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Prologue

Fox Two!

The Core Booster launches a missile at the Wave-rider. A fine white line drawn from the Core Booster's wing tip becoming longer and clearer as the missile flying toward its mark.

Andrew can see it clearly from afar as the smoke trail became herald impending doom draw itself closer and closer to him.

Evade! Evade! …

His mind comprehends but his body would not follow. It has been completely paralyzed by fear. The missile's seeker is like the eye of the Beholder staring at him, petrifying him as itself homing in for the kill.

Dodge! Dodge! Dodge! …

Focus all of his will power, he divert his eyes from the deathly gaze. Willing his hand to move, Andrew reaches out for the control level…

Transform! …

Two days ago- U.C.0087.10.18

The three brightly coloured machines gently land on the airstrip. The cold dry atmosphere of the station is briefly warmed up by the hot air flowing from the engines and with it the seemingly desolated station suddenly snapped to life. Engineers rush toward the three machines.

David standing on the platform inside the hangar watching as the three Zeta-Pluses move inside. The first two machines are rolling toward their hangar on the other side of the runway. The last machine is being inspected by a group of engineers. This is not the first time this machine have problem. Last time one of the test pilots crashed it into the ground near the test field and nearly got himself killed. It took them a week to allocate another test pilot for it and repair all the damages.

David mumbles something to himself. He should have just scrapped the whole idea, and try to work with what he already got. The other two units work just fine, he can work from there. It is a solid unit, fast, agile, powerful and most of all, his customer need every Mobile Suit they can get. Sure they can keep looting Titan's depots or waiting for AEUG supply, but GM II on Dodai YS only get you so far against the Titan's transformable units. They need air superiority units! That is a sell right there! Ten units of these machines will turn the tide of the battle to their favour. Fifteen of these will dominate all North America's airspace. Fifteen… Easier said than done! Their new customer, Karaba do not have a wealthy supporter like their space counterpart. They have only recently made themselves known and a great part was due to the support of the AEUG. Most of their MS forces still come from raiding EFF's depot and scavenged parts. For them to shell out their hard earned cash for fifteen units of these, it has to be more than simply good machines. They have to be a miracle on legs just like the original Gundam of 0079 era… and that is why he is here; because Anaheim needs a grand marketing heist and he is the master.

As David immersing himself in his own delusion, Chief Engineer Howard Norlov shook his head. Sales men… What do their known about things? Howard known it just all too well, being a member of the team that develop the RX-78-2 NT1, he known the problem is not in the machine but the pilot. A normal pilot no matter how good he/she is cannot harness the full power of a Gundam, especially one that is built for Newtype, especially one that is built for Amuro Ray himself. Back in the day, the brass decides that Amuro need a Custom Unit to match his Newtype power, they start the NT1 project on Libot. The problem is they don't know what Newtype power is suppose to be. The General staff other than Revil and a few others do not believe in this magical thinking, there is no Newtype research at all until after the war come to an end when Amuro's exploit draw attention toward this new phenomenal. So the NT 1 is nothing more than a jacked-up Gundam with magnetic coated joints, better reactor output and… more armor. The unit would never have made it even if it was not destroyed on Libot anyway.

Seven years have passed and now what do we have here? Magnetic coating, better reactor output and a bigger gun… The result? Three accidents in two weeks, one injured test pilot and the project were delayed for a week due to repair. Howard let out a loud sign and starts walking down the platform toward the machine. In his opinion, Anaheim should just let the AEUG bite it and return to selling machine to the Titan. In the end, they are arms dealer and the Titan will always found its needs for new machines. Rights?