Gundam AGE: Flowers of Rivalry
Chapter Three: Fight! Zedas R and Vox Rympha!
It was a bright and windy Saturday and Madoka was waiting for Asemu at the entrance of Kamogawa sea world.
"I'm so nervous…" Madoka blushed nervously and played with her fingers.
"I'm here!" Asemu called out to Madoka. "Sorry for the wait."
"You're just in time!" Madoka smiled excitedly.
"Let's go in." Asemu smiled back and held his hand out to Madoka.
"I-I'm glad you came." Madoka blushed and held Asemu's hand.
"I'm glad I asked you out." Asemu blushed a little.
Zeheart was in his room; he managed to hack into the Federation and Novumundus database.
"I'll download these files to the Downes database…" Zeheart downloaded the files. "Information on their strategies will come in handy."
"Zeheart." Zant appeared on the screen. "How's the mission?"
"I was close to capturing the Gundam…but Vox Aura interfered" Zeheart reported.
"Daz told me about that." Zant sighed.
"Fortunately, Vox Rympha's pilot seems to be inactive." Zeheart said.
"If worse comes to worse, I'll send backup." Zant replied. "I'll review the information you've taken from the databases, until next time." He cut the transmission.
"Looks like I won't have to fight Lan…" Zeheart smiled and sighed in relief buth then he was shocked at his train of thought. "I shouldn't have to be worrying about such things… I'm befriending her because I need to capture Vox Rympha… I can't let myself get distracted."
Around the Earth's orbit, a large ship was floating and three figures were having an important discussion, The first one was a man with long purple hair tied in a ponytail, the second one was a man with spikey red hair and the last was a short blonde man.
"So this is Earth…" The purple haired man spoke, the planet's beauty left him in awe.
"Kirius, Are we sightseeing or capturing the Voxes?" The red haired man complained.
"We'll leave immediately, Get your Ovid ready, Izo." Kirius commanded. "That goes for you too, Array."
The three of them headed to the hangar and entered the cockpits of their respective Ovids, Kirius's was named Libertas, Izo's was named Voluntas and Array's was named Teneritas.
Back to Madoka and Asemu at Kamogawa sea world.
"So what do you want to do now?" Asemu asked nervously.
"Can we look at the dolphins?" Madoka asked excitedly.
"Sure." Asemu smiled as he and Madoka walked over to the dolphin tank.
At another area of Kamogawa Sea Worldfrom, Zeheart and Daz were having a conversation near the Orca tank.
"Why are we here again?" Zeheart asked.
"So you can relax, Master Zeheart." Daz answered. "We can't have you stressed out during the mission."
"Right…" Zeheart sighed.
"Weren't you always interested in Earth's aquatic animals as a child?" Daz smiled as he remembered Zeheart's childhood.
"I suppose…" Zeheart smiled.
"You're still young, Master Zeheart." Daz commented. "While we're outside Vagan, you should experience youth."
"I don't have time for such things…" Zeheart sighed. "I've dedicated my life to Lord Ezelcant's ideals."
"At least play that part around Princess Laffinty." Daz said. "Remember, you still have to get close to her so we can locate and capture Vox Rympha."
"Roger…" Zeheart sighed. "I shouldn't get attached to her…"
"If you do, maybe an alliance between Vagan and Le Garite can be formed." Daz smiled.
"What are you implying?" Zeheart asked Daz in a confused tone.
"I'll let you figure that out on your own." Daz chuckled. "Till next time." He walked away.
"Vox Aura's appearance has complicated the mission…" Zeheart said in an annoyed tone.
"Wow!" Lan was in front of the Orca tank; the whales inside amazed her.
"Earth's marine life is fascinating…" Zeheart looked into the Orca tank.
"Zeheart?" Lan beamed with joy as soon as she saw him.
"Lan?" Zeheart was surprised to see her.
"Woof." Lan made a faux paw movement with her hand.
"It's nice to see you." Zeheart smiled. "Who would have thought I'd run into you?"
"I'm glad." Lan smiled and she walked closer to Zeheart.
"Remember…this is just a mission…" Zeheart thought to himself as he walked closer to Lan and wrapped his arm around her.
"Zeheart…" Lan blushed and closed her eyes, expecting a kiss.
"What's this?" Zeheart looked at Lan. "She wants me to…" He stepped back, surprised.
"I want to be more than just friends…" Lan thought to herself.
"If it's for the mission…then." Zeheart leaned in to kiss Lan, but just then he got a call from Zant. "Excuse me." He answered his phone.
"Zeheart…" Lan pouted, she was disappointed at their kiss being interrupted.
"Zeheart, we've detected De Metrio forces headed to Kamogawa." Zant said. "Head to Zedas R immediately!"
"Roger…" Zeheart looked at Lan. "Sorry but something came up."
"Fine!" Lan walked away, she was angry at Zeheart, but then she got a call of her own.
"Milady." A voice called.
"What is it, Moid?" Lan answered.
"You're needed at Pharos, bring miss Kyouno with you." Moid said.
"Alright." Lan walked off to find Madoka.
Back to Asemu and Madoka.
"I'm really enjoying our date." Madoka smiled.
"Same here." Asemu scratched his cheek.
"This is my first date, you know." Madoka blushed.
"Mine too." Asemu smiled at Madoka. "How do these things usually end?"
"W-with a kiss." Madoka blushed red.
"Y-you want to…" Asemu blushed as well.
"Y-yeah…" Madoka blushed and she closed her eyes, getting ready for a kiss.
"Well…here it goes." Asemu kissed Madoka's lips."
"That was wonderful!" Madoka pulled away and blushed.
"Really?" Asemu scratched his cheek. "Not bad for my first, I guess." He smiled.
"It was my first, too." Madoka smiled and blushed.
"Asemu!" Vargas's voice was heard from the AGE Device. "We're under attack!"
"Under attack?" Madoka looked confused.
"By the Vagan?" Asemu asked.
"No, by De Metrio!" Vargas said. "The Gundam is being stored at Pharos!"
"I'll be right there!" Asemu stood up.
"What's going on?" Madoka asked.
"I guess I have to tell you." Asemu sighed. "I'm the pilot of the Gundam."
"Eh!?" Madoka was shocked.
"I'll take you to Pharos." Lan approached Asemu and Madoka.
"Lan?" Asemu looked at her.
"I'll explain later." Madoka smiled.
Zeheart was headed to the area where the De Metrio forces were sighted in his Zedas R.
"I see them…" Zeheart saw 3 ovids, one wielded a large beam swords, the other wielded two heat clubs, and the last one had an active force field.
Asemu, Madoka and Lan headed to Pharos, and inside the hangar, they saw the Gundam AGE-1, Vox Aura and Vox Rympha as well as another Vox type machine.
"So you were the pilot…" Asemu looked at Vox Aura.
"Something's different about your mobile suit." Madoka saw that the Gundam AGE-1 was equipped with a sword and a shield.
"That's Gundam AGE-1's Swordia wear." Vargas greeted Asemu. "Tadokoro brought it all the way from the Diva."
"I'll thank him later!" Asemu smiled as he entered the Gundam AGE-1's cockpit.
"Don't run off on me this time!" Madoka entered Vox Aura's cockpit and smiled at Asemu.
"Are you fighting with them, milady?" Moid approached Lan.
"I…" Lan looked afraid and hesitant.
"You fear the legend, don't you?" Moid asked. "Can you accept the Vox in your current state? You've tried many times, but you couldn't activate the system."
"I'll go…" Lan walked towards Vox Rympha. "I have to protect Kamogawa…someone I care for lives there." She thought about Zeheart.
As Asemu and Madoka flew towards the enemy Ovids, Zeheart watched them from a distance.
"It would be a disaster if De Metrio obtains Vox Aura and the Gundam…" Zeheart said as he flew Zedas R into the combat zone.
Asemu and Madoka were fighting off the enemy ovids.
"I'll take you down, Vox!" Izo raised his club and pummeled Madoka's shoulder.
"I'll get you for that!" Asemu charged at Izo with Gundam AGE-1's sword in hand.
"You're wide open!" Array flew behind Asemu and prepared to fire his cannon.
"I'll be the one who takes the Gundam." Zeheart cut the arm off Array's Teneritas.
"The Vagan?!" Asemu was shocked.
"I think he wants a round two!" Madoka charged at Zeheart.
"We'll have to work together…for now." Zeheart sent Asemu a coded signal.
"Work together?" Asemu was confused.
"It's temporary." Zeheart sent another coded signal.
"I understand!" Asemu responded, the thought of cooperating with a Vagan wasn't something he liked, but it was necessary.
"You!" Array was enraged. "You'll pay!" He shot his remaining cannon at Zeheart.
"I'll get you!" Izo charged at Madoka.
"Get away!" Asemu rammed Izo with his shield.
"Not bad." Zeheart dodged Arrays cannon and generated a beam saber from Zedas R's palm.
"You won't get me!" Array activated his force field.
"Madoka! Asemu!" Lan flew into the combat zone in Vox Rympha.
"Vox Rypmha…" Zeheart said. "So Lan's piloting it…"
"Another Vox!" Kirius took out two large beam swords.
"Attack this one from behind." Zeheart sent a coded signal to Asemu.
"Right!" Asemu flew behind Array's Teneritas and cut off its limbs.
"Array!" Izo called out. "You bastards!" His strikes became more violent.
"I can't take much more!" Madoka struggled.
"Madoka!" Asemu threw a deactivated beam saber at her. "Catch!"
"Thanks!" Madoka caught the beam saber and activated it. "Now we can fight fairly!"
"I'll take on the blue one!" Izo charged at Vox Rympha.
"Lan!" Zeheart flew to intercept Izo.
"Leave now!" Lan transformed Vox Rympha into warrior mode and she kicked Izo's Voluntas.
"Izo, we're retreating!' Kirius said. "We're outnumbered."
"But Array!" Izo yelled.
"We'll rescue him later!" Kirius flew away.
"Damn!" Izo followed Kirius.
"We did it!" Asemu smiled.
"Success!" Madoka moved Vox Aura's finger in a ring movement.
"It's over…" Lan sighed in relief.
"Next time will be different." Zeheart sent them all a coded message before flying away.
Back at the Pharos base, Tadokoro was giving out orders.
"Have our search teams recover the enemy pilot!" Tadokoro smiled. "We've won…"
"Asemu did it!" Vargas smiled.
"You think the AGE Builder can create weapons for the Voxes?" Tadokoro asked.
"I think so." Vargas looked at the monitor. "They make a good team."
At the hangar, Asemu, Madoka and Lan exited their machines.
"We saved Kamogawa!" Madoka smiled.
"Thanks for the support, Lan." Asemu smiled.
"I'm just glad everyone's safe." Lan sighed in relief.
Zeheart landed Zedas R and headed back to his apartment.
"At least De Metrio didn't capture the Voxes…" Zeheart let out a sad sigh as he remembered seeing Lan on the battlefield. "We're enemies… I have to fight her." He said to himself but then he felt sadness. "I didn't want to fight Lan…"
The next day, Asemu, Zeheart, Shawee and Macil were ate the Mobile Suit Club's garage.
"Did you hear about the battle yesterday?" Macil asked.
"Yeah, it was intense! I heard the White mobile suit teamed up with two weird looking ones!" Shawee said in an excited tone.
"It must've been something." Asemu smiled.
"I could have sworn the Vagan Mobile suit was helping them." Macil said in a curious tone.
"That's weird." Shawee said.
"But still…why did that Vagan help us?" Asemu thought to himself.
"We should concentrate on our work." Zeheart smiled. "The competition's not that far away."
"You're right." Asemu smiled back.
"So how did your date with Madoka go?" Shawee asked Asemu curiously.
"F-fine I guess…" Asemu turned away and blushed as he remembered kissing Madoka.
"Oh?" Macil grinned. "You're blushing!"
"Did you two kiss or what?" Shawee teased.
"I don't want to talk about it!" Asemu started adjusting the mobile suit's ankle joints.
"A kiss…huh?" Zeheart remembered Lan.
"Zeheart." Lan walked into the garage.
"Lan?" Zeheart looked at her.
"What brings you here?" Asemu asked.
"She's pretty…" Shawee said.
"Like a princess!" Macil smiled.
"I'm here to do this…" Lan ignored everyone else and walked over to Zeheart and placed her hands on his cheeks and gave him a kiss on the lips.
"What the?!" Zeheart stepped back.
"T-That's for yesterday…" Lan blushed and she ran off.
"Zeheart!" Shawee glared at him. "Since when were you so close to a hottie like her?"
"Are you guys dating?" Macil asked.
"I'm happy for you, Zeheart." Asemu smiled.
"You're all getting the wrong idea…" Zeheart sighed as he remembered the feeling of Lan's lips. " Why do I feel like this… why?" He thought to himself as he started to feel an attachment to her.
Author's note: The De Metrio pilots are introduced and Zeheart teams up with Asemu, Madoka and Lan to take them out!, Next chapter, Lan and Madoka name their machines and I'll introduce Dole and Muginami!
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