Chapter 2: the Awakening and The Surprise
The Previous chapter.
'12:00 ... It's a good day to die then' I though at the beam slices me in half ...
Normal POV
Date : June 6th CE 75
Place : Abounded base , ORB's desert (2:18 Am)
Heine then felt his eyelids opening slowly 'Am.. I .. Alive ?' He thought as he gets up and starts checking his surroundings. He is in a abounded main hallway of what appears to be a base of operations but it hasn't been used in a while .This is when he looks at his clothing . He seems to be wherein a ripped up and tattered elite red coat ZAFT uniform then he noitis the big red scar across his gut and his left arm and the ZAFT uniform looked burnt around the Scar. 'Hey this scar looks like the scar that Glexen has on his head ... Only a bit brighter.' Heine though then he noesis four others on the ground. One looked rather young and had green hair and is wearing the same ZAFT uniform that he was whereing and has a similar scar that Heine had only a bit bigger .Another had brown hair and had a old Earth Alliance uniform but he didn't have a scar until Heine got closer then the saw that person neck glowing red like the scar on his gut.The other looked looked a female red-head that is whereing a burnt and tattered White earth alliance uniform and parts of her body had burn-like scars. The other looks yet agene like a female but had blond hair and had a ripped up and tattered pink Earth Alliance Uniform and the scars on her body look like multiple spikes went in her.
'So ... these people must have also ...' Heine though but was cut short by a groaning sound and when he turned to look . The green haired teen started to wake up.
"W..wh..what happened ... Who are you ? ...Where are we ?" The green haired pilot said.
"Your guess is as good as mine .Who am I . Heine Westenfluss , and you are?" Heine said as he extended his arm go get that green haired pilot on his feet.
"Nicol Amalfi pilot ... Well ex - pilot of the GAT - X207 Blitz Gundam." Nicol said as he grabbed Heine hand and got up .By about this time the brown haired boy starts to wake up.
"Ow ... My neck fells like its on fire." The brown head said as he gets up and then notice the two Zaft members."Wha..Zaft ! Why are you guys here?" He then said.
" I don't know why we are here ..." Heine said truthfully to the confused natural."And whats your name?" He then said asked politely.
"Tolle Koenig" He said. Then one of the girls , the blond haired one started to wake up
"Stellar's head hurts..." The blond said as she gets up and notice the three people."A..are you g..gong t..to. ta..ke Stellar away" She then said as she starts shaking.
sighs "No Stellar if thats is your real name" Heine said and was about to talk Again when Nicol intruped him "We don't know why we are here so don't ask." Nicol said. Stellar then stopped shaking as the last one ,The red head started to wake up
"..."She didn't say anything only got up but when she saw the two Zaft pilots she just looked away with a sad face.
"Whats wrong?" Nicol said to the red head.
"... Nothing." She said with a sad tone.
"Come on something gotta be wrong." Heine said to her.
"I already said nothing." she said .
"Stellar wants to know her name?" Stellar said.
"... Flay Allaster" She said in a regretful voice. Heine then noitis a small recorder on the main desk at the end of the hall. When Heine walked over to the desk the other followed then Heine turned the recorder on and Glexen's message started playing.
"Good morning everyone as you already found out the base that you are in had not been used in a while ... 3024 years to be exact ..." By about this time everyone gasped except for Nicol and Flay for they already think he told the truth that the Cosmic Era didn't start from the AD calender."As for the CCS Firebird being destroyed , The people who done that call themself's ' The Cult of Blake' . They needed to get the 'Overdrive' system that the Firebird used . When they have gotten that system the whole Cult disappeared in January 1st CE74. Now in CE 75 the cult has returned to earth with stolen units but mainly GINNS , Strike Daggers and GuAIZ's and declaring war against the weakened Earth Alliance, ORB and the weakened ZAFT forces hoping to destroy something called ' The Truth'... Well I know the truth but I wont say . Two of you already know ..." Flay then stopped the recording .
"He is right..." Flay said before everyone except Nicol starts to get mad
"... We are the ones that know about the truth." Nicol said . Instead of getting angry ,everyone except Flay got confused.
"What in the world are you talking about ..."Tolle said with confusion.
"3024 years old?! but the calender..."Heine said but was interrupted by Flay.
"Is wrong . The Cosmic Era didn't start from the AD calender . It was the Correct Century ..." Flay said.
"That changed into the Cosmic Era. If you want proof then just look around . This place was built before the Third World War that changed AD into the Universal Century ..."Nicol said
"Then the Future Century..." Flay Added
"Then the After Colony's..." Nicol added
"Then the After War Century..." Flay added
"Then the Correct Century..." Nicol finished then let the information sink in for a moment.
"So what you guys saying is that the government lied that we started in the AD calender when we actually started from this ... 'Correct Century'."Heine said with a bit of a scared voice.
"Possibly but he didn't say..." The two said.
"Stellar wants to know more about these Century's." Stellar said with a slightly excited tone.
Soon Flay and Nicol started telling everything they know . From the Universal century, to the Correct Century, Except when they mention anything related to 'Death' Stellar cringed but then continued to listen.
"Wow I never thought that there was a Mobile Suit's named 'Gundam'." Tolle said still surprised about the info.
"... Stellar thinks it's time to go now ." Stellar said . Still shocked about the new info.
"Well there something that I can agree to." Heine said . 'Could that Stellar person be the pilot of the Gaia that Glexen warned me about ?' Heine thought because when Death,Die,kill,killer,killed or anything else related to death was mentioned ,she cringed at that word.
"Well lets just see if there is a map anywhere here ..." Nicol said as he looked through the old desk. Then he found a old map of the base
"Ok so we are in the main hall." Nicol said as he points to the main hall."Assuming Glexen is correct the entrance would be ether collapsed or blocked. This base has a hanger over here ... I think the main doors are not blocked from there." Nicol then said as he pointed towards the hanger on the map."Hmm not that far of a walk ..." Nicol said .
"Well then ... Lets get out of here." Nicol finally said as he took the map and followed the path while everyone else just followed Nicol.
As the group walked towards the Hanger avoiding the dead ends, massively cracked flooring and other hazards . They finally found the door leading to the hanger however it is heavily corroded .It took the three boys just to open it half way to let the girls through then themself's just before the door started up its emergency hydraulics so that door squeaked shut. They then noities that the walls are about 20 meters high and 10 meters long .
"Why are the walls so high?" Stellar said with slight confusion.
"I just remembered something . The AD era ended at 3163 AD ." Nicol said .
"Why did you said that ?" Heine said as he went around the wall and looked at the other side then screamed "HOLY SHIT !!!". When the other's got to Heine on the other side of the wall all except Nicol and Flay gasped . There where staring at a unknown Mobile Armor that handed two reverse V shaped legs ,a very large bubble cockpit that was in the torso , 2 arms that mounted a very large weapon of unknown properties and two rectangle shaped missile pods above the arms.
"They had Mobile armors back then. Nicol knows the code names of those but they are called 'Battle Mechs'." Flay then explained. Stellar then noitis that the doors that lead outside looks fused shut.
"Uhh guys ... Stellar thinks the doors are fused shut ..." Stellar said as she points towards the Hanger doors . When they got to the door, looking at the other 'Battle Mechs' on the way .They then confirmed it was welded shut but there where also big cracks in the massive doors.
"If these doors are cracked then a weapon powerful enough ... It could destroy the doors and thats one step closer to freedom." Heine said . He then looked over at one of the 'Battle Mechs' then got a evil smile on his lips .The others then looked at the other 'Battle Mechs'.
"Are you guys thinking what I am thinking ?" He then said . The others nodded. and went towards the stairs to five of the 'Battle Mechs' (One each) and they went into the cockpits ,which are almost like very simple MA cockpit even a untrained person could pilot one of these. They then started activating the old machines. When Nicol's Battle Mech came online he then yelled at the others.
"WHEN YOUR MECHS ARE ONLINE USE THE COMMUNACATIORS TO REACH ME .THEN NAME OFF WHEN YOUR MECHS ARE READY!!" Nicol yelled at the others while they continued to activate the systems of each others Battle Mechs. After a while Tolle's mech was the first to come online.
"Tolly Koenig , M-22Vulture. Ready when you are." Tolly said as the Vulture begins to set itself straight.
"Stellar Lousier , M-14 Mauler. Ready." Stellar said as the Mauler crackles to life.
"Heine Westenfluss, M-12 Mad Cat .Good to go." Heine said at the first battle mech they saw starts to get up .
"Flay Allaster , M-13 Mad Cat MK II .Up and Running." Flay said as the MKII begun to get up from its dormant position.
"Alright..." Nicol said as his M-16 Nova Cat begun to exit the small repair bay and aimed for the doors. Then Three bright green lasers and two blue and white lasers hit the door causing the door to be pushed out by the impact of the five lasers.
"...Form up on my lead ." Nicol then said as the other's get used to the controls and begun to move out into the desert .
