others to not fall behind just because they're not used to the Marasais" >Your Galbaldy (along with everyone else's units) is equipped with re-entry parachute packs to help you and the others drop down the earth's atmosphere >With that reminder you launch ahead of the others >You look behind you and see several Hizacks launch from the Bosnia, Alexandria, and Sichuan >All of them equipped with the re-entry packs >You are Lt. Dash >"Sichuan cleared, Bosnia cleared, Alexandria's the only one left." >"Marasai team! Don't fall behind, Lt. Dash and Lt. Kacricon" >"Try not to get left behind Dash! Forget about that woman." "Pfft. I'm not THAT obsessed with Lt. Spitfire." >Like with the rest of the forces sorting, your (and Kacricon's) Marasai is equipped with re-entry parachutes in case you get trapped in the earth's gravity well >Your Marasai sets its feet on the launch catapult and you prepare to take off Meanwhile the AEUG's forces are deploying in the sector closest to Jaburo >Multiple Nemos and GM II's launch from their respective ships >They start forming up in their respective formations >"I can sense an immense pressure approaching" Lt. Quatre tells Anon >"I sense it too, it's like the one we faced when we saved the Temptation" Anon confirms >"What's this uneasy feeling" Lt. Spitfire says to no one >"It's not coming from the front so it's not the AEUG" Lt. Spitfire muses >"Is this a psychic impression?" Lt. Spitfire continues >"So you worthless rats have come out of hiding to attack Jaburo?" Duke Blueblood says as he makes a pass at one of the AEUG battleships >The battleship is hit and explodes after several passes from Blueblood >You are Lt. Quatre "Do you feel this immense pressure, Sunset?" >"No I can't but I'm sure it's the Titans" >She activates the visor on her pilot helmet and moves out of formation towards the unknown enemy attacking the fleet Argama Bridge >The warning alarm blares out around the bridge >You are Captain Shining Armor "What's going on?" >"Sir, we've detected an enemy mobile armor!" "What kind?" >"It's not on any of our databases!" Back on the war front >You are Anon >"Anonymous, your flying armor has more mobility than Sunset's Rick Dias" Lt. Quatre speaks up >"I can't move from my position until the formation is secured, go!" "Yes, ma'am!" Argama bridge >You are Capt. Shining Armor >A red rick dias just passed by the Argama's line "Have all mobile suits enter the atmosphere with Hyaku Shiki at the center!" >"yes, sir!" "Have the machine gun turrets provide covering fire for our forces!" >"Yes, sir!" >You see beams flash out in the distance War front >You are Anonymous >You just saw two GM IIs get vaporized by the mobile armor! "Sunset! Don't engage the enemy!" >"Then I'll use the dummies" >The red Rick Dias fires off two dummies to cover her escape >You are now Lt. Spitfire "The pressure came from this guy in the Mk. II!" >the Mk. II fires some shots at you and you dodge it >You return fire as it boards its weird mobile armor >You are Anonymous >You jump from your flying armor and kick the Galbaldy firing at you on the chest >You destroy its parachute and kick it back "You may be skilled, but you're still predictable" >You bash its head with your shield forcing it to retreat >You chase after it >You are Lt. Spitfire >You tried to escape from the Mk. II >It's gotten stronger than from the last time you two fought >The gundam comes up close to your face and fires its vulcans >By pure instinct you draw your beam saber from the shoulder pad of the galbaldy "I'm not gonna die yet!" >"AH!" >You hear a voice coming from the Gundam >It's a kid! >as you slash down the kid manages to dodge your beam saber and move back for a little >He manages to return fire >From this distance you can't dodge at all as the beam hits the cockpit of your Galbaldy >As the explosion consumes your body you realize something >Something bad "This guy is a newtype!" "Dash! You can't beat this guy! No one with their soul pulled down by Earth's gravity can!" >You are Anonymous "See what I mean! I warned you!" >You just saw the Galbaldy that has been chasing you for so long explode into bits >You're pretty sure you just killed the pilot of that machine >Wait! The flying armor! Sunset! >You dash towards the flying armor and go to Sunset's aid >You are Lt. Sunset >You fire two shots at the mobile armor you're pursuing but you miss >It transforms into a mobile suit and returns fire destroying your rifle arm >That's no machine created by the Titans! >You are Anonymous >"Anonymous! Stay back!" >You see a golden mobile suit dart from the front lines to assist you >It fires its rifle and then proceeds to drive away the mobile armor(?) with its vulcans "That mobile armor transformed!" >"Head to the front of the formation, the Titans' second wave is approaching!" >"Sunset's unit is to retreat to the Argama" >"But I can descend Lt. Quatre!" Sunset objects >"Just listen to what the Spacenoids tell you Lt. Sunset." >"Yes, ma'am." she says defeated Argama Bridge >You are Capt. Shining Armor "Bring the fleet to the rear of the mobile suit forces" "We'll have our main cannons cover them with a barrage" "Ignore the enemy! All mobile suits, focus on descending to Earth!" >"Begin the descent!" >"Bring in Lt. Sunset's unit!" >"They're entering the atmosphere now!" >You are Lt. Quatre "We're approaching the atmosphere!" "Protect the Argama as it covers us!" >You bark out orders to the GMs nearby as you guide Lt. Sunset's unit to the Argama >In the distance you see two bright lights rapidly approaching your position >Two red mobile suits come in from below and start firing >You return fire and fly to the side as you get flanked by the two new red mobile suits entering the fray (pic related is the mobile suit) >You are Captain Shining Armor "The Argama will increase altitude as we retrieve Sunset's machine." >Explosions and bright lights rock the bridge as you continue barking out orders to the fleet >You're worried for Twily's safety but this is the safest place she can be right now in a battle >You look to your side and glance for a second at her >She's clutching the Haro tightly >Her eyes are closed as she mutters something repeatedly under her breath >This is her first time seeing an actual battle >You just wish this didn't need to happen to your sweet little sister >War changes a person >You know that better than her >A brief flash of light passing by the bridge makes you flinch back to reality >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash >And you are worried and pissed and all kinds of emotions that are not cool "Where's Lt. Spitfire! I can't sense her presence at all." >You break off from surrounding the golden mobile suit to search >Kacricon follows suit >You see the Gundam Mk. II on a weird plane thing as it descends to Earth >You are Lt. Quatre >You dash in towards a hi-zack and draw your beam saber >The beam saber pierces the hizack's cockpit and you move it down to fully ravage the machine >You quickly disengage from the unlucky hi-zack and dash to formation as you feel the Earth's gravity well trap your machine >You are Anon >You dodge two shots coming from behind you >You look behind and see two red Titans mobile suits coming towards you "Damn it, we're already decreasing altitude here" >You return fire and stay in formation as much as you can >You see Lt. Quatre's machine activate their ballutes >She fires a shot and downs a hi-zack while immobilized by the ballute >Several other mobile suits start deploying their re-entry ballutes as the altitude keeps decreasing >You are Twilight Sparkle "Anon..." you murmur to yourself >You keep hugging the Haro tightly as the battle rages on outside >The bridge is buzzing with activity >Your brother is continuously barking out orders and questions to the fleet and to the other members of the bridge >"What's the situation of those behind us?" >You hear him ask >"They're following us!" >"What about the Titan forces?" >"They're descending to Earth along with our forces!" >You look around the room for once and notice most of the crew are young men and women. >Some are around your age. >You guess children like you now belong on the battlefield in these trying times >You are Anon >You dash around the formation on your flying armor >The flying armor gives you mobility despite the re-entry procedure >You try to maintaina decent re-entry angle with your flying armor while dodging shots from the two Titans machines "How can you last without your ballute?" >You return fire on the descending mobile suits still stubbornly attacking you despite the current situation >The first red suit draws its saber and tries to slash at you with it >You hear through the comms of the other Lt. Dash >"Kacricon! You're not gonna last much longer! Disengage now!" >"But if I open my ballute I'm a sitting duck!" >"We've got to give it up, lieutenant! Fall back!" >She then moves away from the other one and opens her ballute effectively disengaging from combat with you >The other refused to budge and kept trying to slash at you "Damn it! you're not gonna last, you'll burn to death!" >You yell out through the comms >He ignores your warning and keeps attacking you >He goes in for one more swipe >His ballute automatically activates before he manages to get a swipe on you >He's right >He is a sitting duck with the ballutes deployed "You idiot. You should've stayed a safe distance away so you can safely descend" >His machine is too close to you "You would've survived this descent if you listened to Lt. Dash" >Despite being immobilized by the ballute he keeps shooting at you >Your mobile armor keeps descending and its wings tear through the Titans lieutenant's ballute >The ballute breaks and he tumbles down as the combined might of gravity and the Earth's atmosphere burn through his machine >His machine quickly breaks apart before exploding in the atmosphere >You raise your rifle and fire at the other Titans' ballutes to do the same to them. >After one shot you burst open the next Titans soldier's ballutes >It disintegrates during re-entry before your very eyes >You look away as it explodes >This isn't right >This isn't war. >This is just murder. >They can't even fight back. >You decide against continuing to fire upon the descending enemy forces >As you descend past the clouds you finally get a feel of the Earth's gravity for the first time. >The heavy feeling is different from the artificial gravity in the colonies >You close your eyes and breathe in deeply to try to get used to the Earth's gravity. >Soon you'll be meeting the Jaburo defenses and everything will be chaos again >You breathe out and open your eyes >Lush dark green jungle trees in the distance greet your eyes as you decrease altitude. >In the distance, you faintly hear sirens blaring. >Here they come >You are Anonymous Bidan, AEUG Chief Petty Officer and pilot of the Gundam Mk. II >You dodge incoming missile salvos and a barrage of gunfire coming from Jaburo's anti-air defenses >Some of the forces that were landing alongside you weren't so lucky >You see the Nemo beside you get hit by a salvo and crash >The Nemo explodes on impact >With your flying armor you land on the river and surf on the surface of the river >You're met with several Earth Federation Saberfish squadrons which immediately open fire on you as you land >You immediately return fire as you travel downstream >You take down three of the Saberfish before you continue downstream >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash of the Titans "Where the hell is Spitfire's Galbaldy!" >You see the Mk. II travel past you riding down the current of the river "You! I bet you know where she is!" >You fire up your thrusters and fly towards the enemy Mk. II >You're flanked by two Hi-zacks and they aid you in taking down the Mk. II >The fire at the Mk. II in unison with you >All of the shots are dodged by the Gundam Mk. II and it continues down the river >You are Anon and you see two Federation GM II units on the shallow part of the river firing at something off your field of viewing >You decide to ditch the flying armor >It has done its job bringing you to Earth >You jump from the flying armor and launch it from underneath you towards the GMs >It hits two of them and sinks as well as sinking the two GMs down >You fire a salvo of missiles from your gundam's shield launcher as you land clearing the way for the landing >You now see that the GMs were firing on a pinned down squadron lead by Lt. Quatre's Hyaku Shiki >With the initial defenses compromised you and Lt. Quatre proceed down the runway of the base into Jaburo properly >As you enter the facilities inside the cave you are met with several Earth Federation forces >They let out a barrage of fire from their cover behind the buildings >You land just behind one of the buildings and shoot through the window taking down one Guncannon >The rest of the AEUG forces occupy the main sector of the base >It's quiet "So this is Jaburo" >"It's too quiet" >You hear Lt. Quatre say >"It's as if the base is abandoned" >You and Lt. Quatre's squadron continue on to Sector 2 of the base >"This part is also abandoned" Lt. Quatre confirms your suspicions >Something's wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmlRuL6ZvA >You sens- no you hear something! >You feel like there's someone trapped somewhere in the base >It's Miss Trixie! "I heard Miss Trixie, Lt. Quatre! Didn't you hear her?" >"Did you see anything?" "No ma'am, I felt it. It was definitely Ensign Trixie's presence!" >You are Ensign Braeburn. Pilot of the Rick Dias. >And you are interrogating an Earth Federation soldier on what's going on with Jaburo >You were once an Earth Federation officer yourself before defecting and the state of Jaburo is alarming >Barely enough people to defend it plus sectors 1 to 3 being abandoned? >That's a big red flag >And as you continue interrogating the soldier it dawns on you "Whatdya say? Are ya sure of this?" >You take the poor scared soldier by the cuffs and shake him >"I'm 100% sure! The base has been abandoned and will self destruct in an hour! Rougly 1 hour from now!" >"I swear I'm telling the truth, I saw the commander turn on the nuclear charge. Please, just get me outta here" >You let go of the scared soldier and ask one last question "Is there any way fer us to disarm the bomb?" >"You can't! The thing's buried 150 meters underground. That's why I'm telling you that we should get out of here!" >You turn towards the other pilots "Get me Lt. Quatre on the line ASAP." >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash >and you are chasing after the bastard that killed Lt. Spitfire and Kacricon >"Ma'am we have to leave soon! We're running out of time" >The other Titans soldier beside you reminds you of the bomb planted in Jaburo "I know that, I just want this kid dead first." >As soon as you finish your sentence the Titans soldier's hi-zack gets shot in the face >You look around to see where the shot came from >It's the Gundam Mk. II! "Anonymous!" >You growl at the thought of this kid taking down both Kacricon and Spitfire >You fire up your thrusters and jump at the Gundam Mk. II with your saber drawn >He dodges your attack with your saber >The ground beneath you two collapses >He manages to shoot at you 2 times before you land >The shots connect and hit your arm is blown off >You fire another shot as he fires another right back at you >The energy beams hit each other and explode midair >Your Marasai gets knocked back and is damaged further from the blast >You eject before the Marasai explodes "Damnit, he got me again!" >You clench your fist in anger and punch the rock near you in frustration. >You are Lt. Quatre >You have just arrived at the makeshift base in Jaburo that the AEUG forces have made >You have barely left your mobile suit when you're bombarded with status reports from Braeburn and the others >"Ma'am, we've confirmed that there are nuclear bombs underneath Jaburo that are primed for detonation" "Damn it." >You clench your fist >Your suspicions were confirmed >Jaburo was a set-up "How many can we fit in the Audhumla? How many can escape on it?" >"One... no, two thousand at most!" "And with two Garuda-class airships we can double that." >"Lieutenant! Are we taking prisoners, ma'am?" "Of course!" >"Roger that ma'am!" >"Thank you ma'am. I'll be sure to inform the Federation Government of your kindn-" >You interrupt the Federation soldier "You lot will be useful as hostages." >You are Lt. Dash >You slowly make your way towards the roads of Jaburo >A jeep passes by in a hurry "Hey!" >You are ignored by the jeep "Damnit. Spitfire and Kacricon are dead." >You see a tumbled over jeep with a bunch of Earth Federation MPs trying to get it up >"We gotta get this up!" "Hey you there!" >You run towards the turned over jeep "I'll help you out just get me outta here!" >You are Anonymous Bidan >You open your cockpit to better search for Ensign Trixie >You walk around the compound trying to get a feel of where the Ensign is but there's too much interference >Warnings from both sides of the conflict are blaring up and you can't focus >"All Federation and Titans combatants must retreat as soon as possible!" >"AEUG, Federation, and Titans combatants are to leave Jaburo as soon as possible!" >"This is an evacuation notice! All forces within Jaburo are to leave immediately!" >All of those blaring in your communications channel repeatedly as you try to focus to find the Ensign >You take off your helmet so you can try to "listen" for Ensign Trixie more. >You are Lt. Quatre >You're at Jaburo's hangar slash airfield at the entrance of the cave system >"There's still no sign of Anonymous?" "I'll go look for the child, all of you evacuate immediately if I don't make it in time" >"But ma'am, we don't have the time!" "I'll make the time Braeburn." >You close the cockpit on your Hyaku Shiki and proceed back into the cave system >You are Ensign Trixie >And you are trapped with Fleetfoot, an investigative journalist >Both of you were arrested by Earth Federation forces and have been left behind in this cell >"It's awfully quiet out there" "You were right about your suspicions" >"Hm?" >The white haired man in a suit faces you "Discord has went into space already" >"And now we're going to either die of hunger inside this cell or be blown up" "Whichever comes first" >You hit the door with your fist "If only Trixie had time to contact the Argama, they would've known this was a trap!" >As you keep hitting on the door you hear something loud approaching >A mobile suit perhaps? >It lands nearby causing the ground to trembles >Fleetfoot is caught unware and falls to the ground "Anon?" >"What's going on?" >You peek out the cell and see the ceiling collapse >The Gundam Mk. II is peeking out of the hole in the ceiling >"Ensign Trixie! I finally found you!" >The cockpit of the Mk. II is open, revealing the young pilot >He goes down from the mobile suit and runs towards the door of the cell you're in >"Gimme a moment, Ensign Trixie" >He draws a gun and shoots at the lock freeing both you and your journalist friend from the cell >"So who's the kid?" Fleetfoot asks "He's the pilot of the Gundam Mk. II" >"Isn't he a little too young to be a Gundam pilot?" >"But who am I to judge" he waves off his previous statement "Boy is Trixie glad to see you Anonymous!" >"And who's this guy, Ensign?" Anonymous asks "He's Mr. Fleetfoot Shiden, he helped me sneak in Jaburo" >"Although we were shortly caught afterwards" he laughs "He's an investigative journalist, he's here to find out what's going on" >"So why was the enemy so quick in abandoning Jaburo?" >"The Titans are moving to space, so it's only natural that they'd abandon this place." >You see Anonymous in deep thought before he starts to speak up again >You are now Anonymous Bidan "The both of you please get on the Mark-II's hand. I'll get you two out of here" >As soon as both you and Fleetfoot get onboard the Mk. II's hand the Hyaku Shiki flies into view >"The nuclear bomb will be detonating in 10 minutes, we'd best move along" >Lt. Quatre continues on the loudspeaker >"If your Gundam can't move I'll carry you on the Hyaku Shiki" "I found Miss Trixie, lieutenant! I also found a man by the name of Fleetfoot Shiden!" >"Great work Anonymous! Now let's head out!" "Yes ma'am!" >You are Lt. Dash >You are battered, ego bruised, two of your friends are dead, and you just want to kill that Anonymous for doing all of that >You push and shove among the group of Earth Federation soldiers trying to enter the shuttle out of Jaburo >You punch and kick and shove your way up the stairs >Someone tried to grab your foot but you shake them off and kick them down >You grab on to the door of the shuttle as soon as the engines start >The shuttle takes off with you just hanging on the side >A man with dark blue hair grabs your wrist and pulls you inside >The shuttle doors close behind you as you are pulled inside by this man >You are Braeburn >"The Audhumla is taking off!" "Wait just a little longer" >"We can't there are three enemy units outside!" "Enemies?" >The Audhumla exits the hangar slowly preparing for take off "Nemos intercept the enemy forces from the side hatches" >"There they are!" Surprise yells out >"The Hyaku Shiki and the Mk. II!" >You are Anonymous >You have your thrusters on full burst as you and Lt. Quatre chase after the Audhumla >"Fly, Anonymous! I'll take care of them." "Yes, ma'am!" >You fly up towards the Audhumla with both Trixie and Fleetfoot in your hand >Trixie jumps from your hand towards Braeburn's Rick Dias' hand "One more!" >Fleetfoot jumps from your hand down towards the Audhumla's hangar bay's floor >Just in time too >As soon as he jumped from your hand you're hit by a bullet from a hi-zack down below >You return to formation with the lieutenant and take down one Hi-zack >"Anonymous! Go!" "To the Garuda? You too lieutenant!" >"Of course!" "I'm going" >The Rick Dias onboard the Audhumla shoot back at the hi-zacks attacking the two Garudas >The Nemos start giving you covering fire >You set up the Gundam's thrusters to maximum so you can fly for just a bit "Here I go!" >The thrusters flare up and you fly towards the Audhumla >Surprise's Rick Dias helps you onboard as your thrusters reach their limit and go kaput >The Hyaku Shiki follows suit >Braeburn's Rick Dias shoots at the pursuing Hi-zacks to slow them down while the Hyaku Shiki maneuvers towards you >You reach out the Gundam's hand to catch the Hyaku Shiki and... >You barely make it >You pull up the Hyaku Shiki onto the Audhumla and the two Garuda aircraft fly away from Jaburo >A few minutes later the nuclear charges under Jaburo explode >Jaburo is reduced to nothing but ashes as the Audhumla flies away Cheyenne Airport >You are Celestia Ray >After giving much thought to what Spike said, you have decided to act >You accompany Starlight and the kids to the airport so they can catch their flight to Japan >"Flight to Japan is now boarding" the speakers in the waiting area blare out "Have a safe flight, Starlight." >You stand up and kiss Starlight on the cheek >But you're actually whispering something to Starlight "I'm going to get out of here and join Starburst and Karaba, Spike can come along. We're gonna shake off the guy watching me and run." >"Be careful Miss Celestia." >She says to you as she grabs Twist by the hand >She walks away with one teenager less and boards the plane to Japan >Meanwhile you and Spike sneak around the airport and see a cargo plane being unloaded "We need to hurry Spike, that plane is our ticket out of here" >You and Spike hide behind the crowd of people rushing to catch the plane to Japan and escape the Earth Federation agent >You exit through the emergency exit and run down the stairs with Spike shortly behind you >You run up to the cargo plane and enter the cockpit with Spike behind you >You grab your pistol from under your jacket and point it at the hapless pilot "We're taking this plane!" >You grab the pilot and throw him out of the cargo plane >You position yourself in the main pilot seat and find that the engines have been started up already >Spike takes a seat in the other chair >You press a few buttons and twist a few knobs on the console >You start up the launch sequence "Do you know where the AEUG and Karaba are, Spike?" >"Yeah, Dad gave me coordinates of the AEUG aircraft's possible course" "Well then let's put it to good use. Where are they now?" >"They just left Kennedy and are heading towards Hickory. They're currently somewhere over here" >He points at the map on the console at around central USA area. "Alright, hold on tight Spike. We're gonna catch up to them" >You and Spike leave Cheyenne to catch up with Karaba and the AEUG Audhumla, a few days before Celestia leaves Cheyenne >You are Lt. Quatre Bajeena of the AEUG >Shortly before the Audhumla crossed into US territory they encountered a representative from the Karaba faction of the Earth Federation >The Karaba is an offshoot of the Federation that aims to work with the AEUG and is firmly anti-Titans. >Sort of like an Earth-based version of the AEUG >But that aside it surprised you that their representative was none other than Sunburst of the White Base >First Capt. Shining Armor then Fleetfoot Shiden, now Sunburst >Are the ghosts of the past haunting you? >Whatever the case is these former opponents of yours are your allies and you must treat them as such >With Sunburst at the helm of the Audhumla, both you and the Sudori head to the Kennedy Space Museum to return to space as soon as possible >The shuttle there may be a relic of the past but it will do what it needs to do to send your men into space >As per agreed upon, you'll leave one unit of the Rick Dias to the Karaba in exchange for their help >You decide to leave Braeburn's unit while Surprise watches over the shuttle Braeburn is now piloting >Fleetfoot decided to hightail it out of the area as soon as you land in Kennedy >You don't doubt for a moment that Fleetfoot figured out your "true" identity as Lunar Aznable of Zeon >You are reading a report that Sunburst gave you about the Titans' movements on Earth and beyond >"Fleetfoot gave me this intel on the Titans before he left" Sunburst says passing you the note while he's driving >You're seated in a jeep that Sunburst is driving around the compound while your Hyaku Shiki is being loaded from the Audhumla to the Shuttle >As the various crewmen and soldiers scurry about preparing for the launch of the shuttle you pass by a jeep filled with AEUG soldiers >They salute as you pass by and you return the salute >Anonymous is quiet as he sits beside you >Something seems to be on his mind but you decide not to press the kid for answers and instead talk to Director Sunburst "So they are moving all of their forces into space, huh?" >"It seems so. I guess even they don't think the Earth is salvagable" >Sunburst says as he parks the jeepney towards the hangar where your Hyaku Shiki is stored >You jump out of the jeep to inspect your mobile suit before it's stored into the shuttle's cargo bay >Sunburst brings out another letter from his jacket pocket and opens it >He's silent as he reads through the letter >"Lt. Quatre, may we talk for a moment?" "What seems to be the problem Director Sunburst?" >"Before Fleetfoot left he left me this letter. He said that you were Lunar Aznable and that he refused to work with you" "Hmm, is that so?" >"What do you think of this accusation? Is it true that you are Lunar, daughter of Zeon?" >"Fleetfoot seems to think that you are a coward for hiding in your new name and not taking a leadership position to make things better for spacenoids" >"That is if you are Lunar." he continues, eyeing you with suspicion >Before you can respond to the question Anonymous speaks up >"Yeah. Are you Lunar, Lt. Quatre?" "Does it really matter if I'm Lunar or not?" >"Answer the question, lieutenant." Anon presses you on this topic, showing annoyance at your inability to answer the question straight "For now I'm just Lt. Quatre. No more, no less." >"Ugh. Typical adult answer, not even bothering to give you a straight answer and resorting to stupid vague answers." >Anonymous stomps out of the conversation, looking very annoyed. >"I hate you adults and your lies." >You sigh >I guess a kid won't understand. He still has a lot to learn. >As soon as Anonymous leaves the premises air raid sirens start going off >Sunburst gets a phone call a few seconds of the sirens go off >"Director Sunburst speaking, you're on loudspeaker right now. What's going on?" >"Director, 3 Earth Federation mobile armors approaching Kennedy. They don't look friendly." >You start running to your Hyaku Shiki and start it up "I guess a pilot's job is never done. Someone get Anonymous, we have trouble incoming." "I want a sitrep on the shuttle's status. Is Braeburn ready to launch?" >"What about you, lieutenant?" "Don't worry about me, think about the forces that we need to send to space." >You exit the hangar and prepare for combat >You see Anon starting up the Mark-II in the opposite side of the hangar >As soon as Anon is ready to sortie, you head towards the launchpad to join up with Surprise and the others >As you and Anon reach the launchpad, Surprise is already engaged with two of the three UFO-like mobile armors >You try to search the database for any clue on what it is "Damnit, it's a new model!" "Be careful, Surprise these are new models. You could get overwhelmed by them" >"Copy that lieutenant, but I doubt they can catch up to my Rick Dias" >Surprise smugly says as he dodges three shots from the UFO-like mobile armor >You contact Director Sunburst as the battle rages on "Change of plans. Proceed with the launch if the shuttle is ready. We'll distract these Feddies as you start the countdown." >"Roger that Lt. Quatre, we'll begin the launch immediately. We'll also start up the Audhumla for our escape." >These agile UFO like mobile armors are tough opponents, you can barely hit one of them >Anon is having trouble with one of them and as soon as he tries to jump out of its way the UFO mobile armor transforms "It's a mobile suit! Anon look out!" >It caught Anonymous' Mk-II by the arms and they're not struggling with each other >Both the mobile suit and the Mk-II grapple each other trying to overpower the other >You're grabbed by the waist by the other mobile suit as you're distracted by the sight >Surprise tries to help Anonymous out by attacking the back of the mobile suit >But she misses and the third mobile armor shoots at her Rick Dias' arm >Surprise is then stabbed in the back by the one previously grappling Anonymous >Her mobile suit then gets peppered by shots from the untransformed mobile armor >The Rick Dias explodes after its reactor gets hit damaging the nearby mobile suit >You hear Anonymous yell in anger as Surprise's mobile suit goes down >Anonymous retaliates by shooting the mobile armor that killed Surprise >Three shots come out of Anonymous' rifle >All of them hit the mobile armor and it goes down exploding as it makes contact with the ground >While the battle rages on, the shuttle proceeds with its launch into orbit >You are Braeburn >You swiftly complete the launch sequence and detach yourself from the launchpad >The rest of the AEUG personnel that are in the passengers' section of the shuttle see the Rick Dias go down >"W-was that Surprise?" Trixie asks one of the people beside her >The AEUG soldier just nods solemnly "Damn it. I'll make sure yer sacrifice wasn't in vain, Surprise." >You put the pedal to the metal and escape the Earth's atmosphere >As you see the Earth beneath the shuttle fade away into the distance you contact the Argama >You make the necessary preparations to rendezvous with the ship >Mourning for your fallen comrade will be when you get all of these men to safety >For now these men and women need a great pilot, so you'll give all your best in honor of Ensign Surprise >Back at Kennedy Space Center launchpad >The battle still rages on with Anon and Lt. Quatre being forced back by these new transforming mobile suits >Anonymous managed to take down one of them but the battle is still 2-on-2 >You are Anonymous Bidan, the 18-year old pilot of the Gundam Mk-II >And you are pissed off. >These Earth Federation bastards killed Ensign Surprise >And you and Lt. Quatre are still being beaten down by these two >"Anon! The Audhumla is about to leave, I'll cover for our escape. "But these bastards killed Surprise!" >"We'll settle the score some other time. Now, go!" >Lt. Quatre lets off a barrage of fire from her rifle to distract the two remaining mobile suits >You fire up your thrusters to help your escape from the battlefield >You reach the Audhumla as it starts it going up and Lt. Quatre follows suit >You cover Lt. Quatre's retreat from the cargo bay of the Audhumla >With most of the AEUG forces now in space the cargo bay is emptier than before >You note that Karaba has abandoned both Kennedy Space Center and the other Garuda-class aircraft, the Sudori >Lt. Quatre is now safely aboard the Audhumla and both of you give off a sigh of relief >Ensign Surprise is now dead. You and Lt. Quatre have been left behind by the shuttle and are stuck on Earth. >Good news is most of the AEUG forces are back in space, but how will you and Lt. Quatre get back up there? >"Those two will probably take command of the Sudori and chase after us, you should get some rest." Lt. Quatre advises you >"I'll remain on standby in case they catch up" she finishes Audhumla mess hall >You are Lt. Quatre >You and Director Sunburst are on a table sitting across each other talking about recent events >"We've been tracking the Sudori and it seems that they really are following us, lieutenant" "If my guess is correct they went for a quick resupply here" >You point at the map at around central USA >"We're nearing the Cheyenne Airbase of the Earth Federation too, so they could easily resupply there" "Good point" >You ponder quietly on the next plan of action. >"Lieutenant, we may be able to send you and Anonymous to Space through Hickory." "Hickory?" >"Yeah it's an old Earth Federation Airbase with shuttle launching capabilities. Karaba has taken control of it in the meantime" "Well that's handy. We should set a course for there, but let's pass by San Francisco ruins first to shake off our pursuers" >"Alright lieutenant, we'll be heading towards San Francisco as soon as we dodge patrols in the Cheyenne area" >As you stand up, you sense a disturbance >A siren blares out immediately after "What is it Director Sunburst?" >"It's the Sudori. They've caught up with us and just launched a couple of mobile suits to take us down." "Someone wake up Anonymous, I'll head out to meet them on my Hyaku Shiki riding a Dodai mobile platform" >You run to the hangar bay immediately as soon as you bark out the orders >You are Anon >You're setting up the Mark-2 for launch as soon as you wake up >Lt. Quatre has already left the hangar bay and is engaged with several enemy mobile suits >Your orders are to stay behind on the ship and shoot down enemies that approach from the hangar bay >You boot up the Mark-2's OS and start up the mobile suit's power and approach the opening of the hangar bay >You take a few pot shots at the enemies in the distance to assist Lt. Quatre >You start to grow impatient as the mobile suits onboard the Dodais overwhelm and keep outmaneuvering Lt. Quatre >You notice a few mobile suits break through the perimeter and you decide to act >A couple of those circular mobile suits that took down Surprise break through and decide you decide to launch on your own >You grab a dodai from the hangar and board it >You launch from the hangar platform on a dodai and try to shoot down the formation of mobile suits >You fire shots at the Asshimar, as the intel from Karaba said was the name of the new mobile suit. >It hits but it doesnt penetrate their circular armor >You jump from your dodai to deliver a drop kick onto an asshimar approaching the Audhumla >It connects and you bounce off the transforming mobile suit back towards your dodai >You fire a few shots at the damaged asshimar, and the shots hit some sensitive machinery in the mobile suit >One goes down, you draw your saber and fly towards another one >You hit it cleanly in the chest as it tries to transform back to its mobile armor form >The saber cleanly cuts the Asshimar in two >Last one >You search for the last one using your gundam's sensors >You see it in the distance >It's heading towards the cockpit of the Audhumla! >You rush towards it and jump to grapple the mobile suit >You fire the vulcans on the side of your face cameras and it hits it cleanly on its main cameras >You push it away from the helm of the Audhumla and notice something approaching >A cargo aircraft is approaching the Asshimar! >It doesn't look like it's stopping nor slowing down >The asshimar fires its vulcans at the cargo plane >The plane crashes into the Asshimar cutting it in half >The top half is stuck on the plane and you see from the plane's cockpit a woman jumping from the plane >She's wearing a black Earth Federation bomber jacket and a parachute as she jumps away from the descending plane >You decide to catch this mystery woman from the cargo plane with your gundam's hands >Lt. Quatre descends from the skies to find out what you've been doing >"Is that..." she starts >You zoom in using your Gundam's camera to figure out the identity of this woman >Wait a minute... >Flowing hair with the colors of the sky >It's Celestia Ray of the White Base! >The famed White Unicorn of the Earth Federation >Lt. Quatre exits her cockpit to take a closer look at the woman >"Tia..." >"Lunar!" >The two lock eyes >At this very moment Lt. Quatre isn't Lt. Quatre, but Lunar Aznable meeting once again her rival and sister Celestia >In the distance you see a small green haired teenager fly towards the Audhumla using a jetpack, he's also wearing a black Earth Federatiom bomber jacket >He heads towards the Cargo bay of the Audhumla >You and Lt. Quatre decide to fall back as well, with the attacking forces dispersing Audhumla hangar bay >You are Lt. Quatre >And there is an unexpected blast from the past sitting right now on a bench before you >"So Lunar, what brings you back to Earth?" she finally speaks up >Her tone is standoffish and rather hostile >Not quite the reunion you were hoping for with your sister "I came here to laugh at you..." >Celestia looks at you with an annoyed look on her face "Is that what you wanted me to say, Tia?" >She huffs at your joke and turns away from you "I'm not the enemy here you know" >"I know, but you're not exactly a friend right now either." "I guess we can start from that" >You remember that there's an unmanned Rick Dias stored in this hangar. >Perhaps another set of guns could be useful... >Meanwhile Anon is out helping out the green haired teenager your sister was with. >Apparently the kid is Sunburst's adopted son who wants to go to space. Audhumla bridge >"We're getting a signal from Hickory!" >Sunburst jolts up from his seat >"What does it say?" >"They're sending a guide plane to help us land the AEUG's mobile suits" >"The others should be informed of this immediately" >You are Lt. Quatre >You dash out of the bridge towards the hangar bay and call out for Anon "Anonymous! Stay on standby in the mark-2, we're about to launch for Hickory "Spike, if you wish to join us to space you should go down to Hickory with me on the Hyaku Shiki" >Spike looks at you then proceeds to think for a bit >"If it's okay I'd like to go down with Celestia's Rick Dias." "Well I can't stop you" you chuckle a bit >"Take care of Spike for me, Lt. Quatre!" "I will Director Sunburst, don't worry. He's in safe hands" >"We'll be within range of Hickory in a few hours! The guide plane will help you through the fog" >"Prepare to launch, Celestia, Lt. Quatre, and Anonymous." >"Roger that, Celestia Ray, Rick Dias. Launching!" "Quatre Bajeena, Hyaku Shiki, launching!" >"Anon Bidan on the Gundam Mark-2, launching!" >The three pilots launch from the Audhumla's cargo bay not knowing that they were being watched from a distance Sudori Bridge >"Did they launch already?" Pluto asks from inside his Asshimar >"Yes sir" >"Good we're launching as well. It was a good call that they were heading to Hickory to return to space." >"Major Pluto Blue launching on the Asshimar" >"All units on me, we're taking out the Mark-2 and that golden mobile suit here before they launch into space." >You are Anonymous >You have an uneasy feeling about this operation >You sense something is about to happen and it's not gonna be good >You split off from Lt. Quatre and search for the source of this uneasy feeling >You know there's gonna be a battle in this area you can feel it >You head towards the direction your gut feeling is telling you to go >You prepare your bazooka and arm it with scatter shots and direct your dodai to the location in the fog >You are Celestia Ray >And you feel...a disturbance "Huh, you better get off as soon as possible Spike, we're gonna be entering a battle zone soon." >"Is it the Sudori?" "Yeah" >You take from your jacket a pistol "Take this, I used this in A Baoa Qu to fight off my sister Lunar. It might be more of use to you than me right now" >Spike grabs the pistol and nods >You settle down on the Hickory airfield and let Spike off the Rick Dias >With Spike safely on the ground you use the Dodai you're flying on to lead you towards the enemy squadron so you can intercept them >You are Anonymous again >You cant see anything through this fog >A dodai manned by three hi-zacks zooms past you >It almost hits your craft >Wait a minute, Karaba doesn't field hi-zacks! >You change your ammo and fire a shot at the dodai >Amidst the fog you see an large explosion >A gut feeling in you says that you took out the entire squad >That's good, >Less enemies for Hickory to handle >You see a Rick Dias on a Dodai approaching fast while firing several shots from its bazooka >It's Celestia! >She hits several other squads of hi-zacks >All of them go down >You stare in awe at the amazing speed and accuracy of the White Unicorn >"What are you doing there? We're in the middle of a battle Anonymous, focus on the enemy." >Her voice from the radio hypes you up and you fly away taking down some of the hi-zack squadrons heading towards Hickory >Something's wrong though, this is too easy... >A squadron of three Asshimars suddenly approach from the flanks and open fire >The lead Asshimar has a damaged main camera >It's the same guys from before! >They fire a barrage at you and you are too late to dodge them >They take out your bazooka and damage your Dodai >You're disarmed for a while but you take out the rifle from your back and focus your fire on the lead asshimar >Celestia meanwhile distracts the other two with her Rick Dias flanking them and out maneuvering them at every corner >The Red Rick Dias zooms around making it hard to follow her trail >The speed of her flying makes her mobile suit look like a visible red comet. "Heh, I dont think Celestia would find that funny" you chuckle to yourself Hickory Space Shuttle landing bay >You are Lt. Quatre >And you are troubled by the series of events right now "Where's Anon and the Mark-2?" >You ask Spike the question as he runs towards the shuttle that you're boarding >The Hyaku Shiki is safely locked on the shuttle and is ready to launch >"We should get out of here right now, Lt. Quatre!" "But Anonymous! And the mark-2! They're in combat still aren't they?" >"Yeah but the Titans forces are approaching fast, we need to go now before they start bombarding the airfield" "Then I'll get the Hyaku Shiki to launch to help Celestia and Anon" >You hear the familiar click of a pistol >You face Spike to see that he's pointing a pistol at you >"You're too important to the AEUG for me to let you go! The Argama has already picked up the shuttle's trajectory" >"And since I don't know how to handle this pistol I'm more of a threat, huh?" >You sigh at this child's "insistence" "If you insist so strongly. Fine then. Follow me we're boarding the shuttle immediately" A few minutes later >You place your seatbelts and so does Spike >He's still holding that old pistol as he prepares for the shuttle to launch "I just hope Anon will get out of this alive. I don't like the feeling of sitting around in this shuttle while Anon fights to his death outside" >"Me too" "By the way. You're not really much of a threat with the pistol safety still on" >"What?" >The shuttle finishes its preparatory stages and launches into the atmosphere while the firefight gets closer to Hickory >Finally, you feel the familiar feeling of space. >The lack of gravity is pleasing to the soul. >But you worry for Anonymous, you just hope Celestia will take care of him Meanwhile back on Hickory Airbase >Damnit, you just missed your chance to return to space. >But that doesn't matter right now, what matters is keeping yourself alive >You are Anonymous Bidan >And this Asshimar that's been following you for days is pissing you off >First killing Surprise, now it's hindering you from getting back to space >Why won't you just leave us alone! >You throw your empty beam rifle and draw your beam saber >You slash at the Asshimar with your beam saber >It deftly dodges your strike and draws its own beam saber >It seems to have forgotten that you had another beam saber with you >You draw the other one and chop off its sword arm >As it falls to the ground you bisect it with the other beam saber >With that blow you hear the pilot of the defeated Asshimar's voice scream in pain in your head as you bisect the cockpit in two "W-what the hell was that? I also felt the same way when I took down the Galbaldy..." >With the other Titans forces falling back you stand in the middle of the battlefield >The smoke from the shuttle launch slowly disappating as the Audhumla lands on the airfield in the distance. "I guess I won't be seeing Twilight or the others yet." >You say as you look up into the sky where the shuttle launched. Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean >A gigantic mobile suit hovers over the ocean >Its destination? The Sudori >Inside the mobile suit wearing the blue pilot suit of a cyber-newtype from the labs in Japan >A long raven haired woman with blank eyes >You are Octavia Murasame >You are a cyber-newtype from the Murasame labs in Japan >A cyber-newtype...not a true newtype >That is the one thing that bothers you >You are incomplete. >You have been deployed to pilot the Psyco Gundam >A gigantic gundam-type mobile suit built by the Titans specifically to be piloted by newtypes (cybernetically enhanced or real) >Only you have the ability the pilot this behemoth "I wonder what the Titans need such a behemoth for this time?" >"It's best to not ask Octy, and just go with the flow" >Beside you is your handler, Vee. >The Psyco Gundam connects with the Sudori and you exit the mobile suit >You enter the cargo bay of the Sudori and meet with your superior >You salute "Octavia Murasame, sir. I would like to request one thing when I am deployed." >"Already requesting things eh? Fine, I'm a reasonable man. What is your request Octavia?" "I'd like to be left alone when I am deployed. No outside orders or whatever." >The man laughs at your request >"So be it then. I'll grant your request. I just hope that you'll perform well" >He looks at the woman with you wearing a white lab coat >"She's rather stable for a cyber-newtype, isn't she?" >"She's one of our latest experiments. It's at the cost of her memories though. It's a bit of a sour point for her so try not to mention that" >"I see." >The man leaves you and your handler to your devices >"Feel free to explore the ship as you please, I'll be in the bridge if you need me." Audhumla- Anonymous' room >You are Anonymous Bidan >Anon for short >You are still annoyed that you're stuck on Earth >But what's on your mind is not that, but the fact that you can feel things that normal people don't >Is it possible that you are a newtype like Celestia? >No that can't be >You're probably just hearing things >It's the stress of combat maybe >You shuffle in your bed while thinking about your previous battles >All of them involve you relying on what you think is your gut feeling >Or more accurately: an enhanced sense of whatever is going on >You want to think about this some more, even maybe consult Celestia on this >But you're tired from the last battle and maybe you need some rest >Maybe tomorrow or some other time you'll talk to Celestia about this >I mean she is *the* newtype New Hong Kong >It's been a few days since the Audhumla has decided to settle down in a hidden bay near New Hong Kong >The Audhumla is resupplying thanks to the AEUG collaborators in New Hong Kong >Celestia decided to meet with Capt. Shining Armor's wife and fellow White Base crew member, Cadence >Meanwhile you're stuck as Celestia's chaffeur, driving her to their meeting place >"Forgive me for making you do this, Anonymous. You were the only one available to accompany me here." "It's fine. It's the least I can do while stuck on Earth." >"We'll find a way to get you back to the Argama, fret not Anonymous." >Huh, I guess she really is Lunar's sister. >They both speak in the same formal manner. New Hong Kong - hidden bay harbor >You are Starburst, Director of Karaba >You're managing the entire resupply of the Audhumla and sent out Celestia and Anonymous to meet up with Cadence >They're probably buying tickets at the Shuttle Application Bureau so they can send Anonymous and Cadence to space >At least you think anyway "We've been receiving periodic reports on Anonymous and Celestia's locations, right?" >"Yes sir, they're currently on board the refugee ship, the Coral Oriental" "The Coral Oriental? I guess the Shuttle Application Bureau ticket plan is a bust then. Must be tough for Cadence" >You wipe your forehead with a towel as you say this to yourself Coral Oriental >The Coral Oriental is a refugee ship where Cadence and her two children, Flurry Heart and Hathaway, are currently staying in >It's not exactly a cruise ship with 5 star amenities, but the Armor family make due >You are Celestia Ray >You're sitting across Cadence while she drinks iced tea on the deck of the ship while Flurry Heart and Hathaway play around with a toy plane >"If we board the Audhumla, we'll just be trouble for Starburst." "Do you not want to join your husband in space? It's impossible to get a shuttle ticket in this crowded city" >"I'd love to but I can't let my children be involved in a war. All the more reason to not get involved." >Hathaway throws the toy plane too far away and flies off the ship >Flurry Heart runs to Cadence crying >"Mama, the toy glider flew away" >Anonymous, who was just silently listening in on the conversation while looking out into the city approaches Celestia >"Celestia, we should head back soon." "The Audhumla will be leaving tomorrow morning, if you change your mind you know where to find us." >As you and Anonymous go down from the ship, a raven haired woman catches your eye >She seems to have caught Anonymous' eye too >"What's the plan now, Celestia?" "I'll figure out something" >You are Octavia Murasame >Celestia, huh? >You caught a stray toy glider as it flew away from the Coral Oriental >You were about to return the plane to the child on board when you noticed something strange to the pair heading down the stairs >No, it wasn't noticed. You felt something strange coming from the two people about to leave >You return the plane to the crying child as quick as you can >Hmmm, it seems that that Celestia person was meeting this woman and her family. >Who are they? >You overhear the conversation between the two as they part ways >"You sure you don't want to return to the ship, Celestia?" >"Yeah, I'll look for a way to get you and Cadence to space around town. Don't worry about me Anonymous I'll walk." >"It's been so long since I've been out of my house you know." >The woman laughs >"Alright then, I'll take the ele-car back then." >That woman must be Celestia Ray >I got in contact with the Audhumla crew as Woodman instructed, but... >You interrupt the boy as he turns on the ele-car. "Hey, do you mind giving me a lift to the old city?" >You add a bit of flirtatious vibe to your request and wink at him for extra measure >"Sure, why not. Hop in." >"Thanks a lot." >The boy drives you away from the harbor, passing by an inconspicuous black car parked by the side... Inside the black car >A Titans officer was following Octavia as instructed >He was not to make contact with Octavia and just watch >He takes out a phone and makes a call to the Sudori >"Octavia is on the move. Celestia Ray made contact with a woman and her family on the Coral Oriental." >You drive through the highways of Hong Kong to get to the old town "...so she said to me "isn't that a dumb girls' name?" and then I punched her!" >Both you and Octavia burst into laughter "Then I found out she was one of the Titans, whoops." >You are Anon Bidan >You're taking this cute raven haired girl to the old city on a whim and decided to introduce yourself to her >"Oh, my name is Octavia by the way." >She says to you with a smile >"I came to this city to find myself, to be honest" >She then places her head on your shoulder as you drive through the streets of Hong Kong "Find yourself, huh? Do you mean like philosophically or what?" >"I don't have memories of my past, Anon." >She closes her eyes >You solemnly place a hand on her head >For awhile you two stay together like this >It almost feels comfortable to you with her weight on your shoulder >You stop by the old town park and let her go eventually "Here we are." >"Thank you so much, Anonymous. Both for taking me here and for listening to me. I really did enjoy our time together" >She smiles at you "Will I meet you again?" >"Of course we will." >She then walks away from the car into the park >You were being followed by a black car the entire car ride though, but it stopped following you as soon as she left >They probably didnt think you'd notice that but the guy inside looks like a Titans officer. >The radio then starts on its own >"This is a message for the AEUG and anyone associated with them-" >Celestia overhears from a hotdog stand the radio >She immediately calls the Audhumla >"Starburst, you should check out what's on the radio." >"Yeah, I hear it. Cadence and her family is here too by the way." >"I guess the Titans won't let us leave the city without a fight." 7:00pm New Hong Kong streets >You are Octavia >It is night time now and you're wandering the streets of New Hongkong >You're having a terrible headache >Damn it, it must be the enhancements you have >It's getting stronger and more invasive >Every thought you have pulses with pain "I guess I'll have to go see that man." >You clench your teeth at the thought of surrendering to a drug >You call for a taxi so you can get to the pier as soon as possible >You are Anonymous >After a day of shore leave you decide to sneak out of the Audhumla to find Octavia >You now have a hunch on who she really is and you want to confirm this >You decide to hijack this motorbike from the Audhumla and drive to the harbor where the Titans have docked the Sudori >You know this is a bad idea, but you just gotta see her right now. 8:30pm Hong Kong Pier >"You've gotten close to them, I think that's enough Ensign Octavia." >"Well then, you better get rid of my headache. That or give me my memories." >"You know I can't do either of those, you should return to the Sudori for the headache if you want." >"I don't want to return yet." >Octavia walks away from the dark corner >"Number Eight!" >She stops >She turns around and slaps the Titans officer in the face >"Never call me that again." >You slip into the lighted portion of the pier by accident >"Who's there?" >The Titans officer points a gun in your direction >You reveal yourself with your hands up >"Anonymous!" >"You know this guy, Ensign?" >Octavia looks torn and bites her lip >"I'm sorry I slapped you, give me some time alone with him. Please." >"I'm afraid I can't do that, Ensign." >He keeps his gun pointed at you >She ponders for a moment >"I'll be back before midnight, I promise." >"Alright fine, I'll let you go but be back before midnight. I'll tell Captain Woodman that." >"Oh and before you go, you need to wear this tracking device." >He hands Octavia a small round circular metal object >He then leaves you two alone 9:00pm Rooftop Park in New Hong Kong >Octavia is running around freely like a giddy little girl >Her fingers running through the chain-link fence as she runs around the park >It's only you and her in this park at this hour >She's laughing as she runs around the park and sits down beside you >She laughs a bit more "What's so funny?" >You snicker a bit at her antics >"Well, you're the enemy." "I didn't decide that though. The adults decided that on for their own different reasons." >"That makes sense." >She curls up into a ball >"The Federation and the AEUG. They're just bickering adults with different uniforms." >"They're no different from each other, aren't they?" >A brief pause as both of you take in the night sky of the city >"Hey Anon, do you like the Audhumla? Her crew and all of that?" >She faces you as she waits for a response >You are taken aback by the question "I-I've never really thought about it" >She scoots closer to you >Her face is awfully close >"I guess not." >Her eyes wander around your face, looking for something >"I see..." >She's smiling as she stares at your face >"Hey... can I ask you a favor?" >Her voice is suddenly soft and low as her face comes closer to yours "What?" >"Kiss me." >For a moment your brain freezes and you go on autopilot "Alright" >You didn't even need to second guess it. >You come in closer and your lips connect with hers >In the heat of the moment you place your hand on her shoulder >Both of you break off from the kiss to breathe >You stare into her eyes as she stares back into yours >She's beautiful >But she's the enemy >Her eyes are bright and honest >But she's the enemy >And you've fallen in love with her. >And she's the enemy. >You stand up and lean on the chain-link fence >"You're very kind, Anonymous." >She approaches the fence and leans her back on it >"I'm a war orphan you know" >You face her as she stretches her arms a bit >"Do you like my name?" >The question takes you aback for a bit "Yeah of course I do. It's beautiful" >"I don't. I hate it." >Your surprised look at her makes her giggle a bit >"Octavia Murasame. Octavia... Eight... I'm the eighth lab experiment by the Murasame laboratory" >She faces you as she leans on the fence >"I have no memories of the past because I'm just that. A human experiment on the newtype phenomenon." >"Murasame labs tried to recreate the genius of Celestia Ray as a pilot" >"They ended up with people with memory loss... among other 'defects'" >"But we can see and feel things no normal human could." >She faces you and looks you in the eye >"Like you could... Anonymous Bidan." >"I don't know how to tell this to you, but from the first time I laid my eyes on you I knew you were an actual newtype." >Your eyes widen >Newtype? Like Celestia? >"I'm just a cheap copy of what humans can be in space" >She is now facing away from you. >"Perhaps that is why I fell in love with you..." >Before you could ask what she's talking about >An explosion in the distance shatters the quiet of the evening >In the distance you see the Sudori carpet bombing the city >Mobile suits from both the AEUG and the Titans are scrambling in the sky as a gigantic mobile armor looms in the distance >You scowl "Looks like it's not just the uniforms that are different between the AEUG and the Titans!" >You grab Octavia's hand "Come with me to the Audhumla! Join me there, the Titans are no good." >She's fixated on the gigantic block of a mobile armor hovering over the city firing lasers indiscriminately >"My... my memories are in there!" >She slaps your hand away and runs down from the building >You try to follow her >But you lose her in the panicked crowd in the streets of New Hong Kong >Damn it. >You decide to get back to Audhumla on your "borrowed" motorbike Audhumla. Hidden Hongkong Harbor "Damn it, they started bombarding the city already." >You yell out to the people on the bridge "Get us out of here, we'll try to minimize the damage they'll do to the city. And they won't attack the Audhumla. They want it intact" >You are Director Starburst of Karaba "Scramble the mobile suits, we're gonna need something to distract the Sudori and that huge mobile armor" "Where's Celestia?" >"I'm heading out, Starburst. I'll use this remaining Rick Dias to cover our escape" "Good, make sure you come back Celestia." >"I always do." New HongKong harbor >You are Anonymous Bidan >You are now signalling passing Nemos and GM IIs with the motorcycle's lights. >A Red Rick Dias catches your attention and it diverts its course to where you are >"Anonymous? What are you doing outside the Audhumla?!" >It's Celestia! >"Nevermind that, just get the Mark-II ready to sortie and join the others. We need to minimize the damage the Titans are doing to New Hong Kong" >She passes you and your motorbike to a nearby Nemo who flies you to the Audhumla's cargo bay. >You yell to the crew as you board the Audhumla "Get the Mark-II ready! I'm heading out!" Abandoned Construction Site, New Hong Kong >You are Octavia Murasame >You call upon the Psyco gundam's Psycommu to lead it to you with your mental energies as a cyber-newtype >The huge behemoth of a mobile armor approaches you and inside is Captain Woodman >He laughs maniacally >"I knew you'd be back Octavia. So I warmed it up for you. >"It stopped responding to my controls as soon as you the entire console started glowing and I knew you had its attention" "Get out. I'm the pilot and I didn't give you permission to use it." >"No need to be so sour, Octavia. I'll be out and about and I'll let you do your work" >He jumps out of the cockpit in the head and down to the construction site beam you're on. >"She's all yours" >You let out of a huff and jump into the cockpit and it immediately starts responding to your mindwaves. >It starts hovering and you transform it into it's huge mobile suit form >All you feel is anger and frustration >All you feel is hate >You don't need new memories. >You need your old memories >You look at the rooftop park where you and Anon spent time together earlier >Your frustration and anger builds up >You fire a barrage of beams towards the building and it collapses at your anger >You wanted Anon, >For him to understand >But he doesn't >He won't be able to. >He probably thinks you're a washed up crazy woman obssessed with her past >You lost the one chance you had for a happy life >And for that the city must burn >You hear a loud yell coming from the distance >"Octavia!" >It's coming from the Gundam Mark-2! >That voice... >Anonymous! >No! You don't need distractions. You need to destroy the Mark-2 so they bring back your memories... >But, Anonymous! >Octavia, your memories are more important than some newtype trying to understand you. >He doesn't know who you are! >But he understands the pain I feel. >You scream in pain as your head is bombarded with thoughts >Your headache worsening with each and every thought of Anonymous >As you struggle in the cockpit of the Psyco Gundam, the mobile suit runs amok. >It fires beams from every direction and crushing buildings and cars as you make your way towards the harbor >The Mark-2 isn't actively attacking you but is dodging and weaving around all your attacks >NO! >It manages to get closer to you and grabs you as the weight of the gigantic mobile suit destroys the floor of the harbor beneath you two >Both of you float in the Hong Kong Bay with the Mark-2 grabbing a hold of the main camera and cockpit of the Psyco Gundam >Its cockpit opens >Anonymous jumps out of it and is talking to you >You've stopped your rampage but you've closed up the cockpit from any external force >You feel faint and tired >Your face feels wet... >What's this? >Tears? >You hear Anonymous just outside the cockpit >"Octavia... please, hear me out!" >He keeps knocking on the machine >"Octavia, don't be a slave to the Titans. Please. Your life is worth more than this." >I know Anon... but there's no turning back now >The entire machine lights up as you regain control >Anon realizes you're about to hover off and returns to the Mark-2's cockpit >The Mark-2 continues grappling the Psyco's upper torso like a child as you hover above the Hong Kong bay >You manage to shake him off with tears in your eyes "I'm sorry Anon." >You try to speak to him through the comms inbetween your sobs "I'm so so sorry..." >The Mark-2 detaches itself from the Psyco Gundam and grabs onto a nearby Dodai >You fly off towards the Sudori >New Hong Kong is in flames as you fly off into the distance... Argama, Earth's orbit >You are Captain Shining Armor >The Argama is currently being pursued by a Titans' ship >The bridge is bustling with combat chatter between the crew >"Enemy mobile suits have launched from the pursuing ship!" "What's taking the Audhumla so damn long? We can't stay in orbit with these Titans on our tail" >The bridge shakes and shudders with every shot taken by the Argama "If we stay in orbit for too long, the Titans will catch up to us. They better bring Anon and the Mark-2 soon." >"I'll try to distract the Titans." "Copy that, Lt. Quatre" >"Lt. Sunset you'll join me on the Radish to divert attention from the Argama." >"Roger that, Lieutenant. I just wish Captain Flash Sentry would quit staring at my ass whenever I'm there." >Lt. Quatre chuckles before they the depart for the hangar bay "Someone contact the Audhumla, we need the Mark-2 A.S.A.P" Audhumla bridge, somewhere over the South East Asian archipelago >"Director Sunburst, we just received a direct transmission from the Argama" "What did they say?" >"Hot pursuit by Titans. Can only stay in orbit for so long." "Damn. We're still a few ways from New Guinea." >You sit in your chair pondering on how to handle this situation. "Tell them to stay still for a while, I have an idea. Is the Sudori still pursuing us?" >"Yes sir" "Good. Scramble the mobile suit units." Sudori bridge >"We're running out of options Capt. Woodman" >You are Captain Arbalest Woodman, a fervent stalwart of the glorious Titans >"New Guinea has rejected our appeals for resupply so we only have the Psyco Gundam, some Hi-zacks, and a couple of Dodais left" >"The battle in New Hong Kong has severely bled our forces dry." >"But the good news is that we have the Audhumla in our sights." "Get the Psyco gundam, at the very least she should be able to destroy the Mark-II." >"Aye aye sir" "Send in a hi-zack unit to accompany her." >You sit in silence for awhile >You grab the phone to access the shipwide comms "All units evacuate the Sudori, I will personally ram this ship into the Audhumla to prevent it from staying in rebel hands." >Your voice echoes throughout the ship "I repeat all units are to evacuate the Sudori. Use the remaining Dodais to get yourself to safety." >You put the phone down and sigh >The entire crew of the Sudori rushes out towards to hangar to evacuate >Dr. Vinyl Scratch, Octavia's handler, enters the bridge >"Are you sure about this?" "I must complete my mission regardless of what happens. You should prepare to leave too Dr. Scratch." >"Roger that, Captain. It was my pleasure serving with you." "The pleasure is all mine." >As she leaves a couple of Titans officers come in. >"PLEASE!" >"Let us serve under you for one final time Capt. Woodman!" >"We'll be with you until the bitter end" >You are surprised at the loyalty these men have "If I can't stop you from duty, then so be it. We'll take down those rebels no matter what." Sudori Hangar >"This is where we have to part ways Octy, I'm taking a Dodai to the New Guinea base. If you survive your sortie meet me there." >You are Octavia Murasame, pilot of the Psyco Gundam, Cyber-newtype number eight. "Of course, Vinyl." >Of course, you're not even sure if you'll survive this sortie. >"Octavia, Psyco Gundam, launching!" >The mobile armor detaches itself from the Sudori and flies to the direction of the Audhumla >All according to plan. >They even sent out several Nemos and a Rick Dias unit out. >Now where is the Mark-2... >You are Anonymous Bidan, >Director Starburst has ordered you to launch onboard a Dodai and wait for their signal. >You're just aimlessly hovering behind both the Sudori and the Audhumla >You see the Psyco Gundam hovering towards the direction of the Audhumla and your eyes widen "Octavia!" >Maybe you can convince her to side with the AEUG and Karaba instead of being a tool for the Titans >Just... maybe you can get into her hard head of hers that she means more than just her past memories >You fire a few shots to get her attention "Octavia!!" >You dash towards her Psyco Gundam >It transforms into its mobile suit form as you approach it >It fires its vulcans in your direction >You deftly dodge all the incoming fire from the humongous mobile suit >You fire your vulcans as it tries to grab you >You jump from your Dodai to intercept her shots but you were tricked! >She was expecting you to jump and grabs you with the giant mobile suit's hands >You fire your vulcans in a feeble attempt of trying to free yourself >Sadly that doesn't work >She has you in a deathgrip >The mark-2 is like a toy in her Psyco gundam's hand >You open your cockpit "Octavia! Open your cockpit! I want to see you!" >The huge mobile suit's cockpit opens revealing Octavia in her pilot suit >"What do you want, Anonymous? Haven't we talked enough" >You jump into her cockpit and open your helmet "I don't like my name either." >She takes off her helmet >She's staring at you with tears in her eyes "My parents weren't exactly the best parents. They gave me a stupid name that means nothing. And immersed themselves in their work." >She puts her hand on your cheek >You follow suit "They- they were taken from me by the Titans before my very eyes." "Killed in this senseless conflict" "I don't want to lose you the same way I lost them." >You have tears in your eyes too "Please, come with me. Join us. The Titans are just using you for their ends. They'll throw you away once they're done with you." >"I- I can't. I'm- I'm afraid of what comes next." "Then we'll face what comes next together. Please, Octavia. Give me a chance. Give yourself a chance!" >She shakes her head, tears falling from her face >She grabs a pistol from her holster >"Y-you'd better get back to your mobile suit." >She points the gun at you with tears in her eyes >"I won't kill you, but I know how to get you back to space." >You raise your arms and return back to the cockpit of the mark-II >"Please, wait for my signal. Consider this my parting gift to you." >She closes the cockpit and you follow suit >She lets go of the Mark-2 and flies towards the direction of the Sudori >Wait a minute... >The Sudori's flight pattern is looking strange, what's going on out there? >Celestia's Rick Dias comes in from the rear of you >"Anonymous where have you been? I've taken care of the Hi-zack units around the Sudori." "The Sudori is on a direct course towards the Audhumla! We need to stop it from crashing into the Audhumla, Lt. Celestia!" >"I know, but onboard the Sudori are some boosters that might be able to send you back into orbit so the Argama can catch you." >"Maybe they're planning on detonating those boosters on impact so we won't be able to keep the Audhumla." "Is that why Octavia-" >"Octavia?" "It's nothing." >"Get onboard my Dodai I'll take you in closer to the Sudori" >You are Octavia Murasame and... you're just about to commit treason >You crash into the Sudori's cargo bay with your Psyco Gundam's mobile armor mode >You transform into the mobile suit mode and grab a booster from the hangar >The booster is huge, probably enough for Anon's mark-2 to reach escape velocity >You open your cockpit and go down to open up the booster's hatch >It works and is now hanging from below the Sudori >You press a few buttons and... >"Well look who we have here." >It's Captain Woodman! >"I don't take kindly to traitors, Ensign." "I don't take kindly to war-criminals either, Captain." >"Step away from the console." >He points his pistol towards you >"Or else" "Or else what?" >"This is treason, Ensign. I'm allowed to execute treasonous officials" >You grit your teeth and punch the final buttons and to start the countdown of the booster >You send a psychic message to Anon... you just hope it reaches him before- >You are Anon "Did you hear that Lieutenant?" >"Yeah." >"You should go. She's giving you everything she's got so you can return to where you really belong." "Roger, lieutenant." >"I'll distract the Sudori's guns and I'll take it down once you've got a hold on the booster" >"I'll send you the location of the Argama, and you can input it on the booster so it sends you right in its path." >"Good luck Anonymous, it was a pleasure fighting with you." "How about you Lieutenant Celestia? Aren't you going to space?" >"Not yet, I still have business here on Earth. Maybe some other time." >You jump off the Dodai and fly down to the hangar bay >You see the Psyco Gundam but it's and no one is around >You don't see Octavia anywhere >You can't sense her either >You see the booster on the other side of the hangar bay >You run towards it and input the coordinates Celestia gave you on its console >"Thank you Octavia, I'll never forget this." >The booster starts up and launches >The G forces of exiting the atmosphere feels different than when entering >After a few seconds you're out in space again floating among the stars >You feel the familiar weightlessness around you >In the distance you see the Argama >You fire a flare so they see your location >Home, once again Meanwhile in the skies above the South East Asian archipelago >You are Celestia Ray and you are taking down the Sudori >Anonymous has escaped back to space >You fire a few rounds from your clay bazooka at a few vital spots of the ship >Explosions and fire erupt from every corner of the ship >You see the Psyco Gundam leave the cargo ship and float towards Indonesia >Meanwhile, the Sudori breaks apart before it crashes into the Audhumla >You sigh and close your eyes as your dodai autopilots its way back into the Audhumla's hangar bay >Mission successful. Guess that's one load off your chest. Somewhere in space near Argama's airspace >You are Anonymous >It's been a few days since you've returned from Earth >The Argama's crew has welcomed you like you hadn't left at all >Lt. Quatre, Braeburn, Spike, Twilight, and Trixie left for Granada on the moon >Meanwhile, Lt. Sunset is helping you hone your piloting skills through some drills. >She's been using a fixed up Mark-2, probably the other unit that the AEUG stole >You, Braeburn, Lt. Quatre, and Captain Shining Armor have been promoted >Braeburn's now Lt. Braeburn >You're now an Ensign, junior grade. >One rank below Ensign Trixie >Capt. Armor is now a commander, but he's still being called Captain Shining Armor >And Lt. Quatre is captain rank, but still is being called lieutenant >You're not sure but you heard rumors Twilight also joined the AEUG formally >She's a petty officer, a few ranks below you. >The thought of Twilight being in the heat of battle worries you >Eh, I'm sure Capt. Armor wouldn't put his little sister in harms way >But still, Twilight isn't the type of girl to handle battle well >As you ponder the thought of Twilight possibly being in the heat of battle >You yourself are in the heat of a battle... >A practice battle with Lt. Sunset to be exact >You realize this a bit too late when the Mark-2's damage sensors light up "Damnit, I've been hit!" >"Damage taken = 40%. Left leg thrusters damaged. Power output 30%" >You read on the console >"Stop daydreaming and get back into battle, Anon. If this was an actual fight you'd have been shot down!" >You hear Lt. Sunset berate you over the comms system "I hear you loud and clear, Lt. Sunset." >You fire up the thrusters on the mark-2 and speedily get into melee range "You promised me we'd be practicing saber sparring though, so why'd you use the rifle." >You say that with a frowns >"I'm your superior, I'm not gonna go easy on you just because" >She giggles a bit >You find her giggling oddly cute and relaxing >Wait... cute? >"Anyway, we'll quickly spar and I'll teach you some techniques for close-combat fighting" >"I think Captain Shining wants us to return soon." "Roger that, Lt. Sunset." Argama Mess Hall >The entire mess hall is abuzz with crewmen talking and utensils clinking as you and Anon enter the hall "How'd you like our training session for today, Anon?" >He scratches his head as you fall in line for some refreshments >"It's a bit rough, but I'm getting the hang of melee combat I guess." >You grab a piece of bread and some drinks from the vending machine >As you two approach the table where the officers sit >You see Commander Shining Armor reading a report with his brow furrowed >His food is untouched and he looks very absorbed by what he's reading "Whatcha reading there Commander?" >He keeps reading for a few seconds before putting down the tablet and sighing >"We're kind of low on manpower with Captain Quatre and the others leaving for Granada" >Anonymous sits down with his tray beside you as you take your seat across the commander >"With most of our pilots gone it's just you and Anon to handle incoming threats to the Argama" >"We've recently received reports of a new battleship the Titans are fielding from the sector beside us" >A new battleship? They must've already finished construction on Sombra's flagship. >"Not to mention there have been reports of debris and other dangerous materials hanging around near our airspace." >He massages his forehead >"If this keeps up before Captain Quatre and the others come back we might just be sitting ducks for the enemy." >You remember the warning the bridge gave you two before your sorties "I heard the bridge has been detecting some Titans scouts going skimming the edge of our airspace." >He takes a sip from his coffee and nods >"That's right. They're moving far too close for comfort, if possible I'd like that we don't engage the enemy for now." >Anonymous is just listening to the conversation preferring to focus more on his food "I guess our training must've made you hungry eh, Anon?" >He looks at you with an annoyed look on his face >"Don't talk to me, I'm busy and hungry" >His mouth is full of food as he responds "I can see that." >You cover you mouth as you giggle and Anonymous frowns >Commander Shining Armor coughs lightly to catch your attention >"It seems you know something about the new ship the Titans have" >You nod >"Perhaps let us talk somewhere more private regarding this." >He stands up >"Report to my office in a few minutes if you will" >You stand and salute as he leaves the mess hall "Roger that, Commander." >You sit back down and face Anonymous "I hope you don't mind me leaving you alone for a bit. Duty calls and all that" >"I'm not a child anymore, Lieutenant. I can handle being on my own." he says with a pout "Yeah, you did a good job helping out Karaba back on Earth. I'm proud of you Anon" >You give him a small hug >It startles him a bit >"Lieutenant, I-I-uh what's gotten into you?" "It's your reward for being a such a good boy" you wink >You hug him back and whisper in his ear "Maybe you'll get something more if you behave." >Anonymous blushes at your suggestion >"W-wh-what are you saying, lieutenant!" >You laugh at his reaction "I'm just kidding, don't take it too seriously. You're too easily flustered." >You break off from the hug and leave Anonymous to his food "Anyway, I'll have to talk to the commander about this new battleship. See you later." >You exit the mess hall and make your way to the Commander's office "The Dogosse Gier-class battleship is the planned flagship of the Titans' formidable space forces." >You hand over a few pictures to Commander Shining Armor "It's one of the largest warships fielded by the Earth Federation, specifically the Titans." "So far there are only four in production, the three are still in Gryffons still under construction.." "And one of it is the eponymous Dogosse Gier." >You point to the report "I got some info on it when I was still in the Titans." >You open your tablet and project the screen onto the large monitor in the office "The primary weapon on the battleship are three long range mega particle guns mounted on the ship's ventral hull." >You open up the file that shows the blueprints of the Dogosse Gier "As you can see it also has a pair of two-barrelled mega particle gun, one mounted on each side, mid-ship" >You flip through the slideshow "The Dogosse Gier has four single-barrelled mega particle guns that serves as secondary guns." >You open up a file "The Dogosse Gier has in total 32 machine guns of various design for anti-mobile suit defense mounted on multiple locations." >You continue to flip through the files "It's also equipped with some number of missile launchers for anti-mobile suit combat" "More importantly it can house at least twenty mobile suits and has 12 mobile suit catapaults" "I was supposed to crew this one before I defected." >Shining Armor nods >You end your presentation >"Perhaps it was fate that brought you to our side then." >He chuckles a bit as he continues browsing through your files >"If you weren't here we'd be underprepared to face such a ship" he smiles at you >"I'm sure this will be helpful if we ever need it, thank you lieutenant. You are dismissed" >You salute at Commander Shining Armor "The pleasure is mine, commander. I just hope we don't end up going toe to toe with them right now" >"Me too, Sunset." "By the way, have you noticed anything odd about Anon?" >"What do you mean, Sunset?" "He seems more jumpy, more emotional, and more... mature, I guess?" >"Ah, now that you mention it he has been very active with our crew more, lately." "I wonder what happened on Earth that made him act more expressively than the usual" >"Perhaps, young love?" "Isn't he dating your younger sister?" >"Is he?" "I don't know but it sure seems like it." >The captain looks deep in thought >"Hm, perhaps he is. But who my sister dates is none of my concern." >He scratches his head >"I'm already having trouble with her joining the AEUG under my crew." >You sigh >The commander sighs too >"Perhaps he's just looking for a lover, I mean he is a growing young boy. It's only natural for his age" >He rubs his chin in thought >"I mean if he isn't dating my sister that is." >You think a bit to your teasing earlier >Maybe you shouldn't have teased him like that.... "You're right... he's probably pent up or something." >Your face contorts into a grimace as various thoughts enter your mind "Well, a growing boy has needs I guess" >You shrug. >You make a mental note not to make any inappropriate moves towards Anonymous any more >You might give off the wrong idea to the kid. >"Keep in mind he's only a few years younger than you, Ms. Shimmer. We wouldn't misunderstandings to arise onboard this ship." "Gotcha, commander." Dogosse Gier bridge >You are Commander Blueblood >A full-fledged newtype from Jupiter who has joined forces with the Titans >You are practically a God among these lowly mortals >But that aside, Sombra is giving you a chance to flex your skills >He has given you command of the Titans' flagship, the newly-developed Dogosse Gier. >With her and your crew you are to flush out AEUG forces in this sector >So far there's nothing here as expected, but you're testing out the piloting prowess of your two new pilots >Lt. Rainbow Dash and Lt. Soarin' Pie >Both survivors of the explosion at Jaburo >And interestingly enough, this Rainbow Dash has had multiple run-ins with the crew of the Argama. >Everything is falling into place. >You laugh softly to yourself as you observe the two pilots' test run of your newly developed mobile suit >The RX-110 Gabthley >A hybrid mobile suit- mobile armor transformable suit that you personally crafted for use in this campaign, like the Messala. >You have hoped for the Titans engineers to deliver it perfectly all according to your marvelous blueprints >And so far they've exceeded expectations. "Enough, tell the two to return to the ship. They've shown me that they're worth having onboard." >You smile and stand up from the captain's chair >"Sir, our scouts have found the Argama docked in the sector near us. They're hidden among a debris field." "Interesting turn of events. Call up Lt. Rainbow Dash and Lt. Soarin Pie, I have a mission for them." Argama, Anon's room >You are Anonymous >You're just lounging around your room on the Argama >Then it hits you >A wave of a familiar uneasy feeling flows through you all of a sudden >It makes you feel sick >It's like pure malice directed at this ship >It's....Lt. Rainbow Dash and the Titans! >They've located this ship and are out for blood >You have to warn the others >You jump off your bed and start running to the mobile suit deck Argama Bridge >"They're coming! I can feel them! I'm launching on the Mark-II." >You are Commander Shining Armor >Who's coming? Wait... Anon's a newtype, he has hyper sensitivity to human emotions sort of like a psychic radar. >That means... >You stand up and start barking out orders "Get the sensors up, ready the particle cannons, we're moving into level 5 battle stations, everyone wear your normal suits." >You grab the phone from the captain's chair and try to reach Lt. Sunset "Lt. Sunset, please prepare for combat in your mark-II." >"Sir! We've detected two small heat signatures coming in from the sector beside us!" >Damnit, they really are from the Dogosse Gier... but why only two? >"We've confirmed that it's a pair of mobile armors but we can't determine the model!" >Maybe they're scouting out the area...but with new models? >They're probably on a hunt for something >"Sir, Ensign Anon and the mark-II is ready to launch." "Send him off. Be careful Anonymous, they look like new models." >"Lt. Sunset Shimmer, launching on the Mark-II!" >You hear Lt. Sunset and Anon launch from the ship to intercept these two new models "Can we send in a few of our spare Nemos to aid them?" >"We have a few pilots to spare, sir!" "Great, send 'em out!" >You are Lt. Rainbow Dash of the Titans >The time has come for you to finally get even with that twerp >You launched with Soarin on a couple of Gabthleys to prove to Commander Blueblood that you're still a capable pilot >This Anonymous has wiped the floor with you so far >But with the difference in technology with the Gabthley and the Mark-II >Maybe... just maybe you can get even >This bad boy can transform from mobile armor form to mobile suit form as well as pack a mean punch with its rifle >But enough of that, you can see in the distance the debris field where the Argama is docked >And just like the intel said, the Mark-II is there >Wait... two of them? >Oh yeah... >Lt. Sunset is probably piloting the red Mark-2 "Target sighted Soarin, let's go." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmlRuL6ZvA "What the-" >You are Anonymous >You just dodged a large energy beam coming from the upper right of your console >It was a close call too >If you reacted a little later that would've hit you squarely in the cockpit "There they are!" >"Gotcha, remember the plan Anon. Don't take unnecessary risks" "Roger that, Lt. Sunset" >You close the visor on your helmet and prepare for battle >Lt. Sunset takes the lead and closes the distance between the two of you and the two incoming mobile armor >As Lt. Sunset dashes towards one of them one of the mobile armors transforms into a mobile suit! "Look out!" >The other insect-like mobile armor transforms into its mobile suit form and engages Sunset in melee >You attempt to provide covering fire for Sunset >But the other one looks hell bent on taking you down >It dashes towards you and slashes at your rifle, disarming you "Crap." >It transforms back to its insectoid mobile armor form and does a pass around you "I guess I'll have to use the Mark-II's grenade launcher on the shield" >You aim at the mobile armor making a pass at you and launch four barrages of missiles >All of them miss "Damnit, that thing's fast." >You prepare for melee combat as it barrels towards you firing salvo after salvo of energy beams >You raise your shield and it slashes at your shield and then transforms to mobile suit form before grappling you >You reach for your beam saber as it tries to crush your cockpit with its forearms >But the mobile suit slashes at your arm with its hidden arm wielding a small beam saber as you try to grab for the saber on your backpack "W-what?!" >Time slows down to a crawl as you're rendered useless in combat >You hear Lt. Rainbow Dash taunt you through the contact comms >"This is for Spitfire and Kacricon!" >She tightens the pressure on your cockpit >Could this be the end? >A bright light distracts everyone in the battlefield >"What the heck is that?" >You hear Rainbow Dash exclaim as she lets go of the Mark-2 >"Flares! Dashie, we should finish this up shortly before we get overwhelmed" >A couple of Nemos arrive into the battlefield with two unknown mobile suits and a Red Rick Dias >One looks like a blue jet with a rifle on top of it while the other looks like a yellow bulky spaceship >"Help has arrived from Granada!" >You hear Braeburn's voice come out from the blue jet >It makes a pass at Rainbow Dash's mobile suit and fires three shots all of them hitting the transforming mobile suit in the legs and arms >"Crap!" >"We intercepted support units from that new Titans battleship just in time, lieutenant Braeburn!" >You hear Twilight's voice come from the Red Rick Dias >"Trixie thinks that entrance was most wonderful" >The explosion from the mobile suit that has you in a grapple hold shakes open the Mark-II's cockpit and you are sent flying out into space "Oh shit!" >"Hang on Anon I got you!" >You hear Twilight dash in to save you as she opens the Rick Dias' cockpit and you slowly float inside it "Damn Twilight, you've gotten awfully good at piloting." >You say with a hint of sincerity >She blushes and opens her helmet's visor >"It's nice to see you again alive and well too, Anon" >You open your visor and lean in for a kiss >And she pushes your head away away >"Don't push your luck with me, mister. There's a time and place for everything." >She then smiles at you and rests her forehead on your forehead >"I'm glad we made it in time." >You see more flares pop up in the far end of the battlefield. >The two mobile suits retreat at the first sign of the flares >One, you assume to be Rainbow Dash's unit, hesitates but leaves after a few seconds >You breath a deep sigh and embrace Twilight "I almost died back there. Thanks." >You look around the battlefield >You see the aftermath of the battle >One Mark-2 unit lost in combat, but yours can be reclaimed and refitted. >Sunset's though was iredeemably damaged by the other mobile suit >"Hey kid, welcome back to the Argama." >You hear Lt. Braeburn on the comms >"Say you can have this mobile suit as part of your promotion reward, whaddya say?" "Really?" >"Well it was made on your specifications. It's your mobile suit kid, the Zeta Gundam!" "Holy shit! They finished making one?" >"Yep and it's all yours, I'll hand you the manual later at the Argama so you can study it. The Rick Dias is more to my liking anyway" "Thanks a lot, lieutenant!" >One Nemo holds Lt. Sunset's cockpit as they escort all of you back to the Argama >A new mobile suit for me to pilot, this is amazing!