Summary- AC (After Colony) 196. After the greatest war the world has ever known, the Earth and the colonies chose to lay down their arms and peacefully coexist. Together they formed the Earth Sphere Unified Nation. Did they make the right choice? Can a true peace be legislated to the people? A mysterious man comes and, with no information about who he is, tries to destroy what was fought to achieve. A woman who also does not have any data on her arrives and claims to help. What will the Gundam pilots do? Relena's new bodyguards seem to want a piece of the action as well...Will all be lost? Or will this new bunch of miscreants actually succeed in saving all that is threatened to be lost?
Disclaimer- Well, of course you all know what it is I'm about to write...I do not own any characters or anime in this fic... I lay no claim to anything. And so forth and so on...
Quick Author's Note- I hope you enjoy this and please review. This is my first attempt of having a story on this site. I hope everyone likes my fic. Now for the story...
> > -E-mails and things on a computer
' ' -Thoughts
Starbuck-Usagi's codename
Chapter One - Welcome Rift Rider
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"You have mail" The laptop's computerized voice called out.
>Starbuck, Good job on your last mission. You are cleared to come home. At exactly 23:00 you will be brought back.
Dr M>
Usagi Tsukino read her e-mail and deleted it quickly. She stretched and looked at her watch, 22:58. Two minutes. She stood and gathered up her laptop. She counted down the time until finally 23:00. She closed her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she was in the riding port of the Core.
The Core is really the Dimensional Core. It is the headquarters for the Dimensional Rift Riders who travel, or jump, to any dimension in search of fugitives. You can say that the Rift Riders are dimensional cops or bounty hunters. They go where they are needed. The riding port is where they are jumped to the dimensions and are brought back to. The Core has it's own ability of sending people to the other dimensions, but it cannot bring people back. So The Rift Riders use the Arkaine Crystal, which allows them to bring their Riders back to the Core from the dimensions. (Do you understand? I didn't lose anyone? Good. With that said...)
Usagi was shocked by what she saw in front of her. Her boyfriend, Mamoru Chiba, was pointing a gun at her. At her! She dropped her laptop and reached for her own gun instinctively. Before she could turn her gun on him, Mamoru Chiba shot her in her left shoulder.
Usagi's left side was thrown back, spinning her. She fell back and landed on her left side. Her gun was thrown from her hand. She was fighting off unconsciousness when she could see Mamoru's feet slowly disappear. 'He jumped' Usagi heard footsteps running towards her. She slipped into unconsciousness.
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"The bullet missed her heart by just over an inch. She's lucky to be alive." A man's voice said.
"How long for a full recovery?" A familiar woman's voice asked.
"Three, four weeks." The man said. Usagi could hear footsteps leave the hospital room.
"Damn." Usagi grumbled. She tried to sit up but the pain was too much. She took a few deep breaths. "What happened, M?"
Dr M sat in a nearby chair. "Chiba stole the Arkaine Crystal right after we used it to bring you back. He used the Core to jump. We tried to use the computers and find his destination, but we've had no such luck." She paused to allow the information to sink in. "We still have several of our Riders out there. We need to get that Crystal back."
Usagi looked at Dr M. "We can still send and receive messages from them?"
"Yes. I have asked one of our informants in each dimension to contact us the second they see any sign of Mamoru Chiba. His information and a picture were sent out as well." Dr M stood. "Now get some rest." She left the room.
Usagi listened to the machines around her. "I will get my revenge...This is not over with Mamoru Chiba!" She fell back into the darkness.
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It had taken Usagi three weeks to recover from the injury. It was another week of physical therapy to get her back into the swing of things.
Needless to say, her and Mamoru no longer are dating. That stopped, according to her, the second he had pointed the gun at her and shot her.
She tried finding out his location through the computers, but that always failed. Mamoru had covered his tracks well. He had to have planned this in advance. Usagi tried everything she could to get past the firewalls and blocks he had put up.
The Core has only been sending out Riders if a situation was too dangerous to let go. Three months after Usagi had been put back on active duty, there was still no sign of Mamoru Chiba. It was almost like he fell of the face of existence. Well, almost...
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"Starbuck, report to DR M's office." A man's voice said over the loudspeaker.
Usagi quickly ran out of the cafeteria. When she reached her destination, the door was open. She knocked and waited for a response.
"Come in. Close the door." Dr M was reading some papers on her desk. Usagi did as she was told and stood before M's desk. "I have been contacted from the Gundam Dimension. You are aware of that dimension?"
"Yes." Usagi wasn't just aware of it. She had had a gundam built for herself, Moon Star.
"Mamoru Chiba has been located there." Usagi smiled. "Starbuck, I want that crystal back. Do what you want with Chiba, kill him if you want." She handed a disc to Usagi. "Everything you need to know is on that disc. You will be staying with Miss Relena Peacecraft while you settle this. Mamoru can't go to another dimension without coming here first, I'll have guards on standby at all times here. You leave immediately." Usagi nodded and held the disc tightly. "Any questions?" Usagi shook her head no. "Good. Dismissed."
Usagi practically ran to the Riding Port. She had quickly grabbed her laptop and suited up. She entered the Riding Port and her gundam and a gun and ammo were waiting for her. She quickly loaded the gun and placed it at the small of her back. She put the extra ammo in a gym bag that carried some clothes. She climbed up her gundam and placed the bag and laptop in the cockpit before getting in herself. She started her gundam and waited for the signal that she would be sent to the Gundam Dimension.
Several scientists were running about below her. They were running system checks and making sure that the gundam was ready. After what seemed like forever, even though it was really about five minutes, Usagi received a green symbol. She was being sent to the Gundam Dimension.
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Usagi appeared in the orbit around Earth. She took the disc from her breast pocket and put it into her laptop. She brought up the basic data about the Gundam Dimension.
>War loomed over the Earth Sphere since the formation of the space colonies. Colonists immigrated to space to escape the conflicts of Earth, but the very greed and corruption they fled soon followed. The United Earth Sphere Alliance (UESA) formed to govern Earth and the colonies, but the new government was effectively an extension of the old Earth government, and thus looked out for terrestrial interests at the expense of the colonists. By AC 150, dissident groups were arming themselves for revolt against the Earth Sphere.
Peace came in the form of a single man-Heero Yuy. In AC 165, the colonists elected him their leader, and his message of colonial autonomy and pacifism spread quickly throughout the Earth Sphere. But some did not welcome peace. The Romefeller Group, the military-industrial complex that controlled the UESA, had Yuy assassinated. In the unrest that followed, the Romefeller Group unveiled its elite military force, OZ, which brought order to the colonies with an iron fist.
Revolution became the only option left to the colonists. Dissident leaders developed Operation Meteor, an apocalyptic plot to drop a colony onto Earth's surface, killing millions of people and disrupting the Earth government. Then, using the five strongest weapons ever constructed, the Gundams, colonial leadership would establish a new order. In AC 195, the plan was set in motion. But the Gundam pilots, led by a new Heero Yuy, disagreed with the dissident leaders on how to achieve peace. After nearly a year of battle, the pilots succeeded in bringing peace to the Earth Sphere once more. But it was a fragile peace, one that could be shattered at any time.>
Usagi looked up to see if there was anything threatening around her gundam. Nothing. She opened up another file. It contained the report of where and when Mamoru was spotted. He was spotted on a new colony two days ago. Dr M had received a call from a friend here in this dimension. The caller was known as Dr T. "Dr T?" Usagi said, she glanced around before continuing opening up files.
The next file contained information about where to find Miss Relena Peacecraft. "Miss Relena Peacecraft is currently staying on a colony..." Usagi skimmed through the information. She has a total of six personal guards, four of which can pilot an MS. "Interesting"
The next file contained information on the five gundam pilots.
>Gundam pilots:
01-Heero Yuy - The one and only. A perfect soldier, Heero is prepared to die or kill to ensure the success of his mission, an odd distinction for someone named after the peace-loving assassinated colonial leader.
Currently working for Dr J. His gundam is known as Wing Zero.
02-Duo Maxwell - The wide-eyed warrior. Don't let the smile fool you. Put him behind the control of his Gundam Deathscythe, and he becomes the angel of death.
Currently working in a colony as a mechanic at Hilde's Junkyard. His gundam is known as Deathscythe.
03-Trowa Barten - The enigma. Some say he wears a mask, and they're not just referring to the hair that hides his face. His calm exterior hides a past that haunts him to this day.
Currently working in a circus troupe in L3 Colony. His gundam is known as Heavyarms.
04-Quatre Raberba Winner - The peacemaker. A sensitive soul, he's no fan of violence. But make no mistake, if force is required, Quatre fights to win.
Currently located in The Winner Family's Industrial Colony. His gundam is known as Sandrock.
05-Chang Wufei - The martial arts warrior. He fights with the single-mindedness of purpose that only a martial artist knows. But with his own motivations guiding him, his allegiance is now questionable.
Current location is unknown. He took his gundam and disappeared. His gundam is known as Nataku.>
Usagi read the last of the files. They contained information on the Gundams and on Relena Peacecraft's guards and their mobile suits.
>Relena's guards:
Ami Mizuno-MS pilot of IceFox
Rei Hino-MS pilot of FlameSniper
Makoto Kino-MS pilot of ThunderCrash
Minako Aino-MS pilot of LoveSpell
Haruka Tenoh
Michiru Kaioh>
Usagi turned her laptop off and put the disc back in her breast pocket. She scanned the area around her and headed off to the colony where Relena Peacecraft was staying.
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"Who did you say you were?" A frustrated Rei Hino asked.
"Mamoru Chiba. I have an appointment with Miss Peacecraft."
"I'm sorry Mr. Chiba, but Miss Relena isn't expecting anyone today." Michiru Kaioh said.
"I'll only be a moment."
"No, you'll leave. Miss Relena isn't going to see you." Haruka Tenoh said, standing with her arms crossed over her chest.
"Why don't we let her decide that."
"Chiba, she already has decided that long before our encounter." Makoto Kino said, positioning herself on his left while Haruka was on the right.
"I don't want to seem rude-"
"Coulda fooled me, now please turn around and leave." Minako Aino said, pointing in the direction away from them.
Mamoru Chiba finally turned on his heel and marched away. 'Those damn guards...I'll have to use plan B.'
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As Usagi neared the boarding deck on the colony, a shuttle hurried past her. She ignored it. Four MS soon deployed from the colony. 'Must be Relena's guards who can pilot MS.'
"State your name and purpose." The yellowish-orange one ordered.
"Starbuck. I am to stay with Miss Relena."
A moment passed. "Tsukino?" The green one asked.
"Affirmative."
"Where are you from?" The red one asked.
"That is between me and Miss Relena."
"I'm sorry, but we are Miss Relena's personal guards. There is nothing we don't know about." The blue one declared.
"I'm a Dimensional Rift Rider, Class A, ID number 118-120-1141-6778"
Another moment of silence. "You are clear for dock 5." The blue MS said.
The four MS returned to the colony, Usagi followed and docked in dock 5 as instructed. Usagi jumped out of her gundam, leaving the bag and laptop. 'What they don't know won't hurt them.'
"Follow us." the blonde haired woman said.
Usagi followed. The raven-haired woman and the tall brunette whispered behind her. The blue haired one stayed at her side.
"I'm Ami Mizuno." the blue haired one said. "In front is Minako Aino, the tall one is Makoto Kino, and that's Rei Hino." She pointed.
"Usagi Tsukino."
"There's two more guards with Miss Relena. The boyish one is Haruka Tenoh, and the other is -"
"Michiru Kaioh. I've been updated." Usagi interrupted.
"I should've guessed." Ami smiled.
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They finally reached Relena's door and all five entered. Haruka Tenoh quickly stopped Usagi.
"Don't try anything, you won't live to see day." Haruka said.
"Haruka! Behave! She's Miss Relena's quest!" Michiru said, she grabbed Haruka's arm and pulled her away.
Usagi looked at the other person in the room. "Miss Relena Peacecraft." Usagi greeted, bowing her head a little.
"Welcome Rift Rider." Relena said with a smile.
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Well, that's it for the first chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Please review me with any flames, or questions, or comments, or if you have any recommendations or advice. All and anything is welcomed! Thank you and Have a nice day
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