Change of Strategy
Location: Gundam Command Center, Japan
Later that night, after the disaster of the incident in Hong Kong City, the entire cast of heroes was called in for an urgent meeting. Everyone knew what was coming.
The Commander wasn't pleased at all.
"Men, women…I am very disappointed in the events happening up to this point. I expected better from all of you in working together to take down this monstrosity. But it seems that I had put too much faith in creating a dream team of the best pilots around," the Commander states.
Everyone in the room was silent. Char broke the silence shortly afterwards.
"Well, Commander, I believe our faulty disposition was caused solely from the lack of information we obtained before facing this Mega Gundam," Char says, arms crossed.
"Hmph, you're only saying that because you were out in the preliminary phase before anything sold was known about the Mega Gundam!" Dozle says.
"And yet you still screwed up with the information gathered from the teams leading up to your chance to do right…" responds Heero.
"Oh give me a break! We shouldn't just be pointing fingers at each other! We also need to shine light on those who weren't doing their jobs," Rau Le Creuset responds.
"Oh? Like who, Mask-Face?" Paptimus Scirocco questions.
"Like yourself, you fool! I was eavesdropping on the conversation you had with Duo! You distracted the Commander while he and the others brats went on a joyride!" Rau Le Creuset accuses, pointing at Scirocco with an accusing finger.
Everyone in the room began murmuring amongst another.
"Oh great, we've been busted for sure!" Amuro whispered to the other boys.
"Aha! So that's why those boys screwed up my grand plan to nuke the Mega Gundam in Hong Kong City!" Dozle says, angrily slamming his fist on the table.
"Um, excuse me, but no matter if those boys intervened or not, I doubt your laser would have done any substantial damage to that Mega Gundam," Treize Khushrenada states.
"Damn! Isn't there anything we can do to stop that machine?!" Domon Kasshu demands, clenching his fist in anger.
"Yes. That is why I gathered you all here to this meeting. Not necessarily to have everyone go at each other's throats, but to shine light on a possible solution," the Commander states. "You guys mentioned that we lack information. Well, I have a suspicion that Mikhail Kaminsky, whom Team Haman met in the ocean, knows something that we need to know about the Mega Gundam."
"Hmm…that actually sounds reasonable," Master Asia comments.
"The question is, who is going to be sent to interrogate him?" Athrun Zala inquires.
Dozle stood up immediately after hearing this.
"I would like to volunteer! I personally know Mikhail. Let me redeem myself and ask him some questions," Dozle insists.
"I wouldn't let the dumb Zabi do this mission. He already failed once, who do it again?" Chibodee Crocket states.
"Now hold on! You should go with him as well. You were a part of his team to, remember?" Kira Yamato states.
"He's right. I want Dozle's team to gather information from Mikhail," the Commander states. "You three will depart within the hour."
The three men hesitantly agreed, while some of the others talk amongst themselves expressing the likes or dislikes on the idea of that trio gathering info.
But what was said was final.
It was time to get some answers.
Continue on to the next chapter!