Disclaimer: I don't own any ideas of Gundam. That belongs to Sunrise and whoever made it. I just praise them for making a damn good Anime.
Setup: This takes place in 0084. There is a new Albion class cruiser named the Federation Spirit. It's designed with extra large holds able to hold over 20 mobile suits.
Main Character(s): Hokari Hoshu, Joe Wilberg, Tray Doser, Captain Rion, Lieutenant Roa Killern
Beware: This was written listening to music from 0083, G Wing, and other Gundam series.
Chapter 1: A New Face
Hokari dodges the shot from the captured Zaku II. His GM Custom has just been assigned to the carrier. He dodges two of the paint rounds that fly for his GM's head and send of two bursts from his gun into the cockpit of the Zaku. "Alright Hokari. You've passed. Now get in here." says Commander Rion over the radio. "Yes sir." replies Hokari. He flies wit hthe captured Zaku to the carrier landing deck and gets out. He sees Captain Rion. "Hi sir." he yells jovially. The veteran of the One Year War comes over to Hokari's machine. "You were prety good out there, kid. You just passed your review. Now you can join the crew officially." Hokari puts his arm behind his head. "Gee. Thanks sir." he replies anxiously. "When are we pulling out?" "Once we pick up the new recruits and MS." replies the grizzled vetern, "Now, go get some lunch." "Yes sir." Hokari heads for the Mess Hall and gets his lunch. "All personnel. Head for the loading deck." A voice buzzes over the intecom. Hokari heads for the loading deck and sees several new recruits getting on board. Most seem like earthnoids just wanting the action of space life. There are a few who seem to be spacenoids. One particular girl stands out among the rest. "Damn. She look fine." He leans over the railing and gets pushed over from behind. He floats down to the deck. "Dammit, Joe. I'll get you." He yells to the laughing young man above him. "I'd like to see you try." yells back Joe. "He does have a point. He's only 80 pounds bigger than I am, but he does exercise everyday in the gym." he floats over to the crowd of recruits and sees the girl he saw earlier. "I'll have to get her name later." He sees the loading docks being piled with stuff. He notices five large containers being hauled in. "Must be new GMs for the recruits." He goes back to the upper decks and hears the chime for five minutes till Evening Mess. He heads to the Mess Hall and finds it packed with nembies on the right side and veterans on the left and 'tweenies (pilots who weren't newbies but not veterans) in the middle. He got his tray and sat down next to Joe and Tray, his two best friends form home and on the Spirit. "You got me good today in that GM Custom." said Tray in his laid-back way. "You were too slow, man." replied Hokari. Tray reached over the table and stole a packet of soy sauce off Hokari's tray. "Whatever." was Tray's final word in the matter. The boys sat around and ate their food silently except for Joe chewing noisily on his hamburger. Hokari looked down the table and noticed the girl from earlier sitting next to some of the female pilots. "What the hell? I thought she was a newbie. Must be a transfer if she's hanging out with them." "Man. that was good." says Joe, letting out a long belch of satisfaction. "Man you're sick." says Tray punching Joe in the arm. Hokari gets up and puts his tray in the wash area and sits back down looking over at the girl. "Oh. Looks like Hok has a crush." laughs Joe. "Shut up." fires back Hokari. "At least it ain't a guy." states Tray. Hokari gets up and walks out heading for his room.
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Hokari wakes up and rolls out of his bed. "Time for pilot review already!" He gets up and gets showered and dressed. He walks out into the hallway and sees Tray and Joe walking down the hallway. They join up without a word and head for the Mess Hall. After eating breakfast they head for the mobile suit bay where the briefing is being held. Hokari sees his GM Custom to the left and sees Tray's and Joe's GM Cannon IIs off to the right. Commander Rion walks on to the stage setup in the center of the bay. "We are heading off to an area suspected of having Zeon bases. We will have an escort of 12 cruiser with full mobile suit complements. Once within combat range we are to engage the enemy if any in hand to hand combat. I expect everyone here to come back safe and sound. remember squadron commanders, it's your job to keep your squadron safe. That is all. We leave in two hours. And, will Lieutenant Killern and Lieutenant Hoshu come to my office after the briefing. Thank you." The commander leaves the stage and leaves sight. Joe and Tray look at Hokari as he shrugs his shoulders in confusion. "You better go, man." says Tray. Hokari nods his head and leaves.
He stands in front of the Captain's office and sees the girl walking down the hall towards him. She stops in front of him and smiles. "Damn she looks better up close and that smile." He smiles back nervously. The doors open and Capain Rion calls them in. They walk in and sit down. "Do you know why I called you here?" asks the captain. "No sir." both Lieutenants reply. "Well, you'll find out. You probably saw the five mobile suits being loaded up yesterday. Two of them were prototype units with some of the latest technology in them. I want you two to pilot them. They're codenamed Alex and Alexis. I want you to get used to the controls. They are supposed to handle more smoothly than any other unit in existence. Once we are under way you will have plenty of time to learn the controls. Understand?" "Yes sir." they reply in unison. They get up and leave. "Your name's Hokari, right?" asks Lieutenant Killern. "Yeah." replies Hokari. "Well. My name's Roa. See you tommorrow morning to test out the new units." she says before heading back down the hall.
~~~~My Notes: I ain't backin' down because of bad reviews to let you know. This is made by me for my love of Gundam. I just want people to read it and enjoy it or hate it. Your choice. Anyways. Looks like our friend Hokari really likes this girl. Does she realize this or not? Who knows 'cause I ain't tellin'. Ain't I mean. Next chapter already in the process. Just hope school or Candice gets me away from doing this story.
Peace out.