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Chapter 2: Prelude to Conflict
Yoshika's POV
"Celestial… Being…? Lynette asked me, even as she stared at the three Gundam units through the display of the 00 Qan[T]'s cockpit as Setsuna exited the machine and kicked off, floating towards the hangar's main entrance.
Lynette climbed out of the 00 Qan[T]'s cockpit, and was caught off-guard as she found herself slowly floating deeper into the hangar. I laughed slightly to myself, and pushed off the Gundam to catch her, my momentum taking us right towards the Zabanya. Grabbing a hold of Lynette and touching down on one of the Zabanya's GN Holster Bits, I used it as a launch platform and redirected us towards the main doorway that led into the ship, where Setsuna was already at as he entered the open door, which closed behind him shortly afterwards. With a grace that could only be acquired through several years of growing up in this kind of environment, I managed to get the two of us on the ground in a standing position right next to the now-closed door.
Looking at my best friend, I saw that she was still disoriented from the lack of gravity. "You'll get used to it soon enough."
"How did you… move like that?" Lynette asked, surprised at how easily I had maneuvered without gravity.
"I was raised here most of my life, so I picked up the skill." I looked around the hangar, smiling fondly at the memories that I've accumulated within this enormous vessel that was built within an asteroid, even I sensed Lynette's shock.
"Y-You were raised here?! This is amazing!" She exclaimed as I led her to the door. As it slid open, I saw three faces that I have been wanting to see for several months now.
"Mom! Dad! Micchi!" I exclaimed, pushing off the ground and tackling them in a hug; I had missed them during my time in the 501st.
"Ah! You're…" Lynette said as she remembered the first day that I had met the Witches of the 501st.
Flashback
Lynette's POV
It was early morning when the morning horn went off, causing me to rise out of bed wearily.
'Another day…' I sighed to myself as I got out of bed and got dressed for the day. After doing so, I performed the morning rituals of brushing my teeth and tying my hair into a braid.
Before I could start wandering around the base in search of something to do, the base-wide P.A. speakers blared to life.
"Attention all Witches," the voice of Wing Commander Minna said through the speakers, "Will you all please report to the briefing room for an important announcement."
Well, there go my plans for wandering around the base.
Sighing to myself, I complied with Minna's request.
I walked into the room, and wasn't surprised that mostly everyone else was there as well (including Major Mio Sakamoto, who had come back from Fuso yesterday). Taking a seat, I waited for the only person who had yet to arrive: Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke. Hearing the door open, turned around to see that Minna had arrived… but there were four other people with her as well.
The first person was a man who looked to be in his late fifties. He was wearing a white shirt with a light blue shirt underneath it, blue pants, and a pair of black shoes. He also had black hair, black eyes, and a pair of glasses. The second person was a woman who looked to be around her early thirties. She had blonde hair, blue eyes, and was also wearing a pair of glasses. Her clothes consisted of a green shirt, a metallic light blue skirt that went to her knees, and a pair of brown shoes that were similar in design to those worn by the first person.
The third person was a girl who looked to be around my age. She was wearing a white shirt, the same skirt that the blonde woman was wearing, only made for someone her size, and a pair of brown shoes. She also had long dark blue hair and brown eyes. The fourth and final person was also a girl who appeared to be slightly younger than the other girl. She was wearing a blue shirt and, again, the same skirt that the other two were wearing, only resized for someone like her, as well as a pair of brown shoes. She also had short brown hair and a pair of hazel nut eyes that for some reason I seemed to be slightly drawn to.
As Minna walked up to the front of the room, the girl with the short brown hair followed her, while the other three people stayed at the back of the room, leading me to believe that the girl with Minna was a new recruit.
My hunch was proven right as Minna clapped her hands twice to get our attention and began speaking. "Okay, everyone! Attention! Once again, allow me to introduce our new recruit. Brought to us by Major Sakamoto from the Fuso Empire. This is Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti."
Another new recruit? Well, looks like I'm not the only resident rookie around here anymore.
"I'm Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti. It's nice to meet you, everyone!" the girl, who I now knew was Yoshika, introduced herself.
"Her rank is Sergeant. Lynne, since she's the same rank as you, look after her." Minna said to me.
Wait… she wanted me to look after her?! Not wanting to anger her, I only nodded.
Seeing my acceptance, she smiled, turned towards Yoshika and continued speaking. "All the documents, clothing, rank insignia and identification you need are in here…"
At this point, the newcomer took notice of the box she was going to receive, as well as the gun on top of it. However, her attention diverted to the Witches that were in the room… and she looked to be disturbed by something. She turned towards Minna, and asked a question that I don't think any of the Witches, including me, were expecting.
"Why aren't you all wearing any pants?!"
That caught us off-guard, and Minna (after getting over her shock) gave the answer. "The reason why we don't wear any pants is because the Striker Units require direct skin contact to perform at their maximum efficiency; and since the Neuroi may show up at any time, we decided to forego wearing any pants so that we can get up into the air as quickly as possible."
I glanced back for a moment to see that the three people (who still haven't introduced themselves) looked deeply disturbed, and I saw that Yoshika looked horrified when I turned back to look at her.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU FOREGO WEARING ANY PANTS?!" Yoshika screamed in panic, causing most of us to cover our ears momentarily. "Can't you at least wear a skirt to help conserve your modesty?!"
Mio laughed heartily, finding the situation amusing. "Oh, she fascinates me."
I don't think Perrine liked that, and she slammed her hands onto her table and sat up. "Oh, come on!" she yelled.
Yoshika looked at Perrine in surprise, before she asked a question I didn't think anyone had the guts to ask her. "What's got your panties tied in a bunch?"
My jaw dropped, and I was sure that this happened to several of the others in the room as well. Perrine, however only got even angrier and stormed out of the room.
The room was filled with complete silence for a full minute before Yoshika turned towards Minna and asked her a question. "Was it her time of the month or something?"
The dam broke.
Shirley, Eila, Lucchini, and Erica started howling with laughter at her boldness, while the rest of us gawked at her.
Several minutes later when everything had calmed down, several of the Witches had surrounded the newcomer as Minna had begun talking with the three people in the back… and I decided to listen in for a moment.
"So, mind telling me who you three are?" Minna asked them.
"The name's Ian Vashti," the man, who I now knew was named Ian, introduced himself, before doing the same with the other two. "This here is my wife, Linda Vashti. And this squirt here is Michiko Yamakawa Vashti."
"Quit calling me 'squirt'!" the girl known as Michiko yelled at him. "I'm a big girl now!"
Ian laughed. "It doesn't matter how old you'll get; you'll always be my little squirt."
Linda giggled as she nodded in agreement.
'So that's her family…' I thought to myself as Yoshika approached me.
"Umm… excuse me, but who are you?"
Not expecting it, I squeaked in surprise and turned around, only to see that Yoshika was giggling at my reaction. "Y-Yes…?"
"I asked you who you are."
Oh… she wanted to know my name? Well, I might as well answer her. "I'm Lynette Bishop… it's nice to meet you, Yoshika."
I didn't know it yet, but I had just met my first true friend.
Flashback End
Yoshika's POV
I broke the hug and turned towards Lynette, who was looking at my parents and cousin (and sister by adoption) in shock.
"But… why are the three of you here?" she asked them in shock.
"You mean Yoshika didn't tell you?" Ian asked, before answering her question. "My wife and I are the head engineers of Celestial Being, and Michiko here is an apprentice as well as our assistant."
Before Lynette could ask any more questions, I grabbed her hand and led her through the door. "I'll explain things to you later, Lynne… but for now I'd like to take you on a tour."
It's been an hour ever since I've begun showing my best friend around my home, and we've stopped by several places, including the gravity block where the rooms for everyone on the ship were (and where we will be sharing a room as well, and the two of us changed into space suits while we were there; Lynette's was the standard white while mine was blue), the central cafeteria where people converse over their meals, and the greenhouse where the ship's oxygen is generated and food is grown; although we occasionally take a few trips to Earth to restock on food, we only do once every few months when our supplies start running dangerously low.
Now, as we were on our way to the main observation deck, the two of us passed by a window that Lynette looked through… and she stopped herself to get a better look at what she was seeing.
On the other side of the glass was a huge room which held a large sphere that was adorned with glowing blue circles.
"Yoshika… what is that?" Lynette asked me.
Confused, I turned back to see that she was looking through a glass window, and then realized where exactly in the ship we were currently at. Stopping my motion and pushing myself back towards her, I explained. "That, Lynne, is the heart of this entire ship… Quantum Processing System, Veda." I stopped my motion so that I was standing right next to her, and gazed at the main terminal of VEDA.
"The heart of the ship… Veda… hmm?" Lynette said to herself, before something got her attention.
Within Veda's main terminal room were several people… and they all had the same face, hair color, and hair style.
"What the- They have the same face?!" she exclaimed in shock.
I chuckled. "Those are bio-terminals called Innovades. I'll explain it to you in a bit; there's another place I want you to see."
Lynette wasn't responding, so I snapped my fingers in front of her face to get her attention. Seeing her jolt from that action, I grabbed her hand and gently led her away from her current source of confusion.
A while later, the two of us reached the door that led to the main observation deck. "Here it is, Lynne… one of my favorite places on the ship." With that said, I walked towards the door, triggering it to open as I led my best friend inside.
The main observation deck was a favorite place for stressed people to come and relax, and for a good reason; the view of the infinite cosmos proved to be soothing on the mind. The fact that Jupiter is also partially visible and that music meant to soothe the soul was always playing were also factors that helped relieve stress. Inside the deck were several chairs and tables, as well as a few loveseats, a bar with a few stools, and several Holo-TV's as well. But I was taken by surprise when I found out that we weren't alone.
Inside the observation deck, there was one other person who was also admiring the view, but that person's attention shifted to us as soon as we entered the room. The person was a girl who had faded blonde hair and eyes that were colored a teal blue color. She was also wearing the standard white Celestial Being space suit, as well as a pair of aviator goggles that were resting on top of her head.
I blinked, not recognizing the apparent newcomer when the girl raised her hand in greeting. "You two new here as well?" She asked in a cheerful manner.
"Who are you?" I asked back.
"The name's Carla Luksic. I was a Flying Officer in the 506th Joint Fighter Wing's B-unit, and now a potential Gundam Meister of Celestial Being after being scouted by a man named Allelujah Haptism around seventeen days ago. Nice to meet'cha!" the second girl, who I now knew was Carla, introduced herself cheerfully.
I nodded at the newcomer, knowing that Allelujah was, until recently, on a scouting mission to find new potential Gundam Meisters.
"U-Umm, nice to meet you! I'm Lynette Bishop, a former Witch of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing." Lynette introduced herself. "I was scouted into Celestial Being by Yoshika here."
When she said that, Carla's attention turned directly towards me. Well, I might as well introduce myself. "I'm Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti, a Gundam Meister of Celestial Being and a former temporary recruit of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing."
Carla looked like she was shocked. "Wait, you're already a Gundam Meister?! How'd you get such a big head-start on us?!" And by that, I think she was referring to herself and Lynette.
I was about to tell her when my PDA sounded out an alert. Pulling it out of my pocket, I looked at the message that was displayed and smiled after a few seconds. "We'll talk later; we're to report to the Mobile Suit Simulation Room at 1930 hours." Seeing their confused faces, I elaborated. "7:30 P.M. In other words; thirty minutes. Follow me; I'll take us there."
Twenty-five minutes later, the three of us were at the door that led to the simulators, and I saw a familiar face waiting for us. "Neferu Naguib… So I take it you're the one who will be teaching them the basics?" I asked the pilot of one of the GNX-903VS Brave Standard Test Types that were on the vessel.
The former member of the old ESF nodded, then turned her gaze to the two potential Gundam Meisters.
I nodded right back. "In that case, I'll stay and help out as well; Lynne will need some help with adjusting to her new environment."
Neferu apparently didn't see any problems with it. "Fine by me." After voicing her approval to me, she turned towards the other two. "Follow me; we'll now begin basic Mobile Suit operation lessons."
She walked through the doorway that led to the MS simulators as the three of us followed her.
The next few hours were full of questions from the new potential Meisters as they began their crash-course on how to pilot a Mobile Suit. In the simulators, they learned some of the controls, a few MS terms, and, to mine and Neferu's pleasant surprise, they managed to get their simulation SMVS-01 Union Flags to walk a few steps forward before they stumbled and fell over, ending the simulation.
Now, after the first day of training with the simulators was over, the two new recruits and I were in the mess hall eating dinner, while Neferu and the other surviving members of the SolBraves went out on a patrol run.
"So, Yoshika… how did you become a Gundam Meister? You never answered my question from earlier today." Carla asked me curiously.
This got the attention of Lynette, as she turned their attention towards me.
"Well… about that…" I scratched the back of my head sheepishly as I recalled what I was doing when I first wanted to be a Meister. "It was around nine years ago when I first wanted to be a Meister. Micchi and I were watching some of the past missions that the previous Gundam Meisters had participated in, and we were in awe with their combat skill. And… well…"
"And… what?" Carla asked me curiously.
I couldn't continue; it would have been embarrassing if they knew.
Unfortunately for me, Mom just so happened to be listening in on our conversation, and she picked up where I left off. "And I just so happened to catch the two of them while they were being adorable." Linda said as she came into the group, much to my horror.
"What do you mean?" Lynette asked, as Carla nodded as she too wanted to know.
"Mom, please don't…" I tried, but she wouldn't listen.
The yellow Haro she was holding extended a cord, which she plugged into the PDA that she kept on her at all times. Sifting through several files, she finally found the video that her personal Haro had kept saved from all those years ago. Uploading it to her PDA, Linda turned the screen around to allow the others to see.
Video
General POV
Linda had just walked into the room where Yoshika and Michiko were waiting for her, when she saw what could only be a strange sight.
Yoshika and Michiko were jumping around the walls and ceiling with the gravity generator that was under the room turned off, swinging what appeared to be small cardboard strips at each other like swords, while they also each held a pillow that they were using as a shield.
"… Might I ask what you are doing?" Linda asked curiously, wondering what her adoptive children were up to.
The two kids, momentarily distracted by their mother's voice, accidentally slammed into each other at high speed; fortunately, their pillows acted as bumpers, so they were only dazed momentarily.
"Mama!" Yoshika exclaimed. "Look, I'm Exia!" To prove her point, she swung around the piece of cardboard a few times before saying "I am Gundam!" and laughing as she did so.
Michiko took this opportunity to bounce off the wall and charged straight for Yoshika with a playful shout, causing her to spin around and block her older cousin's swing with her pillow.
"I'm Graham Aker, a man who's obsessed with everything you are!" Michiko yelled playfully, before the two began their "fight" again.
"…" Linda didn't know what to say as she watched the spectacle.
Anew, who had followed her to check up on the kids, only had one thing to say. "How adorable…"
The blonde Vashti couldn't agree more.
Video End
Yoshika's POV
I was blushing in embarrassment as Mom showed them the video, and at the end of it the two potential Meisters were looking at me with varying levels of amusement. All I could do was cover my face with my hands in a futile attempt to hide my embarrassed look.
"Aww~! Don't be shy now!" My Mom cooed at me like she was talking to a baby.
Carla, apparently, decided to go along with the act. "It's all right, little one~! I'll go get you some milk right away~!"
I couldn't take it; I bolted from the mess hall and headed straight for my room.
Over the next few months, the new Meisters have improved their skill drastically under the supervision of myself and various other teachers, including Neferu Naguib, Tieria Erde, Lyle Dylandy, Allelujah Haptism, Some Peries, and Setsuna F. Seiei (although he was a rare case). During the time I wasn't training the rookie Meisters, I was either hanging out with them, or helping the Engineering Department with developing new upgrades for the Mobile Suits that were within the ship.
It was now the fourth month of Lynette's and Carla's training, and the two of them were progressing quickly.
"Yoshika…?" I heard Lynette's voice ask me as she entered the room we shared, while I was looking at the recent reports about what was happening on Earth.
"Yes, Lynne? What is it?" I asked her back as I finished reading another report on my PDA and closed the file, after which I turned my attention towards her.
"Will we be heading out soon?" Ah, so that's what she wanted to know.
"We're currently gathering as much information as we can to assess the situation." I answered. "Once we learn as much as we can, we'll be able to plan our next move."
I felt Lynette take a seat on the edge of the bed next to me. "Will we… be able to help the people back on Earth soon?" she asked uncertainly.
"As much as I'd like to go and help them now, we can't; the Gundam units that our generation of Meisters will be using are still undergoing repairs and upgrades before they will be ready for combat, and revealing our presence now might cause for an unnecessary amount of panic. Not to mention that our new ship, the Ptolemaios 3, is still in the final phases of construction." I listed some of the reasons as to why we couldn't leave and help them just yet.
Lynette sighed sadly and leaned against me, to which I responded by wrapping my free arm around her in an attempt to comfort her, pulling her closer to me as I did so.
Stroking her hair gently, I continued to look at another report when I saw something that caught my attention.
It was another report from one of our spies on the ground: Takei Junko. The report explained what's been happening on the ground concerning politics, and something caught me by surprise; apparently, the military took notice of my attempt of the Dialogues-to-Come, and had decided to try and do the same thing in an operation codenamed "Operation Trajanus," which was scheduled to take place in a month.
Closing the file and setting my PDA on the desk that was next to my side of the bed, I noticed that Lynette had fallen asleep against my shoulder. Smiling softly at the sight, I decided that it was time for me to get to sleep as well.
"Haro, can you please reduce the gravity to 10% for a few minutes?" I asked my light blue Haro companion, looking at it as I did so.
"NO PROBLEM! NO PROBLEM!" The Haro replied, accessing the room's gravity control systems and reducing the output of the gravity generators to 10%.
Feeling much lighter, I easily lifted Lynette up without waking her, and laid her down on the bed that we shared. Tucking the two of us in, I let Haro know that it was alright to increase the gravity back to normal. Feeling the weight return, I sighed as sleep started to take hold of me.
"Good night, everyone…" I managed to say while yawning.
"GOOD NIGHT! GOOD NIGHT!" My Haro companion answered, already in its recharging port. The Haro shut down and went to "sleep."
Lynette didn't answer me verbally, but instead she snuggled up against me as she slept.
As I did the same, I felt the world slip away as I fell into blissful sleep.
The next morning, I was woken up by my Haro's jumping on my chest. Yawning tiredly, I made to swat it away.
"COMPLETED LAST NIGHT! COMPLETED LAST NIGHT!" It exclaimed.
I groaned, trying to fall back asleep, but the Haro was persistent on keeping me up. "What…?" I managed to ask after a few moments.
Let it be known that I was never good with mornings… and judging by the clock next to my bed, it's only 4:14 A.M. Yup, I wasn't ready to get up just yet.
"GUNDAMS COMPLETE! GUNDAMS COMPLETE!" The annoying robotic ball shouted at me.
"Eh…?" I managed to get out… Wait a minute…
Did Haro just say what I think it just said?
"Say that again?!" I shot up out of bed, now wide awake.
"GUNDAMS COMPLETE! GUNDAMS COMPLETE!" It said out loud again.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" I exclaimed, scrambling to my dresser and changing out of my night clothes into something proper to wear.
Apparently, all of the commotion seemed to wake up Lynette. "Nnn… Yoshika..? What's wrong…?" She asked me tiredly.
"Lynne, hurry up! Get up and get dressed, pronto!" I said while struggling to put on my space suit, eager to go see our newly upgraded and completed units.
All Lynette did was yawn tiredly as she rubbed some sleep out of her eyes. "Yoshika… what's going on…?"
I turned around to face her, with stars shining in my eyes. "Our Gundam units have just been completed!" I exclaimed in excitement.
Three hours later, Lynette, Carla, Michiko and I were at the entrance to one of the hangars aboard the Celestial Being – or more specifically, the Engineering Department – and I was eager to see the Gundams that we would be assigned to pilot.
The only thing keeping us from seeing them was the fact that Mom and Dad wanted to be here as well, to explain the specs of our new Gundams.
I was now squirming in anticipation when Mom and Dad finally showed up.
"Can we see them now?!" I asked, eagerly.
The two laughed at my eagerness to see the new units. "I think we've held you up long enough." Dad said as he ruffled my hair a little bit, causing me to pout.
"Dad, must you really do that?" I asked him.
"Enough, you two." Apparently, Mom decided to intervene before an argument broke out. "Let's go; Billy and Mina are already waiting for us inside."
That made me calm down as the main doors to the hangar our Gundams were in opened, allowing the six of us to enter.
When we did, I was surprised to find that it was dark inside, with only a small amount of light for us to follow. Doing so, we came across two people that I happened to be great friends with.
The first person was a man who appeared to be in his late thirties. He had long brown hair tied in a long ponytail, as well as black eyes. The second person was a woman who appeared to be in her mid-thirties, just a few years younger than the first person. She had red hair, as well as eyes that were colored like amber. Both of them were wearing white Celestial Being space suits with a special patch on their shoulders, indicating that they worked at Krung Thep, one of Celestial Being's main research and development facilities. These two people were Billy Katagiri and Mina Carmine Katagiri.
"Billy! Mina! Long time no see!" I yelled, waving at the two.
The two turned from the screen that they were facing, directing their attention to us. "Ah, you're here." Billy said with a smile.
"Yoshika, it's been a while!" Mina exclaimed, enveloping me in a hug, which I returned.
When we separated, Billy cleared his throat, getting the attention of everyone else present. "Now, I believe it's time we showed you why you've all gathered here." After saying that, he used his PDA to send a command to the hangar's lighting system, causing one of the lights to suddenly turn on. Caught off-guard at the sudden brightness, I covered my eyes and allowed them to adjust to the new light. When they did, I looked up as I noticed a giant shadow in front of me… and I froze at the sight.
In front of me was a massive blue and white machine that was around 18 meters tall. In its right hand was what looked like an upgraded version of the GN Sword Kai, and on the left arm was a shield that looked like it was also a weapon in itself. On the back of its shoulders were two GN beam sabers, and attached to the waist were two GN beam daggers. To my surprise, there were two familiar black curved swords that were mounted on the unit's back, as well as a GN Long Blade on the right hip and a GN Short Blade on the left hip. On the lower left arm was a weapon which I could identify as a Plasma Sword that was most likely taken from a Flag. There were also two wrist-mounted GN Vulcans, and what looked like a GN Smokescreen Emitter if my guess about the two small containers on top of the shoulders was accurate. But none of these weapons were what shocked me… it was the machine itself, one that I had come to see as one of my favorite of all the Gundams.
"Exia…" I whispered out the name of the Gundam.
"Not exactly the Exia as you know it." Billy began explaining. "This is the GN-001REIV Gundam Exia Repair IV, a revamped version of the Exia R3. Its weapons include the GN Sword Kai II, four beam sabers of which two are mounted in the feet," That took me by surprise; the only other Gundam unit that I knew of that had beam sabers in that area was the Arche Gundam. "Two beam daggers, the GN Long Blade and GN Short Blade, a GN Melee Shield that is armed with a Rocket-Propelled E-Carbon Anchor Claw along with eight plasma exploding knives and twelve GN shuriken that explode upon impact, a smokescreen emitter, a backup Plasma Sword from a Union Flag for emergency situations, and the Shiranui and Unryu GN blades which can be combined to form the Souten."
The last two sets of weapons shocked me greatly, as I now recognized the two black curved blades; how did he know that those two specific swords were among my favorite MS weapons, as well as the Flag being my favorite of all the NGN Mobile Suits?
"And before you ask, Neferu told me all about the duels you two have with each other on the simulators… as well as the fact that when you don't use a Gundam unit, you tend to use either one of the Flag variants or the Susanowo." Billy answered as he sensed my unasked question.
Ah… so that's how he knows. Thinking back on it, I don't think me and Neferu (who I honestly see as an aunt of sorts) have ever beaten each other before; we always end up in a draw, although I still suspect she was going easy on me during the first ten to fifteen times we went against each other.
"But… who's going to pilot it?" I asked him.
"Who do you think?" Dad asked me back as he shot me a grin.
It took me three seconds to think it over before my eyes shot open. "Y-You mean… me?"
All I got was a nod in response.
"Yoshika, you're drooling." Mom said, quickly snapping me out of the trance I was just in.
"E-Eh?!" I exclaimed, checking to see if it was true. When I didn't feel any, I shot Mom a small glare to which she just giggled in response.
Billy chuckled at the display, before he walked to our right a dozen or so meters before stopping. The rest of us followed him, and when we stopped he turned on another set of lights. This time we were prepared, and we shielded our eyes as the lights turned on. After waiting for a few moments, we uncovered our eyes and looked up at the next Gundam unit.
It was a green and white machine that, like Exia, stood at around 18 meters tall. Attached to its right shoulder on a rotatable dock was what appeared to be an upgraded version of the GN Sniper Rifle. On its knees were two black boxes, which I knew were holsters for two GN Beam Pistols. Equipped to its left arm was a GN Small Shield, which seemed to have been upgraded. On the rear thrusters were two GN Beam Sabers, and on the front waist armor were four 4-tube GN missile launchers as well as two more 4-tube launchers in the knees, but these were currently folded away. I was surprised, however, when I noticed the weapon that attached to the Gundam's back; it looked like an assault rifle scaled up enough for a Mobile Suit to use. It may have looked a bit different, but I was able to identify the Gundam in question in an instant.
"The Dynames… but it's different…" I said out loud.
"It is." Mom decided to explain this time. "This is the GN-002REII Gundam Dynames Repair II, an upgraded version of the Dynames Repair. Its weapons include the GN Sniper Rifle Kai, two beam machine pistols, two beam sabers, 24 GN missiles located in six 4-tube missile launchers, and a GN Assault Rifle that has a faster rate of fire than a beam rifle but retains its power level per shot."
My eyes widened in shock at the last bit; how did they manage to make something like that?
Mom turned to Lynette as she continued. "Lynette, since you have the highest scores in long-range precision targeting, you will be piloting the Dynames."
I don't think Lynette was expecting that, as she began to stutter in surprise. "E-E-Eh?! Y-You mean… I'm piloting it?!"
I shot Lynette a grin. "Why not, Lynne? I mean, you are one of the best snipers I've ever seen!"
Lynette blushed at the praise, which I found to be quite cute. That was when I realized something.
"Hold on a minute. If I'm piloting the Exia," here I squirmed in excitement "…and Lynne's piloting the Dynames, then the other two machines must be the Kyrios and the Virtue."
Billy and Mina grinned. "And you would be right." The male Katagiri said as he walked over to another area and waited for us to follow him. Once we were with him again, he used a computer command to turn on all the remaining lights in the Krung Thep hangar. Once we adjusted to the brightness, we gazed at the last two units in the hangar.
The third unit, unlike the other three, looked like a fighter aircraft that was colored white and orange. Nestled within the nose of the craft was what looked like a large six-barreled Gatling gun, and there were two GN Submachine Guns mounted underneath the fuselage. Directly behind the green-glass "cockpit" (which, like the Harute, was really a sensor unit) were two yellow antennas that were slanted backwards. Attached to the rear of the unit were two GN Boosters that seemed to have been derived from the GN-003/af-G02 Gundam Kyrios Gust, but looked to have been upgraded. Mounted in between the two boosters was a Tail Unit similar to the one equipped to the Harute. On the right side of the fuselage was what looked like two beam rifles stacked together, and on the left was what I knew was a shield for the unit's MS Mode. This machine I was able to identify as the Kyrios, but I knew that it had been given a major overhaul.
The fourth unit sported armor that was much thicker than the other three, and it was painted in a black and white color scheme. On its shoulders were large black boxes that acted as GN Field emitters, and another pair of identical emitters were mounted on the sides of the legs. In its right hand was a large GN Bazooka, and on the sides of the waist were two 24-tube GN Missile Containers. There were two beam sabers mounted behind the waist, and there was another set of arms located on the front of the legs in a way similar to that of the Seravee Gundam which can act as either two GN Cannons or wield another set of beam sabers. There were four GN Panzer Faust located on both of the primary arms with two per arm, and on top of the left shoulder was a large GN Physical Bazooka. Directly below the missile containers were two more containers that I wasn't able to identify the purpose of. I was able to identify this machine as the Virtue, and I knew that underneath all that armor was the Nadleeh.
"The fighter on the left is the GN-003RE Gundam Kyrios Repair. Its weaponry consists of two GN Submachine guns, a twin beam rifle, a GN shield/heat blade combination, two beam sabers, a Tail Unit that can hold 14 missiles and 18 bombs at the same time, and a GN beam Gatling cannon that is only usable in Fighter Mode. This unit will be assigned to Carla." Ian explained, much to Carla's initial shock before she sported a large grin on her face, apparently at the thought of piloting the Kyrios. "The unit on the right is the GN-005RE Gundam Virtue Repair. Its armaments include a GN Bazooka, two 24-tube GN Missile Containers, two twin-barrel GN Cannons on the shoulders, four beam sabers of which two are hidden within the frontal arms that also act as another pair of GN Cannons, four GN Panzer Faust located on both primary arms with two per arm, a GN Physical Bazooka, and eight GN Fangs mounted below the missile containers. Michiko, you will be the Virtue's pilot." Michiko nodded, a wide grin on her face as she did so. Ian continued as he opened a holographic screen on his PDA, which showed a Gundam unit with significantly less armor than the Virtue. "Now, underneath all of that armor is the GN-004RE Gundam Nadleeh Repair. When deployed straight from the Virtue after purging the armor, its only weapons are two beam sabers and the two GN Cannons that were mounted on the Virtue's shoulders. If it is sent into battle as the Nadleeh, though, it can be equipped with a beam rifle, the GN Mask Sword, and the GN Centurion Shield."
"In addition," Mom took over explaining. "They're all equipped with the new 360-degree panoramic cockpits, a Veda-Based Operating System, a docking port in the cockpit for a Haro, Optical Camouflage, their own unique systems, and their combat performance can be tripled for a short amount of time by using the Trans-Am System."
That last one caused Lynette's breath to hitch, and it only took me a second to figure out why.
'Crap,' I thought to myself. 'I haven't told the others yet…'
"T…Trans… Am?" My Britannian friend asked Mom with a shaky voice, something that got the attention of the others.
"Is there… something wrong with that?" Billy asked her.
I sighed; might as well tell them now. "I managed to replicate Trans-Am using my magic."
That stunned the adults into silence. It took ten seconds before anyone could reply. "You… did what?!" Dad asked me in shock.
"You managed to replicate it using magic?!" Billy exclaimed, to which I nodded in response.
"Would it be possible for you to show us?" Mina asked, curious about the prospect of a magic-powered Trans-Am.
"Yoshika, please don't!" Lynette yelled in a panic, and I knew the exact reason why.
"It's alright, Lynne." I reassured her. "I don't plan on ever doing that again." Lynette sighed in relief, while everyone else was confused. Seeing their confusion, I decided to elaborate. "After I first used it… I went into a coma for seven whole weeks, and it took me two and a half more weeks to recover." The last part was said to myself, but they heard it anyway.
Their horrified faces were all I needed to see to confirm that my message got across; I was NOT going to use my magic-version of Trans-Am ever again.
Time-Skip: One Month Later
Over the course of the month, Michiko, Carla, Lynette and I have improved our piloting skills, and have adapted them to our Gundams. As we were nearing the time for "Operation Trajanus" to take place, we were finishing up our training and loading up our newly completed ship on supplies. As we were loading our Gundams, I couldn't help but pause momentarily to take in the sight of our new ship, the CBS-78 Ptolemaios 3.
This ship looked nothing like the previous iterations of the Ptolemaios series. First and foremost was its size; compared to the Ptolemaios 2 Kai which was only 251 meters long, the Ptolemaios 3, which was colored in a white and red color scheme (with white on the top and red on the bottom), was an astounding 420 meters long. Secondly, it had two catapults arranged in such a way that it made the ship look like it had legs, and directly underneath the catapults were two GN Mega Particle Cannons, which were by far the most powerful beam weapons ever put on a ship (with the sole exception of the Celestial Being's 80m Grade GN Laser). On top of the catapults were two GN Cannons, each with two barrels and a caliber of 225 cm. Underneath the middle of the ship was a set of enormous wings meant to give it lift when it's in the Earth's atmosphere. On the upper half of the ship slightly behind the wings was the bridge tower, on the back of which were two 8-tube GN Missile Launchers. At the rear of the vessel was a structure that was shaped like a "U", on the lower curved area of which were the six main GN Thrusters, and these were supplemented by six smaller GN Thrusters mounted on the wings, four more below and behind the GN Cannons, and eight more at the bottom rear of the "legs", bringing the total of supplemental thrusters up to eighteen. Additionally, there were numerous Course-Correction Purpose GN Micro-Thrusters located on several areas of the body. Extending from the back of the stern directly behind the dorsal wings and directly above the six main thrusters were two sections that extended backwards from the ship which were GN Large Missile Launchers, and there were multiple other missile launchers hidden across the hull of the ship. Mounted in several areas above and underneath the ship were a total of ten GN Beam Turrets, with five on the top and five on the bottom, as well as a total of six GN Flak Cannons, again with three on the top and the other three on the bottom. Lastly in the terms of weaponry, there were four GN Torpedo Launchers located directly between the two "legs" and the central area of the ship, with two launchers per side.
I smiled to myself as I walked the Exia onto the loading ramp and into the ship's cavernous hangar, where I could see several other units that have already been loaded.
The first unit was a Mobile Suit that had a very thin frame and was colored a light blue color. In the suit's right hand was a 200mm New Type Linear Rifle and, unlike other units from the series that it was based on, had two Defense Rods instead of the normal one. There were two Plasma Swords stored in its arms, and on its back was a booster for use in space. Next to the Mobile Suit was what looked like a flight pack that could be swapped with the booster at a moment's notice to allow the unit to operate in Earth's atmosphere. On the top of the head, I could see an orange stripe, which identified this unit as a drone. This unit I instantly identified as a SVMS-010A/MD Over Flag Astro Package Drone Type which was equipped with the Mobile Drone System, a system that was created a few years ago that allowed a Mobile Suit to move and fight without the need of a pilot; instead a high-performance computer, which is linked to VEDA, takes the place of the pilot.
The second unit was a Mobile Suit that looked to be of the same series as the first. Unlike normal units for the series that this Suit is based on, it was colored black due to the anti-beam coating that has been applied all over the frame. In its right hand was a weapon I was able to identify as the GN Sword II Kai, which had two built-in GN Beam Guns that were powered by a small GN Condenser. On its shoulders were two Short 120mm Linear Cannons. Mounted to the sides of the linear cannons were four GN Smokescreen Missiles, and another four were mounted on the legs, bringing the total up to eight. In addition, there were two Plasma Swords stored in the forearm storage compartments. On its back was a flight unit that was also coated with an anti-beam coating. This unit I was able to identify as the CBNGN-003 Union Flag Celestial Being Version, even though it's been modified to function in the Earth's atmosphere, as well as for fighting the Neuroi.
The next four units were all identical. They had a black torso, while the rest of the body was white. On their right knee was a single GN Beam Machine Gun, which is hand-carried by the unit when in use. Their heads were unlike most other MS heads I've seen before, consisting of a single green visor along with a pair of GN Vulcans. On the right clavicle of the suits were a single yellow antenna while on the left clavicle was a small sensor. Within the arms were two GN Beam Sabers, as well as two GN Cannons as well. A bit unfamiliar with the units, I searched through Exia's database, and found that the units were four GN-00902 SEM's that have been modified to use the new GN Drive Tau II's, which were an improved version of the GN Drive Tau I due to the fact that they have the Solar Energy System integrated into them.
The last two units looked like they were designed solely for long-range fire support. The units were purple in color, and had four GN Long Cannons on the front of the body. There were also two 2-tube GN Missile Launchers on the front skirt armor, as well as two Gatling guns on their arms. Their heads were somewhat similar to that of the SEM units, except that the visors were a pinkish-red color and didn't have the GN Vulcans. It took me a few seconds, but I was able to identify them as GNY-077MP/D GN Cannon Mass Production Drone Types, which have also been modified to be powered by the GN Drive Tau II's, as well as having the Mobile Drone System.
The additional units actually came as a surprise to me; I wasn't expecting that we would have support units with us, although I suspected that they would be mostly used to defend the ship.
Shaking my head, I continued to walk Exia to its assigned berthing, while Lynette, Carla, and Michiko followed behind me in their respective Gundam units. Although Lynette and Carla were still relatively new to piloting Mobile Suits, they were able to easily dock their Gundams to their respective berthing, while Michiko didn't have any problems at all despite being the pilot of something as big as the Virtue. Once our Gundams were docked, we opened the cockpits and lowered ourselves to the floor using the zip-lines due to the gravity that was present in the hangar.
Waiting for us was a woman who appeared to be in her mid-thirties. She had mid-length brownish-red hair and amber-colored eyes, as well as sizable bust that could give Shirley a run for her money. She was wearing a white shirt that was purple at the top with a green diamond shape in the middle, a small purple long-sleeved vest, jeans that were a metallic white on the outside and a metallic grey on the inside that were held up by a brown belt, black boots, and a pair of brown gloves. This woman was Sumeragi Lee Noriega. "Nice for you four to join me." Sumeragi said with a smile.
"Glad to be on board, Miss Sumeragi." I replied with a smile of my own as she began to lead the four of us out of the hangar and into the ship proper. "I take it we're headed to the bridge?"
"That we are." She answered as we took a left at the next three-way intersection.
As we continued following her towards the bridge, I began to realize just how massive the ship really was; if it wasn't for the fact that Sumeragi had memorized everything about the ship while it was being built, we would have easily gotten lost if we didn't have her or our PDA's.
Fortunately we had both, and Noriega was easily able to lead us to the bridge, all the while we kept passing Haro's and Karel's which were helping with performing final checks on the Ptolemy's systems.
When we finally arrived at the bridge, I was surprised to find that we weren't alone; in fact, there were several people I knew quite well that were here.
The first person was a man who looked to be in his mid-thirties. He had black hair, brown eyes, and a lean, muscular build. He was wearing a shirt similar to Sumeragi's except that it was brown at the top, and his vest was a short-sleeve that was grey in color. His jeans were exactly like Sumeragi's, as was the belt and the gloves; the only thing that was different about his boots were that they were a design made for men instead of women. This man I was able to instantly identify as Lasse Aeon, and he was currently sitting in what I could only assume was the pilot's seat.
The next person was a woman who looked to be in her early twenties. She had short pink hair, and eyes that were green in color, as well as a moderate bust. Her outfit was basically the same as that of Sumeragi's, except that her shirt was a light green color at the top, and her vest matched the color of her hair. This woman was Feldt Grace, a good friend of mine who I saw as an older sister, and she was sitting at one of the CIC seats.
The next person was also a young woman who looked to be around 18 years old. She had mid-length brown hair and purple eyes, as well as a bust that was around the same as Feldt's. Her clothes consisted of a shirt that was similar to Sumeragi's and Feldt's except that the top portion was a golden color, a vest that was bright yellow, a metallic teal skirt that went to her thighs, white thigh-high socks that stopped just below the hem of the skirt, and black boots. I instantly identified this person as Mileina Vashti, my sister in all but blood, and she too was sitting at another CIC seat.
The last person, however, took me by surprise; it was Ian Vashti himself.
"Dad?!" Michiko and I exclaimed at the same time; apparently I wasn't the only one who was surprised.
"What? You honestly thought I'd let you two go alone?" Dad asked, laughing a bit as he did so. "And besides, you need somebody to help with the maintenance."
Well, that is a good point; it wouldn't do us any good if we had to constantly stop at Celestial Being's land bases to keep the Gundams and the Ptolemy repaired.
My cousin decided to speak up. "Does anyone here know when Ptolemy will be ready to launch?"
Mileina typed a few commands on her console and got a result a few seconds later. "Ptolemy will be ready to launch in twelve minutes and 43 seconds."
"We're currently running final systems checks and taking in the last of the supplies that we'll need." Feldt added in as she looked on her monitor to see that several Workloader Mobile Suits were loading the last of the supplies onto the ship by using the central loading ramp that was currently extended.
Michiko nodded her thanks, apparently satisfied with the answer.
I swear that the next twelve minutes would be the longest twelve minutes of my life, as I watched the countdown slowly commence. When it hit the three minute mark, I saw on the monitors that most of the Workloaders were done and that they have left the ship right before all the hatches closed, leaving the four remaining Workloaders to move themselves onto specialized berthing zones that were made specifically for them. We were now airtight, and we also had a few Workloaders of our own to help in any heavy-lifting that might be needed in case the Gundams were damaged.
Finally, the countdown hit zero, and the hangar doors behind the ship began to open.
I saw Sumeragi press a button on her chair. "This is Ptolemaios 3 to control. Do we have clearance for launch?"
"Ptolemaios 3, control. Standby one." The control chief responded. After a full minute, he gave the affirmative. "Control to Ptolemaios 3. You have clearance to launch."
"Roger. Thank you, control. Ptolemaios 3, out." With that, Sumeragi ended the transmission. She then turned to Lasse. "Lasse, ease us out. Ptolemaios 3, launch!"
"Roger that." With a grin, Lasse eased us out of the dock within the base as the Ptolemaios 3 emerged from within the Celestial Being for the very first time, emitting yellow GN Particles from its thrusters as it did so. Once clear of the dock, the ship turned a full 180 degrees and started to slowly move out towards the point that was designated on Lasse's navigation screen.
As we traveled there, I caught a glint of silver in my left peripheral vision. Turning my head to look at it, I was met with the sight of one of Celestial Being's side projects.
It was a space colony, the first true space colony ever built and completed by Celestial Being ever since they arrived in this universe. It was grey in color, around 5 miles in diameter, and 20 miles long. There were six equal-area striped areas running across the colony, three of which were habitable masses, while the other three were windows which could be covered up with the mirrors that were hinged onto the structure. In addition, there was an agricultural ring that had a ten-mile radius and was attached to the front of the colony. This specific space colony is an O'Neill "Island 3" type colony cylinder, which had been given the name New Azadistan, in honor of the country with the same name back in the timeline Celestial Being originally came from. I looked at it proudly; Michiko and I had actually assisted in its construction for a few months before we and our adoptive parents went back to Earth to find me a magic teacher.
Apparently Lynette and Carla also noticed the structure, as I saw them openly gaping at it. "Miyafuji… is that…?" Carla began to ask.
Ah, so they read about it, eh? Then I guess they weren't expecting to actually see it, then. "Yup! That right there is the first "Island 3" type space colony ever built, New Azadistan!"
"Enough, Yoshika. We've got work to do." Sumeragi said to me, which caused me to sigh as I knew we had an operation to oversee. "Feldt, what's the status of the Quantum Teleportation System?"
"No problems, we're able to use it anytime." Said pink-haired woman answered after checking the system.
The Captain nodded. "Then activate it, and set the destination for low-Earth orbit; we'll be rendezvousing with the 8th Space Fleet afterwards."
Felt nodded as she and Mileina began the activation sequence, which three minutes later caused a large portal made of a mix of yellow and green particles to open up in front of the ship. With practiced ease, Lasse guided the Ptolemy through the Quantum Gate, which snapped shut as soon as the ship went through.
When the Ptolemy exited the gate, we were greeted with the sight of Earth in all its glory as we were now orbiting above the blue and green planet.
"It's… beautiful…" I heard Lynette say to herself.
"Yeah…" Carla vocalized her agreement, as both she and my best friend stared at the planet.
Oh, yeah… this was their first time seeing the Earth from this high up. "I know… this is something that you should never forget."
We were all silent for a few more seconds as we took in the view of the Earth before Mileina noticed a message on her screen. "Miss Sumeragi, it's a message from the 8th Space Fleet."
That got her attention, as she looked at my adoptive older sister. "Well, what does it say?"
"It reads 'Ptolemaios 3, you are to rendezvous with the 8th Space Fleet as soon as your mission in overseeing the Earth's "Operation Trajanus" has been completed to receive extra equipment for the Gundams. After transfer of equipment has been completed, you are to land at Sahara Base Alpha once landing clearance has been granted.' That is all." My older sister-figure read the message out loud.
Sumeragi looked thoughtful for a moment. "I was informed that the extra equipment was sent ahead of us to conduct compatibility tests… it seems as though the tests have been completed. Yoshika, Lynette, Carla, Michiko. I want you four to be on standby in the Gundams; although there is a chance that the military's 'Operation Trajanus' will succeed, the opposite is also-"
I, as well as everyone else, were surprised when Sumeragi was cut off due to an alert sounding on Feldt's screen. She was quick to respond, opening up the alert and reading the message as we looked at her… and judging how her eyes shot open in shock, it couldn't be good.
"It's an alert from the observation team… a new Neuroi force has appeared and is attacking the Hive that is already there, as well as the Witch team that was trying to initiate the Dialogues!" the pink-haired CIC operator exclaimed.
"That's not all!" Mileina had even more bad news to add to it. "Right now, another large Neuroi force is moving to destroy a carrier group that our submarines has been able to identify as the 508th Joint Fighter Wing! The Neuroi are too close to the carrier group; our submarines can't intervene without revealing themselves!"
Our eyes widened in shock, and we turned to our captain for orders only to see her eyes glowing a golden color, a clear sign that she was using her Quantum Brainwaves to hyper-accelerate her planning. Her head suddenly turned to look at us, and I could see it in her eyes that she had formulated a tactical plan. "Yoshika! Lynette! You two will sortie in Exia and Dynames and head to Venezia! Carla and Michiko! You two will sortie in the Kyrios and Virtue and rescue the 508th Joint Fighter Wing! This will be Celestial Being's first official intervention against the Neuroi!"
"Y-Yes, ma'am!" The four of us exclaimed as we left the bridge and headed back towards the hangar as fast as we could, following the maps on our PDA's as we went. After eight minutes, we finally reached the hangar, where we proceeded to board our Gundams as fast as possible; we had lives to save.
As I sat in Exia's cockpit, I initiated the start-up sequence with cool efficiency. "Gundam Exia, disengage GN re-pause. Priority passed to Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti." As I said this, the Individual Information Attestation System ran a retina scanner across my eyes and, after the system confirmed it was really me, completed the startup of Exia, causing its electric blue eyes to flash to life. With practiced ease, I walked the Gundam to the port catapult, the outer doors of which were just now opening.
I could only assume that the same could be said for the starboard catapult as I saw Lynette maneuver the Dynames towards it.
"Exia stabilized in the linear field. Increasing linear catapult voltage from 230 to 520. Transferring launch timing to Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti." Mileina's voice informed me.
"HERE WE GO! HERE WE GO!" My blue Haro, which was now docked to his specialized port in front of me, exclaimed as its eyes flashed repeatedly for a few moments, probably out of excitement.
I nodded in confirmation. "I have control. Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti in Gundam Exia, eliminating the targets!" Right after I said this, I used the controls to have the catapult shoot Exia forward and out of the Ptolemaios 3, with green GN particles trailing behind it as well as the huge cloak that it was wearing.
A/N: Whew! Finally got that one done! I apologize for the wait, but I was having some difficulty in finding a way to conclude the chapter. Also, I would like to give a shout-out to worldwanderer2.0, who has been a major help with planning out the story; without him, I don't think it would have turned out the way it has.
As for the specs of the units that appeared in this chapter, here are the specifications (of which I do NOT take credit; worldwanderer2.0 created the specs, and I have his permission to use them).
1) GN-001REIV Gundam Exia Repair IV
Model number: GN-001REIV
Namesake: Gundam Exia Repair IV, Exia R4, R4
Unit type: Custom Riot Close Quarters Combat Mobile Suit
Developed from:
GN-001 Gundam Exia
GN-001REII Gundam Exia Repair II
GN-001REIII Gundam Exia Repair III
Developed into: To Be Announced
Variants:
GN-001REIV/hs-A01D Gundam Avalanche Exia R4'
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group
Known Pilots: Setsuna F. Seiei (test pilot), Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti (primary pilot)
Power-plant: GN Drive
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor; GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
2 x GN Vulcan (1 on each arm)
2 x GN Beam Dagger
4 x GN Beam Saber (two mounted in the feet)
GN Long Blade
GN Short Blade
GN Sword Kai II
GN Smokescreen Emitter
Shiranui & Unryu / Souten (GNX-Y901TW Susanowo's)
GN Melee Shield (same GN Shield used by Gundam Exia, but modeled after Blitz Gundam's "Trikeros" Offensive Shield System)
• Rocket-Propelled E-Carbon Anchor Claw
• 8 x Rocket-Propelled Plasma Knives (based on explosive dagger weapon used by Windam)
• 12 x GN Shuriken (explosive throwing weapons)
• Plasma Sword (powerful enough cut a relatively advanced GN-XIII with ease)
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
"GN Drive Burst Mode"
Docking port (Haro)
Optical Camouflage
Trans-Am System
Veda-based Operating System
360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
Optional Equipment:
GN Sword
GN Sword Kai
GN Sword III
Avalanche' Pack
GNR-001E GN Arms Type-E
GN Long Rifle - Carried over from the R3, this recent new weapon is optionally mounted on Exia's left arm, allowing Exia to attack targets from long distance without exposing itself. Unlike any of the weapons that Exia has used before, the GN Long Rifle is designed for engaging in long range combat and is equipped with a crystal sensor similar to the weapons used by the 3.5 Generation Gundams. It can be folded in half when it's not in use so that the long barrel will not interfere with mêlée combat, and because discarding the rifle was not an option as it possessed Celestial Being technology.
Ragged Cloak and Hood - The huge MS-sized Ragged Cloak and Hood would serve to cover up the entire body of Gundam Exia Repair IV to conceal its appearance until Yoshika chooses to flip the huge cloak and hood off her Gundam to reveal it in a shocking dramatic fashion for everyone to see.
2) GN-002REII Gundam Dynames Repair II
Model number: GN-002REII
Namesake: Gundam Dynames Repair II, Dynames R2
Unit type: Sniper Mobile Suit
Developed from:
GN-002 Gundam Dynames
GN-002RE Gundam Dynames Repair
Developed into: none
Variants:
GN-002REII/DG014 Gundam Dynames R2 Torpedo
GN-002REII/SA Gundam Dynames R2 SAGA
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group
Known Pilots: Lynette Bishop
Power-plant:
GN Drive (default setting)
GN Drive + Large GN Condenser (available only for Gundam Dynames R2 SAGA)
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor; GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
6 x 4-tube Missile Launcher
• 24 x GN Missile
2 x GN Beam Saber
GN Small Shield
GN Sniper Rifle
GN Beam Assault Rifle - A GN Beam Rifle with increased rate of fire, but the power of its shots still remain the same of most GN Beam Rifles.
2 x GN Beam Machine Pistol - Has a higher rate of fire and more accurate compared to most GN Beam Pistol models, but still weaker than GN Submachinegun/GN Beam Machinegun and even more so than the GN Beam Rifle. The Beam Machine Pistol contains GN Bayonet Blades with anti-beam coating to fight or defend against attacks from beam sabers or blade weapons and can be infused with GN particles like a GN blade.
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
Docking port (Haro)
Sniper Mode
Optical Camouflage
Trans-Am System
"Veda-based Operating System"
360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
Optional Equipment:
GN Beam Magnum (based on the one used by Unicorn Gundam)
200mm New Type Linear Rifle (SVMS-01O Over Flag's)
GNR-001D GN Arms Type-D
4 x GN Beam Pistol models (extra)
• 2 x GN Beam Pistol
• 2 x GN Beam Pistol II
Super Substratospheric Altitude Gun
Torpedo Pack
SAGA Pack
GNR-K9 Wolf Pack - This specialized backpack can detached and transform into a four-legged support unit (self-propelled artillery) that can mount either the 200mm New Type Linear Rifle or GN Sniper Rifle as its head, with either the GN Assault Rifle or four extra GN Beam Pistols as stored secondary weapons. Despite having articulated joints, in some battles with land-based type Neuroi, the GNR-K9 used hovering functions to move around, possibly due to the urban terrain and stability reasons. The GNR-K9 Wolf Pack can fight independently being operated by a Haro, freeing up pilot's hands and focus to accomplish other tasks at hand. [A/N: The GNR-K9 Wolf Pack is heavily based on the K9 Dog Pack used by RGM-79K9 GM Sniper K9. See Gundam Build Fighters episode 17 to see how well the GM Sniper K9 and Dog Pack perform in battle]
3) GN-003RE Gundam Kyrios Repair
Model number: GN-003RE
Namesake: Gundam Kyrios Repair, Kyrios Repair
Unit type: Transformable Assault High Mobility Mobile Suit
Developed from:
GN-003 Gundam Kyrios
GN-003/af-G02 Gundam Kyrios Gust
Developed into: none
Variants: none
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group
Known Pilots: Carla Luksic
Power-plant: GN Drive
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor; GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
GN Beam Gatling Cannon (usable only in MA mode)
2 x GN Beam Saber
GN Shield/Heat Claw Blade
GN Twin Beam Rifle
2 x GN Submachine Gun
2 x GN Boosters - Enhanced propulsion technology derived from GN-003/af-G02 Gundam Kyrios Gust. A pair of armored thrusters can be installed onto the Kyrios Repair's legs, granting the unit greater speed and maneuverability for combat.
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
Docking port (Haro)
GN Field
Optical Camouflage
Trans-Am System
Veda-based Operating System
360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
Optional Equipment:
GN Cannon (Arios Gundam GNHW/M's)
• 2 x GN Vulcan
2 x GN Hand Missile
Tail Booster
Tail Unit
4) GN-004RE Gundam Nadleeh Repair
Model number: GN-004RE
Namesake: Gundam Nadleeh Repair, Nadleeh Repair
Unit type: Innovator/Innovade-use Trial System Mobile Suit
Developed from:
GNY-004 Gundam Plutone
GN-004 Gundam Nadleeh
GN-004/te-A02 Gundam Nadleeh Akwos
Developed into: none
Variants: none
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group
Known Pilots: Michiko Yamakawa Vashti
Power-plant: GN Drive
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor; GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
2 x GN Beam Saber
GN Mask Sword
GN Centurion Shield - A highly evolved GN Shield from the Plutone/Nadleeh line. Not only is it wider and thicker while still being lighter in weight, it can also be used in place of or in conjunction with a GN Field. The GN Centurion Shield is made of Laminated E-Carbon and is durable enough to withstand most attacks. The shield can be damaged or destroyed by a beam equipped mobile weapon on par of a GN Bazooka, GN Cannon, GN Launcher/Mega Launcher, or GN Buster Rifle.
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
Docking port (Haro)
Trans-Am System
Trial System
"Veda-based Operating System"
360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
Optional Equipment:
GN Beam Rifle (Gundam Plutone's)
GN Beam Rifle (Gundam Nadleeh's)
2 x GN Cannons - Obtained from Virtue Repair's setup after armor cast off. While it is not as powerful as the GN Bazooka, the fact that is more flexible and dynamic makes it more suitable for fighting a wider range of enemies. Unlike Virtue Repair, Nadleeh Repair uses them with its hands.
5) GN-005RE Gundam Virtue Repair
Model number: GN-005RE
Namesake: Gundam Virtue Repair, Virtue Repair
Unit type: Heavy Assault Mobile Suit
Developed from:
GN-005 Gundam Virtue
GN-005/PH Gundam Virtue Physical
Developed into: none
Variants: none
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being Ptolemy Group
Known Pilots: Michiko Yamakawa Vashti
Power-plant: GN Drive + 2 x GN Condenser
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor; GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
GN Bazooka
2 x GN Beam Saber
2 x Leg-mounted GN Beam Cannon/Saber
2 x GN Cannon
4 x GN Panzer Faust (2 on each arm)
GN Physical Bazooka
2 x GN Missile Container
• 48 x GN Missiles (24/container)
GN Beam Cannon - Like the Virtue Physical, the Virtue Repair carries a single, much longer GN Beam Cannon, mounted on the back.
8 x GN Fangs - Modeled after the variant used by Gundam Throne Zwei and Arche Gundam, these GN Fangs can be used to shoot down or stab through enemies from multiple angles and vectors. They are also able to generate beam daggers and possess the ability to pierce GN Fields. Since the Virtue Repair is an offensive Mobile Suit designed to annihilate hostile targets from long distances, these GN Fangs are mainly used to intercept enemy Mobile Suits or Neuroi trying to engage the Virtue Repair in close quarters combat.
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
Docking port (Haro)
Burst Mode
GN Field
Optical Camouflage
Trans-Am System
"Veda-based Operating System"
360-degree Panoramic Cockpit
Optional Equipment:
GN Bazooka (extra)
Assault Container
6) CB-077MP/D GN Cannon Mass Production Drone Type
Model number: CB-077MP/D
Unit type: Mass Production Unmanned Assault Mobile Suit
Developed from:
CB-077 GN Cannon
Developed into: none
Variants: none
Manufacturer: Celestial Being Mobile Suit Factory
Operators: Celestial Being, ESF
Power-plant: Solar Energy System + 1 x GN Drive Tau II
Armor: Laminated E-Carbon Armor, GN Composite Armor
Armaments:
4 x GN Long Cannon
2 x 2-tube Missile Launcher
• 12 x GN Micro Missiles
2 x GN Gatling Gun - Mounted on each arm for to intercept missiles and for anti-Mobile Weapon defense.
Special Equipment(s) & Features:
Mobile Drone Control System
Trans-Am System
"Veda-based Operating System"
7) CBS-78 Ptolemaios 3
Model number: CBS-78
Namesake: Ptolemaios 3, Ptolemy
Ship type: Multi-Purpose Assault Mobile Weapons Carrier
Developed from: CBS-742 Ptolemaios 2 Kai
Developed into: To Be Determined
Ships of the Line: none
Manufacturer: Krung Thep
Operators: Celestial Being
Known Captains: Sumeragi Lee Noriega
Known Crew: (Subject to change)
Sumeragi Lee Noriega (Captain)
Yoshika Miyafuji Vashti (Pilot)
Michiko Yamakawa Vashti (Pilot)
Lynette Bishop (Pilot)
Carla Luksic (Pilot)
Feldt Grace (CIC)
Ian Vashti (Maintenance Chief, Gunner)
Mileina Vashti (CIC)
Lasse Aeon (Ship Pilot)
Power-plant:
Large GN Condensers
Solar Energy System
4-10 x GN Drive Tau II (varies with no. of Tau Drive-equipped Mobile Weapon onboard)
• 2 x GN Drive Tau II (connected to ship and used)
• 2 x GN Drive Tau II (unconnected to ship, powered off and held in reserve for ship)
• 6 x GN Drive Tau II (used by SEMs and GN Cannons)
0-4 x GN Drives (varies with no. of Gundams onboard)
Ship accommodations:
Command Bridge
Cafeteria & Mess Hall
Living-quarters
Conference Room
Medical Bay
Bathing and Shower Hall
Prisoner Deck
Mobile Weapons Hangar
• 15 x MS/MA units
2 x Catapult Launcher
Veda Terminal
Armor: Ablative Armor E-Carbon [based on Ablative Armor of Archangel]
Propulsion:
6 x Main GN Thrusters
14 x GN Thrusters
8 x Course-Correction Purpose GN Micro-thrusters
Armaments:
2 x GN Cannon (mounted on the top of each side of the catapult launchers)
6 x GN Flak Cannon (anti-aircraft/anti-MS/MA defense)
10 x GN Beam Turret (anti-missile/anti-MS/MA defense)
2 x Dual-barreled GN Linear Rail Cannon (powerful enough to pierce GN Fields)
12 x GN Large Missile Launcher
40 x GN Missile Launcher
4 x GN Torpedo Launcher
2 x GN Mega Particle Cannon - Mounted underneath of each side of catapult launchers and far more powerful than the one used by GNMA-Y0001 Empruss. The particle cannons are capable of vaporizing an entire enemy fleet or clearing an asteroid field in seconds. It uses the Ptolemy's Large GN Condensers or GN Drive Tau IIs as an energy source to recharge itself after each shot.
Special Equipment and Features:
Trans-Am System
Twin Drive System
GN Field
E-Sensors
Aviation Mode
Atmospheric Re-Entry
• Atmospheric Exit
Submarine Mode
• E-Sonar
• Torpedo Launcher
Stealth System
• Optical Camouflage
• High GN particle
Many x Haro
Many x Karel
Optional Equipment:
GN Booster
CB VTOL Craft (aerial transport ship)
Universe Transports Skiff (mass produced CB space shuttle)
4 x Workloader
Mobile Weapons:
SVMS-010A/MD Over Flag Astro Package Drone Type (used for scout/recon purposes)
CBNGN-003 (SVMS-01AP) Union Flag Celestial Being Version (aka Flag Kai)
4 x GN-00902 SEM Tau-Drive Type
2 x CBY-077 GN Cannon Mass Production Drone Type
GN-001REIV Gundam Exia Repair IV
GN-002REII Gundam Dynames Repair II
GN-003RE Gundam Kyrios Repair
GN-004RE Gundam Nadleeh Repair
GN-005RE Gundam Virtue Repair
Innovative Strikers:
Duel Gundam
Buster Gundam
Blitz Gundam
Aegis Gundam
Strike Gundam
Strike Rouge Gundam
Colors: White and Red
That should take care of the specs for now. When more units appear (and indeed they will), I will add their specs here at the end of the chapter. Also, Innovative Strikers (IS for short) are Celestial Being's version of Striker Units, which are powered by a hybrid of a Witch's magic and the Solar Energy System, of which several emitters have been built in remote locations along the Earth's equator to remotely send power to any unit that is equipped with the Solar Energy System.
Oh! Before I forget; I'm beginning to make plans for a side-story of this fic: 00 WITCHES IS: White Knight Chronicles, which will feature the development and testing of Celestial Being's first and ultimately only GN-powered Striker Unit, or rather "Innovative Striker", the name of which will remain secret for the time being, as well as who its Meister is.