Disclaimer

I don't know where or how often I should say this, but I do not own the Gundam series nor the character therein. The characters I create are original, but that's it. Either way, enjoy and don't be afraid to review.

Prologue

The 13th Gundam Fight drew to a close with Neo Japan's Domon Kasshu coming out victorious, not only of the Gundam Fight but over the Dark Gundam as well. However, when the dust cleared, most of Neo Japan's ruling body was destroyed due to their influence from the Dark Gundam. After meeting with the Gundam Fight Regulatory Committee, it was decided that Domon himself would become the head of Neo Japan, with the rest of the Shuffle Alliance as advisors. Now, the date is F.C. 64, four years have passed since that day and the 14th Gundam Fight is about ready to get underway. Every colony prepares their Gundam and sends it to Earth, each hoping to gain the title of Champion. However, this year's Fight is already proving to be interesting, as something unprecedented has happened that has never before occurred in the history of the Gundam Fight.

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"I can't believe you're actually allowing this, Domon!" Chibodee yells as he slams his fist against the table. Domon sits calmly at the head of the table, taking notice of Chibodee Crocket's outburst but not doing much about it.

"There's nothing in the rules saying that they can't participate in the Gundam Fight, so I don't see why we shouldn't allow them to go ahead." Domon calmly explains to Chibodee, however fruitless it may be.

"Yeah, but they're using the Shining Gundam that you left behind as a base for their Gundam Fighter, doesn't that upset you?" George asks, trying to raise the same point that Chibodee was making. Domon just shakes his head, "They contacted me for permission to use the Shining Gundam a year after the Gundam Fight had ended. I had basically forgotten about it after I used the Burning Gundam for a while, so I decided that someone might as well make use of it."

"Can they really rebuild it into fighting shape by the time the Fight starts, even if they had three years?" Argo poses as the next question on the agenda. Once again, Domon only shakes his head as he replies, "I really don't know, that's just something we'll have to find out for ourselves."

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"Man, this unit is a pain in the- Argh!!!" comes a shout from inside of giant, humanoid-shaped robot. A loud clank follows afterwards, which soon is joined by a chorus of colorful words that seemed to flow in almost unheard of phrases.

"It can't be that bad, Max, besides you're the one who wanted to rebuild the Shining Gundam like this. I mean, the new design is awesome, but wouldn't have been better if we had just rebuilt it to the original specs?" The question was asked by a slender red-head sitting at a console, checking up on the data being fed to her from the Gundam's systems. Max Harper's head pops out of the cockpit area with a disgusted look on his face. His growl is audible as he rubs his hand through is gray hair; he hated having his genius questioned, even if it was his assistant.

"I told you before, Kimberly, this design is meant to increase the Shining Gundam's overall performance tenfold. That would be true, if it wasn't for all these black box components in this forsaken thing! I mean, I haven't even found the data on its signature move yet!" Kimberly Chidori shook her head and brushed some hair away that had fallen into her vision. "I know, you would think that it would be completely integrated with the combat system, but there's no record of it existing at all. It's weird, if you ask me."

Max's growl was again audible as he pondered over the many mysteries of the Shining Gundam. He knew his new design for the unit was genius, if it wasn't for the black boxes within the systems. In fact, the unit was basically done and ready for combat in the 14th Gundam Fight and it would be his shining creation fighting for the Earth. His Shield that would fight for the freedom of everyone left on Earth. The Shield Gundam…