Swords of Heaven: Resurrecting Sword

by Nexus Gundam

2 months have passed since the Black Rebellion and the battle of Earth... and now the Swords of Heaven shall bring the fight to the Sith and find the weakness of the Siths new weapon where they will put it down but a new threat is hunting them.

1. Prologue

Neither I, Mandalore the Freedom, or Gundam Knight Chris own (Except our OCs and their Gundams) Code Geass, Gundam, Mass Effect Etc. Those belong to their respective owners.

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On the date of September 26, 2015 a.t.b.

Our story began here after we arrived in this dimension.

Originally, we were all just people enjoying somewhat peaceful lives after the war between the united countries of Earth and the terrorist organization the True Patriots.

We came from different backgrounds but we understood one another. We all lost family to terrorists but we kept walking forward and in the end we became stronger together until we came here and saw a way to change things.

We started with the formation of the United Orion Federation and we trained in the ways of the force by the Prodigal Knight and Dark Lord of the Sith himself, Revan.

We got stronger and we waited two years until we made our move.

We made our move in Japan or as Britannia call it Area 11. *Scoff* What a disgusting title.

We struck fear into Britannia as every battle they've done against us ended in defeat with the Britannian's suffering heavy casualties while the Federation suffered little to no casualties.

But that all changed when they arrived.

During the battle of Narita the Sith Empire arrived and with their arrival we were forced to fight on two different fronts.

And it changed even more when they unveiled their anti-mobile suit weapon the Hettyc abiik.

No mobile suit was safe with that weapon and as such we were forced to retreat from Earth.

Some never got the chance to run.

It has been 2 months since our defeat on Earth and our forces on the surface are scattered while our forces in orbit are in a stalemate against the Sith trying to maintain orbital supremacy where we will be able to land troops on the ground once again.

Only the problem with trying to do that is the Hettyc abiik.

With it still in the sky of Earth any mobile suits flying on Earth would be destroyed.

But this is not the time for that...no...a single flicker of hope in how to destroy the weapon has been found on a world under attack by the Sith.

This planet is home to many aces as well as weapons of mass destruction and with it we will destroy this weapon.

And soon we shall raise our heads once again against our enemies because we... Are the Swords of Heaven.

… And fight to the last breath.

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(Cue Golden Time Lover by Sukima Switch)

(Instrumental) The screen opens to show a red armored arm raised in the air with a field of flowers surrounding it as the title appears

(Shuuchuu dekitenaina mada karada ga mayyotteirunda) The camera shifts to show Chris in his Scale Mail armor with his helmet broken and pieces of armor fractured

(Furueteitanja kontoroorushitatte burerunda) The camera zooms in on Chris's face as his arm remains raised until he blinks and slams his fist onto the flowers, crushing them into the ground

(Taiyou mo tsuki mo nanmo kanzen ni kocchi muiteinaiga) The camera shifts to Chris standing up as nine shadowed beings appear in front of him before it changes to Chris glaring at them

(Yarushikanainda likidaseruyouni sotto tsubeyaita) Chris then brings out Excalibur Galatine before charging at the shadows

(Instrumental) The scene changes to various clips of the Swords

(Joukyou wa waruiga tada nigedasunja konjou nainaa) The camera shifts to show two cloaked figures standing in a burning city with sadistic grins being seen under their hoods as both their eyes glow red

(Tenbou wa naiga dokyou dekuria suru shika naiya) The scene changes to show the Armored Core pilots as they stand on a cliff, watching over the land below

(Shoudou wa osaetamama taagetto to no kankaku sagure) The scene changes to Lelouch sitting against a wall before the camera zooms in on his eyes as flames begin to reflect off of them

(Hitsuyou na mon wa katsu puraido) The scene changes to show Lelouch in his Zero outfit with Kallen by his side as they glance at the sky

(Ajiwau nowa shouri no bishu ka) The scene changes to show Alex holding his Judgment Execution while the Astraea Plus appears behind him

(Soretomo haiboku no kujuu ka) The scene changes to Lenalee leaning against a broken piece of wreckage as an afterimage of Jacob appears behind her

(Sou subete wa futatsu ni hitotsu) The camera changes to Ben, Andrew, and Jarod on a cliff, watching the sunrise before it shifts to John looking at the night sky with the full moon shining

(Ayatsuritai unmei no ito) The camera changes to Alyssa walking through a field as wind blows through her hair while an afterimage of Braydin and Aiden appear in front of her with their hands outstretched to her

(Zekkou no goorudentaimu kono te de tsukame) The scene changes to show the Gundams in front of the camera posing before it shifts to the Lancelot and the Guren Mk. II fighting

(Koshin no POKER FACE kimete shikakeruyo) The camera changes to Euphie clasping her chest as apparitions of John and Suzaku appear to her sides as tears begin to fall from her eyes

(Iryuujon no sekai e hikizurikonde) The scene changes to the Swords falling through an endless darkness before it shifts to Chris standing in front of an intricate door before looking back to see Cerina holding her arms out to him

(Saigennai puresshaageemu sururito nukete) The scene changes to a figure covered in black armor flying through a dark area while avoiding shadowy arms before being lifted by astral arms. The scene changes to Chris floating in a darkened abyss with a large apparition of Cerina behind him

(Eikou no boodaarain tobikoeru tameni) The scene changes to Chris in his Scale Mail with his helmet shattered as he struggles to open prying jaws as he reaches out for a bright light

(Haumenii dorekurai no daishou ga iru) The camera dims to show Chris's arm raised before he blinks in confusion and slams his fist to the said before stopping

(Tedanashitakunai mon wa dore) The camera shifts to Chris's fist as it opens to reveal a white flower with slight drops of water on it

(End of Opening)

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Europe

Metal hitting ground is heard as several insect like machines ran through the burning forests in Europe.

Over the location in the sky flew a blimp that was monitoring the machines as they approached a group of Britannian Sutherlands.

One of the machines closes in on 3 Sutherlands before the unthinkable happened… it exploded in a large fireball taking the three Sutherlands with it.

One of the 12 surviving machines rushes a Sutherland as it fired its rifle at him before the machine leapt at the Sutherland and latched onto it before exploding in a large fireball.

E.U. base

"Unit 4,signal lost."

"Remaining Alexanders: Eleven!"

"Enemy reinforcements, incoming!"

Watching the map was a girl about 17 years old with blonde hair that reached her mid back and light purple eyes.

"I can't tell if they are Sith mobile suits!"

"Don't panic, girls." Said a doctor before she turns to another one "Joe Wise, try using steroids."

"I am, but… it's not working very well." Said Joe as he sucked a lollipop.

"The pilots are wearing out!"

"But look! This one still looks… all right." Said one of the workers as she points to the mapping of a human brain which from the rest was blue while the rest was either purple or black before realizing who it was "It's Akito."

Battlefield

A Sutherland rolls across the forest before grabbing a tree to spin around but when it stops spinning bullets punch through its chest and as it falls the Sutherland explodes.

An Alexander skids across the ground while in the cockpit a 17 year old Japanese boy with blue hair and blue eyes just laughed while the rims of his eyes… were glowing red from the effects of one power… Geass.

In another area of the battlefield an Alexander rushed two Sutherlands before jumping into the air and exploding.

G-1

"Enemies breaching the F-Line!" Shouted a Britannian soldier while on the map it showed an enemy unit rushing 4 units before exploding taking the 3 units with it.

"Enemy destroyed!"

"Three allied units also simultaneously destroyed!"

"There's no doubt! The enemy is self-destructing!" A soldier said with realization.

"Stay away from the enemy! Destroy them before they get too close!"

"Another self-destruct! Four allied units lost!"

"More on the way!"

With this going on more and more Alexanders are self-destructing taking more and more Britannian units with them with the latest unit destroying only 2 units.

E.U. base

"Unit 8, self-destruct confirmed! Two enemy units destroyed!"

"Only two?!" Growled the commander as he smashed his console "Make them focus! Hurry up and finish the job!"

"Commander Anou" Leila said getting the man's attention "Forty minutes until the evacuation of the 132nd unit can begin."

"I know that already, Malcal! What's the meaning of this? Why are the enemy's numbers greater than what you predicted?!" Anou growled.

"The ambush notwithstanding, I believe it is inevitable that the enemy will gain the upper hand within the hour." Leila said with a calm expression.

"Enough with the excuses! Seems to me like the operation has some deficiencies in the first place!" The commander said pointing at the blonde haired girl.

"You are the one who changed the operation just before we started." Leila said causing the commander to flinch before he said "You don't like that I added a self-destruct system in the Alexanders?"

"Recklessly wasting military resources is bad tactics." Leila said causing the Commander to have a sick smile and said "The Elevens are doing the dying, anyway. Elevens don't need your green humanism!"

Leila scowls as he continued "You know it too! Elevens have always spewed things like 'seppuku' and 'kamikaze.' They're descendants of a race that loves to die! What's so wrong with making the Elevens like that self-destruct?!"

"Is this really all right?" Leila asked confusing him "Huh? What the hell are you talking about?"

"If they're wiped out like this, and the Britannian counterattack becomes spirited for it, what will happen to the 132nd unit that is supposed to escape from Narva?"

Battlefield

An explosion blooms in the forest while outside of said forest a white and knightly looking Gloucester and 3 white and purple colored Sutherlands drove across the water covered ground towards said forest while inside the forest the surviving Alexanders continued to fight the Britannian forces but unknown to them eight objects flew towards them.

E.U. base

"The W-0 unit was supposed to cover the 132nd unit's retreat, but if Operation Alpha fails, we will be failing our responsibilities. Not only will we taste the anger, but also the blame of the people, Central HQ, and the government. Are you ready to accept that?" As she explained Anou was trembling in both fear and rage "Politicians will never hurt themselves."

"N-No way I'm going to let it end like this. I still have… I… I…" Anou couldn't come with the right words as he looked Leila in the eye and finally he came up with the right words "This is your fault!" before in his rage he drew his pistol and aimed it at her face.

The sound of the pistol drew everyone's attention as the commander said "Why should I… Why should I take responsibility for your operation?!"

"Leila!" Shouted one of the girls in fear while John gasped causing his lollipop to fall before he leans over his keyboard holding his head muttering "I'm scared… I'm scared!"

"You…" Anou said as he glared at Leila while his hand started trembling which Leila took note and smirked before saying "You can't do it."

Leila grabs his arm and twists so that it was aiming away from her and the others before it went off sounding the alarm before Leila twisted further causing Anou to fall backwards and flip onto his chest while Leila held his arm upwards while keeping a knee on his back keeping him pinned.

"L-Let go! Let go of me!" Anou cried before the door opened and E.U. soldiers stormed in followed by an officer with grey hair and green eyes. This man was named Oscar Hamel.

"What's going on? Who fired the gun?" Oscar asked as he walked up to a man with light brown hair and light blue eyes. This man was named Klaus Warwick.

"Well, well, Major Hamel of the Special Bureau, right on time." Klaus said before Hamel took notice of Leila retraining Anou.

"Allow me to correct you on one thing. They are not Elevens. They are Japanese." Leila said as she held his hand in a Jujitsu grip.

"Major Malcal," Hamel asked as he walked to her getting her attention "is that Jujitsu? Well done."

"H-Hey! M-Major Hamel! Get this girl-" Anou was interrupted by Hamel inserting a tranquilizer into the back of his neck effectively rendering him unconscious.

"An explanation if you please, Major Malkal." Hamel said only for Leila to run to Anou's terminal.

"Unit 305, emergency orders! Lieutenant Colonel Klaus!" Leila said urgently.

"Yes, yes." Klaus said as he accessed his terminal "Deputy Commander Klaus and, newly appointed commanding officer… Go ahead, Commander Malcal!"

"Operation change. Deactivate the Alexanders' self-destruct systems. Captain Clement!" Leila ordered.

"R-Right" Clement said before getting back in her seat and accessing her computer before looking over the screen "Chloe, Hilda! Emergency mail!"

"Looks like our boss is back in action." Said Chloe Winkel.

"This is great!" Said Hilda Fagan.

Battlefield

An Alexander jumps into the air before landing on the ground and fires its machine gun at a white and purple Sutherland that used some trees as cover before it fires its rifle at the Alexander only to slide away while the Alexander ran on the ground before running out of ammo where it slides up next to a tree disengaging the empty weapon.

'Am I surrounded?' Akito thought as he looked around.

Flying towards the battlefield were 8 objects with one of them pure white.

"Looks like only one survivor left."

"Should we help?"

"Not yet" Said a pitch black object.

"What?!"

"He can handle it."

Akito then gets a communication telling him to disengage the self-destruct.

'No self-destruct?' Akito thought before the rims of his eyes flash red and the self-destruct pops off.

"Sir Wilhelm! The third platoon's been wiped out!" Shouted a Sutherland pilot as a Gloucester and 2 Sutherlands.

"Is this Hannibal's ghost?" Wilhelm asked before he sees a white machine rushing them "Is that it?!"

The Gloucester and Sutherlands stop with the Sutherlands opening fire but the Alexander evades the bullets before jumping into the air where it moves and landing on the ground on two legs with the head showing a face with 2 glowing green eyes… revealing the Alexander to be a transformable Knightmare.

"Knightmare!" Wilhelm shouted in realization before the Alexander pulls out a bladed tonfa.

The Alexander runs at a Sutherland as it fires at him before jumping into the air and as he does he smashes the Tonfa into the Sutherlands head cutting it off and causing the Sutherland to stagger before the Alexander drew another tonfa and rushed the Sutherland and threw a punch with the tonfa cutting through the side of the cockpit and killing the Sutherlands pilot instantly before the Sutherland crumbled to the ground with its pilot dead.

The Alexander runs at another Sutherland as it fires on him only for Akito to smirk as he sliced off the Sutherlands right arm tearing it off and throwing away its only defense before smashing the chest area.

"Die!" Akito shouted with a grin as his eyes glowed red while the Alexander smashed the Sutherlands body and the way it moved killed the pilot due to him being thrown around the cockpit.

Akito's eyes return to normal as he jumps back as a gold lance stabbed the ground where it once stood before it clashed a blade with a Gloucesters sword which wasn't an MVS before kicking the Gloucester before clashing blades again.

"You monster!" Wilhelm shouted as he clashed blades with the Alexander again only for the Knightmare to rip the sword out of the Gloucesters hands.

"AH!" Akito shouted as he lunged at the Gloucester and the last thing Wilhelm saw was white.

G-1

"Wilhelm squad, annihilated! Signal lost!"

"Lord Farnese, please send out the "M" troops. It seems like our army is no longer enough." Said the officer as a man with blonde hair and blue eyes sat in a command chair while a shadow covered an unknown individual.

"If we are uncertain of our enemy's abilities, I cannot drag our allies into this area." Farnese said with a serious express.

"Actually I believe it's just one unit you are up against." The shadow covered individual said as he walked out of the shadows revealing the armored and cloaked form of a Sith warrior "And I have the perfect units to attack with."

Battlefield

The surviving 3 Sutherlands open fire on the quickly approaching Alexander but it evaded the bullets before lunging at the closest Sutherland and kicked its rifle out of its hand before it started smashing and kicking at the Sutherland with the movement killing the pilot inside.

"Die!" Akito rushes at the second Sutherland as it fires at him before jumping over it and transforming into Knightmare form before taking out two Tonfas and slicing through the Sutherlands armor and killing the pilot inside.

Akito then rushes at the last Sutherland and smashed it crushing part of the cockpit which smash into the pilot killing him.

Akito then transformed the Alexander into Insect Mode and rushed the surviving Knightmare which was a Gloucester "Die!"

"No way!" The Gloucester pilot shouted before tossing the lance at the Alexander only for it to leap into the air.

"Die!" Akito shouted as the Alexander punched the knight looking Gloucester in the face before following up with a punch causing it to stagger backwards.

"You little…!" The pilot growled as he drew a sword which definitely didn't look like and MVS but the base of the blade was glowing blue.

"I don't believe in ghosts!" The pilot shouted as he charged Akito and swung his sword.

Akito blocks the sword with both tonfas before pulling the left arm back tossing the tonfa away and throwing a punch the Gloucester in the chest but as it approached the hand moved and out of the forearm came a sword which stabbed into the Gloucester and into the cockpit killing the pilot.

The Alexander pulled the blade out of the Gloucester allowing it to fall onto its knees before falling onto its side.

Akito had a crazed smile before making the Alexander release a mechanical war cry.

E.U. base

"Confirming elimination of enemy Knightmares from operation zone."

"132nd unit has begun evacuation!"

"Remaining combat strength?" Leila asked.

"Confirming now." Said a girl with purple hair and dark blue eyes named Sarah Danes.

A girl with shoulder length blonde hair and purple eyes named Olivia Lowell said "Oh! One! Pilot's life signals confirmed!"

Leila flinched seeing that there was only one survivor.

"Ensign Hyuga… It's Ensign Hyuga Akito!" Olivia said.

"Wait I'm picking up 12 approaching contacts… They're Sith mobile suits!"

Leila's eyes widen in fear.

"Tell them to get out of there now!" Leila shouted.

"We can't contact them!" Chloe shouted equally afraid.

Battlefield

"Now all I need to do is-" Akito was cut off when he hears his proximity alarm going off and turns to see 12 Zedas in MA modes.

'Sith mobile suits? I don't think I can fight them off.' Akito thought as the 12 mobile suits approached him.

The Sith mobile suits transform and fire their beam Vulcans at the Alexander but it moves to evade them before a Zedas lands on the ground showing that the Alexander was beat in height before the Zedas swats the Alexander aside.

Akito growls and transformed his Alexander into Insect Mode but as it lands a Zedas flew at it with two beam sabers ready to cut it down… before 8 missiles came out of nowhere and struck both the ground and the Zedas causing multiple explosions and the Zedas to explode when its reactor overloaded.

"What the fuck?!" Shouted a Zedas pilot.

E.U. base

"Eight new contacts! One Sith mobile suit destroyed! I'm detecting IFFs… They're Orion Federation IFFs!" Sarah shouted in surprise.

"The Orion Federation?" Leila gasped as she looked on the map and saw the names appear on the board with one of the names being known to have saved many European lives… White Glint, Unsung, Redeemer, Merrygate, Split Moon, Nine Ball, Oracle, and Supplice.

Battlefield

[Play: Armored Core for Answer OST - For Answer]

8 armored beings flew through the air as they approached the group of 1 Knightmare and 10 surviving Zedas.

"Shit those are Armored Cores!" Shouted a Zedas pilot.

"Why the fuck isn't the Anti-mobile suit laser working?!" Shouted another Zedas pilot.

"Kojima particles seem to interfere with the lasers tracking capabilities and even if it could track us our PA would negate the beam making our Armored Cores immune to your toy." David said with a grin as he flew at two Zedas firing his linear rifle 4 times but the two Zedas jumped away before the Oracle activated its laser blade and one of the Zedas activated its beam saber and they clashed.

"Eat this!" May shouted as she fired her grenade launcher causing the Zedas to scatter but one wasn't luck and was torn to shreds when the explosive crashed into the machines foot and exploded.

The Split Moon rushed a Zedas firing its 03-MOTORCOBRA 12 times at a Zedas but it dodged but Shinkai boosted in front of the Zedas before it could even react and sliced it in half.

Split Moon then boosted backwards before the entire machine exploded.

The Redeemer which was armed with a 03-MOTORCOBRA fired five rounds at a Zedas but it jumped over the attack but it didn't get the chance to react as the Redeemer sliced it in half with its own laser sword causing it to explode.

Thermidor grunts before firing both his ER-0705 laser rifle and 04-MARVE rifle sending bullets and beams at a Zedas as it leapt into the air peppering it with both lead and beams before it explodes.

The White Glint lands on the ground between two Zedas and spins around aiming its rifles at the Zedas units heads as they turn to face the pure white Armored Core but as they faced him he pulled the trigger sending a single bullet from each rifle through the heads of the Zedas killing the pilots instantly before both machines fell to the ground like lifeless corpses.

Berlioz growled and lands on the ground firing his rifles at the Zedas who fired its beam Vulcans at the black AALIYAH only for it to slide across the ground towards him and then boost to the side.

"No way!" Shouted the pilot as he activated his machines beam saber and swung only for the Supplice to duck under the slash and spin around thrusting his 04-MARVE right into the Zedas's face killing the pilot before he even knew he was dead.

The Supplice pulled the rifle out of the mobile suits face causing it to fall forward and onto the ground in front of the AC as its eye glowed a crimson red.

Kasumi growled as she evaded beams fired from two Zedas before she got close to a Zedas and fired her pulse rifle into the Zedas striking its reactor and causing it to explode taking the machine with it.

The other Zedas fired its beam Vulcans at her unit but she evaded the beams with ease as she rushed the Zedas who drew both beam saber and moved to slash the Nine Ball in half only for Kasumi to jump over the Zedas.

"What?!" Was the Sith Warriors last remark as he looked up in time to see the Nine Ball corkscrewing in the air swinging a crimson red laser sword which sliced the Zedas in two before both halves fell onto the ground and exploded when the Nine Ball landed on the ground holding its laser sword in front of it.

"*Pant* That was fun." Kasumi said with a smile.

"Bastard!" One of the last two Zedas pilots shouted as he flew at her with the other unit kicking the Oracle away and flew at her machine.

Kasumi prepared to fire only for the Oracle to slide in her view and slid towards the two machines that fire their beam Vulcans only for the Oracle to activated its laser sword and cut the first Zedas in half at the torso before the AC jumped into the air and fire its linear rifle right into the Zedas's face destroying the cockpit and killing the pilot instantly before it fell to the ground.

The Oracle lands on the ground skidding across the moist landscape as both machines exploded behind it.

[End song]

G-1

"Sith mobile suits have been eliminated! Remaining forces are to rendezvous at the Area 13 base! Withdrawing from combat zone!"

"Activating main engine! Battle Speed Two!"

"We, the Seraphim Knights, were unable to answer the E.U. Army…" Farnese said as he stood up from his chair before turning to the side to where the Sith warrior once stood… but he too fell in combat but against the Nine Ball.

"Lord Farnese." Said his assistant.

"We must give the fallen an honorable burial." Farnese said as the blinds open letting sunlight enter the bridge before the G-1 began moving and exit the combat zone.

Battlefield

"Hey E.U. pilot, you need a hand?" David asked as he approached the Alexander as it was on one knee.

Akito sees an offered hand and contemplates before accepting the offered assistance.

"My name is David Walker, pilot of the Armored Core Oracle. What is yours?" David asked in full Japanese catching the pilot completely off guard.

"Akito. Hyuga Akito." Akito answered.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Hyuga Akito. I believe we must be heading out. We plan to go to the E.U. capitol and offer our assistance any way we can." Thermidor said also in Japanese.

As this happened the Oracle walked over to the Nine Ball as its cockpit was open and Kasumi was sitting on the edge.

"Worried about your brothers?" David asked as he stepped out of his AC.

"I am. I just reunited with them just 2 months ago and now we are separated again. I never even got to say goodbye." Kasumi said sadly as a tear slid down the side of her face.

"Don't say goodbye." David said getting her attention "If you don't say goodbye then you're not really gone… your just not here right now."

Kasumi smiled slightly before both look up into the sky.

OFS Seraphim

Onboard the Archangel-class vessel, Seraphim, a lone figure in a darkened room was holding a crimson barbed spear as they performed a few motions with the weapon before large guillotines swung from the shadows only for the figure to athletically dodge them with cartwheels or by side-stepping. When one got close, the figure quickly thrusted their weapon at the guillotine as the blade on the tool shattered into pieces.

A slow clapping was heard as a voice rang into the air, "Well done. You've greatly improved in the last two months but then again... you are a fighter after all, Kallen Kozuki."

The lights turn on, revealing Kallen in a female version of the Black Order uniform as she held her spear by her side and bowed. "It was all thanks to you that I've improved greatly... Chris Alder-sensei."

Another figure walks into the light, revealing Chris who had slightly longer hair that practically reached his collarbone. He was garbed in a male version of the same uniform that Kallen wore except instead of black, it was white with a red dragon on the back of his coat. His left eye was completely normal save for the slitted pupil while his right eye bore the mark of Geass. "Please, there's no need to thank me. Besides, you were already strong even without my tutoring. So far you've passed all my tests but there is still one more that requires your attention."

"But sensei, I've already mastered every form of combat that you've taught me even the Gae Bolg that you've given me was child's play to me." Kallen argued before she lowered her head when she caught the look on her teacher and friend's face. "Forgive me, sensei, I shouldn't have spoken out."

Chris merely chuckled at how serious Kallen was being as he remembered when he began to train the redhead in the use of mobile suit combat, weapons training, and Geass use. "Calm down, Kallen. There's no need to be all tense besides this one will really test your skills and if you pass then you'll be one of us."

Kallen's eyes lit up as she looked at Chris with renowned joy. "Does that mean...?"

Chris nods. "You'll be an official member of the Swords of Heaven and will be granted your own Gundam."

"Alright then what is my final test, sensei?" Kallen asked before she quickly dodged a surprise punch from Chris as the raven-haired young man removed his jacket and activated his Scale Mail.

"Your final test is to defeat me in combat." Chris stated before getting into a kung fu stance that signified a style related to one of the Chinese Zodiacs, specifically the Dragon-style.

Brandishing her spear, Kallen activated her own Geass before letting out a battle cry as she lunged at her teacher, who responded in kind by rushing towards the girl with a flame-encased fist.

OFS Hard fight

"God damn how long is he going to be working on that?!" Ben shouted as he sees sparks behind a large and VERY long tarp.

"No idea sir. How long has he been working on it?" Bly said with the last sentence being a question directed at a technician.

"The last two months sir." The tech answered.

"Are you telling me that he has been working on that for a full 2 months without food, water, sleep?... OR GOING TO THE RESTROOM?!" Ben said to the tech completely dumbstruck at Jarod.

"The first three yes but the last *Flush*… he somehow created a toilet…" The tech deadpanned.

"Damn what the hell is he making anyway?!" Ben shouted as the sound of a jackhammer hitting metal was heard.

"He's keeping everyone away saying 'A surprise that's mine.'" Said the technician as he walked away to work on a Broadsword.

"Yeah that sounds like Jarod." Ben said as he shook his head.

"Anything from the scout fleet?" Ben asked.

"They say that they've found a way to pierce the enemy fleet as well as the defenses preventing any ships from entering the planet." Said a soldier.

"And what would that be?" Ben asked.

"The old using their own weapons against them trick sir." The soldier said and Ben grins at the man.

Europe

Moving down a dirt road was a convoy of E.U. transports as well as some Panzer-Hummels that were walking down the road beside the convoy.

"We're finally going home!"

"Man, sure took long enough."

"But wasn't it fun? Think about the time at camp."

"Oh yeah, keep that under wraps."

"War ain't stopping me from picking up girls…"

David narrowed his eyes as he heard all this and said "These people aren't worthy of being called soldiers."

David notices Akito standing on the side of the road with the Alexander on its knees a fare distance away.

"Whatcha doin'? You alone?" Asked an E.U. soldier as a transport pulled over.

"Yeah. Can you give spare some room?" Akito asked as he pointed to the Alexander.

"Huh?" The soldier said before he sees the Alexander "A Knightmare? Can't say I've seen that model before. Just in case… You got your ID?"

Akito hands his ID to the soldier.

"Must've been hard out here." The soldier said before he sees the name and he gains an annoyed looked "Oh, an Eleven? Yeah, sure, you and that Knightmare can get on the cargo tray in the back."

Suddenly dust kicks up and the roar of engines was heard causing them to shield their eyes before they turn to see a G79H-TC/MA Pelican as well as 2 Federation troopers attaching wires around the Alexander.

"What are you doing?" Akito asked as the E.U. soldier passed him his ID.

"What's it look like? We're giving you a lift." Answered David answered as the Oracle walked up next to the Pelican while a single UH-144 Falcon flew in and touched the ground before the Pelican started flying upwards.

"You show us where your base is and we'll take you there, besides we need to speak with your CO about a cooperative agreement between the E.U. and the Orion Federation." James said as the White Glint walked next to the Oracle.

"… Alright." Akito agreed before he walked towards the Falcon and sat in one of the open chairs while the two Federation troopers sat in front of him.

The Falcon took flight with the eight Armored Cores taking flight as well before all ten flew off in the direction that Akito is directing.

Sith capitol

Darth Imperius walked through the halls passing Sith trooper, Stormtroopers, battle droids, Sith officers, and Sith warriors who gave him room because his aura sent fear down their spines.

Darth Imperius reached the hanger but stopped when he sees 4 Sith Warriors and a Sith Inquisitor in his path towards his destination which was behind a large pair of doors.

"Darth Imperius, what is it about you that Darth Oculus and Darth Mundus see worthy for you to hunt down the Swords of Heaven?" Asked the Sith Inquisitor.

Darth Imperius just growled as his eye slit glowed a bright red.

"You think you're better than us? Then you're wrong!" The Inquisitor growled as he drew a double bladed lightsaber with the four Sith Warriors drawing their own.

Darth Imperius drew a single lightsaber which looked like the SWTOR Sith warrior V1 before activating a crimson red blade.

Two Sith warriors rushed him but as they drew closer Imperius waited before the first warrior swung his saber only for Imperius to duck under the attack and slice the warriors head off before grabbing the saber right out of the deceased warriors grip and threw it at the second warrior stabbing him in the face.

"Bastard!" The Inquisitor growled before he and the other two warriors rushed Imperius.

Imperius ran at the three as the two deceased warriors struck the ground and they all threw a single slash.

Imperius blocked and attack with his BARE HAND.

"What?!" The warrior who's blade was held by Imperius shouted in surprise before Imperius stabbed him in his heart killing him before ducking under the second warriors saber and bisected him before clashing blades with the Sith Inquisitor only for Imperius to slice off his arm holding the blade at the forearm.

Before the Sith could cry out in pain Imperius grabbed him by the throat and lifted in the air.

"W-What… A-Are you?" The Sith Inquisitor asked as Imperius put pressure on his throat.

Imperius responded with a growl before putting more pressure in his grip and a few seconds later… the Inquisitor went limp following the snap of his neck being broken.

Imperius deactivated his lightsaber and tossed the corpse away like a rag doll before approaching the large doors which began to open.

OFS Seraphim

A grunt of pain escaped Kallen's lips as she landed harshly on her back. When her final lesson had begun, she believed she was going to win until she noticed the extreme difference in power between her and Chris. So far, she'd been able to at least scratch him but his movements had gotten faster and the next thing she knew, she was flat on her back with the wind knocked right out of her.

"Impressive, you managed to last a full ten minutes against me but sadly, you didn't defeat me." Chris stated as approached the redhead, who clenched her spear a bit in frustration. "So I'm going to say... you pass."

"Say what now?" Kallen asked confused.

"I said you pass. The test wasn't about defeating me, it was to see if you had the strength to stand up to someone stronger than you and face them with all your heart. In my book, that takes guts and now you're officially in the Swords of Heaven." Chris stated with a grin as his Scale Mail vanished.

Kallen's expression was in between joy and confusion so she decided to wing it by just bowing. "I thank you for everything you've done, sensei."

Chris returned the bow. "You've been an excellent student, Kallen. From now on, you shall be known as Lotus, the Sword of Determination."

"Thank you, sensei; I shall hold my title with pride." Kallen thanked once more.

"And I hope you make us all proud. I'll see to the construction of your Gundam in a while and in the meantime you can use the 00 Epyon until it is finished." Chris stated.

"Yes, sir!" Kallen saluted before she left the training room with her spear in hand.

'She's certainly come a long way from just a regular pilot to a member of the Swords. I bet Dexter would be proud to see the love of his life join our ranks.' Chris thought with a grin before he heard a ringing from his communicator. "Galatine, speaking?"

"Chris, it's me. I need some help with the children." Chris's wife, Cerina called.

Sighing, Chris rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Is it Kurona again?"

"Yes, she's been having those nightmares again." Cerina answered.

"Alright, I'm on my way." Chris replied before he turned off the communicator and turned to leave the training room before thinking. 'Being a leader and a father is a tough job.'

E.U. capitol

Paris

"Promoting Major Malkal to Lieutenant Colonel. You are now the official commander of the W-0 unit. The promotion was approved at yesterday's national defense committee meeting." Said a man with greyish green hair along with facial hair and grey colored eyes. This man was General Gene Smilas.

"The brains behind the Narva rescue mission's success, eh?" Smilas said as he looked up from a folder and towards Leila while behind her was Maximillian Thermidor, David Walker, James Williamson, Kasumi Alder, May Greenfield, Berlioz, and Max Walker.

All of these AC pilots were in uniform with the uniform looking like Celestial Being and ZAFT uniforms with Thermidor, May, and Kasumi wearing Celestial Being uniforms while Berlioz, David, Max, and James wearing ZAFT uniforms.

Thermidor was wearing a black Celestial Being uniform with a black diamond.

Kasumi was wearing a red Celestial Being uniform with a yellow diamond.

May was wearing a green Celestial Being uniform with a black skirt that reached her thighs.

Berlioz was wearing a ZAFT black coat with his emblem replacing the ZAFT Symbol.

James was wearing a ZAFT white coat which had his White Glint emblem from AC:FA replacing the ZAFT symbol.

David was wearing a ZAFT red coat with the symbol replaced with a grey shield with a blue knight helmet and two broadswords.

Max was wearing a ZAFT black coat but with the ZAFT symbol replaced with the Celestial Being symbol.

"Congratulations, Leila." Smilas said as he handed her the folder.

"Leila Malkal. I accept the appointment." Leila said as she accepted the folder.

"I have high hopes for you. The W-0 squad is your pet project. It's appropriate that you are its commander." Smilas said as he walked around the desk and sat in his chair.

Smilas sees the look on the blonde girls face "What's wrong? You don't seem too happy."

Leila composed herself and said "General Smilas, my idea for the 134 attack plan is to launch a surprise attack behind the enemy base with Knightmares. Therefore, this operation requires a large amount of resources. But in this last operation, our small unit suffered too many casualties. With soldiers from the main E.U. Army, our unit would be able to expand."

"I understand where you're coming from, but it's not so easy to integrate E.U. soldiers into your unit, Leila. The public doesn't care if other nations' people die in war." Smilas started and they notice the anger in the eyes of the AC pilots before Smilas continued "General HQ will need to evaluate and consider the survival rate for your proposed plan."

"So are you saying you wouldn't care how many died if they were all Elevens?!" Leila said causing the room to be silent.

"Leila… trying to make sense of everything is an exercise in stupidity."

"But!" Leila was interrupted when Thermidor said "You just can't satisfy with logical arguments."

Leila lowered her head slightly "At the Narva operation the other day… one Japanese and eight Orion Federation soldiers were able to bring peace."

"And you've created peace for 15,000 Europeans." Smilas said as he stood up.

"I-" Leila was interrupted again when Smilas said "But you should reflect on what happened with Lieutenant Colonel Anou."

"I am!" Leila retorted before composing herself "… I should have removed him before the operation started."

"Man… Lieutenant Colonel Anou has been reassigned to the Warshar supply squad. Looks like Command has finally found something suitable for him. There's a defense committee meeting tomorrow as well"

"Tomorrow?" Leila asked.

"Politicians feel better by holding meetings. It'll be good for you to observe one."

"Okay" Leila quietly said.

"Speaking of, Leila. Do you have any plans after this?" Smilas asked.

"I'll be attending the celebration party for the Narva operation." Leila answered.

"So just regular 'nobles' talking and dancing?" David asked though they could hear the hint of annoyance when he said 'nobles'.

"Yes but you are invited due to your part in helping. If it weren't for your machines then we would have likely fallen due to those machines." Leila said remembering one time watching the news how a group of 12 Sith mobile suits destroyed an entire base wiping out it and the village next to it… with no survivors.

"Our Armored Cores are the only machines able to be unaffected with the Sith's new laser weapon because the particles it releases disrupt its targeting if it they try to focus on our machines and our AC's Primal Armor negates the lasers but the problem is the difficulty in making a Kojima reactor and that they have been deemed only fit to work in Armored Cores." Thermidor said shrugging his shoulders.

"Amazing machines, to be able to go against a weapon head on while so many have fallen mister Thermidor, and Fletcher." Smilas said with a sad smile.

Everyone knew about Alexander Fletcher AKA Berlioz being the CEO of Rayleonard and Maximillian Thermidor was CEO of Omer and is considered the youngest man to run a corporation in the eyes of the world.

"Yes and each machine are built to the specifications of the pilot." Berlioz said with pride.

"I wish to speak with you two about something." Smilas said and both Berlioz and Thermidor nod their heads.

"Oh I almost forgot, you're invited to the celebration since if it wasn't for you then the Narva operation would have failed." Leila said.

"Happy to help miss Malkal." David said with a smile which made Leila's face flush slightly.

As Leila and the AC pilots minus Thermidor and Berlioz left the room they enter the hall to find Akito standing there.

"Sorry for the wait, Lieutenant Hyuga." Leila apologized.

"Your consideration is unnecessary. Being your bodyguard is my current mission." Akito said nonchalantly.

"Yes, yes, that's right." Leila said as they began walking down the hall.

"Is this your first time in Paris, Lieutenant? What about you?" Leila asked.

"I've been here once, long ago." Akito answered.

"I've been to Paris many times though the streets are small to that of other nations." James said with the AC pilots nodding their heads in agreement.

OFS Seraphim

After walking for about ten minutes, Chris arrived at his and his wife's personal quarters aboard the ship. When he went to open the door, it immediately opened and Chris was greeted with the sight of his wife, Cerina Celestine Alder, who had a slightly large bulge in her stomach signaling her pregnancy of two months.

"Thank goodness you're here. Kurona's in her room right now having a panic attack and I don't know what to do!" Cerina said in an alarmed tone.

Chris quickly brought his wife in a quick hug and gave her a kiss. "Calm down, Cerina. I'll see what I can do after all she is our daughter."

"Just please calm her down... she's been like this ever since that day." Cerina uttered silently to which Chris nodded before he went down a hallway in their quarters then turned left to come upon a door with the head of a black cat's head.

Knocking on the door, Chris called out. "Kurona, it's me. May I come in?"

Silence greeted him before he heard a soft voice say, "Yes"

Opening the door, Chris was met with the sight of his teenage clone daughter clad in a white t-shirt with a black cat on the center and black shorts. She had her knees up to her head before lifting it up to turn her red-blue eyes on her father, letting him see the tear tracks on her cheeks.

"Is something wrong? Your mother called me and told me it was those nightmares again." Chris asked.

"Yes, I keep having those horrifying dreams during my time with the Sith. I remember all of the horrifying experiments those... monsters did to me. All the times I trained, I was taught to one day kill my genetic parents. I couldn't forget what they called me all that time... Subject C-01... that was my name. I'm nothing more than just a copy of the real thing... I just want *sob* to die." Kurona said before she began to cry once more.

Chris immediately walked over to Kurona's bed and drew her into a hug as the girl's tears soaked into his uniform yet he didn't care. He stroked his daughter's long black hair trying to calm the girl down. "Listen to me, Kurona. You may be a clone of me and Yamato but you are your own person. You're just as alive as any other human being and no one will tell you otherwise."

Kurona ceased her crying as she looked at the smiling face of Chris before the waterworks began again as she silently cried once more.

"It's alright, shh... everything is gonna be alright." Chris whispered to the girl.

After almost half an hour, Chris didn't hear any more sobs from Kurona only the soft snores of the girl. Assuming she had fallen asleep, the red-eyed man laid the girl back down on her bed then pulled the blanket over her to keep her warm.

"Daddy..." Kurona muttered in her sleep causing Chris to smile warmly before giving the girl a quick kiss on her head.

"Sleep tight, kiddo." Chris whispered before he quietly stepped out of Kurona's room. Once he closed the door, he was met with the familiar golden eyes of his wife, Cerina. "I managed to calm her down. She's sleeping right now."

"You really are a great father." Cerina stated quietly as she gave her husband a loving kiss on the lips, which he returned.

"I know. I was actually pretty nervous back there. Having three daughters is tough on a guy when he's leading a military force and he always has to leave on missions." Chris replied with an exhausted grin.

"Well, I'm glad you did besides... you never know when you'll have a new son." Cerina said with sly grin.

Chris grinned. "I can hardly wait."

Unknown system

Flying through space was a fleet of 2 Baikal-class cruisers, 1 Harrower-class dreadnought, 3 Geneva-class cruisers, and 2 Alamo-class frigates.

"Alright this is the third sector and we've still haven't seen any Sith." Said a crewman as he rubbing the bridge of his nose tiredly.

"Hey at least we aren't getting blown out of the sky against one of those Sith like Darth Oculus." Retorted another crewman.

"Yeah, I guess your right-huh?" Said a crewman as he saw a blip on his screen "Unknown contact entering the system!"

"Can you get an registration?" Asked the captain.

"Yes sir." Said the crewman before he started searching "Found registration… It's an Interdictor-class cruiser!"

As he said that a silver Interdictor-class cruiser exited hyperspace and flew towards the fleet.

"Launch the mobile suits and have all ships raise shield and power up weapons!" Shouted the captain.

In space every ship in the Federation deployed their mobile suits with the numbers counting to 23.

"All suits have been deployed… detecting mobile suit launching from the Sith vessel!" Said a crewman.

"Exact numbers!" Ordered the captain.

"I-It's just one unit sir!" Said the crewman.

"One unit? Bring it on screen!" Ordered the captain and he did just that causing everyone to see what they were up against.

Floating in the middle of space was a machine which was a xvt-zgc Ghirarga but it was colored pitch black as night with the pieces that were usually green were crimson red with the head sensor that usually glowed green glowing a continuous red.

The Federation mobile suits were 4 GINNs, 3 GN-X, 7 ReZEL Type Cs, 5 Delta Plus's, and 4 Dagger Ls.

"What is that guy doing all alone?" Asked a GINN pilot.

"Is that a new model?" Asked a GN-X pilot.

"Good quest-" the Dagger L pilot was interrupted when the Ghirarga moved and released a roar that could be heard through space.

"What the-" A GN-X pilot shouted as the Ghirarga flew at him.

"Blast him!" Shouted a GINN pilot before they opened fire but the pitch black Ghirarga evaded the beams and bullets before it was in front of a ReZEL.

"Shit!" The pilot shouted as he fired his shield mounted beam gun only for the black mobile suit to dodge and rip the shield off along with its forearm and stab the arm into the ReZELs chest killing the pilot.

"Denson-AH!" Shouted a GINN pilot only to cry out as his mobile suit exploded when the Ghirarga spun around and fired its hand mounted beam vulcan.

"Damn you!" A Dagger L pilot shouted as he and a Delta Plus flew at him only for the Sith mobile suit to flash its head sensor when the Dagger L thrusts its beam saber only for Ghirarga to dodge and bring out its own beam saber and stab the Dagger L through the torso and using the defeated mobile suit as a shield to block the Delta Plus's beam saber and stabbing the Delta Plus with a beam saber through the chest.

"All hands open fire!" Shouted the Sith officer as the Interdictor-class cruiser opened fire as 4 Victory-class star destroyer, and 6 Munificent-class star frigates entered the system.

A GN-X fired its beam rifle at the Ghirarga but it evaded the beams before grabbing the physical sword of the destroyed GINN which was mostly intact before it tossed the sword which flew and sliced the GN-X in half and stabbed through the back of a ReZEL as it transformed into MA mode.

"Focus fire!" Shouted a Dagger L pilot and they focused both bullets and beams at the machine only for it to dodge before swinging its arms which deflected the remaining 7 beams with one beam punching through the chest of a ReZEL causing it to explode.

"It's so strong!" A GINN pilot muttered before screaming when the Ghirarga flew in front of him and punched its arm through the chest killing the pilot instantly.

A GN-X, Dagger L, and Delta Plus flew at the Ghirarga firing their beam weapons but the mobile suit evaded before its chest glowed yellow and fired a large beam that consumed the three mobiles and rendered them into nothing but ash.

"This thing is too powerful!" Shouted a ReZEL pilot before a black blur flew past it and a GINN with both mobile suits cut in half before their halves exploded.

"There has to be a way to beat it!" Shouted a Delta Plus pilot as a beam shot through a Dagger L causing it to explode.

"There has to be a way! Surround it!" Shouted a ReZEL pilot and they did just that.

"No it's a trick!" Shouted the GN-X pilot along with the GINN, 1 ReZEL, and a Delta Plus but they flew to around the Ghirarga as it flew there without moving and the mobile suits flew at it armed with beam sabers only for the tail of the Ghirarga to move slicing through the chests of the Dagger Ls, 1 ReZEL, and a Delta Plus before the Ghirarga flew at a ReZEL and stabbed a beam saber into the mobile suits cockpit killing the pilot before ripping off the beam rifle it held and to their surprise ignited the beam saber tip clashing the blade with the Delta Plus.

"What kind of demon is this!?" Shouted the Delta Plus pilot before the rifle equipped Ghirarga moved the rifle so that the beam saber gets sent flying and slashed through the Delta Plus cutting into the cockpit and killing the pilot instantly.

"This thing is a black demon… a black demon…" The GINN pilot muttered before he watched as the Ghirarga turned to face them and its sensor glowed a crimson red.

"Damn you!" The GINN pilot shouted as he flew at the mobile suit.

"Jasen wait!" Shouted the GN-X pilot but the GINN pilot was fueled with rage as he flew at the Ghirarga firing his rifle and drawing its physical sword… only for the Ghirarga to appear behind him with both its arms cut off and the chest removed from the rest of its body.

"I-I didn't see it move…" Was the pilots last words before the remains of his mobile suit exploded.

"Jasen… no…" the GN-X pilot muttered.

"This isn't possible. The speed that mobile suit is making… no human can do that…" Said the surviving ReZEL pilot.

"This isn't a human we're fighting." The surviving Delta Plus pilot growled as the Ghirarga snapped the rifle it held in two before grabbing the GINNs arm that held the physical sword and ripped the sword out of the arms grip "This is a fucking monster we're killing!"

The Delta Plus, GN-X, and ReZEL flew at the Ghirarga hoping to at least kill it but the mobile suit evaded the beams before it sliced the arm off the Delta Plus and prepared to stab it before the ReZEL latched onto the Ghirarga.

"Guys get the hell out of here!" Shouted the ReZEL pilot.

"What the hell are you doing?!" Shouted the GN-X pilot.

"If I'm going down I'm taking this monster with me!" As he shouted that he didn't notice the tail slowly moving behind it ready to stab the cockpit.

"Are you crazy?!" Shouted the Delta Plus pilot.

"I'm going to die anyway if I don't do something. At least you'll live knowing this monster is dead." Were his last words as he activated the self-destruct but didn't notice the tail stabbing into his cockpit before all he saw was black.

The ReZEL explodes not bot before it was ripped off the Ghirarga and the mobile suit was covered by the explosion so they couldn't see the results.

"He did it." The GN-X pilot muttered.

"Yeah… now let's g-" The Delta Plus pilot was interrupted when a GINNs physical sword stabbed through its chest causing the mobile suit to explode.

"What?!" The survivor shouted as he spun around only to see the Ghirarga in front of him and slicing off his GN-X's arms.

"Bastard! The pilot shouted as he tried to use his mobile suits head vulcans but the Ghirarga grabbed the head and crushed it before ripping the head off.

"Shit!" The pilot shouted as he tried to move only for the Ghirarga to rip open the cockpit and pluck the pilot from his seat.

"Shit! Let me go! Let me go!" The pilot shouted before he looked the mobile suit while behind it the Federation fleet was losing with 2 Alamo frigates, 2 Geneva cruisers, and 1 Baikal cruiser destroyed while the surviving two ships were doing their best to fight off the Sith fleet.

"Swords" The pilot of the Ghirarga growled.

"What?" The pilot asked.

"Swords, now!" The Ghirarga's sensor glowed a brighter red.

"We don't know where they are! Only the captain of the dreadnought knows!" The pilot shouted.

"Then die" The Ghirarga began slowly crushing the pilot.

"NO, NO! STOP IT! PLEASE STOP-" The pilots plead as the mobile suit encased his body fully in its hand as it slowly crushed him were silenced with the sound of bone and flesh crushing and ripping apart before blood floated between the Ghirarga's fingers.

"Leave the dreadnought in one piece." The Ghirarga pilot said as he opened his hand showing the crushed remains of the body before the Ghirarga flew at the Harrower dreadnought as 2 Munificent and 1 Victory II focused fire on the Baikal cruiser before it exploded.

The Ghirarga crashed on the bridge and smashed a hand through the top and a table extended from the palm and latched onto a nearby terminal accessing the data… before finding what he was looking for.

As it began to pulls its arm out the hole started sucking everyone on the bridge into space before the Ghirarga flew up and charged its chest cannon where it fired a single round straight down where it causing multiple explosions until the entire dreadnought went up in flames.

"My lord did you get the data you were looking for?" Asked the Sith officer.

The pilot of the Ghirarga was Darth Imperius and his reply was a simple growl.

"I understand milord and also the subject's are-" The officer was interrupted when Imperius turned his head and growled "My apologies but they are… waiting."

Imperius just growled before the Ghirarga flew towards the Interdictor as it positioned itself along with the other ships and when he landed in the hanger the fleet entered hyperspace leaving the cold remains of destroyed ships and mobile suits… unaware that a single escape pod and 1 GOUF remained transmitting an SOS.

Paris

Inside an elegant ballroom in what is known as the Tuileries Palace and was filled with many guests… mostly business men and woman while there were only a few soldiers from both the E.U. and the Orion Federation.

"The painting is quite skilled."

"Investing in art seems more profitable than gold these days…"

No, no, it's all about perspective. Wartime can also be quite profitable."

"It doesn't seem like Britannia or the Sith will expand the war for now."

"Playing both sides would be the most profitable."

"A cold war is more profitable than peace, is it?"

"If only we were younger, right?"

"Banks are vicious nowadays."

As they heard this David narrowed his eyes and thought 'These fools think only about profit! They don't care that their own people are getting killed out there! What do you expect from people such as them. Britannia has more skills in war than these morons, how could they be able to hold them off when almost all of them care more about profit through war than about peace.'

At the moment the Lynx were all there along with any Federation soldier that was with them when they reached the E.U.

The male Armored Core pilots and soldiers were wearing their uniforms since a man in a uniform is better than a man in a monkey suit while most of the female soldiers wore their uniforms with some wearing a dress such as May and Kasumi each wearing a dress.

May was wearing a gallant backless green dress that reached her ankles, it also showed a bit of her bust and it hugged her body. She also wore a cloth around her arms and her hair was still long enough to reach her thighs.

Kasumi was wearing a spaghetti-strap red dress that reached her thighs and hugged the curves of her body quite well. She also wore black silk gloves and stockings. She wore black heeled shoes as well. Her hair was done up in a ponytail that was held by a red ribbon.

"It's repulsive." A voice said next to David causing him to turn to find a man in a military uniform though he had his back turned to him but from the skin David could tell he was African in descent.

"This party is to celebrate the rescue of the 135 and all these… people are here for is to discuss profit when we should really be worrying about the war." The man said.

'This man sounds familiar.' David thought as he looked at the soldier.

"Yes, they should be more focused on how they can contribute to their nation since they have both Britannia and the Sith Empire to worry about but since the Federation fleet is in orbit they think they are safe from an orbital bombardment… they aren't safe… we are never safe." David said as he took a sip of his drink which wasn't alcoholic.

"True, very true." The man said as he turned to David whose eyes widen slightly and he was thankful he wasn't drinking then and there because he would have done a spit take at who he was talking to.

"At least there is someone here who understands war. Oh I apologize I haven't introduced myself." The man said as he held out his hand to David "I am Lieutenant David Anderson."

'Holy shit! I'm talking to the actual David Anderson from Mass Effect! Calm down David, calm down! Not the time to go fan boy now!' David thought rapidly before he shook Anderson's hand "I am David Walker, I pilot the Armored Core Oracle."

"The blue and grey machine?" Anderson asked.

"Yes that one." David answered surprised.

"I saw it arrive at base and I never thought that I'd encounter a Federation pilot." Anderson said with a smile.

"Well I'm not a pilot, I along with everyone else who pilots an Armored Core prefer the term Lynx." David said with his own smile.

"Even so it is an impressive accomplishment to pilot a machine such as that. I saw the news about how you entered the duel against the Strike Ronin, Excalibur, and Sir Kururugi."

"If the Sword of Justice was cut down then the Federations moral would shorten and also Excalibur was the brother of Arondight and Rebellion." David said after taking a sip.

"True enough. If a high moral making man or woman was ever lost then moral would plummet to the point that they would just give up." Anderson said nodding his head in agreement.

"Lieutenant, tell me what you think of the E.U. military?" David asked.

"In my opinion? It's weak. I don't understand how we've managed to hold off Britannia for this long but with the Sith Empire allying with Britannia it makes it all the more difficult to try and win this war." Anderson said as he looked at the crowd.

"Look at her… she's wearing her military uniform."

"Ah, the Malcal girl…"

"Yes, their princess…"

David looked to the side to see Leila Malcal reading a book at the side and thought 'She must be in thought about what happened.'

"Thinking about the Lieutenant Colonel?" Anderson asked.

"From what I can tell she was the one who came up with the Narva rescue but her commander placed self-destruct devices on the Knightmares which costed the lives of 99 percent of their soldiers." David said.

"Yes, I heard about that. Sad about those Japanese." Anderson said making David look at him "Because of one terrible soldier so many lost their lives."

David turned his head to see Akito handing Leila a glass.

"Why don't you go talk to her." Anderson said getting Davit to look at him again "I plan on talking to Thermidor about something involving one of his machines."

"I understand, hopefully we'll get a chance to talk again Lieutenant Anderson." David said as he held out his hand which Anderson shook saying "And I look forward to it."

David walks away from the LT and thought 'HOLY SHIT I JUST TALKED TO ANDERSON! Calm down David, you are the cool and collected one in the family, don't go turning into a Jarod now.'

OFS Hard fight

"ACHOO" *BOOM* "AHHH!" Jarod gets sent flying out of the tarp following the explosion "Who the hell was talking about me at a time like this?! I bet it was David or Dexter."

Tuileries Palace

David approaches Akito and Leila from the side and hears Akito say "It's my first time at the Tuileries Palace, but as expected, it really is an elitist party."

"What do you expect from people such as these?" David asked as he walked up surprising them.

"Sorry about surprising you, allow me to introduce myself. I am David Walker, I'm the pilot of the Armored Core Oracle. The blue and grey machine that fought alongside your machine Akito Hyuga." David said with a small bow.

"So you were." Akito muttered as he got the flashback of the Oracle slicing a Zedas in half before that flashback shifts to the Oracle jumping into the air and shooting the last Zedas in the face.

"I read the reports on the Narva Operation… I must say if the commander of the operation hadn't installed the self-destruct then there would be more people around." David said with a sad smile.

"What would you have done if you were him?" Leila asked wanting to hear what David would have done.

Akito was also curious on the answer.

"I would have simply removed the self-destruct and have ordered that the machines be given more maneuverability and mobility in the forest so that they can navigate quicker and move faster around trees that are randomly around." David explained before he took a sip of his drink.

"What of the pilot's safety?" Leila asked.

"Well we would have made sure that the cockpits were well reinforced as well as make sure that the straps were nice and tight so that way the pilots aren't thrown around as they move. And if I had the choice I would join them on the frontlines without question." David said catching them both by surprise.

"You would go out onto the battlefield and put yourself in danger?" Akito asked.

"A commander should be on the frontlines with his men, not in some base millions of miles away. In the Federation our Generals lead the charge, hell years ago when the Orion Federation was once known as the Galactic Republic Revan was a General who moved into the frontlines and fought alongside his soldiers. In ship to ship combat he performed excellent strategies that lead to so many victories they labeled him a war hero and a Prodigal Knight." David said with a smile.

"Revan sounds like an amazing commander." Leila said as she took a sip.

"He still is." David said getting confused looks before he explained "I heard on the radio that the Federation capitol was attacked by a Sith fleet and he put himself in harm's way to protect his people. *chuckle* Hell it was also reported by both soldiers and civilians that he crashed two Imperial II-class star destroyers as they bombarded the planet."

Leila smiled hearing how Revan put his own life in danger even though he was the commander and chief.

"If it's possible would I be able to meet Revan?" Leila asked.

David smiled brightly "Of course. My brothers were once students under him and I heard from them that when Revan trained his students he was a slave driver. Maybe because he didn't want to so any of his students dying. *Laughs* Hell I heard they had to run away from a tribe of Flesh Raiders on Tython after grabbing a bag full of crystals which would be able to create a beam of plasma. I'm sure you've seen it on the news when Kururugi was sent for execution."

"Leila nods her head since she saw the news and how Yamato took down a Knightmare with a sword of light.

"I have also seen it on the news as well as those light swords the Orion Federation use. What do you call them?" Akito said causing David to smile.

David took a sip of his drink before saying "The weapons you saw both our humans, Knightmares, Armored Cores, and mobile suits use are different weapons but they have the same principles somewhat. The hand held sword of light is called a lightsaber and they are only able to be used by Jedi and Sith or any force sensitive and force user. The Knightmare and mobile suits that use the larger versions are called beam sabers since they produce a beam which can be used much like a lightsaber and is a mobile suit version of the lightsaber. The Armored Cores use a type of weapon called a laser sword cause it actually conducts a laser blade to be used against the enemies and they can also be optionally used as a shield if the laser is useless."

"Intriguing." Leila muttered.

Silence fell on the three before Akito turned to Leila and said "Are you dressed up because of the Narva operation's success?"

"For a party like this?" Leila asked before she took a sip of her drink "We're the only soldiers here."

"Not true, there are many Orion Federation soldiers here and I believe I met an E.U. lieutenant named Anderson." David said causing Leila to widen her eyes.

"Lieutenant David Anderson? Why would a Knightmare pilot be doing here?" Leila asked.

'So Anderson is a Knightmare pilot here? That just proves interesting.' David thought.

"Maybe it's because of the successful Narva Operation and that he's also here to give you his condolences on so many soldiers dying because of a stupid commander. His words not mine." David said shrugging his shoulders.

"Leila!" A familiar voice to Leila called out causing the three to turn to see 2 older men with one of them waving at her "Leila Malcal!"

"Family I take it?" David asked.

"Yes." Leila answered as the two men moved through the crowd towards them and said "You should have told us you were coming, Leila! It's been a year since we saw you."

"It's been a while, brother Daniel, brother Stefan." Leila greeted.

"Leila! Why are you wearing those clothes to such a great party? Don't be so boorish dear." Said Daniel to the girl.

"I actually think she looks nice in it." David said taking a sip of his drink causing Leila to blush lightly at the complement.

"This uniform is my best clothing." Leila said as she got her blush under control.

"Sounds like you haven't changed, Leila." Stefan said with a small smile.

"Well, well!" A new voice said causing them to turn to see a man with long brown hair and green eyes approach them with a woman with short red hair on his left while a woman with long blonde hair was on his right "If it isn't my lovely younger sister."

The new man approached them shoving the woman away causing David to narrow his eyes at the man's disrespect.

"Brother… Johann." Leila whispered recognizing the man and from her tone she didn't want to see him again.

"Oh? I see. Hooked up with an Eleven Lieutenant and some no named pilot, have you?"

David narrowed his eyes some more and every Federation member took notice of him.

"This is my bodyguard, Lieutenant Hyuga and this man here is a member of the Orion Federation." Leila introduced.

"Lieutenant David Walker." David introduced himself trying to control his anger.

"Pleased to meet you." Akito greeted.

"I am Leila's older brother, third son of the Malkal family, Johann Malkal. Please to make your acquaintances, Lieutenants." Johann said with a bow before he got up in David's face "That's right. I guess I should say this as well: She's also my fiancée."

Leila glared at him knowing he was speaking the truth before Johann grab her wrist saying pulling back so she was close to him "You see, this girl here is the adopted daughter of the Malkal family. But the fat old man took a liking to her. So he went and decided my marriage to her."

"Johann!" Daniel whispered since they were drawing attention.

Johann releases his grip and shoved Leila back causing her to drop her drink which almost landed on the ground were it not for David's quick reflexes that he caught it before it landed on the ground.

Leila stumbled backwards before she looked only to widen her eyes when Johann grabbed her face and moved it closer to his as he said "But the thought of marrying a girl like you turns my stomach."

"Stop it, Johann!" Daniel said as he and Stefan moved and pulled Johann back.

"Cut it out, already!" Stefan said holding him back.

"That's right! I'll make you my whore! You'll be my mistress! It really fits you, Leila!" Johann said causing Leila to shake in pure rage before someone's drink splashed in his face and front of his shirt.

"Woops, sorry." David said as he held two cups with one filled while the other was empty.

"Can you hold this Akito?" David asked as he handed the full drink to Akito who nods his head and takes the drink.

"Why you…!" Johann growled as he moved to grab him only for David to grab him by the wrist and spin him around holding the arm behind Johanns back catching them by surprise.

"Did you know that I am as skilled with blades in both machines and out? I got that trait from my time in Japan before it was turned into Area 11." David asked with a sick smile "I can carve you open before you could release a single shout and when I'm done you will wish to die as quickly as possible."

Johann's face turned into a look of pure fear before he started shouting "L-Let go! Let go of me!"

David releases the man causing the man to stumble forward before turning to the AC pilot holding his wrist as David held a napkin with a bright smile and said "Here you go. Please use this."

The way David said it was like he didn't threaten to kill someone, no he was acting like himself.

Johann takes the napkin glaring at the Oracle pilot.

"Let's go, Lieutenant Hyuga, Commander Malkal." David said as he retrieved the drink Akito had and handed it to Leila before grabbing an extra drink from a waitress.

"Walker! Wait a second!" Leila called as she moved to follow the AC and Knightmare pilot.

"Well this is unexpected but also anticipated." Thermidor said as he looked at the exchange with a small smile on his face.

Outside

"I didn't know you were so good with swords." Leila said in awe causing David to smile and say "I have always been fascinated with swords. I took all types of swords training. It's also the reason why my AC is armed with a sword because I sometimes prefer to get up close to my enemies."

"You know if it was a Japanese that said it then they'd be only scared but not scared to death." David said confusing Leila but Akito understood and said "They're scared of Japanese people because they think we all know karate and are good with swords."

Leila looked at Akito as he said "They ridicule us."

"I'm not like that!" Leila protested.

"Speaking of, you're a black belt in Aikido aren't you?" David asked and even Akito was curious.

"Who'd you hear that from?" Leila asked.

"Captain Clement told me." Akito said while David said "I heard it from the same person as she told Akito."

Leila groans and said "Anna's such a loudmouth."

"You were classmates with Captain Clement?" Akito asked.

"When we were children, after I became adopted into the Malkal family." Leila answered before she took on a sad look "My birth parents were apparently Britannian aristocrats."

"Britannia? They were exiled to Europe?" Akito asked curious while David already knew.

"Yes. I was born in Europe. But my parents died twelve years ago, and I was alone." Leila said with a sad look "The great Malkal family wanted to see what an aristocrat was like, so they took me in."

"With the intention to someday marry me off to their youngest son, Johann."

"So he is your brother, and your finance." Akito muttered before laughed slightly getting their attention "What a happy-go-lucky bunch. They have the time to compare blood lines and wealth."

"Lieutenant Hyuga!" Leila muttered before Akito said "But if you don't like it… Shall I erase it for you?... That whole world."

Akito then had a sick smile before David said "A type of marriage like that is not permitted in the Orion Federation unless it's with the persons consent."

"But this isn't your territory." Leila whispered.

"No but if Britannia drew closer and conquered the nation and we came to push them out then it might be." David shrugged as he took a sip of his drink.

Leaning against a window was Thermidor and Berlioz as they looked at the scene.

"Have we located them?" Thermidor asked as a Federation trooper walked in.

"Negative there is still no sign of Yamato, Narsil, Alastor, and Siegfried." The trooper answered.

"Very well then, o get some rest and enjoy the party." Thermidor said causing the trooper to smile widely before he walked to the crowd.

"Do you think they are alright?" Berlioz asked.

"I know so." Thermidor answered without a hitch.

OFS Seraphim

After dealing with Kurona's depression and kissing his wife good-bye, Chris left his family's quarters and went to the hanger bay to check on the status of his Gundam.

When he arrived, he came to the sight of seeing his brother, Ben reaching to strangle a bruised up Jarod while Andrew and Alex held him back. Getting irritated by this, Chris shouted clearly in a commanding tone. "That is enough! What in the hell is going on here!?"

"That little bastard was messing with my Avenger!" Ben yelled in clear rage as he pointed angrily at Jarod.

"I was only upgrading it!" Jarod retorted.

"Oh and you call giving it wings and a new paintjob an upgrade!?" Ben shouted back as he pointed at the Avenger's berth.

The Gundam was no longer painted purple and black, it was now colored a pure snow white while the shoulders, knees, feet, and faceplate were a golden color. It had wings similar to the Endless Waltz version of the Wing Gundam that were snow white while the tips of the wings were a golden color as well. Its visor that hid the eyes behind was now blue.

"What the hell?" Chris said aloud once he saw the new Avenger before he turned to glare at Jarod. "Explain yourself!"

"Well I realized that eventually, our enemies will be upgrading their armies and giving them new weapons so I figured why not do the same thing?" Jarod explained while trying his best not to cower before the cat-like red eyes that glared at him.

"Then why did you do that to the Avenger without Ben's permission?" Chris stated while motioning to the snow-colored Gundam.

"Actually, it isn't the Avenger anymore. I decided to rechristen it into the PX-01 Pegasus Gundam. It still has all of the old functions from the Avenger but I added a little something extra in it as well." Jarod said with a somewhat mad grin.

"I'm gonna kick your fucking ass for doing that you little punk!" Ben shouted as Andrew and Alex began dragging him back.

Sighing, Chris turned to Jarod with a scolding glare. "While what you did was beneficial in the long run for us, you still tinkered with a comrade's Mobile Suit without permission. As punishment, you're scrubbing every single toilet on this ship with only your toothbrush until I see that every single one of them is spotless. Understand?"

Lowering his head, Jarod answered. "Yes, sir..."

"Good," Chris said before he turned to go to his own Gundam but not before he stopped and told Jarod, "Oh and you might want to find a way to apologize to Ben. Otherwise, he'll castrate you and feed your own balls to you."

Jarod gulped in terror before he quickly ran out of the hanger in an attempt to apologize to Ben.

Chuckling in amusement, Chris continued on to his Wing Origin that stood proudly. Entering the cockpit, Chris sealed it and relaxed in the seat. "So I take it you have new information for me, Origin?"

"Yes, we have been listening to the communication lines and it seems the virus you've installed in the Sith battle networks has given us new information. It would seem the Sith are sending some sort of assassin after you and the other Swords. Who he is, we cannot find out but... he was able to eliminate a Federation fleet." The voice that sounded both masculine and feminine at the same time.

Yurine appeared beside Chris in the cockpit. "The Sith are getting even bolder than ever if they're sending an assassin after you and the others."

"Hmm... eventually, this assassin will track us down and try to get rid of us but for now, we'll remain cautious. But should I meet this assassin... then I'll give him the same treatment as any other Sith or Britannian scumbag." Chris stated.

"A quick and painless death?" Yurine asked in mock curiosity.

Chris merely chuckled. "Far from it, it will be slow and very much painful."

"You are a rather scary one. You do know that, right?" The Origin responded.

"When it comes to war, you sometimes have to do things that are evil in order to take out an even greater evil." Chris said as he closed his eyes in thought.

"Well when that time comes, you'll receive my assistance whenever you need it." Yurine stated with a small smile.

"Mine as well." Came the voice of Gawain, who materialized next to his wielder.

"Mine too." Came the voice of Cloud, who materialized behind Chris.

"Thank you, everyone. Now... can you turn into your astral forms, it's a bit crowded in here." Chris said as he felt a bit uncomfortable.

Paris

"Ever since the Revolution 300 years ago, our European Union has been under tyrannical rule. But the system responsible for this oppressive nation, the mammonism born from egoism, may be exactly what those revolutionaries wanted. At least, that's the case for those that support this country's leaders." Smilas said as he, Leila, Thermidor, and Berlioz sat in a limo being protected by 4 armored trucks, 2 Orion Federation warthogs, 2 Federation Gauss Hogs, 4 BARC speeder bikes, and 5 transports full of Knightmares with two containing E.U. Gardmares while the 3 other transports were containing Federation units with custom Knightmares that were originally captured Britannian units.

"At this rate, the day when Britannia conquers us may not be so far away." Smilas said as he looked out the window.

In one of the Warthogs sat David as he fiddled with a communicator.

"Are you still trying to get that working?" Asked the driver who was a Federation Trooper wearing the 3rd version of their armor.

"I want to be able to give the forces in orbit and out of the system a progress update but because of that weapon it's is producing some type of field that is preventing transmissions from ground to space." James said as he leaned back in his seat and just allowing his hair to get blown by the wind.

"Hey at least try and keep an eye out." Max said as he sat in a custom Gloucester.

"Keep an eye out? Dude he can see a lot of things but we're stuck in here with the only way to see outside is if the Knightmares are outside." James said from inside his own Gloucester which caused some laughter.

Back in the limo Smilas was still looking out the window saying "After the Revolution, the nobles and aristocrats ran to the new continent, and our days of power were over. That's why I think the general of the European Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, was executed at the guillotine. If he had been the emperor of this Union…"

"General Napoleon wanted a dictatorship?" Leila asked.

"A skilled dictator is much more beneficial to humanity than a democracy of ignorant people." Smilas said making both Lynx silently nod their heads in agreement because those ignorant around them are prone to suffer the same fate later in the future.

"Your father wished for that." Smilas said before he gained a sad look "That's why he was killed."

"I was still young when he died, so I don't really…" Leila whispered.

"Oh, no, I'm not criticizing him. Your father and I were very close." Smilas said as they approached a river.

When they cross the river they enter what could be seen as a ghetto with Japanese locked behind caged fences with many holding up posters with either Kanji or the sun of Japan.

"The Elevens turned away from Britannia and came to Europe, but ended up being segregated like this because of the cowardice borne from tyranny. Docile Elevens sure look pathetic…" Smilas said as they continue to pass fences and fences.

"It is only because of people of this rotten nation." Thermidor said narrowing his eyes.

The two E.U. soldiers turn to Thermidor and Berlioz who also had an angry look on his face.

"These people lost their homes and came to a nation for help and are instead sent to caged areas and treated as animals! The Orion Federation would welcome them with open arms and give them the assistance they deserve instead of just slapping collars on them and pushing them into cages meant for animals!" Berlioz growled as his eyes narrowed.

In the Warthog David had a sad look as they passed one fence after another.

"Stop the hog!" David said causing the driver to nod his head and pulled over in front of a gate.

The Federation drive of one of the trucks which contained James and 2 Federation troopers in Version 1 armor on BARC speeders see this and pulls over since David's custom Gloucester was in there along with James while the BARC speeders were to be in the back.

David looked at all the caged people with sadness and thought 'Is this what we're fighting for? To help a nation who treat others as nothing more than toys?'

David sees a little girl at the gate who looked like she was all skin and bones.

David steps out of the hog and approaches the gate before dropping to one knee and smiled at the girl and said to their surprise in fluent Japanese "Hello little one, my name is David. What's yours?"

The girl looked down slightly "Kyoko."

David smiles brighter "Kyoko, now that's a pretty name."

The girl blushed slightly before David took out a candy bar and held it out for her "Here take this."

Kyoko's eyes widen "Can I really have that?"

"Why of course. Hey where's your kaa-san and tou-san?" David asked causing the girl to go from slightly happy to very sad.

"T-They're gone. Daddy didn't come with us here and Mommy fell asleep after bad men came."

David felt greatly saddened by this and had a flashback to when he heard his parents were killed before he turns to an E.U. guard.

David looks to a Federation trooper "There enough room for one more?"

The trooper looked at David in surprise before looking at the girl with sadness hearing that the girl was an orphan.

"There's enough room for one more sir." The trooper answered.

David smiles before he looks at the E.U. soldier "Soldier I wish for you to allow the girl to come with me."

"What this Eleven brat?" The soldier asked as he points to the girl who flinches since she understood English "Why the hell would you want-ACK?!"

The soldier was interrupted when a hand grabbed him by the throat and smashed him against the wall.

"You will allow her out of there and you will also treat these people like human beings instead of animals or I will come over here in the Oracle and I don't care if I become the most wanted man in the E.U. I will turn this entire city into smoke and ruins!" David growled and everyone who listened can hear the pure rage in his voice.

"A-Alright I'll let her out!" The soldier cried.

2 minutes later Kyoko was out of the caged area and in front of David who still holds out the candy.

"If you want I can take you some place nice and warm." David said with a warm smile causing the girl to widen her eyes and say "You will?"

"Of course, no little girl deserves to live in a cage." David said as he pats the girl on the head and she latches onto him crying.

David wraps his arms around the little girl comforting her.

1 minute later he and Kyoko were in the Warthog with the troopers smiling at the sight.

"Alright let's move out." David said before the 4 vehicles drove off to try and catch up with the group.

Convoy

"Hey why did David pull back?" Max asked.

"It is likely bringing him some memories." May suggested which Max nods his head.

"Those Eleven hags and geezers sure look lively."

"I want to see their legs make an 11 from behind!"

That conversation was heard by the Federation who growl openly at the E.U. soldiers.

"Why are we even allies with these monsters?" May asked.

"It's because they are the only nation that we can turn to for the moment until the new base is finished. I heard that Thermidor is planning on having the E.U. hand over some of their Panzer-Hummels and having us work alongside the W-0 group." Max answered.

A few hours later the convoy drove towards a large city which by appearance looked like it was still under construction.

"Is the route clear?" Asked an EU soldier.

"Yeah, no doubt. Nothing in sight."

"Keep your eyes out." Said a Federation trooper on a BARC.

"Don't have to tell us twice." Said a Warthog gunner.

Suddenly an explosion happened in front of them and thanks to military training the Federation units stopped instantly at the sound.

"Ambush!" Shouted the passenger.

David

"Oh crap they've been ambushed!" David said when he hears an explosion.

"Gun it!" Shouted a BARC speeder driver before the BARC speeders increased in speed with the Warthog and truck moving to catch up.

Convoy

The E.U. forces were mostly taken out with 3 armored trucks destroyed with 2 falling along with the bridge and another crashed into by a truck which crashed into a pole killing the driver and passenger in the process.

"Tch. Hatch won't open." Akito muttered.

"Unload the Knightmares!" Shouted a Federation trooper as he got out of the passenger seat before the side of the truck opens revealing two Knightmares with one being a Gloucester and the other a Sutherland.

The Gloucester was custom painted white and red and armed with a machine gun and physical sword.

The Sutherland was painted green with its left arm holding a grenade launcher while the other arm held a machine gun.

"Let's do this!" Shouted a Japanese man with brown hair and brown eyes named Ryo Sayama.

"Right!"

"Ikuze!"

"Let's rock!"

"Targeted and firing!"

3 Glasgows drove out of three separate buildings and drove on the highway towards the convoy before 2 Armored Cores landed on the ground with one being a TYPE-LANCEL painted white and black with violet eyes and armed with an 04-MARVE in its left hand while in its right was an MR-R100R and on its back were two EC-0307AB Laser Cannons. The LAHIRE was also painted light blue with red and a green eye and was armed with 2 01-HITMAN machine guns and on its back was a TRESOR plasma cannon on its right while on its left was a CHEYENNE02 Spread Missile launcher.

"Hurry! Hurry up! Get down!" Shouted an EU soldier as a Gardmare drove out of a truck only to be peppered by bullets from a yellow painted Glasgow.

"Childs play!" Ryo shouted as he drove at the last remaining Gardmare which tried to shoot him only for a bullet to rip off its left arm while several more bullets from the LAHIRE tore off the right arm as the Glasgow got in front of the Gardmare.

The Glasgow pulls out a tonfa and stabbed through the top of the Gardmare cutting into the cockpit and killing the pilot instantly before kicking the badly damaged Knightmare at the E.U. convoy killing many E.U. soldiers.

"Let's move!" Max shouted as he and May got out of their transport.

"Where did those Knightmares come from?" Asked the pilot of a blue Glasgow only to stop as she took notice of the symbol on its shoulder… a green smiley face "It can't be."

The Sutherland fires its grenade launcher at the blue Glasgow only for it to evade and fire a Slash Harken that struck the grenade launcher and knocking it out of the Sutherlands grip.

In the limo the four were looking at what was happening.

"Knightmares?" Leila asked.

"And an Armored Core." Berlioz muttered as he and Thermidor activated the tracking beacons on their wrist communicators.

"Are they terrorists?" Smilas asked.

"It's hard to say." Thermidor answered.

"Let's stay in here for no-" Leila was interrupted when she hears tapping on the glass and turns… to see a woman holding a grenade before she pulls the pin.

"Out of the car now!" Berlioz shouted before he, Thermidor, Smilas, and Leila exited the car.

"Driver, you too! Hurry!" Leila shouted to the driver but it was too late as the grenade exploded causing the car to explode and kill the driver almost instantly.

Leila was thrown to the ground along with Thermidor and Berlioz before a girl with black hair and brown eyes named Ayano Kosaka came up from behind Smilas before holding his right arm behind his back before she pulled out a Ninjato and held it against his throat.

"It's sharp. Want to see?" Ayano asked.

"Ayano! Take the old man and meet up with Yukiya!" Ryo ordered.

Suddenly several flashes of blue light pass by his Glasgow's head causing him to turn around to see 2 BARC speeders driving towards him firing the built in blasters.

Ryo also noticed an incoming transport truck and Warthog before he scoffs.

"Cui, Yui! Do something about those soldiers!" Ryo ordered.

"Ryo you told us there would be no Federation casualties!" A feminine voice shouted.

"Just knock them out or pin them down for all I care!" Ryo said knowing that the twin girls wouldn't throw away someone else life.

"We'll take care of the Gloucester and Sutherland." Said the pilot of the blue Glasgow before they and a purple Glasgow drove off towards the Federation forces.

On the roof of a tower stood three Armored Core NEXTs with two being 03-AALIYAH's while the third was an GAEN01-STARLET. One AALIYAH was painted black and blue with blue lights armed with an 03-MOTORCOBRA in its right hand while in its left was an 02-DRAGONSLAYER, on its back were two EC-O307AB. The second AALIYAH was painted grey and purple with purple lights and armed with an 07-MOONLIGHT in its right hand while in its left was an 04-MARVE, on its pack was an MP-02001 on its left back while on its right back was HLC02-SIRIUS Hi Laser Cannon.

The STARLET was painted all black with a blue eye and was armed with two GAN01-SS-WGP Gatling Guns while on its back was an 050ANSC Sniper Cannon on its right back while on its left was an 050ANR Radar system.

"I have sight of the green Sutherland and am taking it out." Said the STARLET pilot in a feminine voice but as she took aim her eyes widen recognizing the green smiley face emblem.

"Sasha what's wrong?" Asked the black and blue colored AALIYAH.

"May…" Sasha whispered.

On the bridge the green Sutherland and white and red Gloucester drove at the two Glasgows.

"May, go for the legs, we want them alive." Max said as he drove next to the Sutherland.

"Right!" May shouted before firing her grenade launcher which struck the ground in front of the blue Glasgow.

"Damn!" The pilot shouted only to shout out when both of the Glasgow's legs were cut off.

"Adam!" Shouted the purple Glasgow before crying out as she gets her arms and left leg blown off by the Gloucester as it drove past him.

"Damn these guys!" Ryo shouted before he notices the side of a truck explode outward and a Gardmare jumps out before driving at him firing its machine guns.

"Still one left? What a pain!" Ryo said as he evaded the bullets before driving at the Gardmare.

The Gardmare swings at the Glasgow only for it to slide under the attack before the Gardmare spins around and jumps into the air intending to crash on the Glasgow but it got out of the way and pulled back as it fired its guns again.

"That's it for you!" Ryo shouted as he got distance and fired his Knightmares rifle causing some damage to the Gardmare as it drove towards him.

Akito jumps out of the Gardmare with a grenade launcher and rolls on the ground before getting back onto his feet and runs at the Glasgow as it destroyed the Gardmare.

"What's with this guy? Hand-to-hand with a Knightmare?" Ryo asked.

"Taking us lightly?" Ryo said as he began to aim at Akito "If you want to die that badly… I'll kill you."

Akito stops surprising Ryo as Akito fired a cable on the Glasgow's chest and the wire started pulling him towards the Knightmare and out of his sight temporarily.

"Shit!" Ryo shouted before he finds the image… with Akito beginning to slide under the Knightmare.

"Damn it!" Ryo shouted as Akito fired two grenades into the Glasgow's left hip severing the limb and causing the Knightmare to fall.

"Yui let's go!" Cui shouted as she leapt off the building.

"Wait up!" Yui shouted as she did the same and landed in front of the Warthog and remaining transport.

"Don't even breath!" Cui shouted over the loudspeaker and David's eyes widen recognizing the voice.

"Cui is that you?!" David shouted catching the pilot by surprise before her eyes widen when she closes up on the face.

"A-Aniki?" Cui muttered completely surprised as was Yui.

"David nii-san?" Yui whispered though it was heard over the loud speaker.

"You're in there too Yui?" David asked as he turned to the black and blue AC.

The cockpits of both AC's open causing the Federation troopers to take aim only for David to order them to lower their weapons.

When the cockpits fully open out came two girls who looked to be a full year younger than David.

Cui was a young girl with fair skin, green hair in twin tails tied with jade green orbs, and blue eyes while Yui was a girl with fair skin but with ice blue hair that reached her waist with a snow flake in her hair, and blue eyes… they were both twins.

"It really is you Cui, Yui." David said before freezing when Cui aims a pistol at him.

"Cui!" Yui shouted as the Federation troopers take aim but David held a hand up keeping them from firing.

"Cui what are you doing?" David asked.

"You can't be him! David is dead! He died on that airbase!" Cui shouted and David could tell she was in denial at seeing he was alive since she gave up all hope that he was alive.

"What can I do to convince you it is me?" David asked as he sees tears well up in the girl's eyes.

"Tell me what our family used to call me and Yui when we were little! You started it so say it! SAY IT!" Cui shouted as her aim began to shake slightly.

"I called you the Jade Princess while Yui was the Snow Princess. Together you were the Snowing Jade Princesses." David said and both twins' eyes widen since ONLY one person ever called them that.

The pistol in Cui's hand shook before it fell from her grasp as tears began sliding down her face.

"David… aniki…" Cui whispered before the dam broke and she and Yui broke down in tears and lunged at David who caught them as they freely cried into his chest.

"It's a miracle." Yui whispered.

"Not a miracle… just luck." David whispered before a single tear slid down his cheek as a pure white Gloucester drove off.

"Fuck!" Ryo growled before he clicked his monitor twice only to see Akito before said soldier blew the Glasgows head off.

"Ryo!" Ayano gasped unaware of 2 black specks flying towards them.

"Lieutenant Hyuga! Let them live!" Leila shouted as she ran to him only to stop as a bullet crashed on the ground in front of them.

"Don't move princess!" Shouted a LANCEL pilot as she took aim.

The roar of engines drew their attention and they turn to see 2 AALIYAH machines with one having reverse joints while the other didn't. These were the Armored Core NEXTs Supplice and Unsung.

"Berlioz you take the LANCEL while I take the LAHIRE." Thermidor advised.

"Very well." Berlioz said before he flew at the LANCEL and both clashed their 04-MARVEs but the AALIYAH pushed the LANCEL back.

A pure white Gloucester arrived and exiting the Knightmare was James Williamson who sees Ayano knock out Smilas.

"Ryo!" Ayano shouted as she drew closer and swung at Leila only for an arm to grab the wrist holding the ninjato and force it behind her back dropping the weapon before another hand grabbed it and held it against her throat.

"Calm yourself or you might end up slitting your own throat." James said as he forced the girl to her knees.

"Pilot of the Glasgow! We've subdued your friend. Resistance is futile. Hurry up and come out!" Leila said as 3 Federation troopers arrive and take aim at the cockpit.

"Don't hurt her! I'm coming out now." Ryo said before climbing out of the Knightmare.

"There, I'm outside." Ryo said but when he sees Akito he said "Huh? What's going on? It's a kid."

"I think your ages are probably similar." Leila said as she and James who was still holding Ayano approached them.

"Commander Malcal."

"Hm?"

"Letting them go would cause more trouble." Akito said as the green Sutherland and white and red Gloucester look up at the tower and ascend via Slash Harkens.

"Looks like you get it." Ryo said with a smirk.

"That's right." Ayano said in agreement before she notices the twins hugging and crying on David who held them.

"Let go of them!" A voice shouted getting their attention only to see a boy… with explosives strapped to his chest.

"Suicide!" Shouted a Federation trooper as he aims his rifle at the soon to be bomber.

"Quickly. Don't try and buy time. If you don't let them go, I'll detonate!" Yukiya said as he held the detonator while about the sky the Supplice crashed the LANCEL against a building wall and shot both its arms and legs off rendering it defenseless while the Unsung pinned the LAHIRE against a wall.

"Try it. Your friends will die too." Akito taunted.

"Do I look like some kid who'll be cowed that easily?" Yukiya questioned.

"You do." Akito answered truthfully.

"And you aren't willed enough to take your own life." Thermidor said as he and Berlioz land on the bridge.

"Yukiya, do it! If we're going to be captured and killed, might as well die together!" Ayano shouted.

"Let's hear your demands." Leila said surprising them "What do you want so badly, that you were willing to kidnap General Smilas for it?"

"We wanted the newest Knightmares." Ryo answered.

"A Knightmare? Did you think that you'd be able to get away after doing this?" Leila asked.

"We'll see how far we do." Yukiya answered "Next time we won't be taken out so easily."

"Naïve indeed. The Army will kill you, even if it costs them." Akito said to them.

"Tell me! What is it you truly want?" Leila asked.

"We want a place to belong." Ryo answered.

"A place to belong?" Leila asked.

"You guys sure are stupid. You live so contently in this shitty world you've created. But for us Elevens, there is no place in this world."

"If you want a place for Elevens, are you going to create a country?" Akito asked with a twisted smile.

"I have no intentions of involving all Elevens. All we want… is a place for us… and only us." Ryo said sincerely.

"If it's a place you want, I'll give you one." Leila said surprising them.

"Join my unit! There's where you belong!" Leila said before the sound of aircraft is heard.

"I see. If we don't…" Ryo started before he looked up to the E.U. aircraft "we'll be killed. So we don't have a choice, is that it?"

"You always have a choice. You can join them or go to prison… it's up to you." Thermidor said while Akito smiled again.

On the towers roof the two Knightmares reached the top to see the STARLET looking at them.

"It's nice to see you again May." The STARLET pilot said before the AC's eye goes dim.

"Do we know each other?" May ask.

"Of course." The pilot said before the cockpit opens revealing a girl with green hair that reached her shoulders and bright blue eyes.

"Sasha?!" May said in surprise.

"It's good to see you again… big sister." Sasha said with teary eyes as May got out of her Knightmare showing she too had tears in her eyes and both sisters got out of their machines and embraced each other.

"It's so nice to see such a happy family reunion." Max said as he saw both the reunions of David and his younger sisters and both May and her sister.

"I wonder who the pilots of those AC's are." Max wondered as he watched two LAAT/c's carry the two defeated NEXTs.

OFS Seraphim

On the bridge of the Seraphim, Chris sat in the captain's chair as he began to issue the orders for the next mission.

"Attention all hands, this is your captain speaking!" Chris said over the intercom.

Everyone throughout the ship listened to the intercom as the Sword of Freedom spoke, "For two months, we have been on the run while our comrades were being hunted down and forced to go on the defensive."

Chris stopped speaking momentarily before he spoke once more. "But here is what I say... no more. No more shall we hide because this time we are taking the battle to the Sith!"

In the hanger, Ben along with Alex, Jarod, Andrew, and Josh listened to the speech while at the Wing Origin, its eyes flashed momentarily.

"On the battle of Earth, we lost some dear friends while others were captured but this time... we will rise again and deliver grand retribution upon our enemies!" Chris shouted with fire burning in his eyes.

In John's quarters, the Sword of Vengeance sat up from his bed as he listened to the speech before a feminine hand grasped his shoulder as he looked back to see Euphie looking at John with a kind smile, who returned it with his own as the two shared a kiss with each other.

"During our exile, we've managed to find the location of where the Sith acquired their weapon and we're going there to find its weakness. Once we find it, we will return to Earth and destroy it once and for all!" Chris stated as the crew cheered.

At the training room, Kallen listened along with Alyssa and Lenalee as the girls listened as well while thinking back to what happened to the ones they loved back on Earth.

"Now, loyal soldiers of the Orion Federation; it is time for us to rise from the shadows and deliver on the light of hope! It is time for us... to go to WAR!" Chris shouted once more as everyone cheered at the young man's speech.

"Commence atmospheric entry; ready all ships and mobile suits; we'll destroy any Sith forces in our way. Now let's move out!" Chris ordered.

"Yes, sir!" the crew responded as the Seraphim prepared to enter the atmosphere.

While sitting in his chair, Chris was in deep thought at the development before him and the rest of his forces. 'Very soon, Kasumi, we will be reunited again and I will not let the forces of darkness stand between me and peace for the rest of the galaxy.'

Interdictor-class cruiser Burning Vengeance

Walking through the halls of the Burning Vengeance was Darth Imperius as he passed soldiers, Sith, and droids before he came upon a door which was guarded by 2 Sith troopers.

"Milord, they are inside." Said the trooper to the left.

Imperius gave the trooper a nod before he opened the door leading to another door which opened into a room.

Imperius walked into the room before the two doors closed shut.

"I'm back." Imperius said before he looked to see 4 small heads pop from behind a king sized bed… they were children.

The first child was a girl with black hair and aqua colored eyes who looked to be 6 years old, the second child was a boy with blonde hair with silver highlights and mako colored eyes with a bit of green who looked to be 5 years old, the third child was a girl with blonde hair and green eyes who looked to be 4 years old, the last child was a girl with dark blue hair and violet colored eyes who looked to be 5 years old.

"Welcome back Mr. Imperius!" The six year old said with a bright smile.

"I trust everyone is alright?" Imperius asked.

"Yes sir, though the only problem is just little sis." The 4 year old said before crying caught their attention.

Imperius looked to the side of the room to see a crib with a baby girl who looked to be 5 months old with patches of ice blue colored hair.

Imperius walked over to the crib and picked the child up and when he did the child stopped crying before opening her eyes to reveal red pupiless eyes.

'I do not understand why this child always calms down around me. I produce an aura of fear and death but… it does not affect these children even after our first encounter 2 months ago.' Imperius thought as he remembered their first meeting.

Flashback

Imperius was walking through the halls of a Sith base with Darth Marr as they made their way towards a landing pad.

"No information on the Swords of Heaven's current location?" Imperius asked.

"None so far but news have come that the Federation have put up a larger fleet around Coruscant, Kuat, Dac, Fondor, Kamino, and Manaan. The fleets over Earth are in a stalemate at the moment with the Federation fleet in orbit over the E.U. nations while our fleets are in orbit over Britannian territories." Said Darth Marr.

"All of these worlds are for strategic reasons. Coruscant is the Federation capitol, Kuat, Dac, and Fondor are their currently main military shipyards, Kamino is the location for their main Cloning and military training facility, and Manaan is the location for where they produce Kolto." Darth Imperius theorized.

As they walked Imperius stopped as he felt pain and fear… all of them from younglings.

Imperius made a hard turn and walked down the hall which caused Marr to turn around before following the black armored being as he marched through the halls until he entered a room where he stopped to see 4 children strapped to tables naked as the day they were born with needles getting stabbed into their arms and legs but in a flooded tube was a girl who looked to be 5 years old with fair skin, violet hair, and purple eyes behind closed lids. Imperius's anger grew when he saw a crying baby being sat on a table before a doctor took out a scalpel and moved to cut open the child's arm before Imperius sprang into action.

Imperius rushed the doctor with the scalpel and punched him the face before grabbing the medical tool and slashed open the doctors around him before tossing the medical tool turned weapon at a doctor stabbing him in the face.

"Lord Imperius calm down-AH!" A doctor tried to say before Imperius drew a lightsaber and sliced across his chest before punching another doctor and sending him crashing into a wall killing him on impact.

The surviving four doctors attempted to run while 2 B1 battle droids moved to engage Imperius but the droids were easily dealt with and the doctors were killed brutally.

The first doctor was cut in half diagonally, the second doctor had his head and upper body cut off, and the third doctor was beaten to death with his own skull while screaming "This doesn't seem physically possible!".

The last doctor was crawling backwards away from Darth Imperius before he struck armored legs behind him causing the doctor to turn to see the armored image of Darth Marr with 4 Sith troopers.

"Doctor Solstin. I should have expected this." Darth Marr said as he turned to the troopers who moved to unbound the children.

"Lord Marr please! Lord Imperius is going crazy!" The now named Solstin cried as Imperius approached him with the lightsaber blazing in hand.

"Tell me Doctor Solstin, what are those?" Marr asked as he pointed to the children that were being covered by blankets.

"Those are test subjects milord." The doctor answered earning a growl from Imperius.

"And why are they test subjects?" Marr asked curiously as he looked back at the doctor.

"They are to be new generation DEMONs that will be able to kill the Swords of Heaven with ease and kill all enemies of the Empire." Solstin said sincerely.

"Solstin what is conflict?" Marr asked as he watched a Sith trooper take the girl out of the tube and wrap a towel around her.

"Conflict brings death and destruction as well as chaos milord-" Solstin said only for Marr to interrupt him saying "NO! Conflict is the only way that life can evolve and grow stronger. War brings death but it is inevitable for beings to die. In both war and peace we die but war is inevitable in ANY culture no matter how peaceful they are war will always remain. Without evolution our empire will die because we are unable to move forward. Here I see not a way to evolve the empire, no what I see here is sick experiments on children of the empire. Lord Imperius, deal with this fool." Darth Marr said as he walked past the black armored man who responded with a growl.

"Wait please! Don't let him kill me milord!" Solstin begged.

Darth Marr turned his head towards the scientists and said "Death is inevitable. Only cowards tried to avoid that which was a necessity. It is time to meet your end coward."

Imperius moved in the way of the Solstin's sight of Marr before raising the saber high in the air and bringing it down as the excuse of a man screams were silenced.

"Report" Marr ordered.

"Sir the children refuse to move." Said the lead Sith trooper as he looked to see a trooper try and grab a blonde haired girl… only for her to punch him in the balls.

Imperius walked past them and towards the children before stopping in front of them.

The children were intimidated by his appearance because the black fog gave him a sinister look.

"Stay away from us!" The girl with black hair and aqua eyes shouted before taking out what was a blaster and Imperius realized that they were next to the remains of a battle droid.

The girl aims and fires but Imperius dodges it and rips the rifle out of her hands.

"Bad move." Imperius said as he crushed the blaster in his hand.

The children cower before laughter filled the air causing everyone to turn to the source only to find the baby that the scientists were about to experiment on laughing soundly with a bright smile on her face and outstretching her hands towards the Sith.

"What in the seven Corellian hells…" A Sith trooper muttered.

'The child is not afraid. Anyone else who saw me would run.' Darth Imperius thought.

"I am Darth Imperius. Who are you?" Asked Imperius.

"We don't have names. The doctor said slaves and toys don't deserve names." Said the blonde haired girl.

Imperius narrowed his eyes under his helmet and the black mist surrounding his armor intensified as well as the rage and bloodlust that even Darth Marr was slightly afraid… only slightly.

"Then you require names." Marr said trying to have a calm Imperius so that the base wasn't a crater.

"We would like that." Said the violet haired girl.

"Rin" Imperius said to the black haired girl.

"What?" The black haired girl said confused.

"That shall be your name." Imperius said as he placed a hand on her head which she flinches but for some reason she felt safe.

"My name…" The now named Rin whispered.

Marr looked upon this and felt warmth in his heart for some reason before looking towards the violet haired girl.

"You shall be named Zack." Imperius said to the boy before looking towards the blonde "And you shall be named Gabriel."

"What about us mister?" Asked the blue haired girl who was holding the baby.

"You shall be named Lana and this little one shall be named Aoko." Imperius said with the last name causing the baby to laugh.

The violet haired girl stayed away from the group of children and slowly walked backwards before her back collided with armored legs causing her to spin around to see Darth Marr looking at her.

"I'm so sorry!" The girl cried and dropped to her knees covering her head and Marr sense a large amount of fear but he also sensed she had a connection with the force.

"What are you child?" Marr asked.

"I-I'm just a slave made from a test tube to be used by the empire anyway they wish." The girl answered.

'Using children? Even I am not that 'loyal' to use children.' Marr thought before another thought came to his mind 'She has a connection with the force and if I train her she might become a strong Sith to have as an ally.'

"Child you are strong in the force and I have a deal for you." Marr said as he got to one knee in front of the girl.

"A deal?" The girl asked.

"Yes, what I am offering is to train you as my apprentice. As such you will not be used as a test subject or a slave for you will become strong and serve the empire as you see fit." Marr said to the girl.

The child thought about it for a moment before nodding her head.

"Then as of now you are named Tsukasa. I cannot have an apprentice who has no name." Marr said as he stood up.

The now named Tsukasa nods her head accepting the new name before she too stood up.

"Darth Imperius, what do you plan with those children?" Marr asked.

"I plan to take these children, for some reason Darth Oculus and Darth Mundus allowed these experiments and it doesn't seem that it is for the good of the empire." Imperius said to Marr who nodded his head in agreement.

"Do as you see fit but I believe that they will use those children to make sure you complete your task." Darth Marr said before he walked out of the room with Tsukasa close behind.

End flashback

Imperius remembered that day well but when he put the now sleeping baby back in its crib he falls to one knee with his eyes wide as a vision flew through his mind.

Vision

The vision shows a planet before it closes in on a city where it was surrounded by war as planes flew through the sky until he focuses on one thing… Gundams flying through the air.

End vision

"Mr. Imperius! Are you alright?" Rin asked.

"I am fine. I know where I must go." Imperius said as he stood up and left the room.

Tatooine

Explosions filled the air as mobile suits flew around engaging in combat.

"Damn Federation!" Shouted a Gafran pilot before a beam punched through his suit causing it to explode.

Flying through the smoke was the Throne Zeta as it fired its beam pistol at a Hellion destroying it before bringing out a beam saber before slashing through a G-Bouncer Deos.

"It's the Sword of Heart!" Shouted a Zedas pilot as he fired his beam Vulcans only for a beam to punch downward causing it to explode.

"Lenalee please calm down." Josh said as he flew down while his DRAGOON bits flew around him shooting down Sith mobile suits.

"I will not show them any mercy." Lenalee muttered as she shot down two more Hellions and an Enact.

"Lenalee please, Jacob wouldn't want to see you like this." Alyssa said to the Throne pilot while inside her cockpit Lenalee was filled with grief about losing the man she loved.

"Hey where is Jarod anyway?" Alex asked as he fired two beams which struck two Gafrans.

"Said something about testing one of his projects." Josh answered.

"NOW OF ALL TIMES?!" Andrew shouted as he sliced down two Hellions.

"Sir, picking up high energy readings!" A Windam pilot shouted before a large red beam fired and destroyed 50 percent of the Sith forces.

"What the hell?!" Alyssa shouted as she pulled back.

"Where did that beam come from?" Chris asked after pulling his beam saber from a Leo before it explodes.

"Sorry I'm late." Jarod said as he arrived… in a new Gundam.

"What the heck." Alex said as he and everyone else took notice of the new Gundam.

The new Gundam had the appearance of the Gundam Throne Eins but it didn't have the curved feet and the shield on its left shoulder was more circular and the GN drive produced green GN particles. The Gundam was painted black with rust orange and it also had a gold V fin.

"That's a Gundam." Ben muttered as the Pegasus flew next to the Wing Origin.

"May I introduce my new Gundam: the OGNW-001 Gundam Throne Warrior." Jarod said as he flew around firing his beam rifle destroying 3 Hellions before a rumbling caught his attention.

"What the fuck are the Covenant doing here!?" Alex shouted as a red CAS-class assault carrier flew in.

"The thing isn't raising shields, the Brutes must think they wouldn't need it." Ben scoffed at the Brutes stupidity.

"And they shall pay for it." Jarod said as he readied his mega particle launcher as the muzzle began to glow a deep red.

"Hey Jarod I thought pure GN drives make pink beams?" Alyssa said seeing the red and the green.

"That's true… but this baby is connected to Tau GN particle tanks." Jarod said before the cannon fired and the beam flew at the carrier as its underbelly began to glow red.

The beam flew before punching through the front of the carrier and parts of it began bubbling up and then the beam punched through the back.

Seconds later explosions rocked the carrier before the entire ship exploded in a large purplish-blue fireball.

When the carrier exploded a canister pops out of a slot and falls to the ground below.

"So you are using Tau GN particle canisters to use that weapon. How many does it use?" Alyssa asked as she lands on the ground able to stand on the desert.

"The Throne Warrior is able to hold up to 21 canisters. The mega launcher fires a beam that depending on the size if I use it for sniper support I have a total of 8 shots, if I use it to take on an aquatic battleship or a corvette I have 6, if I engage any larger I have 4 shots but if I attack a ship like the CAS-assault carrier I have to use one shot. The beam is able to remove shields but it will only be able to take down the shields before I have to replace the canister." Jarod explained.

"And what about a CSO-class super carrier?" Ben asked as Alex flew into the base they were attacking.

"I would only be able to drop 25 percent of its shields so I would rather be careful on what I shoot at." Jarod said rubbed the back of his head.

"Hey guys found something!" Alex shouted causing everyone to enter the base where their eyes widen when they see cages of mobile suits but all of the mobile suits weren't the same in appearance.

The first mobile suit was completely white but it had red lens eyes. Its appearance looked like an early version of the Sinanju. This was the Sinanju Stein.

The second mobile suit was a sage green with parts of it being dark green or black. It had four wing binders and a horn. This was the Kshatriya.

The third mobile suit was white and had a trident-like crest on its head with the frame looking like an ancient Spartan from the Greek Era. This was the Tallgeese III.

The fourth mobile suit was slim and angular with the color on the limbs being a pitch black. The head looked like a mix of a samurai's helmet and a demon's head with the face sporting a white sunglasses-like visor. This was the Susanoo.

The fifth mobile suit was completely gold with the feet being a crimson red with a darkened visor eye with a shade of red. It had a black Japanese kanji for 'gold' on both shoulders. This was the Hyaku Shiki.

The sixth mobile suit looked like a more advance Gundam-like MS with bulky armor. It was colored black and red with blue eyes. This was the Kabakali.

The seventh mobile suit was colored a navy blue with some black and looked like a mixture between a GM and a Gundam but with no v-fin. The visor eye was colored a bright blue. This was the Pale Rider.

The eighth mobile suit was completely white and looked like a Gundam but it sported no v-fin. This was the G-Exes.

The ninth mobile suit was looked like a sleeker and more angular version of the Zeta Gundam. This was the Zeta II.

The rest of the mobile suits were Zedas-type mobile suits.

"Well damn." Jarod said as he got out of his new Gundam with the others getting out of theirs.

"It seems this base was storage for these mobile suits." Ben said as he walked towards the Sinanju Stein.

"I guess we can't destroy these things can we?" Alex asked as he stood in front of the Pale Rider.

"It would be a waste if we did." Jarod said he stood in front of the Kabakali.

"There's one missing." Lenalee said as she stood in front of the Kshatriya.

Everyone turned to an empty cradle that was in between 2 Zedas while Federation soldiers moved around.

"It seems that someone was here first and took what was being built." Chris said as he stood in front of the G-Exes.

"Sir! We found data you might want to take a look at." A Federation trooper said as he handed Ben a data pad.

Ben read through what was on it and his eyes widen in surprise.

"What is it?" Chris asked his brother.

"This is data on a way to make a physical body for spiritual beings. The first subject was on a woman named… Arturia… Pendragon." Ben said as Arturia appeared with her eyes wide in surprise.

"Are you saying that there is a way that she can have a true human body instead of a physical spiritual one?" John asked from the side of the Susanoo.

"Yes… and it's on Strangereal." Ben said handing the pad over the Chris.

"That's quite a coincidence. A device make to create a body for spiritual beings on the same planet where we can find a way to destroy that new weapon. I guess we have our luck cut out for us." Chris said as he looked through the data.

"Well how are we going to get to Strangereal? I mean there's a Sith fleet in orbit and let's not forget the orbital defenses." Alyssa said from in front of the Zeta II while the 00 Epyon flew in.

"Well there is an inventory list here also so that means that this was supposed to be a restocking center for the defenses." Chris said showing her the pad as the Epyons cockpit opened to reveal Kallen who climbed out but nod descend as something caught her eye.

"Well it says the transport was to leave today and we don't see it so what are we supposed to do now?" Alyssa asked.

"Hey guys I think I found something you're going to want to look at." Kallen called out.

Everyone got in their Gundams and looked to see what Kallen was looking at and what they saw was a single warship or more specifically… a Lancer-class frigate.

"That's the supply ship?" Ben asked.

"It would seem." John said as he looked at the ship.

"The codes are on this pad too." Alyssa said pulling them up from the data pad she still held.

"And there are also some Commando Droids we can use." Alex said as the Astraea Plus points towards an open area showing 8 Commando Droids.

"Good we can use them as false crewman to escort the frigate." Chris said with a smirk.

"Maybe we can also put a nuclear warhead on the frigate and activate it once it's in the station." John suggested.

"That would help in limiting casualties." Ben said.

"Also it seems that there's a map here." Jarod said as he pulled up a map he downloaded from the datapad before sending it to everyone.

"It's a map of Strangereal." John said before he saw the red, blue, and green territories "It seems that the red are nations under Sith control, the blue are free nations, and the green are areas that are showing they are currently fighting."

"The nations currently under Sith control are Belka, Gebet, Recta, Fato, Ratio, Wielvakia, Nordlands, Fato, Wellow, Leasath, Aurelia, Verusa, Sotoa, Yuktobania, parts of Anea or more specifically parts of a nation called Estovakia. The nations free of the Sith are Usea, Ustio, Osea, Emmeria, Sapin, and Nordennavic. There is fighting in parts of Emmeria, Ustio, Osea, Sapin, and Usea." Alex said seeing the nations.

"It seems some of those nations are putting up a hard fight even if they are outmatched." Andrew said seeing the map.

"And as the Swords of Heaven we shall descend and bring justice upon the enemies of peace." Chris said as he looked up towards a hole in the roof to show the Seraphim flying overhead along with 2 Venator star destroyers, 6 Baikal cruisers, and 9 Geneva cruisers.

St. Petersburg

"We the Mikhail Knights have been ordered by Archduke Verance to withdraw from St. Petersburg." Said a man wearing a green Britannian uniform with a red Knight of Round cape. This man was Michele Manfredi, also known as the former Knight of Two.

"St. Petersburg?" Asked a man of Japanese descent with light indigo colored hair and green eyes. This man was Shin Hyuga Shaing… he was Akito's older brother.

"At Narva, west of St. Petersburg, the Rafael Knights were annihilated." Michele said as he looked out a window while Shin and the familiar armored form of Vakor stood a fair distance away "The enemy was a humanoid Knightmare unit. And the Sith mobile suit team sent in were wiped out… by what they called Armored Cores."

"The E.U. forces at Narva were supposed to be completely surrounded and isolated from the western front. I don't think reinforcements could have broken through the western line that easily." Shin said as Michele walked towards his chair.

"The enemy suddenly launched an attack from within the surrounded area." Michele said as he sat down.

"Suddenly?" Shin asked.

"That' what the survivors said. They said they "came out of nowhere."" Michele said .

"There was also reports that the Armored Cores were part of the Orion Federation that participated in the battle of Tokyo several months ago. But the Knightmares we have no current knowledge." Vakor said from his spot next to Shin.

"The one who attacked the Roman Empire, General Hannibal." Shin suggested.

"Hannibal?" Michele said coming to the conclusion "That's right. It could be Hannibal's ghost."

"But if we want to talk about ghosts, then the European Union has one too! The ghost of the revolutionary from 300 years ago! The one who led the ignorant masses!" Michele said with a small smile.

"We the pure and noble Euro-Britannians must transcend that foolish statesman and pave the way to the future." Shin said with a serious expression.

"And we the Sith Empire will help them towards that future." Vakor said with his serious expression.

"Justice has chosen us!" Michele said with a bigger smile as he stood up "Shin, the warrior blood of the Orient flows through your veins. Soon, you will be able to join the ranks of the European aristocrats and our millennia of history!"

"You are too kind, Lord Manfredi. In that case… I'd like to take over the Mikhail Knights."

Vakor knew where this was going since he was told that Shin had the same Geass as Lelouch vi Britannia and about what would happen and was told to assist Shin.

Michele had a surprised look before he burst out laughing "Shin, you've quite the ambition."

Michele walked up to Shin and puts his hands on Shin's shoulders "In five more years, you'll be ready to take over the Mikhail Knights as my successor. I'm looking forward to that day. Shin, I think of you as closer than my blood brother."

"Brother?" Shin asked as a single image flew through his head.

"That's right. Let's make a new world." Michele said while Shin saw more images go through his head before he spoke "What a joke."

Michele blinked in confusion while Shin removed Michele's hands.

"Shin…" Michele said bewildered.

"Unfortunately. Lord Manfredi, you are unfit to be the Mikhail Knights' leader." Shin said as he took several steps back and pointed his right hand at Michele.

"What are you saying, Shin?!" Michele demanded.

"It's is quite obvious at what he's saying Michele." Vakor said.

"It is I…" Shin said before moving his outstretched and to the side "who is appropriate."

Suddenly Shin's left eye flashed with the familiar sigil of Geass before Michele's eyes flash red showing him under the control of Geass.

"Lord Manfredi, it's time to go on a trip." Shin ordered.

"Yeah. That's right." Michele said emotionlessly as he drew is sword and place it at his neck "I'll go ahead, Shin Hyuga Shing."

"I suggest you take several steps back." Vakor said and Shin did just that before Michele cuts deep causing blood to go flying before Michele fell to the ground dead with his sword clattering to the ground.

"Farewell, Manfredi." Shin said with a smile before turning towards Vakor.

"Remember that your Geass won't affect me and that you have the support of some Sith in this area. As long as we get what we want then you will have our complete support even after we have what we want." Said Vakor as he looked Shin in the eye.

"I am grateful... Vakor Kenny." Shin said before walking out of the room with Vakor behind him while the corpse of Michele Manfredi bled on the ground.

E.U. Castle

Leila walked through the forest outside of the castle and looked up to see 2 Armored Cores which were White Glint, and Supplice.

"I don't understand how those machines were able to survive the Siths new weapon while the Federation mobile suits were utterly destroyed." Leila muttered before she sees Akito, Kasumi, David, Max, and May stacking stones like graves.

"Akito, Max, Kasumi, David, and May?" Leila whispered as she hid behind a tree.

"Good morning Leila!" Two familiar voices said behind her causing Leila to yelp in surprise before she spins around to see Cui and Yui wearing ZAFT White Coat uniforms but Cui's was a light shade of green with the ZAFT symbol replaced with a white shield with a Jade colored crown while Yui was wearing an ice blue uniform with the ZAFT symbol replaced with a black shield with a crown… made from snow-flakes.

"Cui, Yui?!" Leila said with her heart pounding in her chest from the surprise.

"Oh good morning." David said as he waved towards the blonde who blushed slightly.

"G-Good morning, Lieutenant Hyuga, Lieutenant Walkers, Lieutenant Greenfield, Ensign. What are you doing here?" Leila said as she got her blush under control.

"I made a promise." Akito answered.

"A promise?" Leila asked.

"These are the graves of the men that died at Narva." Akito said looking at said graves.

"At Narva? Their graves?" Leila said before finally noticing that they were in a graveyard… with only stones stacked together to make graves.

"We made a promise before we sortied. That the survivors would bury the fallen, here. I am the only survivor." Akito said with a serious expression.

"I am also responsible for their deaths." Leila admitted with regret.

"They sortied with a smile." Akito said before a ghost of one of the pilots appeared surprising the Armored Core pilots who saw it.

"That's right." The ghost said as more ghosts appeared "Our families were able to become E.U. citizens because we joined the war. That's more than enough."

"More importantly, Akito. Why do you fight?"

"You have no family to protect, no country to fight for..."

"You're alone."

"Why are you living?"

"So I can die." Akito answered.

"Lieutenant Hyuga." Leila said getting his attention "Is something bothering you? You suddenly got quiet…"

"No. I was talking to them." Akito assured.

"To them?" Leila asked confused.

"They should be dead, but I can hear them." Akito said before he turned to them "Their voices. Because I've… died before."

Burning Vengeance

Imperius walked towards the bridge of the Burning Vengeance and sees a fleet admiral.

"Ah milord what are your orders." The admiral bowed.

"Prepare all ships for hyperspace jump… set course for Strangereal… it is time we cut the head off the enemy and burn the remains to ashes." Imperius said before the screen pulls out of the bridge to show the Burning Vengeance with 11 Interdictor-class cruisers, 17 Imperial II-class star destroyers, 21 Victory II-class Star destroyers, 18 Munificent-class star frigates, 8 Lucrehulk-class battleships, 26 Lupus-class missile frigates, 17 Recusant-class light destroyers, 16 Providence-class carrier/destroyers, and 1 Subjugator-class heavy cruiser.

"Let the Swords of Heaven fall into the despairs of hell." Imperius said with his eyes glowing under the helmet.

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(Uso by SID)

(Ano hi mita sora akaneiro no sora wo) Shifts to show a single streak fly through the sky before it was followed by thousands of more before the screen pulls back to show the Swords of Heavens, AC pilots, jet pilots, Knightmare pilots, and soldiers looking up at the sky

(Nee kimi wa oboeteimasuka) Shifts to show a giant metal clawed hand which shrinks into a regular hand showing a phantom image of Dexter before it fades to show Chris leaning his back against a tree

(Yakusoku chigiri shoka no kaze ga tsutsumu) Shifts to show Chris looks in a direction to see the other Swords looking at him with bright looks on their faces causing him to smile

(Futari yorisotta) Chris looks up at the sky where the camera pans to show Gundams and several other machines and vehicles fly through the sky

(Instruments) Shifts to show the inside of a warship showing both Dexter and Chris looking at one another

(Muri na egao no ura) Both Dexter and Chris bow before engaging their Scale Mail and start throwing punches at one another

(Nobita kage wo kakumau) The two continue their spar with the strikes occasionally hitting one another before Dexter grabs Chris and tosses him into the air where he follows with an energy encased fist hitting Chris in the chest which shattered his Scale Mail save his gauntlet and sent him flying

(Dakara kizukanu furi saisei wo erabu) Chris flew passing Braydin and Aiden in Mandalorian armor and an ODST with foldable axes strapped to his back before Chris continued flying until he is caught by Darth Imperius who punched Chris in the face sending him flying before releasing a roar as well as sending a wave of black mist

(Instruments) Shifts to show Kallen as she and John were sparring with Andrew, Ben, and Saber

(Teeburu no ue no furuenai shirase machitsuzukete) Shifts to show Jarod as he was working on something before it explodes in his face sending him flying before he gets back into the room wiping soot off his face before he cracks his knuckles and continues what he was working on

(Instruments) Shifts to show several machines fly through the sky before one aims a rifle and fires at the screen

(Kuuhaku no yoru mo kuru hazu no nai asa mo) Shifts to show Lenalee and Alyssa as they stood in front of makeshift graves with the former crying openly while the latter was trying to comfort her

(Zenbu wakattetanda) Shifts to show Alex and Josh standing side by side where they nod their heads before drawing their weapons and Alex sends a beam of energy while Josh sends an ice dragon which causes an explosion

(Ano hi mita sora akaneiro no sora wo) Shifts to show several Armored Cores hover across the ground while Knightmares drove beside them while they engaged Sith mobile suits and Britannian Knightmares

(Nee itsuka omoidasu deshou) Shifts to show several jets fly through the sky followed by Federation fighters and machines as they attacked Sith mobile suits and fighters

(Hatasenakatta yakusoku wo idaite) Shifts to show all of the Swords of Heavens Gundams fly through a battle field demolishing Sith mobile suits before they flew at the black Ghirarga where they clashed creating a bright flash

(Futari arukidasu) Shifts to show a pocket watch which closes with the holder being Chris who hands it to a cloaked figure before they and the Swords of Heavens walk away down a road before shifting to a flight deck to show the Swords of Heavens and AC pilots with their Gundams, mobile suits, and Armored Cores behind them

(End of ending)

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Preview

"Resurrection is at hand." Shifts to show the Wing Origin as it slashed through a Zedas before shifting to show the Sinanju Stein zooming through the battlefield

"Since the battle of Earth the Swords of Heaven and the Federation have taken the fight to the Sith as best they can and this is one of many future actions." Shifts to show a Lancer frigate enter a hanger before shifting to show a large nuclear explosion before shifting to show the Seraphim fire its Lohengrin at an Imperial II star destroyer while its two Gottfrieds destroyed a Victor II star destroyer on each of its sides

"And with this act the tide shall shift." Shifts to show the Throne Warrior as it fired its mega particle launcher before shifting to show 5 planes pop out of pods that were falling from orbit

"But even the best laid plans have problems." Shifts to show a Venator Star Destroyer exploding before it shifts to show a GINN getting peppered by beams before shifting to show a GM II getting stabbed by a beam saber

Next episode: Strangereal curtain fall

"What will happen once the curtain rises?" Shifts to show Imperius in his Ghirarga before shifting to show it flying towards a planet before shifting to show the Wing Origin fly through the air while two Hellions explode behind it