Phase 2: A Genocidal Reaper
-On board the Legacy speeding toward the PLANTS.-
The Legacy cruised toward the PLANTS at max speed pushing its engines to the limit, the limited speed at which they could travel seemed too slow for the situation that they were facing, the hour which they took seemed to be the longest they've ever faced. Poke paced his cabin continuously, he knew the power of these Yggdrasil fortresses but he could not figure out a plan to defeat it. These fortresses seemed to have an unlimited amount of power, an impregnable shield and to top it off, uncountable weapon turrets. The briefing that was attended earlier seem to prove the point of invulnerability and that the earlier attempts at stalling the Vanaheimr really only bought them minutes at most. Fritz Patrick briefed them on the known abilities of the Vanaheimr, but most of it was something the team already knew. The only new information was that it's general, Vanir Asgard, was a genocidal maniac, thus there was no place for negotiation.
-The door bell rung, it was Captain Fate at the door-
Poke: Yes enter Fate.
Fate: Commander I would like to request your opinion on something.
Poke: Sure Fate, and since we're alone, have you forgotten that you may call me Poke instead?
(Fate blushes at that comment)
Fate: Yes Po-ke (she stammers), I would like to know the chances of success on the upcoming mission.
Poke: Do you want the truth or shall I give you a watered down version.
Fate: The truth Sir.
Poke: Like I said, you may call me Poke (gives a mischievous frown). Anyway the truth as you would like it is that we have no chance of taking that fortress down.
Fate: Poke-Sir, I might have a plan to win, though it's a very risky plan.
Poke: Feel free to speak your mind Fate.
Fate: We could use the nuclear disruption bomb or the Temporal Wide Area Nuclear Jamming Bomb as you know it. It could stop the fortress in its tracks.
Poke: But we are not 100 percent positive that those weapons on the fortress are powered by the same source as those thrusters, also we cannot afford to allow that bomb to affect PLANTS.
Fate: That's why it's risky, and also why we must intercept it before it reaches within range of the PLANTS. We'll lose thruster power but we'll not be totally defenseless, we could launch a strike force against the enormous fortress while its power is down. We could also launch anti beam depth charges all around the ship to prevent beam weapons from hitting us and also we could have our long range mobile suits protect the ship.
Poke: It's a daring plan I agree, but will our weapons hold long enough for us to ensure victory? Also could we last until the Jotun class reaches us? I think it's a good idea Fate, call a meeting in 10mins, I want Patrick's take on this plan as well.
Fate: Yes Commander, right away.
-Fate tries to leaves the room-
Poke: Oh and fate.
Fate: Yes Sir?
Poke: Its Poke when we're alone, not Sir or Commander. (Gives a gin)
(Fate blushes at the comment again)
Fate: Yes Po-ke (she stammers)
-Fate rushes out of the room-
Poke grins to himself, we might have a chance of wining, he though to himself. The meeting went rather fast as most of the details of the operation were already well thought out by Captain Fate. They agreed that Xin and Kana Chidori would be the ones to protect the ship, while Patrick and his wingman would fly back to PLANTS to check on the situation. Poke and Fate would do a sortie straight thru into a hangar hole in side of the Vanaheimr and find a way to stop the fortress. Aki and Sai would then cover their escape once the mission was complete. In the meantime, XO Asura would take command of the Legacy and activate the bomb the moment it was time for the operation to start. Also they had to ensure their own survival until the Jotun class ships, Hel and Loki had reached their location and use their ARTEMIS shields to protect everyone. The operation was a go, with everyone knowing their jobs.
They were reaching the interception point, when suddenly a transmission came in from the Vanaheimr itself. Poke himself talked to the amber eyed general Vanir Asgard on the bridge.
Vanir: Muah hahahahahaha! You intend to take my Yggdrasil Class Fortress on with that punitive force! You are overestimating yourself general!
Poke: I had no idea I had been promoted (in a sarcastic voice). I'm definitely a Commander (looks at his own uniform). Yups I'm definitely a Commander, guess you gotta be blind eh, no worries that you'll shoot me down then.
Vanir: YOU DARE LAUGH AT THE GREAT GENERAL VANIR YOU FOOL!
Poke: (in a calm sarcastic manner), Definitely G.E.N.E.R.A.L, why don't you come after me guns ablaze.
Vanir: HAHAHAHA! You sure make a fine specimen, I'll shall capture your unit and your ship and torture you and your crew.
Poke: Take your best shot.
-Vanir cuts the transmission-
Poke: Oh well, guess we gotta succeed then, or we're gonna get tortured.
Xin: That was so uncalled for (gives a shrug), but it sure was funny
-Whole bridge burst into laughter-
The Legacy went into condition red battle status, everyone suited up and went into their units. They had to last 2 hours before the Jotun class ships came to protect them, they were already charging up the bomb. Everyone launched and linked up to the ship connections if they had too.
Xin: Hey bro, get out alive eh.
Poke: Sure will. Hey Rein, get my coffee ready before I come back eh.
Rein: Sure thing Commander, would you like some too Commander Xin.
Xin: I'll stick with Japanese tea.
Rein: No problem.
Xin linked up his unit to the ship, while Kana did the same. Sai and Aki patrolled the area and Poke and Fate prepared to get shot though the rail gun launcher. Suddenly the Vanaheimr came into view and multiple bogies were detected all over the place, there were a total of 200 signals and increasing. Poke's unit was equipped with the sword pack preparing to launch in the first launcher, while Fate's unit was in the second launcher.
-On board the Legacy, Bridge-
Asura: ALL WEAPONS HOT, LAUNCHERS SET ANTI BEAM DEPTH CHARGES, FIRE!!!
Rein: We have 200 signals and counting, only 20 of them are TER-X666 type and the rest are a mixture of ZGMF-515 CGUEs and GAT-04 WINDAMs, we also detect a few YFX-600R GuAIZ units patrolling the more immediate area of the Vanaheimr.
Asura: Pilots maintain distance just out of range of their fortress weapons, WO Lindy keep their units away from us, Engineer Teams at Ready!
Max: We do have names you know!
-Asura ignores them-
Poke: Fate you ready?
Fate: Ready Sir!
Poke: Rein ready to launch, power to rail gun at full, LAUNCH!
-The Legacy fires the PET-X001 and Fate's unit to fortress.-
Protected by the PET-X001 force field, they charged to the front, the velocity resulting from the rail gun launch slowly died down and the units went in on their independent thrusters. In the mean time Xin and the others were busy keeping the high amounts of units at bay.
Xin: I hope those two will be okie. Let's keep these fiends off us so that they can return!
Kana: Yes Sir! (Disables 4 WINDAM units)
Aki: Damnit! There are so many units! (Evades a shot and slashes the unit)
Sai: Aki, don't be too reckless! (Slices 3 CGUEs)
Aki: Roger that.
Xin: Less talk more fire! (Snipes 2 TERRORIZE units)
Will Poke and Fate make it out alive? Will the Legacy survive long enough to receive reinforcements? Find out in Phase 3: Survival of the Fittest.
