Chapter 1 Dynasty Warriors Gundam "For Great Justice"
Return of the Darkness
Featuring:
-The UC universe including many characters across series
-G Gundam
-Gundam Wing
-Gundam Seed and Destiny
-Gundam 00
-Any and all mobile suits (not counting minor variations) which appear within this fanfiction are represented as action figures or models from a variety of lines, all of which I actually own. The same is not true of the ships (simply because there are not enough of them and before this I never had enough interest to buy one)
This Series is co-crafted and much inspiration and work done by Thaeonblade (author of Mighty Morphin Mecha Rangers.) Most portrayals of villainous characters (especially Malicorans) were done by him.
Backstory: Zeon dropped more than one colony, feds still won, nobody knows where Amura Ray is, there was no Delaz Fleet or Operation Stardust, some variation of G Gundam and Gundam Wing occurred instead, Zeon (called Malicore) disappeared, the Federation left the earth because it was so poisoned, rather than do anything to fix it, Coordinators eventually appeared, rebelled against the corrupt Feds, were put down, most of them disappeared somewhere, but the feds still have to deal with terrorist incidents now and again, so they formed the Titans. Admiral Halberton of the 8th fleet didn't like the Titans and their elite attitude, so he commissioned the G-Project 2 (successor the original G-project that birthed the GP-01, 02, and 03) to build new gundams and a new ship for the regular forces. Following the Titans Australia Incident (in which the Titans nuked the rebuilt Sydney Australia) the ASAF, or Anti-Space Allied Fighters were formed. They found many sympathizers both with former Malicoran warriors and within the federation.
Episode 1 "Not what you think they are"
Solar Millennia 216, February 29th, 7:00 am Greenwich Mean Time
Lieutenant Mu La Flaga stood and saluted as he disembarked the Salamis Kai class cruiser that had transported him to the Green Noa 2, in the Heliopolis Colony Cluster. "It's been an honor to fly with you Captain. I hope that your retirement goes well."
The old man stood up himself and saluted the lieutenant. "It's been an honor to have such a famous pilot on my ship. And you're a good man too. Fly straight and true Lieutenant."
"Fly straight and true Captain." Lieutenant la Flaga released the salute and stepped off the bridge. It was time to head to his new posting and sort out the raw pilots he'd brought along. They were a bunch of green kids selected to pilot the new Gundam type suits the federation had developed. Mu wondered absently why the federation had decided to give them to a couple of green pilots, instead of proven veterans. Not that it mattered. It wouldn't surprise him if they were all politically connected.
He grabbed a drive rail and let it carry him off towards the car port. He'd take a car from there to the factory district. As he was letting the rail carry him along, a well-dressed gentleman came up with other way. He tipped his hat to Mu, and then winked at him. Mu nodded to the man. So, they were inside.
When he reached the car port, he saw that only one car was left. One woman and two male companions were about to grab it. Unfortunately for them, Mu couldn't afford to be late. "Excuse me," he said to them, running to catch up. "I'm going to need to commandeer that car. I have a date I can't miss. I'm Lieutenant Mu La Flaga."
"Ah, Lieutenant… Actually," started one of the two men. The women held up her hand and silenced him. Then she shuffled around in her pocket and pulled out an ID card. She held it up for him to examine. It identified her as Ensign Natarle Badgiruel. She was assigned to the Archangel. "Ah, Ensign. Well, if we have the same destination, I suppose that works." "Thank you sir. I was surprised to hear that you'd been assigned to the Archangel, I thought only the senior officers would be true veterans." She took a seat in the back while one of her companions drove. "It was a last minute decision. I came here with the pilots for the mobile suits, but unlike them I'm scheduled to report immediately. So what's with the civvies, Ensign?" She blinked, then calmly replied, "We were not on duty, and those of us who were already on the colony were told to move in civilian clothing. Our captain didn't want to draw the attention of the Titans. He doesn't like them, perhaps with good reason." Mu smiled at the comment. It was a pity what was going to happen. Both the captain and the ensign might have made good members for… well, it didn't matter. # # # Meanwhile, at the Morganroate division of Anaheim Electronics, a young man named Kira Yamato was sitting at a desk typing away. He was putting the finishing touches on an OS for the university's petite mobile suit, their entry in this year's competition. It saddened him to do so, and he let out a sigh. It was probably the last time he was going to be able to work on the suit, or work with the friends he had made here, after today. "Hey Kira, why do you look so down today? Is it because of that Flay girl? Don't tell me you fell for Sai's fiancé." Tolle Koenig was probably the one closest to Kira of the group, perhaps just because he didn't judge people. He took everything in stride, so he could warm up to anybody. That wasn't to say the others were not also Kira's friends. "It's not that Tolle. Today just seems… sad. We're practically finished with building it now. All that's left is a few lines of code." He looked at the petite MS they'd spent the last semester building. If it weren't for today, if it weren't for why he was here, next semester he'd be with them, trying to win their way to the inter colony championship. Instead… Miriallia Haw got a little sad herself when Kira expressed it like that. "I know what you mean. It is kinda sad afterall, isn't it?" A moment later Sai himself arrived. He had this forlorn look about him. He actually looked a little sadder than Kira did. "Hey Sai," Cuzzy said from his own desk. "You look kinda down man." "Flay is mad at me. That last letter I sent had bad timing," he replied, rubbing his head. He slumped down in a seat. "I sometimes do not get that girl." Kira finished typing in the code while he listened to the conversation turn towards Flay and Sai. He felt bad for Sai, as Flay seemed like a very difficult girl to handle. "Hey Cuzzy, I finished the programming. I'm transferring the OS to the unit, then I gotta go." "Oh? Do you have a date tonight Kira?" Tolle asked. Everyone turned their attention to Kira. He grinned nervously. "Huh? Oh, yeah, sort of," he replied. Kira supposed it was true. It was an appointment, and with a girl. Though of course, Cagali sometimes made him forget she was a girl. "So who's the lucky girl huh?" asked Miriallia. "Come on, share." Her sweet smile was possibly one of the scariest things Kira had ever seen. "Ah, well, I'll tell you if it goes well. If it doesn't, well…" "Ah… Come on, Kira, tell, tell!" Tolle egged him on, backing up his girlfriend. "Look, I'm gonna be late, I have to go!" Kira begged, and escaped out the door. Once on the other side, he breathed a sigh of relief, and headed for his rendezvous. Meanwhile, inside the room… "Ah… I wanted to find out who the lucky girl was," said Miriallia. Kira moved quickly towards the meeting place, over on the other side of the Morganroate division block. Cagalli, blond head of hair concealed under a cap and her profile disguised by a heavy jacket, was waiting for him. "Hey, Cagalli. Sorry I'm cutting it so close," he said, by way of greeting. She gave him a chilling look. "Cutting it close? Any closer and we'd be late!" then she softened into a smile. "But we aren't, so come on. The Titans are testing out their new MK II units at Green Noa 1, and they have it up on the monitor. I'm sure it'll be a shock for them, what's about to occur." "No kidding," he said, and followed her over to the observation platform. For the moment at least, they were just acting as spotters, but later on he'd be using his access key to get a few special individuals into the facilities. It was at that moment that one of the MK IIs crashed into a building near the camera. Kira and Cagalli flinched at the stupidity of the pilot. It was probable he'd just crushed several people to death on a training exercise. Crews came running, but Kira stopped watching when a beep came from his belt. "it's time. I'll let them in, just keep a watch on those Titan suits and also watch for the fed's security forces. Good luck." "I hardly need it. YOU need the luck more than I do," she said, and kissed his cheek. "So that's for good luck. Come back alive, or else, little brother." "Yes, mother," he teased her, and then he was off to meet up with their allies. Cagalli turned back to watch as the crashed pilot climbed out of his suit. A young woman pulled up in a jeep and started berating him. She called in the suit's position. If it took them a while to move it, it would be easy to capture. Then she noticed something… that couldn't be… but… an older man in a Captain's uniform ran up and started berating the pair of them. Was that Captain Bright of the White Base? Kira, meanwhile, was approaching the security entrance. The door was low security, it required only a security ID scan to gain entry. That was why it was chosen. Kira could get the team almost to the secure section housing the new ship, all without forging IDs or tripping alarms. "Hey Kira, glad you could make it," the strike commander said as Kira let them in. He handed Kira a handgun. "Lead the way, Ensign." Kira nodded. "This way," he said, and lead them deeper into the base. At the same time, Lieutenant Mu La Flaga was reporting to the captain of the Archangel. "Welcome Lieutenant. I'd welcome you aboard, but alas, we are not yet on the ship." He indicated the window behind him, which overlooked the magnificent ship, first of its line, derived from the White Base. It was quite magnificent, truly like a galloping Trojan horse. "What made you decide to join the Archangel, Lieutenant?" the captain asked him as the watched the crews making final checks on the ship. Mu scratched his head for a moment, then said, "I was tired of taking a back seat to everything. Supposedly I'm one of the few legitimate Ace pilots the Federation has at the moment, and yet ever since the battle of Endymion it's nothing but promotions and political appearances. I'm a pilot, I belong in the cockpit, not on the stage." The captain laughed heartily. Mu felt guilty, as while the feelings he expressed were true enough, it wasn't the reason he'd requested assignment to the Archangel. "Did you hear Green Noa I has been infiltrated by an unknown mobile suit team? The base is on high alert, but we've seen no activity in our sector." "I hadn't heard yet sir. Do you think they're planning to take out the Titan's base?" Mu asked, wondering what his shortly to be ex-captain thought on the subject. "I doubt it. Not the whole base, reports indicate only 3 mobile suits. Hardly enough to take out an entire base." "I agree sir, 3 couldn't take out a whole base without a lot of backup. Are you saying they really only sent 3?" "Intelligence indicates that's it, 3 mobile suits is all they've sent, not even a support infiltration team."
Shortly, he was dismissed, and he checked his watch. It was time. He moved towards the door where he was supposed to meet the infiltration team. He was still on schedule, but it would take another few minutes to reach the door.
When he did, he checked his watch again. One minute to go. It was almost time to shake up this world and make it realize it could sleep no longer. He counted off the time. 3, 2, 1… "Knock Knock Knock… Knock…Knock Knock." The signal. He hit the release button and the hatch opened. There was the kid and the strike team. "Hey Kira, glad you could make it."
"Mu! Good to see you!" Mu chuckled shook Kira's hand. Then he shook the strike leader's hand. "Oh, Mu, this is Sergeant Bahm."
"So, the Hawk of Endymion really is on our side. When I heard who was going to be meeting us, I could hardly credit it. The unofficial Prince of Orb and one of the last great heroes of the federation, both on our side. Quite the twist, huh?" One of the soldiers snickered.
Then the alarm klaxons suddenly went dead and shockwaves shout through the entire structure. The lights died as well. Mu, looking back down the hall as the shockwave left, said, "What in the? That wasn't us, was it?"
The sergeant shook his head. "We didn't want to risk damaging the ship, so no, we weren't planning to use explosives… and if that wasn't us…" he left the word hanging. There wasn't supposed to BE anyone else besides ASAF's forces at this infiltration. The federation had supposedly crushed everything else before it really got off the ground. The battle of Endymion, 3 years past, was the last major engagement the federation had suffered.
The Lieutenant's comm sounded. Hoping to learn something useful, he answered. "This is La Flaga, what's going on?"
"Lieutenant, the Colony is under attack by unknown units. We've lost contact with the rest of the Morganroate block, where the explosions resulted. So far, you're the only responder. Can you tell us what's occurring over there?" It was the comm officer from the Salamis Kai that brought him here, the Dominic Deegan.
"I'm in a different section from the ship, and I have no idea what's happened. I'll investigate, but if you're saying the colony is being attacked, can you send my Zephyranthes to using the cargo rail? I'll meet it at the secondary cargo port connected to the Morganroate block."
Silence for a moment, then, "The captain said it'll be sent. We'll buy what time we can. Good Luck Lieutenant."
"You two, don't get killed." He closed the comm line, then turned to the strike team. "I should be out there already, but… come on, I'll lead you in, the units may still be intact."
"Mu, if you take the Zephyranthes, you can't pilot the Strike unit 2 out. That will make things a little more difficult. But I can handle it. Go, Mu." Kira knew Mu felt torn, because it was his decision to betray the federation, and now it must seem like a lot of people were going to die because he wasn't in his suit.
"This situation also means we may not be able to wait for the other strike teams to arrive. We've gotta move now, sirs," Sergeant Bahm added. Mu nodded to him.
"Alright, let's go. I'll guide you in, then I'll retrieve the Zephyranthes and engage this unknown. Just do your jobs and don't get killed, got it?" he asked. They nodded.
It was terrible. The entire hidden docking port was in terrible condition, blown to pieces, bodies everywhere.
"What the hell?" Mu said again as he got a look at it. Kira put a hand on his shoulder.
"Mu, we can't stop now. I see activity near the ship." Indeed, several individuals were heading for the ship. They were wearing Federation uniforms. One of them was Ensign Badgiruel from before.
"Right. I'm heading for the cargo port to grab the Zephyranthes. Sneak onto the ship, grab one of the Strikes, and take the ship if you can."
"Got it. Go Mu. Good luck."
"I'm the Hawk of Endymion. I don't need luck."
Mu headed off for the cargo port to meet his suit.
Meanwhile, Kira and the strike team snuck towards the Archangel. "Look, there," said one of the commandos. "The launch hatch is open. We can sneak in that way." Kira nodded, and the sergeant lead the team in. They actually made it just before the hatch quite suddenly closed. "All hands, prepare for combat, man your stations. This is Ensign Natarle Badgiruel. As the only remaining officer, I'm taking command of the ship. We will be making a forceful exit from this dock, brace for impact."
"Is she crazy?" asked one of the commandos as the engines engaged.
"It doesn't matter, we need to get into the main section of the ship. If she's really the last officer on board, then our job just got easier," Kira stated. "Come on." He led the way deeper into the ship, and into the passage to the mobile suit Hangar. There, standing in their stations, were the two Strike Gundams. The strike commander was supposed to steal the ship itself, while Kira and Mu commandeered the Strike units. Using those, they would break out of the colony, destroying the other prototype mobile suits, the Buster Gundams and the Justice, and leave. This was to have occurred simultaineously with the strike against the Titans at Green Noa 1 by Lieutenant Quattro.
"Well, just about everything is shot to hell. I'll secure the Strike Unit One. Get in position to take the ship when the timing is best." Kira was careful as he wound his way around the bay towards Unit one. He was wearing the uniform of one of the engineering crew, as planned, in order to not look conspicuous.
"Hey, you!" Kira turned towards the guy who had shouted. Yep, shouting at him.
"Sir?" he asked, stopping, gauging whether he'd need to make a run for it. The strike team wasn't in the hangar bay, so he couldn't expect backup, unless… It was Chief Murdoc, their inside man. "Sir, good to see you, I only just made it in before the hatches were closed."
He added the salute based signal. Murdoc eyed him, then nodded. "Glad you're alive. Go check the status on Unit one. I want to know it's not damaged from the explosions."
"I'll check sir," Kira replied, and moved off towards Unit One. He took the lift up, and then he heard the proximity alarms. Clutching the Gundam's frame, he waited out the vibrations as the ship broke out of the dock.
Mu shuddered as vibrations shook the colony, then he finished climbing into the cockpit. "Lieutenant, glad you could make it. The enemy is attack with Cyclops mobile suits, we've barely held them off. An unknown blue suit we've designated "Rogue 1" moving at extremely high speeds has engaged the enemy, and we've confirmed that mobile suits invaded Green Noa 1."
"Damnit. I'm heading out there, keep me informed." The RX-78 GP -01 "Zephyranthes" stood up from the cargo rail, as it came to a stop at the dock at the other end of the colony. "Open the hatch, I'm taking the Gundam out."
"This is Docking control. Good Luck Lieutenant. Fly Straight and Fly True."
"Thanks Docking Control. I'm heading out." The hatch opened, and Mu La Flaga opened up the throttle and his mobile suit hurtled into space. He turned sharply, feeling the G-forces as he hurtled around the Colony towards the battle at the other entrance.
"Lieutenant La Flaga… it's… we've just identified "Rogue 1." It's the Tallgeese, sir." So Zechs was on the move. He had already guessed what suit it was, but the Mu La Flaga who had not betrayed the federation wouldn't know that.
"The Tallgeese? Holy shit, somebody can actually pilot that thing?" he said, faking shock and surprise, then cursed under his breath. "I'm on my way, just don't tell me to try shooting it down. The two suits don't compare."
"You probably won't have to do that unless it starts attacking the federation. So far, it's only engaged the Cyclops types. We've got you on sensors now, despite minovsky interference. You'll enter the combat zone in 2 minutes."
"Roger that." Cyclops types? The coordinator forces had used Cyclops types, but they shouldn't have the resources for something like this. It couldn't be… it had been nearly a 50 years since Malicore had been heard from. 50 years since the end of the One Year War. Damn, could this really be happening?
He increased the zoom on his camera to get a better look at the battle as he waited out the time until he hit effective range. All he could see was a bunch of zooming lights, and then one of them slowed for just a moment, and he saw it, the Tallgeese.
End Episode 1
