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"Ito ang Bansa ko." - Filipino Tagalog Language, [This is my country.] - rough translation in English
Also, this work is pure fanfiction. Any similar names of people or places are purely coincidental.
File 003: Bathala
AGX-303 "Bathala"
IS Type: Prototype 3rd Generation Hi-Speed Close Quarters Combat Assault IS Unit
Overall Height: 3.4 Meters
Overall Weight: 2.9 Tonnes
Armaments/Special Equipment:
Transient Emulation System - A unique combination of Operating System, control unit and AI construct that allows a male to bypass an IS's restriction code and effectively pilot it by over-writing the male's genetic code into that of a female's. Must be used in conjunction with certain drugs to work properly
"Anitun Tabu" Propulsion System - A revolutionary flight system that uses light particles as propulsion. It can also be used as a close-range beam weapon similar (And later be implemented) to the Silverio Gospel
Amihan - A 3-meter long single-edged sword that doubles as a heavy rifle/cannon. In Blaster Mode it can destroy heavily armored ships up to 40 kilometers away while in Blade Mode it can cut through 30mm of heavy armor
Habagat - A large broad sword nearly as tall and massive as the IS itself. Also doubles as a large shield that can withstand a direct hit from a large-scale tank/ship cannons
Loka Luha (Wild Tears) and Syi Salika (Teaching Flute) - A pair of bladed tonfas that can easily cut through most heavily armored tanks
Sanlaksang Bagyo (Ten Thousand Storms) - A large revolver pistol-type firearm that uses compressed air as projectiles. Can easily destroy a small military cruiser in a single shot. Also doubles as a stabbing weapon when equipped with a bayonette
Kulog (Thunder) - A bolo-like blade that can be used as a throwing weapon similar to a boomerang
Kidlat (Lightning) - An IS up-scaled rapier that was primarily designed as an anti-AB (Absolute Barrier) CQC weapon
Known Pilot: Lenard Cavales (21 years old)
Memory File Log:
Memory File 1:
- New Clark Airbase, Philippines -
"Bathala, launching!"
Accelerating from its launching platform is a green and dirty white machine that soars throughout the airfield. Circling above the military airbase the green-themed IS demonstrated its speed and agility in the air using its unique propulsion system, a feature that would become the icon of a South-Eastern country's greatest achievement.
It's overall appearance resembles a humanoid body with mechanical wings that vaguely resembles an eagle's wings on its back. The head unit had a green wing-like appendages on the cheeks, a black convex visor that covers the eyes and had a double-antenna receiver on the right ear cover. The green chest armor covers mostly the ribcage and sternum, with a shiny red sphere on the central part between the trapezoidial yellow exhaust vents located at the chest area. Its arm units consists a pair of segmented quartered-pie shaped green and white shoulder armors, sleek 'Zaku-style' green forearm armors and grayish black hand manipulators. The waist armor consists of a green T-shaped crotch area with white skirt armor platings on the front, side and back hip area. And lastly the leg armors are a pair of large green 'Gundam-ish' legs, complete with three small yellow rectangular exhaust vents on the knees, large silver-lining thrusters and energy pipes on the calves, and black and white foot balancers as its feet.
"AGX-303, Bathala... The result of cooperation with one of the world's powerful nations gave us the opportunity to have our own military force to become more competitive and acknowledged than we could ever achieve by ourselves..." An Air Force commanding officer implied, looking at the flying machine that's been circling above the observation tower where he stands.
"Even after the success we saw from the AGX-302 Kaptan and AGX-301's performance this is a major improvement compared to the previous models." An engineer staff interjected, "Now we can proudly present this to the world as 'Pinoy Pride' material!"
"But then again it's a hard pill to swallow. You're right; we couldn't built this machine without our collaboration with the US Military itself." Another commanding officer added, "For us this machine is the pride of our military might, but for the US this is just another experimental weapon handed down to us out of pity..."
"You really have to say that, do you?" The Air Force Commander spoke out, "Here I am accepting the deal we made with the US military thinking about giving a morale boost to our crumbling military force, and you just rub salt on the wounded pride with that single comment."
A few minutes later the Bathala IS landed at the designated spot on the airfield. It is then towed inside the plane garage by several heavy equipment arriving shortly after it landed.
"HAAaayyy... Natapos din... [It's finished...]" A man in his twenties then ejects and walks out of the Bathala's cockpit. He had a Bishounen-style appearance and aura around him; semi-bobcut black hair, sharp eyes with light green pupils, a somewhat feminine facial structure, nearly pale complexion and a 'sexy slim' body built noticeable in his black and green full body tights.
The feminine male pilot is then greeted by his superior and wingman, waiting at the maintenance bay of the Bathala.
"Good work out there, Lt. Cavales." Captain Romualdo Sergio complimented, giving a confident smile to the young pilot before him.
"Galing mo talaga, Idol! [You're really good, Idol!]" His best friend and former fighter plane wingman Lt. Roberto Rodriguez gave him a thumbs up as a greeting and compliment.
"Thank you, sir." The young soldier stood straight and saluted as a response.
"Magreport ka muna sa doktor mo. Kakailanganin mo ng karagdagang lakas para sa test flight bukas. [Go see your doctor for now. You'll be needing more
stamina for tomorrow's test flight.]" Capt. Sergio suggested, notioning him to go to the infirmary at the back of the IS hangar.
"Yes, sir." Lt. Lenard Cavales repeated his polite gesture to his superior.
"Shockers, yayariin na naman yung girlfriend niya... [Shockers, he's gonna get down and dirty with his girlfriend again...]" Lt. Rodriguez jested, mockingly smiling like a buffoon at the IS pilot.
The young IS pilot then quickly grabs his best friend's head and grinds it with his fist saying, "Wag kang ganyan... Binubuking mo ko eh... [Now don't be like that. You're blowing my cover...]"
A rather hearty laugh fills up the area where the three men were having a conversation.
Memory File 2
Inside the Infirmary, Lenard is lying down on a bed while being examined by an attractive doctor. By attractive the female doctor's appearance is the very essence of a Filipino beauty; wavy back-length brown hair, elegant and soft scarlet eyes, beauty-queen level facial structure, light brown complexion and a very buxom body proportions that is evident even in her doctor's uniform.
"..." Examining Lenard's body, Dr. Mirallia Vazques was dread silent while looking at her patient's overall health parameters.
"O, bakit? [What's wrong?]" the young IS pilot asks in a worried tone, "Biglang antahimik mo ngayon... [You're so quiet all of a sudden...]"
"Lenard, Itigil mo na to. [Lenard, just stop this.]" the beautiful doctor pleaded, "Your body couldn't handle any more of this medication. Unti-unting sinisira ng mga gamot mo ung mga internal organs mo. [Little by little your internal organs were being destroyed by these drugs.]"
"Mirallia..." Lenard glances at the doctor with a concerning expression, "But without those I won't be able to pilot the Bathala." He then holds her hand and said, "Look, I volunteered to do this. I knew the risks involved, and I accepted this mission with that in mind. At, nandito ka naman lagi para suportahan ako, 'di ba? [And, you're always here to support me, right?]"
"Hindi parang magic ang panggagamot...[Medication isn't something like magic, you know.]" Dr. Vazques frowned, "It's true that those drugs allow you to pilot that machine, increases more of your response time and gives you the ability to process large amounts of commands to the IS, pero kailangan mong maitindihan na may limitasyon ang katawan mo. [but you have to understand that your body has its limits.]" She then tightens her grip at her boyfriend's hand. "Please don't make me worry about you too much."
Starting in a calm and soothing voice, "At kailangan mo ring maitindihan na dapat kong gawin to. [And you need to understand that I have to do this.]" The young IS pilot reasoned out, "I know you're just worried about my health, but if you really do love me you'll have to let me do my duties as a soldier. I'm doing this not just for my country, but for the two of us, Mirallia. Nangako ako sa'yo na pag nag-retire na ako sa serbisyo hindi na natin poproblemahin ang magiging buhay mag-asawa, 'di ba? [I did promise to you that we don't have to worry about our life as a married couple after I retire from military service, right?]"
"Lenard..."
"So there you have it. You cannot falter my undying resolve." Lenard proclaimed, showing her a convincing bright smile.
"Haay, ano pa nga ba? [There's no helping it, does it?]" Giving up the conversation Mirallia lets out a defeated sigh, at the same time faintly smiling at Lenard.
"O, Gamutin mo na 'ko. Handa na si Lt. Lenard Cavales sa kanyang physical reconditioning! [So, go ahead and heal me. Lt. Lenard Cavales is ready for his physical reconditioning!]" He then stands up from his bed naked facing the female doctor, with his manhood just inches away from the beautiful doctor's face.
"A-Ano ba! M-Magbihis ka nga! [H-Hey! P-Put on some cloths!]" Blushing and flustered the doctor looks away and scolds Lenard in a clumsy voice.
"Ay problema yan, dok. Nasayo yung damit ko e, tsaka hindi pa tayo tapos sa gamutan ko, 'di ba? [That's a problem, doc. You had my clothes, and we're still not finished in my treatment, right?]" He teasingly replied, grinning at the doctor's embarrassed expression.
"Ikaw talaga...! [Oh, you..!]"
"Oy, di pa tayo tapos, dok! [Hey, we're not done yet, doc!]"
"Tumigil ka na nga! [Will you stop that already!]"
Outside the Infirmary, Capt. Sergio and Lt. Rodriguez were conversing about the ruckus inside the medical bay.
"Ang ingay naman nila sa loob...[They're so noisy inside...]"
"Inggit ka, Cap? Ang hirap talagang maging single sa ganyang edad, no? [You jealous, Cap? It's really hard to be single at your age, does it?]"
"Gusto mong tumakbo ng 50 laps paikot sa airfield, Lt. Rodriguez? [Wanna go run 50 laps around the airfield, Lt. Rodriguez?]
"...Ang ingay nga nila sa loob... [...They really are noisy inside...]"
Memory File 3
- New Clark Airbase, IS Hangar -
"Wala namang pong problema dun sa G-force limiter. Hindi naman din po nagloloko yung AI unit at ang OS nito. [There are no problems on the G-force limiter. There's also no notable anomalies on the AI unit and its OS.]"
Inspecting the Bathala IS unit itself, Capt. Sergio and the Air Force Commander along with another mechanic discusses the machine's overall condition.
"So the problem really lies on the pilot's physical condition, huh..." Capt. Sergio concluded, looking at the parameters of Lenard's body recorded during his last test flight.
"To think that we're letting him being used as a Guinea pig..." The Air Force Commander took a bitter expression as he thought about the contract that he made with the US Military. "I have no excuse if someone would actually sent me to court for this. Or rather, I'll be glad to take the blame for agreeing to this setup."
"Well, he did volunteered for this project..." Capt. Sergio stated, "He said to me he wanted to bring back the glory of our country by his own hands, with eyes glimming with compassion. With that kind of eyes staring at you begging to contribute to our country who wouldn't be moved by that powerful resolve..."
"Never thought I'd be hearing that from you, Sergio." The Air Force Commander jested, "You were always saying that those soldiers who had that kind of mindset would be the first ones to die on the battlefield, and you have a great distaste to those kind of soldiers..."
"Never thought so too, Commander." Capt. Sergio replied, "I didn't expect I'd be convinced by a cocky brat to get him involved in this project that easily."
"Hahah, I see." The Air Force Commander responded with a laugh, "Nga pala, tumawag kanina yung taga-US Military. [Oh right, a US Military officer called just a while ago.]"
"US Military? Ano daw sabi? [What did they say?]"
"It's about the Bathala Project..."
Memory File 4
- New Clark Airbase, Capt. Romualdo Sergio's Office -
Slamming his hands on Capt. Sergio's table Lenard is furious about his superior's announcement. This will the first time the young IS pilot raising his voice against his superior.
"Anong ibig sabihin nito!? [What's the meaning of this!?]" Lenard blurted out of anger, "They're taking over the whole project!?"
"Binabawi na ng US Military yung Bathala. [The US Military is taking back the Bathala.]" Capt. Sergio calmly complied, "Our contract with the US Military has been nullified. They would be pulling out all the equipment they sent here for the Bathala ten days from now."
"At papayag kayo ng ganun-ganon lang!? [And you're gonna give it up that easily!?]" The infuriated IS pilot reasoned out, "Captain, we've already talked about this before! We're the ones who conceptualize and built that machine! They can't just tell us that they're taking everything what we worked for!"
"But the technology and materials that we used to create and upgrade the Bathala came from the US Military itself."
"T-That's..."
"Even if we succeeded in convincing them that we're continuing the project, we won't be getting any funds to support our R&D division. With our own national budget alone we can't support the whole project itself."
"Pero Sir... [But sir...]
"This is already been rubber-stamped by the commanding office." Capt. Sergio steeled his order, "As your superior officer I'm ordering you not to speak of this subject again."
"You will be performing the last test flight tomorrow. Until then you will be on standby for the rest of the day, is that clear?"
"Khh..."
"Is that clear?"
'Yes... sir..."
Memory File 5
"Huff... Huff..."
Performing another test flight the Bathala soars through the Airfield in a series of flight maneuvers and weapon testings. Since most of the Bathala's weapons were close-range types, the airbase uses IS-shaped dummy balloons as their mock targets.
"Hnnnhh...!" Using the 'Amihan' and 'Habagat' weapon systems the Bathala downs all its targets in a swift one-swing slash one after another.
"O sige! Isa pang ikot! [Okay! One more full circle!]" The navigator on the control tower commanded Lenard, in which the IS responds by doing an upward circular ascend and going into a stable straight flight afterwards.
"Tch..."
With his stamina quickly drying up Lenard is struggling to concentrate on the controls of his IS.
"Okay, Bathala! Slow decent, you are clear to land now."
"Y-Yes sir!"
Ending the flight exercise the Bathala slowly descends and lands on the designated yellow square below it. The landing was slightly successful, having one of its foot outside the designated landing spot. A few minutes later several service personnel and IS technicians tend to the IS machine and its pilot.
"How's the machine's performance? Medyo nahirapan ka yata na maglanding ah...[You kinda had difficulty landing properly...]" One of the technicians asks, opening the chest panel hatch of the Bathala.
Climbing out of the cockpit, "Hindi naman... [Not really...]" Lenard said, "Napihit ko lang ng sobra yung right thruster lever, kaya medyo sablay yung landing ko...[I just turned the right thruster lever a bit too far, so I missed a little in my landing...]"
"Lenard!"
Afterwards his friend Lt. Rodriguez goes to the scene and assist him on standing up.
"O, Namumutla ka 'pre. [You look pale.]" Carrying the young pilot on his shoulder Rodriguez is worried about the composure of his friend.
"Wala 'to... Ayos... lang ako... [This is nothing... I'm... Alright...]" Lenard dismisses his friend's concerns about his physical condition.
"Sigurado ka? [You sure?]"
"O-Oo...Uuhghh..."
Losing strength on his legs the young IS pilot kneeled on the ground.
"Huy, anong nangyari sa 'yo? [Hey, what happened to you?]"
Barely keeping his eyes open Lenard said, "Medyo nanghihina lang ako... Iidlip ko lang to sandali sa Infirmary...[I just felt a bit weak. I'll just sleep it out for a while...]" after that he then slips on his feet and fell flat on the ground.
"Lenard! Pakitawag yung medic natin dito! [Lenard! Get our medic here!]"
Memory File 6
Inside the New Clark Airbase Infirmary...
"Tch..."
Desperately trying to get up on his feet Lenard is leaning against a wall trying to walk away all on his own.
"Lenard!? Lenard!"
He was then found out by his physician and lover Dr. Vazques, who quickly goes to his aid.
"Huff, Huff... Uhghh..."
Falling onto her arms the frail IS pilot now rests in the doctor's bosom, breathing heavily and sweating like he had a high fever.
"Lenard...!? Okay ka lang!? Huy! [Are you alright!? Hey!]"
"Khh..."
"Ano bang ginagawa mo!? Di ba sabi ko sa 'yo wag ka munang tumayo... [What are you doing!? Didn't I told you not to get up for now...]"
"Ayos lang ako...[I'm alright...]" Lenard then tries to stand up on his feet again, "Kailangan ko... nang bumalik... sa hangar...[I need... to get back... to the hangar...]" only to fall down onto Mirallia's arms again.
"Lenard, tama na! [Lenard, that's enough!]" Mirallia shouted, "Hindi mo pa ba nakikitang hindi na kaya ng katawan mo ang lahat ng ito!?[Couldn't you see that your body can't take anymore of this!?]"
"Hindi pwede! [No!]" Lenard blurted out as a response.
"Hindi pwede... hindi pwedeng huminto na lang ang lahat ng pinaghirapan natin sa ganito...! [It shouldn't... everything that we worked for shouldn't end up just like this...!]"
"Lenard..." hearing his tone of voice waning down Mirallia couldn't hide her frustration as she watches her beloved crying on her lap.
Memory File 7
- New Clark Airbase, Makeshift IS Hangar -
It's the day that the Bathala would be shipped back to the States. Most of the equipment have already been packed into a VTOL sent to deliver the heavy equipment and the IS itself.
"Tch, they really are taking the IS away..."
Already nursed back to good health Lenard is now freely walking on his two feet. However, he seems to be on a bad mood. It's as if he's bound to do something dangerous.
"Di ako papayag na matapos lang ng ganito...[I'm not going to let it end like this...]"
Going straight to the maintenance bay of the Bathala the IS pilot breaks the safety locks and disconnects the charging cables from the IS machine.
"Lt. Cavales, A-Anong ginagawa mo!? [Lt. Cavales, w-what are you doing!?]" The service personnel was astonished to see that Lenard is climbing inside the cockpit of the Bathala and boots up the machine.
"Alis dyan! [Outta the way!]"
"Whoa!?"
Pushing away the poor service personnel Lenard then fires up the IS's thrusters and flies away from the maintenance bay. No sooner an alarm sounded alerting everyone in the airfield.
"Captain, may problema tayo. [Captain, we have a problem.]"
Memory File 8
"Lt. Lenard Cavales! What do you think you're doing!? Return back to the at once!"
After the word had spread that the Bathala IS has been hijacked, several military personnel from both the US Navy and the Philippine Air Force were sent to the scene as a response. The PAF sends in several modern-day fighter jets and helicopters, while the US Navy sends in highly advanced submarines and Hi-tech warships carrying 2nd gen IS machines.
"Dyan lang kayo! [Just stay there!]"
At the Bathala's cockpit, Lenard is looking at the formations of ships and planes encircling him.
"Heh, Di ako makapaniwalang nagawa kong i-hijack 'tong Bathala... [I can't believe I actually hijacked this Bathala...]
Calling out to him in his transceiver were his comrades back from the New Clark Airbase pleading to stop this commotion.
"I repeat! Lenard, stop this at once!"
"Lenard, tama na! Kapag nagpatuloy ka pa mapipilitan silang pabagsakin ka! [Lenard, that's enough! If you continue any further they'll be forced to shoot you down!]
"Hahah, at ngayon marami na sa kasamahan ko ang kinukumbinsing itigil ko na ang kalokohang ito... [Hahah, and now most of my comrades are convincing me to stop this idiocy..]
No sooner the captain of the leading US warships spoke through his radio and declared-
"This is the captain of the USMC flagship Rosenbauer speaking, Admiral George Simmons. Pilot of the Bathala, we would ask you to cooperate with us and obediently lay down your weapons. We would send two IS units to escort you to New Clark Airbase and get out of that machine. If you do not comply we're going to use deadly force."
While he was still planning to steal the Bathala, he only intended to convince both the US Military and his superiors that they should let them handle the Bathala project by showing them his skills in using the IS. However in the end he realizes that all he did was worsen the situation. Not only he tarnished the reputation of his team but he sullied the relation between the Philippines and America. After thinking deeply the IS pilot's conflicted mind have reach out on a final decision.
"Lenard, Huwag...! [No, Lenard...!]"
"Mirallia..."
"Bathala pilot, I will ask again. Surrender now or we will shoot you down."
Now being held at gunpoint by two Revives Lenard readies himself at the controls of the Bathala's cockpit.
Muttering under his breath, "Di ako papayag...[I won't allow it...]"
In a split second he fires the 'Amihan' at the Revive on his right and stabs the other one with its 'Habagat' hanheld weapon.
"Hindi ako papayag na dungisan pa ninyo ang dignidad ng aking bansa! [I'm not going to let you ruin my country's dignity!]"
And with that declaration, the Bathala charges towards the fleet of ships that began firing their main cannons at the attacking IS. Using its advanced weaponry the green and dirty white IS destroys its opponents one by one, just like the 'White Knight Incident' exactly nine years ago...
Memory File 9
- In a local cemetery -
"Lenard..."
She remembers clearly everything that had happened. The battle lasted for eight hours before the rogue IS pilot was taken down by the combined efforts of the US and Philippine armed forces. Hundreds of military personnel were injured during the incident, including the destruction of several war machines as casualties. After succumbing to the wounds he sustained together with his failing health he finally crash lands into the runway of New Clark Airbase. Several soldiers and service crews rush onto the scene, only to find a dying Lenard struggling to stand up. The female doctor quickly runs to his lover's aid, however the only thing she could do at that time is hold his face long enough to smile at her one last time before he closes his eyes.
"Bakit... Bakit mo ko iniwan mag-isa...[Why... Why did you leave me alone...]"
Mirallia is in front of Lenard's grave, lamenting at the death of his beloved partner in life. It's still too soon for her to accept that she can no longer see him everyday, just like how she would welcome the sun every morning.
Memory File 10
The Air Force Commander received a call three days later the incident. The call was from a US military officer who was acting as his contact during the arrangement of the contract regarding the Bathala project.
"So, about the loss of the AGX-303... How do you plan on compensating us?"
"...I'm going to turn myself in. I'll take the blame for all the mess my soldier had created, so now you don't have to worry about choosing your scapegoat."
"And you'll assume that everything's going to be normal after you do that?"
"Hmph..."
"Fine, then. But don't expect that our country will further aid your nation in the reorganization of your army. From here on, your nation will be on its own to develop their military strength. Don't expect that we'll ever forget this foul incident."
"I understand."
"Hmph, I will call again later. Until then..."
After he ended the call the US officer activates a digital touch screen panel on his table. Afew moments later a couple of holographic images of high-ranking US military personnels appeared on the screen.
"So, how did it go?"
"He said he's going to take the blame himself. Can't believe he had the balls to do so."
"I see. Although, it's a bit disappointing that we lost an expensive machine in such an unfortunate event..."
"Don't worry. We do have another project pending for completion, right?"
"Yes, but... we still haven't had the go signal for the Silverio Gospel project, and we're still stuck on its development phase..."
"I have already contacted our president, and it's already been approved. We will use the valuable data we obtained from the AGX-303 to accelerate its completion and further refine the IS."
"But how are we going to do that if the actual unit had been destroyed?"
"We have recovered the AGX-303's black box along with the combat data given to us by the New Clark Airbase's personnel. It should be enough to speed up the Gospel's development."
"So, how are we going to built this machine?"
"We still have the leftover hardware and the spare OS while we were developing the 303, so we can just modify them to be compatible with Silverio Gospel IS. And as for the pilot configuration we have two choices; either we let an AI be the sole pilot of the machine or we'll assign an IS pilot to the Gospel, with the AI as a backup."
"An unmanned IS, huh..."
"But looks like we won't be using any male pilots this time. The Transient Emulation system didn't work so well on that Filipino boy. And I was hoping for satisfying results from that experimental system..."
"The experimental system that we installed on the 303 didn't work so well. Based on the medical records of the 303's pilot, the HVC-03 Emulation drug that we developed have corroded his organs in exchange for better comapatibility using an IS."
"It's been almost a decade and we still haven't figured out why only women can pilot an IS. That 'Genius Rabbit' scientist really had our ass handed down to us..."
"I'll recommend Natasha Fairs as our test pilot. She's the best in her batch and had proven herself on the field. I think she would be the best choice in this particular project."
"So our 'Male Pilot-friendly IS' experiment failed, huh? Guess we really going to use a female pilot in the end..."
"It seems that we have created the final outline of our next objective. Contact the Israel government immediately, we'll be restarting the project with their help."
"Yes, sir."
End Memory file log
The Bathala resembles the XXXG-01Wfr Wing Gundam Fenice Rinascita, with its main weapons modeled after GN Buster Sword II and GN Sword II Blaster of the GN-0000GNHW/7SG 00 Gundam Seven Sword/G.
Its Anitun Tabu Propulsion System when activated as a weapon functions similar to LM314V21 Victory 2 Gundam's Wings of light system. Further refinements on the system would later be implemented (and seen) on its "Sister Unit", the Silverio Gospel.