Alright, here goes the first chapter in 'Infinite Axis'!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mobile Suit Gundam 00, just Falken and the GN-005 Gundam Yamato.
Chapter 1: The Sixth Gundam.
"It's been a great time so far, Saji. It's a shame you couldn't come." Louise said, wiping the sweat off her forehead. The reception for her cousin's wedding was being held in the castle's courtyard. The blazing Spanish sun beat down relentlessly, forcing everyone underneath the marquis that had been set up. She'd called Saji back in Japan to let him know how the wedding went.
"Yeah, I wish I could've gone with you. Ah well, I'll see...kzzzt...you get...sssh..." Saji replied, as he was cut off, the connection filling with static.
"Huh? Saji, you there?" Louise said. Suddenly, a shadow covered the area, causing everyone to gasp. Turning around, Louise was startled to see a red mobile suit hovering a short distance away.
"Is that a...Gundam?" she wondered.
"I don't believe this! I'm risking my neck working, and you think you can just have fun? I don't think you deserve to exist!" the pilot of the red Gundam shouted, aiming her suit's weapon and fired. Suddenly, Louise felt herself get picked up by something, as the red particle beam destroyed the ground where she'd been standing. Looking up, Louise was startled to find herself resting in the open hand of another mobile suit. This one was light grey, with crimson highlights and the Celestial Being emblem emblazoned on its chest. On either shoulder there was a large, three gun turret, while on the chest there were two smaller twin-barrelled guns. On each turret was written '006'.
"Hey, you! Get out of my way!" the red Gundam pilot shouted.
"Sorry, but I can't sit by and let you hurt innocent people." Replied the grey mobile suit's pilot. The turrets on the shoulders and legs moved into firing position, targeting the Gundam.
"Take this! Fire!" The cannons all fired at once, the yellow particle beams streaking towards the red Gundam, which just barely managed to dodge.
"Well, this should be fun!" the red Gundam's pilot shouted, firing back. The grey mobile suit turned slightly to the left, raising its right arm. The red particle beam struck the shoulder turret, doing no visible damage. The grey mobile suit turned back, firing its cannons one after the other, throwing up a barrage of fire. The red Gundam narrowly dodged the barrage, only suffering a few glancing blows. Inside the grey mobile suit, the pilot decided to stop messing around.
"Enough playing around." He thought, pressing a few buttons. A device that looked very much like the base of an old periscope extended down from the cockpit roof, stopping at the pilot's eye level. The pilot put his helmet up against the scope on the device, which diplayed a zoomed in view of the red Gundam. A targeting reticule was also displayed, with the Gundam dead centre. On one side of the scope, the range was displayed, while the other side showed how much the cannons had charged themselves.
"Let's see how you deal with this." He thought, as the shoulder turrets' cannons charged up, emitting a low hum. The percentage of charge on the scope steadily rose, before hitting 100%. At the same time, the targeting reticule turned red.
"Gundam Yamato, open fire!" he shouted, pulling the triggers simultaneously. All six cannons fired at once, the beams destroying the red Gundam. The device retracted into the cockpit roof, as the pilot gripped the controls again.
"Louise!" Louise's mother cried out. Louise looked down to see her mother running towards her. The grey Gundam lowered its hand, allowing her to step off. Louise's mother immediately embraced her in a crushing hug.
"Thank goodness you're all right." She sobbed.
"I'm fine, mom. Thanks to him." She replied, indicating the grey Gundam. The Gundam saluted, before lifting off and flying away.
"Good afternoon, and welcome to the JNN News Network. At approximately 1200 hours Greenwich Mean Time, what was reported to have been a red Gundam attacked a wedding ceremony in northern Spain. Miraculously, no one was hurt thanks to the actions of an as yet unidentified mobile suit." The newsreader announced. As she said this, a small window of to her right displayed satellite footage of the event.
"Some authorities are speculating that this mobile suit is somehow connected to Celestial Being, though this has yet to be confirmed. Also, JNN has managed to interview a person who witnessed this event first hand, Miss Louise Halevy." The screen now switched to the interview footage. The reporter asked Louise to give her own account of what happened. He looked surprised when she mentioned how the Gundam actually protected her.
"So miss, what is your opinion on what you saw?" the reporter asked.
"Well, if the Gundam was part of Celestial Being, I think this shows that they're not just about preventing war. They're also trying to protect people." She replied.
Miss Sumeragi turned off the monitor, as the crew of the Ptolemaios all looked surprised (except for Tieria and Setsuna).
"So, is that mobile suit really with us?" Lockon asked.
"I'm as confused as you are. Tieria?" Sumeragi asked.
"Actually, I do recall something about a fifth Gundam that matches the one we just saw, but at the time I paid it little attention." Tieria replied.
"Well, that's good." Allelujah said. Suddenly, an alarm sounded.
"Miss Sumeragi, there's a mobile suit approaching!" Feldt said.
"Bring it up on the monitor." She replied. The screen now displayed a live feed from outside the ship, showing the grey Gundam approaching.
"The pilot's hailing us. He's asking to dock with the ship." Feldt said.
"Alright, tell him he has permission. We can at least get some answers." Sumeragi replied.
"Roger that." Feldt said. The crew made their way towards the hatch leading from the docking port as the grey Gundam docked with the Ptolemaios. The door opened to reveal someone wearing a pilot suit with the same colour scheme as the mobile suit. The pilot removed their helmet, revealing a boy about Feldt's age, with snow white hair and royal blue eyes. As soon as they locked eyes, Allelujah knew something was off.
"This kid, what is he?" he thought.
"Welcome aboard the Ptolemaios, I'm Sumeragi, tactical forecaster." Sumeragi greeted, extending her hand. The boy shook it.
"Thank you. Falken Storm, meister of Gundam Yamato." He replied politely. "And you must be Lockon Stratos, Allelujah Haptism, Tieria Erde and Setsuna F Seiei."
"How do you know who we are?" Setsuna asked sternly.
"Veda sent me a message a few days ago, detailing all of your identities and how to find you. He also alerted me to that mobile suit in Spain, though he failed to mention that it was a Gundam as well." Falken replied.
"So, why would Veda choose you as a pilot? You're even younger than Setsuna." Tieria asked.
"Most likely because of the fact that I'm an HRL Super Soldier. From what Veda told me, since I don't remember, I was designed to be the ultimate mobile suit pilot. Somehow though, I managed to escape a few years ago." Falken explained.
"So, you're just like me, then." Allelujah said. Falken nodded.
"Sumeragi, here's all the data on my Gundam, myself, and some extra intel I think you'll find useful." Falken said, handing the forecaster a memory drive.
"Thank you, Falken." She replied.
"You're welcome. Also, Veda gave me strict orders after explaining that the Gundam was part of Team Trinity, I believe. He said that if they show again, I'm to eliminate them on sight." Falken said.
So, like it? Review and voice your thoughts. Also, if anyone can do a picture of Gundam Yamato, I'd be very grateful.