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In a battle damage is to be expected
Including the destruction of homes
(Cue Invoke by T. )
(Instrumental) The remains of a space colony float by as a robotic bird flies through the remains before it shows the Strike, the Exia Noir, and the Origin fly back to avoid some bullets before the Strike blocks some missiles causing them to explode when striking the shield before all three Gundams fly out of the smoke and raise their rifles before it shows Earth behind them while the title appears in front of the mobile suits.
(Surechigai isogu tabini) Dexter and Chris stand back-to-back with their Gundams behind them
(Butsukeai chigireau) Ben and Jarod turn away from each other with their Gundams, kneeling behind them
(Tagai no hane no itami) Alyssa swipes a bang away from her eyes as Braydin stands behind her with a look of worry
(Kanjiteiru) John and Aiden, wielding pistols, point their weapons at the screen
(Sabishiisa ni yogoreta ude de daita) Yzak with the Duel behind him before the camera switches to Dearka with the Buster
(Sore igai no nanika o shiranai kara) Nicol with the Blitz behind him before it shows Athrun with the Aegis transforming from mobile armor into a mobile suit
(Tsunagaru shunkan mezameru eien) Chris and Lacus reach out to each other with the Origin behind them before it shows Dexter and Cagalli standing back-to-back with pistols with the Exia Noir and a shadowed Gundam behind them
(Machi kogareru) The crew of the Archangel at their respective stations before it shows glimpses of the Exia Noir, AGE-Blitz, AGE-Extreme, Zen Master Gundam, Dark Deathscythe, Booster Altron, Avenger, and the Origin as they go into battle
(Hayasugiru toki no) The Exia Noir engages a GINN while the AGE-Blitz destroys two CGUEs with its beam cannon
(Matataki ni sarasareta) The AGE-Extreme fires its beam rifle at a GINN, destroying it, before pulling out a beam saber and clashing with a CGUE
(Hitori de wa togokanai) Dexter, Chris, and the other Gundam pilots look out the distance before the crew of the Archangel fades in as well
(Negainante) Flay looks out a window and sheds tears before Cagalli with a rifle in her hands leans against a piece of debris from a ruined city
(Kiesou na kotoba jya) Lacus shows the viewer's her pink Haro before translucent versions of Chris and Dexter look away from each other while two naked female bodies, one pink and the other yellow, drift in the astral plane
(Karami au netsu o tsutaetai shinjitsu o) The Origin, Exia Noir, Strike, and the other Gundams battle against the stolen G-Weapons and a few GINNS before it switches to the Origin in combat with the Aegis while the Exia Noir clashes with a white CGUE
(Dare kara mamoreba ii) The Moebius Zero flies through space with the Archangel flying behind it
(Kimi ga itsu ka hoshi gatta omoi ga) The Archangel opens its mobile suit hatches showing the Strike and the other Gundams before it shows Kira and the Gundam pilots in their pilot suits before the launch timer hits zero and launches the Gundams
(Soko ni aru nara) The Strike launches from the Archangel with the Aile pack while the other Gundams launch right behind it before it freezes to show them along with the Moebius Zero while the Archangel flies behind
Rau flew his CGUE to a stop when he saw the legged ship fly out of the smoke.
"Not the new warship. The team failed to destroy it." Rau said before he flies to the left avoiding several beams.
"A warship within the colony?" Mu asked looking at the ship.
"Wondered when they'd show up." Braydin said as he and fired a dragon fang at the CGUE only for the white mobile suit to dodge.
"Look it's the Archangel!" Murrue shouted as everyone saw the ship.
"Expected that." Dexter said as the Exia flew through the air.
Archangel
"We've broke through the harbors exit and are now in the colonies interior." Said crewman Arnold Neumann
"Morgenroete has been destroyed and the Strike has been activated no it's in combat along with six Gundams." Said Crewman Jackie Tonomura
"Oh great." Growled Ensign Natarle Badgiruel before she sees the CGUE fly straight at the ship "Take evasive actions starboard!"
Heliopolis
The Archangel turns starboard as the CGUE fires at it causing the bullets to miss.
The CGUE flies around popping out the spent magazine before loading a fresh clip as it flies towards the Strike .
"Using Phase Shift. Then how about this." Rau said before firing his rifle.
"Hit the dirt!" Murrue shouted before they all fell to the ground before the Origin got in front of the group and summoned up eight fin funnels that created a holographic shield as the bullets struck not just the shield which deflected the bullets but also the Strike which did no damage.
The CGUE flew around as Rau said "Not even an enhanced APSV?"
"Hey dickhead!" A voice shouted before Rau turned to see the Exia Noir fly at him firing its Shorty beam rifles which Rau dodged before the Exia Noir switched for its beam blades which prompted Rau to draw his sword and both weapons clashed.
The Archangel shot four missiles at the mobile suits causing Dexter to kick the CGUE back before flying through the air as the missile flew at the CGUE but Rau shot down two missiles while the four others struck the colonies shaft damaging it.
On the ground everyone was in panic with what was happening before Jarod growled as he aimed the AGE-Blitz's beam cannon at Rau.
"Wait Jarod stop!" Chris shouted as Kira got ready to fire the Agni Hyper Impulse cannon.
It was too late because Jarod already fired but Rau saw the beam and moved to avoid it but not in time because his CGUE lost its right arm while the beam struck the colony.
"Dammit Jarod!" Dexter shouted as he glared at the heavy transformable Gundam.
"Kira did it!" Jarod shouted trying to shift the blame but failed as everyone glared at him while Rau flew through the hole Jarod made.
"You asshole!" Kira shouted in anger at being blamed for something he didn't do.
Normandy
"I wonder how the others are doing." Alyssa asked in a worried tone as she stood at the cockpit with Aiden and Joker, who was piloting the ship near the colony.
"I'm sure they're fine." Aiden said before they see an explosion which created a large hole the size of the Normandy on the side of the colony.
"I'm starting to get the feeling that Jarod did this." Joker deadpanned.
"Agreed" The two Gundam pilots said at the same time as the Normandy flew towards the hole.
Heliopolis Interior
Rau flew towards the hole as it started to pull things into it like a vacuum but thankfully they were at a safe distance.
"How is that possible? A mobile suit with that much firepower? Could the other Gundams possess this kinda power?" Rau said as a red light flashed in his cockpit before he exits through the hole, seeing the Normandy fly into the colony.
Archangel
"The enemy mobile suit is retreating and I'm detecting a large ship entering the colony through the large hole and by its shape... it's the Normandy."
Natarle sighed and said, "Prepare for landing, adjust speed for ground rotation, brace yourselves for gravity."
Heliopolis
"Jarod, you fucking moron!" Dexter shouted in anger as the Exia Noir had the AGE-Blitz in a headlock while a tick mark appeared on the black and gray Gundam's head as it gave the larger Gundam a noogie.
"I'm sorry already! I just reacted okay, just let go of my Gundam's head already!" Jarod said in a panicked voice.
"Whatever, we need to find a safe location in case more ZAFT mobile suits arrive!" Dexter shouted as he released the AGE-Blitz and held out the Exia Noir's hand which Cagalli climbed on since Dexter's mobile suit was the closest.
"Let's just go to the Archangel before Jarod destroys that." Chris deadpanned as the Origin and the Strike picked up the trailer that contained the Strike's weapons pack while the Avenger carried Murrue, Tolle, Sai, Kuzzey, and Miriallia to the legged ship.
Vesalius
Everyone was wearing normal suits and moving around with the G-Weapons being loaded on while some were looking over the damage done on the mobile suits by the Normandy and its own mobile suits.
"All unauthorized personnel are restricted from access to areas designated for captured mobile suits. Security clearance is in effect for all maintenance until such time as determined captured mobile suits pose no immediate danger. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action."
As that was being said, Athrun was inside the cockpit of the Aegis going through the systems to see where the four Gundams came from while flashes went through his head.
Athrun found what he wanted before he sees only one initial on the screen, the letter 'N'.
"N? What could that mean?" Athrun asked before a flash went through his head and typed it out.
Normandy
"So that ship is the one responsible... did those Gundam pilots send their suits to get them repaired?" Athrun muttered still typing away.
"Hey!" called out one of the workers, catching Athrun's attention.
"Sorry, I started to work on yours by mistake." Athrun said with a hint of embarrassment.
"Oh, not to worry, we've now completed the external inspection and recharging, what about you?" The worker asked on the terminal.
"Yeah, I'm finished as well." Athrun responded before he puts the keyboard away muttering, "How did they ever manage using this OS?"
An alarm blares in the hanger, causing everyone to stop what they're doing before the PA says, "Commander Le Creuset is returning, damage sustained from direct hit, firefighting and rescue squads to B-deck!"
Rau's CGUE returns and crashes through the wiring that was supposed to catch him which worked as everyone looked at the damage sustained as one of the workers said, "His unit's lost an arm!"
'That's impossible but if it was him.' Athrun thought while another man said, "Do you think it was one of those Gundams from the Normandy, I heard that two of them went after them."
"It could have been the Golden Dragon I mean did you see how fast it was going? That pilot must be a Coordinator." Another worker said catching Athrun's attention.
"What do you mean by that?"
"That ship, the Normandy, launched four mobile suits and it was those Gundams from the Junius Seven Rescue, the Golden Dragon, the Blue Comet, the Undefeated of the East, and the God of Death. Those mobile suits are too powerful because the Undefeated of the East disabled a GINN with only its fists and Golden Dragon took down some with dragon arms."
"Though do you remember the God of Death? That thing was like the Grim Reaper on the battlefield almost like the pilot was a veteran." Another worker said.
"Commencing cooling of armor," The PA said before mist shoots out onto the armor causing steam clouds to form from the heat and cold combining.
Archangel
The Strike, Origin, Exia Noir, Avenger, and AGE-Blitz with the Strike's Phase Shift armor off entered the ship through the catapult where the mobile suits got onto one knee and set their passengers down while the Moebius Zero landed on the hull.
Once they hit the deck, Cagalli approaches Murrue and says, "Can you please not mention my full name I would rather not have an incident."
Murrue nodded her head in understanding before a voice shouts, "Lieutenant Ramius!"
They turn to see Natarle and twelve other men with seven of them soldiers armed with rifles run up to her.
"Ensign Natarle Badgiruel." Murrue responded with relief.
Natarle salutes Murrue saying, "It's a tremendous relief to see you are safe."
Murrue returned the salute saying, "You as well, I am pleased you protected the Archangel. You do realize you saved us."
The cockpits of the mobile suits open as Kira, Chris, Dexter, Ben, and Jarod with Chris, Dexter, and Ben carrying their weapons, climbed out much to the surprise of the crew
"Come on can someone please tell me what's going on here, they're just kids learning to shave and they're piloting those things." Said engineer Murdoch.
"Lieutenant Ramius, what's going on?" Natarle asked.
"It appears that those four piloting the other suits are actually with the Normandy and had their suits waiting at Morgenroete to use against ZAFT." Murrue said causing everyone to look at the four.
"They're the ones from the Junius Seven Rescue?" Natarle asked with widened eyes to which Murrue nodded.
"Wow, what a surprise." A voice said catching the attention of everyone before they see Mu, who was still wearing his flight suit minus the helmet, walk in.
"I'm Lieutenant Mu La Flaga of the seventh orbital fleet at your service. It's an honor." Mu said with a salute that both women returned.
"Lieutenant Murrue Ramius of Sector 2 fifth special division, I'm a crewmember of this ship." Murrue said.
"Ensign Natarle Badgiruel, same division." Natarle replied as all three dropped their arms.
"I would like permission to come aboard this vessel. May I ask who's in command around here?" Mu said looking around.
"The Captain and all superior officers have perished in battle. Therefore, I believe it is Lieutenant Ramius who is next in command." Natarle said getting a surprised look from Murrue.
"Only about a dozen of us are left sir, mostly noncommissioned officers. Fortunately, I was in the shaft and managed to survive."
"You mean the Captain's... it can't be." Murrue said with a hint of sadness.
"Oh man, what a disaster." Mu said as he rubbed the bridge of his nose," In any case, please grant me permission Lieutenant Ramius. The ship I was assigned had engaged the enemy and went down. But that ship out there crippled the two ZAFT vessels." Mu said as they all looked at the strange shaped ship as it sat on the ground next to it.
"Uh... sure permission granted." Murrue said shaking her head.
"And who are they?" Mu asked looking at Kira, Chris, Dexter, Ben, and Jarod with the latter two drinking some water.
"As you can see, they are civilians but those four are the owners and pilots of the four Gundams while they and the blonde-haired girl were in the factory during the attack. I brought the boy aboard the Strike while the others took the other four mobile suits covered in tarps that we originally believed to be spare parts for the G-Weapons. They're names are Kira Yamato, Chris Alder, Dexter Walker, Ben Alder, and Jarod Walker." Murrue pointed out to the five but the crew was confused on the two sets of siblings.
"Thanks to Kira's efforts we were able to successfully defeat a ZAFT GINN while the other four disabled two each." Murrue said causing the crew to widen their eyes in surprise.
"What? Fought off GINNs? Those kids actually did it?" Natarle asked, surprised.
"I came to this place as an escort for the young officers who've been specially trained to pilot it. Where can I find them?" Mu asked.
"The bombs detonated near the control booth where the Captain was welcoming them at that very moment so they were also..." Natarle said with remorse.
"Yes I see." Mu said as he approached the group before stopping in front of Kira, Chris, Ben, Dexter, and Jarod while Tolle, Miriallia, Kuzzey, and Sai stood next to them.
"What, what's the matter?" Kira asked.
"Is there something you want?" Chris asked with narrowed eyes.
"So tell me, are you Coordinators?" Mu asked with a small smile.
There was a pause that lasted for a whole two seconds.
"No" was the collective blunt response of the Gundam pilots.
"Yes" Kira replied but when the young Coordinator said that, the soldiers readied their weapons only for Chris, Ben, Dexter, and Jarod to stand in front of him with the Exia Noir pilot pumping his shotgun while Jarod whipped out a pistol from behind his back and pulled a combat knife from his ankle as Chris and Ben released the safeties on their rifles.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Dexter warned the soldiers with a cold glare that the other Gundam pilots imitated.
Vesalius
"You really saved my hide by bringing this back, Miguel." Rau said as recordings of the Gundams fights were being played on a screen.
"If I didn't have this as proof, I would have been a laughing stock for allowing my unit to get damaged in a battle against one of those Gundams but they would likely have understood since I was in combat with six Gundams." Rau said as another video appeared showing the Dark Deathscythe cutting a GINN's head off.
"I believe all of you are aware of the incomplete status of the machine's original OS. With that in mind I have no idea why this lone unit maneuvered so well. But I want to make one thing perfectly clear: We cannot turn a blind eye and allow them to have position of it. If we cannot capture it then we shall destroy it along with that new warship. Don't underestimate it." Rau finished before saluting the pilots.
The pilots salute back before Ades said, "Miguel, Olor, prepare to launch at once, we've been authorized to use weapons authorization D. And this time, let's see you put an end to all of this."
"Yes sir!" Both men reply before they float towards the door.
Athrun turns to Ades saying, "Captain Ades sir, please allow me to sortie as well."
"You have no mobile suit. Besides, you've already accomplished an extremely crucial mission by capturing one of those units." Rau said.
"But sir-" Athrun tried to say only for Ades to interrupt him saying, "Let the others go this time, Zala. Miguel and Olor have more to prove given the humiliation they've suffered."
Archangel
"What do you think you're doing!?" Tolle shouted as he stood in front of Kira while the Gundam pilots stood in front of him.
"Tolle" Kira muttered surprised.
"Kira's a Coordinator but not an enemy! Didn't you see for yourselves what just happened? You must be out of your minds!" Tolle said trying to stop them.
"Now put those guns away before I introduce your necks to my knife!" Jarod shouted but the soldiers were still focused on Kira.
"Lower your rifles men." Murrue said but the soldiers were hesitant before doing as she said while the Gundam pilots put away their weapons.
"Lieutenant, I request an explanation." Natarle whispered.
"If you think about it, it's no great mystery. After all the Heliopolis colony is controlled by a neutral nation. It would make sense to find some Coordinators who decided to take refuge here in order to avoid involvement in the war. Am I wrong, Kira?" Murrue asked.
"No, you're right especially since I'm a first-generation Coordinator." Kira said surprising everyone except the Gundam pilots.
"Which means that your parents are Naturals? Well I apologize, didn't mean to cause such a fuss, I was only curious that's all nothing more than that." Mu said.
"Lieutenant La Flaga." Murrue said before Mu looked at the Strike. "As we made our way here, I watched the guys who were supposed to pilot the G-Weapons run through a bunch of simulations. They really had to struggle just to get it to move."
"Maybe it's because they used a piece of shit OS." Jarod muttered under his breath.
"Man oh man." Mu said before he started walking away while Natarle said, "So then what do we do now?"
"What do we do? I've just been shot down and the Le Creuset team is waiting for us outside the colony." Mu said causing some people to have worried looks. "He's definitely a persistent fellow, if you ask me I don't think we can afford to spend too much time here."
Gamow
In the Gamow's mobile suit hanger, GINNs were being outfitted with D-type equipment but mostly rockets.
"Number Six Container!" one of the engineers called out, "Mount the D-type equipment onto the GINN!"
One of the GINN's moved forward, ready to receive the equipment.
"Operation commences at 01:00!" The announcer called over the intercom, "Matthew, proceed to standby position!"
Meanwhile from the locker room, Nicol, Dearka, and Yzak watched the GINNs through the observation window as the ZAFT green coats were preparing to sortie.
"D-type equipment, huh..." Dearka started to say, "Does Commander Creuset plan to storm a fortress or something?"
"But what'll happen to Heliopolis?" Nicol asked his comrades with concern.
"Can't be helped, can it?" Dearka responded.
"It serves them right," Yzak stated, "Calling themselves a neutral state."
Nicol only looked at Yzak for a few more seconds before turning to regard the GINNs, once again.
Archangel
The central loading ramp is lowered as numerous supply trucks are coming and going from the Archangel caring various supplies, ranging from the Strike's wear parts, ammunition, food, water, general repair kits that can fix up the Moebius Zero and the Strike should the need arise. There were also other various assorted goods to be used for later use.
On the bridge, Murrue sighed as her phone call ends as she placed the phone into the Captain's chair. She turns to address Natarle and Mu.
"I'm told that the Colony interior is almost one hundred percent evacuated but with that last incident, the alert is up to nine." She explained.
"Which means that the shelters have been completely locked," Mu concluded before having a thought. "What'll happen to those kids?"
"I mean, it's too late to look for a shelter to throw them back into, isn't it?" He reasoned when the two women focused on him.
"Lieutenant Ramius detained those children because they have seen military secrets." Natarle corrected him. "We can't just let them go."
"But what about the ones who own those four Gundams? From the way they walk, they had military training and they're Naturals. Plus they have a big ship out there. Are you saying to let them join us in our escape?" He said, "Once we leave, we'll be involved in some pretty heavy fighting and let's not forget that they might turn on us and destroy this ship. After all, the Earth Forces were practically the ones who attacked Junius Seven and it was those eight Gundams that saved it. Personally, I'd rather not piss them off since I believe a few of them can destroy a ship in one hit."
A tense silence passes between the two before Murrue spoke up.
"I think we may need to rely on the power of the Strike as well as the mobile suits of the Normandy."
"You're going to use those in battle again?" Natarle objects.
"How else are we supposed to make our escape without them?" Murrue reasoned to which Natarle released a quiet gasp.
"Have those kids agreed to do it?" Mu asked Murrue.
"Why don't you pilot one of them this time, Lieutenant La Flaga?" Natarle suggests. Mu responds with an incredulous look and exaggerative gesture.
"Hey, don't be silly!" He responds, "There's no way I can use any of those things!" Natarle gives him a confused look.
"Haven't you seen the OS that the kid told us he rewrote?" He asked her, "There's no way a normal human being, like me, can pilot that thing. And those Gundams are definitely out of the question. If you've seen the looks on those four pilots when they saw some of the engineers touch it... well there's a difference between living life and having a death sentence. Those kids won't let anyone touch their mobile suits and I have a feeling it's the same with the other Gundam pilots."
Vesalius, mobile suit hanger
Olor and Matthew have just launched from the Nazca-class with their D-type equipment. Meanwhile, Miguel was just getting ready to launch with his GINN that was equipped with an M69 "Barrus" Heavy Ion Cannon.
"Olor, unit takeoff complete," The flight controller declared. "Miguel to the catapult!"
Miguel loaded his GINN onto the catapult before launching into space towards his destination, Heliopolis.
"Alright, that's the last one! Close the hatch!" one of the mechanics announced over the com system.
As he was about to hit the switch on the hatch, another mobile suit, this one a bright red, stepped onto the catapult.
"Huh? This one's going out too? No one told me."
Onboard the Aegis, Athrun was still deep in his thoughts, 'I have to find out... Was it really Kira in that mobile suit?'
Shaking his thoughts aside for the time being, Athrun hit the boosters and propelled the Aegis into space.
"Captain Ades!" one of the ship's mobile suit controllers shouted, "Athrun Zala just launched in the captured mobile suit!"
"What?" Ades replied. "Call him back at once!"
"Let him go." Rau said countermanding Ade's orders.
"Huh?"
"The data has already been extracted," Rau replied. "Besides, aren't you curious to see what happens... imagine pitting one Earth Forces mobile suit against another."
Archangel
The ship-wide alarm was roaring as a crewman named Delida is alerted to the fact that they no longer have visual communications to the surrounding area as evidenced by the static screen on his display as well as a large amount of jamming bars.
"Electrical Interference throughout the colony!" He informed the bridge crew, "N-Jammer levels rising!"
"What?" Natarle asked as she turned her chair around to regard Delida. Mu let out a grunt of annoyance as he can easily assume what's causing the problem.
"It seems he has no intention of waiting until we get out of here!" Mu exclaimed in annoyance, "That bastard!"
"Do they intend to hit us again within the colony?" Natarle asked him.
"Easy for them," Mu stated playfully, "We can't fire, but they can fire as much as they want!"
Normandy
"Dammit, I hate that crazy son of a bitch, Creuset!" John exclaimed in annoyance.
"What do we do?" Alyssa asked Braydin who was deep in thought.
"We haven't heard from Chris or Dexter... so what now?" Aiden asked with his arms crossed.
"We go out with our Gundams and help defend the Archangel besides we did pretty much piss off some of their pilots." Braydin stated with a playful grin before the pilots ran to their mobile suits.
Archangel
"I won't do it!" Kira stated with a fierce resolution at Murrue's request, "Please don't involve us any further in this war than you already have!"
"Kira..." Murrue simply responded.
"Please... don't get us any more involved than you already have," Kira continued. "We know there is a war going on out there but we don't want any part of it. That's why we chose to live here in neutral territory."
At that moment, Dexter stood up saying, "Sorry, Kira, but we already are involved."
Everyone, minus the Gundam pilots, looked at him as he stood with Chris, Ben, and Jarod.
"ZAFT already got us involved when they attacked the colony as well as attack our comrades when they demanded an explanation for their actions. We're going to protect this colony so if you don't want to fight then so be it but don't choose other people's decisions like they are yours to dictate." Dexter said getting surprised looks from the occupants except the Normandy crew before he turned to Murrue, "Captain Ramius, I received a call from the Normandy and they are sending out the rest of the Gundams to help us in the defense. Also, I wish for you to keep Cagalli safe. She's important to the people of Orb and I don't want any harm coming to her... failure to do that... will result in me getting extremely angry." Dexter finished with a dark glare which frightened the older woman before she calmed down when Ben patted her on the back.
"Don't take it personal. Cagalli just became an extremely dear friend to him when we traveled to Orb." Ben stated with childish grin that almost forced Murrue to hug the silver-haired boy.
"Mobile suits approaching from the Normandy, opening catapult." Said a voice over the intercom.
"Well we best be off to greet the rest of our friends." Chris said before he and the other Gundam pilots left. Chris stopped and turned to Murrue saying, "We'll remain and fight with you until we exit the colony but after that then that depends on the situation."
The Gundam pilots left the halls leaving only Murrue, Kira, Cagalli, Tolle, Kuzzey, Miriallia, and Sai.
"Lieutenant Ramius, Lieutenant Ramius come to the bridge at once!" said the same voice.
Murrue quickly walked over to the nearby intercom and activates it to reply.
"What's wrong?" She enquired.
"There are mobile suits approaching!" Mu informed her, causing the others, minus the Gundam pilots who were on their way to the hanger. "Come up here and take command! You're the Captain!" Murrue regarded him with a confused expression.
"I-I am?"
"I may have seniority..." Mu agreed. "But I don't know anything about this ship!"
"... I understand," Murrue confirmed, a serious expression formed on her face. "Then prepare the Archangel for takeoff! All hands to Level One Battle-Stations! What about your mobile armor?"
"No good, it isn't ready!" Mu responded.
"Tolle..." Miriallia said nervously.
"Everything will be alright, Mir..." Tolle replied.
Murrue shut off the console and turns to the kids saying, "You heard it yourselves. We are entering battle again. With the shelters on a hazard nine level, I can't let any of you off the ship now. Let's just hope we can all get out of this situation and escape Heliopolis."
Kira clenched his fist while returning into the halls was Ben, who forgot to do something.
"You people aren't being fair." Kira growled.
"What Kira?" Murrue asked confused.
"Kira don't." Tolle tried to say while Ben sighed while muttering. "And here comes the bitching..."
"And I suppose you'll tell us that the Strike is the only Earth Forces mobile suit on this ship and that I'm the only one who can pilot it, right?" Kira said with a hint of anger before Ben popped up and buried his fist in Kira's stomach, surprising everyone.
"Get a hold of yourself, Kira! She isn't saying that and you know it! She's only saying that you're stuck here for your safety since every shelter is closed and Heliopolis is a deathtrap with its oxygen being depleted. It's your choice to fight but here is my question: Will you fight for yourself or will you fight to protect your friends?" Ben said before he walked off back to the mobile suit hanger only to stop in front of Murrue and look up at her with his trademark smile then hugs her, surprising everyone around them.
"I just felt like hugging you. Well I'm off to stop the bad guys." Ben said with a small giggle before leaving behind a slightly blushing Murrue and bewildered group of teenagers with only Miriallia quietly giggling at the adorable display.
"I guess Chris was right... he really does think you're like his mother." Miriallia stated which increased Murrue's embarrassment.
Kira rubbed his stomach from both the pain that Ben inflicted and the coming laughter from Ben's childish antics but the events still calmed the Coordinator down.
Hanger
In the hanger stood the Origin, Strike, Exia Noir, AGE-Blitz, and Avenger before the door opens to show the rest of the Gundams walk in. The remaining Gundams made their way to the last deserted MS racks before they set themselves in before shutting down.
When cockpits opened, Braydin floated out of his Booster Altron and floated over to the other half of the Gundam pilots.
"Hey, Braydin, nice of you to join us," Jarod called out as he stood next to Chris and Dexter as well as the recently arrived Ben.
Instead of replying, Braydin merely punched the younger Walker brother in the stomach. "That's for putting a hole in the colony."
"I already said I was sorry..." Jarod gagged as he went into a coughing fit.
"So did you bring what we asked?" Dexter asked.
"We got them right here." Alyssa called out as she, John, and Aiden floated over to the group with Alyssa carrying four separate packages.
The Zen-Master pilot gave each package to Chris, Dexter, Ben, and Jarod. The four opened them to reveal four pilot suits that resemble Celestial Being's own pilot suits.
Chris's pilot suit was white with grey details with the helmet having a yellow visor.
Dexter's pilot suit was black with grey details with the helmet having a yellow tinted visor.
Ben's pilot suit was red with gold details with the helmet having a blue tinted visor.
Jarod's pilot suit was black with red details with the helmet having a blue tinted visor.
"Thanks for getting our pilot suits, Alyssa. I didn't feel like wearing an Earth Forces pilot suit." Chris said in gratitude.
"No problem." Alyssa replied with a smile.
"It's almost time for us to get ready. ZAFT will attack any minute now." Dexter said in a serious tone before Kira walked in the hanger as he raised his brow at the Gundam pilots before he shrugged.
"Alright I'll help but only until we find a safe place." Kira said as the Gundam pilots smiled.
"That's all we're asking, Kira." Chris said before he approached his mobile suit as well as the others with Kira going to get a pilot suit to help out in the Strike.
Heliopolis
The Archangel and Normandy took off into the air with Murrue sitting in her captain's chair.
"Our top priority is to escape Heliopolis." Murrue explained to the bridge crew, "Be careful not to damage the Colony during battle."
"I don't think that will be possible." Tonomura muttered to himself, Natarle silently regards him.
Archangel Hanger
The AGE-Blitz was the first to exit its station armed with its primary weapons before it transformed into its G-Ceptor Form and slowly made its way to the exit.
Meanwhile, Kira waited in the Strike, ready to receive the equipment that had been deemed the most effective.
Open Number Three Container!" Murdoch ordered his crew, "Attach Sword Striker!" The roof above the Strike opened to reveal a loading arm carrying a Power Pack. The wall to the Strike's right opened to reveal the Sword Striker's signature weapon: The 15.78M "Schwert Gewehr" Anti-Ship Sword which is mounted on the back while the opposite side: the arm-mounted "Panzer Eisen" Rocket Anchor and the Shoulder-Mounter "Midas Messer" Beam Boomerang.
"A sword..." Kira trailed, "Odds are THAT won't happen again." Kira reasons as he deployed the Phase Shift armor.
The radar bursts into life as several contacts appears on it, alerting the Bridge Crew.
"Five heat sources approaching!" Tonomura called out. "The thermal pattern. They're GINNs!" He declared as a GINN blueprint screen appears as well as a video of the GINNs approaching, equipped with Missile Launchers.
Suddenly an explosion occurs as another hole is ripped in the side of the colony as four more GINNs fly through the hole into Heliopolis.
"A separate time approaching from the Tannebaun District." Tonomura confirmed for them.
"Send out the AGE-Blitz and Strike first then load the Exia Noir and the Avenger after!" Natarle ordered.
All of a sudden, a certain crimson mobile suit also appears through the tear which reveals itself on Tonomura's radar, who lets out a gasp of surprise.
"One of them is X303, the Aegis!"
The catapult doors opened as the linear rail system locked into position. Jarod looked up at the catapult display as his eyes narrowed in seriousness when the display turned from red to green.
"Jarod Walker, AGE-Blitz, blasting off!" Jarod spoke before he felt the catapult pushing him into his seat as the AGE-Blitz was shot out of the catapult.
At the same time, the Sword Striker was being attached to the Strike on the launch deck. Looking up at the catapult's display, waiting for the green signal until it came a few seconds later after the Sword Striker had locked into place.
"Kira Yamato, Strike, launching!" he announced as the catapult sent the Strike out.
"Load the other Gundams to the catapult!" said Murdoch as Dexter moved the Exia Noir into the catapult.
"Dexter Walker, Exia Noir, engaging!" Dexter called out as the Exia Noir shot out of the catapult before one by one the other Gundams went with Ben, Braydin, Alyssa, Aiden, John, and Chris.
"They're already sending it out into battle against us?" Murrue asked surprised.
"That thing doesn't belong to us anymore; it's a ZAFT suit now so we can't hold back!" Mu exclaimed, breaking them out of their surprised expressions.
"Prepare to fire Korinthos!" Natarle ordered, "Aim Laser Designator at the GINN!" Murrue turned to regard her.
"Phase Shift armor withstands projectile weapons!" She reminded Natarle, "Link laser to the main cannons, fire at will!"
The Archangel's two "Gottfried MK. 71" 255 High Energy Beam Cannons rise from the front of the Archangel, extend their cannons, and take aim at the mobile suit squads. Four large beams burst from the cannons and veer straight towards the enemy. Unfortunately, they all managed to dodge the oncoming attacks.
Miguel's GINN then regards Athrun, "Olor and Matthew, focus on the warship!" Miguel commanded his two fellow green coats; he turns to Athrun, "You Athrun! Show us that same spirit that made you defy orders!"
"Sure" Athrun responded mainly focused on the Strike.
Back inside the Archangel, Kira's friends decided to go to a monitor to see what was happening outside.
Kira drew his Anti-Ship sword as he and Miguel's GINN circled around each other while the other GINNs minus Matthew and Olor faced off against the Gundams.
"Bring it on!" John shouted as the Dark Deathscythe charged at an approaching GINN and slammed right into it.
The GINN tried to push the black Gundam off of it but the Dark Deathscythe merely responded by firing its head Vulcans into the GINN's face, destroying the head before John used his Gundam's beam scythe to slice off the GINN's arms.
"Heh, that'll teach them." John said before he boosted away to avoid a large green beam fired from a GINN holding a Barrus Heavy Ion Cannon.
The GINN prepared to fire again only for a beam to pierce through its weapon causing it to explode the moment the GINN released it.
The shooter was the AGE-Extreme as it fired its beam rifle again, this time striking the GINN's left arm before pulling out a beam saber and charging at the ZAFT mobile suit as the Gundam slashed off the GINN's legs then sent a sharp kick to send it to the ground.
"These guys are a bunch of idiots!" Aiden said with narrowed eyes as the AGE-Extreme raised its shield to block a volley of bullets from a GINN.
"Die you damn Natural!" the GINN pilot shouted as the GINN pulled out its sword and lunged intent on skewering the AGE-Extreme before a beam pierced its sword arm. "What the hell!?"
The GINN turns only to come face-to-face with the Exia Noir's face before the Gundam raised its beam swords and brought them down to cleave off the GINN's arms and legs.
"I had really hoped that none of them would act like this." Dexter exclaimed before the Exia Noir boosted back towards the battle.
Back with Kira, both he and Miguel continued to circle each other until the GINN raised its weapon.
"You, you're going down!" Miguel shouted before aiming his weapon at the Strike and took a shot but Kira flew over it but because of that, the ionized beam struck a support tether severing it from the main shaft and crashed onto the colony, almost crushing the AGE-Blitz.
"Jesus Christ!" Jarod shouted surprised but relieved that he didn't get crushed.
"I really fucking hate GINNs!" Jarod shouted as he transformed into MS mode and landed on the ground.
"Keep focused!" Dexter shouted as he punched a GINN in the chest while its beam blade was in the air where he plucks it from thin air and cuts off both of the GINNs arms and kicks it away before he shoots back when an ionized beam shot where he flew.
"Damn Natural!" Growled the GINN pilot before he shouted in surprise when the GINNs head, arms, and legs were cut clean off before he felt the GINN getting kicked and the attacker was the Origin.
"You alright?" Chris asked.
"Gonna take more than that to take me down!" Dexter shouted as he used the beam blades with Jedi like skill to slice down 12 missiles which explode behind him and he flew towards the two GINNs which shot the missiles.
A GINN was armed with 4 large missiles and fired them but Dexter sheaths the two beam blades in exchange for the Shorty beam rifles and fired with extreme precision straight through the center of each missile before all 4 exploded.
The Exia Noir then flew through the orange fire and aimed both beam rifles and fired with the two beams striking the two GINNs in the heads destroying them before Dexter switched the rifles for his swords and sliced through the arms of the two GINNs before roundhouse kicking them towards the hole they came in from.
The Dark Deathscythe was flying around 4 GINNs as they tried to hit him before it flew past a GINN slicing through its arms, head, legs, and weapon before it was kicked out through the hole.
"Damn Natural!" Shouted a GINN pilot before he shouts when his GINN lost its head and arms and was sent flying through the hole.
"This thing is a monster!" Shouted another GINN pilot before he met the same fate as the second.
"A monster? No… a God of Death? Very" John said as he appeared out of thin air behind the last GINN which spins around only for the Dark Deathscythe to swings its beam scythe and cut through the arms and head before it was kicked out through the hole.
"I've seen mobile suits with bad OS's fly better than these guys!" Braydin said as he used his Dragon Fangs to tear the arms off two GINNs before using one fang to grab them and throw them out of the colony.
"Agreed" Alyssa said as she jabbed the Zen Master's arms into a GINNs shoulder joints before spinning the hands which in turn severs the arms of the GINN before she sent a hard roundhouse kick and sent the mobile suit flying through the hole it flew in from.
With Chris, the raven-haired pilot of the Origin dodged a few rounds from a GINN's rifle while a GN Submachine Gun materialized in his Gundam's right hand as he fired a few beams that blasted off the GINN's arm and damaged its thrusters.
The Origin grabbed the damaged GINN and threw it out of the hole only for the silver Gundam to dodge a shot from a Heavy Ion Cannon but due to that, the green beam struck a tether causing an explosion that severed it and sent it crashing to the ground.
"Damn, they got the tether!" Chris shouted over the com before he fired at the GINN with the Ion Cannon, destroying its arms and legs as it drifted towards the hole in the colony.
Back with Kira, he was shaken by the tether being severed before he saw the second come down but he got shaken out of it when Miguel shot a second beam which he dodged again and it struck the colony creating a very large explosion but unfortunately it was where Dexter landed which he stopped using the Exia Noir's thrusters sending him flying into the air.
Normandy
The entire Normandy crew watched what was happening but Joker was focused on the Heavy Ion Cannons.
Joker whistled in astonishment, "Wish we could use those for the Normandy."
"I'd reckon that'd be a bad idea." One of the crewmembers said with a sweatdrop.
Heliopolis
"Jumping Christ! That was a close one!" Dexter shouted to himself after calming down his rapid heartbeat.
"These guys are starting to piss me off!" John shouted as he sliced a GINNs arms off before swinging the poll like a bat sending it flying out through the hole it came from.
"Well the good news is that there are only three more GINNs with heavy weapons so we can finish this quick." Ben said as he kicked a defenseless GINN out a hole.
A GINN flew at the Archangel and fired three rockets but the ships CIWS took out two while the third struck the hull.
The GINN that fired the three missiles fired its heavy weapons sending four large missiles at the Archangel.
Archangel
"Intercept them!" Natarle said as she saw the incoming missiles.
"Not enough time!"
"Alright give me manual targeting control!" Mu said as the missiles drew closer.
"Now starboard forty degrees full speed!" Murrue ordered.
Heliopolis
The Archangel flew to the right avoiding the missiles with all 4 striking the colony.
"Dammit we're trying to save the colony not destroy it!" Ben exclaimed after kicking an armless GINN out the hole.
Normandy
"Dang I think I heard Ben that time." Joker said as he picked his right ear.
"You're not the only one Joker." Said the weapons officer.
Heliopolis
"Can you blame them Ben? They are trying to survive and also Cagalli is on board." Dexter said after slicing the arms and legs off a GINN.
Miguel's GINN fired his gun again but the Strike dodged it and flew at GINN and swung his sword but the mobile suit managed to dodge it.
"Damn it!" Miguel shouted as his GINN took aim only for the Strike to fly up as it fired the Barrus and it struck the colony making another large explosion.
"It's quick. Get behind it Athrun!" Said Miguel.
The crimson Gundam flew off after the Strike and Kira noticed it and said "Huh, it's that mobile suit."
Flashes go through his head while he still flew the machine.
"Kira is it you?" Athrun asked as the Aegis flew past the Strike while the GINN took aim at the distracted Gundam.
"I got you now!" Miguel shouted.
"Kira watch out!" John shouted cutting the arms off a GINN that was armed with a gun and flew towards the Strike.
Kira saw what was happening and prepared to move the Strike up to avoid another Heavy Ion Beam only for the Dark Deathscythe to fly in front of it and take the beam head on.
"JOHN!" Dexter shouted when he saw the black Gundam take the shot.
"Oh no!" Kira gasped as the black Gundam was covered in a flash.
Kira narrows his eyes before made the Strike grab onto the boomerang and toss it at the GINN which it dodged.
"Not good enough!" Miguel shouted as he took aim.
The boomerang spun around and flew back cutting off both of the GINN's legs.
"No way!" Miguel shouted surprised.
"I got this Kira!" Shouted a familiar voice and out of nowhere shot the Dark Deathscythe towards the GINN with its beam scythe high in the air.
The Deathscythe swung cutting the arms off the GINN while also destroying the weapon before said weapon explodes.
The force of the explosion shakes the GINN before the Deathscythe swung its scythe again cutting through the thrusters before it kicked the GINN out through the hole with its pilot screaming the whole way.
"Miguel!" Athrun shouted fearing for his friend as he saw defenseless GINN fly through the hole.
The Aegis turned to the Strike and both mobile suits stared at each other while the battle continued around them.
The Dark Deathscythe flew after a heavily armed GINN while the Exia Noir flew to a hole tossing an armless and legless GINN through said hole.
"I already know where this is going." Dexter muttered as he looked at the standoff.
With the Archangel it shot down two missiles that were aimed for its bridge before two GINNs flew past it.
Mu took aim and fired the Gottfried's but the GINN it was targeting was slammed into by the AGE-Extremes shield and the beam missed but the beam was too close to the support and damaged it with explosions blossoming from different parts.
"Holy shit!" Mu shouted when he saw the damage.
Aiden growls as the Age-Extreme cuts the arms and legs off the GINN before tossing it out the colony.
"Olor! Damn them!" shouted Matthew after he watched his comrade get thrown out of the colony.
"We cannot afford any more damage to the colony!" Murrue shouted.
"Then what do you suggest we do? Should we let them sink us?" Natarle asked.
"Dammit we need to be careful!" Chris growled.
"Strike what are you doing? We're being attacked by the enemy!" Natarle shouted at Kira who was focused mainly on the Aegis.
"Athrun! Where are you Athrun?!" Matthew called out.
The Strike brandished it's sword before both mobile suits charged at each other.
'Athrun? No it can't be.' Kira thought before both Gundams passed each other.
"Kira, Kira Yamato!" Athrun shouted before a screen popped up on in both cockpits showing both occupants.
"So it is you, isn't it Kira!?" Shouted Athrun.
"Athrun? Athrun Zala?" Kira asked.
Matthew fires his heavy missiles but right before the Exia Noir slashes its arms off but missed the missiles flew through the air heading towards the Archangel but the missiles were wide and missed the Archangel by a mile and struck the colony shaft.
With all the GINNs disabled and out of the colony the survivors minus the Strike and Aegis saw the missiles hit the shaft and everyone minus Kira and Athrun who were more focused on each other was frozen in horror.
"Oh my god." Dexter quietly said horrified that he failed to stop the colony's destruction.
"What is this? Why are you here?" Kira asked.
"You should talk. What do you think you're doing in that thing?" Athrun said.
The entire shaft fell apart and with it the entire colony started to collapse as areas opened and everything was being sucked out into space while the shelters of the colony were launched into space since they were also built to act as life boats.
Normandy
"Everyone hold onto something it's going to be bumpy!" Joker shouted.
"Yeah no shit!" Shouted the co-pilot as he sat in his seat.
Heliopolis
With the colony falling apart every mobile suit was shot out into space.
"Son of a bitch!" Shouted Jarod as the AGE-Blitz flew in MA mode trying to stay in place.
"Sweet mother of god!" Aiden shouted as the AGE-Extreme flew out into space smashing into the AGE-Blitz sending both mobile suits out.
"Holy shit!" Shouted Braydin as the Booster Altron flew out into space quickly because it would have been easier to not fight against a never ending vacuum.
"AH!" Shouted Ben as the Avenger flew out into space.
"Don't fight it just go with it!" Chris shouted as the Origin flew into space not bothering to fight it.
"Easier said than done!" Dexter shouted as the Exia Noir flew alongside the Origin.
Kira yelled as the Strike flew out into space.
"Kira no!" Athrun shouted as the Aegis went in a different direction from the Strike.
Vesalius
"Commander" Ades said with horror as was everyone in the ZAFT fleet saw Heliopolis collapsing while Rau had a neutral expression.
Cue Anna ni Issho Datta no ni by SEE-SAW)
(Anna ni issho data no ni) A shadowed Gundam rises into the depths of space
(Yuugure wa mou chigau iro) The Gundam reveals itself to be the Origin with white astral wings
(Instrumental) The camera pans to a desert with the Gundam pilots and their Gundams behind them, but each one is damaged or destroyed
(Arifureta yasashisa wa kimi wo) Dexter and Cagalli stand next to each other with the Exia Noir behind them, but it's missing an eye, the left arm, and both of its legs
(Toozakeru dake) Jarod looks up at the night sky with his AGE-Blitz behind him, but it lost both arms and its right leg
(Tsumetaku kimi suteta kokoro wa) Chris and Lacus hold hands with the Origin behind them, but its head is only visible with the v-fin damaged and one of its eyes are broken
(Samayou bakari) Ben stands on a hillside with the Avenger behind him except its horn is broken and parts of its armor are scorched and melted
(Sonna kakko warusa ga) Braydin and Alyssa sit on a ledge together with the Booster Altron and Zen Master Gundam behind them except the Altron lost its left leg and arm while the Master Gundam lost its right wing, the right leg, and a GINN sword impaled through its chest
(Ikiru to iu koto nara) Aiden looks down at a desert flower with his AGE-Extreme behind him, but only the torso and the right arm are left
(Samuzora no shita) John looks away with his back turned with the Dark Deathscythe behind him except its wings are damaged and its beam scythe is imbedded in its chest
(Me wo tojite iyou) Kira and Flay stand next to each other with the Strike behind them except only its head and torso with the faceplate melted are left
(Anna ni issho data no ni) The camera changes to the Exia Noir and the Origin standing next to each other with two shadowed winged Gundams behind them
(Yuugure wa mou chigau iro) The camera changes to Kira facing away from Flay as she runs for him with Kira's friends behind her
(Semete kono tsuki akari shite de) The Gundams walk through a burning inferno as their eyes flashed
(Shizuka na nemuri wo) The camera changes to the Strike, Exia Noir, and Origin with the Gundam pilots and the crew of the Archangel on their shoulders
(Instrumental) Dexter and Chris stand back-to-back with their eyes closed as Lacus and Cagalli appear behind them and performs a silent prayer as the screen vanishes in flurry of white feathers
(End of Ending)
Preview
"Heliopolis has fallen and the battle has its toll." Shows the Archangel and Normandy flying through the debris field while the Strike, Exia Noir, AGE-Blitz, Avenger, and Origin take a life pod to the Archangel while the rest of the Gundams return to the Normandy.
"But now both the Archangel and Normandy are being hunted." Shows the Vesalius and Gamow before shifting to show the Normandy and Archangel with the Normandy firing its main guns.
Next episode: Race
"What will happen during this run?" Shows the Exia Noir as it clashes blades with a white CGUE while the Origin did the famous Red Comet Kick on the Duel.
