Day 2 of the tournament had arrived and both Graeme and Serena were still a little tired when they arrived at the venue due to having spent most of the night repairing the suit. Once they were inside they went into a sort of lounge area to rest a bit before the day's battle starts. Inside the room the other players were scattered around resting, chatting or eating before the day.
"You feeling up for today's fight?" Serena asked.
"Think so, who we got?" Graeme replied.
"Phil. He only got through yesterday tho because his opponent brought in a new suit due to their normal one got a bit trashed in a practice battle and didn't build the new one very well because of the rush" She informed him.
"Sure, I'll do it unless you want it" He offered.
"Na, despite what was said yesterday, be better if you were lead pilot, but I'll do bits when needed" She smiled back.
"Would all participants please make their way into the arena ready for today's battle" A voice went over the PA system. Everyone then started to make their way into the arena, and then 10 minutes later after everyone had greeted their opponent the battles were activating.
"Field 1, Space" The computer informed over the field Graeme and Serena were at. Everything proceeded as normal as they launched the 00 into the field.
The field was above earth, the mood nearby too with the starts shining around the place. Ahead of the 00 a series of red energy blasts were coming at them while Graeme dodged those shots and started to return fire with the sword blasters, cannons and the gun mode of the GN sword III.
"Confirming 3 targets" Serena informed as she monitored. "1 mobile armour and 2 remote weapons." She then paused while she checked them closer before speaking again. "We got a Delta Kai, no modifications visible and normal paint job."
"Nice to know, but remote weapons and a mobile armour with this rate of fire are not easy to hit" Graeme grunted a little back as he kept dodging the shots and trying to get closer to the attackers.
The open space that the environment provided made it hard to chase down the remote weapons and the armour due to they could move in any direction faster than the 00 could. Eventually Graeme spotted ruins of a space colony. He moved over to it and went inside, keeping his fire up as he did to give the impression of fleeing.
"I see the idea of get him into a environment he can't dodge your attacks, but..." Serena started to inform before she was cut off by a powerful energy beam slamming though the ruins in front of the 00. "The Kai does have a high powered energy cannon."
"I know, but I want to be in a position to use the system we added" Graeme replied as she moved out of the ruins while avoiding another shot that left the ruins to explode.
"You really want to use it now?" She asked a little shocked. "Thought the plan was to save the trans-am for later on." As she spoke the Delta Kai was just before the now destroyed ruins, holding still due to using up energy with the shots from its energy cannon. Graeme took the chance and flew in at it while one of the GN swords deployed.
As the 00 reached the Delta Kai, Graeme had the 00 swing its deployed sword as the opposing suit, only for a sudden burst of movement from the Delta Kai, raising its shield and blocking the attack. Then the Delta Kai then drew out one of its beam sabres and began an attack at the 00, which Graeme blocking it using the GN sword that was still in gun mode, using it in what could be classed in a arm-blade method. Then a powerful kick from the Delta Kai knocked the 00 flying back before its remote weapons flew down and opened fire on the 00.
The 00's drives moved around in front of the suit allowing the GN field to form, protecting it from the shots while the hip cannons deployed and after waiting for the weapons to get closer Graeme dropped the field and fired, hitting both remote weapons, destroying them, while the last shots from those weapons hit the hip cannons, destroying them.
"I wasn't talking about trans-am" Graeme finally replied as he quickly looked over the suit while dodging another energy cannon shot from the Delta Kai and returning fire, hitting it a few times while the suit couldn't dodge. "I am talking about the other system we need to test, the panels are still intact, and we have a moon visible."
"Oh, I got it" Serena giggled as she opened up some data screens for the 00 and checked over them. "All systems are good, go for it once another shot is fired."
"On it" Graeme replied as he went in for another close combat run at the Delta Kai, with the shield and beam sabre blocking the 00's attack again, only this time when it went in for a kick, Graeme was ready and had one of the binders swing around, knocking the Delta Kai sideways, then once the suit's back was to the 00 the sword blasters fired a couple of shots destroying its thrusters on the back. Then the Delta Kai turned around, drawing a large rifle that had been concealed on the shield.
"He concealed that without a trace of modifying!" Serena was shocked as it opened fire.
"Not too much of a deal" Graeme sighed as he flipped his suit around and took a few more shots, eventually hitting the new rifle straight though, destroying it. "Do it!" He then taunted.
Seemingly his call was herd as the Delta Kai aimed it's energy cannon and fired with the 00 dodging no problem, then as the shot finished the 00 faced the moon.
"Activating microwave system" Graeme spoke as a targeting laser came from part of the moon, hitting the base of the 00's V plate, it flashed then on the suit several armour panels slid open a bit revealing gold panels underneath while the sides of the sword blasters opened up into 3 long solar panels as the microwave burst hit, the panels over the suit started to glow while Graeme took aim and then fired.
At the same time the Delta Kai recovered and immediately fired with its cannon, the beams colliding midway between the two suits.
"Full power" Serena instructed. Immediately Graeme used the control settings, sending all available power from the GN drives into the blasters, increasing the size of the shots and then punched through the Delta Kai's cannon shot and went though the suit leaving a large explosion behind it.
"Battle ended" The computer then announced as the 00 floated down a bit, before hitting some sort of invisible floor while the field shut down.
"Ok I was wrong there was a customisation to that suit" Serena sighed as both of them were walking home later. "But it was so well done that it was done to make it look like there was no changes."
"Still, you are the one who tells me 'don't take things as they first appear'" Graeme teased a little.
"Well least the damage in minor this time" Serena shrugged off. "Seems his main method was use the remote weapons to flush the target into a spot they can't avoid that cannon being used."
"Yea, it is easy to forget that cannon as its position is under the shield and he was keeping it blocked from sight" Graeme agreed as they continued home.
"So you both had a chance to see any of the other battles?" Their mum asked at dinner that night after the repairs had been complete.
"No, been a bit busy with our fights then repairs" Serena replied as she finished a mouthful.
"Well I know our next opponent won't be much trouble either" Graeme commented. "They use a Guncannon with larger cannons, it moves slow so it can't dodge well or track fast things easy, they got close combat suits previous battles, so they just timed the shots for when they were too close to dodge."
"So keep back and shoot it?" Serena asked for the plan.
"Pretty much, I think the suit had its armour thickened by the look of it, so microwave may be needed if we can get it" Graeme nodded.
"Well looks like you both will be in the finals then" Their mum smiled. Both smiled back at her before dinner continued, and later in the night while both she and Serena were in bed Graeme sat in his room, working on a laptop design program on a new suit's design.
"Field 3 Forrest" The computer announced the next day as the battles began and the 00 launched into the field which was identical to the one Graeme and Serena had been on when practicing with the Banshee and EX-S.
A few moments after arriving they got what they wanted as a series of shots came over long distance. Serena looked on her screen with a smile as in the distance was the heavily armoured Guncannon with the larger cannons. "Got it." She commented in the pause between shots.
"Wow, it looks nastier in person" Graeme commented.
The 00 moved around dodging the shots that came in every couple of seconds, the guns on the suit deployed and the 00 then opened fire between the shots from the Guncannon. The 00's shots hit the ground around where the enemy had effectively emplaced itself, each hit throwing part of the ground up.
"Our accuracy at this range is not very efficient" Serena was a little frustrated. After a few more moments of shots from both sides eventually a shot from the 00 hit the Guncannon, there was a pause in firing to allow smoke to clear from the hit, however when they could see the target there was only a scorch mark on it and a slight dent where the shot hit. "That is not good." Serena was now a little shocked as then the Guncannon opened fire again while the 00 went back to dodging and firing.
"And we don't have a moon to help us" Graeme sighed. "Looks like we will have to trans-am." He then opened up the system check screen as he was in the support control section. He looked over the suit's system to check it will take the trans-am.
"Well we no choice on this" Serena sighed as on the controlled she opened up the weapons and ability selection screen and moved the marker over the trans-am option. "00, TRANS-AM!" She then yelled as she activated the system.
Immediately the GN particles from the drives changed to red as from them red markings appeared over the suit before it completely glowed red. Then the suits guns dew in a lot of energy as it moved around in the air a lot faster before firing large red energy beams from all the guns that slammed into the Guncannon with a large explosion. As soon as the smoke cleared it revealed the target had only lost its cannons while the suit was heavily dented and scorched all over.
"Still not going down" Serena was stunned at the resilience of the Guncannon.
"There is a crack in the armour on the right vent" Graeme told her as he looked closer.
"That spot in the final is ours" Serena smiled as both GN swords deployed before the 00 flew down at high speed. The Guncannon started to turn to move away but it's slow nature against the now extremely fast 00 meant the GN swords were quickly thrust into the crack, then the 00 started to use the swords as leavers to force the crack bigger and then tore the suit in half, letting the Guncannon's remains fall to the ground while the 00 landed and the trans-am shut down.
"Battle ended" The computer announced as the field closed down. Both Graeme and Serena were silent for a moment then they finally realised they had actually done it, they high-fived each other.
"We done it" He cheerfully called out.
"Now come the real test" Serena calmed down as she looked at the other table as it shut down.
"And that is round 3 over" The announcer spoke. "Tomorrow's final battle will be between Graeme and Serena Ross against Julian Mackenzie for the England trophy and for a place in the world tournament finals in Japan."
Both looked over at Julian and gave a smiling nod to him to which he replied with one back.
That night both of them were hard working as the 00 has some of the parts adjusted ready for the next day.
"You both done well" Their mother spoke as she stood in the doorway of the work room. "Don't forget to enjoy yourselves."
"We will, and he will give a hard fight, just want we want" Serena commented as she worked on adjusting the joints a bit.
"Well I will be in the audience tomorrow" She smiled back as she wondered off.
"You think the 00 can handle it then?" Serena asked once she was certain their mum was out of earshot.
"I am not certain, Julian's F91 is powerful, so we have to be prepared to give it everything, and then power beyond that" Graeme replied as he was finishing work on the sword blasters.
"Well no matter what, we just give it our all" She sighed before they worked on into the night.
At the arena the next day only a single table was set up, combined of all the others to allow a larger battlefield. The crowd were cheering as both sides entered the arena.
"Been watching you" Julian spoke as they greeted each other. "You both seem to enjoy this so I hope to see your enjoyment come out."
"We enjoy it, but we don't plan to hold back" Serena replied to him.
"Good" Julian smiled "Because I wasn't planning to."
"Would wish you luck, but I think we need it" Graeme joked.
"We all do" Julian joked back.
"Let's do this then" Serena smiled as they started to make their way to the positions on the table.
"This is it everyone" The announcer spoke. "The final battle is here and fighting from the A side is Julian Mackenzie, top 4 finalist in the world tournament last year after taking over from his grandfather. And on the B side is new comers Graeme and Serena Ross, but don't under estimate them. But with no further delay, let the battle get underway." There was then a loud roar of the audience.
"Please set your GP base" The computer asked before Graeme and Julian set there ones. "Beginning Pavisky Particle dispersal." The particles rose forming a ruined city in the night. "Field 7, Ruin...Please set your Gunpla." Both sides placed their suits ready. "Battle start."
"Julian Ayers Mackenzie, Gundam F91 Imagine, launching."
"Serena/Graeme...00 Striker, commencing battle"
Both suits where then launched into the field.
