Disclaimer: The Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise belongs to Bandai Entertainment. Xenosaga Episode 1 belongs to Bandai Namco Games and Monolith Software. I only own my OC, Takeshi Yamato, and his personal machine.

Author's Note: This particular project is one that I've always wanted to do. It basically asks (and answers) the question, "What would happen if a Gundam Pilot were transported into the Xenosaga Universe?"

All the characters from the Xenosaga video games will appear (along with an OC from another Xenosaga Fanfic), but some of them will have different roles. For instance, Allen Ridgeley (who is one of the biggest wusses I've ever met) is only going to play a bit role in my story. All of you Allen fans don't need to worry about me killing him off—I won't do that. However, he is NOT going to play a major role in the story.

In fact, taking his place at Shion's side will be my own personal OC, Takeshi Yamato. That's right, folks, this is a Shion/OC Fic. And this OC has quite the backstory, which will be explored in detail as the story goes along.

For now, let's get things started with the Prologue! :D


PROLOGUE

THE STORY BEGINS


The year is TC 4767.

Over 5,000 years have passed since mankind was forced to abandon its Homeworld.

With the advent of the Unus-Mundus Network (or U.M.N.), humanity was able to travel between the stars at faster-than-light speeds, and has now expanded to countless worlds.

However, mankind still wars with itself, and it now also has to deal with hostile aliens known as Gnosis.

Several days ago, the planet Ariadne vanished in a space-time distortion. The Galaxy Federation Government has sent the cruiser Woglinde and the 117th Marine Division to investigate. With them is a team from Vector Industries, performing tests on KOS-MOS, an Android designed to be humanity's secret weapon against the Gnosis.

In that team is a man who first appeared in this world two years ago. A man with a powerful Humanoid Mobile Weapon. A man with the power to change Destiny itself.

His name is Takeshi Yamato. And his weapon is one of the most legendary weapons in existence.

The Mobile Weapon known as Gundam…


Author's Note: Well, there it is. The start of the project that I've always wanted to do. I think I covered pretty much everything I needed to for a prologue. I should, hopefully, be able to get the first chapter up within a week or so.

Anyway, please read and review.

Later! :D

Takeshi Yamato
Azure Knight of the Raging Tempest

Author's Note 2: This Story is getting a slight retcon, seeing as how I changed my account title to something with a more Japanese flavor—a change which also affects my primary OC.