Title: "Ayamachi"

Author: LegolasLover2003 aka Ashley

Category: Anime - "Kidou Senshi Gundam 00"

Genre: Angst/General

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to "Kidou Senshi Gundam 00". A larger disclaimer is attached to the end of this story in the NOTES section.

Author's Note: This story was inspired by a piece of fanart by the insanely talented, elenath-! The story takes place during the first half of Season 1.


過ち

Ayamachi
{[( Mistake )]}



A

Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 機動戦士ガンダム00

Season 1–

Fanfiction



計画的犯行

Keikakuteki Hankou
{[(
A Deliberate Attack )]}



"I really don't get it."

Tieria blinked, his gaze redirected from the mission log of one screen and to the face of Lockon Stratos on another. "What exactly do you not get?"

The elder man sighed, "Well, for starters, how you can stare at a mission plan for hours on end and not go cross-eyed."

Again the purple haired young man blinked, but his expression never changed. "Sarcasm." He stated, watching Lockon without so much as a muscle twitch.

"For another," Lockon continued. "I don't get why the Human Reform League has decided to hold a training exercise. They know we'll intervene."

Tieria hit a button on the Virtue's consol, exiting from the mission log and giving Lockon his full attention. "The HRL is hardly doing this to better their military. They have a new model of the MAJ-03 Shuichai and they obviously want to test it in combat conditions. What better way to do that, with little cost to them, than to send a few out on an exercise and use Celestial Being as their opponents." Tieria made a small adjustment to his consol, allowing for a camera view from the side screen to locate their fellow Gundam pilots.

"So we're being used… again." Lockon said before sighing. "Yare yare… we're just going to destroy this new unit in the end. Cost them money… lives…" {[( Good grief )]}

"But we prove to them that their new unit is useless." Allelujah piped in, his image appearing on the screens of both the Dynames and the Virtue.

Lockon yawned slightly, putting his arms behind his head and leaning back in the cockpit of the Dynames. "Are you and Setsuna in position?"

"Hai." Allellujah replied with a slight smile. "Don't get too comfortable, Lockon. This mission is to test our own weaponry as well." {[( Yes. )]}

The Irish man laughed. "Just make sure you both are covering me from the air. I'm rather stuck in place here. Tieria has my back on the ground but…"

The Kyrios pilot frowned, "You can count on me, can't you?"

For a second, Lockon paused, as if considering, but then he smiled. "Wakatta yo, Allelujah." {[( I know, Allelujah. )]}

"Allelujah kanashii! Allelujah kanashii!" Haro squeaked, causing the Kyrios pilot to blush slightly, and Lockon to start laughing. "Lockon ijimekko! Lockon ijimekko!" {[( Allelujah sad! Allelujah sad! )]} {[( Lockon bully! Lockon bully! )]}

Of course this changed the Dynames pilot's attitude. "Oi! Just whose side are you on, Haro?" {[( Hey! )]}

"Haro mikata nai! Haro mikata nai!" the small robot spoke up, easily dodging the question. {[( Haro doesn't take sides! Haro doesn't take sides! )]}

Sighing, Lockon just shook his head and laughed softly. "Sou desu ne…" {[( I see… )]}

A beeping issued from the cockpit of each Gundam. For his part, Lockon pressed a switch and the image of Sumeragi popped up in front of him.

"Comfortable?" she asked, knowing that the four Gundam Meisters had been in the area for some time now. "We can confirm that the targets are en-route. Experimental submersible Mobile Suits, similar to the HRL's MAJ-03 Shuichai, should be within range in five minutes." Her next question was directed specifically to the Dynames pilot. "How does the DG014 Torpedo Launcher feel?"

Lockon shrugged, "Not too different from the Sniper Rifle, though there's certainly something to be desired about the design. I can't move Dynames in the least until the mission is over."

"Which is why," Sumeragi continued with a smile. "You're getting cover from air and ground. The DG014 is the safest way to dispose of submersible enemies, plus…"

"Plus Ian wants to test his new toy, ne?" Lockon asked with a smile. "He'll get an earful from me when we get back to base. The size of this thing makes it impossible for the Dynames Full Shield. Not to mention…"

"Hai hai." Sumeragi replied with a smile, "You'll get plenty of chances to yell at Ian." {[( Yes. Yes )]}

Lockon was smiling as well. "Four minutes."

"Be careful." The woman spoke before her communication screen blinked out from all of the Gundam cockpits.

Tieria's voice came over the com, "Virtue, in position." He spoke calmly, the large Gundam standing off to Lockon's left.

Virtue would be acting as the Dynames' shield.

"GN Field ready to deploy."

"Ryoukai." {[( Roger. )]}

Carefully, Lockon sat up, stretching his arms. "Haro," he spoke, pulling down the sniper unit and fitting it over his shoulder, eye to the scope. "Manually calculating and adjusting for extra weight. Check my calculations."

"Ryoukai! Ryoukai!" the orange robot spoke, eyes blinking as it went through the orders. {[( Roger! Roger! )]}

"Exia, standing by." Came Setsuna's voice over the com.

The youngest Gundam pilot was stationed on a bluff, ready to lend support from above.

At the same height, on a cliff opposite of Exia, was Allelujah. "Kyrios, standing by."

Dynames had been wedged into a rather sheer cliff face overlooking the ocean. On a small cliff a few hundred yards away, was Virtue, ready to shoot anything that came too close.

Lockon couldn't afford to worry about enemies outside of the water this time.

"Two minutes." Came Tieria's voice. "I have visual confirmation."

Smiling, Lockon moved his eye from the scope and looked to Haro. "Calculations?"

"Heiki! Heiki!" Haro confirmed happily. {[( No problem! No problem! )]}

Smirking, Lockon put his right eye back to the scope. For once, he was happy to be sniping without his helmet. It usually made things a tad bit harder, though Haro was only too happy to adjust for the difference in having a scope against the eye… and a scope against a helmet faceplate.

"Visual confirmation confirmed." Lockon stated, now seeing the mobile suits underwater with the Dynames' scope. "One minute until firing range."

"Exia deploying."

"Kyrios deploying."

Haro's eyes blinked, "Exia and Kyrios taking point! Exia and Kyrios taking point!"

Lockon narrowed in on the moving targets below the water's surface. "Lockon Stratos, mokyou wo nerai utsu." {[( Lockon Stratos, sniping the targets. )]}

As if in unison, all four Gundams moved at once.

Exia and Kyrios dove down in the air, moving to hover not far above the water itself.

Virtue's GN field activated, helping to act as a shield to Lockon's vulnerable left side.

Dynames fired, the torpedo plunging beneath the white water of the waves and impacting against the surface of one of the upgraded Shuichai units.

There was an explosion, and then multiple targets began to surface from the ocean's depths, leveling fire on Exia and Kyrios who returned fire as well.

"This is almost too easy." Lockon smirked, Dynames' torpedoes taking out unit after unit.

The ocean spray was easily helping to blind the Suichai pilots as well, and they continued to take shot after shot with no real aim.

"It's almost as if…"

But Lockon didn't get the chance to finish that sentence.

"Two squads of MSJ-0611-C BT Tieren High Mobility Commander Type B units." came Tieria's voice, the Virtue pilot disengaging the GN Field and easing his Gundam up over the cliff face. "Kyrios, switch to mission plan Z17."

"Ryoukai." Responded Allelujah as the orange Gundam veered around and headed over the cliff face with Virtue.

Lockon blinked in surprise. "Oi!" he shouted quickly into the com. "You'd better keep them off me from up there. Kuso…" he didn't like this sudden change in plan. {[( Hey! )]} {[( Damn it… )]}

Especially when the change left him alone on the cliff face.

Luckily, Setsuna was still firing away at the masses beneath the ocean and in close enough proximity to lend his immediate aid if needed.

Dynames continued to fire torpedo after torpedo, the ocean waves beneath the cliff face seeming to boil from the super heated activity.

"Ma ue ni! Ma ue ni!" came Haro's sudden warning, the small flaps on his top opening and closing in agitation and alarm. {[( Directly above! Directly above! )]}

Cursing, Lockon shoved the sniper scope off his shoulder and put hands to the Gundam's controls only moments before one of the Tieren units landed on the cliff face directly in front of him. "Switch the screen, Haro!" Lockon shouted, having barely enough time to draw a beam saber from the side of the left rear thruster.

Saber in hand, there was still one problem…

The goggles for the DG014 were still in place over the twin eyes.

"HARO!" Lockon shouted, unable to see anything more of the enemy than an extreme close-up due to the scope of the launcher. He glared at the radar, noticing that two more machines had slipped over the cliff edge to back-up their comrade.

There was the sound of metal grinding, before Lockon's screens expanded significantly and the goggles clattered against the side of the DG014 itself.

Finally given the chance to see his enemy, Lockon would have struck with blinding precision. The only problem… was that his beam saber couldn't exactly reach the target.

"Shimatta!" he cursed, bringing up another screen to get a look into Tieria's cockpit. "I'm surrounded!" {[( Shit! )]}

But the Virtue was suddenly rocked by a blast, Tieria slamming back into his harness. "Two more squadrons have joined the main forces on the ridge."

Lockon grit his teeth together, trying to remain calm. Three Tieren suits were closing in on him, their guns bared but not firing.

At least not yet.

"I can't move and if I drop my beam saber to reach for a pistol, they'll rip my cockpit open before I can fire!" he spoke quickly, trying to come up with some way to escape the situation.

"We can't keep them back!" suddenly came Allelujah's voice. "Lockon, drop the launcher! If you don't…"

"Iie!" Tieria replied quickly, turning Virtue in the direction of the cliff edge. "We can't afford to lose that weapon. Exia, leave the upgraded Shuichai units to fire blindly. Back up Kyrios and push the Tieren suits back. I'll…" {[( No! )]}

There was a sudden explosion on the other side of the cliff, followed a few moments later by a scream that tore through the communications link. At the same time, the visual which Tieria had of the Dynames' cockpit went fuzzy and then cut out all together.

"LOCKON!"


つつく

Tsutsuku
{[( To be continued… )]}



TRANSLATIONS:

Anime Title:

- Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 = Mobile Suit Gundam 00

Story Title:

- Ayamachi = Mistake

Chapter 1:

- Keikakuteki Hankou = A Deliberate Attack

- Jinrui Kakushin Renmei = Human Reform League (HRL)

- Yare yare = Good grief

- Hai = Yes

- Wakatta yo = I know

- Allelujah kanashii! Allelujah kanashii! = Allelujah sad! Allelujah sad!

- Lockon ijimekko! Lockon ijimekko! = Lockon bully! Lockon bully!

- Haro mikata nai! Haro mikata nai! = Haro doesn't take sides! Haro doesn't take sides!

- Sou desu ne… = I see…

- Hai hai = Yes yes

- Ryoukai = Roger

- Ryoukai! Ryoukai! = Roger! Roger!

- Heiki! Heiki! = No problem! No problem!

- Lockon Stratos, mokyou wo nerai utsu. = Lockon Stratos, snipping the targets.

- Kuso = Damn

- Ma ue ni! Ma ue ni! = Directly above! Directly above!

- Shimatta! = Shit!

Ending:

- Tsutsuku = To be continued…


CHAPTER NOTES:

- I have the 2nd chapter almost finished as I'm posting up the first. I just through it'd be better to split the story into parts because otherwise it would be really long.


STORY NOTES:

- Story takes place during Season 01, prior to Episode 16.

- Please note that the DG014 Torpedo Launcher never appears in the anime, but in the Gundam 00V side story. I haven't read this yet, but I thought that the weapon might be fun to play with, so it is in here.

- Mobile Suit specs and information taken from Wikipedia, Gundam Wikia, and Zeonic Scanlations.

- The title of the story "Ayamachi" was pulled from the lyrics of the Kidou Senshin Gundam 00 Lockon Stratos Image Song, "Answer" by Miki Shin'ichirou.


DISCLAIMER:

I claim no affiliation or ownership of Kidou Senshi Gundam 00, Sunrise, Bandai, Gundam 00V, Gundam/s, Lockon Stratos, Neil Dylandy, Haro, Lyle Dylandy, Tieria Erde, Setsuna F. Seiei, Sumeragi, Allelujah Haptism, GN-002 Gundam Dynames, GN-001 Gundam Exia, GN-003 Gundam Kyrios, GN-004 Gundam Virtue, Ptolemaios, Dynames DG014 Torpedo Launcher, MAJ-03 Shuichai, MSJ-0611-C BT Tieren High Mobility Commander Type B, Answer, Miki Shin'ichirou, or anything else (characters, mobile suits, etc) related to the Kidou Senshi Gundam franchise, Wikipedia, Gundam Wikia, Zeonic Scanlations, Deviantart, elenath-, Hastings (I did work at one once though), SyFy (SciFi) Channel, nor anything else mentioned in my Author's Thoughts or Notes that I forgot, or anything else that could get me into legal trouble. This is completely non-profit. I just write fanfiction for fun, nothing more. I'm just spreading the love of Gundam 00.


AUTHOR'S THOUGHTS:

So, here's where THIS story came from, hehehe. Actually, it was inspired by a piece of fanart entitled "15 Minute" by elenath- on Deviantart.

Head over here to see her art (just make sure you take out any spaces in the URL)

elenath- . deviantart . com / art / 15-minutes-135359782

I added it to my (LegolasLover2003) own favorites on DA actually.

Anyway, this image totally hit me and I was like, "OMG! Must make a story for it!" so, I began my preparations.

I knew immediately that I wanted this story to be about Neil Dylandy, not Lyle (like my last one) but the problem there was that I needed to re-watch season 1. Unfortunately, I have the dvds of Part 1 of Season 1 on Special Order at my local Hastings… and I've had it on order since the week it came out. Needless to say, I still don't have it. No one in this damn town has it, which is ridiculous seeing how it's GUNDAM! Hello?! ~sigh~ (as a note, I ended up ordering it from Amazon because no one could seem to get the Special Edition in anyway!) So, I had to try and find my disc from when it originally aired in Japan. I've been DVR recording season 2 (which has finished airing) on SyFy channel (why they changed their name from SciFi to SyFy is beyond me… helping to further the world's inability to spell right I'd suppose) and I watched some of those… but they didn't help because I needed Neil. So, I began a HUGE marathon, wherein I took notes of things from each episode that began to peek my interest… you know, Lockon's interactions with his fellow Gundam Meisters and things about Jupiter (for the 2010 movie!). As of first working on this story, I'm on episode 20 of the 1st season, which isn't bad considering I've only been marathon-ing for two days, hehe. Now, I'm finished with my marathon, hehe.

I drew up an outline of their plan and such, and originally decided it had to, of course, happen prior to episode 21 of the 1st season. This story doesn't have an actual date in the timeline though, because I found it nearly impossible to find a time when all four Gundam Meisters were on Earth and NOT engaged in a fight. I mean, there are a few times that they're off duty, but they needed to be on a mission for this to work. Since I noticed that four months had passed between episode 1 and episode 9, I figured that this mission could have happened earlier on, and so, put it before the Gundam Thrones made their appearance in episode 16 (technically end of 15 though) of the 1st season.

After I had a plan, I did some research on the Mobile Suits and weapons that would be used in the story, not just the Gundams themselves; DG014 Torpedo, MAJ-03 Shuichai, and the MSJ-0611-C BT Tieren High Mobility Commander Type B. I tried to find more specific schematics for the Dynames, but was unable to find anything aside from a schematic of the GN drive of the Gundams. So I went through multiple scenarios of how Lockon could get injured and eventually came up with what you see in the story. After all, that DG014 Torpedo Launcher is MASSIVE, virtually pinning the Dynames in place while it shoots. Too bad the Dynames didn't have shield bits like the Cherudim…

Once again however, I play with the relationships of the characters. On a re-watch, I noticed that Allelujah and Lockon tease one another every once in a while and each time, Haro is involved in the teasing. So, I added my own bit with that before things became serious. I also played with the relationship between Lockon and Tieria, which at this point isn't really all that clear. However, from how tweaked Tieria got when Lockon was hurt by Patrick in episode 21… I figured that I could safely assume (maybe) that Tieria had screwed up before and his uber tweaking was basically him going, "I let him down again! NO!" or something of that nature.

I know this story works outside of the timeline of the canon, and I'm making a lot of assumptions on my part, whereas my last story could have plausibly happened in the space allowed during the 2nd season. However, I felt that elenath-'s art just NEEDED to have a random story with it, hehehe… especially since elenath- draws for the Lockon x Tieria pairing.

Then again, there's the fact that I've just been DYING to write a new Gundam00 story lately and my grand work (where it focuses a lot on Allelujah for a change) that's STILL being worked on (promise) isn't anywhere near finished. I needed to write Neil Dylandy for a while, not Lyle… thus this story!