Mission Two: The Declaration
"I would like to address this statement to every single human born and raised on call ourselves simply, Celestial Being. We are a private armed organization in possession of the mobile weapon Gundam. The main objective of Celestial Being's activities is to completely eliminate acts of war from this world. We do not act for our own benefit or for personal gain. We have chosen to intervene for the greatest goal of all; to rid ourselves of the scourge of war. As of this moment I make this declaration to all humanity. Territory, religion, energy; no matter what the reason or excuse, if there is an evident act of war being carried out, we will commence intervention with our force. Any country, organization or corporation that promotes war will also be a legitimate target for our intervention. We simply call ourselves Celestial Being. We are an armed organization that was established to eliminate all acts of war from this world. I repeat..."
On one of the massive screens across the city, a video message played, the man voicing the announcement sitting in a chair, as curtains floated in the window behind him. The man himself had dark, spiky hair, with a lightly fading hairline, and wearing a coat with a high collar, and a magatama necklace. Leaning against his chair was an old staff, the ring at the top filled with yet more rings. A stern look was on his face throughout the whole message, and even after it had stopped being broadcast, would be in the populace's mind for the months to come. This had come forth after the earlier footage from the low orbital station of a new mobile suit defending the station from a terrorist attack was broadcast, seemingly explaining who was in control of the new suits.
On a bridge below the screen, a young man and woman stand, watching, the man chowing down on a bag of chips while the young woman holds a thinking pose for a moment.
"C'mon Chōji, let's go! I'm bored! There's shopping to be done!"
"Yea yea, Ino. Don't you wanna know what that Sage of Six Paths guy was going on about? All that stuff about 'ending the scourge of war with armed force'? I kinda want to see what my sister's reaction is to all this..."
"The reporter? C'mon, let's go! All this philosophy stuff is exhausting!"
"You've only been thinking about it for a minute Ino." The brunet deadpanned.
"Yea yea, now let's go, there's shopping!" Sighing, Chōji allowed his friend to pull him along toward the department store.
Within the President of the Union's office, a meeting of he and his councilors is occurring, as rapid discussion on the subject of the new faction is rampant. Finally, the President himself, a large man of Kumo descent, slams his hand down on the table, ending all discussion.
"Enough. This new force, whoever they are, have only four mobile suits. Against our Flags, they will fall soon enough. Prepare the squadrons. If they show up again, we'll fight. I refuse to lose this nation after the ten years it took to fix the damn economy."
At the same moment, similar discussions were occurring in the SRL and the AAC. Each power are raising their forces, ready to fight this new threat. Deep within the AAC though, a different conversation is taking place among shadowed figures.
"So, we are agreed?"
"Yes, we must activate the project. It's our only hope if they have chosen to show up at last. Finally, the mission can be complete."
"Yes, at long last, we'll have the Jūbi."
Far off in the middle of the ocean, not particularly far from where Uzushiogakure had once stood, a private island sits, upon which two mobile suit pilots find themselves somewhat stranded. Every so often, the two would glance at each other, only for the younger of the two, decked in blue, to look away first, giving a grunt of acknowledgement, as the older, decked in green, returns to his thinking pose, fingers steepled in a circle.
Movement draws both of their attention, as two figures in old Konoha style clothes come out of the forest, the smaller figure wearing a large brimmed sunhat, and holding a martini in hand.
"So, Setsuna F. Seiei and Lockon Stratos. I am Hinata Hyuga, and I have your next mission."
"Oh? And what might this be? So troublesome, these missions. Never enough time to look at the clouds." Lockon asked.
"What are the mission parameters?" The young man in blue inquired, now named as Setsuna.
"Your mission is to intervene in old Yugakure, in the dispute between the majority faction of Nuke-nin, and their enemies for control, the Liberation forces. Assistance will be provided by Gundam Kyrios and Virtue."
Nodding, both men turned to return to their respective machines, twin containers opening to reveal them. A moment later and the machines were upright, another moment more and they were in flight, heading off to their second mission.
"That light the Gundam was emitting... What do you think it was?"
"My best guess would be some new kind of particle, something with the capability to both provide power to the mobile suit, and to disrupt communications within a short range. What kind of particle exactly, I have absolutely no idea."
"I just want an opportunity to study one! The technology required for such things, and the power of that mobile suit..."
"Regardless of your ideas, second lieutenant Aker, you've been ordered to return to base. With the demonstration over, and the introduction of this new faction, we're recalling all available mobile units." The screen behind them had beeped to life, as a comms officer interrupted their conversation.
Sighing, Orochimaru gave an affirmative, before alerting the pilot of their carrier that they were leaving. With a rumble, the machine lifted off, heading back for Union territory.
A few hundred kilometers away, a battle was raging between the forces of Yugakure. A torn and broken unit, easily five years old if not more, advanced slowly, the badly made turret atop it spun up just in case. Before it could advance further, it was hit with a barrage of bullets, a purple unit breaking through it's metal as the machine exploded. Around it, more and more of it's comrades fell, before another wave came from behind them, full of much more recent Tierens. In a wave of bullets, they turned the tide, forcing the Nuke-nin forces back. Finding themselves at a stalemate, more and more units threw themselves at their opponents.
Over a kilometer away, Lockon Stratos sighed. It was the beginning of another mission, just as troublesome as the last. Shrugging the kinks out of his shoulder, he pulled down the targeting module from above him, sighting the rifle as the reclining mecha did in turn, the v-shaped antenna above the eyes of his unit sliding down to reveal a large lens, which in turn focused and zoomed in on the target.
"Dynames, Lockon Stratos. Targeted and firing." Letting out another side, he pulled the trigger, the immense rifle before him following suit as a beam of pink shot across the distance, cutting straight through two unit's weapons. Another shot and even more units lost theirs.
"C'mon, hurry up and disarm already." He muttered, continuing his long range barrage. A glance at the screen in front of him showed two units moving in on the main fighting. "Looks like it's up to you, Setsuna, Tieria."
Aboard Exia, Setsuna glared at the combat before him, anger visible in his eyes as he looked on. "Exia, Setsuna F. Seiei. Preparing to eliminate the target!" He tore forward, the massive blade of his GN sword sliding forward, locking into place just in time to tear through the machine in front of him. Dashing forward again, he cut through another unit, turning in time to return the blade to it's initial location, unveiling a small bore gun. The GN pistol, in this case built into the Exia's arm, fired, blasting through another two units, before returning again to the sword format to block another unit's attempt at hitting him with of all things, a massive scythe. Some people just took the whole Ninja heritage thing too far. A blast of pink flew past him, obliterating the weapon, and the arm attached to it, and the mobile suit attached to that. A glance at his systems alerted him to the newly arrived Virtue, and the oncoming form of Kyrios.
The massive white suit turned, bazooka bearing down on a horde that had chosen to aim itself at the new opponent. "GN Bazooka, Charging!" The bazooka's barrel glowed, as the sphere of particles and energy formed at it's base. "Firing GN Bazooka!" The wave motion gun unleashed it's power, the assistant barrels on the shoulders doing their part to add to the beam. Tieria swept the shot, slicing through swaths of mobile suits in the process.
Aboard a carrier not to far away, a blip appeared on the pilot's monitor. Calling down to the passenger section, he received an excited reply to head toward the combat that was occurring, and to prep the Flag for launch. Shivering slightly at the thought of going into an active war zone, with the new forces of Celestial Being there as well, the pilot turned the carrier toward the battle, as Orochimaru Aker's Flag was prepped for launch
Shooting down another unit, the remainder finally began to get the message that if they stood down they would be safe, the forces on both sides began to lay down arms. The battle here was almost over, but away from the main battle, Kyrios flew, a huge black container attached to the back. In the distance, an SRL military base stood, mobile suits standing at the ready, the Tierens prepped for battle. A click of Allelujah's finger, and the various slots on the container opened up, revealing an array of missiles. Another click, and they let fly, the missiles streaking across the sky to impact the base, slaughtering those inside.
"And now I've become a mass murderer... So be it!" Kyrios flew off into the distance, dropping the massive container along the way to ensure full power to flight systems. The dropped unit slammed into the ground, cutting a swath through the forest.
Meeting up along the way to the island, Tieria and Setsuna greeted each other tersely, suits flying in tandem across the ocean. Before long, Dynames and Kyrios caught up, the other pilots greeting each other in turn. Ahead of them lay the final mission target, a carrier ship filled to the brim with mobile suits. Breaking off, Virtue hovered lightly above the water, bringing his bazooka to bear. Flying out of the way, Dynames and Kyrios held position, while Exia flew higher still, ready to assist if the need came.
"GN Chakra Wave, charging!"
A massive orb began to appear before the mobile suit, growing in size as waves of energy crackled over the surface. The containers on Virtue's legs opened, supplying yet more particles, as all of it's armaments shone with energy.
"GN Chakra Wave, LAUNCHING!" At this, a much smaller beam flew from the weapons, impacting the orb, launching a wave easily the size of the carrier forward, slicing through waves and anything else in it's way. Impacting the carrier, suits began to fly, narrowly escaping the now destroyed vessel. Diving downward, Exia began to slice through them, cutting several units in half in one run. Dynames entered targeting mode, antenna sliding down with a resounding chunk as its rifle was brought up. Several shots later, and the remaining units were destroyed. As they hovered above the water's surface, catching their breath after the sudden combat, a chuckle could be heard over the comms. The three other pilots gave each other questioning looks over their comm screens as Allelujah began to laugh.
"Allelujah, you okay there? If you're going to have a mental breakdown, do it outside your suit, would ya? Troublesome." Lockon said, shaking his head at his teammate's odd behavior.
"Don't worry, I'm just fine! Peachy, one might say! Just enjoying the feeling of death!" The maniacal laughter quickly faded as Allelujah's hair shifted, showing the normally covered right eye, a difference in color apparent as the golden eye glimmered, a sharp contrast to the usual grey. "And by the way, my name is Hallelujah. Allelujah's not here right now."
Overhead, Orochimaru's carrier flew past the Gundam, as he and his Flag dropped out the back, heading straight for Exia. Reaching his preferred operational range, he flicked his wrists, twisting them and the joysticks into an odd pattern as his suit shifted from flight form to combat form. Keeping his momentum, he slammed his plasma blade forward, attempting to bisect the machine. Finding it blocked in a flash of movement, he retreated a short distance, blade still at the ready.
"So, you're the Gundam, eh? Can't say I think much of your motives, but those machines... With that sort of power at my hands, I could do so very much!"
"Tch... Who is this guy? Why now of all times?" Lockon and the others flew back, but Exia remained. "Setsuna, what're you doing? We need to go, now."
"Go on ahead, I'll catch up." Setsuna muttered, turning his machine to face the new threat.
"Fine, but if you lose that machine, you had better kill yourself before I get to you." Tieria threatened, before turning to continue on, to the shock of Lockon and the thankfully returned Allelujah.
"The hell Tieria? We're leaving him behind?" Allelujah half-shouted at the leaving Gundam. "What the hell?"
"We are not just 'leaving' him. Setsuna is perfectly capable of handling himself, and is best suited to taking care of this person. Now let's go." Shaking their heads at Tieria's stubbornness, the other two continued after him, leaving Setsuna to face off against this strange man.
"So. You attack us now. Why? Why do you need to fight?" Setsuna asked, his voice broadcast across the space between the two.
"Because I am the man who is obsessed about everything you are... GUNDAM!"
Author's Note: So here we have yet another chapter of GN-NINJA, and people are beginning to show their personalities. The only problems that I can think of are revealing Hallelujah early, and even then it just gives them another ace in the hole for later. With luck I can keep up this rate of writing, but that might be a bit of a pipe dream. Regardless, for reference and to remind you all, the so far revealed characters are as such, along with their counterparts. If I haven't tied a name to a character, I will not say their counterpart just yet.
Hinata Hyuga - Wang Liu Mei
Orochimaru - Graham Aker
Jiraiya - Billy Katagiri
Sage of Six Paths - Aeolia Schenberg
Ino Yamanaka - Louise Halevy
Chōji Akamichi - Saji Crossroad (Note, he does still like eating, but since Ninja haven't been a thing for centuries, high calorie chakra food isn't made in bulk for the public, so he isn't exactly bulky.)
A - Leader of the Union
Kakashi Hatake - Patrick Colasour
And on the note of the Jūbi comment, let me just say that NO-ONE is a jinchūriki. Nope zilch nada. The Bijū are all somewhere special that I'll unveil in a good while. With that little tidbit, I take my leave of you. Ja Ne.
~Lux Out
