The Legacy Saga

"History is written in many forms throughout time. It has been written on paper, within in the hearts of the people that tell the stories which legends are born from. It is on drawings, from photos, in the mind's imagination of humans and beyond the bounds of our dreams. History is written in the stars the stretch across the endless skies in the night. To those that remember the past will know what the future has in store for the present, for it repeats on and on. We all have our own destiny, our own parts in this story of the universe. We are one act, one chapter, one scene in the countless stories and arcs to be told...like the grains of sand we are, so are the days of our lives...this is the truth of life...and so...another chapter awaits us..."

From "The Writings of Duchess Mariemeia, stories of the Great Eve War." AC 215

The year is 195 of the After Colony calendar. Almost six months have passed since the start of the Great War which was also referred as the "Great Eve War". The battlefields were ruled by huge humanoid war machines known as Mobile Suits. The most feared of these Mobile Suits were the Gundams, powerful machines of destruction and piloted by the best that this time had to offer. This is not just another war between countries, but a war between those that seeks control of humanity and caught in the middle were the Gundams, who sought the freedom of their homeland, the Space Colonies. This is a war of ethnics, between the Space colonists and the Earth. This war had taken a lot from this group of young adults, and they seemed to be still searching for their true purpose in life.

During the Great War, a powerful group arose. They were known as the Federated Imperialists. The Federation was the shadow government of the Alliance. From behind the scenes, the Imperialists aid the colonies in their struggle against the Alliance. They themselves created a powerful army that the human race has never seen before.

After the coup was declared by OZ, they found it convenient to stage a revolt at the same time, confusing the Alliance government and caused it to mistrust any of its allies since the Federation was an integrated part of their military. There technology far surpasses any of the Alliance and OZ and because of that, they were feared by all and since numbers will now play a bigger part, the Federation and OZ are at a match. Within a month, mankind had felt the effects of the war as thousands upon thousands of lives taken. War has no mercy on anyone. Throughout the course of the After Colony Calendar, over 1/4 of the human population was wiped out in the initiate clashes on all sides.

Of the countless soldiers of the Federation, only one truly stood out as of the best, the strongest, and the elite of the elite. His name...is Jacen Fanel, the one known to many as the Angel of Death. The one feared of most and most known of as a warrior and not just a soldier. Though he fights and commands like one, his mind and heart is something different. Deep scars of his past gave him the name Nelo Angelo, one who is fallen from the light. He cares little for anything else on the battlefield except for victory at any means.

It is surprise to know that this great commander of the many is only 19 years of age, though his appearance says otherwise. His maturity goes well beyond from how he was brought up. There's a deeper meaning in his eyes that tells of many sad stories in our world's history. His understanding of what happened everyday on the battlefield doesn't change the fact that he kills, like everyone else in his army. What secrets do his deep blue eyes hold?

After many battles and the war between the Federation and O.Z. was at a stalemate, but the most significant battles are yet to come...

Episode I

The Legionnaire

"The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute,"

Charles De Gaulle

Location: An OZ base somewhere southwest Canada, near the pacific and close to Washington State.

Time: 2:00 A.M

Date: July 31 A.C. 195

Inside the O.Z. Command center it was all-quiet. Not a creature stirs in the rich forests of the border lines between formerly freed Canada which is now ruled by OZ and the core capital country on the Federation, United States as it was used to be called. It then started to rain hard.

Outside the walls of the base, movements can be seen and heard as hundreds of troops all in camouflage readies to attack. Tanks and helicopters were being prep to advance. At the command tent, the Mobile Infantry commander prepares his forces for battle against the base.

"Alright listen up, ladies" the commander said, "After the Mobile Suit units had started the attack, and we will barrage the base with our tanks and artillery, and then advance the infantry unit. Don't worry about the enemy Mobile Suits. Let ours take care of them. Our mission is to either secure the base or to destroy it. Everyone understand?"

With that, all the other commanders responded with, "Yes sir."

At the OZ base itself, very few men were even awake. Most were on night shifts and was too busy drinking coffee or taking a nap to even notice the large number of forces closing on them. First the radar viewed the large mass of troops as enemies with red dots, but then they changed to blue which meant friendly.

There were only ten officers working in the command center and it was midnight. Then, two officers walked into the room, a man in his early twenties and a woman also in her twenties. The man had black short hair, brown eyes, and wearing your usual black O.Z. uniform with a cape hiding his right arm. The female officer looked and dressed like your usual high ranked officer and had long black hair that goes to the middle of her back, and wore a distinctly noticeable diamond necklace. They walked to the center of the room. Then, there was a beep on one of the computer consoles.

"Major Lang, we have incoming. Seven unidentified high speed M.S. carriers, three Sea carriers, and twenty-five escort fighters heading toward us," the soldier at the station said to Kai worried and surprised. "We've also detected some disturbances in the forest."

"Oh, that must be the reinforcement that was sent to us," Major Lang said

"Why sir? We already have 800 suits here, and over 5000 soldiers" another officer said, "The invasion force is complete."

"We have reasons to believe that this base is up next to be targeted by the Federation forces that was suspected to have destroyed our other outline southern Canadian bases," Joyce said

"Do you have any information of when they might strike this base?" the present commanding officer asked.

"Yeah...Right now," Kai said as he and Joyce drew assault rifles, with suppressors, from under their capes and shot all of the soldiers in the room, "Signal the attack, Joyce."

"Right," She walks toward the communication console.

The empty clips of their guns fell out and they reloaded. Joyce walked to a comm. station, first inputting some codes and then opening a channel to the incoming fleet.

"This is Black-Beta. You are cleared for assault," Joyce said to the comm.

Inside his Mobile Suit, Jacen answers the call. Jacen had a dark brown hair that was closed to black, but had dark blue eyes that almost seemed to glow in the light around him, but looked like a pair of solid blue marbles in the darkness. His hair was combed back and was stiffen with jell. The look in his eyes was that of a veteran who's faced many battles that he should have died in, but yet he still lives to fight another day. The intensity in his eyes tells of deep dark secrets. Such a look of great experience is rare among the young soldiers of these times, but even though there were many youths that joined the military in this time of war, the look in Jacen's eyes tells of many sad stories of this world. A person born from war and raised in war. He who knows of nothing else.

"Copy that Major Wong," Jacen said and turned his attention to his forces, "All troops, prepare for battle. Releases all Mobile Suits for attack. Mobile Infantry advance when the strike begins. Hit hard and fast on my command."

Then one by one from each carrier's very different kinds of mobile suits that looked nothing like Leo's or Aries, popped out of their respective carriers and soared toward the base. In the main carrier, a black Mobile Suit jumped out. It had the look of a demon. None of its features were like the Gundams or had the common likenesses of all of them, such like the gold, yellow crown was silver instead and bent back a bit, but other than that none of it even has the distinctiveness of a Gundam. As the mysterious Mobile Suit jumps off its carrier, shadows of the night cover it. From its back, mighty demonic, dragon wings spread out as it fell toward Earth, like a demon from the heavens. Its eyes glow an eerie yellow as it lights up.

"Forces engage at will." Jacen shouted, he pushed his throttle controls forward and his suit blasted toward the base at incredible speed that broke the sound barrier. Behind followed his group of Mobile Suits and fighters that filled the skies like hoards of locusts. Jacen raised his Gundam's sword and points it forward, "Sabo Luga!"

Back in the base, Kai, and Joyce was preparing to leave.

"Come on Joyce, let's suit up and lead the soldiers for the attack," Kai said to Joyce as they were followed by three soldiers then when they suited up there were 50 in all. These were the converts and other infiltrators sent to take over the base's military.

"Sir, we are ready to commence operation, sir" a soldier in a Leo said

Kai's suit looked almost literally like a red monster. Its main color was a dark red, with one menacingly glowing green eye. The suit has a buckler was shaped like a tear drop with two prongs at the tip of it. Behind the shield was a strange beam saber that at a glance looked like an axe when it's not ignited. Also hidden under the shield was a trio of missiles. One the shield bore a strange symbol that was yellow. It looked like a geometric flower stem with four pedals near the top that extends out sort of like an arch, and at the point at the top was a narrow rumbas.

Joyce's suit was a fade red and more like pink even. Much like Kai's, her suit also had only one green eye, and was similar in design but the head was more rounded. On her shoulders and her back were three large boosters. On her left arm was a big arm guard and she was holding up a beam rifle that had a drum magazine of charged, energy rounds.

"Alright, now team we are not to hit on the incoming suits with our weapons but we are to fire on them. And remember, don't fire on the other O.Z. units until my signal, do you understand!" Kai shouted

"Yes, sir!" all the soldiers replied

Kai turned to Joyce,

"Lead them out, Major Wong."

"Yes, sir," She said leading the troops out to battle the intruders. She then touched her necklace; the one Kai gave to her.

Flashback

Location: an O.Z. base somewhere

Time: Sunset, 5 months ago

Kai was transferred to another base and prepares to go, not knowing if he'll ever return. Before he enters his Gundam, he gave Joyce, who had a broken arm and was unable to join him, a diamond necklace.

"Here Joyce take this, so if I don't return you'll always have something to remember me by," he puts the necklace on Joyce.

"It's beautiful, Kai," she said and they both went silent, "I know you always come back, but...good luck anyway."

The two then slowly leans closer and then gave each other a light kiss. Then, Kai left.

End of Flashback

Since Kai and Joyce killed the command center's night shift people, the entire base was unready to defend itself. All other officers ran in the command center.

"What the hell has happened here!" a commander shouted

"Sir, apparently we have been infiltrated, and-" Then an explosion from outside shook the place like an earthquake, "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK, SIR! IT'S THE FEDERATION!THE FEDERATION IS ATTACKING US!"

"Tell Major Lang and Major Wong to lead the counter attack!"

All of the soldiers and pilots woke up, suited up, and ran out to defend their base. Unfortunately, many were unlucky and didn't even get a chance at all from the constant bombardment that is systematically destroying the entire base one section at a time.

Outside, a group of Leos attacked the onslaught of Mobile Suits that overwhelmed their defenses. A single Mobile suit got passed their fire and landed in the middle of them. This surprised the Leos in defense.

"What the? Shoot it!" the Leo commander said as he fire at the unknown blue colored MS, but it lifts up a large shield and defends itself.

"Nice guns you have there, want to see mines?" the pilot said as he revealed double 90mm gattling guns from his forearms and ripped the Leo's to shreds.

Another one dropped down, which was one of the bigger looking ones. It had two large boosters on its back and a huge shield on its left arm. It fired a particle cannon, and destroyed a group of Leo's in the distant.

Kai and Joyce were outside 'firing at the incoming troops,' then Kai accidentally hit Jacen's Gundam.

"Hey Kai, Quit fooling around...I think it's time to play for real and stop messing around with them."

"Roger that!" Kai said turn on his comm. system "This is Major Kai Lang to all hands...LET'S DO THIS!"

Then Kai, Joyce, and other former O.Z. troops starting firing on the other O.Z. troops. Back in the command center it was hell inside as all hell broke loose outside!

"Sir! Our own Mobile Suits are firing on each other!" a soldier said

"What? Get me Major Lang! NOW!" the commander said

In Kai's suit, the Sazabi, he received a message from his former commander. "Major Kai Meing Lang! What the hell are you doing!"

"I'm fighting on the side of Justice, so surrender now or be destroyed like the rest...commander."

"Kai, you traitor! NEVER! Send a message to home office, now!" but it was too late. Kai took out his beam saber and popped a yellow colored beam out.

"Sorry, but I don't think so, sir," He slashes the command center, destroying it. "I am not a traitor, I am a soldier of the Federated forces...and on the other side they don't call me traitor...they call me their elite."

Right when the command center went down, the forces in the forest laid heavy fire on the base. Tanks shelled the place along with MLRS, which barraged with missiles. Then, hundreds upon hundreds of ground infantry poured onto the outer parameters of the base like water on rock. Many, many troops had large siege weapons like rocket launchers and heavy assault weapons.

Jacen was attacking with a solid sword instead of a beam saber. The sword glowed red as it charges up. His Gundam was called Excalibur, and like the legendary sword, it was known to be the most powerful compared to any Mobile Suit and Gundam alike. There was on the right side chest area the symbol of the UEF, Earth in the center of space surrounded by stars enclosed in a circle by a silver olive branch, and it too was enclosed in a shield with a sword behind it on the bottom of the whole thing said: UEF, which is the Federation's logo.

"Carl, cover me," As he goes in for a kill, first chopping the left arm of a Leo and then the torso, "All units press forward!"

Jacen and his forces charged at the base and met its defenders on the coast. Jacen lands on the beach and took out a solid shell rifle. Jacen's forces managed to land on the coast, dug themselves in, and barraged the enemies. Some MS held up 180mm cannons and fired non-stop into the base until each ran out of ammo.

"Roger that." Carl that was flying next to him had a huge multi-missile launcher, and unleashing a huge wave of missiles that flew into the water that was filled with cancers. His Gundam was called the THOR.

"Hey Jerry cover my flank." Carl said taking out his rifle that was exactly like Jacen's. He slams it against his lower torso area of his Gundam and when he pulled it out it was linked to a set of chain gun bullets that was fed to the gun internally and he sped thousands of bullets at some Aries, cutting them to shreds.

"I got your back Carl," Jerry said a browned haired person in a Gundam that looks like Heavyarm's. His Gundam is called the Hydralisk, its primary weapon is 3 small launching dragons' claws on chains that launches from its right hands and he grapples people with it. He was readying to attack, and he then launched his claws at a Leo and pulled it toward him and slashed it half. With a beam blade sticking out from his other arm, "BOOYAH BABY! Hey, Wongfei! Take care of those beam cannons will you?"

Another Gundam flanked next to the Hydralisk. Inside, there was a male Asian pilot, with short black hair. He responded quickly as he moved his Gundam towards Jerry's direction.

"I'm on it..." with a Gundam called Fung Wong that looks like a large mech version of an ancient Chinese warrior. It has a long black cape that appears to be bullet proof as he whooshes it away and from his lower back he pulled out two beam sabers. Then his jets thrust him toward the laser cannons and with a few quick slashes all the laser cannons slid apart.

"Let no one escape, burn them all!" He took out a big flame cannon that shoots balls of fire and everything in its path is engulfed in its flames.

"HA, HA, HA, HA, DIE YOU BASTARDS!" Jerry laughed as he takes out two of his 360mm bazookas that were strapped onto the back of his Gundam and fired them continuously almost at random targets. When they ran out of ammo, he moved on, taking out a heat sword. "Hey David! Join in! Take a piece of the action!"

"You enjoy battles like these too much Jerry," David said as he jumped next to him, taking out his beam rifle and shot at a Leo, "Come on, let's move out."

"What's the point if you can't enjoy it?"

The Federation troops overwhelmed the O.Z. troops not by number, but by shear power alone and they left no survivors. Nothing left except scattered ruined mobile suits a total of 100 Federation troops vs. a total of 800. As quickly as the attack started, it ended. There was nothing left, every single MS was destroyed and the base devastated. Jacen stood down his Gundam. Jerry called to him, "Yet another victory!"

"Call it what you want, but it's not victory, Jerry...Not until we end this war...only then we can finally call it victory." Jacen replied, "Until then, there is only war."

"Well whatever," Everyone stood down as the rest of the base was engulfed in flames.

"'Wars are heartless...' isn't that one of Zechs Marquise old sayings," Kai said recalling what Zech said 3 months ago in the Lake Victoria base

"We slaughter them all of them with no mercy, so we as soldiers are no better then them." Joyce replied standing down her Gundam that was called, the Valkyrie.

Jacen stands there while everyone finishes up,

"How many more souls must be destroy in order to obtain peace, How many more lives does it take, everyone is too reasonable, too stupid, even us Federation troops, so long as each sides have a reason, there will always be fighting and killing. We take a stand for peace, we fight for victory, and we even killed in cold blood. Fighting begins fighting, and the slaughter becomes anew, such is the way of the world...Hopefully the people we kill tonight will forgive us...for what must be done..." There was one more Mobile suit that was damaged, but still can move. As it tried to get up, Jacen aims his rifle at it and finished it off.

"Jacen, are you alright?" Joyce asked

"...I'm alright" Jacen responded calmly after quietly looking down at a small pendent that had a red tear shaped jewel on it. He moves it a little and it swings left and right, but something about it was weird. It took one second for the jewel to make one full swing in a particular direction. Jacen has always looked to it as a way for him to think and clear his head.

Seating next to him was a sword, a katana to be precise. Instead of a circle sword guard, its sword guard is like a cross, curved line through the blade. On the blade itself just a few millimeters from the sword guard was a strange symbol that had a red jewel which it was engraved on. It seems odd for a soldier of these times to be carrying a sword instead of a gun. It appeared that the sword next to him was more than ceremonial. The fact that the sheath is worn out proves that it had been used too many times Pilots are allowed sidearm, but pilots don't fight with the infantry. But this sword has been stained by the blood of many countless lives before he was born.

"MOVE OUT!" Kai shouted as all the Suits returned to their respective carriers and left the battlefield. Jacen was last to leave following Kai, but something caught his eye.

"Hmm! More suits? No, it's different" he saw something in the distance. "...It's them..."

It was Deathscythe, leading an Aries and a modified Leo. Apparently they were here to destroy this base too. Jacen was too far to be seen so he stayed a little longer. Heero was apparently piloting a Leo since Wing Zero was left in space and was captured by the Romefellers, and he couldn't find Wing.

The Gundam pilots flew to the awaited base that was already destroyed by Jacen's Federation forces.

"So how many troops are in this base?" Duo asked

"About 250 Leos, 250 Aries, 100 Tragos, 200 Cancers, and about 25 laser cannons on the base," Heero listed, "The base is supposed to be one of 5 staging ground for an invasion of the independent nation, the United States, the core country of the Federated Imperialists."

"Over 800 suits? That's some heavy metal," Quatre said as they flew over a hill overlooking the huge fortified base that they were expecting, but all they found was total destruction and the smell of death in the air.

"Guess not enough," Duo joked as they flew over the ruined base.

It was a mess; there were mobile suit wreckage everywhere so many that some just piled up. Quatre and Heero scanned the entire base very carefully for any clue for what could have done this. They each notice the following strange things. Judging from the remains on the battlefield, whoever hit the base, hit it hard and fast and the fires were still burning hot that means that whatever group that hit here has left in a hurry and not too long ago.

"Looks like someone really humped the bunk." Duo joked again.

Quatre looked at a command tower and noticed to be destroyed from a diagonal slash by a beam weapon. and Duo noticed that some Leo's that were lying down on strange formation like an enemy mobile suit from them charged them with 2 beam sabers and chopped them all in half. And beam weapons sliced all the 25 laser cannons down at the same time. But while the rest were all looking Heero could sensed that he was being watch and looked up at the moon and saw a figure of Jacen's Gundam but the moon light kept the figure black, but Jacen knew that he couldn't float there a second longer, so he spread his dragon-like wings and flew away and rejoined his army that was far off in a distance. Duo looked up too but to find nothing on the moon.

"You see something Heero?" Duo asked

"No, Come on guys let's go there's nothing left for us to do here." Heero said and they each started leaving at heir own pace and when it was only Heero and Duo left Heero looked one more time at the moon and flew off with Duo following.

Days later,

Date: August 5, A.C. 195

Time: 9:00:58

The class started late today. Heero, or better known as "Mr. silent", tapped a pencil impatiently, and think about the destroyed base he saw nights ago, but it wasn't the first of bases that were destroyed in that fashion. He knew it was the Federation, just two months ago in Europe alone, about 20 bases were devastated. This war between the Federation and the OZ had been long and bloody. All over the news, scenes with Federation MS's fighting the OZ forces in large battlefields, then plenty with reports about the commando "Gundam" types as they were called. Not too long ago, the Gundams fought side by side with the Federation, because they believed in the same thing and were of convince to each other, but certain circumstances have separated them.

While he's still in the thinking mood, he thought of Relena, and almost mistaken the female student nearby for her.

The chocolate brunette frowned as the teacher, walked into the class. During class, Heero got bored with all this easy class, and decided to wonder his mind and looked outside. Heero then felt someone outside looking at him with great intensity. It was Jacen. Heero turned to see him. The familiar look in his eyes told Heero that they have met before, but it was hard to tell since Heero don't remember faces for a long time.

The young man looked intrigued when he saw Heero's face. Heero didn't need to see that Jacen was armed. He can feel that he was. Jacen was wearing a long black jacket, buttoned up so that it wasn't wavy to the wind. That coat was large enough to cover his entire body and was pretty much touching the floor. The look in Jacen's eyes also had a strange effect to Heero. It almost seems to pierce into his soul and Heero's head started to hurt for a moment and then when he looked back, Jacen had vanished.

"Heero!" the teacher shouted at him for not paying attention. "You alright?"

"...I'm fine." Heero went back to reading.

"Hey, Heero what's wrong with you," Duo to his right asked.

Heero regained his bearings and then focused back to the class. He had a confused expression on his face from what just happened to him.

"...Who was he?" Heero asked himself, but from deep down in his heart, he felt that he is connected to this person.

After school, Heero ran into Jacen, who was leaning onto a wall. He was now wearing sunglasses that cover his eyes this time. His jacket was unbuttoned and was swaying with the wind, making it more like a cape that a coat. When Heero advance toward him, some students blocked his way and lost sight of Jacen, again. Then, when the crowd parted, Jacen disappeared around the corner. Heero ran after him. When he went around the corner of the building, Jacen was nowhere in sight. Then he felt a presence behind him and a dark figure approached around him. Heero instinctively turned around, drawing his gun and aiming at the guy's head behind him, but before he could, there was a sudden feel of the cold steel of a sword to his neck as Jacen appeared from the shadows of the wall next to him.

"Well, aren't you as dangerous as ever," Jacen said, "Too slow to react to one of your own kind, fellow brother. Not so smart are you? Firing an unsilenced gun in a public area will attract a lot of attention."

Heero tilt his head slightly, moving his neck toward Jacen's blade a bit. Then, he jumps and flips backwards. As he flipped, his feet kicks Jacen's sword away, but he dropped his gun, too. Jacen retreated a bit from the sudden movement.

Heero stood battle ready and drew two long daggers from behind his shirt. He twirls them in his fingers, and then stops with one pointing at Jacen and one point back away from him. Without hesitation, he attacked Jacen head on, spearing his deadly weapons at vital areas of his opponent. Jacen smiled and brought his sword around to defend himself. Heero attacks first, jumping up and stabs at Jacen, but Jacen brought his sword up and slashed him. This caused Heero to flip back.

"You're good with knives Heero," Jacen said, "...but you cannot win against me and my sword. Not the way you are now."

Heero charges again and thrusts his daggers at Jacen again, but found Jacen to be faster than he is, dodging his attacks and deflecting his weapons. He then jumps over him, and threw his daggers at Jacen's head, but Jacen deflects them, sending them into the wall and the ground. Heero then noticed that the whole time, Jacen was smiling at him. It really bothered him.

When he spun around, he saw Heero goes for his gun. As Heero picked up his weapon, Jacen drew his handgun and spun around to meet Heero's. In the end, both had guns pointing at each other's faces. Heero saw too late that Jacen was using his sword as a shield blocking his gun. If Heero fires his weapon, Jacen's sword would deflect the bullet and Jacen would have a shot at his face with no harm to himself, and Heero knows that Jacen's blade is bullet proof even at close range.

"Very impressive...If it weren't for my sword, we both would be dead." Jacen lowers his gun first, and then Heero.

Heero, who was still confused, was now a bit frustrated at him.

"Who are you and who are you with? OZ? Federation? CIC? Or is the Alliance still out there?"

"I'm hurt that you don't remember me. That explosion from when you self-destructed Wing must have killed some of your brain cells...Heero, or it must be of been that OS on Wing Zero."

"...Who...are...you?" Heero asked again, and readies to go at it, again.

Jacen shrugged and pushed past him, sheathing his sword. Heero puts his daggers away.

"You haven't changed a bit since the last time I saw you. I never thought you would die when I helped you and Trowa in Siberia." Jacen said in a sarcastic voice, "You seem to forget people, even people you've known since the day you were born, so easily. I'm hurt." the way Jacen spoke was more than just sarcasm; it sounded like he was insulting Heero.

Jacen then laughs sinisterly and it seemed very familiar to him. All of a sudden, Heero's mind was filled with visions of the past.

Flashback

April 8,

Heero has gotten a hold of some anti-sea carrier torpedoes and prepares to destroy his suit with them. Of course the torpedoes won't destroy the suit, but it will activate the self destruct system.

He stands on a submarine and readies himself. Then Relena walks on board.

"Heero, I know it's you. Heero!" but Heero ignores her. He readies to torpedoes, "Heero, what are you doing here? Who are you? Those are torpedoes, aren't they? I just want to know more about you. Talk to me, Heero!"

Heero turns his head around slowly and gives her a sort of kind look,

"Relena..."

"Heero..." then he gives her the I want to kill you look and points a gun at her

"You know too much...farewell, Relena!"

Suddenly, and out of nowhere, someone else appears, and shoots Heero in the arm.

"Heero!" appearing to be worry about him more than herself.

Heero glares at the new guy, who was Duo.

"Who the fuck?"

Duo points his gun at Heero, with his cap slightly covering his eyes.

"Obviously you are the bad guy here, aren't you? Are you alright, Miss?" but Relena tries to help Heero and rushes over to help him,

"Are you alright, Heero?" Heero lungs for his gun, and another bullet came out of nowhere from behind Relena, and it scrapped his leg before it knocks away the gun, and Heero rolls around and sees that it's Jacen.

"Don't hurt yourself any further...Heero," Jacen said and points his gun and looks at Duo, "Well if it ain't Duo...long time no see pal."

"Heh, I'd say the same for you as well..." Duo said back.

"That's enough. Why did you have to hurt him?" Relena runs in front of Heero and gets in the way of both Duo's and Jacen's guns.

May 10

Location: The New Edwards Base

The Gundam team was finishing up the O.Z. and Alliance troops at the base with the help of some Federation Mobile Suits. When the job was done Jacen thanks them

"Thanks guys. We owe you one," Jacen said as he is about to leave.

May 19

Location: Siberia

Trowa's Heavyarms picks up Heero's dead-looking body, and sees Excalibur running towards him. He was holding two rifles and covering Trowa's escape.

"Go Trowa, take him away, I'll cover you," Jacen voice said to Trowa

"But you're outnumbered!" Trowa said as they are being fired upon

"Just go! Get out of here." Jacen said once more before firing at the troop of Leo's, "Without resolution, there can't be hope. Heero sacrificed himself for us. Go!"

Trowa put his suit in his big truck and escaped.

July 31

Location: North America

The Gundam pilots were in the ruined base and Heero realizes Jacen was here. Heero looks up at the sky

"That mobile suit..." Heero said to himself as Jacen's suit blasted off

end of Flashbacks

Now Heero remembered Jacen's face. But there was something about him that made him felt like he was staring at a mirror of himself and was frightened by him. He for the first time in his life, he felt real unsure of his position.

"...Jacen..." Heero realized. "...Fanel..."

Jacen tosses Heero a pad with a map on it.

"Go there...I want to see if you are still worthy..."

Heero looked bewildered as Jacen laughed and walked away. From the way this guy sounded he was saying that he could beat him any day. Heero was still puzzled from the encounter. He tried to remember, but everything about the subject made his head spin.

Time: Sunset, the next day

Heero met him where and when they had planned, but Duo had to tag along. Heero walks towards Jacen, and so did Jacen. The two stopped at what was the middle of the "arena". The two looked at each other in silence. Jacen had his katana at his side, but was also holding another sword in his right hand.

"Four months ago, we fought in a duel, but we were...interrupted." Jacen said to Heero, "I wish to finish it."

Jacen then took up his other sword and throws it at Heero, who catches it. Heero slowly drew the fine blade from its sheath. There from the drawing of the sword came a very harmonic sound that was almost soothing to the ears. The sword was straight and Chinese in design. To a swords collector, the thing's priceless. To a swordsman, it's deadly.

"You've once had a rapier, but it appears that you have lost it." Jacen said, "You can use that to substitute it. Be careful, it's a very special sword. Few had ever mastered a blade of such."

Heero didn't reply, and readies to fight. Jacen grins.

"Then, let's begin." Jacen draws his katana and points it at Heero, who had his new sword pointed down. Heero held the sheath of the sword with his other hand.

Jacen then bends his legs to attack. Heero bents back at bit, his sword up and pointing at Jacen. He had his opened palm hand also extended forward at Jacen.

There was a brief silence on the field. Both didn't move as they ready to see who attacks first. Jacen's sword seemed to glow as the sunset's rays shines on it. Then, Jacen attacks first, running at Heero with full force. Heero defends himself from the sudden attack and blocks the attack.

Jacen brought his sword up and brings it back down on Heero with full force, but missed as Heero dodges the attack and runs behind him. Jacen spun around and back hands his sword at Heero, who deflects the attack. Jacen jumps at him and stabs, but missed again, and barely dodged another attack from the side.

"He's gotten better," Jacen thought, "Something's changed about him."

Jacen blocks another attack, and jumps back. He points his sword at Heero.

"I wonder...in such a short time. It's almost impossible for a normal person to excel at this level, but he and I aren't normal people.

Heero's and Jacen's blades crossed for a moment, and the two flipped backwards. Jacen bends down and stabs at Heero again, but was blocked.

"But does he realize what is giving him strength. What motivates him?"

This continued on for about an hour or so. Jacen then charged at Heero and both their weapons clashed together and as both tried to keep themselves from getting knocked down, there were sparks shooting at all directions as both their weapons made grinding and screeching sounds slashing and stabbing at each other. Heero was having hard times making any damage on Jacen, but several times, Jacen managed to slightly wound Heero in the shoulder, both arms and scar his legs.

Jacen felt the end was near and made a final attack, using all his strength, bringing down his weapon in a final slash.

"But does he know of the strength inside him that makes him strong!" Jacen attacks and swung hard up and knocks Heero's sword up into the air. Jacen kicks him in the stomach and sends him flying backwards.

As Heero gets up, he saw that the sword Jacen had knocked into the air was now falling at him. He rolled to the side to avoid being stabbed in the face, but when he tries to get up again, Jacen had his sword at his neck.

Jacen said nothing, and withdrew his sword and sheaths it. Saying nothing, Jacen turns around and walks away.

Duo, who was amazed at what he just saw, came to help Heero up. Heero looks to see that Jacen left the sword he gave to him to fight with. Heero goes to it and pulls it out of the ground and sheaths it. Heero looks at the sword and pulls it out again enough to see a symbol that was on the forte of the blade near the sword guard. It was the same symbol that was on Jacen's sword.

Later, Duo takes Heero to the place he and Quatre were staying at. It was a warehouse near the harbor. When the two came through the door, Quatre had a shocked expression on his face.

"What happened to you?" Quatre asked as Heero was carried home by Duo.

The beaten and bruised up Heero walked in, not bothering to say anything. Quatre wondered who did such damage to him and helped him to a seat at the table. While Quatre carefully cleaned out his wounds, Heero finally tells him that it was Jacen that he fought.

"So, you fought Jacen," Quatre said, "I haven't seen him in a while. I wonder why he wanted to battle you."

"He has his own reasons for everything." Duo said, "He's a mystery. Maybe that's why OZ fears him. And because of that fear, he is powerful."

"Jacen is a very dangerous person to begin with. He doesn't need fear to be powerful.-" Heero said but was quickly interrupted by you know who.

"Oh, Come on Heero, you're embarrassing me," said a dark voice from behind them in the shadows of the room.

"How did you get in here?" Duo asked

"It's not like this place is the most secured location," Jacen looked all around, "Well it looks like that everybody is here. Well almost everyone."

"Hi Jacen, long time no see," Quatre said, "What brings you here?"

"I have a favor to ask of you all."

"Hmmm," Duo said, "Why do you need our help?"

"Because there aren't many of us around...Gundam pilots. There were thirteen of you guys from the beginning. Now there are only five. I am one and there are few among the Federation, like us. We need more like you guys. It'll be very helpful."

Jacen was going to continue on, but his cell phone interrupted him he took out what looks a cell phone and at the top it popped a screen with Jerry's face appearing on it, "This is Jacen"

"Sir, We have a new mission, so wrap up what you were doing and get over here, we have 50 suits standing by, go to the following coordinates."

"Understood, is Kai in position?"

"Alm Kaselia Lang is already there any standing by for orders,"

"I'm on my way. Carry-on, Lt. Colonel."

"Roger that...Feia Grahalel," and the screen slide back in and Jacen pocketed it

"Well, as much I want to stay and talk, I have some business to attend to. If you like to join me, I assure you won't get bored...I'm asking you to join me, and with your help we can achieve peace and soldiers like us can finally rest. This war has gone on long enough. This war has taken many things from you. The friends that had died for you few to continue, the families that you never knew or never understood you. Your homes that are still waiting for their saviors..." Jacen said and started walking, "The choice is yours, you can seats there and watch me win the war for you or you can come with me and make a difference."

When Jacen reached outside, his Gundam was already outside. He got into it and waited a bit. Then Heero started to walk outside. Heero stops and watches Jacen flies off and he looked back at the others before walking out himself. He saw that his Gundam Wing was right there waiting for him. Jacen had found it and left it there for him.

"Heero can at least ask us if we want to follow," Duo said he gets up himself.

"That's Heero for you," Quatre said

"Anyway, is it just me or did Jerry call Jacen 'Feia Grahalel'?" Duo was shocked, "Isn't that baronh?"

"Yes, it means 'Royal Commander'," Quatre replied, "I've studied it before. It's a very complex language that almost seemed to be out of this world."

"So doesn't that mean that Jacen is royalty?"

"The Federation government is not democratic and goes back to a system of noble rule. So I assume that Jacen must be of high noble status to be address like that."

Quatre and Duo didn't remain long and went to follow Heero.

Elsewhere, out in Space. Wufei was flying around and heading toward his home colony. Until he was stopped by a fleet of Federation ships.

"What do you guys want?" Wufei demanded as he ignited his double trident. Then the Fong Wong launched out of a carrier.

"Easy Wufei," Wongfei said, "I'm requesting you to come with me."

"You sure you are requesting me or if I refuse you'll drag me to wherever you want me to?"

"Well, you certainly haven't change...dear cousin. The last time I fought with you, you were bummed out from a simple defeat. I'm just asking you..."

Wufei thought for a second and then followed Wongfei into a carrier and they set off toward Earth.

To Be Continued...

Tech page. Info on Mobile Suits and new Gundams that has appeared in the series so far.

MS-GAT-X001 Excalibur

Known to all as the demon in Gundam form. Its dark colors and abilities to appear out of nowhere had given it a reputation of being able to sneak up on people. Its yellow glowing eyes seemed to strike fear in the hearts of its enemies. The designs for it had no basis nor was it model from Tallgeese or Wing Zero. It's in a different class compared to the others. But like every Gundam, a normal person has no hope of piloting it. This suit was built for one person alone to pilot and it is Jacen, the actually creator of Excalibur. With strong Gundanium wings as shield again all kinds of attacks, even powerful plasma weapons such as the Buster rifle. It was as it was built to be an "anti-Gundam" Gundam. Everything about it seems to counter the other Gundams as if it was created to be the rival of the five Gundams.

Its main weapon is a sword that charges up to fire an incredible plasma attack and can create an energy shield around the sharp blades to fight against beam sabers. For additional shielding, it can create a small energy buckler on either its forearms. Secondary weapons are blades of energy from its forearms where the buckler-shield emitters convert to produce red blades of light. Other weapons include Vulcan cannons located on its head. The shoulders and at the sides of his forearms.

Project "V"

The Gundams of the Federation are revived version from the scrapped mobile suits models designed back in AC 79. Standard weapons for these types' suits can vary from beam rifles, bazookas, to beam sabers, and armor that seems to be more than a match to the weapons and armor of the other mass produced suits of O.Z. The types that were used in this battle are RX-78's, or Apollo's, RX-79's for all terrain, or Herakles, which can adapt on any type of terrain, from snow wastelands, to even underwater, and RX-78GP01Fb's or Hyperions.

In this Gundam universe, the RX Gundams were the first kinds of mobile suits that were secretly developed by the USA, but due to the complexity and how expensive to even make one was impossible at the time in A.C. 79. In battle they would out shine all kinds of modern M.S.'s on the land, in the water, in the air, and in space as well, but since the materials for the many types of models were too expensive or non-existent at the time, the Gundam project was scrapped until recently the new organization the Imperial Federation formed by the United States and other independent countries, then were funding accessible. The armor that is used were developed by extensive research on the rare Gundanium alloy that can only be made in space, so the Federation made a alternate, cheaper version of the metal calling it Luna titanium alloy which is only half the strength of the real deal, but still with that type of armor, the superior weapons, and loyal, elitely trained, battle harden pilots, the Federation is a force to be reckoned with.

RX-78 Gundam, Apollo

Specification:
Height: 18.0 meters / Generator output: 1380 kilowatts / Thruster output: 55,500 kilograms, Sensor radius: 5700 meters / Armament: 60mm machine gun, Vulcan's, beam saber x 1, beam rifle / Armor materials: Luna Titanium alloy / Optional weapons: bazooka, beam javelin,

The Gundam is one of three prototype mobile suits secretly developed by the embattled Earth Federation. After suffering tremendous losses to Alliance mobile suits developed earlier in the century, the Federation set out to create its own, using the very latest advanced technology. The Gundam is the most successful of these prototypes, a close-combat mobile suit protected by tough Luna Titanium armor, and armed with both lethal beam sabers and a devastating beam rifle as powerful as a battleship cannon. It's also equipped with an advanced computer which learns from its pilot, ultimately enabling it to operate the Gundam automatically.

RX-79(G) Gundam, Herakle

Specification:
Head height: 18.0 meters / Generator output: 1350 kilowatts / Thruster output: 52,000 kilograms / Armament: Vulcan gun x 1, multi-launcher, beam saber x 2, 110mm machine gun x 1 / Armor materials: Luna Titanium alloy / Options: 180mm cannon, beam rifle, rocket launcher, missile launcher.

The RX-79G Gundam is a trial production type mobile suit, manufactured in limited quantities in order to gather combat data and reinforce the Federation's frontline forces. Based on the prototype RX-78 Gundam, it's been redesigned for land warfare, and thus omits all the RX-78's space combat capabilities. Nonetheless, the RX-79G type remains a high-performance mobile suit capable of fighting in almost any terrestrial environment - even underwater! In addition to a variety of optional weapons, this Gundam sports a back-mounted equipment rack that can carry a cargo container or parachute pack. The most famous of RX-79 Gundams were the ones in Southeast Asia's Kojima Battalion.

RX-78 GP01Fb Gundam or just RX-Fb's, Hyperion

Specification:
Head height: 18.5 meters / Generator output: 2045 kilowatts / Thruster output: 57,000 kilograms / Armament: 60mm Vulcan gun x 2, beam saber x 2, beam rifle, shoulder attached Multi-rocket launcher x2, 4 ammo each / Armor materials: Luna Titanium alloy

The Gundam GP01 was designed as a general-purpose mobile suit, easily adapted for either space or ground operation. Since its main generator, thrusters, and control systems are housed in its core block, the GP01 can be converted to space use simply by swapping in a new Core Fighter. However, before arriving at Anaheim Electronics' lunar factory, the original GP01 prototype sustains heavy damage in battle against the Delaz Fleet. Thus, Anaheim's engineers make several design changes as they reconstruct and reconfigure the damaged Gundam; the result is the Gundam GP01Fb, a high-performance space combat version, which was the standard for all prolonged aerial combat Federation Mobile Suits. Thanks to the swiveling booster pods on its backpack, the GP01Fb is not only fast but also supremely maneuverable.

MSN-04 Sazabi Gundam

Specification:
Head height: 23.0 meters / Generator output: 3960 kW / Thruster output: 73,000 kilograms / Armament: mega particle cannon, beam saber x 2, Funnels x 6, beam shot rifle, EMP Cannon, beam tomahawk, missile x 3 / Armor materials: Gundarium alloy

Pilot: Kai Lang

This unique and powerful Mobile Suit was secretly produced by Anaheim Electronics, for the personal use of the legendary Char Aznable. The Sazabi's lightweight armor materials and numerous maneuvering verniers make it very agile despite its bulk, and its responsiveness is further enhanced by Neo Zeon's revolutionary psyco-frame technology. In addition to its complement of remote-controlled funnels, the Sazabi's major weapons include a built-in mega particle cannon, a powerful beam tomahawk, and a unique beam shot rifle with separate barrels for firing tightly-focused beams and scattershot blasts. After Char's untimely and mysterious death, years ago, Kai had become its new pilot.

RX-78GP02A, Gundam THOR

Specification:
Head height: 18.5 meters / Generator output: 1860 kilowatts / Thruster output: 55,200 kilograms / Armament: 60mm Vulcan gun x 2, beam saber x 2, atomic bazooka, regular bazooka, Mega beam cannon, Grenade launcher, beam axe, hammer / Armor: Gundanium alloy/ optional shield

Pilot: Carl Roels

The Gundam GP02A, originally codenamed "Physalis," is a prototype mobile suit created as part of the Federation's Gundam Development Project. Based on the Federation's mightiest mobile suit, the RX-78 Gundam, it's armed with the modern era's most destructive weapon - a strategic nuclear warhead. Due to the relatively short firing range of its atomic bazooka, the GP02A is protected by heat- and shock-resistant armor, and its huge shield houses a powerful cooling system. Its nuclear capabilities aside, the GP02A is also a high-performance mobile suit in its own right, easily able to hold its own in close combat. The greatest problem is that it has a nuke and is fully capable of using it, which made this one of the most dangerous Mobile Suits around.

MS-18E Kaempfer, Gundam Hydralisk

Specification:
Head height: 17.7 meters / Generator output: 1550 kilowatts / Thruster output: 59,000 kilograms / Armament: 60mm Vulcan gun x 2, beam saber x 2, shotgun x 2, 360mm giant bazooka x 2, panzer Faust x 2, left arm tube rocket launcher x4 ammo or left arm attached beam saber, Hydralisk claws x3 in right arm, Heat sword / Armor: Gundanium alloy

Pilot: Jerry Lakomeack

A testament to the Federation's superior technological might. The R&D department developed several new types of mobile suit, sending many of them into battle while they were still in the prototype stage. The Kämpfer is one of these experimental units, an assault mobile suit designed for high-speed hit-and-run attacks. The Kämpfer is covered with powerful rockets for maximum mobility, and its numerous weapon racks hold a complete arsenal of bazookas, shotguns, and disposable rocket launchers.

AGX-04 Gerbera Tetra, Gundam Valkyrie

Specification:
Head height: 18.0 meters / Generator output: 1710 kilowatts / Thruster output: 66,000 kilograms (316,000 kilograms w/ strum boosters) / Armament: 110mm machine cannon x 4, beam saber x 2, beam machine gun, concealed beam whip or heat-rod in left arm / Options: Sturm booster

Pilot: Joyce Wong

This prototype mobile suit, created by Anaheim Electronics, is given to Joyce of the Delaz Fleet. The Gerbera Tetra is actually a byproduct of the Gundam Development Project, based on the rejected Gundam GP04 design. After its cancellation, Anaheim's engineers completed the mobile suit for their own testing purposes. Like the Gundam GP01, the Gerbera Tetra excels at close combat, and it's also equipped with a rapid-fire beam machine gun and an optional "sturm booster" for high-speed assault missions. Joyce received it after ranking the top pilot in the Delaz fleet.

New Character profiles

Jacen Fanel----

Age: 19

Rank: Unknown, but was referred as the Royal Commander by some

He is the leader of a special Federation task force. More than that, also he is the supreme commander of the Imperial Federated forces. Though he is only the age of 19, he never lets anything distract him from the objective of the mission, not even emotions, if he has any. Despite his age, he acts and thinks beyond the typical late teen. Like the typical perfect soldier, he is a cold, merciless fighting machine. His past is clouded, and origins are unknown. He lives on from day to day, trying to piece together what happened to him in the past. But until then, nothing would or could stop him. Jacen's suit is called the Excalibur after the sword Excalibur. He had always had an interest in old ancient legends of this world. All of the Federation Mobile Suits are named after mythological names.

He is seen more often on the battlegrounds holding his katana, and seemed to favor using his sword that firearms. His swordsmanship seemed excel over those that use firearms, doing the impossible and defeating those with guns with just his sword. This is something different about him when compared to the others that worked with him. He is out going like everyone else, but at times of battle, he's cold as ice.

Kai Lang-------

Age: 22

Rank: Major

Jacen's second in command of his team. Kai is at the age of 22 and is a veteran of many operations before Jacen was even he became part of the Federation, which makes Kai Jacen's best man. Very little is known of his past, but some Intel about him is that, Kai is not really his name. People doubt that he has a real name to begin with. He always has the situation under control and stays calm. Being Jacen's best friend, he advises him on a lot of missions. But a lot of times, Kai can be reckless in battle, going off on his own to do his own plans. Unlike Jacen, he appears to have a better purpose in fighting this war. He believes that "there is no being that doesn't have emotions. They just think they don't."

Joyce Wong-----

Age: 22

Rank: Major

Joyce is another Gundam pilot that is part of Jacen's unit. Her suit is called the Valkyrie. She is more of the intelligence of the unit when they were on missions; she is also a highly skilled medic. She is always more cautious than Kai, but is not as serious. Kai thinks a lot with logic, and Joyce is his counterpart. But despite there is mostly a officer to officer professional relationship, Joyce and Kai seems to have some sort of a romantic relationship, but not really showing it too much in public.

Jacen's sword---

Much like Wufei, he likes to carry his sword around. This sword is most likely an item that is also handed down his family as well. Jacen keeps it with him also to remind what he is fighting for. It is also his symbol of courage. The sword is a katana like weapon. The sword guard is not the typical oval like sword guard that you usually see in a katana, but more of a cross-like sword guard. Just on the blade section, near the sword guard is a symbol onto the blade. The symbol is a red ruby in a rumbus shape and a strange symbol engraved into it.

The Federation symbol-----

The Federation symbol is based off of the United Nations flag. The Earth meaning a united planet. There are stars all around the Earth, meaning the expansion of mankind into Space and the outer colonies. The silver olive branches for everlasting peace. The shield for the defense of that peace, and the sword to enforce and fight for that peace.

The tongue of the Imperialists--

In this fic, the Imperial Federation uses a language called Baronh. It came from the anime Crest of the Stars and Banner of the Stars. This language is used to say that the Imperialist are a different kind of people unlike OZ or any other of the Gundam Wing people. Though the Imperials speak in basic like everyone else, Baronh seemed to be one of their primary languages along with Latin and other ancient tongues that the high command uses.

The following are phrases that have been used in this fic thus far,

Sabo Luga commence battle

Feia Grahalel Royal Commander

Alm Kaselia Executive officer