Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Char's Counterattack
The year is Universal Century 0092, the date, November 23rd. When the Nightmare of Solomon appeared, this time in the body of Lieutenant Ronald Pinkerton, shockwaves of fear rocketed through the people around them. Now the Innovators will learn the fear that blankets Anavel Gato.
(1) Masurao
(2) The Master from Code Geass
(3) Prelude to War from Battlestar Galactica (It's just that awesome)
(4) Union
(5) Mobile Suit
Opening theme: Closed world by The Back Horn (From Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer)
April 9th, Universal Century 0083
Gato woke up in a cockpit.
It wasn't the Neue Ziel's, because he rammed it into a Salamis Kai-Class cruiser.
"What the hell just happened?"
Gato turned his head.
He was in the cockpit of an RGM-79!
A Federation MS!
"What the fuck?"
He looked behind the seat, wondering where that voice came from.
Present Day: November 23rd, Universal Century 0092
(1) Gato kicked the Mk II into overdrive, much as he did during the Neo-Zeon War 4 years ago.
His first target would be the stupid bitch who fired at him.
The Gadessa drew a beam saber, but the Mk II was faster. It hacked off the arm, and when Hiling tried to eject, he grabbed the escape pod.
Using the razor edge of the shield, he ripped off the GN Tau drive.
"I claim your Mobile Suit as my trophy, and you as my prisoner."
The woman-or rather, girl, as she looked too young to be a pilot-was screaming in fear.
This human had defeated her.
What would he do next?
'Gato, to your left!'
The Nightmare spun the Mk II's beam saber into the path of the Garazzo's GN beam claws. "Is that the best you can do, boy?"
The Innovade was enraged by this human, and decided to cut him down.
The former Zeon ace, however, had other ideas.
He pulled out another beam saber and cut off the Garazzo's left arm before he could activate its' GN beam claws.
"What the?"
"Please. You're a novice. Your systems are advanced, yes, but your skill and armor leave much to be desired."
He wasn't connected to Veda!
"Shit."
The Nightmare smirked, and cut off the other arm quickly. He then stabbed at the cockpit. Bring Stabity was dead.
This human was evil.
"Lieutenant Commander!"
Gato looked at the image on the screen.
The Albion's crew called Ron and Gato by their ranks (Ron, Lieutenant; Gato, Lieutenant Commander) to differentiate the two.
"What is it?"
"Another enemy Mobile Suit, 20 KM out!"
"I'll handle it. Our Celestial Being friends need a break. Let them dock with the Albion. And fix the damage to their Gundams."
He flew toward the new, unidentified Mobile Suit.
"Well, Ron, I should thank you for this."
MSC-07 Albion
(5) The Gundam Meister climbed out of their machines as two more Jegans launched.
"Damn, look at that!"
The Ptolemaeus II was heavily damaged, as the upper starboard wing was gone, the bridge destroyed, and most of the hull was battered, dented and scarred by Minovsky beam weapons and missiles. It would be a miracle to repair it. Setsuna was watching the crew open Seravee's cockpit and get Tieria out.
"Fuck me! The cockpit's fried!"
"Just get the pilot out! Worry about the cockpit later!"
"Look, Ron's kicking ass!"
"That's not Ron! His style's different! That's Gato!"
"Shit! The Nightmare of Solomon?"
Allelujah and Marie floated over.
"Is he a supersoldier?"
"What, him? Hell no; he's a Newtype with another mind in his head. Creepy tale."
"What happened to him?"
"Well, it a long story."
April 9th, Universal Century 0083
Ron hacked a Gelgoog in half, then used the YRGM-79R GM II's beam rifle to destroy a Rick Dom. Then he blacked out.
(2) "What the hell just happened?"
Ron was inside a room with a picture of his least favorite Zabi: Gihren Zabi.
"What the fuck?"
Then he saw the one man he didn't want to see: Anavel Gato.
"Ah, fuck me."
"Who the hell are you?"
"You won't like it."
"Answer me!"
"Warrant Officer Ronald Pinkerton, Earth Federation Space Forces."
"Where are we?"
Ron shrugged.
"My head. It seems you're stuck with me."
"What?"
"It seems I'm what's called a Newtype. But we're stuck with one another for life."
"Fuck!"
Ron nodded.
"My sentiments exactly."
"Stuck in another body for life? A pain in the ass. Stuck in the body of a Feddie for the rest of his life?"
"I know: God fucking hate us."
Near the end of the Gryps Conflict
Ron hopped into what would eventually become his signature MS: the RX-178 Gundam Mk II, Unit 4, the one given to the Earth Federation Armed Forces by the Titans.
"So, why are we heading to Anaheim Electronics again?"
"Don't like Anaheim much, do you? Oh, wait, it's the other way around. You DID steal the RX-78GP02A."
"Shut up."
"It IS the truth. And we're picking up that new cockpit for the Mk II."
Gato was silent.
"The Psycommu cockpit?"
"Oh. That."
"Stealing that from Axis was a 100% total whore. And that's all you have to say?"
"Look, I'm not the Newtype here."
"Technically, you ARE. You're in MY body, and I'm a Newtype. Which makes you one, too!"
"Just get it over with, Pinkerton."
Present Day: November 24th, 0100 Hours, Universal Century 0092
(3) After the crew explained just what a Newtype was (using terms from the Flanagan Institute) and telling the Meisters what happened during the Wars, Setsuna got a vision.
He was in space, watching a battle between the Mk II and a group of GNXIIIs and an Ahead.
"You said ONE MS! THERE'S 6 OF THEM!"
"Look, those particles they emit are screwing with our sensors! Just kill them!"
"I'll pull out my secret weapon!"
"Oh, no. Not that thing. That thing is EVIL."
The voice of the pilot chuckled.
"That's the idea."
The MK II pulled out what looked like an MS-sized Gatling gun.
The barrels spun up, and started firing green bolts.
"HOLY SHIT!"
"RUN!"
While amusing as all hell, it was scary.
"Setsuna?"
"What...just happened?"
"Oh, boy."
"This is the bridge. SCVA-77 Ra-Cailum has entered the area."
Then Ron's voice echoed through the hanger.
"About FUCKING time!"
On a nearby screen, Ron had switched to the weapon he called Kenny: a beam magnum.
Setsuna got to a Jegan (00 Raiser was locked down) and hijacked it.
"What the hell are you doing?"
"Helping him."
He took off.
RX-178PT Gundam Mk II Psycommu Test Type
"Surrender, assholes, or feel the wrath of Kenny!"
"Kenny? You named the beam magnum Kenny?"
Ron smirked.
"Got a problem with that?"
"No, it's just weird."
"You've got another MS inbound."
"Don't you mean 'group'?"
The operator on the Albion shook her head.
"Jamming's clear. One Mobile Suit, three times faster then the others."
Ron and Gato hated that number.
"Three. Why is it always three?"
Then he was contacted by Setsuna...who was piloting a Jegan.
"What the hell are you doing in a Jegan?"
"You're up against A-LAWS. You need my help."
The Gundam Meister fired at a GNXIII, and it exploded in a ball of fire.
"GUNDAM!"
The GNX-704T/SP Ahead Smultron attacked the Mk II, followed by a group of Funnels.
"Not these things again!"
They knew these Funnels all too well.
"Ple 12! Where are you?"
Then a new Neo-Zeon MS rushed the Mk II.
"That's not the Quin-Mantha."
"NZ-666 Kshatriya. I'm not pleased to see you again, Pinkerton."
"So it is you!"
The Mk II drew a beam saber and parried the strike from the Kshatriya.
"Ple 12. I thought I killed you."
"I actually wish you did. You don't want to know what happened to me after the First Neo-Zeon War." "Indulge me! Bits!"
The Gundam launched the Psycommu weapons, and and backed away.
The Ahead Smultron and the Kshatriya rushed the Gundam Mk II.
Setsuna drew the Ahead Smultron away.
But he didn't have experience with the 360-degree screen system.
He wasn't used to it, and thus, was having a hard time.
"Now, where have been these last few years?"
"Slavery."
"Oh, working hard labor, were we?"
Ple 12, or rather, Marida Cruz, growled in anger.
"I WAS FORCED TO WORK AS A SEX SLAVE, YOU ASS!"
He started to feel pity for the young woman.
He actually liked Ple 12.
Gato had teased him about it, calling him an idiot at times, but Ron retorted that she was cloned and aged quickly for combat.
"I wish that had never happened to you. And I am sorry I said that. I didn't know. But if you engage me now, I will beat you."
Ron had discovered a hidden program in the GN drive, and this was the perfect time to use it. It was called Translucent Amplification or Trans-Am for short.
"Fine, Pinkerton. At least we get to finish our little duel."
Then a red-orange beam hit the Mk II's shield.
(4) Both looked up and saw another GN Tau drive-powered MS, styled in Samurai armor.
"Well, isn't this perfect. A new Gundam. And one almost as powerful as the Twin Drive unit. I, Graham Aker, the Samurai of A-LAWS, challenge you!"
On a private channel, Ron and Marida talked to one another.
"I'd rather have you die at my hands then his."
The Federation pilot chuckled.
"Agreed. And it looks like that Gundam obsessed bitch is after me. Two on two seems fair."
"I'll handle the other unit. After this-"
"We're back to killing one another. I know."
He turned to face Graham.
"I accept!"
"Good!"
A battle royale between the Kshatriya, Gundam Mk II, Ahead Smultron and Masurao!
And before you ask, I know the Masurao didn't pop up until a number of episodes later, but it wouldn't take much to add a Flag's limbs to an experimental unit.
Thus, Graham Aker appears here.
And Setsuna's vision? That means his Innovator powers have started to appear, but that also means he's turning into a Newtype as well: the perfect ambassador for the Universal Century and Anno Domini.
Next Time, on Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Char's Counterattack: The A-LAWS and Neo-Zeon regroup, and launch an attack on Londo Bell. But when the Ra-Cailum and a number of Magellan Kai-Class battleships arrive, they must rethink their strategy. And when the White Devil himself engages Mr. Bushido, with the cursed RGZ-88 ReGZ, nothing ends well for anyone.
As for the Magellan Kai-Class battleship, it's a Magellan with an extended aft section to carry 15 RGM-89 Jegans and RGM-86R GM IIIs and Argama-style catapults.
Ja Ne!
