Dawn of a New Era
Chapter 1
"Spooooorrrrrsshhh!"The great interior steel hull that had covered Side 2 for over, 6 years, exploded, with such force that several artificial trees were thrown across the colony surface.
"RRRRRRRR! RRRRRSSSSSHHHH" RRRRRRRRR!" RRRRRRRRSSSSSHHHHHH!"
Three massive green, automatons dredged through the synthetic jungles, that covered the entrance, opened up by their beam weapons. Inhabitants suddenly stopped in their tracks, just starring up fearfully at the giant figures, of steel, that laid waste to their once peaceful colony. Shrieks suddenly were heard from every direction, the surprised masses, turned into frenzied frays, rushing up and down the streets. Everywhere things lay scattered; baby carriages pushed aside, grocery bags thrown away, purses dropped, signs smashed, and stepped on, the colony was in a true mess.
"Mommy! Where are you! Help!" screamed a little girl who cried in the corner, afraid.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Run for it! There coming!"
"Run! They've arrived hurry!"
"Pack your bags and leave! Now!"Everywhere people shouted like religious monks, or fanatics predicting judgment day, all the while clamoring amongst the streets for their lives.
The Zeon had arrived.
"Kato dinner's ready!"
"Ok mom, I'm coming!"
Kato's disheveled hair lay in ruin on top of his head almost appearing to look like a mop, his dark chestnut eyes starring intently down at the vid screen. His hand's seem to move like frightened mice, raking the keyboard.
"Hey Musai you wanna hack the Cross database again?"
"Are you kidding me! Kato we almost got tracked lost time! You really must be one crazy s-o-b, if you're gonna try it again."
Kato looked at Musai suddenly with a face that said, "Not this again."
"I guess your not up to the chance."Replied Kato mockingly.
"Chicken,"he muttered purposely.
Musai's square face quickly changed expression, soon resembling a wild smile.
"Look, I'm just scared for you, so don't blame me,"he continued in a faux concerned voice "But if you really don't care what happens, then let's hack some stuff!"
Happy, and content Kato hurriedly typed in the military address on his keyboard.
"Shit!"The word just barely could be heard from Kato's mouth.
"What? Oh my god, did you forget the password again! What will I do with you. Well anyway I don't think I'll count on you again. Give me that damn board would you." Spoke Musai as he lazily shoved Kato out of the way, and began typing on it.
"BEEP! BEEP! BUUUUUEEEEEEP!"
"Home base, I got it again. Looks like those Cross engineers still won't know what hit'em."
"Oh, just stop your boasting and give me the keyboard back. After all I'm the one who's gonna finish this up."
5 min. later...
Musai's eyes blazed quickly from the new issue of Mobile Galore, to the vid screen, curiously.
"So we found anything yet, Kato."
"Yeah tons."
"No, you know what I mean. The interesting stuff."
"Oh that, thought you'd never ask. Apparently not."
"Maybe we should leave soon or their security system might actually catch us this time."
"Yeah, just let me finish this last file."
Musai, just nodded, his eyes already back focusing on the magazine.
"KEEEEP! KEEEEP!"
Almost stunned Musai, toppled off Kato's bed, and landed, face first into the floor.
"Ow!"
Not noticing, Musai; Kato, blinked several times at the screen before breaking the long silence.
"Looks like we've found something. It appears to be called the G02 project. I'll try to get in."
"Moo mry mo met min,"responded, Musai, with his face still pushed into the floor.
Still not noticing Kato, continued his work.
A few minutes later, a loud, "bueeep", rose from the vid speakers.
"Cracked the lock. It looks like the password was, Cross will save you."
Slowly Musai got up from the floor, groaning as if just finishing a torture session.
"Looks like Cross get's dumber and dumber, with every password made."
"I guess,"replied Kato finally recognizing one of Musai's remarks out loud.
"Well open it then, don't just sit there, we haven't got all day ya' know."
"K."
Just as both sat up next to the computer, a familiar voice echoed into Kato's room, at a surprising rate.
"Kato hurry your dinner's getting cold. Oh by the way, would Musai like to stay over for dinner?"
"Yeah, coming mom."Quickly he turned his head to the left starring at Musai.
"Sure, Mrs. Mishino if you don't mind."
"Boys you better hurry then, the food's getting cold!"
"The Eastern District has been in confusion as of 4:00, after simultaneous explosions, opened up massive holes, in the interior hull. Also mysterious green mobile armors, suspected to be new Zeon-type mobile armors, were seen moving through the district after the first series of explosions. The whole colony is currently on Red Alert, meaning the invasion of foreign weapons. Cross mobile armors, have taken up positions around the remaining undisturbed districts. No signs of the enemy armors, have been seen in the colony so far as of 4:00."
Natsui, looked up from his tired position, taking another swig from his beer can. His sight it seemed was becoming a bit dimmed from the alcohol, but then again maybe it was just the screen being a bit murky from satelite interference.
"It looks like the news just keeps on getting worse and worse."
"This whole, 'let's have peace and make an armistice, with the Zeon,' crap is really getting boring, I can't even believe they still try to include such crap on the news vids, still,"Replied Naruto his sworn brother.
"Still though with this crap we might actually hit some real action. Yup, I can just dream us kicking those damned Zeon's ass's. Responded Natsui drunkenly again.
"Now you keep you low dreams to yourself, and I'll keep my high dreams of valor to myself selfishly. I say that with what's happening and are new weapons, we'll actually crush the pathetic Zeon army, and win this damn so-called, peaceful conversation." Drunkenly Naruto, took another swallow, of the rice wine, from his green wine bottle, and slammed head first into the counter.
Natsui chuckled to himself at the site, and so did a few others watching the two joking brothers.
"BIP! BIP! BIP! BEEEEP!"
Surprised, Naruto, nearly jumped, but instead lost balance on his chair, and fell head first backwards into the floor.
"Uhh,"Groaned Naruto painfully.
Natsui's tired hand swung to his side, reaching for his com pager.
"Damn! Looks like we're gonna be called in, and quick too. Damn I didn't even finish my second dozen."Natsui grunted.
A low murmured answer, sounding much like help me, emitted from Naruto's dry lips. Finally noticing his brother's dismayed position, Natsui looked down too help his brother, but instead fell over too.
"Ahh!"Natsui yelped, while falling.
"Uhh."Naruto continued to groan.
"Um... can someone help us? Please... someone, anyone? I'll pay,"continued Natsui, his eyes checking the faces of those around him, "Oh come on... Somebody?"
"Mmmmmmm this is the best curry I've ever had Mrs. Mishino! I wish my mom cooked like this, but all she ever cooks is everything with mass amounts of wasabi." Spoke Musai sarcastically.
Smiling Musai, nudged Kato in the ribs.
"Hmm... huh...oh yeah mom it's the best curry I've ever had,"followed Kato in suit also sarcastically.
Turning from Musai's smiling face, Kato's overjoyed mother only gave him a faint frown, then turned away to washing the rest of the dishes, in her bubble laden sink.
"Bueep! Bueep! Bueep!"The faint, but startling noise echoed in Both boy's ears, almost sending both crashing to the floor.
"Hmm I wonder what's that noise, it seems to be coming closer,"answered Mrs. Mishino breaking the silence.
Musai quickly nudged Kato in the ribs again.
"Come on let's go check it out, I bet there's going to be something interesting."
"Sure... sure."
"Oh come on. Fine I'll tell Ona you like her. K? Guess so."
"Wait, stop, don't you dare,"Shouted a suddenly half-crazed Kato,"I'll go with you just don't mention that again, k?"
"Maybe. Anyway let's go."
And with that both teenagers ran out of the house quickly, like a pack of wolves.
"Hurry, Natsui, get into the cockpit! Only 10 minutes till' Zeon ETA."Shouted the paranoid technician that lay working on a Cross mobile armor.
"K."
Natsui lazily fumbled forward into the cockpit of the G01, almost crashing his head into the controls.
"Hey, Natsui get out of there, that's mine," shouted an annoyed Naruto, at Natsui, getting into his G suit.
"Fine.. Fine."
Slowly Natsui tiredly attempted a jump, out of the cockpit, but instead caught his right foot, on one of the ignition peddles, and slammed face-first into the hard, metal ground.
"Ow."
"You there get your lazy ass, off the ground and get into a G suit. NOW!"Shouted an all to familiar voice, at Natsui.
"RRRR! SSHHHHIIINNGG!"
The titanium cockpit door to Naruto's G suit closed, causing a great rumble, through the station platform adjacent to it. Fatigued his eye's gazed at the red vid screen, scanning the computerized checkup-list. A computer voice checked all his controls, making sure, he had them ready. Naruto replying every time the mechanical voice asked.
"IGNITION PEDDLE UNLOCKED?"
"CHECK!"
"THERMO-HELM ON?"
"CHECK!"
"SIDE VIEW VID, REAR VIEW VID, AND FRONT VIEW VIDS ON?"
"CHECK!"
"YOU MAY START UP G-SUIT, WHEN CS HAS ALLOWED PERMISSION, AND ALLCLAMPS ARE UNLOCKED."
Done checking all the interior components Naruto's gloved hand quickly came up and adjusted the neck, of his leather jumpsuit. He shifted noisily for a minute or so, adjusting his position in the cockpit, to one that was more comfortable. Stretching his left arm out, and reaching his right out towards it, he slowly unwrinkled the black leather suit. Soon afterwards he reached with one hand at a dark red switch under his arm rest.
"CS are we ready yet, it seems I might need the bathroom soon, if you guys don't hurry."
"Ahhhhhh! Grenade! Gre-,"the com answered back.
"Hmm? I repeat CS are you ready?"
"Help! They're here! Ahhhh-,"The com replied again.
Worried Naruto looked back at the side view vids, his eyes nervously scanning both. Nothing seems wrong what's happening this must be some type of practical joke. I'll call in again, and tell them to stop then, I guess.
" Hello, CS, stop joking, we don't even have time. Come on just unlock the clamps on the G-suit, and you'll be able to evacuate faster with the rest of the personnel. K?"
Still nothing just silence.
"Hello?"
"I'm afraid we can't do that, Side 2 is now under occupation by the newly-formed Zeon MS-corp. Surrender now, and you won't end up like the rest of your friends." Whispered an all to calm voice through the com.
Sweating, half-scared, Naruto reached for the G-suit's medium-sized joystick.
It wasn't a joke. What should I do? I gotta do something! Damn, but what?
Switching the com on again, Naruto quickly uttered his last response to the determined Zeon, soldiers.
"See you in hell."
